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|28 Billy Godwin
Skipper Led Pirate Program For Nine Seasons
Senior Becomes Programs 25th All-America Selection
Hunter Allen's Bases Loaded Walk Helps Pirates Advance In C-USA Baseball Championships
Senior Becomes The 11th Recipient Of The Honorary Jersey
Right-Hander Is First Freshman To Garner Honors Since 2009
Billy Godwin just completed his ninth season as the head baseball coach at East Carolina University, where he ranks second all-time in wins (317). After officially taking over the reigns of the Pirate ship on Oct. 28, 2005, Godwin has guided the Pirates to a 317-215-1 (.597) nine-year record, which includes wins over nationally-ranked Cal State Fullerton, Houston, Louisville, Michigan, North Carolina, NC State, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Rice, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Tulane, Virginia, UCF and UNC Wilmington.
In nine seasons, the fourth-longest tenured skipper in school history, Godwin guided the Pirates to five NCAA Regional appearances and in 2009 advanced to their first Super Regional since 2004, when ECU claimed the Greenville Regional title by defeating South Carolina at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. He became just the second ECU coach to record three straight 40-plus win seasons (Keith LeClair, 1999-2002) after posting a league-best 46-20 mark that led to the 2009 Conference USA regular season crown.
During his tenure with the Pirates, Godwin has managed to play one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country recording a 183-100 (.647) ledger and facing perennial post-season clubs Cal State Fullerton, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Elon, New Mexico State, North Carolina, NC State, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, St. John's, UCLA, UNC Wilmington and Virginia just to name a few.
The 2009 Conference USA Coach-of-the-Year recipient, Godwin guided ECU to four 40-win seasons tying former skipper Keith LeClair for the most in program history, and his squads averaged 35 wins a season during his nine full years as the head coach.
For his career, Godwin boasts an overall head-coaching record of 579-299-1 in 15 years making head-coaching stops at Louisburg College (262-85) and ECU. Godwin came to Greenville, N.C. in June of 2005 as the Pirates pitching coach and was named interim head coach on Oct. 10 before being named the permanent skipper on Oct. 28. In April of 2012 he earned his 500th career win as a head coach when his squad posted a 10-3 victory over Houston.
|Nov. 19, 1964
|High School
|Northern Nash (N.C.), 1982
|Atlantic Christian College, 1986 (B.A.)
East Carolina University, 1995 (M.E.)
|wife: Sharon
children: Mallory
|School (Years)
|High School
|Northern Nash (N.C.) HS (1979-82)
|Atlantic Christian College (1983-86)
|School, Position
|Northern Nash HS, assistant coach
|N.C. Wesleyan College, assistant coach
|Enfield (N.C.) Academy, head coach
|Cary (N.C.) Academy, head coach
|Louisburg College, head coach
|East Carolina University, assistant coach
|East Carolina University, head coach
|N.C. Independent School
|Region X Regular Season
|Region X Tournament
|Region X Tournament
|Conference USA Regular Season
|N.C. High School Coach-of-the-Year
|NJCAA Coach-of-the-Year
N.C. Baseball Coaches Association Coach-of-the-Year
|N.C. Baseball Coaches Association Coach-of-the-Year
|Keith LeClair Conference USA Coach-of-the-Year
|C-USA Record
|East Carolina
|East Carolina
|East Carolina
|East Carolina
|East Carolina
|East Carolina
|East Carolina
|East Carolina
|East Carolina
|15 Seasons
|579-299-1 (.659)
|133-113-1 (.541)
In the Greenville community, Godwin's teams have spent countless hours giving back through visits to local hospitals, elementary schools and community service work through fundraisers.
Many of Godwin's players have had tremendous success during his tenure as the head coach, 41 different Pirates have earned all-conference honors on 55 different occasions, including 21 first-team selections. Fourteen claimed all-freshman honors, while six have earned player-of-the-year specialty awards in Justin Bristow (Newcomer-2008), Chris Heston (Newcomer-2009), Corey Kemp (Player-2008), Seth Maness (Freshman-2008; Pitcher-2010) and Zach Woods (Newcomer-2010) during Godwin's tenure at ECU.
Nationally, eight of Godwin's players received All-American recognition including a pair off his 2009 squad in Kyle Roller and Ryan Wood. A total of six players have been selected to 17 All-America teams, while four have been named Freshman All-American, and Jake Smith claimed the 2006 Johnny Bench Award for the nation's top collegiate catcher.
Professionally, Major League Baseball teams have spent 33 draft picks on East Carolina players since 2006, including six top eight round selections in Mike Wright (third/2011), Bristow (fifth/2008), Jack Reinheimer (fifth/2013), Devin Harris (eighth/2009), Shane Mathews (eighth/2007) and Roller (eighth/2010). Five of his former players were on Spring Training rosters in 2014, and currently 14 are playing professional with seven suiting up for Double-A clubs or higher.
Maness became Godwin's first Pirate to get the call to the show on Apr. 13th with the St. Louis Cardinals, and he made his Major League debut on May 3 against the Milwaukee Brewers tossing an inning of scoreless relief.
Off the field, ECU baseball has produced unprecedented success in the classroom, as 72 of his players have combined to earn 180 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll recognition (20 Academic Medal Winners). Seven of those players have earned C-USA All-Academic status.
2014 (33-25, 16-14 C-USA/T-5th Place)
Finished tied for fifth in the C-USA standings earning the sixth seed in the C-USA Championships ... Became first team in school history to post a series win over nationally ranked Rice taking a three-game set from the Owls in Houston ... Followed that with a home-and-home series sweep over in-state rival North Carolina - its first since 1994 ... Five players garnered All-Conference USA honors in Zach Houchins, Drew Reynolds and Ryan Williams ... Rookies Bryce Harman and Charlie Yorgen were named to all-freshman squad ... Highlighted by an upperclassmen heavy pitching staff, ECU could be seen all over the leagues individual standings with Williams ranking in the top-10 in 10 different categories ... Senior Brett Mabry stood fifth in opposing batting average (.216) and ninth in ERA (2.02), while junior Jeff Hoffman was sixth in strikeouts (72) before suffering a season-ending injury ... The Latham, N.Y. native earned three National Pitcher-of-the-Week honors in 2014, and a pair of C-USA weekly honors ... Junior Tyler Bolton closed out his season with a 2.42 ERA and held opponents to a .46 batting average - both good enough for 10th place in the league ... As a team, the Pirates ranked 26th nationally in ERA (2.86), 40th in double plays (50), 49th in strikeout to walk ratio (2.29), and 52nd in shutouts (five) ... Williams, an All-American candidate, ranked among the national leaders in six pitching categories including strikeout to walk ratio (6th/7.78) and wins (11th/10), while two-time all-conference performer Zach Houchins stands 21st nationally in hits (81) ... Houchins, who led the league with 84 hits, stood 20th in the NCAA in base knocks.
2013 (31-26, 14-10 C-USA/3rd Place)
Ranked 15th nationally in double plays (57), 45th in fielding percentage (.974) and 54th in home runs (33) ... Individually, Drew Reynolds, a 2014 Louisville Slugger All-American, ranked 14th in the country in saves (14), while Chase McDonald was 44th in home runs (11) - both leading Conference USA ... Mentored six All-Conference USA performers including McDonald and Reynolds, who were first-team selections ... Zach Houchins along with sophomore Jeff Hoffman and redshirt freshman David Lucroy were second-team honorees, while Lucroy and Travis Watkins were named to the all-freshman squad ... Houchins ranked second in the league in doubles (18), fourth in slugging percentage (.513) and sixth in RBI (42) ... He finished second on the team in both slugging and RBI behind teammate and C-USA leader McDonald ... Hoffman, who entered the season as the Pirates top weekend hurler, finished among the league leaders in innings pitched (109.2) and strikeouts (82) ... In his first year of action with the Pirates, Lucroy posted a 2.49 ERA allowing 31 runs (20 earned) and held opposing batters to just a .194 clip - all ranking among the league leaders ... The right-hander, who earned Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American honors, closed out his freshman campaign ranked 22nd nationally in fewest hits allowed and strikeouts per nine innings.
2012 (36-24-1, 13-10-1 C-USA/6th Place)
Looking to fill the void after losing five hurlers from the 2011 squad, which included two-third's of its weekend rotation, Godwin guided the Pirates to its 12th NCAA postseason appearance in the last 14 years garnering a No. 2 seed at the 2012 Chapel Hill Regional ... The Pirates put together another solid club highlighted by seven All-Conference USA performers, five of which were selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft and spent 12 weeks in the national polls ... ECU ranked among the NCAA leaders in hits (29th/626), batting average (42nd/.295), ERA (43rd/3.35) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (43rd/2.41) ... Junior Andy Smithmyer (1.92) and senior Kevin Brandt (2.12) ranked 13th and 32nd nationally in ERA, while fellow upperclassman Tyler Joyner finished his junior campaign ranked 18th in the country in walks allowed per nine innings (1.17) and 21st in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.67) ... Junior John Wooten led the team in average (.338), home runs (nine), slugging percentage (.502), runs (50), total bases (119), while sharing the team lead in RBI (40), becoming the first Pirate since Darryl Lawhorn (2003) to claim the Triple Crown.
2011 (41-21, 14-10 C-USA/3rd Place)
After a year hiatus from postseason play, Godwin guided the Pirates to their third NCAA Regional final in six seasons against overall No. 1 seed Virginia in the 2011 Charlottesville Regional ... His club spent seven weeks in the national polls which culminated in a pair of top-30 final rankings (No. 25/ Baseball America and No. 29/ National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association) ... Sported the seventh-lowest ERA (2.67) in the nation behind a trio of all-conference hurlers including four-time first-team selection Seth Maness, who became the school's all-time wins (38) and strikeout (334) leader ... Rounding out his stellar rotation was two-time All C-USA selections Kevin Brandt (second-team) and Brad Mincey (second-team), as well as third-round draft pick Mike Wright.
2010 (15-27, 11-13 C-USA/6th Place)
The Pirates spent 10 weeks in the national polls - extending their school-record to 29 consecutive weeks dating back to the beginning of 2009 - climbing as high as No. 10 by Rivals.com ... He tutored a quintet of all-conference performers, which included C-USA Pitcher-of-the-Year in Seth Maness, who along with Kyle Roller were named first-team all-conference ... Zach Woods became the third-straight Pirate to earn Newcomer-of-the-Year honors ... On field actual record was 32-27 - 17 wins vacated due to NCAA sanctions.
2009 (46-20, 17-7 C-USA/1st Place)
ECU spent 19 consecutive weeks in the national polls ... Hosted its first-ever on-campus regional at Clark-LeClair Stadium where they defeated South Carolina in extra innings on Devin Harris's walk-off single that scored Kyle Roller from second ... The win advanced the Pirates to their third Super Regional appearance in school history (Chapel Hill Super Regional) ... ECU had one of the most prolific offenses in the nation, finishing with a NCAA-best 814 hits and ranking among the national leaders in runs (4th/565), doubles (6th/154), home runs (7th/108), slugging percentage (12th/.546) and batting average (15th/.339), while also leading C-USA (all games) with a .415 on-base percentage, 523 RBI and 1,310 total bases and a .971 fielding percentage ... The Pirates picked up regular season wins over No. 1 Rice and No. 1 North Carolina on the year, the latter coming in a 4-0 shutout in Greenville ... Seven players earned all-conference honors (five on first-team) with Kyle Roller and Ryan Wood taking home All-America accolades and southpaw Kevin Brandt was named Freshman All-America ... Five players taken in MLB First-Year Player Draft including Roller's eighth round selection to the New York Yankees ... Chris Heston was named C-USA Newcomer-of-the-Year, while Wood finished second in the player-of-the-year voting.
2008 (42-21, 13-11 C-USA/5th Place)
The Pirates garnered a No. 2 seed at the 2008 Conway Regional ...Ranked as high as No. 21 in the national polls and produced one of the most productive offensive seasons in C-USA history (all games) leading the league in nine categories including average (.317), hits (702), RBI (464), runs (498), slugging percentage (.499) and on-base percentage (.408) ... For the second consecutive season the Pirates ranked first in home runs belting 89 to follow-up on its 2007 league leading 68 ... Five players earned all-conference honors highlighted by Player-of-the-Year Corey Kemp, Freshman-of-the-Year Seth Maness and Newcomer-of-the-Year Justin Bristow ... Bristow anchored four Pirates who were taken in the MLB First-Year Player Draft with his fifth round selection to the Chicago Cubs.
2007 (40-23, 14-9 C-USA/2nd Place)
Godwin was named N.C. Baseball Coaches Association Coach-of-the-Year ...Guided the Pirates to a return trip to NCAA Regional play (No. 2 seed Chapel Hill), as well as a second place finish in both the Conference USA regular season and Tournament Championship ... ECU also made a return appearance in the national polls where they spent nine weeks ranked in the top 30 with its highest rank at No. 19 by Baseball America on March 26 ... Harrison Eldridge and Shane Mathews earned first-team all-conference honors, while a trio of players in T.J. Hose, Dale Mollenhauer and Ryan Tousley were named to the second-team.
2006 (33-26, 10-14 C-USA/6th Place)
Senior catcher Jake Smith walked away with the Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award, which is given annually to the nation's top collegiate catcher ... A second-team All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA, Smith led the squad in seven offensive categories including average, hits, doubles, RBI, total bases and slugging percentage, while ranking second in home runs with 13 ... Smith (first-team) and Ryan Wood (all-freshman) were the lone Pirates to take home C-USA postseason honors.
Godwin arrived at ECU as an assistant coach June 9, 2005 after six seasons as head coach of Louisburg (N.C.) College ... Named interim head coach on Oct. 10 and became ECU's 10th skipper on Oct. 28.
Posted an impressive 262-85 (.755) overall record. During the 2005 season, Godwin guided the Hurricanes to Region X regular season and tournament titles on his way to earning Region X Coach-of-the-Year honors. The 2005 Hurricanes finished the regular season with a 49-13 record and stood sixth nationally in the NJCAA Division I final regular season poll. In 2004, the Hurricanes went 40-18 and claimed the top seed at the Region X Tournament before finishing the campaign as a regional finalist.
After taking the helm at Louisburg College in the fall of 1999, Godwin kept the Hurricanes in the national spotlight by averaging 43 wins per season. The Hurricanes finished with a school-record 51-11 mark in 2002 and made their 10th trip to the College World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. During his tenure at Louisburg, Godwin earned Region X and Eastern District Coach-of-the-Year honors, received the North Carolina College Coach-of-the-Year award in 2002, and saw 10 players sign professional contracts, including current Major Leaguer Josh Rupe (Baltimore Orioles).
Godwin served as athletic director and head baseball coach at Cary (N.C.) Academy.
In 1991, Godwin was named athletic director and head baseball coach at Enfield (N.C.) Academy where he guided the Patriots to a 131-57 overall record, with five consecutive conference championships, four straight Final Four appearances and a state title in 1994.
Godwin spent two seasons as an assistant coach at North Carolina Wesleyan College in 1989 and 1990, working under the direction of current UNC-Chapel Hill Head Coach Mike Fox. His efforts helped guide the Bishops to the 1989 Division III National Championship and a third place finish a year later.
After starring in baseball at Northern Nash High School in Rocky Mount, N.C., Godwin signed an athletic scholarship to pitch at Atlantic Christian College in 1982. He captured 19 wins during his career with the Bulldogs, helping to lead them to two District 26 regular season crowns. He was named team captain in his senior year and won the Kiwanis Award for the Most Outstanding Male Student-Athlete in 1986. While at Atlantic Christian, he played for Dave Jauss, who has served as a coach at the Major League level and is currently with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Godwin earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Atlantic Christian in 1986 before following with a master's degree in education from East Carolina University in 1995. He is married to the former Sharon Smith of Rocky Mount, N.C., and the couple has one daughter (Mallory).


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Singer, Frank (W.), guitarist, pianist, bassist, drummer, composer, educator, author; b. Mt. Holly, NJ, 12 July 1958. His father was Harold Theodore Singer (5/11/1919 - 1/3/2003) and his mother was Mary Watkins Talley (6/3/1919 - 11/25/1997). His sister is Ella Jalita Adams (b. 3/25/1943). His brothers are Harold Theodore Singer, Jr. (b. 12/21/1953) and Paul Stephen Singer (b. 5/24//1971).
Singer graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1980 from The Berklee College of Music in Boston with a degree in composition. He went on to complete private studies with Charlie Banacos on guitar, and continued with piano studies. Frank has been a working musician since graduating from Berklee, teaching privately and in the classroom, performing in clubs and concert halls, and
composing, arranging, recording and producing, both for his own groups and for professional clients. While living in Boston, Frank performed and recorded with a number of jazz groups. Cat's A Bear, with Frank as principal composer, began its many incarnations in Boston. After moving to Erie, PA in 1989, Cat's A Bear continued its explorations. Frank continues to compose for the group, which has also begun to cover jazz standards with their own style. Another group which plays Singer's original music is the world music group One World Tribe. Frank is a founding member of the group, and his award-winning song "Unity And Diversity" is the title track of Tribe's first album.In 1995, Frank was commissioned by Gannon University to compose a string quartet for Erie's Bicentennial celebration. The result was "Generations", a piece in which Frank replaced the traditional role of the viola with the electric guitar.
Frank has had a long and varied career as a sideman and guest soloist. In addition to playing shows with artists such as Cab Calloway, Vanessa Williams, and Eddie Fisher, Frank has performed with recording artists Larry Coryell, Arturo Sandoval, Claire Daly, Les Arbuckle and Rick Della Ratta. He performs with Downbeat poll-winner Bruce Johnston, and regularly accompanies traveling recording artists in the Mid-Atlantic region, such as vocalist/pianist Cheryl Hodge. Frank continues to write, perform and record his original music, in addition to teaching privately and performing jazz in the Mid-Atlantic region. Current recordings feature music spanning the spectrum from jazz standards to funky originals to world beat, and everything in between, with more on the way.
oFF tHE tOP (2001), String Quartet: Generations (2004)
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Cat's A Bear: Eye of the Pyramid (1989), Tito: In Search of a Revolution
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Attention (2005), Moving Through The Elements (2006), Astral Worlds (2006),
Near Journey's End (2006); Too Big Power: Ride A Wave (2006)
Jazz Perspectives articles: Views on Jazz History and Definitions [JazzErie Newsletters]
Jazz Theory articles: BeBop Drills [JazzErie Newsletters]
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http://www.franksinger.com/jazz%20perspectives.htm, and
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Commission, Gannon University Erie Bicentenniel Committee, 1995.
Richard Levy Award for Composition, Berklee College of Music, 1980
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Day 2 of MBFW was given a strong start with a whole lot of urban attitude from Zimmermann's "Cloud Stompers".
Like an alarm that gently wakes you with soothing music, then a persistent buzz, and finally, a kick out of bed, the show at 9 A.M. on the Pavilion in Lincoln Center, set the tone for an exciting day ahead.
Using the unexpected shades of cascade (mint), hydrangea, orchids, red and flame to soften the winter punch of black leather, lace and studs, Zimmermann created a wonderfully balanced, bold, eclectic style. Fluffy and sometimes puffy sweaters and dresses matched with knit pencil skirts, black and white printed pants, or studded, cut out skirts and dresses.
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Slander and Harassment
Posted 02 December 2012 - 01:32 PM
I don't want to switch schools, this is my last year and I don't want to ruin anything, but I don't want to be in an environment that I'm obviously not welcome. Is there anything legal I can do that will protect me from her and the other people without switching schools? This has cause my anxiety and depression to get worse, I don't know how much longer I can put up with this.
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Threats are a different story. If anyone makes credible threats of physical harm to yourself or your property, you could have cause to seek a restraining order to keep them away from you. Of course, that will do nothing to stop the nasty talk, and could even make it worse.
It seems to me, going only by what's in yuour brief message, that you'll just have to tough it out until you graduate, and then you can leave and never look back. I know that's not what you want to hear. I'm sorry.
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"Spreading lies about you is not against the law (freedom of speech and all that) ..."
This is flatly incorrect as a blanket assertion. The 1st Amendment, as folks need to understand, applies to what restrictions a *government* may impose on a person, and even then there are exceptions.
"This io you can't have this person arrested and charged with anything."
Depends on the lie, actually, and where it's taking place. There is still such a thing as criminal libel per se that is chargeable in, last count, 17 places in the U.S. and territories; unfortunately, Iowa isn't one of them (the basis for those laws is actually maligning a female's character/chastity, but it's applicable to any number of situations). Now whether someone would prosecute, who knows -- don't hold your breath (if you know someone who knows someone, perhaps, or "are" someone).
It may be that a nasty note from an attorney to certain folks demanding retractions might scare the little buggers into behaving in a civil way. Can't know from here.
There are also types of defamation/libel that a person needn't establish particular damages to successfully pursue.
There are also false light invasion of privacy claims that are viable (where even if it were true that you'd done X-Y-Z, that doesn't mean this person is entitled to broadcast it to a given audience with reckless disregard knowing it will cause you harm).
All that said, there are many resources available to read about how to handle high school jerks.
I'll echo PG's advisory "warning" with a twist: (Many) legal issues are complicated. Explanations and comments here might not fully identify or explain the ramifications of your particular problem. I do not give legal advice as such (and such is impermissible here at any rate). Comments are based on personal knowledge and experience and legal info gleaned over a quarter century, and every state has differing laws on and avenues to address most topics. If you need legal advice, you need to consult (and pay) a professional so that you may have someone to hold accountable. Acting on personal and informational advice from a stranger on the internet is a bad idea -- at least not without your own thorough due dilience/research and confirmation as it applies to your situation.
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Latvia's top hockey officials were interested in hiring him to coach their national team, and Nolan took it with the appropriate amount of reverence.


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The Olathe, Kan., native who attends the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kan., went on a mission trip to Honduras last summer. Every summer, the church provides members the opportunity to travel to different areas of the world to help impoverished communities.
Over the course of eight days in July, Stout and 15 other students did service work at a small village called El Abraha, and a vacation bible school.
"Our main purpose for the whole trip was building stoves in the village," Stout said. "We used concrete bricks and cement blocks to build foundations on a clay cooking surface. After that we poured ash into the foundation and made a firebox with wood in it. They import all of the materials needed from the United States."
Stout was also able to see how the communities interacted in the village. One thing that grabbed her attention the most was how everyone in the village acts as a tight-knit community.
"The whole community is very different than ones you see here," Stout said. "In one of the houses there was a mother who provided another child with her family's own food and toys to play with. The community atmosphere is a lot more personable whereas here everyone usually keeps to themselves."
Stout also made a trip to a market called the Valley of the Angels, where people could sell handmade jewelry and artwork. The group also toured the famous Christ statue, which looks down on Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras.
In the future, Stout would like to continue her international mission trips. She would also like to find ways to get the entire Wildcat dance team involved with contributing to the mission trips.
"Since it's hard to donate money, we could have a clothing or arts and crafts drive," Stout said. "The children hardly ever wear shoes and are always playing with rocks and mud. If we could find some ways to get money and buy things at a Wal-Mart, I think it would be beneficial to the communities in these other countries."
Stout and the rest of her Wildcat teammates are now preparing for their performances at the Baker home football and basketball games this season. Baker fans, make sure to come out this season and support your two-time NAIA-NDA Small Dance National Champions.


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Norwegian "recording artist" Tonje Langeteig has decided she doesn't want to be a housewife. So she sings for her meal her new single, "I Don't Wanna Be a Crappy Housewife," instead.
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I'll check it out--our local gaming store has a White Wolf section, and my kids are starting to get into anime. Vampire's not too dark for me (I'm having a great time with VtMB), but I'm not ready to have my 9 year old considering how best to use larceny and stunt-driving skills.
Yes, with 9 year olds, that's definitely a consideration. I play exclusively with adult players these days (even if we do play 2e AD&D), so I have the luxury of adding far more complex material and deep plots to the games. Heck, we can go for several gaming sessions without ever having a fight or looking at a map... Yes, in AD&D
If your kids are getting into anime already, then they should love Exalted, though. Basically all players are Solars, returned demigods, who are seen as demons by the general population. Usually you can't see that, but if they use their specific powers (and Solars can hand the standard characters of Vampire or Werewolf their behinds...), then they can begin glowing like the sun and reveal their status as presumed "anathema". Half the game is keeping your true nature secret, but it depends a lot on how hostile you want to make the local population, of course. I do recommend you take a look though. It's great fun. And the rules even try to reward you for attempting wild, heroic actions by giving you extra dice to achieve success. I do miss playing it.
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Well, it's kind of standard D&D, and people apparently want that, because they're buying the books. That's its personality and I expect lots of monster-killing and trap-disabling and dungeon-crawling in D&D. I can knock it for doing that in kind of dumb ways at times, but I can't knock it for being what it's always been, which is 'go on a quest, kill the bad monsters, find the treasure'. Monopoly can't be anything but Monopoly, and D&D can't be anything but D&D, either. No game system is ever going to be perfect, and I'm OK with some of the limitations, and other things I'll just adjust to our particular situation (how many parents play D&D with young kids? I'm sure they're out there, but so far I've only heard of us)
Well, to me D&D is not merely monster-slashing and dungeoncrawls. To me it's just heroic fantasy. And the 3e rules are VERY different from the earlier editions in how everything is set up. I mean, multiclassed paladin/monk/sorceror dwarves are fine now. Huh?
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Jae Onasi
Attacks of Opportunity and when to apply them is driving me crazy. I understand the idea behind it (even if you have initiative, if you're doing an action that takes a long time and the other guy's doing something that's quicker, he could still hit before you). However, implementing it into the game is a nightmare for those of us who haven't used it before, especially since Jimbo and I know how battles have run with the older rules. I've been trying to give it a fair trial because it could be a learning curve issue, i.e. once we're all more familiar with it and have more actions that provoke AoO memorized, things will go more quickly. I hate to throw something out just because it's not what I'm used to. Right now, though, all it's doing is slowing the fights way down while we consult tables in the PH and on the DM screen to figure out who can do what, when, and where. I also don't like having to adjudicate arguments on whether x action provokes an AoO or not if we can't find it on the tables right away (because the DM screen is missing a few things and we're tired of looking through books). The consensus right now is that it's a big pain in the butt and unnecessarily complicates a battle, and we're seriously considering throwing out AoO entirely.
Can't blame you for that. Not sure I ever saw the point in it. I'm fine with the 2e way of doing things - if you're struck my someone, then your spell is gone. Period. Even if you took no damage. Simple and easy to use.
As for tables, I've encounter the problem of missing tables from the book myself, although in my case that was mostly because of my style. I find I can never play a game straight out of the box, because I need to make it fit my style first, which means house rules. For 2e Player Option rules I have a 100+ page Word document with revised critical hit tables, expanded proficiency lists, etc., which obviously aren't on the GM screen. However, I found other tables from the DMG missing from the screen...
Annoying, but there's a way around it that make work for you too. You see, as I found tables missing, I also found myself flipping through the DMG or PHB. Eventually I began making notes of which tables I always looked up. That gave me a list of what was missing. I then copied that to a piece of paper or typed it out (since I have the AD&D Core Rules v2.0 CD-ROM, that's pretty easy) and printed it. Then I used paperclips to put the extra papers over the DM screen. Works beautifully. I have to look under the clipped-on notes at times, but other than that it's all good. And my time spent looking in the books did not so much drop as plummet
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For all its faults, 3.5 has a huge number of resources available. Theoretically I could convert those things over to 2e (if I could even find my 2e book at this point), but I don't feel like working that hard.
I just want to open up the books and play.
Ah well. Given my nature to make a game fit my style, that would never work for me. I've been considering GURPS, but there are things in there that I find a little simple as well... I've even planned my own RPG system, but it's on hold indefinitely because the combat system I'd want would take ages to write (not to mention, combat experience that I don't have...)
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Choosing A Cloud Software Partner
This is the third in a series of four articles discussing infrastructure as a service (IaaS) clouds. The articles started with basic level setting and here we continue diving progressively deeper. The topics for the series are:
Cloud 101
- What is cloud
- What value should cloud provide
- Public, private, and hybrid cloud
- Starting on a cloud project
- Application taxonomy, what belongs in the cloud, and why
- What you should look for in cloud infrastructure software
- Evaluating different approaches to cloud infrastructure software
Choosing A Cloud Software Partner
The concepts section describes architectural design points you should ask vendors about to make sure that the they are thinking like a true cloud provider and not simply cloud-washing older technology to try to be relevant in a new world. Keep in mind that these concepts are about infrastructure management in general, not just compute. You should think about the storage, network, and power aspects of your cloud in the same way.
The specific functionality section lists cloud features to check for. If too many of these are missing, the cloud value proposition will not be delivered.
Core Concepts and Philosophy
In a cloud, scale is the key to long-term success. The number of nodes and instances, simultaneous connections to the management system, the networking and security features, etc. all need to scale. For each and every exciting and valuable feature a cloud vendor touts, you need to ask, "Can I have tens of thousands of those? What is the experience at that scale? When, if ever, does the scale impact the end user and how they do their work?"
While one can deploy a small-scale cloud, if a cloud is successful, it will become a single pool of capacity for an entire organization or even multiple organizations. In fact, the larger clouds scale, the more cost savings and value they generate since you start to see the benefits of "the law of large numbers". If you do not build for scale from the very beginning, you will hit a wall and need to create separately managed clouds. This will force end users to decide what workloads go on what clouds, thus the frictionless self-service model is broken. Furthermore, capex benefits will be lost as you are forced to overprovision each cloud fragment rather than benefiting from a single pool hosting many applications with offsetting resource consumption curves.
For example, in a non-cloud deployment, the datacenter management system is used by datacenter admins only. If it can only deal with tens of simultaneous connections and is limited to one or two nodes, there is no problem since the administrative team is relatively small. However, in a cloud, since a large number of end users drive the management system directly via self-service workflows, the management system requires a whole new level of scale.
Automation is the key for allowing end users to do their own work and also for lowering datacenter operation costs. Make sure there is a proper degree of automation for both application lifecycle operations and infrastructure operations.
The core principle for end user operations is that no end user task should ever trigger work on the datacenter administrator side, not even a single mouse click approval. There is still a high degree of control and protection required, but these controls must be implemented as up front policies where the right groups of people delegate the right privileges to the right consumers. Furthermore, there need to be audit trails so that one can show that the policies constrained people to the proper activities. However, none of this changes the fact that manual approval processes by central admins on regular daily end user operations cannot work in a cloud model.
The core principle for datacenter operations is that the cloud should be self-discovering, self-organizing, self-monitoring, and self-healing. Anyone that sells you a complete zero-touch datacenter today is certainly exaggerating, but you should check the features they have to make sure this philosophy is followed where technically feasible. Where manual intervention is needed, make sure that this intervention is required only for infrequent up front tasks and never for frequent operations that happen on a frequent basis.
As an example, initial cloud configuration and network setup may be items that require significant up front planning and hours to days of setup, but regularly growing the cloud deployment by adding nodes must require no more time and effort than it takes to rack the systems and plug them in.


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I think this one would have to be run over by the patrol car.
This is a discussion on Imagine THIS guy in a Foot Pursuit! within the Law Enforcement, Military & Homeland Security Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; http://www.wimp.com/epicstunts/ I'd hate to be the cop chasing this maniac especially if I couldn't shoot him. I doubt if a dog could catch this dude....
I'd hate to be the cop chasing this maniac especially if I couldn't shoot him. I doubt if a dog could catch this dude.
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I think this one would have to be run over by the patrol car.
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PHEW! I am out of breath just watching. He should be an LEO and chase all the baggy pants.
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He'd be good on that Japanese obstacle course show.
Excellent video. I watch a lot of this stuff....it's called Parkour or Free Running in the US. I grew up as a gymnast and freestyle skier and we used to do a lot of this stuff in our free time.....in the past decade it's really developed as a niche sport. MTV even has a show called the Ultimate Parkour Challenge.....you can see a guy in the background in some of the scenes with a pony tail, his name is Daniel Illibaca...also one of the top guys. Thanks for posting....he's one of the best.
That is one crazy flippin dude, I guess one of those net guns like they use to trap birds might work, if you're fast enough.
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Ahhh yes Parkour/free running.......lots of videos on YouTube of guys like this
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The guy's name is Damien Walters.
He has been in a couple of movies.
He placed 4th in 2007 Trampoline World Championships (wonder who the top 3 guys are???)
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MAN, I didn't know that you could get that high... some of those flips are 15-20 ft in the AIR!!! OFF THE GROUND WITH NO SPRING BOARD!!! Unbelieveable!!
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This must be what professional stuntmen do on their days off!
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It was shocking Saturday in college hoops. Think about all the drama and surprises. For example, Syracuse went to the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame ranked #1 in the nation, 20-0, but they left with a big L. One of the reasons, Notre Dame played inspired basketball, made big shots, and had balance offensively. But also hurting Syracuse was playing without their 7′ center Fab Melo. But credit the Irish for a gutty performance. What about the Duke Blue Devils? A 45 game home winning streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium came to an end at the buzzer as Mike Snaer hit a three pointer for Florida State to spark Leonard Hamilton's Seminoles to a big win over the #4 ranked Blue Devils. What a week its been for Florida State. Last week they blew out North Carolina and now go on the road to beat Duke. You think about big moments. Missouri goes on the road to face #3 Baylor and now Missouri will move up the rankings as they posted a 89-88 W behind the play of Ricardo Ratliffe. Yes, surprise after surprise, We had in prime time Saturday two struggling teams. Louisville who lost 5 out of their last 7 games and Pittsburgh on a 7 game losing streak playing in Pittsburgh. Lousiville was able to prevail and to win, as Pittsburgh suffered their eighth loss in a row. College basketball completely amazes you week in and week out. And now sitting alone as the only undefeated team in America is Murray State, coached by diaper dandy coach Steve Prohm. What a way to start your coaching career.
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TC TO JANE WELSH CARLYLE ; 17 April 1842; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18420417-TC-JWC-01; CL 14: 149-151
Scotsbrig, Sunday 17 April / 1842—
My dear good Wife,—They are all off to "the Preaching," and have left me quiet here; I may as well write you a word at my leisure, before going out into the silent sunshine on the moor. The Cock (sorrow to all cocks!) awoke me this morning at six; so I am not very well: but they are to confine him for the future, and by the grace of the country and the season, I shall be at the old mark again or beyond it, before long.— Our unfortunate Craigenputtoch shower-bath too, even that is now to do me service again. It stood uninjured in the peat-house at Templand; nobody would offer money for it at the Sale: I have found a closet here for it, and hope to have a right swash, and my skin made clean by it, on Wednesday morning and the following ones!— Jamie too thinks he can borrow me a tolerable horse. I shall await "the Duke's permission" with as much composure as I can, perhaps not without profit even. This however, this of the Duke, is all along the most questionable point with me, and I still look for its misgoing;—tho' probably that is but the effect of biliary humour in myself. But to be ready either way! I mean to see James Stewart,1 and learn authentically what it is the Duke can do, doing his worst. I have determined to be quit of Templand, and hear of it no more at any rate. The whole matter at issue therefore, I fancy, is some net sum of money, viz. £100; that is all I can lose,—and my quiet shall not go along with that. It is not indispensable for me, as I have felt always, and occasionally said, to make out of Templand a few pounds of money more or less; but it is important and indispensable that I do nothing irrational, dishonourable, ungenerous or improper there; but end the business in the spirit in which it was always carried on by those who have now no representative but me. This we shall endeavour after: their Duke too ought to endeavour after it (at least not to endeavour the other way), and perhaps will,—but we must be ready to let him take his choice withal. No more of him, the poor harmless Duke, who, when I think of it, has himself yet done nothing; but has been made a hateful bugbear of, to my imagination, by the poor people that worship him there for a livelihood! Perhaps it is an excellent Duke: we shall see.
Among the things forgotten yesterday was, to tell you that, in passing up to Crawford near the end of the hamlet, I saw Peggy M'Queen spreading clothes upon a stone dike by the way side, and called to her, tho' I saw she wished rather to avoid me. Poor numb Peggy! She was in waiting for me as I returned; got into the gig at my request, and accompanied me as far as Elvanfoot.2 She gave me some details, which tho' indistinct I will treasure up for you. She had arrived a few minutes before the first shock, which occurred unexpectedly some three weeks before the last, and of which we never heard: it was her express order not to have it spoken of at all. Margaret in the gig described the situation to me. This, my poor Jeannie, will again smite sharply against your heart: your dear Mother, when seized with what she herself took to be death, said as she sank down on the chair: "Peggy I am dying— O my poor Jeannie!"— She had spoken of you too that last night while she walked so long: "Well, I think if I had a room 30 feet long, and Jeannie to walk beside me!" The poor Mother! Generous affection dwelt in that heart to its final pulse; her last feeling in this earth was of Love and Hope. She is gone to God, who made her and made us; may we follow in the like spirit!— I again make you weep, my poor Wife, whom I would save from all weeping if I could; but they are not bitter tears those; they are soft and sanative.
Poor Harriett Martineau seems to me, from her Letter that you sent, to be very ill and miserable. If I knew in what style to address that true heart, true tho' hedged in with so many limitations to me unmanageable, I would write to her again one of these days. Poor Harriett: I fear she too is dying!3 We shall not readily look upon her like again.— Why should I end so sadly! I will end in hope: hope to see my poor Jeannie soon again, and to be worthier of her for all these sorrows. God keep thee, Dearest! T.C.


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The following are the odds for NASCAR drivers to win the 2014 Duck Commander 500, which will be run on Sunday, April 6, 2014, at the Texas Motor Speedway.
So far in the 2014 NASCAR season we have had six different drivers win the first six races. Surprisingly, 2013 Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson is not one of those six drivers. Despite no wins this season, Jimmie Johnson is the favorite to win the 2014 Duck Commander 500.
Did anybody have Kurt Busch winning last week at Martinsville at odds of 50 to 1? If you think Kurt Busch can repeat this week you can get pretty good odds, but not 50 to 1.
Anybody think Danica Patrick can win this week? You can get huge odds on her if you think she can win.
NASCAR odds for the 2014 Duck Commander 500, Jimmie Johnson favored
1. Jimmie Johnson - 5 to 1 odds
Despite not having won a race so far in 2014, Jimmie Johnson is the favorite to win the Duck Commander 500 with 5 to 1 odds. Jimmie Johnson has yet to win the Duck Commander 500 in his career, but he has won three times at the Texas Motor Speedway.
T-2. Brad Keselowski - 7 to 1
Brad Keselowski is 7 to 1 odds even though he has never won this race or won at the Texas Motor Speedway. Keselowski did win the Kobalt 400 last month.
T-2. Kyle Busch - 7 to 1
Defending champion Kyle Busch is 7 to 1 odds to repeat as the Duck Commander 500 winner in 2014. Kyle Busch won the Auto Club 400 two weeks ago.
T-2. Matt Kenseth - 7 to 1
Two-time winner in this race (2002 and 2011) Matt Kenseth is also 7 to 1 odds.
T-5. Kevin Harvick - 8 to 1
2014 The Profit on CNBC 500 winner Kevin Harvick is 8 to 1 odds to win even though he has never won the Duck Commander 500 or at the Texas Motor Speedway.
T-5. Joey Logano - 8 to 1
Winless in this race, at the Texas Motor Speedway, and on the year.
T-7. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 12 to 1
Won the 2014 Daytona 500, and won this race back in 2000.
T-7. Jeff Gordon - 12 to 1
Won this race in 2009.
T-7. Denny Hamlin - 12 to 1
Won at the Texas Motor Speedway twice in 2010, including in this race.
T-7. Kasey Kahne - 12 to 1
Won this race in 2006.
T-11. Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch - 20 to 1
Carl Edwards won this race in 2008, Kurt Busch won on this track in 2009, and Clint Bowyer has yet to win the race or at Texas Motor Speedway.
14. Tony Stewart - 25 to 1
Zero wins in this race, but two wins at the track (2006 and 2011).
T-15. Greg Biffle and Brian Vickers - 30 to 1
Biffle won this race in 2005 and 2012. Vickers is winless here.
T-17. Ryan Newman and Kyle Larson - 40 to 1
Ryan Newman won this race in 2003, no wins for Larson.
19. Martin Truex, Jr. and Jamie McMurray - 60 to 1
Zero wins here.
21. Paul Menard - 75 to 1
Zero wins here.
T-22. Austin Dillon and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. - 100 to 1
Zero wins here.
T-24. Aric Almirola, Marcos Ambrose, A.J. Allmendinger - 300 to1
Zero wins.
T-27. Trevor Bayne and Casey Mears - 500 to 1
Zero wins.
29. Danica Patrick - 1,000 to 1
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Field of All Other Drivers - 500 to 1
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it's been a while since I think about starting to programming in C and after that to learn programming in C# and I search a lot on google but couldn't find a good guide to start learning base programming in C .However I found that Eclipe integrates very good with Ubuntu and it's a good programming environment for starting to program in C but somebody can give please some links with guides or tell me where can I find the bases for starting to program in C ,and I mean good base because I found a lot of incomplete guides over google ? And if I don't ask to much please give some tips of how to start and how to use Eclipse.Every help will be welcome ,thanks.
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You do not need to complicate things with Eclipse and stuff if you want to learn C (which is also an interesting choice of a first programming language... while not discouraging you, I'm curious about your motives). I think it would be much more useful to learn how all the low-level bits (source code, compiler, headers, libraries, debugger, makefiles) fit together and then, if you want, to transition to an IDE.
From the Learn C the Hard Way book linked by Goddard:
You surely don't need Eclipse to write a "Hello, World" program in C. First install stuff needed to compile programs:
then open a text editor and type something like
save the file as
you'll find an executable file called
It prints "Hello, World". Magic! Now get a book on C and try to modify the program to do something interesting.
A good book to add to Sergey's answer is listed below. This is the recommended route to go for a fresh developer. The Ubuntu/Linux development world is bitter sweet. A big learning curve in my opinion, but once you learn it the world is open and free for the most part.
This is a good resource http://c.learncodethehardway.org/book/


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Even low-tech batteries last longer with proper maintenance.
Most batteries last three to four years, but some absorbed glass mat (AGM) batteries can last twice that long.
Dirt and corrosion can create a circuit that allows a battery to slowly discharge, and corroded terminals also drain batteries. To keep either from happening, brush disassembled posts and terminals with a baking soda paste and then flush thoroughly.
Temperature extremes shorten battery life. Too much heat can cook the water in the electrolyte out of a battery.
Be careful to avoid overcharging. Smart chargers use computer chips to measure state-of-charge and cut back amperage to avoid overheating.
Adding power takes more effort than just plugging in.
Capacitors offer undeniable benefits in terms of power capacity, quick charging, and cold-weather reliability. But do your homework before investing in the new equipment.
"If you make the move to capacitors, you have to have the right infrastructure in place," says Bruce Purkey, owner of Purkey's Fleet Electric in Rogers, Ark., and a member of the American Trucking Associations' Technology and Maintenance Council.
Although capacitors can discharge as much power as four batteries, they require different maintenance than flooded cell or absorbed glass mat (AGM) batteries. "You can't just buy a capacitor and expect it to take care of itself," Purkey warns, "or you'll end up with a very expensive boat anchor." He advises taking the following steps:
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The Clinical Translational Resource Core (Dr. Stephen Anton) supports research in human subjects, including controlled trials and observational studies. The core provides the infrastructure and expertise for conducting clinical and pre-clinical research across the spectrum of translational investigation.
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SARNIA, Ont. - Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and an assist as the Sarnia Sting edged the visiting Sudbury Wolves 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in Ontario Hockey League action.
Galchenyuk has 11 points in his last four outings, which includes five goals, and 13 goals and 32 points in 20 games overall.
Josh Chapman and Reid Boucher also scored for the Sting (12-7-1), who have won four consecutive contests, while Justice Dundas chipped in with two assists.
Boucher's goal came at 8:56 of the third period while on the power play to break a 2-2 tie.
Michael Kantor and Josh Leivo scored for the Wolves (8-11-2), who twice blew one-goal leads, and suffered their fifth loss in their last six games.
JP Anderson made 35 saves for the win while Joel Vienneau turned aside 33 shots in a losing cause.
Sarnia went 1-for-5 on the power play as Sudbury went 1-for-4.
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China Again Tightens Internet; No More Pseudonyms
After a series of embarrassing scandals involving lower level party officials hit the web, the Chinese Communist Party tightened restrictions for bloggers requiring them to register with their real names…
Just as it required users of microblogs to register with their real names earlier this year, Chinese lawmakers now require the same of all internet users.
At the closing of the five-day Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, lawmakers sought to tighten the use of the web to prevent the making of malicious and anonymous accusations, dissemination of pornography, and creating panic with unfounded rumors.
While sounding laudable on the surface, such reasons are often used as cover by lawmakers to prevent whistleblowers from exposing embarrassing information or scandals.
Chinese officials have long worked with internet providers to censors posts, but recent moves have taken the relationship from one of cooperation to one of law.
Deeper reporting in The New York Times.
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A US Airways flight was diverted over a sick baby who stopped breathing. The US Airways flight that was scheduled to fly from Tampa, Florida to Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday night made an emergency landing in Houston, Texas, according to a UPI report on Wednesday.
The 15-month-old baby boy was en route to a new home from foster care when he had a seizure and stopped breathing.
A CPR instructor who was on the flight, Garrett Goodwin, asked for anyone with medical training on the flight to assist him while he tried to revive the baby. Goodwin said that he is a big guy with a pretty commanding voice, asking if there was a doctor or nurse on board as he was walking down the aisle and giving the baby chest compressions. That's when a doctor on board the flight began assisting Goodwin.
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Bundesliga outfit Hamburg concede that in-demand forward Heung-min Son could be sold if a suitable offer is put to them.
South Korea international Son is said to be interesting a number of clubs in the Premier League, with Tottenham, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal all said to be keen.
Reports suggest that Spurs sent scouts to watch the 20-year-old in action on Wednesday as he appeared for his country in a friendly date with Croatia at Fulham's Craven Cottage.
It has been suggested that Hamburg would be looking for around £10million for their highly-rated frontman.
General manager Frank Arnesen has refused to speculate on a price, but admits a tempting bid could force the club's hand.
He is, however, hopeful that fresh terms can be agreed with Son, allowing him to remain in Germany for the foreseeable future.
Arnesen told Hamburger Morgenpost: "Of course we have an acceptance limit.
"But Sonny is a very young and great talent. We have the ambition to sign new terms with him and will be in a position to hand him a good deal.
"I am sure we can find a solution to keep hold of him for longer than the end of his current deal (which expires in June 2014)."
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BALTIMORE, 05-10-11---The Maryland Jockey Club announced today that reality television stars Stacy Keibler and Mike Isabella will be part of the Preakness® Stakes experience on Saturday, May 21 at Pimlico Race Course.
Keibler, who graduated from Catholic High School, attended Towson University and was a Baltimore Ravens cheerleader before heading into the entertainment business as an actress and model after a successful stint in professional wrestling and "Dancing With The Stars", will be introducing the performers on the main stage and interacting with the crowd in the beer garden as the official "celebrity host" of Preakness InfieldFEST, a role she performed in 2009.
"We are thrilled to welcome Stacy back to the 136th Preakness," said Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas. "She is a classic local girl done good, whose hometown roots and love for Baltimore remain strong, though she now enjoys a very successful and international career in film and television. She was voted the most popular celebrity in Baltimore by the citizens of Maryland in a recent Baltimore Sun poll, so we are delighted to have her back at the state's largest single day sporting event."
Isabella, who is set to open his first restaurant, Graffiato, in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, D.C, this spring, will be holding a pair of cooking demonstrations and tastings (12:30-1:15 & 3-3:45) in the Corporate Village, including a question and answer period. The runner-up on "Top Chef All-Stars" on Bravo, Isabella was the executive chef of Zaytinya in our nation's capital for the last three years.
"We launched our celebrity chef experience in 2010 with the Voltaggio Brothers, who were outstanding in the role last year. We worked with our network partners at NBC to continue the tradition with Mike Isabella," added Chuckas. "Who wouldn't want to see one of the best chef's in the world in an intimate setting, preparing classic Maryland cuisine and perhaps divulging a few culinary secrets along the way?"
Preakness Day attendance figures have topped six-figures in eight of the last 10 years, including a record 121,263 in 2007.
Preakness InfieldFEST features performances by Grammy winners Bruno Mars and Train as well as Hotspur on the main stage. The day-long multi-celebration festival experience will feature live music on the Jägermeister stage with Phil Vassar, Puddle of Mudd and Mr. Greengenes and also includes a bottomless MUG Club, a beer garden, bikini contest, cornhole tournament, NVL Pro Volleyball Tour and a Wagering 101 tent. Tickets are available at www.preakness.com/tickets or www.ticketmaster.com.


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TEST DRIVE: Inhabitat Takes the Roomier Toyota Prius v for a Spin
BY: Laura K. Cowan
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- Toyota Prius v Front Quarter LeftAt Inhabitat, we've been working our way through the latest editions of the Toyota Prius, including the plug-in version and the small Prius c. This month we had a chance to try the larger Prius v, which is the same shape as a standard Prius but aboutthe size of a family wagon. We found that the interior was a little nicer than the other Priuses we had tested - heated leather seats and a double sunroof made it feel much more upmarket than most other cars in this vehicle line and we also enjoyed great legroom in front and back, plus a large hatchback trunk for gear. Toyota claims that by flattening part of the second row, you can fit 98 bags of stuff in there. That sounds breathlessly optimistic to us, but there is plenty of storage, so if you've been jonesing for a Prius but need more room, the v may be your ride.1
- Toyota Prius v LeadIf you drive a Prius v around town, chances are you can get away with all-season tires, but we found it slipping a bit on muddy dirt roads or snow.2
- Toyota Prius SideWe took our Prius tester to a local park, where spring was already springing in February--not typical weather for the Detroit area. The Prius v got the opportunity to drive in snow as well as mud, and managed both decently well.3
- Toyota Prius v Front Quarter CloseThe Prius v looks almost identical to the regular Prius in many ways, but the headlights and fog lights seem a little sportier somehow.4
- Toyota Prius v HeadlightNote the typical Prius-shaped headlight here. The shape of the front end bulges a bit more, though, giving the v a slightly sportier stance.5
- Toyota Prius v MirrorSame mirrors as the smaller Prius.6
- Toyota Prius v FrontThe emblem on the front in particular sticks out more than on other Priuses.7
- Toyota Prius v Front RightThe raked windshield still necessitates an extra panel of glass ahead of the side mirrors.8
- Toyota Prius v Rear QuarterThe hatch is less raked on the Prius v, which means more storage and less reflection off the rear window.9
- Toyota Prius v RearThe Prius v is noticeably bigger from the rear. Not that sexy, but it's practical.10
- Toyota Prius v Hatch OpenIt's not every hybrid that has this much space in back.11
- Toyota Prius v TrunkToyota promises 98 bags of groceries fit back here when you flatten the larger seat back. Maybe your giant stuffed panda from the state fair would have some legroom?12
- Toyota Prius v Trunk StorageA storage compartment that would work well for keeping emergency roadside supplies out of the way.13
- Toyota Prius v Trunk CoverThis cover keeps your 98 bags of oranges from leaping out of the back and attacking you when you drive over bumpy roads.14
- Toyota Prius v Driver DoorThe driver door has power controls and a quality feel to it. Nothing luxurious, but solid.15
- Toyota Prius Window ControlsPower mirrors, power windows, power over the kidlets in the back, which is what buyers of this car really want.16
- Toyota Prius v CockpitLots of black plastic, but the fit and finish in the Prius v seems a little better than the other Priuses we have driven. Is the Prius growing up?17
- Toyota Prius v Instrument ClusterThe instrument cluster is all digital and tells you the charge level of the battery, among other things. No plugging this one in: regenerative braking recharges the battery and powers the motor.18
- Toyota Prius v Steering WheelMore buttons on the steering wheel.19
- Toyota Prius v Start ButtonA button for starting it, too.20
- Toyota Prius v ParkA button for putting the car in park, too.21
- Toyota Prius v Gear ShifterDigital gear shifter, which is fun.22
- Toyota Prius v Center StackAnd more buttons, for navigation, HVAC, audio, and vehicle controls.23
- Toyota Prius v NavigationMost automakers now have a handle on how to build a decent navigation system, so you'll never get lost on your way to your destination--you just won't get there very fast in this car.24
- Toyota Prius c HVACDigital HVAC. The knob can be flicked right or left to change which function it performs: mode, temperature, fan speed, and so on.25
- Toyota Prius v Center ConsoleThe center console is solid and useful, except for those odd vehicle mode buttons....26
- Toyota Prius v Mode ButtonsWhy offer the driver buttons to switch between EV, hybrid, and power modes when the car won't let you switch to EV or power except when it already is doing it for you automatically?27
- Toyota Prius v Glove BoxesTwo glove boxes for extra storage. They might as well have called this the Prius Storage and made things clearer for everyone.28
- Toyota Prius v Rear DoorAgain, solid Toyota build quality, but nothing exciting.29
- Toyota Prius v SunroofAh, there's the jewel in the crown: a double sunroof that opens at the touch of--yeah, another button.30


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Napa Valley culinary nibbles: Jeremy Fox out at Rotisserie & Wine, Kitchen Door coming to Oxbow
The crazy culinary news just keeps on coming here in the Napa Valley. Read on for the latest and greatest…
Humphries and Miyashiro to open Kitchen Door at Oxbow Public Market
Following the abrupt closure of St. Helena's Martini House last Fall many speculated about where proprietors Todd Humphries and Richard Miyashiro would wind up next.
According to a recent report in the Napa Valley Register, the two are set to open their latest project, Kitchen Door, this Spring at the Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa. Here's an excerpt:
A wood-fired rotisserie and pizza oven, a bar, communal tables, single party seating and counter seating are all planned for the space formerly occupied by the Oxbow Wine Merchants, which has now moved inside the main public market building…
The entire dining area will serve as the chef's table — there will be no reservations, no tablecloths and no waiters. Guests' orders are taken at the counter and delivered by the sales staff and chefs.
Full story from the Register is here.
Jeremy Fox out at Tyler Florence's Rotisserie & Wine
Meanwhile, across the river at Chef Tyler Florence's new Rotisserie & Wine, word on the street is that Jeremy Fox has departed to pursue other projects. Having just dined at the restaurant last Friday, Fox's influence on the menu and the end-product was quite apparent.
According to our friends at Inside Scoop, Fox had no comment on the move. Meanwhile, Florence had this to say via Twitter earlier today:
We at The Florence Group wish @CHEFJEREMYFOX well on his next endeavor "Seed to Stalk" http://seedtostalk.com/ thanks for everything man..
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Hitting fairways a must at fearsome Lytham
With more than 200 yawning bunkers and rough supercharged by summer rain, Royal Lytham looks absolutely fearsome. That means staying in the fairway is more important than ever.
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM Chief of Correspondents
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England -- Let's see. We have a links course that's about a half-mile removed from the shore, separated from the Irish Sea and its sometimes vexing breezes by clusters of red brick houses, engaging pubs and stately, steepled churches and bordered on one side by a railway line.
Royal Lytham & St. Annes starts with a par 3, too. How non-traditional is that?
Make no mistake, though. The course that hosts the 141st Open Championship will be a challenge from the first well-struck iron to a green protected by seven of Royal Lytham's 206 bunkers to the final putt holed before the thousands cheering in those towering grandstands at the 18th hole.
Fair, but tough are the words used most frequently to describe the way the R&A has set Royal Lytham up. But unseasonably wet weather has produced rough, wispy at the top but dense at the bottom, that in some spots can best be deemed "absolutely brutal," according to defending champion Darren Clarke, although tabloid reports early this week that Tiger Woods called it "unplayable" left out the important qualifier, almost.
"If you start spraying the ball around this week, you might as well go home," Clarke said simply. "There's no chance coming out of this rough at all. ... There's a really huge premium on accuracy this week."
Golf Channel analyst Frank Nobilo, who played in 10 Opens before reinventing himself, called the rough "penal" -- particularly the final few inches. "They still have the wispy stuff, but normally you would have firm ground underneath it," he said. "Now, it is like the American two- or three-inch Bermuda with long grass on top of it. A very punishing blend."
Even with volunteers on hand to spot the wayward shots, Clarke said wouldn't be surprised to see balls become lost in the thick stuff this week. And sometimes discovery actually is no bargain.
"Even if they do find the balls in some of those areas, I don't know if you'll be able to take a full swing and move it," the affable Northern Irishman with that impish grin said.
Lee Westwood, who is one of the game's best ball-strikers, doesn't figure to get into as much trouble as some so the man who has finished third of better in six of his last 11 majors must be anxious to get going. But he thinks there could be times when a player simply needs to take his medicine if his ball strays off the planet.
"Find somewhere to drop it and go back in line," Westwood said. "But I think that's part of the game of golf, there should be penalties for hitting it off line."
The R&A agrees with Westwood's assessment.
"The champion on Sunday I doubt will have won from the rough," noted its executive director, Peter Dawson. "I think he'll be winning from the short grass, so there's a premium on hitting fairways this week, obviously."
In a weird way, then, the abundant bunkering could be a plus -- even though world No. 1 Luke Donald admitted to feeling a "little bit claustrophobic" on some holes. Rory McIlroy likes the "definition" the bunkers add to the course and the targets they provide. The bunkers don't simply stop in the landing area and return to guard the green, either.
"There's a lot of them, but they're very well placed," Phil Mickelson said. "And it does still give you an opportunity to strategically avoid them off the tee and have decisions as to which line you want to take and which bunkers you want to try to bring into play and take out of play."
Two-time Open champion Padraig Harrington said the wet sand could make it harder to get the ball up and out of the steep-faced bunkers quickly enough. Clarke called the ample bunkers a "nightmare" and said he wouldn't be surprised to see players have to take penalty drops out of some, particularly the ones where the faces are revetted.
"At any links golf course you've got to stay out of the bunkers, because you can't get to the green," said Tiger Woods, the 14-time major champion who looks to end a Grand Slam drought of four years. "That's just a fact. If you hit the ball in there, it's going to go up against the face, because it goes in there with some steam, and you're pitching it out sideways or sometimes even backwards.
"But the neat thing about these bunkers is how I think they're raised up a lot so that you can visually see them and then shape the ball off of them. St. Andrews a lot of bunkers you just can't see. But here they're raised up high enough where you can hit a fade or draw, but they're starting points. You can actually see where they begin and end."
Thread the ball successfully on the short grass around those bunkers and hole putts on greens that will only add fire as the week progresses and you'll have a chance to lift the Claret Jug come Sunday. But don't go out and press for birdies, Westwood says, be practical and play for the pars that can be pivotal.
"I do like this course," Donald said. "... It's certainly, I think, going to produce the guy who plays the best because there's no escaping some holes; you've just got to step up there and hit good tee shots. You aren't going to find lucky lies in the rough. You're not going to be able to get to the greens from the bunkers.
"It's about hitting fairways, hitting greens, and hopefully I can do that."