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Second-degree murder charges await Andrew Thomas Gallo in the death of Nick Adenhart, Henry Pearson, and Courtney Stewart. In addition, he faces charges of DUI causing injury, one count of driving over the limit with injury, and fleeing the scene of a crime causing injury. The combined maximum he faces is up to 55 years to life in prison. This directly from the Orange County District Attorney's office, announced today at 2:30pm in a press conference. The District Attorney stated that Gallo's actions carried an implied malice necessary for the charge and that his BAC was three times the legal limit.
Oh, and as a fun little aside, the D.A. also said that he tried to flee a SECOND time after police had tracked him down and cornered him. Little fuckhead really put up quite the struggle to not have to answer for his recklessnes. Since he was caught, nothing makes me happier than the fact he tried to flee, since it only makes it more certain he's going down hard.

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Women who want silicon breast implants for cosmetic surgery may be in for a long wait after all.
Last week, the FDA rejected one company's bid to bring them back, so where are we now on this issue? Well, the thumbs down by the FDA may mean that silicon breast implants won't hit the general market as soon as some had hoped, but it doesn't mean they're completely banned either.
The implants will still be available to women participating in studies or undergoing reconstruction. Silicon's selling point, says Dr. Banbury, is that the implants look and feel more natural. So, while the wait continues, newer versions of the silicon implant are under study.
"In fact, we're going to start a study at the Cleveland Clinic with a newer type of silicon implant, where it's treated in such a way that if you did have a leak, it won't come out. It's more like cold butter versus soft butter. If you cut through it, it stays in two pieces," says Dr. Jill Banbury, Cleveland Clinic plastic surgeon.
Some doctors in Lubbock are already using the newer gummy silicon implants for reconstruction. Some 236,000 American women underwent breast enlargement in 2002 and that number is expected to climb if the improved silicon implants become widely available again.
Inamed, the company that lost the bid to bring silicon back on the market says in countries where it sells both versions (saline and silicon), 90% of recipients prefer silicon implants.
Among the questions the FDA wants answered about silicon implants are:
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I grew up watching Paul Newman. I remember being impressed that a star of his magnitude would appear in one of Irwin Allen's disaster epics, "The Towering Inferno." In a skyscraper filled with greats and near-greats, including the likes of O.J. Simpson and Fred Astaire, Paul was the voice of calm reason amidst the flames. Compared to the other nominal hero of the piece, Steve McQueen, I understood this guy. He had seen his dream compromised by the bean-counters who had sacrificed quality for quantity and now he was the designer of a one hundred and forty floor death trap. I didn't get that same sense of authenticity from O.J.
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" is one of the few movies that I will stop everything to watch, no matter where I happen to tune in. It is the model on which all other "buddy" movies have been made in the past forty years. Whether it's the pending knife fight with Harvey for leadership of the gang, or the last few desperate moments before he and Sundance go out in a blaze of gunfire glory, Butch is the epitome of wiseacre cool.
But nobody was as cool as Luke. I first saw "Cool Hand Luke" when I was in high school. It was, I believe, an attempt to get us to relate film to the written word, as well as a nice two-hour chunk of time that our English teacher could catch up on her grading. That didn't matter. I would happily have spent the entire semester dissecting the symbolism and character of this ne'er do well who, like Butch Cassidy, always had an answer for everything, even if that answer wasn't always right. I suspect that Luke's egg-eating exhibition may have been the thing that sparked my own interest in stunt-eating.
As role models go, I expect I could do a whole lot worse than Paul Newman. When asked about his ability to remain faithful to his wife of fifty years, Joanne Woodward, he said, "I have steak at home, why go out for hamburger?" The fact that he was included on Nixon's enemies list because of his liberal views was one of his proudest achievements. He was also one of the most dedicated and generous souls, giving tens of millions of dollars to charity, including setting up camps for severely ill children.
And he drove race cars. Professionally. How cool was that? Tom Cruise only wishes he was that cool. Paul Newman was.
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Two hundred million to charity, wow!
Perhaps a stunt-eating tribute to Paul involving salad dressing (or organic Fig Newmans) would be appropriate?
shakin' it here boss. I knew you'd scribe a nice tribute.
Trying to stay current.
I'd only pay a dollar a Salsa stunt eating-mild of course.Need to know only
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HARRIMAN (WATE/AP) -- Officials have doubled the estimate of ash that spilled out of a pond at a coal-burning power plant in East Tennessee.
John Moulton, a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority, said Friday the new estimate is about 5.4 million cubic yards of coal fly ash that broke out after the failure of a containment retention wall at the Kingston Fossil Plant on Monday.
TVA initially estimated the ash levels to be about 2.6 million and Moulton said they are trying to determine why their initial estimate was so low.
The new estimate was made after an aerial survey was takne Tuesday using a radar system that employs a laser light.
TVA says an estimated 78,000 cubic yards of ash are on the railroad tracks and Swan Pond Road.
Swan Pond Road and the tracks remain closed while crews work to clean up debris from the slide.
Moulton said despite the increase, the initial tests have shown no threat to drinking water and there were no new advisories or recommendations for nearby residents, who still have concerns.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Greg Monroe had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Brandon Knight scored 20 points, and the Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee 103-87 on Friday night, handing Bucks interim coach Jim Boylan his first loss.
Detroit led 74-60 going into the fourth quarter and squashed any hope of a Bucks comeback when Monroe scored on a hook shot, layup and dunk and Knight added a 3 as the lead grew to 83-62 with 9:57 to play.
Rodney Stuckey's 3 gave the Pistons another 21-point lead with 2:48 to go and the Bucks didn't get closer than 14 again.
Brandon Jennings and Beno Udrih had 15 points for Milwaukee.
On Monday, the Bucks and coach Scott Skiles mutually decided to part ways. Boylan, a longtime NBA assistant, who had been with Skiles in Phoenix and Chicago, took over and won his first game in charge Tuesday when the Bucks beat Phoenix 108-99. Then, after trailing by 15, Milwaukee rallied to win 104-96 at Chicago on Wednesday.
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---- — MARBLEHEAD — Peabody boys lacrosse coach Anthony O'Donnell has a pretty high opinion about senior Keifer Heckman, the Tanners' high-scoring attackman.
Heckman, who recently became Peabody's all-time leading scorer, provided his usual output yesterday afternoon against Northeastern Conference power Marblehead, but his hat trick wasn't enough as the Tanners fell 9-3 at Piper Field.
A young Magician whose job is the exact opposite as Heckman's ended up stealing the show.
Sophomore goalie Nathan Maselek made several key stops — especially in the third quarter when Peabody was trying to make a game of it — and found an admirer in O'Donnell.
"Keifer is a great player. He creates a lot of offense and that lets everyone else get open. I don't know if there's a better player in our league than Keifer," O'Donnell said. "Today, their goalie was better than Keifer."
Maselek was sharp early, holding the Tanners scoreless through the first quarter, and only allowed one goal in each of the final three quarters.
Peabody put the heat on in the third quarter. Heckman's second goal cut the Marblehead advantage to 4-2, then he broke free on the left side of the crease shortly after for a point-blank opportunity, but Maselek stood him up and kept momentum out of the equation for the Tanners.
"Nathan stood on his head in the second half," Marblehead coach John Wilkens said. "What can you say? He made some fantastic saves in the end there. Peabody has some really good athletes and No. 25 (Heckman) is a hell of a ballplayer and (Maselek) just made a great stop on him there."
The Magicians have now won nine straight games and improved to 10-3. They've been able to continue piling up wins despite being a little banged up. Brooks Tyrrell was unavailable for yesterday's game due to a broken thumb and Ian Maag is playing through a shoulder injury.
Tyrrell and Maag are two of Marblehead's biggest scoring threats, but Dean Fader picked up the slack against Peabody, recording four goals and dishing out one assist.
Brad Knittle added two goals and an assist and Trevor Jones scored a pair of goals.
"I thought we did a great job on faceoffs and Dean Fader did a great job at attack in the first half just on sheer hustle and wanting the ball," Wilkens said. "Our defense looked good today and I thought everyone played as a cohesive unit. We gotta work on some basics, like ground balls. We got a little tired at the end and it kind of looked like a field hockey game out there."
