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With the tumult in Berkeley behind us, let's focus on the Bay Area's bowl-bound teams. Stanford and San Jose State are headed to the postseason; the only question is where.
Fresh off its upset of top-ranked Oregon, the Cardinal (9-2) is within range of its third consecutive appearance in the Bowl Championship Series and could reach the BCS even if it loses to UCLA on Saturday.
Resurgent San Jose State (9-2) is bowling for the first time since 2006 and has a list of potential destinations that stretches from Washington, D.C. to Honolulu.
Both could benefit from the chaos in the Big Ten, which has two ineligible teams (Ohio State and Penn State) and won't fill its eight bowl tie-ins.
That could create openings at the BCS level for Stanford and the non-BCS level for San Jose State, which raised its national profile last week with the victory over Brigham Young.
One possibility for SJSU is the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, on Dec. 15 in Boise.
The bowl has first pick of teams from the Western Athletic Conference, but presumptive league champion Utah State participated in the last year and both the Aggies and bowl officials might prefer a fresh face.
As long as Utah State has another option, arrangements could be made for San Jose State to fill the WAC half of the draw against a team from the Mid-American Conference. (It doesn't hurt SJSU's cause that first-year athletic director Gene Bleymaier held the same post at Boise State for decades and has connections to the Potato Bowl.)
If Boise isn't an option, the Spartans would become a free agent, available to any bowl that has a vacancy. That's where the sorry state of the Big Ten comes into play.
The conference won't fill at least one (and as many as three) of its bowl tie-ins, meaning the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl — it's last in the Big Ten pecking order -- is sure to have an opening. (The Little Caesars used to be the Motor City Bowl, which, as SJSU fans might recall, shunned the Spartans in favor of Florida Atlantic in 2008.)
SJSU could land in the Military Bowl in Washington, D.C. ,or the Heart of Texas Bowl in Dallas. There's also the intriguing possibility of San Jose State filling a vacancy in the Hawaii Bowl, where the Spartans would face a familiar foe (Fresno State or Nevada) from its future home (the Mountain West).
Stanford has fewer potential destinations than San Jose State but a more complicated path. Let's take it step by step:
That would leave the Granddaddy with a vacancy. So long as No. 8 Stanford remains in the top 14 of the BCS rankings — a strong possibility — it would be eligible for the Rose.
Bowls are usually averse to inviting the same team two years in a row. But because the Big Ten won't have an at-large team available, the Fiesta could be forced to select Clemson or Stanford.
In that case, the Cardinal might be the preferred choice.
If the Cardinal loses twice to UCLA in a six-day span — Saturday and the Pac-12 title game — then it becomes damaged goods. The Alamo could take a pass, leaving Stanford to the Holiday or Sun bowls.
That's not a likely scenario. Then again, when the season began, few figured Stanford would be in the BCS-bowl picture at all.
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noun (plural batteries)
- The redox reaction in the battery is the source of the electrical energy; batteries are voltaic cells.
- If there's no electricity, how do you get the energy to power the batteries for the cameras?
- The product is advertised to operate using static electricity only and requiring no batteries or other power sources.
- The first fortification was the emplacement of anti-aircraft batteries and machine-guns for defense of the skies.
- I gritted my teeth and swallowed hard, my thoughts briefly turning to the heavy missile batteries and the people who crewed them.
- The shore batteries took a heavy toll of the landing craft, particularly at Westkapelle, and supporting armour bogged down in the soft clay.
- The disappearance of the classical front line required that artillery batteries fight as infantry in the defense of their guns.
- This consisted of 10 regular and 18 irregular regiments of cavalry, 74 regiments of infantry, and 22 artillery batteries.
- However, the Panzer Regiment destroyed a motorized column and an artillery battery before the French could withdraw.
- Rolling to his right, he took cover behind a battery of computer equipment.
- Today you would need a battery of electronic equipment to measure the difference in noise and vibration between, say, a Focus and a Mondeo.
- There is also a battery of powerful surveillance and monitoring equipment located inside and on the perimeter wall of Grosvenor Road barracks.
- A battery of neuropsychological tests were also administered by IVR with a standard touch-tone telephone.
- Children completed a battery of neuropsychological tests in the areas of processing speed, vigilance, and inhibition.
- In these experiments, test subjects with maladies ranging from severe brain trauma to bipolar disorder undergo a battery of visual tests.
- That would be a criminal action, namely assault (rather than battery which includes physical contact).
- Kantor has listed three of them in her complaint: assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
- In most cases of battery or actual bodily harm the causal connection will be plain, but cases involving drugs have presented difficulties.
- I was all excited to report on the fact Philadelphia started an all-Independent Baseball battery yesterday for its Grapefruit League game against Cleveland in Winter Haven, FL.
- The defensive baseball positions can be divided into three main categories: 1) the battery, 2) infielders, 3) outfielders.
- By "Clicking On" the pitcher's name you can see their battery mates for all of their starts as well as their shutouts.
Middle English: from French batterie, from battre 'to strike', from Latin battuere. The original sense was 'metal articles wrought by hammering', later 'a number of pieces of artillery used together'; on this was based a sense 'a number of Leyden jars connected up so as to discharge simultaneously' (mid 18th century), from which sense 1 developed. The general meaning 'a set or series of similar units' (sense 3) dates from the late 19th century.
The root of battery is Latin battuere 'to strike, beat', and originally referred to metal articles shaped with a hammer. The military soon adopted the term to mean a succession of heavy blows inflicted upon the walls of a fortress with artillery, and so it came to have the sense 'a number of pieces of artillery combining in action'. It is this idea of combining to produce a result that is behind the use in electrical batteries. The original electrical battery was a series of Leyden jars, glass jars with layers of metal foil on the outside and inside, used to store electric charge. Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) mentioned the device in a letter of 1748. Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) developed the later galvanic battery (named after the Italian physicist Luigi Galvani (1737–98), using chemical action to produce electric current, and described it in 1801. An electrical battery is a container with one or more cells, and this no doubt prompted the use of the word for a series of cages for laying hens.
Words that rhyme with batterycattery, chattery, flattery, tattery
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- Compact Size 9-1/4" x 9-3/4" x 2-1/2"
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The Daily Startup: Trellis Bioscience Eyes Merger With A-CUBE, Hires its CEO
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Antibody-technology company Trellis Bioscience has hired a new chief executive and is considering a merger with venture-backed bioinformatics company A-CUBE, VentureWire has learned. Stefan Ryser has become CEO to succeed Stote Ellsworth, who is staying on as chief technology officer but is reducing his time because of health reasons, according to Ryser. Ryser is also CEO of A-CUBE, which uses an algorithm and computational capabilities to map the epitopes, or targets, of antibodies produced by B cells of the immune system. That technology may fit well with the Trellis platform, called CellSpot, which identifies rare B cells that produce antibodies of interest.
Startups that serve businesses are becoming fashionable in Silicon Valley again because they have a proven way to make money if they survive. The Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, Calif., is the latest investor to join this trend and is planning a new business-to-business accelerator for this spring, VentureWire has learned. The accelerator will be led by Plug and Play President Canice Wu, a former entrepreneur and executive at Siebel, and expects to invest between $25,000 and $100,000 in each of about 20 B2B startups per year. Startups with products are preferred.
Also in today's VentureWire, Technology Crossover Ventures is making a bet that AppNexus will continue to benefit from a unique approach to a rapidly shifting digital-advertising landscape. The firm has led a $75 million Series D investment into the New York-based business…In a vote of confidence for Pinterest and its now-mainstream social network, SV Angel has taken a $30 million stake in the company through a secondary sale, regulatory filings revealed…and Coach Alba believes that simple text messages can help people lose weight, exercise more and become healthier. The provider of an SMS-based weight-loss program said it has raised more than $3 million in seed and Series A funding over the past several years, including backing from behavioral-science company VitalSmarts.
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CARSON -- Nine days after signing, and about half an hour into his debut, the Earthquakes' newest player made a critical impact Friday night.
But Matias Perez Garcia's first goal in Major League Soccer could not extend the Earthquakes' two-game winning streak, as the visitors settled for a 2-2 tie with the Los Angeles Galaxy in front of 19,719 at the StubHub Center.
Nevertheless, the draw continued both teams' unbeaten stretches. The Earthquakes (6-8-6) have not lost in four consecutive games. Los Angeles (9-4-7) has not experienced defeat in three successive games and only once in the past 12, as the Galaxy surged from last place in the Western Conference to within four points of the first-place Seattle Sounders.
