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|Jose Munoz's leg is a powerful weapon for the Dinos. Munoz scored both of the goals for Carbon in their final game of the season against Cedar. He is also one of three starters returning to a strong Dino squad next season.
It was a season of almosts. Games stayed withing reach until the end.The same was said for the Dinos exit from the playoffs. The final score of a 6-2 loss to Cedar City does not sum up the story of a hard fought game.
Cedar did score quickly to put the Dinos in a hole last Wednesday. Cedar added two more before Jose Munoz got Carbon on the board. Six minutes later Munoz scored again on a penalty kick and suddenly they were right back in the game, trailing only by a point with only 26 minutes left in the game.
But Cedar was able to prove why they were the top ranked team in their region and bore down to put three more in the net to finish off the Dinos.
"We were in the game until the end," remarked Coach Patrick Clifford. "The score doesn't reflect the game at all. It is frustrating to start the playoffs in enemy territory instead of a neutral location. It definitely makes things harder than they should be. Our boys played a hard fought game and came out on the short end. I am tremendously proud of them and their effort."
He summed up the season as one that had his team coming a long way in their skills and their abilities. "It was a positive experience for me and I think it was for the team as well." He went on to point out that this year's team racked up six wins compared to only a pair last year with many of the same players.
He was also pleasantly surprised by some new faces in his senior ranks. For Travis Hobbs, Brandon Dadgari and Spenser Dennison it was the first time they had come out for the team.However their contributions to the team were invaluable.
The team will lose 11 seniors and some new faces are going to have to step up to the plate and show they are ready to be a starter. Three starters returning will be Cal Samuelson, Jose Munoz and Fernando Mendoza.All three were critical to the success of this years.
Clifford is ready to come back for another year and hopes most of his team will participate in a team soccer camp this summer to help them find the final magic they need to move to the next level. His JV squad was as solid as his varsity this season, so the future looks bright for the soccer team that just missed this season.
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One-night only special event with Executive Producer Heidi Houston
Currently 70 million women are going through menopause and another 35 million are on the brink. A film "Hot Flash Havoc" to be shown at the University of San Diego on Saturday, July 20 will provide an enlightening, entertaining and humorous crash course on this critical stage of a woman's life.
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Jacks welcome Trojans to Frost Arena
South Dakota State returns home after a loss at Minnesota for a short two-game homestand, starting Thursday at 7 p.m. against the Dakota State Trojans from just down the road in Madison, followed by a Sunday afternoon contest against CSU Bakersfield at 2 p.m.
The Jackrabbits return home after a tough 88-64 loss at Minnesota on Tuesday, when the Jackrabbits played without the services of both Nate Wolters and Taévaunn Prince due to injury.
The loss of Wolters for the game against the Golden Gophers obviously changed the game plan for the Jacks, but the loss of Prince also played a part, as the sophomore posted a double-double with 13 points and a still career-high 10 rebounds against the Gophers last year as a freshman.
South Dakota State hung with No. 14 ranked Minnesota for the first part of the Tuesday's game at Williams Arena, but the Golden Gophers broke an early 10-all tie with a 10-0 run and never looked back.
The Gophers added a second 10-0 run in the first half and took a 48-24 lead into the locker room after shooting 64.3 percent in the first half on 18-of-28 shooting, including a 7-for-13 effort from 3-point range. SDSU shot 33.3 percent in the half on 9-for-27 shooting, going 6-for-13 from long range.
Minnesota, which led by as many as 31 points in the second half, shot and even 50 percent in the second half on 15-of-30 shooting and made three of its nine three point attempts. The Jackrabbits improved to shoot 43.3 percent in the second half, making 13 of their 30 shots and posting a 5-for-14 mark from 3-point range (35.7 percent).
Jordan Dykstra led the way with 17 points, adding a team-high six rebounds for the Jacks, who lost the battle of the boards 38-26. Tony Fiegen and Chad White both added 10 points in the loss. Jake Bittle made his first-career start, scoring five points with seven assists in 28 minutes.
Andre Hollins led all players with 22 points, and went 6-for-7 from 3-point range. Austin Hollins added 17 and Joe Coleman 15 points, as 11 different Minnesota players scored at least one field goal.
RABBITS ON THE RADIO - Originated from the AM 570 WNAX studios in Yankton, S.D., SDSU men's basketball games can be heard on a total of five stations throughout South Dakota on the Jackrabbit Sports Network.
570 AM - WNAX - Yankton
- 910 AM - KJJQ "The Ranch" - Brookings
- 1060 AM - KGFX - Pierre
- 1480 AM KSDR - Watertown
- 1490 AM - KORN - Mitchell
Pierre, S.D., native Tyler Merriam returns for his second season as the voice of Jackrabbit men's basketball, and also serves as the voice of Jackrabbit football.
THE JACKRABBIT EXTRA ON GoJacks.com - Subscribers to the Jackrabbit Extra on GoJacks.com watch every Jackrabbit home game and select road games streaming live on the internet. In addition, subscribers can listen to every game, home and on the road, streaming live on the internet.
To learn more about the Jackrabbit Extra, or to subscribe, log onto GoJacks.com and click on "SIGN UP NOW"
THE JACKRABBIT INSIDER ON FOX - Fans of South Dakota State Athletics can get a weekly behind-the-scenes look at all 21 Jackrabbit varsity sports teams by tuning into "The Jackrabbit Insider."
Hosted by Tyler Merriam, the show airs on Sundays on KTTW FOX 17 at 10:30 p.m., and can also be seen on Fox Sports North at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays.
WOLTERS CLIMBS THE 1,000-POINT CLUB LADDER - Nate Wolters became the 42nd member of the SDSU 1,000-Point Club in a win over Sam Houston State on Nov. 22, and enters Tuesday's game with 1,794 career points, good for fourth all-time at SDSU, just 22 points shy of passing assistant coach Austin Hansen for third on the all-time list and 29 points shy of passing Lee Colburn for second on the all-time list.
WOLTERS CHASES ALL-TIME SCORING RECORD - Nate Wolters scored 907 points in his first two years as a Jackrabbit, including the SDSU sophomore record with 604 points. His SDSU junior record of 721 points gave him 1,628 career points, leaving him 304 points shy of breaking the SDSU of 1,931. His 166 points so far this season leaves him 138 points shy of the record.
MORE THAN JUST A SCORER - In addition to his scoring prowess, Nate Wolters continues his climb up the all-time assists charts at SDSU. His 188 assists as a sophomore represents the third best single-season total in SDSU history, and his 202 as a junior marks the second-highest single-season total at SDSU. Adding to that, his 525 career assists ranks second all-time at SDSU, 81 shy of breaking the all-time mark of 605 assists.
AT THE BUZZER - The Jackrabbits lost the 2012-13 season opener at Alabama on a 3-point buzzer beater and lost at Hofstra on Nov. 16 on a 3-pointer with three seconds left.
The Jacks turned the tables on Nov. 17 vs. Marshall, as Chad White hit a 3-pointer with two seconds left to lift SDSU to a win. White did it again on Wednesday, hitting an off-balance 3-pointer as the horn sounded to give the Jacks a 71-70 win over North Dakota.
THE JACKRABBITS IN THE MID-MAJOR TOP-25 - The Jackrabbits opened the season ranked No. 12 in the collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 poll, held strong at No. 12 in the Nov. 12 poll, but fell two spots to No. 14 in the poll released Nov. 14. SDSU climbed one spot to No. 13 in the poll released on Nov. 26 and then back to No. 12 in the most recent poll released on Dec. 3.
WOLTERS ON MULTIPLE AWARDS WATCH LISTS - The only player in Division I men's basketball to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists per game in 2011-12 put senior Nate Wolters on the national map, which led him earning place on multiple preseason awards lists.
