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Tom Herzig's Trackside: Ollie Silva Memorial a big hit at Lee USA
On Track This Weekend
Thunder Road:
Thurs 6 p.m.
Lee USA:
Fri., 6:45 p.m.
Bear Ridge (Vt.):
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Sat., 6 p.m.
Sat., 6 p.m.
Star Speedway:
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Seekonk (Mass.):
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White Mountain:
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Legion Speedway:
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Sun., 6 p.m.
Lee USA Speedway enjoyed a packed house last week for its Ollie Silva Memorial ISMA Supermodified event, which was won by
Jon McKennedy
Eddie Witkum Jr
. of Westford, Mass., and
Ben Seitz
of Bourne, Mass., completed the podium finish. The Benson Lumber and Hardware weekly Supermodified feature went to
Jake Stergios
. Rookie
Kyle Sawyer
Tommy Tombarello Jr.
placed second and third.
Tomorrow night, Lee's tight Late Model Sportsman point battle resumes.
Geoff Rollins
of Groton, Mass. (464) leads Epping's
Ricky Porter
(456) an
d Nick Maniatis
of Hooksett (440).
Thunder Road races tonight with double Late Model features on the card and the New England Antique Racers (N.E.A.R.) in town. N.E.A.R. recently announced its class of 2014 Hall of Fame members. Among the inductees was
Jim Martel
of Ipswich, a two-time Supermodified champion back in the
Ollie Silva
Don McClaren
era, and a long-time car owner.
Nick Sweet
of Barre, Vt. leads the Thunder Road Late Model standings. Sweet is ahead of defending champion
Derrick O'Donnell
of North Haverhill by 19 points. He's coming off an American Canadian Tour win at Beech Ridge last weekend, having bested
Ben Ashline
Joey Polewarczyk Jr.
Eddie MacDonald
Jimmy Hebert
The Valenti Modifieds are at Seekonk this weekend. They raced at Waterford last Saturday where
Ted Christopher
broke a two-year winless streak at the Connecticut oval.
Justin Bonsignore
finished second for the fifth time this season to maintain the Series' point lead. Fellow title contender
Chris Pasteryak
got home third.
Things got ragged at the end of the VMS Modified race when
Woody Pitkat
Tommy Barrett
Jr. up to wall triggering a multi-car pile-up on lap 96.
Kevin Stuart
, owner of
Todd Szegedy
's No. 85 ride, went postal in the aftermath, incensed about teams working on their cars during a red flag etc. He was eventually suspended from the Series by Valenti founder and President
Jack Bateman
for offenses including verbal and physical assault of an official.
Waterford's SK Modifieds had their own drama that included driver
Shawn Monahan
getting out of his car onto the track to pitch his steering wheel at
Keith Rocco
's car after contact that earned Rocco a rough riding penalty. It might have seemed entertaining to some, but it was happening at approximately the same time
Kevin Ward Jr
. was doing much the same at Canandaigua.
The Granite State Pro Stock Series heads to Star Speedway Saturday. Veteran
Barry Gray
carried the GSPSS checkers at Monadnock last Saturday. Soon-to-be Alvirne High School senior
Derek Griffith
of Hudson had another strong showing as the runner-up in the Mom's Motorcycles of Manchester/F. E. Provencher Insurance No.12.
Griffith first raced in the 4-cylinder Thunder Lights division as a 12-year-old at Hudson. "He won the first heat and the first feature he was ever in," reports his father,
. "He took to it naturally and didn't develop any bad habits."
Griffith is being helped along by veteran racer
Louie Mechalides
, who serves as his crew chief while his wife Dolly pitches in as the spotter. You need a good spotter in a Granite State Pro Stock race. The racing has been quite good at times and the car counts have hung in there, but there can be a lot of yellows on occasion, especially as cars at the tail end of the field thrash about.
"I think you're going to see less beating and banging over time," Griffith predicted. "
Mike Parks
(Series Director) is trying hard to make the racing keep improving. When the car counts are enough to require qualifying for the feature — we had 30 cars at Lee – the racing seems better. Derek has shown good patience. You don't need to go for it right away. You can wait until lap 70 or so to go all out."
A GSPSS press release is predicting the likelihood that two-time ACT champion Wayne Helliwell Jr. will join the field at Star. Another ACT hotshoe, Joey Polewarczyk Jr. won the recent Lee race by passing point leader Larry Gelinas on a late restart. Gelinas dropped out of the Monadnock event with mechanical problems. He currently holds a 295-276 advantage over Matt Frahm of North Salem. Griffith is another four points back.
Roadrunner Justin Storace of Rochester won the Don Hayes Memorial at Hudson with a third and a first in the two-segment event honoring the speedway's long-time photographer and videographer. Max Dolliver was the runner-up.
Adam Pierson/Outlaw Midgets, Josh Harrington/Sportsman Coupes and point leader Gary Siemons of Orford/ Mike's Automotive Sportsman Modifieds were feature winners at Legion Speedway.
Tom Herzig's column appears weekly in the New Hampshirse Union Leader. Email him at email@example.com.


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Time was when all budget GPS gagdets were Windows Mobile PDAs with bundled route-planning software and a satellite pick. Now they're almost all dedicated units a la Tom Tom. But Asus is having another go, with its A696 GPS PDA.
The A696 is a palm sized 11.7 x 7.1cm device that weighs 165g and measures 1.5cm in thickness. But it's the stainless steel casing and 3.5in, 240 x 320 anti-glare touchscreen that will catch your eye before you even know of its capabilities.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Acoustic rockers Rodrigo y Gabriela have always let their eloquent guitars do their talking. No longer.
In recent appearances, Rodrigo Sanchez has tried something special, using a soft voice to sing the lyrics of Radiohead's "Creep." Thousands of surprised fans joined in at a recent concert in Los Angeles.
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NEW ORLEANS (WBRC) - The University of Alabama was officially declared the champion of college football Tuesday by all of the organizations who name a winner, including the BCS and the Associated Press.
Head coach Nick Saban accepted the trophies during a ceremony Tuesday morning in New Orleans. Alabama was voted the overwhelming favorite in all of the polls after defeating the LSU Tigers 21-0 in the BCS Championship game Monday night in the Superdome.
"It's a great honor and a privilege for the University of Alabama, our football team, our program, to accept these trophies on behalf of the entire team," Saban said. "There's a lot of people who contribute to the success of the program: our administration, Dr. Witt, Mal Moore, our athletic director, and our administration... certainly and probably the people who get the least amount of credit that deserve a lot more is our coaching staff and the people who work with the players on a day-to-day basis to help them be successful personally, academically, and athletically, so that they can take advantage of their gifts and be all that they can be... and, lastly, those who made the commitment to make this accomplishment together as a team, our football players."
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"It was a really special group. And I feel very privileged to have been a part of that."
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I believe the Giants were significantly better than the Tigers. I belived that in late August. I believed it in September when the Tigers sadly were barely good enough to beat out the White Sox. I also believed the Tigers were clearly better than the Yankees. Two years ago, I thought the difference between the Giants and the Rangers was closer, but the Giants won that series 4-1, and the Rangers didn't have a long-layoff excuse.
I don't believe there is a big difference between leagues right now in that I don't believe the AL is domant over the NL or the NL has acheived dominamce over the AL. The AL held an edge over the NL in interleague play, but seven of the 14 AL teams were no better than .500 against the NL with a wildly unbalanced interleague schedule.
One difference between the leagues is that I see the top teams in the National League being tougher than the top teams in the American League, although the bottom teams in the American League are far more competitive than the bottom teams in the National League. Granted, the Nationals needed more pitching in the postseason, but the NL postseason had a stronger group of teams. But when I look at the Twins, Indians, Red Sox and Blue Jays, I think they were clearly better this year than the than the Astros, Cubs, Rockies and Marlins.
