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Nor Cal Combat's lightweight champion Jason "the Gentleman" Powell (4-0-0) captured a second championship title after coming out victorious over Sacramento's Salaiman Ahmadyar by unanimous decision in West Coast Fighting's lightweight championship match in Placerville at the beginning of the month. Powell's victory over Ahmadyar was the first in his amateur MMA career that he did not win by a KO or TKO. "I actually enjoyed that it went to a decision," Powell said after the match. "It proved I could go all three rounds with a solid fighter and get the win." This was his fourth straight win—the first dating back to June of 2012, where he knocked out Gridley's Deniko Sisk in the first round at NCC IV. The 2011 Paradise High School graduate and former NSCIF Division I wrestling champion picked up the NorCal Combat lightweight championship at NCC 6 in April, just weeks after his 20th birthday, by landing a head kick to Cameron Wright after 50 seconds into the second round. Powell, who signed with the management company MMA Gold after his victory over Ahmadyar, hopes to take his career professional someday. Powell will return to action in mid-November for WCF 7, where the Paradise native will defend his 155-poind title. Until then, "The Gentleman" will continue to train with his StandAlone teammates.
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The Hannibal Arts Council will host the eighth annual Northeast Missouri Poetry Out Loud Regional Competition, a regional poetry recitation competition for area high school students at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main St.
The winner of the February 12 regional competition will proceed to the state finals in Jefferson City on March 14. The winner of the state finals moves on to Washington, D.C., for the national finals.
Students participating this year include Maryssa Movarac (Louisiana High School), Miranda Oder (Milan High School), Ashley Bichsel (North Shelby High School), Beth Thordsden (Palmyra High School), Victoria Carothers (South Shelby High School) and Ali Walker (Troy-Buchanan High School). Prior to the regional competition, the six Northeast Missouri schools that elected to participate held school competitions to choose a regional representative.
For information about Poetry Out Loud and the regional competition, contact the Hannibal Arts Council at (573) 221-6545.
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CRESCENT, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man is charged with murder after he reportedly told authorities he helped his severely ill wife commit suicide then staged a home invasion to try to cover it up.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says Mark Schemm first told investigators that he and his wife were attacked by two men who broke into their home Wednesday and placed plastic bags on their heads. But an affidavit alleges Schemm later admitted killing his wife, 49-year-old Monica Schemm, at her request.
The affidavit says Schemm told police that his wife went through chemotherapy for a brain tumor but later suffered another brain injury that left her disabled and in need of 24-hour care.
Schemm was charged Thursday with first-degree murder. Court records do not list an attorney for him.
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LANDOVER, Md. -- Russell Wilson raced ahead to throw the final block on Marshawn Lynch's fourth-quarter, go-ahead touchdown run, doing just enough to get in the way of the Washington Redskins safety near the goal line.
Less than a minute later, Robert Griffin III's knee buckled as he tried to field a bad shotgun snap, the pain so bad that he didn't even try to recover the ball.
The last rookie quarterback standing in the NFL playoffs is Wilson -- the third-round pick who teamed with Lynch on Sunday to lead the Seattle Seahawks to a 24-14 victory over Griffin and the Redskins.
And the latest debate over the wisdom of keeping an injured franchise player on the field -- when he's obviously nowhere near his best -- starts with coach Mike Shanahan, who let Griffin keep going until the QB could absolutely go no more.
"I think I did put myself at more risk," Griffin said. "But every time you get on the field, you're putting yourself on the line."
Lynch ran for 132 yards, and Wilson completed 15 of 26 passes for 187 yards and ran eight times for 67 yards as Seahawks overcame a 14-0 first-quarter hole -- their biggest deficit of the season -- and will visit the top-seeded Atlanta Falcons next Sunday.
Meanwhile, Griffin was headed for an MRI exam to determine the extent of the damage on his reinjured right knee. He was already playing with a big brace, having sprained the lateral collateral ligament about a month ago against the Baltimore Ravens. He hadn't looked his usual self in the two games he had played since, and he was obviously hobbled after falling awkwardly while throwing an incomplete pass in the first quarter Sunday.
In the fourth quarter, Griffin labored on a 9-yard run that made him look 32 years old instead of 22.
"He said, 'Hey, trust me. I want to be in there, and I deserve to be in there,' " Shanahan said. "I couldn't disagree with him."
Shanahan said he'll probably second-guess himself over his decision. He has the entire offseason to do so. And, whatever the injury, Griffin at least has time to recover.
Wilson, on the other hand, will carry on. The day began with three rookie quarterbacks in the playoffs, but No. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck was eliminated when Indianapolis lost to Baltimore.
Seattle is riding a six-game winning streak, having left behind any doubts that the team can hold its own outside the Pacific Northwest. The Seahawks were 3-5 on the road in the regular season and had lost eight straight road playoff games, the last win coming in 1983 against the Miami Dolphins.
"It was only two touchdowns, but it's still a big comeback and, in this setting and the crowd, it's a marvelous statement about the guys' resolve and what is going on," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.
Seattle's defense shut down the Redskins after a rough start. Washington had 129 yards in the first quarter and 74 for the rest of the game. Griffin was 6 for 9 for 68 yards and two touchdowns after 15 minutes; he was 4 for 10 for 16 yards with one interception the rest of the way.
"It was hard to watch RG3 tonight," Carroll said. "It was hard on him. He was freaking gallant."
Wilson led the way for two big change-of-direction runs by Lynch in the game, the second one a 27-yard scoring run with 7:08 remaining.
A 2-point conversion gave the Seahawks a 21-14 lead, and then came the moment that essentially put the outcome to rest.
On the second play of the Redskins' next possession, Griffin's knee bent the wrong way on a second-and-22 at the Washington 12. He lay on the ground as the Seahawks pounced on the ball.
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OAKLAND -- The Raiders are going to be without strong safety Tyvon Branch for a while after he suffered what appears to be a serious injury to his right ankle Sunday in a 19-9 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
"That looks to be a significant injury," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "We'll find out more later."
Branch, a starter since his second season in 2009, was injured on the Jaguars' second drive of the game. Team trainers had to help him off the field with 7:50 left in the first quarter as he was in obvious pain and unable to put much pressure on the ankle.
"That's tough," free safety Usama Young said. "He's a great player. I talked to him at the half. You never want to see one of your guys go down. I'm going to hit him up as soon as I get up out of here.
"Hopefully he's not too bad, but a player like that, it always hurts. He's been playing at a high level for a while and with that, somebody's got to step up."
Brandian Ross took over for Branch at strong safety, and he will be expected to carry the burden if Branch is out for an extended stretch. Young had 1½ sacks and Ross also had a sack Sunday.
Janikowski is adjusting to a new holder in Marquette King after playing from 2000 through 2012 with Shane Lechler as his holder.
"We try to be multiple and send several different guys in different directions, and I think our rush has continued to improve," Allen said.
"I have been a proponent for quite a long time of giving this young man an opportunity, to give him a chance," Trask said on the air. "When Dennis Allen made the decision to move on from Carson Palmer, I thought the obvious and the smart answer was to give Pryor a shot, see what he has."
Trask said of Flynn, who was guaranteed $6.5 million this season:
"He has a two-game resume, yet you gave up draft picks, which you've stated that you covet," Trask said. "You're giving up draft picks and a lot of money to bring in a guy with a two-game resume, when you've stated you're in a transitional mode."
Hern was on the field before the game and posed for pictures with Branch, Raiders owner Mark Davis and actor Carl Weathers.
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Holidays celebrate or commemorate something significant, and today is the day set aside to honor love. A day devoted completely to love may seem silly, compared to the historical significance of Memorial Day or Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but love holds a prominent place in the history of our own lives. It's impossible to ask someone about their first crush, first kiss or first love and not find a story rich with desire, passion, humor and a little bit of heartbreak.
