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Cash Flow Key to Gap Buybacks, Deals: CFO
Chief Financial Officer Sabrina Simmons said on Thursday that Gap's new $1 billion share-repurchase program, coming just days after it closed on the $130 million acquisition of retailer Intermix Inc., does not reflect a shift in the company's thinking about the amount of cash it plans to keep on its balance sheet.
Both the deal and the buybacks are "completely consistent" with the company's desire to invest in the company and return capital, Ms. Simmons told CFO Journal in a telephone interview.
Gap's cash flow is "strong" in both good economic times and bad, Ms. Simmons said, which is why the company can pursue both goals simultaneously. Its new buyback follows a previous $1 billion program that it completed during the current quarter, its fiscal fourth; it repurchased about 17 million shares for about $539 million so far during the period to complete the prior authorization.
Following years of struggles, Gap has turned in several quarters of strong performance as it closes hundreds of its regular North American stores while adding outlet stores and expanding online and internationally. Its stock is up 73% over the past 12 months.
Intermix is a profitable company, as was Gap's last acquisition, the 2008 purchase of yoga and fitness clothier Athleta, Ms. Simmons said, and both acquisitions satisfied Gap's criteria that targets already have a "very strong management team" in place. Gap feels that it is "always good" to let established management teams continue their strategies with Gap's support, she added.
Since Intermix represented a "relatively smaller investment," Ms. Simmons said Gap wanted to work "expeditiously" to close the purchase, and "got it done very quickly." She said Gap didn't specifically rush to close the deal in calendar 2012 rather than in the current year, but declined to discuss whether that was a concern for the sellers, who couldn't immediately be reached. Brothers Haro and Khajak Keledjian founded the chain of roughly 30 stores in 1993 in New York and private-equity firm Goode Partners LLC took a 40% stake in 2007.
The Wall Street Journal's Dana Mattioli broke the news of the sale to Gap late Wednesday; WSJ in October reported that Intermix was for sale.


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To support patient needs, the Blueprint team grows to include a behavioral health specialist (social worker) and a second care coordinator.
Gynecologist Dr. Ellamarie Russo-DeMara of the Bethel and Twin River health centers leads a free women's health talk at the Montshire Museum on menopause and genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancers.
Gov. Peter Shumlin visits the Menig Extended Care Facility to offer thanks to the state's top nursing home, calling it a "tribute to the community". "We're proud of you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts," the governor said to residents, families, and staff members. The governor's visit came in the wake of the U.S. News Report "2012 Honor Roll" listing.
Joining Gov. Shumlin are Vermont Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living Commissioner Dr. Susan Wehry, Vermont Health Care Association Executive Director Laura Pelosi, Division of Licensing and Protection Director Suzanne Leavitt, and Assistant Director Fran Keeler.
Gifford provides free assistance with advance directives in conjunction with National Healthcare Decisions Day.
Gifford's more than 200 volunteers are honored with a luncheon served by hospital managers, prize awards, musical performances, and more.
Dr. Sandy Craig joins the hospitalist team, having previously practiced at The Health Center in Plainfield for many years.
Employees raise $455 for the March of Dimes by donning "Blue Jeans for Babies". At the same time, the Vermont Chapter of the March of Dimes recognizes Gifford with a Leadership Legacy award for its commitment to prenatal, birth, and newborn care, and its support of the non-profit organization working to prevent birth defects, premature births, and infant mortality.
Long-time pediatrician Dr. Lou DiNicola receives a national award for his work around childhood immunizations.
Dr. DiNicola is recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and the CDC Foundation as the first ever "CDC Childhood Immunization Champion" for the state of Vermont.
Ob/gyn Dr. Anne Galante joins the women's health team full-time. She had worked as a locum tenens, or part-time contracted, provider at Gifford since 2009.
Menig residents celebrate a "Day of Play" with representatives of the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living. The day celebrated Older American's Month and included a scavenger hunt.
The Robin's Nest Child Enrichment Center holds its annual preschool graduation, complete with caps and gowns.
Gifford and Valley Rescue Squad Inc. move forward with the formation of a new non-profit aimed at stabilizing ambulance costs and maintaining or improving quality through a new non-profit to be called Supporting Ambulances for Vermont Emergencies (SAVE).
A free men's health talk by general surgeon Dr. Ovleto Ciccarelli and urologist Dr. Richard Graham address colorectal health, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction.
For an eighth consecutive year, the Menig Extended Care Facility receives a Nursing Home Quality Recognition from the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living.
A free talk on Medicare insurance, why it's important, why participating in Medicare Part B is beneficial, and what one's choices are under Medicare Part D is offered.
The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons grants accreditation with commendation to the cancer program at Gifford. Gifford's cancer program, which includes outpatient chemotherapy, has been accredited since 1965.
Family nurse practitioner Emily LeVan joins the Bethel Health Center.
Gifford is awarded a Hospital of Choice Award from The American Alliance of Healthcare Providers for "courteous, compassionate, and caring services for patients, family, and the community." The ranking places Gifford among "America's most customer-friendly hospitals".

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Hello all,
I've been using ps3mediaserver for a few weeks now and I'm very happy with it. There is one quirk that I haven't been able to resolve yet and that is that some media items (be it music, video or pictures) appear 2x on the XMB menu where the source folders only contain the same items 1x. When playing some songs from a Artist/Album folder for example, the same song is then played twice by the PS3.
Anyone else have this problem and found a solution?
Many thanks,


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From blooms and bouquets to potpourri and your favourite nick-nacks, vases are a simple yet effective way of putting your personal stamp on your room. Choose from slim cylinder vases which look great as a collection, or wider rectangle vases that allow your blooms to fan out and have that wow effect. Artificial flowers are the perfect low maintenance way to refresh your vase seasonlly all year round.
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Home decoration is a key part of freshening up your living space and even your vases say something about how you add your own personal touch to your home. We have a whole range of vases that come in many different colours and styles to suit your existing décor. If you have a modern home or would rather that your plants or flowers remain the decorative focal point of a room, our white vases are safe options. Those with an eye for contemporary design will like the ANGENÄM series, and more traditional tastes might prefer the REKTANGEL transparent glass vases.
Flower vases: create your own centre-piece to complement your décor
A bouquet of flowers in a stylish vase is guaranteed to draw people's attention towards a particular part of your living or dining room. Brighten up your interiors with our SOMRIG line, which features a pack of six fun coloured vases that you can arrange around your living or dining room to great effect. Choose a neutral vase with a simple shape to set off an exotic bouquet or a more elaborate vase to enhance certain tones and colours.


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WASHINGTON (December 18, 2012)--President Barack Obama is "actively supportive" of efforts on Capitol Hill to reinstate an assault weapons ban, the White House said Tuesday.
Mr. Obama has long backed the ban, but failed to push for it throughout his first term.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., plans to introduce legislation to reinstate the ban early next year.
White House spokesman Jay Carney says Mr. Obama would also support legislation to close the gun show "loophole," which allows people to buy guns from private dealers without background checks.
The president pledged to address gun violence in the coming weeks in the wake of Friday's deadly shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.
Mr. Obama spoke Tuesday with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat and avid hunter who is now supportive of a national discussion on preventing gun violence.


