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JENKINS: Loving parents of potential killers should be armed
After the crossfire of reactions have played out — the paralyzing horror of slaughtered innocents; the welling sympathy for the families, losers of an infernal lottery; the loathing of military-style weapons in the hands of nihilistic loners; the guilty relief of knowing my grandkids were safe in their preschool — I think of the parents.
Not the parents of the victims.
They're adrift, I'm afraid, in doldrums of grief.
No, I think of the parents of the thousands of young men capable of joining the pantheon of young, male mass murderers.
The parents who think, when the hand-to-mouth news of another tragedy breaks, There but for the grace of God go we.
A few hours after the school shooting, I received an email from a San Diego doctor who for the last several years has been my guide to this poor community of parents, many of whom are otherwise successful in life.
"Ninety percent chance (this) is another mental health tragedy," the physician wrote. "When will we realize we're not doing things right? Just makes me cry. Presently, my son is stable, on court-ordered meds, reasonably stable, and slowly putting his life back together. We have been very lucky, but it is a never-ending process."
Immediately after the Aurora theater massacre, he wrote another keening prediction:
"As usual, they're barking up the wrong tree. The kid's mental health is a much better way to address the problem than gun control. ... Over the next week we'll probably hear that his behavior had been deteriorating over the last few months."
Shortly after Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others were shot, the doctor gave me a glimpse into his family's tortured private history:
"My family has been dealing with the frustration of dealing with a mentally ill member who refuses treatment even though it's clear to all around him it's necessary. The reasons are many, but in short form they are denial, embarrassment, lack of insight and undesirable medication side effects."
In his letters, the good doctor always advocates for Laura's Law, the 2002 state legislation that allows more latitude in court-ordered treatment for the mentally ill.
Shortsightedly, Laura's Law has not been widely adopted. A weapon has been taken out of the hands of terrified families.
The doctor once recounted a violent outburst when police had to be called to pacify his son. "Even though it is clear he was psychotic during this episode, by the time his health-care provider is notified, he doesn't meet the criteria for involuntary hospitalization. Unbelievable. ... The mental health system is so dysfunctional right now it's hard to believe we live in a civilized country. This scenario plays out thousands of times daily."
In San Diego County, Laura's Law is not the local law, presumably because of the costs (and civil liberties objections, a philosophical position that seems less and less tenable).
The doctor scoffs at the view that the county does not have the resources to control the dangerous.
"Look at my son. The police have been at our house twice in the last 6 months. Significant costs include police, detectives, incarceration, prosecution through the DA's office, court costs, and we're just getting started. New York City has had impressive savings with their Kendra's Law (a version of Laura's Law). We would likely see the same here.
"And these numbers don't even include the costs of human suffering. Just ask Seattle after the cafe massacre, or Fullerton after the schizophrenic killing, or Tucson after the Rep. Giffords shooting. Every day there's a story in the news that involves these forms of mental illness."
And now, another. A gothic monster of a schoolbook story.
The killings remind many families of their impotence when they're denied the means to medicate — or lock up — the disturbed loves of their lives.
Yes, the lethal eruptions are relatively rare, but the epidemic rate of young, male divorce from reality, sadly, is not.
So many minds are wild jungles out there.
Our first and best lines of defense are good families defending themselves.
For God's sake, let's arm them.


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December 21, 2012
Small firms are showing a greater level of confidence heading into the New Year compared to the same time last year, according to research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
The Small Business Index – the measure of confidence in the sector – is some 18.8 points higher than Q4 last year when the economy entered into double-dip recession. However, it has fallen by 1.1 points against Q3 to record a score of -5.6.
The index also shows that fewer small firms applied for finance in the last quarter, but of those that did, a higher proportion were accepted – 49.35% up from 42.85% in Q3. However, less than one in ten respondents still consider credit to be easily available.
Almost two thirds of respondents cited the weak domestic economy as a block to achieving their growth aspirations, so the note of optimism has come with a health warning.
John Walker, FSB national chairman, said: "There's no doubt that it is still a tough environment and the Autumn Statement highlighted that it's going to be tougher for longer. However, small firms want to get on, grow their business and invest.
Meanwhile, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) agrees that economic conditions in 2013 will be marginally better. The Forum's economics expert, Professor Philip Whyman, has warned of another tough year ahead for business with growth coming in at under 1% for the year, significantly less than growth forecasts from the CBI (1.2%) and the ONS (1.4%).
Professor Whyman said: "Given the lack of budgetary stimulus, the unwillingness of the Bank of England to engage in further quantitative easing for the time being, and the fragile state of the UK economy, I expect the UK economy to grow by less than 1% next year."
He added that much will depend on the Eurozone: "This has been another difficult year, and with every prospect that the next few years will see little marked improvement. The Eurozone crisis is also far from resolved, thereby undermining the anticipation of an export-led recovery being based on trade with our closest neighbours."

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What is Ruby? What is the use?
It is a programming language.
In the world of web applications, it is most often combined with a Ruby framework called "Rails" that provides a structure and common functionality useful for building server-side web applications. In this context, it is referred to as "Ruby on Rails", but the "Ruby" part is the programming language itself; so "Ruby on Rails" is essentially the same thing as saying "PHP on CodeIgniter" or "Java on Struts".
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Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. It was influenced primarily by Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, and Lisp.
It is a programming language which is also support OOPS concepts and It is mostly used with rails frameworks.
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This Thursday, don't miss out on the event that's been called "the choose your own adventure of live art collaboration". Let's Face It is a hand screenprinting event, where you get a tee that's been hand-screened by four of your favourite artists. Don't miss it - it's all happening in Burleigh Heads from 5PM.


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WASHINGTON -- Hailing two decades of efforts to help the former Soviet Union secure nuclear weapons stockpiles, President Barack Obama said Monday that the world must continue to stand guard against nuclear threats -- including terrorists who seek to gain control of nuclear weapons.
"We cannot let our guard down," Obama said, calling efforts to combat nuclear terrorism one of his top priorities as president.
Obama praised the 20-year-old Cooperative Threat Reduction program, which has provided billions of dollars in U.S. equipment and know-how to help Russia and former Soviet bloc nations safeguard and dismantle nuclear and chemical weapons.
The program, initiated by Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and former Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., has helped deactivate more than 7,600 nuclear warheads.
Marking the program's 20th anniversary, Obama cited the "extraordinary progress" that's been made in securing nuclear materials and thanked Nunn and Lugar for their leadership.
In a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, the president called Nunn and Lugar "visionaries" who "challenged us to think anew" about ways to secure nuclear stockpiles produced during the Cold War. He also said they were models for bipartisan cooperation, who showed great integrity, decency and leadership over their long careers.
Obama called Lugar, who was defeated in a bid for re-election, a friend, and said his legacy -- and Nunn's -- is "a safer and more secure world."
The program Nunn and Lugar created provided reinforced rail cars to carry nuclear warheads, high-tech security systems for storage sites and helped pay for the dismantling of mothballed nuclear submarines and other weapons. It played a major role in preventing deadly weapons from falling into the wrong hands while the Russian government was facing a severe money crunch amid an economic meltdown and political turmoil that followed the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.
The program is set to expire this spring, and Russia has said it will not automatically extend it without a major overhaul. Obama noted statements about the program's future by Russian leaders and said the U.S. response is, "Let's update it. Let's work with Russia as an equal partner. Let's continue the work that is so important."


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EXETER — Due to a reporter's error, a story on Page 1 about a reception for Gov-elect Maggie Hassan in the Friday, Nov. 16 edition of Foster's incorrectly identified the church she attends. It is the Congregational Church in Exeter.
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Miscues plagued the Neosho Wildcats on Thursday as they fell to the Nixa Eagles 6-0 in a Central Ozark Conference Large Division showdown at Roy Shaver Stadium.
The Eagles scored two runs in the first inning and never looked back. Scott Minehardt opened the game by reaching on an error and went to second on a single by Kyle Robillard and to third on a walk to Jacob Karlson to load the bases. Minehardt then scored on a wild pitch and Robillard came home on a groundout to make it 2-0.
Two errors and a wild pitch produced Nixa's third run, and their fourth run, which reached on an error, came across on an Austin Hyde double to make it 4-0. The Eagles scored their fifth run on a balk as they plated two in the sixth.
Blade Keller went the distance on the mound for the Eagles and held the Wildcats to four hits with three strikeouts and two walks.
Trey Turner, who probably deserved better, started on the mound for the Wildcats and was saddled with the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Lane Brodie worked the final two innings in relief and allowed one run on one hit with two walks.
