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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 6:53 pm
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A snippet from a recent newsletter: "Reports are of some gold moving across borders literally in
. If true, this means some VERY big players mistrust the global economy. They want gold, and they want it in their hands."
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isobars wrote:
A snippet from a recent newsletter: "Reports are of some gold moving across borders literally in
. If true, this means some VERY big players mistrust the global economy. They want gold, and they want it in their hands."
If they mistrust the GLOBAL economy, across which borders would these big players move their gold? Perhaps it's time to invest in canned foods and lock yourself into the bomb shelter. Without a computer.
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There is an incredible amount of foolishness among the worlds central banks. It will eventually create a panic. That could be in 10 years or 10 weeks. We don't know.
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:46 am
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There is an incredible amount of foolishness among the worlds central banks. It will eventually create a panic. That could be in 10 years or 10 weeks. We don't know.
"Well, I woke up this morning, I got myself a beer / Well, I woke up this morning, and I got myself a beer / The future's uncertain, and the end is always near" -- The Doors
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stevenbard wrote:
There is an incredible amount of foolishness among the worlds central banks. It will eventually create a panic. That could be in 10 years or 10 weeks. We don't know.
Bard , here are my two plans for each of the time horizons you have stated above:
(1)Windsurf, MTB, ski.
(2) Windsurf, MTB, ski.
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Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:00 pm
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Time to revive this thread to look at the latest legal wranglings over the meltdown of the economy due to de-regulation.
WASHINGTON Negotiations between the Justice Department and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have hit a stumbling block that has put the talks at risk, a person briefed on the discussions said Tuesday.
A week and a half ago, JPMorgan tentatively agreed to pay $13 billion to settle allegations surrounding the low quality of mortgage-backed securities it sold in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis.
One of the unresolved issues in the talks: JPMorgan says it should be able to seek money from a receivership involving Washington Mutual, a failed savings and loan that JPMorgan purchased in 2008, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the source was not authorized to speak by name about the matter.
The receivership is overseen by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the independent agency created by Congress to maintain stability in the banking system.
The FDIC's position is that JPMorgan is responsible for any liabilities regarding the acquisition of Washington Mutual.
The two sides also disagree over whether the bank can face criminal charges. The tentative $13 billion deal only covers civil issues, said the person briefed on the discussions. In a proposal made Sunday night, the bank said it wants to limit any possible criminal exposure to a single ongoing criminal investigation in California, according to the person, who said talks are continuing.
Justice Department spokesman Brian Fallon said: "I have no comment on the rumors about the talks with JPMorgan." JPMorgan spokesman Mark Kornblau in New York declined to comment.
On Friday, a government agency that oversees mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced that JPMorgan had agreed to pay $4 billion of the $13 billion involved in the tentative settlement.
The $4 billion resolves claims that the bank misled Fannie and Freddie about risky mortgage securities it sold to them before the housing market collapsed.
JPMorgan sold $33 billion in mortgage securities to Fannie and Freddie between 2005 and 2007, according to the government. That was the second-most sold to Fannie and Freddie ahead of the housing crisis, behind only Bank of America Corp. The securities soured after the housing bubble burst in 2007, losing billions of dollars in value.
Fannie and Freddie were rescued in a taxpayer bailout in 2008 as they sank under the weight of mortgage losses.
Two important things here. first, it makes it clear that Freddie and Fannie bought loans that they had been misled on. Nobody settles a lawsuit for $4 billion unless they are likely to lose substantively. Second, the behavior may be criminal, and such a case remains active in California.
The rabid righties scream about anything Obama does--but fraud by the banks, under Republican policies? Absolute silence.
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Time to reopen this thread. Just finished an article by William Greider in the Nation on the Federal Reserve and the run-up of debt, :http://www.thenation.com/article/178366/why-federal-reserve-needs-overhaul#
This organization, now 100 years old, gets grief from both sides as too powerful, to secretive, too effective, etc. Not sure I agree with all, or even much, of what Greider argues--but then that is why I read opinion pieces. But I found these snippets particularly interesting:
An even harsher critic is Sheila Bair, former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, who had to liquidate hundreds of smaller banks during the crisis. What system were we trying to save, anyway? she asked in her under-appreciated 2012 book, Bull by the Horns: Fighting to Save Main Street From Wall Street and Wall Street From Itself. A system in which well-connected big financial institutions get government handouts while smaller institutions and homeowners are left to fend for themselves?
Because we propped up mismanaged institutions, our financial sector remains bloated. The well-managed institutions have to compete with the boneheads, Bair wrote. A culture of greed and shortsightedness permeates even the best-managed banks, one that goes undetected by their executives and boards as well as their regulators. Bair is a conservative Republican, an insider disgusted with the failure of her fellow regulators....
During this profound shift, the central bank lost control of its central function: regulating the availability of credit. The result was a stunning run-up of debt, which has now become a mountain. Economist Jane DArista found that in the single decade of the 1980s, the debt of all US borrowerstotal borrowing by federal, state and local governments, as well as by households, businesses and the financial sectordoubled. The nations total accumulated debt since the beginning of the Republic was $5 trillion in 1980. By 1990, it had reached $10 trillion. Reagans tax cuts contributed mightily to the buildup, but so did Volckers monetary policies. Commercial banks lost lending functions to unregulated financial markets, but the Feds regulatory system did not keep up.
The central bank created monetary conditions that resulted in a debt bubble, DArista wrote in her 2013 essay on the Fed at 100. The failure to analyze what the cumulative effect of debt might be on the real economy was the Feds greatest failure since, in the aftermath of crises, debt remains a major impediment to the revival of economic activity. She attributed the Feds weakening hold on credit expansion to relaxed regulatory enforcement. The debt bubble is what collapsed in 2008....
A stronger explanation for the mountain of debt was financial deregulation, which the Fed itself had championed.
Greenspan led the charge to abolish old rules. As Fed chair, he engineered dubious legal premises in the 1990s to let Citigroup violate the Glass-Steagall Act, which had imposed a firewall between investment banking and commercial banking, even before Congress repealed that New Deal law.
Bill Clinton tagged along like a happy puppy.
In 1982, when the deep recession of that time ended, the Dow Jones average was at 800. The super bull market peaked at 14,000 twenty-five years later.
The Dows value multiplied seventeen times, while the overall economy grew only five times.
That contrast defines the basic economic disorder: a great shift of wealth from the many to the few, from production and consumption to the financial sector. In the early 1980s, the financial industrys profits were about 10 percent of all corporate profits. By 2007, it was claiming 40 percent. The value of all financial assets used to average a bit more than four times the Gross Domestic Product. By 2007, financial assets were ten times the GDP.
Then the music stopped.
Under Greider's argument, the monetary policies of the Fed, initiated and carried out as part of an orgy of regulation cutting by the senile actor from California and his henchmen, was the leading cause of the inflated bubble, and massive economic transfer from the middle class to the financial class. Bubba was just along for the ride. Perhaps too harsh--but certainly something to think about. Obama hasn't helped, but to give credit, he proposed, and Congress refused to go along with, incentive programs that would have helped Main Street.
