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Wilson makes Dodgers debut, closes out win
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
MIAMI -- There's a scar across his elbow and Dodgers blue across his jersey, but Brian Wilson said it was business as usual Thursday.
He pitched the ninth inning, his first Major League game since Tommy John surgery last season and first as a Dodger. He had a six-run lead, so there was no save in the balance, but he described it in a word rarely associated with his eccentric persona.
"It was normal," said the bearded and mohawked former Giants closer. "Long overdue. It's been a very arduous process. I'm glad I went through it. I appreciate this more."
Wilson opened with slugger Giancarlo Stanton and caught him looking at an inside slider after throwing a 94-mph fastball by him. Pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs tried to spoil the event with a two-out double, but former Dodgers farmhand Justin Ruggiano struck out to end the ninth.
"I felt like I hadn't skipped a beat," said Wilson. "I guess I was more nervous and excited in the bullpen."
He said he wasn't really worried whether he would succeed on the mound, considering the long road he's already traveled success in itself.
"I only have a brief moment out there and I can either crumble or rise to the occasion," he said. "Crumbling, I don't want to do, so I have to rise to the occasion. I am fortunate to come back and get in a game. If you want to talk checklist, I guess this is the final check.
"I ran out there like I have dozens of times. Head down, at a certain angle until I get to the dirt, walk in, grab the ball. I didn't treat it as special. I've had 17 months to think about it and got over it three or four weeks after the surgery, a time to reflect on all the negativity."
His new teammates were happy for him, and for them, because he's expected to provide unflappable experience when the pressure gets cranked up in September and October.
"He just came in throwing strikes," said manager Don Mattingly. "It was pretty impressive. He hasn't been on the mound in a Major League game in quite awhile. It's hard to know what he's going to be. He was throwing strikes and his stuff seemed sharp."
"He's somebody that can help us out," said catcher A.J. Ellis. "He has a great demeanor on the mound. He got the last out in the World Series [in 2010]. He won't get rattled in tough situations."
"I was really happy for him," said Clayton Kershaw. "It's not easy to be gone two years. I'm sure there were nerves for him. It's cool to see him make it all the way back. He's a good guy who works hard. He fits right in this clubhouse."
Puig back in lineup after experiencing dehydration
MIAMI -- Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was back in the starting lineup Thursday after apparently experiencing dehydration Wednesday night.
Manager Don Mattingly said the reason for Puig's limping while he ran Wednesday night was calf cramps. Mattingly said Puig received intravenous fluids after the game and was likely to receive them again before Thursday's game.
"They [trainers] said he's fine," Mattingly said. "We just tell him to be under control."
Although Puig homered Tuesday night after entering the game in a double switch, that's the only hit in his last 18 at-bats.
Seemingly ageless Punto starts at shortstop
MIAMI -- With 29-year-old Hanley Ramirez getting Thursday off, manager Don Mattingly had 35-year-old Nick Punto starting at shortstop, and Mattingly said he's fine with that.
"My theory is, Chihuahuas live longer than bigger dogs," Mattingly joked. "They stay faster longer. Little dogs live longer."
It's rare for a player who sees increased playing time at shortstop when he reaches his mid-30s. Usually, that's the time veterans are moved off the position.
But Punto is an exception. He will play more games at shortstop than any other position this year for the first time since 2008. Punto might have seemed a throw-in to last year's blockbuster that also brought Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett to the Dodgers from Boston, but that's not the way Mattingly sees it now.
"I don't know if we really knew what we had when we got Nick," said Mattingly. "He didn't play all that much with Boston and he had been hurt. But to see him in Spring Training and to use him with what we had to do early this year, we've seen him play everywhere. He doesn't throw a ball away, knock on wood. He's just solid. He's got range and he's still moving good."
Punto credits his longevity to an offseason regimen of biometric conditioning that emphasizes speed and agility as much as strength.
"The training is more intense than when I first got to the Major Leagues," Punto said. "I feel I do a really good job in the offseason. I could play every day if I had to. Shortstop is the most demanding position and I take pride that I can still play it."
Withrow relishing new opportunity in bullpen
MIAMI -- A first-round Draft pick earmarked to be an ace starting pitcher, maybe the last place Chris Withrow expected to make a mark in the Major Leagues was as a relief specialist for pitching out of jams.
But that's what he is in the Dodgers current bullpen, with a 2.25 ERA in 16 appearances..
"I definitely agree with that," said Withrow, who languished in the Minor League system for 6 ½ seasons years before his first callup June 11. "As a starter, I was up and down. But as a reliever, I got with Chuck [Crim, current bullpen coach] and learned a new mentality of going in and attacking."
Throughout his starting career, the hard-throwing Withrow was dogged by wildness and an inability to retain his stuff late in games. He made the transition to the bullpen last year.
"I never looked at it like a demotion, that's a negative way to look at it," he said. "I took it as a challenge, to see if I can do this. Guys have had successful careers and made this move."
He said that as a starter, he "was so caught up in trying to make perfect pitches. Chuck helped me simplify things, attack the zone and make the hitter hit my pitch."
His theory on why he's been able to strand all nine runners he's inherited?
"Maybe I put myself in so many sticky situations that I maybe gained confidence that I was capable of getting out of them," he said. "When I do come in, I always know I'm one pitch from a double-play ball."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Marlins threaten late but fall short to Indians
MIAMI -- The Marlins continue to make plenty of strides, but on Saturday night they came up 90 feet short.
Greg Dobbs delivered a pinch-hit, RBI single in the ninth inning, but the Marlins stranded the potential tying run at third base, and it ended up ending the team's winning streak at three games.Full Game Coverage
MIAMI -- The Marlins continue to make plenty of strides, but on Saturday night they came up 90 feet short.
Greg Dobbs delivered a pinch-hit, RBI single in the ninth inning, but the Marlins stranded the potential tying run at third base, and it ended up ending the team's winning streak at three games.Full Game Coverage
Jason Kipnis delivered three RBIs, and Michael Bourn added three runs as the Indians claimed a 4-3 victory in front of 22,997 at Marlins Park.
A night after collecting 16 hits, matching their season most in a nine-inning game, the Marlins were limited to six hits, with two coming in their last at-bat.
As frustrating as it was not to convert, the Marlins were still in position to collect a sixth walk-off win of the season, despite not playing one of their cleaner games.
"The team is going to battle every inning," said Miami starter Jacob Turner, who tossed six innings in a no-decision. "That's exciting, whether we win or lose. Everybody knows we're going out there and battling as hard as we can."
The Marlins committed a throwing error that accounted for a run, had two wild pitches, walked four and allowed the Indians to swipe six bases.
"We did some good things on the bases," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "And it's a good thing we did, because they kept pushing. Every game is different. We've tried to just run when it's in our favor, and tonight our guys did a very good job."
Additionally, manager Mike Redmond trotted out to argue two calls that did not go his club's way.
"Busy night out there," Redmond said. "A few close calls, and I don't know one way or the other whether those were actually safe or out, but a lot of close plays there that didn't go our way.
"Could have kept us from going down a couple of runs, but we also gave away a couple of runs, too. We had a throwing error that cost us a run. We had a pickoff that we didn't execute. It was not one of our better games. We had some chances, another chance there in the ninth. Anything but a ground ball to first there, we score a run. But that's the way it is."
Despite playing catchup for most of the night, Miami made it interesting off Chris Perez in the ninth. Trailing, 4-2, Logan Morrison doubled to open the inning, and he scored on Dobbs' single to right.
Adeiny Hechavarria's sacrifice bunt was handled by Mike Aviles, who considered throwing to second but instead held onto the ball. It was ruled a sacrifice bunt, fielder's choice, and Miami had two on and no outs. Jake Marisnick's sacrifice bunt put runners on second and third with one out.
Rob Brantly, who made a throwing error in the third inning that led to an Indians run, came up with the Indians' infield in at the corners and deep in the middle. Brantly bounced a grounder to first for the second out.
The game ended on Placido Polanco's liner to left-center that was run down by Bourn, who had a big night.
"The one person I didn't want to see come in to hit was Polanco," Bourn said. "I've seen him enough with the Phillies. That dude, he knows how to put the bat on the ball. That's going to happen. You know that's going to happen. So you're just hoping it's at somebody, and I was able to make the catch."
The Marlins were riding high, coming off a 10-0 win behind Jose Fernandez's 14 strikeouts on Friday night. But they still have yet to win as many as four straight this year.
Once again, the starting pitching was encouraging.
Turner worked out of a few jams, but he was still able to log a third straight quality start. In six innings, the right-hander gave up two runs on six hits, walking two and striking out six.
"I felt like I threw the ball well," Turner said. "I went back and looked at the pitches; there were a lot of close pitches. But there were a lot of walks and a couple of 3-0 counts I came back from, but overall, I just battled."
After the Marlins tied it at 2 with two runs in the sixth inning, the Indians reclaimed the lead on Kipnis' two-run single in the seventh inning off Dan Jennings, who took the loss.
Drew Stubbs got the rally started with a pinch-hit single, and he stole second. Bourn walked, and a double-steal advanced both into scoring position. A close play at third on Stubbs' steal prompted Redmond to argue.
Another dispute came on Kipnis' single to center. Stubbs scored easily, and on a close play at the plate, Bourn was called safe, again bringing Redmond out to argue. Replays showed Bourn just beat the swipe tag of Brantly.
Pitchers named Zach, or Zack, have given the Marlins trouble this week. On Tuesday night, Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler had a no-hit bid broken up after 6 1/3 innings by Ed Lucas.
Cleveland's Zach McAllister kept Miami hitless through five innings before Brantly opened the sixth with a ground ball single to center.
The Marlins parlayed the leadoff single into a comeback inning. Two batters later, Christian Yelich ripped an RBI double to left-center, and Lucas' single to left made it 2-2.
"Offensively, we started out slow," Redmond said. "We make the most of our hits. We didn't get many of them. We had four until the ninth."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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text: The reason perhaps in "BOT" that the Romulan's can only go sub-light (which I do believe was the intent) was because it was a new design in which going faster than the speed of light would make them visible on sensors. Similar to the F-117 Stealth fighter. In this age when we have planes that move many times the speed of sound; the Stealth fighter was purposely designed to travel sub-sonic because if not it would be detected. Something similar could be (all conjecture of course) the reason why the Romulan's specifically design this "BOT" ship to travel slower the light speed because they believed it would keep them undetectable. Since the design obviously failed in "BOT" they went back to using the warp driven ships as we saw in "The Deadly Years." I just read the James Blish adaptation (which most of his adaptations were based off of original story's) and in it he mentions that the Romulan empire was just a solar system so sub-light speeds would not be a problem for the "BOT" mission.


