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During an appearance on "Larry King Now," "Arrow" star Stephen Amell discussed the separation between DC's cinematic and television universes.
Tonight's episode of "Arrow" not only saw the culmination of Darhk's attack on the world, but Oliver's original journey to save Star City.
Mark Ruffalo calls Cate Blanchett's Hela "the worst of the worst," Stephen Amell talks the "Arrow" S4 finale, and more.
The rapper surprised guests at the "TMNT: Out of the Shadows" NYC premiere, along with the Turtles from the original "TMNT" movies.
Perry hints at a return as a fan-favorite mutant for "TMNT 3," the CW releases a new "Flash" VFX featurette and more.
The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" star teased "Arrow's" upcoming villain and discussed how "Supergirl" will impact season five.
Tonight's episode of "Arrow" pit Oliver against Thea, Donna against Noah, and Star City in the middle of Damien Darhk's war to end the world.
In next week's season four finale of "Arrow," Damien Darhk releases a war on the streets of Star City.
It didn't take long for the DC TV trailblazer to throw his support behind an incoming event on the CW.
April O'Neill (Fox) and Casey Jones (Amell) headline the latest "Out of the Shadows" poster from Paramount.
One particular Marvel movie charmed Steven Spielberg; Channing Tatum suits up on "Kingsman: The Golden Circle's" set and more.
Amell responds to Smith's idea for a two-part episode featuring the "Green Arrow" villain he created, Onomatopoeia.
In a scene from "Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles: Out of the Shadows," Stephen Amell's Casey Jones makes a grand entrance by taking down ninjas.
Oliver and crew join forces with the Calculator in order to save Thea from the hands of Merlyn -- at least, that's the plan...
On tonight's episode of "Arrow" Felicity recruited her father to help stop Darhk's nuclear launch, while Thea faced off against Anarky.
Jared Leto perfected his cackle while walking city streets; screenwriter Christopher Markus discusses "Civil War's" ending and more.
During a sit-down with Larry King, "Arrow" star Stephen Amell discussed the hit CW show, and what fans should expect.
The "Arrow" Season 4 finale synopsis hints at an unexpected team-up to stop Damien Darhk once and for all.
On tonight's episode of "Arrow," Oliver discovered Darhk's true intentions for Star City, which turned out to be worse than he could imagine.
In this new scene from "Arrow" tonight, Oliver decides to pursue a friend of Constantine's, in order to learn ways to counter Darhk's magic.
On tonight's episode of "Arrow," Laurel Lance was laid to rest and Team Arrow tracked down a Black Canary copycat who was bent on killing the Mayor.
James Bamford spoke with CBR about teaching Stephen Amell how to fight like a vigilante, and expectations for the Season 4 finale.
Amell dropped a new teaser for the "TMNT" sequel on his Facebook page, touting next week's release of "THE trailer."
Tonight on "Arrow," Oliver and Diggle track down Damien Darhk, while Laurel, Thea, and Andy get caught up in a plot involving Malcolm Merlyn.
Oliver, Diggle, Laurel and Thea go over their game plan to stop Damien Darhk in an exclusive scene from tonight's "Arrow."
In next week's episode of "Arrow," Malcolm Merlyn plays his hand and someone ends up in the hospital -- is this the end of Team Arrow?
Tonight's episode of "Arrow" saw the return of Bug-Eyed Bandid, who sent her bees after Felicity in search of the tech that made her walk again.
John Barrowman spoke with CBR News about Malcolm Merlyn's bad reputation, good intentions and bad execution, and using Damien Darhk as a weapon.
The actors behind April O'Neil and Casey Jones open up on the expanding film world of the TMNT including the new Krang.
The actor talks with SPINOFF about collaborating with cousin Stephen Amell on the sci-fi short, and their plans for a feature film.
Cupid was back, Damien Darhk's trial began, and Oliver and Felicity finally made a decision about their relationship on tonight's episode of "Arrow."
The "Arrow" star unveiled a teaser trailer for "Code 8," featuring Robbie Amell and "Fast & Furious" vet Sung Kang.
"The Walking Dead" EP praises Negan, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" resumes filming in LA, and Jenna Malone gets a second chance in Snyder's cut.
This week's episode of The CW's action-adventure saw a 10-percent increase in total viewers, and a 12-percent rise in the key demo.
Paul Wernick reveals how they cracked the "Deadpool" script; Norman Reedus' prank war with Andrew Lincoln involves chickens and more.
Tonight, it's the smaller character moments, not the sci-fi jargon and alternate timelines, that feel more important to future episodes.
Amell discussed "Arrow's" potential for fantastical elements, his chances of appearing on "Supergirl," his foe in "Legends of Tomorrow" and more.
"Arrow" star Stephen Amell showed off his old man Oliver Queen makeup for "Legends of Tomorrrow" in a new photo.
On tonight's episode of "Arrow," Damien Darhk forces Oliver's hand when he kidnaps his son William, and Team Arrow calls Vixen for help.
Throughout the episode Felicity had to put her feelings aside for the better interest of finding William, but Oliver's secret may be too much.
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SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHPLACE: Kenora, ON, CAN
DRAFTED: PHI: 2003-24 overall
First NHL game: Oct. 5, 2005 vs. NY Rangers (with Philadelphia)br /> First NHL goal: Oct. 5, 2005 vs. NY Rangers (with Philadelphia)br /> First NHL assist: Oct. 7, 2005 vs. New Jersey (with Philadelphia)br /> Most points, game: 5, Feb. 19, 2009 vs. Buffalo
Most goals, game: 3, 2x's (Last: Oct. 6, 2009 vs. Washington)br /> Most assists, game: 4 Oct. 24, 2008 at New Jersey
Longest point streak: 8, 2x's (Last: Nov. 29 to Dec. 16, 2008: 7-8=15)br /> Longest goal streak: 3, 7x's (Last: Nov. 11 to Nov. 15, 2010: 5g)br /> Longest assist streak: 5, Oct. 28 to Nov. 8, 2008: 6a
Career power-play goals: 36, Last: April 5, 2011 at Ottawa
Career short-handed goals: 23, Last: Jan. 16, 2011 at NY Rangers*
Career game-winning goals: 21, Last: Jan. 20, 2011 vs. Ottawa
Career penalty shots: 0/5, Last: Jan. 23, 2010 vs. Carolina (vs. Ward) – Missed
Career overtime goals: 4, Last: Dec. 11, 2010 at Boston
Career shootout goals/attempts: 1/5 (20 percent)br /> Career plus-minus: +39
*Tied for 40th all-time
2013-14: Played in 179 consecutive regular season games (since Dec. 22, 2011)…One of four Kings to play in all 82 games…Kings are 62-15-13 when he records a point (21-7-3 this season)...Played in 200th game as a King April 3 at SJS...Two assists Dec. 10 at MTL (including 100th point as a King)...Played in 600th career game and scored a goal Nov. 25 at VAN...Points (3-6=9) in five straight games (Oct. 30-Nov. 12)...Three points (1-2=3) Nov. 9 vs. VAN...PLAYOFFS: Played in his 100th career postseason game Apr. 20 at SJS…Tied for ninth on the Kings in assists.
2012-13: Kings are 41-8-10 when he records a point (19-5-2 in 2012-13)...Points (3-4=7) in six straight games (April 4-13, 2013)...Played 100th game as a King March 14, 2013 at SJS...Earned 400th career point Feb. 15, 2013 vs. CBJ..."Gordie Howe" hat trick Feb. 5, 2013 at CBJ (1-1=2 and 19 PIM)...PLAYOFFS: Led team in assists.
