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- Oct 2:
- Investors fear drawn-out shutdown
- From weddings to trips, shutdown throws would-be Yosemite visitors a curveball
- Government shutdown: Federal courts continue at full speed
- Yosemite visitors to trek from park by the thousands Thursday
- Shutdown: Social-media users urge Congress to stop being 'stupid'
- How will a prolonged shutdown affect private businesses?
- Oct 1:
- Zoe Lofgren: Shutting government to torpedo Obamacare is reckless and damaging
- Government shutdown: No state money will be offered to reopen closed national parks, says Gov. Jerry Brown
- Shutdown could last weeks, lawmakers hint; House GOP tries to reopen agencies piecemeal
- Government shutdown hits home for Bay Area tourists, residents with plans to visit national parks
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- Government shutdown: Closing national parks could spark public outcry similar to 1995
- Mercury News editorial: Debt default is the real threat to U.S.
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- What will happen if the government shuts down?
There was no escape to Alcatraz. The "closed" sign was hung out at Yosemite National Park. Furloughed workers dimmed office lights.
The impact of the partial federal government shutdown was felt throughout Northern California on Tuesday, leaving people confused, frustrated and concerned about how long this national budget drama will continue.
Linda Scruggs was among the first to feel the sting when she arrived early at Fisherman's Wharf.
"We bought these tickets six months ago," said the 62-year-old Arizona resident whose excursion to Alcatraz Island was canceled. "This was supposed to be the highlight of our trip. We are so disappointed."
It was possible for many, if not most, Bay Area residents to spend Tuesday unaffected by the shutdown because basic services -- like mail delivery -- weren't interrupted. Still, as the ripples from the budget stalemate began to spread from Washington, D.C., there was a palpable anger targeted at bickering politicians for park closures, idled workers and the possibility of other inconveniences that could be felt in the coming days.
Donna Garrison, a real-estate agent from Pleasanton, planned to fly to Arizona on Wednesday to meet up with about a dozen friends for a hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The group, many of whom attended Irvington High School in Fremont, spent a year training for a trip now in jeopardy.
She called the shutdown the "tantrum of all tantrums" and added, "It's about politics, not about problem-solving."
Many people Tuesday were simply trying to figure out what was open. You could, for instance, still apply for a passport. But while Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder Gina Alcomendras said her office was accepting applications, she was unsure if the government would process them.
"My sense is that even federal workers are a little confused about how this is all going to play out," she said.
Across the country, the shutdown affected 800,000 government employees, some 150,000 of them in California. Of the 450 U.S. Geological Survey employees in Menlo Park, only three were on the job Tuesday.
At the Ronald Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Francine Roby watered plants and put up a sign warning that the San Francisco Bay Area Federal Executive Board, which coordinates all federal agencies locally, was closed. She wondered what would happen if an earthquake occurred while their office is on furlough.
Lawmakers, she added, have demoralized federal employees.
"How can I serve these people and these laws when I'm not even considered by Congress important enough to go to work?" Roby asked. "It's kind of layer on layer of messages to federal employees that the work you're doing is not valued at the highest levels of government."
But it felt like business as usual at the federal building in San Jose and the Social Security Administration office in Walnut Creek. Signs told visitors that most regular Social Security services were unaffected.
Danville resident Mike Rivera was in line at Walnut Creek for an appointment that he said took him more than a month to make. He was relieved to get a recorded message Monday telling him that it was still on.
Enkhtur Badamsaikhan, of Martinez, was not so lucky. He discovered that the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center in Walnut Creek was shuttered, so he could not get a college financial aid application.
"I didn't know," he said. "Instead of going to class, I came here."
While the focus Tuesday was on California's 26 national parks and federal workers, H.D. Palmer, a state finance department spokesman, said there will be wider effects. Programs to help low-income residents, such as free school lunches and food stamps, have funding only through the end of October.
"If this is limited to a short-term shutdown, the impacts to state programs should be minimal," he said. "But the issue is how long does this go?"
Leaders among both Democrats and Republicans were suggesting Tuesday that the shutdown might last weeks.
The impasse even is being felt on Mars. NASA's $2.5 billion Curiosity rover will skip some of its scientific measurements and photography, said space scientist David Blake, who created a key tool aboard the rover and is one of few people still working at NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field.
"We won't miss much early on, but if it goes on for a long time, we will be less and less able to do stuff," Blake said.
Much closer to home, small businesses are feeling the pinch, too. Roger Springall, owner of Caffe Frascati near the federal building in San Jose, said he was seeing a 20 percent drop in business on Tuesday. The entire downtown scene "is definitely quieter," added Leyla Naderjah, owner of the Rosies & Posies floral shop.
"I'm upset," Naderjah said. "I was assuming our government should be able to come up with a solution."
Sacramento-based nonprofit Visit California estimates that tourists spend $292 million each day in California. But Alcatraz Cruises, the company that runs the tours to the island, was issuing refunds Tuesday for their sold-out allotment of 5,000 tickets.
"I'm appalled that a country of this stature would play a game such as we have in kindergarten," added Rajas Govender, an Australian who planned to visit the island with her husband. "My question is, where is the concern for your people who have elected you into government? It's shameful."
At Yosemite, the park service still was allowing people in Tuesday who had reservations. But everyone must be out by 3 p.m. Thursday. Among the disappointed was a motorcycle-riding group of Germans who had planned their trip for six months.
"We came all the way from Germany to see Yosemite," said Juergen Welle, "and now this.".
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Southern Company says Vogtle was built with the option to expand, and that "Vogtle Units 3 and 4 will be among the first new nuclear units built in the U.S. in the last three decades."
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WAYNESBORO, Ga.---Work is going on right now to expand two nuclear power plants: one in Georgia and the other in South Carolina. Both projects are creating a lot of jobs.
It's the first nuclear expansion in the nation in more than thirty years. SCANNA is adding two nuclear reactors at the V.C. Summer Plant, about 30 minutes north of Columbia in Jenkinsville. And the Southern Company is also adding two new reactors at Plant Vogtle, just down the Savannah River from Augusta in Waynesboro. Both jobs will take a massive workforce to do the construction. And then they'll need hundreds of full time employees to run the plants.
It's not easy to describe the size and the scale of the work going on right now at Plant Vogtle. If you point a camera at it, it just looks like a lot of dirt. But if you look carefully, there's an army of seven hundred workers out there. And that army is about to grow.
David Jones is overseeing the project for the Southern Company. "Right now, the majority of our construction jobs are excavation," Jones said. "Heavy equipment operators moving soil, moving rock, gravel as you'll see."
The Southern Company wants you to know they're hiring locally.
"And over 50 percent of our craft labor has come from the state of Georgia and within a 50-mile radius of the plant site," Jones said.
They'll be moving dirt here for the rest of this year. Right now, Georgia's "Big Dig" is all about digging massive holes where the two new nuclear reactors will sit. They'll go down 90 feet until they hit rock bottom.
Once they finish digging- they'll need concrete workers.
"And then," Jones continued, "we will have everything from pipe fitters to welders to iron workers to carpenters. All types of labor trades will be important to us as we go through this phased approach."
They're already working with Augusta Tech to make sure people are trained and ready for those jobs. They call this event ENERGE Night. ENERGE stands for Engaged Networking Energy Regional Georgia Education.
