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Feels good to look at the schedule and feel like we have a legit shot every night. I believe we can compete with anyone right now. Our patience as Knicks fans is starting to pay off.. Congrats sons!
Feels good to look at the schedule and feel like we have a legit shot every night. I believe we can compete with anyone right now. Our patience as Knicks fans is starting to pay off.. Congrats sons!
damn our next 3 games are highly winnable, this team is getting confidence and i think the motor is just about ready to start goin'. they're picking up momentum and things are looking good right now.
i know were not a defensive juggernaut but we dont have to be to be competitive we rank 15th right now in overall defense, thats something. and so long as were getting stops when we need them i dont see a problem. would i like to allow less points and be a more feared defensive team? sure. but were getting the job done.
everyones settled in on offense knows their roles and dont mind rolling over and letting another guy dominate so long as we win. this team is coming together by the game; win or lose.
we can play with anyone right now. and teams shouldn't take us lightly, cause they will get pounded if they do. i have a feeling this team will fair a lot better in that "december stretch" then people think
btw STAT 4 MVP
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
I am giving everyone high 5's tonight, New York is legit. I'm real proud to be a Knicks fan tonight. If we can win on the road against a real Western Conference team, while getting an off night from Gallo (Get used to this one being amazingly mediocre) and Chandler we can ball with anyone.
Yeah not great nights from Gallo or Chandler but what more can you expect, Hornets are a tough defensive team.
Luckily Amar'e like always bails us out. This is why he's better than Lee...
Honestly i'm sure CP3 has been saying "oh yeah these Knicks are real to his teamates"...but i think after this game was over, he has our utmost respect. He has to think we are better then he thought. He sure looked frustrated a bit tonight
Miami 12-8
Someone would have excpected this at the start of the season ?
This is exactly why STAT is better than Lee.
I loved watching Lee play, and I wish him the best, I will always be a fan of his...BUT...STAT willed us to a win last night. That's what truly great players do. They get their team wins b/c they simply refuse to lose. Did Lee put up numbers like this sometimes? Yes, but many times in a losing effort.
Lee is a good player I have much respect for him.
But STAT has "IT", the undefinable ability to just go out there and win a basketball game b/c he just wants it more.
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I expect Williams to get more playing time. Apparently in practice he is the team's best three point shooter and he is smooth, athletic, and does have a very nice looking shot. He will cut into Gallo's and Chandler's time.
I remain a Gallo fan and perhaps competition from Williams will be good for him. Notice that he promptly dropped his two successive three pointers after Williams made two of his. But Gallo is a terrible finisher at the rim. He ends up taking awkward shots rather than powering them through. Although he is 6'10" he is relatively useless in the paint. He has got to get stronger.
It does seem that Gallo's principal job is to stand in the corner and create space. As a result he is rarely in position to get an offensive rebound and he does not get the ball enough in a position which provides options for shots or assists. Chandler and Felton will take shots rather than pass to an open Gallo.
We are going to have some pleasant rotation problems when Azubuike gets healthy.
I am really enjoying the Knicks as a "team."
Did I miss something in the preseason or our first 19 regular season games?
Who is Shawn Williams? I thought his name was 15th player on the roster,
u know the guy u expect to get playingtime at the end of the season.
Suprise! Sr. Prize!
Shawn Williams only log in 4 minutes per game in 2 games this regular season......
We go on the road to play a New Orleans team that is 8-1 at home, and our
dum celebrity coach Damnphony goes back to using his small 7-Man rotation
with a new player we havnt seen play added in the rotation as the 7th man.
To all our suprise this new player Shawn Williams had a great performance in
New Orleans adding great defense, rebounding, and shooting 5-7 in fga hitting
3-4 from the 3-ball line for an outstanding performance. Mr. Sir-Prize Shawn
Williams took big advantage of his first oportunity at receiving some decent
playingtime minutes.
Great Knick WIN..... WTF was up with CP3?
Felton is finally gellin with Amare on offense looking good in the scoring
department, Felton only task now is to get the rest of his teammates
into the offense too. What was up with CP3 in this game???
I did not expect this win but I will take it. I dont want to see any more 7-man
rotation in the regular season.
Especially in the month of December...
his career, while Lee wants to be the natural PF his overall skills allow him to be. Big Difference in players and their positions!
David Lee never had the "PG-Douglas/SG-Fields/SF-Chandler" defensive
lineup pressuring oponents at every wimp of the game. Celebrity coach
Dumphony had 6.8 Chandler at SG defending PG for two seasons with Lee.
If u dont think those 3-players defensive tactics at their original positions
has not taken a big load of pressure off of Amare & Felton than u are
not paying attention to the Knicks defensive end STOPS!!!
We deserve this.
I like the Knicks win last night but..... the Celtics beating a Laker team without Kobe or Gasol is ...................


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Considering the purchase of a 2012 Buick LaCrosse with E-Assist. Every option available for a V6 is available for this car except the push button start and EZ Access! Why would Buick leave out such a basic convenience? Nicely configured E-Assist vehicles seem to be in short supply!
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My first 2,359 miles were suburban driving, and I average 23.8 mpg. Yesterday I took a 755 mile trip @ speed limit + 10 mph and average 29.4 mpg. I'm curious as to what my mileage would be at 70 mph.
Don't mean to be rude but am just wondering if 4 cylinders plus eAssist has what it takes to move a car as heavy as the LaCrosse. I mean accelerating from a stop, going up long hills, getting it done in cut & thrust thruway passing.
I drive a 2011 Lacrosse with the 4-cyl (No e-assist) that is the same engine used in the 2012 e-assist minus the electric motor. It has plenty of power for me. I do not drive at higher elevations or fully loaded though. My typical driving is at 400 to 1000 feet above sea level (Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin) with a 400lb payload.
An owner who regularly drives at higher elevations and/or carries 3-4 people + cargo would be better served by the V6. The 2.4L DI engine in my car is a quick revver that will spin past 4,000rpm very quickly and makes good power while doing it. It has never felt under-powered to me. It does generate 182HP at 6,000rpm and has a 7,000rpm redline, delivers 23-24mpg in mixed driving, and is installed in very nice car with a smooth shifting 6-speed automatic transmission.
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I have discovered that I miscalculated my mileage on the 755 mile trip. It was actually 32.2 mpg... and then 33.3 mpg on my return trip. Not too shabby for 10 mph over the posted speed limit.
Hello, after 100 miles on a new Eassist the vehicles charging system drained, resulting in a service engine soon light as well as a battery charging light. Vehicle made it back to dealer but shut down its eassist functionality. Dealer claims a full battery recharge should do the trick. we'll see....
gmretired1 Posts: 1My experience at 4800 miles is 18 to 20 mpg in mixed city and and highway driving and 24 to 28 on the highway. Experience is about 5 to 7 mpg less than window sticker if drive in econ mode and staying in green zone. Difference in DIC and actual is DIC overstates actual by .5 to 1.5 MPG. This is less than the Lexus and Camry V6 mileage. Lexus and Camry yield sticker mpg plus.
Buick could put in Toyota's 4 cyl conventional engines and increase mileage and not have to have loss of trunk room and hard downshifts.
Most people I have talked to with the eAssist are disappointed in fuel economy. Buick field engineers had my car for two days and said everything checked out OK. Over $1000 warranty and roadside assistance so far. None of my Lexus or Camrys ever had any warranty.
imidazol97 Crossroads of America I70 & I75 Posts: 21,497>my Lexus or Camrys ever had any warranty.
I thought they had a minimal warranty of 36000 miles since they are perfect.
May I suggest you go buy a toyota camry or lexus model, whatever floats your boat. And if you name means you actually worked for GM, I suggest respectfully you ask toyota for retirement checks and your social security and medicare.
All you have to do is trade your Buick and you're done. End of file.
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tjc78 JerseyPosts: 6,651My experience at 4800 miles is 18 to 20 mpg in mixed city and and highway driving and 24 to 28 on the highway
Odd, my 2012 w/V6 is around those numbers.
There was mention on another forum of a poster who was getting lower than normal E-assist mileage, but then also many reports of upper 30s on the highway.
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crankeee Posts: 298We have a 2010 CXL with the 3.0L V-6 initially offered in Lacrosse, but only for 2010, after the I-4 was programmed to allow for e-assist with the 3.6L V-6 being an exta option. The 3.0L was used in some Cadillac models and achieved very good MPG. We get 18-20 in city and 29-30 max at 65-70 MPH with two adults luggage and full loads of crap for the grandkids on regular fuel - not premium like many riceburners. For a VERY heavy car that is great on the road we are not unhappy with the MPG at all. We opted to avoid the nav, sunroof, 19" wheels and AWD that added $ and complexity. The midpriced CXL had the leather electric seats that we wanted and the other options are very friendly. Great car so far.
We're glad to hear that you are so pleased with your CXL! Wishing you many more happy miles!
