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By Cash Kruth / MLB.com
No problem, says manager Jim Leyland, who said he agrees 100 percent.
And while the American League Central preseason favorites entered Monday's two-game set against the White Sox with a .500 record, Leyland disagrees with anyone who says the Tigers, as a whole, are struggling.
"I don't think we've been playing bad baseball at all. In fact, I think we've played very good," Leyland said before seeing his team drop to 17-18 with a 7-5 loss to the White Sox. "We haven't hit. We haven't scored runs. That's all I see."
Pitching, defense, baserunning. For the most part, they've been there this season for the Tigers, who began the day in second place and only one game behind the Indians.
But where's the much-hyped offense that was supposed to threaten to score 1,000 runs? Nowhere near on track to reach those lofty expectations, for sure, as the Tigers sit in the middle of the pack in the AL in all offensive categories.
Despite those struggles, Leyland remains confident in his team because of proven veterans like Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Jhonny Peralta and others. And although Leyland noted his starting outfield trio and catcher Alex Avila are young, he said his players' track records are helping him get through this early drought.
Leyland has tried to jump-start his offense any way he can, such as attempting more hit-and-runs in hopes struggling hitters keep their heads on the ball longer, knowing they have to put the ball in play. But, as Leyland said, if the potent Tigers lineup has to rely on putting guys in motion to score runs for any stretch of time, it likely isn't a good sign.
It's just one of many things Leyland has to try, because the offense won't be cured overnight or with a snap of the fingers.
"When I say it's going to be OK, it's going to be OK. Are we good? Yeah, we're [darn] good," Leyland said. "We will be good, but that doesn't mean it's going to be easy. Don't ever think for one minute that it's going to be, because it's not. The players know that. And if they don't, they should know by now."
Avila gets a night off before long stretch
CHICAGO -- Tigers catcher Alex Avila wasn't in Monday's starting lineup, in part because of White Sox left-hander John Danks' presence on the mound, and also in preparation for the days ahead.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Avila, who has dealt with left patella tendinitis this season, will start Detroit's next five or six games, which all come against right-handers. That includes some day games after night games, so Leyland wanted to protect Avila's knee.
"I've got to watch this guy and already he's had something flare up this year, so we're watching it very closely," Leyland said. "He's not hurt, he's not going to be out of the lineup [constantly], but am I going to watch? Obviously, yes I am."
Similar career numbers against Danks for Avila (6-for-14) and backup Gerald Laird (4-for-9) also eased Leyland's decision to start Laird, although Leyland noted Laird would have started anyway because of the upcoming schedule.Laird went 0-for-2 with a sacrifice fly in the Tigers' 7-5 loss. Avila pinch-hit for Laird in the ninth with two runners on, but grounded out to first to end the game.
Dirks' hamstring issue showing progress
CHICAGO -- Manager Jim Leyland said Monday the Tigers are "almost home free" from the hamstring issue that has recently hindered outfielder Andy Dirks.
"He's getting better. I checked with him today and he said it felt really good," Leyland said. "That's good news because hopefully we won't have to make a defensive move. We've been getting him out late because he couldn't bust out after something and he'd really extend the injury or not get to something."
Dirks didn't start Wednesday's game in Seattle after exiting early the previous day. He also left two of the four weekend games in Oakland early, once for a pinch-runner and the other for a pinch-hitter.Dirks walked and scored a run in the first inning of Monday's 7-5 loss. He was later hit by a pitch and finished 0-for-2.
Worth noting
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said right-hander Luis Marte (left hamstring strain) will pitch Tuesday and then get a couple days off before trying to throw two or three innings. Marte previously threw an inning in extended Spring Training on Saturday, his first action since Detroit's Grapefruit League finale.
Austin Jackson entered Monday having hit safely in 12 of his last 16 games, batting .390 with five doubles and a home run during that stretch.
Cash Kruth is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @cashkruth. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Everyone needs to relax. That right there is the best that the nets can get. The knicks are awaiting the return of felton, wallace, and camby, as well as the recovery of shump and stat into consistent basketball mode. Melo missed that shot because he was exhausted.
Don't hit the panic button yet because we simply aren't in prime form right now. Without felton especially we are forced to play a tired Kidd too many minutes. Its safe to say that without a completely health roster, the nets of course can compete with the knicks. Relax..

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a good time to be a security expert. Late last
week, Mozilla gave
its maximum reward for critical bugs a massive
bump from the $500 mark it has been at since the launch of
the bug
bounty program to $3,000. Mozilla stated:
new bugs reported starting July 1st, 2010 UTC we are changing the
bounty payment to $3,000 US per
eligible security bug. A lot has changed in the 6 years since the
Mozilla program was announced, and we believe that one of the best
way to keep our users safe is to make it economically sustainable for
security researchers to do the right thing when disclosing
information," Adamski wrote in a blog post. "We have also
clarified the products covered under the bounty to better reflect the
threats we are focused upon. We still include Firefox and Thunderbird
obviously, but we also added Firefox Mobile and any Mozilla services
that those products rely upon for safe operation.
original, unreported remote exploit bug that's present in beta or
release versions of Firefox or Thunderbird is eligible for the big
reward.Apparently in response, Google this week bumped its
top reward for finding SecSeverity-Critical
bugs in Chromium (the Chrome browser's engine) to $3,133.70. It
reminds eager researchers that the majority of bugs (less serious)
will fetch only $500.It writes that the program has been a
resounding success, stating:
has been approximately six months since we launched the Chromium
Security Reward program. Although still early days, the program
has been a clear success. We have been notified of numerous bugs, and
some of the participants have made it clear that it was the reward
program that motivated them to get involved with Chromium security.
maintain a list of issued rewards on the Chromium
security page. As the list indicates, a range of researchers have
sent us some great bugs and the rewards are flowing! This list should
also help answer questions about which sort of bugs might qualify for
related news, Google also appears to be leaning increasingly towards
support of a policy of full disclosure. Full
disclosure means releasing bugs to both the company effected
and hacker community either simultaneously or near simultaneously; a
very different idea than releasing bugs/exploits to companies only
and waiting for them to be fixed.Google says "responsible"
disclosure isn't necessarily the best policy to protect users at it
encourages complacency. It says that instead, full disclosure
60 days after disclosure to the software vendor is the best
policy.It writes:
we believe that responsible disclosure is a two-way street. Vendors,
as well as researchers, must act responsibly. Serious bugs should be
fixed within a reasonable timescale. Whilst every bug is unique, we
would suggest that 60 days is a reasonable upper bound for a
genuinely critical issue in widely deployed software. This time scale
is only meant to apply to critical issues. Some bugs are
mischaracterized as "critical", but we look to established
guidelines to help make these important distinctions —
e.g. Chromium
severity guidelines and Mozilla
severity ratings.
a pretty progressive stance, considering that many effected companies
have suggested that those who fully disclose are essentially
cybercriminals. The idea of full disclosure is nothing new --
it was championed way back in the late 1990s by the site
Inside-Aol.com, which featured such security researchers as Tatiana
Gau and Adrian
Lamo aggressively publishing exploits about the company's
site and services. The industry's more progressive players
(Google, Mozilla, etc.) seem to have slowly shifted towards support
of full disclosure, though, after witnessing its beneficial effects.


