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Albany-- Michael Mulvaney was found guilty of brutalizing a two year old girl, and given a forty year sentence.
The 36-year-old was sentenced to twenty years in prison and twenty years probation. Mulvaney has also been banned from Dougherty County and is not allowed to be in the presence of children without adult supervision.
Police arrested Mulvaney last February after the girl was found with bruises, burns, and cuts.
Some court room witnesses say Michael Mulvaney got off easy, after seeing the evidence of the child's injuries. The jury found Mulvaney guilty of all but one of the aggravated child battery and cruelty to children charges he was on trial for.
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Reliance Ind shares fall 3.7 pct
Reliance Industries, India's top listed company, struggled on the first trading day of the week after posting disappointing results on Friday.
The energy major slipped 3.7 percent to close at 1939 rupees, dragging the BSE Oil & Gas Index down 3 percent.
The company said quarterly net profit fell 11.5 percent to 36.36 billion rupees from 41.1 billion a year ago, its third straight quarterly decline. The results were worse than what the market was expecting.
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Ind is involved in a gas supply dispute with Reliance Natural Resources, which is led by Mukesh's brother Anil.
The Bombay High Court last month ruled in favour of Reliance Natural, triggering an over 7 percent fall in Reliance Ind shares on June 15.
But investors have been rewarded well in the past – the counter has jumped over 20 percent since early April this year (see chart).
Do you think it is a good time to pick up Reliance Industries shares?
I think Reliance is a gem of a stock.. pick it anytime.. do a SIP in the stock.. buy every month and become rich
ofcourse it is. When can there be a better time?
Even though Reliance cracked by 3.7% today,Sensex managed to hold its own.If this becomes a well- defined trend,Reliance may loose its leadership status to Infosys-ICICI-L&T combine.
Global economic revival is not boosting up refinery sector.This sector is faced with declinig margins.More capacities are due to be added in next 3/4 years but there is no major change expected in demand pattern.
Reliance has escaped refinery sector downturn with a mere 11.5% decline in profits.Some refineries are faced with 40% or more decline.Reliance is better placed compared to international competitors.
Reliance management is a smart one.They are shifting their product mix to gas exploration.Reliance should be able to get sales and profit traction out of KG gas.Starting June 2009Q,Reliance should be able to recover from a fall in topline and bottom line.
Give or take,another Rs 200/- correction,and if it does take place,one can sing :It can't get worse!

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Village Fish Market signed on this week as the newest tenant at the and the owners of the new business say the plan on offering seafood flown in from around the globe.
The market will also include a seafood restaurant and occupy a 5,100-square-foot retail unit adjacent to
Barry Cohen and Gerald Cigliano, two veterans of the fishing industry, are stepping out of retirement to open the business together.
Cohen has owned a few seafood restaurants and fish markets, including Olde Port in Avila Beach, while Cigliano once owned Santa Monica Seafood.
Cohen opened Olde Port 47 years ago and has since passed the family business on to his son. The elder Cohen now resides in Westlake Village.
He said the store is going to offer seafood from differents parts of the world, such as wallaye from Minnesota and whitefish from Lake Superior.
"We're going to have a 35-footlong display case," Cohen said, adding: "If customers see something in the market display that they want, we'll take it out and we'll cook it for them they way they want it cooked."
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FORT GIBSON — As Spc. Jason Shorter and his colleague make each of the 13 folds in the American flag and his fellow soldier plays taps, he knows the family of a deceased soldier or veteran is watching and listening.
Presenting that folded triangle of blue with white stars to the family to honor their loved one is one last show of appreciation for their service and sacrifice, one that family won't forget.
"It's a feeling that's indescribable, that this family knows why I'm there and what we're going to do," said Shorter, coordinator for the Eastern Office of the Oklahoma Army National Guard's Military Funeral Honors Program. The job involves "a lot of honor and a lot of pride."
Federal budget cuts are straining honor guard programs across the nation, reducing the number of full-time soldiers in Oklahoma who perform the service, coordinate the funeral details and maintain the skills of soldiers to the highest standards.
The Tulsa World reported that funding for full-time soldiers to perform those services has been cut nearly in half in the last two years, while the number of services the Guard works has increased consistently, said Staff Sgt. Marvin Barbee, state coordinator for the Guard's Military Funeral Honors Program.
With the start of the current federal fiscal year on Oct. 1, the Oklahoma National Guard's budget for full-time staff to perform funeral details was about $287,000, Barbee said. The initial allocation in the last fiscal year was about $383,000, although an additional allocation in March added $169,000. In fiscal year 2010, the state was allocated nearly $550,000 for the function.
In the last fiscal year, the Oklahoma Army National Guard provided services for 1,464 funerals. In 2008, the Guard served at about 770 funerals, Barbee said.
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Here's Monday's tourney links. Go State! Duke Blue Devils roll into 2nd round of NCAA women's tournament Liston scores 22, Duke women overwhelm Samford 82-47 in 1st round No. 2 seed Duke sends Samford women packing with NCAA first-round rout Duke Beats Samford, 82-47, Advances in NCAA Tourney Final Notes: Duke 82, Samford 47 Quotes: Duke 82, Samford 47 Box Score: Duke 82, Samford 47 ACC N.C. State's Williams plays through pain, breaks out of slump Heels deal with Marshall news Wrist watch on after UNC win Marshall's scaphoid fracture...
