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MarketWatch Week Ahead: Economic Outlook on Tap
Fed chief Ben Bernanke goes before Congress with an update on the economy next week. Plus, more earnings on tap. MarketWatch's Polya Lesova joins MoneyBeat. Photo: Getty Images.
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July 11, 2012, 6:39 pm
Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings provides a twisted journey (review)
Having just finished watching season two of HBO's "Game of Thrones," I cracked open Witcher 2 and was intrigued by the idea of making my path in a world filled with monsters, dragons and ravaged kings.
Little did I know I was going to get elves, dwarfs, drunks and prostitutes, featuring conversing dialogue with journey-altering possibilities.
Atari's The Witcher 2 is a visually stunning RPG that provides fantastic combat and a superb, nonlinear storyline worthy of the two discs packed in the made-for-Xbox 360 "Enhanced Edition".

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Part of being a "grown-up" is making sure that you have a variety of important documents. Following are six important documents that every adult should possess and keep locked away in a secure place:
1. Last will and testament: If you have any assets whatsoever, then you should have a last will and testament prepared. This will ensure that your possessions are distributed according to your wishes. Otherwise, the courts could decide what happens to them. While some possessions may pass automatically to your spouse, your estate may have to go through the probate process if you don't have a will, which can be cumbersome and time-consuming for your heirs.
Software programs and websites are available that can help you create a will if your situation is not complicated. Or, you can hire a lawyer to prepare a will for you, often for a relatively small fee.
2. Living will and health care proxy: These are different from the last will and testament. A living will gives you the opportunity to express your desires regarding the implementation or withholding of life-sustaining measures if you are incapacitated. With a health care proxy, you designate someone who can make health care decisions for you if you are unable to communicate them for any reason.
3. Durable power of attorney: This document will name a representative whom you designate to make financial and legal decisions if you can't make them for any reason, whether physical or mental. This person will also have access to your financial accounts and may even provide guardianship for your children under conditions that you specify.
4. Estate plan: Many people think that just the rich need an estate plan, but this isn't necessarily the case. If you have assets that you want to pass on to your heirs, consider creating an estate plan to structure and arrange how they are passed on with minimal tax consequences for your heirs. An attorney who specializes in estate planning can help you.
5. Credit reports: In today's world, your credit report can make or break you financially. Your credit score may dictate the interest rate you pay on loans and credit cards, whether you are approved for a mortgage or car loan, and even whether or not you receive a job.
Unfortunately, credit reports aren't foolproof. They may contain errors, so it's your responsibility to monitor your credit reports and get errors fixed if you find them. You can obtain one free credit report each year from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – by visiting www.annualcreditreport.com. If you keep this with the other important documents outlined above, your representative or heirs will have a much better understanding of your assets and debts.
6. Financial manifesto: Some experts say that spouses should create "financial manifestos" that lay out their financial dreams, goals and strategies they will pursue to achieve them. There is no set process or template for such a document – every couple should follow a process that works best for them.
Plan on setting aside a block of time to have a financial heart-to-heart with your spouse. Write everything down on paper or put it into a document or spreadsheet. This way, when you have financial disagreements or need to make important financial decisions, you'll have a master plan that you can refer back to.
Material contained in this article is provided by David Lerner Associates, Inc. for information purposes only and is not intended to be used in connection with the evaluation of any investments offered by David Lerner Associates, Inc. This material does not constitute an offer or recommendation to buy or sell securities and should not be considered in connection with the purchase or sale of securities.
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In Reply to: Re: LISTEN TO Rhonda!!!! Don't buy phytopharma !!!! posted by Robert on October 26, 2000 at 11:01:07:
: : : : : : I work for the company that takes the orders for this product. While it certainly wont hurt you, it is very unlikely to help you lose weight. I have never talked to anyone that this has worked for in my five months of working there. It is taking over two months to receive the product, because it is on back order. If you call their toll free number, they wont tell you this because they are not allowed to. Try it if you want, there is a money back guarantee w/in 30 days of receipt, but the refund takes over a month to receive. Good Luck.
: : : : : Rhonda, it was really nice of you to post that message on here to let people know what the deal is. It seems like a lot of people order this and either don't receive it or have a hard time getting a refund. Thanks for your honesty.
: : : : Rhonda, have you ever tried this pruduct personnally,and if it didn't work for you why then is your consience allowing you to work there. Dispite of what you say I have heard from alot of people that this has worked for them.
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: : : I haven't used this personally, no. What I do for my job is I work at the call centre that phytopharma has hired to take orders for them. there is no way to contact phytopharma themselves. : : : Sure, there are some people that this does work for. I am only speaking from experience as someone who takes all different types of phone calls related to this product, from orders, to complaints, to status checks of orders. For example, someone may call to inform us that there bottle of product leaked when they went to add the drops to water, and they lost all the product. What I have to tell these poor people, who spent all this money, is 'too bad'.: : : I know for a fact that for a while in August, for example, the shipping department was completely out of stock from Europe but we took orders anyway. Sometimes someone would specifically ask if there was enough product. I have to tell them there is plenty of stock. For every eight hour shift, I take about 4 orders, twenty to thirty requests for status checks, I give out the address to return for a refund about ten times, and maybe ten complaints, and lots of calls from people who have questions.: : : If you get a list of ingredients from us, you can see for yourself that most of the plant extracts are nothing more than diuretics. These do help in weight loss but only for some people.: : : There is a good explanation of each of these ingredients at simplefusion.com/phyto2.htm.
: : : Visit this page, it is not owned or run by phytopharma. Just straight facts.: : : We also take orders for apple cider vinegar tablets that you can buy for a lot less money at any drug or department store. This does work, if you want to take something for weight loss.
: : : I know people it has worked for.
: : : As for why I work in this hateful place, I was unemployed for six months before I came here. Jobs aren't easy to get in my area. At first my conscience never bothered me. I'm putting out resumes right now, believe me.
: : : Oh yeah, if you place an order and ask if phytopharma sells your address to a mailing list, the agent will say no. But guess what?
: : : I know this posting is long but I wanted to get my point across.
: : : Rhonda
: : * Thank you so much for coming onto this board and telling all of us what you did. I was very leery about the phytopharma and that is how I actually came to this board. I was searching for information about it and found a lot of negative stuff. I like so many people out there are desperate to be thin and we'd spend and do almost anything to acquire it. You should be commended on what you did here. I wish you good luck and fortune in whatever you do. You deserve it!
: Rhonda:
: Thanks for posting your message. I was going to order this product for my wife who has struggled with her weight for several years. I may try the apple cider vinegar tablets instead.
: Thanks again.
