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Red Wings top Sharks 2-1 in shootoutby Eric Gilmore
SAN JOSE -- The long wait for his first start as a Detroit Red Wing turned out to be well worth it for backup goaltender Jonas Gustavsson.
Gustavsson made 25 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout, leading the Red Wings to a 2-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night at HP Pavilion.
The Red Wings were coming off a 2-1 road loss at Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, a game in which Jimmy Howard made his 18th straight start. Coach Mike Babcock rested Howard and gave Gustavsson, a free-agent signee who has battled a groin injury throughout much of the season, his initial start. The former Toronto Maple Leaf faced the Sharks for the first time in his career.
"I was real excited to play today," Gustavsson said. "You play because you want to win. That's the best feeling you can have. The guys really helped me a lot today. They made it easier for me. I felt pretty good. ... I could see most of the shots. I don't think they had a chance to score anything with a rebound.
"The guys did a really good job there. I had a couple of saves earlier in the first period, and that really helped. You begin to feel like you can come up with the save after that. You get some momentum and try to ride it along."
Howard will start against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, Babcock said, but Gustavsson "will be ready to go right away" after that game.
"When you've been here this much time and you're injured all the time, it's probably hard on you mentally as well," Babcock said of Gustavsson. "What I liked about it is he earned himself more time in the net. The other thing I liked is it never hurts to have competition and people pushing each other. This season's a grind. [Howard] needs a breather every once in a while."
Damien Brunner scored the only goal in the tiebreaker, beating Antti Niemi in the second round and lifting the Red Wings to their third win in four games. Gustavsson stopped Michal Handzus, Patrick Marleau and Ryane Clowe.
Logan Couture scored San Jose's lone goal in regulation, beating Gustavsson early in the third period. Patrick Eaves responded quickly with his first goal of the season, the only one of Detroit's 34 shots to beat Niemi.
The Sharks were coming off a 3-2 shootout win at home Tuesday night over the Colorado Avalanche and hoping to win back-to-back games for the first time since Jan. 29-31.
"They are a team that played last night," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said of the Red Wings. "We were fresh, and I didn't like our energy level most of the night. We looked lethargic. It's something that needs to be corrected."
The Sharks going to a shootout at home was hardly a surprise. It happened Thursday for the sixth time in their past seven home games. They're 3-3 in those shootouts.
Brunner, who leads Detroit with 10 goals, improved to 2-for-2 in shootouts with two game-deciders.
"It's a learning process," Brunner said. "I shot a lot of shootouts in Switzerland. The first couple I was really nervous, and then you get in there. You score the first time. Then you miss a couple. Then all of a sudden you realize -- I think the goalie has the advantage in hockey shootouts. And good players are going to miss, so why should I put myself under pressure going out there? I know I can score when I have confidence. It's about being loose a little bit out there and have some fun. It makes no sense to put yourself under pressure."
After two scoreless periods, Couture finally broke through at 4:49 of the third, giving the Sharks a 1-0 lead. The goal was Couture's eighth of the season and his second in two games.
Joe Thornton forced a turnover by Detroit's Justin Abdelkader in the neutral zone, quickly moved to the high slot and zipped a pass to a wide-open Couture in the right circle. Couture ripped a one-timer past Gustavsson, but that was the Sharks only goal of the night.
"It's the same story every game," Couture said. "We have to find a way to score more goals. Personally and as a team, we have to find a way to put it into the back of the net. You're not going to win many games scoring one goal, and we've found that out lately."
Eaves answered just 92 seconds later to get the Red Wings even. Defenseman Niklas Kronwall unloaded a blast from the blue line that got past three Sharks, deflected off Eaves and went past Niemi.
Kronwall, who entered the game with 16 points, the most by any NHL defenseman, earned his 15th assist of the season.
"It hit off the shin pad, actually," Eaves said. "We were all trying to screen, and Kronwall was able to get it through, which was great. It just kind of pinballed off one guy and then hit me and went in. We needed that bounce, especially after their goal. It was huge for our line. I thought we were playing well the whole game."
The Red Wings turned up the pressure in the third period, outshooting the Sharks 17-9. Jordin Tootoo and Jonathan Ericsson each had a great chance to put Detroit ahead late in regulation, but Niemi stopped Tootoo's shot from the low slot and Ericsson shot high from close range.
"We had a lot of energy, especially after playing last night," Eaves said. "I thought right from the start we didn't have any lull at all. We really wanted to have a push in this game after last night and go for the two points."
The Red Wings had 11 shots and the Sharks nine in a fast-pace first period, but neither team scored a goal.
Clowe, who returned to the lineup after serving his two-game suspension stemming from an altercation against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, had one of the best scoring chances. After a turnover in the neutral zone, Clowe got the puck on a breakaway, but Gustavsson deflected his backhander with less than six minutes left in the period.
Marleau, Couture and Joe Pavelski fired two shots apiece at Gustavsson, but he handled every one. Defenseman Jakub Kindl led the Wings with three first-period shots, while forward Tomas Tatar had two.
Typically a top-six forward, Clowe opened the game on the third line with Tim Kennedy and Handzus. After being out for two games and dropped to the third line, Clowe had plenty of energy and motivation. Through the first two periods he had two hits and two shots and blocked a shot.
Early in a scoreless second period, Clowe made a perfect pass to Handzus in the low slot, but Gustavsson rejected his shot.
"I thought we did a real good job as a line," Clowe said. "In the first, I had a breakaway that just missed. Overall, I think we did well. We did the things we need to do to be successful."
Neither team had as many scoring chances in the second as the defense tightened up. San Jose had seven shots to six for Detroit.
Sharks defenseman Brad Stuart, who played the past four-plus season with Detroit, faced his former teammates for the first time since returning to San Jose in an offseason trade. He ripped a long blast in the first period, but Gustavsson made the save. In the second period, Stuart laid out to block a shot by Tatar.


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Josh Kelley Unveils New Song, 'Best of Me'
Can't get enough of Josh Kelley? The rising country star is here to fix what ails you with a new video blog that will provide fans with exclusive performances — including new and previously unreleased material.
He's already kicked things off with a pair of tunes: the public debut of a new song, 'Best of Me,' as well as an acoustic version of 'Naleigh Moon,' from his first country album, 2011′s 'Georgia Clay.'
Kelley, who adopted a country sound with 'Georgia Clay' after a string of six pop/rock records, promises this is only the beginning for the series, and he shouldn't have much of a problem coming up with new material — he says he tries to write at least one song a week.
Since its release in March, 'Georgia Clay' has peaked at number 16 on Billboard's country albums chart, with the title track topping out at number 17 on the singles chart. His current single, 'Gone Like That,' has risen just outside the top 50.