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WASHINGTON -- Congress sent a a $50.5-billion relief bill to President Obama on Monday help the Northeast recover from Superstorm Sandy, ending a political furor over delays in the disaster aid.
The measure cleared the Senate, 62-36. Its approval, after the president earlier this month signed a $9.7-billion flood insurance bill to help pay Sandy damage claims, would bring the relief package to more than $60 billion.
"It was three months ago that Superstorm Sandy tore up the East Coast,'' Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) told colleagues. "Not one day has passed since Sandy made landfall that I haven't heard from my constituents wondering when Washington will remember them.''
The House approved the measure on Jan. 15 after Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) drew the ire of Northeast officials, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a fellow Republican, for earlier putting off a vote.

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The University of Washington announces a new postdoctoral program in interdisciplinary biophysics research for outstanding early career scientists to work at the intersection of medicine, biology and the physical sciences. The interface between physical and biological sciences is rapidly opening new frontiers in biomedical research. To advance this fertile research area in a highly effective manner, we have launched the inter-departmental Sackler Scholars Program to support postdoctoral fellows in cross-disciplinary biophysics. Laboratories across the entire University of Washington – the School of Medicine, the College of Engineering and the College of Arts & Sciences – are participating in this new initiative. The Sackler Scholars Program enables the brightest early career scientists to combine the experimental and computational expertise of multiple laboratories to promote progress in biophysics research.
Made possible by a generous gift from the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation, the UW Sackler Scholars Program in Integrative Biophysics is a component of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Laboratory of Biomedical and Physical Sciences in honor of their sons Jonathan Sackler and Richard Sackler.


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Reviewed by Sophia S. (age 9)
To begin with, this book was about a family of bunnies who always do dumb things. There were three characters in story named Poppa Bunny, Momma Bunny and Baby Bunny. The setting is in their town and at the Dumb Bunnies house. There was no problem in the story, just a lot of funny things that they did. My favorite part was when Baby Bunny was watching the toilet bowl for no reason!
In addition, I enjoyed this book because it was funny and interesting. It's interesting because you can't predict what will happen next. Also, there is a series of these books, so I like that I can read more about them. All of the books are funny. Another thing I liked was how Poppa Bunny was like me because I once threw my fishing rod in the water and my dad had to fish it out with his rod. Papa Bunny was fishing in this book and kept trying to catch fish in the boat!
This book is for people that like funny books, especially ages four to nine. Find it at your local library today!!


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the tyranny of the narrative and classic films
narrative is a methodology. by this device stories are unfolded in a linear fashion. like a Rube Goldberg machine one action causes a reaction; this in turn precipitates another reaction and so on. narrative methodology is rather rigid and will follow these progressions:
(1)scene/setting established
(2)characters(heroes/antiheroes/protagonists/antagonists) introduced
(3)conflict arises between character-this arc is where we find the drama/comedy/tragedy
(4)conflict resolution
This methodology is oppressive because of its' inherent tidiness. Rarely do we find life so neat and clear cut. this vehicle is a pale reflection of life and all its' backwaters and subplots. to consider this form of methodology the class has been assigned to watch some films from the Golden Era of Hollywood. i was provided the rare opportunity (man, i was sick) to watch three films from to fulfill the assignment. the films are:
A Night at the Opera1935 directed by Sam Wood; starring: Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones and of course the Marx Bros.
an amazing film, the Marx brothers assist two young lovers to rise into elite opera community against the hurdles of society snobs and egotistic stars. all the while Groucho and Chico skim and bilk, Harpo teases, and all three chase women. the story unfolds strictly in narrative form:
(1) high society of the opera scene
(2)Groucho is courting the rich heiress and hanging onto the opera society for free lunches, we are introduced to the young performers beautiful talented and gracious, and we see the established talent (gross, overconfident, egotistic)
(3)the established, egotistic performer and heroine are signed to the prestigious company which splits up our young heroine and hero, separates Groucho from his free lunch train, etc
(3) groucho and bros and hero follow the heroine to reclaim his love and win the position overturning the egoist. They 'delay' the established performer during the season opener and the hero rushes in and proves he is a worthy talent.
(4) groucho gets his free lunch back, the lovers are reunited and the hero wins the lead in the company.
Key Largo 1948 directed by the inimitatable John Huston; starring: no less than Bacall, Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lionel Barrymore...
(1&2)Frank McCloud (Bogart) is a dour veteran of WWII passes through the Florida Keys stops to meet the family of his fallen war-buddy. He find s himself in the middle of a group of nervous shady characters that are obviously up to something. Chief among them toughguy Johnny Rocco (Robinson) who seems to be putting the Temple Family in awkward if not dangerous situations
(3)Frank struggles with his own mortality and bitterness at the war as sadist Rocco pushes everyone's buttons to pass the time while he waits for another thug to get there.
(4) Frank is victorious after the big shoot-out, yet he is wounded ahhh film noir....
A Night in Casablanca 1946 directed by Archie L. Mayo and starring the Marx Bros. I am not going to analyze this film but to say I have wanted to see it ever since I read the Goucho Letters . Check it out even if you have to read the little bit on line. this is the funniest damn thing I think I have ever read is the letters from the Warner Bros. lawyers and Groucho's responses regarding this film.
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BOULDER, Colo.—A Colorado man who hid in the tank of a portable toilet at a yoga festival to spy on women has been sentenced to three years in prison and 10 years of probation.
The sentence for 31-year-old Luke Chrisco was handed down Friday in Boulder. He pleaded guilty in July to two burglary counts and attempted unlawful sexual contact.
Police arrested him in 2011 after a woman at a yoga festival in Boulder noticed something moving in the tank of the portable toilet, then saw a feces-stained man emerge and run away. Police said he also was suspected of hiding in other bathrooms around Boulder to watch women use the toilet.
KUSA-TV reports ( http://goo.gl/3BMSFA) that prosecutors dropped other burglary charges and a misdemeanor count of criminal invasion as part of a plea agreement.
Information from: KUSA-TV, http://www.9news.com


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The bedbug actually could be the bogeyman: it's scary, it comes out at night, and like a horror movie, it's now becoming resistant to our tools for wiping them off the face of the earth.
Rotten Apple: Chinese Groups Call Out Company Over Workers' Rights
When you think about Apple being accused of ignoring safety conditions at its contractors' factories, your shiny new iPhone may lose some luster.
Natalie Portman's Laugh: The Golden Globes Video That Won't Go Away
Sorry Natalie, you can't win 'em all.
Who Is Pointing Lasers At Airplanes? After 2,800 Incidents in 2010, Officials Race to Avert Disaster
In today's obvious news update: Pointing lasers at a pilot operating a plane is dangerous. In today's worrisome news update: The number of times this happens has soared.
Britain Bans Anti-Islam Pastor Terry Jones
Opposing what it calls "extremism," the British government has told the controversial Florida pastor that he isn't welcome. Ever.
