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Happy New Year! Fiction & Mystery Aduiobooks for January 2013
BCD Banville
Ancient Light by John Banville. Read by Robin Sachs. 8 discs. 9+ hours.
BCD Barclay
Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay. Read by Ken Marks and Rick Holmes. 12 discs. 14 hours.
BCD Boyle
San Miguel by T. Coraghessan Boyle. Read by Barbara Caruso. 14 discs. 16 hours.
BCD Brewer
First Kill by Heather Brewer. Read by Alexander Cenese. 6 discs. 6 hours.
BCD Buehlman
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman. Read by Steve West. 12 discs. 14+ hours.
BCD Clancy
Threat Vector by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney. Read by Lou Diamond Phillips. 16 discs. 18+ hours.
BCD Connelly
The Black Box by Michael Connelly. Read by Michael McConnohie. 9 discs. 10+ hours.
BCD Cronin
The Twelve by Justin Cronin. Read by Scott Brick. 21 discs. 26+ hours.
BCD Erikson
Forge of Darkness by Steven Erikson. Read by Daniel Philpott. 27 discs. 32+ hours.
BCD Mystery Evanovich
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich. Read by Lorelei King. 5 discs. 6 hours.
BCD Flynn
The Last Man by Vince Flynn. Read by George Guidall. 10 discs. 12 hours.
BCD Mystery Francis
Dick Francis's Bloodline by Felix Francis. Read by Martin Jarvis. 8 discs. 9+ hours.
BCD Grisham
The Racketeer by John Grisham. Read by J.D. Jackson. 10 discs. 12+ hours.
BCD Mystery King
Garment of Shadows by Laurie R. King. Read by Jenny Sterlin and Robert Ian Mackenzie. 9 discs. 11 hours.
BCD Kingsolver
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver. Read by the author. 14 discs. 17 hours.
BCD Koontz
The Moonlit Mind by Dean Koontz. Read by Peter Berkrot. 4 discs. 3+ hours.
BCD Lehane
Live by Night by Dennis Lehane. Read by Jim Frangione. 12 discs. 14+ hours.
BCD Macomber
Angels at the Table by Debbie Macomber. Read by Kimberly Farr. 5 discs. 5+ hours.
BCD Mankell
The Shadow Girls by Henning Mankell. Read by various narrators. 9 discs. 10 hours.
BCD Marsh
Jepp, Who Defied the Stars by Katherine Marsh. Read by Paul Michael Garcia. 9 discs. 11 hours.
BCD Martel
Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Read by Jeff Woodman with Alexander Marshall. 9 discs. 11+ hours.
BCD Mystery Mayle
The Marseille Caper by Peter Mayle. Read by Robin Sachs. 5 discs. 5+ hours.
BCD Mystery McGrath
The Boy in the Snow by M. J. McGrath. Read by Kate Reading. 9 discs. 11+ hours.
BCD Moehringer
Sutton by J. R. Moehringer. Read by Dylan Baker. 13 discs. 15 hours.
BCD Mosley
Merge-Disciple: two short novels from crosstown to oblivion by Walter Mosley. Read by J.D. Jackson and Bernard R. Addison. 7 discs. 8+ hours.
BCD Mystery Muller
Looking for Yesterday by Marcia Muller. Read by Laura Hicks. 7 discs. 7+ hours.
BCD Munro
Dear Life: stories by Alice Munro. Read by Kimberly Farr and Arthur Morey. 8 discs. 10+ hours.
BCD Nesbo
Phantom by Jo Nesbo. Read by Robin Sachs. 13 discs. 16+ hours.
BCD Science Fiction Palma
The Map of the Sky by Felix J. Palma. Read by James Langton. 19 discs. 22+ hours.
BCD Perry
A Christmas Garland by Anne Perry. Read by Simon Prebble. 4 discs. 4+ hours.
BCD Mystery Quinn
A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn. Read by Jim Frangione. 8 discs. 10 hours.
BCD Robards
Shiver by Karen Robards. Read by Shannon McManus. 9 discs. 10+ hours.
BCD Roberts
Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts. Read by MacLeod Andrews. 9 discs. 10+ hours.
BCD Robinson
Power Play by Patrick Robinson. Read by Joe Barrett. 11 discs. 13+ hours.
BCD Mystery Sandford
Mad River by John Sandford. Read by Eric Conger. 8 discs. 9+ hours.
BCD Shapiro
The Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro. Read by Xe Sands. 8 discs. 10 hours.
BCD Mystery McCall Smith
The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds by Alexander McCall Smith. Read by Davina Porter. 7 discs. 8+ hours.
BCD Steel
The Sins of the Mother by Danielle Steel. Read by Cassandra Campbell. 10 discs. 12+ hours.
BCD Sullivan
Rogue by Mark Sullivan. Read by Jeff Gurner. 9 discs. 11+ hours.
BCD Taylor
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor, Read by Khristine Hvam. 12 discs. 15 hours.
BCD Taylor
An Irish Country Wedding by Patrick Taylor. Read by John Keating. 10 discs. 13 hours.


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ANAHEIM – A shuttle system centered in the Disneyland area celebrated its 35 millionth rider just as the city is attempting to begin a streetcar line that would mimic some of the routes.
On Tuesday, the Anaheim Resort Transportation, or ART, marked its 10th anniversary with a ceremony honoring the milestone visitor – Roxana Silva.
The Anaheim resident found out she was the 35 millionth rider after taking the shuttle on Friday to her workplace, the Boys & Girls Clubs. She was awestruck Tuesday when she found out that she got passes to several Southern California theme parks and venues.
ART's buses primarily serve the Disney area, but also go to the nearby Anaheim Metrolink Station at Angel Stadium and at the Honda Center. Earlier this year, buses began serving Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park and the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana.
Both visitors and resort-area workers use the buses.
The fare is $5 a day, with businesses, including hotels, picking up the rest of the $11 million needed each year to operate the line. There are 3.5 million boardings a year on the shuttles.
While ART celebrates its success, the city is pursuing another transportation system in the same area.
Last month, the council backed the concept of building a $319 million streetcar system on a 3.2-mile track mostly between an under-construction train hub near Angel Stadium and the two Disney parks. Anaheim has secured $24.6 million for the streetcars, but needs another $294 million to build it. See a previous story about the streetcar plan.
ART is doing a "restructuring" study to figure out how the shuttle buses would work alongside the streetcars, said Diana Kotler, executive director of the Anaheim Transportation Network that runs ART.
Councilwoman Gail Eastman said streetcars also are needed to accommodate the growth expected in the Disney area, as well as around the transportation hub, called the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center. Plus, the streetcars will offer ease of transportation like in European countries, as well as in San Diego.
"This system, as much is it is growing, cannot handle the volume 10 to 20 years from now," said Eastman, a former ART board member.
In January, new routes are expected to add two important stops: downtown Anaheim and the Anaheim Canyon train station.
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The HiTechnic IRLink is two-way IR communications sensor. This sensor can be used to communicate with a LEGO RCX or to control LEGO Power Functions motors via a LEGO Power Functions receiver. With the new IRLink IRBeacon block it can also be used to create an infrared beacon signal for the IRSeekerV2. This block lets you choose between sending a 600Hz or a 1200Hz signal which can then be detected by an IRSeekerV2 sensor to determine the direction to the IR source. You can use it on one robot to have another robot follow it. This block can be used by itself as a one block program or it can be used in a loop and you can control when you want the block to be active or not.
Update (Nov 2011): Now also available as a LabVIEW 2009 VI. This VI should also work with LV2010/LabVIEW for LEGO Mindstorms


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SoftBank's humanoid, emotion-sensing, rather talkative Pepper Robot will start offering concierge service at Mizuho Bank, one of the Japan's major banks, in July 2015.
Pepper the robot, as a system, is intended to eventually have its own app store, of a sort, and right out of the gate, SoftBank Robotics is going to add a special app for Mizuho Bank.
As part of a project to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Keio University's Faculty of Science and Technology, the University has started an innovative research project involving the industrial, government, and academic sectors. This project is called the Keio Innovation Foundry, or KIF. Its participants have formed a consortium, to co-develop technologies from the Faculty of Science and Technology that are close to having commercial applications. The aim is to pursue a diverse range of joint research, with lively interchange among researchers in all three sectors.
JINS is now providing a free SDK (Software Development Kit) for developing applications for their eyeglass-style wearable device "JINS MEME".
The kit now available for download at their special website for developers.
ASUS is going to launch 2 new models of their palm-sized desktop PC "ASUS VivoMini UN" series for the Japanese market.
The new models are designated UN62-W-P104R and UN42-M064Y.
Samsung announced the release of a head mounted display - Gear VR Innovator Edition for Galaxy S6.
In Japan, they will start accepting advanced orders on April 23 and shipping to buyers sometime in early May. The curious can try it at Galaxy shops in Japan starting today.
At the Manufacturing Business Matching Fair, Applied Vision Systems displayed its multi-layer printed circuit board analysis system, which uses X-ray equipment. Currently in development with support from the government, this system uses stereo X-ray imaging to make three-dimensional measurements. This allows separate mapping of each pattern layer within a multi-layer PCB.
Sony is going to release 2 converter lens models, which are made exclusively for the E-mount FE 28mm F2 SEL28F20 lens of their DSLR camera α series.
The Ultra Wide Converter (SEL075UWC) will be out on April 17, and the Fisheye Converter (SEL057FEC) will be out on May 22.
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Not limiting themselves to analytical chemistry, which is their field of specialization, they also refer to other disciplines including organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and biochemistry, merging these technologies to develop highly practical chemical sensors.


