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For my eyeshadow I used a very easy-peasy gradient with these four colours in this exact order; so I started with the palest gold in the inner corner, blended it into a more burnished gold, then added this sumptuous cranberry shade on the centre of the lid before smoking out the dark brown shade in the outer corner. I took the cranberry colour again under the waterline and through the crease to really accentuate the warmth of this eye shadow look. I then created my trademark cat-eye flick with an eyeliner pen and made my brows slightly stronger than usual. This allowed the main focus of this look to be on the eyes since the rest of my makeup was kept very simple and neutral. Therefore this is a glittery, Christmassy look but totally wearable in the daytime!
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21st - 23rd May, Rognac, FranceHPI Racing is proud to announce that the first "World Monster Truck" competition is being organised by the "Automobile Club Rognacais". This spectacular event will take place between the 21st and 23rd May, 2004 in Rognac, France. Many racers from around the world are anticipated to take part in the competition and HPI's Savage monster truck is expected to dominate the events! The competition will be split into several events such as freestyle jumps, tractor-pulling and time trail. Points will be awarded for different stunts performed by the drivers and their monster trucks – a basic jump constitutes 3 points through to a "double front-flip" that will earn the drivers a massive 20 points if executed to perfection! For more information visit the www.hpitour.fr.st website or contact Avio Tiger, HPI's French distributor.
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Store clerk attacked, pistol-whipped by team of robbers in Lynn
No arrests made in D and M Mart robbery
Police are looking for a team of thieves that bashed a store clerk repeatedly during a robbery in Lynn.
The robbery happened at the D and M Mart on Broad Street in Lynn at about 8:30 p.m. Friday.
"Two persons, masked persons, came in. One pointed a gun, the other came around the corner, attacked the clerk right away," said storeowner Duke. He declined to give his last name.
Security cameras show two men entering the store and a third man outside who appeared to be acting as a lookout, police said.
During the attack, the clerk fought back, ripping off the mask of one of the assailants. The robbers fled before stealing anything.
"Didn't get nothing. A customer came in, and they ran out and didn't get anything," Duke said.
The clerk was injured but is recovering, Duke said.
"(The clerk) is doing fine. He went to the hospital but was released the same night. Few stitches, but he's fine," Duke said. "He's lucky that he's alive. It could have been worse, you know?"
Duke said this is the first armed robbery in his 13 years in business.
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Situated in the historical VOC Company's Garden with the iconic Table Mountain in the background (except for today, with low cloud and rain providing a 'blanket' for the mountain), Iziko South African Museum (www.iziko.org.za)is the country's oldest – established in 1825 – with the region's largest archaeological collection. The Iziko museum complex comprises a dozen or so sites with South African Museum the primary site. Administratively divided in 'natural,' 'social' and 'art' history, Archaeology provides a vital bridge between these divisions. Trouble is, the quantity and range of work is vast and staff few (who hasn't heard that before?). So here is an introduction to our work via those who work here; with their job title and what they are working on today (or yesterday). And you are all very welcome to visit and conduct research on the collection – or just see the displays.
Erica Bartnick: Collections Assistant: Human Remains and Rock Art
I am a Collections Assistant in the Physical Anthropology Collection. I am a dedicated, committed and motivated person, always striving to better myself in all aspects of my life. When I was offered this position of working with the Physical Anthropology Collection, I felt extremely honoured. I work with the deepest respect and discipline because I see myself working with people and not specimens as they were considered to be in the past. I feel very fortunate to have this job of being a part of the repatriation and restitution of all the human remains in our collection. I am very passionate about my work and would like this to be my chosen career path. I am not, in fact, here today – I am on leave – but this is what I did yesterday (and on the days before that):
Yesterday started by collecting boxes of human remains from the restricted access section of the storeroom and transferring them to the study area. I checked for potential indicators of unethical collection which means the presence of hair, tissue, personal information relating to the individual such as a name, and/or large number of individuals from the same site. I didn't find any such indicators, so I didn't have to call Sven, the Curator and he didn't have to add to his repatriation list. Thereafter I re-assemble the individual in order for me to establish the possibility of how many individuals might be present in one single box. I then photographed the remains starting with skull (cranial) and then moving on to the post-cranial remains (that is the remainder of the skeletal body). After I have photographed the bones they are carefully packed in acid-free paper. I print a label for each box with all the information found and paste it on the box. At the end of each day, the final step is to capture all the information on my database which I have created.
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Wilhelmina Seconna: Assistant Collections Manager: Accessioning Historic Cape Town Artefacts and returning display items to store
I am an Assistant Collections Manager in the Archaeology Unit which consists of a team of six individuals. Together with the Curator, my main function is to see that operations run smoothly. A typical work day in my life is never the same; however, I try to maintain a disciplined and systematic schedule to my days, with Mondays being administrative days when I see to leave queries, registers, post, and emails. Fridays – like today are spent doing intense cleaning and maintenance of our collections stores and exhibitions. My job also requires that I work closely with researchers, assisting them with queries; such as where their material is situated within a space containing over 10 000 boxes. This month we have two long-term researchers in our Unit (this can rise to more than a dozen).
For Archaeology Day, I am busy returning artefacts that were on the Made in Translation exhibition of historic rock art copies; to their proper places. Yesterday we received two boxes of artefacts from 18th and 19th century Cape Town from a CRM project and Fosche, Sven and I will this afternoon discuss how best to accession these items. In-between these two tasks is the usual running around printing (printer not working again today!), emails and so on.
Before working here, my idea of Archaeology resembled something out of the movies such as Indiana Jones and his quest for discovering lost relics…often made out of gold! Was I in for a surprise when I was introduced to my first "relic" and it was made entirely out of stone; literally, thousands of them, each having their own story to tell. Well, I have come to develop a new-found respect and love for these stones as I am now able to relay their "stories" to others. This, for me is key to being a good collections manager; it's not just about maintaining good housekeeping standards but also about finding out every "relics" story, making them come "alive" and passing their story on to others, thereby ensuring that they will be cared for appropriately, long after our generation is gone.
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Fosche Munzhedzi: Department of Science & Technology Intern: Khoekhoe pottery, store mapping
I am a Limpopo Province-born (South Africa) young man who matriculated in 2005 at Tshiwangamatembele Secondary School, near Thohoyandou. I obtained a Bachelor of Heritage and Cultural Studies degree in 2009 through University of Pretoria, majoring in Archaeology and Heritage & Cultural Tourism. With the aid of Department of Arts & Culture, Heritage Bursary Programme I enrolled for BA: Archaeology (Hons) at the University of Venda in 2011, expecting to finish late 2012. In early 2012, I was selected for the DST-NRF 2012/13 Internship Programme in archaeology under mentorship of Dr. Sven Ouzman and Wilhelmina Seconna of Iziko South African Museum. Since the Pre-colonial archaeology collection is yet to move pending a major building expansion my main duties today (and most days this month) are:
(a) mapping the archaeology store rooms. I make sketch maps of the store rooms. The idea is to enable us to know where exactly to find particular box of material in the store rooms, and also to group them together according to their provenance rather than just alphabetically by site name. That will also help us to locate some collections that were placed randomly not considering confusion and delays in times of research purpose.
(b) I am also working with pottery (Khoekhoe pots). Basically what I do here is describing, photographing, cataloguing and repacking the pots. This is good and it makes things easier for researchers who want to access and study the pots.
I am also entitled to work with rock art recordings in our collection stores whereby all rock art copies and tracings will be recorded in a database system.
Sven Ouzman: Curator: Funding proposal, an irate octogenarian and Historic Cape Town artefacts
This morning I drove to work in the early morning rain. I try get to work early to get a chunk of work done but today the weather made me make a cup of tea and contemplate the day ahead. So far, three teas later and multiple gazings upon the stormy weather outside, I have worked up another draft at a funding proposal to digitally enhance the ~300 pieces of rock art in the collection, subject them to XRF to determine paint recipes and sources; to date wherever organic material occurs and then to digitally repatriate the pieces where possible. This was interrupter by a 13 minute telephone call from a concerned octogenarian who felt I should "fight for the Bushmen" (this brought on both by the decade-long closure of the (in)famous 'Bushman diorama here and tomorrow's state funeral for Dawid Kruiper, noted San leader). I then took a break – WAB-ing (Work Avoidance Behaviour) and checked on the rock art and ethnography galleries (they are still there, I checked). Now I am collating the day in Archaeology submission and thereafter Fosche, Wilhelmina (who is the de fact Collections manager) will go through some clay pipes, bones, ceramics etc from a CRM excavation onBree Street, uncomfortably close toPrestwich Street– of the controversial slave and labourer burial site. A person from Noordhoek has just brought in a bovid bone to identify (and by bringing it in, breaking our heritage legislation), and I am negotiating with the museum to fly flags at half mast for Dawid Kruiper's funeral tomorrow. And Rotary want a tour for rural youth next Wednesday on the 'origins of man' (and presumably 'woman').
In absentia
Mark de Benedictus: Collections Assistant
Mark de Benedictus has been at Iziko for over 27 years and remembers where everything is, and who has worked on what – our institutional memory machine.
Paul Isaacs: Volunteer
Paul Isaacs volunteers on Fridays on everything from erecting shelving in the cast room, exhibition maintenance, and whatever needs doing. Paul, a boilermaker, is considering a change in career and has enrolled for archaeological distance studies. Volunteering gives him the hands-on aspects distance education lacks.
Jaco Boshoff
Curator: Maritime Archaeology
Jaco and Mark are on leave – government rule that all leave for the last financial year must be used up by end June! But Jaco manages all the Maritime and Historic material at Iziko. The museum is an accredited repository, so material from most archaeological work in western parts of the country ends up here. AndCape Townis a great place for underwater archaeology.