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Sparrow, the elegant, delightful Gmail -- and general mail -- created for the Mac and brought over to the iPhone, has announced they've been acquired by Google. Sparrow CEO Dom Leca announced the deal on the Sparrow blog, saying in part:
Now we're joining the Gmail team to accomplish a bigger vision — one that we think we can better achieve with Google.
And in a more personal email sent out to users:
We will continue to make available our existing products, and we will provide support and critical updates to our users. However, as we'll be busy with new projects at Google, we do not plan to release new features for the Sparrow apps.
That last part is the kicker from a user perspective, and immediately brings a few thoughts to mind:
- Congratulations to Dom and the whole team at Sparrow. They made a great product and it got the biggest attention in the business.
- Once again, a small team of indie developers coded circles around a big company, and just like Instagram and Facebook, and Tweetie and Twitter, the big company was smart enough to notice and pounce on it.
- While it's still too early to tell about Instagram, Twitter absolutely destroyed any and all value Tweetie had, completely replacing the iPhone app, and leaving the iPad and Mac apps to languish as abandonware.
- If Google were smart, they'd keep Sparrow as wholly-owned, in-house competitor to the lackluster Gmail for iPhone app, and rather than allowing it to fall into a slow, maintenance-mode driven death (which is sounds like it's doing), they'd keep it vibrant and in active development. They'd let Sparrow be Sparrow.
- Sadly, given Google's abysmal track record with everything from Twitter-competitor Jaiku to the apps spun out of the Slide acquisition, it's probably better this way -- users get quick if brutal closure rather than false hope and drawn out disappointment.
Congrats again to Sparrow, and farewell!
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On Tuesday September 24, 2013 at approximately 10:00a.m., Jarvis Washington (male DOB 6-16-87) was arrested in a residence in the 3000 block of Chateau Lane. He was found hiding in a closet.
Washington was arrested by Detectives of the Rockford Police Department, Loves Park Police Department and Winnebago County Sheriff's Department as a result of a joint investigation. Also involved in the investigation (but not present at the arrest) were Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives and the Illinois State Police.
These agencies have combined resources targeting violent criminal street gangs.
Washington was wanted on outstanding warrants for Domestic Battery, Fleeing and Failure to Appear on an Aggravated Battery charge. Washington is an alleged member of the Waco street gang.
During the course of the arrest in excess of 200 grams of cocaine and 50 grams of heroin as well as marijuana was recovered. A handgun was also seized.
In addition to the warrants Washington is charged with Violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (possession with intent to deliver both heroin and cocaine). He is also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.
The charges against Washington are merely accusations. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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Even as the Army recorded its worst year in decades for soldiers killing themselves -- with 323 deaths in 2012 -- there were places in the service where suicides are rare.
One is South Korea, where among the nearly 20,000 GIs stationed there last year, there was one suicide: A soldier hanged himself. Leaders there say they are encouraging soldiers to seek help and to look out for one another, and that effort is paying off.
In December, Army Spc. Andrew Korpash, 26, who is stationed near the Korean demilitarized zone, contacted a chaplain about desperate text messages another G.I. sent after being jilted by a woman. "The thing that got my attention was the actual list of ways he would do it (commit suicide)," says Korpash, a Korean language linguist. "That's when it seemed like it was pretty serious to me."
But there is another reason that underscores how U.S. troops die by suicide, the use of firearms. In South Korea, soldiers are effectively barred from keeping private firearms because of strict national gun control laws there.
"Most soldiers in the military, the majority, commit suicide through firearms," says Maj. Gen. Edward Cardon, commander of 2nd Infantry Division and some 10,000 soldiers in South Korea. "So the restrictions on firearms is clearly a factor [in reducing the deaths]."
Military research shows that guns are involved in 61 percent of servicemember suicides -- personal firearms in three out of four of those cases. Gun suicides are even more prevalent in the Army, where suicide rates have risen to 29 per 100,000 last year, above the pace of suicides in the public.
A soon-to-be published study by the Pentagon's National Center for Telehealth and Technology asserts there is a gun culture among those who volunteer to serve and acknowledges the difficulty of restricting personal firearms, despite evidence that it could reduce suicides.
In Israel, which has tough restrictions on personal firearms, the Israeli Defense Force changed policy in 2006, prohibiting troops from taking their service weapons home on weekends. Suicides dropped 45 percent, according to a 2010 study.
American troops anywhere in the world are heavily restricted on registration and storage of personal firearms while living on U.S. military bases. But that uniformity ends when the issue is off-base housing.
Troops overseas must abide by the restrictions of host nations, according to military policy. Accordingly, U.S. soldiers in South Korea, Germany, Italy and elsewhere are virtually without access to personal firearms.
Suicides have been fewer among those troops.
Last year there were three Army suicides among the 25,000 soldiers posted in Germany, one among 19,200 in South Korea and none in Italy where 3,900 soldiers are based.
Meanwhile, U.S. posts often see double-digit suicides each year. There were a dozen among the 30,000 GIs at Fort Campbell, Ky., last year; 17 at Fort Hood, Texas, which has 46,500 soldiers; and 10 among the 20,000 GIs at Fort Stewart, Ga., according to Army statistics.
"The takeaway message is we have to do everything we can to limit access to firearms by someone who is depressed, they're suicidal, struggling with thoughts of self harm," says Robert Gebbia, executive director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "It's just good common sense."
Among 2nd Infantry Division soldiers in South Korea, Cardon says he has pushed beyond the issue of personal firearms to training soldiers like Korpash to intervene when signs of suicide emerge. Last year, 26 of his soldiers helped to stop a suicide from happening.
"They tell us everyone is responsible to recognize it when you see it," says Korpash, of Flower Mound, Texas, who received an Army achievement medal for stopping a suicide.
The 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea reported that suicide attempts fell from 56 in 2011 to 36 last year.
"I'm not going to rest on this," Cardon says. "The piece I really focus on is what we call collective responsibility. If something doesn't look right next to you, ask the question. Don't wait."


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Woman Attacked and Robbed After Car Runs Out of Gas in Missoula
At around midnight on Monday, June 10, an adult woman was driving near the intersection of Shakespeare and Sherwood streets in Missoula when her vehicle ran out of gas. What happened next has become the subject of a police investigation.
"As she was working on her vehicle, two young male adults approached her," said Missoula Police Sgt. Scott Pastian. "She initially thought they were going to help her, but instead, one male grabbed a hold of her arm and threw her up against the car and she fell to the ground. The male then took her wallet out of the car and removed some cash. Both males fled on foot southbound on Shakespeare Street."
During the attack, the woman was able to take mental notes of her attacker's appearance.
She described the first suspect as between the ages of 18 and 25, approximately six feet tall, Caucasian and skinny. He was wearing a bright green sweater, a blue baseball cap, and had a goatee.
The second suspect was also between 18 - 25 years old, six feet tall and Caucasian. He was clean shaven, and wore a black baseball cap with the letters "NC" in white. He was also wearing a blue or black hoodie.
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Beauty Gisele Bündchen and New England Patriots' quarterback are expecting a baby, and they couldn't be more "ecstatic," sources told PEOPLE Magazine.
Rumors have been circulating about a possible pregnancy for the newlyweds since pictures showing the supermodel with what appeared to be a baby bump surfaced this week. Bündchen, 28, and Brady just tied the knot -- twice -- this spring. They first held a ceremony in Santa Monica, Calif. on Feb. 26, and again exchanged vows before close friends in early April at Bündchen's Costa Rica home.
The child would be the Brazilian model's first. But she has already been playing stepmom to Brady's son, 1-year-old John Edward Thomas Moynahan, who he had with his ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan. Bündchen touched off a row when she said she considered Moynahan's son hers, a claim Moynahan did not appreciate.
There won't be any dispute about this one, however.
"Gisele will be an excellent mother," a source tells PEOPLE. "She's always wanted kids."
"Family is everything," Bündchen told PEOPLE last month. "I think family is the base to everything. I think that is one of the things I'm most grateful for. I have a lot to be grateful for but I think that's definitely number one."
Another friend close to the couple says, "You know Gisele and Tom are just enjoying themselves, being married and just doing their thing ... Gisele has been talking about it with friends. She says she's ready for a family."
Gisele is due early next year.


