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The singer was "in good spirits" according to Nicole Irving, a representative for the store. Spears stopped in the afternoon to visit designer Christian Audigier and browse the new spring collection.
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Photographer's Note
We left Bhavnagar very early in the morning and followed the road to Diu. When we first stopped, not very far from Bhavnagar I met this man - a shoeshiner having some rest while waiting for some customers and using the umbrella to get some shade, as it was a little hot on that day.
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lousat (104505) 2013-07-29 15:25
Hi Ana,very nice capture of this shoeshiner,a profession completely disappear in our countries,great choice of point of view and exposure,a nice element from the incredible daily life on the indian streets,i like it! Have a good night and thanks,Luciano
annjackman (21903) 2013-07-29 22:37
Hello Ana,
Another super shot of working life on the streets of India. I like the way that the tools of his trade are carefully laid out in front of him. The vertical post and the umbrella help to frame him. A beautifully taken shot - TFS.
Kind Regards, Ann
Royaldevon (49642) 2013-07-29 23:31
Hello Ana,
A delightfully candid shot of the real India.
I love how you have given us such a close-up, revealing every detail of the tools of his trade and, by the use of the umbrella, told the something of the temperature!
This really had me thinking; I would imagine most people wearing sandals in this climate. Is there really a big trade for a shoe-shiner?
Have a lovely day,
Bev :-)
bukitgolfb301 (47597) 2013-07-30 1:34
Hi Hola dear Ana
Great portait from nice side appraoch. His nice and gentle wink is very good action, you get perfect moment in very good moment. Perfect tight framework is so admirable.
Thanks a lot and have a good day! Takero
Sergiom (98668) 2013-07-30 5:01
Bonjour Ana,
Si il utilise les souliers devant lui pour démontrer la qualité de son travail, je ne crois pas qu'il va avoir trop de clients dans la journée. Sa position ne doit pas être très confortable avec toute cette pollution.
abmdsudi (65257) 2013-08-02 10:26
Hi Ana
Another little insight into the local life, a shoeshine man in the waiting depicting the exact situation here and is very effective in illustrating these people and their daily working activities. The details are clear with good eye connection and all the 'things' clearly visible, a lovely capture with a treatment that gives just the right atmosphere. Great work, Congrats
Best regards
Didi (61205) 2013-08-04 9:39
Bonjour Ana
Courageux homme qui brave la chaleur pour travailler
Une scène très intéressante.
Ce pays me fascine
Bien cordialement
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Hi Remo
The first picture (011) is one of the common, smaller hoverflies; Melanostoma scalare. The fact the eyes aren't touching shows its a female and the white "dust" patches on the face are useful in distinguishing this species. We now think that "M.scalare" is more than one species, the NHM is doing some DNA analysis to answer this question.
Pictures 008 and 004 are Muscid-like flies, so related to the archetypal "house fly", but with nearly 300 UK species this is a fairly diverse group with a range of life-strategies.
The last picture (001) is a classic bluebottle. A member of the Calliphoridae which includes the greenbottles and cluster flies. This is a much smaller family in Britain that's just shy of 40 species. There are a couple of common and widespread bluebottles, a view of the face and "jowls" is the best way to tell them apart.
These look like Syrphus ribesii (004) and Eristalis pertinax (001 & 003). However, there are similar looking hoverflies to these species; a clearer view of the leg colouring would help to confirm the ID in both cases.
@Cuileag I'll try and get more of each next time. I tend to take a photo every inch or so as I sneak the camera up to them. They normally dissappear before I can get different angles. I think its because of my obsession of trying to get as close as possible then the camera nudges them! Thanks again for the ID'ing
@Lewis Heres another photo of the spider on his own. Im not sure if he was sneaking up on the hoverfly when I took this. The fly didnt seem over bothered. Probably the entire lack of camo. The photo was taken on a car park siding that consisted of dandelions, nettles and overhanging flowering shrubs from a garden (dont know if that helps for identifying him?). The photo is abit closer and abit clearer.
Yes, this is a wolf spider, a Pardosa almost certainly. That's as far as I (and probably anyone) can get from a photo because there are lots of species and they're not especially distinctive.


