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ATLANTA (AP) -- The outgoing majority leader of the Georgia Senate is resigning from the chamber to take a public television post. Sen. Chip Rogers, a Republican from Woodstock, will step down Dec. 5. He recently won re-election as a senator, but dropped out of the race to continue as majority leader when the new legislature convenes in January. A statement from the Senate press office says that Rogers' duties at Georgia Public Broadcasting will include leading a statewide weekly radio program on economic development. The show will debut in the spring. Rogers, 44, has been in the Senate in 2002. He got considerable attention during the last term after leading a majority that stripped Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle of control in the chamber. Cagle is expected to regain much of his authority.Rogers told FOX 5's Paul Yates that his departure is driven by the chance for a new professional challenge and more time with his family."My wife and kids are the first thing that is most important on what I do every single day . I owe a lot more to them than I have been giving them in 10 years. So it's time, I guess, to invest a little more in that area than I have," Rogers said.Rogers said that he expects a special election to fill his seat and can be held before the legislature goes into session in mid-January.
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#Tip: See these stats on news site traffic from social media
The people at analytics platform Chartbeat have published a revealing study on social traffic to news sites.
I suggest you read the full post, but I am going to pull out a few key stats and points:
- Overall, about 26 per cent of traffic we measure comes from social sources – Facebook, Twitter, and email, for example – making social the second most significant source of traffic.
- Social sources are a better than average source of new visitors: while an average of 31 per cent of a site's traffic comes from new visitors, an average of 41 per cent of social visitors are new.
- Social traffic is also dramatically more mobile-based than all other traffic — an average of 25 per cent of traffic is on mobile, but on many sites over 40 per cent of social traffic is mobile.
There is a section of the post which addresses when to post to social (based on EST times). It is worth seeing the figures displayed in a graph in the post.
- Social traffic substantially underperforms overall traffic from about 5am to noon, and social substantially overperforms overall traffic from about 3pm until 1am.
Twitter timing is also separated out:
- Posting to Twitter is strong all morning and reaches its peak just before noon, even though traffic from social is actually its strongest later in the day.
The study also looks at return visitors:
- About 82 per cent of visitors who come from social only come once, but there's a long tail of people who come two or more times.
And as the post states, it is worth investing time in social:
Social is also categorically different than other sources of traffic because it's the only channel that's easily influenced — while converting visitors to come directly to your homepage is an art and affecting search engine placement leaves much to chance, we can actively choose which articles we put on social media and when to provide those links.
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Seniors getting ready for last hurrah
Coach Kerwin Bell isn't afraid to admit that he's shed a tear or two before and it won't be any surprise if it happens again Saturday as he says farewell to his senior class in their last home game.
"Yeah, I've done it (teared up) before, I won't deny that,'' Bell said. "I get very attached to these guys, especially the ones who've really bought into the program for the four years they've been here. I'm proud of the guys.'' Bell has a special affection for this year's crop of seniors and with good reason – they've accomplished a lot and propelled the program forward.
"Last year was a really emotional time, for me, that first one, but this class has had so many more that contributed, so many more that has been a part of what we've done here and it's going to be a very emotional day for all of us," he said. "These guys have been good football players and they've been great people. To lose a class like this with so many contributors is going to be a very big loss for our program, there's no denying that. We've got to replace a lot of good football players, a lot of good people that have a lot of character and we're going to honor them.''
Bell clearly remembers when this group of seniors, both fourth and fifth-year, came aboard. Times were a bit leaner then.
"This is our second recruiting class. We came in the first year, got here late in January and sort of scrounged together a class that year with Rudell Small (who graduated last year) and Tommie Rogers (who is a fifth-year senior and about to graduate) and went 3-8 that first year,'' Bell said.
"That first year we had some really good players, Leonard Payton, Small and those guy, but this next class of seniors, the Josh McGregors, and all those offensive linemen, receivers and running backs, all the secondary, the defense this class, that second year class, we hit on a lot of great players,'' Bell said. "They've all played a lot because they had to and now as seniors they are playing some really good ball.''
That good play has resulted in the class of 2011 being responsible for myriad marks future classes will take aim at.
Heading in to Saturday's game against Butler (noon start) they have posted a 32-12 record and won two Pioneer Football League championships. They currently are battling for a third.
They have the longest home win streak in the country at 13, set the PFL record for consecutive wins (16) and have a record-setting quarterback who is the face of the team in McGregor.
"For a class who came here after we were 3-8 and we had had maybe one winning season in 10 years, no championships at all, and this class comes in here and win these championships, that's pretty special," Bell said. "It tells you what kind of kids this class has.''
It includes McGregor, from Royal Palm Beach, Fla., who holds virtually all JU passing records and by the time the season ends will hold many in the PFL. He also has made his mark nationally and is in the all-time Football Championship Series top 10 for career touchdown passes and top 20 in career passing yards.
McGregor typifies the grit of the class. He came to JU at the last minute, was the fifth-string quarterback and quickly worked his way to the top of the depth chart.
"It's been a great experience here,'' McGregor said. "There's been a great group of friends I've made in my time here, great coaching staff, the championships that we won. I'll remember it the rest of my life. The opportunities I've been handed since I've been here, I'm going to take them and hopefully use them down the road. Leaving here as the winningest class is something special that hopefully we'll carry on for a while and hopefully the next class can do it. It's something great to be known for at least a year.''
As he says good bye, Bell doesn't seem, and may never get, comfortable with the finality of situation.
"I understand that this Senior Day is, many times, their last opportunity to play in front of their family and friends and play here at JU,'' he said. "I understand what the finality of that means and I understand how much they want to do well and it's an emotional day.''
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Patriots-Bears Week 14 game time changed
The NFL has flexed the kickoff time for the Patriots-Bears game at Soldier Field on Dec. 12 from 1 p.m. ET to 4:15 p.m. ET. CBS will air the game.