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Ancient gene aids Tibetans with high altitude
Tibetans living on the "roof of the world" can thank an extinct human relative for providing a gene that helps them adapt to the high altitude, a study suggests.
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In 1968, Agns Varda was living in Los Angeles with her husband, director Jacques Demy, who was there to begin filming his first Hollywood film, Model Shop .
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In the 1960s, eugenics was reinvented as behaviour genetics, but soon went back off the rails.
Golden Nuggets: Don't Quit: The Joe Roth Story makes its Berkeley debut
"The Joe Roth Story is the biggest secret in the history of college athletics," said former Cal coach Mike White, who emceed Wednesday's screening.
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Fiber optic networks play a key role in transmitting feature films to laptops, cool apps to smartphones and lifelike video games to game consoles.
Etel Adnan now represented by Galerie Lelong
Galerie Lelong announced the representation of Etel Adnan in Paris and New York.
Rogue gene helps Tibetans thrive in thin air
How do Tibetans thrive at such a high altitude? New research shows they owe this extraordinary ability to a rogue gene from long-lost cousins that enables them to live and work and climb ... Tibetans live in a mountainous home where the air contains 40 percent less oxygen than low elevations.
Alameda: Hospital board appoints new member
The board of the city's Alameda Health Care District has appointed Kathryn Saenz Duke to replace Jordan Battani, who resigned in May after the district affiliated with the Alameda Health System.
The Secrets of Transit Line Success
Payton Chung reports on " Making Effective Fixed-Guideway Transit Investments: Indicators of Success ," a Transit Cooperative Research Program report for the Transportation Research Board by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Around & About Music: The 28th Annual Mendocino Music Festival &...
This weekend, the Mendocino Music Festival starts up its 28th annual season, two weeks of music of all kinds, with afternoon and evening programs every day ... ... From famed pianist Stephen Prutsman playing Bach and Mozart to the last tour of the celebrated LA country rock band POCO , a staging of 'Don Giovanni' with Eugene Brancoveanu singing the ... (more)
Why This City Is Giving Away Free Marijuana To Low-Income People
The medical marijuana dispensaries in Berkeley, California will start giving some of their pot to low-income people who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford it, thanks to a new city ordinance that passed unanimously at the beginning of this month.
Berkeley City Council Race: Let the Endorsements Begin
They're off and running! Endorsements are coming thick and fast for Berkeley's City Council races.
Berkeley school garden grows biz model to stay afloat
Four hundred and 50 pounds of tomatoes, 300 pounds of tomatillos, 20 pounds of lettuce a week and 950 pizzas.
Downtown Berkeley to add new 6-story building
The demolition site at 2107 Dwight Way at Shattuck Ave. where a new 6-story mixed use development will be built.
Torture Memo Author John Yoo Awarded Endowed Faculty Chair At UC Berkeley School Of Law
In America today no good deed goes unpunished nor bad deed unrewarded. One of the co-authors of the notorious "Torture Memos" , John Yoo, has been awarded an endowed faculty chair at University of California Berkeley School of Law.
Berkeley Rotary Honors Judy Heumann and Ed Roberts
The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California announces the 2014 Rotary Peace Grove Awards Ceremony to honor Ed Roberts and Judith Heumann, leaders of the civil rights movement for the disabled, on July 16, 2014 at 4:00 p.m., at the Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline St. in Berkeley.
Powerful new source of up-to-date information on economic activity
Researchers have developed a new data infrastructure for measuring economic activity.
Oakland firm creates frozen dessert getting raves
One after the next, people pause in Berkeley Bowl before the row of ice cream pints.
Berkeley Backtracks On Plans To Break Up Homeless Encampment Under I-80 Overpass
BERKELEY - City of Berkeley officials Thusday at least temporarily called off their threat to remove property at a homeless encampment under the Gilman Street overpass adjacent to Interstate Highway 80, saying some of the people who lived there have been able to find housing elsewhere.
Cal football recruiting commit: AJ Greathouse, Mesa Community College cornerback
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Former Big Ten Players and Coaches Set to Compete in Super Bowl
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The Big Ten Conference will be well-represented on Sunday, Feb. 2, in Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Thirteen former student-athletes and nine coaches with conference connections appear on the rosters of the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks.
Eleven Big Ten schools will be represented among the players and coaches in the Super Bowl, including draft picks and undrafted free agents who entered the National Football League (NFL) between 2004 and 2013. Wisconsin is tied for second among all schools with four players on the rosters, followed by Michigan State, Penn State and Purdue with two each. Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern will each have one former player competing for the title. On the sidelines, Michigan State has four coaches with affiliation to the Spartan program, while Ohio State has two coaches with Buckeye ties and Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin each have one with a connection to the school.
Seattle's head coach and eight of the Broncos' and Seahawks' assistant coaches have ties to Big Ten schools. Seahawks' head coach Pete Carroll (secondary coach at Ohio State), offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell (played at Wisconsin), assistant offensive line coach Pat Ruel (assistant at Michigan State), running backs coach Sherman Smith (assistant at Illinois), defensive quality control coach Robert Saleh (assistant at Michigan State) and assistant strength and conditioning coach Mondray Gee (graduate assistant at Michigan State) each have Big Ten ties. Broncos' offensive coordinator Adam Gase (attended Michigan State), offensive line coach Dave Magazu (graduate assistant at Michigan) and defensive line coach Jay Rodgers (played at Indiana and recruiting intern at Ohio State) have also spent time with current Big Ten institutions.
