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"EL Scouso" ? & Pre Season So far
Pretty sure everyone's seen Martin Kelly in action by now, and his emulation of that famous hair do that made El Nino even more famous, but I'm not quite sure he's as pretty. Sterling's hair either for that matter, but I've nicknamed Kelly El Scouso
Anyways, just curious on people's thoughts so far after the Preston match and today's match in Indonesia? Has anyone caught the eyes? For me, I've found both games very enjoyable, and quite good considering it's early doors, new players and the going against two teams with more conditioning at this stage. On top of that, compared to last summer where I was able to see almost all of it up close here, we look so much more cohesive and understanding, that it really means the world, and by end of August, we should be ready to fly out of the gates and not stutter like last, despite the brutal opening fixtures.
Personally, I think Coutinho has been the best, Sterling a close 2nd, and Jordan Ibe just a shade in 3rd. Agger has looked absolutely magnificent as if he's just developed a new level, and Aspas has been a real livewire around the box, living up to some of the description of the Suarez type of pest... Luis Alberto looks so calm and clever on the ball, that I think he could play that 10 spot because of his passing vision and eventual finishing, and because Coutinho has made left his own.
Kolo has been good, and seems first choice, however, I've thought Skrtel as looked very good partnering with Wisdom and in an ideal world, Martin and Agger would pair again. I've been impressed and unimpressed by Borini.. His movement, and getting in great spots has been fantastic, but his finishing has not. He just came off a very impressive showing in the U-20 Championships, so when given the chance, now's his time to seize it, or he'll be 4th at best. I think our fullbacks need work, Mignolet great when needed.. All in all very pleased so far!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
itWhile it is very early days, what has impressed me the most is the fitness levels of the lads. Yesterdays game was played in difficult conditions, but the boys looked like they had a lot left in the tank. Its great seeing the number of options Brendan now has, with a few more promised - its a shame about Sturridge being left behind!
I'll focus on the new boys: Toure looks like he's played for us for years and its great seeing him barking orders and pointing and all that stuff. Mignolet has been pretty composed, but lets face it hasn't had much to do although his rocket man save showed his athleticism. I haven't seen much evidence of how good his kicking is yet. Aspas is a busy player isn't he? I think he'll enjoy the EPL and finally Alberto - well he obviously has the touch and vision but his passing is off (understandable). The thing is do you play him or Coutinho in the hole? It would be little Phil for me every day of the week. Apparently Alberto can play left so maybe he needs a stint there to get used to the game.
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Jul 22, 2013 15:24 Flag
It's really early, and not sure other than playing in the heat we've really had much of a challenge in order to set the bar. However I think seeing Coutinho really pick up where he left of is extremely reassuring. We all said he was class, but a little voice in the back of my head kept fearing he was too good to be true. But he really seems biting at the bit.
As for who plays in the hole and who plays left, I actually think its a great problem that BR was hoping to have. Seems to me so long as the two of them (along with our other options like Sterling) build an understanding it really will not matter where they line up as BR will expect them to interchange, with the second striker wondering out to the channels, and the wingers cutting inside. For me last season when we had that fluidity across the front 3, is when we were at our best.
I have enjoyed what I have seen, obviously we were rather wasteful against the Indonesian's but Sterling and Coutinho have been fantastic so far. Agree with Dave on everything he said about Phil, it is always scary when your hopes are built up on a player going into their second season. Sterling looked so tired by xmas last year but he looks fitter, stronger, faster, he looks more like a young Michael Owen then a winger, his runs in behind are great to watch, PFA young player of the year contender coming right up!
Kolo looks well positioned and I never realised how big or strong he was before, you are right, Kelly looks hilarious with that hair! Ibe is looking very fresh as well.


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Matt's back
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Yesterday was World AIDS Day. Jimmy Kimmel dedicated his entire show last night to fundraising for RED. Bono was there. Scarlett Johansson showed up to sing with Barry Manilow. Olivia Wilde helped out and played a home shopping host. And then there was Matt Damon. As you know, Matt and Jimmy have been doing this bit for years. Full Story
Jimmy Says Vaccinate
We all know Lainey has been a teeny bit concerned about getting chicken pox, which would suck. But you know what would probably suck even more? Measles! And it's so freakishly contagious that it's hard not to get paranoid about it. (Lainey: which is why I just got a Measles booster two weeks ago!) Medical experts are attributing the measles outbreak to parents not vaccinating their children. Full Story
Matt Damon's Super Bowl weekend
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You know anyone who doesn't like Matt Damon? Everybody likes Matt Damon, right? Almost everybody has their detractors. But you never really hear anyone go off about how they can't stand Matt Damon. Matt Damon and Adele. Here's Matt Damon with wife Luciana at the ACE Awards on Saturday (George Clooney was there too). Full Story
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Brad Pitt introduced Rihanna at her first Diamond Ball in support of her charity, The Clara Lionel Foundation, last night. It was…awkward? Is it because most of the time, when we see our entertainers, in film and on television, they're presented to us after months, sometimes years, of direction and technical adjustment with an entire team behind them, protecting them, making them look good. Full Story
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Inman clobbers West Columbia, one win from state
Published: Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 11:55 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 11:55 p.m.
COLUMBIA — One more for state.
Inman routed West Columbia, 12-1, Thursday night in a game shortened to seven innings at Airport High School to get within one game of the American Legion baseball state championship tournament.
Post 45 will try for a sweep in the best-of-five qualifying series at 7 p.m. tonight at Jim Everhart Field in Inman.
"It feels good to come back up the road up two games to none," Inman head coach Steve Skinner said. "Hopefully, we can finish it off tomorrow."
Inman (18-2) got a complete game from pitcher Bradley Gentry (Byrnes High School) as he allowed only three hits on the night. West Columbia scored its one run in the second inning for a short-lived lead.
"We just keep playing well," Skinner said. "We keep getting great pitching and timely hitting. That's what it takes. We seem to be on a pretty good roll and I hope we can keep it going."
Post 45 scored a combined nine runs in the fifth and sixth innings for a 10-1 lead.
"The second time through the order, we started hitting a little bit," Skinner said. "Then we managed to start scoring some runs and put it away."
Jo Jo Bradley went 4-for-5, scored three runs and drove in one. Taylor Kellner was 3-for-5 with four RBIs and two scored. Brooks Richardson went 3-for-4 with three runs scored. Landon Collins drove in two.
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1987 was the year of the bear in Vail.
"People were putting salmon steaks on their outdoor barbecue grills and a bear would get them while they were still rare," said Mary Ellen Gilliland. "Bears were climbing onto people's decks and eating trays of appetizers."
Gilliland remembers that summer well. She'd had a slew of friends lined up to hike with her all summer to research the hiking guidebook she was working on at the time. Then everyone backed out.
So Gilliland hiked alone - carrying her daughter's life-guarding whistle around her neck and Swiss cowbells tied to her backpack - on 39 of the 40 hikes, every one except Notch Mountain, which one person agreed to trek with her.
"No one would go," said Gilliland, who's written 16 books, most of them historical books. "Everyone was scared to death of the bears because they were so prevalent."
Maybe it was the bells, maybe it was just luck, but Gilliland never encountered a bear that summer, though she did come face to face with with a pair of snarling Great Pyrenees dogs guarding some sheep in a meadow below Shrine Ridge. The dogs came tearing toward her, barking ferociously, she said.
"My hand was shaking but I blew the whistle and it arrested them for a minute," she remembered. "They stopped and looked confused. I held up my hand, still shaking, pointed at them and said 'you, go back.' They looked at me funny and turned around. That was the scariest thing that happened all summer."