Peabody, which got assists from Nick Ouellette, Josh Fiore and Erik Hennessey, slipped to 8-5, still needing two wins to qualify for the postseason.
The road will not be easy with Swampscott on Thursday and games remaining against North Andover, Danvers, Chelmsford, North Reading and Salem.
It wasn't easy for the Tanners to have to play NEC front-runners Beverly and Marblehead in back-to-back games either, but O'Donnell was pleased with the way his team responded after a sluggish loss (16-4) against the Panthers.
"I was afraid. Beverly was a really poor outing for us and what was disappointing was some of the times the kids had given up running back to the hole. Today we didn't. We had a meeting and told the kids to let the Beverly game go. That was our one bad one. If we dwelled on that one the rest of the season would go in the tank," O'Donnell said.
"We've been saying all along that making the tournament isn't a goal, it's an expectation. They won't let it go by without making an effort."


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About 50 people were inside the building taking adult music classes and a college culinary class, Assistant Principal Steve Rothenberg said. There were also some students filming a movie, he said; some wore makeup, including fake blood.
There were no injuries in the incident, Rothenberg and police said.
"What we can tell you is that everybody is safe," Rothenberg said about 10 p.m.
The 18-year-old was charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, a class B felony. Police would not say if a weapon was recovered.
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Silent Hill: Downpour Review
Review By Jickle @ 03:19pm 03/04/12
Like a tour bus operator focused on the northern suburbs of Adelaide, Vatra Games has the unenviable task of convincing its audience to spend 15-odd hours in an extremely unpleasant place. The task is made harder by the fact that the place in question, Silent Hill, is something of a sacred town for many gamers. It's also a place that has, for nine or so years, struggled to drum up the sort of positive critical reception it was once known for (although Shattered Memories on the Wii was a bit of a masterpiece). Ultimately, your opinion on whether or not Vatra has succeeded at creating a worthy entry into the series is going to depend on what sort of experience you were after going in.
Downpour puts you in the recently chained shoes of Murphy Pendleton, a man who begins his journey through Silent Hill after being thrown clear from the prison bus that was transporting him to his new cell. Over the course of the game you'll get to know a lot more about who Murphy is, what he did to land in prison, and why, exactly, he ended up in the craphole of symbolism and metaphor that is Silent Hill.
As always there are multiple endings that change depending on the choices you make throughout, although these choices often come down to very black and white 'do something good/bad' button presses. Still, it's a good story, and one you'll want to see through despite the game's numerous frustrations.
If you're after satisfying combat, look elsewhere. Downpour's handful of different enemies aren't the smartest lot, but they're all super aggressive, especially if there's a storm brewing in the area. They like to attack in packs, and running from them isn't always an option. If you've got a gun on you – which you frequently won't – you can choose to deal with the awkward aiming controls, although often the meatier melee weapons are more effective.
Your attack options are limited to mashing a single button while occasionally blocking and most weapons break if you so much as look at an enemy while holding them, which is usually a good thing in the survival horror genre, but the sheer aggression of your enemies makes the whole thing quite frustrating. It also, ultimately, makes your enemies less scary. If a creature exists solely to attack you it feels considerably less real than one that seems to serve a purpose outside of bashing your skull in, and the enemy designs, outside of the boss fights, don't have any of the symbolic links to Murphy's dilemma that you might expect from a game like this. On the plus side, pummelling out the brains of a downed enemy with a sledgehammer is far more satisfying than you'd admit to a psychiatrist.
Otherwise, Downpour has borrowed quite a bit from the aforementioned Shattered Memories (which featured no combat whatsoever). While it may not follow that game's sense of focused linearity, it has a similar love of exploration, multiple choices, and shining lights all over the place. But this comparison is most apt during the infrequent 'otherworld' sequences, which are focused purely on running away from a strange void that chases you through hellish, warping levels. These moments are tense and exciting, albeit occasionally a little frustrating, and allow for some truly trippy level-design and art-direction. The graphics really shine when it comes to architecture, even if the character and monster models leave a bit to be desired.
Downpour is simultaneously at its best and worst during the exploration and puzzle-solving segments. If you like the way forward to be constantly hidden from you, as so many players do, then the game will suit you to a tee. Arriving in the main town of Silent Hill for the first time two hours in, with its foggy streets and numerous side quests to delve into, can be overwhelming. If you consider yourself above consulting a playguide, figuring out the way forward can be pretty difficult at times. But ultimately the game wants you to feel a bit lost, and genre purists will get a kick out of it.
But this section may well be the make-or-break moment for many players, as they stumble around, frustrated by boarded up doors, ominous ghostly police cars, and weapon lockers with door codes that were supposedly only made available to customers who preordered their copies at certain stores in the US (although these codes are easily available online, naturally).
Others will revel in this design. For my part, the game could certainly afford to be a bit clearer on your objectives, and often I felt as though my progress was down to blind luck rather than my ability to discern where I should be going, or what I should be doing. If you reach a fork in the road and go the wrong way first, you might find yourself feeling incredibly lost and confused down the track, having missed a vital item or piece of information.
But exploring thoroughly also reveals Vatra's flair for effective triggering of aural and visual cues, as well as their general command of Silent Hill's unique style. The best way to creep a player out is usually to build up to the big moments and enemy attacks with subtle moments and scenes. Downpour isn't going to win any awards for originality, but bloodied bath tubs, smeared handprints, scrambled cries for help from radios, mannequins that tip over as you walk past and doors that slam shut after you enter a room all play into the general sense of unease Vatra is aiming for.
Unfortunately the game is also let down quite significantly by a choppy frame-rate and buggy enemy animations (at least on PS3 – we didn't get a chance to test the Xbox 360 version). Murphy's level of dishevelment is meant to serve as a visual indicator for his state-of-being in lieu of an on-screen health meter, but the rather lacklustre facial detailing, coupled with the bizarre case of hover-hand he suffers from (an injured Murphy is meant to be clutching at his stomach, but there's clearly no contact there), makes him a curiously awkward protagonist to look at. Picking up or using an item you encounter often requires you to stand in an irritatingly specific spot too.
At the beginning of the game you're asked to choose the difficulty of both the combat and the puzzles. We played through on 'Normal' for both, and ended up with puzzles that were frequently a tad obtuse. Not all of them are essential – there are guns hidden behind locked safes that don't need to be opened – but frequently they rely on a poorly thought out adventure game logic, whereby you need to go and do something completely unrelated to the problem you're facing to reach a solution. Still, this is pretty much par for the course with the genre, and many will enjoy being completely stumped. But solving them often rewards you with one of the game's amazing set-pieces, including the freakiest ghost train we've ever ridden on and a particularly crazy production of Hansel and Gretel.
Downpour is a pretty solid horror game, if not an exceptionally original or nuanced one. If it weren't for the crappy combat and frustrating exploration it would be a bit easier to recommend, but Vatra has captured the Silent Hill aesthetic well. If Konami get them working on a second Shattered Memories game we could end up with another classic entry in the franchise.
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When you have to have a knee replacement and can't dig for 3 months!
Regarding green-and blackfly. I use a spray of boiled garlic water with a teaspoon of sunflower added to act as a sticker. This worked on my runner beans this year. My beans were not setting when the weather was so hot but are producing nicely now the nights are a little cooler.
Hi Eddie, I agree with the others not to do any more black painting. I have also got a north-facing garden with clay soil and the plants that do well are (amongst others) hollies (variegated would be good in yours), yew, Euonymous, rhododendrons (not the invasive ponticum), Spiraea varieties, roses, irises, and for ground cover hardy geraniums and variegated ivies, plus any number of bulbs and most hardy perennials, so don't despair. Many perennials can be grown from seed, or beg cuttings or divisions from friends and neighbours - any gardener would be happy to help out. Good luck!
Yes, Gardeners' World - we miss you! The only good gardening programme on TV and it has to be set aside for sports coverage. Bearing in mind that one is usually either a sports lover or a gardener, this is hardly fair! I also agree that some repeats of older programmes would be good - I have only been back in the UK for a year after spending many years in South Africa so have missed many years of GW programmes.
