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Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder should know by now that the NFL spotlight shines on almost everything a player does.
As his roller-coaster second pro season winds down with less-than-stellar personal statistics, Ponder mistakenly figured it would not become public if he slipped away to Hudson, Wis., with ESPN reporter Samantha Steele for a private marriage ceremony on Monday, Dec. 17.
"We were hoping not," Ponder said at the Vikings' Winter Park headquarters on Wednesday. "That wasn't the plan."
Public records came to light within 36 hours, however, forcing Ponder to deal with questions, crack jokes and downplay any possible impact of his decision to marry just six days before a game against the Houston Texans that he earlier referred to as "probably the biggest game of my career."
Despite passing for fewer than 100 yards in three games this season and ranking 25th in the NFL in passer rating, Ponder has maintained his confidence and an upbeat attitude while helping lead Minnesota into playoff contention with an 8-6 record going into Sunday's game in Houston. In October, he deflected the stir when it came to light that he and Steele were dating, and on Wednesday he insisted his marriage will not affect his play.
Getting married did not prevent him from going to Winter Park both Monday and Tuesday for film work, as he always does.
"Obviously, it's a big deal," Ponder said, "but it wasn't a distraction at all."
Ponder, 24, and Steele, 27, were married in the St.
"Just us," Ponder said.
"We tried to keep the attention away from us and just went over to Wisconsin and had it done," he said. "So it was quick, but it was good."
Ponder said some people in Minnesota might not be pleased he sneaked into another state for his wedding, but so be it.
"We're going to have a big ceremony sometime in the offseason and be able to enjoy it," he said," and hopefully some people from Minnesota will be able to be down there."
Ponder is from Colleyville, Texas, and Steele is from Arizona, but the quarterback did not say where or when the public ceremony would take place.
Someone wanted to know if he is taking his wife's name and now will be known as Christian Steele.
"That would have been good," Ponder said. "Like a pro wrestler."
Steele also exhibited a sense of humor. After posts on Twitter wondered if she might be pregnant, she tweeted via @Samantha_Steele: "All reports of a babybump are false and offensive. All reports of a foodbump are true and offensive :)"
Ponder was asked why, with only two games remaining in the regular season, he and Steele chose this week to get married.
"It was important to us to get it done before the holidays," he said. "A lot of personal reasons went into it."
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said he knew Ponder's wedding was "on the radar."
"Happy for him," Frazier added. "He's a young man; I'm sure he put a lot of thought in it, consulted with the right people. So, happy for him."
Ponder, who has a quarterback rating of 78.6 and ranks 26th in the NFL in passing yardage, reiterated that his marriage won't be a distraction to him or his teammates.
Agreed, said punter Chris Kluwe, whose personal life regularly veers away from football-related topics.
"We have lives away from the football field," Kluwe said, "and I think I've been kind of the example of that. Football is what we do for our job, but that doesn't define us as human beings. We fall in love, get married, have kids, same as everyone else."
Kluwe said Ponder has put in the work all season to perform his best, and that won't change.
"It's the NFL," Kluwe said. "We all go out there and try to do our best every single time."
Vikings safety Harrison Smith didn't find out about the wedding until Wednesday morning. He said, "If that's what he wanted to do, that's great for him. I wish him the best. Congrats to him."
It was five minutes into Ponder's weekly meeting with the media before the elephant in the room was mentioned, and the first follow-up question asked how he compares getting married to getting drafted in the first round by the Vikings in 2011.
"Tough question," he said with a smile. "I liked being drafted No. 1. We'll see how this marriage thing goes."
As the laughter died down, Ponder wondered aloud: "Is this on film? Is this on camera? Good."
He, too, was laughing, fully aware that not much can happen to a pro football player without it being noticed.


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In Their Own Words – Can You Appreciate My Son's Successes?
This "In Their Own Words," post is by Shannon Des Roches Rosa. A version of this essay originally appeared on Shannon's personal site, www.squidalicious.com, and on www.blogher.com.
Last week, my son Leo and I had the loveliest day together. It was a pleasant day, full of the kind of errand-running and necessary outings that might cause a neurotypical kid to grumble. But Leo, who has intense autism, was a great sport and good company as we trotted all over town. Still, I suspect we may have looked odd to folks unaware of Leo's challenges, to observers who couldn't know that it has taken seven years of hard work by Leo, his family, and his team of dedicated professionals and educators to help our boy behave quirkily when he's out in public — instead of totally out of control. Instead of not going out at all. So, theoretical observer, let me interpret for you, in case you are curious about kids like Leo when you see them out and about, and wonder what is going on with that funky kid and his or her parents. Let me explain to you just how successful our boy's day was. We started our day accompanying Leo's five-year-old sister to her soccer team's picture day. I held his hand the entire time, which probably looked odd as he is obviously not a small child himself. Why do I hold his hand? Because he's less likely to bolt. Because noisy, swarming little kids make him skittish, and holding my hand helps keep him calm. While we were waiting for his sister to stop making faces at the camera, I introduced Leo to several parents. After I told Leo each person's name, he replied on his own, "Hi, 'Name.'" It was great to see smiles from parents who knew of Leo but had never talked to him before, and didn't realize what a friendly, polite kid he is. Successes:
- Leo didn't bolt.
- Leo waited with me during a non-preferred activity for 30 minutes, without getting impatient.
- Leo didn't treat the small kids like the bowling pins to his bowling ball. No one was scared of him, much less hurt by him.
- Leo spontaneously inserted correct names into a social greeting, with eye contact, and with an appropriate response to a social question.
After pictures, the three of us visited a local cafe for a snack for the kids and coffee for me. Leo spied bagels in the display case and asked for them, so I told him and his sister to sit down at a table and wait while I ordered their food. But the barrista mixed up our order, which caused confusion and delay. I started to panic — Leo kept asking, "Want a bagel, please?," which might have seemed weird to the other patrons. But for Leo, re-asking is a form of self-soothing and processing — he really wasn't going to get a bagel immediately, that sucked, and he needed to deal. And he did! Eventually our food appeared, I sat down, and we all enjoyed our treats. Successes:
- Leo waited calmly for a highly-preferred food item, and did not tantrum.
- Leo accepted that another highly-preferred food item would not be coming his way, even though he could see it right there in that display case.
Leo and I became a dynamic duo later that afternoon when the rest of our family scooted to a Daddy-Daughter hootenanny. I decided to treat him to his favorite Indian restaurant, where he did a giggly happy dance of anticipatory "naan bread" joy. (His audible glee lasted only a few seconds and wasn't too loud; if he had been disruptive to other patrons, we would have left.) Leo stayed with me as I pillaged the buffet, asking me for naan every thirty seconds. I reassured him each time that he could have his naan — but not until we sat down. He remained calm. Once we sat down, I tore off pieces of the naan bread and handed them to him instead of letting him have his own plate. My behavior probably appeared odd and controlling — a helicopter mom hand-feeding her chubby son — yep, that family's got some food issues. But there was actually a lot of work, progress, and practicing going on, for those who knew what to to look for. Because every time Leo ate a piece of naan bread, he saw me dip it in my saag (spiced spinach puree) first. Our boy, who usually eats only six foods, but has been working hard on tolerating other tastes and textures, watched me put a non-preferred food on his beloved naan. And he still ate every single piece. Happily!
He then asked for mango ice cream. Since dessert is included in the buffet, I got him a bowl of the orange stuff. He tidily ate the entire thing himself, with a spoon — a challenge for a boy with fine motor issues. Successes:
- Leo did not try to snatch naan bread from the buffet.
- Our dietarily self-limited boy is now eating a spicy Indian food.
- Leo used a utensil to feed himself a whole food portion.
Next I took Leo to get his beautiful but too-shaggy moptop trimmed. He let the stylist cut his hair, without any significant behaviors. Initially, he squawked and fidgeted — which I'm sure drew quizzical glances from other patrons — but once I brought out his iPod touch and held it so he could watch a favorite video, he settled down. The stylist could then chop off his luxuriant glossy curls, and buzz a clean line around his ears and neck. Successes:
- Leo did not scream and cry and try to escape from the stylist's chair.
- Leo did not need to sit on one of the playground-style kiddie chairs. He sat in a regular chair.