Lovie Smith hot-seat meter: Freezing
As it stands today, Lovie Smith has a better chance of getting a contract extension after the season than he does of losing his job.
Bears MVP Meter: Week 12
Julius Peppers and Brian Urlacher are battling for the top spot on the MVP Meter, and Jay Cutler could be making a late-season surge.
Bears players of the week
Jay Cutler's four-touchdown performance against the Eagles earned him Offensive Player of the Week honors in Week 12.
Fan falls to death at Soldier Field
A 27-year-old man died after falling at Soldier Field during the Bears-Eagles game on Sunday.
Bears alone in first after win over Eagles
Jay Cutler tied a career high with four touchdown passes and the Bears beat Michael Vick and the Eagles 31-26 to take sole possession of the NFC North lead on Sunday.
Eagles-Bears prediction
Dan Parr says the Bears' defense isn't going to let Michael Vick dominate the game, but he'll be able to make a couple big plays, and that could be all it takes for the Eagles to win.
Peppers, L.T. top free-agent pickups
For this week's NFList, we polled the PFW staff to determine who were the best free-agent acquisitions of 2010. Topping the list is Bears DE Julius Peppers, the highest-priced signee of all.
Eagles CB Samuel out for Sunday
The Eagles have ruled CB Asante Samuel out with a sprained MCL, and he will not make the trip to Chicago. CB Joselio Hanson will start in Samuel's place.
Eagles-Bears matchup of the day: Saturday
The Bears match up against Eagles QB Michael Vick about as well as any defense in the league.
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Jennings suffered a shoulder injury during overtime of Sunday's loss to Seattle.||||||| It's uncertain how serious the injury is for one of the team's yop defensive players.
The Indianapolis Colts won't offer Jennings and safety Aaron Francisco new contracts, allowing them to become free agents.||||||| Jennings played primarily in nickel packages last season and was ninth on the team with 51 tackles.
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HARRISONBURG, Virginia – Colonial Athletic Association unbeaten James Madison raced out to a 39-14 halftime cushion and cruised to a 92-43 victory over visiting UNCW in women's basketball action Friday night at the JMU Convocation Center.
The Dukes swept the regular season series from the Seahawks and won their 10th in a row improve to 20-4 overall and a perfect 10-0 in the loop. The Seahawks now stand 3-22 and 2-9.
"James Madison is very good and I think they'll represent our league in the post-season," said second-year UNCW head coach Adell Harris. "We have a young team right now and this was more of an experience for our kids instead of trying to come out and being productive offensively or defensively. We just absorbed a lot of blows."
Junior forward Toia Giggetts and sophomore guard Precious Hall paced six Dukes in double figures with 16 points apiece. Senior guard Kirby Burkholder added 15, while sophomore guard Jazmon Gwathmey, sophomore guard Angela Mickens and junior center Lauren Okafor chipped in 10 each.
Junior playmaker Kelva Atkins of UNCW tied for game scoring honors with 16 points. Freshman guard Brie Mobley also had 13 points for the Seahawks, who finish off a two-game swing to Virginia on Sunday with a 2 p.m. matchup against William & Mary at Kaplan Arena.
JMU, which defeated the visitors, 77-41, just 19 days ago at Trask Coliseum, put its depth and experience on display before a festive Valentine's Day crowd at the JMU Convocation Center and broke away from the pesky Seahawks midway through the first half.
Giggetts and Hall helped the Dukes bolt out to a 39-14 lead at halftime as JMU held the Seahawks to 28 percent shooting and a season-low output of 14 points over the opening 20 minutes.
UNCW, behind Atkins and Mobley, traded buckets with the Dukes over the first eight minutes of the second half before JMU's depth took its toll. Atkins scored on a reverse layup with 13:20 on the clock to cut the margin to 47-23, but JMU poured it on down the stretch and all 10 players in the lineup scored after intermission.
JMU built its largest lead of the game and the final score when reserve center Lauren Okafor scored on a layup with 56 seconds remaining.
Despite committing three turnovers on its first three possessions, UNCW hung tough with the Dukes early and trailed just 6-4 after a Giggetts layup with just over 17 minutes remaining.
UNCW was still behind, 15-10, when Mobley scored on the left elbow at 11:06 before the Dukes used a suffocating 22-2 run to bury the Seahawks. The rally included 14 unanswered points after the Seahawks had pulled within five points on Mobley's jumper.
JMU then carried a 39-14 cushion into intermission when Nikki Newman connected on a layup in traffic to end the half. UNCW connected on just 7-of-25 field goals in the first stanza to fall behind the heavily favored Dukes.
GAME NOTES: UNCW shot 28 percent in the first half and 40.9 percent in the second period…The Seahawks committed 24 turnovers…JMU owned a 48-27 advantage on the glass…There were 36 personal fouls called in the contest, including 24 in the second half…The Dukes scored 54 points in the paint…UNCW had just four assists…Atkins and Mobley combined for 29 of UNCW's 43 points…JMU outscored UNCW, 53-29, in the second half…The Seahawks never led in the contest…It was the sixth consecutive loss for the Seahawks…UNCW has four games remaining in the regular season…JMU now owns a 53-9 lead in the series and has won seven in a row against UNCW.
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This Season - Reid is a three-year letterwinner who looks to conclude her collegiate career in the new Mountain West Conference... adds depth to the sprint events for the Frogs.
As a Junior in 2004-2005 - Competed in three events (50- and 100-free and 100-back) at the Conference USA Championships for the second straight year.
As a Sophomore in 2003-2004 - Participated in three events (50- and 100-free and 100-back) at the C-USA Championships.
As a Freshman in 2002-2003 - Placed 15th in the 200-free (2:02.76) at the C-USA Championships.
High School - Member of the NISCA All-American relays in 2001 and 2002... four-year letterwinner... named team MVP as a junior and senior... high point scorer as a sophomore in 2000 for the Buffaloes... was a three-time state qualifier.