In 1988, Gilliland published "The Vail Hiker," which at the time detailed 40 Eagle County hikes. She penned "The Summit Hiker" first and as she was delivering copies of that book to the long-gone Verbatim Bookstore in Vail, the owner made a recommendation.
"She said, 'Oh, we need a hiking guide for Vail. We have request after request and you should write it.' I thought that would be a lot of fun."
Though at that point Gilliand and her husband were living in Summit County (they're Silverthorne residents) they'd lived in Vail from 1969 to 1973 and had done a few hikes, but since she was busy "having babies" at the time, she hadn't logged many miles.
"So I started out with 40 hikes and I just fell in love with hiking around the Vail Valley," Gilliand said. "It was very different from Summit County, which is more alpine and littered with relics of its gold rush past with little tiny mine camps, resting boilers and extractors and mining equipment. In Vail, the hiking was much more verdant, luxurious in growth. It's 1,000 feet lower, so it's a whole different experience. And the East Vail hikes were just wonderful to discover --the hike to Pitkin Lake, Booth Lake and the hike up to BIghorn Creek. Those were wonderful. Then finally discovering the Holy Cross Wilderness, well that was like dying and going to heaven it's so beautiful."
While Gilliland said hiking has kept her in good shape, she said that was never her main goal.
"Most hikers are like me, I think, and we are there because of the absolute joy of seeing the splendor of nature in an outside setting," she said. "To stand on top of a high mountain pass, to surmount a peak and get up high like that, it lifts you out of yourself. You're not thinking about your credit card balance, or your work worries, you're just lifted right out of yourself and refreshed deep down. I hike for the joy of it."
That's certainly why Edwards resident Evie Rosen-Budd hikes. That and because it keeps her young. The 79-year-old has a well-thumbed copy of "The Vail Hiker" that she refers to as her "bible," a term that's comes up more often than you'd think when talking to avid hikers who use the book. In 2000, when Rosen-Budd moved from Santa Rosa, Calif. to Eagle County, she joined a still-active local hiking group called the Dauntless Dames who subsribe to the motto "an eating group with a hiking problem."
"I was coming from no altitude at all, so the first thing I needed to know was how hard is the hike, where is it, how many miles is it," said Rosen-Budd. "I'm kind of an information freak; when I find out about something I have to resarch it. I like the information that's in the book. It really explains it and you can kind of even picture it, just reading the information ... I've just appreciated it immensely all these years."
This summer, Gilliand released the sixth edition of the book. As with any guidebook, there have been a number of revisions. Over the years hikes have been rerouted and trailheads have moved. In 2001, the book went from 40 to 50 hikes. Gilliand guesses she's sold upwards of 50,000 copies of the book, published by her and her husband Larry's publishing company, Alpenrose Press.
Each summer, "The Vail Hiker" consistently remains on the Bookworm of Edwards top 10 list the Vail Daily publishes each week.
"'The Vail Hiker' is our best-selling title in Bookworm history," said owner Nicole Magistro. More than 'Harry Potter,' 'The Other Boleyn Girl' and E.L. James (author of the "Fifty Shades" Trilogy that's selling gangbusters the last few months). "Year over year it continues to sell, and with the new edition this summer, we are seeing stronger sales than ever before."
Magistro said she's "fairly certain it will be the best selling book of the summer, and it will certainly be in the top five for the year."
While the the strongest sales are, of course, in the summer, it's also a "wonderful guide it also is in the winter months for snowshoe trips and cross country ski routes," Magistro said.
When Magistro was interviewed by Linda Wirtheimer on NPR in 2011, she talked about "The Vail Hiker" along with a few other books.
"Unique titles such as 'The Vail Hiker,' which are only available locally, are part of the reason independent bookstores continue to thrive," Magistro said.


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In this video, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi baseball head coach Scott Malone talks about the first practice under the new lights for the team, the coming weekend and what fans should expect when they arrive at Chapman Field.
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SARATOGA -- When Audrie Pott woke up in her friend's house the morning of Sept. 2, after an apparent night of heavy drinking, she found herself undressed and her body covered in marker-drawn scrawlings of sexually explicit messages, several of her fellow teen partygoers told investigators.
There were also murmurs that three of her male friends sexually assaulted and photographed her as she lay passed out in a bedroom, murmurs that grew into a week's worth of rumors, alleged bullying and humiliation that family members say drove the 15-year-old to hang herself in her mother's Los Altos home.
Some of the markings allegedly written on Audrie's body -- including drawings and sexually charged words -- were intended to mark the suspects' presence, investigators and the Pott family lawyer attest.
"They left her a message," attorney Robert Allard said.
Police reports obtained by the Mercury News reveal a picture of a booze-soaked high-school party at the home of Audrie's friend, whose parents were away for the weekend, and the subsequent interviews with underage members of the Saratoga party.
Three of Audrie's classmates were arrested Thursday in connection with the assault and the subsequent sharing of images, which touched off a national media firestorm given it surfaced in the wake of similar high-profile sexual assault cases in Ohio and Nova Scotia.
One of the suspects claims the other two may have sexually assaulted her while they were drawing on her, but nothing in the police report alleges that sexual intercourse occurred.
Audrie, whose identity was publicly released by her family partly in the hope of spurring a landmark anti-bullying law, was at the Saratoga house party with 10 other youths and was visibly drunk, according to a report encompassing evidence seizures and interviews of several of the nearly one-dozen partygoers by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
The document says Sheriff's detectives seized several cellphones, laptop computers and peripherals, and other electronic items belonging to the teen suspects.
Also in the report, the suspects admitted during the initial investigation that they also drank at the party, which contradicts a statement made by Allard during a Monday morning press conference.
Several witnesses described beer being at the party, and the sight of an empty bottle of vodka on a counter.
The level of intoxication Audrie exhibited in the report suggests that she would have been unable to consent to any sexual activity.
"Pott was in the kitchen and she was falling over and tripping," according to an account by one attendee given to sheriff's investigators.
Another told the detectives that the victim "was stumbling around and would be probably not be able to answer simple questions."
When she awoke in the morning, the report states, Audrie's memory was reportedly hazy but she slowly began to realize what happened to her.
"Pott was scared because someone had put her in a room and took off her clothes, leaving her underwear on," a witness reported.
She turned to her friends for answers.
"Pott had asked several people, via Facebook Messenger, why she had woken up with her pants off," the report states.
Other witnesses told investigators that one of Audrie's friends and the three juvenile suspects -- who she had considered to be her friends -- brought the victim to an upstairs bedroom, presumably so she could fall asleep there.
Instead, the report alleges, the three suspects stayed behind in the room proceeded to draw on the passed-out Audrie, pulling off her shorts and in some accounts partially removing her bra, exposing her breasts. The markings were reportedly on her chest, legs, back and near her genitalia.
One suspect initially claimed that Audrie egged on the boys during the alleged sexual touching but later backed off that statement when challenged by an investigator.
Another friend admitted to walking in on them but denied actually seeing the drawing or the assault. A girl who went into the room later and found the disheveled victim and placed a blanket on her.
After the alleged assault one of the suspects admitted to sending a photograph of the incident to another. That same suspect reportedly told other partygoers that he deleted the photos, but drew their suspicion after he was later seen at school with a group of students huddled around his phone.
One suspect was arrested and cited for sexual battery related to the drawings near the victim's intimate areas, and was released to his parents.
During the course of the interviews, sheriff investigators found themselves dealing with sharply conflicting statements and suspicions that the students, most of whom attended Saratoga High School, were lying for each other. Some even claimed that Audrie initially laughed off the experience.