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Hi, my wife and I recently moved into a new property and I noticed there were tiny black "marks" on almost every wall in the house, on cupboards, on ceilings - literally everywhere in every room - they're roughly 1mm long and about as wide as a hair, if it wasn't for the fact that I'd seen so many in different rooms I'd never have realised they were bugs. I've searched all over Google and can't seem to find any identical images so I'm at a bit of a loss at the moment, my wife is completely freaked out by them. To make things worse the only reason we moved from our previous property was because of an infestation of completely different bugs.
Can anyone help me identify these please? So I can start to work on getting rid of them, any help would be appreciated.
From what i can discern from the images those are thrips (Thysanoptera). Normally they are outdoor dwellers (most live on plants, some can be pests on crops, but a few are carnivores) and can be extremely abundant when swarming and then occur "everywhere".
I agree that they are thrips
it could be a moutain pine beetle look them up on wikipedia


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Last night, as I slept, very unlike a log,
Our garbage-can served as a feast for the dog.
I awoke to a smell which I sadly knew meant
That she'd taken a dump on my room's heating vent
(She's a very old dog, very grey in the jowls,
And losing all conscious control of her bowels)
As the temperature dropped, and the furnace went "voom"
The aroma of dog shit enveloped the room,
And I realized, while cleaning up after the beast,
This was likely the work of her Thanksgiving feast.
In a month, the old girl will be fifteen years old;
She can no longer run; she is too often cold;
She is nearly stone deaf, growing gradually blind,
And her stiffening joints have been… other than kind.
For so many years, she's been such a good friend
But on mornings like this, yes, we're nearing the end,
And to thank her for all of the years that have passed
I just clean up her mess (and I clean it up fast).
It's a strange little rite that I go through each dawn,
But too soon both the smell and the dog will be gone.


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NEW YORK — Some of the entertainment features on Nintendo's new Wii U won't be available when the game machine goes on sale Sunday.
Nintendo didn't give a reason for the delay in Friday's news release, and representatives did not immediately respond to inquiries by email.
The new service, Nintendo TVii, promises to take into account all the ways users watch movies, TV shows and sports.
If you like the TV show "Modern Family," for example, it will present you with a list of the show's episodes gathered from available sources, whether that's Hulu, Netflix or traditional cable TV.
The Wii U is the first major game console to launch in six years. The free TVii — pronounced "tee-veeee" — features were supposed to be available at the time of Wii U's launch in the U.S. and Canada. Nintendo said the TVii service will now be activated sometime in December.
With TVii the GamePad controller that comes with Wii U is supposed to work as a fancy remote control. Viewers will be able to browse shows to watch or send suggestions to other Wii users. The service also captures scenes from live TV and displays them on the controller's touch-screen display.
Nintendo also said the ability to watch Amazon, Hulu and Netflix content on the Wii U won't be available for a few more weeks. These are separate apps, though the content services will also be available through the Wii U app.


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The Apaches (14-3, 5-0 4A-4 Conference) thundered past the Sand Lizards 56-36 despite Dardanelle (9-6, 2-3) putting forth a formidable first-half effort. It wasn't out of reach for the Sand Lizards until the Apaches went on a 16-5 scoring run in the third quarter.
Pottsville head coach Shane Thurman credited his team's ability to to push through a shaky start for the victory.
"I'm proud of them for sticking with it," he said. "I felt like in the second half, we did a better job of attacking the zone and our big guys stepped up and scored in the lane.
"The boys really came out in the second half and buckled down defensively. That led to some easy baskets in transition. I felt like we were very passive in the first half, and that is not acceptable."
Both teams showed up ready to play. The first few minutes of the first quarter were spent exchanging blows. For every shot Pottsville made, Dardanelle had an answer. With 3:22 left in the first, the Apaches had a marginal lead, 7-5.
Junior Apache Michael Perry faked inside and made a jumper to widen the lead to 9-5. Travis Cole put in a pair of break-away layups to make it 13-7. Dardanelle stopped having answers. Perry added another just before the buzzer to bring up the 15-7 score going into the second.
The Sand Lizards were a dichotomy — both making big steals, but losing the ball due to poor ball handling. Trent Latham made a steal early in the second but lost control mid-court — the Apaches were unable to capitalize on those mistakes, but trips to the basket and opportunities to score were robbed from Dardanelle nonetheless.
The Sand Lizards were nearly perfect from the free-throw line. Three from Makenna Spears and a flying layup from Latham brought Dardanelle close, 15-12.
Perry drew a foul after hitting a layup and added the free-throw to make it 18-12. Dardanelle mounted a 4-0 run to pull within 18-16, but the Apaches were quick to respond. Perry hit another 3-pointer with 1:01 left to go, but the Sand Lizards answered with one of their own to make it 26-20 at the half.
Dardanelle scored just two field goals in the third quarter. Pottsville outscored the Lizards 16-5 run and increased the score to 42-25. Tyler Weaver, Corey McKowen and Chris Albin each took turns at the basket. Dardanelle's Montarious Grimes scored on a fade-away jumper just before the buzzer.
"We talked about transition defense before the game," Dardanelle head coach Russell Sturdivant said. "If it became a rat race, we were going to be in trouble. They (Apaches) played really well that quarter, and we didn't do well in transition. It led to a bunch of easy baskets for them, and we don't have the fire power to stay with them."
Clock management and a scoring explosion rounded out the fourth quarter. Cole, who had been mostly silent throughout the game, scored seven points to push the Apaches to their 56-36 victory.
Despite the loss, Sturdivant said there was plenty to build upon coming out of the game.
"I thought we handled their pressure well. They didn't turn us over in their pressure defense," he said. "We did a great job in the first half in the halfcourt, but when you get down 15 or 16 points it's tough to stay that course. We've simply got to score better."
Score by quarter:
Leaders for Pottsville: Michael Perry 17 points, 8 assists; Travis Cole, 12 points; Chris Albin, 6 rebounds.
Leaders for Dardanelle: Will Lawrence 12 points, 8 rebounds; Trent Latham 11 points; Makenna Spears 5 points, 6 rebounds.
Dardanelle travels to Mena on Friday while Pottsville travels to Waldron to continue conference action.


