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Charlotte Sports Park
Charlotte Sports Park, in Port Charlotte, Fla., is the home field for the Charlotte Stone Crabs and the Spring Training home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Originally built in 1988, the main stadium underwent a renovation that was completed in January 2009 at a cost of $27 million.
Prior to the Rays, the stadium was once home of the Texas Rangers' Minor League affiliate, the Charlotte Rangers, and has played host to amateur baseball tournaments, including the Port Charlotte Invitational.
- Texas Rangers (1988- 2001)
- Tampa Bay Rays (2009-present)
- Charlotte County Redfish (2007)
- Charlotte Stone Crabs (2009-present)
Charlotte Sports Park (formerly Charlotte County Stadium) was originally constructed in 1987 as the spring training facility for the Texas Rangers and served in that capacity until the team moved to Surprise, Ariz. in 2002.
During the Rangers' tenure, the stadium was also home to the Charlotte Rangers, the Class A Texas affiliate that played in the Florida State League. When the Major League team left in 2002, the Minor League affiliate left with them, leaving Charlotte County without baseball until the Charlotte County Redfish occupied the stadium during the summer of 2007.
The Redfish were part of an independent baseball league called the South Coast League that was not affiliated with Major League Baseball. Former Major Leaguer Cecil Fielder served as the manager for the team that finished in last place with a 22-64 record in what turned out to be its lone season. Under financial pressure, the South Coast League suspended its 2008 season indefinitely, and the Redfish left Charlotte County.
Charlotte Sports Park was not without a tenant for long though. In 2006, the Tampa Bay Rays announced that they would move their Spring Training to Port Charlotte in 2009 and signed a 20-year agreement with the city, thus guaranteeing baseball in the Charlotte County community until at least 2029. Renovations estimated at more than $27 million started in summer 2008 with plans for the Rays to host Spring Training beginning in March 2009.
On Aug. 25, 2008, the Rays announced that they would partner with Ripken Baseball to purchase and move their Class A Advanced affiliate from Vero Beach to Charlotte County. Not only would the Rays move their Spring Training to Port Charlotte, but the Stone Crabs would also play their home games at Charlotte Sports Park.
The Stadium was re-opened on February 25, 2009, when the Rays played the first Spring Training game of the 2009 season.

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It seems to be open season on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, with former teammates lining up to take shots at him, thinly veiled or otherwise.
But at least one guy who used to play with him doesn't get the sudden beef Greg Jennings and Donald Driver seem to have with Rodgers.
"It might be a receiver thing," Raiders defensive back Charles Woodson said with a laugh, via Jason Wilde of ESPNWisconsin.com
On a more serious note, Woodson said he wasn't sure why Rodgers is such a popular target.
"I'm not sure where all this stuff is coming from," Woodson said. "I just don't understand.. . . I think A-Rod would consider these guys his friends, so for stuff like this to be coming out about him now that the guys are gone, it's got to be hurtful to him because what are they talking about, to question his leadership ability, his leadership skills? The guy is one of the best players in the NFL, and I think he does a great job as far as leading them into battle.
"I'm not sure where the attacks – and believe me, they are not warranted, for sure – I don't know where it's coming from."
Rodgers has taken the high road thus far, and Woodson said that as much as anything was a testament to his leadership.
"I just think the best thing that A-Rod does, he's been able to keep a lot of things from getting to him," Woodson said. "The way he came in following a legend and handled those pressures, his ability to be a steady guy throughout that time and then going out and performing at the level he performed, that shows leadership. And he's continued to get better. Every player should look at him and say, 'Here's a guy who's really on top of the world, and he's trying to get better. That's what I think is so hard to understand about what [Jennings and Driver] said."
Woodson has his own reasons to be bitter about the Packers because of his own departure this offseason, saying: "Yeah, I got fired. I might be a little bitter about being fired. Who wouldn't be? But that's it."
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The Dog Lovers Club may be just for the pooches, but the members play an important role in keeping Sun City a dog-friendly community.
Since the dog park opened in 2004, the Dog Lovers Club has become an advocate for keeping it safe for all dogs.
Connie Fisher, past club president, became an advocate for the club and park after one of her small dogs was attacked inside the park. Fisher helped establish designated times for the small and large dogs to play separately.
"I know how important it is for dogs to interact with other dogs but I wanted my dogs to be safe," Fisher said. "The club is doing what it takes to keep it safe and we want owners to be able to relax there with their dogs."
The club also takes two days out of the year to clean-up the park even though it is a community amenity. Recently, more than 50 members dedicated their day to the fall clean-up to pick up pinecones and lay pine straw down around the dog park.
"We thank those who are willing to do that and appreciate all their help," Fisher said.
For current Dog Lovers Club President Bill Faustman, one of the reasons he moved to Sun City was to have a place for his Poodles to socialize with other dogs.
"I live only a block and half from the dog park and that's what I really love about Sun City," Faustman said. "The Dog Lovers Club educates owners on how to care for their pets but also gives the dogs time to meet other dogs."
As a way to celebrate Halloween and also gather members and dogs, the Dog Lovers Club's annual Howl-O-Ween Pawty will be Nov. 4. At the "pawty," members are encouraged to dress their pets in costumes for the costume contest. Each dog receives a bag of treats and toys. Riverwalk Animal Hospital has also donated scarves and leashes for all the dogs.
The costume contest has seven different categories: Small dog, medium dog, large dog, best original costume, best owner and dog, best trick and lastly best in show. The judges will be Riverwalk Animal Hospital's Veterinarian Joshua Mitchum, Sun City Resident Services Supervisor Karen Anderson and Sue Klingle of Sun City's safety and standards department.
Besides keeping Sun City a pet-friendly community, the Dog Lovers Club helps local animal shelters, Maranatha Farm and Jasper Animal Rescue Mission by making donations. Fisher believes a dog's life is important and the Dog Lovers Club has an important part in many dogs' lives.
Fisher said some members have taken in other members' dogs so the dog could stay in Sun City and continue using the dog park.
"We take great pride in helping the animal shelters," Fisher said. "Many Sun City residents apart from the club go out to help walk and prepare the dogs for adoption."
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Newcastle close in on De Jong
Newcastle will attempt to tie up a deal for striker Luuk de Jong as Alan Pardew finally closes in on his man.
The 23-year-old Borussia Monchengladbach frontman was heading for Tyneside on Tuesday with a view to undergoing a medical on Wednesday, around 18 months after Pardew first tried to land him.
Press Association Sport understands the Magpies and Borussia have agreed a loan deal for the remainder of the current season with an option to buy.
De Jong's impending arrival in the north-east was confirmed by the Bundesliga club via their Twitter account.
They said: "Luuk de Jong is not training with the Fohlenelf (the club's nickname) today. The striker is currently on his way to Newcastle for medical checks."
The news came around 12 hours after it was revealed that Newcastle had agreed in principle a deal to sell star midfielder Yohan Cabaye to Paris St Germain, although the situation is largely unrelated.
De Jong has been on the Magpies' wish-list for some time and they have spent much of this month trying to negotiate his exit from Gladbach.
In addition, Pardew insisted on Monday that should Cabaye leave during this window, he would have to be replaced directly.
If the transfer goes through, the former FC Twente frontman will join Loic Remy, Papiss Cisse and Shola Ameobi at St James' Park, although with Remy only on loan from QPR and Ameobi out of contract at the end of the season, there remains a sense of flux in that department.
Indeed, Cisse has been repeatedly linked with a move away from Tyneside this month - at one point, a swap deal between he and De Jong was mooted and dismissed - with several clubs having expressed an interest.