Rhonda: thank you so very much for telling it like it is I to was going to order this product tonight however I wanted to do some reserch it took me a while but I found your message on this message board and I hope you will see this resonse and I want you to know justhow much I apreciate the information that you have given thanks again
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MEADVILLE, Pa. – Behind a 21-point third quarter, nationally-ranked No. 23 Wittenberg dealt Allegheny its first conference loss of the season in a 35-6 victory at Frank B. Fuhrer Field on Saturday. The Tigers piled up 542 yards of total offense and converted two interceptions into touchdowns in winning their fourth straight game in the series.
In addition to a disappointing loss that pushed the Gators into a three-way tie for second place in the North Coast Athletic Conference, Allegheny (4-3, 3-1 NCAC) suffered another devastating injury in a season that is starting to be defined by mounting losses in personnel. Senior punter Ryan Schroth was carted off the field in the third quarter following a blocked punt. Schroth had enjoyed another strong day up to that point, placing all five of his kicks inside the Wittenberg 20, including two punts downed at the one-yard line.
Starting the ensuing drive at the Allegheny six, the Tigers eventually punched it in on a one-yard run by JaVanh Sanders to move ahead, 35-0, with just over one minute left in the third quarter.
Wittenberg (6-1, 3-1 NCAC) proved to be opportunistic all afternoon. The Tigers opened the scoring with 10:03 remaining in the first quarter on a four-yard run by Reed Florence. The drive, which covered 51 yards, started after Allegheny's Mike Person was picked off during the game's opening series. The Tigers doubled their advantage with a tremendous nine-play, 96-yard drive early in the second quarter, although Allegheny kept Wittenberg off the board for the rest of the half.
The Tigers scored on all three of their drives in the third quarter to pull away in the key league tilt. The first score, which ended with a 20-yard reception by Desi Kirkman, capped a 13-play, 79-yard drive. The Tigers' next touchdown was set up by the defense's second interception of the game, while the punt block triggered the team's final score.
Behind back-up quarterback Joe Dawida, Allegheny avoided the shutout as the Gators scored a touchdown with just under five minutes left in regulation. Going 3-for-4 on the Gators' final possession of the afternoon, Dawida hooked up with rookie Ben Tarcson in the corner of the end zone. The beautiful over-the-shoulder catch marked Tarcson's first career touchdown as well as Dawida's first career touchdown pass.
Dawida finished 8-of-10 for 70 yards after entering the game late in the third quarter.
Joel DeFelice, who became the sixth Allegheny player this season to start at tail back, averaged a whopping 10.9 yards per carry after totaling 87 yards on eight totes. Sophomore wideout Andrew Niklaus hauled in a career-high seven receptions for 46 yards, while Tarcson caught a career-best five balls for 53 yards.
The star of Saturday's battle was Florence. Entering the game among the nation's leaders in passer efficiency, Florence was 18-of-29 for 263 yards, the most yards Allegheny's pass defense had allowed all season. In addition, Florence rushed for a game-high 99 yards as the Tigers gashed the Gators' run defense for a season-high 269 yards.


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(NewsUSA) – Daily deal sites exploded following the success of sites like Groupon and Living Social, and the multitude of options for discounts has left many consumers overwhelmed.
Overall, the opportunities for saving money are welcome, but sifting through dozens of emails offering an avalanche of deals you don't want or need gets tiresome. In the digital age of social media and instant smartphone gratification, there are better ways to get the most out of discount savings.
"If you wanted an Italian restaurant deal in Queens, and you found that LivingSocial didn't have one, you may have missed out because there may have been one on Gilt City," explains John Casson, the CEO and founder of Daily Deal Superstore — a deal aggregator that brings together discounts and offers from across the web and compiles emails tailored to your interests. "This way, it takes the stress out of searching through several deal companies. We show all those Italian restaurant deals from all the companies."
From a collective search, including sites like Woot!, KGB Deals, Gilt City and Groupon, you can make your smartphone and Facebook page do the work for you. Daily Deal Superstore is a website that gathers deals from hundreds of deal companies, categorizes them, puts them in 10,000 different towns and cities and sends a customized email with offers relating to your interests and specified location. Basically, it's the only way to fully take advantage of online discounts.
If you have a smartphone, you can find deals on hotels, restaurants, gyms, what have you, within a mile of your location. Business trips just got a whole lot better.
Now, savvy shoppers can sign up for the easy-to-use Facebook app, which will automatically find relevant deals based upon your location and likes from your profile to provide even more relevant savings. "It will show you deals that relate to exactly where you are and what you like. We put out specifically what you like," Casson adds. "We do the work so you don't have to. It is simple and fast, and makes it easier not to miss out on deals."
Better yet, if you share the Facebook app or deals with friends, and they purchase an offer, you'll be rewarded with points that you can redeem for gift cards at your favorite store.
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Provide outstanding care for patients with musculoskeletal disorders and through the support of the Orthopaedic Institute for Children Foundation, to provide care for children regardless of ability to pay and advance care worldwide for all musculoskeletal patients through medical education and scientific research.
When 17-year-old Bibiana Mashamba was 10, intruders ransacked her home in Tanzania and cut off her right leg and two fingers. As horrible as the incident was, it wasn't the young girl's first brush with tragedy. Bibiana and her sister, Tindi, both of whom are albino, also lost their parents to AIDS.
Octavio Medina didn't see it coming. At 12 neither he nor his family had the knowledge or information to understand what was happening to him—but they knew something was happening and fast.
When Isabella Lopez was born, her neonatologist referred her mother, Claudia Munoz, to an orthopaedic specialist who diagnosed her baby girl with clubfoot and arthogryposis, conditions that tighten and twist her joints and keep her from moving easily. "At the time, I knew that she would need special care," Munoz says. "But I didn't know much about her conditions or the implications for her life."
Zachary Nelson was born with a rare condition called diastrophic dysplasia, a disorder of the bone and cartilage that affects the musculoskeletal system. Only 9 years old, he has spent more time in the hospital and in doctors' offices than most people will in a lifetime.
Imagine the peace of mind that comes with knowing expert medical care is nearby when your child needs it. Heather needed it for her beautiful daughter, Golden. Born prematurely, Golden spent 11 days in the hospital before the family went home together for the first time. Just three days later, Golden fell ill.
Jessica Chou always knew she was different. There was no lightbulb moment or sudden realization, she just knew that her cleft palate made her unique. "I knew since childhood that I was different somehow; I always had to see doctors, I got braces when I was very young, and I had to get surgery at several points in my life," says Jessica, now 21.
Every mother wants to give birth to a healthy baby. But what if your baby isn't born that way? What if doctors tell you that, because the bones of your newborn's lower legs will never grow, your baby girl will never, ever walk?
Gordon Donlou was the first member of his family diagnosed with hemophilia. He experienced severe bleeding as a baby and was identified with hemophilia A at about 5 months old.
