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Ben Affleck suffered one of the biggest snubs of the Oscar season six weeks ago when his name wasn't among the five nominees for Best Director, but as the witching hour approached during Sunday night's Academy Awards show, he was vindicated.
"Argo," which Affleck directed and starred in, tells the true(-ish) story of a spy who smuggled six Americans out of Tehran during the Iran Hostage Crisis. A commercial and critical hit, the film and its director seemed destined for Academy Awards triumph, until one of them got derailed.
Affleck's exclusion was such a surprise that even Oscars host Seth MacFarlane made a crack about it at the top of the show.
"('Argo') is so top secret, that the director is unknown to the Academy," quipped MacFarlane.
"Argo" picked up an early award for editing, and later Chris Terrio took the award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and suddenly the film's chances for the top prize were coming into focus. With no film taking multiple awards in the major categories, Best Picture was there for the taking.
Oscars 2013: Full List of Winners
Making the Best Picture win all the more historic was that it was presented by Jack Nicholson, with an assist from first lady Michelle Obama live via satellite from the White House.
Affleck stood to the side when he first got on stage, as his co-producer Grant Heslov stepped forward to address the audience.
"The reason I wanted to speak before Ben, is because Ben is a producer on the film and he's also our director and I thought it would be awkward for Ben to thank himself. But it's not awkward for me," Heslov said. "So on behalf of George (Clooney, another producer on the film) and myself, I want to thank you, Ben. You directed a hell of a film. Couldn't be more proud of the film, couldn't be more proud of Ben."
Oscars Red Carpet: Beyond the Pale
Though Affleck remained humble in accepting the award, the snub was clearly on his mind.
"I want to thank all the people who extended themselves to me when they had nothing to benefit from it--I couldn't get them a job. I want to thank them and I want to thank what they taught me which is that you have to work harder than you think you possibly can. You can't hold grudges, it's hard, but you can't hold grudges. And it doesn't matter how you get knocked down in life, cuz it's gonna happen. All that matters is that you gotta get up."
The Best Picture win for "Argo" puts the film in rarefied company, as it is now one of only four to take the top prize at the Oscars without its director even getting a nomination. "Argo" joins "Wings" in 1928, "Grand Hotel in 1932 and "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1989 in making Oscar history. Meanwhile, Affleck joins the ranks of William Wellman, Edmund Goulding and Bruce Beresford as men who were the driving force of the year's best film, but not somehow among the five best directors.

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Is anyone reading the blog on Christmas Eve? Antsy to see Santa, well here are a few Christmas pictures of the fabulous Christmas boats that make the rounds of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers during the holiday season. Also a picture of my Christmas lights and the partiers in the kitchen below who showed up to watch them. Many thanks to Brian Minor for taking them.
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Finding a supportive bra is hard enough for women who aren't nursing. With the more-ample-than-usual breasts of a nursing mother, this issue can become an even bigger problem. Simple Wishes' B3 all-in-one nursing and pumping bra offers 10 points of support and provides the wearer with the ability to nurse (while also encouraging skin-to-skin contact) or pump hands-free — or do both at the same time. The bra is compatible with all popular breast pumps and is available in four colors for $60 each.
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I can't tell you the number of times I literally cried over spilled milk when pumping. Every ounce I pumped was like liquid gold. And as a full-time working mom while I was nursing my first child, producing enough milk to get my baby through the day while I was away at work caused me constant stress. I wish I would have known then about Milkmakers lactation cookies, which help promote a strong milk supply with healthy ingredients like oats, flaxseed and brewer's yeast. The company even has mixes with gluten-free options.
Aside from production-boosting products, the most natural way to produce more milk is to nurse Baby more and pump more often as well. If you're dependent on your pump, it's important to have a very high-quality one. I used a hospital-grade electric double pump from Medela, which never failed me.
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One of the most embarrassing nursing challenges is leakage. Never leave home without fresh nursing pads tucked into your bra, and carry a few spare ones just in case.
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Ouch. When you're first getting used to nursing your newborn, an incorrect latch can cause the nipple to end up rubbing against the roof of Baby's mouth. And that can leading to painful chafing and general soreness. When encouraging Baby to latch, his mouth should be wide open so he can take in as much of the areola as possible to avoid any unnecessary rubbing.
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When you experience a challenge with breastfeeding, seek the advice of an expert instead of simply giving up. Joy Kosak, a lactivist, mother of two breastfed babies and owner of Simple Wishes and Pumping Essentials, encourages new nursing moms to take it one day at a time as they adjust to the learning curve. She adds, "Get help as soon as you run into any issues. Most hospitals have nurses on call for lactation consulting, so check before you leave. Last but not least, although breastfeeding can be daunting if you run into challenges, remember that you are doing the best possible thing for both you and your baby by aiming to achieve your individual breastfeeding goal."
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El Burro is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a one of the mission giver by payphone in Grand Theft Auto III (set in 2001) and mentioned in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (set in 1986).
El Burro is the leader of the Diablos gang in Liberty City and is believed to be a former porn star.
He is voiced by Chris Phillips, who also voiced Bitch'n' Dog Food Factory owner/manager Marty Chonks.
Early life
El Burro has been involved in the porn industry from at least 1986 in an unknown capacity, although most likely as actor, being mentioned by Ricardo Diaz during the mission Supply & Demand in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, shooting his VCR for 'eating' his favourite El Burro movie. It is unknown whether he later leads the Diablos in their attempts to enter Liberty City, siding with the Sicilian Mafia and starting a turf war with the Leone, Forelli and Sindacco Families in the Red Light District and Hepburn Heights. He leads the gang into taking control of Hepburn Heights, although Toni Cipriani stopped them from taking the Red Light District. At some point he also enters into a gang war with the Uptown Yardies after their derogatory remarks about Queen Lizzy.
In 2001 he employs Claude to help his pornography business, including the sale of Donkey Does Dallas by collecting the volumes. He supplies magazines to XXXMags in the Red Light District, which he may own. He also has Claude kill a number of Forelli Family mobsters in Atlantic Quays with an ice cream truck and later has him kill a number of Triad gangsters using a flamethrower.
Prominent Appearances in Missions
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Turismo (Boss/Voice)
- I Scream, You Scream (Boss/Voice)
- Trial By Fire (Boss/Voice)
- Big'n'Veiny (Boss/Voice)
- Despite having artwork, El Burro is never seen in person during Grand Theft Auto III, and instead gives Claude jobs through a payphone.
- Characters of the same name appear in Grand Theft Auto 1 and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, but since the games are of different storylines and canons, they are not the same characters and only references to previous games. Although the El Burro in GTA 1 could be an alternate universe version of the character as they look and sound exactly alike.
- An artwork of El Burro written on the wall appears in Grand Theft Auto IV and was first seen during the game's second trailer, Looking for that Special Someone.
- "El Burro" means "The Donkey" in Spanish.
- It can also mean "The Dumb One", but it's unlikely that it's being used in that context, since the name is related to his donkey porn fetish.
- El Burro has been said to perform bestiality, as it has been referenced on the, GTA III website. The exact quote is "El Burro is a criminal mastermind, without morals who thinks nothing of sharing his lustful ways with animals." His pornographic magazine, Donkey Does Dallas, may also be a reference.
- When El Burro's last mission mission "Big'n'Veiny" is completed, stacks of bestiality pornography magazines will appear in the Portland Safehouse. It is presumably a gift from El Burro to Claude.
- Oddly enough, Claude can still do El Burro's missions even after King Courtney's mission Uzi Rider has been completed, after which the Diablos become hostile towards Claude. They will not get neutral to him again after completing the missions.
- His appearance is similar to El Burro from GTA 1.
- An artwork of El Burro appears in the front of the store Rockster Video Games, together with 8-Ball, Kenji Kasen and Maria Latore.
- If you complete all of his missions, he will send to the Portland hideout, a lot of magazines called "Muff and the mule" which is a reference to the old British children's television show Muffin the Mule.
- There are two locations in Grand Theft Auto V named El Burro Boulevard and El Burro Heights.
- A bug might occur when finishing all his missions before Last Requests, his phone icon will reappear and also his marker which signifies that El Burro's missions will reset back to the first one (But the player's completion percentage will not decrease). Although it is still recommended to finish his missions before Last Requests due to a mission required to drive around the Leone Family turf, as Leone mobsters will become hostile and shoot the player's van, destroying it thus failing the mission.
See Also
- El Burro, a character in Grand Theft Auto 1
- El Burro, a character in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars


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Jeffrey Brian "Jeff" Burton (born June 29, 1967), also referred to as JB, is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet Impala SS for Richard Childress Racing. Jeff Burton is the younger brother of Ward Burton, who is a former Sprint Cup driver. Married to Kim Burton, they have two children, Paige and Harrison.
Burton began driving a handful of races in the Busch Series in 1988 in car number 69 owned by his father John Burton. He competed in the full season for Busch Series Rookie of the Year in 1989 in the #12 Burton Autosports Pontiac In 1990, he drove the #12 Armour Lower Salt Bacon Buick for Sam Ard, where he won his first career race. He moved to J&J Racing's #99 Armour / Food Lion Chevrolet in 1991 for one year before moving on to FILMAR Racing owned by Filbert Martocci where he would drive an Oldsmobile sponsored by TIC Financial Systems in 1992, and a Ford sponsored by Baby Ruth in 1993. Burton would later make his first Winston Cup start in 1993 in car #0 owned by Martocci.
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How to Combine Breath and Movement in Yoga
When you're new to Yoga, you may need to practice yogic breathing separate from the Yoga postures. The goal is to eventually do yogic breathing while moving through Yoga poses or a sequence of positions. But combining them successfully can be tricky. Here are some tips on handling both.
How much should I move and how long should I hold? Yoga teachers often suggest how many repetitions you should do for a pose and how long to hold poses. With practice, you develop an idea of what's right for you; a lot depends on how you feel at any given moment. In general, try at least three but no more than eight repetitions for a dynamic, or moving, posture. You can put together a program that has only moving postures, but a combination of both static (still) and dynamic postures is generally better.
Holding a posture for six to eight breaths translates to roughly 30 seconds. Keep breathing when you hold a posture — don't hold your breath.
What about bouncing when I hold a stretching posture? Now and then, eager Yoga practitioners seek to achieve better flexibility by bouncing during the holding phase of a stretching posture. This practice is part of old-school training, which really isn't such a good habit after all. Bouncing not only tends to disconnect you from the breath but also can be risky, especially if your muscles are stiff or not adequately warmed up. Be kind to yourself!
How do I start combining breath with movement? The arrows in the following exercise tell you the direction of postural movement and the part of the breath that goes with the movement. Inhale means inhalation, exhale means exhalation, and breaths means the number of breaths defining the length of a postural hold.
Lie on your back comfortably with your legs straight or bent.
Place your arms at your sides near your hips with your palms turned down (see Figure A).
Inhale through your nose and, after one or two seconds, begin to slowly raise your arms up over your head — in sync with inhalation — until they touch the ground behind you (see Figure B).
Leave your arms slightly bent.
When you reach the end of inhalation, pause for one or two seconds even if your arms don't make it to the floor; then exhale slowly through your nose and bring your arms back to your sides along the same path.Credit: Photographs by Adam LathamThe breath surrounds the movement.
Repeat Steps 2 and 3 with a nice, slow rhythm.
Remember, open or expand as you inhale; fold or contract as you exhale.
After you become comfortable with this exercise, combine it with one of these yogic breathing techniques: focus breathing, belly breathing, belly-to-chest breathing, or chest-to-belly breathing. You can decide which technique you prefer as you begin combining breathing with movement.


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Upper Valley Rowing Foundation (UVRF) is a non-profit sports organization run by volunteers. Its mission is to create a community for the sport of rowing by offering a wide variety of opportunities for area residents to row on the Connecticut River. UVRF offers instructional and recreational programs, competitive opportunities for Masters and Junior rowers, and promotes education about the sport. UVRF is a member of USRowing.
Beginning in 2015, all USRowing member organizations must have athlete safety policies in place to safeguard children and adult club members. Organizations need to certify that they can provide USRowing with a copy of their policy and update their policy annually. The primary aim of the Safe Sport policy is to protect children from sexual abuse and harassment. The UVRF Board appoints a Safety Officer annually who is charged with implementing this SafeSport program and ensuring all members are aware of its existence and provisions for dealing with abusive situations.
Program coaches must successfully complete the online SafeSport training and testing described in the Education and Awareness Training section. Coaches should view the UVRF Program Coach Checklist for a concise list of requirements.
Misconduct in sport includes:
Coaches, club members, and volunteers are required to report abuse or misconduct. To do so fairly, reporters should have a basic understanding of sexual abusers and the "grooming" strategies they use to seduce their victims. With a combination of attention, affection, gifts, or preferential treatment, sexual offenders select a child, win their trust (and the trust of their parents or guardians), manipulate the child into sexual activity, and keep the child from disclosing abuse.
Bullying, harassment, and hazing can involve acts of emotional, physical or sexual misconduct. Emotional misconduct often involves non-contact behaviors that verbally abuse an athlete or deny attention or support.
Physical misconduct may or may not involve actual contact, and causes or threatens physical harm. Physical misconduct does not include professionally accepted coaching methods of skill enhancement, physical conditioning, team building, appropriate discipline or improving athlete performance.
Contact offenses include but are not limited to behaviors that involve any physical injury, provision of alcohol or illegal drugs or non-prescribed medications that may result in harm to the athlete, or permitting an athlete to return to play prematurely after an injury.
Non-contact offenses include but are not limited to behaviors that may isolate an athlete as an act of coercion or punishment, forcing a painful stance or position, or withholding or denying adequate hydration or medical attention.
Sexual misconduct can include assault, harassment, abuse or any other intimacies that exploit an athlete. In New Hampshire and Vermont persons under the age of 16 years old cannot consent to sexual activity with an adult, and all sexual interaction between an adult and a person under 16 is strictly prohibited.
Sexual misconduct can occur even without contact and represents an abuse of authority and trust implicit in the coach-athlete relationship. Especially in the case of Juniors, coaches must be aware of misinterpretation of overly personal interaction. Non-contact offenses include but are not limited to: a coach discussing their sex life with an athlete or asking an athlete about his or her sex life, requesting or sending inappropriate photos or sexually explicit or suggestive messages, deliberately exposing an athlete to nudity (except in shared changing areas), initiating, inviting or responding to sexual solicitation, or any other unwelcome or offensive behaviors that are sexual in nature.
Adults in positions of power, like coaches, must be aware that Juniors may misinterpret or misreport or even fantasize what might seem to the adult to be casual or harmless remarks that are sexual in nature.
Coaches are looked up to for guidance in improving rowing skills, for training and race preparation, and they control coveted boat and seat assignments. They must be cognizant of this power they wield, and manage the trust relationship with their athletes with heightened sensitivity and maturity. Coaches cannot always be "best friends" with their athletes, just as parents, at times, cannot expect to be best friends with their children and parent effectively.
Coaches are required to complete the online awareness training offered by the USRowing SafeSport program every 3 years. The short course teaches about the nature of misconduct in sport and provides actionable information to better protect athletes. A current certificate must be on file with UVRF prior to contact with athletes.
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Coach employment screening with UVRF includes an application, interviews, reference checks, and criminal background checks. Each applicant has an affirmative duty to disclose his or her criminal history. Failing to disclose or intentionally misrepresenting an arrest plea or conviction history in an application or any other information provided by the applicant during the screening process is grounds for non-employment, or revocation or restriction of employment, regardless of when the offense is discovered.
Information that could disqualify an applicant includes, but is not limited to, arrests, pleas of no contest and criminal convictions—especially if the underlying criminal behavior involved sex or violence. No decision will be made on an individual's eligibility for work if they have a pending court case for any of the potentially disqualifying offenses until the pending case concludes.
Each applicant has the affirmative duty to fully disclose his or her criminal history. Failing to disclose or intentionally misrepresenting an arrest plea or conviction history in an application or any other information provided by an applicant during the screening process is grounds for revocation or restriction of employment, volunteer duties and/or UVRF membership, regardless of when the offense is discovered.
Any applicant who has been banned from another sports organization or educational institution, temporarily or permanently, must disclose this information. Failure to disclose is a basis for disqualification from employment with UVRF.
All UVRF coaches are required to submit a background check with the National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) and show clearance on their record every 2 years prior to beginning their coaching responsibilities.
Respond to all the screen prompts and several pages of acknowledgements and waivers. At the successful submission of your screening check you will receive an applicant ID. You will also receive an email confirmation with this number. You can use this ID to check the status of your clearance. UVRF also can check the status of all applicants with an administrative account. A "red light" finding means the criminal background check revealed criminal records that suggest the applicant "does not meet the criteria" and is not suitable for employment or volunteer assignment with UVRF.
UVRF coaches, club members, and volunteers shall report suspicions or allegations of violations, misconduct, and physical or sexual abuse. Reports should be made to the UVRF President, Vice President, Safety Officer or other UVRF Officers. The current serving officers can be found on the club website under the heading "About UVRF". The URL is:
UVRF will take a report in the way that is most comfortable for the person initiating a report including an anonymous, in-person, verbal or written report. Regardless of how you choose to report, it is helpful to UVRF for individuals to provide, at a minimum, (1) the name of the complainant(s), (2) the type of misconduct alleged and the name(s) of the individual(s) alleged to have committed the misconduct, and (3) the approximate dates of misconduct.
Please note that anonymous reporting may make it difficult for UVRF to investigate or properly address allegations. All suspicions of child physical or sexual abuse will be reported to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.
UVRF does not investigate suspicions or allegations of child physical or sexual abuse or attempt to evaluate the credibility or validity of such allegations as a condition for reporting to appropriate law enforcement authorities.
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Just a few weeks ago, Jeffrey Lurie stood behind the podium and argued that retaining Andy Reid represented the best chance for the Eagles to win a Super Bowl next season. But as Steve Spagnuolo, the odds-on favorite to replace Juan Castillo, chose New Orleans instead, that wisdom comes into doubt.
Regardless of playoff results, Lurie was right when he said that the true class of the NFC is represented by the Packers and Saints. Everyone else is playing catch up. And after the best defensive coach on the market picked the Saints instead of the Eagles, Reid's team looks like it's only losing ground.
Let's be clear. Regardless of the length or seriousness of the talks between Spags and the Eagles front office, Spagnuolo knew what he'd be getting into in Philadelphia. He knows Reid, the front office and the situation on defense, probably better than he did with the Saints or anywhere else.
The fact that he avoided returning to Philly doesn't bode well for the Eagles organizational health.
I would say that Spagnuolo's preference to stay away represents a certain canary-in-the-coal-mine warning, but we already had that last year when the Reid fell back to Juan "Plan H" Castillo. The head coach has had success luring older, mercenary-type assistants to the staff in the last two years. Bobby April, Jim Washburn and Howard Mudd have all had positive impacts on the team. But Reid has now struck out twice (three times if you count Sean McDermott) in trying to bring an experienced veteran in to run the defense.
Lets go back to the Packers and Saints for a moment and their two great offensive-minded head coaches in Mike McCarthy and Sean Payton, not unlike Andy Reid. Both have utilized "defensive head coaches" at the coordinator position to win a Super Bowl -- Dom Capers and Gregg Williams. Now Steve Spagnuolo will slide into the spot in New Orleans vacated by Williams.
The Eagles used to have a "defensive head coach" in Jim Johnson. Reid knew his limitations and almost won a Super Bowl with Johnson dialing up blitzes independently from his oversight. Payton and McCarthy have stolen from that playbook but Reid's original blueprint is gathering dust in a closet somewhere.
When Reid announces (finally!) that his first choice at defensive coordinator was always bringing back Castillo, not only will he be lying, but it will be an example of how far he's fallen from the realm of elite NFL coaches -- as well as the latest indictment of an organization stuck in neutral.
Perhaps next season will provide a rebound playoff year, and both Reid and GM Howie Roseman will refurbish their reputations. But sitting here right now, it's tough to be anything but pessimistic about the future of this franchise.