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Galaxy Nexus One-Click Root with Root Toolkit
Samsung's Galaxy Nexus is the hottest piece of tech in recent weeks. We recently went hands-on with this dual core, Ice Cream Sandwich-packing beast of a phone, and we suspect that if you're reading this you probably have one in your hand as well. We've already published a couple of ways to unlock and root this device so you can start getting full control. This method, though, is by far the most straightforward and easiest. No messing with command lines, no complicated commands. Just download, and click. However, this is a Windows only download. Sorry Mac users. Borrow a Windows friend's PC. Also, drop by GalaxyNexusForums and say Thanks to developer WugFresh for devising this super-simple method.
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- Click Unlock+Root and let it work. This will unlock the bootloader, root the device, install SuperUser and Clockwork Recovery.
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Smartphone theft is on the rise, in part because criminals can resell the devices for up to $150 a piece.
Police say nearly 900 smartphones were stolen from January to June, a 10% increase from last year. iPad thefts are up 71%.
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful is offering a one-day free recycling event Saturday for hard-to-recycle items.
They'll be taking various kinds of e-waste like cell phones and computer components along with plastic grocery bags and number 5 plastics.
The one-stop-drop will be at the Whole Foods in Rookwood Commons.
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Cincinnati Metro is introducing a new way to pay bus fares.
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The World's Longest Yard Sale is underway and it runs straight through the Tri-State.
The sale spans 690 miles along US 127 from Addison, Michigan to Gadsden, Alabama.
In Covington, venders line MainStrasse Village with everything from antiques and housewares to jewelry, records, and vintage clothing.
Diana Durham has a small stand with chairs and lots of cookware. She says business is good and she's having a lot of fun. She's visited before but this is her first year as a seller. What prompted the change?
A national study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds most teenagers are putting off getting a driver's license, mainly for economic reasons. Forty-four percent obtain a license within 12 months of the minimum age and 54 percent are licensed before their 18th birthday. That's a significant drop from two decades ago when more than two-thirds of teens were licensed by the time they turned 18.
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Sport Academies are holding Easter camps at Harrow School.
The camps, which will run from April 2-5, will cover a range of sports and are open for six to 14 year olds of all abilities.
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I see that China is a very strange country because there is too many things that are happening in it that we can't understand it. For example we all know that China is full of fake Apple Stores that sells iPhones/iPad/iPods and etc.. But it looks like that China didn't stop on making fake Apple Stores but we have spotted on a site called sites like TaoBao which, according to Reuters (and the link we dug up) are already for sale. Strange right ?!
And here's what is written on the site:
Apple Inc's next-generation iPhone has not even been released yet, but opportunistic sellers on China's largest e-commerce platform, Taobao, are already accepting pre-orders, complete with mock-up pictures and purported technical specifications.
The hotly anticipated iPhone 5 is widely expected to be released sometime between August and October this year, although Apple itself has been tight-lipped about it. Sources have said the iPhone 5 would have a bigger screen than previous models, while Taiwanese media reported the phone's voice recognition software, Siri, would have more powerful functions.
And I am very confused from the price, this iPhone 5 that on the site is available for $8599 and that's so expensive and if this was the real price of the"REAL iPhone 5″ I will not buy it of course.. What do you think ?! Probably this is another rumor and fake devices that China is making.
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"You could spend experience points on dodge…which meant that you were actively practicing getting out of the way of stuff. Is there a special place you go to hang out and dodge? A gun range, maybe?â€
I almost spit my coffee all over my keyboard from laughing when I read this comment from White Wolf writer and game developer Justin Achilli concerning his never humble opinion regarding skills in World of Darkness games. I asked myself "How the heck did I miss this?â€Â Then I realized how I missed it. I, like most folks, have a full time job, family, friends, and obligations that prevent me from surfing the internet for twelve hours a day to read all of the amazing roleplaying game blogs out there. What I really needs is for someone to go read all of these blogs for me, and just forward me the really cool stuff.
Enter Jonathan Jacobs, with volume two of his Open Game Table: The Anthology of Roleplaying Game Blogs. Open Game Table is exactly what the busy gamer needs, a collection of the best of the best available online. Like the original Open Game Table, most of Volume Two's content is written from a d20 game mechanic perspective, though many of the ideas found inside the book easily translate across systems. Even if you have never played a d20 style game, you can relate to the (much deserved) demise of a certain overpowered and overconfident barbarian in Trent Colwell's A Tale of Jacques: A Study in the Ignominious RPG Death.
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 Besides these interviews with gaming icons, you will also find a wealth of advice on campaign design and planning, a discussion of 4E skill challenges and tips on map making. And that is just getting warmed up. The only thing missing is a proper article on the wonders of kobolds. Though to be fair, there is an extensive article featuring an evil gnome for 4E, and we all know kobolds and gnomes can't co-exist peacefully. So that might explain the issue. Maybe in volume three…
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Romantic restaurant in Brooklyn..
My husbands birthday is on saturday and i wanted to celebrate with a romantic dinner..i have been trying to get a reservation at River CAfe..i am on their waiting list for saturday.. any other suggestions? also, has anyone had brunch at river cafe on Sunday? how is it...
thanks much...
