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Rangers fall short of expectations in 2013
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers went from two straight World Series runs in 2010-11 to two straight one-and-done seasons in 2012-13.
After losing to the Orioles in the inaugural American League Wild Card Game in 2012, the Rangers lost to the Rays in a tiebreaker game this past season. So the Rangers, missing out on a chance to meet the Indians in the Wild Card Game, also failed to make the playoffs for the first time in four years despite winning 91 games.
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers went from two straight World Series runs in 2010-11 to two straight one-and-done seasons in 2012-13.
After losing to the Orioles in the inaugural American League Wild Card Game in 2012, the Rangers lost to the Rays in a tiebreaker game this past season. So the Rangers, missing out on a chance to meet the Indians in the Wild Card Game, also failed to make the playoffs for the first time in four years despite winning 91 games.
The Rangers led the division by seven games on May 15 and by 3 1/2 as late as Aug. 23. Then they lost 18 of their next 27 games, which knocked them out of the AL West race as the Athletics pulled away to the division title for the second straight season. The Rangers were able to stay in the Wild Card race only by winning seven straight to end the regular season.
The Rangers pitched well enough to remain in postseason contention despite key injuries to starters Matt Harrison, Alexi Ogando and Nick Tepesch. Their bullpen was particularly outstanding. But the offense scored just 730 runs, Texas' lowest in a full season since 1992.
The Rangers still finished with a home attendance of 3,178, 273 in 82 games, the second-highest total in franchise history. In finishing with over three million in attendance for the second straight year, the Rangers had the fifth-highest total in the Major Leagues in 2013.
The Rangers have won 370 games since the start of the 2010 season, tying the Braves for the second most. The Yankees have won 372 games over the past four years.
But overall, it was still a disappointing season. After the success in 2010-11, the Rangers raised the standards of the franchise and this past season did not measure up. For much of the first 40 years of the Rangers' time in Arlington, a 91-win season would be cause for celebration.
That is no longer the case. The Rangers expect much better and 2013 did not deliver. Here are five of the biggest storylines of the season.
1. A tale of two pitchers
The Rangers opened the season with an 8-2 loss to the Astros on March 31 at Minute Maid Park. Harrison, who had been an 18-game winner in 2012, took the loss by allowing six runs in 5 2/3 innings. Harrison lost his next start and then went on the disabled list with a herniated disk in his lower back. The condition would require two surgeries and Harrison did not pitch again the rest of the season.
The Rangers had multiple injuries that hit the pitching staff. But there was nothing bigger than losing their 2012 Pitcher of the Year after just two losing starts.
In the second game of the season, Yu Darvish went out and retired 26 straight Astros. He was one out away from a perfect game when Marwin Gonzalez smacked a single up the middle. The Rangers still won, 7-0, earning Darvish his first win of the season.
Darvish ended up 13-9 with a 2.83 ERA and a Major League-leading 277 strikeouts. A lack of run support late in the season kept him from racking up more wins, but he still finished second in the AL Cy Young Award voting behind Max Scherzer of the Tigers. It was the highest finish by a Rangers pitcher since Ferguson Jenkins lost to Catfish Hunter in 1974.
2. The fall of the Rangers' offense
The Rangers just did not hit well in 2013. Their .412 slugging percentage was the lowest by a Rangers team since 1995, and their .323 on-base percentage was their third lowest in the past 25 years. They hit .249 with runners in scoring position, fourth lowest in the AL, and they hit 176 home runs, their third-lowest total since 1996.
Injuries kept Lance Berkman from being a major factor at designated hitter, and David Murphy was unable to fight his way out of a season-long slump. Key first-half injuries to second baseman Ian Kinsler, catcher A.J. Pierzynski and first baseman Mitch Moreland also hurt.
The biggest blow to the offense, however, came in the second half when outfielder Nelson Cruz was hit with a 50-game suspension for violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Policy.
The Rangers tried to soften the blow by trading for outfielder Alex Rios. But the reality was the Rangers needed both Cruz and Rios to get the offense back to normal production levels.
3. Serving youth
The Rangers had four young players earn their way into prominent roles on the team: center fielder Leonys Martin, infielder Jurickson Profar, pitcher Martin Perez and reliever Tanner Scheppers. They all had varying degrees of success and entrenched themselves firmly as part of the Rangers' foundation, with high expectations for the future. Profar had the most difficult challenge trying to break into the Major Leagues as a utility infielder but goes into 2014 as the Rangers' starting second baseman.
4. The bullpen paradox
The Rangers left Spring Training worried about their bullpen. Those concerns disappeared early and never returned. Led by closer Joe Nathan, the Rangers had the best bullpen in the Majors in 2013, finishing with a 2.91 ERA and an MLB-best 80.7 percent (46-for-57) success rate on save opportunities.
Nathan, who had 43 saves and a 1.39 ERA, was supported by the setup work of Scheppers, Robbie Ross, Joakim Soria and Jason Frasor. But the most remarkable story was left-hander Neal Cotts, who pitched in the Major Leagues for the first time since 2009 and was 8-3 with a 1.11 ERA in 58 games.
5. Farewell to a legend
This surfaced as a possibility in Spring Training and became reality at the end of the season. Nolan Ryan stepped down as Rangers CEO in mid-October after overseeing the rebuilding of the franchise from the dark days of bankruptcy.
Ryan left saying he wanted to devote more time to his family. There were also unresolved issues in the front office and decision-making process that may have contributed to his announcement. Whatever the reasons, the Rangers' 2013 season overall did not end the way they wanted, both on and off the field.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger.


