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EUGENE, Ore.- University of California's Kaitlyn Fitzpatrick used a hat trick to almost single handily defeat the University of Oregon (8-8-2, 3-5-1 Pac-12), 4-0 on Friday night at Pape' Field in Pac-12 women's soccer action.
The Bears (12-4-2, 5-2-2 Pac-12) tallied their first goal of the match only eight minutes into action after Fitzpatrick sent a shot back at freshman goalkeeper Abby Steele and while Steele had control of the shot, she just could not hold on to the ball and it slipped through her hands on the rainy night to give Cal the quick 1-0 lead.
Prior to the goal just two minutes before, freshman Shanelle Simien had a good look at the goal, but the Ducks continued to over kick their shots and it went high over the net.
Cal took two more shots in what turned out to be a competitive, tight first half, which closed with juniors Maddy Mercier and Nicole Bakke looking to notch an equalizer in the last five minutes of action.
Freshman Bri Pugh continued to keep trying to shoot through her scoring drought as she opened up the second half with a shot that tailed to the right of the Duck goal.
Fitzpatrick took a shot at 47:56 that Steele was able to save, but at the 51:50 mark Fitzpatrick drew Steele out of the goal and sent a shot back from 10 yards out that was more convincing than her first goal of the night.
Her teammate Lauren Battung got in on the scoring action minutes later after Fitzpatrick dished the ball off to her and on the right side of the net, she noticed Steele was out of the net again and drilled the ball into the empty net to give the Bears a 3-0 lead .
UO's most promising look of the night once again came from Pugh as she had her defender beat at 64:10, but Emily Kruger was able to shift her feet and get to the ball.
Fitzpatrick completed her hat trick at the 69:57 minute mark and shut the door on Oregon's chance to get back into the match.
While Cal edged Oregon in corner kicks, 5-4, every other category (shots-9; fouls-7; saves-4) was knotted up.
Steele (3-8-2) played all but 14 minutes of the match in the loss as senior Lindsay Parlee relieved her at the 13:37 mark. Kruger (10-4-2) was credited with the win and was relieved as well by Kathleen Messinger.
Oregon returns for the final match at Pape' Field on Sunday against #1 Stanford on Sunday, which is Senior Day, at 1 p.m. With Stanford's 2-1 victory over Oregon State tonight, they clinched the Pac-12 crown.


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Senior Yoo Kim, junior Craig Everhart and the Distance Medley Relay will represent the UCLA men's track and field team as they travel to the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, AR this weekend (Mar. 11-12).
Kim currently ranks No. 2 in the nation in the pole vault with a lifetime-best mark of 18-4.50. Kim broke his own Korean National Record two weeks ago (Feb. 26) at the MPSF Indoor Championships and just missed the UCLA indoor school record of 18-5.25. This weekend, Kim will battle with Oregon's Tommy Skipper for the NCAA title and will have one more opportunity to break Mike Tully's school record.
Everhart heads to Arkansas with the No. 9 best time in the nation in the 400m (46.36) and will surely battle for All-American honors this weekend. Two weeks ago at the MPSF Indoor Championships, Everhart defended his 400m title, winning in a time of 46.59. The DMR team of senior Jon Rankin, Everhart, junior Martell Munguia and senior Ben Aragon currently ranks seventh in the nation (9:35.45) and should contend for All-American honors as well.
The men's track and field team has held out several of their top athletes, like sophomore Brandon Johnson, from competing in the indoor season to focus on a successful outdoor campaign. After an impressive first outdoor meet (UCLA Invitational, March 5), the Bruins are poised for an impressive spring season.


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West Allis — Because of a round-about financial plan, a stream of cash is headed toward West Allis to refresh its fiscally languishing parks.
In the last few years, West Allis has had to remove pieces of playground equipment for safety reasons, and it hasn't been able to replace it.
A mulch pit sits in place of the play equipment at a park in his district, said Alderman Michael May.
"What kid wants to play in a mulch pit?" he asked.
The flow of cash could be used to replace play equipment there and elsewhere, said Mayor Dan Devine who proposed a park rehabilitation plan.
The money might also be used for general park beautification and repair, developing the city's under-utilized parks and creating parks for areas that are underserved, creating a dog park, a small splash pad, a tot lot, additional pocket or small parks and making a park fully accessible to those with handicaps, he said.
"Community parks are a living thing and often reflect the vibrancy and energy of a neighborhood," Devine wrote in his park rehabilitation proposal to the common council.
And right now, the parks are sagging somewhat, said John Stibal, city development director, who was instrumental in creating the cash stream to help rejuvenate the parks.
How to breathe new vibrancy into them will be guided by an assessment of outdoor recreational facilities and open spaces by the city and its various departments. There also would be an update to the city's 1996 Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, under Devine's proposal.
Only 30 percent of the original comprehensive plan has been funded, he said.
The city expects a revenue stream of about $90,000 a year for park rehabilitation and enhancement for seven years under the financing plan, Devine said.
Financing came about because the city was looking for a better place to put its idle cash and because a new parking structure is needed for Johnson Controls that will soon move into the Renaissance Center in the city, Stibal said.
Johnson Controls' coming with its 800 jobs was contingent upon a parking structure for 650 cars being built at the Renaissance Center, 801 S. 60th St. Renaissance owner Van Buren Management's Joel Lee obtained $9 million of New Markets Tax Credits from the First-Ring Redevelopment Enterprise that West Allis organized to attract tax credits that promote redevelopment.
But Van Buren Management needed $4.2 million more to build the $10 million parking structure. So, the plan is for West Allis to loan FIRE the $4.2 million from the money it wanted to invest anyway for a better return.
FIRE will reloan the $4.2 million to Van Buren Management, which will pay it back. The city expects to receive about $180,000 in interest from the loan to be approved at about 4.5 percent interest. Devine proposes using half the interest for park improvement.
The loan would be safely secured by FIRE pledging its future income stream. All loans will be repaid as the borrower is required to refinance at the end of seven years, Stibal said.
The proposal provides an opportunity on two fronts, Stibal said. One is filling the remaining space at the Renaissance Center with Johnson Controls and gaining a long-term return on the city's investment that far exceeds the 0.3 percent the investments get now.
The revenue stream will be put to good use, Stibal said.
"We can fix all our parks so everybody has a great neighborhood park," he said.
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STANFORD, Calif. - The Pac-12 Conference announced today the all-star women's volleyball team which will travel to China this June for the second straight year. Stanford sophomores Madi Bugg and Brittany Howard will acompany 10 other student-athletes from around the conference on the trip.
Oregon head coach Jim Moore, a three-time National Coach of the Year honoree entering his 10th season with the Ducks, will lead the team of 12 student-athletes.
The summer all-star team will play seven matches over two weeks in Sanming and Beijing. The team, which will practice in Los Angeles before arriving in Shanghai on June 17, will spend the first day sightseeing before heading to Sanming.
The Pac-12 all-star squad will face off against the professional team from Fujian Province and the Chinese Junior National Team in Sanming, June 18-21. They will then head to Beijing to play a professional team and the Chinese Junior National Team again, June 24-26. The team will return to the United States on June 27.
In addition to the matches, the student-athletes will enjoy cultural and sightseeing visits in China. Highlights include visits to the Great Wall of China, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Silk Market.
The all-star team was selected by the coaching staff and Pac-12 liaison, and includes three freshmen, six sophomores and three juniors. In total, 11 of the 12 universities in the conference are represented. The team features one libero, two setters, three middle blockers and six outside hitters. Five of the student-athletes traveling to China were voted All-Pac-12 this year, as well as three who received AVCA All-America honors. Joining the team on the coaching staff are fellow Oregon coach Stacy Metro and Arizona assistant coach Charita Stubbs.
For the first time, fans can follow the Pac-12 globalization initiative on Chinese social media, including Weibo (http://www.weibo.com/pac12) – the Chinese equivalent of Twitter – and Renren (http://page.renren.com/pac12), the equivalent of Facebook. Daily updates will be posted on the accounts concerning the volleyball all-star team as well as upcoming Pac-12 events in China. For more information and updates in English on the trip, follow @pac12 on Twitter and www.pac-12.com.
The team is a part of the Pac-12's Globalization Initiative, an unprecedented effort to promote goodwill and showcase the conference and its member institutions in China through student-athlete exchanges and sport. Since launching the initiative in 2011, the Pac-12 has sent men's (UCLA and Arizona State) and women's basketball teams (California), last year's women's all-star volleyball team, and a delegation of men's basketball coaches to China for competitive exhibitions and clinics. Later this summer, the Pac-12 will send an all-star men's basketball team to play a series of games in China.