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Demons need a coach for their tennis team
Tennis, anyone?
Durango High School still is accepting applications for the Demons vacant girls varsity head coaching position. The DHS girls tennis team plays in the spring; its season will start Feb. 25.
For more information, call DHS athletic director Sheldon Keresey at 259-1630, extension 2304, or email him at email@example.com.
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I recently discovered the town in Hungary where my grandmother was probably born prior to the family emigrating to America in 1893. (See my earlier post, To Grandmother's House We Go.) That town was Szabolcs, now known as Mecsekszabolcs. It is located just northeast of Pécs, Hungary.
Until now I've been able to get by researching my ancestors by reading records written in German, French and Latin. Hungarian records will be something new to me. First things first. How do I even pronounce Szabolcs?
I found a great website, Forvo.com. It's a place you can hear words pronounced in their native language. If a word isn't there, you can make a request for it. Individuals from all over the world, like yourself, volunteer to pronounce words in their native tongue. I highly recommend it to genealogists.
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2005 Sienna loud noise under hood at 70mph
Anyone else had this problem? On our 2005 Sienna, a loud noise comes from the driver's side front quadrant of the vehicle at 70mph. It sounds like it is coming from under the hood. The noise sounds like a leaves or something else light flapping around under the hood. All the trim pieces appear to be secure and I don't see anything loose. Any help or tips appreciated!
manmani Posts: 1Any luck on this problem yet?
I have a similar problem, but couldn't find a solution yet.
Please reply to email@example.com
The vehicle came with 3 years of oil changes from the dealer. So, they performed all the oil changes during the period this problem started. However, these folks were so incompetent with other issues, it wouldn't surprise me at all if they operated on the discount franchise level.
Where exactly are these baffles, how many should there be, and what do they look like?
It needs to be windy to hear the noise. If I drive 80mph on a calm day, there is no noise. Throw a 10MPH wind in the mix, and the noise is pronounced at high speed. Driving low speed on a very windy day also produces the noise.
Did anyone resolve this issue? I have a similar issue with my 2004. When windy or at high speeds, I hear a 'click", "rattle" noice near the front left lower corner of the windshield which sounds like something under the hood. May be something stuck in the ventilation area or just a bad bushing or something. Let me know if anyone had any luck with this issue.
visvaman Posts: 1I am noticing the same problem with my 2005 Sienna i.e. a sort of rattling sound from inside the hood on drivers side when i drive over 60+ miles speed. Initially I also thought this was due to some leaves stuck between the windshield and the hood or some loose connection but that is not the case. I took it to dealer and checked it thoroughly and they could not figure it out either. I still have this issue for last 2+years now.
Looks like there is no resolution to this sadly.
Does wind have any effect?
I can drive 75 on a calm day and not hear the rattling. But, it seems like the disturbance of the normal airflow pattern caused by wind really makes the rattling act up. Even at 30MPH, if it is really windy, I hear the rattle.
Comical to me that the two of us have had the dealer thoroughly check the van for the same problem and come up with nothing!
Good luck!
I dont think its the wind. Its just one of those issues that is very difficult to resolve. I wonder if its a bushing wearing out, a strut, etc. Its a popping sound, like the sound of popcorn in the microwave. Lets keep in touch and see if this gets resolved. My van is going to the shop tomorrow and I will re-post if something turns up! Some reason, I'm not optimistic.
hsladyrose Posts: 2Our van had the same EXACT problem and it drove me nuts! I took it to the dealer and they couldn't hear it on their test drive , so I took it home and my husband took a fine toothed comb to it and was able to a small wire that runs under the chassis and it took some zip ties and secured it down and voila problem fixed. Hope this helps!
dduckett Posts: 1I own an 05 Toy Sienna and lucky enough that my father owns a service center and I can look up bulletins. The window click is a bumber that can be trimmed and most any service centers can look up the bulletin for the fix. Also the noise at high speed is your strut and there is a bulletin on that too and it should be lubed.
mattmiller1978 Posts: 2I have a 2009 Sienna LE and have had the drivers side rattle noise that seems to be coming from under the hood. Thought it was the cowl panel loose, which the dealer replaced and I still have the noise. This only occurs when I hit speeds of over 62mph and seems to be affected by wind travel through the motor compartment. I am now at about 35,000 miles and warrenty is almost up. I have read several posts about this ordeal with no real answers.
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In an interview with KPCC 89.3 FM, Vin Scully indicated that he is leaning toward retiring after the 2014 season.
"Right, I'm pretty well sure – and I don't want to go back and forth with it – but I'm looking to next year and figuring that should be about it," Scully said.
It's not a definitive statement, but always remember to cherish him while we still can.


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Carlos Ruiz: Beisbol rules in Panama
Rivera, Lee two of the heroes in Ruiz's native country
Baseball is very big in Panama. I think it's the biggest sport in the country, right in front of soccer. A lot of people in my country play baseball and enjoy following baseball.
Mariano Rivera, of course, has had the biggest following in Panama in recent years. A lot of people in Panama are playing baseball and watching baseball as a direct result of how well Mariano has done in the big leagues with the Yankees. He will probably make the Hall of Fame someday. He's one of the greatest closers ever to play.
I've never had the chance to catch a game with Mariano pitching, but I would jump at the opportunity. I was just happy to have met him during the World Baseball Classic earlier this year. That was the first time I met him, and it was very special for me.
Carlos Lee is another great player from Panama. Carlos is a very big guy but he runs very well for someone his size. He's a very good runner in general. He likes to use that deceptive speed to his advantage, whether he's stealing bases or running out an infield single. He's a great all-around player.
Whenever I get the chance, I like to meet up with Carlos when we are playing the Astros. He's a good friend. We usually talk before the game, whether we're in Philadelphia or in Houston.
With Mariano, it's a little different. We don't see each other that much because he's in the American League and I'm in the National League.
Before guys like Rivera and Lee made it here, Manny Sanguillen, Rod Carew and Omar Moreno are three other well-known Panamanian players.
Back in the day when I was growing up in Panama, I followed Pittsburgh and I also liked the Bash Brothers -- Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco.
My family stlll lives in Panama. They follow all my games on satellite. It's a great way for them to watch me every day. They love to watch the games, and I'm glad they are able to keep an eye on me.
Carlos Ruiz, a native of David Chiriqui, Panama, had another solid season as the Phillies catcher in 2009 and followed it up with another outstanding performance in the postseason. He has a .303 average, a .905 OPS, seven doubles, three homers and 13 RBIs in 99 at-bats over the past three postseasons, earning himself the clubhouse nickname Senor Octubre.
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In a brief exchange I had with @kwheaton and @Bryan_El_Parker over on Twitter, both raised concerns about the way large companies hire their employees. They were responding to our blanket rejection notice posted previously on our blog. Bryan pointed out that the traditional system strips applicants of their individuality by making them check boxes, to which we said that "unless you're a checkbox you shouldn't work for large employers." Kristan reasoned that not working with big employers may be easier said than done.
And so we slept on it. For a week. And here's what came of it:
The issue isn't that big companies can't work with highly creative or visionary types, it's that the best path to big company employment for people with these qualities is probably not a system that rigidly dictates and automatically enforces the form and content of their applications. If you're genuinely creative or visionary then you're better served by either finding another way in that allows you to show your skills, or by breaking or manipulating the ineffective process to show why they need what you bring to the table. Your goal shouldn't be to do the best you can within the system, but to prove that the system is set up to solve the wrong problem or deliver the wrong result.
Daniel Pink explains part of the problem in his book (which is excellent, by the way,) To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others:
…a few years ago, the Conference Board, the well-regarded U.S. business group, gave 155 public school superintendents and eighty-nine private employers a list of cognitive capacities and asked their respondents to rate these capacities according to which are most important in today's workforce. The superintendents ranked "problem solving" number one. But the employers ranked it number eight. Their top-ranked ability: "Problem Identification."
Checkboxes seem best suited to addressing a presupposed problem for which the right answer is at least intuited, if not outright known. And that's why big companies use them. They believe that they know what they're looking for and how to find it. If you don't have a better way to see things, or a different problem identified, then checkboxes are probably not doing you a disservice. But if you do see a different problem that needs solving than the company does, each box you check will make your unique value less visible.
If you want (or have) to work for a big checkboxy organization and aren't a checkboxy type you can, of course, just suck it up, check the boxes and hope for a job and role you can't stand so you can change things from within before you have the life sapped from you. Or you can show them from the start that the problem that needs solving and the person they need aren't a part of their checkbox system.
If you're good, the considerable effort and insight this approach requires will be nothing compared to the pain and frustration you'll avoid by having a job that encourages you to think, say, and do exactly as you wish rather than forcing you to be someone you hate to see in the mirror every Monday through Friday, holidays excepted.
If you're not quite good enough, or the organization doesn't appreciate your obvious talents? That's a conversation for another day, I think.
Many thanks to Kristan and Bryan for their help in identifying this particular problem.


