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The day I turned 13, my mother took me to Planned Parenthood. I. Was. MORTIFIED.
You are going to do what? With that what? For the next five LONG minutes, I thought of Dorothy and flying away in a twister and arriving somewhere over the rainbow. With little people offering me treats and talking animals and flying monkeys and maybe just a touch of whatever drug L. Frank Baum was taking when he created that book.
After the torture had come to an end, the doctor asked if we had any questions. I quickly responded, "NO," and stared at the door. Get me the hell out of here.
And then? The most horrifying, embarrassing, GOD AWFUL words came out of my mother's mouth. "We would like to get Steffie on the pill."
Ummm. NO. WE. WOULDN'T.
"Oh," the doctor responded looking at me like I was a two bit floozy sluttin' my skinny cheerleading ass all over town.
I wanted to die. DIE I TELL YOU.
My mother got pregnant with me when she was a senior in high school. Her life forever altered in a way she has never gotten over. She was determined that I not get pregnant. So? At the fresh age of 13, I was put on the pill.
WOO HOO. A ticket to having sex as often as I wanted. That is what some people would tell you. Give a kid a condom and watch them turn into crazed sex having heathens. Yes?
I didn't. I wanted to. But I didn't. As a matter of fact, my nickname in high school was blue balls. TERRIBLE at the time, but something I am quite proud of now. Not until I was out of high school, hopelessly in love and planning to get married did I have sex. (I never married him. Thank you sweet baby Fate for your foresight.)
Which brings me to this. I have two teenage boys. While I would prefer they not have sex in high school, the numbers are not on my side. Almost 50% of American teens between the ages of 15 and 19 have sex. That means statistically one of my two boys will.
It is my plan to buy condoms for them, along with the, "I would hope you wait but that I know there is a possibility of you having sex," disucssion.
HOWEVER, I will, as is my parenting philosophy, give them a plan. You know, just in case those hormones rage one night and they do what 50% of teens do and give in. I want them to have in their wallet the safety that is a condom.
What are your thoughts on this topic. Will you provide your teens with birth control? Did you? Please feel free to respectfully agree or disagree with me in the comment section below.


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There's no better way than getting in the Christmas spirit than choosing to Pick Your Own Christmas tree. Every year customers from Whitchurch choose to visit Grange Farm, just off the main A580 East Lancs Road at Lowton (opposite McDonalds) to pick their own Christmas Tree and take it home to Whitchurch.
Hailing from the Russian mountains, Nordmann Fir is known for its beautiful pyramid shape and soft-as-snow foliage. It's non-drop, which means it'll hold onto its needles for about a month after delivery (with proper care, of course). In the smaller sizes, prepare for your tree to be almost as wide as it's tall. If you're tight on space, you might want to check out our Fraser Fir Christmas trees, which are thinner at the bottom.
However, if Nordmann has caught your eye, you can always cut off some of the lower branches to reduce the wingspan and use them in a lovely Christmas wreath for your front door.
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Fraser fir compact shape and lovely piney smell make it the most popular Christmas tree over in the States. The soft, non-drop needles have silvery bottoms and will look great for at least a month from the date of delivery.
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Other Names: Lawrence Massacre
Location: Douglas County
Campaign: Quantrill's Raid into Kansas (1863)
Date(s): August 21, 1863
Principal Commanders: No Union commander [US]; Lt. Col. William C. Quantrill [CS]
Forces Engaged: No Union troops [US]; Quantrill's Raiders and other guerrillas [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 204 total (US 164; CS 40)
Description: In a supposed retaliation for a Union raid on Osceola, Missouri, Lt. Col. William C. Quantrill led a force of about 300 to 400 partisans in an attack on the city of Lawrence, Kansas. His men killed civilians—men and boys—and destroyed many of the buildings. He held the town several hours and then withdrew. The "Lawrence Massacre" was, perhaps, the extreme example of the vicious Kansas-Missouri border warfare.
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Samsung Makes Android SAFE for IT
Jun 19, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Samsung's forthcoming Galaxy S III smartphone will be the company's first device to be officially branded and sold under its new SAFE program.
SAFE stands for "Samsung Approved for Enterprise."
The Galaxy S III will be available in the U.S. from Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular in July.
Samsung also introduced Safe2Switch, a program that lets smartphone users of other makers' products trade in their existing devices and purchase a new Samsung smartphone. People who currently own a Samsung smartphone can trade up.
Samsung first introduced the SAFE program in the United States in late 2011, and there are more than 20 Samsung SAFE devices on the market, company spokesperson Martha Thomas told LinuxInsider. However, the Galaxy S III will be the first one to bear the program's brand. Introducing devices under the SAFE brand will make it easier for customers to see which products are enterprise-ready.
"With SAFE, Samsung is sending a message to IT departments -- this phone is easy for you guys to sign off on," James Robinson, lead Android developer and cofounder of OpenSignalMaps, told LinuxInsider. "The S III is going to be an extremely popular device."
Playing IT Safe
SAFE was created as a way to defragment the Android operating system (OS) across multiple versions offered on handsets by carriers in the United States, Samsung said. Out of the box, the SAFE-branded Galaxy S III supports a suite of enterprise-ready features and capabilities as well as 338 IT policies. These policies include on-device AES 256-bit encryption, enhanced support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, and support for virtual private network (VPN) and mobile device management (MDM) solutions.
Galaxy S III features include AllShare Play, which lets users securely share PowerPoint presentations and PDFs with other S III owners; Share Shot, which enables photo compiling and sharing; S Beam One Touch Sharing, which lets Galaxy S III owners exchange information or documents by tapping these devices together; and Samsung TecTiles -- programmable tags and mobile applications.
Partnering With Samsung
Samsung is working with mobile device management (MDM) providers, including AirWatch, Sybase and Juniper Networks, to provide management and security on the Galaxy S III. It's also working with VPN providers, including Cisco and F5 Networks, to enable IP-based encryption. Samsung's security vendor partners include Symantec.
One partner, Avaya, "has been enabling Samsung's Android-based devices with our Avaya one-X Mobile client application," Avaya spokesperson Deb Kline told LinuxInsider. This "securely connects an end user's Samsung mobile device to his or her corporate communications system." Voice streams are encrypted and businesses can continue to apply their typical security measures such as firewalls and session border control.
Samsung "has put in place a formal quality assurance testing and verification process to ensure the SAFE enterprise solutions work as needed and described," the company's Thomas said. "The QA process will be in place for all future Samsung SAFE devices."
Taming the Android Defrag Bomb?
Samsung's claim of defragmenting Android with SAFE may make some users' ears perk up -- either with anticipation or skepticism. OpenSignalMaps recently found there are close to 4,000 different types of devices running the OS.
"SAFE defragments Android by creating a single standard for IT administrators to test against," Samsung's Thomas explained. "This means the IT administers can test one SAFE device such as the Galaxy S III and know that all SAFE phones -- from those running on Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich -- will work the same on their network. It also allows VPN, MDM and application providers to leverage a single uniform software developer kit when creating solutions for SAFE devices."
However, "Fragmentation in terms of security capabilities is what Samsung's focusing on here, for that small sub-genre of fragmentation support for IT policies is what is needed," OpenSignalMaps' Robinson pointed out. "By introducing a new feature to its phones, Samsung is not providing a general cure to fragmentation. It's not even providing a cure across all devices. But it is promising that ... it's going to be easier for IT departments to sign off on particular applications, particularly MDM and VPN apps, running on particular models."


