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Conventions and Conference Planning
The Department of Conventions and Conference Planning has been given the responsibility of overseeing the planning and selection of all Archdiocese Conventions as well as all regional Parish Life Conferences.
2016 Diocesan Parish Life Conferences
Diocese of Charleston/New York
St. Mary Church, Johnstown, PA and St. Michael Church, Greensburg, PA (to be held at the Antiochian Village)
June 29-July 3, 2016
Diocese of Los Angeles/Eagle River
St. George Church, Phoenix, AZ
June 29-July 3, 2016
Diocese of Miami
St. Andrew Church, Pensacola, FL
June 15-18, 2016
Diocese of Ottawa
St. George Church, New Hartford, NY
June 30-July 3, 2016
Diocese of Toledo
Basilica of St. Mary, Livonia, MI
June 22-26, 2016
Diocese of Wichita
St. Anthony Church, Tulsa, OK
June 15-18, 2016
Diocese of Worcester
St. George Church, Lawrence, MA
June 25, 2016 (with pre-conference activities on June 11)
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Commencing 2013: All Parish Life Conferences and Archdiocese Conventions are required to use the Antiochian Events Registration System. The Department encourages all Parish Life Conferences and Archdiocese Conventions to charge a processing fee to all Teens, Adults and Clergy who do not purchase any event ticket(s), in order to offset administrative expenses. It is the policy of the Department that no event ticket have a price less than the price of the processing fee.
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Picked seventh in the Pac-12 Conference before the season began, Oregon arrives in the Bay Area this week as the surprise of the league, 7-0 and two games ahead of the crowd in the loss column.
For Stanford and Cal, underachievers through the first month of the conference schedule after being projected as top-four finishers, this looms as a make-or-break opportunity to climb into the race.
"Absolutely, you want to protect your home court," said Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins, whose Cardinal (12-8, 3-4) will host the No. 10 Ducks (18-2) on Wednesday night. "They're playing at a high level. They're very confident, and it's got to be exciting for them."
Cal coach Mike Montgomery, whose Bears (11-8, 3-4) get their shot at the Ducks on Saturday afternoon, is hoping a return to Berkeley will spark his club. Cal has played just two Pac-12 home games compared with five on the road but has lost four times overall at Haas Pavilion this season.
"Theoretically, you're supposed to be better at home," he said. "To win at home is going to be critical for us. This is no exception to it."
Oregon coach Dana Altman is feeling no more comfortable than anyone else in the league. "It can change really quick," he said of the Ducks' place atop the standings. "Just a bad weekend can change everything."
Pac-12 Networks analyst Don MacLean, on the "Pac-12 Playbook" show this week, said the Ducks will be challenged in the Bay Area. "Stanford has enough that if Oregon doesn't play its game, Stanford will beat them," he said.
MacLean said the opportunity is also huge for Cal, which was picked third in the Pac-12 before the season but has struggled with depth issues. "If they lose both or win both, it really can set the tone for the rest of their conference season," MacLean said.
Oregon arrives without starting freshman point guard Dominic Artis, the onetime Salesian High (Richmond) star, who is out indefinitely with a foot injury.
"D.A. loves the game, and it will hurt him not to be able to go home and play," Altman said.
But the Ducks beat Washington without Artis, and their strength has been balance and experience. Already, they have beaten all three of the teams directly below them in the standings -- Arizona, UCLA and Arizona State -- and they don't play those teams again.
UCLA coach Ben Howland said he's concerned only with his own team, but he'd be thrilled if someone hands Oregon a loss. "Everybody wants to be the first one to knock them off," he said.
That list starts with Stanford and Cal.
The Spartans began the season with just eight healthy players on their roster and have played the past four games with seven after freshman Jamiyla DeBoise suffered a knee injury.
Games likely aren't the hardest part for coach Tim La Kose, who must put assistant coaches on the floor during practice to create 5-on-5 situations.
The SJSU-LaTech game featured 56 personal fouls along with 55 turnovers and 55 field goals.
"Let's not jinx him," Dawkins said. "He can get going. His teammates get excited when he gets to shooting the ball like he did the other day."
With 689 career assists, Dellavedova is 11 shy of becoming just the third Bay Area Division I men's player to accumulate 700. The local record? Orlando Smart dished 902 assists for USF from 1991 through '94.
Follow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter at twitter.com/CalBearsBANG.

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A month after suffering a concussion against Prairie View A&M -- his second in a year and fourth of his life -- Cal senior guard Brandon Smith hopes to be back on the basketball court Thursday night when the Bears visit Utah.
"None of the doctors I've seen so far have given me any negative future consequence of having a concussion right now," said Smith, who is awaiting final clearance to play. Smith was able to practice Wednesday, is making the trip to Utah and is questionable for the game.
Head injuries and their long-term consequences have come under increased scrutiny in recent years, especially in the NFL, which is dealing with legal fallout from former players. On Wednesday, the family of Junior Seau filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court in San Diego, claiming brain injuries caused the 43-year-old former linebacker to commit suicide last May.
Spills to an unforgiving hardwood floor -- not helmet-to-helmet contact -- are the concern in basketball, which seemingly has far fewer concussion incidents.
But Smith's doctors have taken a cautious approach to his return after he hit the Haas Pavilion floor on Dec. 22. The 21-year-old De La Salle High graduate went up to grab a loose ball and felt another player undercut him.
"I just closed my eyes and knew it was going to be a tough landing," he recalled this week. "And then -- boom! -- my head hit the floor and bounced up. I was just gone for a second. I don't know how long that was."
Basketball players who sustain concussions often miss just a game or two. Smith has been sidelined for six games with a range of symptoms that included loss of balance, nausea and headaches. He also said he sometimes felt he was in a fog, where "your mind can't go there as quick."
Smith traveled with the team to Los Angeles the first weekend of January to watch games against UCLA and USC from the team bench.
"The lights and noise bothered him enough he had to go sit in the locker room," Cal coach Mike Montgomery said.
At last, Smith reports those symptoms are gone.
He has seen three different doctors and their conservative approach was impacted, Smith said, by his history of concussions. He suffered one last Jan. 5 at Oregon State that caused him to miss three games. He had a minor concussion the year before and one during a summer league game in high school, which left him unconscious until waking up on his couch at home.
Smith said what he's dealt with in recent weeks, his doctors told him, is a post-concussion syndrome. "Your brain's just trying to function and get back to normal," he said.
And that doesn't scare him?
"It does a little bit," he said. "It feels like you don't have much control. It's one of those scary things. At the same time, being a man of faith, I trust God. I know this thing is going to turn out OK."
Smith is among three Cal players who have missed extended time this season with injuries, and the lack of depth has contributed to the Bears (10-7, 2-3 Pac-12) losing seven of their past 11 games.
Smith, who has started 42 games in his Cal career, is neither a big scorer or rebounder, but provides experience, toughness and defense in the backcourt, where Montgomery's options are particularly limited.
"Right now, he looks like Bob Cousy," Montgomery said. "Somebody that's smart, that knows what he's doing and can run a club. He would really help, I think."
Smith is anxious to return and said every loss "hurts" because he's not able to help his teammates.
When he is back on the floor, Smith vowed he will not back off from his aggressive nature.
"The biggest thing for me," he said, "is just going out and playing with no fear."
For more on Cal sports, see the Bear Talk blog at ibabuzz.com/beartalk. Follow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter at Twitter.com/CalBearsBANG.


