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Where to Buy THE MUPPETS on Blu-ray/DVD
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That's a concept that Paul Mayberry, deputy undersecretary of defense for readiness, said ensures that U.S. troops who deploy into the combat theater are prepared to successfully carry out their missions and return home safely.
"We operate as a joint team with our multinational partners and in coalitions, and we operate over tremendous distances and in multiple locations," he said during a June 23 interview.
So that's the way, Mayberry said, the military needs to train. "Trying to take the very essence of the way we operate in theater and making sure our forces are prepared to execute those exact missions is what training transformation is all about," he said.
Not surprisingly, combat veterans returning from the Middle East are becoming the biggest advocates of this new training approach, Mayberry said. "They're saying, 'Geez, this is the way we operate. How can we not train that way?'" Mayberry said. "So it has really been the combat veterans - the men and women who have been on the ground - coming back and demanding that we as a department change."
That's a major sea change from the days when the military focused on what Mayberry called "service-centric training."
Now, the focus has moved to training troops to conduct joint, integrated and interdependent operations they're using every day in the global war on terror. Mayberry cited the June 7 air strike that took out former al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as an example of that coordination.
"That was an operation that actually began much earlier at home station," with the soldiers, Marines and Special Forces troops involved receiving cultural and language training, Mayberry explained. This training enabled them to "establish a true bond with the local Iraqis there" so they could collect critical intelligence information that led to the successful strike, he said.
"Some years ago, it would have been very difficult for our air forces to be able to execute that type of time-sensitive and critical intelligence information," he said.
But with major training centers providing true-to-life scenarios that enable servicemembers to work together in a joint environment to collect information, turn it into actionable intelligence, then conduct their joint operations, the troops had the training they needed to target Zarqawi, he said.
Mayberry called the operation "an accomplishment that just even a few years ago, our forces were not able to jointly accomplish."
Better, more innovative training continues to build on this new capability. Mayberry cited Exercise United Endeavor 06-2, which recently wrapped up at Fort Hood, Texas, as an example. U.S. Joint Forces Command sponsored the week-long mission rehearsal exercise to help prepare U.S. Army 3rd Corps troops for their upcoming rotation to Iraq.
The exercise brought together troops in multiple locations through a virtual training environment as they tackled joint training problems like those they're likely to encounter in Iraq, Mayberry explained. Participating troops operated from their home stations, including elements of the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii, the 1st Cavalry Division in Texas, and other players in Germany; Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Hurlburt Field, Fla.; and U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va., among others.
One of the greatest advantages of the training transformation efforts is that forces are increasingly able to remain at their home stations as they train. "We do not need to assemble all the live forces in one central location" when they can interact through a realistic virtual environment, Mayberry said.
The new training concept also brings together all the elements U.S. troops would encounter on a real-life operation: active- and reserve-component members, DoD civilians and civilians from other government agencies, among them.
Army Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, who assumed command of 3rd Corps May 15, raved about the benefits of the training. Odierno called it "something he as a corps commander would never have been able to accomplish" before the joint training capability was developed as part of DoD's training transformation program, Mayberry reported.
The Defense Department is committed to building on this capability and to ensure its forces have the agility and responsiveness they need to counter the threats they face today and into the future, he said.
Unlike the early days of the training transformation effort, when its proponents received "tremendous pushback," today the biggest advocates of the program are the troops returning from combat, Mayberry said.
Mayberry challenged them to continue to push the department to ensure they're getting both the right training and the right mix of training they need.
He urged them to "make sure we are focused on whatever the current challenges are and being responsive to the lessons learned," while "keeping a vision to the future and what other challenges may be out there."
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Katy Perry to Perform on NBC's 'Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular'
Katy Perry won't simply be celebrating the nationwide release of her 'Katy Perry: Part of Me' 3D film over the Fourth of July weekend! The 'Wide Awake' singer will also celebrate America's 236th birthday.
She will perform at the 'Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular,' which airs on NBC. It is said to be the largest pyrotechnic display on the Fourth, and it will return to the Hudson River region to illuminate the NYC sky.
Country superstar Kenny Chesney has also been confirmed to perform.
This year's theme is 'Ignite the Night,' and more than 45,000 pyro shells will be fired off during the 25-mintue display.
Tune in from 9 to 10PM on Wednesday, July 4, to catch the majestic fireworks display. Then hit the multiplex on July 5 to take in a screening of Perry's doc.
"NBC is thrilled to have Katy Perry and Kenny Chesney join us in celebrating America's birthday," said Doug Vaughan, Senior Vice President of NBC Entertainment's Special Programs and Late Night said in a statement. "These stars' powerful voices and stage presence will serve as the perfect complement to Macy's captivating visual artistry."
