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The Golden State Warriors are rolling right now at 17-8. They returned from a 6-1 road trip to get yet another win at home on Tuesday night.
This team had a slow start to the season due to injuries: Andrew Bogut was out, then in, then back out again...Stephen Curry was also slowed by that gimpy right ankle. Now, Andrew is out...for a while, and Stephen is in...all in. The guys know what their roles are now (the opposite of the Lakers), and they're thriving in them.
So how is this team really doing it?
Big picture.....it's simple. This is a group of young, athletic guys who all know what is expected of them. They also believe in what their head coach preaches as their identity.
Smaller picture.....well, now it gets a bit more complicated.
As is usually the case, a few guys have to be having career years. The ambidextrous David Lee is averaging over 19 pts & 11 rebs a game. That, and an above .500 record, is an All-Star nod any year. Did I mention he's also shooting over 50%? Stephen Curry is also averaging over 19 pts/gm. That's not shocking but, what is, is the fact that he's played weeks without tweaking that ankle. He is driving the train up in The Bay with a great first mate in the backcourt. Klay Thompson is adding almost 16 pts a night and doing it in his usual 'running-you-to-death off screens' way. His numbers may not shock you but, trust me, he's having his best year. Why? because he's being game-planned against and he's still producing.
The front office also deserves credit for this great start. The offseason moves were just what this team needed. While everyone thought the offseason was over in September, management stole both Jarrett Jack (trade) and Carl Landry (free agency) from New Orleans. In seemingly one phone call, GM Bob Myers bolstered the bench with scoring and leadership. What about the draft? I'm sure all of you were geeked about Vanderbilt/Nigerian big man Festus Ezeli. The minor blip on many draft tickers has started admirably for Bogut at center. He has a ready-made NBA body as well as the confidence to use it inside. Lottery pick Harrison Barnes, meanwhile, has been as good as advertised. It's like the basketball gods mixed Ron Artest with Trevor Ariza. His strong lower base and athletic reach are an impressive mix (just ask Nikola Pekovic). I think an All-Star should be expected one day.
In today's guard-friendly NBA, having a good backcourt is paramount. Perimeter freedom of movement is at an all-time high, which means gone are the days of building a team from the pivot. With Curry and Thompson as your guards of the future, and combo-guard Jack in reserve, the Warrior 'smalls' are a major plus for this team as they try and grow into contender status.
The identity I mentioned earlier all stems from their head coach, Mark Jackson. He weathered the storm of hatred last year as fans criticized the new owners for shipping Monta Ellis out of town. In the end, fans want winning...and they definitely have it now. Jackson is old enough (with a resume) to get respect from this group. He's also young enough to relate to them, as most are still fresh out of college. Mark obviously has the right mix for this group.
Also key for this group is defense, another reflection of their head coach. Golden State may be giving up 98 points/game, but they also play at a fast pace. They're actually 6th in the league in opponent's field goal %, a true indicator of defensive success. Pat Riley once said that rebounds equal rings. Despite their perimeter talent, Golden State is a top 5 team in rebounding. It's not just Lee and Ezeli. Barnes is getting inside and helping out while the guards are disciplined enough to not leak out on offense. Curry and Thompson get their share of long caroms, too. All three perimeter starters are averaging over 4 rebounds a game.
Lastly, let's not under-play the energy of their future move to a new arena in San Francisco. We all see what that kind of energy is doing in Brooklyn these days. It gives players a vested interest in something bigger than just following the gameplan night in and night out. The 82-game NBA season is a grind for everybody. It's important to have a larger picture to think about as you motivate yourself to keep getting better. And, judging by those artist-rendered images, the new building looks like something straight out of Star Trek. The kayaks by the waterfront were also a nice touch.
So, there you have it. The Warriors' start is really actually pretty easy to understand.
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Nebraska Scarlets & Cheerleaders in slow-motion.... pretty cool, actually.
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Information about how changes to Daylight Saving Time (DST) in 2007 may affect systems and applications, worldwide.
A provision of the US Energy Policy Act of 2005 extends DST by four weeks, beginning in 2007. Several countries (Canada, Bermuda) are also implementing the same DST change; other countries are expected to make similar changes.
DST in 2009 begins the second Sunday in March (8 March) and ends the first Sunday in November (1 November). Systems or applications that process dates and times could be affected by this change. If not addressed, time and date calculations could be incorrect.
DST in 2010 begins on 14 March and ends on 7 November
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Date and time processing functions in systems and applications in countries implementing the new DST rules (U.S., Canada, Bermuda) are affected. Systems and applications in countries not implementing the DST changes could be impacted if they support users, transactions or applications originating in countries which are implementing the new DST rules. For example, scheduling or synchronizing problems may arise where systems make or check date or time stamps relating to transactions in other countries, or there may be difficulty in scheduling meetings.
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Is 2009 the year of Linux malware?
It is common knowledge that Linux users needn't worry about viruses because users don't run as root. I've never understood the reasoning behind this. Here are a few of the malicious things that a program can do without being root on Ubuntu 8.10:
Once malware has its grubby code all over your home folder, you are one fake dialog box away from giving it complete control over your system:
If you have ever run a program or script that wasn't included in your distribution, then you could have been infected with malware. (You weren't.)
Ubuntu in particular must be very enticing for malware writers, because:
Is 2009 the year of the linux desktop malware? How long until we see headlines like, "Researchers find massive botnet based on linux 2.30"?
Add an entry to .config/autostart
Change a line in .mozilla/firefox/*/prefs.js
Add a file to .local/share/applications
Putting them in .gnome2/system32 seems somehow appropriate
Just pick a port above 1024, and update the firewall with uPnp
put it in .mozilla/firefox/*/extensions/
call it "Ubuntu System Integration Plugin Helper"
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System Monitor with exact clones that neglect to display your processes. This is much easier than hacking up the Windows Task Manager internal memory. Or just do everything in kernel mode for ultimate captcha cracking, DDOS power.
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Once malware has its grubby code all over your home folder, you are one fake dialog box away from giving it complete control over your system:
If you have ever run a program or script that wasn't included in your distribution, then you could have been infected with malware. (You weren't.)
Ubuntu in particular must be very enticing for malware writers, because:
Is 2009 the year of the linux desktop malware? How long until we see headlines like, "Researchers find massive botnet based on linux 2.30"?
It only got a few hits and it's hard to keep up to date, so I haven't maintained it.
Please tell me what is the best way to access this file.I am interested in learning more about this issue.
Statistically if I chose to write for say opensuse, then I infect a few opensuse users. Not to mention a patch will come out as soon as its detected. A virus can be written but its damage will be contained, so quickly and easily.
Are people out there that dumb? You've just made a very short list of how easy it is to install malware to keylog someone's banking info if they wanted on linux and it doesn't sink in. Great article!
Once Linux catches a significant market share, less technically informed users will use it. They are obvious targets for social engineering and malware scams.
It's still more difficult to install malware by the commandline. People that actually tinker with sources.list and terminal commands are expected to have a greater understanding of involved risks.
However with new users, this won't be the case. As you describe, some with copy and paste code and commands from formus/bbs.
There is nothing we can do about that. It's inevitable. Maybe the major forums are self-regulating, and malware trickery won't have as a large impact as with the Windows environment. Still, some user education might be in order. As you conclude, we are absolutely unprepared for when that starts.
So unless 2009 is also the year of the linux desktop in a big way...
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Free, Raw Stock DataScraping financial information is easy with my friend, python.
See sound without drugsI have created an application that just turns on the microphone and continually plots the FFT magnitude of what it records. It allows control over the window size and sampling rate.
VP trees: A data structure for finding stuff fastLet's say you have millions of pictures of faces tagged with names. Given a new photo, how do you find the name of person that the photo most resembles?
In the cases I mentioned, each record has hundreds or thousands of elements: the pixels in a photo, or patterns in a sound snippet, or web usage data. These records can be regarded as points in high dimensional space. When you look at a points in space, they tend to form clusters, and you can infer a lot by looking at ones nearby.