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Austrian newcomer Johannes Unger has claimed the Volvo Construction Equipment Operators Club European title 2013 in spectacular style and by just 19 seconds from Swiss nine-time finalist Ueli Hunziker. Germany's Michael Rosendahl took the final step on the podium, just 22 seconds clear of Austria's Martin Moser in fourth.
The Final this year featured 22 qualifiers from 11 countries across Europe, who converged on Achstetten, some 20 minutes south of the historic town of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany for the most challenging and hard fought competition in the Club's 15 year history.
Speaking after his victory, 29 year old Johannes said: "Having joined the Volvo CE Operators Club at bauma in 2010, I only this year entered the competition and was thrilled to make it through to the final. Being my first time I had no real expectations and certainly never thought I'd win. To be standing on the podium with the winner's trophy is really good. It's been a perfect day!"
Johannes, who lives in Münster and works for Gubert General Contracting operating a Volvo EC210C excavator added: "Now I've won the European Final I hope I'll get a new D-Series Volvo at work!"
Pan-European competitors master tough challenges
With finalists from the Czech Republic, Luxemburg, Denmark, Belgium, France, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Italy the competition was the most intense to date.
Simply to establish the starting order the various national finalists were challenged to complete a slalom course on a Volvo DD22 compact roller, with the quickest time claiming the final starting position for the competition proper. This comprised two challenges for all 22 finalists with the best ten then going through to the third and final challenge - the combined time from the three deciding the overall winner.
Denmark's Kasper Winther Iversen certainly shocked the establishment early on with his speedy and controlled handling of the DD22. A course time of just 34 seconds put him on top of a pile in which the top thirteen all completed the course without penalties (incurred by touching the marker cones).
The first round proper saw fellow Dane Jørgen Mortensen lead the way in a challenge that involved digging a hole of at least 50cm x 50cm to a depth of exactly 30cm using a Volvo ECR88D excavator.
To up the ante the excavated material had to be heaped directly behind the hole and neither the material, the excavator bucket or the operator could touch a guiding wire less than 40cm away. With penalties for touching the wire or digging the hole too small or to the wrong depth, concentration, precision digging and an experienced eye were key.
Of the 22 finalists, just one completed the challenge without penalties and in a scintillating time of just 22 seconds – and for the second time in the day it was Denmark's Kasper Winther Iversen.
With a margin of some 12 seconds over Austrian newcomer Johannes Unger going into Round Two Kasper had the initiative, but an extremely trying challenge with plenty of opportunities to be hit by penalties saw the advantage swing like a tyre on a chain.
Indeed, a swinging tyre was exactly what confronted the finalists as they took to the controls of a Volvo L70G wheeled loader to lift a truck tyre from one platform using a tyre insert hanging from a chain mounted to a fork attachment. Once the tyre was lifted they had to reverse back through a gate and then forwards to place the tyre back on a second platform. Both platforms were surrounded by four columns, each supporting a tennis ball, with penalties accrued for each displaced ball.
Just five of the 22 managed to complete the challenge without penalties, but it was Johannes Unger who seized the initiative with a time that was some 27 seconds quicker than anyone else and a massive 59 seconds quicker than Kasper. Round Two also saw Switzerland's nine-time finalist Ueli Hunziker jump up the leaderboard with the fifth fastest time, 25 seconds adrift of Johannes' benchmark.
Six nations make the cut
At the cut, finalists from six countries remained in the competition. While Austria, Germany and Switzerland dominated the leaderboard, the result was far from a foregone conclusion and there was certainly anticipation that on earlier form Kasper could yet surprise. Marc Schiling from Luxemburg and the UK's Phil Port were also through and with the added pressure of the final challenge being crucial to the outcome it was still all to play for.
The final challenge involved building a three high tower of breezeblocks using a Volvo ECR145D short tail swing excavator. The blocks had to be moved and placed using the teeth of the bucket and then a pail of sand had to be successfully placed on top of the tower.
The UK's Phil Port set the benchmark with a time of 03:07, but this was soon piped by Marc Schiling. As the Round advanced Germany's Marco Schöneck had the benchmark down to a fraction over 2 minutes and then Austria's Martin Moser and Switzerland's Ueli Hunziker smashed the two minute barrier with times of 01:49 and 01:43 minutes respectively.
Penultimate starter for the final challenge was early star Kasper Winther Iversen, but a dropped block and the resulting penalty dashed any hopes he had and a time of 03:43 saw him plummet down the order to claim ninth overall.
It was in this pressure-cooker environment that final starter Johannes Unger took to the controls of the ECR145D. The following minutes could have been agony for the newcomer, but he remained as cool and as focused as it's possible to be and a calm and controlled performance saw him cut the timing beams at 02:12 minutes.
A few final tense moments gripped the top 10 as the referees calculated the overall times, but once the calculations were checked and double checked the podium positions were announced.
VP Marketing for Volvo CE Sales Region EMEA (Europe – Middle East – Africa) Mike Humphrey said: "Firstly, I would like to congratulate all 22 finalists. This year's competition saw over 2,000 entrants from across Europe, so to make it to the final in the first place is something of which they should all be extremely proud."
"I am delighted that the Volvo CE Operators Club is giving machine operators both recognition and the chance to socialize and compete against each other. We at Volvo CE are extremely proud of the Club and I am delighted to announce that it will be even bigger in 2014 as Russia will be joining."
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If Samsung represents one extreme in the move to add new bells and whistles to smartphones, LG seems to be aiming for the other end of the spectrum.
In its Galaxy S line of phones, Samsung has taken the kitchen sink approach each year by adding a host of new features, from new ways to shoot photos to new hardware elements like pulse monitors. But too often, the add-ons have been either poorly conceived or partially developed.
LG takes the opposite approach. With its new flagship smartphone, the G3, the company focuses on only a handful of new features, most of which are subtle improvements rather than flashy advances.
I like the idea, but I think LG may have carried things too far. The G3 is a good phone, but it's not exciting.
Like many other Android flagship phones these days, the G3 touts a jumbo-sized screen, a long-lived battery and a fast quad-core processor. But unlike those phones, the G3's interface is relatively unmodified from standard Android. And its tweaks -- like its three-page home screen that flips like pages in a book -- are fairly subtle.
LG has sought to distinguish the G3 not through its interface or the size of its screen, but through the resolution of its display. It's one of the first phones to have more than 500 pixels per inch.
By contrast, Apple's iPhones, which tout a "Retina" display, have a resolution of about 326 pixels per inch, while the HTC One has a resolution of 440 pixels. LG calls the G3's 538 pixel resolution "Quad HD," noting that it has about four times the number of pixels as a 720p HD display.
The screen is certainly beautiful and vibrant. But the difference in pixel resolution is subtle at best, even if you are comparing the G3 with the iPhone 5S. And it's likely to be imperceptible if you are comparing it with an ultra-high resolution Android phone like the HTC One.
The other key feature that LG touts with the G3 is the laser-based autofocus system for its camera. The company says the system, which is more commonly found in high-end DSLR cameras, is a first for a smartphone. It is supposed to focus much faster than a typical smartphone and perform better in low-light situations.
In my tests, I found the speed improvement marginal at best. In most cases, the time it took for my iPhone to focus and shoot wasn't noticeably longer than the time it took the G3.
The G3's camera did do a better job at quickly shifting focus from an object in the distance to one extremely close up. But that's not a situation I experience frequently.
That said, the G3's 13-megapixel camera is very good for a smartphone. The pictures it took were generally clear and sharp, even when I zoomed close in to examine particular details.
The other big feature that LG hails about the G3 is its design. The company worked to make the G3 easy to use with one hand, despite its 5.5-inch screen.
It has a slightly rounded back to contour to a user's hand, and its only physical buttons -- which turn on the device and adjust its volume -- are on the back, where they can be pressed with a finger of the hand holding it. And the phone has a very thin bezel on each side of its screen, helping to make the device narrower than it might otherwise be.
But even here, the G3 doesn't really stand out. It looks a lot like the HTC One. The plastic-bodied G3 is lighter than the One, which has a metal case, but the difference isn't huge.
The G3 does have some other new, though modest, features. One is an on-screen keyboard that suggests words as users type. To select a word, which is displayed in a box immediately above the keyboard, a user just swipes up.
I found the keyboard, which is similar to one that will be included in the new version of Apple's iOS operating system, a bit difficult to work with. I had to swipe in the exact right place to select the word I wanted. If I didn't, the keyboard would register that I hit a key and display the corresponding letter instead.
One other new feature is the ability to take photos with the front camera by making a gesture, rather than by touching a button. If you wave your hand in front of the camera and then make a fist, it will start a countdown to take a picture. It's a neat idea for taking better selfies, but the CamMe app will let you do the same thing on the iPhone.
The G3 is a nice phone and worth consideration if you are looking at the Galaxy S5 or the HTC One. Just don't expect to be wowed by it.
Contact Troy Wolverton at 408-840-4285 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him at www.mercurynews.com/troy-wolverton or Twitter.com/troywolv.
What: LG G3 smartphone
Likes: Long battery life; uncluttered interface; high-resolution, vibrant screen; excellent camera
Dislikes: Unremarkable design; new keyboard can be difficult to use; no standout features
Specs: 2.5 GHz quad-core processor; 5.5-inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel screen; 2.1-megapixel front and 13-megapixel rear cameras
Price: $200 with two-year contract
Web: www.lg.com


