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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team edged Houston Baptist University 3-2 in a Thursday non-conference matchup at Chapman Field. The Islanders scored early in the bottom of the third before plating two in the fifth to take an early 3-0 lead. HBU pulled within two on a two-run double in the sixth but the Islanders were able to hold on and improve to 6-5 at home.
The Islanders (13-16, 8-4 SLC) outhit the Huskies (13-24, 2-4 Great West) six to four to seal its fourth non-conference victory of the season. Jordan Trujillo (5-5) picked up the win in the circle to even her record. The senior allowed four hits while walking two and striking out four in seven innings. Trujillo retired 14 consecutive batters starting in the bottom of the first all the way through the top of the sixth before the Huskies got on board.
Cassie Redman started things off for the Islanders in the top of the third with a single to right field and scored on Sandy Schumann's RBI sacrifice bunt. Stephanie Vead tallied a single up the middle to register the Islanders' fourth hit of the game. Prior to that, Hannah Schwarz singled to left field in the first and Hayley Galloway hit a solo shot to left center in the second.
The Islanders plated two more runs in the fifth with Redman collecting her second run of the game. Mickayla Heller started the inning with her second double of the season to left field. Redman followed by reaching base on an error and Schwarz ripped a single to right field to score Heller and Redman and pad the Islanders lead to 3-0.
The Huskies came back in the sixth frame with two runs and one hit. After retiring 14 consecutive batters, Trujillo walked two batters with two outs and Michaela Granchelli hit a two-run double to left center. Trujillo was able to pull out of the jam with her third strikeout of the game.
Schwarz went 2-for-2 to lead the Islanders and Redman, Vead, Galloway and Heller all tallied one hit a piece. Schwarz also registered two RBIs and Schumann added one.
Keely Schuler took the loss for the Huskies in six innings. She allowed six hits while striking out one and walking none.
The Islanders will swing back into Southland play at home on Friday and Saturday against Stephen F. Austin. First pitch tomorrow is at 2 p.m. and 12 p.m. on Saturday.
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Nasri is a Coward
The only reason vanPersie scored is because Nasri is a coward. Not only did he duck away from the ball but he tipped it into the net.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
devilgal_91 devilgal_91 Dec 18, 2012 23:23 Flag
Nasri's a snivelling hyena...nuff said.
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too right man
Who cares? Neither of them play for Chelsea, the current European Champions.
So this comment about Nasri is on the wrong board, David. Try posting on either of the Manchester boards.
And, by the way, while discussing cowardice, would you say what you said here to Nasri's face? Up close and personal?
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But he basically handed ManUre a win and that hurts us. And yes, I would say it to his face.

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VAIL - A Denver man who didn't do quite enough braking while breaking and entering a local liquor store was sentenced to three years in prison.
Moses Antonio Heguy, Jr., 42, pleaded guilty to driving his Jeep Cherokee into the West Vail Liquor Mart's front doors and stealing three bottles of wine.
It was about 4 a.m. and Heguy had to snake his Jeep up the handicapped accessible ramp on the building's east side, then onto the sidewalk in front of the store to even reach the front door.
When he did, he crashed his Jeep through the front door and stole three bottles of wine.
He'd left Denver a few hours earlier after he allegedly stabbed his wife. Eagle County Court Judge Katharine Sullivan sentenced him before he was whisked away to Denver to face more felony charges stemming from that incident.
He told Sullivan that after he bashed through the West Vail Liquor Mart's front doors he had tried to asphyxiate himself by breathing exhaust from his Jeep's tailpipe. He might have gotten it done, except it ran out of gas.
The store's security system went off the instant the bumper of Heguy's jeep hit the front doors.
Vail police and firefighters were on the scene in moments, but Heguy and his Jeep were already gone.
While they were wrapping up their investigation, Heguy returned to the scene.
Vail police arrested him immediately.
It's the first time the store has been robbed, said Laurie Mullin, one of the owners.
"The Vail police, fire department and everyone involved was great and very professional. I was very impressed with them," Mullin said after the robbery.
Heguy was intoxicated at the time of the burglary.
Heguy was charged with driving under the influence, second degree burglary, violation of a restraining order and criminal mischief.
Heguy hadn't run afoul of Eagle County law enforcement before, but is most familiar with Front Range police.
He's on probation in Jefferson County for a misdemeanor protection violation. There's a separate case for misdemeanor domestic abuse and false imprisonment, according to his criminal records.
In Denver he saw his charges for second degree assault with a weapon, felony menacing and false imprisonment reduced to a misdemeanor.
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Delaware Doubles its Renewable Requirement, Adds Solar Set-Asides
Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner signed three energy bills into law on July 24th, including one to increase the state's renewable energy requirement. The original requirement, set in 2005, called on the state's electric utilities to draw on renewable energy for 10% of their electricity supply by 2019. Senate Bill 19 doubles that requirement to 20%, starting at 2% this year and increasing each year through 2019. The bill also specifies a minimum percentage of solar power needed to meet the overall requirement, a feature called a solar set-aside. The solar requirement starts at 0.03% of each utility's electricity sales in 2009 and increases to 2% of sales by 2019. The requirement is structured to encourage the utilities to buy renewable energy credits (RECs) from Delaware homeowners and businesses that install solar power systems. A related bill, Senate Bill 8, specifies that utility customers retain ownership of the RECs associated with their net-metered renewable energy systems, so utilities must buy the RECs from the customers. It also allows utilities to stop offering net metering when the total customer-owned capacity equals 1% of the utility's peak load. See the status and synopsis and full text of Senate Bill 19 and the status and synopsis and full text of Senate Bill 8.
The governor also signed Senate Bill 35, which doubles the funding for the state's Green Energy Fund. The fund helps to stimulate the local renewable energy sector by providing grants for renewable energy installations, technology demonstrations, and research and development projects. The bill increases the system benefit charge on the utility bills of residential customers to 0.0356 cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity used, adding an additional 18 cents per month to the average residential customer's bill. See the status and synopsis and full text of Senate Bill 35.
In late June, Governor Minner signed an additional bill, Senate Bill 18, to create a "Sustainable Energy Utility" (SEU) within the state. The SEU will be a public and private partnership that will use a market-based approach to promote energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy use within the state. According to the governor, the SEU builds on similar initiatives in Vermont and New Jersey and would include packaged services designed by the SEU and delivered by competitively selected contractors. These services could include one-stop shopping for efficient appliances, energy audits, renewable energy for households, financing for green buildings, clean vehicle incentives, and critical information about cost-saving energy options. The SEU will have the authority to sell bonds to finance the program and can later repay the bonds through energy savings or by selling RECs. See the governor's press release and the status and synopsis and full text of Senate Bill 18.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- So much for the 49ers' clandestine kicking derby at Candlestick Park.
A Facebook page titled "Candlestick Park Stadium Tours" features 12 pictures of only one kicker working out there Monday -- and that man is Billy Cundiff, who's attempting to unseated embattled incumbent David Akers.
The photos, taken from afar and at different angles in the stadium, show Cundiff kicking under the supervision of special teams coordinator Brad Seely and assistant Tracy Smith. Brian Jennings appears to be the long snapper and Andy Lee the holder.
It's unknown if Akers also showed up for the session, though he's familiarized himself with Candlestick's surroundings as the 49ers kicker since last season. Cundiff had never kicked there.
Asked earlier Monday if he planed to dispatch "either or both" kickers to Candlestick this week, coach Jim Harbaugh replied, "Yes." He did not elaborate, thus he didn't indicate that Cundiff's would be the lone leg in action there Monday.
Cundiff was signed a week ago to compete with Akers, who made 69 percent of his field-goal attempts in the regular season.