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This is a British comic strip adaptation of the famous book, A PRINCESS OF MARS by Edgar Rice Burroughs, published as "The Martian" in 1958 and 1959 issues of SUN. I found this online. Artist and scripter unknown.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Martian — UK comics adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A PRINCESS OF MARS
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One of the most faithful adaptations I've seen. Keep them coming! Good old British comics!ReplyDelete
Mykal, you will notice the scripter throws in some "Britishisms" in his paraphrasing of ERB's words.ReplyDelete
Wow! Fantastic!ReplyDelete
Adapted by D.R. Morton and drawn by Robert Forest.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the information. I'm confused as to where it appeared. Was SUN a comic paper or newspaper? When I looked up information on The Sun (newspaper) it dates from 1964, some years after the 1958 attribution of this adaptation. Or was the 1958 date wrong?ReplyDelete
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HIGH POINT, N.C. --- Jordan Wright (West Lothian, Scotland) garnered Freshman of the Year honors to lead a group of six players from the Lees-McRae College men's soccer team on the all-Conference Carolinas teams, announced league officials Thursday.
Lees-McRae (9-7-1, 5-3 CC) made a triumphant return to the top half of the league table this season, posting a 5-3 record against conference opponents to earn the fourth seed in the conference tournament. The Bobcats were one of the best defensive teams in league play this fall, allowing six goals in eight matches while keeping five clean sheets.
Limestone College led the way with nine all-conference selections, followed by Erskine College and Lees-McRae with seven and six, respectively. Barton College had four while King University earned a pair of selections.
Erskine's Andrew Settlemire was named the Offensive Player of the Year, as the Fleet's Roberto De La Vina and Warren Turner earned Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors, respectively. Wright represented the Bobcats as the Freshman of the Year, becoming the third player in program history to earn the honor.
The Bobcats placed three on the second team and three on the third team, as freshman Marvyn Rieger (Frankfurt, Germany) and senior Thomas Rusling (Sheffield, England) joined Wright on the second team, as Matthew Cureton (Waxhaw, N.C.), Andrew Shoemaker (Raleigh, N.C.), and Yago Xavier (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) each earned third-team honors.
Wright paced the Bobcats with 10 goals, five assists and 25 points this season, while netting a trio of match-winners. The 6-3, 200-pound forward led all freshmen with six goals and 12 points in conference play, scoring braces against Belmont Abbey College and King.
Rusling caps one of the best individual careers in program history with his second all-conference nod, finishing his four-year tenure with the Bobcats ranked third in shutouts (21), goals against average (1.09), and save percentage (0.764), and fourth in wins (36).The senior goalkeeper kept at least five clean sheets in each of his four seasons, including a career-high seven shutouts this fall. Rusling has been named to two all-region teams in his career conference tournament MVP honors in 2010.
Rieger helped the backline keep five clean sheets this fall, starting every match at center back while tallying one goal and one assist. The Frankfurt, Germany native's lone strike of the season came at the perfect time, getting the Bobcats off to a flying start with a 26th-minute goal in a 3-0 win over North Greenville on September 28.
Cureton enjoyed perhaps his best season with the Bobcats, recording four goals and four assists to finish the campaign third on the team with 12 points. The Waxhaw, N.C. native also scored a pair of match-winners, netting the decisive strikes at North Georgia and Mount Olive. Cureton also delivered a career-high two assists in the Bobcats' 3-0 win over North Greenville.
Shoemaker turned in another stellar season in the center of the park for the Green and Gold, tallying a career-high five points with one goal and three assists. A native of Raleigh, N.C., Shoemaker provided a trio of pivotal assists this fall, including a key helper on Scott Alford's (Hillsborough, N.C.) opening strike in the Bobcats' 2-1 win over then-fifth-ranked Wingate University. The junior midfielder also netted his first career goal at Mount Olive on October 26, securing a 2-0 win for Lees-McRae.
Xavier put together a strong first season in the Green and Gold, notching two goals and three assists in 14 appearances. The sophomore forward scored perhaps the biggest goal of his career on September 18 at Wingate, running on to a through ball from Wright and tucking the finish into the corner for his first collegiate match-winner.
Lees-McRae is expected to return 21 letter-winners from this season's squad which posted a 5-3 record in conference play, while limiting opponents to just six goals in league action. The Bobcats will bring a talented and seasoned corps into the 2014 campaign, led by rising seniors James Smith (Eastbourne, England), James Galvani (High Wycombe, England), Brandon Meade (Mocksville, N.C.), Andrew Shoemaker (Raleigh, N.C.), and Alford.


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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in the almonds and cherries.
In another mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Stir the dry ingredients into the egg mixture. Mix well. Lightly dust the work surface. Turn the dough onto the surface and knead the dough a couple of times. Shape the dough into a log, about 12 inches long and 4 inches wide. Place the dough on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for about 30 minutes, or until golden and firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Using a serrated knife, slice the bread diagonally into 1/4-inch slices. Place the slices on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for an additional 12 to 14 minutes or until golden and crispy.
Remove from the oven and cool completely a second time on a wire rack. Dip half of each biscotti in the melted chocolate and place on a parchment lined baking sheet and refrigerate until the chocolate sets.
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I said this was a danger game and there you have it! The Warriors can't continue playing like this otherwise no playoffs!
Baron needs time off. He just is not as productive as he was but at least he still sets guys up.
The Warriors MUST get their run and gun offense going at least a bit becasue they will feed off of that!
PIETRUS sure was great again!!!!! His play has been what has allowed the Warriors to get those close wins. He is not the only reason but if he was only getting 8 or 9 points a game, which is reasonable for 18-20 mins a game, the Warriors would not be anywhere near as good.
This team does not look like it will fair well against the power teams of the nba
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BTT wrote:Dunleavy is officially a draft bust.
Why? He was supposed to be the next Larry Bird instead we get a poor man's Mike Miller. We couldve at least gotten Fred Jones or someone with decent skill
I dont think u can technically be a draft bust if u are getting payed 9 million a year. Atleast that's what Mulin seems to think.
He hs been a draft and a free agency bust all wrapped into one.


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JetBrains has announced general availability of RubyMine 2.0, an IDE for Ruby and Rails development.
The key changes in RubyMine 2.0 include:
- Support for Ruby 1.9 and the latest Ruby on Rails framework
- Advanced refactorings for Ruby code with support for Rails project specifics
- Improved Ruby code analysis and new code duplicates detection routine
- Rails internationalization (i18n) support with coding assistance
- Specific assistance for creating and running Cucumber test scenarios and Shoulda tests
RubyMine 2.0 adds integration with JetBrains TeamCity, a continuous integration and build management server with Ruby support. TeamCity can run project tests, provide informative reports, and offers a convenient IDE integration from its web interface.
"In releasing RubyMine 2.0, we focused on bridging existing gaps in technology integrations. In terms of supported frameworks and tools, the IDE now does a much better job of meeting the needs of today's Ruby on Rails projects," said Dmitry Jemerov, RubyMine lead developer. "With this hurdle out of the way, we're now concentrated on enhancing each of the existing features for future releases."


