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The FLOTUS is headed to the site of the Sikh temple shooting, but some families are wondering what's taken so long.
Michelle Obama met privately Thursday with victims and surviving family members of the mass shooting at a Wisconsin Sikh temple earlier this month.
My 65-year-old father, Satwant Singh Kaleka, was shot five times, knife in hand, as he wrestled with a domestic terrorist in the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. The coward fled, leaving my father to pass away in a murmur of meditation.
To mark the end of Islam's holiest month, Iftikhar Ali will head not to a mosque but to a convention center guarded by law enforcement officers.
Last Saturday morning, when media crews outside the Sikh gurdwara (house of worship) in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, packed up their trucks to chase the news of Mitt Romney's choice for vice president, Sikh Americans were left reflecting on six days of unprecedented national attention. After the shooting of six people in a Sikh gurdwara, a stream of national leaders, from the Rev. Jesse Jackson to Gov. Scott Walker, came to offer condolences and support. But there was one person missing.
Speaking at a memorial service, Attorney General Eric Holder harshly condemned the attack on a Sikh temple.
The Dalai Lama refused to answer a question about monk self-immolations in protest of China's occupation of Tibet.
Consider this. On December 17, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a young Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire and started a dramatic remaking of the political landscape. The striking of a match brought change not only in Tunisia, but also in Egypt and Libya, and even what is happening in Syria.
Evangelist Billy Graham was released from the hospital Tuesday after a two-day stay and returned to his North Carolina home, Mission Hospital said.
Evangelist Billy Graham was admitted to a hospital overnight for treatment of a pulmonary infection believed to be bronchitis, a North Carolina hospital and his evangelistic association said.
I do not have long hair; I have smoked occasionally; I am married to a gora (white guy) -- I'm a Sikh, but no poster child for the Sikh community. I am critical of the difference between words and actions in our religion's promised equality for women. But like most Sikhs I do still believe in one god, karma and reincarnation, and I find the poetry of our 10 gurus deeply inspiring.
Worshipers returned to the Sikh temple for the first time since the shooting - CNN's Ted Rowlands reports.
CNN's Ted Rowlands takes an exclusive look inside the Wisconsin Sikh temple where several killings occurred.
The FBI has ended its on-scene investigation of the Sikh Temple shooting in suburban Milwaukee over the weekend, local police said on Thursday.
The gunman who went on a shooting rampage at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin was an Army vet, CNN's Chris Lawrence reports.
The Sikh temple president's son says his father displayed the American flag outside their home as a form of protection.
Freedom. Equality. Both are cornerstones of our treasured American heritage as well as primary foundations of Sikhism. The South Asian faith preaches equality among races, genders, and classes and incorporates this teaching in all aspects of its practice.
Sikhs in India are angry and sad over the Wisconsin shooting but see a teachable moment. Mallika Kapur reports.
Sikhs and their supporters in the United States and India reacted with sorrow, disbelief and anger Sunday to news of a shooting at a temple in Wisconsin that left at least seven people, including the suspected gunman, dead. Here's some what they said:
CNN's Anderson Cooper recounts how the deadly shooting spree in a Wisconsin gurdwara unfolded.
Community members are coming together to seek emotional healing in the wake of Sunday's shooting spree that killed six people and wounded four at a religious service in a Milwaukee suburb.
The Southern Poverty Law Center says Wade Michael Page had been a part of the neo-Nazi music scene since 2000.
Amardeep Kaleka was not surprised his father tried to stop a gunman at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.
Immediately after the September 11, 2001, terrorist acts, Sikhs came under attack.
Women and children were busy inside the Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee, preparing for their traditional Sunday feast. Religious leaders gathered in the building's holy room, ahead of the hundreds set to arrive soon for the next service's 11:30 a.m. start.
Police in Oak Creek, Wisconsin say at this time it doesn't appear there were multiple gunmen involved in the incident.
The FBI will investigate Sunday's rampage at a Sikh temple in a Milwaukee suburb as a "domestic terrorist-type incident" that left at least six people and the gunman dead, the town's police chief said.
Islamists in control of northern Mali said they forced a man and a woman into two holes and stoned them to death for committing adultery in the lawless region.
CNN's Erin Burnett discusses new concerns over the the threat of al Qaeda in the northern region of Mali.
An English-language magazine in Dubai has been accused of disrespecting Islam by recommending places to drink during Ramadan.
In a speech to a wounded nation, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney returned to his roots of faith in the face of a national tragedy.
A federal judge's ruling Wednesday cleared the way for a controversial mosque in Tennessee to open in time for the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Episcopal priests will be allowed to conduct services blessing same-sex relationships under a policy approved Tuesday at the church's national convention in Indianapolis.
A minister's support for same-sex marriage costs him his congregation. CNN's David Mattingly reports.
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise reached a divorce settlement, and Showbiz Tonight examines what Holmes could gain.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes "amicably settled" their divorce just two weeks after Holmes filed for it, an attorney told CNN Monday.
Archaeologists are reveling in the discovery of an ancient synagogue in northern Israel, a "monumental" structure with a mosaic floor depicting the biblical figure of Samson and a Hebrew inscription.
Rupert Murdoch took to Twitter to lash out at the Church of Scientology and Tom Cruise following the announcement of the actor's divorce.
Dean Obeidallah and Randy Kessler talk to CNN's Don Lemon about Tom and Katie's split.
Muslims and Christians alike say Egypt's generals have to go following clashes that left at least 25 dead on Sunday.
A Philadelphia jury was unable to reach a verdict Wednesday on four of five charges in a landmark priest sex abuse case, according to a source familiar with the proceeding.
A New Jersey grand jury handed down a 17-count indictment Thursday accusing a man and his female friend with shooting and killing the man's wife -- and also shooting the man himself, in what prosecutors say was an attempt to blame a murder on "terrorists."
One of the most powerful Catholic Church leaders in America approved payments of $20,000 to get abusive priests to leave the church, abuse victims and the archdiocese in question said Thursday.
Pope Benedict XVI's spokesman has denied the pontiff will resign over the arrest of his butler on suspicion of leaking confidential documents, the Vatican press office said Thursday.
An investigation into the Pope's butler continues in a document leaking scandal. CNN's Brooke Baldwin reports.