It isn't that the AL is the major of the two major leagues, as it may have seemed in the middle of the last decade. It's that there are more very good teams in the AL and a much smaller difference between top and bottom, which may be mitigated net year by the NL sending their worst team to the AL's most competitive division.
It is also true that good teams grow during the season. The Giants weren't just a hot team as the Cardinals would have been if they made it to the World Series. The Giants were a team that came together in August, a first-place team that kicked it into high gear when they lost the NL's leading hitter, who was having an outstanding defensive season. If you were following the Giants in April, you would have seen a team with inconsistent pitching that couldn't catch the ball. They committed 25 errors in their first 21 games. But they kept tweaking and improving.
I don't think the Tigers' layoff made any difference. It allowed them to set up their rotation and establish what everyone believed to be superior pitching matchups. And it provided them with an excuse.
Indeed. I also believe that the Tigers' lack of overall depth caught up to them. They took bad approaches at the plate and their fundamental play in the field was deeply flawed. How in the world could you send Prince Fielder home on a rally with no outs? C'mon.
You could see once Verlander got hit hard that they had no chance.
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Yours is a lot funnier than what I was working on. Made my morning!
Twin Arrows, AZ 2013. This image is from my long running project on Route 66. It is currently showing in Santa Fe at the Marion Center for Photographic Arts "In/Visible Borders" exhibit and shortly will also be in the Albuquerque Museums "Miniatures" show where it will be for sale also.
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Thanks Antonio. I would have shot this with film if I had had it with me, but such was not the case. As it were it is a 3x stitch with a Canon 45 T/S.
Of course, the micro contrast and atmospheric mood you would get with film is different, mostly in landscapes. But still my preferences for the ease of digital.
Scott, Its a great lens when you are doing 3x stitch for an 11x14 print .........need I say more?
I guess I was asking more in terms of interiors...I know you wouldn't have the lens if you didn't think it worked, but are you seeing any of the issues that I mentioned? I think the Canon 24 is really the gold standard for me and I tend to hold other lenses to that, which is kind of unrealistic, I suppose.
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Seniors Dan Arellano and Neil Tolaney contributed some of their best matches of their collegiate careers, according to Yale Head Coach Alex Dorato, as the Bulldogs defeated Navy 5-2 at the Severn Valley Tennis and Fitness Club. The win improved Yale to 6-2 and dropped Navy to 8-2 on the season.
The Bulldogs had some trouble in their doubles matches, but were able to earn a win in the No. 1 doubles position as Ryan Murphy and Brandon Wai picked up the victory.
Playing at the No. 5 position, senior Tolaney won his match 6-3, 6-1, while his teammate Arellano was victorious in a 7-6, 6-2 match. It was the first match Arellano had played since September 20th due to injury.
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"Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!" (Psalm 34:8 NKJV).
The irresistible scent of home cooked goodness permeated the air, torturing our faithful yellow Lab and her spastic beagle companion. They struggled to restrain themselves, maintaining perfect posture, as their eyes followed every move, hoping their patient obedience would reap tasty rewards.
Suddenly, the beagle began to shake violently; her eyes bulging; looking as if, at any moment, she would spontaneously combust! Finally, I picked some samplings of the coveted feast and headed toward the two beggars. The beagle could no longer contain herself. She broke her obedient posture and began impatiently flailing and squawking about.
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The rule is… if you want a treat, you have to sit still and wait for me. But, she refused. She had been patient long enough!
Our Lab, however, was the perfect model of discipline and obedience; never once breaking her posture; but patiently watching, as the beagle repeatedly disobeyed. Finally, she realized that her blessing wasn't coming until the beagle submitted. So, she reached out her paw, placed it atop the beagle's sitter, and shoved her down into the sitting position.
Grinning at her firm correction of her impatient, unruly companion, I treated the Lab to a double portion.
"Okay, God!" I chuckled. "I get it!"
It was our first Thanksgiving in our new house. The previous two years, one month, and thirteen days… our family of six cohabitated in a rented camper on our farm, while we undertook the task of building our own home with our own twelve hands.
"I'm a good sport!" I assured my husband, when the builder announced the project would take six to nine months. "It'll be an adventure, like a six-month-long camping vacation! Let's do it!"
My enthusiasm sprang from our certainty that God was calling us to stop pursuing the country club lifestyle and move to the country instead; to release our children into the wild, and teach them the values and blessings of a simple life and good old fashioned hard work.
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I learned how to use rechargeable power tools, because waiting on my husband to finish the construction all by himself was taking too long! We had already spent two Christmases in the camper! Finally, our power was scheduled to be turned on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving number three. Victory was soooo close… we could taste it!
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He dug a hole in the sand, lit a charcoal fire, and cooked corn on the cob in a stock pot, using an old grill rack and two cinder blocks. He plugged a portable roasting oven, atop a lawn table, into the camper's power pole and roasted the turkey. We cooked sweet potatoes inside the camper in a portable skillet and boiled green beans in a crock pot inside the house using a fifty foot extension cord.
We savored our Thanksgiving feast in our new home without electricity, but not without power. When I finally submitted, became still, and waited upon God, He blessed us with a double portion of His power, provision, and blessing. It was the best Thanksgiving meal we ever tasted… not because the treats were great… but because our God is!
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - About your country! Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in About your country! Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Travel View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message jmejiasr_88Joined: 13 Feb 2007Posts: 41Location: Costa Rica Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: About your country! Which is the best place to visit in your country? Which is the more visited city in your country? Back to top LilyinthedarkJoined: 27 Mar 2007Posts: 4 Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: for everywhere, best place to visit depends on the person. if they prefer busy and loud or small and quiet. if they want tourism, or to really get a feel for what the place is like. Back to top jmejiasr_88Joined: 13 Feb 2007Posts: 41Location: Costa Rica Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject: Lilyinthedark wrote: for everywhere, best place to visit depends on the person. if they prefer busy and loud or small and quiet. if they want tourism, or to really get a feel for what the place is like. you have all the reason, but in your case; which is the best place or city in your country to relax?. Where are you from? Do you like the beach? The beach is excellent to relax Back to top OrianiJoined: 13 Oct 2006Posts: 208Location: Venezuela Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:47 am Post subject: click here Back to top serdarhicipJoined: 28 May 2007Posts: 28Location: istanbul Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:42 am Post subject: About your country! İstanbul is the best city in Turkey.The city is very big and crowded. Also lots of strangers live in Turkey from Usa,France,Germany...... İn summer about 10 mıllıons people come to Turkey for on holiday Back to top cross-styleJoined: 09 Nov 2008Posts: 15Location: Beijing, China Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:47 am Post subject: China has many sightseeing. the Great Wall; the Summer Palace; the Forbidden City have become a symbol of China. Now, the"Nest Bird's", the "Water Cube" and so on the Olympic Stadium has become the new focus of China. If you come to China, Chinese will be enthusiastic to welcome the guests from all over the world!