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Good afternoon td77,
Were you and your dealership able to work out a resolution on your LaCrosse since your last post?
GM Customer Service
so far so good.
There is something wrong with your eAssist unless you drive VERY aggressively. I have a 2011 Lacrosse with the 2.4 DI engine (no eAssist) and average 24mpg (tracked at 23.9 over 11,000 miles on fuelly.com). I drive pretty hard. These engines need to rev to make power and I spend a great deal of time between 2,500 and 3,500 rpms in city driving and drive 70 to 74 mph on the highway.
I get 20mpg city and 29 hwy with ease.


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hope i get lucky soon
extreme nice girls but realistic as an invasion of aliens
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should have blasted the blonde with cumm...great tho
Gotta love the line-up!
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wich is the name of this wonderful video
How big was that ruler?
guys you dont know one important fact :) boy and Caprice were (maybe still are) in relationship so she fucked only with him (check other vids) and he in this video also only licked her and not others. Must have been hard for him :)
That is one lucky young man......
Wich Language do they speak?? This guy is so lucky...
Jack a guy off
Talk about fail action, the scene potential has been wasted.. none of the other girls were served.
Now i just gotta find friends
I'd smash all of em
What are the other pornstars names?
Some one wants sex with me? (I'm a guy)
The ruler is probably about 8 inches, and the cock is apparently somewhat below that but still fairly big
Mmmm that pussy good
caprice is wonderful,but she is an actress than acceprs boys and men.Hohawer,she has a a wonderful body,and I think that she is very sweet
My dick better
this is hot espicilly the babes
hhahah lol this was more funny than hot xD
Wow..boys histoy...and girl.sexy very very lovely
Mmmmh looks fun an...good
Line up!.
Love this kind of stuff make boys weeners biger
4 girls could do more than this. One for the blowjob, two for his toes sucking and one to kiss his mouth...
I love this girl I want fuck this girl
Thiiiiis guy...got dang. Why send a boy to do a man's job? I swear.
So hot & sexy girls! They are so cute too!
Really nice video ! :D
this is so much more than just porn. THIS IS ART. I wish all other sex videos were so hot.
i am indian girl but not virgin. i think after measuring she feel pleasure and sure that it is perpect for her cunt.
Im sure U are right Zakia and i'll bet you would love that cock in ur perfect little cunt too.
i wont the blonde!!!!!!!
Lol i have no idea if thisis english but this made me horny
I would be overwelmed with all those girls, why does he only mess with the one?
Oh fuck I could do you to
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daaaanm got me all wet
bite mdr
Ahhhhh so not fair fucking horny right now
Je sranda sledovat jak se dohadujete odkud jsou.Its Czech rep.
vorrei che entrassero ora nella mia!!
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with so much jerking ,the boy should cum 10 times
Das tschechische Disneyland
Bitch have broken headphones at 0:56...Slut.
Omg I wish girls like them would find me jerkin off some day
why dosnt this happen to me hahaha
America got nothing to do with this. Can't take any credit. So how big is his cock than? Wasn't that the purpose of the video? LOL
They are from Czech Republic
Girls get to test.
The Girl on the THIRD row Is SOo FUCKING HOT!
Damn, I am doing the same and nothing happens.
Hot Guy btw they are all Czech
His cock isn't that big, prob like 18 cm. mine's way bigger.
His yummy erection looks like it must be over 20 centmetres.
who is the girl of the brunette one? she's fucking hot
im fuck all ladies.
Cud have been done much better than that.
if i was that bo i was going to take them all
that nice
i want to be fucked by this cuute boy! anyone who can help me?
Mat. Thanks for your honesty. I'm sure we will all sleep better knowing you have a bigger cock than this guy. Now, I think I'll go and watch the weather report as to aquire some information that might actually be of some use to me.
This is every guys dream. While it might be embarrasing to be caught jacking off by four girls, the thought of them being horny enough to want me to fuck them all is enough to get me hard just thinking about it. All 4 of these girls are hot, I love their little titties and bald pussies. I would be in heaven licking pussy and sucking clit for hours. How could this guy have these 4 naked hotties in front of him and not fuck them all? I would have fucked each one of them or died trying.
Oh Gott! Was fuer suesse Teenies!
This guy wants to eat a Cheesburger or two^^
Did the same as he did... but nothing like that happend to me.
iwant this s video
Lucky girls! I would love to have this guys throbbing cock in my mouth! Yummy
Lucky bastard!
Lucky girls, This hot guy measures up ok for me
I want sooooooooooooo bad to fuck Caprice :SSS
Get in the wedding sack, all 4 of u.
one lucky basturd to have four hotties walk in on you while your jackin.but i would have fucked and licked them all!
the girls have pretty feet.. and nice assholes. i want lick them all..
i would lick every inch of these asses
What's with all the skinny guys wanking in all of Caprice's videos?
@I love you Caprice she is not from germany, they are not speaking german in that video!
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I'd hate to be that guy.
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Dice-K dominates in Sox debut
Right-hander tosses two scoreless innings, strikes out three
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Matsuzaka's grand opening -- witnessed by more than 200 media members and a packed house of 7,534 at City of Palms Park -- was an enticing preview of what the Red Sox hope to see throughout 2007.
As advertised, Matsuzaka displayed a wide arsenal of pitches in mowing down six of the seven Boston College hitters he faced. It added up to a 9-1 victory for Matsuzaka and the Red Sox.
"I am not 100 percent satisfied with how I pitched today," said Matsuzaka. "But considering the time of the season, where it is now, it's OK."
In a prelude to his official exhibition season debut, which will take place on Tuesday at Jupiter against the Marlins, Matsuzaka threw 25 pitches -- 19 of them for strikes. He allowed one hit over two innings and struck out three.
"He seems as poised as anybody," said Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek. "He seems very natural at dealing with everyday media pressures he has to deal with. He has a happy personality about him and he looks as though he handles it extremely well. If there's no sense of butterflies at all, you're not human."
With a certifiable buzz in the air, Matsuzaka, donning a red jersey and red cap, took the mound at 6:01 p.m. ET to begin his warmups.
Ayers put a dent into the hype for a brief moment and collected a keepsake for his scrapbook.
"I was looking for a fastball and I got it," said Ayers. "It was euphoria, definitely euphoria. The shortstop and second baseman came over and said, 'Congratulations man, that's real cool.' So it was just exciting. It's hard to put it into words. Any time you have a chance to go up against a guy like that and have success, it's obviously a tremendous feeling."
After the leadoff double, Matsuzaka got comfortable and the Boston College hitters looked helpless.
Ryan Hutchinson hit a tapper to Varitek for the first out, with Ayers advancing to third. However, Ayers would get no further, as Matsuzaka struck out Jared McGuire and Peter Frates on fastballs. The first K was looking on a 92-mph fastball and the latter came in at 91.
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"He started out having to get out of a jam, and he did," Varitek said. "He did very well. It's still the first outing. We still have a lot of ground to gain. Keep taking steps. Just getting out there and getting him on the mound and being a part of it -- being a part of the Red Sox for the first time -- was a good start."
As Red Sox manager Terry Francona reminded everyone, however, this wasn't exactly striking out Derek Jeter with the bases loaded at Yankee Stadium in September.
"I don't mean to be sarcastic, but if he gets rattled against Boston College, we're all in trouble," Francona said. "That probably wasn't going to happen."
Instead, Matsuzaka calmly reeled off 11 pitches in that first inning, 10 for strikes.
He had hoped to begin getting a sense of the Major League strike zone. But that plan was foiled a bit by the fact the game was handled by college umpires.
"I spoke to Varitek after I pitched, and he told me which ones were supposed to be called strikes," said Matsuzaka.
The second inning was another clinic. Matsuzaka sent down Joe Ayers on a grounder to second, thanks to his hardest pitch of the night, a 94-mph fastball. Then, Matsuzaka went back to the strikeout, freezing Jeff Shomaker on a 91-mph fastball. Matsuzaka finished the night with a curveball that Jeff Ruiz popped to second baseman Dustin Pedroia on the outfield grass.
Next time out, the Marlins should give Matsuzaka a better idea of where he is at.
"What I would really want to see is how the batters will react, and I also want to make sure what the strike zone in the U.S. is all about," said Matsuzaka. "I'll be able to do that during the next game for the first time."
Francona cautioned everyone to look beyond the hype and view the night in a more realistic fashion.
"I thought he was fine," Francona said. "I know there's an immense amount of interest. But it was the first Spring Training game -- get your feet on the ground, throw your pitches, throw strikes."
Still, nobody could be oblivious to the atmosphere that was in the ballpark.
"There was interest," Francona said. "You look in Boston College's dugout, they're all on the top step. You look in our dugout, they're all on the top step. It was fun to be a part of it. I think more encouraging is watching him throw the ball and watching him interact with his teammates. I talked about it before, I think he gets it. That's probably the best way I can say it."
In their ongoing effort to offset the language barrier with other means of communication, the battery seemed to have a smooth opening night.