We stopped by a recent ENERGE event at the Augusta Tech campus in Thomson, Ga. Walking along the various booths, we heard plenty of conversations.
"These are all the energy related programs," one volunteer pointed out to a student.
"What are your favorite subjects?" asked another one.
If your answer is math and science, you're in the right place. This may be the chance to energize your career. Or for students, a chance to plan ahead.
Julie Langham is with Augusta Tech. "Energy is a great field, and [students] need to be thinking, 'What can I be doing now to get into that field?'" she said.
Mike McCracken with the Southern Company was there to remind attendees that the companies involved in the expansion are looking to hire locally. There's a good reason why.
"It's an idea situation to hire someone locally," McCracken said. "They have roots in their area and they're likely to stay and have their families here."
And they're targeting local students in middle and high school. Thomson High student Mitch Langham told News 12, "I think more people should show up. It beats working at McDonald's."
Back at Plant Vogtle, David Jones is pleased with the progress, but he knows there's a lot of work to be done. Projecting forward, how many people will they really need?
"Construction labor, at peak of construction we estimate over 3,500 construction jobs," Jones said.
And once the dust clears here and four cooling towers rise above the Savannah River, they'll need eight hundred more people to operate the nation's newest nuclear reactors.
If you want to learn more about those jobs in the nuclear industry, there are two more ENERGE Nights planned. Representatives will be there to discuss current and future employment needs. You can also learn about the courses or career pathways to help you get ready.
The next ENERGE Night is at the Augusta Tech campus in Waynesboro on February 16. The last one is at the Augusta campus on February 23. On both nights, the event starts at 6:30pm.
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Well, here we go again.
As a record number of Americans remain on food stamps, unemployment remains oppressively high in some states, and too many people have foreclosed on their homes to count - nothing has really changed and I am beginning to run out of hope.
Am I wrong or did the American electorate just vote back into office the same Congress, Senate, and president that we've had for the past two to four years? Watch out fiscal cliff, here we come!
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different outcome, then arguably the voting population in this country is downright crazy. President Barack Obama's and Speaker John Boehner's blame game absolutely reeks of repetitive insanity!
We can argue over who is being the most stubborn and unreasonable between political parties, but the reality is that all parties are partially to blame. The American people don't really care whose fault it is anymore, we just want our elected officials in Washington to behave like adults for once.
So here comes the hope part - I hope that Obama's message of "hope and change" will actually happen this time. I hope the American people didn't just bury themselves in Washington's deadlocked anarchy.
Most of all, I hope and pray that our elected officials were listening when Romney asked for "Democrats and Republicans in government at all levels to put the people before the politics." Now that's a change I can really hope for.
I want to believe that in spite of all the problems this nation faces, our country has a prevailing optimism that never seems to completely diminish. And I hope that is something that will never change.
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Bishop O'Dowd (20-8, 14-0 WACC-Foothill) relied heavily on the combination of setter Lizzie Counts to outside hitter Bryanna Davis, as Counts set up Davis for 20 kills, including eight in the first set.
The Dragons needed all eight of those kills as the Yellowjackets (17-11, 12-2 WACC) nearly overcame a 23-17 deficit to steal the set.
"They've started to connect very well," Bishop O'Dowd coach Chad Salcido said of Counts and Davis. "They like each other's tempo no matter the side of the court, and they seem to work well together."
Bishop O'Dowd is hoping to be the No. 1 seed in Division III when the NCS brackets are set Nov. 10. Berkeley, which was without top hitter Roxie Wiblin, still would like to be a top-five seed in the Division I bracket. Wiblin had a neck injury.
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Elijah Lajmer scored for Head-Royce (14-3-2) in the 38th minute, but Kim scored his second goal in the 41st minute.
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OAKLAND — They were on their feet at the beginning and again at the end, for they had come not to merely cheer the Warriors but to dive into the ears of the Denver Nuggets and shatter the drums.
The NBA Playoffs returned to the Bay Area on Friday night, 19,596 fans rolling into Oracle Arena to shower affection upon the Warriors while simultaneously trying to destroy the focus of the favored Nuggets.
The sellout crowd certainly will take the result, a pulsating 110-108 Game 3 victory that gives the Warriors a two-games-to-one lead in this best-of-seven series.
The "Screaming O" was back, after a six-year postseason absence, and if the noise levels happened to crack the concrete walls, well, so be it.
In the final seconds, as the arena DJ played Eminem's "Lose Yourself," the crowd, on its feet, nearly lost its collective mind. And when a last-gasp shot by Denver's Andre Iguodala glanced off the rim at the buzzer, the party was on.
The victory chorus: Waaarrr-iors, Waaarrr-iors, Waaarrr-iors.
"It was unbelievable," CEO Joe Lacob said through a mile-wide smile. "This crowd was just an incredible advantage for us. And we needed them tonight."
Peter Guber, the Warriors co-executive chairman and longtime entertainment executive, compared this to a moment under the bright lights of Hollywood.
"It feels like the premiere of 'Batman,' " said Guber, who was the producer of that 1989 movie. "There is the excitement, the anticipation, that sense of wonder, of being a part of something special."
There was no red carpet but this had the feel of a major event. As it should, for this is only the franchise's second playoff appearance in 19 seasons and their first since 2007.
The Warriors laid bright yellow T-shirts, the color of the sun, over every seatback, a gift to fans and an attempt to colorize the arena -- if not blind the opposing Nuggets.
Posters at least 30 feet tall hung outside the arena, one featuring star point guard Stephen Curry in full roar and the other with the visage of snarling 7-foot center Andrew Bogut. The message on each was simple: The Bay's Team PLAYS LOUD.
That was the plan, for the crowd to be loud. Drown Denver with sound. Needle the Nuggets with noise.
It was enough to energize the underdog Warriors, who trailed by 12 at the half and rallied in the third quarter to go up three.
"That third quarter, wow," Lacob said, sweating through his yellow T-shirt after shedding his dark blue blazer. "We were just hanging in and they urged us on. I would say this was a group effort."
The crowd was fully engaged from start. The building shook when a video montage of the Bay Area -- from the Bay Bridge to San Francisco to San Jose and back to Oakland -- preceded the introduction of the Warriors.
With fans on their feet, bellowing on their own and also responding to the urgings of the video screens, the noise was a factor. Players had a hard time hearing the referee's whistle. Coaches shouted and stomped to little avail.
Yet Oracle's wall of sound, while impressive early, was not quite as head-rattling as that of 2007, when the "We Believe" Warriors, after nabbing the final playoff berth on the last night of the season, engineered a stunning upset of top-seeded Dallas.
But it came very close to those decibel levels during that third quarter rally.
"Unbelievable," Jarrett Jack said. "We got down 12 and we weren't playing our best basketball, and they still stayed with us."
Bay Area sports fans have been fortunate of late. The Sharks are a perennial playoff team. The Giants and A's last October reached the baseball postseason, with San Francisco winning the World Series for the second time in three years. Only 21/2 months ago, the 49ers were in the Super Bowl.
And now we have the Warriors, adored but unaccomplished, objects of the sickest kind of unconditional love, daring to slay another NBA beast. The crowd clearly believes it can will this team to greater heights.
Hey, it worked for a while in '07.
It seemed to work Friday night.