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Colombia Peace Talks Take a Break for the Holidays
Havana – Representatives for the Colombian government and the country's largest guerrilla group put their peace talks in Cuban capital on hold for the holidays Friday, with no agreement on what kind of country they want after 21 days and more than 100 hours of negotiations.
The government delegation and negotiators from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, have been sitting across the table in the Cuban capital since Nov. 19 seeking a deal to end the country's violent, decades-old conflict.
Although they are still working on the first point of their six-item agenda, both sides insisted talks are developing in a respectful atmosphere. Friday's interactions with reporters showed big differences, however.
"The government does not have to change its social model. That's why we have said we are not negotiating Colombia's model of development or its democratic system of government," said Humberto de la Calle, chief negotiator for Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos' team.
He added that the two sides are still working toward an agreement under which the FARC would lay down its arms and become a social and political organization.
Shortly after, it was the guerrillas' turn to talk.
"The FARC believes it is necessary to tackle national problems, that it urgently needs changes to unjust structures. ... If you don't want conflict, you have to remove those causes," said the rebels' lead negotiator, Ivan Marquez.
Marquez, whose birth name is Luciano Marin Arango, said Colombia needs social justice and equality for a true peace.
In the past weeks, both sides have made some headway by promoting an agrarian forum in the Colombian capital of Bogotá; setting up a website that has elicited more than 2,000 proposals for citizen participation in the peace process; and receiving thousands more ideas collected from Colombians by lawmakers back home.
Both sides said they are looking for points of agreement upon which to build a peace accord. In a joint statement, they said talks will resume Jan. 14 and continue with agrarian reform, the first item on the agenda.
Formed in the 1960s, the FARC is believed to have about 9,000 members and is the oldest active guerrilla army in the Western Hemisphere.
Neither side has set a definitive date for a conclusion to the negotiations, although Santos has said they shouldn't go beyond November.
Based on reporting by the Associated Press.
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The importance of putting good office furniture and equipment in the workplace cannot be overemphasized. While its true that some business transactions are handled outside of the office, the office is where most initial deals are made, and its also the venue for implementing and brainstorming effective business operations and strategies. One of the most essential furnishings in a workplace of any kind is the office furniture chair. There is a wide array of office chairs available in the market today, which can fit any purpose intended for it.
Some of the styles of Lazyboy chairs include the sofa type, sectional, loveseat, recliner, and of course the traditional chair. Their are outdoor chairs too which are perfect for the patio. The swivel chair is another item of furniture that can come in very useful as it is highly adaptable. The wide range of swivel chair models available means that they can be used for the office or even as an additional chair in a living room or bedroom. Like many other types of chair, swivel chairs are available in a range of sizes, colors, and made from a number of materials. For those chairs that include accessories such as footrests you should also consider the room space you have to use it in.
If you are planning to buy in bulk because you have many employees, it is advisable that you look for retailers, dealers, or companies which give a discount to those who buy in large quantities. Aside from this benefit, there are some who would let you pick the fabric that you prefer and you can have the chair made according to your unique preferences and specifications. Make sure that they offer a good warranty in office furniture chairs.
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the kind of movie that you beg Don Cheadle to star in. Read full review
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Metascore®Generally favorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
For a movie that celebrates the power of speech, Talk to Me is oddly tongue tied. Its dialogue, equal parts uptight honky and jumping jive seems, particularly in the early stretches, to have been generated by a computer.
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Talk to Me speaks powerfully to audiences with its potent blend of extraordinary performances and engaging soundtrack.
While Cheadle's fearlessly robust performance absolutely galvanizes Talk to Me, it's not the only thing that makes Kasi Lemmons' third feature such a pleasure to take in.
Someone like Petey Greene made a difference and made a mark, and broadcasting is better because of his transparent honesty. He helped transform African-American stations more, probably, than their mostly white owners desired. And talk talents like Howard Stern, whether they know who he was, owe him something.
Talk to Me has a great subject and a great actor working in tandem, reminding audiences that once upon a time media personalities used to fight The Man, not be The Man.
A rowdy, richly offbeat biopic.
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Cheadle shines in radio icon biopic. Not for kids.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that this biopic about controversial '60s radio host Petey Greene isn't for kids. Though Greene is often very funny, the film focuses on the sources of his comedy: his anger at oppressive systems of class and racism. Expect lots of sexual references and sexy outfits (a couple of scenes, while not explicit, also show some lively writhing). A fight (punching and falling) between rivals ends when Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination is announced; a brief sequence following shows street rioting (looting, flames, explosion). Language is super spicy and includes lots of uses of both "f--k" and the "N" word (spoken by African-American characters).
Messages: Petey is rude and crude, drinks and smokes to excess, and repeatedly resists authority (even claiming to have stolen silverware fro the White House); still, he embodies a moral code, speaking truth to power.
Violence: A fight in the office includes punching; report of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination leads to riots in D.C. streets (fires, looting, car explosion).
Sex: Vernell repeatedly wears short, cleavage-enhancing outfits (she calls it "Foxy-ed up," as in the movie character Foxy Brown); she visits Petey in prison in the "booty line," removes her bra from beneath her shirt and hands it to Dewey in public, and engages in deep kissing in public places. Sexual language includes repeated uses of "d--k," "pimp," and other phrases ("What you got in your boxers?"). A naked man appears on the prison rooftop (not explicit, but plain enough). Vernell catches Petey having sex with another woman (naked buttocks visible) and gets very upset, revealing a sexual liaison with Petey's coworker (it takes place off-screen, but she flaunts it).
Language: Frequent and varied language, including "f--k" (at least 35 times, sometimes with "mother-"), "damn," "s--t" (25+), "ass," "b--ch," "hell," "p--sy," as well as repeated uses of the n-word (at least 25 times) and a string of anti-white slang ("honky," "ofay," "peckerwood," "cracker").
