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Frederik Wellmann
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A. MS. notebook
The following parts of this manuscript were published: p. 31 (section 8), pp 37-45 as 1.573-574 pp. 45-59 as 5.549-554 pp. 135-148 as 5.448n (footnote to Monist article "Issues of Pragmaticism"). Unpublished is the argument for the truth of pragmatism based upon the argument of the Harvard Lectures of 1903 which, CSP notes, were not published in his lifetime because of the failure of a "friend" to recommend them for printing. The meaning of "science." Heuretic, practical, and retrospective science distinguished. The meaning of "philosophy." Cenoscopic and synthetic philosophy. Methods of cenoscopic research. The idea of growth, as found in Aristotle and as applied to knowledge generally. The divisions of cenoscopy, with metaphysics as the third and last division and normative science as the mid-division. The deplorable condition of metaphysics: the necessity of logic and the normative sciences generally as propaedeutic to it. The hard dualism of normative science, its distinctness from practical science, and its relationship to psychology. Action, effort, and surprise: effort and surprise only experiences from which we can derive concept of action. Doctrine of Signs. Modes of indeterminacy indefiniteness and generality the quantity and quality of indeterminacy. The relationship of law and existence.
Action, Aristotle, Cenoscopy, Effort, existence and law, Generality, Growth (see also Evolution), Indefiniteness, Indeterminacy (see also Chance Possibility Tychism), Law(s) and existence, Logic (modal see Modality), Metaphysics, Normative science (see also Esthetics Ethics Logic), "The Basis of Pragmaticism", Philosophy, American meaning, Pragmatism and Pragmaticism, Psychology, Science, definition of Science, heuritic Science, practical Science, Sign(s), Surprise
pp. 1-162, with pp. 3-6 missing and with pp. 112-119 discarded (p. 120 continues p. 111), plus 210 pp. of alternative sections and single page fragments.
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England youngsters delight Hodgson
Roy Hodgson praised the performances of Tom Cleverley and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in England's 5-0 rout of Moldova - but warned them they will have to work hard to oust his old guard.
Both players made a significant contribution to England's biggest away win since 1993, the perfect way to start a World Cup qualification campaign. However, they were overshadowed by Frank Lampard, who scored the Three Lions' first two goals and answered the critics that feel, at 34, he is too old for international combat.
"I was really pleased with Tom and Alex," Hodgson said. "Tom stepped into that position and looks at home there. It's easy to see why Sir Alex Ferguson picks him so often in the United team. It's nice to see these young players taking their chances and showing they merit a place in the squad. But the old guard is making certain they don't get too much of a look-in."
On this occasion Hodgson meant Lampard, who has now scored 25 goals for his country - one more than Sir Geoff Hurst.
"Frank was excellent," Hodgson said. "Quality is permanent, and that's proved itself time and time again.
"He might not always play to the top of his game, because football is football, but you're better off going into games having that quality on the field."
Jermain Defoe added another before half-time, with James Milner and Leighton Baines increasing England's advantage over a poor Moldova outfit before the end.


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With the arrival of a new institute director two years ago and publication of a new strategic plan last year articulating an ambitious vision for the field of genomics, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is restructuring, NHGRI Director Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., announced on September 10, 2012.
NHGRI will expand from the current structure of two divisions — the Division of Extramural Research, which manages grants, and the Division of Intramural Research, which conducts research in the institute's own laboratories — and the Office of the Director to seven divisions.
The new configuration will transform the institute's extramural research program into four new divisions: Division of Genome Sciences, Division of Genomic Medicine, Division of Genomics and Society and Division of Extramural Operations. The other new divisions will be the Division of Policy, Communications and Education and the Division of Management. The Division of Intramural Research will remain essentially unchanged. Details about the proposed reorganization can be found at www.genome.gov/reorg.
"All organizations evolve over time," said NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D. "In 1988, NIH created the office that became NHGRI to manage a single project: The Human Genome Project. Today, NHGRI runs some two-dozen named projects and myriad unnamed research initiatives. We need a management structure that is suitably configured for our current research portfolio — the proposed reorganization will provide that."
Under the amendments to the Public Health Service Act made by the 2006 National Institutes of Health Reform Act, any significant reorganization of an institute or center requires public meetings to be held to receive feedback. To comply with this, NHGRI held two conferences.
The first was at 2:30 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday, January 18, 2012. This was a 90-minute 'virtual' meeting — a tele-briefing during which participants heard a presentation by NHGRI Director Green on a moderated conference line, and participants made statements and asked questions of NHGRI leadership.
The second public meeting was held 1:00 p.m. Eastern, February 13, 2012, during the regularly scheduled meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, which is the board that oversees the institute's grant-making activities. The public participated in this meeting either by listening on the phone or watching the live webcast of the meeting through the institute's website, or by attending in person at the NIH Conference Center in Rockville, Md.
After considering the public feedback about the proposed reorganization, NHGRI finalized its reorganization plans and submitted them for review per standard NIH policy. The reorganization will be implemented Oct. 1, 2012
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Last week, I was catching up on my RSS feeds, when I saw a post by Helmut Adam, of the German magazine Mixology, about a series of viral ads the Bacardi company is running. The series begins with an ad called "The Samurai" (running time: 1m:59s). A man enters a Japanese bar, while a voiceover tells us, "There's only one bartender in the world that I'd have mix me this drink. He's so in tune with his surroundings, he knows your drink before you do." The man approaches the bartender, who bows slightly and says only, "Daiquiri?" The man nods.
Now, watch the video and pay attention to the bartender's tools and his technique. Both are, from what I've recently learned, common among the best Japanese bartenders. But just watch. We'll talk more when you're done:
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Look at those beautiful bar tools! The beaker-shaped mixing glass, the tall jigger, the spoon with the fork at the end. Lovely. (And by the way, you can buy this stuff at my friend Greg Boehm's website, Cocktail Kingdom.) Watch how gracefully but precisely he mixes the drink. Lovely. That's just the kind of bartender I could watch all day. And yet, he's an actor, trained by bartender Marian Beke of London.
London, by the way, is the source of this ad, which was created by a marketing firm called Think Espionage. And if you've fully read Helmut's blog post by now, you'll know there are two more of these videos on the way. Now, I enjoyed the first enough that when I read that, I was intrigued and wanted to see them all. To my surprise, the very next day, I received a nice e-mail from a Think Espionage employee named Liana Wilson-Fricker. She described the purpose of these videos and offered to send me links and passwords to watch the next two. Liana told me the same thing she wrote to Helmut:
To give it a bit of context, they aren't ads but pieces of film content aimed at and created for the world's top bartenders. It's about celebrating the unique skills that each bartender at the top of the game possess.
Now that I've seen the other videos, I don't think Liana's bullshitting me. I mean, obviously, the videos are about promoting the Bacardi brand, front and center. But once you accept that, it's easy to see that Bacardi and Think Espionage chose to do so in a way that also highlights the skills of great bartenders. In video 2, "The Hummingbird" (1:48), the man enters a busy club. A bartender nods at him and without speaking, puts ice into a glass to chill. She slices and chunks fresh pineapple, straight from the fruit and drops that into a mixing tin with sugar. She muddles that and then (get the fuck out) hacks into a fresh coconut and pours its juice into the tin. (Helmut's right; this just wouldn't happen at a busy club, but it's so damn cool to watch, I'm happy to suspend disbelief.) On goes rum, then ice. She shakes the drink and straw-tastes it before double-straining it into a chilled glass with a slice of pineapple. (Liana told Helmut that the actor was trained by Bacardi Global Ambassador David Cordoba.)
Video 3, "The Apothecary" (2:12) is set in a bar similar to PDT or Milk and Honey. As the camera pans the room, you see a shelf of vintage cocktail manuals. (I saw an old copy of the Savoy and the Esquire Handbook for Hosts, but I can't place the rest. And one of the volumes isn't even a cocktail manual, so I assume there's other "filler" there.) Then you see jars of spices before the camera settles on a bartender grinding spices with a mortar and pestle. The man asks the bartender to surprise him, at which point the bartender brings out trays of fresh herbs. As he works, you see flashbacks of the bartender smelling herbs, tasting tinctures, and taking notes. He pulls down a jar of eucalyptus-infused sugar and then muddles it with mint and lemon verbena. Then ice, rum, and a splash of soda.