Personal - Full name is Amanda Chase Reid... born May 24, 1984... daughter of Chase and Nancy Reid... economics major.
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Intrepid is a library of interoperable tools for compatible discretizations of Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). Included with the Trilinos 10.0 release is the "expert version" of Intrepid. This version is intended primarily for application developers who want to reuse large parts of their existing code frameworks such as I/O, data structures, assembly routines, etc. while gaining access to advanced discretization capabilities provided by Intrepid. In such cases the bulk of the data is owned and managed by the user rather than by Intrepid. To avoid unnecessary and possibly expensive copying of data to and from Intrepid, the expert version of the package comprises of mostly stateless classes operating on user-owned data. Virtually all numerical data required by PDE codes can be represented as a multi-dimensional array of scalar values. For this reason, and to enhance interoprability, Intrepid classes are templated on generic multi-dimensional arrays. The Shards package provides an implementation of a multi-dimensional array that can be used for that purpose, or users can write their own multi-dimensional arrays as long as a minimal interface is supported.
Current release of Intrepid includes the following features:
Familiarity with with the following concepts, objects, and tools is required:
The following example demonstrates, in 7 steps, the computation of finite element stiffness matrices on a set of tetrahedral cells using a piecewise linear basis and an appropriate integration rule.
shards::CellTopology cellType = shards::getCellTopologyData< shards::Tetrahedron<> >(); // cell type: tetrahedron int spaceDim = cellType->getDimension(); // retrieve spatial dimension int numNodes = cellType->getNodeCount(); // retrieve number of 0-cells (nodes)
We additionally set the number of computational cells
DefaultCubatureFactory<double> cubFactory; // create cubature factory int cubDegree = 2; // set cubature degree, e.g. 2 Teuchos::RCP<Cubature<double> > myCub = cubFactory.create(cellType, cubDegree); // create default cubature int numCubPoints = myCub->getNumPoints(); // retrieve number of cubature points
Basis_HGRAD_TET_C1_FEM<double, FieldContainer<double> > tetBasis; // create tet basis int numFields = tetBasis.getCardinality(); // get basis cardinality
FieldContainer<double> cub_points(numCubPoints, spaceDim); FieldContainer<double> cub_weights(numCubPoints); FieldContainer<double> cell_nodes(numCells, numNodes, spaceDim); FieldContainer<double> jacobian(numCells, numCubPoints, spaceDim, spaceDim); FieldContainer<double> jacobian_inv(numCells, numCubPoints, spaceDim, spaceDim); FieldContainer<double> jacobian_det(numCells, numCubPoints); FieldContainer<double> weighted_measure(numCells, numCubPoints); FieldContainer<double> grad_at_cub_points(numFields, numCubPoints, spaceDim); FieldContainer<double> transformed_grad_at_cub_points(numCells, numFields, numCubPoints, spaceDim); FieldContainer<double> weighted_transformed_grad_at_cub_points(numCells, numFields, numCubPoints, spaceDim); FieldContainer<double> stiffness_matrices(numCells, numFields, numFields);
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cell_nodes is filled with nodes defining a set of computational (physical) cells.
myCub->getCubature(cub_points, cub_weights); // retrieve cubature points and weights tetBasis.getValues(grad_at_cub_points, cub_points, OPERATOR_GRAD); // evaluate grad operator at cubature points
CellTools<double>::setJacobian(jacobian, cub_points, cell_nodes, cellType); // compute cell Jacobians CellTools<double>::setJacobianInv(jacobian_inv, jacobian); // compute inverses of cell Jacobians CellTools<double>::setJacobianDet(jacobian_det, jacobian); // compute determinants of cell Jacobians
FunctionSpaceTools::computeCellMeasure<double>(weighted_measure, // compute weighted cell measure jacobian_det, cub_weights); FunctionSpaceTools::HGRADtransformGRAD<double>(transformed_grad_at_cub_points, // transform reference gradients into physical space jacobian_inv, grad_at_cub_points); FunctionSpaceTools::multiplyMeasure<double>(weighted_transformed_grad_at_cub_points, // multiply with weighted measure weighted_measure, transformed_grad_at_cub_points); FunctionSpaceTools::integrate<double>(stiffness_matrices, // compute stiffness matrices transformed_grad_at_cub_points, weighted_transformed_grad_at_cub_points, COMP_CPP);
The computed (local) stiffness matrices can now be used in the assembly of a (global) discrete differential operator, e.g. a discrete Laplacian.
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Artistic Director and Choreographer Peter Quanz talks to the RWB about creation + innovation, mentors, and new possibilities days before his sold out run of Q Dance at the Gas Station Arts Centre. If you missed your chance to purchase tickets, don't miss Quanz' evening length work, Rodin/Claudel , performed by Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, March 4&5 at the Centennial Concert Hall.
As a student, I was given many opportunities to choreograph before being accepted into the RWB Professional Division School. The University of Waterloo had a Dance Program and as a high school student, I was allowed to choreograph alongside the graduates of the Masters program. Later, Brian Macdonald gave me the opportunity to choreograph for my fellow students at the Banff Centre for the Arts Dance Training Program.
By the time I was accepted in the RWB School, age 17, Dr. Arnold Spohr had become my mentor and opportunities to work in the studio with dancers kept appearing. It seems remarkable now that as a 17 year old, I was granted the space to create for Soloists of the RWB Company. Each night I had to call RWB Principal Dancer, Susanne Rubio, to report on rehearsal. Many people took care to support me as I tested myself as an emerging choreographer. In my three years in the RWB School, I did eight substantial choreographic projects and when I graduated, I was given a scholarship from the Henny Jurriëns Choreographic Fellowship to go to Europe and watch rehearsals with top level dancers, choreographers, and ballet masters.
I learned through doing, from watching other people work, from talking with mentors like Dr. Spohr. Eventually, Dr. Spohr coached my ballets and taught me how to draw committed and vivid performances from the dancers. He spoke of shaping the dancing alongside the musical phrase, of creating texture in the movement, of making steps come to life. I learned how to practice my craft – running rehearsals, getting ideas across – so that I could be free to develop my personal views on dance.