Consumerism: References to and images of popular figures of the day, including Foxy Brown, Berry Gordy, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Sam Cooke, Bette Midler, Johnny Carson, "Mr. Tibbs" (from In the Heat of the Night), etc.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Frequent cigarette smoking and drinking (in bar scenes and elsewhere); Petey appears staggering drunk at a concert he's meant to emcee (he vomits) and is also drunk for his appearance on The Tonight Show; allusions to drug abuse; Petey looks ill at the end, coughing harshly (apparently the result of his many years abusing drugs, liquor, and cigarettes).
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April 27. 2014 9:24PM
Student 'leveling' gets a hard look in Manchester
By TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
— School district administrators are moving forward with plans that could put an end to "leveling," the widely established practice of placing students into classes of varying rigor, from basic to advanced.
The concept was presented to the school board's Curriculum and Instruction Committee last week by Assistant Superintendent David Ryan, who referred to it was "de-tracking."
Ryan acknowledged that the trend is controversial, but that it was especially needed in Manchester. The city has come under federal review for disparities between white students and minorities, in particular blacks and Latinos who make up a growing proportion of its student body.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights announced a settlement that requires the district to take concrete steps to boost the enrollment of black, Latino and English-learning students in Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
"The prejudice is always the most delicate part," Ryan told the panel. "When you identify the student roster by race code for enrollment in a course, it's very clear that African-American and Latino students dominate the lowest levels, whereas your caucasian and, in some cases, Asian students dominate the higher levels."
Ryan continued, "It's always a chicken-or-the-egg thing. Did tracking create this, or is it because African-American and Latino students struggle with learning? The National Research Council has produced volumes that defy the notion that ability to learn is a gene-oriented issue."
Ryan said he anticipated there would be push-back against de-tracking not only from the parents of high-achieving students, but teachers who have grown comfortable teaching level-based courses.
Ryan gave the presentation alongside Superintendent Debra Livingston, who also expressed support for the shift away from advanced-track courses.
While leveling has been the subject of debate in the past, the presentation last week may have represented the first time district officials have directly advocated doing away with the system.
Ward 1 board member Sarah Ambrogi said she appreciated the goal of de-tracking, but she said the district needed to go slow and communicate with parents.
"There's a lot of time and history that goes behind tracking," she said. "I'm not against going in a different direction, but I think it will be like turning a major ship around. I think we need to think in terms of a pilot program."
Ward 6 board member Robyn Dunphy, who in the past has staked out more traditional positions relative to her colleagues, said she supported doing away with leveling. "Mill Falls Charter School, Montessori — that's the way they do this is," she said. "Each child has their own plan; they go at their own pace; they're all in the same classroom — and it works."
The administration isn't' seeking approval from the board at this time, Ryan told the committee, but support to "try out a non-leveling situation in one of our middle schools and report back."
Ryan did not offer details of the plan, and he did not respond to a follow-up request from the New Hampshire Union Leader for more information.
The consensus on the committee was to allow the administration to move forward with the plan.


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PPCNux (German) as well as Pegasos-Forum (German) report about new information about Genesi's new G5 based mainboard. The mainboard which will feature the PowerPC 970MP CPU will have the new microBTX format (26.4x26.7cm/10.4"x10.5"). As system controller IBM's 945 northbridge was chosen which is the corresponding version of the current PowerMac's system controller. ATI will provide the graphics chipset for the new mainboard. It is currently not known which product name the mainboard will have. In addition, Mupper 1.0 has been released.
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The 970MP isn't what I really want....
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RE: The 970MP isn't what I really want....
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Genesi and PA Semi are both members of www.power.org so it would not surprise me to see Genesi and PA working together in mid-2006 when the first PA chips are ready. After all genesi works with all the other PPC vendors already - Freescale, IBM and AMCC. I would only worry if I was Freescale because PA looks like they have Freescale's customer base in mind. If PA can do what they claim Freescale's lock on telecom and other embedded markets is seriously threatened. It makes sense for PA to work with Genesi too as PA needs to build communities around their reference designs and Genesi has successfully done this in a big way already.


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January 29, 2013
Several years ago scientists discovered a link between T-cell dysfunction and the expression of a receptor named PD-1 on the T-cell surface. The initial discovery related to T cells in mice that had become functionally compromised due to battling a chronic viral infection (LCMV); it turned out that these exhausted T cells expressed very high levels of PD-1. Receptors like PD-1 can essentially be thought of as antennae on the outside of the cell that can interact with, and respond to, specific signaling molecules in the cell's environment. Depending on the signal, the receptor may sink back inside the cell to convey a message to the command center in the nucleus. This message in turn affects the behavior of the T cell and may lead to greater or lesser expression of the receptor. The PD-1 receptor can interact with at least two molecules (described as ligands): PD-L1 and PD-L2. Because high levels of PD-1 expression were associated with reduced T-cell function, researchers studied the effects of administering an antibody that targets PD-1 and thereby blocks its ability to interact with its ligands. The results of this experiment drew a lot of attention, because the strategy successfully rejuvenated the exhausted T cells and improved their ability to control LCMV replication. Similar laboratory findings were subsequently reported with T cells targeting cancers, leading to the development of anti-PD-1 antibodies as cancer therapies (an approach that has begun to show some success in human trials). PD-1 has also since been found to be highly expressed on exhausted HIV-specific T cells in humans, and a small study in macaques reported that PD-1 blockade reduced SIV viral load.