Pope Benedict XVI's spokesman denied Monday that a cardinal or a woman were being investigated alongside the pope's butler on suspicion of leaking confidential documents.
Some Vatican watchers are seeing a crisis of government at The Vatican. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.
Pope Benedict's butler has been arrested on suspicion of leaking confidential documents to an Italian journalist, the Vatican said Saturday.
A priest who assisted Monsignor William Lynn investigate clergy sex abuse claims testified Tuesday that it was not the archdiocese's policy to contact law enforcement or other victims of abuse.
A lawyer for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia testified Monday that church officials lied to him about the whereabouts of a hidden list of 35 priests suspected of sexually abusing children.
Thousands lined up across the world to be among the first to get the new iPad. CNN's Rick Vincent reports.
The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland faces calls to resign. Peter Taggart explains why.
Pope Benedict XVI visits Cuba following the Vatican-brokered release of political prisoners. Patrick Oppmann reports.
Cuban President Raul Castro has granted Pope Benedict XVI's request to make Good Friday a holiday -- at least this year -- Cuban state media reported Saturday.
CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports on Pope Benedict's Havana Mass and his meetings with the Castro brothers.
A Texas judge denied the appeal of fundamentalist sect leader Warren Jeffs on Thursday, the same day a jury considered testimony to determine how to sentence a key figure in his church after his own bigamy conviction.
Greeted by throngs of Catholic worshipers from across the region, Pope Benedict XVI ended his two-country tour in Havana's Revolution Plaza with a reference to what he described as a need for "authentic freedom."
Pope Benedict XVI presided over Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, delivering a homily that focused on the "essence" of the holiday rather than the "commercial celebration" it has become.
Pope Benedict XVI speaks about the need for peace in his Christmas Eve Mass.
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Havana on Tuesday amid speculation over whether he will meet with the island's former president, Fidel Castro, and how far he'll press the country for greater political and religious freedoms.
Thousands of Catholics greet Pope Benedict XVI in an open air Mass in central Mexico.
Cubans return home to emotional homecomings ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Cuba. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports.
CNN's Rafael Romo says Pope Benedict XVI wearing a sombrero holds significant symbolism for the Mexican people.
Opening statements are scheduled for Monday in Philadelphia in the first case in which an official of a Roman Catholic archdiocese has been accused of protecting abusive priests by moving them from parish to parish.
Opening arguments are scheduled for Monday in Philadelphia in the first case in which an official of a Roman Catholic archdiocese has been accused of protecting abusive priests by moving them from parish to parish.
On the same day Pope Benedict addressed and blessed a group of 1,800 children in Guanajuato, Mexico, three Mexican authors released a book accusing the Vatican of hiding or ignoring cases of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests.
Pope Benedict XVI begins a Latin American tour in historical Guanajuato, Mexico. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.
The Mexican government is spending millions of dollars to welcome the pope. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.
It has been a project of celestial proportions, but it's finally ready. Construction workers have labored nonstop for months.
There was a time when the Republican Party was strictly for White Anglo Saxon Protestants. It was an alliance between Country Club Episcopalians and twice born followers of the Old Time Gospel, all firmly opposed to mass Catholic immigration from Europe. The nativism of the GOP drove Catholics into the welcoming arms of Al Smith, Jack Kennedy, Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Party.
It was an exciting day for Laura Dominguez and her 11-year-old daughter Paulina.
A papal visit to Mexico is likely to be overshadowed by the previous pope. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.
Thousands of people flooded into Cairo's Abbasiya Cathedral Tuesday to say a final farewell to Pope Shenouda III, the spiritual leader of Egypt's Coptic Christians for more than four decades.
Mourners pay their respects at the funeral of Coptic Pope Shenouda III who died on Saturday. CNN's Ian Lee reports.
Thousands of miles from a bloody shooting in southern France, Jewish and municipal leaders voiced concerns and vowed to bolster protections for schools, neighborhoods and synagogues while noting they have no indication any fresh, faraway attacks are imminent.
Cuban authorities have released dozens of members of the "Ladies in White" group after detaining them, a dissident said Monday.
Overcrowding inside a cathedral where Coptic Christians had gathered to pay last respects to their pope caused a stampede that left three people dead and more than 50 injured, a health official said.
Coptic Pope Shenouda III, the spiritual leader of Egypt's Coptic Christian community for nearly four decades, died Saturday, according to the head of the Egyptian General Coptic Association. He was 88.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, head of the 85 million-member worldwide Anglican Communion, announced Friday he will step down from his post at the end of the year.
The Archbishop of Canterbury appeals to President Mugabe to end the persecution of Anglicans. Nkepile Mabuse reports.
CNN's Patrick Oppmann moves from Seattle to Havana, Cuba.
Thirteen Cubans who occupied a church in Havana in the hopes of meeting with the pope instead were escorted from the building late Thursday by police, the Havana Archdiocese said.
Sen. Rick Santorum, who is campaigning to become America's second Catholic president, disagrees from the bottom of his gut with the first Catholic to hold the office.
CNN's Susan Candiotti reports on a memo that says a Philadephia cardinal ordered a priest sex abuse file shredded.
A judge on Monday rejected a motion to dismiss charges against a Philadelphia archdiocese official accused of covering up evidence of suspected sexual abuse of children.
There are two Rick Santorums: The first one I might not agree with, but the second one truly scares me.
A poll released Wednesday showed Rick Santorum maintaining his lead nationwide among likely Republican voters, topping his closest rival Mitt Romney by a margin of nine percentage points.
Pope Benedict appointed 22 new cardinals at the Vatican on Saturday, with his choices for the lofty role likely to influence who will be appointed as the next pontiff.
A top Roman Catholic official opened a conference on protecting children from sexual abuse Monday by defending Pope Benedict XVI, arguing that he deserved thanks for his efforts.
CNN's Susan Hendricks interviews Brent Strawn, who teaches about the Old Testament at Candler School of Theology.
Bishop Eddie Long has apologized to the Anti-Defamation League over an incident in which he was wrapped in a Torah scroll and crowned "king."
The Catholic church is outraged at new contraception rules. CNN's Brianna Keilar has more.
Recently, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Religious Liberty argued that the Obama administration's requirement that most health insurance plans cover contraception goes against "the mandate of Jesus Christ."