Minimal usable Ubuntu with one commandIf you install the default "ubuntu-desktop" you also get with it a gigabyte of crap that you will never use. But if you don't install the ubuntu desktop, you get a system with a text-only login: prompt, and it's not clear what to install to get it to a usable state.
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The Word: Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's impromptu wedding
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard got married this week. Also, their moms are mad at them.
I assume their moms are mad at them, anyway. Pretty much every mom I know would be put out to learn that her precious baby had gotten hitched without a parent or a bouquet in sight. But Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard went ahead and did it anyway.
The longtime couple, who have an infant son, Lincoln, got hitched at the Beverly Hills County Clerk's office on October 17th. According to TMZ, they were only planning to go to the courthouse to pick up a marriage license, but when a clerk offered to marry them on the spot, they grabbed an empty courtroom and did the deed.
Apparently Kristen cried, and a photographer was present. So at least their moms can get some secondhand evidence that the wedding went down.
Before the couple were married, they were united this summer as PETA's Sexiest Vegetarians – but whoops! Before PETA named Dax Shepard, it should have checked his qualifications. He is a very handsome man, but he eats meat.
"I'm really flattered to be named "Sexiest Vegetarian" with @IMKristenBell, but sadly I can't accept in good conscience because I eat chicken," he tweeted sheepishly.
He added, "I was vegan for a year, but that ended 6 months ago. I aspire to be more like @IMKristenBell , but I'm not there yet."
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I've been picking at this one for a couple months, and it's among the things to be lost in the crush of last quarter. Funny enough, this is a much easier quarter (wasn't expecting 2 policy classes to be "easy"), so I've picked this back up.
And I'm doing a real, deep cleaning now – like, I have four bags of shredded school papers, old bills, stuff I was saving "just in case", stuff I forgot I still had, stacked in my hallways – and it's all just paper! That's insane. And, I'm not even done. God, did I think I was goign to have to/be able to prove by the "paid x-date" scribbled on my cellular bill from 2005 that I had paid it? Why did I have that filed? That account is closed!
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Just two months after being released from custody, Casey Hallman already has a warrant for his arrest. Hallman was released November 18th, 2013, less than a year after admitting to two dozen burglaries in Spokane County. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office originally brought 77 charges against him, but the Prosecutor's Office agreed to a plea deal for one count of second degree burglary. He was arrested in December of 2012 and spent a little more than 11 months in custody in total. Hallman is now wanted for an escape warrant from community custody, a felony.
SPOKANE, Wash. - The problem of repeat offenders continues in Spokane County and some say right now it's as bad as it has been. Law enforcement has said for years that it's a small group of people that commit a large amount of the crime and KHQ's Alex Rozier found that sometimes the system isn't too tough on the worst among us.
24 year old Casey Hallman had more than ten felony convictions before his arrest on December 4th, 2012. When he was arrested in December it was for a burglary in progress. After he was taken into custody he said he wanted to clear his conscious so he took detectives on a joyride and admitted to 24 other burglaries. In all, he stole more than $60,000 from two dozen families in that spree. By the end of the investigation the Sheriff's office had a total of 77 charges against him; 54 felonies and 23 misdemeanors.
In April, just four months after his arrest, a plea deal was reached. Hallman was found guilty of one count of second degree attempted burglary. 76 charges were dealt away. The sentence was originally 38.25-51 months, but if he completes drug treatment in prison it would be lowered to 18 months in custody, 18 months probation.
As it turns out, according to the Department of Corrections, Hallman will be out next month on November 18th. He received some additional benefits for his time served and good behavior. In the end he will spend less than a year in prison. Tonight on KHQ Local News at 5 and 6 we will take a closer look at repeat offenders and what local leaders say needs to happen to fix the problem.
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Let's play "Guess where that tongue's been!"
Wait – that's not an actual game? Well someone should tell Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry, who seem to be getting into a little playful tiff over their recent kiss at Cyrus' concert last month in Los Angeles. Apparently Perry wasn't expecting the full deep-dive from Cyrus, though we all know that Katy Perry has kissed many girls and liked it. Cyrus took to her Twitter account to respond. In my opinion, the illustration below screams passion. Or a cry for help.
Girl if ur worried abt where tongues have been good thing ur ex boo is ur EX BOO cause we ALL know where THAT 👅 been http://t.co/IO6KwRzw2y—
Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 06, 2014
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The Match up: #10 UConn Huskies vs. Washington Huskies
Game Info: 12:30 pm tip off at Alaska Airlines Arena
TV Info: ESPNU Radio: Sports Radio KJR 950
Record: 2013-14: 9-1 2012-2013: 20-10
Coach: UConn is lead by 2nd year head coach Kevin Ollie. A UConn alum, Ollie played from 1991-95 under coach Jim Calhoun before playing 12 years in the NBA. Ollie was quite the journey man in the NBA, playing for 13 different teams during his 12 year career, including a year with the Seattle Supersonics in 2003, where he averaged a career high 8 PPG. After beating Michigan State in last year's Armed Forces Classic season opener, Ollie signed a five year deal with the Huskies.
Series: UConn leads the all time series over Washington 4-0. In their last meeting a year ago, UConn defeated Washington 61-53 behind a 14 point performance by freshman Omar Calhoun. UConn held C.J. Wilcox to just five points on 2-12 shooting. Scott Suggs led all Washington scorers with 15.
Scouting Report: UConn
UConn came into the season with high expectations, returning all five starters from a team that finished 20-10 a year ago and 10-8 in a strong Big East conference. UConn is once again eligible for postseason play after serving a one year ban for low Academic Progress Rate scores. UConn suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday against Stanford. Shabazz Napier, the Huskies leading scorer, shot just 4-13 for 12 points in the 53-51 loss. In non-conference play, UConn already holds wins against Florida, Indiana, Maryland, and Boston College.
Sunday's matchup at Washington is UConn's first trip away from the East Coast this season, so it will be interesting to see if the long trip affects their play. In Wednesday's loss to Stanford, UConn shot just 5-31; can they bounce back and recover after suffering their first L?
Players to Watch
Shabazz Napier- The 6'1 senior guard is the do it all player for UConn, leading the team in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, and minutes played. Napier is the team's leading scorer at 15 PPG, and is shooting an impressive 47% from the field and 51% from three. One of three remaining players from UConn's 2011 title run, Napier was a huge factor off the bench during the run, has emerged into the teams leader throughout his career, and is a frontrunner to be named All-American come seasons end.
DeAndre Daniels- A onetime UW recruit, Daniels is a wiry 6'9 combo forward. The junior forward is the team's 2nd leading scorer at 13.9 PPG, shooting 52% from the field and 43% from three. A long athletic forward who can guard multiple positions, Daniels may find himself matched up on C.J. Wilcox, who shot just 2-12 against UConn a year ago.
Ryan Boatright- A junior guard, Boatright teams up with Napier to make arguably the best back court in the nation. Boatright comes into the contest averaging 13.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG, and 3.9 APG. Boatright is a lightning quick guard who isn't afraid to go for the big play, whether it be taking the big shot or going for the monster slam. Standing at 6'0 168 pounds, Boatright will have a size disadvantage against all of UW's guards.
UW Wins If…
They are able to take advantage of UConn's struggles in the paint. UConn hasn't gotten much production out of any of their big men this year, so UW should have plenty of opportunities to attack the glass and convert in the paint. Napier is the team's leading rebounder at the point guard position, so for the Huskies to have a chance, Perris Blackwell will need to put together a Jon Brockman like performance for UW. UW also needs C.J. Wilcox to rebound from last year's performance against UConn, where he scored just five points on 2-10 shooting. If Wilcox shoots like he did against UConn last year, it could be a long game for Husky fans.
UW Loses If…
They allow UConn's plethora of guards to control the game. UConn has one of the best backcourts in the nation, and if Napier and Boatright are having their way, UW has no chance. Besides Napier and Boatright, Omar Calhoun and Niles Giffey are key contributors and can't be left alone. Calhoun was the team's leading scorer a year ago against Washington, scoring 14 points on 6-10 shooting.