Kody Kelly had two hits to lead Neosho's offense while Turner, who doubled, and Brendan Craig also had a hit each.
The Wildcats are on the road Saturday for a make up game at 1:30 p.m. at Mount Vernon.
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This group of volunteers serves as a bridge between HLGU and the surrounding communities. CCC members participate in campus events and activities to help the university provide a better campus life for students. CCC members serve four areas for the school: service/support, hospitality, education and beautification of the campus.
Benefits CCC members receive include free admission to all athletic events, a library card, and the opportunity attend lectures by nationally-known professors and speakers.
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China, 2013, 133 Minute Running Time
Language: Mandarin
ENDS Thursday, January 16th.
Jia Zhangke's bloody, bitter film finds the great Chinese filmmaker entering new genre territory, but retaining his commitment to the marginalized and oppressed—this time by way of four overlapping parallel stories, each inspired by real-life acts of violence. A miner (Jiang Wu) struggles with corrupt village leaders. A migrant worker (Wang Baoqiang), returning home, gets his hands on a firearm. A sauna hostess (Jia's wife and muse, Zhao Tao) endures a series of humiliations over the course of an affair with a married man. A young man (Luo Lanshan) moves to a new town only to find himself trading one thankless, demoralizing job for another. The cumulative portrait, filled with despair and rage, is of a modern-day China undergoing rapid, convulsive changes and creeping cultural amnesia.
"This powerful new film by highly regarded Chinese director Jia Zhangke, is a corrosive depiction of the New China, an everything-for-sale society still figuring out how to cope with the dehumanizing effects of unbridled capitalism." - Kenneth Turan, LA Times
"A blistering fictionalized tale straight out of China, A Touch of Sin is at once monumental and human scale." - Manohla Dargis, New York Times Critic's Pick!
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North Korea Rumor Roundup: Premier Faces Exit
Korea Real Time rounds up the latest scuttlebutt on North Korea from South Korean media and other sources.
Health warning: while all of the following reports were published by mainstream news organizations, KRT does not vouch for their veracity.
Pong Ju to Pak Bags Again?
North Korea's rubber stamp parliament is set to meet on Wednesday and one of the biggest decisions that may come out of it could be the disappearance of Prime Minister Pak Pong Ju from the upper ranks.
South Korea's JoongAng Daily reports—citing an unnamed Seoul official—that Mr. Pak, "will be sacked to take responsibility for making little progress in improving the sluggish economy."
Mr. Pak is viewed by some North Korea watchers as an economic reformer and was previously premier from 2003 to 2007 before being ousted and sent to manage a factory. The JoongAng report also says North Korea may replace long-time titular head of state, Kim Yong Nam.
Jang's Coterie Flame Out?
North Korea has purged another group close to Jang Song Thaek, the executed uncle of Kim Jong Un, killing or imprisoning 11 officials, according to the Chosun Ilbo. One was executed by flame thrower, the report claims.
The newspaper, citing unnamed sources, says Jang's elder sister and her husband were among those killed. The purge is part of the second stage of eliminating those close to Mr. Jang, with a third wave set to target his supporters in the ruling party around the country, the newspaper says.
Reactor Cooling Problems?
North Korea may be having problems with the cooling system for its plutonium reactor at Yongbyon, north of Pyongyang. Website 38 North has analysed satellite imagery to determine that flooding in the summer of last year may have diverted the course of the river that provides cooling water for the plant.
The author, Nick Hansen, writes that the plutonium reactor may have been shut down or operated at a lower power level in early 2014. The prospect of a nuclear meltdown at the Yongbyon plant hit the headlines in South Korea last month when President Park Geun-hye said that a fire there could lead to a disaster even larger than the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Teletubbies Make North Korea Shortlist
North Korea has selected three BBC programs for possible broadcast as part of negotiations supported by the U.K. Foreign Ministry, The Independent newspaper reports. The programs are sci-fi drama "Dr. Who," auto review program "Top Gear" and children's show "Teletubbies," the report says.
No timeframe has been set for a final decision after a report on each program was sent to Pyongyang, the newspaper says.
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SAN JOSE -- John Isner's monster serve is rarely out of whack, but it took him awhile to get the rest of his game cranked up at the SAP Open on Wednesday night at HP Pavilion.
Isner, the tournament's second seed and currently the top-ranked American player at No. 6, ultimately outlasted unseeded Canadian Vasek Pospisil 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-3 in a second-round match but not without some worrisome moments in his debut appearance after drawing a first-round bye.
Isner had a couple excuses. First, since he didn't get any practice time on the HP Pavilion court, he had a hard time getting comfortable hitting anything but his serve early in the match.
Second, he had to squeeze his 6-foot-9 frame into economy seating on two flights from Tampa, Fla., on Monday.
"My back's been bothering me ever since I landed here," he said. "I had some flight issues. I lost my (first-class) seat due to the weather in the Northeast. I actually fly economy quite a lot, but I wasn't able to get the exit row. Sure enough, there was some 5-foot-1 person with his feet dangling sitting there."
As often is the case in his victories, the 27-year-old Isner effectively pulled this one out banging bullets from the service line. While he recorded "just" 14 aces, he hammered several other serves that Pospisil could barely get a racket on, and when the Canadian did get a ball back, it was either long or without much steam on it.
Both players staged a serving exhibition in the first set. Isner lost just five points on his serve -- two on double faults -- and Pospisil lost just six. The tiebreaker was just as close through the first five points, but Isner finally got a mini-break when, with both players at the net, he got the best of the rapid-fire rally and slipped one past his opponent for a 4-2 lead.
"He went at my body, and I was able to reflex one back," Isner said. "That was definitely a turning point in that tiebreaker."
After Pospisil won the next point, Isner then boomed two more big serves for a 6-3 lead and finished it off when Pospisil hit long on a rally.
The two players were on serve through their first five games of the second set, but Isner, who had only lost a handful of points on his serve to that point, inexplicable lost a service game at love, and Pospisil was able to run out the set easily from there.
Pospisil appeared to be on the verge of an upset early in the third set when he served to win the opening game, then had two break points against Isner in the second. But both times, Isner responded with an ace to fend off the break, then after finally gaining the advantage with a hard serve that Pospisil returned long, he spanked yet another ace to salvage the game.
"At that point, he'd won five games in a row and had break points to win six in a row," Isner said. "But I aced him twice, and my serve bailed me out like it has a lot of times. That gave me sort of new life, and from 2-all on in the third, I played very well."
Indeed, after trading service games, Isner finally broke Pospisil for the first time in the match in the fifth game. Pospisil hit consecutive volleys at the net wide to go down 0-30, then hit long on a rally to go down 0-40. He fought back to win the next point, but Isner then delivered a passing shot down the right side off a Pospisil cross-court shot for the break.
Isner then used his serve to finish off his opponent, winning the sixth and eighth game and then breaking the exhausted Pospisil in the ninth game for the victory in the 1 hour, 48 minute match.
In another second-round match after the Isner-Pospisil battle, fourth-seeded Tommy Haas of Germany rolled over Jesse Levine of Canada 6-3, 6-1 in just 53 minutes.
Completing first-round play Wednesday afternoon, American veteran Michael Russell beat onetime prodigy Donald Young in the first round for the second year in a row, 6-3, 7-5.
Thursday's key matches
7 p.m. -- Milos Raonic (1) vs. Michael Russell; Day session (begins 9:30 a.m.) -- Sam Querrey (3) vs. Lleyton Hewitt


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- Apr 24:
- Officials: Dead bomber name in terrorism database
- Apr 23:
- Boston bombing suspect's wife is 'nice,' 'sweet' American convert to Islam
- Boston bombing victim Martin Richard, 8, laid to rest privately
- Older Boston bombing suspect frequently visited jihadist websites, U.S. officials say
- Boston Bombing Suspects: Who Do We Think They Are?