Harbaugh indicated that there is a "leader in the clubhouse" but would not say who it is. General manager Trent Baalke, on his weekly radio show, also declined to add more insight and indicated that Harbaugh would decide which kicker wins the job, with no deadline set for that call.
"I think there's a good chance that they'll both be on the roster come Saturday," Harbaugh added.
According to one commentator on the Facebook page, Cundiff "performed really well. Very consistent, had great form, and got good depth. He rarely missed."


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Final in London
Roger has just completed a comprehensive victory over Andy Murray 7-6(5),6-2 in the semi-final phase of the Barclays ATP tournament in London. Our Champ went back to the basics he knows so well with his serve and volley game backed up by impeccable baseline play and Murray just crumbled in the second set. He now meets Djokovic in the final tomorrow.
Roger produced another of the supremely dominant displays he seems to reserve for this tournament as he cruised past Murray in one hour and 33 minutes with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 win at London's O2 Arena and the Swiss great is now one win away from completing a hat-trick of titles at the prestigious season-ending event.While the two venues couldn't be more different, the 17-time Grand Slam champion seems just as in his element under the O2 Arena's domed roof as he does on Wimbledon's Centre Court.
Roger said "It was a special match. It was the third time in London this year for the two of us and the crowd was electric. You really made it for both of us. I have been around the block a few times and that was something. I can't thank you enough for that. You can't tire of nights like this. That is why I keep practising in front of no people, it inspires you to keep working hard."
In his gold medal victory at the All England Club, Murray had set the tone for his straight sets win by grabbing the initiative from the start and he was clearly determined to do the same again. It looked as though the British number one might be able to deliver his home crowd another glorious sporting moment to finish off an extraordinary 2012. He began in aggressive fashion, while our Champ was spraying his usually devastating forehand all round the O2 Arena, with an error on that side handing Murray an immediate break. But, rather than triggering a period of Murray dominance, that was simply the cue for an absorbing battle to break out. It only served to heighten a feverish atmosphere as Federer's huge army of fans more than held their own among the 17,800 spectators. Murray was racing away with the set and Roger did well to claw his way back from 0-30 at 3-1 down, and that escape appeared to shift the momentum. It needed several heavy serves around the 135mph mark to keep Murray ahead in game six, but with his forehand now finding their targets Roger got back on level terms at 4-4. The 31-year-old Swiss was now in charge, pushing for another break before recovering a 3-1 deficit in a tense tie-break. Another superb forehand got him back to 3-3 and the pressure began to tell on Murray, who swiped his racquet in anger after an error handed Roger two set points. Murray's excellent start was long forgotten now and the Scot crept past Roger's 14 unforced errors by giving up a 15th on set point. After a 62-minute opening set, the second flashed by in 33 minutes as the Champ got into full flow. With the momentum firmly in his favour, Roger was able to unveil the full range of his arsenal in the second set and the end came with the 17-time Grand Slam champion swarming all over the net.
"I knew that if I lost today it's the end of the season, so I gave everything I had and couldn't be more happy," Roger said on court after the match. Roger remains on course for a seventh ATP Tour Finals title to set up a final showdown with Novak Djokovic.
Go On Roger, keep on, you can do it. Allezzz!
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BERKELEY -- Cal freshman Jared Goff has transformed his football video game fantasy into reality.
"I used to always create myself on 'NCAA Football' -- make myself the Cal quarterback," Goff said, describing his childhood gaming ritual. "I was always throwing for 600 yards with eight touchdowns. This year, I didn't have to do that. "
The 18-year-old from Novato made himself the Cal quarterback for real, winning the starting job over redshirt freshman Zach Kline.
And while destiny might not be why Goff will be the Bears' first true freshman quarterback to start a season opener when they host No. 22 Northwestern on Aug. 31, all roads seemingly led to this moment.
His parents, Jerry and Nancy Goff, both attended Cal, with Jerry playing one season of football under Joe Kapp and three years of baseball. Starting around age 8, Jared was part of family outings to Memorial Stadium. Among the 20 or so Cal games Jared has seen from the stands, he remembers most vividly an Oregon game in the pouring rain and Matt Barkley as a freshman quarterback for USC.
"He's never really had a choice," Jerry Goff said half-jokingly of his son's college destination.
There were other suitors, including Stanford and UCLA. Ultimately, Cal had too many of the elements that Jared Goff valued -- family ties, academics, familiarity, proximity to home.
"It was just perfect," Jared Goff said.
Goff, who's 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds, put himself in position to win the quarterback job by graduating early from Marin Catholic High and enrolling at Cal in time for spring ball. But it wasn't until last Friday that new coach Sonny Dykes announced that Goff would be the starter.
"There's going to be some growing pains with this football team. Not just the quarterback, but everywhere," Dykes said. "We're the second-youngest team in the country. We expect to be successful and expect to win football games."
Accuracy, consistency and minimizing mistakes separated Goff in the quarterback duel. None of that may be more important than his ability to stay composed, which will be put to the test as the Bears face three top-25 opponents over the first month of the season.
Jerry Goff, who played catcher for parts of six seasons in the majors, says staying cool under pressure didn't come from him.
"He's wired completely differently than I was," said Jerry Goff, who spent time with the Expos, Pirates and Astros organizations. "He's able to have a short memory and have fun. There were times in my career that weren't fun. If I wasn't playing well, I got concerned, 'Am I going back to Triple-A?'
"He's not like that. He came out of the womb differently. He has a calm demeanor, and that goes a long way to what he has been able to accomplish, particularly at the position he plays."
Jared Goff acknowledged that his ability to move on from mistakes allowed him to overcome three interceptions last season against Cardinal Newman and rally his team to a playoff victory with two late touchdown passes.
"It's probably mainly because of the way my dad raised me," Goff said. "I listen to everything he says because he's been through it. Through the struggles, bad days, good days, everything in between."
Jared has no illusions about the challenges of performing on the "bigger stage." In high school, he played a couple games in front of crowds of 5,000. Against Northwestern, he will be playing in front of 50,000 and quite possibly more.
"It will feel vastly different than anything he's experienced," said Rick Neuheisel, the former UCLA quarterback and coach who now works as a broadcaster."The key is to be able to weather both the highs and lows, and it sounds like that's his personality, to stay in the now and execute the offense."
Cal offensive coordinator Tony Franklin believes Jerry Goff's background can provide his son valuable insight in that area.
"His dad's probably been booed ... struck out and been booed," Franklin said. "That's an experience you need to know is going to happen. The quarterback gets the best of everything, the worst of everything."
Starting left guard Jordan Rigsbee said his teammates have confidence in Goff.
"I told him even though he is just 18, everyone knows he's a good quarterback," Rigsbee said. "He's doing all the things a veteran quarterback would do. He doesn't play like a freshman."
It's no coincidence that Goff wears No. 16, the same number worn by Joe Montana, though Goff's favorite current player is former Cal star Aaron Rodgers. But it's another superstar quarterback who is the model for the Cal offense.
"A lot of what we do is styled after Peyton Manning," Franklin said, noting Manning's ability to buy time in the pocket, sliding to find an open throwing lane. Goff has a good feel for that aspect, Franklin said.
Goff said his job now is to help lead a team toward its ultimate goal: the Rose Bowl. He understands outsiders will scoff.
"You have to believe in your goal," he said. "I've heard everything: We're too young, our O-line's not good enough, our defense has too many injuries, I'm too skinny, the schedule's too tough.
"We don't listen to that. It's our team. No one knows how great we're going to be."
For more on Cal sports, see the Bear Talk blog at ibabuzz.com/beartalk. Follow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter at twitter.com/JeffFaraudo.
jared goff bio
Age: 18
Year: True freshman
Hometown: Novato
High school: Marin Catholic
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 205 pounds
Note: Will be the first Cal true freshman quarterback to start a season opener (vs. No. 22 Northwestern on Aug. 31 at Memorial Stadium)
more college football: Stanford decides on its starting wide receivers and tight end. PAGE 6
Jared Goff started going to Cal football games at age 8. Now he's the Bears starting quarterback.