Closing Comments
A win against a top 10 opponent at home could be what the Huskies need to build up some excitement around the program and build some momentum going into conference play. The Huskies are definitely playing better than they were to start the season, but I don't think they will be able to stop the two headed monster of Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright. Before the Seahawks start at 1:30 tomorrow, make sure you tune into the Huskies to see if they can pull off the upset. Go Dawgs!
Leave your score prediction and thoughts about Sundays match up in the comments section below.
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Green ice cream, poop jokes and talking whales — we're having that kind of Cool Green Morning.
- Russian spacecraft has an unlikely crew: 32 fish hitch a ride to space. (MSNBC)
- Beluga whale mimics a human's voice — we dare you to listen without smiling! (National Geographic)
- Beetles dance on poop balls (yes, poop) to stay cool. (LiveScience)
- Ben & Jerry's ice cream becomes even greener with their new B corporation status. (TreeHugger)
- A whopping 1,209 elephant tusks confiscated from poachers. (Mongabay)
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OK I know it is still early in the season but with only 2 wins, no playoff chances and Stafford out for the season. I have lost faith in being positive for any kind of real development or a chance to get back into the race for the North. That being said we will be granted a high draft pick again. I took a quick peak at what they have Detroit listed as taking and it has Da' Quan Bowers DE of Clemson.
I wanted to not argue about who we should take or what place we will be drafting due to the season still having so many games to play and that could have an effect on draft order or who is available. I do want to put a disclaimer that I have not been able to watch many games since I live in Texas. I also am not trying to play fantasy football or anything here. I am looking at pure stats, not what I am missing in the game play. This is where I hope some of you will tell me, ( in a nice way ) if this would be a bad idea.
If we have a high pick at DE, should we not try to trade Avril ? He has kind of been the same stat wise this year as last. I expected a higher production from him this year since the line is much improved from last year. He has been injured for a game earlyer and we seem to have a lot of depth produces very close to how he does. If we can get a 2nd rounder out of him we could really use it improve the team vs Avril riding the pine behind this guy. It was just a thought, I am not looking to replace him, but if the talant in the draft says take this guy at this pick and he is much better then Avril. We could use a 2nd rounder to pick up a new O-line player. Our other 2nd rounder on a LB. IMO that would make sense.
All of this would be of course if this is where we draft and our FO believes in the guy and drafts him. Then Avril would be kind of expendable at that point. Again, not looking to trade him but if we get Bowers then he is not really a need for the team and could be traded to fill an actual need for the team. Just wanted to see what everyone thought. It seems that if they were to draft Bowers that high that the wrighting on the wall would say Avril may be gone. Thanks for your input guys.


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I will not be getting my sports information from ESPN nor espn.com any longer. They aren't interested in delivering sports content anymore. But they sure are ready to apologize for Vick by telling about what supporters he does have. Common theme: Innocent until proven guilty.
Guess what? Everybody is in agreement that he deserves a fair trial, but that doesn't mean we have to be idiots. It is 2007. We have the ability to access the same information judge and jury has.
I read the indictment. I read the sworn summary of facts. (also includes a reference to a 3rd witness that had a dog fight vick's while vick was present).
There is so much in there you would have to be an idiot to think he didn't know, like he said, He was taken advantage of.
That makes him a liar as well. Learn "no comment" don't lie.
That doesn't mean I dont want a fair trial for him. That doesn't mean I dont want a fair trial for him. HE DESERVES A FAIR TRIAL.
But I'm not going to apologize for having more access to be able to make a better informed decision than those who grew up in the 50's and 60's.
I believe racism dies when the people that lived it are gone.
My daughter is 8 and I already see it shrinking to almost nothing compared to what I experienced. Why? IMHO I believe its because of what shes exposed to. If she is exposed to racism less, how is she supposed to learn it?
Does it ever completely end? no. But I am sick of it and it being shoved down my throat. Thanks ESPN. I'll miss you Bill Simmons.
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There comes a time every now and then where someone will put out a game and have it act as more of a vessel to tell a specific narrative. Only, the story is largely a meandering, plodding mess of jumbled thoughts. Sure that might have been the point of Another Perspective, but it makes for bad storytelling when paired with average puzzles.
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There comes a time every now and then where someone will put out a game and have it act as more of a vessel to tell a specific narrative. Only, the story is largely a meandering, plodding mess of jumbled thoughts. Sure that might have been the point of Another Perspective, but it makes for bad storytelling when paired with average puzzles.
New Launch Date for Gauntlet / New Artwork and Trailer
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) announced today that the release date for Gauntlet, the fully modernized reboot of the classic dungeon crawler, has moved to September 23, 2014. The additional time was needed to fine-tune details in order to bring gamers an even more robust multiplayer experience.
Gauntlet is still set to arrive on Steam for Windows PC and will offer full support for SteamOS and the upcoming Steam Machines in 2015. As a thank you for all fans who pre-ordered the game, WBIE has added a special in-game item as a bonus: The Spawn of Kerthull, a special Wizard's Robe made from dead imps, who are children of the greater demon, Kerthull.
In addition, WBIE and developer Arrowhead Game Studios today released a new video that takes an in-depth look into the heroes, game modes and lore of the game. The video walkthrough is available to watch via YouTube below:
NHL 15 Demo Released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Get your first taste of a new generation of hockey videogames. Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that the official game demo for EA SPORTS NHL 15 is now available for download worldwide on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. With the demo, you can lace up as either team from the 2014 Stanley Cup Final, the Los Angeles Kings or New York Rangers, and skate under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden and the Staples Center. If you are new to the NHL franchise or just want to work on mastering the Superstar Skill Stick, jump into the demo's Practice Mode for a free skate against a goalie.
In NHL 15, you will see the most realistic looking and skating hockey players ever in a videogame, along with most detailed and authentic representation of the game of hockey itself. 12 Player NHL Collision Physics and Real Puck Physics capture the hard hitting chaos and unpredictability of the sport, while the Superstar Skill Stick and Vision AI put the flow and finesse of the game in your hands.
Watch it all come together in the new NHL 15 Gameplay Series: Living Worlds trailer:
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PlayStation Network is Back Online
Sony has announced that PSN (PlayStation Network) is back online after a massive network attack over the weekend:
The PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network are back online and people can now enjoy the services on their PlayStation devices. The networks were taken offline due to a distributed denial of service attack. We have seen no evidence of any intrusion to the network and no evidence of any unauthorized access to users' personal information.
In light of today's issue, the networks will not undergo the regularly scheduled maintenance, which was planned for Monday, August 25. We will provide an update shortly for when the maintenance will be rescheduled.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by this issue. Thanks for your patience and support.
Like other major networks around the world, the PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network have been impacted by an attempt to overwhelm our network with artificially high traffic.
Although this has impacted your ability to access our network and enjoy our services, no personal information has been accessed.
We will continue to work towards fixing this issue and hope to have our services up and running as soon as possible.
We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.
Disney Infinity Wii Owners Offered Free Wii U Game Upgrade
Disney Interactive is giving Disney Infinity (1.0 Edition) Wii gamers the chance to upgrade their play experience to Wii U free of charge, exclusively through the Nintendo eShop. Starting today, fans who own the Disney Infinity Starter Pack on Wii can download the Wii U version of the game from the Nintendo eShop, complete with multiplayer. The Disney Infinity base and figures are required to play on Wii U once downloaded.
The Wii U version of Disney Infinity utilizes the Wii U GamePad to create worlds in the Toy Box and share them online. Activate missions and unlock toys in Play Sets to discover Monsters University, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Incredibles in high definition. Play as Sulley in his early student days in the world of Monsters University, plunge into adventure as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean, and activate the powers of Mr. Incredible on a quest to save the world from Syndrome and his super villains in The Incredibles Play Set.
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Alphadia Genesis Wii U Reveals Its Characters
Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, today reveals the characters behind their upcoming RPG launching in the US and Canada for Nintendo Wii U, Alphadia Genesis. The first game in the Alphadia series to hit consoles in North America, the game is rated E10+ by the ESRB, and will be available exclusively on the Wii U eShop.
"We have been waiting for an opportunity to launch a Wii U title since the system's release in late 2012," said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. "Alphadia Genesis provided us with a fantastic opportunity to bring our fans an RPG we're sure they're going to love!"
