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Emergency Resources
The college's Security Officers are a critical emergency resource that the college offers to students, faculty and staff. Security Officers respond to all types of emergencies on campus.
- A suspicious person
- Medical service
- Escort service
- An incident or accident
- Recovered property
- Thefts
- Building or room access
- Disorderly conduct
The college also provides the following emergency resources.
- Blue Light emergency call boxes
- Emergency telephones
- Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
- Safety/security guides
- Bloodborne pathogen kits
- Evac+ chair
Blue Light Emergency Call Boxes
The college has installed several Blue Light emergency call boxes in campus parking lots and on the K, N and T buildings. Large signs and blue lights mark the locations of the emergency boxes.
By pushing the call box button, the call goes to the college's emergency phone line, x8123, and security personnel are immediately dispatched. As an additional safeguard, each call box is equipped with a strobe light that flashes when a message is transmitted enabling responding college personnel to better locate the call box.
If emergency assistance is required, go to the nearest call box and follow the instructions printed on the box. A Campus Public Safety and Security officer or a campus administrator will provide assistance.
After normal operating hours, calls from the Blue Light boxes are forwarded to the County's 911 Center.
Emergency Telephones
Telephones are located in each classroom, hallways and the Student Center. The college's emergency number, x8123, is posted on these phones so that students, faculty and staff can alert the college's Security Officers when there is an immediate threatening situation.
Phones are also provided in each elevator that will dial 911.
These phones are for the safety of students, faculty and staff. They have been placed both in conjunction with our Crisis Management Plan and to offer a higher level of safety and security to the college community.
Safety/Security Guide
Safety/security guides are posted in every classroom and in hallways. The guide includes emergency phone numbers and procedures to follow in the case of a crisis, accident, injury or fire.
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) maintained on the premises of Carroll Community College and are strategically located around campus for a three minute response time. The ownership and maintenance of these devices are in compliance with the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMMS) and can be found by AED signs or specially marked flyers on bulletin boards. Call x8123 or 410-386-8123, and a Security Officer who is trained and certified to use the equipment will respond. According to MIEMMS, AEDs may also be used in emergency situations warranting their use by any individual willing to operate the AED.
Bloodborne Pathogen Kits
Carroll is committed to providing a safe and healthful environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors, and as such bloodborne pathogen kits are located in hallways through out the college. The kits include scoop and scraper, medical gloves, antibacterial wipes, germicidal solution and wipe with instructions, fluid control solidifier, disposal apron, bio bag with closure, infectious waste tag and safety shield for eyes and face in compliance with OSHA standards.
Evac+ Chair
The college has ten Evac+ chairs to assist physically challenged students, faculty, staff and visitors in fire or other emergency situations. All Security Officers have been trained on properly using the Evac+ chair and these chairs should only be used by trained officers.
If you need to use an Evac+ chair, contact security at x8123 or 410-386-8123.
The chairs are located on the UPPER LEVEL of the following stairwells.
- A building – Stairway #1 - near Information Desk
- C building – Stairway #6 - between rooms C271 and C274
- M building – Stairway #7 - between rooms M261 and M250
- L building – Stairway #8 - in link between A & LRC
- T building – Stairway #11 - at K Building bridge
- N building – Stairway #13 - between rooms N205 and N215
- K building – Stairway # 18 - 3rd floor classroom wing by room K311
- K building – Stairway #17 - 3rd floor classroom wing opposite room K302
- K building – Stairway #14 - 2nd floor opposite K100 Conference Center
- K building – Stairway #15 - 2nd floor opposite room L207


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Sep 18 2012
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Aug 22 2012
Redheads, From Me to You
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Aug 20 2012
Two Cows, From Me To You
Because of the color of the wheat grass on which they're standing, because of the subtle tones of their hair, because of the moment in time when they stopped their grazing and posed for my camera, this photo of two cows will always be one of my favorites. I've offered this [...]
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Aug 02 2012
What's Your Favorite Olympic Event? (Winner Announced!)
The winner of the awesome Nikon camera is… #219 Vicki: "Men's swimming! Beach volleyball. Diving. Oh yes, just one, sorry." Congratulations, winners! Contact [email protected] to claim your camera. Because it's hot… Because The Olympics are [...]
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The winners of the cameras are: #1303 Jonna: "I'm headed to Italy for a few weeks to see family. Very excited!" #3645 Toni B: "Work, work, work – with just a little time off to decompress at home!" #4158 JoAnn: "I will be working in my garden, mostly on [...]
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Camera Winners (and Vacation Results!)
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Mar 07 2012
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Feb 06 2012
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Apple Brown Betty, Then and Now
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Sep 08 2011
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Fall 2011
The Library will be closed on Thursday, November 24th in honor of Thanksgiving. We will also be closed December 23rd, 26th and 27th and January 2nd.
The Talking Book Center continues to focus on outreach to the community so if you would like us to come give a presentation in your town, give us a call at 800-531-2063.
We would like to apologize for any delays in service recently. Atlanta was in the process of moving during the month of September and this may have caused some delays. The Atlanta Metro Library for Accessible Services is now located on the fourth floor of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library at One Margaret Mitchell Square. Most of the books and materials were moved to the Georgia State Archives in Morrow, GA. So if you notice a new address on a mail card it is probably coming from that location.
Yard Sale
The Multiple Choices Center, Athens Council of the Blind and the Athens Heritage Lions Club is sponsoring a Yard Sale, fun/night on Saturday, October 22nd located at 850 Gaines School Road from 8:00AM - 8:00PM. There will be a selection of clothing for the entire family, furniture, kitchen utensils, books, toys and much more.
If you have items you wish to donate, please call 706-549-1020. There will be tickets available (cost to be announced) for food and beverage. Come out and join us for a wonderful fun filled day!
WonderBaby.org, a project funded by Perkins School for the Blind, is dedicated to helping parents of young children with vision impairments as well as children with multiple disabilities. Here you'll find a database of articles written by parents who want to share with others what they've learned about playing with and teaching a blind child, as well as links to meaningful resources and ways to connect with other families.
Let's Talk GCB
We cordially invite you to the GCB conference call. It is held on the fourth Tuesday listed below, from 8:30 PM until 9:30 PM. We would like to extend an invitation to Blind and Low Vision individuals whom are not affiliated with GCB or any other Blind service organization to join us. The phone number is 218-844-3388, and the PIN 58422 (Let's Talk GCB).
October 25: GGDU and GCBL
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Free Braille Class for persons who are 55 yrs and older with a visual disability to begin in October. Please call 706-995-2216 to register and reserve your seat. The class is limited to five students. To be held at:
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- The Athens Council of the Blind meetings are held on the fourth Saturday, of every month from 11:00 AM until 1:00 pm.
- Self Advocacy Network meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm.
- Athens Heritage Lions Club meets the first Thursday at 12:30 pm and the third Thursday at 6:00 pm.
- GCB Board Meeting- October 29 10:00am - 3:00 pm.
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Daily Tip: How to easily crop a photo on your iPhone
Ever wish you could easily crop a photo right on your iPhone? Well, if speed is more important than resolution you can. We'll show you how after the break!
Here's how to easily crop a picture on your iPhone (or iPod touch or iPad):
- Tap on the Photo app
- Tap on Camera Roll (or one of your Photo Albums)
- Tap on the picture you want to crop
- Use pinch to zoom to expand the photo until just the part you want to keep is filling the screen
- Take a screenshot
That's it! Your cropped photo is now saved to the Camera Roll! Sure it's lost some megapixels (down to 960x640 on an iPhone 4 or iPod touch 4, or 480x320 on older devices) but it's fast and perfect for on screen viewing or sharing via email or MMS.