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Justin Bieber's manager isn't happy.
After Bieber failed to earn a single nomination Wednesday night, Scooter Braun went on Twitter and blasted the Recording Academy for the snub.
"This time there won't be any wise words, no excuses, I just plain DISAGREE," the 31-year-old mogul tweeted to his 2 million-plus followers. "The kid deserved it. Grammy board u blew it on this one."
What, no frownie faces?
According to E! News, Braun continued: "The hardest thing to do is transition, keep the train moving. The kid delivered. Huge successful album, sold out tour, and won people over ... this time he deserved to be recognized and I don't really have any kind nice positive things to say about a decision I don't agree with."
Braun was referring to Bieber's third studio album, "Believe," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts in June, sold more than 2 million copies, and has spawned three top 10 singles: "Boyfriend," "As Long as You Love Me," and "Beauty and a Beat," featuring Nicki Minaj.
And, as we all know, big sales always equal big quality.
Braun did take a moment to congratulate Carly Rae Jepsen, who is signed to his Schoolboy Records label, for scoring two nods for "Call Me Maybe," and had this to say to all the other nominees.
"So to all those nominated ...you do deserve it. You worked hard and u earned it. Just feel like so did JB," he wrote.
Braun concluded with a message to Beliebers.
"To his fans ... looks like we get to stay the underdog a little longer," he tweeted before adding, "Life is long, with many ups and downs, but we get to keep going, everyday brings a new opportunity. NOTHING GREAT EVER CAME EASY."
Yes, Justin Bieber is clearly the underdog. Poor kid.
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HAMMOND, La. – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team took an early lead in the top of the second after Meagan McKinney hit a solo home run, but Southeastern Louisiana scored 10 runs on nine hits to seal the series finale, 10-2, Saturday afternoon at North Oak Park.
The Islanders (7-26, 2-10 SLC) posted five hits with McKinney, Laura Phillips, J.J. Jackson, Valerie Perez and Dani Tefft all tallying one hit apiece.
The Lady Lions (20-12, 7-5 SLC) were led by Kayla Elswick and Katie Doyle who went 2-for-2. Doyled added two runs while Elswick chipped in 2 RBI.
McKinney put the Islanders on the board in the top of the second when she drilled her third home run of the season and ninth career homer to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead. With two outs, Perez recorded the Islanders second hit of the game with a single to shortstop.
The Lady Lions came back in the bottom of the second to plate three runs on four hits to push ahead 3-1. After a ground out, the Lady Lions put runners on first and second after a single and a walk. Lindsey Lyles recorded the second out of the frame with a pop fly at third, before the Lady Lions loaded the bases with their second hit of the frame. Elswick followed with a 2 RBI single through the middle to push the Lady Lions ahead 2-1. Michelle Duhe followed with a single to second base to plate another run and give Southeastern La. a 3-1 lead. The Islanders escaped with two runners left on after Lyles recorded the third out with a 5-3 putout.
The Islanders pulled within one in the top of the fourth with one run on two hits. With two outs, Phillips singled to center field and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jackson followed with a RBI double down the right field line to plate Phillips for the Islanders second run of the game to make it 3-2. It marked Jackson's third double of the season.
Southeastern La. posted two runs on three hits in the bottom of the fourth to take a 5-2 lead. Megan McCollum hit a leadoff triple to start the frame and scored on a sacrifice foul fly out to Hayley Galloway at second. The Lady Lions plated their second run after a single by Elswick and an Islanders' fielding error. Constance Brandenburg replaced Ashley Elicerio in the circle and the Islanders recorded the next two outs with back-to-back fielder's choice.
With one out in the top of the fifth, Tefft singled down the left field line and advanced to second on a long fly out by Mickayla Cochran in right field. Galloway followed with a line out to third to cap the inning.
The Lady Lions added three runs in the bottom of the fifth on one hit and one Islanders' throwing error to extend their lead to 8-2. Bethany Slick replaced Brandenburg in the circle and faced four batters in the inning. Southeastern La. tallied two runs on one hit and one Islanders' error to end the game in the bottom of the sixth. After a single, a hit by pitch and a fielder's choice loaded the bases, the Lady Lions scored two runs on a walk and a passed ball to end the game.
Elicerio (2-12) took the loss for the Islanders in the circle. The freshman allowed seven hits, five runs, four of them earned, while walking three and striking out one in 3.1 innings. Brandenburg allowed one hit, three runs, two of them earned, while walking one in one inning. Slick allowed one hit, two runs, one of them earned, while walking three and striking out one in one inning.
Taylor Bishop (3-5) picked up the victory for the Lady Lions. She allowed five hits, two runs while walking one and striking out five in six innings.
The Islanders will be in action next when they travel to Beaumont, Texas to take on Lamar for the first time in history. The Islanders and Lady Cardinals will face each other in a three-game conference series on April 6-7 at Ford Park.
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6 young men are behind bars for their alleged involvement in a string of armed robberies.
Victims are reacting with sighs of relief, glad to see these alleged late night looters where they belong.
The day after her favorite diner was held up, Karen Taylor took her normal seat by the window.
"It's a horrifying experience for anybody to get robbed," she said. "You don't know whether they know where you live or anything. You don't know what these people will or can do."
Those people are six Augusta men, charged with armed robbery.
Several are high school students at Lucy Laney and one of them, Kenneth Walker, is a star senior athlete with a football scholarship to USC.
"You see someone with all kinds of promise and they have the future ahead of them and to throw their lives away for not much money at all," said investigator Scott Peebles of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.
In fact, Peebles predicts no more than a combined $2000 was stolen from seven fast food restaurants.
A victim who we'll call "Bill" had a gun pointed to his head.
"Can't be no hero or nothing so you just got to cooperate," Bill says. "I just hope nothing else like this happens to nobody."
Investigators wish the arrests could have come sooner, but due to a lack of leads they were off to a slow start.
"We knew we were getting hammered so to speak by the same group and it is frustrating and creates a lot of anxiety when you know that they're going to hit again," Peebles said.
And what may have been frustrating for police was even more life threatening for restaurant employees and patrons.
The six suspects are being held at the detention center without bond.
The Richmond County sheriff's office has made arrests in nearly 70 percent of its armed robbery cases this year.