Greg MacLellan began his lifelong association with Los Angeles Orthopaedics Hospital even before he was born.
Greg MacLellan began his lifelong association with Los Angeles Orthopaedics Hospital even before he was born.
At OIC, Jenna and her family learned about the minimally invasive endoscopic procedure called Vertebral Body Stapling. Choosing this method meant Jenna was able to avoid wearing a hard plastic brace, about 23 hours a day for 2-3 years.
For a little girl who can barely stand or walk, dancing may seem an impossible dream. Yet OIC donors were able to fulfill this dream for Ana Gil, who was born with a rare disease that causes extreme bow legs.
While playing his favorite sport, Khedhar was seriously injured. Just when he thought he would be unable to return to the game, he found hope and expertise at OIC. The surgeons of OIC are ensuring he gets back to the court as quickly and safely as possible.
Ivanna was born with severe scoliosis, three missing ribs and a dislocated heart. Determined to give her a better life, her parents found OIC through our International Children's Program.
This year, through our International Children's Program, we met a brave 10 year-old Nigerian, As'ad Kashim, who was born with Cerebral Palsy (CP), a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination and/or other impairments.
Five minutes into her soccer game, Adelle Levi's shot was intercepted by a defender, causing her to fall directly on her arm. She knew right away that it was broken.
With over 85% of our patients being underinsured or uninsured, your dollars enable us to care for those who need it most.
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From golf tournaments to holiday parties, and 5k runs to playdates, our events calendar is packed with ways for you to join in the fun.
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Adds support for the Jabber (XMPP) protocol to Licq. Still in early
development, but capable of sending and receiving messages.
LICENSE: GPL2 or later with execption to link with OpenSSL
WWW: http://www.licq.org/
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Changes: http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_67_0.html
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Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D15030
devel/boost-*: update to 1.66.0
Changes: http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_66_0.html
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Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D13279
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Changes: http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_65_1.html
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Remove ${PORTSDIR}/ from dependencies, categories m, n, o, and p.
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madkins needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 211 designs submitted by 63 freelance designers.
Dodgen Designs
Libby Dodgen is a builder who specializes in refurbishing properties and takes them from bad to good.
Upwardly mobile home buyers looking for a property that is ready to go, aesthetically pleasing, modern, upscale, contemporary.
The name Dodgen Designs. Other than that, it's wide open. One Day this will probably be something she'd want on a yard sign.
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Adel Cottage, Main Street, Kirkby Malzeard - £425,000 with Beadnall & Copley, 01765 698100.
Of all the different kinds of property a buyer can choose, the English country cottage surely has the strongest personality.
Low, beamy and modestly-sized, cottages – whether thatched, pan-tiled or slate-roofed – tend to have been built as homes, rather than as status symbols. They connote security, peace, continuity and cosiness.
Modern cottages don't hold quite the same appeal – buildings take time to mature. A century or two of 'curing' by habitation and the elements can breathe life into inanimate stone to such an extent that estate agents speak of 'character cottages', as though they had a fully-formed personality of their own.
Cottages are also season-proof, in that they hold their appeal no matter what time of year it is. They're warm and cosy in the winter, but are also the coolly perfect place to enjoy the lazy thrill of England in the summertime.
The following four properties are all rural property delights, and are all currently on the market in our area. Buy one now and you could be in bucolic bliss by the time the weather warms up.
Crispin Cottage is a double-fronted cottage overlooking the beck in the heart of Bishop Monkton, south of Ripon. It was a two-up-two-down until it was extended, and it now has a utility room, shower room and an enlarged – and fantastically light-filled – kitchen-cum-breakfast room.
Upstairs, there are two double bedrooms, and the beamy ceilings have been given a whitewash, making the whole house seem unusually airy for a low-rise cottage. The property fronts straight onto the street, but to the rear there's a beautiful – and private – stone-flagged garden.
Two miles down the road in Burton Leonard, 1 Royal Oak Cottages is at the more spacious end of the cottage scale; its loft conversion has given it three floors of accommodation, including five bedrooms and three bath/shower rooms.
It has plenty of period features, such as beams, black-leaded fire range, bow windows on the ground floor and Yorkshire (i.e. side-sliding) sash windows upstairs. Outside, there is a lawned garden to the front and it too has a courtyard garden, as well as an outbuilding with mezzanine.
On the other side of the A61, to the northwest of Ripon, Adel Cottage is a spacious family cottage on Kirkby Malzeard's Main Street. It has four bedrooms, one of them on the second floor, where there is also a very large and potentially useful L-shaped landing.
There are also two reception rooms and a conservatory extension, which looks onto the lawn and seating area of the enclosed garden. Just beyond, there are old stone-built outbuildings, and to the side there's a large double garage.
Finally, a mile-and-a-half to the north, Oak Cottage is a picturesque stone-built cottage in the centre of Grewelthorpe. It has three bedrooms and an additional spacious loft room, and there's scope for futher extension.
Parts of it could probably do with some updating, but the panelled doors, exposed beams and wood-burning stove go a long way toward redressing the balance. In addition, it has an attached garage and elevated gardens with extensive seating areas and lovely views, and the tourist attraction of Hackfall Woods is also a short distance away.


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How the Cincinnati Enquirer's hard-hitting investigation of Chiquita Brands International unraveled.
By Alicia C. Shepard Alicia C. Shepard is a former AJR senior writer and NPR ombudsman.