If you have any questions or any other cool photo tips to share, leave them in comments!
[Thanks to Brian for sending this in, and his adorable son Dean for modeling! We'll be sending a reward -- and iPhone case! -- your way!]
Tips of the day will range from beginner-level 101 to advanced-level ninjary. If you already know this tip, keep the link handy as a quick way to help a friend. If you have a tip of your own you'd like to suggest, add them to the comments or send them in to firstname.lastname@example.com. (If it's especially awesome and previously unknown to us, we'll even give ya a reward…)
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Daily Tip: How to easily crop a photo on your iPhone
That is very clever. As much as I thought I knew about the iPhone I had never thought of this. Clever indeed.
Awesome tip... But then again - with so many awesome apps - many free (Photoshop Express is AWESOME for being free!)... or some that are either discounted or will be free from time to time....
Why wouldn't you just download a free app that will crop? Instead of going through this?
I wish apple will bring back the crop, rotate function when they had it in one of the 4.0 or 4.1 beta.
Another thing you might want to take a screenshot of is the bottom of the "Settings"/"General"/"About" page, with your iPhone's serial number. Then email the snap to yourself for future reference.
I am actually surprised you didn't know about this little trick Georgia being a blogger and an iPhone devotee this long!
But then again it goes to show, not everybody knows everything about these devices, even the simplest trick and can evade some of you veteran bloggers.
It's also proof to people on here that always comment negatively on how easy some of the tips on here are, trying to prove their less than macho 'I'm not a noob' attitude.
There's always that ONE person out there who dis never aware of the simple things, and as far that person exists... keep dropping these tips.
Thank you guys.
Thanks very much for posting this, Georgia. I'm still fairly new to the iPhone (I've had it for 3 months now, and couldn't be happier with it; best device I've ever had), and this comes in really handy.
It takes a screen capture. Therefor, the image dimensions will be whatever resolution your devices display is. The application here is for photos you will only view on your phone or email to friends at low quality, not for archiving. The new photo may lose quality, depending on they quality of the original photo and how much you crop, but the new photo is saved as a copy so the original remains untouched.
My question is: How do I make a picture fit in the "square" space that crop and save gives me when the picture is too big for that square? i cant seem to do it! it never changes it sizes, so when I use a photo app like instagram, I can never get the "whole" picture I took, just the part thats inside the square.


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Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
The Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1613-15
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Samuel Courtauld Trust: Princes Gate Bequest, 1978
The Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder by Peter Paul Rubens, The Courtauld Gallery, London This tender portrait celebrates family and friendship. In it Rubens portrays his dear friend Jan Brueghel the Elder, with his wife and children. Rubens and Brueghel jointly produced many paintings. In these Rubens painted the figures, and Brueghel the animals.
Catharina, Jan's second wife, is at the heart of this intimate group. She draws her two children, Pieter and Elisabeth, close to her. One of Catharina's hands encircles Pieter's shoulder, while the other clasps her daughter's tiny fingers. The elegantly dressed Pieter toys with his mother's bracelet, perhaps a betrothal gift. The family are expensively dressed, befitting their status as wealthy citizens of Antwerp. No sign of Jan Brueghel's profession is given.
Jan Brueghel stands protectively behind his family. His kindly features look towards his wife and children and, beyond, to their painter, his friend Rubens. The unusual warmth of this close family grouping is only matched by Rubens' images of his own family.
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The creator of such amazingly innovative physics driven online flash games as Egg Way, Stick Remover, Double Wires, Cat With Bow Golf and Adventure of Cat is back.
Get ready for Cat on a Dolphin
You control a dolphin carrying a cat along a path from start to finish. Pressing left mouse button speeds up the dolphin, releasing the button slows down the dolphin and releases the cat from the dolphins back. That's all the controls. Here's the challenge: while in the water, the cat's air supply decreases. So you must release the cat at peak places so that so that the physics sends it on a trajectory upwards above the water. Next you must time the dolphins speed so that you catch the cat on its way down. This sounds simple but proves to be really tricky at times.
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Brandi Inez Goodson, 27, and Eric Brandon Greene, 29, were arrested around noon Monday, Aug. 11, as the result of an ongoing investigation. Jones County Sheriff's Department Investigator Robert Reece said they were located leaving the track at Gray Elementary School and arrested near Jones County High School.
He said both are currently being held without bond.
Investigator Lt. Jimmy Black said drug investigators had developed information about the movements of the suspects, and officers were waiting to stop their vehicle when it ran out of gas just past the high school.
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Business Development Consultant/Medical Sales Executive - Lasers
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THE COMPANY: Exciting times for this distributor who are commencing the next stage of their already impressive growth. They provide IPL lasers used for a range of surgical applications including urology, ENT and plastic surgery and are currently seeking to recruit a new Business Development Consultant as a result of expansion. You will be selling to the public and private sector, dealing with GPs, plastic surgeons and beauty therapists as well as being involved with training sessions and courses. With a market leading position, an uncapped commission scheme and a full training suite in place, this could be the pivotal point in your sales career.
The successful sales candidate will have the following skills;
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text: on May 27, 2013 @ 1:15 AMMay 27, 2013 @ 1:15 AM Published Bollywood's 100-year kiss sparks debate on gay filmsNew Bollywood film "Bombay Talkies" is billed as a milestone not only for marking 100 years of Indian cinema -- it is also one of the country's few mainstream movies ever to have shown a gay kiss.The centenary film, which had a special screening at Cannes, comprises four self-contained short stories by leading directors looking at the impact of Indian cinema on people's lives.The short film from director Karan Johar features a kiss between a young man and his best friend's husband as part of an exploration of sexual identity and marital discord.While such scenes in the past may have elicited catcalls in India's populist single-screen theatres, this time the kiss has been winning applause from audiences, according to gay rights advocate Nitin Karani."That's a positive reaction, which may indicate that society is more ready than film producers when it comes to gay stories," he said.And with one of the characters in the kiss played by 'sex symbol' actor Randeep Hooda, the film "shatters stereotypes faster", Karani believes.In another of the short stories, director Zoya Akhtar shows a young boy exploring his feminine side by emulating and dressing up as Katrina Kaif, his Bollywood heroine."Bombay Talkies was an important film for Karan and Zoya as it was projected as a movie celebrating 100 years of cinema," said Karani. "So for them to take up issues of sexuality and gender was commendable."The tales in "Bombay Talkies" have sparked debate over such issues in Bollywood, where homosexuality has long been kept in the closet -- or portrayed in stereotypical roles."Mainstream Hindi cinema has portrayed gay characters as feminine, over the top, obsessed with sex, and to be laughed at," said director Onir, who only uses his first name."When they are not stereotyped like this, they are shown as boyfriend stealers or home-breakers," he said, pointing out than even "Bombay Talkies" shows "the gay boy hitting on his best friend's husband".Onir's 2005 film "My Brother... Nikhil" won acclaim for portraying the story of a gay relationship and the issue of HIV with both maturity and sensitivity -- traits that remain confined largely to the independent and documentary fields.But alternative films are gaining ground with wider audiences: last week saw the fourth Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film festival, the first such event to be held in a mainstream Indian theatre.Organisers picked 132 films from 40 countries, including 18 from India, on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) themes, from about 300 entries.Numbers for this year are not yet collated but last year saw about 1,000 festival-goers attending, a third of whom were not LGBT themselves, said festival director Sridhar Rangayan.Despite the growing success of the festival, Rangayan -- whose own films on gay topics include "Gulabi Aaina" (The Pink Mirror, 2006) -- said homosexual themes remain underexplored even after 100 years of Indian cinema."If films are being made, but not seen, then they are still in the closet. Kashish tries to spotlight these films and issues but we are only able to reach a small audience."Homosexuality remains a generally taboo topic in India despite a 2009 court order decriminalising gay sex -- a decision that met with strong opposition.A few mainstream films have broached the subject with success, such as 2007's "Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd", a comedy drama about six couples on a honeymoon bus tour, including two newlywed men attracted to each other.But Deepa Mehta's 1996 film "Fire", which looked at a lesbian relationship between two sisters-in-law, had to be pulled out of cinemas after protests from far-right Hindu groups.Vajir Singh, editor of trade magazine Box Office India, believes that a conservative society such as India will take time to warm up to such themes."These themes do not have the support of big actors or big names enacting the parts. It's usually newcomers or lesser known actors," he said."If a brand-name filmmaker or actor were to make a gay love story, people would watch it. But you need a brand."While a Bollywood superstar is yet to step up to the role, filmmakers such as Reema Kagti, who directed "Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd", are upbeat about the industry's evolution as it enters another century."Hindi cinema is not as divorced from reality as it was, say, in the 80s. There is far greater awareness of sexuality and sexual choices," she said.str/rob/lm/dwa


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April 7, 2012
RALEIGH, N.C-- Rachel Fincham made the most of her time on the uneven bars at the NCAA Regional in Reynolds Coliseum on Saturday, posting a score of 9.9 to claim a share of the title in the event and advance to the National Championships. Fincham will compete in the National Championships in Duluth, Ga., April 20-22 at the Gwinnett Center.