"We spent time this week just trying to talk through the game and make sure of some things," said Varitek. "The things we talked about, we immediately had to get into it right away. That was good, going through finger signals was really big. There was no practice going into it. It was good."
In his time with the Red Sox, Varitek has caught greats like Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling. Clearly, he's excited about watching the evolution of Matsuzaka.
"I think I got excited as soon as I caught his first bullpen," said Varitek. "It shows you the feel he has for the baseball. He's got a good feel for the baseball."
And after that first pitch, the baseball didn't go very far beyond Varitek's glove.
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"Our party is a big tent. We can house many views on many issues."
Lee Atwater, Republican strategist
The Republicans are coming
And they want to pitch their tent
They're conventioning in Tampa
It's a really big event
They'll be boosting the economy,
The figures make it plain—
All the dancers know, the GOP
Knows how to make it rain
In their G-strings and their pasties
In their heels and platform soles,
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Are leading at the poles
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Or the G-string of a dancer,
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The Republicans are coming
And they want to pitch their tent
In an essay sporting considerably more photos than most of their political stories, CNN reports on the preparations being made by strip clubs and dance bars in Tampa, site of the upcoming GOP convention.
Many clubs have taken out ads inviting GOP delegates "to party like a liberal" in a city where the "poles are open all night." City officials say the convention, expected to draw more than 50,000 visitors, could be Tampa's biggest party ever. Imagine all those rainmakers.
A strip club with a spaceship on the roof seems an odd place to expect Republicans. At first blush, one might not equate lap dances with the political party that wraps itself in buttoned-down family values.
But at convention time, even upstanding men seem to seek out undressed women. When the Christian group Promise Keepers held a convention in Tampa a couple of years ago, attendees flooded the 2001 Odyssey, co-owner Jim Kleinhans recalls. They had such a good time that "they kept their promise to come back the next night."
"Party like a liberal"? Actually, the clubs are hoping they party like conservatives:
But if past conventions are any indicator, Republicans are likely to outspend Democrats heavily at topless bars and strip clubs, says Angelina Spencer. She heads the Association of Club Executives, an organization for the nation's 4,000 "gentleman's club" owners. The group talked to members in the host cities of past conventions.
"When we compared spending," Spencer notes, "the average showed Republicans spending $150 per person at an adult club, versus Democrats, who averaged $50 a person."
In truth, the section on the GOP connection is fairly brief; the piece itself is a neat, in-depth investigation of some of the individuals (owners, dancers, house moms) involved in the industry, and some of the history and first amendment battles these folks have been in, often against the party that will be making it rain next week.


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ok well we all are very deep into naruto we all know . have there been any incidence you can connect with naruto real life
mine are
1 >sometime when i see some read head people and start wondering he is an uzumaki ..!!
2 > (remember the time when tobi declared himself as NO-ONE )
my gf texted
her -- who are you with..?
me -- i am with TOBI .
her -- who's tobi..?
me -- NO-ONE
3 > cut my finger once suddenly pain appeared and said "is this what you call pain..?"
4 > sitting in exam and remember sharingan power to just copy any movement from a topper's pen.
wahts your....?


text: Feather, I don't rank Sampras ahead of Federer. I rank Borg a bit higher than both Sampras and Federer because of his strong domination, his three Channel Slams and his extraordinary numbers and records (percentages). Thanks that you concede Rosewall his "flaw" at Wimbledon. To be exact he missed 12 years if we consider the 1967 pro tournament at W.


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1.6 will include bugfixes plus:
- Change minimum JDK to 1.6 (1.5 is no longer supported)
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CC rolls to lead Yanks to seventh straight
Lefty strikes out seven; bats score seven in seventh inning
By Jared Diamond / MLB.com
Yet, after Sabathia put together another outstanding performance in the Yankees' 9-1 win over the Orioles on Tuesday night, Cervelli had nothing but a blank look on his face. The man who has worked closest with Sabathia during this stretch was simply speechless.
"I've got no words," Cervelli said. "He's been outstanding. What's there to say?"
Lately, not much. Except that Sabathia, who won his first game at Yankee Stadium since joining the team, is reminding everybody just why the Yankees signed him to a seven-year, $161 million free-agent contract this winter. In his past three starts, Sabathia has a 1.12 ERA in 24 innings and has been the ace New York expected.
Sabathia won for the third straight time Tuesday, allowing one run on just three hits in seven innings, striking out seven. After allowing singles to the first two batters of the game, he retired 21 of 23 hitters and made a first-inning two-run home run by Alex Rodriguez stand up. It remained a one-run game through Sabathia's entire outing, before the Yankees erupted for a seven-run seventh inning to blow it open.
For seven innings, New York needed Sabathia to live up to his reputation, and that's exactly what he did.
"He's looked like that his last three or four outings," Derek Jeter said. "Baltimore can hit. They've got a great offensive team, and he was pretty dominant."
The Orioles (16-23) started the scoring, picking up a run in the first inning on an RBI groundout by Aubrey Huff. But Rodriguez quickly erased it in the bottom half of the frame, blasting his homer off Baltimore starter Brad Bergesen into the left-field bleachers and continuing his outstanding play.
Rodriguez has now homered in four consecutive games, including a walk-off shot in Saturday's contest against the Twins. At times, he has carried the offense and is showing few ill-effects from hip surgery during Spring Training.
That home run was all the run support Sabathia (4-3) needed. The Orioles had just one more hit the rest of the game -- a fifth-inning single by Nolan Reimold. At one point, Sabathia retired 12 straight and remained strong despite throwing 105 pitches. He struck out the final two batters he faced, and manager Joe Girardi said he planned to send Sabathia back out to the mound for the eighth if not for the Yankees' offensive outburst virtually sealing the win.
"He's able to continually keep the ball down in the zone and make his pitches," Girardi said. "I talk about CC being such a strong guy. I mean he's physically a strong man. He doesn't seem to get tired around 90-100 pitches. He's the type of guy that can continue and stay strong and make his pitches, and that's what's so impressive to me."
It turned out the Yankees (22-17) wouldn't need any more of Sabathia's services. For six innings, Bergesen (1-2) matched Sabathia pitch-for-pitch, setting down the next 13 Yankees after the Rodriguez home run. He exited after 6 1/3 innings with runners on first and second in a 2-1 game, leaving it for reliever Chris Ray.
After allowing a single to Melky Cabrera, it appeared Ray had a chance to escape with minimal damage. Cervelli hit a slow ground ball toward shortstop, which would have at least recorded the second out, but Robert Andino booted it. The miscue scored Nick Swisher from third and left the bases loaded.
That's when the wheels fell off for the Orioles. Jeter lined a double into the right-center-field gap that cleared the bases after Adam Jones made an errant throw that allowed Cervelli to scoot home. First baseman Mark Teixeira put the exclamation mark on the victory, launching a two-run homer deep into the second deck in right, his fourth in four games.
During the inning, Girardi decided to take Sabathia out. Brian Bruney, who came off the disabled list before the game, and Brett Tomko each pitched 1-2-3 innings to close it out.
"You just keep this team close, you keep the game close, you feel like you can have an inning like that pretty much at anytime during the game," Sabathia said.
Sabathia has been doing more than just keeping the Yankees close lately. He's been the anchor of a rotation that seems to be settling into a rhythm.
No matter when this current winning streak ends, the Yankees are growing confident that no losing streak can go too long. All they have to do is look toward Sabathia's next start.
Said Rodriguez: "CC is a horse and, boy, I'm glad he's on our team."
Jared Diamond 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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Crushable Readers Share Their First Celebrity Crushes With Us For Valentine's Day
It's Valentine's Day and instead of thinking about our loved ones, we're fantasizing about the ones who could have been. Or at least that's how we think about our first celebrity crushes.
It could have happened…if he was in town shooting a movie…and he saw me across the street…and I tripped in front of a car…and he saved my life…and fell in love with me and.…
Oh that's just my middle school Xanga that read like that? My apologies. Earlier this week we asked readers to tweet their favorite crushes to us and here, in wonderful gallery form, are the best of the tweets. Check them out, get nostalgic and share yours in the comments.
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Leyland doesn't believe in White Sox playing spoiler
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- It's hard for the White Sox to play spoiler against a Tigers team that entered Wednesday's series final with a six-game lead over the Indians and 6 1/2 games over the Royals.
But even if that division race was a little closer, Detroit manager Jim Leyland doesn't believe in the concept of the White Sox getting more fired up to beat the Tigers over a non-contender.
"That's all silly stuff. That's high school stuff. These guys are professionals," Leyland said before Wednesday's game. "The White Sox are trying to win as many games as they can.
"Robin Ventura is a very good manager. They're busting their [butt]. They haven't had a real good year up to this point, but I don't think they're sitting over there saying, 'Oh, we want to beat the Detroit Tigers because they're in first place.'"