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Emmy Allen, Washington State, Freshman, Outside Hitter
Amanda Benson, Oregon, Freshman, Libero
Samantha Bricio, USC, Sophomore, Outside Hitter
Madi Bugg, Stanford, Sophomore, Setter
Whitney Follette, Arizona State, Sophomore, Middle Blocker
Brittany Howard, Stanford, Sophomore, Outside Hitter
Karsta Lowe, UCLA, Junior, Outside Hitter
Chelsey Schofield, Utah, Junior, Outside Hitter
Lillian Schonewise, California, Sophomore, Middle Blocker Taylor Simpson, Colorado, Junior, Outside Hitter
Penina Snuka, Arizona, Freshman, Setter
Melanie Wade, Washington, Sophomore, Middle Blocker
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College Hockey:Harvard and Michigan Tie, 3-3
Special Teams Give Crimson Tie
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Harvard tied Michigan 3-3 Saturday night in the final game before both teams travel to holiday tournaments.
Michigan opened up the scoring as junior center John Shouneyia from behind the net centered a pass to Dave Wyzgowski, who put it past Harvard freshman goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris. Wyzgowski's goal was his first of the season, a confidence booster after the freshman recovered from mononucleosis early in the season.
Harvard appeared to tie the game at 1-1 with 6:20 left in the first period on the power play. Center Tom Cavanagh centered a pass that deflected off left wing Tyler Kolarik's stick and clanked off the crossbar. The puck then came down and hit center Dominic Moore's skate and went into the net. Referees called off the goal.
Moore made up for it 54 seconds into the second period, when he tied the game for real. He then assisted on a Kolarik goal halfway through the period to give the Crimson a 2-1 advantage.
Michigan freshman forward Eric Nystrom tied the game on a nice pass from Shouneyia.
Shouneyia split two Harvard defenders and hit a crashing Nystrom who put it top shelf over Grumet-Morris.
Michigan can thank the Boston Bruins and Andy Hilbert for its third goal. The Bruins lured Hilbert into leaving the Wolverines this past August following his sophomore year. The star forward's early exit left the Wolverines down one forward, so Michigan coach Red Berenson offered Charlie Henderson a walk-on spot on the team.
Henderson, who had received offers from other colleges but wanted to try to make the team at Michigan, tallied his first career goal in a Wolverine sweater to give the Wolverines a 3-2 lead 13:10 remaining in the game.
Harvard rebounded to score less tha three minutes later as Dave McCulloch sent a puck on net that deflected off the stick of Dennis Packard.
"I think our kids showed a lot of resiliency," Harvard coach Mark Mazzoleni said.
Michigan controlled the overtime period, but couldn't score. Freshman defenseman Eric Werner, who hasn't been afraid of pinching in the zone, took the puck all the way down the right side, went around defenseman Dave McCulloch and centered it to Nystrom. But Nystrom couldn't get a stick on it.
Freshman Milan Gajic skated in all alone on Grumet-Morris but couldn't score. "I held my breath," Mazzoleni said.
Michigan outshot the Crimson 38-23. Harvard was 3-for-6 on the power play, Michigan 0-for-3.
The Wolverines (10-5-2, 8-3-2 CCHA) next play in the Great Lakes Invitational with North Dakota, Michigan State and Michigan Tech Dec. 28-29. Up next for Harvard (5-4-2, 5-2-2 ECAC) is the Denver Cup with Denver, Bowling Green and UMass-Lowell, also Dec. 28-29.
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Canelo Alvarez (43-1-1, 30 KOs), redeemed himself with an impressive win over Alfredo Angulo (22-4, 18 KOs), in a junior middleweight bout that Alvarez schooled Angulo before the fight was stopped in round ten last night at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event was presented by Golden Boy Promotions and televised on Showtime-PPV.
Last September, Alvarez lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a fight that had him frustrated the entire fight. What a difference a loss can make, Alvarez looked well prepared and in shape for his match with Angulo.
Alvarez wasted no time, delivering well placed punches on Angulo. What was impressive this fight had to be the speed of Alvarez, it was a performance that boxing fans have long awaited to see.
Angulo could do little and never found his range, Alvarez was just to quick, keeping Angulo in defensive mode the entire fight.
Taking some hard shots, Angulo would try to answer, but with no success. Known as a fighter with power, Angulo did his best to make a fight with Alvarez, he would trade punches that for the most part were blocked by Alvarez.
Angulo would not give up, he was hanging tough going in to the later rounds, a swift and effective left hook in round nine by Alvarez caught the attention of Angulo as well as referee, Tony Weeks who could all but notice that Angulo was stunned by the blow.
The fight would end in round ten with a deadly uppercut thrown by Alvarez, forcing Weeks to call a halt to the action and wave off the fight at 47 seconds of the round.
The crowd was not pleased with the stoppage, nor was Angulo, but it was good call by Tony Weeks who always keeps the safety of a fighter a priority. The job of a referee is not always the most popular when stopping a fight, and surely not with fans, but knowing Alfredo Angulo with live to fight another day is indeed a good thing.


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Happy New Year - Paul Kedrosky, posting on TechCrunch, is predicting another technology IPO bubble, citing the aborted Google-Yelp union and recent financings by Zynga and Twitter as signs of the coming craziness. Noting that Netscape's initial public offering launched the dot-com bubble, Kedrosky says all that's needed to trigger a new wave is "another Netscape moment."
Twitter This - Speaking of Twitter, Bloomberg has word of a profits sighting at the micro-blogging start-up. Twitter will make about $25 million from Internet-search deals with Google and Microsoft, enough to push the site into profitability, say people familiar with the matter. Twitter, of course, has been the butt of jokes about its lack of revenue, much less profits. "Apparently we might have to stop that – at least for now," writes Om Malik.
Take A Break - Budget-strapped governments have imposed shutdowns to cut costs. Now Yahoo is taking a page from that book, the Wall Street Journal reports, shutting down all but what it considers "essential functions" from Dec. 25 through Jan. 1. Although the Internet company has encouraged employees to take a break in the past, this is its first mandatory shutdown. While many can probably use the extra shopping time, those who are out of paid vacation days aren't likely to see the move as a gift.
What's On Your Smartphone? - PC users have become acustomed to fending off viruses, worms and other threats, but their cellphones have been largely trouble-free save for the occasional rogue text message. But as smartphone technology brings broadband connectivity to mobile devices that's changing and start-ups are taking notice. One of them, Lookout Inc., a developer of security and data-backup applications for smartphones, has received $5.5 million in venture capital, reports VentureWire. Investors are Khosla Ventures and Trilogy Partnership. Khosla Ventures, of course, is the venture firm headed by legendary technology investor Vinod Khosla.


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College Hockey:An Avalanche Of Opportunity
NHL's Absence Leaves Open Door For DU, CC
DENVER — The NHL is perilously close to officially canceling its season — a season that many haven't yet realized is missing.
The millionaires and the billionaires have dug their trenches so deep, chances are they'll strike oil before they strike a new collective bargaining agreement. Soon, arenas across North America will be free to stock up on motocross, rodeos and monster truck shows. They can leave the dirt down on the venue floors all winter and save on the refrigeration bills.
It's an appropriate metaphor, really. The owners and players have been kicking dirt on each other and the fans for months now, so there should be piles of it left over to put to good use.
But one of life's inescapable truisms also applies here — that one hockey league's loss is another's gain. In this case, it's the WCHA and, more specifically, the conference's two Colorado schools.
Both Denver and Colorado College are sitting pretty. They are both well within the boundaries of the passionate fan base that supports the Colorado Avalanche, and the Rocky Mountain region is a puck lover's paradise. The Avalanche sell out every home game and are a major player on a major-league sports landscape. Youth hockey and adult recreational leagues flourish on the Front Range. High school teams there are breeding grounds for future stars.
And with no Avalanche right now, that leaves the Pioneers and the Tigers as two of the top cats in town.
As far as the Denver sports hierarchy goes, you can make the case that only the Broncos rank higher at the moment. They are the perennial top draw in the area and everyone else, even the Avs, are a distant second. However, the Broncos have proven to be nothing more than a mediocre team in recent seasons. And football will always leave some of the spotlight for others, since games are only played once a week and the season only overlaps half of the hockey schedule.
That only leaves the Denver Nuggets as significant winter competition, but the NBA is an acquired taste for many and the league's recent image problems haven't helped it draw new fans. If anything, the NBA is driving away current ones.
So for a good portion of this fertile sports area's fans, DU and CC hockey are the place to be in these winter months. They are capitalizing on the void left by the popular Avalanche like Patrick Roy would've pounced on a loose puck in his day.