Alphadia Year 1092: Fifteen years have passed since the end of the terrible Energi Wars, where clones were used as weapons. Two kingdoms, after nearly destroying each other and the natural resources of Energi, signed an important peace treaty, and have been co-operative neighbors ever since: Augustine and Archleign, where the story of Alphadia Genesis begins.
Fray is a member of the local guild in the Kingdom of Archleign, and a skilled swordsman; though he's been invited to join the national army, he prefers the freedom of working on his own schedule. He has a younger sister, Aurra. His primary element is Fire.
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The Witcher Battle Arena Closed Beta Signups, Gameplay Trailer Revealed
CD PROJEKT RED, creators of the critically acclaimed Witcher franchise of games, and Fuero Games are thrilled to announce the launch of registration for The Witcher Battle Arena closed beta for Android devices.
The Witcher Battle Arena is a fast, fun and accessible MOBA game based in the Witcher universe. Crafted to excel on mobile devices, Battle Arena combines great accessibility and a balanced learning curve with complex tactics and a limitless array of skill-based strategies gamers can deploy during each battle. Designed with fairness in mind, the game features no pay-to-win elements and allows players to unlock every piece of in-game content via gameplay.
The Witcher Battle Arena Debut Gameplay Trailer:
"We are extremely passionate about games, whether they be for PC, console or mobile devices. The Witcher Battle Arena is our take on the MOBA genre and we are really excited at the prospect of sharing it with the gaming community! We highly value fans of The Witcher, and their opinions have always been paramount in helping us develop a great gaming experience–The Witcher Battle Arena is no exception! Sign up for the soon-to-commence closed beta now and, once you've had a chance to play around with it, share your thoughts – we're really eager to hear what you have to say!" saidBenjamin Lee, Producer for Mobile Games, CD PROJEKT RED. "It doesn't matter if you're new to MOBA games or The Witcher universe, we've made a lot of effort to create a fun experience for everyone," added Lee.
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LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Brainiac Trailer and Artwork Released
A new trailer for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham reveals Brainiac's diabolical plan to shrink the Earth and take control of his enemies using the power of the Lantern Rings. Now, the super heroes of the DC Comics universe must join forces with the Legion of Doom on a journey across the Lantern Worlds to stop the nefarious evildoer from adding Earth to his twisted collection.
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Brainiac Trailer:
Also released today is new game artwork to complement the trailer, teasing Brainiac's growing collection of cities as Batman, Superman, Lex Luthor, Solomon Grundy, Joker and Cheetah prepare to blast off on an out-of-this-world adventure.
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is coming to Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Wii U, 3DS and PC this fall.
Sakura Spirit Review – Windows PC (Steam)
Sekaiproject has been doing a lot of work to get visual novels on steam, but this might be the first time they've ever tried their hand at a 'not-quite an eroge' Visual Novel. The result is something that ultimately fails to satisfy while being a gigantic tease for a possible follow up.
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The GTA Online San Andreas Flight School Update Now Available
RockStar Games is happy to announce that the San Andreas Flight School Update is now available. The newest addition to the world of Grand Theft Auto Online includes new missions, jets, cars and player customization options alongside additional gameplay changes.
San Andreas Flight School Update Trailer:
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· 10 brand-new solo aerial challenge missions including combat maneuvering, low-flying challenges, formation flying and more.
· All-new VS Mission Modes
· New Races, Capture jobs, Contact Missions, Parachute Jumps, and more
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June 28, 2012
NEW MEMBER WELCOME! Wynn Las Vegas
Please join us in welcoming the Nevada Council's newest Platinum
With two luxury resort properties on the Las Vegas strip and decades of experience in the gaming industry, Wynn Las Vegas makes responsible gaming an integral part of the company's daily operations. As a contributing member of the Nevada Council, Wynn Las Vegas further demonstrates its culture of compassion for its employees, guests and the community at large.
Our sincere thanks to Ms. Spiegel and Wynn Las Vegas for joining us in our efforts to reduce the impact of problem gambling in our state! We encourage others to follow their example and become part of this important work in our community.
For a complete list of organizational members of the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling, visit our Support page and to learn how you or your organization can get involved, visit our Membership page.
The Nevada Council on Problem Gambling is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to generate awareness, promote education and advocate for quality treatment of problem gambling in the State of Nevada. The Nevada Council does not take a position for or against legal gambling.


text: Paul Bartoletti, president and chief executive officer of CareGivers America, has been elected to serve as the next Pennsylvania Homecare Association president. He will begin a one-year term as president-elect this year and a two-year term as president in January 2012. The Pennsylvania Homecare Association is a state trade association representing more than 500 organizations that provide care and support to individuals in their homes. The association champions efforts that range from advocating on behalf of patients and consumers, interpreting and developing regulations and legislation, to exploring needs and business strategies.


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The Lookout
Ann Reily
---- — The city's second ArtWalk of the season will be held this weekend.
The free, self-guided tour will run from 3 to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at 12 galleries around the city.
Special activities planned this time include:
Plein air demonstrations: Artist Alan Bull will paint in the vicinity of the Sweethaven Gallery, on Inn Street and possibly on State Street, traffic permitting.
Firehouse Art Gallery: "A Year of Fresh Turns" by painter Miranda Updike will be on display. The exhibit marks a major shift in the artist's style.
Sweethaven Gallery: New landscape images of Newburyport and Plum Island by local photographer Greg Nikas have been added. Local weaver Phyllis Sher will show her spring scarves.
Valerie's Gallery: Meet artist Paul Beauregard on Saturday. He is a third-generation woodworker who creates bird carvings. One of his wooden chickadees will also be raffled off.
Walsingham Gallery: Dennis Poirier will demonstrate his painting process and introduce a new series of maritime paintings featuring scenes of the local fishing industry.
Other participating galleries include Chameleon, Connor Summers Gallery, Indigo Artist Studio, Lepore Fine Arts, Nantucket Stock Exchange, Newburyport Art Association, Sisters We Three and Somerby's Landing Sculpture Park.
The Artwalk brochure with a map is available at galleries, the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce, many restaurants and inns, the middle passageway between State Street and Inn Street, and online at www.newburyportartwalk.com.
Strawberry festivities in Merrimac and Georgetown
Strawberry lovers can indulge at two upcoming events celebrating the summer fruit.
On Saturday from 4 to 6:30 p.m., the Merrimacport United Methodist Church is hosting its Strawberry Fair. Lobster rolls and strawberry shortcake will be among the food offerings. There will also be face-painting, children's crafts and games.
The church is at 39 High St., Merrimac. Ample on-street parking is available along River Road and High Street. For more information, call 978-346-8818 or visit www.merrimacportumc.org.
On Monday from 6 to 8 p.m., a Strawberry Social & Band Concert is planned at the First Congregational Church in Georgetown.
Enjoy strawberry shortcake, strawberries and ice cream and a chocolate fountain. In the case of rain, the event will move from the church lawn to the Fellowship Hall.
Admission is $5. For more information, call 978-273-2999.
Laughs on the menu at comedy celebration
An Anniversary Comedy Show at the Winner's Circle on Tuesday will celebrate four years of weekly shows.
Starting at 8 p.m., the free event will be hosted by Tony Moschetto and feature a mix of stand-up comedians from throughout New England, giveaways and surprises.
The Winner's Circle is located at 35 Elm St. (Route 110), Salisbury. For more information, call 978-828-9532.
Tour the Plum Island lighthouse this weekend
The Newburyport Harbor Light at Plum Island will be open for tours from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, weather permitting.
Sneakers are required, and there is a short ladder to climb. Children must be at least 5 years old and 42 inches tall.
Admission and parking are free, though donations will be accepted.
For more information, call the Friends of Plum Island Light at 978-463-2867, email email@example.com or visit www.newenglandlighthouses.net/plumisland.html.
Geiger center feting its 30th birthday
A Dance Party Celebration tomorrow night will mark the 30th anniversary of the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center in Newburyport.
The party will take place from 7 to midnight at the Mission Oak Grill's Steeple Hall, 26 Green St., Newburyport. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served, and there will be a limited live auction and raffle. Tickets are $75 and may be purchased at www.jeannegeigercrisiscenter.org or by contacting 978-465-0999 or email@example.com.