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Roughriders roll over Tiger-Cats
The Saskatchewan Roughriders put up 23 points in the second quarter on Saturday night and cruised from there to a 32-20 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
The Roughriders managed to cover the 3.5-point spread on the road in this contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the night's posted total (55.5).
Henry Burris passed for 395 yards and two touchdowns in the losing cause for the Tiger-Cats.


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Road rage is estimated to be a factor in nearly half of all car crashes. Now, a new Canadian study finds cutting in and weaving are the two biggest triggers of road rage.
Study: 1 in 24 report driving while drowsy
Dr. Scott Bea did not take part in the study but is a clinical psychologist at Cleveland Clinic. "It may be that people are more reflexively frightened if somebody cuts in front of them and that fear my quickly turn into aggravation or agitation if people feel endangered. So, some people may be more predisposed to over-respond, almost reflexively and that's one of the things that makes road rage hard to get rid of, it's happening as a reflex."
Researchers at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health surveyed complaints about unsafe or aggressive driving posted on the website roadragers.com. Of the more than 5,000 complaints posted between 1999 and 2007, more than half involved drivers cutting-in or weaving in traffic. Speeding accounted for 29 percent of the entries and another 25 percent were tied to hostile displays from other drivers. Researchers say more studies are needed, but Dr. Bea says if you'd like to cut down your fits of road rage- practice.
WATCH: Road rage to blame for shooting in Novi on New Year's Eve
"Imagine a provoking scene of a driver maybe cutting in front of you. Let that happen as vividly as you can. Second step is to image your haywire reaction to it. See your heart rate pick up, your muscles get tight having a whole set of agitated thoughts go through your head and then maybe some agitated verbalizations or behaviors. Suspend that image and replace it with an image of how you'd like to see yourself respond." Dr. Bea says to practice these steps once a day until you can figure out a way to react more calmly the next time you're cut-off in traffic. Complete findings for this study are in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention.
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In our review of the Obsidian 900D, the new flagship of Corsair's case lineup, we said that you'd need to have been living under a rock to ensure not hearing about its release. With this case the rumour mill's been a lot quieter, so we'll excuse the hermits amongst you who haven't noted the impending release of the new baby Obsidian.
The 350D is Corsairs first MATX chassis but follows the design ethos from its bigger brother the 900D, but how does it stack up against the competition? Let's have a look at the tech specs to see if we can't get an idea of what it's like before you watch the video.
Video Review
Another Corsair case, another great product. Once again Corsair continues its trend of giving us high quality cases with great functionality at reasonable prices respective to what they bring to the table. With its MATX form factor the 350D's competing with cases such as the Fractal Arc Mini, but we feel that it just trumps the competition. It's the way that the case come together as a whole in such an aesthetically pleasing and feature rich way, and it even has ample room for watercooling support if that's what you're into.
As the baby of the family we feel that the 350D does a stellar job of capturing all the best bits of the Obsidian series. It looks fantastic, it's feature rich, the build quality is second to none and it has the downsides of a price premium over the competition. It really does come down to whether you think the price is worth it compared to the competition. We'd be more than happy to put a full rig in this, with watercooling to boot - something which is far harder to come by in a case of this class. As we mentioned in the video, it comes down to what you want to do with the case when it comes to aesthetics, cooling, and features such as dedicated SSD bays. To us, these extras make the extra ~£20 well worth it.
As expected, we're giving this case a well deserved Gold award. £93 is a far cry from being a cheap MATX case, but that's because this case is far from being 'cheap' at all - many would say that the window alone sets it apart from the competition. We expect to see build logs and rig galleries popping up that include this case, and honestly we can't wait to see what people do with it.
The 350D is available from the boys over at SpecialTech for £94.99
Thanks to Corsair for the 350D on test here today. You can discuss your thoughts in the OC3D Forums.


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NHS Blog Doctor: Grand Rounds Vol 2 (27) It's that time:
Welcome to this week's Grand Rounds, the weekly fest of the best of medical and medically related blogging from round the world. This week, the theme is cricket, the finest sport in the world. Test match cricket is played over five days. For those unfamiliar with the game, here is a thumbnail sketch.
I don't know if it's a British thing, or if it's a case of crickets, but this is the longest version of Grand Rounds ever. Highly entertaining, though.


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October 12, 2009
Eclipse Pics - Vintage Rosalie!
Is that Jack/Royce?!
Thanks LolyPop82 via Twilight Examiner
- Lorabell
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- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 5:24 PM
oh my god.. she looks like my grandmother. Not good look at all :|ReplyDelete
I think it looks good for the time period they are supposed to be representing. lovin the car:))ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Anon @12:24ReplyDelete
I think these are the flashback scenes from the 30's when Rosalie was human and she was dealing with Royce. David tweeted that he was shooting Nikki scenes the other night. She is dressed like they were in the 30's
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 6:08 PM
I knew with a male director that we were in for a big drawn out Rosalie rape scene. I guess that gives us time for a pop corn and Dr pepper refill as well as a bathroom trip. I hope it comes in the middle of the movie because I usually eat most of my popcorn during the coming attractions.ReplyDelete
Zomg, what the Hale? I'm all excited for past-Rose, but that hat? :-s And that coat, unless it's just for warmth....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 6:54 PM
i know these pics are from the past-rosalie scenes and still it does not look like rosalie should look. She looks old and not beautiful.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 8:13 PM
Why so much criticism again, we only have couple pics, chill out guys. Yes, she looks old, but people looked older those days, she is supposed to look like that and yet again, these are just couple crappy pics taken far away... and you can voice your opinion, but please do it in a less whiny way...ReplyDelete
I think she looks great. She is dressed the way she is suppose to be for that time period. I can't wait to see Jasper and Rosalie's flashback scenes.ReplyDelete
I love vintage things! What fantastic photos!ReplyDelete
strange pics... but niceReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 9:24 PM
the pics look awesome, thanks Laura! can't wait to see this scene on the big screen.ReplyDelete
- Ellie
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 9:52 PM
I like the outfit! I think it fits the time period well. I hope they don't do a drawn out rape scene. There were so many more interesting parts of the book that they could focus on.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 11:34 PM
I don't get it, why are they even filming these flashbacks, they are such a small part of the book!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 1:05 AM
Apparently the whole flashback scene wasnt even in the script! But because david really liked jack houston the director actually put the flashback scene, so maybe the rape scene is gng to be drawn out especially to focus on Houston's talent. But im sure itll go fade to black as it is gng to be like rated pg.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 1:25 AM
There was no "rape" scene- just the assumption of one after they roughed her around. Tore the buttons off her COAT. Honestly people, what did you want the coat to look like? I always pictured a darker scene (lighting/clothing/snow maybe?) but sometimes you have to open your mind and look past your own assumptions. PS "old"? Pffft.ReplyDelete
i can't believe that..seriously! hahaha...akward! and whatever..It's different what i though from the book..she's too old for that..even though she's in old era..but Gah!!! i dunno..i'm just saying that it's weird..i can't wait to watch this! :DReplyDelete
OMG!!! Did you people even read the books?!?!!? SHE´S NOT SUPPOSED TO LOOK INSANELY BEAUTIFUL YET!!! SHE WAS HUMAN BACK THEN!!! If they can´t make her insanely beautiful now as she should be (and btw I like Nikki), then of course they would have to tone it down for the human years!!!ReplyDelete
And I agree with the people who said before me, these are crapy pics... we don´t know how it´s gonna look like after the editing process! And OLD?!?!?! Seriously?!?!?!?! She´s supposed to be older than 17...
I loved Rosalie´s story and I wish we knew more... And I think she´s a kick ass vamp, because she actually did something about what happened to her, instead of just seating there and be miserable about it. Also, it makes the movies deeper than just another twen movie that focus and two ot tree actors...
Go Rosie!!!
I dont like the coat cause it covers her up too much... I thought she used to like to flaunt her beauty and so did her parents... she looks real pretty tho and he doesnt look as bad as Royce as I thought he would.ReplyDelete