In the meantime, Pardew will hope a man the Magpies courted determinedly during the summer of 2012 can help to increase the firepower at his disposal, while at the same time keeping his fingers crossed that owner Mike Ashley will sanction a move to sign a like-for-like replacement for Cabaye.
De Jong scored 37 goals in 63 league appearances for FC Twente before securing a £12.6million switch to Borussia.
He managed six in 23 Bundesliga outings during his first campaign in Germany, but has played barely an hour of competitive football in 13 appearances as a substitute this time around.
Pardew will hope he can provide a foil for leading scorer Remy, who collected his 11th goal of the season, but just his third in 10 games, in the 3-1 Barclays Premier League victory at West Ham on January 18.
He could get his first chance on Saturday, when derby rivals Sunderland head for St James' Park looking for a third successive win over their neighbours.


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Dr. Tim Gardner is a long time resident of Montgomery County and graduated from the Woodlands High School in 1983. He attended The University of Texas at Austin, where he received his BBA of Finance. He then graduated with Honors from the University Of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where he received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery in 1991. While there, he served as Class President for his final three years. He was also one of five students selected to participate in their pre-doctoral implant course where he learned to place and restore implants.
Dr. Gardner is passionate about the art and science of dentistry and realizes the impact he can have on people's self-esteem, confidence and overall health. He truly enjoys serving the people of Montgomery County for the last 25 years.
Dr. Gardner is one of only 271 dentists in the nation who has earned his Fellowship (LVIF) from the prestigious LVI Institute. Due to his commitment to continuing education, Dr. Gardner is able to treat patients who are suffering from chronic head and neck pain, TMJ/TMD issues, sleep apnea, bad bites, etc. This dedication distinguishes Dr. Gardner by proving his dedication to quality of care and a desire to master complex procedures in order to provide the best comprehensive care for his dental patients.
In addition to the LVIF, Dr. Gardner has also earned his Fellowship of the Academy of General Dentistry and is a member of American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, American Orthodontic Society, and American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He is currently pursuing his mastership from the Las Vegas Institute and Academy of General Dentistry, as well as his diplomat status in the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and American Orthodontic Society.
When not practicing dentistry, Dr. Gardner enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, playing tennis, golfing, water skiing, hunting, gardening and doing just about anything outdoors.
"I suffered from shoulder, neck and head pains, difficulty looking up and moving my head from side to side. Soon into the TMJ treatment my symptoms disappeared completely 100 percent. I feel good all the time now. Family, friends and coworkers have also noticed the change in me and compliment. Dr. Gardner restored my bite and my smile. You cannot put a price on that!"
"I had unhealthy teeth and was not confident with my smile. I recieved crowns and fillings and after my treatment I was more comfortable and found myself wanting to smile more. It is very obvious that the doctors and nurses know what they are doing and care about their patients. They go out of their way to make sure you feel comfortable and always make sure you understand what they will be doing. I have a smile that I'm very happy with and I know how to better take care of my teeth so I can always have this smile. Now I can be happy and really show it. I am very confident with my smile and I am grateful that my teeth are healthy."
"I have been a patient of Dr. Gardner's ever since he opened his practice in Conroe. Having been previously diagnosed with TMJ, I came with much apprehension when he said he could help me. When I would go to Dr. Gardner for a cleaning, filling, etc., it was always time to get out the bite blocks, mouth closing every few minutes, and on many occasions, having to unlock my jaw.
I had suffered for many years with migraines, neck pain and pure misery trying to sleep. I had been to doctors, chiropractors and pain managers, all to no lasting results.
True to his word, over a period of months and years, Dr. Gardner was able to correct my bite, realigning my jaw and overwhelming improvement.
I knew that I did not want to be on pain pills, and I took too many Anacin's, so to get any relief, was great. But the continued improvement is much more than I had ever expected.
He is true to his word! He can help!!"
"I had dental implants placed in March 2005 to support my upper and lower denture. Each time I came in, the staff treated me like a special friend. I can now chew my food much better and as a result I do not have the bowel movement problems I used to have before. The teeth do not move around and they look great."
"February 18, 2016 I began having severe jaw pain and headaches. My journey with Dr. Gardner and staff began. I had appointments in March, April, May and June. Throughout the process I had dental impressions amde, and a mouth appliance made for me to wear. I started wearing the appliance all day and night. As the months went on, I began to feel better and graduated to wearing the appliance only at night.
By October I was feeling like a new person. Dr. Gardner and his staff treated me with courtesy, respect and professionalism. I appreciate the helpd I received during this difficult time. Dr. Gardner and staff made it very easy and comfortable."
"I had porcelain veneers placed on my front teeth. Before I had this work done, I was very careful not to smile when meeting people. Now I can smile without worrying and can meet people and actually talk to them with a smile. I thank you and your staff very much. You have made me so confident in smiling."
"I became a patient in 1992. Everyone is very friendly and personable and the office is in step with the newest technology. I had total reconstruction with my teeth and bite in 1995 saving me from dentures. They look so natural and I have a nice smile. I really appreciate the feeling that I am in good hands with every visit."
"I had receding gums, had lost teeth and had migrating teeth. My previous dentist could only "farm" me out to different specialists. I was not happy with them or that process. So I started asking other people about their dentists, calling dentists from the yellow pages and looking them up online. This led me to Dr. Gardner. After he check my teeth and gave his recommendations for repairs, he gave me names and numbers of patients who had similar procedures. All of them praised his work and so do I. It was a long process for me. He had a lot of work to do, but the office visits were always pleasant. His staff is the best and I would recommend him and them to anyone. Today I have a beautiful smile and can enjoy food again!"
"Dr. Gardner's practice has always been professional, congenial and friendly. The office staff is excellent. My ten implants were placed in the year 1995 to support my dentures. He was meticulous in his work and the implants were positioned perfectly. Anyone who has had dentures without implants knows all the problems that arise, for example: slipping, falling down and unexpected movement. As a college teacher, being able to stand up in front of a class and talk and not worry about my dentures was wonderful, not to mention I can chew again."
"I had lost my confidence and on the first consultation Dr. Gardner assured me that by the time I had my teeth fixed I would start gaining it back. Sure enough he was right; I feel like my old self. I used to get ready without a mirror, now I look at myself. I'm proud to smile and I love getting compliments on how pretty and white my teeth are. Everyone in the office is very professional, attentive to patients and the communication is excellent."
"I have been seeing Dr. Gardner since he started his practice in 1992. I would have to say that his practice is outstanding. He is an honest, knowledgeable and caring human being. I have recommended him to my friends and family. My wife and I are most impressed with his concern for his fellow man. We became aware of the volunteer work he does with the St. Vincent DePaul Society of Conroe where he cares for low income patients who could not otherwise receive dental care. I have appreciated Dr. Gardner's long-term outlook in concern for my health. He routinely gives me a thorough oral cancer examination and identified a suspicious lesion on my pallet, fortunately, the growth was benign. Over the years I have had many dental problems, including gum disease, extractions, root canals, crowns, bridges and implants that needed bone grafts. All of these procedures were done with Dr. Gardner's expert technical and knowledge. All of these have improved the quality of my life and overall health, especially the fact that I no longer have to wear partial dentures, which I found very difficult to chew with."
"Dr. Gardner and his staff are very professional and courteous. They are very good at staying on time with my appointments. I was very happy when I received my implants in 1993. I had very little pain afterwards and they really made my dentures stable. It changed everything for me. Before, there were certain foods I could not eat because my dentures moved around. I have had no problems and they are very low maintenance."