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TDMA - Time Division Multiple Access
TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), has the largest network in the US.
TDMA is a digital wireless communication method allowing many users to access a single radio frequency without interference. Every individual user is given a unique time slot within each channel.
Why use TDMA? IT increases the efficiency of transmission and offers a number of other advantages. A major pro is it can be easily adapted to transmission of data as well as voice communication. It offers the ability to carry date rates of 64 kbps to 120 mbps, which enables options of communication such as fax, voiceband data, sms, as well as bandwidth intensive apps. TDMA allows the user to have extended battery life since the mobile is only transmitting a portion of the time during conversations. Furthermore, it is the most cost effective technology for upgrading a current analog system to digital.
How it works: It's necessary for TDMA to rely upon that fact that the audio signal has been digitized. These signals are divided into a number of milliseconds. TDMA is also the access technique used in the European digital standard, GSM, and the Japanese digital standard, personal digital cellular (PDC). The reason for choosing TDMA for all these standards was that it enables some vital features for system operation in an advanced cellular or PCS environment. Today, TDMA is an available, well-proven technique in commercial operation in many systems. A single channel can carry all four conversations if each conversation is divided into relatively short fragments, is assigned a time slot, and is transmitted in synchronized timed.
Pros & Downfaults: TDMA can be wasteful of bandwidth because time slots are allocated to specific conversations whether or not anyone was speaking at the given moment. There is an enhanced version however, EDTMA, which attempts to correct this problem. Unlike TDMA which waits to determine whether a subscriber is transmitting, ETDMA assigns subscribers using a dynamic method. The data is sent through pauses which normal speech contains. If the subscriber has something they would like to transmit, it is placed as one bit in the buffer queue. The system then scans the buffer and notices the user has something to transmit, allocating the bandwidth accordingly. However, if there is nothing to transmit, it goes to the next subscriber. This technique can be 10 times more efficient as analog transmission of TDMA.


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Monday, October 15, 2012
Thrashing on the Clucas Place, Circa 1907-1918
I found this image about 20 years ago at an antique store in Alberta. It's a real picture postcard, and has the four triangle AZO stamp on a divided correspondence back, which indicates it dates anywhere from 1907-1918. There's a notation on the reverse which I've been trying to use to identify this threshing crew and where photograph might have been taken, but frankly have come up empty. It reads:
"Thrashing on the Clucas place some years ago. Jo Buhn [or Budn or Burn] at the left at the seperator and Samuel Clucas 3rd."
There are a number of Samuel Clucases in the US censuses. I couldn't find any in Canada.
Perhaps there are clues in the machinery or landscape. Any ideas?
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http://www.robertpence.com/mn_wmstr_1992/mn_wmstr_1992.html has some photos showing equipment very similar to the ones shown in your postcard in action (the thresher is down at the bottom of the page).ReplyDelete
I suspect someone associated with the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers in Rollag, Minnesota would know exactly these machines are.
http://bradystewartphoto.photoshelter.com/image/I0000pxpCVJ8uJlc shows a simliar photo - made in Jerome, Idaho in 1912.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Iggy. Those are good reference sites. I will see what I can find out. The picture says that Samuel Clucas is the third man, so he'd be the older gentleman. I did find a Samuel Clucas living in Lucas Co., Ohio who is listed as a farmer. I believe he died in 1915. Most of the other Samuel Clucases I've found have not been farmers. My initial feeling was that the location was the Canadian prairies or US Midwest, but of course, it really could be anywhere they would have harvested like this.ReplyDelete
At first I read that as Samuel Clucas "the third" and thought hey, that should be easy! :)ReplyDelete
I found an agricultural Sam Clucas...
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=sam&gsln=clucas&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&uidh=6l5&cp=0&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=3946373&db=NonPopCensus&indiv=1 shows him in Hackberry, Nebraska circa 1880. Owned 80 acres in the middle of nowhere...


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Love the deal myself. He was going to get 4years and probably more in UFA if he went that route but RS and agent Walsh and Dupuis got it done. I think he'll be a good value regardless of the salary cap, though it seems pretty much a given to bounce back up during the years that Dupuis may have slowed down a bit.


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Trent spent the next year and a half abroad: working, traveling, cooking and fly fishing in New Zealand. He returned to New York to attend the French Culinary Institute, followed by a three year position at Cafe Boulud under Chef Bertrand Chemel, where he focused on the foundations of French cooking. Trent left Cafe Boulud to join the opening team at SHO Shaun Hergatt, a team that earned a Michelin star; followed by a position at The Tangled Vine Wine Bar and Kitchen with Chef David Seigal.
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Finding My Niche: Here's Why (Theorycrafters Can Be Wrong).
Finding My Niche is an ongoing personal journey about best performing my role as a DPS Death Knight and therefore the quintessential topic for my blog and entire WoW experience.
If you raid as a dps DK (or a tank for that matter), I'd imagine that would be your primary concern as well.
Now, you can spend a lot of time keeping up with the various theorycrafters, most famously found at Elitist Jerks - I certainly do. There's a lot of famous and smart people that post there and a lot of good tools.
So, why don't I just adopt the cookie cutter spec that the theorycrafters say is the best? GC said it very well with some general comments about theorycrafting in general and dps specifically:
Theorycrafting and game balance
Sometimes players aren't seeing the right numbers. Players put a lot of faith in simulations, target dummy tests, data base packages, theorycrafting and simple fights. None of those sources of information are totally invalid. None of them tell the whole story either. Often players are comparing apples and oranges because they are considering a fight which is very good for another class or comparing themselves to an overpowered class who has already gotten nerfs (that do not show up until the next patch). Players also tend to downplay any fight with adds ("trash doesn't matter") even though there are very few single-target boss fights. Players tend to downplay half of the fights as "gimmick fights" which leaves only Patchwerk and maybe Golemagg.
Often, player sense of perspective is wrong. The classes are closer than they have been at any time in the history of WoW. Could they be better? Absolutely. But when we read these threads that talk about a class problem (even low dps) as being the Worst Thing Ever That Has Always Been This Way, they sort of lose some of their credibility. There are some specs who we see as legitimately not making it into PvE groups very often (such as Frost mages and Demo locks) and some specs that just don't feel very viable in PvP (such as Prot warriors or Fire Mages). Many of the other "am being sat" anecdotes are overblown.
Often, we have made a fix and players just haven't seen it yet because the next build isn't out. It is very telling right now that there are a lot of "I logged into the game, tried hitting something for 5 seconds and didn't notice a dps increase" threads. What we deal with a lot are trends, and trends can take a lot of time to emerge.
Sometimes we even agree something is a problem, but A) aren't sure how we want to fix it yet, B) think that an upcoming change will fix the problem, or C) are just focused on other problems at the moment. You can ask why we won't at least acknowledge a problem even if we have no immediate plans to fix it. But ask yourself if you would be one of those people who would post "Why won't you fix it if you know it's a problem?"
So, my FMN series is all about trying to find the best fit for me. It may not work out the same for you, but I hope my 'in vivo' experience is helpful for giving you a little perspective on finding your own niche as a raiding DK.
and look for my 2H Unholy article soon!
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ohh... finding my niche = FMN. haha, some of the alternatives are not so flattering! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 29, 2009 at 1:39 AM
I am really bad at following the 'blogging rules' but I like your personal stuff as well as your hardcore DK analysis stuff, especially because I am frivolous and too references to rotation make my eyes glaze over :) I guess as long as you're enjoying what you're writing, people will enjoy reading it. Sorry if that sounds terribly fluffy but I didn't want you to be worrying about content, like, five posts into your blog - which is going splendidly :)ReplyDelete
Also for some reason when you click the link to your blog when you've left a comment on mine, for example, I think there's typo on the link? Missing 's' on the end of goddess? So that probably doesn't help :)
Ah, thanks guys!ReplyDelete
True, the two of you write very differently, but exceedingly well. :)
Thanks for the heads up Tam I'll try to fix my link.