"I'm extremely proud of Rachel," said Wolfpack head coach Mark Stevenson.
As a team, NC State finished third behind the top-ranked Florida Gators and No. 12 Ohio State posting a score of 195.975. Florida and Ohio State are the two teams that will advance to the National Championships from the Raleigh Regional with scores 197.325 and 196.225, respectively.
For the second time this season, the Wolfpack finished ahead of No. 13 Penn State after defeating the Nittany Lions at the Sweetheart Invitational on February 11. Penn State finished with a 195.650 to claim fourth and North Carolina and Kent State claimed fifth and sixth with a 194.025 and 193.575, respectively.
"We succeeded in doing some of the things we wanted to accomplish this season," said coach Stevenson. "Our goal was to hit 85 percent of our routines at meets, meaning that we did not count any falls and we successfully did that."
The Wolfpack was assigned the same rotation that it has enjoyed at all home meets this season starting on vault, then bars, before finishing on beam and floor.
All of the scores factoring into the Pack's team score on vault were 9.8 or better, which was just the second time this season that NC State has accomplished the feat. The Wolfpack recorded a team score of 49.125 on vault which is the third highest of the season.
Senior Alex Williams and sophomore Diahanna Ham each recorded a score of 9.85 on vault. For Williams the score was a season and career best in the event.
Brooke Barr, a senior from Harrisburg, Pa., posted a 9.825 on vault and sophomores Stephanie Ouellette and Hannah Fallanca scored 9.8s to round out the scoring for the Pack.
On bars, junior Rachel Fincham registered her third 9.9 of the season after turning in a great routine and sticking the landing on her dismount. Fincham's other 9.9s on the season came against BYU and Kent State, both of which were good for first at home meets.
"I was excited about my bar routine but I was more excited that I could help the team, " said Fincham. "Bars is kind of my thing and I have been working my whole life for the opportunity to compete at nationals."
NC State finished the event with a team score of 49.100, which ties for the second highest score of the season behind the score of 49.225 recorded against Kent State.
Sophomore Kristen Harabedian posted a new career high with a score of 9.825 along with Ouellette who also scored a 9.825. Williams scored a 9.8, while Panza turned in a 9.75 to highlight the Pack's performance on bars.
After the first two events, the Wolfpack was in third with a 98.225, just behind the Florida Gators 98.500 and Ohio State 98.275.
The beam proved to be the toughest event for NC State on the evening, as the Pack finished the rotation with a team score of 48.625.
Fallanca along with freshman Lane Jarred led the way for the Wolfpack with 9.775s. Panza scored a 9.75, while Fincham posted a 9.725 to headline the Pack's scoring on beam.
NC State posted its second team score of 49.125 on floor exercise to complement the 49.125 posted on vault. The Pack continued its strong performance in the floor exercise, scoring a 49 or better in the event for the sixth time this season.
Barr and Ham paced the Pack on floor registering 9.85s to claim third in the event. Panza finished closely behind with a 9.825 while Fincham and Ouellette posted 9.8s.
The Wolfpack's season has now come to a close after finishing third in the NCAA Regional, but the Pack will send junior Rachel Fincham to the National Championships as an individual qualifier.


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I think if Generations hadn't been rushed, we'd have gotten something much better.
I blame Paramount entirely for how rushed Generations was.
Patrick Stewart was overworked directing the second to last episode of the series, being in pretty much every single scene of AGT, and was only given a week off being having to be in Generations.
The studio should have given a cast a year off instead of working them like dogs.
Paramount's movie division was thinking that it had been three years since the last Trek movie, and that TNG was a very hot property at the time.
Hindsight is always 20-20 as the old saying goes, but Paramount's mindset in 1994 probably was to strike while the iron was hot rather than to let TNG cool off.
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PHILADELPHIA-- Redshirt freshman quarterback Ricky Santos
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Sept. 2. The Fightin' Blue Hens were in the midst of celebrating last
year's Division I-AA national championship title.
Santos replaced injured starting quarterback Mike Granieri (Linwood, N.J.) late in the second quarter vs. Delaware and led the UNH squad to victory with an accurate throwing arm and confidence and poise behind the line. Santos handed off repeatedly to starting running back R.J. Harvey (Albany, N.Y.) and also completed 10 of 11 passes for 146 yards. The big pass of the day for the 'Cats was a 44-yarder from Santos to sophomore wide receiver David Ball (Orange, N.J.) for the game-winning touchdown to make it 24-21 with 11:13 left to play. UNH had been trailing by a 21-17 margin with just 13:56 left in the fourth stanza. That score capped off an 8-play 67-yard drive effectively engineered by Santos.
There was more good news for Santos today as UNH head coach Sean McDonnell listed him as the starter on the UNH two-deep heading into the Sept. 11 contest at Division I-A Rutgers, a team that defeated a powerful Michigan State squad on Saturday (19-14). Santos has already won a game in front of 22,700 fans vs. Delaware, his first collegiate start and his first collegiate win vs. the No. 1 team in I-AA football. This week, he conceivably could be getting his first starting nod in front of nearly 42,000 people at Rutgers Stadium. In addition, the game will be shown on a tape-delayed basis on Fox Sports New York beginning at 11:30 p.m., making this another exciting opportunity for the redshirt freshman.
Senior quarterback Hasan Noble (Palo Alto, Calif.) will be listed as the backup quarterback on the Rutgers two-deep. He continues to suffer from an ankle sprain, but is improving steadily and could play if necessary.
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Bridge Scene: The art of signalling
When playing bridge, players are not allowed to give body signals, such as a gasp, a wink or a nudge, and they are not allowed to throw their card on the table or give any sign of discussion or approval.