"Dr. Gardner and his staff provide excellence and professional care. Dental implants were the best move I ever made for dentures. I was impressed by the cat scan technology and the careful attention to detail during the placement of my implants. This was truly a life changing experience for me!"
"I became a patient in the year 2004 and was referred by another patient who had full mouth rehabilitation work done and her smile looked great. I was very impressed by the technology and very pleased with my end results. I wanted a white pepsodent smile and I have it again. The whole process went very quickly and after Dr. Gardner corrected my bite, all of my neck and jaw pain went away. I love the look of my teeth and I feel good all of the time."
"I became a patient in 1996. I believe Dr. Gardner's office very honest and friendly. You make me feel like I am part of your family by knowing me by my name when I walk in your office. It really means a lot! I had full mouth reconstruction done. I was impressed by how quickly and meticulously the work was done. I really appreciated you standing behind a cost quote even though the bill ran over. My beautiful crown work you gave me I feel will last the rest of my life. My smile has never looked better and I also enjoy eating apples and corn on the cob. THANK YOU very much to you and your staff."
"Dr. Gardner's injections are completely painless, which is something I have never experienced before. I now have an attractive smile so I am no longer self conscious in social settings. My confidence has therefore improved. I smile wider and laugh more!"
"What brought me into the office was the fact that I felt so embarrassed to smile that I never showed my teeth in pictures. When I came in, I fell in love with the staff at my office. Everyone treats you like family there, and I couldn't wait for them to place my braces. Now my smile is perfect and I love to show it off! This experienced has changed my life, and I feel very confident. I can't stop smiling and in pictures I am the one with the biggest smile!"
"My family has been coming to see Dr. Gardner for my whole life. I had braces put on and also had an impacted tooth removed. The work was so great; I finally felt a sense of relief. My favorite part of coming to the office was that I was treated like family. I love my straight teeth and having such a wonderful smile!"
"At the time in which I started coming to your office, I was having constant trouble with dentures. They were loose and constantly having issues with them. I was self-conscious; I would not go out to eat with others, watched what I ate, and knew what not to try. Implants were put in on the top and bottom and new dentures were made.
I think it is a wonderful practice! All my reservations, doubts and fears were handled in a way that I did not feel embarrassed.
My very last visit, when I could tell that it had all come together, the self-consciousness I felt just washed away in that moment, and I could not stop smiling. I had a tendency not to smile before as I was afraid someone would know I was wearing dentures. I laugh more, and I eat more of the foods I enjoy, not the ones that are just safe to eat. I have also noticed a couple of folks with similar issues, and have assured them it can get better, and recommended your office."
"I started coming to see Dr. Gardner in the fall of 2007. I had crowns and bridges placed and also had a partial denture made. Everyone in the office was very professional, thorough and friendly. Every time I came into the office, the staff was exceptionally courteous and welcoming. I loved that they guaranteed their work, and did and amazing job giving me a great smile."
"My husband told me about this office. Dr. Gardner assessed my bite and confirmed that I had issues that could easily be fixed. I was very tender in my jaws and there was a lot of pain prior to seeing Dr. Gardner. With Dr. Gardner's technology, they were able to accurately address issues with my bite. For my treatment, we did an occlusal analysis and adjusted my bite to a more ideal situation. All of my crowns that had been done in the past were way too big and were causing lots of issues. I was getting headaches, clenching and grinding. Dr. Gardner really helped with these problems. I loved coming to the office. Everyone is kind and professional. They are very caring and personable. Every office visit is great. Care is always taken to make sure I am comfortable and I feel like I know everyone personally. The receptionists are always friendly. They do a great job with sending reminders for my upcoming appointments."
"I came into the office because I wanted my front teeth to be straight. I met with Dr. Gardner, and we decided that wire braces would be the best option for me. The whole team have treated me with care, dignity and made me feel like I am part of the family. When I informed the staff that my husband had passed away, the office staff, as well as Dr. Gardner showed great empathy and made me feel cared for. That means a lot. Because of the attention to making sure I was comfortable and not in pain, I no longer have a fear of dentistry! Now that my teeth are corrected I have confidence to smile without covering my mouth!"
"I knew I needed to see a dentist because I had been suffering with stained, darkened, chipped teeth and chronic headaches. I decided to see Dr. Gardner after doing extensive research, and seeing the results of his work on a dear friend's beautiful smile. Dr. Gardner and his staff provided a warm, welcoming, and professional environment. This is a team dedicated to helping others. They helped with my diagnosis, comfort, treatment plan, and answering all of my questions and concerns. I had 20 year old dental work repaired. Veneers placed on my upper teeth, and an extensive evaluation of my bite which lead to the treatment of a very small bite guard which resolved the headaches I would awake with every morning. The amazing staff with their kind voices, always assured me and helped me through the transition of having the temporary teeth in place while waiting for the veneers, which came quickly. Because of the work I had done I now have more confidence, a big beautiful smile, and my children and friends constantly say how much better my teeth look. Some people look with wonder and can't quite figure out what I have had done with my teeth. They simply say I look great. Thank you so much for providing me with an amazing smile and pain free mornings."
"Everyone in the office was very friendly and professional. I could tell that they put a lot of effort into keeping their system organized and their facility clean. I loved that Dr. Gardner would take the time to fully explain my situation and offer his recommendations as well as other options. I was able to schedule procedures that fit into my schedule as well as my budget and I am very grateful for that."
"I first became a patient in 2007. I loved the fact that Dr. Gardner would call to check on me after the treatments I had. Dr. Gardner is more than an 8 to 5 dentist, he really cares about his patients! The most valued benefit I have received from Dr. Gardner's office is how to keep up with my oral health and know how important it is."
"I first came to Dr. Gardner's office in 1995 because I had been awakened by a terrible dental pain in the middle of the night. Dr. Gardner talked to me and helped me find the best solution to correct the issue. A few years later I had dental implants placed and they have been wonderful. Dr. Gardner walked me through each phase of the procedure and helped me understand the benefits. Dr. Gardner's staff of professionals are friendly and courteous. Everyone calls me by name and makes me feel like an extension of their office family. They are very dedicated to their patients. Because of Dr. Gardner and his wonderful staff my confidence has soared, and I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am!"
"I came into the office for a routine check-up and noticed a flyer with information about sleep apnea and appliances that are used to help with it. I spoke with Dr. Gardner, and I was able to take home one of the appliances to see if it would help me sleep better. My wife reported that I snored less after using the appliance, and that was great news to hear! Everyone in the office is very friendly and accommodating to my needs and I always leave with a positive experience. Whenever I come to the office there is little to no wait time and I greatly appreciate that."
"I started as a patient when Dr. Gardner was 28! My husband and I have been very pleased with our help from both Dr. Gardner and his wonderful staff. We felt like we were treated in the best interest. When my husband and I come into the office, we are always greeted as though we are friends. Anytime we have needed special attention, we felt it was a pleasure to be there. Dr. Gardner placed crowns on all of my teeth. Everyone compliments on how pretty my smile is and how pretty my teeth are! That makes me feel really good. Thank you all so much!"
"I came into the office because I wanted to fix my front teeth and have a better smile. I had 6 veneers placed, and now my smile looks great. I wish I would have done this 10 years ago! Because of Dr. Gardner and his staff I now have the ability to smile and not feel uncomfortable about my teeth. Thank you very much!"