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we got our bigs set Bargs/Val/Davis or Amir/Gray Alabi or Magloire
We need to do something at the wing and backup PG.
we got our bigs set Bargs/Val/Davis or Amir/Gray Alabi or Magloire
We need to do something at the wing and backup PG.
No PJ3 for me unless it's the bright choice.
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
If the Raptors finish 5th from the bottom, they are guaranteed a top-8 draft pick. In addition to the 4 players I think BC is likely targeting, Robinson and Drummond should also be top-8 for sure. Statistically speaking, that gives BC pretty good odds for being able to get one of those 4 players (Davis, MKG, Beal, Barnes), meaning there's a strong liklihood of the Raptors just keeping their pick.
I have this feeling that we might get lucky this year and bump up a couple of spots in the lottery. in the top 4 and hopefully be able to take MKG or Barnes
If the Raps finish 6th for example, they can either get the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th pick (and cannot get the 4th or 5th pick unless they trade for it)
Any team in the lottery can get a 1st, 2nd or 3rd pick. If a team outside of the top3 does, it bumps everyone down one spot.
Hopefully lottery luck nets us a top 3 pick. Otherwise we'd be looking at a 5-9 pick (depending on where we finish of course).
We could, on the other hand, trade him to a bunch of teams who would take the chance and get some decent talent back (i.e. Matt's Jrue Holiday idea, maybe Kyle Lowry, Nic Batum, etc.)
Overall, though, I agree I would be very hesitant to draft him higher than 6 right now. Of course, a lot can change over the next 2 months as we all know.
His issue, in my opinion, stems from his lack of aggression and inability to create for himself. That doesn't make him unmotivated or lacking work ethic. It means he might have a laid back demeanour/personality and lacks ball handling skills.
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I don't agree that athleticism on the front line is the priority need.Needs: Athleticism on the front line, perimeter shooters on the wings, guard depth
The obvious pick: Anthony Davis
Certainly this will happen if the Raptors somehow get the No. 1 pick. And yes, even though Davis would battle both Andrea Bargnani and Valanciunas for playing time, he would make a huge impact in Toronto, which fields a number of below-the-rim players inside. Coming off the bench, Davis would still get as much playing time as he'd need, and he fits well next to either of those two guys.
Kind of fits: Andre Drummond
The Raptors wisely chose Valanciunas last year knowing they would let him develop for a season overseas first. They could do the same thing with Drummond, perhaps using the D-League properly and letting Drummond build his skill set, confidence and overall basketball IQ there. It's possible he could develop into a good partner with Valanciunas, perhaps letting the Raps move off Bargnani. But developing two bigs at the same time is challenging. If not Drummond, Kansas' Thomas Robinson would add immediate help to their biggest need, with his great quickness for a guy that strong.
Bad fit: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Kidd-Gilchrist would give them much-needed athleticism and energy, but his poor perimeter shooting will not likely allow him to stretch defenses for some time, if ever. However, let's be clear: Kidd-Gilchrist would not be a disastrous pick. It's just that picking so high, the Raptors will have better choices available.
Perfect fit: Bradley Beal, Thomas Robinson
DeMar DeRozan is a good NBA scorer, but his lack of perimeter shooting and suspect defense warrants looking into a replacement, if it makes sense. It makes sense with Beal, who projects as an outstanding shooter and a very good scorer. He should become a better player than DeRozan in almost every other facet of the game. In fact, adding Beal would allow the Raptors to bring DeRozan off the bench, where he could end up being an excellent sixth man while still being a primary scorer. Both guys could even finish games together since Beal will be able to defend many small forwards thanks to his length and strength. Toronto can't go wrong with Robinson, either, as he would fill a huge need for athleticism on the front line with the perfect game for Casey -- tough and energetic and willing to fight and defend. Robinson would play major minutes as a rookie and improve the Raptors in his first season.
He said Beal would be able to guard most small forwards in the league. I'm not sure he knows who Beal even is.
Don't get me wrong, Beal is 2b on my draft board, but he clearly has no idea what he's talking about.
I spoke to BC before last years draft and asked him about Barnes. He told me Barnes hadn't shown yet that he could create his own shot or get to the basket. I don't think Barnes did anything to change his opinion. With that being said I would take him if MGK or beal are off the board. I would take Barnes over Lamb
i think in regards to barnes the only thing he can do to improve his stock is have knockout workouts and try to convince other players like mkg or beal to the same workouts, which their agents wont allow so he has to destroy inferior players and really impress teams specialty coaches.
and if we fall out of the top 3 and barnes is the only one of mkg beal and barnes on the board im guessing we start next year with barnes at the 3 after a summer of how a talent like him could have fallen out of the top 3.
barnes after 5 is a win/win for colangelo and if he isn't on the board i think a trade to low mid teens 11-16 is a possibility.
finally i know you're not a gm matt, but the way your trades work for toronto, you should be.
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Vermont Senate keeps assisted death bill alive despite committee
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MONTPELIER -- In a debate that split majority Democrats and sparked impassioned debate among lawmakers, the Vermont Senate on Tuesday took a big step toward approving legislation to allow doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives.
The Senate's Judiciary Committee refused to recommend that the full chamber consider proposed legislation for "end-of-life choices." However the Senate voted 17-13 to ignore the committee, meaning the bill will be up for preliminary approval on Wednesday. If it clears that hurdle, final Senate passage could happen on Thursday before the bill is sent to the House.
Tuesday began with a debate mainly between two Democratic committee chairs: Sen. Claire Ayer of Addison County, chairwoman of the Health and Welfare Committee, described the measure and defended it against criticisms from Sen. Richard Sears of the Judiciary Committee. Sears was one of three members of that panel who opposed the measure, while two supported it.
The bill would allow patients with a prognosis of six months or less to live to get a prescription for a lethal dose of medicine. Two doctors would have to agree with the prognosis; the patient would have to be mentally competent and able to administer the drug on his or her own. The patient would have to ask for the lethal dose three times -- twice orally and once in writing, followed by a 48-hour waiting period before being given the prescription.
Ayer said the bill was about expanding choices for terminally ill patients. "This bill asks for one more option for dying patients. It allows them to participate in their deaths," she said.
If the bill passes, Vermont's legislature would be the first in the country to pass such a measure; similar laws were passed by referendum in Oregon and Washington state; a referendum failed in November in Massachusetts.
Oregon's law is called the Death With Dignity Act, but both sides in the Vermont debate agreed to drop that terminology after disability rights groups complained that some of the people they represent might face a question about whether they were leading sufficiently dignified lives.
Sen. Margaret Flory, R-Rutland and a critic of the bill, said her father had a dignified life and death without taking a lethal dose of medication.
"I understand the difficulties" with a patient and family going through a terminal illness, Flory said. "We all fear pain. We all fear being incapacitated. ... We like to feel that we are in control of our lives, and therefore in control of our deaths. We aren't. We never will be."
Sears pointed to the case of Sen. Edward Kennedy, whose widow, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, wrote in a column in the Cape Cod Times that the senator was given two to four months to live after being diagnosed with a brain tumor and instead had 15 months more of productive life, legislating in the Senate, seeing President Barack Obama get elected to his first term and throwing out the first pitch on opening day at Fenway Park.
The bill is expected to see several amendments during the next two days of debate.
Sen. Robert Hartwell, D-Bennington, said he wants to see a provision added that would require that family members be notified when a patient requests the lethal medication. Ayer said that would violate medical privacy, as well as a federal law protecting that privacy.
Sen. John Campbell, the Senate president pro tem and an opponent of the measure, said some patients in Oregon have obtained the lethal medication and then not taken it until their condition worsens and they are no longer competent to do so.
Sen. Richard Westman, R-Lamoille, said he was his mother's main caregiver in her final months. "I spent four months sleeping in a sleeping bag beside her bed."
She would not have wanted the lethal drug while she was still well enough to communicate with family members, Westman said. It was only after she was no longer capable of giving herself the dose that she might have wanted it, he added.
Requiring a patient to be in full possession of faculties to take advantage of the physician-aided death had it "backwards from my point of view," Westman said.
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After NASA admitted
it tried to keep airline survey results secret from the public, the U.S.
space agency recently released the report due to strong pressure from
Congress. The 16,000-page report was not released with a guide or
roadmap, which makes it almost impossible for anyone but NASA officials to
realistically gather information from the report.
Even though NASA interviewed nearly 30,000 commercial and private pilots during
the $11.3 million USD federal air safety study, NASA Administrator Michael
Griffin said airline passengers shouldn't be concerned about the study.
"It's hard for me to see
any data the traveling public would care about or ought to care
about," he said during a conference call on Monday. "We were
asked to release the data, and we did."
The disbanded National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service -- designed to
help create data gathering practices that could be used by other government
agencies-- drew heavy criticism after NASA decided to release parts of the report
on New Year's Eve.
"We are willing to release the data, but we — NASA — are not willing to
draw conclusions from it," Griffin added. "NASA does not have any
plans to analyze it. That is for the broader community."
Furthermore, Griffin said the only reason NASA compiled the information was to
help the U.S. space agency test different methods of gathering large amounts of
data. The U.S. space agency originally denied requests to turn over the
information after the Associated Press
and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Injury Research and Policy asked in
October, but Congress said the information must be made public.
The report includes more than 1,000 different occasions when two aircraft flew
within 500 feet of one another, which is technically a near miss; 513 hard
landing reports; 4,267 reports of birds hitting aircraft; and unspecified
numbers of pilots sleeping on the flight deck.
Some parts of the report included narratives contributed by pilots, but often
times the released information was too vague to reach a conclusion of overall
air safety. To help protect the anonymity of all the pilots who
participated, the report does not link pilot statements to the type of aircraft
they flew.
Congress plans to pressure NASA for more details later down the road.