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Put the chicken pieces into a large bowl. Cover the chicken with water by 1 inch; add 1 tablespoon of salt for each quart of water used. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
In a large shallow platter, mix the flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and cayenne until well blended; season generously with salt and pepper. In another platter combine the buttermilk and hot sauce with a fork and season with salt and pepper.
Drain the chicken and pat it dry. Dredge the pieces, a few at a time, in the flour mixture,
then dip them into the buttermilk; dredge them again in the seasoned flour. Set aside and let the chicken rest while you prepare the oil.
Put about 3 inches of oil into a large deep pot; it should not come up more than half way. Add the thyme, rosemary, sage, and garlic to the cool oil and heat over medium-high heat until the oil registers 350 to 365 degrees F on one of those clip-on deep-fry thermometers. The herbs and garlic will perfume the oil with their flavor as the oil comes up to temperature.
Once the oil has reached 350 to 365 degrees F, working in batches, carefully add the chicken pieces 3 or 4 at a time. Fry, turning the pieces once, until golden brown and cooked through, about 12 minutes. Total cooking time should be about 30 minutes. When the chicken is done, take a big skimmer and remove the chicken pieces and herbs from the pot, shaking off as much oil as you can, and lay it on a tea towel or brown paper bag to soak up the oil. Sprinkle all over with more salt and a dusting of cracked black pepper. Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces. Once all the chicken is fried, scatter the fried herbs and garlic over the top. Serve hot, with big lemon wedges.


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Raiders coach Dennis Allen said he is hopeful of getting back some of his injured players this week. For now, he has to settle for seeing strong safety Tyvon Branch back on the field after missing most of practice last week, as well as the game against the New Orleans Saints.
Running backs Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson and defensive tackle Richard Seymour are not practicing today. All three missed the past two games with injuries.
Taiwan Jones, Jeremy Stewart and Marcel Reece are taking reps at running back in the absence of Oakland's top two backs.
Allen said Monday that Goodson still was in a walking boot. McFadden ran around on the field last week, but he still hasn't been cleared to return to practice. Both are recovering from high-ankle sprains.
Desmond Bryant is taking Seymour's reps in practice once again.
On a positive note, linebacker Philip Wheeler and Jones are practicing today despite suffering injuries against the Saints.
— Defensive line coach Terrell Williams rejoined the team Monday, 10 days or so after his 4-year-old son passed away.
Williams is on the field, back at work, today. Let's hope he finds a measure of comfort in being back around people that care for him and his family so much and that working helps him in the healing process.
— The Raiders still have not filled the vacancy on their 53-man roster created by the waiving of outside linebacker Aaron Curry on Tuesday.
— The Raiders are practicing on artificial turf today as a result of the recent rains. This is one of the few times in recent memory in which the Raiders used that field.


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POMONA >> Desaparecidos, a rock band featuring critically acclaimed vocalist and guitarist Conor Oberst, will never forget playing the Glass House on Feb. 15, 2002.
"It was Conor's birthday," said guitarist Denver Collin Dalley. "He ended up smashing a guitar. It was really lightweight. He smashed it into the stage and it turned into confetti. It all evaporated. We were like 'woah.' We always kind of joke about that."
The group is scheudled to perform Nov. 3 at the Glass House. Tickets are still available for the show, which starts at 7 p.m., and will also feature Torrance pop punk opening act Joyce Manor.
On Nov. 4, the groups travels to The Fonda Theater in Hollywood for an 8 p.m. performance.
Desaparecidos states the two local shows will be its last performances this year, according to Manor's website.
"We all grew up together. We've all known each other pretty much our whole lives. It really does feel like family," Dalley said of the band. "With friends, you're like, 'Oh man, lets catch up, man.' With family you know you can just pick up where you left off. There's no 'Why didn't you call me?' We're all just so close and we get along. I feel a rare and awesome thing to be part of something with people I'm so close with."
A newer song the group has came out with is "MariKKKopa" which discusses controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County.
"Hearing some of his audio clips and things he says … it's so unbelievable," Dalley said. "Even in the sample of the song, how he says he's honored to be compared to the KKK — how on earth are you in a position of power? It's just unbelievable. We just thought it was a good thing to call out. It's an education the rest of the country might not know."
Since Oberst's guitar smashing stunt, the group has tried to be more respectful of its gear, Dalley said.
"I'd honestly rather donate a guitar at this point than smash it," he said. "I know that's not very rock 'n' roll of me. At the same time, it can happen. I agree with (Nine Inch Nails frontman) Trent Reznor's philosophy. 'If something fails, you have the right to finish the job.' At the same time, if this is a guitar you love, I don't know. It's a complicated issue. A lot of guilt. Sometimes it's cathartic and fun, and sometimes I feel I could have given the guitar to some kid and all he wants is the guitar. It always comes down to a heat of the moment decision."
The group's set is slated for an hour and 30 minutes, featuring songs from their 2002 album "Read Music/Speak Spanish," EPs and singles recently released.
"I think I've always been a fan of a shorter, higher energy show than a much longer one," Dalley said. "I saw a band called XBXRZ who played a 15-minute set. They played three or four songs. It was one of the most high energy, amazing shows in my life. If they would have played any longer, I'd be left with the same impression."
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VIDEO: Iguodala's Game Winner
ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — And now the Horry Scale nominees will come fast and furious. After Jeff Green's game winner just a few days ago, last night's late TNT game gave us our second nominee of the season, on a last-second shot that didn't exactly go as planned.
Before we get too far into this, we should stop and explain. What is the Horry Scale? For those who are new around these parts, the Horry Scale examines a game-winning buzzer-beater (GWBB) in the categories of difficulty, game situation (was the team tied or behind at the time?), importance (playoff game or garden-variety Kings-Pistons game?) and celebration (is it over the top or too chill? Just the right panache or needs more sauce?). Then we give it an overall grade on a scale of 1-5 Robert Horrys, the patron saint of last-second daggers.
With the rules in place, let's check out last night's game-winner from Golden State's Andre Iguodala at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder. (By the way, we will not call him Iggy, because he hates the nickname Iggy.)
In terms of basketball fundamentals, Iguodala was able to take a relatively normal jumper — he was moving toward the baseline with the ball in his right (shooting) hand. But we should note here that the play we saw executed was not the play Mark Jackson drew up, according to Iguodala.
Dre said he was supposed to get the ball, fake a dribble handoff to Klay Thompson, who was inbounding, and then look for his shot. And when they lined up for the play, Kevin Durant was assigned to Iguodala. But the Thunder were switching on the play, and when Thabo Sefolosha switched onto Iguodala and basically overplayed as Iguodala cut toward Thompson, Iguodala make the executive decision to cut backdoor — "I took a page out of Kobe's book," said Iguodala — and he found room to receive the pass. If nothing else I just love this play as an example of how much happens in an NBA game that is unplanned — these guys are constantly making plays that are based on reads and reactions, and when multiple players are in sync on something like that, it can be a beautiful thing. Sefolosha defended the shot pretty well and recovered enough to get up in Iguodala's release, but Dre put enough arc on the ball to not only clear the defender, but also take pretty much the entire clock before it splashed home.
It's worth noting that just seconds before Iguodala's shot, Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook drained a long three-pointer on a broken play to give OKC the temporary 115-114 lead. And frankly, I was a bit surprised Iguodala's shot was a game-winning shot, because when the ball was inbounded there were 2.3 seconds left. And in the NBA, 2.3 seconds can be an eternity — enough time to catch the ball and run a quick play, or make a few moves even. As the Warriors were inbounding the ball, TNT's Reggie Miller noted, "A lot of time left for a dribble or two for the Warriors, to get this shot off." Watching the replays, I'm still not convinced there shouldn't have been a few tenths of a second added back on after this shot. That is barely any time, I know, but hey, Derek Fisher is on the Thunder, isn't he?
Let me say this here: I am not perfect. In my breakdown of Jeff Green's game-winner, I discounted my rating of the shot because I felt like it was such an early-season game that it wouldn't really have ramifications down the line. And in the comments, you guys upbraided me for not accepting that for the Celtics, beating the defending champs at home was a big deal. Looking back, I probably should have given the Green play a 4. There, I said it. But we don't choose these things, they choose us, and we just have to move on. So before I go and discount this shot for taking place so early in the season, let's realize that beating Oklahoma City meant a lot to the Warriors, regardless of the point in the season.
Hitting a dagger at home means built-in celebratory upgrades, such as confetti and a raucous crowd. After the shot connected, Iguodala instinctively sprinted to halfcourt, and the Warriors bench rushed the floor. We also got a shot of a calm, grinning Jermaine O'Neal, surveying the action from the sideline like the old man who'd seen it all and felt proud for these kids. And you think the Warriors weren't excited? Check out the celebration from owner Joe Lacob…
Fist pumps in a blazer, you guys.
As stated earlier, I caught flack for giving Jeff Green three Horrys, and I have publicly reconsidered my position on that one. For a while I wondered if my legacy here at All Ball would be as the Simon Cowell of the Horry Scale, the tough judge nobody could impress. But nobody likes a meanie, and it's no fun to have a heart two sizes too small. So for this shot, for reasons outlined above that go above and beyond what was basically a fadeaway jumper, I'm going with four Horrys.
That's my take. How many Horry's would you give Andre Iguodala's game winner?