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Cancer Treatment Centers of America Combining Medical Care With Pastoral, Faith Support
Spiritual Care for Cancer-Stricken Patients Helping Them Live Longer, Pastor Says
Cancer Treatment Centers of America Combining Medical Care With Pastoral, Faith Support
A national network of hospitals in the U.S. called Cancer Treatment Centers of America is combining state-of-the-art medical care for patients in advanced-stages of cancer with spiritual support by a team of pastors, which is said to help patients live longer.
"The focus of Care that the Cancer Treatment Centers of America utilizes is a 'Holistic Model,' and in that model 'Spirituality' among several other modalities, and the support of such in a clinical environment, based upon a plethora of research strongly suggests that healing, and wellness can be directly related to those emphasis, which in this case would be 'Spirituality/Religious' support," the Rev. Percy W. McCray, Jr., pastoral care director at CTCA, shared with The Christian Post in an email on Tuesday.
While a team of oncologists, surgeons, radiologists and integrative care clinicians assist with the patients' medical needs, the pastors minister to their Christian faith.
"God is love and His loving presence is experienced by our patients within the deep and warm personal relationships with their physicians, chaplains, and many others," said Rev. Michael Barry, director of Pastoral Care with CTCA at Eastern Regional Medical Center.
"The relationships we have with our patients begin with the first step through our doors, continue while away at home, and can be described as nothing other than holy. CTCA is a special place for special people at a special time in their life."
The pastoral care team has been a part of the treatment plan at CTCA from the very beginning, according to McCray.
"The effects of Pastoral Care are well documented: Patients tend to live longer, they cope better, they utilize more aggressive treatments at end of life; patients find purpose through the process of sickness, and treatment with Pastoral Care," he stated to CP.
The pastors help not only the patients but also their families. They lead worship services, Bible studies and times of prayer at the hospitals.
"One of the first things that cancer does is to try and steal hope. But we recognize that God is the source of hope. Through faith, we can find strength and hope in Him, especially in the face of challenges and difficult moments," CTCA says on its website.
As for patients who happen to be of a non-Christian faith or of no faith at all, McCray explained that the Pastoral Care team seeks to find solutions to accommodate everyone.
"Pastoral Care provides support to non-Christian patients by offering them Faith Specific Representatives of their belief system from the local community, and as for no faith belief, Pastoral Care is completely prepared to relate to patients on their own terms, without imposing any Faith Orientation upon anyone," the Pastoral Care director stated.
CTCA was founded in 1988 by Richard J. Stephenson, following the death of his mother, Mary Brown Stephenson, from cancer. Stephenson vowed to change the face of cancer care in America, and today the organization operates a national network of fully accredited cancer hospitals.
Currently, CTCA provides care to patients from all 50 states, and has facilities located in Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Tulsa.


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You'd think after the damage done by their recently convicted former president, the questions raised about their whole purpose, and the nauseating revelations of how little money the James Beard Foundation were actually raising for scholarships, that they'd maybe learned something. That they'd adapted, moved on, become more sensitive to the widely held perception that they are in fact, nothing more than a private dining society, a high-rent memorial to a much disliked crank who–once a year, throws a lavish stroke-and-choke where corporate sponsors can "honor" prominent chefs and restaurant folk at what remains–for better or worse–the "Oscars of food" ceremony.
Apparently, you'd be wrong. For an organization that exists (purportedly) to " honor" the craft and profession of cooking, the Beard Foundation continues to send a message of continued cluelessness and disregard. With their most recent startegic masterstroke, they have, yet again, sent the message, " We like famous chefs just fine–especially if we're handing'em the Cuisinart/Vulcan/Fiji Water Humanitarian Award–but who are these nasty cook creatures we keep hearing rumors of?" The $400 dollar a pop awards–where, traditionally, chefs and cooks from all over the country are "invited" (in a Carlo Gambino sense of the word) to contribute food and labor and personnel for a grand tasting clusterfuck near the ceremony, were, until recently, held at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. This venue had the appropriate–one would think–virtue of actually having a fucking KITCHEN. Presumably–and I'm just guessing here–COOKS like-when laboring for free to put their restaurant's best foot forward and bring honor to their clans–to have an actual KITCHEN. You know..that place where they actually COOK?
Not this year, friends. This year, it has been decided that in favor of bigger and swankier accomodations for the self congratulatory nearly all-white attendees, that the cooks can take it in their collective poop-chute. At The new venue, Avery Fisher Hall, only hot boxes, induction tops and propane burners are allowed. Reheats only! Out of town chefs with ambitions to actually cook at some point in the prep process are invited to bunk with the locals, jamming their food and staff into New York's already too-small, too crowded kitchens. It's a breathtakingly tone-deaf, dismissive move–one that will only cement the unspoken wisdom that the clueless Beardies are "outsiders"–not "one of us" at all–and completely uninterested and uncomprehending of the real world of cooks and restaurants.
I will careful tell you of an equally horrifying episode. At a recent event, I was introduced to the incoming (Beard House honcho whose position I will not describe here). Suffice to say it was a high position. Very high.
When she inquired about the possibility of my involvement in some tandem Beard event with my friend Eric Ripert,I declined, saying it would be hypocritical of me–given what I've said and written–to take part. I explained that I would be an enthusiastic supporter and participant of all things Beard when and if I saw some kind of an effort to acknowledge the people who are actually doing the cooking in this country–the between 30 and 70% of restaurant employees of Mexican and Latino origin–of varying legal status. I was thinking a few bucks set aside for free para-legal advice. Maybe a widely accessible library. English lessons.
Her response? She looked at me with an expression of absolute sincerity and said, " Oh..we're very aware of the important contribution of our Lateeeno population." Then, proudly boasted about the good works Beard House has been doing on their behalf: " Why…just last week at a dinner at the House, 7 out of 10 of the waiters we hired were Lateeno!" She looked at me, guilessly, as if expecting a pat on the head.