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Play & Learning: Through playing, the child learns to look after the dolls, make them feel safe and make them go to sleep. This is an imitation of the grown-ups' behaviour, which is so essential for a child's upbringing.
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text: During an awards banquet for the Waikiki Swim Club, John Collins, a Naval Officer stationed in Hawai`i, and his fellow athletes began debating which athletes were the fittest: swimmers, bikers, or runners. Later, he and his wife Judy, who had both participated in new competitions known as triathlons in San Diego, decided to combine three of the toughest existing endurance races on the island. On February 18, 1978, 15 competitors, including Collins, came to the shores of Waikiki to take on the first-ever "Hawaiian Iron Man Triathlon."


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"Valhalla Rising"
From director Nicolas Winding Refn ("Bronson") and starring Mads Mikkelsen ("Casino Royale"), it's the story of a one-eyed mute warrior in a fight for his life and freedom in the year 1000 A.D.
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Strong Industry Momentum Builds For AMBA 4 Coherency Extensions
27 February 2012
Since its launch last year, the AMBA® 4 AXI™ Coherency Extensions (ACE™) specification has gained widespread adoption by many of the industry's leading silicon Partners, with 28 licenses for ARM® Cortex™-A15 and Cortex-A7 processors and 12 licenses for CoreLink™ Cache Coherent Interconnect (CCI-400). Public licensees for CCI-400 include LSI, HiSilicon, STEricsson, Fujitsu and LG.
The AMBA 4 ACE specification enables system level cache coherency across clusters of multicore processors, such as the ARM Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A7 MPCore™ processors and ARM Mali™-T604 graphics processors. This ensures optimum performance and power efficiency of complex heterogeneous SoC designs, and is designed to address next generation computing across mobile, home, networking and gaming applications.
Leading EDA tool vendors are also rapidly bringing new products to market, based on the AMBA ACE specification, that enable faster, more efficient SoC design by these silicon partners. The rich ecosystem of tools using the AMBA 4 protocols allows designers to implement chips with higher system performance and lower power consumption in less time.
Cadence enabled ARM's lead Cortex-A15 processor licensees to verify their designs on time with the first Verification IP (VIP) support for the full AMBA 4 ACE, ACE-Lite™ and AXI4™ protocol set. "We provide an Interconnect Monitor that in conjunction with the VIP ensures coherency across the full SoC," said Nick Heaton, Senior Solution Architect, Cadence. "Furthermore, we provide the complete VIP solution with simulated, formal and accelerated VIP for AMBA 4 protocols to serve all phases of verification, including IP block and SoC system level validation."
Jasper Design Automation's JasperGold® Formal Technology for the AMBA 4 protocols ACE, ACE-Lite, AXI4 and AXI3 facilitates capture of protocol specifications, comprehension, debug, and verification of protocol internal constancy. "Jasper and ARM have worked to develop verification solutions based on formal methods," said Kathryn Kranen, President and CEO of Jasper Design Automation. "With our technology users can significantly reduce hard to find risks (e.g. discovery of potential deadlocks) as they design and verify IP and SoCs utilizing the AMBA 4 protocols." Jasper also offers VIP for AMBA 4 ACE, AXI4 and AXI3 that can be used by ARM licensees for the verification of multi-processor-based SoC designs.
Mentor Graphics delivers verification solutions for AMBA 4 protocols that span simulation, formal and emulation with the Questa and Veloce platforms. "Mentor's verification platforms allow both hardware and software engineers to fully verify their multicore, ARM Cortex processor-based designs using the latest AMBA 4 ACE protocol to address cache coherency issues while they also balance power and performance requirements," said John Lenyo, VP and GM of the Design Verification Technology division Mentor Graphics. "In addition, Questa VIP provides a verification backbone with ACE, ACE-Lite, AXI4, AXI4-Lite™, AXI4-Stream™, AXI3™ and APB4™ protocol support all conforming to the UVM industry standard for easy adoption into verification flows. This is complemented by Questa inFact intelligent testbench automation technology, one of the industry's fastest, most productive paths to coverage closure for designs with AMBA 4 bus interfaces."
Synopsys offers both a full VIP solution and a virtual prototyping for AMBA 4 based systems. "We see rapid adoption of ARM AMBA 4 AXI4 and ACE protocols by our customers designing SoCs based on ARM Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A7 processors," said John Chilton, senior vice president of Marketing and Business Development at Synopsys. "Our next generation, 100% SystemVerilog, native UVM/VMM/OVM Discovery™ VIP for AMBA4 AXI and ACE standards extends our verification offering for these SoCs with performance, debug, coverage and compliance benefits. Our Virtualizer™ virtual prototyping solution includes ARM Fast Models for Cortex processors and CoreLink CCI-400 cache coherent interconnect to enable early software development for SoCs using AMBA 4 protocols."
AMBA 4 protocol specifications along with protocol assertions and IP-XACT 1.4 bus definitions are available to all from the ARM website at: http://www.arm.com/products/system-ip/amba/amba-open-specifications.php?tab=Resources .
ARM designs the technology that is at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies.
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For Seniors: Play YouTube Videos on iPad 2
iPad 2 comes with a YouTube app that you can use to easily browse, subscribe, and play YouTube videos. Though you can visit YouTube and play videos using iPad's Safari browser, using the dedicated YouTube application that's preinstalled on iPad is easier. This app provides buttons you can tap to display different content and features using your touchscreen.
1Tap the YouTube icon on the Home screen.
The YouTube app opens.
2One way to find a video is to tap the Featured, Top Rated, or Most Viewed button at the bottom of the screen.
The videos in the selected category appear.
3Another way to find a video is to tap in the Search field, type a search term, and tap the Search key on the keyboard.
A list of videos matching your search criteria appear.
4Use your finger to scroll down the screen.
Additional results are displayed.
5When you find a movie you like, tap it.
The video begins to play. Use the video controls that appear to control the playback. Tap the Pause button to pause the video; tap Play to restart the video. Drag the circular button on the Progress bar to jump forward or backward in the video. Adjust the volume by dragging the Volume slider.
If applicable, tap the Go to Previous Chapter button to return to a previous chapter in a video; tap the Go to Next Chapter button to move to the next chapter instead.
Use the Related tab in the playback window to find additional content related to the topic.
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The strangest quarterback rivalry in the NFL takes center stage on one of those moderately depressing Monday Night Football games. This is why we need Footballz, and when we need it most.
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In which the author posits that maybe fans should just give up.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Projected starters and key players for the Super Bowl:
Joe Flacco, QB (5), 6-6, 245, 5th season, Delaware
Holds NFL record by leading team to playoff wins in first five pro seasons ... Has eight touchdowns and no interceptions in this postseason ... Is 8-4 in playoffs ... Outplayed top draftee Andrew Luck, then Peyton Manning, then Tom Brady in leading Ravens to Super Bowl
Ray Rice, RB (27), 5-8, 212, 5th season, Rutgers
The hub of the Ravens' offense throughout his career ... Rushed for 1,143 yards and nine TDs, caught 61 passes for 478 yards ... Has two TDs in postseason ... Threat to break long gains on runs or screen passes.
Bernard Pierce, RB (30), 6-0, 218, 1st season, Temple
Complementary back who has come on in last two months ... Gives Rice a breather, but doesn't give one to defenses ... More powerful than Rice, not as shifty or quick ... Had 532 yards rushing during season, 169 in playoffs (6.3 average)
Vonta Leach, FB (44), 6-0, 260, 9th season, East Carolina
All-Pro fullback ... One of best blockers in league, unafraid to take on anyone ... Can sneak out of backfield for receptions, too ... Occasionally will run ball in short-yardage situations.
Anquan Boldin, WR (81), 6-1, 223, 10th season, Florida State
Helped Arizona to 2009 Super Bowl and has been sensational in this postseason ... Has 16 receptions for 17.3-yard average and three scores, two in AFC title game ... Powerful, versatile and can outleap defenders for balls ... Made 65 catches for 921 yards and four TDs this season.
Torrey Smith, WR (82), 6-0, 205, 2nd season, Maryland
Dangerous deep threat with superior speed ... Has improved his hands this season ... Has run past every secondary Ravens have faced in playoffs, making nine catches for 22-yard average and two scores ... Scored eight times in regular season.
Dennis Pitta, TE (88), 6-4, 245, 3rd season, BYU
Flacco's confidence in him grows each week ... Gets open over middle or outside and hangs onto ball ... Not used much as a blocker ... Has 10 receptions and two touchdowns in playoffs after 61 catches and seven scores in regular season.
Bryan McKinnie, LT (78), 6-8, 360, 11th season, Miami, Fla.
Line has solidified since he moved in and Michael Oher switched back to right side ... Huge, anchors well, has experience to handle most challenges ... Lost job earlier in season, but has performed strongly since returning to starting status in playoffs.
Kelechi Osemele, LG (72), 6-5, 333, 1st season, Iowa State
Tough spot for a rookie, but second-round pick started every game ... Anchors well, fundamentally sound for younger player ... Held off veterans to keep his position.
Matt Birk, C (77), 6-4, 310, 15th season, Harvard
Might be final game for longtime veteran of Vikings and now Ravens ... Locker room leader who joined Ravens in 2009 ... Six-time Pro Bowl center ... Has started 136 consecutive games.
Marshal Yanda, RG (73), 6-3, 315, 6th season, Iowa
Pro Bowl guard ... Missed one game this season, but started every game previous two years ... Versatile, equally adept as pass protector and run blocker ... Ravens like to run behind him inside.
Michael Oher, RT (74), 6-4, 315, 4th season, Mississippi
``Blind Side'' subject who is far more comfortable on right side ... Can be overpowered at times, needs to avoid sloppy footwork that gets him beaten ... Has been steadier in playoffs, might be weak link up front for Baltimore.
Haloti Ngata, DT (92), 6-4, 330, 7th season, Oregon
Pro Bowler who can also play nose tackle ... Very strong and powerful ... A sacks threat when healthy, which he finally seems to be ... Had five sacks in 2012, missed two games (knee).
Terrence Cody, NT (62), 6-4, 349, 3rd season, Alabama
``Mount Cody,'' can be immovable force, but is inconsistent ... Much better mucking up middle against run than in passing situations ... Had no sacks and 25 tackles ... Often yields to backup Ma'ake Kemoeatu (96).
Pernell McPhee, DE (90), 6-3, 280, 2nd season, Mississippi State