I haven't seen the programmes but was at the Show on Wednesday and thought the gardens were better this year. I liked the fact that they were not too 'contemporary/architectural' in style and had lots of soft diverse planting. The smaller gardens showed what could be achieved in the average tiny suburban plot - the cost would be much less if recycled/salvaged materials were used and of course far less plants as the show gardens have to look as full as possible whereas we could wait a full season for the plants to fill out.
Its the age-old concept of the right plant in the right place. To Obelixx - 'exotics' means any plant not native to the UK, not just tropical plants. To Organiclinda, the Korean garden won a gold but best in show was Cleve West's Brewin Dolphin garden.
Our ecology is in dire straits now because of the preference for exotic plants and chemical solutions for the last several decades. Because of the extensive loss of habitat our domestic gardens are essential to preserve our wildlife and the show gardens at Chelsea this year have highlighted the fact that it is possible to have a wildlife-friendly yet beautiful garden.
I agree with happymarion2 that in a small garden, the variety of planting should be restricted to as few as possible, taking into account seasonal interest (plant bulbs to grow through perennials, then later-flowered autumn colour etc). Also don't forget your walls/fences - adding interest here can make the garden look larger; try climbers, mosaics, mirrors, murals, etc. and don't be afraid of strong colour in a small garden.
Dear happymarion2, re your veggie patch, have you considered circles/semi-circles instead of the usual squares and rectangles? This would turn it into more of a decorative feature than a strictly utilitarian one.


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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Hub City residents, get ready. Your property taxes and city fees are going up. The Lubbock City Council made their final approval today for next year's budget.
The reason for the increases is the city's responsibility to finance existing debt because of projects like the Lake Alan Henry pipeline and infrastructure repairs. By the end of this year, Lubbock residents will see increased fees in four utilities.
Starting in October there will be a $2.00 monthly increase for your solid waste payment, also storm water fees will be increased by $3.00.
Starting in December, average citizens will see a $6 increase on their water bill, and a little more than $2 for waste water fees. For the majority of Hub City residents the total for these utilities will be at least an extra $13.00 a month. For Lubbock homeowners, your property taxes will soon increase as well.
"We did raise the tax rate $0.091 to pay for the bond programs that was approved by the voters this year," said Mayor Tom Martin.
To put that increase in perspective, if you have a $100,000 home you will pay nearly $10.00 more a year, but this doesn't include the increase in property appraisal rates this year.
However, if you do include both the new rate and the increased tax valuations, it's more like $23 dollars a year.
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Indianapolis Colts linebacker Robert Mathis will receive the first Deacon Jones award. Mathis who finished the season with 19.5 sacks. Mathis finished just ahead of Rams defensive end Robert Quinn, who had 19 sacks, and will be given the award on February 1 at NFL Honors, the league's award show.
"Deacon Jones is the creator of the sack so to be able to win the first award in his honor is an honor," Mathis said in a release from the league. "I'm very proud that I was able to win it and I thank my teammates, mainly the d-line, who were very instrumental in helping me get to the quarterback. It's a unit award, more so than an individual award."
Deacon Jones died last year at the age of 74, the NFL created an award bearing his name that will be given to the NFL's leader in sacks each year.
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Still, it gets worse. Because all cell phones have caller ID, your child knows when it's you. So they simply let it go to voice mail, where you leave a detailed message to which no one in the universe will ever listen.
"Why didn't you answer when I called you today? I called three times!" you screech when the AWOL child appears halfway through dinner.
By now the kid is a seasoned cell phone user and has a ready telecommunications explanation: "I had no service," he mutters glumly. "There's like a black hole on the track field or something."
Try to argue with this and you'll be informed that if you had only selected a better cell phone provider -- the cell phone provider all his friends' parents use, for instance -- you wouldn't have this problem.
Recently I learned that for an additional few hundred dollars plus a monthly charge I could equip my children's phones with a Global Positioning System and be sent e-mail alerts when they leave the approved debauchery zone. But this degree of high-tech patrolling offends my sense of decency; while one mother remarked that it isn't the same as sneaking in their bedrooms and reading their diaries, I think it is. (Which, by the way, isn't quite the same as reading their online blogs...but that's another postmodern parenting story.)
And it certainly didn't surprise me to hear that the kids with GPS-equipped cell phones simply turn them off or leave them at home under their beds.
Rather than go all Big Brother here, I, too, have developed a few tricks. When I really want to find my kid I call his friends (it's important to acquire these numbers casually when you see your chance). Since the friends don't have my number programmed into their phones, they unwittingly answer, hoping that the unknown number is that of a cute girl or someone with an extra case of beer.
"Jake," you say, "are you with Vince?" (Don't waste seconds saying hello.)
"Um" -- brief pause to consider moral dilemma -- "yeah, he's right here."
Other ruses: Place your call to your child's phone from an unknown phone number, or have someone else call him for you. "Mom!" he will say angrily, when the bitter truth becomes clear, "what do you want?"
Well, you are angry, too. "COME HOME RIGHT NOW!" you shout. "Or I'm taking away that damn phone!"
Ah, here's the rub. If you take the phone away, you're back to the mangled body on the side of the road scenario. You could take away the car, but then you'd be returned to your former life of carpool and chauffeur slavery. Yes, you could raise your kids Amish-style, with no cell phones and no cars, but you don't want to. You're a big fat selfish bourgeois American parent, and you have your own life to live.


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Not covered in denim is no way to go through life.
Lip locking.
Famous people also need love.
In November, Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman wrote that over this summer, several NFL players were planning on coming out as gay.
The Green Bay Packers just won the NFC North in the Battle of Injured Quarterbacks Who Might Have Come Back Too Soon.
And just like that, Sunday's Green Bay-Chicago game just reached Game of the Year status. (I can exaggerate with the best of 'em.)
Quarterback-ravaged Green Bay has signed Matt Flynn.
Aaron Rodgers loves football and burgers, so you know he's all about America. The Green Bay Packers quarterback showed up to a team event yesterday
Aaron Rodgers had an interesting offseason. He appeared on The Office, had a terse back and forth with a former teammate, and found out his
This is the time of year every football fan in the world loathes, the end of the NFL season.
Somebody's got a complex! And his name is Aaron Rodgers.
Some more great stuff churned out from the dudes at Total Pro Sports. This week the NFL QBs set their sights on the league's ultimate
Serial touchdown poacher John Kuhn went after the Green Bay Packers' most sacred cow yesterday when he bestowed a shaving cream pie upon the face
So here's the story, Bros: We've been getting a ton of submissions so going forward this column is going to be on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Most NFL QBs spend their NFL playoff bye week chilling out, prepping for the big game. Aaron Rodgers and Graham Harrell, however, spent their joining
How quickly an entire town forgets, eh Brett Favre? Aaron is damn good though, isn't he? Probably didn't see that one coming when
Um yeah... this interview with Brandel Chamblee on the Golf Channel was probably shot way before Brett complimented Rodgers on taking so long
Completely unrelated of anything below, the last four hours of my life have been worse than getting eye-socket f*cked by a ornery horse. Not that
Unless you harbor some deep-seeded abhorrence for Aaron Rodgers, or mustaches, this is a fine way to waste the next 7 minutes of
Today President Obama hosted Green Bay Packers at the White House to congratulate them for winning the Super Bowl. With the usual Executive Branch pagentry,
There is apparently some celebrity golf tournament going on this week. And on one of the tees, the players get to try and
Last Friday, JoePa asked me if he could dazzle the f*ck out of you with his own version of the Bro of the Week column.
Imagine having the same name as a famous NFL player, getting shit for it all year long, and then the guy wins the Super Bowl
While chicks and casual fans are busy debating which Super Bowl XLV team has better hair — although, actually, this Super Bowl has pretty epic
Our Bro of the Week column aims to shine a light on those Bros who have been in the news this past week for one
When it comes to professional athletes, I've always believed Aaron Rodgers to be a decent guy who likes to occasionally party with spicy brunette smoke
Time to gather the best of the best from the last week and count down to one victorious bastard, who will be crowned our Bro


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The Mottled Drake is a very fast mount, requiring 225 riding skill to use. Once learned, its flying speed will adjust to the fastest riding skill you've trained - currently up to 310%.