It's only in this final video that you clearly see the Bacardi marque and logo. In the first two, you can make out that the bartenders are pouring from bottles of Bacardi, if you pay attention, and when The Samurai video hit the web, viewers figured out this was some sort of Bacardi viral even before Think Espionage confirmed it. That seems to be the hallmark of a successful campaign: you can figure out the source if you choose to. I think Bacardi and TE have succeeded in two ways here; one, they're getting people talking about the brand. I don't even normally like Bacardi, but here I am anyway. And that's specifically because they chose to highlight good bartending and found a way to convey the skills and talents of good bartenders.
When the Hummingbird and Apothecary videos are publicly available, I'll link out to them. They're fun to watch.


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Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bianca Dittrich to its research faculty. Dr. Dittrich currently leads the Max Planck Research Group "Canonical and Covariant Dynamics of Quantum Gravity" at the Albert Einstein Institute in Potsdam, Germany.
In making the announcement, PI's Director Neil Turok said, "Dr. Dittrich is a gifted and powerful thinker with enormous potential. She has already made major contributions across the spectrum of models for quantum gravity. She will strengthen our efforts across a number of research areas including quantum gravity, cosmology and black holes. We look forward to Bianca's arrival with great anticipation."
Dr. Dittrich's research focuses on the construction and examination of quantum gravity models. Among other important findings, she has provided a computational framework for gauge invariant observables in (canonical) general relativity that are independent from any choice of coordinatization, and found that the different spaces of potential configurations describing discrete geometries are very different — even in size — in the various quantum gravity models.
Dr. Dittrich's present work seeks to understand how one could construct a new class of lattice models which are independent of one's choice of discretization, which should then display a discrete notion of diffeomorphism symmetry, beginning with the models we know so far. This work has many potential links to other fields of study at PI, such as condensed matter, quantum computing, and numerical relativity. Indeed, PI's interdisciplinary approach was a major factor in Dr. Dittrich's decision to join PI's faculty.
"PI's breadth of research topics and the possibilities and freedom it offers to do research are rather exceptional," Dr. Dittrich explained. "I am very happy to have been given this opportunity to again enjoy Perimeter's unique atmosphere and energetic scientific life."
Dr. Dittrich grew up in Berlin and completed her undergraduate degree at the nearby University of Potsdam. She did her diploma thesis with Renate Loll, who is now a PI Distinguished Research Chair and a member of the Institute's Scientific Advisory Committee. Dr. Dittrich received her PhD from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in 2005, under the supervision of Thomas Thiemann, one of Perimeter's Associate Faculty members.
Among her many accomplishments, Dr. Dittrich is a recipient of the Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society (2007), which recognizes outstanding young scientists, and a Marie Curie Fellowship (2008).
Further Exploration
- B. Dittrich. "Partial and Complete Observables for Canonical General Relativity." Class. Quant. Grav. 23, 6155 (2006). http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0507106
- B. Dittrich and J. Tambornino. "Gauge invariant perturbations around symmetry reduced sectors of general relativity: applications to cosmology." Class. Quant. Grav. 24, 4543 (2007). http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0702093
- B. Dittrich and S. Speziale. "Area-angle variables for general relativity." New J. Phys. 10, 083006 (2008). http://arxiv.org/abs/0802.0864
- B. Dittrich. "Diffeomorphism symmetry in quantum gravity models." Adv. Sci. Lett. 2, 151 (2009). http://arxiv.org/abs/0810.3594
- B. Bahr and B. Dittrich. "(Broken) Gauge Symmetries and Constraints in Regge Calculus." Class. Quant. Grav. 26 225011 (2009). http://arxiv.org/abs/0905.1670
- B. Dittrich and J.P. Ryan. "Phase space descriptions for simplicial 4d geometries." Class. Quant. Grav. 28, 065006 (2011). http://arxiv.org/abs/0807.2806


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Chicago had the largest public transportation system in the world during the 1930s. By the late 1960s and early '70s, the system was failing across the region. The Regional Transportation Authority was created in 1974 to keep the system running. In 1984 the rail board renamed the system Metropolitan Rail, or Metra. In 1987, Metra bought the Illinois Central Gulf's electrified commuter line and began operating it directly as the Metra Electric Line. Metra also took over operation of what is now the Heritage Corridor line and assumed ownership of the Milwaukee lines. In 1993 it took over operations of the Norfolk Southern line and renamed it the SouthWest Service. Metra has maintained purchase-of-service agreements with two railroads: Union Pacific and Burlington Northern, now known as the BNSF Railway (both railroads continue to own and operate their lines). Under those contracts, the carriers use their employees and own or control the rights-of-way and most of the other facilities required for operations. Metra owns the rolling stock and in conjunction with local municipalities is responsible for most stations. Metra retains overall authority over fares, service and staffing levels.
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The crew of swaggering musicians that makes up Crime & the City Solution have quite a history. And it's okay if that's news to your good self - they've been out of the limelight for a couple of decades. We last left them with three studio and one live album in Berlin (1986 - 1991), hitched up with a host of interesting and musical mavericks like Einstürzende Neubauten's Alex Hacke on guitar, ex-DAF/Liaisons Dangereuses electronic genius Chrislo Haas on vintage Korg, free jazz trio bassist Thomas Stern, Bad Seed Mick Harvey on drums and even a lyrical collaborator and violinist Bronwyn Adams.
Indeed international boundaries are no great issue for this musical troupe. They've got Europe covered and their beginnings? Initial murmurings surfaced in Australia with lead singer Simon Bonney gigging at the tender age of 16, doing his thing round Sydney. About this time, he soon got fixed up with the Melbourne post punk scene, mixing with the right outsider crowd and mingled with members of The Boys Next Door (later known as The Birthday Party). There was a bit of gap in activity between 1979 and 1983. At this point Bonney shifted to London and this sealed his fate for decades to come as the late Rowland S Howard and Mick Harvey of the Bad Seeds reconnected with the project, got more involved and became members. This led to the first Crime release on Mute records, a six track EP Just South of Heaven.
Then there is the latest incarnation, which covers the continent known as North America, beaming Crime straight into Detroit. Hacke remains on guitar with Adams on violin, but this time they joined by the likes of visual artist Danielle de Picciotto, drummer Jim White from Dirty Three/Cat Power and David Eugene Edwards from the likes of 16 Horsepower. The overall result is music that has a dirty primal swamp rock blues edge that other bands of the Nineties like Electrofixion or Gallon Drunk might clamber for.
The eight song American Twilight starts firmly with the grungy guitar sounds of single 'Goddess', full of guitar haunting solos and cigar and whisky vocals topped fronted with poetic lyrics "Love the light of which you give / A human touch eternal gift / Against the dark a gentle face / I celebrate your sensual grace / Oh Goddess". The pace of this song powers along tracks 'My Love Takes Me There' and 'Riven Man'. The rest of the album drops off to reveal an introspective slow motion western/blues type soundtrack with songs like 'Dominion' that invoke a serious sun setting vibe, making good use of the whammy bar. Then there is album closer 'Streets of West Memphis'. It could have easily been a bit of a deary Sunday at the almost deserted saloon do, but what saves it is Crime's musical expertise and arrangement skills, stirring the ear up by mixing the usual male vocal with a foreboding female vocal that develops into dramatically memorable ending. The exception to this downturn in pace is the title track 'American Twilight', which rears its head in between the slowies. And of course there's an exception, Crime do nothing but provide little musical surprises within songs and as a whole, surprises that reward attentive listening. This song for example chugs along militantly with trumpet, distraught guitar and a vocal chorus, all sandwiched between spoken word and a freaky freeform fade out.
On the surface this album seems like it's a Nineties throwback guitar deal. Further exploration and perseverance reveals a collection of tunes rich with details, awash with well honed musical ideas, thoughtfully arranged vocals and expression filled lyrics. Sometimes you have to hand it to the old hands.
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Cook County Jail workers say they battle faded ink and subpar penmanship in trying to decipher reams of handwritten legal orders that determine who gets released, who is sent to a cell and when inmates are due back in court.
Sheriff Tom Dart on Wednesday said the county's antiquated records system increases the potential for human error. Dart, who is pushing for more computerized records, has been criticized in recent months after mistakes his department made wrongly allowed inmates to go free. In one case, a man in the middle of a lengthy murder sentence was released onto the street before being rearrested.