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Freese thinks he'll be back when eligible
ANAHEIM -- The non-displaced fracture on David Freese's right middle finger, the result of a Colby Lewis fastball, landed him on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday.
But the veteran third baseman doesn't feel he'll be out much longer than two weeks.
Asked for his confidence level of being ready to return to the starting lineup by the time he's eligible, on May 18, Freese said: "Pretty high. You get in trouble throwing timetables out there, but that's what I hear."
Freese will have to wear a splint on his injured finger for the next couple days, but can do every baseball activity that doesn't involve his right hand -- including taking one-handed swings with his bottom hand, like Josh Hamilton is doing as he works his way back from surgery on his left thumb.
There was a slight chance Freese could've been ready in about a week, but the Angels couldn't afford to go that long without the roster spot.
"That's just the tough thing," Freese said. "With the 15-day DL, you have to make a choice. You can't wait around a week to really see. From what the doctors are saying, what they see, it's just one of those things where we'll get everything taken care of, and when it's tolerable, get back at it."
The decision will ultimately lie with the Angels' medical department, but Freese believes he can come back without going on a rehab assignment, "Because I can still take grounders, I can still run around, so the endurance factor is not going to be an issue," the 31-year-old said.
The injury comes as Freese was just starting to get hot at the plate, compiling six hits in his last 13 at-bats to raise his batting average to .202. But he believes he's figured something out that will allow him to pick up right where he left off.
"Early on, I was kind of forcing myself to stay so much inside the ball that I was overturning and I couldn't get the path that I normally like to the ball," Freese said. "Now, I feel more free up there. I'm seeing it and just putting good swings on baseballs that I know I can hit. Finding holes every now and then always helps, but I really got in a position to kind of just get my body free to attack the ball."


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"I need to be fertilized!" exclaimed Cosmo girl Zooey Deschanel's Jess on this week's New Girl. Um, what?!
Jess was freaking out after her gynecologist friend Sadie broke the news that a woman can lose up to 90 percent of her eggs by age 30. (All the more reason Jess should get with Nick, but that's a separate issue.) Jess's panic session was funny—but do we really lose most of our eggs by age 30? As Jess ruminated, "What if all that's left are the weird eggs?"
Future babymakers, don't fret.
"That's not true," says Dr. Lauren Streicher, assistant clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University, of the 90 percent stat. "Eggs do age, but as long as you are ovulating and it's a good quality egg, it doesn't matter how many you've got in the bank."
Dr. Streicher says egg quality is more important than egg quantity, a factor that just varies from lady to lady. We are born with about 100,000 eggs (creepy, right?) and we slowly lose them over our lifetime, but there is no magic rule that says egg count drops dramatically at age 30.
"Even if you did lose 90,000 eggs by age 30, who cares?" she says. "You've still got 10,000. That's enough for 10,000 babies." Which would be about 9,998 more than a lot of us could handle!
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Sponsor shortage sidelines NASCAR drivers
Motorsports can be a cruel business.
And it's getting crueler the tighter sponsorship money becomes.
Ask Alpine's Cole Whitt.
The 21-year-old driver has quite a resume. In 2008, Whitt, then 17, became the youngest driver ever to win the USAC Midget national championship. A year later, Whitt won 17 races while competing in all three levels of USAC racing – Midgets, Sprint Cars and Silver Crown cars. And in 2010, Whitt was awarded USAC's coveted Super License.
And he was just getting started.
Last year, Whitt finished seventh in the final standings of NASCAR's second-tier Nationwide Series a season after finishing ninth in NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series (where he won a pole and finished as high as second in a race). He's also raced in seven Sprint Cup races over the past two seasons.
Driving for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team in 2012, Whitt had four top-five finishes and 14 top-10s. He finished in the top-10 in four of the season's final six races. And Whitt routinely out-finished his Danica Patrick, his teammate at JR Motorsports.
But while Patrick advanced to NASCAR's premier Sprint Cup Series this season – for obvious reasons -- after placing 10th in the Nationwide Series, Whitt has yet to run a race this season.
Whitt is still under contract to JR Motorsports. But the team couldn't find a sponsor for his car for the 2013 season. No sponsor, no racing. It's that simple.
So while Whitt watches from the sidelines, lesser drivers who have either bought rides or brought sponsors with them, race.
Whitt is far from the only driver suffering for the lack of a sponsor. Other top drivers from the area who have been sidelined for the same reason include El Cajon's Auggie Vidovich and Poway's Brian Ickler.
"Just because you can drive, it doesn't mean you can get anywhere in racing right now," Vidovich said earlier this week. "It's really hard for a regular guy to find sponsors right now. It's been that way since the economy sunk four or five years ago.
"Good seats don't go to the best drivers anymore. They go to drivers who come in with sponsors or can buy rides. I got pretty far for not having any money while racing for my family team. But like a lot of good drivers, I hit a wall.
"As an independent driver, I could only get so far. And I never had the connections to big sponsors that some other drivers did. It's just not me, a lot of drivers hit the same roadblock. It's turned the sport into something it shouldn't be. Talent doesn't seem to be the main thing any more."
Vidovich, 32, hasn't raced since the 2011 K&N West Tour. He is hoping to return to the Southwest Tour later this summer.
Meanwhile, Whitt waits for the opportunity to get back on the track.
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Assuming there are exactly 30 days in a month, I need to write a program that considers if there are K people in a room, what is the likelihood that at least M of them were born on the same day of the month. For example, if two people are both born on the 5th day of the month, they are a match.
So if a user selected the match chance for M=7 (7 duplicates) and K=90 (90 people), what is the probability that at least 7 of them were born on the same day of the month. The probability should be computed by 10,000 trials.
I'm just really confused about how to compute this. This is what I have so far:
import javax.swing.JOptionPane; public class BDayMTester{ public static void main(String[] args){ final int trials = 10000; String duplicateCt = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter duplicate count"); String peopleCt = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Now enter the number of people in the room"); int dupCt = Integer.parseInt(duplicateCt); int pplCt = Integer.parseInt(peopleCt); BDayM b = new BDayM(pplCt, dupCt); double total = 0.0; double s = 0.0; for(int p=0; p<trials; p++){ s = b.runTest(); total = total + s; } System.out.println(total); } }
public class BDayM{ private int roomFolks; private int dupPeople; private int match = 0; public BDayM(int people, int duplicates){ roomFolks = people; dupPeople = duplicates; } public double runTest(){ boolean[] days = new boolean[30]; for(int d = 0; d<30; d++){ days[d] = false; } int ranDay; for(int p=0; p<roomFolks; p++){ ranDay = genDay(); if(days[ranDay] == true){ days[ranDay] = true; match++; } else days[ranDay] = true; } return dupPeople/match; } private int genDay(){ return((int)(30*Math.random())); } }