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Gringo And The Bean: Comune's Unofficial Opening
Comune clothing hosted an informal get together with food, friends and splash of art at their anything but corporate offices this past weekend. Comune showed off their Drop City Gallery, a place where off-beat art can find a temporary home. Even though this isn't their official opening, everyone combined to show some love for Comune.Read More


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Hi guys,
first post here, and this has probably been covered somewhere before, but I thought it might be helpful for me to post a little solution I found when my console *suddenly* stopped detecting PS3MS after a pc/router restart.
Anyway, I went through the faq when I had issues, and found nothing I tried from there worked (there might be more posts there, but I'll be first to admit that I didn't dig TOO much - google was pretty useless in this instance).
Now I would get this in the Traces (everything before this message was fine):
INFO 2012-05-02 19:32:23.156 [main] The server should now appear on your renderer
INFO 2012-05-02 19:32:33.862 [UPNPHelper] No IP filter specified, access granted to /10.0.0.4
after that last one, it just wouldn't detect my console.
BUT that ip you see there, kept sticking to 10.0.0.6, which was another network card in my pc,as opposed to 10.0.0.4, which I wanted to use. Forcing the networking interface under General Configuration wasn't working either.
So I went to Network and Sharing Center -> Change Adapter Settings then disabled the other network cards. closed PS3MS and restarted it, turned console on - and lo and behold, it detects PS3MS without a problem.
Turns out that the network cards were conflicting with PS3MS, and the force networking interface setting wasn't changing that.
Hope this works for others who might have a problem too, just another idea to try for those with multiple network cards/interfaces to try. Pretty obvious really, but sometimes the obvious solutions avoid you!


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Here's a way to help Habitat
Published: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 11:35 a.m.
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You can have a night out for a good cause this weekend.
Tickets are on sale for Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity's first "A Night Out With Habitat," which runs from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Moses Community Center, 1310 Cardinal Drive, Thibodaux.
Tickets are $30 and $50 a couple. Tables can be purchased for $300. All proceeds will further the home-building mission of Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity.
Tickets are on sale at the Bayou Area Habitat office, the ReStore, Sidney George Jewelers, Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce, Hofman Music or at bayouhabitat.org.
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Radio Woodstock Presents
Each summer, the Byrdcliffe Artist in Residence Program provides over 60 visual artists, writers and composers of exceptional talent with the opportunity to pursue independent, creative work in the company of peers. Housed in three buildings on Byrdcliffe's secluded campus, the program provides a focused and inspiring environment that attracts artists from around the globe. At the end of each one-month residency session, the public is invited to engage with the work of these talented individuals through Open Studios. During this event, the studios and communal living spaces of the Villetta Inn will be open for visitation, offering a rare glimpse of a variety of creative spaces and processes.


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DETROIT -- At least one member of the A's didn't like "The Kiss." A few more said they hope they eventually can deliver a return smack to Detroit Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque when the American League Division Series returns to Oakland.
With the score tied 4-4 in the top of the ninth, Oakland had runners at first and third with two out when Yoenis Cespedes came to the plate against Alburquerque with a chance to drive in a go-ahead run.
But on a 1-1 pitch, Cespedes hit a sharp comebacker that Alburquerque snared just to the right of the mound. Since he had plenty of time, he brought the ball up to his lips and kissed it before making an underhand toss to first baseman Prince Fielder to end the Oakland threat.
It was a huge out for the Tigers, but Josh Reddick didn't like the embellishment that went with it.
"I didn't appreciate it," Reddick said. "I think that it was immature and not very professional."
Reddick was asked if he thought the right-hander was showing up the A's by making the gesture, and he wasn't hesitant to respond.
"It's exactly what he was doing," he said. "I don't think anybody from one day of experience in the big leagues to 15 years' experience in the big leagues should do that. Everybody knows this is a professional game and you have to keep that stuff to yourself. Maybe you can do it in the dugout when nobody's looking, but you have to keep that stuff out of the game."
Alburquerque maintained he was simply so overjoyed to get the final out against Oakland's dangerous No. 3 hitter.
"I just did it," he said. "It was the emotion of the game. I wasn't trying to be a hot dog."
The right-hander also gave his teammates something else to savor in the wake of their 5-4 victory.
"We were cracking up in the dugout," said pitcher Max Scherzer said. "We were like, 'Did he really just kiss the ball?' ... Alburquerque does some crazy things on the mound."
Many of the A's players maintained they didn't see the kiss, nor did manager Bob Melvin. Since he hit the ball, Cespedes obviously did, but when asked about it through interpreter Ariel Prieto, he took a lighter view.
"It's OK, it's nothing," Cespedes said. "When we get back in Oakland, I hit the ball hard against him or whatever, and I can kiss my bat."
Closer Grant Balfour said he would only kiss the ball in the optimum circumstance.
"If I won the World Series I might kiss it, but other than that ...," Balfour said.
Noted pitcher Brett Anderson, "I've never seen that before. It had a little flair to it. To each his own, I guess."
Anderson has been sidelined since Sept. 19, when he strained his oblique while pitching against the Tigers at Comerica Park.
"Barring anything crazy happening during the workout (Monday), I feel I'm good to go," Anderson said. "If we don't win our next game, everyone can go rest their bodies for however long they want in the offseason. I told them to fire up some Icy Hot and we'll get after it and see what happens."
Melvin said before Game 2 that he hoped to get Anderson on the mound "sooner rather than later." The A's have gotten solid starts from Jarrod Parker and Tommy Milone in the first two games, but Anderson would lend more experience to an otherwise all-rookie rotation, though he's just 24 himself.
"Brett's reputation and abilities are well known," A's general manager Billy Beane said. "Just having that type of talent on the field is the most important thing."
Even though Detroit hit several well-struck fly balls against the left-hander, he kept the ball in the park and retired 10 straight hitters before giving up a harmless two-out single in the sixth.
"I thought he did really well for us," said Melvin. "He was a little out of sync early on, but he recovered as the game went along. I think that shows you he's a mature kid and nothing really bothers him out there."
Milone was pleased with his own performance if not the outcome.
"I think the most important thing was just battling and trying to keep the team in the game," he said. "If you go out there down one game, every pitch means something. You take the good. We just have to work a little bit harder when we get home."
Milone, the only A's pitcher who hasn't missed a start this season, said he wasn't prepared mentally to accept that Sunday might have been his final outing.
"No, definitely not," he said. "I'm going to prepare for my next start and take it from there. We have some work to do, but we have confidence that we can battle and come back to win the series."
Just as remarkable, this is the second big postseason blow for Kelly. Last year, he homered for the first run in a 3-2 Detroit victory that eliminated the Yankees in Game 5 of their division series.
"My wife's pregnant," said Detroit catcher Alex Avila. "I can't even imagine what he's been going through. I know he's a tough guy and everything, but it's very impressive. He forever has my respect."


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Pet Photos with Santa & Grinch is set for Saturday at the Frisco Historical Park Chapel from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can dress up the family and four-leggers in your own unique style or use some of our festive wear and choose with or without Santa & Grinch for the best holiday cards you've ever sent. Photos will be taken outside in a bright red decorated sleigh (reindeers not included) with Frisco's historical buildings as a backdrop or you can choose to have your photos taken inside the decorated historic chapel. You will be able to pick up your photos the next week at Frisco's Welcome Center. Sitting fees are LAPS members $22, non-members $24 with second pet half-price, third pet free. No pets? You can choose to have a professional family portrait taken with no pets for the same low price. Emily Schmutz of Keeping Composure Photography will give you 3-5 beautiful hard copies and you can buy a CD for $10 extra if you want to print your own photos and holiday cards or have Schmutz create your one-of-a-kind cards.