Two prominent Muslim civil liberties groups called for Police Commissioner Ray Kelly to resign on Thursday because of his participation in a film that they say paints all Muslims as terrorists.
A federal appeals court has blocked an Oklahoma voter-approved measure barring state judges from considering Islamic and international law in their decisions.
A long-time follower of a jailed polygamist sect leader says he has been ex-communicated after admitting to having sex with his wife -- a violation of an order that Warren Jeffs apparently issued from behind bars.
A Russian court has rejected a petition that sought to ban a Russian translation of the Bhagavad Gita, one of Hinduism's most important texts.
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Springfield, Mass. - January 5, 2013 - The Springfield College men's basketball team grinded out a 62-50 win over visiting Coast Guard in its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) opener on Saturday afternoon in Blake Arena.
Springfield improved to 10-4, 1-0 in league play, while the Bears dropped to 1-9, 0-1.
Jordan Rote led all scorers with 16 points to go along with five rebounds, four assists, two steals, and two blocks. Alex Berthiaume added 14 points, and Robbie Burke tallied 11 points and seven boards. The Pride shot just 22-for-59 for the game (37.3%), but scored 14 points off 16 Coast Guard turnovers.
Greg Marshall and Devonte Weems each recorded 13 points in the loss for the Bears. David Anderson had a strong game off the bench, netting nine points to go along with a game-high 10 rebounds.
Springfield raced out to an early 10-4 lead on a Berthiuame bucket in transition at the 15:58 mark, forcing Coast Guard into a timeout. However, the Bears battled back to get within one, as Weems connected on a pair from the stripe to make it an 11-10 ball game with 14:10 on the clock.
The Pride struggled to find any offensive rhythm for much of the opening half until it hit its stride in the final 2:46. The Pride put together a 9-3 burst, highlighted by five points from Sean Martin, to head into the locker room with a 31-22 advantage.
In the first half, despite shooting just 12-for-25, the Pride snagged 11 offensive rebounds which resulted in 12 second-chance points. The Bears connected on just 8-of-21 from the field, but used its zone defense to keep the Pride at bay.
Coast Guard stormed out of the second half on a 14-6 run to get with two at 37-35 following an Anderson foul-line jumper at the 14:35 mark. Springfield responded with six unanswered points, with Rote snagging a steal and going the distance to put the hosts up 43-35 with 10:53 to play.
Anderson would score down low at the 8:43 mark to make it a six-point game, but that would be as close as the visitors would get. Josh Altman canned a three from the corner that capped off an 11-4 run, giving the Pride a 13-point cushion with just over three minutes left.
The Bears continued to battle, drilling three three-pointers down the stretch, but Springfield held on for the conference win.
Springfield will host MIT on Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm in a rematch of last season's NEWMAC Tournament Championship game.

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Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) is a natural human growth hormone instrumental in normal growth during childhood, but in adulthood can promote abnormal growth—the proliferation, spread (metastasis), and invasion of cancer.
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Why do centenarians escape cancer?—people who live to be over a hundred years old.
As we get older… our risk of getting and dying from cancer grows year by year—but, once you hit about 85 90, your cancer risk starts to drop.
Kinda makes sense; I mean if you didn't get it by then maybe you're never going to get it. If you live that long maybe it's a sign that there something special about you. It seems that centernarians are endowed with a particular resistance to cancer. So what's their secret?
Every day, 50 billion of our cells die. And every day, 50 billion new ones are born. There's a balance. Otherwise your body would atrophy,—shrink—or get too big and crowded.
Now sometimes we need grow, like when we're a baby, or that growth spurt around puberty. Our cells don't get larger when we grow up, they get more numerous. A child's hand may only be made up of about 50 billion cells, and may have to add half trillion or so growing up.
Once we've already grown up we don't want a lot of extra cells hanging around. We still need our cells to grow and divide—out with the old; in with the new. We just don't want to be making more cells than we're putting out to pasture. When you're a kid extra growth can be good; when you're an adult, extra growth can mean a tumor.
How do our cells know when to tip the scale in favor of more dividing and less dying and when to come back into balance? A key signal is IGF-1, a growth hormone called insulin-like growth factor #1. Levels goes up when you're s kid so you grow and then comes back down. Should your levels stay a bit too high as an adult, though, there's this constant message to your cells grow, grow, grow, divide, don't die, keep going, keep growing. And so not surprisingly, the more IGF-1 you have in your bloodstream, the higher your risk for cancer. More IGF, more prostate cancer… more IGF, more breast cancer;
Of course it's not the original tumor that tends to kill you, it's the metastases. IGF-1 is a growth factor, it helps things grow, so it helps cancer cells break off from the main tumor, migrate into surrounding tissues, and invade the bloodstream. What do you think helps breast cancer get into the bone? IGF-1… and the liver, IGF1. lung, brain, lymph nodes. IGF-1, helps transform normal cells into cancer cells in the first place, then helps them survive, proliferate, self-renew, grow, migrate, invade, stabilize into new tumors, and even helps hook up the blood supply to the new tumor. IGF-1 is a growth hormone that, makes things grow—that's what it does. But too much growth when we're all grown up can mean cancer.