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Jalen Skaggs, Logan Grady and Will Roark went undefeated in their respective weight classes to help lead the Seneca Indians wrestling team to a second place finish at the Kinloch Classic Holiday Tournament at Parkview High School last weekend.
Skaggs, who remains unbeaten at 28-0 this season, turned in one of the more exciting matches when he decisioned Republic's Kerik Crouse, 9-7, for first place at 160 pounds, dropping Crouse fell to 21-1 overall.
Roark brought his overall record to 24-1 with a 19-4 tech fall over Bentonville's Aaron Grigsby, who entered the match at 26-2 overall. Roark then became the first wrestler to stop Sam Hampton of Blue Springs South this season with a 17-2 tech fall for the 120-pound title. Hampton entered the bout 28-0.
Grady improved to 23-2 overall with relative ease when he pinned Carthage's Tommy Bradshaw, who began the match 17-0, to claim the 145-pound title in 31 seconds.
Grady's performance accounted for 55 team points while Roark 54 team points for the Indians while Skaggs accounted for 53. That 162-point swing pushed the Indians to the top as they finished ahead of Ozark 360.5-318 for second place.
Carthage won the event handily with 515.5 points, followed by the Indians and Tigers. Completing the 24-team field were: 4th place, Christian Brothers College 306.5; 5, Nixa 304.0; 6-tie, Owensville 273.0; 6-t, Republic 273.0; 8, Bolivar 267.5; 9-t, McDonald County 232.0; 9-t, Willard 232.0; 11, Bentonville 230.0; 12, Kickapoo 224.0; 13, Blue Springs South 223.5; 14, William Chrisman 222.5; 15, Monett 216.5; 16, Central (Springfield) 212.0; 17, Rolla 198.5; 18, Rogersville 192.5; 19, Heritage 162.5; 20, Glendale 152.0; 21, Marshfield 141.5; 22, Hillcrest 129.0; 23, St. James 97.5; 24, Parkview 91.0.
Other individual results for the Indians were: 126 pounds, Cole Lankford (fifth place); 132, Jesse Rhoades (sixth); 152, Butch Ferguson (third); 170, Ryker Skelton (10th); 182, Colton Brown (13th); 195, Dylan West (seventh); 220, Devin Madison (ninth); 285, Dakota Schick (13th).
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Limestone women's team hopes to stay on a roll in postseason
Saints enter tourney with 18 straight wins
Published: Monday, March 4, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 1:27 a.m.
Limestone's women have won a remarkable 18 straight basketball games. Three more and they head to the Division II national tournament.
Tip time changed
No. 1 seed Limestone's first-round game in the Conference Carolinas women's basketball tournament against No. 8 seed King College on Tuesday has been changed from 7 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Timken Center. A possible semifinal game on Friday would still be played at 7 p.m. The league's championship will be played at 2 p.m. Sunday at the site of the highest remaining seed.
The Saints (24-2, 21-2) are regular-season champions and No. 1 seed of the Conference Carolinas tournament, of which each game they play will be at home in the Timken Center.
"We feel very good," Limestone head coach Corey Fox said. "Our kids have been looking forward to this for the last few weeks. We're excited to get to the conference tournament. We're really happy we can be at home. That's an important factor."
Limestone is 14-0 at home this season, winning by an average of 24.9 points. The closest two games were decided by six points and the other, by nine, came against Tuesday's 5:30 p.m. opening-round opponent, No. 8 seed King College. The Saints had a 16-point lead at the half and appeared to be cruising.
"They made a nice run at the end," Fox said. "We got up 18 and we kind of felt like the game was over. Well, it wasn't over. King has some tough kids and they have a lot of fight in them. They made a run at us and actually had the ball, down only three points, at the end of the game."
Limestone won the regular season and tournament championship last season as well, advancing to the national event. The Saints lost, 77-68, to No. 24 ranked and fourth-seeded Lander in the opening round in Aiken.
This time around, Limestone is led by a trio of experienced seniors. Stephanie Hayes (Lower Richland High School), who missed the nine-point win against King, averages 15.1 points with 5.8 rebounds and has 115 assists, 31 more than her turnovers. Maria Young (T.C. Roberson in Asheville, N.C.) leads the scoring with 15.3 per game. Tia Williams (Dacula, Ga.) averages 13.8 points and 5.2 boards.
"Everybody in our rotation is a returning player," Fox said. "This is the culmination of hard work that we've put in for the past four years and even the year before that in recruiting."
Limestone takes the third-most 3-pointers among league teams with the fourth-best accuracy (32.6 percent). The Saints are coming off a game in which they made a season-high 16 of 30 from beyond the arc in a 94-72 win at Lees-McRae.
"In Tia, Steph and Maria, we feel like we have three great shooters on the floor at all times," Fox said. "And our point guard, (sophomore) Morgan Brown has a great skill at finding which one of them is open."
Limestone's only losses this season came in back-to-back games, Dec. 15 at Newberry (67-63 in overtime), and Jan. 3 at Queens University in Charlotte (78-58).
"We're really proud of what we've accomplished," Fox said. "But, hopefully, we can play our best basketball now."
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Mountain State Fair tickets now on sale
Published: Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 17, 2012 at 8:12 p.m.
FLETCHER — Tickets are now on sale for the 2012 Mountain State Fair, which has a theme this year of "Squeals, Thrills and Ferris Wheels."
The fair, which runs Sept. 7-16 at the Western N.C. Ag Center in Fletcher, will include fun activities, musical entertainment, rides, crafts, food and agricultural shows for the whole family.
Two additions to this year's lineup will bring extreme sports excitement to the fairgrounds. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Rodeo will be held Monday, Sept. 10, through Thursday, Sept. 13, at 6 p.m. in the Stampede Corral.
The Haywood Community College Timber Sports Team will demonstrate lumberjack skills at 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, through Sunday, Sept. 9.
A number of fair favorites return to entertain visitors, including the Kenya Safari Acrobats, the Hogway Speedway Racing Pigs, chainsaw artist Dan Smathers and Dixie Starlight Express.
Fairgoers who are into music will find plenty to entertain them with three stages dedicated to local and regional talent. The fair also has a long history of hosting engaging and educational shows.
Livestock shows will be held in McGough Arena, the Livestock Arena and at the livestock barns throughout the fair.
Advance tickets are on sale through Sept. 6 at area Ingles stores, the WNC Ag Center, the WNC Farmers Market in Asheville and online at ww.mountainfair.org. Advance tickets are $6 for adults and $2 for kids 6 through 12 and seniors 65 and older.
Ride coupons are $6 for a book of 12 tickets, half the price if purchased during the fair. The fair is also offering the Family Fun Pack for $30, which includes five admission tickets, tickets for four rides and discount coupons for fair vendors.
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OAKLAND -- Gold's Gym on Grand Avenue is now Fitness SF. Things just weren't working out for the Bay Area branches of the national mega fitness chain, whose top executive made a hefty donation to a conservative political action committee founded by Karl Rove.
The decision to separate from Gold's was driven by a $2 million contribution by Robert Rowling, billionaire founder of TRT Holdings -- the ownership group that owns the fitness chain -- to American Crossroads.
American Crossroads, is known for its support of politicians and causes in opposition to rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Four locations owned by Sebastyen and Zsolt Jackovics defected -- the Grand Avenue gym in Oakland, one in Corte Madera, and two in San Francisco.
Although Rowling made the donation in 2010, the franchise contract between Gold's and the Bay Area franchise did not expire until Sept. 15. New signs started to go up the next day. Staff spent the next week answering questions for customers. Employees on the telephone were still stumbling over the new name Friday in Oakland.