The center has evolved from a handful of volunteers in the basement of a church in 1982 to a $2 million nonprofit agency staffed by 24 professionals and dozens of trained volunteers who serve more than 1,400 clients a year.
'Seize the Moment' auction at St. James
St. James Episcopal Church in Groveland will hold its annual "Seize the Moment" auction on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. The live and silent auctions will include a range of options up for bid, including artwork, gift certificates, and handmade items by the church's youngest parishioners.
The church is located at 119 Washington St., Groveland.
Vintage advertisements part of new exhibit
A new exhibit at the Portsmouth Athenaeum features advertising materials from the mid-1800s to the present day.
"Ephemera: The Art of Everyday Printed Matter" runs through Sept. 15 and includes trade cards, greeting cards, calendars, menus, bookmarks, dance cards, business cards and posters from a number of Portsmouth, N.H., businesses.
Tonight at 7, Thomas Mickey, author of "America's Romance With the English Garden," will speak on "The Effect of Chromolithography on the Gardening Industry." Chromolithography is a method of making multicolor prints developed in the 19th century. Mickey will emphasize the impact of brightly colored seed catalogs and packets.
On July 11 at 7, Lorna Condon, senior curator of library and archives for Historic New England, will give an illustrated talk, "Ephemera Defined: Featuring Treasures From the Collection of Historic New England."
The exhibit is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Athenaeum's Randall Gallery, 9 Market Square, Portsmouth.
Both the exhibit and lectures are free, though reservations are required for the latter. Call 603-431-2538.
Tea party/hat contest for cancer research
The second annual Mad Hatter Tea Party will be held Sunday at Glenn's Restaurant & Cool Bar in Newburyport.
Hosted from 1 to 3 p.m. by Greater Newburyport Ovarian Cancer Awareness, the event will include tea sandwiches, scones and pastries along with a cash bar.
Attendees are encouraged to wear creatively decorated hats, and prizes will be awarded for the best ones.
Proceeds will benefit Ovations for the Cure, a nonprofit that supports ovarian cancer research and offers support and services to women in treatment and recovery.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance at Greetings by Design, 4A Winter St. They will also be available at the door.
Glenn's is located at 44 Merrimac St. For more information, call 978-225-6700.
Historic Amesbury home open for tours
The Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Amesbury is open for tours through the end of October.
Eddy, the founder of Christian science, was the first American woman to found a worldwide religion. The Amesbury home of Sarah Bagley is where she did some of her earliest writing on the religion. The house's furnishings have remained substantially unchanged since the mid-1800s.
The home will be open from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 27 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 29, Aug. 31, and Sept. 21 and 22. It is also open by appointment. Admission is a suggestion donation of $5.
To schedule a tour or for more information, call 800-277-8943, ext. 100.
Georgetown fair seeking crafters
The First Congregational Church in Georgetown is looking for craft vendors for its annual fall fair, set for Oct. 18 and 19.
For information on renting a table, call Michelle at 978-361-5646.
Ipswich artist's work on display at Joppa Flats
Pastel paintings of coastal landscapes are on display through July 28 at the Joppa Flats Education Center.
"Treetops, Flat Lands and Sand Dunes" features work by Ipswich artist Katherine O'Brien. O'Brien's painting of Plum Island's salt pannes is on permanent display at Joppa Flats, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport.
A portion of proceeds from purchases made during the exhibit will help support Joppa Flats. For more information, call 978-462-9998 or visit www.massaudubon.org/joppaflats.
View oil paintings at Rowley gallery
"Interpreting the Moment," an exhibit of oils by Priscilla Serafin, is on display through June 30 at Time & Tide Gallery in Rowley.
Time & Tide is located at Post Road Framers in the Rowley Marketplace on Route 1. The gallery is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For more information, call 978-238-8848 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Local photographer's work exhibited
Photography by Edward Gerrish Mair of Plum Island is on display through the month of June at the First Religious Society in Newburyport.
Mair's award-winning photographs have been featured at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, the Amesbury Art Festival, the British Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, the Lynn Historical Museum and local phone books. He prefers to capture places instead of people.
The exhibit will be open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lower meetinghouse, 26 Pleasant St. Admission is free. For more information, call 978-465-0602 or visit frsuu.org.
OpArt works featured at association
An exhibit of work from OpArt artists is on display through Monday at the Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St.
A reception will be held tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m.
OpArt is Opportunity Works' art program, which aims to encourage and support individuals with disabilities to explore the creative process. Opportunity Works is a Newburyport-based social service agency that helps provide jobs and skills to developmentally challenged adults.
For more information about the exhibit, call 978-465-8769.
Entertainment and food at 17 State St.
This weekend's "Beats, Burgers and Brews" at the 17 State Street Cafe will feature Josef Nocera tomorrow and Wild Maple on Saturday.
Nocera is a Newburyport singer and songwriter who plays original music along with tunes from the 1950s and '60s.
Wild Maple is an acoustic duo that plays roots-influenced songs, traditional American and Celtic music, and contemporary tunes.
Both shows are from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Newburyport restaurant.
Jazz on tap at Ten Center
Wednesday's "Jazz at Ten Center" presents Danny Harrington on baritone saxophone, Jack Senier on piano, Mark Carlsen on bass and Phil McGowan on drums.
The show takes place from 7 to 10 p.m. at the restaurant, 10 Center St., Newburyport. For more information, visit www.tencenterstreet.com.
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GRAYSON COUNTY, TX -- A man wanted for murder in Grayson County was found dead on Friday as authorities investigated the killing of his ex-girlfriend.
According to deputies, Aaron Smith, 53, was accused of shooting a woman Thursday night at a home on Cedar Drive just outside Denison city limits around 9:30 p.m.
The victim, Yvonne Gauthier, 46, was rushed by ambulance to Texoma Medical Center, but died from her injuries. Friends say the two had been in a relationship but had recently broken up.
Overnight,Grayson County deputies issued a warrant for Smith, saying he was on the run, and possibly armed and dangerous. On Friday afternoon, he was found dead in Bryan County.
Court records show Gauthier had applied on Oct. 8 for a protective order against Smith and they were scheduled to appear in court for a hearing on Feb. 20. Now, both are dead.
Bryan County Sheriff Ken Golden says a woman driving by noticed a pickup parked behind the Cartwright Fire Department, and thought it looked out of place.
"First about 9 o'clock, a lady taking her kids to school saw the vehicle sitting there and went to check on him. He was unresponsive, so she made a phone call to our office," says Golden.
Golden says it was on a second pass by when the woman saw the pickup truck was still here. She decided to call for help and deputies came out this afternoon to check on what was going on.
"On first contact they tried to get him to open his vehicle, but he was unresponsive they gained entry into the vehicle, found that he was deceased," says Golden.
Deputies say the man found dead in the truck was Smith. As investigators searched Smith's truck around 3 p.m. on Friday, neighbors started learning about what happened.
"Word traveled pretty fast about what happened and one of our other friends stopped by and said they was pretty sure they knew him and he was parking his railroad trucks and things at their house and they stopped by and recognized his truck and told us that's who it was," says witness Jimmy Koiner.
"We saw the truck before the officers come and of course we didn't have any idea that there was a body in the truck."
"Crazy what the world's coming to nowadays," one resident told KTEN.
Deputies say Gauthier was shot to death, and an autopsy will be performed in Oklahoma City to determine how Smith died. The pickup was taken to impound and OSBI and the Texas Rangers are assisting in the investigation, Golden said.


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The appointment of a Senior Representative on Afghanistan and Pakistan is a welcome development that should help fulfill a long-standing need to better integrate U.S. policy toward these two key countries. It will be helpful to have the focused attention of a senior official who is neither attached to the Embassy in Afghanistan nor the Embassy in Pakistan to bring these two countries together to counter the Taliban/al-Qaeda threat that spans both countries. Part of the problem of dealing with terrorism in South Asia over the past seven years has been the tendency of the U.S. bureaucracy to stovepipe the issues of Pakistan and Afghanistan, rather than seek comprehensive solutions to advance U.S. interests in the region.
