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Before his long coaching career, a legendary 3-sport star
WINSTED -- Often it can be difficult to compare athletes of different eras because the sports and the players can change in many ways through the years.
Yet, 1950s two-way halfback Leon Veretto possessed the type of skills — speed, core strength and instincts — that transcend changes in the game.
"I still would go up to Gilbert right now and have them select anyone they wanted and, in a 25-, 30-yard sprint, I would still bet a good dinner on Leon," said former Yellowjacket coach Jim Fortuna. "He's (78 years old), but he's an absolutely amazing athlete."
Veretto said his former coach is being gracious, but he isn't far from the truth.
"A year ago, I would have said yes, before the arthritis in my feet finally started bothering me," Veretto said. "I would have (won). I was still playing basketball at 65, running up and down the court. So I think so."
Think what you want about such a bold statement from coach and player, but here are a few non-debatable facts:
Veretto was such a talented athlete that he not only earned 12 varsity letters in high school as a three-sport star in football, basketball and baseball, but then he nearly duplicated that feat at Central Connecticut, falling just short with only three years of varsity basketball.
While at Central, Veretto got run down from behind by a defender when he started peeking over his shoulder. The next day, football coach Hank Majlinger invited several Central track sprinters to practice. In full pads, Veretto was forced to run 100 yards with the sprinters starting 10 yards behind him. He got passed each time, but learned his lesson about not looking behind him.
"But they timed me at 110 yards in 13.7 (seconds), which is not bad with football pads on," Veretto said. "And the track coach said, 'Come with us. I can get you 10 or under (in the 100)."
His All-State and All-America status in football, however, showed that Veretto had more than just speed.
"He had exceptional running ability, but he was also an instinctive runner," said Dr. William M. Moore, a Central assistant football coach. "He knew even before the snap of the ball where he would be going and how he might handle the situation. He had so much insight. He was very, very adept in every facet of the game. He was also a wonderful team player. If you asked me to pick out two or three players who stood out from the 1950s, he would be among them."
Perhaps it wasn't coincidence that Veretto was a senior co-captain on arguably the best Gilbert team ever — the undefeated 1953 team that ranked No. 6 in the state — and started the next season on the only undefeated team in Central history.
Veretto hoped to be a professional football or baseball player. Throughout high school, he said, he developed his strength laying pipe on a sewer construction gang and working as a mason lifting stones and mixing cement. He enhanced his speed and quickness by dodging trees, rocks and other obstacles running in the woods every day.
To ensure baseball success — he batted over .300 in each of his eight seasons in high school and college — he added 1,000 shadow swings per day.
He tried out for the highly successful Manchester Merchants semi-pro football team, and was invited to a week-long Giants baseball camp the summer between high school and college. He said the Red Sox also took a look at him during his senior year at Central, but told him he lacked enough power at the plate.
He sensed midway through college that he needed a backup plan, so with guidance from Mejlinger and Moore, he pursued an industrial arts teaching degree. He ended up teaching for 52 years at Gilbert's crosstown rival, Northwestern, where he also coached the basketball team for 45 years and was athletic director for nearly as long.
He'll always have a special place with the Yellowjackets.
"He was outstanding, as good an all-around athlete as we ever had," Fortuna said. "As a football player, I don't think anyone (at Gilbert) has ever been as good as him. We've had quite a few and it is tough to pinpoint, but this kid was amazing. He could run, he could receive, all-around I could use him for just about everything."
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OAKLAND -- The A's made an unexpected roster move Thursday when they optioned Dan Otero to Triple-A Sacramento. But the A's don't figure to be without their right-handed reliever for long.
Major League rosters expand on Sept. 1, and Otero is expected to be up then, if not sooner.
In talking about the move, A's general manager Billy Beane told this newspaper that the A's were "not on the verge of a trade."
It's likely the A's will activate first baseman Kyle Blanks and/or outfielder Craig Gentry before Friday's start of a three-game series with the first place Angels in the Coliseum.
A longer shot, but not entirely out of the question, would be the A's picking up a player from another organization on a waiver claim.
Otero has been one of the A's most consistent relievers with a 7-1 record and 2.28 ERA in 56 games and 71 innings. The A's apparently made the move because Otero had an option they could use, keeping him in the organization and making him eligible to be recalled in 10 days when rosters expand.


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On Facebook, 70% of Americans Have a Gay Friend
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Just in time for the Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage and gay-pride events across the U.S. this week, the data miners at Facebook ran an analysis on their members. What percentage of Facebook users in America, they wondered, has at least one friend who has identified himself or herself on Facebook as gay, lesbian or bisexual?
The answer: Approximately 70%, according to a Facebook spokesman.
It's a notable statistic, because gay-rights groups say some of their recent successes at the ballot — after years of losing there — can be tied with a kind of tipping point Americans have reached in being comfortable with gay and lesbian friends and family.
There are some important caveats to the Facebook stat. Not everyone in the U.S. is on Facebook; as of this spring, the social network reported it had 195 million users in the U.S. and Canada combined. Also, not all connections on Facebook are truly close friends or family members.
Some Facebook members don't report their sexuality on the service by identifying in their profile which gender they are "interested in." Facebook didn't have any figures on the percentage of users who identify themselves as gay, how the measure of gay friends has changed over time, or how it might vary by geography.
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Yet Facebook's 70% statistic does echo other recent polling. A Pew survey released earlier this month found that some 87% of Americans now personally know someone who is gay or lesbian. (That's up from 61% in 1993.) And in that most recent poll, 49% of people said that they have close family or friends who is gay.
A Wall Street Journal-sponsored survey conducted in late 2012 found that 65% of people "know or work with someone who is gay."
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"Not only do I expect departments to make cuts, but I myself will make a cut," says Augusta commissioner Joe Bowles. Bowles has asked City Administrator Fred Russell for a pay cut, making himself a personal example of trimming the budget.
The county is looking to cut $6 million in services and perhaps over a hundred jobs, so Commissioner Bowles says it's only fair to cut his earnings as well.
Short of raising taxes, the only way to balance the city's budget is cutting spending. Almost every city department faces cutbacks, with the sheriff's office taking one of the largest hits.
The sight of officers is comforting for Adelaide Henderson. She says her neighbor went to jail after firing shots through her window.
"I'm shaking in my boots when he get out...knowing him he still come do something to me and my property," she says.
Others say increased patrols make the neighborhood a little safer.
But Fred Russell's budget proposal would eliminate 25 Richmond County sheriff's deputies, dropping the total number on staff to about 700.
Commissioner Bowles says if the community feels the effects of cutbacks, he should too.