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Central Missouriplaced three runners in the top ten and held off Missouri Southern by just onepoint to win the MIAA Men's Cross Country Championship. Southwest Baptistfinished third and Nebraska-Kearney and Northwest Missouri rounded out the topfive edging Pittsburg State by just a point in a close race. Individually Adam Volkert won the title on his home course finishing with onlyone shoe, but in a time of 24:35.30 to win by almost a full ten seconds. LabanSialo of Central Missouri came in second finishing in 24:44.59 ahead ofteammate Tyler Stuber who set a 24:48.53 pace. Kevin Carder of Nebraska-Kearneyfinished fourth with a 24:53.53 time and Eric Schott of Missouri Southern useda 24:55.58 pace to round out the top five. Nolan Zimmer of Northwest Missouri finished the race in 25:01.92 to come injust ahead of MSSU's Jacob Benton who set a 25:02.92 pace. UCM's Adam Tredwayfinished the race in 25:07.06 to place eighth on the day. MSSU's Andrew Websterplaced ninth with a 25:10.54 and Cory Keehn of Fort Hays State used a 25:12.33to round out the top ten. The top ten finishers in the race earn All-MIAAstatus for the 2013 season.Team Standings1. Central Missouri 2. Missouri Southern 3. Southwest Baptist 4. Nebraska-Kearney 5. Northwest Missouri 6. Pittsburg State 7. Fort Hays State 8. Lindenwood 9. Emporia State All-MIAA Individuals 1. Adam Volkert, Pittsburg State 24:35.302. Laban Sialo, Central Missouri 24:44.593. Tyler Stuber, Central Missouri 24:48.534. Kevin Carder, Nebraska-Kearney 24:53.535. Eric Schott, Missouri Southern 25:55.586. Nolan Zimmer, Northwest Missouri 25:01.927. Jacob Benton, Missouri Southern 25:02.958. Adam Tredway, Central Missouri 25:07.069. Andrew Webster, Missouri Southern 25:10.5410. Cory Keehn, Fort Hays State 25:12.33
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With his first full season now in the books, we hear the verdict remains very much out on 49ers 2009 first-round draft pick Michael Crabtree. "If you ask management, he's an example of a guy who probably needs to be a centerpiece," a team insider said of the enigmatic wideout. "But he's got to step up. I know (WR coach) Jerry Sullivan likes (No. 2 WR) Josh Morgan better." There continues to be no doubt about Crabtree's natural ability. "He's got what you call great 'late hands' with his ability to snatch the ball out of mid-air. He's a good route runner, and he's smart." But his attitude and work ethic — his altercation in a walk-through late in the preseason with TE Vernon Davis, who accused Crabtree of dogging it, continues to leave a bad taste — are red flags that have been hard to overlook. "He's just a real strange guy." the insider said. "You really have to wonder if he is as motivated as he needs to be."


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Fresno State is wearing all-black uniforms for their late night tilt against Nevada, the Bulldogs really need to make a statement and blowout the Wolf Pack. A BCS berth is still in Fresno State's future but to get some respect they need to start blowing out opponents.
Fresno State is battling a few injuries with defensive backs L.J. Jones and Derron Smith battling injuries, and the Bulldogs defense has not been all that great this year and if those two players are hampered then Nevada has a real good chance to put up some points with their offense.
This game should see a lot points by either side, but Fresno State is still a huge three-touchdown favorite over Nevada.
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 2, 10:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: Bulldog Stadium
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Allow for variable radio quality from the 30's and 40's.
Naturally there are some plays I am enjoying more than others. however this was a great adventure for radio of it's day.
Some are adaptations from movies of the day with the actors from the movies. Some have Orson Wells playing one or many roles. Some are adaptations created especially for the radio.
Classics like 'War of the Worlds' and 'The 39 Steps' are here.
A list of the plays and length would be a good addition (as a pdf). As it is, it is pot luck.
Even the adverts for soap and soup are interesting. To their credit they did sponsor these creative radio plays.


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State auditors want the Steilacoom School District to tighten up record-keeping that determines state funding for school busing.
In 2013, the district received $930,910 for student transportation, which is provided by a company called First Student, under contract with the district.
An auditor's report released Monday said that the district was missing a major portion of its 2013 student ridership tallies that are supposed to be turned in by bus drivers. Also missing were mileage reports that show how far its school buses travel.
"As frustrating as it is to have an audit finding, we identified needed internal controls," said Kathi Weight, superintendent of the district, which has just under 3,000 students.
Weight said the student counts were made by bus drivers, "but documentation to make sure accurate reporting was being done wasn't occurring."
She said the district's finance director identified some of the problems. She also said that the Puget Sound Educational Service District, which provides support services to school districts in the region, offered guidelines that will help Steilacoom monitor records in the future.
"We have made changes to establish stricter internal controls to monitor the private bus company's activities," Weight said. She said the changes will ensure all original supporting documentation is retained and ridership data is reported accurately.
The audit report did not recommend the district pay back any of the transportation funds received. Without documentation, the report said, auditors could not determine if the district was properly funded.
School districts receive part of their transportation funding based on a formula that considers the number of students who ride the bus. Districts must also report the mileage traveled by their buses. Districts are required to report the data to the state three times a year.
In 2013, auditors said, the district could not find bus driver count sheets for either the fall or spring reporting period. The winter count did have driver count sheets for five days, but the district couldn't say which days they covered.
During the audit, First Student calculated the total riders during the winter count -- but the numbers were lower than those reported by the school district to the state. The auditor found that the district over-reported the number of bus riders by 270.
In addition, auditors said, there were no supporting mileage reports for the buses to show how the district arrived at the 291,678 miles reported for trips to and from school, or the 25,293 miles in field trip mileage.
First Student was able to reconstruct mileage reports based on GPS data from the buses, but those reports came in more than 40,000 miles over what the district had reported.


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UFC Middleweight Vitor Belfort demolished former Strikeforce champ Luke Rockhold in the first round of their UFC on FX 8 bout last night with a beautiful spinning wheel kick. Unfortunately for Belfort, what people want to talk about instead of his technique is his use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).
MMA Junkie's John Morgan asked Belfort about TRT use at the post-fight press conference. Belfort wouldn't respond. Here's how he wrote up the exchange:
Belfort declined to discuss his testosterone use following his win.
"Can somebody beat him up for me, please?" Belfort requested when asked by MMAjunkie.com about his situation. "Can somebody beat him up?
"You're boring man, you're boring. Get out of here. ... I'm not going to talk to you. Talk to my hand."
Belfort took a similar approach when pressed again on the issue by a Brazilian journalist.
"Are you joking?" Belfort asked. "You're joking, aren't you?"
This is classic terrible PR. Instead of answering the question, Belfort throws fuel on the fire with (hopefully joking) threats to reporters.
Of course ignoring questions and threatening reporters does not make the very real issues go away. Instead it inspires full op-eds like this one from MMA Fighting's Mike Chiappetta:
There is a drug problem in sports, and in MMA. No doubt about it. Belfort has repeatedly said that he is not breaking any rules, and that is very true, but that may just be because the rules are outdated, much like they were in McGwire's case. Belfort may not be deserving of any more criticism than a random steroid user who does it under the cloak of anonymity, but his stature is so great and his story is so wildly compelling that it's going to come his way anyway.
One day in the near future, Belfort may fight for a belt again. He is likely going to need to be cleared by a state commission at some point, and some are on the record saying they might have a problem offering him a therapeutic use exemption due to his past PED bust. We are heading for some kind of collision course. We're already there from a public relationship perspective.