For more than a decade, I existed completely through travelling from ballet company to ballet company around the world. The dancers were always new and on more than one occasion, I had to learn a language to communicate with them. I founded Q DANCE in 2010 so that at least once a year I would have an artistic home with dancers that I knew. Now that we are launching our fifth programme, it's a delight to look back and note of how these dancers have been my teachers in communicating better, how to care more, and also in how to distill what I value. Winnipeg is now my home and I have roots here that stretch back to 1994 – my first summer with the RWB School.
The Winnipeg audience is educated in dance and all arts disciplines. There is a great hunger for new work and to be engaged in the creative process. Winnipeg provides fertile soil for those seeking to develop ideas here.
That is a question that can be applied on many levels. Q DANCE has demanded that I work in a chameleon-like way by presenting new colours, new ideas, and new manifestations of my work each time the company performs. This is a wonderful challenge that begs me to explore a broad repertoire of approaches to making works.
People fascinate me. Murder Afoot is a story ballet that moves the narrative through the relationships involved. These are character relations, the connection between dancers and live-streamed camera, the relationship of performance versus private as we see glimpses of the dancers backstage. I'm keen to observe how people interact in a variety of settings or emotions, or technologies.
Double Bounce was created for the first Q DANCE programme in 2010. That was my first time self-presenting and I struggled to complete the short ballet. I went further with the ballet when Vanessa Lawson and I staged it for the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 2013. The Cubans infused Double Bounce with spirited movements form salsa dancing, we enriched the choreography and found a more cohesive style. Now, Q DANCE is taking those developments further. We have two casts – Sophia Lee & Yosuke Mino and Elizabeth Lamont & Stephan Possin – who do slightly different versions of the ballet. I've tailored the ballet to serve as a vehicle for these dancers while still holding onto the original intent. It has been fun to watch the two casts learn from each other, steal good ideas, and compete in a wonderfully healthy way.
In a wonderfully intimate theatre, like the Gas Station Arts Centre, the audience is able to experience the performance in a way that could never happen in a larger venue. An audience member can hear the dancers breathing, see subtle glances between the artists, and feel the thrilling adrenaline of a live performance. At the same time, the dancers are keenly aware of the audience because they can see faces and reactions. Performing in this great space helps everyone – dancers and audience alike – to connect more.
Different venues offer new possibilities. Having more wing space may allow for easier transitions of stage scenery or better exits for the dancers. Ballets adapt to new spaces and the dancers adjust to keep the intent of the works alive despite a myriad of little changes. This is why it is vital to build an artistic team who know the key values that define a particular work. It is like a pin tree that bends in a heavy storm. It stays rooted in the ground, yet is able to lean and sway to keep standing.
Dancers are extraordinarily intelligent people who will dive into a creative process if they feel a bond of trust with the choreographer. As I get more experience, I'm learning to invest more and more in my working relationships with artists so that we can be comfortable to explore new ideas and draw on the dancers' wealth of experience and knowledge. This working trust can then lead to diverse methodologies in creating work. Personally, I thrive when everyone in the studio is contributing to the dance's development and when I can leave room for extraordinary accidents to happen.
Rodin/Claudel was a spectacular gift for me to work on – 38 dancers, ten weeks of rehearsal, and the subject of two artists' working relationship – this was a collaboration that pushed personally in all capacities. This ballet discusses the cost of creation. Creation, ideas, innovation all have many costs, casualties, and resources that are consumed in the quest for something new. I had to find the most vulnerable part of my own self-concept to be able to enter this creation. It was an excruciatingly painful process, but as Rodin's assistant, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote, "The only journey is the one within," and therefore, I am learning to understand myself as an artist and a person through the prism of the ballet Rodin/Claudel.
I was 19 the first time I went to Paris and I spent hours at the Rodin Museum looking at his sculptures. The room with Camille Claudel's works caught my heart and I became fascinated with the inner thoughts that seemed to pour out of the stone shapes. The relationship between Rodin and Claudel was too much for me to explore at that time, but the thought always lingered as a potential subject.


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ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2011) – One month after recording his first stakes victory, 6-year-old gelding Aggie Engineer was expected to be well positioned on Saturday to snare another, Santa Anita's Grade II, $150,000 San Pasqual Stakes, the first major steppingstone to the March 5 Santa Anita Handicap.
But after Bob Baffert took a look at the projected field for the 74th San Pasqual, the trainer of Spurrier commented, "I might be in trouble." So Baffert entered speedier stablemate Red Door Drive along with Spurrier. Both are owned by Arnold Zetcher.
The added presence of speed-prone Ryehill Dreamer in the field of six older horses going 1 1/16 miles may help prevent Aggie Engineer from duplicating his runaway of Hollywood Park's Native Diver Handicap.
Under jockey Joe Talamo, Aggie Engineer led from start to finish in the Grade III competition at 1 1/8 miles to defeat Spurrier by 1 ¾ lengths after doddering splits of 50 2/5 and 1:15 2/5. "He (Aggie Engineer) walked the dog," Talamo noted afterward.
Millionaire Dakota Phone, last November's Grade I Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile champion who had finished third in the 2010 Big 'Cap, could be the greatest beneficiary of a speedier pace. Dakota Phone, the 8-5 favorite, had to settle for fourth in the Native Diver while unable to muster the late kick that carried him from 12th to first in the Breeders' Cup event.
"They were going too slow for him," said Joel Rosario, Dakota Phone's rider, after the Native Diver. "He wanted to be closer today because they were going so slow. But with a slow pace like that, they continue to keep running on the lead."
Said Victor Espinoza, who rode Spurrier in the Native Diver, "The slow pace really affected him because I can't change the style my horse likes to run. He ran a good race today considering." Jockey Rafael Bejarano takes over in the San Pasqual.
