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Cal coach Sonny Dykes won't tune in next Wednesday for the latest episode of "The Drive," the weekly documentary that chronicles the Cal and Arizona State football seasons.
He hasn't seen the show yet.
"The worst thing you can do is watch yourself on television and you come out here and you're an actor," Dykes said. "I'm having a hard enough time being a football coach right now."
The Golden Bears will try to write a more upbeat chapter to the series when they visit Colorado on Saturday afternoon in a battle of the two teams still winless in Pac-12 play.
But even at 1-9 overall, the Bears say they'd agree all over again to be part of "The Drive."
"Absolutely, we would," Cal athletic director Sandy Barbour said. "We talked about that beforehand. What are the implications if this (season) goes sideways?"
Dykes and his staff believe they are providing viewers -- including potential recruits -- an honest look at who they are on and off the field.
"We've had a rough season," he said. "The thing we're excited about is we feel like we're doing things in the right way and felt the program would portray us in a positive, realistic manner.
"At least that's what I hope comes across."
Lydia Murphy-Stephans, president of the Pac-12 Networks, said she was watching a recent episode at home with her 11-year-old son stretched out on the sofa next to her.
"He didn't say anything to me, but a couple days later I heard him talking to his friends about 'The Drive' and how cool it is and how he would like to play for Cal," she said. "While it may be painful for the die-hard Cal football fan, it's also very inviting."
The Pac-12 Networks was about to enter its second season last spring when Murphy-Stephans and Michael Tolajian, the network's senior coordinating producer, envisioned a show along the lines of "Hard Knocks," the HBO series that goes behind the scenes at NFL training camps.
"Candidly, first we needed to get two schools interested," Murphy-Stephans said.
She pitched the idea at a meeting of the league's athletic directors and football coaches, hoping USC or UCLA would raise a hand to help secure the Pac-12's biggest market and perhaps provide another negotiating chip with DirecTV, which has yet to pick up the network.
But the L.A. schools weren't interested. Neither were the Oregon schools.
Barbour virtually chased Murphy-Stephans out of the room after the meeting to tell her Cal was on board. ASU also was in.
"If we had more than two schools (interested) and one of the schools was in L.A., that would have been icing on the cake," Murphy-Stephans said. "We did not have to choose. These were the two schools."
The key to making it work was gaining the trust of the coaches so the filmmakers would have access on the sidelines, in the locker room, away from the game.
Brad Minerd, an editor for "The Drive," said the film team has been impressed by the Bears' cooperation even as their season has gone south.
"Sonny Dykes is my hero for this reason alone," Minerd said. "This has got to be one of the most difficult years of his entire life. ... He is unbelievably aggravated and emotional. And he has still not been restrictive."
The schools are allowed to make changes to the program before it airs, but project leader Jim Jorden said Cal has exercised that option just once all season.
Cut was a sideline moment during the Oregon State game when Dykes asks offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, "What's going on, man? How have we gotten so bad? We've got good players."
"When Sonny says something like that, he's human," Murphy-Stephans said.
There also have been lighter moments, including a scene shot at Dykes' home where daughter Ally shows her dad a drawing she made of the family, admitting she forgot to include him in the scene. Dykes laughs in mock disbelief.
A camera crew captured quarterback Jared Goff's 19th birthday party at the family's home in Novato. During a father-son billiards game, Jared runs the table while dodging Jerry's questions about football -- a classic teenager-parent exchange.
Murphy-Stephans said at least two other schools have indicated interest in participating a year from now, and Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said the series could be adapted for basketball in the future.
Jorden, who worked on "Hard Knocks" and has won 15 Emmy Awards, said he's satisfied "The Drive" has provided an authentic look into two teams experiencing entirely different seasons.
"What's impressed us with both schools, but especially Cal because they're losing, is they're the same people," Jorden said. "They do not change. Their message is the same, they act the same, they talk the same."
That doesn't mean the Bears can easily stomach watching right now.
Goff saw the first two episodes but said he'll wait to check out the rest of them. "When we start winning," he said, "it'll be cool to look back to see the struggles we went through to get where we want to be."
Dykes said the experience hasn't been intrusive or distracting, but he'll postpone watching until he can get a little distance from the season.
"Having to relive the game by watching film on Sunday is tough enough," Dykes said. "At some point we'll look back at it all."
For more on Cal sports, see the Bear Talk blog at ibabuzz.com/beartalk. Follow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter at twitter.com/JeffFaraudo.
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Published: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 4:49 p.m.
DAVENPORT | Anglophiles don't give a whit about the United Kingdom's culinary renaissance or its titular, health-conscious honchos — Gordon, Nigella, Jamie — names just as familiar on this side of the pond.
Sundays Grill and Bar
Location: 2414 Sandmine Road, Davenport; 863-588-2162
Open 4-11 p.m. seven days a week through the end of November; then 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. through April.
FOOD: 3 Stars (out of 5)
SERVICE: 2 Stars
AMBIENCE: 3 Stars
THE GIST: Neighborhood pub serving typical British dishes.
FYI: Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding served Sundays only.
CREDIT CARDS: Everything but American Express accepted.
PRICE RANGE: Most expensive dish is a large fish and chips at $17.95.
APPROPRIATE FOR KIDS: Yes.
MUST TRY: Bangers and mash, cottage pie, fish and chips.
No, we pine for the likes of Clarissa and Jennifer, those freewheeling dames with a disdain for vegetarians and whose 1990s era "Two Fat Ladies" philosophy pushed lard over safflower.
No disrespect, but when I pull up to a pub here in the states, I'm in no mood for quinoa or asparagus.
Give me Yorkshire pudding redolent of roast beef drippings, or pudgy, pork bangers, or crispy, fried fish and chips, just the sort of comforting grub served up at Sundays Grill and Bar in Davenport.
Here, the Union Jack stands guard over stereotypical fare, food that's earnest and peasant-like, and makes one yearn for the taverns and ale houses of the mother country.
Londoners may have their Maltby Street Market, awash in smoked salmon, farm-fresh organic milk and produce vendors. But at Sundays one may tuck into cottage pie, $10.99, a glorious, savory, deep-dish melange of mashed potatoes, minced beef and veggies, hearty goods that beg for a pint of Newcastle brown.