In addition to blocking PD-1, investigators are looking at the effects of an alternative strategy of targeting the ligand PD-L1. Brent Palmer and colleagues recently reported the first in vivo results obtained with this approach using the humanized mouse model of HIV infection. Encouragingly, the researchers found that blocking PD-L1 led to significant reductions in HIV viral load and preservation of CD4 T-cells counts without apparent adverse effects. Bristol Myers-Squibb supplied the anti-PD-L1 antibody for the study; the company is manufacturing it under the name BMS-936559 primarily for clinical trials in people with cancers.
The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) currently has two research protocols in development that plan to investigate an anti-PD1 antibody (MK-3475, made by Merck) and the BMS-936559 anti-PD-L1 antibody in people with HIV infection. The studies will look at both T-cell function and effects on the latent HIV reservoir (due to evidence that latently infected CD4 T cells express high levels of PD-1). Safety will be the primary concern for these trials because PD-1 is also thought to be important in reducing the function of T cells that might otherwise be harmful (e.g., T cells capable of reacting with self antigens and causing autoimmunity).
Richard Jefferys is the coordinator of the Michael Palm HIV Basic Science, Vaccines & Prevention Project Weblog at the Treatment Action Group (TAG). The original blog post may be viewed here.
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Joe Paterno and the Work of Mourning
As I write this blog post, the American public anxiously waits for news of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's health. Reports of his death from cancer circulated widely on on-line news and social media such as Facebook earlier this evening, only to be quickly refuted by his family. If he is still alive, his famous fighting spirit conjurs some hope.* There is a strong sensitivity to the tragic dimension of this death as it follows so soon after the university administration fired him due to the Sandusky scandal that received so much media attention less than three months ago. The deep sadness that we feel reminds us that this is possibly the end of one of the greatest coaches in football (not only the winningest coach in division one football, but also the coach who cultivated the intellect and ethics of his players as well as their abilities on the field.) The tragic irony that we sense — "loss piled on tragedy" as one of my friends put it on Facebook — is that, after a shining 46 years as head coach, his death might occur immediately after the one low point and in the light of his most troubling mistake. Because of the interruption of his career by the scandal, we also feel that Paterno's long career was not quite finished — that there was something more he might contribute to our lives.
It may seem odd to some people for me to respond to this tragedy intellectually, and it may seem odd to think of a person's death in terms of the intellectual labor it spurs us to undertake, but I believe that this is how Paterno would want it, given that his own generosity sponsored the Paterno Family Chair in the English department held by professor of contemporary literature and cultural theory Michael Bérubé (who was a professor of mine when I was a graduate student.) As the philosopher Jacques Derrida reflected on the deaths of his colleagues in one of his last books, The Work of Mourning, the death of a friend, parent, coach, or writer one has read asks us to come to terms with our debt to them, the debt of our own existence that we owe to those who preceded us. These are the people through whom we think about our ethical relationship to the world, and in a sense our mourning is how we keep ourselves alive as we attempt to continue speaking to the dead and to our loss and to the possibility that their work will eventually be realized — a work that is always incomplete and unfinished just like any life, a work for which they have struggled, a work that they hoped, and we continue to hope, might possibly and actually come to be. Almost a year ago, I wrote blog posts about the novelist and philosopher Edourd Glissant's death and about my own professor Marshall Grossman's death as an occassion for reflecting on our complex relations with the world — "the totality of Relation" is Glissant's philosophical concept for this reflection — as our own lives are constituted by these relations, not all of them positive yet nevertheless still part of who we are and who we are becoming.
Joe Paterno inspires such work, because of our debt to him and because of the work he called upon us to do. As another of my Facebook friends honored Paterno's memory by quoting him: "Believe deep down in your heart that you are destined to do great things." For me, this was not about football or about Penn State pride. For me, this was about Paterno's committment to his players and to the principles of the modern university. When I was teaching at Penn State, it was well-known that the football players were always good students, and that was certainly my own experience when they were in my classes. Much of the intellectual life at Penn State was encouraged by Paterno's financial support of the library and professors and by his moral support of its teachers. And he did this at a time when faculty felt attacked by politicians who accused us of corrupting the youth and cut the university's budget and by the media pundits who questioned the relevance of the humanities in the twenty-first century. Paterno's ethics and his work demonstrated to coaches across the country that it was possible to succeed both on the field and in the classroom — that a coach did not have to sacrifice one for the other. These are some examples of the complex and multifaceted "totality of Relation" (as Glissant put it) that call us to a work of mourning and to an ethical responsibility not just to act but also to think.
The scandal and Paterno's other ethical failures over the course of his long career do not undermine this work but actually heightens its meaning and focuses attention on the question of thoughtful action. As Michael Berube suggested in his op-ed on that scandal for the New York Times, the complexities of the event demand that the public, the faculty, and the administration dialogue together openly to build upon Paterno's legacy, take it in new directions, and address systemic problems. Likewise, the event galvanized a political response to child abuse as Penn State students thoughtfully put their ideals into action through a "Blue Out" that reminded the public to support the victims of child abuse. These are examples of the always unfinished "work of mourning" and the open-ended possibility that inheres in the "totality of Relation."
* Addendum: I wrote the above post late last night, and this morning, around 10 a.m., it was announced that Joe Paterno passed. His family released this statement to the press. Also, Penn State graduate Tori Bosch published these thoughts on Slate.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Activision is trading "Modern Warfare" for "Ghosts."
The video game publisher announced Wednesday that the next installment in its successful "Call of Duty" franchise will be titled "Call of Duty: Ghosts" and feature a new story and characters.
Activision Blizzard Inc. said "Ghosts" will be released Nov. 5 for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and next-generation consoles.