The fact remains that the White Sox swept the Yankees, a team on the fringe of playoff contention, and took the first two from the Tigers on this 10-game homestand. They lost three of four to a Twins team as far out of the playoffs as they are, but Leyland thinks it's the White Sox talent producing the wins more than shifting into a higher gear against good teams.
"[Jose] Quintana, the kid that pitched the night before, these guys are good. When you pitch Chris Sale, you're probably as good as anybody in the league," Leyland said. "People don't understand that stuff. So I think that's all high school stuff. That spoiler stuff, I've never bought into that in my life.
"You go out there, I don't care where anybody else is in the standings, we're trying to win games, and they're trying to win games. Now, you might get some player that says, 'Oh, yeah, oh boy,' but I don't pay much attention. They're trying to look at some guys. They're very proud just like we are and all the other teams."
Gillaspie too focused to look toward next year
CHICAGO -- A mid-August glance at the hypothetical 2014 White Sox depth chart shows Conor Gillaspie as the team's starting third baseman.
But don't try to get the 26-year-old to admit such a fact as even a possibility.
During a recent interview with MLB.com, the well-spoken Gillaspie definitively stated that his rookie campaign had a much steeper learning curve than he could have imagined. Thoughts of a future starting job were met by a Gillaspie chuckle, but certainly not a dismissive one.
It was more an indication that he had too much to focus on presently to worry about next year.
"As hard as this game is, it wouldn't surprise me to not get a hit for two more weeks," Gillaspie said. "My role going into the year was to play when asked, and to do what was asked of me. I try to do that every day.
"If that means I'm a starter or I'm not a starter, I don't really care. I'm just hoping to do enough things well -- whether it's a sac fly or moving a runner over or making a play when you are not hitting good. Those are the types of things that buy you more time to show them you actually can play.
"I just have to keep battling, keep grinding, keep working, keep learning and just keep trying to do bits and pieces of this game right so somebody says, 'Hey, this guy might be able to help us in the future,'" Gillaspie said. "That's what it's all about. As a young guy, that's what you have to try to look forward to. Numbers-wise and what a lot of young guys, myself included, are used to doing, it's probably not going to happen that first year or two up here."
Gillaspie was a revelation earlier this year, hitting .311 in April, .263 in May and playing airtight defense. His glove work has stayed at a high level, but his average dipped to .177 in June and, entering entering Wednesday, was .167 in August, though he did hit an RBI single in his first at-bat.
He went 1-for-3 with two walks in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Tigers, but made his ninth and 10th errors of the season. The first, a throwing error in the sixth, allowed two runs to score.
Those offensive struggles have given Gillaspie a high level of respect for players who are consistently successful at the plate.
"You just don't realize how hard it is until you do it," said Gillaspie of hitting .300. "I've learned more here in one year than I have in my whole life. That's probably true for most people. It never ends.
"One day you think you've figured something out, and it's a rude awakening that day. I've had some success and a lot of failures, and basically as a younger guy, you try to play and do enough things right to where you get another chance the next year or the next month or whatever. That's kind of where I'm at."
"This game is constant frustration, constant grind, constant down on yourself. It never stops," Gillaspie said. "So, you appreciate the guys that can flat out do it every single year. People rag players for the amount of money they make. I'm going to tell you what: If you did it, you would never think twice about the money they give some of these guys, because they all deserve it."
Ventura stands behind Ramirez's fielding
CHICAGO -- Two errors committed by Alexei Ramirez in Tuesday's 11-inning victory over Detroit brought his season total to 19, one shy of his career high set in 2009 and 2010. He initially had three error in the game, but the official scorer overturned his call on one of the plays on Wednesday.
Still, manager Robin Ventura hasn't lost confidence in a player he still views as one of the best shortstops in the American League.
"You can have a season where you're just not as good as other ones, but again he'll come back and make a play that nobody else in the league can make," Ventura said. "You don't know exactly what it is.
"He has a lot of other stuff going on that, it's tough to deal with at times. That's stuff that's off the field. It's hard to have him separate those two at times."
Ventura was alluding to the tragic death of Ramirez's father-in-law during Spring Training, which would affect the toughest of competitors. Ramirez extended his season-high hitting streak to 11 games with a single in his first at-bat on Wednesday and entered the day with 25 stolen bases, not to mention the belief from his manager that the abundance of defensive miscues won't happen again in 2014.
"I don't see this repeating itself," Ventura said.
In Wednesday's 6-4 loss to Detroit, Ramirez, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run, made a heads-up play that eventually got Jose Iglesias out in a rundown.
Garcia has speed to go along with power
CHICAGO -- The 6-foot-4, 240-pound physique of Avisail Garcia would certainly indicate the frame of a power hitter in the making. But as Garcia raced around the bases during his fourth-inning triple on Tuesday, the skill that has caught the eye of everyone who watches him jumped to the forefront.
"Some people say, 'You can't run,'" Garcia said with a smile. "I say, 'Oh, ok.'"
"Size and speed is unique for a guy to have both of those," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "You usually see a guy like that, he's not very athletic. [But] he's a very athletic kid. He's strong. We're going to see this from the beginning, so it's real fun to watch."
Ventura envisions Garcia, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI single in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to Detroit (his former team), sticking in right field for the immediate future.
Third to first
• Paul Konerko got an off-day on Wednesday, but it was primarily about Ventura resting the captain on a day game after a late-running night game.
"Guys at that age get a little tighter a day game after a night game," Ventura said. "Let him have a little spa day."
• Dayan Viciedo's sore left thumb continues to improve, but not enough to return to the lineup. The left fielder had missed five straight games.
"He's getting closer to where he can catch and go out in the field," Ventura said. "It wouldn't be a stretch for him to go out there and catch normally. Right now he's still tentative and would compensate to be able to go out there and play. So we'll wait to make it where it's not."
• Marcus Semien was named the Southern League Topps Player of the Month for July after batting .372 with eight home runs and 20 RBIs for Double-A Birmingham. Semien, 22, led the Southern League in batting average, runs (28), walks (29), hits (35), extra-base hits (18), total bases (70), on-base percentage (.524), slugging percentage (.745) and OPS (1.269) in the month.
The sixth-round pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft was promoted to Triple-A Charlotte on Aug. 1, and is expected to get a September call-up to the White Sox. He has 99 runs scored between his two stops, which rank behind only the White Sox Micah Johnson (100) in all the Minors.
• The White Sox are 7-13 in extra innings this season after Tuesday's 4-3 win in 11 innings.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Final Fantasy Versus XIII lives in new Theatrhythm DLC
Japanese Final Fantasy fans will finally be able to get their hands on at least a little piece of Final Fantasy Versus XIII after six years of waiting – in the form of a downloadable piece of music for rhythm title Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy.
Square announces PAX East panels and line-up
Square Enix has announced it's plans for PAX East.
Second Theatrhythm FF DLC pack includes Type-0 music
Square Enix has announced the second batch of DLC for Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy, including music from Final Fantasy Type-0.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy sees 90% sell-through in first week
3DS's Theatrhythm Final Fantasy's 70,000 sales in the game's first week on sale in Japan may seem low for a Final Fantasy game, but Dengeki's reporting the figure is 90% sell-through.
Hazama tells the story of Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy in latest Iwata Asks
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy, the debut title from producer Ichiro Hazama, was originally designed for release on DS but due to hardware limitations, the game's production was held back. Speaking in the the latest edition of Iwata Asks, Hazama said the idea for the title came after he finished work on the Final Fantasy movie Advent […]
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy will have four player co-op
According to Siliconera, Square Enix's celebratory rhythm action RPG Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy will have co-operative multiplayer. You can invite up to three friends to the Chaos Temple to take on legendary bosses from the series, including Ultima Weapon, Omega Weapon and Shinryu. You'll gain experience for your party and snaffle rare items while tapping along […]
Theatrhythm to have paid DLC through "Nintendo Network"
Some leaked boxart for Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy shows that the game will contain paid download content, as well as support something called "Nintendo Network". The dummy art, which first popped up on NeoGAF, shows that the game, as promised, will have DLC released for it but it looks like it will cost you according to […]
Square Enix releases new Theatrhythm trailer
While Square Enix fans are still marveling over the fact that Squeenix was able to come up with a more bizarre title than Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, the company is forging ahead with Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. Bizarre even by Final Fantasy standards, this Theatrhythm trailer shows off more of those sweet chibi versions of all […]
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy gets February release in Japan
Final Fantasy rhythm spin-off Theatrhythm is releasing on February 16 in Japan, according to the game's official website. The 3DS title is priced at ¥6,090. No western release has yet been confirmed by Square Enix. Thanks, Andriasang.
Snow, Vivi, Aerith and more confirmed for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
A number of favourite characters have been revealed for Square Enix's upcoming RPG rhythm hybrid, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy.