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Camp RMH to help youth explore healthcare careers
Sentara RMH Medical Center is again inviting local youth to the hospital for an up-close look at healthcare careers during the third annual Camp RMH, June 22-27.
The day camp's purpose is to create interest in healthcare careers among a select group of 15 bright, promising middle school students, said Silvia Garcia Romero, cultural diversity manager for the hospital. Students apply to the program and are selected based on their grades, teacher recommendations and an essay that each student writes about why he or she wants to participate. Many of the students are bilingual and bicultural.
"We hope to increase diversity and enhance cultural competence in health care by teaching these youth and encouraging them to become part of the next generation of healthcare workers," Garcia Romero said.
Throughout the week, campers will explore 15 hospital departments, participate in discussions regarding career options in each department, and have a chance to practice certain medical procedures — from giving IVs to oranges and suturing bananas to learning how to perform CPR and conduct EKG exams. They also will learn about the importance of developing professional attitudes and behaviors, including maintaining patient confidentiality.
Campers will gather with their parents or legal guardians on Saturday, June 27, for a graduation ceremony at the hospital.
"The camps have been very successful, and hospital staff enjoy working with the students," said Garcia Romero. "Many of the youth stay involved through our monthly Healthcare Club, and some have become Junior Volunteers. Being in the hospital, seeing and touching the equipment, wearing scrubs and stethoscopes — this makes it very tangible for them, and we hope it will encourage some to pursue healthcare careers."


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The first time Kenny Bell was seen at an Alabama practice after breaking his leg, he was riding a stationary bike with his good leg only.
TUSCALOOSA — The first time Kenny Bell was seen at a University of Alabama football practice after breaking his leg against Auburn, he was riding a stationary bike with his good leg only. Not long after that, he was jogging. And when the Crimson Tide takes on Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship Game on Monday, he hopes to be doing a lot more.
Bell is working to recover from a broken leg in just six weeks. When the Tide's bowl preparations began a week before Christmas, coach Nick Saban said it was unclear whether Bell would be able to play against the Fighting Irish.
It still is.
But teammates have been impressed by the determination the junior from Rayville, La., has shown in making the attempt.
"He's doing great. He's doing his best to come back. I feel for him," said wide receiver Kevin Norwood. "This is something he wants to do. He's practiced hard all year, back in the summertime, doing extra work and stuff like that. He wants to be out there with us."
Sophomore Christion Jones said he has been surprised at the progress Bell has made already.
"It does (surprise)," Jones said. "He's recovering quick and hopefully he'll be back and ready to play against Notre Dame."
Bell continues to be withheld from contact in practice, and it's been clear that his jogging stride has favored his recovering left leg. He was injured on a first-half run by T.J. Yeldon for 19 yards against Auburn when, after delivering an effective block on the play, Auburn linebacker Jake Holland fell onto Bell's leg upon missing a tackle.
Roughly six weeks separate Bell's injury from the title game against Notre Dame, a short window of recovery for a serious injury.
But there is some precedent for it. With roughly the same recovery time, former NFL star receiver Terrell Owens came back from a broken leg — to the surprise of many doubters — to play in the 2005 Super Bowl for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Norwood, for one, won't be surprised if Bell does the same.
"Well, for some people it might be crazy, but I've been around him a long time and I know he wants this," Norwood said. "He wants to be out there with us. I know he's working hard to be out there with us."
When the Crimson Tide lines up for field goals and extra points, the front lines up in reverse order of the normal offense, with right guard and tackle Anthony Steen and D.J. Fluker lining up on the left side, and left guard and tackle Chance Warmack and Cyrus Kouandjio lining up on the right side. According to Alabama coach Nick Saban, the logic is that, because the linemen collapse inside on kicks, they are more comfortable on opposite sides because they otherwise would have to change their stance.
"When you're stepping down inside, you actually change your stance. So if you play left tackle, you play in a left-hand stance. But if you stayed at left tackle, you would play in a right-hand stance, because you interlock with your inside foot down and your inside hand back," Saban said. "So if you want a guy to play in the same stance he's used to playing in, you just put him on the other side."


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Join Education Rangers to explore a unique park theme through hands-on activities, crafts, games, and stories. This free program allows families to learn and have fun together. Weekly themes include birds, predators of the park, geology, tracking, orienteering, and much more. Every week there will be something new to discover!
For more information about Rocky Mountain National Park please contact the park's Information Office at (970) 586-1206.
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Sky loses pub footy case
European court says oui to grey imports
Sky has no legal right to stop people using cheaper non-UK decoders, according to a European legal opinion.
This is not a binding opinion, but it deals a blow to Sky's desire to license its content country-by-country within the EU.
Karen Murphy, a pub landlady from Portsmouth, faced £8,000 in fines and costs for using a Greek Sky decoder to show the footy in her pub.
Advocate General Juliane Kokott's opinion is that exclusivity agreements effectively partition the market into separate segments - which impairs free access to those services for all citizens.
Kokott could find no specific reason why live satellite transmissions of Premier League games should be allowed to segment the European market. The transmission is exploited by charging for the decoder cards - which is not undermined if a "foreign" card is used, even if the charge is less.
The Advocate further found that restrictions on cards so they can only be used for domestic or private viewing cannot justify territorial restrictions. But member states can preserve the right of authors to object to use of their intellectual property in pubs.
The opinion is not binding on the Court of Justice, which is considering the case, but is just a possible legal solution which the judges might consider.
But the court often does follow the opinions of its advocates, in which case Sky and other broadcasters will have to look carefully at their European charges.
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Rodland speaks at breast cancer forum in Olympia
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory biologist Karin Rodland gave a presentation entitled "Breast Cancer Biomarker Research in Washington State" at a public forum on breast cancer held October 24 in Olympia. The forum, entitled "Early Detection Provides Patient Options," was sponsored by Advanced Imaging Technologies (AIT), Richland, and chaired by former PNNL director Lura Powell, AIT CEO and President. Governor Christine Gregoire was also a speaker.
A video of the forum can be viewed at http://www.tvw.org/MediaPlayer/Archived/WME.cfm?EVNum=2005100126&TYPE=V. Rodland's talk is at the 1-hour, 34-minute mark, which can be accessed by dragging your cursor along the strip at the bottom after the entire video loads. Rodland's presentation is also available as a PDF.