Development slowed by thigh problem, missed four games, started only six ... Has been steadier in playoffs, won't make highlight plays ... Ravens like his work ethic, expect bigger things in future.
Paul Kruger, DE (99), 6-4, 265, 4th season, Utah
Had breakout season and has been among best defenders in playoffs ... Led team with nine sacks, has 2 1-2 in postseason ... Very disruptive and also can drop into coverage, although that's not his strength ... With Terrell Suggs getting healthier, Kruger doesn't get double-teamed as much.
Terrell Suggs, OLB (55), 6-3, 260, 10th season, Arizona State
2011 Defensive Player of Year coming off Achilles tendon injury that cost him first half of season ... Played this season with torn right biceps ... Didn't make big impact until playoffs, but what's wrong with that? ... Was particularly effective against Broncos.
Dannell Ellerbe, ILB (59), 6-1, 240, 4th season, Georgia
Makes a lot of plays, and some mistakes ... Plays on edge ... Had 92 tackles, 4 1-2 sacks ... Versatile, could become the focal point of linebacking corps next year ... Picked off deflected Tom Brady pass in AFC championship.
Ray Lewis, ILB (52), 6-1, 250, 17th season, Miami, Fla.
``The Raven,'' as teammate Bernard Pollard calls him ... Emotional engine for Baltimore for entire career, retires after this game ... Missed 10 games with torn right triceps, but has been sensational in playoffs with 44 tackles ... MVP of 2001 Super Bowl, Ravens' only championship ... Defensive Player of Year in 2000 and `03.
Courtney Upshaw, OLB (91), 6-2, 272, 1st season, Alabama
Rookie who had lots of responsibility with so many injuries on defense ... Responded with 60 tackles and few errors ... Won two national titles at Alabama, was drafted in second round (35th overall) last April ... Could eventually be an end.
Corey Graham, CB (24), 6-0, 196, 6th season, New Hampshire
Emerged after top cornerback Lardarius Webb tore up knee ... Had two interceptions at Denver and had two during season ... Signed as free agent after five seasons as backup with Bears.
Cary Williams, CB (29), 6-1, 190, 4th season, Washburn
Very up-and-down defender who has two picks in postseason, including one in end zone in AFC championship ... So-so tackler, better as coverage man, yet made 75 tackles during season ... Joined Ravens in 2009 after Titans cut him.
Bernard Pollard, SS (31), 6-1, 224, 7th season, Purdue
Hardest hitter on the field for Ravens - yes, including Lewis ... Patriots know how damaging he can be: Pollard has put out of games Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Stevan Ridley in recent years ... Takes some silly penalties when he gets too aggressive ... Led team with 98 tackles, also can blitz effectively.
Ed Reed, FS (20), 5-11, 200, 11th season, Miami, Fla.
Like Lewis, a Miami Hurricane who probably will wind up in Hall of Fame ... Smart, reads offenses as well as most coordinators ... Makes big plays, tied Williams for team lead with four picks ... Was in on 58 tackles ... Less demonstrative than Lewis, but as much a leader.
Justin Tucker, PK (5), 6-0, 180, 1st season, Texas
Rookies rarely have this kind of impact as kicker. Tucker went 4 for 4 from 50 yards and out during season, when he was 30 of 33 on field goals ... A bit inconsistent on kickoffs, but very reliable on FGs with game on line ... Undrafted after strong career for Longhorns.
Sam Koch, P (4), 6-1, 220, 7th season, Nebraska
Usually reliable, although his low punts allowed long returns for Patriots in AFC title game ... Had 47.1 yard gross average and 40.8 net and put 28 punts inside opposing 20-yard line.
Jacoby Jones, KR (12), 6-2, 212, 6th season, Lane
All-Pro returner who also is third receiver for Ravens ... Made 70-yard TD catch to rescue Baltimore in final minute of regulation at Denver in divisional round ... Averaged 30.7 yards on 38 kickoff returns, tops in NFL, and had two scores, one covering 108 yards ... Averaged 9.2 on punt runbacks with a 63-yard TD.
Colin Kaepernick, QB (7), 6-4, 230, 2nd season, Nevada
Dynamic player who replaced injured Alex Smith in November and kept the job ... Fast with long strides, set record for position with 181 yards rushing vs. Green Bay, including 59-yard TD ... Strong arm, unafraid to throw into tight spots ... Excellent weapon in read-option, although Niners don't use it that much.
Frank Gore, RB (21), 5-9, 217, 8th season, Miami, Fla.
Career rushing leader for franchise, as dependable as they come ... Strong, can pound through line, but also has quick feet to cut to open space ... rushed for 1,214 yards and eight TDs during season, has three touchdowns in playoffs ... Also effective out of backfield as receiver.
LaMichael James, RB (23), 5-9, 195, 1st season, Oregon
Change of pace player who sat until Kendall Hunter wrecked ankle in Week 12 ... Role has expanded of late ... Also dangerous kick returner.
Michael Crabtree, WR (15), 6-1, 214, 4th season, Texas Tech
Matured this season and became a true No. 1 receiver ... Led team with 85 catches, 1,105 yards and nine TDs ... Somehow finds way to get wide open several times a game ... Good after the catch, but needs to consider better ball security; fumbled at Atlanta 1 in conference championship.
Randy Moss, WR (84), 6-4, 214, 14th season, Marshall
Now a complementary wideout, but one who must be watched closely ... Still has a burst to get deep, runs as smoothly as ever ... Made only 28 catches during season, but scored three times and averaged 15.5 a reception ... Brought good attitude to Bay Area, leaving behind his rep for being bad locker room presence.
Vernon Davis, TE (85), 6-3, 250, 7th season, Maryland
Almost forgotten at times in offense, Davis has emerged powerfully in postseason ... Excellent clutch player, is a force over the middle and down the sidelines ... Among best at position going deep ... Had 41 catches and five touchdowns in 2012, has six receptions and a TD in two postseason games, averaging 25 yards a catch.
Delanie Walker, TE (46), 6-0, 242, 7th season, Central Missouri
Would be No. 1 tight end for a lot of teams, although he does drop some passes ... Solid blocker ... Averaged 16.4 yards a catch during season, excellent for a tight end ... Scored three times in 2012.
Joe Staley, LT (74), 6-5, 315, 6th season, Central Michigan
Pro Bowler and the fulcrum of the running game ... Solid pass protector, too ... First-round pick in `07 who has started every game in career when healthy ... Niners trust him to handle top DEs one on one.
Mike Iupati, LG (77), 6-5, 331, 3rd season, Idaho
Another first-round pick who blossomed into All-Pro player this season ... Strong, good feet, anchors well ... Rarely out of position, fundamentally sound blocker ... Best offensive lineman in this game.
Jonathan Goodwin, C (59), 6-3, 318, 11th season, Michigan
Veteran who won Super Bowl with Saints in 2009, joined Niners as free agent in `11 ... Steady, not spectacular ... If he has to handle Ngata, could be in for long day, will need some help.
Alex Boone, RG (75), 6-8, 300, 3rd season, Ohio State
Newcomer with tremendous size and power ... Got in only one game as rookie, played in all of them in 2011 without a starter, was elevated this season ... Probably the fifth-best player on the line, but it's a very good line, so Boone isn't a weak spot.
Anthony Davis, RT (76), 6-5, 323, 3rd season, Rutgers
Improved substantially since being drafted 11th overall in 2010, six spots before Iupati ... Durable, has started all 48 regular-season games ... Might see a few blitzes on his side, needs to get quickly out of stance to handle them.
Ray McDonald, DL (91), 6-3, 290, 6th season, Florida
Active player with some versatility ... Third-round pick whose duties have increased, but was more effective in 2011 ... Has some skills at pressuring QB.
Justin Smith, DL (94), 6-4,, 285, 12th season, Missouri
As versatile as any lineman, can play end or tackle and is often in a LB's spot in coordinator Vic Fangio's alignments ... Has been playing with partially torn left triceps muscle ... Never stops working, inspirational leader on D ... Pro Bowl player who left Cincinnati in `08 as free agent.
Isaac Sopoaga, NT (90), 6-2, 330, 9th season, Hawaii
Strong as they come, gets a nice surge in the middle ... If he matches up with Yanda, that's trench play worth watching ... Had one sack in season and has another in postseason.
Ricky Jean Francois, DL (95), 6-3, 295, 4th season, LSU
Often makes an impact despite limited snaps ... Had 22 tackles and two sacks in 2012 ... If Smith is limited, his role increases.
Ahmad Brooks, OLB (55), 6-3, 259, 7th season, Virginia
Comes off perhaps best game of career against Atlanta ... Good timing enables him to block or deflect passes ... Terrific pass rusher when turned loose, had 6 1-2 sacks ... Had 50-yard interception return for TD.
NaVorro Bowman, ILB (53), 6-0, 242, 3rd season, Penn State
All-Pro tackling machine No. 1 ... Really came on in 2011, can be dominant over middle or from sideline to sideline ... Led Niners with 149 tackles. His 97 solo would have been second overall on team ... No predicting where he'll pop up in defensive schemes.
Patrick Willis, ILB (52), 6-1, 240, 6th season, Mississippi
All-Pro tackling machine No. 1A ... With apologies to Lewis, Willis is best LB in this Super Bowl - and probably best in entire league ... Has made All-Pro in five of six seasons and took taking Defensive Rookie of Year honors in 2007 ... Had 120 tackles, 88 solo this season.
Aldon Smith, OLB (99), 6-4, 258, 2nd season, Missouri
All-Pro sacks machine ... Led NFC with 19 1-2, but slumped when Justin Smith got hurt ... Not as good as he needs to be in coverage, but is raw ... then again, why not rush him every play? ... Great burst off the line, big wingspan and maneuverability.
Carlos Rogers, CB (22), 6-0, 192, 8th season, Auburn
Earned All-Pro recognition in 2011, wasn't as impactful this season ... Breaks on the ball well, but can gamble too much ... Managed only one interception after getting six in previous season ... Could see a lot of Boldin.
Tarell Brown, CB (25), 5-10, 193, 6th season, Texas
Has gotten better with experience, but still makes some big mistakes ... Has 39-yard INT return in postseason ... Made two picks during season ... Might wind up matched against deep-threat Torrey Smith.
Dashon Goldson, FS (38), 6-2, 200, 6th season, Washington
The glue of the secondary, a fourth-round choice who has become an All-Pro ... Breaks on the ball well, is physical when he gets there ... Good size and strength and intelligence ... Pitta frequently could be his responsibility.
Donte Whitner, SS (31), 5-10, 208, 7th season, Ohio State
Like Baltimore's Pollard, Whitner loves to hit ... Was third on Niners with 83 tackles ... Not a ballhawk, but did have 42-yard TD runback with interception ... First-round pick by Buffalo in 2006, joined Niners as free agent in 2011.
David Akers, PK (2), 5-10, 200, 14th season, Louisville
All-Pro in 2011, slumping in 2012 ... Missed most field goals in league (13), then failed on 38-yarder at Atlanta ... Coach Jim Harbaugh prefers familiarity he has with Akers, who made Super Bowl in 2004 season with Eagles.
Andy Lee, P (4), 6-2, 180, 9th season, Pittsburgh
Excellent punter with strong leg, good hang time and directional kicks ... All-Pro this season, averaged 48.1 gross and 43.2 yards net ... Has been 49ers' regular punter for entire career, with best seasons the last two.
Ted Ginn Jr., KR (19), 5-11, 180, 6th season, Ohio State
A flop as a receiver, Ginn found his niche in running back kicks ... Has good speed and big-play capability, but is inconsistent .. Was third in NFC with 10.2 average on punt returns.