Zach Galifianakis, Art Aficionado: Nice Painting, Sorry About My Face
When Mike Mitchell painted a portrait of actor and funnyman Zach Galifianakis and posted it on his Tumblr blog the last thing he expected was a personal "thank you" – or the subsequent apology.
Musicians Killed in Violence-Torn Mexico After Refusing to Play Encore
The music business is a hard one to crack, especially for aspiring musicians in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Down With Daft Punk, Long Live Duran Duran: Coachella 2011 Skimps on the Reunion Acts
No More Bears On Tightropes: China Bans Animal Circuses
With good reason, China's banning animal circuses: they're popular at zoos, but unless you consider animals being ripped to shreds by tigers as entertainment, you may be in the wrong place.
Baby Yoga: The Internet's Latest Petrifying Craze
Apparently, it's never too early to try to get your child ahead in the world.
Jesse James and Kat Von D Announce Engagement
It might just be a tattooed match in heaven.
Gervais Talks Globes on CNN: 'I Mustn't Come Out There As Everyone's Mate and Schmooze — That's Nauseating'
Ricky Gervais appears on Piers Morgan tonight – see a clip after the jump – and defends his controversial appearance at the Golden Globes. (via Tuned In)


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Extreme Multihead
Configuring Multiple Monitors
- Experiment to find best setup (xrandr)
- Make the setup default (xorg.conf.d)
Accessing Remote Systems from a Single Desktops
- Simple remote access (rdc)
- Complex remote access (Xdmc)
- Keyboard & Mouse Sharing (Synergy)
- Complete Integration (Xdmx)
Several monitors can be attached to a single computer system. Many years ago this was only possible by installing two or more video cards in a computer. Then some high-end video cards began appearing with outputs for two monitors. Nowadays, most laptops come with a main display and a socket for an external monitor while the integrated video cards on desktop systems provide VGA + DVI + HDMI outputs as standard. If you plug in multiple monitors to whatever video sockets you have available, they will more often than not "just work" - offering two or more versions of the same display. In some cases this is exactly what is required; allowing the same desktop to be viewed from different directions.
It is also possible to have these multiple monitors work together as an extended single desktop. It is even possible to join the displays from several computers - each with single or multiple monitors - into one very large extended desktop.
This document describes how to go configure such a system.
Experimenting with Multiple Monitors
The easiest way to begin experimenting with multiple monitors is start with a system which has a working X setup supporting a single monitor. If you already have the additional equipment installed
- a video card with multiple video outputs or multiple vide cards
- monitors plugged into each of the video outputs
When everything is on you should see the same output on each monitor. The desktop is "cloned" on to the secondary monitors. If all the monitors are not exactly the same shape or support different resolutions you may only see portions of the main desktop display.
The best tool to experiment with configuring your monitors to display as you want is
xrandr. This may already installed as part of your Xorg installation from either the xorg or xorg-apps packages.
Use xrandr to experiment with different configurations until you arrive at settings you want to make permanent. The dualhead and xrandr pages, the man page and various locations on the web provide more information on using the tool.
For example, the following command configures my dual monitor setup:
xrandr --output VGA-1 --rotate left --output VGA-1 --pos 0x0 --output DVI-0 --rotate left --output DVI-0 --pos 1080x0
- I have two monitor devices with the logical names
ki>DVI-0. These names can be determined using the command
xrandr -qor even searching through the X.org logfile
- both monitors are identical each with a resolution of 1920x1080
- VGA-1 is rotated 90 counter-clockwise from landscape to portrait
--output VGA-1 --rotate left
- VGA-1 is the main display
--output VGA-1 --pos 0x0
- DVI-0 is also rotated
--output DVI-0 --rotate left
- DVI-0 sits immediately to the right of VGA-1
--output DVI-0 --pos 1080x0
If you have not done so already, create a simple batch script containing your desired xrandr command. Save it somewhere useful; /usr/local/bin perhaps. Your system can then be configured to call this script as you login to your account as your window manager starts. There are different locations for saving initialisation commands and indeed some Settings tools can add these commands in place for you.
If none of the above options are available to you or you need a generic solution that will apply across all window managers and/or users; add the command to either to individual or system xinitrc scripts:
- system-wide initialisation file is /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc; add a line after the window manager has been started but before any applications are called


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Whether writing or speaking, the words we use convey images to our audience. The literal, dictionary definition of a particular word is its denotation; the implied meaning or perception associated with it is its connotation. Selecting the right words for the thoughts we want to communicate requires knowing both their literal meaning and the emotional context surrounding them.
Many words have positive, negative, or neutral connotations that add color to their literal meanings. For example, calling someone a chef will generally imply more skill and prestige than saying they are a cook, even though both words denote a person whose job is preparing food to eat. Saying a woman's hair looks nice can have a neutral, or perhaps negative, connotation even though the word "nice" is generally considered complimentary. Seeing the name of an inner-city gang scrawled across the wall of a building might make a gang member feel pride, but the same sight might incite anger or fear in other people in the community. Factors such as age, culture, education, and life experiences will affect how a person perceives certain words.
Using words that connote more than their literal meaning can affect the tone and mood of what we write, and adds depth to both fiction and nonfiction by stimulating the reader's imagination and invoking an emotional response.
What are some words you react to based on their connotation more than their denotation? What type of words do you view as "neutral?" Do you think about the meaning of the words you are using more when you are writing than when you are speaking?


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A dozen free range 'eggs' have been laid around the ARKive website for you to dig up using your eggspert knowledge!
It's easy to play along:
- Unscramble the first cryptic clue to lead you to the correct page on ARKive
- Find the egg and break it open to eggspose the next clue
- Crack all of the clues until you reveal. . .
- The final Golden Egg
- Collect a special twibbon to show your friends what an egghead you are!
If you only make it half-a-dozen-way through and need to take a break, you can save the latest webpage in your 'favourites' and continue the egg hunt later.
Here's your first clue:
"Watch this eggstreme angler video! Is this bird of prey the ultimate fisher?"
Do you eggcept the challenge, or will you chicken out?! If you're finding it extraordinarily challenging, you can 'like' us on Facebook to get some eggclusive eggstra clues!
Good luck and let us know how you get on!


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Sept. 7, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the third time in the program's history and first since 2001 the MIT men's soccer team started its season with four straight wins following a 4-0 decision over Caltech. The victory clinched the Boddington Tournament crown which was hosted by Colorado College.
The Engineers got on the board 8:48 into the contest when Kevin Chou converted on one of Tech's six first-half corner kicks. In the 32nd minute, Christian Therkelsen recorded a solo effort after stealing the ball outside of the goalkeeper's box. Although MIT continued to attack, the 2-0 advantage would hold through the intermission.
Neil Zimmerman set up Therkelsen for his second strike of the game just 10 minutes into the second stanza. The Engineers capped the scoring in the 62nd minute when Peter Bojo found Chase Anderson for his first goal of the season.