The history of Vail is well-documented. But there are a few tales that haven't been told yet: the love stories. When Vail was founded 50 years ago, there wasn't even a church to get married in, but that didn't stop the town's earliest residents from getting hitched and deciding to spend the rest of their lives here together anyway.
Vi and Byron Brown, Vail residents since 1964, couldn't help but fall for each other, literally. Living in Denver at the time, Vi said she went to Arapahoe Basin one day to learn how to ski.
Her first time on the pommel lift, Vi kept "letting go before she got to the top and would slide backwards and knock everybody off," Byron said.
Watching the scene from above, Byron yelled to Vi to not get off until she got to the top.
Vi finally made it to the top without crashing, where Byron was waiting. Byron asked her if she'd ever skied before, and Vi told him no.
"Byron said, 'Follow me,' skied about 200 feet and then fell flat on his face," Vi said. "(Now) I always say, 'That's the moment when he fell for me.'"
After their meeting on the ski slopes, Vi and Byron dated for three weeks before getting engaged and got married three months later. Despite their short courtship, the couple has been together for 51 years. According to Vi, romance in Vail's early days was different than in other places.
"Dating in a regular town like Denver was just a little bit more formal," Vi said. "In Vail, people just hooked up and pretty soon they were dating. They'd meet someone at a bar, on the hill or at work, and then they were going together. ... In those days, there were a lot of picnic weddings and receptions out in the field. It was simple, and it wasn't the way weddings are now where they plan for years. The emphasis (was) on fun."
Giving a free ski lesson must have been a popular way to woo women back then because that's how Pepi and Sheika Gramshammer met in 1962. Sheika said in the early '60s the dating rules were strict, but they allowed for more romance at the beginning of a relationship.
"In 1962, you didn't just jump into bed; you had to get to know the person," Sheika said. "It was a wonderful thing at that time. It was more disciplined, but (dating) was sweeter than it is now and more loving."
Sheika and Pepi spent two years traveling to Vail, Aspen and even Austria to visit each other before deciding to tie the knot.
"I was surprised that he wanted to get married, and I was surprised that I wanted to get married," Sheika said. "He asked me, and he had a ring. I said, 'I'll think about it.' Of course, I took the ring (that night). Then I decided the next day, yes. Yes, I do."
They married in Aspen in 1964 and then moved to Vail to open Hotel Gasthof Gramshammer in '65. Married for 49 years, Sheika is still debating if she wants to stick it out for year 50.
"I'm not so sure I'm going to stay married," Sheika said, joking. "He has to be really good to me (this year)."
While weddings in Vail were less lavish back in the '60s, that didn't stop them from being the talk of the town. It appears as though the only local resident who didn't attend John and Diana Donovan's wedding reception in 1968 was the photographer, who crashed his motorcycle on the way to the ceremony. Luckily the Vail Trail, Vail's first newspaper, was there to cover the action, the wedding being a major town event worthy of newspaper coverage.
"There were so many people there, it was hysterical," Diana said. "I had never even been to a wedding and I had to put my (own) together."
Although the wedding happened long ago, Diana is still waiting for a proper proposal. Back in the mid-'60s, the ski patrol would hold what they called the "farmer's party" at the end of the ski season. In keeping with the farmer theme, men were referred to as "pigs" and their dates as "sows." It was tradition to announce big news, like which "sows" were going to have "piglets," Diana said.
"(John) gets up and says 'I've got the best sow of all and I'm going to marry her this fall,'" Diana said. "I had not a clue."
Despite the unexpected proposal (or lack thereof), this pig and sow have been married for 44 years and still reside in East Vail in the same house they bought in 1971.
Valentine's Day is so focused on romantic love, it's easy to forget about the other kinds of love that matter just as much. Vail's earliest couples certainly experienced their share of romance, but it was the love felt from the community that had the biggest impact.
"If anything happened in Vail, any tragedy, we all took it very personally," Vi said. "We loved our little area. We wanted it to prosper and do well and it was our home. We all loved each other ... A lot of (people) who came back that left in the early years were astounded by how Vail had changed and were happy to see how (it) changed. They always kept Vail in their heart."
Let's hope five decades from now we'll all continue to have someone to love, and still love Vail just as much.


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OAKLAND — Warriors GM Bob Myers did his best today to slalom away from the heated reports of the team closing in/not-closing-in/talking with Minnesota about a deal for Kevin Love, but he still had to address the topic in general terms.
It was his annual pre-draft media session (the draft is Thursday), but the Warriors have no picks at this point, and there are all these trade rumors, so there was no way to avoid the questions.
Are the Warriors on the verge of a big deal? No, Myers said, but he said things could change quickly.
What about trading Klay Thompson? The team values him very highly and wants to keep him, Myers said, and that's all he wanted to say.
Thoughts about Klay's father, Mychal, saying that he hears Klay is about to be moved in a Love deal? Not much for Myers to say about that one.
Not much to conclude from these 20 minutes other than what we already knew: The Warriors are having lots of discussions, they have players other teams want, but the Warriors absolutely want to avoid bidding against themselves in a hot trade market.
They'd like Love — who wouldn't? — but until the final price tag and moment of truth arrives (that's up to Minnesota, not the Warriors), the Warriors have to play it coy. Which continued through this session, not surprisingly.
Here's what Myers said, almost every word...
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-MYERS intro: Before we start, I know you guys have your jobs to do, but I'm not going to comment on trade rumors. Just let you know you can ask, but appreciate my position. But I know you have to ask...
-Q: Without any picks right now, how likely do you think it is that you'll end up with a pick or two by Thursday?
-MYERS: You know what? About a week before last year's draft, I said it was unlikely and we ended up with one. I think it's going to be harder this year because we don't have a second-round pick and we don't have the $3.2M to spend on a pick.
It's possible. I think unlikely is how I'd gauge it. But everything's pretty fluid so I never want to rule it out. I think it will be difficult to get one this year.
-Q: You have zero to spend?
-MYERS: We don't have any to spend, not until July 1st. And unfortunately the draft's before July 1st, so we don't have a ton of tools to obtain a pick.
-Q: There was a report that you guys were looking at McDermott and Stauskas. Is that just due diligence, or is there some hope you can get that kind of pick?
-MYERS: When I was an agent, it's hard to get your players to the teams that have picks. It's hard to even cover the range of picks you might be in. So for us, a team without any picks, the only option for us to go see players is to go see them, wherever they are.
So we spent a good portion of May seeing a variety of players. But we did end up seeing most of the guys that are in the top 20. We actually sent a scout to the workout you might've been referring to.
That's the only way for us to see guys. And you never know on draft night, what may or may not occur.
But what you can't do is sit there and get presented with whatever pick it is and say, well, I haven't seen that guy so I can't make a decision. You have to make a decision, and that means you have to cover your bases the best you can.
-Q: Jerry West has said you don't need another draft pick and you might need more veterans. Is that about where it stands for you guys?
-MYERS: Like anything there's a cost-benefit. Like to have a pick, that's for sure. It's a nice thing and would like to continue to stock the cupboard.
But we're pretty young. I think the year we had four picks was good. We have players that we'd like to see get more time, to be honest, young players like Kuzmic and Nedovic, that we want to see if they're able to impact our team.
So if you draft again, it pushes somebody else down. I think you'd always want a pick, certainly, but there are years where you maybe are more in need of a pick. I don't think we're necessarily in need of a pick, but that being said, I'd like to have one.
-Q: Not trying to make you address a specific trade rumor, but how much does this team value Klay Thompson? What is his value to the team?
-MYERS: To the team? It's extremely high. And well-deserved. I think his value to the entire league is very high. I think his value amongst his peers...
I ran into J.J. Redick after our series with them, and when you play against somebody in a playoff series, you really get an appreciation for him. We saw each other seven times.