"It also seemed as if she was trying to cover up for someone to prevent them from getting in trouble," an investigator wrote about one student in the report.
"We told her the importance of telling the truth not only to find out if a criminal act had occurred," the report states, "but to give a sense of closure to (Audrie's) family."
Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.


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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's tennis team will face No. 6 Texas on Sunday at 6 p.m. in Austin on the Longhorn Network at Penick-Allison Tennis Center on the UT campus. The Islanders will return to the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center on Monday to host UT Arlington at 12 p.m.
"Texas is obviously a team we have tremendous respect for and have faced in big matches probably more than anyone else," Director of Tennis Steve Moore said. "They are consistently in that group of a few elite teams that compete for a national championship year in and year out.
"We have yet to win one but our team is getting better and better and we look forward at the opportunity to compete and fight with all of our hearts one point at a time."
The Islanders (8-4) have faced the Longhorns in the first round of the NCAA Championships twice in program history (2008, 2013). The two teams met twice last season, including in the first round of the NCAA Championships. In the first meeting in Austin, the Islanders came up short 6-1 against then No. 15 Texas. A&M - Corpus Christi's lone point of the day came from court four where Guillaume Rauseo picked up a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Ben Chen.
The Islanders and Longhorns met up again in the NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas, after the Islanders won the Southland Conference Tournament for the fourth time in the last six years to advance. Then the No. 59-ranked Islanders dropped a 4-0 loss to then No. 21 Texas. The Islanders dropped the doubles point before the Longhorns claimed wins on courts one, three and five.
The Longhorns will face UT Arlington at 12 p.m. on Sunday before facing the Islanders at 6 p.m. Texas comes into the match vs. the Mavericks with a 9-2 record after wins against No. 15 Vanderbilt, No. 19 Wake Forest, No. 4 Georgia, No. 11 California, SMU, Rice, Alabama, Michigan and Arkansas. The only two losses of the season for the Longhorns have come against No. 22 Illinois on the road and against No. 5 Ohio State in Houston.
Texas has three players ranked in the ITA singles rankings. Lloyd Glasspool is ranked at No. 29, George Goldhoff holds a No. 32 ranking and Søren Hess-Olesen is ranked at No. 53. The Longhorns have two pairs of doubles teams ranked in the ITA doubles rankings. The duo of Glasspool and Olesen are ranked at No. 7 while the tandem of Goldhoff and Jacoby Lewis are ranked at No. 27.
Highlighting the Islanders team is Peter Nagy, who is on an eight-match winning streak in singles play. The junior is powering the men's team with a 9-1 record in No. 1 singles while Rauseo is 8-2 in singles play, including a 7-1 record at No. 3 singles. Rauseo is on a seven-match winning streak. In doubles play, the freshman-senior duo of Matt Westmoreland and Paul Cook come into Sunday's match with a 4-1 record in the No. 2 spot. As a team the Islanders are 37-21 in singles play and 11-7 in doubles action this season.
"It is extremely beneficial to our team's progress and development to have an opportunity to play a top 10 team on the road," Moore added. "We are extremely excited about this opportunity to compete on national television."
On Monday, the Islanders will host UT Arlington at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center at 12 p.m. The Mavericks (3-4) will face the Longhorns on Sunday prior to the Islanders' match. This season, UTA has wins against Cameron, Midwestern State and UTPA, while dropping losses to Rice, Lamar, ULL and TCU.
The last time the Islanders and Mavericks met up was on March 28, 2012, in Arlington. The Islanders grinded out a 4-3 victory to improve to 28-1 in Southland Conference play since 2008. A&M - Corpus Christi secured the doubles point with wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 spots and garnered three singles wins, including two first-set tiebreakers to seal the win. The only two Islanders to return from the lineup are captains Westmoreland and Nagy.
Following Monday's home match, the Islanders will host the prestigious HEB Tournament of Championships on Feb. 28 and March 1 at the HEB Tennis Center and the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. SMU, Tulane, Louisiana-Lafayette, DePaul, Western Michigan, South Alabama and UTSA are all scheduled to compete. Last season, the Islanders clinched their first ever HEB Tournament of Champions title. The team won a gutsy 4-3 match over then No. 34 Middle Tennessee in the finals, taking home the first title in the event that has been held every year since 1966 and been sponsored by HEB.
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (IslandersTennis) and follow them on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersTennis).


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A man is in critical condition following a shooting in Randolph County over the weekend.
Dean Anthony Dimery, 37, of Lexington, was found with a gunshot wound to the face Sunday in the area of 7161 Dogwood Circle southeast of Thomasville.
Randolph County deputies are investigating the incident as a domestic-related shooting. Dimery may have been trying to break into his girlfriend's home at the time of the shooting, deputies said.
Investigators will speak with the Randolph County District Attorney to determine what, if any, charges will be filed.


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- Sep 18:
- NaVorro Bowman says Andrew Luck presents new challenges to San Francisco 49ers
- Frank Gore says 49ers' opponents focusing on stopping the run
- Jim Harbaugh has high praise for Andrew Luck
- Colts' Andrew Luck prepares for Sunday's 49ers game, reunion with ex-Stanford coaches
- 49ers tight end Vernon Davis expects to play Sunday against Colts
SANTA CLARA -- Another week, another commercial for the 49ers' Colin Kaepernick, who's paired this time with another quarterback counterpart.
Kaepernick and the Baltimore Ravens' Joe Flacco appear in a McDonald's ad that is an attempted football version of the 1993, trick-shot spot between Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.
The Kaepernick-Flacco commercial is set inside a dome stadium reminiscent of their Super Bowl XLVII meeting, complete with a blackout that leaves viewers wondering who won the McDonald's "Mighty Wings."
Unfortunately for 49ers fans, they know who won Super Bowl XLVII when the lights came back on at the Superdome: Flacco's Ravens.
Last week, Kaepernick and the Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson were featured in another EA Sports commercial, and they bet an eyebrow on Sunday's outcome, in which the Seahawks prevailed 29-3. A follow-up ad showed Kaepernick "shaving" his eyebrow, a segment that was taped during their one-day commercial shoot this offseason.
This week, Kaepernick's on-field counterpart is the Indianapolis Colts' Andrew Luck, who's had far fewer endorsements despite being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 draft.
"I'm definitely not against endorsements," Luck said. "I try to do things that fit and I use in my life, so I don't have to lie about in endorsing a product."
Luck listed his endorsements as: Nike, Quaker, Klipsch audio, Bodyarmor strength drink and Indiana University Health.


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Version and / or Patch Used: Demo Benchmark
Developer Homepage: http://www.residentevil.com/
Product Homepage: http://www.residentevil.com/
Resident Evil 5 is a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom. The game is the seventh installment in the Resident Evil survival horror series, and was released on September 18. Resident Evil 5 revolves around Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar as they investigate a terrorist threat in Kijuju, a fictional town in Africa.
Under RE5 we've already got strong performance. AUSUM mode helps boost it a little more which shows the HD 6990 again perform very similar to the HD 6970 CF setup. The HD 6990 in here is actually a little faster, though.


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A woman found dead in the Great Miami River in Hamilton has been identified.
Sheriff Richard Jones said the body of 57-year-old Shelby Ryczek was found floating in the river just south of the low-level dam along Neilan Boulevard.
Jones said people walking along a bike path first noticed the body about 4 p.m.
Hamilton authorities were the first units to respond to the scene. They contacted the Sheriff's Office, which has jurisdiction over the waterway.
Rescue crews were able to recover the woman's body and turn it over to the Butler County Coroner's Office.