It always helps to get the breaks, and a confluence of circumstances have fallen just so to give center stage to these two deserving hockey programs. In Denver and Colorado College, you have two top 10-teams who are contenders for the title in arguably college hockey's toughest conference.
Denver is the defending national champion and coming off one of the most remarkable runs to an NCAA tournament championship in recent memory. The Pioneers have rarely had such momentum coming into a season, which makes it the ideal time for stars like Gabe Gauthier and Matt Carle to shine without competition from Sakic and Forsberg. The Pioneers also play in a beautiful on-campus facility that is accommodating to students and outside fans alike.
In the '50s and '60s, DU hockey games were the place to see and be seen on the Denver social circuit. Women wore evening gowns and men dressed out in suits for what was considered a high society event. Times have changed, but the ingredients are as good as they might get for a resurgence of mainstream interest in the Denver hockey program.
Down I-25 in Colorado Springs, the Tigers are giving people a reason other than Pike's Peak to make the one-hour drive south. Their home, the World Arena, is another great hockey building and CC hockey is the main attraction in the area with NHL draft picks like Mark Stuart and Brett Sterling playing against the gorgeous backdrop of Cheyenne Mountain.
What's more, the Tigers' rivalry with Denver is getting more attention these days, blossoming into something with real staying power. Sensing the opportunities, the Tigers are seizing the moment and enjoying as fine a first half of a season as they've had in some time.
For those missing the marquee names and the skillful, physical hockey that is the trademark of the Avalanche, maybe no conference in college hockey personifies those qualities better than the WCHA.
Through the season's first two months, WCHA teams have monopolized the top positions in the national polls due in part to the individual stars that comprise the storied teams within the conference. Some of the college game's great teams and many of the NHL's future players have, and will continue to display their wares in Colorado this season.
It may not be an Avs/Red Wings duel, but I'll take a Saturday night at Magness Arena watching the Pioneers battle the Fighting Sioux — or gladly kick off my weekend down in the Springs by taking in a CC matchup against those Gophers from Minnesota.
Fans of college hockey knows there is an appeal here that should be recognized by a much larger audience. While the pro game will always offer the biggest box-office attractions and thus cater to a wider fan base, college hockey delivers a passionate product rooted in the strength of its traditions. It'll pick its spots and showcase itself wherever and whenever that wider audience is ready to listen.
It just so happens that right now in the Rockies, Colorado sports fans are all ears.
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Carnival Cruise Lines has announced that due to the previously reported oil spill on the Mississippi River, Carnival Fantasy will end its current Western Caribbean voyage tomorrow in Mobile instead of New Orleans. Passengers onboard the ship will be provided complimentary motorcoach transportation to the Port of New Orleans or to the New Orleans airport to pick up their cars or join their flights.
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A transgender student from California, a 15-year-old teen, has recanted an alleged sexual abuse story one day after telling officials that he was cornered in a high school bathroom and assaulted.
According to a March 4 report from The Associated Press, as carried by ABC News, the unnamed teen, who is biologically female but identifies as male, claims three teens pushed him into a bathroom stall at the Hercules High School campus and assaulted him both physically and sexually.
Police had initially classified the attack as a hate crime because of "disparaging remarks" allegedly made against the boy. The teen has since recanted his entire tale, admitting it was a complete hoax.
The incident brought to light a first-of-its-kind California law, Assembly Bill 1266, which states that transgendered students may use "facilities consistent with his or her gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil's records."
The teen was interviewed by police and provided the names of the three supposed attackers and a timeline of events. Investigators later found discrepancies in the boy's story, and also said there was no evidence of any of the alleged injuries.
When confronted with the incongruities in his story Tuesday, the student "admitted he fabricated the entire story," Officer Connie Van Putten said, adding that police are reviewing the case to determine if they will bring any false charge indictments on the teen.
"I'm just relieved that nothing of this nature did happen," said Charles Ramsey, president of the West Contra Costa Unified school board. "It would have been a tragedy. Sometimes a young person uses poor judgment, but we have to be compassionate and understand what motivated the student to want to do this."
Tiffany Woods, transgender program manager at Tri-City Health Center in Fremont, believes there is more to the story, and that the teen simply caved under the pressure and recanted the accusation.
"Transgender students don't tend to fabricate stories like this and bring scrutiny onto themselves," Woods said. "There's more to the story that is obviously not being reported, but I don't think we know yet."
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Falcons president Rich McKay could return to Tampa Bay, where he served as general manager from 1993 to 2003. The Bucs fired coach Greg Schiano and general manager Mark Dominik Monday.
And speaking of firings, Atlanta parted ways with both of their offensive line coaches, as well as the defensive line coach, Monday evening. The Falcons struggled on both ends this season with the offensive line allowing 44 sacks (10th in the league), and the defensive line giving up the second most rushing yards (135.8) per game.
Charlotte Observer
Panthers coach Ron Rivera said he cannot recall ever being part of a nine-sack game. Carolina's nine-sack performance at Atlanta Sunday propelled them to an NFL-high of 60 sacks for the season, tying a franchise record too.
Quarterback Cam Newton is in year three of a four-year, $22 million contract, but, he can expect a raise. The Panthers can exercise Newton's option after this season or work on a long-term deal with the former Auburn standout.
Tampa Bay Times
The Bucs have expressed interest in former Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith. According to reports, Smith, who has an 81-63 career coaching record, would also want former California Golden Bears coach Jeff Tedford to serve as his offensive coordinator.
Despite being 11-21 in two seasons with the Bucs, former coach Greg Schiano is proud of the culture change he created with Tampa Bay. Schiano got rid of several talented but troubled playmakers like Aqib Talib, but ultimately did not win enough games.


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This proposal is one of seven recent FINRA initiatives that relate to equity market
structure and automated trading activities. These initiatives increase the amount
of trading information FINRA receives and provide more transparency during trading
This particular proposal will require employees who are primarily responsible for
the design, development or significant modification of algorithmic trading strategies,
or those supervising these activities, to register as an Equity Trader. FINRA believes
this is the most relevant registration category, and the proposal attempts to define
the scope of what constitutes an algorithmic trading strategy.
This proposal would also change the examination requirement for all Equity Traders.
Currently, this registration category requires an individual to pass two exams,
the Series 7 or 62 and the Series 55. This proposal would create a new Securities
Trader category, for which only one combined Series 57 exam would be required.
The SIE Exam must be taken and passed prior to sitting for the Series 6, 7, 22,
57, 79, 82, 86, 87, and 99 exams. However, if an individual has already been registered
with a FINRA firm within the last 24 months and has passed one of the aforementioned
exams, he or she will be exempt from taking this exam.
The most significant change will be that for the first time, candidates will be
able to register and sit for a FINRA-administered exam without being sponsored or
employed by a FINRA member firm. This is a great first step for individuals looking
to pursue a career in the financial services industry, and this would also be viewed
favorably by prospective employers.
The suggested preparation should include, but is not limited to, review of the SIE
textbook, practice questions and sample Final Exams. The Securities Industry Essentials
Exam will be presented in a multiple choice format, and the questions must be answered
FINRA will publish a notice seeking comments soon and would file the proposed changes
with the SEC in late 2015 or early 2016. Once approved by the SEC, the implementation
would begin in late 2016 or early 2017.
After gathering input from individuals in the field, a committee of municipal advisor
professionals created a
Series 50 Content Outline of topics that has been approved by the MSRB.
here to view the Series 50 Outline in its entirety.
STC will begin preparing its materials with a goal of making them available as of
the exam implementation date.
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The United States Department of Labor recently announced that grant money of approximately $53 million is available for growing and assessing distinctive approaches for developing the workforce. This investment is offered through the Workforce Innovation Fund. The Workforce Innovation Fund offers grant money with the purpose of investing in inventive methods to create and supply employment and training amenities with the intent of generating sustainable enhancements in public workforce system performance.
State workforce agencies and local workforce investment boards are qualified to apply for grants offered by this Fund. Through this investment, grantees would be looked upon to bring employment and training amenities forward in a more operational and proficient manner, to create better opportunities for collaboration between workforce programs, to increase the sharing and distribution of best practices, and to put arduous assessment systems into place.
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That old "ball and chain" and all the nagging that goes along with it isn't a joke anymore, according to this new study on people dying early after putting up with nagging from their mates. Men are more prone to an early death than women after living with a partner who nags. A study out of the University of Copenhagen has the world's attention today as nagging is seen as hazardous to your health, especially if you are a man, reports the Canada Journal on May 11.
