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A dog, a pig and a cockatoo star in The Cast-a-Ways at the Riverwalk Center Tuesday as part of Imagination Express, an affordable kids' series presented by the town of Breckenridge. The popular show involves the animals performing a variety of acts from roller-skating and soccer to Frisbee tricks.
The Cast-a-Ways themselves are rescue animals who now live in comfort on a 25-acre ranch amid rolling hills of pine and oak south of Denver. They perform for about 30 minutes on stage led by renowned animal trainer and performer John Vincent.
"These are rescue animals given up by other people, but it shows what can happen if you put in a little time and effort to make them something great," Vincent said. "I love some of the antics the animals pull; they are always doing something maybe a little bit different. I love watching the people's response; people seem to love the animals."
Panji the cockatoo opens by clowning around, misbehaving and showing off his animal intelligence before going for a scooter ride and roller-skating around the table like he did on Animal Planet's "Pet Star." Bullet, an Australian cattle dog, jumps high through hoops, plays with Frisbees and performs other tricks. Mudslinger, the sports enthusiast pig, rounds out the show with piggy golf, soccer, a Frisbee routine and more.
"They really demonstrate their joy in entertaining people ... they truly love to work and the audience loves their routines," said Vincent. "If people like animals, this is a great show to see."
The Imagination Express series features a variety of performances highlighting top acts in children's entertainment. General admission is $5 per person. Purchase tickets at www.breckenridgeriverwalkcenter.com or call (970) 547-3100.
"If these pets don't amaze you, I will be surprised," animal trainer Vincent said.


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Well done and congratulations, after almost 4 years of planning and development you have now released QCAD 3 final, It is a very nice piece of work and a true reflection of all your hard work and my thanks goes to you and the Ribbonsoft team.
I particularly like the little added feature of the 'dock-able' view list for the Layer List, Block List, View List,Property Editor, Library Browser, Clipboard Display and the Command Line - such a very useful addition.
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Peak period still ahead
January 8, 2013
Though Ohio's peak influenza season is still a month away, reported cases of the flu are already above last season's peak levels and holding steady, said Amy Murphy, RN, regional epidemiologist for......
What spreads the flu faster than anything is infected people who go to work and school. Kids can't stay home because their parents are working. People who don't get adequate sick time from employers can't afford to stay home. Vicious cycle.
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PALO ALTO -- Apple (AAPL) released the fastest, thinnest and lightest version of its iPad on Friday, but the usual long lines and hoopla for the launch of a new device from the consumer-tech giant were absent in the early, post-Halloween morning light.
Whether it was a Halloween candy hangover or the chilly morning temperatures that kept customers away, the scene outside Apple stores was muted Friday morning. Around the Bay Area, only a sprinkling of customers awaiting the release of the iPad Air. Fewer than 20 lined up in the dawn hours at Stanford Shopping Center.
"I'm the dork who showed up early," said Kevin Anderson, who arrived at 6 a.m. at the Stanford store to claim first place in line. "I couldn't wait."
The 9.7-inch iPad Air is another Apple design marvel, weighing in at just 1 pound, the lightest full-size tablet in the world, according to the company. Other full-size iPads weigh 1.4 pounds. The tablet, which has a starting price of $499, ships with the same 64-bit A7X processor that debuted last month in the new iPhone 5S and has a thinner frame, giving the illusion of a larger screen.
Anderson, an engineer for Tesla, had been iPad-less for a couple of weeks after selling his second-generation device on eBay (EBAY) for a respectable $310. He has been using mostly his smartphone for Internet access.
"We only have one computer at home and it's always busy Pinterest-ing by my wife," Anderson said, referring to the social media-sharing platform Pinterest. "It's driving me nuts."
Charles Zhou, a mobile-app developer from Sunnyvale, arrived shortly before the store opened at 8 a.m. -- and was still among the first customers to enter the store.
Like Anderson, Zhou said he had been without an iPad since selling his second-generation device last week on eBay for $280. He bought one of Google's (GOOG) Nexus One tablets to try to hold him over.
"I said, 'Let's see if this is enough,'" Zhou said. "And immediately I was like, 'I miss iPad.'"
Some shoppers were in and out of the Stanford store in about five minutes, a few offering only a quick cheer after making their purchase -- marking a stark contrast to the pomp and circumstance of Apple's iPhone launch last month. Other customers popped in for a smartphone repair or to browse, seemingly unaware of the release event.
One customer ran up to the store and asked an Apple employee: "Hey, where are all the people?"
Down the street, about two dozen customers were lined up outside the store on University Avenue just a half-hour before doors opened, a little more than half the crowd that showed up for the iPad Mini launch last year. In San Jose, no line had formed about two hours before the Apple store at Oakridge mall threw open its doors, with about 15 people eventually lining up by 8 a.m., including some couples.
The lines might have been even shorter if Apple had allowed customers to pre-order the devices, as it did with last month's iPhone launch and previous iPad debuts. Software engineer Erasmo Acosta drove to Stanford from Fremont early Friday to nab an iPad Air, but said he doesn't normally go to launch events, and doesn't particularly like them.
"But since (Apple) eliminated the presale, we're out here in the cold," he said. "I don't enjoy it."
An Apple spokesman said, starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, customers could order the iPad Air online for in-store pickup. When asked why the company hadn't offered presales, he said "sometimes we do and sometimes we don't."
In-store sales of the iPad Air began in more than 40 other countries, including Apple's highly-sought China market, marking the biggest launch yet for one of Apple's tablets. Lines were long at some stores across the globe, and the Apple store in Hong Kong sold out online before the device went on sale in stores, according to news reports. But U.S. launches were much more subdued; about 365 people showed up at the flagship Fifth Avenue store in New York City, less than one-third of the crowd that showed up for the iPad 2 launch in 2011, according to research and investment firm Piper Jaffray.
Friday's tablet release is the second product launch of the fall for Apple, and rounds out a busy season. The device maker released two iPhones last month and rolled out the latest iOS update last month. Apple will also start selling an upgraded version of the iPad Mini -- the company's answer to a device midway between a smartphone and tablet computer -- sometime this month, although it has not yet released a date.
Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster predicts Apple could sell somewhere between 2.5 million and 3.5 million iPads this weekend. Apple sold 3 million iPads during the launch weekend for the fourth-generation and Mini models last year.
Contact Heather Somerville at 510-208-6413. Follow her at Twitter.com/heathersomervil.


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A deputy stopped a car for driving 60 mph in a 75 mph zone in the left lane of Interstate 70 near Edwards on Nov. 1.
The 21-year-old driver was shaking and seemed nervous. She said she'd never been pulled over before and started to cry but no tears came. The deputy suspected she was faking and asked why she was crying. The woman said she wasn't crying, she was just nervous. Then she admitted she had been arrested over the summer.
The officer smelled unburned marijuana during the interaction and asked about that as well. The woman denied having any at first, then said she had a resinated pipe. The deputy said she distinctly smelled unburned marijuana and asked to search the car. The woman said she had some in her bag. A search turned up a pipe and two containers of marijuana totaling less than an ounce.
The woman was cited for failing to drive in a designated lane, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and possession of marijuana paraphernalia.
On Nov. 2, the employee of a towing company hired to enforce parking regulations at an Eagle-Vail apartment complex said a boot was stolen Nov. 1.
A boot locks around a tire to prevent a car from being moved until a fine is paid to take it off. The tow company employee said the only other way to get a boot off is to remove the tire.
He said he booted a truck on Nov. 1 and took a picture for documentation. Later that day, the truck and the boot were gone.