"It is apparent to me the commission wasn't making a big enough sacrifice--myself as a commissioner wasn't making a big enough sacrifice," he says. "I decided this was something I needed to do to show not only do I expect departments to make cuts, but I myself will make a cut."
In a letter to Russell, Bowles writes, "Please reduce my salary 15% immediately. I feel that if I am cutting the county's budget, there is no better way than to start with myself."
"I hope the public will see the commission is willing to bite the bullet a little when we're asking other employees to do the same," he tells News 12.
Russell says the city would save roughly $12,000 if the entire commission agreed to the salary cutback.
"There's something on [this list] that's going to affect everyone in this city, and most of them aren't going to like us cutting what they like versus what everyone else likes," Russell says.
Adelaide's neighborhood wants to keep the cops.
"As far as the police...they've done a beautiful job cleaning this neighborhood up," Adelaide says.
But scaling back could be the only way to get the city's finances back on track.
Commissioner Bowles called for the entire commission to reduce their salaries by 10 percent. Their salaries are set by the state, so the cut would require special permission.
The final budget will be finished by November.
The list of proposed cuts totals six and a half million dollars. It includes taking three quarters of a million from the recreation department, which would close several parks and community centers; over a million dollars from transit, reducing bus service; and a million and a half dollars from the sheriff's department.
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In the girls game, the Lady Tigers won 52-30. Abby Gauthier had 17 points, five steals and six assists. Molly Shoop had two points, three steals and three assists. Sydnee Brooks had four points, one board, one steal and one assist. Natalie Allen had three boards, two steals and an assist. Morgan McCormick had 14 points, six boards, five steals and an assist. Kendra Gladbach had seven points and seven boards. Kelsey Gardner had four points and four boards. Kate Peiffer had one board. Madison McCormick had four points, three boards, three steals and three assists.
In the boys game, the Tigers won 58-27. Frankie Herring had four points, four boards and two steals. Chase Hilsabeck had six points, five assists, two boards and two steals. Daniel Corbin had two points, two assists and two steals. Brett McGlothlin had 29 points, three assists, five boards and three steals. Daniel Haas had one board. Isaac Smith had one board. Trevor Hamilton had one board. Brennen Floray had five points, two assists, five boards and two steals. Blake Linebaugh had 12 points, five assists, one board and one steal.
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The "12 Years a Slave" star and Oscar nominee for best supporting actress confessed that as a young girl, she had wished her dark-hued skin would become lighter.
"I got teased and taunted about my skin," Nyong'o began, on stage in a ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "My one prayer to God was that I would wake up lighter skinned. The morning would come and I would be so excited about seeing my new skin that I would refuse to look down at myself until I was in front of the mirror because I wanted to see my face first. Every day I would feel the disappointment of being just as dark as the day before."
Nyong'o said she tried to bargain with God by vowing to stop eating sugar cubes and to never lose her school sweater again, if she could only see a change in her skin tone. It wasn't until she discovered Sudanese British supermodel Alek Wek that she began to believe in her own beauty.
"She was dark as night and was in all the magazines and on runways," Nyong'o said. "My complexion had always been an obstacle to overcome. I couldn't believe that people were embracing a woman who looked so much like me as beautiful. It was perplexing and I wanted to reject it because I had begun to enjoy the seduction of inadequacy. But a flower couldn't help but bloom inside of me.
Nyong'o said she would also like to inspire young women.
"I hope that my presence on your screen and my face in magazines may lead you, young girls, on a beautiful journey," she said. "That you will feel the validation of your external beauty, but also get to the deeper business of being beautiful inside."
Essence also paid tribute to Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the first black president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who was presented with the trailblazer award by Sidney Poitier and Oprah Winfrey.
The Hollywood visionary award went to filmmaker Ava DuVernay, the first black woman to win best director at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 for "Middle of Nowhere." DuVernay, who directed an episode of the current season of "Scandal," was presented her honor by actress Kerry Washington.
"Ava has firmly established herself as the gutsiest of storytellers and working with her is so inspiring," said Washington, who, with one hand resting on her pregnant belly, wiped away tears with the other during DuVernay's acceptance speech.
The magazine also celebrated the champions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as this year marks the 50th anniversary of its signing. Clarence Williams III, Denise Nicholas, Diahann Carroll, Dr. Maya Angelou, Jim Brown and Nichelle Nichols were commended. Nicholas, Brown and Nichols took the stage to accept their medals after a short video highlighted their activism.
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BERKELEY -- Ten years after voters here approved a $7.2 million property tax bond measure for a new animal shelter, the new building is open at Aquatic Park with more space, less noise and happier animals.
The Dona Spring Animal Shelter, nestled in a corner between Interstate 80 and the University Avenue overpass, is named after the former City Councilwoman who died in 2008. The 12,000-square-foot, two-story shelter cost $12 million with the city kicking in an extra $5 million over what taxpayers approved.
"It's brilliant, it's very exciting," said Berkeley Animal Services Manager Kate O'Connor, who added that Crate & Barrel donated $25,000 worth of furniture for the new building.
The new building is big, bright and airy and much quieter than the dingy cement block one on Second Street the city vacated earlier this month. Dogs are already in better health because individual kennels sealed off from one another make it less noisy, O'Connor said.
The new building also has indoor cat homes and both dog and cat areas have individual heating and cooling systems to cut down on disease transmission, O'Connor said. Even better are isolation kennels for sick animals which further cut down on disease transmission.
The best part of the new building, O'Connor said, aside from the new volunteer room, a new meeting room and new staff offices, is an on-site pet hospital.
"We were contracting out all our medical services and that cost about $180,000 a year," O'Connor said. "We'll still spend money on it because we hired a part-time vet and a full-time vet technician, but we won't have to constantly transport animals."
Jill Posener, an activist who wrote the bond language that funded the new shelter and participated in the search for a site, said the project took 10 years because of city politics, fighting over where it would go and her quest for the best possible facility.
"It's been a difficult process," Posener said. "I have mixed feelings because we didn't get the site we could have."
An original plan to partner with the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society to build a shelter on their land at Ninth and Carleton streets fell through after a fight over whether to ask artists to leave a building they were renting, she said.
A second plan to have the building near Ashby Avenue next to the Urban Ore site fell apart because Posener said she opposed sharing the place with the fire department and the city clerk's office.
"Our bond campaign in 2002 was that the old site was dirty, dark and dangerous and the city should be ashamed," she said.
"Is this place perfect? No," Posener said. "But it is a better building, and we worked damn hard on it."
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If elected your sheriff of Anderson County, I pledge to work with local leaders to accomplish county challenges during my first term as sheriff. I will personally visit all elected officials and formally ask for a good working relationship, and for all of us to set aside our personal agendas so we can come together as a team to accomplish goals for a better county.