"For several years I had put off seeing a dentist due to previous bad and painful experiences. I decided to try Dr. Gardner because I heard that he was very gentle, patient and had compassion for his patients. I remember thinking to myself, "I'm going to the dentist and I will not be in pain." and "My problem will be addressed." If there is a will, Dr. Gardner and his staff will find a way! After every oral surgery I was given explicit post-op instructions. They gave me Dr. Gardner's cell phone number to call if needed. I never had to call him, but HE did call me after each and every procedure to check on me. He really cares about his patients. My self-confidence is back, and I am more social. No longer do I fear having dental work done. I know I am in good hands and could not ask for better. They really are the BEST!"
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A California man was charged with murder Friday after authorities said he shot and killed his dementia-stricken wife at their home and his sister in a convalescent home.
Lance Anderson, 60, faces two counts of murder, with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and intentional discharge of a firearm with great bodily injury. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
Anderson was being held without bail and his scheduled arraignment later in the day was put off until Jan. 13, said Shiara Davila-Morales, a spokeswoman with the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. It wasn't immediately known if he had retained a lawyer and no public defender had yet been assigned.
Coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz identified Anderson's wife as Bertha Maxine Anderson, 68. She died of a gunshot wound to the head after the shooting earlier this week in the couple's suburban Santa Clarita home.
Authorities said Lance Anderson took a taxi Wednesday from the home to the Country Villa Sheraton nursing facility in the North Hills area, where his 58-year-old sister, Lisa Nave, was shot in the head while she was in bed.
Anderson then put the small-caliber revolver on a nightstand and stepped into a courtyard, where he surrendered after police arrived, Los Angeles police Lt. Paul Vernon said.
Police initially said Nave was in a vegetative state or coma at the nursing home for the past five years, but Vernon said she was actually responsive and had been improving since a heart attack five years earlier left her in a yearlong coma.
After learning of Nave's death, family members called Los Angeles County deputies and asked them to check on the welfare of Anderson's wife.
Deputies found Bertha Anderson's body at the couple's three-bedroom town house on a curved, tree-lined street in Canyon Country. Sheriff's Lt. Holly Francisco said no weapon was found.
Family members told authorities that Bertha Anderson was suffering from dementia, said Vernon, who characterized the shootings as apparent mercy killings.
"He unilaterally decided to kill two people for whatever seemed like a rational reason to him," Vernon said. "But it isn't right for those who want those people to live. He can't make that decision."
Neighbors described Lance Anderson as a chatty, friendly man who doted on his frail wife. He had indicated that he had moved from Arizona five or six months earlier because of his wife's health.
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Sometimes Lance Anderson was seen on their porch caressing his wife's hand, Madrigal said.
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SOCORRO – Nicole Ramig, a New Mexico Tech senior majoring in physics with an atmospheric option, recently was named the recipient of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) 75th Anniversary Scholarship.
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Penn State is one of a growing number of higher education institutions to implement a wellness component to its health care plan in an effort to curb costs long term and improve the health of employees. In a recent survey, 23 percent of respondents said they had adopted or enhanced a wellness program and 17 percent indicated they had increased the employee share of dependent coverage costs, according to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources' 2013 Employee Health Benefits in Higher Education Survey. Other changes being planned or considered include increasing in-network deductibles and adopting or expanding the use of financial incentives to encourage healthy behavior among employees.
"The reality is that comprehensive wellness programs do work. At least 70 percent of the chronic conditions in our population are preventable according to the Centers for Disease Control," said Donald Fischer, senior vice president and chief medical officer, Highmark Health Services, during a conference call with media held Thursday afternoon as part of Penn State's roll out of its new health care strategy.
Penn State began preparing its three-year health care strategy in earnest in the fall of 2011, focusing on three primary goals: affordability for both the University and its covered employees; employee choice in plan design; and health care consumerism, which involves encouraging employees to be more accountable and have greater responsibility for decisions affecting their own health.
"The primary motivation for this specific initiative is to ensure our employees and their families, know their health risk and have the best care and resources readily available in order to manage those risks. We believe that by managing those risks early, we ultimately can reduce cost and more importantly, save lives," said Susan Basso, Penn State vice president for Human Resources, on the same conference call.
The overall strategy includes four major components: the Take Care of your Health initiative; value-based designs offering low-cost plan options; a tobacco surcharge; and a spousal surcharge. The Take Care of Your Health initiative has three elements, which are necessary in order for individuals to avoid the $100 per month financial surcharge.
"We are asking that individuals complete a wellness profile, complete a biometric screening and fill out an attestation that they will have a physical examination," Basso said. "We see the wellness profile as a useful personal tool in learning an overall wellness score. And it will also provide individual strategies to improve or maintain their health status."
Since the late 1990s, Penn State has offered a voluntary biometric screening to employees that included a cholesterol screening, blood pressure check, body mass indexing, a computerized cardiac risk check and one-on-one interpretation of the test results. In the last decade alone, the University has invested millions of dollars in the program, but "there have never been more than 1,400 participants (in any given year), and unfortunately there has been no positive change in the cost curve," Basso said.
All results of the biometric screening are confidential, and nothing will be shared with Penn State. "Employees do not need to complete a screening at any specific locations. They can download a form from the OHR website and take it to their personal physician for completion and submission to Highmark," Basso said.
Basso explained the second component is an introduction to value-based, low-cost benefit options. One such option is for employees who are diagnosed by their doctor with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and/or diabetes. The program will be a voluntary, opt-in choice that will cover office visits, lab work and medical supplies at 100 percent, related to one or more of these conditions. Employees choosing to opt into this program will be required to enroll or remain in the PPOBlue health plan and will be expected to follow Highmark's medical protocol for their specific diagnosis.
In addition, the University will be providing an account-based, qualified high-deductible plan. "The University will actually seed a health savings account. Individuals who opt in will receive $400 and $800 for a family to help defray deductibles and copays. These health savings account dollars are pre-tax, will accumulate year-to-year, and they would be portable," Basso said.
Because smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, one in every five deaths each year, Penn State is implementing a smoker surcharge of $75 a month per employee, spouse or same-sex domestic partner who chooses to use tobacco. "However, we are offering free tobacco cessation programming to assist our employees and their dependents. By enrolling in a tobacco cessation program they can actually avoid the surcharge," Basso said.
Another element of the strategy is spousal insurance surcharge of $100 per month. "If a spouse or same sex domestic partner has an option for coverage through his or her employer, we want to encourage them to take that coverage. But if they choose to stay on Penn State's plan -- which they may -- the monthly surcharge will apply," Basso said.
The University of Virginia also has rolled out changes to its health coverage. The changes, announced on the institution's website earlier this week, are wellness-based and include a working spouse provision. According to the website, "Starting Jan. 1, spouses who have access to coverage through their own employer will no longer be eligible for coverage under U.Va.'s plan."
Fischer indicated that Highmark Health Services has nearly 400 clients with structured wellness programs, representing more than 500,000 members. These clients all have wellness profiles as part of their program, and approximately 50 percent include biometric screenings.
There are up-front costs associated with the implementation of wellness programs, as employees complete their biometric screenings and physicals. "But the savings come from stopping the risk from continuing to escalate. And I think I read on a blog, somebody said, 'Well, you know, it's only going to be a 100 people with chronic disease or they're only going find and prevent 100 people from having a problem.' But I can tell you, some of those 100 people have extraordinary expenses," Fisher said. "And, you know, those hundred lives, and I don't know if 100 is the right number or if its 50. But if its 50, it's incredible savings and benefit to those individuals and to the employer."