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Kathy Gunter Sullivan of the Rootsweb North Carolina Lincoln County Mailing List in describing errors she found in listing in an online census database provided a caution we all should think about in our census research.
Unfortunately, the original Lincoln County 1810 census returns were
recopied into an "official" version. So what we have today is a
third-hand derivative source for Lincoln County's 1810 census. The first
version was in original order by household visitation. The second
version was rewritten into semi-alphabetical order by the census
enumerator. The third version was rewritten by the Lincoln County Clerk
of Court as a final "official" record. Obviously, the final version,
having passed through many reincarnations, reflects human error. The
result today is at least a third-hand derivative source for Lincoln
County's 1810 census. The bottom line is that we are long way removed from the original 1810 census information.
We should all question whether such things might have happened in our own counties of research interest.
There were other concerns she found in her research concerning the census of that county. The full posting is available for reading at the Rootsweb Archives at http://news.rootsweb.com/th/read/NCLINCOL/2009-12/1261365253.
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Lots of US citizens are looking to Canada for prescription drugs and lower prices.
Now a government study shows many of the drugs from Canada don't actually come from there.
Wallace Greenfield takes about a half dozen medications a day.
He says it would be a tough pill to swallow if he had to pay US prices: "It sure would cut down on free money, if you will."
So Wallace gets his prescriptions through Canadian pharmacies…but his pills don't always actually come from Canada.
"One came from Greece," he says.
And one antidepressant actually came from a small island in the South Pacific.
"I never heard of the place," says Greenfield.
The US government says it happens all the time...and it's a growing concern.
Steve Niedelman of the Food and Drug Administration says, "We were beginning to see a pattern of products coming, that were purporting to be of Canadian origin, coming from various countries from throughout the world. We wanted to determine how widespread this was."
So the FDA launched an investigation, confiscating thousands of foreign drug shipments.
"85% of them were from 27 other countries," says Niedelman. "We saw product coming through from Germany, from Australia, from China, from Iran, from Ecuador."
And more than thirty of the confiscated drugs turned out to be counterfeit.
"It is concerning. People who are expecting to receive treatment or a cure from some of the pharmaceuticals will not receive it or won't know for some time whether or not they're getting the correct prescription drug," Niedelman says.
Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights says there is always some risk when ordering drugs from foreign countries.
"If the pill looks any differently than you are normally used to seeing it, different shape, different color, take it to a pharmacist," he says.
Flanagan says he's not overly concerned about the fact that the drugs claiming to come from Canadian pharmacies actually come from other countries.
But the FDA says there is a big difference. Drugs sold here must comply with US laws and safety standards.
"They don't know whether they do or do not contain active ingredients, whether they're sub-potent, whether they're super-potent," says Niedelman.
Greenfield says he's not bothered by the fact that his prescriptions may come from all over the globe. He considers it the price he pays for getting pills at a price he can afford.
"As long as it's a factory bottle or factory container, I'm less concerned with who sent it than I'm concerned with that it's cheaper than something else down the street," he says.
The FDA says if you can't afford a drug here in the United States, contact the manufacturer
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National Book Award
IRA/CBC Children's Choice
Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey)
ALA Notable Children's Book
About the Book
Ramona Quimby is no longer seven, but not quite eight. She's "seven and a half right now," if you ask her! Not allowed to stay home alone, yet old enough to watch pesky Willa Jean, Ramona wonders when her mother will treat her like her older, more mature sister, Beezus.
But with her parents' unsettling quarrels and some spelling trouble at school, Ramona wonders if growing up is all it's cracked up to be. No matter what, she'll always be her mother's little girl…right? This warm-hearted story of a mother's love for her spirited young daughter is told beautifully by Newbery Medal winning author Beverly Cleary.
Supports the Common Core State Standards
Ramona Quimby is seven and a half—"right now," as she likes to say. She's growing up every day and that brings many changes, including new pajamas so cozy that Ramona wears them under her clothes to school.
But even though Ramona's getting bigger, she sometimes feels left out of the more grown-up relationship between her older sister, Beezus, and their busy working mom. Mrs. Quimby tells friends she "couldn't get along without Beezus," but does this mean she doesn't need Ramona?
With affectionate humor, Beverly Cleary shows Ramona—and us—just how much her mother loves her. Jacqueline Rogers's spirited illustrations make this new edition of Ramona and Her Mother one that readers will cherish.
Educator and Librarian Resources
Product Details
- Imprint: HarperCollins
- On Sale: 10/06/2009
- Pages: 224
- List Price: 6.99 USD
- Ages: 8 to 12
- BISAC1: JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
- BISAC2: JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
- BISAC3: JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)
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Yarn Profile: Ewe Ewe Wooly Worsted Washable
First Impressions
The premise of Ewe Ewe is simple: Not all knitters are comfortable with rougher yarns. And not all knitters like to hand-wash their garments. Wooly Worsted Washable hits that need smack-dab on the head, albeit gently, with a worsted-weight superwash wool made from a soft and spongy Australian Merino. The yarn's sweet spot is baby garb, but it also works brilliantly for gifts where you can't be there to guard against the accidental machine-wash.
Wooly Worsted Washable is spun in Italy of Australian Merino fibers that have been treated for machine washability. The microscopic scales covering the surface of the wool fibers have been gently nibbled off with enzymes. When dunked in warm soapy water and sloshed vigorously, your Ewe Ewe garment should not felt.
The yarn is currently available in seven colors, all of deeply saturated hues reminiscent of a Frida Kahlo painting.
Between the one-yarn offering and the limited color range, Ewe Ewe Yarns is an improbable venture. That's what I thought when I first got a sample skein. Yet more than a year later, this yarn still beckons me for a swatching. There's something here, something between the yarn's happy simplicity and its plush, spongy constitution.
Knitting Up
Wooly Worsted Washable is composed of three tightly twisted, perpendicularly plied strands of fiber. It's a round yarn, almost like spaghetti. The stitches don't blend with one-another in the way a fuzzy woolen-spun yarn would. Instead, they give crisp stitch definition and high relief to everything, from cables to ribbing. Because the stitches are so distinct from one-another, be careful with stranded colorwork. With no halo to hide them, the colors running behind your stitches may occasionally peek through.
I did find one knot in my skein, and I also passed a few spots where one of the yarn's tightly twisted three plies wasn't quite as tightly twisted as the others.
Blocking / Washing
My swatch, which had been tight and curling on the needles, stretched out on its towel and dried with a faint left-leaning slant. The yarn had kinked up on itself a few times while I was knitting and I failed to un-kink it.
Machine-washable wools are notorious for stretching in the wash, the reason being that their fibers no longer have protruding scales to provide surface friction (which, in turn, helps hold the fibers together in their yarn and fabric). My unwashed swatch had a gauge of 5 stitches and 7 rows per inch. Once washed and blocked, the gauge changed to 4.75 stitches per inch and approximately 6.5 rows per inch. Do swatch and check this before embarking on any significant project where sizing will be an issue.
To its credit, Wooly Worsted Washable has been given three tightly twisted plies, which aid greatly in durability. The fibers have also been prepared in the smoother worsted preparation to minimize those protruding ends. This, alas, also minimizes any come-hither halo.
After a basic amount of vigorous abrasion, my swatch began to blur. With more abrasion, the blur became a faint fog over the fabric surface. After a bit more unforgiving friction, the pills arrived. They were fairly deep-rooted, so I snipped them off with scissors to avoid disturbing the fibers around them.
Cascade 220 has more than 90 colors and Lark a still-impressive 41. In terms of washability, Cascade 220 also offers a machine-washable option, Quince does not. Currently the vast majority of the world's machine-washable wool processing takes place in China.