As the chief law enforcement officer serving and protecting our county, I believe there is no point where the sheriff should develop political enemies or get on a wrong track that leads to a bad relationship. I will ask for us to compromise when we disagree and sit down like reasonable adults and leaders to find reasonable solutions for situations where we may disagree. I pledge to not file lawsuits on other county officials and bring a negative image to our county with negative publicity.
I pledge to work with the local city Police Chiefs and will ask for our departments to meet with our drug unit investigators and criminal investigation units within each of our agencies. It is vital to share information on cases and suspects so we can solve more crime, recover more property, and place more criminals in jail.
I will offer assistance to every city police department to assist with functions where they may need extra manpower. I will assist local police chiefs with drug, theft, child/elder abuse, vandalism, and all other violent crime investigations within their city limits when needed. I will ask for all of us law enforcement leaders to have no jurisdictional lines when it comes to solving crime to make our county safer for our citizens to live.
I pledge to operate with the current budget the sheriff department has now so that other elected officials can receive funds needed to accomplish tasks for their staff and development of their offices. Over the last 8 years, every extra dollar in this county has gone to the Sheriff's Department, leaving the schools, roads, and various other departments rubbing nickels together. We must understand that we are a team.
I will offer all county officials inmate work labor to assist with community or office projects to help offset cost and save taxpayers money. I will allow branches of county government assistance with inmate labor to clean, paint, landscape, reconstruct, etc. any government building, road, or county property to also save the taxpayer's money.
Working together as a team will allow Anderson County to reach a higher level of accomplishment and allow each branch of our government to prosper. It will place a more positive image and relationship with our citizens, business owners, and tourists that visit Anderson County. Our law enforcement working together to solve higher numbers of crime will also bring a more positive image to our citizens and will bring a more positive image to our county to attract more industry and more businesses. Business and industries want safe communities.
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Tyler Cowen has a short review of Peter Moskos' book, Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District.
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- Sweden and Canada became the first men's teams to qualify for the Olympic curling semifinals on Sunday, and Britain missed the chance to join them by losing to Norway.
Playing in front of their king, Carl XVI Gustaf, the Swedes beat Russia 8-4 in nine ends to move into the outright lead at 7-1. They are the reigning world champions.
Canada (6-2) stole a point at the last end to secure an 8-6 win over the U.S., which now cannot qualify.
Norway (4-3) staved off elimination with a 7-6 win over Britain (5-3), ensuring there will be plenty to play for going into the final day of round-robin action Monday.
"It was one of the most important games of our career," said Haavard Vad Petersson, who was part of the Norway team that won an Olympic silver medal in 2010. "We had to win this one to stay alive.
"We have won a medal before but we want to get gold."
The Canadians didn't know they had qualified when they came off the ice after a tense win over the U.S. team, but they soon were celebrating.
Even if the Canadians lose their last game -- to China in the evening session -- the worst they could finish is tied at 6-3 with Norway and Britain. They would qualify on a superior head-to-head record, the Canadian Curling Association confirmed.
"We played all right, definitely not our best, but it's still good to get the win knowing that we didn't put our best performance together," Canada skip Brad Jacobs said.
The game came down to the final shot, delivered by U.S. skip John Shuster. His draw settled around the button next to a Canadian stone, which was closer by barely half an inch.
"Sometimes you are on the right side and sometimes on the wrong side," Shuster said. "It just sucks that we've been on the wrong side at the Olympics."
The Americans are 2-5.
Norway's final two games are against Switzerland and Denmark, both of which are out of contention. Britain's last game is against China.


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Q:Strep throat usually occurs in the summer months. True or False?
A:False. Strep throat infections usually occur in late fall, winter, and early spring.
Q:Just about any painful sore throat is caused by strep. True or False?
A:False. A sore throat can occur for a number of reasons, and a sore throat does not necessarily indicate a strep infection. Strep throat is caused by Streptococcal (strep) bacteria. There are many different types of strep bacteria. Streptococcus, or strep, is the most frequently found bacterial cause of sore throat. Mycoplasma, Neisseria, Corynebacterium, Yersinia, and non-group A Strep bacteria are some of the other bacterial causes of throat infection. Some reports suggest that over 600 million cases of strep throat occur annually worldwide.
Q:Symptoms of strep throat often mimic the symptoms of a bad cold. True or False?
A:False. Cold symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, or a runny/stuffy nose usually indicate that strep throat is not present. Throat infection with strep bacteria can cause a variety of symptoms associated with inflammation of the throat and its nearby structures. The most common symptoms of strep throat are: - Fever - Sudden, severe sore throat - Swollen, tender lymph nodes on the sides of the neck - Painful swallowing (odynophagia) - White or yellow patches seen on the tonsils and throat (tonsillar exudates) Other possible symptoms also include headache and belly pain. Less common symptoms are a red skin rash, vomiting, and body aches.
Q:Is strep throat contagious?
A:Yes. Strep throat is highly contagious. The most common way to catch strep throat is by close contact with an infected person. Specifically, close contact with airborne droplets of an infected individual is the most common way of acquiring Streptococcus infection. The risk of being contagious with strep throat diminishes substantially after initiation of proper treatment. It is also possible that bacteria may be present without causing an infection. A person may be a carrier of the bacteria but not infected.
Q:Which places are most likely to have conditions that facilitate the spread of strep bacteria?
A:Day care centers. Remember, close contact with airborne droplets of an infected individual is the most common way of catching Streptococcus infection. Close quarters such as college dormitories, day care centers, military facilities, gyms, schools, and family members provide ideal conditions for transmission of strep throat from one person to another. The risk of acquiring strep throat from an affected family member nears 40%.
Q:Strep infection is treated with antibiotics. True or False?
A:True. If strep throat is detected, it usually must be treated adequately with antibiotics if people want to have symptoms decline faster and to lessen the chance of any complications. Streptococcus is highly responsive to penicillin and the cephalosporin antibiotics. Penicillin has shown good effectiveness, and it is reliable and inexpensive. Other penicillin derivatives such as amoxicillin (Amoxil®, DisperMox®, Trimox®) and amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin®, Augmentin XR®) are all adequate treatments for strep. However, some bacterial strains may be resistant to certain antibiotics. Note: It is important to take the full course of antibiotics as prescribed and not to stop the medication when symptoms resolve. Prematurely discontinuing antibiotics can result in the infection being inadequately treated, with potentially adverse consequences or relapse of the infection.
Q:Strep throat is difficult to diagnose. True or False?