"We got a great point against a very, very good team," Quakes coach Mark Watson said. "Obviously, they were dominant and we defended a lot, but we showed a great mentality to see the game out under a lot of pressure."
Perez Garcia scored in the 31st minute to put the Earthquakes ahead 2-1. Shea Salinas began the play by passing the ball from his own end to Atiba Harris on the right flank.
Harris' cross off the sole of Chris Wondolowski's right foot deflected to Perez Garcia, who fired a left-footed line drive from 19 yards that ricocheted off the right hand of Galaxy goalkeeper Jaime Penedo, who dived to his left to no avail.
"What a finish," Wondolowski said. "He took that goal really well and struck it perfect. You could see he has great technical ability."
Perez Garcia, who played for Club Atletico Tigre in Argentina's first division for the past two seasons, became the Earthquakes' third designated player July 31. In his first game, Perez Garcia played as a withdrawn forward behind Wondolowski and between midfielders Salinas and Harris.
"I thought it was a good start for him," Watson said. "He's great on the ball. He can get out of pressure, his passing is good and he scored a great goal. He's going to be a big part of what we do."
Wondolowski scored his team-high eighth goal to give the Earthquakes a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute. The scoring sequence started after the Galaxy's Marcelo Sarvas took a 20-yard shot that hit Quakes defender Jason Hernandez. Sam Cronin secured the rebound and quickly passed to Salinas, who embarked on a solo run.
Wondolowski quickly ran behind Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez to receive Salinas' pass. With Gonzalez marking him, Wondolowski dribbled into the left side of the penalty area, then cut to his right before unleashing a 16-yard shot inside the far post.
Both of the Quakes' goals resulted from counterattacks, which reflected the Galaxy's pressing style that forced the visitors into a defensive shell.
"I thought that in the last four or five games, we moved the ball pretty well, had some good possession and a bit more control of the game," Watson said. "But they pressed right away, and we didn't do a great job of transitional play, in terms of those first few passes to give us a chance to have any extended possession."
Los Angeles tied the score in the 29th minute. After Robbie Keane's shot ricocheted off the Earthquakes' Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi, the Galaxy's Gyasi Zardes secured the deflection and converted from 11 yards between defenders Hernandez and Victor Bernardez.
Gonzalez forced the tie in 49th minute by heading Stefan Ishizaki's corner kick from seven yards.
Bernardez left the game in the 70th minute with a broken nose after colliding with Zardes and Shaun Francis while attempting to head the ball. Bernardez received medical attention for about three minutes.
Ty Harden replaced Bernardez. Harden made his first appearance since July 2 after having undergone an appendectomy.
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A scathing internal audit released Monday finds that Santa Clara County Board President George Shirakawa Jr. used his taxpayer-funded credit card to pay for his personal expenses and for items "strictly prohibited" since he took office in 2009 and demands the District 2 supervisor "immediately reimburse" $12,772.
Together with what the board president already has had to pay back, if Shirakawa complies with the latest crackdown, he will have had to return more than half of his 240 credit card charges totaling $36,837 for his four years as a supervisor.
The audit follows several reports in the media about Shirakawa's flagrant use of his "procurement card," designed for small-item purchases and county business trip expenses.
But Shirakawa, who filed for personal bankruptcy last year, appears to have used his P-card as if it were his own personal fund, charging his constituents for golf fees in Nevada, casino hotel stays and unauthorized rental car upgrades. Then, he failed to properly report his charges: County auditors found Shirakawa spent $10,354 in 174 visits to local restaurants for which he never filed the required itemized receipts, instead filing less detailed missing receipt memos. Although these same auditors have reviewed Shirakawa's use of the card three times since 2009, until the media exposure they never pointed out a pattern.
Auditors noted in Monday's report that while county policy allows for missing receipt memos "on an exception basis," in Shirakawa's case "the exception became the norm." The strongly worded audit also said that on "several instances" the supervisor "did not comply with the County's policies for P-Card usage, procurement, travel, or local business meals," and auditors found "many irregularities in the examined P-Card usage."
In his three-page response to the audit, Shirakawa pointed to memos in 2009, 2010 and 2011 by the Controller-Treasurer Department that stated in part that the supervisor's credit card charges for all three years "followed the policies and procedures set forth in the Procurement Card program." Shirkawa's office declined to comment on the audit when contacted by a reporter.
He also highlighted statements in those memos that said Shirakawa's credit card records were "well-organized and maintained."
Yet Shirakawa appeared to agree with most of the audit's findings and said he would submit reimbursements -- or has already paid back -- many of the expenses within 30 days. He noted, for example, he has reimbursed the county for the $175 he charged for the Democratic Party state convention registration fee.
But he is disputing other charges that he is being asked to repay, such as $175 worth of gift cards to a community group and a $2,500 donation to the East Side Union School District. Shirakawa also is pushing back on returning funds for more than 50 staff lunches he paid for at a taxpayer cost of $4,758. He said those meals could be justified "on a case-by-case basis, if it is more efficient and productive to meet with individual staff members in the field, rather than return to the County Government Center, to prepare for upcoming meetings held in the community that same day."
Any disputed charges will be reviewed again by the county auditors and ultimately may have to be resolved by the full Board of Supervisors.
Shirakawa, who recently lashed out at media reports of his spending -- describing them as a "political lynching" -- said he will, however, reimburse the county $1,230.17 for meals related to "social functions."
It may be tougher to push back with two other authorities reviewing Shirakawa's accountability to constituents. The board president is under investigation by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office for possible criminal misuse of public funds, and the state's Fair Political Practices Commission is examining Shirakawa's failure to file campaign finance reports from his 2008 run for county supervisor. Failure to provide those key documents could cost the veteran politician tens of thousands of dollars in fines.
The county audit released Monday noted that Shirakawa did respond previously when red flags were raised, reimbursing the county $7,049 for "various personal charges." But the paybacks were far from timely. "Most of these reimbursements were made several months after the card was first charged," auditors noted, adding: "These personal purchases violated County policies and should never have been charged to the county-issued PCard in the first place."
County auditors say they are not done yet. The Controller-Treasurer will now audit all spending in Shirakawa's District 2, including his staffers' credit card transactions, many of which also include questionable meals and missing receipts, this newspaper found. County officials also vow to tighten up their policies and procedures "in order to avoid confusion and provide uniformity" in implementing county policies.
Details on the proposed credit card policy revisions are expected to be presented to the board at its Dec. 18 meeting.
Supervisor Ken Yeager is seeking to get ahead of the curve at the board's Tuesday meeting by recommending that all elected county officials who have county-issued credit cards submit a quarterly report of their credit card expenses to the board's agenda for public review. From now on, Yeager also wants all records of credit card charges by elected county officials to be routed to either the County Finance Department or County Executive's office for scrutiny.
After all, Yeager said, until the reports about the credit card abuses surfaced in the local media, "nobody had any idea what people were spending the money on."
"It's really important that there is full transparency about our expenditures," he said. "It's public money, and the best way to make sure we are all following the rules is to have us report out in an open meeting for everybody to see what we are doing."
Yeager, who in January will assume the board presidency after Shirakawa's troubled tenure in 2012, said it's time to "earn the public's trust back."