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DETROIT - Bob Bashara has been bound over to stand trial on a solicitation of murder charge.
Bashara sat through four hours of testimony at a hearing Tuesday, which included a store owner saying he had agreed to set up the killing of handyman Joe Gentz for $20,000 at Bashara's request.
Bob Bashara accused of wanting jailhouse hit
Bashara is accused of trying to have Gentz, who faces murder charges in Bashara's wife's death, killed while behind bars.
Police say an undercover officer posed a hit man as Bashara told him what he wanted done to Gentz.
Store owner testifies Bashara wanted Joe Gentz killed
Steve Tibaudo, the owner of an appliance store where Bashara frequently purchased pieces for his rental properties, testified that he wore a wire for police to record conversations with Bashara.
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Tibaudo said Bashara patted him down, asking him if he was wearing a wire. He says he told Bashara is was against his religion to wear a wire.
"He said he needed to have Mr. Gentz taken care of before his competency hearing," Tibaudo said. "He said, 'This is my life. I have to have something done with Mr. Gentz.'"
Watch: Local 4 legal expert not surprised by Bashara trial
Tibaudo said since he knew he was wired, he would "play along" and said he would make some "inquires" for him.
"I can get somebody to go in there ... put glass in the sugar or salt ... it will tear up his insides," Tibaudo is heard staying during the recordings. "Maybe poison him or something ... just get your money together. Get your money together, call me."
During one of the meetings, Tibaudo said he and Bashara talked about having the killing done for $20,000. Tibaudo testified that he was given type of down payment of $2,000 by Bashara and he wrote a receipt for him under the pretense that it was for appliances.
David Griem represents Bashara at prelim hearing
Griem, who had filed an motion to be taken off the case, argued on Bashara's behalf Tuesday after a judge said he must stick it out with Bashara for the time being even though Bashara has hired another attorney - Mark Kriger.
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Jane Bashara was found dead Jan. 25 in the back of her SUV in a Detroit alley. She had been reported missing the night before.
Sources say Gentz has told police he was forced to kill the Grosse Pointe Park mother under the order of her husband, Bob Bashara.
Gentz is charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
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It's been awful quiet here lately.
Will there be a Women Who Ride Seminar at Salem this year?
It's been awful quiet here lately.
Will there be a Women Who Ride Seminar at Salem this year?
Karen Jacobs
I hope so! It's my favorite seminar of the National Rally!!!!
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Count on it! Sue Rihn has a plan.
I never miss it!
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Can't wait to see all of my sisters again!
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Sometimes it's the bend in the road that makes life worth the ride.
I think they should have this seminar where we can all ride our bikes to it so we can walk around and look at each other's setups and farkles. Much more interesting!
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well behaved women rarely make history...
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I agree, Jackie. It would be great to have a place where we can all ride our bikes to the seminar, park them all in a row (so we can check out the diversity of our bikes) and get someone to take some pictures of all of us with our bikes. Wouldn't be great if there were SOOOO many of us that they'd have trouble getting us all in the picture?
Count me in. Thanks for the date/time info, Sue. I'll get it on my calendar right now and hope for a change of venue where we can all park the bikes together.
Really looking forward to this!!
Life is short - eat dessert first!
Hi, going to the rally, it's my first one with my new to me 2005 R1200ST. Not an off pavement style of bike but I am having fun with it!
Looking forward to catching up with Women of the MOA to see what this is all about!
Kicks and giggles
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Love that bike. Be sure to introduce yourself so we can meet in "real" life!
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Thanks for the welcome!
A bit about me. Lots of firsts here: Although not my first bike, this is my biggest bike, only sport bike, first trip more or less solo with camping gear (on a motorcycle). Learning about the consumption rates for oil (& types) and gas has been enlightening. And computerized with lots of squishy plastic parts that were strange at first are becoming quite comfortable. An old fashion paper map will have to do until I can figure out which GPS is best for me. But hey, got the Sena headset and love it, along with the Spot so my husband can see where I was and am going! LOL. Any other male pillion riders out there? Cruiser lingo has a most unpleasant term and I think that in part is why I am riding solo. Aside from that, he loves driving the MCU (mobile command unit) alas, motorcycles aren't for everyone.
Sorting out the must haves for the motorcycle is daunting and how about those farkles ...whoa.
Bikes I have known:
Suzuki 650 Thumper- 30 days until it stopped thumping (a blessing really)
Vulcan 500- more power than the 650 and very reliable, but much like my jeans, it suddenly shrunk(huh?)
Vulcan 800- Wonderful
2010 Vulcan 900 - Loved it
What can I say, except the BMW was beautifully balanced, even with the massive tank, I couldn't say no. I was actually looking for an F800 when I dared to take this big bike on a test ride. I surprised myself.
I'm bummed. Won't be at this years rally. Hope all you ladies enjoy the annual reunion of Women who Ride seminar. I'll be thinking of you.
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So, does that mean...
that the vibration record from every HP laptop, printer etc. is going to be transmitted back to HPHQ?
Paris: Did you say vibrator?
Getting the vision thing right is important for technology announcements and HP has it nailed, twinning a great vision with advances in its sensing technology. Here's Peter Hartwell, a senior researcher at HP Labs: "With a trillion sensors embedded in the environment, all connected by computing systems, software and services, …
that the vibration record from every HP laptop, printer etc. is going to be transmitted back to HPHQ?
Paris: Did you say vibrator?
and then it wakes up.
We're all taught in school that three quarters of the planet is covered in water. That seems to imply that three quarters of these sensors should be on the bottom of the sea, too. It just seems that making a trillion sensors is the easy part (though not particularly easy). the tricky bit is getting all the data from them and knowing where they all are.
How exactly are these guys planning to supply power to and get data from a network of sensors a couple of thousand metres down in the Atlantic or Pacific. Plus, who's going to go down there to fix them if they go wrong?
...the sensors they put in Alt, Ctrl and Delete keys so that by holding down any two the imminent finger press on the third is sensed early and the PC springs into life.
I wondered how my PC always knew when I was threatening it.
Maybe HP could also use it to know when your kicking the case in fury and automatically raise a support call for you. This way they could ring you first and save you a trip through the telephone menu system of doom.
Hang on! Does this mean my network inkjet printer could be recording my conversations and phoning home to tell on me?... takes hammer to printer shouting "record this vibration you sneaky little shit!".
Pete, it's two thirds methinks, however, you are right, these are management boasts not practical ideas.
Ben, computers always know when they are being threatened, tapping the power button will also work. :D
there's already an open-sauce ad-hoc sensor network of Macbooks' accelerometers - I'm not making this up (iSeismograph) which uses the embedded Kionix KXM52-1050 three-axis accelerometer chip (dynamic range of +/- 2g and a bandwidth up to 1.5 KHz) WHY? I hear you scream , it's because Cupertino is in a wobbly bit of the planet, and quoting a 2008 paper directly "Because the MacBook laptop hardware provides an inexpensive sensor and data acquisition system, it can be placed in the field (such as mounted on a bridge) and used for real-time health monitoring applications." By health they mean BIG structure health etcetera and by mounting - I think it involves BIG clamps. However some Califrnians just leave their MB's on the table doing iSiesmo during the night...........so HP are going to buy a trillion MBP's??? ?????
Oh god. I never thought of it before, but I wonder what it will be like when every conceivable item has dozens of these MEMs and or RFID tags all transmitting in an "old" protocol? No way to find or upgrade a trillion censors... hope they get the protocol right the first time. No IPv6 transition here...
I know that the old: "If a tree falls in a forest and nobody's around to hear it, does it make a sound?", is a thorny philosophical question with no satisfactory answer.
Bugging the entire planet to render the question moot as a solution seems like overkill to me.
old mrs davis has gas again.
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I will buy your first 1 million sensors if you will prove to me these sensors have a noise density of less than 100 ng/root Hz at a frequency that is useable in seismology, or structural monitoring and can be made practically in a MEMS device. Lesson for the day, Mr. Ken Abbott; the lab is clean and safe, the real world is not.
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First it was your made up conspiracy theories about our front office, then it was Dr. Kiya the patella injury expert who knows that Azu is going to miss the whole season without a shred of proof.
D'ant is indeed an offensive specialist but he does coach defense quite well. Again, until you or anyone can explain why SSOL means weak defense all your talking points are as hollow as the national media's hate for the Knicks.
Watch and learn guys:
Lets see what our best defender over the last few years said about D'ant and defense:
D'ant was such a horrible coach that he won 2 coach of the year awards and Amare ran to play under him once again giving D'ant the chance to coach him through his prime."I think that Mike's a realist,'' Jeffries said. "Defending, like anything else in the NBA, is a talent level. And you can't have people that are not great defenders and expect them to be great defenders. Just like you can't have people that aren't great scorers and expect them to be great scorers. He put me out there to be a defender and he puts guys out there to be scorers. He does focus on defense, but if you don't have defensive players, then you're not going to be a great defensive team.''
He added, "It's not like he tells the guys, 'Don't go out there and guard anybody, just try to score.' That's not the case at all.''
The fact is the Suns could have won a title had a few things gone there way or had that not run into a Spurs dynasty. Riley is a hall of fame coach yet could not get the Knicks past MJ and the Bulls. It's clear your hate clouds your judgment and you are not looking at his tenure in Phoenix objectively.
P.S.This dude is still talking about Balkman a complete scrub! GTFOH!
P.P.S. Dan't was indeed brought in to coach offense with Team USA because they needed an offensive specialist to manage all that firepower. They had other coaches serving other roles and that in no way proves that D'ant can't or doesn't coach defense. In fact my video proves the exact opposite!