- Crowd funding for Boston's Dave Henneberry and his shot-up boat goes through the roof
- Apr 22:
- Boston bombing suspect Tsarnaev charged with using WMD, could face death penalty
- Boston bombings edge into immigration debate
- Feds ask to interview wife of suspected Boston Marathon bomber
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- Top cop says Boston bomb suspects likely planning more attacks
- Governor: Video shows Boston bomb suspect placing backpack
- Apr 20:
- Doctor: Boston suspect had so many wounds he couldn't tell which was fatal
- Authorities arrest two in town where Boston bombing suspect may have lived
- Boston bombing suspect hospitalized following arrest
- Apr 19:
- Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's mother-in-law sickened by attack
- Mercury News editorial: Marathon bombers raise important questions for American society
- Boston Red Sox, Bruins postpone games during manhunt
- Boston bombings: Television can only 'hurry up and wait'
- Boston bombing suspect's U-Mass Dartmouth classmates: He was 'calm,' 'cool,' 'laid back'
- Boston bombing suspects' sister says she doesn't know what got into them
- Boston bombings: TV networks plan prime-time coverage
- Media chasing Boston images, information in massive manhunt
- Chechnya: What its militants are fighting for
- Boston bombing suspects' uncle, 'ashamed,' asks nephew to turn himself in
- Boston bombing suspects spent night in Honda before carjacking a Mercedes
- Boston manhunt: MIT police chief says slain officer Sean Collier was dedicated, well-liked
- Boston manhunt: Chronology of chaotic search for suspects in marathon bombing
- Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev captured alive, police say
- Boston bombing suspects: Who are the two brothers?
- Police: Suspect who killed MIT cop is dead; second suspect tied to Boston bombing
- Apr 18:
- Boston bombing suspects shown in photos, video released by FBI
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was alive and struggling with Watertown police early Friday morning when his brother drove over him in the SUV they had carjacked earlier in neighboring Cambridge, Watertown Police Chief Ed Deveau told the newspaper.
Meanwhile, earlier in the day churches paused to mourn the dead and console the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing and the city's police commissioner said the two suspects had such a large cache of weapons that they were probably planning other attacks.
The surviving suspect remained hospitalized and unable to speak with a gunshot wound to the throat.
After the two brothers engaged in a gun battle with police early Friday, authorities found many unexploded homemade bombs at the scene, along with more than 250 rounds of ammunition.
Police Commissioner Ed Davis said the stockpile was "as dangerous as it gets in urban policing."
"We have reason to believe, based upon the evidence that was found at that scene -- the explosions, the explosive ordnance that was unexploded and the firepower that they had -- that they were going to attack other individuals. That's my belief at this point." Davis told CBS's "Face the Nation."
On "Fox News Sunday," he said authorities cannot be positive there are not more explosives somewhere that have not been found. But the people of Boston are safe, he insisted.
The suspects in the twin bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 180 are two ethnic Chechen brothers from southern Russia -- 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan. Their motive remained unclear.
The older brother was killed during a getaway attempt. The younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was still in serious condition Sunday after his capture Friday from a tarp-covered boat in a suburban Boston backyard. Authorities would not comment on whether he had been questioned.
Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Tsarnaev's throat wound raised questions about when he will be able to talk again, if ever.
The wound "doesn't mean he can't communicate, but right now I think he's in a condition where we can't get any information from him at all," Coats told ABC's "This Week."
It was not clear whether Tsarnaev was shot by police or inflicted the wound himself.
In the final standoff with police, shots were fired from the boat, but investigators have not determined where the gunfire was aimed, Davis said.
In an interview with The Associated Press, the parents of Tamerlan Tsarnaev insisted Sunday that he came to Dagestan and Chechnya last year to visit relatives and had nothing to do with the militants operating in the volatile part of Russia. His father said he slept much of the time.
The younger Tsarnaev could be charged any day. The most serious charge available to federal prosecutors would be the use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill people, which carries a possible death sentence. Massachusetts does not have the death penalty.
Across the rattled streets of Boston, churches opened their doors to remember the dead and ease the grief of the living.
At the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in South Boston, photographs of the three people killed in the attack and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer slain Thursday were displayed on the altar, each face illuminated by a glowing white pillar candle.
"I hope we can all heal and move forward," said Kelly McKernan, who was crying as she left the service. "And obviously, the Mass today was a first step for us in that direction."
A six-block segment of Boylston Street, where the bombs were detonated, remained closed Sunday. But city officials were mapping out a plan to reopen it.
Mayor Thomas Menino said Sunday that once the scene is released by the FBI, the city will follow a five-step process, including environmental testing and a safety assessment of buildings. The exact timetable was uncertain.
Boston's historic Trinity Church could not host services Sunday because it was within the crime scene, but the congregation was invited to worship at the Temple Israel synagogue instead. The FBI allowed church officials a half-hour Saturday to go inside to gather the priests' robes, the wine and bread for Sunday's service.
Trinity's Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd III offered a prayer for those who were slain "and for those who must rebuild their lives without the legs that they ran and walked on last week."
"So where is God when the terrorists do their work?" Lloyd asked. "God is there, holding us and sustaining us. God is in the pain the victims are suffering, and the healing that will go on. God is with us as we try still to build a just world, a world where there will not be terrorists doing their terrible damage."
Near the crime scene, Dan and Keri Arone were pushing their 11-week-old daughter in a stroller when they stopped along Newbury Street, a block from the bombing site, to watch investigators in white jumpsuits scour the pavement. Wearing his bright blue marathon jacket, Dan Arone said he had crossed the finish line 40 minutes before the explosions.
The Waltham, Mass., couple visited the area to leave behind pairs of their running shoes among the bouquets of flowers, hand-written signs and other gifts at a makeshift memorial on Boylston Street, near the police barriers.
"I thought maybe we'd somehow get some closure," Dan Arone said of leaving behind the sneakers. "But I don't feel any closure yet."
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was tracing the suspects' weapons to try to determine how they were obtained.
Neither of the brothers had permission to carry a gun. Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas said it was unclear whether either of them ever applied for a gun permit, and the applications are not considered public records.
But the younger brother would have been denied a permit based on his age alone. Only people 21 or older are allowed gun licenses in Massachusetts.
Meanwhile, surgeons at a Cambridge hospital said the Boston transit police officer wounded in a shootout with the suspects had lost nearly all his blood, and his heart had stopped from a single gunshot wound that severed three major blood vessels in his right thigh.
Richard Donohue, 33, was in critical but stable condition. He is sedated and on a breathing machine but opened his eyes, moved his hands and feet and squeezed his wife's hand Sunday.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is asking residents to observe a moment of silence Monday at the time the first of two bombs exploded. The one-minute tribute is scheduled for 2:50 p.m., exactly a week after the attacks. It will be followed by the ringing of bells in Boston and elsewhere in Massachusetts.
In New York, thousands of runners donned "I Run for Boston" bibs during a 4-mile run in Central Park, one of a number of races held around the world in support of the victims of the marathon bombings.
Across the Atlantic Ocean, thousands of London Marathon runners offered their own tributes. The race began after a moment of silence, and many competitors wore black armbands as a sign of solidarity.
Associated Press writers Meghan Barr and Michael Hill in Boston contributed to this report.


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SUNRISE, Fla. -- Part of the motivation was to spark his struggling offense when Sharks coach Todd McLellan began rotating Joe Thornton into Patrick Marleau's slot on the second line during San Jose's 2-1 shootout victory over the Washington Capitals.
But the moves also were designed specifically to cut into Washington superstar Alex Ovechkin's ice time.
"It's a lot tougher to match when you throw different pieces out in different combinations," McLellan said Wednesday, noting that Washington coach Adam Oates tried to play Ovechkin against Marleau, not Thornton. "So the more we could get Jumbo out, even if it was for a shortened period, maybe it kept Ovechkin off the ice a little bit more."
The strategy worked.
Thornton ended up playing 22:49, just two seconds short of his high for the season and well above the 17:20 that the Sharks captain had been averaging the previous three games. Ovechkin was on the ice a season-low 18:32, well under his 21:07 average for the season.
Immediately after the severity of Logan Couture's hand injury became known, McLellan advised that forward lines would be mixed even more frequently than usual as the coach looked for productive combinations.
At the start of Tuesday night's game, McLellan kept the lines as they had been for most of the previous three games without Couture. Thornton centered Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns, and Marleau was between Matt Nieto and Tommy Wingels.
"The first segment, we started and stayed with regular line combinations, and I thought for about the first seven or eight minutes, we got very little forecheck, and we weren't on our feet," McLellan said. "We needed to change it a little bit, so that's when it started."
By then, Oates' preferences were also clear, and the chess-like moves were under way. At times, Pavelski also took on the role of second-line center.
While the Sharks did pick up two points, McLellan isn't ready to say he's found an approach that will work against all opponents. And the fact San Jose has scored only one goal in the past two games isn't exactly encouraging as far as improved productivity.
"We're going to need more than that tomorrow night, and we're going to need more than that to finish the trip and as we go forward," McLellan said, referring to Thursday's game against the Florida Panthers and a Saturday matinee in Tampa.
There are aspects of his team's game that McLellan likes.