Aggie Engineer will seek his third straight win with Talamo aboard on Saturday while racing over a dirt surface for the first time. His overall record of 6-4-2 in 16 starts has earned $268,290 for owners Ward and Roberta Williford, who bred the son of E Dubai in Kentucky.
Dakota Phone demonstrated a proclivity for dirt tracks with his Breeders' Cup win on Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs. Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer for John Carver, Halo Farms, George Todaro and partners, the 6-year-old gelded son of Zavata has posted a record of 6-7-9 in 33 starts for earnings of $1,279,810. He will carry high weight of 123 pounds, conceding five to each of his five opponents on Saturday.
Spurrier ran second to Neko Bay at odds of 25-1 in last year's San Pasqual, which was contested over a synthetic surface. The 6-year-old gray son of Dixieland Band has earnings of $276,947 from a record of 5-6-2 in 25 races. He broke his maiden over Aqueduct's dirt main track in February of 2008.
Red Door Drive, although a winner of only 4 of 24 starts while earning $166,840, has the speed to be a forward factor throughout for jockey Martin Pedroza. Ryehill Dreamer, trained by Julio Canani for Marsha Naify, scored a wire-to-wire win in an optional claimer on turf during Hollywood Park's Oak Tree meeting in October. Garrett Gomez will be astride the 5-year-old gelding who has earned $149,007 from a 3-2-1 showing in eight starts.
The complete field for the San Pasqual Stakes, with jockeys and weights in post position order: Aggie Engineer, Joseph Talamo, 118; Quindici Man, Patrick Valenzuela, 118; Ryehill Dreamer, Garrett Gomez, 118; Dakota Phone, Joel Rosario, 123; Spurrier, Rafael Bejarano, 118, and Red Door Drive, Martin Pedroza 118.
The San Pasqual will be presented as the seventh race on a nine-race program with first post at 12:30 p.m. The San Antonio Stakes, a Grade II at 1 1/8 miles on Feb. 6, is the second major stepping stone leading up to the Big 'Cap.


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I need some advice.. Right now, my site is mostly using my personal name, but will be doing business under Doing Business as (DBA) soon.
I do not have enough business to quit my day job.
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Will they be hesitant to hire me if my site is more a DBA rather than how it is now.. In my name..
I guess I am wondering if it is a good idea to go full force under my DBA
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i know quite a few people who earn 6 figure income working freelance. their website is on their name, but they use LLC/corporation for payments, contracts, and other legal stuffs.
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Springfield, Mass. - January 1, 2013 - Jordan Rote tallied a team-best 16 points to help the Springfield College men's basketball team knock off Colby, 75-57, in the Hampton Inn/Naismith Classic on Tuesday evening in Blake Arena.
Springfield will play for the championship on Wednesday evening at 7:30 against SUNY Purchase, who prevailed over Roger Williams, 58-51. The consolation game will be played at 5:30 pm.
Springfield 75, Colby 57
Rote's 16 points came on 4-of-8 shooting, as he netted four three pointers to go along with six rebounds. Alex Berthiaume added 14 points, and Josh Altman came off the bench to total 13 points and seven rebounds. Robbie Burke chipped in eight points and seven boards, and Sean Martin was credited with seven helpers. Springfield shot 28-53 (52.8%) and connected on seven of their 12 three-pointers.
Ryan Jann led the way for Colby with 13 points off the bench. Shane Rogers added 10 points, and Chris Hudnut totaled seven points and four rebounds. Colby shot just 19-for-64 (29.7%) for the game, including 5-for-24 from downtown.
The victory boosts Springfield's record to 9-3, while Colby dropped to 2-7.
A physical first half was a back-and-forth start before the Mules snagged an early 17-14 lead following a Jann three-pointer at the 11:22 mark. Springfield responded with the game's next 10 points, over a 3:59 span, to open a 24-17 lead after Rote canned a deep three with a defender in his face.
Springfield maintained its cushion and Altman peeled off a screen for another triple with 16 ticks left in the first half as the Pride opened up a 38-26 lead. Jann finished inside at the buzzer to make it a 10-point game heading into intermission.
A pair of free throws from Hudnut brought the visitors within eight just 1:02 into the half, however, Springfield put the game away in the next 3:43. The Pride put together a 14-2 burst, highlighted by two three-pointers from Rote, as its lead ballooned to 20.
Springfield would eventually lead by as much as 27 down the stretch as it cruised to the 75-57 non-conference victory.
Purchase 58, Roger Williams 51
Andre Nixon registered a game-high 18 points to lead SUNY Purchase past Roger Williams, 58-51, in the second game of the Hampton Inn/Naismith Classic on Tuesday night in Blake Arena. The Panthers will advance to play host Springfield in the title game on Wednesday evening.
Purchase improves to 7-1, while the Hawks drop to 4-5.
Justin Person was the only other Panther to register in double figures, netting 11 points, while David Haughton pulled down a team-best six rebounds.
For Roger Wiliams, James LeCardi led the way with 11 points, and Ryan Paumbo posted nine points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals. The Hawks were hampered by 23 turnovers in the game.
Neither team shot the ball particularly well, with Purchase going 18-for 47 (38.3%) and Roger Williams hitting 19-for-51 (37.3%).
The Hawks owned an early 9-4 advantage following a three-pointer by Adam Cook, but the first half would prove to be a slugfest, with neither team able to grab a strong hold. The Panthers responded to take a 15-11 lead on a Craig Davis layup, only to have Roger Williams answer with a 8-0 burst to seize a 19-15 lead with 5:56 left.
The Panthers looked to their big man, Joel Neri, in the final minutes of the stanza, and he recorded six-straight points to help Purchase own a 24-21 lead at the half.
The lead changed hands eight times in second half, the last coming on a Nixon three with 6:11 left, which put Purchase up for good at 42-41. Roger Williams would get as close as three on a Palumbo layup with 4:15 on the clock, but the Panthers hit 9 of their 12 free throws in the last 2:29 to seal the game.