I really like convivium osteria on 5th Ave. It has a nice candlelight atmosphere and the food is really great. http://www.convivium-osteria.com/over.... Have a great evening!
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Romantic means different things to different people, although the River Café works for most. If a small cozy place (11 tables) that is not dark (decent lighting, beige walls, with superb but unobtrusive service strikes you as romantic then I would highly recommend the Garden Café in Prospect Heights. It's our idea of birthday romance (and judging by the clientèle, lots of other people as well), but it might not be yours.
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In my opinion, Convivium is certainly cozy, but not romantic. We have not been very impressed with the food at Convivium - it is good but not great. The idea to switch from (the idea of) River Cafe to Convivium is a bit troublesome for me... after all, River Cafe is in another league, and can be very romantic (if you get the right table and do not have a noisy party next to you).
We used go there a lot, for romantic dinners, when the super talented chef Rick Laakkonen still cooked there. Cannot beat the setting. And if you are into great wines, the wine list is one of the top two wine lists in Brooklyn.
I agree that Garden Cafe can be romantic. The food there is mostly quite good. Sometimes it is too heavy, too much fat, for us.
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I guess it depends what you consider romantic. We sat downstairs at convivium in the little alcove that fits 2 to 4 people. Surrounded by dusty bottles of wine, candles, etc...it was the most romantic meal I've had in brooklyn by far. Esp sharing the steak for two.
But then I've never had any interest in River Cafe. Not my sort of place.
Aurora in Williamsburg is quite charming and romantic.
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Hi pcpie331, check out this old thread about the River Cafe's romantic quotient:
I think their Sunday brunch is great; definitely an experience worth having at least once.
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We had a great meal @ Petite Crevette in Carroll Gardens. It's in an old flower shop on Hicks near Union. Food was great, esp. the seafood chowder – some of the best I've had. Our entrees - I had a great scallop dish, my S.O. had the mustard salmon - were both great. The service was O.K and the place has a very homey vibe to it. From what I saw it's mostly family run. We found the back room cozy. It's BYOB and they might only take cash (we paid cash so that wasn't an issue), but I def. recommend trying them out.


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West Deptford residents who are tired of seeing dead shrubs, overgrown weeds, and a barren-looking landscape in the parking islands at the RiverWinds Community Center will be happy to hear that plans are in the works to refurbish them.
Johnson Matthey plans to spruce up the islands as one of its community projects within West Deptford this upcoming year. The proposed project would be the largest of three the company is considering in 2013.
"It's a big event for the site," Recreation Advisory Committee chairman John DiCarlo said. "We want to get everyone out there as a community to help out."
While details haven't been finalized, DiCarlo said he has spoken with township recreation foreman Matt Moore about ideas to revitalize the islands. Some of the ideas brought forth include putting in new mulch, tearing out the old shrubs and replacing them with newer plants that will be able to handle the winter.
Moore also mentioned that they would like to put walkway cutouts into the islands so people walking through the parking lot will not walk through the shrub and mulch areas.
The project will be completed by volunteer workers from Johnson Matthey and Solvais Solexis. Johnson Matthey will also contribute a donation toward the cost of the project. Moore is researching how much the project will cost.
DiCarlo said that there will also be two smaller projects that will include a small cleanup job at the Field of Dreams park and an additional project done in conjunction with the West Deptford Senior Citizens Club.
Last year, Johnson Matthey contributed donations and volunteers workers to renovate the Field of Dreams Park as part of a community service project.


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Hummus without olive oil or cumin? Nope, doesn't work. Add up to 1/4 cup of olive oil and 1/2 tsp of cumin to this recipe, and I'll change my rating to 5 stars. Adding water to this recipe is not "optional" either. About 1/4 cup will be right. Don't add in the "reserved" bean juice. Drain and rinse those beans to get rid of the extra sugars.
This is a very good recipe. I've substituted lime juice for the lemon juice--not as good. I've left out the tahini--not as good. I've served it the same day as making it--not as good. This is excellent & best served after 1-2 days.
This recipe is the BEST to date! I made a batch up, and we ate it for lunches for a week. Spread it on a toasted pita bread, dip tortilla chips or carrot sticks in it. Any way, it is just divine. It is packed with nutrition too! My two year old daughter LOVES it (and she's the pickiest eater I know). I love being able to add what I like to it. A little lemon juice and garlic makes it delicious! Great recipe, very easy, very kid-friendly. We give it two tummies up!! :-)
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Our task was to teach teenagers about the health benefits of Gatorade products, without boring them out of their teenage minds. We created these powerful visual print ads to get our message across.
Gatorade has built their platform on the belief that athletic performance is driven from what's inside an athlete. Instead of telling people that, we decided to show it through branded entertainment.
This documentary follows RGIII through his recovery process after his two knee surgeries following his rookie season. It aired on ESPN and ABC in primetime the week before the first game of his second season.
The promo spot we did is below, as well as some promo web videos.
Also, if you have an extra hour (which I'm sure you do), the full documentary is at the bottom.
BYU's Student Film Association wanted to break down the perception that only filmophiles were allowed in. I made these simple ads to show students that if you get these, you belong in SFA.
How do you convince kids that reading is cool? Show them all the new worlds their minds can create when they have more material to create with.