"The good thing about these last two games is we've tightened up defensively," he said. "We haven't played real loose, we've gotten good goaltending, and we've stayed out of the penalty box for the most part. Those are some of the ingredients that we're going to have for us to have a chance for success."
Sheppard indicated Wednesday that he has been focused on the family matter the past week and took a red eye after Saturday's game against the Boston Bruins to his Halifax home. Sheppard was able to spend time with his grandfather before he died Sunday.
The Sharks forward rejoined the team in Washington but was not able to practice, and the decision was made to keep him out of the lineup. Sheppard said he hopes to play Thursday.
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.
Sharks (29-12-6) at Florida (18-21-7), 4:30 p.m. CSNCA


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Charlie Foxtrot wrote: You say that as though the story itself were relevant
Coffee Black wrote: http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/local/112709-tiger-woods
"ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Golf great Tiger Woods was seriously injured after being involved in single-car crash in Central Florida, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said his 2009 Cadillac Escalade smashed into a tree on Deacon Circle in Isleworth at about 2:20 a.m. Friday.
FHP reports say Woods had just pulled out of the driveway at his residence, located at 6348 Deacon Circle. As Woods began to drive on Deacon Circle he struck a fire hydrant and then a tree, reports say.
Woods was taken to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee.
The highway patrol said the crash is still under investigation, and charges are pending.
Woods, 33, owns a home in the exclusive subdivision of Isleworth near Orlando. Orange County property records indicate his home is valued at $2.4 million."
Why the fuck is that last paragraph necessary ? Who gives a shit what his house costs.
icarus502 wrote: Hey man, people get into car crashes everyday. Why should this guy's car crash be news? Just because he's a celebrity? Fuck that, son.
codebreaker wrote: that guy has been the most entertaining/impressive athlete of our generation
futuristxen wrote: icarus502 wrote: Hey man, people get into car crashes everyday. Why should this guy's car crash be news? Just because he's a celebrity? Fuck that, son.
Probably because he may be the best golfer of all-time, and is currently the most important american athlete going. I can imagine that that might be why people are interested when he gets into a car wreck.


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Juniors, seniors invited to 'Jump Start to College' event
Published: Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 8, 2014 at 3:57 p.m.
The College Foundation of North Carolina will show high school juniors and seniors how to navigate college applications and essays, resumes, scholarships and financial aid during a free "Jump Start to College" workshop Aug. 20 at the Henderson County Public Library.
Laura Misner, CFNC regional marketing representative, will first walk students through the college foundation's website, a reference for the college-bound with questions.
"We're one of the few states that have a resource like this," Misner said. "There's tons of college information."
She'll discuss writing college application essays, building resumes, finding scholarships and understanding and applying for financial aid.
"That's something a lot of people don't know about," Misner said.
And while students tend to be concerned about being accepted into their top university or college, parents are concerned about the tuition, Misner said.
She said parents are more than welcome to attend the workshop and take notes, but she encourages parents to "Let your student be in control."
"The students have to get in the driver's seat themselves," Misner said. "Then they know what questions to ask in the (school counselor's) office, to maximize their time."
Students are encouraged to bring their own laptops or devices; the library has minimal laptops available to rent. To register for "Jump Start to College," call the library at 828-697-4725, ext. 2312.
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SAN JOSE -- The South Bay movement to fast-track the opening of charter schools has been dealt a setback, with a court ruling that county school boards can't override local ordinances while deciding where to place campuses.
In a widely anticipated order, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Franklin Bondonno has ruled that the Santa Clara County Board of Education lacks authority to exempt charter schools from zoning rules.
The judge affirmed a tentative decision he issued last fall, when he wrote, "If the Legislature had intended to grant the power to override local zoning to county boards of education, the Legislature would have so stated. It has not done so."
The ruling could spell difficulty for 20 Rocketship charter schools approved by the Santa Clara County Board of Education. The first of the schools was scheduled to open in August.
Bondonno ruled in favor of San Jose Unified School District and Brett Bymaster, who lives near a site near the Tamien light-rail station, where Rocketship Education hopes to locate a K-5 charter school. Both sued the County Board.
"We are pleased that the court ruled on the side of the community, ensuring that decisions on school placement are made by local authorities," Bymaster said.
The order isn't intended to prevent the growth of charter schools, noted Vincent Matthews, superintendent of San Jose Unified, which filed the suit. "This lawsuit was intended to correct the County Board's exercise of a power only granted to school boards," he said.
County School Board President Leon Beauchman issued a statement, pledging to "explore all options." Denying the board the tool of zoning exemptions, he wrote, removes equity among local districts and the board, and "discriminates against charter schools based upon the authorizing body."
Rocketship Education officials also expressed disappointment. Referring to the Tamien site, which the organization purchased, "We continue to believe the site is appropriate for a school," said Rocketship Bay Area Vice-president David Kuizenga. "We're disappointed that rather than being able to focus on educating our Rocketeers and working with families, we're having to commit resources to litigation."
The San Jose City Council deadlocked on rezoning the property, so the fate of the Tamien-site school remains undetermined.
The non-profit Rocketship seeks to open schools for primarily low-income, immigrant students attending under-performing public schools.
Most charter schools -- which are publicly funded but operate independent of elected boards of education and freed from most requirements of California's voluminous Education Code -- secure their sites from the school district where they operate. But Rocketship runs on a different model, quickly erecting classrooms on vacant sites.
In a separate lawsuit, four Santa Clara County school districts are seeking to rescind the approval of the 20 Rocketship schools and prevent the county school board from granting similar requests. The suit, which hasn't yet been heard, argues that only local school districts can approve them.
Contact Sharon Noguchi at 408-271-3775. Follow her at Twitter.com/NoguchiOnK12.


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PLEASANTON -- A 34-year-old man handing out business cards at the Alameda County Fair, reportedly to solicit women into the porn industry, was arrested by Alameda County sheriff's deputies after allegedly making his pitch to a teenage girl over the weekend.
Deputies arrested Aaron Gimbert, of Pleasanton, on Sunday afternoon on suspicion of trying to use misrepresentation to solicit a person into a life of prostitution, sheriff's spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson said. They arrested him around 3:30 p.m.
Undercover deputies from the agency's sexual assault unit watched Gimbert hand out a business card with the words"Big Pimpin Inc.," and images of at least two topless women.
Nelson said the Sheriff's Office learned that Gimbert distributed a card to at least one teenage girl on Saturday, then observed him do the same on Sunday.
"We've had nearly a half million people at the fair this year with few problems at all," Nelson said. "It's a shame that one moron pulls this stunt on the last day."
The card also tells its recipient to "(be a star). $1,000 sign-on bonus for 18th B-Day Contract." A phone call to the number Monday morning reached a voice mail recording.
Gimbert was taken to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin where he was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail. He is due to be arraigned in court on Tuesday afternoon.
The arrest upset some at the fair, which is a popular attraction for families with small children.
"It's awful and disgusting," said Christopher Wise, 28, of Stockton, who had spent Saturday at the fair with extended family. He said his aunt received a card while standing with her 4-year-old daughter.
"It's plenty offensive what he did," Wise said. "I'm upset, my family's upset, that somebody would pick this place to do something like this. It's not something that should be taken lightly."
According to Nelson, Gimbert was a contracted employee for one of the companies that ran a game at the fair. He was not an employee of the fair or the carnival, Nelson said.
Staff writer Kristin J. Bender contributed to this report. Contact Rick Hurd at 925-945-4789 and follow him at Twitter.com/3rderh.


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Tiger Woods' recluse ex-wife Elin Nordegren got a $100 million dollar settlement after her husband fucked every Brandi, Krystal, and Hooter's Waitress Tammi in the entire country. She has so much money now that she's just wasting it by buying mansions and then ripping them down for fun.
Elin bought this $12 million, six-bedroom mansion on the beach in North Palm Beach, Florida, last March. Now it's just a pile of rubble. She knocked the whole damn thing down so that she could build a whole new house right on top of it. What? That one isn't good enough for you Elin? I bet that house feels like it's owner just went out and found a new house because it was too ugly and didn't like to give BJs and now it's just ruined. Ruined! It doesn't even get a settlement.
Yes, rich people do this shit all the time, and this is how Elin rolls now. God, Elin, why don't you just rub all that hush money right up in our faces, why don't you?
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Food briefs for Dec. 22-28
Whole Foods adds Homegrown : San Diego-based Homegrown Meats, maker of grass-fed, hormone- and antibiotic-free beef raised on ranches in Fallbrook and on Palomar Mountain, is now available at all Whole Foods Market locations in San Diego and Orange counties. Homegrown's beef has a Step-4 rating from the Global Animal Partnership's 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating.