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: CA08-1373 DIVISION: 55 RENN PROPERTIES, LLC, Plaintiff VS. MIKE W. BUCKINGHAM and PEGGY J. BUCKINGHAM, and Their unknown assigns, successors in interest, trustees or any other party claiming by, through under or against said Defendants, Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Mike W. Buckingham, Defendant, Peggy J. Buckingham, Defendant, and to all parties claiming interest by, through, under or against Defendant, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein described. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that you have been designated as defendant in a legal proceeding filed against you for quiet tax title. The action involves real property in St. Johns County, Florida, more fully described as follows: Parcel No. 050597-0891, Section 08, Township 10, Range 28, part of SE ù, 330 x 165 ft (Ex E 30 ft) OR Tract 891, Unit 2, Flagler Estates unrecorded plat, OR781/1286 The action was instituted in the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court, St. Johns County, Florida, and is styled Renn Properties, LLC vs. Mike W. Buckingham, and Peggy J. Buckingham, and their unknown assigns, successors in interest, trustees or any other party claiming by, through, under or against said Defendants. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the action on Andrea N. Wright, Plaintiff's attorney, whose address is 1260 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., Ste F, Saint Augustine, Florida 32084, on or before July 30, 2008, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on July 30, 2008, or immediately after service; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. The Court has authority in this suit to enter a judgment or decree in the Plaintiff's interest which will be binding upon you. DATED this the 25th day of June, 2008. CHERYL STRICKLAND Clerk of the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court St. Johns County, Florida By: Linda G. Barton Deputy Clerk L1838-8 Jun 30, Jul 7, 14, 21, 2008
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Evans High School's Will Snider marched to the head of the class of 2013 on Thursday as the winner of Columbia County's STAR Student award.
Snider, who scored 2390 on the SAT, was chosen from among the seven Columbia County public and private high school winners during the 52nd annual STAR Student reception at the Harlem Women's Club.
"It's fantastic," said Evans High School Principal Don Brigdon. "He is a wonderful young man, very respectful, he's involved in everything; he handles everything in such a dignified way."
Snider, the drum major of the Evans High Marching Band, also is president of the school's Math Honor Society and a member of the math team.
"I'm very proud of Mr. Snider," said District 2 School Board member Kristi Baker, an Evans High band parent and, with Snider's family, a fellow resident of the Springlakes neighborhood in Martinez. "We're just ecstatic; he's so deserving."
Snider chose as his STAR teacher Pam Sellers, who taught him Accelerated Math 3 in 11th grade.
When she first met Snider as a high-schooler, Sellers remembered that he had been in her car pool for Little League practice.
"I've actually watched William grow up, learn and mature," Sellers said. "William is a wonderful thinker, and math comes so easily to him. He sees it. Having William in class kept me on my toes."
Snider also follows in the footsteps of his sister, Christina, a 2010 graduate of Evans who also was the school's STAR student, said his father, Herman Snider. She's now an honor student at Vanderbilt.
Snider said he's been accepted to the University of Chicago, but hasn't committed to attending. He's also unsure about his major, but likely will study business administration, he said.
The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition program is sponsored statewide by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators. School-level winners score highest on one administration of the standardized test, and also must be in the top 10 percent of their class.
Snider will go on to compete for region STAR honors and, if successful, state STAR.
Other school STAR students and teachers honored Thursday were:
• Erick Sostre, Augusta Christian Schools, and STAR teacher Mike Giddens.
• Drew Chamberlain, Augusta Preparatory Day School, and STAR teacher Tim Shafer.
• Cameron Gallahue, Greenbrier High School, and STAR teacher is Michael Katterjohn.
• Megan Murphy, Grovetown High School, and STAR teacher Jeremy Medlin.
• Benjamin Morgan, Harlem High School, STAR teacher is Stephanie Arrington.
• Emma Blume, Lakeside High School, and STAR teacher Charlotte Smith.


text: Friday is generally a quiet night on television, unless you are a genre fan (Grimm & Fringe have carved out a nice niche on Fridays) but now the legal drama genre is looking to get in on the action. Made in Jersey has received some seriously negative reviews thus far, but as we've seen with The Neighbors premiere, negative buzz does not always equal bad ratings. So what do you think? Can a legal drama survive on a Friday? Cast your vote and let us know why in the comments!


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National Award Winners and Honorees Named at US Youth Soccer Awards Gala
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 18, 2013)
— Fourteen individuals were honored with national awards Friday night at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, held at Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Hotel.
Hilary Kennedy, host of The US Youth Soccer Show on Fox Soccer, set the stage for the night as the master of ceremonies for the more than 1,000 in attendance. Boys and Girls
Coaches of the Year, Boys and Girls
Coaches of the Year,
Young Referees of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
Administrator of the Year
of the Year,
TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year
and the
Dr. Thomas Fleck Award
were presented during the Gala, and the 2012
US Youth Soccer Hall of Fame
Class was inducted.
Full releases for each of the winners and honorees can be accessed by clicking on the names below.
Female Young Referee of the Year
Ashley Marroquin
Male Young Referee of the Year
Jordan Cavaco
Volunteer of the Year
Zoe Unger
Administrator of the Year
Kevin Cathelyn
TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year
Laura Ellen Aspelund
Female Recreation Coach of the Year
Chris Thomas
Male Recreation Coach of the Year
Thomas Velek
Female Competitive Coach of the Year
Larry Best
Male Competitive Coach of the Year
Mike Dean
Goal of the Year
Nikosi Burgess
Save of the Year
Luke Whelan
Dr. Thomas Fleck Award
Bill Buren
Hall of Fame
David Messersmith
Hall of Fame
Larry Monaco
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2011 STD Surveillance Report
2011 STD Surveillance Report
Thursday, December 13, 2012
TARGET Center
This report from CDC summarizes national data through 2011 on reported cases in the U.S. for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. Highlights include:
- Primary and secondary syphilis cases are on the rise among gay and other men who have sex with men, accounting for over 70 percent of all infections.
- Numbers and rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea infection are greatest among the 15-24 age set.
The surveillance report and slides are available online from CDC.
See HRSA's Guide for HIV/AIDS Clinical Care chapters on treating sexually transmitted infections (STIs).


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CUES Continues Filene Sponsorship
CUES said it has made its ninth consecutive Silver Benefactor Membership donation to the Filene Research Institute.
The $25,000 donation brings to $311,500 the total donations CUES has made to Filene since 2001, the executive leadership organization said.
"Their mission of offering research on issues affecting the future of consumer finance and credit unions fits right in with CUES' own mission of educating credit union leaders and future leaders," said Chuck Fagan, president/CEO of CUES.
Fagan is a member of the Filene Research Council. Both organizations are based in Madison, Wis.