In a letter addressed to gym members in October 2010, the director of operations for Gold Gym's Bay Area said, "We were as surprised by Mr. Rowling's action as anyone" and that the Bay Area branch would "leave the Gold's Gym brand," once the contract expired.
Members didn't seem to notice much difference except the oblong orange and black sign with white lettering above the entrance.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have known anything had changed. "It's all the same," said Peter Sherris, a retired physician from Piedmont.
Staff members said nothing except the name had changed for members. They will still have access to the same network of gyms, including Gold's.
Members on Facebook and those stepping in and out of the busy gym Friday afternoon said they supported the decision.
"It was a wise business and moral decision," said one man in his 20s who declined to give his name. He added the gym shouldn't be affiliated with anti-LGBT groups.
Merv Fernandez of Point Richmond said he was supportive, as long as they don't change the gym itself. "It's a gym, after all."
Gold's calls itself the top full-service fitness franchise in the world with 3 million members. Rowling is a conservative Republican who also owns the Omni Hotel chain.
He did not comment directly, but a Gold's spokesman, Dave Reiseman, said the departure of the Bay Area franchise group was not political. Until two months ago both sides were still talking about staying, Reiseman said. "But, unfortunately it didn't work out."
Sebastyen Jackovics said Friday he was extremely limited in what he could say because of the legal agreement with Gold's.
"The only thing that has changed is the name," said Jackovics, who started working out at the gym in the late 1980s when it was Lake Merritt Nautilus and Aerobics.
Neither side provided details about franchise costs, but Reiseman said only the Bay Area group had left the company.


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For the past couple of years, I've been streaming media from my iMac, through the use of PS3 Media Server, by directly connecting it, via ethernet cable, to my PS3, an 80GB version. It was working wonderfully, until recently, when my PS3 got the YLoD (Yellow Light of Death). I got it fixed by a local tech guy, but he reset all of the system settings to default. Now, I was going about setting up the static IP I use to stream media from my Mac, but for some reason, when I enter the manually enter the IP address in "Internet Connection Settings" (The CUSTOM method), I am unable to move forward (via pressing right directional) to continue setting up the network. It's just not an option. I can either edit the addresses or go back, nothing else. Wireless setup works just fine, but as I tend to stream .mkv files, it's not good enough.
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Yahoo Marches Into Media With CES Keynote
Steve Jobs, the late Apple founder, once told a group of Yahoo executives that the Web giant should decide whether it's a technology company or a media company. To anyone watching Yahoo's keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday, CEO Marissa Mayer's choice is pretty clear.
In an hour-long presentation to a packed audience at the Las Vegas Hotel theater, Mayer announced a collection of new media sites and apps geared toward delivering original content for the Web. Videos and digital magazines, the CEO said, are now two of the company's four main focus areas along with search and communications.
"A common theme across a lot of what you see today is simplifying our business," Mayer said during a keynote that included a live Saturday Night Live sketch and a John Legend performance.
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Mayer relied on two big names from the media world to make her case. David Pogue, the former New York Times technology columnist hired by Yahoo last year, announced a new site for technology news. Yahoo Tech aims to stand apart from the dozens of outlets on the Web by translating geeky tech news to make it easier to understand by a mainstream audience, he said.
In video, the company is leaning on the celebrity of Katie Couric, who left her role as special correspondent for ABC News last year to become Yahoo's global anchor. In a brief talk onstage at CES, Couric said she plans to do a series of interviews with newsmakers, including politicians, philanthropists and tech leaders — "anyone who we believe has an important and interesting story to tell," Couric said.
Also making an appearance was Nick D'Aloisio, the teenage founder of Summly, which Yahoo acquired last year. D'Aloisio introduced a new mobile app, Yahoo News Digest, which aggregates the day's top headlines in a sleek design that includes maps and videos.
All this new content could help Mayer make a stronger pitch to advertisers. Its new ad offerings, Yahoo Audience Ads and Ad Manager, promise to help marketers buy ads targeting specific types of users across dozens of websites, including Tumblr.
"She wants to make the point that while Yahoo is a technology company, their heart is in the media," said David Cooperstein, a research director at Forrester Research who attended the CES keynote. "Yahoo's ability to draw in this big-name talent on the media side will make them more like an NBC or a CNN."


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President Bush Approves Extension for Idaho Hydropower Project
Only 3 percent of the 80,000 dams in the United States produce power, and it would be feasible to add an estimated 16,700 megawatts of new hydropower to some of those existing dams. That sounds nice in theory, but a group of five irrigation districts in Idaho have found that the idea can be difficult in practice. The Boise-area irrigation districts obtained a federal license in 1989 to add two 7.5-megawatt turbines to two of the outlets from Arrowrock Dam, a Bureau of Reclamation dam on the Boise River. Shortly after the license was obtained, the Bull Trout was listed as an endangered species, causing a re-evaluation of the project. Although construction of the project should have started within two years after the license was issued, the Bull Trout issue and other complications have required the U.S. Congress to repeatedly step in and extend the deadline on the project.
In 2005, the irrigation districts committed to funding the project and the Clatskanie People's Utility District (PUD) in Oregon agreed to buy the power generated at the dam, but the license expired in 2006 before construction was started. House Resolution 4377, introduced in late 2005, will extend the construction deadline by another three years. The bill passed Congress in late September and was signed by President Bush on December 13th. See the White House press release, the text of the bill (PDF 30 KB), and the Clatskanie PUD fact sheet on the project (PDF 153 KB). Download Adobe Reader.


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The fire chief in Colorado Springs says his crews have been making heroic efforts and saved many homes as the 24-square mile Waldo Canyon wildfire continues to blaze in the foothills west and north of the city.
Constantly shifting winds have made the battle a difficult one for firefighters, but Chief Rich Brown says their "triage" strategy inside the suburban neighborhoods is helping. Firefighters have been racing from one hot spot to the next, protecting houses adjacent to the ones in flames to prevent a domino effect.
Meanwhile, federal firefighters are working with U.S. Army bulldozer crews from nearby Fort Carson to create perimeter lines.
More than 30,000 residents have been forced to flee their homes and the list of evacuated neighborhoods continues to grow.
Crews are also fighting to keep the flames from reaching the U.S. Air Force Academy.
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Former Ashland activist Pete Seda is now a free man while he awaits word on whether the government will challenge a federal appeals court ruling that threw out his 2010 conviction for money-laundering, which prosecutors tried but failed to tie to Islamic terrorists.
U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken signed an order Friday freeing Seda, who had been on home confinement in Portland since his release from a halfway house Aug. 23, the same day the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered his new trial.
Court papers filed Friday state that Seda, 54, is living in a Portland apartment with his wife, Summer, and that the former Ashland arborist now works at Elephants Delicatessen.
Prosecutors have asked for a Nov. 5 deadline on whether to seek a rehearing on the appeal, which was heard by a three-judge panel that included a dissenting opinion from one of the judges.
Prosecutors did not oppose Seda's motion for release.
A jury convicted Seda on tax-evasion and conspiracy charges for using his defunct Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation chapter in Ashland to help smuggle more than $150,000 from Ashland to Saudi Arabia in 2000 and later signing a fraudulent tax return to cover it up.
Though prosecutors argued Seda's motive was to fund Islamic terrorists in Chechnya and that argument was a key component of the entire trial, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Hogan ruled during the trial they failed to prove the connection.
Appeals court judges accused the government of "tunnel vision" in the case, though the dissenting judge lauded the government for "extraordinary efforts" to handle evidence properly in a sensitive case involving national security and intelligence secrets.