_________________Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened. Back to top ShinakoJoined: 09 Nov 2008Posts: 7 Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject: I'm from Japan, so I recommand Japan as the best place for the travelling. Tokyo where I live has many things to see. It is a big city! Back to top rinrinJoined: 09 Nov 2008Posts: 6 Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject: Hello. I'm from Japan. In Japan, I like Okinawa, because I love Okinawa food and I like the sea. I think Okinawa is the best place to visit. Back to top Take4Joined: 10 Nov 2008Posts: 4 Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: Re: About your country! Hi! I'm from Okinawa, Japan! So I recommend Okinawa as the best place to visit in my country!! The most visited city in Japan is Tokyo as everybody knows, but Tokyo is so crowded and you can't relax! If you want to travel to Japan for relaxing, you should come Okinawa! Okinawa is in the southern island of Japan. Okinawa has a tropical climate, beautiful ocean and beaches, and good food and music! And there are so many small islands around Okinawa. In Yonaguni, one of those islands, you can see around the islands slowly with riding a water buffalo and listening Okinawan music! If you want to travel for relax and are tired of urban life, come to Okinawa. Back to top Maiko NJoined: 10 Nov 2008Posts: 3Location: Okinawa, Japan Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject: Hello! I live in Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa is in the southern part of Japan. It's very small island, but there are lot of places to visit. Especially in summer, many people come to Okinawa for their travel, because there are very beautiful oceans in Okinawa. so people enjoy swiming, snorkeling and scuba diving. Also, Okinawa has a lot of delicious foods. most famous foods are Okinawa soba (noodles), blue seal ice cream, go-ya or tofu stir-fry, and all of them are very good! If you come to Okinawa, you should try to eat them! I think you will enjoy in Okinawa! well, I have been to Hokkaido. Hokkaido is very different from Okinawa, but I really enjoyed visiting there. I went to Hokaido in the winter. It was snowing and extremely cold.... they had snow festival at the time, and there are many statues which made from ice. It was very beautiful and I loved them! Also Hokkaido has many delicious foods too! especially sea foods are awesome! It's very fresh and so yummy! I love Hokkaido very much! anyway...Japan has many places to visit, I think you will enjoy visiting Japan! If you have a chance to visit Japan, please come to Okinawa! You would love it! Back to top tomohitoJoined: 09 Nov 2008Posts: 6Location: Tokyo Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:37 pm Post subject: I live in Tokyo. Last summer I went to Yakushima. Yakushima is a world heritage site. This island is blessed with majestic nature. Yakusugi is very popular. It is said that the tree is 2000`4000 years old. The sea at Yakushima is also very beautiful. This island is very interesting!! Back to top mitsunaJoined: 09 Nov 2008Posts: 5Location: Tokyo Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:49 pm Post subject: Hello! I'm from Japan. The place I recommend you is Kyoto. There are a lot of temples with a long history. And there are many tour guides because there are not only Japan but also a lot of tourists from foreign countries. Especially, a recommended season of the travel is autumn. The temple surrounded by the colored leaves is very beautiful! Moreover, the food of Kyoto is very delicious. How about buying the Japanese-style confectionery for the souvenir? Back to top play4himJoined: 06 Feb 2009Posts: 5 Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:34 pm Post subject: I love my hometown. My home town is Busan in South Korea. I love my hometown because it has beautiful beaches. Specially during night, I really enjoyed the sight seeing. These days, we made a park around the beach so that people can enjoy walking through that. Night sea is the one of favorites. 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I've started talking to my OB about having a VBAC—vaginal birth after cesarean section. I know this is a hot-button issue and I'm opening myself up to a lot of scrutiny by writing about it, but try to remember this doesn't have a one-size-fits-all solution. I would love to hear from you about your experiences, so here goes…
I had a planned C-section with Preston due to marginal placenta previa. It was so marginal, I didn't have any of the usual symptoms/bleeding, but the placenta was resting right up against my cervix throughout my pregnancy so it required I deliver via C-section. Up until the day before my surgery, we were checking to see if the placenta had corrected itself, hopeful to try for a vaginal delivery—alas, it didn't.
This might sound strange to women who believe vaginal deliveries are the only way to go, but it wasn't a big disappointment for me that I couldn't have one. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I think I always had a hunch a C-section would be a possibility. Of course there's a part of me that would like to experience a normal delivery—I never went into labor with Preston; my water never broke; I never had that spontaneous "Grab the suitcase, honey!" experience. But I'm totally okay with it (and yes, I know it doesn't happen like the movies). My only concern was having the easiest delivery with the fewest risks.
Now, I would never call a C-section—even one that's scheduled—anything resembling easy. I went into the surgery a little naive about the whole procedure. Despite how many episodes of TLC's "A Baby Story" I watched, nothing quite prepared me for how difficult it would be. I don't know what I expected exactly, but it wasn't until the morning of my surgery that the real fear set in: I'm about to have major abdominal surgery while I'm awake—holy sh*t!
The entire procedure from beginning to end was pretty frightening, and my recovery was not smooth. My iron was so low beforehand, there was concern I'd need a blood transfusion—I didn't thankfully. And though painful, it was nothing that overshadowed the awesome birth of my first child, which was the happiest moment of my life, hands down. But the fact that my then-self-employed husband was able to be home for my entire maternity leave—and carried most of the physical burden until I healed—made things so much easier. I was lucky—I had a safety net. But that won't be the case this time.
I've had several big injuries in my life, and several major surgeries, but I've always had ample time to recover from them—the abdominal surgery doesn't scare me half as much as the days and weeks (and maybe months) following it. My circumstances are much different this time—I'll have a baby and a toddler to take care of, and my husband won't be home for more than a week, at best.
The dilemma for me is this: After everything I've put my body through in the last year, I don't want to have surgery again, or have another thing I'm recovering from. I want to be able to take care of my kids, and take my son to and from school every day, like usual. I want to change diapers, and be strong for the new baby—and just enjoy this amazing time in my life, without being wounded. Is that realistic after a second C-section?
This is the main reason I'm considering a VBAC, but I'm also apprehensive to try for a vaginal delivery because of all the risks involved. The stats say 60-80 percent of women who try to have a VBAC end up having a vaginal delivery—the rest end up with a C-section anyway. Not to mention the other, more serious risks—rupturing my uterus, infection, trauma to the baby, etc. Those are things I need to consider as well. They may only occur in 1% of women, but that's all that matters if you're the 1%.
I want the option with the least risks and best chance for an easy recovery—but I'm not sure that necessarily exists.
Of course there's always the possibility I'll have no complications with a vaginal delivery, and it all goes down relatively smoothly. But what's the likelihood of that, with a first labor? At least a third, if not more, of the women I know who tried to have a vaginal delivery the first time, ended up having an emergency C-section, ultimately recovering from both. I know far fewer women whose deliveries went as planned the first time.
My OB is willing to consider a VBAC, assuming I haven't developed placenta previa again, the baby isn't breech, isn't too big, etc. But his gut reaction when I brought this up was that I was a better candidate for another planned C-section—he was actually surprised I was even considering it. It'll all come down to how determined I am to do this.
For me, this decision is not about how I deliver—it's about delivering the safest way possible for me and the baby. We have the 20-week ultrasound next week, so there won't be any decisions made for a while, but I'd love to hear from women who've had both VBACs and second C-sections: How'd they go for you? Was the second C-section easier/harder/same as the first? How was the VBAC? Please don't hold back!


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Mayor Bob Filner and San Diego City Councilmembers Kevin Faulconer and Lorie Zapf will participate, along with community leaders, junior lifeguards and lifeguards. The one-hour program will feature a selection of musical reflections and remembrances, including a lifeguard memorial paddle-out.
The public is invited.
"Robert Baxley, a former Ocean Beach lifeguard, respected waterman, author and judge provided the vision for the establishment of the lifeguard bronze," said Jeff Hatfield, president of the San Diego Lifesaving Association, which is sponsoring of the project.
In 2010, a task force was created, led by former lifeguard Lt. Neil Moyer, Jim "Mouse" Robb, Julie Klein, Richard Arnold, Lt. Greg "Buc" Buchanan and former City Councilman Byron Wear to organize the project.
"The lifeguard bronze is the first phase of a larger renovation of the waterfront of Ocean Beach being planned by the Ocean Beach Community Development Corporation, including a relocated Veterans Memorial on the northern edge of the greenbelt at Abott and Newport streets," said Wear, who coordinated the effort.
Faulconer and Zapf provided $20,000 from their community projects, programs and services funds and the San Diego Lifesaving Association raised $30,000 from private fundraising. The San Diego City Commission for Arts and Culture approved the project in February.
The artist for the project is Richard Arnold, a 1959 graduate of Point Loma High School graduate who was raised in Ocean Beach.
"The lifeguards were role models and taught me about the ocean, how to dive for abalone and lobster," said Arnold. "They loaned us their surfboards and taught us to sail. It was a very healthy way to grow up."