While we're sure the fireworks will be spectacular and jaw-dropping, we're tuning into to see what Perry wears. She will undoubtedly incorporate recognizable American symbols, like the flag, into her outfit. Maybe she'll figure out a way to factor fireworks themselves into her attire? Her clothes are often as entertaining as her songs, so hopefully, her outfit will be interactive.
Perry did wear a one-shouldered, satin American flag dress (and smooched a sailor) during Fleet Week this year.
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This past week was Parshat Chayei Sarah and I had the good fortune of being in Chevron for Shabbat. I was in Israel for only three days (approximately 80 hours) and was asked many times, "You've come to Israel for such a short stay?" Let me explain. I have been to Chevron many times, but it's always special to be there for this unique Shabbat. Thirty thousand people from all over Israel and many from abroad take the time to make the trip to show that Chevron is and will always be an integral part of Jewish life.
My host for Shabbat was the Yeshivat Shavei Chevron, which is situated in the Bet Romano section. You know you are in Chevron, the home of Abraham, when you see all the boys and rabbeim of the yeshiva exhibiting such great hachnasas orchim. These are special people who choose to live their lives with such commitment to Eretz Yisrael with very few of the amenities that we all take for granted. Their commitment to Eretz Yisrael and Am Yisrael is second to none. The yeshiva's students spend three years in the army and then years committed to only learning Torah in the city of our fathers.
As you make your way to the Me'arat Hamachpelah Friday night, you see the hundreds of soldiers who come to Chevron for this weekend. As many people pass them, they say 'thank you' and 'Shabbat Shalom.' You see on their faces that they know they are doing something special for the Jewish people. Davening at the Me'ara on Friday night is packed (even though Ohel Yitzchak is open for one of only 10 days the whole year) with many people not even being able to make it into the building.
Seudat Shabbat at the yeshiva is incredibly inspiring with the yeshiva boys singing and dancing with all the guests and rabbanim. Dayan Yonatan Abraham, from London, spoke on Friday night telling everyone how this Shabbat means so much to him and how he gets chizuk from the yeshiva boys. Also in attendance this year was Rabbi Dovid Weinberger of Shaarei Tefilah of Lawrence and Rabbi Hershel Billet of Woodmere, who also gave divrei Torahthroughout Shabbat.
After the seudah the guests walk through the different neighborhoods of Chevron with the highlight being the Tel Romeda neighborhood, where we were greeted at the home of Baruch Meisel, a long time resident of Chevron. Here you get the true spirit of what it is to live in Chevron, along with hot cholent and an oneg Shabbat. Many visit the tombs of Ruth and Yishai in the hills of Chevron, high above the field of the Me'arat Hamachpelah. In the morning it's back to the Me'ara to hear the parsha about how Avraham bought the Me'arat Hamachpelah for a burial site for Sarah to be a legacy for the Jewish people forever.
After the afternoon seudah a large group walks through the Kasbah, the original Jewish quarter of Chevron and now the Arab shuk of Chevron, under heavy army guard. The group sang Am Yisrael Chai and the locals didn't look too happy. But in the end there were no incidents, and we once again found ourselves at the Me'ara and the tomb of Avner ben Ner, the general of Dovid Hamelech.
Minchah was followed by seudah shlishit back at the yeshiva. At this meal there is always a special treat as the colonel who heads the Chevron Brigade, Guy Hazut, is in attendance and addresses the crowd. This year, as he rose to speak, the boys of the yeshiva sang a special heart warming and inspiring song about those who stand to protect us. Then Shabbat came to a close all too quickly, and I can only hope to return to Chevron to be inspired and uplifted again next year.
This year the yeshiva is celebrating it's 32nd year in Chevron and on Sunday night there was a gala dinner in Jerusalem attended by Knesset members, past and present cabinet ministers, high ranking army officers and hundreds of alumni, all committed to the realization of the great work the yeshiva does to continue the Jewish presence in Chevron forever.
Special thanks to Dovi Weiss of Yeshivat Shavei Chevron for his amazing hospitality, as always.


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April 10, 2014, TORONTO (ISN) – The lid has been lifted a little on the cost of Toronto FC's rebirth. Figures released Thursday by the MLS Players Union show that Toronto is home to three of the 12 players in the league making million-dollar-plus salaries in 2014.
Seattle Sounders striker Clint Dempsey is the league's highest-paid player at $6.695 million (all figures U.S.). Two Toronto players are next with U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley at $6.5 million and England striker Jermain Defoe at $6.18 million.