WHAT BEGAN AS A BOLD SERIES for a newspaper not often mentioned among the prime practitioners of investigative journalism turned into a nightmare of gigantic proportions for those directly involved with the project and, in a sense, everyone connected with the 157-year-old newspaper. Instead of being applauded for having the courage to take on billionaire Carl Lindner Jr., head of Chiquita, part owner of the Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati's most powerful citizen, the paper was tarred. The fallout is monumental: Beaupre's 30-year career as an editor has been damaged, Gallagher may face criminal charges and McWhirter's year-long reporting effort has been discredited. Subpoenas are flying, and a criminal investigation is underway of the paper, employees involved with the project and anyone at Chiquita who may have cooperated with the paper. Even former Managing Editor Jan Leach, who left in February, had two detectives show up on her Akron doorstep to grill her about what she knew. A bunker mentality pervades the newsroom, with reporters terrified to speak publicly. Beaupre, once very involved in the newsroom, is around much less, and the question of how the paper will cover Chiquita remains unanswered. Whipple and Beaupre are hamstrung by the Chiquita settlement from providing their staff or readers any detailed, satisfying explanations. Not surprisingly, it's nearly impossible to get a hard copy of the series. Since it was pulled from the Enquirer's Web site in late June, the computer savvy have found the stories elsewhere on the Internet, and ``black market'' URLs have been posted to Investigative Reporters & Editors' listserv (it can be found at www2.thecia.net/ users/rnewman/chiquita). The stories are still available on Lexis-Nexis, says spokesperson Lesley Sprigg, and a correction and the apology have been appended to each article. But what of the actual information in the stories? Is it correct? That question almost seems like a footnote as attention has shifted to violations of journalism ethics and the Enquirer's apology (although the question was explored in a detailed story July 17 in the New York Times by reporter Douglas Frantz). Some say that when information is stolen by a journalist--which is what the Enquirer says happened--all the rest of the reporting in a piece is tainted. If Gallagher lied to his boss about how he obtained the information, as the paper says he did, what else would he lie about? If Gallagher used unethical tactics, such as breaking into someone else's voice mail, what other unethical tactics might he have used? Others say the facts, regardless of how they were obtained, speak for themselves. Regardless, the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating bribery allegations against Chiquita raised by the series. What's missing is an explanation from Gallagher, the man in the middle, accused by two megacorporations of the journalistic equivalent of treason. He is following his lawyer's advice and not talking. ``The whole thing is so sad, so tragic,'' says Leach, who had been managing editor of the Enquirer for nearly five years before becoming editor of the Akron Beacon Journal in March. ``It's very scary as an editor because you have to trust your reporters,'' says Leach, a close friend of Beaupre's. ``We trusted Gallagher. And I know there was intense scrutiny of the whole project by editors and attorneys all over the place. They had Gannett attorneys, local attorneys and I believe an expert in international law. What I have to surmise is the paper got really good advice based on bad information--if Gallagher stole the tapes. But if he did, why would he?.... Why would he risk it all?''
SOME OF GALLAGHER'S FRIENDS DON'T believe he did do it. They haven't spoken to him, only left messages on his answering machine or sent e-mails that go largely unanswered. Now it's nearly impossible to find Gallagher; he quickly put his Milford, Ohio, house up for sale after he was fired and took his wife and two young daughters to Michigan. ``I don't know the facts about the Chiquita story,'' says Mark Fritz, a New York City-based correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, who has known Gallagher for about 20 years, since they started out at Michigan's Kalamazoo Gazette. ``But I do know this reporter. He's a bulldog. Tenacious. Probably the most talented and relentless investigative reporter I ever met. He's scrupulous. He's somebody who relishes the chase.'' Gallagher began his reporting career in 1981 at the Newhouse-owned Kalamazoo Gazette, a 59,500-circulation paper, after graduating from Michigan State University. He was there until 1985 and constantly came up with stories that made his editors anxious. ``He dug up this stuff about an FBI investigation of a drug conspiracy that involved one of the most prominent defense attorneys in southwestern Michigan,'' says Mike Magner, a Washington correspondent for Newhouse's Michigan newspapers who worked with Gallagher in Kalamazoo. ``He got the story before anybody else that the attorney was under investigation, even before there was an indictment. The attorney was a real high-profile guy and it made the editors incredibly nervous. But there was an indictment. Gallagher was eventually vindicated and the attorney was prosecuted. He used to always get all this good stuff, [and] it would pan out.'' Gallagher left Kalamazoo in 1985 to move on to the larger Lansing State Journal, owned by Gannett, the nation's largest newspaper company. In Lansing, Gallagher's reporting techniques were questioned in 1986 when the FBI tried to find out who, if anyone, had leaked Gallagher information about the alleged involvement of prison officials in a drug operation. The FBI accused Gallagher of fabricating the source of his story. In a story about the unusual investigation by the FBI, Gallagher was quoted in the Jackson, Michigan, Citizen Patriot as saying the FBI was trying to ``discredit'' him because he was releasing information it didn't want out. Brad Flory, who covered the story for the Jackson paper, said in his article that Gallagher's editor knew the name of the source but had never talked to the person. Nothing ever came of the probe. After Lansing, Gallagher joined Gannett's fifth-largest operation, the Westchester, New York, suburban papers, a group of 11 dailies that share sports and features departments and have a combined circulation of about 170,000. It was here that Gallagher would meet Beaupre, then the Westchester paper's editor, a demanding, hands-on boss who pays attention to detail. The two would develop a close, trusting relationship that gave Gallagher the reputation in this newsroom and later in Cincinnati as ``Larry's guy'' or ``Larry's proteg.'' Although Gallagher left the Westchester papers in October 1991 to cover the town of Babylon for Newsday, Beaupre lured him back 10 months later. Says Miriam Pawel, assistant managing editor at Newsday, who'd been Gallagher's boss, ``He went back because of Larry Beaupre.'' And he went to Cincinnati in 1995 because of Beaupre, who had become editor of the Enquirer in December 1992. (In 1994, Beaupre brought another Westchester alumnus, Cameron McWhirter, to Cincinnati.) Before leaving Westchester, Gallagher wrote a book and acted as a consultant for an ABC movie about the real-life ``fatal attraction'' case of Carolyn Warmus, a teacher who in 1989 fatally shot her lover's wife in Westchester. Gallagher's 416-page book, ``Lovers of Deceit,'' was published in 1993. ``Gallagher, a reporter for the Gannett newspaper chain, is a splendid journalist and a wonderful storyteller, although not a master of English grammar,'' according to a blurb in Publishers Weekly. ``Gallagher makes it clear that he considers Warmus guilty of the slaying and presents considerable evidence to reinforce his argument.'' Westchester investigative reporter Ed Tagliaferri says the Gallagher portrayed in the press today is not the person he knows. ``We worked together on a number of things here,'' says Tagliaferri, who is still with the Westchester papers. ``What people are saying about what he supposedly did does not strike me as something he would do. All reporters go as far as we can to get information, but I never knew Mike to do anything illegal and improper. I'd love to see him get out there and talk. But probably his best defense is to sit back and say nothing.'' After Gallagher's brief Newsday stint, he stayed in Westchester for about three more years before moving to Ohio in 1995. One of the things that no doubt attracted Gallagher was a promise Beaupre made when the editor arrived in Cincinnati. In a front-page story in December 1992, the editor, then 48, was quoted as saying he ``was dedicated to aggressive reporting of local and enterprise news, including investigative stories.'' By the end of 1993, he told staffers at a meeting, he would like to be able to say the Enquirer ``turned over a few rocks.'' ``I don't know what we'll find under those rocks,'' Beaupre said. ``Maybe nothing. But I hope there will be some stories that readers can look back on and say, `Gee, the newspaper really made a real difference; the newspaper really told me something I didn't know.' '' By all accounts Beaupre's newspaper did that. A year after Gallagher arrived, he wrote an award-winning series on problems surrounding the clean-up of a nearby uranium-processing plant.