2011-12: Kings were 38-21-15 when he was in lineup and 22-3-8 when he recorded a point…Tied for the NHL lead in SHG (four)…Played 500th career game Feb. 9, 2012 at FLA...Career-high 23 penalty minutes Jan. 12, 2012 vs. DAL...Nine goals (9-1=10) in 10-game span (Nov. 8-28, 2011)...Goals (six) in career-high five straight games (Nov. 16-23, 2011)...Scored SHG in back-to-back games Nov. 17, 2011 at ANA and Nov. 19, 2011 vs. DET (first King to score SHG in two straight games since Ziggy Palffy in 2001)...PLAYOFFS: Tied for fourth in NHL in assists…Became the second King to record a "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" in the playoffs May 3, 2012 vs. STL (other was Marcel Dionne in 1981).2010-11: Second on Philadelphia in assists, tied for third in points…Tied for club lead in SHG (3, tied for 10th in NHL)…Second in SHA (3, tied for 2nd in NHL) and SHP (6, tied for 5th in NHL)…Had 14 multi-point games (Flyers were 10-3-1 in those games)…Tied career high with two PPG April 5, 2011 at Ottawa…Three assists March 12, 2011 vs. Atlanta…Played in 169 straight games (Feb. 12, 2009 to Feb. 16, 2011) before missing game Feb. 18, 2011 with the flu…Four points (2-2=4), including 200th NHL assist, Jan. 20, 2011 vs. Ottawa…Four points (2-2=4) Dec. 30, 2010 at Los Angeles…Played in his 400th NHL game Dec. 5, 2009 at NY Islanders…18 points (8-10=18) in 12-game span (Oct. 26-Nov. 22, 2010)…Three points (2-1=3), including 300th NHL point, Nov. 15, 2010 vs. Ottawa…Points (2-5=7) in six straight games (Oct. 26-Nov. 6, 2010)…Three points (1-2=3) Oct. 23, 2010 vs. Toronto…PLAYOFFS: Helped Flyers advance to Eastern Conference Semifinals…Second on club in assists, tied for third in points.
2009-10: Led Philadelphia in points, second in goals (career high), tied for third in assists…Led club in PPG (13, tied for sixth in NHL, career high), PPP (31, tied for ninth in NHL) and tied for second in PPA (18)…One of five Flyers to play in all 82 regular season games…Had 12 multi-point games (Flyers were 10-2-0 in those games)…Points (3-6=9) in six straight games (Feb. 13-March 9, 2010)…Four points (1-3=4) March 2, 2010 at Tampa Bay…Recorded 100th NHL goal Feb. 1, 2010 at Calgary…Points (3-3=6) in five straight games (Jan. 3-12, 2010)…Played in 300th NHL game Dec. 30, 2009 at NY Rangers…Three points (2-1=3) Dec. 23, 2009 at Tampa Bay…Three points (2-1=3) Dec. 8, 2009 vs. NY Islanders…Three points (2-1=3) Nov. 2, 2009 vs. Tampa Bay…Points (6-2=8) in five straight games (Oct. 2-10, 2009)…Second career hat trick Oct. 6, 2009 vs. Washington…PLAYOFFS: Helped Flyers advance to Stanley Cup Finals before losing to Chicago…Second on club (fourth in NHL) in both points and assists…Three points (1-2=3) in Game 5 of the ECF vs. Montreal…Three points (1-2=3) in Game 1 of the CSF at Boston.
2008-09: Finalist for Selke Trophy…Flyers MVP (Bobby Clarke Trophy)…Led Philadelphia in assists (career high), second in points (career high), third in goals and second in plus-minus (+22, career high)…Led NHL in SHG (7, career high)…Led club in PPP (33), second in PPA (25, tied for 10th in NHL)…Had 18 multi-point games (Flyers were 13-3-2 in those games)…Three points (1-2=3) March 20, 2009 at Buffalo…Three points (1-2=3), including 200th NHL point, Feb. 21, 2009 vs. Pittsburgh…Recorded SHG three straight games (Feb. 15-21, 2009) – last player to do that was Joe Sakic in 1998…Career high five points (2-3=5) and +5 Feb. 19, 2009 vs. Buffalo…Scored third career 3-on-5 short-handed goal Feb. 15, 2009 at NY Rangers (most in NHL history)…Three points (2-1=3) Jan. 30, 2009 at Tampa Bay…Three assists Jan. 2, 2009 at Anaheim…Three points two straight games: 1-2=3 Dec. 13, 2008 vs. Pittsburgh and 1-2=3 Dec. 16, 2008 vs. Colorado…Eight game point streaks (1-8=9) Oct. 28-Nov. 15, 2008 and (7-8=15) Nov. 29-Dec. 16, 2008 (streaks were career high)…Recorded 100th NHL assist Oct. 28, 2008 at Atlanta…Career high four assists Oct. 24, 2008 at New Jersey…Named 17th captain in Flyers history Sept. 17, 2008…PLAYOFFS: Led club in assists, tied for club lead in points.
2007-08: Flyers MVP (Bobby Clarke Trophy) and recipient of Gene Hart Memorial Award (best rapport with Flyers fans)…Named an alternate captain…Led Philadelphia in points, assists and SHG (5, tied for third in NHL)…Tied for club lead in GWG (6), second in plus-minus (+14) and second in PPP (31)…Had 18 multi-point games (Flyers were 11-5-2 in those games)…Played in 200th NHL game Feb. 23, 2008 vs. Florida…Named to 2008 NHL All-Star Team (first appearance)…Three assists Jan. 8, 2008 at NY Rangers…Points (10-16=26) in 16 straight home games (Oct. 16-Dec. 27, 2007)…Three points (2-1=3) Dec. 22. 2007 vs. Buffalo…Signed to 12-year contract extension Dec. 13, 2007…Three assists, including 100th NHL point, Dec. 11, 2007 vs. Pittsburgh…Three assists Nov. 10, 2007 vs. Pittsburgh…Four points (2-2=4) Oct. 10, 2007 at Vancouver…PLAYOFFS: Helped Flyers advance to Eastern Conference Finals…Tied for first in NHL in SHG (2)…Scored first career playoff goal on penalty shot in Game 3 of CQF vs. Washington (vs. Cristobal Huet)…One of only two NHL players to score first playoff goal on penalty shot (Wayne Connolly in 1968).
2006-07: Led Philadelphia in SHG (4, tied for fifth in NHL)…Three assists Feb. 20, 2007 at Buffalo...Played in 100th NHL game Nov. 20, 2006 vs. Pittsburgh…Three assists Nov. 16, 2006 at Los Angeles.
2005-06: Tied for first among NHL rookies in SHG (3)…First career hat trick (two SHG) Feb. 8, 2006 vs. NY Islanders…Scored first goal in NHL debut Oct. 5, 2005 vs. NY Rangers.
2004-05: Finished fourth season in juniors for Kitchener (OHL) before joining Philadelphia Phantoms for the playoffs…Helped Phantoms capture Calder Cup vs. Chicago Wolves.
LAST AMATEUR CLUB: Kitchener (OHL)…OHL Second-Team All-Star in 2004-05…OHL Scholastic Team and OHL All-Star in 2003-04…Memorial Cup All-Star Team in 2003 (Kitchener won Memorial Cup).
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Philadelphia in the first round (24th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
INTERNATIONAL PLAY: Played for Team Canada at the following tournaments: Olympics: (2010, 7 GP, 2-3=5, gold medal)...World Championships: (2006, 9 GP, 3-2=5)…World Junior Championships: (2005, 6 GP, 1-4=5, team captain, gold medal), (2004, 6 GP, 2-3=5, tied tournament lead with +11, silver medal)…Other: (2002 U18 Eight Nations Cup, gold medal).

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Annual Pink Night Match Raises Money/Awareness
November 11, 2013
Representatives from the Illinois College and MacMurray College volleyball teams recently presented a check in the amount of $2,279.52 to the Mia Ware Foundation. The funds were raised as part of the annual "Set, Serve and Rally for the Cure" volleyball match between the two Jacksonville colleges on Oct. 23rd at Illinois College.