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Stephen Colbert Is Taking Over for David Letterman, CBS Confirms
Stephen Colbert will succeed David Letterman as host of The Late Show, CBS confirmed Thursday, the last piece of a wholesale late-night overhaul that's nearly a decade in the making.
Mashable first reported last week that Colbert was the network's top choice for the role, and that the host of The Colbert Report was interested in taking the job. Colbert is expected to drop the pseudo-conservative persona he's created on the Comedy Central show when he moves to CBS, sources tell Mashable.
SEE ALSO: Colbert Was CBS' 'Late Show' Guy Since 2012 — And Yes, He'll Keep the Name
Colbert will start his run after Letterman's retirement — which has no timetable other than it will happen sometime in 2015 — with a five-year contract, CBS said in a statement Thursday morning.
"Simply being a guest on David Letterman's show has been a highlight of my career," Colbert said in the joint statement. "I never dreamed that I would follow in his footsteps, though everyone in late night follows Dave's lead. ... I'm thrilled and grateful that CBS chose me. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go grind a gap in my front teeth."
The network said specific creative elements, producers and location for the show were not revealed.
"Stephen Colbert is one of the most inventive and respected forces on television," said CBS head Les Moonves. "David Letterman's legacy and accomplishments are an incredible source of pride for all of us here, and today's announcement speaks to our commitment of upholding what he established for CBS in late night."
The late-night landscape appears to be settled for the time being, depending on whether Craig Ferguson decides to stay in his post-Late Show spot after being passed over for the job. Sources tell Mashable that while Ferguson is well-liked and considered solid in his later spot, he was never really a contender to succeed Letterman.
Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers are NBC's new one-two punch in late night after both took on respective new spots earlier this year. Jimmy Kimmel Live has been steadily building its audience since the show debuted on ABC in 2003, just a few years after Jon Stewart took over The Daily Show on Comedy Central.
Colbert's takeover of The Late Show could set up years of stability in the late-night landscape, provided he and all those mentioned above continue to find an audience in the increasingly crowded (and shrinking) space.
The next big question is: Who gets Colbert's slot? Comedy Central has shown it can compete with the networks with its potent two-hander of Stewart and Colbert, and would most likely move to keep that momentum. John Oliver would've been considered a frontrunner after successfully filling in for Stewart, but he's taken his talents over to HBO.
Let the speculation begin ...


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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Wade," and I went into a convenience store near our home that we frequent regularly. A new employee -- a pretty, much younger girl -- stared at Wade with an expression of recognition and surprise on her face. When I asked him what that was about, he laughed it off and said I was "imagining things."
The next time we saw her, Wade acted nervous and started talking fast, as if trying to distract me. He seemed to be avoiding eye contact with her. She ignored me while obviously trying to lock eyes with Wade. The third time, she again ignored me but smirked and giggled while we were checking out. Then she shouted, "See ya later!" to my husband as we were walking out the door. When I turned, I caught Wade glaring at her.
When I asked why he did it, he replied, "I looked at her like that because she was acting like an idiot." When I asked why she'd be acting like an idiot if they didn't know each other, he started screaming at me. He called me crazy and threatened to leave me if I bring the subject up again.
Should I ask her why she seems so amused by my husband? And why is he angry at me? -- SMELLS SOMETHING FISHY
DEAR SMELLS: By all means ask because I'll bet she is dying to tell you. Your husband may have been seeing her or someone she knows. He attacked you because he felt guilty about something and didn't want to discuss it.
It proves the truth of the adage, "The best defense is a strong offense." Believe me, you have my sympathy, but you need to get to the bottom of this, so don't put it off.
DEAR ABBY: What do you call additions to your family that result from second or third marriages? Our daughter died several years ago. I refer to her widower as my son-in-law, but what term should I use when I introduce his new wife? She has two daughters from a previous marriage -- sweet girls who call me "Granddad." Technically, they are not my granddaughters -- but what are they?
These are just two examples of modern relationships that seem to require a new vocabulary. I have tried searching the Internet for answers without luck. Any suggestions? -- FAMILY MAN IN TEXAS
DEAR FAMILY MAN: When introducing your late daughter's husband and his wife, try this: "This is my son-in-law 'Sam' and his wife, 'Virginia.'" If you're asked for clarification, which I doubt will happen, give more details. As to the woman's daughters who are not blood related to you, because they call you "Granddad," refer to them as your granddaughters and leave it at that.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.


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Happy Birthday, The Ruthless Eaters!!
>> Thursday, January 31, 2008
*pweeet* Hurrah! Happy birthday to our dear blog! On its first birthday, it's given a new 'name' (blog site) & a new look as well! :) We'll do more enhancement on this site when we have more time :P
As for today, it's set that we're having dinner at Shabu-Shabu Restaurant at Bandar Puteri Puchong. We'll celebrate the blog's 1st birthday, as well as meet up with our dear friends to spend some time together.
Stay tuned with us ;) We'll bring you more on the events & happenings, as well as introduce you to more food & fun! Cheers!
- Ruth & Anne


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About the Market
To strengthen the Denton community by providing economic opportunities for local artists, businesses, food vendors, and food producers.
We are open every Saturday, April through November, 9 AM - 12 PM. Come visit and shop with us at 317 W. Mulberry St. in Denton, Texas. Bring the whole family!
We are a producer-only farmer's market and art market in downtown Denton, featuring live music, kids activities, local farms, local artists, food trucks, food vendors and more!
The 2020 Vendor Handbook and Vendor Applications are available throughout the Market season! Please check out how to apply and become a vendor at the Denton Community Market!
We love our volunteers. We have volunteer opportunities for folks of all ages and abilities. To find out more, please visit Become a Volunteer. We'd love to see your beautiful face at the market!
Music is a huge part of our community. We love supporting our Denton musicians! To perform at one of our Saturday markets, visit the Performers page.


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Royals acquire outfielder Norichika Aoki from Milwaukee for pitcher Will Smith
The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have acquired outfielder Norichika Aoki (pronounced: nor-EACH-kah AH-okee) from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for left-handed pitcher Will Smith.
Aoki, 31, batted .286 with eight home runs, 37 RBI and 20 stolen bases for Milwaukee in 2013. He ranked second in the Major Leagues with 40 infield hits, while he led the National League in singles (140), tied for seventh in multi-hit games (50), seventh in times reaching base (237) and tied for 10th in hits (171). Aoki hit .339 (60-for-181) against left-handed pitching last season, the top average by a left-handed hitter in the Major Leagues. He also struck out just 40 times in 674 plate appearances for an MLB-leading 16.9 at-bats per strikeout ratio.
Aoki was signed by the Brewers prior to the 2012 season after playing eight seasons with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japanese Central League (2004-11). He batted .288 during his rookie campaign with the Brewers, collecting 10 homers, 50 RBI and 30 stolen bases in 151 games. He finished fifth in National League Rookie of the Year voting, leading all first-year players in steals and tied San Diego's Yonder Alonso for the N.L. rookie lead in hits (150).
He hit .329 with 84 homers, 385 RBI and 164 stolen bases during his career in Japan. Aoki won the Central League's batting championship three times: 2005 (.344), 2007 (.346) and 2010 (.358) and hit over .300 in seven of his eight seasons in the league. He is the only player in Nippon Professional Baseball history with two 200-plus hit seasons (2005 and 2010). Aoki was a seven-time recipient of the Best Nine Award (Japanese equivalent of the Silver Slugger Award), a six-time Gold Glove honoree in center field and was the 2005 Central League Rookie of the Year. He was also a member of both of Japan's World Baseball Classic championship teams in 2006 and 2009.
He will become the first Japanese-born position player to suit up for the Royals.
Smith, 24, went 2-1 with a 3.24 ERA in 19 appearances (18 as a reliever) for the Royals last season.


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Dear Respiratory friends we are happy to present new Smoking Cessation Guidelines!
The European Smoking Cessation Guidelines and Quality Standards are the main output of a project undertaken by ENSP to create a coherent and reliable set of guidelines for healthcare professionals working in the field of smoking cessation. The Guidelines form a complete range of tools to support smoking cessation strategies. The work was undertaken by the Editorial Board comprising seven eminent professors and the Board of Revisers from across the entire European continent and is the first of its kind. These guidelines are in accordance with Article 14 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which states that:
Parties should develop and disseminate comprehensive tobacco dependence treatment guidelines based on the best available scientific evidence and best practices, taking into account national circumstances and priorities. These guidelines should include two major components: (1) a national cessation strategy, to promote tobacco cessation and provide tobacco dependence treatment, aimed principally at those responsible for funding and implementing policies and programs; and (2) national treatment guidelines aimed principally at those who will develop, manage and provide cessation support to tobacco users.
This project aims to support smoking cessation activities and strengthen their impact by:
- providing health professionals with a European template of smoking cessation guidelines and best practice;
- providing the tobacco control community with tools for monitoring and accreditation.