GALLAGHER AND McWHIRTER, WHO had desks right outside of the managing editor's office, teamed up a year before the Chiquita stories were published. Their goal was to take a hard look at Chiquita, a high-profile company headquartered in Cincinnati. (In an earlier incarnation as United Fruit, it had inspired the term ``banana republic.'' United Fruit was known for its reputed connections to the CIA and was accused of fixing the prices of bananas and mistreating its workers.) Gallagher and McWhirter traveled to Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, St. Lucia, Dominica, Brussels, Antwerp, Vancouver, New York and Washington, D.C. After the pair returned from Central America last fall, then-Managing Editor Leach suggested they work in a secure room off the newsroom with a combination lock. ``I'd worked in Phoenix with an investigative team who did that,'' Leach says. ``I just thought the material they had was so sensitive that it was better to keep it locked up.'' The pair studied reams of documents, conducted scores of interviews and, said an editor's note about the series, relied on ``more than 2,000 copies of taped voice mail messages. These were provided by a high-level source who was one of several Chiquita executives with authority over the company's voice mail system.'' As sometimes happens with ambitious investigative projects, this one led to bad feelings in the newsroom, in this case because of the length of time the project took, the cost, the fact that material was kept in a locked room and that photographs were taken only by Gallagher or McWhirter--in short, the secrecy and exclusivity surrounding the tightly controlled venture. Not long after the paper's humiliating apology, a memo on Enquirer letterhead was faxed to local radio talk show host Bill Cunningham of WLW. It voiced publicly--albeit anonymously --the concerns many inside the newsroom had long harbored about the project. Cunningham quickly took up Chiquita's cause on his nightly radio show as banana company executives showered him with scores of documents disputing Gallagher and McWhirter's stories. ``You were right. We blew it,'' says the memo. ``This newspaper has myriad checks and balances to prevent such an occurrence. But in his zeal to win a coveted Pulitzer Prize, Larry Beaupre bypassed all of those checks and rushed the Chiquita series to print.'' In fact, the articles were vetted by lawyers with Graydon Head & Ritchie, the Enquirer's local counsel; by Barbara Wall, Gannett's in-house counsel; and its outside counsel in Washington, D.C. Even Philip Currie, Gannett's senior vice president for news, took the unusual step of reading the package. The series, packed with information but dense and difficult to read, focused on Chiquita's business practices in Latin America. It alleged that Chiquita bribed foreign officials, used dangerous pesticides that threatened workers and local residents in Central America, and is callous and insensitive to its workers. It also accused Chiquita of lax security in preventing its fruit-transport ships from ferrying cocaine to the United States and said the company set up a complicated ownership structure that ultimately allowed Chiquita to control banana plantations in host countries that don't allow or sharply limit foreign ownership. Although the series quotes from the much-ballyhooed voice mail messages, it's clear the stories are also based on first-hand interviews, legal documents, leaked corporate memos, visits to Chiquita plantations and land records in Central America. ``I went through the series and blacked out every instance where we used voice mail,'' says Braykovich. ``We still had a great story. One significant story about the bribery would have been lost but everything else stands. The voice mail merely buttresses parts, but it wasn't crucial. The voice mail was sexy, additional information.'' Nonetheless, when Chiquita officials saw the special section on May 3, they were livid, particularly about the intercepted voice mail messages. Officials at Chiquita, a leading producer of the bananas grown in Latin America, depicted the massive reporting effort as devastating, as well as false and misleading. ``We've been in business for over 100 years. We have 40,000 associates. We sell to most of the larger food retailers in North America, Europe and the Far East,'' says Steven G. Warshaw, Chiquita's president and chief operating officer. ``Plus, this is the Internet generation. Global communication of all kind is easy. There are very few things unknown about our business today. How in this kind of world are there 18 pages of secrets to reveal?'' Chiquita executives also were upset that they'd provided the Enquirer with ``hundreds and hundreds'' of pages of documents defending themselves and answered endless questions, yet saw little indication of that in print. What was missing, they say, was balance. ``It didn't portray the company I work for,'' says Robert W. Olson, Chiquita's general counsel.


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Forget Product Placement; Get Ready For Product Anti-Placement
from the sneaky-bastards dept
Allegedly, the anxious folks at these various luxury houses are all aggressively gifting our gal Snookums with free bags. No surprise, right? But here's the shocker: They are not sending her their own bags. They are sending her each other's bags! Competitors' bags!As CHT notes, one of these days, this is going to create quite the fascinating trademark question. If Louis Vuitton is sending out Prada purses to anti-celebrities, could you make an argument for trademark infringement? I wouldn't put it past one of the luxury brands to try to come up with a novel legal theory to try...
Call it what you will -- "preemptive product placement"? "unbranding"? -- either way, it's brilliant, and it makes total sense. As much as one might adore Miss Snickerdoodle, her ability to inspire dress-alikes among her fans is questionable. The bottom line? Nobody in fashion wants to co-brand with Snooki.


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descending the Celestial Staircase in the
Dillingham - Ziegfeld extravaganza,
The Century Girl 1916-1917,
which opened 6 Nov 1916 at the
refurbished Century Theatre.
Our own Muriel Window from Burlingame KS
is listed in the 5th Nov newspaper ad announcing
the opening. (Note the best seats went for $1!)
"Little Muriel" was also pictured on page 6 of the opening
night program, but didn't survive cuts made to shorten
the 5-hour-long show after the second performance.
(Marie Dressler also didn't survive the cut.)
All images are from Historical Ziegfeld.
Wishing you and yours a safe and happy 4th!


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Jodi Arias Is Tweeting From Jail
PHOENIX – A Fox 10 Exclusive
Jodi Arias is at the center of one of the highest profile murder trials the valley has ever seen. And now she's tweeting from behind bars.
FOX 10 News has learned that Jodi Arias is operating her own Twitter page from jail, communicating with hundreds of followers — mocking the prosecutor and even taking shots at cable host Nancy Grace.
The last tweet went out Tuesday night to her more than 500 followers.
Sounds like any normal person tweeting about their lives. But the person behind these tweets is the most famous defendant in the world.
But how can Jodi Arias use Twitter from jail? She doesn't have a computer. She does it through this woman – Donavan Bering – a close friend Jodi talks to almost every night on the phone.
Donavan Bering was sitting with Jodi's mother in court today.
"She'll call and say 'I have a quote.' We'll talk about it. Sometimes she says 'let's tweet.' And then she'll say 'no let's not do it.'"
Through Donavan, Jodi has been using Twitter to go after prosecutor Juan Martinez.
Tweeting, "Hmm… Anger Management problems anyone?" – "He who tries to establish his point by much yelling shows that his reasoning is weak." And – "Those afflicted with Little Man's Syndrome taint society's perception of genuinely good men who happen to be vertically challenged."
She went after HLN's famous court watcher Nancy Grace. When Grace tweeted a picture of her that appeared to show her making an obscene gesture with her hand in court, she tweeted, "Actually Nancy, that finger was for you. Have a nice day." And "HLN is an acronym for Haters Love Negativity."