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I actually thought Madrid was the better side today. Barcelona won the possession battle, as expected, but Real counter-attacked quickly and with purpose. Barcelona turned the ball over in their defensive third several times, especially in the first half. Barca was fortunate they didn't concede on at least one of those mistakes. Barca played their style, beautiful to watch at times, but most of it was in the midfield and they failed to create many chances. The way Real played today, they really reminded me of the German national team (meant as a complement).
A draw was a fair result. Neither team decisively outplayed the other.


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New GOP Whip Scalise Goes to Bat in the House
Rep. Steve Scalise, chosen to become the House Republican whip, also found out on Thursday that he had won another coveted slot: he was picked as a starting shortstop for the Republican baseball team, which faces off against Democrats in a big game next week.
The Louisiana lawmaker's challenge in the coming months will be to show his colleagues he can swing the whip as aggressively as he plays on the baseball field.
Mr. Scalise comes from a southern red state and is known as more conservative than the current lineup of leaders, including the man he's replacing, Kevin McCarthy of California, who's moving from whip to majority leader.


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Gospel musician and host of BET's Sunday Best, Kirk Franklin has a new gig these days. The renowned gospel artist and choir director will now serve as co-host of the Game Show Network's Bible trivia show The American Bible Challenge. according to reports from Clutch.
The American Bible Challenge premiered last season with record-breaking ratings for Game Show Network — 1.7 million viewers. Its second season begins on March 21st featuring Franklin, with Gospel choir in tow, alongside current host Jeff Foxworthy.
"The show is a fresh and fun approach to celebrating the Word of God," Franklin told Deadline, " and being able to provide an element of praise, worship and honor is both exciting and humbling."
Read more http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/kirk-franklin-hired-as-co-host-of-gsns-american-bible-challenge/


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(This story appeared in Wednesday's edition of USA TODAY.)
Ultimate Fighting Championship's lightweight title will be defended on network television.
USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed with UFC officials that current lightweight champion Benson Henderson (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) will face Nate Diaz (16-7, 11-5) at UFC on FOX 5, which takes place Dec. 8 at a host site to be announced.
A light-heavyweight matchup between former champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (21-6, 5-4) and Alexander Gustafsson (14-1, 6-1) serves as the night's co-feature, and a B.J. Penn (16-8-2, 12-7-2) vs. Rory MacDonald (13-1, 4-1) fight also has been rebooked for the card.
A fourth main-card fight is expected to be added to the FOX broadcast in the coming weeks.
Henderson headlined this past weekend's UFC 150 event and scored the first successful defense of his title with a split-decision victory over Frankie Edgar, whom he also narrowly defeated in February to win the title. Despite the close nature of the rematch, UFC President Dana White immediately made it clear that Diaz, who was promised a title shot following a May win over Jim Miller, would get the next crack at the belt.
Rua returns to action following a victory over Brandon Vera earlier this month in UFC on FOX 4's headliner. The Brazilian had an opportunity to earn a title shot against the winner of next month's UFC 151 headliner of champ Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson, but fellow ex-champ Lyoto Machida leapfrogged him with an impressive stoppage of Ryan Bader.
Rua now faces Gustafsson, who's been inactive since an April win over Thiago Silva in his native Sweden. "The Mauler," one of the light-heavyweight division's top prospects, currently boasts a five-fight win streak. A win over a former champ would serve as a signature victory and propel Gustafsson to serious title consideration.
MacDonald and Penn, meanwhile, initially were slated to co-headline next month's UFC 152 event in Toronto. However, MacDonald suffered a cut in training that required 38 stitches, and the bout was postponed.
Penn, a former two-division champ and future UFC Hall of Famer, hasn't fought since a loss this past October to Nick Diaz at UFC 137. The young MacDonald, meanwhile, recently posted a dominant second-round TKO of Che Mills in UFC 145's co-headliner in April, which marked his third consecutive victory.
UFC on FOX 5 is the fourth and final UFC event to air on network TV this year.
For more on UFC on FOX 5, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Youngsters are being praised for their efforts in setting up campaigns to reinstate vital hospital facilities in Hemel Hempstead.
Support has flown in from MP for Hemel Hempstead Mike Penning and Betty Harris, chair of the Dacorum Hospital Action Group, for the Longdean School pupils who are taking up the cause.
A group of four girls from Year 10 have collected around 700 signatures on their petition to bring back specialist units at the Hillfield Road site, as well as donations towards the equipment it currently houses.
Shannen Avis, 15, said: "I think it is great that so many young people are becoming passionate about issues like this, because we are still going to need hospitals as we grow older. The younger generation is really important."
Last week, the Gazette reported on Danine Eary and classmate Lauren Hatch, who were trying to raise awareness of the need for a nearby accident and emergency unit due to their life-threatening medical conditions.
Betty said: "The action group has been saying for ages: 'If only young people would join in with this cause'.
"We haven't got the support nowadays because people are tired and do not think it is worth bothering.
"But when you see young people getting behind it, it is such a boost to us."
Mr Penning agreed it is brilliant news that younger people are taking an interest. He said: "It is great that they are engaged and involved in the future of healthcare in Dacorum.
"For the rest of us who have been campaigning about this for years, it is fantastic that we are now going to have some young blood alongside us."
The MP said the lack of hospital facilities in Hemel Hempstead is one of biggest issues facing the constituency, and said he looks forward to sitting down with the pupils to discuss the problem.


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A Phrustrated Phan
The Phillies are getting on my nerves. After Tuesday's exciting win over the Dodgers, which included Jayson Werth's steal of home, they dropped the next two games by scores of 9-2 and 5-3. The offense has looked particularly uninspired in the losses.
Jamie Moyer, who started Wednesday's game, is starting to look like a 46-year-old out there. Moyer gave up seven runs in 4 1/3 innings. The offense was only able to muster one run off of L.A. starter Randy Wolf, who is not exactly a flame-thrower.
On Thursday, Cole Hamels pitched well, giving up two runs over seven innings (one earned, one not), but got little run support. The Phillies rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth, but lost the game in the tenth.
Just for fun, I decided to take a look at the starting pitchers' ERAs. Egads! The lowest of the bunch is Brett Myers, with an ERA of 4.81. Not exactly stellar. After Brett, in order of crapitude, are Cole Hamels (5.04), Chan Ho Park (6.00), Joe Blanton (6.82), and Jamie Moyer (8.15).
I will let those numbers speak for themselves.
To be fair, Hamels' and Park's last two starts have been vastly better than their earlier efforts. If only I could say the same about the remainder of the rotation.
Moving on, the Phillies are in Washington for a weekend series against the Nationals, which includes a day-night double-header on Saturday to make up the rainout from the beginning of the season.
The Phillies are also making their rescheduled visit to the White House today, which is probably occurring at this very moment, as I am typing.
I'll close today with one of my better photographic efforts from last season, just because I think it's a good picture, and I haven't had a reason to use it in any other posts. And I didn't have a blog last summer, either.
Taken during a game on July 27, Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar slides home just ahead of the tag by Chris Coste. The Phillies ended up winning that day, 12-10. If only I knew a way to digitally remove Joe Blanton from the picture!
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Authorities said 11 people were injured and about 1,800 stalls burned, but there were no deaths.
Saturday's fire burned through several blocks of three markets and sent thick plumes of black smoke wafting over Tegucigalpa, the capital. The fire appeared to have hit stands selling mainly clothes and sneakers.
Mayor Ricardo Alvarezsaid said two women were rescued, one with a head injury and another with symptoms of asphyxiation.
The blaze Tuesday night that killed 358 people was the worst prison fire in a century. It happened in Comayagua, about 55 miles north of Tegucigalpa.