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Just a few random thoughts popped in my head as I was thinking of the last stretch of the regular season concerning the Vancouver Canucks. Since February 1st, the Canucks are probably the most consistent team in the NHL. Looks like every single player has picked up their game, with the exception of the Phoenix game last Saturday, the Canucks are looking good and finding ways to win. Even good teams like Detroit have bad games, just as Chris Osgood in Calgary.
Roberto Luongo and his infamous comments about winning a Stanley Cup, and it didn't matter where. I do not recall at any point in that interview that Luongo made reference to leaving the Canucks was a certainty. If the Canucks can build a winning team around Luongo next year, and they have a good playoff run this year, I don't see Bobby Lu not considering re-signing in Vancouver. Get your knickers out of a bunch people! Luongo is a driven, hard-working, and competitive individual that would like his team to do the same. Is that such a bad thing?
Shane O'Brien and his public comments about coaching decisions. People think already think I don't have any love for O'Brien, but that's not the truth. I do think there is a lot of potential with him, I just find that he is more of a reactionary player. I feel he is a guy that plays with raw emotion and that's ok, I like guys that play with passion and heart, but at the same time, there has to be some semblance of control to his game. Shane O'Brien has yet to master that. Also, his word-waging war with management and coaching decisions via the media comes off a bit whiny and unprofessional. Take it with stride big man and find ways to get yourself back into the line-up. Actions speak so much louder than words, especially this time of the season.
Sedins: "Tubthumping" seems to be their Anthem in win over Dallas. Daniel Sedin looked like he got his tooth knocked out and also his upper lip stitched up. As the famous lyrics go,
" "Oh Danny Boy
Danny Boy…"
I get knocked down
But i get up again
You're never goin' to keep me down"
(thanks Mr. Bjorkloven) *wink*
Everyone can say what they will about Hank and Dan. Many fans around the league find them 'soft' and some out there still have the audacity to call them 'sisters', but make no mistake about it, as much as these two get knocked down. They keep getting back up, and playing on. No words of complaints, just taking it in stride, like men, and doing what they are supposed to do on the ice. Take note Sidney Crosby.
Ryan Kesler: His drive for a winning franchise
I am not sure what the big deal was for Kesler to talk about wanting to win and keeping a winning team and people taking a few paycuts here and there to sustain winning ways. In the long run, Kesler is right, but we live in a "show me the money, results now" type of world. At the same time, Ryan Kesler is earning his paycheque. With 23 goals on the season and playing wonderful two-way hockey, Kesler is a bargain at $1.75million this season. Bobby Clarke saw something in the boy with that offer sheet back in '06 and Kesler has lived up to and beyond it.
Alex Burrows: True Grit Alex Burrows is the ultimate 'feel good' story of the Canucks recent times. Here is a kid that wasn't drafted and worked his way into the regular line-up with hard work. Thing is, many of us didn't think Burrows had the talent to back-up his hard work. Now, we see differently. A tweener project of Marc Crawford has made his way to the first lines with Hank and Dan. Seeing major ice time with the ability to play on the PK makes Alex Burrows hot commodity in the NHL. I'm am very happy that Canucks GM, Mike Gillis, saw that and locked him up for four years at $2million per annum.
As we head in towards the post season. I do want to say that the Canucks barring major injury have addressed their issues of weakness from this time last year. The Canucks were not deep on the back end and were in a lot of injury trouble. As a collective unit, they were pretty small and soft. This year with the addition of Bernier, O'Brien,and Hordichuk, I don't see the Canucks being a team to push around. Roberto Luongo looks more focused and I have more confidence in Jason Labarera than I did in Curtis Sanford. All and all, I do believe although the Canucks aren't supposedly at the echelon of the big teams like Detroit, San Jose, and apparently Calgary, I believe the Canucks can give anyone they face in the playoffs a good run for their buck.
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Today's Spineless Wonders comes to you with thanks to friend Cheryl who last night suggested that maybe the boys should end up in Prehistoric times.
Here's hoping that the boys manage to get back to the present day soon otherwise the jokes are likely to become as old as the era they're in!
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International Students
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Many international students come to UCC to improve their English language skills. UCC's international students find they have more involvement with English speaking students and members of the community here, and learn the language more quickly than they would if they were living and associating with a large group of students from their own culture at a large university.
Transfer Credit
International students need to have their credentials evaluated by a Credential Evaluation Service before credits can be transferred to UCC. This evaluation determines the United States education equivalent and provides a recommendation on how to award credit. Click on Credential Evaluation Services to find companies that provide this service and their cost information.
Admission Application Process
To be considered for admission to Umpqua Community College, you must complete an International Application packet. The application will not be reviewed until the following completed forms, documents, AND application fee have been received.
- Writing sample for admission
- Proof of English Proficiency (TOEFL) or IELTS
- $50 Application Fee
- Official copies of all secondary and post-secondary education in the USA or abroad
- Notarized bank statement
Application Fee ($50)
Mail all required application documents with $50 money/postal order to:
UCC's International Admission's Office
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Carefully review the Application Checklist and the Sample Budget listed above for detailed information regarding your application responsibilities and cost associated with schooling.
Application Deadline
UCC does not have a deadline for admission. However, all documentation, visa issuance, travel, and advising must be completed prior to admission. It is strongly recommended you submit all application documents a minimum of 90 days prior to when you want to start classes at UCC.
Tuition Deposit Requirement
When you are accepted for study at UCC, a direct deposit must be made in your name. A minimum of $4,000 (USA currency) must be deposited into UCC's bank account to cover your first term, including 12 credits tuition, fees, books, and the first year of Accident and Illness Insurance Premiums.
Upon completing the wire transfer/direct deposit, you must FAX the receipt to the International Admissions Office at 541-440-7713 or mail the receipt to our office. The deposit receipt is required before the I-20 (Certificate of Eligibility Document) will be released to you for tracking the transaction. The receipt will also initiate your account and guarantee the money to be available for your initial expenditures.
UCC's bank account information will be provided in your letter of acceptance.
Next Steps
Visit the Study in the States website.
Additional Resources
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Phone: 541-440-7743 or 1-800-820-5161 Ext. 7743
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March 14, 2011
InspectionXpert for Pro/ENGINEER Released
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Extensible CAD Technologies announced its new release of InspectionXpert for Pro/ENGINEER. InspectionXpert for Pro/ENGINEER is an inspection report automation and ballooning tool that extracts inspection characteristics from Pro/ENGINEER drawings and instantly exports them to inspection report forms. The new release features a completely redesigned interface and the ability to save inspection project data for later reuse or revision.
A few of the key improvements of
InspectionXpert for Pro/ENGINEER include:
InspectionXpert for Pro/ENGINEER saves up to 97% of the time it takes to create a bubbled Pro/ENGINEER drawing and inspection report form, and because inspection project data can be saved, it's incredibly fast and easy to handle drawing revisions. "We continue to expand the capabilities of our CAD-integrated versions of InspectionXpert to meet our client's needs, both in functionality and ease of use," explains President Jeff Cope. "We've also added direct integration with Net-Inspect, and are providing ways to integrate with other quality systems such as CEBOS MQ1 that are helping our clients streamline their quality processes from end to end."
The InspectionXpert product line eliminates the manual ballooning of inspection drawings and manual creation of inspection sheets for first article and in process inspections. InspectionXpert integrates with popular CAD programs including Solid Edge, CATIA, AutoCAD, and SolidWorks, and InspectionXpert First Article works with PDF and TIFF file formats.
Commentary By Jeffrey Rowe, Editor
measuring machines (CMMs) and specialized first article inspection software that runs in conjunction with the device.
Specifically, first article inspection is used to improve product quality and improve the overall effectiveness of a company's overall quality management program.
A company with a long history of commitment to quality is St. Vrain Manufacturing Inc. (Longmont, CO), a precision shop
specializing in prototype, tooling, short run, and production machine work. According to the company, the objective of first article inspection is to verify that all applicable specifications and requirements pertaining to customer product are satisfied at the completion of the associated process on the first part. Approval to run additional parts with the process being monitored will be given when first article inspection indicates all contract requirements have satisfied. Additionally, the objective of the first article inspection procedure shall be to ensure that basic requirements are established and maintained as required by customer contract specific to a company's responsibility to provide control over the process, provide objective evidence of
product conformance to specification and continued effectiveness of the quality management system.
The result of the first article inspection process is objective evidence the manufacturing process is capable of manufacturing conforming product before additional products are manufactured with the process being monitored.
Below is a typical first article inspection workflow provided by St. Vrain Manufacturing Inc.
The evolution of first article inspection brings us to Extensible CAD, developers of InspectionXpert. Available as a standalone product, as well as the ability to work with several CAD packages (including SolidWorks, AutoCAD, CATIA, Solid Edge, and now Pro/ENGINEER), InspectionXpert lets you can generate a quality inspection sheet from a CAD or scanned drawing (via optical character recognition (OCR)).
InspectionXpert captures horizontal and vertical dimensions, split dimensions and GD&T feature control frames.
Probably the biggest benefit to the InspectionXpert product line is that it virtually eliminates manual ballooning of inspection drawings and manual creation of inspection sheets for first article and in-process inspections.
In a nutshell, InspectionXpert is inspection report automation and ballooning software that helps generate inspection report forms and ballooned inspection drawings relatively quickly and accurately.
InspectionXpert integrated into CAD packages provides a single-window interface in the CAD environment with the familiar interface of your CAD package. InspectionXpert's Characteristic Tree displays dimensions, geometric tolerances, notes, hole callouts, weld and surface finish symbols extracted directly from CAD drawings.
With ballooning options, you can change the shape, size, color, and location of balloons. Inspection balloons are added to a separate layer on CAD drawings.
You can also set default tolerances by range or by precision for length and angular dimensions when an explicit tolerance is not specified and save them to your inspection project settings.
Inspection characteristic data is saved in CAD drawing files so when your drawing changes you can create a new ballooned drawing and inspection sheet.
Because InspectionXpert's reports are Excel-based, designing inspection report templates is quite versatile. Macros, charts, pivot tables, formulas, conditional formatting and more can all be employed to create useful reports.
According to the company, the most dramatic savings are the time-savings that are achieved by reducing the manual processes often associated with creating ballooned inspection drawings and inspection sheets. Extensible CAD says that companies implementing InspectionXpert have achieved 100% return on investment in less than a month. If true, that's pretty impressive.
So, while inspection may not be the most exotic part of the product development process, it is, nonetheless, one of the most vital for producing consistent and quality products. Software and digital methods have vastly improved inspection methods, workflows, repeatability, and results for the better, and will only continue to do so.
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MCADCafe.com's VideoNews Brings Depth and Clarity to Press Releases
MCADCafe.com, a targeted web site addressing the informational needs of mechanical engineers, designers, and manufacturers has taken news to the next level by embedding video interviews with the people behind the news into its press releases.
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Today a typical press release is tightly formulated and just skims the surface. By including video interviews MCADCafe's VideoNews breaks the mold by drilling down and adding details and clarity to deliver an immersive experience that's just not possible with the printed word alone.
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A Handbook of ARTS & CRAFTS (For elementary and junior high school teachers) by Willard F. Wankelman, Philip Wigg, and Marieta Wigg, Wm. C. Brown Co., Dubuque, Iowa, 1961 (1974, Third Edition) (This came in the mail yesterday as part of a Christmas package from my dear friends, Paul and Wendy. Incredible. Thanks! More to come. )
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Art Education 8
Posted by ahoi! at Thursday, January 13, 2011
Labels: art, books, children's art, colour, costumes, education, kid crafts, masks, printmaking, sculpture
4 comments:
- Ben said...
WOW. So amazing.
- January 13, 2011 at 12:38 PM
- Paul + Wendy said...
our pleasure, we know how much you love willard wankelman's work!
- January 13, 2011 at 2:56 PM
- Cassie said...
Another winner! This is a great, thanks for posting.
- January 14, 2011 at 7:24 AM
- A Sound Awareness said...
These are fantastic images.
- January 15, 2011 at 2:56 PM
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Google has always been seen as a company that is always at the cutting edge of technology and when it comes to software and online services it has never been scared of releasing beta versions to allow users to test things out before their final release. This is exactly what is happening with Google Chrome 12, the latest version of Google's web browsing software.
This stable version of Chrome offers enhancements for online security that enable you to protect your privacy by deleting cookies that are left behind by Flash - this would have previously required using a special tool from Adobe. Using a similar technique that is currently used to check the validity of web sites, Chrome 12 also checks downloads to ensure that they are not malicious.
New and emerging web standards are also supported. Modern graphics cards can take advantage of hardware accelerated 3D cascading style sheets and the fact that Google developer have decided to concentrate their efforts on HTML5, Google Gears has been dropped. There are also better support for screen reader such as JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver which can be used by visually impaired users to narrate web browsing.
Chrome 12 is now stable. New features include:
-Hardware accelerated 3D CSS
-New Safe Browsing protection against downloading malicious files
-Ability to delete Flash cookies from inside Chrome
-Launch Apps by name from the Omnibox
-Integrated Sync into new settings pages
-Improved screen reader support
-New warning when hitting Command-Q on Mac
-Removal of Google Gears
The latest stable Chrome is now more powerful, stable and faster than ever