I illustrated and cut out each of these sets. I could've made a million of them had I not experienced intense scissor cramps.
Here are some miscellaneous Gatorade print pieces I love, as well as some special posters we made for athletes.
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Kirt Manwaring
|Kirt Manwaring
July 15, 1965
Elmira, New York
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|October 3, 1999 for the Colorado Rockies
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Kirt Dean Manwaring (born on July 15, 1965 in Elmira, New York), is a former Major League baseball catcher. He played thirteen seasons in the major leagues, from 1987 until 1999.
Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 12th round of the 1983 free-agent draft; did not sign. Selected by the San Francisco Giants in the second round of the 1986 draft[1] out of Coastal Carolina University at the age of 21. A little over a year later, he made his major league debut with the Giants, then spent the next several years splitting time between the major and minor leagues.
Kirt earned a Gold Glove in 1993. He finished the season with the National League's second-highest percentage of throwing out base stealers (45 percent). The Giants then traded him to the Houston Astros for Rick Wilkins and cash, in July 1996. At the end of the season, he signed with the Colorado Rockies. He finished his last season in 1999. He is currently a catching instructor for the Giants.[2]
A very good defensive catcher, he recorded a .998 fielding percentage and won a Gold Glove award with the San Francisco Giants in 1993.[3] He won the 1993 Willie Mac Award honoring his spirit and leadership.[3] In 1993, he was tied for 4th in intentional walks, with 13.
Manwaring was inducted into Coastal Carolina University Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Ismael is toooo adorable. Every morning he comes running to me saying, "Miss! Miss! Gud maning Miss! I pick you a flowa!" (and proceeds to give me a flower.) Today he said, "Miss, ah wan a jress to wear lik u, an a pretti jewls!"
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Hanging out with the neighborhood boys after they hunted Iguana for their dinner. (Dangriga, Belize)
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The local youth group decided to celebrate the community's anniversary by bringing back an old tradition that they did in exile during the civil war. There statement is clear. "We are Here!!"
My Peace Corps Service--Avoiding War Through Service
Like some Peace Corps Volunteers of an earlier era, my decision to join the Peace Corps was shaped by the events on the ground when I volunteered. In the 1960s, it was the Vietnam War and the draft; the Peace Corps was one way to defer draft eligibility. For me, in the 1980s, it was AIDS; the Peace Corps was my way of avoiding that "war" of my generation, my way of deferring being drafted into the AIDS epidemic. In both cases, volunteers were hoping to avoid death while man...
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This is my bedroom in my host family's house. There was no ensuite bathroom! In fact, the bathroom wasn't exactly in the house!
My Peace Corps Family
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'The Machine' is a top captain
10:30am Thursday 1st March 2012 in Skrill Conference North Table & Results By Carl Heeley
THE role of a captain is an integral part of any team and it's no different at Worcester City.
Following Scott Parker's appointment as England skipper for last night's friendly international against Holland, it brings the position into focus.
Although I don't know Parker, just by looking at him you can see he's very committed, has that will to win and players look up to him.
Those are important traits for any leader and both current incumbent Kevin O'Connor, and predecessor Ryan Clarke, have them at City.
Kevin is not a ranter and raver who grabs the game by the scruff of the neck, but leads by example and the way he plays the game.
He's never frightened to have possession in any area of the pitch and when he loses the ball he's the first trying to rectify his mistake.
Players look up to him and he gives his team-mates a boost.
I have been involved with footballers for many years and have seen hundreds, if not thousands, and Kevin is in a league of his own in terms of application.
He is the best trainer we have got at the club, and we have got a few excellent ones.
The others nickname him 'The Machine' because of his energy levels — everything he does is at match pace.
As a manager, I am reliant on a captain to sort things out on the pitch.
If we are playing a certain formation and it's not quite working, the captain can implement any changes that I need to make.
Kevin also has a key role to play off the pitch, such as being involved in the fines system in the changing room.
Something like that can get overlooked but it is important and keeps the spirit going throughout the season.
Players are fined for petty things but it is good for morale and at the end of the campaign they get the money back by way of a night out.
Being captain, whether it be of your club or country, should also be a source of great pride.
I remember getting the captaincy at Worcester and I considered it a big honour. I was fortunate that I was skipper at every club I played at in my career — Alvechurch as a young player and also at Bromsgrove Rovers and Hinckley United.
It was a tag that got attached to me and it's fair to say I tried to lead by example, not because of the ability I had on the ball but for my sheer determination and will to win.
I was different in that respect to Kevin and Ryan, who are both quiet and unassuming people, I certainly wasn't afraid to tell someone if I wasn't happy with what they were doing.
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Paul LoDuca Wants To Come Back
This afternoon in an appearance on XM 175 MLB Home Plate (SIRIUS 210), former Mets catcher Paul LoDuca expressed a desire to return to the big leagues in 2010.
LoDuca missed all of 2009 due to injuries, but claims he is now 100 percent healthy, and ready to make a comeback.
The feisty catcher hit .318 in 2006 with the Mets, but dropped to .272 in 2007 before leaving the team as a free agent.