"I don't think there's anyone on the planet that would think, in the 21st century, this is how we should be operating," Dart said. "If we had basic technology that would go directly from the courtroom to our records department via the Internet, that would probably end 95 percent of the problems."
The records are under the purview of Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown. In a statement, Brown's office said Wednesday that repeated efforts to create an interdepartment electronic records system for the criminal court have been "continually met with resistance or disinterest."
Brown remains ready to work with Dart and others to create an integrated records system, according to the statement.
As it stands, jail workers must sometimes read barely legible case numbers that snake around the edge of an entire piece of paper. In other cases, arrows and highlighter markers are used to draw attention to the latest in a series of court dates written on a single page. Officials said at least one or two cases a night require a phone call to a clerk or judge because an order isn't clear.
Three mistaken releases this year show that the consequences of misinterpreted instructions can be grave.
In January, convicted murderer Steven Robbins was released after appearing in court on a 1992 armed robbery case. Robbins, who was later rearrested, was in the middle of a 60-year murder sentence in Indiana.
Steven Derkits was wrongly released in July after being charged with beating his girlfriend. He then went on to attack her again, authorities said.
And just last month, state prisoner Jeremiah Harris was released from Cook County custody after his acquittal in a murder case. Harris, however, was already serving a 12-year sentence on a 2009 armed habitual criminal conviction.
Dart concedes that better computerized records wouldn't solve every problem, but he's confident they would make a difference. In the Robbins case, he said, about a dozen people handled the paper file on the Indiana murderer.
"In a world that is populated by humans, will there always be human error? Of course," Dart said. "When you can start cutting down on the shuffling of paper to different people's hands, you can start dramatically cutting down the possibility of human error."
Still, change has been slow to take hold. In nearly 30 years with the county, Michael Holmes said the records system has failed to evolve even as the jail's population has ballooned. Often, more than 10,000 inmates populate the expansive complex.
"All I see in changes is more inmates, more paperwork," said Holmes, the jail's assistant director. "But the system is still the same."


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Would you speed if you were paid not to? That's the thrust of a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) showing that motorists followed speed limits when offered financial perks. The study, conducted by researchers from Old Dominion University in Virginia and Western Michigan University, focused on 50 people who drove cars equipped with GPS trackers designed to monitor speed. Drivers who didn't go over the limit received $25 each week.
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But motorists who drove 5 to 8 mph too fast were penalized three cents each time. If they went 9 mph or more above the limit, the penalty doubled to six cents. (See: "Ticket? Uh-oh: auto insurance rate increases for common violations.")
"This had a robust effect in getting drivers to reduce their speeding," says Ian Reagan, the study's lead researcher and now a senior researcher for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). "Egregious speeding, driving 9 or more mph over the limit, was just about eliminated for those that had the incentive" not to speed.
Another new driver safety technology being tested
The study sheds more light on intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) systems that determine if someone is speeding by using GPS to link a vehicle's position to digital maps that include local speed limits. In addition to GPS, some newer systems use cameras to read speed signs.
The ISAs, according to a recent report from the IIHS and the Highway Loss Data Institute, then could warn drivers that they're going too fast or even automatically slow the car.
Typically, ISAs notify drivers of speeding by one of the following:
- an audible or visual alert telling the driver to slow down
- a haptic alert via the accelerator that makes it increasingly more difficult for the driver to depress the pedal
- reducing engine throttle to automatically decelerate a vehicle
Right now ISA technology is being tested, but is not yet in use in the U.S.
Auto insurers advised to provide incentives
Insurers should consider rewarding policyholders if they obey speed limits, which would reduce traffic accidents, deaths and injuries, and the resulting auto claims and health coverage costs, says James Bliss, an Old Dominion University professor and one of the NHTSA study's key researchers.
It's too soon to tell if insurers would adopt such a plan, and if they did, how it would work. One option could be predetermined bonuses to drivers who don't speed , similar to Allstate's "Safe Driving Bonus Check" of up to 5% of premiums for every six months of accident-free driving.
Another option could be a discount on premiums, similar to how pay-as-you-go, or usage-based insurance, policies work. While pay-as-you-go (PAYG)depends on drivers plugging a device into their cars to monitor performance, ISA technology in the future would likely be installed in new model cars as a standard crash-avoidance featureDrivers would likely use either ISA technology or a usage-based system, but not both, because both monitor speed.
The pay-as-you-go roadmap
The study's results do seem to mirror the pay-as-you-go model - a hot trend in the auto insurance industry. Under PAYG, insurers give qualifying motorists premium discounts -- as much as 30 to 40% in some cases -- by installing devices in their cars that track driving habits and mileage. The safer and less you drive, the bigger the discount, according to insurers. (See: "As economy sinks, pay-as-you-go insurance soars.")
PAYG is clearly gaining traction, but it does have critics. Privacy advocates question how the gathered information will be used and some participants have complained that brake monitoring is too sensitive and reduced the amount of their promised discount.
Here's what three of the major insurers offer:
- Progressive's Snapshot: The way it works is typical:You plug in the device, which then tracks time of day and vehicle speed, miles driven and how often you brake hard. Richard Hutchinson, the company's general manager of usage-based insurance, says savings could reach 30% for the most conscientious motorists. The device must be installed for at least 30 days to create a driving profile.
- State Farm's Drive Safe & Save and In-Drive: Drive Safe & Save requires an OnStar subscription. State Farm receives odometer readings from OnStar every 30 days and, after six months, adjusts your premium to reflect the mileage. The company says discounts usually range from 10 to 50%. The insurer also offers In-Drive, which requires a plug-in to track time of day and vehicle speed, miles driven and how often you brake hard. Discounts can reach 30%, according to State Farm.
- Allstate's Drive Wise: A plug-in device records the usual motoring statistics, which are used to determine if customers qualify for a 10% discount for the first policy term. If drivers maintain safe motoring habits and low mileage during subsequent terms, savings can go as high as 30%, the company says.
Other insurers with some version of PAYG include The Hartford, Travelers, Esurance, Safeco and GMAC Insurance.
The original article can be found at Insurance.com:Will insurers soon pay us not to speed?


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MLB Superfan Zack Hample Catches Two Home Runs In The Same Game
Major League Baseball superfan Zack Hample has balls — 6,516 of them. In fact, Hample claims to have gotten a baseball at 880 consecutive games which he has attended. Hample, who wrote "How to Snag Major League Baseballs" in 1999, added to his collection on Thursday night when he caught two home run balls during the Arizona Diamondbacks' extra-inning win over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
Hample caught the first major league home run of Arizona's Didi Gregorius in the right-field seats in the third inning, and snagged a game-tying home run by the Yankees' Francisco Cervelli in the left-field stands in the ninth inning. It's the second time Hample has caught two home runs in a game; he snared a pair of dingers at Baltimore's Camden Yards on May 13, 2010.
"It's a little bit of luck, obviously. I move all over the place constantly," Hample said. "People don't notice the seven games I've been to this year and didn't catch a home run."
BIGS sunflower seeds is actually sponsoring Hample. The company will donate up to $15,000 to Pitch In For Baseball, which "redistributes baseball and softball equipment to people in needy communities." BIGS will donate $500 for each stadium where Hemple gets a game-used ball. Hemple said he hopes to get to all 30 MLB parks in 2013.
So, this guy just spends his leisure time visiting ballparks and catching baseballs? Wow. Next time you ask someone how they are doing and they give you the bro-riffic answer of "Livin' the dream," tell them that unless they are Zack Hample, they are not, in fact, living the dream.


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Saturday, April 13, 2013
Sanchez apparently won't be heading to Tampa
On Friday, we advanced the ball on the Darrelle Revis trade talks with a wrinkle that came as a surprise: The name of Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez has come up in the negotiations.
We tripped over this particular nugget while exploring whether the Jets may be trying to foist Tim Tebow onto the Bucs as part of the trade. A source with knowledge of the talks said that, while Tebow's name hasn't been mentioned, Sanchez's has.
The move would make a lot of sense for the Jets, who surely would have cut Sanchez by now, if his $8.25 million base salary for 2013 weren't fully guaranteed without offset.
Multiple reports have since emerged that the Buccaneers aren't interested in Sanchez. Several of the reports have confirmed, however, that his name did indeed come up as a potential add-on to the deal.