Sundays' proprietors, Tony Gray, 42, and his parents, Paul and Mary Gray, left their English homeland six years ago and in 2007 opened an eatery fashioned from a storefront at the southern edge of Davenport's Berry Town Center.
There, customers feel steeped in tradition despite a decor that is oddly familiar with its mishmash of Americana, occasional karaoke, and Motown sounds blasting from a rather sensational stereo system.
Back in England the Grays were restaurateurs and caterers, but as Tony Gray tells it, migrating to Florida "was a natural progression to carry on the trade this side of the water."
The younger Gray, a slim bloke in perpetual motion, multitasks as bartender, server and cashier. The crowd of customers, at least on several recent visits, leaned to the senior set, but the place is family friendly, with a menu tailored to small appetites.
Restaurant hours have been scaled back for the month of November, so the doors don't open until 4 p.m., time enough to pull up a chair and flag Mr. Gray for an order of his crunchy fried fish, $9.99 for the smaller portion. While the chips, or fries, could be better, the cod and haddock is simply superb, delivered piping hot along with sides of slaw and mushy peas.
The menu includes such stalwarts as steak and kidney pie, kebabs, chicken curry, and the establishment's namesake Sunday beef roast, served only on Sunday along with the obligatory Yorkshire pudding, a simple batter bread of egg, milk and flour baked in hot beef drippings.
Other British-themed pubs I've tried have attempted what amounts to sausage fraud, passing off bangers that are nothing like I recall from an England sojourn to places like the The Cowherds in Southampton, my father's hometown, or the more rustic pubs that scatter the countryside.
Gray gives up the real thing for $10.25, roasted and served with honest mashed potatoes and brown gravy. All that's missing is a roaring fire and a nip of sherry.
During a July inspection Sundays was cited for 12 violations, eight of which were critical, including raw chicken stored over fresh produce inside a cooler and refrigerated mashed potatoes lacking a date mark. The restaurant otherwise met inspection standards.
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LIVINGSTON | The West Alabama baseball team will be hosting its second annual alumni baseball game on April 27.
The team invites all former players of Livingston and West Alabama baseball to return to Tartt Field to take part in the game. All alumni are welcome to bring their families to the day's activities, which include a luncheon after the game.
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It turns out that alcohol does indeed put on unwanted weight as well as possibly cause breast cancer. Of course, 35 years of smoking didn't do me any favors, and I'm fairly sure that running behind the mosquito-spraying truck all those times in my childhood couldn't have helped the cause either. Hey, I have NEVER claimed to be the smartest blonde on the bottle, have I?
We'll never know for certain what caused my breast cancer, but for now I've given up all alcohol. Toasting and getting toasted with tee many martoonies have been replaced by a hot and heavy romance with dark chocolate. I looked forward to today with an incredible passion. I may have even gotten so excited last night that I experienced a bit of premature choculation with a handful of chocolate chips, (it happens, I'm told) but I knew that they wouldn't show up on the scales today, and they didn't.
Six pounds lost. Suck on that Smirnoff! On with My-day Friday!!
Russell Stover, Kelly Rippa and I did a threeway today in the lazy boy with my computer and some frenzied slots playing on Facebook. I even enjoyed a few games of Bingo once the afterglow wore off.
Kelly could have cleaned herself up a bit better after the choco-fest, but life goes on, and once I read about all her "quirky" little marriage and weight secrets, I'll pass them along to y'all. OK?
For now, you'll have to settle for these delicious double chocolate oatmeal banana muffins. Decadent and good for you too!!
Double Chocolate Oatmeal Banana Muffins (makes two dozen)
1 cup boiling water
3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (I used Coach's Oats)
3/4 cup fat-free sour cream
1/2 cup milk (I used skim)
1/4 cup canola oil
1 1/4 cup mashed, very ripe bananas
2 eggs (lightly beaten)
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup (packed) light brown sugar
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/3 cup Dutch processed cocoa
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Line cupcake pans with paper liners and spray liners with cooking spray.
In a large heat proof bowl, combine the oats and boiling water. Let sit for 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Whisk the sour cream, milk, oil, bananas, eggs and vanilla into the oats mixture.
In a separate bowl whisk together the brown sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Combine well, but do not over mix.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Fill cupcake liners a little over 3/4 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 21-23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes in pan before removing muffins to a cooling rack.
6 comments:
- June said...
I think I'm in love. A mere quarter cup of canola in the whole recipe and all that chocolate...and bananas...I better get these in the freezer before I'm ovenless.
- March 16, 2012 at 7:55 PM
- Lynda Olsen said...
Congrats on the weight loss. I'm in the process of trying the weight loss thing now. Celebrating with chocolate is a delicious idea.Your muffins look amazing! Bookmarking for my own celebration. :)
- March 16, 2012 at 9:28 PM
- Moogie said...
I would like these muffins on my breakfast table...tomorrow.
Hooray By the way, you won the afghan. Please email me your address.
- March 16, 2012 at 9:58 PM
- Sue/the view from great island said...
I love the idea of chocolate and oatmeal together...your My-day Friday is a great way to keep motivated!
- March 17, 2012 at 6:39 AM
- Lea M. Callais said...
Nom Nom Nom those look and sound soooooo good!!!!! You are just incredible - getting all healthy - I bet you feel great!
- March 18, 2012 at 8:55 AM
- saltandserenity said...
Kelly looks good smeared with chocolate, and I feel certain that she would approve! As usual, your post cracked me up! Thanks for the laugh and congrats on getting healthy.
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"Avoiding the Holiday Spending Hangover" workshop will be presented from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Duke Room at Park Ridge Heath, 100 Hospital Drive, Hendersonville.
The workshop will be presented by On Track Financial Education and Counseling. Learn how to create memorable holiday seasons without ruining your finances.
The event is free and open to the public.
November Business Morning Update will be held at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14, at The Chariot, 715 N. Church St. in Hendersonville.
Sponsored by the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, Business Morning Update is a monthly gathering of area business professionals for networking and listening to presentations on a variety of topics.
Scheduled speakers for this month's event are: Bill Moss, editor of the Hendersonville Lightning, who will speak on the election results; Kathleen Watson, wine consultant, who will speak on the new Burntshirt Vineyards; and Mark Williams, who will give an agri-business update.