The teams sold pink t-shirts and other promotional apparel and also held a silent auction prior to the match. The colleges and their respective volleyball programs have agreed to make this an annual fundraiser for the Mia Ware Foundation and raise awareness of breast cancer research and prevention. MacMurray College will hold next year's game/event on Oct. 22, 2014 in Wall Gymnasium.
Participants in this year's check presentation included Illinois College Head Coach Rachel Rohn, IC team captain Marissa Moulton, Shawn McCombs and Michelle Gebhardt from the Mia Ware Foundation, MacMurray College team captain Sammy Jo Petefish, and Highlanders' Head Coach Danielle Doerfler.


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A stock portfolio is often among the most valuable assets you own—and one that can carry substantial capital gain, or appreciation in value. With careful planning, you can reduce or even eliminate federal capital gains tax while supporting our work. Read on to see why donating securities can offer even more tax benefits than writing a check.
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As stock prices increase, so do the taxes you owe on the long-term capital gain, which are charged at a maximum rate of 20 percent (0 percent if your income falls below the 25 percent tax bracket and 15 percent if your income falls below the 39.6 percent bracket). But when you donate publicly traded stock you've owned for more than one year to a qualified charitable organization such as CC, you enjoy two major tax benefits:
- You will be exempt from paying capital gains taxes on any increase in value—taxes you would pay if you had otherwise sold the securities.
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Lucy wants to make a charitable gift of $10,000. She can make her gift with either cash or stock. She has a marginal federal income tax rate of 28 percent and is not subject to state or local income taxes. The stock's value is $10,000, with a cost basis of $4,000.
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Underwhelmed and slightly spotlight-shy David Schwimmer appeared on Ellen to take that giant leap into the mystifying world of Twitter. David seems genuinely concerned when Ellen mentions that he will certainly gain a slew of followers after she recommends him.
And Ellen always keeps her promises. @davidschwimmer currently has 32,777 followers. And counting. The gracious hostess that she is and in addition to the gift of social media, Ellen gave David an adorable overnight bag so that he will be prepared when his baby is born come May. David's "that's like the nicest thing, ever" is a dead-on Ross line. Well you know what they say- you can't take the Friend out of the David Schwimmer.


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It took liberals in Congress just weeks after the mass murder at a Connecticut school to come up with a list of 157 pistols, rifles and shotguns they want to restrict in the United States. Sale of such firearms to individuals would be banned.
Meanwhile, what has been suggested to deal with the cause of that tragedy - people who are mentally ill in ways that prompt them to become homicidal?
The full extent of action suggested on that concern has been general agreement that ... it's something we should think about.
No one really wants to suggest government at any level should have more power to lock up potentially dangerous people. To the contrary, we've been moving in the opposite direction during the past three or so decades.
Now, no reasonable person would disagree with safeguards against institutionalizing people merely because their behavior is considered odd. After all, "odd" may be in the eye of the beholder.
The overwhelming majority of people with behavior disorders are not dangerous to themselves or others. But though some members of Congress seem to think they're capable of defining the types of guns mass murderers prefer, it's clear we're not very good at identifying people who may decide to go on killing sprees.
In terms of predicting behavior that may be harmful, consider the Hartley class action lawsuit in West Virginia, decided in 1981. In essence, the Hartley program required the state institutionalize fewer people with behavioral health problems. Providing them treatment facilities so they could live out in the community was better, the courts determined.
It wasn't better for Ella Mae Hartley, for whom the program was named. After the decision named for her became the law of the land, Hartley was in and out of institutions for the rest of her life. In 1990, a Huntington State Hospital employee took her out of the facility for a doctor's appointment. She slipped out of the physician's office, walked down to the Ohio River - and drowned.
So much for us being able to predict when people are dangerous to themselves or others.
Gun rights advocates have pointed out that banning certain types of firearms will not prevent mass murders. An "assault weapons" ban from 1994-2004 did no good in that regard.
Besides, Second Amendment defenders note, mass murderers don't have to use guns. The worst massacre of school children in U.S. history occurred in 1927, in Michigan. There, a man used a bomb to kill 45 people, including 38 children, in a school.
Precisely - but not just in the way gun rights advocates use the story.
In 1927, there were virtually no safeguards for the mentally ill, or even folks who were just a bit eccentric. The authorities could lock them up and, in effect, throw away the key.
But no one did that to the man who bombed the school in Bath, Mich.
It has been suggested people like the young man who killed the children in Connecticut or the fellow who opened fire in a Colorado theater ought to have been sent to mental institutions. But though some in their communities thought they were unbalanced, I'm aware of no one who worried they might be planning mass murders.
So who do we lock up in mental institutions? And are we ready to spend billions of dollars building new ones?
Banning certain types of firearms won't prevent mass killings. We don't know enough about mental illness to isolate potential murderers and get them off the streets. And banning violent movies and video games isn't going to work, either.
Politicians don't want us to understand there are some problems they can't solve. That might prompt us to demand they pay more attention to the concerns - such as government spending - they can deal with.
So, just so they can claim they did something, they talk about bans on "assault weapons." And many voters fall for it.
Instead of shooting first and asking questions later, so to speak, perhaps violence in America is something we actually ought to think about.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mike Myer is executive editor of The Intelligencer and the Wheeling News-Register. He can be reached via e-mail at email@example.com


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Autism Speaks 400 Day 1
TUNE IN UPDATE: Coverage of the "Autism Speaks 400 Presented by HERSHEY'S® Milk & Milkshakes" will air on FOX Sports this Sunday, May 16, beginning at 12:00 p.m. EST. Check your local listings for details.
This guest post is by Autism Speaks Blog contributor Kerry Magro. Kerry, an adult who has autism, is a junior at Seton Hall University, majoring in Sports Management. He is currently working at Autism Speaks as a writer.
Autism Speaks is off to the races! Today marked the first day of the Autism Speaks 400 Race Weekend presented by HERSHEY'S Milk & Milkshakes. This was my first day ever at a NASCAR race and first time in the great state of Delaware so I was very excited (to say the least) to be a part of this experience. For the next 3 days I will be sharing with you my thoughts from the races. Without further ado here we go!
Yesterday's events included the qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday along with a Camping World Truck Series race. Starting off the day, we saw Martin Truex Jr. win the pole for Sunday's race in his NAPA Toyota. He clocked a lap time of 157.315 mph and will now start the race in the inside of the first row (first pole position). A four time champion at Dover, he will have a chance to continue to build on his impressive Dover resume.
In the Camping World Truck Series race, Aric Amirola (driving for Toyota) won first prize. This was his first NASCAR Truck Race win. Defying expectations, he won this event after Kyle Busch led for a majority of the race.
This was a great way to start Dover Race Weekend. If the upset win of Amirola wasn't enough, I had the thrill of seeing Autism Speaks blue and white logos painted on many of the cars racing today. These cars, with their logos, symbolize the commitment of Autism Speaks and NASCAR to the effort of autism awareness and finding a cure. One could compare the races to the search for a cure. It will be a long trip (400 miles on Sunday). But even though the race is long, regardless of who wins and who loses, the effort to spread autism awareness will be the ultimate winner when this race weekend is over.
*Read the Day 2 Recap from the Autism Speaks 400
May 16, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Kerry, great post! Do you know a website where I can buy Autism Speaks/NASCAR merchandise? NASCAR fans love to buy limited edition cars with paint schemes from specific events, and I'd like to get a hat and t-shirt from the race, but I can't find anything on-line. Thanks! Scott
May 19, 2010 at 3:10 am
You can buy a die cast car and a pin on the Autism Speaks website under the clearance section of their store. I have had no luck finding a shirt.