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In the fall of 1981, second grader Mike Ryan was walking through the halls of his new school when he realized something terrible: He was the only kid without a Trapper Keeper. "I'm sure there were others," he says now. "But I certainly didn't notice them because they weren't worth noticing because they didn't have a Trapper Keeper." After school, he told his parents his tale of woe, and his father picked one up—but it was the wrong thing, a rip-off made of what appeared to be denim. To Ryan's horror, everyone noticed. "Trapper Keeper? That looks more like a Trapper Jeansper," one kid sneered.
"It was that weird thing where having a knockoff was worse than having nothing at all," Ryan, now senior entertainment writer at Uproxx, says. "Being the new kid, this was strangely devastating." He would eventually get the real thing—bright red, with red, green, and blue folders. "It didn't make me cool, but at least I felt like I was conforming. Which, at that point, is all I had hoped for."
Launched in 1978 by the Mead Corporation (which was acquired by ACCO Brands in 2012), Trapper Keeper notebooks are brightly colored three-ring binders that hold folders called Trappers and close with a flap. From the start, they were an enormous success: For several years after their nationwide release, Mead sold over $100 million of the folders and notebooks a year. To date, some 75 million Trapper Keepers have flown off store shelves.
"The Trapper Keeper is one of the most recognized school brands of all time," says Jessica Hodges, Director of School Marketing for ACCO Brands. It's also a prominent pop culture touchstone: Trapper Keepers have been featured on Family Guy, Dawson's Creek, South Park, Full House, Stranger Things, and Napoleon Dynamite. They were transformed into a Trivial Pursuit game piece. John Mayer called Trapper Keepers "the genesis of OCD for my generation."
These organizational devices would come to define childhoods across North America, and adults who had them remember their Trapper Keepers fondly. (And those who didn't have them often remember exactly which one they wanted.) Joshua Fruhlinger at Engadget called it "the greatest three-ring binder ever created … Trapper Keepers—the way they combined all of one's desktop tools—were an early incarnation of the smartphone." There is robust business in vintage Trapper Keepers on eBay, where unused binders can go for $50 or more.
But in the late 1970s, the people at Mead couldn't have known that their product would eventually garner such cultural significance. In fact, Trapper Keeper inventor E. Bryant Crutchfield was just looking for the next back-to-school item, and he did it the old fashioned way—through market research. "[The Trapper Keeper] was no accident," he tells mental_floss. "It was the most scientific and pragmatically planned product ever in that industry."
As director of New Ventures at Mead, part of Crutchfield's job was to identify trends in the marketplace. In 1972, Crutchfield's analysis, conducted with someone at Harvard, showed there would be more students per classroom in the coming years. Those students were taking more classes, and had smaller lockers.
Fast forward a few years, when Crutchfield's analysis revealed that sales of portfolios, or folders, were increasing at 30 percent a year. Thinking back to that Harvard report, a lightbulb went off. "You can't take six 150-page notebooks around with you, and you can't interchange them," Crutchfield says. "People were using more portfolios, so I wanted to make a notebook that would hold portfolios, and they could take that to six classes."
Crutchfield was speaking with his West Coast sales representative about what he planned to do when another piece fell into place. Portfolios in notebooks were a great idea, the rep said, but why not make the pockets vertical instead of horizontal?
Folders with vertical pockets, called PeeChees (as in, peachy keen), had been around since the 1940s and were sold on the West Coast, but they had never made the leap across the Rockies—so Crutchfield was doubtful. "I said, 'They only sell on the West coast, and what's the real benefit of a vertical pocket?'" Crutchfield remembers. "[The rep] said, 'When you close it up, the papers are trapped inside—they can't fall out. If you've got a horizontal pocket portfolio, you turn it upside down, and zap! [The papers] fall out.'"
Crutchfield was convinced and got to work. First, he took sketches of the portfolios and notebooks to a group of teachers to find out if there was truly a need for that kind of thing. The group said that student organization was a major problem, and the teachers would welcome any product that would help in that regard.
Next, Crutchfield created a physical mock-up. Unlike the PeeChee—which had straight up-and-down vertical pockets—Crutchfield's portfolios had angled pockets, with multiplication tables, weight conversions, and rulers on them. "It was like a textbook inside," he said. Then he designed a three-ring binder that held those portfolios and closed with a flap. Students could drop the notebook, and the contents would stay securely in place.
So Crutchfield had a mock-up of his product, but he still didn't have a name. That came from his research and development manager, Jon Wyant. "I said, 'I need a name for this damn thing. Have you got any ideas?'" Crutchfield remembers. The next day, they were drinking a martini with lunch when Wyant said, "Let's call the portfolio the Trapper."
"What are we going to call the notebook?" Crutchfield asked. "The Trapper Keeper," Wyant replied.
"Bang!" Crutchfield says. "It made sense!" And that was that.
With his product named, and a prototype created (the "Trapper Keeper" logo stuck on in press-on-type, and the design—soccer players—held on with tape), Crutchfield went to the next step: more focus group testing. He and other Mead representatives went to schools with the Trappers and Trapper Keeper, talking to students and teachers to get feedback. He also looked for input a little closer to home, from his 13-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son: "I had access to what they were doing in school," he says, "and I saw their lockers and talked to their teachers."
For about a year, Crutchfield conducted interviews and focus groups, tweaking the design of the Trapper Keeper along the way. "There were probably five or six iterations," he says. And once he was happy with the result—a PVC binder with plastic, pinchless rings (they slid open to the side instead of snapping open), a clip that held a pad and a pencil, and flap held firmly closed by a snap—it was time to run a test market, which would help them determine if the product was truly viable.
Prior to the test, Crutchfield wrote a commercial and flew from Dayton, Ohio—where Mead (and now ACCO) was based—to Manhattan, where he hired three actors and filmed the clip for a mere $5,000 in just three hours. He was short on cash, so it had to get done—but getting it done wasn't easy. One actor in particular was having a tough time. "It was very straightforward—the kid had a notebook in his arms, and his papers fell out [when a cute girl came over]," Crutchfield says. "We were about 20 minutes away from when the camera goes off [when] he finally got it. I said 'Wrap!' and that was it."
The chosen test market was Wichita, Kansas. In August 1978, Mead aired the commercial there and rolled out its Trapper portfolios and Trapper Keepers. What happened next was unexpected: "It sold out completely," Crutchfield says.
Inside each Trapper Keeper (which came with a few Trapper folders) was a feedback card; if kids sent it in, Mead would send them a free notebook. Approximately 1500 cards were returned. Under "Why did you purchase the Trapper Keeper rather than another type binder?" kids said things like:
"I heard it was good. My girlfriend had one."
"So when kids in my class throw it, the papers won't fly all over."
"My mother got it by mistake but I'd seen it on TV, so I decided to keep it."
"Instead of taking the whole thing you can take only one part home."
"Because they keep your papers where they belong. They're really great—everybody has one."
But Crutchfield's favorite comment—and the one that got the biggest laughs at the sales meeting—came from a 14-year-old named Fred. Fred had seen the commercial, and bought the Trapper Keeper rather than another binder to "keep all my shit, like papers and notes."
"Kids that age are very open and honest," Crutchfield chuckles.
The response cards also revealed that it wasn't just kids buying the Trapper Keepers: Adults were buying it for record and recipe keeping, Crutchfield says.
After reviewing the test market results, it was clear that Mead had a hit on its hands. Crutchfield told Bob Crandall, the regional sales manager, "This just might be the most fantastic product we've ever launched. I think it's really going to shake up the school supplies market."