Los Angeles Galaxy players ranked fourth and fifth with forward Landon Donovan listed at $4.583 million and Irish striker Robbie Keane at $4.5 million.
Two New York Red Bulls are next: French striker Thierry Henry at $4.35 million and Australian midfielder Tim Cahill at $3.625.
Montreal forward Marco Di Vaio is the highest-paid Impact player at $2.6 million (eighth in the league) while midfielder Pedro Morales leads the Vancouver Whitecaps at $1.41 million (10th).
Toronto's Brazilian striker Gilberto makes $1.2 million (12th).
The TFC spending spree is paying dividends with Toronto (3-1-0) currently second in the Eastern Conference standings. The team managed only six wins in 2013 when it went 6-17-11.
Tim Leiweke, CEO and president of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, has said the soccer club will lose money this season because of the outlay, however.
The other million-dollar-plus earners are Seattle forward Obafemi Martins ($1.753 million, ninth) and Los Angeles defender Omar Gonzalez ($125 million, 11th).
All 12 are designated players, meaning that only $387,500 of their pay counts against their club's $3.1-million salary cap.
Thanks to the league's complicated rules, the salaries may be larger than listed. Teams can used so-called allocation money to buy down player salaries.
MLS rules state: "Clubs have the option of'buying down' the budget charge of a designated player with allocation money. The reduced charge may not be less than $150,000."
And it's safe to assume that Julio Cesar, the Brazilian international goalkeeper on loan with Toronto from Queens Park Rangers, is not having to scrape by on a mere $202,000. QPR is no doubt topping up his bank account big-time.
Still the union salary figures offer a look at a league of haves and have not's.
Mark Bloom, a 26-year-old fullback who has played every minute of Toronto's first four games, is listed as making $48,825. On the plus side, Bloom's salary was $46,500 last season.
The extra money will come in handy now that Bloom's wife is expecting their first child.
To put Bradley's and Defoe's $6-million-plus 2014 salaries in perspective, Toronto Maple Leafs stars Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf signed eight-year, $64-million and seven year, $49-million contract extensions, respectively, earlier this season.
Phaneuf is making $5.5 million this season while Kessel is getting $5.4 million.
Raptors forward Amir Johnson, another member of the MLSE family, reportedly makes the same money as Bradley at $6.5 million.
That's some $6 million more than Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray reportedly will make this season and he's the highest-paid player in the CFL.
Veteran Canadian international Dwayne De Rosario, who rejoined Toronto FC during the off-season, is listed at $173,000. That's down from the $645,333 he got last year with D.C. United.
Toronto captain Steven Caldwell's listed salary is $364,167 while Vancouver skipper Jay DeMerit is at $2457,500 and Montreal captain Patrice Bernier makes $205,000.
Canadian international midfielder Will Johnson, who captains the Portland Timbers, is listed at $325,000.
Newly acquired Impact striker Jack McInerney is making $294,167 while Vancouver forward Kenny Miller is at $940,000, down from $1.25 million a year ago.
Toronto midfielder Jonathan Osorio got a healthy raise, moving to $142,600 from $46,500. Goalie Joe Bendik went to $147,375 from $46,500, only to lose his starting job to Cesar.
U.S. international midfielder Graham Zusi, at $398,250, is the highest-paid member of defending champion Sporting Kansas City. But he is also one of six players making more than $200,000 on the roster. Toronto has five players above $200,000.
MLS has a ways to go to catch other leagues. Barcelona pays Argentine star Lionel Messi more than $21 million a year, according to Forbes magazine.
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A post from Dan Black, Americas Director of Recruiting, Ernst & Young LLP
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On Thursday, August 22, I'll be moderating a panel of employers as they discuss their digital engagement strategies at the NACE Social Media Mashup (#NACESocial).
We'll be discussing best practices, including how to leverage social media to engage students.
At Symantec, for example, Emma Hooks and her team don't just use social media to push content: Instead, they've built a lot of interactivity into their Facebook page. (The downside according to Emma: Maintaining the Facebook page in real time can be challenging.)
eBay focuses on just-in-time interactions, responding to posts 24/7/365. Jen Lamorena says eBay has very clear goals for all of its social media channels, and sees that having a "face" or "voice" behind eBay's efforts is critical.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) — Why, that Julian Castro could talk a diamondback plumb out of its skin. But thar ain't no rat'lers this side of the Thames, and locals don't always take too kindly to his kind in these parts.
His kind, of course, being Texans.
A politician.