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy gets first gameplay trailer
Square Enix has released the first trailer of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy ahead of TGS this week. The game – a rhythm-based title in the series based on music from past FF installments -is set to make its first public debut at the show later this week. There's a taste of FFXIII as well if you're […]
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According to organizers, around 20,000 participants agreed to buy a pizza from Papa John's for "Papa John's Day" in support of statements from CEO John Schnatter's comments that the Affordable Care Act will force him to raise the price of the chain's food and cut employee hours. Groups who support the health care law (often called Obamacare) have threatened to boycott the pizza chain.
The rally around the Papa John's brand is similar to the one Chick-fil-A experienced after its COO, Dan Cathy, made controversial statements about gay marriage.
Fan-created events like Papa John's Day certainly help a company's sales for one day, but do they help in the long run, particularly since they result from divisive politics? Some experts say they just might.
Sea change?
"Chick-fil-A has confused all the experts by not only not experiencing severe brand damage, but actually benefiting in terms of sales, loyalty, and advertising awareness as a result of the controversy," says Gerald Baron, principal at Agincourt Strategies. "If Papa John's experiences a similar situation of seeing sales increases, we may very well see a trend developing. "
That doesn't necessarily mean all bad publicity is suddenly becoming a boon to brands, Baron warns. Lance Armstrong's recent troubles are evidence of that, but not all flare-ups have led to great harm.
The lawsuit over the meat content of Taco Bell's beef didn't seem to hurt it too much, nor did a YouTube video of Domino's employees behaving badly. (Taco Bell issued a statement defending its products, saying bluntly, "The lawyers got it wrong." Domino's fired the workers and issued a strong, albeit tardy, response.)
But what about socio-political stances?
"There is already some indication that some of similar situations where brands are put in a bad light and go viral are actually manufactured for the sake of gaining that exposure," Baron says.
Branding expert Rob Frankel agrees. The protests against Papa John's will only bring more attention to the brand that will "garner Schnatter and Papa John's free media, most likely worth millions."
"In this respect, the protesters are actually helping, not hurting the franchise," he says.
Risky business
Though Papa John's and Chick-fil-A may have gained some initial boosts in the wake of political statements from executives, Jonathan Bernstein of Bernstein Crisis Management says there are lots of reasons for executives to avoid rocking the boat.
"I think there are many ways that Mr. Schnatter could have expressed his political opinions without cheapening them by using a marketing ploy and risk alienating the majority of Americans who voted for Mr. Obama," he says. "The negative effects from his comments and tactics potentially outweigh the positive of fan-led events like the one Friday. So why take the risk?"
At least one chain, Denny's, seems eager to avoid such risk.
In the days after Obama was re-elected, one franchisee threatened cutting staffers' hours, as well as imposing a surcharge to customers, beginning in January 2014 when Obamacare takes full effect. The company's corporate office issued a statement that said the franchisee's opinion did not reflect that of the brand.
"We will continue to monitor the developments of the Affordable Care Act and any other legislation that may impact our team members, franchisees, employees and guests, and will do the right thing as individuals, as a company and as a brand," the statement says.
Frankel says Denny's probably did the right thing.
"By taking that tack, Denny's assures itself the time and rationale for taking appropriate reaction based on reality rather than demagoguery," he says.
Data vs. conviction
Tripp Frohlichstein of MediaMasters Training says people may be rallying around Papa John's, but he also has neighbors who have sworn off the pizza chain.
"Someone needs to try to measure if these things even themselves out," he says.
Baron says the partisan divide in the United States provides brand leaders an opportunity to benefit, however. What matters is whether they mean it.
"I suspect that both Chick-fil-A's COO and Papa Johns' CEO spoke on these matters because they matter and because they care about these topics," he says. "I'm guessing that neither one of these ultimately care that much about the backlash because they spoke out on something they believed in."
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (UTC/The Loop) – UTC students rejoice upon hearing about a bill that could provide them with free textbooks.
SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, explains that the Affordable College Textbook Act (S.1704/H.R.3538) "will reduce the cost of textbooks at U.S. colleges and universities by expanding the use of open textbooks (and other open educational resources) that everyone can use, adapt and share freely."
This fact sheet offered by SPARC details what benefits the Affordable College Textbook Act will offer to students, teachers, and universities:
- Creates a grant program to support pilot programs at colleges and universities to create and
expand the use of open textbooks with priority for those programs that will achieve the
highest savings for students.
- Ensures that any open textbooks or educational materials created using program funds will be
freely and easily accessible to the public.
- Requires entities who receive funds to complete a report on the effectiveness of the program
in achieving savings for students.
- Improves existing requirements for publishers to make all textbooks and other educational
materials available for sale individually rather than as a bundle.
- Requires the Government Accountability Office to provide an updated report on the price
trends of college textbooks to Congress by 2017.
The Affordable College Textbook Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate in November 14 of last year by Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.). Senator Durbin has previously worked in his state to lower the cost of textbooks for students. In his press release, Durbin mentions, "Over three years ago, I worked to secure funding for the University of Illinois to complete an open textbook project."
Senator Durbin's efforts led to the release of a textbook, Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation, which has been used at Illinois University campuses. This textbook is part of a "Massive Open Online Course" that Durbin says has been used by at least 60,000 students and the University has been contacted by other colleges about using it.
Had you heard about the Affordable College Textbook Act before this?
The previous successes of Senator Durbin will be expanded upon by this bill, by making future textbooks like it available. Senator Franken was happy to support the bill after seeing the success of Durbin's prior efforts. He said in the press release, "In the fight to make college more affordable and accessible for Minnesota families we can't overlook the rising costs of textbooks," said Franken. "I'm proud to introduce this bill with Senator Durbin because it will help provide cheaper alternatives to traditional textbooks and keep more money in students' pockets where it belongs."
This bill expands upon the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act, which sought to provide students with more information about college textbook costs. Senator Durbin's press release explains that the law "required textbook publishers to disclose to faculty the cost of a textbooks to their students, required schools to publish textbook information in course catalogues when practicable, and required publishers to offer unbundled supplemental materials so students had choices." The provisions of this law took effect on July 1, 2010 and are still in effect.
Even with students receiving extra information from publishers, a 2013 GAO report released information that textbook prices are continuing to rise. Despite the Higher Education Opportunity Act requiring more information be provided to students through compliance of the publishers, it does not mandate a limit on the amount that a textbook can cost. This has translated to an increase in the already $30 billion industry and strains students further.
The Affordable College Textbook Act does not intend to set limits on the price structure of textbooks released by publishers, but it does intend to provide more open source resources to students, which will create more pressure on textbook publishers to remain competitive in pricing and offer reasons to choose their textbooks over otherwise free ones. U.S. PIRG Higher Education Associate Ethan Senack praises Durbin and Franken for the bill, and said that "for students, the cost-saving potential of open textbooks is massive – around 80-100% compared to published textbooks", which will lead to a better education for students. U.S. PIRG found that "seven of ten current college students have skipped buying a textbook because it was too expensive", a concerning figure which this bill hopes to alleviate.
The Affordable College Textbook Act was assigned to a Congressional committee on November 19, who will consider the bill before sending it to a vote in the Senate. To follow along with the progress of the bill, visit its page on Congress.gov. Govtrack.us, a site that monitors government bills, gives more information about the bill's progress, and offers it a grim prognosis of passing committee with a 1% pass rate. It references that "only 11% of bills made it past committee and only about 3% were enacted in 2011–2013."
Students interested in seeing this bill progress further in Congress should express this to their local legislators and assist in raising awareness about it as it is examined by a Congressional committee. This will show Congress that mandates are important to providing students with assistance in easing their financial burdens in the face of continually rising educational costs. They can also visit http://www.congressweb.com/sparc/23 to take action.
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SANTA CRUZ — A 19-year-old Watsonville woman was held to answer for a trial Friday on felony child abuse charges.
Barbara Garcia was caring for her boyfriend's 15-month-old daughter at a Watsonville home on May 8, 2013, said District Attorney Bob Lee.
A neighbor heard loud noises and crying from the home's bedroom, and he recorded a video of Garcia striking the toddler twice in the head, causing the girl to fall to the ground, Lee said. Garcia also shook the toddler while she was lying on the ground, authorities said.
The next day, another witness heard the sounds of crying and slapping in the home and called Watsonville police.
The toddler suffered a skull fracture, bleeding between her skull and brain and bruising on her head and back, authorities said.
After a preliminary hearing Friday, Santa Cruz County Superior Judge Rebecca Connolly held Garcia to answer on four counts of felony child abuse with a special allegation of causing great bodily injury on a child younger than 5.
A trial date is expected to be set March 24.
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[Video] Water is life for every child
Kris Allen, host of this year's True Spirit of Christmas Tour, shares his perspective on the life-changing impacts of clean water.
"...For some of us, giving a goat or a chicken might make sense because that is something that is tangible. But clean water can provide life for those things..."
Kris was given the opportunity to meet Sylvia and see how her life has been positively impacted by having nearby access to clean water.