Coffee and networking begin at 7:45 a.m.
The event is free and open to the public.
The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce is a 1000-plus member business organization representing businesses in Hendersonville, Fletcher, Flat Rock, Laurel Park, Mills River and all of Henderson County.
Applications are being accepted for vendors to participate in the Seventh Annual Homecoming Job Fair that will be held Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at Biltmore Square Mall.
This is Western North Carolina's largest recruitment event. Last year's job fair included more than 85 employers and drew 3,000 job seekers.
Registration deadline is Dec. 21. Space is limited. Registration fee is $100.
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Small-business guru George Cloutier offers the controversial message that Profits Aren't Everything, They're the Only Thing in this book of wisdom for entrepreneurs everywhere in these tough economic times. With advice such as "forget teamwork" and "micromanage like crazy," Profits Aren't Everything, They're the Only Thing is the reality check that will help small-business owners stay afloat and stay profitable.
When small- and medium-sized business owners first hear George Cloutier's rules, they often think he's a madman. His controversial rules for doing business—rules that aren't taught at Harvard Business School—include:
The best family business has one member.
Weekends are for working, not playing golf or coaching.
Never pay your vendors on time.
Wear your control freak badge with pride.
Quit denial: if your business is failing during a recession, it's your fault.
As the founder and CEO of American Management Services, Cloutier has emerged as "the leading advocate for small business" (Reuters), having spent over thirty years guiding business owners through the tough choices that line the road to profitability. He and his company have worked with more than six thousand companies, averting certain ruin for some and generating seemingly impossible growth and profitability for others.
Cloutier graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Business School, but the lessons in this book aren't from there. Unlike his classmates, most of whom headed straight to Wall Street, Cloutier has been on the docks at 2 a.m. counting heads of lettuce for food distributors to make sure nothing would disappear without a waybill. He's spent long, overnight hours in truck stops, making sure sticky fingers stayed out of the tills. Cloutier and his colleagues at American Management Services become personal pitt bulls to the CEOs who hire them, doing whatever it takes to bring their clients' businesses back into long-term profitability.
Profits Aren't Everything, They're the Only Thing is the long- overdue wake-up call for 23 million small- and midsize business owners across America. This book serves up the hard-boiled, unadulterated truth to aspiring and established entrepreneurs, without apologies. His no-nonsense advice may be hard to hear at times, but it works.
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RED CLIFF, Colorado - In Vail, saving $15,000 per year might get an employee a "good job" from a supervisor. In Red Cliff, saving that much money is a big, big deal.The Red Cliff Town Board will take some time at its meeting Monday to finish work on a couple of resolutions that will save the town money and actually pay down interest and principal on federal loans, one of which dates back to the 1970s. The deal has been in the works in one form or another for nearly a decade.Board member Chris Keran said this attempt had some help from both the Colorado Department of Local Affairs and Sen. Michael Bennet's office.Red Cliff Mayor Scott Burgess said the town was paying about $3,000 per month on the loans."That wasn't even covering all the interest," Burgess said.The town's new monthly payment will be about $1,700. In a town with an annual budget on the coupon-clipping side of $500,000, that's significant."We're still scrambling to find money for maintenance," Keran said. "But this will help."The refinancing deal is just part of the debt the town is wrestling with. The town this year arranged a payment plan with the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District to cover the costs of thawing the town's water lines early this year. Those lines froze because the town depends on snow cover to keep water flowing in the winter. The entire town is built on bedrock, which makes burying lines deep enough prohibitively expensive.That means the town has had to look for unconventional solutions to many of its problems. The town will use the temporary line-warmers brought in last winter if the snow stays light this season. And Burgess is only half joking when he talks about "putting a mirror on a tree" to bounce cellphone signals from Vail's Back Bowls into town. That sort of improvised solution makes sense in a town where a resident volunteers to drive his antique snowcat up the Shrine Pass road to groom snowmobile trails.But snowmobile traffic is important to Red Cliff. It brings people to eat and drink at Mango's, one of the few sales tax-generating businesses in town. Sales tax is municipal lifeblood in Colorado, and Red Cliff has very little. That's why Burgess and other board members are always on the lookout for new ways to draw visitors to town.Burgess said officials are looking at some town-owned property just outside town for use as a campground. "The company we have running the water system now knows how to do that, Burgess said. A campground could bring a few people in off the highway. More important, it could make the town attractive for concerts and other events.Town resident Jim Lamont said he hasn't been paying much attention to the current board, five members of which were elected in April of this year. Lamont and the previous board had a long-running dispute, so Lamont said he's mostly withdrawn from paying attention to the board's actions.Still, he sees the potential of promise in some of the current board's actions."If the (money saved) goes into capital projects and other infrastructure, I'd say they're making a wise choice," Lamont said.Burgess said bringing people to town is important and said the town needs to be able to accommodate visitors. That's one way to grow the town economically, if only a bit. But Burgess is thinking big. Why can't Red Cliff be like Ouray, which relies largely on ice climbing and mountain charm for its economic base?"We're working on our town," Burgess said. "It's what we have to do."Business Editor Scott N. Miller can be reached at 970-748-2930 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Phil Robertson over the weekend refused to back down from his anti-gay comments that have kicked up a firestorm of controversy. He also allowed that he, too, has sinned sexually. But he solved that problem by getting married.
According to TMZ, Robertson told his Bible study group Sunday "Sexual sins are numerous and many. I have a few myself. If you're a man, find yourself a woman, marry them and keep your sex right there."
I'm guessing his sort of sin wasn't the same sort he was talking about when he espoused anti-homosexual views to GQ magazine. Last week, A&E suspended the "Duck Dynasty" star after the remarks went public and drew outrage. Among his comments was one grouping homosexuality with bestiality. That there's been just as much outrage over Robertson's suspension has put A&E in a bind (but hasn't stopped the network from running "Duck Dynasty" marathons between now and year's end).
Robertson -- who gave U.K. publication the Daily Mail access to the church group -- said on Sunday "I will not give or back off my path," adding, "All I did was quote from the scriptures. Common sense says we are not going to procreate the human race unless we have a man and a woman."
This is where I don't comment about overpopulation, because I'm tired of reading angry email.
Robertson said "If you're a homosexual, He'll take it away. If you're an adulterer, if you're a liar, what's the difference? If you break one sin you may as well break them all ... if we lose our morality, we will lose our country. It will happen."