A:False. Strep throat is easily diagnosed with a throat culture, the gold standard in diagnosing strep throat infection. A throat culture involves touching a cotton swab to the throat and tonsil area. Rapid strep tests (also called the Rapid Antigen Detection Test or RADT) are available and can give results in minutes.
Q:What is a rare but serious complication of strep throat?
A:Rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever (acute rheumatic fever or ARF) is an autoimmune disease that may occur after a group A Streptococcal throat infection that causes inflammatory lesions in connective tissue, especially that of the heart, joints, blood vessels, and subcutaneous tissue. Prior to the broad availability of penicillin, rheumatic fever was a leading cause of death in children and one of the leading causes of acquired heart disease in adults. Serious kidney disease that may result in kidney failure may also be a consequence of Streptococcal infection.
Q:Strep bacteria is also known as the dreaded "flesh-eating bacteria." True or False?
A:True. The commonly known strep throat is due to only one member of the Streptococcus family of bacteria. This certain Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) belongs to the group A Streptococcus bacteria (GAS for short). This group of bacteria is also known to cause the flesh-eating bacterial infection called necrotizing fasciitis. GAS also causes a variety of other health problems such as: impetigo, soft tissue infections, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, puerperal fever (fever after a pregnant female delivers); lung infections such as pneumonia; cellulitis, wound infections, bone infections, sinusitis, meningitis, and toxic shock syndrome (TSS).
Q:People get strep throat because they have not been vaccinated against it. True or False?
A:False. Currently, there are no vaccines available against group A Streptococcus bacteria. However, simple steps can be taken in order to limit the spread of strep throat. Strep throat can best be prevented by: covering the mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing; washing hands frequently; frequently washing dishes and utensils used by the infected individual; separating dishes, utensils, and other household items used by the infected person; avoiding sharing food or drinks with the infected individual.
Q:Tonsils serve no purpose. True or False?
A:False. The tonsils are red, oval clumps of tissue located at the back and to the sides of the throat. This location allows the tonsils to intercept germs as they enter the body through the nose and throat. They contain infection-fighting cells and antibodies (infection-fighting proteins in the body) that stop the spread of the germs further into the body.
Q:What causes most sore throats?
A:Viruses. Viruses are the most common cause of throat infections in children and adults. Many types of viruses are known to cause throat infections, and their symptoms may be difficult to distinguish from those of a bacterial infection. This is where a throat culture proves valuable.
Q:Why is early detection of strep throat so important?
A:Early detection of strep throat can decrease the duration of the illness and suffering and can reduce transmission of the disease. Studies have shown that if treated within the first 48 hours of symptoms, the duration of the symptoms is reduced by 1-2 days. Another reason to treat strep infection early is that there is a 35% reduction in transmitting the disease by contact. There are reports that within 24 hours of starting antibiotics (such as penicillin) for strep throat, individuals become minimally contagious.
Q:Left untreated, the body will likely clear strep throat on its own. True or False?
A:True. If untreated, the body will generally clear the infection within 2-5 days, and this is the usual course of the illness. Still, as mentioned earlier, untreated strep throat can cause possible and serious complications to develop. These complications can include: rheumatic fever, otitis media (spread of the infection to the middle ear); meningitis, pneumonia, toxic shock syndrome (TSS), and abscess formation. It is thought that if the strep throat infection is untreated or inadequately treated by antibiotics, the bacteria remain in the tonsils and promote a persistent immune response from the body.
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NYRA.com, the official website of The New York Racing Association, Inc., has been recognized for "Outstanding Achievement" in the Entertainment category of the 2013 Interactive Media Awards (IMA).
Nominations for the Interactive Media Awards are accepted from all over the world from web design companies, advertising agencies and corporate marketing departments, as well as individual web designers, graphic artists, and others.
The Interactive Media Award judges are leaders in web design, advertising, public relations, publishing, news and other industries. They evaluate websites based on five different criteria: Design, Content, Feature Functionality, Usability and Standards Compliance. In order to win an IMA, a nominated website must be judged to have excelled in each criterion.
NYRA.com was created by NYRA and Americaneagle.com, Inc., a leading Web design, development, and hosting company based in Des Plaines, Ill.
"We are delighted to be recognized by the IMA, an organization dedicated to identifying online excellence," said Rodnell Workman, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for NYRA. "Our objective was to combine design and technology to deliver an intuitive display of relevant information for racing fans, handicappers, and horsemen. I am proud of our internal team, which worked closely with Americaneagle.com to develop the new NYRA.com."
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Insomnia is often a symptom of other medical problems. The first symptom of major depression, for instance, may be insomnia. People with bipolar disorder, anxiety, or other mood disorders often have insomnia, too. Disorders for which pain is a constant companion, such as arthritis and fibromyalgia, can cause insomnia. Similarly, medical problems that cause itching may disturb sleep.
People with dementia often have trouble with sleep. Many Alzheimer's patients have "sundown syndrome," in which they get confused and agitated around sunset. This can continue into the night, disrupting sleep. The motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease can cause patients to awaken repeatedly during the night, and some Parkinson's medications also interfere with sleep. Many patients getting dialysis for end stage renal disease experience insomnia. If you have a chronic illness and you are having sleep disturbances, talk with your doctor.
Many sleep disorders can have insomnia as a symptom. In circadian rhythm sleep disorders, the rhythm of the internal "clock" that controls timing of sleep and wakefulness is altered. People with narcolepsy may wake up frequently at night in addition to falling asleep at inappropriate times during the day. Restless legs syndrome causes an overwhelming urge to move the legs, which can interfere with sleep.
Some people who complain of insomnia are eventually diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which patients stop breathing repeatedly as they sleep, causing them to wake up over and over. They may not remember waking up, but often feel that they aren't getting a good night's sleep. A bed partner may notice choking sounds or loud snoring.
In some cases, treating the underlying medical problem will take care of the insomnia, but this isn't always true. And for some diseases, the medications used for treatment may also cause insomnia.
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There were 81 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday. At that time, there were 1,423 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Auto theft arrest: Officers stopped a vehicle that was reported stolen from San Francisco about 4:10 a.m. Friday near North Pilgrim and Pinchot streets, police reported. Byron Andrews, 45, and Davon Moore, 44, were arrested on suspicion of auto theft.
Weapons arrest: Community Response Team officers and members of the multiagency San Joaquin County gang task force arrested a man after conducting a traffic stop about 10:45 p.m. Thursday near West Fremont and North Lincoln streets. Inside the vehicle, officers found a handgun that was reported stolen from Manteca, police said. Daren Lemos, 33, was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm, carrying a loaded firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, receiving stolen property and other crimes.