Candidate for Senior CLASS Award - SeniorClassAward.com
- Named on the Wooden Award Preseason Top-50 List - WoodenAward.com
- Lute Olson preseason All-America selection - LuteOlsonAward.com
ELITE COMPANY - Wolters finished the 2011-12 campaign averaging 21.2 points, 5.9 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game to join an exclusive group. He became just the fifth player in NCAA history to average 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in a season. Wolters finished just one assist shy of reaching an even more select group with a 20-points, six-assist and five-rebound average, a feat achieved by only two players in NCAA history.
WOLTERS DOUBLES-DOWN - After posting a total of five double-doubles in his first three years as a Jackrabbit, Wolters enters the week with eight in his career after posting double-doubles in three of the last six games.
DYKSTRA CLOSING IN ON 1,OOO-POINT MILESTONE - Junior Jordan Dykstra scored 351 points as a freshman and 362 points as a sophomore, which gave him 713 for his to start the season. His 102 points this season gives him 815 for his career, 185 shy of becoming the 43rd member of the SDSU 1,000-Point Club.
PERFECT AT HOME - The Jackrabbits entered the season with 17 straight home wins, and pushed that total to 21 with the win over Omaha on Saturday. The Jacks home winning streak ranks third in the nation behind Syracuse with 26 and Kansas with 25.
SDSU won a team-record 27 straight home games from 2002-04, starting with a 98-78 win over Colorado Mines on Nov. 29, 2002, and ending with a 107-104 overtime loss to Omaha on Jan. 10, 2004.
SEVEN IN DOUBLE FIGURES - All 10 Jackrabbits scored at least one point in the Jacks 96-48 win over UDC, seven of which reached double figures. Taévaunn Prince led the way with 13 points, Jordan Dykstra, Nate Wolters, Zach Horstman, Chad White and Marcus Heemstra all scored 12 and Tony Fiegen 10 points in the win.
WOLTERS SETS SDSU JUNIOR SCORING RECORD - Already the SDSU sophomore scoring record holder, Nate Wolters added the junior scoring record to his list of accomplishments in the Jacks 75-64 win over IUPUI on Feb. 25, 2012. Wolters finished his junior season with 721 points, breaking the previous record by 88 points.
NOT JUST NATE - Nate Wolters led the Jacks with 21.2 points per game last year and reached double figures in all 34 games he played, but he got plenty of help. In addition to Wolters' 34 games in double figures, the Jackrabbits combined for 84 double-figure performances in 35 games.
At least four Jackrabbits scored 10 points in the same game 15 times last season, with four players reaching double figures nine times, five players reaching double figures five times and six players once.
DYKSTRA SETS SDSU THREE-POINT RECORD - Jordan Dykstra made his final two three-point attempts vs. Buffalo on Feb. 18, 2012, went 5-for-5 from beyond the arc against Western Illinois on Feb. 23, 2012, and made his first four three-point attempts vs. IUPUI in Feb. 25, 2012. That marks 11 consecutive three-pointers over a span of three games and a new SDSU record, breaking the old mark of nine in a row.
NAGY NOTCHES 300th CAREER WIN - Already the most prolific coach in SDSU history, head coach Scott Nagy entered the 2011-12 season with 289 wins, just 11 shy of reaching the 300-win milestone, which he reached in the Jackrabbits 94-58 win over IPFW on Dec. 28, 2012. Nagy finished the 2011-12 season with a 316-198 career record and a .615 winning percentage.
JACKS POST FIRST 20-WIN SEASON AT DIVISON I - The South Dakota State Men's Basketball team beat UMKC 75-62 on Feb. 11, for their 20th win of the season, and first at the Division I level. The program now boasts 20 seasons with at least 20 wins, nine of which came during the Scott Nagy era.
JACKS TIE SCHOOL RECORD FOR WINS - Scott Nagy led the Jackrabbits to a school record 27-win season in 2003-04, the program's final season in Division II, and equaled that mark in 2011-12 with a 27-8 record.
DENVER JOINS THE SUMMIT - The University of Denver accepted an invitation to become The Summit League's newest member institution, the university and league announced on Nov. 27. Denver joins The Summit League during the 2013-14 academic year, with its membership taking effect on July 1, 2013.
DAKOTA STATE TROJANS (7-1, 3-0 Away) - After opening the season with a 130-47 win against Oglala Lakota, the Trojans dropped their only game so far this season, a 78-70 loss to No. 7 Northwestern (Iowa). DSU responded with six straight wins, and gets a chance to avenge its only loss of the season on Saturday, when the Trojans travel to Orange City, Iowa for a rematch with the Red Raiders.
THE SERIES vs. DAKOTA STATE - The Jackrabbits lead the all-time series 19-4. SDSU lost its first two known games to Dakota State, then known as Madison Normal, during the 1904 season and dropped two more games in the 1930s. The Jacks won the last meeting 93-60 on Dec. 12, 2011 at Frost Arena.
THE LAST MEETING: vs. Dakota State, Dec. 12, 2011 - Six Jackrabbits scored in double figures and Brayden Carlson set career-highs with eight assists and five steals, as South Dakota State eclipsed the 90-point mark for the third straight game in a 93-60 win over Dakota State.
Chad White paced the Jacks, who led wire to wire, with 22 points. Taévaunn Prince added 15, Jordan Dykstra 12, Griffan Callahan 11 and Zach Horstman 10 points in the win, which boosts the Jackrabbits record to 9-3 on the season.
Dykstra also tied for game-high honors with seven rebounds with Marcus Heemstra, who tallied career-highs with eight points and seven boards, as SDSU out-rebounded the visiting Trojans 45-24, including an 18-9 edge on the offensive glass.
Luke Lamb led a trio of Trojans in double figures with 16 points. Cameron Crump added 11 and Jesse Bean 10 points, as DSU heads back to Madison with a 7-4 record.
In addition to scoring more than 90 points for the third game in a row, the Jackrabbits also shot over 50 percent from the field for the third straight game with a 53 percent effort on 34-of-64 shooting. SDSU found its rhythm at the free throw line as well, sinking its first 11 shots from the charity stripe, and finishing the night 16-for-20, 80 percent.
DSU shot 42 percent from the floor on 25-of-59 shooting, and attempted just seven free throws, making five of them.
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS - The Jackrabbits close the short two-game home stand on Sunday against CSU Bakersfield at 2 p.m., and then hit the road for the next six games, before returning home on Jan. 10, 2013, for a game against Oakland.


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In the event that you're a curious cat like me when it comes to regional flavor preferences of the sweet variety, the Jelly Belly Candy Co. tracks its best selling jelly bean flavors by state and by country.
Some of the following top four flavors by country are predictable, and some are a bit surprising like America's love of Buttered Popcorn and Licorice. According to Tomi Holt, director of communications for the Jelly Belly Candy Co., Licorice is always in the top three flavors in the US (it's No. 1 in Alaska), which I find interesting. Licorice has never made it on the UK's top three list. Even more interesting.
No. 1: Smoothie Blend flavors
No. 2: Bubble Gum
No. 3: Buttered Popcorn
No. 4: Strawberry Cheesecake
No. 1: Very Cherry
No. 2: Tutti-Fruitti
No. 3: Green Apple
No. 4: Red Apple
Hong Kong
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No. 2: Candy Floss
No. 3: Bubble Gum
No. 4: Coconut
No. 1: Berry Blue
No. 2: Candy Floss
No. 3: Lemon
No. 4: Lemon Lime
United Kingdom
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No. 2: Very Cherry
No. 3: Green Apple
No. 4: Bubble Gum
United States
No. 1: Very Cherry
No. 2: Buttered Popcorn
No. 3: Licorice
No. 4: Blueberry
Within the United States, "Crushed Pineapple" is one of Hawaii's top three favorite Jelly Belly bean flavors (shocker). There are some statewide surprises, though …
In Top 3: Tangerine
Idaho and Montana
In Top 3: Juicy Pear
Kansas, Georgia, and New Jersey
In Top 3: Sizzling Cinnamon
No. 1: Dr. Pepper
No. 1: Bubble Gum
No. 2: Tutti-Fruitti
Rhode Island
In Top 3: French Vanilla
Washington D.C.