A deputy tracked down the suspect with license plate information found in the photo. The suspect returned the officer's call Nov. 3 and said he removed his truck tire and used his spare to drive away. He said he got the cash together, paid the fine and returned the boot that day. The towing company confirmed the matter was settled.
A deputy saw a car cut off traffic in the opposite lane as it turned left off U.S. Highway 6 in Edwards Oct. 25.
The officer stopped the car and contacted the driver. The 24-year-old man said he didn't have a license because of two alcohol convictions. He said if the deputy let him go with a warning he would park and leave the car in a rest area nearby.
The man was arrested for driving without a license and failing to yield right of way when turning left.
An employee with the Colorado Division of Water Resources reported that electronic equipment at a water gauging station in a remote part of Eagle County was stolen around Oct. 15. The equipment transmits data to the Internet and stopped transmitting on that date. The equipment was confirmed missing Oct. 17.
The employee said the equipment couldn't be used by other people, so it was odd that it would be stolen and that someone would go to so much effort to steal it. Not only was it in a very remote location, bolts and a lock were undone, and the device had to be lifted out of a vertically oriented culvert.
A woman saw flames in a trash can at an Edwards bus stop as she drove by Oct. 31. She called 911. Firefighters and deputies responded and put it out. The cause appeared to be a smoldering cigarette.
• A white Chevy pickup drove away from a Gypsum gas station without paying for $97 of fuel on Nov. 1.
• An unlocked bike was stolen from outside an Edwards business Nov. 2. The black mountain bike had "High Speed" on the frame in white letters. It also had a blinking red light and an unused bike lock attached to the seat. The bike's value was about $150.
• A Dotsero resident had to replace the engine of his truck after someone dumped sugar into the gas tank last month. The new engine cost about $7,000.


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Just one day after BART police arrested 18-year-old Jabrie Bennett at his home at 8701 Hillside St. in Oakland, officers arrested his rival, 18-year-old Andre Smith, for his role in the shooting that killed 50-year-old Kenneth Lee Seets, BART Police Deputy Chief Ben Fairow said.
Smith was handed the charge at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, where he and a 16-year-old boy, who was also present at the shooting, are in custody on unrelated weapons charges, Fairow said. The two have been serving time since a January traffic stop where firearms were found in their car.
Bennett and Smith were charged Tuesday with murder and assault with a deadly weapon, Fairow said. Bennett was also charged with possession of narcotics for sale after police found 13 balloons filled with heroin in his East Oakland home, according to Oakland police.
A probable cause statement released by Fairow on Tuesday revealed that Bennett began firing shots following "a brief antagonistic conversation" with Smith's younger brother in the bus connection area of the BART station about 12:30 p.m.
According to the statement, Smith had the loaded handgun in his waistband when he arrived with his younger brother and another friend who was a minor. He lifted his jacket, grabbed for the gun and walked toward Bennett.
Bennett, who was with his girlfriend, 18-year-old Antilea Beal and another juvenile male and female, set his red duffel bag down on a bench, unzipped it and grabbed a .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle. He then opened fire, grazing Beal once in the back of the head, and hitting Seets in the middle of his chest. Seets, a truck driver for a Hayward-based plastics plant, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Beal, who was treated for injuries to her scalp and released, left the hospital and immediately went on the run with Bennett, police said in February. The 18-year-old woman turned herself in to police for questioning before Bennett's arrest; Fairow said Tuesday she had warrants unrelated to the shooting.
AC Transit supervisor Larry Glenn was standing just steps away from Seets, who was sitting on a bench near the bus loading zone, when a fellow driver asked for his help fixing a fare machine. Glenn said he had taken only a few steps when he heard shots ring out behind him.
"I went to the girl first, who had what looked like blood on her white jacket. She said 'I've been shot!' but was alert, and had women with her. Then I was told about the man on the ground."
Glenn ran to Seets, who was lying facedown on the ground with a gunshot wound to his torso.
"He was on his belly facing his right side, his face on the ground in a dirt patch, and all I could hear was (that sounded like) snoring," Glenn recalled. "I kept saying 'Hang in there, they'll be here shortly.' I believe my voice was the last thing he heard."
Bennett and Smith were scheduled to be arraigned on their charges in a teleconference call from the jail at the Alameda County Superior Court in Hayward at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
"It's very disheartening," Glenn said of the exchange of gunfire between the two groups of juveniles. "[Seets] was an innocent bystander. I just don't understand the easiness of how these kids do what they do."
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November 21, 2005
News 12 has learned Sheriff Ronnie Strength is fine-tuning a plan about how ankle bracelets will be used for low-risk offenders. It's all to help alleviate inmate overcrowding at the Law Enforcement Center.
It's a plan that could become reality in a couple of weeks. News 12 spoke with a former inmate who says the new ankle bracelets couldn't come at a better time.
"Unless you seen it with your own eyes you wouldn't believe it," said David Nix, former inmate.
David Nix, a recently released inmate here at 4-0-1, describes the overcrowded conditions that he says is out of control.
"There is so many people on the floor you literally have to step over them," Nix said.
Back in 2002 News 12 reported on overcrowded conditions at 4-0-1, inmates sleeping on the floor. Three years later the problem still exists.
"We desperately need a new facility and this one here needs to be shut down, it very unlivable," Nix said.
Voters approved a new jail, but that will take a few years to build. And until then the sheriff is looking at a plan to use ankle bracelets.
While the ankle bracelet will help alleviate the overcrowded situation at the LEC, it has another benefit, it will cost less to monitor an inmate.
"What we hear now is it is costing about $42 a day to house in inmate at Walton Way or Phinizy Road," said Crystal Paige.
Sentinel Office Manager Crystal Paige says the average cost of monitoring with the ankle bracelet is $9. That's $30 a day less than the county pays to house the inmate.
"Basically we're hearing the same situation that everybody else is hearing and it is over crowded and it's a situation like I said that Sheriff Strength is taking seriously so we're glad they decided to take this step," Paige said.
"I think that would help the overcrowding of the jail and help people that have very simple crimes get out of jail cause there's people in there that only need a few hundred dollars to get out and been in there for months," Nix said.
And now jail administrators are hoping this small device could solve a big problem at 4-0-1.
Sheriff Strength is out of town and is not commenting on the issue at this time.


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It takes more than just a red suit and a white beard to make a truly convincing Santa Claus performance.
And a pair of locals who bill themselves as Santa Claus and the Tallest Elf in the World - known in real life as Clark and Ralph -pride themselves in perfecting the parts.
Santa Claus and the Tallest Elf in the World have scheduled their annual trek to Eagle for Sunday, Dec. 16, at Paradigms Restaurant. The duo will be at the eatery between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., and Paradigms will serve a special brunch menu during the event.
Their appearance is sponsored by local donors who contribute to a not-for-profit organization called Santa Claus is Coming to Town LLC and organized by Shanah Windey-Bale.
"I started this organization in an effort for the kids to still believe in Santa Claus and in a joint effort to give back to the community," said Windey-Bale. "Parents last year left in tears as they were so thankful that this Santa and Elf ensemble truly do make their children still believe in the magic of Christmas."
Parents are urged to bring cameras to the event. During Santa's visit, Paradigms Restaurant will be open for breakfast and lunch, so call ahead and make your reservations at 328-7990.
This event is brought to the community solely by local sponsorship, and also gives back to the community.
"We only ask that any family attending bring either a toy for the Mason/Eagle Fire Department Toy Drive, something for the Eagle Food Pantry, or a cash donation to either one of these charities," said Windey-Bale. "The message we are trying to tell the kids is that it's good to give."
Santa Claus is Coming to Town is still in need of local sponsors. To make a donation to help fund the event or for additional information contact 970-390-8154.