Arnold has completed many memorials and public art throughout the nation and was the artist for the Point Loma High bronze mascot Pointer dog statue located in school courtyard.
The 6-foot-3-inch bronze lifeguard statue will honor the San Diego Lifeguards and memorialize the 13 victims of the May 5, 1918 drowning at Ocean Beach that included 11 soldiers and sailors stationed at Camp Kearny, North Island and Point Loma. The rip currents that day were caused by unusual conditions of tides near the entrance to Mission Bay.
As a result of this tragedy, the city provided additional lifeguard staffing and equipment, leading to the creation of San Diego Lifeguard Services today.
Major donors to the Capt. Charles W. Hardy Memorial Fund that funded the project were received from Ocean Beach Community Development Corporation, Ocean Beach Community Foundation, Ocean Beach MainStreet Association, Peninsula Lions Club, Richard Arnold, In memory of Robert Baxley, Chief Chris Brewster, In memory of Calvin "Spade" Burns, Sgt. Darrell Esparza, Evans Hotels, In memory of Scott Hinchcliff, Craig & Julie Klein, Dick & Dorothea Laub, Dieter May, The Morton Family, Neil Moyer, Sgt. Marshall Parks, In honor of Jim "Mouse" Robb, Sgt. Rick Strobel, Randy Deitz Construction, Ryan Family Charitable Foundation, San Diego Junior Lifeguard Foundation, Sunset Cliffs Surfing Association and The Wear Family/Wear Community Fund of The San Diego Foundation.
Other Ocean Beach community organizations came together and supported the project as well, including the Ocean Beach Town Council, Ocean Beach Planning Board and the Ocean Beach Historical Society.
To prevent future drownings, teach swimming to today's youth and waterproof San Diego, send your tax-deductible contributions to the San Diego Junior Lifeguard Foundation, Aquatic Safety, P.O. Box 90622, San Diego, 92169-2622.


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- UFC on FX 7
White confirms Belfort is Bisping's golden ticket
UFC 155 proved to be a big event for Michael Bisping, whose title hopes were raised without him needing to set foot inside the Octagon.
Bisping has long championed his cause for a middleweight title collision with Anderson Silva, and president Dana White confirmed on Saturday he will definitely get one if the Brit beats Vitor Belfort on January 19.
Two fellow contenders, Tim Boetsch and Alan Belcher, were both beaten in Las Vegas, leaving Bisping and Chris Weidman as the two outstanding contenders at 185lbs.
However, Weidman is injured for several months and still needs to prove himself worthy of a title crack in the eyes of the UFC's top brass. Bisping, by contrast, is fit, healthy, and can lay down a marker if he beats Belfort.
"If Bisping wins, he'll get the shot," White said after UFC 155.
Bisping has been in such a position before, losing pivotal contests with Dan Henderson and Chael Sonnen to fall at the final hurdle. Nobody has ever won as many UFC bouts as Bisping (13) without earning a shot at the belt, with Belfort being the Brit's 18th rival.
Belfort comes into the fight off a stoppage at the hands of Jon Jones at light-heavyweight. If he emerges victorious over Bisping, it is believed the UFC will look elsewhere for Silva's next rival.


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Hello Ladies,
Looking for some advice. My son Caleb is 2 weeks old he was born at 6lbs 14oz and was at 6lbs 8oz when he came home. We had his first appointment at 8 days and he was 6lbs 10oz but now at 15 days old he is well BELOW birth weight at 6lbs 6oz. He does not breastfeed I exclusivity pump for him as we were unable to get him to latch despite numerous attempts and numerous lactation consultants and nurses. I have plently of milk so we have NO supply issue. He takes 1.5oz every 2.5-3 hours during the day he refuses to take anymore then this at 1 time. The pediatrician told me he must show at least a 2-3oz gain by Monday or he needs to go on formula asap. This is obviously not what I want since I know breast milk is best for at least the first 6 months. My first son didn't ever need formula in the beginning nor did he lose weight, by day 6 he was almost birth weight so this issue is new to me. They are classifying my 2 week old as failure to thrive right now and I'm devastated. He is healthy, he is very alert when he's awake, easy to wake up, has at least 6 wet diapers a day, poops with almost every diaper change.. they want him to take no less then 2oz per feeding and they want him fed every 2 hours. But my issue is he just won't do it, he takes the 1.5 and that's it he will flat out refuse anymore.. I'm at a loss and I really don't know what to do here. I feel like I'm failing him and failing as a mother here..


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What's important to single men? According to Maxim's menu bar, it's "gaming, girls, humor, movies, music, sports, stuff, TV and video."
Time and money are precious, so when it comes to where guys live, their priorities are that it fit their budget, be close to work and close to nightlife (i.e., girls), according to a recent survey by Rent.com.
Not surprisingly, having a spacious kitchen was NOT important to 96 percent of the bachelors surveyed, backing up the theory that single guys live on takeout. They also like being waited on: Over two-thirds (69 percent) of bachelors who rent said having a maintenance staff readily available in their building is "most essential."
So what are the best places for them to get all of that? Here are the 10 best cities for bachelors, according to a recent survey by Rent.com.
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May 18, 1937 - April 23, 2013
Newburgh, NY
Patricia Ann Boykins of Newburgh, a former home health Aide in Orange County and a lifelong resident of the area, died on April 23, 2013 in St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. She was 75.
The daughter of the late Edward and Edith Brown Green Sr., she was born on May 18, 1937 in Goshen, NY.
She was a member of St. John's AUMP Church in Goshen, NY.
Survivors include her husband, Cornelius C. Boykins Sr. at home; her children: Cornelius C. Boykins and his wife, Palepa of Williamsburg, VA; Michael E. Boykins, Pamela D. Jackson and her husband, Henry, Kelly L. Boykins and her companion, Paul, Donna B. Jones and her husband, Eugene, Kimberly M. Chambers and her husband, Joseph, Tyrone A. Boykins and his wife, Linnette and Terri A. Boykins and her companion, William, all of Newburgh; her brother, Edward R. Green Jr. and his wife, Heidi of El Paso, TX. She is also survived by her grandchildren; her great-grandchildren and her nieces and nephews including Russell, Chrissy, Beverly, Alan, Denise, Laurie, and several cousins.
She was predeceased by her son, Matthew Boykins and her daughter, Desiree Boykins and her brothers and sisters.
Visitation hours will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 27th at St. John's AUMP Church, 270 West Main St., Goshen, NY. Funeral Services will follow at 11:30 a.m. at the Church. Burial will be in Slate Hill Cemetery in Goshen.
Arrangements by Lippincott Funeral Chapel, Inc. 294-5311 or www.ocfuneralhomes.com.


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fac ti tious adj.1. Produced artificially rather than by natural process; contrived. 2. Lacking authenticity or genuineness; sham. [Latin facticius, made by art; from facere, to make, do]
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Pathological Lying: Symptom or Disease?
The Joker and the Thief: Persistent Malingering as a Specific Type of Therapeutic Impasse
Malingering: Key Points in Assessment
Few phenomena in medicine are more confounding than the diagnoses involving deception: malingering, Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen by proxy (MBP), and factitious disorder (Table 1). Physicians rely on patient reports of symptoms as a starting point for evaluation and treatment planning. They expect to be able to trust their patients' reports. When they are misled, deliberately or inadvertently, consciously or unconsciously, physicians are thrown off their game plan. Sometimes they are tempted to call factitious disorder "fictitious disorder"; however, in some cases, the ailments are real but self-induced.
Factitious disorder and related disorders: some definitions and distinctions
|Adapted with permission from Savino AC, Fordtran JS. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2006.14
Malingering (ie, conscious fabrication of symptoms for external and usually tangible gain) has long been recognized. Its unconscious cousins—what used to be called hysteria and is now more properly called somatoform disorders—have long been studied.