Robertson also seemed to call out A&E, saying, "This week I have been asked, 'Is this the first time you have brought up sin? Are you kidding? I have been traveling to and fro spreading this message ... . I have made hundreds of speeches."
He's got a point there.
Robertson also defended himself against those claiming he's not the brightest bulb, saying, "We are a bunch of rednecks from Louisiana, but I am not uneducated. I have a degree from Louisiana Tech."
He was also the quarterback of the football team, starting for two years ahead of four-time Super Bowl winner Terry Bradshaw.
In other "Duck Dynasty" news, Cracker Barrel lifted its ban on "Duck Dynasty" merchandise after only one day, according to TMZ. A company rep told the website it had no choice after fans of the show blasted the company via email, phone calls and social media posts.
Sounds like someone's spine is made of cheese.
Cracker Barrel initially decided to pull the products Saturday because it was concerned about "equal treatment of all people" and "mutual respect." Which, apparently became an issue of equal treatment to stockholders. The company issued a new statement a day later, saying, "You told us we made a mistake and you weren't shy about it ... you flat out told us we were wrong."
"We apologize for offending you."
Irony can be so ironic.
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Tularemia (Rabbit Fever)
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Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP is the Chair of the Department of Medicine at Michigan State University. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt Medical School, and completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Indiana University.
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Dr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications.
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- What is tularemia?
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- What causes tularemia?
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- Tularemia and bioterrorism
- Is there a vaccine for tularemia?
- Where can people find more information about tularemia?
- Find a local Infectious Disease Specialist in your town
Tularemia facts
- Tularemia is caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis.
- Tularemia affects animals and humans.
- Humans acquire tularemia when they come into contact with infected animals or are bitten by insects that feed on infected animals.
- Tularemia may be spread through inhalation of dried animal matter, eating undercooked game, skinning or dressing killed animals, or drinking water contaminated with animal carcasses.
- Tularemia causes fever, fatigue, aches and headache. Swollen lymph nodes are common. A sore may form at the site of inoculation. The organism may spread widely, causing major organs to fail. Pneumonia is common after inhalation but may also occur when the organism spreads throughout the body.
- Tularemia is a potential bioterrorism agent because it can be freeze-dried into a power which can be aerosolized and only a few inhaled bacteria can cause disease.
- If untreated, tularemia causes prolonged fever and fatigue and is often fatal. With treatment, death is rare.
- Tularemia is treated with intramuscular streptomycin or intravenous gentamicin. Oral medications are less reliable and are not currently recommended for significant disease.
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What is tularemia?
Tularemia is an infection caused by the Gram-negative bacteria Francisella tularensis. The organism is named after Edward Francis who, while in Tulare County, California, helped discover how the disease was spread and how the organism could be cultured.
Tularemia is usually a disease of animals. Humans can acquire tularemia when they come in contact with infected animals or are bitten by insects that have fed on an infected animal. Ticks, biting flies, and mosquitoes have been shown to transmit tularemia between animals and humans. Tularemia is one of several tick-borne diseases and can be spread by many species of ticks, including Dermacentor variabilis and Amblyomma americana. Among biting flies, the deer fly (Chrysops spp.) is the most widely cited vector. Even small doses of these bacteria (10-50 bacteria) have the potential to cause severe disease. For this reason, F. tularensis has the potential to be used as a bioweapon.
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Coffin Hill #9
"Coffin Hill" #9 continues the title's second storyline, and Caitlin Kittredge and Inaki Miranda's revealing what happened during the Ice Fisher case that made Eve Coffin a hero is riveting.
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Coffin Hill #6
Caitlin Kittredge and Inaki Miranda conclude their first story arc in "Coffin Hill" #6, and while it's a solid wrap-up to one plotline, this is a book that could still use a bit more energy.
|March 17th, 2014
Coffin Hill #5
Eve struggles to overcome the creature that's taken over her friend's body in "Coffin Hill" #5 by Caitlin Kittredge and Inaki Miranda.
|February 17th, 2014
Coffin Hill #3
Eve Coffin experiences the extended effects of her night in the woods firsthand when she visits her friend Mel in Caitlin Kittredge and Inaki Miranda's "Coffin Hill" #3.
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Coffin Hill #2
"Coffin Hill" #2 by Caitlin Kittredge and Inaki Miranda is a story about coming home, but for Eve Coffin, prodigal daughter of a line of witches, coming home means facing her past and her worst nightmare again.
|November 18th, 2013
Coffin Hill #1
A rookie cop and the daughter of a legendary family is almost killed in Caitlin Kittredge and Inaki Miranda's "Coffin Hill" #1.
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Young Romance: The New 52 Valentines Day Special #1
"Young Romance: The New 52 Valentine's Day Special" #1 contains "six love stories from all corners of the DC Universe" from creative teams that include Andy Diggle, Ann Nocenti, Simon Bisley, Emanuela Lupacchino and Inaki Miranda.
|February 11th, 2013
Fairest #9
In "Fairest" #9 by Lauren Beukes and Inaki Miranda, Rapunzel meets old loves and new threats in The Hidden Kingdom. The imagery and Beukes' allusive world-building are lovely, but flaws in plotting, pacing and characterization mar its beaut
|November 12th, 2012
Fairest #8
"Fairest" #8 begins a new story arc, "The Hidden Kingdom" by Lauren Beukes and Inaki Miranda. Something from Rapunzel's past tracks her down and she is attacked twice by supernatural forces, once in Fabletown, once in Tokyo.
|October 8th, 2012
Strange Adventures #1
Like so many anthologies, "Strange Adventures" is an wildly uneven book.
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Birds of Prey #9
"Hey, Batman? Little advice . . . get your damn scalloped gloves off me. HAWK!"
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Fables #99
"Fables" finishes setting up next month's confrontation with Mister Dark with some beautiful art from Inaki Miranda.
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Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center has busy year ahead
Published: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 9:56 a.m.
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Roughly 3,000 Harley-Davidson motorcyclists are expected to flock to the area for the 2013 Louisiana HOG Rally.
The rally is one of several events planned at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center in 2013, and officials say they hope it and other events will provide a boost to tourism and the local economy.