The majority judges also ruled that the now-retired Hogan erred in allowing unclassified summations of classified materials that was given to Seda's defense team, saying it was misrepresenting and incomplete.
The appeals ruling returned Seda's case to the U.S. District Court in Eugene for a new trial.
The government's options include asking the appeals court for reconsideration, appealing the ruling, going forward with a retrial or dropping its case.
Seda spent more than two years of his nearly three-year sentence behind bars, either in custody before his trial or after his 2012 sentencing.
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ARLINGTON – After dropping a 3-0 (28-26, 25-18, 25-19) loss to UTSA Saturday morning, the Texas A&M - Corpus Christi volleyball team bounced back with an explosive performance Saturday evening to sweep UT Arlington 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-21) in the final match of the Hilton Maverick Classic at College Park Center.
The Islanders (4-6) finished the weekend with a 2-1 record and Ivy Baresh and Ashley Phelps were named to the all-tournament team with their dominant performance in the three matches.
The Islanders will open conference play on the road Tuesday, Sept. 17, against McNeese State in Lake Charles, La.
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The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi volleyball team fought hard against UTSA in a rematch of Monday night's home opener, but costly errors by the Islanders lifted the Roadrunners to a 3-0 (28-26, 25-18, 25-19) victory Saturday in the second of three matches at the Hilton Maverick Classic.
Sophomore Ivy Baresh led the Islanders with a team-high 14 kills and junior Brianna Brink added 13 kills, one shy of her season-high. Logen Bourque dished out 35 assists and Hailey King finished in double digits with 13 digs. The Roadrunners were paced by McKenize Adams, Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year, who tallied a match-high 21 kills. UTSA out-blocked the Islanders 7-4 and capitalized on the Islanders' 10 service errors.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi started out the match strong with an early 10-7 lead in the first set. The Islanders stayed out in front until three straight points by the Roadrunners evened the set at 12-12. Brink answered with a kill to help jumpstart a 3-0 run by the Islanders to make it 15-12. The Islanders and Roadrunners rallied back-and-forth until a 3-0 run by UTSA knotted the set at 17-17. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi followed with three consecutive points, including two kills by Baresh to build a 20-17 lead. However, the Roadrunners answered with a 3-0 of their own to force the Islanders to take a timeout at 20-20. Baresh and Adams traded kills before the Islanders pushed ahead at 23-21 with a kill by Baresh and an UTSA attacking error. After a kill by Adams, Brink smashed a kill to give the Islanders a 24-22 lead. UTSA battled back to score two straight points to knot the set at 24-24. After trading points back-and-forth, UTSA sealed the set, 28-26, with two straight points on consecutive Islanders' mishaps. Baresh led the Islanders with seven kills and Bourque passed out 13 assists.
In the second set, the Islanders fell behind 13-7 before the team recovered with a 6-0 run to knot the set at 13-13. During the run, Sarah Sanchez and Ashley Phelps chipped in kills and Baresh added an ace. The Islanders rallied back-and-forth with the Roadrunners until three straight points by UTSA forced the Islanders to take their first timeout of the set at 19-16. Out of the timeout, the Roadrunners put together a 6-2 run to capture the set, 25-18. Adams hit .583 in the second set and recorded eight kills while Baresh added four kills for the Islanders.
The final set was close throughout with 10 ties. The Islanders took a 12-11 lead after two straight kills by Brink and a kill by Sanchez. Both teams rallied back-and-forth until a 3-0 run by the Roadrunners put them in front 15-13. The Islanders fought back to score three straight to tie the set at 17-17. After trading kills, the Roadrunners put together a 7-1 run to end the set at 25-19 and the match.
The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi volleyball team bounced back with an explosive performance Saturday evening to sweep UT Arlington 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-21) in the final match of the Hilton Maverick Classic at College Park Center. The Islanders had a balanced performance with three Islanders finishing in double figures in kills and digs while junior Ashley Phelps highlighted the Islanders' offense with a career-high 18 kills on .333 hitting.
The Islanders (4-6) clinched their first sweep of the season and topped UTA (5-5) for the third time in program history. The Islanders finished the weekend with a 2-1 record and Ivy Baresh and Phelps was named to the all-tournament team with their dominant performance in the three matches.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi hit .228 in the match with 52 kills and limited the Mavericks to just .127 hitting and 29 kills. Baresh tallied her fifth double-double of the season with 11 kills and 13 digs while Brianna Brink chipped in 12 kills on .318 hitting. The Islanders' defense also played a big factor in the Islanders' victory with Baresh, Hailey King (17) and Renee Ramirez (11) all finishing in double figures in digs. Senior Logen Bourque also had a solid performance with 40 assists while hitting .462 with six kills.
The Islanders jumped out to a 7-5 lead after back-to-back kills by Baresh and Phelps. UTA evened the set at 9-9 before the Islanders pushed ahead 12-9 with kills by Bourque, Phelps and Brink and never looked back. The Islanders stayed out front the rest of the way to seal a 25-20 first-set victory. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi hit .275 in the first set and Phelps tallied a set-high six kills.
The Islanders carried over their momentum into the second set and jumped out to a 9-4 lead on a 4-0 run. UTA responded with a 5-0 run late in the set to garner a 17-15 lead. Baresh followed with a kill before a Maverick's attacking error evened the set at 17-17. Both teams rallied back-and-forth until two straight points by the Islanders knotted the score at 20-20. After a UTA timeout, the Islanders and Mavericks battled until the Islanders squeezed out a 25-23 victory with a kill by Brink and an ace by Sarah Sanchez.
It was all Islanders in the third set with Phelps leading the pack with seven kills and Baresh tacking on eight of her 13 digs. The Islanders opened with a 10-4 lead and extended their lead to 17-8 on a kill by Brink. Baresh and Shaquinn Parker followed with consecutive kills to pad the Islanders lead to 19-10. However, the Islanders saw their lead evaporate to two after a 7-0 run by the Mavericks. The Islanders recovered with three straight kills by Baresh and Phelps to extend their lead to 22-17. UTA followed with a 3-0 run but a kill by Parker and an attacking error by UTA added two straight points for the Islanders. After an Islanders' service error, Phelps clinched the set at 25-21 and the match with her 18th kill of the match.


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I saw a little girl today at work. She is 3 years old, with curly hair and beautiful brown eyes. I did my exam on her and afterwards she crawled up in my lap and just hugged me. She is just so loving and sweet. I was talking to her foster mom about her and it turns out, her parents have signed over all parental rights and she is about to go up for adoption. I have met lots of kids and lots of foster kids, but this one really felt different. I went home and told my husband. He said "Let's adopt her." without any hesitation. We have the room, the finances, the time, and resources. I know it's a huge decision and I really don't know anything about her history, but this is a sweet little girl and I just can't help but think that she belongs in our family. Any advice is welcome, especially from people who have adopted or know something about it.
Update: So, I have talked to the foster mom about this child last week. She has been watched by CPS pretty much since birth because her mother has some serious mental issues. She has been in 3 foster homes, including a family member. She was removed from that home within 12 hours because at that home the caretaker beat her up. (just before her 2nd birthday). She has some issues with attachment disorder because of this sad experience. She is in a great home now with very loving people. She said the list of potential adoptive parents is going to be very, very long. The process will likely take a year, but I filed paperwork to get on the list. I do not know what will happen, but I feel that I am being directed to her for a reason, and I am determined to have peace until either she becomes ours or she is placed with another forever family that will love her as much as I already do.
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Everyone told us not to get our hopes up. EVERYONE! Well, by some miracle, she is still availabe for adoption and we have been matched! I got her paperwork on Friday and we go to disclosure on Tuesday. I am so happy, excited, and a bit nervous. I can't wait to start spending time with my new kiddo! Wanna hear something even more miraculous? She is the great neice of a man who was my husband's adopted grandfather. She's already family!