The more extreme forms of factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome (chronic factitious disorder with wanderlust and self-aggrandizement), and MBP, have only recently begun to get systematic attention. In fact, factitious disorder and Munchausen syndrome only entered the diagnostic nomenclature in 1980. In 1995, MBP was included in DSM-IV for the first time as the research diagnosis factitious disorder by proxy (Table 2). However, experts continue to debate whether these 2 terms are truly synonymous (Figure 1). Although more common in the popular imagination, Munchausen syndrome,based on the humorous 18th-century fantasy book, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, only accounts for about 10% of the cases of factitious disorder.1
DSM-IV criteria for factitious disorder
Serial factitious disorder and MBP
The evaluation involves detailed clinical examination, including extensive history (and collateral history, if the patient will consent), careful physical examination, and relevant laboratory and radiological studies. Sometimes presenting symptoms are not anatomically plausible, such as tunnel blindness or pain or paresis that does not cross the midline. (The fact that psychiatrists and neurologists are both included in similar board certification processes attests to the historical overlap of these symptom clusters.) More often, the patient's presentation of fabricated signs and symptoms is believable.


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Addressing local Democrats at the San Juan County Fair on Friday, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) recalled she was back again where it all began in 2000, when she first ran for the Senate against Slade Gorton.
The current junior senator from Washington (Sen. Patty Murray is senior senator) told an audience of 40 in the main building of the fair, "This was where I first campaigned for the U.S. Senate, right here in this building 12 years ago."
A few months later, she won that underdog campaign by 229 votes. Twelve years later, in the 2012 primary, she outpolled Republican Sen. Michael Baumgartner by more than 352,000 votes, a margin of over 25 points in the eight-candidate primary.
That margin may explain why the Cantwell campaign felt they could spend a few days in the San Juan Islands to recharge and raise money before the final months of campaigning.
Cantwell greeted supporters individually before delivering brief remarks reassuring local voters that local issues are on her mind.
In response to questions about local environmental issues, Cantwell, a member of the Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee and Chairwoman of the Energy subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee, reminded the crowd that "I co-authored the bill" (which stalled) to create the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area and that "Rick Larsen and I got Secretary [of the Interior] Salazar to propose that the President sign an Executive Order" to designate the conservation area lands as a National Monument.
Pressed whether she's done everything she could to convince the president to sign that order, Cantwell said she'd done everything but "get a tattoo" to show the president she supported the idea.
Asked about the proposal to build a coal port near Bellingham, Cantwell insisted proponents "need to answer some very tough questions" before the development is approved, but did not say she opposed the coal port idea outright. "We must make this a collaborative effort to protect our marine waterways," she concluded.
The campaign reportedly held a Friday night fundraiser at Roche Harbor and another fundraiser on Sunday on Orcas, but would not confirm blog reports that Sen. Al Franken and Sen. Murray would be coming to participate. But they were not at the fair on Friday and could not be found at Roche Harbor on Saturday.
Coincidentally, Dan Matthews, the Republican candidate opposing incumbent U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), also campaigned at the fair Friday afternoon. He was disappointed when told that Sen. Murray was apparently not at the fair. "We served together on the Shoreline school board for a while," he said, "So I'd love to say hello again."
Matthews, who will be back next Saturday for the Republican Party's Red Barn Event, says "I'm not discouraged," by primary election results showing him with 28.7 percent of the vote, almost 29 percentage points behind Larsen's 57.3 percent. He figures he'll surprise people by getting closer to Larsen in the November general election, then run again in 2014.
He said he's committed to at least two campaigns: "I always tell people that I'll be running for Congress in two years whether I win or lose this time."
Dan Matthews expects to be back campaigning at the fair in 2014. Maria Cantwell may not be back until 2018 – unless she returns as a candidate for vice president before then.


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Rethinking desktop virtualisation
It's not just thick versus thin
Desktop Virtualisation It used to be simple. Users could either run a local operating system, or use a thin client with screen, keyboard and mouse talking to an operating system running on the server. Today there are many models of desktop virtualisation, and few safe assumptions.
It used to be the case that virtual desktops could not handle graphically-intensive applications, for example; but Microsoft's RemoteFX, which is a feature of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, allows GPU virtualisation, in which multiple virtual desktops share a GPU on a Hyper-V server. If you put together faster networks and innovations in virtualisation like this one, the performance gap between virtual and local desktop clients narrows significantly.
Further, it is no longer true that a virtual desktop necessarily runs remotely. VMWare View, for example, is a complete system for composing, deploying and managing desktop images, which are accessed remotely by users running a local View Client.
View Client includes a neat option called Local Mode, in which users can download a virtual desktop onto their client device and take it offline. The user can catch a flight across the Atlantic, continue to work while offline, and sync up their changes to the server once reconnected.
Five ways to skin a cat
So how many kinds of desktop virtualisation are there? Intel distinguishes five models:
- Terminal Services: the old remote desktop model, based on sessions running on the server and accessed by remote desktop.
- Virtual Hosted Desktop: each user has a VM running on the server, accessed by remote desktop. This is inherently less efficient than a session to a shared desktop, but better for isolation and security.
- OS Streaming. In this model, a diskless client downloads an OS image from the server on boot. Streaming means that only the necessary software is transmitted on demand.
- Client side virtual container. This is the VMWare View Client Local Mode by another name. The local client hosts a VM downloaded from the server.
- Application virtualisation. In this model, users have a standard desktop with few applications fully installed. Most applications are packaged and installed on demand.
The term 'virtualisation', already overburdened when applied to desktops, has a different meaning when applied to applications. It describes how applications can be packaged into a self-contained bundle that runs without dependencies and without impacting local resources like the Windows registry.
The trade-off is greater reliability and ease of deployment, versus lower efficiency with respect to disk space and shared resources. Examples are VMWare ThinApp, Microsoft's App-V – which is part of the Desktop Optimization Pack – and Citrix XenApp, which can work in conjunction with App-V.
While you can argue whether merely using application virtualization qualifies as true desktop virtualisation, there is undoubtedly synergy between the two. If you simplify application deployment, this also simplifies the building of desktop images, however they are deployed.
Citrix FlexCast with XenDesktop supports all five of Intel's desktop virtualisation models, though it uses different names. The Hosted Shared model uses remote sessions for maximum efficiency. Local VM is the XenDesktop approach to a client side virtual container.
Streamed VHD covers the OS streaming model. Hosted VDI is a virtual hosted desktop, a complete VM running on the server. The idea behind FlexCast is that organizations can support all these different approaches, along with application virtualisation, through a single solution.
One of the attractions of desktop virtualisation is that users are insulated from the limitations of specific devices. Apple's fashionable iPad is an example. It is a locked-down device that runs iOS; yet fire up an app like Citrix Receiver or VMWare's View Client for iPad, and it becomes a Windows desktop; not so sexy, perhaps, but ideal for getting on with your work.
The bottom line is that desktop virtualisation has evolved into a flexible and capable approach with few limitations, and obvious advantages for management, security and maintenance. The virtual revolution is not just for servers. ®


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Organisations still don't know much about data protection
Increased investment hasn't fixed flakiness
Over half of financial services firms do not know where all their customer and employee personal data is stored, according to a survey by auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).
Despite the fact that financial services firms hold extremely sensitive data on their customers, 54 per cent of those surveyed by PWC said that they did not have "an accurate inventory of where personal data for employees and customers is collected, transmitted or stored".
In the survey, 51 per cent of finance companies surveyed said that third party service providers did not have to comply with their privacy policies.
The situation is even worse in public sector bodies. The PWC survey found that 65 per cent of those did not have an inventory of where data is collected and stored.
PWC surveyed over 7,000 organisations, 665 of which were financial services companies and 553 of which were public sector bodies.
The finance firms told PWC that investment in information security had improved, and that while other budgets were being squeezed, their firms were spending significant sums on technology to improve data security.