Fight Opinion's Zach Arnold is even more blunt:
For those who wanted MMA to be accepted as a mainstream sport, well... the one sport whose drug testing policy most resembles combat sports right now is horse racing. A baseball player gets busted for testosterone and all hell breaks loose. A testosterone user in UFC gets a promotional push.
The fruits of UFC's drug policy (marijuana = bad, testosterone = OK) is bizarrely Japanese-like. It all starts from the top. In WWE, Vince McMahon wants a certain look and if you want to work for him, you have to provide that look. He is very image-conscious himself. Same deal with UFC management. They want muscular guys to market to the masses. They want a certain look. It's why Roy Nelson stands out so much from the rest of the pack. The fighters take their cues from the top. They know that the lifespan of a fighting career in MMA is very short. If testosterone usage was simply a placebo effect, fighters would have stopped using it by now. Instead, the usage continues to increase. If it didn't have some sort if impact, nobody would be using it now.
Just don't say that I didn't warn you ahead of time. I strongly believe that the fans deserve the truth and that you shouldn't treat your readers as idiots. Sometimes, it means talking about uncomfortable topics or topics that you may be disinterested in. Bottom line? The masses (and the media) are coming around on the testosterone (anabolic steroids) topic. It doesn't mean that fans still won't show up to watch fights but it does indicate that the facade being produced for television is being understood for what it is.
The UFC has long insisted that it's up to the various state commissions regulation the sport to put a stop to drug abuse. ESPN's Brett Okamoto points out how that strategy is failing in this instance and how the UFC's various execs are contradicting each other over the issue:
The only way the UFC can ensure Belfort's next performance isn't questioned is to force him to go through the process of acquiring a therapeutic use exemption for TRT in its home base of Nevada. That really shouldn't be a problem for UFC president Dana White, who took a harsh stance on TRT this year. White has even said he'd like to see athletic commissions ban it entirely -- a ban he doesn't feel the UFC should have to implement itself.
White publicly promised the UFC would "brutally" test any fighter who receives an exemption in order to prevent abuse. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened. UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner told ESPN.com last week the UFC did not test Belfort during his recent training camp, deferring that responsibility to the Brazilian commission.
"The Brazilian commission is handling this fight and all subsequent fights in Brazil," Ratner said. "They have tested Vitor, who is within legal limits, and will be testing him at the fights."
Turning Belfort's TRT exemption completely over to a Brazilian commission handling its second UFC event is a far cry from "testing the living s---" out of him -- which is what White promised to do, verbatim, earlier this year.
Clearly that approach is being tested to the limits and it's just a matter of time before the rampant use of steroids, both with the approval of commissions and without, becomes a scandal that negatively impacts the whole sport.
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3 bed 2 bath Osage Beach/Lake of the Ozark Home in Osage Beach
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
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$ 1,750 - $ 3,000 / month
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Newly Remodeled, 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Lake Access/Lake Front Home
Location, Location, Location! Location is one of the many desirable features of this cozy 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on beautiful Lake of the Ozarks. This home is conveniently located just outside of Osage Beach, one mile off of Hwy 54 on a hard surface road, and only minutes from Osage Beach or Camdenton. On the water, this desirable home is located on the 28 mm in a quiet, no wake cove. Travel up the lake a few miles, find calmer water for water recreation as well as many fun local hotspots; or travel down the lake a few miles and find many of the popular lake establishments.
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Carol Snaadt 319-470-6671
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*This updated home offers a seemingly large 1,350 square feet floor plan with an open living/kitchen area on the main floor with full bath.
*Upper level boasts 3 modest bedrooms with queen beds, pull out couch and a full bath. Additional features of this eye catching home include new paint inside and out, new carpet and flooring throughout, new appliances
*spacious deck, grill and deck furniture and ample parking for guests.
*On site boat ramp with 10x26 dock in no wake cove
activities and attractions in Osage Beach Missouri
*2 miles from Big Surf water park
*4-5 Golf Courses within 5 miles
*28 mm by water close to skiing in Linn Creek Cove or restuarant favorites, Captain Rons, Fish and Co. Tan Tara, Paradise
*Party Cove, skiiing
*1 mile off of Hwy 54 between Osage Beach and Camdenton. Great location either way for shopping, entertainment.
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May 1st-Oct 1st
Sun-Wed Nightly: $175/night
Thurs-Saturday Nightly: $250/night
Weekly: $1300 (Save $175)
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Oct 1-May 1st
Sun-Wed Nightly: $100/night
Thurs-Saturday Nightly: $150/night
Weekly: $600 (Save $100)
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Carol Snaadt 319-470-6671
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Did former Sun Cedric Ceballos take a shot at Lance Blanks?
The Suns dropped their seventh straight game Sunday night 98-90 to the Orlando Magic and now have the third-worst record in the Western Conference at 7-15.
With nine new faces on the roster and no star player in sight, cautioning on the side of patience might be well-served when analyzing the Phoenix Suns' rough start in 2012-13.
However, former Sun and in-game host Cedric Ceballos had this to say just a few hours after Phoenix's loss to Orlando.
iF u were a BAD player (bad meaning, can't play) u will never b a good GM #nuffced— Cedric Ceballos (@cedceballos) December 10, 2012
Ceballos didn't name any names, so he could seemingly have been taking a shot at owner Robert Sarver, president of basketball operations Lon Babby or general manager Lance Blanks, since after all each of the three men have some role in the decision-making process.
But Sarver and Babby have played a combined zero games in the NBA, so Ceballos' shot is likely directed at Blanks.
From 1991-1993, Blanks, a former first-round draft pick, played in parts of three seasons with the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging 2.0 points and 7.2 minutes per game for his career.
If directed at Blanks, Ceballos' harsh analysis could stem from the fact the organization failed to retain his contract after the 2010-11 season.
Although the facts seem to back him up.
Since Blanks was hired in August 2010, the Suns have missed the playoffs in each of the last two seasons and have a combined 80-90 record. During that time, the team has also parted ways with fan favorites Steve Nash and Grant Hill, while bringing in the likes of Vince Carter and Michael Beasley.
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2:00pm Friday 31st January 2014 in News By Katie Mercer, Reporter
RAPE victims are being urged to contact police despite a dip in detection rates.