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ATLANTA – They posed together as a family after one of the greatest days in Rick Pitino's life. A whole gaggle of them at midcourt of the Georgia Dome, waiting for all the photographers to finish and savoring the moment.
In the morning had been his selection to the Hall of Fame. In the evening, an historic national championship. Earlier in the weekend had been his horse moving into Kentucky Derby contention, and son Richard landing the Minnesota basketball job. All parts of his fondest wishes had been answered, from those of the coach to those of the father.
Could it get much better on this Monday night, than to be Rick Pitino?
"I don't think it's possible," Richard said. "It just shows you the highs and lows of sports. When you're in it this long, you've probably seen it it all."
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There was Pitino's wife, Joanne, barely able to talk.
"I can't put it into words," she said. "I can't put my head around it."
Nearby were the players he had led to this high place.
Luke Hancock, the supersub who had shot his way to the Most Outstanding Player Award: "He should play the lottery."
Chane Behanan, holding the championship trophy: "He's going into the Hall of Fame. But this might even be better than the Hall of Fame."
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Peyton Siva, the senior who gave him his first hug as a champion: "He has to be the luckiest guy in the world right now. It means a lot to him. He even said he was going to get a tattoo. You know I told him he has to get it on his lower back. He said, 'Does it sting?' "
Later, Hancock added, "I don't think he knew what he was getting into when he signed up for that one."
Pitino had said that he didn't want to think about what this history meant. The Cardinals' sense of family and team was too strong for any of that nonsense.
KEVIN WARE:Cutting down net, celebrating
He had said there was nothing significant if he should break new ground Monday night and win a national championship for a second school. "I'd be a total hypocrite if I said it's really important," Pitino mentioned Sunday. "It really is not important."
Oh yes it is.
It's important because no one else has ever done it in basketball. Not Wooden. Not Krzyzewski. None of the giants, although Roy Williams came very close.
It's important because the annals of the Final Four is richer for a story as ironic as this. That a man would take Kentucky to the top, and then return one day to take its most loathed neighbor to the same place. A double dose of magic in a basketball-crazed state.
It's important because Rick Pitino is 60 and it is time to start thinking about legacy, whether he wants to or not. One national championship is hard. Two are exceptional. Two in different area codes are unheard of. Pitino has always cut an imposing figure in coaching, and today it is even larger.
And it's important for the way it came, in a scintillating, nobody-would-say-uncle 82-76 championship game that did honor to the NCAA Tournament it concluded.
In the end, the hot-blooded college basketball regular season was not lying. This sport is at its best when chaotic, and so it was Monday night, to Michigan's last gasp.
The Cardinals took Michigan's best punches, and never flinched. They roared to the finish line winning 16 in a row, impervious to the pressure, their purpose only heightened at the sight of Kevin Ware on crutches.
"This was really, really special," Pitino said. "I was glad to be a part of this team."
He had challenged them after the five-overtime loss at Notre Dame in February; a great game he feared might have been lost mentally.
"I gave them very demanding goals," he said. "I said, 'It's not probable what I'm about to say to you, but I think it's possible.' "
Then he said they could win out, take the Big East tournament, get the No. 1 seed, storm to the national championship. All of it. "We were quite open about it," he said. "When you set demanding goals, you really do have to focus in and pay attention to that.
"To be honest with you, I'm just so amazed that they should accomplish everything that we put out there. I'm absolutely amazed as a basketball coach."
There were parts that came together from hither and yon. There were four states and two countries represented in the Cardinals' starting lineup, and none of them from Kentucky. Hancock transferred in from George Mason.
They moved as a wave. Louisville entered Monday night putting up 79 points a game in the NCAA Tournament, but only Smith averaging double figures.
And at times it was a struggle. In both Final Four wins, the Cardinals had to come back from 12-point deficits. Monday, they had to beat a Michigan team that shot 52%.
"If everything's given to you all the time," Pitino said, "you don't become a family."
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Nothing was given to them Monday night. Albrecht, who came into the game with a 1.8 scoring average, nearly became a Michigan folk hero.
But maybe it was just destined. Saturday, just as Louisville was pushing past Wichita State with the help of 34 points by reserves, a Pitino-owned horse named Goldencents was winning the ninth race at Santa Anita. The winner of the 10th race? Points Offthebench.
Hancock had 22 more points offthebench Monday night. "If it's to be, it's to be," Pitino said.
So it seemed.
It was during the timeout with 15:57 left that the new Hall of Fame inductees were introduced, including Pitino. The crowd roared, but he was too busy exhorting his basketball family to notice. Michigan led 46-43.
"I don't care what I face," he had said the day before of adversity, "I can fight it."
His team fought to give him an historic championship Monday night. As a bonus, it was his 664th victory, and ties John Wooden for 25th all-time. To be in Wooden's company is always special for a coach, especially on the night of a national championship.
"I think when he looks back and reflects on his career," Richard said, "he's got a lot of to really proud of."
Yeah, this was important.