In his first intercollegiate appearance in net, Dylan Rankin picked up two saves and the win in 66 minutes of action. Javier Duarte did not face a shot on goal as he closed out the contest for MIT.


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Oceanside resident Ellen Fogel struggled with her conscience and her duty to her children for days prior to the recent state testing program.
Was she going to let her children take the tests that she considered to be part or a system that has "become educationally insolvent" due to state mandates not only on what should be taught, but on how students should be tested and evaluated on what they have or have not learned.
"It was a very hard decision the mother of two school-age children said. "I went back and forth. I was not afraid of whether or not they would fail, but that the testing program was actually making my daughter ill, with a nervous stomach and bouts o throwing up."
"There is a lot more to this common core testing program than we are seeing, a hidden political agenda to take over the schools from local control and do away with tenure for teachers," she said. "If you make the tests so onerous and difficult, then you can blame the failure on the teachers and the schools and user them to fulfill an agenda."
"We keep pressuring students with more tests and more homework, we are going to have a generation of depressed kids,:" she added.
Fogel eventually sent her kids to school to take the test, mostly because she was afraid of the ramifications of them not taking them and because she was not sure what the impact would be of her opting-out.
State officials has said earlier that students would not be punished for opting out, but that school systems that did not have a 95 percent compliance rate would find themselves losing state aid in future budget negotiations.
The English Language Arts test was given over three days, April 16, 17 and 18. The mathematics tests will be given April 24, 25 and 26.
A number of parents did opt-out, the beginning of what many are saying is a movement that would likely grow each year.
Two students opted out in the West Hempstead schools, an official said. The official would not discuss what grade or grades the students were in.
` "We don't talk about individual kids or test situation," the person said.
Robert Fenter, a deputy superintendent in the Oceanside schools, said thqt 15 students in that district opted out of taking the test.
In Malverne, there were two opt-outs, one at the middle school and another in an elementary school.
Island Park officials declined to numerate the opt-out in the district, but said in a statement that both the board of education and district administrators "believe that there are too many tests these days, especially those related to the new student learning objectives."
In Rockville Centre, however, where the district's superintendent, Dr. William Johnson, supported the activists who were calling for parents to opt-out, more than 300 students declined to take the test.
In each district, students were made to sit at their desks in the testing room and accept the test booklet. They were not allowed to leave until the test time was completed, nor were they allowed to go to an alternative site where they could read quietly or do other actives during the test time.
Students who did not show up for the test were marked absent and will be issued a make-up test at a later date.
Those who sat for the test and who then refused to take it will be marked" not tested," state officials said.
Billy Easton, the executive director of The Alliance for Quality Education, a state advocacy group said, "It is not difficult to understand why growing numbers of parents around the country are choosing to have their children opt out of testing. Too often our state and national policy makers have confused testing with teaching. " Janet Deutermann, a parent in Rockville Centre, who started the Facebook page that generated support of the opt-out, said, "Parents are finally educating themselves on the state of our educational system and we are horrified by what we have found. Excessive testing on educationally inappropriate material, an experimental core curriculum which eliminates inspired and creative learning, selling of our children's data without our consent and a system that vilifies the only component of education that puts our children first: our teachers."
When asked by reporters for comment on the opt-out movement, Governor Andrew Cuomo said, "I've heard both sides of the argument. I understand the controversy. The state education department is the entity that is in charge. It's not my place to side with the students who are opting out… Has there ever been a student who says, I love tests? I hated tests, but it's the nature of the beast. I understand that there are parents who feel that we are testing too much, but that's part of the process."


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Defense picking up it's slack
The Washington Huskies are enjoying their first 4-1 start since the 2006 season heading into their bye week. The reason everyone is excited about the Huskies this year is the play of the offense who are averaging 34 points per game.
The Huskies offense led by Keith Price who has thrown for 17 touchdowns which is second most in the nation. Chris Polk is also leading the rushing attack this season as well. The Huskies in the past six quarters went from a solid team to a team on the verge of making noise due to the play of the defense.
The Huskies defense who had fans scared from their first 14 quarters this season has shown they are starting to turn the corner on this season. The Huskies defense, not the offense, is the key to the season. The offense will score on anyone as they haven't been held under 30 points all season long including 38 points on the road in a loss to Nebraska. If the defense can just play average the Huskies are headed towards a nine win season if not 10 wins. If the defense plays like they did the first 14 quarters they will win only seven games (the offense is that good).
In the first 14 quarters of the season the Huskies allowed 130 points (9.3 points per quarter=37.1 points per game), 1,617 yards (115.5 per quarter=462 yards per game) while allowing 28-50 (56.0%) on third downs. Then after leading 21-20 against California at halftime something changed with the defense.
The defence started to actually defend their opponents which hopefully willl change Huskies history for the greater.
In the past six quarters of football the Huskies have allowed only 17 points (2.8 points per quarter=11.2 points per game), 518 yards (86.3 yards per quarter=345.3 per game) and allowing only 8-19 (42.1%) on third downs.
The Huskies defense has also seen their opponent the last two games in the red zone eight times while allowing only three touchdowns (last touchdown came with 14 seconds left in a game which they led 31-7). The defense has shown they are turning their season around.
In conclusion, if the Huskies defense can play like they did the first six quarters of the season led by Desmond Trufant, Cort Dennison and Alameda Ta'amu.
This could easily be a 10 win team if the defense continues to play the way they are playing because the offense is the best the Huskies fans have seen in well over a decade. There is harmony in this program no more talk of coaches being fired which has been nice.
The Huskies defense will decide if this is a special season or a forgetful season.


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by LOLtron » Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:45 pm
The fan has quit reading Superior Spider-Man comics a record 23 times over a 6 month period.
Source: ThanosCopter Newswire
Jeremy Ottswallop, a 29 year old quality control worker at a Mansfield, OH potato chip factory, is fed up with what he feels is the unsatisfactory treatment of his favorite character. "Marvel has ruined Spider-Man," he angrily stated at his local comic book store, Joe's Comics and Cards. "And I'm done wasting my time reading their comics until they fix him."
Immediately, a gathered crowd broke into applause and cheered. Ottswallop had officially broken the Guinness World Record for most times quitting a Spider-Man comic, having quit Dan Slott's Superior Spider-Man a record 23 times over a six month period.
"It's quite an impressive feat," said official Guinness World Record Adjudicator Benjamin Hensley. "To quit a book over and over again takes a lot of courage and stamina."
As cake was passed around to celebrate the feat, Ottswallop explained why he continually quit the book over and over again. "What Slott has done to Spider-Man is terrible," he said in between bites of a cake that read "Keep on Quittin', Jeremy!". "Replacing Peter's soul with Dr. Octopus is almost as unforgivable as when they had him eat hot dogs with Loki. I keep hoping that the book will get better, which is why I keep un-quitting, but Slott never fails to make it seem more likely that Peter Parker will never come back."