So imagine, if you dare, the noise in store Sunday evening, when coach Mark Jackson's wife, Desiree Coleman Jackson, kicks off the Game 4 festivities with what surely will be a gospel-drenched rendition of the national anthem.
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Post 34 looks to stay hot at tournament
Published: Friday, June 14, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 11:57 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | The Tuscaloosa Post 34 baseball team will host the Killian Windham Tournament this weekend starting today.
The tournament will be held at Tuscaloosa Academy, Tuscaloosa County High School and Hillcrest High School with the championships being played at Tuscaloosa Academy on Sunday.
Mike McWhirter, Post 34 general manager said Tuscaloosa has been hosting the Killian Windham Tournament for several years and the Tuscaloosa senior post team has played in the tournament every summer.
"Different southeastern teams come to the tournament for a good weekend of baseball. We have teams from five different states this year," McWhirter said.
McWhirter said the tournament has been very successful in past years and out of the 15 teams attending, some of those teams bring with them past successes, but the favorite of the tournament is still wide open.
Tupelo Post 49 was the runner-up in the world series and Columbia Post 19 won the championship four years ago. A new team, Troy Post 70, will be coming into this summer's tournament with a winning record.
"We're excited about the field that's going to be here. Anybody could come through and win their pool," McWhirter said.
Tuscaloosa Post 34 is 13-1 and despite having a fairly new team with only three returning players, McWhirter said coach Patrick Jones is excited about the younger players stepping up.
"We are excited about the way the kids are coming together," McWhirter said
Tuscaloosa Post 34 has already seen a lot of pitchers on the mound this season and that's a good thing.
McWhirter said Jones has been trying different combinations with the players and "pitching looks to be our strong suit this year."
"We are optimistic about being a team that will play on Sunday. It's a tough draw, a lot of good teams will be here," McWhirter said. "Anybody could come through and win their pool."
Tuscaloosa Post 34 play the Itawamba Cardinals today at 9:30 a.m. at Tuscaloosa Academy. Pool play will continue through Saturday and the winners of the three pools will advance to the championships on Sunday.
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UMMA Collections
Middle Eastern Art
UMMA's collection of Middle Eastern art consists of works from Syria, Iran, Iraq, North Africa, and Turkey, among other regions, dating from as early as 1000 BCE to the 21st century. The collection contains works in various media, including ceramic vessels and tiles, calligraphy, textiles, and metalwork and features many works of fritware—a type of ceramic made from quartz and white clay that imitates Chinese porcelain. Highlights of UMMA's Middle Eastern collection include an extraordinary pair of 13th-century Turkish bronze candlestick holders, a stunning 17th–18th-century fritware underglaze blue-and-white platter from Iran, and a 12th–13th-century Syrian stone cenotaph. Perhaps the most important Islamic work in the collection is a complete 15th-century manuscript of the Shahnama (The Book of Kings), now known as the Ann Arbor Shahnama, while the most recent addition to the collection is a triptych by the contemporary Syrian calligrapher, Khaled al'Saa'i (b. 1970) entitled Resurrection.


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October 27, 2005
He comes from a family of politicians and serving as mayor of Augusta is something that Willie Mays says he's wanted to do for a while. And he got a shot at the job earlier than he ever thought. Only on News 12, hear from a man who says now that he has the experience, he'd like to stay around for another year.
"I by no means am the smartest person in this city that could hold this job. I make no mistake about me," Mays said.
Willie Mays is a familiar face to many in Augusta, once serving as a commissioner and then sworn in as interim mayor after Bob Young resigned, now he's ready to wear the title as mayor fulltime.
"I've had people ask me, in term of, are you serious about wanting to really do this. This is a tough time to be mayor," Mays said.
And with one mayor just leaving and another to be elected a year from now, he says it's critical that voters choose experience at the polls.
"Hypothetically, we could get four mayors in a year and a half. I think that type of instability would not be good for the city," Mays said.
He'd like to strengthen medical partnerships for seniors and promote economic growth, and says the penny sales tax is a big part of it all.
"I'm out there campaigning for SPLOST just as I'm out there campaigning for myself," Mays said.
Though most polls show Mays in a significant lead over his opponents, the 54-year-old funeral home owner says he's not getting overconfident.
"I'm telling everyone we're running fifth in a four-way race and not to pay attention to the polls," Mays said.
He's aware that he's received some criticism including last month when he accepted the Democratic Party endorsement for a nonpartisan race.
"I've never been a crybaby about who supported somebody else," Mays said.
He wants folks to know that the office of mayor involves much more than cutting red ribbons. And though one of his opponents has accused him of breaking the rules by speaking over his time limit, causing of lengthy commission meetings, he says he'll let his track record speak for itself.
"The time has basically been cut in half in terms of what we've been doing. But, i've still been able to get the mayor's point across," Mays said.
So, has he gotten his point across and is it enough to stay around for another year? You decide.
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Willie Mays
Age: 54
Occupation: Owner of Mays Mortuary
Community Involvement: Augusta City Council,
1979-1987;Richmond County Commission, 1990-1996;
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Would you sign the behavior contract put together by the community group CSRA Help if elected?
In terms of signing a contract, dealing with it, I've signed the one I'm going to sign. I am not even considering it.


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This is important! Please read carefully!
What: Fundraising (cleanup)
When: Friday, March 12th, 9:30pm
Where: McArthur Court
Please help us keep our membership fees low by participating in this fundraising event. For this fundraising opportunity we need about 15 people. Everybody is welcome. In fact you can bring your friends (tell them you have a surprise). If you need a ride just let us know; We will arrange pickups and drop-offs. Attendance is mandatory for team members (not just top eight).
We need to provide club sports office with a roster for this event. So if you can give us a hand on Friday send us an email ASAP.
We are well aware that this is Dead/Finals week. But we club coordinators have worked tirelessly throughout the year to provide you with a great place play badminton and we are only asking for a minor help.
So please, be there or be square!
Update: It looks like majority of the people don't know the location of McArthur Court. Therefore, we are meeting in front of the REC Center and will walk to the Mac Court together. Please show up few minutes early. Wait inside the REC Center if the weather is poor.
Update 2: We did it! We raised total of $210, meeting out original fundraising goal for this year. Tip of my hat to all who showed up and helped to make this event happen. Thank you!


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Dr. Kathleen Puckett : Inside the Mind of the Unabomber
"Bombing cases, generally, are some of the most difficult to investigate because the evidence-the bomb-explodes. So we use interviews, past threats, and general investigative work because we are limited by the physical evidence." - Dr. Kathleen Puckett
Associate Professor at Alliant International University's California School of Forensic Studies, Dr. Kathleen M. Puckett spent 23 years as an FBI Special Agent, where she was primarily involved in the investigation and analysis of cases involving foreign counterintelligence and domestic and international terrorism. The co-author of Hunting the American Terrorist: The FBI's War on Homegrown Terror (2007), she was the primary behavioral expert during the UNABOM investigation between 1994 and 1998. She also assisted FBI Inspector Terry Turchie in the investigation of Eric Rudolph in North Carolina in 1998, and received the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service the same year.