"I think it's a way of her getting out her frustration, because she doesn't have a chance to say much," explains Donavan.
But she also uses Twitter to further what appears to be a healthy business selling her art from behind bars.
Jodi tweeted, "eBay has banned all listings of my artwork. The silver lining in making my art more difficult to obtain is that it keeps increasing in value."
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office knows about what's going on, but is not moving to stop it.
"We do talk about the fact that Jodi seems to be able to reach out into the community in various ways and profit from her notoriety. We don't like it... but there is nothing we can do about it," said Lisa Allen, MCSO spokesperson.
Jodi has not been convicted, which means the sheriff's department can't stop her from selling her artwork.
Her attorneys know she is tweeting, and apparently they aren't very happy about it.
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hi guys
is there a shortcut (algorithm) to restrict a certain key events
ex: assuming that e is a KeyEvent object
if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ENTER ||
e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_SPACE ||
e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_BACKSPACE ) {
// do something
or in a pseudocode style
1) if keycode is not equal to space bar or enter or shift or tab f2 or f3
3) if keycode is ONLY equal to Space bar and enter and shift and tab
2) if keycode is ONLY equal to alphabet
i can make a huge if statement to accomplish what i need. (though im not yet trying it but it will eat all my spaces on my code.
is there atleast a short way to do what i want to do in here?


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Rapper The Game and Team Talk the Future & G-Unit
Jayceon Taylor, also known as "The Game", has seen success recently with his released album, "Jesus Piece' and his reality show. Now, he and his manager Dontay "Taydoe" Kidd want to leverage his mainstream success to help him evolve from a rapper to more of a business mogul. Watch their interview with WSJ's Lee Hawkins
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Rumble Seat: Checking Out the 2014 Audi SQ5
What sets the new Audi apart? Rumble Seat columnist Dan Neil took the 2014 Audi SQ5 for a spin and reports back on Lunch Break. Photo: Audi.
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Carey Mulligan & Tom Sturridge Pair Up
Carey Mulligan has reportedly move on from Shia LaBeouf and has been spending time with fellow British actor Tom Sturridge.
The 25-year-old actress has been spotted with Tom, 24, who'll be co-starring with Rachel Bilson in the upcoming indie film Waiting for Forever.
Since her split with Shia, Carey has been keeping busy filming Drive with Ryan Gosling, while staying at a Best Western hotel in Hollywood.
"They broke up because Shia said they were both too busy with their careers," a source told U.K.'s Daily Mail, adding that Carey plans to move back to England after wrapping up Drive.
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All Quiet on the Wireless Front
End Users Have Voted With Their Feet, Ignoring Standards Wars and Moving Ahead With Useful Apps
End users are overwhelmingly voting with their feet—and their dollars. All that's left is to carry off the dead and treat the wounded. As we do on a regular basis, we've surveyed our readers, and we've talked to vendors, gurus and end users, and we've put together an objective picture of where things are and where they are likely to be in the short term and near-long term.
For the record, the survey was conducted in June 2011 and received responses from over 900 respondents, of whom 92% were end users, consulting engineers, A&E or EPC engineers, or system integrators. Responses were similar to ControlGlobal.com's demographics, with somewhat less than 47% from North America (Canada, U.S., Mexico) and roughly split 10% from EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), 5% from Central and South America, and the balance from Asia.
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
If you're of a certain age, you recognize this line from "Truckin'"—one of the most popular Grateful Dead songs of the 1970s. The song is old, but the sentiment isn't, as far as the use of wireless is concerned. For the past five or six years, we've been paying much more attention to the war over wireless field network standards than we probably ought to have. As we have strained at gnats and swallowed camels in the standards bodies, the end users have been studying the situation, making decisions and starting to implement their wireless strategic plans (Fig. 2).
We expected, as we have in the past surveys, to see a lot of hesitation based in part on the outcome of the standards conflict. We found, somewhat surprisingly, that over 43% of those responding to the survey said they already have been using wireless field networks, and another roughly 27% said they are thinking of using them in the next one to three years (see Fig. 1). That's remarkable penetration of a market that appeared to be mired in controversy just a year or so ago. Only about 11% said they were undecided about which protocol to use and were going to wait to see which one won.
When asked which wireless networks these pioneers use now, their answers were revealing (Fig. 3). Over 50% said they used 802.11x networks for wireless communications. 34% said they used one or more proprietary wireless networks. The use of IEC62591-WirelessHART continues to grow at 23%. Bluetooth networks came in at a surprising 18.2%. We suspect that these are probably being used with smartphones or tablets—but several respondents commented they were using Bluetooth-equipped HART modems. ISA100.11a devices and networks lost ground substantially since our last survey, coming in at 4.4%, and Zigbee was the last of the pack at 1.47%.
So the lineup looks to be 802.11x networks supplemented with Bluetooth for wireless communications, IEC62591-WirelessHART and several proprietary field sensor networks for devices. Most vendors and end users are betting on that lineup.
Wireless Sensor Networks Now
"If you are actively buying wireless sensors now, which protocol are you using?" we bluntly asked our readers. Once again, proprietary networks and WirelessHART led the pack for field devices, while 802.11x networks were the choice for wireless communications.
Since last year, the number of wireless field device vendors has soared. There are several ISA100.11a device vendors, and there are over a dozen WirelessHART device vendors. This bodes well for bringing the price of wireless devices and gateways down. Several respondents complained that the price of wireless devices was so much higher than the wired variety that they weren't happy. "We have not found a case where it is cheaper to deploy [wireless]," wrote one respondent. "Cost is a concern," wrote another. "We're not using wireless field devices primarily because we are a 30-year-old plant that only adds or replaces a few transmitters per year. We already have wires where we need them, and if adding a few new devices, it's still cheaper to pull cables than to do the engineering and install infrastructure for a wireless network," another respondent wrote.
So what applications are end users actually deploying wireless devices for? 61% of respondents said they were using them to extend the plant information network with traditional sensors (flow, level, temperature, pressure, etc.). 39% said they were using wireless devices to improve maintenance. 24% said they were using them to improve worker safety with man-down, location, gas detection and remote alarms, and 23% said they were also using wireless devices to extract non-traditional process values. A wildly pioneering 6.48% claimed to be using wireless devices for ESD and SIS systems.
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Girls asking to play has had a large part in new groups starting up at a number of schools in the region and the trend of secondary-age girls not participating in sport has been bucked by girls rugby, the sevens version of the game being one of the most rapidly growing sports at the moment.
Mark, who formerly coached the Garioch women's team and is a recent sports coaching graduate took up his post last month. He says: "As soon as I got started, I had a list of girls training on their own and schools who wanted to get involved, so this event will be great and give us a very strong start to next season."