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Castro has helped position San Antonio as a relative beacon of growth and prosperity even amid the broader U.S. economic downturn. He's added tens of thousands of jobs. He's ramped up education spending. He seems capable of reaching across the aisle at a time when the chasm in Washington seems as wide as it's ever been.
The receptive audience ate it up like honey-glazed baby backs, a jug of sweet tea and a side of slaw. Every well-rehearsed quip.
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Castro said he needed that hometown support so that when he says, "Go, Spurs, go!" somebody knows he's talking about the San Antonio Spurs, not the football team from up the road that just got trounced by Arsenal.
From there, it didn't take long for the LSE's Hong Kong Theater to feel like a "Friday Night Lights" pep rally. Castro had the crowd hanging on every word. Another Texas politician used to have the Brits hanging on every word, too. For different reasons.
But left-leaning Castro is no good ol' boy. He didn't ride daddy's coattails. He's not a blue-blood Skull and Bones member. And, while his family tree isn't rooted too deeply in American soil, he can spin a yarn without stumbling over tricky words like "newkyuhler."
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 22, 2013) – ETSU men's basketball head coach Murry Bartow announced Friday that the Buccaneers have signed Hargrave Military Academy post player Karl Overstreet (Lynchburg, Va.) to a national letter of intent for the 2014-15 signing class.
Overstreet, a 6-foot-10, 225-pound center who is spending a year at Hargrave following his prep career at Glass High School, was a first-team all-region and Seminole District player of the year in 2013. As a senior, he averaged 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks a game.
"We're very excited to have Karl as part of our program because we think his best basketball is definitely ahead of him," Bartow said. "He is 6-10, really likes to play the game, competes hard, is a great teammate, and can really move up and down the court. We really like his ability to rebound and block shots, and he continues to improve on the offensive end.
"Karl comes from a great family and is a very good student, and he's also very lucky to play for an excellent coach at Hargrave Miliary Academy in A.W. Hamilton, who will only continue to develop his game."
Currently playing for the No. 2-ranked prep school in the country, Overstreet has participated in organized basketball for just six years. However, ETSU's coaching staff has described him as a player with a great motor that is good in transition, while being deceptively athletic.
Overstreet said ETSU was the right choice for him.
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Drama All The Way On Day Two Of 2012 Melges 24 North American Championship
26 August 2012
San Francisco, CA, USA - 25 August 2012 - It was non-stop action and drama on San Francisco Bay's Berkeley Circle today as competitors at the 2012 Melges 24 North American Championship completed races four to six of their eight race series. Some new faces hit the front of the fleet today, but thanks to a nice steady 3, 3, 2 scoreline Australia's Warwick Rooklyn, sailing Bandit, continues to lead the regatta by a 5 point margin from fellow Aussie Nathan Wilmot, helming Embarr for Ireland's Connor Clark. In third place is Alan Field sailing WTF who won race five and jumps up into third place on 15 points, just one point behind Wilmot. Argyle Campbell in Rock N Roll won race six, and now counts 17 points while Flavio Favini of Italy, helming the Swiss boat Blu Moon for Franco Rossini, won race four and now lies fifth overall on 18 points.
In the Corinthian Division for the all amateur crews Don Jesberg sailing Viva had a great day despite being disqualified following a mark rounding incident in race four. Fortunately his wins in races five and six stood and as a result he now leads the Corinthian fleet by a 4 point margin from Shawn Bennett in Melges 49. Today's other Corinthian race winner was Scott Holmgren in Rosebud and he now sits in third place just 1 point behind Bennett.
With a good 15-18 knots blowing throughout today the action on the race course was fast, furious and at times more than a little frenetic with dramas and surprises at every mark rounding as groups of boats streamed through neck and neck. In race four Bruce Ayres and the Monsoon team slightly misjudged their leeward mark approach and caught their bowsprit on the boat in front. An almighty bang and the sound of splintering carbon followed as the bowsprit broke clean off. They immediately headed for shore to fit a replacement, but were unable to get back to the race area until the start of race six.
Brian Porter's Full Throttle was forced to pull out of race six when their forestay broke right on the start line. Fortunately some quick thinking by this hugely experienced crew, which includes Harry Melges, prevented the rig coming down and withing a few minutes they had the boat tidied away and on tow home. A new forestay has already been fitted and the boat will be racing again tomorrow.
Race six also featured an dramatic first mark rounding when Ian Sloan's Mikey misjudged their approach, attempted but failed to shoot the mark and ended up in irons in front of the inbound starboard tackers before ignominiously sliding out backwards on the tide. Monsoon was also tight on the rounding but was going to get away with it until Mikey suddenly luffed hard and parked up in front of them. Ultimately both boats ended up re-rounding going from fifth and fourth to eighth and tenth respectively as a result.