In the mid 1970s, Kathleen was an officer in the Office of Special Investigations in the U.S. Air Force, where she acquired an early knack for investigations of Soviet and East Bloc espionage. When she left the Air Force, she was heavily recruited by both the FBI and the CIA. By the mid 1980s she had learned Russian and was working against Soviet Intelligence in the San Francisco Division of the FBI.
Between 1988 and 1994 she was a principal in "Project Slammer," an interagency espionage
study that involved extensive interviews of Americans convicted of espionage.
In 1993 she became a founding member of the FBI National Security Division's Behavioral Analysis Program (BAP), and was an operational and behavioral consultant to numerous high profile counterintelligence and counterterrorism investigations throughout the United States.
Between In 2000 she completed a research internship that led to the production of a dissertation concerning the prediction of violence and the conferring of a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. In 2001 Dr. Puckett conducted a multi-jurisdictional risk assessment study concerning lone domestic terrorists including Theodore Kaczynski, Timothy McVeigh and Eric Rudolph for the Counterterrorism Division of the FBI.
Dr. Puckett provides behavioral threat assessment consultation to international corporations and governmental security agencies, and is a law enforcement consultant to the Program of Psychiatry and the Law at the University of California at San Francisco. She is a frequent presenter at law enforcement and mental health community forums on the psychology of terrorism, as well as her own unique findings on what makes America's most complicated adversaries tick. She recently appeared on the National Geographic Special, Undercover History: The Unabomber, and has been a guest on numerous radio programs.


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Dealpolitik: NYSE Deal Challenges Conventional Wisdom on Delaware Corporate Law
Every once in a while a deal comes along that raises questions about long-accepted conventional wisdom on corporate law. The buyout announced Thursday in which IntercontinentalExchange will acquire NYSE Euronext for cash and stock worth around $33.12 per share is one of those deals.
What is unusual about this deal is not so much the terms announced Thursday. Rather it is that the buyer, ICE, had teamed up with Nasdaq OMX Group to make a hostile bid less than two years ago to break up the NYSE's deal with Deutsche Borse. The team bid was vehemently opposed by the NYSE and ultimately failed in the face of antitrust issues in connection with the Nasdaq part of the proposed tie-up.
Just a little over 18 months after walking away, ICE is back with a deal which appears entirely consensual and enthusiastically supported by management of the NYSE. Unfortunately for the NYSE, its stock price had fallen almost 40% between the time Nasdaq and ICE walked away and Wednesday's close. Presumably the NYSE would have had more negotiating leverage with ICE if it had tried to work this deal out 18 months ago rather than wait for its deal with DB to fall apart in February this year.
If a deal with ICE alone makes sense in 2012, couldn't the NYSE have picked up the phone last year and say to ICE, "we aren't going to get there with Nasdaq, but why don't we brainstorm together and see if we can put together a deal? Even if we still like the DB deal better after we talk, our shareholders would be better off having a backup plan if the DB deal doesn't close."
Such a call would not have been permitted under DB's agreement with the NYSE. That agreement, typical of most public company acquisition agreements , prohibited the NYSE from discussing any alternative acquisition with a third party unless the third party had made a proposal which the board of the NYSE concluded would be reasonably likely to lead to a superior deal. Given the directors' reaction to the antitrust issues posed by Nasdaq's involvement, the Nasdaq/ICE proposal was unlikely to ever meet that standard.
Essentially, the NYSE board, like almost every target board in an agreed-upon deal, was placed in a position where it could only react. Brainstorming with a third party to see if there might be something good for shareholders at the end of a discussion was prohibited.
This is all perfectly legal under the current state of Delaware law. The theory is that until shareholders can approve a deal (which generally takes at least 3-4 months), directors must be free to consider a better deal that comes in over the transom, but the acquirer who is the first in the door with a merger agreement is entitled to a binding commitment from the target that it will not actively solicit transactions. This is modified in some cases by a "go shop" where during a limited period the target can look for a better deal. But go-shops are not usually required, and like most deals, the NYSE/DD agreement had no go-shop.
How much a buyer can insist upon in terms of no-shops and other deal protections is restricted by a long series of Delaware court cases—all of which clearly permit the kind of no-shop the NYSE entered into in last year's deal. But perhaps the Delaware courts have missed a beat when thinking about the typical no shop. Once a merger agreement is signed, no shops mean that the directors are both permitted and required to stop actively looking for better transactions. But is that really the best outcome? Isn't the NYSE/ICE transaction a challenge to the premise that that approach is appropriate?
In the absence of the no-shop in the DB agreement the NYSE board could have explored whether a transaction with ICE could have been negotiated last year. It seems possible that the NYSE shareholders have paid dearly for the no shop—which extended almost a year from the execution of the DB agreement in February of 2011 until it terminated in February of this year.
And probably not so coincidentally, one of the terms of the NYSE/Ice merger agreement hits the same theme. The merger agreement contains three different breakup fees for the parties to pay each other if the deal dies for various reasons. Two of them—a traditional breakup fee of 3.8% payable if one party takes a competing bid that comes in over the transom and a reverse breakup fee of 9.6% payable by ICE if it can't complete the deal for antitrust reasons and doesn't offer the government adequate remedies—are high but not off the charts in terms of recent precedent.
However, if one of the boards wants to change its mind for a reason other than a fully baked competing takeover proposal (perhaps what the NYSE should have done last year) that will cost the company that does so 5.8% of the NYSE's market cap. That is a high toll for doing something one thinks is in the shareholders' interests.
Shouldn't the Delaware law require the directors of a company to continue to explore any reasonably possible alternative—at least until the shareholders approve the acquisition agreement— or a backup plan that could benefit the shareholders if the first deal blows up as in the case of the DB merger?
In the case of the NYSE, it looks like the no shop in the DB agreement might have kept its directors from doing best by their shareholders, even as they were doing their job under the existing law. And one of the Delaware courts' roles is to be sure that merger agreements don't do that.
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Bright yellow, round zucchini.
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FROM TRANSPLANTS: Sow 2–3 seeds in 1 1/2–2" containers or plug trays 2–3 weeks before transplanting outdoors. Thin to 1 plant/cell with scissors. Transplant after frost danger when weather is warm and settled, about 12–18" apart. Take care not to disturb roots. Plastic mulch and fabric row covers will help plant establishment and exclude insect pests.
DIRECT SEEDING: Sow beginning in late spring after danger of frost, when the soil temperature is at least 70°F (21°C). Seeds will rot in cool, wet soil. Sow 3 seeds every 12" (thin to 1 plant), ½–1" deep, in rows 5–6' apart. Sow every 2–3 weeks until 8 weeks before your first average frost date for consistent supply.
ROW COVERS: Heavier grade floating row covers will provide about 4°F of frost protection, and add warmth for increased vigor and earlier harvest.
DISEASES: If the first few fruits wither, blacken, and/or fail to enlarge, it indicates an absence of pollination, remedied when male blossoms appear and provide pollen. Viral diseases tend to be cyclic; watch for resistant varieties. Downy mildew may occur in cool, damp weather, powdery mildew can occur in hot or cold temperatures, or during dry periods. Till in vines before winter or remove and compost plants. Copper fungicides offer some preventative control if applied early enough.