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The White House State Dinner Menu: Delish!
What are you eating tonight? Whatever it is, it's not as good as what they're serving at Obama's first state dinner. Unless you are actually at the state dinner, in which case: You're in for a real treat!
The dinner welcomes India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, and all of the guests have arrived which meant the sad end of Politico's unintentionally hilarious live coverage of the parade of celebrities and politicians walking past the media scrum. ("There we have Katie Couric... I wonder if she got that purple shawl today to go with the purple colors of the state dinner?")
However: serving a main course of Indian food ("Roasted Potato Dumplings with Tomato Chutney", "
Green Curry Prawns with Coconut Aged Basmati" This is not Indian food, actually. We're not racist, we promise!) to the Indian prime minister? Doesn't he get enough Indian food in, um, India? What's wrong with a huge burger and a Caesar salad?


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New Book Debunks Human-Chimp Similarity
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
Evolutionary science repeatedly declares that chimps and humans are 98 percent genetically identical, which is then taken as solid evidence that mankind evolved from an apelike ancestor. But a former BBC producer's new book has found reasons to emphasize research that is often overlooked by evolutionary advocates—scientific results that reveal the uniqueness of man.
In Not a Chimp: The hunt to find the genes that make us human, which was reviewed in New Scientist magazine, evolutionist Jeremy Taylor investigated not only the genetic distinctions between humans and apes, but also the behavioral, neurological, and other scientific findings that together led him to conclude that a view that "chimps are practically human" based on their "98.4%" genetic similarity is "nonsense."1
Chimpanzees may have most of their genes in common with humans, but so do mice. And for that matter, so do kangaroos, according to Jenny Graves, Director of the Center of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics. She told Reuters that kangaroos and man share mostly "the same genes and a lot of them are in the same order."2
Yet nobody repeats any percentage similarity in genes between humans and kangaroos because the evolutionary origins myth does not portray humans evolving from kangaroos.
Within genetics research alone, Taylor found that as more and more knowledge gaps are filled in, the "chasm between human and chimp…seems to deepen by the year."1 He therefore provided independent confirmation of what Dr. Jeff Tomkins of the Institute for Creation Research published earlier this year: The oft-repeated "98.4%" similarity figure was generated by selecting genic DNA―sequences that were already known to be quite similar between the two species―and ignoring the non-genic sequences.3
The researchers did this because at the time, only the genic sequences were thought to carry relevant information. Since then, the non-genic (called "intervening" by Tomkins in his article) sequences have been found to carry essential regulatory information, called "meta-information." Therefore, both Tomkins and Taylor would seem to agree that more accurate future sequence similarity estimates should take into account this regulatory DNA. And when that is done, the heralded 98 percent figure will be significantly smaller.
The New Scientist review concluded, "Not a Chimp should be mandatory reading for journalists who often reinforce the general public's misconception that chimps are practically human."1 The ongoing genetic, behavioral, and neurological discoveries summarized in this book highlight the observation that chimps are not practically human. And this fits squarely with the biblical account that mankind was uniquely made in the image of God.4
- Callaway, E. 2009. Review: Not a Chimp by Jeremy Taylor. New Scientist. 2721: 44.
- Taylor, R. Kangaroo genes close to Humans. Reuters, November 18, 2008.
- Tomkins, J. 2009. Human-Chimp Similarities: Common Ancestry or Flawed Research? Acts & Facts. 38 (6): 12.
- See also Thomas, B. Chimp Study Reveals Humans Are Uniquely Wired. ICR News. Posted on icr.org April 16, 2009, accessed September 11, 2009.
* Mr. Thomas is Science Writer at the Institute for Creation Research.
Article posted on September 17, 2009.
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2011 Spring Issue 5 (May 6, 2011)
Weitz Center will open next fall
The Weitz Center for Creativity (WCC) will be ready to open in time for the 2011-2012 school year. The new arts center construction is still underway but will be completed by late July or early August according to Steven Richardson, the Director of the Arts and part of the project's team.
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Second round of Fulbright Scholars announced
A second round of Fulbright Scholars have been announced, bringing the total of Carleton recipients to seven seniors. Brian Kilgour, Lydia Jackson and Noah Randolph-Flagg have been awarded the prestigious scholarship for the 2011-2012 year.
NYU psychology professor tackles achievement gap by challenging racial, gender stereotypes
Associate Professor of Applied Psychology at NYU Joshua Aronson delivered a talk titled "Stereotype Threat and the Nature and Nurture of Intelligence." He argued there is a tendency to disregard the poor performance of racial minorities as a result of cultural differences.
Students draft petition in response to proposed S/Cr/NC changes
Last week, the Education and Curriculum Committee proposed three S/Cr/NC policy changes to the CSA. The first two, removing the pre-S/Cr/NC option and requiring a professor to sign off on S/Cr/NC-ing a class, have been received positively by most students on CSA. The third, however, is raising concerns among students and CSA representatives.
Marshall Sahlins delivers Frank G. and Jean M. Chesley Lecture
The 2010-11 Frank G. and Jean M. Chesley Lecture was delivered by Marshall Sahlins, the Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago, on April 26 in Boliou Hall. The lecture, which was entitled "Stranger-Kings and Stranger-Kin: The Alterity of Power and Vice-Versa," addressed the idea of self-producing cultures verses the idea of societies and cultures influencing one another.
Res Life renews interest houses for coming year
The announcement of the six interest houses for 2011-2012 evidenced a change in the current make-up of interest houses. The houses will be CANOE, Farm/Parr ("Sustainable Interest" House), Culinary, Science-Fiction/Fantasy, F.I.S.H. and, new this year, Fitness House. Not renewed was the Wellstone House of Organization and Activism (WHOA House).
Farm Bill 101
Last week, students gathered in the Library's Athenaeum to learn about the Farm Bill from a representative from MN's Land Stewardship Program, a local farmer, and students representing MPIRG and Food Truth. Food Truth, MPIRG, and SOPE co-sponsored the event with funding from the CSA and the Environmental Advisory Committee to give students a "Farm Bill 101."
Spring Concert 2011 Preview
The headliner at this year's Spring Concert is Washington duo Blue Scholars. Other groups who will perform include with Philadelphia DJ RJD2, LA-based band Dawes, Canadian rockers Yukon Blonde, folktronica duo yOya, and student groups Ova Yonder and Throwin' Bones.
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Ultimate teams fight wind, foes at Regionals
In bizzare, breezy weekend, CUT and Syzygy qualify for Nationals
Softball ends up-and-down year
The Carleton softball team finished their 2011 season this week. On Monday, the Knights split with Bethel University in their last doubleheader on Bell Field. After losing the opener 8-4, the Knights rebounded in Game 2 to notch a come-from-behind 9-7 victory. In a pair of impressive offensive performances, Katrina Harper '14 and Chelsea Yost '13 each had three hits in the second game.
Behind pitching, Baseball splits home finale with GAC
It's never too satisfying to come away with a split on a day that your pitching staff only surrenders one run, but after enduring what amounted to a nine-game skid in conference play, the Carleton baseball team will take it. The team is hopeful that some combination of the adventurous facial hair sported by several players and the fierce cross-town rivalry with the Oles will attract fans.
Men set bests at Mac and St. Mary's
Last Saturday the Carleton men's track and field team competed at the Saint Mary's Open in Winona. Jacob Hoerger '14 led off the meet by winning the 10,000 meters in 34:20. Marcus Huderle '14 dropped 25 seconds from his personal best to run 9:34 in the 3000 meter steeplechase. Huderle outsprinted a UW-Eau Claire runner to finish second in the race.
Childs-Walker, Lovett compete at Drake
These excellent performances were designed to take the Knights into the conference championships on a rather positive note. A few more solid times and marks were obtained on Wednesday night and the conference championships began yesterday. They continue today at St. Olaf with the heptathlon and decathlon. The rest of the meet will commence on Friday at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Women's Tennis team falls to nationally-ranked Gustavus, rebounds by shutting out St. Thomas
It has been a dark and stormy spring in Minnesota, but until last weekend the women's tennis team showed no sign of faltering in the brisk Northern air. On Saturday, the MIAC's No. 2 team, Carleton, and No. 1 squad, Gustavus Adolphus College, faced off in one of the last matches of the season. Unfortunately, the Knights came out the loser, falling 7-2.
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Food Truth urges: Take out Tyson
Tyson's chickens are full of antibiotics, Tyson has been in legal disputes with the USDA because of efforts to hide this fact. The undersecretary of the USDA has publically called out Tyson for efforts to deceive regulators. One antibiotic cited is gentamicin, which can be toxic to inner ear cells, and can cause total hearing loss in some cases. Tyson's chickens endanger our health, and do not belong on our plates.
What MPIRG brings to Carleton
Looking ahead to next year when MPIRG's funding will hopefully be reinstated, I'm excited to continue working on the environmental taskforce's campaign to make business recycling mandatory in Northfield, having a vote on the issues that the statewide organization advocates for, and hearing everyone's outstandingly interesting and progressive ideas for campus, local, and world-changing projects.