May 17, 2010 at 2:47 pm
I've also been looking for a somewhere to buy merchandise and I'm not having any luck
May 19, 2010 at 3:15 am
Paste this link to your browser. It will get you directly to the car. Its $15.00. http://store.autismspeaks.org/default.aspx?p=viewitem&item=A-33&subno=&showpage=4&subcat=
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- Aug 28:
- Thompson: Carr looks like real deal, but shouldn't start Raiders' opener
- Former Raider Pryor shines against his old team
- Former Raider Pryor shines against his old team
- Raiders receiver Denarius Moore makes strong case for roster spot
- Derek Carr Looks Like the Real Deal; Still the Raiders Should Stick to the Plan (For Now)
- Aug 28:
- Derek Carr is the Raiders best QB already, now, here, definitely, if Dennis Allen and Reggie McKenzie can admit it
OAKLAND -- Derek Carr needed to be perfect to insert himself into the Raiders' starting quarterback debate.
In a 41-31 exhibition win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night at O.co Coliseum, he was close.
Carr completed 11 of 13 passes for 143 yards and touchdown passes of 36 and 11 yards to Denarius Moore and 20 yards to Mychal Rivera before leaving as the people's choice before 50,841 fans with 10:43 remaining in the first half.
With starting quarterback Matt Schaub resting a sore elbow, Carr finished with a passer rating of 152.1 on a standard where 158.3 is the highest-attainable score. He had the ball for four possessions and produced four touchdowns.
Schaub, by contrast, had two touchdowns in 15 possessions over three games.
When asked about the Week 1 starter on the road against the New York Jets on Sept. 7, Raiders coach Dennis Allen complimented all three of his quarterbacks and then added, "We'll need to see where Matt is when he comes in on Monday."
Carr said he would leave the big decisions to the head coach.
"Honestly, that's for coach Allen," Carr said. "My job, like he said from Day 1, is to come in and compete my tail off and help this team win. That's all I'm doing, no matter whether I'm in the fourth preseason game or on the bench."
Schaub spent pregame warmups going through drills to improve footwork but did not throw any passes.
"I don't think he could have played today, but that's pure speculation," Allen said.
Trailing 7-0 after the Seahawks' Russell Wilson threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Luke Willson, Carr's first drive resulted in a 68-yard, 12-play drive that ended in a 5-yard touchdown run by Latavius Murray.
It only got better from there, albeit against a Seattle team which had almost its entire first team on the bench after Murray's touchdown with 7:05 left in the first quarter.
The only two incomplete passes for Carr came on the first drive, a throw off his back foot toward Moore that was broken up by Richard Sherman, and an incomplete pass in the red zone forced into coverage involving three Seattle defenders.
Those were Carr's only questionable decisions on a night where everything broke his way. His protection was excellent, in part because Murray had 41 yards on eight carries against Seattle.
"There were a lot of factors that went into it," Allen said. "Tonight we saw some guys make plays and that's what we wanted to see."
The opening drive included a pair of third-down conversions, 13 yards to Brice Butler on third-and-10 to the Seattle 43, and 11 yards to Moore's back shoulder against Sherman to the Seattle 5.
When rookie fourth-round draft pick Keith McGill stripped Seattle's Brian Walters on the ensuing kickoff, Jack Crawford recovered and set up Carr at the 36-yard line. He immediately found Moore streaking past former Raiders cornerback Phillip Adams for a 36-yard touchdown and a 14-7 lead.
TJ Carrie returned a Seattle punt 45 yards to the Seattle 20, and this time Carr showed he could be both lucky and good. On first down, his pass into the end zone was tipped by linebacker Malcolm Smith and went directly to Rivera, who caught the ball with his back to the ground for a touchdown.
On his last possession, Carr took the Raiders 61 yards in eight plays. He struck again to Moore on third-and-6 from the 11, putting the ball outside where only Moore could get it for a touchdown, was which was upheld on review.
Seattle got a touchdown in the final seconds of the first half on a 33-yard pass from Terrelle Pryor to Phil Bates over Neiko Thorpe.
Raiders kicker Giorgio Tavecchio, standing in for Sebastian Janikowski, kicked a 47-yard field goal with 1:53 left in the third quarter. Steven Hauschka kicked a 27-yard field goal for Seattle with 11:22 left in the fourth quarter.
Raiders at N.Y. Jets,
10 a.m. CBS
Marcus Thompson II says Carr is the real deal -- but should not start.
Also, Terrelle Pryor's return to Oakland.
Go to www.mercurynews.com/raiders.


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Sarasota-Bradenton flights derailed because of winter storm
Published: Monday, January 6, 2014 at 12:33 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 6, 2014 at 12:33 p.m.
At Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, flights Monday were disrupted to nearly every major city flown to from Southwest Florida's major regional airport.
Flights to and from Boston, Chicago and New York City were all canceled Monday, while travel to Atlanta and Washington, D.C., was delayed.
Airport CEO Fredrick "Rick" Piccolo said those cancellations and delays could last for several more days as airlines nationwide will require time to get back up to speed after being rocked by the first severe storm of this winter — one that has caused temperatures to plummet to dangerous levels and dumped snow across much of the country.
"If you're down here and you were supposed to go home today, you might not be able to go home for two or three days," Piccolo said.
"It will take a few days for the airlines to get back to equilibrium, because of crew availability and aircraft positioning issues," he added.
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By Ranger Pete
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Everyone knows that wild dogs are my favorite animal. These are lovely pics of some of our Jock Pack I found one morning on the concession riverbed.
Wild dogs are very playful, they spend a fair amount of their time socializing and playing during the cooler times of the day.
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fstof wrote:tross wrote:Hi
I'm having problems getting this to work. Using Windows 7 64 I have the plugin installed and pointing to C:\Users\Moz\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata\Database\MyVideo60.db
On the PS3 I can see the new folder called PMS XBMC Plug but then when I go in to the Movies folder and for example Titles it says "no titles" and the PS3 displays this error message:
Media server error:
A DLNA Protocol Erroe (2114) has occured
The PS3 sees and plays all my media fine if I access it through the standard folders.
Any one able to help?
I'm having exactly the same issue, any ideas on how to fix it?
When you guys added the media to the XBMC library, how did you add it?
remember the files can only be read from a local drive. If you need files from elsewhere, you need to map that as a local drive. Then add the media from the local drive.
I'm not exactly sure how this plugin can work with the latest Eden release of XBMC when the data is on mySql. I could not set the 'content' on any local mapped drive when I moved the data off the local sqlLite DB and onto mySql. It was only when I used the smb://server/share convention that XBMC kept (saved) the content settings so that it could scan and catalog the files in the chosen directories.
If someone managed to set content to mapped drives on a local network using mySql as the back-end I'd sure love to know how they did it.


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February 11, 2004
PacifiCorp Seeks 1,100 Megawatts of Renewable Energy
PacifiCorp, a utility that serves much of the northwestern United States, announced on February 5th that it is seeking to add up to 1,100 megawatts of new renewable energy resources in the next seven years. The company had just received final regulatory approval to issue its request for proposals, which is one of the largest requests for renewable energy yet issued in the United States. In the region of Oregon, Washington, and northern California, PacifiCorp seeks to add 100 megawatts by 2005, another 200 megawatts by 2007, and yet another 200 megawatts by 2009. In the region of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming, the company seeks to add 200 megawatts every two years, from 2006 to 2010. By 2013, PacifiCorp's Integrated Resource Plan calls for the addition of 1,400 megawatts of new renewable energy sources. See the PacifiCorp press release.
PacifiCorp is holding a bidder's conference today in Portland, Oregon. Proposals are due on March 9th, and the company aims to have agreements in place by mid-June. See the PacifiCorp request for proposals.