The company decided to roll out Trappers and Trapper Keepers nationally in the summer of 1981. To prep, Mead created a prime-time network television campaign—a pretty unusual thing for a school supply. They also ran ads in print featuring Mrs. Willard, a 9th grade teacher from Wellington, Kansas, who had recommended the Trapper Keeper to her students during the product's run in the test market. In the ad, she summed up the benefits of using the Trapper Keeper:
"Most students keep the Trapper Keeper in their locker. Then, they just change Trappers from class to class. With no large notebooks to carry around, they travel light and easy. After school, they take the Trapper Keeper home with all the Trappers inside."
The folders came in three colors (red, blue, and green) and kids had six Trapper Keeper options: three solid colors and three designs—soccer, dog and cat, and Oregon coast, which were stock photos that Crutchfield bought from an agency. The Trappers had a suggested retail price of 29 cents each, while the Trapper Keepers had a suggested retail price of $4.85.
"We rolled it out, and it was just like a rocket," Crutchfield says. "It was the biggest thing we'd ever done. I saw kids fight over designs in retail."
In its third year on store shelves, Trapper Keeper sales were still going strong. It was at that point that Mead made a design change, replacing the metal snap with Velcro. Crutchfield created a prototype for that, too, and pulled it out of his attic for his conversation with mental_floss. "The only difference is that it's got Velcro stuck on there, and it's dusty!" he says. The cover design was a waterfall—a photo Crutchfield had snapped himself in the mountains of North Carolina.
Even though Velcro was a hot new material at the time, replacing the snap with it made sense for a lot of reasons beyond that, Crutchfield remembers. One was the fact that "people had trouble finding the center of the snap to snap it," he says. The other had to do with manufacturing. "Snaps were a lot harder—you have to put [the binder] through a machine twice to put the snap in there. Velcro was a lot easier to apply."
Though the Trapper folders remained virtually unchanged through the years, the Trapper Keeper evolved as student needs evolved. "Additional designs were introduced annually and were reflective of what was relevant in the eyes of our student consumers—unicorns, cool cars, video games," Hodges says.
In 1988, Mead introduced the Trapper Keeper designer series—fashionable, funky, and sometimes psychedelic designs on the binders and folders that ran until 1995. "Mead employed a large amount of local illustrators to provide early artwork," Peter Bartlett, director of Product Innovation at ACCO Brands, tells mental_floss. The company also made a deal with Lisa Frank and put her designs on Trappers and Trapper Keepers, and licensed iconic characters like Garfield and Sonic the Hedgehog for the binders. Even Lamborghini got in on the action, granting its blessing to put some of its cars on the Trapper Keeper.
Of course, anything as popular as the Trapper Keeper will almost inevitably face a backlash—but in this case, the backlash didn't come from students. Crutchfield remembers that some teachers complained about the multiplication and conversion tables, which they said could help students cheat. "It was a controversy at one time," he says. "One teacher said, 'Hell, we can take the portfolios away from them while they're doing their tests.' Most of the teachers were very honest and said, 'Anything that helps me pound it in their head is good.'"
Mention Trapper Keepers to your friends, and you'll inevitably hear from someone who desperately wanted one, but couldn't have it because it was banned by their school. "The Trapper Keeper started to show up on some class lists as a 'do not purchase' because [teachers] didn't like the noise of that Velcro," Bartlett says. "[So] we switched from Velcro back to a snap."
But in some cases, what the binders that schools were calling Trapper Keepers and banning weren't actually Trapper Keepers. "Our research has shown that what they're calling Trapper Keepers, [are actually] these big sewn binders that are three to four inches thick and can't fit into a small school desk," Bartlett says. "That's the reason they're on the list. When you show [the teachers] a real Trapper Keeper, with a very slim, one-inch ring fixture, it's like, 'Oh no, that's not what I'm talking about. I don't have any problem with that!'"
Though it became less popular after the mid-1990s, the Trapper Keeper has remained an important part of Mead's back-to-school line of products—though it has undergone some modifications. "The main change is that we went away from PVC, as most health-conscious companies are trying to do," Bartlett says. "So it looks slightly different because it's made out of polypropylene and sewn fabric, but the function is essentially the same." One line, which was introduced in 2007 and available for a year, was even customizable. "They had a clear piece of plastic in the front," says Richard Harris, the program manager of industrial design at ACCO. "There was a printed pattern behind it, but then you could put whatever you wanted in that clear sleeve in the front."
But the cool, psychedelic designs of the early 1990s aren't as big a focus in the Trapper Keeper line these days. "Trapper has evolved a little bit to relying strongly on a color coding system of organization for students," Bartlett says. But it's not all work and no play: After a product relaunch in 2014, the company added new Trapper Keeper designs, including Star Wars and Hello Kitty, the following year.
So why, exactly, do people still love the Trapper Keeper, many decades after they last had one? For Bartlett, it all boils down to what the Trapper Keeper allowed kids to do—and he's not talking about keeping organized. "It was fun to be able to show your personality through the binder that you had," Bartlett says. "You don't really remember a notebook or the pens and pencils you used. But maybe you remember your [Trapper Keeper]." Harris says that the binder "wasn't a regular school product. When you got it, it was almost like a Christmas present. You were excited to have it."
Ryan agrees. "It's the first time it was possible to have 'cool school supplies,'" he says. "It made something that most children dreaded—school supply shopping—into something that at least bordered on fun."
But even the man who invented it all can only guess at why his product became more than just a school supply to a generation of kids. "When I first went to work, all school products were drab and boring," Crutchfield says. "[Trapper Keepers were] more functional and more attractive, with oodles of choices—therefore fun to have. And I had a lot of fun making them fun!"
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Galatasaray footballer Didier Drogba has said that he believes that Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has 'unfinished business' at Chelsea, adding that he is open to reunion with him if the Portuguese makes a return to Stamford Bridge this summer.
The Ivorian, whose penalty clinched last season's Champions League for Chelsea, has suggested that he would be keen to join forces with Mourinho and help the club either as a player or coach, the Guardian reports.
According to Drogba, the best solution for Chelsea is to bring back Mourinho, adding that the Portuguese, whom he termed as a 'winner', may be the right person to rebuild the team and win them back-to-back league titles like they did few years back with him at the helm.
Drogba further said that even though Mourinho has enjoyed successful spells with Internazionale and Real Madrid, he still loves Chelsea and is also close to the players at the club, adding that success is one of the reasons that may lure him back to Chelsea.
Drogba also revealed that the possibility of returning on a permanent basis was discussed in January and admitted that he will be keen to explore a comeback should Mourinho return.
Drogba, who trained with Chelsea in December during the off-season in China, further said that he feels like he is at home when he goes to London, especially Chelsea's training ground.
Mourinho has been linked with a move back to Chelsea at the end of the season, when Rafael Benitez will depart as interim manager, the report added. (ANI)
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SEATTLE, WA (USA) -- Armorize Technologies doesn't fit the mold of your typical tech start-up.
Brothers Wayne and Matt Huang chart a distinctive course at Armorize Technologies
The Taipei-based malware detection firm was launched in January 2006 as the brainchild of brothers Wayne and Matt Huang, who took divergent paths in their respective college and early career years.
Funded initially by both angel investors and institutional investors, Artmorize began very frugally using minimal resources from its base in Taiwan. "We did everything ourselves with just a few employees and very little cash," says Matt. "It was a very tough but very exciting time."
After a series of advances and setbacks – including Wayne's departure for a year to dedicate himself to Buddhism studies – Armorize hit stride about a year and a half ago when Wayne returned as a reinvigorated CEO. His Buddhist master bestowed him with a mandala, a plan to harmoniously blend his Buddhist's studies and entrepreneurial pursuits.