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Default Folder X
Recently rated 5 mice by MacUser UK and 4.5 mice by Macworld, Default Folder X attaches a toolbar to the right side of the Open and Save dialogs in any OS X-native application. The toolbar gives you fast access to various folders and commands. You just click on the buttons to go to your favorite and recently used folders, manage the folders and files shown in the list, and make changes to your settings.
Default Folder also fixes a number of problems in Open and Save dialogs, "rebounding" back to the last selected file, putting the path listing back in the top menu, and correcting bugs in scrolling column views.
Required OS: 10.8
Tags: utility , finder , file , openmeta , spotlight
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Nope it in the latest update.(
I was wrong: Default Folder X does give me all sorts of useful features that are not redundant. And besides, I missed it a lot when I turned it off for a while. It's amazing to me how it became a natural part of workflow without even realizing it. I also see how it helps Spotlight search work better and better as I use DFX's tagging feature more. It makes tagging process so much easier and quicker. I'm sticking to DFX, and I'm not changing my review this time. :)
Changing my review... Since the last review I have discovered that more than half of the features are pretty much redundant and I was able to come up with simple workarounds for the rest. Not really necessary to have it at this point.
Happened to grab it with a MUPromo Bundle last year. Pleasantly surprised to discover its usefulness and productivity benefit. Very reliable as well. Strongly recommended.
I have hesitated for a long time before buying and installing Default Folder X (after all, Finderâs Open / Save sheets are doing a pretty decent job by now), but since I did, I cannot imagine going back to working without it. The integration of the Finder with its Open / Save sheets, Finder shortcuts, OpenMeta tagging right when you save a file⦠priceless. And since 4.3.6, Default Folder X finally uses Sparkle for updating, resolving my last quibble with the software. Pricey but worth every cent.
my mileage varies =;^>. in my workflow, this utility is not nearly as useful as in pre-OSX days when i treasured it so much i bought a license! when i began using OSX this utility was not immediately compatible and i gradually grew to live without it. but when i used it most recently in trial mode, i experienced daily crashes that only stopped when i quit running the utility.
it's the first tool, i'm installing on new macs! :-)
I have the last update and still it appears in the list of update
I seriously cannot imagine using my Mac without this, it's become that essential. The addition of the preview pane (to make up for Apple's lackluster preview) is a godsend, and the ability to add spotlight comments in the save dialog rocks. Oh yeah, and you can trash things right from the open or save dialog.
This app will change the way (and the speed) you work. Right next to Quicksilver this must be the most valuable addon to Mac OSX. Forget browsing your hard disk every time you open or save a file, Default Folder X does all the thinking for you! And clicking through all your windows to find open finder windows? Shear brilliance!
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News 12 at First at Five / Thursday, Sep. 13, 2012
AIKEN, S.C. -- G.L. Brightharp and Sons Mortuary sits off Beaufort Street in a quieter part of Aiken.
"We picked this location because of the isolation, and the quietness, and the serenity of this location," said Timothy Brightharp, who works there.
Last month, Brightharp found out his funeral home's new neighbor could be an indoor gun range.
"Gunfire doesn't provide serenity," he said.
The City of Aiken just approved indoor gun ranges within city limits, but this proposed gun range, and possibly others in the future, will have to get approved through the Board of Zoning Appeals.
"I think the fear factor will probably come out in the BZA meeting, but the BZA is not supposed to make decisions based on fear factors -- they're supposed to make decisions based on law," said Wade Brodie, the chairman of the Aiken Corporation.
Brodie owns the building and plans to sell the spec building to an investor to build the gun range.
"If you're going to own a gun, you need to know how to safely use it," he said.
Brodie says a range in Aiken would mean people there won't have to drive to Augusta or Columbia. He also says it'd make the area safer, and he says neighbors of the building won't even hear the gunfire if the range is properly designed.
"Most of the citizens I've talked to are not for the gun range," said Brightharp, who isn't convinced.
He says the area around the range is largely African-American, and it already struggles with gun violence. He says his business, a funeral home, might be adversely affected, too.
"The gunshots would be very traumatic for, let's say we have a family of a gunshot victim and, all of a sudden, they heard gunfire. I'm sure that would be a very traumatic experience for those family members," Brightharp said.
There's also a somewhat noisy concrete plant nearby.
Councilwoman Lessie Price has even said the Department of Justice might have to get involved. However, Brodie and others say noise from the facility won't be a problem, and they say with more people knowing their guns, the community actually becomes safer.
The plan will go before the Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Municipal Building (214 Park Ave SW) in Aiken. A large crowd is expected from both sides of the debate.


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Bay Area residents pollute San Francisco Bay every year with enough trash to fill 100,000 kitchen garbage bags, according to the first comprehensive study of the volume of litter flowing into the bay.
The tidal wave of fast-food wrappers, plastic bottles, paper bags and cigarette butts rolls across the landscape and into storm drains, where the garbage washes into creeks and the bay in wet weather. Although it may not be surprising that because of their size San Jose and Oakland pollute the most, tiny Colma in San Mateo County and a host of East Bay cities, including Pittsburg, El Cerrito and Richmond, are among the areas that add the most litter per capita, according to an analysis by this newspaper.
"This is 100 percent preventable. Trash doesn't happen by itself. If we can get people to modify their behavior, we'll make huge gains," said Geoff Brosseau, executive director of the Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association, the Menlo Park group that compiled the report.
The study is part of a massive effort to clean up trash in bay waters. In 2009, state regulators required cities and counties to reduce the amount of trash going into the bay by 40 percent by 2014 or face fines, with a goal of reducing it 100 percent by 2022.
The first step was for cities to estimate current conditions. The study concluded that 1.36 million gallons of trash flow through storm drains from 76 cities and county land in Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa and San Mateo counties each year into creeks and the bay. San Francisco, which has a unique system that collects sewage and stormwater together and filters it all at treatment plants, was not included. Nor were North Bay counties that won't be covered under the new state rules for several more years.
The study -- completed this month -- used gallons, rather than pounds, to measure volume, because much of the trash, such as plastic wrapping, is very light.
What's in the debris stew? Forty-nine percent is plastic -- candy wrappers, chip bags, lids and straws, the study found -- and 21 percent is paper, 8 percent plastic grocery bags, 7 percent plastic foam and the rest cans, bottles and other debris.
The trash is not only ugly, it also can choke wildlife and tangle boat propellers. Much of it washes into the Pacific Ocean, where it contributes to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a vortex of plastic trash north of Hawaii.
To meet the 40 percent reduction by 2014, some places, such as San Jose and Alameda County, have banned plastic bags at supermarkets. Others, such as Oakland, have banned plastic foam packaging at restaurants. Still others have increased street sweeping or installed underground devices to catch trash in storm drains.
"It's a challenge for municipalities," Brosseau said. "There's very little interest in raising taxes. They probably can't afford to put in filters everywhere. It's more effective to go after the sources of the trash."
San Jose ranks first on the litter list, with 168,673 gallons of trash going into creeks and the bay. San Jose officials said there's a logical reason: Their city has the most people and acres of any Bay Area city.
"When you have more property, you have more litter," said Jennifer Garnett, a spokeswoman for San Jose's Environmental Services Department. "It is a pervasive problem across the Bay Area. We all need to do our part."
By 2014, San Jose plans to cut litter flowing into its 1,150 miles of storm drains by 54 percent, Garnett said. The cost: about $6.2 million.
Already, San Jose has passed the most far-reaching bag ban of any Bay Area city, outlawing plastic bags at most markets and retailers, in addition to forcing stores to charge for paper bags. It has banned plastic foam at city events and is considering a ban at restaurants. It plans to put in 118 screens at storm drain inlets in high-trash areas and nine large trash-capture devices in storm drain tunnels. The city also works with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enlist homeless people to clean creeks around homeless encampments.