Here is what LoDuca had to say on XM:
Paul Lo Duca: "I'm completely healthy. I feel unbelievable. I've been hitting the last four or five days constantly and started my workouts. I feel great. My hand feels 100 percent for the first time in a while. My hamstring and my knee finally healed after the surgery I had there. … I want to come back and play. When I started working with you guys (as a part-time analyst) and started really watching the games it really gave me that edge. My heart's into it and I want to go back in it full bore and [do] whatever needs to be done. I want to play on a team that wants to win and wants a player that wants to win. I'll do whatever I need to do. If it's come off the bench, if it's spot starts, I'll do whatever they need me to do."
Lo Duca: "I'm a realist. I'm going to be 37 but my knees feel good. I've only had one knee surgery. There's no issues there. I really feel like I can offer a good bat off the bench to somebody and do whatever needs to be done. … Whatever they want me to do. I've played other positions before. If they need me to catch and if something goes down then I can do that as well. Whatever the manager asks me to do I'm willing to do."
Lo Duca: "Whatever happens I'm looking just to get an invite. If you don't like me when I'm walking in the clubhouse, hey, you don't like me, go ahead and send me home. That's fine. But I'm going to show up in great shape and ready to go. We'll see what happens. I'm gung-ho. I'm really energetic about coming back. I feel like I still have a lot to offer."
Hmm … the Mets need a catcher, a righthanded-hitting first baseman, and a left fielder — and LoDuca has ably handled all three positions as a big leaguer. He also has that "fight" and "grittiness" that Mets fans adore.
Would you give him an invitation to spring training?
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Comments5 Responses to "Paul LoDuca Wants To Come Back"
Your tweet "Paul LoDuca Wants To Come Back" led me to this post. At first glance, I was expecting him to say 'come back to the Mets.' While I don't think he'd make the team, I don't see any harm having him come to ST.
As you said, he's got the grittiness that fans, like myself, liked in him. In the end, maybe he'll have taught something to our "young" guys.
He's 38, has been a terrible hitter since 2007 (that .272 batting average came with no power, no speed and no ability to get on base). Even at his best he didn't have enough bat for first base or left field.
In other words, please, please, please, make this happen! Nothing would be more entertaining than watching this no-talent, light hitting, jerk teaching "grittiness" to his younger team-mates as another Mets team sinks into oblivion. I guess "grittiness" is now code for being the team steroid connection (documented in Mitchell report), cheating on your wife with not one, but two teenagers, running up big gambling debts, and welshing on large financial purchases.
Though Randy may be a bit extreme, I feel closer to his train of thought than of Julie's. The Mets have made it pretty clear that they are distancing themselves from anyone mentioned in the Mitchell Report, and have strayed away from signing or trading for players linked to PED usage over the last few years (maybe with the exception of Fernando Tatis, although he's only been rumored and not officially linked). When Lo Duca's contract was up after 2007 and he seemed like a logical choice to return, the Mets gave him the silent treatment and he instead went to Washington where he looked washed up. And further solidifying the Mets' stance on removing the PED-linked players after 2007 was the trade of Guillermo Mota, whom they recieved virtually nothing in return for. Even though Lo Duca may be clean now, and may be healthy, for whatever reason the Mets are not going to 'sink to the level' of signing a former PED abuser. That's been their stance since the MR came out, and I don't see it changing for the likes of Paul Lo Duca.
And let's also remember that Lo Duca couldn't throw a runner out at 2nd base to save his life, and that was 3 seasons ago. I can only imagine the 12-hoppers he'd be unleashing to 2B in 2010 at 38 years old. Additionally, Randy is right: Lo Duca hits for virtually no power, he doesn't walk, and he has very little speed. Even if he's just a ST invite, what use do the Mets really plan to get out of a no-hit, no-defense, over-the-hill player like Lo Duca? I know a lot of use think that ST invites are like pennies and that you can just throw them out to anybody because they mean so little, but you have to draw a line somewhere. Lo Duca is not worth our time.
Lo Duca certainly got a bad rap among Mets fans and perhaps rightfully so. When we last saw him he couldn't hit, couldn't throw runners out, and really made some people around the team dislike him. Yet from where I sit Lo Duca is one of those 2006 leaders that helped make that team special. Special to a point but special none the less. I never doubted his hustle or his grit, and when he was slapping single after single for the 2006 Mets moving Jose Reyes to third base and getting on for Beltran, Delgado, Wright I didn't notice anybody caring about his low slugging %. If Lo Duca plays 3-4 times a week and hits around .300, I don't care where he plays, because he would be contributing. Lo Duca made that team better in 2006, recapturing any of that is worth a shot in my opinion.
I don't feel this is a must do move, I'll take it or leave it, but I figure why not see where the offseason goes and then extend an invite. My real hope is that Thole can because a better version of Lo Duca who hits left handed and likely has less off field issues. Could he be a mentor to Thole? I would think so.
Another bad idea. Met fans can't seem to get any ex-Met out of the system. LoDuca comes to spring training ….why?? either we don't have any options other than Santos and Thole, and are therefore desperate due to another failed off season by the GM, or its a favor, taking time away from the development of young Thole…. Either way its a bad move. He's done, he proved it in NY and then he more than proved it in DC. Let somebody else have sympathy for this roidal hero.


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---- — NORTH ANDOVER — The accident in which a 15-year-old girl was struck by a car on Route 125 on Tuesday night remains under investigation by Officer Jason Wedge.
The girl was transported to Lawrence General Hospital. She was hit by a car near 535 Chickering Road, according to the police log. The accident was reported at 8:27 p.m.