Gingerbread village on display : Pala Casino Spa & Resort is inviting the public to visit pastry chef Albert Cruz's gingerbread village, on display in the lobby through Jan. 1. The village features six gingerbread buildings and a six-foot chocolate tower. The village took three days to bake and build, and incorporates 400 pounds of gingerbread and 200 pounds of chocolate.
Bice pastry chef returns : Pastry chef Francesca Penoncelli, who left Bice Ristorante in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter last year to work with Helping Hands charity in Peru, has returned and offers a new dessert menu. Among the dishes are Crispy Meringue Nest (meringue cake, Grand Marnier curd and mixed berries), Gold (golden chocolate cake with coffee and peanut sauce), Creamy Pumpkin Budino (a flan dessert) and Chocolate Lava Pistachio Cake (with hibiscus ice cream and raspberry sauce).
P.F. Chang's opens new concept: P.F. Chang's China Bistro has reopened its Irvine Spectrum restaurant as a test kitchen that will allow its menu and drink developers to try out new dishes and cocktails for national rollout. The 8,000-square-foot restaurant will serve small plates and dishes from across Asia, 90 international wines, an expanded beer selection and diverse drink menu. Many of the dishes on the Irvine menu are not available anywhere else.
Culinary institute offers scholarships: The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California-San Diego is offering scholarships to high school seniors (and the year also to high school graduates) for its culinary program. Select students will be chosen to compete in a local cook-off on April 21, with the winners earning tuition scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $4,000. An entry form must be submitted by Feb. 3 with a full application by Feb. 24. For contest details, visit artinstitutes.edu/culinary .
IHOP open on Christmas morning: IHOP restaurants will be open until noon on Christmas day. On Christmas day 2008, IHOP's Christmas day hours was the No. 1 searched phrase on Google.com.
Tango offers Christmas Eve specials: Escondido's Tango on Grand restaurant is offering several dining specials from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Dishes include a lobster salad with truffle caviar and champagne vinaigrette, seared foie gras, roasted rack of lamb, local halibut and surf and turf. Reserve to 760-747-5000.
Terra offers special holiday menus : From 4:30 p.m. to close, today through Sunday, Terra American Bistro is offering three-course, prix-fixe dinners with a Hanukkah theme (brisket, vegetables, latke and beignet, for $25), and beginning Sunday, a Christmas theme menu (choices include pumpkin ravioli, lobster bisque, roast goose, prime rib and jalapeno brown sugar-glazed ham) is available for $39. Reserve to 619-293-7088.
Marie Callender's offers Christmas deals : Marie Callender's restaurants will offer a Christmas day dinner special for $19.99 ($8.99 for children) that includes choice of roasted turkey, honey-glazed ham, beef stroganoff, Mediterranean salmon or vegetable platter with extras. And for the holidays, the bakery is offering Caramel Pecan Pumpkin Mousse Pie for $15.99 plus tin fee.
Pala offers holiday menu: On Christmas Day, Pala Casino Spa & Resort will offer a holiday menu from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in its Choices Buffet restaurant. Specialty dishes include steamed Canadian lobster tail, rack of lamb, whole roasted pig, steamed king crab legs, roasted buffalo, whole Pala salmon and oysters on the half shell. Cost is $36 per person. Call 760-510-2299.
Cavaillon offers Christmas Eve prix-fixe: Cavaillon Restaurant in Carmel Valley's Santaluz community is offering a three-course prix-fixe menu from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday for $45. Entree choices include roasted organic turkey, Norwegian trout en papillote and venison loin sous vide. Visit cavaillonrestaurant.com or call 858-433-0483.
Grant Grill hosts Christmas events : The US Grant Hotel will host two holiday events this weekend. From 5-8 p.m. Saturday, the Grant Grill Lounge will offer a holiday cocktail happy hour with cocktails including the Smashing Pumpkin Martini for $6. And on Sunday, the Grant Grill hosts a Breakfast Buffet from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $29.
Thornton Winery holidays: Thornton Winery in Temecula hosts a three-course, prix-fixe Christmas dinner from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, priced at $49.95 for adults, $19.95 for ages 6 to 12. Reserve to 951-699-0099.
Sheraton offers Christmas menu : The Sheraton Carlsbad's Twenty/20 Grill & Wine Bar is offering a special menu for Christmas Day dining. Items range from $10 to $30, with dishes including roast turkey, cider-brined pork rack, pan-roasted sea bass and Diestel Farms turkey. Reserve to 760-827-2500.
Cosmo plans Christmas Eve meal: The Cosmopolitan Restaurant in Old Town San Diego is offering a three-course, prix-fixe dinner from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Cost is $3.9.95 for adults and $14.95 for children. Entree choices include fennel pollen-dusted Scottish salmon, espresso-braised Kobe short rib, goat cheese-stuffed organic chicken and jumbo shrimp scampi. Visit oldtowncosmopolitan.com .
Temecula Restaurant Month : As part of Temecula Restaurant Month in January, 22 Temecula-area restaurants will offer lunch items for $5, $10 and $15 and dinner items for $15, $20 and $30. Participants include Front Street Bar & Grill, Tilted Kilt, Cafe Champagne, Temet Grill, Lazy Dog Cafe, Bailey's, The Bank, The Pinnacle and many of the restaurants at Pechanga Resort & Casino. Temecula is one of more than 30 California cities offering the promotion Jan. 1-31. For a list of participating restaurants, visit temecula.org/restaurant/.
Playhouse Spotlight Dinner: La Jolla Playhouse and Riviera Magazine co-host this fundraising dinner to promote Playhouse shows. On Jan. 19, "American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose" dinner will be held at the private Rancho Santa Fe estate of Jason and Catherine Barry. Program includes a three-course dinner and a live performance by Richard Montoya, author of the play running in January-February 2012. Tickets are $350. Reserve to 858-550-1070, ext. 141.
FOOVIES: UC San Diego presents its quarterly FOOVIES (food and movies) screening at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at The Loft, Price Center, UCSD, La Jolla. Program includes a Mediterranean-style dinner followed by the Italian film "Lessons in Chocolate." Tickets are $30 for dinner and film or $8 for the movie. Call 858-534-8497.
Alchemy of the Hearth: Cooking classes are offered at 960 Rancheros Drive, Suite L, San Marcos. Alchemy of the Hearth is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Call for pricing; go to alchemyofthehearth.com or call 760-233-2433.
Alta Vista Gardens: Mary Dralle offers cooking classes at Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Drive in Vista. Classes are $20 (unless noted) and include tastings and recipes; register to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Cafe Merlot: The restaurant in the Bernardo Winery holds wine and cooking classes at 13330 Paseo del Verano Norte in Rancho Bernardo; $50 per person; go to cafemerlot.com or call 858-592-7785.
• 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 30: Seasonal stews, sauces and soups
• 5:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 27 and 30: Fearless Cooking for Crowds
Cups Culinary: The cupcake lounge in La Jolla also offers classes at 7857 Girard Ave.; go to cupslj.com or call 858-459-2877 for prices and registration. Classes are $65.
Dallmann Chocolate Boutique : Isabella Valencia, owner of newly opened Dallmann Chocolate Boutique in the Flower Hill Promenade in Del Mar, offers tastings classes. Classes are at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday nights with different themes. Classes are $35-$45. Go to dallmannconfections.com or call 858-720-1933.
• 6:30 p.m. Jan. 5: Chocolate, Cheese & Beer
Franco's Home Chef Pizza Classes: Vista chef Frank Latino, a graduate of the International School of Pizza in San Francisco, is offering ongoing one- and two-day hands-on classes in pizza-making for wood-fired and gas-fired ovens. Seven- to eight-hour classes are limited to six and include lunch. For fees and locations, visit email@example.com or call 619-890-4984.
Great News! Discount Cookware & Cooking School: The San Diego school hosts cooking classes at 1788 Garnet Ave. (in the Pacific Plaza at Garnet Avenue and Jewell Street); reserve to www.great-news.com or 858-270-1582, ext. 3. Reserve early; classes fill quickly.
Inspired Gourmet: Inspired Gourmet offers cooking classes at 11 a.m. Saturdays at 29373 Broken Arrow Way in Murrieta. Classes are $45; go to inspiredgourmetcooking.com or call 951-894-7551.
Ro Z's Sweet Art Studio: Rosanne Zinniger's cake decorating shop and studio at 277 S. Rancho Santa Fe Road, San Marcos, offers classes in cake decorating. There is also a kids cake decorating club for ages 7 to 11 one Saturday of every month; go to the website for dates. Store hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Classes sometimes have an additional fee for materials; check the website. Visit rozsweetartstudio.com or call 760-744-0447.