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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of the rape and murder of his girlfriend's mother is to be executed June 25.
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals set the date Thursday for Brian Darrell Davis. The 38-year-old Davis was convicted of rape and first-degree murder in the November 2001 death of 52-year-old Jody Sanford of Ponca City.
The victim's daughter — Stacey Sanford — discovered her mother dead in the Ponca City apartment she shared with Davis. Prosecutors said Jody Sanford had six stab wounds, a broken jaw and marks around her neck. DNA evidence showed she had also been raped.
Attorney General Scott Pruitt sought the execution date last month after Davis' final appeal was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - The Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has hired David "DJ" Monahan to be its program coordinator. The new position is designed to further the mission of Aspen Camp through the planning and delivery of program activities and events while working with staff, parents of campers and community members, according to a statement.
Monahan has a Master of Engineering degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. After working at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, in Pennsylvania, he found he missed interaction with the deaf community and left to work with the Rocky Mountain Deaf School in Denver. Monahan has worked as a volunteer on winter ski and snowboard programs.


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Having lived here a good long while, I always find it exciting to see who steps up to run for Town Council. I tip my hat to all those willing to dive into the race.
Last week, I had the opportunity to hear this year's candidates speak on their vision for what they would do as a Town Council member.
I have sat through many of these programs throughout the years and have never walked away more impressed with one candidate.
Alicia Barr has the vision, passion, and intelligence to make great decisions for our town. She has inventive ideas on how to help our town develop sustainably and intelligently and has a true passion for education as a town focus.
As a business owner and mother in Truckee, she is invested in the future of Truckee. Town Council is a great platform from which she could manage that future. Please join me in voting for Alicia Barr for Town Council this November.
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SAN JOSE -- Aztec and Native American dancers in blazing, feathery regalia ushered in the Year of Two Rabbit with thousands of spectators at a city park under festival perfect skies this weekend.
"I think this is largest Aztec dance festival in the country now," said Mapache Ruiz, a vendor of Aztec dance clothing and accessories. "I've been to some in Arizona, New Mexico, New York and San Jose's must be the largest."
No one or group actually keeps tabs on the festivals or on how many people have resurrected the ancient dance genre that was nearly wiped out after the Spanish conquest of Mexico, but the consensus among dance groups is that danza azteca is growing much like it's northern cousin, North American dance. That tradition grew from small, private pow wows on reservations to larger ones at public and university venues often open to the public.
"We tried very hard to make this free to the public," said Tamara Mozahuani Alvarado, a dancer with the Calpulli Tonalehqueh group, which organized the weekend event at Emma Prusch Farm Park in East San Jose.
She said 3,000 to 5,000 attended the two-day event, which featured dancers from as far away as a Zuni Indian group from New Mexico, and others from the Pacific Northwest and Mexico.
Mexican masters
Every group danced on a vast lawn grown healthy and dark green from recent rains. At the very center was a fire, and around this sacramental spot gathered the drummers, singers and flute players. The dancers spread out and moved around in the form of a large ring, to the delight of spectators sitting on lawn chairs or blankets and glued to one spot.
The occasion was Mexica Ome Tochtli, the Year of Two Rabbit according to the complex Aztec calendar. Mexica is what the Aztecs called themselves.
By most accounts, Aztec dance was introduced in California in the mid-1970s by a handful of Mexican masters invited north by Mexican-American students and arts leaders who were resurrecting mariachi music and folkloric dance at the time.
It took longer for the indigenous dance to take hold, but it appears to be perched on the cusp of a breakthrough with Latino youth in the Bay Area.
"I fell in love with it immediately, " said Veronica Villa, a 19-year-old San Jose State University student. Introduced to Aztec dance by her godfather, she said she also found it to be a healthy alternative to rough and racy themes found in pop and hip-hop music.
"It can be ignorant and demeaning," she said of pop and hip-hop. "Through danza azteca, you can learn more about your heritage and grow as an individual."
Reviving traditions
Jairo Luque, a 25-year-old student at Humboldt State, was shopping for a drum at a booth run by a company named Soy Danzante, or ceremonial dancer in Mexica context.
"Awareness through Aztec dance is the big thing," Luque said. "So when you have that opportunity, let's learn more about our culture."
As Aztec dance is re-introducing old traditions, many of the dancers are adopting their Mexica names imbedded in the ancient calendar according to the birth time and date. There was the vendor Mapache Ruiz and a flute-maker, Adam "Mazatl" Mendoza.
However, it apparently takes some time before young dancers grow into the new-found aspects of Mexica custom.
Alvarado, director of the School for Arts and Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose, danced for more than 10 years before she attained her Mexica name in a special naming ceremony. Her name, Mozahuani, can be translated into English as "she who merits her accomplishments." But in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, it means something less individualist and more group oriented, as if the name is a call to serve her people.
"What it really means is that I shouldn't complain about the work I have to do," she said with a knowing smile. And then she moved through the entrance and into the ring, where she melted into a throng of moving, circling dancers.
Contact Joe Rodriguez at 408-920-5767 and follow him on Twitter.com/JoeRodMercury.


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REDWOOD CITY -- A Burlingame man, angry after getting a DUI, called the arresting officer not once, not twice but 152 times -- leaving 54 messages in the process -- over three weeks, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
As a result, 48-year-old Khalil Jaser is slated for trial in San Mateo County Superior Court on harassment, threats and resisting arrest charges. But he didn't show up in court Tuesday morning and San Mateo County Judge Jonathan Karesh issued a warrant for his arrest, prosecutors said. He had been out of jail on $100,000 bail.
The alleged harassment began about a month after a Brisbane police officer -- who authorities have not identified -- arrested Jaser for misdemeanor drunken driving on July 28, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
Then between Aug. 29 and Sept. 3, Jaser left the officer seven voice-mail messages threatening him if he went to work and warning him to be careful on the streets. One message allegedly said "Boom, you're dead," according to Wagstaffe.
Prosecutors say the officer called the suspect back on Sept. 5 and ordered him to stop calling. Instead of heeding the warning, the suspect launched into the three-week calling spree that led to his arrest.
Jaser's defense attorney didn't immediately respond to a phone message seeking comment.
Contact Joshua Melvin at 650-348-4335. Follow him at Twitter.com/melvinreport.com.