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VOLUME 16, NUMBER 5 MONTH OF THE CAMAS JUNE 16, 1987 Tribal college graduation ceremony honors 37, plus Paul, Stanger Salish Kootenai College's 8th annual graduation ceremony honored 37 students, 20 of whom received their two-year degrees. Family members and friends gathered at the Kicking Horse Job Corps Center June 6 to watch the honor-conferring, which included special recognition of John Peter Paul and Francis Stanger for their contributions to the preservation of Indian culture here. Paul is the Tribes' chief war dancer who can always be counted on for leading the- grand entries at pow wows, explained SKC president Dr. Joe McDonald. Stanger, too, is an active supporter of pow wows who has also helped teach Native American Studies classes for SKC. Both men received honorary degrees. Stanger also did a good job of substituting for Tribal Chairman Mickey Pablo as the ceremony's welcoming speaker. He did so with about 10 minutes' notice, McDonald said, when ceremony organizers discovered they had forgotten to invite Pablo. Ken Dupuis of Poison was also singled out for attention during the early-evening event. McDonald presented the BIA Forestry manager with a beaded white-buckskin vest to thank him for his long service as a college board member. Others featured during the hour-long ceremony, which followed a dinner for graduates and guests, were: spiritual leader Pat Pierre; the Pistol Creek Singers; student body president JoAnn Kuntz; commencement speaker Alice Oechsli Chumrau (who was the first dean of students.and who helped immeasurably getting the (Continues on page two) Indian irrigators visit with Council, BIA OS te ta* Not quite two dozen Indian irrigators met with the Tribal Council and two staff attorneys June 9 to discuss where they fit in the current irrigation project controversy. During the 2!/2-hour-long meeting, they learned a little history about the irrigation project, which is the subject of four current court cases, including one filed June 8. They also heard about current efforts at negotiating Indian water rights with the state, and why the federal government can't be counted on to help the Indian cause. BIA superintendent Wyman Babby was present for part of the morning meeting to answer questions. He said that the irrigation project is a division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the same as Forestry or Land Services. This being so, he said the Tribal Council will be kept better informed in the future about current operations. In answer to a question about why some FIIP employees had to move their work stations from St. Ignatius to Pablo, he explained that the project's accounting system "was left over from Daniel Boone's days". The system and its workers need to be brought up-to-date technologically, he said. He said the Bureau maintains the position that FIIP is an Indian irrigation (Concludes on page five)
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Thursday, 07/31/1997
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
Set 1: Ghost > Ya Mar > Dogs Stole Things, LxLLimb By Limb, Dirt > Maze, Glide, Saw It Again, YEMYou Enjoy Myself
Set 2: Runaway Jim -> CircusWhen the Circus Comes, Vultures, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Mike'sMike's Song -> HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove
Encore: Cinnamon Girl
· Santa Claus is Coming to Town tease in You Enjoy Myself
· Mind Left Body Jam tease in McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters
· Happy Birthday to You and Can't You Hear Me Knocking teases in Weekapaug Groove
· Sweet Home Alabama tease
Noteworthy Jams: Ya Mar, Limb By Limb, You Enjoy Myself (highly recommended), Runaway Jim (highly recommended), Mike's Song (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 9.82
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: YEM contained strange Santa Claus is Coming to Town teases. Listen for Sweet Home Alabama teases before the start of the second set and Mind Left Body teases during McGrupp. Weekapaug included Happy Birthday teases from Trey, who later made reference to Jerry Garcia's birthday, which was the following day. Trey noted that Phish and the rest of the music community were trying to keep Jerry's spirit alive through music. Weekapaug ended in a Can't You Hear Me Knocking jam.
Song Distribution:
2 The Story of the Ghost
2 Stash
1 Farmhouse
1 Rift
1 A Picture of Nectar
1 Junta
1 The White Tape
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This show was part of the "1997 Summer U.S. Tour."
ghost opens this up in fine form. this is one of many funkadelic jammed out versions in the summer of '97. also, this may be a slight nod to jerry. page has some very cool licks in this one. also, check out the groove estashed by fish and gordo here. very nice playing here. eventually it gives way to a very fun yamar. trey has some nice noodling here before they find their way into dogs stole things. sticking with the new song thing, they delve into a good early take of limb by limb. this one sounds a lot tighter than it did in europe, but it still not quite there yet... on more year and its money. dirt gives everyone a much needed breather before a very firey maze. trey and page will lift off on this one. glide is a fun choice, and like ghost, i saw it again might be a slight nod to jerry. then they pop off a nice funky yem set closer. once again, page flashes some very serious chops in this one.
after a mighty fine first set, they come out blazing in the second. this jim is a keeper. trey really cuts loose with some nice hendrix'esque licks in this jim jam. it's no worcester '97 but hey, what is!? they eventually slip into one of my favorite slow songs phish plays, the los lobos "when the circus comes to town." trey solos nicely here, and it sets up vultures quite nicely. they dip back into the classics with a nice eery take on mcgrupp. page buries his solo on this one. then they bring the thunder. this is a mighty fine mike's song. in fact, it is a candidate for best of the year. they ride the climaxes very hard, and fishman just plays like a monster here. they stick with the old winning formula and dip into hydrogen here. the weekapaugh that follows is loaded with fun. after complimenting page beautifully throughout this song, trey throws out some pretty sweet happy birthday licks. at first you wonder if he is going to say anything or if he is going to let the happy birthday tease stand on its own. finally, he gives the nod to jerry by saying they are trying to keep the vibe alive. this is the first on stage/public nod toward the dead that phish had made on stage since their show at shoreline in '95. at this point in their career, phish seemed to be doing everything possible to get some space from the monster that was the grateful dead. i think many were expecting/really wanting a dead song for an encore, but they got a nice take of cinnamon girl instead. who can complain about that.
Fifteen years is a long time but I'll never forget this beautiful summer afternoon in the bay area.
Thank you!
Like many shows from Summer '97, the peaks that end the first set carry right over to the second set, and we get an all-time, must-hear Jim to open the second set, with a beautiful, sneak-attack -> into Circus. Though the Vultures is par for the '97 course (another new song!), we get a mini bust-out in McGrupp that bumps up into one of the better Mike's Grooves of 1997 to close the second frame. You know how sometimes the start of Mike's Song can be a bit jarring? This one, out of McGrupp, is far from it -- it really works here, and instead of the usual > Hydrogen, we get a strange -> Hydrogen which is dissonant but cool. The "nod to Jerry" in Weekapaug in the house Bill Graham built for him is pretty awesome, as is the CYHMK outro (as an aside -- the aerial view of Shoreline is a Steal Your Face logo: http://i.imgur.com/PGKuyCX.jpg). And in perhaps a "nod to Neil" (yes, I realize the whole "nod to" thing is comical), whose Bridge School Benefit is hosted annually at Shoreline as well -- perhaps not a coincidence that Phish was invited to play the next year -- the show closes with Cinnamon Girl. This is a historic show -- check it out!
It was the first time in my life some of my friends in high school had gone to see Phish, and was right around the time I was getting my first exposure to the band. I didn't catch my first show until Shoreline '99... this would've been a nice first show for sure.


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Toyota Enlists Muppets to Help Sell Highlander in Super Bowl Spot
Toyota seems to be channeling the 1970s with a Super Bowl ad featuring characters from the old "Muppet Show" that became part of popular culture nearly 40 years ago.
The commercial, which pitches the car maker's redesigned Highlander crossover, is also meant to promote the coming film "Muppets Most Wanted."
During the 60-second spot called "Joyride" which is the result of collaboration between Toyota and Walt Disney, the actor and former NFL player Terry Crews stops to help the passengers of a broken-down vehicle that turns out to be carrying the Muppets band, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.
The wild band members take Crews for a spin to help him shake a boring lifestyle while touting the Highlander as a fun-to-drive machine that can carry up to eight people and many more Muppets.
"Our game-day spot shows how Toyota Highlander puts the 'fun' in function," said Jack Hollis, Toyota's marketing vice president. "Toyota vehicles are built to last and can even endure the most boisterous Muppets, a former NFL player as well as a center console full of chickens," Hollis said.
Crews, who played six years in the NFL as a defensive end and linebacker, is known for his roles on television shows including "Brooklyn Nine-Nine, "Arrested Development" and "The Newsroom," and movies including "The Expendables" and "The Longest Yard."
Watch the commercial here.


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SAN JOSE -- When she heard Angel Villalona would be back with the San Jose Giants this season, Donna Musgrave didn't wait to be asked. She called to insist that Villalona should stay in her home again, just as he had as a shy 18-year-old in 2009.
That was back when Villalona was a can't-miss prospect. That was back before he was accused of murder in his native Dominican Republic.
"I called (the Giants) and said, 'You send him to my house. Because nobody is going to say nothing about Angel if he's staying with me,' " Musgrave said. "I knew what he was like before, and I knew he was a very nice kid. I knew he would have a hard time coming back. And I knew that coming back to us, there wouldn't be any problems."
Acquitted of the murder charge amid the prosecutor's claim that he paid off the victim's family, Villalona is back in baseball, back in San Jose and perhaps back on track.
"I think he's better than his old form," manager Andy Skeels said.
Six years after the Giants lavished $2.1 million on the 16-year-old infielder, Villalona will play in the California-Carolina League All-Star game Tuesday night at Municipal Stadium. He is also one of the six sluggers who will compete in the home run derby before the game.