And he walked over to me and he said, you know, Klay's a pretty good player. So that... I think respect from your peers is almost the most important thing as a player. He certainly has it.
We think he's been great. And the best thing about him that we've seen is improvement. I think everybody that watched him last year saw him, especially near the end of the season, really take a turn as far as getting to the basket and expanding his game.
So he's highly valued within the organization and within the team.
-Q: Is Klay the guy most teams are calling you about?
-MYERS: Again, I'm not going to talk about who calls for what. But I will tell you there's a lot of players on our roster that have value, which is good. That's what you want to have. You don't want to have a team where nobody's calling you, because that means what you have on your roster is not necessarily coveted by the league.
We have a roster, especially the youth of the roster, is appealing to any team in the NBA. You want to have young, good players and we have a few. And that's something that we don't take for granted.
That's why approaching the draft, it's important to get it right. And I think with Klay, we did a nice job as a staff of selecting him at 11 and like I said there's a lot of guys on our roster that people think are good players and can help any team.
-Q: Given Thompson's role with your guys — defending tough point guards and shooting guards, shooting the three—how tough would he be to replace?
-MYERS: I don't know. You look around the league and that skill-set... I know baseball they call somebody a five-tool guy. There's not much that Klay doesn't do.
And the nice thing about him, I think he hasn't reached his ceiling. I think he's got a high ceiling and that he can only get better. That's the type of player anybody wants on their team.
It's also the complementary piece, when you're trying to orchestrate a roster and put one together, it's not all about individual talent, sometimes it's about how do the pieces fit together. That's another advantage to a player like him fitting with our point guard, Curry, as well.
-Q: Have you had any discussions about an extension with Thompson?
-MYERS: Haven't, no. And that's not unusual. Even when I represented guys that were at the level of some of our players going into what their extension year would be, a lot of these things go right down to the wire. I think even Curry's extension was down, I don't know, we could look it up, maybe October 28th, 29th...
I think Bogut's was done—a veteran extension — but done some time in October. It's a very deadline-driven league in regards to anything. You do see some extensions in July with some of the super-max kind of guys, but we'll see. Look forward to talking to his agent; he's right down the road. We'll be able to do it in person. It should be fun.
-Q: Do you think this team has to make a move to take the big step up or do you think it can be done organically, just watching your younger players improve?
-MYERS: That's the challenge. That's the question we ask ourselves every day. When you evaluate our roster, everybody's got an opinion. I think the best way to build an organization is through organic growth and continuity.
I have a strong belief, as does our organization and ownership, that the more familiar you are with each other as teammates, the more chance you have to become—the sum of the parts is better than each individual.
We believe in that. And that would lead you to think that grow organically is the best way to do it. But that doesn't preclude the organization, myself, from exploring anything. You have to. It's your job.
But the daily work that we do each day is trying to answer that specific question: How do you improve the team in all areas? How do you find the best assistant coaching staff? How do you find better talent anywhere? It's a constant evolution.
-Q: This league is usually star-driven. When you watch what the Spurs did, does the idea change a little, doing it where everybody almost seems like a role player?
-MYERS: Look, they did it, so I'd like to think the way they play basketball should be a model for any level of basketball. It's just... it's harder to guard a team that's moving the ball that much.
You play against a team where a team is going one-on-one or doing a lot of isolation, it's much easier to defend. You play against a team that stresses ball movement and you find yourself in positions where you're at a disadvantage, where you're on your heels...
So I think it's a model for the entire league. That doesn't mean it's easy and you snap your fingers. I think that takes years of practice, years of accountability, years of working on the details. But they have a coach that's been able to do that for them and players that are smart.
They have very smart players on their team and I think sometimes intelligence on the basketball court gets under-valued. And if you look at a team like that, very, very high IQ team. Obviously we all saw what they were able to do.
-Q: Steve Kerr, who has some Spurs background, said at his intro that he'd like a stretch 4 added to this team. How much of that has been on your minds in this period?
-MYERS: Well, it's important with any organization to sit with your coach and ask your coach what they think the roster might need. And Steve might even dial that back. I think he feels stepped too far by saying that and not saying anything else.
But I think the way the league's going, having that asset on the team, any type of stretch 4, is advantageous.
It just is a question of, we may have that guy in Draymond Green. He's shown in the playoffs, especially how he finished the season, that he's able to be a stretch-type of 4. And if he can get his three-point shooting up, which is what he's working on, could he fill that bill?
But I think shooting is... what you referenced about what San Antonio does. And that's what I think Steve's emphasis really is. Yesterday we were talking and you look at a roster like the Spurs and they have 7 or 8 players that can shoot the three.
The way the league is going, shooting is extremely important. We feel like we have shooting, but I feel like you can never have enough shooting.
So as we approach free agency, as we look at things, you're always looking to add it. It's not easy. It's easy to say we need shooting, but it's harder to find, actually.
-Q: You had your preamble, but Kevin Love is the name that's out there. Are you guys involved in talks with Minnesota right now?
-MYERS: I'm not going to... I know in the business of the media you have the responsibility to ask those questions and things get reported. But I can't respond to specific question about any trades, because if I do that, I have to do it every time.
-Q: What are the chances of you guys making a big trade from now until draft night, let's say?
-MYERS: I'll tell you this, I think probably right now unlikely. Best I can do for you. But I will say this, if you asked me last year at this time would we be in a situation to grab an Iguodala, I would've said the same thing.
I know it may be hard to believe, but I could get up from this little caucus and five minutes later my phone rings and it's a deal that I hadn't thought of, nobody had thought of, and all of a sudden you're going down that path.
But right now, I think it's unlikely. Right now, today.
-Q: What do you think when you see all the speculation about you guys involved in big trade talks?
-MYERS: I think things are reported and immediately reported based on that initial report. So sometimes things just pick up speed.
It's nice to be relevant, I suppose. It's nice to have people talk about you in some sense.
But to be honest, I prefer things not to be out there that may not be actually accurate. You hope for that. But I understand... everybody has to do their job and everybody's got different sources...
-Q: One person who put it out there was Mychal Thompson. Have you had a conversation with Mychal or with Klay to say hey, we've got to walk away from that point or tell them that it's not true?
-MYERS: If a situation reaches a level where somebody's concerned, they know my phone number. And I'll always talk to a player, his agent, his father. But again, you get down a slippery slope of every time something's reported doing that.
I don't make an active effort. Everybody's probably got a different belief in how to do that.
-Q: Have you talked to Klay recently?
-MYERS: I have not, no. But I don't talk to Klay, anyway. (Laughs.) He's hard to pin down, anyway. Everybody probably does it differently.
-Q: We know how well all these guys got along last year. Then the coaching thing shook them up. How much does the chemistry among these guys play a part in these decisions?
-MYERS: To the first part of your question, chemistry is so fragile and so important on any team. And I think we have great chemistry, we have a great locker room, we're aware of that. We don't want to disrupt that.
We think that this is a team that gets along, that respects each other, that cares about winning more than their own statistics. So we value that and it's a credit to them, really. It's a credit to their character.
You have to in any position of leadership or decision-making within an organization look at chemistry. Sometimes chemistry is hard to peg, but when you have it, you really don't want to kind of mess around with it.
-Q: When you say unlikely, are you saying that any kind of big deal is tough to do?
-MYERS: I say unlikely because most of the things you talk about don't happen. And there's no blame to be placed. It's just hard. I mean, it's hard to make deals in the NBA because it's very competitive and it has to work for both sides.
It's not always what one side wants.... But then also, when I said 10 minutes ago, unlikely in general, unlikely specifically, but today's Friday and it doesn't sound like there's a lot of time between now and the draft, but trust me, Monday morning when you wake up there's five things that will be proposed that I have no idea about right now.