If the Bucs would take Sanchez, it wouldn't mean they necessarily want him. It would mean that they want Revis badly enough to remove from the Jets the obligation to pay Sanchez $8.25 million guaranteed — and to carry the cap space that is consumed along with it.
Apparently, Tampa's desire to land Darrelle Revis has a limit.
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JEFFERSON, Ohio (AP) A husband and wife were sentenced to 10 years in prison for keeping their four adopted children locked inside bedrooms for all but a few hours a day without food to eat or beds to sleep on and forced them to use buckets and containers for toilets.
The couple, age 60 and 66, pleaded guilty in May to endangering children and felonious assault charges in Ashtabula County, about 60 miles east of Cleveland. The Associated Press is not naming the couple because the husband previously faced sexual abuse charges involving their two adopted teenage daughters. Those charges were dropped in a plea deal.
The children were allowed out of their rooms for only two hours a day to use the bathroom and do homework, authorities said. Bedroom windows were boarded up and covered so the children couldn't see outside.
Defense attorneys told the (Ashtabula) Star Beacon on Monday that the couple's discipline of the children went too far but said the home wasn't a "house of horrors." They had sought probation for the couple.
Ashtabula County Prosecutor Nick Iarocci called living conditions in the Dorset Township home "deplorable."
Authorities removed three of the children from the home in 2013 after the two daughters escaped and crashed the family's van. The girls were 17 and 14 at the time.
An assistant county prosecutor read a statement written by the oldest daughter that said she and her siblings would be paddled 10 times for each mistake on their homework. Authorities seized a blood-stained paddle from the home.
In a statement read by one of the attorneys, the husband told the judge that his inability to parent children he described as having special needs was "disheartening" and he apologized for his failures, the Star Beacon reports.
The wife told the judge on Monday that she was sorry for having hurt the children and hoped "they find peace and full lives as I have tried and failed to do."


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IUCN is a proud partner to the Equator Initiative, which has opened its call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2012, to be awarded to 25 outstanding local initiatives that are working to advance sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities.
Winning initiatives will each receive US$5,000, with 10 selected for special recognition and a total of US$20,000. Representatives of winning communities will also be invited to participate in the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), to be held in Brazil in June 2012.
The Equator Prize is awarded for community-based innovation in sustainable livelihoods, natural resource management and environmental conservation. The eligibility and selection criteria for this cycle of the prize, however, have been broadened significantly to accommodate a wider range of community-based initiatives, fields of work, and countries of operation. Eligibility has been expanded to all countries receiving support from UNDP, making this a truly global award for local best practice. The Equator Prize 2012 also includes "special recognition" categories in areas such as community-based adaptation to climate change, sustainable forest management, food security, sustainable energy, water management, and more.
Information on selection criteria and how to nominate outstanding community-based initiatives for the Equator Prize 2012 is available at www.equatorinitiative.org. Nomination forms are available in 16 languages and may be completed online. The deadline for nominations is 31 October 2011. For questions and for more information on the Equator Prize 2012 process, please contact Joseph Corcoran at [email protected].
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Burbank on Monday approved the sale of the IKEA building to a local developer, setting the stage for the furniture giant to move forward with plans to roughly double its operation in the city and become its biggest location in the country.
City officials said they were thrilled about the ability to retain the top sales tax generator in Burbank. And with the expansion, the city only expects to reap more sales- and property-tax revenue, while also holding on to roughly 500 local jobs.
IKEA announced plans in November to build the new store on 22 acres west of San Fernando Boulevard and south of Providencia Avenue — less than one mile from the current location — by 2016.
Company spokesman Joseph Roth said IKEA appreciated the show of support from the city, adding that "we look forward to hopefully a continued long-term partnership with them."
But there was disagreement over the legality of the move, which must still be approved by California Department of Finance.
The Successor Agency Oversight Board — created to handle the wind-down of local redevelopment — approved the sale Monday in a 4-1 vote amid arguments from Los Angeles County representatives that state law doesn't allow the move.
Two board members were absent.
State law requires that cities produce property management plans for all the former redevelopment properties, of which there are roughly 20 in Burbank.
The board approved a property management plan Monday solely for the IKEA property, located at 600 N. San Fernando Blvd.
Senior Associate County Counsel Shahiedah Coates argued in an email to the board that its sole focus on the IKEA deal was "contrary to the intent of the legislation, which is to require preparation of a long-term plan addressing the total portfolio with an understanding of long-term impacts to taxing entities," Coates said.
The board was slated to make a decision on the sale in November, but the meeting was canceled after the state temporarily squashed the deal.
State officials at the time said they had yet to determine whether the transfer of the IKEA building from the now-defunct Redevelopment Agency to the city is legal because it occurred three months after the Legislature banned property transfers.
But after a meeting with state finance officials earlier this month, city officials say they're confident the deal will stick.
"They are OK with what we're doing," said Burbank City Atty. Amy Albano.
If the state approves the deal, the property will be sold to the owners of Crown Realty and Development for $1.3 million, which will be distributed to various taxing entities.
Officials estimate the city will pocket roughly $234,000, with the rest being disbursed to Los Angeles County, Burbank Unified and the Los Angeles Community College District.
Crown Realty has not announced development plans for the 242,000-square-foot property where IKEA currently sits.
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Electronics maker LG is working on a smartwatch of its own, according to The Korea Times.
Big tech giants like Apple, Samsung, and Google are all rumored to be working on their own smartwatches. But Samsung is the only company that has actually confirmed its plans for a smartwach.
Now, LG seems to rejoin the smartwatch race. LG has made "watch phones" in the past, but they never really took off.
Details of LG's upcoming smartwatch are limited, but it sounds like it will have a touchscreen and run on either Android or Firefox's new mobile operating system.
LG already has a vast product line of smart objects: refrigerators, washers and dryers, and TVs, to name a few. So we could imagine LG closely integrating its smartwatch with its pre-existing products, like allowing you to start your smart washer from your wrist.
According to the same report, LG is also working on a Google Glass-like product to keep up its competitive edge.
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Job duties are varied and complex, needing independent judgment. May have project lead role. 5 years field sales experience including technology sales experience. Ability to forecast, manage sales expenses, and successfully close new Oracle business. Business development, prospecting and presentation skills. Excellent communication skills and problem solving ability. Proven track record of exceeding sales objective and territory/account development. Experience as the focal point for clients for all sales and related issues. Oracle knowledge and/or knowledge of Oracle*s competitors. Travel may be needed. Bachelor degree or equivalent.
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Roughly 280 Bank of America employees in Glendale will either be transferred or laid off in the wake of the company's decision to close its corporate offices on North Brand Boulevard by the end of the year.
The 281 employees who work at 611 N. Brand Blvd. received the notices last month, according to the California Employment Development Department.
The departure of the bank, which occupies four floors in the high-rise building, will only add to an abundance of Class A office space available in Glendale.
In a statement Tuesday, Bank of America officials said they have been working with employees since August to identify other employment opportunities within the company. Nearly 100 of them had already been transferred to other positions by the time the layoff notices were sent out.
Most of the employees work in a division that assists delinquent mortgage customers, but bank officials said they've made "great progress in assisting customers and reducing the number of delinquent loans we service."
The departure hits the city at a time when officials are trying to whittle down Glendale's 22% vacancy rate for Class A office space. Having recently celebrated Whole Foods' decision to move its regional headquarters from Sherman Oaks to Glendale, city officials on Tuesday remained upbeat in spite of the Bank of America closure.
"The city of Glendale continues to focus on maintaining a vibrant downtown throughout the day and evening and we're happy to report that economic indicators — like sales tax growth and office occupancy — are trending positively," said city spokesman Tom Lorenz. "While we are sorry to see [Bank of America] close, we are optimistic about the future and stand eager to assist any company who wishes come to Glendale."
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Nissan was the first auto manufacturer to locate in the southeastern region of the United States with the Smyrna, Tennessee plant in 1980. The Smyrna plant started with production of the Datsun truck in 1982. Multiple expansions over the last 30 years have increased the floor space to over 7 million square feet and a production capacity of over 500,000 vehicles per year. A new Paint Plant was built in 2012, which reduced energy consumption per vehicle by 30%. With two assembly lines, the plant currently manufactures Nissan's Altima, LEAF (EV) and Maxima passenger cars and Rogue, Pathfinder, and the Infiniti QX60 SUV's.