The news is sure to add extra excitement to the World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC), to be held in Denver, Colorado, from August 28th through September 3rd. The conference—billed as the world's premiere conference on renewable energy—is sponsored in part by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the American Council on Renewable Energy, and will be hosted by DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). NREL is also working with the Infinity Expo Group to host the Energy Technology Expo and Conference (ETEC), which will be co-located with WREC. ETEC runs from August 31st through September 1st. See the WREC and ETEC Web pages.


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October 23, 2005
Hundreds auditioned, 36 made the trip to Fort Gordon, six made the finals, but just one is the Military Idol. News 12 follows one soldier's journey through the competition in a story you'll see only on 12.
In the mix of lights and cameras, Sergeant William Glenn spends the minutes before his final performance soaking up the moment. He flew in from his base in Germany just for Military Idol and now he's in the top five.
"Heard from them and they said Glenn, we saw you on TV, you lookin' good. So I'm excited to be here representing my unit," Sgt. William Glenn said.
Glenn's mom is here, too, from sweet home Alabama.
"We grew up signing a cappella and the first song my dad had him singing in church was God Has Smiled On Me. He was three years old and he's been singing ever since," said Pecola Collins, William Glenn's mom.
Inside their contestant trailer, the other contestants practice for their big number. These boots, made for walking, get a rest and the uniforms are off.
Saturday's the day for them all to shine. And the final contestants give it one more try. One day later, anticipation is high as the winner is revealed.
It's Sgt. Glenn, beating out hundreds of others. He's overcome with emotion and checks the card just to make sure it's right.
"You really think that someone else may have gotten it, but your name is called and it's just total awe. Installations from all over the world, the best from their installations came here and to walk out the winner is such an honor," Glenn said.
Going out on a high note as the first-ever Military Idol.
Sgt. Glenn got $1,000 for winning Military Idol. Unfortunately he won't get to try out for American Idol because at 42, he's older than that competition allows. But he will sing at military events all around the world.


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Pro Action recently released the July 25 menu for its Senior Nutrition program.
The program, designed for seniors ages 60 and older, serves Steuben and Yates counties.
The menu includes orange juice, baked fish or a burger on a roll, au gratin potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower, cheesecake, a wheat roll and skim milk.
A list of locations where meals are served can be found online at proactioninc.org.
Voluntary donations will be accepted to maintain the program. The suggested donation amount is $3 for seniors 60 and older. There is a $6 charge for people younger than 60.
For more information, call 607-776-4310.
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Area players win at Dixieland Junior tennis
Published: Monday, May 6, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, May 6, 2013 at 12:06 a.m.
BIRMINGHAM | Four players from Tuscaloosa, three of those from Tuscaloosa Academy, were division champion winners Sunday at the United States Tennis Association Dixieland Junior Alabama Level 3 tournament.
The event, held at Vestavia Country Club, was held Friday through Sunday. Vestavia County Club has hosted the prestigious tournament for more than 60 years.
In Boys 16 and Under, which had a 22-player draw, Tuscaloosa Academy's Mason Lake won the championship.
Lake's wins, in order, were, first round 6-0,6-0, 2nd round 6-1,6-3, 3rd round 6-1,6-0, semifinals 6-4,6-4, and, for the championship, 4-6,6-3,10-7.
Tuscaloosa Academy's Abby Fleenor was the No. 1 seed in Girls 12 and Under and played to her seeding, winning that final 6-1,6-1. She had a first round bye, won the second 6-2,6-1 and breezed through the semifinals with a 6-1,6-0 win.
Anna Mills Fleenor, also a Tuscaloosa Academy student, was the No. 1 seed in the Girls 10 and under Division and won its championship, winning 4-0,4-0 in both the first and second rounds, 4-0,4-1 in the third, and 4-0,4-0 in the fourth.
In the Boys 10 and Under, Caleb Burdette won the championship with a 4-0,4-2 first round win, a 4-1,4-0 win in the second, and, for the title, a 4-2,4-1 win.
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An introduction to Oracle Retail Data Model with Claudio Cavacini
By Sarah E Taylor-Oracle on Nov 26, 2012
In this video, Claudio Cavacini of Oracle Retail explains Oracle Retail Data Model, a solution that combines pre-built data mining, online analytical processing (OLAP) and dimensional models to deliver industry-specific metrics and insights that improve a retailers' bottom line.
Claudio shares how the Oracle Retail Data Model (ORDM) delivers retailer and market insight quickly and efficiently, allowing retailers to provide a truly multi-channel approach and subsequently an effective customer experience. The rapid implementation of ORDM results in predictable costs and timescales, giving retailers a higher return on investment.
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Gary Flinn, 69, of Montevideo, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Montevideo and continue one hour prior to services at the church on Friday.
Wing-Bain Funeral Home, of Montevideo, is in charge of the funeral arrangements.
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WHAT: Whether you're in the middle of a long layover or an indefinitely delayed flight, the free AirportChatter app will guide you to restaurants, phone-charging stations or other amenities.
HITS: It's a slick design with fast, easy-to-use navigation. AirportChatter shows shops, restaurants, snacks, bars, currency converters, airport lounges and more by terminal. There were few reviews when I tested it, but, like wine, most socially driven apps get better with age. "Radar," a feature that's coming soon, will allow travelers to connect with other travelers who have checked in.
MISSES: The login is pretty restrictive. You can get in only if you check in with Facebook. Also, don't try to download this app as you're racing through the airport. It requires iOS 6.0. If you haven't updated your smartphone or iPad, you'll need to do that. Also, I didn't see a category for bathrooms.
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Montevideo 3, YME 2
Montevideo's Colton Vien knocked a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to score Brett Bergeson to beat Yellow Medicine East 3-2 Thursday evening in Montevideo.
The Sting led 2-1 going into the bottom of the sixth inning after scoring on a Devon Dyrdahl RBI ground-out in the third and following a sixth inning base hit knock from Adam Koepke.
Montevideo tied the game in the bottom of sixth with Ricky Schmitz grounding out to score Austin Hoehne.
A scoreless seventh then pushed the game into extra innings with Montevideo holding off the Sting until Bergeson led off the bottom of the ninth with a single, was bunted into scoring position and scored on Vien's walk-off single.
Aaron Zieske pitched the first five innings for the Sting (1-2, 0-1), striking out six but walking four. Brendon Steckelberg went two innings, striking out one while walking three. Jake Sharkey took the loss for YME, pitching the final 1 1/3 innings, giving up the final run.
Adam Koepke was 2-for-3 with an RBI while Brandon Grund was 1-for-5 with a double and a run scored in the loss.
Monte (1-0, 2-0) 000 101 001 — 3 9 5
Yellow Medicine East: Brandon Grund 1-for-5, Aaron Zieske 1-for-4, Adam Koepke 1-for-3, rbi, Devon Dyrdahl 0-for-4, rbi
Montevideo: Brett Bergeson 1-for-3, Kyle TeBeest 1-for-4, Colton Vien 3-for-5, rbi, Austin Hoehne 3-for-4, 2b, rbi, Tanner Lindemann 1-for-2, Ricky Schmitz 0-for-4, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so)
Yellow Medicine East: Aaron Zieske 5-4-1-1-4-6; Brendon Steckelberg 2-3-1-1-3-1; Jacob Sharkey (L) 1.1-2-1-1-1-1
Montevideo: Colton Vien 6-3-2-1-3-8; Jordan Thompson (W) 3-0-0-0-2-1
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The Diamond Lady Wildcats' volleyball team kicked off the Class 2, District 12 Tournament with a sweep of Stockton at Diamond High School on Monday.
The Lady Wildcats cruised in the opening round 25-13, 25-17. Heather Wilson led the Lady Wildcats with four blocks. Asia Mahan turned in 13 service points, 10 assists and two aces. Tessa Huffman led the team with 10 kills and 12 digs.