The game is being developed by Infinity Ward, the Encino, Calif., studio that created the original "Call of Duty" and reignited the military first-person shooter franchise with 2007's "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" and its two sequels.
"'Ghosts' delivers an all-new story, all-new characters, an all-new 'Call of Duty' world, all powered by a next generation 'Call of Duty' engine, which is a leap forward for the franchise," Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg said in a statement. "Infinity Ward is going all-in to create the next generation of 'Call of Duty' worthy of the world's greatest fans."
For more than five years, the action-packed "Call of Duty" franchise has garnered unprecedented success.
The previous "Call of Duty" game, Treyarch's futuristic "Call of Duty: Black Ops II," crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide retail sales 15 days after its release last year. Infinity Ward's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" hit the $1 billion mark in 16 days after its 2011 debut.
Activision said more details about "Ghosts" will be revealed May 21 at a Seattle presentation where Microsoft is expected to unveil the next Xbox.
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Rick Huxley
LONDON (AP) - Bass player Rick Huxley, one of the founding members of the Dave Clark Five, has died. He was 72.
Clark announced Huxley's death Tuesday, saying the news was "devastating."
Huxley played on the band's signature hits from the era when they rivaled the Beatles in popularity.
Their best known songs included "Bits and Pieces" and "Glad All Over." They enjoyed a large following in the United States after appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.
The band was known for drummer Clark's driving beat and his exuberant vocals, but they faded after several years and broke up in 1970 after 12 years together.
They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
Huxley, who suffered from emphysema, died Monday.
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Jane McLeod: Bergamot a nice addition
November 4, 2012
There is so much emphasis put on the usefulness of herbs that it is not always appreciated how decorative they can be. For variety in a garden, I like to tuck some of them in among our tried and true posies, and in an earlier article, I described my fondness for the addition of sweet cicely for just such appeal.
Another herb that has a variety of uses and that has made a strong transition to the flower garden is bergamot, or bee balm. One of the many varieties of bergamot, the Monarda didyma, is called bee balm because bees are so attracted by its scent and its rich nectar. It also is a flower very favored by hummingbirds for the same reasons.
The vivid flowers of some herbs stand out well and catch the eye and such is the case of bergamot —especially the red varieties. With its big, shaggy flowerheads held like a crown and dancing on top of tall stalks, bergamot is one of the handsomest of the flowering herbs. Additional varieties have flowers in a range of colors from creamy white to pink and purple. Both the long blooming flowers — about 2 to 4 inches in size — appear in late summer in dense profusion, and the dark green, slightly toothed slender oval leaves with reddish veining, have a citrusy flavor and scent.
A hardy native perennial, bergamot grows from 2 to 3 feet tall with an equal spread, and even though you will see some descriptions saying it prefers partial shade, it flourishes in full sun as long as the soil is kept moist and well composted.
Bergamot is kept looking its best by trimming the plant back at the end of the growing season to a height of no more than 3 inches to encourage thick new growth every spring. If an established plant develops a hollow center — dig up the plant, discard the old thin center parts and replant the younger root sections in fresh soil about 2 feet apart.
Bergamot is a native of the swampy areas of the United States and Canada. It first was described in 1569 in a book on American flora by the Spanish medical botanist Dr. Nicholas Monardes, of Seville, from whom the plant takes its botanical name. He probably called this herb bergamot because its leaf scent resembles that of the small, bitter Italian bergamot orange, Citrus aurantium bergamia, which produces an oil used in aromatherapy, perfumes and cosmetics. The American Oswego Indians originally gathered wild bergamot (M. fistulosa) and infused it to make a refreshing tea. Bergamot then was cultivated in most early North American gardens, and the colonists drank the tea in great quantities around the time of the Boston Tea Party. Somewhere in the late 18th or early 19hth century it was taken to England where bergamot was grown for the same purpose, many tea drinkers preferring its flavor to that of China or Indian tea.
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Although you could obtain a refreshing taste by adding some chopped bergamot leaves to your favorite blend of Indian or China tea, you can more easily accomplish this by buying Earl Gray tea where oil of bergamot already has been added for you. Besides, a bee balm plant stripped of its leaves is not a becoming sight.
I think the real pleasure in this plant is enjoying its enthusiastic vitality and cheery, albeit slightly brassy, good looks. Besides, because of its pleasing fragrance, weeding in its vicinity becomes an unexpected aromatic delight — always a bonus.
Jane McLeod is a Master Gardener through the CSU Extension Routt County. Call 970-879-0825 with questions.


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"The Hobbit", a film based off the prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy by J.R.R Tolkien, came out with a bang when it opened on Dec. 14, bringing in a total sum of $84.6 million in box office sales opening weekend.
The movie, weeks after its release, continues to be a hit and is estimated to remain in theaters until at least the end of the month.
The film follows hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he and a band of dwarves set off on a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom from an evil dragon.
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Although "The Hobbit" was written as one book, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is the first of three films to be squeezed out of Tolkien's book.
Director Peter Jackson will be turning the book into a cinematic trilogy by elaborating the battle scenes, making the films tell the story more through action than dialogue, to the disappointment of some die-hard Tolkien fans.
Along with the action, there were also light-hearted moments within the fighting scenes that had the audience laughing.
However, the three hour-long film was filled with action scenes that were not meant for kids. The movie ended up receiving an older audience filled with teens and adults that had grown up with the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Severed bodies and evil creatures are just some of the things that could easily scare little kids.
The film was a visual success from costumes to the amazing battle scenes and the stoning of the trolls.
However, the film fell short on dialogue, and the long fights occurring in succession made the movie somewhat repetitive and boring.
But, for the fans of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, The Hobbit is an entertaining movie that can be seen again and again.