The appointee for the post, Richard Holbrooke, has a reputation as a tough negotiator — an asset in the region, so as long he takes time to understand the complex relationships and history of South Asia. U.S. diplomacy in Islamabad could use a slightly tougher edge. Washington has failed in the past to leverage our large amounts of assistance to Pakistan in a way that convinces Islamabad to adopt an unambiguous stance toward the Taliban and other extremist groups operating from its territory, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, responsible for the recent attacks in Mumbai.
The idea of establishing an Afghanistan-Pakistan envoy is not new. The Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act, H.R. 2446, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in 2007, called for the "appointment of a special envoy to promote closer cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan." A September 2008 report by the Pakistan Policy Working Group titled "The United States and Pakistan: The Next Chapter," also noted the need to transform the porous Afghanistan-Pakistan border from "hostile frontier into an economic gateway" by assigning "primary responsibility for coordinating and implementing Pakistan-Afghanistan policy to a senior U.S. official."
There had been earlier speculation that Holbrooke's brief might center around the issue of Kashmir, which would have been a grave mistake. Fortunately, the Obama team seems to have recognized the key to stabilizing Afghanistan does not lie in resolving Kashmir as some have recently tried to assert (the British Foreign Secretary stated in a recent op-ed that "Resolution of the dispute over Kashmir would help deny extremists in the region one of their main calls to arms and allow Pakistani authorities to focus more effectively on tackling the threat on their western borders.") Such thinking is misguided and naive. It overlooks the fact that hardliners in Pakistan have sought to use violent attacks in Kashmir to bring international attention to the issue, and thus raising the specter of an international role in the dispute could actually fuel support for violence.


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Birmingham Police have made an arrest in a early December homicide investigation involving a cab driver.
Broderick Smith, 29, of Birmingham, is charged with Capital Murder for the shooting death of 38-year-old Arlando Pritchett, also of Birmingham, Sgt. Johnny Williams reports.
Pritchett was shot and killed on the morning of December 8 after getting into an altercation with a cab driver, who has since been identified as Smith. Police found the victim around 8:30 a.m. near 2nd Street Southwest and Cotton Avenue suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Smith, who was taken into custody the day of the murder for questioning, surrendered to homicide investigators Saturday morning and is being held in the Jefferson County Jail.
UA President: incident won't interrupt progress
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>


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One of two spectacular courses at Red Hawk, a prestigious master-planned community in Spanish Springs, the Hills course is a private layout designed by three-time U.S. Open winner Hale Irwin and the centerpiece of Red Hawk's private club. Characterized by its small, lush greens, wide open fairways, swooping elevation drops and deep white sand bunkers, the Hale Irwin Signature Design course is as beautiful as it is devious. The course is laid over what was once a working ranch, and the clever design incorporates the rolling terrain. Stretching more than 7,100 yards from the tips, the Hills course plays to a par 71. The undulating course climbs to a summit of more than 3,000 feet, affording stunning views of the Spanish Springs Valley. The beautiful Hills course offers an invigorating round of golf that will leave players ready for more.
Guests at the Resort at Red Hawk will also enjoy the 18-hole championship putting course, another element designed by Mr. Irwin. Red Hawk also offers lessons at the golf academy and fitting center, as well as a notable junior program. Practice facilities at The Resort at Red Hawk include a two-tiered grass driving range and a 10,000-square-foot chipping area. The clubhouse at Red Hawk includes an award-winning pro shop, fine and casual dining areas and a beautiful events center.


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Recipe by Dannon® Oikos®
"Bite-sized meatballs served with a spicy, creamy salsa dip. Makes enough for a party!"
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2 pounds
ground turkey
1 cup
finely crushed tortilla chips
2 cups
Dannon Oikos Plain Greek Nonfat Yogurt
1/2 cup
chopped cilantro
1 cup
prepared (jar) picante sauce or salsa, divided
1 cup
frozen corn kernels, thawed
1 cup
black beans
1 teaspoon
1 teaspoon
ground chipotle chili powder, divided
Nothing special
This is good but I changed a few things. We don't use cumin because of food allergies with some family members and my family doesn't like black beans so I used pinto beans instead and I use 3 T. dehydrated cilantro, 2 tsp. minced garlic(1 for meatballs-1 for tomatoes sauce) plus 2 tsp. shallots divided the same way. I used chopped green chile tomatoes that I ran through the blender for a sauce to put them in after I cooked them and then place in the crock pot to keep it warm. My family and friends most have liked them because none were left that evening.
3 Ratings
The meatballs were moist and tasty. After 20 minutes there was 3/8 inch of water in the pan. I drained the water and put them back in the oven for 10 minutes to brown up a bit.
I didn't use the sauce as the color was not what I want to eat! Just half the ingredients: yogurt and salsa
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Southwestern Mini Turkey Meatballs
Serving Size: 1/24 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 24
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 111
Calories from Fat: 32
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Honor Council Procedural Guidelines
These guidelines are designed to provide participants in Honor Council proceedings with a guide to the rights enjoyed by participants and to what they may expect as normal procedure. Please note that the Honor Council is not a court and an Honor Council hearing is not a trial. These procedures constitute a guide to expected behavior, but the council and its officers are free to act flexibly in ways consistent with fairness, and minor variations should not be considered violations of procedure. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) confidentiality safeguards apply to all Honor Council procedures.
Composition of Honor Council
The Honor Council shall normally consist of 12 students, the Dean of Studies and 3 faculty members. New members of the Council will be selected and seated in the Spring Term of every year. Students serving on the Honor Council must be in good standing.
Honor Council positions will include a student Chair and two student Vice-Chairs (one of whom will serve if the Chair is not present). Student representatives to the Honor Council will be nominated through the Committee on Committees. The application will include an essay explaining the relevance of the applicant's experience and why the applicant seeks a position on the Honor Council. As part of the application process, the President of Student Forum and (except in the first year) the Chair of the Honor Council shall interview all candidates and make recommendations to the Committee on Committees, which shall decide which students to appoint to the Honor Council. Except in the first year, the positions of Chair and Vice Chair are reserved for students who have had prior experience on an honor council, or on the Committee on Standing of Students. Students will serve one year terms with a possibility of renewal.
Faculty representatives to the Council will be elected following current faculty governance procedures for other elected positions. Faculty members will serve three year terms. Among the faculty representatives, one will be from Center I (Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities faculty), one will be from Center II (Science and Mathematics, and Engineering and Computer Science faculty), and one will be at-large.
Reporting of Violations/Screening Process
Any suspected violations of the Honor Code must be reported to the Honor Council and no other party; accusers must submit evidence in support of the allegation. Suspected violations of the Honor Code cannot be resolved outside of the Honor Council process. Alleged violations of the Honor Code will normally be reported to the student Chair of the Honor Council in writing through the secure mailbox in the Dean of Studies Office. Alternatively the accuser may report the violation to the Dean of Studies. The Chair and the Dean of Studies will review the allegation and its accompanying evidence. If both the Chair and the Dean of Studies agree that the evidence warrants a preliminary discussion, they may arrange a meeting with the accuser and/or the accused, or other parties. If both the Chair of the Honor Council and the Dean of Studies agree that the evidence does not indicate that a violation has occurred, the case will be dismissed. This decision is final. When a case is dismissed at this stage, the accused student will not be notified that an allegation of academic dishonesty was made against him or her and no official records will be kept.
If either the Chair of the Honor Council or the Dean of Studies believes that the evidence warrants a hearing to determine whether a violation of the Honor Code did occur, the case will be referred to the Honor Council. The Chair will then notify the accused student in writing, through the Dean of Studies Office. This notice will also inform the accused student that he/she may request a Chair-Dean Review of the case instead of an Honor Council hearing, if applicable.
Chair-Dean Review
The accused student may request a Chair-Dean Review of the case under the following three conditions:
- The accused student admits a violation of the Honor Code, and
- The accused student waives the right to an Honor Council hearing, and
- The violation is the accused student's first.