Lt. Charles Gray, spokesman for the Police Department, said last night there has been no change in the victim's status. Police are not releasing her name because she's a juvenile, he explained.
Police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians handled two other accidents which resulted in injuries Tuesday.
Two people were transported to Lawrence General Hospital after two cars collided near Stop & Shop, 757 Turnpike St., a few minutes before 8 a.m. Both vehicles were towed, according to the police log.
One of the operators was issued a citation for impeded operation, police said.
Several hours later, at around 3 p.m., one person was transported to Lawrence General after an accident near 642 Turnpike St.
None of the injuries in the latter two accidents was life-threatening, Gray said.


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England is a perfect getaway spot it comes to enjoying a country with a long history and a rich culture. It has the fabled cobblestone streets and endless lofts of grass which makeup a spectacular environment of unparalleled tranquility. To make England even more interesting, there is also the undeniable touch of grace and sophistication which the English are famous for. Thecountry is teeming with cherished icons of a past era, like landmarks which can be seen in Stonehenge, Tower Bridge, Eton and Oxford. A trip to its magnificent urban areas on the other hand is all it takes to experience English modernity at its finest. From fine dining, wining and all night dancing, these hot spots surely have everything going.
England is also perfect for the most alluring nature trips. It has great collection of woodland areas where you can relax and enjoy flowers, plants, animals and birds. Put these all together and any visitor will truly be in for a nature trip like no other. Be sure to pack up your camping gear for a day or two in the English woods, and bring that camera too.
England will always be interesting because the English language, commerce and freedom found their origins here. Proud of its history and avant-garde culture, England has been the home of Queen Elizabeth I, Princess Diana, Robin Hood, Shakespeare, the Beatles, Jane Austen, among other world-famous names.
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To others, England is London; and to some London is England. England's capital, London is known as one of the world's greatest cities. It offers myriad of centuries-old palaces, monuments and cathedrals. London is likewise known for its fantastic shops and boutiques where you could find varied, rare and breath-taking clothes selection from world-renowned fashion designers. Fantastic and classy museums abound, where they feature best selections on science, natural history, art, fine arts, books, medieval weapons, and more. London has also developed an outstanding set of new restaurants and offers foods from all walks of the world.
England is also known for the grandiose architecture and grounds of it's famous universities, the Oxford University and the Cambridge University. Cathedrals such as Christ Church, York Minster, Durham, Winchester and St. Paul are likewise spread around England like real houses of God because of their brilliant architecture and glorious aesthetics.
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Students will work on building the foundation of acting technique. With different classes focusing on movement, voice, improvisation, building an ensemble, and many other skills, young actors will learn that every class is an acting class. Working toward a final class sharing, students will collaboratively create their own piece of theatre based on fables, fairy tales, and children's literature.WEDNESDAYS, 3:45-4:45pm
Improvisation is a great tool for unlocking creative ideas and exploring emotions, themes, and characters. This class will focus on improvisation as a means to creating new work, in the form of short plays. Actors will explore acting and improvisation games designed around the story telling process, then apply this work to the creation of a short piece. This is a great class for students who have taken Actor's Ensemble, aspiring writers, and story tellers!WEDNESDAYS, 5:00-6:15pm
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I'm not Flomo or Pactard but I know good and great boxing skill when I see it. Mayweather has great boxing skills. Now his persona he created since the Corrales fight was used to gain more money. Over 80% of boxers tend to go broke or have money woes after boxing. Floyd saw this coming because before the Corrales fight he was a very generous and nice guy.
He would always show compassion to his opponent no matter if their over matched or not. He wasn't the trash talker and he wasn't the brag type. He was getting payed peanuts by Bob Arum during that time and no one really knew who he was even though he dispatched many good and decent vets and fighters at such a young age yet no one knew who he was. Floyd took the initiative to take on the BAD character persona. Knowing he would be hated but he would be renowned. People will finally pay attention to him and he wouldn't be paid peanuts. You have to understand boxing is a business first most guys who did everything for the fans end up broke and destroyed and those fans turn on them. Put yourself in his position and tell yourself how does it feel?. Mouths to feed, great skill set, no one appreciates you, no one knows you, promoter ripping you off and what would you do??.
Floyd made his own blueprint that till this day many other fighters use or try to use. If people weren't gonna watch this man fight as a good preachy guy and he still get payed peanuts versus watch him only to have his mouth be shut and hope for him to be KO'd but be payed well I think any person probably would make the decision I know they would.
Floyd is a smart business man he played his "Money" character well, so well people actually believe that Money persona is actually who he really is. Because of that persona many of your favorite fighters who fought Floyd got their career best pay day to feed the mouths they need to feed. This man has took on the burden of being backlashed, hated on, spite against, under appreciated, misunderstood and called immature names in order to feed his family and fight in a ring for it. That is no coward. I will never respect when someone can call another man a coward, a coward who fought for 14 years!! A man who knows the side of being that nice guy boxer and knows that you can get ripped off at the end.