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A 23-year-old woman from Brevard has been charged in connection with a fatal hit and run late Thursday night in Wilmington.
According to a Wilmington police news release, Judith Margaret Nemeth, a UNC Wilmington and Cape Fear Community College student from Brevard, was taken into custody Saturday morning.
Nemeth is charged with felony hit and run and misdemeanor death by motor vehicle. She is in the New Hanover County jail in lieu of $25,000 bond.
Zachary Paul Tyler, 27, was riding his bike along Wrightsville Avenue, returning home from his job at a restaurant, when he was struck by a vehicle. A passerby driving a medical supply van found him lying on the side of the road at about 10:15 p.m.
Tyler was pronounced dead at the scene a few minutes later.
Police Friday evening announced they had found the vehicle believed to be involved in the tragedy, but hadn't identified a driver.
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Helping farmers to share their workload in Jardín, Colombia
Working with key partners, we have built new milling facilities that bring coffee farmers together to improve the consistency of coffee quality and reduce the environmental impacts of coffee processing in Jardín, Colombia.
Nestled deep in the Andes, 1,400 metres above sea level, is Jardín, a community of coffee farmers, whose families have been growing coffee for many generations. A landscape once defined by larger coffee farms, today, the average plot is just 2.5 hectares. Yet despite the relatively small size of the farms, individual farmers have traditionally completed their own milling and drying, which transforms the coffee from a cherry to a bean is important. However, processing coffee on the farm is not only labour intensive, but neither is it the best way to guarantee the highest quality coffee beans. This can have a negative impact on the farmers' income if they are not able to secure the premiums for high quality coffee.
But last year, smallholders belonging to the AAA community in Jardín approached Nespresso with the idea of cooperative processing. And so a partnership that included Nespresso, regional and national farming associations, NGOs, international development organisations and our coffee supplier, was launched to work together to build a central mill for farmers in Jardín.
The foundation stone laid in July 2010 and the central mill completed in November 2010, the project brings a number of benefits to the farmers, their families and the environment. Because of better milling techniques, the new mill not only enables farmers to double their volume of AAA Sustainable Quality™ standard coffee, thereby securing a higher premium and so earning a higher income, but they can also spend more time on farm management. There's a personal benefit too, because the milling and drying of the coffee beans is now done by employees at the central mill, so the farmers get to spend more time with their families. There's also an environmental benefit, because wastewater will be treated at the central mill and the leftover pulp from the milling process will be used as compost. All these developments help to ensure that smallholder farmers in Jardín are producing the highest quality coffee, more sustainably. This means they can earn a higher income and secure a better future for themselves and their communities.
Testimonial: Luis Alfonso, Coffee Farmer
I have been with Nespresso since the beginning. My daughter is studying to become a nurse and the three others are still at school. I no longer have any children working on the farm. I get up every day at five o'clock in the morning, milk the cows and take breakfast to my workers. Before, I used to have to work the full day up to five o'clock in the evening, but now I no longer process my own coffee cherries. They are delivered straight to the co-operative the day they are harvested and I have free time to grow my own vegetables and bananas.
When I was still processing my own coffee, I had to depulp it immediately after harvesting and ferment it to get rid of its mucilage, like you blanch a tomato before removing its skin. I then had to wash it within twelve hours (or it started to rot) and run it through a water-based sorting system to separate out the good beans – the over-ripe coffee floats and takes a different path to the rest. Next came the drying stage, in a clean area. At this point in the process, the coffee is always like a sponge and absorbs everything around it. If, for example, you dry it with your washing under a glass canopy, it will take on the flavour of washing powder.
Luis Alfonso, Coffee Farmer, Jardín
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Alex & Me is the remarkable true story of an extraordinary relationship between psychologist Irene M. Pepperberg and Alex, an African Grey parrot who proved scientists and accepted wisdom wrong by demonstrating an astonishing ability to communicate and understand complex ideas. A New York Times bestseller and selected as one of the paper's critic's Top Ten Books of the Year, Alex & Me is much more that the story of an incredible scientific breakthrough. It's a poignant love story and an affectionate remembrance of Pepperberg's irascible, unforgettable, and always surprising best friend.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
"You be good. I love you," were Alex's final words to his owner, research scientist Irene Pepperberg, before his premature death at age thirty-one on September 6, 2007. An African Grey parrot, Alex had a brain the size of a shelled walnut, yet he could add, sound out words, understand concepts like bigger, smaller, more, fewer, and none, and he disproved the widely accepted idea that birds possess no potential for language or anything remotely comparable to human intelligence. Alex & Me is the remarkable true account of an amazing, irascible parrot and his best friend who stayed together through thick and thin for thirty years—the astonishing, moving, and unforgettable story of a landmark scientific achievement and a beautiful relationship.
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RICHMOND -- In common parlance, it's the "soda tax," two words sure to elicit passionate opposition or support.
But it's much more complicated, and the powerful coalition aligned to defeat the city's hotly debated ballot measure thinks it has found an opening to exploit.
Far from taxing only soda, the proposed ordinance's language would apply to nearly 800 brands of products, ranging from infant formulas to health supplement drinks marketed to seniors, and would raise prices on all groceries as merchants try to spread the new costs across their inventories, opponents say.
Supporters of the tax call the strategy a red herring, the latest ploy by a well-funded political alliance determined to stop Richmond from becoming the first city in the nation to tax sugar-sweetened beverages. They promise to craft new language into the ordinance exempting infant formulas and nutritional supplements for the elderly.
While Richmond has grabbed national headlines over its effort to levy a penny-per-ounce tax on businesses that sell sugar-sweetened beverages, details of the ballot measure that voters will decide in November remain murky to most.
According to the measure passed by the council in May, the tax, called Measure N, would apply to any liquids containing "caloric sweetener," defined as "any caloric substance suitable for human consumption that humans perceive as sweet and includes, without limitation, sucrose, fructose, glucose, other sugars, and fruit juice concentrates."
According to the measure's wording, "caloric" means a substance that adds calories "to the diet of a person who consumes that substance."
The tax would be collected from merchants, who are expected to use inventory records to calculate how many ounces of taxable beverages they have sold annually, paying a penny per ounce. If passed, the tax could generate about $3 million, which proponents say will be used to fund anti-obesity and recreation programs.
It's the broad definition that has drawn the focus of anti-tax groups funded by the Washington D.C.-based American Beverage Association.
"By taxing local business indiscriminately on the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages, Measure N would raise the grocery bills of Richmond families, whether they drink soda or not, and would hurt local businesses," said Chuck Finnie of Barnes, Mosher, Whitehurst, Lauter and Partners, the San Francisco-based public relations firm hired with ABA funds to wage the "No on N" campaign.
In El Monte, a Los Angeles County suburb where a nearly identical sugar-sweetened beverage tax is on the ballot, there is a key difference.
"'Sugar sweetened beverage'" shall not include nutritional supplement drinks or rehydration beverages for children and/or seniors," the council-approved measure reads, "... including but not limited to Pedialyte, Ensure, Lucerne, Pediasure."
In Richmond, no exceptions were codified in the ballot measure the council approved in May. Opponents pounced, and in a series of online, radio and television debates, Councilman Jeff Ritterman, a retired cardiologist and the tax's top proponent, found himself fending off questions about why he wants to tax baby formulas and nutritional shakes for the elderly.
"This is a distraction," Ritterman said. "It's a strategy that Big Soda is using to get as many people upset as possible. Baby formula and Ensure (nutritional shakes) were never intended to be taxed, and now we're working on a document to make that clear."
Opponents of the tax scoff at Ritterman's assurances.
"Ritterman can't have it both ways," said Felix Hunziker, a resident and vocal opponent of the tax. "This tax is extraordinarily broad, and residents deserve the facts before they cast their ballots."
Rafael Madrigal, president of the 23rd Street Merchants Association, said the mostly Latino-owned restaurants and taquerias he represents are against Measure N.
"People are confused," Madrigal said. "They aren't clear on what would be taxed or how it would be collected."
Now that Ritterman has promised clarifying language on what would be exempted from the tax, critics howl that further modifications to the ballot measure may not be legal without new council approval.
But Richmond's city attorney, Bruce Goodmiller, said Tuesday that Finance Director Jim Goines has discretion in enforcing the tax in a way that "reflects the intent of the proponents of the ordinance."
"There is a request from the proponent of the sugar-sweetened beverage ordinance that the finance director consider issuance of an enforcement policy for Measure N on the November ballot," Goodmiller wrote in an email. "The purpose of the requested enforcement policy would be to clarify the application of the ordinance."
Finnie disagreed and questioned the legality of modifying the tax, calling Measure N poorly crafted and "flawed" and demonstrative of "Ritterman's confusion about how the electoral process works in California or the lengths he will go to confuse voters about Measure N."
With beverage industry funding flowing into Richmond, observers expect the anti-N campaign to outspend the pro-N side by more than 50 to 1. The vote is Nov. 6.
Contact Robert Rogers at 510-262-2726. Follow him at Twitter.com/roberthrogers.