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Diabetes Association's Father of the Year banquet honors four Denver dads
Four community leaders — Shawn Hunter, president and chief executive officer of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge; Michael McDonald, president of McDonald Automotive; Bill Sullivan, president/CEO of Colorado State Bank and Trust, and Barth Whitham, president/CEO of Enduring Resources — were honored when Colorado office of the American Diabetes Association staged its 2014 Father of the Year Gala.
Chaired by Stephanie Loughner, an attorney with Moye White, and emceed by CBS4 weather anchor Ed Greene, the event presented in cooperation with the Father's Day Council brought 430 people to the Marriott City Center on June 3.
Approximately $400,000 was raised for diabetes research and education programs. Proceeds from the evening's special appeal were earmarked for scholarships to the ADA's summer camp in the Pike National Forest, which serves 265 diabetic children per session.


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Computer-operated car transports Pa. congressman
A computer-operated car has taken a Pennsylvania congressman for a ride.
Rep. Bill Shuster, a Republican from Altoona, made a 33-mile trip from Cranberry Township to Pittsburgh International Airport at about 11 a.m. Wednesday in a self-driven car designed by Carnegie Mellon University. Shuster is the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and he was accompanied by Barry Schoch, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
The Cadillac SRX was driven along local roads and highways by a computer that uses inputs from radars, laser rangefinders, and infrared cameras. The car reached speeds of 65 mph, and a Carnegie Mellon engineer was in the driver's seat as a safety precaution.
A camera recorded the trip and streaming video is available online.
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text: BART officials said Saturday that they will investigate the actions of one of the transit agency's police officers after a video surfaced showing the officer striking a passenger - apparently Oscar Grant - minutes before the unarmed young man was fatally shot by another officer early on New Year's Day.The cell phone video, one of a handful that have surfaced, aired Friday night on KTVU-TV. It shows a male BART police officer walking over to three men lined up against a wall near a female officer, and then striking one in the face.The victim of the punch - identified by Channel 2 as 22-year-old Grant - slides to the ground. The video then shows the moments preceding the shooting, then the shooting itself. It appears that the officer who punches the man is the same person who later is seen kneeling on Grant's head when he was shot. Sources have identified that officer as Tony Pirone. He and the other officers present at the time of Grant's shooting all remain on paid administrative leave while the investigation continues, but until Saturday BART was not investigating the conduct of anyone besides Johannes Mehserle, 27, who shot Grant. Mehserle later resigned from the force and was charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail. Police investigators have said Grant put up a brief struggle with officers but was restrained and had both arms behind his back when he was shot. It was not clear whether the struggle investigators referred to was the same incident caught on the new video. But Peter Keane, a professor at Golden Gate University Law School and police expert, said Saturday night the video shows a "vicious, unprovoked and inexcusable assault" by the other police officer that should be prosecuted and that seems to have set off events that led to the shooting. "With that powerful punch, he slams Mr. Grant in the side of his head and knocks him down even though it doesn't appear Grant is doing anything but talking - maybe he is mouthing off but there was no physical provocation," Keane said. "Why is the other officer not being prosecuted? It was a clearly a deliberate, abusive use of force." He said the video is damning to Mehserle, too. In a written statement released Saturday evening, BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger said she takes the "new allegation of police use of unreasonable force extremely seriously" and has directed BART Police Chief Gary Gee to conduct an internal affairs investigation. The officer was not identified in the statement. CONTINUE READING


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Ward Stegerhoek has done tens of thousands of shoots in his 30 plus year career as an editorial hairstylist. At a recent shoot with MODERN, Ward offered to show some his favorite and most used products and tools. A recent purchase, small, clear containers (from the Container Store), have helped him organize his kit, helping to separate pins, bands and all the little small things that he says were difficult to keep divided. Also important:
-a Hot Tools 3/4 inch curling iron
-a Mason Pearson brush ("everyone uses one," he says)
-needle and thread...a giant needle and elastic thread (used at shoe repair outlets) that Ward sometimes uses in place of bobby pins
-pipe cleaners (not shown in the video, but Ward adds, "make sure they are NOT a color that will run, like red or fuscia. I use them all the time to get a super tight curl or to get frizz.")
-cordless clipper (Ward uses Wahl)
-Living Proof FLEX ("It is simply the most perfect product," says Ward.)
Watch this video and see what Ward keeps in his kit and learn why he hates to ever leave something behind.