Nissan became an ENERGY STAR Partner in 2006. Within the same year, the Smyrna plant focused on energy efficiency by establishing cross-functional energy management teams. These teams started looking into ways Nissan could help reduce energy consumption with a concentration on energy waste reduction and elimination. A priority was to configure sub-metering to allow measurement and management of the various utility commodities. The next step was to investigate usage between shifts and on weekends when the plant was not running. This non-manufacturing usage was reduced by almost 50% by turning off plant equipment and lighting when it was not needed. Some other energy saving initiatives are plant lighting replacement, variable drives on pumps and fans, and building/space temperature management.
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The Onion's Extremely Accurate History of the Internet rolls on, this time shining a light on social networks, YouTube and Hitler. Yep, that sounds like the internet!
Here's one of the latest entries, which takes a look at Facebook's creepy stalker origins. Thank goodness the site's matured into the creepy stalker dynasty it is today:
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By Scott Howard-Cooper, NBA.com
The Hall of Fame has discussed ending some or all of the five categories that gave candidates an easier path to enshrinement the last four elections, an outcome that, if it happens, would most noticeably impact former players and coaches from the ABA.
"Let's put it this way," said Jerry Colangelo, the chairman of the Springfield, Mass., basketball museum. "This year, for the first time, we brought that up, to say, 'You know, when we did this, we said it's not forever.' The concept was we felt people had slipped through the cracks. This was a catch-up kind of a thing, so we're not locked in. We need now to review it each year, to say maybe we've taken care of what needed to be taken care of in this category or that category. But it's just too early to say what we're going to do."
The current format with the direct-elections will "probably" remain in place for at least one more year, Colangelo said, because the Hall would prefer to phase out categories rather than make an abrupt end. That leadership is having conversations now, though, indicates internal questions have already developed about whether enough deserving candidates exist for the specialized categories beyond 2015.
While eliminating the categories would make the path to enshrinement harder in most cases, it would not end chances. It would simply return to the days of all candidates needing two rounds of voting for induction, a contrast to the current plan of a single, smaller election for nominees in the Contributor, ABA, Early African American Pioneers, Veterans and International fields. Receiving the necessary support — currently at least 18 votes from a 24-member panel — would additionally become more difficult because most candidates would be weighed in the same North American committee against the biggest names from the NBA and NCAA.
International representatives could still have separate elections and would likely remain a regular at enshrinement ceremonies every summer. Certainly a winner from the Contributors category will be as voters salute important work off the court. A lot of the winners from there, including David Stern in 2014, are getting in with any selection process.
But not having its own vote would clearly be a blow to hopefuls from the ABA years after the category Colangelo created with the African American Pioneers in 2010 became the Springfield welcome mat for Artis Gilmore, Mel Daniels, Roger Brown and, this year, Bob Leonard. It has turned out to be an annual Pacers salute. In the greatest sign of the importance of the direct-elects, Gilmore had been removed from the ballot in the North America category from a lack of support before making it via the ABA.
That puts a lot of candidates on the clock if the current format is canceled after one more election cycle: Zelmo Beatty, Ron Boone, Mack Calvin, Louie Dampier, Freddie Lewis, George McGinnis, Doug Moe and Bob Netolicky, among others. One of the biggest ABA names, Spencer Haywood, is going through the North America committee and is a 2014 finalist.
In addition to the elections of Stern and Leonard announced in February, Sarunas Marciulionis made the Class of 2014 from the International committee, Nat Clifton via the Early African American Pioneers and Guy Rodgers from the Veterans. The inductees from among the finalists following a second round of voting for the North America — Tim Hardaway, Haywood, Kevin Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, Nolan Richardson, Mitch Richmond, Eddie Sutton and Gary Williams — as well as the Women's category will be announced April 7 as part of the Final Four.


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Buildings & Structures In BrikWars, there is probably nothing more satisfying than witnessing the complete and utter annihilation of a city block. Watching buildings get torn apart by artillery and having snipers fight each other from the rooftops probably has more awesome than anything else. With that in mind the minifigs often construct houses, office buildings, bunkers, and restaurants from which to do battle and to destroy. This page attempts to catalogue some of these structures, classed by the environments in which they are typically constructed.
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Charise Mericle Harper is the creator of the witty and winning Just Grace series, along with many other books for young readers. Charise was born in Vancouver, B.C. and still has her Canadian citizenship. Besides writing and illustrating children's books, Charise has also been a freelance editorial illustrator for many national magazines and newspapers, penned a weekly comic strip that ran in about nine alternative newspapers, and earned a business degree in Marketing.
When working in her studio on her various projects, like the Just Grace books or the Fashion Kitty series, Charise likes getting phone calls, because sometimes it gets a little lonely working by herself all day. She doesn't like it, however, when her cat walks all over her artwork with her dirty feet. She also sometimes talks to her paintbrushes, which she never throws away, even when they get worn out, because they are like old friends.
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High Point, NC- Pfeiffer University's women's volleyball team has been selected as the league favorite by Conference Carolinas head coaches for the 2009 season. The Lady Falcons set a new school record with 27 wins last year, surpassing the old mark of 20 wins in 2007. Overall, Pfeiffer racked up a 27-6 record with an impressive 18-2 mark in conference play to claim the regular season championship title.
Despite losing Petra Ljubicic, last year's top offensive producer, the Lady Falcons will count on the senior leadership of Brittany Dickens and Victoria Parrish, hoping to guide a young Pfeiffer squad into the NCAA DII postseason. Both Dickens and Parrish played in all 33 matches and 130 games last season. Dickens gained honors as a first-team all-conference selection a year ago, finishing second on the team with 344 kills which ranked her in the top 20 of NCAA DII.
Last year's conference coach of the year Ben Guiliano returns for his fifth season at the helm to guide the Lady Falcons. Like most league schools, Coach Guiliano and the Lady Falcons open up their season during the August 28-29 weekend.
The Limestone College women's volleyball team is gearing up for another successful season and hopes to build on its success in the last few seasons. Limestone has posted a winning overall record every year since 2005, and has had a winning conference record since 2006. In 2008, Limestone finished third in the league's regular season standings with a 15-5 record, and boasted an impressive 19-13 overall record.
Limestone's fall lineup features the conference's 2008 Player of the Year, middle hitter Melissa Thomas. Other key returners include seniors Chelsea Anthony and Brooke England, who will see playing time as defensive specialists and liberos. Key newcomers for the Lady Saints include senior middle and outside hitter Tierney Burdett, junior middle hitter Sam Johnson, and sophomore outside hitter Kassi Boedeker.
The Lees-McRae College women's volleyball team comes in at the No. 3 spot in this year's coaches' poll. The Lady Bobcats are looking to return to the form that won ten conference championships in 11 years. Last season the team suffered an early exit from the tournament in a second round loss to Mount Olive. They also finished fourth in the regular season with a 14-6 league and 17-15 overall record.
"I am excited for this year," Head Coach Jamie Petrik said. "We have a solid group of senior leaders, and we are going to have battle inside the practice gym in the preseason for playing time. My hope is that the intensity will transfer onto the court for the season."
Rounding out the poll 4-11 was: Anderson & Mount Olive (tied), Queens, St. Andrews & Belmont Abbey (tied), Barton, Converse, Erskine and Coker respectively.
Conference Carolinas Women's Volleyball Preseason Poll (# of First Place Votes in Parenthesis)
1. Pfeiffer (4) 107
2. Limestone (2) 101
3. Lees-McRae (2) 98
T-4. Anderson (2) 95
T-4. Mount Olive (2) 95
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T-7. St. Andrews 57
T-7. Belmont Abbey 57
9. Barton 43
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It's your new DNB community manager, @jeaarr here, excited to start talking about the new season and what you, the fans, felt about the Raptors home opener!
Before I even woke up in the morning, my phone was bombarded with so many tweets from fellow hardcore Raptors fans like @RyanJHTurvey. Everyone was so excited about the game, including me.
It's the start of a new season, a new era, and the beginning of what could quite possibly be a great season for the Raptors. Especially with all of the Jonas Valanciunas hype we've had since he got to Toronto the home opener was going to prove to be one for the fans.