To Villalona, his selection to the Cal League squad represents a signpost on his way back from the brink of personal and professional ruin. Facing a potential 20-year prison term, he spent nearly two months in jail and several more under house arrest before being released.
Now, he is back in San Jose. The last time he was here, in 2009, he was on a roster that included other promising youngsters such as Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford and Madison Bumgarner.
They went on to hoist the World Series trophy last October as Villalona watched on TV from the Dominican Republic.
"They're the good guys. Good for them," Villalona said in Spanish during an interview conducted with San Jose hitting coach Lipso Nava serving as interpreter. "They're my former teammates, and I wish them the best.
"If I'm going to make it or not, that's out of my hands. But I hope it happens. And when it happens, I'm going to be ready."
Thankful for the opportunity
Villalona relaxed on the dugout bench during an interview before a game last week. The team stipulated that he would answer questions only about baseball, not his highly scrutinized legal case.
If Villalona did make reference to his troubled past, he did so only in the vaguest possible terms, such as the several times he thanked "God and the Giants" for giving him the opportunity to play professional baseball again.
While in his native city of La Romana in September 2009, Villalona was accused in the shooting death of Mario Felix de Jesus Velete, a 25-year-old convenience store worker, after a fight in a popular nightclub.
Villalona's supporters said he was targeted because of his wealth; his detractors say he bought his way to freedom. La Romana prosecutor Jose Antonio Polanco told USA Today Sports in February that the murder weapon was not found and that his star witness, a friend who accompanied de Jesus Velete to the bar, disappeared after Villalona paid the victim's family about $138,000 to avoid a lawsuit.
Polanco conceded to USA Today that he did not have written proof of the payoff but said he heard it from Villalona's lawyers.
Sociology professor Ramona Hernandez, the director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute in New York, followed the case intently. She understands why outsiders would be suspicious considering the victim's family decided not to talk or press charges.
But Hernandez warned against leaping to a conclusion of a corrupt legal system. She described La Romana, the third-largest city in the Dominican Republic (population 214,000), as a "considerably large town with a rich history and a very complex society."
"So having a complicity -- everybody silent about something that they saw -- is complicated, to say the least," she said. "Do you know what I'm saying? This isn't a little remote place where you could actually buy everybody. ... La Romana is not that."
She said Villalona's team of highly paid lawyers might have simply given him an advantage over an overworked prosecutor, just as it could have happened in the U.S.
"So if you want to blame a legal system, you have to begin from there. If you have the best lawyers, is that corruption?" Hernandez asked. "Well, if that's corruption, we have corruption everywhere."
Shaking the rust
Granted his freedom, Villalona was reinstated from baseball's restricted list in February. In San Jose, he is batting .243 and is tied for fifth in the Cal League with 14 home runs. His numbers have been held in check by a wretched start.
Facing professional competition for the first time since his arrest and still rounding into shape after ballooning to 290 pounds, Villalona opened the season in a 2-for-44 slump.
"It was very difficult to watch because I knew what he could do," Musgrave said, watching from the stands last week. "And I was afraid his problems were because maybe he was a little bit leery of what people were going to say, what people were going to think."
Skeels brushed off Villalona's slow start as "ring rust." Villalona played in the Dominican Summer League and played in the country's winter league, but the manager said that was no substitute for Single-A pitching.
"I think there's a false assumption that somehow in the minor leagues you're facing the guys who could be stacking hammers at The Home Depot and just happen to be out here," he said, rattling off the names of notable major leaguers who have passed through the Cal League in recent years.
"These guys are the best in the world. They're just not in the big leagues yet because of a lack of experience. The idea that you're going to jump in and face these guys and right away feel like you should be dominating is wrong."
Bobby Evans, the Giants vice president and assistant general manager, said Villalona "has matured and is continuing to mature" upon his return to the organization. Villalona's weight is now listed at 257 pounds. By all accounts, he sticks around after games to put in hourlong workouts.
"The challenges he's faced put him into a position where he's been humbled, and he's operating from a place of thankfulness," Evans said. "But he's also operating from a place of hope. He realizes he can reach his dreams."
Evans also offers this: "It's evident that he hasn't lost his bat speed."
Potential still there
Villalona's potential once looked boundless. Skeels shook his head as he recalled the night in Augusta, Ga., when the raw, big-bodied teenager crushed a ball that sailed over the left-field fence and across a parking lot before splashing into Lake Olmstead -- more than 550 feet from home plate.
"It landed in outer space," Skeels said.
San Francisco infielder Nick Noonan, who was also on that Augusta team, confirms the account. "That was probably the furthest I've ever seen a ball get hit," Noonan said last week. "I'm sure it went over 500 feet, sure of it."
By the start of the 2009 season, Baseball America ranked Villalona as the third-best prospect in the Giants' minor league organization, behind only Bumgarner and Posey.
Now, scouts are restrained, even tepid, in assessing Villalona's chances of making an impact in the majors. One roving minor league instructor for an opposing team described Villalona's chances of reaching the big leagues as "fringe-y" because he is limited defensively and undisciplined at the plate. "He'll swing at anything," the instructor said, projecting a best-case scenario of a player who could hit .240 with 20-25 home runs in the majors.
A scout for an American League team who saw Villalona within the past few weeks was more optimistic. Defensively, he called him a "poor man's Pablo Sandoval" because his remarkable agility gives him surprising range for a big man. The scout also saw signs that Villalona was thinking more during at-bats, coming to the plate with a game plan instead of just hacking away.
"I saw some hittability there," the scout said. "And guys who have the ability to hit for power are so hard to find. Even if he gets up there (to the majors) at 25, he can still have a nice career."
Making him feel at home
After signing his big contract with the Giants in 2006, the teen who grew up in poverty developed a reputation for immaturity and carefree spending. Donna and Ed Musgrave, who have been hosting two San Jose players a year for at least eight years, know a different side.
Donna called him "a very sensitive man, very kind. People don't know he's funny, but he makes me laugh, he really does, because he's so innocent."
A little more than a month ago, when she told Villalona how much she liked his shoes, he offered to give them to her on the spot. Donna laughed and told Villalona that his big shoes would never fit her size-8 feet.
That was the end of the conversation. Two weeks later, he handed her a brand new pair of shoes in exactly her size.
That's why she finds it so hard to reconcile the softhearted Villalona she knows with the one accused of a heinous crime.
"Truthfully, I don't know what happened. I will never know what happened," Musgrave said. "I find it difficult to believe that what we read in the paper was the absolute 100 percent truth. I know what the Dominican is like. And I figure we may never, ever know the truth. So I just never believed that it was true."
Villalona, though polite during the interview, kept his answers brief. He smiled wide only when asked about the Musgraves.
"They're always willing to help me," he said. "They take care of me. I don't have words to thank them. I'm really blessed to be there with that family."
Staff writer Alex Pavlovic contributed to this report. Follow Daniel Brown on Twitter at twitter.com/mercbrownie.


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Silicon Valley, much like baseball, has its share of phenoms, those up-and-comers who demonstrate extraordinary promise.
Meet the latest: Elizabeth Holmes.
The 30-year-old Stanford dropout turned paper multibillionaire has quietly worked for 11 years on her startup, which aims to give all of us better information about our bodies in a quest to revolutionize how we manage our health.
"If people can really begin to understand their bodies, that can help them change their lives," she said during a recent interview at the Palo Alto headquarters of Theranos, a mix of the words "therapy" and "diagnosis."
Over the past year, Holmes has embraced a more public profile, recently snagging the cover of Fortune magazine in what bore all the hallmarks of a carefully orchestrated media push. Her board includes a Who's Who of American political influence -- former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, former Defense Secretary Bill Perry, a couple of former U.S. senators, a Marine general. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is one of her investors.
Familiar qualities
Holmes' drive to change the world has a familiar ring here. She may actually do it -- or not. It's always hard to know in Silicon Valley whether the hype matches the reality.
The tech industry has seen phenoms before. They are typically young, bold and single-minded with boundless ambition. Think Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg.
What often distinguishes great leaders are qualities like determination and persistence, but something else too, said Bob Sutton, a Stanford engineering school professor and co-author of "Scaling Up Excellence."
"They believe they are destined to do something special," he said.