Oakland, with 98,625 gallons, is second on the list. The city has put five large trash-capture devices -- think massive strainers that catch debris -- in its 402-mile storm drain system, and it has plans for three more this year. It draped floating booms in Lake Merritt to catch trash from creeks. And it's working to expand volunteer cleanup programs.
"Since we've been working on these things, there's been an absolute, tremendous difference," said Lesley Estes, Oakland's watershed and stormwater management supervisor. "You can see it at Lake Merritt. It's a different place."
Ranked per capita, Oakland and San Jose do well, coming in below the Bay Area average of 260 gallons of trash per 1,000 people. Top on that list is the tiny city of Colma, with 516 gallons.
The estimates were done by fitting 149 storm drains around the Bay Area with trash-capture devices, and analyzing surrounding land uses. Commercial and high-density residential areas -- common in many East Bay cities that rank high on the per capita list -- had the most trash. Parks and rural residential areas had the least. The study then came up with total litter estimates by looking at each city's land uses and factors such as the frequency of street sweeping.
"We have a Best Buy, two Home Depots and an auto row," said Brad Donohue, Colma's acting public works director. "And we have less than 2,000 residents. That skewed the data."
To reach the 40 percent reduction goal, environmentalists say, cities must install trash-catching devices and ban plastic bags and plastic foam containers, rather than just running public education campaigns.
"Some municipalities will resist effective methods that have costs," said David Lewis, executive director of Save the Bay. "That's natural. But these are legal requirements. And the bay has been paying the costs of noncompliance for years."
Library director Leigh Poitinger contributed to this report. Paul Rogers covers resources and environmental issues. Contact him at 408-920-5045.


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CAMP HILL, Pa. (Feb. 27, 2013) – The Rite Aid Foundation announced today a $15,000 grant to Impact Alabama. A non-profit organization based in Birmingham, Impact Alabama works collaboratively with higher education institutions and their surrounding communities in order to develop and implement social justice projects that work to achieve fundamental and systemic change throughout the State of Alabama. The organization will use the grant to expand FocusFirst, a vision screening program for children ages six months to five years, in Head Start classrooms and lower-income daycares across the state. The Rite Aid Foundation previously awarded Impact Alabama a $15,000 grant in 2010.
"Every child deserves quality healthcare, regardless of their environment or their family's ability to pay," said Gayle Rife, Manager of The Rite Aid Foundation. "The Rite Aid Foundation is proud to support Impact Alabama and their FocusFirst program, as they strive to provide to critical eye care services to the youth of Alabama."
Impact Alabama was founded in 2004 Impact is Alabama's first nonprofit dedicated to developing and implementing substantive service-learning projects in coordination with more than twenty universities and colleges throughout the state. Impact presents a vision of Alabama in which its young citizens understand, appreciate, and engage actively in civic and public life, contributing their diverse talents to solve local and state problems, influence public policy and pursue the common good. Impact has four "signature" initiatives: FocusFirst, SpeakFirst, SaveFirst, and CollegeFirst. For more information on Impact Alabama, visit www.impactalabama.org.
"Poor vision adversely affects tens of thousands of children in our state each year, largely due to poor public awareness about the importance of eye care in young children and the inability of children to recognize their own vision problems," said Stephen Black of Impact Alabama. "These problems are heightened in families from facing financial hardships and a lack of access to appropriate medical care. Thanks to the generosity of The Rite Aid Foundation, we'll be able to provide more vision screenings and treatment to young children across Alabama."
Rite Aid operates one distribution center and 93 stores across the state of Alabama.
The Rite Aid Foundation, founded in July 2001, is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to helping people in the communities Rite Aid serves. Since its inception, The Rite Aid Foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $14 million to approximately 1248 organizations in 629 communities.


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Although Snowmass' overall occupancy was down from May to October, hotels that were open in town enjoyed a good summer season after all, according to Bill Tomcich, president of reservations agency Stay Aspen Snowmass.
Occupancy was down 14 percent from the same six-month period last year, but that had a lot to do with a quarter of rooms in the town being unavailable while the Westin and Wildwood were being remodeled.
"This means that most of the remaining Snowmass properties actually experienced a really good summer, as well," Tomcich said.
Snowmass lodges were 10.5 percent less full in October than they were in the same month last year, although they charged 32.2 percent more per day on average. Average daily rate for May to October finished 14.3 percent higher.
Occupancy from May to October in Aspen improved by 7.8 percent. Tomcich said it was also the best summer occupancy data reported since the Mountain Travel Research Program started tracking it in 2006.
Winter bookings down
Data collected by the Mountain Research Travel Program indicates that on-the-books occupancy is down 3.9 percent for the upcoming winter season across the western resort industry.
Tomcich said booking pace for Aspen and Snowmass were also down in October.
"I can certainly say that we experienced this same trend here at Stay Aspen Snowmass," Tomcich said. "The weeks of Hurricane Sandy and the presidential election were especially grim around here."
However, he said bookings picked up the week of Nov. 16 with the fresh snowfall.


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Survival and Growth
By MortazaviBlog on Mar 08, 2009
I just started reading Arie de Geus' book The Living Company, and found in the first few pages a clear echo of Chester Barnard's The Functions of the Executive. Both emphasize the centrality of survival and growth ("thriving"). Here is Arie de Geus writing about the topic:
Like all organisms, the living company exists primarily for its own survival and improvement: to fulfill its potential and to become as great as it can be. It does not exist solely to provide customers with goods, or to return investment to shareholders, any more than you, the reader, exist solely for the sake of your job or your career. After all, you, too, are a living entity. You exist to survive and thrive; working at your job is a means to that end...
If the real purpose of a living company is to survive and thrive in the long run, then the priorities of managing such a company are very different from the values set forth in most of the modern academic business literature. Such a purpose also contradicts the views held by many managers and shareholders. To be sure, many management fashions resonate with the idea of a learning company—for example, the concepts of the "learning organization" and "knowledge as a strategic asset." But there are serious doubts that even the most enthusiastic managers and shareholders have fully explored the ramification of these concepts.
Before writing all this, Arie de Geus, a long-time Shell employee, had led Shell's Group Planning study on the longevity of companies. The study had concluded that companies live longer depending on their (1) sensitivity to the environment, (2) cohesion and identity, (3) tolerance (and as a corollary, decentralization), and (4) conservative financing, which gives rise to an ability to govern one's own growth and evolution effectively.


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Dialog #3
These lessons, by one of our most consistent FaithWriters' Challenge Champions, should not be missed. So we're making a permanent home for them here.
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Thanks, Jan. That makes a lot of sense to me.
"God has not called me to be successful, God has called me to be faithful." Mother Teresa
"...not to advance in the spiritual life is to go back. But those who have the gale of the Holy Spirit go forward even in sleep.". Brother Lawrence
Homework corrections:
My sweetheart tried to persuade me to make a personal commitment to Jesus as Lord and Savior. I resisted his efforts. I believed in God; I prayed. His attitude offended me. We started attending church; and I even tried to read the Bible.
Talking on the phone one Saturday night, Norm said, "I'll pick you up around 10. Love you."
"Love you more than you love me!"
"No, I love you more," he replied.
"Can't keep my eyes open." Yawning I said, "Good night."
We silently slipped into a pew of the large church. The pastor delivered God's word; and I felt the burden of my sins. My heart began to race and my conscience really bothered me. The hour passed; and we made our way out to the car.
He looked at my somber face. "What's the matter?"
"I wanted to make a decision."
"Why didn't ya' say something? We'll do it next week," Norm said. "I'll go forward with you, need to rededicate my life."