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1. graphical_recording - noun
· a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities, represented as points, plotted with reference to a set of axes
Synonym(s): graph, graphical_record
Hypernym(s): visual_communication
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Ali Sajjadian MD
About the Practice
Practice Philosophy
At Dr. Sajjadian's Orange County / Inland Empire cosmetic surgery offices, all patients are treated with the highest attentiveness and respect. Dr. Sajjadian and his team strive to make each patient feel as comfortable as possible. They take the time to thoroughly explain all of the proposed procedures, to answer all questions and address any concerns their patients might have. In addition, their plastic surgery Orange County facilities feature many spa-like amenities designed to help patients relax and enjoy their aesthetic transformation experience.
Practice Specialization
Dr. Sajjadian is known as one of the most trusted Orange County plastic surgery specialists. He holds advanced training in all areas of cosmetic procedures including:
Eye Surgery
Facial Implants (Cheek and Chin)
Lip Enhancement
Natural Neck Lift
Rhinoplasty (Nose Surgery)
Ethnic Rhinoplasty
Non-Invasive Nasal Correction
Nasal Obstruction Correction
Revision Rhinoplasty
Liposuction (Liposculpture)
Tummy Tuck
Thigh Lift
Hand Rejuvenation
Post Bariatric Body Contouring
Breat Augmentation
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Facial and Leg Vein Therapy with Photoderm
In addition, Dr. Sajjadian is recognized as a top surgeon performing breast augmentation in Orange County.
Background & Certification
Board Certification
Dr. Sajjadian is one of the few surgeons in the country to have board certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. His extensive medical training and expertise in intricate cosmetic procedures makes him a popular choice among Orange County plastic surgery patients seeking to achieve top quality plastic surgery results.
Professional Background
Ali Sajjadian, MD, received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Drexel University, MCP-HU School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He then attended the Temple University School of Medicine where he underwent advanced general surgery as well as head and neck surgery training. Dr. Sajjadian completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and later underwent fellowship training sponsored by the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery.
Teaching Appointments
Dr. Sajjadian is a former Clinical Professor of Facial Plastic Surgery at Emory University and has served as a faculty member of the Plastic Surgery Residency Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he conducted extensive research and taught cosmetic and plastic surgery of the face, breast and body to both residents and fellows.
Publications and Presentations
Dr. Sajjadian has authored or co-authored more than 75 manuscripts, book chapters, abstracts and presentations on plastic surgery topics and has lectured both nationally and internationally.
Awards & Honors
Dr. Sajjadian has been honored as one of America's Top Physicians in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Affiliations & Memberships
Society Memberships
American Board of Plastic Surgery
The Rhinoplasty Society
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons
The American Board of Facial Plastic Surgery
The American Board of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
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Dr. Sajjadian is a compassionate and talented, board-certified plastic surgeon who is proud to open the doors of possibility to patients who may not be able to afford beautification procedures. He strongly believes that everyone deserves to have the opportunity to restore their natural beauty through the latest cosmetic surgery procedures, thus improving their self-esteem, emotional wellness and physical appearance. This is why he and his staff offer an array of payment options and financing, including CareCredit and SurgeryLoans.
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Real-World Review
2014 Toyota Prius c: Real World Review
The 2014 Toyota Prius c is the newest member of the Toyota Prius family. While it's a lot like other Prius models -- with its hybrid engine, 4-cylinder power, great gas mileage and 5-door hatchback body style -- it differs in a few key areas. One is price: The Prius c starts around $20,000 with shipping, which is about $5,000 less than the standard Prius. But the Prius c is also much smaller than the standard Prius and Prius v. So how does the Prius formula translate to a smaller scale?
Not Very Prius-Like
If you're buying a Prius c to save money at the pump, you'll likely be delighted -- the Environmental Protection Agency says the Prius c returns 53 miles per gallon in the city and 46 mpg on the highway. But if you're interested in the Prius c as a smaller version of the standard Prius, we think you might find some major differences between the two cars.
You'll notice the first difference as soon as you sit inside. The Prius c's cabin isn't up to the standards of the Prius or the Prius v, and that's immediately apparent from the quality of materials used in the dashboard, the center console, the controls and other areas. You'll also quickly discover that the Prius c offers a rougher ride than the standard Prius. It's certainly not the same smooth, midsize hybrid; rather, it's an inexpensive subcompact car that happens to have a hybrid engine.
As a result, shoppers who want the Prius experience should probably step up to a standard Prius, or consider a used model. But those who just want a fuel-efficient economy car should read on.
Excellent Economy Car
The primary reason that the Prius c is such a great economy car is simple: gas mileage. With a fuel economy rating of 53 mpg city/46 mpg hwy, the Prius c offers the best mileage of any non-electric vehicle on sale today. Couple that with Toyota's legendary reliability and strong resale value, and the Prius c makes a lot of sense for shoppers interested in a new, low-cost vehicle.
We found the Prius c to be surprisingly practical, too. Interestingly, our testers differed on reports of cabin space. Our site editor, Brian, noted that the rear seat was a little tight, while our college senior intern Sadie said she was surprised by the back seat's ample space. In the end, we think the Prius c's interior space is about average for a subcompact, but you shouldn't expect to use it as a family car. It's the same for trunk space: While the cargo area is smaller than most compact cars, it's good for a subcompact -- especially when you consider that the Prius c is lugging around space-stealing batteries.
Subpar Behind the Wheel
We were a little less enthralled with the Prius c when we spent some time behind the wheel. Of course, it's a compact car, so we expected there to be few luxuries such as sound-deadening materials or ultra-comfortable seats, and we anticipated something of a rough ride. But we ended up finding several flaws beyond those.
Sadie noted, for example, that the Prius c's rear window is very small -- a problem that becomes even more critical when there are passengers in back, as their heads will block a large portion of your rear visibility. We were also disappointed with the tiny center console, which has no room for storage, and the unnecessarily bulky dashboard that makes it almost impossible to reach over from the driver's seat without unbuckling the seat belt.
Another thing that surprised us is the fact that, in spite of its small rear window, the Prius c doesn't offer a backup camera. As Brian pointed out, this is even more perplexing when you consider that our Prius c test car had two center-mounted screens, either of which would be a great place for the camera's display. In fact, the Prius c doesn't even offer park assist, though we admit that its small size makes it very easy to park once you've learned its dimensions.
But it's not all bad news. The Prius c offered a few things that pleased our test drivers, such as keyless entry. It even boasts a push-button start system (a standard feature on the Prius c Three model) which is uncommon on a car at this price level. We also enjoyed the Prius c's city-friendly maneuverability -- due largely to its tight turning radius -- and its quiet engine operation, which is a result of the car's hybrid drivetrain.
Our Take
In the end, the 2014 Toyota Prius c is the perfect car for some drivers, and a bad idea for others. If you're primarily focused on fuel economy, cost of ownership and reliability, this could be a great car for you -- especially if you aren't affected by issues like visibility, ride quality, interior materials or driving experience. But if you're searching for a vehicle with a hint of luxury or some high-tech gadgets, the Prius c isn't your car. In that case, you'd be better served by a standard Prius, a non-hybrid, or anything but Toyota's most frugal economy car.