I've been to plenty of Raptors games before but this time I could feel a sort of excitement that far surpassed anything I've felt at past Raptors games. Instead of the usual t-shirts that they place on the seats at the home opener they gave out thunder sticks with lights in them which looked really cool when they turned off the lights as they announced everyone on the team. As each of the players names were announced the one who received the most amount of applause, besides DeMar was Jonas and he certainly lived up to all the hype throughout the game with 12 points 10 rebounds! His first ever NBA real season game and he gets a double double.
Throughout the game there were so many positive comments about the Raptors.
My friend Kassie, on facebook, wrote: "Wow... who are these raptors? It's only the first game but I like what I see!"
To play on the oh so popular Fifty Shades of Grey @allaanmariano on twitter tweets: Aaron Gray with the basket over Hibbert. That's shade 2/50.
@Ahhlekz tweets: Tough loss but the @Raptors still put on a good show - excited for what this season has in store.
The spirit and excitement was so high in the ACC that my fellow #TeamDNB member @Jay_Vonn got into the whole excitement and decided to dance along to Gangnam Style!
In addition to it being the home opener it was also Halloween! There were tons of different people dressed up in costume. I saw a lot of clowns, pharoahs and even one guy who wore his Bosh jersey but covered "Bosh" with "Acy". They even put a little kid in a ninja turtles costume on the jumbotron with a sign that said "Skipped Treak or Treating for this game!" Now THAT is a true Raptors fan, in my opinion.
Here are some pictures I took of fans and costumes at the game on Wednesday and one I took from another.
The last one comes from Candice (@icandikaye) our feature writer for the DNB and former Captain of the Raptors Dance Pak with every ones favourite little Raptor reporter @Kid_Raptor. He is back doing his thing on Kiss 92.5 with his Raptor Reports morning after games.
Even though the Raptors lost in the last 10 seconds of the game, there were so many positives throughout the entire game and every single Raptors fan should be super excited for what's to come!
Don't forget to hit me up on twitter and at the games so we can talk anything Raptors or basketball related and maybe you will end up on the blog too!
Also, Dino Nation Blog is having a party for James' birthday and the blog's 5 year anniversary at St. Louis Bar & Grill 595 Bay St (Atrium) on November 23rd! We'd love to see you there.
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AFTERNOON @ Prado Olympic Shooting Park - 17501 Pomona Rincon Road, Chino, CA 91708 (909) 597-4794
• The firearm(s) that you plan to list on your CCW MUST be the ones that you demonstrate proficiency with during the live shoot. You may list up to five handguns. If you will be qualifying more than one (1) firearm, the highest capacity firearm will be your first (1st) firearm. Then the second (2nd) highest capacity... then the smallest will be the third (3rd). Be sure to bring all of your firearms and gear in a shooting bag. Be sure that your firearm and ammunition are separated; you may load your magazines.
• Upon arrival at the live range, you may wear your holster and magazine pouches ONLY... DO NOT TOUCH YOUR FIREARMS... leave them in their case or in their bags until your instructor has addressed you at the fumble table (you will learn about this soon)!
• Closed toe shoes
• Shirts that can be tucked in your pants
• Eyes and Ears (Protection for them too)
• Firearm(s) (please bring the ones that you told us that you were going to bring)
• One (1) outside-the-waistband holster for the 1st firearm ONLY (qualifying the 2nd and 3rd firearm will be done from a table, therefore a holster is not necessary)
• Please be sure to wear a belt
• Magazine holders for your first (1st) firearm ONLY
• Minimum of three (3) magazines for all firearms
• 100 rounds of ammo for each handgun you plan to qualify
• For revolvers... please bring a minimum of five (5) speed-loaders
NOTE: If qualifying more than one firearm, you will shoot from the holster ONLY from your primary handgun. The second and third handguns will be shot from a table. No holsters will be needed for the second and third firearms.
Range fees and student handouts are included in the cost of this training course. Lunch will be provided.
Cancellations within 24 hours will incur a $50 CANCELLATION FEE. If you would like to reschedule, please give 24 hour notice. The first reschedule is free, any additional or habitual reschedules will incur a $25 RESCHEDULING FEE. Credit card refunds are subject to a 10% REFUND FEE, Artemis Credit may be applied in lieu of this fee. A "no show" will result in total loss of payment, not refunds will be issued without prior notification. For more information please visit ArtemisDefenseInstitute.com/Legal for the full Cancellation/Refund Policy.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Best regards,
Artemis Defense Institute
|Tue, Nov 20
8:00am - 5:00pm Instructed by Steven Lieberman


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HARRISON, N.J. — The New York Red Bulls offense needed a lift, and Luke Rodgers was the man to provide it.
WATCH: Full Match Highlights
Starting in place of Juan Agudelo, Rodgers scored twice on Saturday night as the Red Bulls trounced the San Jose Earthquakes, 3-0, at Red Bull Arena. Thierry Henry, who played perhaps his best game since joining New York, capped off the win with his first goal of the season in the 87th minute.
The Earthquakes were thoroughly outplayed, as the Red Bulls outshot the visitors 16-7, including a 9-3 advantage in shots on goal.
New York's domination started in the second minute when Rafa Márquez swung a corner kick from the left side to the far post, where Dane Richards was able to redirect it back into the center. Rodgers, generously listed at 5'7", outjumped his marker to nod home his first MLS goal.
WATCH: Rodgers opens his Red Bulls account
Thirteen minutes later, Rodger's doubled New York's lead, thanks to some hounding defense from Henry. San Jose's Ramiro Corrales dilly-dallied on the ball, and Henry pressured and stripped the Earthquakes captain on the right flank. Racing in alone, Henry then slotted a teasing ball across the face of the goal and just out of reach of goalkeeper Jon Busch. Rodgers timed his run perfectly to hammer home his second goal of the night.
WATCH: Rodgers doubles New York's lead off an Henry assist
The Earthquakess struggled to gain any rhythm and did not register their first chance on goal until the 48th minute. Chris Wondolowski capitalized on a Márquez miscue in the box to fire a shot that looked headed into the net. But goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul dove to push it aside for a corner kick.
Aside from that, though, New York continued to control the run of play. In the second half, Henry had several chances to score. First, he took a breakaway around Busch but fired his shot wide of the open goal. Then, in the 77th minute, after separating from his man, he hit a long-range drive that forced a good save from Busch.
Finally, with three minutes to play, he struck a beautiful goal—his first in league play since September 11, 2010. Rodgers returned Henry's earlier favor, chipping in a cross to the far post. Henry snuck behind San Jose defender Jason Hernandez and headed the ball past Busch into the far side netting.
WATCH: Henry puts the game away with assist from Rodgers
San Jose's best chance of the match came just second after the restart. After controlling the ball eight yards out from goal, Wondolowski right-footed a shot that forced Coundoul into one of his two saves on the night.
The victory was revenge for New York against the side that knocked the Red Bulls out of the MLS Cup playoffs last year.
The win puts New York up to second place in the Eastern Conference, two points behind leaders Philadelphia. Meanwhile, with Seattle winning and Vancouver drawing on the evening, the Earthquakes fall into 6th place.
The Red Bulls next face D.C. United on Thursday at RFK Stadium (8 pm ET, ESPN2). San Jose return home for a matinee against Chivas USA next Saturday.
NY -- Luke Rodgers 1 (Dane Richards 1) 2
NY -- Luke Rodgers 2 (Thierry Henry 1) 15
NY -- Thierry Henry 1 (Luke Rodgers 1) 87
San Jose Earthquakes -- Jon Busch, Jason Hernandez, Ike Opara, Brandon McDonald, Ramiro Corrales (Matt Luzunaris 77), Bobby Convey, Khari Stephenson (Chris Leitch 62), Sam Cronin, Chris Wondolowski, Simon Dawkins (Scott Sealy 64), Ryan Johnson.
Substitutes Not Used: Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Bobby Burling, Brad Ring, Andrew Weber.
New York Red Bulls -- Bouna Coundoul, Jan Gunnar Solli, Tim Ream, Rafael Marquez, Roy Miller, Dane Richards (John Rooney 89), Dwayne De Rosario, Teemu Tainio, Joel Lindpere (Mehdi Ballouchy 85), Luke Rodgers (Juan Agudelo 89), Thierry Henry.
Substitutes Not Used: Matt Kassel, Stephen Keel, Carl Robinson, Greg Sutton.