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This Christmas, help give the gift of clean water to a family in need.
Make a one-time donation to World Vision's Clean Water Fund. Your gift will help create more stories of health and hope like this one -- providing interventions like deep wells, water storage containers, piping systems, purification equipment, and more.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, October 11, 2012, 1:37 PM
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Palo Alto schools report bump in test scores
Original post made on Oct 11, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, October 11, 2012, 1:37 PM
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a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 11, 2012 at 2:35 pm
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a resident of Professorville
on Oct 11, 2012 at 4:35 pm
[Several posts removed by Palo Alto Online because they are off-topic. Please re-post on an appropriate topic or create a new topic.]
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 11, 2012 at 5:33 pm
Last year some San Jose schools ( such as Union School District and Willow Glen) scored higher than PAUSD at the elementary and especially at the middle school levels.
Los Gatos/Saratoga has always scored higher. I personally know of some people in PA who moved to Los Gatos or Saratoga for this purpose, and got the added benefit of a lower (if only a little) cost of housing.
a resident of Barron Park
on Oct 12, 2012 at 10:34 am
On a percentage basis it is not a "jump" to go from 926 to 934 out of 1000 - less than one tenth of one percent? There are too many variables when comparing school rankings to brag about small differences - and most of them socio-economic.
I attribute the achievement of Palo Alto students to support from well educated, well off parents than anything else. It would be surprise if Palo Alto was not among the top scorers. Although as Jan H. points out, there are several schools on the Peninsula that rank higher at less cost.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 12, 2012 at 3:46 pm
Wow, nothing makes you people happy! We live in one of the richest, most interesting, most intelligent communities in the country and all I read in these comments in complaints, and fear that other communities are better. I, for one, am quite graateful to live here.
Good job Palo Alto students and teachers!
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 12, 2012 at 7:11 pm
Jan H. is a registered user.
For several years I knew a woman who was a teacher at the elementary school level in Willow Glen. This was in the Nineties. Her daughter was a riding school student of mine. At that time, Willow Glen scored a significant number of points higher than PAUSD, despite the higher socio-economic status of most PA parents, and despite the fact that WG spends less $$ on education.
I asked her what she thought the difference was. Her answer: more parent involvement in Willow Glen, Los Gatos, etc. Basically, fewer PA parents are able to make time for their child's school, for whatever reason. Her second response: fewer over-scheduled kids. Willow Glen students have fewer extra-curricular commitments, and therefore have more time to complete homework assignments and study for tests.
Simple as that, but apparently, difficult for many parents to accomplish.
a resident of Downtown North
on Oct 12, 2012 at 8:04 pm
"Last year some San Jose schools ( such as Union School District and Willow Glen) scored higher than PAUSD at the elementary and especially at the middle school levels."
Union Middle scored 932, slightly below JLS. Union Middle has seen an increased over 100 points in the last 5 years. Non-Title 1 Elementary schools in the Union School district are all in the mid 900's. Lots of parent involvement. Great kids who care about their peers. Teachers who want their students to do well.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 13, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Six points is hardly a "bump". Each year there is a "growth projection" that is a part of the API data released by the State. What was the 2011-12 "Growth" number? It is not possible to discuss any increased API scores without this number being a part of the discussion.
The Weekly seems to have failed to understand this, and provide this important bit of data to its readers. It's very possible that the "growth" projection might be more than the increase turned in by the District. In this case, the District's performance would still be very good--but not up to expectation.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Oct 16, 2012 at 7:17 am
API scores are up across the state, but a lot of the reason is that students with IEPs are taking an easier test, the CMA, rather than the CST. For an explanation, see Web Link. In PAUSD, 20% of special education students are taking the test, which raises their achievement scores (and therefore the API scores). The tests are mostly used in elementary schools at this point. It is interesting that PAUSD missed its API subgroup targets for 3 schools: JLS, Jordan and Paly, all because of special education students. That will probably change once the CMA is given to those students.
a resident of Stanford
on Aug 6, 2013 at 7:15 pm
My family and I will be relocating to palo alto next year. All the elementary schools seem to be quite good. Are the middle schools just as impressive? Can someone comment on where we should buy to get into a good middle school?
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Aug 6, 2013 at 10:51 pm
Los Altos.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 6, 2013 at 11:15 pm
@Hillary: There are differences between ALL the schools, even the elementary schools. No one is going to post answers here - our schools are already overcrowded so no one is going to want people running to their schools. Every school has a stereotype. You are going to have to find some Palo Alto allies to ask these questions (hopefully, unPC ones who will tell you the real scoop). You might want to rent for a year first so you can make an informed decision on where to buy. If you are interested in a house, find out which schools the children will attend. There are condos which had signs claiming the high school children would attend was Gunn when it is actually in the Paly attendance area. The PAUSD website has a section where you can enter the house address and it will display the schools depending on the location of the house.
Be aware that while teachers in PAUSD are good, the students here are also smarter than the average American simply due to their genes.
Be sure you have enough extra money for the abundance of extracurriculars and camps available. Palo Alto is an extremely convenient location so if it's not offered here, it's offered in a city nearby. You don't want to move here and be housepoor, although there are many residents who are. You might need money for tutors in high school too. There are some classes in high school where nearly every student either has parental help or a tutor (but this is for advanced classes in math and science). Regular lanes in PAUSD are doable without tutors.
Don't worry about the "bullying issues" you might read on these threads. In fact, there is very little bullying in PAUSD compared to other schools, and in my experience and from what I've heard, bullying is taken seriously in our schools. [Portion removed.]
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Royals release veteran left-hander Sherrill
MINNEAPOLIS -- Left-hander George Sherrill, a longtime Major Leaguer, was released on Friday by the Royals' Triple-A Omaha club.
Sherrill, who was recovering from Tommy John surgery on May 4, 2012, has played with Seattle, Baltimore, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta in a nine-year big league career. He appeared as a reliever in 442 games with 56 saves, a 19-17 record and a 3.77 ERA.
For Omaha, Sherrill pitched in 21 games with a 6.23 ERA and one loss in 21 2/3 innings.
Missouri's Majors count adds Twins' Gibson
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Missouri clan in the Major Leagues is growing with Saturday's addition of Kyle Gibson, who'll start for the Twins against the Royals. It's Gibson's big league debut.
A right-hander from Greenfield, Ind., Gibson went to Mizzou and was a teammate of Royals reliever Aaron Crow for the 2007-08 Tigers. Both Crow and Gibson were first-round choices in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, going 12th and 22nd overall, respectively.
"He throws a lot of strikes, got a fastball, curveball, changeup and slider, but I haven't seen him pitch since college," Crow said. "But he used to pound the strike zone, sinkers in and out. Used all his pitches."
While Crow was an All-Star as a rookie in 2011, Gibson's arrival in the Majors was delayed by Tommy John surgery in September 2011, but he returned to pitch 13 Minor League games in 2012. This year with Triple-A Rochester, Gibson was 7-5 with a 3.01 ERA and had two shutouts.
Crow said the other Mizzou products in the Majors are pitchers Max Scherzer of Detroit, along with second baseman Ian Kinsler and pitcher Nick Tepesch of Texas for a total of five.
"That's pretty good. I don't know of too many other schools that have that many, so it's something to be proud of," Crow said.
Paulino scratched from Sunday rehab stint
MINNEAPOLIS -- Pitcher Felipe Paulino's return to his Minor League injury rehab assignment has been delayed. He was supposed to pitch on Sunday for Double-A Northwest Arkansas, but that's been scrubbed.
"He's not going to pitch on Sunday," Royals manager Ned Yost said on Friday. "He developed some shoulder tenderness after the sim game, so they're just evaluating. He's going to go day by day. It's nothing serious, just more precautionary than anything."
Paulino originally was reported to be OK after his simulated game on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium. He's coming back from Tommy John surgery almost a year ago.
Guthrie fine despite some bruised fingers
MINNEAPOLIS -- Royals pitcher Jeremy Guthrie took a sharply-hit batted ball off the fingers on his right hand in Thursday night's 3-1 loss to the Twins, but isn't expected to miss his next start.
"They're a little bruised right now, a little swollen, but he'll be fine for his next start," manager Ned Yost said before Friday's contest against the Twins. "He got through the game fine."
The incident occurred in the first inning, not the sixth as previously reported.
Pounders nearly perfect in Double-A no-no
MINNEAPOLIS -- Almost perfect. That was right-hander Brooks Pounders as he pitched a no-hitter for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, the Royals' Double-A afilliate, to stifle the Midland RockHounds, 11-0, on Thursday night at Springdale, Ark.
Pounders retired 27 of 29 batters. The only baserunners came on a third-inning error and a fifth-inning hit batsman. Pounders struck out six, using 98 pitches, including 70 strikes.