The following Sunday morning we walked down the long aisle to the front of the church. We both spoke to the pastor, and were directed to a room for counseling. On wobbly knees I prayed with a godly elderly woman, who noticed my engagement ring.
She asked, "What's your fiancé's name?"
"When you get married you'll take your vows, saying: I take thee Norm. Now, just say I take thee Jesus."
The two vows were the best decisions I ever made. As husband and wife we pledged faithful love to be broken only by death. My commitment to Jesus is to be never ending. Yes, I take thee Jesus.
With God All things are Possible!
"It's such a charming name for a café, the Hominy Grill," said Aunt Irene. "It's actually quite well known. I believe they have written it up in one of those traveler's guides."
"The Hominy Grill? What kind of food do they serve? Besides grits, that is." I guess my skepticism showed.
"That's part of the charm! You never know what they will have any day. They put the day's menu on a big chalk board and it's ever so fresh."
"Do they grill meat as well as hominy?" I asked. My stomach was growling, and I couldn't put the idea of a burger out of my mind.
Aunt Irene was tiring of the discussion. "I thought your generation was so adventurous," she said. "All this fuss over lunch. We never get to Charleston, and I am eating at the Hominy Grill."
I have to admit she was right. I mean about not going to Charleston very often. I can't say about the Hominy Grill. I got a burger at the Snack Shack.
Thank Jan, for these lessons. I am sorry that we are done with the dialog part. I have enjoyed them and learned a lot.
Kathie Tollifson
The endless tap-tap-tapping of pencil on table was about to send Cathy over the edge. "Kyle. Please. Put the pencil down. Now, who's found Luke 1:37?"
"Oooh, Mrs, Cathy! Me! Can I read?" Emma asked, waving her hand in the air.
"Yep, but wait til everyone's found it, ok?" She rubbed her temple, trying to still the ache in her head.
Kyle blurted, "Nothing is impossible with God," and started tap-tap-tapping again
Cathy sighed quietly, but smiled. "That's right, Kyle, but I called on Emma. Maybe you can help John find the verse," she said and snatched the pencil from his hand.
"I don't need help," John said, "cuz I know where it is."
"Great! Let me know when you find it." Cathy scanned the other kids crowded around the table. "Jacob, how ya coming?"
The tow-headed tyke raised his confused eyes from the table of contents in his Bible. "Ok. I'm ok."
Maddie, growing impatient, flipped her curls over her shoulder and snorted. "Oh, come on. This one's easy."
"Maddie, how about if you go show Jacob how to find the book of Luke, and Kyle, would you go sharpen our pencils please?" Cathy grabbed the pencil box off the table and handed it to the boy. "We're going to need them for our activity."
"MRS. CATHY! I FOUND IT!" John jumped out of his chair and ran to tug on Cathy's hand. "Come on, I'll show you."
Nothing will be impossible with you, God, including getting through this Sunday School lesson.
The names above have not been changed to protect the innocent children I love with all my heart.
I generally don't use any tags (he said, she said), but let an action "tag" the speaker. I purposely used one in my challenge entry this week. When I'm reading, I don't see the tags, you are right about that. Sometimes I find myself skipping everything that isn't in quotes when it's an intense read.
I also worked hard on using your lessons to improve my dialog this week, and use it to add characterization and action - to let it show the story.
Thanks Jan! You are helping me so much!
Catrina Bradley
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"God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes." Psalm 18:24 (The Message)
Pam, excellent job on the corrections! You found every one.
When Ann does her class on semicolons, be sure to stop in (or you might want to look them up online).
Reading this again, I was again struck by the sweetness of the story. Maybe it's because we more often read about believing women who lead their men to the Lord, rather than the other way around. Thanks so much!
Kathie, you get this week's gold star--try as I might, I couldn't find a thing to correct! Well done!
We may be done with dialog, but we've got some great lessons yet to come--stay tuned!
Cathy, you brought me right into the Sunday School room--and reminded me why I've never considered Sunday School teaching one of my gifts. (shudder)
I'm so glad to hear that my lessons are even helping seasoned writers like yourself to evaluate your entries. I'm having a blast writing them!
hoping I can just do the extra credit? Pick up A Clean Well-Lighted Place by Hemingway. Best dialogue tag/no tag, make it indescript in the tag and descriptive in the sentence juxtaposing character laced up cool story about drinking I'll probably ever read.
"Get to work. Your work is to keep cranking the flywheel that turns the gears that spin the belt in the engine of belief that keeps you and your desk in midair." ~Dillard.
Out of Town
Hamburger said, "Please pass the lettuce and onions. I'm a vegetarian."
Tofu quivered as she handed the condiments to Hamburger," No problem. Here you go."
Hamburger peeked out from under his bun. "What's wrong with you? Never met a vegetarian before?"
"No, not personally," said Tofu.
"Wow, not around here. Everyone's a vegetarian," said Hamburger." PETA rules!"
"Whanna pickle?"
Tofu fainted, landing squarely on the bed of lettuce.
"Hey, that looks pretty good."
Hi Jan. I still have issues with punctuation with the 'said' that follows the sentences.
Thanks, think I'm hungry.
Because it was Sabbath, there was no need to go to the well for water or to begin making bread. Mary decided to sit in Elizabeth's garden and enjoy the fragrance of the flowers. After a while, Elizabeth came into the garden.
Smiling at her cousin, Mary said, "Good morning, Elizabeth,"
"Good morning, Mary. I trust you slept well," Elizabeth replied.
"Yes, thank you. After the days on the road, I slept very well."
"That is good. Even if a journey goes well, it can still be tiring."
"This is true." Mary smiled. "And how did you sleep?"
"Well, not as peacefully as I used to," Elizabeth smiled and rubbed her hands over her swollen belly, "but well enough." She sat on the bench next to Mary. "I find myself not sleeping as well and needing to sit more often. I become short of breath more quickly and am slowing down."
"That is to be expected. Your body is no longer your own."
"Ah, that is so true!" Elizabeth exclaimed. The women laughed together.
As they laughed, Mary thought, My body is no longer my own. No, it is God's. I am the temple of the Lord.
"Come, let us go break our fast," Elizabeth pushed herself up, then took Mary's hand, and they walked into the main room.
They sat on the cushions, prayed the blessing, and shared the food that had been prepared the day before.
I'm not sure I included all 5 types of dialogue tags. I find it easier to write with no dialogue tag or with descriptions of characters' actions.[/i]
I read this story with high school students many years ago, and loved it--thanks for reminding me!
I hope the rest of you will read this, for Hemingway's masterful use of 'said' and dialog pacing. So, so good!
Re: Out of Town
Cindy, that was cute! Who woulda thunk of it?
Two tiny nitpicks: check the punctuation in paragraph 2 (the rest of them were fine), and I'm not clear on who's saying that last line.
Now I'm hungry, too...
This was lovely! I really felt as if I were listening in on an intimate conversation between these two women. I also really like that you avoided anachronisms of speech.
I had to think about this paragraph for a while:
When you put the action tag in the middle, you ended up with a run-on sentence. Seems to me that action tags are more often at the beginning or the end of the speech, like this:
'Well, not as peacefully as I used to, but well enough." Elizabeth smiled and rubbed her hands over her swollen belly, then sat on the bench next to Mary. "I find myself not sleeping as well and needing to sit more often. I become short of breath more quickly and am slowing down."
It's subtle--what do you think?
Thanks for help
Thanks Jan,
I need to change comma to period, and last need clarification. It's hamburger.
New ending:
Tofu fainted, landing squarely on the bed of lettuce.
"Hey, that looks pretty good!" Hamburger covered Tofu with a tomato blanket and gave her a pickle pillow. "Kinda pale though. Could use a nice rib eye, medium rare, but I'm not tellin' her."
Excellent! (and yummy...)
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