INSECT PESTS: Protect young plants with floating row covers to exclude cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and vine borers. Pyrethrin offers some control. Squash bug eggs (brown to brick red, laid in concise groups) on underside of leaves can be crushed by hand. Keep borders mowed. For vine borers use Bt or Azadirachtin around the base of young plants. Cut borers out of vine and hill soil over the wound. Clean up refuse in the fall, and spring-plow the ground to bury the pupae.
HARVEST FRUIT: Harvest regularly, 2-3 times a week, once the plants begin to produce. Cut or gently test off fruits when they have reached 2-3" in diameter. Handle with care to avoid scratching fruit.
HARVEST BLOSSOMS: Male blossoms have thin stems, females have thick stems and a bulbous base where fruit is developing. Harvest male/female blossoms at midday, when fully open, for use in salads or for stuffing. If squash crop is desired, harvest only male flowers, being certain to leave a few to pollinate female flowers. Clip flowers from vine 1–2" below flower base with sharp scissors or pruners.
STORAGE: Keep fruit at 40–50°F (5–10°C), 95% relative humidity for up to 2 weeks. Use as soon as possible for best quality.
DAYS TO MATURITY: From direct seeding; subtract about 14 days if transplanting.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: (at 3 seeds/ft., rows 6' apart) 250 seeds/83', 500 seeds/166', 1,000 seeds/333'.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: Avg. 4,500.
PACKET: 30 seeds, (unless otherwise noted) sows 10'.


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I ran across this article today: www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/819...
Basically some parents "did their research" and chose not to vaccinate, and their son suffered a severe case of tetanus. The father has a science degree (I assume they would have mentioned it if it was an advanced degree) and so he believed he was qualified to make the call.
Something I've noticed is that there is a bit of a curve when it comes to one's confidence in their ability to comprehend and critique scientific literature. Those with no scientific training are okay with the idea that they don't know enough about a topic (like vaccines) that they ought to trust the scientific consensus or their doctors. Those who are highly educated in science are equally hesitant to offer an authoritative opinion outside of their narrow field and tend to trust the scientific consensus.
It's the "little knowledge" that is dangerous. I'm talking a bachelor's degree in chemistry or some college biology that gives someone the belief that they are just as capable as epidemiologists or immunologists to critique the latest research. Most of the vax threads have some form of "my husband got his degree in chemistry so we're not idiots when it comes to this stuff".
If you chose not to vaccinate and you decided based on your personal research, where did the majority of your research come from?
How much training do you have in statistical analysis? What are your qualifications?
Do you have access to full text articles? Where does your access come from?
If so, what parts of the paper do you look at? How do you read a journal article?
Do you believe that anyone have the understanding of a PhD by merely reading websites and journal articles? If so, what do you think PhD's do during their education if it their expertise can be disseminated so easily?
What does "scientific consensus" mean to you, and how do things in science become generally accepted as fact? What kind of self-policing does the scientific community have?


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Over the last decade, as outsourcing has evolved into the rule rather than the exception in the pharmaceutical industry, many lessons have been gleaned by those involved in the day-to-day business of contracted operations. Experience has shown that it is imperative to assess and qualify a contract organization to ensure it is capable and compliant, but this practice alone rarely ensures that contracted operations will go as smoothly as hoped. Just as we have used risk assessment and risk management techniques in identifying the critical quality parameters of our products and processes, we can likewise use them in our efforts to identify those factors essential to monitoring and managing outsourced activities. The application of risk assessment principles to these supporting fundamentals will help us to realize the full benefit of these partnerships, while at the same time ensuring appropriate and adequate oversight of outsourced activities.
If assessment and qualification practices cannot secure successful execution, what other practices should an organization adopt to help ensure that contracted activities meet user group requirements and expectations? There may be a host of technical causal factors behind outsourcing disaster stories, but, ultimately, most of them can be traced back to a breakdown in systems or a disregard of certain fundamentals. As with so many other elements within a thriving quality system, risk assessment can play a critical role, and support the three fundamentals of successful engagement listed below.


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My wife and I made the trek to Chula Vista from Texas and came back with memories of our very first Phish gig.
I've been to hundreds of live shows in my time, dating back to KISS in 1979 when I was six years old! Thanks to my Mom and Dad for that one. I've seen them all... from Cheap Trick to U2 to Pavement to ZZ Top to Smashing Pumpkins to Wilco to Air Supply (true story). But I haven't seen Phish, and seeing them minutes away from Mexico was really special.
This would be a night to remember. There was a truly awesome backdrop. The sunset was brilliant and the warm air was just cool enough for a SoCal summer. Because this was our first live Phish experience, we didn't know what to expect, but we had a good idea. We have the entire Phish studio and live catalog and own the DVDs. So, in many ways, we have experienced Live Phish, but we knew that we had to witness it to tell this story. We appreciate this band and we know that seeing them live is something to experience... more than once. I've been a fan for years and I couldn't wait to see what the boys were going to do.
First things first. The parking lot at the Coors Amphitheater was more like hard dirt and hay. No biggie. The scene was alive with colorful folks who were ready for the summer tour that had begun the night before in Phoenix. We chilled with some dudes and scored a few slices of homemade pizza (made in the back of someone's truck). We washed it all down with good beer. Impressive. The Phish fans travel with solid beer choices. No weak beers allowed. Total score.
After an hour of witnessing this cultural phenomenon, we made our way to the amphitheater. By the way, its landscaped beautifully and I really dig the fact that it's an open-air facility. No covered pavilion. We had solid seats a few sections from the stage and we were stoked for the show. The Guyute opener was just what I needed. It happens to be one of my wife's favorite Phish originals. As the sun started to go down, the short but sweet Horn and MSO followed. It was on now.
Tweezer and Limb By Limb combined for a twenty five minute plus jamfest. Then things settled down. It's as if Phish felt the ambient atmosphere around them, because we were really in the middle of nowhere and the stars were slightly visible. I really do think that they read the laid back scene and mirrored it with the remaining songs. Fast Enough For You (breathtaking), Frankie Says (ethereal and majestic), and finally, Taste (gorgeous). I just witnessed my first Phish set. Huge.
Set II offered some real gems. DWD opened it all up like a freight train out of control. Twenty minutes (and two beers) later, we were treated with a stellar Vultures and then a new one, Secret Smile, which will rival the greatness of Strange Design and Brian and Robert very soon.
Okay, here we go... two of my favorite tunes were about to take over. As soon as I heard the opening notes of Harry Hood, I went nuts and grabbed my wife. I hugged and kissed her like it was St. Valentine's Day! I was all over the place and could not stand still. Then the arena rock buzz saw-like opening riff to Carini came blazing out like a cannonball to my gut. It was electric bliss, really. This song really jams out loud. It was totally sick and now, we were out of control. These guys really know how to go for the jugular! Just as I was catching my breath, another new tune debuted. Discern was cool, in a Waves/Walls of the Cave way. Ten minutes later, Waste crept in like a long-lost friend. It was moving and, in my opinion, an appropriate set closer. Trey really made that song his own on this night.
I knew that Tweezer Reprise had to be around the corner and I was right. The boys came back out and played a safe and efficient Bouncing which scored mixed reviews from the fans around us. I was cool with this choice, but I could have gone for a famous cover. Beatles anyone? Then Tweeprise saved the encore and minutes later, it was over.
They were mellow when they needed to be and jammed out when appropriate. They didn't do much talking. Their tunes did it for them. Like professional hitmen with a task to complete. This particular mission was a success. A truly magical night.