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UPS update: What's new, what to remember
There are several products every computer owner should have, to protect their hardware, software, and data. On the software side, this includes anti-virus/anti-malware, a firewall, and other security software.
On the hardware side, a UPS — Uninterruptible Power Supply — to protect against power glitches and outages.
(And a backup, in case something does happen.)
Problems with electric power can do everything from scramble the data on your hard drive or interfere with current work to causing your hardware to wear out faster — or even destroy key components instantly.
And even in the best locations, the quality of electrical power is subject to events that can send bad power to your computer. It doesn't have to be a lightning strike; big-motor gear like an air conditioner, or other devices, on the same circuit, can reduce the power or send noise down the line. Or something can cause the circuit breaker to trip, resulting in zero power to the outlet.
A UPS includes a surge protector to guard against "bad" power — surges, spikes, and noise. And it also includes a battery, allowing the UPS to provide power ("run time") to your computer even when not enough, or none, is coming in.
In general, small office/home office (SOHO) UPSs are intended to let your gear keep working throughout brief power interruptions of a few seconds or less, and give you the time to close files and shut down the computer in an orderly fashion if there's a longer power outage (minutes to hours). (A UPS may then keep your cable modem and router going for an hour or more — or it may not. But it's not good for the UPS battery to be drained all the way down.)
Buying the Right UPS
For desktop/SOHO users, UPSs are available for anywhere from $50 to $200.
UPSs come in several main "topologies" (types), and also vary in two dimensions of capacity.
To vastly oversimplify, for SOHO users, the types of UPSs available are Standby, Line-Interactive, and On-Line.
A Standby UPS, a.k.a. Off-Line UPS, switches over the battery only when the wall current voltage falls below a certain level or goes out completely. This is the least expensive type of UPS, it's what most people get.
A Line-Interactive UPS can supplement low power levels from the battery.
Affordable; a good choice.
An On-Line UPS is the most expensive — and best — type of UPS, always providing clean power at the right voltage level. Good if your power is subject to lots of interruptions, micro-outages, sags, or surges and spikes.
For most SOHOs in places where daily power quality is good, a Line-Interactive UPS should be sufficient.
In addition to "type," to buy the right UPS, you need to:
- Know how much power all the devices you want to provide backup power to would use, for example your a desktop, a flatscreen, cable modem, and home router. Many UPSs will detect if you are plugging in more devices than the battery can power and will refuse to work – so you won't have the illusion you're protected when you're not.
- Know how long you want device(s) to run.
Once purchased and installed, a UPS for home or office needs close to no upkeep — but there are few important things to know and do.
Taking Good Care of Your UPS
- Test the UPS. Once the battery is charged up, plug in a desk lamp or a radio, turn it on, and (gently) remove the UPS power cable from the wall outlet. Does the lamp or radio stay on? Now test again with the computer gear you intend to plug into the UPS.
- Make sure the UPS is well ventilated. Like any electrical device, a UPS gives off heat. Don't leave paper next to it, make sure it can get good air flow.
- Label the UPS with when you bought it.
- If it includes USB monitoring software, consider using it. (For what it's worth, I've never done this — so far.)
UPS batteries typically are good for two to four years. They don't just fail all at once; over time — and the more your UPS is asked to provide its backup power — they'll have less capacity (run time) — be able to power gear for even fewer minutes. You may be able to get third-party replacement batteries for a good price, but shop cautiously!
UPSs themselves should be replaced — there's no standard answer, but the consensus is somewhere between five and seven years. Mark your long-term calendar! (And update the UPS label — and your calendar — when you replace the battery.)
Buying a good UPS or replacing the battery every few years translates to about a dollar a week. The cost of a problem — lost productivity or replacing hardware — for even one event during this time frame would be many, many times that — and the likelihood of at least one such event is high. So don't be a misplaced optimist — go get that UPS today!


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I have somehow downloaded a.exe, and it is asking for access to the internet every 5 minutes or so. I have checked google search, and most web sites advertising removal tools say it is a virus. Is this so? and how can I get rid of it. Zonealam says it is not a virus when I scan it. Is it related to ave.exe?
Never mind. It was a mysterious program put in by my son.


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I am not feeling Lowry, but if the price is right I would take him for no more than 3 years.
Edit: I guess I should have been clearer...I would not want to give up too much and don't see him as the PG I would want for the Raptor's for the next 6-7 years. If he was a starter for his remaining 2 years of contract and mentored a young PG like Marshall I am OK with it. I would not want to re-sign him long term after his current deal is up.


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I've been scouring the roster of the bands appearing at SXSW this year and while it's always an impressive list, the gayish vibe wasn't hitting as hard as I had hoped — but with tons of bands, it's easy to miss some of the smaller ones, so I keep looking.
Still, one single event might trump anything else gay about SXSW — a discussion panel titled What Would Gaga Do? Facebook's Meredith Chin moderates the event which includes the Queen of Mean himself Perez Hilton and Semi Precious Weapons singer Justin Tranter along with VEVO's Fred Santarpia.
The session is described as "Lady Gaga has said that she has 'embraced the Internet in a pop-cultural kind of way' by thinking about what pop artists of the 70s and 80s would have done if they had the social technologies we have today. With the disruption of the music industry, artists, managers and record labels discuss the importance of evolving with technology and embracing the power of the Web."
So perhaps it isn't really just about Lady Gaga as much as it is about the collision of music, media and the web, but it would appear she's the spark that led to this session.
WWGD is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. March 18 at the Austin Convention Center, Room 18ABC, 500 E. Cesar Chavez.