Wooly Worsted Washable may only come in seven colors, but its fine fibers stand out from the competition, providing a softer hand to the knitter and the wearer.
I only wish the yarn came in larger skeins, say, 100g instead of 50g. Perhaps it's just psychological, but I enjoy knitting with a full skein of yarn, just like I enjoy driving the car with a full tank of gas. As soon as that gas gauge starts to dip, my mind can't fully relax. I'm always checking to make sure I have enough. The same was true with my swatches.
Then again, if the 50g skeins retail for $9, that'd put the tab for a bigger skein at $18—and I don't know how many people would be willing to pay $18 for a 190-yard skein of wool yarn. Hand-dyed, maybe. Blended with silk, maybe. But superwash Merino, no matter that it was spun at an Italian mill? That might limit this yarn's audience.
Fortunately, you can do plenty of things with just one or two skeins. Ewe Ewe has plenty of accessory patterns including cowls, scarves, mitts, and hats. The yarn's bright, soft, colorful, and machine-washable constitution makes it ideal for babies and children. Considering that they are growing, children won't mind if their sweater grows a little with them.
Yarn Name
Wooly Worsted
Ewe Ewe Yarns
Fiber content
100% Australian Merino
5 stitches and 6.25 rows per inch on US 8 (5mm) needle
Average retail price
Where to buy online
Noble Knits
Weight/yardage per hank
50g / 95 yards (86m)
Country of origin
Australian Merino spun in Italy
Manufacturer's suggested wash method
Wash your finished garment inside out in cool water. Tumble dry low or reshape and lay flat to dry.
Review date
Color used in review
Pistachio (50)
Wholesale distributor
Ewe Ewe Yarns
Source of review yarn
Sent by a reader who works occasionally with Ewe Ewe Yarns


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Spicy (or not) Salmon (or Sablefish) Caesar
It's summertime, and the grilling is easy... or it should be! Here is a recipe that focuses on the accompaniments, rather than the salmon, which shines all by itself.
Makes 4 servings
Note: this recipe contains a small amount of raw egg.
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups French bread, cubed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 egg yolk (optional)
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons anchovy paste or 4 anchovy fillets, minced fine
2 teaspoons hot sauce (optional)
1 teaspoon capers
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 head romaine lettuce, washed and torn into medium-sized pieces
Croutons (see above)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Dressing (see above)
12 ounces grilled or blackened salmon or sablefish, cut into bite-sized pieces
Lemon wedges
Freshly ground black pepper (if desired)
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Siri is Apple's virtual, personal, digital assistant with a personality straight out of a Pixar film. With Siri, your iPhone or iPad can help you do all sorts of amazing things, from keeping in contact, to keeping on time, to keeping informed. But first, you may need to get Siri set up and up to speed. Follow along for a quick walkthrough on how to get started with Siri!
- How to use Siri
- How to edit a Siri question or command
- How to enable Siri in the Settings app
- How to configure Siri
- How to secure Siri with a Passcode Lock
How to use Siri
Using Siri is simple.
- Press and hold the Home button on your iPhone or iPad to activate Siri.
- Once you hear the two dings, you can release the Home button and start speaking a command or dictation to Siri.
How to edit a Siri question or command
If Siri miss-heard you, you made a mistake, or you simply changed your mind, it's easiest to just tap the microphone icon and ask Siri the question or issue the command again. However, if you'd rather edit your original question or command, you can do that too. This trick comes in handy when Siri consistently doesn't understand a proper name or unique word correctly.
- Launch Siri by pressing and holding the Home button on your iPhone or iPad.
- Dictate a request.
- Scroll up to view the text you've spoken if it isn't on the screen already.
- Tap on the text you spoke in order to edit it.
- Change anything you'd like and then hit Done on the bottom right of the keyboard.
How to enable and disable Siri in the Settings app
iOS will typically ask you if you want to enable Siri when you first set up your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or iPad mini. However, if for some reason Siri isn't already enabled, you can turn it on at any time in Settings. The same goes for disabling it.
- Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on General.
- Tap on Siri.
- Either enable or disable Siri by toggling the switch on or off. You'll be asked to confirm you want to enable or disable Siri.
How to configure Siri
You can configure Siri to work in several languages, with or without voice feedback, to know your contact information, and to activate whenever you raise your phone.
- Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on General.
- Tap on Siri.
- Tap on Language to change languages and dialects.
- Tap on Voice Feedback to choose whether Siri always talks back to you, or only when in Handsfree mode.
- Tap **My Info* to select your Contact card so Siri knows who you are, what your numbers are, and what your locations are. This lets you say things like "Call home." or "Give me directions to work."
- Toggle Raise to Speak to have Siri pop up whenever you bring your iPhone to your ear, and you're not on a call. This may drain your battery faster than if it were disabled.
How to secure Siri with a Passcode Lock
Since Siri is usually activated by just holding down the Home button, it can pose a security risk to the data on your iPhone or iPad. If you are security conscious and have activated a Passcode Lock for your iPhone or iPad, you may want to make sure Siri isn't allowed to bypass that lock — it's less convenient, but that's always the cost of security.
- Launch the **Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on Touch ID & Passcode. If you have a device that doesn't use Touch ID, you'll simply tap on Passcode.
- Type in your passcode.
- Scroll to the bottom and under the Allow Access When Locked section, turn Off the option for Siri.
How to get more help with Siri
If you still need help with setting up or using Siri with your iPhone Contacts, or any other Siri feature, head on over to our Siri Forum and ask away!
Note: Originally published November 2012. Updated May 2014 by Ally Kazmucha.


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Syncopation from Sonzea provides a hands-free solution to keep your iTunes® music collection synchronized across multiple computers running Mac OS X. Once installed on two or more Macs, Syncopation goes to work, finding music that is on one computer but not the others, and automatically transfers the songs between them so that they both contain your complete music collection. Leave it running in the background and it will keep your iTunes libraries up-to-date. When you make changes to your song files on one computer, Syncopation updates your other computers with those changes. If you add files to one of your computers, Syncopation replicates the new songs to your other computers, whether they are iTunes Music Store purchases or tracks ripped from your own CDâs. Syncopation works over your Ethernet or wireless network.
Required OS: not specified
Tags: itunes , music
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This no longer works to transfer ratings, which makes it no better than iTunes Home Sharing :(
FolderShare is great but it only syncs the files. You need to be able to sync your iTunes Library as well. Also FolderShare doesn't support more than 10000 files.
I think it would be possible to fully recreate this using the free FolderShare to sync iTunes folder across computers. Even though FolderShare is and MS product it works extremely well on both Macs and PCs and it's freeeeee.....
This ain't freeware. Sonzea offers a 30-day trial; it will then cost you $24.95 to continue using the program. Great idea though.


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Just curious....mine will be the RNR in San Antonio in November. I'm super excited and NERVOUS about it. Sometimes it seems I'm all gung ho when I'm sitting looking at training plans and thinking about it but then the runs just kill it. Then again it's HOT where I live and I don't do well in heat at all. Anyways, 19 weeks to go....ack!
Running in honor of those that can't....and with vision that one day my son will run alongside me.
I am still trying to decide between running the San Antonio RNR or the Seawall Half Marathon in Galveston, both are in November, whichever one I end up picking will be my first. I have looked at a few training plans and I have found most to be a little intimidating. I am average running about 12 miles a week now, but adding a 4th (or a 5th) day of training into the mix sounds like it might be too much, especially with this Texas heat.