Players need to follow the leads and discards of their partner, as signalling in this manner is legal and proves to be most helpful in mounting a defense. Discards are the traffic lights of the hand and should state a desire to continue or stop a suit. A high card may indicate an interest to continue and a low card no interest in the suit.
If partner signals that he/she wants the suit continued, continue it even though this play does not look right to you, you have been asked and should comply as bridge is a partnership game.
There are different conventions that cover discarding — standard, odd even, upside-down, Smith echo, trump suit preference, Lavinthal, Foster echo — and these choices must be marked off on your convention card. But the most common is standard signalling; high to continue and low to change the suit.
In No Trump, when the ace of a suit is led, partner is required to discard his highest card in the suit. The king, queen, it does not matter, the ace lead unconditionally requires the discard, except when dummy shows that such a discard would cost a trick. Signalling at No Trump is slightly different as the defender is trying to set up his or his partner's long suit or is trying to get into partner's hand to trap declarer's stopper. Sometimes players throw a high card to unblock a suit and sometimes they have to keep their high card and watch for a signal from partner to determine the action needed.
Signals can help the defense by getting a cross rough going and cross roughing is devastating to a declarer. They can help the declarer picture which defender has a certain card, so honing those communication skills is important to both declarer and defender.
The Bridge Bulletin publishes the American Contract Bridge League "Top 100 Lifetime Achievement Master List," and players listed have an automatic entry into the Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, from Nov. 24 to Dec. 4, at the Fall North American Bridge Championship Games in Seattle, Wash.
Jeff Meckstroth of Clearwater Beach tops the list, and Martin Baff, a Naples resident and member of the Naples Bridge Center, placed 70th on the list, with a lifetime total of 20,483.22 master points.
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Australian Cody Simpson is a teenage pop star gaining popularity on the web. He has more than 100 million YouTube views of his videos, almost two million Facebook followers, and 1.5 million Twitter followers. He is also the latest pop star to be turned into a line of collectible dolls. There are two Cody Simpson dolls available, each with different outfits that fans might recognize from Cody's videos and public appearances. One doll features Cody wearing a denim jacket, T-shirt, and black pants. The other doll features Cody wearing a white T-shirt and khaki pants. Each 11.5-inch doll comes with a pair of shoes, sunglasses, a collectible guitar pick charm, and a lanyard. Kids can attach the guitar pick charm to the lanyard and wear it as a necklace. Each doll is sold separately.
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In much the same way that people questioned whether conservatives would coalesce behind John McCain once he locked up the GOP presidential nomination, others are now asking whether Democrats (particularly Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters) will truly rally around Barack Obama. The first poll numbers of this general election campaign
suggest that just as McCain's skeptics seem to have been wrong about Republicans' willingness to get behind their presumptive nominee, Obama's critics may be wrong about how his fellow Democrats will behave.
There was only one day between May 5 and June 7 that the Gallup Organization's daily tracking poll didn't show McCain and Obama each with percentages between 44 and 47 percent. (McCain dipped to 43 percent on May 11.) These numbers reflect an amazing degree of stability and parity in the race. Of the polls taken between May 5 and June 7, the margin between Obama and McCain was 1 percentage point or less 21 of 32 times. In fact, a compilation of Gallup's surveys during the month of May, totaling 25,512 interviews, shows Obama ahead by two-tenths of a percentage point, 45.6 to 45.4 percent. McCain pulled 85 percent of the vote of self-described Republicans, while Obama garnered 76 percent of Democrats.
After Clinton dropped out, Gallup polled another three days and found that "voting preferences have been fairly stable." Obama is holding a steady 7-point lead, his largest since Gallup began tracking in March.
During an intraparty fight, that party's candidates usually underperform in hypothetical general election matchups. Once its nomination is settled, a party tends to unite. And that appears to be what the Democrats have quickly done.
Democrats now routinely hold a 6-to-8-point advantage on party identification. So Obama will have a distinct edge if he is as popular among Democrats as McCain is among Republicans.
But what is likely to determine this race's outcome? On one level, the contest is about change versus risk. With nearly 75 percent of Americans believing that the country is on the wrong track, voters clearly want change. Does McCain, who will turn 72 in August and who was first elected to Congress in 1982, represent enough change? Conversely, does Obama represent more change than most Americans feel comfortable making? On a second level, this contest is about whether voters see McCain as seasoned, experienced, and ready to be president, or as someone who is too old and out of touch to lead.
Finally, how will the electorate perceive each nominee? A fascinating report about a focus group of independent voters from Albemarle County, Va., found that independents know little about either candidate. They knew three things about McCain, according to the report last month by Democratic pollster Peter Hart for the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center: his military service and stint as a Vietnam POW, his long service in Congress, and his party. McCain's military record is a plus. The congressional service means "experienced" but also means "part of the status quo." And his being a Republican is, at least among independents this year, a minus.
Obama represents the embodiment of change, which is an advantage in this political climate. In describing him, voters use terms like "hopeful," "exciting," and "young." When Hart asked independents to imagine that they were on a jury and Obama was their foreman, they responded that he would be "likable," "persuasive," "effective," "humorous," and a "uniter, not a divider." However, when asked for their impressions if Obama were their new boss, the independents were "less certain of his leadership." They wondered if he would be "soft-minded" or perhaps even "gullible," or if he would be tough enough. Negatives surrounding Obama's candidacy also were a factor. When asked to supply two memories of his campaign, seven of the 12 focus-group members volunteered the controversy over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. And seven of 12 raised their hands to signify that they (incorrectly) thought that Obama was Muslim. One even suggested, also inaccurately, that he took his Senate oath with his hand on the Koran. In short, Hart concludes that "Obama's narrative is harder for most Americans to relate to."
Nevertheless, we have an eventful campaign ahead of us that will dictate the course of the election. Anyone has a 50-50 chance of picking the winner today. This race has a long way to go before it plays out.
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COLUMBIA - South Carolina's social services agency repeatedly placed a young girl and her brother together in the same foster homes, even though officials knew for years that one was sexually abusing the other, according to a lawsuit filed against the state Department of Social Services and others.
That allegation is part of a lawsuit filed earlier this year by the girl, now 19, against DSS, several companies contracted to provide group home foster care, and several employees for grossly negligent supervision.
The case traces back to 1999, when the girl, then 4 years old, was removed from her mother's South Carolina home along with her 8-year-old brother. The lawsuit states not only did relatives abuse both children but that the boy admitted to having sex with his sister.
Despite that disclosure, the suit alleges, the department continued to place the siblings together, in foster homes, group homes and with relatives. The brother's abuse of the sister also continued despite a warning to the department from a therapist in 2001 who had treated the girl that the children had been intimate.
"True to form, DSS continued to attempt to place the children together," the girl's attorneys wrote in the lawsuit.
Social Services officials even tried to have the children adopted together, according to the suit, but the girl was ultimately adopted alone in 2003. Her adoptive parents weren't given details about her abuse history and only learned about her past after the girl revealed the abuse during counseling, which her parents sought after she began to act out at home.
In court papers, DSS and the youth homes where the children lived have denied the allegations, saying they could not have anticipated the "alleged intentional and criminal conduct" of the girl's brother. In a statement to The Associated Press, a DSS spokeswoman said the agency works hard to ensure the safety of children in its care.
"There is nothing more important at the Department of Social Services than working to respond to families in crisis and the tragedies that result from abuse and neglect," Marilyn Matheus said. "Making sure our children in foster care are placed with the best foster parents possible and in safe and loving environments will always be one of our top priorities."