Officials have worked for the last few years to make the Civic Center the top destination for conventions, sports tournaments and other activities.
Improvements from the last few years include an updated concession stand with digital menu screens and new paint and wallpaper in the meeting-room wing.
The Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau donated a multi-purpose sports court, and Civic Center officials purchased a three-court volleyball system.
Terrebonne is now being marketed as "Louisiana's Bayou Country." Money for the marketing campaign came from BP and is intended to help offset the hit tourism took after the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
James Champagne, coordinator for the motorcycle rally, has said the parish's bayou roads and swampy scenery are a perfect place to put some wind in riders' hair.
Champagne said the wetlands, trees and swamps are something riders will really enjoy.
"We're taking this seriously for our local economy. We're not promoting Civic Center food but our food and restaurants in our area, not the Civic Center food," Champagne said. "With the amount of people preregistered so far and the amount I'm expecting in total, I'm looking at maybe three-quarters of $1 million in the local economy."
The Downtown Development Corp. is preparing to "beautify" downtown Houma and showcase local vendors and artists.
For the HOG Rally, set for April 4-6, Houma Main Street Manager Anne Picou says her office has scheduled a special Downtown Live After Five — a free outdoor concert in the Courthouse Square.
"We're really excited and honored to participate and help out," Picou said.
Picou her office will be working more with the Houma Regional Arts Council to put permanent art downtown, add art walks, the annual chili cook-off, the farmer's market will return in January and a new pedestrian bridge behind Le Petit Theatre is in the works.
There will also be decorative traffic signals, sidewalks and signs that market Terrebonne as Louisiana's Bayou Country.
Here's what's on tap at the Civic Center for 2013:
- January, Mardi Gras balls.
- Jan. 4-6, South LA Boat, Sport and RV Show.
- Jan.13, Estate Liquidators Home Décor & Antique Auction.
- Jan. 16, Blue Cliff college graduation.
- Jan. 22, Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet.
- February, Mardi Gras Balls.
- Feb. 23, Fear No Evil Bull Riding Challenge.
- Feb. 27-28 Louisiana Fisheries Summit.
- March 9-10, Bayou Home Show.
- March 15, TGMC Ladies Night Out.
- March 15 Bayou District Dental Association-Continuing Education.
- April 9-19 Adventure Caravans RV Rally.
- April 13 The Haven's Annual Spring Gala.
- April 27 Relay for Life.
- May, proms, dance recitals and high school and college graduations.
- June 14-16, Steubenville on the Bayou.
- Aug.9-10, Couples Conference by the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.
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BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - With their recent championship in the Bowman Classic the Barbourville Lady Tigers are now 9-1 on the season, and off to the best start in program history.
"It's kind of surreal because we've worked really hard, and we deserve it," says junior guard Amber Mills. "We have one loss, and in my eyes, I think we should have won, but it's still, I mean we're doing the best that we can, and we're going to keep working hard."
"I think this is one of the best teams that the school has ever had, and you can tell around, you know, people are talking about the girls. In the school, their classmates are starting to come out to games, and the girls just have a positive attitude," adds head coach Andrea Hillard. "They don't want to lose that feeling of, that winning feeling."
With a roster led by seven juniors, this is a team that has played together for quite some time, and their success is a reflection of their hard work and commitment to a team-first concept.
"I think that plays a big part; the experience, the team concept, not just one, not just two, but a full team, and that has really gotten them a long way," says Hillard. "They really buy in to what, and believe what I'm telling them that it will provide success if they continue to believe."
"Well, we see ourselves as a family. We work together. We're not a single team. If one of us is down, there's another one to pick us up," says K.K. Liford, a junior guard.
Despite the early season success, the Lady Tigers know there is a lot to work on, and they will continue to take things one game at a time.
"I feel like there are lots of things that we can work on, and need to work on, and will work on, and the girls understand that they, you know, they've taken the beatings, so I'm hoping that that mental, that mentality of winning doesn't get too large and that they stay grounded," says Hillard.
Barbourville has a tough stretch of games coming up, and it begins on Thursday in the Candy Cane Classic at South Laurel when they take on the 11-1 Lady Black Bears of Harlan County.


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WASHINGTON (October 25, 2012)--Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, a longtime Republican, said Thursday he is sticking with President Barack Obama in this year's election.
He told "CBS This Morning" he respects GOP challenger Mitt Romney but thinks he's been vague on many issues.
Speaking of Mr. Obama, Powell said the president got the United States out of Iraq and has laid out a plan for leaving Afghanistan "and didn't get us into any new wars."
He praised Mr. Obama's economic performance, saying that while difficult choices are ahead on taxes, spending and budgetary policies, "steadily, I think we've begun to come out of the dive and we're gaining altitude."
Powell, a retired general, also formerly was a White House chief of staff and chairman of the military's Joint Chief of Staffs.
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'Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2′ Lands Short of Franchise Record
The final installment of the "Twilight" film series made easy work of the box office this weekend, but failed to take the crown as the franchise's biggest domestic opening.
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2," the fifth film in the series about teen vampires from Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.'s Summit Entertainment, earned $141.3 million, making it the eighth largest opening of all time. While the film failed to beat the franchise's opening weekend record–set by "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," which earned $142.8 million when it hit theaters in 2009–its opening world-wide grosses set a new high for the series, with $340.9 million in receipts.
The opening of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2," which stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, also places three of the "Twilight" movies among the top 10 domestic openings of all time, more than any other series.
As expected, the film was propelled by the enthusiasm and attendance of young women, with females making up 79% of the audience, and with 50% of moviegoers under the age of 25.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — While the 10-candidate IVGID primary is arguably the most important race for locals, another seat in which Incline Village/Crystal Bay residents have a say is Washoe County School Board Seat A.
The seat, currently occupied by Dan Carne, covers the Lake Tahoe area of Washoe County, and thus, the public schooling system in Incline Village.
There are three candidates on the June 12 primary — Brian Flanner, Dale Richardson and Lisa Ruggerio. Voters will be asked to choose two of the three candidates; those with the most votes will square off in the November 6 general election.
Each of the three was given two weeks to submit a statement of no more than 1,000 words to better inform voters in Incline Village and Crystal Bay. Flanner, 53, declined to submit a statement by the Bonanza's deadline.