In Top 3: Blueberry
Jelly Belly's Tomi Holt says the company often gets consumer requests for savory jelly bean flavors like hot dog, nacho, and hamburger. The "Barf" flavor (so unsavory) in Jelly Belly's BeanBoozled line is actually a cheese pizza flavor that failed in prior taste tests. According to Tomi, foul flavors like Jelly Belly's Skunk Spray and Barf have to be produced after hours to avoid consumer tour times. The midnight shift must be bitter.
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What is your favorite Jelly Belly bean flavor? I dig Dark Chocolate.


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PAWTUCKET – A convicted sex offender from Wisconsin who is facing new sex charges in the state courts was slapped with a 46-month jail term in federal prison for failing to register when he moved here in 2011.
Gilberto Morales, 30, of Pawtucket appeared for sentencing Wednesday before U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr., who also ordered Morales to serve 10 years supervised release upon the completion of his jail term.
Morales pleaded guilty in federal court on June 12 to two counts of failing to register as a sex offender after moving from Wisconsin to Pawtucket in June or July the previous year. Federal prosecutors said Morales has a 25-year duty to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), and also under Wisconsin and Rhode Island state law.
In February 2003, Morales was convicted in Wisconsin of second degree sexual assault of a child. He was also convicted in Wisconsin in September 2006 with failing to register as a sex offender under state law.
SORNA requires registered sex offenders to register and keep their registration current in each jurisdiction in which they reside, work, or go to school, and to make periodic in-person appearances to verify and update their registration information, said U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha.
Shortly after Morales's arrest in Rhode Island in July 2011 for failing to register as a sex offender, an investigation by Pawtucket Police Department resulted in charges that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old city girl. The assault allegedly took place shortly after Morales moved to Rhode Island, according to Police Chief Paul King.
Morales is currently awaiting trial in the state's Superior Court on two counts each of first- and second-degree child molestation and one count of failure to register as a sex offender.


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4 hurt in crash, Brevard County Fire Rescue says
A 78-year-old woman died Thursday after she was pulled from a car submerged in a Viera pond in a two-car crash, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue.
Three others were injured in the accident and hospitalized.
The accident occurred Thursday afternoon at Stadium Parkway and North Wickham Road.
Brevard County Fire Rescue firefighters pulled Joan Phaneu, 79, from the vehicle, which was submerged in the 7-foot pond. She was in critical condition and airlifted to the hospital, where she later died, authorities said.
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Before authorities arrived, a witness pulled out 72-year-old Floyd Phaneuf, the woman's husband and the driver of the car.
"We kept coming up for air, going back down, to see if we can somehow get the lady out," said Jill Brooks.
Brooks said she saw the crash and dove into the water to try to help.
"I didn't want to start my new year out this way, but if it was to save a life, I'm more than blessed," she said.
Divers removed the car from the pond, which is on the property of Church at Viera.
Fire Rescue officials said a total four patients were taken to the hospital. Of the three survivors, two were in trauma and one in stable condition.
In the other car, the driver, a 38-year-old woman, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Her 18-year-old passenger was also taken to the hospital, but she is in stable condition.
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I know this is so wrong, but whenever I feel like shit after a bad day this always makes me feel better.
I know this is so wrong, but whenever I feel like shit after a bad day this always makes me feel better.
Wow....just wow...
"When Life gives you lemons, you clone those Lemons to make super lemons!"
on a lighter note ... you'd probably enjoy the movie "Spun". It's good in it's crazed-danger-fun way ... but not as sad as miss walking on sunshine, above. that's just ... well, you know.
(seriously, this makes a bad day feel good? dude ... )
On a brighter note, I would like to add that Intervention ran a follow-up episode for her and she was sober and doing much better.
The underlying root of her problem was that she never got over her parent's divorce and was no longer Daddy's little girl. (Pathetic, IMO.)
That is soo effed up in soo many ways
If Your Uncle Jack Helped You Off An Elephant, Would You Help Your Uncle Jack Off An Elephant?
Sometimes, I like to buy a book on CD and listen to it, while reading music.
LBF, your English class should now watch the follow-up episode for countless good/positive reasons.
that's nothing, you will go to hell if you laugh on this video apperently the girl is doing a lot better now a days.
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The Wellington City Council is getting ready to enact its first ordinance regulating maintenance of the city cemetery. Mayor Ben Blackburn told the council Wednesday that the need for rules at what he called "a very sacred place" is apparent.
Gravestones have been set out of alignment, either by citizens or by monument companies. This makes it difficult to mow the lawn, because misplacement often makes the space between gravestones narrower than the mower blades, he explained. Flat monuments are sometimes installed higher than ground level, which means that both markers and mower blades could be damaged while cutting grass.
The mayor said he and city workers must relocate or reinstall markers. "Not a long way, just three or four inches so the mowers can get through," he explained. Flat markers will have to be reset below the level of the cutting blades. This extra work, not to mention the expense, could be avoided if people knew in advance what is or is not permissible.
Decorative additions, while attractive, also pose some problems, Mayor Blackburn said. Shepherd's hooks - those curved poles that hold flower pots - are an obstacle for lawn mowers. Sometimes the pots are set right in the path of sprinklers, so they block the water and cause the grass to dry out. The mayor said he likes the look of the hooks, but they should be temporary, or at least placed where they don't interfere with upkeep.
Then there is the question of multiple interments in a single plot. During public comment and council discussion, it became apparent that people want to bury more than one loved one in an eight-foot plot. An adult and an infant coffin would fit, or an adult and a cremation urn, or two urns.
The city has no problem with double burials - in fact, they have already been allowed - but there are no hard and fast rules governing the policy. There are no written rules for any of the issues mentioned. So the council, along with City Manager Ken Powell, will be drafting an ordinance.
Councilman Glen Wells commented that the situation is not something that can be fixed in ten minutes. "It'll go on for a hundred years," he said, unless there is a clear, enforceable law. Fellow council member Marvon Wilson expressed concern that family members want to decide what to do to honor their loved ones. "It may be their ground, but it's our responsibility to maintain it," Mr. Wells replied.
Technically, the city owns the property. People get burial rights, not deeds, for the plots.


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A Watertown man was sentenced Friday in Jefferson County Court to three years in state prison for selling heroin within the county.
Tyrone L. Hale, 40, address not available, also was ordered to undergo two additional years of supervision upon his release from prison for a March 1 guilty plea to third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and an admission that he violated probation. He received a one-year concurrent sentence on the probation violation.
He was accused in a grand jury indictment handed up in November with selling heroin within the county. At the time, he was serving five years probation imposed in February 2012 for a December 2011 guilty plea to third-degree attempted criminal possession of stolen property after having been accused of selling jewelry stolen from a Black River woman. He violated probation by being convicted of the new crime.
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"It is hard to believe that I have been clowning for 15 great years." says RJ the Clown. "It seems like only yesterday that I put on my rainbow wig, makeup and tied my red sneakers on."
RJ was living in Huntington, when she first started clowning.
"I didn't even know the first thing about clowning, I just knew I wanted to make a difference in a child's life."
She read a few books on how to be a clown but there was so much more than what is in a book. One day when RJ was washing clothes there was a man washing his clothes. While he was waiting for his clothes to wash and dry he was blowing up balloons.