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(Lenexa, Kan., May 13, 2014) - The Mo-Kan Regional Council, of St. Joseph, Mo., is among 18 select organizations across the country receiving a total of $3.6 million in grants announced by EPA's Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) program.
The EWDJT program provides funds to non-profit organizations and other eligible entities to recruit, train and place predominantly low-income and minority, unemployed and underemployed residents from communities impacted by hazardous and solid wastes. The program helps its graduates develop skills that improve their ability to secure full-time sustainable employment in various aspects of hazardous and solid waste management, and in other environmental jobs.
The Mo-Kan Regional Council will receive $200,000, with which it plans to train 35 students, place at least 30 of them in environmental jobs, and track the graduates for at least one year.
Mo-Kan is an economic and community development organization officially recognized by the states of Kansas and Missouri, and by the federal government. The organization will use its EWDJT grant to target unemployed and underemployed individuals within a 15-county area of northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas.
Mo-Kan's EWDJT grant will support a core training program that includes 58 hours of instruction in 40-hour HAZWOPER training, 10-hour OSHA construction safety training, CPR/AED/first aid training, and green infrastructure and stormwater management. Students will also receive supplemental training in either of two focus areas. In 2015, the first curriculum year will include 264 hours of training in wastewater treatment and collection systems and 16-hour asbestos awareness training. The second curriculum year, 2016, will include 120 hours of training in environmental remediation, including lead abatement, asbestos abatement supervision, and mold remediation. Graduates of the training will receive up to nine federal or state certifications to perform environmental work.
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Raceland Senior Citizens Center's annual Mardi Gras Ball was held Jan. 27 at the center.
Raceland Senior Citizens Center's annual Mardi Gras Ball was held Jan. 27 at the center. Gatewood "Pott" Folse was the ball's king, and his daughter, Debbie Folse Chiasson, was the queen. The dukes and maids for the event were his sons, Ronnie and Steve Folse, and daughters-in-law, Sandra Cheramie Folse and Peggy Sevin Folse. Barbara Breaux was the photographer, and music was provided by Ricky Folse and Guitar "Flip" Molinaire.
Baptism: Kael Sean Meline, son of Benjamin Meline and Rachael Moliere, was baptized recently at St. Mary's Nativity Catholic Church, 3500 La. 1, Raceland.
Game night: A meeting for game night is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday in St. Mary's Nativity Catholic Church's administration office. Adult volunteers are needed because of the number of children attending.
Traveling chalice: Ivy and Shirley Foret received the traveling chalice at the 4 p.m. Mass on Saturday at St. Mary's Nativity Catholic Church.
It will remain in their home for one week as they pray for vocations.
If you are interested in having the traveling chalice in your home for one week, call Ronnie Danos at 537-7806.
Facebook page: St. Mary's Nativity Catholic Church has a Facebook page. Go "like" the page, and you can get news and information about church activities. The address is www.facebook.com/pages/St-Mary-Nativity-Church.
Lenten dinner: The Knights of Columbus Council No. 4761 are selling Lenten seafood dinners every Friday during Lent through March 22. The meal is dine in or carry out. The meal is scheduled from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the club home on Buford Street in Raceland. Soda, bottled water and desserts are available, too. The dinners cost $7.
American Legion news: The Raceland American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 349's regular monthly meeting was held recently at the post home. The club's president, Rosalie Knobloch, presided over the meeting.
Iris Robichaux, the club's membership chairwoman, reported that 265 members have paid their dues. She encouraged others to pay them as soon as possible.
The group draped its charter in memory of Ester Mayet. The club's officers read prayers, while club members prayed for her.
The unit purchased two books published by Adrian Bourgeois, a local author, and donated them to the local library.
The local group donated Carnival beads to the Raceland Senior Citizens Center for its Carnival ball. Members donated Carnival beads to the local library for use in its Carnival projects.
A bingo party was held at Raceland Manor Nursing Home, and the local club donated $30 for prizes. Several members volunteered.
Cindy Thibodaux delivered the Americanism essay contest rules to all schools in the area. The club donates cash prizes to each category winner.
The club donated $100 to the Louisiana State Department American Legion Auxiliary Children and Youth Program.
At the mid-winter conference, Jan. 18-20 in Alexandria, Knobloch, the local club's president, received a certificate from the National Department of the American Legion Auxiliary for the Area 10 Project that the local unit participated in. She was the unit's education chairwoman and entered in this competition. She also received a gift from the state auxiliary for serving as a page at the national convention.
The local unit sent donations to the Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, the Heart Association and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Mary Martinez and Rosalie Knobloch were selected to the Girls State Active Membership Committee. They will work the Girls State Program in Shreveport.


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Here is the first part of my entry into the LC IX: Strengthening Our Borders.
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I received a letter from the King that said my unit and I must fortify an area our borders. I quickly started planing out what we would build and what we would need. I picked a place near the forge town in the North West. Since I am not a very high up officer, I didn't have much resources to create a giant fortress. That is why I chose here. The mountains would give most of our protection.
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Paying homage to the Bay Area, Black Scale and 40oz NYC team up for a unique Halloween release featuring snapbacks, short- and long-sleeve T-shirts and coaches jackets. 40oz NYC's snapback takes on a cotton twill make-up in a new five-point star graphic, while the T-shirts continue the starry theme in cotton jersey along the sleeves, front and rear of each piece. The lightweight nylon coaches jackets comes with a snap front closure and printed graphics on the back to cover up.
Each piece is available in both black and white, and will be available at Black Scale stores, as well as BlackScale.com and 40ozNY.com beginning 12:01 a.m. on October 31.