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Claims by a 16-year-old girl that she was abducted and raped during an afternoon jog in Holt were found to be "not substantiated" by police.
Police spent nearly two months investigating claims that a teenage girl was abducted while running along Spofforth Street listening to music at about 5.30pm on September 15.
The girl claimed she was grabbed from behind and dragged into a Ford Falcon sedan by three men.
She said she was sexually assaulted and then left near a car park near the Kippax Playing Field near Moyes Crescent.
The allegations sparked a police investigation that saw posters with a facefit image of one of the men put up around the area.
But police have today said the girl's claims are not substantiated.
Authorities have spoken with the man identified in the facefit, and will not be laying any charges.
Police say the investigation has now been finalised.
Police have encouraged all victims of sexual assault to come forward, noting there are a number of agencies available to support victims, such as the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre.
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This became all but clear to me a few weeks ago, when a couple of friends invited me to go with them to a local pizza restaurant/"family fun center" (if you live in Russellville, you know what I'm talking about) to ride go-karts. As I drove that little machine that maybe reached 15 mph and "accidentally" drove my friend Mason into the barrier wall, thus getting whistled at by an employee, I was reminded of a childhood full of family outings to Branson, where my brothers and I would race go-karts through the night, trying to pass and bump one another, competing only as brothers can compete.
I was also reminded of the go-kart my stepfather built for my brother and me, and how he rigged it up to go faster than any go-kart without seat belts should go. Naturally, this led to the often occurrence of my brother punching the gas too fast or over-correcting a turn with me in the kart, causing me to fall out and oftentimes somehow finding my legs or arms run over in the process — an incredibly painful experience at the time, but now a humorous anecdote at family gatherings.
Being out of college for only eight months now, the transition from a life of little responsibility to one full of rent, budgeting and student loan payments obviously wasn't one I was eager to jump into. While I'm glad to be responsible for myself financially, there are elements of an "adult life" I'm still holding off on.
Oftentimes after work, I go home, sit in an old beat up chair and play video games for a while. I can't tell you how many times I've let my dishes pile up because I simply don't feel like washing them, and I've been known to shun some responsibilities so I could go out and climb trees with the people I'm closest to. I don't have a family to take care of — after work it's just me, some friends and the vices we've held on to since our youth.
And at 23 years old, I wouldn't have it any other way. I still have time before I start getting weird looks for trash-talking Mason when he inevitably passes me on the go-kart track, or before my parents tell me I have to quit wasting money to see the newest superhero movie (I can't tell you how psyched I am for the new Dark Knight movie coming out this weekend), or before I outgrow the same Playstation games I was playing 10 years ago.
I can spend a weekend leaving my house a wreck and flat out refusing to clean it — even if my only excuse for not doing so is because I want to have a Sylvester Stallone movie marathon.
I go to work and, being the youngest person in the Courier newsroom, am reminded of my youth, despite my best attempts at being a professional in a grown-up world. But when I turn in my last story for the day, I look forward to getting home, maybe taking a nap and forgetting all worldly responsibilities until I clock back in tomorrow morning.
And I think that everyone — married or not married, kids or no kids — should take some time to revisit their childhood. Place the stresses of life and work on the shelf from time to time, and just be a kid again.


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BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's girls' varsity lacrosse team suffered a tough loss this week, falling to rival Parkside, 15-13, in overtime on Tuesday after leading much of the way.
The Seahawks had won five in a row before falling to the Rams in overtime on Tuesday. With the loss, Decatur's record dropped to 8-4 on the season, while Parkside improved to 10-1. Before Tuesday's loss to Parkside, the Seahawks beat Bennett, 18-2. Ashley Trice led the scoring barrage with five goals, while Erin Florek scored four and Layla Fowler added three.


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Adam Levine, Maroon 5's lead singer, obviously did not like the way he was portrayed in Activision's title Band Hero. The 2009 game featured Levine's avatar, and according to Levine, he was unaware his avatar would be used to sing other songs. This frustration has lead to the frontman suing Activision
Levine is also upset that other artist were asked to have their avatars used in the game and received higher pay for the rights. The lawsuit filed is seeking unspecified damages for breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, violation of common-law right of publicity, and unfair business acts or practices.
Activision has faced other scrutiny for using artist in their music games. Kurt Cobain's wife, Courtney Love, disapproved of her deceased husband's image in Band Hero, though she did not pursue legal action. The band No Doubt took a similar action to Levine, filing a lawsuit for numerous damages.