That's what makes the job fun, it's what makes it hard, because you don't have a lot of lead time sometimes to make decisions.
-Q: Is it fun when you say it's unlikely and then the father of one of your players believes it's so likely that he envisions his son on another team?
-MYERS: Again, I think being in the NBA in general should be a lot of fun. Whatever you are, a player, a GM, a coach, enjoy it. Media's definitely a part of it, so you've got to work within those confines.
It's part of the nature of it.
-Q: Alvin Gentry hasn't been announced as your new assistant, but it's been reported. Is he joining your team? And how important is that?
-MYERS: Not officially but I think it's moving in that direction. We believe it will happen. When I say that, that means it hasn't been pen to paper at this point. But all indications are that it will happen, barring something unforeseen.
We're excited about it, should it happen. It was important to the organization and Steve as well; he wanted to have someone with head-coaching experience, for a variety of reasons.
I think in any business unless you've sat in the chair, whether it's a GM or a coach or anybody, unless you've been a head coach, you don't know what it's like to be a head coach. So to have somebody next to you that has sat in that chair I think will be invaluable across the board, in many ways.
-Q: How far down the road is Kerr in filling out the rest of the staff?
-MYERS: I think now that the first shoe we believe has dropped, I think it'll go a little quicker. I think some of the candidates obviously that he was targeting were in line for a head-coaching position. And now that I believe the only head-coaching position left is the Lakers I think... So the process I think will get expedited, now that I think Alvin is on board.
-Q: Was Gentry under contract with the Clippers?
-MYERS: Yep. Had to ask for permission,.
-Q: The report is that you've...
-MYERS: Paid him? (Smiles and laughs.) He's well-compensated.
-Q: I presume that wasn't a problem for you guys.
-MYERS: We spend roughly $60M to $75M on our players. So logic would say that the people that are instructing them on a day-to-day basis don't make that much, but are important.
The people that touch the players every day, whether it's your head coach or assistant coach... if you want the ones you think are going to help move the needle, you have to pay for it and think it's important.
Especially in relation to what you pay your roster.
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Remap middle mouse button
By Lewis Thompson on Mar 14, 2009
I have a three button mouse, but I mainly use two buttons: left and middle click. From time to time I use the right button
These days most mice have a scroll-wheel that doubles as middle click. They're not bad, but I prefer the left and right mouse buttons. So why not remap them?
On my Sun Ray I run the following:
% xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 3 2 4 5"
I think the syntax is very clear... 5 logical buttons are assigned by listing the physical buttons in order. i.e. the default is "1 2 3 4 5" but as I want to swap buttons 2 & 3, I transpose them in the list


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by Adam Proteau - February 17, 2011 12:20 PM UTC
Even though the Maple Leafs are still outside the playoffs after a few years with him as the boss, Ron Wilson should be kept around.
NFL legend Vince Lombardi, arguably the greatest coach in any sport, once said, "the difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
by Adam Proteau - February 10, 2011 1:12 PM UTC
From a couple trades, to a couple suspensions and a crazy game, we look at what happened Wednesday and tell you what it all means.
It was a wild, wooly Wednesday in the NHL, featuring trades, suspensions and at least one game that will lead to more suspensions. Let's take a brief look at all the things that made headlines: Headline No.
by Adam Proteau - February 3, 2011 12:00 PM UTC
If Terry Pegula runs the Buffalo Sabres with a dedication to winning, it will be a boon to the city of Buffalo.
As the Terry Pegula Ownership Era begins in Buffalo, my hope is that it's an improvement on the Tom Golisano Ownership Era. This is not to say that Golisano, the exiting owner of the Queen City's Sabres, is a perfidious cad on par with Jon Gosselin or 'Boots' Del Biaggio.
by Adam Proteau - January 27, 2011 12:40 PM UTC
As the Flames veteran prepares for retirement, his presence won't be missed by just teammates, but by fans and journalists, too.
When I spoke to Flames center Craig Conroy just prior to the start of this season, he was as cheerful as ever. "I'm just glad to be playing another year," the 39-year-old said at the time.
by Adam Proteau - January 20, 2011 1:02 PM UTC
With injury lists filling up across the league, it's time for the NHL to consider dropping the amount of pre-season and regular season games that are played.
On Wednesday night, Rangers left winger Ruslan Fedotenko was knocked out of action for two-to-four weeks with a separated shoulder. Earlier in the day, the Blueshirts announced their MVP this season, center Brandon Dubinsky, would be out for three-to-four weeks with a stress fracture in his left leg.
by Adam Proteau - January 13, 2011 1:05 PM UTC
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh look like Cup threats, the Rangers are in the middle, while the Islanders and Devils are in poor standing in this grouping.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS THN pre-season prediction: 5th in East Scoring leaders: Patrik Elias, 30; Ilya Kovalchuk, 23; Travis Zajac, 21. Key stat: Devils have league's worst 5-on-5 goals-for/against ratio (0.
by Adam Proteau - December 28, 2010 4:15 PM UTC
Thanks to a plethora of puzzling personnel moves, Darryl Sutter is no longer the Flames' GM. And his eventual successor has a big mess to clean up.
A while ago, a former NHL GM gave me a great insight into his profession – specifically, the reason why GMs make what most people would consider to be stubborn decisions: "Look, GMs are supposed to believe in their players, in their coaches, in their entire staff," the ex-GM said.
by Adam Proteau - December 16, 2010 1:45 PM UTC
One of the bigger trades from last season is still resonating in Toronto and Calgary, but now that we've had time to judge, who won?
Since the Maple Leafs and Flames consummated one of last season's most notable NHL trades – one that sent Dion Phaneuf, Fredrik Sjostrom and Keith Aulie to Toronto and Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Ian White and Jamal Mayers to Calgary – there's been no shortage of debate as to who won the deal.
by Adam Proteau - December 2, 2010 1:50 PM UTC
While the idea of a new owner has been welcomed by many in Leafs Nation, the rumored sale to Rogers Communications more likely means more of the same.
Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs were rocked Wednesday by reports that controlling interest in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the corporate colossus that owns the franchise (as well as other sports properties), could be sold to Canadian cable giant Rogers Communications for $1.
by Adam Proteau - November 30, 2010 10:35 PM UTC
Honored by the Hall of Fame, the long-time Buffalo News writer was one of the best and most respected in the hockey writing business.
Jim Kelley had a passion for hockey and a gift for language and storytelling. And when he passed away at the age of 61 Tuesday after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer, the hockey writing business lost a giant.
by Adam Proteau - November 30, 2010 6:15 PM UTC
While both Colorado and Washington benefit this season from the deal, the Avalanche come out on top for upgrading in talent.
As with all trades, the Tuesday deal that sent defenseman Scott Hannan to the Washington Capitals and left winger Tomas Fleischmann to the Colorado Avalanche has to be examined and judged by its current and future implications.
by Adam Proteau - November 25, 2010 11:55 AM UTC
On this American Thanksgiving, Adam Proteau shares his appreciations from around the world of hockey.
From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives forever; That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea.


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AUSTIN (February 19, 2013)--The Texas Association of Business hired a plane to picket the state Capitol to protest a move to lower standards on school testing.
The single-engine plane buzzed downtown Austin for more than an hour Tuesday, towing a sign that read, "Is 37 percent correct on algebra too hard? TAB."
TAB President Bill Hammond said he wanted lawmakers to know that high school students only need to score 37 percent to pass the end-of-course algebra exam and graduate.
He said students can score 25 percent by just randomly marking the test papers.
Texas lawmakers are considering a number of measures that would reduce the number of tests students must take to graduate high school from 15 to as few as five.
Hammond said employers need a better educated work force.