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Terriers show off skills for scouts at NFL pro day
Published: Friday, March 8, 2013 at 7:51 p.m.
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NFL personnel have undoubtedly been doing their homework for some time now on Wofford's Eric Breitenstein and have abundant film at their disposal on the record-setting fullback.
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He was joined by four of his former teammates in providing more of an up close and personal viewing during the school's NFL pro day on Friday when eight teams put the five through drills in the weight room and on the field in Gibbs Stadium.
Linebackers Mike Niam and Phillip LeGrande and defensive backs Stephon Shelton and Blake Wylie also performed although Wylie was limited after tweaking his hamstring. Attending teams were the Colts, Panthers, Steelers, Saints, Giants, Bills, Seahawks and Buccaneers.
"I was a little bit nervous at first, but once you get out there and start moving around and getting through it it's not too bad," Shelton said.
Breitenstein added, "It's the kind of thing where once you're out here you're just playing football again and that's all it is. Of course it's just a little more technical running the 40 and drills like that, but you come out here and perform things you've been doing your whole life."
The two-hour plus session gave scouts a chance to meet with the players on a personal level while also getting a firsthand look at basic drills put forth at the recent NFL Scouting Combine. The players ran the 40-yard dash, bench-pressed 225 pounds and were tested in the vertical and broad jumps and shuttle runs before going through position drills on the field. Test results weren't readily available and the scouts are unavailable for comment.
Of course the bottom line is whether a guy can play actual football at the next level and Breitenstein showed plenty over his remarkable career to at least get a free agent shot even if he goes undrafted in April.
"I've already put together a pretty good resume over my career here so I have a base there and today was more about showing them how athletic I am," Breitenstein said. "Doing things like catching the ball and turning up field and making some plays there because in our offense we didn't throw the ball a whole lot so they needed to see I could catch the ball and I did all right at that."
The 5-foot-11, 230-pounder is Wofford's all-time leading rusher and led the Southern Conference last season with 2,035 yards and 19 touchdowns. He's too short to play tight end at the next level, but hopes his versatility will get him some added attention.
"I thought I did pretty well overall today and there were some things I did better than usual and a few things I didn't feel as good about," Breitenstein said. "It's one of those things where you have to come out and do it on this particular day and I'm comfortable with how I performed. I will have a couple more opportunities to show them what I've got. I think being able to do both the running back and fullback stuff will be really key for me."
At 6-foot-3, 245 pound, Niam was hoping to showcase his athleticism.
"I just wanted to impress the scouts with my quickness, speed and fluidity in all my movements," he said. "I think I did pretty well, but still have a little room for improvement. I've got a couple more workouts I'm going to do, but I'm pretty satisfied with what happened out here."
Shelton was also hoping a show of speed would help overcome his smaller frame at 5-foot-9 and he was also very aggressive in going up and after the football in flight during patterns.
"I thought I did pretty good and did well in the weight room part and the jumps and was very pleased with my workout here on the field. I'm a smaller guy so I really wanted to get my speed across and show how I can move. Hopefully, I'll get a chance somewhere."
Wofford strength coach Ron Dickson was hoping Wylie's hamstring issue wasn't serious and added the cornerback was held out more as a precaution so he'd be fully healthy for later workouts. Overall the coach thought his guys had a positive showing.
"I thought everybody did pretty well. I think there were a little bit of nerves with some slips and a dropped ball here and there, but overall I thought it was exciting to see the way they performed."
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Two people were flown to Mission Hospital Sunday after a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee wrecked in Zirconia.
Kelli Banks, 31, of Hendersonville was driving north on U.S. 25 near Exit 3 at about 1:35 p.m. when a tire blew out, causing her to lose control of the vehicle. The Jeep flipped several times before coming to a rest on its right side against an embankment, said Trooper Tony Osteen of the N.C. Highway Patrol.
Tamajae Collins, 12, and Darrick Young, 31, of Hendersonville were flown to Mission via medical helicopters. They were both released Sunday afternoon, according to an emergency room spokeswoman. The other seven occupants of the vehicle suffered cuts and other minor injuries.
Osteen said the blowout was caused by the condition of the tire, and not everyone in the vehicle was wearing a seatbelt. No other vehicles were involved.
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STANFORD -- Stanford missed a chance to pull even in Pac-12 play Saturday, repeatedly failing to convert down the stretch of a 65-60 loss to Washington.
The Cardinal trailed for most of the second half before tying the game with less than four minutes remaining. But Washington scored seven of the final nine points to complete a sweep of the Bay Area.
"They made plays at the end," Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins said. "Their guys made big shots, made free throws. We had opportunities and didn't finish plays down the stretch."
Stanford, which missed five of its last six shots, fell to 1-3 in league play and will face Cal in a critical game for both teams Jan. 19 at Stanford.
"It's very disappointing," forward Dwight Powell said. "We had high hopes and expectations, but we'll bounce back. We'll try and take the lessons from this game and move forward."
The first half was close and clean, with crisp shooting, only 10 fouls and a modest amount of turnovers. The largest lead was four points (by both teams), and there were nine ties.
The ultra-aggressive Huskies attacked the heart of Stanford's defense relentlessly, scoring 20 of their 35 first-half points in the lane. C.J. Wilcox did most of the damage in the final minutes, scoring nine of their last 11 points.
Stanford was fluid and efficient (51.7 percent), a continuation of its performance Wednesday against Washington State.
Point guard Chasson Randle provided punch off the bench, with 13 points in 11 minutes. His final basket -- a flying follow of Aaron Bright's errant jumper -- gave the Cardinal a one-point halftime lead.
Randle cooled off early in the second half, as did his teammates. But Wilcox stayed in rhythm. His jumper from the left side of the foul line with 11:42 left gave the Huskies a 49-43 lead -- the largest of the game for either team.
Wilcox would extend the lead to eight before Stanford found its footing. Powell made two free throws and converted a layup, then freshman Rosco Allen added two more from the line to trim the deficit to 52-50.
Stanford pulled even with 3:38 remaining on Randle's midrange jumper, but UW center Aziz N'Diaye countered with two free throws to set up the final sequence.
"It was just the little things down the stretch that we didn't do," Randle said.
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Glitch, the "massively multi-player game built in the spirit of the web" built by Stewart Butterfield and other ex-Flickrinos and ex-Game Neverendingarinos, is out of beta and ready for everyone to try. The Glitch blog has more.
Glitch launches today. Launch is an important milestone, but in most ways, this is just the beginning. The end of Beta means we have something stable enough and fun enough that we're happy to invite the world to play. But we want to create a game and world with the real possibility for infinite play, and that means Glitch will be continuing to grow, develop and evolve for many years to come.