The study followed 9,875 men and women who ranged in age from 36-52 for 11 years. Those who reported on their initial intake that they were exposed to stressful situations and demands from their spouse or mate died earlier than those who did not. The biggest majority of deaths occurred in men.
According to this study, "people who had frequent worries and demands from a partner had a 50-100 percent increased mortality risk. Men were the most at risk, according AOL News. The study group had four percent of the women and six percent of the men dying early under these stressful circumstances.
Men tended to respond to stress by creating more cortisol in their system. This is a hormone which is linked to poor health.
Why were the men most at risk of dying after being nagged by their spouse or mate? The author of the study at University of Copenhagen, Dr Rikke Lund, said:
"Men also have fewer people in their social network than women who tend to share their problems and worries with more people."
The study also found that for the men, who were nagged at home, going to work helped. They were able to get away from their partners that nagged at least for a little bit of a respite. The study also suggested that men who are unemployed and frequently nagged while at home were "even more likely to die."
Frequent demands from mates could account for 315 deaths per year out of 100,000 people. Frequent demands and worries from mates when they are out of work could account for 462 deaths per year per 100,000. Yes, nagging is hazardous to your health!


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Cute Kids Alpacasso Collection Review
♥ Cute Kids Alpacasso Collection Review ♥
Hi guys! I thought it will be fun to do a quick review on alpacasso collections. Starting from this month, I'll be doing a short review on alpacasso plush. Ask me any questions that you may have about alpacasso plush, I'll try my best to answer it ^^Read More»
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Amigurumi Crochet Doll No 9 Golden Puppy
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Amigurumi puppy number 9 is finally ready!
Limit Special Preorder Love Baby Alpaca
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Update: Order now is closed, thanks everyone! ^^
Hi guys! I want to post a special preorder for this Love Baby Alpaca!
I noticed that there are A LOT of people like this new release, so it will be great to gather up orders just for this one. These cuties will be released at the end of March and I am only taking 10 orders. Free shipping & handling for this order, so you are saving at least $5.00~ $10.00 dollars for the order. However, if you going to order 2 or more, please add $0.50 for additional cuties. Sounds good? 😀Read More»
Amigurumi No5 Momo In Storenvy
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You can find Momo in Storenvy~
Body: Japanese yarn, polyester filling, cotton yarns, mini buttons for legs.
Purse: Wool felt, suede string, pearl beads
Dress: Cotton fabric, lace trim, mini button
Amigurumi No5 Momo
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Amigurumi No5 Momo Cute Plush is finally finished! 作品完成し
I loved how she turned out, very sweet expression on her face and cute strawberry purse ^^ First time making dress for my ami plush. I was going to make a small rug or small background for her but since I have a lot of back orders, I needed to finish this one fast… >_< Sorry Momo :SRead More»
Baby Alpacasso | Alpaca Plus 4 Good Homes
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Available Curly cuties:
– Cafe au Lait RESERVED
– PinkyRead More»
Baby Curly Alpaca|Alpacasso
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I want to find these baby curly alpaca/alpacassos good homes! ^^ These are SO cute! It's different from the normal alpacas that we got, their fur are little bit curly.
All of them are with nice polka dot bow and pearl necklace! Sophisticated and cute! If you are looking for unique Valentine gift, this will be PERFECT for you. Or, if you are a Mad Alpaca collectors, this will be a nice addition to your collection!Read More»
Update Alpacasso|Alpaca PreOrder Batch 4
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Batch No.4 is CLOSED
Hi Guys!
I'm overwhelmed by all the requests for Alpacasso Cotton Candy Collection. You guys made my jaw dropped. LOL. I really want to thank you guys for trusting me and order from me.Read More»
Alpacasso|Alpaca PreOrder Batch 4
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Jan 31st, 2012: Batch No.4 CLOSED
Jan 23rd: All items will be shipped to Paypal Confirmed address only.
Alpacasso Cotton Candy Collection: Due to popular demand on upcoming new alpacasso, the following babies are NOT available for pre-order.
Milk Strawberry, Lemon.
I'm over the initial reserve quantities (wow!) I will stop taking orders for 48cm Cotton Candy Collection at this moment. I might open another batch but I have to see how smooth the transaction is ( I don't want to provide a lousy service!)
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Jan 6th : USPS will increase postage price on Jan 22nd, 2012. Therefore, shipping charges will be increased accordingly, sorry… (_ __|| )
Handmade Cell Phone Charms From Turkey
Hi guys! Today I want to show you these very cute and unique cell phone charms! They are all handmade originally from Turkey.
I know that this might not be the normal cute looking charms that we used to have but let me tell you, these are very cute! The more you look at it, the more you like it ^^
Can you guess what they are? I think not! 😀
Okay okay, let me do the explanation: From Top left side…the one looked like a dog is NOT a dog. In fact, he's a Koala bear! The top right side…YES, it's a rabbit, LOL. On the bottom left, it's a small bear. The last one on bottom right…he's a wolf, not a dog! ^^ When I was talking with the owner of the shop, I got it ALL wrong! I couldn't believe "That's a KOALA bear?" The owner told me to use a little bit of imagination by looking at some of the feature of each one, then I started to believe..hehe.
I only have 6 charms, and I'm not going to put all of them on adoption 😛 I'll keep wolfy (bottom right) and Koala bear ( in the middle).
These charms are made with colorful fabric. They are very well stuffed with cotton ( I guess), so they aren't soft at all. Very sturdy and unique! If you are looking for something unique and small, this might be the one! I'm pretty sure that you will NOT find anything like this anywhere, no in U.S., Australia nor in Turkey! I only have 4 pcs available in my shop and that's it…no more ^^
Baby Jewelry Alpacasso
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Aren't they the cutest thing ever?
I got them recently from pre-order and these are extras that I got, now I want to find them a good home ^^ I have 1 Llama and 1 Yuki-chan only… sorry no Momo If you are interested please leave me note in here, I'll contact you. I'm trying to send these alpacas as fast as I can before Christmas, this will be my last shipment for the year. I really don't want to lose these cuties since Christmas is always busy and..yeah, even my sister's gift got lost in the mail.. -_- so, I'm planning to ship this next week. Let me know
I have another open batch for Jan 2012, if this is not what you looking for, you might want to check out here, you might find something you like
Baby Jewelry Alpacasso $25.00 USD
– Llama (1pc) SOLD
– Yuki-Chan (White 1pc) SOLD
The shipping & Handling Packing charges is the same : $5.00 for U.S. Domestic, $10.00 for International shipping.
I'm trying to improve my packing, next year I'll have stickers labels and nice packing material for you guys. This is a quick note from Ruru, thank you for reading this and let's find these cuties home ^^
Let me know if you like other stuff such as "One Piece", Hello Kitty or other stuffs. We might consider to carry it in the future. Thank you for reading~
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas
Alpakasso Gloomy Bear Pre Order Batch 3
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Jan 7th, 2012 : Batch # 3 is closed
These items will be released in Mid Jan of 2012 in Japan. Therefore I will close this batch on Jan 6th 2012.
If you are interested please place your order and make payment before Jan 6th. Order will be placed on Jan 7th, so make sure place order before 7th ^^Read More»
Hello Kitty Cocktail Nail Polisher
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Hiya guys!
I got these cutest Hello Kitty Nail Polisher from Taiwan! I liked these colors this is why I bought them BUT I rarely do my nails…instead let it sit on my desk and not using them, why not give it to someone loves color their nail?
I think these are cool, you can paint the nail first as base color and touch up with other darker colors or even draw pictures on it. Since tt has 2 colors, you can do gradient on nails or do swirl! If you are interested please let me know, I have it on my desk!
Sorry for the huge picture /(>w<)\ I wanted to show you these colors.
This is actually pink + peach.
This is ice blue, very pretty.
Sorry that I couldn't take better picture. All these are ready to ship, if you are interested please let me know Each set is $5.00 USD.
Shipping & Handling:
U.S. Domestic: $5.00 USD
International: $10.00 USD ( sorry about the cost >_<)
Let me know…I'll leave this post till Dec. 19th. After that…this will be someone's Christmas gift, heheh ^^
Oh, please come back often, I'm planning to update Pre-Order list for Jan, also some other cute stuffs that I want to put on the shop.
Thank you for reading this, have a great Tuesday <3 <3
Pink Baby Alpaca For Good Home
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Thank you for viewing, Pink Alpaca is sold 11/30/11
Thank you all for taking my Alpacasso home 😀 I'm sure that you will enjoy these babies.
Now, I have only 1 baby alpaca left in my house, who would like to adopt her? She's chubby and smiling all the time!