Below are the verbatim statements from Richardson and Ruggerio, which also ran in today's print edition.
A world-class education is an absolute necessity for our children. My focus is on student achievement and ensuring that all students graduate career and college ready, prepared for the challenges in a globally competitive world. Northern Nevada must have an educated workforce to attract more diverse and stable businesses.
One of the components for having a healthy economy is having a community to which businesses and their employees/families wish to live. In my mind this means we need to have a world class school district with a record of producing a skilled workforce. If our students reach these expectations, our community will attract the best of businesses and families to live, work, and prosper here. This is particularly important for the citizens of Incline Village, who take great pride in their high achieving students. It all starts with education.
I am a native of Reno, Nevada, who graduated from Wooster High School and the University of Nevada, Reno. I have been passionately involved in my neighborhoods and community my entire life. As a small business owner who continues to be involved in the community, I am totally committed to education. I believe that education is the cornerstone of a thriving, dynamic and prosperous community, and it serves to enhance the quality of life for all citizens. I support the District's current reforms and promise to serve with integrity, transparency and accountability.
Early in my career I had the opportunity to work for the Incline Village General Improvement District and I understand your special concerns. I feel I can represent you well on the Washoe County School Board. I will work as part of a team with my fellow board members to monitor the District's educational, financial, and administrative performance using clearly defined targets as our pathway to reform. I will work tirelessly to ensure the District's image and relationships with key stakeholders will be positive and contribute to the District carrying out its educational mission.
In my work with education, I facilitated the State of Nevada's first Parent Involvement Summit; the Washoe County School District's Safe Schools Initiative, developed a national parent/community involvement model and facilitated the first strategic plan for the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA). I firmly believe in the value of involving all stakeholders in discussions and decision making.
Research shows that the interaction between a teacher and a student is the primary determinant of what students learn in school. I believe the single greatest challenge facing K-16 education in Nevada today is the need for highly skilled teachers. Improving the human capital element of the education system will do far more for students who are underserved and prone to fail than changing other inputs available to policymakers today. It is critical when making policy that we embrace reforms that are research based in relation to our goal of student achievement. Professional development plays an important role — we should continue to take steps to create a culture of continuous improvement that clarifies outcomes and assists teachers in developing new ideas and strategies to improve levels of student learning.
My first priority is to maintain the momentum established in the reforms of the "Envision WCSD 2015 - Investing In Our Future" strategic plan. This five year plan, whose process started in 2009, involved the input of parents, teachers, principals, business leaders, and community leaders. It gives a clear roadmap to success for all students in Washoe County. The current strategic plan embraces continuous improvement and making data-driven decisions. We need to respond to the data, and make mid-course corrections as indicated to ensure we are meeting our strategic goals. We need to be flexible with our new superintendent but stay steady in our support of our plan, which sets forth high expectations for student achievement and strong school board governance. Incline Village Great Schools Committee's recommendations align with this strategic plan.
My second priority is to be an effective board member whose place is to be the steward and guardian of the District's values, vision, mission, and resources while being transparent and accountable in our dealings. I will achieve this by embracing my role as a guide, not a micro-manager, and to help bring the ideas and concerns of my constituents to the board's attention when appropriate. I believe we are on the right track and should continue to do the following:
a) Ensure that the budget process is open and transparent
b) Gather input from the community about the impact of budget cuts before making difficult decisions about final reductions
c) Align budget decisions to the priorities of the strategic plan
d) Instill a challenging, rigorous curriculum
e) Expect excellent leadership from all principals
f) Focus on highly skilled teachers
g) Engage the families and the community to the highest level of involvement to improve education outcomes
This is a beautiful community, one which I am proud to call my home. I believe that working together will help us all achieve the goal of a strong, vital, educated community with an amazing quality of life for us all. I am honored to be endorsed by the business community which includes The Chamber — Reno, Sparks and Northern Nevada and the Nevada Chapter of the Associated General Contractors.
I look forward to your vote on June 12th and serving the citizens of the Incline Village/ Crystal Bay community.
I welcome your feedback and comments regarding our schools, please contact me at Phone: (775) 527-0199
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Website: LisaForSchoolBoard.com
Hello, my name is Dale Richardson and I am running for Washoe County School District Board of Trustee for District "A". I am seeking this position because I want to sustain the many excellent programs offered in our school system. I would also like to explore opportunities to implement progressive technology and educational programs that will benefit our children. I want to expand successful programs from individual high performing schools to all schools. When every dollar is precious, we need to spend wisely to ensure that we continue to provide the best education possible to our children.
I am a retired police officer and I have personal experience with the negative factors that influence student achievement. As the only candidate with children enrolled in the Washoe County School District, I can directly relate to the importance of the success and safety required for each child to obtain a top notch education.
The Washoe County School Board needs to demonstrate transparency and accountability to the public.
If elected, I believe the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees should inspire the Washoe County School District to set immediate and long term goals for student achievement. They must also acknowledge the staff for their successes in student achievement and assume responsibility when it falls short.
The Washoe County School District Board of Trustee's needs to hear our community's concerns and act in ways that demonstrate their belief in transparency and accountability. They must communicate with the public early on when addressing issues. The parents and community should have a say on the direction of the Washoe County School District because the success of our community and our children depend on their involvement. The best way to solve these tough issues is to have involvement from all of the stakeholders. I propose to use parent outreach groups, community leaders, and student councils to help resolve issues and provide the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees with input to meet the community's needs.
There are many emerging issues that the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees must address in the upcoming years:
I believe that accountability begins at the top. I will ensure tax dollars are spent helping students. I will work with other Washoe County School District Board of Trustees to make sure we are funding from the classroom up. It is anticipated that funding will not increase and may even decrease over the next few years. When tough decisions on the budget need to be made, I will make certain these decisions will have the least impact on classroom education.
Student needs:
With reduced funding anticipated, we must have a well thought out plan to address needs in the following areas:
• Our high achieving, college bound students.
• The specialized needs of lower achieving students (e.g., improving the graduation rate, initiatives to close the achievement gap, including when English is not the primary language spoken at home).
• Reduce the dropout rate.
• The unique challenges of our learning disabled students (e.g., crafting the best Individualized Education Program (IEP) possible);
• Provide equitable services to our outlying schools (Incline Village, Gerlach and Natchez).