By losing a match last week, Eagle Valley High School freshman Conner McGillvray showed he is a true winner.
According to Devils wrestling coach Ron Beard, the team was competing at the Buena Vista Demon Duals Dec. 8. Conner, who wrestles at 113 pounds, was paired against a boy named Cody Marshall from Clear Creek High School. Cody suffers learning and physical disabilities, and is an enthusiastic wrestler for the Gold Diggers.
Coach Beard and Coach Luke Cross spoke with Conner prior to the match to let him know about his upcoming opponent. Beard said wrestlers have been generous with Cody, making sure he scores points in every match.
"When Coach Cross and I talked to Conner, we said whatever you decided to do is appropriate," said Beard. "We did not know that Conner was going to let him win. Conner just said the kid was working hard for it and it felt like the right thing to do to let Cody get his hand raised at the end."
That moment marked Cody's first win.
"Nobody has ever had the courage to let the kid win. Lots of kids let him get points," said Beard. "I was really proud of Conner. He saw the bigger picture."
Beard said when Cody won the match, fans and teams on both sides were shocked. "Nobody expected that kind of generosity from a high school kid."
"The referee actually cried and gave Conner a hug and said he had never seen that kind of sportsmanship in all his years of officiating," said Beard. "The coach from Clear Creek also told Coach Cross and myself that it meant the world to him."
In the end, the Devil wrestlers also were rewarded with a big point tally at Saturday's contest. They dueled and beat Gunnison, Clear Creek and Woodland Park and lost to Buena Vista by a single point.
On Monday, Dec. 17 renowned archaeologist Dr. Mark Varien - research and education chair at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in southwestern Colorado - will discuss a groundbreaking study of ancestral Pueblo society and its implications for our world today.
Dr. Varien received his bachelor's in archaeological studies (1976) and his master's in anthropology (1984) from the University of Texas at Austin. He was also awarded a PhD in anthropology from Arizona State University in 1997.
His lecture, "Deep Ecology of Pueblo Indian Society: Lessons for the Future," is co-sponsored by Walking Mountains Science Center, the Vail Symposium and the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, will be held at the Frechette Field Studies Base Camp building at the Walking Mountains Science Center in Avon.
A pre-event reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. The lecture will begin at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a post-event reception to allow participants the opportunity to ask questions of Dr. Varien and engage with fellow attendees. The event is a continuation of a popular lecture presented by Dr. Varien in August: "The Roots of Modern Civilization," which was sponsored by both Walking Mountains and the Vail Symposium.
The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, in partnership with Indian tribes and a multidisciplinary team of scientists from across America, is conducting an innovative study of the long-term interactions between humans and their environment. Known as the Village Ecodynamics Project (VEP), the study examines Pueblo Indian society in the Southwest from A.D. 600 to 1600. The focus is the Neolithic Revolution, the period when hunting and gathering was replaced by domesticated food production. For Pueblo Indians, this was the time they adopted corn farming and domesticated turkeys.
The VEP employs three major studies: an innovative computer simulation, the analysis of about 25,000 archaeological sites, and an experimental farming project designed by scientists and Pueblo Indians. VEP researchers are creating a detailed reconstruction of the ancient environment and how precipitation and temperature changed annually during that time period. This environmental reconstruction is the basis for an innovative and sophisticated computer simulation in which virtual Pueblo farm families settle the landscape. The virtual families find locations suitable for farming, collect wood for fuel and water for drinking, hunt deer and rabbits, and exchange goods with their neighbors when these activities don't meet their needs.
To register online to attend the lecture, go to the Vail Symposium website, www.vailsymposium.org, or call the symposium office at 970-476-0954. Cost for the lecture is $10 per person, and may be paid online or at the door. Space is limited to 100 people, so early registration is encouraged.
Whistling Bullets fires up
The Whistling Bullets 4-H Shooting Sports Club is firing up again for this year.
An organizational meeting was held Wednesday as an opportunity to pay the $40 registration fee for the year and address safety and questions.
Regular shooting starts on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Exhibit Hall.
For more information, call the CSU Extension office at 970-328-8630 or Dave Hammond at 970-390-2429.
• Kids and families from Eagle Valley Elementary School will enjoy a special skating event at the Eagle Ice Rink Friday, Dec. 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. The cost is $6 per person and includes skate rental.
• The popular Edwards Farmers Market is back in business for the winter season. Look for fresh produce and local products at the market, which is planned for Sundays, Dec. 1 through March 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Edwards Colorado Mountain College campus.
• Gypsum Town Hall hosts Christmas Bingo from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19. A seven-game pack costs $15, giving players 37 chances to win a holiday ham and Christmas cash. Proceeds benefit the Eagle Valley Booster Club.
• Merchants from Eagle's Broadway area shopping district invite everyone to the Noel Night shopping celebration tonight, Dec. 13 from 4 to 8 p.m. Shops will be open late and will be serving holiday treats. Additionally, participants can register to win a special holiday basket with goods valued at $300.


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Are these couples too good to be true?
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise
Did Katie marry Tom for love? Or was it his fame to boost her career? There are many theories as to why this marriage was possibly arranged/fake.
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There's a reason why this marriage was so short. From their highly publicized wedding special on TV, rumors were flying that the Kardashians actually made money off the big day. This gives "marrying for money" a whole new meaning.
This new marriage honestly seems like the real deal. But given Kim's track record with husbands.... let's hope the 3rd time's a charm!
Forgot these two were even married, didn't you? Well, considering they started dating right after Tom's divorce from Nicole Kidman, a rebound marriage probably wasn't exactly the best idea.
Their relationship may have been real, but Nicole was only 23 years old when she married Tom (who was 28 at the time). After 11 years, the couple split. It obviously wasn't meant to be because Nicole is now happily married to country star Keith Urban!
The couple left many questioning their relationship due to the significant age gap between the two. After eight years of marriage, including a year of separation, they divorced. But we all knew Jackie (Mila Kunis) and Kelso really belonged together anyway!
Nevermind that she's super hot and he's ... well, Dennis Rodman. They got married in a little chapel in Las Vegas! That is hardly grounds for a solid marriage. Rodman filed for annulment only nine days after they said "I Do," claiming he was not of sound mind at the time of the nuptials.
It's no secret Miley underwent a huge transformation during the time she was dating/engaged to Liam. But when your own family isn't so gung-ho about you walking down the aisle with your fiancé, that's a sign. Also, they were VERY young.
HELLO?! They only dated for TWO MONTHS before they tied the knot. We won't even get into the viles of each other's blood they wore around their necks.
This is the marriage that made everyone shake their head. First of all, they got engaged after meeting three months before. They may have two cute kids together, but how can you go from the creme de la creme that is Justin Timberlake .. to K-Fed?! Not to mention he broke up with his girlfriend who was pregnant with their second child at the time for Brit.
He basically married her because he was upset at the fact he may never have children. And she gave him two.
Was this actually a good idea? On paper, he was the King of Pop, her dad was Elvis (the King of Rock and Roll). But let's not forget, they got got married just 20 days after her first marriage to musician Danny Keough ended.
George Clooney is the ultimate bachelor. Will he go through with his marriage to Amal? And if he does, will he miss his bachelor life?
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Courtney was sweet 16 when she married the then 51-year-old. As of today, she's STILL not even legal to drink in the U.S. Need we say more?
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Men's Reebok Sophisticated Tee Shirt
Who says a tee shirt can't be sophisticated? With the Reebok Sophisticated Men's Tee Shirt, you get the comfort of a basic tee, as well as some serious swagger.