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Boat Shop's Tender Winner
Jonathan Russo of Shelter Island said he had a premonition. In fact, when he bought a book of raffle tickets during the summer as part of a benefit for the East End Classic Boat Society, "I absolutely said, 'It will be mine.' "
And it was, a lapstrake Sunshine tender built by members of the society last summer. The sleek tender comes with a trailer and the boat's propulsion system — a pair of oars. Mr. Russo bought his tickets at Sag Harbor's HarborFest in September. The raffle benefited the not-for-profit Amagansett organization.
Ray Hartjen, the group's president, said the 10.6-foot tender was started a year ago and finished in December. It was constructed of steam-bent oak with Atlantic white cedar planking.
"I hated to see it go," he said, going on to pine over the tender's apple wood knees as well as the previous boat, its 25-year-old mahogany transom in particular. The society held a meeting Tuesday evening to decide what the next benefit boat would be. Mr. Hartjen said he hoped it would be finished faster so a second one might be built that the society could keep on display.
Meanwhile, Mr. Russo took possession of his new tender at about noon on Saturday and had it in the water that afternoon. "I'm so excited and happy," he said on Monday. The boat will be called Yar, Katharine Hepburn's Down East description of Dexter's yacht True Love in the 1940 film "The Philadelphia Story," Mr. Russo said. It means easy to handle, quick to the helm.
Mr. Hartjen said the winner had called to report it was indeed yar, perfectly balanced. As a sailor he wondered if the mast step in the tender actually meant it could be converted to sail.
"We have patterns for a dagger board and rudder," Mr. Hartjen said.
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Electronic voting machines are notoriously buggy and hackable. Even the manufacturers of DRE (direct recording electronic) voting talliers have admitted so much. Some states have even gone as far as to ban the touchscreen devices. While they may not be great at recording votes (or leaving a paper trail), it turns out their outdated PC-like innards are perfect for playing retro arcade games. This particular machine, the AVC Edge, houses a 486 processor and 32 MB of RAM, making it about as powerful as a 15-year-old PC. Researchers J. Alex Halderman from the University of Michigan, and Princeton's Ariel J. Feldman managed to open the machine, overwrite the embedded psOS+ operating system with the more pedestrian DOS, and install 'Pac-Man' -- all without leaving any evidence that the machine had been physically altered (aside from the ghosts chasing a yellow circle around the screen, that is).
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|Nebraska State Capitol, Lincoln, Nebraska
Inside there are stunning sculptures, mosaic, carvings and artwork. These all pay homage to the natural and human history of the state. The design of the capitol was selected in a 1920 nationwide competition and completed in 1932. From the outside of the building throughout the inside, a story is told.
NET (Nebraska's PBS station) will be telling that story as Nebraska's Capitol Masterpiece on August 5th at 7 p.m. (on NET1 and NETHD) and on August 8th at 7 p.m. (on NET1 and NETHD). Viewers will watch the state capitol building take shape from creation to completion. Be sure you take time to watch the trailer for Capitol Masterpiece, then set your TV to watch the program in its entirety.
People in Nebraska are proud of their state capitol building, so it great to show it off in this documentary.