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SDG&E statement
State utility regulators have rebuffed a request by SDG&E to recover uninsured 2007 wildfire costs from utility customers through a streamlined review process, but the utility can still seek recovery through separate proceedings.
In separate recommendations issued Monday night, two officials overseeing the case said SDG&E should apply to recover uninsured wildfire costs expected to exceed $600 million through an existing application process tailored to catastrophic events.
At stake in the proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission is who ultimately pays for devastating fires — ratepayers or investors — that were triggered in large part by SDG&E power lines.
In a written statement, SDG&E said it will continue to pursue recovery of wildfire costs from customers, though it was not clear which regulatory provisions it would now follow.
The utility said it stands by a cost sharing mechanism proposed under its application for a wildfire expense balancing account that would pass on 90 percent of costs to customers and 10 percent to shareholders.
In one of the official opinion, an administrative law judge at the California Public Utilities Commission recommended rejecting the SDG&E application, arguing that it would thrust unlimited liability for damages onto utility customers while undermining incentives to reduce wildfire risks.
California Public Utilities Commissioner Timothy Simon broke with that recommendation, favoring the use of specialized wildfire accounts to mitigate insurance shortfalls but finding that SDG&E was not authorized to recoup costs after the fact.
Either draft recommendation could be adopted, amended or modified before a final vote by the five-member utilities commission based in San Francisco. The commission also could call for a meeting to discuss the matter before that vote.
The three catastrophic wildfires in October 2007 destroyed more than 1,300 homes and killed two people in northern San Diego County.
With the utility's fire insurance and largest counterclaims exhausted, the final costs of the fire are coming due as hundreds of court claims continued to be settled this year.
Two state investigations found that SDG&E lines, and to a lesser degree Cox Communications equipment, caused the fires, which spread quickly under dry conditions and gusting Santa Ana winds. San Diego Gas & Electric denies it was ever at fault, but apologized previously for obstructing investigators looking into the root causes.
In 2009, SDG&E agreed to pay $14.4 million to the state's general fund to settle accusations that shoddy maintenance led to the blazes.
Administrative Law Judge Maribeth Bushey said Monday that SDG&E's request for a streamlined cost recovery process failed to address key safety and liability issues, echoing the objections of consumer advocates and utility customers.
"Ratepayers remain subject to limitless potential liability for uninsured damages to third parties," she wrote. "No financial or operational incentives for management to reduce the risk of wildfires have been proposed."
Commissioner Simon, meanwhile, recommended approval for passing 90 percent of uninsured wildfire costs onto customers in excess of $10 million per wildfire.
The nonrecoverable $10 million threshold, along with 10 percent of costs thereafter, would provide sufficient incentive for utilities to control fire risk, he said.
The new standards, if approved, would also apply to Southern California Gas.
California's two other investor owned utilities, Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric, dropped out of the proceedings in January.
Utility regulators had called SDG&E's request unprecedented, twice asking the utility to address concerns that its standards for passing on fire costs might undermine financial incentives for minimizing fire risks.
SDG&E and other investor-owned electric utilities assert that state court rulings have effectively turned them into underwriters for fire insurance.
Forced to serve customers in some of the nation's most fire-prone areas, California's electrical utilities can be held liable for fires triggered by their equipment — even when they are complying with safety regulations.
Without clear provisions for passing on those costs, the company says, the utility's future financial health is threatened.
In her rejection of the SDG&E proposal, Bushey cited the strong public opposition at two public hearings in San Diego attended by about 800 people.
"Some commenters offered general praise for SDG&E as a corporate citizen, but a majority of the commenters opposed the commission including the 2007 costs in the Wildfire Expense Balancing Account as well as the general concept."
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text: Ok groupies this is what I made for Quilter momma I sent it and she has graciously received it. I am posting a pic so you can see what I worked up. I almost flopped on the floor and kicked my feet I had just mailed this to her when Loup posted something to the extent of sparkles who likes them and there were yes! yes! yes! then a I am not particularly fond of sparkly fabric.. I had sent a sparkly tablerunner. So Beth I am SOOO sorry I had no idea honest! I am glad you have a place it can be used. I will never ever make you sparkly things again forgive me??


text: I just wanted to say hey to you SMIB's, Cat Herders, BWDR's, DDB's, BEB's and any other deviants that allowed me to hang with them over the last year or two. I made it to Dakar on Sunday and it looks promising so far. I don't think I'm going to have any problem finding dirt roads! I'll post a few pics this weekend as I get out and about. I'll start a day trippin thread once the bike arrives in a couple months and I start riding Hit me up if any of you FF's get out this way. I should know some fun roads by then and I'll have a spare bedroom for you. Todd