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MARYVILLE, TN. (AP) - State officials are once again cracking down on restaurants selling takeout craft beer.
The Daily Times reports the actions have led managers of the Copper Cellar family of restaurants to stop selling the beer to most customers who want to take it home.
According to state regulators, restaurants aren't allowed to sell alcohol to go - only breweries that meet certain requirements can sell take-home products.
Copper Cellar COO Bart Fricks said that means take-home sales of craft beer will stop at four Smoky Mountain Brewery locations and three Calhoun's restaurants. Fricks said the company would change its procedures in selling the products at three other Smoky Mountain Brewery locations.
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BBC Reporting Andy Carroll Loan Agreed
A loan move with a view to a permanent transfer is being reported. I'm sure there will be more to follow. Click the title for more details. They're also reporting that Alberto Aquilani is indeed going to Fiorentina. So all the players a lot of us were actively rooting for are being shipped off.


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The Bobcats head down to Atlanta tonight for a quick rematch with the Hawks who proved to be too much to handle last week on our home floor. After getting thrashed by the Thunder 114-69, the Bobs need to come out of the gate with some fire to have a chance tonight. Can we stop the likes of Teague, Smith & Horford? It'll be tough as the Hawks are getting hot.
Keys to tonight's game:
1) Kemba Walker - was held to 0 points for the first time in his NBA career Monday night, going 0 for 6 against the Thunder. Need a big game on both sides of the ball, as Jeff Teague seems to finally finding his rhythm this season.
2) Byron Mullens - his MVP chants continue at Time Warner. Will he focus on going inside? Or will he focus on lingering around the 3-point line, firing off shots like Kobe in the 4th quarter? Bobs will need a solid inside presence with the likes of Horford & J-Smooth roaming around.
3) Getting Back on Defense- the Hawks have been scoring at will on Fast Break points lately & we can't afford to get behind. Can Taylor keep track of Korver this time?
The Bobs have a chance tonight, but it's going to be tough against a solid Hawks team, who seem to be better without the likes of Joe Johnson.
At least we have a higher winning percentage than the Lakers! GO BOBS.


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Some of my best friends are liberals. Really. But I have found it is best not to rely on them politically.
Bashing the left to burnish credibility in mainstream circles is a time-honored liberal move, a way of saying "I'm critical of the excesses of the powerful, but not like those crazy lefties.†For example, during a discussion of post-9/11 politics, I once heard then-New York University professor (he has since moved to Columbia University) Todd Gitlin position himself between the "hard right†(such as people associated with the Bush administration) and the "hard left†(such as Noam Chomsky and other radical critics), implying an equivalence in the coherence or value of analysis of each side. The only conclusion I could reach was that Gitlin — who is both a prolific scholar and a former president of Students for a Democratic Society — either believed such a claim about equivalence or said it for self-interested political purposes. Neither interpretation is terribly flattering for Gitlin.
Perhaps more important than such cases are the ways in which liberals can undermine the left even when claiming to be supportive in a common cause.
The most recent example in my life came when a faculty colleague at the University of Texas wrote about the controversy sparked by the publication of David Horowitz's tract about the alleged threat radicals pose to universities, The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America. The thesis of UT classics professor Tom Palaima's op/ed piece in the Austin daily paper was that people typically don't give students enough credit for their ability to evaluate critically the statements of faculty members. Palaima discussed me by name in his piece, believing he was coming to the defense of faculty with dissident views who are being attacked by Horowitz.
I saw it differently. My concern about this isn't personal; Palaima's piece and Horowitz's book have had no effect on my professional life. But these attacks and our responses to them have serious political and intellectual consequences more generally.
First, some definitional work: In the contemporary United States, I use the term "left†or "radical†to identify a political position that is anti-capitalist and anti-empire. Leftists fight attempts to naturalize capitalism, rejecting the assertion that such a brutal way to organize an economy is inevitable. Leftists also reject the idea that the United States has the right to dominate the world, refuting the assertion that we are uniquely benevolent in our imperial project. Liberals typically decry the worst excesses of capitalism and empire, but don't critique the system at a more basic level.
Palaima's op/ed piece started by stating, "Jensen's classes have a political content†and that this led to a conservative student group putting me on a "watch list†of professors who inappropriately politicize the classroom. I teach about journalism and politics; of course my courses have political content, as does every course that deals with human affairs. The political views of professors — left, right or center — shape their courses in some ways. But by marking me as political, Palaima's essay implies others are not, or at least not political as my class (and, by extension, the classes of other leftist professors).
Palaima goes on to refer to my "radical opinions,†suggesting students are free to accept or reject them, and are capable of doing so. I agree that students have, and exercise, that capacity. But by labeling my teaching as the expression of opinions, he adds to the perception that I, or any leftist, turn the classroom into a political pulpit. While my opinions shape my teaching — just as Palaima's and all professors' opinions do, of course — I don't simply teach my opinions. I teach a mix of facts, analysis, and interpretation. When I offer students my own analysis and interpretation, I support it with evidence and logic.
Remember that Horowitz's claim is not just that some of us have left-wing political views but that we inappropriately politicize the classroom. Though Palaima doesn't explicitly endorse that charge, his defense of me seems to concede that point, as he goes on to defend my teaching on the basis that there is a diversity of views on campus. Yet no one — the conservative student group that targeted leftist professors, Horowitz, or Palaima — has ever offered evidence for the claim that I am inappropriate in the classroom. I have always invited anyone who wants to make such a claim to come watch me teach; I am confident I can defend my teaching methods.
Finally, near the end of his column, Palaima refers to "political extremists, on the left and the right†in a way that could easily lead readers to assume that he believes that "extremist†is an appropriate description of me. Given that is a term typically used in public discourse for violent factions (such as terrorists) or groups with ideas outside acceptable discourse (such as neo-Nazis), such casual use of it is irresponsible, further marking me as someone who need not be taken seriously.