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The Onion announces a new breeding program to prevent moderate Republicans from going extinct.
"Last week we shot Gov. Mitch Daniels with a tranquilizer dart from a blind we'd set up near the Indiana Capitol, and we plan on mating him very soon with a senator we trapped up in Maine," said IPPM reproductive expert Gabriel Burke, adding that forced breeding of centrist Republicans in captivity is a humane, carefully regulated procedure designed to simulate mating in the wild. "While captive specimens tend to be wary around each other at first, once they sense they're both opponents of labor unions yet also willing to make tough compromises on collective bargaining rights, the sexual ritual begins almost instantly."
Added Burke, "In fact, one of our specimens, Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts, has already been mated with five or six other regional lawmakers in the past week alone."


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John Cassavetes is Johnny Staccato! The 1959-60 TV series is out on DVD! Cassavetes is the title character, a struggling jazz pianist-turned private detective. I used to watch this back in 2004 when the TRIO channel aired it on its Brilliant But Cancelled theme. I'd known about the show for years and finally saw it then. John Cassavetes was great, the chicks were cute, the Crime Jazz was cool, and the atmosphere was hardboiled; I loved the shots of 1959 NYC.
My favorite episodes:
Solomon- Directed by John Cassavetes. As arty and as Noir as this show ever got. It's easy to see how Cassavetes was influenced by European directors...or maybe vice versa. Cloris Leachman and Elisha Cook, Jr. are both great in this.
Night of Jeopardy- Cool plot twist in this story about some missing counterfeit plates; the term "T-Men" gets bandied about a lot.
A Piece of Paradise- Man, is this one downbeat and tragic. A brilliant episode. This is as about as dark in content as network TV got in 1959. A jockey is accused of murder, or was it that tough cop (Bert Freed) who hassles Johnny all the time?
While some aspects of the show are entertainingly dated (Beatniks, 1959-era slang, etc), I'm impressed at how the best shows have timelessness to them, particularly the ones directed by Cassavetes himself. I get the impression that he only agreed to star in Staccato so he could finance his independent films. Speaking of which, film school students should watch these to see how B&W photography is done. As for the acting, Cassavetes is always brilliant; he even breaks into "Victor Franko" mode on occasion!
This show wasn't going to last more than one year, as it's unlike almost anything on TV at the time, if not in concept, then in execution. Though there were other "Swinging Private Eye" shows on before and during Staccato's time: 77 Sunset Strip and its various spin offs; plus Richard Diamond; Peter Gunn; and Mike Hammer, all of which were contemporaries of Staccato. However, those shows lacked the punch and power that Johnny Staccato had. Much is mentioned about the Korean War and its effects on veterans. Staccato is a Korean War vet, as well. I don't think many TV shows of the time took on issues like pacifism, or decried the anti-communist witch hunts, either. There's even a creepy episode where a ventriloquist is semingly "controlled" by his puppet; shades of 1978's Magic, which starred Anthony Hopkins.
Supporting Cast: Eduardo Ciannelli as Waldo is a delightful father figure to Johnny Staccato; Garry "Quincy, M.E." Walberg and several fine guest stars. Martin Landau and John Cassavetes in the same room? They look like brothers!
Cassavetes' voiceover is another notable aspect of the program, too. A must for Noirheads!


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Watson to bat at Ponting's number four spot in Test
Shane Watson said Friday he will be given the first chance to fill the vacancy in Australia's batting order left by Ricky Ponting's retirement and bat at number four in next week's first Test against Sri Lanka.
Recalled Phillip Hughes is expected to bat at first drop in a re-jigged Australian top order for the Hobart Test, starting next Friday.
On the same day skipper Michael Clarke, speaking to reporters in Sydney, suggested the Test batting line-up was still undecided, vice-captain Watson confirmed in Brisbane that he would drop down one spot to number four in the Australian order.
"(Coach) Mickey Arthur talked to me at the end of the last Test to say the way it was looking, they were going to move me down to four," Watson told reporters.
"It's taken me a few days to get my head around that, but it means I can bowl a few more overs.
"In the last Test match, I know Michael (Clarke) in the second innings was a bit hesitant to bowl me a few times towards the latter part of their innings, just to give me the chance to be as fresh as I could going into bat.
"The ultimate is to be able to contribute with both bat and ball throughout the whole Test match and not be held back.
"Batting at four will give me that extra time to freshen up."
In contrast, Clarke said the top order had yet to be finalised and that he was open to a move up the order.
"I'll speak to Mickey Arthur about that when we get into camp in Hobart," Clarke said.
"As for where I bat, the number I bat doesn't bother me. It's about fitting in with what's best for the team."
Hard-hitting batsman David Warner, one of four openers in Australia's new-look top six, said moving Watson to number four would be the optimal outcome for the Test side.
"As Shane said, (it would be great) if we can get the most out of him bowling. It's going to be fantastic for him to get that little extra rest," Warner said.
"Me and Ed (Cowan) are in a good space at the moment. They've told us where we're at," the 26-year-old added when asked whether Arthur had assured him Australia's opening partnership won't change.
"We always look forward to batting with each other, and we're playing down in Hobart which is Ed's home ground."
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For those who missed the June 15, 2018 deadline to purchase BibleWorks, this thread may be helpful.
If there are BibleWorks users who no longer need BibleWorks (perhaps due to retirement?), I invite you to advertise the availability of your copy of BW on this thread, so that some one else may benefit from its use.
But my copies have all sold.
I personally purchased a few thousand dollars' worth of BibleWorks before the deadline, in order to make them available to those who may have missed the deadline, but still wish to purchase BibleWorks. I hoped that this might help out a few people until, God willing, some store or school is authorized to resume selling BW10. This has not yet happened, but I keep praying.
I offered the following for re-sale at cost, plus sales tax (6.25 % which I am required to pay to my state) plus mailing (for USB drives).
BibleWorks 10 on USB drive ($211.44 + mailing [either first class or priority mail]) all gone (I originally had 24 copies)
As of July 29, 2018, I had a waiting list. That list grew to over twice the number of original copies. (Plus I had many inquiries from outside the U.S.A. but they could not find a way to get dollars to me.)
1 BibleWorks 10 download ($211.44) quickly gone
2 BDAG and HALOT combination activation codes ($225.25) all gone
Sorry I couldn't provide more, but I far underestimated how many I could sell how quickly.
I still have some upgrade activation codes from BW9 available. If you had BW9 and can purchase a copy of BW10 from someone else, let me know if you need an upgrade code, because I have one for you.
If you have any questions about this, you may contact me via e-mail at my name (without a space) at att.net.
May God bless our use of this tool to teach His word, and especially to proclaim the Gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Mark Eddy