- Leo did not require a lollipop or other food item to comply.
- Leo did not jerk his head around so violently that his hairline looked badger-chewed.
- Leo was able to focus on a video during the session, and sit extra-calmly.
Leo, with his family's and his team's support, is still working on a lot of challenges. But I hope my description of these four episodes' successes helps people appreciate kids like Leo under similar circumstances. I hope that instead of thinking, "Why is that kid behaving so strangely," people will start to ask themselves, "I wonder just how hard that kid is working?" Because I bet you anything, those quirky kids — they've worked their tails off, just to be able to leave the house and appear in public. In Leo's case, the goal isn't even to blend in, but rather to be able to grocery shop, eat in a restaurant, go to the park, or get a hair cut without disturbing anyone else, or causing a major incident. We got through our entire day without having to abort a single errand — quite an accomplishment for such an easily overwhelmed boy. I hope, after reading this, you're as proud of Leo as I am.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to email@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
October 8, 2010 at 10:52 am
Congrats on a successful day! Your efforts, team included, are paying off. Wishing you and your son continued success as you venture into having more outings!
October 8, 2010 at 1:17 pm
I can truly appreciate all of Leo's successes as they apply to my two young boys ages 2 and 4 and both are autistic. Keep up the great work Leo! And mom, you are amazing too. ;-)
October 8, 2010 at 1:17 pm
I am very encouraged by your day out with Leo. Although my son USUALLY does ok shopping a hair cut is something that at this point is still out of the question. So congtats.for all of the hard work.
October 8, 2010 at 1:24 pm
I am so proud of all of you!!you have no idea!I loved the remark,will they notice how hard that kid is working?My nephew has Autism.Hes made great accomplishments as well.being a part of this world weve come to think these children will be our hope of a greater future!where they dont know hate or crime,the evils that overtake "reg"kids.Continued blessings to your family!!
October 8, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Wow! That sounds like a great day! Congratulations on all of Leo and everyone's accomplishments!! I teared up a little, as some of those situations were so familiar. You should definitely be proud:)
October 8, 2010 at 1:27 pm
I read this and I feel like I wrote it.
Thanks for sharing ;)
October 8, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Congrats for such a wonderfully successful day! I am proud of Leo, you, the rest of the family and team. There is a ton of hard work that goes into having such a great outing!!
October 8, 2010 at 1:33 pm
my grandson is just like your Leo and it is not easy living in their world they do not want to be different and if people would be kinder to them instead of shutting them out this world would be a better place. I cry every time i see my Nathaniel making even a little bit of progress because i know he gets a sense of being more accepted every step he makes in a prositive direction.
October 8, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Thank's for sharing Leo's success. His success and your great day together made me smile. Your take on how others should look at outburst or quirks from other children as a child that is working hard! Love it!
October 8, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Thank you for sharing this story. I have a wonderful friend who is a single mother of 2 children 4 and 6. Her 6 year old is autistic and she deals with these issues each day. Autism Speaks and their postings are a wonder insight for me and help me understand my friends situation in daily life. It also gives me insight and methods to help her and her son. Thank you!
October 8, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Wow! As the mom of a little girl with autism, I can totally appreciate how great this day was! So many successes in one day, congrats! I am always so appreciative of an outing with incident!
October 8, 2010 at 2:01 pm
I just wrote in my blog today, "Is it a sad day or a happy day" and it is truly about perspective and the slant we choose to look at it with. Your article is beautiful, and highlights this so well. You choose to see all the good, all the progress. We can understand that there can/may be even more progress, but to be able to stop and look and feel great about how far we've come, where we are each day.. that is joy. That is how we continue with joy. How we get up and go through the challenges each day. Thank you for sharing your lovely thoughts.
October 8, 2010 at 2:09 pm
October 8, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Congratulations to Leo for having such a wonderful day!
My 7 yr old has high-functioning autism, recently diagnosed and I never really thought of re-asking as a soothing mechanism, but it makes sense!
October 8, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Congrats! Sounds like Leo had an amazing day!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 8, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Wow! What an incredible day. I feel you beaming with pride through your post and you should! Congratulations to you and Leo. Wishing you more days like this one.
October 8, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Oh my sweet boy, how far you have come. And thank you God for giving him to this family.
October 8, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Congrats on such a great day! What an accomplishment!
October 8, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Thank-you for sharing your story. I am looking forward to the days when we can have a similar day. You must be so proud of your son for doing such an awesome job.
October 8, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Thanks, Shannon, for telling us this amazing story of your day. Congratulations to you and Leo for his many successes! I hope you don't mind if I share this.
October 8, 2010 at 6:27 pm
What an accomplishment! I recently had a great day with my son. We went shopping for shoes. This is usually incredibly stressful but my son picked out shoes, let them measure his feet, and was calm and patient (relatively). Success!! It's the small successes that help every day!!!!
October 8, 2010 at 7:07 pm
I feel like I am reading my own life. Although, I may not personally know him, I am so proud of him. You just gave me and my 6 year old son hope! Thank you for sharing this!
October 8, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Shannon, you and your family have done an amazing job.
Leo, we are all so proud of you.
October 8, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Thanks Shannon for sharing these incredible accomplishments for Leo. You are both to be congratulated for all your patience and hard work. I was elated to hear how well Leo doing. God bless you.
October 8, 2010 at 9:31 pm
I know how hard you and Craig have worked as well as your support workers. I have been amazed the last few times I have seen Leo at his amazing progress. This latest is sure proof that all the stategies you use are making Leo's life easier for him and your family. Bravo Leo and Kudos to you both and your support team.
October 8, 2010 at 9:32 pm
I am so proud of Leo! I am happy that you had a such a great day, and am glad to hear of the triumphs of success. It is refreshing to hear a positive outlook on autism. It makes me look at my own son's behavior in a different way. Focus on the positives, and work on the negatives daily. All, I hear is negatives on my son's behaviors from others. I feel like a failure as a parent, but there are many things that he has many progress in. We have worked hard for the progress.I should be proud of his acheivements.
October 8, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Congratulations on your amazing day!!! Thank you for sharing Leo's – and your – successes!
October 8, 2010 at 11:08 pm
GOOD JOB Leo GOT TO LOVE OUR KIDS THANK YOU FOR SHAIREING OUR SON IS GOING ON 11 10-16-2010
October 8, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Shannon, you and your family are doing an amazing job.
Leo, we are all very proud of you.
October 9, 2010 at 1:02 am
Thank you all, so much — you understand how much cheerleading kids like ours both need and deserve, especially when their hard work isn't always obvious.
Here's to kids like Leo and their small but monumental daily victories.
October 9, 2010 at 7:10 am
Great job, Leo, on all your hard work. Sounds like you had a busy, busy day, and a bunch of fun times, too! I love Naan bread, too!! Isn't it great to have such a wonderful family?
October 9, 2010 at 7:25 am
Way to go Leo and Mom what a great day! I so many times think that if they only knew how my little girl was a year ago they would be amazed how she is now, and how far she has come!
October 9, 2010 at 8:35 am
I love how you are able to view his successes so clearly. I have learned to do that with my son, who is now an adult, and it has given me a greater appreciation for him, as well as a more peaceful heart.
October 9, 2010 at 11:11 am
Hi! my name is Laura Taylor I have a son with autism and I believe no matter what they accomplish it is great. My son is 16 yrs old and has come along way, he is also in High school special sh classes and has done great and I have watched him from the early days of disagonises and I believe that kids with autism or any type need to know how well they do because they have a huge hurdle to overcome and I think your son is a wonderful looking boy. I thinnk it is great he did so well with getting his shoes, for my son it is going to the doctors and allowing them to give him his flu shots or taking his blood because in yrs past he would completely have a melt down, and now he puts his arm out and lets them do it.
October 9, 2010 at 11:24 am
I have a beautiful six-year-old grandson who has autism. Just now reading your story inspires me. We are having to learn so much but we know that there is hope for change and quality of life for all involved. Our grandson started school this year and has an aid with him at all times. Steven is also very very smart and has taught himself to read and probably has been reading since he was four. Our greatest concern is that he will remain challenged in school so that he does not become bored.