In that respect, Holmes is cast from the same mold as Jobs et al. She launched the company, she told me, after "thinking about what is the greatest change I could make in the world."
Holmes, who hates needles, zeroed in on blood tests as a starting point. If blood tests were easier, cheaper and more convenient -- Theranos aims to put a lab within a mile of any city dweller -- people could take multiple tests over time and see signs of a disease or condition before it's too late, Holmes argues.
She recalled the death of her uncle, whose skin cancer progressed rapidly to brain cancer.
"You look at something like that and it doesn't make sense," she said softly. "If it was caught in time, it's a completely manageable condition."
To that end, Theranos has devised software and hardware so that with just one pinprick of blood, critical medical tests can be run more cheaply and more conveniently.
In September, Theranos and Walgreens announced a deal to open Theranos "wellness centers" at one Walgreens in Palo Alto as well as 20 stores in Phoenix. The goal is to expand to all 8,200 Walgreens stores nationwide. Theranos' main revenue stream is payment from customers or their insurance providers for lab tests. The company has other revenue streams through its long-term strategic partners, which it declined to discuss.
With Theranos, Holmes is taking on the $70 billion U.S. blood-testing industry dominated by companies such as Quest and LabCorp. But she says her aim is something bigger, creating a new market called "consumer health technology," which Holmes describes as engaging and empowering people about their health.
"Here in California, I can go and buy a gun and shoot myself but I can't order a vitamin D test because I might do something quote 'clinically dangerous,' " she said. "We feel strongly over time that this has to change."
Shultz, who meets weekly with Holmes to discuss the business, described Theranos as "on the cusp of a real movement in preventive medicine."
"What Elizabeth is doing is important in diagnostics, that the more you are able to spot something before it occurs, the more you can do something about it," he said.
'Critical piece'
Theranos faces numerous regulatory, logistical and market challenges, said Eric Lakin, an analyst with DeciBio Consulting, a market research firm. Still, the potential is great.
"With current efforts to realize the dream of personalized medicine, Theranos may play a critical piece in this puzzle," he said. "But as with all puzzles, it often takes time to collect these pieces and put them together in a meaningful way."
Holmes' background is right out of the phenom playbook. Growing up in Texas, Holmes taught herself Mandarin and launched a business in high school selling C++ compilers to Chinese universities. She applied for her first patent while at Stanford, where she majored in chemical engineering. In the summer before her sophomore year, she went to Singapore to work at the Genome Institute on the SARS virus.
Then she dropped out of Stanford to begin working on Theranos, using the money her parents had saved for college for the business.
"She may be the female Mark Zuckerberg that Silicon Valley has been waiting for," said Vivek Wadhwa, a professor and researcher at Stanford and Duke and a lecturer on entrepreneurship. "She started when she was young, defied the odds and built a great technology, and is doing good for the world."
Tim Draper, the venture capitalist, said Holmes, who was friends with his daughter growing up, is the first entrepreneur he knows who kept quiet about her business for so long "so that the competition wouldn't get a chance to start."
"She had a winner and knew it," he said. His firm DFJ Venture was the first to invest.
In recent years, Theranos' head count has mushroomed to about 500 employees, up from 100 in 2010. It took over the former offices of Facebook at the Stanford Research Park.
Holmes has raised $400 million, valuing the entire company at $9 billion. She has a 50 percent stake, leading Forbes to call her "the youngest woman to become a self-made billionaire."
As for her gender, Holmes, who wears all black suits and heels and speaks in a deep, soft voice, has never allowed herself to think of it as an issue, she says.
But she knows people are paying attention.
"If I can show that in this country, a 19-year-old girl can drop out of school and build something like this," she said, "then other women should be doing it."
Contact Michelle Quinn at 510-394-4196 and email@example.com. Follow her at twitter.com/michellequinn.


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Looking for entertainment this weekend? Try these local events
Published: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 11:33 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 11:33 a.m.
Come enjoy a movie
Got an event
The Community Calendar is a sampling of area events, meetings, exhibits and announcements throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
For a complete list of events, visit www.bigfunonthebayou.com.
If your event is not listed here, you can add it for free at our online events-listing site, www.events.bigfunonthebayou.com. Just visit the site, create an account and fill in the blanks to let people know what you have planned. Whether you're a church group or an artist with an exhibit, let others know here.
You can also mail listings to The Courier, P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361 or the Daily Comet, 104 Hickory St., Thibodaux, LA 70301; fax it to 857-2244 or 448-7654, or email it to firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com. Please include the event, time of event, date of event, where the event is taking place, the address of where the event or meeting is taking place and a contact phone number for information. For information, call 857-2200.
The Outdoor Movie Series, featuring family-friendly notable films, continues throughout the year. Moviegoers are invited to bring picnic blankets and lawn chairs.
Admission: Free.
When: Twilight on the third Friday of each month.
Where: Memorial Park across from the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 Park Ave., Houma.
Information: Houma Regional Arts Council at 873-6367.
Art exhibit
Local artist Karen Kelly was selected as the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild's Artist of the Month for August. An exhibit of their work is on display throughout the month. Her exhibit will include old work combined with new ones, ranging from abstract to realism with a sidetrack to impressionism. Also included is clay work done as demonstrations for the summer art camp. Kelly began her art journey in 1974 when she began taking art classes with Helen Lapeyrouse. She studied with Lapeyrouse for several years, taking oil classes then changing to watercolor. She joined the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild in 1975, where she continued her art training by taking workshops offered by the Arts Guild. She also started experimenting with various media, striving to develop a personal response to paper and paint. Each new painting is an adventure, she said, never knowing in what direction it will end up. If successful, it gets framed; if not, it may become a part of a future painting. Kelly said the most important thing to her about art is to enjoy the journey.
Admission: Free.
When: Throughout August. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.
Where: Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild's Downtown Art Gallery 630, 630 Belanger St., downtown Houma.
Information: www.TFAG.org or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Cerebral Palsy of Louisiana's annual two-day telethon will be broadcast on Charter Communications channel 18, Comcast channel 190 and online at www.cerebralpalsyla.com. The event features live entertainment.
Admission: Free.
When: Aug. 3 and 4.
Where: Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd.
Information: To volunteer, call 1-800-375-8275 or to make a pledge, call 868-0200 during the broadcast.
Wrestling returns
TNA Impact Wrestling returns to Thibodaux with stars like the TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Bully Ray; Jeff Hardy; James Storm; Bobby Roode; TNA Knockouts and more.
Tickets: $15 to $65.
When: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3.
Where: Thibodaux Civic Center, 310 N. Canal Blvd.
Information: www.ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000.
Horse show
The Terrebonne Livestock Association's monthly horse show includes judged and speed events. The association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1947 to promote and preserve livestock and agriculture in Terrebonne Parish.
Admission: Free.
When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 4.
Where: Houma Air Base Arena, 121 Moffet Road.
Information: Kim Triche at 804-7932.
Go fish
The Krewe of Hercules Festival on the Bayou and annual Redfish Rodeo features many prizes, live music, a live auction and more.
Admission: $25.
When: Aug. 9-11.
Where: Houma Air Base Arena 121 Moffet Road.
Information: Jerry Boudreaux at 860-7894.
Come celebrate anniversary
The Terrebonne Parish Main Library will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a magic show by David LeBoeuf, followed by balloon art, face painting, and a petting zoo. The Treater Band will fill the day with live music.
Admission: Free.
When: 1 p.m. Aug. 10.
Where: Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.
Information: 876-5861 or www.terrebonne.lib.la.us.
Let's Boogie
Boogie on the Bayou, held twice a year, features arts and craft vendors, Cajun cuisine and loads of live music and dancing.
Admission: Free.
When: Aug. 23.
Where: Downtown Thibodaux.
Information: Ryan Perque at firstname.lastname@example.com or 446-7218.
Enjoy these voices
The "American Idol"-like contest returns for its sixth year with the CenterStage finale. What began in 2003 under the name Hometown Stars held at Southland Mall, changed to CenterStage in 2007 at the Civic Center. The event organizer, Ann Duplantis, said the contest will showcase 20 finalists competing for a panel of judges for prizes.
Admission: Not available.
When: Aug. 24.
Where: Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd.
Information: Ann Duplantis at 790-3900 or visit http://www.centerstagesingingcompetition.com or the event's Facebook page.