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Braves follow Hart Doctrine, lock up young nucleus
Successful general manager in Cleveland in 1990s now an adviser with Atlanta
Thanks to the stroke of a pen (along with several more pennies for his thoroughly stuffed piggybank), Freddie Freeman isn't going anywhere soon as a player for the Braves. Neither is Craig Kimbrel. And they both should get used to having Julio Teheran around. The same goes for Jason Heyward. Not only that, when Andrelton Simmons gets his huge payday before long from management, the Braves will have their core players for a while.
Where did those running the Braves get such wisdom?
Well, they already had much of it. These are the same folks who constructed the roster that won the National League East last season after the retirement of future Hall of Famer Chipper Jones. They also are a part of the system that set the foundation in the early 1990s for the Braves' Major League-record 14 consecutive division titles. The run produced five pennants, a World Series championship and legendary names such as Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and Bobby Cox to join Jones someday in Cooperstown.
All of that said, let's connect some dots. Ever hear of John Hart? He is an analyst for MLB Network, and when he was the general manager of the Cleveland Indians for 10 years through the 2001 season, he sort of invented something on the fly. Here's the Hart Doctrine: if you're a baseball executive interested in keeping one eye on the present and the other on the future, and if you have a slew of young players with talent, then you should sign them to the longest contracts possible to drag them past the arbitration process.
Sound familiar? Now consider this: after Hart spent the previous eight seasons as a special adviser for the Rangers, he accepted a similar role in November with the Braves. Here we are, three months later, and Atlanta general manager Frank Wren is going wonderfully nuts with the Liberty Media checkbook by giving lengthy deals to young guys who can play a little.
Wren's spending spree began dramatically last week. On the same day he gave Heyward a two-year deal worth $13.3 million to buy out his last two arbitration years before free agency, Wren signed Freeman to a club-record contract worth $135 million over eight years. Heyward is an outfielder and Freeman is a first baseman, but they both are 24. A few days after that, Wren convinced Teheran to take a six-year contract worth $32.4 million, and the future No. 1 starting pitcher is 23. The day after that, 25-year-old closer Kimbrel's signature was on a four-year extension of his contract for $42 million.
Through it all, when it came to the many pros and the few cons during the organizational discussions of those deals for Freeman, Heyward, Teheran and Kimbrel (and the one for Simmons on the horizon), you just know Hart wasn't more than a few fungoes away. There is coincidence, and then there is the presence among the Braves' decision makers these days of somebody who turned the Indians from nothing into something outrageously good out of nowhere.
After Hart served as everything from a Minor League manager with the Orioles to a scout with the Indians when he first came to Cleveland in 1989, he soon realized what he had after becoming GM four years later.
Hart had a tremendous nucleus. Albert Belle. Carlos Baerga. Kenny Lofton. Jim Thome. Manny Ramirez. Sandy Alomar Jr. On and on the players of note went for the Indians. And with the franchise moving from dingy Cleveland Municipal Stadium to the lovely confines of Jacobs Field, Hart saw a chance for the Tribe to do something like win six division titles and two pennants during his tenure while playing before unprecedented packed home crowds.
Which is exactly what happened. You can attribute it to that nucleus Hart mostly kept intact with long-term contracts. Then he added free agents along the way such as Eddie Murray and Orel Hershiser.
Still, the Indians' key was their version of Freeman, Heyward, Teheran, Kimbrel and Simmons. The Braves hope their version of Belle, Baerga, Lofton, Ramirez and Alomar has at least as much success as Hart's Indians.
"I can see what we're doing as an organization and ballclub," said Kimbrel to reporters this week at the Braves' Spring Training camp in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. He has been baseball's premier closer for the past three seasons with a 1.39 ERA and 381 strikeouts in 227 1/3 innings. Kimbrel also has either topped or tied the NL in saves during each of those seasons.
Added Kimbrel, "We're going out to win. As of right now, we're planning on winning for a long time. This is where I want to be. I want to be closing out division titles and championships and World Series. We've got the team to do it, and I'm very excited."
Kimbrel should be. When healthy, Heyward flashed signs last year of becoming the most prolific leadoff hitter ever at 6-foot-4, 235 pounds. He already has a Gold Glove. Teheran mesmerized hitters in 2013 during his first full season in the Major Leagues with a right arm that struck out 170 in 185 2/3 innings, and he was particularly impressive down the stretch.
Then there is Freeman, now the face of the franchise. He hit 20 home runs or more during each of his first three Major League seasons. In addition to Freeman's .319 batting average overall last year (along with 23 homers and 109 RBIs), his .443 average with runners in scoring position trailed only the Cardinals' Allen Craig in baseball. Freeman also is a Gold Glove-caliber fielder.
"What we're, I guess, gambling is that by the time [Freeman's] free-agent years come in three years, that market may have inflated even further, and we've got a good deal," Wren told reporters. "We feel it's a solid market deal as [there] is for an above-average player."
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The collaborator and I will share files over Dropbox, but I'm planning on treating a local non-shared, version-controlled folder as the "real" project and just using the Dropbox for fast exchange with the collaborator. Any words of advice / approaches to doing this would be much appreciated.


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Ciara's future is Future: The R&B singer and the rapper-producer are engaged.
Future surprised the Grammy-winner with a 15-carat diamond ring over the weekend, their publicist, Chris Chambers, told The Associated Press on Sunday night. She was already celebrating her 28th birthday in New York when he proposed.
On Sunday, Ciara expressed her happiness on Twitter:
Future and Ciara have been dating for a year. No wedding date has been set.
Future is also a producer who has collaborated with Rihanna and his future wife. He's currently on tour with Drake.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus are back in the spotlight at one of racing's biggest stages -- and not for the right reason.
NASCAR confiscated part of their Daytona 500 car Friday because of illegal modifications, a rocky start to Speedweeks for a team trying to bounce back from its worst season.
Sprint Cup Series officials determined the No. 48 Chevrolet had illegally modified C-posts, an area of sheet metal between the roof and the side windows. It could lead to penalties for Knaus and the team.
Officials cut off the C-posts and planned to ship them to NASCAR's research and development center in Concord, N.C., for further testing. In the meantime, the parts in question were put on display for other teams to examine, a routine procedure for the sanctioning body.
NASCAR allowed the Hendrick Motorsports team to fix that area of the car before practice begins for the Feb. 26 Daytona 500. Qualifying is scheduled for Sunday.
"Well, it's a hell of a way to start the 2012 season," said Ken Howes, vice president of competition at Hendrick Motorsports. "But the car obviously failed inspection and NASCAR has directed us how they want it fixed and we're busy doing that. We're waiting on some parts to arrive and we'll put it back together and run it through inspection again."
The No. 48 team could be fined, docked points or both following the series' premier event.
"There's always a potential, but we'll just wait until after Speedweeks is over with," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president of competition.
Knaus has been caught cheating before.
Most notably, he was ejected before the 2006 Daytona 500 after NASCAR found illegal modifications following a qualifying session. Last season, Knaus was caught on camera telling Johnson that if he won at Talladega he needed to "crack the back of the car," apparently to build an explanation in case the car did not pass post-race inspection. Nothing came of that situation.
Knaus has been fined and penalized several other times, too.
This situation doesn't appear to be as serious as it was in 2006.
"Ejection? No, no, we're good," Pemberton said. "That was a little bit different because that was a post-event we'd already been in. That wasn't a pre-race inspection or pre-qualifying inspection."
Knaus skipped a three-day testing session at Daytona last month. He was on a Hendrick Motorsports-approved vacation to South Africa that most who know the tightly wound crew chief believe will help him over the course of NASCAR's grueling 11-month schedule.
Johnson guessed it had been almost a decade since Knaus took his last real vacation. His commitment paid off with 55 victories since 2002 and a NASCAR-record five consecutive championships. His run with Johnson was snapped last season by Tony Stewart, and Johnson finished a career-low sixth in the final Sprint Cup standings.
It's unclear whether Knaus intentionally broke the rules or was merely pushing the limits of template tolerances.
Howes said modifying C-posts would provide an aerodynamic advantage.
"Yeah, any bodywork area, everybody's always looking," Howes said. "It's an area that you'll go as far as you can because, yes, it will affect the performance of the car. That's the nature of this kind of racing, especially at Daytona. That's an area that teams will work in. The 48 obviously went too far."
He said he hasn't asked Knaus for an explanation on how or why the modifications were made. He said it could be that the template didn't fit properly.
"You work within the templates the best way you think and you're trying to do a better job than the next guy," Howes said. "And I did not see the grid on the car, so I can't tell exactly where it missed, but NASCAR said it wasn't right, so it's not right. We don't have an argument with that."
Series director John Darby said he believed the other three Hendrick Motorsports cars -- those driven by Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne -- passed inspection.
He added that the No. 48 team should be able to get things fixed.
"If you watch the damage that they can repair in 50 laps, they're very, very talented," Darby said. "They are pretty simple panels. It's a matter of cutting the old ones out, welding new ones in. It'll obviously go back through inspection to make sure all the templates are correct."