Yeah you really have to pick what works for you. I never do back to back runs. There are days I feel that I want to...but I don't. I have learned in the past it just doesn't work for me and I always end up injured. So I run every other day. I am loosely following the FIRST training plan that consists of one interval training run for speed, one tempo run and one long endurance run. However you do need a decent base built up already before embarking...which is why I say I am following it loosely. I think if you find a plan that you like (there is one listed on this site I had saved for a while actually that was 4 days a week) you can tweak it but def write it out to make sure that you are increasing your miles consistently, not too much and that you'll be at goal pace by race day. If speed is not a concern then I'd just focus on getting out consistently and regularly.
Running in honor of those that can't....and with vision that one day my son will run alongside me.
It's good to know I'm not alone--I'm also training for my first, the All Women & One Lucky Guy Half in Newburyport, MA in early November. My training was sort of hit & miss until I got out of school a week ago. I wanted to get back in shape and then I read The Non-Runners' Marathon Guide for Women by Dawn Dais (she even included training plans for a half and full marathon for runners and runner-walkers). If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it (very funny and inspirational at the same time).
I'm just starting training this week for my first one in March 17th, 2012!! Can't wait to hear how you did!! Good luck and have FUN!!
I'm hoping to be ready to do a half in March as well. It really depends on how training goes over the winter, but for now, that's the plan.
I'm registered for one on March 18th, it'll be my first one. I start the training program tonight and im super excited
Hope the November first timers did (or do) great! I did my first one yesterday -- Pensacola Marathon -- and will be doing my second one in the beginning of March. I didn't train as well as I should have and ended up walking quite a bit of the race (including almost a mile with an injured runner), but I finished it! And I wasn't last!
I'm using yesterday's race as a foundation, and will build on it to have an awesome race in March.
I am running my first half marathon in February. So far I completed the first week of this site's half marathon intermediate training plan, but I have to admit It was a bit too challenging for me so I will probably be re-doing this first week once or twice untill I get my legs used to it!
Good luck to you all!
Current PB:
5k: 19:53 (December 31st 2014)
10k : 42:30 (March 9th 2014)
Half Marathon: 1:32:40 (February 1st 2015)
Marathon: 3:33:31 (March 15th 2015)
Completed my first marathon! Feeling like getting some more!
One-size fits all training plans are good in certain situations. Apparently you didn't fit in. I'm using automated training planner Sportlyzer. It caluclates a custom plan and keeps updating it as you log in trainings. For tracking I use Garmin Fit mobile app as Sportlyzer syncs to GarminConnect.
Sometimes it's not as adaptive as I would like, but I couldn't plan my trainings smarter myself.
Open Air addict and hobby runner
Half Marathon 1:43 (Nov 6 '11)
Coached by a virtual coach at sportlyzer.com
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New Gaming Case from Gigabyte for 2012
- GZ-G2 with 2 x 120mm front Cooling fans
- Side panel with Intel Tac 2.0 ventilation holes to support 2 x 120mm fans
- Control on/off button for fans on front of case
- Multi media panel located at the front middle for easy access with reset button
- Tool-less installation for 5.25 / 3.5 Devices
- 80mm rear exhaust fan
- Water cooling holes for future upgradability for liquid cooling
- Convex side panel at the back of motherboard for hiding extra cables
- Space for 2 x 120mm case fans on side panel
- Power supply positioned at bottom
- Ventilation holes and dust filter for PSU
- Black coated interior
- Pedestal foots provide stability and protect floor from scratches
- Model no. GZ-G2
- Dimensions ( W x H x D ) 185 x 420 x 445 mm
- Material ABS / Mesh/ 0.6 mm SGCC
- Color (s) Black
- Side panel (s) TAC 2.0
- Drive bays 5.25" x1 , 3.5"x1 +6(internal)
- Expansion slots 7
- Form factor ATX / Micro ATX
- I / O ports 2 x USB 2.0 / 1 x HD Audio
- Fans Front: 120mm silent fan x 2 (w/ fan switch x 2)
- Rear: 80mm silent fan x1
- Weight 5.25kg
Customer reviews
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Very nice case for the money.
Reviewed by Sam. Review Posted 01/10/2012
Bought this case for a new PC build, it's very good quality. All the parts are well designed and the fittings are well thought out, making it very easy to install hardware.
The two front fans are very quiet and effective, with side ports for another two 120mm's this case should have no airflow problems.
Only downside would be that it has room for just a single dvd drive, this was not an issue for me though.
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
Excellent Case For The Price
Reviewed by Mark. Review Posted 08/02/2014
I brought this case a while back for a new computer build which was indeed for a gaming case. I have just placed another order for one of these cases even though really I did not need it, I have an Antec 900 case and I need extra hard drive space but the 900 does not give much scope. This will hold about 7 or 8 hard drives comfortably. The only tip that I can give you when building a system using this case, is to put the DVD drive or Blu Ray drive in first. I made the mistake of doing the mobo first and then I was stuck for the space to get the Blu Ray into.
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
Design fault leaves hot spots in case.
Reviewed by Sam. Review Posted 26/08/2013
I previously reviewed this case and gave it 5 stars, but having used it a while I discovered it has a serious design flaw. The small 80mm exhaust fan is not adequate, and this leads to a hot spot at the top and right side of the case.
Gigabyte obviously noticed this problem, as the newer version has another 120mm fan in the top, sadly they are still selling this one as a 'gaming' case, which I feel is misleading as gaming rigs generally need very good airflow which this case should have, but sadly doesn't.
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Limiting the bandwidth did not help, either. I also increased the process priority of both PS3MS and mencoder_mt.exe, but this has not helped. Maybe I have a flawed version of mencoder_mt.exe?
I also have integrated graphics and no external additional graphics card. Could this be a problem, even though my processor speed should be more than sufficient?
Messing with my transcoding values for mencoder seems to help. These values seem to keep up except for in more action-packed parts of a movie:
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MORGANTOWN - If you're looking at the Big 12 and its annual gaudy offensive statistics, you're probably thinking it's just a collection of offensive-minded coaches who focus much of their recruiting to that side of the ball.
But that's not the case.
''It's the style of play,'' West Virginia defensive coordinator Joe DeForest said. ''If you look at Big 10 offenses and SEC offenses, what are they? They're two-back, run the ball, play-action, throw it over your head. In the Big 12, you're facing eight teams that spread the field horizontally as well as vertically. ''
And they learn how to play this way at a young age.
"If you look at Texas high schools, a lot of them run this system or a form of it,'' DeForest said. ''When kids get to your school, they've already run those plays, they already understand what that offense is based on, so they're a step ahead. The kids in the Big 12 from the Texas high schools are used to seeing it, used to defending it and used to running it.''
Well, they may be used to defending it, but they've never really excelled at defending it.
Last season, the Big 12 teams held four of the top 12 spots in the nation in total offense, having each played against a league defense nine times.
Though there have been only two conference games to this point, there are seven Big 12 teams ranked among the top 27 in the nation in total offense, with Oklahoma State and Texas Tech holding the top two spots. Seven league quarterbacks are in the top 20 for pass efficiency, holding the top three rankings and five of the top seven.
And they do it in the snap of a finger. Around here, we used to think of tempo only when we thought about a Ford car type. The Big 12 is the only conference in America where the center's arm gets sore. And few do it quite the way the Baylor Bears do it.
Baylor's Tempo
''The faster they go,'' DeForest said, ''the more plays they can get. (Our guys) are going to have to give more effort getting back to the line of scrimmage than they do during the play.''
It's one thing to hear that, but WVU linebacker Doug Rigg actually saw it when he flipped on the tape of the Baylor offense this week.
''Their tempo is on another level,'' Rigg said of the Bears. ''The first time I put on the film, I had to check and make sure it wasn't on fast-forward because those guys are just on another speed level.''