It was the third no-hitter in Naturals' history, but the first by just one pitcher. Will Smith threw seven no-hit innings and Kelvin Herrera finished the job with two perfect innings on July 19, 2011, against the Arkansas Travelers. Greg Holland, on a rehab assignment, threw one inning of a May 10, 2012, no-hitter against the Springfield Cardinals. Chris Dwyer followed with 6 2/3 hitless innings, while Brendan Lafferty and Kendal Volz combined to get the last four outs.
Pounders, 22, was acquired by the Royals after the 2011 season from Pittsburgh for infielder Yamaico Navarro. Pounders has a 3-4 record and a 4.02 ERA in 18 games (10 starts).
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I really like the new Yob and Minsk albums.
Bloody Panda tour dates (great live band, see 'em if you can):
July 21 Bethlehem, PA @ BurnersJuly 22 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie (w/Woe)July 23 Washington, DC @ The Red And The Black (w/Salome)July 24 Richmond, VA @ Nara Sushi (w/Dysrhythmia)July 25 Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox (w/Dark Castle)July 27 Savannah, GA @ The WormholeJuly 28 Gainesville, FL @ The AtlanticJuly 30 Miami, FL @ Goo (w/Dark Castle & Maruta)July 31 TBA (w/Dark Castle)Aug 1 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn (w/Dark Castle & Withered)Aug 2 New Orleans, LA @ Hi Ho LoungeAug 3 Baton Rouge, LA @ Lacey's House (w/Thou)Aug 5 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music (w/Zucura)Aug 6 Nashville, TN @ The EndAug 7 Indianapolis, IN @ Casa Del Kotex (w/Black Arrows Of Filth And Impurity)Aug 8 Chicago, IL @ White Star Bar (w/Giant Squid, Grayceon, Lord Mantis)Aug 9 Columbus, OH @ The Summit (w/Lord Mantis)Aug 10 Pittsburgh, PA @ Howler's (w/Giant Squid, Grayceon)Aug 12 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk PlaceAug 13 Toronto, ON @ Wreck RoomAug 14 Montreal, QC @ KatacombesAug 15 Portland, ME @ New Systems Laundary (w/Ocean)Aug 16 Boston, MA @ ChurchAug 18 TBAAug 19 TBAAug 20 Baltimore, MD @ Talking HeadAug 21 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 11 July 2009 18:39 (eight years ago) Permalink
the blut aus nord is still (BY FAR) the best metal record I've heard this year. so much stronger than TWWTG that it's not even funny.
and yeah, I'd agree, not too many other standouts this year.
― original bgm, Monday, 13 July 2009 14:58 (eight years ago) Permalink
thou are pretty cool too, yeah. I like that they host high quality mp3s of everything they put out + upcoming stuff + unreleased stuff on their site:
― original bgm, Monday, 13 July 2009 15:00 (eight years ago) Permalink
More Thou vinyl due out soon I think
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 22:43 (eight years ago) Permalink
yeah, seems like it. I think that they have a bunch of splits due soon.
have you heard the sabbath covers lp? (through the empires of eternal void) have to say, I was a little disappointed. they don't really vary up the material much at all and what's up with 3/4 of the material coming from master of reality? a little lame considering sabbath have such a deep back catalog.
― original bgm, Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:28 (eight years ago) Permalink
no, not heard about it.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:33 (eight years ago) Permalink
It was hella limited but you might still find copies. It's not Thou's crowning glory exactly but I enjoyed it fine enough
― Pissed Jenas (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:36 (eight years ago) Permalink
I have never bought any Thou because theres so much and it would cost me a fortune to get it all. Money is tight.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:42 (eight years ago) Permalink
yeah, there is a bunch. but in general, I've found thou stuff to be reasonably priced. they don't gouge like some bands do, anyway. maybe bc they're vegan punx.
― original bgm, Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:58 (eight years ago) Permalink
anyway, it's cool that they have mp3s of their whole catalog right up on their site. respect.
― original bgm, Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:59 (eight years ago) Permalink
there's a split coming with Salome that I will get.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 16 July 2009 16:43 (eight years ago) Permalink
tbh i'm glad some of you who pay attention closer than i do are feelin the "boring year" thing. i like the blut au nord but haven't listened to it much, and the kylesa album is really good. i guess i will check out yob too, but that's about all i've been really into from 09.
― north sea jazz dit weekend (call all destroyer), Thursday, 16 July 2009 17:12 (eight years ago) Permalink
I haven't found it a boring year at all
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 16 July 2009 20:07 (eight years ago) Permalink
Baroness,Orthodox,Om will be joining Mastodon in this years top ten I think.If we run a metal poll at the end of the year that is -- depends on the interest.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 4 September 2009 00:22 (eight years ago) Permalink
The Baroness isn't a million miles away from Torche (neither was the last album mind you)
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 4 September 2009 21:06 (eight years ago) Permalink
― Angus Young (roxymuzak), Friday, 4 September 2009 23:18 (eight years ago) Permalink
lol ?!
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 4 September 2009 23:19 (eight years ago) Permalink
you will like it, hoos
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 4 September 2009 23:35 (eight years ago) Permalink
sam here's the full list for your perusalILX METAL ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2008 RESULTS (NOW COUNTING DOWN THE TOP TEN, BTW)
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 20:42 (eight years ago) Permalink
Going down the list till I got to something on Spotify I hit Opeth. As someone completely ignorant of this, I assume band, what do I try o Kerr?
― Samuel (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 20:54 (eight years ago) Permalink
I dunno, never cared for Opeth. LJ is a fan I think.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 20:57 (eight years ago) Permalink
LJ is no more though :(
Went with Minnie Riperton instead. Metal can wait, I'm only young.
― Samuel (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 21:00 (eight years ago) Permalink
When should we open nominations for the 2009 poll?
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 16 November 2009 19:42 (eight years ago) Permalink
Not much longer to go in the year, are there any big releases to come?
― I thought I could make it work because you look a bit like a man (aldo), Monday, 16 November 2009 20:14 (eight years ago) Permalink
There's a new Mudvayne album three days before Christmas. That's about all I know about.
― neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Monday, 16 November 2009 20:19 (eight years ago) Permalink
I suspect that that isn't going to get a ton of votes.
― Van Slyke Paidbreed (J3ff T.), Monday, 16 November 2009 20:30 (eight years ago) Permalink
I was thinking about starting the voting on jan 1st. So how long do you want for a nominations process?
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 16 November 2009 20:45 (eight years ago) Permalink
A couple weeks should suffice. Maybe start nominations around December 15 or so?
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 16 November 2009 23:45 (eight years ago) Permalink


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MENUS: SHOOTING MENU (camera icon)
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Press MENU and then select the camera (shooting) icon to get to the shooting menu.
OPTIMIZE IMAGE: This is where you can program the look of an image. You can mimic the effects for which we used to have to select different kinds of film. There are choices of several canned presets, as well as CUSTOM, which lets you set your own.
Remember to select DONE or OK when playing with the Optimize Image settings, otherwise it won't remember!
You can swap between your custom setting below and a canned preset, like PORTRAIT, by spinning the top left mode knob. Custom settings apply in the P, S, A and M modes, but not in the SPORTS, PORTRAIT, etc. modes. The dummy modes like PORTRAIT override most of your manual settings, and the camera reverts to your special settings when you return from one of the dummy modes. There's nothing wrong with the dummy modes; use them if they save you time. I use the PORTRAIT mode for people since I usually have my camera's colors cranked up. The mode knob makes it easy to swap.
Canned Settings: I don't use Nikon's canned Optimize Image presets of Normal, Vivid, Sharper, Softer, Direct Print, Portrait or Landscape. Feel free to play with them yourself. This is a beauty of the D70: you can use whatever works for you.
I prefer my custom settings below because I prefer to leave the chroma cranked all the way up and let the camera automatically control contrast and sharpening as conditions change. Your style of photography will differ.
You can look at the images made with each of the canned settings directly to see how you like them. You also can use Nikon's free Nikon View software or look at the data on the D70 itself to read what values of contrast, sharpening, color, etc, were used for each preset. The reason I skip the VIVID preset is because it selects Mode IIIa, but leave the saturation at normal. I explain these below.
For photos of people I either set the colors back to normal, or cheat and use the Portrait preset mode on the top dial. As mentioned on the top page, using the preset scene modes on the top dial often override any settings you've made. I only use P, S, A and M modes which unlock all the adjustments. Of course using the top dial's Portrait mode sets the colors optimally for portraits, and sets it all back when I spin that dial back to P, S, A or M. This trick saves me a lot of clicking around under Optimize Image, but also eliminates my ability to alter the White Balance while in the top dial's portrait scene mode.
Optimize Image Custom Settings
As mentioned on the first page, I prefer the vivid color I get from Fuji's Velvia 50 film, so I tweak my D70 to give color as vivid as I can get. To do this I go to MENU > Shooting Menu (camera icon) > Optimize Image > Custom > (set Saturation to + and Color Mode to IIIa) > - - Done > OK. If you forget to select "- - Done" and hit OK it won't remember these settings!