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JAKKS Pacific Signs TV Games License With Lucasfilm Ltd. For The Action-Adventure Epic Star Wars
Jay Cochran - May 06, 2004
MALIBU, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAKK) announced today that the Company has signed a worldwide license with Lucasfilm Ltd. to produce TV Games(TM) products based on the blockbuster, Star Wars saga.
TV Games(TM) products are slated to be developed based on all films in the Star Wars saga -- A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and the upcoming Star Wars: Episode III.
TV Games(TM) products are plug and play gaming systems that contain multiple classic games in one single controller. All that is needed are batteries and a TV -- No videogame consoles and no gaming cartridges are required. Simply plug the TV Games(TM) unit into the A/V jacks of any standard television set, turn on and play. The lightweight, compact, all-inclusive controller, houses a combination of videogames with all of the hardware built right into the controller. This technology allows gaming fans to enjoy a number of videogames with just one single purchase.
"We are pleased to be working with Lucasfilm on such an exciting franchise. Star Wars is firmly entrenched in American pop culture while having worldwide appeal," said Stephen Berman, president and COO, JAKKS Pacific, Inc. "The incredible longevity of the brand fits perfectly with JAKKS' strategy of aligning the TV Games(TM) line with brands with staying power."
"We are very pleased that JAKKS Pacific has chosen Star Wars to expand its enormously popular TV Games(TM) line," said Howard Roffman, President, Lucas Licensing Ltd. "We hope that the Star Wars TV Games(TM) products will bring Star Wars gaming to an even broader audience of kids."
The Star Wars TV Games(TM) line-up is slated to launch in Fall 2005, and are expected to retail for approximately $20.00. For more information on JAKKS Pacific's TV Games(TM) line, please visit www.jakkstvgames.com.
About Lucasfilm Ltd.:
Lucas Licensing, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, manages all the global merchandising activities in the fields of publishing, toys, games, collectibles, apparel, and home furnishings for Lucasfilm's entertainment properties.
Lucasfilm Ltd. is one of the world's leading film and entertainment companies. Founded by George Lucas in 1971, it is a privately held, fully integrated entertainment company. In addition to its motion picture and television production operations, the company's global businesses include Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound; LucasArts Entertainment; Lucas Licensing and Lucas Online. Lucasfilm's feature films have won 19 Academy Awards and its television projects have won 12 Emmy Awards.
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JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of toys and leisure products. The product categories include: Action Figures, Arts & Crafts Activity Kits, Stationery, Writing Instruments, Performance Kites, Water Toys, Sports Activity Toys, Vehicles, Infant/Pre-School, Plush and Dolls. The products are sold under various brand names including Flying Colors(R), Road Champs(R), Remco(R), Child Guidance(R), Pentech(R), Trendmasters(R), Toymax(R), Funnoodle(R), Go Fly a Kite(R) and JPI Color Workshop(R). The Company also participates in a joint venture with THQ Inc. that has exclusive worldwide rights to publish and market World Wrestling Entertainment(TM) video games. For further information, visit www.jakkspacific.com.
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The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the 76ers will announce the deal at a special event for season ticket-holders Wednesday night at the Wachovia Center. The contract extension was first reported on the Philadelphia Inquirer's Web site.
Iverson has one year plus an option remaining on his current deal, which will pay him more than $28 million over the next two years. The extension begins in 2005-06.
Iverson averaged 27.6 points last season, helping Philadelphia finish 48-34 and advance to the second round of the playoffs. He was the NBA's MVP in 2000-01, when he led the 76ers to the Eastern Conference championship for the first time since 1983.
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NIAID has done an amazing jobbe of posting all kinds of detailed information and advice on their Web site for NIH grant applicants. New PIs should be spending literally hours there reading and thinking. However, they have provided some *bad* advice concerning the grant abstract.
First, they grossly inflate the importance of the abstract to the review of your grant:
All your peer reviewers read your abstract and narrative.
The implication is that the unassigned reviewers on the review panel will read your abstract while the discussion is going on and base their opinion on it. No. I have asked a substantial number of my colleagues who serve regularly on study section, and almost all of them do the same as I do: completely ignore the abstract and look at the specific aims page and the biosketch while the discussion is going on.
Second, they give affirmatively bad advice about what to include in the abstract:
* Use your Specific Aims as a template — shorten it and simplify the language.
* In the first sentence, state the significance of your research to your field and relevance….
* Next state your hypothesis and the innovative potential of your research.
* Then list and briefly describe your Specific Aims and long-term objectives.
This is way too much detail, and the last thing you want to do is actually list your specific aims in the abstract. Why is this? Because when you apply for a competing renewal, the only parts of the originally funded application that the reviewers of the renewal will see are the abstract and summary statement. And the last thing you want is for the reviewers of the renewal to start comparing what you have actually achieved to your original specific aims.


text: Due to the success of my Gravely 400 series review Gravely has sent me the new Pro-Stance stander for as long as I need to test and write another honest review!! Over the next couple of weeks I will give my opinion on the performance of the Pro-Stance 52 in northern cool season grasses, wet and dry conditions, hills and in lawns that range from weeds to finely manicured KBG. And probably some leaf clean up in a few weeks. Once again the first thing I noticed when I took delivery this morning was the fit and finish on the Pro-Stance is amazing! Perfect welds, paint, wire routing etc. Gravely took great care when designing and assembling this mower. The fine details in my opinion are second to none. Gravely has made another industrial grade mower, the front end and frame are massive! Durability will not be a problem with the Pro-Stance and just like the 400 series this mower is built much stronger than it needs to be. Lifetime deck and frame warranty!! I have been told by Gravely that this stander has the lowest center of gravity in the industry as well as the best weight distribution. The front end was designed to climb hills without coming off the ground and the back end was designed for traction. The suspension platform was made so the operator can move around their weight when needed and the fenders even have foot platforms to lean way off the machine while mowing across steep hills. The suspension platform folds up to operate the machine in walk behind mode with tons of leg/foot room. The suspension platform also has a separate rubber isolated platform on top of it to reduce vibration to the operator. The deck lift can be operated by hand or foot so you can float the deck while mowing over rocks etc. The deck is hung with control arms instead of chains to prevent the deck from swaying and bouncing which will improve cut quality and hill side stability. The deck height is changed by the dial adjust deck lift system which I love on my 452. The Pro-Stance is the first stander in the industry to have integrated wheel pumps and motors with the Hydro-Gear 3400 series transaxles with two cooling fans and two separate reservoirs. The 52 Pro-Stance is equipped with a 22 HP Kawi., 9 gallon gas tank with fuel gauge, hybrid run flats on the front, adjustable speed control and a huge pad to lean on. I was told the deck is an improved version of the Great Dane/Ever Ride deck. Im a huge fan of Gravelys X-Factor deck so Im curious how this will deck perform. I did mow 10 lawns today in the rain with good results. Im still getting use to the controls and the machine so my stripes are not perfectly straight yet! I should be mowing in dry conditions tomorrow, I hope Give me a week or so and I will start posting my opinions on performance. Enjoy the pics!!!!