Grampian-based Scotland Women's winger, Lauren Harris, who regularly trains with the Aberdeen Grammar men, will be at the event, along with Scotland under-20 Women's player, Sophie Hayes, to pass on some top tips to the girls.
She says: "I think it's great that there's such interest in the event from the girls here and good for them to have this opportunity. Rugby has given me so much over the years – there's a fantastic team spirit and the pride in representing your country – that I hope more girls are inspired to take it up through events like this."
The development event takes place at Rubislaw Playing Fields, Harlaw Road, Aberdeen from 4pm to 6pm on Thursday 29 March. For further details contact Mark Cowie at [email protected] or Scottish Rugby's Regional Development Manager, Pete Young, at [email protected]


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Learners model how an ocean of molten rock "magma" produced the Moon's oldest rocks. Dense materials in the molten mixture sank, while the least dense materials floated to the top and cooled to form the light-colored areas we see on the Moon today.... (View More) Children create a simple model of this process by mixing household materials of different densities in a bottle and allowing them to settle into separate layers. They decide which materials make the best model for the infant Moon. This activity is part of Explore! Marvel Moon, a series of activities developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
Learners will take and then compare the images taken by a camera - to learn about focal length (and its effects on field of view), resolution, and ultimately how cameras take close-up pictures of far away objects. Finally, they will apply this... (View More) knowledge to the images of comet Tempel 1 taken by two different spacecraft with three different cameras, in this case Deep Impact and those expected/obtained from Stardust-NExT. This lesson could easily be adapted for use with images from other NASA missions. (View Less)
This activity is designed to introduce students to planetary geologic features and processes. First, students will use NASA satellite images to identify geologic surface features on the "Blue Marble" (Earth), and will explore the connection between... (View More) those features and the geologic processes that created them. Using that information, students will then compare and discuss similar features on images from other planets. Included are the following materials: teacher's guide (with reference and resource information), student's guide (with activity sheets), and multiple cards of planetary images. Note that the range of targeted grade levels is quite broad; however, explicit adaptations for younger students are highlighted throughout the teacher's guide. (View Less)
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Using Mathematical Models to Investigate Planetary Habitability: Activity B Making a Simple Mathematical Mode
In this activity, students build a simple computer model to determine the black body surface temperature of planets in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Experiments altering the luminosity and... (View More) distance to the light source will allow students to determine the energy reaching the object and its black body temperature. The activity builds on student outcomes from activity A, "Finding a Mathematical Description of a Physical Relationship." It also supports inquiry into a real-world problem, the effect of urban heat islands and deforestation on climate. Includes a teacher's guide, student worksheets, and an Excel tutorial. This is Activity B of module 3, titled "Using Mathematic Models to Investigate Planetary Habitability," of the resource, Earth Climate Course: What Determines a Planet's Climate? The course aims to help students to develop an understanding of our environment as a system of human and natural processes that result in changes that occur over various space and time scales. (View Less)
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Using Mathematical Models to Investigate Planetary Habitability: Activity C The Role of Actual Data in Mathematical Models
Students explore how mathematical descriptions of the physical environment can be fine-tuned through testing using data. In this activity, student teams obtain satellite data measuring the Earth's albedo, and then input this data into a... (View More) spreadsheet-based radiation balance model, GEEBITT. They validate their results against published the published albedo value of the Earth, and conduct similar comparisons Mercury, Venus and Mars. The resource includes an Excel spreadsheet tutorial, an investigation, student data sheets and a teacher's guide. Students apply their understanding to the real life problem of urban heat islands and deforestation. The activity links builds on student outcomes from activities A and B: "Finding a Mathematical Description of a Physical Relationship," and "Making a Simple Mathematical Model." This is Activity C in module 3, Using Mathematical Models to Investigate Planetary Habitability, of the resource, Earth Climate Course: What Determines a Planet's Climate? The course aims to help students to develop an understanding of our environment as a system of human and natural processes that result in changes that occur over various space and time scales. (View Less)
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How do Atmospheres Affect Planetary Temperatures: Activity A How do Atmospheres Interact with Solar Energy?
In this 2-part inquiry-based lesson, students conduct a literature search to determine the characteristics of the atmospheres of different planets (Venus, Mercury, Mars and Earth). After collecting and analyzing data, student teams design and... (View More) conduct a controlled physical experiment using a lab apparatus to learn about the interaction of becomes CO², air, and temperature. The resource includes student worksheets, a design proposal, and student questions. Connections to contemporary climate change are addressed. This lesson is the first of four in Topic 4, "How do Atmospheres Affect Planetary Temperatures?" within the resource, Earth Climate Course: What Determines a Planet's Climate? (View Less)
This is a design challenge about heat transfer and insulation. Learners will apply the scientific method to design and build a container that will keep items cool when placed in boiling water. They will practice collaboration in team-building and in... (View More) teamwork. This is lesson 4 of 4 at the Grade 9-12 range of the module, Staying Cool. (View Less)
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This is a lesson about infrared radiation. Learners will investigate invisible forms of light as they conduct William Herschel's experiment and subsequent discovery of infrared radiation. They will construct a device to measure the presence of... (View More) infrared radiation in sunlight, explain that visible light is only part of the electromagnetic spectrum of radiation emitted by the Sun, follow the path taken by Herschel through scientific discovery, explain why we would want to use infrared radiation to study Mercury and other planets, and explain how excess infrared radiation is a concern for the MESSENGER mission. This is activity 1 of 4 at the Grade 5-8 band of "Staying Cool." (View Less)
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This is a lesson about radiation and the use of the scientific method to solve problems of too much radiation. Learners will build snow goggles similar to those used by the Inuit (designed to block unwanted light, while increasing the viewer's... (View More) ability to see in a bright region) to understand some of the engineering challenges encountered while protecting the solar cells on the Mercury MESSENGER. This is Lesson 2 of 4 at the middle level in the module, Staying Cool. (View Less)
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This is a activity about applying the scientific method to a design challenge. Learners will design and build a platform that will be placed on a heat source. The platform is expected to serve as an insulator for a cube of gelatin. The goal is to... (View More) keep the inside temperature of the gelatin cube as cool as possible. Materials cost will vary, depending on materials chosen by group (within budget set by the teacher). Ties are made to the Mercury MESSENGER mission. Note: the student guide starts on p. 17 of the PDF. (View Less)
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HOUSTON (AP) When strangers approach Chris Carter, he's ready for the question. His reply is usually something like: ''No, I don't play for the Houston Texans.''
Carter is a 6-foot-4, 250-pound designated hitter for the Astros. He is tied for third in the majors with 33 homers, moving past his early season struggles to become a prime candidate for one of the most anonymous home run titles in years.