Stockton was led by Meranda McGowin with three kills, Jolene Slipps one block, Kaytlynn Garretson four digs and Kayla Hobbs with four assists.
In other action, Lamar downed Sarcoxie in three sets, 16-25, 25-11, 25-20.
The Lady Wildcats take on El Dorado Springs at 5 p.m. today in the semifinals. Lamar takes on College Heights Christian at 6:15.
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This beautiful little patch was contributed by Mick Comito, and it recreates the ReBirth Pattern-Controlled-Filter effect, but in the form of a Combinator that can be used in Reason and Record. I am thrilled that Mick came up with this idea and put this little gem together. If you get a chance, have a look at it and try it out. It's really something interesting that can be used as an insert effect on any audio you throw at it.
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Yellow Medicine County is currently looking for Volunteers for their Circle programs. We have three different types of Circles operating out of the Restorative Justice Department: Circle Sentencing, Family and Community Circle, and Circle of HOPE.
The Circle Sentencing process involves members of the community participating in the actual sentencing process for youthful offenders. The Circle will meet with the youth and their support people on a regular basis typically every other week. The victim(s) may also become involved if they wish; and together, the circle, the youth, and possibly the victim, will work to establish goals that will not only rehabilitate the youth but also restore them to their community, building skills that will ensure lasting positive change.
The referrals for the Family and Community Circle come directly from Family Services or the Court after a child protection report or child welfare concern has been reported. Family and Community Circle is a strength-based process to enhance the ability of families and communities to keep children and families physically and emotionally safe and unified. Acting thru the Circle, community members and family members play an equal role in encouraging and assisting families to identify and enhance their strengths while searching for solutions.
Most recently, Circle of HOPE was developed in the community of Granite Falls. Circle of HOPE provides a community strength-based process to help persons in recovery (from alcoholism/addiction) make a safe and healthy transition to their community upon completion of treatment. The Circle balances support with accountability for those in recovery, helping them maintain sobriety and assist them in making amends.
It is important to note that participation in all of the Circles is completely voluntary on the part of participants, whether they are children, parents, or community members. Without the commitment and volunteerism of the community, Circles would not be as successful as they are today. Many people in the community are concerned about crime and the impact it has had on our neighborhoods, schools, and businesses. The Circle Sentencing process allows citizens of the community to directly participate in attempting to reduce crime and negative juvenile behavior, help support victims, and restore youth to their communities. While it is strictly a voluntary effort, it offers the potential for a very personally enriching experience while also providing a great service to the community.
If you are interested in volunteering, they are asked to please contact Sharon Hendrichs, Yellow Medicine County Restorative Justice Coordinator at 320-313-3028 or via email at: email@example.com
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Portrait of An Indian Woman, oil-on-canvas painting by Elsa Jemne, 1926.
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Care Decisions
Alabama state law allows you, as an adult, (at least 19 years of age), to put in writing instructions to your doctor about how much and what type of medical care you want if you become terminally ill. When you are admitted to the hospital and even before, you should discuss this issue and make your decisions known to your doctor and your family.
While state law provides ways for you to make your wishes known, it does not require your physician or hospital to follow these wishes. Therefore, it is essential that you discuss your desires with your physician.
Whatever decisions you make about intensity of care or termination of life-sustaining procedures, we will continue to provide medical and nursing care to prevent pain and suffering and to provide comfort.
Life-sustaining procedures are machines and treatments that help the body to function properly if the body's systems fail because of illness or injury. These basic body functions include the ability to breathe, to take in food, to eliminate waste and to provide an adequate heart beat.
Decisions about whether or not life-sustaining therapies should be used must be made voluntarily by competent and informed patients. These decisions can be stated by executing advanced directives (living wills, durable powers of attorney).
A living will is a legal document that lets you specify the kinds of medical treatment you wish to receive if you become chronically or terminally ill.
There is a copy of a living will in the Patient Information booklet that was provided for you on admission. You may also get copies from the offices of Admitting, Community Relations, the Patient Representative and the Risk Manager.
If you are unable to make such a decision, then the decision should be made by another informed person acting for you. This person could be a family member, a legal guardian or someone to whom you have given durable power of attorney for health care.
Durable power of attorney, sometimes called general power of attorney, is a document that authorizes another person to act as one's agent in all matters. You may get a durable power of attorney for health care from your lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer and wish to make a durable power of attorney for health care, you may contact the Alabama State Bar Association at 1-800-392-5660.
In the event you do not have a living will or a durable power of attorney, and you are unable to voice your wishes regarding your treatment, your next of kin and/or physician will be allowed to make decisions on your behalf.
Additional Information About Living Wills
- Persons who desire to have a living will must be capable of understanding the function of a living will and be able to relay the meaning of the living will when questioned.
- A living will must be witnessed by two people, at least 19 years of age, who know the patient and are not related to the patient by blood or marriage. Hospital employees should not witness a living will.
- A living will does not have to be notarized.
- A copy of the signed living will should be brought to the hospital on each visit.
- You have the right to change your mind about any instructions you give your physician or this facility. You can revoke your instructions verbally or in writing. It is very important, however, that you give your written revocation to your physician or this facility so they will know you have changed your mind. A family member cannot revoke your instructions.
Definitions of Terms You May Hear in the Hospital
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Books for Newly Diagnosed Families
Recently, we asked our Facebook community, "What books about autism do you think are most helpful for newly diagnosed families?" We received nearly 300 responses. Below are some that we chose to pass along to you.
- Sherri suggested "the new one by Tony Atwood (The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome). My son is newly diagnosed at 20. My husband and family have found it very helpful."
- Geri said "The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder is very informative … I would highly recommend it."
- Laurel's favorites are "Thinking In Pictures by Temple Grandin, Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet and, my current top pick, Toilet Training for Individuals With Autism or Other Developmental Issues by Maria Wheeler, M.ED."
- Martha thinks "a good one for young kids who have Asperger's Syndrome is All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome by Kathy Hoopmann."
- Patty really likes the book There's a Boy in Here by Judy Barron and Sean Barron. "It really helped me to understand my son. Sean Barron is actually the child who has autism in this book and he remembers all of his behaviors from when he was about three years old and on and explains why he did the things he did."
- Dan recommends Fred R. Volkmar's latest book, A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member, and Teacher Needs to Know.
- Christina praises Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm. "It has explained more in the 72 pages I have read than every professional has in the last six months."
- Alischa agrees that "Louder Than Words by Jenny McCarthy really helped, especially the 'non-accepting daddy' part. It was reassuring that it (autism) happens to everyone, not just 'us common folk'."
- Shelley believes "there are a lot of great amazing books to get you started. I think I started with Let Me Hear Your Voice. Lee Ann Whiffen has an amazing book – A Child's Journey Out of Autism. My advice to new parents is read everything you can get your hands on because knowledge is power. But one of my favorite books ever written on autism is by Portia Iverson – Strange Son. It's brilliant."
- Judith agrees with many members of our community. "Especially for the initial months, Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child's Life by Lynn Koegel. I call it my bible, and constantly refer back to it. The understanding it gave me for getting through the beginning was priceless; I would recommend this book immensely. It speaks plenty on recovery and overcoming symptoms, and how to achieve the victories."
For a longer list of books, visit the Resource Library on autismspeaks.org
May 12, 2010 at 11:26 am
"Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew" is an easy to read masterpiece. The chapters are relatively short but packed with great information. You do not have to read it cover to cover in one sitting. If you really want to educate your family and friends over time them place a copy in each of your bathrooms.
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Ik ben een 63 jarige autodidactische weten schapper.
Ik ben o.a zwemleraar en heb nog al eens en autistis iemand in mijn groep.
Ik heb besloten van mijn reeds oude liefde nu mijn levens werk te maken.