Ottswallop beat the previous record set by Aaron Barkley of Hollywood, CA, who quit the book 22 times during One More Day, in which Spider-Man's marriage to Mary Jane was erased from reality. Barkley famously tied himself to a Spider-Man impersonator outside of the TCL Chinese Theatre and refused to leave until a list of demands had been met, which included the restoration of the marriage with the addition of Gwen Stacy as a polyamorous third member of the marriage. Police eventually tased Barkley after a tense 3 hour standoff and freed the Spider-Man impersonator.
When asked for comment, Barkley admitted that he was in a dark place during his World Record attempt and admitted that he enjoyed the new Spider-Man direction, saying that it was one of the fresher concepts to be introduced by Marvel in years.
Joe Young, the owner of Joe's Comics and Cards, thought that Ottswallop was being a bit dramatic about the whole thing. "We stopped removing Superior Spider-Man from his pull list," he admitted. "He just keeps adding the book back whenever we take it off."
But Ottswallop said this time he was really done. "Nope, Marvel's lost me as a customer forever," he said. "Even if next issue features Spider-Man and the Lizard teaming up...and the Lizard is like my tenth favorite Spider-Man villain." Ottswallop quickly excused himself, presumably to speak to a store clerk about getting the comic added back to his pull list.
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by xaraan » Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:53 pmI feel like this is about me and not just because of the coincidence with the name. I swore off Spidey after the end of the series and launch and what he had been through and god help me, I picked the book up again a few issues into Superior and love it. I even tweeted Slott that the only thing I hated more than what he had done to Peter was how much I loved the book. I've never been so angry to enjoy something
by theflyingwaffle » Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:33 amI am only 3 issues in on the Superior Spider-man (I got a late start on it unfortunately), and I think I'm enjoying it sort of... I am literally torn between hating the fact that Peter is a dead ghost watching his life be altered and shredded before his eyes by Doc Oc, and the fact that I want to continue reading to know what's going to happen next... It's like a bad car accident on the freeway. It is a terrible thing to see, yet you can't look away...
by Philip M. Hofer » Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:55 amI only needed one time to quit, same with the other's who are mentioned here.
by Punchy » Fri Jun 28, 2013 5:07 amI think this is the closest to 'The Onion' levels of awesomeness we've got, nice one.
by SuperginraiX » Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:27 am
That was the Johns/Manapul Flash book for me. I so wanted to hate it and then it turned out to be good. On the plus side, it led into Flashpoint so I can still hate it.
by nietoperz » Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:33 amNever picked it up. Not even a little bit interested.
by Punchy » Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:37 am
It's really good.
by nietoperz » Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:59 am
I've heard. But the thing is, I like Peter Parker - that's the Spider-Man I grew up admiring, the everyman who did the right thing even when it often came back to bite him in the arse. Equally, Doctor Octopus was one of my absolute least favourite villains.
To me, this set-up is not my favourite Marvel character, and kind of ruins the figure of Spider-Man. I mean, I have no doubt that Peter will be back one day, but as it stands this is not a version of the book I am tempted to spend my money on.
by MikeinLA » Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:09 am
Out of curiousity, why don't you like Doctor Octopus?
by GOSD » Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:20 am
I felt the same way at the beginning but I warmed to Otto as Spider-Man eventually. Yes, Peter will return some day but it is kinda fun seeing Otto's begruding interpretation of what a hero is and as a reader, seeing how wrong he's doing it.
It really is a fun book. I find myself rooting for Otto at times but liking him get his every once in awhile. Otto's sheer arrogance and smugness makes the book entertaining.
You really should give it a chance.
by LoganRSA » Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:17 amWith SpOck, I'm enjoying the character for the first time in many years. Doc Ock has always been a favorite villain, and the over-the-top dialogue is just fun. The idea is so absurd that somehow it works.
by Kat_Rocha » Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:27 pmWow. I haven't picked up a Marvel title since Civil War so it's always fun to take a peak and see what the current stories are. I get the impression that the current Spiderman arch is like a Roger Corman film. It's outlandish and ridiculous, but for some reason it's entertaining and fun. Is that correct?
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Shabbat, or Shabbos, is about connecting with God and basking in His greatness. This is done, among other things, through ceasing from the weekly pursuit of livelihood and enjoying lots of Shabbos food. The latter comes hand-in-hand with the Shabbat table, which is such an integral part of this holy day that it becomes a quasi sanctuary at which we eat, drink, sing, talk and learn Torah. Before the various centerpieces, the most important thing on the Shabbos table is the tablecloth. There are numerous types from which to choose, such as linen tablecloths, velvet tablecloths and more. When it comes to color, although one is free to use whichever color ones desires, there is a general consensus on one color: white.
White has always been symbolic of purity, and it is no surprise that many have the custom of wearing white on Yom Kippur, reminiscent of the ministering angles. On her wedding day, the bride wears all white, and in some Ashkenazi sectors the groom will wear a Kittel, which is a white robe worn over the clothes. Even in religions other than Judaism, white is perceived as the color of purity. An immaculate, white tablecloth, most admit, adds to the already-festive and holy ambiance on Shabbat. Oftentimes, people opt for a white tablecloth embroidered with Biblical passages or floral designs.
For those who love to have Hebrew passages written on the Shabbat tablecloth there are many options; for instance, you can have passages such as "Remember the Shabbos", a passage from the book of psalms, and more. Some white tablecloths also incorporate images of the holy city of Jerusalem, such as the Western Wall, the old city, and more. Others may bear the name Jerusalem, either in English or in Hebrew. In addition to images of Jerusalem, many tablecloths incorporate themes pertinent to Judaism in general, such as Stars of David, the Menorah, Candlesticks with a Kiddush cup and more.Shabbat tablecloths make for excellent wedding gifts, for multiple reasons. For one, they vary in prices, so you can always find an appropriate pick. Secondly, they can be custom-made; you can ask the artist to embroider the names of the bride and groom, their wedding date, and more. If you do purchase a Shabbat tablecloth as a gift, it would be wise to find out the type of table the gift-receivers have prior to purchasing the tablecloth; do not assume they have a rectangular table, because their table may have oval, circular, et cetera.
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Zampier Scores 15 Points To Lead Four Players In Double Figures
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - All season long James Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball at Yale, has been stressing the importance of defense to his inexperienced team. It appears the message has been received. In their final half before the start of the Ivy League play, the Bulldogs held NJIT to 18.5 percent from the field en route to an easy 79-48 victory at the John J. Lee Amphitheater.
NJIT made only five field goals over the final 20 minutes. In its two-game winning streak, Yale has held its opponents to 31.7 percent shooting.
"We've had a couple of games at home to get comfortable and that really helps," Jones said. "The guys are developing and we are getting more consistent."
Alex Zampier paced the Bulldogs with 15 points. Porter Braswell added 14 points, which matched his career high. Michael Sands scored 11 points and Reggie Willhite added 10. Josh Davis grabbed a career-high seven rebounds.
Chris Flores (18 points) and Jheryl Wilson (16) combined to score 34 of the Highlanders' 48 points.
Yale's bench outscored NJIT's 30-8.