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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Jackie Robinson, Don Newcombe & Roy Campanella Statue
Fans can purchase tickets to this game on dodgers.com/tickets or by calling 866-DODGERS.
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- MarcoS. said...
Looks great, I can't wait to get this one.
While on the topic of giveaways, the Dodgers made a change to their giveaway policy. No longer will you see people walk out with large boxes full of giveaway items. According to the new Dodgers promotional giveaway guidelines; "Only one giveaway item per person will be given to the bearer of the ticket upon entering the stadium."
Smart move on the Dodgers. Now Dads are going to drag their kids to every Dodgers promo game, and in turn those kids will become Dodgers fans.
- January 31, 2013 at 8:55 PM
- Dodger18 said...
The policy reads the same to me. One item per person per ticket. Therefore, three tickets, three items, regardless of how many bodies enter the stadium. If the Dodgers were to deny the item, they run the risk of being sued. Besides, fans can just get the promo, leave and return with another ticket. In any case, I am certain the Dodgers are aware that they would lose a substantial amount of money if they are altering the policy, as they will sell far less tickets, especially for the less popular promo games.
- February 1, 2013 at 9:25 AM
- MarcoS. said...
I used the internet archive wayback machine to see what the policy said last season. Here's what the old policy said; "Only one giveaway item per valid ticket will be given to the bearer of the ticket upon entering the stadium."
Now I'm no lawyer, but I'm pretty sure the Dodgers are not obligated to give you anything but a ballgame. Dodgers Stadium is the only place I have ever been to where they give you a item for every ticket you have. Every other ballpark, stadium, or arena I have ever been to has a strict one per person policy. I'm also sure the Dodgers realized the people getting these items in bulk are not getting the tickets through them, but through a third party who can sell tickets in bulk below face value.
Have you ever seen when the Dodgers run out of a popular promo item? I think that creates far more problems than a handful of fans not getting 30 Koufax bobbleheads that they paid 2 bucks a ticket on stubhub to get. Now will people still be able to get extra promo items? Of course, the gates are too big and there are way too many people there for the Dodgers to strictly enforce the one per person policy. Who honestly though is going to go in and out more than 4 or 5 times?
With the price of promo items going up to at the cheapest $20, I think the Dodgers are trying to cut into the people who started making Dodgers promo days into a business the last couple of seasons. For really popular bobblehead days like Kemp, Scully, and Magic, I doubt the Dodgers will have any problems selling tickets or giving away all those bobbleheads even if it's one per person.
- February 1, 2013 at 11:40 AM
- Dodger18 said...
Yes, there will always be those who take advantage of the system. But far more often, families buy tickets for the promos games SOLELY because of their kids. The fun promos are always during the week, and because of school, homework, illness, after school activities, etc. they can't always make it. It is wonderful to be able to bring home the item and share the special promo that the kids have been looking forward to. I firmly believe that the Dodgers are committed to the fan experience, and it would be surprising and very disappointing if they changed this very fan friendly policy. Let's hope they don't!! :)
- February 1, 2013 at 12:20 PM
- Ch1charo said...
So glad for this rule change. It sickens me to see people walking back to their cars with their promos before the first pitch has been thrown. These people are not real Dodger fans. A true fan goes for the game. These people are all about themselves and not the Dodgers. I'm talking about that loser that walks out with 10+ bobbleheads and doesn't even watch the game. He just goes home to see how much eBay can give him for his Kemp bobblehead and he can't even tell you how many home runs Kemp has. Pathetic.
- February 1, 2013 at 1:51 PM
- Dodger18 said...
I totally agree. I have seen someone with a truck hauling off many cases of bobbles and it doesn't seem right at all. I am speaking as a parent of a child who is a huge Dodger fan and has a learning disability. He just cannot afford to be at too many of the games and miss out on homework time. He is sad to miss the games and will be sad to miss out on the promos. But whatever is best for the majority is what they should do.
- February 1, 2013 at 2:12 PM
- Roberto Baly said...
Hey guys,
I heard about a policy change a few weeks ago. I asked the Dodgers but they didn't give me an answer. I'm assuming that it will be changed but they don't want to announce it yet. Stay tuned....
- February 1, 2013 at 2:56 PM
- MarcoS. said...
I'm sure if you call a rep and let them know your situation, maybe they'll be able to work something out with you where you can pick up the extra items for your children. I agree the owners seem dedicated to making the fans happy, but at the same time there are a lot of people who are abusing that trust between the fans and the organization. In specific there are a lot of people not willing to put in a little extra work, but expect the Dodgers to cater to their every whim, even if it's something the Dodgers don't need to give them in the first place. I believe this was displayed at the fiasco that was the recent fan fest. If people are not willing to get there early for free autographs, then those people should have no room to complain.
I have for a few years already been getting a couple of extra promo items at every giveaway, then selling the extras online. I started doing this to recoup the cost of the game, but over time I have got a little better at generating enough money to where I can buy my mini plan off the money I get from selling the extra. It's a lot work, but I feel it's worth it because I get to go to more Dodgers games than I would be normally able to afford.
When I started a few years ago, it was just me and a few of my friends who were doing this. We all put our money back into the Dodgers and we go to as many Dodgers games as we can, even non promo days. In the last couple of years though it has become very apperant to us that a lot of people have caught on that they can make some extra dough by selling their promo items. That's fine, but what irks me is there are a lot of people now who get boxes of promo items or even just a few extra promo items, and they don't even stick around for the games. They probably don't put that money back into the Dodgers either, and they don't go to any games that isn't a promo game. These are the people I have a problem with.
Sorry if it sounds like if I don't have any sympathy towards parents, but coming from someone who tried to buy a Dodgers backpack last season because I have no kids, or tried to get a autograph while parents sent their kids to cut in line for them, I have grown really weary over the last few seasons on how some Dodgers parents conduct themselves and in my eyes exploit their kids. I have also become suspect on whether or not certain people really are fans on this franchise, or they are just looking to make a quick buck.
It's a shame that a few bad apples have ruined it for the rest of us, but I feel the Dodgers needed to do something about this, and I'm glad they are making some changes. This doesn't really affect me and my friends all that much because we are dedicated fans and most of the times we get extras from non fans instead using extra Dodgers tickets, but it does have a effect on those who are not willing to go the extra mile for their team.
In the end I do feel this change hurts those who are not real fans, and it helps other fans who are not able to show up early on a weekday. Those people have kids too.
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JOHANNESBURG — We're just days away from one of those watershed moments for US Soccer.
It's not just that it's the US' participation in a sixth straight World Cup, but one of those rare times that a good portion of America—and we're talking diehards and haters alike—are highly aware of the titanic matchup ahead:
USA vs. England, Saturday in South Africa.
"I don't know what's going to be better," goalkeeper Tim Howard told reporters Thursday, "at the bar with my friends back home watching or actually playing it because it's going to be special. I think our country's going to stop"
It's hard to avoid it—whether you're an ESPN watcher, a Time magazine reader, hell, even just a commuter who notices billboards or ads on bus stops. An incredible amount of hype has gone into this game from the moment the balls were drawn at last December's draw.
"It's an unprecedented moment," said US Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati on Wednesday, "partly because of who we're playing, partly because of where the game is in the United States, frankly partly because of the promotion on television in Spanish and English.
"There'll be a lot of people watching this game on Saturday and it's one of those opportunities we don't get very often."
Gulati didn't mince words: All things considered, this may be the biggest game the US has ever played. Even with no David Beckham, nontraditional soccer fans Stateside will be watching to see how the US perform against an opponent they know is one of the world's toughest.
"For the last six months, all we've seen is US-England," Landon Donovan told reporters Wednesday. "So if you're a casual sports fan at home, you might think this was the World Cup final. You wouldn't know any different."
And yet here's the cruelest twist of all: The US are prepared to take a loss in this game. They're keenly aware of the magnitude of the match, yet just as aware that, in the end, the result may not matter.
"In the bigger picture, it's just one of the three games," said Donovan. "And we understand that, and they're all equally important."
It will likely require six points to advance to the second round—that, more than making a huge statement against the heavyweight of the group—is the US' goal. The Americans believe their second two opponents, Slovenia and Algeria, are beatable. A result against England, while nice, would just be gravy.
US head coach Bob Bradley has repeatedly stressed that the result of the opener shouldn't matter much to his players: A win shouldn't get them too up and a loss shouldn't get them too down. It takes the combined results of those to advance.
Sure, it's probably partly mind games to psyche his players out and demystify the powerful England team. But he's also 100 percent correct: The US could lose this game and still could—and should—advance.
Still, a loss to England will leave the US needing points in their final two games, and their second game, against plucky Slovenia, could be the deciding factor of their survival. That may not be a comfortable position for Bradley to be in.
But as the US showed in last summer's Confederations Cup, even if you start a tournament poorly, finishing the group stage strong can do an awful lot for momentum.
Let's throw the unsavory side effect out there: What happens if an unprecedented TV audience back home sees the US lay an egg in their highest-profile game perhaps ever? Will that ruin some of the goodwill of this World Cup? It's entirely possible. Fewer people may turn out to watch the Slovenia game, though it may be more important.
But probably the more important question becomes this: Would you rather play poorly against a world-class opponent, then rebound against your lesser foes and reach the knockout stages? Or devote all your energy to making a splash in front of an unprecedented audience back home, leaving little in the tank for your last two games and staring at an early ride home?
"It's hard for me as a competitor as an athlete that sees the big picture to let my mind go there," said Donovan of the idea of beating England. "I understand how much is put it into this game and I understand what it means. But there's more to it and we have to be ready to react no matter what happens on Saturday."
Follow MLSsoccer.com managing editor Jonah Freedman as he reports from South Africa during the World Cup. "The Throw-In" appears every Thursday.