The mandala was structured to "join these two worlds into one, so the harder I work at Armorize and the more I innovate at Armorize, the more I would actually learn about Buddhism and make great advances in my Buddhism studies," Wayne says.
Wayne brought on board 50 close associates whom he knew from college and Buddhist camps and study groups, and Armorize has thrived ever since.
It now has more than 70 employees, adding 20 people since early 2012, and has sold products to more than 300 enterprise and government customers, in more than 15 countries throughout Asia, Europe and the U.S.
"Buddhists are very, very disciplined people," says Forssman. "They bring that to the table in the way they view their work and their responsibilities in developing solutions for our customers."
Says Wayne: "It's very special. You get the execution power together with an environment that inspires a lot of creativity and innovation."
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Amazing New Features Coming With Galaxy Nexus and Android Ice Cream Sandwich
Google and Samsung announced the new Galaxy Nexus this evening in Hong Kong, which will be running the latest Android operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich. New features coming with the OS are extensive and pretty amazing: facial recognition lets you unlock the phone with your face, NFC technology that has been partnered up with an app called Android Beam, which lets you share information and content with other Android users, lots of Google + integration and upgrades, along with a Movie Studio app so you can edit and perfect your mobile vids on the go.
As far as the Galaxy Nexus goes, it's a beautiful monster coming with a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, 1.2Ghz dual-core processor, a teardrop-shaped bod (that's only 8.9mm at its thinnest), and soft Home, Recent Apps, and Back buttons (instead of physical buttons on the casing). Swipe gestures are emphasized on Ice Cream Sandwich, allowing you to swipe away messages, recent apps, and even swipe up during an incoming phone call to send predrafted text messages if you don't want to be bothered. The on-board camera comes in at 5MP, which is surprisingly low compared to other top-notch camera phones on the market, with a 1.3MP front-facing camera for video calls.
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Nov. 20, 2004
Fairfax, Va. - The Yale men's swimming and diving stayed in second place after the second day at the Patriot Inviational at George Mason on Saturday. The Bulldogs have 511.5 points, trailing only Duke with 589.5.
The top Bulldog performance in an individual event on the second day came in the 200-yard freestyle, where Andrew Foss won in 1:40.49 to lead three Elis in the top four. Kieran Locke finished third in 1:42.55, and John Atkinson was right behind him in fourth.
Yale also won the 800-yard freestyle relay in a meet-record time of 5:47.57. Quinn Fitzgerald joined Locke, Atkinson and Foss on the winning team.
Ben Dzialo placed second for Yale in the 100-yard butterfly.
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TwilightError wrote:This just might be Fergies final year? 20 championships and all.. And the can always keep going for another decade..
I dont see it this year, although it makes the most sense for them as Mourinho will be available and is keen to return to England.
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Photo: Jerry Wright (father of late team captain Jeremiah Wright) presents the trophy named after his son to Mark Kelly.
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SOCORRO, N.M., May 4, 2004 -- New Mexico Tech Rugby Club captain Mark Kelly was presented with the Jeremiah Wright Trophy for Player of the Year 2003-2004. Kelly was also voted Most Valuable Forward in a vote by his teammates Friday night.
Jeremiah Wright, of Raton, New Mexico, was a New Mexico Tech senior and captain of the NMT Rugby Club at the time of his death in an auto collision in September 2002. The perpetual trophy bearing his name was designed and crafted by a group of his former coaches at Raton High School. The trophy was presented by Jeremiah's parents, Thayla and Jerry Wright of Raton, NM.
Vice captain Patrick Simons received the plaque for Most Valuable Back for the second year running. The Rising Star, awarded for the outstanding new player, was awarded to Tory Tadano, a 2003 Socorro High School graduate.
Freshman prop forward Dean Freidline was selected Most Improved Player and Trevenor Evans, who returned to the team in 2003 after a six-year hiatus which included a stint in the U.S. Navy, was voted the Comeback Player of the year. Junior center/wing Michael Bauer received the Coach's Award for his long term contributions to the team.


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When a 14-year-old teenager proposed to her dad that she would quit Facebook in exchange for cash, he thought she was joking.
"I said, 'Go away, you can't live without Facebook!'" her father, Paul Baier, told ABC News.
But she wasn't joking. She needed some extra money to buy "stuff."
So Baier drew up a contract to make it official. For about four months, Rachel's Facebook account has to remain deactivated. Halfway through, Paul must pay Rachel $50 and after the full four-month period, Paul must pay her an additional $150.
Taking a break from Facebook is more common than you might think.
In fact, 61 percent of Facebook users have voluntarily taken several weeks off from the social network at some point, according to a recent Pew study.
But this is the first time we've heard of someone actually getting paid to quit Facebook.
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As a much-anticipated federal trial began here Monday, the walls that have long separated college athletes from the riches of a multibillion-dollar sports enterprise began to show some cracks.
The occasion was the opening of an antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of current and former men's basketball and football players. It seeks an injunction against the NCAA that would effectively allow athletes to profit from the use of their names, images and likenesses in television broadcasts, rebroadcasts, video games and more.
Lead plaintiff Ed O'Bannon — a star UCLA basketball player in the 1990s — took the stand first, stating that he spent 40 to 45 hours a week on basketball during the season, choosing a major that would fit with his schedule and taking his senior finals in a hotel ballroom during the Final Four.
"I was an athlete masquerading as a student," said O'Bannon, now a 41-year old automobile sales and marketing employee in Las Vegas. "I was there strictly to play basketball … and I did basically the minimum to make sure that I kept my eligibility academically so I could continue to play."
The issue raised — whether student-athletes should receive a greater piece of the collegiate athletics pie than the scholarships they are granted — goes far beyond this trial.
Before O'Bannon began his testimony, a lawyer for the NCAA announced that it had reached a settlement to pay $20 million in damages in a related case brought by former college quarterback Sam Keller. Keller sought compensation for Division I football and basketball players whose likenesses have appeared in NCAA-licensed video games.
It follows a May 31 settlement by Electronic Arts and Collegiate Licensing Co., which agreed to a $40-million payout to thousands of football and basketball players.
Northwestern University football players are pressing to form a union to seek larger scholarships and better medical care as university employees. And another case headed for the courtroom here aims to end the NCAA's cap on athletic scholarships, contending that they do not cover the full cost of attending school.
The payments in the video game litigation will go to every player whose likeness appeared in EA Sports video game products — now phased out — over the last decade or so. The Keller case alleged the companies had colluded with the NCAA to deny players their rights under state laws to their names, images and likenesses.
The antitrust issues raised in the O'Bannon case — that the NCAA has engaged in a price-fixing conspiracy and group boycott, distorting the market — are not directly affected by the settlements. And NCAA officials denied that its decision to pay represents a change in the rules that forbid athletes to receive so-called extra benefits.
"In no event do we consider this settlement pay for athletic performance," Chief Legal Officer Donald Remy said in a statement.
But the underlying premise of the 108-year-old NCAA — that players are students first, compensated through their scholarships and overall collegiate experience — is nevertheless at stake.
"The really big issue is whether the court finds these NCAA [amateurism] rules to be illegal," said Matt Mitten, director of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University. "That could bring a very substantial change."
O'Bannon testified that a friend's son showed him an Electronic Arts video game in 2008 that included his likeness — a UCLA player with his jersey number, 31, who shot with his left hand, was bald and had the same complexion as O'Bannon. The lawsuit followed.