The Mottled Drake bears a similar model to the other Drake mounts, but has a unique spotted appearance.


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In the first part of this feature, we gave you all the details and specs for Ruger's Mark III 22/45 Lite. Now see how it did when we took it out to the range for some testing!
The 22/45 Lite shot as well as it looked. I tested this pistol from the bench for accuracy and velocity, used it to shoot falling plates at the Volusia County Gun and Hunt Club, and fired it in Bullseye matches at the Flagler Gun and Archery Club.
I was very pleased with the performance of the 22/45 from the bench. Quite frankly I wondered how accurate this pistol would be. The barrel makes contact with its shroud in only two places. It is anchored at the chamber in the rear and by a barrel nut which is located just behind the threaded portion of the barrel at the muzzle. The nut is torqued and epoxied at the factory. It should not be removed by anyone other than a factory technician.
I was concerned that the large air space between the barrel and shroud would allow for the barrel to vibrate and/or bend somewhat when it got hot from repeated firing. This could ruin accuracy. However, I shouldn't have worried, because the 22/45 Lite turned out to be one of the most accurate handguns that I've tested in recent years.
I used an MTM Front Rifle Rest to test 40 grain loads from Federal, CCI, Remington and Winchester for accuracy. Three five shot groups were fired with each load at 25 yards. The three group averages for each load ranged from 1.62-2.18 inches. The groups weren't only similar in size, the four loads also shot to the same point of aim. This is excellent performance considering that these bullets were loaded to three different velocity levels.
In addition to the bench tests, I also fired the 22/45 Lite on steel plates at the Volusia Club. The 22/45′s 3.5 pound trigger and the MRDS sight made the six plates fall very quickly at a distance of 15 yards. I shot the plate rack several times as fast as I could get the dot on target and did not miss a single plate. At that point I decided to buy the gun. In the future, I'll increase the plate distance to 20 or 25 yards, if only to save my budget.
The final test involved using the 22/45 Lite in Bullseye competition at the Flagler Club's Thursday morning match. I shot the gun with the traditional one-hand Dueling Stance during the match. The targets were at 25 yards and I found that the light weight of this pistol required me to change my grip and trigger squeeze. That's because the 3.5 pound trigger requires 56 ounces of pressure to trip the sear. But the 22/45 with a loaded magazine and the MRDS sight weighs only about 26 ounces. Therefore, it's easy to pull the sights off target when squeezing the trigger unless you tightly lock your wrist and elbow and take a firm grip on the pistol. It took a few strings to figure this out, but as soon as I made the necessary adjustments, the shots clustered nicely in the black.
Volquartsen makes an excellent aftermarket trigger for Mark II and Mark III Ruger .22 pistols that breaks very cleanly at 2.25 pounds. Those who are committed Bullseye competitors may be interested in installing one of these kits, but for the average hunter or steel match shooter, the factory-standard 3.5pound trigger works very well.
Ruger's 22/45 Lite is a very good-shooting .22 caliber pistol. It was completely reliable and it shot every load to the same point with consistent accuracy. At an MSRP of $499, this lightweight rimfire should find ready acceptance among competitors, hunters, hikers, and campers.
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What is this SS showcase ... ?
6 January 2009 at 6:14am
It looks like the lightbox effect used here:
http://www.silverstripe.org/community-showcase/ (click on one of the large thumbnails)
is the same as one of the show case projects here:
http://www.inventionate.de/dieneuewelt/ (click on the thumbnail graphic)
Is this a proprietary extension or module? Can I access or download it from somewhere?
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Re: What is this SS showcase ... ?
6 January 2009 at 9:50am
It's a jQuery plugin, freely available, called 'Fancybox':
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How might someone integrate this into SS? Would I need to develop my own module for this? I'm guessing the sites I mentioned using it aren't hackishly done (or maybe they are).
I'm thinking about making a GalleryPage.php with HasManyComplexTableField that allows for images and then in the GalleryPage.ss <control> the rel and title tags... sound practical?
This method worked perfectly.
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I am new to SilverStripe and would love to learn more about how you accomplished the FancyBox integration. Are you pulling images in dynamically or manually placing them in the content areas?
I built a portfolio section based on the news and staff pages in the tutorial. I have the three latest projects showing up on the homepage. I would like to add lightbox effect to the images on the portfolio page and keep it data driven. I am using:
to place the images on the page. All the examples I see seen to have the content placed on the page manually. (http://www.silverstripe.org/community-showcase/) To me this defeats the purpose of the CMS to a degree as I wont easily be able to use that content in other ways on the site. Can anyone tell me how to grab that image and use the rel tag or whatever to access the javascript? I tried variations on this:

I get a XML Parsing Error: not well-formed. I have tried highslide, lightbox, etc all with similar results. I am pretty clueless but trying to learn.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi nodrugads,
What version of SS are you using?
AFAIK, I think what you're doing isn't currently supported in 2.2.2 or 2.2.3.
Instead of $Screengrab.SetWidth(300) you could try doing:
<% control Screengrab %>$SetWidth(300)<% end_control %>
I believe that 2.3.0 will support that template syntax that you're attempting to use. But for now, the above workaround should be fine.
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Thanks so much for the reply! I have 2.2.3. Did you mean to swap out this code for the $Screengrab stuff I was using in the .ss file? I tried that and got the same XML Parsing Error. Not sure if that was what you wanted me to try or not. I am sure if I new PHP and java at all I could figure this out. Thanks for any help you can offer.
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"It was the love of the outdoors that brought me back to photography. Over the last 14 years while shooting on assignment, I have fallen into quicksand, had several near-death experiences while shooting rock climbing and explored remote and uncharted corners of the globe. I am obsessed with photography and the outdoors and sharing that obsession with others."
Michael Clark is an internationally published outdoor photographer specializing in adventure sports, travel, and landscape photography. He produces intense, raw images of athletes pushing their sports to the limit and has risked life and limb on a variety of assignments to bring back stunning images of rock climbers, mountaineers, kayakers, surfers and mountain bikers in remote locations around the world. He uses unique angles, bold colors, strong graphics and dramatic lighting to capture fleeting moments of passion, gusto, flair and bravado in the outdoors. Balancing extreme action with subtle details, striking portraits and wild landscapes, he creates images for the editorial, advertising and stock markets worldwide.
As a former physicist Michael has worked on both sides of the technical revolution — helping refine the technology and using it for his current profession. He has been featured in Outdoor Photographer (September 2001), Nikon World Magazine (Summer 2006) and New Mexico Magazine (2007) for his work with extreme sports. A sampling of Michael's clients include National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Outside, Men's Journal, Backpacker, Outdoor Photographer, Climbing, Bike, Nike, Nikon, Adobe, Patagonia, Propel/Gatorade, Arc'teryx, Camelbak and many others.
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Katy Perry is hopping on the 3D movie bandwagon with a summer release, she confirmed on Twitter. (Between this and news of ABC's entry in the reality singing competition ring, Duets — also set for summer — we're having major deja vu.) "FINALLY, my MOVIE is coming out with Paramount this summer! It's called 'KATY PERRY: PART OF ME' Presented In 3D! KATYCATS-LETS TREND #KP3D," the blue-haired fashionista tweeted yesterday. Other recent concert documentaries include 2009′s Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience and Micheal Jackson's This Is It, as well as 2011′s Justin Bieber: Never Say Never and Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. Will you be adding Katy's flick to your must-see list?
Katy Perry Confirms 3D 'Part Of Me' Concert Movie
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are you sure this isn't a documentary on her life?
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1 eggplant about 3 inches in diameter, peeled and cut into 4 half-inch thick slices
4 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Set the oven temperature to 425�F. Brush each side of the eggplant slices with olive oil. Using salt and pepper, season the eggplant.