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Cincinnati police are looking for the persons who used brute force to get to the money overnight.
Duke crews responding to power outages in Mt. Adams found that an automated teller machine had been torn from a building at Celestial Street and Filson Place.
Photos: ATM torn from building
A forklift found parked outside the building may have been the machine that was used to get the ATM.
Police said the vehicle was taken from a construction site at 1344 Riverside and either driven or carried to the ATM site.
The crews made the discovery around 5:30 a.m., but police don't know yet when the incident happened.
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CONCORD -- Although Meadow Homes Elementary is considered a low-performing campus in the Mt. Diablo school district, it shined in the eyes of White House officials and famous artists who visited Wednesday.
"All of you can make your dreams come true," opera singer Carla Dirlikov told the students. "But you have to really work hard in school."
The school, which is located in the Monument Corridor of Concord, includes a large percentage of English learners and Hispanic children who have struggled in the past to keep up academically with their peers at campuses in wealthier parts of the district. But the school and its students have blossomed with an extra focus on arts and funding from a federal School Improvement Grant during the past two years.
The school was one of 10 in the state chosen last May to participate in a special arts initiative program from the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The program pairs schools with well-known artists who encourage children to follow their dreams and be anything they want to be. Dirlikov, whose mother is Mexican and father is Bulgarian, said she was bullied as a child, so she sang to herself. She later pursued a successful career as an opera singer, following her passion and her dreams, she said.
Similarly, fashion designer Alvin Valley said he had to persuade his Cuban father that he would rather be a fashion designer than an architect. Saying he is known as "the king of pants," he encouraged students to find one thing they love and to practice it and do it well. And lest they think a fashion designer doesn't need math, Valley said he uses mathematics, calculus and physics to design his clothes.
"I want all of you to be entrepreneurial in one way or another," he said. "Own it, so you don't have to be derailed by anyone else's ideas or misconceptions."
He pointed out that Hispanics will soon make up the majority of the country's population.
"We will be calling the shots," he said. "I can't wait until we have our first Latino president."
During a round table discussion with teachers and parents before a town-hall meeting at the school hosted by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, fourth-grade teacher Jessica Beerbaum said she has seen a dramatic change in her students' abilities to think creatively and critically since the school started integrating arts into the curriculum.
"I've come to believe the arts truly expand kids' brains," she said.
Students said they felt proud that their school was chosen for the special visit.
"I liked their message because it encouraged us to do good in school and do what you like, and you have to have education to do that and go to college because that keeps us on the right road," said Savanna Burris, 10, whose mother is studying black history. "I want to be a singer, a dancer and a historian, like my mom."
Kevin Chavez, 10, wants to be an artist when he grows up. He said he used math to make his self-portrait symmetrical.
"I used to hate math, but now I like it," he said. "Using art with it helps me understand it better."
Many children said they were most impressed with Dirlikov's singing, and noticed that her singing voice was different from her talking voice. Dirlikov said she was deeply impressed with the students.
"I could easily stay here all day and all week and just learn from what you're doing," she said. "I really think we've got to get more artists into schools because it's enriching and rewarding for us."
Details about the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics is available by visiting www.ed.gov/edblogs/hispanic-initiative.
To see video clips from the town hall on the Value of Arts in Education, visit www.contracostatimes.com/education.


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The Long March: America's Enduring Struggle for Civil Rights
McKINZIE SYMPOSIUM
Friday, March 1, 2013
9:00am @ Plaza Branch
This year's symposium examines the history and legacy of the American Civil Rights movement. At 9 a.m. Tufts University's Leslie Brown examines the early years of civil rights activism. At 10 a.m. the University of South Carolina's Patricia Sullivan explores the pivotal year 1963 and the March on Washington. A Kansas City Civil Rights Roundtable convenes at 11:30 a.m., and a panel discussion begins at 12:30 p.m.
Symposium workshops are ideal for teachers in grades kindergarten through 12th, but the public is welcome to attend.


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SANTA CLARA -- One man was killed and another rushed into surgery Monday night after they were hit by a fast-moving train at the Santa Clara Caltrain station, transit officials said.
The two victims were apparently on the tracks at the station adjacent to Santa Clara University when they were hit by northbound train No. 375 around 5:30 p.m., Caltrain spokeswoman Jayme Ackemann said. One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene; the other was taken to a hospital with serious injuries but is expected to survive.
Seventy people were on the train at the time of the incident, which officials deemed a light ridership because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Ackemann said the train was an express commuter that does not stop at the Santa Clara station and was traveling between 50 and 70 mph.
About 200 feet of the station platform was cordoned off Monday evening as investigators examined the track directly in front of it. Ackemann said the pair had been standing on the platform before they were hit, although no train was due at that time.
Officials do not yet know what led the two men onto the tracks, and investigators hope to glean information about what happened from the man who survived.
"We need to understand what went on between the two victims, whether something else was going on," said Ackemann, who added that it was "incredibly unusual" for a train to hit two people at once.
Southbound trains began stopping at the Santa Clara station about 8 p.m., after two hours of trains passing slowly through the station.
Commuter Dave Atchley, who rides Caltrain to the South Bay from Livermore, was waiting for a different train when the one that hit the pedestrians went by.
"It was making an unusual sound," he said. "The train has a distinctive sound when it goes by, but there was something different about it."
He said emergency responders arrived almost immediately.
"Then there were a lot of sirens; I thought it was a car crash," Atchley said. "Then (police) came and told me I had to move to the other side of the platform."
Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority provided a shuttle between the Santa Clara, Lawrence and Sunnyvale stations, and honored Caltrain tickets for commuters diverted off their routes.
Passengers were required to board trains from the northbound platform at the Lawrence station. Ackemann said Amtrak, Altamont Corridor Express and Capitol Corridor trains were also affected.
The incident is the first Caltrain fatality of the year, Ackemann said. The last fatality was on Oct. 14 in Menlo Park. In all, 13 people were killed on Caltrain tracks in 2013; seven of those deaths have been ruled suicides, and one person was found to be on the tracks accidentally. The other five deaths remain under investigation.
Contact Eric Kurhi at 408-920-5852. Follow him at Twitter.com/erickurhi.


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SANTA CLARA -- The Green Bay Packers were defenseless against 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the read-option. It boggles the mind to think what Kaepernick might do against an Atlanta Falcons defense that has struggled more than any team against running quarterbacks.
Kaepernick has averaged 8.7 yards on runs this season, excluding kneel downs, the highest figure among quarterbacks with at least 30 rushes. The Falcons allowed a league-worst 8.9 yards against quarterbacks this season in similar situations.
"He can take a play that looks like a broken play, and looks like we have covered up, and turn it into a 70-yard touchdown run," Falcons cornerback Dunta Robinson said of Kaepernick. "That's something that we're definitely cognizant of."
The Falcons said similar things about Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson before their game last Sunday. Wilson amassed 60 yards on only seven carries (8.6 average).
Against the Packers, Kaepernick set an NFL record for most rushing yards in a game, regular season or postseason, with 181 on 16 carries.
Robinson said Kaepernick most resembles Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who the Falcons faced twice this season.
In those games, Newton rushed for 222 yards on 18 carries (11.2) and two touchdowns.
Even so, Robinson said, the Falcons "got some good things in place" for Kaepernick in Sunday's NFC Championship Game in Atlanta.
"Eventually we're going to get it right," Robinson said. "We get a chance to get it right this Sunday. ... What better way than for Colin Kaepernick to come in here Sunday and get that job done."
Kaepernick said he has been categorized as a runner his entire football career. Robinson said the Falcons are just as wary of Kaepernick's passing ability, though.
"When I got into high school, college, I watched Vince Young, Michael Vick a lot, (Donovan) McNabb, watched the old clips of (Randall) Cunningham," Kaepernick said Wednesday. "They were all quarterbacks that were mobile and could make plays."