October 9, 2010 at 11:53 am
I LOVE days like this, with so much success! It makes all your hard work feel validated doesn't it? =) Even if more times than not the struggles overcome the "good days" progress is progress, and that is a blessing, to see the growth! Congrats to you and your family, and I wish you all the more happy days!
October 9, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Yay for you and your son! I loved the picture of him sitting there with his spoon and dessert looking like such a big boy and, yes, like any other kid. I've had some lovely days with my son too – always happily surprised when he just says "hi" to someone he meets, waits patiently or helps me with the shopping. Little steps today, but miles from where we started. The best part is LOVING to be with your son. Congratulations on the Great day!
October 9, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Sounds like a perfect day….good for you and your son!
October 10, 2010 at 7:37 am
It sounds like Leo is making huge connections in his world, due to the dilligance of his parents, and teachers around him. Not only can I appreciate the success of this young man, I can also imagine that it took him a great deal of reserve and increase of his emotional intelligence to get to this good day.! Way to go Leo's Family too.What a inspirational story !
October 11, 2010 at 2:55 am
Well done, Leo! You have earned the right to wear that t-shirt :o)
October 11, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Shannon, I related to this on SO many levels. Nobody ever gets it with Max, either; they think he is just…different. They have no idea how much of a coup it is to get him to, say, eat a meal in a restaurant. Well, actually, they might have some inkling because of his new screeching habit.
Your writing is powerful, beautiful, and so relatable, all at once. Not to mention, perception-altering. This is something any parent of a kid with special powers can relate to. Thank you for this. Off to show it to my husband.
October 12, 2010 at 8:11 am
Shannon and Leo,
You are a fabulous duo! I bet the two of you were exhausted (but content) after such a busy day :) I am a reader of your Squidalicious blog, and love it :) Thanks for sharing, and inspiring!
Here's to more GOOD days:)
October 15, 2010 at 3:57 am
That were a very big success for Leo… I hope my son can achieve the same success as Leo did
October 15, 2010 at 7:10 am
Terrific! This is exactly what I do with my son.
It's true, does anyone really appreciate how very hard our boys(andgirls) work when we are out in "typical land"?
October 15, 2010 at 7:13 am
Oh, and Shannon, you are amazing too!
October 15, 2010 at 1:07 pm
What a great day. I have a 15 year old son with autism. Those small successes turn into bigger one as they get older. It's a long hard journey but worth all the effort. Thank you for sharing. I think a lot of people do not realize how hard these kids work. Best wishes for Leo.
October 15, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Thanks for sharing your story. Every outing with our son used to involve major meltdowns, and now, at 7 yrs. old, he can run errands with us all day without any issues at all. Parents, keep taking your kids out- go on trips, go to restaurants, it does get better with practice.
October 15, 2010 at 3:14 pm
It is always so inspiring and rewarding to share stories about our families! Our son is 13 and when I look back on all the years we have worked to get to where we are today, it is quite a journey! Somehow I think those of us that have been chosen to have a family member that has a 'different ability', sees the world differently through their eyes and those triumphs and accomplishments they achieve are so much more sweeter! I can remember haircut time was excruciatingly difficult. God bless the special person who never grew impatient with him! She really had the calmness and gift to get through all those haircuts. When I realized, from reading others that have autism, describe how painful getting their hair cut was, it really made me think. I remember YEARS ago reading an article in the Readers Digest (I think!) about how a person is unable to tickle themselves. I thought if that was the case, perhaps it would work for my son to hold the shaver as she cut his hair. This really did make a HUGE difference as I think it helped 'ground' the sensory experience! Today, he LOVES going for his haircut! When I tell him that he looks "handsome", he smiles and says, But Mom, I want to look SHARP!!" Kuddos to all of us families climbing the mountain! Remember not to only look at reaching the top, but to really take the time to enjoy all these beautiful views we get on the way!
October 15, 2010 at 4:36 pm
What a great day you had!!! As the mother of four boys, one is autistic, I can relate to all of Leo's success. The haircut reminded me of when my son was two. Our barber had to chase him around the shop with scissors – every mother's nightmare! Kaiden can now, at age eight, tolerate haircuts. Finally. Thankfully. It is amazing what each little victory means to a family living with autism. Thanks for sharing your victories with the rest of us.
October 15, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Shannon, Thank you. I am as proud of your Leo as I am of my Christopher when he achieves similar successes everyday!
October 17, 2010 at 9:30 pm
thank you for this it is truly inspiring as I have an autistic grandson. I share your pride and know what these moments and days mean
October 23, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Thank you for sharing your story with us. I do not think that we stop often enough to celebrate our sucesses. Someone looking in from the outside can not tell how much work and energy it takes to make each small step. But with the continued support of family, friends and teachers each small steps can take us on a long journey. Thank you again for your inspiriing story.
December 19, 2010 at 8:22 am
This made me cry. A lot. Okay, maybe a little more than a lot.. My son is 4 and a half now, and he's autistic. He's worked SO hard this last 7 months to be a "REAL BOY". He started talking (lots of swearing in the beginning, and that's probably my fault) this last April. Now he actually talks back.. and people look at us like aliens when I giggle to this:
Shane: Just ONE car." holding up one finger
Me: "The answer is NO"
Shane: "I think the answer is YES!"
He can recite colors now.. "Red Car" "Green Trash Truck"
He can tell me he's hungry "Are you hungry?" this is adorable because he repeats what I say to him when he screeches. The screeching has stopped.
Shane: Are you hungry?
Me: No, are you?
Shane: SAY, what do you want?
Me: What do you want?
Shane: Do you waaaant waffles?
Me: Do you want waffles?
Shane: Yes, please!!
Yeah, he's a brat. But at least he can tell me what he wants (and how many). And I swear when he calls me mommy a hundred times a day it's bliss. Nobody gets it, because their kids are NT, and I guess my son should have been doing this years ago.. But how many of their kids could walk and run and get out of the house at 7 months?
January 6, 2011 at 8:58 pm
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Conley is the "other" point guard in a play-off matchup that features NBA elite little man Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers, but his importance should not be lost in his subtlety.
In what had already been a strong series for the 25-year-old Conley, he rose to the occasion yet again with 20 points and six assists to give Memphis, winners of three straight, a 103-93 road win and a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series.
Conley did not match a red-hot Paul shot for shot Tuesday, but with his steady decision-making and poise, he did not have to.
"I've always grown up with this team and not tried to match another guy, especially when he's capable of going for 40 (points) any night," Conley told Reuters. "I understand that I'm not a guy that's going to try to get 40 on a team with so many guys.
"I just try to stay within myself and stay within the team game, and hopefully it works out."
It has certainly been working out thus far, as the sixth-year NBA guard is stabilizing Memphis with play-off averages of 16.2 points and 8.6 assists a game, fairly comparable numbers to those of six-time All Star Paul.
If it seems that Conley deserves more billing in his duel with the Clippers' leading man, it is only natural considering his understated presence on his own team.
With post tandem Zach Randolph and Defensive Player of the Year Marc Gasol leading the way, the Grizzlies are a squad centreed around their big men.
Conley can sometimes even find himself overshadowed on the perimeter, where defensive stopper and strong personality Tony Allen gains notoriety, and former high-scorer Rudy Gay starred before he was traded to Toronto at midseason.
A soft-spoken but fierce competitor, Conley may not have the personality suited for headlines, but with the ball constantly in his hands there is little doubt he is authoring Memphis's story.
"(He can seem) conservative, but he has another side and if you push a button it might go the other way," said Allen, alluding to Conley's inner toughness. "He's been doing a great job as a leader for us. We go as he goes."
Conley has always shouldered big responsibility for the Grizzlies, beginning when he was selected by the franchise with the fourth overall pick of the 2007 NBA Draft.
When he signed a five-year, $40 million dollar contract extension in 2010 many questioned his ability as a franchise point guard, but Conley has led Memphis to the playoffs three straight years while steadily improving.
"Of all the guys on the team he's been asked to do a lot," said Memphis forward Tayshaun Prince. "He's logged a lot of minutes. He's carrying a big load and we need him to do it."
The Clippers, perhaps, relied too much on Paul in the pivotal Game Five where he was just one of two Los Angeles players in double-figure scoring.