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NATCHITOCHES, La. – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi baseball team held the early lead, but gave up a pair of runs late in a 2-1 loss on the road against Northwestern State in Southland Conference action. The teams play the second game of the three-game series at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Brown-Stroud Field.
The Islanders move to 13-20 on the season, and are now 6-10 in Southland Conference games. The Demons improved their record to 14-17 overall, 10-6 in league play. Trevor Foss was the hard luck loser, pitching 6.1 innings and striking out a career-high eight batters, but gave up two runs, only one of them earned, on three hits to fall to 0-5 on the year.
Neither team was able to get anything going until the sixth, with the Islanders taking the early lead. After the leadoff hitter flied out to start things, Santiago Ruiz tripled to right field, and came in on a two-out RBI single by Drew Vest to make it a 1-0 game, with Vest advancing to second on a throwing error. After Eric Weiss walked to put runners on first and second, Jonathan Gonzales appeared to get a hit up the middle, but the ball bounced off of the shortstop and caromed to the second baseman for the final out of the inning.
The Demons got on the board in the bottom of the seventh innings, with a pair of Islander miscues costing them the lead. The leadoff hitter reached on an error, and moved to second on a single by the next batter. After a sacrifice bunt move the runners to second and third, an infield single scored the first runner to tie the game on an unearned run. Franco Pace came on to pitch for Foss, but was unable to record an out as he fielded a ball hit back to him, looked the runner back to third, but hesitated before throwing late to first and loading the bases on a single to the pitcher.
Phillip Garcia then came on with the bases loaded, but walked the first batter he faced to force in a run, giving NSU a 2-1 lead, before recording the final out of the inning.
The Islanders looked like they might mount a rally in the eighth after getting a leadoff single by Stafford Brantley, but Ruiz hit into a double play to end the threat.
The Demons threatened in the bottom of the eighth, but the Islanders were able to hold it to a one-run lead with a strikeout swinging and a ground out to end the inning.
Texas A&M – Corpus Christi was unable to get anything in the ninth to end the game at 2-1 in favor of NSU.
Game two will have Adam Hoelscher starting on the mound for the Islanders, while Jacob Roark will get the nod for the Demons.
Live stats for the 2 p.m. game will be available by visiting www.GoIslanders.com.
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When I came into the living room this evening, my husband was viewing something on his laptop computer and he kept chuckling and laughing. �I finally asked him�what was so funny? �He told me that he was watching The Odd Couple, that Netflix Streaming had it on their movie list as of today, April 25th, 2013. � I was so glad to hear that this film was now available for streaming and our seventeen year old even chimed in with the comment that he would like to see it too. �
The Odd Couple, was first �a comedic play written by Neil Simon. �It opened on Broadway on March 10th, 1965 at the Plymouth Theatre and then moved to the Eugene O'Neill Theatre and remained there until it closed on July 2nd, 1967. �The play's director was Mike Nichols, and the two main characters were played by Walter Matthau, as Oscar Madison, and Art Carney, as Felix Unger. � Since the play had been such a huge hit on Broadway, it was a no-brainer that the playwright, Neil Simon, would write the screenplay for the �film version of his play. � In 1968 the movie, The Odd Couple, �was released by Paramount Pictures. �Directed by Gene Saks, with Walter Matthau reprising the stage role of Oscar Madison and Jack Lemmon cast as Felix Unger.
This delightful comedy deals with two men, friends, both divorced, who decide for a time to share an apartment. �The comedy revolves around the clashing of their personalities. �Both Oscar and Felix are newspaper men. �Oscar is a sportswriter and Felix is a television news writer. � They have a weekly poker game on Friday nights and the movie begins with a depressed Felix wandering around New York City, contemplating suicide as his wife Frances has kicked him out of the home that evening. �Meanwhile, back at the weekly poker game, Oscar and his friends are getting worried as Felix is uncharacteristically �late for the game and after a phone call is made, they learn about �Felix being kicked out of his home. �Wondering outloud what they should do, worrying that this could drive Felix over the edge, in walks Felix, who breaks down in front of everyone �and tells them of his plight, that his wife Frances wants a divorce. � His friends try to cheer him up and Oscar suggests that Felix move in with him. � Felix cheers up and agrees to Oscar's plan and tells Oscar to not be shy in letting him know if he is getting on Oscar's nerves.
The comedic moments begin to flow rapidly as we see that Oscar is a slob, with a filthy apartment, spoiled food in the kitchen, dirty dishes stacked in the sink, and messy clothes lying all over the place. �Felix, it is quickly revealed, is a neat freak, a gourmet cook, who loves to keep things neat and clean and organized. �These two friends begin clashing immediately and it leads to comedic gold. �The two friends begin to nag at one another in the way that long-married couples might do! �There are two British sisters, the Pigeon Sisters, �who live �in the apartment above Oscar and Felix's apartment and the attempt to date the ladies ends in much sympathy for Felix and nothing but frustration for Oscar. �A visit to a diner leads to one of the film's funniest moments when Felix has to clear his sinuses while the patrons in the diner are trying to eat their meals. �As Felix snorts and hums and makes ridiculous sharp, loud noises in his sinus clearing efforts, Oscar grows more embarrassed and angry as all eyes in the diner are on them!
Many more antics ensue, but by the film's end, the friends have truly come to terms with each other's personalities and quirks. �Besides the two leads, the other characters in the movie are: John Fiedler, Herb Edelman, David Sheiner, and Larry Haines as the poker playing buddies, and � Monica Evans and Carole Shelley as the Pigeon Sisters.
At one point during the �talks about making the film version of the play, it was suggested that �Frank Sinatra and Jackie Gleason �play the parts of �Felix and Oscar! �I am very glad the movie was cast with Matthau and Lemmon. � The movie was a huge hit, one of the four top grossing movies in America for 1968. �Neil Simon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing- Adapted Screenplay, the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture-musical or comedy at the Golden Globes, and both Matthau and Lemmon were nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture -musical or comedy at the Golden Globes.
The movie was so successful that it led to a television series, in 1970, that ran for 5 seasons and aired on ABC. �It starred Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison and Tony Randall as Felix Unger. �I hope that Netflix Streaming will begin to air the televison version of this great comedy too!
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Does anyone have a good solution to help me from stopping my shirt from tearing my nipples off? I have tried bandaid and generall they work but in the marathon I ran last weekend, my band aids fell off (due to sweat) in the first 4-5 miles...and, needless to say, I had some pretty raw/bloody nipples by the end of the race.
Please help my nipples, and post your tips.
Mmmmm... nipplesss.... hehe sorry.
BODY GLIDE. Get this stuff and rub it on em before the race. The only time I've EVER had a nipple issue is the race where I forgot.
Personally, I'd go with the bandaids. They're much cheaper than the nipple guards. If they fell off, maybe you had already broken a sweat? As long as my skin is dry, they never have a problem staying. Also, maybe putting them on an hour before exercise (instead of right before), so the adhesive can kick in a little better. Good luck with whatever you go with!
I stick with regular bandaids and have never had trouble. Like ctxcrossx said, you need to put them on at least 10 minutes before you start sweating if you don't want them to fall off. Otherwise, it's a crapshoot.
I've heard good things about body glide, but I have never used it. Same goes with the nipple guards which are basically small band aids with better adhesive.
You can try two bandaids in a crossing pattern over both nipples; generally speaking, at least one stays on. That is how I manage them when I forgot to put the bandaids on until right before the race or long run.
I like the duct tape idea...although you might want to use a bandaid for the nipple itself under the duct tape if you go that route! I've never tried it though so I can't say for sure.
Another option is to wear a different shirt. Wearing cotton on a hot day is just asking for trouble. Most technical fabrics will be a bit more forgiving, although I try to remember the band aids whenever possible.
Dr Scholl's corn pads stay on and do not seem to be affected by sweat. Have tried others but they fall off in less than an hour.
A few tips I've learned...
Body glide works well for me for shorter runs (1-2 hours, depending on the heat), but longer runs I always use bandaids.
Get the kind that have a somewhat "fabric" feel, not all plastic. They seem to give a bit more and stretch. Personally I think they stick a lot better too (either store band or "BandAid" brand), I think they are often marketed as "flexible" and sometimes even "sport" band-aids.
Apply vertically. That way, the only edge that your shirt can rub on is the part in contact with your skin and has adhesive on it. If you put one on horizontally (or if the outer one is horizontal when using 2 criss-crossed), the edge of the part that doesn't stick can catch on your shirt and is much more easily ripped off.
Don't apply too tightly. If there is no room to flex your chest muscles, they will come off more easily (I learned this the hard way on a long run that also included multiple "fitness stations". The pullups ripped the bandaids right off!)
Kinda goes without saying, but the bigger the bandaid, the more area to adhere. I find the 3/4 inch wide ones work well.
I've also heard of people using sport tape, the kind that is used to wrap ankles, etc. It sticks very well (and can be had for cheap), but be sure to use gauze or something over the actual nipple area, or you'll be sorry.
Getting more technical with the duct tape- use actual HVAC tape, it is a little more sticky than the general purpose home repair stuff. Also, clean the surrounding area with alcohol before applying the duct tape. It seems to remove any oils that would interfere with adhesion. Finally, place a SMALL dab of vasoline (or bag balm, body glide, whatever you have handy) on the tip of the nipple itself before applying the duct tape. This helps greatly with removal. Also, shave. Chest hair and duct tape are a bad combo...
Crazy Glue and cotton balls.
Sandpaper and rubber cement.
Look for;
BAND-AID Tough-Strips that say Heavy Duty Fabric on the front of the box. These are old style, fabric backed band aids. I sweat a lot and they stay on, even for a 100 miler.
I use strips of 1" wide medical tape.
To ease the removal process I shave a small area around my nipples - but don't let your teenage daughters see you doing that, as they may never recover from the sight! !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/biggrin.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/biggrin.gif|border=0!
Thanks for the advice. I actually did put the band aids on about an hour prior to the race ina criss cross fashion but it didnt seem to work. I think I may just try duck tape next time.
band aids sometimes come off in longer runs/races. it's painful and embarrassing coming to the finish line with a red number 11 on your shirt front. i use stretchy clear plastic medical tape that you can buy at any of the chain drug stores. it stays on. it's best to put it on dry skin.
I almost didn't read this post because I thought it would simply be a big advertisement for Body Glide Great suggestions with all the other ways. I can say that as a person who sweats profusely during a run, until I started using Body Glide on the nipples I, too, ran into problems with band aids, tape, etc. So I highly endorse Body Glide, just don't mistake it for your deodorant, done that a few times and you end up stinky with a very odd lubricated sensation under the arms!
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One initiative on Mississippi's Nov. 8 ballot is about voters being required to show photo identification in order to vote.
One of the main reasons behind Initiative 27 is trying to stop what is called ghost voting.
"I'm sure people have heard the term ghost voting, where people can go in, especially in your large cities, and they know that person doesn't live in that town anymore, and they will ghost vote," said Lauderdale Circuit Clerk Donna Jill Johnson. "They will use that person's name, and the poll workers don't know because they could not ask for ID. So as a whole, we are for voter ID."
Johnson says the Mississippi Circuit Clerks Association is in favor of the initiative.
You may think ghost voting is only a problem in larger cities, but it's only a bigger problem there. Ghost voting can happen anywhere There have been accounts of ghost voting in Lauderdale County.
"We detected ghost voting probably about three years ago," said Johnson. "We just suspected. Lauderdale County is a good-sized county. But your larger counties, like the coast and Hinds County, you know, I would really be worried about large counties. Your small counties, everybody knows each other; the poll workers know each other. And I don't think anybody would try ghost voting."
The Voter ID Initiative is perhaps the least controversial initiative on the ballot, but people's opinions still vary on it.
"Yes, I think they do need voter ID. I sure do," said Doris Lummus of Kewanee.
"I think that the voter ID initiative is a negative thing," said Howard Brookins of Lauderdale County.
"I personally don't feel it's right," said Kyle Ross of Meridian. "If you don't have proper ID, then you don't need to vote."
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At least one thing in the Rolling Stone article came as news to me: Dzhokhar's former wrestling coach, Peter Payak, had appealed to the kid in a CNN interview to turn himself in.� "The following morning, Payack received a text from one of the agents with the FBI's Crisis Negotiating Unit. He'd heard Payack's televised appeal, told him he'd invoked the coach's name while speaking with Jahar."� The timing is a bit unclear in the article, but the implication is that the FBI talked to Dzhokhar while he was still at large, many hours before he was discovered.� Did he have a cellphone in the boat with him?
One thing he didn't have in the boat with him was a gun.� So why did the officers, who had surrounded a suspect everyone says they wanted to capture alive, fire dozens of shots into the boat?
For that matter, why hadn't they discovered Dzhokhar in the boat long before, since it was an obvious hiding place and, contrary to reports at the time, was within the perimeter of the area being intensely searched? Talk about missing the boat.
There are lots more questions I have about what happened that week, ones that nobody in official circles seems to be making any effort to answer.� Take the MBTA cop who has been making the rounds on national TV denouncing the Rolling Stone cover.� He nearly died from a gunshot wound after the first Watertown shootout.� Witnesses told reporters it was a friendly fire wound, but I can't find official confirmation one way or another.
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE - The North Lake Tahoe-Truckee Leadership Program, celebrating its 10th year anniversary, is now accepting applications for the 2013 program. This program creates an opportunity for potential leaders to broaden their understanding of the region and its issues, challenges and opportunities, while developing and honing their leadership skills. Since 2004, the program has graduated more than 200 individuals.
These alumni are now challenging themselves, serving their employers and our community in active community-building efforts.
The workshops are led by Shannon Beets, Executive Vice President/Provost at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village. Each workshop is integrated with one-half of the time spent on regional issues such as health and education, planning for the future, and nonprofit advocacy; and one-half on leadership skill development such as collaboration, team basics, and negotiation, which are taught by Sierra Nevada College faculty members.
"The organizers of this program have made a commitment to the future and the leadership that is needed to meet the ever increasing demands of our region," said Cheri Sprenger, coordinator of the program.
The program begins in January and ends with a May graduation and consists of five sessions, with optional days where participants will be "out in the field" getting a close-up view of issues and challenges facing our community and how various agencies work.
"The quality of leadership in any community is not to be taken for granted. New leaders must be trained, educated and informed," says Lynn Saunders, president/CEO of the Truckee Donner Chamber.
As part of the five-month program, participants work on Action Plans designed to improve or enhance some aspect of local community life. These Action Plans are intended to provide the framework to allow for real-world changes in the community.
Through interviews, surveys, and research, the teams develop a program rationale (why is the program necessary), a set of measurable objectives, a needs assessment, a proposed budget, a timeline, suggestions for community collaborations and a promotional packet. The final projects will be presented on the last day of the program as part of the graduation ceremony.
"The action plans are modeled on the master's projects that our students produce as part of our M.Ed. in Leadership program at SNC," Beets said. "Producing the action plan prepares a team to implement a good idea in a short period of time with a realistic budget through the cooperation and support of the local community. These action plans are a roadmap to effective change."
Businesses can support the program, and show their commitment to the community by sending an employee to participate in the program.
"Businesses benefit from their involvement by developing well rounded and newly energized employees and ensuring a continuity of leaders eager and able to improve and sustain our region," says Sandy Evans-Hall, CEO/executive director of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association.
Businesses can also help support the program with a one day sponsorship for $500. All contributions are tax-deductible.
Tuition fee for the Leadership Program is $750; $500 for those affiliated with a non-profit organization; and covers all expenses of the program including meals and supplies. Partial scholarships are available. Deadline for applications is December 15th and space is limited.
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• May 31, 2013 - 10th Year Anniversary Dinner, Sierra Nevada College (tentative date)
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Employees at Sunnyvale's Ruckus Wireless greeted Friday morning with champagne, as the maker of Wi-Fi technology went public after an eight-year run-up. But by the time the stock markets closed, they may have been reaching for the hard stuff.
On a day the broader markets finished up slightly, Ruckus -- trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RKUS -- saw its stock plunge 18 percent below its $15 initial offering price. It closed at $12.25.
Some pundits were quick to accuse company management of overreaching by setting the price at the top of its range, even as the markets have wobbled amid investor worry about the U.S. economy.
"When the market's down, there's less interest in IPOs, and people are concerned about valuations," said Francis Gaskins, president of IPOdesktop.com in Marina del Rey.
Ruckus Chief Executive Selina Lo, in an interview from the NYSE floor, acknowledged that she'd thought about postponing the IPO, as did three other companies that were scheduled to go public this week.
But she said investor interest had been strong during roadshow meetings, even amid the soft market: The company raised $126 million through the offering, selling 8.4 million shares.
Lo rang the NYSE opening bell as part of a debut that included Ruckus banners hung from the building's facade and stuffed versions of the company's dog mascot passed out amid bemused traders.
And, like many of the employees who watched the morning festivities on a big-screen TV in company headquarters, she insisted that the stock's one-day performance -- good or bad -- was only one step on a long journey.
"This isn't just about one day," Lo said.
Nothing's come easy for Lo or her company, which despite more than $70 million in private capital from investors, including Sequoia Capital and Motorola, has been forced to shift business models several times.
Founded in 2004, Ruckus makes "smart" Wi-Fi antenna arrays that can send wireless signals in any direction, reducing interference. The company initially focused on distributing wireless TV but found consumer demand wasn't robust enough to spur meaningful growth.
Ruckus switched focus, selling big corporate clients including hotels on Wi-Fi hot spots; its success in that market started to catch the interest of Internet service providers. Ruckus now claims 16,000 customers, most of them overseas, and last year posted a $4 million profit.
"You feel very proud when you overcome the rough times," said Gilbert Phong, an engineer who was the eighth person hired at Ruckus. The company currently has more than 600 employees, a third of whom work in its new headquarters in Sunnyvale.
Phong said he'd weathered the uncertainty of an unusually long startup incubation period in large part through his faith in the hard-charging Lo, with whom he'd worked at Alteon WebSystems. The San Jose networking equipment maker was sold to Nortel for $7.8 billion during the dot-com bubble.
As Phong spoke, his co-workers enjoyed a hot buffet of French toast, honey-cured bacon and made-to-order omelets. Most wore T-shirts that read, "Occupy Wall St., Ruckus Style."
Lo becomes just the third female CEO of a Silicon Valley-based public company, and one of only a handful of Asian-American women nationwide to hold such a post. Only two companies in the Fortune 500 -- neither of them tech companies -- are led by Asian women.
The good news for companies like Ruckus is that, thanks to the iPhone, iPad and Android devices, demand for mobile content is exploding, said Will Power, a wireless industry analyst with R.W. Baird in Dallas.
"On the other hand," he said, "telecom equipment generally remains a viciously competitive environment." Ruckus competes with the likes of Cisco Systems (CSCO), Meru Networks and Aruba Networks, all of which are publicly traded.
Gaskins, the IPO analyst, noted that while Ruckus reported that its revenues, at $144 million, nearly doubled over the first nine months of this year compared with 2011, the $15 share price was still 81 times earnings.
"That's really high, even for a high-growth company," he said.
And, he added, given Friday's underwhelming debut, the company will have to reassure investors with "another two good quarters, or they're just gonna get hammered."
Staff writer Jeremy C. Owens contributed to this report. Contact Peter Delevett at 408-271-3638. Follow him at Twitter.com/mercwiretap.
ruckus wireless
Founded: In 2002 as Sceos Technologies; later changed name to Video54 before relaunching as Ruckus in 2004
Headquartered: Sunnyvale (where it recently moved into a 155,000-square-foot building)
What it does: Sells "smart Wi-Fi" antenna arrays that use software to reroute wireless signals to reduce interference
Customers: Include Time Warner Cable and large mobile carriers, who use Ruckus devices mounted on telephone poles and rooftops to shift traffic from 3G cellular networks to Wi-Fi during heavy usage. During the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Ruckus antennas helped manage a crush of cellphone and wireless data traffic.
Source: Ruckus Wireless