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Why I left the church
Growing up, I was fortunate to have parents who raised me in a religion-neutral environment. Well almost. When we were young, we said a ritual prayer before bed and before meals, but by my teens I had forgotten that we had ever done this. I attended a church service with my mother only once and was unaware that my parents had both been confirmed Anglicans. By the age of seventeen, I gave no thought to religion whatsoever. I was an insecure teenager with no discernible skills and a small group of friends, none of whom were particularly close. The summer after my grade 11 year, I began to work at a bible camp where I made a lot of friends and was exposed to the christian faith for the first time.
It was a turning point in my life and I began to go to church and read the bible. Although I was beginning to be exposed to christian values, I was still drinking to excess and behaving irresponsibly in other ways. I would add that the excessive drinking often took place with my 'christian' friends from the bible camp. Eventually, I asked God into my life and my newfound faith gave me what seemed to be a dramatic boost in confidence. At the time, I thought I had undergone some supernatural experience and was changed into a new person. In reality, I had found a supportive community for the first (but not the last) time in my life and my friendships were helping me to grow as a person. I began to attend church regularly. Meeting with longtime church members when I knew next to nothing about the christian faith is intimidating and it stifles one's inclination to ask questions revealing the obvious inconsistencies of the bible. The church's constant teaching that the bible is infallible means that you have to simply accept all the old testament stories in which whole races of people are slaughtered and many other such atrocities. When you are brave enough to question these events, you get trite responses such as "That race of people lived to show how much God loved the Jews.", "God works in mysterious ways." and other such nonsense. At the same time, you learn that God loves everyone. It must have taken a lot of 'tough love' to slaughter whole races of people.
Looking back now, I can't imagine how I bought into christianity. I went on to become a teacher and work at two different christian schools. I taught Sunday school. I led bible study groups. I was a youth leader for a number of youth groups. Ironically, teaching at a christian school was the beginning of the end of my faith. The subculture of a diverse, evangelical christian school includes people from many different branches of the christian faith. You see the best and the worst, but mostly the worst. It became evident very quickly that the people I met there were so wrapped up in their faith, they were completely unaware of problems of the world outside. They would refute evolution on the basis that there was no evidence for it, but they restricted their studies to the bible and spiritual books and could never have come across evidence of evolution in their readings or their sheltered social circles if they had several billion years to do so (not to mention five thousand or so). They supported the fact that Israel occupies Palestine and oppresses the Palestinian people in every way possible. This was acceptable to them because the Jews are "God's Chosen People." Obviously, things haven't changed much since the days of the old testament. Other christians I knew supported politicians who claimed to be christians. They knew nothing of these politicians' personal beliefs, their backgrounds or their political history. There was no analysis. We were supposed to vote for the Reform Party (Canada) en masse because some of their candidates claimed to be Christian. My suggestion to my christian friends that they should evaluate them as politicians and analyze their backgrounds were met with blank stares. Furthermore, the christian schools' approach to thorny issues like evolution, evil and suffering in a world with an 'omnipotent' god, Halloween and many other things were to avoid talking about the issues so that no one would be offended. This pattern would be repeated in other settings such as the various youth groups that I was involved in. Bringing up these issues, I was told, would alienate certain families. It would be far better to focus on other subjects. The fact that no one, including the christian scholars whose works I had been reading, could answer the questions I had, began to hammer more nails into the coffin of my faith. This process took many years. The multitudes of political battles I witnessed in the churches I attended, included behavior that no intelligent christian who has read the bible could condone. This hypocritical behavior took place at the highest levels of the churches I attended without exception. Teachers I worked with at the christian schools would go to chapel and sing songs about love and then the moment they were back in the staff room, they would engage in behavior that included envy, pride, gossip, backstabbing, revenge and other vices. No one even seemed to see a conflict. Christians have often told me not to judge god based on the behavior of 'fallen christians'. The church teaches that the holy spirit comes into your body when you ask god into your heart. Presumably if one-third of the holy trinity rests in my physical body, I should have some advantage when it comes to resisting temptation or making the right decisions. Although I am not basing this statement on a scientific study, twenty years of anecdotal experience in both christian and secular settings has taught me that there is absolutely no basis for the idea that christians behave better than atheists, agnostics and people of other faiths. In fact, if you look at the idea historically (the crusades, witch hunts, the 'Troubles' in Ireland, to name a few), it is clear that christians have committed a shocking number of atrocities in god's name. Of course, atheists have been responsible for atrocities, too. The difference is that atheists are not claiming to have the holy spirit living in them. The details of the event that led me to finally throw off the shackles of the church are unimportant. In brief, it came down to a couple of people who didn't like me or the way I ran the youth groups I was leading. Lies and half-truths led to a request from a representative of the church council for me to move on and I did. Interestingly, when it turned out that I had support from many of the parents whose children were in my youth groups, the propaganda machine was fired up and the truth began to take on several shades of grey. After many years of witnessing others experience such treatment, I realized that my turn had come.
Retrospectively, I think that it was the best thing that could have happened to me. In the church I was taught that the truth shall set us free. In fact, it was the lack of it that set me free. The fact that people were willing to slice and dice the truth, not to mention making bald-faced lies, convinced me that I was better off without the church. It is worth pointing out that it was not this one event, but literally dozens of such events involving others that made me begin to question the teachings of the church. These episodes made me wonder what I truly knew for sure. After much reflection, I realized that prayer was just what I had always known in my heart - an empty one-way exercise. Also known as talking to yourself. When I began to really examine all the 'answers to prayer' I had experienced, I realized that an answer to prayer is when you get what you want. All the times I had felt that God answered my prayers, 'luck' or 'coincidence' had resulted in me getting what I wanted. Because when you get what you want, god is answering your prayers and when you don't get what you want, God has some mysterious reason that only he could understand. The newborn baby that died. "God loved him so much that He took him up to Heaven." Perhaps such an answer would comfort a distraught and somewhat feeble-minded person, but it only fed my skepticism. The whole process of questioning my faith probably took over ten years. The final incident was the little push I needed to help me to decide to leave the church. The analysis of my experiences over those twenty years was sped up by the web of lies and deceit that marked my last experience in the church.
To those christians that may respond that this episode is sad, I would like to say at the outset that what is sad is that it took so long for me to realize that I had been duped into believing a fairy tale. It is nearly tragic that it took twenty years to learn that one can live a guilt-free life. On the positive side, I truly believe that my life is richer for having been involved in the church. Besides learning values and the importance of serving others, I also can do something that almost no christians can truly do. I can evaluate the church and the bible's teachings from the dual perspectives of an outsider and an insider. I have a rich life and am thankful that I can move ahead knowing that my future will not be clouded with superstition, but be enriched with understanding based on observable evidence and reason.


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I'm betting that the stock market thing works just like the casino scene. they can't always invest in the right things. i'm sure they have like 100 different portfolios with different names though, just in case.
I absolutely loved the J scenes. I would love it if SM would write the original Jenks-Jasper scene and put it with the BD extras!


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"I'm really excited because I know the staff so well, the school and the culture and the institutional traditions," Diorio said.
The daughter of a Connecticut school administrator and a dental hygienist, Diorio grew up with the idea that she would work in education. In college at Villanova University in Philadelphia she fell in love with her psychology courses and decided to make a career in counseling.
After earning a master's degree in counseling and doing student teaching for a year in the Philadelphia area, she worked seven years as a middle-school counselor in Weston, Conn., before coming to California in 2005.
A brief foray to California a few years earlier — working in a summer program housed at Loyola Marymount University — had failed to convert her into a fan of the West Coast.
"I thought I was going to fall in love with California, but I did not fall in love with L.A., so I went back to Connecticut," she said.
When she returned to California in 2005 it was because of her soon-to-be husband's job as a product manager at Google. The couple has two daughters, ages 4 and 18 months.
Before joining the Paly administration in 2007, Diorio worked as a counselor for a year each at JLS Middle School and Gunn High School.
At Paly she's overseen rapid change in the college-application process as the once paper-intensive procedures have shifted to electronic communication.
The paper system "created a lot of stress on everybody," she said.
"It was just a lot of copying and paper, and we'd get colleges telling us, 'We haven't received your transcript yet,' but we'd have a record that we mailed it, and it turned out to just be sitting in a pile at the college. With the electronic-transcript service Docufide, students themselves can track when colleges have received and opened the transcript, Diorio said.
When Diorio graduated from New Fairfield High School in Connecticut in 1990, her six college applications were all paper.
"Now we've got kids who, because of the Common Application, can apply to 30 colleges, and some of them do," she said. "We need to find a way to make that process better for everybody."
She helped introduce Paly students to the online college- and career-planning program Naviance, which had been used at her school in Connecticut.
Diorio also has overseen master scheduling at Paly and the school's conversion to the online student-data system Infinite Campus.
Last year Diorio transitioned to facilities, construction, budget and discipline at Paly and got acquainted with major renovation in progress at the school.
Opening of two major buildings — media arts and a two-story classroom for math and social studies — has been delayed from the original projected date of June 2013, partly due to an unresolved claim of contractor Taisei, now in litigation. But the firm continues to work on the job.
"Now they're saying December, fingers crossed," Diorio said.
But other major construction, including a science addition, new performing-arts center and new athletic center, will follow, meaning that portable classrooms will remain in Paly's quad "at least three more years," she said.
Arriving in Palo Alto from suburban Connecticut was "a breath of fresh air" in terms of the parent community, Diorio said.
"I felt people were happier, nicer, not as anxious — it seemed a better partnership with the schools," she said.
"The value on education is strong in both places, but being in Fairfield County was very intense. I was also there during 9/11, which really affected our community and increased the anxiety there."
On the other hand, resources for schools in Connecticut — one of the highest-spending states on education — were far greater, she said.
Diorio's Mountain View home is a 10- to 15-minute drive from Paly, making it easy for her to get the kids home and fed and return for evening events, if needed, she said.
"We got little Paly T-shirts made up for them, and they love it. Every time we drive down El Camino they say, 'There's Paly! There's Paly!"
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Deputies ID two suspects in gas station robbery
Updated 1:45 pm, Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Authorities have identified two robbery suspects after Harris County sheriff's deputies wounded one of the men who was toting a gun outside a gasoline station along Texas 6 in northwest Harris County early Tuesday morning.
Brothers Kourtnay James Andrus, 21, and Kydell H. Andrus, 23, are charged with aggravated robbery after the holdup about 12:30 a.m. at a Valero station and convenience store in the 4900 block of Texas 6 north near Kieth Harrow, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said Kourtnay Andrus also is charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer.
Harris County court records show the brothers live near the Valero station.
Officials said deputies were dispatched to the store on an emergency call about a robbery. When the two deputies arrived, they spotted the suspects walking out of the store. Deputies told Kourtnay Andrus to drop the gun he was carrying, but he turned and raised the weapon toward one of the deputies.
In fear for their safety, the deputies opened fire on him, wounding him.
He was flown by LifeFlight medical helicopter to Memorial Hermann-The Texas Medical Center. He was in critical condition, deputies said.
Kydell H. Andrus was taken into custody without incident. He was not hurt.
The deputies were not injured.