Let's rock
Downtown Live After 5 has entered its 12th season of free monthly outdoor concerts held the last Friday of the month through November in Courthouse Square in downtown Houma. Monthly performances feature sounds from bands with roots in rhythm and blues, country, swamp pop, rock and more. This month, the local band, Sheaux Down, is set to take the stage. The event, sponsored by the Houma Downtown Development Corp., was started as a way to bring people back to downtown Houma and show them the restaurants, stores and night spots that were in their backyard. Houma's Downtown Live After 5 started in March 2002 as an effort to revitalize interest and activity in downtown Houma. Members of the Downtown Business Association suggested holding outdoor concerts in the city after seeing similar events in Lafayette, Baton Rouge and other places across south Louisiana. The series attracts a group of 200 to 300 people a month.
Admission: Free.
When: 5-10 p.m. Aug. 30.
Where: Courthouse Square in downtown Houma.
Information: Anne Picou at 873-6408.
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The Lake County Players announced it will hold open auditions Sept. 2 and 3 for its production of "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus."
The auditions will be at 6 p.m. for ages 5-13; 7 p.m. for ages 14 and older and will be held at the Watkins Glen High School Auditorium, 303 12th St., Watkins Glen.
Auditionees older than 14 are encouraged to come prepared with a 1-minute maximum monologue form a fairy tale.
For more information, call 607-237-8817.
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Wayne County District Attorney Janine Edwards announced Friday that Roman Grzejka, 42, of Honesdale, was arraigned before Magisterial District Justice Ronald Edwards on one count of Theft graded as a Felony of the Third Degree.
The felony theft charge was filed by Wayne County District Attorney's Office Detective Peter Hower.
The Affidavit of Probable Cause states that Grzejka, owner and operator of "Roman's Famous Meats and Seafood," also operated as an independent contractor for Shortline Terminal Agency, a commercial bus line company, selling tickets for motor carrier passenger transportation.
As part of this contract, Grzejka was to submit all monies collected from the sale of such tickets to Shortline every month, minus a 10% commission. It is alleged that between Oct. 1, 2012 and Nov. 1, 2012, Grzeka sold 187 tickets and intentionally withheld $8,298.23 from Shortline.
Bail was set by Magistrate Edwards at Released on Own Recognizance.
Grzejka is scheduled to appear on these new charges at central court on July 3 at 9 a.m. at the Wayne County Courthouse.
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Store phone's redial leads to Pa. man's arrest
Published: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 8:25 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 8:25 a.m.
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — Police say a suspect's phone call from a convenience store telephone helped them to charge him with stealing $142 worth of change from the business.
The Altoona Mirror (http://bit.ly/14ME8bR ) reports 32-year-old Jason Comer, of Pittsburgh, has been charged with theft Saturday afternoon at a Sheetz store in Logan Township. That's near Altoona, about 85 miles east of Pittsburgh.
A clerk told police that a man asked to use the phone because he was out of gas before grabbing a change dispenser attached to the store's cash registers. Police used the phone's redial button and the woman who answered the call told the officer that Comer had just called her.
Police also identified Comer from surveillance video and found him nearby, waiting for a tow truck.
Online court records don't list an attorney for Comer who remained jailed Tuesday.
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Little Adventurers - 6-23 Mos. (approximately 30 minutes)
Date & Time: August 5, 2014 11:00 am
This program promotes social skills and early language development and lays the foundation for reading through letter, color and number recognition. It will include stories, songs, rhymes, finger plays , puppets, and movement activities. You do not have to be a Brookfield resident to join.
Offered Tuesday @ 11:00 a.m. and Friday @ 10:15 a.m.
Registration is not required. Please go http://www.brookfieldlibrary.org, enter your email address in the "Get Email Updates" space in the right hand column, and select children's news (and any other areas of interest you may have) to receive bulletins of cancellations, as well as special programs, holiday breaks and any other news related to our children's programming.


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The W Line, which will run through parts of Jeffco, will begin regular service on April 26. If you haven't used Light Rail before, now's the time to learn about it! Student discounts [1] are available.
The Library's going to help RTD celebrate the new line on Saturday, April 27. There will be events at all of the new stops and you can ride all of Light Rail for free all day! Visit your librarians at the Lakewood-Wadsworth station from 10 to 4.
[1] http://www.rtd-denver.com/DiscountFares.shtml
[2] http://jeffcolibrary.org/locations/belmar
[3] http://jeffcolibrary.org/locations/edgewater
[4] http://jeffcolibrary.org/locations/golden
[5] http://jeffcolibrary.org/locations/lakewood
[6] http://jeffcolibrary.org/locations/wheat-ridge


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I used to feel a slight discomfort on the top of the outside of my kneww when i would spin, but i never felt it when i was actually on my bike. However, this winter i spent more time on my bike than i have in the past, due to run-inhibiting cold weather and having finally bought myself a trainer, and the discomfort just started to come back. My bike is a tri bike, and i had it fitted to me. The discomfort is localized to the top of my knee, on the outside (i.e. on the slightly to the right side of my right knee). I can also feel a slight clicking in the knee (right where the discomfort is) when i extend it, and there is some discomfort even the day after i ride. Has anyone else had something similar? Thanks in advance.
yes i have the same problem as that, some think it is my IT band that i dont roll enough with the foam roller, getting some rocktape has helped me quite a bit. i went for an MRI and they said it was an ACL sprain and i had swelling in my knee joint. my physical therapist wasnt that convinced and thought it was still my IT band.
click on my link below and try some out, if you would rather like a small sample, email me and i can send you some. you might need a few applications to start noticing an improvement though.
this stuff has really worked well for my knee, i now use it on my calves and IT band as well.
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I hear ya, I get that same kind of knee pain more on the trainer than outside on a real ride. I love the convenience of the trainer but the fit/position just isn't the same as having your bike out on the road. I end up having to make a few adjustments to my positioning when on the trainer versus out for a real ride. I've had the same sort of knee pain and changing up the position a little has helped...the trick is getting things put back in place when you're ready to get outside but it's do-able.
I've also realized that when I'm out on the roads I ease into the workout better and warm up just by heading through town on my way to open roads. However, when I'm on the trainer I didn't used to take the same amount of time to warm up and I know that plays a role in the pain too. I started warming up my legs more before getting on the trainer and starting the workout, that has helped me more than anything to keep the pain/inflammation down.
Do you do any regular strength training? It's good for injury prevention and doesn't have to be anything crazy. Exercises like light squats, lunges, step ups might be good for you.
Interesting, thanks - this does sound similar to what is happening with me. I guess my mistake was thinking that the trainer didn't affect my positioning/etc on the bike. Can you give me any tips on how you adjusted the bike to avoid this discomfort when you have it on the trainer?
At first I was moving around my cleat position to see if that would help but I ended up putting it back to where it was initially. What ended up doing the most good was lowering the height of the saddle and moving it forward just a little. It put me at a slightly different angle and that seemed to be all I needed. Everyone will have a different solution though so when you make the adjustments just do them one at a time, it'll be easier to figure out what does the most good. It can be a bit of a hassle but my thinking is that if it keeps me pain free and I can be more comfortable on the bike then I'll get much more out of each workout.
Be sure to mark (with tape or something) what your original positions are so you can always go back to them. Good luck!
I'd also really focus on VMO strengthening...here's a helpful anecdote to see if that might be a weakness:
To check the contraction of VMO:
If the muscle does not contract, continue to practice whilst pressing down gently on the muscle and concentrating on contracting the fibres underneath your fingers.
If the muscle does contract, you can continue with strengthening exercises:
Holding the Contraction:
Functional Exercises:
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Police charge woman with murder of an unborn child
Published: Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 4:49 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 4:49 p.m.
An Asheville woman was charged with murder of an unborn child when the baby she was delivering as an unlicensed midwife, at a Biltmore Avenue home July 23, 2012, was stillborn.
"The Asheville Police Department received information from the Buncombe County District Attorney's Office and the State Medical Board that 44-year-old Tina Louise Bailey had represented herself as a midwife and had practiced midwifery without a license. During a home birth, a child was stillborn during a labor that was under the care and supervision of Bailey," according to a news release from the Asheville Police.
The incident was reported to police by the State Medical Board on Feb. 7.
Bailey, who told police she was self-employed, was charged with murder of an unborn child, obtaining property by false pretense and obstruction of justice. She is being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility in lieu of $150,000 bond.