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Cowboys' prized rookie ready for first test
Updated 11:25 pm, Friday, August 17, 2012
Dallas Cowboys rookie cornerback Morris Claiborne will be determined to make up for lost time when he makes his much-anticipated debut against the San Diego Chargers tonight.
"I'm getting myself ready to play the whole game," he told reporters at training camp in Oxnard, Calif.
It's hard to blame Claiborne for wanting plenty of work. He missed a large chunk of training camp, including Monday's preseason-opening 3-0 win at Oakland, with a knee injury, a setback that came after he had already sat out the entire offseason following wrist surgery.
"That's the longest I've ever, ever sat out," the former LSU star said. "I'm very excited. It's been a while since I've played in a game. I know it's going to be nerve-wracking."
Eager to revamp their secondary after finishing 23rd in the league in pass defense last season, the Cowboys traded up eight spots in April's NFL draft to select Claiborne sixth overall. As the first defender off the board, he's held himself to a high standard even as he's struggled to defend Dez Bryant in practice.
"It's a learning curve for me," Claiborne said. "As a rookie, the coaches expect me to make certain mistakes. But I don't expect myself to make them. So I just try to learn from them and try to fix it."
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Claiborne is expected to be tested at every turn by the Chargers' high-powered offense. Led by Pro Bowl quarterback Philip Rivers, the unit includes an array of talented targets, including the speedy Robert Meachem, who had 20 touchdown receptions over the last three years while playing with the New Orleans Saints.
"It's be a good test for him," Dallas safety Gerald Sensabaugh said. "He'll get a chance to show the world what the No. 6 pick is all about. I can't wait for that."
Claiborne isn't the only newcomer that will be challenged.
Dallas defensive coordinator Rob Ryan expects Rivers and tight end Antonio Gates to target strong safety Barry Church, a third-year player starting for the first time.
"I know (Chargers coach) Norv (Turner) will be licking his chops when he's in his slot formation," Ryan told ESPNDallas.com. "We'll be looking forward to that test, and they've got a guy named Gates who is pretty good. He's good when you've got two guys covering him."
Ware out with injury: Add DeMarcus Ware (hamstring) to the long list of starters that won't play tonight.
The Pro Bowl outside linebacker suffered the injury in practice Thursday. Although it's not considered serious, the club isn't taking any chances.
Up-and-comer Alex Albright took Ware's place during Friday's walkthrough on the final day of camp in Oxnard.
The list of sidelined starters also includes linebacker Anthony Spencer (hamstring), left guard Nate Livings (hamstring), receiver Miles Austin (hamstring), center Phil Costa (back) and tight end Jason Witten (spleen).
Roster move: The Cowboys waived running back Ed Wesley, a TCU product, after he was late to Friday's walkthrough.


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I have an existing set of data in SQL which I am referencing as a DataSet object. I want to update some of the fields on one of the rows based on the info that is entered into a form.
I have already set up the form so that it displays the fields of the row in question in a number of text boxes. When you click a check box it allows you to ammend certain fields. This is the information that I want to send back to the database.
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Knoxville (WVLT) - For the second time in two months, two abandoned houses in East Knoxville have fallen victim to fire.
Volunteer TV's Kim Bedford takes a look at these fires and what responsibilities owners have for protecting their property.
Mark, the Knoxville Fire Department tells us no one was inside either home on Linden Avenue and MLK when crews arrived at each house early Sunday morning.
They say both homes were broken into and they're trying to track down the home owners and figure out how these fires were started.
"These buildings were secure, and at some point in time, someone forced entry in and set a fire in there," says Deputy Fire Marshal Joe Milsaps.
Crews responded to the first fire on MLK just after 4:30 Sunday morning, by the time crews arrive on the scene flames are through the roof.
A few blocks away and just a short time later, another two-story vacant home on Linden Avenue went up in flames, gutting pretty much the entire house.
"The cause and effect of the fire seems to be similar in nature. We haven't determined yet whether this was accomplished by the same person or not, or group of people," Knoxville's Deputy Fire Marshall Joe Milsaps says arson investigators are trying to figure out who did this and how. "It's rather uncommon for buildings so close together to be struck like that."
Both houses caught fire for the second time in two months.
"They did find a place and knew possibly that place might be secured and they could find easy entry into that place," Milsaps says vacant property owners must secure every spot on the building they can think of.
"We would recomment them putting plywood over the door openings and the window openings and fasten it as securely as possible." 21:18 "That's the owners responsibility to secure his properties."
And if they don't?
"If the costs are passed onto the city to secure the building, then the city passes along those costs to that owner."
Investigators are still looking for the owners of both homes.
"If we can't find the owners, the building is brought before the Better Building Bureau and they will have the building secured and/or demolished, whatever the case may be."
KFD asks that you call 911 if you notice suspicious activity around any abandoned homes in your neighborhood. They say that call could prevent a fire that could spread to residential homes nearby.


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Happy 17th anniversary American soccer fans!
No the Fire haven't been around that long but 17 years ago today, the United States pulled off one of the biggest upsets in team history, downing Argentina 3-0 at Copa America '95 in Paysandu, Uruguay. The upset propelled the U.S. to the top of Group C on the final day of pool play, en route to an unprecedented fourth place finish at the tournament.
What does it have to do with the Fire? Current head coach Frank Klopas scored the first (and eventually game winning) goal, pouncing on a loose ball at the top of the box in the 20th minute. (See video below).
Asked if he knew what today was the anniversary of Klopas laughed, "I just watched the DVD a couple days ago but I didn't realize it was right around that time."
"You never forget the first goal you ever score so my first one with the Sting was special. The first goal with the national team, with AEK, my first goal at Soldier Field with the Fire and then the goal in the Open Cup final. The goal [vs. Argentina] was part of such a big upset at the time – it's definitely one of those moments that means more as time goes on."
Names like Eric Wynalda, Alexi Lalas, Cobi Jones, Earnie Stewart and Tony Meola contributed in the win and Klopas said the group often remembers it when they come back together.
"There are times for sure when we talk about 1995 and Copa America and the success we had. I think that was really one of my last great moments that I shared with that group of players that I'd played with for many years. It's a very special memory for me."
As for Frank's hair for that match, he chalks it up to encouragement from a teammate…
"That was when I'd come back from AEK in Greece. Everybody weird hairstyles but [Tony] Meola told me I had to leave my hair long. I started to grow it out – it wasn't the best look and my wife Sophia made me cut it. I thought it looked good but the more I look at it now, it was a disaster and she was right."
Catch Frank's hair as well as all the highlights from the match, called by longtime American soccer announcer Phil Schoen and his counterpart Renato Capobianco below.
COPA AMERICA '95: USA 3, Argentina 0


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by Larry Crippen on Apr 29, 2014
Around 11:15 last night in Trinity, police found 36-year-old Antonio Clay dead with multiple gunshot wounds on P. Gibson off Walker Street near Fairdale in Trinity. The Trinity Police Department has identified 29-year-old Robert Corley…
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Q. Hi Oralce.
Yesterday Chris Evans announced on live radio that Coldplay would play on December 3rd in Glasgow, Manchester on the 4th and London on the 9th. Exactly the same dates as last year... Is it true or did he just, mistakenly, wake up in 2011?
I think he woke up in 2011. Those dates are indeed from last year and we're not repeating them.
Anchorman tweeted that the dates were incorrect. Sorry about that.