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order to counter hesitancy at the price, GM is trying to pack tech
into the car and give it more of a luxury feel. One recently
announced initiative is to offer apps
for Blackberry phones and iPhones that will allows Volt owners to
communicate with their vehicle on the go and gain information on its
status. The applications will soon be revealed, according to
sources at GM.
From the screen capture of a presentation by
Brent Dewar was the VP of Chevrolet at the 2009 LA Auto Show, it
appears the app will feature alerts about the vehicle's charging
status. Nissan has announced a similar app for its upcoming
Nissan Leaf EV. The Nissan Leaf sends the driver text
messages as well, so it should be interesting if those kinds of
features pop up in the Volt app as well.
The new app will
likely be tied into the new advanced form of OnStar that's being
developed for the Volt. Reportedly similar to Ford's
SYNC technology, the new OnStar will perform a diverse set of
functions. Among the most intriguing are its recently announced
ability to track utility rates and its ability to be programmed to
pick the lowest-cost charging time over a certain time-period.
In all the feature should help to protect Volt drivers from surprises
on their electric bill.
Considering how essential charging
efficiently and staying charged is to making EV ownership a pleasant
experience, its good to see GM working so hard on these problem
areas. It looks like 2011 will be the year when your
mass-market car starts talking back to your phone.


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There are always those who do, and those who think about doing. I don't find fault with either, and I do both. It's who you are, how you hang, and I don't think you need to be too self conscious about it.
I have always applauded the ON for seeking and printing decent pieces about motorcycle travel. I have been many places, but not every place. Time, money, responsibility, obligations, and health are among the reasons you and I can't go everywhere or do everything via motorcycle. Also, I think there is a semi-hardwired mindset, that can prevent us from venturing out. For example, just mention your plan to ride around Mexico, and the evangelically fearful will cross the freeway on foot to tell you how foolish that is. Ask around, and those who have been there will quietly tell you what a joy the place is. The same is true for more than a hundred other countries, continents and regions out there.
The important thing is to actually travel, or vicariously travel, or ride to the supermarket - but keep your mind open to reading about and hearing of motorcycle travels. Better yet, go threaten some part of the world with yourself and your motorcycle. But, keep an open mind to it all.
Most of us tune in to hearing and reading of others' adventures, and make our own contribution to the tales of travel. Most of us tune out those who dismiss others for sharing such joys. Don't dismiss sharing. It serves no one.
Finally, you just can't do everything. Get over it. If you haven't traveled to another country, or if you haven't seen that National Park, or if you haven't ridden that Iron Butt ride, dip your toe in. Make your own memories, remember the vistas, maybe pass around some photos, and keep making mental images that you can conger just by closing your eyes. And, if you like to write, create word pictures for others that sparkle in detail, ravish with color, and tantalize with motion. Share the wealth.
I can close my eyes, and once again be in a cafe in Paris in May, on an apple orchard on New Zealand's South Island in February, Oaxaca's Plaza Major in April, or riding through a flock of a thousand sheep on a mountain road in Utah in the sharp cold clarity of October. But you can ride your own ride, make your own memories, and build cherished friendships through motorcycle travel.
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FYI/TMI: AMA Nods Announced, Stevie Nicks Backs Mariah Carey
(In an effort to keep you fully informed, and fully entertained, below we present today's FYI and TMI — news you need and news that's, well, sometimes needless….)
Minaj, Rihanna Lead AMA Nods
Nominations for the 2012 American Music Awards were announced yesterday with GRAMMY-winning artist Nicki Minaj and GRAMMY winner Rihanna in the lead with four nominations each, including Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Music Artist and Artist of the Year, respectively. Additional artists garnering multiple nominations were Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Kelly Clarkson, Drake, Fun., Maroon 5, Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, and Usher, among others. The awards will air live from Los Angeles on Nov. 18.
Mariah Carey: Stevie Nicks Has Your Back
Following last week's news that Nicki Minaj had threatened to knock out Mariah Carey during a taping of "American Idol," Stevie Nicks has weighed in with her thoughts on the dispute. "How dare this little girl," Nicks exclaimed in an interview with the Daily. "If I had been Mariah, I would have walked over to Nicki and strangled her to death right there. I would have killed her in front of all those people and had to go to jail for it." It's a good thing Nicks wasn't on the set because there could have been a Fleetwood Attack. The gold dust woman has since apologized for her words, telling The Hollywood Reporter she was "truly sorry" and felt "deep regret." Thankfully, no one will be dragging Minaj's heart around anymore.