I know that was basically a tour opener, but it was my tour opener, my very own memory with my wife by my side. I know that certain people would have preferred a Mike's Groove or some Gamehendge love, but that will come with time. I'll see them again. And again! Come back to Texas, guys... I was dumb enough to miss you over the years. Texas needs you. I promise... see you soon.


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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012
BEECH ISLAND, S.C. -- Last year Lenora Howard called 12 On Your Side after she paid a contractor $12,000 for an add-on room he never built.
Instead, some of you did.
Family, fellowship and a fresh coat of paint were the ingredients for the perfect "first Thanksgiving" in her brand new room.
After all the trouble she's been through to build it, Howard says she has one more thing to be thankful for this year.
"It is finally done. Praise the Lord," Howard said as she looked around her newly built add-on room. "This room has been in the making since October the first of 2011."
Fourteen months, $12,000 and one company's generosity was what it took to build this room.
This year, the family is thankful that it's finished.
"We're thankful for this room. I'm glad somebody wanted to help, so that's what we giving thanks for, and we're gonna enjoy ourselves this whole day," said family member Zedrick Stewart.
"It turned out better than I thought it was gonna look," Howard said.
All Howard wanted was a room where she could relax and invite family after she retired.
It made her sick to her stomach when she realized she'd been duped.
"I feel ill, very ill," she said.
This year, the room nearly brought her to tears, but for a very different reason.
"Oh boy, I feel so good I just wanna cry, you know, I just wanna cry really," Howard said.
Now, thanks to Unlimited Residential, the work is complete, and Howard says they added a few special touches, too, from the ceiling fan to the design on the floor and the lights on the wall.
"They did a fantastic job. I can't thank them enough," Howard said.
Howard says she hasn't heard from the original contractor since September, even though she's tried to reach him.
The family says they're thankful for the builders who pitched in to help -- completely for free -- but they still want to warn homeowners about hiring contractors without doing their homework.


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Hello, I am brand new to the forum and to this site for that matter. I have been playing disc golf for about 3 seasons now and am looking for some experienced disc golfers to play with so that I may learn some more about the sport and improve my game.
I always have a good time, even if I'm shooting above par lol. I've played just about every course in the CR/IC area, including Wildcat. I guess I just love playing disc golf and would like to hang out with some people who do as well!
Since I currently don't work, I'm pretty much free everyday of the week at any time. I've been playing Shaver and Jones a lot lately because I want to enter in my first tournament, the Project Puffin one this coming weekend.
Well, if you're interested, give me a buzz at 319 899 4984


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Familiar foes: Fort Frye, Africentric to play in state semi Thursday
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March 13, 2013
BEVERLY — Fort Frye is quite familiar with defending Division III state champion Columbus Africentric, its Division III state semifinal opponent in Value City Arena at 1 p.m. Thursday, And vice versa....
Why is it that Africenter is always at the top in state rankings? Recruiting power! Private schools should play in private school tournaments only!
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Magic is in the air at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto.
In less than two months, ground is set to break on what is being billed as the most "innovative inclusive" playground in the United States.
"We're calling it 'Magical Bridge' because it will bridge the gap between those with and without disabilities," Olenka Villarreal, the driving force behind the project some five years in the making, said in an interview at the site this week.
Located on 1.28 acres of land between Adobe Creek and the park's southern-most tennis courts, the Magical Bridge Playground will feature 15 zones to accommodate the needs of all kinds of children.
Highlights include a wheelchair-accessible two-story playhouse by local artist Barbara Butler, an elevated "tree walk" and a stage where children can let their imaginations run wild, said Jill Asher, Villarreal's longtime friend and a member of the Friends of the Magical Bridge.
"This is going to be so beautiful and whimsical and delightful that typical developing children are going to want to play side by side with children that have limitations," Asher said.
"When you come into this playground," added Villarreal, "you will have no idea that it's really been designed to be an inclusive playground other than if you happen to be the one with the disability, then you'll realize, 'Oh, I can get here, I can do this.'"
The genesis of the project was personal.
Villarreal wanted a place where she could swing her then 6-year-old daughter, Ava, who has an intellectual disability. The movement, Villarreal said, is beneficial because it helps develop a sense of balance. But none of the city's 34 parks offered the right kind of equipment; Ava, now 11, lacks the upper body strength to hold onto the chains of a typical swing.
"My connection to this playground is very personal," Villarreal said, "but certainly along the way we realized how many people were being impacted -- far larger of a group than we realized."
The solution, as Villarreal saw it, was to build a playground that met the needs of her daughter as well as the estimated 11,000 people in Palo Alto who have some kind of disability.
Villarreal found a willing partner in the city, which agreed to set aside land for the playground as long as she raised funds for its design and construction. To date, $3 million has been collected. When the playground is finished in November, it will be turned over to the city.
Greg Betts, who oversees the city's Community Services Department, said similar public-private partnerships have been used to improve other facilities, including Heritage Park.
"The city is very stretched on keeping up and catching up with all its infrastructure needs," he said. "This is a really good way to accelerate the building of parks that would otherwise have to wait.
The project, Betts said, has opened the city's eyes to the fact that accessibility is about more than wheelchair ramps. Inspired by the Magical Playground, the city recently added bucket swings to the "tot lot" at Eleanor Pardee Park.
"It's been an opportunity for our staff to learn about the needs of our children and how they can play together," he said.
Villarreal said $300,000 to $400,000 still needs to be raised by the June 23 groundbreaking. But given the outpouring of support, from lemonade stand proceeds to a $1 million matching grant from the Peery Foundation, she doesn't doubt that the rest of the money will materialize.
"It has not been as I thought it might be: just parents that have children with special needs," she said about the donors. "It has been the typical families that see the value and really are excited about an opportunity to have this type of playground in the community."
Villarreal and Asher said they are confident no other playground in the country will be as "innovative inclusive." But it's not a distinction they hope to hold.
"When this is finished," said Asher, gesturing to the site, "this will be a model for other playgrounds."
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Falcons free safety and Bay Area native Thomas DeCoud grew up a 49ers fan. How could he not?
The Cal graduate's grandfather, John Thomas, was an offensive tackle for the 49ers from 1958 through 1967 and he kept his loyalty to the team.
But Thomas and at least most of his family members making the 3,000-mile trip to Atlanta for the NFC Championship Game won't be doing so to root on the 49ers.
There is team loyalty and then there is family loyalty.
"It's going to be fun," DeCoud said. "I've got a lot of people coming out for this game to see me against the Niners."
The Falcons need DeCoud and his defensive teammates to step up. After what Colin Kaepernick did to the Packers last weekend, few seem to be giving the Falcons a chance to slow the 49ers down.
"We've been underestimated all season," DeCoud said.
"We know we're a good defense," added linebacker Stephen Nicholas. "To us, what others say is just noise."
But the Falcons admit that the 49ers won't be easy to slow down, especially with the way Kaepernick is playing.
"He's a game-wrecker," defensive coordinator Mike Nolan said.
The Falcons have faced plenty of quarterbacks who can run this season, including Cam Newton of the Panthers twice.