"I asked him if he had been doing balloons very long, and he replied, for 20 years. I told him that I wanted to be a clown and we started to talk some more."
The man asked RJ what kind of clown she wanted to be.
"I said 'You mean there is more than one kind?'" He laughed and said, " Yeah there are four kinds." RJ told him that she just wanted do make a difference in a child's life. He told her that she would make a great clown. He then asked what kind of clown face she wanted, "And I said a cute one."
He said a good face is a KISS face (keep it simple sweety). Then he asked if she had thought of a name. "I said I like RJ," she explained and he told her that his name was Turk the clown.
"He taught me a lot," said RJ, "and I am very thankful that he did."
There is one other clown that helped her out. Happy the clown was a Shriner clown who met RJ when he was in Price while she was clowning for the International Days parade.
RJ says, "he was so nice, he had his clown face on and his whole outfit and shoes were the coolest. I thought to myself, I would like to be a clown like him."
He and RJ were cute clowns. Happy gave her a pin of himself and told her to always clown from the heart. "Just a few weeks ago he passed away," she said, "I am going to miss him, in my eyes he was the father of clowning."
Clowning from the heart is what RJ has done for 15 years. "I love to clown," she says, " but one thing I have always done is made sure I put God and my family first. I have been very blessed in all these years to have people watch me grow into the clown I am today."
RJ has worked with some very special kids, like Spencer Roundy, a great kid that was struggling with cancer.
"It was hard," she said, "but he was a fighter all the way, and he touched me so many ways."
RJ remembers them sitting down, playing and laughing. She took him to a Mark Wills concert at CEU and he really liked it when Jeff Keele came up and took some time to talk with him.
"One of the things I remember the most was taking Spencer to Carbon High and asking Nichole Woodword for help. She had all these teenagers asking what they could do to help raise money to help Spencer. There was not one dry eye when we lost Spencer a few years ago," remembers RJ, "But just before he died we had a party for him." They knew he wasn't going to last very long so they had Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Huntington Fire Dept and the Emery County Sheriff all come over.
Another child that made an impression on RJ was Misti Downard, age four.
"I met her in Castle Dale when she was three and she liked RJ the clown, just not balloons."
RJ taught her to keep her thumb up when she was down or felt like she could not do anymore.
"It would always put a smile on her face," remembers RJ. Misti liked to make sandy candy so they would sit down and she would put powder candy in a tub and make it for everyone. "About a year ago we lost Misti to cancer also."
RJ has a lot of little fans like Ronnie. Ronnie always finds RJ in a crowd and has a hug for her. One day RJ was invited to her birthday and Ronnie was dressed up just like RJ.
RJ not only does clowning for kids, but she goes to rest homes and visits and cheers up the elderly people.
Looking back on her clowning, RJ can say one thing.
"I have never been bored and I love to clown." There is always show-n-tell reading to kids. Clowning is one of the best things for the little ones in the hospital.
"That is where you will find RJ the clown with her smile on at 7 a.m. in Castleview Hospital. It sure is fun to see the kids. I have been clowning in the hospital for 15 years."
Dr. Brian Peterson has been working with RJ for the past three years.
"It really makes a difference seeing the kids' faces when RJ comes around the corner," she says
Besides the hospital RJ has also clowned at churches, the relief society, for job carriers, Woodward Home Health, and Dr. Shane Taylor. A little girl was once so scared at Taylor's office that RJ talked to her and told her that he had worked on RJ's teeth.
RJ has also met many celebrities over the years. Some of these celebrities include Tracy Byrd, Aaron Tippen, Kevin Sharp, Toby Keith, 38 Special, Gary Allan, Mark Wills, the Bellamy Brothers, INSYC and Brittany Spears.
Other highlights include attending the clown convention. "It's there where I have learned so much on how to improve my clowning and it really makes me a better clown, " she explained."
"I love it when a person comes up to me and says, can you teach me how to clown?" RJ asks them why they want to be a clown? "If they say, 'So I can make some money,' I just walk away, because clowning is not about money, it must come from the heart."
RJ is a four-time awarding-winning clown and teaches clowning through the western part of the country.
"It's a lot of fun to try to better yourself and my two daughters also clown with me," she adds.
One thing RJ always wanted was to have a coloring book. With the help of her friend, Noodles, he donated the art work for her RJ the clown fan's coloring book.
And what about RJ the clown's voice?
"One of the things that people are really amazed with is my voice." she explained. "They ask me if that is my real voice. I remember at the Olympics most people thought it was great to hear me, because they could recognize me in a crowd."


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Newark, N.J., Mayor Corey Booker wants people to report their neighbors to law enforcement if they are exercising their 2nd Amendment rights.
The Mayor hopes to incentivize people to snitch on gun-owning neighbors by offering a $1,000 reward for every report that leads to an illegal firearm arrest.
"We as individuals have to do something about it. So we have a program in our city right now that is completely anonymous and we will give you cash— $1000 to anyone who calls our anonymous tip-line. Give us the information about who is carrying a gun, we don't even have to have a conviction. If we arrest that individual and simply get that gun off the streets." Booker said in a commercial announcing the program, which you see below.
The Newark program is seemingly modeled after the Federal "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign that enlists everyday citizens to be government spies.


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|UPDATED: Giants Fall, Bumgarner Stands Tall Again
|Written by Mike Kelly
|Thursday, 26 May 2011 09:24
Madison Bumgarner is beginning to age like a fine wine.
The left-hander, who lost his first six decisions of the year before he cracked the win column against the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 19, turned in another strong effort Wednesday night against the Florida Marlin at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Bumgarner was long gone when the Marlins, who blew a 6-2, ninth-inning lead, rallied to beat the Giants 7-6 in 12 innings.
Giants' catcher Buster Posey may miss the rest of the year with a fractured bone in his lower left leg. Posey, the cornerstone of San Francisco's World Series Championship, was injuried following a home-plate collison with Scott Cousins of the Marlins in the 12th inning of Wednesday night's game.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply to the MA Program?
Applications must be submitted to the Hunter College Graduate Admissions Office. There are two deadlines, generally November 1 and March 1, for the Spring and Fall semesters respectively. Candidates must submit a completed application (including a statement about their educational and professional plans), recent Graduate Record Examination scores, transcripts from all undergraduate or graduate institutions they have attended, and two letters of recommendation, preferably from professors who have had them as students. All of this material must be sent to the Admissions Office, not to the Anthropology Department.
What does an effective application statement contain?
There is no single format for an application statement. However, you should be aware that the main objective of the statement is to persuade the Admissions Committee that you will perform well as a graduate student. It is generally a good idea to indicate why you are interested in the field or how you became interested in it, what kinds of intellectual issues you find most exciting, and why those issues could be usefully be explored in the Program. If possible, say something about your professional goals and demonstrate that there is a good "fit" between your interests and those of the Hunter Anthropology faculty. If there are questions about your background that you feel need clarification, the application statement is probably the place to do it. For example, if your grades during your undergraduate years were not very good, you might want to point out that you subsequently took two graduate anthropology courses at another institution and received grades of "A" or that your experience after graduating from college has given you a new commitment to studying hard.
I became interested in anthropology after I completed my BA, so I don't have an undergraduate background in the field. May I still apply to the MA Program?
Candidates admitted to the Program generally have strong undergraduate backgrounds in anthropology. Occasionally, however, a strong background in a related field may be considered sufficient. For example, undergraduate biology majors who want to study biological anthropology or sociology or history majors who want to study cultural anthropology might be accepted into the Program if their overall records appear promising.
Can I take MA Program courses as a non-matriculated student?