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Pepper Spray (Mace/Tear Gas)
As of January 1, 1996 and as a result of Assembly Bill 830 (Speier), the pepper spray and mace programs are now deregulated. Consumers will no longer be required to have training, and a certificate is not required to purchase or posses these items. Pepper spray and mace are available through gun shops, sporting goods stores, and other business outlets. California Penal Code Section 12400 - 12460 govern pepper spray use in California.
Pepper spray and mace are available through gun shops, sporting goods stores, and other business outlets. California Penal Code Sections 12400 - 12460 govern pepper spray use in California.
Certain individuals are still prohibited from possessing pepper spray:
- Minors under the age of 16
- Convicted felons
- Individuals convicted of narcotic/drug addiction
- Individuals convicted of assault
- Individuals convicted of misusing pepper spray
It is still a federal offense to carry/ship pepper spray on a commercial airliner or posses it beyond the security metal detectors at the airport. Pepper spray may only be used in situations involving imminent physical threats or fear of bodily harm and may NOT be used to prevent theft or in situations of verbal abuse.
A police officer may cite or arrest a person who does not comply with regulations stated on the pepper or mace product.
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The FTD® Spirit of the Season™ Bouquet bursts with beauty and cheer to dazzle your special recipient with its holiday beauty. Brilliant red spray roses and mini carnations are brought together with burgundy mini carnations, red hypericum berries and assorted holiday greens in a clear glass vase accented with a thick red designer ribbon to create a special sentiment of seasonal wishes and caring kindness.
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Photos by: Bobby Raffin Jacket by: Prpgnda Shirt by: Rhythm Livin Pants by: GAP
When I was in NY last week, I got the chance to check out the new pieces from PRPGNDA. The pieces were fabulous for lack of a better word. The best part about it is that it's actually going to be out to the public by March at Macy's.
This jacket was one of my personal favorites from the collection. If you've been following my Instagram, you'd know that I wear it pretty much everywhere. Why wouldn't I though? It's a combination of my two must have pieces, a denim jacket and a varsity jacket. It's a win win winner.


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Insurance Professional Navigates Tax Fraud Nightmare
Tax fraud happens all the time. And without the right resources at your back, it can be a nightmare. Just ask Melissa Richardson.
When Richardson efiled her 2013 tax return through a popular online service, she received an "already filed" message and was confused. "I thought there is no way anybody would steal my identity. I'm just a normal middle-class person and you think that would happen to people with a lot of money and assets," explains Richardson. Unfortunately, she was wrong. Identity thieves focus on personal information, not income.
Richardson's first response was a logical one: call the IRS and straighten it out. But she quickly realized she was going to be caught in a growing web of red tape. "I probably spent 10 to 15 hours on the phone trying to get through to the IRS to understand what to do," she says. Even after following directions, she wasn't getting responses after more than 60 days, and her $1,100 Federal refund still wasn't on the radar.
Fortunately, Richardson remembered that she had a free CyberScout policy through her employer, so she contacted CyberScout for help.
Richardson found the very first call to be a relief. "With the IRS, I kept getting conflicting answers, depending on who I talked to. But my CyberScout fraud investigator, Juli Kennedy, knew exactly what to do," says Richardson. Kennedy immediately took steps to secure Richardson's identity and credit by:
• Calling the three major credit bureaus to place fraud alerts on Richardson's credit files.
• Clarifying how to handle the process with the IRS and explaining the importance of keeping copies of everything she sent to them. "I was so upset about the situation, I hadn't even thought about a lot of this stuff," says Richardson.
Richardson says that having an advocate on her side made a huge difference in the end, "Juli would just call to see how things were going and let me vent. It saved me a lot of time instead of trying to figure things out myself," explains Richardson.
In the end, Richardson received her federal tax refund in less than a year after detecting the fraud, which is faster than average. As to what actually happened, Richardson still doesn't have a clear picture.
"The IRS would only tell me that someone from Miami used my maiden name, Social Security number and an old address, along with some made-up information, to get a tax refund," Richardson explains. "It's sad it happened, but it was great to have CyberScout there for me throughout this scary process. It could have been a lot worse."


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text: Cut delicate hearts in record time with Thinlits dies and the Big Shot. Thinlits Dies help you create detailed die-cuts with just a few turns of the Big Shot handle. Dies include ejection holes so you can remove the paper easily.Because of the intricate design of this die, you'll get best results if you use it with the Precision Base Plate.* 3 dies* 3-3/8" x 3-1/2" (8.6 x 8.9 cm)* Use with Big Shot and Precision Base Plate


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The man known to television fans worldwide as Dr. Jack Shephard from "Lost" is set to debut on the British stage.
Matthew Fox led a cast of marooned travelers for nearly six years on the television series "Lost" but will now lead a cast of two: He will play Bobby, a crass American carpenter in the inaugural production next year of "In a Forest, Dark and Deep" by Tony Award-nominated playwright and filmmaker Neil LaBute.
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"The West End has always been a dream," Fox said Monday of the London area famous for its world-class theaters. "I always hoped I'd have the opportunity to work here."
"Forest" will center on the sibling rivalry between Bobby and his university dean sister, Betty, to be played by Olivia Williams, the British actress known for her roles in movies such as "The Sixth Sense" and "The Ghost Writer."
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The move from screen to stage isn't without its challenges, Fox said, "but I find challenges in every new thing I do."
It is not Fox's first role on stage, but it is his first in Britain, far away from his family.
"The hardest thing about this was taking the time away from my wife and children," he said. "But I couldn't shake this feeling that I was the right person to play Bobby."
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LaBute, who wrote and will direct "Forest," was nominated for a Tony award in 2009 for his play "Reasons to Be Pretty," which was staged on Broadway. He also directed the films "In the Company of Men," ''Nurse Betty," and "The Wicker Man."
LaBute, who has already staged plays in London, said he was excited to return.
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"Like any guest, though, eventually I'll probably stay longer than you'll want me," he said.
The production will debut in March 2011 at the Vaudeville Theatre.
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Type 1 Diabetes: 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Because having type 1 diabetes can lead to so many other health problems, your relationship with your doctor is very important. It's okay to ask lots of questions about how to best take care of yourself. Here's a list of questions to take to your next appointment:
- How can diabetes affect the different areas of my body?
- What are the best diabetes treatments for me?
- When will I start to feel better?
- Who can help me learn more about insulin?
- What are my target numbers for my blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol?
- How can I monitor my condition at home?
- What type of information about my condition should I collect at home to share with you?
- What type of follow-up tests should I take and how often?
- How often should I see you?
- If I am not feeling well, what are the signs that it is time to call you or go to the emergency room?


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Chris.pawlik needed a new wordpress theme design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 50 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Energy Producing Retail Realty (EPR2; read "E-P-R-squared")
My name is Chris Pawlik, I grew up near Hermosa/Manhattan Beach, CA and graduated from UC Berkeley with a triple major (Business Administration, Political Economy of Industrial Societies and Slavic Languages & Literature.) While at CAL I played water polo and participated in various student as well as non-profit organizations focused on providing better access to education for students from K-College. In my spare time I enjoy going to concerts, surfing and traveling.
After graduating from CAL I worked in the commercial real estate and finance industries in various capacities. My experience has given me a great fundamental understanding of both industries and a unique perspective on the issues affecting our present global, political-economic situation. Recently, after spending 12 to 15 hrs/day, 5 to 7 days/week working for someone else, I decided to take the leap and start a new company that would allow me to explore my real passion further.
That passion is accelerating cleantech deployment so that we can get the US and global economy back on track while getting people most affected back to work (particularly those in real estate, finance and retail sectors.) To this end, I was the co-chair of the 6th edition of the Berkeley-Stanford Cleantech Conference (bscleantech.org/bscc6), I'm advising the 7th edition with Secretary Chu and I'm the cleantech sector leader for the USPTC.
EPR-squared's target audience will be mixed since we are focused on aligning the interests of the Finance, Real Estate and Energy industries. Our audience will include single-family home owners to commercial owners with hundreds of buildings in their portfolios to multi-billion dollar investors. The site will also attract students as well as entrepreneurs working in the cleantech sector.
EPR-squared is creating a completely new market that will revolutionize three of the largest and most traditional industries in the world. Through our business method we aim to create a collaborative effort that will benefit every participant while creating an entirely new market. This innovative market has the potential to get currently unemployed individuals back to work while creating new jobs in the process, which should attract public and private support.
Although we will be serving traditional industries, we would like to convey an edgy, tech culture that will attract the best and brightest from all over the world. We will be looking for young, energetic and intelligent engineers, real estate professionals and finance specialists. In addition, we want to make sure that those that are interested in our company mission have integrity, are self-motivated and passionate about life.
Finally, I would also like to make sure that a 5th grader finds the website engaging and easy to navigate.
The home page should be appealing and easy to navigate. I would prefer that there be space for a picture(s) and basic content info. In addition, the following navigation tabs should be included:
* Home
* About Us
* Solutions
* News/Info
* Contact Us
I like websites that have white backgrounds that give the illusion that the images and content are being presented in 3D (via shading or layering techniques.)
I am a minimalist and appreciate the ability to make complex ideas and patterns simple. I believe that simplicity in design creates a timeless elegance that I hope can be expressed immediately when the site is accessed. Less is more.
My end goal with this website is to be able to direct interested parties to learn more about the company, have access to relevant news and info as well as provide contact information.
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Pretty Printing XML in Python
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A need has arisen for pretty printing XML. This post includes some Python code to do it. I've been working with the OpenOffice.org ODP presentation file format recently: I want to generate presentations from application code. An ODP file is a structured zip file. Among other items it contains an XML file - content.xml - which describes the pages in the presentation. content.xml... [More]
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First of all, a happy and prosperous 2010 to one and all. As with most vacations it's been a time partially filled with playing with technology and learning stuff there isn't (legitimate) time to learn about during the rest of the year. So, lest the rest of this post make you think I ONLY play with web stuff :-) I present to you a short list of REALLY good other things from the past few weeks:... [More]