Het op sporen van autisme, daar voor is niets te te veel.
Wie wil me helpen?
Geeld heb ik niet wel en stel goede hersenen.
June 12, 2010 at 4:33 pm
NON Inherited genetic source for a growing percentage of children. This is allready explained in a recent book based on Systems theory rather than statistical study by a layman.
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SACRAMENTO – A federal bankruptcy judge ruled today in the city's favor, allowing Stockton to settle a lawsuit without having first to ask his permission.
The $55,000 settlement paid to a man named Christopher Hallon, who accused police of beating him up in 2010, amounted to a relatively small amount of money in the city's multi-million dollar Chapter 9 case, but it has large implications.
Wall Street creditors fought the settlement on principle, fearing that the city would be free to pay off favored creditors and short others it disliked, such as the bond holders.
In his ruling, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein drew the limits to his own powers over dictating how the city spends its money and makes political decisions. Klein said he will ultimately decide on the Hallon settlement and others in its plan of adjustment, or how Stockton ultimately structures its debts.
Read Thursday's Record for more on this story by staff writer Scott Smith.
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The three of them had so many things in common -- all studying to be engineers at UC Santa Barbara, all from immigrant Chinese families, all grew up in the Bay Area -- that it seems inevitable they would have found each other once they left home. But three days after Cheng Yuan "James" Hong, George Chen and Weihan "David" Wang were savagely murdered in the first grotesque spasm of a killing spree by Elliot Rodger near the university campus, there were more questions than answers about how two of them came to be their killer's roommates.
They were remembered by neighbors who conceded they didn't know the three young men well as "very quiet" and "shy," always "genuine" and unfailingly "friendly." One neighbor recalled they liked to play video games and rarely went out. After only two years on campus, Hong, at 20, was listed as a senior in the College of Engineering, and like his friends, he studied so hard and spoke up so seldom that little was known about him -- or any them -- outside of their immediate circle.
Rodger, on the other hand, was only at a loss for words around women. He left behind a rambling 137-page screed before he went on his rampage Friday, carefully laying out how he planned to lure unsuspecting victims into his apartment using "trickery," and kill them there. But there was an obstacle to the success of his meticulous plan. "The first people I would have to kill are my two housemates to secure the entire apartment for myself as my personal torture and killing chamber," he wrote. Hong and Chen, both from San Jose, were listed on the lease, and Wang, who came from Fremont, was evidently a frequent visitor.
In the diatribe he posted online before his killing spree, Rodger plotted to knock them out with a hammer then slit their throats. On Saturday, sheriff's deputies removed evidence bags from the apartment, including one grisly item labeled "2 machetes, 1 knife, 1 hammer."
Though the young men's families remained mostly in seclusion before reportedly departing Monday for Santa Barbara to retrieve their son's bodies, Wang's parents came to the door of their home for an interview with NBC Bay Area, at times writhing in agony. "I wish I could go in exchange of my son's life," Jinshuang "Jane" Liu said in the interview. "I'm just heartbroken. What can I do without my son?" She said David was within days of moving out of the apartment because he was upset by loud music Rodger played in the middle of the night.
Wang attended Fremont Christian High School, where he played basketball and loved to talk with friends about the NBA. The school has announced plans to dedicate a garden near the basketball court in his honor. "I remember seeing him everyday in study hall, and we would talk about NBA games that happened the night before," his friend, Eugene Eisenman, wrote on Facebook. Then they would talk about trades that could happen.
"My son, my whole life," Jane Liu said, "I'm so proud of him."
Belying his reserved nature, Hong was a "drama kid" at Lynbrook High School, happy to work backstage to ensure that his classmates could shine, said Laurel Cohen, his drama teacher.
"James was shy, quiet, gentle, sweet, kind and most respectful," Cohen said. "Not someone who easily could engage in conversation. But I remember his earnest nature, conviction, honesty and mostly his smile; it lit up a room.
"Backstage he was an unsung hero, moving in and out of the shadows unnoticed and silent," she added. "He would do anything for the sake of the show. I often wonder why certain students take drama, but with James it was easy. He loved the process and the people. James was a drama kid. I will always remember him as such."
Maria Jackson, assistant principal at Lynbrook, remembered Hong fondly and described him as "quiet and very sweet," and a diligent and accomplished student. Jackson said she spoke with Hong's father Monday to offer condolences and the support of the school community, of which Hong was a part for four years. Because the tragedy unfolded at the start of a holiday weekend, the school was preparing for grief-stricken students when school resumes Tuesday, making additional counseling and support services available to students and staff. The campus Monday was empty because of Memorial Day.
Despite their age and computer savvy, none of three appeared particularly active on social media. In one of his first Facebook posts four years ago, Hong wrote, "I am such a nerd. ... I got 800s on both my math and chinese sats, but I'm Chinese, so those test scores don't mean anything ..."
Chen was only 19, and until he left for a college experience that he expected to be the beginning of his adult life -- not the end of it -- he lived with his parents and younger brother on Elwood Road in San Jose. On Monday morning, the well-manicured street of single family homes was quiet, with shoes lined up outside the front doors that no one wanted to answer. "This is indeed very sad and tragic news for his family and our community," said Devin Blizzard, principal at Williams Elementary School, where Chen's younger brother is a student.
Otherwise, like the lost young men themselves, it was very quiet. Now, and seemingly forevermore.
Contact Bruce Newman at 408-920-5004. Follow him at Twitter.com/BruceNewmanTwit.
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UC Santa Barbara plans to hold a memorial service at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Harder Stadium on the 21,685-student campus to mourn and remember the six who were killed. Classes have been canceled for the day.


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STOCKTON – A man was shot to death outside a busy Stockton movie theater late Friday night, authorities said.
The shooting occurred about 10 p.m. at Janet Leigh Plaza outside the downtown Stockton cineplex, said Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound, Silva said.
The man was taken to a hospital for treatment, where he died as a result of his injuries, Silva said.
Silva said the area around the cineplex remains a "very active" crime scene. No other details were available.
Monitor recordnet.com and read Sunday's Record for more on this story by staff writer Jason Anderson.
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The Billie Joe Armstrong who stares out from the cover of the most recent Rolling Stone magazine looks sober, serious, subdued. Flecks of gray dot his spiky black hair.
"Billie Joe," reads the headline, "The road back from hell."
That road reaches a critical juncture Friday when Armstrong, the charismatic East Bay rock star, and his band mates in Green Day, one of the most consistently successful popular music acts over the past 25 years, perform a major concert at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. The eyes of the music world will be watching to see if the band can rebound from Armstrong's late-2012 stint in rehab for substance abuse -- which Armstrong details with striking candor in Rolling Stone -- as well as from surprisingly lackluster sales of its three new albums.
"Comeback" might be too strong a term for what's happening Friday. Green Day has rarely tasted failure in a 25-year career that includes selling more than 75 million albums, playing sold-out arenas and stadiums worldwide, and even conquering Broadway with the Tony Award-winning musical "American Idiot."
Making amends
While it's not new for a big act to play SXSW -- Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., Metallica have done it -- Green Day is different in that it is coming off a recent losing streak. Is the band looking at a career in decline? Probably not, but fans and industry insiders will breathe easier if they see a healthy Armstrong and his band mates on Friday deliver one of their characteristically fierce stage shows. (The band performed a two-hour, small-venue warm-up show in Pomona this past weekend and was scheduled to perform two other such shows this week. Reports on the Pomona show were largely positive.)
"This should be the next step in the Green Day story," says BamMagazine.com Editor Dennis Erokan, who began watching the band even before its major-label debut, "Dookie," came out in 1994. "I'm betting on Green Day. I'm betting on Billie."
But it likely won't be easy.
Signs of trouble emerged in September at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas, when Armstrong, angered that the band's set was cut short, let loose an expletive-filled meltdown. He smashed his guitar onstage and yelled, "I'm not (expletive) Justin Bieber."