Those interested in taking one or a few MA-level courses but not interested in pursuing a degree occasionally come to Hunter as non-matriculated students. In addition, the Anthropology Admissions Committee occasionally recommends that candidates who seem promising but who lack a strong anthropology background come to Hunter first as non-matriculated students. These students can then deepen their knowledge of the field and get to know the faculty. After one or two semesters (and a maximum of nine credits, with grades of "B" or better), they may apply for full matriculation. These credits may then be applied to the MA degree.
What kind of financial aid is available for students in the MA Program?
Full-time graduate students may be eligible for some financial aid and/or work-study jobs from the College, New York State or other sources. Part-time students usually have fewer financial aid options. All students in need of financial aid should stop by the Hunter College Office of Administrative and Information Services (OASIS) located in 217 Hunter North Building or visit the Office of Financial Aid website.
The Foundation Center is a specialized library and resource center which may provide leads to information about grants for study and research. It it located at 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003. Tel: (212) 620-4230(212) 620-4230.
The Hunter College Anthropology Department provides small tuition scholarships. Each year it also provides small grants on a competitive basis to assist students in their training or their master's thesis research.
If I study part-time, how long do I have to complete the degree?
MA candidates normally complete the Program in two years if there are no interruptions in their studies. The total time for completing all degree requirements from the time of matriculation is four years. Students who exceed this limit have to fill out a time extension form, which must be signed and stamped by the graduate advisor and approved by the Dean.
I work full-time and have a family. Is it still possible for me to enter and finish the Program?
Many MA Program students have significant work and family responsibilities. All MA-level courses are held in the evening in order to make it possible for students who work to attend. Students with full-time jobs and/or family obligations may find that they have to study part-time, but they can still successfully complete the Program.
I need to interrupt my studies for a while in order to attend to other business. What should I do?
The College requires that you submit a leave of absence petition if you plan to take a semester or more off from your studies. For a leave of absence form, see http://registrar.hunter.cuny.edu/forms/gradleave.htm.
How should I choose what courses to take?
The four required courses are offered each year and it is generally a good idea to complete them early in your course of study. Some special topic courses are offered only every few years or on a one-time basis. If there is a special topic course that greatly interests you, it is probably a good idea to take it, since it may not be offered again for some time. Towards the end of your course of study, you may wish to register for an independent study course or the thesis research course. Both of these courses require that you reach an agreement with a faculty supervisor about the work to be completed for the course. Students should decide which courses to take in consultation with the graduate advisor and other faculty members.
What is the procedure for obtaining approval and registering for courses?
All students must obtain approval from the graduate advisor to take MA-level anthropology courses. Once the appropriate approval codes are entered in the central CUNY computer, students may register by telephone, following the instructions provided by OASIS.
May I request course approvals from the Graduate Advisor by telephone?
It is recommended that students seeking course approvals submit their requests only in writing. This can be in the form of an e-mail message. Such requests must include the student's full name, ID number ("employee ID"), and the title, number and code for each course. Please do not leave telephone messages, since these are frequently incomplete and/or difficult to understand.
Can I take courses outside of Hunter and receive credit towards my Hunter MA?
Students may receive up to nine transfer credits towards the MA degree for courses taken at other institutions. They must seek approval for such courses before enrolling in them, although students who have taken graduate courses elsewhere before matriculating at Hunter may request transfer credit. Such requests should include syllabi, catalog description, a transcript of grades, and term papers or other work for each course.
Students who wish to take courses at other CUNY campuses must request an e-permit from OASIS. The permit has to be approved by the department chair and by the appropriate official at the other CUNY campus.
Can I take courses during the summer?
The MA Program only occasionally offers courses during the summer. Some students receive credit during the summer, however, for participation in field schools or, less commonly, for independent study or thesis research courses. These require that a faculty supervisor is available during the summer and willing to supervise the course.
What is the required foreign language test?
The language examination is intended to assure that master's degree candidates have a reading knowledge of a language other than English which is sufficient for them to use that language in scholarly work. This means that the candidate should be able to read the language easily, with only minor reliance on a dictionary, and should be able to translate academic prose into idiomatic (not necessarily literal) English. A candidate may request an examination in a language that has a significant scholarly literature or that would be useful in his/her field research; in recent years, students have taken examinations in Bulgarian, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.
The examination usually requires the student to translate approximately one printed page into English. There is no time limit and the student may use a dictionary. The student should strive for a fluid translation; it should be publishable prose in English. A student should not take the language examination until he/she is very confident of passing. The CUNY Graduate Center offers foreign language reading courses (non-credit) for students who wish to brush up on or learn a language.
A native speaker of a language other than English is not exempt from the requirement, since he/she must also demonstrate a high level of competence in translating the language into English. The Department will only waive the language examination under very unusual circumstances; a student who is a native speaker and who has documentation of significant post-secondary education in the language may apply for a waiver. Even in such cases, however, waiver applications are not granted automatically.
Language examinations are given on an ongoing basis throughout the year. Students may contact the Graduate Advisor to arrange for an examination.
What kind of statistics examination or course may I take in lieu of the foreign language requirement?
Students who wish to demonstrate competence in quantitative methods in lieu of knowledge of a foreign language may take a statistics course, with prior approval of the Anthropology Graduate Advisor, or request to be examined by the Department.
What kind of research opportunities are available to students in the MA Program?
MA Program students frequently participate in summer field schools and faculty research projects. Many also develop their own projects as part of their master's thesis research.
Who will be my faculty advisor in the Program?
While the graduate advisor may provide advice about curricular matters, students with concerns about their areas of specialization should consult with other faculty members expert in those areas. All students also have to select an advisor for their master's thesis, preferably one who is knowledgeable about the topic of their research. Only full-time permanent faculty can act as thesis advisors. It is important to take courses and work closely with the faculty member you wish to be your advisor. Faculty may be reluctant to take on the time-consuming role of supervising a thesis unless they have some prior experience with the student.
When should I start thinking about a master's thesis topic? How do I choose a topic and an advisor for my master's thesis?
A master's thesis is a significant undertaking, but it is not generally as extensive as a doctoral dissertation. You should always be thinking about, making lists of, and collecting material on topics that you find intellectually exciting. You should try to frame an appropriate thesis topic, in consultation with one or more faculty members, at least one semester (and preferably more) before you intend to graduate.
What kinds of courses and other work are necessary for completing a good master's thesis?
A thesis is supposed to be based on original research. It is usually a good idea to be familiar with appropriate research methods and research design skills for the issue on which you intend to work. This background could be obtained through taking a research methods course or other similar training. The Anthropology Department has a set of Guidelines for the Preparation of the Master's Thesis.
I've finished all my course work, but not my thesis. Do I still have to register?
If you are not registered for any courses but are completing other degree requirements, you must register to maintain matriculation (and must pay a maintenance fee). A student must be registered for the semester of graduation but need not register for any semester during which no work is done toward graduation. The student must submit a Maintenance of Matriculation form.
What kind of careers are available to people with a MA degree in anthropology?
The American Anthropological Association home page has a wide variety of information on careers. See also the Careers in Anthropology page for additional links.
Will the MA Program at Hunter prepare me for entering a PhD program in anthropology?
The Hunter College MA Program provides solid training for students who intend to enter doctoral programs. Our graduates have an excellent record of obtaining admission and fellowships at top programs.
Can I go directly from the Hunter College MA Program to the PhD Program in Anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center?
Many MA Program students hope to continue their training in the PhD Program in Anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center. This is not automatic, however. The PhD Program has a separate admissions committee and different admissions criteria. In recent years, many, but not all, applicants with Hunter MA degrees have been accepted by the PhD Program.


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How Expensive Are Translation Courses?
Translation is the process of changing written texts or words from one language to another still maintaining the meaning. For example, translating a text from the French language to English language. Translation has been enabled people to know what another language entails and help those who cannot understand a foreign language that is being used in a conference, a gathering or language written down to be read or studied.