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STOCKTON - The San Joaquin County Coroner's Office has determined that homicide was the cause of death of an 11-month-old Stockton girl who authorities say was abused by a foster parent.
Paul Teldeschi, 37, of Stockton, previously charged with corporal injury to a child and infliction of great bodily injury, will face an additional charge of child abuse resulting in death, said Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department. Teldeschi is being held at the San Joaquin County Jail in lieu of $1.2 million bail, according to jail records.
The baby, identified in a search warrant affidavit as Prinsess, was taken to a local hospital and later airlifted to Children's Hospital Oakland after going into cardiac arrest March 30 at Teldeschi's home.
According to the affidavit, doctors determined the girl was suffering from bleeding on the brain, 13 broken ribs, a broken clavicle and a traumatic spinal injury. She died Saturday.
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Groupon CEO Isn't Going Anywhere; Shares Tumble
Andrew Mason will remain at the helm of daily-deals operator Groupon, a decision that isn't exactly getting a warm reception on Wall Street.
Shares are down this morning after WSJ reported late Thursday that Groupon's board meeting ended with no change to its chief executive position. From WSJ:
Groupon board of directors met Thursday in a regularly scheduled meeting. The board's official agenda included items related to strategy planning for upcoming quarters, but directors were also expected to discuss whether Mr. Mason should be replaced, a person briefed on the matter has said.
The discussion came amid fractures among Groupon's three co-founders — Mr. Mason, Eric Lefkofksy and Brad Keywell — who all sit on the board, people briefed on the matter have said.
Mr. Lefkofsky and other board members recently have grown increasingly frustrated with Groupon's stock performance and have tried to push Mr. Mason to be more vocal in defending the business, these people have said.
The decision follows Mason's comments Wednesday that he remains the best person to steer Groupon. "If I ever thought I wasn't the right guy for the job, I'd be the first person to fire myself," he said at a New York conference.
Groupon's stock has fallen by about 80% since the company went public last November at $20 a share.
The Chicago company has faced a series of hiccups, including financial revisions and questions from regulators. Growth in its core, daily-deals business has also slowed during Groupon's year as a publicly traded company.
Shares hit an all-time low of $2.60 on Nov. 12 before recently bouncing back a bit and trading above $4. On Nov. 19, Tiger Global Investments disclosed a 9.9% stake in the company.
Groupon has been scrutinized for its decision to expand beyond its core business and move into new ventures, such such as Groupon Goods, a service that sells discounted products, and Groupon Payments, a payment service for local vendors.
Analysts say the strategic move could have positive long-term implications, but in the short-term, the outlook remains unclear.
"Groupon is poised to deliver a retail experience this holiday season," says Ken Sena, an analyst at Evercore Partners. "However, we struggle to model sustainable income and free-cash-flow growth from its new retailing effort given its absence of competitive barriers and the highly competitive nature of the current retailing environment."
Sena has an underweight rating and a $3 price target on Groupon. "Our $3 target implies Groupon to be worth $21 per active user, in line with retailing peers providing off-priced merchandise increasingly through paid channels," he says.
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"I'll start off with fundamentals. The fundamental nature of Buddhism is based on the human being, and what the human being is. The Buddha found there was one fundamental problem…"
Ajahn Pannavaddho starts with the fundamentals of Buddhism and delves into the deep essence of the Dhamma.
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Published: 2010-12-28
Word count: 6,095 words (≈ 24 minutes)
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A relative says one of the people killed in Sunday's small plane crash near the Tulsa suburb of Collinsville was a retired doctor who lived in Kansas.
Rod Marshall tells the Omaha World-Herald (bit.ly/16IML7r) that his twin brother, Ronald Marshall, was aboard the plane with another passenger when it crashed.
Rod Marshall says his brother was a retired gynecologist who lived in Manhattan, Kan. Federal records show the plane was registered to Ronald Marshall out of DeWitt, Neb., where he owned land.
A second passenger, Chris Gruber, was identified earlier by officials at Kansas State University.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine aircraft departed Tulsa around 5:50 p.m. Sunday en route to Manhattan, Kan. The plane crashed inside the city limits of Collinsville, about 30 minutes northeast of Tulsa.
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NFL players grip muscular Christianity by lifting barbells and the Bible.
Pigskin behemoths point bulging biceps toward heaven after sacking an opponent, leaving him writhing on the turf. After crossing the goal line, some running backs kneel and make the sign of the cross. Others gush in postgame interviews about how Jesus has blessed them with a victory. Owners testify how God's way matches their team's march to the Super Bowl.
With the no-huddle offense gaining popularity in games, players and coaches now huddle to pray on sidelines. "It's clear that for a substantial number of athletes and coaches, there is no tension between being a Christian and being an aggressive athlete," writes Sports Illustrated reporter Mark Oppenheimer in the article "In the Fields of the Lord." "On the contrary, many of them argue that football builds character and thereby makes a man more of a Christian - a co-mingling of faith and football now accepted by fans" (Sports Illustrated, Feb. 4, 2013, pp. 38-43).
The question, however, is whether Jesus approves of this mass appeal for ferocious hits and fervent prayer, bulging biceps and Bible verses tattooed on forearms. He irked some fans who expected him to ride on Palm Sunday into Jerusalem as a warrior on a prancing horse. Jesus ignored fans' chants for smashing Romans by entering the city on a donkey, the mascot for peace. Crowds waving palm branches turned on Jesus. They winced at his "Sermon on the Mount" teaching, how "blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5).
Is meekness for wimps? Christians on NFL teams don't hype it any more than the Palm Sunday crowd did.
"Here's the catch," writes Oppenheimer in his article on the muscular Christianity the NFL supports. "Jesus' message is not exactly neutral towards winner and losers. The Bible is clear that he preferred the loser. The Bible is filled with passages that extol the weak over the strong and the poor at the expense of the rich. For that matter, the Bible also instructs us to keep the Sabbath day holy."
The NFL plays to the warrior imagery. Super Bowl rivals pitched it back and forth. Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis quotes scripture like an evangelist on the sawdust trail. He sports a manly black T-shirt beneath his uniform with Psalm 91:1 plastered across it: "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."
Did the Ravens fly high with a Super Bowl win because God favors these birds of prey?
Scripture cuts like a two-edged sword. San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick counters Lewis with psalm verses covering his arms. After completing a pass, Colin lifts his tattooed arm and kisses one inscribed "to God the glory" or the other reading "Faith."