Paul attempted 24 shots and tried his best to will Los Angeles to victory, but his counterpart Conley always found answers; often times using his speed to blow into the lane or lead a fast break, and other times controlling the pace and running the clock.
Conley is clearly showing his worth in his battle with Paul, and also proving that sometimes less is more.
"He's been strong all year," said Memphis coach Lionel Hollins, of his point guard. "He's a competitor, and I would imagine he likes to go out there and compete against the best and see where he stands."
The series resumes Friday in Memphis.
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Demystifying Data Integration for Cloud
By Michelle Kimihira on Apr 10, 2013
Data Integration Product Marketing Team Blog
In our screencast on Tuesday, we presented how to use
data integration products to move to cloud computing successfully. If you
missed the screencast you can watch it here.
In this screencast, we explained 3 key ways Oracle's data integration products can support and enhance your cloud computing architecture. These solution areas are:
(1) Consolidation/migration to cloud without downtime and enabling highly available data infrastructure
(2) Providing data services for data-layer application integration as part of platform-as-a-service
(3) Real-time application data synchronization within private cloud, and between non-cloud and private cloud systems
In our white paper "Demystifying Data Integration for Cloud" we explain these solutions in more detail. The white paper goes into specific uses such as loading bulk data into cloud, and integrating data between on-premise systems and public cloud, as well as how to meet availability and performance related SLAs.
You can download this white paper here along with other assets describing our cloud oriented solutions.
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Reducing Hadoop TCO
By Peter Jeffcock-Oracle on Mar 05, 2013
I've been to a number of big data trade shows over the last year, and without fail I have the same conversation with many different people. It goes something like this.
We discuss Oracle's Big Data Platform and I mention the Big Data Appliance (BDA). "Oh, yes" they say. "That's a great looking machine, but we can build a Hadoop cluster much cheaper than that, so we're not interested."
The first thing I do is ask them what kind of cluster they are building. They always say something like "I can get 40 $5K servers in a rack for $200K".
"But that's not an equivalent cluster," I will say. The most important number in Hadoop clusters is the amount of storage. When was the last time you heard somebody talk about a 400 core Hadoop cluster? They always say how many terabytes (or even petabytes) their cluster can store. Those smaller servers often only have a few TB of storage, compared with 36TB on each BDA node. So we quickly establish that their equivalent cluster is no such thing. Often it would actually take 2 or 3 such racks to match the capacity of the Big Data Appliance and their "equivalent" system is much more expensive than they thought.
But it's not just about buying servers. When you buy an engineered system you're also getting the rack, the cables, the switches, pre-installed software, tuning, optimization, integrated support and so on. Add those into the picture, and the Big Data Appliance is much lower cost. Take a look at this ESG white paper that goes through all the numbers in detail. Here's the key segment from the executive summary:
"Based on ESG's modeling of a medium-sized Hadoop-oriented big data project, the preconfigured Oracle Big Data Appliance is 39% less costly than a "build" equivalent do-it-yourself infrastructure. And using Oracle Big Data Appliance will cut the project length by about one-third."
If you're building a Hadoop cluster, or looking to expand an existing one, you should keep Oracle Big Data Appliance on your shortlist and give it a closer look.


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SALINAS -- A 10-month-old girl's body has been found in a farm field near Salinas, just days after she was reported missing, the Monterey County sheriff's office said.
The girl's father, Jesus Espinoza, 47, was arrested in Los Angeles on Monday on suspicion of murder and kidnapping. He is being held without bail at Monterey County Jail.
The baby girl -- named Angelle Negron -- was last seen alive Feb. 2, just before police say Espinoza picked her up at her grandmother's house in Castroville.
Police say Espinoza called family members four days later, saying he was taking the child to Disneyland.
The baby's mother and grandmother told authorities they became concerned days later when Espinoza never returned.
The sheriff's office said it was alerted by the concerned family Feb. 16, when it launched an investigation. The office notified the media but did not issue an Amber Alert.
Los Angeles police and FBI agents found Espinoza waiting at a Greyhound bus stop, and authorities say he later told them where they would find the girl's body.
The body was in a field near Highway 183. An autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday.
Espinoza could be arraigned on the allegations as early as 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Monterey County Superior Court in Salinas, Assistant District Attorney Stephanie Hulsey said.
The district attorney's office was still reviewing investigative reports Wednesday and so the arraignment may be postponed, said Hulsey, who is part of the office's child abuse and sexual assault section.
There is no report yet from the county coroner's office about the cause of Angelle's death, Hulsey said.
No one aside from Espinoza, who is being held without bail, is expected to face charges in the infant's disappearance and death, Hulsey said.
A memorial trust fund account in care of Angelle Negron has been set up with Bank of America to receive donations to help pay for her funeral expenses, Morales said.
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STOCKTON - There was an increased police presence at Bear Creek High School, and many parents picked up their children early Friday in response to rumors that a shooting would take place in retaliation for a fight that occurred Thursday, authorities said.
The threat was not credible, and there were no incidents of violence, but two people were arrested in connection with Thursday's brawl, said Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department. As a precaution, police assigned several officers to the school, which is normally manned by one school resource officer, Silva said.
Police had dispatched 20 officers to Bear Creek on Thursday to quell fights and control crowds after two 18-year-olds and a 21-year-old entered the school grounds and started a fight with a student, Silva said. On Friday, police arrested Devon Stewart, 18, for his role in the melee.
Stewart was arrested on suspicion of cruelty to a child by inflicting injury, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and campus disruption, police said. The boy, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, was arrested on suspicion of battery, authorities said.
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Path Finder
The file browser with moxie.
Path Finder is an advanced file browser and management utility for OS X. It retains all of the best features of the Finder, but adds hundreds of new and powerful features such as tabbed browsing, a built-in terminal, file selection and filtering tools, and the "Drop Stack" which can be used to pause drag-and-drop operations.
Required OS: 10.7
Tags: file , finder , search , filemanagement , terminal
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Superb app. Path Finder has everything. It takes some time to set it up to your own need and get used to it - but it's really worth the effort.
Warning: version 5.2.2 (latest for Leopard) has a bug that CAN CAUSE DATA LOSS:
If you move a file of more than 4 GB stored on file system of type "Mac OS Extended", to a FAT32 partition, it won't get written (fails silently), and the source file will be deleted.
Don't know if this bug is also in latest Lion version, but it was in version 5.5.6:
Love this program.. couldn't live with out it alongside FileXaminer and Default Folder X. Great treo!
Nice alternative to the Mac OSX Standard Finder with a lot of useful features (Tab browsing, Two file panels, ...). But since i have bought the Totalfinder, i use the Path Finder less.
NB: the option to automatically calculate folder sizes (when in list view) is in the view options.
In the past, Pathfinder has had some problems when I am connected to Windows disks over the network(SMB/CIFS). I am now on 5.5.6 and it seems more stable. For me, the number-one feature that puts PF over Finder is tabbed browsing.
@jafish I'm curious to know what other programs have the dropstack functionality.
Pathfinder is nice and highly customizable but I couldn't see it replacing the finder for me for a couple of reasons:
1. It does very little to change the hierarchical browsing mentality of the Finder, which is my main frustration with the Finder.
2. As I look for more simplicity in my browsing/finding experience, Pathfinder has so many features, buttons, toggles, drawers, etc. that I'm less motivated to spend the time customizing it.
3. It brings various functions that are already on the Mac into one place. Using it made me realize that I didn't feel a need for them to be in one place and prefer lightweight individual tools that do what they say they will and not much else.
4. The feature I used the most (the Drop Stack & recent files) is available in other programs for less.
That said, if you appreciate the ability to highly customize a Finder-like experience and want a one-stop shop, I'd recommend this app. It's just not for me.
v5 has completely replaced the finder for me. I used it long before (v3) and didn't like it, but recently checked out the latest after finder kept crashing on me. I love how it swaps out the desktop.
I just wish I could get rid of the last traces of Finder (still shows up via stacks, and some other areas) Maybe snow leopard will allow them better integration points to replace the finder forever
@enjourni : I'm not sure of what you need exactly, but Path Finder can save and restore a window containing several tabs (File->New Tab->New Tab Set...)
It can also combine all open windows (excl. minimized windows) into one window with tabs.