The girl subsequently suffered from behavioral problems and had to be confined to residential treatment for a time because her adoptive parents weren't able to control her, according to her attorneys. The agency's attitude toward children's safety ultimately breeds patterns of abuse that can eventually land the children in juvenile detention or jail.
"These children get raped, and they themselves become sexually aggressive," Robert Butcher, one of the girl's attorneys, said in a recent interview with the AP. "It's creating a cycle, and it's creating monsters within. And to compound the problem, they don't provide these children with sexual trauma therapy."
The girl's brother, who remained in the foster care system until he aged out, is currently in jail, accused of molesting another child, Butcher said.
"Although not every foster child becomes a criminal, you do understand that this is a symptom of South Carolina's illness, which is our foster care system," Butcher said.
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BMW's Electric Motorcycle is Putting Safety First
With Motorbike Tyre Safety month coming to an end, we've been looking around for some interesting bike safety news.
What we found was this odd looking creation from BMW. Recently developed, this new motorbike is powered by electricity.
The new vehicle – called the C1-E – was developed as part of the European motorbike safety project, eSUM (European Safer Urban Motorcycling).
When looking at the vehicle, the main characteristics of this new model – which is based on the concept of the BMW C1 – are more than obvious: safety.
The rider's safety is paramount. The roll-over bar which covers the rider's seat is the first sign that BMW are serious about trying to reduce the chances of a rider coming to harm. As well as the roll over bar, the rider also has a seat-belt.
The safety features have impressed law agencies throughout the EU and at present the C1-E is the only "motorised single-track vehicle" which does not require the rider to wear a helmet by law. This is for most European countries, not all.
Not only does the C1-E pride itself on safety, but it is also environmentally friendly, with no emissions coming from its 125V plug-in Li-ion battery.
We can perhaps picture this vehicle touring the streets of Monte Carlo, but we're not quite sure if it would look right working its way through the colder streets of Inverness.
At any rate, we're just happy to see that motorbike safety is still a pressing subject for many vehicle manufacturers.


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whole chickens, cut into pieces
onion, peeled and sliced into rings
baking potatoes, peeled and quartered
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2 (14.5 ounce) cans
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I did not care for this.
I thought this dish was great! Easy to make & the chicken was not dry!!
5 Ratings
The meat turned out very dry for being in broth and the peas turned out very mushy even though I followed the recipe exactly. Ok for a one timer, but wouldn't fix again.
I think this recipe has potential. I cut it in half and used three leg quarters rather than a whole chicken because that's what I had. To the broth, I added 1 celery stick cut into big chunks so I could remove it easily, salt, 2 crushed cloves garlic, 10 peppercorns, a bay leaf, some dried thyme, and the juice of one lemon. I omitted the peas and onions because I had none. At the end of cooking, I strained the broth and thickened it to use as gravy. As is, I have to give it four stars because it needed a little something extra, but with the added ingredients it's a 5. Many thanks to Cindy to providing this recipe!
This a delicious basic recipe. My family does not care for peas, so I added green beans. In this economy recipes like this go far.
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It's been a busy week. Today I got to spend the day in Glasgow and see the city a bit. In the evening I got to talk to a great group of developers about Angular.js. They were mostly open to the ideas about building interactive pages with Angular.js.
I haven't done this talk in a while so I had a couple of hiccups. But with the crowd's help we got through the demo. I fixed a couple of snags that didn't work during the talk and you'll find the full demo below:
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Prosecution calls last two witnesses
State prosecutors rested their case Tuesday in the trial of Jaquareus Holden, the 18-year-old charged with shooting his mother, Letitia Hammond.
She was found in a pool of blood on June 15, 2011, after being fatally shot six times in her home at 710 S. Carolina Ave. in Henderson.
One of the last witnesses called was a computer forensic expert from the State Bureau of Investigation that testified Holden had sent text messages suggesting he knew more about the missing murder weapon than he reported to police.
Chad Evans read multiple conversations from June 2011 between Holden and Bria White, his girlfriend at the time. White's phone number was saved in the phone as 'wifey.' The couple, who met on the school bus, had started dating earlier that year.
Evans said he recovered a total of 823 text messages from the phone, including 390 received messages, 433 sent messages and five messages containing images.
One image on the cell phone depicted a young black male gripping a small handgun in the mirror. The state prosecutors identified the individual in the photo as Holden.
A text message from Holden sent June 6, 2011, read: "Me too lol nd my mama nem noticed the gun was missing."
A text from from 'wifey' read: "What was they saying?"
Holden sent a text three minutes later. In it, Holden said his mother told him to return the gun, referencing it belonged to Timmy Kingsberry, her boyfriend. Holden's text also said he didn't' answer when she tried to call.
Kingsberry testified last week that he stowed a gun beneath his mattress at the 710 S. Carolina Ave. home. He said the gun was inexplicably removed from the mattress a few weeks before Hammond was murdered.
The weapon used to kill Hammond was never located by police, but officers collected bullets from a .32 automatic handgun, which is the same type of gun Kingsberry stored in the home.
Evans presented a message Holden sent on June 11, 2011. His message indicated his mother changed plans for her and one of Holden's sisters, Courtney, to go to a graduation ceremony. A minute later, he texted that his mother was starting to wish bad things on herself.
The last state witness was Jonathan Privette, a pathologist with the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. He conducted the autopsy performed on Hammond.
Privette said he believed she died as a result of gunshot wounds to the head and chest. According to his testimony, he said Hammond sustained six gunshot injuries: two located on her left forearm, two on her left back, one on her back neck and one behind her left earlobe.
He said he could indicate which direction the bullet travelled when it entered the body, but he could not tell the position of the individual when they sustained the injuries.
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I couldn't believe it. The middle of winter, and despite being on the
|As that Pirelli ad says, power is nothing without control. So, I had them swapped for high-performance winter tires made by Continental. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
|Land Rover's Terrain Response system is easy to use; simply twist it to match the road around you. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
Being that there was no racetrack between my home and the
|The Range Rover Sport is a sports car that can scale rocks. (Photo: Land Rover Canada)
|Range Rover Sport is also a sports car that can carry five and luggage too. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
Only the top-line Range Rover delivers a more lavish SUV interior, with few others, VW's Touareg, Porsche's Cayenne, plus a couple from Lexus being the only off-road capable SUVs immediately coming to mind that even come close to matching the new Sport's cabin. And while plank-like hardwood graces the door panels and frames the centre stack, its ambience is
|... and the Range Rover Sport also has the interior of a first-class limo. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
And that last point, of course, is crucial for a road trip. I started later
|Heated seats, dual-zone temperature, and six CDs in the changer. Perfect. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
The road from my North Shore home, over the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, originally called the Second Narrows Bridge (renamed in 1994 to honour the 27 workers who lost their lives on June 17, 1958 during its construction), through the outer reaches of East Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, and then over the Port Mann Bridge into Surrey and beyond
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While driving a luxury car along this stretch of freeway, such as
|The 390 horsepower supercharged V8 provides instant throttle response. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
|Under that hood is some serious passing power. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
The Valley was soon in my rearview and the mountains loomed
|You can tell the Sport's a true Range Rover; it still looks fantastic, even when covered in salt, silt and dirt. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
I pushed on, flurries now whirling around overhead, but not so much as to block my vision. The biggest obstacles were inevitably on the road before me; vehicles making their way northeast, just like me, forcing me to pass if only to avoid flying rock salt and, as I soon found out... stones. Yes, one hit the windshield like a bullet ricocheting off a sheet of shale, but unlike what it
|The Sport's body is lower and sleeker than the classic Range Rover, but has the same general shape and blacked-out pillars. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
|Not all the Range Rover Sport's knobs, switches and buttons are for pampering its occupants, but these are. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
Its mostly all downward from the toll booths, at least until the tiny town of Merritt ushers in a four-way crossroads that could either have me pointing north, to Kamloops, northeast, to Kelowna, west, to the beautiful Nicola Valley (maybe another time), or southwest, from where I came. I continued on toward Kamloops, unaware that the storm I had just passed through would seem like a cakewalk compared to the peaks that lay between me and my final destination.