Figures show that Lancashire remains above the national average for detection rates and East Lancashire higher still.
Data published today by the Government's Rape Monitoring Group shows that across the county, 80 per cent of adult rapes were left undetected.
While this figure seems low, it actually puts Lancashire in the top third of all areas in England and Wales for conviction rates.
The average detection rate for reported rape in England and Wales is 18 per cent.
However in 2011, 35 per cent of reported rapes in East Lancashire ended with someone being charged and in 2012, 40 per cent of reported rapes resulted in someone being charged, compared with 30 per cent in the last year.
According to an FOI request, last year, 146 reports of rape were reported in East Lancashire (Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale) leading to 44 convictions.
The number of reported rapes had risen slightly from 143 reported rape cases in 2011, but was down one, from 147, in 2012.
The Rape Monitoring Group report said: "It is widely recognised that rape is under-reported by up to 85 per cent with many more rapes committed than are recorded by the police".
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Vaughn Coleman wasn't just from Harlem. He was from 116th Street in Harlem. He was raised on the same block as Mosque No. 7, where Malcolm X preached until he left the Nation of Islam in 1964.
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P&Z does not recommend Moore's zoning change
Date: October 20, 2009
by: Kurt Schultheis | City Editor
Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant & Marina owner Alan Moore said his 43-year-old business will shut down unless the town approves a request to change the zoning of the property on which the eatery sits.
But the majority of the town's Planning and Zoning Board, in a 6-2 vote, decided not to recommend Moore's request to have his property at 800 Broadway changed from commercial to residential use at its Tuesday, Oct. 20 regular meeting.
If Moore can't get the Town Commission to approve his request later this year, he says he won't be able to renegotiate his business's double-digit interest-rate loans due in January.
At its Tuesday, Oct. 20 regular meeting, the Planning and Zoning Board also:
• Approved a request by Dry Dock Waterfront Grill owner Eric Hammersand to increase its outdoor dining from 115 seats to 150 seats after 5 p.m. only by utilizing parking flexibilities.
• Approved a request by The Longboat Key Club and Resort to allow for outdoor dining at the Harbourside Tennis Gardens snack bar/café during operating hours of the indoor facility.
• Postponed a discussion of the town's tree code until planning board Chairwoman B.J. Webb could be in attendance.
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text: The largest of the three academic divisions at Le Moyne College Welcome from the Dean The College of Arts and Sciences is at the core of who we are and what we do here at Le Moyne. It is the academic center and intellectual hub of our Jesuit institution, committed to transformative education rooted in the liberal arts. Arts and Sciences is home to the Core Curriculum, an array of engaging academic majors, and nationally recognized scholars and artists. Our talented faculty and staff maintain an unwavering commitment to delivering a rigorous, high-quality, student-centered education in the Jesuit tradition. The College of Arts and Sciences is equally committed to maintaining a warm and supportive learning environment for its diverse student body. The College has long been a source of inspirational teachers and superb mentors who believe in the personal success of our students. Our faculty and staff's goal is not only to educate individuals who will excel in their chosen fields, but also to develop ethical, conscientious, and globally focused citizens who will promote a more peaceful and just society. We welcome your interest in the College of Arts and Sciences at Le Moyne! Kate Costello-Sullivan, Ph.D Dean of Arts and Sciences Recent Events 2014 Commencement Weekend: May 16th-18th Graduate Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Henninger Athletic Center The College's graduate student commencement ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 16 in the Anthony J. Henninger Athletic Center. Speaking to the graduates will be Dr. Robert Dracker, chief of pediatrics at Community General Hospital and past president of the Onondaga County Medical Society. Approximately 220 students are eligible to received graduate degrees at the ceremony. Baccalaureate Liturgy 5 p.m., Saturday, May 17 Anthony A. Henninger Athletic Center Join us in celebrating and praying for the members of the Class of 2014 and their loved ones during a Mass the eve before Commencement. The principal celebrant will be the Most Rev. Robert J. Cunningham, D.D., J.C.L., the bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse. The homilist will be John P. Bucki, S.J., director of campus ministry and rector of the Jesuit community. Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Sunday, May 18 at 9:30 a.m. Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex On Sunday, May 18, the undergraduate ceremony will take place outside at the Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex. The commencement speaker will be John Douglas Thompson '85, widely regarded as one of the world's most talented classical actors. In addition to Thompson, receiving the honorary degree of doctor of humane letters at the ceremony will be Virginia "Ginny" Donahue, a 1969 graduate of Le Moyne College and founder of On Point for College. The student speaker will be James Cochran, an English major from Homer, NY. A total of approximately 600 students are eligible to receive either a B.A. or B.S. at the ceremony. Commencement Weekend Talented Faculty and Outstanding Students We invite you to read News & Notes in the Arts & Sciences to learn about the achievements of our talented faculty and outstanding students. News & Notes in the Arts & Sciences: March 2014 News & Notes in the Arts & Sciences: December 2013 News & Notes in the Arts & Sciences: October 2013 News & Notes in the Arts & Sciences: September 2013 Students Conduct Rain Forest Research in Costa Rica Earlier this year, Environmental Science Systems Professor Larry Tanner and two Le Moyne students traveled to Costa Rica to study the carbon dynamics of reforestation in the mountain cloud forests of the Central American country. 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Families in Chesterfield County could have a little more time to travel over Thanksgiving. That is if school board leaders approve a calendar option for next year.
The school board now has five drafts on the table for next year's calendar. Before officials can make any decision, parents have a chance to weigh in.
In efforts to stay in line with surrounding districts, Chesterfield County Schools discussed the idea of giving students and staff the day off Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
"It's important for our school board to honor a full day before thanksgiving and to have that time at winter break to enjoy the traditions during the holidays," said Chief Academic Officer, Donna Dalton.
The school system must adjust the schedule elsewhere. In the latest draft - number five – Dalton discussed cutting the number of half days which usually gives teachers time to catch up on work and grading.
Earlier this year, the very first draft gave students and teachers a half day prior to Thanksgiving but kept more half days. Right now, the community has five versions to weigh in on online.
"It's important for the public to know that our school board values their opinions," said Dalton. "From their feedback we made significant changes to the calendar."