I'm sorry about the price but I got this from UK and they charged me more than $25.00 in British Pound -__- That's more than US Dollars.
If you are interested please let me know..ok?
The Blog shop will be closed from Dec. 19th ~ Dec. 27th, 2011
I'll be working on Ami plush and other new products. I'll try to ship as early as possible for Baby Jewelry Alpaca orders. You always can email me or leave comments on my FaceBook page for anything, ok? Even the shop is closed for holiday I'll be checking emails and Facebook.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all ^^
#RA11084 – Pink Baby Alpakasso Mascot (10cm) $25.00 US SOLD


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Ranks fifth in UMass' all-time charts on the 500-yard free (4:34.78), seventh in the 200-yard free (1:40.61) and eighth in the 200-yard back (1:53.40).
As a Junior:
Named to the All-Atlantic 10 team ... finished first in the 200-yard free (1:40.79) at the Atlantic 10 Championships ... was a member of the 800-yard freestyle relay team (6:45.79) that finished first in the conference meet ...placed sixth at the Atlantic 10 Championships in the 500-yard free (4:36.87), ninth in the 200-yard back (1:53.40), and was also a member of the second-place 400-yard free relay team (3:04.28) ... ranks first on the UMass team in the 200-yard free and 200-yard free relay, third in the 500-yard free (4:36.87 at A-10's) and 200-yard back (1:53.40 at A-10's), fourth in the 100-yard back (55.28 vs. Fordham), seventh in the 100-yard free (48.97 vs. UMBC) and 200-yard fly (2:14.45 vs. New Hampshire) and 10th in the 200-yard IM (2:06.62 vs. St. John's).
As a Sophomore:
Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship team ... member of the A-10 championship 800-yard free relay team (6:44.01) ... placed second in the 500-yard free (4:34.78) and third in the 200-yard free at the A-10's (1:40.61) ... ranked third on the team in the 200-yard back (1:54.43 at A-10's).
As a Freshman:
Ranked fourth on the team in the 200-yard back (1:57.72 at Syracuse) and sixth in both the 1,000-yard free (10:29.43 vs. Fordham) and 100-yard back (55.85 at Syracuse Invite).
Before UMass:
Four-year letterwinner at Loyola Blakefield (Md.) High School ... helped Loyola capture the 1997 National Catholic Championships ... individual champion in the 200-yard free at the National Catholic Championships as a senior ... led team to four consecutive MIAA titles ... team captain as a senior.
Full name is Robert Deloise Bellamy, III... born November 5, 1981, in Columbia, Md. ... son of Bob and Barbara Bellamy ... majoring in Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration.
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Getting ready for the holiday and want to prepare something new and exciting for your guests? Recreating a thick and delicious shake that is available at McDonald's once a year during March for St. Patrick's Day is just the treat you are looking for. The light green shimmering color is a perfect touch to add a bit of Irish to the table's theme. The color will spark an interest in children as well as the fact that it is made from ice cream. Not just any ice cream; vanilla bean ice cream which gives this shamrock shake the best foundation for a thick and ice cold shake to treat everyone at dessert time. Very easy to prepare right before serving which frees the refrigerator for any other pies, cakes or tarts that will also be served to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
- 3 cups of vanilla bean ice cream
- 1 3/4 cups of 1% milk
- 1/2 teaspoon of peppermint extract
- Green food coloring
- Blend all ingredients in a blender until completely thick and smooth.
- Add a few drops of green food coloring till you get the desired shamrock shade you desire.
- Pour into glasses and serve!
- Enjoy!
- Top shake with a dollop of whipped cream and some green sugar shamrocks sprinkle candies to charm your guests.
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2009 Research Summary
Background Calibrated High-Speed Low-Power Pipelined A/D Converter
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Borivoje Nikolic, Dusan Stepanovic and Takashi Oshima
Semiconductor Research Corporation
Designing moderate to high resolution analog-to-digital converters is becoming more and more difficult in new technologies with low voltage supplies and low intrinsic device gains. To overcome these issues, digital signal processing techniques for correction of analog circuit non-idealities seem to be a promising solution. In this project we are using an LMS algorithm to perform the background calibration of a crappy pipelined A/D convertor and we are investigating techniques that could speed-up the calibration algorithm.
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New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita (strained left calf) did not practice Wednesday, leaving his status in doubt for Sunday's important road game against the Miami Dolphins at Land Shark Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
If Fujita can't play, his likely replacement will be Troy Evans. The Dolphins lead the NFL in rushing, averaging 177.0 yards per game.
Five players participated on a limited basis: P Thomas Morstead (right ankle), LN Jonathan Casillas (hip), CB Malcolm Jenkins (ankle), TE Jeremy Shockey (shoulder) and CB Leigh Torrence (hamstring).
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Jeff graduated from Hofstra University on Long Island with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. While in college, he had experience in both television and radio. Jeff anchored, produced and reported for the campus wide TV station and was a member of WRHU 88.7, Radio Hofstra University. His most memorable experience was being a reporter for the 2012 Presidential Debate that was held at Hofstra University.
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UFC Live 1 - Vera vs. Jones
Sunday, March 21, 2010
1stBank Center
Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Main Card:
-Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones (Light-Heavyweight Bout)
-Junior dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (Heavyweight Bout)
-Cheick Kongo vs. Paul Buentello (Heavyweight Bout)
-Alessio Sakara vs. James Irvin (Middleweight Bout)
Preliminary Card:
-Clay Guida vs. Shannon Gugerty (Lightweight Bout)
-Eliot Marshall vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (Light-Heavyweight Bout)
-John Howard vs. Daniel Roberts (Welterweight Bout)
-Duane Ludwig vs. Darren Elkins (Lightweight Bout)
-Brendan Schaub vs. Chase Gormley (Heavyweight Bout)
-Mike Pierce vs. Julio Paulino (Welterweight Bout)
-Eric Schafer vs. Jason Brilz (Light-Heavyweight Bout)
Jon Jones defeated Brandon Vera in Round 1 by KO / Submission.
Junior dos Santos defeated Gabriel Gonzaga in Round 1 by KO / Submission.
Cheick Kongo defeated Paul Buentello in Round 3 by KO / Submission.
Alessio Sakara defeated James Irvin in Round 1 by KO / Submission.
Clay Guida defeated Shannon Gugerty in Round 2 by KO / Submission.
Vladimir Matyushenko defeated Eliot Marshall in Round 3 by Decision.
John Howard defeated Daniel Roberts in Round 1 by KO / Submission.
Darren Elkins defeated Duane Ludwig in Round 1 by KO / Submission.
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Jason A. Anderson (35) is one of the only actual Colorado natives around! He has lived in Denver since December of 1997. Jason currently works as a Victim Advocate for the Denver District Attorney's Office, a job he thoroughly enjoys because he has always had a passion for the law and for helping people. He has previously worked for or volunteered for the Denver Police Department, Denver County Court, and the Denver City Attorney's Office.
Jason serves on the boards of and volunteers for multiple non-profit organizations within the community including The Blue Bench, Denver's only 24 hour hotline and support for victims of sexual assault & Metro Denver Partners, a youth mentoring organization helping at-risk youth in Denver and the metro-area. Jason went to high school in Grand Junction, Colorado and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology from Metropolitan State College of Denver. Jason lives and works in Denver and enjoys a wide variety of activities in his spare time including working out, spending time with his amazing friends and trying to be the best uncle he can to his 4 nieces and nephews. Sorry ladies but Jason is searching for Mr. Right just like many of you are.
To see Jason up front and personal, make sure to attend The King & Queen of Denver: Sexy Single's Night Out on Saturday, September 20th. Jason is genuine, down to earth and extremely funny. His past professional and personal choices/accomplishments have made Jason an obvious selection for the Top 10 candidates. That means four spots available for the King's throne.


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Should Facebook Care What the Public Likes?
What I find most interesting and most hopeful in the Facebook IPO is Mark Zuckerberg's letter to potential investors. It's something that makes me hopeful as a Facebook user—hopeful that the company will not adopt antisocial monetizations of the public trust it still (barely) enjoys that would undermine the value of the site for maintaining personal relationships. But this is also something that should make investors hopeful. By signaling that Facebook is committed to other values apart from maximizing shareholder value and ROI, the company aims to demonstrate that the IPO is not going to disfigure the company and destroy its value.
Such is the paradox of shareholder value maximization.
It was not so very long ago that we believed that companies were dedicated to providing goods and services, and that investments were just a means to that end. With the rise of the Chicago school, Milton Friedman, and freshwater economists—and with the exclusion of dissenting voices and alternate frameworks regarding corporate social responsibility—the idea that maximizing shareholder value is the function and single moral imperative of business became orthodoxy within many business schools. But although the business schools have been successfully taken over by this particular view of corporations, and this view has since been sanctified by some legislation, many members of the public have never really seen it this way.