Place the eggplant on a baking sheet. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until tender and brown. Turn the eggplant over at least once while it is baking.
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Michael Provence teaches Middle East history. He received the Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2001. During AY 2010-11 Provence was in residence as a Alexander von Humboldt fellow the Zentrum Moderner Orient in Berlin, Germany. He is the current director of UCSD Middle East Programs.
His research focuses on the colonial and post-colonial Arab world, particularly popular insurgency and nationalism between the World Wars.
Provence's current project is a history of Arab East in the period of direct colonial rule between 1920 and 1950. The project views the period by understanding the rebellions in each of the new colonial states as part of a unified regional movement. The work explores both the shared Ottoman past of the region and the shared experience of colonial military occupation and martial law.
Photo Essay on the Ottoman Train system http://almashriq.hiof.no/syria/300/380/385/railways/ottoman_trains/
Photo Essay on Syria http://almashriq.hiof.no/syria/900/910/919/damascus_hawran/
Documentary on the Emergence of the Modern Middle East http://www.alternatefocus.org/trilogyprologue.html
Colonial rule, resistance, and nationalism in the Arab Ottoman successor states of Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq. US policy in the post-Colonial Middle East.
Professor Provence with Professors Samir Seikaly and Philip Hitti, Shemlan Lebanon July 2006


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Three new Eagle Scouts honored in West Milford
Three West Milford High School Class of 2012 graduates are the township's newest Eagle Scouts. They are twins Bryan and Christopher Clark and Christopher Harrsch. All three are attending college in pursuit of chosen careers.
Their successful effort to attain the highest rank in scouting was completed at a Court of Honor at BPO Elks Lodge 2236 on Jan. 6. The scouts are members of Troop 3, chartered by the Lodge.
Projects done as a requirement in the Eagle Scout program concentrated on lodge property improvements. Harrsch replaced a degraded old bridge with a new pedestrian bridge. It was dedicated and named after the Elk's late member Ed Henderson.
Bryan Clark cleared the brush and overgrowth across the creek behind the lodge and built six picnic tables for public use. Christopher Clark cleared an area of debris and constructed six benches that are now located along the winding creek at the rear of the property.
The Clarks and Harrsch have established a mini-park where people can enjoy the natural surroundings. This is the site of the annual popular duck brook-race Elks fundraiser.
Eagle Scout Kenny Foote hosted the event. The Scout oath and law were presented by Eagle Scout Scott Criscitelli. Larry Tosi, Esq. gave the Eagle charge.
During his time at high school Christopher Clark played trombone in the marching band. He is currently attending the Passaic County Community College pursuing an undergraduate degree in engineering. His brother Bryan Clark played the baritone in the high school marching band. He is also attending Passaic County Community College working toward a degree in environmental science. He would like to become a park ranger.
In high school Harrsch was on the varsity fencing team. He participated in the DECA program, placing second in state competition for professional selling. He also placed at the International level the same year in the sales category. He worked as a camp counselor at Camp Turrell, a Boy Scout camp in New York State. Harrsch also worked as an easy tech associate for Staples Company in Riverdale.
Harrsch is attending NJIT. He aspires to achieve a master's degree in computer engineering. This month he enrolled in the Air Force ROTC program and is a cadet.
Life Scout Zack Mohrenweiser of Troop 3, aspiring to be the next Eagle Scout of the Troop, was present.
Special presentations and awards were made by Exalted Ruler Jim Lupo, former Exalted Ruler Mary Barrett, Mayor Bettina Bieri, Ed Murphy of Frank M. Sell American Legion Post 289 and Superintendent of Schools Dr. James McLaughlin.
Parents Harry and Kathy Clark and Jeffrey and Susan Harrsch participated in the ceremony. Harrsch is Scout Master.
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2 Killed, Semi Truck Chain Reaction Crash Lakeville, MNTuesday, May 25th, 2010
4-vehicle chain reaction crash in Lakeville, Minnesota killed two Monday. A semi truck and 2 cars were stopped in the northbound lanes on I-35, near Highway 70, when another semi approached and was unable to stop, slamming into the vehicles. The force of impact pushed the two cars into the lead semi truck, crushing them. The semi truck was carrying beehives with millions of bees.
A driver of one of the cars was pronounced dead at the scene. The other car driver was air-lifted to North Memorial Hospital where she died Monday evening. Recovery attempts were hampered by the swarm of bees at the scene.
According to the State Patrol report, 50-year-old Pamela Brinkhaus, Elko, died at the scene and 24-year-old Kari Rasmussen, St. Anthony, died as a result of her injuries, at North Memorial Hospital. It was reported on the news that Ms. Rasmussen was pregnant.
The driver of the semi involved was Jason Styrbicky, 36, Buffalo. The accident is still under investigation.
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Florida State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 11
FL.LA.1112.1.5. Reading Process - Fluency: The student demonstrates the ability to read grade level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will adjust reading rate based on purpose, text difficulty, form, and style.
FL.LA.1112.1.6. Reading Process - Vocabulary Development: The student uses multiple strategies to develop grade appropriate vocabulary.
LA.122.214.171.124 The student will use new vocabulary that is introduced and taught directly;
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will listen to, read, and discuss familiar and conceptually challenging text;
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar words;
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will categorize key vocabulary and identify salient features;
LA.122.214.171.124 The student will relate new vocabulary to familiar words;
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will distinguish denotative and connotative meanings of words;
LA.118.104.22.168 The student will identify and understand the meaning of conceptually advanced prefixes, suffixes, and root words;
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will identify advanced word/phrase relationships and their meanings;
LA.118.104.22.168 The student will determine the correct meaning of words with multiple meanings in context;
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will determine meanings of words, pronunciation, parts of speech, etymologies, and alternate word choices by using a dictionary, thesaurus, and digital tools: and
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will identify the meaning of unfamiliar terms in political science and medicine derived from Greek and Latin words (e.g., oligarchy, homeopathic).
FL.LA.1112.1.7. Reading Process - Reading Comprehension: The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend grade level text.
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will use background knowledge of subject and related content areas, prereading strategies (e.g., previewing, discussing, generating questions), text features, and text structure to make and confirm complex predictions of content, purpose, and
LA.122.214.171.124 The student will analyze the authors purpose and/or perspective in a variety of text and understand how they affect meaning;
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will determine the main idea or essential message in grade-level or higher texts through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying relevant details and facts;
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will identify cause-and-effect relationships in text;
LA.122.214.171.124 The student will analyze a variety of text structures (e.g., comparison/contrast, cause/effect, chronological order, argument/support, lists) and text features (main headings with subheadings) and explain their impact on meaning in text;
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will analyze and evaluate similar themes or topics by different authors across a variety of fiction and nonfiction selections;
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will compare and contrast elements in multiple texts; and
LA.122.214.171.124 The student will use strategies to repair comprehension of grade-appropriate text when self-monitoring indicates confusion, including but not limited to rereading, checking context clues, predicting, note-making, summarizing, using graphic and semantic or
FL.LA.1112.2.1. Literary Analysis - Fiction: The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of the elements of a variety of fiction and literary texts to develop a thoughtful response to a literary selection.
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will analyze and compare historically and culturally significant works of literature, identifying the relationships among the major genres (e.g., poetry, fiction, nonfiction, short story, dramatic literature, essay) and the literary devices un
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will analyze and compare a variety of traditional, classical, and contemporary literary works, and identify the literary elements of each (e.g., setting, plot, characterization, conflict);
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will analyze, compare, evaluate, and interpret poetry for the effects of various literary devices, graphics, structure, and theme to convey mood, meaning, and aesthetic qualities;
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, providing textual evidence for the identified theme;
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will analyze and discuss characteristics of subgenres (e.g., satire, parody, allegory) that overlap or cut across the lines of genre classifications such as poetry, novel, drama, short story, essay or editorial;
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will create a complex, multi-genre response to the reading of two or more literary works using multiple critical perspectives (e.g., historical, archetypal, social), describing and analyzing an authors use of literary elements (e.g., theme, po
LA.118.104.22.168 The student will analyze, interpret, and evaluate an author's use of descriptive language (e.g., tone, irony, mood, imagery, pun, alliteration, onomatopoeia, allusion), figurative language (e.g., symbolism, metaphor, personification, hyperbole), common id
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will explain how ideas, values, and themes of a literary work often reflect the historical period in which it was written;
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will describe changes in the English language over time, and support these descriptions with examples from literary texts; and
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will select a variety of age and ability appropriate fiction materials to read based on knowledge of authors styles, themes, and genres to expand the core foundation of knowledge necessary to connect topics and function as a fully literate mem
FL.LA.1112.2.2. Literary Analysis - Non-Fiction: The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of the elements of a variety of non-fiction, informational, and expository texts to demonstrate an understanding of the information presented.