DeCoud called facing the Seahawks' Russell Wilson one week earlier a "good cheat sheet" for the Kaepernick test. But the Falcons almost flunked the Wilson exam, as the rookie led the Seahawks to four second-half touchdowns and a near comeback victory last Sunday.
Wilson and Kaepernick are hardly the same, anyway. Neither are the Seahawks' and 49ers' offenses.
"It's going to be a big challenge," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "There are some similarities in terms of what they do offensively, but there are a lot of things that are a little bit different."
Not only is Kaepernick bigger than Wilson, he's faster "You can't matchup and play match coverages or man-to-man because, when he gets into the secondary, he's a guy that can go the distance," Smith said.
But Kaepernick has started just eight games, and a plus for the Falcons defense has been forcing take-aways. They had 31 in the regular season and two against the Seahawks. Of those, 21 came on interceptions.
DeCoud had six interceptions, while cornerback Asante Samuel picked off five and strong safety William Moore snatched four.
It may be with his legs, though, that Kaepernick is most dangerous. He had a record 181 rushing yards against the Packers and he will definitely be a target when he runs the ball.
"If you get the opportunity to blow up somebody and make a statement, that's what you do," Moore said.
"Kaepernick is more of a one-read-and-go type guy, whereas Russell was using his feet to get his second and third reads to come open," DeCoud said. "Kaepernick most resembles Robert Griffin III. ... He has comparable speed to RGIII."
Moore already knows what Kaepernick can do first hand. He and linebacker Sean Weatherspoon faced the quarterback in college when Missouri played Nevada. "That dude was pretty good. He put up some yards on us," Moore said.
DeCoud, who graduated from Pinole Valley High after starting at Hogan Senior High in Vallejo, was a third-round draft pick in 2008 after a breakout senior season at Cal. He took a major step up with the Falcons this year -- ranking fifth in the NFL in interceptions by a safety.
His grandfather, now 77, was an All-Pro choice in 1966 and has had season tickets to 49ers games since his retirement. But DeCoud did most of his rooting for the team from in front of the TV.
"I think growing up I might have made it to one Niners game," DeCoud said. "All those other times, my uncles were fighting over those tickets."
Now, the family has conflicting allegiances.
"I hope they are all pulling for me, but some might have to wear split jerseys," said the Falcons' No. 28. "You know, my '2' in red and my '8' in black."


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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Joe Thornton went off script Tuesday night.
Shortly after the Sharks embarrassed themselves at Nationwide Arena for the second time this season by dropping a 4-0 decision to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the San Jose captain -- who acknowledges he normally looks for positives even in defeat -- placed responsibility for the loss on his own shoulders.
"Tough night for our line and we've got to be better," Thornton said. "Speaking for my personal game, I've got to tighten up and get better. If I do that, the other guys will follow."
Thornton's limited ice time shows his coach agreed. Thornton played a season-low 10:30, with only 2:31 of that coming in the third period. Linemates Brent Burns and Marty Havlat did not fare much better.
"There are situations that he has to be better in and I'm glad that he took that responsibility," coach Todd McLellan said of Thornton. "He's the leader, everybody follows. It starts with him, but there are other guys as well."
Columbus goals by Matt Calvert, James Wisniewski, Ryan Johansen and Marian Gaborik chased goalie Antti Niemi to the bench before the midpoint of the third period. Meanwhile, Blue Jackets netminder Sergei Bobrovsky stopped each of the 30 shots he faced.
The loss to Columbus, which has its sights set on what would be only the second playoff appearance in franchise history, was the first time in nine games that the Sharks didn't pick up at least one point. But it was also their second consecutive defeat after going 7-0-0.
San Jose's previous game at Nationwide Arena was memorable for all the wrong reasons as well, a 6-2 spanking in which the Sharks were outworked all night. Things weren't much better this time.
"We skated in sand, but even worse, we probably had our heads in the sand, too. That's a bad combination," McLellan said. "We had the intensity of maybe an exhibition game and it's April. That's sad."
Columbus notched the only goal of the first period when it appeared the Blue Jackets had iced the puck, but play continued. Niemi stopped a wraparound attempt, but the rebound popped to Calvert who had plenty of open net in front of him at 8:39.
But the Blue Jackets broke the game open in the second period with two goals in a span of just under two minutes. Wisniewski fired a shot from the blue line past Niemi at 3:09 and Johansen took a pass from Gaborik in the slot and scored at 5:05 when Thornton pursued the puck instead of playing his man, the goal scorer.
"We should be able to kill those type of plays in our sleep by now," McLellan said of that third goal. "We've practiced it and worked on it long enough now, a sort-out coming into our zone."
Gaborik scored at 7:16 of the third period to make it 4-0 and end Niemi's night. McLellan said he made the move to get backup Thomas Greiss some much needed action as Greiss hadn't played since a March 6 injury.
Adam Burish appeared to score for the Sharks with 5:16 left in the game, but the officials waved it off, telling McLellan that Burish interfered with Bobrovsky though replays did not appear to support that position.
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LIVINGSTON | Michael Floyd has been named assistant men's basketball coach at the University of West Alabama. Director of Athletics Stan Williamson said that Floyd will join the UWA basketball staff on July 1 and will serve as interim head coach until that position is filled.
"I am looking forward to being a part of the UWA family," Floyd said.
"I am anxious to get to know the players and be around the administration at West Alabama. There's some work to be done and it starts with reaching out to the players."
Floyd spent the last five seasons as an assistant at the University of South Alabama.
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Bud was born April, 8, 1923, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Bud was a longtime resident of Incline, having moved there in 1976, after his retirement from the Navy as a Chief Warrant Officer - 4th grade. He made many acquaintances from working at the Kings Castle (now Hyatt), Cal-Neva Lodge, as time-keeper, and security at Stillwater Cove Condominiums in Crystal Bay. Bud also attended the Sierra Nevada College, and graduated receiving his B.A. and B.S. in Environmental Science and Arts.
Bud is survived by his daughters, Karen Toole, Kathleen Toole, Colleen Toole, Margaret Giannini, Maura Steinmeyer and Sheila Toole. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Dan Toole, Katy Colarchik, Riley Castillo, Sean Castillo, Michaela Castillo, Kelsey Philpot, Nina Boost, Alex Boost, Caitlin Steinmeyer, Brenna Steinmeyer, Kara Steinmeyer, Brendon Steinmeyer, Sarah Avery, Dennis Giannini, Gabriel Giannini, Sydney Toole, Camryn Toole and Granddaughter Kaianne Laskin.
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Pussy Riot Turn Cossack Whipping Into Video 'Putin Will Teach You How to Love'
A day after being whipped by Cossacks while filming a protest video at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the anarcho-feminist performance art group released the video of their new song: "Putin Will Teach You How to Love."
Filmed over several days at the Black Sea resort where the Games are being held, the video features the members of the group wearing their trademark balaclava masks and brightly-colored tube dresses, jumping up and down and pantomiming the lyrics to the song while they stand near the Olympic logo and an Olympic mascot.
The video also features footage of the group being attacked by the uniformed Cossacks on Wednesday.
The members of the group were briefly detained on Tuesday in Sochi stemming from the alleged theft of a purse at their hotel.
The two most well-known members of the group – Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina – said they had been followed around and repeatedly detained by police since arriving in Sochi on Sunday to film the footage for the video.