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" Brand: ELC / Type: Outdoor Play Equipment "
* Prices may differ from that shown
ELC is one of those brands that I automatically just trust which is especially important when it comes to choosing a brand for something as important as being able to keep your child safe when learning to swim.
I have had two swim floats from ELC over the years in both pink and blue for my kids which not only helped them conquer the water but helped to make it an enjoyable experience for them both.
The swim floats are made up of three different layers of foam with the pink one having two layers of pink and a middle layer of white. It is very girly (and the blue is very boyish) and I am sure that there will no doubt be a more natural coloured one for parents who don't wish to give their children gender specific colours.
Whatever colour you choose they are very cute looking and the pink one has a picture on a starfish on it.
As a swimming aid the floats work perfectly and they act as really strong floatation devises for when kids are getting a little better at swimming without their armbands. My two also used the floats with their arm bands just for fun as they used to enjoy just using the floats to try and climb on top of. The recommended age for the floats is 2 years plus but they could be used for ages much older than this due to the fact they are just so secure in the water and I myself have even played with the float and it had no problem with holding my weight in the water.
As with most things from the early learning centre the floats are extremely well made and our two have lasted a good few years with only minimal wear and tear. Although they don't get much use these days they have been used loads of times and still look and feel excellent. Maintaining them is simply a case of giving them a wipe over when you take them out of the pool.
I am sure I only paid around about £3 or £4 for both our floats and they are currently available for £5 online and in store which I think is a really good price for something that is so practical and well made.
The Early Learning Centre Swim Float is a floatation device used for swimming for small children. It has many uses and it's one of my favourite pieces of water apparatus for my daughter. Here is my review of the last 6 months I've owned it :)
**Price and Availability**
The ELC swim float is available instore at all Early Learning Centres and larger Mothercares and online at elc.co.uk for £5 (an online shipping fee applies).
The ELC swim float is available in two colours - a pink/light pink sandwich or a blue/light blue sandwich. It's made of a lightweight foam and has an embossed sea horse decoration.
The swim float has many uses - when I first took my daughter swimming we used it to sit her on so she could have her feet and legs in the water and get used to it. As she got bigger, we used it to put under her tummy so she could feel like she was swimming, and now she's over one, we use it as a traditional float, holding on so she can paddle her legs.
The float has a good balance to it, and is easy to keep stable in the water. It's certainly reassured my daughter, and she reaches for it like a safety blanket.
**Value for Money?**
I don't think you can get a better float for a fiver, I really don't. ELC is well known for it's well made, sturdy children's toys and this float, whilst not strictly a toy, is certainly a great buy.
I don't have many criticisms - the float is great, but one thing you need to be aware is that because it's made of foam it is easy to take a chunk out of it, my daughter is 13 months and she is in a real bitey stage so she needs to be watched like a hawk, some floats have a thin plastic covering, which she might not be able to easily take chunks out of, so I may invest in one of those when she moves up a size with her swim float - even if she isn't in a biting stage it might be a bit more durable.
I think for a fiver the positives outweigh the negatives - at the end of the day of course you'll watch your child in the water (when the float will be in use) so they can't munch it to pieces even if they wanted to! It looks good, it works well and it's so affordable you could easily buy a second one for travel or to keep at a relatives. Overall I give this four out of five and recommend it.
We are currently in the process of trying to teach my 4 year old to swim and one are which we are struggling with is back stroke. I decided to but some sort of floating aid after seeing a swimming class using one at my local swimming baths.
I spotted this online at Early Learning Centre and it was currently on their buy 2 get one free promotion for outdoor toys so it gave me an excuse to buy a couple of other items too!
The float is really simple in design, it predominantly lilac in colour and has a sandwich effect around the edge (it has a white line all around the edge yet the top of underside of the float is lilac). On both sides of the float there is a picture of a seahorse sort of engraved into it.
The float measure around 4 cm deep which I feel was a nice thickness for Lauren to be able to hold comfortably.
The float is also available in red, and this has an outline of a dolphin on it.
Both products retail for £5 and are available at Mothercare, Early Learning Centre, online and in store, I have also noticed recently, Amazon selling ELC products and they also have the same promotions running (but they seem to have free delivery!)
When we first introduced this to Laurens swimming routing, she instantly knew how to use and quickly started to swim on her front whilst holding this out in front of her,
Since using the float, Laurens confidence when swimming on her back has really seemed to grow, she can now swim 10 meters on her back whilst holding the float against her chest.
I would recommend this float, when Lauren was a baby, we used to take her swimming every week but as I started back to work, these trips became less frequent and eventually she came more wary of the water, this has really helped to boost her confidence and also start to swim on her back. Being able to swim is such a necessity that I would have paid a lot more for the product so I think £5 is an absolute bargain!
5 out of 5 stars from me!
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Thanks for reading.
We started taking our tyoungest daughter swimming from an early age but she never really found any independance in the pool and we started having problems with her when she got to the stage that she would only go in the baby pool and even then she would cling to us the whole time she was in there. It became a bit of a problem when we had our second daughter as I couldn't manage to hold onto them both in the pool then one day when we took the girls swimming the pool had some floats and woggles out and finally Sophie was happy to let go of us and actually play by herself. As soon as we left the pool we went over to Mothercare in search of a float and woggle for her to give her a little confidence and we found this one in the Early Learning Centre section.
We found that there were a couple of floats in the store, a multicoloured one, a red one and a pink one so it was obvious straight away which one she would pick since she has always been pink daft since she was about 2! The floats cost £5 each which I think is a good price as the float will last for ages and I would expect this one will last long enough to be past to our younger daughter too if Sophie ever learns to actually swim.
The float is made of foam so is very soft yet firm and of course it floats otherwise it would be pointless, there is a pink layer of foam and then a white layer and then another pink layer making a white sandwich. The float is about 1 1/4 inches thick which is a nice size for little hands to hold onto without straining their hands and on top of the float is the outline of a seahorse although my daughter didn't actually know what it was. I liked the float and though the added sea horse made the float a little more friendly for children especially if they are having issues with confidence in the water.
The first time we went swimming with the float there was no stopping my daughter she didn't even need to hold our hands to get into the pool which amazed me. She foudn using the float easy and she likes to cuddle the float into her chest and know that she isn't going to go under the water. She likes the fact that the float is pink and she calls it her horsey float, I can't quite believe how much confidence this has given her in the water. She still won't attenpt to actually kick her legs whilst holding the float but with our encouragement i'm sure that will come in time, we also take a woggle to the pool too to try and encourage her further and even our younger daughtyer will lay over the woggle happily. The float dries off quickly when you are finished but you can easily wipe it down with a towel if you prefer and ours has no marks or damage on it so for £5 I am impressed.
This swim ring allows your child to gain water confidence and makes them feel safer around the pool / Age range: From 2 years.


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Famine in Africa: Can Reforestation Improve Food Security?
Millions of people across the Horn of Africa are suffering under a crippling regional drought and tens of thousands have died during the accompanying famine. Refuge camps in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia are swelling with the hungry.
The best hope in the short-term is food aid and logistical support, but in the longer term, dryland reforestation efforts may help improve food security, argues a new report from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), which links human-caused land degradation, including deforestation, to intensified drought.
"There is a mistaken view that because these are dry areas, they are destined to provide little in the way of food and are simply destined to endure frequent famines, but dryland can and do support significant crop and livestock production. In fact, the famine we are seeing today is mainly a product of neglect, not nature," states Dennis Garrity, director general of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).
Recent research by CGIAR's Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in 25 countries found forests are critical defenses against poverty, providing a quarter of household income for those living in or around them. In particular, agroforestry efforts offer improvements in farm productivity and food security in Africa's drylands.
Forest resources provide fodder and fertilizer for small farms, which benefit by planting trees on site. When planted as windbreaks, trees fortify the soil against erosion while retaining moisture and nutrients, preventing soil degradation. CGAIR notes "fertilizer trees" that release nitrogen into the soil are restoring farmland in Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Some native trees also may serve as livestock fodder when grass is unavailable. Reforestation projects in Ethiopia known as Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) and implemented by the World Bank and World Vision are restoring 2,700 hectares of land to provide timber and improve pasture by reducing soil erosion.
Article continues: http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0914-moukaddem_famine.html
Image credit: Famine Early Warning Systems Network


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Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Partners with Local Law Enforcement Agencies This Week
February 16, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As part of its mission to enforce Florida's alcoholic beverage laws, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation's Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (ABT) will partner with law enforcement agencies at various local events across the state this week. Some of the events include the Monster Truck Jam event in Tallahassee and the Mardi Gras Festival in Dunedin.
The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco consistently participates in increased enforcement operations and coordinates directly with local law enforcement agencies throughout Florida.
The Division is charged with keeping alcohol and tobacco out of the hands of underage persons; ensuring that licensed establishments are in compliance with the laws and rules regulating the industry in Florida; and collecting taxes and fees related to these industries.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation's mission is to license efficiently and regulate fairly. The Department licenses and regulates more than one million businesses and professionals ranging from hotels and restaurants, real estate agents and accountants to veterinarians, contractors and cosmetologists. For more information, please visit www.MyFloridaLicense.com.
More information about DBPR is available online at www.myfloridalicense.com. Also, follow @FloridaDBPR on Twitter or Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation on Facebook for updates about license cycles, events and other important news.