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will analyze and evaluate information from text features (e.g., transitional devices, table of contents, glossary, index, bold or italicized text, headings, charts and graphs, illustrations, subheadings);
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will use information from the text to answer questions or to state the main idea or provide relevant details;
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will organize information to show understanding or relationships among facts, ideas, and events (e.g., representing key points within text through charting, mapping, paraphrasing, summarizing, comparing, contrasting, outlining);
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will identify and analyze the characteristics of a variety of types of text (e.g., references, reports, technical manuals, articles, editorials, primary source historical documents, periodicals, job-related materials, practical/functional text
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will select a variety of age and ability appropriate nonfiction materials (e.g., biographies and topical areas, such as science, music, art, history, sports, current events) to expand the core knowledge necessary to connect topics and function
FL.LA.1112.3.1. Writing Process - Pre-Writing: The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will prewrite by generating ideas from multiple sources (e.g., brainstorming, notes, journals, discussion, research materials or other reliable sources) based upon teacher-directed topics and personal interests;
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will prewrite by making a plan for writing that addresses purpose, audience, a controlling idea, logical sequence, and time frame for completion; and
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will prewrite by using organizational strategies and tools (e.g., technology, spreadsheet, outline, chart, table, graph, Venn Diagram, web, story map, plot pyramid) to develop a personal organizational style.
FL.LA.1112.3.2. Writing Process - Drafting: The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose.
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will draft writing by developing ideas from the prewriting plan using primary and secondary sources appropriate to the purpose and audience;
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will draft writing by establishing a logical organizational pattern with supporting details that are substantial, specific, and relevant; and
LA.122.214.171.124 The student will draft writing by analyzing language techniques of professional authors (e.g., figurative language, denotation, connotation) to establish a personal style, demonstrating a command of language with conviction of expression.
FL.LA.1112.3.3. Writing Process - Revising: The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will revise by evaluating the draft for development of ideas and content, logical organization, voice, point of view, word choice, and sentence variation;
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will revise by creating clarity and logic by maintaining central theme, idea, or unifying point and developing meaningful relationships among ideas;
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will revise by creating precision and interest by elaborating ideas through supporting details (e.g., facts, statistics, expert opinions, anecdotes), a variety of sentence structures, creative language devices, and modifying word choices using
LA.122.214.171.124 The student will revise by applying appropriate tools or strategies to evaluate and refine the draft (e.g., peer review, checklists, rubrics).
FL.LA.1112.3.4. Writing Process - Editing for Language Conventions: The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will edit for correct use of spelling, using spelling rules, orthographic patterns, generalizations, knowledge of root words, prefixes, suffixes, knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon root words, and knowledge of foreign words commonly us
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will edit for correct use of capitalization, including names of academic courses and proper adjectives;
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will edit for correct use of punctuation, including commas, colons, semicolons, apostrophes, dashes, quotation marks, parentheses, ellipses, brackets, and underlining or italics;
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will edit for correct use of grammar and usage, including but not limited to parts of speech, verb tense, noun/pronoun agreement, subject/verb agreement, pronoun/antecedent agreement, parallel structure, modifier placement, comparative and sup
LA.118.104.22.168 The student will edit for correct use of varied sentence structure, including the elimination of dangling or misplaced modifiers, run-on or fused sentences, and unintended sentence fragments.
FL.LA.1112.3.5. Writing Process - Publishing: The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
LA.122.214.171.124 The student will prepare writing using technology in a format appropriate to the purpose (e.g., for display, multimedia);
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will include such techniques as principle of design (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing, and columns) and graphics (e.g., drawings, charts, graphs); and
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will sharing with others, or submitting for publication.
FL.LA.1112.4.1. Writing Applications - Creative: The student develops and demonstrates creative writing.
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will write in a variety of expressive and reflective forms that uses a range of appropriate strategies and specific narrative techniques, employs literary devices, and sensory description; and
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will incorporate figurative language, emotions, gestures, rhythm, dialogue, characterization, plot, and appropriate format.
FL.LA.1112.4.2. Writing Applications - Informative: The student develops and demonstrates technical writing that provides information related to real-world tasks.
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will write in a variety of informational/expository forms, including documents using precise technical and scientific vocabulary (e.g., manuals, procedures, directions);
LA.118.104.22.168 The student will record information and ideas from primary and/or secondary sources accurately and coherently, noting the validity and reliability of these sources and attributing sources of information;
LA.118.104.22.168 The student will write informational/expository essays that speculate on the causes and effects of a situation, establish the connection between the postulated causes or effects, offer evidence supporting the validity of the proposed causes or effects, an
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will write a business letter and/or memo that presents information purposefully and succinctly to meet the needs of the intended audience following a conventional format (e.g., block, modified block, memo, email);
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will write detailed travel directions and design an accompanying graphic using the cardinal and ordinal directions, landmarks, streets and highways, and distances; and
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will write a work-related document (e.g., application, resume, meeting minutes, memo, cover letter, letter of application, speaker introduction, letter of recommendation).
FL.LA.1112.4.3. Writing Applications - Persuasive: The student develops and demonstrates persuasive writing that is used for the purpose of influencing the reader.
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will write essays that state a position or claim, present detailed evidence, examples, and reasoning to support effective arguments and emotional appeals, and acknowledge and refute opposing arguments; and
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will include persuasive techniques (e.g., word choice, repetition, emotional appeal, hyperbole, appeal to authority, celebrity endorsement, rhetorical question, irony, symbols, glittering generalities, card stacking, testimonials, bandwagon, i
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LA.118.104.22.168 The student will use fluent and legible handwriting skills.
FL.LA.1112.5.2. Communication - Listening and Speaking: The student effectively applies listening and speaking strategies.
LA.1126.96.36.199 The student will demonstrate effective listening skills and behaviors for a variety of purposes, and demonstrate understanding by critically evaluating and analyzing oral presentations;
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will apply oral communication skills in interviews, formal presentations, and impromptu situations according to designed rubric criteria;
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will use research and visual aids to deliver oral presentations that inform, persuade, or entertain, and evaluates ones own and others oral presentations according to designed rubric criteria;
LA.118.104.22.168 The student will use appropriate eye contact, body movements, and voice register for audience engagement in formal and informal speaking situations; and
LA.122.214.171.124 The student will research and organize information and demonstrate effective speaking skills and behaviors for a variety of formal and informal purposes.
FL.LA.1112.6.1. Information and Media Literacy - Informational Text: The student comprehends the wide array of informational text that is part of our day to day experiences.
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will explain how text features (e.g., charts, maps, diagrams, sub-headings, captions, illustrations, graphs) aid the reader's understanding;
LA.122.214.171.124 The student will analyze the structure and format (e.g., diagrams, graphics, fonts) of functional workplace consumer, or technical documents; and
LA.1188.8.131.52 The student will use the knowledge to create workplace, consumer, or technical documents.
FL.LA.1112.6.2. Information and Media Literacy - Research Process: The student uses a systematic process for the collection, processing, and presentation of information.
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will select a topic and develop a comprehensive flexible search plan, and analyze and apply evaluative criteria (e.g., objectivity, freedom from bias, topic format) to assess appropriateness of resources;
LA.118.104.22.168 The student will organize, synthesize, analyze, and evaluate the validity and reliability of information from multiple sources (including primary and secondary sources) to draw conclusions using a variety of techniques, and correctly use standardized cita
LA.122.214.171.124 The student will write an informational report that integrates information and makes distinctions between the relative value and significance of specific data, facts, and ideas; and
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will understand the importance of legal and ethical practices, including laws regarding libel, slander, copyright, and plagiarism in the use of mass media and digital sources, know the associated consequences, and comply with the law.