• I will always make it a priority that the Arts and Athletics will be properly funded.
The Washoe County School District's Envision 2015 plan addresses many of these issues; however, it does not indicate how to fund them when dollars are short. I will work with our parent outreach groups and the community to involve other stakeholders who may be able to co-sponsor programs which will provide the necessary funding. I will work within the existing budget to free up reserve funds or to cut funding to failing programs for use in successful programs.
Technology is the future of learning. I will push for accelerated use of technology in our classrooms.
• The use of tablets (i.e. Ipad's or similar) instead of books. Loading the student's books on an iPad would make it easier for the student to get to and from school without having to heft a very heavy backpack.
• Video conferencing for lessons.
• Use of interactive boards at the higher grades.
• Use of private foundations and federal grants to support funding for technology.
One of the priorities of the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees should be student safety. Many of us have experienced or heard of the school yard fight or bullying that can occur in our schools.
I will make it a priority to ensure that all students will remain in a safe learning environment while at school and increase measures to provide safety to and from school.
I will emphasis the Walking School Bus program at all grade levels. A walking school bus is a designated stop in which either a parent volunteer or school staff member meets with students and walks them in a group to and from school.
I will push for more staff involvement during break times and before and after school to monitor student activity. Increased staff involvement will assist in early intervention before any violence or bullying occurs. I will also advocate the need for training staff and students on alternatives to bullying or violence.
I will work with School Police to provide continuous training and drills to staff and students on emergency procedures.
I will also diligently seek federal grants to improve lighting conditions and fences in our schools.
Once elected, I look forward to serving the people of Washoe County. I will work hard and be diligent about communicating the needs of our citizens directly to my fellow Board of Trustees and the staff of the Washoe County School District. My actions will ensure that each student will be provided with the tools they need to be successful in obtaining the education they all deserve.


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THIBODAUX, La. – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Baseball pitching staff came through once again, with the group giving up just one unearned run over the course of nine innings as Matt Danton just missed a complete game shutout for his team in the 2-1 win over Nicholls.
The win completed a three-game sweep of the Southland Conference series. It was the second sweep of the year for the team, while it marked the first in league play.
The Islanders (19-12, 6-3 Southland) got another big performance from "The Reapers" on Sunday, with the group totaling just three runs given up over the course of the weekend series. Nicholls (15-18, 1-7 Southland) scored their one run in the bottom of the ninth as Danton was lifted for Jacob Dorris with two outs.
The Islanders' closer came on and got a strikeout to end the game for his eighth save of the year to tie the single season record set by Philly Garcia last season. Dorris earned the save on April 7th, with Garcia setting his mark nearly a month later in the season, getting his eighth of the year on May 5th.
The offense came through early and capitalized off of early wildness from the Colonels' starter, with the left-handed pitcher opening the game with a pair of walks on five pitches to put a pair of runners on.
Jonathan Gonzales came through with an infield single off the glove of the diving second baseman to load the bases. Brad Porras followed with a ball in the exact same spot, hitting off the glove of the second baseman once again for a two-RBI single on the infield to make it a 2-0 lead.
It would be all Texas A&M – Corpus Christi would need, as Danton went to work and pitched a gem in just his second start of the year. He faced just one over the minimum through six innings, but ran into some trouble in the bottom of the seventh.
The Colonels got a hit-by-pitch and back-to-back singles to start the inning and load the bases with no outs. It did not phase Danton however, as the pitcher induced an infield fly for the first out and then started a 1-2-3 double play, snagging the ball up the middle, throwing to home for the force out, and catcher Brad Lamberti threw down to first base to complete the inning-ending double play.
Nicholls gave Danton trouble once again in the ninth, but Dorris would come in to close it out. After getting the first out, the next Nicholls hitter singled through the right side. The next play looked like it might be a game-ending double play, but an error caused the Islanders to not record any outs and put the tying runs on base. After a strikeout swinging made it two outs in the inning, a single through the right side chased Danton from the game as Nicholls scored an unearned run to cut the lead to 2-1. That is when Dorris came in and calmly struck out the final batter of the game for the save and the series sweep.
Next up for Texas A&M – Corpus Christi will be a midweek contest at UTSA in San Antonio. Following that game, the Islanders return home to host Northwestern State in a Southland Conference weekend series.
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The most salutory economic impact of the Affordable Care Act has been largely ignored in our long, painful and sometimes stupid debate about health care reform.� As I argue in an editorial today,
Consider the person who is unhappy with his or her job, but can�t afford to lose its employer-provided insurance. Maybe he�s always wanted to start a business of his own, but he has young children at home that can�t go without insurance. Maybe she�d like to switch to part-time work, or move to another city to take a promising new job. But the new job doesn�t come with insurance, and she�d likely be denied coverage in the individual market because of her medical history.Economists have a term for this: job lock.� It applies to people whose careers are blocked simply because they cannot afford to lose the health insurance their families depend on.
Access to affordable health insurance through the exchanges – a milestone we should be celebrating today – unlocks the chains binding people to jobs they don't like.� It is bound to have a positive impact on entrepreneurship and the economy.� It empowers workers.� It increases economic freedom, something conservatives should cheer.
The cost of job lock isn�t measured just in dollars and cents, but in dreams deferred, ambitions stifled and opportunities not taken.� That is the progress Republicans are intent on preventing. They will not succeed.


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RingTV.com caught up to five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach, who arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday night following three weeks of training in the Philippines with Manny Pacquiao.
The two are preparing for an HBO Pay Per View-televised defense of Pacquiao's WBO welterweight crown opposite WBO and WBA lightweight beltholder Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Nov. 12.
Roach offered his thoughts on a potential matchup between Pacquiao and current WBO junior welterweight beltholder Tim Bradley (27-0, 11 KOs), whose signing with Top Rank Inc. — also Pacquiao's promoter — was officially announced last week.
"Since [Top Rank Inc. CEO] Bob Arum has signed him, that's what everyone is assuming — that Manny Pacquiao is next for Tim Bradley. So maybe I will have to assume that too," said Roach.
"Timothy Bradley, if he gets the fight with Manny Pacquiao, then that's a big fight for Bradley. So if that's what's going to happen, then that's something that we will have to deal with."