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Sandusky police commanders are crediting two officers for saving a 74-year-old man and his small dog from 2 PIT BULLS that attacked them Friday on Water Street. The victim, Paul Aviles, suffered several bite marks on his hands and arms. His dog, a Jack Russell terrier, sustained unknown injuries but survived.
One of the attacking pit bulls died after police zapped it with a Taser.
Officers were called to the 700 block of E. Water St. at about noon. "They observed two pit bulls around a male subject lying prone face down on the ground," a Sandusky police report said. "This subject, later identified as Paul Aviles, was lying still on the ground with these two dogs circling around him. They kept on nudging at Aviles as if they were attempting to get to something underneath him."
Sandusky police Officer Brad Wilson jumped out of his cruiser and yelled at the dogs, one of which charged at him. He zapped one dog with a Taser, prompting both animals to run off.
"When Aviles stood up he was holding onto a small dog," the report said.
Aviles and the dog were covered in blood. Officers put them into the cruiser, then ran after the pit bulls.
One of the pit bulls fell down, then got up and charged, the report said. When an officer zapped it with a Taser again, it died. Officers then snared the other dog and took it to the Erie County dog pound.
Aviles initially refused treatment and seemed more concerned about his dog's injuries, the report said. Officers drove him and the Jack Russell to a nearby veterinarian. Paramedics soon took Aviles to Firelands Regional Medical Center, where hospital staff stitched up his wounds before releasing him.
At the hospital, Aviles told police he drove to Battery Park to take his dog for a walk, and as soon as he got there the pit bulls attacked from behind.
"He grabbed his dog up and curled it into his arm," the report said. "He went to the ground and laid face down with the dog between his chest and the ground."
Police tracked the pit bulls back to 42-year-old Rebecca Hush, who was cited with two counts of dog at large.
Sandusky police Chief John Orzech credited Wilson and the other officer for saving Aviles and his dog.
"They did a good job getting the dogs away from him and then quickly getting him in the cruiser," Orzech said. "It could have been much worse."


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Only last week there was no sign of the madder but today she is there, thrusting vigorously upward, reaching
for the sky. This is how we begin our 2012 growing season! A promising start after an unusual Spring.
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Love South East Asia, old Leica cameras, my Canon cameras EOS7D & 70D, Burgundy wine and Brunello di Montalcino sipped with a white truffle bruschetta, Hungarian Tokaji on blue cheese, remote islands in the sun like Molana, Havelock or Nacula, Bandaneira in the midst of the spice islands, Tuscany or Budapest weekends, the people of Fiji & Vanuatu, bislama (langwej blong mifala), tuluk (the best snack in the world), spicy thai food and travel photography.
Traveling the furthest away I can afford at least three times a year, - more like four times on the good years-. Maybe diving is for me an alibi for traveling further and taking more photos.
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- Alor's Bama Wall : Blue, blue blue, orangy anthias and the coral colors.
- Anilao : the contrast of blue water Beatrice with mucky nudiwonderland.
- Nusa Laut in Maluku : Coral gardens like on the 7th day of creation
- Dampier straits in Raja Ampat : those who told you there is no more fish in Indonesia lied.
- Bangka N/Sulawesi : home of Sahaung 2, the most colorful divespot in the world
- Sipadan & Mabul : where anything can happen from micro to mega.
- Tulamben Bali : just my guide and myself, eyes crying with minute small nudibranches.
- Deacon's reef - Tawali PNG : magical lights under the tree canopy
- Vatu-I-Ra in Fiji for the carpets of soft corals and purple anthias dancing around.
- Pescador island in the Philippines for the coral colors and that sardine school experience.
- SS Pres.Coolidge wreck in Vanuatu because it's sooo impressive.
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Continues. We are recovering from a little illness over the weekend, but I wanted to share a few photo's..
It is so hard to see your little child suffer from sickness and pain. I knew when she got dressed, started talking ninety to nothing, running outside every 10 minutes to play today that she was back to her old self again. It was a rough two days, but the clouds have lifted, thank heavens!
~Antique tea rose.. maybe Safrano? Or ?? I just can't quite recall right now.
~Marie Pavie~ Love, smells so good!
I am really pleased with this little bed. I keep trying to capture the color's, but they are not coming across quite right. I love the white bridal spiraea, with Old Gay Hill (China rose), and the purple iris. On the other end of the bed is Baby Love (a little shrub rose) and a little purple iris tucked in.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva placed a large swath of rainforest under government protection Tuesday, creating two new environmental reserves in the Amazon.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil − President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva placed a large swath of rainforest under government protection Tuesday, creating two new environmental reserves in the Amazon.
The two "extractavist" reserves in the Amazon state of Para will protect over 2,000 square kilometers (772.20 square miles) of rainforest from logging, mining and other forms of environmental degradation.
Brazil has different categories of environmental reserve: Extravist reserves are designed to allow the local population to remain in the protected area, tapping rubber, picking fruits and nuts and extracting other regenerating goods from the forest.
Environmentalists praised the move.
"We are extremely happy with the government's decision to honor its commitment to protect the planet's biggest tropical forest and the communities that live in them," said Paulo Adario, coordinator of Greenpeace's Amazon campaign.
Only about 4 percent of the 5 million square kilometers (1.6 million square miles) Amazon are protected in environmental reserves, while 20 percent is protected in the form of Indigenous reservations.
Brazil's rainforest is as big as western Europe, covering 60 percent of the country's national territory. Experts say as much as 20 percent of its has been destroyed by development, logging and farming.
The environmental ministry said the two reserves will benefit some 2,600 families who will be able to better market products extracted from the jungle with the reserve designation.
"We will guarantee the preservation of areas and the end of illegal occupations," Environment Minster Marina Silva said in statement, referring to the loggers who invade areas of forest belonging to the federal government.
The newly created Riozinho do Anfrisio reserve covers 736,000 hectares (1,818,656 acres) in a remote part of the jungle near the Altamira national forest and two Indian reservations.
It is home to only 47 families, who live mostly through barter, the ministry said.
The Verde Para Sempre reserve -- whose name means Evergreen in English -- covers 1.28 million hectares (3.16 acres) and is home to some 2,500 families.
It's near Porto da Moz, some 2,500 kilometers (1,500 miles) northwest of Rio de Janeiro, where tensions between loggers and the local community have been growing in recent years.
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Pop superstar Cher has backed a campaign urging bosses of famous Macy's department store to sever ties with business mogul Donald Trump over his political views.
The singer is one of 400,000 customers who have signed the "Dump Trump" petition posted on Signon.org, which aims to convince store chiefs to distance themselves from Trump over his recent criticism of newly re-elected President Barack Obama.
Trump features in the store's new Christmas advertising campaign, and he also sells his own clothing range and fragrances at Macy's, and Cher is adamant she will boycott the shop until Trump is dumped.
She writes in a series of posts on Twitter.com, "I'll never go to Macy's again! I didn't know they sold Donald Trump's line! If they don't care that they sell products from a loudmouth racist cretin, who'd lie like 'his rug' to get some cheap press! I can't believe Macy's thinks he's the right 'man' 2 (sic) represent their name!"
Trump's spokesman Michael Cohen tells the New York Daily News, "Mr. Trump is important to Macy's, both as a brand and as an endorser. His ties, shirts, cufflinks, fragrances and other merchandise are top-selling items across the country… The country has been founded on the principles of freedom of speech – something Mr. Trump is entitled to as well as the creator of this petition."


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Operating on three hours of sleep before his first major-league game probably wasn't the best way for Kris Bryant to introduce himself to Chicago.
But Bryant made up for his shaky debut Saturday, walking three times, delivering a game-tying, RBI single in the fifth and contributing to the game-winning rally in the 11th when he beat out an infield chopper in the 7-6 victory over the Padres at Wrigley Field.
It was like night and day for the rookie slugger, who looked over-anxious Friday with everyone waiting on a home run.
"Right on," manager Joe Maddon said. "Seriously, I mean that. Everybody is looking for hits all the time. You always look for good...