San Diego Botanic Garden: Chef Elizabeth Podsiadlo, the "Opera Singing Chef," holds cooking classes at San Diego Botanic Garden (different teacher as noted); classes are $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers (unless noted) and include recipes and tastings. Call 760-436-3036, ext. 206, or go to sdbgarden.org/classes.htm.
San Diego Opera cooking classes : Great News! Discount Cookware & Cooking School presents several classes themed to the upcoming productions in San Diego Opera's 2012 season. Cost is $54. Reserve to www.great-news.com or 858-270-1582, ext. 3.
• 6 p.m. Jan. 20: "The Barber of Seville" Spanish dinner
Sur la Table: The Carlsbad location offers cooking classes at 1915 Calle Barcelona (in The Forum shops). Email email@example.com or call 800-243-0851.
Tea classes: Barbara Barker of Memories English Tea Garden in Vista offers themed classes and afternoon teas in a private Vista garden. For directions, call 760-945-0476.
The Casual Gourmet: Phillis Carey will teach simple meals to cook at home at the Center for a Healthy Lifestyle at the Solana Beach Boys & Girls Club, 533 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. Email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 760-942-1756.
Acqua Al 2: The Gaslamp Quarter restaurant hosts wine tastings during "Uncorked" the first Wednesday of every month at 322 Fifth Ave. in San Diego. For $20, guests taste four wine/spirit selections paired with four appetizers. Reservations are required; Visit acquaal2.com or call 619-230-0382.
Blue Door Winery: The 10-acre vineyard has opened a tasting room at 1255 Julian Orchards Drive in Julian. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Cost is $8 for five tastings. Bottled wines are $19 to $29. Visit bluedoorwinery.com or call 760-765-0361.
Club M at The Grand Del Mar: Club M at The Grand Del Mar will offer tastings from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays this summer, finishing with Rum & Tequila Tastings (the rum and tequila drinks made with the featured spirit are $8; through Aug. 26). Go to www.thegranddelmar.com or call 858-314-2700.
The Collective: Tasting lounge features one-of-a-kind, handmade boutique wines at 28544 Old Town Front Street in Temecula. Hours are 3 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to midnight Fridays and Saturdays, and noon to 10 p.m. Sundays. Visit tvwinecollective.com or call 951-693-4567.
Dudley's Wine & Gifts: Dudley's Wine & Gifts offers wine tastings at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays at 40675 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, Suite B5, in Murrieta. Call 951-461-2225.
ENO-Versity at the Hotel Del: ENO, the wine, cheese and chocolate tasting room at the Hotel del Coronado, has announced fall classes for ENO-Versity. Classes are $35 per person (unless noted) and start at 4 p.m.; go to hoteldel.com/ENO-wine or call 619-522-8546. The Hotel Del is at 1500 Orange Ave. in Coronado.
Fifty Barrels Winery and Tasting Room: Hosts tastings from 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays at 3800 Oceanic Drive, Suite 106, Oceanside. Go to carlsbadcoastal.com or call 760-696-2998.
The Grand Del Mar: The resort hosts tastings on the terrace at Addison's Le Salon at 6 p.m. Wednesdays through September. Wine director Jesse Rodriguez will lead the tastings, which are $35 per session and include a flight of three wines and sommelier-selected cheese. Go to www.thegranddelmar.com or call 858-314-1900.
Harvest Ranch Market Del Mar: Wine tastings from 5-7:30 p.m. plus appetizers for $10-$20. The store is at 1555 Camino Del Mar, Suite 203, Del Mar. Call 858-847-0555.
Hilton Garden Inn: Sommelier Kevin Frantze and emcee Bob Rauch will lead a tasting of six wines on select Saturdays this summer at the Hilton Garden Inn in Del Mar. Each 5 p.m. tasting is $29 and includes six wine tastings and a variety of specialty cheeses, fruits and nuts, plus a bottle of wine to take home or pair with dinner at Bistro 39. Go to www.bistro39delmar.com or call 858-720-9500.
Holiday Wine Cellar: Daily tastings from 5:30-7 p.m. at 302 W. Mission Ave., Escondido. Wine Down Mondays feature five wine tastes for $5 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays, and "Hop Over the Hump Wednesdays" are weekly beer tastings for $5. Go to holidaywinecellar.com or call 760-745-1200.
La Costa Wine Co.: Tastings are held at 6986 El Camino Real, Suite D, Carlsbad. Go to lacostawineco.com or call 760-431-8455.
La Valencia Hotel wine series: La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla has launched a wine program. The hotel is at 1132 Prospect St.; go to www.lavalencia.com or call 858-551-3761.
Miramonte Winery: The Temecula winery hosts VIBE once a month with music, food, wines, champagnes, beers and DJs; the winery also hosts "Just Us Girls" at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of every month. The event features wines, champagne cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and vendors. Go to miramontewinery.com or call 951-506-5500.
Monte de Oro Winery & Vineyard: These events are coming up at Monte de Oro Winery & Vineyard at 35820 Rancho California Road in Temecula. Wine club members receive discounts; go to montedeoro.com or call 951-491-6551.
North County Wine Company: Brothers Jim and Bill Tobin have recently purchased North County Wine Company at 1099 W. San Marcos Blvd. in San Marcos. The wine bar and shop is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Friday Night Tastings are $10 and include seven wine tastings and snacks. Other weekly events include Tuesday Ladies Night, Meet the Winemaker Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday, Friday Wine Tasting Six for Six Saturday and Silver Sunday Special. Visit www.NorthCountyWineCompany.com or call 760-744-2119.
Rossi's Pizza: Hosts a wine group at 6:30 p.m. every first Wednesday at 156 S. Rancho Santa Fe Road in San Marcos. Tastings are $10, and there are discounts on bottles. Go to www.rossis-pizza.com or call 760-727-4747.
SIP at Flavor Del Mar : This new wine bar in Del Mar Plaza offers wine tastings from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays for $12 at 1555 Camino Del Mar, suite 322, in Del Mar. Call 858-755-3663.
Stone Brewing Co.: The Escondido brewery and restaurant is hosting events at 1999 Citracado Parkway in Escondido. The bistro also hosts movies in its garden during warm-weather months. Call 760-471-4999 or go to www.stonebrew.com to check availability.
Tango offers half-price Wednesdays: Escondido's Tango Restaurant & Lounge is offering half-price on all drinks and bottles of wine from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, as well as happy hour pricing all evening. Visit tangoongrand.com .
T&H Prime Meats & Sausage: The shop now offers tastings from 10 San Diego wineries from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays for $5, which includes four tastes and a San Diego Vintners Association souvenir wine glass, at 735 E. Mission Road, San Marcos. Call 760-471-9192.
Vino100: Wine tasting events are offered at 5 p.m. at 133 S. Las Posas Road in San Marcos. Go to vino100sanmarcos.com or call 760-591-9113.
Vinz Wine Bar: Full restaurant menu with wide wine menu by the glass or bottle. Tastings are from $5-$10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 3 to 5 p.m. Saturdays, and come with charcuterie and cheese. Live music on Saturdays. Vinz is at 201 E. Grand Ave., Escondido. Visit vinzwinebar.net or call 760-743-8466.
Wine Making Behind The Scenes course: San Diego State University's College of Extended Studies will present a fast-paced course on harvesting, crushing and fermenting grapes, cellar work and bottling in a field lecture class from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Maurice Car'rie Winery, 34225 Rancho California Road, Temecula. Cost is $199 or $209 after Oct. 1. Ages 21 and up only. Call 619-594-6924.
Wine Smarties: The Wine Smarties presents internationally recognized WSET certification programs and other wine classes. The courses are ideal for enthusiasts, professionals or those looking to enter the industry. Go to winesmarties.com or call 619-955-8884. Reservations required.
WineStyles: The Encinitas wine store offers wine, microbrews, cheese platters and panini after 5 p.m. and several specials each week. On Wednesdays, get a half-price glass or flight of wine after 5 p.m.; Thursday is Ladies' Night; live music most Fridays and Saturdays; and Super Six Wine Tasting is on Saturday afternoons. WineStyles is open from noon to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Go to www.winestyles.net/encinitas or call 760-633-0057.


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Three Victor youths, one a minor, face charges after an alleged fight broke out at Victor High School on Friday, according to Ontario County sheriff's deputies.