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You may not know of her, but comedy nerds are convinced that Chelsea Peretti is on the brink of stardom.
The Oakland native has made Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch" list, and Cosmopolitan recently declared, "Memorize her face, ya'llz, because she's about to be big-time."
After spending the past few years mostly doing stand-up and a popular call-in podcast, and writing for TV shows such as "Parks and Recreation," and "The Sarah Silverman Program," Peretti, 35, steps in front of the camera on Fox's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," one of the fall's most buzzed-about new comedies.
"It's hard to bury your head in Los Angeles," says Peretti, referring to the attention the show has generated. "People come up to you and say, 'Hey, I saw your picture on a bus.' It's tricky: You're excited by the possibilities, but you don't want to get too crazy."
Peretti, who attended fifth and sixth grade with series star Andy Samberg, plays Gina Linetti, an outspoken administrative assistant in a police precinct teeming with oddballs.
"She's unafraid to say what's on her mind and she's kind of in her own little world," Peretti says of Gina. "Often in an office situation, people suppress their feelings. But she gets to be a little absurd, and it's fun to let the air out of the room."
Peretti says the show's cast is meshing as if "Brooklyn" had already been on the air for months. That includes Andre Braugher, an acclaimed dramatic actor making his sitcom debut.
"Everyone talks about how Andre is so serious and intimidating, but he's a sweetheart," she says, before slipping into a deep voice to recall how Braugher approached her recently to say, "I've been reading your Twitter."
"I'm honored, but that strikes me as funny," she says. "The last thing I would think Andre Braugher would do when he goes home at night is check out my tweets."
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Liverpool Message Board
Team to face Norwich?
A week to get ready for this one and I can't wait to get stuck in. We have put 10 past them in our last 2 games with Suarez racking up 6 against them so I expect them to be more then aware of any threat! They have really kicked on since we caned them last and seem a tight and organised outfit. Expecting more of the same from Suarez is probably a little unlikely. With trips to Arsenal and City up next, never more has this been the proverbial 'must win' game. We had a bit of luck with the other top 4 'contenders' all slipping up at the weekend too so we have to take the advantage and watch the fixtures unfold afterward.
I am hoping Sturridge will be fit enough to start this one and I don't see why he won't be. I really don't know whether this will lead to a formation reshuffle but kinda hope not at this stage with Suarez playing so well.
Subs: Jones, Carragher, Wisdom, Shelvey, Henderson, Borini, SusoSort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter Jan 15, 2013 18:07 Flag
No slip - ups on this one.. It's gotta be a win.. if not how can Rodgers justify his job?
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A Yahoo! User Jan 16, 2013 10:26 Flag
This is a home match where we are supposed to be at our ruthless attacking best. I notice Hobs you did not have Downing even on the bench. Any reason for that? I think for the past 4 or 5 matches, his performances have been commendable and he seems to give us some mobility on the left side. And I would go with him on left back since I think Norwich will be pegged back with the 3 pronged attack of Suarez, Sterling and Sturridge, thus putting him under limited pressure defence wise. I see a harvest of goals in this one, and Suarez could easily get his 3 again......
Same midfield I see Hobs. Doesn't Shelvey and / or Henderson deserve a shout now?
Cross fingers we can Sturridge start now too.
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I think Lucas needs to keep playing to get himself together, it could take months to be fair but he needs to be in there every match for me. Gerrard is playing great again so is a no brainer.
Allen is the question mark player right now, he started sloppy against United, I think he was scared of the occasion, I thought he stepped it up in the second half and looked quite tenacious actually, need more of that. My thinking is that I would play Hendo and Shelvey against Oldham in midweek before the Arsenal match then let them play into form. I think there is a good chance we could go 4-4-2 with Allen making way as well!
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Jan 14, 2013 17:43 Flag
Just a thought. While I'd not want to take any match for granted, I think we can assume this should be one of our easier matches of the season, so might be a chance to experiment at least a little.
With that in mind, Sturridge gives us a great new option, but also a potential headache as we now have two players who not only want, but have proven effective playing up top. Therefore I'm wondering if we play with our front line, and see how both Sturridge (and Borini who is now like a new player coming in) are integrated into our attack force. The goal being that we build up some chemistry and understanding between all our front line players
So maybe not from the start, but I'd like to see this as an option at some point:
Potentially we could switch this up by dropping Wisdom, putting Downing at LB, and playing Sterling wide of Sturridge. But the main goal is to build up an understanding between Daniel and Luis, and while I in the past felt it was crazy taking him out of the upfront role, I was impressed second half on Sunday when effect he played the free role behind Sturridge.
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Seanicemanreturns Seanicemanreturns Jan 14, 2013 18:47 Flag
and still Johnson as a left back................CLASSIC.
LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter Jan 14, 2013 12:47 Flag
We need a scoring spree just just a simple win. We're overdue giving a team a right thrashing..


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Road construction that has backed up traffic and hurt businesses along Lake Tahoe Boulevard this summer is expected to conclude this month.
Caltrans spokeswoman Deanna Shoopman said contractor Disney Construction should have paving work completed on the Trout Creek to Ski Run Boulevard project within two weeks.
"As long as we get good weather, we'll be able to wrap up that paving this construction season, which is big," Shoopman said.
Landscaping work is expected to continue in 2013, but won't include the lane closures and traffic delays seen during the past two summers, Shoopman said.
A separate, but similar, project that includes water quality improvements, roadway widening and paving between Ski Run Boulevard and Wildwood Avenue is planned for the spring. The $7.3 million project is expected to be completed in one construction season, Shoopman said. Delays of approximately 10 minutes are expected.
The completion of the majority of the work on Trout Creek to Ski Run project will come as relief to owners of businesses along the stretch of highway impacted by the construction. The work has turned the driveways of some businesses into a puzzle of orange cones and steel plates.
Alexis Opie, the owner of Jazz Kat Cafe, said she closed up shop between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday last week because of the road work, which included exhaust "gassing out" the shop.
"It just wasn't worth it," Opie said. "We ended up losing money every day and we still are, but I hate to disappoint the people who come here and brave the construction. Our fear is that if we close, people are just going to assume we're not open. It's been brutal."
Although the business, which opened last October, returned to its regular hours this week, Opie said she has seen average daily business cut by more than half - from $400 to about $140 during the past two months.
Mike Henry, the owner of Auntie Q's Antiques said he has been closed all week due to the construction.
"As far as the summer goes, I'm off 80 percent," Henry said. "These past weeks I've done zero."
This year's construction is the worst he's ever seen and seems "inordinately protracted," Henry said.
The possibility of closure looms.
"The summer is the best time for retail and I don't think I can make it through another winter," Henry said. "Permanent closure is definitely a possibility until I can find another place that's affordable."
Shoopman said Caltrans understands the concerns. She said she thought flaggers were doing well helping drivers navigate the construction.
"It's always a concern getting people into their businesses, we do realize that," Shoopman said. "We know how important that is."
The project is contracted through fall 2013 and is well ahead of schedule, Shoopman said. The only potential hold up now is the weather, according to the spokeswoman. She said contractors need the temperature to be 55 degrees and rising in order to asphalt work.
The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for slight chances of rain showers, and highs in the low 60s and high 50s, Sunday night through Wednesday night.


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Innovative and powerful vector drawing for the Mac
Sketch 1.0 is a innovative and fresh look at vector drawing for the Mac. Its intentionally minimalist design is based upon a drawing space of unlimited size and layers, free of palettes, panels, menus, windows, and controls. Though simple to use, it offers powerful vector drawing and text tools like perfect Boolean operations, Symbols and powerful Rulers, Guides and Grids.
Required OS: not specified
Tags: vector , drawing , illustration , mac , art , graphics
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I abandoned this half way through a drawing. Too buggy. Points shift when using the Boolean tools. Pen tool clicks jump, so you have to go back and edit too much. Selecting within groups got really annoying. Managed to export to svg and open in Inkscape.
I bought it, bit it's stll full og bugs... :-(
I guess this is kind of the answer to my question, above: http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch/overview/ ("Should I choose DrawIt or Sketch?", end of the page.)
So, does this replace DrawIt? I don't get it.