Tweaking the Thanksgiving Holiday Period would not affect winter break, spring break, or the start of school after Labor Day - all of which are in line with Richmond, Hanover, and Henrico County Public Schools.
Parents will still have time to voice their opinion on each version of the school calendar. The school board leaders say they'll make a decision on next year's schedule at the January 22 meeting.
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I didn't know that one! I learnt something. It pays to be grateful!
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Made it up. Still, there's a need for it.
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Web Designers Are Annoying
This article on About.com pretty much sums it up! I got a good chuckle and couldn't agree more with Jennifer Kyrnin's view of why web designers drive us crazy!
"Perhaps it's because their focus is so different, but Web designers and Web developers often don't get along as well as could be hoped. And while this article is titled What Web Developers Hate About Web Designers, it's not the white hot hate of pure rage, but more the tolerant animosity you might have towards, say, broccoli. But there are some things that designers do and say that drive Web developers up a wall."
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All of a sudden, I can't visit any website, but I can still use my Skype! Checking the office computer, I discover it's not a simple computer issue. A quick chat with a colleague in Chicago reveals it's happening to him too. So much for think a simple router reset will do the trick. Luckily after about 30 minutes, I can at least do a Google search for Comcast outage and the live twitter results confirm my suspicions; a Comcast DNS outage in the Midwest. A quick switch of my computer setting to the OpenDNS servers, and I'm back up and running in seconds.
Here's a quick "how-to" from ComputerWorld about changing your DNS to OpenDNS and just avoid the Comcast outage completely: http://blogs.computerworld.com/17432/how_to_work_around_the_comcast_internet_blackout
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Saturday, April07, 2012 approx 3:00pm. My partner and I had just finished Phsycical Grafitti and were at the base of the route packing up to leave. I was watching two guys struggle on Big Bad Wolf. The climber was just about to clip what I beleive was the fourth bolt and didn't make it. He swung down and hit the wall with one foot twisted. He immediately yelled that he broke his ankle. I assisted the belayer lower the climber to where I could reach him then positioned him to protect his bad ankle. I grabbed him and was able to hold him up with his arm around my neck. I asked if anyone had a cell phone and an off duty sheriff with search and rescue who was also packing up to leave came up. We laid the climber down and he took over. He assesed the climber for other injuries, splinted his ankle and asked if he could walk out to which he said no. He then located a good landing aea nearby and called in a helicopter. The fellow that put that route up was guiding a person in the area and was at the base of the wall as well. He did not see the accident but was convinced the climber fell onto the small sloping ledge and it was the cause fo the injury. It was not. There are two things I took away from this rescue which may be obvious now but were not at the time. The first was to assess the total condition of the injured person. He wasn't hurt anywhere else but it would have been easy for me to overlook it. Take the extra two minutes to step back and fully assess the indivual. The second is the sheriff said several times when we were handling or moving the injured person "do not hurry". It's pretty easy to get excited and rush and end up making things worse. Take your time, moving carefully through obstacles to make sure no one sustains further injury.
Isn't most of Calico Basin a 30 minute walk from the parking lot? An airlift there for non life-threatening injuries seems a bit excessive.
The hike up to Phys Graffiti is actually pretty burly by Calico standards- while I'd probably try to hobble down, the sheriff made the right call- an airlift is definitely the most expedient way.
I was immediately thinking of how to carry the fellow down. It would have been hard to get him to the base of the wall. Apprantly they have copters on standby over there all the time. I saw a number of them buzzing around. When the Sheriff asked if he wanted a helicopter the injured climber said he couldn't afford one but they are free. Heck, on Cat in the Hat the previous day they flew up there and got a rope unstuck for a couple of girls.


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Targeted Reading Intervention
The TRI Program
In this video Dr. Lynne Vernon-Feagans, Principal Investigator, discusses the Targeted Reading Intervention (TRI), its goals, and its successes.
The Targeted Reading Intervention (TRI) is a professional development intervention designed for elementary students who require additional reading instruction and their classroom teachers. Via remote webcam, trained coaches with reading expertise provide one-on-one, ongoing support to build capacity in reading instruction with teachers.
The TRI helps teachers build capacity by:
- Learning and using efficient instructional strategies for early reading development
- Developing skills in matching instruction to assessment
- Applying their learning for the benefit of targeted readers
The TRI has been endorsed by The Annie E. Casey Foundation Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development, The Rand Corporation Promising Practices Network, and included in the Best Evidence Encyclopedia.


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Train: The hostel is 600 metres to Circular Quay station or 700 metres to Wynyard station.
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Facade pattern
The facade pattern (or façade pattern) is a software design pattern commonly used with object-oriented programming. The name is by analogy to an architectural facade.
A facade is an object that provides a simplified interface to a larger body of code, such as a class library. A facade can:
- make a software library easier to use, understand and test, since the facade has convenient methods for common tasks;
- make the library more readable, for the same reason;
- reduce dependencies of outside code on the inner workings of a library, since most code uses the facade, thus allowing more flexibility in developing the system;
- wrap a poorly designed collection of APIs with a single well-designed API (as per task needs).
A Facade is used when one wants an easier or simpler interface to an underlying implementation object.[1] Alternatively, an adapter is used when the wrapper must respect a particular interface and must support polymorphic behavior. A decorator makes it possible to add or alter behavior of an interface at run-time.
|Converts one interface to another so that it matches what the client is expecting
|Dynamically adds responsibility to the interface by wrapping the original code
|Provides a simplified interface
- Facade
- The facade class abstracts Packages 1, 2, and 3 from the rest of the application.
- Clients
- The objects are using the Facade Pattern to access resources from the Packages.
This is an abstract example of how a client ("you") interacts with a facade (the "computer") to a complex system (internal computer parts, like CPU and HardDrive).