Floyd has his own charity work where he provides supplies, food and clothing for the underprivileged and homeless in Vegas and in Rapids plus other places. He has been involved with chipping in a whopping 1 Mill to Breast Cancer research (look it up). The man is also known to occasionally give money to random people if asked.(not all the time) This man also gave money monthly to Genaro Hernandez(R.I.P) the first vet fighter to give Floyd a chance when he was younger. For that Floyd voluntarily gives Hernandez money monthly and since Hernandez passed Floyd stepped up to pay for whole funeral cost. I suspect Floyd to keep giving money to Hernandez's kids/family even after his death because knowing Floyd that man will always be in debt to him. Floyd is a very grateful person. I have some youtube videos to help show and explain the REAL side to Floyd Mayweather Jr. I'm a boxing fan first and Floyd represents that to the highest esteem. Thank you.


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6:57pm Saturday 13th October 2012 in News
A CRACKDOWN on metal theft was carried out in Newport this week.
The surprise operation was run in conjunction with officers from Gwent Police and British Transport Police with the Environment Agency and BT, as the operation checked scrap yards, and vans carrying scrap around the city on Thursday morning.
Sergeant Simon Clark of Gwent Police, who has led much of the force's work on metal theft said they tried to carry out at least one major operation once a month at random to try and catch those working illegally off their guard.
Metal theft costs the UK economy an estimated £360 million a year and as was said in the briefing is an easy way of money laundering.
Officers on the operation are taken through a list of the red yards on the force's scrap yard traffic light system. These are yards where they have found misconduct previously and are a high priority to check again.
They run through specific area they have been before and found dealers and are shown intelligence of known troublemakers.
"To be most effective it's a mixture of gathered intelligence and officers local knowledge on the ground," said one of the officers involved.
The team are given a chilling warning by Sergeant Clark to "be careful" before heading out. It is particularly pertinent in light of an armed robbery which took place at the GLJ yard in Crospenmaen in April this year, where the scrap yard workers were held up at gun point and robbed of £10,000.
The increased violence and desperation of thieves to get the metal has been driven by the spiralling price of scrap.
Copper, alloy and lead top the charts of the must-have-metals for thieves with vehicle exhaust systems seeing a rapid rise in popularity too.
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Our first stop on the operation is a yard near the SDR. A scrap collector who is well known to the officers is there and the last time he came face to face with them he was less than impressed to see them.
He is exasperated again here but the officers' approach of constant badgering and checks seems to have worked as he has had a lot of work done to his van to get it roadworthy and has up to date documents on him unlike the last time.
All collectors have to keep a book detailing the name, address, and what was taken of all their collections, while yards keep two books detailing all metal that goes in and out of the yard, including who brought it, what it was, what vehicle they were driving and how much they were paid.
If they fail to keep these records or cannot produce an ID card to prove they are registered with their local authority then they can be fined and persistent offenders given restraining orders.
The police patrols continue to pull and over and check their records, what they are carrying and check their tanks for red diesel but today, positively, all records are up to date and they don't need to add to the 70 van load seizures of scrap metal and two scrap yard closures they have made in the last 18-months.
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Something stinks in Largo.
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"There are still signifcant hydrogen sulfide related odor emissions and the potential for corrosion in the system in certain areas," according to the study presented at the Sept. 11 City Commission work session.
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TURLOCK — After not playing a home game in two weeks, the Turlock boys basketball team was understandably fired up to play in front of their large crowd on Friday night.
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"This was our first home game since the kids got back from winter break," Bulldogs coach Doug Cornfoot said. "To get a crowd like this, the enthusiasm. I think it really helped us."
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A series of interesting posts have appeared on Whedonesque since I put up news about the forthcoming Joss Whedon: Conversations collection I am editing with Cynthia Burkhead.
We want to make our book the best that it can be (perhaps we need a treatment?). So we welcome your feedback.
There seems to be some concern about the price (which has not been set yet), but I can confirm that it will be available in both hardcover (primarily for libraries) and paperback (low $20s). Neither of us is receiving any money in advance for the book. Our goal, in keeping with the tradition of published interviews at the University Press of Mississippi, was simply to put together in a single volume a strong collection of conversations with a major figure. (UPM offers books covering writers, filmmakers, comic book artists--they have collections of interviews with Chuck Jones and Art Spiegelman!)
The complained-about Rolling Stone piece was certainly not our first choice, but we wanted to have something that dealt with Whedon, the internet, and his dream of being the web's Roger Corman. Can anyone direct us to Whedon's criticism about the Kushner piece? (We liked the Wharton School of Business interview with Whedon, but it was prohibitively expensive.)
As to the highly praised IGN interview: we agree that it was one of the very best, but we have yet to find a way to seek permission to include it. The interviewer's e-mail address is no longer valid. Anybody have any idea of how to get in touch with IGN?
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A FIRE protection company, which installs automatic extinguishing systems on to machinery used in extreme conditions, is to represent the UK in the European Business Awards.
Ardent Ltd, based in Roecliffe, near Boroughbridge, has been selected as one of 16 national champions in the awards and will compete for the coveted Ruban D'Honneur status in the next round of the competition.
People voted online after companies put together video entries for the competition and a panel of judges chose another 15 organisations that exhibited innovation, business excellence and sustainability to represent the UK.
Emma Kirk, marketing executive for Ardent, said: "We're proud to be selected to represent the UK as a National Champion. The European Business Awards is widely recognised as the showcase for Europe's most dynamic companies and we are now looking forward to the next round of the judging process where we can explain in more depth how we are achieving business success in these tough trading conditions."
The national champions will be reassessed by a third panel of judges and the winners will be announced in April.
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