NJIT (5-11) led 12-6 after six minutes, but the Bulldogs scored the next seven points. The score was tied at 19 with eight minutes left, but Yale used a 13-4 run, capped by a Paul Nelson layup, to seize control.
The Highlanders pulled to within six early in the second half, but the Bulldogs quickly ran off nine straight points to regain control. The lead grew to as many 35 points late in the second half.
Zampier, who missed the last two games with an ankle injury, was 4-of-9 from the field and made all six of his free throws in 20 minutes.
"We wanted to give him an opportunity to play before Brown [next Friday]," Jones said.
Braswell, who had been struggling from the field, was 4-of-5 from three-point range.
"This is a big confidence booster going into the Ivy League season," he said. "I've been getting some extra reps in practice and been trying to keep my focus."
Yale (6-11) shot 50 percent from the field, made nine three-pointers and was 18-of-21 from the free throw line.
The Bulldogs also had a 36-28 edge in rebounding.
After playing five games in the last 10 days, Yale is now off until next Friday's Ivy opener against Brown. Tipoff at Lee Amphitheater is slated for 7 p.m. The Bulldogs will play three of their first four league games at home.
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- Steve Bunce
Bute fight a mistake for fading FrochSteve Bunce May 22, 2012
I don't think for a second that Lucien Bute is going to regret travelling to Nottingham to face Carl Froch on Saturday - if anything, I think Bute's people aggressively pursued Froch after watching his performance against Andre Ward last December.
Bute will have seen signs of decline in Froch's performance against Ward, and even before that, when Froch overcame Glen Johnson. He will have been comparing that Froch with an earlier Froch.
When he met Ward, Froch did not look like himself: he was made at times to appear slow, ponderous and predictable. Ward's good, but he's not that good; he's not the second coming. Carl got in the ring that night and, to me, looked as if he didn't have much left and that his heart was not in the fight. It was an odd performance.
It's very possible that Froch's last seven fights, which have been against really tough opponents, have taken their toll. I think the Bute people have made the assumption that Froch has basically punched himself out. Plus, if Froch manages to upset the odds and win, Bute has a rematch clause up his sleeve.
Looking throughout history, boxers don't consistently have really hard battles back-to-back, because it takes a dreadful toll on a fighter.
If Froch was a bit fresher, I think he'd be a favourite and he'd win: if this fight had been made in 2010, I would have made Froch the overwhelming favourite. While facing top quality consistently is commendable, I feel it's going to cost him here.
For me, Froch needed a longer break and an easier fight after Ward. Okay, he's had some short breaks recently, but never a long one, and that makes the Bute match-up a mistake. To have this as a stepping stone post-Ward is bewildering, but brave.
It would take an almighty effort at this point in Carl's career to beat Bute. That said, Carl doesn't believe he can ever lose - in his mind his first pro defeat, against Kessler, could have gone either way, and against Ward he just got it wrong on the night. He'll still think he's invincible, and can walk straight through Bute.
However, the way to beat Bute is to to fight with brain and not heart, and Froch is a smart fighter who has proved he can do that.
If Carl does lose, it's likely to draw him back towards the domestic scene - and that's no disaster, because there are some big paydays out there. A British-level fight doesn't mean taking on Kenny Anderson at the York Hall; it could mean a showdown at the O2 with George Groves or James DeGale. Meetings with DeGale or Groves could easily generate more money than Carl is getting for Bute, let's not forget that.
I would imagine that Groves and DeGale, win or lose on Saturday, will fancy a bite at Froch at some point. Carl's a proud guy, but money's going to motivate him. If there's big cash on the table for fighting DeGale or Groves then trust me, Carl would sell his granny for that fight.
Price is right to mention Klitschkos
If David Price and his people hadn't started screaming about one of the Klitschkos after he beat Sam Sexton, then they wouldn't have been doing their job properly. You can't start calling out about Chris Arreola, that's not right - you need to aim high.
Price is not ready for the Klitschkos at the moment, of course it's premature to think about getting into the ring with them - but he needs to put himself inside their orbit by talking about them. They are aware of him now.
We're very close to having a scenario of a void heavyweight world championship: ie. the period after the Klitschkos. We're not sure who's going to fill that; David Price is a contender, but he will want a crack at one of the Klitschkos before they retire.
Pre-Klitschkos, Robert Helenius would be a good opponent - as would Arreola, to be fair. And whyever not Audley Harrison, who meets Ali Adams on Saturday. Olympic gold medallist v bronze medallist - that fight would sell like mad.


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There are lots of reasons to love One Story, even if you hate me. There is, for instance, the fact that they have published such fine writers as Kelly Link, Judy Budnitz, Alan DeNiro, Stephen Dixon, Binyavanga Wainana, Gregory Maguire, and many others. Their format is great fun -- living up to their title, they publish a single story in each issue, as a sort of chapbook. They're portable, convenient, not overwhelming, and sometimes even kind of cute. They have a blog. They tend to win awards. (Indeed, I first became aware of them when judging the Fountain Award, which this year they ended up winning.) At the AWP Conference in March, they had rubber duckies in an inflatable swimming pool, for no reason I could quite figure out except that rubber duckies and inflatable swimming pools were exactly what the staid halls of AWP needed. And editor Hannah Tinti gives extraordinarily useful feedback (or at least she did for me).
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*****Walk to Remember spoiler to follow******Mrs. Jasper Hale wrote: Senor Gimp asked a question that I thought was interesting: If you could write yourself into a story, which story? What character would you be and why?
I think I would have to say Twilight and I would be Alice because she totally rocks! Or A Walk to Remember as Jaime because she gets Landon! Or Harry Potter as just any student because, as some of the guys said, it would be awesome to do magic!
But Jamie dies...
I would definitely want to be written into Twilight! But, I wouldn't want to be any of the existing characters, just be a new character (either a vampire or a human who eventually becomes one) and I would live with the Cullens forever It would be fabulous.
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Nashville, Tenn. – Deshawn Dockery hit a three with 13 seconds remaining, helping the Tennessee State men's basketball team upended Jacksonville State, 66-60, on Thursday night.
The victory pushed the Tigers' home record to 8-0 and their OVC record to 6-0, which are the best marks since the 1994-95 season.
Kellen Thornton and Patrick Miller led TSU in scoring with 17 apiece while Jordan Cyphers also scored in double-figures with ten.
M.J. Rhett narrowly missed his third double-double in five games as the sophomore grabbed a game-high 10 boards and scored nine points.
Rhett's work on the glass helped the Tigers to a 30-22 rebounding advantage during the contest.
JSU started the game on a 6-2 run, but the swing was promptly ended by an emphatic two-handed slam by Rhett at the 17-minute mark. Rhett flew by and over defenders to complete the play, got fouled and made the following free throw to put the Tigers down one.
Rhett finished the first period with five points (2-of-3), a half-high five rebounds and a block.
Another dunk, this one by Kellen Thornton, put TSU up by three with just over 13 minutes left in the half. Thornton's bucket was the exclamation point on a 9-2 TSU run.