The next film in "The Hobbit" trilogy, "The Desolation of Smaug," is coming to theaters late 2013.


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In the world of wine making, it's a matter of faith that bad conditions produce good wine. Rocky soil? Makes the vines work harder to produce grapes, which in turn are like successful kids rising above their hardscrabble beginnings.
If that truism holds, the heavy rain that pelted Oregon's vineyards in late September could make 2013 a fine vintage. Maybe.
"In the end, you don't know until the wine gets into the bottle," said Charles Humble, spokesman for the Oregon Wine Board, a semi-independent state agency that handles marketing, research and education projects for the industry. That uncertainty is the "beauty and the bane" of growing grapes and making wine in the state, he said.
From a pure tonnage standpoint, Oregon growers may have set a new record, passing the 50,000 tons of grapes harvested in 2012. Humble said harvest numbers are incomplete and growers he's spoken to are all over the map: Some report a flat line compared to last year, others up to a 20 percent gain. A complication: Some of that tonnage gain probably comes because grapes absorbed water during the record rains of late September.
"Was it challenging? Yes," said Oregon State University professor Patty Skinkis, a viticulture specialist who conducts research in conjunction with the state's growers. But like the vines themselves, adversity can bring out the best in growers and winemakers.
"You can't afford to be lazy," Skinkis said. "The more challenging it is, the more work you have to do."
Oregon's international wine reputation rests largely on its pinot noir, which makes up more than half of the state's grape acreage and is known for the technical difficulties it presents in the vineyard and winery. It is at the heart of an industry that has grown to 905 vineyards, 545 wineries, about 13,500 jobs and $3 billion in annual economic activity, according to the Wine Board.
It's a big deal in Oregon agriculture, in other words, and its 2013 performance could turn out to be interesting. The account of Amity grower David Beck, who operates Crawford Beck Vineyard with his wife, Jeanne, is an example of the complications involved.
By mid-summer, Beck said, conditions were "warm and beautiful," the grapes were developing ahead of pace and an early harvest seemed likely. A bit of rain in early September didn't hurt, as it had been so dry. Then came the forecast for heavy rain in the last week of the month, and some of Beck's winery clients ordered a quick picking. Crawford Beck harvested about a third of its grapes before the deluge.
"That fruit was really beautiful, stunningly gorgeous, as perfect as it could be," Beck said. "To me, the flavors were just perfect."
Then the heavens opened, dropping 2- to 6-inches of rain in a matter of days, depending on location. Portland, Salem, Hillsboro and Astoria set new records for September. Grapes absorb water at the point where stem meets berry, which can cause swelling and splitting and opens the door to botrytis, a bunch-rotting fungus.
The race was on. "The day after the rain stopped, we started harvesting," Beck said.
"We were able to scramble," he said. "For the most part we had enough labor to get the grapes in and avoid a moldy disaster."
The long, hot summer that preceded the rain made the difference, he said.
"If we had not had the long warm spell, the grapes simply would not have been ripe enough," Beck said. "We would have had to leave grapes out there hanging to get more flavor."
Heavy rain also can dilute sugar in grapes, reducing the alcohol content and changing the flavor. It's too early to tell how the wine will turn out, but Humble of the Wine Board said Oregon winemakers have learned "tricks and techniques" over the years to deal with grape permutations.
The early word on the 2013 vintage, after tough conditions? "Delicate."


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Further Studies on How Male Circumcision May Reduce HIV Transmission
March/April 2013
Two posters at CROI 2013 reported different potential mechanisms for why circumcision reduces the risk of HIV heterosexual acquisition compared to uncircumcised men.
An understanding of the mechanism may allow alternatives to circumcision that mimic the active circumstances and offer a similar protection.
Minh Dinh and colleagues from Northwestern University, Chicago have presented research in this area for several years. Initial studies suggested this was related to a combination of greater numbers of target immune cells and a thinner keratin layer in the inner foreskin, however this was superseded last year with new data reporting that the penis glans (rather than inner foreskin) of uncircumcised men had higher concentrations of CD4 cells that were also closer to the surface membrane.
This year, the same group, presented a new study looking at whether moisture-related differences to the skin following circumcision by measuring cell capacitance (relating to moisture content) and trans epithelial water loss (TEWL) which correlates with decreased skin barrier function.
The study included non-invasive measures to compare ten men who had been circumcised in childhood, ten who had recent elected circumcision and ten uncircumcised men. In a related animal study, tissue biopsies were taken from ten male rhesus macaques were circumcised and followed for 12 months.
The group reported that skin barrier function was significantly reduced in the uncircumcised glans and inner foreskin as compared to the circumcised glans or shaft tissue (mean uncircumcised vs circumcised glans was 100.34 vs 43.60 g/m2h, p <0.001, inner foreskin = 97.05, shaft = 43.05).
In explanted foreskin tissues, the inner foreskin was more permeable to tritiated water than the outer foreskin. In the macaques, TEWL decreased and skin capacitance increased over time after circumcision. This correlated to qualitative changes in the expression of filaggrin and E-cadherin from serial biopsies.
A second poster presented by Cindy Lui and colleagues looked at different microbes on the penis head by circumcision status.2
This was a prospective study that randomised 156 men in Rakai, Uganda to early (immediate) circumcision or deferred (for 24 months) circumcision.
Swabs taken from the coronal sulcus (the underside ridge where the penis head joins the shaft) at baseline and at 12 months measured bacterial activity using 16S rRNA gene-based quantitative real-time PCR and pyrosequencing analysis.
At baseline, men in each group had comparable total bacterial load and microbiota composition but this was significantly different 12 months after circumcision, with no changes seen in the deferred control group.