Bradley will make an appearance on the Pacquiao-Marquez III undercard against former four-time titleholder and Cuban Olympic gold medalist Joel Casamayor (38-5-1, 22 KOs).
"Well, Tim Bradley, you've got to put him on the undercard to create interest. That's a good idea. But who is Tim Bradley? Manny Pacquiao is a great draw. But how many people can Bradley draw for Manny Pacquiao?" said Roach.
"Bradley is a tough kid. But you know, it's really hard to look forward beyond Juan Manuel Marquez. But I guess that if you have to mention Tim Bradley, then I'm like, 'Is that all that we've got? Tim Bradley?'"
Bradley's biggest wins have come against former world titleholders Kendall Holt and Devon Alexander, as well as contender Lamont Peterson, with Alexander and Peterson suffering their lone defeats against Bradley.
Roach believes Bradley could be in tough against the 40-year-old Casamayor, who successfully rebounded from a loss to Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KOs) by scoring a split-decision win over junior welterweight Manuel Lueva (18-3, 10 KOs) in March.
Casamayor was stopped for the first time in his career by Marquez, losing via 11th-round knockout in September of 2008. At the time of the stoppage, Casamayor trailed Marquez 97-93 on one judge's card, with the other two having it even at 95-95.
"You know, Bradley obviously has to look good on this show, but they're putting him in against an opponent that he should look good against," said Roach.
"But because Casamayor can be a spoiler, again, I think that it's way to prematurely talk about Bradley being in there against Pacquiao."
Still, Bradley appears to be a consensus consideration to meet Pacquiao, should Pacquiao get beyond his third meeting with the 38-year-old Marquez and fail, yet again, to earn a megabucks bout opposite newly-crowned WBC beltholder Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KOs).
Mayweather-Pacquiao negotiations have twice fallen apart over the issue of drug testing.
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Published: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 8:57 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 8:57 a.m.
The Falcon Community Development Fund is conducting a study for the United Houma Nation to determine how money it received last year should be spent.
The money is intended to benefit Native Americans in the area. United Houma Nation members 18 or older who lives in Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Mary, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes can participate in the survey.
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Microsoft Cuts Price of Surface RT by Up to $150
Microsoft has cut the price of its Surface RT tablet by $150, or up to 30%, as even some Microsoft partners have called the device a sales laggard.
The software company's websites on Sunday began showing a price of $349 for the least-expensive model of the tablet, without a cover that doubles as a keyboard for the device. That model, which launched last fall, previously cost $499 without the cover-keyboard combination.
Microsoft also cut the price on the Surface RT model with twice as much memory, to $449 from $599. That version with a type of cover-keyboard combination now costs $549, down from $699.
Websites of Best Buy and Staples also list the discounted prices for the Surface RT.
"We've been seeing great success with pricing and cover promotions over the past several months on Surface RT in the U.S. and other markets," a Microsoft spokesman said. "People who buy Surface love Surface, and we're excited about all those additional people out sharing their excitement for Surface with other people."
Technology-news website the Verge earlier reported Microsoft was likely to start reducing prices on the Surface RT.
The Surface RT has been a disappointment to some people at companies involved with the device. Those people have said sales of Surface RT haven't lived up to hopes, and that Microsoft didn't do enough to clarify the reasons people should opt for the RT version of Windows, which doesn't run older Windows-compatible software programs, like iTunes or Quicken financial software.
The chief executive of Nvidia, which makes the computer chips that power the Surface RT, in March said sales of Windows RT devices have been "disappointing" so far. Windows RT devices are powered by the same type of battery-conserving computer chip that is in the guts of smartphones and devices like the Apple iPad.
Microsoft has tried discounts on Surface RT before. More than a month ago, Microsoft started offering people who bought a Surface RT a free cover that doubles as the device's keyboard. The covers typically cost $119 or $129 each.
It isn't uncommon for companies to offer discounts on consumer electronic devices, particularly to clear out inventory before new models go on sale. Microsoft hasn't announced new versions of the Surface.
At a conference last week, company executives showed a slide that indicated updates were coming to Surface RT and to the more powerful version, Surface Pro.
The Wall Street Journal also reported in April that Microsoft is working on a smaller version of the Surface, on the heels of popular 7" to 8" tablet computers like Apple's iPad Mini and the Nexus 7 from Google.
This post has been corrected. Earlier, the article incorrectly said a discounted Surface RT with twice the memory of the base version costs $499.


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For the Record: Gasoline was Most Expensive in 2012
It is now official: the average price of a gallon of gasoline was higher in 2012 than any year on record, according to data from the American Automobile Association, or AAA.
The national average price of for the year was $3.60 a gallon, a significant jump from the previous record of $3.51 set in 2011. While 2008 is famous for a huge summer spike that drove the average above $4 a gallon, price weren't as consistently high as this year, leaving 2008 in third place overall at $3.25.
"Record high gas prices have made this the most expensive year yet for motorists," said AAA spokesman Avery Ash. "Factors as volatile as major hurricanes, refinery outages and tension in the Middle East resulted in significant frustration for people filling up their cars."
AAA said the national average has broken a daily record high for a total a 248 days in 2012, including 134 consecutive days of records. April 5 and 6 marked the highest daily national average of the year at $3.94 a gallon on while the price dropped to its low point of $3.22 on Dec. 20.
The states with the most expensive annual averages for 2012 included Hawaii ($4.31), Alaska ($4.09), California ($4.03), New York ($3.90) and Connecticut ($3.90). The states with the least-expensive annual averages included South Carolina ($3.35), Missouri ($3.38), Mississippi ($3.39), Tennessee ($3.40) and Oklahoma ($3.41).
The highest daily statewide average of the year was $4.67 in Calif. on Oct. 9, while the lowest daily statewide average was $2.91 a gallon in South Carolina on July 3.
Predictions about gas prices in the coming year are uncertain in part because we don't know how the "fiscal cliff" negotiations will turn out. If Congress fails to reach an agreement the economy could fall back into recession, which would drive gas prices down because of expected weakness in demand and commodities prices for oil and gas, AAA said.
Even if a deal goes through, AAA expects prices to be a lower than this year in part because of increased domestic crude-oil production.
Today's national average price of gasoline is $3.29 a gallon, up 4.5 cents from last week and 1.6 cents from a year ago.