Featuring screen-printed, gold foil lettering, this casual tee is anything but basic. A relaxed fit is not too tight, not too loose so you have plenty of room to move, while the ribbed crew neck and short sleeves ensure you stay comfortable.


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YellowJacket Racing, along with Fleet Feet Sports, is producing the 42nd Webster Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Morning at Webster Park at 10 a.m. This event began in 1972 as a simple cross country workout for the Webster High School team. Former coach of Webster cross country Jim May had the kids start at the sign and end at the tree. In the early days, no more than 50 would congregate onto park grounds and run this course year after year. This 40-year tradition still exists; however the finishing tree is now gone but replaced by an immense Finish Line structure where thousands of runners and walkers will pass under this year.
The Webster Turkey Trot is well over past records and has 5,672 participants. It is expecting to close for the first time ever at 5,872 participant cap for one of two distances offered — 4.4 miles and and 2.5 miles.
The event has such tradition, that Jim May's former runners come out year after year, and now with their families to share in the holiday festivities. The first 25 years the event averaged 75-200 runners, then in 1998, one of May's former runners and 10-year Champion of the Turkey Trot, David Boutillier, took over the reigns as race director. Since then the race has grown to 4600 between both events, which was the record in 2011. For the last six years, registration has been tracking at a 40 percent growth year over year. This event is the second-largest running event in the Rochester region after the Corporate Challenge.
The event, known for its history, still follows the same course with a unique distance, and still offers Carol May Pottery for awards. It's simple, it's tradition.
The Rochester Area Ford Dealers will lead the way for nearly 6,000 runners at the 42nd annual Webster Turkey Trot this Thanksgiving, by sponsoring this year's pace vehicle — a 2013 Ford F-150.
Page 2 of 3 - The Ford Dealers will also place half-mile markers with words of encouragement along the course to motivate runners. Following the race, the first 200 runners to stop by the Ford display near the finish line will receive a special gift.
This is the Rochester Area Ford Dealers first time sponsoring the Turkey Trot in Webster.
YellowJacket Racing has expanded the free shuttle service by adding a third pickup/drop off location which are located at Webster Towne Center Plaza, Willink Middle School/Webster Thomas HS and Klem Road North & South. Busses will take participants to and from the park. There will be 26 busses available. There is also drop-bag service so individuals can have warm gear before and after the race in addition to a secured Bike Parking Zone.
The roads to the park will be closed starting at 8:30 a.m. including:
Lake Rd & Pellet Rd - no access eastbound on Lake
Lake Rd & Whiting - no access eastbound on Lake
Whiting at Shoemaker - no access northbound on Whiting
Holt at Shoemaker - no access northbound on Holt
Lake at 250 - no access westbound on Lake
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Food Drive for the Hope House of Webster, NY
Scholarships for High School Cross Country Runners
Webster XC Scholarship Fund
Food Drive is currently underway during packet pickup at both Fleet Feet Sports locations
YellowJacket Racing Owner, David Boutillier, is elated about the growth. Boutillier adds, "The Webster Turkey Trot has been a growing experience year over year. Families and friends have built this as part of their Thanksgiving tradition. Being able to start the day with fitness is now a growing lifestyle for many and it has been remarkable to see this evolution. "
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Highlanders Fall 61-51 to Principia College
December 7, 2013
The MacMurray College shooting percentage at Principia College on Saturday was slighty better than the weather outside as they fell 61-51 to the previously winless Panthers.
Coach Derek James' team trailed 25-24 at the half and exchanged leads with Principia several times before fading in the final minutes. The Highlanders shot 29% (17-57) in the game and only 1-10 in the second half from three-point range in the loss.
Junior center Megan Duisen had nine points and a team-high eleven rebounds in the loss. Cydny Saxer also had nine points and KayDee Carmody added eight points.
With the win, Principia College improves to 1-5 overall and 1-1 in SLIAC play; while the Highlanders fall to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
The Highlanders will host three teams next weekend in the MacMurray College Classic Tournament. Friday's games begin at 5PM with Greenville College squaring off against St. Mary of the Woods College. MacMurray College will face Calumet College of St. Joseph in the 8PM game.
Saturday's games begin at noon with Calumet College of St. Joseph facing Greenville College; and the Highlanders will play St. Mary of the Woods College at 2PM.


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I don't know why but my ps3 media server is not using my WMP as renderer anymore ! Can anyone tell me how to make it work again?
here's 2 pics that I took 1 without watching videos and 1 while watching:
Usually the WMP icon shows on the right side of the PS3 Icon but its not showing anymore, this is making my videos out of synch with the audio the longer I watch the most out of synch it gets !
Also I tried to force renderer on WMP but it won't find my ps3 then ...
Here's what happens when I force renderer on WMP: http://puu.sh/35Ahj.jpg
Usually Both PS3 icon and WMP icon shows up at the same time !
Srry for my bad english!


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fredflash #4: England awarded 2015 RWC
News just in. South Africa and Italy have lost out to England for the right to stage the Rugby World Cup in 2015. A fred-hot tip for travelling Bok fans: you have six years to practise on your vuvuzelas to drown out that abominable "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" ditty that the Poms have colonised from the Caribbean.
The Beeb online has all the bad news. Heavens to Betsy!


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Mountain Community School to hold open enrollment
Published: Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 20, 2013 at 9:00 p.m.
Mountain Community School is holding open enrollment earlier this year than in years past. Applications are now available online at www.themountaincommunityschool.com or in the school office at 613 Glover St. in Hendersonville once school is again in session on Jan. 6.
Applications will be accepted from Jan. 1 through March 14 for the 180-student school. If more applications are submitted than there are open slots, a lottery will be held at 6 p.m. on April 8. For parents or guardians wanting to visit the school, an open house is scheduled for 4-6 p.m. on Jan. 23.
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PARKERSBURG - As drilling and well development for natural gas from the Marcellus Shale make their way into the Mid-Ohio Valley, landowners need to be aware of what developers may do to their land and how they may be compensated for what comes out of those wells, speakers said.
The Wood County Beef Association's Farmers Short Course series held a meeting Thursday at the Judge Black Annex in Parkersburg to discuss oil and gas lease laws and other issues landowners might have in dealing with these issues. Attorneys Scott and Rod Windom from Harrisville along with James Lydon from the Wirt County Oil and Gas Group were the featured speakers.
More than 50 people, mostly area farm owners, attended the meeting. Many had concerns about what their rights would be if they allowed drilling on their lands.
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Attorneys Rod and Scott Windom from Harrisville spoke Thursday at the Wood County Beef Association's Farmers Short Course series at the Judge Black Annex in Parkersburg.
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James Lydon from the Wirt County Oil and Gas Group speaks Thursday at the Wood County Beef Association's Farmers Short Course series.
Others worried about the possible impacts these wells and drilling operations would have to their farms, the health of their livestock and the safety of the wells they use for drinking water.
Others wondered when they should participate in leasing their lands for drilling and whether gas companies would be able to come onto their properties to do work based on who holds certain rights to what is on and under their land, regardless of what the landowner wanted.
A Mineral Wells resident who did not want to be identified had more than 250 acres of land he was looking into the possibility of leasing. He wanted to see if it might be something he wanted to pursue.
"I wanted to see what was true and what was fiction," he said. "I am assuming that is what everyone is doing here. They are trying to get a little bit of an education on this."
The Windoms went over how the leasing activity in the Marcellus Shale area is done as well as the legal aspects affecting the industry and the landowners or the mineral owners.
"Surface damages are a big concern," Scott Windom said. "We have several clients who are farmers who lost hay production, lost water, had pollution issues and have lost animals to contaminated water and soil."