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She was born Aug. 16 1951, at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville. She was the daughter of Bobby Lee and Cornelia Taylor Daniels. She was a retired teacher, having taught at Fordyce High School as basketball and track coach for 12 years. She continued her teaching career at Russellville High School as biology and science teacher and coach for the Russellville High School swim team for 18 years. She retired in 2005.
Lee Ann was very active in sports and her community. As a youth, she and her sister, Jan, umpired for little league softball. She was an avid golfer with the Lion's Den and was a long-time employee at Bay Ridge Country Club. She was a member of the Dardanelle Church of Christ, served as chaplain since 1997 for the Dardanelle Rock Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution as well as the Cameo Club. She served as a committee member for the Russellville High School Scholarship Committee. Lee Ann was also a member of the Dardanelle Red Hatters Association. She enjoyed her second career delivering meals on wheels for the Dardanelle Senior Activity Center.
Lee Ann is survived by her mother, Cornelia Taylor Daniels of Dardanelle; a brother, Davis Gateley of Dardanelle; a nephew, Jeff Gateley and wife Heather of Dardanelle; a niece, Karla Gateley Marks and husband Casey; a great-nephew, Teley Marks; a great-niece, Sophie, all of California; nephews, Taylor Morgan and Andrew Morgan and wife Valerie; and a brother-in-law, Jerry Morgan and wife Geraldine, all of Oklahoma.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Jan Daniels Morgan; her father, Bobby Lee Daniels; and grandparents, Jeff and Clyde Taylor and George and Aleen Daniels.
There will be an open visitation from 1-6 p.m. today at Cornwell Funeral Home in Dardanelle. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Dardanelle Church of Christ with burial at Brearley Cemetery in Dardanelle.
Pallbearers are John Phillips, Kevin Taylor, David Berge Jr., Max Mathis, John Lonon and Josh Witthouse. Serving as honorary pallbearers are the Lion's Den Ladies Golf Association, local educators and Dardanelle Senior Activity Center employees and patrons.
Memorial Donations may be made to the Dardanelle Senior Activity Center, 701 North Fifth St., Dardanelle, AR 72834 or the Dardanelle Church of Christ, 209 Union St., Dardanelle, AR 72834.
Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home, Dardanelle. Online guestbook and condolences at www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com.
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"They are not additional officers, really. Normally we have six full-time," Atkins Mayor Jerry Don Barrett said. "We have had two vacancies for a while. We've been running with four for approximately two years. Since they are already certified, we've been using Pope County deputies part-time."
Atkins city officials discussed the acquisition of Gipson with the Sheriff's Office. They wanted to make sure Gipson's transition would not leave the Pope County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) short-handed. In addition to wanting someone the city knows, Gipson is already certified.
New hire Mike Brown will attend certification training for 13 weeks in the Police Academy in Pocahontas.
"Union Pacific gave the city $57,000 for the Avenue Four Southeast crossing closing," Barrett said. "This was an opportune time to hire a local young man and send him to school."
Brown was an alderman for Atkins, but had to resign his position. This was done in compliance with requirements set forth by the Arkansas Municipal League.
"He has been a volunteer firefighter for several years," Barrett said. "He is very civic-minded and has a young family as well. Brown wants to see Atkins do well. He will be an asset to the city of Atkins."
The City Council will take recommendations for replacing Brown and may fill the position as early as its next regular meeting.
"He has always wanted to be a policeman," Police Chief Tim Whittenburg said. "He had applied numerous times. It's expensive to send him to school. But, we haven't sent anybody to the academy in about 10 years."
Union Pacific funds to the city totaling $8,236 will go toward paying Brown's salary while in academy training. He will earn $15 per hour as a full-time police officer.
"He's a good man. He'll stay here for a long time," Whittenburg said. "Knowing him, I'm sure he'd be happy working here from now on."
Chief Whittenburg said he felt a sense of relief when the Sheriff's Office gave their blessing to hire Gipson.
"Having former Pope County Deputy Gipson is going to work out," Whittenburg said. "We are pleased to have him on board.
"I have known him for a long time and he has family ties here. Gipson will definitely be another asset to the police department."


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A couple stories caught my eye this past week. First, Pew Research Center found that the number of "breadwinner moms" is at an all-time high in the US, with a significant number of mothers being the sole or primary source of income for their family.
As a working parent of two myself, I wonder how these moms keep it together. Then, about a half dozen of my friends posted this blog "Worst End of School Year Mom Ever" in my Facebook feed, and I felt a little better. What Jen Hatmaker describes is much closer to my reality.
At Microsoft, we hear from breadwinner moms every day about how fast-paced life has become and how technology can help keep work and life humming. Suzanne Emberton, a mother of six and full-time IT support analyst, recently shared how her busy family uses technology to help keep things running and find more time for the things that matter.
We know balancing work and home these days is no easy feat, but we also believe that the right technology can help. So in that spirit, we wanted to offer a few ways to help those amazing breadwinner moms.
- Have everyone to pitch in. Assign family chores for the week with the chore schedule template in Excel 2013. Lists the tasks, assign a name to them, and check them off when finished. You can even save it to the cloudso your family can update it in real-time from a phone or tablet.
- Color code the chaos. With Outlook, you can manage the whole crazy schedule for your entire family. It might actually start to make sense. Color code activities and send appointments and share the calendar with your kids or spouse to ensure you're all in sync. (Ok, I must admit thatI don't actually color code, though I do keep our entire family life scheduled in Outlook. But it's nice knowing the color coding power is there if I want it.)
- Augment your brain. Juggling a million priorities, it's no wonder some fall through the cracks, but with OneNote, you can jot down ideas, to dos, thoughts or doodles on your phone, computer or tablet and get them whenever you need them. It's like electronic Ginko Biloba.
- Get a head start with templates. Having trouble getting started on something? Office.com is full of templates to inspire! From Word to Excel to PowerPoint, there are hundreds of free templates that will give your kids the head start on homework or help you quickly put together that birthday party invitation.
- Do it from anywhere. Virtually anytime, anywhere SkyDrive and Office Web Apps let you instantly get at your important documents and share them with your family, soccer league or others–simply edit and sync.
The Pew Research Center study also showed that the number of breadwinning and working moms in the workplace will continue to grow. And as that happens, we'll continue to strive to make Office a great tool to help them, whether they're working in the office, on the go or at home.
We'd love to hear from you Are these tips helpful? What tips would you offer other breadwinning and working moms? Talk back to @Office and let us know yours.


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Swedish bank Nordea was the target of one of the largest
online heists. The bank lost between 7 to 8 million Swedish kronor (a
little over $1.1 million USD) in a phishing scam that had been taking place
over the last 15 months, according
to ZDNET UK.
Officials say the "bank robbers" used phishing emails to lure bank
customers into opening emails with attachments entitled "raking.zip"
or "raking.exe." The attachments were disguised as anti-spam
software, but contained a Trojan which security companies called
Close to 250 Nordea customers were taken by the fraud. It was also said
that attacked customers did not have anti-virus software on their
computers. Security officials claim Russian organized criminals are
responsible for the heist, with no less than 121 people suspected to be
involved. Even more damning, Swedish police traced computer servers first
in the U.S. and then to Russia.
"Haxdoor.ki" is typically know to install keyloggers to record
keystrokes, then hides itself using a rootkit. When users attempted to
activate their Nordea accounts online, the Trojan automatically responded by
bringing the customer to a fake bank homepage.
When the customers entered their personal information, including bank numbers
and passwords, the website would load to an error page claiming that the site
was having technical difficulties. The criminals then used the gathered
information on the real bank page and withdrew funds from customer accounts.
Nordea claimed it knew that a few of the transactions had been false due to the
unusual activity under the accounts, but a majority of the transactions had
been small withdrawal amounts, therefore making it difficult to identify real
transactions from the fraudulent ones. Nordea spokesman Boo Ehlin claimed
that most of the fraudulent cases were small amounts that the company thought
were ordinary.
Currently, a police investigation is underway and the bank is reviewing its
security procedures.