Professional translation is a translation that is much more advanced and the one in this field is well conversant with the languages he or she needs to translate to. This is they know the rules that are found in each language and how the grammar of each language is. Sentence construction, languages vary from one to the other. Some may start with the object instead of the subject. The translator who is professional needs to be aware of these rules while doing the translator job. Translators mostly deal with written work rather than spoken work.
Professionalism is required in any field. This shows that the work produced is of high standard and its quality is the best. Many employers look forward to employ professionals as they know that the job will be done in a perfect way and will be impressive to the clients who are in need of it as well as boosting the reputation of the company and its employees.
Translation courses are taught in universities and in colleges. There are students who enroll into a university or a college with the aim of learning, translation as a degree, diploma or a certificate course, while some students take some few courses in translation alongside with other courses.
A good, respected professional translation service requires one to spend a lot of time in learning the necessary materials, hence they can be very expensive. This is because one needs to learn more than one language to become a good translator. Learning a foreign language can be a bit expensive. This is because one needs extra time and money to learn it.
The amount charged while learning, translation courses depend on the level that one is undertaking. Certificate in translation is much cheaper as compared to diploma, degree or masters. As one advances, the more expensive it becomes as new skills are learnt to make it to professional translation. The amount also varies with the institute that one is learning the course from. There are private and public institutions and amount varies in them. One can also learn translation courses online and they can be expensive too. This is because one requires accessing the internet that is charged at a fee and also booking of the exams still requires money.
Translation books that are used are very expensive as they fall in the category of communication. This makes the courses to be expensive as more money is needed to purchase the books. This is because they entail new vocabularies and techniques that are found in the target language that may be different from the language that one is conversant with.
Where to Find Translator Jobs?
There are various jobs that are found in the world of business. Translator jobs are among them as they still pay and one can earn a living from them. They have become more popular as many languages are cropping up and people need to learn more about them. A translator is a person who translates a written text from the source to the target language. This entails sentence construction and vocabularies that are in both languages. One needs to know them so that they can be able to translate the written text.
Translator jobs are becoming more and more popular in the current world. Technology has made them to be easier and readily available. They can be accessed online and done still online. One can work for a company while online and submit the complete work after he or she has done a thorough research where he or she makes sure that the translated piece of work is accurate and can be of great importance to the users.
Translator jobs are found in companies that deal with translation of books to be used by students in their learning process. Bibles, too are translated in companies that deal with writing of bibles in various languages. Translation of bibles has become a very good and excellent job as every language needs to have a bible that is written in their own language so that they can easily understand it and associate with them. Preachers too need to reach too many people and need to use these translated bibles so that they can closely associate with the people, hence the creation of more jobs in the field of translation. Missionaries have been the most beneficiaries of these translated bibles as they do not always need an interpreter when in the field as long as they can be able to read and understand the language.
The United Nations still require people to carry out the translation. This is because they are located in various parts of the world where the English language is not necessarily the national language and also in the remote areas where the locals only know their native language. As the United Nations need to offer them various assistance, they need translators to help them pass the information they have with the locals hence reducing the effects of language barriers. The language barrier has been a great hindrance to many people as they cannot understand each other hence making the communication process to be hard or incomplete. Translation has made language barrier to be reduced as many people are learning more than one language, hence becoming more effective in their field of work.
In international schools translation jobs are available. This is because students in those schools have various origins and need to learn the language that is used in that country so that they can fit in the school. There are some schools that do not use English language to teach all subjects, but can use either French, German, Kiswahili or Spanish among other languages depending on the location of the school.
Rewarding Jobs: Being an Interpreter
An interpreter is different from a translator. An interpreter can be a person or a machine that converts spoken language from one language to the other. An interpreter deals with spoken work, but still undergoes the same training as a translator. This is because he or she still needs to know the vocabularies and techniques that are found in the target language before interpreting them.
An interpreter works hand in hand with another person who is using a different language that is not understood by the people in the gathering. An interpreter echoes the words that the speaker says, but in another language that will be understood by the people in the gathering. Sometimes the interpreter is known to be an imitator or one who 'repeats' what the speaker is saying but in a different language.
An interpreter is also important as they can interpret sign language to the congregation. A speaker who cannot speak but rather uses sign language in his or her communication can be helped by an interpreter to deliver his or her information without any language barrier. Sign language is difficult to understand especially to the people who are used in spoken language. An interpreter therefore is very useful in both verbal and nonverbal communication skills.
Interpreter jobs are found in various parts of the world. They are very rewarding for the people who are well conversant with interpretation. Many people are now joining this field to become interpreters.
Interpreter jobs are found in meetings where there are a mixture of many people and languages. This is there are various tribes and ages that are in those meetings. An interpreter is therefore very important as he or she will use a language that will be understood by all people irrespective of their age or tribe. The interpreter gets paid after the session is over as it is still a job like any other job.
A sign language interpreter is also useful. This is because there are different people who attend a gathering who are able differently and they too need to get the information being put across. An interpreter will be able to use sign language so that everyone will feel in place and the purpose of attending the gathering achieved as many attend them to get the information being communicated. This is very rewarding as there is a huge pay to the interpreter.
Missionaries too have created interpreter jobs to the locals as they go to their areas to spread the gospel. This is very rewarding to the locals who have the knowledge of the language used which in most cases is the English language and also have a good and rich background in education. They will help their fellows to understand what the missionaries are saying hence completing the work of the missionaries.
In a court hearing session an interpreter is very necessary so that the people involved in the case can understand all that is going on.
Speaking a Foreign Language
A foreign language is a language that is learnt, apart from the native or mother language. In most cases it is the second language that is learnt after one has learnt his or her native language. It can be taught in schools or one can learn it when he or she mingles with people speaking it. The purpose of speaking a foreign language is to be able to associate with the original speakers of the language and interact with them freely with having any barrier in their communication.
There are challenges that come with speaking a foreign language. This is because one may not articulate the words as the original speakers do. This can pass across unintended information which can be sometimes offensive to the original speakers. The challenges can be overcome by the new learner through various ways. One needs to have a good attitude and a passion while learning the language, being in an environment that is rich with the people speaking the language is also important as they will help you to articulate the words correctly and practice of using the language in various situations also helps one to overcome the challenges.
Is Speaking a Foreign Language Enough to Become a Translator?
A translator is a person who is well conversant with the rules that are found in a language. Speaking a foreign language does not make one to become a translator. This is because learning a foreign is not always meant for translation. Some people learn a foreign language for the purpose of becoming a good translator or an interpreter while others learn it for prestige and to be associated with the speakers of that language.
A translator needs to know the grammar of that foreign language so that he or she can be able to translate one language to another without interfering with the meaning of the written text. One who is only interested in knowing a foreign language for the purpose of communication only cannot become a good translator as he or she does not know all the rules that are involved in that particular foreign language. The underlying structure of a language is very important for a translator. This is because not all languages have the same structure. Only cognates (languages from the same origin known as daughter languages) languages that share the same structure. If one's native language is different from the foreign language that is being spoken it becomes hard to be interpreted, especially by the one who only knows to communicate but is not interested in the translation process.
One needs to learn a foreign language in a deeper way so that he or she can know all what is entailed in it and become a translator. Not all who speaks a foreign language can be able to translate it. They can sometimes try but the process becomes incomplete as they still use the structure that is found in their native or mother language which is not the same.
What Is The Average Pay of a Translator?
Most of the work done by people is paid after the work is complete. The pay can be monthly, weekly or paid after a certain session. The work that is not paid is only the volunteer work. Translator jobs also have a pay attached to them. This is because the translation process takes a lot of time as all rules and techniques must be observed to make that piece of work to be complete. Some may take weeks to be completed or even years and needs a lot of effort to be put in the work.