They have done work to draft agreements that address issues.
"If a company comes onto your property, you need to make sure of where they are going, what they are doing and how long they will be there," Scott Windom said.
Fracking, the use of sand, water, and chemicals injected at high pressures to blast open shale rock and release the trapped gas inside, is a concern for many people who use wells for drinking water or have water sources that supply their livestock, he said.
The Windoms said they have seen farm country transformed into industrial sites with activity on some going 24 hours a day.
"These are like small cities," Scott Windom said. "It is an industrial complex. It is an issue if you are living next to it."
Rod Windom said many well operations are just starting to come to areas like Ritchie County, but Tyler and Wetzel counties have seen the establishment of operations.
"A lot of the activity has not come into this area yet," he said. "It is creeping into Ritchie County.
"We have a unique opportunity to see what has been wrong and what has been right in other places and learn from that so we can take a proactive approach to it in this area."
"It is important that you consult with a lawyer before you engage in any of these negotiations and before you put any ink to paper," Rod Windom said.
Lydon of the Wirt County Oil and Gas Group is involved with landowners who have joined together 67,000 acres to market to gas companies for development of natural gas. He talked about drawing up an agreement between companies and landowners that is fair to everyone involved.
Lydon talked about the importance of landowners talking things through with a lawyer on how important the lease language is to them and the producer.
"There has to be a balance," Lydon said. "The company has to be able to make a profit, but the landowner should be paid for everything that comes out of the hole."
Some contracts have the potential to go on for 100 years or so.
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The Breckenridge Music Festival and Summit Music and Arts present pianist Lei Weng at 4 p.m. Sunday at Lord of the Mountains Lutheran Church in Dillon as part of the 2013 Encore winter series.
An internationally renowned pianist, Weng moved to Colorado to serve as assistant professor of piano at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in 2007. He has been playing piano for almost 30 years, since he was 7 years old. His musical influences are as international as his career, and have changed as he evolved.
As a teenager and in college, he said, "I fell in love with big Romantic composers such as Rachmaninoff, Chopin and Liszt." In recent years, Mozart, Debussy, Brahms and Beethoven have called his attention, in addition to composers outside of traditional Western Europe such as Russia (Prokofiev and the modern Nikolai Kapustin), Spain (Issac Albeniz and Enrique Granados) and the U.S. (Barber, Liebermann), he said.
Weng also named Chinese composers as influences, including Wang Jianzhong, who composed and arranged traditional Chinese folk music and songs for piano and whom Weng called "one of the most influential composers in China for decades" as well as He Luting, who began writing music for piano at the start of the 20th century.
On Sunday, Weng will perform classical masterpieces such as Chopin's Second Sonata, "Suite Bergamasque" by Debussy and Beethoven's "Waldstein Sonata."
The program opens with "Claire de Lune," the third movement of Debussy's "Suite Bergamasque." A celebrated piano piece, it has been featured in movie soundtracks including "Ocean's Eleven," "Seven Years in Tibet," "Twilight" and Disney's "Fantasia."
"Waldstein Sonata," considered one of Beethoven's most technically challenging works, marks a breakthrough period when Beethoven acquired a new Erard piano with an extended range and began experimenting with larger-scale musical forms such as symphonies.
The four movements of Chopin's Sonata in B-flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March," are so different from one another that critics questioned the sonata's unity. Schumann described it as if Chopin had "bound together four of his maddest children."
Weng will also play his favorite compositions for piano by Chinese composers, including "The Shepherd Boy and Piccolo," the first Chinese piano piece to win an international prize.
Asia's blooming classical music scene may come as a surprise to westerners. "Parents have been deeming the classical music education - particularly popular in piano - as one of the most important educations for their children," Weng said, "and thus investing huge amount of time, energy and finance to support their children's music education. This is probably why we have seen more and more Asian musicians being quite successful in the music world."
In 2011, Weng founded the Colorado International Piano Academy (CIPA), for which he serves as director, on the campus of UNC. He invites pianists and teachers from around the world, along with international students, to take part in a two-week music festival featuring concerts, master classes, presentations and lectures. CIPA also does an international piano competition and other student/teacher enrichment sessions.
Still, Weng said, "While I am completely dedicated to my students and teaching at UNC, I maintain an actively international performing and teaching career during the school breaks, which also benefits me tremendously as a piano professor."
"We first met Weng this summer," said Olivia Grover-Hill, spokesperson for the Breckenridge Music Festival (BMF). "There was a piano competition in Denver whose prize was to play at the Breckenridge Music Festival and one of his students won the contest. We had the opportunity to listen to his recordings and we were taken aback by his quality and wonderful interpretation."
"The Breckenridge Musical Festival, for both winter and summer series, has certain goals and standards," she said. "First, we work hard to bring high quality musicians; and second, we aim to offer a diverse programming to our audiences. Weng fits in really well into what we're looking for, for his high quality and the diversity that he brings."
"We hope opportunities like this bring the listener back to an appreciation of classical music, which offers something for everyone," Grover-Hill said. "These events allow people to have the unique opportunity to see high quality musicians who are among the best in the world. For that reason they are also not cheap to bring to our community - and people will pay only $15 to see them here," she said.
Sunday marks Weng's first performance in Summit County, though he is scheduled to return this summer for the 2013 Breckenridge Music Festival, in which he will perform Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 as a featured soloist. As for Sunday's concert, he said, "I am excited to share great piano music from different parts of the world with our audience in Dillon."


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POL 1100 Politics of United States
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POL 2000(W) Political Science Methods
POL 4800 Senior Seminar: Politics and the Political Process
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By signing with the Raiders on Friday, Maurice Jones-Drew gave himself a chance to resurrect his career with the team he grew up rooting for. The Oakland native and former Antioch resident doesn't plan to waste his first regular snaps in front of friends and family since he starred for De La Salle High.
"It's going to be a competition, and that's really all I ask," Jones-Drew said of being told that he'll get a chance to earn the starting job at running back. " ... I only wanted a chance to compete and play. The Raiders gave me that opportunity, and I'm going to take it and run with it."
Jones-Drew, 29, signed a three-year contract with the Raiders, making him the latest big-name free agent to join the Raiders as part of their massive roster makeover.
He brings with him an impressive resume, having amassed 10,944 yards and 79 touchdowns rushing and receiving in his first eight NFL seasons, all with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jones-Drew said he also brings a chip on his shoulder, something he feels makes him fit right in with a Raiders roster chock full of castoffs from other teams.
"It's something that's going to drive us and push us to that next level," Jones-Drew said in a conference call.
Jones-Drew said he received interest from other teams since the start of free agency. However, he wasn't interested in mentoring younger players or being a backup.
Jones-Drew made the most of his opportunity with the Jaguars once he earned the starting job. He rushed for 4,321 yards and 28 touchdowns and caught 130 passes from 2009-11.
Injuries each of the past two seasons hampered Jones-Drew, he said, and a surgery in 2012 might have scared off teams from taking a chance on him this offseason.
Jones-Drew acknowledged that he had a down year last season, when he averaged a career-low 3.4 yards rushing. However, he said a lot of that owed to playing injured so often. He's healthy and ready to go now.
"I have a ton left in my game," Jones-Drew said. "People tend to look at running backs and say, 'Oh, you're 29, you don't have anything left.' ... I feel like I have a ton left in the tank, and I get an opportunity to show that here in Oakland."
Jones-Drew said he is excited about the prospect of competing against incumbent starter Darren McFadden.
"He kind of has a leg up on me because he's been in this offense already before," Jones-Drew said. "My job is to come in and to compete to play. ... We both have something to prove, and that will help us all out in the long run, competing and being able to push each other."