Why this difference in perception? In part it's because a company that acts like it only cares about shareholder value is a company that the public quickly begins to dislike and avoid.
So this is one half of the paradox: trying to maximize shareholder value is not a good way of maximizing shareholder value. The other half of the paradox is that trying to actually help people and improve society may be a good way of maximizing shareholder value.
In this way, the situation is entirely analogous to Aristotle's "paradox of hedonism." Aristotle noted, quite some time before Friedman came on the scene, that if you live only for yourself, you tend to end up rather a miserable SOB. (This is a slight paraphrase.) Those who are happiest, it turns out, do not seek out their own happiness, but pursue virtue instead.
Now, of course, successful companies generate profits in all sorts of ways other than pursuing virtue—and sometimes the illusion of virtue is created through tactics like greenwashing, or making sure that labor abuses take place overseas. The analogy here certainly isn't perfect. But the point I'm making is limited: if you want customers, and you do, then it's a good plan to treat them like partners in and contributors to your business, rather than treating them like a resource to be exploited purely for the gain of others.
Time will tell what it means for Facebook's strategy going forward, but issuing this letter is, I think, a hopeful sign that Facebook will limit its data-mining and profit-generating activities by the requirements of remaining of real and significant value to users.
So ends the point I want to make here. But I know there's an inevitable response, and I'll go ahead and address it. The response might be: "Why is any of this even relevant! There's a legal requirement that public companies be run to maximize shareholder value!" Well, here's the thing: that legal requirement is nearly completely meaningless.
We could interpret it strictly, and say that no company is ever supposed to do anything to help a cause, candidate, or constituency. But this would be utterly mindless: if providing employees better pay or benefits than the market demands results in more productive employees, and it usually does, then it does maximize shareholder value to help employees beyond what the market demands. If donating to a charitable organization helps brand identity and drives sales, then it clearly maximizes shareholder value to pursue social goods.
And so when we say that a public company has an obligation to maximize shareholder value, what that means in practice is that a public company should demonstrate care for its customers, care for its employees, care for its community, and care for its environment—and that demonstration will be all the more resilient and effective if those in the company actually do care about those things. And so as users and as potential investors both, the message to Zuckerberg should be the same: Stand by these social ideals. Don't sell out users. Empower, support, and respect your public. Pursue virtue first, and through that, find prosperity.
D.E. Wittkower is a philosopher of technology at Old Dominion University, and editor of Facebook and Philosophy and iPod and Philosophy.


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Golden Sparkles for Cubs at Talking Stick
Reggie Golden drilled a two-run single, an RBI double, and a triple, Mark Malave singled, doubled, walked, and scored two runs, Jeffrey Baez singled twice, walked, stole a base, and scored a run, and James Pugliese hurled four innings of shutout baseball, leading the Cubs to a 6-4 victory over the Rockies in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning at Dust Storm Field at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Resort, east of Scottsdale, AZ.
After beginning the Cactus League Extended Spring Training schedule mired in a 1-22 slump (045/276/091 in 29 PA over the course of 11 EXST games), Cubs 2010 2nd round draft pick Reggie Golden has been on fire, hitting 423/483/692 over his last nine games (29 PA), bringing his season slash-line up to a more-respectable 250/438/479. Golden suffered two torn ligaments in his left knee a year ago while running the bases as a member of the Peoria Chiefs, and missed the rest of the 2012 season. He is just now rounding back into playing shape.
James Pugliese has been pitching "lights out" over his last four Cactus League EXST appearances (two GS), allowing no runs on four hits and four walks with 11 strikeouts in 10.1 IP. With Josh Conway out for the season and Dillon Maples having been promoted to Kane County, Pugliese is putting in a claim on one of the open starting rotation slots at Boise.
Wilfredo Petit returned to action today, catching for six innings and getting three AB. Petit suffered a bruise on the back of his left hand last week after being struck by a bat on a Catcher's Interference error, and although it initially appeared to be a serious injury, x-rays were negative.
Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only):
1a. Albert Almora, CF: 0-4 (6-3, 6-3, F-8, K, RBI)
1b. Kevin Encarnacion, CF: 0-1 (4-3)
2. Jeffrey Baez, DH: 2-4 (1B, K, 1B, K, BB, R, SB)
3. Carlos Penalver, SS: 1-5 (6-3-5 DP, P-3, K, F-9, 1B, SB)
4. Jacob Rogers, 1B: 1-4 (F-9, K-WP, BB, 1B, K, R)
5. Reggie Golden, LF: 3-4 (3B, 4-6-3 DP, 1B, 2B, R, 3 RBI, CS)
6a. Garrett Schlecht, RF: 0-1 (HBP, K, BB, PO)
6b. Jose Dore, RF: 1-1 (1B)
7. Brad Zapenas, 2B: 0-4 (6-3, F-8, F-8, P-4)
8. Mark Malave, 3B: 2-3 (BB, K, 1B, 2B, 2 R)
9a. Wilfredo Petit, C: 0-3 (3-U, E-3, K, R)
9b. Erick Castillo, C: 0-1 (6-3)
1. James Pugliese: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 GIDP, 42 pitches (31 strikes), 5/2 GO/FO
2. Carlos Rodriguez: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 27 pitches (14 strikes), 1/2 GO/FO
3. Larry Suarez: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 43 pitches (26 strikes), 3/3 GO/FO
4. Matt Iannazzo: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 PO, 27 pitches (17 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
1. Wilfredo Petit: 1-1 CS
2. Erick Castillo: 0-1 CS
RF Jose Dore - potential tying run thrown out 9-2 trying to score from 2nd base on single
WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 90's
dejesus leadoff HR, bottom
dejesus leadoff HR, bottom 1st...so far so good for the cubs in the battle of the cubs 1st round pick pitchers.
2 really horrible cubs base
2 really horrible cubs base running errors on the night and we're not even out of the 2nd...especially the valbuena screwup.
also, lol ninja 2 run HR.
1-3, bottom 2nd.
AZ Phil: I know you reported
AZ Phil: I know you reported when Josh Conway got hurt but is there a formal diagnosis? Is his problem surgical? Please update what you can, as you now mention that he's out for the season.
Don't know if you caught the
Don't know if you caught the comments from 5/11 -- "Per the Tribune: "Pitching in an extended spring game in poor conditions at the Brewers' Maryvale, Ariz., complex, the Cubs' Josh Conway was lost for the season with a stress fracture in his elbow."
Phil added -- "JOE P: Josh Conway has a cast on his right arm, from shoulder to finger-tips."
Phil will have to add any further updates, if he has any.
Thanks. I obviously missed
Thanks. I obviously missed that. Miss a little, miss a lot.
Help wanted: proofreader
Help wanted: proofreader/editorial assistant
Sullivan in the Trib this morning:
"It was the first series triumph for the Cubs since Aug. 25-26, when they also beat the Rockies two out of three."
The Cubs are actually
The Cubs are actually starting to do some little things I like. Soriano's throw last night and Castro's relay was good to watch, like I was actually watching a professional baseball team. Rizzo working the count with a guy on base in the fifth and his late inning double to right, clearly not going for the home run there. And I know some disagree with me here, but I like the aggressiveness on the bases. It forces mistakes.
A quick look at this year's
A quick look at this year's results -- haven't the Cubs won 3 series in 2013 befe this one?
2 of 3 vs. Pirates ot start the season, 3 of 4 vs. Marlins, 2 of 3 vs. Nats.
Reply from the Trib on the
Reply from the Trib on the Sullivan article:
It was the Cubs first home series win since August. Home is the key word and it was missed in the fast work on deadline last night.
We'll set the record straight tomorrow.
Mike Kellams
Tribune Sports
~sings~ "Golden sparkles fill
~sings~ "Golden sparkles fill your eyes..."
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draft signings are trickling in...rounds 6-9 are signed + a random slew of others.
filter by team.
Former Major League All-Star Jim Hickman dies at 79
Yep...sort of. Matheny says Rosenthal will no longer pitch the 9th, and they will mix/match Oh, Siegrist and Broxton.
Duane Underwood now 0-5 with a 5.44 ERA for Tenn. Urp. Warren not sharp at Iowa tonight. When will Cease and Hudson be ready?
On a positive note, Jiminez with his 10th HR tonight. He has a .924 OPS -- the only player in the league with an OPS over .900. Leads the lead in 2B, SLG and OPS, tied for the league lead in HR and 3rd in Avg. Nice!