The hill out of Merritt is long, steep and again, taxing on some
|Peaks and valleys flattened by the Sport Supercharged's 410 lb-ft of torque - and cool side vents to boot. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
I made it in time for a short, informative meeting, enjoyed a fabulous
|Centre console is wide, but it needs to be, considering it's chalked full of stuff. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
The road home, despite only being twenty-four hours past, was as clear and dry as the sky overhead. I made quick time, and due to this was able to pull off the highway to investigate a back road I'd always wanted to explore. A Range Rover is the ideal exploratory vehicle after all, so how could I pass up such an opportune off-road adventure? First I went north, as the road crossed under the highway in two directions. It was, as expected, farmland surrounded by trees, and the road, while gravel, was well groomed and a walk in the park for the Sport. I stopped to take a
|Rear stereo controls; not a bad thing if you don't mind your kids' music choices - although that headphone jack could solve a lot of problems. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
That's a faint clue to the core of my personality, if you were ever interested, as I'm almost always willing to put off something good now in order to get something better later. Unfortunately, I'm also just as willing to put off doing something that seems less than favourable at any time, unwittingly
|The southern road was much more picturesque. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
Having added a little adventure to my road trip, and knowing that you would have grilled me relentlessly if I hadn't bothered to take the Sport off-road (I do read your emails and most often respond if you care to click on the writing credit at the top of this page to find the hidden address), I settled in for the long, somewhat dull trip home. Again, with scenery as spectacular as that which lay before me, only a desire to be home with my wife and children, plus the monotony of traveling this route over and over again through the years, causes me to use the term "dull" as a descriptor. If you're from the prairies, or even a couple of hours away in the city of Vancouver, a trip up the Coquihalla Highway will floor you. I'm just jaded, I suppose.
But even being a jaded automotive writer, having driven everything
|Clamshell-like rear cargo access from the regular Range Rover is replaced by a full lift-up tailgate, incorporating a handy pop-up glass hatch. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
Royalty I wasn't when returning home, mind you; a frazzled wife heaving the children upon me while I "nuked" some M&Ms (the meat shop not the chocolates) for dinner. But how could I complain? I just enjoyed, albeit a little tired from the experience, one of the best sport utility vehicles money can buy. I was nourished with good food, relaxed in a comfortable hotel and made new friends, book-ended with some quality adventure time.
I don't have many complaints, about the car I mean; one really, and
|LCD screens linked to DVD player provide those in back with entertainment. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
And that question leads me back to the cracks in the window. Turns
|Range Rover Sport's interior is a comfortable place to be. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
|Dirt, dirt and more dirt... that LR badge has never looked better. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
Still, such a drive is precisely what this kind of vehicle was made for, and exactly what the supercharged Range Rover Sport excels at. I came away from this road trip appreciating the Sport for what it is; one of the best SUVs money can buy... period. It's not the quickest, although it's quicker than you'll ever need, its not the most efficient from a fuel economy point of view, as if that matters to the $100K club, and if third party studies from J. D. Powers and Consumer Reports are any indication, it may not be the most reliable either; but it's fabulous to look at, wonderful to drive on any terrain, and meticulously crafted. No wonder Land Rover is once again in the black.
Specifications (Sport Supercharged):
- Price Range (MSRP): $93,800 - $101,300
- Price as Tested: $101,300
- Freight & PDI: $995
- Body Type: 5-door SUV
- Layout: front engine, 4WD
- Engine: 390-hp, 410 lb-ft of torque, 4.2L, 32-valve, supercharged DOHC V8
- Transmission: 6-spd automatic with manual mode
- Top Speed: 225 km/h (140 mph), electronically limited
- Brakes (front/rear): disc/disc, ABS with EBD
- Warranty (mo/km): 48 / 80,000 comprehensive
- Competitors: BMW X5 4.8i, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Mercedes-Benz ML55 AMG, Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Volkswagen Touareg V8 / W12
- Web Site: www.landrover.com


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At Core Physical Therapy (PT), we utilize a manual approach with therapeutic exercise to facilitate treatments by our physical therapists. We specialize in manual techniques including Craniosacral Therapy, Myofascial Release, Muscle Energy and Joint Mobilization/Manipulation.
At your first appointment a physical therapist will perform an evaluation and talk with you about your condition and the benefits of physical therapy (PT). Therapy techniques are discussed after we examine your environment, your history of pain, and how it affects you and your daily life. After we have determined the root causes we can create an individualized treatment program based on the findings of your evaluation.
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Clete Thomas caught most of Detroit off guard as he was initially selected to break camp with the Big League squad. If you were like me then you didn't know much, if anything, about him. I was not a fan of the initial decision to allow him a roster slot but I absolutely no complaints with the outcome thus far. Clete has been one of the few bright spots on the team this year as he continues to mash out base hits, outshining those paid drastically more than him.
Thomas never took an at-bat at even the Triple-A level before making the Tigers big league team and spent all of the 2007 season with the Double-A Erie Seawolves. There he showed acceptable hitting and decent patience but not much power. He ended the season with a .280/.359/405 line over 528 at-bats. One would expect such a youngster to come up and struggle for at least a little while as they adjust to big league pitching. Last year's preseason favorite for AL ROY, Alex Gordon, certainly struggled before getting the hang of it late in the season and into the current season. I expected such a struggle for Clete but so far he seems very much at home.
With the help of MLB's Gameday pitch-by-pitch data (called pitch f/x), we can take a look at what pitches opposing teams have been using trying to get him out. Get a good look at what pitches Thomas likes and which he is able to lay off. My intial expectations were to see him swinging at a number of out of the strike zone pitches and being a bit of a free swinger. He hadn't, up until yesterday's game, had a walk all season. Below is a look at all pitches, through yesterday (April 12th, 2008), that Clete has seen. For all graphs I have weeded out a number of bunts that he's been asked to lay down (he's a good bunter btw). The breakout shows balls put in play regardless of the result, called ball and strikes which include foul balls.
From this you can see that he has been a pretty good judge of the strike zone but does tend like swing at balls thrown outside a bit (keep in mind that he bats left handed so outside is to the left of the chart). Below is a further breakout of balls that were strikes which further shows that these are often ones he struggles with as well.
You can see with this strike chart that Clete will also swing at balls that are above the strike zone but has, thus far, been able to make contact and foul them off. His sweet spot, which is no surprise, is directly in the middle of the strike zone, if just a little outside. He hasn't been able to successfully hit balls that are low in the strike zone though there has been few opportunities.
Just for completeness, below is a graph detailing all called 'balls' thrown to Thomas. He's layed off some balls thrown on the edge of the strike zone, particularly pitches that are low. Other than a few, all are clearly outside the strike zone.