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Postcard of the "IO-R-IO Cut Glass Factory" showing the showroom and workshop in the rear. The vintage is uncertain but suspected to be 1950ish. Additional signs on the building read: "Glass Shop," "Cut Glass and Pottery Sale," and "IO-R-IO Glass." It is unknown why the spelling was hyphenated instead of simply "IORIO" (pronounced "Eye-Oreo"). Perhaps, it is a variation of the trademark illistrated below. It is interesting to note the colored "yard balls" displayed outside the showroom. They were a popular landscaping feature of the 1950's and, in some areas, are making a revival.Ric Iorio was a third generation American glassmaker located in Flemington, New Jersey. His grandfather, Louis, was a stone wheel glass cutter, originally employed by Empire Glass until they closed in 1920. He was the cutter that did the cutting on all the bi-color pieces they produced. In lieu of his final payment he received the tools of his trade and continued to cut glass under the Iorio name until his death in 1981 at the age of 99. He was a Master Cutter and was known as "Mr. Cut Glass." Louis's son, William, also was a glass cutter and glass restorer but went on to be better known for his colorful buttons and paperweights. His buttons were marked with a small cane containing an "I" and his paperweights are signed or acid-marked "W. IORIO." William's son, Ric, started in a different direction getting a degree in Anthropology before he returned to glass making.
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SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - When a nine-year-old Meryl Davis was first told to hold hands with an eight-year-old Charlie White and look deeply into his eyes while holding his gaze - just thinking about it left her blushing and tongue-tied.
However, it was just as well it did not take her long to overcome the embarrassment because an adventure that began rather tentatively in 1997 can culminate with a glittering finale on February 17 as Davis and White are favorites to become the first American ice dancers to win Olympic gold.
While Davis could still recall their first meeting as if it were yesterday, White's memories of that first 'dance date' are not as gushing.
"I definitely remember feeling awkward looking into Charlie's eyes, and having to hold hands with a boy at that age was a little awkward," Davis told Reuters in an interview as her partner started laughing.
"We were so young, and I in particular was really shy when we were that age. We didn't have witty banter going back and forth at the ages of eight and nine. It took us a couple of years before we developed a personal relationship."
White added: "Honestly, we really had no idea what we were getting ourselves into when we first started ice dancing. We both were single skaters and loved the sport.
"I had been doing solo dance for a little while just to work on my technique. So I was a little bit ahead of Meryl when we first tried out and I remember being kind of annoyed that I had to take a step back to try out with her."
It is just as well White decided get over his irritation as their alliance has brought them unprecedented success and made them the United States' main gold medal hope in figure skating at the Black Sea resort.
"It has been a really fun ride, but in the beginning we had no grandiose dreams or goals beyond enjoying ourselves," White, who at 26 is a year younger than his partner, added.
"She was so driven that even though we might not connect all that well off the ice because we didn't talk very much, on the ice we were both all business.
"While we did not crack jokes all the time, we definitely were always on the same page."
They were the first American ice dancers to win the world championships in 2011, a feat they repeated in 2013. They have captured a record six successive U.S. national titles, are unbeaten in 22 months, and are now within touching distance of winning a 12th successive title.
The duo's ability to show off their art, be it complex fast-paced footwork, innovative lifts or synchronized twizzles and spins - all seamlessly woven together - has set the ice dance world alight.
Their distinctive looks have not only allowed them to role-play characters as wide ranging as Bollywood dancers and Scheherazade, it has also made them darlings of the sponsorship world.
White stands out with his mop of blond hair. Davis is brunette, has wide-set eyes, and her appearance has led some fans to puzzle over her ethnicity. For the record, she is of English, Scottish, German and Irish heritage.
Harnessing a combination of talent, glamour and success, it is little wonder brands such as Ralph Lauren, Visa, Kellogg's and Procter & Gamble want to be associated with them.
If there was any fear the hype in the lead-up to the Games would throw them off course, the duo was quick to dismiss the notion.
"It definitely is not a fluke that we've been that successful in the last couple of years, and we've been working very hard for that success," said Davis, who won Olympic silver behind Canadian training partners Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir in Vancouver four years ago.
"That hard work isn't going away any time soon, so we're definitely excited about the position we've put ourselves in."
White added: "We have such high expectations of ourselves that we don't feel any external expectations can trump that and make us any more nervous."
Editing by Stephen Wood


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Poynter Institute Leader Returns to DU to Address Graduates
Jill Geisler, head of the Poynter Institute's leadership and management programs, will addressWork Happy: Motivation that Really Matters, Boss to nearly 100 graduates as the commencement speaker for Duquesne University's School of Leadership and Professional Advancement (SLPA) on Saturday, Aug. 4, at 1:30 p.m. in the A.J. Palumbo Center. The ceremony, which will be webcast live, will feature a graduating class, over one-third of whom are on active duty or are veteran military, from 16 states.
Geisler, who earned her master's degree online from SLPA in 2004, is the host of the Poynter Institute's popular podcasts on iTunesU that focus on leadership studies. A nonprofit that is well-respected for its training of journalists, the institute promotes excellence and integrity through programs featuring faculty that includes distinguished professionals and scholars.
Starting as a reporter, photographer, producer and anchor, Geisler became the news director of a major market network TV affiliate in 1978 at the age of 27, and was among the first women in the country in this role. She built an award-winning newsroom culture at WITI-TV in Milwaukee, where coaching and collaboration, ethics and enterprise, fun and family were all important.
In 1998, she was recruited to the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla. Although journalism is Geisler's first career, her management expertise has been tapped by leaders in a variety of workplaces. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin.
Recognized with the Distinguished Service to Journalism award by the University of Wisconsin and voted into the Hall of Fame by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, Geisler has been inducted into the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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Founded in 1878, Duquesne is consistently ranked among the nation's top Catholic universities for its award-winning faculty and tradition of academic excellence. Duquesne, a campus of nearly 9,500 graduate and undergraduate students, has been nationally recognized for its academic programs, community service and commitment to sustainability. Follow Duquesne University on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