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Chris Carpenter (0-0, 3.60) vs Bud Norris (5-13, 5.05)
The story angle on tonight's game was obvious going in, but it cannot be ignored: Final game of 2012 in Houston. Final National League home game at Minute Maid Park. Final game as NL Central rivals against long-time archenemy St. Louis. And Hall of Fame broadcaster Milo Hamilton's final regular radio broadcast ever. As hard to watch and forgettable as the last two seasons have often been, at least for one more night, it felt like old times again. Bud Norris spun a sparkling gem, Jose Altuve went deep, and the Astros triumph in an old-fashioned 'Dome-style pitcher's duel, 2-0. The win sends Houston on the road for their final six National League games at 51-105.
*Once upon a time, there was a pitcher named Bud Norris. Bud was 4-0 in May with a 0.35 ERA and on the brink of being NL Pitcher of the Month, when a bad start happened. Then a worse one followed. Then, before we knew it, he had gone 0-12 with a 6.14 ERA since. All of that fell by the wayside, and Bud was in rare form tonight. BudChuck's Line of Cardinal Dominance: 7.1 IP / 2 H / 0 R / 0 ER / 0 BB / 7 K. Wilton Lopez came on to help Bud out of the only jam he ever really faced, and he surrendered only a single while facing the minimum over the final 1.2. Bud finally got that long-awaited sixth win, and Lopez scored his eighth save.
*The Astros couldn't mount much offense against old foe Chris Carpenter, either, but it's that much sweeter to hand him the loss this way in their final showdown, as in the Oswalt/Clemens/Pettitte glory days.
*Houston was hitless through three, but Jose Altuve put an end to that on the first pitch of the 4th, blasting one onto the concourse behind the Crawford Boxes for his sixth home run of the season, and his first since June 23. The Altuve finished 1 for 4.
*Brett Wallace got the Astros on the board again with a RBI single four batters after Altuve in the 4th. He ended up 1 for 3.
*Justin Maxwell went 0 for 3, but reached on a fielder's choice, stole second, then scored on Wallace's single.
*Scott Moore went 1 for 4 with a double and 2 K, getting thrown out at home on the fielder's choice that let Maxwell on base.
*Fernando Martinez went 1 for 1 with a HBP in his only other plate appearance, and Brandon Barnes singled in his only at bat, pinch-hitting for Martinez in the 7th.
Turning Point:
BudChuck was perfect through three and only allowed one Cardinal to reach third base through the first seven, so the 2-0 lead he'd been given in the 4th looked solid. Trouble began to threaten in the 8th, however, when Bud hit Adron Chambers leading off, then a fielding error by Brett Wallace let Daniel Descalso reach safely, giving St. Louis the tying runs on base with no outs. Bud got a huge strikeout of Pete Kozma, then gave way to Wilton Lopez to face old ex- Carlos Beltran. But Lopez battled Beltran to a groundout to second, then got John Jay to ground to short to complete the escape.
Man of the Match:
Bud Norris. Studly Cudly Budly was all over it tonight.
In Milo's words: Astros win! Astros win again!


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Calling All Super-Heroes!
Heroes of the Megaverse - Forum
I find myself with more time on my hands than normal, and that's never a good thing for me. So I'm trying to fill in some of time with more and more games. Some games stick, others don't. That's the nature of PBP gaming - she is a fickle beast, for sure!
Anyhow, I'm putting the call out for anyone interested in the Heroes Unlimited/Rifts/Palladium Megaversal system as I'm starting a new game taking place in the near future, on Earth (although travel to other stars might come about at some point), with our heroes donning their costumes and saving the day for all of super-hero kind. The intro below should give you plenty of details about what the current state of affairs in the United States - and world-wide - is.
I have a full set of rules in the game forum, and they are far too lengthy to re-state here. In short, the game is going to be an attempt at being completely megaversal, meaning things from HU, Rifts, Splicers, Robotech, etc., are all going to be in the game. Locations from all systems are going to be in the game. And although supers are going to be the center of the game, all OCCs and character concepts from everywhere in the megaverse are going to be in the game.
If you are interested, PLEASE read through the rules posted in the game forum. If you have questions, please ask. Apps are being accepted until Nov 15, at which point I'll pick the group and we'll get gaming!
Game Description:
The year is 2036, and it is the dawn of a new age of mankind. Although there has been rampant speculation for as long as anyone can remember about the existence of aliens and super-powered humans, it has only been within the last 5 years that these beings have made themselves known. Nobody is quite sure anymore which happened first either aliens landed on Earth bringing about the need for super-powered humans, or super-powered humans emerged on Earth bringing about the need for aliens to protect us from ourselves. The one thing that is certain is that they are both here, and they both appear to be here for good.
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VII. Immigration and Ethnicity in Baltimore: A Selected Bibliography
Dean Krimmel (410-467-2128), Fall 1998
Blum, Isidor. The Jews of Baltimore: An Historical Summary of Their Progress and Status as Citizens of Baltimore from Early Days to the Year Nineteen Hundred and Ten. Baltimore and Washington, DC: Historical Review Publishing Co., 1910.
Caraveli, Anna. Scattered in Foreign Lands: A Greek Village in Baltimore. Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985.
Carrick, Diane. "Residential Persistance of Baltimore's Italians," 1880-1920. M.A., University of Maryland, 1977.
Chin, Leslie. History of Chinese-Americans in Baltimore. Baltimore: Greater Baltimore Chinese-American Bicentennial Committee, c. 1976.
Cholochwost, Thomas. "Baltimore's Polish Pioneers." Maryland Magazine of Genealogy 5 (1982): 3-7.
——————-. "The Emergence of Baltimore's Polonia." Polish Heritage 35 (1984): 12.
Cunz, Dieter. The Maryland Germans, A History. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1948. [Classic study 1640-1940 with much on Baltimore.]
Echterkamp, Jörg. "Emerging Ethnicity: The German Experience in Antebellum Baltimore." Maryland Historical Magazine 86 (Spring 1991): 1-22.
Esslinger, Dean R. "Baltimore: Symbolic Sentinel." Freedom's Doors: Immigrants and Ports of Entry to the United States. Gail Stern, ed. Philadelphia: The Balch Institute Press, 1986. (pp. 35-46).
—————-. "Immigration through the Port of Baltimore" in Mark Stolarik, editor,Forgotten Doors: The Other Ports of Entry into theUnited States. Philadelphia: The Balch Institute Press, 1988. (pp. 61-78).
Fein, Isaac M. The Making of an American Jewish Community: The History of Baltimore Jewry from 1773 to 1920.Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1970.
Hirschman, Joseph. "Housing Patterns of Baltimore Jews." Generations 2 (December 1981): 30-43.
Hisley, Ann Marie. "An Historical Analysis of the Development of Baltimore Dialect." M.A., University of Maryland, 1964." [Emphasizes English, Scotch-Irish and German influence. Dale has photocopy – not very useful 5/90.]
Hobbs, Donald Austin. "The Impact of Immigrant Groups on the Public School System of Baltimore." M.A., University of Maryland, 1960.
Kornbluh, Andrea T. "From Culture to Cuisine: Twentieth-Century Views on Race and Ethnicity in the City," in Howard Gillette Jr and Zane Miller American Urbanism A Historigraphical Review. Greenwich, CN: Greenwood Press, 1987. (pp.49-72) [EPFL: HT 123.A6665 1987]
Prevas, Nicholas M. History of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Annunciation, Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore: John D. Lucas, 1982.
Steinberg, Stephen. The Ethnic Myth: Race, Ethnicity and Class in America. Boston: Beacon Press, 1982. [1989 edition at MSU, TSU, JHU: E 184.A1 S794 1989]
Williams, Harold A. History of the Hibernian Society of Baltimore, 1803-1957. Baltimore: Hibernian Society of Baltimore, 1957.
Wust, Klaus G. Zion in Baltimore, 1755-1955. Baltimore: Zion Church of the City of Baltimore, 1955.


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Military Greetings for Thanksgiving From Servicemen and Women from New York State [VIDEO]
You know the holiday greetings that play during the Thanksgiving football games? Thanks to the Department of Defense, we've got an advance look at them.
From those servicing in places around the globe, here are their greetings to those of us back home in the Empire State.
Even if these don't make the TV, here are the NY contingent: