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An Oak Ridge woman accused of repeatedly stabbing a man after an argument at a tavern has been indicted for attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Treasure Sheitel Threat, 26, has remained in the Anderson County Jail since the July 27, 2012, incident in Oak Ridge's Grove Center shopping area.
According to the arrest warrant, Threat and Stanley Wallace, no age or address listed on reports, had a long-standing enmity and had earlier engaged in an argument at Brewski's, a Grove Center tavern.
After Wallace drove off and Threat walked away from the bar, she encountered Wallace's vehicle at a stop sign.
Threat allegedly walked up to the vehicle, punched Wallace and then reached in and stabbed him in the lower abdomen, upper arm and hand, according to the arrest warrant.
Threat has an extensive arrest record and was indicted on the latest charges Oct. 1. Her arraignment has been rescheduled for Oct. 28 in Anderson County Criminal Court.
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Blue Jays move Dalton Pompey up to New Hampshire
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9.1-7 Larceny by Obtaining Property by False Pretenses -- § 53a-119 (2) and §§ 53a-122 through 53a-125b
Revised to April 23, 2010
Note: The degree of the larceny is determined by the value of the property stolen. See § 53a-122 (first degree); § 53a-123 (second degree); § 53a-124 (third degree); § 53a-125 (fourth degree); § 53a-125a (fifth degree); § 53a-125b (sixth degree). The dollar amounts for the degrees of larceny were increased as of October 1, 2009. See the table in Introduction to Larceny for the values in effect prior to that date.
The defendant is charged [in count __] with larceny by obtaining property by false pretenses in the (first / second / third / fourth / fifth / sixth) degree. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person obtains property by false pretenses when, by any false token, pretense or device, (he/she) obtains from another any property, with intent to defraud (him/her) or any other person.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Obtained property
of another
The first element is that the defendant obtained property from the property owner.
"Obtaining" property includes, but is not limited to, bringing about the transfer of a legal interest in the property from the owner to the defendant or to a third person. If the legal title or ownership of the property or some legal interest in the property is transferred, such a transfer would constitute "obtaining" under the statute. The property does not need to be physically obtained. If the owner delivered the property intending to transfer legal ownership or some legal interest in the property, sufficient transfer would have occurred.
"Property" includes any (money / personal property / real property / thing in action / evidence of debt or contract / article of value of any kind). [Commodities of a public utility, such as gas, electricity, steam and water also constitute property.]
"Owner" means not only the true or lawful owner, but any person who has a superior right to that of the defendant.
Element 2 - By false pretenses
or false token or device
The second element is that the defendant obtained the property by means of (false pretenses / a false token or device). <Insert appropriate definition:>
"False token or device" means a tangible object or symbol, commonly accepted by the public for what it purports to represent, but which had been falsified or counterfeited. False measures, weights, or scales, counterfeit money or stamps, marked cards or loaded dice would be examples of false tokens or devices. <Describe alleged false token or device.> A mere verbal misrepresentation would not constitute a false token or device.
"False pretense" means a false representation of fact. Since nothing to happen in the future can properly be referred to as a fact, the representation must relate to past or present circumstances and not to future events. A representation may be made in writing, verbally, or even by actions or conduct. It is an express or implied assertion of a fact upon which it is expected that others will rely. Usually a representation takes the form of a statement of fact, oral or written, but it may involve conduct only. Because a false pretense refers to past or existing facts, a mere promise to do something in the future is not a false pretense. Furthermore, a mere statement of opinion, as distinguished from a statement of fact, is not a false pretense. Puffing, exaggeration, praise of an article for the purpose of selling it, or giving an opinion as to the value or worth of property are not ordinarily a sufficient basis for a charge of false representation. Specific statements regarding the quantity, weight, manufacture or composition of an article are statements of fact sufficient to support such a charge.
The (false pretense / false token or device) must be the means by which the defendant obtains the property. The owner must rely upon it in parting with (his/her) property. Obviously, if the owner knew the pretense or token was false, (he/she) would not have relied upon it. On the other hand, the (false pretense / false token or device) need not be the sole cause inducing the owner's action. As long as (his/her) reliance on the false representation was a substantial factor in causing the owner to deliver the property to another, this element will be satisfied, even though other inducements may also have been involved.
Element 3 - Intent to defraud
The third element is that the defendant intended to defraud <insert name of person>. In other words, (he/she) must have intended to deceive, and by this deceit, to obtain the property. <See Intent to Defraud, Instruction 2.3-6.>
The defendant must have fully realized and known that the (representation that (he/she) made / token or device (he/she) used) was untrue. No matter how careless a person may have been in failing to check the accuracy of (his/her) statements, negligence does not constitute a fraudulent intention. In addition, the pretense or representation must be actually false. Even if a person believes that (he/she) is lying, if the (statement / token / device) were not actually false, there would be no deception.
Element 4 - Value of the
The fourth element is that the property had a value that <insert as appropriate:>
First degree: exceeded $20,000.
Second degree: exceeded $10,000.
Third degree: exceeded $2,000.
Fourth degree: exceeded $1,000.
Fifth degree: exceeded $500.
Sixth degree: did not exceed $500.
<See Larceny, Instruction 9.1-1, for a full explanation of this element.>
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the defendant wrongfully obtained the property of another, 2) (he/she) obtained the property by (false pretenses / a false token or device), 3) (he/she) knew that the (pretenses were false / token or device was false), and 4) the value of the property obtained was <insert value according to degree charged>.
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of
larceny by obtaining property by false pretenses, then you shall find the
defendant guilty. On the other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has
failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall then
find the defendant not guilty.
1 If the victim is over the age of sixty years, blind or physically disabled, it is second degree larceny regardless of the value of the property. General Statutes § 53a-123 (a) (5). See Larceny of an Elderly, Blind, or Physically Disabled Person, Instruction 9.1-9.
To be found guilty of larceny by
false pretenses, a person "must knowingly make a false representation with the
intent to defraud, and that false representation must induce action that
effectively causes the accused to receive something of value without
compensation." State v. Rochette, 25 Conn. App. 298, 306, cert. denied,
220 Conn. 912 (1991), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 1045, 112 S.Ct. 905, 116 L.Ed.2d
806 (1992); see also State v. Carcare, 75 Conn. App. 756, 775-78 (2003)
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Facebook Exec Offers Glimpse Into Mobile Business
Facebook offered a clue Tuesday as to how it had built its mobile advertising business so quickly.
Deborah Liu, a product manager, told a conference that Facebook users had downloaded 175 million mobile apps since January after seeing ads for those apps in their news feeds.
Liu came up with the idea for such mobile app install ads. She spoke at the Appnation conference in San Francisco.
Facebook had not disclosed the number of app install downloads since April, when it said there had been 25 million installs in the first quarter. That means there were 150 million downloads in the seven months between April and October.
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IBM's Downgrade Weighs on Dow
A downbeat take on IBM future is weighing on the tech giant's shares and is dragging the broad market to its worst decline in more than a month.
Weak mainframe demand and fierce competition in software leave IBM's existing businesses "effectively in decline," Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder Garcha said in a note to clients. Some valuation metrics also suggest the company trades at a hefty premium to its peers, Garcha said, while downgrading his IBM rating to underperform from neutral and slashing his price target to $175 from $200.
Shares recently fell $4.31, or 2.2%, to $191.21. The stock was flat this year through Monday's close.
IBM, a Dow component, is also weighing on the overall market. Big Blue accounts for about 33 points, or roughly 1/3, of the Dow's 105-point decline as of midday Tuesday.
The Dow is a price-weighted index, meaning the bigger the stock price, the larger the sway for a particular component. That is different from most other indexes, such as the S&P 500, which are weighted by its components' market capitalizations. IBM currently holds the biggest weighting in the Dow, making up more than 10% of the index, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. So when IBM moves, the Dow typically responds.
The latest downgrade on IBM shares comes at a time when Wall Street has relatively mixed views about the tech company's short-term future. Some 16 of the 29 analysts that cover IBM have hold-related ratings on the stock, according to FactSet, a relatively high proportion considering the fact that Wall Streeters are generally a bullish bunch.
On Tuesday, Credit Suisse painted a relatively bleak future for what's to come for IBM. About 34% of IBM's gross profits come from hardware and software tied to older mainframe and Unix architectures, which have less room to grow now than they previously did.
As the chart below shows, IBM trades at a premium to many of its peers. Garcha said the company trades a 21.5 times free cash flow this year and 15.9 times expected free cash flow next year, which respectively represent 59% and 35% premiums to large-cap tech stocks. IBM is more richly valued than the likes Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc., among others, according to this metric.
The rating cut adds pressure to IBM days after it said the SEC was eyeing how it reports cloud revenue.
"While we commend IBM's operating performance in recent years, future organic growth will be challenging," Garcha said. "We are also concerned by deteriorating free cash flow and a less effective mix up to software revenue."
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Remembering That Singing Rage, Patti Page
Patti Page was an emblematic voice of 1950s pop music and was one of the first pop artists to cross over to the country charts.
Ms. Page, who died Jan. 1 at age 85, was sometimes billed as "That singing rage, Patti Page," and she spent months on the charts with songs like "The Tennessee Waltz" and "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window?"
She recorded 100 albums and sold over 100 million records around the world. Her bright voice was so redolent of America that Mao Zedong once condemned her version of "The Tennessee Waltz" as "reactionary propaganda."
Although hardly a pioneer in her vocal stylings, Ms. Page was among the first to employ overdubbing. She accompanied herself on "Confess" and then sang four parts on the ethereal "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming," which in 1950 became her first gold record.
Born Clara Ann Fowler, she grew up in and around Tulsa, Okla. She took a job in the art department of a local radio station, KTUL, where she occasionally sang on the air as Patti Page during a program sponsored by the Page Milk Co. The name stuck even after she embarked on a professional singing career, signing with Mercury Records where her producer was Mitch Miller.
"Tennessee Waltz," released in 1950, was her biggest hit and became a state song of Tennessee. Among her dozens of others were "Mockingbird Hill," "I Went To Your Wedding," and "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte," a hit from the film of the same name.
In the 1960s, Ms. Page moved to Nashville and concentrated more on country music, including recordings with Tom T. Hall and George Jones.
Although her songs seldom charted after that, Ms. Page kept busy on the nightclub circuit into the new millennium and won a Grammy for her her 1999 concert album "Live at Carnegie Hall – the 50th Anniversary Concert." She was slated to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Grammy Awards show in February.
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There are tons of baseball movies out there, but are there any softball movies? I can't think of any!! There should be some. It's a great sport.
Are there any? If not, do you think there should be?
Good question. Does MTV's Rock and Jock Softball count?
Others that come to mind:
-There's the 1937 movie "GIrls Can Play" directed by Lambert Hillyer. "The Hollywood Post's sports writer, Jimmy Jones (Charles Quigley),
yearns to be a crime reporter, and thus looks for foul play on even the
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to do a bit of snooping, and also to be near the cute new pitcher, Ann
-1980 movie "Squeeze Play: "
A male softball team is challenged by a female softball team to see who is best.
-And the 2005 movie "Beer League".
That's all I got. Any others I missed?
Ya know, my initial reaction was..."how could you forget A League of Their Own!?"
But that is clearly about women playing baseball. Guess it shows how even a huge fan of softball and that movie can get caught up in the gender norm associated with baseball and softball. Along that note... has anyone watched men's fastpitch softball?? Amazing.
I had the same reaction! Thankfully I thought about it for a second before posting. I hadn't heard much about men's fastbitch softball so I wanted to see what I could find on YouTube. I found a pretty good video from the American Challenge Series in Oklahoma City that invited Men's Fastpitch teams from around the globe. Interesting stuff.
I was in OKC at that time and got to see a little bit of the American Challenge Series. Was cool to see the men playing a predominantly women's sport... but I have to agree with the guy who said that the women's national team would beat the men's national team. No contest!
There are tons of baseball movies out there, but are there any softball movies? I can't think of any!! There should be some. It's a great sport.
Are there any? If not, do you think there should be?
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The evening began with a patron and sponsor party at 5 p.m. at Laziza and continued with a cocktail party at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center at 6 p.m. Guests then enjoyed dinner in a Gala tent on Erie Street. The tent was fully adorned with exquisite decorations, including chandeliers, floral arrangements, and blue backlighting. Late night at the Gala followed, at 9 p.m., with music, desserts and drinks at all three venues.
In addition, Golden Grandeur sponsor Ron Burbick announced that guests could visit the soon-to-be-open Secret Cellar Jazz Club and Wine Bar in the bottom floor of Acorn Corner Hotel for a sneak preview.
The hospital fundraiser was moved to Kent to highlight the collaboration in Portage County amongst the hospital, the City of Kent, Kent State University and the newly re-developed Kent downtown businesses. More than 350 people attended the Gala, the highest attendance ever for the event. Sponsorship support was also at a record level. The proceeds from the 2013 Gala will be used to support Community Health Programs and Services.
Dan Smith, Economic Development Director of the City of Kent, was honored, for all of his hard work in helping to bring new business development to Kent. Stephen Colecchi, President and CEO of Robinson Memorial Hospital, presented Dan with a black squirrel stuffed animal appropriately dressed with a Robinson Memorial Hospital vest.
"We are very pleased with the support of all the individuals, businesses, and organizations throughout Northeast Ohio who attended the Gala and supported the event in so many ways," said Deborah Solan, Executive Director of the Robinson Memorial Hospital Foundation.
"The gala was a win-win-win situation for all involved." Solan said. "Everyone in Portage County is grateful to Ron Burbick and The Burbick Companies for all that he has done to transform Kent and to help make this evening a success."
Diamond Dazzler sponsors were: Allen Aircraft Products, Inc.; Altercare Centers for Rehabilitation & Nursing Care; Aurora Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation and The Woodlands at Robinson – Saber Healthcare Group; Stephen and Andrea Colecchi; Steve and Patti Dean; The Ferner Family; Inpatient Medical Services, Inc.; Physicians Emergency Services, Inc.; Ravenna Radiology, LLC; and Sydmor's Jewelry Company, Inc.
Sapphire Sensation sponsors were: Fifth Third Bank; J.W. Didado Electric, Inc. – A Quanta Services Company; Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Marquinez; Portage Pathology Associates, Inc.; Portage Physical Therapists, Inc.; Bill & Eddye White – Bill White's Twin Star Lanes; and Charles and Cathy Zumkehr.
Ruby Radiance Gala sponsors were: Akron Children's Hospital; Area Agency on Aging; The Davey Tree Expert Co.; David and Janet Dix; Bob and Jan Egdell; Judge Paula Giulitto and Mr. Larry Sutter; Yank and Lynn Heisler; Hiram College; Hitachi Medical
Systems, Inc.; Metis Construction Services; Northeast Ohio Cardiovascular Specialists (NEOCS); Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED); Dr. Larry and Judge Barb Oswick; Physician Staffing; Portage Development Board; Roetzel & Andress; Savage Simpson Reality; Summa Health System/Summa Service Lines and Summa Health System/Summa Care.
Five $5,000 raffle packages were offered. Winners of the packages were: Judge Barb Oswick, $5,000 Sydmor's Shopping Spree; Michelle Williams, Kent Main Street Merchants; Dave and Sherry Joy, Family Fun and Vacations; Jim Myers, Get Into Golf; and Kathy Pangallo, Health and Beauty Package.
Three individuals won a once-in-a-lifetime, 10-course dining and wine experience by gourmet chef Dr. Roger Tsai, a physician with the Northeast Ohio Cardiovascular Specialists. The winners will each take a party of six to the dinner on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at The Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan, Ohio, a division of Chef's Garden, supplier of gourmet vegetables for 5-star restaurants throughout the country, including the White House. Gourmet dinner winners were Neil Mann, Jr., CEO of Allen Aircraft Products; Joel Presti of Aurora, and Tom Strauss, CEO of Summa Health System.
Gala committee co-chairs were: Dr. Larry and Judge Barb Oswick and Debbie and Dave Petrone. Gala committee members were: Jim and Sallie Bear; Christine and T.N. Bhargava, Ron and Joan Burbick, Steve and Patti Dean; Dr. Greg and Dena Ferner; Judge Jerry and Joann Hayes, Igor and Brandy Olefir; Ruth and Dr. Glenn Saltzman; Marilyn and Brian Sessions; Dan and Melissa Smith and Tim and Mary Toppen.
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PLEASANTON -- Workday plans a major expansion in Pleasanton by constructing a large new office building that could have up to 2,100 employees, city officials said Wednesday.
The software company hopes to build a six-story, 430,000-square-foot office building on 6.9 acres of vacant land it is negotiating to buy from BART. The new offices would be next to Workday's current headquarters near Stoneridge mall.
"We are really excited that Workday sees an opportunity to grow and expand and maintain their headquarters presence in Pleasanton," said Pamela Ott, the city's economic development director. "More Workday employees will be living, shopping, eating in Pleasanton. And there should be more hotel visits as customers visit Workday."
Workday, which offers Web-based business software primarily for human resources, currently occupies more than 250,000 square feet in Pleasanton and employs more than 1,400 people, said company spokesman Eric Glass.
In addition to its new planned building, Workday may eventually expand into a five-building office complex known as Stoneridge Corporate Plaza that is next door to its headquarters. Workday co-founder David Duffield, through a company he controls named NPC Holdings, bought that complex a year ago, but it is currently occupied by other tenants. It potentially could provide enough space for an additional 3,000 workers.
Pleasanton-based Workday launched an initial public offering in October 2012, raising $637 million through the first-time sale of its stock, which was priced at $28. On Wednesday, Workday's shares closed at $92.59, up 231 percent from the IPO price.
Workday is still losing money. However, for its 2014 fiscal year that ended in January, it generated revenue of $468 million, up 71 percent from the year before.
"Workday could have leased some of the older buildings in the area, but they chose to construct a brand-new building that meets the standards of what young tech engineers want," said Edward Del Beccaro, a managing director with Transwestern, a commercial realty brokerage.
This expansion also bodes well for the ongoing efforts by the East Bay to attract more tech companies.
"Workday shows that the Tri-Valley has the kind of tech engineers who can work for this kind of a company when they expand," Del Beccaro said. "The Tri-Valley is getting more tech jobs."
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As a person in a committed relationship, you may share your car, home and the stuff that fills it with your partner. But does that also mean you share access to your online world? The trite, private Facebook rants about child-rearing? The innocent, occasional Google chat with a former flame? The password to your work computer?
Many couples do. For them, swapping PINs and passwords is simply a part of marriage in the digital age. Others prefer privacy. They have nothing to hide, they say, and expect their partners to trust them. But, as people spend more and more time online, relationship experts say it is the willingness to offer your spouse an open view of your online activity that helps to foster a healthy relationship. So does a little digital autonomy.
Julie Archibald and Alan McAllister practice that balancing act with great success. The Berkeley couple have no qualms about sharing their digital selves. They've memorized each other's ATM PINs and laptop passwords, which makes everything, including the quick premovie cash withdrawal, much easier, they say.
But, when it comes to email, they use different providers -- she's Yahoo, he's a Gmail guy -- and have no need to file through pages of each other's messages, they say. They also see no reason for digital snooping.
"It's all part of trust and sharing your life together with the right guy," says Archibald, 38, of Berkeley. "In my last relationship, he (Archibald's ex-boyfriend) was more private about his life, and that made everything a lot harder. I never felt close to him."
Ellyn Bader of the Couples Institute in Menlo Park says there can be valid reasons why a person may not want to reveal their online information. Perhaps they are private by nature or grew up with an intrusive parent.
"Most people don't like having someone looking over their shoulder," says Bader, a clinical psychologist and marriage and family therapist. "People don't want to feel like their partners are parents to them."
However, when trust has already been violated or there is a reason to be suspicious -- for instance, your spouse shuts her computer the minute you enter the room -- fear in the partner is activated and so is the desire to know everything happening online, Bader says.
"We find that when someone has already had an affair, tends to chat online with people of the opposite sex, or perhaps has hidden money and is caught, offering to share passwords is a tool that can be used to regain trust," Bader says. "They'll say, 'I don't have anything to hide anymore,' or 'I don't care if you go on my Facebook.' "
In general, however, the couples who seem to be the happiest are the ones who have some digital autonomy in addition to connection. "It's like having separate spending money that you don't have to answer for," she explains.
But Jaime LeMaire, of Oakland, says she would feel uneasy if her husband were hesitant to share information with her. "It's part of a healthy, trusting marriage," she says. LeMaire and her husband, Dan Hruby, share passwords and PINs because "it helps to facilitate daily errands and finances," the Oakland couple says.
"I'm working on memorizing his Social Security number," says LeMaire, 35. "I think it's especially important in an emergency."
Los Angeles-based dating and relationship expert Julie Spira echoes LeMaire's points. "God forbid, if something happens to you, someone should have access to your phone and files," says Spira, who blogs at Cyberdatingexpert.com. "Honestly, if you're unwilling to share at least some of these things with the person you sleep with every night, then you probably shouldn't be in the relationship."
Still, there are exceptions. Mike Senga, of Fremont, and his ex-wife never revealed the passwords that unlocked their email accounts or iPhones (the issue had nothing to do with the divorce). They considered it the same as opening each other's snail mail.
"It's a violation of your privacy," Senga says. "My personal space was mine, and hers was hers. We never disagreed about that."
Honoring those agreements is important to keeping the digital peace. If you are suspicious about your spouse's behavior, try talking it out with him or her instead of cyber-snooping, Spira says.
"Everyone has a personal life and identity that is their own," she says. "You wouldn't follow them to poker or girls night out, would you?"
Five reasons to reveal passwords
Safety: In an accident or other emergency, you have access to your spouse's phone, email and personal files. In a tragic situation, you can shut down a Facebook account or reach out to friends of his you didn't know.
Convenience: Forgot your debit card and running to the ATM while your spouse finds parking? You can use his and avoid going into the bank.
Romance: It's sweet to know that your husband's password is the date you met, became an official couple, or celebrated your fifth wedding anniversary.
Transparency: In a healthy relationship, there is a natural openness and willingness to share information. If you are concerned that something you post or send can be misconstrued by your spouse, don't do it.
The Golden Rule: If you share with your spouse, it is only fair that he or she shares with you.
Sources include dating and relationship expert Julie Spira and couples interviewed for this story.


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BRENTWOOD -- Jordyn Foley wasn't planning to channel Annie during a summer "X Factor" audition that was televised Sept. 27.
The Brentwood 12-year-old had prepared a Queen song for her Oakland tryout. She had actually sung a few lines of "Somebody to Love" when Judge L.A. Reid asked her to switch to "Tomorrow," the signature song from the play she has starred in twice.
It was the sort of curveball that would derail a seasoned adult performer. When Simon Cowell professed his repugnance for the song, Jordyn found herself even more on the spot.
"I was just like, 'Oh no,'" she said.
Then she gave herself a little pep talk. "I just told myself to rock the house and do (my) best," Jordyn said Tuesday in a phone interview from X Factor Boot Camp in Miami, where she was rehearsing for her next performance.
Jordyn rose to the challenge in Oakland, wowing the audience and the judges of the pop-singing competition with the musical theater standard.
Judges Reid, Britney Spears and Demi Lovato voted to advance Jordyn to the next round. Spears complimented her voice. Lovato said she "shined." Reid called her a "bundle of joy." Even Cowell was complimentary, saying he liked her, but she was not right for The X Factor.
Jordyn took Cowell's criticism in stride: "He was actually really nice."
Brentwood's most famous middle-schooler was in Miami on Tuesday, working on two songs for the next round of competition. Her next challenge would come Wednesday in the Boot Camp elimination rounds. She couldn't say what she would be singing, but "I'm working on them 24-7."
In the end, Jordyn was one of several singers cut during the Oct. 3 Boot Camp show, but the experience is one she'll long remember.
"I'm new to this," Jordyn said. "It's exhausting really. It's a lot of waiting. It's long days and a lot of work, but it's a lot of fun."
Local children's' theater directors Steve Kinsella and Sharon Redman both said Jordyn shined early in her local career.
Redman recalls asking Jordyn for an impromptu song five years ago when they first met at an audition: "She broke into "Let Me Entertain You," and she did entertain me."
Jordyn was "born for the stage," says Redman, who directed her in several plays, including in Jordyn's recent turn as Beauty in "Beauty and the Beast" with El Campanil Children's Theatre. Jordyn has also attended a few of Redman's summer theater classes.
"She's a genuine sweetheart," Redman said.
Jordyn welcomes and mentors new young actors and is a happy presence with the theater troupe.
Jordyn was a bit embarrassed by the praise, but recovered to admit, "I do spend about 110 percent of my time talking."
Kinsella said about 5 percent of his students at Brentwood Teen Theater get his lesson on using their imagination and sense to lose themselves in the story behind a song. Jordyn understood that and many other concepts quickly.
"She's one of the 5 percent," he said. "She's a very smart young actor" with "focus beyond her years."
Kinsella worked with Jordyn on stage presence before her audition. He directed her in "Annie" for Broadway Under the Stars and has taught her in summer classes. He said he hoped to see her sing something softer and more personal for her Boot Camp number.
"She's darn genuine," he said. "She has a charisma and a larger-than-life presence."
Jordyn faced the judges in Miami without the huge entourage that cameras captured mobbing the judges with glee after her performance. (A producer encouraged the interaction.) A group of about 40 friends and family members were with her in Oakland. In Miami, it's just Jordyn and her mother, Deena, whom Jordyn calls her hero -- along with Kristin Chenoweth, Taylor Swift and Queen's Freddie Mercury.
The hometown cheering section might be smaller, but Jordyn said she has heard of, and appreciates, the support of her friends and the community back home.
"They're with me in spirit," Jordyn said.
What does Jordyn miss most about her hometown? "My bed," she quips. Her brother, pink room, dog and friends come in a close second.
Her goal for the next X Factor audition was as big as her personality: "I really want to connect with my audience and share my gift with the world," she said. "I just want to do it all really."


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Local fishermen say bullets are flying across the Savannah River...but the people firing the weapons are not technically breaking the law.
"They were shooting straight, on the level, out from the bank. It was direct on the level," says fisherman Henry Rotan.
It was target practice...and the targets were floating past the place Rotan usually casts his line.
"They had a bunch of guns out there, pistols, high-powered rifles, shotguns...they had it all," he says.
Georgia law says shooting guns on personal property is usually okay, as long as it's done responsibly. There is no specific law against firing at a target across the river...so cases like this are up to the discretion of the officer.
Rotan's concern is that bullets are flying toward a public waterway.
"It may hit the water and bounce," he says. "You don't know where it's going to go."
An undercover SWAT team officer with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office says the ammo travels fast. It can be lethal even after it passes through things like water and glass.
"We took a couple of home windows from a demolished house and shot through them," the officer told News 12. "The bullet would still travel back here."
He showed us how powerful hunting rifles can be. At a 200 yard range, a shot is deadly. And bullets fired from this kind of rifle can travel over a mile.
"That's very dangerous, especially for people in the boat going up and down the river," says Rotan. "You may not see people, and that's the bad part about it."
Now, watching for hidden danger is part of the weekly fishing trip.
The fishermen reported this incident to the Department of Natural Resources, but that department deals more with state hunting and fishing regulations.
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Definición de step en inglés:
1An act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running: Ron took a step back she turned and retraced her steps
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- He then proceeded taking the few steps towards the massive front doors of the palace, which slowly opened, as he got nearer.
- May took her arm, and they began to walk with small steps towards the exit.
- He took a slow step backward, and then fell flat onto his back.
pace, stride
footstep, footfall, tread
1.1The distance covered by a step: Richard came a couple of steps nearer
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- Gradually move the starting distances back a couple of steps at a time.
- We have a man always on the scene, never, never more than a step away from instantaneously covering a story.
- These are used to determine trip lengths in time and distance in subsequent steps.
1.2 [usually in singular] A person's particular way of walking: she left the room with a springy step
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- Life had to be faced head-on and, that too with a spring in the step!
- We set off with a springing step - me particularly - as I had left most of the contents of my small pack at the hut.
- That is why, judging by the spring in the step of the Feel-Goods, it will take more than another quarter point rise in rates to spoil their mood.
gait, walk, tread
1.3One of the sequences of movement of the feet that make up a dance.
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- After that, they chose and combined the movements with modern dance steps.
- She has even mastered some ballroom dance steps, which form part of the choreographed routines for the show.
- While Williams made her way brilliantly through its forest of steps, the dance was more demanding than affecting.
1.4A short or easily walked distance: the market is only a short step from the end of the lake
short distance, stone's throw, spitting distance
informal 'a hop, skip, and jump'
2A flat surface, especially one in a series, on which to place one's foot when moving from one level to another: the bottom step of the staircase a flight of marble steps
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- The first thing we both did when we got back was make a beeline for the staircase, each of us putting a foot on the bottom step at the same time.
- Wendy saw Dr. Maddox out of the corner of her eye at the bottom step of a stairway leading to a second floor.
- Cut into the granite is a steep, gradually narrowing staircase, with some steps almost one foot high.
stair, tread;
(steps) stairs, staircase, stairway
2.1A doorstep: there was a pint of milk on the step
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- Milk bottles were still on the step and the dogs and sheep had not been fed.
- He turned onto his front step, then decided against it and walked along the driveway to the carport.
- At Lowther Drive it was a similar story at 10am as front gardens were flooded and water inched towards peoples' front steps.
2.2A rung of a ladder.
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- She screeched as she held on to one of the steps of the steel ladder.
- I climbed down the steps of my ladder after shoving my new diary under my mattress.
- He jumps down, missing the last three steps of the ladder and landing right behind her.
rung, tread
2.3 (steps or a pair of steps) British A stepladder.
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- He raced to the home of Mrs Caulfield's sister where he also found Mr Caulfield collapsed under a pair of steps.
- He listed a couple of folding camp chairs, a pair of steps, and a number of coats hanging up.
2.5A block, typically fixed to the vessel's keel, on which the base of a mast is seated.
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- The hull was modified in 1995 to include two ventilated steps, a keel pad and notched transom.
2.6 Physics An abrupt change in the value of a quantity, especially voltage.
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- Single channel responses to voltage steps were simulated using the Noise Simulation program.
- At 0 mV, sparks appeared at the beginning of the voltage step with a probability of unity.
- Excitation of a suspension of such vesicles with a flash of light generated a voltage step across the membrane.
3A measure or action, especially one of a series taken in order to deal with or achieve a particular thing: the government must take steps to discourage age discrimination a major step forward in the fight for justice
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- The next step is to add milk but milk is dangerous and the date stamps are often confusing.
- My plan was moving a little quicker than anticipated so I decided to take things slow after the next step.
- Once you have identified slow code, the next step is to address those issues.
course of action, measure, move, act, action, initiative, maneuver, operation, tactic
3.1A stage in a gradual process: sales are up, which is a step in the right direction
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- They want it over and done with so that they can get on with the next step of their rebuilding process.
- Therefore, the government will proceed with the next step of the recall process.
- It surely didn't happen overnight, and as near as I can determine, it came in several, very gradual steps.
advance, development, move, movement;
3.2A particular position or grade on an ascending or hierarchical scale: the first step on the managerial ladder
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- But you can't rest on your laurels - you must create your CV to get yourself on the next step of the ladder.
- A first home is a step on the ladder, it's never the end goal or the dream home, and is rarely where you'd genuinely like it to be.
- No-one was sponsoring me for this race and it is merely the first step on the ladder to the big one.
stage, level, grade, rank, degree;
notch, rung
4 Music , North American An interval in a scale; a tone (whole step) or semitone (half step).
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- This scale divides the octave into six equal steps, each a whole tone apart.
5Step aerobics: [as modifier]: a step class
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- Gyms schedule tai chi and yoga instruction in addition to the more traditional aerobics and step classes.
- We have had special step classes put on so we could get the hang of it all quicker!
- The muscular contractions it takes to smile are akin to putting your facial muscles through a 45-minute step class.
verbo (steps, stepping, stepped)
1 [no object] Lift and set down one's foot or one foot after the other in order to walk somewhere or move to a new position: Claudia tried to step back I accidentally stepped on his foot
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- Wendy had just lifted her foot to step over to the next joist, and the sudden noise made her startle badly.
- I suppose everyone who worked with horses will have had their foot accidentally stepped on.
- He set me back on my feet and I stepped aside to allow him entrance.
walk, move, tread, pace, stride
tread on, stamp on, trample (on);
squash, crush, flatten
1.1 [as imperative] Used as a polite or deferential way of asking someone to walk a short distance for a particular purpose: please step this way
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- Calmly but firmly insist on stepping into a private office or conference room where you will attend to his concerns.
- Just shy of an hour after I got in, my manager came in and asked me to step into his office when I had a chance.
- Well now that the mushy stuff is out of the way, would you mind stepping into my office?
1.2 (step it) dated Perform a dance: they stepped it down the room between the lines of dancers
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- Here's the girl, clueless at how to begin stepping it with the dance partner.
- The happy couple took to the maple floor and were at peace as they stepped it out and danced to their hearts content.
- Hearing of my trophy for ballroom dancing, the ladies present asked me to step it out with them.
1.3Take a particular course of action: young men have temporarily stepped out of the labor market
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- In doing so, this set of articles steps squarely into the current debate.
- At 28 he's young enough to make some impact on the division but unless he steps outside Thailand he'll never get it done.
- He has held pop concerts across China in the shortest period after stepping into stardom.
2 [with object] Nautical Set up (a mast) in its step.
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- Gotheborg will remain alongside fitting out and stepping her masts and rigging before starting sea trials in early 2004.
- With the ship in the water, its time now to step the mast and attend to the rigging.
- The cruiser fleet was refloated at the club slipway on Good Friday last and the masts were stepped on Saturday morning.
break step
- Stop walking or marching in step with others.Oraciones de ejemplo
- Neither of them broke step as they walked with their heads up but eyes down.
- Passers-by in this northern suburb in the foothills of Iran's Elborz Mountains are few, and most walk past without breaking step.
- Then they break step and disperse over Southwark Bridge, chatting and slouching.
fall into step
- Change the way one is walking so that one is walking in step with another person.Oraciones de ejemplo
- After school, he came up to me as I was walking home, and fell into step beside me.
- He slowly opened his eyes as he walked forward, falling into step beside his sister.
- Nick waited for the rest of them to walk past him and fell into step with Crystal.
in (or out of) step
- Putting (or not putting) one's feet forward alternately in the same rhythm as the people one is walking, marching, or dancing with.Oraciones de ejemplo
- At one point, young Erin hurried forward to march in step with the Captain.
- Nowadays, players are slouching, walking out of step, and passing around water bottles.
- Among the delegates were German veterans and blind ones from France; some of the vets, protesting the political and military madness of the First World War, refused to march in step.
- 3.1Conforming (or not conforming) to what others are doing or thinking: the party is clearly out of step with votersMás ejemplos en oraciones
in accord, in accordance, in harmony, in agreement, in tune, in line, in keeping, in conformity, compatibleat odds, at variance, in disagreement, out of tune, out of line, not in keeping, out of harmony
- The problem with that, of course, is that those opposition parties are out of step with 82 percent of New Zealanders.
- The ordinary American continues to be splendidly out of step with the Chattering Classes.
- That's where art was heading, so he was a little out of step with the intellectual movement.
- Physics 3.2 (Of two or more oscillations or other cyclic phenomena) having (or not having) the same frequency and always in the same phase.Oraciones de ejemplo
- If they are in step (in phase, the physicists say), then crest coincides constructively with crest, giving maximum mutual reinforcement.
- Over time, the quantum waves that accompany the different flavors get out of step, and an electron neutrino seems to morph into a muon neutrino or a tau neutrino and back again.
- In that case, when the length of one of the arms changes the tiniest bit, the beams will be more in step and produce some light when combined.
keep step
- Remain walking, marching, or dancing in step.Oraciones de ejemplo
- I started to speed up my step as well and Ben in turn tried to keep step with me.
- He may be tall and a little lanky and have a propensity to put his foot in it but when it comes to keeping step on a fast paced political dance floor, Bobby didn't miss a beat.
- We have to change the interpretation of the rules to keep step with market forces.
one step ahead
- Managing to avoid competition or danger from someone or something: I try to keep one step ahead of the rest of the staffMás ejemplos en oraciones
- With the new press in full operation, Stewart is now turning his mind to his next investment in his bid to stay one step ahead of the competition.
- We need to be proactive, one step ahead of the competition - an international leader.
- At the end of the day, in our attempt to go one step ahead, we have ended up two steps behind.
step by step
- So as to progress gradually and carefully from one stage to the next: I'll explain it to you step by step [as adjective]: a step-by-step guideMás ejemplos en oraciones
one step at a time, bit by bit, gradually, in stages, by degrees, slowly, steadily
- She loved pranks, but they had to be carefully planned out, step by step, whereas he just did it.
- He guides you step by step through comprehensive and easy to follow instructions.
- Now in a step by step guide, I'll show you how I can achieve this.
step into the breach
- see breach.
step into someone's shoes
- Take control of a task or job from another person.Oraciones de ejemplo
- He has already stepped into Kenyon 's shoes once before, replacing him as deputy chief executive three years ago.
- She may be stepping into Boyle's shoes, but she won't be taking his revolutionary approach.
- The man stepping into his shoes, however, is no shadowy unknown.
step on it (or step on the gas)
- informal Go faster, typically in a motor vehicle.Oraciones de ejemplo
hurry up, get a move on, speed up, go faster, be quickinformal get cracking, get moving, step on the gasdated make haste
- The driver seemed to be really stepping on it as the bus gained speed very fast.
- Our hero stepped on it and took us all on a high speed chase.
- You begin at a dead stop, cop cars piled up maybe eleven inches off your rear bumper waiting patiently for you to step on it and try to make a getaway.
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- Offend someone by encroaching on their area of responsibility.Oraciones de ejemplo
- I'm getting to speak to him a bit, but I don't really want to step on his toes this week.
- If someone accidentally steps on my toes what is the point of getting bent out of shape about it?
- He had already filed his review, so I didn't want to step on his toes before we ran it.
step out of line
- Behave inappropriately or disobediently.Oraciones de ejemplo
- We've encouraged the Environment Agency to be tight in their management of what's going on and I know they will act if the company steps out of line.
- Now at least we will all know if she steps out of line and how to take action.
- Stevens will now have to watch his back as hundreds of leaflets bearing his face, name and the areas he is banned from, are distributed by police so residents can report him if he steps out of line.
step up to the plate
- North American Take action in response to an opportunity or crisis.Oraciones de ejemplo
- The federal authorities need to step up to the plate and face their responsibility.
- It's everyone's responsibility to step up to the plate and strive to get what they want while giving others what they want in return.
- However, the association also demanded that the government play a role in the consumer crisis, and openly chided it for not stepping up to the plate.
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step aside
- another way of saying step down below.
step back
- Mentally withdraw from a situation in order to consider it objectively.Oraciones de ejemplo
- Think about how difficult it is for some couples to step back from passion to consider contraception.
- We are uncomfortable with slow things because we have to step back and consider them.
- Maybe if you step back from the situation and see it from a rational point of view you might see that things are not as bad as they seem.
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- Withdraw or resign from an important position or office: Mr. Krenz stepped down as party leader a week agoMás ejemplos en oraciones
resign, quit, stand down, give up one's post/job, bow out, abdicate;pack it in, call it quits
- I remember the day he told me that he was stepping down from that position.
- He stepped down from office in May this year, ending his second spell as Tory group leader on Doncaster Council.
- They have been sounded but refused to step down from their respective offices.
step something down
- Decrease voltage by using a transformer.Oraciones de ejemplo
- And even if mains electricity was used, the voltage would be stepped down to battery-levels.
- For PSD analysis, the reflector voltage was stepped down in 10 to 12 steps, starting from 30 kV, in order to collect fragment ions from the precursor down to immonium ions.
- In this case, the supply provides 12V DC power to the case, which has a small internal regulator to step the voltage down to 3.3V and 5V as needed.
step forward
- Offer one's help or services: a company has stepped forward to sponsor the teamMás ejemplos en oraciones
- It was at this point the man - who had been seated near to the pair on the train - stepped forward to offer his help.
- At press time no student had stepped forward offering to cover the substantial deficit.
- Meanwhile, Government sanction has enabled the East Midlands Development Agency to offer allowances for parties stepping forward to help fund the race.
step in
- Become involved in a difficult or problematic situation, especially in order to help or prevent something from happening.Oraciones de ejemplo
intervene, intercede, involve oneself, become/get involved, take a hand
- It really is time that city hall stepped in to try and salvage the situation!
- By Saturday of last week local African Caribbean churches had stepped in to try to calm the situation down.
- A while ago I was involved in an incident where I stepped in to help someone who was being spat at by a racist.
- 6.1Act as a substitute for someone: Lucy stepped in at very short notice to take Joan's placeMás ejemplos en oraciones
stand in, sit in, fill in, cover, substitute, take over;replace, take someone's placeinformal sub
- Neither bothered to turn up and the business editor stepped in to do an admirable job as a late substitute.
- Blindside flanker Jim Nicholson is out through injury, so natural replacement Duncan Phillips steps in.
step out
- So, she hands me a fly-swatter, steps out of the room and goes to phone my step-dad to find out where they keep the bug spray.
- He steps out of the room and returns a few minutes later after consulting his manager.
- I stepped out of the room to grab a couple of beers from the kitchen.
- It seems Rupert's been stepping out with some rich vixen.
- She's now stepping out with a gentleman.
- He was a member of a failed boyband and has been stepping out with young Samantha for three years now.
- Weak, disused musculature means I have to saunter and stroll rather than step out briskly.
- I nudged Glory into a trot and he eagerly stepped out, his long strides eating up the ground.
step something up
- Increase the amount, speed, or intensity of something: police decided to step up security plans for the gameMás ejemplos en oraciones
increase, intensify, strengthen, augment, escalateinformal up, crank upspeed up, increase, accelerate, quicken, hasten
- From there he drove to his home in Glasgow's west end where his security will be stepped up.
- Security patrols have been stepped up in the border area.
- And as the government steps up its efforts to join the euro we can expect more traders sell sterling in anticipation.
- 8.1Increase voltage using a transformer.Oraciones de ejemplo
- European machines, which operate on electrical standards different from those of U.S. machines, require transformers to step voltages up or down.
- In the pictures you see, it's taking power from an external power supply, stepping it up in voltage, and driving a fluorescent lamp - all at an efficiency of less than 100%.
1Leave a room or building, typically for a short time.
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2North American informal Go out to have a good time: he was stepping out with a redheaded waitress
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3Walk with long or vigorous steps: she enjoyed the outing, stepping out manfully
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- Oraciones de ejemplo
- MID is described as having a step-like progress instead of inflicting a continuous decline as in Alzheimer's disease.
- Three beautiful specimens are assigned to this new species, which is characterized by step-like whorls, coarse and prominent collabral costae and spiral caring on the ramp, and a columellar lip with two folds.
- The dark-adapted S. coeruleus cell, when subjected to a step-like increase in light intensity, responds with a depolarizing receptor potential.
Old English stæpe, stepe (noun), stæppan, steppan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steppen and German stapfen.
Palabras que riman con stepcep, Dieppe, hep, misstep, outstep, pep, prep, rep, schlepp, skep, steppe, strep
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WASHINGTON (November 22, 2012)--President Barack Obama is urging Americans to put aside partisan differences and come together as a nation for Thanksgiving.
Mr. Obama, just re-elected to a second term, said in his weekly radio and Internet address that the country has "just emerged from a campaign season that was passionate, noisy and vital to our democracy."
While the election required voters to make choices, Mr. Obama said Thanksgiving offers "a chance to put it all in perspective - to remember that, despite our differences, we are and always will be Americans first and foremost. "
In the GOP address, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington State said Republicans are ready to work with Mr. Obama to avert impending tax increases, big spending cuts and other problems.


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- Apr 24:
- Warriors lease dispute could cost Alameda County taxpayers millions
- Apr 23:
- Oakland A's, Alameda County officials spar over stadium lease
- Apr 22:
- Failure of Warriors' waterfront arena the latest in a long line of bay development defeats
- Warriors give up on waterfront arena, purchase 12-acre lot in San Francisco's Mission Bay district
- Kawakami exclusive: Joe Lacob interview
OAKLAND -- The struggle for Oakland to keep its sports teams suffered a twin blow this week when the Golden State Warriors made clear they are leaving for San Francisco and the Oakland Raiders appeared to backtrack on their desire to stay.
To the surprise of city officials, the Raiders missed a 5 p.m. Monday deadline to submit a Letter of Interest in working on a project to transform the 132-acre Coliseum complex into a sports and entertainment hub with new sports stadiums.
Team spokesman Mike Taylor declined to comment as to why owner Mark Davis, who has expressed interest in Coliseum City publicly, so far has declined to issue the letter.
While the Raiders' hesitation isn't a deathblow to the multibillion dollar project -- the letter could still be issued and could just as easily be rescinded at a future date -- the Raiders' failure to meet the deadline raises fresh doubts about the project's viability.
"I'm very concerned about it," said Councilman Larry Reid, who sits on the board that manages the Coliseum complex. "The question is where do we go from here."
With the Warriors now committed to building an arena in San Francisco's Mission Bay district, sports economists say Oakland finds itself trying to accommodate two teams -- the Oakland A's and Raiders -- who are likely at cross purposes when it comes to building stadiums in Oakland.
Coliseum City's original vision was for all three teams to pay for new stadiums and offset construction costs by getting a cut of proceeds from the development of a hotel, homes and restaurants on adjacent public land.
But that model has slammed up against the reality of 21st century stadium construction, Stanford University Economics Professor Emeritus Roger Noll said.
Without public subsidies to build stadiums, Noll said that major league franchises are demanding development rights to nearby land to make their projects pencil out -- and they typically want it all to themselves.
"The probability of Coliseum City working financially and some team committing to it would be greater if there was only one team involved," Noll said. "A Coliseum City development with both the Raiders and the A's is not going to happen without a public subsidy."
Warriors' co-owner Joe Lacob on Monday also questioned whether all three teams could have feasibly built new facilities at the Coliseum complex. The Warriors' departure, he said, provided "a better chance for the A's and the Raiders, for one of them or maybe two of them, to succeed in the East Bay."
If given the choice between the A's and Raiders, Oakland should go with the baseball team, economists said. The A's play 81 home games to the Raiders' 10, meaning the team would provide a much bigger economic boost for nearby shops and restaurants.
"Giving 15 to 20 acres of land around the Coliseum for a football stadium is a bad investment because it undercuts the ability of the Oakland A's ownership to develop land adjacent to the stadium in a productive way," said Andrew Zimbalist, a sports economics professor at Smith University.
Unfortunately for Oakland, it doesn't have the luxury of making a choice. By failing to issue the Letter of Interest, the Raiders appear to be hedging on building at the Coliseum complex, where a proposed football stadium already faces at least a $500 million shortfall. The A's only want a long-term lease at their current home field while still holding out hope that the team can move to San Jose.
Further complicating matters is that the two clubs appear to view each other as rivals rather than partners. The Raiders have stated a preference for a new football stadium to be built on the footprint of the existing O.co Coliseum, potentially leaving the A's without a home.
The A's, meanwhile, continue to control concession and signage rights at the facility, making money during Raiders home games.
"The biggest stumbling block you have there is that the two teams don't want to be partners," said Robert Boland, academic chair of the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management.
Oakland officials refused to comment about the stadium situation Tuesday as they pored over studies provided late Monday by their development team. The team, which includes real estate titan Colony Capital, proposed bringing on additional investor, Helix Global Partners, sources said.
Councilman Reid said he was worried that Oakland was paying the price for waiting too long to secure deals with its teams. "Our backs are up against the wall," he said. "We're trying to play catch-up."
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The Bauer Brothers: British Columbia Backcountry
Would be pretty nice to have a sibling to follow you around the mountain filming all your lines. But it would be even cooler if that sibling could hold their own in front of the lens as well. That is the case with Josh & Jake Bauer. A vast majority of this edit is filmed by whoever is not in front of the lens in the British Columbia backcountry. Enjoy.Read More


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A new version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, dubbed Windows 8, hits store shelves this week -- but it's no ordinary update.
The new software looks completely different from its predecessors. There's a variation of it that won't run any programs designed for previous versions of Windows. And because the software was designed to be used on touch-screen devices, Windows 8 will take Microsoft's operating system to places it hasn't been before, including on tablets comparable to the iPad and new types of computers that blur the lines between tablets and laptops.
"This is definitely the biggest change in the user experience of Windows since Windows 95," said Steve Kleynhans, an analyst for technology research firm Gartner.
Even before the final version of the software has been released, its big changes have drawn skepticism from analysts and customers and criticism from tech reviewers, including this reporter. Some analysts have gone so far as to compare it to Windows Vista, the much pilloried version of the operating system that came before Windows 7 and was largely ignored by corporate users.
"If you have Windows 7 today on a non-touch-enabled PC, I would say there's not an overwhelmingly compelling reason to upgrade to Windows 8," said Al Gillen, an analyst with tech research firm IDC. "I think lot of business users will see it that way.''
The biggest difference for users is Windows' new interface. Gone are the familiar start button, start menu and -- at least at first glance -- the traditional Windows desktop. They've all been replaced with a new interface designed around application "tiles" arranged on a plain background.
The tiles work like program icons: you click -- or tap -- them to launch a program. But unlike traditional Windows program icons, the tiles can work like widgets, displaying small tidbits of updated information. For example, the email tile might display your latest message, or the calendar might show your next appointment.
But the interface -- which Microsoft formerly called "Metro" -- has other differences from the traditional Windows desktop. Unlike the traditional Windows interface, the new one doesn't support overlapping windows or the ability to view more than two programs on the screen at one time.
And the only programs that will work with the new interface are ones that either come preinstalled or that users download from Microsoft's new online Windows Store.
On most editions of Windows 8, users will still be able to access a traditional desktop and run older Windows programs. They can even launch those programs from the new interface, but when they do, they'll be taken to a version of the old desktop, in which they can see more than two applications and have overlapping windows. And they can't configure Windows so they see the desktop when they start it up; instead, they'll have to go through the Metro interface.
The new interface "is a huge change," said Mike Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft, an independent analyst firm. "It takes away things that have been in Windows almost since the beginning."
On one edition of Windows 8, called Windows RT, the break from the past is even more pronounced. This edition of the software was built to run on devices using ARM processors. These are the low-power chips, which come from a variety of manufacturers, that underlay the iPad and most other tablets and smartphones on the market.
Windows RT has the same Metro interface and will run the same Metro programs that are available for other editions of Windows 8. But it can't run any older Windows programs. Also, unlike other versions of Windows, the only way to get Windows RT is to buy it preinstalled on a tablet or PC; Microsoft won't be selling a separate version that users can install themselves on machines they already own.
Windows RT will include a version of Microsoft's Office suite of productivity programs. But that version won't include Outlook, the email program that is among the most popular applications in Office.
Given its limitations and differences with other editions of Windows 8, calling this edition of the operating system "Windows" has the potential to confuse and frustrate customers, warn analysts.
Traditional Windows PC users who buy a Windows RT device will have a computer or tablet "that has no direct compatibility with the older devices that (they) used to own," noted IDC's Gillen. "There's a potential for disappointment with consumers, isn't there?"
With Windows 8, consumers will notice one other big difference from the past: the types of machines they can run it on. The new software is the first version of Windows to be designed to be used with a fingertip. As such, it's going to show up in a wide range of touch-screen devices.
Some will be tablets that look and act a lot like the iPad. Others will be hybrid devices of one sort or another that can act like both tablets or traditional PCs.
In some cases, these will be tablets that can run traditional Windows desktop applications. In other cases, they will be laptops whose screens can detach or fold back so that they can be used as tablets.
"There's a lot of interesting experimentation going on with new types of devices," said Kleynhans. "Frankly, I don't think we know exactly how people are going to use these things or which is the best way to actually build them."
So after years of stability, Windows is embracing change with a new interface running on new devices that in some cases completely breaks ties with the past. It may be only the latest in a long line of Windows, but in many ways, it's completely new.
Contact Troy Wolverton at 408-840-4285. Follow him at Twitter.com/troywolv.
the details
Microsoft is releasing a new version of its flagship Windows operating system this week. Here are the key details you need to know:
Release date: Friday, Oct. 26
Number of editions: Four: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise and Windows RT
Distinctions: Windows 8 Enterprise is only available to corporate customers. Windows RT is only available preinstalled on devices that run on ARM-based chips. Windows 8 Pro allows users to log onto corporate networks and access their computer remotely, things they can't do with regular Windows 8.
Price: $15 for the Pro version of Windows 8 for those who bought a Windows 7 computer on or after June 2. For other consumers, the downloadable Pro edition of Windows 8 will cost $40, while the version sold in stores on DVD will cost $70. Microsoft hasn't announced pricing for the regular and Enterprise editions of Windows 8. Windows RT will only be offered as the included operating system on certain tablets and computers; Microsoft won't be offering it separately.
Source: Microsoft, Mercury News research
Windows 8 vs.
Windows 7
The new version of Windows, dubbed Windows 8, is considered to be the biggest makeover of the operating system in more than a decade. Here are some of the differences:
Windows 7 was built around the traditional desktop interface. By contrast, the main screen in Windows 8 is Microsoft's "Metro" interface that eschews the desktop for app "tiles" arrayed on a plain background. In Metro, there's no start button, no overlapping windows and no ability to view more than two applications at once.
Windows has supported touch-based interaction for years, but generally through the use of a penlike stylus. The Metro interface was designed to be used and navigated with fingertips.
Windows 7 was available primarily on traditional desktop and laptop computers. By contrast, Windows 8 will be available on iPad-like tablets and hybrid devices that can switch between tablet and laptop modes.
Microsoft has streamlined the number of editions of Windows 8 to just four, down from six with Windows 7.
Windows 7 only ran on computers using x86 chips, generally made by Intel and AMD. Windows 8 will also run on those types of computers, but a version of it -- called Windows RT -- will run on chips designed by ARM. ARM chips power the iPad and most smartphones.
Software stores
Users could acquire programs for Windows 7 from retail stores or download them from numerous sites and services on the Web. Users can get traditional desktop programs for Windows 8 the same way. But Metro apps can only be obtained from Microsoft via its new online Windows Store.
Computers running Windows 8 on x86 chips will generally be able to run traditional Windows programs in a desktop mode. But computers and tablets running Windows RT on ARM chips won't be able to run any non-Metro Windows applications.
Source: Mercury News research
getting ready for WINDOWS 8
Here's what you'll need to run Windows 8 on your computer.
Processor speed: 1 GHz or faster
Memory (RAM): 1GB for 32-bit systems, 2GB for 64-bit ones
Hard disk space: 16GB for 32-bit systems, 20GB for 64-bit
Graphics card: Needs to be compatible with Microsoft DirectX 9 and include a Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver
Optional: Multi-touch display or trackpad for touch interaction, a screen resolution of 1024x768 to access the Windows Store and download and run Metro apps, a screen resolution of 1366x768 to view two programs at once under the Metro interface.
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Mary Kay Adams, Bach Festival executive director and principal flutist, is currently principal flutist in the Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra, where she was previously principal cellist. She has played flute in the Roanoke Symphony and cello in the Fort Smith (Arkansas) Symphony. Active as a soloist and chamber musician on both flute and cello, she has performed at conventions of the National Flute Association and Music Educators National Conference. Her Bachelor of Music degree is from the University of North Texas in both flute and cello performance and her Master of Music is from UNT in flute performance. A member of the music faculty at Eastern Mennonite University, Adams has played in the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival for every one of its twenty seasons.
She has held previous positions as the assistant director of the Honors Program at James Madison University; a music faculty member at JMU, Bridgewater College, Mary Baldwin College, Washington and Lee University, Liberty University, and Arkansas Tech University; a flute and cello instructor in the Preparatory Music Program at EMU; and a free-lance performer and teacher in the Dallas metropolitan area.


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Computationally, we have developed a simple physical energy function for the prediction and design of protein-protein interactions, at the atomic level. Experimentally, we have applied this model to the computational redesign of a protein interface and have created an artificial DNA binding protein with new specificity. More recently, we have developed a computational strategy for the redesign of protein complexes to generate new pairs of interacting proteins.
We are now applying and extending our computational model at different "resolution", ranging from details of atom-atom interactions to cellular communication networks. We are aiming to develop more accurate methods to model the structural details of molecular interactions. Can new interactions and modules with defined properties be engineered? Ultimately we would like to apply computational and experimental methods to better understand how cellular processes are regulated by molecular communication.
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