Even Nathan Wilmot's normally slick Embarr crew came a cropper when they totally fumbled their spinnaker drop in race four loosing a couple of places in the process. Never ones to be defeated they dug back in and still went on to finish the race in second.
This evening the crews are recovering from all that drama by enjoying the Pusser's Rum Party, a tradition of Melges 24 North American regattas, where Pusser's Painkillers cocktails and a BBQ dinner are being served on the San Francisco Yacht Club lawn to the accompaniment of a steel band.
Two more races remain to be sailed on tomorrow's final day and with only nine points separating the top five boats we can expect a great finale to what has already been an extremely closely fought regatta. The forecast is for more good breeze so PRO Hank Stuart and his team have every intention of completing all eight races.
TOP FIVE RESULTS (After 6 Races, 1 Discard)
1.) Warwick Rooklyn, Bandit; 1-1-2-(3)-3-2 = 9
2.) Nathan Wilmot/Conner Clarke, Embarr; (7)-2-1-2-4-5 = 14
5.) Alan Field, WTF; 4-3-(5)-1-3 = 15
3.) Argyle Campbell, Rock n' Roll; 2-(6)-3-6-5-1 = 17
4.) Flavio Favini/Franco Rossini, Blu Moon; 3-4-4-1-(7)-6 = 18
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Special thanks must to our event sponsors North Sails, Coral Reef Sailing Apparel, Swartz Brewery, Trumer Pils, Pusser's Rum, Regatta Ginger Beer, Weather Routing Inc, Tiburon Peninsula Club and GT3 Creative for their most generous sponsorship support.
The 2012 Melges 24 North American Championship will run from 22 to 26 August. Championship racing gets underway at noon tomorrow with up to eight races scheduled over the three days. You can keep up with all the latest news and developments from the event via:
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text: World Dairy Expo Clay Target Shoot to Raise Money for Youth August 20, 2012 04:37 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By News Release Email A new clay target championship event will be held, prior to World Dairy Expo, with the goal of raising funds to help support the numerous youth programs. Designed to offer a recreational opportunity for the thousands of visiting attendees, industry employees, cattle exhibitors and general public, this new event will take place on Monday, October 1, starting at 9 a.m. at the Waunakee Gun Club. Registration will include lunch and evening meal. Awards will be presented for the top three placings in the championship flight, as well as, the top three placings in the silver and bronze flights. Individual awards will be presented for men and women, placings first through fifth. Registration for the World Dairy Expo Clay Target Championship is online at www.worlddairyexpo.com. For more information on becoming a sponsor or questions about registration, you may call David Swanson at 515-571-4178 or Scott Laufenberg at 608-575-6189. World Dairy Expo is recognized as the largest dairy-focused event in the world. Dairy producers and industry professionals from around the globe are invited to experience the event that includes fine dairy cattle competition, Expo Seminars, Virtual Farm Tours and over 850 exhibiting dairy companies featuring the latest in research, technologies, products and services. The 2012 World Dairy Expo theme is "Market Fresh" and it will be held October 2 through October 6 at the Alliant Energy Center Back to news


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Standing off the side of Boulder Canyon Drive just outside of Nederland on Monday morning, Luellen Ramey and two friends from Arizona took a second to snap a picture overlooking Barker Reservoir. With the sun shining and clear skies, it was hard to blame them.
"I had been wanting to take them up to Nederland and Brainard Lake," said Ramey, a Boulder resident. "Nederland is always a place I try to take guests."
As beautiful a scene as it was, just days ago it was a drive Ramey couldn't make. The historic flooding across Colorado's Front Range forced the closure of Boulder Canyon on Sept. 12, and officials anticipated the road might be off limits to traffic until the end of this month.
But the Colorado Department of Transportation managed to finish enough repairs ahead of schedule that the road to Nederland was re-opened Sunday evening.
"We actually were hiking in (Eben G.) Fine Park and saw them open it up and said, 'Yay! Let's go up to Nederland tomorrow,'" Ramey said.
It wasn't just visitors going up into the canyon. For Prescott Fields, the opening of Boulder Canyon meant he could get back to his home in the 36,000 block of Boulder Canyon Drive for the first time since he evacuated at the start of the flooding last month.
"It was a bit unnerving. There was a lot of uncertainty about when the canyon would be opening," he said. "It was really hard, and the story was always changing."