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Betsy Brandt (2013) - Adjunct Instructor of Dance
This is Betsy Brandt's third year teaching at Lindenwood. With an interdisciplinary-focus, Brandt has worked professionally as a dancer, choreographer, teacher, dramaturge, and writer in the fields of Dance Studies, Film Theory, and Contemporary Art. She received her MFA in Dance from University of Illinois: Urbana Champaign in 2012, where she was also served as Teaching Assistant and later as Adjunct Instructor. Other current faculty appointments include Saint Louis University and Webster University. She was the Co-Artistic Director of the aTrek Dance Collective from 2003-2009 and currently serves at the President of the Board of Directors for Leverage Dance Theater. Brandt also worked in arts administration and program development with the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and Young Audiences of St. Louis. Brandt received her BA in Dance and Political History from Kenyon College in 2003. She has worked with artists including Jennifer Monson, Tere O'Connor, Victoria Marks, Lisa Race, Kim Epifano, and Bebe Miller. Her research and choreographic work has been supported by UIUC's Creative and Performing Arts Fellowship (2009-2012), the Mary Elizabeth Hamstrom Award (2010), the Patricia Knowles Graduate Travel Award (2011), and the Moe Family Award (2012). She has presented written and performance works for the Congress on Research in Dance 2013 Special Topics conference and the University of Illinois's 2012 Beyond Utopia firstname.lastname@example.com Scheidegger Center 2045(636) 627-2586
Kari Ann Davis (2012) - Adjunct Instructor of Dance
Kari Ann Davis serves as an adjunct Instructor in dance at both the St. Charles and Belleville campuses. Kari Ann received both her BA in Dance and her MA in Teaching from Lindenwood University, and she is certified to teach dance in the K-12 setting. Between her undergraduate and graduate studies, Kari Ann spent two years performing professionally with the Modern American Dance Company where she had the opportunity to work with many nationally and internationally acclaimed choreographers. Here, she also spent much of her time in the elementary education setting teaching children creative movement styles as part of MADCO's outreach program. In addition to performing, Kari Ann has modeled for St. Louis Bride Magazine and Dancewear Solutions, and she has choreographed for regional dance conferences, local universities, industrial flash mobs, and television email@example.com Scheidegger Center 2045(636) 627-2586
Tracy Dupre (2003) - Adjunct Instructor of Dance
Tracy Dupre is currently an Adjunct Instructor at Lindenwood University and owner of Brookstone Video. She also served as Tap Dance Coordinator at COCA for ten years. Tracy has studied dance at Stephens College, earned a BA in TV/Video Production, MA in Mass Communications/ Digital Media and currently completing graduate courses in Dance. In 2013, Tracy earned the Adjunct Teaching Award at Lindenwood University. She teaches master classes and choreographs for corporate events and dance companies. She is a member of International Tap Dance Association (ITA), Wedding & Event Videographers Association (WEVA) and the St. Louis Videographers Association (SLVA). She trained at Performing Arts Centre, was a member of the Dance Co. of St. Charles. She has taught at the American College Dance Festival and her choreography has won national titles and choreography awards. She has choreographed for the Bob Costas Benefit, 60x60 Project, St. Louis Billikens, St. Louis Panera Bread Company & a piece for a Bobby McFerrin concert. In 2009, Tracy was interviewed by Dancer Magazine regarding the tap dance scene in St. Louis. She has danced in the Cotton Bowl Parade and attends National Tap Dance Festivals around the country where she has studied under Jason Samuels Smith, Diane Walker, Arthur Duncan, Bril Barrett, Lane Alexander, Diane Walker, Brenda Bufalino, Acia Gray, Savion Glover, Sam Weber, Henry Le Tang, Van Porter and many firstname.lastname@example.com Scheidegger Center 2045(636) 627-2586
Janet Strzelec (1998) - Associate Professor, Dance Department Chair
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Tricia Zweier (2011) - Assistant Professor of Dance
Tricia Zweier is an educator, choreographer, and performer with a cross-disciplinary interest in dance and kinesiology. After earning a Master of Science in Kinesiology and a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, she relocated to Missouri and is in her fifth year as an Assistant Professor of Dance at Lindenwood University teaching mostly contemporary and jazz techniques, dance history, dance & technology, and dance science courses. Outside of LU, Tricia has been commissioned to teach master classes in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Texas. She has also completed residencies as a Guest Artist at The Center for Contemporary Dance Pre-professional Student Intensive in Orlando, FL and as a choreographer for universities in Texas and Illinois. Tricia danced with the Atlantic City Ballet (formerly Atlantic Contemporary Ballet Theatre), then toured internationally in the cruise line industry as a lead dancer and dance captain. Her modern dance performance credits include the works of Hanya Holm, Merce Cunningham, and Martha Graham. She has also had the pleasure of working with more contemporary artists including Sean Curran, Mark Dendy, and Nejla Yatkin. Most recently, she performed with St. Louis's own, Leverage Dance Theater in the Dance St. Louis production, 8th Annual Spring to Dance Festival. Tricia is a member of The Dance Science and Somatics Educators (formerly The Dance Kinesiology Teacher's Group), The Congress on Research in Dance (CORD), and The International Association of Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS).firstname.lastname@example.com Scheidegger Center 2030(636) 949-4547
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Police have released images of Saturday's robbery at the Champlain Farms on Williston Road.
A bandana covers the man's face.
Police hope someone may recognize his two-toned jacket.
He entered the store just after 8 p.m. Saturday, went behind the counter with a grocery bag over his hand and demanded the cashier open the register.
"He held it in such a manner that the cashier thought it was either a knife or a gun," said Officer Chris Bataille.
At this point in the investigation, police are not sure if a weapon was involved.
The man grabbed cash and ordered the clerk into the bathroom.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 802-846-4111.


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VAIL - Lindsey Vonn knew the moment she landed that she was in trouble - she had come into the jump fast and flew farther than her competitors had in the Feb. 5 super G race at the 2013 World Alpine Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria.
Vonn talked with reporters on a conference call Friday afternoon, breaking a more than two-week silence with the media since suffering a torn ACL, MCL and tibial plateau fracture.
Vonn didn't sound like her usual energetic self - she sounded obviously, understandably disappointed and guarded - but she was very clear about her will to come back. She said she has no doubt she'll be able to race in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
"In some ways, I'm the underdog now - that'll help ease the pressure a little bit," Vonn said.
While being injured isn't a new challenge for Vonn, this time the injuries are more severe, she said.
"I've definitely had a lot of injuries in my career - it's kind of part of the job description," she said, adding that this is the first time she's needed major surgery, though. "That's not to say it's going to set me back beyond missing the season."
Vonn already has her sights set on walking without crutches in six weeks. She was careful not to give reporters a date when she thought she'd be back. She said the tentative plan is to "try to ski by November - could be a month or two earlier, could be a month later." She added that she doesn't necessarily need a lot of on-snow training to be ready to race again.
Vonn didn't hesitate when a reporter asked whether the jury in Schladming made the right call about holding the Feb. 5 super G. Her answer was no.
The ladies waiting on the edges of their seats for hours, and every 15 minutes they'd learn of a new delay. Vonn said she inspected the course at 8 a.m., but it was 3:15 p.m. or so before her race. The change in conditions was huge, she said.
Vonn could see when she landed her jump that the snow was different. It was softer, and had not been slipped.
"When I landed my right ski completely stopped and that's when my knee buckled and I flipped right over my tips," Vonn said. "My line was perfect - I just flew farther and landed where no one had skied before and it wasn't slipped. I feel that loose snow is 100 percent why I crashed."
As medics attended to the injured Vonn on the snow, she said she immediately reported they should stop the race - she didn't think it was safe to run, but the jury obviously disagreed, she said.
The World Cup season begins in October, and the women are scheduled for a test race on the new downhill course in Beaver Creek in late November. The Winter Olympics in Sochi begin Feb. 7, 2014. When Vonn talked about her comeback, she focused on Sochi.
"No doubt I'll be ready for Sochi," she said.
Her workout and training regiment is already under way. Vonn has two physical therapy sessions seven days a week. The first session is at 8:30 a.m., and for now she can't do a whole lot beyond patella therapy - essentially moving the kneecaps around - as well as range of motion and quad therapy.