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Save the Date: World Water Week 2013!
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Campus-Wide World Water Celebration and Free Film Screening
Campus-Wide World Water Celebration
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Join us for a campus-wide celebration of World Water Week! Ten environmental organizations at IC will each have a table with an activity connecting their organization to local and global water issues. There will be light refreshments. This event is free and open to the public.
Free Film Screening: "Blue Gold: World Water Wars"
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
IC Take Back the Tap is hosting a free screening of Blue Gold: World Water Wars. There will be popcorn! This event is free and open to the public.
Blue Gold: World Water Wars examines environmental and political implications of the planet's dwindling water supply, and posits that wars in the future will be fought over water. The film also highlights some success stories of water activists around the world and makes a strong case for community action.
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Well, here we are ... the final vote on the Palo Alto Bowl! I urge you to please please "please" come on out and show your support!
For more Information and toRSVP, go here:
Web Link
Download the campaign flyer here (in PDF format. I am also not very good at making PDF's, so it's very simple ... if you have any suggestions, please let me know):
Web Link
Feel free to pass out as many as you can (one idea is to get a group of friends together and hand out fliers in various areas in and around Downtown Palo Alto, Stanford, Mountain View, Menlo Park, San Jose, Berkeley, etc)!
Remember to add your name and comments to the petition at:
Web Link
Be sure to get there by 6:15. Especially if you wanna speak (which we STRONGLY URGE you to do). And once everybody gets there, a bunch of us can go in together!
This IS a public hearing; ALL speakers are given two to three minutes!
The end time is not approxinate, but I had to put something.
The meeting with the Planning Commission was on November 18th, in which they voted to stay with the plans. As one supporter wrote:
"I was one of only two people who showed up to speak in support of the Bowl. The two other people that spoke were in favor of the project.
The Council said it was too late to do anything to prevent the going forward of the condo/hotel project. They were going to take a vote to approve the plans at hand. The one guy said to me flat out that it was too late to change anything at this point, that folks should have come forward 4 years ago when this all began.
I was disappointed that more people did not show up."
We really need you on December 14th.
It will be a great challenge, yes, as developers and their money have the upper hand here; to be blunt, the status quo allows them to give the public a big "screw you."
Public hearings on housing and hotel developments are a joke, as the developer already knows that they've won; there is just so much money in these types of developments, and city governments are too cowardly and special interest-serving to stand up to for the greater good.
The status quo "has to change."
Without the alley, in the words of one petition signer, "Palo Alto will become even more lame." The council has expressed great interest in having places for teens to go, and yet, they are considering the demolition of Palo Alto Bowl, a very popular recreational Institution and historical landmark amongst people of all ages; from toddlers to teens and from young adults to seniors. And with the planned "very pricey" remodel of Mitchell Park Community Center, something does not sit right.
Another big "screw you" to the public; brought to us by our friendly city government. The politicians we voted into office. Who are supposed to work for "us"; who are supposed to represent the city and its long-term reputation and vision. Not to represent special-interests, and "not" to demolish landmarks in order to make way for new businesses that can be taxed and benefit the city economy in the short-term, but completely ruin everything else in the long-term.
Millionares are getting wealthier; so much unnecessary and lavish spending is going on as we speak. And us "regular" folk are hurting. And the higher-ups implement even more cuts to various programs. And the solution here is to destroy landmarks? For what? Their benefit?
Why did these people ever run for office? Do they forget why? Is this why the majority of people view Palo Alto City Hall with such disdain? Just because we're a bit late in arguing against some man-made law, does that automatically invalidate the core issue here? The CA Avenue trees situation was legal on paper; did that make it right in the real world?
We can do this thing! Invite everybody you know! If you do have work or a class, and if there is any way that you could get out just this once, it would be so greatly appreciated! We need a really strong turnout, and this experience will be invaluable.
And everybody ... if you do have younger kids who also utilize the Palo Alto Bowl, bring them along! If they could speak on it, like why they enjoy the place and why it shouldn't be gotten rid of, that would be so awesome! But, it's up to them.
The agenda will be posted as soon as it is available.
It will be a great challenge, but we can do it.
Allow us to leave you with these words from a supporter in New York:
"As a former member of the Palo Alto Bowl's junior bowling league and as a City Planning major at Cornell University, I feel like I understand the needs of both the Bowl and the Palo Alto City Planning Department. I understand that the financial benefits may be tempting for Palo Alto City Planners to resist, but I URGE the department to return back to the roots of the planning profession - to prioritize the social needs of the community.
The amount of available land resources to develop in Palo Alto may be becoming scarce, but this should NOT equate to the necessity of demolishing the ENTIRE facility for a hotel/housing. Hotel rates are skyrocketing in the city and I see no need to expand on an amenity that does not seem to be pressing during a nationwide housing slump and necessary to promote the city's cash revenue. Something needs to be done about the excess land that is currently underutilized in the land property of the Palo Alto Bowl, but this should not mean that a facility that has served the community for decades should be eliminated from the urban fabric. I have gained many experiences as a junior bowling league member of the Palo Alto Bowl's Saturday All-Stars. Our team went to compete in the state tournament, representing Palo Alto to the entire state of California. The bowling team was a great way to experience a part of small-town America that is slowly becoming obsolete - simple and plain fun without breaking the bank. Even today on my resume I put my awards from the Palo Alto Bowl as a proud achievement of my childhood. Without the Palo Alto Bowl, I would not have stepped into the real world in the same way. The Palo Alto Bowl keeps the youth from enjoying other activities that the City of Palo Alto would deem "inappropriate." If Palo Alto is truly a place where minds can grow in a safe, protecting environment, then the Palo Alto City Planning Department should stick to its goals. It should save the Palo Alto Bowl for yet another piece of development that is questionable to succeed in such dire economic times"


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Editor's Note: Severe, treatment-refractory depression is one of the most challenging conditions facing psychiatrists. And, unfortunately, it's very common. Now, an old drug — ketamine — is having a renaissance in psychiatry and is offering hope to patients unresponsive to standard antidepressant therapies. Medscape recently spoke with David Feifel, MD, PhD, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, about his experience with using ketamine in the treatment of depression.
Medscape: We've been hearing a lot about ketamine's potential as a psychiatric medication lately. Can you give us some background on the medical and cultural history of the drug?
Dr. Feifel: Ketaminehasbeen approved for veterinary and human use as an anesthetic agent for decades. It produces a type of anesthesia called a "dissociative anesthesia," meaning that it tends to dissociate or cut off the physical sensation of the body from the mind. Ketamine is used every day in medical centers around the world, including my institution, UCSD Medical Center, as an anesthetic and as an analgesic for intractable pain. However, the latter use is somewhat controversial, in terms of the potential long-term benefits. Ketamine is also used illicitly for recreational purposes, typically as part of the club scene, and in this capacity it goes by various names, such as "Special K." Pharmacologically, ketamine is related to other known street drugs such as phencyclidine (PCP), also known as "angel dust."
Medscape: How is ketamine being used in psychiatry? And is this a relatively recent approach?
Dr. Feifel: Psychiatric use of ketamine is very recent and stems from research findings in patients with treatment resistant depression. In such patients, infusional ketamine at a dose that is significantly lower than the anesthetic dose can produce a strong antidepressant response. Not only do these challenging depressed patients respond, but the response is very rapid. Ketamine differs from anything we have with which to treat depression. The efficacy rate is higher than traditional antidepressant medications, and the onset of the antidepressant effect is almost immediate compared with conventional antidepressants, which have a latent efficacy that can take several weeks to fully manifest. This novel therapeutic profile is what has garnered so much attention for ketamine.
by Bret Stetka, MD, David Feifel, MD, PhD


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Every Thursday, The Overachiever shows you how to work toward those sweet achievement points. Today, we're running a special holiday guide for all those interested in stuffing themselves on turkey.
The Pilgrim's Bounty holiday was introduced to World of Warcraft just last year, so it's still fairly new. This year, the event will run from Sunday, November 21st through Saturday, November 27th. On my EST server, the start and end times on both dates will be 4:00 am, but you'll want to check the times on your own realm.
Pilgrim's Bounty is not part of the yearlong meta What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been. That's not to say that the holiday's without its share of rewards, though; doing the Pilgrim meta will grant both the Pilgrim title and the plump turkey pet. However, the holiday has an unbeatable side benefit; it's the fastest, easiest, and cheapest way to level cooking to 350. Pilgrim's Bounty is tailor-made for anyone who needs to level cooking on a bunch of alts, or anyone who never got around to doing it on his/her main.
Pilgrim's Bounty hasn't appeared at any point on WoW's PTR or beta since last year, so we're assuming for the moment that the holiday hasn't changed from its 2009 incarnation beyond a few bug fixes (that and the developers are probably working at breakneck speed on Cataclysm still). I've updated and clarified our 2009 guide past the cut, and will also be around as the event goes live to ensure all the information here is accurate.