Even with that investment, though, not all financial services companies are keeping track of security breaches that could expose personal data. PWC found that 44 per cent of them did not know what types of security incidents had happened to them, while 45 per cent did not know the source of attacks.
"Financial services firms have been leaders in privacy and security, but their policies and capabilities are being outstripped by changes in technology and business practices," said PWC managing director Sergio Pedro. "Firms must address customer demand, competitive pressure and stringent, ever-changing regulatory requirements by developing comprehensive, integrated privacy and data protection programmes."
Of the financial services firms surveyed 23 per cent were from Europe and 48 per cent from the US.
Many financial services processes are now conducted by third parties through outsourcing deals which often involve processing in other parts of the world. Not all financial services firms ensure that data protection is as stringently enforced by third parties as by themselves, though.
PWC found that only 45 per cent of financial services companies conduct due diligence on the security and data protection policies of third party processors of employee and customer information, and only 34 per cent have an inventory of those companies.
In the public sector even less work is done to examine the policies and practices of contractors. Only 24 per cent of public sector organisations surveyed by PWC have an inventory of third party data processors or conduct due diligence on those firms.
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After its redesign last year, Mercedes-Benz has continued to improve on the M-Class. This year a rear-wheel-drive model has been added to the lineup as has an off road package which promises to increase the capabilities of the already rock-solid SUV. Safety has been improved with the addition of a collision prevention system, while optional massaging seats round out the notable changes for 2013.
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Unchanged for 2013, the Mercedes-Benz M-Class is a five passenger luxury SUV available in a diesel variant. The base ML350 is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine that produces 302 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque. Upgrading to the BlueTec trim level grants the driver a 3.0-liter turbodiesel V6 engine that produces 240 hp and 455 lb-ft of torque (AMG variants are equipped with up to 550 hp). Towing capacity is a respectable 7,200 lbs. Fuel mileage falls within an EPA estimated range of 17 mpg city to 27 mpg highway, depending on engine selection. Features include on/off road package, hands-free phone capabilities, fold-flat seating, bi-xenon headlights, air suspension, iPod media interface, and a rear seat entertainment system. Safety is comprised of active cruise control, lane keeping assist, advanced airbags, attention assist, tire pressure monitoring (TPMS), anti-lock braking (ABS), brake assist (BA), blind-spot assistance. The M-Class is backed by a 4-year/50,000 miles.


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GALENA — Galena has bounced back from its last loss in Week 4 loss to Eastland-Pearl City.
Now the Pirates (4-2, 3-2 NUIC Northwest) will have its biggest game left on the schedule at home against Lena-Winslow.
"I'm pleased with the way our teams responded after E-PC's loss," Galena coach Ed Freed said. "That was a tough loss for us and we got back to work and improved on things and got a nice win against South Beloit, and then last Friday on the road against Dakota.
"I thought we put everything together and played, in all phases, one of our best games this year."
A win for both 4-2 teams is key, as a bid for playoff eligibility is at stake.
"Both teams are battling to get into the playoffs and have the possibility of going 7-2," Freed said. "We'd have a chance to host and still battling to be one of the top three teams in the conference.
"Le-Win got a big win against Forreston, so they'll be coming in with a lot of confidence. We know there's a lot at stake. We have to give them our best shot."
The Panthers (4-2, 4-1) are coming off an upset win over Forreston, which dropped them from the No. 3 ranked team in the state to No. 7. Le-Win is now the 10th ranked team in Class 1A.
This year's Le-Win team is much more balanced, which proves different challenges for their opponents.
"They've always been a team that relies on team speed and physicality up front," Freed said. "That's still the case. They have quality linemen offensively and defensively and their backs have some nice speed.
"But what's really helped them be successful this year is their passing game. (Quarterback) Ben Moest is a big guy back there and is throwing the ball well. I was impressed with their tight ends Luke Schubert and Matt Greene. Both do a great job, so they have some balance and that's important."
The Pirates will have a chance to beat the Panthers for the first time since 2002, two years before Freed took over as head coach.
"We're excited," Freed said. "The last few of years we haven't been able to play well against them.
"So we look forward to the opportunity to have a good showing. We want to get a step closer to the playoffs."
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FRISCO, Texas (Tuesday, April 22) – FC Dallas Reserves (3-1-0) dropped a 3-2 decision to USL PRO side Orlando City SC tonight at Toyota Stadium.
FC Dallas center back Walker Zimmerman intercepted a pass in the eighth minute and started an odd-man rush. The second-year product of Furman University drew one of two Orlando City SC defenders before dishing to Andrew Jacobson. Jacobson struck a hard shot towards goal but had it cut out at the last minute by Orlando City SC goalkeeper Miguel Gallardo.
Orlando countered quickly in the 11th minute, when forward Dennis Chin tracked down a pass played over the top of FC Dallas Reserves' back line. Chin cut around FC Dallas goalkeeper Raul Fernandez and tried to put a shot on frame, but FC Dallas defender Ryan Hollingshead arrived in time to pressure Chin into pushing his shot just wide of the right post.
Orlando City SC began to control the tempo of the match and capitalized in the 17th minute when Adama Mbengue grabbed a loose ball at the top of FC Dallas' 18-yard box, faked a shot to freeze a pair of defenders and struck a hard shot that Fernandez got a piece of, but could not steer wide of the post. It was the first goal of the season conceded by the FC Dallas Reserves, ending a shutout streak of 382 minutes
FC Dallas looked to equalize in the 33rd minute when Tesho Akindele and Hollingshead combined to create a scoring chance at the top of the six-yard box. Akindele's return pass put Hollingshead in alone against Gallardo but Orlando City SC defender Brad Rusin hurried the FC Dallas left back's attempt. The pressure allowed Gallardo to get across the goal line and push the chance wide of the post and out for a corner kick.
Orlando City SC extended its lead in the 47th minute when Mbengue fired a shot from inside the area. The shot was blocked back to the feet of Mbengue, who once again cut around a pair of defenders before knocking a low ball in to the feet of Fernandez. Orlando forward Kevin Molino got to the ball at the same time as Fernandez and managed to poke a shot past the goalkeeper to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.
FC Dallas Reserves pulled one back in the 62nd minute when Hollingshead blew by his defender on the left flank and made a sliding centering pass to FC Dallas Academy player Diego De La Tejera at the top of the six-yard box. The youngster showed his confidence, burying a shot high over the shoulder of Gallardo to make the score, 2-1.
Orlando came right back and renewed its two-goal lead in the 64th minute when Mbengue tackled the ball away from an FC Dallas player in midfield. The ball fell to the feet of Darwin Ceren, who put Molino in on goal with a sharp through ball. Molino used his speed to go around Fernandez and deposited the ball in the back of the net to make it 3-1.
FC Dallas made it a 3-2 match just before the final whistle when Aaron Meyer lobbed a ball to the top of the area from a free kick near midfield. Zimmerman was there to win the header, out-jumping his defender and snapping a header into the side-netting.
Scoring Summary:
ORL – Adama Mbengue 17
ORL – Kevin Molino (Adama Mbengue) 47
DAL – Diego De La Tejera (Ryan Hollingshead) 62
ORL – Kevin Molino (Darwin Ceren) 64
DAL – Walker Zimmerman (Aaron Meyer) 90
FC Dallas – Raul Fernandez, Ryan Hollingshead, Nicholas Walker (Aaron Meyer 46), Walker Zimmerman, Zach Loyd (Kris Reeves 78), Victor Ulloa, Adam Moffat (Shaquelle Moore 76), Andrew Jacobson, Tesho Akindele, David Texeira (Diego De La Tejera 46), Jonathan Top (Santiago Agudelo 80).
Substitutes Not Used: Jesse Gonzalez, Richard Sanchez.