And later, he added: ''I watched the game they played last week. One time they lined up so fast, it cut off the replay they were showing. I was 'wow, I've never seen that.' If people need to come in, they need to get in the game as fast as possible.''
Baylor's Spacing
''You wait until you see Baylor's splits,'' DeForest said. ''They'll have a receiver 1 yard from the sideline. They'll have another receiver on the hash, and another receiver outside the hash. What they try to do is take your linebackers out of the run set, and defend. And they do a great job of that.''
It generally works. Baylor has topped 500 yards of offense in nine straight games.
''We just have to keep it simple, keep the ball in front of us. If they throw it and catch it, we have to tackle it,'' DeForest said. ''It comes down to us getting off the field. Ultimately, that's our job as a defense.''
Baylor's Tricks
''They have three different tempos,'' DeForest said. ''They try to catch you subbing to get 12 guys on the field. They do a lot of things that create problems.''
Some things they do, Holgorsen said, aren't legal.
''I know one thing that happens, and they are tricky about it, and I have known this for long time, but the ball will go off on their sidelines and you have a big cluster of people on their sidelines, and then they sub,'' he said. ''It doesn't look like they subbed, and then they snap it. That is against the rules, and we talked to the officials about that prior to the game. Bottom line: if they sub people, we have to sub people.''
Notes: Award-winning country music superstar Trace Adkins will perform the national anthem as part of pregame festivities ... The matchup has been designated as "Stripe the Stadium" day. Fans sitting in even-numbered section are encouraged to wear Gold to the game, while fans sitting in odd numbered sections are encouraged to wear blue.


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A psychiatrist's testimony Wednesday convinced a judge to set aside a Camdenton woman's Alford plea. The doctor said Bradie Simpson was suffering from a mental disease at the time of the alleged attack.
Bradie Simpson was accused of attacking her 9 month-old in Camden County. Simpson's older son called authorities in Feb. 2012 after finding his mother and sister missing. Deputies later found both of them in a wooded area behind the home, and Simpson's throat was cut.
Investigators say Simpson went to a local church months before the incident saying her child was possessed. Both mother and daughter survived.
By trying to use an Alford plea, Simpson was admitting prosecutors have enough evidence to convict her, but she still maintains her innocence.


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Total, year-over-year handle increased at the 2013 Belmont Park spring/summer meet which ran 56 days from April 26 through July 14, according to The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA). All-sources handle on NYRA races was $573 million, up 1.2 percent from $566 million in 2012, and total handle, including simulcast races, was $643 million, up 1.1 percent from $636 million last year.
On-track handle* on NYRA races was $78 million, down 10.4 percent from $88 million in 2012.
Attendance at Belmont Park decreased 14.1 percent to 282,488 from 328,915 in 2012, when the expectation of a Triple Crown bid by I'll Have Another helped attract a crowd of 85,811 to the Belmont Stakes. Attendance at this year's Belmont Stakes was 47,562. (On-track handle for the 2013 Belmont Stakes Day card was $10,700,326 and total handle was $88,652,023, compared to $13,777,920 and $96,485,985, respectively, last year.)
There were 542 races run this year compared to 525 in 2012, when a full race card was canceled on June 21 due to heat and when five races were canceled on June 22 because of a storm and loss of power at Belmont Park. Average betting interests per race decreased 6 percent to 7.7 (4,189 total) compared to 8.2 (4,312 total) in 2012. Turf races increased to 234 with 48 taken off the turf, compared to 225 on and 59 off in 2012.
Aqueduct Racetrack and the Belmont Café will be open for simulcasting every day for the Saratoga Race Course meet which runs from Friday, July 19 through Labor Day, Monday, September 2 with live racing six days a week, Wednesday through Monday.
Below are the exact totals for the 2013 Belmont Park spring/summer meeting as compared to last year:
Racing Days
56 in 2013, 55 in 2012
Belmont Park Attendance
Down 14.1 percent (282,488 vs. 328,915)
Aqueduct Simulcast Center Attendance
Up 4.2 percent (126,974 vs. 121,820)
On-Track Handle* (including simulcast races)
Down 5.6 percent ($148,438,004 vs. $157,259,553)
On-Track Handle* (just NYRA races)
Down 10.4 percent ($78,472,865 vs. $87,660,853)
Total Handle (including simulcast races)
Up 1.1 percent ($643,120,556 vs. $636,065,934)
Total Handle (just NYRA races)
Up 1.2 percent ($573,149,866 vs. $566,467,233)
NYRA Rewards Wagering
Phone down 5.6 percent ($15,007,849 vs. $15,903,961)
Internet up 6.2 percent ($29,633,033 vs. $27,892,104)
Aqueduct Wagering
Up 2.3 percent ($37,385,576 vs. $36,541,127)
* Please note that NYRA on-track wagering numbers include handle wagered on-track at Belmont Park, through NYRA Rewards account wagering, and at the Aqueduct simulcast center.
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Raceland man found guilty of attacking 78-year-old
Published: Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 9:15 p.m.
A 55-year-old Raceland man who beat up and robbed a 78-year-old man in November was found guilty of armed robbery Tuesday, Thibodaux District Attorney Cam Morvant said.
Donald Loston walked up to the man's carport Nov. 24 at dusk as the man unloaded his groceries, Morvant said. Loston said he had car trouble and needed help.
When the man returned with a car jack and a glass of water, Loston grabbed the jack and used it to hit the man in the head, he said.
He then took the man's wallet from his pocket as he bled profusely.
"What makes this crime of violence worse is that it was perpetrated upon a particularly vulnerable victim," he added. "Crimes like this are why we dedicate resources to a special elderly services prosecutor. Now that we have a conviction, we will try to take whatever steps are necessary to keep this predator away from society for as long as we can."
The prosecution presented DNA evidence and fingerprints to convict Loston, he added.
The jury's decision was unanimous.
Loston was on parole for a previous armed robbery conviction when he committed the crime and had previously been convicted of distribution of cocaine, Morvant said.
His sentencing date is slated for July 24. He faces 10 to 99 years in prison without parole.
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Stocks to Watch: Supervalu, Deckers Outdoor, Health Management
By Mia Lamar
Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Monday's session are Supervalu (SVU) Deckers Outdoor (DECK) and Health Management Associates (HMA).
Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP has indicated it is willing to pursue multiple options in a deal with Supervalu, including purchasing the troubled grocer's entire business or solely purchasing its Albertsons stores, a person familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. Involved parties were actively negotiating over the weekend, the person said, though it wasn't clear if a deal would be reached. Supervalu shares surged 17% to $2.78 in premarket trading.
While admitting Deckers' sales and margins should "remain challenged" through the first half of 2013, Sterne Agee says they "are likely to improve materially" in the back half the year on improved offerings from the footwear and outdoor-apparel maker. The firm set a $65 target on the stock and upgraded it to a buy rating. Shares jumped 10% to $42.14 premarket.
Health Management Associates investors are feeling the heat after a "60 Minutes" segment Sunday reported on allegations that doctors faced pressure to admit patients from the emergency room to fill hospital beds. The hospital operator rebutted the report as "inaccurate" and said data shows HMA admission rates are in-line with national norms and consistent over several years. But CRT Capital–which found "troubling admit patterns" in its own analysis and cuts HMA to sell from fair value–sees "significantly greater risk" of a bigger federal investigation and potential settlement fines. "This is as serious an allegation of fraud as we have ever heard," the firm added. Shares were down 3.4% premarket to $7.68.