FL.LA.1112.6.3. Information and Media Literacy - Media Literacy: The student develops and demonstrates an understanding of media literacy as a life skill that is integral to informed decision making.
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will distinguish between propaganda and ethical reasoning strategies in print and nonprint media;
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will ethically use mass media and digital technology in assignments and presentations, citing sources according to standardized citation styles; and
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will demonstrate the ability to select print and nonprint media appropriate for the purpose, occasion, and audience to develop into a formal presentation.
FL.LA.1112.6.4. Information and Media Literacy - Technology: The student develops the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and current tools, materials and processes.
LA.1220.127.116.11 The student will select and use appropriate available technologies (e.g., computer, digital camera) to enhance communication and achieve a purpose (e.g., video, presentations); and
LA.1184.108.40.206 The student will routinely use digital tools for publication, communication and productivity.


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Mauldin police said a man was robbed at gunpoint in a parking lot, but fired back, hitting the robber.
Police said a man was selling a cell phone outside of the Bi-Lo store on West Butler Road on Sunday when the buyer robbed him of his cell phone and wallet.
When the robber turned away, police said the victim pulled out a gun and shot him. Investigators said the robber took off in his car but crashed into the Little Caesar's in the nearby strip mall, so he got out and ran away on foot before police found him lying behind the CVS pharmacy.
"We do have the right as citizens to protect ourselves," said Det. Benjamin Ford with Mauldin police. "So it's hard to say if he did the best thing or not. Obviously he did try to protect his property and himself. And it worked out OK because we caught the bad guy, and the victim he's shaken up for what he did. He's shaken up, it wasn't intentional or anything, he was just trying to protect himself."
Police said the robber is being treated at Greenville Memorial for non-life-threatening injuries.
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Not to be outdone by the girls, the Hawks boys' team provided plenty of highlights across the weekend.
THE Bendigo Hawks Aquatic Swim Club underlined its dramatic improvement under the guidance of head coach Ashley Wain with an unprecedented medal haul at the Victorian Country Long Course Swimming Championships in Wodonga last weekend.
Represented by a small team of just 20 swimmers, the Hawks took on the biggest and best country Victorian swim clubs and finished the meet with a haul of 33 medals - 10 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze.
The result placed the Hawks second on the medal table, only behind the powerhouse Traralgon Swim Club and well ahead of larger rival clubs including Geelong, Wodonga, Ballarat Gold and Bendigo East.
Leading the way for the Hawks was 11-year-old superfish Emily Evans, who collected three individual gold medals.
Evans proved the dominant swimmer in her age group by winning the 50m freestyle, backstroke and butterfly events and placing just outside the medals in the 50m breaststroke.
Twelve-year-old Olivia Wright enhanced her growing stature in the sport with a comprehensive victory in the 100m fly and a stroke-for-stroke win in the 100m back.
Wright showed her versatility by also winning silver medals in the 100m freestyle and 100m breaststroke events.
Club newcomer Chelsea Beale, 11, has improved rapidly since joining the Hawks and this was underlined by her brilliant bronze-medal-winning swim in the 50m breaststroke and a close fourth in the 50m freestyle.
Beale also combined with Evans, Lauren Cox and Harliai Curthoys-Davies to take silver in the girls 11-and-under medley relay.
Curthoys-Davies enjoyed a successful meet, earning an individual silver and bronze medal in the 50m freestyle and backstroke events respectively.
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My first FanPost, be gentle on me!
This video pretty much does it for me, from the miracle against Napoli to the fantastic draw against Barcelona, it all came down to the final.
There are so many moments that give me goosebumps from that final, watching Didier trash the net with his header, Cech's penalty-save in extra time, the whole shootout and of course that decisive penalty.
And in the end my eyes get filled with tears, I try to hold them back throughout the whole video, when Lamps talks about his mother watching over us in the final.
Such an amazing night, Kings of Europe at last!
So where were you guys watching the final? What particular memory, good or bad, will stick with you from this Champions League campaign forever?


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Since remaking the roster via trade is such a chic topic on here (so much so that even our beneficent leader Matt joined the fun), I thought I'd post some ideas for you all to chew on / make fun of. The actual trades are prefaced by some thoughts on what we should be looking for and what we already have, which to me are the more interesting questions. But, in order to make this team competitive sooner rather than later, we'll have to swing some deals.
(P.S. I apologize in advance for the length, but I've been thinking about a lot of things.)
Idea 1: The Goals
We've got Rose. He's our star, our go-to guy. He could be the cornerstone of a championship team. The goal is to find other stones to put around him to build a beautiful championship edifice. (I almost wrote "erect a beautiful championship edifice," but then I snickered.)
To concoct that championship team (shifting metaphors), I think we need the following ingredients:
- at least one starting wing who can shoot really well from outside and at least one starting wing who can defend really well (if both starting wings can do both, a la Bruce Bowen circa 2006, that would be ideal);
- at least one big-man defensive anchor (a guy who doesn't necessarily block a lot of shots from the weak side, although that's nice, but who rotates well to stop dribble penetration, rebounds well on both ends of the floor, and can guard the better offensive post players one-on-one) who can at least finish around the basket
- at least one offensive-threat big man who can space the floor a little bit (i.e., has a mid-range game), but can also finish around the basket
- a bench featuring at least one more deadly outside shooter and at least one main big-guy sub (preferably of the defensive variety, but OK if he's an offensive dynamo instead).
The key is to find guys who are efficient on offense and know how to play team defense. Another requisite is that they are athletic enough to play the fast-break. We want to maximize points in the paint and 3-pointers.
Players who don't help in this plan: big men who can't finish; big men who aren't big enough to defend post scorers; wings who can't shoot 3-pointers; big men who are too big to run the break (although if they are like Yao -- at least a healthy Yao -- who cares); selfish or stupid players unable to play in a motion system and who insist on taking low-efficiency shots.
Idea 2: What We've Got
What do we have now? Lots of guys who don't fit what we need. We've got one wing who can shoot (Ben Gordon), but we've only got him for this year and he's displayed a tendency to be unable to play team ball on offense, and will probably be more expensive to keep than he's worth. We've got two skinny big men (Tyrus and Noah) who are athletic and do some good things, but who can't really defend the post. The guy who should be our offensive big man ("Tyrus of the jump-shot") can't make a lay-up. The other guy can't really shoot a jumper ("Noah of the side spin"). We've got one lumbering big guy (Gray) who's not quite athletic enough to avoid foul trouble, run the break, or rebound dominantly, but who's not quite skilled enough to overcome his lack of athleticism. We've got a "defensive-stopper" wing (Thabo) who actually isn't that consistently good on defense, is less consistent on offense (where he aspires for averageness, occassionally overachieves, and more commonly rests somewhere between "mediocre" and "Chris Duhon"). And we've got a really expensive former basketball player (Larry Hughes) whose silver lining is that his deal expires in a fortuitous year.
I didn't mention Deng or Gooden. I think they could fit. If Deng develops a 38% three point shot, he could certainly fit. Gooden would be perfect as the go-to bench big guy who gives you 25 minutes a night and is competent to play defense on PFs, rebounds at an above-average rate, and can space the floor a bit, but doesn't do any of those things well enough to justify building around him. If we can keep Gooden at a reasonable price I'd love it, but if not -- no biggie. And I'm not chomping at the bit to trade Deng, as I think we locked him in at a very reasonable contract. That being said, I'm not above trading Deng either, because he's not on a value contract, he's not a star, and he's not irreplacable.