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Taming the TODO
Make it as easy as possible.
context switch part of work environment minimal disruption: shell scripts metadata reduce input effort grab from environment other info deadlines contacts notes hyperlink (make it easy to get more info) Don't get overwhelmed. Break tasks down Make tasks concrete Keep task list short Start date Undated tasks Be ruthless Alternative: detailed schedule Fill in the cracks. Task overview Task age Reminders Look at the list daily Reminder for important tasks (not all!) Hack your system Start small. Improve. Text is hackable. Export Grep Other formats Import Warning Share Sync Publish Benefits Privacy? Process thoughts
What is personal information?
- Tasks, schedules, notes, contacts
- E-mail, blogs
- What it isn't: reference material (not about you)
- Expenses
- Phone calls
- Reminders
What is personal information management?
- being able to file information effectively
- retrieving information
What is the current state of personal information management?
- Line between e-mail and traditional PIM applications blurring as people use e-mail to keep track of tasks
What are the problems in personal information management?
- information overload
- how to file: how do you tell what could be important?
What are the current research projects and what do they focus on?
- Haystack
- Kroupware
- Microsoft OneNote
How do people manage their information?
- Interactive search
What existing tools are there?
In what direction does personal information management seem to be going?
How can I contribute?
3. Links in PIMs
I had been thinking along the web way, but this paper suggests another approach more suited to the semantic web. Interesting insight.
2. PIM definition
Abbreviated PIM, a type of software application designed to help users organize random bits of information. Although the category is fuzzy, most PIMs enable you to enter various kinds of textual notes -- reminders, lists, dates -- and to link these bits of information together in useful ways. Many PIMs also include calendar, scheduling, and calculator programs.
Exactly what I want to do. =)
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1. Learning and KM insights
I'd love to hear about any questions, comments, suggestions or links that you might have. Your comments will not be posted on this website immediately, but will be e-mailed to me first. You can use this form to get in touch with me, or e-mail me at [email protected] .


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It's one of the oldest pranks in the book: putting a sign with the words "Kick Me" on someone's back.
But it didn't just lead to criminal charges it led to convictions, and firings, and a federal lawsuit.
Last year, Rio Rancho Police were investigating the "Kick Me" crime at Intel.
Now two men are out of a job and the victim says this went way beyond a few kicks in the behind.
Harmless Fun or a Criminal Plot?
In high school, a "Kick Me" sign makes for a funny YouTube video.
But as one case at Intel shows: the adult world's a little different.
According to a Federal discrimination lawsuit filed last week, Intel worker Harvey Palacio had a kick me sign stuck to him last year.
He asked co-worker Randy Lehman if there was anything on his back, Lehman then kicked Palacio in the butt.
Palacio asked him to take the sign off, but Lehman kicked him two more times.
So Palacio went over to another coworker Chris Zeltinger, asking them to take the sign off.
Zeltinger kicked him too.
According to Palacio's lawsuit,. Zeltinger told him that "no really turn around and I will remove it." before kicking him again -- and he claims the kicks were hard.
That wasn't the only prank, Palacio claims coworkers had repeatedly hidden his clean room suit and filled his work bag with trash.
Intel may be in trouble too.
Palacio's claiming he was bullied because he's Filipino, and that the company allowed the harassment to go on causing emotional distress.
Lehman's attorney tells me in a statement that his client is very sorry Palacio got hurt.
Zeltinger's attorney didn't return a call for comment.
Both men were given sixteen hours of community service for kicking Palacio.
Palacio and his attorney declined requests for an interview.
Intel says it's still looking over the lawsuit and did not want to comment.


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Examining the Data on the Pipeline Report
Examining the Data on the Pipeline Report
01.25.13 | By
Last week we released a new report by Analysis Group examining innovation in the biopharmaceutical pipeline. The report looked at the pipeline from several angles and presented many interesting findings - even some that were surprising.
The pipeline is remarkably robust. There are more than 5,000 drugs in development and of those about 70% have the potential to be first-in-class.
Research in new areas like personalized medicine and therapeutic cancer vaccines, for example, are flourishing.
For those of us who like to dig deep into studies like this, we asked one of the co-authors, Genia Long, managing principal at Analysis Group, to take us behind the numbers to shed light on the methodology:
"There is good reason to celebrate the news that the FDA issued 39 new drug approvals in 2012 - the highest number for 16 years - but what might the future hold over the coming years, as suggested by the pipeline of new therapies in development? That is the question we tried to help shed some light on in the recent report Innovation in the Biopharmaceutical Pipeline: A Multidimensional View.
The Scope
We focused primarily on medicines in clinical development, those where clinical trials in human volunteers have already begun (i.e., those projects characterized as being in Phase I, II, III, having been filed with the FDA, or having been approved by the FDA but not yet on the market in the U.S.):
- That meant we analyzed information on some 8,000 projects described by a curated proprietary database as being in clinical development, corresponding to some 5,400 distinct medicines in clinical development.
- In addition, some data are presented for another 9,000 projects in pre-clinical development, for approximately 17,000 projects overall.
Strengths and Limitations of New Drug Development Data
Because the data are collected from publicly available sources (e.g., announcements by firms, coverage by industry analysts, government websites) and curated in a proprietary database by the data provider, they reflect the strengths and limitations of the underlying data. To the degree that firms do not announce current information, those data may not be complete or may be out-of-date. Companies may be slow to announce publicly that a development project has begun (particularly in pre-clinical development), or slow to announce that a previously announced but stalled project will not proceed. Likewise, the data on specific development projects, including indication and pharmacologic class, may evolve and become more specific over time. Data were as of December 12, 2011 (unless otherwise noted).
Use of the Terms "Product" Versus "Project"
- We used the term "product" to describe a unique molecule in development (e.g., a particular recombinant protein).
- We used the term "project" to describe unique molecule-indication combinations (e.g., a particular recombinant protein for colorectal cancer, rather than breast cancer).
- In the project totals, a given molecule being investigated in multiple indications is counted once for each indication; multiple companies pursuing the same molecule for the same indication would be counted only once.
- In the product totals, a given molecule would be counted only once, and only if it has not yet been approved by the FDA and is on-market in the U.S.
U.S. Patients and Global Development
While our primary interest was in drugs in development for the U.S. market with the potential to aid U.S. patients, development is inherently a global activity, with clinical sites and laboratory activity located around the world, and it is not possible to know in advance which specific therapies of the thousands in development will surmount the many obstacles to be faced during the clinical development process, and will also be submitted to the FDA for approval for marketing in the U.S. rather than other jurisdictions. Because most medicines are intended for launch in the U.S., the largest drug market in the world, we did not exclude any medicines in development from the totals presented. We did exclude from our counts of products and projects which were in regulatory review or approved but not yet on the market in the U.S. those drugs which were not filed with the FDA (i.e., those listed without an FDA file date).
Focus on Potential New NMEs and New Indications for NMEs in Clinical Trials
We restricted our review to development activity characterized in the data as potentially resulting in new molecular entities (NMEs) if approved, or new indications for previously approved NMEs (when reporting data for projects). We did not review or include in the data either new formulations of existing medicines or post-approval/Phase IV trials, where the molecule had already been approved for the given indication.
Defining First-In-Class
In calculating the number of projects in clinical development with the potential to be first-in-class, any molecule in a given new class might have the potential to be first-in-class, and so all projects in development were included in the totals provided. In the end, only one can win that designation and be first-in-class in a given indication, however. If others are approved and marketed in the U.S. for the same indication (if not otherwise precluded by patent or other considerations) they would not be first-in-class; more likely, they would not proceed successfully through clinical testing and other obstacles. It cannot be known in advance which specific molecule, if any, will surmount these many obstacles and be approved first.
Developing a new medicine is a long and complex process, and the vast majority of the thousands of medicines in development will not surmount all the many hurdles that confront them - as previous research has shown, the vast majority of prospects early in the development process (some 70 to 90% of drugs in Phase I) will not demonstrate sufficient safety and efficacy to proceed further in clinical trials and be launched, or will be shelved for other prospects with more favorable profiles. Even a substantial number of agents in Phase III trials, which may encompass thousands of patients and many clinical sites around the world, do not proceed to approval and launch.
Because there are no guarantees in what is inherently a highly risky discovery, development, and review process, this report makes no predictions about which, or even how many, medicines will make their way all the way through the many year-long process. Rather, it highlights the range of possibilities - the medicines in development, some of which will benefit patients, their families, and their physicians in the future."