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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Tommy La Stella has gained comfort in his progression through the early portion of his first big league Spring Training. Now the intriguing young second baseman is looking forward to showing the Braves he is capable of competing at the Major League level if he receives the call at some point this year.
"I'm definitely prepared to step in and do whatever is asked of me," La Stella said. "Whether that is at Triple-A, the big league level or wherever it happens to be, I feel like I am ready."
It appears La Stella will begin the upcoming season at Triple-A Gwinnett. While gaining some more seasoning at the Minor League level, the 25-year-old second baseman will have a chance to improve his still suspect defensive skills and strengthen the offensive approach that has proven successful through the early portion of his professional career.
La Stella batted .343 with a .422 on-base percentage and .473 slugging percentage in 324 plate appearances with Double-A Mississippi last year. He extended that success as he hit .290 with a .904 OPS in 62 at-bats during the Arizona Fall League.
Since being selected by the Braves in the eighth round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, La Stella has batted .327 with a .908 OPS. His advanced plate discipline has allowed him to walk more frequently (111 times) than he has struck out (88 times) in 999 professional plate appearances.
"Offensively, I was pretty pleased with my approach (last year)," La Stella said. "It still is an ongoing process. It's one of those things you never really stop learning. So, I made some strides last year and hopefully I can do that again this year."
The Braves will likely begin this season with Dan Uggla starting at second base and Ramiro Pena serving as the primary backup infielder. If Uggla were to extend his struggles and La Stella continues to impress at Gwinnett, there is a chance the intriguing young infielder could get a call to Atlanta at some point this season.


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Prachuap Khiri Khan, ThailandKirsty Turner
Located roughly 280 kilometres south of Bangkok, Prachuap Khiri Khan was established during the reign of King Rama IV in 1845. The province is well known because of its beautiful natural scenery, which includes stunning sandy beaches, cool caves, limestone cliffs and mountains.
Most visitors are draw to the province by the pretty town of Hua Hin, which was previously a royal resort, and is an excellent seaside location with an incredible beach. There are many large designer shops in Hua Hin as well as seaside souvenir stalls, making this a good place to indulge in a little retail therapy.
The Hua Hin Jazz Festival takes place around the first week in June and usually lasts two or three days. With well known bands and solo artists from all over the world, this is an event not to be missed.
Another great seaside town is the capital, also called Prachuap Khiri Khan. Here you will find Wat Thammikaram, which is a temple set atop a steep hill. Although climbing to the top of this hill is a bit of an effort, the spectacular views of the bay and surrounding countryside more than make up for it. There are a large troop of monkeys living in the temple grounds, which has earnt the temple the nickname of 'Monkey Temple'. The temple is located at the top of Khao Chong Krajok (Mirror Tunnel Mountain).
Another area of great natural beauty is the Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, which was established in 1966 to protect Thailand's largest freshwater marshes and contains pretty limestone cliffs and beaches.
Other beaches in the area include Ao Bang Nam Lom, Ao Noi and Ao Manao. Hat Ha Kaw is another lovely beach, whilst next to it is the King Mongkut Memorial Park of Science & Technology, which commemorates the 1868 solar eclipse that the great king witnessed from this spot with his son.
Nature lovers can pay a visit to the Wildlife Friends of Thailand Rescue Centre, which has committed itself to looking after animals of every species and another good way to spend an afternoon is to visit Wat Khao Tham Khan Kradai, which is a small cave temple situated at the end of a long, beautiful bay.
Like in most of Thailand's beach resorts, snorkeling and scuba diving trips are readily available, and another good way to get an idea of the true beauty of this area is to go on a boat trip around the coast.


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Leonard Maull liked to hang out with friends at the Lewes Harbor Marina in Delaware. Now, a year after his death, he has many more friends and has become the talk of the town.
"He had some surprises up his sleeve," said Joe Morris, of Lewes, who knew Leonard and was at the marina when it started to rain money last Saturday.
$10,000, to be exact, was tossed from a helicopter as part of Maull's last wish he noted in his will before he died.
"It was kind of hovering over the parking lot, and my boss and I walked down the stairwell to see what was going on, and we see, like, stuff coming out of it," said Dana Smith, general manager at Irish Eyes.
Smith says at first she thought it was coupons falling from the sky.
"My boss said, 'Wouldn't that be crazy if it were money?' And one of the other managers took off," said Smith, who admits she kind of froze.
"I'm standing there, thinking it's coupons still, with my mouth wide open, like, 'This isn't happening,'" said Smith.
Morris says he was too busy working, but he describes watching people make a dash for cash.
"It was pretty wild," said Morris. "It scattered all across yard, into the marsh surrounding it, and some ended up in canal and across on the other side on the marsh next to the ball field."
A group of kids were definitely in the right place at the right time. They had just arrived back to the harbor from a pirate boat tour when they got their hands on some real-life "booty."
"From what I understand, there was a 5-year-old that got more than $500," said Smith. "They made out good."
The Irish Eyes manager, Kara Miele, who did take off running for cash, ended up collecting $170. Smith didn't collect anything, but maybe some regrets. "I have a lot of them," she said with a laugh.
As for the man at the center of it all, Leonard Maull, he was fairly well known around town. He owned Henlopen Bait & Tackle for 25 years before selling it in 2000. After that, he enjoyed hanging out at the marina with the local fishermen.
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"He had kind of a gruff exterior, so it's just not something you'd expect him to do, but I can see him doing this," said Morris.
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