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Whether you're gearing up to join a baseball or softball league, or just want to blow off some steam and indulge your inner Derek Jeter, take your cuts at Rex's Baseball Batting Cages. This easygoing place is cheaper and less crowded than many other batting cages. It offers cages for 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 mph pitches. The machines are self-loading, so you can put all your energy and focus into nailing that triple over the second baseman's shoulder into right-center. You can rent a bat or bring your own. Pricing can be per set of eight balls (50 cents) or by cage time (15 minutes for $6; 30 minutes for $10; an hour for $18). Rex's is right off the 105 freeway, convenient from either the 110 or the 405. Warnings: Weekends can get a little heavy with the Little League crowd. 11723 S. Western Ave., Athens. (323) 756-8101; rexsbaseball.com.
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Until I joined Breakthru Fitness, the most challenging exercise I had put my body through was bending to find the remote control under the couch. Its greatest asset — among the 70 classes a week in a fully equipped center with big-screen TVs always airing the Food Network — is the Adult Total Conditioning class. ATC is meant to make an athlete of anyone, regardless of level of fitness: It's great for those who are in shape but looking for something new, and perfect for those who break a sweat brushing their teeth and require a Rosetta stone just to understand exercise lingo. (Seriously, what are burpees?) Unlike any other method, ATC delivers some major results. The cunning use of weights, climbing rope, giant rubber bands, kettle bells and sandbags not only brings out your inner model, but also increases your endurance, metabolism, flexibility and speed. Noel, one of the trainers, who is part stand-up comedian, part fitness gestapo, will make sure you don't finish without drowning in your own sweat. (Which reminds me, ladies, if you're there to meet a guy, don't bother. Your makeup will melt like a pack of crayons left on the dashboard in August.) The workouts are always different, and they beat striding aimlessly on the machines like hamsters. Breakthru is a far cry from the overcrowded gyms that smell like an indoor kiddie pool, and instead of employing high school football jocks has compiled a group of fantastic professional fitness artists who will take the shapeless blob that you are and sculpt you into a thing of health and beauty. 345 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena. (626) 396-1700, Breakthrufitness.com.
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Fourth-generation circus performer Richie Gaona has been flying the trapeze since he was 5 years old. He moved to Los Angeles in 1988 to put his circus tricks to use as a stuntman, teaching actors and fellow performers how to fly on the side. Gaona's Trapeze Workshop now has a devoted following of diverse students who attend his trapeze classes, offered three days a week out of a facility boasting a trapeze hung 20 feet high where he, his girlfriend and his son teach thrill seekers how to perform like a pro. Fifty bucks gets you a two-hour group lesson with the flight guru. By the end of the first day, you'll not only be able to soar above the ground without screaming, you might even be willing to let go of the slim wooden bar and let your partner catch you mid-air. 5702 Lubao Ave., Woodland Hills. (818) 710-8191, richiegaona.com.
—Lorinda Toledo
Believe it or not, for as big and abundantly sunny as L.A. is, it's a town seriously lacking in good options for lap swimmers who want smooth water, regulation-size lanes and backstroke flags. One excellent solution to this problem is the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center, where parking is free and the two Olympic-size pools are a welcome sight, especially when you discover that one is kept at a toasty 87 degrees — perfect for chilly nights in the colder months. The center also offers a top-notch master's program, swim lessons, lifeguard training (bonus points if you get asked to pretend to drown during one of the drills) and an on-site pro shop in case your goggles break. Even more amazing to someone who has Googled "seriously Los Angeles rec swim where" is the well-organized website, which offers comprehensive lap swimming and lane-change calendars, closure notices and even a live webcam, in case you want to watch people exercising in lieu of actually doing it yourself. 360 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena; (626) 564-0330, rosebowlaquatics.com.
—Nora Crutcher
You might expect a belly dance class in a yoga studio to be impossibly new agey, or to skimp on the high-velocity, highly specific muscle moves that make the dance such a killer ab workout. But Shannon "Shea Butter" Lewallen's Shimmy Shape-Up at Swerve Studio on Third Street strikes the right balance. Described as a "newly innovated full-body medium-low-impact cardio workout," Shimmy Shape-Up offers solid instruction on the basic elements of belly dance — arm movements, hip and rib cage isolation, traveling steps and, of course, the shimmy — at a pace that's slow enough for beginners to follow, but not so snail-paced that you won't break a sweat. 8250 W. Third St., Mid-City. (323) 782-0741, swervestudio.com.
—Karina Longworth
Funny thing about place names around L.A. — they vary wildly in descriptive accuracy. Studio City does have movie and TV studios nearby, but Panorama City lacks any obvious panorama. While City of Industry does possess a lot of light industry, much of the municipality looks pretty tame, and parts of it are rather leafy and scenic, like the Industry Hills Golf Club, attached to the Pacific Palms Hotel & Conference Center. All in all, it's a spiffy and relaxing suburban resort occupying a commanding, rolling hill in the close-in Inland Empire. The Golf Club has won numerous awards from aficionados and features two full courses: the Ike (Eisenhower) and the Babe (Didrickson), with 160 sand bunkers, eight lakes and access to the resort's spa and two restaurants. 1 Industry Hills Pkwy., Industry Hills. (626) 851-4653, ihgolfclub.com.
—Adam Gropman
The creator of Pop Physique attended classes during her pregnancy and she still thinks the workout's thigh exercises are more difficult than having a baby. Founded by former dancer Jennifer Williams, the rigorous fitness classes combine ballet, Pilates and several rounds of pelvic tucks. The classes began at Pop Physique's flagship Silver Lake locale but, with Williams' tireless energy, have expanded to locales in Studio City, Marina del Rey, the Westside and Costa Mesa. The expanding, distinctly feminine Pop Physique fitness regime includes light weight lifting, squeezing a ball between thighs and standing on tiptoe as if you're wearing high heels. Several of the instructors have a dance background, which may explain why there's a practice of small controlled movements that take center stage each session, along with a careful grace. After-class sore limbs are standard. But devoted Pop Physique–goers report seeing their bums rise into pleasing round shapes and thighs and tummies become leaner. Of course, it's not without effort. 3501 W. Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake. (323) 665-7777, popphysique.com.
—Sophia Kercher
Think high-quality yoga only takes place in Venice, Malibu, Silver Lake and the other usual-suspect chic enclaves? Think again. Yoga has spread like sushi and fixed-gear bicycles. Areas like the San Gabriel Valley and the Inland Empire now are home to enough yoga to allow diverse choices among studios, including such special finds as Yoganette, a studio in West Covina frequented by passionate enthusiasts. It has a cozy, intimate, superfriendly vibe and teachers who make individualized attention, comfort and careful explanation their top priorities. Regulars love the clean, bright, cheerful space and affordable prices. But what sets this place apart is the gentle, sweetly idealistic, disarmingly pure approach of the instructional staff — whose teacher statements are personal and touching, like short application essays to the mellowest college on Earth. 2360 S. Azusa Ave., Suite C, West Covina. (626) 965-4000, yoganette.com.
—Adam Gropman
On a stretch of land adjacent to the Greek Theatre, trees loom, coyotes sniff, rattlesnakes roam — and the Vermont Canyon tennis courts rumble with activity. The spectacular sporting facility is patched into the wilderness of Griffith Park. Here you can escape the growls of traffic and rush of the freeway. Tuck your racket under your arm and warm up with a hike on the nearby trails. You'll want to snag the upper-level courts to admire the picturesque views and witness an extra thrill when your tennis ball flies past your opponent. Classes are available for both novice and advanced players. Expect an $8 fee after 5 p.m. and on weekends for an hour of playtime, but consider it a small price to pay for the opportunity to break away from urban confinement. 2715 Vermont Canyon, Los Feliz. (323) 664-3521, laparks.org.
—Sophia Kercher
Entering the Aromatherapy Crystal Steam Room in the spa at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, available to hotel guests and spa customers, is like being transported into a trippy parallel universe. The dark ceiling is covered with teeny, color-changing fiber-optic lights. Bum feel extra warm and cozy? That's because the walls and benches are heated. That delicious scent in the steamy air is eucalyptus. The velvety black room's focal point is a huge, white quartz crystal, lit from below, which is purported to give off "positive energy," to relieve stress and help heal the immune system. Whatever, it's supercool to stare at through the sauna mist and contemplate the mysteries of the universe. Just outside the sauna is an ice fountain filled with crushed ice, which you're supposed to rub on your freshly steamed skin to really get the circulation humming. Finally, step around the corner to the rainfall shower with three settings: Caribbean Rain, Atlantic Storm and Cold Mist. It's better than Superman's Fortress of Solitude. 9500 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. (310) 385-3917, fourseasons.com/beverlywilshire.
—Samantha Bonar
The Rose Bowl is known for its football games more than anything, but hundreds of people frequent the Rose Bowl Loop for exercise. Some walk, some bike — but most run the 3.3 miles around the picturesque stadium. This nationally known landmark today stands in as a training ground for runners and bikers, so don't be surprised to see a few running, cycling or triathlon clubs gathered there (there's a pool in the Rose Bowl Center), getting ready for an upcoming competition. Morning, noon and night, there are dozens of people around getting in some good cardio at a beautiful location. Surrounded by trees and rolling hills, a lot of the Rose Bowl Loop is shaded from the sun, providing relief from the sometimes-powerful heat in these foothills. You can either try this — or run more circles around a boring track. 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena. (626) 577-3101.
—Ontay Johnson
You've done Midnight Ridazz. You watched #flightvsbike on your smartphone. And now you're wondering where to find the next frontier of cycling action. Look no further than the L.A. Velodrome, an indoor wooden track with a banked incline up to 45 degrees. It's basically about sweat and speed. Olympic-level athletes train here, so it can be a little intimidating. Fortunately, they offer classes and won't let you ride until you've taken one. Kids as young as 7 can learn. If you don't want to ride, you can watch. There are regular races, which include the fan-favorite "Madison" relays — in which teammates grab arms and hurl each other up the track. It's a better spectator experience than, say, the Tour de California. ("Was that blur Lance Armstrong?" "I don't know, let's go home.") 18400 Avalon Blvd., Carson; email@example.com, lavelodrome.org.
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YORKSHIRE'S bowlers helped to seize the early initiative in their LV= County Championship match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston as they bowled the hosts out for just 228.
On a pitch with good pace and carry, and in the face of a short leg-side boundary towards the Raglan Stand, experienced Rich Pyrah excelled with 3-37 from 12 overs, while Jack Brooks also struck three times.
Each of Yorkshire's five-man attack struck, including 18-year-old Sessay left-arm spinner Karl Carver on debut, as Warwickshire posted a total significantly below par.
Six of the wickets fell to catches from either Aaron Finch, who spent time off the field with a tweaked groin, or Alex Lees at first slip after Jim Troughton had won the toss.
Chris Woakes struck twice in four balls in the tenth and 12th overs of Yorkshire's reply to leave them at 37-2, but the visitors were happy with their position at 82-2 from 24 overs ahead of today's second day.
Lees and Andrew Gale will resume on 40 and 31 not out respectively.
The only negative in terms of the bowling performance was allowing the hosts to add 104 for the last three wickets, underpinned by former New Zealand off-spinner Jeetan Patel's 63 not out off 67 balls.
But that is being ultra-critical, and all-rounder Pyrah was keen to look on the bright side.
"It was frustrating, and that's two games in a row when they've got a partnership at the end. But it shows that it's a decent pitch, and you can't just blast people out. It also shows how well we bowled at their top order," he said.
"There was a bit of carry in this (pitch), so it made a change from Arundel last week, and we just got the ball swinging because there wasn't much seam movement. We did well. We never let them off the hook, and it was a very disciplined performance.
"It's quite a dry pitch with a few cracks on it. I think it's very important that we try and score big and put them under pressure in the third innings."
After restricting Warwickshire to 71-3 at lunch, Yorkshire took the game by the throat with seven wickets in the afternoon session, including wickets four, five and six in seven balls.
Brooks took the first two, Sam Hain and Woakes caught at first slip, with successive deliveries in the 38th over to leave the score at 89-5.
Carver, playing ahead of dropped Azeem Rafiq and absent Adil Rashid (paternity leave), claimed his first wicket when he had Keith Barker caught at slip in the 59th over. Despite a late order rally from Warwickshire, who were then 171-8, Yorkshire made them pay.
"Karl has done well for someone of….how old is he,13?" quipped Pyrah. "He's got a lovely action, and he looks like a proper spin bowler. He showed no signs of nerves and did a really good job for us. Hopefully that first wicket is one of many."
LV= County Championship
Division one
Warwickshire v Yorkshire
at Edgbaston
(Warwickshire won toss)
Warwickshire First Innings
V Chopra c Bairstow b Pyrah 29
W T S Porterfield c Finch b Patterson 13
J O Troughton b Pyrah 23
S R Hain c Finch b Brooks 8
T R Ambrose c Lees b Pyrah 29
C R Woakes c Finch b Brooks 0
R Clarke c Lees b Patterson 0
K H D Barker c Finch b Carver 36
J S Patel not out 63
C J C Wright b Brooks 6
W B Rankin lbw b Sidebottom 11
Extras (lb5 w5) 10
Total (71.3 overs) 228
Fall: 1-20 2-64 3-65 4-89 5-89 6-90 7-124 8-171 9-180.
Bowling: Sidebottom 15.3-4-35-1, Brooks 16-4-63-3, Patterson 17-4-50-2, Pyrah 12-4-37-3, Carver 11-1-38-1.
Yorkshire First Innings
A Lyth c Patel b Woakes 11
A Z Lees not out 40
J A Leaning c Chopra b Woakes 0
A W Gale not out 31
Total 2 wkts (24 overs) 82
Fall: 1-31 2-37.
Bowling: Barker 6-0-23-0, Woakes 8-2-28-2, Clarke 4-0-11-0, Wright 3-1-12-0, Rankin 3-0-8-0.