Jones-Drew also welcomes the challenge of helping the Raiders end a playoff drought that extends 11 seasons.
The Raiders last won more games in a season than they lost back in 2002, when they advanced to the Super Bowl, where they were blown out by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"We have a chance to compete for a division (title) and compete for the playoffs. That's what you really want to play for, to be a part of that building process, not necessarily for a team that's already there."
"It feels great to be a Raider," Wilson said in a team release. "I'm excited to help the team win and ready to come make some noise."
Also, defensive tackle Pat Sims re-signed with the Raiders, according to a tweet from Sims' agent.
Sims, 28, started all 16 games for the Raiders last season. He is expected to compete for playing time with recent acquisition Antonio Smith and holdover Stacy McGee.


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The seat under Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins cooled off this weekend after the surprising victory at Oregon.
Instead of scalding, it's now merely hot -- and probably will remain that way for the rest of the season.
The awkward situation is the result of Dawkins' failure to lead Stanford to the NCAA Tournament in his first five seasons and athletic director Bernard Muir's decision, made last spring, to bring Dawkins back for Year 6.
While explaining his reasoning, Muir indicated that Dawkins' future employment at the school was tied to a berth in the NCAAs.
"We clearly have set the expectation that we want to be playing this time of the season next year," Muir told this newspaper in March.
He wasn't talking about the NIT.
"Next year is a critical year for us," Muir added. "Johnny has high expectations of himself and his program. He knows we need to make this next step."
The prospects for taking that step looked bleak after the Cardinal's unimpressive non-conference season -- the victory at unbeaten Connecticut lost luster when the Huskies were subsequently sideswiped by Houston and SMU -- and then a lousy start to league play.
Stanford lost at home to Cal and was beaten soundly by second-rate Oregon State. Then came a players-only meeting, the gutsy performance in Eugene, and rekindled optimism.
But the challenge remains arduous: Stanford's power rating is No. 58 -- outside the traditional range for bubble teams -- and the Cardinal has six games remaining against the league's best, including two against top-ranked Arizona.
How many victories will it take for the Cardinal (10-5, 1-2 Pac-12) to earn an at-large berth?
There is no magic number -- the selection process is far more intricate and nuanced. But this much is certain: In order to make the tournament and save Dawkins' job, Stanford must play exponentially better over the next nine weeks than it has over the past 5.5 years.
Ogwumike has scored at least 30 points in four consecutive games for the fourth-ranked Cardinal, which has won 14 in a row.
It's the sixth time she has been honored this season and the 15th in her career -- a conference record.
Cobbs averaged 20 points and 10 assists -- not to mention 5.5 rebounds -- in the Bears' sweep of the Ducks and Beavers.
He saved his best for last, with 20 points in the second half of the come-from-behind victory Saturday at OSU.
In other words: They must win the West Coast Conference tournament to reach the NCAAs.
The Gaels' flawed resume includes losses to four teams (South Carolina, George Mason, Hawaii and Santa Clara) with a combined record of just 35-31.
The 6-foot-2 guard from Aurora, Ill. made the game-winning 3-pointer at Saint Mary's (with two seconds remaining) and has scored at least 20 points in eight games.
Bay Area News Group Staff Writer Jeff Faraudo contributed to this report. For more on college sports, see Jon Wilner's College Hotline at blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 408-920-5716.


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SANTA CLARA — Disparaging comments made by Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman about 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree after the Seahawks beat the 49ers remained a hot topic Monday.
"He was just hyped up, man," 49ers Pro Bowl linebacker Ahmad Brooks said. "He was excited. That's the nature of a competitor. They get excited about beating somebody that's good, because Crabtree's a good ballplayer, man.
"You win some, you lose some. Crabtree has gotten him plenty of times. Just stay tuned, man. It's coming."
Sherman launched into Crabtree unprompted in an on-field interview that transpired a short time after Sherman helped preserve the Seahawks' 23-17 NFC Championship Game victory by batting away a pass for Crabtree in the end zone that teammate Malcolm Smith intercepted.
"I'm the best corner(back) in the game," Sherman said. "When you try to come at me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you're gonna get. Don't you ever talk about me."
When asked who spoke ill of him, Sherman responded:
"Crabtree! Don't open your mouth about the best or I'm going to shut it for you real quick."
Brooks said players talked about the incident on the flight home, and they also viewed it on the Internet.
He dismissed the incident and refused to fan the flames of a rivalry that has intensified the past three years.
"I don't care about him," Brooks said of Sherman. "I don't care what other people do. They get excited, just like we get excited. Who's to say how some of our guys would have reacted if we would have won in their stadium?"
Crabtree did not speak with the media Monday as players cleared out their lockers and said their good-byes.
Tight end Vernon Davis said Sherman has some maturing to do.
"He talks a lot," Davis said. "Sometimes, you just need to shut your mouth. You got the win. Be humble, be gracious and just accept it. You don't need to talk. I mean, you made a good play, there's no need for you to talk about Crabtree."
Davis congratulated the Seahawks for beating the 49ers and advancing to their second Super Bowl. He also offered Sherman a bit of advice.
"Maybe he could learn from other people around the league that know how to be a true gentleman, that shows good sportsmanship," Davis said.


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SANTA CLARA -- In two months, the 49ers have transformed their offense into a stronger threat for Sunday's rematch with the Panthers in a divisional playoff game.
Or so it seems statistically, by virtue of a seven-game win streak featuring 26 points and 353 yards per game.
But the 49ers offense was on a roll, too, before the Panthers showed up Nov. 10 at Candlestick Park. The 49ers lost 10-9 with their worst offensive outputs (151 yards, 10 first downs) in coach Jim Harbaugh's three seasons.
That humbling defeat snapped a five-game win streak, in which the 49ers averaged 34.8 points and 357.6 yards per game.
It was Colin Kaepernick's low point of the regular season. He passed for a career-low 91 yards as a starter. He got sacked a career-high six times. He hit Twitter afterward for motivation, highlighting his hate mail (see: "An overrated clown. ... Couldn't handle the pressure.")
Once Kaepernick handled the Packers on Sunday in a 23-20 wild-card win at Green Bay, he didn't hide his motivation for the rematch against the Panthers, saying, "We owe 'em."
"He said that, huh?" Panthers fullback Mike Tolbert told the Charlotte Observer. "That's fine. They owe us. And we'll be ready for them."
These 49ers, however, now include Kaepernick's favorite target, Michael Crabtree. Two months ago, Crabtree had just started practicing for the first time since his May 22 Achilles surgery.
On Sunday, Crabtree had a team-high eight catches for 125 yards, prompting Harbaugh to say the 49ers are "more dangerous" with Crabtree in the lineup this time against Carolina.
Crabtree wasn't the only one missing on Nov. 10, when the 49ers' points all came on first-half field goals. They couldn't compensate that game for the injury exits of tight ends Vernon Davis (concussion) and Garrett Celek (hamstring).
Now all of the 49ers' offensive weapons should be available, aside from fullback Bruce Miller (fractured scapula) and wideout Mario Manningham (knee).
Such options -- and perhaps a more urgent mentality -- have helped the 49ers' output the past five games, as evidenced by their ability to score on 11 of 15 possessions after the 49ers' defense gives up points.
Will an upshot in personnel and their recent strides be enough to conquer the Panthers' elite defense?
"Their whole entire defense is really great," 49ers left tackle Joe Staley said on Sirius/XM NFL Radio. "You go to their entire defensive line, and you'd be hard pressed to find people playing better than those four right now."