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Thomson Reuters Oracle Customer Showcase, April 15-16, Eagan, MN
By R A Sanyal on Apr 11, 2013
Don't miss this opportunity to spend a day hearing about how Thomson Reuters uses Oracle technology to transform their business.
The Thomson Reuters Oracle Customer Showcase is an interactive event that will be held April 15-16 at Thomson Reuter's office in Eagan, Minnesota. The showcase features a variety of presentations from Thomson Reuters, Oracle Executives and line of business experts, including how Oracle Coherence and Oracle Database powered Thomson Reuter's WestLaw project (described in more detail below). There will be tours of the Thomson Reuters data center, a hands-on solution pavilion, breakout sessions and networking opportunities. And to top it all off, attendees will be treated to a Minnesota Twins Baseball game.
Thomson Reuters Westlaw Improves Scalability and Performance with Oracle Coherence
Thomson Reuters Westlaw is one of the primary online legal research services for lawyer and legal professionals, providing proprietary data services and information from more than 30,000 databases of case law, statutes, synopses, treatises, best practices, news articles and public records.
A million times a day, Thomson Reuters Westlaw provides lawyers with the answers they need about historical law and the latest cases from a day, week or month ago so they can address their clients' legal issues quickly and accurately.
With the nature of search changing almost daily, Thomson Reuters Westlaw decided to optimize their infrastructure around Web 2.0 to deliver cutting edge performance and capabilities. Their first challenge was to create an advanced search algorithm that would identify relevant documents using term matching, legal concepts, document characteristics and search patterns, so lawyers could do research faster with confidence they were not missing anything.
Next, the team created a sleeker interface and other features to improve workflow and help customer keep better track of the information they found.
Then, they had to find enabling software and hardware that would scale quickly, be available 24/7 and that was flexible enough to evolve and scale to meet constantly changing client needs. After meeting with many vendors and evaluating their offerings, Thomson Reuters Westlaw selected Oracle technology.
Oracle Coherence and Oracle Streams addressed Westlaw's data consistency needs enabling them to maintain high availability despite being more computationally demanding than previous versions of the application. This was made possible because Oracle Coherence and Oracle Streams share the cache across all nodes so, if a particular node fails, another node picks up where the other left off. Oracle Coherence and Oracle Streams also provide data consistency across functions i.e. a lawyer wants to search terms highlighted on both onscreen and printed results.
Oracle Coherence also addressed Westlaw's need to scale to an unprecedented degree immediately. Coherence provided the ideal solution for scalable data management. Scaling both capacity and throughput was easily achieved by adding more nodes to the Coherence cluster.
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Seaplane makes emergency splash-down off Siesta
Published: Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 12:19 a.m.
SIESTA KEY - A seaplane made an emergency landing in the water off of Siesta Key after experiencing engine problems Saturday.
Police said they received a call around 1 p.m. from a pilot planning to land the plane in the water to try to fix the aircraft's engine.
No one was injured when the plane landed.
The Sarasota Police Department's Marine Unit towed the plane from Siesta Key to the Sailing Squadron near Longboat Key.
It sat there Saturday evening, as onlookers puzzled over the futuristic-looking aircraft.
Police did not know when the pilot would remove the plane.
According to the Aviation Database, the plane is from Delaware.
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End Date: Jul 07, 2014
Cooperative activities may be conducted in food safety and all the related fields cooperated in the future. Cooperative activities in other areas may be undertaken and included within the scope of this Memorandum by mutual decision of the Parties in accordance with thee enabling authorities of each Party. Cooperative organizations also may include Purdue University of the United States and Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Food Safety of China. Cooperation under this Annex may include, but is not limited to, the following topic areas: • Develop new rapid pathogen detection processes and effective assessment and control systems to resolve the obstacles related to food safety occurred in food industries and business. • Develop new analysis methods of chemical hazards in foods and their surrounding environments. • Basic research on food safety issues. • Food safety technological standards. • Recent priority and specific targeted research areas involve: -Using nucleic acid and/or protein-type of biomarkers to screen the presence of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and other pathogens and toxins; identification and characterization of their toxic genes -Developing rapid and effective pathogen concentration/capture processes -Integrated the detection and capture processes to form automated detection platforms that are suitable for high-throughput needs. Cooperation arrangements may include: • Exchange of scholars and students between Jiao Tong University and ARS for six month or longer terms • Exchange information through seminars during short visits • Arrangements of annual research meetings between Parties to evaluate the progress and effectiveness of established collaborations and to propose new collaboration opportunities. The annual meetings should take place alternately between US and China. • Whenever possible, the Parties will consider developing joint research proposals geared toward solving food safety related specific trade issues. • Establishment of a Joint US-Sino Food Safety Research Center among Parties To generate broad interest and increased activities, the Parties will, upon mutual consent, involve other interested stakeholders and entities that may contribute to improved technological processes including value added and agricultural utilization through the engagement of the scientific and business communities, trade capacity-building activities, and scientific cooperation and exchanges during the implementation of this Annex. These activities may be driven towards the ultimate goal of improving the nutritional food safety of the food supply.


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Trey Anastasio Band,
Sunday, 07/30/2006
White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, WA
Set 1: Drifting, Money, Love and Change, Sleep Again, Flock of Words, Sweet Dreams Melinda, Mr. Completely > Dragonfly, Tuesday, First Tube
Notes: This single set performance was as the opening act for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. This setlist is unconfirmed as recordings of the performance do not circulate.
Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Jennifer Hartswick, Raymond Weber, Ray Paczkowski, Christina Durfee, Tony Hall


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ALAMEDA -- File the Raiders' use of fullback Marcel Reece through nine games under the category of "unsolved mysteries."
Reece, with unique rushing/receiving skills at 6-foot-2, 255 pounds, was given a four-year, $14.4 million contract extension ($7.2 million guaranteed) that suggested he was part of the foundation upon which general manager Reggie McKenzie and coach Dennis Allen wished to build.
Yet with his first Pro Bowl in tow and playing in an offense that could use a playmaker, Reece remains the Raiders' semi-invisible man as they visit the Houston Texans on Sunday at Reliant Stadium. Reece had three catches for 30 yards last week, matching his average for offensive touches per game this season.
Reece's coaches insist that his time will come. Offensive coordinator Greg Olson calls himself "one of Marcel's biggest fans" and said the Raiders are "constantly looking for ways to get him out in space."
Opposing coaches used to go out of their way in weekly conference calls to talk about the difficulties in defending Reece. With 13 rushes for 57 yards and 15 receptions for 138 yards, he rarely gets mentioned anymore.
Not that Reece is complaining. Since he first arrived on a tryout basis after being released by the Miami Dolphins in 2008, he has never uttered a discouraging word.
"I keep telling you guys it's going to come my way, and when it does, rest assured I'm going to be ready for it," Reece said.
Even with Darren McFadden out with a hamstring strain against the Giants, Reece didn't carry the ball. With McFadden out for a four-game stretch in 2012, Reece had 54 carries for 261 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per attempt.
The first time Reece carried the ball this season was Week 2, and he ran 11 yards for a touchdown against Jacksonville. More than half his rushes this season came in a win over San Diego (seven rushes, 32 yards) and he averaged 4.6 yards per carry.
Allen said the Raiders had planned to get Reece some carries against the Giants but were reluctant to remove Rashad Jennings, who had 88 yards on 20 carries.
"When you get in those situations, you stick with the hot hand," Allen said. "This week we'll have a plan to get Marcel some touches. Hopefully we'll be able to do that."
Reece remains vigilant and philosophical.
"Do I want the ball? Yes, I want the ball," Reece said. "Do I want it often? Yes, I want it often. I want the ball every time I step on the field. It's just reality that the game doesn't always go that way."
Quarterback Terrelle Pryor noted recently teams have begun to play Reece with a cornerback instead of a safety or a linebacker, making it a less favorable matchup.
One reason Reece's touches are down is that his playing time has been down as well. A fullback often comes off the field for extra wide receivers, but Reece was on the field a lot more under former coordinator Greg Knapp (61 percent of the snaps) than under Olson (40 percent).
Reece, for instance, has played 140 fewer snaps than rookie nonstarting tight end Mychal Rivera, who often doesn't line up as a conventional tight end in roles that would also suit Reece.
Reece said he loves Olson's system and his strategies and vows to do what it takes to best serve the offense.
"Oley and I are going to start doing these interviews together so everybody knows we are on the same page," Reece said. "He knows I want (the ball). He wants to give it to me."
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on Twitter at twitter.com/Jerrymcd.