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Feb 27, 2012
Grammar Hammer: Jean-Paul Sartre Philosophizes About Hyphens
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Via this column, we'll explore one grammar rule each week. If you have a grammar question you'd like me to address, please drop me a line at email@example.com and I'll do my best to answer it.
Jean-Paul Sartre is perhaps the most famous existentialist from the 20th century, and like many French people, he has a hyphenated name. Existentialism (in very broad and vague terms) is the idea that free will determines our existence and consciousness — so in short, it involves acting broody and mysterious while frequenting cafes. To honor this hyphenated hero of the mind, we'll review four main uses for hyphenation.
1. Hyphens signify compound adjectives. Use hyphens to link the words of a compound adjective that precede a noun if uncertainty might occur otherwise.
- Monsieur Sartre believed that to master outside-the-box thinking, one first had to exist outside the box.
- Sartre wrote some eye-opening essays, but some were definitely eye-closing, too.
Do not use a hyphen if the first word of a compound adjective is an adverb ending in -ly
- His ambiguously written "Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology" was hard to pronounce, let alone understand.
2. Hyphens act as a "stand in" for repeated words. These hyphens can also be referred to as "suspended hyphens."
- Sartre always used to sit in the same chair at the café, sometimes for two-, three- or four-month stretches, simply wondering, "The chicken, or the egg?"
- There are both pro- and anti-Sartre existentialists, but the one thing they can all agree on is wine and unfiltered cigarettes.
3. Hyphens are used to create word breaks at the end of a line of text. Break up words syllabically. If the word is only one-syllable long, don't break it up at all.
Here are two quotes from Sartre:
"For an occurrence to become an adventure, it is nec-
essary and sufficient for one to recount it."
"Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is re-
sponsible for everything he does."
(In the age of computers, most writers will not need to employ this rule regularly, but it doesn't hurt to understand, as the issue still surfaces in newspaper and publishing rooms.)
4. Hyphens indicate special pronunciations, accents, dialects, intonations, etc.
- Spelling out words: After finishing his last paper, Sartre took a final puff from his cigarette, stretched and exclaimed "D-O-N-E!"
- Drawn out intonations: Stop asking me questions and just re-a-a-a-a-d already," groaned Sartre. "I didn't write 900 pages just for the fun of it."
- Stammering: "C-Camus?" he sputtered. "How dare you compare me to that nitwit!"
Written by Grace Lavigne, senior editor of ProfNet, a service that helps journalists connect with expert sources. Grammar Hammer is published weekly on ProfNet Connect, a free social networking site for communicators. To read more from Grace, check out her blog on ProfNet Connect.
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ATLANTA -- Some 20 bulk vending operators and suppliers came together on June 7 and 8 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport for National Bulk Vendors Association's first roadshow. The group was there to learn, exchange ideas and network. While small in size, the program's concept was meaningful to the bulk vending segment.
"It was a success because it was well organized, the speakers knew their stuff and participants learned a lot," said NBVA president Steve Schechner of Capital Vending and Distributing (Florence, AL).
PHOTO: NBVA president Steve Schechner (standing at left) gets NBVA roadshow started.
Unlike traditional bulk vending trade events that are largely product and sales oriented, the roadshow was conceived as a symposium with a focus on nuts-and-bolts strategies for increasing sales, expanding routes and receiving up to date information on the latest trends across a wide variety of topics.
Among the presenters at the show were Northwestern Corp.'s Keith Roberts, who demonstrated the process of upgrading coin mechs on his company's popular 60 and 80 series venders to higher valuations. A&A Global Industries' Gerry Clothier and Brand Vending Products' Dax Logue provided briefings on merchandise trends. John Landers of Concord Confections offered a rundown on ball gum developments.
Other presenters contributing to the two-day conference included crane specialist Jim Chapman of Coast to Coast Entertainment; capsule product expert Shawn Dumphy of SSM Vending; charity operator Brian Goode; and NBVA administrator Amy Contre. Vending Times' Hank Schlesinger discussed management strategies for bulk vending operations.
"This event was free to members and plans are currently in the works to look at Atlantic City for the next roadshow," Shechner said. "As we move forward, we expect more in the way of attendance and topics."
Shechner said the roadshow program is part of a renewed effort by the NBVA to add value to the organization for its operator and manufacturer members. For additional information on upcoming roadshow events and the NBVA, contact the association at (888) 628-2872 or go to nbva.org.
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Voting For The Post-Season Hardware
Before delving into dissecting the 2012 season for the Texas Rangers and looking ahead to potential off-season moves by Jon Daniels and Company, it's time to cast my votes for the Baseball Bloggers Association post-season honors. Seeing as this blog concerns itself for the most part with the American League, my votes will be cast strictly for the American League honorees.
CONNIE MACK AWARD (Best Manager)
Four weeks ago, I was totally prepared to waste my vote. I had a litany of reasons why Ron Washington of the Texas Rangers should finally get his due. After the last four weeks and even more specifically the last four games, there's no way my rationale applied anymore. There are three other candidates: Buck Showalter of the Orioles, Bob Melvin of the A's and Robin Ventura of the White Sox. At season's start, I had all three of those teams pegged to finish at or near the bottom of their divisions. The White Sox faded at the end, which is about the only reason I eliminated Ventura from the discussion. From a Rangers perspective, I have reasons to vote for both Melvin and Showalter. What swung my vote in the end was how one pitching staff kept going, no matter the obstacles thrown in their way. Starter suspended? Plug someone else in. Ace gets cracked in the skull by a line drive? Here's another guy. The guy coming back from the DL goes back to the list after five starts? No problem! My vote goes to Bob Melvin.
WILLIE MAYS AWARD (Ouststanding Rookie)
You know, if I really wanted to drive up traffic on my site, this would be the easiest way to do it: Come up with a heartfelt, at least sane-sounding argument why Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels WASN'T worthy of this award because of the accomplishments of (Insert A Rookie Player's Name Here). Then watch the sparks fly as reader after reader blasts that choice, then tweets all his or her friends to send their vitriol my way as well. Yep, sure-fire way to increase traffic to the site.
Not gonna do it. No doubt. Mike Trout. But feel free to tweet all your friends and tell them to visit my site anyway.
GOOSE GOSSAGE AWARD (Outstanding Reliever)
You know what? My man Joe Nathan had himself a pretty darn good year in 2012. He only blew three saves all year. It sure didn't help that the last one he blew turned out to be at the worst possible time, in the last week of the season. So I have to go with Fernando Rodney of the Tampa Bay Rays. Yet another guy that comes out of the blue in Tampa and regains his past glory. Outstanding season.
WALTER JOHNSON AWARD (Top Pitcher)
Lots of choices here. Justin Verlander of the Tigers. Jered Weaver of the Angels. David Price of the Rays. Earlier this season, I sang the praises of Matt Harrison and bemoaned the fact he wouldn't get much serious consideration for the award because he's not a strikeout pitcher and argued those type of pitchers should get MORE consideration because it makes it even harder to make that upper echelon. Well, you know what? Weaver doesn't have that blistering fastball either and his K rate isn't where Verlander's and Price's are and he did just fine too. My friends Kristen and ICE will be happy with my second vote towards an Angel this year. Jered Weaver is my vote here.
STAN MUSIAL AWARD (Top Player)
There are constant arguments here on an annual basis and 2012 is no exception. The main question is this: How do you define this award? I always ask this because I do find a distinction between calling someone the Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player. The year he won 27 games, Steve Carlton was easily a Player of the Year. Some would say since his team finished in dead last place that didn't qualify him to considered the Most Valuable Player (let alone because he was a pitcher). So it is with this award. There are tribes in two camps. There's the Mike Trout camp and the Miguel Cabrera camp.
Trout had a rookie season for the ages in 2012 and accomplished things in combination that no rookie had ever done before. Cabrera was Cabrera, which means the best player in baseball over the past five years. Trout has a higher WAR. Cabrera plays for a team in the post-season. Trout accomplished what he did despite starting the season in the minor leagues. Cabrera was hotter in September when the playoff push came. Trout was a better defensive player. Cabrera had more power. I could go back and forth all day. In the end, putting your team over the hump for the playoffs when they were all but dead just three weeks from the finish line won out. Miguel Cabrera gets my vote. If Anaheim had made the post-season, my vote would have been different.