When I raised these issues with Palaima, I made it clear I didn't feel personally aggrieved but thought our disagreements mattered if faculty members are to make a principled defense of the university as a place where independent critical inquiry is valued. He contested my reading and said he hadn't intended people to read the column the way I suggested they might.
Readers can judge for themselves (the op/ed is online at http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/04/6palaima_edit.html ), but I think the most likely reading of the piece — given that many people's existing ideas about leftists and universities are negative — is something like this: "Jensen is a radical who injects his politics into the classroom, but we shouldn't worry too much about it because students can manage to see through it, and besides other professors are teaching from a different perspective. And oh, by the way, there are lots of sensible professors with less extreme ideas, such as …â€
My response here could be seen as taking on the wrong target. Should I not be critiquing Horowitz before Palaima? Well, I have written such a critique and debated Horowitz on radio and TV ( http://www.alternet.org/rights/31986/ and http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0324-05.htm). But just as important: In a political moment in which virtually every major institution in the country is dominated not just by conservatives but by reactionary right-wing ideologues, it's easy to assume that liberals and leftists should find common cause. Those of us committed to left politics need to evaluate such cooperation on a case-by-case basis rather than assume it is always the best path, for several reasons.
First, in the short-term in this country it is difficult to see possibilities for serious progressive political change. That's not defeatist but merely realistic. In such a period, when no mass movement is likely to emerge, one important political task is to consolidate a base of activists with common values and deeper commitments. In such a process, making the distinctions between liberal and left is crucial to the project of building a core radical contingent that can be politically effective in the future.
Second, when leftists and liberals form least-common-denominator coalitions, liberal positions dominate. There's no history of liberals moving to include left political ideas when right-wing forces are chased from power. Think Bill Clinton, here.
That said, we in left/radical movements have made more than our share of mistakes. It's time for a period of serious critical self-reflection about our analysis and organizing strategies. That process is not going to be advanced by ignoring the differences we have with liberals. We need to be clearer than ever about those differences in thinking about the long term.
Robert Jensen is a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin and board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center http://thirdcoastactivist.org/. He is the author of The Heart of Whiteness: Race, Racism, and White Privilege and Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our Humanity (both from City Lights Books). He can be reached at [email protected] .


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on Mar 6, 2013 at 8:16 am
This is very interesting.
In the time I have lived in Palo Alto, I have seen Midtown lose retail (are banks called retail?) and turn into office space. Midtown almost died but is now doing reasonably well until I see that lately that Papa Murphys and Cafe Sofia are closed (due to high rents?) and hope that these spaces remain as useful retail and not change to office space.
on Mar 6, 2013 at 10:31 am
The mix of office/retail/other/parking in the downtown area is not well documented. The City has spent over $2M for Business Development Managers, and still we don't have a working land use/economic model for the downtown area.
Given how small this area is, there is no reason that the City has not developed a model that can predict (within reason) the traffic generated for a given land use mix of office and retail. Such a model would also provide some insight into the various tax revenue that this mix would generate, and the cost of providing services. Certainly, the need for parking would be something that such a model would be expected to generate also.
There is little in this article, and presumably less from the City, as to what the current office/retail mix is on this block of Emerson. Why shouldn't we at least have an inventory of business occupants in the buildings on this block when we start a discussion about zoning restrictions for the use of those buildings?
The people in the decision process must be flying by the seat-of-their-pants, rather than using accurate, up-to-date data about how this block is being used, how much tax it is generating, and how much traffic it is likely to be contributing to the total traffic in the downtown area.
Building such a model would not be that difficult. How in the world can we, sitting in the heart of the Silicon Valley, be so behind the times in our use of modern planning tools?
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Mr Martin makes some good points supporting the belief that "If you don't measure it, you can't manage it". The basic tenant information was in the PTC agenda for last night available on the web at Web Link
and although it is not an obvious link, if you click on "Staff report with attachments" below the agenda item, it will provide the staff report and on page 2 and attachment B, the occupancy info.


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"It seems me and my daughter go to the mall on this day every year," said Bernard, who was shopping at the Mall of Rockingham Park in Salem.
It doesn't have a catchy name like Black Friday or Cyber Monday, but yesterday was still a busy day at stores throughout the Merrimack Valley. Whether it was returning their Christmas gifts, or using their new gift cards, stores were prepared for an influx of shoppers.
"We consider the Christmas season to last right until the New Year," said Ryan Kearney, General Counsel for the Retailers Association of Massachusetts. "When people come in returning gifts, there are incidental sales as a result."
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At Best Buy in Salem, they opened yesterday at 7 a.m., three hours earlier than normal. But foot traffic was light yesterday morning.
"We started off slow," said David St. Cyr, general manager at the Salem Best Buy. "As expected, our return and exchange line started to pick up as the day progresses. We also see a lot of gift card use today as well."
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Kearney said deals can still be had after the holiday.
"There's always inventory that didn't sell," he said. "The savvy shopper can get a deal on that after the holidays."
That's exactly what Wilmington shopper Ivy Co, 22, had in mind when going to the Mall at Rockingham Park.
"I hear there's some good deals today," she said. "So hopefully I can find something here."
For Bernard, she had several returns to make, but she said shopping now is a lot easier than before Christmas.
"Everyone's a lot more stressed then," she said. "(Yesterday) everyone is more at ease. People are buying things because they want to, not because they have to."
But for others, it's getting add-ons to their Christmas gifts.
"My son got an iPad for Christmas," said Jim McDaniel of Newton, N.H. "Now we're here to get them a case."
For others it was a strict exchange.
"We called around and this was the only mall that had the computer we're looking for," said Debbie McCann of Dover, N.H.
McCann said she tried to get to the mall before the crowds.
"It's quiet here now," McCann said yesterday morning. "But I'm sure it will get busy later."
Kearney said he was projecting a 3.5 percent increase in holiday sales throughout the state.