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Last night our friends in Charlotte threw their annual Green Party with pop sensation Kimberly Caldwell and music's unsung heroes Sick Puppies. Check out the exclusive coverage now.
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Kimberly Caldwell[/lastfm] and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sick Puppies[/lastfm] rocked Charlotte, NC this Saturday in celebration of St. Patrick's Day! Saturday also marked the 'World's Largest Pub Crawl' as thousands of Guiness-loving marathon drinkers took over Uptown Charlotte, in an attempt to find their pot o' gold. As a stop on the crawl, fans and live music enthusiasts flocked to the EpiCentre stage to get a piece of the action.
Former "American Idol" Kimberly Caldwell opened for Sick Puppies, performing her new single Desperate Girls And Stupid Boys. Not to be out done, Sick Puppies picked up right where Caldwell left off and performed an hour set featuring their hit single Maybe for a packed house.
After a shot of tequila, Kimberly Caldwell opened up for a pre-show interview where she discussed her St. Patrick's Day shenanigans, new music and her 'luck' on "American Idol."
Sick Puppies sat down for an exclusive interview before they performed at the Green Party. From crazy fans to where 'Sick Puppies' came from & flirty TSAs in the airport, no topic was off limits! Check them out below performing their hit single Maybe LIVE!


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With Emilio Rentería (suspension) and Bernardo Añor (injured) out of the mix, expect another round of lineup changes for the Columbus Crew when they take on D.C. United on Saturday (7:30 pm, watch LIVE online).
Rentería is suspended one match for a head butt, and Añor suffered a season-ending left knee injury after coach Robert Warzycha tabbed the former midfielder for his first career start at left back. He'd gotten the nod over Nemanja Vukovic in last week's loss to Sporting Kansas City.
Warzycha might consider replacing Rentería with Olman Vargas (above) to form an all-Costa Rican front line with Jairo Arrieta, but Warzycha said Arrieta was "ineffective" in his 62-minute MLS debut against SKC.
"For him it's finding out about our players, the league and the speed of play," the coach said. "This week he actually did better [in training] than last week."
Vargas, meanwhile, has not started the past seven matches.
"You'd think there's more understanding because they played together for Saprissa and the national team," Warzycha said. "They complement each other but they have to find a way to be successful on the field."
Justin Meram, second on the team with three goals, is in the mix but he started in the midfield last week for the injured Milovan Mirosevic, who is not expected to be available vs. D.C. United because of an adductor strain.
Midfielder Dilly Duka, meanwhile, looked sharp in practice this week and appears fully recovered from a hamstring injury.
On the backline, Vukovic will take over for Anor while Josh Williams is likely to get a second consecutive game at right back over Sebastián Miranda, who had 50 straight starts until being benched last week.
"Of course it's hard, but [Warzycha's] the boss," Miranda said. "I have to respect the decision and I have to work harder to show him I am prepared for the game."
Warzycha has singled out the Chilean veteran as one who has underperformed this season.
"He is the guy that needs to play better," he said.
Captain Chad Marshall will anchor the central defense and Carlos Mendes could return from an ankle sprain to be his partner. Julius James, also coming off injury, and Eric Gehrig, last week's starter, will also be considered.
James teamed with Marshall last season but has had to overcome several injuries, as had Mendes, who was acquired from New York in the offseason.
He and James have combined to play only five matches for the Crew (6-7-4), losers of two straight and three of four.
"The reason we brought Julius and Mendes here was for stability so one of them could play with Chad," Warzycha said. "For obvious reasons, we don't have that luxury."