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Forum Policies- Dodgy Profiles
On an average day, we have to ban at least half a dozen spam accounts, and these are the ones that get through the security- hundreds fail to get this far. Spammers use programs to auto-register with sites and often fill their profiles with ridiculous details.
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Google SketchUp
A version of this article appears in the May/June 2008 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
May 01, 2008
A growing number of companies providing products and services to the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry are diving into virtual reality. Whirlpool Corporation has a division dedicated to translating its entire product catalog into digital 3-D files, and McGraw Hill Construction has created a platform to distribute 3-D files from building product manufacturers seamlessly online. And wouldn't you know it . . . Google is at the forefront of it all, with Google SketchUp and the Google 3D Warehouse. Google SketchUp is a 3-D modeling program that is the closest thing to a pencil and paper on your computer. Since it's for everyone, people use it for designing, for problem solving; as a what-if tool, a consultation aid, a brainstorming tool; and some users even call it therapeutic. Apple calls it "deceptively simple." Companies such as Whirlpool and McGraw Hill use SketchUp to quickly and inexpensively build product catalogs that can be shared online. The Google 3D Warehouse is the online repository for storing and sharing 3-D models that can be uploaded and downloaded for free by SketchUp users around the world. What's very exciting about these tools is that users can plant ...
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Who better to crusade against vulgarity than someone who spent six seasons chatting with Samantha Jones ?
"Sex and the City" and "I Don't Know How She Does It" star Sarah Jessica Parker has taken over the role of feminist icon Gloria Steinem in the upcoming film "Lovelace," a biopic of notorious 70s porn star Linda Lovelace.
The role was originally given to Demi Moore, but the actress dropped out of the project after being hospitalized for "exhaustion" and "stress" following her public break-up with Ashton Kutcher.
Steinem, of course, once went undercover at the Playboy Club to shed light on its sexist practices, and dedicated her life to crusading for the rights of women.
Actress Chloe Sevigny ("Big Love") has also joined the cast as a journalist assigned to write a story about Lovelace.
Lovelace was once interviewed for Steinem's "Ms." magazine, and it was there that the "Deep Throat" star first revealed that she had been pressured into prostitution and porn by her abusive husband, Chuck Traynor.
Amanda Seyfried stars as Lovelace in the film, with Peter Sarsgaard taking the role of Traynor.
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Breaking News: DOJ files restraining order on BISD election
The U.S. Attorney General's Office, heading up the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, filed for a temporary restraining order barring the Beaumont Independent School District from implementing voting changes ordered by Texas' 9th Court of Appeals. The U.S Attorney General's Office claimed jurisdiction in the matter pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires that any voting procedure changes in Texas be signed-off on by the DOJ.
Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division Thomas Perez penned the order, as he did the preliminary ruling for BISD's proposed changed to institute at-large representation in 2012. At that time, in Dec. 2012, Perez wrote that voters' wishes to make the change would be "retrogressive" to minority voters and subsequently denied the change. Perez is also denying changes instituted by the 9th Court of Appeals, as exemplified in his recent restraining order.
Perez held that Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure gave his office the power to "respectfully move for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction barring implementation by the Beaumont Independent School District ("BISD") of voting changes submitted to this Court for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act."
Perez stated that on April 8 the Attorney General interposed an objection to the use of certain state court-adopted procedures for conducting the May 2013 BISD election for trustee Districts 1, 2, 3, and 5—including truncation of the terms of the incumbents in those districts from four years to two years—and changes to the candidate qualification procedures for those districts.
"The Attorney General determined that the BISD had failed to meet its burden under Section 5 of proving that these voting changes would not have a discriminatory effect. The Attorney General also advised BISD that he could not complete Section 5 review of the state court-adopted redistricting plan without additional information."
BISD trustees are scheduled to talk about all pending litigation related to the May election during a special meeting April 9.


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Ofcom had set out plans for the 4G spectrum auction, scheduled for the end of 2012, stipulating that some of the available spectrum will be reserved for a fourth national wholesaler other than the three largest mobile operators - O2, Vodafone and Everything Everywhere.
The 4G auction will offer spectrum in at least two frequency bands - 800MHz and 2.6GHz. The 800MHz band is part of the 'digital dividend', and is ideal for providing mobile coverage over wide areas, while the 2.6GHz band offers high capacity.
The regulator said that UK consumers are likely to benefit from better services at lower prices if there are "at least four credible national wholesalers" of 4G mobile services. While the fourth player could be a new entrant, it is most likely that the spectrum will go to the UK's smallest operator, Three.
Three, which was founded in 2002 aand claims to carry 50% of the UK's mobile data traffic, currently only holds spectrum at 2.1GHz. The company is keen to get its hands on some sub-1GHz spectrum, which would give it greater coverage and penetration.
The spectrum bands will be auctioned to bidders as a series of lots. Ofcom has not specified which lot the fourth operator will get, which means there is no guarantee that Three will get any of spectrum in the 800MHz band.
"Ofcom's decision on the structure of the spectrum auction will have a lasting effect on the choice of services and value available to mobile consumers," a Three spokesperson told Techworld. "We are working through the detail of this very substantial document to evaluate what it means for both consumers and competition in the UK mobile market."
The communications regulator said the mobile spectrum being freed up in the 800MHz and 2.6GHz bands amounts to 250MHz - equivalent to three quarters of the spectrum in use today. This should allow 4G services to be rolled out to at least 98% of people in villages, towns and cities across the UK, according to Ofcom.
"The 4G auction has been designed to deliver the maximum possible benefit to consumers and citizens across the UK," said Ed Richards, chief executive of Ofcom.
"As a direct result of the measures Ofcom is introducing, consumers will be able to surf the web, stream videos and download email attachments on their mobile device from almost every home in the UK."
One of the 800MHz lots of spectrum will carry an increased obligation to provide a mobile broadband service for indoor reception to at least 98% of the UK population by the end of 2017 at the latest.
The same operator will also be required to provide the same indoor service to at least 95% of the population of each of the UK nations - England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Ofcom expects the auction process to start before the end of this year, with prospective bidders required formally to apply to take part. Those applications will then be assessed by Ofcom before the bidding phase starts, likely to be in early 2013.
Mobile operators are expected to start rolling out 4G networks using the auctioned spectrum from the middle of 2013, and to start offering 4G services to consumers later that year.
"Despite 80% more spectrum being available in this auction than during the 3G licensing of 2000, which famously raised £22.5 billion, this time it's likely to generate a mere fraction of that amount given both the use of spectrum caps (which limit how much each spectrum one operator can obtain), and a realisation from the industry that revenues aren't there to support such large outlays," said Matthew Howett, practice leader for regulation and policy at analyst firm Ovum.
"However given the insatiable appetite for data from consumers in the UK, we can be quite certain that it will be a hotly contested auction with all players keen to ensure they get adequate spectrum to support further growth in demand."


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Welcome to APIEquality.org
We are a statewide collaboration of API Equality – LA and API Equality – Northern California, two of the leading organizations advocating and organizing for fairness and equality in the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) communities.
Through a multitude of strategies including public education, media advocacy, research, organizing, and advocacy, we have been and continue to be at the forefront of efforts to secure Equal Marriage Rights for same-sex couples. Over the years, we have expanded these efforts to encompass a growing host of other progressive issues, including Anti-Discrimination, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Don't Ask Don't Tell, and Safe Schools efforts.
As grassroots organizations, API Equality – LA and API Equality – Northern California are committed to the following in our pursuit of equality and justice:
- Building strong regional bases of supporters and volunteers
- Expanding the reach and diversity of our statewide network of API
- Working with regional, state, and national partners to develop skills, increase capacity, and share best practices and learnings.
This portal is just the beginning of our statewide coordination efforts with new updates and resources forthcoming.
To learn more about our ongoing work in your region, click below.