"That's better than last year, when we had about a 3 percent increase," he said. "That's great considering we had a shortened holiday season, which had some weekends plagued with bad weather. We think some of that will be made up this weekend."


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CARY — Vines creep along the gaps in the barn's aged boards, the wood bowed but firm beneath a roof streaked silver and red. Unused for a decade, the place still smells like horses and must.
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I'm a caterer, and this is one of my best-selling appetizers. With shortcuts like prepared caramel and pre-sliced apples, it's a breeze to prepare.
- 2 medium apples, cubed
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- 1/2 cup hot caramel ice cream topping
- 1/2 cup finely chopped macadamia nuts
- 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
- On each of six wooden appetizer skewers, alternately thread apple and cheese cubes; place on a serving tray. Drizzle with caramel topping; sprinkle with macadamia nuts. Garnish with cranberries. Yield: 6 skewers.
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Perfect Fall recipe. Easy and even a little healthy. I will make this again.
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We didn't have any skewers, so we cored the apples and then sliced them into thin discs. The ingredients were sprinkled over the discs, with the brie sliced thinly, and served like mini plates. They were quite a hit and the ingredients all complement eachother quite nicely!
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4.7/5 rDev +8.3%
Clear copper body with an sturdy khaki head. Lacing, as usual with TH, is quite full...web like and droopy. This is a beer I could smell for a while. Very, very nice aroma. Tropical with wafts of tangerine and orange. Citrus and some nice resin oily stuff too. Flavor hits you in the face with hops. Tangerine/nectarine with some orange marmalade as well. A little bit of that nice pungent, oily hop contribution as well that I like. Malt base is sturdy enough to support the hops, but it's not the star of the show, nor should it be. Citra is a wonderful hop when utilized properly. Sufficed to say, it is in this beer. Moderately carbonated and medium bodied. This is a good drinker. High quality stuff.
11-29-2012 03:56:52 | More by Bighuge
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4.1/5 rDev -5.5%
Had on tap on Town Hall. Review from notes.
A: Pours a copper/amber copper color with a small white head on top, nice retention and thin lacing.
S: Not surprisingly, very citrus forward with some tropical fruit and grapefruit. A bit of grass with faint caramel.
T: Again more citrus with a little zest. Orange, grapefruit, pineapple, and a bit of lemon. Faint grainy malt and a touch of caramel.
M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Pretty easy drinking.
O: Pretty good pale ale, not as good as some of the other beers I had while at TH, but easy drinking.
12-18-2012 23:25:43 | More by mdaschaf
3.5/5 rDev -19.4%
11-28-2012 01:54:47 | More by sgoro
4/5 rDev -7.8%
12-03-2012 01:43:54 | More by Steimie
4.5/5 rDev +3.7%
11-11-2012 03:37:20 | More by AgentZero
4.85/5 rDev +11.8%
Enjoyed draft at 2012 Autumn Brew Review, from notes.
An American strong pale ale, pour was light orange with a billowing white head that had excellent retention and lace. Very pretty.
Smell was loads of hoppy fruit, oranges, grapefruit, mango, papaya. Very inviting.
Taste unloaded torrents of lucious juicy Citra hop flavor. Ripe fruit, orange, grapefruit, papaya, pineapple and loads of mango. Very mild malt background beautifully restrains bitterness to a medium level. Mouthfeel is medium to light, well carbonated. Thus is a highly drinkable, delicious nectar. This is what the Citra hop is all about. Nicely done. Anxiously waiting growler sales.
09-18-2012 20:50:51 | More by JackieTH
4.25/5 rDev -2.1%
01-17-2014 05:44:25 | More by mattmarka1
4.75/5 rDev +9.4%
12-02-2012 21:01:24 | More by Grocerystowe
4.25/5 rDev -2.1%
01-17-2013 18:53:14 | More by spycow
4.25/5 rDev -2.1%
10-28-2012 17:56:23 | More by eawolff99
5/5 rDev +15.2%
11-25-2012 03:09:28 | More by SortaAmbivalent
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4/5 rDev -7.8%
I've had two growlers of this over the past two weeks - one before the November 5th 'best-before' and one after. Served in a variety of receptacles: taster pint, tulip, and pint glass. Thanks to eawolff99 for the growler as well as Todd for sharing another growler.
A - Generous off-white foam settles to a thin cap, thicker collar, and a few specks of lace. Transparent amber body - definitely more strong ale than pale ale here.
S - Compared with the other single hop pale ales I've had from Town Hall, this one is noticeably balanced, with a blend of fresh citrus pulp, tropical fruits, red berries, and brown sugar. Very sweet, with nearly no zest or pine sharpness to the hop aroma. Pleasant, but lacks the definition of something like Zombie Dust.
T - The taste has a bit more herbal hop presence, with a hint of onion and citrus rind mixed among the juicy orange pulp, tropical fruits, sugary malts, and light caramel. Bitterness eventually shows up, but it's pretty mild; Citra is a pretty low-IBU hop. I liked the taste a tad better than the aroma, but the finish was a bit off somehow.
M - Medium bodied, with a juicy texture, moderate carbonation, and a sticky finish. Again, there's more malt heft and chewiness than I was expecting. There's the faintest alcohol warmth, but nothing beyond the listed ABV.
D - While still a pretty good beer, I unfortunately found this to a be a disappointment. Previous single hop Town Halls have been, perhaps comically, hop-foward and I was, perhaps unfairly, expecting more of the same. The term strong is definitely accurate; there's more heft and malt than your typical pale ale and while it integrates well with the Citra hop flavors, the lack of zest and bitterness is oddly disconcerting. If you like sweet fruits and minimal bitterness, this is the pale ale for you. Pretty easy to drink, but not something I'd actively seek out again.
11-13-2012 01:54:02 | More by MasterSki
4.25/5 rDev -2.1%
11-13-2013 21:00:51 | More by mmulebarn
Citra Strong Pale Ale from Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery
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