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Cards' Ryan bruises ankle on foul ball
Shortstop likely to miss weekend series against Astros
By B.J. Rains / MLB.com
Ryan, who is hitting .281 and has played outstanding defense recently, was batting in the bottom of the second against the Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda when he fouled a ball off the inside of his left ankle. He stayed in the game after a lengthy visit from head athletic trainer Barry Weinberg and grounded to shortstop to end his at-bat.
But when Ryan tried to run to first base, he limped in obvious pain and was helped to the clubhouse and removed from the game.
X-rays taken during the game were negative, but Ryan thinks he will miss at least a couple of games.
"I'm kind of concerned that something more serious might be wrong," Ryan said. "I haven't had anything swell up that quick. I got real, real tight and couldn't really hinge my foot. That's why I didn't make it to first real well.
"Within a couple of minutes, I couldn't put an ounce of weight on it. It looked gross."
Ryan was given crutches and fitted for a boot that stretched up near his knee to try to keep the area compressed and eliminate some of the swelling.
"It's a bruise, but I mean, there's some bleeding in there because I crushed a vein or something," Ryan said. "I hit it pretty hard. It was scary swollen, so I'm just glad to know it's nothing serious.
"We will assess it again tomorrow. It was about the size of a tennis ball. It was kind of scary there for a second."
The 27-year-old Ryan is in his third season with the Cardinals but his first as an everyday player. He won the shortstop job early in the season and has improved his play as the season has progressed. He went 4-for-4 at the plate on Monday night and made several highlight-reel plays defensively on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The newly acquired Julio Lugo appears to be in line for most of the playing time while Ryan is out, but the Cardinals could activate Khalil Greene from the disabled list to compete for some of the playing time as well.
The Cardinals are off on Monday before starting a quick two-game series in New York on Tuesday night, and barring a super-quick recovery, that appears to be the soonest Ryan could return to action.
"It's going to be pretty bad tomorrow, so hopefully Saturday, Sunday, it may even be Tuesday," Ryan said. "It looked like I might of burst something in there. It was just so swollen, but we did the X-rays right away and that was encouraging.
"It swelled up pretty good, pretty quick. I wish it hit my shin guard. It hit about an inch away. It's a nice bruise. We will see how I feel tomorrow."
B.J. Rains 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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Saturday 6th April 2013
First House
Second House
£25.00 - £45.00
LONDON SUPERSAX feat. ALEX GARNETT leader/baritone sax, NIGEL HITCHCOCK & SAMMY MAYNE alto sax, GRAEME BLEVINS & BRANDON ALLEN tenor sax, JAMES PEARSON piano, SAM BURGESS bass, IAN THOMAS drums and FREDDIE GAVITA trumpet
Miles Davis once said, "You can tell the history of jazz in four words: Louis Armstrong. Charlie Parker." Charlie "Yardbird" Parker was a central figure in the development of modern jazz characterized by his fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and explosive improvisation .Despite a tragically short life, "Bird" introduced many revolutionary concepts to Jazz and helped create the benchmark for modern music.
To this day, his incredible legacy continues to inspire and influence generations of performers and composers around the world.
The Idea for celebrating the creativity of Parker. Back in the early 1970s bassist Buddy Clark and saxophonist Med Flory conceived a brilliant idea: to form a Saxophone section with rhythm that would use orchestrated arrangements of saxophonist Charlie Parker's transcendent bop solos as the basis for its music. As for a name, nothing less than SuperSax would suffice. The nine-piece group made its debut in 1972 and was an immediate hit around the world.
As well as producing a dozen well-received albums and earning a Grammy award, the SuperSax alumni roster embodied names such as Warne Marsh, Conte Candoli, Jack Nimitz, Frank Rosolino , Lanny Morgan, Jake Hanna, Lou Levy, Carl Fontana, Blue Mitchell and Jay Migliori.
Fast-forward to 2013, when London based Saxophonist Alex Garnett had an ingenious idea of his own: why couldn't there be a renewed version of SuperSax in England? Inspired by the thought and a deep love of Parkers music, Garnett set about assembling the talent needed to stock such a precision-oriented group and to make the London SuperSax concept a reality.
Recruiting the best to wrestle with Parker's finger-busting solos the group boasts a front line of (Alto Saxophones) Nigel Hitchcock and Sammy Maine, (Tenor Saxophones) Graham Blevins and Brandon Allen and Alex Garnett himself on the Baritone Saxophone.
Enlisting pianist James Pearson, bassist Sam Burgess and Chris Higginbottom on drums to round out the rhythm section and a ninth member, renowned soloist Steve Fishwick on Trumpet, the group will revisit the original SuperSax scores and do battle on of some of Charlie Parker's most exciting and creative classics.
Hear iconic arrangements of "Cool Blues," "Star Eyes," "Lover Man", "Salt Peanuts," "Parker's Mood" , "A night in Tunisia", "Moose the Mooche" and much, much more!!Click the below for the original recording, an idea of what to expect on the night - and that's for sparks to fly!!
Support: The Ronnie Scotts All Stars
+ support tonight: The Ronnie Scotts All Stars with Special Guest vocalists Emma Smith (Mon) and Natalie Williams (Tues)
Monday's band line up: Alex Garnett (tenor sax), James Pearson (piano), Sam Burgess (bass) and Ed Richardson (drums).
Tuesday's band line up: is Alex Garnett (tenor sax), James Pearson (piano), Sam Burgess (bass) and Chris Higginbottom
The Ronnie Scott's All Stars are comprised of some of the greatest talents on the U.K scene, including some of our most regular performers James Pearson (piano), Sam Burgess (bass) and Pedro Segundo (drums)
James Pearson:-
Musical Director at Ronnie Scott's and the owner of a ferocious piano technique coupled with a sense of musicality rarely heard, James Pearson is one of the most exciting musicians to have emerged from the U.K in the last 25 years. After working with him, the late jazz legend Sir John Dankworth declared: "James Pearson is an exceptionally gifted artist. His masterful playing makes him head and shoulders above the rest of his contemporaries. He shows signs of true greatness".
Sam Burgess:-
Double Bass Despite only being in his early 30's, already Sam is a stalwart of the UK jazz scene. As well as appearing on numerous film soundtracks such as 'Bridget Jones's Diary' and 'Hannibal'. Sam's thumping, pounding, relentlessly driving bass lines have been heard accompanying the likes of Bob James, Billy Kilson, Gary Novak, Joe Lock, Dave Kekowski, Guy Barker, Dave O'Higgins, Pete King, Gareth Williams, Claire Martin, Jim Mullen, Alan Barnes, Tim Whitehead, John Horler, Gwyneth Herbert, John Dankworth, The BBC Big Band and Robbie Williams.
Pedro Segundo:-
At 22 years old Pedro Segundo, Portuguese drummer joins the James Pearson Trio at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.
Born and raised in Lisbon, picked up the drums seriously at the age of eight starting studying classical percussion a year later. In June 2011 he graduates from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Timpani and Classical Percussion. His musical ability combines a blend of styles creating a unique sound on the drum set. He has played regularly with Dennis Rollins, Femi Temowo, Mário Franco, Cleveland Watkiss and many other artists touring in festivals all around the globe.
Other regular performers include:
Dave Ohm (drums), Natalie Williams (vocals), Alex Garnett (sax), Nigel Price (guitar), Steve Rushton (drums), Polly Gibbons (vocals), Alistair White (trombone), Gary Baldwin (hammond), Al Cherry (guitar), Matt Home (drums), Alan Barnes (sax), Ralph Salmins (drums), Arnie Somogyi (bass), Mark Smith (bass), James Nisbet (guitar), Pete Long (sax), Gerard Presencer (Trumpet), Dave O'Higgins (sax), Alec Dankworth (bass), Steve Fishwick (trumpet) and others...
To find out more, please go to:
Tell us what you think of THE LONDON SUPERSAX PROJECT- Celebrating the Genius of Charlie Parker, Support: The Ronnie Scotts All Stars below..


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Octave Systems, Inc. has unveiled its new line of Copy Master II CD/DVD duplicators, allowing users to duplicate CDs and DVDs via tower-style duplicators that can provide 1-to-9, 1-to-7, 1-to-5, 1-to-3, and 1-to-1 duplication depending on the user's needs and can duplicate DVDs up to 16X, 8.5GB dual layered DVDs up to 4X and CDs up to 48X.
A nine-drive Copy Master II can produce nine full 4.7 GB DVDs in seven minutes, and nine full 650MB CDs can be produced in three minutes, according to Octave. It can duplicate standard 120mm CDs and DVDs, but also several of the popular business-card shaped discs and mini CD/DVD formats. Onenew addition to the Copy Master II is the quick-start Auto Copy feature, which allows users to load up the master and blanks and start the duplication process by pressing the new Copy button. There are four additional convenience buttons: Copy, Test, Speed and Source. The Copy button allows the user to quickly and conveniently begin the duplication process. The Test button tests the copy process without actually writing to the media. The Speed button sets the speed of the copy. The Source button changes the master source of the information the user wants copied from the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM to the hard disk. "
In addition, the Copy Master II also features 128MB of buffer memory; a 160GB hard drive; password protection for different users; hard disk drive partition naming, allowing a user to name the images stored in hard drive partitions; multiple language displays; DVD drive firmware upgradeable by the controller; enhanced firmware in the controller that speeds duplication; better cooling through use of an aluminum case; and an auto counter that keeps running totals of successful copies. T
he Copy Master II line is priced at $369 for a 1-to-1 duplicator, $829 for a 1-to-3 duplicator, $1049 for a 1-to-5 duplicator, $1249 for a 1-to-7 duplicator, $1429 for a 1-to-9 duplicator, all of which are currently available.