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Name: Emma
Favorite pairing: DRACO anything really. I'm partial to Draco/Hermione (if it's written well). Plus, anything involving Sirius.
Favorite pairing to write: Draco/OC. It's the only main one I like writing. I like having my own character thrown into the mix but Draco is by far my favorite person to use on the other end of the relationship.
Sorry I don't update much. I'm a bit of an unusual writer. I write then re-write then leave and come back and re-read then re-do the entire story. My baby is Love will do that to You. The next chapter has been written no less than FIVE times. I finally have one I'm happy with but I'm afraid to let it finally go...
Love it love it love it! This story never ceases to amaze me. It's really good. I love it! So please keep on updating it! 10 rating!
Well i have to say that this is a great chapter but, myself being an idiot, just read chapter 20 and skipped 1-19! I just looked in hermione/draco and clicked on it and i guess it took me to chapter 20 which i thought to be chapter 1...well im gonna go on anyway but i'll go back...lol. Sorry for ruining it and skipping ahead but i had no clue until i went onto the next chapter. Wonderful story!
See this is the way it should have been...Hermione and Draco...not like some of the other bad fic i've read. Very tasteful. I like it. See told you i'd read the rest of it. It's too good not to!
Hermione knew this thing she had with Malfoy was purely physical. She knew she shouldn't have fallen in love with him. And she knew that when he said he loved her too, a dozen misfortunes would befall them. Yet they both did admit it and just when she thought this temporary relationship might just last, she was left all alone and he?...Well he became one of Them.
RUNNER-UP in the Dangerous Liaisons Awards for "The Where Did That Come From Award" (Best Twists and Turns) and WINNER in the He Had it Coming Awards.
I also want to add that all this support you all have given me is just fabulous. Thanks a lot. I love you guys!
Hmm...I don't understand!!!Lol...did they get back together? Did they get married! Tears,.....tears here....yes...they are here. I've alreday read this but it was even better the second time. And now thanks to this wonderful story I'm going to be late for a movie with my friend! I have 20 minutes to get ready...I spent about 2 hours wasting myt time reading this...no...it would never be time wasted. Anyone spending their time reading this would not be wasting their time. It has...everything. Sad, happy, angry. scary....all of it. In one. Again, great story. Please wrtie more....;)
Gosh, you are very special. You have the gift of words. You have touched me with your words to tears...and I don't cry hardly ever. I see it as a weakness but anyway this was the best story i've ever read. My parents don't know that I read or write fan fic so i had to sneak and read and click off for an entire week. You know how I found this story? I was on the forums and someone reccommended it. And now i'm gonna make a pic for it and use the link in my signature if you don't mind. I love this story more than any other one that i've ever read because it just doesnt show the good part of love, it also shows that with love comes heartbreak...oh good sentence, that's going in a story. Again thank you so much for writing such a wonderful story that has inspired me to write about love, and about the darkenss of love. Thanks, you've really taught me a lot through this story and it was a wonderful 4 days reading it. Thank you so much for gifting us with this story. A 10 does not even begin to describe this story. 10 doesnt even describe one sentence of this story, and I must say i am sorry that i have to rate it a ten, because it's so much better than that. Again, thanks. -Lily, your devoted reader from now on...not a temporary reader...a permanent one.( It goes with your story!;)
Wow...I just printed out the last 13 pages of this because my comp kept restarting and I wanted to make sure that I finished it. Absolutely amazing. I lovee it. I am hoping that there is another part to this story but I think there might be so i'll go check. Brilliantly done. One of the best I've ever read. :)
I love this story! I just spent quite a long time reading all the chapters! I hope that you will update soon. I can't wait to see what will happen. You're doing a great job so please continue and update soon. I liked this one a lot.
Don't read if you are offended with rape and abuse. Contains events that will be quite offensive and possibly "disgusting". You have been warned.
Runner Up in the Dangerous Liaisons Awards and He Had It Coming Awards.
~The story is now Complete!~
Thanks for reading!
Wow....not my normal type of story but wow...I give it a high score..and i only hope that you too are not 13...lol. I read a story and the girl was 13 anbd i was like...ok...i'm older than that and couldnt write it. Its a sad story and i will be reading part 2. +10 rating
I like this...I like this a lot. An unusual take on the draco romance stuff. I like it. Please update soon. :)
Wow...I just spent the past like half hour reading this story and I don't even have enough time to read part 2! It's really good. I love the way it's written. It's sort of like it could actually happen. The whole "we either love each other or hate each other" thing really seems like it could have reall happened. And I reallyl ove how you incorporated the Half Blood Prince events into this story. It makes it seem like J.K could have had a secret plot going on behind it all...like this really could be apart of her books only secretly. Great job. I love it so far!
Wow....those 2 letters put together to form a word are the only things I could form after reading this story...that and Awwwww!!! I absolutely love it! I can't wait for the sequel...hopefully it's already out and I just haven't ofund it yet. I loved this story more than any other ones i've read. You are an amazing writer and for your first fic that's pretty amazing. It wasn't too sugary...it was just perfect. I love the way the very last words were "It's witchcraft." I'm just a sucker for those symbolic titles. Now I have a question: Did you come up with the name before, or after you cam up with the last line? Or did you just come up with the name and somehow incorporated it into the story? Anyway thank you so much for writing such a great story. It made me go over my computer time two days in a row. I was sitting in Geometry and every other class for that matter thinking gosh! I wish I knew what happened! and now that I know i'm a little sad A.) Becuase there's no more...that's the end. And B.) Because they both put themselves through so much when they both knew in their hearts that they would end up being together...if they'd just been logical they could have both had a happy life...lol. Again, wonderfuly story. It'd make J.K Rowling proud!
*You devoted fan, Lily.
Author's Response: Thank you soooooo much!! I love getting reviews like this!. No, the sequal isn't out yet, but I'll try to get it up during my spring break, next week. I had the title when I wrote the third chapter but I wanted it to be in the second part as well so the title would make sense for both, so it worked out perfectly. Thank you again. -Nicole
I really really like this story. It's sweet. Please update it soon! I rate it a 10!
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad to know that you like it.
I love this story! I just added it to my favs. I've missed 10 minutes of my favorite show that comes on but once a week reading this! I love it! Please oh please update soon! Really they should have higher than a 10 for ratings. A 10 is just an insult to how good this story is...but since the highest is a 10 it will just have to do....please do update soon. I'm anticipating the next chapter! I love how they're so long! I love it! Best one yet!
Author's Response: Woww!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!! Its such relief to hear from other people that they like my fic (and i hope u didnt miss 2 much of ur show!!) well chapter 4 is in the queue (go mods!!) and hopefullly it'll be up soon!!!!
First off I love James Blunt and sadly enough the song that is on now and when i read the ending of that last chapter is "Good-bye my lover" very fitting. I have been through some rough stuff, i saw my gramma after she had passed away in her hospital bed and did not cry; i went to a friend's viewing and funeral that i've known since kindergarden who died in a car crash and shed but only a small tear for the last thing i believe he said to me was see ya monday...anyway i cannot believe that you are only 13! I am a few weeks away from being 16 and my stories are nothing compared to yours! I nearly lost it and started crying in this story...it's amazing. I would give you the best compliment that i could think of but i can't think of one that is fittign enough for this story. PLease do keep on writing and feel free to let me know when you have a new story! Oh and i would very much appreciate it if you would please read and review my chapter 1 of the only story i have good enough to be on here...which by the way is wretched. Please keep on writing...i will look daily for the next chapter...again i can't believe a 13-year-old wrote this but then again i act older and everyone says i;'ve always been mature for my age so i understand what you mean by the understimation factor. Sorry for the length!;)
Author's Response: No I love length! Lol, but yes, I also lost my grandma at only six... I remember trying not to cry, mainly because I didn't understand or didn't want to be embarrassed. Anyway, I will R&R your story, and if you ever want help, don't hesitate to ask. But yep, I am 13 and already have people coming up to me in stores asking "Where can I find... Oh, you don't work here..." lol. Thank you for your support!
Yay!!!!!! I was really sad when i found out Draco had died! I really wish that you wouldn't stop this story here! It would be sooo good continued! But i should let you know you have inspired me to write my own hermione/draco fan fic. It just seems so unlikely and as everyone can see there are so many different ways to get them together...it's a writer's dream couple. I'm going to take my chapter 2 our of queue and submit the chapter of my hermione/draco one just as soon as i finish it. Thanks for all the insipiration and for writing such a great story! I do wish it didn't end here though. It was a good twist! I'm glad no one died.
Author's Response: Yes! I am an inspiration! Lol, but I know it was rough when Draco died. I hated doing it, and with all these reviews, it was like: What have I done? So I changed the epilogue and made it happy. I'm glad I've made this story even more than I planned; I'm very proud. I might make a sequel, I'll think about it... Gotta find a plot bunny... Lol, thx for ur support!
Oh! I lovve this story! Please do update! This is really really good. I am rating it a ten but let me tell you...it deserves a lot higher than that. Just pretend that it's a lot higher.
Yes! I loved this chapter! You can really tell that Harry and Ginny really need to be together! I loved it. Please update soon! The suspense is making me want to keep re-reading all of the other chapters over again...i wish the scale went higher than a 10. ;)
Wow.... I had never thought of the Godric Gryffindor thing either. You're a really good writer; and observant. Please keep the chapters coming. I love reading your story.
I love this chapter! I just wish that it would have come sooner1 Please keep updating- this story is fantastic!
Author's Response: Yeah- I'm really sorry about that. Mugglenet and I had a bit of a mix up... they said it was skipping too much time- that is, until I figured out that I had acctualy, accidentally, submitted chapter 16, the last chapter!!! it was bad! but chapter four is in submission right now.
Again another flawless chapter. I'll be looking forward to the future ones. I like the length of the chapters. Just long enough to part way satisfy youself before the next installment comes in. I love the plot. I can't believe that Harry ang Ginny are going to be playing Quidditch together...though i does fit. Ginny was quite gifted in that department...Needless to say I love it and yet once again a 10 just doesn't do this story justice. I'm glad that reviewers like me make you want to write more...because it;s writers like you that make reviewers like me happy! Lol...keep up the good work..though i think it impossible for you to write anything less then exceptional. ;)
Author's Response: Its the circle of life I guess. Thanks! THe next chapter has been submitted and the Quidditch is going to get interesting... to say the least. I wont spoil anything for you all though. ; ))


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[Verse 1]
I blow a blunt of blue widow listening to instrumentals
In a five star suite with paid-for incidentals
Hopping outta cars that you're convinced is rentals
I'm what's happening for a reason, there is no coincidentals
I'm honestly the best; anyone in your dynasty
Can test and get chewed like how piranhas eat the flesh
Pretend that, I ain't in fact coming off
Like a thin hat with strong wind at, soon as I
Lay the pen flat, it's certi-fied murder; I decide
Further your fate with nickel plate side burners
Bang bang to all my foes, leave 'em froze off dros
My flows keep niggas on they toes like orangutans
And roadrunners, I erase 'em like old numbers
In the celly, I push Pirelli's on gold Hummers
Get bread and dip from the scene like it was cold hummus
The Devil tryna take our soul that we hold from us
It's a gamble but still I chose to roll the dice
Cause my cold world feels like hell frozen over twice
I came from the bottom just to spit it from the top of the
Fitted, sicker than the clinic with the pox and the
Mumps and the measles, throw pumps at the
Chumps and the weasels, blowing tree stumps of the diesel
[Verse 2]
Set the track into flame, back in the game, packing the same
Two guns that I stuck to with accurate aim, and since I only
Got one shot to blow, I'm not missing
Next rhyme I jot'll be on the yacht with cod fishing
Niggas is twat and they should squat pissing; two I spot
Dissing off to switch up the story like where the plots twisting
They know about how I light 'em up and blow 'em out
Like a blizzy in the Benzie, getting Lewinsky
And Lohan like Lindsay, I cause a frenzy
As long as the world spins me around, you know I stay
Gunning for the throne, licking rounds at the crown
You dumbfound, all of these bums is thumbs down
Elzhi is simply showing off his lyrical wizardry. He kicks back, smokes a blunt of "blue widow weed" and creates a masterpiece of the English language. He's just on another level. Top-tier emcee.