Staley's matchup Sunday will pit him against Greg Hardy, who accounted for 15 of the Panthers' league-high 60 sacks this season. Hardy missed Monday's practice with bronchitis.
"They lead in top five in several defensive categories, with very well-coached, sound schemes and very good players," Harbaugh said.
Linebacker Luke Kuehley hasn't slow down from his 11-tackle, one-sack effort against the 49ers. He unseated the 49ers' Patrick Willis as The Associated Press' All-Pro first-team inside linebacker next to the 49ers' NaVorro Bowman.
Although the 49ers defense fared well last time against Carolina, bigger roles are expected from linebacker Aldon Smith (12 snaps last game in his return from rehab) and safety Eric Reid (left with a third-quarter concussion).
The Panthers' Cam Newton completed a season-low 50 percent of his passes (16 of 32, 169 yards, one interception) and he ran for just 15 yards at Candlestick. But Newton ran for 72 yards in the Panthers' regular-season finale win at Atlanta, so that dual threat remains.
While tailback DeAngelo Williams and tight end Greg Olsen continue to help key the Panthers offense, this week's mystery is how productive wideout Steve Smith (knee) can be.
Smith has vowed to play. Opposing him could be cornerback Carlos Rogers, who thinks his hamstring could be ready after missing Sunday's wild-card win.
Why are they so determined? Sunday's stakes, after all, are much bigger than their Nov. 10 meeting.
Therein lies the biggest difference between these teams: playoff experience. Only 21 of the Panthers' 53 players have been to the playoffs, and this is Ron Rivera's playoff debut as their coach. Carolina's last postseason trip: 2008.
The 49ers have all but four starters back from last season's Super Bowl, not including wideout Anquan Boldin, who helped key the Baltimore Ravens' win.
If the 49ers do avenge their loss to Carolina, they'll head to their third straight NFC Championship game, and then a week from now, there'll be talk about how to avenge another regular-season loss, either at Seattle or against New Orleans.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.
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LAKE OSWEGO — In the absence of its leading scorer, the Crater girls basketball team turned to sophomore post Olivia Ryerson and she answered the call in the final game of the Nike Interstate Shootout.
Ryerson came off the bench to spark the Comets with 14 points and nine rebounds as Crater wrapped up a 48-34 victory on Sunday.
The Comets (4-4) finished with a 2-2 record in the four-day, 32-team tournament.
Ryerson was efficient and effective in the post, connecting on 7 of 10 shots. She scored six points in the fourth quarter and added three steals.
"We called on her and she responded well," said Crater coach J.T. Thomas, who was without star Courtney Setzer. "I'm so proud of her. We were struggling on the boards until she came in.
"In this program, we rely on team and it was a next girl up kind of a game."
Brittaney Scott, who went off for a career-high 24 points and made seven 3-pointers in a win against Salt River of Arizona on Saturday, was the primary defensive focus of Sunset. Scott, however, managed to still put up nine points on 3-for-5 shooting. She also registered six steals, five assists and four rebounds.
The Comets also received six points, four steals and three rebounds from Monica Heard off the bench.
SUNSET (34) — Alton 16, Kran 5, Salness 4, Valent 4, Trainor 4, Rowan 1, Mettler 0, Grower 0, Cincaid 0, Demotf 0, Preston 0. Totals: 12 9-16 34.
CRATER (48) — Ryerson 14, Scott 9, Bascom 8, M. Heard 6, Noles 3, E. Gavin 2, B. Heard 2, Fahndrich 2, J. Gavin 2. Totals: 20 6-10 48.
Sunset 10 8 7 9 — 34
Crater 12 7 15 14 — 48
3-point goals — Sunset 1 (Alton), Crater 2 (Bascom 1, Scott 1).
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TROY, Ohio — The rise in poverty here is evident in the mass of people who crowd the waiting room of the free health clinic every Thursday night — so many that the volunteer staff turns away about half of them.
It is marked by the bare shelves of the food pantry at Richards Chapel United Methodist Church, a one-story sanctuary where dozens of laid-off factory workers, retirees and young parents with children fill the dining hall daily for a free lunch.
And it is lived by Nancy Scott, a former stay-at-home mom working a temporary minimum-wage job, who says she had to choose between exhausting her paycheck on rent and utilities or living in her 1990 pickup.
She chose the truck.
This rural community, 22 miles north of Dayton, has seen an explosion of poverty in the past four years that is among the highest increases in the nation. Last year, 16,000 people lived in poverty in Miami County — one of every six residents, the Census says. Four years ago, just as the Great Recession was taking its grip on the nation, one in 16, or 6,000 people, suffered in poverty here.
The recession hit the Miami Valley hard, squeezing the lifeblood of the local economy: the auto industry and manufacturers that shed thousands of jobs. Families living on the margins of poverty found themselves catapulted into its misery.
This pain has festered even as the circumstances for many Americans have improved. Although the U.S. poverty rate hovers at a daunting 15%, economists agree a slow recovery is afoot. Housing prices are stabilizing, manufacturing is rebounding and last week's consumer confidence index reached the highest level in five years.
But for people in Troy — and the tens of millions of Americans like them — the daily hardships of poverty aren't captured in statistics or healed by political promises. As lawmakers in Washington grapple with the "fiscal cliff" and Americans do their holiday shopping, thousands of people in Miami County are managing on little or no income.


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Britney Spears will make more money than you come winter.
She may even make more than me.
According to TMZ, Spears' upcoming residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas will earn her $310,00 per show. Which means that her two-year-contract for 48 shows will bring her -- carry the three, multiply this over and add this -- a lot of money.
It actually comes to nearly $15 million per year, the website reported. An official announcement concerning details of Spears' residency hasn't been made, though TMZ said the fun starts in December.
Projected sales per show come to $508,514, meaning Spears will be earning more than 60 percent of the revenue. And why not? She's the one who's going to be up there dancing with snakes and kissing Madonna.
TMZ said producers are shooting for a "cool, hip club-like show" and presented some mock-ups of what the theater will look like.
Though lucrative, Spears still hasn't reached Celine Dion country yet. Dion does 70 shows a year and makes $476,000 per show.
Now excuse me while I go sign my kids up for singing lessons.
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How Would You Like To Be Assessed?
Posted 07 February 2009 - 12:12 PM
It is not your information, knowledge, or even arguments that are being tested. It is your debate, critical analysis, and supporting of assertions with evidence that is necessary. An employer, university admissions officer or anyone else, does not see an immense knowledge of Liberal reforms, Nazi state or medicine through time; they see your overall abilities as a history student. It is not a disadvantage not to have enough time it just helps seperate students.
Coursework makes a mockery of the exam system, people can go into their final exams (me included) needing only a handfull of UMS marks to guarentee an A there is no pressure and no reason to work.
Posted 12 February 2009 - 10:23 PM
Our teaching for history coursework is very stressful as we need to do hundreds of years worth of history in a few weeks. so yea, overall, I agree with you, all qualifications should be 100% exam in order to relieve much of the stress on pupils and teachers alike.
In a few years time, people will want work handed in on strict deadlines, and there will be no one there to check its right, so in that sense, coursework is not a fair preparation for the future.
Posted 25 April 2009 - 06:40 PM
Posted 15 June 2009 - 06:49 PM
1) If you could choose the way in which you demonstrated your ability as a history student, how would you do it?
2) What are your thoughts about coursework?
3) Does the current system of examinations at the end of a course work? If not, what would you like to see instead?
I imagine this is directed at GCSE / A Level students.