Fields said after seeing what the roads looked like when he evacuated on Sept. 13, he was impressed with how quickly CDOT was able to get the canyon re-opened.
"I think it's pretty impressive what they were able to get done in a short amount of time," Fields said. "I saw the destruction, and I thought it would be months before it would re-open."
'Just worked really hard'
As crews set to work on repairing the road, CDOT posted pictures of the destruction in the days after the flooding on the agency's Flickr account. There are pictures of chunks of roadway gone, guardrails bent over and slides covering entire portions of the roadway. After the flooding, about 20 percent of the road was damaged, with some areas washed away entirely, CDOT officials said.
On Monday, aside from an occasional bent guardrail and some areas with uneven pavement, there was little evidence that a historic flood had swept through the area.
The bike path, however, has not yet been restored, with a large portion of it washed out about 11/2 miles up the canyon.
Amy Ford, a spokeswoman for CDOT, said the road's early opening was simply a result of crews working day and night to fix the roads.
"They just worked really hard," Ford said. "They went 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It was an intense schedule."
In many spots where the road had been washed out by flood waters, crews had to re-stabalize the slope, rebuild the base of the road and pour new pavement to top it off. Crews poured 400 tons of asphalt in the canyon and laid down 4,600 tons of large rocks to stabilize slopes.
"That is the kind of work we did up and down the corridor," Ford said.
'Very happy to be home'
Ford also said while she knew it was frustrating for residents, having the canyon closed helped crews finish the work faster in the long run.
"It wasn't always perfect, and we asked people to go around and restricted the times in the canyon and the bus routes, but that truly enabled us to work," Ford said. "It caused a certain degree of pain for neighbors and residents, but it was a much faster recovery for all of that."
Ford said there is still some work left to be done. There are still areas of guardrail that need repair and some further slope stabilization. But Ford said at this point, any work would likely result in minor delays to people driving through the canyon.
"There may be some delays, and we'll have to do things like shut down one lane, but it won't be to the point where we would have to shut down the canyon again," she said.
That is a welcome development for residents like Fields. He was in a hotel courtesy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a few days, but spent most of the month away from his home couch-surfing with friends.
"I was basically a vagabond, so I'm very happy to be home," Fields said.
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Los Angeles: Actress-producer Demi Moore reportedly wanted to secretly watch estranged husband Ashton Kutcher`s film `JOBS`.
The 50-year-old was said to be persuading showbiz friends for a private screening of the movie at her house.
"Demi`s scared to get caught going to see Ashton at the movies, that`s why she wants to view it in the privacy of her own home," showbizspy.com quoted a source as saying.
"She`s even considered disguising herself and taking the plunge, but knows she`d be so embarrassed if she was caught watching it by anyone," the source added.
Moore is said to be still obsessed with Kutcher.
"Demi knows there`s no chance of Ashton taking her back, but she just can`t seem to shake her obsession with him. She even taped all his TV appearances promoting `JOBS` and just keeps watching them...over and over again," the source said.
They ended their six-year-long marriage after Kutcher was caught cheating on Moore with other women in 2011. He is now in a relationship with actress Mila Kunis.


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A yarnbombed house made by Michelle Schwengale in Mililani , Hawaii , Dec 10 2012 . It's Michelle Schwengale 's own house and her secret is her Ultimate Sweater machine .
This will be a new trend in yarnbombing in 2013 I predict . We will all start yarnbombing our own houses . The whole house . Art always wants to get bigger and create a surprise and we aren't really surprised any more by knitted stop lights .
A yarnbombed Christmas tree in The Plaza del Pilar in Zaragoza , Spain . Dec 22 2012 made by the great Urban Knitting Zaragoza .
This is not crocheting over a tree – this is a tree made of crocheting sewn over a metal frame . The City Council of Zaragoza asked Urban Knitting Zaragoza to do a project with them , the collective got right on it and made this tree in 10 weeks starting in Oct 2012 . They held 2 children's yarnbombing workshops to assist in the crocheting . This is a great idea , children are totally capable of knitting and crocheting elements of big installations and why should grown ups get all the attention ?
I believe the ornaments will be given away at the end .
Knitting and crocheting have always been a big part of gift giving at Christmas and they are very warm , relaxing and unpretentious . To take something so connected to family and home and comfort and make a huge outdoor tree sculpture with it , this is the joy and trickiness of yarnbombing . It's very wonderful that city governments all over the world are commissioning yarnbombing to embrace their cities .