The Chair and Dean of Studies will decide whether to approve the request for a Chair-Dean Review based on these three conditions. A decision by the Chair and the Dean of Studies to deny a Chair-Dean Review request cannot be appealed.
If the request is approved, the Chair-Dean Review must be held promptly. The accused student, the accuser, the Dean of Studies, and the Chair will be present at the Chair-Dean Review meeting. After the meeting, the Chair and Dean of Studies will determine the sanction. Written notification of the sanction will be delivered to the accused student and the faculty member(s) responsible for teaching the course involved. They will summarize results of Chair-Dean Reviews to the Honor Council at least once per term with student names omitted.
Honor Council Hearing Procedures
Honor Council hearings must be held promptly. Each case will be heard by a panel. The hearing panel will consist of 5 members of the Honor Council. A hearing panel will include both faculty and students, at least 3 of which will be students. These 5 members will have a vote in the hearing. If the Vice-Chairs are not needed to serve in place of the Chair, as members of the Honor Council, they may serve on the hearing panel. Three non-voting members will also attend every hearing: the Chair, a secretary and the Dean of Studies. The secretary will be a student member of the Honor Council. The Chair will moderate the hearing and the secretary will take the minutes of the hearing. Members of the Honor Council shall disclose any prior connections or relationships with the accuser or the accused to the Chair and the Dean of Studies. If either believes that these relationships might impair, or appear to impair, the objectivity of a council member in this case, the council member shall be asked to recuse himself or herself.
The accused student and the accuser must be present at the hearing. If the accuser is a student, the course instructor can be invited to attend the hearing, at the discretion of the Chair. If the accused student fails to appear on the date and at the time and place specified in the notice, the Council may take the testimony from the accuser and reach a decision on the basis of that information. In the unlikely event that the accuser does not appear, the hearing will be rescheduled. If the accused student is unable to appear on the date specified in the notice, he or she should notify the chair of the Council. If the Council determines that good cause exists for the absence of the accused student, it may set a new date for the hearing.
Witnesses to the alleged violation will also be present at the hearing only while they are testifying. It is the responsibility of the person desiring the presence of a witness to ensure that the witness appears. Only in situations where the witness cannot reasonably be expected to be present at the Honor Council hearing may a witness submit a written statement. A written statement must be dated, signed by the person making it, and the signature witnessed by a Union College employee. The work of the Honor Council will not, as a general practice, be delayed due to the unavailability of a witness.
The accused student may have an advisor at the hearing. The advisor must be a member of the Union College community (as student, faculty, or staff). The advisor may consult with the student during the hearing but may not make any statements during the proceedings.
The Chair will begin the hearing by presenting the charges. The Chair will then ask the accuser to offer information to substantiate the charges. The accused is responsible for presenting his or her own case and may make a written or verbal statement. The accused and the accuser have the right to present witnesses. The accused, the accuser, and the witnesses will be subject to questions from the Council. The accused may question witnesses and the accuser in order to clarify statements during the hearing. The hearing will be recorded. Records will be housed in the Office of the Dean of Studies.
Honor Council Decisions and Sanctions
After the hearing ends, an accused student will have been found to have committed academic misconduct if at least 4 of the 5 members of the panel, having duly deliberated, vote that the preponderance of evidence makes it more likely than not that the accused has violated the Honor Code.
The hearing panel members will decide on the sanctions for all students found to have committed academic misconduct. Sanctions will be decided by majority of voting members. Normally, for a first violation of the Honor Code, a student would fail the course; however, given the circumstances of the case (e.g., the accused student's year or the severity of the violation) other sanctions might be levied, ranging from failure on the assignment to, in extreme cases, suspension or expulsion from Union. For all first offenses, a letter will be placed in the student's file in the Dean of Studies office.
For a second violation of the Honor Code, it is generally expected that the student will be suspended or expelled from Union. The student's parents will be notified of the sanction. When the sanction includes suspension or expulsion from Union, a notation will appear on the student's transcript specifying that academic dishonesty was the reason for the suspension or expulsion. For all second offenses a letter will be placed in the student's permanent file.
Written notification of the decision and, if applicable, sanction will be delivered to the accused student, and the faculty member(s) responsible for teaching the course involved. The accused student may request a meeting with the Chair and the Dean of Studies for further clarification of the decision and/or sanction.
If an accused student is found not responsible for a violation of the honor code, the student may petition the Dean of Studies to drop the course without a "W" on their transcript, even if the withdrawal deadline has passed.
Revocation of Degrees
The College reserves the right under this code to revoke an awarded degree for serious academic integrity violations committed by a student prior to the student's graduation.
Appeals Process
If a student has been found guilty of violating the Honor Code, the student may appeal the Council's decision. For cases decided under a Chair-Dean Review, the student may appeal the sanction. All appeals will be heard by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The imposition of the sanction will remain in effect during the period of the appeal proceeding.
Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Vice President for Academic Affairs within ten days of written notification of the hearing results. When the appeal grounds include the availability of new evidence, the appeal must be submitted as soon as practicable after the new evidence has emerged. The grounds for appeal must be specified in the written statement, and evidence to support these grounds included. Appeals shall be considered based on the accused's ability to demonstrate that:
- The hearing was materially inconsistent with the established judicial procedure; or
- Information is available that was unavailable at the time of the hearing, and the new information is relevant to the Council's determination; or
- The sanction(s) is unreasonably harsh or inappropriate for the violation(s).
In addition to the letter of appeal, the Vice President will review the initial statement of accusation and accompanying evidence, and the letter to the accused student detailing the decision. The Vice President may, at her or his discretion, consult with the Chair of the Honor Council and/or the Dean of Studies or any other party and/or examine any other materials deemed relevant to the case.
The Vice President may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision and/or may eliminate, reduce, or increase the sanction, or may return the case to the Honor Council. Written notification of the decision of the Vice President will be delivered to the accused, the Chair of the Council, the Dean of Studies, and the faculty member(s) responsible for teaching the course involved.
The outcome of the appeal is final.
Reporting of Decisions
At the beginning of each term, the Council will report summaries of the cases they heard as well as cases decided through Chair-Dean Review in the immediately prior term. These summaries will include the outcome of each case, and, if applicable, the sanction and a brief rationale for the decision. Class year of students may be reported, and this may be especially useful when describing the rationale. The Dean of Studies will review these summaries before they are reported publicly to ensure accuracy and anonymity.
Upon their release by the Council, the summaries will be distributed to the entire campus community via email and will be published in campus publications, such as Concordiensis.
The following records will be kept in the Dean of Studies office for all cases decided through a Chair-Dean review or heard by the Council, in accordance with the College's record retention policy:● The initial statement of accusation and accompanying evidence
- ● The written summary of the hearing or Chair-Dean review
- ● The letter to the accused student detailing the decision
- ● For cases that were appealed, the letter of appeal and the letter from the Vice President for Academic Affairs detailing his or her decision will also be kept.


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Yes the Oracle has spoken, but again he has made some inaccurate statements – blunders if you will.
Take nuclear energy for example, the Oracle says:
"There's not a need to blame the Green Movement for our lack of an alternative energy policy, if you're not willing to blame the oil companies. The Japanese incident, lack of funding, no plan for the waste, and the ten years it takes to come online, are the biggest drawback to nuclear energy."
The "green movement" has blocked the development of nuclear energy. They blocked every aspect of the nuclear fuel cycle from mining uranium, refining, power plant construction, operation, spent fuel disposal and research and development. They have done this for 40 years.
But surprisingly Obuma actually says he supports nuclear energy even after the Japanese tsunami. But he may be supporting it the way he supports the drilling of oil and natural gas - who knows for sure. Contrary to what the Oracle says there are procedures for handling spent fuel, several in fact - most requiring reprocessing. The French have been doing it for years and we did too until Jimmy Carter stopped it.
For sure green energy is one energy source Obuma definitely supports. He supports it with massive subsidies for wind, solar, ethanol, you name it. Even Al Gore is against using corn to make ethanol – ethanol is not green and neither is wind and solar energy.
And also contrary to what the Oracle says, according to "The World Nuclear Organization" it takes about five years to construct a nuclear power plant - not ten. This does not include the time spent on legal delays and red tape caused by anti-nuclear groups and their merry band of lawyers, who are in it for the money - they probably could give a crap about the issue.