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2007 Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program
In the spring of 1607, three ships carrying 105 settlers — the Virginia Company of London — made landfall in the New World. The Virginia Company was charged with establishing an English settlement in North America, and its employees were the first permanent English settlers in what would eventually become the United States. Four hundred years later, the United States is honoring the founding of Jamestown with two commemorative coins from the United States Mint.
The continued survival at Jamestown of the crew members aboard the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery marked a major historical milestone in the exploration of North America. In the legislation authorizing this commemorative coin program, Congress says:
The colony at Jamestown also produced one of the earliest iconic figures of colonial history. Captain John Smith was one of seven council members identified in sealed orders to govern the new colony. Smith led the settlers through the struggles of a harsh winter, the spread of disease, and the often challenging relationships with the Algonquian Indians.
The Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program comprises two commemorative coins – a silver dollar and a $5 gold coin – available in both proof and uncirculated conditions. Surcharges from the program will support 400th anniversary programs such as promoting understanding, continuing preservation, and improving the infrastructure of Jamestown, among other commemorative events. These programs will be conducted by, and the surcharges will be directed to, the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Secretary of the Interior and the Association for Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Authorized by Public Law 108-289, the commemorative coins are limited to maximum mintages across all product options of 500,000 for the silver dollar and 100,000 for the $5 gold coin. Both coins may be issued only during the one-year period beginning January 1, 2007.
Jamestown 400th Anniversary $5 Gold Coins
Mint Facility: West Point
Weight: 8.359 grams nominal
Diameter: .850 inches (+/- .003 inches)
Composition: 90% gold, 10% alloy
Mintage Limit: 100,000 (across all product options)
Jamestown 400th Anniversary Silver Dollars
Mint Facility: Philadelphia
Weight: 26.730 grams nominal
Diameter: 1.500 inches (+/- .003 inches)
Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper
Mintage Limit: 500,000 (across all product options)


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Books in the Lending Library can be borrowed with your Museum Membership card for up to three weeks.
View our new page, "Women in Maritime History", and see the details for many books about women in roles traditionally held by men.
The Museum Research Library has been collecting books, pamphlets and periodicals since the Museum opened in 1980. Now the Library catalog displays over 6000 items. A broad range of materials on maritime history is represented in our catalog. Many of these books are listed in our online catalog at LibraryThing.com where you can search or browse before visiting the Library. We look forward to assisting you with research requests.
Many of the books in our collections were written about events that occurred between World War I and World War II through the late 20th century. Some are earlier: our rare books describe ships and adventures from the 1870s to the 1920s and 1930s. Reference works, histories, articles and pamphlets investigate topics in maritime history ranging from biography to detailed technical manuals. Many of the books and pamphlets in our collection are unique due to their subject matter or date of publication.
Our reference collection of ships registers covers merchant ships owned by United States shipping concerns from 1884 to 1989. We also hold the American Bureau of Shipping Record and Lloyd's Register of Ships and Shipping. Our reference collection also covers navies and naval engineering, passenger liners, packet boats and shipyards. See our Local Collections for books on maritime California and the Pacific Coast.
Subjects and topics (click on an item to view details) in the Library's collection of books, pamphlets and periodicals include:
• new books and pamphlets this month
• Deep Diving
• Fisheries and Fishing
• History of Ships
• Naval Architecture and Engineering
• Naval Histories
• Maritime History in Art
• Marine Engineering
• Merchant Marine
• Navigation
• Seamanship
• Shipping
• Shipbuilding
• Ship Model Building
• Ship Registry
• Underwater Archaeology
• Women Seafarers.
Please call the Library for more information: 310-548-7618, Ext. 215.


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Western Digital My Cloud (preview)
Storage giant WD follows its My Book Live range with the new 'My Cloud', a personal cloud device that looks neat, but isn't as fluffy and cloud-like as the name might suggest.
Storage giant WD follows its My Book Live range with the new 'My Cloud', a personal cloud device that looks neat, but isn't as fluffy and cloud-like as the name might suggest.
The first unit based on Marvell's Sheevaplug always-on microserver platform, the Plug Computer 3.0 looks bulky, but impressive.
A tower server for small businesses
TP-Link's tiny TL-PS310U print server lets you share a multifunction device or a USB drive over your network. It's useful if you don't want to share files and printer resources through a PC, and it's quite easy to set up and use.
Fujitsu is aiming to almost double sales of servers in the next two years as it absorbs Fujitsu Siemens Computers and reorganizes many aspects of its servers business into a single, global organization.
Michael Dell sees a potential acquisition of Sun Microsystems by IBM as an opportunity for his company to secure more customers and a greater share of the enterprise computing market, he said Tuesday.
Dell plans to announce in the next few days new servers and services offerings, the company's chief executive said Tuesday.
Microsoft has no plans to let businesses license and host its Windows Azure cloud-computing infrastructure on their own premises, the company said this week.
The two server rivals are reportedly in acquisition talks. A deal may be good for them, but it raises questions for Sun shops.
A union between IBM and Sun Microsystems would give Microsoft a competitive advantage during the time IBM worked to incorporate Sun's copious assets into a combined company, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer said Thursday.
Global technology giant IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems in a deal that would expand its server market share, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems for as much as US$6.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Hewlett-Packard on Monday launched a new line of Integrity NonStop servers that the company says offers improved performance over its other entry-level servers that require high uptime.
Sun's systems design approach to SSD integration across software, systems and storage will give users up to 70 percent faster response times and up to 98 percent less power consumption than traditional spinning hard disk drives, the company said.
Microsoft is readying a new low-cost version of Windows Server to give customers a server OS similar to client OSes that run on low-cost PCs.
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.


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These little chocolates are great, they taste just as good as the name brand. Some dark chocolates can be too dry tasting but I didn't find that with these. Additionally I can actually taste the saltiness in these. Great find.
These small squares of dark chocolate with sea salt are absolutely delicious! I have one a day and savor it fully.
I normally am not a dark chocolate fan. However in saying that, I must say the delicious dark chocolate and just the right amount of sea salt makes each bite addicting. I crave these delicious treats.


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3.20 Procedure for Subsequent Registration
Students who have registered during the academic year can receive registration information for subsequent terms on WINGS Express.
Students who have not completed at least one course within 3 semesters are considered to be in inactive status and, therefore, must reapply for admission. The term "course" includes formal courses, independent study, thesis research, continuing registration, etc.
3.23 The Graduate School sends requests for substantive course changes to the appropriate Graduate Council Curriculum Committee for consideration (see 1.63 above). Examples of substantive changes are catalog title, title variations, enrollment restrictions, catalog descriptions, credit hours, and "other changes". The Curriculum Committee evaluates all requests, recommending them to the full Graduate Council for adoption or returning them to the originating unit for further revision.
Requests for course additions will also be sent to the Registrar and the Dean or Dean's designate of the other academic colleges with a minimum of thirty days for review before final action by the Graduate School is required. Deans and their designates are encouraged to give their feedback on the proposal through their college's Graduate Council representatives, where it can be considered both at the Curriculum Committee and by the Graduate Council as a whole.
If the request is for an administrative change, i.e. course number, title for student record, grading, or prerequisites, then the request will by-pass the curriculum committee and will be approved directly by the Dean of the Graduate School.


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In honor of the most romantic day of the year, we are pitting our favorite TV couples of all time against each other in a 16 bracket contest. Think of it as March Madness, only Cupid style.
Best of all, you decide the winner -- the best TV couple of all time.
Who should advance in Round 1: Carrie and Big ("Sex and the City") vs. Grace and Will ("Will and Grace")?
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The Carriage House hosts an Ullr comedy night at Beaver Run Resort tonight to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The evening features the comedic stylings of Marc Ryan and Troy Walker plus birthday cake and door prizes. Tickets are $35 in advance or $40 at the door and can be purchased at the Carriage House or the Breckenridge Welcome Center. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8.
"Cupcakes and Canvases" is a "mommy and me" class where little ones let out their inner Picasso under an art teacher's guidance. The two-hour session includes a canvas and art supplies for the children as well as cupcakes for the "starving" artists. The class costs $15 and takes place from 10 a.m. to noon at Warren Station in Keystone's River Run Village. The event returns on Feb. 10 and March 10.