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By all accounts, the Utah delegation at the Republican National Convention has been treated royally in Tampa.
Two prominent Utahns, Congressman Jason Chaffetz and congressional candidate Mia Love, were given speaking gigs. Utah delegates had private breakfast meetings with GOP stars Chris Christie and Marco Rubio, the latter bringing the house down when he talked about his lifelong love of BYU football.
But the respect for the Utah delegation in Tampa couldn't save George Zinn.
Zinn is a Republican supporter who has never held a position in the party, has no visible means of support, wears faded jeans, work shirts and tennis shoes to the fancy events, but always mysteriously shows up to anything the Utah Republican Party is involved with including the national conventions, although nobody knows how he manages to get there.
In many ways, he has become the unofficial mascot of the Utah Republican contingent, and several months ago, when he was thrown in the Davis County Jail for failing to pay fines for riding TRAX and FrontRunner trains without proof of payment, Salt Lake County Councilman and former GOP State Chairman Richard Snelgrove launched a fundraising drive to pay the $1,700 in outstanding fines to "free George."
In 1988, as the story goes, Zinn appeared at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans but had no place to stay. So T.H. Bell, the Utahn who was Ronald Reagan's secretary of education, let him sleep on a cot in his hotel room.
But when Zinn showed up at the Airport Hilton in Tampa to hang around with the Republican delegation and seek help getting into their various events, hotel security would have nothing of it.
Once they realized Zinn was not an official member of the delegation, or a guest of the hotel, he was forced to leave, despite protestations from some of the Utah delegates who pleaded with the guards to let him be.
"That might be how you do it in Utah," one guard reportedly said, "but that's not how we do it in Florida."
Zinn was booted out of the hotel lobby on Wednesday and hasn't been seen since.
Dudley Do-Right • Speaking of security guards, leaders of an LDS ward youth group in the Butler West Stake learned all about over-zealous wannabe cops recently.
They took about a dozen teens to the City Creek Center to view and take pictures of the various store fronts as part of a "youth activity."
The atmosphere was bustling and festive and a live band was performing outside. Two girls in the youth group got caught up in the moment, walked over by the band and danced a little jig for a few seconds. The band liked it, as did the bystanders.
But a City Center security guard apparently saw the moment as an opportunity to play tough guy.
He tapped one of the young women on the shoulder and told her if he saw her do that again, he would kick her out.
Palace coup? • In its story Wednesday about the Republican National Convention, USA Today promoted Utah Republican State Chairman Thomas Wright.
The paper, quoting Wright, identified him as the governor of Utah.
Not sure how Gary Herbert took the news.
Tea party patriotism goes just so far • Here's the latest example of tea party hotbeds where people hate the federal government and want it out of our lives, then greedily take its money.
In St. George, which is one of the most conservative and vocally anti-federal government areas in Utah, The Spectrum ran a story Wednesday noting that "local officials plan to use a half-million dollar federal grant to help start a new flight at the St. George Municipal Airport. St. George City leaders are discussing adding a flight to Denver at the airport, which currently offers daily round-trip flights to Salt Lake City and Los Angeles via SkyWest Airlines."


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With much of the talk leading up to this week's Houston Dynamo match against the Portland Timbers centering on the return of former Houston players and coaches, one player that flew under the radar was former Timber Adam Moffat.
Under the Sunday night lights, the Scottish-born midfielder did his talking with what can only be termed as a golazo in the 17th minute of a 2-1 Houston win. The goal was Moffat's first since July 3, 2010, when the midfielder was a member of the Columbus Crew.
In a match that had the makings of a back-and-forth battle, Moffat's strike ignited the Dynamo offense and spurred the club to take advantage of its first-half momentum to pull out a crucial three points.
"We came out pretty good but had some miscommunication in the back, and [Moffat's goal] kind of changed the momentum," said Houston head coach Dominic Kinnear. "After Adam scored, the guys really got a boost and knocked it around pretty well."
Houston controlled the ball for the balance of the first 45 and ultimately got the winning goal in the 27th minute via Brian Ching from inside the six-yard box. While the veteran forward scored the winner, the Dynamo players were quick to give their new midfielder the credit for swinging the game in their favor.
WATCH: Moffat's incredible blast
"We give [Moffat] a lot of [ribbing] for shooting, but good for him for keeping going," said midfielder Brad Davis, who notched his 75th career MLS assist on Ching's goal. "It's good to have that threat from outside, because teams have to step out and be aware of it. It opens space up."
While the strike was a thing of beauty, the fact that it came against Moffat's former team gave the midfielder some satisfaction, and now he is looking to continue the strong play.
"It's a big game with a chance to get three points, and we did that," Moffat said. "But personally, I'm happy that it was against my former team. It's your old teammates, so you want to get stuck in and let them know you're there. It was a good strike, and when it went in I was happy; delighted."
After the game, Ching credited Moffat with the team's renewed fight.
"It was a great strike, and I'm sure it will be up for goal of the year," said Ching, who won MLS Goal of the Year in 2006 and ESPNSoccernet.com Goal of the Year in 2010 with bicycle kicks. "He has the heart we need, and the team gets a lift from that."
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo MLSsoccer.com. Follow him on twitter at @Dynamoexaminer.