Soon after, the singer enrolled in a treatment program at an undisclosed clinic. Any illusions that Armstrong just needed to clean up a little were shattered in the recent Rolling Stone piece, which was the only interview he gave on the subject.
"I couldn't predict where I was going to end up at the end of the night," he recalled of the period leading up to the meltdown. "I'd wake up in a strange house on a couch. I wouldn't remember how. It was a complete blackout."
Last straw
The much-publicized Las Vegas fiasco, which reportedly came a week after Armstrong rebuffed his manager's pleas to get help, finally forced Armstrong to confront his demons -- even if it meant derailing Green Day's plans to support its three new albums, "Uno," "Dos" and "Tre," and scuttling a small-venue warm-up tour that included dates in Santa Cruz and San Francisco.
"I remember tiny things," Armstrong told Rolling Stone of the Las Vegas incident. "The next morning, I woke up. I asked (my wife) Adrienne, 'How bad was it?' She said, 'It's bad.' I called my manager. He said, 'You're getting on a plane, going back to Oakland and going into rehab immediately.' "
Now Armstrong must lead his band through what may well be the busiest time of Green Day's career. Besides trying to pump commercial life into its three new albums and prepping for a world tour of arena-size venues that kicks off this month, the trio has two films debuting at SXSW.
The more highly anticipated of the two is "Broadway Idiot," which chronicles the band's adaptation of its 2004 concept album, "American Idiot," to the stage -- from its Berkeley Repertory Theatre premiere to its Broadway run, which resulted in two Tony Awards.
'Big time' for band
"Broadway Idiot" will have its world premiere Friday at SXSW. The second film is "Cuatro," a documentary about the making of Green Day's ambitious trio of new albums. That film also will screen Friday at SXSW.
"I think it is a really big time for the band," says KFOX-FM DJ Big Rick Stuart, who has followed Green Day since its early days. "When I heard that they were going to release three albums and do a world tour and release a documentary and I was like, 'Whoa. Are you serious?' Name another band that has done that. Even Bruce Springsteen hasn't done that."
Armstrong's personal problems don't seem to have hurt Green Day's drawing power at the gate. The band's local date on its world tour -- a big homecoming show set for April 16 at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley -- sold out in minutes.
"Green Day is such a seminal band," says Allen Scott, executive vice president of Berkeley's Another Planet Entertainment, which is promoting the Greek show. "I don't think they have anything to prove. They have really defined an entire genre of punk rock music. This band is one of the biggest in the world -- and one of the best live acts in the world."
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7.73 The Leuchter report, which I have mentioned already and to which I will return in greater detail when I come to summarise the evidence relied on by Irving in connection with Auschwitz, claimed that forensic analysis revealed no trace of in the surviving ruins of the gas chambers at Auschwitz. Prompted by the publicity given to the Leuchter report, the director of the Auschwitz museum enlisted the expert assistance of Professor Markiewicz, Director of the Forensic Institute of Cracow, who arranged in February 1990 for further samples to be taken from Auschwitz for analysis.
7.74 Markiewicz decided that the so-called Prussian blue test was unreliable because its formation depended on the acidity of the environment which was particularly low in the alleged gas chambers. Markiewicz and his team therefore adopted microdiffusion techniques to test for cyanide samples from the crematoria, from the delousing chambers and a control sample taken from elsewhere within Auschwitz. The latter was tested because claims had been made that the cyanide traces in the gas chambers were explained by the fact that a single fumigation of the whole camp had taken place during the typhus epidemic. The control sample tested negative, refuting those claims. As to the tests on the crematoria and the delousing chambers, the conclusion arrived at by Markiewicz was that cyanide compounds are still to be found in all the facilities (that is, in both the delousing chambers and in the various supposed gas chambers) that, according to the source data, were in contact with cyanide. The concentration of cyanide compounds in the various samples varies greatly, even in the case of different samples taken from the same chamber or building. This indicated that the conditions producing the cyanide compounds varied locally. According to van Pelt, the Markiewicz report demonstrated positively that Zyklon-B had been introduced into the supposed gas chambers, albeit that the test results varied greatly. Van Pelt considered that the results for crematoria 4 and 5 were unreliable because they had been demolished at the end of the war with the result that it is difficult to know which brick came from where.


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By tobyehatch-Oracle on Feb 12, 2014
Do you have strategic profit and loss statements for your customers, stores, and stock keeping units (SKUs) or products? Having little experience with this type of statement before, I was very fortunate to have two experts join me for a discussion about how strategic profit and loss statements can make a significant bottom line impact for Retail companies. Mark Wright, Principal Sales Consultant for Oracle EPM Applications and Bart Stoehr, Senior Director of Product Strategy Development, both specialize in the Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management Product. Both have an amazing depth of experience to share on all matters pertaining to profitability and cost management practices.
To start, I asked Mark to describe shortcomings he has seen in Retail company management practices. Mark explained that for decades retailers have been tasked to improve shareholder value by making decisions based on statutory financial statements and rarely do these mandated statements represent strategic views that embody the business. Marketing, sales and operations often have to recreate their financials to better serve their decision needs. Mark offered that "financial" profit and loss statements are generated from ERP systems designed to meet statutory reporting requirements, not the needs of strategic executives. Transactions are recorded in accounting structures by division, department and account with little linkage to profit dimensions such as customer, product, and vendor. When a customer pays for a product, key hidden expenses such as labor, warehouse, transportation, vendor, etc., are recorded in unrelated and separate accounting formats. This lack of linkage and transparency can lead to incomplete, inefficient and sometimes bad decisions.
Mark told us about a company that he had worked with that completely changed their product strategic direction by switching from product and SKU gross margin management to strategic profit and loss statements. This change resulted in driving .5% to 2.5 % profit points to the bottom line!
Diving deeper into this subject area, Mark relayed that marketing executives want to know where to make money so they can plan advertising budgets. Sales organizations focus more on who is buying so they can set sales targets and quotas. Operational managers focus on what and how so they can balance supply to demand. Merchandisers focus on store floors and aisles so they can plan. Corporate level executives just want to know when so they can set profit expectations. Everyone wants different views of profitability.
Mark offered a good example of how a mistake can be made from too little information. Merchandisers want to turn over high volume products but likely don't understand the hidden costs associated with them such as import fees and distribution costs. Sales may want to push high revenue products to high volume customers even though the customer may be unprofitable because they tend to buy massive loss-leading products. These are very conflicting agendas and objectives and will not lead to profitability.
Bart provided good insight as to how Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management can transform traditional profitability information into strategic profit and loss reporting, giving execs and others the information they need to make good decisions. "Imagine an executive in your company pulling up a dashboard that has four different points of view into the same profit number", Bart said. Views such as customer, product, channel (i.e. store), and warehouse all tying to the same bottom line with each view showing a color coded profit graph with the most and least profitable members. Continuing the story, the executive then clicks on the negative portion of the product graph and it displays an independent strategic profit and loss statement showing revenue, discounts, rebates, vendor costs, warehouse costs, transportation costs, store activity costs, cogs and negative income - all fully loaded with transparency and linkage to profit drivers such as quantity, activities, allocations, and other inter-dependencies.
That sounded like utopia for executives, but Bart kept going…Now imagine further drilling into the strategic profit and loss report and getting details on the store, SKU, vendor, customer, sales person, zip code, store isle and other profit measures important to decision making. I was hooked!
Bart told our listeners that this is just the tip of the iceberg. This type of tool can also address:
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• Capital expense alignment
• Return on Investment (ROI) alignment
• Operating Expense resource alignment
• Capacity and process improvements
I was amazed at the power of strategic profit and loss statements for executives. So you really need to ask yourself, "Can my profit and loss statements do all this?"
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