text: My name is Case. I live in Flagstaff, AZ. Ive been riding dirt bikes since I was a kid, so now that im older, time to get a big boys bike. I have a friend who is an adventure photographer, and our plan is to do a trip down though Central America. Its time to get down to business getting it ready to "Adventure". That was alittle about me, now about the bike. This was my bike the day i got it! This is my bike now:  Right now my ideas are as follows: Upgraded Lights (not sure what i want to do yet, i have some ideas though) Upgraded Forks Upgraded Rear Shock Upgraded Chain LED Blinkers All Around TT Tank In Progress Steering dampener w/ bar risers Done High-fender Option *http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=525404&referrerid=204199 Done Upgraded brake lines Done Wolfman Rear Rack (or something like that) Done Soft rear luggage Done Off-road tires, TKC80's Done Lighter muffler And done Tail bag Done Britannia Composites Mirage 2 fairing Done GPS unit to mount on fairing Done Center stand guard Done Rear brake res guard Done Tank bag Done Rear rackDone Dual USB Charger Done I have a 800GS. I have crash bars and a bash plate for it already but thats about it so far. Ive been learning how to ride this bike for a while and i finally think i have a handle on it. A few weeks ago i crashed and my bike slid over the edge of the road and was stopped from plummeting down a 500ft cliff by a small branch that caught the front tire. i smashed up the left side of the bike. all the body panels have atleast some damage. This was a sign to me, and my wife, it was time to start the buildup of my 800. Here is some great pics of my crash...      that bush and a root from a nearby tree was the only thing that kept it from going all the way over!    after leaving her overnight, i was pretty happy to see that she was still there!  and i still had to ride it out!  Buster714 took all of these pictures by the way! Today i started to pull apart the panels to see what i have, and if anything was broken under the panels because of the crash.  Then once all the strews are out, it took alittle pushing and shoving but i got it off. I would recommend taking off any crash bars.  After i get the panels off i take a look at my radiator. the only thing holding it to the bike was the radiator lines. The plastic mount that strews to the frame has broken, and there is only one hard attaching point.  Im not sure why BMW thought it would be a good idea to have the radiator mounts be plastic on a adventure touring bike? But the mount wasn't unusable so i just strewed it back together and will hope that it doesnt fail completely. but other than that, nothing else seems broken, so yay me! I took off the black plastic air scoops from the panels because im going for a White on White on Black color scheme. I wanted the front to have more white, and since the scoops were scratched during the crash, it was a perfect opportunity to sand them down and paint them.  And since im planning on going with a high-fender, i cut the small fender. i cant take it off just yet because i need to reroute the break lines. Im going to paint the fork guards, so i cut them off.  After tapping the reflectors off with Scotch Tape, because the wife forgot to pick up painters tape from home depot, i painted the guards.  As you can see, i run a high end operation. I put on 3 coats, all 20 mins apart. the sun was going down so im not sure i got all the coverage i wanted, so ill check in the morning and maybe put on one more coat before work. then i plan on putting on a heavy duty clear coat. I hope it turns out well. i will let you all know if it does. My next thing to do will be to reroute the break lines and install the high fender. i hope to do that next week. My build is being sponsored by SoloMotoParts.com these guys are great. they carry a bunch of parts and have free shipping on almost all orders. They are going to hook me up with some discounted parts, i think thats the deal of the year! Sorry the pictures are so huge, not sure how to fix it,but im working on it. Please shoot me any good ideas you may have for this build. im not 100% on any one idea yet so im a sponge. Thanks for reading, Case


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Braun knows what Sveum expects of Cubs
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
MILWAUKEE -- Ryan Braun hit a three-run home run Sunday to help the Brewers beat his former hitting coach and current Cubs manager Dale Sveum. Fourteen of the Cubs' 17 games this season have been decided by three runs or less, and it's been tough for them to overcome any mistakes.
"I'm sure he's frustrated," Braun said of Sveum, now in his second year as Cubs manager. "I think he always expects his teams to be fundamentally sound, he always holds guys accountable. We loved having him here and I'm sure they enjoy having him over there, but obviously, it's a frustrating time. All three of their starters threw the ball well against us, it was just a matter of making a couple of mistakes that ended up hurting them."
The Cubs actually out hit the Brewers, 22-16, in the three-game series, yet were swept.
"Those three games can turn around and go either way, so that part's frustrating [for Sveum]," Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. "We went through it early in the season, and most likely, we're going to go through it again during this season. It's the ups and downs, and at the beginning of the season, for me, that's harder. But they've got enough guys -- their starting pitching is good, and I think they'll be all right."
Castro increases hitting streak to NL-best 13
MILWAUKEE -- The hits keep coming for Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, who singled to center with two outs in the third inning Sunday to extend his hitting streak to 13 games, the longest active streak in the National League.
Castro now has eight hitting streaks of 10 or more games since the start of the 2011 season, tied with the Yankees' Robinson Cano for the most during that stretch.
Since he made his big league debut on May 7, 2010, Castro has totaled 550 hits, the most in the NL in that span. Milwaukee's Ryan Braun was second, entering Sunday's game with 538 hits.
Sveum expresses frustration with team's sloppy play
MILWAUKEE -- Manager Dale Sveum is losing patience with the way the Cubs have played recently, and the players can understand that.
"I think everyone is losing a little patience," Anthony Rizzo said Sunday. "Everyone needs to have fun. That's the main thing -- have fun and everything will take care of itself."
The Cubs headed into Sunday's series finale against the Brewers having won three of the last 13 games. They are among the Major League leaders in errors, adding three more Saturday in a 5-1 loss, and also have the lowest batting average in the Majors with runners in scoring position. They're wasting solid starting pitching. Chicago's starters have a 3.19 ERA, fifth lowest in the National League.
The errors are both physical and mental, and are a surprise after how well the Cubs played in Spring Training, Sveum said.
"Some of these errors, they look physical but they're maybe a lack of awareness at the time or the situation at hand or they're trying to be too quick, or sometimes we don't have enough aggressiveness on balls or whatever it is," said Sveum, whose voice was hoarse after his argument with an umpire Friday that resulted in him being ejected. "Sometimes defense is a rhythm and we're obviously not in any kind of defensive rhythm. Just like offense can be contagious, defense can, too.
"From top to bottom, we did outstanding in Spring Training, so to start out like this is obviously disappointing," Sveum said. "The bad thing is we're not picking each other up after these things happen.
"We're not overcoming our mistakes," Sveum said. "Good teams overcome those mistakes. A guy gets a ground ball double play and nobody thinks about what just happened."
Rizzo was charged with an error Friday and bobbled a ball on Saturday.
"We've got to make those plays and I think people are maybe putting too much pressure on themselves to make the plays," Rizzo said. "It's a long season and we need to start having more fun. Everyone says we're young -- let's play and have fun like we're young, too. Take it one pitch at a time."
Sveum said they can make changes if players don't perform.
"You find options," he said. "If people keep playing like that, you have to find options and give people playing time in Triple-A to figure this stuff out."
He's looking for more consistency, game-changing plays, and better performance on the field.
"You have to perform," Sveum said. "The bottom line is you have to perform. Whether they need more development, you decide all those kind of things."
And no one, he said, is invincible.
Extra bases
• Cubs pitcher Matt Garza threw a bullpen session Sunday at Miller Park, and the next step will be a Minor League rehab start for Double-A Tennessee.
Garza, coming back from a strained left lat sustained in mid-February, threw two innings on Friday, the first time he was in a game situation since the injury.
• Ian Stewart, who missed all of Spring Training with a strained left quad, played nine innings for Triple-A Iowa on Saturday and now is 1-for-13 with eight strikeouts and three walks in four Minor League games.
"We're not in a big hurry," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said of Stewart's return. "[Luis] Valbuena has been one of our most consistent players defensively and offensively and he's getting his walks. He's doing a great job. There's no real urgency. [Stewart] has got to go down there and get hot swinging the bat."
The Cubs are a little short in backup infielders with only Cody Ransom available. If necessary, Sveum said catcher Welington Castillo could sub in the infield.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Former Villanova power forward Markus Kennedy has decided to continue his college career at SMU.
Kennedy, a 6-9 native of Philadelphia, averaged 3.0 points and 4.4 rebounds in 15 minutes per game as a freshman. He must sit out the 2012-13 season but then will have three years of eligibility.
"Markus has been a valued member of our basketball family," Villanova coach Jay Wright said in a statement last month when announcing Kennedy's intention to transfer. "We wish him the best in his new endeavor."
He'll certainly provide size and muscle for Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown's club at SMU.
Kennedy was a wide-bodied player through much of his high school career but got down to 260 as a Villanova freshman. He had continued to work on his body after the Wildcats finished their season and has lost another 35 pounds.
"Rebounding has always been a strong point for me, but I definitely had to get in better shape," Kennedy told Philahoops.com. "I'm in much better shape now than I was at the end of last season and my scoring is coming along, so we'll see.
"I'm working hard every day in the gym and the weight room, just trying to get better."


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Just wanted to let you know, while i was out and about at the Rundle St markets yesterday, in Adelaide, Australia, i stumbled across a pair of lovely wenches sharing badges – and to my great amazement and joy, among the throng of treasures was a badge displaying the symbol of the great and mighty FSM Himself.
Naturally i had to buy it, and when i approached one of the wenches she, recognising me as a fellow Pastafarian, greated me warmly and drew several other devotional badges to my attention.
It's just so good to know that wherever we are, a fellow Pastafarian is not far away.