Orlando City SC – Miguel Gallardo, Tyler Turner, Brad Rusin, Luke Boden, Rob Valentino (Justin Clark 36), Adama Mbengue, Yordany Alvarez, Darwin Ceren (Mikey Lopez 80), Kevin Molino, Dennis Chin (Corey Hertzog 76), Cobi Span (Anthony Pulis 68).
Substitutes Not Used: Carl Woszczynski, Aohdan Quinn, James O'Connor.
Misconduct Summary:
DAL – Aaron Meyer (caution) 73
ORL – Like Boden (caution) 83
Referee: Chris Mercado
Referee's Assistants: Ian Chapman, Jeff Greeson
4th Official: Joel McKell
Attendance: 375
Weather: Sunny, 79 degrees


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You remember when your parents would have parties? Remember how your friend Ken's mom's voice would be on 10 when you were trying to sleep and then your dad would wake you up so you could do your crappy impression of (insert whatever cartoon character was popular when you were 6 here)? Now take that party, add like 500 people to it, and give them unfettered access to all the wine that has ever existed.
Welcome to Chicago Gourmet, people.
The annual event is a hot-ticket item put on by the Illinois Restaurant Association. According to the site, the event is "a celebration of food and wine showcasing more than 100 of Chicago's finest restaurants and chefs, as well as hundreds of renowned vintners, spirit makers and premium breweries from around the world." So you know it's going to be a function. Tickets aren't cheap to this thing (one day passes were hitting for around $170) and there's no way in hell I can swing that, so thanks to the good folks over at FIJI Water, I got to attend. Shouts to them. After mildly freaking out about what I was going to wear (I didn't know if it was going to be fancy or whatever), I rolled to Millenium Park with my homegirl and the goon Luis. Walking in, I'm handed a bag with a tray/wine glass holder (more on this in a bit) and a map that I never got around to using. If you've never attended one of these before, here's some things you should know if you plan on going next year:
Have a foodie spirit guide:
(SIDEBAR: The word "foodie" is played out. Why can't we come up with another term to describe these folks? Here's a submission off the top my head: "chomper." Imagine that in a 1,000 word thinkpiece on summer squash. "Chicago chompers rejoice! All the supple flavor of ..." You get what I'm saying.)
If you aren't as well versed in the food and drink game, you need some intel from someone who's already ten toes down in the scene. My co-worker Kate knows her stuff, and she definitely coached me on what to eat and what to skip. She also told me that I should pace myself on the alcohol and make sure to get dinner after the event. I didn't know what she was talking about.
I should have listened.
The food. Lord Jesus, the FOOD!:
There were these chef stations where local chefs were whipping up bite-sized portions of their wares and if you had the patience to wait in line for them, you were rarely disappointed. I had a few bites that I can guarantee that I can't afford the regular portions of and wanted to propose to the entire staff right there. The chefs were in there selling these things like they were a pre-owned Nissan Maxima, too. "Oh, here's a deconstructed BLT on a parmesan crisp with fresh arugula." Put it in my word hole! "This is a nouveau-Parisian homage to one of those Ninja Turtle fruit pies you used to eat everyday" Gimme! I ate as much as possible, except for the portobello mushroom burger that I literally had SNATCHED OUT OF MY HAND by some J.Jill-clad whore of Babylon. Not even kidding, she took it out of my hand! I wanted to hit her with the damn Tombstone but was quickly talked down. Lady, if you're reading this, I sincerely hope you spill hot coffee on your shirt within the next 12 hours. Anyhoo, BREAKING: FOOD IS DELICIOUS.
Chicago Gourmet is the real life Catalina Wine Mixer:
So for every food station, there were approx. 1,211,312,241 booze stations to match. Damn near any alcohol you could want in the world was available to us and because whoever organizes this thing is the second coming of Tesla, you got this little plastic tray that could hold your wine glass. What a beautiful creation. I tried something like 438 different kinds of wine, from (pretend I'm doing a snooty accent) fume blanc to cabernet to malbec to prosecco to chablis from the bad part of the Rhine River Valley. There was a booth called "Whiskies of the world" that I legit squealed when I went to. By the way, if you take a bunch of those little samples and pour them in your wine glass, you get where you're trying to go a lot quicker, trust me. TL;DR: I got MC Hammered. And I wasn't the only one. As I stated in a tweet, Chicago Gourmet is a Freaknik for Senior VPs. The North Shore's finest were in there, turned up like it was a combination of a Buffett show and the BET Awards. It wasn't like people were falling out or anything though, more like you'd get into that drunk conversation where you try to sound articulate, but end up just screaming catch phrases like "THE BEARS ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE," into each others faces, and there's that one guy who doesn't have any black friends and so he thinks it is now time to ask you every question he's ever had about black people and reminds you that he LOVES Derrick Rose, man. It was too much.
Anyhoo, I had a blast. Love to everyone I saw out there, and I can't wait for next year. Now, has anyone seen my sunglasses and/or my dignity?
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To kids who watch the "Madagascar" movies, Cedric the Entertainer is Maurice, the aye-aye. To those who kick back at comedy clubs, he's an original from "The Kings of Comedy."
He's also hosting and producing NBC's "It's Worth What?" Tuesdays.
"It's a modern-day 'Let's Make a Deal' mixed with 'Antiques Roadshow' and 'Pawn Stars,' " he says.
Though born Cedric Antonio Kyles, a club owner dubbed him Cedric the Entertainer early on because he sang, danced and read poetry. He explains that he needed to fill the time to make more money.
He's also starred in David Mamet's "American Buffalo" on Broadway and wants to return to the stage. He writes songs and is launching a hat line. Cedric the Entertainer does something less known yet truly important.
He's funded scholarships for scores of St. Louis high-school graduates. "It's something my sister and I did early on," he says. "My mother was an educator. If kids get a shot at it and get a chance, then they can strive for what they wanted to do. There are a lot of great success stories."
As is he. After graduating from college and landing a good job as an insurance adjuster, stand-up comedy beckoned.
The best advice he received was "anti-advice," he says. He doesn't name the comedian who told him "in order for me to make it I couldn't be as black as I was onstage, and he was a black guy."
So he tried changing himself, and at a meeting with network executives he bombed. He then watched his pal, Steve Harvey, go "into a tirade, and it was so urban and so him, and I just remember this audience laughing so hard."
Harvey was just telling the truth, Cedric says, and it was a lesson well learned.
"It is all about being yourself," he says.
Favorite books: " 'Why Should White Guys Have All The Fun? How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Empire.' I usually give my friends a chance to read that book. I like James Patterson. I have been enjoying 'Dethroning the King: The Hostile Takeover of Anheuser-Busch, an American Icon.' "
Favorite movies: " 'Limitless,' The 'Godfathers.' I can watch those whenever they're on. 'A Low Down Dirty Shame' OK, don't judge me. It's my guilty pleasure. It just has little fine quotables all throughout the movie. 'Presumed Innocent,' 'Clear and Present Danger.' "
Favorite music: "I listen to Jay-Z, then it is Marvin Gaye for me. I love Sade. I am a big fan of Kanye West. I like his writing style. He is innovative, as far as a rapper. Then the Isley Brothers and the Ohio Players."


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A series is a data structure much like a sequence, with similar kinds of operations. The difference is that in many situations, operations on series may be composed functionally and yet execute iteratively, without the need to construct intermediate series values explicitly. In this manner, series provide both the clarity of a functional programming style and the efficiency of an iterative programming style.
Series is the culmination of many years of design and use of this approach, during which some 100,000 lines of application code have been written (by about half a dozen people over the course of seven years) using the series facility in nearly all iteration situations. This includes one large system (KBEmacs) of over 40,000 lines of code.
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Busch Believes It Will Be a Thriller at Martinsville
October 20, 2009
The "them" in this case refers to the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champ's outlook on the implementing of "double-file restarts -- shootout style" in this weekend's 500-lap battle on the tight little .526-mile Martinsville Speedway.