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Cisco has confirmed a vulnerability in a Linksys router that would allow a hacker to gain full control of the device used to build home wireless networks.
Security vendor DefenseCode disclosed the flaw last week, saying that it could be in multiple Linksys models. On Thursday, Cisco said the vulnerability was only in the Linksys WRT54GL.
"At this point, no other Linksys products appear to be impacted," Cisco said in a statement. "We have developed and are testing a fix for this issue, and will release it for our customers as soon as possible."
Until a patch is available, Cisco recommended that customers make sure their network is securely configured and that strangers or people who cannot be trusted do not use an Ethernet cable to connect to the router.
Neither Cisco nor DefenseCode has provided details of the vulnerability. After being told of Cisco's statement, DefenseCode did a "quick analysis" and found that "at least one other Linksys model is probably vulnerable," Chief Executive Leon Juranic said in an email. In addition, the company has told Cisco about "a few other potential vulnerabilities in the Linksys equipment."
DenfenseCode was also checking to see whether network devices from other manufacturers contained the same flaw.
Earlier this week, DefenseCode said in a blog post that the vulnerability was in the default installation of Linksys routers. The company posted a YouTube video showing a proof-of-concept exploit being used to gain root access to a Linksys WRT54GL running the latest version of firmware, 4.30.14.
A few "shady" third parties offered to buy the exploit, which DenfenseCode refused to do, Juranic said. "We don't sell exploits."
In December, Cisco hired Barclays to find a buyer for Linksys, Bloomberg reported. The network equipment maker is looking to sell the unit as part of its strategy to get rid of its consumer businesses in order to focus on corporate products.


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Derrick House, Frederick Seaton and Napoleon English know all too well about the violence that is plaguing the streets of Chicago. Each man has spent time in prison; two of them for murder.
But these days they spend their time trying to prevent one person from shooting another. They work for Ceasefire.
With a 39 percent jump in homicides in the first six months of 2012 compared to 2011, a new and sometimes uneasy alliance takes root on Friday to try and combat the deadly mayhem. Ceasefire workers and the Chicago Police Department begin, for the first time, to work together.
"Eighty percent of the homicides in Chicago are black on black homicides," said Tio Hardiman, the executive director of Ceasefire.
Hardiman, who grew up in the gang-riddled Henry Horner Housing complex, says Ceasefire's job is to stop, in his words, "a guy from crossing the line."
"Therefore nobody goes to the cemetery. Nobody goes to the penitentiary," he noted as he sat in a west side park.
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Ceasefire began in 2000 as a public health initiative to try and put a stop to what was seen as an epidemic of violence in the city. The most controversial part of the program was recruiting ex-gang members and ex-felons to act as mediators.
Historically, the number of murders in Chicago has been much higher. Two decades ago, one year saw the city rack up more than 900 homicides.
But the nearly 40 percent jump in murders this year, even as overall crime goes down, has sparked a fierce debate on how to stop it.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Ceasefire is just one part of the city's anti-violence arsenal, including boarding up vacant buildings, after school programs, curfews, and using legal RICO statutes to prosecute gang leaders.
There are an estimated 100,000 gang members in the city.
In the 1970s, gangs like the Blackstone Rangers and the Eastside Disciples, while deadly, existed with a top-down command structure.
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Today the gangs have splintered into more factions and the fights, and the shootings look more like anarchy than organization.
"There is no gang structure on the west side," said Fred Seaton. "It's just cliques."
"You have these renegade factions, anybody might shoot you now-a-days," said Hardiman.
On a recent summer evening, Patricia Bradley watched from her porch as teens played ball on her Austin neighborhood street.
"In order to stop this violence we have to have some jobs," she says, realizing that chronic poverty is, at times, combustible.
"Some of our young people are so full of rage and hate that you don't know where to start," Bradley noted.
In 2011, Ceasefire says it worked with 1,100 high risk individuals over the course of more than 48,000 hours.
Asked if they at times feel hopeless, Derrick House spoke for Fred Seaton and Napoleon English.
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"I never feel hopeless," he said. "Never. I'm like, can't give up on 'em. You can't give up on 'em."
And Ceasefire officials say their work is paying dividends.
From January 2012 to May 2012, according to Hardiman, the Ceasefire zones have experienced about a 20 percent reduction in shootings and homicides this year already.
"In order to stop a homicide you have to have the ability to intercept a whisper," he says, noting, "it only takes about five seconds to pull the trigger."
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