- The pressure of going for the regular-season wins record is now gone.
- Joe will come up with more wacky dress-up ideas for the team to wear after they lose their next get-away game.
- There is more clarity on Spencer Patton.
- We play the Reds next. They aren't very good.
- We'll have at least a 9 game lead after today.
EDIT: - Contreras looks like the real deal.
Other than that, not much -- nasty stretch. Two ugly losses in the last 4 games.
Ugh -- give Lackey a 4-1 lead, you hope for better.
Joe: "We lost. They beat us. Now where's my '09 Guigal Bordeaux glass...?
I forgot how rail thin skinny Carl Edwards Jr. Is - he threw some nasty stuff - hope that continues
HAHAHA! I love it here! Brilliant...
"The pressure of going for the regular-season wins record is now gone."
Brilliant. Maddon is a genius!
"Drink copiously but responsibly."
Done and done. Thanks for that.
Oil Can Boyd now pitching for the Cubs
It's a long season. There will be stretches like this. It's Saturday night. Drink copiously but responsibly.
That valuable RBIGIDP.
Someone talk me down here.
I remember AZ PHIL talking about Bour's power during the Hendry era.
Time to scrap the scouting report on Justin Bour and get a new one. Sheesh.


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`Silver Bird' No More? American Planes Likely to Get New Paint Scheme
For decades American Airlines has flown unpainted, polished silver airplanes. But that will soon change.
American Chief Executive Tom Horton hinted at a meeting of corporate travel managers that a new logo and new paint scheme for jets are coming, likely as the company emerges from bankruptcy-court reorganization and tries to set a new course.
"This is going to be a new airline,'' Mr. Horton said at the Global Business Travel Association convention in Boston. He was referring to American's plans to restructure independently, not to ongoing exploration and evaluation of a possible merger with US Airways Group Inc. or other airlines.
"We're working on modernization of the American Airlines brand and we'll unveil something in the future. We're also thinking about the look of our airplanes,'' Mr. Horton said. "Stay tuned on that.''
Besides image, there's a structural reason American is going to have to start painting its planes. The Boeing 787s American has on order don't have aluminum skins, they are constructed with composite materials that are essentially super-strong plastics that must be painted. Large portions of the new Airbus planes American has ordered are also fabricated with composite materials.
A Boeing model of the 787 in American's current livery on display at Boeing's 787 design center in Seattle shows the plane simply painted silver. With metallic paints today, designers could no doubt get something close.
Another possibility might be a white plane with patriotic red, white and blue scheme. Mr. Horton frequently talks about the patriotism he feels at an airline named after the nation.
"Our view is American Airlines is America's flag carrier,'' he said, even though American, or any other U.S. airlines, doesn't officially have that designation.
Former American Chief Executive Robert Crandall famously decided to keep planes polished and unpainted in order to save fuel. Painting a plane can add a couple hundred pounds of weight, and that means more fuel will be burned with each flight.
Even if there is a merger with U.S. Airways, the American name will survive, U.S. Airways officials have said.
Mr. Friedman, like his boss, declined to comment on when a new livery might be rolled out. American won't take delivery of its first 787 until 2014, but a new paint scheme could come as early as late this year when American takes delivery of its first Boeing 777-300, a larger variant of the 777-200 American already flies. That plane will be equipped with new international premium seating and amenities, and American officials have latched on to the 777-300 delivery as a symbol of the remaking of the airline.


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Polluting plant asks for public buyout
Ben Cubby and Flint Duxfield THE owner of the country's most heavily polluting coal-fired power plant wants the Government to buy it out with public money rather than face the costs of carbon trading.
Surge in amount of electronic rubbish
Ben Cubby MORE computers, televisions and mobile phones than ever are being buried in landfill, despite a national recycling push.
Pell backs God's long division
Ben Cubby GOD may be many things, but one of them is ''a first-rate mathematician'', the Sydney Catholic Archbishop, George Pell said last night.
Kangaroos are the big losers in this year's Bathurst 1000
Ben Cubby ENVIRONMENT A LARGE and unpublicised cull of kangaroos has taken place on Mount Panorama to keep the animals away from next week's Bathurst 1000 car race.
Graincorp confident it will be able to keep GM canola separate
Ben Cubby AUSTRALIA will attempt to keep genetically-modified canola segregated from conventional crops, contradicting earlier reports saying they would be mixed together.
GM canola found outside containment area
Ben Cubby GENETICALLY modified canola has already escaped from its containment areas in southern NSW, just over a year after a moratorium on growing the crop was lifted by the State Government.
Colony's toughest lags holed up here
Ben Cubby ENVIRONMENT THE stonework is original and the harbour views spectacular but the previous tenants were far from solid citizens.
Coal bosses accused of toying with jobs
Ben Cubby THE mining union says the coal industry is being ''blatantly dishonest'' and toying with workers' jobs on the coalfields as it tries to extract more compensation under the Federal Government's...
Waste control in the dumps despite high recycle rates
BEN CUBBY ENVIRONMENT REPORTER NSW has fallen behind other states in key areas of waste management and is likely to fall short of targets despite record levels of household recycling.
Carbon trading scandal linked to Government
Ben Cubby and Marian Wilkinson THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade assisted an Australian company caught up in Papua New Guinea's carbon trading scandal as it closed deals in Bangladesh and Jordan this year, even giving it...
Australian firm linked to PNG's $100m carbon trading scandal
Marian Wilkinson and Ben Cubby AN AUSTRALIAN company has been swept up in a $100 million carbon trading scandal in Papua New Guinea after claims fake carbon certificates were given to landowners to help persuade them to sign over...
I am a top foreigner in Papua New Guinea, says carbon kingpin
Ben Cubby and Marian Wilkinson THE Australian at the heart of Papua New Guinea's carbon trading rush is the entrepreneur and colourful racing identity Kirk Roberts, who has persuaded many tribal groups to sign their rainforests up...
Gorgon gets go-ahead as north-west queue forms
Tom Arup and Ben Cubby THE Environment Minister, Peter Garrett, is set to consider another four major gas projects on Australia's environmentally sensitive north-west coast after approving the massive Gorgon plant on...
$50b question: Gorgon carbon claims in doubt
Marian Wilkinson and Ben Cubby DOUBTS have emerged over whether the giant $50 billion Gorgon gas project can safely bury its greenhouse gas emissions deep beneath the Barrow Island nature reserve off Western Australia, despite the...
Food prices will rise 5 per cent, council warns
Ben Cubby Environment Reporter THE peak food industry body says the Federal Government's emissions trading scheme would make household grocery prices rise by 5 per cent, costing some households hundreds of dollars a month.
Senate stalemate snags solar panels
Ben Cubby and Marian Wilkinson THE expected defeat of national legislation for a renewable energy target in the Senate today is likely to paralyse the solar panel feed-in tariff recently unveiled by the State Government, as well...
Carbon trade plan from ALP adviser
Ben Cubby and Marian Wilkinson THE author of the carbon trading scheme preferred by the Opposition Leader, Malcolm's Turnbull, has been one of the NSW Labor Government's top-paid consultants for the past decade, and helped design...
Pollution pays off for billionaire
Marian Wilkinson and Ben Cubby A HONG KONG billionaire will receive millions of dollars in compensation under the Rudd Government's emissions trading scheme - but would get almost twice as much under the Opposition's plan.
Bash baby bats to death, shooters told
Ben Cubby Environment Reporter SHOOTERS who kill fruit bats foraging in NSW orchards must then find and kill their babies in the nest, as part of draft government guidelines for culling the animals.
Arms maker behind uranium mine settled fraudulent pricing case
Nick OMalley and Ben Cubby THE arms manufacturer that received approval through an Australian subsidiary for a new uranium mine in central Australia this month was sued for fraudulently hiking uranium prices and manipulating...


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An autoboigraphy by Nick Stirling.
The story of his journey from the darkness of sin to the light of life in Christ.
A testimony to the goodness and the mercy of God.
Nick has been a Christian since May 1972. He is on the leadership team at the Upper Room Christian Fellowship, Bowdon Road, Altrincham Cheshire and is an ordained minister with IGO (international gospel outreach). Nick is married with three adult sons. The Stirlings have a family band and everyone is involved in many different aspects of ministry including music,preaching and teaching.