I also didn't mention the contract rights of the Great Turkish Hope, Omer Asik. He has -- I think; the Internets don't give much updated info -- one and a half years left on his European contract. He's the same age as Andris Biedrins, only bigger. Also, unlike Biedrins, he can shoot free throws pretty well. So just think about that. By all accounts, he can make a lay-up, too. I don't know if he's a ball hawk like Biedrins is, but he has the same shot-blocking instincts as Tyrus. Even if he never improves from where he is right now (a 22-year-old, somewhat skinny big man who hasn't filled out yet but has broader shoulders than Tyrus or Biedrins, doesn't really have a jump shot, has been playing zone defenses in a physical league so probably has some defensive instincts, and can make a lay-up), we're probably looking at a double-double guy with 2 blocks per game. If he fills out, he could be exactly the right guy to anchor a defense while not hurting offensively.
Brief Interlude for Crying Over Spilled Milk
This section is for the could-have-beens and should-have-beens. In order of how close we were:
J.R. Smith. (He gets his own paragraph because he was actually on our team, with a very cheap contract, and we traded him for a Ted DiBiase Wrestling Buddy and a month's worth of dry cleaning vouchers. I was angry about this when it happened, hadn't gotten over it even when we won the lottery, and am completely apoplectic about it now. He'd be freaking perfect. AAARARARAGGHAHGH.)
LaMarcus Aldridge. Spencer Hawes. Hell, while we're at it, Pau Gasol (no, not via trade, but via the 2001 draft where he was sandwiched between Tyson Chandler, the second pick, and Eddy Curry, the fourth pick). Of course, if we had any of these guys on our team, our record might have been different and we might not have won the lottery last year (same argument with JR, I guess). But still.
(Since I'm on the topic, I'm totally fine with most of our other high draft picks. Look back to 2003 and tell me who you would have taken instead of Kirk there. If you say David West, you're probably lying. I would have taken Collison, but that probably wouldn't have panned out as well as Kirk did over the past few years. Ben and Deng were solid picks too. As was Jay Williams, who, if he weren't such a reckless a-hole, might have been the franchise PG we needed way back when. Every time I see a motorcycle, I think of Jay Williams and curse softly.)
Idea 3: Trades and Free Agents
So, we need to acquire some pieces. Who knows, maybe we'll end up in the lottery again, win it again, and get another cornerstone. Or maybe we'll steal a guy in the later first round who can be a piece. But we're probably talking trades and free agents.
As hinted at above, I don't consider anyone untradeable on our roster except Rose. And Asik. If for some ungodly reason we trade his rights to someone, I will take back every good thing I've ever said about Pax and forever advocate for his joblessness. It wouldn't even save us money. I don't want to go there . . .
Not only is everybody up for grabs, but I would say we should be trying to trade Noah and Tyrus. I know they have their uberfans in this forum. I used to be on both of those bandwagons, especially the Tyrus one. At this point, though, I don't think he's going to be much more than what he is. Maybe he gains some weight (the good kind), and maybe he improves his court sense, but I don't see him being able to ever finish on drives, which kills his value because it kills his efficiency. He'll be a more athletic Gooden, which means he probably won't be worth the money we would have to pay to keep him. As for Noah, I love how he plays the game, his ball sense, his hustle, his passing ability, his fire -- and I think he'd be a great bench player to have. Unless he can bulk up more than I think he can, he's probably not a starter on a championship team. You can have a wing guy, or maybe even a power forward, be your hustle / glue guy, but probably not your center. I don't know. Maybe we'll find out. But if he can help get us the pieces we need, I wouldn't mind it if he panned out for another team.
Tyrus, Noah, and maybe even Thabo all have value because people still perceive them as having potential. I fear that if we don't move them this year, that perception will change.
We should also be trying to trade Hinrich and Noc, of course, but the reasons for that have already been covered ad nauseum.
I don't have any big blockbuster trades to propose, only some little ones. Here are my final ideas:
Thabo (Chi) for Ricky Davis (LA Clip). (can't link to Trade Machine because of Ricky's trade restriction -- he can't be traded until December) Ricky seems to be in the dog house in LA, and I don't understand it. He's a dynamic scorer who can really shoot from range. Really, he's a taller version of Ben Gordon, but for just a bit over $2M. He can't shoot quite as well as Ben, but Ben is a top-5 shooter in the league, so that's true of pretty much anyone. Ricky's contract is up after this year, and I have a feeling that he'll come more cheaply than Ben in the offseason. I really think we should look to get him. As he ages, he'll turn into exactly the type of Finley/Barry/Kerr role player that Rose needs. Plus, it's low risk. I don't see why this shouldn't happen. The only reasons would be based on arguments for Thabo, but really -- unless Thabo finds some jungle drug that gives him shooting ability, he's not going to be what we need, folks. Other folks might need him, but we don't. That's called "trade bait." For the Clippers, they replace an older guard that they don't like with a younger guard who offers them defense and length they don't otherwise have. Plus, Thabo's cheap and his contract is short, so it's low risk. After Camby and Cat Mobley come off the books next year, they'll be in rebuilding mode around Baron, Thabo, Eric Gordon, Al Thornton, and DeAndre Jordan. Nice young core. They probably aren't resigning Ricky anyway.
Tyrus & Kirk (Chi) for Sheed & Herrmann (Det). (no link b/c of Herrmann's trade restriction) This one probably wouldn't happen (a) because Herrmann would have to waive his Bird rights, (b) Detroit sees Stuckey as the PG of the future and wouldn't want Kirk's contract for a bench player (sounds familiar), and (c) Dumars probably loves his cap space and wants to shop the free agent market. Otherwise, I think it's attractive for both sides. Detroit wants to trade Sheed. In effect, they turn him into a promising young big (Tyrus) and a starting-caliber guard. I was thinking about this one before Rip signed his extension, which kind of kills it, but I don't think Stuckey is a PG. He'd be better as an SG. Kirk + Stuckey + Tayshaun + Free Agent 1 + Free Agent 2 + Maxiell + Amir is a good looking roster, depending on the FAs. For the Bulls, we get to woo Sheed for a year and maybe ink him longer term in the offseason, plus we get Herrmann, who will probably come cheaply and can really create offense, especially from deep. Plus we shed Kirk's contract.
Thabo, Noc, & Gray (Chi) for Roger Mason, Ian Mahinmi, & Matt Bonner (SA Spurs). San Anton' needs some help, and I think they'd love to get a guy like Nocioni. It's almost as if he were made to play on that team. With Noc, they could roll with three Argentines (Ginobili, Oberto, and Noc). He shoots from distance like Mason, but he's probably perceived as a better creator (which is what they need right now), and he's probably perceived as a better defender (they're currently attrocious on defense). I tried to find a way to throw them Tyrus too, to help with their youth problems, but San Antonio has an utter dearth of overpaid guys that could make the salaries work. Really. (Their contract situation is a thing of beauty. Duncan makes star money, but no one else comes close. Manu makes less than Kirk. Parker makes about what Deng does. No one else is above $4.2M.) Instead of Tyrus, I threw them Thabo. Gray is another youthster who they might like; he would allow them to play big, putting Duncan at the high post where he has more passing options. Bonner is a long-range threat kind of who can't break into their rotation. If there were a deal breaker for SA it would be Mahinmi, who looks to be a good big-man prospect first touted for his defense but who showed flashes of offensive skill in his limited playing time (according to Hollinger). Alternative deals: Mahinmi + Mason for Tyrus, or Tyrus straight-up for Mason. Those probably don't balance out as well talent-wise, even if they are doable money wise.
Free Agents. As this post is getting ridiculously long, I'll just very briefly list the 2009 free agents I think we should target: Charlie Villanueva, RFA (if Skiles and his evil apprentice bury him on the bench, he might come relatively cheaply); Nenad Krstic (he's big and he can shoot, but can he stay healthy and will he come back to the US?); Linas Kleiza, RFA; Big Baby Glen Davis, RFA (the utter and exact opposite of Tyrus Thomas in all the good ways and some of the bad ways); Zaza Pachulia (both because his name is fun and because he's a legit center who's like Aaron Gray only a much better basketball player).
And just for the fun of it, Jason and Jarron Collins -- but only if we get both of them. Just think of the promotional possibilities. The Twin Twin Towers. Full names on the jerseys. Constant confusion during substitutions. If only we didn't care about winning basketball games . . .


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