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"The internal debate was it was a quality control position. It wasn't coaching a position,'' Kelly said. "It was more that part of, when you get to a point where I was, doesn't matter what level you're at, you're designing offense, you're calling plays, coaching in an individual position. Even though it's a huge step up going from New Hampshire to the Giants, that was it."
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I broke a rule, but it was worth it!
Stan Musial is one of the greatest to play the game of baseball. He broke countless records, he was a 24 time all-star, and a first ballot hall-of-famer. He has won just about every award baseball has to offer. Today he was given the Presidential Medal Of Freedom. It's the highest civilian honor our nation has to offer. He's only the 8th baseball player to get the award. Here he is as President Obama gave him the medal.
I've written on this blog before that my family moved here to Colorado Springs when I was 12. Before that I spent part of my childhood in O'Fallon, Illinois, right across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. I was obsessed with baseball at the time and especially with the St. Louis Cardinals. This was in the ealry 1970's and Stan Musial retired in 1963...but anyone was followed the Cardinals knew the name, and knew the legend of "Stan The Man"
Now fast forward more than 20 years. I was working as a reporter at WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky. To celebrate the opening of a brand new factory and museum, Louisville Slugger hosted a big baseball bash in July of 1996. More than a dozen hall-of-famers who hit with the slugger were there that night. I got to cover the event as a reporter. I even did a very short exclusive interview with Ted Williams that day. Here's a link to a blog with more about the event if you're interested.
We were told that night not to bother any of the baseball legends for autographs or pictures..and that's pretty standard for media members at events like that. Sometimes though, you break a rule. When I found myself in a quiet part of the museum...with Stan Musial..I broke the rule! He was witha family member, I believe it was his daughter, and I asked her first if it would be ok to ask Mr. Musial for a picture. She said,"Sure." My TV camerman that day had a still camera with him and snapped the picture below. It's one of my favorites from 21 years in TV!
I take my job very seriously, so I take the rules very seriously..but this one time, on this one day, for this one player...the young fan in me overruled the grown-up reporter..and I got my picture with "Stan The Man"
You'd have done the same, wouldn't you?
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Another perfect day in the Coachella Valley. Another 9-under 63 for Patrick Reed in the Humana Challenge.
Reed broke the PGA Tour record for relation to par for the first 54 holes, finishing at 27 under Saturday to take a seven-stroke lead into the final round.
Reed birdied his final hole on PGA West's Jack Nicklaus Private Course, hitting a wedge to 2 feet on the par-4 ninth.
"Any time you set a record on the PGA Tour it means you're doing something right," Reed said. "At the same time it doesn't matter if you have the 54-hole lead. All that matters is at the end of Sunday."
Reed, 23, broke the mark of 25 under shared by Gay Brewer (1967 Pensacola Open), Ernie Els (2003 Tournament of Champions), Steve Stricker (2010 John Deere Classic) and Pat Perez (2009 Humana).
"It's like I'm in a putting coma. The hole seems huge," said Reed, who played Thursday at PGA West's Arnold Palmer Private Course and Friday at La Quinta Country Club.
Charley Hoffman and Brendon Todd were tied for second. Hoffman had a 66 on the Palmer course -- the site of the final round. Todd shot 68 at La Quinta.
European Tour: A 9-under 63 put Phil Mickelson in second place at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, while Rory McIlroy was hit with a two-shot penalty for a rules infraction that dropped him into a tie for fourth.
Mickelson had the best round of the day to sit two shots behind Craig Lee (69), who was at 12-under 204.
Tournament officials ruled McIlroy had taken a drop incorrectly on No. 2 and adjusted his score to a double-bogey 7. That gave him a 70 for the round to sit a shot behind Mickelson and Gaganjeet Bhullar (66).
McIlroy had to take relief when his ball ended up on a gallery crosswalk. But the caddie of playing partner Ricardo Gonzalez said McIlroy had his left foot on the white line marking the drop area, meaning he had not taken "full relief" according to the rules. Officials reviewed the situation after McIlroy completed play.
"There's a lot of stupid rules and this is one of them," he said.
Champions Tour: Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples shared the lead at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Hawaii). Langer shot an 8-under 64 to get to 14 under, and Couples had his second straight 65. Mark O'Meara (65) was at 131.