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SUNY Plattsburgh has once again been named one of "America's Best Colleges — Regional Universities North" by U.S. News & World Report. READ MORE
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (March 21, 2013) – The SUNY Plattsburgh social work department has received high marks in its reaffirmation of accreditation process through the Council on Social Work Education.
Lynne Soine, social work department chair, and others have been working on the reaccreditation for two years through a self-study with more than 360 pages of documentation.
The program, which serves around 100 students annually, was established in 1994. This is the third time it has gone through the process with the council.
Soine said the standards have recently changed to a competency-based curriculum, which means the focus should be hands-on experience.
The program meets the criteria by giving students internship opportunities in the community at agencies such as Behavior Health Services North, the Champlain Valley Family Center, Champlain Valley Physician's Nursing Home and other regional service agencies.
In fact, the accrediting body found this to be one of the strengths in the social work curriculum.
With the new changes to social work accreditation, the criteria became more of a challenge to meet, according to Soine. However, the department passed with flying colors because it was able to make beneficial changes to the curriculum, diversity, assessment and planning.
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FanFest a big hit in Bay Area
Five-day run wraps up after exciting clinics and exhibitions
By Becky Regan / MLB.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- As All-Star week comes to a close, so does FanFest, after a successful five-day run that treated fans to a slice of baseball heaven that made All-Star week an experience everyone could enjoy. It's safe to say that well over 100,000 people attended FanFest this year. Morgan Littlefield, director of special events for Major League Baseball, said she wouldn't be surprised if the San Francisco fans set a new attendance record. Littlefield has helped organized FanFests for the past 12 years, and said this year's event couldn't have gone any better. "It was a beautiful city and a beautiful backdrop for FanFest," Littlefield said. "It was definitely one of the best ever, attendance-wise, operational-wise and player-wise." The thousands of fans who poured into The Moscone West Convention Center were treated to batting and bullpen cages, an onslaught of baseball memorabilia and an exhibition of baseball history, and that history came alive with players of the past on site. "I think one of the most exciting things was the player lineup," Littlefield said. Legends like Bob Feller, Vida Blue, Juan Marichal, Willie Mays and many more all made appearances at FanFest. More recent players like J.T. Snow, Cal Ripken Jr. and Nick Swisher, among others, hosted clinics and greeted kids at FanFest. With so many clinics and exhibits, there was almost too much ground to cover in a mere five days. But the National Baseball Hall of Fame exhibit was something most people made time for. "It's one thing to have it in Detroit or New York, where people are within driving distance of Cooperstown, but most people here probably haven't been there," Littlefield said. "It's great to bring a taste of Cooperstown to San Francisco."
It wasn't just San Francisco locals who got the feel for Cooperstown. Fans from all over the nation came together to celebrate baseball for five days. There was a lot of Giants orange, but just as much Athletics green.But no matter what color fans were wearing, everyone looked like they enjoyed themselves from start to finish.
Becky Regan is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In Caithe, magic is considered to be a gift from the devil, that should be rejected - by giving away your life when the first signs of 'magic madness' appear. However, the same magic gift is considered a blessing, when used by Caithe's king. But the situation is problematic, when Athaya, the king's daughter starts showing the signs of the magic. She runs to a nearby kingdom that embraces magic, but will that be enough to protect her?
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Safely ensconced with a master magician who is teaching her wizardry, Princess Athaya realizes she must return to Caithe, from which she has recently escaped, to teach its citizens how to control the evil magic that is controlling them.
While the Tribunal scours the land, determined to exterminate all wizards in Caithe, Athaya's camp swells with refugees, and the only person who can keep them from starving is the sage of far-off Sare.
Magic had at last returned to Caithe - though hardly in the form that the princess Athaya Trelane had imagined. The Sage, the wizard leader of the ice-bound island of Sare, was poised on Caithe's shores. No longer would wizards be persecuted by Church and State. No longer would the Tribunal dare root out and exterminate them. And those Caithans who were struck with the madness of untrained magic would no longer need to flock to Athaya's secret schools to learn control. The promises he made to Caithe's wizards were grand....


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Anyone speak portuguese and is willing to translate the end scene?
Would be funnier if I could understand it, still funny though.
this borrows HEAVILY from a nike ad entitled 'write the future' which you can also look up on youtube. if i were the agency who pushed this idea to gillette i'd be ashamed, from an idea and a stylistic perspective it is very, very close. weak.
Have you ever wondered if Federer was brazilian?
He could be the best volleyballer.
*It's point for brazil!*
Or possibly the best soccer player in the world.
*Federer dominates, and he strikes... Goal! from Federer*
*Federer tee shirts! The 10 from Federer!*
***and then a lot of gilette stuff***
*And then Federer and Lucas are on the xbox*
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- Ahh, come on..
- I'm good, huh?
- Oh man, I didn't knew that you played tennis that good.
- Liked it?
- Take it easy...
- Ehh... are you going to choke?
How arrogant.
Lol at the dance in the football jersey.
Hilarious indeed :lol:
Great find.
The ad was ok.....
How did he do with his accent?
Very understandable, specially the last part.
is that a Fed impersonator?
Ugh, why were they playing GST2... worst tennis game ever.
It seems his arrogance has grown stronger....good, good
Eh the whole ad made me cringe, except maybe when Fed hit the goal.
I like "the other" side of Federer...
However, the dancing part looked so...nerdy...
(10 lols).
his jersey number should have been 17
Ditto , facepalm worthy with the dance etc , except for the goal
Good that Sexi stuck to tennis and doesn't go Tsonga with his on-court celebrations.
Funny, shows he's got a good sense of humour.
Hope he got paid plenty for it though.
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Just two days before the Thanksgiving break, Mountain View High School students took some time out of their normal schedules to learn about the multitude of career opportunities available in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.
Tuesday, Nov. 26 marked the school's second ever STEM Day, replete with speakers from STEM-based industries, hands-on activities and informational booths.
"I'm excited about giving the opportunity to students to see what the world of science is all -- so they can see where their interests can take them," said Dave Grissom, principal of Mountain View High School.
With its second STEM Day, Mountain View High School is taking a page out of Los Altos High School's play book. LAHS has had an entire STEM Week for several years running.
Scheduled speakers at the MVHS event included Kurt Long, aerodynamic research engineer and lab manager of aerospace computing at NASA Ames; Frank Cascarano, a physics instructor at Foothill College; Dr. Christopher Gardner, an associate professor of medicine at Stanford; Ryan McCarthy, a science and technology policy adviser with the California Air Resources Board; Dr. Jill Helms, a Stanford University professor; and Alejandro Garcia, a professor at San Jose State University.
All of the speakers donated their time, according to Grissom.
Scheduled topics of discussion included: what it takes to be an intern at a large engineering firm, the pleasures of understanding physics and the science of nutrition.
"Exposure to scientific careers opens up students' eyes to the greater world and to fields that they hadn't even thought of before," Grissom said.
The principal said he hoped students would be inspired by the presentations and informational booths and might even find a career path.
"In our society, that's where the jobs are going to be," he said. "This valley in particular is at the cutting edge of all that. We have so many resources that are so close to us. It's really nice to be able to bring that directly onto campus for our kids."


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Care free to face All Blacks
England scrum-half Danny Care is available for Saturday's second Test against New Zealand, Press Association Sport understands.
Care missed the 20-15 defeat in the series opener at Eden Park with a shoulder injury sustained during an accident in training that saw him fall over while attempting a grubber kick.
The 27-year-old has been passed fit and is set to start at the Forsyth Barr Stadium ahead of Ben Youngs with Lee Dickson supplying cover from the bench.
Joe Marler, Care's Harlequins team-mate and room-mate in New Zealand, confirmed the news on Tuesday.
"Danny's shoulder is good. He says it's back to where it was before he missed a kick and fell over on it," Marler said.
"It was gutting that something as minor as that could make him miss out on the first Test, but he's back fit now and available for selection."
Care's energy and quick thinking were sorely missed at Eden Park and he will resume his half-back partnership with Owen Farrell in Dunedin.


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The Navy captain in charge of the Essex, the San Diego-based U.S. warship that collided with an oiler last month, was fired Tuesday.
Capt. Chuck Litchfield was relieved of his command based on an investigation that found that problems on the bridge contributed to the accident, said Cmdr. Tamsen Reese, spokeswoman for Naval Surface Forces in San Diego.
The big-deck amphibious ship Essex was heading home May 16 when it hit the Yukon, an oiler coming to refuel it. No one was injured, and no fuel was spilled. The Navy doesn't yet have a cost estimate for damage to the ships.
The Essex lost partial rudder control prior to the collision, the Navy said. Following recovery of the rudder, the two ships were closer than normal.
At that point, the investigation found that there was a breakdown in command and control and bridge resource management on the Essex, in addition to poor communications between the two ships, Reese said. That, coupled with loss of situational awareness on the bridge, led to the collision – and to Litchfield's removal.
In the past two years, the Navy has seen a notable spike in firings of commanding officers for personal misbehavior. To be relieved of command for a ship collision is a more traditional occurrence.
Litchfield, a 1988 Naval Academy graduate and former helicopter squadron commander, has been reassigned to the staff of Naval Air Forces at North Island Naval Air Station.
Capt. Jonathan Harnden has temporarily assumed command of the Essex until a permanent replacement is named. He had previously commanded a sister ship, the Bonhomme Richard.
The Essex was returning to San Diego after completing 12 years as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in Sasebo, Japan.
Some repairs have already been completed on the Essex and the warship is leaving tomorrow to participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercises in Hawaii.
The Yukon is still being repaired.


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