TSU maintained a small advantage for the better part of the first half and Thornton was again able to extend the Tigers' lead with a coffin corner triple and a lay-in on the following possession. The second hoop put TSU up 23-17 with six minutes to go in the opening frame.
Thornton had a half-high 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting (66.7 percent) and grabbed two boards during the opening stanza.
Tennessee State got up by as many as 11 points during the first, and Jordan Cyphers poured in a three with just seconds remaining to send the Tigers into the locker room with a 33-22 advantage.
TSU ended the half on a 22-9 run and shot 55 percent (11-of-20) while holding the Gamecocks to a 36.4 line (8-of-22) during the first 20 minutes.
The Gamecocks started the second half off strong and took the lead, 43-42, with a 21-9 run that spanned over seven minutes. JSU only missed one of nine field goals during the stretch (88.8 percent).
TSU eventually regained the lead when Miller nailed a jumper at the 11:08 mark, and raised the score to 53-45 when Miller converted his second triple in as many trips down the floor.
Again, JSU came back and eventually pulled within one when Ronnie Boggs hit a three with three minutes to go.
Thornton answered with a triple of his own, but the score remained tight until Dockery canned his game-sealing three.
Miller drained one-of-two free throws and that would be all the Tigers needs, as they defeated the Gamecocks 66-60.
TSU shot 50 percent (22-of-44) for the game and 57.1 percent from downtown (8-of-14).
TSU will next play at Belmont, Saturday at 7 p.m. The winner of that contest will take sole possession of first place in the OVC East Division.
NOTE: head coach Travis Williams will appear on Steve Ulry's 180 Show on 104.5 FM tomorrow at 12:50.
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Salazar solid, but Indians lose on walk-off homer
SAN FRANCISCO -- Danny Salazar decided he had spent enough time stressing over his mechanics and overthinking situations while out on the mound. The young Indians starter made a point mentally to change his approach Sunday afternoon.
"I was trying to bring the guy that was here last year," Salazar said.View Full Game Coverage
SAN FRANCISCO -- Danny Salazar decided he had spent enough time stressing over his mechanics and overthinking situations while out on the mound. The young Indians starter made a point mentally to change his approach Sunday afternoon.
"I was trying to bring the guy that was here last year," Salazar said.View Full Game Coverage
Salazar's success in his limited time with the Tribe last summer led to a start in the American League Wild Card Game. After struggling for much of April, the hard-throwing right-hander finally looked like last season's phenom in his outing against the Giants on Sunday, but Cleveland's familiar offensive issues arose in a 4-1, walk-off loss at AT&T Park.
San Francisco sent the Indians packing courtesy of a three-run, game-winning home run from Brandon Hicks, who sent an elevated fastball from setup man Cody Allen disappearing into a sea of partying fans in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Indians were swept in the three-game series mostly due to their anemic offense.
Ryan Vogelsong's strong effort against the Tribe's lineup made Salazar's start a mere silver lining.
"We needed to be able to give them more than one run through nine innings," Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis said. "If you ask any person in the Major Leagues if they can beat a team held to one run in nine innings, you should be able to do it. I think this one is on the hitters. I thought Danny pitched outstanding."
Indeed, this was the type of outing Cleveland had been waiting for Salazar to provide.
The 24-year-old Salazar turned in seven innings after being unable to last even five in each of his previous three outings. During that three-start stretch, the right-hander posted a 9.95 ERA and hitters tagged him for a .352 average. San Francisco, on the other hand, managed only one run and went 5-for-25 (.200) against Salazar.
The lone breakthrough for the Giants came in the fourth inning, when Pablo Sandoval slashed a two-out pitch down the left-field line for a double. One pitch later, Brandon Crawford yanked a fastball down the right-field line for another two-base hit, scoring Sandoval to push the Indians behind, 1-0.
"To Sandoval, I saw the replay here. That was a great pitch," Salazar said. "I don't know how he got there, because it was way outside. He just got it. The second double, it was a good two-seam [fastball] inside, but it came back to the middle and he hit it."
It was hard to fault Salazar for one hiccup in an otherwise solid showing.
"He was pretty good, man," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "Seven innings, one run -- on a lot of days, you're thrilled with that."
The problem was that Cleveland's lineup was lulled to sleep by Vogelsong.
In the opener Friday, veteran Tim Hudson had his way with the Indians' offense. On Saturday, the Tribe chased Tim Lincecum before the fifth inning, but then shot blanks against San Francisco's bullpen. In the series finale, Vogelson held Cleveland to two hits -- both via Michael Bourn -- in seven shutout innings.
The Indians hit .162 (17-for-105) overall and .100 (2-for-20) with runners in scoring position in the series, managing just five total runs in the process. Cleveland's Nos. 4-6 hitters (Carlos Santana, Michael Brantley and Asdrubal Cabrera) combined for an 0-for-29 showing in the three defeats.
"You try not to look back too many days, because that doesn't help," Francona said. "We have good hitters. We have to start making better adjustments during the game and make it harder for guys to get us out. For whatever reason, whether it's pressing, it's probably different for each hitter, but we've got to make it a little harder."
Vogelsong was in line for the win until the eighth inning, when reliever Santiago Casilla took over on the mound for the Giants. Yan Gomes promptly deposited a 1-2 pitch into the left-field seats for a leadoff home run, marking the third blast of the season for the catcher and pulling the game into a 1-1 deadlock.
Gomes' shot also snapped a 52-inning homerless drought for Cleveland.
"Tying it up there really gave us a boost," Allen said. "I thought we'd get some momentum going."
Allen entered in the eighth inning with a runner on second and one out, escaping unscathed with a flyout and strikeout. In the ninth, the Tribe's setup man gave up a leadoff single to Buster Posey, who was replaced by pinch-runner Ehire Adrianza. Gregor Blanco, pinch-hitting, used a sacrifice bunt to move Adrianza to second base.
Following a strikeout of Sandoval, the Indians elected to intentionally walk Crawford.
"They were just trying to get a right-on-right matchup to feel more comfortable," Allen said. "It didn't work."
Hicks settled into the box, took one ball and then made Allen pay when the pitcher left the fastball too high in the strike zone. The result was a three-run home run that brought a disappointing conclusion to a discouraging series for Cleveland in the City by the Bay.
"I felt like we had a chance to win a couple games here," Allen said. "It's one of those things where we kind of had a couple opportunities to win some games and they were better than us in some areas."
It was a tough loss for the Tribe, but Salazar at least has something to build on.
"I wasn't thinking about my delivery or anything," he said. "[My mind was] just on keeping the ball down there. Yan, behind the home plate, he was awesome in there, too. Sadly, we didn't get the win."
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Brave Bournemouth beaten by Boselli belter
Eddie Howe's unbeaten return as Bournemouth boss ended as the Cherries could not recreate their famous FA Cup upset of 1984 following a hard-fought defeat to Wigan in their third round replay.
Bournemouth recorded a 2-0 third-round win over then-holders Manchester United under the guidance of Harry Redknapp a little more than 29 years ago but Howe's 18-game unbeaten run since taking over for his second spell on the south coast was ended by a much-altered Wigan side.