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Wetsuit is on backorder. Race this weekend. But I have my new race singlet.
If I wear JUST my singlet during the swim, how will it hold up?
Will it get a saggy? Puff out? Help at all? Affect performance at all? Keep me warm at all?
Anyone out there had to do this at all - wear just your singlet during the swim?
I did it last saturday. I skipped the wetsuit and just went w/ trishorts and top. no big help in the swim but T1 was fast cause I didn't have to try and put a dry tight shirt on a wet body that was in a hurry. I had my # pinnned on and a gel already in the back pocket and Iwas good to go
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break 19minutes for 5k
break 2:42 for olympic triathlon probably Anthracite olympic
break 3:16 for marathon ( a long shot but it's fun putting yourself out there)
If you are worried about not having a wet suit, you can probably rent one from your local tri store. During the summer, I do my open water training swims in my race gear with no wet suit because its so warm in the lake here. No performance issues, but you lose the buoyancy and if the water is cold the singlet is not going to do anything to keep you warm. Most of the time for sprint races if the water isn't too cold I am more comfortable without a wet suit and it saves time in the TA.
@Joe, Julie: Thanks for the replies.
@Julie: Definitely not worried about water temp, more worried about how the water would affect swimming in a singlet - I wanted to know if it was actually doable. Sounds like it is. T1 will be blazing fast HAHA!
I'm up here in Minnesota...can't find much colder water, and I put in 30 minutes OW yesterday, no suit. I bought one - now on backorder. Don't want to rent one for $50, because I could've bought a $50 more expensive suit!
Thanks to you both - I think I'll be ok.
Don't worry about the singlet stretching if it's a Tri singlet. Most have water resistant coating to prevent saturation. If it's a quality Tri suit it will retain it's shape. I did my first Tri without a wetsuit and while the water was cold there were no other drawbacks beside the warmth, floatation and speed a wet suit provides. Subsequent sprint tri's have been with a light wetsuit which does still let enough water in to get a Tri suit wet but it still doesn't loose shape.
Good luck.
I race in my singlet all the time if wet suits are not allowed. It does not hinder performance whatsoever. Racing like this makes for a very quick transition onto the bike.
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Lake temp was 68, had no problems with temp.
Had no problems with swimming either (aside from not feeling that I did well)...but I was 8th out of the water, quarter mile in 7:47.
Wetsuit should arrive this week, I'm really interested to see how it will affect performance.
Thanks all.
here I am crowing about my time..
just in case anyone else finds this post later -
the singlet just sucked up close to my body and stayed there. didn't sag, drag, anything. it was REALLY wet when I hopped on the bike, but it dried out.
made my T1 super fast!
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UPDATE: Sarasota woman's death ruled a homicide
Published: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 12:07 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 12:26 p.m.
The woman whose body was found Friday in a field near the intersection of 10th Street and Goodrich Avenue was likely the victim of a murder, according to Sarasota police.
Jolene Turner, 41, had been reported missing from her Ninth Street home on March 15.
She also is also known as Jolene Villanti or Jolene Deering.
Based on injuries documented during the autopsy, police said Monday the investigation into Turner's death is now classified as a homicide.
Anyone with information about the death is asked to contact Detective Jackson at (941) 954-7096.
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A small study published in the journal Sleep shows getting more sleep improves daytime alertness and reduces pain sensitivity in healthy adults.
The research included eighteen mildly sleep-deprived volunteers. They spent four nights getting either their normal amount of sleep or extending their sleep time to ten hours per night. The extended sleep group slept an average of one point eight hours more per night than those in the normal sleep group.
Tests showed that the nightly increase in sleep time was associated with increased daytime alertness and less pain sensitivity. The study is the first to show that extended sleep in mildly sleep-deprived people reduces their pain sensitivity.
This and previous findings suggest that lack of sleep increases pain sensitivity.