Samuel VanEtten, 18, of 1230 The Grove; Nathaniel Herne, 17, of Dryer Road; and a 15-year-old male juvenile, all of Victor, were charged with disorderly conduct after police were called to Victor Senior High School for a reported fight on Sept. 6 at 1:10 p.m. Deputies charged Herne with third-degree assault after they say he allegedly kicked the juvenile in the face, causing a physical injury. Herne and VanEtten will appear in Victor Town Court, and the juvenile was released into the custody of a parent.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Picking the three stars of the game after the Sharks dismantled the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 was a no-brainer Thursday night.
First star: Joe Pavelski, with a hat trick that gave the returning Olympian 32 goals for the season and a tie for second-most in the NHL.
"Life is good," said Pavelski after being reminded it was his second hat trick in 12 games after going 527 without one. "Hope they keep coming."
Second star: Logan Couture, with two goals in his first game since Jan. 5 after recovering from hand surgery.
"Kind of felt a little sluggish, kind of like I was in a fog," said Couture, despite his offensive success. "Feet and brain were moving a little slow. Kind of felt better in the third."
Third star: Raffi Torres, with two goals in his first game all season after tearing up his knee in an exhibition game.
"My dad always says, 'Go to the net, go to the net.' " I heard him today," said Torres, whose two goals came from close range. "Sometimes I don't hear him."
And though there was a rough patch in the first period before the Sharks blew the game open with five unanswered goals in the second, Sharks coach Todd McLellan was more than pleased with the overall effort.
"We haven't put up that many goals in a long time," he said. "You have to add games up to get seven. It's nice to play like that."
The seven goals were the most San Jose has scored all season with the exception of a 9-2 rout of the New York Rangers back in early October. And they needed six games to score seven in a stretch shortly before the 20-day Olympic break.
The offense showed up early, as Torres scored at 4:25 of the first period when he was in the perfect spot to bat in a carom of a shot by Jason Demers past Flyers goalie Steve Mason.
But Philadelphia goals by Andrej Meszaros and Brayden Schenn just 22 seconds apart midway through the opening period gave the Flyers a 2-1 lead -- and all the momentum -- going into the first intermission.
"The break between periods did us well," McLellan said. "We talked about a few things, we got to stop and think about what we were doing and not doing."
The second period belonged to San Jose, as the Sharks scored five unanswered goals -- avenging their 5-2 loss on Feb. 3 when Philadelphia scored four unanswered during the third period in San Jose.
Pavelski had the first two goals -- one on the power play and one at even strength -- by 10:12 to give the Sharks the lead for a second time. Couture got the first of his two goals 45 seconds later to make it 4-2 and end Mason's night, but backup goalie Ray Emery didn't fare much better.
Pavelski got his hat trick at 14:10 when a shot trickled its way to the front and onto the Sharks forward's stick. Both Pavelski and Emery seemed equally surprised when the puck wound up in the net and San Jose had a 5-2 lead.
"It was nice to see it get there," Pavelski said of the puck. "I think I told (Brent Burns), thanks for letting that one go through his legs. He wasn't letting it go through his legs, it just happened to get through."
Torres made it 6-2 from just outside the crease once again as he scored with 2.2 seconds left in the period, and at that point the Flyers were banging sticks on the ice.
The teams traded goals in the third period, with Couture capitalizing on a short-handed scoring chance and Flyers defenseman Matt Read wrapping up the scoring at 12:12.
The win moved the Sharks within five points of the idle Anaheim Ducks with each team having 22 games left to play.
"Just an easy skate," Hertl said, adding later: "I feel OK. No pain."
There is no timetable for his return.
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – In an epic battle between conference rivals, UTSA rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's tennis team (10-11, 2-1 Southland) on Saturday night at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. Five of the six singles matches went the full three sets, with the Roadrunners (11-10, 3-2) emerging victorious in the final two for the victory.
"Give credit to UTSA today, their players and Coach Kader," Director of Tennis Steve Moore said. "This was an old-school dogfight and at the end, they were the winners. This was our kind of day, windy and all about fitness. I thought that some of our guys rose up incredibly, but our doubles simply has to improve and anytime you get out-grinded, it has to really hurt you.
"This part of the season is all about action," he added, "and talk is basically worthless. I believe in the character of these guys and I believe we'll be ready to show it with action this upcoming week. We really have to rise up and dig deep for these last two matches."
It marked the first conference loss for A&M – Corpus Christi since March 31, 2010, snapping a string of 10 straight conference victories. The Islanders are now 29-2 in their last 31 Southland Conference regular season and tournament matches.
The Islanders found themselves with an uphill climb after UTSA swept the doubles to take a 1-0 lead in the match. Andrew Maingot/Nathan Robinson lost a key early break and fell to the duo of Kolby Kiljo/Joel Rubio 8-5 at the No. 3 slot. At No. 2, both teams held serve all the way to a 7-6 UTSA advantage, but Martin Ayala/Tyler Brown got the break when they needed it to top Peter Nagy/Alex Pavlov 8-6. The No. 1 doubles match was a battle all the way until the end, as Matt Westmoreland/Aurelien Tave fought to the final point before falling to Pedro Zanotelli/Yannick Junger 8-6.
In singles, the only match to go in straight sets was at No. 3, where Westmoreland defeated Ayala, 6-4, 6-4, to tie things up at 1-1. In the other five matches, UTSA won the first set in four of them, only to see the Islanders rally back to force a third set every time.
At No. 2, Nagy fell in the opening set, 7-5, but rallied for a 6-3 victory in the second. Then in the third, the freshman rallied from a 3-2 deficit to take it 6-4, finishing with a break to give the Islanders a 2-1 lead. That edge was shortlived, though, as Fernando Llorens was topped in three sets (1-6, 7-5, 6-2) by David Kelleher at No. 5 singles after taking the opening set.
Meanwhile, at No. 1 singles, Tave was staging a furious rally. After falling 6-4 in the opening set, the senior rebounded in the second to post a 6-3 victory, then finished off Junger with a 6-3 win in the third to put the home team just one match away from victory.
But the tide was turning in the other two matches. After losing the first set 6-4, Robinson responded with a 6-3 win in the second over Rubio at the No. 4 spot. But Rubio got two key breaks to take a 5-2 lead in the third to put the senior on the edge of defeat. Robinson responded with a win on serve and a break, but was broken by Rubio for a 6-4 result in the final set.
That left the match in the hands of the No. 6 players. Daniel Moser took the first set in tiebreak, 7-6 (7-4) from Gergo Weidinger, only to have the junior bounce back with a 6-3 win in the second set. In the third, though, Moser came out firing, building a 5-1 lead en route to a 6-2 victory to clinch the match for the Roadrunners.
Earlier in the day, the Islanders paid tribute to their three seniors – Tave, Robinson and Pavlov – for their final home match as collegiate tennis players.
"Peter Nagy and Matt Westmoreland played their best matches of the year and Aurelien has been out-grinding people every match this entire season," Moore said. "I'm very proud of our three seniors and all they've done to build this team. I love what those guys stand for – on the court and in the classroom. I want their year to end special."
The team will return to action next week, as it takes on Nicholls and Lamar on April 18 and 19, respectively, to finish out the conference season. The Islanders can still clinch the Southland Conference title and the No. 1 seed in the tournament with wins in their final two matches.
Tennis Match Results
UTSA vs Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
4/14/2012 at Corpus Christi, Texas
UTSA 4, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 3
Singles competition:
1. Aurelien Tave (AMCC) def. Yannick Junger (UTSA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. Peter Nagy (AMCC) def. Tyler Brown (UTSA) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
3. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) def. Martin Ayala (UTSA) 6-4, 6-4
4. Joel Rubio (UTSA) def. Nathan Robinson (AMCC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
5. David Kelleher (UTSA) def. Fernando Llorens (AMCC) 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
6. Daniel Moser (UTSA) def. Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2
Doubles competition:
1. Pedro Zanotelli/Yannick Junger (UTSA) def. Aurelien Tave/Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) 8-6
2. Martin Ayala/Tyler Brown (UTSA) def. Peter Nagy/Alex Pavlov (AMCC) 8-6
3. Kolby Kilgo/Joel Rubio (UTSA) def. Andrew Maingot/Nathan Robinson (AMCC) 8-5
Match Notes:
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 10-11, 2-1 SLC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,2,5,1,4,6)


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We're in that tumultuous transition when Mother Nature has one of her feet still planted in winter and the other one trying to step into spring, which arrives officially in just one day.