Such muscular Christianity finds precedent at the turn of the 20th century in the lives of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and his father. They rejected abstract belief in a feminine Jesus. When speaking of their savior, the Roosevelts used athletic metaphors of bulked up manliness. They retired gentle, meek and mild Jesus and substituted a buff savior, their soldier of righteousness. They sang with gusto the hymn, "Onward Christian Soldiers, Marching as to War."
Schooled in his father's faith, writes biographer Kathleen Dalton in "Roosevelt: A Strenuous Life," Teddy learned at an early age that Jesus wasn't a "self-effacing saint but a 'strong man physically, muscular, sinewy, enduring,' a man who embodied moral purity and, in the Darwinian language of the day, 'healthy animalism'" (p. 19). Leading preachers pointed listeners toward a manly Jesus. YMCAs introduced patrons to Christian service and exercise that warded off temptation by following Jesus who sacked the devil.
What does the Bible mean when it portrays Jesus as a warrior against evil and a soldier of righteousness?
Thomas G. Long, a Presbyterian teacher of preachers, tempers the meaning of this aggressive imagery that portrays Jesus as a warrior. "What if God does come as a warrior," asks Long, "but not as a warrior who fights like a human combatant, but as a warrior God who fights only with the weapons of love? God is indeed all-powerful, but God's power is not like raw human power but is instead a love that takes the form of weakness, a power expressed most dramatically on the cross. We think we want God to plunge into creation with a machete and to slash away at evil. It's not that this is somehow out of God's range of power; it is that this kind of use of power is out of God's range of character" ("What Shall We Say? Evil, Suffering, and the Crisis of Faith," p.142).
God's character is best etched in Jesus' profile - the warrior for meekness and humility. His Palm Sunday parade didn't achieve a Super Bowl victory over evil. However, evil's brawn and brute strength met their match in his strong love and meekness.
The NFL's muscular Christianity fumbles because it rejects meek Jesus as not tough enough.
The Rev. Jack R. Van Ens is a Presbyterian minister who heads the nonprofit, tax-exempt Creative Growth (www.thelivinghistory.com), which enhances Christian worship through storytelling and dramatic presentations aimed to make God's history come alive. Van Ens' book, "How Jefferson Made the Best of Bad Messes," is available in local bookstores for $7.95.


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This past Saturday I did a 16 mile run and had some achilles pain in my right leg. Nothing major, but I could feel it. I had no problem walking around afterward or the next morning. I ran an easy 4 on Sunday and it was tight with some minor pain through most of the run. I've taken the whole week off and iced it, put some heat on it and have been excercising it and my calves all week. I have a 10k tomorrow (Saturday) that I've signed up for and would like to run. Would it be okay to run it? Once again I've had no pain while walking, only some tightness going up and down stairs, and that has been waning every day. My plan is just to run this race and if I still feel pain take all of next week off as well. Any thoughts?
There is the possibility you could get away with one more race, but it will lengthen your recovery period after. Sooner or later you have to pay the piper. Better sooner than later, Arabo.
Achilles pain is one of the first symptoms of calf muscle tightness. If you are new to this pain, it's almost guaranteed you will feel it here before any actual damage to the Achilles occurs. Acting in time can prevent more serious damage caused by exercising with muscles that are too tight.
Right now, relaxing the calf muscles is key to beginning your recovery. While exercise is normally a good thing, relaxed muscle tissue heals a lot faster. In most cases, this doesn't mean laying around doing nothing, but finding every way to stimulate healing circulation in the muscle without loading it the way competitive running does.
The type of exercise you have been doing in your down time is important. You want to make sure it is invigorating but still allows tissue the time and resources to heal. Ice can help in the acute stage if there is swelling but you only want to introduce heat after this point is past. The walking is good, keep stairs to a minimum, but consider skipping this race. Running it could impact the next couple races, with no end to the snowball effect until you relent.
While you consider this, it's important to figure out why the problem is on the right side. I have found that track workouts stress the right Achilles more when running the usual counter-clockwise direction, simply because the outside leg has to travel farther per lap. Getting permission to do recovery runs in the other direction may help offset this problem.
Sometimes right calf tightness comes from running the right shoulder of the road, when the right foot has to lift a bit further to account for the drainage gradient and maintain balance. If so, switching sides may help, and is probably safer. I prefer running on a neutral surface in a park, where you can pick your line without getting run over, at least by cars (watch out for bikes).
Other times, there can be a biomechanical explanation for one-sided pain. Most people have one leg that is significantly different than the other in length, called a leg-length discrepancy. While barely noticed by the sedentary population, it can plague an athlete's entire career if not compensated for. Sometimes an orthotic or heel lift can give temporary relief while a more permanent solution is sought.
There can be problems with hip or foot structure and function, which lead to increased pronation of the foot during running. When this happens the supinating muscle Tibialis Posterior can tire and refer pain to the Achilles area, mimicking Achilles Tendinitis. The Tib P. is a deep muscle residing between the lower leg bones on the rear calf. You'll never find it if the superficial calf muscles are too tight, so it helps to relax the entire rear calf group.
Start by sitting with the belly of your calf muscles resting on the opposite knee. Let the leg slowly slide down the knee to scan the muscles for sensitive spots. No doubt you'll find some, but resting the kneecap somewhere in the middle of the calf can gradually make its way down to the Tib. P. between the bones. Sustained gentle pressure for several seconds can cause it to quiet down. This can also be done with paired thumbs or fingers with practice. I scan mine in the shower, where soap and water act as a lubricant. The object is not the pressure itself, but for the muscle to release its tension. It still needs to "breathe" circulation, so don't squash it to death.
If you can get this entire muscle group to relax, healing will not be far behind. As always, make sure the rate of recovery in your exercise routine always meets or exceeds the rate of breakdown. Otherwise, the problem will persist, and recovery time will lengthen disproportionately.
My 2 cents - skip the race and work on healing. I don't have James' expertise, but I do know that Achilles pain is nothing to mess around with.
I have both rested and raced through Achilles issues and if I could do it again I'd have just rested. If you are interested in some of the things I did that really helped with the achilles let me know here or at teachtorun.com
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Alleged Dallas bomber's father speaks in Jordan: 'We as a family never believed in terrorism'
Our colleagues covering the arrest of the 19-year-old Jordanian accused of trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper included in their latest story snippets of an interview the suspect's father gave from his home in Jordan.
In addition to the father defending Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, he told the Agence France-Presse that his son "suffered psychological problems after the death of his mother of cancer in 2007, when he decided to go to the United States to live and study with his friend.
"But regardless of these problems," he added, "I know my son is innocent."
You can read more of the Agence France-Presse story here. And you can catch up on the latest developments from The Morning News on our Crime Blog, and even read the criminal complaint for yourself.