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Some thoughts from a kitty's perspective
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I know - I cannot beleive it either...mom has not been around so much, cause she has been kinda busy with a 4 legged tyke. There is alot to his back-story, which he will put on his page as soon as mom remembers where she put the camera cord, as she took pictures to post. Needless to say he is a very sick kitten. He had gotten such a bad uri that it went into pneumonia. His nosie is so clogged that he cannot even smell, so he wasn't able to eat. He was dehydrated and very underweight. The vet says he was rescued just in time. There really is alot more to it - how he got sick & everything, so I am sure he will want to share the news with you. He does not have a name yet, but he is black with a small white spot on his chest & very green eyes. So just keep him in your thoughts for healing purrs. He is doing much better already having subq fluids & 6 doses of clavamox, so we are sure he will be ok. But he is a baby of 3 months old, and well you know how moms get - they worry about us kits.....purrs my friends!
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thank goodness your momcat got him, so he can get healthy and be a kitten, and know love
purrs fron da catfather
many many many purrs...
OMC that sounds like me. Well in appearance anyway. Many BIG hugs to your momma for saving him and many purrs so he'll get better. I hope he can fit in with everyone. We can't wait for pictures and learn more about him.
May purrs from all of us here! Can't wait to see pictures.
Sending power of the purr for your new little brother. I can't wait to see his photos!
Sending purrs.
I am purring for him and so is my family...we hope he will continue to do well and get better...all of us angels are gathering together to watch over him.
Sending angel hugs and purrs
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Description: If you need to add user input without using a button, then a capacitive touch interface might be the answer. The AT42QT1010 SparkFun Capacitive Touch Breakout offers a single capacitive touch button with easy-to-use digital I/O pins.
The AT42QT1010 is a dedicated, single-button capacitive sense chip. The chip handles monitoring a conductive area for touch. As long as a touch (e.g. from a finger) is detected, the AT42QT1010 keeps the output line high. Otherwise, the line is kept low. You just need to provide a power source (1.8V - 5V) and ground for the AT42QT1010 to work. Additionally, a PAD pin is available if you would like to create your own external electrode.
Do you know if this will sense a capacitive load through a very small surface area (e.g. tip of a 20AWG wire)? If so, would the large pad on this PCB diminish the sensitivity in such a use case, perhaps requiring the large pad to be disconnected by cutting the trace?
I just tested this with a jumper wire, and yes, it does detect a touch through the tip of a wire connected to the PAD through hole. Note that because of the reduced surface area on the tip of the wire, you'll need to use a bit more pressure with your finger to have it register the touch. I do not believe that the large pad affects the sensitivity (the AT42QT1010 self-calibrates whenever it first boots up), but if you're worried about accidental touches on it, you can cut the trace between the PAD hole and the large pad.
Is there a version of this that doesn't require a true ground? In theory I'd like to stuff one inside an Altoids tin.
Hmmm…you might be able to connect your body to the common "ground" in the circuit. For example, have the bottom of the Altoids tin be tied to ground so that when your hand touches it, you are touching "ground" of the circuit. That way, your body appears grounded (at least according to the circuit) when you go to push the cap touch button.
How did you get the LED to be placed upside-down? Was it placed by hand or do you guys have a super duper pick-and-place?
They come prepacked upside-down in the reel. The PnP machine is set up to look for the components leads so it doesn't notice the difference between a LED that is upside down or right side up.
It's a special reverse-mounted LED: LTST-C230KGKT
I got two of these in hopes of building a light switch, but because it only turns on when it is being touched that does not work out. I see your note about adding a flip-flop to the output, which I am sure will work fine. However, if you use a AT42QT1012 you can do just that. Now with that said I started playing with the Eagle file to redesign it for the AT42QT1012, but I am really not that good at using Eagle. After messing around with it for a while I don't feel good about sending it to a board house. Would you or some here take a look at my Eagle file. By the way the board work completely fine as designed. Thanks
I do use OSH Park and I love them and you are right they are cheap. I will get one pushed up to github and let you know. Thanks for the help. May be you guys a SparkFun can use it to build and sell it..
I have two questions about this board. First, is the criss-cross pattern in the ground plane just to provide a sense of where the touch pad is actually located? And secondly, is the "PAD" label in the eagle schematic just there to show that the pad is technically connected to JP5? It looks like deleting this label has no effect on the .brd file. Thanks!
The criss-cross pattern was the recommended ground plane layout by the manufacturer. It cannot sense the precise location (the button can only give you a simple pushed or not-pushed state).
You are correct about the PAD label. It is there to show users that they can connect a wire to either JP5 or the through hole and break out their own touch pad if they want. Deleting the label should have no effect on the board functionality.
Greetings. I am just getting back into the electronics game after a few years off. So I am a bit rusty. I have a general i/o button board for a BrightSign audio player. Can I just connect these to the terminals and have them function or do I need to do something extra? Link below to my existing button board.
It looks like these are the opposite of what you're looking for. From what I can tell, the BrightSign board that you linked has active low inputs (according to the site: activate buttons by "connect(ing) any input to 0V"). These cap sense boards are active high, which means that pushing the button causes the line to go high. You could get it to work, but you would need to connect it through a NOT gate
How to feed the "out" of this 1010 chip to operate a 350 ma micro puck led driver? It will only source 20ma max from the out pin, is there a relay with that small of coil requirement? I guess I'll look at the data sheet for the max control voltage out of the "out"pin.
You could also use an N-channel enhancement MOSFET as your switch, instead of a relay: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10213
I don't see any use of the capacitor cx on this board. Can I take this to mean that I can ignore cx? Thanks.
The datasheet is not very clear about that. If you take a look at Atmel's Secrets of a Successful QTouch Design app note, you see that Cx does not appear anywhere (the electrode is just connected by a single line from the IC). Therefore, the best I can figure is that Cx is suppose to represent the capacitance from the electrode to ground through something like your finger.
hello, can anyone please tell me the differences between AT42QT1010 (used here) and AT42QT1011 and AT42QT1012? they are all 1 channel digital output sensor.
The Product description says: "As long as a touch (e.g. from a finger) is detected, the AT42QT1010 keeps the output line high", which is what I need. Unfortunatly the chip resets to 0 after aprox. 47 seconds. This is also described in the datasheet of the AT42QT1010 at section '3.3. Max On-duration'. Maybe you should add this infromation to the description.
If you're handy with a soldering iron, you could swap the AT42QT1010 with an AT42QT1011, as that seems to have an "infinite max on duration" as per its datasheet.
I'm trying to make a capacitive flood detector and I've run into a problem. I'm applying power to the sensor, waiting 100ms then reading the OUT pin; the process repeats every 5 minutes. Here is the issue I'm experiencing: if my finger (or anything else with high relative permittivity) is on the sensor pad before I power on the sensor, the OUT pin never changes to high; I've confirmed the behavior with my oscilloscope. If I power on the sensor, then touch the pad it works fine. Any idea what's going on?
It looks like that is the intended behavior of the chip. I tried it and can confirm what you saw. It seems that the AT42QT1010 does some calibration when you initially apply power and cannot register a touch event if your finger is present on power up. You have to take your finger away for ~1 second before it can start registering touches again.
Cool! I've been wanting to add touch inputs to replace the paddle on my ham radio Morse keyer (built around an Arduino) but I've been too lazy. Now I will. Time to spend money! And even cooler, if I read the datasheet correctly the chip can work by proximity as well as direct touch. So I can just wave my finger over it, maybe?
Would you guys consider making a version that could select between momentary or toggle output modes please? I'd love to see this available, Thanks!
In the meantime, you could use a flip-flop to turn the momentary output into a toggling one.
With a CD4013B chip, tie the momentary touchpad output to the clock input of the flip-flop, and tie the !Q output back to the D input. Each time there is a rising edge on the clock input, the flip-flop output will change state - one pulse to turn it on, one pulse to turn it off.
Thanks for a the great idea and details Byron! SparkFun, this does not let you off the hook for a turn-key product…
Duly noted - a toggle version would be very useful - thank you! Something we can certainly look into.
The Hookup guide says that the external electrode can be almost any shape or size… well, is this to be taken literally. I am trying to turn some two foot sheet steel cubes into touch sensors. Possible with this?
In theory, yes. I haven't tried something that large. If it works, please let us know!
So… this product is amazing. Just hooked it up, did some test runs for its limits. So far, I've been able to detect my finger's presence through EIGHT MILLIMETERS of plastic. Oh, and did I mention that it's actually two separate pieces of 4mm thick plastic? Yeah. Phenomenal.
Awesome! Glad to hear it's working well for you :)
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Very good and reliable circuit.
It works very well.
I've used a number of these in a museum exhibit and they've been working well for over a year now. I attached wires to them and then to copper boards but found they were way too sensitive, so I ended up coiling up the wires behind the copper boards and they act as antennas. It took a bit of work to get them just right, but they work perfect now.