Misconduct Summary:
NY -- Dwayne De Rosario (caution; Reckless Tackle) 32
SJ -- Brandon McDonald (caution; Reckless Tackle) 55
NY -- Luke Rodgers (caution; Reckless Foul) 55
Referee: Chris Penso
Referee's Assistants: Darren Clark; Bill Dittmar
4th Official: Jose Carlos Rivero
Attendance: 14,308
Time of Game: 1:50
Weather: Rain-and-51-degrees


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2012: Mega Election Year, Mega Chance for Journalists?
Close to 60 countries are planning elections this year. Close to 60 chances to change political fates, 60 occasions to uphold democracy by exercising democratic rights. The number of elections that will be truly fair and equal is likely to be lower. Election fraud or election irregularities are rampant problems, and sometimes voters complain about hurdles to free elections even in old democracies. We will learn and see a lot this year, and many new and old problems of electoral systems will come under renewed scrutiny. Election monitoring is an opportunity for development groups to have an impact – and sometimes it's a matter of media development.


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If you have a disability, does it affect your grades? Data collected by the American College Health Association (2015) suggests that most students with ADHD, chronic illness, a learning disability, or one of several other diagnoses feel that their condition has negatively affected their academic performance.
In part, this is because many students who qualify for appropriate accommodations are not accessing them. For example, although most students with learning disabilities receive support in high school, in college they largely do not, according to the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
This reflects a variety of barriers. In a recent survey by Student Health 101, some students with disabilities said they arrived at college wanting to make it on their own. Other students said they did not know what help was available or how to request it. Some were concerned about judgment and stigma. Others had encountered difficulties navigating the system in their college.
In our surveys, students commonly express regret that they waited too long to take advantage of campus resources. We asked students with disabilities what helped them access support. For resources, see Find out more today.
Which disabilities are most common in college?
Eleven percent of undergraduates in 2011–12 reported having a disability, according to the US Department of Education. Data published by the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment indicate the disabilities that are most prevalent on campuses.
Proportion of college students who reported any of the following:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): 7%
- Psychiatric condition: 7%
- Chronic illness (e.g., cancer, diabetes, autoimmune disorder): 5%
- Learning disability: 4%
- Deafness/hearing loss: 2%
- Partial sightedness/blindness: 2%
- Speech or language disorder: 1%
- Mobility/dexterity disability: 1%
- Other disability: 2%
Proportion of college students who felt their academics had been negatively affected by these conditions:
- Depression: 14%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): 5%
- Chronic health problem or serious illness: 4%
- Learning disability: 3%
Source: American College Health Association. American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II: Reference Group Executive Summary Spring 2015.
Reconsider your perspective
"I remember feeling like I was being judged walking into the student support and counseling services, then realizing that no one cares and I need to help myself be the best person possible." —Second-year undergraduate, California Lutheran University
"I'm worried about being judged"
"What helped me was admitting that I had a problem that I could not conquer myself. Almost flunking out completely helped me realize this and get help."
—Second-year undergraduate, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
"I have ADHD and never wanted to be one of those students who gets extra time and help…So I've never gotten help that I probably need. I haven't overcome it and it's probably negatively affecting me."
—Third-year undergraduate, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
"Don't worry about what anyone thinks. Everyone has something they work on, whether it be mental health, physical fitness, or learning disabilities. Nobody is the same."
—Second-year undergraduate, Rowan University, New Jersey
"When you need something from an administrator, remember that you are paying a lot of money for school services. Be sure to advocate for yourself and let that fact drive your willingness to reach out for what you need. Just be sure not to portray yourself as overly entitled or rude."
—Graduate student, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York
Get your paperwork in order
"Professional opinion: Have documentation, [a neuropsychological report], and doctors' notes, etc., that state exactly what you need and how this will help you. Obtain an outside evaluation if necessary." —Graduate student, Hofstra University, New York
"My cat moved in" and other paperwork tips and victories
"Making proper accommodations requires faculty to plan ahead, so it is important to communicate early and make sure you are on the same page." —Dr. Rick Hanson, psychologist and associate vice president for Academic and Professional Success, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Kansas
"An IEP [Individualized Education Program] does not transfer from high school to college. Students must go to Disability Services [or their equivalent office] to file paperwork." —Amy Baldwin, director of University College, University of Central Arkansas
"I have diagnosed depression, anxiety disorder, and PTSD. I was going to counseling but still felt anxious most of the day and throughout the night. I tried to self-advocate for accommodations to have an emotional support animal. It was an irritating process, because my school did not have a policy on this. After three weeks of paperwork, my cat moved in." —Second-year undergraduate, Indiana
"I am visually impaired, and one of my professors was supposed to provide me with a way to do an assignment. She didn't, and when I asked, she became frustrated and angry with me. I filed a formal complaint with HR and informed the campus ombudsman. I met with the Dean of Student Affairs, I met with the Vice President of the university. I kept a paper trail of emails etc. so that I could make my case effectively. After weeks of working, we found a way to make it so I could do the assignment, though the professor continued to make it difficult. I used to love school, but the stress of that semester made me anxious and depressed.
"Even when administrators and faculty are well-intentioned, I think it's important for colleges as well as for students that professors receive training about disability. This semester I'm going to continue talking with my college administrators and a disability advocacy organization. I'll make clear that my advocacy is coming from a constructive place and will ultimately benefit everyone." —Fourth-year undergraduate, Illinois
Take advantage of available support
"Go talk to your school counselor. They can help you out a lot in terms of getting the accommodations that you may need. Don't be afraid to talk to them about any shortcomings that could negatively affect your abilities as a student." —First-year undergraduate, Santa Clara University, California
"Who and what helped me on campus"
"There is a critically important difference between telling your professors about your situation and actually filing with the disability services office for accommodations. Only when they receive a letter from the disability services offices are faculty supposed to make modifications or accommodations." —Dr. Rick Hanson, associate vice president for Academic and Professional Success, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Kansas
Disability Services is known as Accessibility Services on some campuses.
"The university website is a valuable website, and student services [student affairs] can help guide students in the right direction if they need special accommodation. Every class I've ever taken [at this college] has a first class session on the section of the syllabus that has such information and where to find help if necessary." —Second-year graduate student, University of North Dakota
"I would recommend starting with your Resident Assistant, and if that doesn't work, speak with your advisor or a trusted faculty member." —First-year undergraduate, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
"Go to the Disability Resource Center if you feel you are struggling. Do not wait until the last minute. Go to a counselor if you are overwhelmed; they are always there to help." —Third-year undergraduate, Northern Illinois University
"Talk about it! Tell whoever will listen about your disability. Talking about it tends to make others uncomfortable, but I have found it increases the support you receive. I have even had friends research my disorders to help them understand them." —Second-year undergraduate, Indiana Institute of Technology
Talk with your professors upfront
"Talk to your professors about your disability and how it affects you. [In my case,] there's a lot that doesn't necessarily merit accommodation but can still be viewed negatively. I have chronic fatigue due to my cerebral palsy, plus my CP affects my posture. So I may look like I'm not paying attention or I'm bored, but I'm still retaining the material." —Recent graduate, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
"What I said (and should have said)"
"It can be frustrating for faculty to dedicate time and energy to modify assignments and tests only to have the student decide that they don't want to use the accommodation (which is their right). If you don't plan to use an accommodation make sure you communicate with your faculty. It will help your relationship with them in the long run." —Dr. Rick Hanson, associate vice president for Academic and Professional Success, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Kansas
"Don't be afraid to ask for alternate assignments if you need to—before you turn in a weak piece of work. I always fooled myself into thinking 'Oh, I can do this, my motor/perceptual impairment isn't that bad!' And then my professor would fail me and we'd do the whole song and dance as to why I physically can't do those things." —Recent graduate, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
"I explain to teachers at the start of the semester that I struggle with depression and anxiety, and that there is a chance that it may affect my academic performance at some point in the future. So if something comes up they are not surprised." —Third-year undergraduate, Humboldt State University, California
Keep asking—if necessary, go to the dean
"When I found out I had epilepsy I was able to get accommodations, but my professors were not very willing to use them. I had to miss a test due to being in the hospital and the professor would not let me make it up. He wouldn't budge so I had to go to the Dean of Sciences and have him talk to the professor." —First-year graduate student, Louisiana
"How persistence pays off"
"I supervise disability services. If there are instances of colleges not complying with the law, it is certainly unintentional. The law continues to evolve and we consult with campus legal counsel more quickly now than in the past, to ensure that we are appropriately meeting students' needs." —Dr. Rick Hanson, associate vice president for Academic and Professional Success, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Kansas
"As an orientation leader, I took responsibility to help a visually impaired woman get around. She told me that Housing was going to put her on the second floor of the residence hall. Her family didn't want her up there. I was so passionate about getting her on the first floor that I contacted Disability Services and Housing to try to get her moved. We faced many challenges to prove that for her disability it would be best if she lived on the first floor. After a month or so, her family and I finally had her room changed to the first floor." —Third-year undergraduate, Illinois
"Don't give up, no matter what. If you need to, go above and beyond to show that you deserve respect and to be treated equally. If they do not listen, you may need to go above that person to a higher individual." —First-year graduate student, University of New Orleans, Louisiana
"Disability law is complex. Students can reach out to disability advocacy organizations to understand their legal rights. If you encounter gaps in your school's policies, this is likely unintentional; you can work constructively with your administration to address them." —Recent graduate, Massachusetts
Financial and transition resources: Association on Higher Education And Disability [AHEAD]
Your rights and other resources: Best Colleges
Student guide to self–advocacy: Colorado State University
Guidance on documentation: Association on Higher Education And Disability [AHEAD]
Navigating College handbook: Autistic Self-Advocacy Network [ASAN]
Disability info and resources for students: Wright's Law
How colleges are handling learning disabilities: Hechinger Report


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DETROIT (Reuters) -- Honda Motor Co. is recalling more than 143,000 subcompact cars in the United States to replace faulty window switches that pose a potential fire hazard.