I have just completed my Intermediate 2 exams and I'm now studying the Higher course. (Scottish qualifications)
I like the way the Intermediate 2 course is layed out, 3 internal assesments and one final exam. The assesments called NAB's help you and the teacher work out if you can really handle the course enough to sit the exam. If you don't pass all 3 NAB's, you don't sit the final exam.
There is no coursework on our course, you study 3 topics for the exam. For any history teachers, there are a select number of topics that are REALLY good.
Wallace, Bruce & The Scottish Wars of Independance - Ok, being English I found the topic pretty good. There is enough easily memorable information to make it easier for your students to learn, also its quite an exciting course with all the battles etc. Braveheart is a bit of an obvious movie choice.
Red Flag - In my opinion, the most interesting topic available. It's quite quick but you can go back to 1861 with the Emancipation of the Serfs act and move forward by discussing how this act let the peasants feel they had the power to change their conditions, leading to the industrial revolution, the provisional government and then the Bolshevik revolution of 1917 (I think ). There is loads of stuff you can talk to students about such as - Rasputin, Marxism, Political ideology, oppression, is communism a good thing ?, social improvements around 1850-1900's, industrial revolution and how this helped the revolutionaries, the russo japanese war and lots of other things.
Murder in the Cathedral - No, no, no, no, no, no. This entire topic is based on feudualism and the last 10 pages or so acctually focuses on Becketts murder.
French Revolution - Sounded interesting, I never fully studied it though.
Regarding exams - for Int2, you write your own extended responce which you then come in and write out under exam conditions. This is a great idea as you get to choose your own question and pick the subject you are the most interested in. I imagine by writing in depth, it really helps the markers work out who is "ok" and who is "good". The extended responce is a third of your final grade. Then the final exam - One 8 mark short essay and 12 3-4 mark questions. The short essay is quite simple, its possible to pick out an extended responce question that is often asked in the short essay choices.
The Int2 course was very entertaining, I enjoyed everything about it. Unfortunately its going to be phased out in 2014 ish, thanks to some bright spark who thought after the previous 100's of reforms it would be a great idea to reform the system again, while not increasing schools budgets to cope with buying new books etc.
Posted 19 July 2009 - 12:36 AM
I personally liked Standard Grade, but at Higher, you need to write two essays, on questions that you don't even know what's going to come up. Fair enough, it's supposed to test you on your vast knowledge and whatever, but it's human to forget things, and that makes it come down to luck really.
In the UK, we're mostly pushed towards qualifications/exams, not so much passion for a subject. You are only given a course syllabus to learn, and nothing outwith that. Something needs to be done about it imo.
Posted 02 November 2009 - 08:28 PM
Posted 09 November 2010 - 03:19 PM
I personally think that all the extensive essay writing should be scrapped. Fair enough, if you study History at University, I suspect there would be a lot of essays and stuff. Maybe it's time we actually apply knowledge, and get marks for what we know, not just for writing a good essay.
I personally liked Standard Grade, but at Higher, you need to write two essays, on questions that you don't even know what's going to come up. Fair enough, it's supposed to test you on your vast knowledge and whatever, but it's human to forget things, and that makes it come down to luck really.
In the UK, we're mostly pushed towards qualifications/exams, not so much passion for a subject. You are only given a course syllabus to learn, and nothing outwith that. Something needs to be done about it imo.
I disagree, I am currently in my second year at University studying a history degree and for my course, so far its quite similar to the way the higher was ran.
The writing of two essays is quite easy, getting the right question is not about luck, its about looking at past papers and predicting what will come up. I don't know what topics you did but for me we looked at Britain (liberal reforms, labour, democracy etc.) and Germany (including the unification of Germany and the rise of the Nazis) and for us the essay questions were quite predictable. Each year their would either be a question on Labour or the Liberals, meaning if you could confidently write a essay for both then you were fine and an essay on either the Nazis or the unification of Germany. If you are currently studying higher I'd recomend you ask your teacher what topics they believe will come up because in my school our teachers told us what they think was most likely to come up. Remember the exam board can only ask you about what you know.
For me I quite like the way we are assessed in school. However in my uni we get 10% of our grade from a contribution in class. I feel this would be a good idea because it would also help teachers asses our understanding of the topics.
Posted 27 November 2011 - 03:44 PM
Posted 27 November 2011 - 03:46 PM
I also agree with this, however I don't think it is plausible.
I think presantions, group work, and what you have done in class is the best/fairest way to be assesed. exams put you in stress and mean you dont preform as well and course work gives a huge adventage to well off kids you have the resources and help to do well.
Posted 28 November 2011 - 06:03 PM
I also agree with this, however I don't think it is plausible.
I think presantions, group work, and what you have done in class is the best/fairest way to be assesed. exams put you in stress and mean you dont preform as well and course work gives a huge adventage to well off kids you have the resources and help to do well.
I suspect that you are right, at least with regards to GCSE and A-Level. However, at Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9) your work in class, including group activities and presentations, will have some impact on your teachers' assessment of how you are doing. The changes to course work are supposed to create a more 'level playing-field', although how successful this has been has yet to be determined.
Ultimately, for GCSE, A-Level and similar qualifications, there is always going to be a strong element of examinations.
Posted 13 April 2014 - 12:07 PM
Personally, I dislike coursework. My teacher disliked me at GCSE causing me to get a C in my coursework. I got two A* in my final June examinations; when she said I would be lucky to get a C Grade in History when I got an A. I disagree with Coursework as it is usually girls who do better and the middle classes. I also believe exam boards don't check enough students coursework because I believe if mine was remarked the Grade would have been much higher. If it ever happened again I would contact AQA and say I would like them to moderate my work as I believe it has been marked in correctly. Therefore, I believe in order to give everyone a fair chance final exams are the way to go.
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It sounds so terribly romantic: "Don't worry, baby, I've just had my balls zapped." Researchers at the University of North Carolina have found that applying a couple 15-minute doses of ultrasound waves to rat testicles successfully reduced fertility to levels that would prevent pregnancy if replicated in humans. Of course, they haven't yet figured out whether your boys will ever recover from being, you know, microwaved.
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Lead researcher Dr James Tsuruta said: "Further studies are required to determine how long the contraceptive effect lasts and if it is safe to use multiple times."
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It's her second award ever in her life, and she's grateful for it. Lounge Magazine recently gave Dr. Seretha Williams the 5 Under 35 Award. It's for her dedication and hard work in the community. News 12 follows her to the place where you can clearly see it.
Teachers like Dr. Seretha Williams are few and far between. Just ask Essence Brown.
"She makes me think from different sides of my brain because usually when I write, I write the first thing that comes to my mind," said Essence Brown, ASU freshman.
In Dr. Williams' mind, English is something her students should enjoy. She's bringing music into the picture to make that happen.
"One of my goals to show them that it could be fun and writing could be relevant to their lives," Williams said.
Dr. Williams means business, inside and outside the classroom. She's been teaching English at Augusta State since 1998 and is willing to help anyone succeed.
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I have learned of a computer database from my 25th Infantry Division Association Quarterly Report that will be helpful to some, maybe many.
This is a source of information on anyone KIA — killed in action — in Vietnam.
The contact is Coffelt Database of Vietnam Casualties, coffeltdatabase.org.
All that is needed to search for someone is the full name of the person.
I do not have or operate a computer. I gave my daughter a list of six names, and she received a page and a half on each person.
I believe the database would be for anyone who served in Vietnam, not just the 25th Infantry Division.
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Well i have autism myself and my son have it to i wish there was a cure for it.
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"Cure" is a big word, but some kids are making amazing progress. At 15 months my boy lost all speech, lost his eye, and developed seizures. Today he's in a mainstream class, off IEP, and in gifted and talented. Some issues remain but wow.
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