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Conviction rates for sexual offences fell further last year than any other crime, official figures have revealed.
The proportion of prosecuted sexual offences which led to an offender pleading or being found guilty fell in 2013 from 61% to 55%, Ministry of Justice data shows.
Conviction rates for all offences dropped from 83% to 82.1% as all categories, such as violence against the person and robbery, registered falls - but convictions for sexual offences experienced the most significant decrease.
Police and prosecutors have come under pressure in recent months over the success of a number of sexual offence investigations, including Operation Yewtree, the Scotland Yard inquiry launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
There were 10,365 sexual offences proceeded against last year, 988 more than the 9,377 in 2012, the figures showed.
Despite that increase, 5,659 were found guilty in 2013, 69 fewer than the year before.
In addition, 1,349 cautions were issued for sexual offences last year, a drop of 82 from 1,431 in 2012.
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said: " It is alarming that convictions for sex offences are falling at a time when the number of recorded offences is rising sharply.
"We have warned David Cameron and Theresa May for some time that there is a growing justice gap and more serious criminals are getting away with the their crimes without facing prosecution or the courts - let alone conviction.
"Overall, convictions have fallen for sexual offences, domestic violence cases and child abuse cases since 2010.
"It's time the Home Secretary took action to make sure victims get the justice they deserve."
Peter Cuthbertson, director of criminal justice campaigners, the Centre for Crime Prevention, said: "Conviction rates can fall for a number of reasons, including more cases brought to court.
"It is right to bring serious cases to trial even if the chance of conviction may be low. The key is to ensure tough sentencing for those offenders who are found guilty in order to protect the public."
Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders and Martin Hewitt, Association of Chief Police Officers lead for adult sex offences, said earlier this month that j uries should be given advice about the common misconceptions of rape at the start of trials to help avoid confusion.
The two experts are heading a task force to investigate the fall in numbers of successful rape prosecutions and what can be done to reverse the trend.
Common misconceptions can lead to juries deciding rape has not occurred if a victim was drunk at the time or had previously consensual relations with the perpetrator, or basing their views on a victim's sexual history, they said.
Leaving such advice to the end, when a judge is summing up a case, is too late, the pair added, as juries often make up their minds during the course of a trial.
Commenting on the MoJ figures, a Crown Prosecution Service spokeswoman said: " The effective prosecution of rape continues to be a key priority for the CPS.
"The CPS and Acpo have been working together for many months to investigate the reasons behind the drop in the number of rape cases referred by police to CPS, as identified in the last CPS report on violence against women and girls, published July 2013.
"As part of this longstanding piece of work, a meeting was held between police and prosecutors in September and a joint national rape scrutiny panel was convened in April to analyse the drop in referrals.
"A joint CPS/police action plan resulting from this ongoing work on referral rates, but looking at all aspects of prosecuting rape cases from investigations to prosecutions and trials, will be published shortly.
"It will set out a number of actions for police and prosecutors to improve the way these cases are handled. The specific actions will be announced in due course."
Adam Pemberton, assistant chief executive of independent charity Victim Support, said: "It takes great courage for victims of sexual offences to come forward and speak up about their experiences when seeking justice.
"Although each case must be judged on its individual merits, it is startling to see that conviction rates are falling, despite the increase of victims coming forward and bringing alleged offenders to court.
"It's critical that victims are not put off coming forward by these statistics and that they are aware of the support services available to them through our Witness Service before during and after the trial."


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Combining our efforts to protect victims of human trafficking
It goes without saying that this year has been one of the craziest in the history of Congress. Despite all the ups and downs and swings of momentum in moving the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act forward, one thing has remained constant: our advocates' dedication to stand up and make their voices heard.
It's safe to say that neither the House nor the Senate versions of this legislation would be where they are without those voices.
About the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA)
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act is the cornerstone of U.S. policies to fight modern-day slavery. The law expired on September 30 because Congress did not vote to reauthorize the law in time. As a result, U.S. efforts to combat trafficking are essentially on hold until the law is reauthorized.
Where the TVPRA stands today
Soon, the House of Representatives and the Senate will adjourn for the year. When they return, it will be the start of the presidential primaries, and during that period, we can expect little to happen on Capitol Hill.
As you may know, both the House and Senate versions of the bill last moved through their respective committees in October. Since then, they've been stuck in the political debates that consume the daily business of Congress. The Senate bill is closest to being passed. All it needs is a final vote by the entire Senate.
That's why, from now until the end of the year (and especially over the next few days), we will focus all of our energy on passing the Senate version of the TVPRA. If the bill can pass the Senate, then hopefully the House version can move forward as well.
How you can help
From now until December 23, call both of your senators' offices every day and ask them to support the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (S.1301). You need not know their names or phone numbers; our form can supply that information for you.
Once we get the Senate bill passed, we'll turn all of our efforts to the House.
It's time that the United States reclaims the mantle as the global leader in the fight against slavery. Let your senators know how much you care about ending child slavery.
Given our crazy political climate, the odds may seem impossible. But let's never forget that our God is the God of the impossible. Let's make the seemingly impossible possible and pass this bill! Call your senators now.
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Who will win this year's CCI-IFF awards? Find out on Sunday, July 21 as we honor the talented filmmakers who made it into this year's festival! Click here for the full schedule.