This is the second such campaign for the 2007 and 2008 Honda Fit hatchback, which was recalled for a similar problem in January 2010.
Honda said rain water or spilled liquids could damage the master power window switch on the driver's door, potentially causing the switch to overheat, melt and cause a fire.
Although it has no reports of crashes or injuries as a result of the problem, Honda said Friday it is advising customers to park affected Fit vehicles outside until the master switch has been inspected.
After the first recall in 2010, Honda said it determined that a dealer repair procedure was not "sufficiently robust to ensure that all switches would be completely sealed against all possible moisture intrusion."
Honda said dealers will inspect and replace damaged switches. It will begin notifying owners in mid-July.


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These Ducky Suckers are adorable favors for a baby shower, Easter party or other celebration. They can also be used to construct our Ducky Cupcake Tree.
To make the ducky suckers you will need the following –
~Ducky Mold (if you are making a large quantity I recommend you use at least two molds. The more molds, the faster the process will go.)
~4 bags yellow candy melts (this will make about 40 duckies – 1 bag makes approximately 10 duckies)
~2 white melts for the eyes
~2 black melts for the eyes
~2 orange melts for the beaks
~40 four and a half inch lollipop sticks
Tools needed for this project are as follows –
~12oz or 6oz squeeze bottle
~Very fine tipped paint brush
~Candymelter palette (optional)
~Electric Skillet (optional)
While the candymelter palette and electric skillet are optional I highly recommend these tools especially if you plan on doing other chocolate projects. If you can get just one, get the candymelter palette first and the electric skillet second. The candymelter palette is one of those tools that once you get you will never be able to live without. It has made my candy projects so much easier! You plug the palette in, drop in one or two candy melts/wafers in each of the tiny aluminum cups and it melts them and then keeps them warm while you work. When I first started trying to do chocolate projects I would get all of the different colors I wanted to use melted and then just as I would begin to work I would realize that the first color I melted had already set up. This is so frustrating. The candymelter palette solves this problem and makes colorful candy projects much easier.
The electric skillet is also very useful and you may even have one of these at home already. You can use it to keep small cups of melted candy warm. I put mine on the lowest setting, put a couple of terrycloth dishtowels directly onto the skillet and then place my candy filled squeeze bottles on top of the towels. This keeps the chocolate warm so you don't have to reheat it while you're working.
Now that you have everything you need, it's time to begin making the duckies.
Step 1 – Put the white candy melts, black candy melts and orange candy melts in individual cups of the candymelter palette and plug in. If not using the candymelter palette, melt these in small cups and keep warm in electric skillet or re-warm as needed.
Step 2 – Melt 1 bag of yellow candy melts. I do this in the microwave. I put the candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and melt on defrost setting in 30 second increments stirring each time. You want the melts to melt evenly and not get too hot or they may seize up and become difficult to work with.
Once the candy is melted, I use a funnel to get the candy into my squeeze bottle. Some people prefer to melt the candy directly in the squeeze bottle. This is an option that I have tried but I find that it can be difficult to get all of the candy completely melted and if it is not fully melted, candy globs will plug the tip of the squeeze bottle.
You should have leftover candy in the bowl. I place this in the electric skillet to keep it warm until I need to refill my squeeze bottle.
Step 3 – Use a very fine tipped paint brush to paint the ducky eyes. Begin by putting a small dab of black on the eye of the mold to serve as the pupil. Do this for all of the eyes on the mold. If you are using more than one mold, complete the pupils for all of the eyes on all of the molds before moving on.
Step 4 – Use a very fine tipped paint brush to paint the ducky beaks. If you have just one paint brush use a dry paper towel or cloth to wipe the bristles before changing to another color. Do not use water to wash the brush. Bringing water in contact with the candy melts will cause them to seize and become unworkable. Use the orange candy melts to paint the beaks. I try to get a droplet of orange candy and place it on the beak so that the beak is solid and not see through. You can also achieve this by doing multiple coats.
Step 5 – Make sure that the black has set up before painting the white over it to complete the eye. If you are using just one mold, you probably need to wait a few minutes. If you are using more than one you can probably proceed because by the time you are finished the first mold is probably dry. To test, just touch the black and if it is still liquid it is not set up enough.
Once the black is set, paint the white directly over the black and all around to form the iris. You will want to put a significant amount of white candy on the eye so that it will not be see through.
Step 6 – Make sure that the eye is fully set as described in step 5. This will take about 5 minutes at room temperature. Now you can go ahead and fill in the rest of the mold with yellow candy melts. Use the squeeze bottle to fill each ducky cavity. Fill all of cavities in the mold. Keeping the mold level, tap the mold on the counter to fill in the cavities and to get the air bubbles to rise to the top. Note: Do not tap excessively as this may cause the colors to bleed together. You can hold the mold over your head to check and see if this is happening.
Now insert the lollipop sticks. Poke the lollipop stick into the candy surface and then rotate to get it fully embedded. If necessary you can cover the lollipop stick with some additional candy using the squeeze bottle.
If you are using multiple molds, follow the above process for one mold at a time. If you fill the cavities in all of the molds the candy may have set up a bit before you come back to tap and insert the lollipop sticks.
Step 7 – Place the mold in your refrigerator until set. In my refrigerator this takes about ten minutes. The molds can also be set a room temperature on a cool day, but this will take a lot longer.
Step 8 – Release the duckies. If the duckies do not release easily and part of the eye or candy is left behind, the mold has not set long enough and you need to refrigerate it for a longer period of time.
Step 9 – Enjoy! The chocolate ducky suckers will keep for a very long time (I have kept some for months). A benefit of making things with chocolate and candy melts is that they are stable and almost non-perishable. If you are using the duckies for the Ducky Cupcake Tree you will need to cut about an inch to an inch and a half off of the bottom of each lollipop stick so that they will be the right height for sticking in cupcakes. If you are making the ducky lollipop favors you will need 3"x4" Clear Treat Bags and approximately 12" of ribbon per lollipop to tie in a bow.


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Dear sirs.
I am glad to know that there are so many of us in our country as well pursuing DX as a hobby where I thought it was only me.
I been carrying radio with me since I was five. Even my 7th birthday gift was a National AM band pocket radio. Now, I have many radio receivers that I use for shortwave listening mainly Sony's ICF SW 7600 GR, Ccrain SW Pocket and Grundig G6 with 23 ft wire antenna from Kaito. However, I am now I am highly motivated to take this hobby to its achievement of General Radio Operation Licence to enjoy maximum out of it.
The reason I am writing this today is to appreciate http://www.hamradio.in's contribution to the unfortunately dwindling radio world and if I could also put some of my contributions. Also, I am preparing for exam and learning the morse code so, I would request all interested candidates to put their name so that we can contact each other and decide upon a date of exam or month rather. I would urge all the 'Delhi resident' candidates to come forward to this forum.