Brace yourself for her mood swings - like we'll see with the heavy snow storm predicted this weekend. Stand by to give your plants the TLC they need to sustain high winds and heavy snow and then get ready to plant some pansies and head into the growing season. It's springtime in the Rockies!
• Remember to get newspapers and toys off of sidewalks and drives so they don't clog the snow thrower.
• If you've been winter watering, make sure the hose is disconnected from the faucet.
• Get a broom handle ready and plan to shake snow gently off of trees a few times while the snow is still falling. The heavier the snow gets on the branches, the more likely they are to break.
• Remember to shake limbs gently starting from the bottom and moving up. If you start at the top, falling snow on lower branches adds more weight and can cause them to break.
• When you shovel or clear snow with a snow thrower, put the snow in the yard, not in the street. Your lawn will appreciate it more than the city's storm water system.
• That this storm will bring some much needed moisture for our plants and soil.
• That this storm is happening before trees have leafed out. Late spring snows, that drop snow onto tree leaves as well as branches, make branches even more susceptible to breaking.
• Early spring is an excellent time to prune non-flowering trees - especially if you can prune in a nice-weather window before those heavy snows may fall on leaf-laden trees. Because of the drought, many trees may be less "bendy" and more likely to snap and break. Pruning helps to protect against breakage.
• Remember the mulch. It can be applied at any time during the year, but in a drought year with watering restrictions expected, it's a water-wise investment. In snowless winters, a layer of mulch several inches thick helps retain soil moisture. Applying an organic compost such as mulch is also a good soil amendment for the spring.
The ideal mulch does not compact readily or hinder water and air movement into the soil. It breaks down slowly and is not a fire hazard. Adding mulch is also No. 6 in the 7 Principles of Xeriscape.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar expressed her disapproval of the Annie Leibovitz photo right away. She posted this on Twitter: "Well......I guess I'm canceling my Vogue subscription. Who is with me???"
But James Franco had his own artistic interpretation of the cover, juxtaposing himself and Seth Rogan in the pose. The caption read: "Seth! Love you dog!"
Muppets Kermit and Miss Piggy also struck the same pose in their own romantic rendition.
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Newly outfitted with blinkers, Clearly Now collared front-running favorite Strapping Groom at the top of the stretch and pulled away to a 1 ½-length victory in Saturday's 38th running of the Grade 3, $200,000 Bold Ruler Handicap at Belmont Park.
Clearly Now, who was beaten less than a length in each of his previous four starts, broke alertly under jockey Jose Lezcano and settled two lengths behind Strapping Groom, who set unpressured fractions of 22.90 seconds for the opening quarter-mile and 45.49 for the half. Ranging up on the turn, Clearly Now seized command straightening for home and was never challenged thereafter, crossing the finish line in 1:21.52 for seven furlongs.
The victory was Clearly Now's first since taking Gulfstream Park's Grade 3 Swale in March, after which he finished second in the Grade 3 Bay Shore at Aqueduct Racetrack and third in the Grade 2 Woody Stephens presented by NYRA Rewards on Belmont Stakes Day. He was promoted from third to second in the Charlie Barley in July at Woodbine and most recently was runner-up in the Grade 3 Gallant Bob on September 21 at Parx Racing.
"He was on the verge of winning one of these races and today he put it all together, so it was great," said Brian Lynch, who trains the 3-year-old son of Horse Greeley for Up Hill Stable. "Admittedly at Parx the other day, he was on the worst part of the track, but we thought if we could adjust something to get him to switch [leads], it would make a difference. We started breezing him in blinkers and you could just see that that was the ticket."
Forty Tales finished second, with Saturday's Charm along to edge Strapping Groom for third. Big Screen was fifth, with Politicallycorrect checking in sixth.
"No excuse for him," said Strapping Groom's rider, Junior Alvarado. "He broke good and was on the lead. I never had pressure from anybody. I waited for as long as I could, and when I asked him he didn't kick."
No worse than third in10 career starts, Clearly Now earned $120,000 to increase his bankroll to $508,236. He returned $9.80 as the 7-2 third choice.
Lynch said the Bold Ruler likely will be the final start of the 2013 for Clearly Now before he travels to Florida to prepare for his 4-year-old campaign.
"We'll give him a bit of a break," he said. "He's had a great 3-year-old campaign and we look forward to ringing in the New Year."
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Senior Myeisha Myles tallied her 13th double-figure scoring game but the Texas State Bobcats powered their way to a 74-61 victory Wednesday night at the American Bank Center to snap the Islanders two-game home winning streak.
Myles paced the Islanders (8-16, 4-7 SLC) with 18 points and seven rebounds while junior Jessica Jammer tallied 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals, while tying a career high four blocks. Junior Verne'qua Taylor chipped in 10 points and six rebounds. Myles and senior Zoe Vega-Vega powered the Islanders glass with seven rebounds and Myles dished out a season-high four assists while Vega-Vega added three. The Islanders scored 18 points off of the Bobcats 18 turnovers.
The Bobcats (14-10, 6-5 SLC) were propelled by Diamond Ford's 22 points and Ashely Ezeh's 12 points. Jasmine Baugus also scored in double-figures with 10. The Bobcats outrebounded the Islanders 51-39, while shooting 41.2 percent (28-68) from the field and 73.7 percent (14-19) from the charity stripe.
The Islanders took the 4-1 lead before the Bobcats built a seven-point cushion on a 10-0 run before freshman Trish Amboree added her first basket of the game. After trading free throws Myles added a layup before the Bobcats went up by six. A dish inside to Myles from Taylor pulled the Islanders within four. The Bobcats then went to the free throw line for their seventh make of the night at the 9:25 mark. After trading baskets back-and-forth junior Alisa Roberts added a free throw to cut the lead to eight.
Texas State put together a mini 4-0 run to take a 26-14 lead with 6:28 to play in the half. Jammer triggered the Islanders only three-pointer of the game at the 6:11 mark. A free throw and three-pointer by India Johnson put the Bobcats up by 14. Vega-Vega and Myles answered with layups to cut the lead to 10 with 3:37 to play but Texas State continued to pull away with back-to-back layups. After Myles free throw Kalu added a layup to give the Bobcats a 37-22 lead. The two teams traded baskets before Roberts layup and Baugus's three-pointer with 42 seconds left ended the scoring at the half.
The Bobcats took a 42-26 halftime lead on 44.4 percent shooting from the field and tallied 16 bench points and 24 in the paint. Ford led all scorers with 14 points and Baugus added 10 to pace the Bobcats in double-figure scoring. Kalu led the glass with seven boards. Texas State outrebounded the Islanders 24-21. Myles led the Islanders with 12 points and Jammer added five.
The Islanders put together a 6-2 run to open the second half. Dunn and Myles each added a layup during the run and Taylor and Myles capitalized at the free throw line to cut the Bobcats' lead to 12 with 17:44 to play. Texas State answered with back-to-back jumpers to push the lead back up to 17. Jammer added back-to-back baskets before Kalu scored and added a free throw. Myles and Taylor each hit their free throws to make it 52-38 with 14:53 to play. Ford added a basket before Dunn's layup cut the Bobcats' lead to 14 with 14 minutes to play. The Islanders and Bobcats traded baskets back-and-forth before Ezeh added a layup and Ford scored two points from the charity stripe to give the Bobcats a 60-42 lead. After a Kalu free throw, Montgomery added her first bucket of the game at the 9:50 mark. The Bobcats made two free throws before the Islanders went on a mini 4-0 run with buckets by Myles and Vega-Vega.
The Bobcats took a 19-point lead with seven minutes to play with back-to-back layups. The Islanders put together an 8-2 run with sophomore Marquesha Anderson-Sparks, Taylor and Jammer each adding layups. Ezeh scored two free throws and a layup before Taylor answered with two of her own and a layup to end the Islanders scoring.
The Islanders head back on the road Saturday, to take on Lamar out of the East Division in Beaumont, Texas. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m.


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Hope Ministries will host a benefit auction on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m., at the
New Hope Church near Beach Lake.
All proceeds will benefit Hope House Orphanage Twapia, Zambia.
Pastor Sam & Kasamba Sikapizye will be sharing highlights from their trip back to Hope Village in Zambia last June.
A variety of items will be auctioned: Snowshoes, Exercise Equipment, Computer Desk, Bibles, Assorted Books, Household Items, TV, Small Appliances, Toys, Games, Baskets, Pictures, Frames, Handmade Items.
Archie Dutton is the auctioneer.
From Route 652 turn onto Buckingham Road at P&L Transmission. Proceed to the top of the hill and turn right onto Destiny Lane.
If you have questions call Hope Ministries at 845-482-5300.
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