Aside from Jose Altuve, who leads the majors with 193 hits, Carter has put together the best season of any Astro. Most of the team toils in relative obscurity after years of losing, but Carter is little known even by Houston standards.
He is not part of the Astros' marketing campaign around the stadium and in the city despite leading the team with 29 homers and 82 RBIs last season in his first year in Houston following a trade from Oakland. And while the team store at Minute Maid Park had jersey T-shirts for rookies George Springer and Jon Singleton within a week of their promotion, Carter's No. 23 isn't available.
''Under the radar, that's fine with me,'' he said in an interview with The Associated Press. ''I don't really need all the attention. I'm not really a big guy for that.''
Until recently, any attention Carter received was the unfavorable kind. He took a beating in the media and from fans last year when he finished third in major league history with 212 strikeouts. Hitting .181 through July 1 did nothing to abate that criticism.
The 27-year-old Carter was out of options and couldn't be sent to Triple-A, but didn't worry about the possibility the Astros might release him, even at his lowest point.
''I was never mentally defeated but more frustrated with myself because I knew I could do better,'' he said. ''It weighed on me every day knowing that I wasn't being productive and being the DH, if you're not hitting then there's nothing else you can really do.''
Houston catcher Jason Castro has a long history with Carter. He was so good for Double-A Midland in 2009 (hitting .337 with 24 homers and 101 RBIs) that Castro said trying to call a pitch with him at the plate taught him lessons he still uses today.
Even when Carter was struggling, Castro knew he'd turn things around.
''We've seen over the last two months the kind of hitter that he can be,'' Castro said. ''He's got the tools that can singlehandedly change a game. He's a pretty special player to have in the lineup.''
Former manager Bo Porter, who was fired on Monday, lauded Carter for his even demeanor, saying: ''He's always the same guy.'' Shy and soft-spoken, Carter hates doing interviews and routinely mumbles four- or five-word answers when surrounded by a gaggle of reporters after a big game.
He's always flashing his megawatt smile though, making it impossible to tell when things bother him. That doesn't mean he isn't keenly aware of what's been said - and written - about him or that it doesn't hurt.
''I still remember the people who were bashing me back then, but I'm not going to hold it against them,'' he said.
Carter's turnaround has many of the same people who called for him to be benched or released suddenly praising him. His teammates are having fun with the rebound, with several of them suggesting he should change his walk-up song to the 2005 hit ''Back Then'' by Houston rapper Mike Jones.
They think the chorus of that tune sums up what's happening to Carter succinctly: ''Back then they didn't want me, now I'm hot they all on me,'' Jones barks repeatedly.
Carter hit .270 last month to raise his average to .227 and leads the league by averaging a home run once in every 13 at-bats.
''It's nice to be recognized as something more than somebody who just strikes out a bunch and might hit a few homers,'' he said. ''It's just nice to have a feeling where people are like: `This guy can actually hit,' now instead of just being a one-dimensional kind of player.''
He credits his improvement to changes made after being benched for three games in late May. He was asked about what changed so often that he would roll his eyes when queried about it again and again as his season took off. The easy answer is that he worked with hitting coach John Mallee to shorten his swing. A more complex explanation is that now every swing he takes means something.
''Before I was just swinging to be swinging just because this is what we're doing and we're in BP,'' he said. ''Just taking swings. There wasn't really a real purpose or focus on it. So now I'm emphasizing more focus on what I'm doing.''
Carter finds it odd that he's known solely as a home run hitter. It certainly wasn't always the case.
He hit less than 10 homers as a high school senior. A third baseman with a wiry 6-foot-1, 185-pound frame, Carter wasn't projected to be a power hitter.
By 2008, he had grown into what he calls ''this body'' and morphed into a slugger. That season he hit 39 homers in Class A Stockton and his role in the majors was set.
''You grow three inches and gain like 60 pounds and it changes everything,'' he said with a laugh.
He believes he's capable of hitting 40 home runs and is excited about the possibility of leading the league in long balls. But even that wouldn't satisfy him.
''Personally I would know that there was more I could have done better,'' he said. ''Even though I hit 40 I know that I could still hit better than .220, .225 or whatever. I still know I could hit around .280, .300. But I can't be just content with hitting 40 and .220 every year.''
''It would be successful, but it's not successful at the same time,'' he said.


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Nov. 4, 2006
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - On Saturday afternoon the UC Santa Barbara soccer team got some help when rival Cal State Northridge beat UC Irvine, 1-0. On Saturday night, the Gauchos (12-7-0 overall, 7-3-0 in the Big West) helped themselves to the 2006 Big West Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 4-0 shutout win over visiting UC Riverside (5-12-2 overall, 2-6-2 in the Big West).
In need of a win to secure the outright league crown and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, UCSB got an early lift and momentum boost from senior goalkeeper Kyle Reynish.
In the eighth minute, UCR midfielder Brandon Plummer broke free on the left side of the penalty box. After eluding the Gaucho defense, Plummer unleashed a rocket aimed at the far post. Reynish dove and deflected the ball just wide to preserve the 0-0 score.
About six minutes after Reynish's spectacular save, UCSB broke the scoreless deadlock. At 13:58, sophomore midfielder Eric Avila carried the ball into the middle of the penalty box, drawing the defense to him. With the defense converging, Avila slipped a pass to a streaking Eric Frimpong who one-timed a shot just inside the right post for a 1-0 lead.
Santa Barbara made it 2-0 at 36:48 when sophomore midfielder Chris Pontius slid a pass from left-to-right across the top of the box to sophomore forward Nick Perera. Perera, near the middle portion of the box sent an arcing shot just out of the reach of Highlander goalkeeper Charles Alamo and into the upper-right corner of the goal.
Just over 20 minutes into the second half, UCSB got an insurance goal. Junior midfielder Brennan Tennelle beat his defender on the left sideline and flicked a pass to Avila who dribbled past another UCR defender and pounded a shot from around 15 yards out, into right post, giving the Gauchos a 3-0 lead at 65:22. Tennelle scored the final goal of the match when freshman Bongomin Otii trapped a long ball and dropped a pass to him about 10 yards above the center of the box. Tennelle one-timed a rocket past Alamo to make it 4-0 Gauchos at 76:05.
The match marked the final regular season home appearance for four Gaucho seniors and with just over four minutes remaining, three of them, Frimpong, Bryan Byrne and Jeff Murphy, were subbed out to a rousing ovation. The fourth senior, Reynish, is the only goalkeeper that UCSB has used this year and he went the distance, recording his 11th shutout of the campaign.
The victory gives the Gauchos 21 points in Big West play, two more than UC Irvine, which finished in second-place. UCSB reclaimed the league crown for the first time since 2004, and will advance to its fifth straight NCAA Tournament. The Gauchos will learn where and against whom they play on Monday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.