Circumcision significantly decreased the prevalence of 15 bacteria at the coronal sulcus, 12 of which are anaerobic bacteria and increased the prevalence of aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria. Circumcision also reduced the biodiversity, producing a microbiota that also had fewer dominant bacterial groups. The decreases in anaerobic bacterial load (-1157 to -25,327 16S rRNA gene copies) were greater than the corresponding increases in aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria (+8 to +2857 16S rRNA gene copies).
Although both anaerobic bacteria are not well studied in the male urogenital tract they are known to have pro-inflammatory capabilities and this may warrant further assessment. However, although these changes were significant they were not universal,indicating that environmental or host factors may play a role on the microbial effects of male circumcision.
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Deuterostomia is a major subgroup of animals. It is comprised of two lineages, the Chordata and Ambulacraria (Edgecombe et al. 2011, Swalla & Smith 2008). Chordata consists of two exclusively marine groups, the fish-like lancelets (Cephalocordata) and the sea squirts, salps and relatives (Tunicata) as well as the vertebrates which include fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Ambulacraria contains the exclusively marine echinoderms (sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers, and sea lilies) and hemichordates (soft-bodied benthic worm-like animals).
Ancestrally, all deuterostomes share a special form of embryonic development characterized by (1) indeterminate cleavage (early cells retain the capacity to develop into a complete embryo), (2) the initial opening of the developing embryo (blastopore) turning into the anus, and formation of the third body layer (mesoderm) from a pouch of the embryonic gut (archenteron). These basic developmental patterns have been modified in various ways during the evolution of deuterostome groups, making it impossible to recognize a deuterostome lineage based on ontogenetic criteria alone (Nielsen 1995).
In addition to chordates, echinoderms, and hemichordates, several other groups have been placed in the Deuterostomia. Lophophorates (phoronids, brachiopods, and bryozoans) and chaetognaths show a mixture of protostome and deuterostome traits. Molecular evidence indicates that they are more closely related to protostomes (Halanych et al. 1995, Helmkampf et al. 2008, Marletaz et al. 2006, Matus et al. 2006, Papillon et al. 2004, Passamaneck & Halanych 2006). Recently, the enigmatic Xenoturbellida have been aligned with deuterostomes (Bourlat et al. 2003, 2006, 2009; Perseke et al. 2007, Philippe et al. 2007, 2011), but there is also support for an alternative position of this group with the acoelomorphs near the base of the bilaterian tree (Edgecombe et al. 2011, Hejnol et al. 2009, Lundin 1998, 2001, Nielsen 2010, Pedersen and Pedersen 1986, 1988, Raikova et al. 2000).


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The same day the poster boy of municipal corruption, former Bell city manager Robert Rizzo, was sentenced to prison, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office confirmed it has launched an investigation into Centinela Valley Union High School District.
In case you are counting, that makes three agencies looking into the district — the FBI, the DA and the Los Angeles County Office of Education.
The cases have an eerily similar outline — outrageous salaries, small public agencies and, of course, greed. And though a chapter seems to be closing in Bell, another is opening at the district's Lawndale offices.
The exorbitantly paid superintendent of the Centinela Valley school district, Jose Fernandez, finally got the boot — put on paid leave this week. Next up: members of the school board who created the problem and seem only to be making things worse.
A few residents agree. "You must go," and "resign, thieves," the small but incensed crowd called to the school board on Tuesday. Board members spent about three hours behind closed doors before announcing that Fernandez, whose compensation package was bigger than President Barack Obama's, would be replaced by Bob Cox, the assistant superintendent of human resources. Cox, who came in at the same time as Fernandez, is seen by some as too aligned with his tarnished former boss. That only plays to the community's distrust of the board.
The rowdy meeting was a good metaphor for just how far the small district has spiraled downward. The board members, four of whom approved the twice-bankrupt Fernandez's compensation package of about $663,000 and a $910,000 home loan at an interest rate of 2 percent to boot, look incompetent at best.
With little explanation the board reorganized itself during the meeting, then its new president, Hugo Rojas, said he was willing to cooperate with the FBI.
The whole thing was starting to play out like bad reality TV. And just in that fashion, there was no script. The agenda for the dual school board meeting held Tuesday, one special and the other a regular session, wasn't fully posted on the district's website ahead of time.
In the meantime, the board voted to begin the process to hire a law firm for a forensic audit of Fernandez's employment contract. It would have helped if they had paid attention from the beginning instead of committing public funds to investigate their own. Then there's the board and superintendent life-insurance policies that were not reported to the IRS. The district paid $90,000 for two whole life insurance policies for Fernandez, worth $1.75 million, while board members got term life insurance policies of $150,000.
Hanging over all of this is the sketchy relationship board members have with the construction firm TELACU that bankrolled many of their campaigns. Fernandez isn't the only one who needs to answer to the public.
What's missing in all this? Did you hear children or education mentioned? No.
There is no more school in this board. It is in disarray, the public has lost confidence and questions of legality abound. It's time for not only a change but an overhaul.
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The wait is over
The wait is over
After years of planning, revising and then eventually building – the new Walmart in Devils Lake has finally welcomed the first eager shoppers through its shiny, silvery blue doors.
"It's going to be a very big benefit for the whole community," said Walmart field project supervisor Mary Jo Tunglan, Tuesday afternoon before the grand opening.
The Journal took photos of volunteers and employees during their last minute preparations the day before the opening and attended the ribbon cutting Wednesday at 7:30 a.m., which was followed by the grand opening of the store at 8 a.m.
"We are right on schedule," said Tunglan, who has helped open floor planning with more than 20 different Walmart stores over the last five years. "I feel like Devils Lake is really excited to have a new Walmart here and we're glad to be able to provide what the people need."