Yahoo (YHOO) said a Mexican court has ordered it to pay $2.7 billion to Worldwide Directories SA and Ideas Interactivas SA, which claimed a breach of contract related to a yellow-pages listings service. Shares were down 1.6% to $18.48 premarket.
FedEx (FDX) will raise its shipping rates for ground and home delivery by an average of 4.9% in 2013.
HFF (HF) and Home BancShares (HOMB) are the latest in a host of companies declaring additional dividends ahead of a potential tax rise in the new year. HFF, which provides financial services related to commercial real-estate capital, said its board approved a special cash dividend of $1.52 a share. The board of Home BancShares, which owns Centennial Bank, also approved an extra cash dividend of 13 cents a share.
MGIC Investment (MTG) said it will transfer $100 million to its principal insurance subsidiary on Monday and noted it has satisfied all other conditions required by Freddie Mac (FMCC) to approve a new subsidiary to sell coverage in some states.
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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its credit rating on Teekay (TK) one notch further into junk territory, citing expectations of continued low profitability for the tanker-ship company.
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16 February 2007
Chaos Study
I have trouble working in an uncluttered space. Chaos comforts me. I know that just about anything I need is probably buried in a pile somewhere around me. I'm good with piles. I understand their logic.
At least twice a year I make an effort to organize things. Or at least organize the chaos a bit more. It usually lasts a couple days, maybe a week. I enjoy the order, but am seldom productive in it. There's something threatening within such clarity.
Each to their own. My work room is particularly cluttered at the moment, so I took a couple pictures:
Perhaps the Guardian article will encourage other people to post pictures of where they write, and perhaps a few of those people will be as fond of clutter as I...
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- Anonymous2/17/2007 9:52 AM
Cheney, you call that clutter? Child's play.ReplyDelete
jeff ford
Well, I'm still young.... And I've only been in this apartment five years.ReplyDelete
Come on, Jeff, show me worse!
My work den is similarly cluttered - it's not a mess, it's just man-at-work clutter, I guess. I could see myself being more productive at places like yours than at the sunny neo-classic deco places from the Gardian piece.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2/17/2007 5:11 PM
My car is worse than your office.ReplyDelete
jeff ford
I don't mind clutter, and I am a big fan of piles, but I need a certain amount of order. I can't have stuff strewn about willy-nilly. That kills all my creativity. I can't feel comfortable unless there's a certain minimal organization. It's something of a balancing act.ReplyDelete
Sterile environments, however, are much worse.
After looking at these pictures I feel a little better about the chaos around here. (Mine is much, much worse, but I've had 15 years. You'll get there.)ReplyDelete
- James2/19/2007 12:01 PM
How odd. htI have that same New Yorker cover on my wall. It was the first decoration I put up after I moved in--let's check the date on the cover--eight years ago.ReplyDelete
Hello, Matthew! Your blog inspired me (thank you). Please check out my work space photos here: http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Arts-Entertainment/Literature/Writing/Blog~185188.aspxReplyDelete
Hello again, everyone. Allow me to make my blog entry into a hyperlink. There.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the read.
If I had a desk, I'd take a photo for you. But because I live in a tiny apartment, my clutter is strewn all over the place. (And the 50-70 books arriving from publishers every month don't do much to help.)ReplyDelete
For evidence, go here.
James -- Glad to know that NYer cover has inspired somebody else. It's kind of a vision of utopia for me. Snob heaven, maybe, but nonetheless...ReplyDelete
Tabitha -- great! I think I put up this post primarily to satisfy my own voyeuristic urges by inspiring other people to post pictures of their writing spaces.
Maud -- Strewn! It's my second-favorite word after clutter! So glad to see it!
Matthew -- no matter your intention, yours was a fun blog to come across. I plan to stop by again as time allows. Take care.ReplyDelete
Fair Trade Coffee is an organization that protects the laborers who work hard to bring you great coffee. Fair Trade Coffee is produced a bit differently from regular beans, but still ensures that the beans are of the highest caliber.ReplyDelete
In the United States people drink a lot of coffee, from cappuccino to espresso. Most people couldn't face a day without their morning cup, but most people have no clue how coffee is made. Fair Trade Coffee helps bring information on this process to the many coffee drinkers in the U.S.
I echo other sentiments expressed here, i.e.: Pshaw! You think that's cluttered?ReplyDelete


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2. Discuss regulatory requirements, ethical issues, Good Clinical Practices involved with clinical trials.
3. Describe current principles and practices in medical research from product path starting with discovery and ending with marketing approval.
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Macworld Chugs Along Without Apple
It may not have Apple, but Macworld is still chugging along.
The Macworld show in San Francisco, which typically occurs several weeks after the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, was a magnet of attention back when Apple held court there four years ago. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs took to the Macworld stage in 2007 to unveil the first iPhone, which went on to propel Apple to become the world's largest tech company. In 2008, Apple showed off its thinnest laptop, the MacBook Air, at Macworld.
Apple hasn't participated in Macworld since 2009, saying it interacts with more customers through its stores than it could ever hope to through the show. Apple also holds its own media events when it chooses to.
For Macworld, Apple's withdrawal has had mixed results. The show has grown to 300 exhibitors this year from about 180 the first year without Apple. But attendance has fallen a little to 25,000 attendees, from 30,000 projected in 2010.
Still, "that's a sizable show for most markets," said Paul Kent, Macworld's general manager. The show opens Thursday in San Francisco's Moscone Center and runs through February 2.
The show has focused heavily on Apple's mobile devices and has rebranded itself as "Macworld/iWorld: The Ultimate iFan Event." Mr. Kent also said that the show sold out of space it allocated for 100 app developers. The show has also added a music and photo events.
Macworld has also attracted celebrities to speak at the event, including "Star Trek" star Jonathan Frakes and the comedian Sinbad. This year, Fred Armisen from "Saturday Night Live" and the hit TV show "Portlandia," and Ashton Kutcher, who stars in a new feature film about Mr. Job's life, will appear.
Mr. Kent said he believes Macworld has moved on without Apple being the anchor of the show, and can still offer a relevant voice in the sea of consumer electronics events.


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Brenda is a native North Dakotan and very pleased to be involved in the world of education through the NDSU Extension Service in Ramsey County. Her family and friends can make life interesting at times but there is always an opportunity for learning along the way.
April Fool's Day
Happy April Fool's Day! Facebook, Twitter and other social media are buzzing with funny stories and jokes on a day that for most is an opportunity for a break from the too-seriousness of life. Even that mighty search engine company, Google, got in the act and today announced that is launching a search service powered by smell – not. One of my favorite April Fool's jokes is from Google also – a few years back they announced they were changing their name to Topeka and were releasing a service called Google Paper, which would automatically send you, printed copies of all your emails. A friend then asked – in all seriousness - who would be responsible for the cost of the extra paper!
In grade school, I remember a teacher telling us that starting immediately all our writing would need to done in red pen and while hers on our papers would be done in black. About half the class laughed while the other half had a "deer-in the-headlights" look as they contemplated how to suddenly acquire red pens. Even years later one classmate commented how he never really trusted that teacher again!
I remember my maternal Grandfather enjoying April Fool's jokes which were usually associated with his lifetime occupation of farming. On April Fool's day, new lambs could suddenly talk; the tractor had learned to drive itself so he could rest and the lights in the hayloft always turned themselves off and so was never forgotten. For his young granddaughters the stories were more fun than a trick and now are part of the memories of a very kind man.
But this year there is one April Fool's trick I could live without. It is now more than a week since Spring arrived on the calendar and yet today on April Fool's Day, the small space heater in my office kicked in. I do not like Winter's continued presence or its version of an April Fool's joke.