The Plaza del Pilar has had a Christmas tradition of being decorated with ornaments and a creche and now it has a new tradion. I like this , put up your creche , your garland and lights and your yarnbombs ! more here
Yarnbombed Christmas tree in Plaza del Pilar , Zaragoza , Spain by Urban Knitting Zaragoza , Dec 22 2012 . Photo by Pasaje del Ciclon . more here


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Mario Gotze seals Germany's triumph
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Three points on the World Cup final that saw Mario Gotze's goal secure a 1-0 win for Germany over Argentina.
1. Gotze's golden goal
Enthralling, absorbing, end-to-end and looking like it would end goalless, a pulsating first half gave way to over an hour where human failings kept the score at a stalemate. Poor finishing, better defending and a demi-god (in Lionel Messi) failing to live with the burden of creating a legacy still kept the planet rapt. The forced drama of penalties was likely to decide the victor, but then came the moment when Germany finally picked the lock.
The nation's fourth World Cup came via two substitutes. Andre Schurrle, always aware of space, found Gotze, whose volleyed finish was delivered with a coolness no other had shown in 112 minutes. Messi's moment came and went, while coach Alejandro Sabella must face flak for three subs who failed; none of Sergio Aguero, Rodrigo Palacio and Fernando Gago could match the impact of their German counterparts.
Germany looked fresher in extra time. They were beginning to find the space of the early salvos while centre-backs Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng had mastered an increasingly ragged Argentina strike force.
Schurrle had been on for stricken Christoph Kramer since the 30th minute; he was to maintain his impact until the end. Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero had to make a full-length save just after the sub's arrival, but in the 70th minute, Schurrle lost control as he scuttled the point of a triangle created by Thomas Muller and Mezut Ozil, flickering back to life after being shut down following a first half in which they had caused havoc.
If Germany had a more mobile striker than Miroslav Klose, they might have been out of sight at the break. At 36, he did not have the legs to work the correct channels, but Joachim Low could hardly drop an all-time record-breaking striker after he had scored in the 7-1 victory over Brazil.
They might have rued Benedikt Howedes heading against a post and Toni Kroos dragging softly wide when Ozil laid him a piledriver on a plate. Eventually, though, the chance came, and Gotze took it beautifully.
Germany had conquered Brazil, and the host country could be happy again. Argentina's dream had been dashed.
2. Messi flops like the rest
The moment Messi could lift himself alongside Pele and Diego Maradona did not arrive. They starred in finals in fashion Messi could not re-create, and he blew his golden chance when placed through by Lucas Biglia. Messi opened the space out from which to score with his left foot, just as he does for Barcelona, but this was not Barcelona's Messi. The ball drifted wide of Manuel Neuer to a stadium full of disbelieving sighs.
In the first half, there were two runs reminiscent of his Barcelona self. Twice, Germany cleared at the last moment, with relief that they had survived being carved open. The first 45 minutes saw Ezequiel Lavezzi make similar surges, only to be replaced by Aguero. Perhaps Sabella wanted only one player to carry out that role; Aguero certainly proved incapable of replicating it.
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Boateng in particular was the rock on which Argentine attacks were dashed. Aguero's extra-time skew said much about his fitness level; at his best, he would have run through on goal. Instead, with legs failing him, he tried from an unsuitable distance and angle.
Gonzalo Higuain could not be relied on after a first-half miss either. An offside goal would have stood had he not gone too early; anxiety clearly clouded normal striking practice, and his evening got even worse when he was the recipient of Neuer's reprise of Harald Schumacher's 1982 clatter of Patrick Battiston. Higuain departed in the 77th minute, unable to conceal disappointment at a big moment gone bad. To complete the set of sorry striking showings, Rodrigo Palacio failed to capitalise on Hummels' error with a finish as uneven as his hairstyle.
Meanwhile, Messi's touch was lost. He squandered control of the ball when finally offered the chance to run at Howedes and later, having made space for a typical shot from distance, fired well wide.
In the dying embers, a free-kick chance arrived. It was no surprise that Messi's shot made for the Maracana stands. There was a smirk of recognition that the moment had been squandered. The best had not been nearly good enough.
3. Kramer's curious cameo
Both coaches selected the same teams that had won their semifinals. The lack of Angel Di Maria and Aguero suggested far greater problems for Sabella than Low. Di Maria's thrust from deep would be particularly missed.
Then came the shock news that Sami Khedira was a late withdrawal after injuring his calf in the warm-up, a desperate blow for a player who missed almost the entire domestic season and is regarded by Low as a player who binds Germany together on and off the field.