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Re: "Education costs for ELL students in Summit County," by Courtney Dones, letters, Dec. 3
If higher property taxes in Summit Co. become intolerable, Ms. Dones, sell your home in Silverthorne to someone who wants to be here because "it's awesome" and therefore believes it's worth the extra taxes. Moreover, between your two domiciles, Arizona is much better at NOT "hosting illegal immigration" - thanks to SB1070.
Also, if you don't like "subsidizing immigrant workers" (i.e., you don't want them here), you will still end up paying, paying more for services and products kept low thus far, by cheap immigrant labor. However, if Summit Co. does, in fact, "pour" money into subsidizing immigrant workers, maybe the county realizes what many economists have discovered through VALID research on a macro level, i.e., "liberalising migration could deliver a huge boost to global output." (Border follies" The Economist: Nov. 17, 2012) Also, from the same article: In a survey of fiscal studies Sari Pekkala Kerr of Wellesley College and William Kerr of Harvard University find that immigrants may sometimes use social services more intensely than natives. Yet it is hard to argue that immigrants are a systematic drain on the public purse.
Finally, I find your rhetoric curious: "Hire locally," "Rent locally," "Give locally," "Teach locally." What is a "local" in such a transient community as ours?
Anyone except foreign born? I guess you take Summit County's moniker as "Colorado's Playground" too literally. Most immigrants come to the mountain resorts to work, not to play in the "awesome" mountains; and that's why they will remain longer than "two years" and much longer than the young "locals" for whom "awesome" will pale as they leave in search of the next "awesome" while the same immigrants will be making the same beds and washing the same dishes, over and over, again and again.


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Based Only On Their Posters, Which of These 10 Movies Are You Most Likely To See?
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Here's some Daveed Diggs for you. On Daveed Diggs' digs, actually. That man does things with clothes that should not make sense, but are absolutely perfect. (Go Fug Yourself)
Woody Allen has "so moved on" from his daughter's accusations and says he never even thinks about it. He equates her words about him to a bad review he won't read and comments on how wacky it is that Mia Farrow is his mother-in-law. He is the worst. (Celebitchy)
Not The Worst but still very gross: Leonardo DiCaprio and his
Here are 5 under-the-radar shows. I had never even heard of the first two. (Uproxx)


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SANTA CLARA — Quarterback Alex Smith is "just staying ready" in case the 49ers need him to reprise his role in Saturday's playoff opener against the Green Bay Packers.
Since sustaining a Nov. 11 concussion, Smith has been relegated to a backup role behind Colin Kaepernick.
"For me, it's just about being ready to go. My responsibility is to know the game plan and be ready," Smith said in an impromptu media session in the locker room. "You never know when your opportunity is going to come. The good ones are ready when it does."
That's sure held true with Kaepernick, a second-year quarterback who seized the starting role even after Smith was medically cleared to play two weeks after his concussion.
"Physically, he's a tremendous player, a guy that has a strong arm and can make all the throws," Smith said of Kaepernick, "What jumps out to me is how fast he can process things mentally. He's done a great job playing fast.
"I see more confidence from him, especially in times where it's grey and indecision. He makes a decision and goes with it."
Kaepernick completed 62.4 percent of his passes while totaling 10 touchdowns against three interceptions. Both he and Smith attempted 218 passes; Kaepernick completed 136 for 1,814 yards, Smith 153 for 1,737 yards.
A year ago, Smith was the one leading the 49ers into the playoffs, and he engineered an epic 36-32 triumph over the visiting New Orleans Saints in a Jan. 14 divisional-round game.
Smith described Kaepernick's demeanor as very unique and referred to how the Nevada product is often wearing headphones.
"The closer to game day, he keeps to himself and mentally prepares," Smith said. "He's making sure his mind is right, at least that's what I think he's doing.
"He's locked in."
Although he signed a three-year contract in March to return to the 49ers, Smith could be released without any serious financial impact before April 1, when he's due a $7.5 million roster bonus.
If offensive coordinator Greg Roman lands a head-coaching job, it's conceivable Smith could follow him there via a trade or as a free agent. Roman has college ties with the new general managers of the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Diego Chargers.
Smith declined to speculate on Roman's job possibilities but did speak fondly of the 49ers' second-year coordinator. Smith described Roman as "very pragmatic" who's team-oriented and willing to adapt to evolving situations.
"I've loved my time with him and he works so hard," Smith said. "With his knowledge, having coached both sides of the ball, I've learned a ton in the past two years. He's a special coach and I'm happy for any success he has."
Smith scoffed at the media's insatiable appetite to magnify the playoffs as well as any lack of production by receivers such as tight end Vernon Davis.
"It's still football. A lot of this is blown out of proportion, even though it's win or go home," Smith said. "A lot has been made about who gets the ball or not. As quarterbacks, we throw where we're supposed to. We have guidelines and reads. We're not sitting back there saying, 'Who do I want to throw to?' "
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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By Jennifer Aldridge
Europe District
WIESBADEN, Germany- With four right hands raised in the air, the 17th class of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District interns took the civilian service oath of office. The district welcomed Michael Gray-Lewis, Yillian Rivera, Donatello Barrett and Tiffany Williams -- this year's Advancing Minorities' Interest in Engineering students -- to Europe in early June.
AMIE is a nonprofit program designed to attract, educate, graduate and place minority students in engineering careers. The district's 2013 interns, rising seniors pursuing engineering degrees from historically black colleges and universities throughout the country, sat down with Engineering in Europe this month to discuss their field, the AMIE program in Germany and a bit about themselves.
Name: Michael Gray-Lewis
School: Jackson State University
Degree: Civil engineering
EiE: Why did you choose the field of engineering? What drew you to it?
Gray-Lewis: I grew up with a construction background my whole life. My father is a contractor and so, from an early age, I was interested in how things were put together. When it came time to make a decision on a career path, engineering seemed like the most logical option. Being able to transform nothing into something and have it stand the test of time is amazing. I feel like engineering is the only true path for me.
EiE: What is rewarding about engineering?
Gray-Lewis: Every engineer is part of a project that will serve the better of man. If I can be part of a project or a group, going out there every day, trying to make the world a better place, it will be rewarding.
EiE: How has the AMIE program helped prepare you for your career?
Gray-Lewis: It has given me an experience that I couldn't have received through any other program. It has given me the chance to come out here, see how work is done on the other side of the world, and give me an idea of what I need to do to prepare for graduation. This wouldn't be possible without the AMIE program.
EiE: What is your most memorable experience in Europe?
Gray-Lewis: Last weekend I went to Dusseldorf to meet family I never knew existed until I came out here and got an email from home. It was great meeting family that I wouldn't have met if I wasn't here in Europe.
EiE: What should prospective employers know about you?
Gray-Lewis: I'm adventurous. Like all engineers, I like a change in my environment; I like doing new things and seeing new projects. I am a hard worker, and whatever you throw at me, I will hit.
Name: Yillian Rivera
School: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
EiE: Why did you choose this field? What drew you to it?
Rivera: I had this girl's dream that I wanted to build a house. I wanted it to be perfect. So I thought engineering was the way to go. But guess what? It's not; it's architecture! I don't like architecture, so I enrolled in engineering anyway and started taking classes. I grew into it. I am good at it.
Rivera: Once you get to see the final project and see that you contributed to that project it is rewarding. That building or that facility is serving somebody, it's serving a purpose.
EiE: How has the AMIE program impacted you?
Rivera: This program was offered to us at historically black colleges and universities. I have gone to other schools and I had never heard of anything like the AMIE program before. It is unique. This gave me the experience to go work on the other side of the world.
Rivera: I have learned a little bit about how the government does engineering. As for travel, it's awesome; I am doing a Euro tour!
Rivera: I chose engineering because I can solve problems. I love solving problems.
Name: Donatello Barrett
School: Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Barrett: I always had an ambition to build things and then destroy them. The first time I was introduced to engineering was in college. I was good at building things with my hands and on the computer. That got me interested in engineering.