Translator pay is the amount of money that one receives after he or she has completed the translation work assigned to him or her. Translator pay can be online which is very secure and one gets it after he or she has completed the assigned work. There are various modes of payments apart from online payments. They depend on the company that one is working for as it has its own rules and regulations when it comes to payment options. Money makes the work to be enjoyable as it is the reward that one gets after tiring and putting a lot of effort in carrying out the assigned task.
An average pay is the amount of money that one gets after performing a certain task that is not very high or very low but is in the middle. This pay is given to people according to their performance as some can be earning an amount that is below average depending on the type of work they are performing.
Translator pay may vary from one company to the other or one person to the other. There is always an average pay in every type of job. This varies from a company to the other. The average pay of a translator varies depending on the part of the world. There are some countries that pay a higher average amount than others. The average pay of a translator lies between $ 53,000 to around $ 70,000 yearly. For instance, a translator working in Augusta, Georgia is paid $ 70,410 yearly and in some parts of the world the average pay is $ 53,410.
One needs to locate a translator company that pays good amount that will help you gain more and compensate the value of the work that is done. The good paying companies have a lot of requirements that they need before employing the translators. This is because they need quality work that will be produced and they also need professional translators to assist them.
Translator pay also depends on the amount of work that has been carried out. Not all translators are paid the same despite being in the same company. There are others who are professionals and others are new in that field, hence have less skills as compared to those who have a long experience in that field. The effort put in also determines the amount to be paid.


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Swansea, who have been extremely active thus far in the transfer market, appear to be in no danger of stopping with Esteban Granero now a rumored target.
Phillipe Coutinho will not be participating in international duty as the Brazilian looks to nurse a groin injury sustained at some point during the recent Merseyside derby.
Alex Song is targeting a return to action in game week ten when West Ham face London rivals Chelsea at the Boleyn Ground.
Injury problems continue to mount for Newcastle as Daryl Janmaat became the latest United player to require treatment after picking up an injury during the humiliating defeat at The Etihad.
Arsenal expect Alexis Sanchez to feature for Chile during the Premier League break despite picking up a muscular problem in Sundays' demolition of Manchester United at The Emirates.
Manchester United have confirmed that Marcos Rojo will not feature for Argentina in the upcoming internationals as the defender continues his recovery from a hamstring strain.
Aston Villa are still mightily struggling for goals after a 0-1 defeat from the visiting Stoke City this past weekend.
Branislav Ivanovic continues enjoying one of the weirdest spells of job security we've seen in recent years.
Riyad Mahrez was left on the bench in Leicester's 2-1 win over Norwich this past weekend.
Ronald Koeman has warned Southampton fans that they may one day lose Sadio Mane.
Everton still can't beat their city rivals, but Martinez looks secure in his role…
Alan Pardew was gushing in his praise of Yohan Cabaye, but it was Palace's wide boys once again that proved the difference…


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Read: The Cap Situation For This Season/Wade Redden
12:47PM: Craig Custance tweets that the Rangers are meeting with Wade Redden's agents today to help try and clarify his future.
12:28PM: According to Cap Geek, based on some new rules in the CBA, the Rangers will be charged with a cap hit of $5.6 million for Wade Redden even if he accepts a demotion to the Whale.
With Redden on the cap and without Michael Del Zotto signed, Cap Geek has the Rangers with $5.34 million in available cap space for this season.
Redden could refuse the demotion, forfeit the remaining two years on his contract and become a free agent.
It is also expected that the Rangers could sign Matt Gilroy to an NHL contract, he is currently on an AHL contract with the Whale.
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So the speculation since October started has been where will Hamilton end up next. Pretty much since the day he dropped that fly ball in Oakland, it's been a slam dunk he wasn't returning. So where could he end up? How about Baltimore.
The Orioles were already a favorite to land the free agent slugger, and they made things a little more likely this week when they declined an $11 million option on corner infielder Mark Reynolds, a slugger who likes to strike out and take walks.
So what's that mean for Hamilton? It means former Rangers first baseman Chris Davis will probably move to first permanently from the outfield after a breakout season and open up an outfield spot for Hamilton to slide into, pairing him with Adam Jones and Nick Markakis in the Orioles' outfield. That's not a bad outfield at all, in case you were wondering.


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Pope Benedict XVI gives the holy communion to a Nigerian faithful... Fotografía de noticiasBasílica de San Pedro,Cardenal,Ciudad del Estado del Vaticano,Comunión,Dar,El Papa,El Vaticano,Espiritualidad,Horizontal,Lugar famoso internacional,Misa,Nigeria,Nuevo,Papa Benedicto XVI,Religión,UniónPhotographer VINCENZO PINTOCollection: AFP 2012 AFPPope Benedict XVI (L) gives the holy communion to a Nigerian faithful during a Holy mass with new cardinals on November 25, 2012 at St Peter's basilica at the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI the day before consecrated six non-European prelates as new members of the College of Cardinals in a development welcomed by critics concerned that the body which will elect the future pope is too Euro-centric. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)


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Solomon Burke was born on this day in 1940. When he died two and a half years ago, Thomas Conner reflected on his career – which was much more illustrious in Europe than it was at home in the United States. Originally published October 2010 on Obit-Mag.com.
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My copy of Nick Hornby's novel High Fidelity is completely defaced. I'm an underliner, a margin-filler, marking pages with asterisks and notes and symbols (exclamation points for surprising facts, happy faces for funny bits). As a music critic, on my third read of the 1995 book, I added eighth notes — marking every mention of pop music or a specific song. As a pathological mix-tape maker, like the story's protagonist, Rob Fleming, I then burned a CD of some of the most significant songs identified, creating a self-made soundtrack for the book. Hornby, a native Brit, had filled his narrative with American music, so my High Fidelity soundtrack featured John Prine's "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness," Steely Dan's "Barrytown," and a lot of classic rock and soul — the O'Jays' "Back Stabbers," Otis Redding's "You Left the Water Running," two of Al Green's biggest hits ("Let's Stay Together," "I Tried to Tell Myself"), Gladys Knight's "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" and, of course, the song central to the novel's rocking relationship, "Got to Get You Off My Mind" by Solomon Burke.
It's a common experience: European fans telling Americans how great their own roots music is. It began in the 1960s, just as Burke's critically acclaimed but commercially lukewarm career in soul music was getting under way. British Invasion bands easily conquered our shores largely because they sounded somewhat familiar. The Beatles showed up with tight versions of American songs like "Matchbox," a blues tune that had passed to them from Carl Perkins (and on back to Blind Lemon Jefferson). The Rolling Stones arrived bearing Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, a lot of Chicago blues. Led Zeppelin reintroduced Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. Rod Stewart had more Chuck Berry, Bobby Bland, Sam Cooke. Europe has long been a storehouse of American roots music. Want a well-curated collection of Hank Williams, Rick Nelson, Freddie King, maybe a reissue of Johnny Horton & Johnny Cash? These are current titles available from the esteemed Bear Family label — in Germany.
Burke died Oct. 10, 2010 of natural causes, at the tail end of a flight from the United States to the Netherlands. He was to perform two days later with Dutch rock and soul band De Dijk, with whom he'd just recorded a CD, Hold on Tight, released two weeks earlier. "Solomon had to go overseas to play, like Rufus Thomas and Otis Clay, who is huge in Japan," Sam Moore, of the soul duo Sam & Dave, told the Chicago Sun-Times. "I did a show with Solomon in Italy. He was sweating profusely. A man that large had to go out of the country to make money because they wouldn't pay him in America. And they did not respect him over here. That's a shame."