But for the sake of argument suppose it does take seven years or so to build a 3,000 megawatt nuclear power plant. A nuclear power plant has a capacity utilization of about 85% compared to 30% for a wind turbine. Therefore to equal the power generation of the nuclear plant about 3,270 wind turbines would have to be installed each with a capacity of 2.6 megawatts, in addition that amount of natural gas powered generators would have to be found for backup. Each wind turbine would require a land area of 78 acres - the total land area required would be about 255,000 acres. Hmmmm……I wonder how long it would take to install a wind farm of that size? I would guess at least 10 years, probably much more. That would be a "big drawback" – yeah, a real bummer.
Then the Oracle offered this piece of his wisdom, "In the conservative mind, Fannie & Freddie was the major culprit of the 2008 financial crisis (not so)……"
In their book "All the Devils are Here" Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera lay much of the blame for the financial crisis on Fannie and Freddie (F&F). F&F were in the very eye of the financial hurricane. These government GSE's held a competitive advantage with an implied government backing that drove private banks out of the prime home mortgage business. They got into the subprime business mainly because F&F were not allowed to be in that business at least initially.
Mortgage backed securities (MBS) made subprime lending possible. Credit agencies gave these securities AAA ratings. This was essential in order to sell these securities to investors. The credit agencies gave them AAA ratings because it generated revenue and profits for them – this was a root cause of the financial crisis. If the credit agencies would have just said they couldn't rate these securities because they were too complex that would have been the end of the story.
Subprime lending became very profitable and eventually Fannie and Freddie through their lobbying efforts got into the business and that's when things really got crazy. The authors, McLean and Nocera said in their book that the crisis would not have been as big and as toxic without F&F and the very large sums of money they supplied to the subprime mortgage originators.
The authors pointed out that in the end it was not a failure of regulations but a failure of the regulators. The link provided below sums up F&F's role in the financial debacle.
"The subprime mortgage crisis had its origin in the program the directors of Fannie Mae initiated in the late 1990's to pursue social welfare goals rather than maintain financial viability. Lenders were strongly encouraged to reduce the requirements for mortgage below what had been found to be the minimum adequate levels. Having pushed the lenders into the subprime mortgage market Fannie Mae made the financially infeasible feasible by being willing to buy such subprime mortgage and to grant default insurance on such mortgages."
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MADISON (WKOW) -- Average retail gasoline prices in Madison have fallen 5.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.17/g Sunday.
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It's been another dominant season for the Bossier boy basketball team. They are one win away from capping off their sixth straight undefeated district run thanks in large part to senior Devonte Hall. Hall has played a big role in the last 3 and head coach Jeremiah Williams says he is one of the best players in the state. Hall is the last remaining Bearkat from the 2011 state championship squad and says that leaves the pressure on him to lead his team as they gear up for yet another postseason.
Despite his success on the court, Hall is known for much more at Bossier. In fact, his teachers voted him Mr. BHS thanks to his personality and work in the classroom. "I don't just work hard on the court, I work hard in school to. Education is the key to life" says Hall. Hall has a 3.7 GPA and is hoping to add one more state title to his impressive high school career.


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I just read a post here on Royals Review surrounding a certain sabermetric that actually gave me a headache. This is a huge statement to that article because I only get headaches about once every three months and of those headaches, one rarely last more than ten minutes; which means that in a given year I only have a headache for a total of no more than 40 minutes (not including days in which I consumed more than 2.5 glasses of wine the previous night) and that's twice as long as it took me to read the article and the posts that followed... I think it finally went away.
I'll be honest, I am actually very fascinated with the sabermetrics that get whittled and whittled into fine-pointed weapons of projection, but let us not forget that those weapons still have to fly through the ever-unpredictable sky of baseball's chaos theory. Baseball is a game of mystique and no matter what happens, we all know that anything can happen.
I have been a devout Royals fan for years and I am beginning to grow out of my childhood fascination and into a more mature perspective of the game, so sabermetrics is something that is slowly grabbing my attention. Although, I am not the same mathematics whiz I was in high school trigonometry, so that could serve as a natural counter-balance to the interest. The fact is, the older I get (and the more fantasy baseball I play), the more important numbers are to me as it relates to this, the greatest game on earth.
That said, I am still a dummy when it comes to baseball (I just learned what OPS is, so I'm sure as hell not going to latch onto the idea of BABIP anytime soon), so despite my recent interest in "the numbers" I thought it would be appropriate to digress a bit. Sabermetrics have become more like crack around the Royals Review than actual blog-worthy material, so sit back and enjoy the thoughts of what this year might hold for Kansas City from an honest, optimistic dummy.
1) Luke Hochevar: I think Luke breaks out this year and becomes a premier major league pitcher.
2) Billy Butler and Alex Gordon: I actually think that bringing in Kevin Seitzer as the hitting coach will bring some consistency to the young bats on this team and you will see both of these guys feeding off of one another's energy and inch closer to, if not achieve, break-out seasons.
3) Jose Guillen: Jose will have an average to slightly above average season and will be healthy 90 percent of the time (I know, this one's a stretch)
4) Kyle Farnsworth: Farnsy will kill a man with a wild 99 mph pitch to the skull and set an all-time personal record for lowest ERA using only his roid-rage powered mean-streak mojo.
5) Zack Greinke: Greinke will make a case for the Cy Young award.
6) TJP and Gload: I think these guys are great people, but not great baseball players. They will not be with the team (fingers crossed on this one).
7) Mike Jacobs: ???
8) Offensively: The Royals will make incredible strides in runs scored this year. I predict that they crack the top 8, maybe top 7 in the AL for runs scored.
9) Defensively: Not good. I told you I was being honest.
10) Overall: I predict they will finish second in the AL Central with 87 wins… or third with 86.
That's all I have. Enjoy the game.


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Rob Ryan is highly touted in coaching communities, yet has a light resume on consistent excellence by his defenses' performances. While incredible displays of an under-powered Cleveland defense man-handling the Patriots and Saints are present on Ryan's resume, he has never had a chance to build and control an elite unit. When Ryan first signed with the Cowboys, many worried about how quickly he would leave for a head coaching position. I still think Ryan wants (perhaps needs) to first create a defense that has consecutive seasons as an elite group. For insight into his track record, check out Scrimshaw's really good fanpost.
Prior to the 2011 season, Rob Ryan did not shy away from taking on the spotlight and media frenzy that followed the departure of Wade Phillips and a horrendous defensive showing in 2010. Personally, I think Ryan understood calling out overhyped dream teams and heralding his excitement at the level of talent on his roster would help the media concentrate on the 'loud and arrogant' coach and forget to press as hard on the players. He also wanted to raise the confidence of his guys. Rob Ryan recently stated:
"Those guys had been beaten down so much that, in my opinion, I don't think they had the confidence to go forward," Ryan said.
And yet, Ryan does not really back away from the praise he still has for the talent level on his roster. It looks like he still wants the bulls-eye directly on his own big-bodied/loud-mouthed target.
"I don't know, [the talent] it's a hell of a lot better than what I had in Cleveland,"
"That's OK. Hey, keep the target on me this year and see what happens."
Last season, it might have been a boast to raise moral. But this year, the development of some young players and introduction of new ones like Brandon Carr and Morris Claiborne are certainly reasons for him, and fans, to be excited. Ryan has gone on record stating he thought he worked too quickly into his defensive schemes, throwing too much at the players and more blame on himself. Jason Garrett has recently mentioned the amount of injuries the team faced with their cornerbacks last season. I still think Ryan's "terrible gameplans" were more a function of running safeties high more often than he would like due to the poor play of his corners, high and low on the depth chart.
And so a defense with a terrible secondary and well above average in all other rankings returns with some higher expectations. At least, it does for some fans and Rob Ryan himself.
"I know one thing: I'm happy as hell with what we've got here," Ryan said. "I'm going to say it again: If we play the way we're capable of, then we'll be shutting a lot of people up. And there's a lot of them to shut up out there. A ton of them."