Pussy Riot gained international attention in February 2012 when four members of group stormed into Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral and acted out a performance critical of the Kremlin in front of stunned parishioners, as a wave of protests swept through the city. Mses. Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina were jailed for nearly two years for the Moscow performance but were released early in December as part of an amnesty.


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CHAMBERSBURG — Brian A. Barnes, 22, of Chambersburg was charged with an unspecified violation after he lost control of a northbound 2001 Honda Accord on a curve on Frank Road near the intersection of Elizabeth Drive at 10:12 p.m. Jan. 14, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
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SAN JOSE -- A 17-year-old youth hockey player from Martinez with a life-threatening heart condition is getting a taste of life in the NHL on Tuesday.
Sam Tageson practiced with the Sharks this morning, and will skate onto the ice with the team through the trademark shark head Tuesday night before San Jose's game with the Florida Panthers, then stand on the blue line during the national anthem.
"No way to top today," he told reporters in his own media scrum after the first event in a day arranged through the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Sharks Foundation.
Tageson has been diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, having been born with two heart chambers, not four. But against the advice of doctors, he has been playing hockey since age 6.
"It's supposed to be debilitating," said Lisa Mills, his mother. "They said he would be the child that would never ride a bicycle, never do any of that. He rides a skateboard. He plays hockey. The doctors all through the years have said give him golf clubs, take the hockey stick away. We tried. It doesn't work."
Eventually the doctors changed their approach.
"Now, they've given up telling him no," Mills said. "They say he'll stop when he knows it's time."
Tageson, who learned of the even two weeks ago, normally plays goalie but skated without pads during the Sharks morning skate and practiced his own breakaway moves on backup netminder Alex Stalock.
Asked what Joe Thornton said to him sitting on the bench, Tageson said, "he told me to move over and go out and score on Al."
Tageson qualifies for a heart transplant, but won't go on any waiting list until his situation warrants it, a good sign for now.
Sharks general manager Doug Wilson also signed Tageson to a contract and participated in the morning's events.
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.


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The Adair County YMCA is celebrating Healthy Kids Day with a free community event to encourage local kids to get moving and learning and living healthier.
Healthy Kids Day, the Y's national initiative to improve families' health and well-being, takes place at nearly 2,000 YMCAs across the nation and throughout the summer.
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14.03.2013 - Boehringer Ingelheim and US firm Presidio Pharmaceuticals will combine their drugs against Hepatitis C.
The firms said they entered a non-exclusive collaboration for a 12-week Phase IIa trial of an oral combination treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection starting in Q2/2013. San Francisco-based Presidio will contribute its second-generation NS5A inhibitor PPI-668 whilst Boehringer Ingelheim will chip in its HCV protease inhibitor faldaprevir (BI201335) and its non-nucleoside HCV polymerase inhibitor BI207127. The combination will be tested with or without ribavirin.
"The study will assess the potential of this three-drug oral regimen to achieve high rates of sustained viral clearance in hepatitis C patients, with good tolerance.", said Dr Nathaniel Brown, DMO of Presidio, who will have primary responsibility for the trial. Both companies will retain all rights to their compounds. Data from the trials are anticipated in Q4/2013.
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Nobody is running away with the Naugatuck Valley League girls basketball title this season. That much seems certain after a crazy first couple of weeks. And everybody had better include Kennedy in the free-for-all. Tthat seems to be a given also after Tuesday night.
Fresh off a five-point win over Torrington, the Eagles took on Holy Cross and won a hectic, bruising battle with a strong fourth quarter, 60-55. Beating Torrington and Holy Cross in a space of four days?
If you weren't talking Kennedy before the season, the Eagles are making you talk about them now.
"We tried to stay under the radar; I guess not now," smiled Kennedy coach Jenn Deeley.
Not a chance, Coach. Not with a physical, aggressive style, some size and a precocious freshman point guard by the name of Lynadia Whiting.
It was all on display against the Crusaders in a game that had all the flow of a clogged drain and the delicacy of a three-day-old piece of meat left out in the sun. There were turnovers by the multitude (25 apiece), a brigade of people in foul trouble and some rim-rattling foul-shooting (28 of 59 combined).
But for all the ferocity and even if the execution was a tad off, the effort and grit were on. And there were plenty of outstanding performances to be found. Kennedy received 10 points and 11 boards from D.J. Alberto. Center Dominique Moss grabbed 12 rebounds while Whiting burned a path to the basket and the foul line for 16 points.
Even more impressive for the Eagles was their fourth-quarter effort. After watching a 39-31 halftime lead, which included a 17-1 burst at one point, disappear in a four-point third quarter nightmare (1 of 12 from the floor) the Eagles were in danger of being grounded.
Sparked by Kiera O'Donnell (21 points, 11 boards) and some sharpshooting off the bench from Casey DiZinno (two third-quarter 3-pointers), Holy Cross rallied to take a 45-43 edge into the final eight minutes.
While it is understood the Crusaders are not the dominant team of the past, they are still Holy Cross and the Crusaders don't lose often in The Pit. They did this time.
Alberto quickly tied the game up with a basket in the first 40 seconds of the final period, and the game was on. Shortia Punter hit a foul shot and then drove to the basket to put the Eagles ahead, 48-45.
Melissa Grocki nailed a 3-pointer for the Crusaders to tie the game only to see Whiting convert a foul shot and drive for a layup for a 51-48 Kennedy lead with 2:46 to go. O'Donnell scored off an inbounds pass to bring Holy Cross within one, but baskets did not come easy for the Crusaders.
After Jennifer Marrone hit two free throws for Kennedy, Alberto put back a rebound and suddenly it was 55-50 with 1:24 to go. There was no big comeback. Holy Cross shot 3-of-19 in the period, finding the home rims downright insulting.
Punter hit a short shot and Whiting and Morrone followed with foul shots to up the lead to 59-50 with 44 seconds left, ending the Crusaders' hopes.
"We're coming hard. We're ready to win," said Whiting, who also made it a point to say this win was for Newtown and showed off her memorial patch. "We just had to have a burst."
Deeley knows she has a savvy guard.
"I have a freshman point guard who is not afraid to have the ball in her hand at crunch time. That's key," said Deeley. "We had a big win against Torrington Saturday, took the confidence and ran with it."
Holy Cross is trying to find that kind of confidence with a team that includes just two seniors and O'Donnell, a junior.
"Our shooting suffered in the fourth quarter, and in the first three minutes we had five straight turnovers without a shot," said Holy Cross coach Frank Lombardo. "Turnovers are a major concern for us and not just in this game. What was uncharacteristic of us was that we were outrebounded at key times. I know they have some tall girls, but we usually have kids step and make key defensive plays, and we didn't do that tonight."
Holy Cross lost Amber Crotty in the third quarter to fouls and guard Amy Stafford was playing early with four fouls. Kennedy was in a similar position with Moss picking up three fouls in the first half. And so it went.
But the Eagles had the weapons to rebound in the late going.
"When Holy Cross went ahead, we got pumped," said Alberto. "It was like adding fuel to the fire. We just had to play our game. We knew what we had to do."
So, let's see. Torrington beats Holy Cross. Kennedy beats both Torrington and Holy Cross. But the Eagles lose to Sacred Heart. It's going to be a beautiful three months.
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