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He's pretty messed up, but yeah, anytime I hear the word application now, it just cracks me up, because this kid fills out like 30 applications a day and sends them in (he does a lot of online apps). The best part is, I don't even think he wants a job. He actually did get hired by one of these places, kind of early in the application game, and he was to start on a Monday morning. We ended up going to the casino on Sunday night, didn't get back until whenever, like 3 in the morning, so he just decided not to go in. A couple of days later, the place called him and actually asked him if he was going to come in, saying that he could still have the job. He told them no, and then they said don't ever apply here again. Ever since that time, he's been sending in 30 applications a day to places...
That's a whole lotta work for people to think you're a freak. Simply taking a dump on the floor would have been a lot easier to get the same result.
In my work life--sw development--"writer" means tech writer. For a tech writer the emphasis (beyond writing ability and technical aptitude, which is assumed) is familiarity with the virtual world. Among other things that means (as Quantum wrote) that the individual has an online presence where his portfolio is available. If a tech writer showed up to an interview with stacks of paper and tried to foist copy of his writing samples on me it would count against him in a big way--the equivalent of walking into Best Buy and saying you want to purchase a gramaphone.
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As for having one's "book," go back and read my post in which I said it would be great if he had one online, like many or even most copywriters do today. He had nothing in print nor online, and thus was wasting my time. In my field (marketing/advertising) a copywriting candidate wouldn't bring "stacks of paper" as one might in your pocket-protector/taped eyeglasses world -- in fact some of the best sample books I've seen have been on the candidate's iPad. By the same token, a portfolio with printed pieces often works better for showing complex printed pieces in which reading all the copy online, in context, would be difficult.
No thanks. Have fun with your cliche'd college student who knows the rules for getting hired but doesn't know his ass from the hole in the ground.
So says the guy that has worked from home for his entire 20s and never stepped foot on a college campus. You can either do a job or you can't. If you want to waste my time with bullsh!t I'd throw it so hard back in your face. I've done it before and I'll do it again.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 2, 2012, 11:05 AM
Town Square
Voters could roll back top salaries
Original post made on Mar 2, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 2, 2012, 11:05 AM
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a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 2, 2012 at 2:57 pm
OK - I give up Nick, I've read your story 3 times and you mention "Ernst" several times and I'm damned if I can discover who or what "Ernst" is. I must be dumb.
a resident of another community
on Mar 2, 2012 at 3:16 pm
Ha! I couldn't figure out who Ernst was either! Point is, $695k is way too much money to be paying someone, especially if part of it is being paid for by the taxpayers.
a resident of another community
on Mar 2, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Found this in the article linked in this article:
El Camino spokeswoman Chris Ernst
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 2, 2012 at 4:01 pm
I will vote yes on this one for sure.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 2, 2012 at 4:19 pm
This is excellent. I like the idea a lot, and I only hope it is the beginning of a broader and far reaching trend.
There is no absolutely no reason that uniform salary caps should not be set for all positions both in the public and private sectors. For example, in Silicon Valley engineers make way too much money. This is in many cases grossly inflated by ludicrous stock option grants that are simply not taxed enough (why not tax them at 50-70%? They will still have plenty of money left over and we could fund the needs of the less fortunate in our state). Is there really a sound reason why these folks should, for example, be making anymore than 1/3 the salary paid to the Governor?
The answer is to have public commissions that transparently set salary caps for each role in each industry. By necessity, we should also have commissions that set the prices for goods, services, and assets.
As an example, we see ridiculously high real estate prices from homes in this area. Home owners and developers should not be allowed to sell their houses for such ridiculous prices. These prices are simply not affordable to average hard working middle income people. The ever increasing prices only result in a less diverse and equitable society, perpetuate a cycle of wealth concentration, and just go against everything that is fair. Just because someone bought a house 20 years ago for 50-100K, there is no reason that they should be making a 10x profit on that house at the cost to society.
Speaking of which: we sorely need fairness and equality in our society. The following three ideas will go a long way towards achieving both. They are ideas that I am certain the more open and fair-minded progressive citizens in our community will happily embrace and hopefully promote:
I. Nothing in society should belong to anyone, either as a personal possession or as capital goods, except the things for which the person has immediate use, for either their needs, their pleasures, or their daily work.
II. Every citizen should be a public person, sustained by, supported by, and occupied at the public expense.
III. Citizens should make their particular contribution to the activities of the community according to their capacity, their talent and their age; it is on this basis that their duties will be determined, in conformity with the distributive laws.
From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs!
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Mar 2, 2012 at 4:27 pm
I think your tin foil hat is getting a little too much interference from the alien mother ship.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 2, 2012 at 5:04 pm
@Ted It's called irony, look it up.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 2, 2012 at 5:07 pm
SEIU is nothing but a bunch of thugs. No one there seems to understand the basic economics behind salaries and worth. They want to legislate that the CEO take a 50% pay cut yet they are also the ones demanding huge increases when contract negotiations come up.
And I say this all as a (generally) union supporting democrat.
a resident of Waverly Park
on Mar 2, 2012 at 5:40 pm
@Steve: I don't think 'irony' means what you think it does, or at least not in this context. This would fall better under 'parody'.j
a resident of Waverly Park
on Mar 2, 2012 at 5:45 pm
It is all sort of a mess really. The ECH CEO salary DOES seem ridiculously high. And I was opposed to them putting on a ballot measure to raise funds for the new hospital when they actually already HAD the funds to do it without the bonds. That said, the SEIU ARE a bunch of thugs of the worst sort, and are only circulating this to punish the hospital for the recent vote to try to remove them, and bully them into not trying that again in the future, regardless of what the employees ever want. It is a sad mess all around really.
a resident of Willowgate
on Mar 2, 2012 at 6:09 pm
Although I signed the petition to put this on the ballot because I think it deserves a vote, I will be voting against it. The promoters of this initiative are clueless about the economics of salaries and competition to attract and fill positions. If you cut the salary 50% and every other hospital around offers far more for the same position, how do they think the hospital will gain someone competent to do the job?
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Mar 2, 2012 at 7:29 pm
I find this to be very interesting. The union wants the voters to set the salary of the CEO for the hospital which is the job of the board of directors that we elect.
Their postion appeares to this voter that we cannot trust our elected repesentives to adaquatly represent the best finical interests of the district.
Therefore they must also believe that voters should have the opertertunity to vote on the viability of the union contracts that the same board negotiates for their wages and benefits
a resident of Shoreline West
on Mar 3, 2012 at 1:40 pm
wheres occupy mountain view?
a resident of another community
on Mar 3, 2012 at 7:10 pm
While we have the attention of the unions, can we start talking about rolling back pension benefits!
a resident of Gemello
on Mar 4, 2012 at 7:18 am
The two Assistant Superintendents at Mountain View School District are retiring this spring behind the scenes. Let's make sure they don't try to spike their final salaries like the last two! Light needs to be shined on these upcoming departures!
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Mar 4, 2012 at 8:49 pm
I find this ballot initiative disgusting. Capping salaries of hospital execs will not contribute one cent to reducing health care costs or improving quality of care. If anything, I wish their salaries could be increased or doubled. Don't we all benefit if the hospital attracts the top talent in the marketplace? What also offends me is that Nob Hill Foods allowed the service employees union to solicit ballot signatures on its private property. Is it in the market's best interest for people to make less and therefore spend less at the store? I for one will not shop there in the future and I would encourage all like minded Mountain View residents who believe in liberty and free markets (and the freedom not to have your salaries determined by the government) to also boycott the store and spend your hard earned dollars elsewhere (like Safeway).
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 4, 2012 at 10:57 pm
I agree with Jason and MV Mama. If we pay the CEO more, then we will get much better talent. This only applies to the top management position. I think we should pay the lower level employees as little as possible. If they don't want to make the smaller wage, then they can leave and someone else will take their slot. Someday we can get rid of the minimum wage and really have a free market.
a resident of Monta Loma
on Mar 5, 2012 at 7:55 am
Oh please.. this is just the typical Union rhetoric.
They love to get their base all stirred up by blaming the "administrators" for everything.
It's the same tactic used over and over any time public jobs are at stake.
You could fire this administrator.. take his entire $695,000 paycheck.. and it still wouldn't put a dent in the payroll for the entire operation. I'm sure I could find plenty of nurses who are MILKING the overtime at that hospital.
a resident of another community
on Mar 6, 2012 at 6:04 pm
ECH has just about 2,000 people, serves somewhat of a good sized area, 2 Hospitals, how many people does it serve. I think people here demand high standard from ECH, so ok who would take on the job as of CEO of El Camino Hospital for under 250,000 dollars. I think the people who would and can become management level will just go somewhere else. In the meantime which the standards, level of care and broken management, or we can sell the hospital, disband the board, lose control to save some money
a resident of North Whisman
on Mar 7, 2012 at 3:51 pm
The management is not what is broken......wasnt with the last CEO and isnt now....The Board is the problem and is a complete joke. They weild too much power and have no idea what they are doing. They control the direction of the hospital. I ask you this.....who on the board has run a company or business of significant size? More importantly how many years of Healthcare management do they have? Answer to both is zero!
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 7, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Pretty silly idea. Of course maybe someone should start a petition to cap the salaries of all workers at the hospital.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 8, 2012 at 7:44 pm
"Don't we all benefit if the hospital attracts the top talent in the marketplace?" You would think so, but not really. It attracts the top talent but can't keep it. The highest paid at the top though are still there or opening their chutes on the way out.
a resident of North Whisman
on Mar 9, 2012 at 11:07 am
The last CEO had top accreditation and was recoginized by the top Helathcare Management Organizations in the country as a premier CEO. Despite this recognition by organizations who understand the industy we (er should I say the board) showed him the door. He didnt choose a golden parachute it was forced upon him by the board at our loss. The salaries arent the issue its the incompetant board that is driving El Camino into the ground.
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a resident of another community
on Mar 16, 2012 at 10:29 am
Blane, I could not agree more! The petition being circulated needs to be for recalling this board, not for legislating decisions we've elected them to make. We need highly skilled leaders at the top(which we already had with the prior CEO as you described) and transparent, competent board members with appropriate backgrounds, proven business acumen, and adequate understanding of their role. Why are we paying CEOs at all if board members lacking significant business managament/healthcare leadership experience think its their job to run the hospital?
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Mercy Hospital's Family Birthplace Opens New Waiting Area
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Mercy Hospital's Family Birthplace recently opened a new family waiting area which is the first phase of a $1.8 million renovation project that will convert all patient rooms in the maternity unit to 26 new private rooms.
Expected to be completed later this spring, the renovation project is being carefully planned with special attention to not impact patient care areas or cause any inconvenience to patients. Renovation plans also call for the creation of five "Celebration Suites" featuring enhanced amenities and accommodations.
"Our new private rooms will provide families with a beautiful setting to enjoy their new arrivals and further enhance the entire patient care experience at Mercy's Family Birthplace," said Mary Ann Murphy, Director of Mercy's Maternal Child Services.
About 2,400 babies are born each year at the Family Birthplace. The Unit features a full-term Nursery and a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), both equipped with the latest technology available. The Unit also provides 24-hour anesthesia services, and midwives on staff to provide an extra level of comfort for patients.
Birthing rooms feature all the comforts and conveniences of home and are fully equipped for labor, delivery and recovery. Four birthing rooms are equipped with Jacuzzi whirlpool tubs, giving moms a higher level of relaxation before delivery. In addition, Mercy Hospital offers perinatology services for high-risk pregnancy cases and other specialized testing.


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