Barrett: Knowing that you make a difference and that your work either helped improve or change lives is rewarding. I can see my work as it grows and progresses. Engineering can better the future and the people around me.
Barrett: The AMIE internship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even when I signed up, I didn't think I would get selected. I think it is a wonderful program that should live on.
Barrett: Going to Garmisch and seeing the mountains there. It was so surreal. It was like a movie. That is the kind of thing you see in a movie. We got out of the car four times in less than four minutes. We drove 100 feet and said, 'Pull over, we need another picture.'
Barrett: I like challenges.
Name: Tiffany Williams
Degree: Architectural engineering
Williams: Honestly, I can't see myself in any other profession; I was always good at math and science. I didn't like English or history, I always used the left side of my brain. I chose architectural engineering because of buildings. I like architecture, but don't confuse me with an architect -- I'm not an architect, I'm an engineer. I love the industry. I love being set apart from other people as an African-American woman in engineering.
Williams: I like the fact that you can do so many things with engineering, like consulting or project management -- it's so versatile. Plus the money, of course, that is pretty awesome!
Williams: For me, the AMIE program provided both intern experience and the opportunity to travel overseas -- I had never been out of the country before. The program was also about building relationships. I am very grateful to Darren Walls, the AMIE program coordinator, and everyone at Europe District who reached out to me.
Williams: I was able to grow relationships. What sticks out most are the people here at Europe District. I have never been treated with so much kindness; everyone reached out to us.
Williams: I am a very bold, confident, hardworking woman. Hire me and you will see.
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By guest blogger Serena Piper
Journalism major at the University of Oregon. Editor-in-Chief of Her Campus Oregon. Magazine, freelance blogger, future world traveler. In her spare time, she likes to read as many books as she can, go for long drives, and peruse news websites. Hopes to one day write for National Geographic.
College students will look for any excuse to drink. Got a C on your Chem midterm? Celebrate! Made it through Day 1 of your new diet? Celebrate! Don't have homework? Celebrate! But is there a line drawn when it comes to holidays? Should we be more focused on the principal of the day or how much to spike the margaritas?
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated nationwide in the United States but only regionally in Mexico. Originally a day to celebrate the Mexican army's victory over the French at the 1862 Battle of Puebla, it somehow evolved into a day of celebrating not only the victory, but Mexican heritage and pride, too. Some people confuse the holiday with the day Mexico became an independent country, but that's actually September 16.
A Journal News article published last year asked the president of the Cincinnati Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Alfonso Cornejo, why he thought the holiday changed from a celebration of Mexican heritage to one mainly associated with drinking. He said it "started in the 1960s and '70s when a national Mexican-style restaurant chain used the holiday as a promotion in Texas." From there, other companies ran with the idea to advertise their own products and, as they say, the rest is history.
If you're on the same school schedule as me, you won't exactly be jetting down to Mexico for some fun in the sun and a chance to have an authentic Cinco de Mayo party. But you can create a similar atmosphere at your own place! Break out the piñata, the streamers and balloons, invite some friends over, and fix up some of these tasty drinks!
Frozen Lemon–Berry Margaritas
Blueberries, strawberries, and tequila make up this yummy margarita. Take out the tequila if you have little kids hanging around and want them to have something delicious to sip on, too!
Piñata (Mexican Piña Colada)
My personal favorite, the Piñata is a thick, rich drink flavored with the tropical tastes of pineapple and coconut. There are different recipes for the Piñata, so feel free to experiment.
Red Wine Sangria
From what I've heard, a great sangria is a Cinco de Mayo essential and this recipe claims to be "the best."
Since it's never a good idea to drink on an empty stomach, you can go with the more popular Mexican dishes, such as burritos, fajitas, enchiladas, tostadas, chips, salsa, guacamole, and tacos, or you can jump on Google and hunt for some more mouth-watering less-used dishes, like Mexican Grilled Corn.
So, cue the mariachi music and have fun celebrating, however you choose to do so!


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Definition of essential in English:
1Absolutely necessary; extremely important: [with infinitive]: it is essential to keep up-to-date records fibre is an essential ingredient of our diet
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- It is absolutely essential that the surfaces to be coated are extremely clean since the slightest contamination can ruin the end result.
- And I think a name change is absolutely essential.
- 'It is absolutely essential to give all Canadians the chance to make the most of their abilities,' she said.
crucial, necessary, key, vital, indispensable, needed, required, called for, requisite, important, all-important, vitally important, of the utmost importance, of great consequence, of the essence, critical, life-and-death, imperative, mandatory, compulsory, obligatory, compelling, urgent, pressing, burning, acute, paramount, pre-eminent, high-priority, significant, consequential
1.1 [attributive] Fundamental or central to the nature of something or someone: the essential weakness of the plaintiff's case
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- But its essential nature remained unchanged: it was dumb hardware.
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basic, inherent, fundamental, quintessential, intrinsic, underlying, characteristic, innate, rudimentary, primary, principal, cardinal, chief, elementary, elemental;
central, pivotal, critical, key, focal, salient, staple, vital, necessary, indispensable, foundational, ingrained
2(Of an amino acid or fatty acid) required for normal growth but not synthesized in the body and therefore necessary in the diet.
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- Key essential amino acids are valine, leucine, isoleucine, tryptophan and methionine.
- Homocysteine is a sulfur-containing amino acid produced in the metabolism of the essential amino acid methionine.
- Carbohydrates are not a requirement for survival as are proteins, essential fatty acids, vitamins, or minerals.
3 Medicine (Of a disease) with no known external stimulus or cause; idiopathic: essential hypertension
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noun(usually essentials)
1A thing that is absolutely necessary: we only had the bare essentials in the way of equipment
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- A car is an essential if you want to do Sicily properly, but it is impossible to see the whole island in a week unless you are on a touring holiday, since tortuous mountain roads make for slow driving.
- A mundane but increasingly important detail to note is that this home comes with a large private parking area to the rear - almost an essential in big-city living.
- The logic is that if an area is improved as a fishing resource there will also be benefits for the fish as a healthy aquatic environment is an essential for a healthy fish population.
necessity, necessary/essential item, prerequisite, requisite, requirement, need;
Latin desideratum, sine qua non
informal must
1.1 (essentials) The fundamental elements or characteristics of something: he was quick to grasp the essentials of an opponent's argument
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- Stripped down to essentials, the elements of this style are extremely simple.
- They strip down the situation to its fundamental essentials and bring both party's concerns forward.
- He was able to expose with great clarity and great economy the essentials of a piece of mathematics, be it elementary or advanced.
fundamentals, basics, rudiments, principles, first principles, foundations, preliminaries, groundwork;
facts, hard facts, practicalities, realities;
Latin sine qua non
informal nitty-gritty, brass tacks, nuts and bolts, ABC
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- Perhaps the most important change needed in America's approach to nonproliferation enforcement is to accept the essentiality of organizing coalitions to deal with proliferation.
- It is for this reason that Ms Chileshe advocates that the essentiality of indigenous knowledge systems be given a slot in the broad spectrum of modern environmental education.
- There is a notion of museum essentiality that is by no means beyond debate.
essentialness noun
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- Much has been said about the connection between his search for geographical belonging and his quest for essentialness in his poetry.
- The minute tinkerings with curriculum that characterize most reforms in English departments do not convince administrators of the vitality of our field and its essentialness to the world of our students.
- To believe that its catalog is merely a backward extension of Farrar's solo career is to sorely underestimate the essentialness of the three other musicians who made up the band.
Middle English (in the sense 'in the highest degree'): from late Latin essentialis, from Latin essentia (see essence).