The new establishment boasts 24 hours a day, seven days per week service– with a full grocery line that includes local produce, organic and natural selections and a self serve deli and bakery.
There is an automotive tire and lube garage, money center service desk and a vision center which is located near the front of the store's cash registers.
Several expanded departments exist throughout such as: a health and wellness section, hardware, sporting goods, lawn and garden center, automotive center, electronics, clothing, childrens, jewelry and beauty, pet supplies, deli/bakery, home improvement sections, and much more.
The grand opening also featured a presentation of more than $4,000 worth of grants towards Spirit Lake Nation Social Services, Lutheran Social Service's Health Families, Devils Lake Fire Department and the Devils Lake Police Department.
DL Walmart now employs approximately 200 full and part time employees. Eighty of those positions are new.
A Big Family Welcome
The DL Walmart store manager Monica Griedl is inviting the Lake Region for their first visit and to enjoy DL Walmart's "Big Family Welcome" on Saturday, July 19 from noon to 3 p.m.
Friends and family can look forward to face painting, cupcake decorating, free food samples, grab bag and gift bag giveaways.
Join the conversation
Walmart would like customers to interact as much as possible online via Facebook and/or Twitter using hashtag #MyNewWalmart. Also, visit the My Local Walmart Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/walmart1695. Local fans can receive rollbacks, in-store events information, meal solutions, prize money etc.
New Location
DL Walmart's new address is: 1424 Highway 2 E., Devils Lake ND
See Devils Lake Journal's photo gallery of the new Walmart building on Facebook or look on www.devilslakejournal.com under photos.
DL Walmart is closed from midnight to noon Sundays. Walmart is affiliated with Sam's Club.


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Rockingham County Attorney Reams says AG has asked him to resignBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
November 25. 2013 9:44PM
Embattled Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams said Monday night that the state Attorney General's Office has asked him to resign from office amid a state and federal probe into his office.
"They're trying to force me to resign, so the lack of process has been stunning considering it's the Department of Justice," Reams said. "Right now, it's the Star Chamber."
Reams, who has been the elected county attorney since 1998, made his first comments about the ongoing investigation into his office in a telephone interview with the New Hampshire Union Leader.
Reams was suspended by Attorney General Joe Foster on Nov. 6 during a conference call with the attorney general and county commissioners.
Reams said when he asked for an explanation about why he was being removed from office, "Foster said there will be plenty of time for that later."
State prosecutors have refused to divulge the details of the investigation, only saying it focuses on operational and management issues within the Rockingham County Attorney's Office.
Associate Attorney General Jane Young said last night that she could not comment about Reams' statements because it's an ongoing investigation.
Young said that the investigators from the state Attorney General's Office and the U.S. Attorney are still involved in the investigation.
"I can tell you that we have worked this case every day since that announcement has been made," Young said.
Foster said the investigation was set off by a complaint of a former employee. The FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office were called in to assist in the case about a week later.
Deputy County Attorney Tom Reid and a victim witness advocate were also placed on paid administrative leave by County Commissioners as a result of the investigation. Jim Boffetti, a state prosecutor, has been appointed as interim county attorney by a superior court judge.
Reams said the allegations have been explained to him "only in the vaguest terms." He would not elaborate.
"They haven't been very specific about that," Reams said. "If people are making statements against me, what are they? Let me defend myself and tell me."
Reams said employees in his office have been barred from speaking with him, and he has been denied access to any records or witness statements related to the case.
"They're scared to death," Reams said, of the people he has contacted. "(They say) 'I've been told not to talk to anybody.'"
Reams said that he also tried to have contact with Reid, his deputy now on leave, but has not spoken to him.
"He's been told not to talk to anybody and as the number-two person in the office, he's an extremely important witness on how the office is managed and operated," Reams said.
Reams vowed Monday to continue fighting Attorney General Joe Foster's decision to temporarily remove him from office.
Today, his lawyer Michael Ramsdell plans to file a new lawsuit against the Rockingham County Commissioners for barring him from entering his office.
Merrimack County Superior Court Judge Richard McNamara will hear arguments on Dec. 5 in a separate court action where Reams is challenging Foster's authority to suspend him.
He said he recently made an offer to sit down with investigations soon after his suspension but received no response. Ramsdell received a call within the last four to five days by the Attorney General's Office, asking Reams to step down, according to Reams.
"It's an assertion of power that's unprecedented in this state," Reams said.
Reams said he expects the latest lawsuit to be filed in Merrimack County to avoid any conflict with local judges.
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SPRING VALLEY — Angelo and Tracy Fousekas, owners of Angelo's Restaurant and Pizza in Spring Valley, are planning a grand opening July 31-Aug. 4 to show off their recent renovation of the restaurant they have owned for the past 13 years.
"We made a huge investment in making the interior nicer and more open for our customers," said Tracy Fousekas. "We wanted to update and expand our party room."
The major renovation consists of installing two fireplaces, adding a big screen television and putting in new floors and walls. The restaurant's interior is more open for patrons to come in and enjoy their meals.
"We also made the party room larger by knocking out a wall, so it can hold up to 50 people," Fousekas said. "We can now host banquets, birthday parties or funeral meals."
With the recent renovation, Angelo's Restaurant and Pizza can seat 120 people. The restaurant will also have a new menu of salads, wraps, burgers and paninis.
Fousekas urges people to come in during the grand opening to sign up for a chance to win gift certificates, giveaways and pizza for a year. There will be daily specials during the grand opening.
Hours for Angelo's Restaurant and Pizza are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays. They also offer a delivery service for all items on the menu.
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