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MERCERSBURG — Justin T. Vinglas, 19, of Lilly was charged with following too closely after the 1996 Toyota Camry he was driving on Lincoln Way East rear-ended a 2003 Chevrolet Express driven by Garry E. Miller, 48, of McConnellsburg that had stopped to turn left onto McDowell Road Feb. 1, according to Pennsylvania State Police, who did not list a time for the accident.
Police said there were no injuries.
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Powder & Rails: Standard Films Part 2
In part two of Powder & Rails' look at Standard Films, we hit rewind on TB3 to TB5 where we get to see still fresh tracks laid by Johan Oloffson, Noah Salasnek, and Dave Hatchett knocking out Alaskan first descents that paved the way for the big mountain boarding that's followed. The episode gets dirty with the worst crashes of the last 20 years. Catch Part 1 HereRead More


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Editor's note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on South Shore authors and the routes they've followed to publish their works.
Tucked behind a yoga studio just off Highway 50 in Meyers sits a literary oasis. Free books fill the shelves, prints decorate the walls and there's a basket of writing journals in the corner.
In the middle of it all stands Kim Wyatt, publisher at the independent South Lake Tahoe press Bona Fide Books.
"It's a center for wayward writers. It's whatever I can do to help artists and writers. I had to make it because I needed it," Wyatt said.
Wyatt founded the center two and a half years ago as what she calls the "natural convergence of her lifelong love of literature and commitment to community." The press has published four books, including its nature-centric anthologies "Tahoe Blues" and "Permanent Vacation."
Wyatt followed a career path in traditional publishing, reporting and editing that spanned from the "Anchorage Daily News" in Alaska to Frommer's Travel Guides before establishing Bona Fide Books. Her aim is to publish and promote bold, unsung writers.
"I knew a lot of great writers who weren't getting noticed. So I wanted to get involved with a small press to give those writers a voice. And there's so much talent in Tahoe," she said.
When Wyatt looks at Tahoe's writing community, she doesn't divide it into North and South shores. Groups like Tahoe Writers Works and the Wordy Girls draw authors basin-wide, and accomplished writers live all around the lake. Part of her goal, Wyatt said, is to unite the region's authors and artists by giving the storytellers a sense of place at Bona Fide's brick-and-mortar office.
Wyatt hires local copy editors, photographers and designers to help create the press' books. Bona Fide Books accepts authors' submissions just like a traditional publishing house, but for both "Permanent Vacation" --a collection of stories about working and living in national parks - and Tahoe Blues" - 60 short fiction and nonfiction tales about Lake Tahoe --Wyatt went looking for writers.
She didn't have far to search. Author of the "Tahoe Rim Trail," Tim Hauserman contributed as did award-winning writer and Lake Tahoe Community College teacher Suzanne Roberts.
"Maybe it's something about the lake and the granite and the pine trees. Maybe it's something in the water," Wyatt said.
Bona Fide Books isn't the only independent press south of Lake Tahoe. In fact, it's not the only one in Meyers.
Jared Manninen founded Makoto Press after he was laid-off from a corporate job in 2009. He'd always wanted to write and illustrate books, and e-books didn't provide a platform for graphic novels.
So he decided to blaze his own trail, and has published two of his own books through Makoto Press, which he runs from his home in Meyers, over the past three years.
"I wanted something a little more third-party looking. I knew I wanted something independent of Jared Manninen because I wanted it to grow bigger than me," Manninen said.
Makoto Press' titles, which include a horror anthology comic book and an illustrated story compiled from journal entries Manninen wrote during his trek on the Appalachian Trail, don't have much in common with Bona Fide's books, but the two publishing houses share more than a common location. They were both founded on concepts of authenticity and sincerity.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines bona fide as something "made in good faith without fraud or deceit." According to Manninen, Makoto is one of the seven Samurai virtues and translates loosely to complete sincerity. Part of that authenticity means seeing his project through to its end, he said.
The presses give both Wyatt and Manninen the freedom to pursue their passions. Wyatt said one day she'd like to establish a Tahoe Center for Writers and Artists that would serve as a gathering place for authors as well as offer classes and workshops.
Manninen estimates that it will be about three years before he's ready to publish other writers' works, but one day he'd like Makoto Press to focus on writing and illustrations from veterans and law enforcement personnel.
At the moment, he's just living day to day to make his dream a reality. The publishing world is a competitive place, and Manninen said he's always refining and defining his goals.
"There's just so many small presses. Making a living, finding viable distribution outlets, and my stories are all over the map. Everyone's screaming for your attention nowadays and a lot of people wonder about traditional printing books if it's even worth the bother. I think that print is always going to be there, just maybe in lower numbers," he said.


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CORPUS CHRISTI – Kevin Bettendroffer and Stefania Nicolae have been named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athletes of the Week, presented by Pepsi. Both earned the award for their performances during the weekend in the Marco & Co. Catering Islanders Open in Corpus Christi.
Bettendroffer had an impressive start to his collegiate career this weekend in the open. The freshman clinched the men's singles title over fellow Islander Ricardo Mayagoitia. He sealed a 6-3 first-set victory and bounced back from a 5-3 deficit in the second to win three straight games to move ahead 6-5. Mayagoitia fought back to tie the set at 6-6 and force a tiebreaker. Bettendroffer then built a 6-1 lead and won 7-6 (3).
The native of France also picked up the men's doubles crown with partner Guilliame Rauseo. The pair started off strong with a 4-1 lead and sealed it with an 8-4 victory over Harley Pearson and Boburjon Kamijanov of UTSA.
Bettendroffer tallied a 3-0 singles record and a 3-0 doubles record in his first competition as an Islander.
Nicolae won her second women's singles title in three years. She faced Maider Martin in the finals for the second straight year. Last season Martin edged Nicolae 2-6, 6-4 (6) to win the title. This year Nicolae won in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3 to clinch the title of the women's singles draw.
The senior has played in three straight Islanders Open women's singles finals. She won the singles title against Natalia Mayagoitia of Lamar in 2011 before falling last season to Martin.
Nicolae also advanced to the women's doubles final with Martin. Over the three-day event, Nicolae tallied a 5-0 singles record.
Keep up-to-date with GoIslanders.com each week to see who is named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi. Also, for the latest information, follow Islanders Athletics on Twitter and Instagram (@Go_Islanders) and Facebook (Islanders Athletics).
2013-14 GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi Weekly Winners:
9-23-13: Kevin Bettendroffer and Stefania Nicolae, Men's and Women's Tennis
9-16-13: Logen Bourque, Volleyball
9-9-13: Ivy Baresh, Volleyball
9-2-13: Yvette Franco, Women's Soccer