Roberto Martinez made nine changes to his team from that which drew at Fulham and one of those to come into the side, Argentina forward Mauro Boselli, struck a tremendous first-half goal to put the Barclays Premier League outfit into the next round.
There was not much to choose between both sides and the hosts certainly showed they were not going to roll over easily with a fourth-round tie at Macclesfield in the offing and twice saw long-range efforts crack against the crossbar.
The game started very evenly with the slippery surface not helping either side to get the ball down and play.
Bournemouth's fans would have been buoyed by the way they matched their top-flight opponents until Wigan broke the deadlock after 18 minutes.
Cherries' midfielder Harry Arter slipped on the ball to gift possession to Boselli, who arrowed a shot into the top corner of Shwan Jalal's goal from 20 yards out.
Much like in the contest at the DW Stadium the npower League One side were certainly not overawed and had some joy in wide positions without testing Latics' stand-in goalkeeper Mike Pollitt in the opening 30 minutes.
Callum McManaman came close to a second for the visitors after his close control in the box allowed him to fire a low shot which was well held by Jalal.
Eunan O'Kane, who opened the scoring at Wigan, was inches away from scoring a memorable equalising goal late on in the first half.
The former Everton trainee stole the ball in the Wigan half and played a one-two with Wes Thomas before rifling a shot that left Pollitt stranded but thundered against the bar.
Despite not starting the second half with the same level of intensity, Bournemouth were still the more likely to create a chance to score the second goal of the game.
A long throw from Charlie Daniels caused a moment of panic within the Wigan box with an hour on the clock but Josh McQuoid could not make good enough contact at the back-post to steer a header past Ali Al Habsi, who had replaced Pollitt at half-time for Wigan.
The visitors broke and an Angelo Henriquez effort forced a corner from which Roman Golobart thought he had doubled their lead - but the effort was ruled out for a foul in the build-up.
Arter, looking to atone for his first-half error, stung the palms of Al Habsi with 68 minutes gone as the Oman goalkeeper could only push his long-range effort behind for a corner.
Substitute Wes Fogden then saw a goalbound effort blocked by Golobart before Jalal made a superb save to prevent Boselli netting with a low header.
Bournemouth continued to attack in an attempt to take the tie to extra-time but found the crossbar in the way once more when substitute Mark Pugh's 30-yard effort cannoned back off the woodwork with less than five minutes of normal time remaining.
Nouha Dicko screwed a fantastic chance wide in injury time which would have given the visitors a flattering two-goal margin before a Matt Tubbs free-kick was turned around the post by a fully out-stretched Al Habsi as Bournemouth searched in vain for an equaliser.
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My blog is Decimation & Reconstruction, an ecclectic mishmash of opinions on nearly everything.
I am a layman in the Orthodox Church in America. My membership is with St. Athanasius mission in Nicholasville, KY. I am also a Sailor, a Petty Officer Third Class in the U. S. Navy, currently assigned to Naval Submarine School in Groton, CT. I attend services at St. Nicholas the Wonder-worker parish in Norwich, CT.
I graduated with a degree in Philosophy from Asbury College in Wilmore, KY. After service in the Navy, I plan to continue my schooling, perhaps with seminary, should the Lord smile on such plans.
Resources for OrthodoxWiki Editors
- Protection of the Mother of God Russian Orthodox Church (ROCOR): An excellent site. Their list of saints is exemplary for correctly translating most names into English. Also, online version of Holy Transfiguration Monastery's Septuagint Psalter.
- Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity ISBN 0631232036
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Construction Update: January 30, 2014
Hello everyone! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season.
Both of our major construction projects are going well. The following information will give you an idea of what is going on with each project.
• Construction of Elevators "C" and "D" lobbies continues. Scheduled completion date February 14th. Elevators to be turned back over to the University when completed.
• The installation of glass walls in the connector has started and is well on its way.
• Pre-cast panels have been received, approved and installed on the side of the front entrance ( not visible at this time) . Installation of pre-cast panels will continue on the front of the building.
• New chiller/air conditioning unit has been installed and piping will begin this week.
• New air handling units have been lifted and installed in the penthouse and currently are being piped and wired.
• New roofing material for the mechanical penthouse is on site and new roofing will begin as soon as weather permits.
• New stair "a" installation has started with the lower level connected to the first level. Installation will continue, connecting all floors.
• Installation of sprinkler system piping has been completed on lower level and first floor. Piping to continue on floors 2,3 and 4.
• Drywall framing is complete on lower level and level one. Electrical wiring is being installed and both levels should be ready for drywall installation in the next 2 weeks. HVAC duct work is complete on both floors.
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Thoughts come together, and the hybridization of your thoughts give rise to new ideas. Here are the thoughts:
- I have this session called "T-SQL Code Sins", where I talk about "the worst things we do to SQL code, and why".
- Last night I was talking about blogging with several SQL bloggers, and one guy who was about to start.
- Today, I ran into a pet peeve yet again on a blog.
I hereby present:
Blog SinsThe things you do on your blog that make me close the browser.
We've talked about this again and again (Brent Ozar dedicated an entire week to it), and it's the number one all time blog sin: Posting content that's not yours, without explicit permission. That's BAD, mm'kay? If you didn't write it, and you didn't ask, don't post it.
So how do you quote from a blog on your blog? Bloggers want our material out there, sure, but there's a very clear line between quoting (which requires attribution), and stealing. To quote, use a small piece of the post (when in doubt, ask!), be sure it's clearly marked as a quote, attribute to the author, and link back to the article. Like this:
In Brent Ozar's article How to Take Action When Your Content is Plagiarized, he states: "As long as the copyright holders notify the ISP and the ISP reacts appropriately, then the ISP is not liable for the copyright infringement. Only the plagiarist is liable."
No Identity
Brands are good. I've talked about branding before, and I got a bunch of other people to blog about branding. It's great to be known as the MidnightDBAs, or the SQL Chicken, or the SQL Rockstar. But I also need to know who you are.
Put your name on your blog.
A little "About" section would be nice, too.
Tell me who you are, so I don't have to continually refer to you as "SQL Watersnake". So I know who you are if we meet at a conference. So I know where you are in the SQL world – are you into BI? On the SQL Server tools team? A newbie trying to learn SSAS? An internals guru? Just give me a hint…
No Contact
No comment forms? No Twitter handle? No contact form? No email, for Codd's sake?? Don't make me leap through this internet and throttle you…
No Personality
Technical content doesn't have to be dry. It doesn't have to be a laugh riot, either. But your blog should sound like you. Leave the formal, personality-less writing to SQL Server Books Online, where it's appropriate. You're writing about your perspective on techie topics…you're not rewriting the product manual.
There are more blog sins out there, oh yes there are. You yourself probably have a number of peeves that make you crazy-crackers…spellcheck? Grammatical issues? Poor thought flow? You tell me: What are those peeves?
Happy days,
Jen McCown