A star Artesia High School player, O'Bannon estimated that he had been recruited by 50 schools. When he committed to UCLA as a 17-year-old, he testified, he signed documents without reading them — including a waiver that allegedly gave the NCAA the right to use his likeness — because if he hadn't he wouldn't have been able to play.
In his cross-examination of O'Bannon, Glenn Pomerantz, the NCAA's chief outside counsel, stressed the amateur nature of student athletics by focusing on the overall college experience of mentorship and community and the direct benefits of a scholarship: tuition, free books, room and board — including access to a buffet "training table."
O'Bannon chose to stay with the Bruins in 1995 — though he could have gone to the NBA by then — and helped the team win the NCAA championship. He was named the game's most valuable player.
"Is it fair to say that season changed your life?" Pomerantz asked.
"Yeah, I think it is," O'Bannon answered.
Asked if he knew whether proceeds from broadcast contracts were used to pay for student-athlete scholarships, O'Bannon said he did not.
Remy, in a statement, reiterated the NCAA's belief that "the current system of college athletics — bolstered by continual improvements — provides the greatest opportunities to the most student-athletes by not paying those who play only Division I men's basketball and football."
"The collegiate model of sports provides hundreds of thousands of student-athletes with unmatched opportunities for education, growth, mentoring and future success," he said.
O'Bannon acknowledged on the stand that he had said in a 2011 deposition that current student-athletes are amateurs but said he now feels differently.
"I'm not talking, you know … X certain amount. That's for someone else to figure out. But with the amount of money that they are bringing in, I think that they should be compensated," O'Bannon said.
Stanford University economist Roger Noll also testified Monday. He said fixed scholarship amounts and the denial of student-athletes' ability to shop their own names, images and likenesses amount to a "price-fixing" agreement among the NCAA and its member institutions and conferences that is enforced through rewards and punishments.
"That's exactly what a cartel tries to do is prevent the members from pursuing self-interest to its natural outcome," he testified.
Robert McCormick, an emeritus law professor at Michigan State University College of Law who has long studied the NCAA, said regardless of the outcome in the O'Bannon trial, the flurry of cases represents "a substantial questioning of the NCAA system in which they use this valuable labor and don't pay for it, and reap tremendous financial bounty."
"Attitudes change slowly, especially in something as dear as college sports," he said in an interview, "but I think attitudes are beginning to change about the treatment of these young men by their universities and by their trade organizations."
The trial is expected to last up to three weeks, but U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken will not rule from the bench.
Her ruling will probably be appealed. Upcoming testimony is expected from more athletes, including former University of Alabama wide receiver Tyrone Prothro, as well as from NCAA, university and conference officials.
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The 2011 Emmy Award nominations were announced today by Melissa McCarthy, who found herself nominated for her work on Mike & Molly, and Joshua Jackson. Here's a short list to start things off, which we'll be updating throughout the day as the full list of nominees is announced (they're available in less convenient slideshow form at Emmys.com too) . Surprises included a first-time nomination for Parks & Recreation as Best Comedy series, a nod to Louis C.K. as Best Actor in a Comedy for his series Louie, and a spot for Martha Plimpton in Best Actress in a Comedy in Raising Hope, one of the only freshman shows from the recent season to make it at all. Friday Night Lights, after years of being ignored outright by the awards, finally snagged recognition as Best Drama Series. The Big Bang Theory, which has been a hit for years, is also enjoying its first-ever nomination as Best Comedy Series. And though the critically acclaimed FX series Justified didn't score a nomination itself, many of its actors did, including Timothy Olyphant, Margo Martindale, Walton Goggins, and even Jeremy Davies as a Guest Actor.
As for snubs, there were plenty-- Community once again was completely blanked, as was Cougar Town, two shows widely considered the best comedies airing. The Walking Dead, the much-loved AMC zombie series, received zero nominations. And if you're a true blue David Simon believer hoping that Treme would get attention where The Wire did not, well, just go back to bed and call it a day.
Check out the list below and keep coming back as we update it. The Emmys will be handed out and broadcast live on Sunday, September 18.
Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
?Friday Night Lights
?Game of Thrones
?The Good Wife
?Mad Men
Lead Actor, Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
John Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified
Lead Actress, Drama
Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Supporting Actress, Drama
Kelly McDonald, Boardwalk Empire
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Supporting Actor, Drama
John Slattery, Mad Men
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
Walton Goggins, Justified
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Guest Actor, Drama
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Bruce Dern, Big Love
Jeremy Davies, Justified
Beau Bridges, Brothers & Sisters
Paul McCrane, Harry's Law
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
Guest Actress, Drama
Alfree Woodard, True Blood
Randee Heller, Mad Men
Carlo Buono, Mad Men
Joan Cusack, Shameless
Julia Stiles, Dexter
Mary McDonnell, The Closer
Loretta Devine, Grey's Anatomy
Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
The Office
Parks & Recreation
30 Rock
Lead Actress, Comedy
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation
Lead Actor, Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Louis CK, Louie
Steve Carell, The Office
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Supporting Actress, Comedy
Jane Lynch, Glee
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Supporting Actor, Comedy
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Chris Colfer, Glee
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Guest Actor, Comedy
Idris Elba, The Big C
Zach Galifianakis, Saturday Night Live
Matt Damon, 30 Rock
Will Arnett, 30 Rock
Nathan Lane, Modern Family
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress, Comedy
Kristin Chenoweth, Glee
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee
Cloris Leachman, Raising Hope
Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Oustanding Reality Competition Program
So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race
Project Runway
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Top Chef
Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Daily Show
Outstanding Mini-series or Movie
Mildred Pierce
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys
Cinema Verite
Too Big to Fail
The Pillars of the Earth
Lead Actress, Mini-series or Movie
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs
Lead Actor, Mini-series or Movie
Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
Idris Elba, Luther
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
Supporting Actor, Mini-series or Movie
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Bryan F. O'Byrne, Mildred Pierce
Tom Wilkinson, The Kennedys
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
James Woods, Too Big to Fail
Supporting Actress, Mini-series or Movie
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce
Melissa Leo, Mildred Pierce
Mare Winningham, Mildred Pierce
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Eileen Atkins, Upstairs Downstairs


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Questions for Map 1
1. Where are the Aleutian Islands?
2. Where is Ladd Field located within Alaska? Is it in the Arctic?
3. What countries border Alaska?
4. How many military bases can you identify on the map? Why do you think Alaska was a strategic military location during WWII?


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Best Kids Parties: Sweet, Girly Wonderland
I can't imagine Sarah was in a hurry to take down these lovely decorations. She shares: For Charlotte's first birthday, I wanted to use cheerful color and texture, girly ruffles, and lots of pattern to create a sweet, small wonderland.
I did Charlotte's invitation in calligraphy - an accordion-folded timeline of her first year. We made tissue paper pompoms and flag bunting banners made with oversized ric-rac to hang from the ceiling and windows, and I covered paper party hats in fabric for the kids. I set out candy jewelry and grouped tinted glass bottles and ceramic pitchers with pink carnations, yellow billy balls, and green berries on the table and around the living room.
We served toasted sandwiches, salad, and fruit skewers for lunch, but the star of the show was Charlotte's shell pink ruffle cake, complete with fondant flowers on top and "fairy glitter" around the sides. I was so lucky to have talented friends and family share their skill to make Charlotte's party so special. My great friend Laura Burton of Uprising Custom Cakes created the beautiful cake and a 4-inch smash cake for Charlotte; Elizabeth Jones of Sweet Thang made beautiful paper doll cookies for favors; and Laura Rowe of Laura Rowe Photography captured the whole soiree.
Thanks Sarah!
(Images: Laura Rowe)