Words that rhyme with essentialcadential, confidential, consequential, credential, deferential, differential, evidential, existential, experiential, exponential, influential, intelligential, irreverential, jurisprudential, penitential, pestilential, potential, preferential, presidential, providential, prudential, quintessential, referential, residential, reverential, sapiential, sciential, sentential, sequential, tangential, torrential
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text: A Scottsburg man faces a felony charge of receiving stolen property in Scott Superior Court after he was identified as having sold a stolen article in a local shop. Christopher Austin Davis, 28, was charged on March 18 with the Class D felony when a piece of jewelry earlier reported as having been stolen from a home in the Scottsburg area turned up at the business. The house burglary had been reported to the Scott County Sheriff's Department on March 15. Detective Rick Barrett with that department prepared the probable cause affidavit. Davis appeared during an initial hearing in Superior Court before Judge Marsha Howser on March 18. Hearing his not guilty plea, Judge Howser set a jury trial date of June 9. A public defender was appointed to the case. Bail was set at $15,000 corporate surety or 10% cash.


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text: As a general rule, I will like any film that has the word "regeneration" as a subtitle. Be it a zombie movie, a political thriller, or, as is the case with Universal Soldier: Regeneration, an action film as heavily influenced by Modern Warfare 2 as it is by Eastern Europe paranoia, I'll probably get my jollies. Add an over-the-hill Jean-Claude Van Damme and an over-the-hill-and-into-the-chasm Dolph Lundgren, revisiting an action "franchise" they roundhouse-kick started back in the early nineties, and the appeal only grows. Throw in a dash of some of the most visually-striking cinematography ever included in a straight-to-video action film, courtesy of the accomplished Peter Hyams, and superior fight choreography, and I'll start exaggerating the movie's importance to my friends. Continue reading


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October 18, 2005
After January's train crash and chlorine spill in Graniteville, other people living close to chemical plants grew concerned. But as News 12 reports, the major plants in East Augusta want to reassure their neighbors that they have nothing to worry about.
There are many questions and what if scenarios when you live near a chemical plant. But some of Augusta's major chemical plants are showing neighboring residents what's behind these gates.
John Zimjawski has lived in Goodale Landing for three years a half a mile from the billowing steam that erupts from East Augusta's six chemical plants.
"They've been here for years and they basically police themselves very well," Zimjawski said.
Paul Cook has lived in Goodale Landing for 13 years. He didn't think twice about becoming a neighbor to several of Augusta's plants.
"Occasionally we might get a little bit of a smell from some of the chemicals, but I'm not concerned about it," Cook said.
Cook says he feels comfortable with the plants as neighbors and says they routinely do safety checks. But there is one concern about where Cook lives. In the event something did happen, there is only one way in and out of his neighborhood.
"See, Riverfront Drive stops right here down the street in a cul-de-sac," Cook said.
Neighboring chemical plants hope it never has to come to neighbors being locked in because of a disaster. And to make them feel more at ease, the plants are holding an open house dinner and tour of their plants for the East Augusta neighbors. It's something they've done before.
"To give the community a chance to see what we are doing, answer any questions they may have, to give them a better easy feel of what's going on in the industry and around them," said Dean Morris, DSM Chemical.
In the event that there is a chemical spill or chemical release, rest assured that these chemical plants have evaluation plans and ways of notifying their neighbors.
The River Road Community Advisory Panel was responsible for putting Tuesday's events together. This panel serves as a link between communities and chemical facilities as a way to improve dialogue between plants and their communities.


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NEWARK -- There's no doubt the Dougherty Valley High football team had a long offseason. The Wildcats, under the tutelage of first-year coach Nick Tisa, were coming off an 0-10 season and took a 16-game losing streak into this one.
But Tisa preached patience, hard work and dedication. He did what he could to get the players to buy into his system.
"The kids bought in, and they held each other accountable starting in January," Tisa said.
The result was a season-opening 38-6 win over host Newark Memorial in nonleague play Friday night.
"This feels so good," Tisa said. "I got a huge monkey off my back."
Tisa, who was a two-year defensive coordinator before taking on the reins as head coach, watched his team score 31 unanswered points in claiming the first victory for the program since a 56-0 win over Oakland on Sept. 23, 2011.
Dougherty Valley got quite the efficient game from quarterback Umar Farooq. The senior was 6 of 8 passing for 121 yards and a touchdown. His top target was Jacob Padrid, who caught three passes for 58 yards that included a 25-yard TD reception.
On the ground, the Wildcats got 69 yards on 10 carries from David Prendez, who also had a 31-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
The Cougars (0-1) played their first game without coach Rich Swift, who died Feb. 13 from an inoperable brain tumor. And the Cougars did not look like the Cougars of the past. They made several blunders both offensively and defensively. They turned the ball over five times. They managed just 142 yards of offense.
"We underestimated a very good Dougherty Valley team," first-year coach Ralph Meredith said. "We were too cocky, and Swift would have never let us be like this."
Newark's top offensive player was running back Frank Napal, who had 40 yards rushing on 11 carries and a touchdown.


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What kind of social dynamics emerge in open educational practices (OEP) involving the learning of languages? What roles can OEP play in language learning contexts in which individual and collaborative learner trajectories move across learning practices? This collection of papers approaches these questions by offering theoretical insights and empirical evidence to the field of Open Education and Open Educational Resources (OER). The originality of the collection lies in its emphasis on the social dynamics that arise in open learning practice. Although open education advocates "give the battle" for openness (Weller, 2014), very little research is being conducted on the way social dynamics promote open practices, especially in the area of language education and multilingualism. 2In this group of papers, we aim to fill this gap in research and discuss implications for practices by exploring the role played by social dynamics, consequences, and conditions for open learning expansion, by identifying challenges for researchers, teachers and learners, and in particular by critically examining language practices afforded to groups in open educational language practices.
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Links to corpora, references and events
'Key Concepts in ELT' is a feature of the Journal that aims to assist readers to develop an appreciation of central ideas in ELT, and to approach the content of articles from a perspective informed by current debate on aspects of theory and practice.
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Problématique : approches historiques des discours et cultures spécialisés - théorisation, positionnement épistémologique, méthodologies, la diachronie comme moyen d'accès aux cultures spécialisées, études de cas
Diffusion de l'appel : juillet 2016
Date limite de retour des propositions : décembre 2016
Noti cation aux auteurs sur les propositions (valant encouragement, mais non engagement de publication) : février 2017
Journée d'études (discussion autour de l'articulation des articles et renforcement de la cohérence du numéro) : octobre 2017 (date à préciser)
Date limite de retour des articles : décembre 2017
Retour aux auteurs : avril 2018
Retour des versions revues : septembre 2018 Mise en ligne : automne 2018
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Appel à proposition langues de spécialité Textes et Contextes (U Bourgogne) 2018
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Call for papers for special issue on virtual worlds, edited by
Susanna Nocchi (Dublin Institute of Technology) Luisa Panichi (Università di Pisa), Randall Sadler (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Ciara Wigham (Université de Lyon)
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This event took place at the Manchester Metropolitan University with the support of the Department of Languages, Information and Communications http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/languages/, Routes into Languages Northwest https://www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/activities/north-west, the FLAME Research group (Film, Languages and Media in Education) at the Manchester Met University https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/languages/flame/ and the Film in Language Teaching Association (FILTA) www.filta.org.uk
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by Mat Terrett My interest in the use of corpora for EAP began when I first heard about Coxhead's (2000) Academic Word List and was further piqued when I read Hyland's (2009) corpus-based argument for greater specificity in EAP teaching. This provided a focus for my own research through which I came to believe that an…
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Interactions plurielles d'étudiants en autoformation guidée et autonomisation | Interactions and Autonomization of Students in a Guided Self-Learning Environment
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Le Net participatif, levier d'acquisition des littératies traditionnelles et des littératies numériques | The Use of the Participative Web as a Lever for the Acquisition of Literacy and Digital Literacies
Edna Castello
Collective Digital Storytelling: An Activity-theoretical Analysis of Second Language Learning and Teaching | Les histoires numériques collectives : une analyse systémique de l'activité d'apprentissage-enseignement d'une langue seconde
Carmenne Kalyaniwala-Thapliyal
Être indigène numérique, utilisateur de Facebook et futur enseignant de FLE ou comment la scénarisation pédagogique chez les apprentis enseignants inhibe l'exploitation des fonctionnalités des outils | Being a Digital Native, a Facebook User and a Future Teacher of French: When the Design of Pedagogical Scenarios Curbs the Use of Tools' Features
Anne-Laure Foucher, Hyeon Yun
Action et langage dans un monde virtuel utilisé à des fins de pratique de la langue | Action and Language in a Virtual World Used for Language Practice
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Provides an overview of software for qualitative content analysis and text analysis.