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I'm just happy to be cheering for a team that has a chance. There are going to be more and more teams that are going to be bottom dwellers. I see us as a 6th seed barring the injury bug, and the way the guys switch teams these days....at least we're in it with the big guys
Vegas has some respect for our roster.
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agreed .
The Knicks and Celtics have the all around deepest teams to me the question is can each teams stars get it done. Chemistry and consistency with the Knicks star players and age for the Celtics.
The key will be, can we work together, injuries,...and Lebron. Melo was killing it at the Olympics this year, but Lebron, though I hate him bc he snubbed us, showed us why he is the greatest player in the NBA today. Assists from no where, blocks, rebounds, hard nose defense, and of course, monster jams. His only weakness is his deep threat which is average to above average but still consistent if you don't guard him. And that's not fandom or anything. That is the cold hard truth.
If we play our offense with the Pick and Roll in Felton and Amar'e and Melo getting it done when he needs to and our defense comes through, (which now has both capable perimeter and interior defenders) we should fly by with everyone else with ease. The other eastern conference teams not named the Miami Heat haven't done enough to warrant any threat to us in my opinion. Nets lost out on Howard and they don't have enough firepower to stop us. Orlando is just going to be terrible now without Howard. Bulls don't know where they'll be without Rose or if he'll be the same All Star player he once was. Sixers have Bynum now but Bynum grew up with the triangle offense and who knows how well he'll adjust to Doug Collins. Celtics lost Allen so they're a question mark now too. ATL and Pacers should have never been a threat to us in the first place. So there really is no one except the Heat who can stop us based on pure talent alone.
BUT, like everyone else said here, we are our own worst enemy. Injuries and team chemistry will determine our fates next season.
Great Thread Topic .. the undervalue of Knicks teams
The comunication level of Knicks players as a same-page team has drop tremendously low each season after the 1998 offseason trade of Oakley/Starks.
Our poor coaching-staff had alot to do with the poor relationship of Knicks players being on the same-page for over a decade.
Oakley were our top-strong frontcourt leadership player on the court, and in the lockerroom.
This 2012-13 season our best top frontcourt leadership player goes to "Kurt Thomas" experience in keeping his team on the same-page on the court, on the bench, and in the lockerroom.
John Starks were our top-strong backcourt leadership player on the court, and in the lockerroom.
This 2012-13 season our best top backcourt leadership player goes to "Jason Kidd" veteran experience in keeping his team on the same-page on the court, on the bench, and in the Lockerroom.
We have put together a serious optimistic Knicks roster together of Star-Players in the 2012 offseason to win the Atlantic Division Championship, however our best team-complimentary-players on the roster lies in "Player-Coach Jason Kidd and Kurt Thomas" being accepted by coaching-staff & players as the Knicks # 1 leadership players.
The Knicks past decade of seasons consisted of a divided-lockerroom of players that didnt accept certain teammates performance, which lead to all the players trying to be the team scoring "savior" with individual-plays.
All the high five shoulder jumping looked good for team morality after a good Knicks play, but the team high-shoulder bumps never came close to weigh above all the teams poor-performances on offense/defense.
All the experience veteran players added to the Knicks roster in the offseason are a reward to headcoach Mike Woodson difficult job at getting two $100M contract EGO-players to co-exist as a teammates. The two players are two damn SELFISH to be anyteams leadership-player....which give reason to undervalue a decent Knicks roster.
u dont have to be a genious or a rocket-scientist to know Carmelo Anthony did not accept (Big-Shot) Chuancey Billups strong leadership role taking control over the Denver Nuggets players, nor did Carmelo accept the young D.Leaguer Lin-Sanity super-star role as the Knicks floor leader being accepted by all Knicks teammates, plus being accepted by NBA fans worldwide for providing a team-leadership on the Knicks that Melo & Amare could not provide.
Some of our success this year looms on whats left in the tank with Camby,Kidd and Thomas. I think STAT and Melo have a similar year as last. Hope they don't rush back Shump. I think we do pretty good this year
1) Age - Pierce and KG, PP looked old in the playoffs. Melo needs to finally retire that old man. KG played great but finally got tired in the last 2 games vs Miami. Will he be able to match what he did last year?
2) Inside Presence - We all know KG is a good defender but whos got his back? They got Bass, Fab Melo, Sullinger, Jason Collins, and Chris Wilcox. Tyson Chandler, Camby, and Kurt Thomas >>>
3) Rondo - He looked like he might have finally taken his game to another level in the playoffs last year. He showed more confidence then ever before, but I cant say hes completely convinced me that hes no longer fragile mentally. We do have Shump and Brewer to guard him, Chandler and Camby to protect the paint. Our PG's can defend their 2 guards which makes it easy to put Shumpert or Brewer on Rondo
We probably have just as many question marks with chemistry, Stats health, and then you got the Knicks fans that have their doubts about Carmelo. I think with Kidd and Felton, things will be fine on offense now. Carmelo and Stat just need to give us B level defense. We know what to expect from the rest of the roster, so if Stat and Melo can do that we should be a very well balanced team.
It just sucks we don't really have an option of getting past the second round.
It would be a real miracle to win the NBA finals this year.
Is there any chance that we can ever beat the Lakers, OKC, or the Heat? It will look like were Argentina playing against Team USA.
It's a decent team, but nowhere near Miami.
I rate the Lakers and Thunder higher as well, maybe even the Clippers depending on their health.
Winning the Atlantic is what needs to be expected from this team, but it won't be easy. It's by far the best division in the East this year, Brooklyn look good - like it or not - Boston will still challenge for the division crown (despite no chances of making a deep Playoff run) and Philly look decent too with Bynum, Holiday etc.
So step 1 is to win the Atlantic (tough enough)
Step 2 is to survive the first round (should be relatively easy with HC advantage )
Step 3 is to fight our way to the EC-Finals and give Miami a run for their money (which means winning at least one more game than last season)
Step 4 is to wait until the Heat-core gets old...like in the Bulls days back in the 90's. There is just no way to get past these Heat.
The Knicks supplemented their talented and expensive frontline with the addition of Marcus Camby. He's 38 years old, but also an upgrade over last year's reserves. Kurt Thomas is old too
Jeremy Lin's departure was a shocker, and while Raymond Felton played well in his first stint with the Knicks, Carmelo Anthony's presence makes things a lot different for a point guard.
Camby will keep the interior defense from falling off so much when Tyson Chandler goes to the bench, and the addition of Ronnie Brewer will help on the perimeter with Iman Shumpert out.
In addition to Camby, the Knicks added Jason Kidd, while bringing back J.R. Smith and Steve Novak. A younger big man would have been nice, but they'll be pretty deep once Shumpert is healthy.
Mike Woodson righted the ship after the departure of Mike D'Antoni last season, and deserved the full-time gig. But he's still got to figure out how to get his two stars to play together.
Overall Grade C
Much was made about the offer sheet that Jeremy Lin signed with the Houston Rockets and, even more, the Knicks' decision not to match it. But if you put the marketing aspect aside, it's still unclear if Lin is a real difference maker. His run of success lasted just a fraction of a full season, and there were lows that came with the highs.
The Knicks' revised supporting cast should be fine. It's a veteran group that can play the necessary roles on both ends of the floor. But really, the team's success will be determined by its stars. And it won't be winning a playoff series unless something changes with the on-court relationship between Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire.
Anthony and Stoudemire are two offense-only stars, yet the Knicks were a below-average offensive team last season, and even worse when the pair was on the floor together. The pressure is now on Mike Woodson to make things work, but the changes must start with Anthony, because he's the one with the ball in his hands.
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The Women's Ministries of First Assembly of God Church will host rummage and bake sales from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the gym at 201 E. G St. in Russellville. All proceeds go to the missions.
'Night of Awakening'
Hector First Assembly of God will present "Night of Awakening" at 7 p.m. Saturday. Special guests include music group Eyewitness as well as Randy Long, pastor of The Church Alive in Conway.
Renowned harpist in concert
Linda Paul, internationally renowned harpist, will present a harp concert entitled, "Things You Never Thought You Would Hear Played on the Harp," at 7 p.m. Saturday at All Saints' Episcopal Church, 501 South Phoenix Ave. in Russellville. A donation of $5 is requested to benefit the "Neighbor's Table," a ministry for those who are hungry for food or fellowship.
The harpist will be assisted in concert by local duo, Louis Welcher, dramatic tenor, and Vicky Kiehl, organist. The program will feature classical selections, pieces in popular and jazz styles and hymn arrangements. Welcher and Kiehl will open the concert with several sacred pieces by master composers, before the tenor joins Paul in a special arrangement of Schubert's beloved "Ave Maria."
The entrance donation and additional offerings may be given at the door at 6 p.m. For more information, call Welcher at 968-3622.
Pine Ridge FWB to host singing
Pine Ridge Freewill Baptist Church will host a singing with special guest Gospel Truth at 6 p.m. Saturday. Refreshments will be served after the singing. Pastor Hank Duvall invites everyone to attend.
Mount Vernon FWB to host yard sale
Mount Vernon Freewill Baptist Church from Buttermilk Community north of Atkins will host a yard sale at 6 a.m. Saturday at the James R. Ford building, 500 W. Main St. in Russellville.
Items include clothes, kitchen stuff and even some antiques. Proceeds will benefit the needs of the church.
Ladies conference
Jesus Name Pentecostal Church in Plainview will host a ladies conference at 9 a.m. Saturday. There will be split sessions in the morning dealing with various topics of interest for women. At 3 p.m., there will be an afternoon service with special guest speaker Stephanie Suber, a teacher, author, singer and songwriter. For more information about the conference, call the church office at (479) 272-2339.
Rehoboth AOG fish fry
The Rehoboth Assembly of God will host a community fish fry from 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday on Buttermilk Road near Appleton. The cost for adults is $7 and children 10 and under is $4. Carryout available. All proceeds will go toward the purchase of a 15-passenger van. For more information, call Pastor Phillip Collie at 264-7276.
Harp concert at All Saint's
All Saints' Episcopal Church will host a harp concert at 7 p.m. Saturday. A $5 donation will be accepted to benefit outreach ministries.
Holy ghost revival
There will be a holy ghost revival beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Jesus Name Pentecostal Church in Plainview. Evangelist Jonathan Suber will minister. The Rev. Suber began his ministry at the age of 14 and has reached five continents as pastor and missionary evangelist. For more information, call the church office at (479) 272-2339.
St. John's Lutheran Hosts Vacation Bible School
St. John's Lutheran Church invites children ages 3 through fifth grade to attend "Sky Vacation Bible School (VBS): Where everything is possible with God." VBS will be from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through June 15.
Activities will include Bible stories, singing, crafts, games, snacks and the adventures of Chadder the Chipmunk. There is no cost to attend but offerings may be brought to support the mission project for this year.
The church is located at 500 N. Cumberland Ave. For more information or to register your child, call the church at 968-1309.
East Mt. Zion Trinity to host concert June 17
The East Mt. Zion Trinity Baptist Church will sponsor a southern gospel concert by The Florida Boys and the Diplomats Quartet at 7 p.m. June 17 at the Clarksville High School fine arts building.
The Bean Quartet of Clarksville will also sing. There will be a suggested admission of $10 per person at the door. For more information, call the church office at (479) 754-7609.
'Babylon: Daniel's Courage in Captivity'
Dardanelle First Assembly of God will host a summer family event "Babylon: Daniel's Courage in Captivity" from 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 18-22.
Families step back in time at Babylon, exploring Daniel's adventures as a captive in a foreign land. Kids and adults participate in a memorable Bible-times marketplace, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, dig into Bible-times snacks, visit Daniel and collect Bible Memory Makers to remind them of God's Word. Each day concludes at Celebration — a time of upbeat worship that gets everyone involved. For more information, call (479) 229-3645.
Kelley Heights to host VBS
Join us for a "Gold Rush" to mine for the truth about Jesus Christ. A preregistration party will be from 1-5 p.m. July 21, with Vacation Bible School from 6-8:30 p.m. July 23-27 at Kelley Heights Baptist Church, 420 Darby Lane in Russellville. For more information or transportation, call Jeannie Luu at 747-3962.


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