While his early success is very nice to see we should all keep our hopes in check. In 2006 Brent Clevlen was called up from Double-A and went on a tear through 31 games hitting .281 and slugging .641. This was promptly followed up by a very disappointing season in Toledo last year where he batted just .220 with a .304 OBP and no power. Will that be the fate of Clete? I certainly hope not but once major league pitchers figure him out we can expect his stats to take a downturn. However it pans out, he's looked great in the field, at bat and on the basepaths and has opened numerous eyes. The rest is all up to him as he's been given a clear shot at the future for the Tigers or other teams.
You can get the raw pitch f/x data directly from MLB.com. Thanks to Billfer @ the Detroit Tigers Weblog for pointing me in the correct direction for some useful pitch f/x tools and other examples.


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Bryan Adams' Hit-Heavy Fox Show
By Jeremy Essig
Lightning Bolt's Sharp New Sound
By Jason Robinson
Fleetwood Mac Back with Classic Lineup
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Here's Who's Making STL Noisy This Spring
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Beatles Sister Louise Harrison Departs the Midwest
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2008 was a weird year for music. Gloom and doom predictions about sinking album sales overshadowed the industry, and labels seemed to throw trends at the wall just to see what would stick. But despite these portentous omens, what didn't change is that a few diamonds in the musical rough still emerged. Over the following pages, the RFT's music writers weighed in on what they liked this year — the shows, the singles, the albums that rocked their world. (For what they didn't like, check out page 43.) For more from Village Voice Media writers, head to blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2008_music_lists, where we'll be rolling out a few top-ten lists per day.
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While it was difficult to find an album that was stellar from start to finish, more than a few exceptional releases arrived in 2008. The self-titled debut from Seattle's Fleet Foxes was breathtaking, an album whose soaring, layered vocal harmonies and subtle (but driving) percussion sounded like a sunset viewed from the top of a rain-soaked Pacific Northwest mountain. It was a pleasure to hear Conor Oberst mature as a songwriter, as he ditched his Bright Eyes moniker and penned some of the finest songs of his prolific career, particularly "Danny Callahan," a darkly upbeat reflection on mortality and the after-life. Bonnie "Prince" Billy blew me away with the first two tracks on his album, Lie Down in the Light, where his warbling voice was simultaneously haunting and heartening. In indie rock, nothing was better than MGMT's Oracular Spectacular; songs like "Time to Pretend" perfectly embody the hipster combination of angst, irony and the desire to dance.
In the rap game, T.I. reestablished himself as king. The infectious singles "Live Your Life" and "Whatever You Like" dominated clubs and airwaves, while the strongest songs on Paper Trail ("No Matter What," "Dead and Gone") offered an honest, introspective take on his imminent trip to prison. Hip-hop hipsters had to love the flashy, flossed-out flow of the Knux, while the iconic emcee Q-Tip proved that the old school is still cool with his superb solo release The Renaissance emerging as the chill-out record of choice. Mashup master Gregg "Girl Talk" Gillis exceeded all expectations with Feed the Animals, which kicked off with a badass blend of UGK and "Gimme Some Lovin'" and never looked back. And locally, the funky, futuristic beats of Black Spade on To Serve With Love were best.
— Keegan Hamilton
TV Blinded Me With Science
My favorite major release of 2008 was TV on the Radio's Dear Science. Holy crap, was I unprepared to deal with the magnetic, schizophrenic brilliance of that release. I tried to listen casually — you know, in the car, while doing the dishes, etc. — but I soon found myself up late at night, incapacitated by the weight of big-ass headphones, wide-eyed in wonderment and smiling in the dark.
After bumping hip-hop newcomer Kid Sister's tune "Beeper" on the daily, I spent an unprecedented amount of time — and a sickening level of ass-kissing — trying to scam an advance copy of her debut LP, Dream Date, from better-connected industry friends. Though it won't be released until March 2009, Kid Sister's playful, fly girl charisma permeates every song on the debut, and this hip-hop cutie has the skills to back up her Next Big Thing hype.
There were some hot reissues this year, including R.E.M.'s Murmur, Verbena's Souls for Sale, A.A. Bondy's American Hearts and the remastered Replacements discography. All were greatly appreciated — and rocked accordingly.
The best concert I saw in town was Sharon Jones at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room in January. I knew she would be good, but I had no idea how good. The sold-out, sticky, sweaty, shoes-off, swinging hair, soul-filled basement show had me jumpin' and forced my booty to do things heretofore unthinkable. Hallelujah.
Locally, I still crush on Bunnygrunt, the Humanoids, Sex Robots, Rum Drum Ramblers and Pokey LaFarge. I've seen each about 27,856 times this year and I'm still amazed at the spirit and passion their performances ignite. In addition, I can't say enough good things about the Livers. This extraordinary rock duo is relatively new, but it consistently churns out one of the most exceptional live acts in the city.
— Jaime Lees
BritPop Goes the World
Neither as loopy as their Henry Darger-inspired name would suggest, nor as fashion-addled as their Brooklyn buzz would portend, Vivian Girls made the record to fall in love with in 2008. Every few years, a record proves anew that short songs, simple melodies and hissy recordings can hold more possibility than any pristine, twenty-minute prog odyssey. This time, that record is Vivian Girls, 22 minutes of high emotion in lo-fi.
So what if the title conceit of the Magnetic Fields' Distortion amounted to little more than spackling some fuzz over a set of typically superb Stephin Merritt songs? If he keeps coming up with witty, melancholy gems like "California Girls," "I'll Dream Alone" and the brilliant "Drive On, Driver," he can play them with that barking-dog synth sound for all I care.
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University of San Francisco students have long worked during their college years to support their education, and today's generation of students is no exception. While many work in jobs off campus, more than 1,700 USF students are employed in on-campus positions. Not only do they earn money and gain experience from their jobs, but their assistance also keeps the university running smoothly.Here's a small sampling of some of the more interesting campus jobs and the students who occupy them.
Junior, Exercise and Sport ScienceClass instructor at Koret Health and Recreation CenterThat heart-thumping Latin music emanating from the Koret Health and Recreation Center might sound more at home in a dance club than a gym. But, it's from Koret's most popular exercise class—Zumba, a dance-based aerobics class. Instructor Ashley Guevara's Tuesday and Thursday evening classes regularly draw so many people—up to 75 at a time—that the class had to be moved to a bigger room. Her Friday afternoon class attracts about 25."People always come up to me and say, 'Oh my God, I loved your class,'" says Guevara. "I understand. You're at the gym, you want to work out, you can run on the treadmill, but that's no fun. This is like being at a club without the lights." Guevara recognized that the instant she took her first Zumba class back home in Miami. She was hooked, taking classes every chance she got. When she saw a San Francisco workshop to certify Zumba instructors, she signed up right away. "The first thing I did (after getting certified) was go to Koret," which didn't join the Zumba craze until Guevara's class debuted in September.Homework: Guevara is always on the lookout for new songs to use in class; when she finds one, she choreographs dance steps by practicing at home and then drawing stick figures to remind herself of the moves. Because that prep takes a few hours, she doesn't always change the songs as often as she'd like. "If you notice my songs are the same a lot, I haven't had free time," she says.No Experience Needed: Guevara's classes draw a mix of students, faculty, staff, and other gym patrons, but there's one group she hasn't yet persuaded to stop by—her exercise and sport science professors, who cite a lack of dancing skills. But, as Guevara points out, she includes only four basic steps in each song and repeats those throughout so that people of all dancing abilities can enjoy the class. "People who dance love it, people who don't dance love it. They really want to learn," she says. All have smiles on their (sweat-soaked) faces: "That's what Zumba is all about—having fun while you work out."