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Around 10:15 CNN's Ali Velshi tweeted: "BREAKING: law enforcement source tells CNN there appears to be terrorism connection to the #ESBshooting." This happened several minutes after local New York City outlets reported that the man who opened fire outside the Empire State Building, so the tweet spread like wildfire. And then Velshi deleted it. Why?
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Subways are rolling in much of New York City for the first time since superstorm Sandy crippled the nation's largest transit system, but ridership has been light and service is limited.
Downtown Manhattan is still mostly an urban landscape of shuttered bodegas and boarded-up restaurants. People are roaming in search of food, power and a hot shower.
some New Yorkers are tired of waiting for the lights to come back on, and for services to be restored. People boarding buses out of town say they've had enough of dark, dirty and unsafe conditions where they live.
Police are enforcing carpooling at bridges into the city, peering through windows to make sure each car carries at least three people. TV helicopter footage showed lines of cars stretching for miles.
With power out and gasoline supplies scarce, many gas stations across the New York area are closed. The stations that are open drew long lines.
All three of the major New York area airports are now operating under reduced schedules. LaGuardia Airport was the last of the three to open. It has two runways that were inundated by the surge from Hurricane Sandy.


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"When I was young, I read all sorts of stuff. One week it would be Lovecraft, the next Vance. It was all imaginative literature, or as my dad called it 'Weird Stuff.' It was all 'Weird Stuff.'"
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Fans of GRRM or superheroes, mark your calendars: Busted Flush will be published in paperback come December 1st, while the final novel in the trilogy Suicide Kings is set for a December 22nd hardcover release.
Busted Flush is the second installment in George R.R. Martin's and the Wild Card Consortium's newest Wild Cards trilogy, which started with Inside Straight, and continues introducing readers to a new generation of aces gifted with superpowers by the 60-odd year old Wild Cards virus. The Wild Cards series is the most successful and longest-running shared world around, an amazing feat when so many other shared worlds (which were a fad in the 80's) fell by the wayside. They're excellent fun, and jumping on board with this trilogy is a great way to start.
The publisher, TOR, seems quite pleased with the popularity of the series: they've purchased a fourth, standalone novel which GRRM announced in May. Titled Fort Freak, the novel will feature one of the enduring creations of the setting, Jokertown, and introduces some great new talents to the setting such as John W. Campbell Award-winner David Anthony Durham
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SPOKANE, Wash. -- Cal is on the cusp of a program-defining moment with the first regional final in school history and a chance to advance to the biggest stage of women's college basketball.
But don't expect the Golden Bears to come out tightly wound against fourth-seeded Georgia in the Elite Eight on Monday night at Spokane Arena.
So says Layshia Clarendon, the Mohawk-wearing, locker-room-dancing, sharpshooting guard from San Bernardino.
"If anyone has seen us, we're a team that celebrates everything, like lunch or shootaround or like we got smoothies on the way here and we were like, 'yeah,' " Clarendon said of the team's Easter Sunday snack.
As if this group needs an energy booster. Second-seeded Cal (31-3) was buoyant heading into its showdown against Georgia a day after clutch free-throw shooting helped it overcome Louisiana State 73-63.
A team that has turned free throws into a tightrope walk made only 63.4 percent -- close to its season average. But the Bears made 10 of 12 when it mattered most to build a 17-point lead en route to their historic victory.
ESPN analyst Mary Murphy said Cal's hyperactive players have learned to focus even while enjoying themselves.
"Last year they couldn't shut it down when they needed to," said Murphy, a former Northwestern player and Wisconsin coach. "This year, boom, when it's time to focus they understand the task at hand."
The task Monday might be greater than anything the Bears have experienced, considering the stakes. The winner advances to the national semifinals Sunday at New Orleans Arena, where it will face Tennessee or Louisville.
Not that Cal is looking beyond Georgia, which is appearing in its 11th regional final. The Lady Bulldogs (28-6) are trying to reach their first Final Four since 1999 in San Jose.
"To put Georgia basketball at the top, back where it once was, is definitely what we are trying to do," senior guard Jasmine James said.
The Lady Bulldogs have experience, starting three seniors and two freshman guards who aren't playing like rookies. They rely on defensive quickness and a simple but balanced offense.
Georgia's extended defense rattled top-seeded Stanford in its 61-59 victory in the other regional semifinal in Spokane.
But the Bears feature senior leadership with center Talia Caldwell, reserve Eliza Pierre and Clarendon. Cal's other starters also are seasoned.
"This was their year; they had to do it because all great things came together," Murphy said.
Georgia hopes that's not the case. The Lady Bulldogs plan to choke off Cal's transition game, which is led by point guard Brittany Boyd. Georgia also wants to intimidate the Bears underneath the basket. Such talk doesn't faze Clarendon.
"You're really two bulls about to butt heads," she said. "We definitely always want to play physical, always bring it and always want to be in your face."
It's a new brand of West Coast basketball perhaps unfamiliar to the rest of the country. After all, no school from the West other than Stanford has reached the Final Four since Long Beach State in 1988.
Clarendon warned against thinking the Bears are in any way a soft California team.
"Like Gennifer Brandon snatching a rebound," she said of Cal's leading rebounder. "You better move out of the way or you're getting your head taken off. That's how we play all the time."
That's what it might take to make more history Monday night.
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/elliottalmond.
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SEATTLE -- Rallying behind starter Bartolo Colon, the A's locked down home-field advantage for the first round of the postseason Friday night with an 8-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners, but in the process Oakland may have lost Yoenis Cespedes for the short term.
Cespedes, in the lineup in left field for the first time since Sept. 13 because of right shoulder soreness, got two at-bats and came out of the game with the shoulder a problem once again.
This time, however, the pain popped up while Cespedes was swinging. For the past few weeks he's been able to swing but not throw. It's unlikely Cespedes will play in either of the last two games of the regular season.
"I don't know what to tell you," manager Bob Melvin said of the Cespedes turn of events. "There's a good chance he's not going to be out there (Saturday)."
Colon, who's likely to be the A's starter come Game 1 of the playoffs, allowed Seattle two solo home runs and not much else over six innings. He ended the regular season with an 18-6 record and career-best 2.65 ERA. If Detroit's Anibal Sanchez (2.64) gets roughed up even a little Saturday in Miami, Colon would win the American League ERA title.
"I never dreamed of anything like that," Colon said through interpreter Ariel Prieto. "More surprising to me than the (18 wins) is the ERA."
Colon's victory, coupled with the Tigers' 3-2 loss in Miami, means the A's will host Games 1 and 2 of the A.L. Division Series starting next Friday. Game times haven't been announced, and the opponent is yet to be determined.
"That's what we've been playing for (since locking down the A.L. West)," Brandon Moss said. "Home field is very, very important to us. It's a tough place for other teams to play."
Moss gave Colon everything he would need with a first-inning, three-run homer off Mariners ace Felix Hernandez, who had limited Oakland to no runs in 142/3 innings in two previous starts this season.
"I was looking in the zone for a fastball, and I got one," Moss said. "He's such a good pitcher. That was maybe the one bad pitch he made all night."
Oakland is likely to face the Tigers in the first round of the playoffs, but if the A's win their last two games and the Boston Red Sox lose their last two, the A's would face the wild-card team instead. That competition is down to Tampa Bay, Cleveland and Texas.
Colon was also backed by a two-run, pinch-hit homer from Derek Norris in the seventh. It was the third pinch-hit homer of the season for Norris, matching the club record. Four other A's hitters have accomplished that feat, with Jeff Burroughs the last in 1982.