Here are what each setting inside the Custom option of Optimize Image does.
Sharpening: I leave mine on AUTO. I've never messed with the manual settings. Sharpening is an artificial effect not to be confused with sharpness. When I first got a digital camera I thought: "cool, I'm cranking this to 11," and realized my error. Don't turn it up for no reason, since the image can start to look artificial. Play with it if you want. I've played with it out of curiosity, and always leave it on AUTO.
Tone Compensation: This is Nikon's code word for Contrast.. I always leave mine set to AUTO. In AUTO the D70 automatically applies the Zone System and adjusts contrast to match your subject, for each and every shot! The D70 automatically lowers contrast and increases dynamic range for very contrasty subjects, and cranks it up for dull subjects. I've played with the manual settings out of curiosity. Saturation varies a little with contrast, too. If you crank it to +2 it looks vivid and bold for flatter subjects, but when you have a contrasty subject it's too much and blows out. Leave it in AUTO and you won't have to piddle with it. AUTO works great.
The CUSTOM Tone Compensation setting (scroll down) is for hackers. If you pay Nikon $100 for Nikon Capture software you can create your own crazy H&D curves and then go out of your way to load them into your D70. Once you create and load them you no longer need the software. Custom curves are way beyond anything with which I want to bother. Real photographers pay more attention to their subject's lighting.
Color Mode has three settings:
Mode Ia is default. It's Nikon's secret code for standard sRGB. sRGB is the world standard for digital images and the Internet.
Mode II is secret code for Adobe RGB, which only hackers use. Adobe RGB gives dull colors when used by anyone other than an expert in color management who prints his own work. Even if you're an expert, if you send your work out for printing, 90% of the time the people doing the printing aren't experts and screw it up for you. Ignore desktop armchair hobbyists who bleat on about the broader color gamut of Adobe RGB. I've created and printed 100% chroma grads in Adobe RGB and sRGB and saw no difference when printed either on Inkjets or on the $250,000 Lightjet 5000 on Fuji Supergloss. Oh well! Using Adobe RGB is asking for trouble unless you really know what you're doing and have complete control over your process. If you have to ask, don't use Adobe RGB.
Mode IIIa is secret code for a standard sRGB mode which gives bolder color. I use this all the time.
No, I have no idea how Nikon cooked up these numeric designations.
Saturation is the vividness of colors.
+ Enhanced: I prefer violent color, so I crank it up to +. I'd use ++ or +++ if my D70 had it.
0 Normal: For normal people shots you're probably better off with 0. This is the default. There is no AUTO saturation as on the D200, and on my D200 I leave it cranked to + anyway.
- Moderate: - tones down the colors, which I've never liked. Moderate sounds like British understatement. In America we call this "dull and boring." Personally I want colors so bright you have to put on sunglasses, or go directly to B/W. Your interests and taste will differ. There is no native B/W mode in the D70.
Hue Adjustment: Don't touch this! This rotates all your colors to different spots around the color wheel. If you use this to fix one color it screws up all the other colors. God only knows why this adjustment is here.
- - DONE: This is important: after you play with all the above Optimize Image settings you must select "- - DONE" and "OK" for them to be remembered and take effect. I never trust this and go back in and check that my settings took hold.
LONG EXPOSURE NOISE REDUCTION (NR): Forget this. It slows the camera frame rate down to half! If you make exposures of a minute or more it will get rid of the minor purple haze in the corners, but in exchange you have to wait around in the dark for another blank exposure as long as your first time exposure! The D70 uses the second exposure as a reference to subtract from the first image to eliminate any camera-induced hot pixels or haze. Engineers call this "dark frame subtraction." You can see examples of this haze on my D200 Dark Exposure page. I've never seen this haze in any real night photography. It only becomes apparent for astronomically long exposures of darkness (pun intended). The D70 isn't smart enough to disable this automatically at normal shutter speeds, so if you forget and leave it on your frame rate slows to a crawl even in daylight. I never use this setting.
IMAGE QUALITY: This duplicates half of the QUAL button. I only use this menu if I want to see this on the back of the camera instead of the top LCD.
IMAGE SIZE: This duplicates the other half of the QUAL button. I only use this if I want to see this on the back of the camera instead of the top LCD.
WHITE BALANCE: This duplicates the WB button. I only use this menu if I want to see this on the back of the camera instead of the top LCD.
ISO: This duplicates the ISO button. I only use this menu if I want to see this on the back of the camera instead of the top LCD. I explain the buttons duplicated by these menus here.
If you find this as helpful as a book you might have had to buy, feel free to help me write more with a donation. Thanks! Ken.
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Arrest over death of Aust resident in NZ
An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder over the New Year's Day stabbing of an Australian resident in New Zealand.
The teenager was arrested on Tuesday afternoon and will appear in Hamilton District Court on Wednesday charged with the murder of 64-year-old Murray Wilkinson, police say.
Mr Wilkinson, an expatriate New Zealander living in Queensland, died in Waikato Hospital two days after he was stabbed while investigating a disturbance outside the caravan he and his wife were staying in at Waihi Beach.
Detective Inspector Chris Page says building the investigation to the point where an arrest could be made is reflective of the significant support received from the public.
"One of most significant things to result from this arrest so far was the opportunity to inform Mr Wilkinson's family that an arrest has been made," he said.
Police said on Tuesday there were a number of drunk teenagers in the area at the time of the stabbing and they were going through hundreds of photos supplied by the public following the attack.
Det Page said there were several incidents of assaults and disorder in the area on the night and several knives had been handed to police.
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What is visual art?
A way to perceive the world. A mode of expressing emotion as old as humanity.
Art is beauty. Art reflects history. Art is commentary on society, economics and/or politics.
As a Bethel College art major, you will both analyze and create art with the help of one-on-one attention from experienced faculty. Exposure to art history, painting, printmaking, ceramics, drawing, sculpture, photography, crafts and graphic design will develop your insights and skills in a variety of artistic expression.
Bethel's art major encourages a high level of individual initiative. Franz Art Center has studio space that frequently features student work. Senior art majors exhibit their work in the Robert W. Regier Art Gallery's end-of-the-year show.
You'll be required to pursue your chosen studio area – ceramics or painting, for example – through at least three courses (beginning, intermediate and advanced). Your senior art exhibit will show your mastery of this area.
At the same time, Bethel's Common Ground requirements ensure you'll acquire other knowledge and skills fundamental to a well-rounded liberal arts education. One art graduate wrote and thanked her Bethel faculty because, when she got to graduate school in art therapy at Emporia State University, she found she was well prepared to communicate visually, verbally and in writing.
Art Faculty
Rachel Epp Buller
- M.F.A. TransArt Institute
- B.A. Bethel College 1996
- M.A. University of Kansas 1998
- Ph.D. University of Kansas 2004
David Long
- B.A. Conception Seminary College 1985
- B.A. University of Northern Colorado 1987
- M.A. University of Colorado 1991
- M.F.A. Wichita State University 1996
- M.A. Arizona State University 1998


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It looks like there is more bad news coming in for
smartphone customers this morning. We first reported that Verizon is ending
its customer-friendly "New Every Two" and Early Upgrade programs.
The new policy will be in effect for new customers and will expire for current
customers at the end of their current contract.
Now we've gotten word that Sprint will be tacking on an
extra $10 fee for new subscribers of its Everything Data plan reports
Business Insider. This changes
applies to all smartphones including ones based on Android, BlackBerry OS, Windows
Mobile, and webOS.
Users of WiMAX-enabled devices like the Epic
4G, and EVO Shift 4G won't have to worry about paying the extra $10 fee --
they are already being charged an additional $10 to have access to 4G/WiMAX
For current customers that think they have dodged a bullet
with the new fees, don't celebrate so quickly -- Sprint will get its hooks into
you eventually. According to the report, current customers who attempt to purchase a new smartphone at the subsidized rate
will be hit with the $10 price hike.
As more customers flock to smartphones, wireless carriers
are looking for more ways to cover the costs of providing bandwidth. In
Sprint's own words:
charge will assist Sprint in offering simple and affordable unlimited plans for
its customers while maintaining a wireless network able to meet the growing
appetite for a richer mobile experience. Subscribers with smartphones will
still receive the best value in wireless, including the Any Mobile, Anytime feature
offered nationwide only by Sprint.
AT&T made the move over the summer to kill its unlimited
data plans for smartphones and instead introduced a 200MB/2GB,
two-tier arrangement. Likewise, Verizon is also contemplating
tiered pricing for its smartphone data plans.


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Web service : yes, that is true. The requirement was a complex WSDL interface and none of the Perl teams found any CPAN module powerful enough to do that; and doing it by hand in 30h. was just impossible.
About attacks: I guess you mean SQL attacks. We used bind parameters, so we don't agree with what the report says. True enough, the application did not do too much checking on the input, but then wrong data was rejected by the database, and you got an unfriendly error message. That's not nice to the user