Titles didn't bring Burke extra respect either. Jerry Wexler, the producer who signed him to Atlantic Records in 1961, called Burke "the best soul singer of all time." A Baltimore disc jockey dubbed Burke "the King of Rock and Soul" in 1964. But many Americans didn't hear the song "Cry to Me" until it returned to us from the real monarchy: The Rolling Stones covered it the following year on their album Out of Our Heads (which featured "Satisfaction" but also songs from Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye and O.V. Wright). That same spring, Burke, who never cracked the mainstream Top 20, enjoyed his biggest hit with "Got to Get You Off My Mind," reaching No. 1 on Billboard's R&B chart. The next generation encountered Burke's music on the big screen — as the Blues Brothers win over a (literally) guarded crowd singing "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love," as Johnny and Baby share their first dirty dance while a scratchy record plays "Cry to Me."
That Burke was so quintessentially American makes his lack of big-time success here more mysterious. His music was the ultimate melting pot. Dutch journalist Jan Donkers, in the liner notes for the new De Dijk collaboration, calls Burke a "musical omnivore," adding, "He wasn't a typical soul singer. He was clearly influenced by gospel, and his early records were actually country-and-western songs. And then with one of the numbers on the new CD, 'My Rose Saved From the Street,' he demonstrated how well he can handle a typical European chanson." Indeed, Burke's first single to reach the mainstream chart in 1961 was a country song, "Just Out of Reach," which Patsy Cline later covered; Burke also recorded country hits by Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold. His history as a Philadelphia preacher buttressed his gospel roots; the churchy delivery of "Cry to Me" is what lifts it out of the Drifters-like pop arrangement. "Down in the Valley" is pure gospel, but with more soul than spirit; you can imagine Otis Redding listening to it and thinking, OK, yeah, I can do this, recording his debut not long after. And few songs in all of American music swing as effortlessly as "Got to Get You Off My Mind," a recording that could be mistaken for Sam Cooke if it weren't for Burke's emotion-choked hoarseness.
Hornby's use of that song as the pivot point in High Fidelity perfectly enshrines Burke's shadowed legacy. Early on, Rob recalls how he "cleared the floor" one night as a club DJ by slipping in "Got to Get You Off My Mind." Nobody knew the tune, only self-appointed musicologists like himself. Later, Rob and his girlfriend argue about that night: "I remember the song," she says. "I just couldn't remember who sang it." In 2000, when Hollywood turned High Fidelity into a movie, the American classics including Burke's song remained in Britain. Hornby's narrative was relocated from London to Chicago, the hometown of its star John Cusack, who thanks Howlin' Wolf in the credits to the movie's soundtrack — which doesn't include him. Instead the film's music leans on U.K. indie rock, like the Beta Band, John Wesley Harding, Stereolab, plus Elvis Costello and the Kinks.
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NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL has canceled all its games through the end of November because of the labor dispute between owners and players.
The league made the announcement on Friday in a brief statement by NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly.
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action. By presenting a proposal to the NHLPA that contemplated a fair division of revenues and was responsive to Player concerns regarding the value of their contracts, we had hoped to be able to forge a long-term Collective Bargaining Agreement that would have preserved an 82-game Regular Season for our fans. Unfortunately, that did not occur.
"We acknowledge and accept that there is joint responsibility in
collective bargaining and, though we are profoundly disappointed that a new agreement has not been attained to this point, we remain committed to achieving an agreement that is fair for the Players and the Clubs -- one that will be good for the game and our fans."
It said that a total of 326 regular-season games, more than 26.5 percent of the season, were scheduled for Oct. 11 through Nov. 30.
The Buffalo Sabres will offer two options to season ticket holders and mini pack holders who have purchased tickets for the 2012-13.
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ATLANTA They are both 60 years old, grandfathers, and head up two of the most prestigious college basketball programs in the country.
Beyond that, Louisvilles Rick Pitino and John Beilein of Michigan are about as different as two high profile coaches can be.
They have different personalities to be sure. They also took divergent routes to the big time, and have found different ways in which to motivate and handle their teams.
Yet, the two men on opposing benches in Monday nights national championship game at the Georgia Dome also have something very much in common their leadership qualities are second to none.
Both have taken fairly young teams to the pinnacle of college success. Finding the correct way to massage the highly-recruited players egos, getting them to accept the team concept and forging a relationship that binds the team together through good times and bad.
This night, Pitino got the best of Beilein in a down-to-the-wire title game that featured some of the best basketball of the tournament. It was his second national crown, the other coming with Kentucky in 1996, and put him the rarified air of coaches who have won more than one crown.
Pitino is the slick Long Islander who wears thousand dollar suits, owns a slew of successful race horses and is a conglomerate unto himself. Hes a media darling wherever he goes, spinning tales with a still-thick New York accent, entertainer as much as coach.
He was made to be a coach, having stints with the NBAs New York Knicks and Boston Celtics as well as those at Boston University, Kentucky and now 12 years at Louisville.
If Beileins entire wardrobe costs as much as one Pitino suit it would be a surprise. Hes the down-to-earth, small time kid from tiny Burt, N.Y., who majored in history at Wheeling Jesuit College in hopes of becoming a high school teacher.
He admits to a pretty boring life and his news conferences are straight-forward, matter-of-fact question and answer gatherings with not much pizzazz.
Beileins career started in high school, then he hit the junior college circuit at Erie Community College. He progressed to Division III Nazareth College, then to Division II LeMoyne before finally making Division I with Canisius College before moving up the ladder to Richmond, West Virginia and now Michigan.
Unlike Pitino, who started his career as the very first assistant coach Syracuses Jim Boeheim ever hired in 1976 and never coached below Division I, Beilein drove team vans, did the team laundry and was basically a one-man administrative staff at many of his early stops.
He learned the game from the ground up, and has used his old-school philosophy to build programs that were stuck in neutral when he arrived on campus.
Whereas Beilein is the ultimate rags-to-riches story, Pitino has been basketball royalty for nearly 30 years.
He turned a moribund Providence College program into a Final Four team in 1987, when the Friars lost to SU in the semifinals.
And even though his two-year stint with the Knicks was not very successful, he was regarded as a great motivator and a cinch to snag a major college job.
When Kentucky, a true blue blood, tabbed Pitino to pick up the pieces after a scandal rocked the program, he had the Wildcats in the NCAA Tournament within three years, to a Final Four in his fourth season and won a national crown by beating SU in 1996.
Beilein finally got his shot at the big-time when West Virginia hired him in 2002, a year after Pitino arrived at Louisville following a four-year stint with the Celtics that ended in disappointment.
His down-to-earth, conservative style took a few years to set in with the Mountaineers. But he won 20 games each of his final three seasons, making an NCAA Elite Eight and Sweet 16 in successive seasons.
Beileins style is more professor than coach. He breaks down his own game film, begins with the basics and teachers his players from the ground up, stressing fundamentals.
Thats exactly what Michigan was looking for after nearly 15 years of mediocrity since making the NCAA finals in 1992 and 1993 with the Fab Five.
Unlike a lot of high profile hires, Beilein didnt make any bold promises or predictions when he arrived in Ann Arbor in 2007. After a 10-22 record in his first campaign, there were even some Michigan boosters who wanted a bigger name to guide their beloved Wolverines.
But Beilein stayed the course, won 21 games his second season and has now made the NCAA Tournament four times in his six years at the helm.
Pitino, who was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame just Monday morning, has been acknowledged as one of the great coaches in the country, spoken of in the same breath as the Mike Krzyzewskis, Dean Smiths and other legendary mentors.
Beilein will probably never fit into that category no matter what he does in the future. But by finally reaching the grandest stage of all, he has cemented his legacy as not only a wonderful coach, but one of the nicest men in college basketball.
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