Kramer was the beneficiary of Khedira's injury; the Monchengladbach midfielder would barely have had time to tie his bootlaces before stepping into the biggest game of anyone's life to make his competitive debut. It is a shame that he is unlikely to recall much of his half hour on the field after he was poleaxed by Ezequiel Garay's unnecessary shoulder barge into the back of his head. Kramer would last just 13 minutes more before leaving the field clearly dazed, his distressed state providing another high-profile case study for the growing debate over concussions in football.
In between Kramer's collision and departure, Kroos' mistake in heading Higuain through also looked like the act of someone who been knocked cold. Higuain would perhaps have preferred unconsciousness to the blast of rage a disgusted Javier Mascherano threw in his direction after a horrendous miss.
Kroos got off lightly while Higuain will recall his error in perpetuity. He briefly believed he had gained salvation when slotting in Lavezzi's cross. Higuain raised his arms in celebration, but Sabella knew the truth; the striker was a yard offside. Kramer, during the commotion that followed, gingerly took leave of the field, destined to be a strange footnote in World Cup history.
John Brewin is a staff writer for ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @JohnBrewinESPN.


text: Banjo virtuoso, Tony Trischka will perform a mix of bluegrass, jazz, old-time, classical, Celtic and original music at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the Unitarian Fellowship, 87 Fourth St. Trischka will be joined by guitarist Brandon Rickman, fiddler Tashina Clarridge and bassist Skip Ward. Rainy and the Rattlesnakes will open the show. Tickets cost $20 in advance and are available at Music Coop in Ashland and www.stclairevents.com or by calling 541-535-3562. Tickets will cost $22 at the door, $10 for teens. Kids 11 and younger get in free. Trischka will offer a banjo workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Unitarian. The cost is $35, and registration is available at www.stclairevents.com or by calling 541-535-3562.


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Employees and owners at the web startup, creators of instantcheckmate.com, stepped away from their computer screens for an afternoon of building prosthetics to be sent overseas to landmine victims. They invited Odyssey Teams, a training and team-building company that incorporates philanthropy into its programs, to their Mission Boulevard offices to lead the Helping Hands project.
"We were trying to think of something cool to do and we thought it would be good to do something that doesn't just involve a monetary donation," said The Control Group co-founder Kris Kibak. "We wanted something that would feel good to do, but also incorporate team building."
Building prosthetics carries personal significance for Kibak. When he was in high school, he said, he broke his femur and had a titanium rod installed in his leg for two years. When it came time to remove the rod, he got a surprising request from his doctor.
"My doctor asked if it was okay for them to keep it," he said. "[Titanium rods] are so expensive — my insurance had paid to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars for everything — and they said if they could keep it, they would send it to someone in Africa who would never have access to this kind of advanced medical equipment. This is similar in that we're sending these prosthetics out to Third World countries where people are getting injured by walking into unexploded ordnance or landmines and who usually don't have a budget for a $3,000 minimum prosthetic."
Kibak joined his employees in building a hand for the project, during which participants were split up into groups of three, each group building one hand. Todd Demorest of Odyssey Teams, who led the project, threw a twist into their efforts, however: every person had to wear a compression sleeve on one hand, rendering it nearly unusable. The rule forced participants to work together, each one helping build a prosthetic hand using only one working real hand.
"We want people to learn, not just do. We're hoping they walk away from this with some wisdom, as a company and as people," said Demorest. "We've found that with an emotional component, they'll remember what they learned from it longer. They might be struggling building this hand right now with just one hand. They're total beginners. They'll look at their hands differently for a long time."
Demorest said Odyssey Teams got involved with prosthetics several years ago when the company struck up a partnership with LN-4, or the Ellen Meadows Prosthetic Hand Foundation. Odyssey spreads the foundation's mission through its team-building seminars, after which it sends the finished hands back to the foundation, which distributes them around the world to amputees. For those who fear they might not possess the expertise to build a prosthetic someone will use day in and day out for everyday tasks, rest assured, Demorest said.
"[The hands are] designed to be easy to build, cost effective, functional and durable," he said. "And they are."
As team members at The Control Group worked together to fit components together — a process akin to building furniture from IKEA, Demorest said — working limbs began emerging, the telltale "click" of functioning prosthetic fingers signaling a near-finished product. The teams weren't finished when they produced a hand, however. The project also involved hand-decorating a carrying case for the prosthetic, along with a team photo to be included with the hand, putting a human face on the donation for the recipient to see who contributed to his or her new dexterity.
For more information about Odyssey Teams or to order a prosthetic-building kit for a group of 30 or more, visit odysseyteams.com. For more information on The Control Group, visit thecontrolgroup.com or instantcheckmate.com.


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