/* Complex parts */ class CPU { public void freeze() { ... } public void jump(long position) { ... } public void execute() { ... } } class Memory { public void load(long position, byte[] data) { ... } } class HardDrive { public byte[] read(long lba, int size) { ... } } /* Facade */ class ComputerFacade { private CPU processor; private Memory ram; private HardDrive hd; public ComputerFacade() { this.processor = new CPU(); this.ram = new Memory(); this.hd = new HardDrive(); } public void start() { processor.freeze(); ram.load(BOOT_ADDRESS, hd.read(BOOT_SECTOR, SECTOR_SIZE)); processor.jump(BOOT_ADDRESS); processor.execute(); } } /* Client */ class You { public static void main(String[] args) { ComputerFacade computer = new ComputerFacade(); computer.start(); } }
- ^ Freeman, Eric; Freeman, Elisabeth; Kathy, Sierra; Bert, Bates (2004). Hendrickson, Mike; Loukides, Mike, eds. Head First Design Patterns (paperback) 1. O'Reilly. pp. 243, 252, 258, 260. ISBN 978-0-596-00712-6. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
External links[edit]
|The Wikibook Computer Science Design Patterns has a page on the topic of: Facade implementations in various languages
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Facade pattern.


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EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Sixteen NCAA tournament games jammed into 12-hours of college basketball action. For some the next two days are a holiday. Which may explain why Thursday and Friday are considered some of the least productive work days of the year.
Curt Fisher packed up his employees at Neovia Logistics and moved the office to Buffalo Wild Wings in East Peoria.
"I happen to be a big fan of the final four as are my employees so we decided this was a good option," said Neovia Logistics transportation manager Curt Fisher.
"I'm logged in, I have all of my email. We have a phone so we are open to our clients . It's good. The wi-fi here is great," said employee Emily Oliver.
Dan Kazlauski and Eric Hoffman were not as lucky. They had to take the day off work to watch the games. Something they have done from the same table for the last 7 years.
"We come right when it opens and hold it the whole day," said Kazlauski. "We watch all the games. The guy here that does the TVs for us sets up all the games perfectly. It's awesome."
If you could not take the day off, or your boss is not as cool as Curt Fisher, that leaves only one option.
"This morning when I woke up, I was mildly feverish and I had an excessive cough."
"Royce", whose name we changed to avoid getting him in trouble, seems to catch something every year about this time. He said there is a common cure for the NCAA flu.
"Nothing goes down better on a day when I'm feeling bad than some Caribbean Jerk Wings and a cold Coors Light."
Not exactly chicken soup but on this day it is exactly what the doctor ordered.


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Zygerria is a picturesque world with fortress-capped mesas that extend above windswept plains. Graceful brezak creatures catch the wind currents and soar effortlessly from butte to butte. The beauty of the planet hides the fact that Zygerria's cities were all built upon the backs of slaves. For thousands of years, Zygerria supplied slave labor the the galaxy; the Zygerrian Slave Empire became wealthy and powerful, as did those who exploited their chained subjects. After the Jedi Knights cracked down on the slave trade, Zygerria diminished. Its old fortresses and slave markets are still impressive edifices, though their luster has faded from time. Some Zygerrians are actively plotting a return to the old ways, and are finding eager allies in the Clone Wars.
The Zygerrians were a powerful people in the days of the Old Republic, before the Jedi Knights tore down their empire of slavery. When slavery was outlawed in Republic space, the Jedi Knights liberated countless beings from bondage, and the despicable trade the Zygerrians excelled in was pushed into the shadows of the underworld. Zygerrians are a humanoid species, with strong, angular features. They are very strong, able to easily dominate the weak when on equal footing. They are also quite cunning at ensuring they always maintain the upper hand in any situation.
Zygerrian Slave Ship
Highly durable freighters used by the Zygerrians, these blocky transports often have their spacious storage bays outfitted for live cargo. Primitive yet powerful thruster engines sit on articulated boom arms that extend from the ship's primary hull. Though the ship's hold can carry dozens of miserable passengers in appalling conditions, the vessel can be competently operated by a single pilot.
Count Dooku
Count Dooku was a menacing Sith Lord and central figure in the Clone Wars. Once a Jedi -- trained by Yoda -- he became disillusioned with the Jedi Order and thirsted for greater power. Dooku voluntarily left the light side behind and became Darth Sidious' dark side disciple, taking the secret name Darth Tyranus and leading the Separatist army.
Queen Miraj Scintel
The Queen of Zygerria, Miraj Scintel longs for a return to glory for her people. Ages ago, the Zygerrian Slave Empire stretched across many sectors, supplying luckless labor to unscrupulous masters in the galaxy. Scintel takes advantage of a Republic distracted by war to grow the slave trade, allied by the Separatist Alliance. When Anakin Skywalker goes undercover to infiltrate Scintel's court, and discover the whereabouts of a vanished colony of Togruta artisans, the wily Queen takes interest in him. She sees in Anakin a prize to own and overpower, and uses her seductive charms to her full advantage.
Obi-Wan Kenobi
A legendary Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi was a noble man and gifted in the ways of the Force. He trained Anakin Skywalker, served as a general in the Republic Army during the Clone Wars, and guided Luke Skywalker as a mentor.


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I find it helps to know what the question is before you try to answer it.
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Q. How do I finish the edge of Avaire at the top of the stairs?
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A. If the floors are similar in height, a T-molding can easily be used.
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Sure, he's been projected as little more than a fourth OF for years, but I've always loved this guy's skills. Seriously never thought he'd respond this remarkably after destroying his shoulder in a head-on collision at home plate during winter ball in late 2009. Pasadena born-and-raised, college at Loyola Marymount, we have every reason to love this guy. Plays all three outfield positions, with the speed to ultimately offer plus defense at the corners. In his first call-up, he didn't wither, but went two for seven, with two runs scored. MiLB record: .313/.395/.501 -- in '07 this guy tore up A-ball with 44 doubles, 18 HRs while putting up 101 runs and 30 steals -- all in 133 games. Broke his foot in 2008 and struggled, but returned in 2009 to put up a solid .386 OBP with the trademark mix of doubles, steals and excellent run conversion at Salt Lake. He's not a true power prospect, but could be a legitimate top-of-the-order threat, given his mix of contact skills and patience. Eight Angels have more plate appearances than him this spring, but he leads the team in OBP (.474), walks (7 against 4 strikeouts), third in runs scored behind Trumbo and Fleet Pete. In fact, he and Bourjos have really been leading the attack this spring. Just dreamin' on another dubious DaVanon? Or could he be the leadoff threat that has eluded us since Figgins split? Will we ever know, with Money-Burnin' Vernon blocking him for the foreseeable future?
Taking a look at stellar performances in the Angels' minor league system.
Taking a look at notable performances throughout the Angels' minor league system.
Taking a look at great performances across the Angels' organization.
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