After therapy, Vonn heads to the gym for about an 1 1/2 hour workout focusing mainly on upper body and core exercises. After a break and some lunch, she's back in physical therapy.
"It's pretty boring stuff, but therapy at this point is really important," she said.
Vonn already sees progress. She said there was nothing unexpected in surgery, and the tibial plateau fracture was a hairline fracture - "it should heal up absolutely no problem."
Vonn knows she faces an uphill battle, but she points out the countless other athletes who have overcome injuries much worse than hers. She knows Sochi will feel a lot different than the Vancouver Olympic Games when she was the woman to beat. But that's the kind of thing that pushes a competitor like Vonn.
"I will do everything I can to be stronger than I was before," she said.
U.S. Ski team Dr. Bill Sterett, of Vail Summit Orthopedics, said Vonn was asking when she could get back on her skis just moments after her crash. She has learned patience, though, since that day.
"I'm taking it one day at a time," she said. "It's important for me to be really patient - it's going to be a long process."
There's a mental price to pay with that patience, though. She enjoys watching movies with family members who have been in Vail to support her, but sitting around isn't something Vonn is used to doing.
"It's pretty hard, honestly, for me to just sit around," she said. "I feel pretty helpless sometimes."
But Vonn is far from helpless. Two days after surgery, she tweeted a picture of herself doing a core exercise in bed, seemingly unaffected by the massive brace encompassing her entire right leg.
The message with the photo read: "When you fall, get back up."
Vonn might not be walking yet, and it will certainly be some time before she's skiing again, but she's already getting back up. She had a hard time mentally while still in Europe as she realized her season was over and she wouldn't be defending any of her titles. Sitting in her bus so close to the finish line in Schladming and hearing all the celebration didn't help, either.
"Since I've gotten back to Vail, I feel a lot better," Vonn said. "The surgery was a big step. I was definitely nervous about it."
She draws inspiration from all around her - from Sterett, her doctor since she was 13 years old, from family members and from other athletes. (She wouldn't comment on one specific athlete, Tiger Woods, though, saying she's not going to talk about her personal life two weeks out from the worst injury of her career). She also draws inspiration from herself.
"A lot of people have blown out their knees and come back and had a lot of success. I have no doubt I'll be back and be able to ski the same, if not better, than I did before, it's just going to take some time," Vonn said. "It all depends on me - I have to work hard."
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STANFORD -- After a slow start, Stanford took command late in the first half and rolled to an 80-48 victory over lowly Washington State on Wednesday before a sparse crowd at Maples Pavilion.
The Cardinal shot 57.7 percent from the field and broke the game open with a 31-7 run that spanned the final seven minutes of the first half and the first four of the second.
"Our guys did a good job figuring it out in the first half, and we were focused in the second," Cardinal coach Johnny Dawkins said. "We did a good job defensively and were able to capitalize on the offensive end."
Stanford's long-armed zone defense flummoxed the Cougars, who shot 37 percent and were without their top scorer, injured guard DaVonte Lacy.
Cardinal wing Anthony Brown sparkled for the second consecutive game. Three days after leading Stanford with 24 points in the victory at Oregon, the redshirt junior had 15 points in 22 minutes.
Three other Cardinal players reached double figures, including forward Josh Huestis (15 points), who sported a buzz cut after letting his hair grow for the past six months.
"The last few games, I was putting too much pressure on myself," Huestis said. "(The haircut) signals a new beginning, and it looks like it worked."
After collecting its second victory in four days, the Cardinal (11-5, 2-2 Pac-12) has a chance to generate midseason momentum: It should be favored in three of its next five games, starting Saturday against Washington.
"The last two games have pushed us in the right direction," Huestis said. "Now we have to keep moving that way."
From a resume-building standpoint, however, this was a no-win situation for Stanford. The victory does nothing to improve its NCAA tournament profile -- not even a 32-point victory -- but a loss to the Cougars (8-9, 1-4) would have been a basketball-size ink stain.
And for 13 minutes, it appeared the Cardinal would have all it could handle from a team that was outscored by 54 points in its two previous league road games.
Stanford and WSU exchanged baskets early, with the Cougars eventually inching to a 24-20 lead with 7:11 remaining in the half.
But Brown's three-point play energized the Cardinal, which reeled off seven consecutive points.
A 3-pointer by the Cougars did little to halt Stanford's surge. Brown connected from long range, prompting a WSU timeout with 3:05 left.
When play resumed, reserve guard Robbie Lemons drained back-to-back 3-pointers.
Chasson Randle's buzzer-beating basket pushed Stanford's lead to 40-29 as the half ended.
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Holi is the festival more colorful and fun of the Indian calendar and falls on the full moon of the month of Phalgun which is the month of March in the Gregorian calendar. This festival has many elements that can be compared to our Carnival during the three days of festivities in every town, village, road, countryside, crowds of young, old, children play on throwing colored powder mixed with acqua.E so few minutes clothes, faces, streets are colored and everything seems to be in a town of fairy tales, as if you were riding a rainbow.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Their lavish weekend of 2012 celebratory pomp finally over, the Giants got back to more mundane business Monday night -- simply celebrating victories.
Madison Bumgarner and three relievers made Hunter Pence's three-run homer in the first inning stand up for an eventual 4-2 victory over the surprising Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park.
After his team lost two out of three to the St. Louis Cardinals over the weekend, Giants manager Bruce Bochy wasn't the only person hoping things would get back to normal without all the hoopla surrounding last year's successes distracting them.
"We definitely did enjoy the weekend celebration," said Buster Posey, who drove in his first run of 2013 with an eighth-inning single. "But I think most baseball players are creatures of habit, and we do enjoy the normal routines."
Added reliever Jeremy Affeldt, who pitched a perfect eighth against the heart of the Rockies order: "You have to do the celebrations -- the flag, and then the ring. That's great and all, but it can take away from the focus of what you're trying to do, and that's play baseball. It's just natural -- you're not 100 percent locked into the game."
To be sure, the Giants needed to be locked in against a Rockies team that was off to a 5-1 start in the National League West, and, for the most part, they were.
Things got off to a good start in the first inning when Marco Scutaro and Pablo Sandoval singled in front of Pence's third home run of the season, a mammoth two-out blast to left field off Rockies left-hander Jorge De La Rosa that staked Bumgarner to a 3-0 lead.
Bumgarner labored through 52/3 innings, however. He gave up a solo homer to Carlos Gonzalez in the third that cut the lead to 3-1 and had base runners on in every inning after the first. He uncharacteristically walked five (one intentional) and allowed five hits before being lifted with two outs in the sixth after Chris Nelson drove home Michael Cuddyer with a single to left that made the score 3-2.
"Buster did a good job calling pitches, but I didn't do as good a job executing," Bumgarner said. "I made a few mental mistakes. But physically I felt good and competed, and that's all you can do."
The Giants bullpen was more than up to the task of preserving Bumgarner's second win in two starts. Santiago Casilla got the last out of the sixth and pitched a 1-2-3 seventh. Affeldt then blew through the eighth, striking out Gonzalez to lead off the inning, retiring Troy Tulowitzki on a groundout to second and then getting Cuddyer, who had singled twice and walked, on a meek pop fly to right.
After Posey drove home the insurance run in the bottom half of the eighth, Sergio Romo finished things off with his fourth save of the year. He gave up a leadoff double to Josh Rutledge, then struck out Nelson, Todd Helton and Wilin Rosario in succession to end the game.
"I'm getting good pitches to hit, it's just that my swing is not there right now," Scutaro said before the game. He went 1 for 4 with a line-drive single to left in his first at-bat and came around to score his first run of the season on Pence's homer.
Scutaro entered the game 2 for 23 and was hitless in four of the first six games after a 2012 season in which he went hitless in only nine of 61 games he played after being traded to San Francisco by the Rockies on July 27. He hit .362 for the Giants.
"I was fine in spring, I just lost the feeling," Scutaro said. "But it'll come sooner or later. You just keep playing, keep fighting. That's why hitting is so hard."
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OnStyle Notebook: Proenza Schouler, Michael Kors, Jason Wu
To wear Proenza Schouler is to be intellectual, if for no other reason than because you can say, "I'm wearing homebuilding insulation."