"Those may be the only three hits I have (as a pinch hitter)," Norris said. "It's a tough job. But you're up there to drive in runs."
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Insider at blogs.ibabuzz.com/athletics.
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AVON, Colorado - Christopher J. Green, president of Avon-based architectural firm Ago Studios, Inc., has been elevated to the College of Fellows in The American Institute of Architects. The honor is awarded to group members who have made significant contributions to the design profession. The group elevated 122 members to the college this year, and Green was among only four in Colorado to receive the distinction.
Green was recognized for his "notable contribution to the advancement of the profession of architecture." That contribution includes his leadership in the national group's effort to help create the first-ever resource-conservation code in the United States. Green also contributed content for the institute's recently published "An Architect's Guide to Integrating Energy Modeling in the Design Process."
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The person, covered in blood, was discovered several hours earlier today, authorities said. The rural area is closed off with crime scene tape as officials investigate.
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Atlantic Theater Company has announced its 2015-16 season at the Linda Gross Theater and Atlantic Stage 2. First up is a revival of Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine. Directed by Churchill's frequent collaborator James Macdonald, the landmark drama about power, politics, sex, and Queen Victoria will have its first major New York revival in 30 years beginning in the fall. Next up, in November-December, is the New York premiere of the new musical These Paper Bullets!, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rolin Jones and featuring songs by Grammy-winning Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong.
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is among an array of rock personalities to guest on Swedish DJ Avicii's new album.
According to a Rolling Stone interview released last summer, Avicii (real name Tim Bergling) had been working with Coldplay's Chris Martin, Jon Bon Jovi and Incubus' Michael Einziger. The album was in early stages of development so there was only speculation about whether these guests would appear on the final product.
The follow up to 2013's True now has a name - Stories - and a release date, 25 September.
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What are you going to listen to while driving to the coast next weekend? Or jogging on the beach? Barbecuing with your wife's coworker who you hate but have to invite because he lives down the block?
Here, take these: a list of our 20 favorite summer albums ever (or at least released between the years 1985 and 1997). That's not to say these records all lyrically reference the summertime (though many of them do)—just that they all seem to capture the spirit and splendor of the season.
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I've been needing to buy shoes for a while, but I always get so lost when navigating which shoes would be the best for me. I'm fairly new to all of this so most of the techical terms go over my head (and, like, I have no clue about certain things, like how long my stride is or where I land on my foot). Would anyone be willing to help me out? I'd go to like a Nike outlet or something to have a salesperson recommend me something in person, but I'm afraid they might just try to sell me something I don't really need (plus there's not really one around me).
Here's what I know about my physical shape and running style:
Your height, weight, arches, and running style/environment are very similar to my wife's; her favorite trail shoes (and mine as well) are the Asics Gel-Scouts. They aren't cheap but they are worth it.
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The Scout looks like a pretty good shoe. The problem is finding a place where you can try them on. You don't want to buy them without trying them out first. I would recommend you find a good running store, hopefully near where you live - NOT a Nike (or other) outlet or a "big box" store like Dick's, etc. Take your list above, and your pair of black Nike whatever's, and talk to the salesperson(s). Have them bring out everything they have that might be what you want, probably leaning toward a trail shoe. Don't be shy, you want to try on as many as you can. The trails you run don't sound particularly technical (steep ups & downs, rocks, roots, ruts, etc.) but a trail shoe would still likely be best, also helpful in the winter conditions. Make sure you size up 1/2 to a full size over your street shoe. Then it's a matter of trying on the shoes, running around the store in them (or on a treadmill if they have one) and picking the one that feels best (and you can also afford). Literally, the one that feels best is most likely to work out best in the long run.
I am very happy with my Asics Gel shoes I found on www.squidoo/asics-gel-noosa-tri-9-review . Gel padded light and comfy.
Have you done a wet test to see what foot type you are? I would recommend that if youre not going to a local running shop to get fitted.
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shipo- its a simple at home test you can do to see what kind of foot type you are. heres a link at runnersworld. its pretty rudementary, but it does help if youre unsure.
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On August 9th last week, a new season of Nerd Trivia kicked off from @NerdTrivia.
Nerd Trivia is an interactive trivia game that is played over Twitter. The questions specifically target nerd/geek content such as movies, TV shows, and games. Nerd Trivia is a side project by work colleague and friend Laura Massey (@lauralollipop). Throughout the day, trivia questions are asked via @NerdTrivia and followers have a certain amount of time to answer the question to earn points and achievements. You can find out more about Nerd Trivia at the Nerd Trivia website that recently launched with the current season. I think this is a really cool concept and I am helping Laura with supplying nerdy questions for people to answer which is exciting! I have endless amounts of Star Trek trivia and lot's more of completely random nerdy movies and TV shows. Special thanks to Laura for letting me take part in this really cool project of hers.
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The massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School last month struck a powerful chord with 24-year-old Yena Choi. She shared the raw emotion that she felt after hearing about the 26 people, 20 of whom were first-graders, being gunned down at the school located in Newtown, Conn. with nearly 200 people during a benefit concert for the victims Jan. 4 at New Vision Community Church near the Milpitas-Berryessa border.
"This has touched everybody's heart, and she really wanted to do something," Kaye Waldow said Jan. 7 on professional cellist Choi's behalf.
Waldow, who leads the Peaceful Poets, said she advised Choi on how to proceed with the event by helping her facilitate the timeline, securing a location, figuring out the fundraising and getting the word out all during a two-week timeframe.
Admission to the event was free, but donations were encouraged for those who attended.
"After the expenses were deducted, there was a small donation of a few hundred dollars to be sent to the Sandy Hook victims," Waldow said. "ÉAgain, it wasn't what they were hoping to raise."
Waldow said the hour-long concert was "absolutely gorgeous."
"Her music ability is obviously top rate," she said of Choi's ability and stage presence.
Pianist Saerom Choi and dancer Sung Ji Park accompanied Choi during the concert made of classical pieces from Debussy, Chopin, Bach and Piazzolla.
"They were very well practiced and organized, and played beautifully together," Waldow said. "ÉIt came across as very professional.
Waldow said she decided to help coordinate the event after hearing about the effort from Choi's mother, with whom she is a close friend.
"She is a very cultured friend," Waldow said. "And from what she told me about her daughter, without even meeting her I admired her."
Choi recently graduated with a master's degree from Hochschule fŸr Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin, Germany, one of the leading music conservatories in Europe, and plans to receive a music and ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary.
"She is a very devout Christian," Waldow said. "She decided one of the things she wanted to do was have concerts to raise money for women's concerns É then this happened at the school."
She said the fundraiser one of many that has sparked from the tragedy is inspirational, along with her achievements reached by only 24 years old.
"There aren't many people of her age that have quite the dedication she does," Waldow said. "I have to admire that."
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