Keystone Resort hosts a free, friendly competition Sunday to celebrate the A51 Terrain Park's 10th anniversary. The showcase has a "Boxzilla" feature with more than 10 boxes stacked in a continuous line. Prizes include gear, goggles, accessories and more. The format is an hour-long jam session with time for hot laps by lift or by foot. There will be music, a master of ceremonies and swag giveaways for the crowd. Warm-up is from noon to 1 p.m.; the "Boxzilla" jam is from 1-2 p.m.; and awards and giveaways are from 2-2:30 p.m.
The Summit Choral Society has resumed rehearsals for its trip to Carnegie Hall as well as its local spring concert, scheduled for April. Rehearsals take place Monday nights from 7-9 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church at Farmers Korner in Breckenridge. Anyone who enjoys singing is welcome to attend rehearsals and sing in the spring concert. Three spaces are left for serious musicians to take part in the Carnegie Hall trip. Call Joni Thieme-Weinberg at (970) 262-2235 for more info.
The High Country Conservation Center (HC3) hosts the Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Thursday at the Speakeasy Movie Theatre in Breckenridge. Considered one of the nation's premier environmental and adventure film festivals, this year's films combine filmmaking and cinematography to inspire solutions to restore the earth and human communities. The anchor films include "Chasing Water" and "Save the Farm." All proceeds benefit HC3. Tickers are $12/advance or $15/door. Info and tickets: www.highcountryconservation.org or (970) 668-5703.
The 45-minute documentary, "Climb to Glory: Legacy of the 10th Mountain Ski Troopers," premieres Thursday at the Oriental Theater in Denver. A collaboration between the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum, A Wish of a Lifetime and Warren Miller Entertainment, the documentary tells the story of the 10th Mountain Division Ski Troopers - how they transformed skiing as a whole and championed the U.S. Ski Industry after World War II. Thursday's event is the red carpet premiere. It features appearances by original 10th Mountain Division members as well as live music from The Moderators and a raffle, hosted by pro big-mountain skier, Chris Anthony. Funds benefit the nonprofit organizations involved.
"Dancing and Delectables," an evening of dancing and desserts, is planned for early February to raise funds for the Summit High School jazz band and chorus. The evening will include music by the two groups. Volunteers are needed to organize the event and solicit and collect donations. Call Thekla and Merle Schultz at (970) 468-4876 to volunteer.
Uphill access at Copper is now permitted with the 2013 Copper Mountain uphill access pass. A free uphill access pass is required to skin or snowshoe within the resort boundary during non-operational hours; this includes an armband that must in be plain sight. The pass is available at the Lower Patrol Room next to the American Flyer lift behind Jack's from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Trail and rope closures must be adhered to. The following routes are open to uphill access - from East Village: up Skid Road to Main Vein, to Rhapsody ending at Solitude; from Center Village: up Main Vein to Rhapsody ending at Solitude, up Carefree or Loverly to Coppertone, east on Easy Road ending at Solitude; from Union Creek (to Janet's Cabin): up Roundabout to West Ten Mile ending at the National Forest access point gate.
The Backstage Theatre in Breckenridge is soliciting headshots and resumes for its summer 2013 shows, "Avenue Q," "Charlotte's Web" and "The 39 Steps." All positions are paid. Performances take place at the Breckenridge Theatre and rehearsals are conducted in Denver. Lodging is available for cast members traveling outside Summit County. Send headshots and resumes to email@example.com. Video auditions also will be accepted. Some roles are already cast. Call (970) 453-0199 for more info, or visit www.backstagetheatre.org.
Time is running out to see "Becoming Van Gogh," an in-depth exploration of Vincent Van Gogh's unconventional path to becoming a world-renowned artist. The exhibit, which examines critical steps in the largely self-taught artist's evolution, includes more than 70 paintings and drawings by Van Gogh and is on view at the Denver Art Museum through Jan. 20. Timed and dated tickets are required; go to www.vangoghdenver.com or call (720) 865-5120. Extended holiday hours are until 9 p.m. most nights and until midnight Jan. 18-20.


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OAKLAND -- The bane for Klay Thompson as he develops into one of the best two-way players in the NBA is that some nights are going to be a lot more taxing than others, especially when he draws a top point guard as his primary defensive assignment.
There is no doubt Thompson is off to a terrific start to his third pro season, but a pattern has developed over the Warriors' first seven games that does raise an eyebrow. Quite simply, when Thompson has been asked to do heavy duty defensive work on a constantly moving veteran point guard, his offensive numbers have taken a noticeable dip.
In the Warriors' three losses, Thompson has spent a major amount of his defensive time chasing the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul, the San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker and the Memphis Grizzlies' Mike Conley, three of the best in the business. But at the offensive end in those games, he averaged 11.0 points on 36.1 percent shooting, and he's just 4 for 15 from 3-point range (26.7 percent).
In Golden State's four wins, during which Thompson's defensive efforts were a bit less detailed and definitely less strenuous, he has averaged 27.5 points, shooting 59.4 percent (41 for 69) from the floor and 56.3 percent (18 for 32) from beyond the arc.
Thompson acknowledged the numbers. Then he promptly dismissed them as irrelevant.
"That's what I signed for, to guard the better players and score points," he said. "I'm happy to do that, that's what the best players do. So to get to that level, I just have to keep working."
So the offensive disparity is nothing to worry about?
"Yeah, it's probably just coincidence," he said. "I did it last year, so I don't see a lot of difference."
Admittedly, it's a very small sample size, but perhaps it bears watching. Coach Mark Jackson is aware that Thompson takes on a heavy load virtually every game when he draws the toughest backcourt defensive assignment and also is counted on to take a larger chunk of the scoring load.
Guarding point guards such as Paul, Parker and Conley definitely ups the ante, Jackson acknowledged.
"I think it's true that he uses a lot of his energy on the defensive end, but Klay's a great shooter," he said. "I think at San Antonio, the difference is that he doesn't have Steph (Curry) in the ballgame offensively stretching the floor. So not only is he working defensively, but now he has their best defender in (Kawhi) Leonard draped all over him, which makes it tough."
Jackson added that such variables from night to night are a fact of life in the NBA and that you have to fight through them to develop a consistency.
"We're going to ask guys to put a demand on their body and expect them to come through," he said.
While quick to point out he's not going to overreact to anything that occurred on the trip, Jackson admitted the loss to the Grizzlies was disappointing.
"We're a no-excuse basketball team, and we did not play the way we expect to play," Jackson said. "They outworked us, they were the more physical team, they were the smarter team. We couldn't get over the hump. We were all disappointed with what took place in Memphis."
"I don't know where he is as far as being 100 percent, but I know we've gone through the process, and he's feeling better," the coach said. "We obviously had a certain number (of minutes) we wanted to play him the last couple of games. But now moving forward, unless something else occurs, I think I'll be able to play him as much as I want."
Tuesday's game
Detroit (2-4) at Warriors (4-3), 7:30 p.m. CSNBA


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|Associate Athletics Director/Development
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Arthur Haas joined the athletic program at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in October of 1999 serving as the development officer responsible for building the department's annual giving program, the Tarpon Foundation. Prior to joining Islander athletics, Haas was working as the director of revenue management for the Omni Hotel at the CNN Center in Atlanta, Ga.
Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Haas graduated from W.B. Ray High School in 1989 and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from St. Edwards University in Austin in 1993. Haas' first full time job in sports was as the assistant director of operations for the Corpus Christi Barracudas of the Texas-Louisiana League during the 1995 season. After a year with the Barracudas, Haas began a 3-1/2-year career in the hotel business in Corpus Christi with TRT Holdings - the parent company of Omni Hotels.
Haas' role with the Islanders has evolved over his 10 years here on the Island. Since 2006, he has been responsible for the major revenue sources including fundraising, corporate partnerships, and ticketing. In addition to his day-to-day duties within the University, he has been involved in a number of non-profits efforts here in Corpus Christi including Forward Corpus Christi, Conquer the Coast, National Little League, Ronald McDonald House, Mission 911, YWCA's Reading Rally, Sail Corpus Christi, St. Patrick's Church, and Tejas Management Systems. He is currently serving on the boards of El Socorro - a major fundraising event for the Ronald McDonald House and the National Little League.
He is very proud to have been involved with both Forward Corpus Christi efforts which resulted in the construction of the American Bank Center, Whataburger Field, the refurbishing of the seawall, and the creation of an economic development program to stimulate the Corpus Christi economy.