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Two of Silicon Valley's most high-profile female venture capitalists are set to announce Wednesday that they've left their respective firms to join forces.
Theresia Gouw, whom Time magazine has dubbed one of the 10 most powerful women in technology, is leaving Accel Partners to team with Jennifer Fonstad, who has advised much of the international investing for Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
Their new fund, Palo Alto-based Aspect Ventures, will focus on early stage investments in mobile startups.
"We see ourselves as very complementary," said Gouw. She and Fonstad met decades ago as Bain & Co. consultants straight out of college; DFJ later invested in Gouw's first startup, Release Software.
Both women had been rumored to be on the move for some time. In November, Fortune magazine reported that Fonstad would be "transitioning out" of her firm as part of a larger shift that's seen founding partners Tim Draper and Steve Fisher take a less active role. DFJ on Tuesday announced it had closed its latest fund, a $325 investment pot.
Reuters, meanwhile, reported in December that Gouw would bypass a managing role in Accel's next fund and stop making new investments from its current fund. Also stepping back at Accel is Kevin Efrusy, who helped bring in the firm's record-breaking early investment in Facebook.
Gouw and Fonstad will continue managing existing investments at their respective firms. And, for now, they plan to forgo raising money for Aspect from outside investors.
"We've been fortunate throughout our careers," Fonstad said. While she and Gouw would not disclose how much of their own capital they plan to pool for the new venture, they expect to make up to two dozen investments over the next two to three years. They'll range in size from a few hundred thousand dollars to $3 million.
"We have more than enough capital to invest in our strategy," said Gouw, adding that entrepreneurs with whom the duo have worked have already offered to invest in future funds.
Gouw was responsible for a number of high-profile investments during her 14 years at Accel, including Trulia, which went public last year, and Kosmix, acquired by Wal-Mart. Private tech companies on whose boards she serves include consumer Internet startups Glam Media and HotelTonight, and security startup Imperva.
"What's amazing about Theresia is she can ask the one question that causes us to really think about the issue at hand in a new way," said HotelTonight CEO Sam Shank.
Gouw also serves on the board of Brown University, her alma mater.
Fonstad, for her part, has been a partner at DFJ since 1998. Among her investments listed on the firm's website are Athenahealth and NetZero.
She also was an adviser to DFJ's partner teams in Israel, China and Vietnam, although as part of its recent repositioning, DFJ is loosening ties to most of those overseas affiliates.
She and Gouw become the most high-powered female duo in a venture industry that is still heavily male-dominated. A 2009 study by Oakland-based Illuminate Ventures found that just three of the top 50 U.S. venture firms had more than one female partner -- and nearly two-thirds had none at all.
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Bradenton man gets 50 years in wife's murder
Published: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 5:32 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 5:32 p.m.
MANATEE COUNTY - A Bradenton man will serve 50 years in state prison for the murder of his wife last year.
This article has been modified from its original version, published online April 3, 2013, as follows:
Nicholas Hartman entered a plea of no contest in the case involving the murder of his wife in Manatee County. A prior version of this story had an incorrect plea listed.
Nicholas Hartmann, 40, pleaded no contest Monday to the charge of second-degree murder.
Hartmann was arrested on May 15, just hours after his wife, Alisa Hartmann, was found bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat in their Bayshore Gardens home. While detectives were investigating at the scene, Hartmann allegedly pulled up to the scene in his pickup truck and said, "I did it. I want to die. Kill me now," according to his arrest report.
During his time at the Manatee County Jail, Hartmann was examined by a psychologist because of the possibility of an insanity defense. But the case will not go to trial with the plea agreement.
"The defense approached me and asked if there was any possibility of a plea; He would take anything short of a life sentence," said prosecutor Art Brown. "I discussed that with the family and we looked at a couple of factors. There was a great desire on the part of the family to avoid the children of Mr. Hartmann having to testify."
Franklin Roberts, assistant public defender, did not return calls for comment on Wednesday.
A close friend of the family is adopting the two Hartmann children, said Sherri Kinser-Shumaker who was friends with Alisa Hartmann for 12 years.
"They just want to have normal lives," Kinser-Shumaker said. "The plea was accepted to protect the children and not cause them any further pain or suffering after all they've been through."
State law requires Hartmann to serve at least 85 percent of the 50-year sentence rendered by Judge Peter Dubensky, which would put Hartmann in prison until his early 80s.
"We're putting him in past the average life expectancy for a white male, which is 76," Brown said. "It should keep him in there for the rest of his life."
The State Attorney's Office did not intend to pursue the death penalty in the case because of a lack of aggravating circumstances, Brown said.
Kinser-Shumaker, who talks regularly with the victim's family, said she has been dramatically affected by the slaying.
"My life has changed, and it will never be the same," said Kinser-Shumaker, who listed a litany of things she will miss about Alisa Hartmann: "Her loving, caring friendship. The love she carried for my child, me, her family, the children she cared for. Her bubbly personality. She was a genuine person.
"It has been really hard. She will be in our hearts forever."
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DOE Offers $5 Million for Advanced Automotive Designers and Engineers
DOE announced on February 16 up to $5 million in funding to support Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) Centers of Excellence. The GATE Centers of Excellence will focus on educating a future workforce of automotive engineering professionals who will gain experience in developing and commercializing advanced automotive technologies. The funding will help to achieve President Obama's goal of putting 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, a plan designed to reduce oil consumption by about 750 million barrels by 2030.
The GATE Centers of Excellence will provide graduate level inter-disciplinary education in critical automotive technology areas including: advanced combustion engines, storage systems, hybrid propulsion and control systems, and lightweight materials. The goal of the GATE Centers for Excellence is to overcome technology barriers to the development and production of cost-effective, high-efficiency vehicles for the U.S. market. Award eligibility is restricted to U.S. colleges and universities and university-affiliated research institutions with accredited graduate engineering programs. Applications are due by April 18. See the FedConnect website listing under reference number DE-FOA-0000442. Also see the DOE press release, the GATE Centers website, and the Vehicle Technologies Program website.


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There were 73 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, there were 1,466 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Robbery: A 52-year-old woman was putting groceries into her car in the 1400 block of South Airport Way about 9 a.m. Monday when she was confronted by a man, officers reported. The man grabbed her purse and brandished a shiny object before fleeing into a beige-colored sedan driven by another person. A detailed description of the suspects were not provided.
Robbery: A 31-year-old man was robbed while walking in the 1000 block of South Stanislaus Street about 8 p.m. Monday, police said. Two people approached the victim from behind. One of them pushed the man to the ground while the other went through his pockets, taking his wallet. The thieves fled east on East Jefferson Street. One was described as a heavyset black man in his 30s, 6 feet 1 inch tall with black jeans and a brown shirt. The other was described as a black man 25 to 30 years old, 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall with a thin build, a black shirt and black jeans.
Stolen vehicle arrest: Michael Mitchell, 32, was arrested on suspicion of auto theft after officers spotted him in a stolen vehicle about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday near North El Dorado and East Park streets.
The California Highway Patrol did not submit an incident report Tuesday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 102 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday, including nine vehicle accidents, 73 medical calls and two structure fires.
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