"It's always been demanding enough at Martinsville in the past," Busch said of racing on the paper-clip-shaped asphalt layout, the shortest track on the circuit. "We've already seen just how perilous it can get out there on the other tracks with the double-file restarts and this will no doubt be the most treacherous situation yet.
"Short and sweet, you don't want to get caught up on the outside lane," said Busch, currently fifth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings. "As bad as it's been in the past, with the lapped cars in one lane and the lead lappers in the other, this will be the insane end of impossible.
"With all the lead lap cars going at it double-file on the restarts there, the outside lane will be a no man's land and you'll do whatever you can to get the preferred inside groove," offered Busch, who finished 18th at Martinsville in March. "Just think about it. It's such a disadvantage to be caught up in the outside lane, you'll be forced to root and gouge and do whatever it takes to get back down there on the inside.
"I guess that saying things will get a little wild out there would be an understatement," Busch concluded. "The wow factor will be way up there and the TV and radio guys will have plenty to talk about, that's for sure."
When asked about the impending scenario the double-file restarts present for this weekend's Martinsville race, crew chief Pat Tryson did not mince his words.
"There's no doubt about it, it's gonna be a big mess," offered Tryson. "You'll be doing whatever you can to get the inside groove, I can tell you that. It may be the most controversial race of the year and probably will be. If it was ever possible to give up a spot before or during a caution in order to be on the inside for a restart, this would definitely be the place. Of course, that'd be impossible to do because there are so many variables you're up against and things happen so fast there. About the best way to sum it up is just saying that it's bound to be a big mess out there."
Busch's career record at Martinsville sports one win (October 2002), two top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes in 18 races.
This weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule at Martinsville Speedway gets under way with Friday's practice from 12:00 noon till 1:30 p.m. Coors Light Pole Award qualifying to establish the starting grid for Sunday's 500-lap battle is set for Friday at 3:40 p.m. local (live on ESPN2-TV and MRN Radio). Saturday's first practice is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. till 11:15 a.m. The final "happy hour" practice session is scheduled from 11:50 a.m. till 12:50 p.m. (taped-delayed till 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2). Sunday's TUMS Bring It On 500 has a scheduled 2:00 p.m. local (EDT) starting time at the 0.526-mile high-banked facility. ABC-TV and MRN Radio will provide live coverage of all the action.


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Seth Kurn, Executive Vice President at New England Institute of Technology (NEIT), announced today that for the 30th consecutive year, the college is offering a tuition freeze to all individuals who enroll by December 31, 2012.
Already having the lowest tuition of any private college in Rhode Island, New England Tech is continuing its tradition of providing high quality hands-on technical education at the most reasonable tuition. Individuals who enroll in any one of the college's associate or bachelor degree programs and remains continuously enrolled in their chosen program until graduation, will have their tuition frozen for their entire course of study at NEIT.
The college offers more than 35 Associate in Science, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Science degree programs at its three Rhode Island campuses. These programs offer a hands-on approach to learning in a myriad of technical and professional fields each coupled with a liberal arts core.
As Kurn stated, "Tuition freeze programs are certainly not new to New England Tech. By being exempt from any tuition increase, students will not only save money in these hard economic times, but they can better plan for financing their education. Student success is of utmost importance at New England Tech so assisting students with their financial needs is one way to help them stay on the path to graduation."
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November 18. 2013 10:30PM
State ignored economic development law, so BIA stepped in
By DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
Strategic Economic Plan Highlights
Business growth, retention and attraction: Increase overall state investment in and streamline access to New Hampshire's research and development tax credit to promote business investment in advanced manufacturing and high technology.
Education: Commit sufficient statewide resources to ensure a high-quality, lifelong educational system.
Energy: Explore tax credits as an alternative to the current competitive grant system to encourage energy efficiency investments. This would give businesses greater flexibility to control their energy efficiency investments and would reduce the potential for diversion of dedicated funds.
Fiscal policy: Working with the business community, find efficiencies in state government to reduce costs, including but not limited to current efforts to employ lean practices (a process for identifying and eliminating duplication and waste).
Health care: Develop and establish a regulatory framework to allow health care providers to collaborate, integrate and engage in collective discussions that will support lower costs, higher quality and better access to care, while preserving protection of the public's interest.
Infrastructure: To maximize highway revenues, encourage public/private partnerships to improve or replace New Hampshire's aging transportation infrastructure, such as rest areas and toll facilities.
Natural and cultural resources: Compile a master survey to measure the economic impact of New Hampshire's natural, cultural and historic resources.
Regulatory environment: Explore state agency certification of outside consultants and offer incentives for businesses to contract with these consultants to reduce inspection costs and increase compliance with state statutes and regulations.
Workforce housing: Revise building codes to simplify conversion of existing structures to multi-unit workforce housing.
The full report is available at www.BIAofNH.com/strategic.
Source: Business and Industry Association
CONCORD — The state Office of Energy and Planning is required by law to create an economic development plan for the state every four years, but hasn't done so in more than a decade.
That's one reason the Business and Industry Association, the statewide chamber of commerce, felt compelled to step up and fill the void with a plan for New Hampshire that contains more than 100 recommendations.
A coalition of nearly 200 stakeholders from industry, education, the public sector and nonprofits has been at work since the spring, producing a plan unveiled Monday morning at BIA headquarters in Concord.
Key recommendations include more generous tax credits for research and development; more state support for education; leaner and less costly state government; and reduced barriers to workforce housing through revised building codes and more favorable zoning.
"Business leaders across the state have for several years expressed concern that, economically, many of the good things we enjoy in New Hampshire seem to happen by chance rather than through thoughtful, intentional decision-making," said BIA President Jim Roche. "They feel that, absent a well-thought-out, strategic economic plan, New Hampshire's economic assets are threatened and its vulnerabilities are further exposed."
9 committees, 3 months
The plan was developed by nine committees working in April, May and June, each focused on a specific topic. The topic areas were business growth; education; energy; fiscal policy; health care; infrastructure; natural and cultural resources; regulations; and workforce housing.Each group worked to create a vision of positive outcomes in each area, then developed goals toward that vision and tactics to support those goals.
The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies created a snapshot of the current economic landscape against which to benchmark future progress. Two other consulting groups were hired to facilitate the stakeholder meetings and draft the initial report.
The 50-page final report that was presented Monday is a road-map that is going to require more than one driver, according to Roche. "There are more than 100 recommendations in there," he said. "There's no way we (the BIA) can pursue all of them equally at the same time. We will identify areas we can focus on in the short term, but given the scope of this plan, we hope others will jump in."
In addition to state government, the BIA is counting on the involvement of trade associations in the key areas such as energy and health care.
According to the BIA, "the plan pays particular attention to the advanced manufacturing and high technology sector because of its demonstrated economic impact to the state."
It emphasizes the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and the need for educational programs to match business needs in these areas.
Law ignored for years
There is a provision in state law under RSA 9-A that calls for a comprehensive development plan to be renewed or revised every four years, beginning on Oct. 1, 2003, and transmitted to the General Court.
When the statute was initially drafted, the job fell to the Office of Planning, which was merged with another state office to become the Governor's Office of Energy and Planning in 2003 under Gov. Craig Benson.
The incumbent director, Meredith Hatfield, just took office in January. In a telephone interview, she said the office is working on a statewide energy plan, and will then turn its efforts to the development plan required by law. "Obviously, we want to comply with the requirement," she said. The last statewide development plan approved by the Office of Planning was in 2000, according to Hatfield.
She couldn't say for sure why the statute has been ignored for so many years, but speculated that a lack of manpower was part of the problem. "Part of it had to do with funding cuts on the planning side," she said. "We've lost about 40 percent of our funding over the years since the energy and planning offices were merged." Hatfield could not comment on the BIA plan, having not seen it as of Monday morning, but said it could help her office meet a 2015 deadline for its development plan. "There's a difference between a strategic economic plan coming from a business perspective and a strategic economic plan coming from the public sector," said Roche.