I fell into conversation with a famous fashion editor today who agreed that the last profession we would like our children to enter would be fashion design. What are the chances of success? One wonders if Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough's parents had doubts — deep inside — when their kids announced with crayon-smudged fingers, "I want to be a fashion designer!"
Whatever anyone's doubts, Proenza Schouler (named for the designers' mothers' maiden names) has become America's own Prada — a label so undeterred by traditional concepts of clothing or any necessity to be beautiful that it is intriguing, sensual and highly influential.
The techno collection they introduced on the runway today only took the body as a starting point. Sleeves were huge — bulging around the shoulders with an Elizabethan silhouette and a cartoonish modern techno minimalism. Prints piled upon prints so busily that one could nearly overlook a huge croc weekend bag. Moments of calm were introduced with two hot moto-leather jackets with the same bulging volume — one in white, the other in black. For night, black tops that appeared to be spun of fiberglass.
But aha — even the most techno looking design, when it come from this duo, may be a trick. What looked like insulation was – Mr. Hernandez insisted after the show — "wool jacquard," inspired by art they saw at last year's Venice Bienale.
Michael Kors has set the bar for American fashion designers, what with his fame and the value of his publicly traded company (little wonder that Marc Jacobs is aiming for a public offering now that he's free of obligations to Louis Vuitton). But it's hard to emulate what Kors does, which begins with rejecting all of the haute allure of fantasy fashion.
Kors dresses people. He doesn't create unlivable fantasies. As a result, his collections are like apple pie: you want it because it's going to taste good.
Case in point — I could have crawled into his Hepburn slacks and chunky sweater right on the runway. Rich hippy girls will lounge in his peasanty dresses and those clunky sandals can go from chic to nerd as easily as those dresses will go from day into night with the addition of a tie-dyed fur stole. And don't let's get started on those cashmere knitted sweatpants.
Jason Wu debuted his first women's collection for Hugo Boss. This is big for Wu, who is building an empire one brick at a time and can make use of both the knowledge and the connections of Boss. It's also big for Boss, which dominates the tailored menswear business in the US but hasn't had the same success in women's wear.
His collection was a Wu-Boss cross-pollination, with Wu's tried and true dainty blouses marrying the sharp-edged tailoring of Boss. The layered tailored pieces — jackets that appeared to have several layers of gray and dark gray — will allow professional women to dip their toes in fashion at the office.


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Top three considerations for #PMO deployment best practices
By Melissa Centurio Lopes on Jul 16, 2014
It all starts with good intentions; your good intentions to make a positive impact on the business, your good intentions to help the business become organized, and your good intentions to improve efficiencies and effectiveness. You're thinking creatively, you're excited about making positive changes and you're full of optimistic energy. Yet with all these good intentions, your attempt to deploy a Project Management Office (PMO) is met with resistance from colleagues and fraught with difficulties in implementation.
Corey Spagnoli, Senior director of Continuous Improvement PMO from NCR Corporation, a PMO veteran with 13 years' experience, talks through three of his most problematic examples of PMO rollout in IT and Continuous Improvement environments, and the critical success factors involved. Corey talks us through his PMO deployment mistakes, demonstrates the pitfalls to avoid, and shows us how to overcome the difficulties, becoming one of our PMO rollout success stories.
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What is Behind Sweden's Entrepreneurial Tech Success?
More venture capital has been invested in Sweden than any of its European neighbors over the last five years. In the first three quarters of 2012 it collected just under a fifth of all the venture capital invested in the E.U. according to figures from the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.
Reuters lists many of Sweden's best-known startups such as music-streaming service Spotify, games house Mojang and gift service Wrapp. as well as some of the successful exits including open source database MySQL sold to Sun Microsystems for $1 billion and business intelligence software developer QlikTech, now listed on the NASDAQ for $2 billion. It also looks for the reasons for the country's success.
Investors and entrepreneurs say that Sweden's deep engineering roots, its savvy Facebook -obsessed population and sleek design sense are helping it win the battle for venture capital in Europe.
Many believe the long, dark winters may actually boost productivity as developers and programmers are more likely to stay indoors, though a common complaint is that attracting overseas talent is harder than getting them to hot spots like Berlin or London.
Some say Sweden's high Facebook penetration, quality broadband and good consumers make the country a good test market, before tackling the much larger U.S, market. Wrapp's CEO Hjalmar Winbladh who commutes between Stockholm and Silicon Valley has his own theory.
Winbladh likens Sweden's success with tech start-ups to what he calls the "Bjorn Borg effect" on the country's tennis courts. Borg dominated world tennis in the 1970s, inspiring a decade of young tennis players such as Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg, who both won several grand slam titles.
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Longtime administrative assistant to city fire chiefs retires
Published: Friday, February 1, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
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TUSCALOOSA | Tuscaloosa firefighters said goodbye Thursday to a person who has been around for most of their careers.
Becky Mullins retired from the city of Tuscaloosa after 25 years on Thursday. She worked for the last 20 as the administrative assistant to three successive fire chiefs.
"Becky has always taken the firefighters on like they were one of hers and guided them through the whole process from the time they started. She's the one constant you could count on," said Chief Alan Martin, who was hired to lead the department in 2002. He said that Mullins was essential as he made the transition from an assistant chief for the Birmingham Fire Department.
"She just welcomed me like I'd been here my whole life. She was sending me information and helping before I even started," he said. "And she's been extremely helpful for the last 10 years. We're going to miss her."
Firefighters and city employees wished Mullins well at a reception at City Hall on Thursday morning before firefighters drove her around to the department's 11 stations to say goodbye.
"It's a family," she said. "Members of the fire department take care of each other. We've gone through a lot together and shared a lot together. It's been wonderful."
Mullins, who lives in Northport, plans to take up golf again and spend time fishing. If she has time, that is. She has seven grandchildren to occupy her time.
"This job has been a blast," Mullins said. "It's the best job in the whole city."
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Shale gas exports will strengthen U.S. economy
February 5, 2013
In an effort to block exports of natural gas, an assorted mix of politicians, pundits and anti-oil and gas groups is pulling out all the stops....
Shipping LNG to Europe will also make the Europeans less dependant upon Russia thus stabilizing the region. Great article.
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Award: Lester R. Ford
Year of Award: 2011
Publication Information: American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 117, June, 2010, pp. 475-489.
In the two millennia following Euclid, mathematicians wrestled with the choices, consequences, and relationships between various possible axioms for Euclidean geometry. Around the beginning of the last century, many mathematicians turned their attention to a more basic question: Which geometric concepts are the most elementary?
In this Smith"s story begins with a discussion of the "Axiomatic Method" dating back to Aristotle and Euclid, and describes various attempts in the early nineteen hundreds to develop a presentation of geometric theory based on a minimum of undefined terms. The story Smith tells describes a path that led from an imprecise and somewhat intuitive approach to geometry to Pasch"s first completely rigorous axiomatic presentation of a geometric theory. This path eventually led to Tarski"s formal, rigorous (and opaque) use of logical symbols that minimized the use of set-theoretic notions and "has become a standard of comparison for work in the foundations of geometry". Along the way we meet principle players in this development: Pasch, Peano, Pieri, Hilbert, Veblen, and finally, Tarski. The story is presented within a rich framework of brief biographies and discussion of the influence of their work upon one another.
About the Author (From the MathFest 2011 Prizes and Awards Booklet)
James Smith, the first in his Ohio family to attend college, earned the A.B. from Harvard in 1961, then moved to San Francisco. For several years he worked with computers for the Navy, and attended San Francisco State (SFSU) and Stanford Universities. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Saskatchewan, Regina in 1970, with a dissertation in foundations of geometry, supervised by H. N. Gupta. Smith continued that research, joined the SFSU faculty, became department chair in 1975, and helped start the SFSU computer science program. From 1982 he worked for several organizations and wrote books on software engineering and geometry. After 2003 he gradually retired from SFSU, switching to full-time preoccupation with history, particularly the careers of Mario Pieri (1860–1913) and Alfred Tarski (1901–1983); he has books underway on each. Smith continues to serve the MAA's Golden Section; he divides his time between San Francisco and Siskiyou County.