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A range of ESP project reports from the 1970s with papers by Hutchison and Waters, Maley, Swales, Alderson, Rodgers, Brumfit, and Young, among others. Focus on materials design by also on communicative versus PPP approaches, needs analysis, and a paper on harmonising/standardising ESP pedagogical reports by Bowers.
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British Council "milestones" collection republishing archive material
As we look back over 60 years of ELT(J) , and of ELT itself, it should also be acknowledged that these were, in many respects, years of autonomous, experience- based but principled exploration, and that at their origins, in their antecedents, as well as for most of their own history, both UK-based ELT and ELT(J) have placed the theorization of practical experience, much more than top-down application of background theory, at the centre of their concerns
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The history of the journal, particularly the role of its first editor Hornby in providing the first firm foundation for English language teaching after WWII.
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When I graduated from my master's program in Linguistics with an emphasis on Second Language Acquisition, I suffered from a fundamental misunderstanding.
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I think that as a SLA researcher, it is very important not to let the technology "blind" your research. So many "new shiny" technologies appear that it is very tempting to focus on the technology itself rather than in the language learning. This is the same for teachers, curriculum developers and administrators. Bringing technology in the language classroom has to be a decision made based on SLA research and conscious pedagogical choices. The technology should follow, or better "accompany" the language teaching methodology and pedagogical choices.
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David Lm Moore Star Route Big Arra, MT 59910 I 4-83 PABLO, MONTANA 59855 ISSN: 0528-8592 Big SKY Oovhtry Chief Charlo Chief Koos ta ta h1 nr. NEWSPAPER OF THE SAUSH. PEND cTOREILLE AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION WESTERN MONTANA VOLUME 11 NUMBER 14 NEW MOON OF THE CONTINUOUS SNOW DECEMBER 1, 1982 Council bows to pressure, votes 6 - 3 for per capita The Tribal Council voted Nov. 24 to distribute a $100 per capita, in spite of predictions that it would cause more trouble than good A delegation of three dozen Tribal members representing "a good cross-section of the Reservation population", in Joe Felsman's estimation, met with the Council to ask that its Nov. 2 decision not to pay out any dividends be reconsidered Councilman John McClure said he and E.W. Morigeau were instrumental in filling the chambers with the delegation. He was overheard early in the day predicting a 5-to-4 vote in favor of the December payment Spokesperson Sybil Butler, Dixon, explained that the members she had spoken to were concerned that a relatively small number of people ~ Tribal welfare recipients Move to Portland may have BIA afoot Recent meetings with various BIA officials have uncovered a number of snags in the transfer-of-jurisdiction process from the Billings area office to Portland There's the matter, for example, of a fleet of government-owned vehicles, most of which are used by the forestry program. Although the local BIA agency has the use of 16 to 28 vehicles, Billings holds the titles on them and apportions them out according to federal guidelines. Once Flathead switches jurisdiction, it will be Portlands job to furnish wheels. If Portland has none to share with its newest 'ward (Continued on page 2) and employees - were preventing the majority of members from receiving money for Christmas gift buying. Too much money was being spent for administration of Tribal affairs, she felt Councilman Jim Steele pointed out that it wasn't good business to dip into the reserve fund right now, because the income picture was very bad He said interest rates for investments were down from 16 or 17% to 10%. Executive Treasurer Vern Clairmont's figures were slightly higher. Between this fact and the continuing depressed timber market, the Tribes are actually running 'in the red until the Kerr Dam payment is received in February of 1983, when a break-even point will be reached, Steele said Half-an-hour's debate between Butler, Clairmont, and four or five especially verbal councilmen, led to a drawn-out vote reversing last month's decision: Tribal members will receive $100 for Christmas, maybe as soon as Dec. 10. Voting for the motion were E.W. Morigeau, John McClure, Noel Pichette, Sonny Morigeau, Joe Felsman, and Al Hewan-korn. Voting against it were Jim Steele, Bob McCrea, and Tom Pablo. (Vic Stinger was on jury duty.) The December payment will cost the Tribes over $670,000 - $600,000 for the disbursement itself, $70,000 in lost interest, plus miscellaneous expenses for writing out and mailing the checks. As we go to press, it was unknown whether or not the payment would be approved at the BlA's area level. Also in question is the 'no-holds' clause in the motion: (Concludes next page)
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Biglaw's Rich Get Richer, But Most Major Law Firms Tread Water
Biglaw's rich are getting richer, while the rest of the country's large law firms are mostly treading water, according to rankings released Monday by the American Lawyer magazine.
Major law firms notched modest overall gains last year, with standout financial results from a handful of elite players standing in sharp contrast to lackluster results across the broader legal industry.
Total revenue among the country's 100 top-grossing firms rose by 5.4% in 2013, an improvement compared to the 3.4% increase from the previous year. But the average profits per partner only inched up .2%, and the average revenue per lawyer—a metric some consider the most accurate yardstick of a firm's financial health—dipped slightly, down .4% compared to 2012.
Here's how AmLaw summed up the results, which are derived from figures provided voluntarily by law firms as well as independent reporting by ALM journalists:
The averages say that firms are earning a bit more and taking home about the same. Clients are showing no signs of reducing their cost pressures, at least for work that they don't deem vital. A small group of firms seem to have broken away from their Am Law 100 peers, lengthening their lead each year. Big Law is on a treadmill that keeps getting faster, and clearly not everyone can keep pace. Given the wealth that is getting transferred to law firms from their clients there is still no cause for a pity party.
The biggest winners were the 20 law firms that the magazine dubbed "the Super Rich"—a group that includes white-shoe New York firms, super-profitable mega-boutiques and firms that have grown from regional roots to become leading national players. Altogether, that clique has boosted its revenues by 20% since 2008, and grown its profits per partner by 31.7%. Here are the members, listed alphabetically:
The largest revenue gains in 2013 went to another group: the six megafirms that are structured as so-called vereins, or groups of firms with separate profit pools that share one global brand. The largest of those firms, DLA Piper, retained its top slot in 2013, taking in $2.48 billion in revenue.
The verins charted a 24.9% increase in revenue, gains powered in part by expansions that boosted their overall headcount by 31% compared to 2012. But they lagged behind the overall industry in terms of profits per partner, which dipped 8.2% compared to 2012, according to the magazine.
By contrast, the rest of the top 100 firms were essentially running to stand still last year, with only a slight increase in revenue—2.2%–and other metrics remaining largely flat.
Bingham McCutchen had the steepest revenue drop, at 12.6%, according to the magazine, while O'Melveny & Myers was down 10.4% and Edwards Wildman Palmer had a 9.4% decline in revenue.
O'Melveny chairman Bradley Butwin said in a statement that the firm had not expected its 2013 revenue to match the 2012 results "due to large success fees we earned that year." Last year was O'Melveny's second-most profitable year ever, he said.
Bingham declined to comment, and Edwards Wildman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.