Sophomore, BiologyStudent assistant for the athletics departmentMatt King's job constantly changes. He typically works at four athletics games each week, but the sport varies according to the season, and King's duties vary, too.At men's basketball games, he's sometimes scurrying around as an operations assistant—tracking down forgotten items, cleaning up spills, making sure everyone's in place for autograph signing. It's busy, but there's always an upside. "I found it interesting that you could have a job where you get paid to go to a game you were going to go to anyways," he says.The most challenging part of his job? Learning the rules. Originally from Jamaica, King knew nothing about basketball. Volleyball was completely foreign to him as well. Even soccer, which he was familiar with, was a challenge since rules for college soccer are different than those for professional soccer. And working soccer games means being at the ready the entire game—King has helped control substitutions, keep time, track who scored and who assisted, and chase down balls. "It's amazing how quickly a ball can go missing," he says.Hitting the Right Note: Handling the music played during basketball games is King's favorite assignment—he sits courtside with the announcer and picks music from his iPod to help pump up the crowd. It's not always easy finding songs that appeal both to students and the older alumni attending the game: "If I'm playing too much hip-hop, they'll be the first to say something."Clean-up Crew: King's job doesn't end with the game. While the janitorial staff cleans the upper areas of the gym, King and others from athletics help out in the lower areas. That means packing up the chairs and tables and picking up leftover trash—students make the biggest mess, he says. "At least at athletics games, you never know what's coming next. In an office job, it would be, 'Today's filing, tomorrow's filing, the day after that's filing.' Instead, I never know what's going to happen."
Senior, PsychologyUSF ambassadorBefore setting off on a 90-minute tour of campus, Sabeen Kaka always asks those in her group to let her know if she's about to run into something. After all, while Kaka may glance behind her occasionally, she spends most of her time walking backwards as she guides prospective students and their parents around all of USF's main sites, from Lone Mountain to the residence halls to Koret Health and Recreation Center to St. Ignatius Church. "Obviously you don't walk down the stairs backwards because that's just asking to get hurt," she says. Throughout, Kaka gives an overview of USF, from the number of student clubs to the university's history.In addition to leading campus tours, Kaka also helps with other admission programs, such as open houses for prospective students, online chat sessions with admitted students, and a shadow program in which admitted students attend class with an ambassador. In all those interactions, Kaka serves as a connection to USF. "I had one girl at the open house ask for my Facebook profile. She said, 'I want to be friends with you,' so that was pretty cool."Tour Highlights: Without a doubt, Kaka says, the residence halls and the cafeteria are the most popular stops on the tour. Both students and parents like to learn about things such as quiet hours, guest policies, food options, and Kaka's thoughts on them. "I always try to fill my tours with personal experiences because it really shows you're into the school, you've had experiences here and you're not just a robot. I'll tell them about how I lofted my bed up in the dorms and fell off (the bed)—twice."Speaking Up: "When I was a new tour guide, everything that came up was something I'd never expected. I was terrified," says Kaka. "I signed up for this because I knew I could do it, but I would get butterflies every time a tour came up." Now, there's rarely a question she hasn't heard and she welcomes all of them. "I hate having a silent tour. It's really hard when no one asks any questions and they're just staring at you and they're silent. I think, 'I couldn't possibly have answered every single question you could possibly think of.'" If she doesn't get a chance to share all her campus knowledge with her tours, there's always family and friends. "They're like, 'OK, you're not giving a tour. You can stop.'"
Senior, PhilosophyGeneral manager of Crossroads CaféIf you're trying to find Hailey Anderson on campus, it's a pretty safe bet she'll be at Crossroads Café. "I've definitely spent more time here than anywhere else on campus and I even lived in the dorms," says the general manager of the student-run café.Anderson oversees about 60 employees, takes inventory, handles the ordering of coffee (Bon Appétit, USF's food service provider, handles food ordering), helps with hiring staff, and makes sure everything runs smoothly. As Anderson puts it, she's the one "ultimately responsible for anything that goes wrong."That's a lot to keep track of, especially for someone without any food experience before starting as a freshman working at one of the food stations. Anderson had such a great time that first year that she wanted to make sure everyone enjoyed working there as much as she did. She rose through the ranks and was promoted to general manager her junior year. "If you can make it easy for someone else, make them happy in their job, that's great," she says. "Customers can tell when someone doesn't want to be serving them."More Professional: During her tenure, Anderson has helped professionalize the operation. She has put into place a training program for all new employees, instituted regular employee evaluations, and set up checklists for each shift to make sure everything gets done on time. She also meets weekly with supervisors.Always on Call: "Very rarely can I come in here and not get asked a question," says Anderson, who stops by at all times. "I take everything into account, from the way it looks to the way employees behave." She also knows to expect phone calls and text messages at all hours, even on the weekends. "It's just expected," she says of the time outside the 20 to 30 hours a week she spends at work. But, Anderson says, "It's a really cool opportunity. I can't imagine any other place on campus where I could have gotten so much experience."
Senior, PsychologyResident adviserWhether he's at home, in class, or just out and about, Kyle Livingston knows he has to set a good example. "You're always in the RA spotlight, whether you're on campus or not," he says. One of two resident advisers for the sixth floor of Gillson Hall, Livingston serves as friend, listening ear, and all-around USF expert to 52 freshmen. He also organizes five programs a semester for his residents; some are on required topics (personal safety, for example) and others are tailored to residents' interests such as hiking trips.That adds up to a lot of time. Sure, there's the free room and board RAs receive, but Livingston calculated that it works out to be about $2 an hour given the amount of work involved. "You definitely don't work just for the room and board," he says. "You definitely have to like engaging residents, interacting with them and want to see them grow and you have to want to grow yourself." Livingston enjoys watching his residents transform over the course of the year from "students with a high school mentality to a college mentality."Open Door Policy: Livingston welcomes his residents to stop by at any time. "I try to keep my door open as much as possible," he says. He wants them to feel free to drop in, chat about their days, and discuss any issues they're having. That personal interaction—whether in the hallways, cafeteria, or elsewhere on campus—is the crux of his job.More Than an Authority Figure: Part of Livingston's job involves writing incident reports for violation of dorm rules, but he hopes that doesn't overshadow his other duties. "A lot of people see us as the authority figures and while that's an important part of the job, it's not the main reason," he says. "We're not here to get people in trouble. We're here to make sure everyone has the opportunity to live and learn in a safe environment." For Livingston, that has meant mediating roommate disputes and helping a student who had no idea how to register for classes successfully learn the online registration system: "That really made my day, more like made my week."


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By John Strege
The early analysis of the state of Tiger Woods' game has less to do with his score in the first round of the British Open than with the fact that the draw has returned to his arsenal.
"The Tiger we saw before he had to leave the game was hitting these hang-on cuts and blocks and aiming left and hold on for dear life," ESPN's Paul Azinger said, while analyzing his swing at the par-3 13th, where he made his third straight birdie. "You're not seeing that today. He set up dead square. Perfect position at the top. He's really torquing his lower body and that is a draw release. If Tiger can work it right to left, he can be really dangerous.
"The biggest change we've seen in Tiger is that he's not aiming left with that hang-on cut shot that has been familiar to us of late."
Curtis Strange: "That's been of late, the last three or four years, that was his go-to shot, that was the only shot he had. Now when you see the left arm pull down and the right hand cross over the left, he's hitting draws. He's releasing it and he has the belief in himself that he can release the club."
Strange offered the obligatory word of caution, however. "There's a long way to go."
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