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by Ryan Dixon - April 21, 2009 11:26 AM UTC
Montreal must look ahead to what they can do to better their chances next season, and that search should start with a player of Zdeno Chara's presence.
Once a creative glimpse into a player's style and soul, hockey nicknames sure aren't what they once were. It's a shame to think Maurice Richard, known as 'The Rocket' in his day, would probably be referred to as 'Richie' today.
by Ryan Dixon - April 17, 2009 11:32 PM UTC
Tim Gleason's big goal tied the series and the role players could turn the tide... and Pittsburgh is nullifying Philadelphia's depth.
Score one for the Carolina 'D.' Now that it looks like we're going to see the close series everyone predicted when the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes drew each other in the first round, it will be interesting to see how two similar teams match up in key areas going forward.
by Ryan Dixon - April 16, 2009 11:54 AM UTC
Expectations and excitement will fill four arenas tonight as Day 2 of the chase for the chalice gets underway Thursday.
Who says there are no guarantees in the playoffs? No matter the outcome of the four Game 1's Thursday night, magic is assured before the puck even drops in Chicago, where Blackhawks fans finally get another chance to create their unique shrill through the Star Spangled Banner.
by Ryan Dixon - April 9, 2009 12:45 PM UTC
Plenty of first-year coaches have found success in the NHL this year and you can expect that trend to continue in the next campaign.
That 'Help Wanted' signs will soon be going up behind some NHL benches is not a new trend. Coaches enter their racket with the knowledge that blame will find its way to their feet when things go wrong, often because they've already been axed at the NHL level once or twice before.
by Ryan Dixon - April 2, 2009 2:25 PM UTC
Toronto could have had a draft pick for for the diminutive blueliner at the deadline, but they'll be better off for holding on to him.
Though they could use an extra pick in this year's draft, I'll bet the Toronto Maple Leafs are much happier with the fact they have Ian White on their blueline.
by Ryan Dixon - March 26, 2009 1:43 PM UTC
Some distinctions are obvious - ice, for instance - but some of the subtle discrepancies are worth noting.
I was down at the arena I usually watch hockey in last night when out of nowhere these immensely tall guys came charging out on to the – what is that, wood? – and started firing around this giant orange, bouncy puck.
by Ryan Dixon - March 19, 2009 11:26 AM UTC
After stumbling early on, last year's No. 1 overall pick has rejoined the Calder Trophy race.
It's been a relatively long time since anybody thought Steven Stamkos would be this year's NHL rookie of the year. In early October, before the season began, last year's No.
by Ryan Dixon - March 12, 2009 10:51 AM UTC
Even though he's been lighting up the American League lately, Jiri Tlusty should stay there to develop instead of getting the call up to the Maple Leafs.
March is usually a month when bad teams try to identify their good prospects by giving them a twirl with the big boys. For the clubs, they get some sense as to whether a youngster might be ready to make a permanent leap to the NHL any time soon.
by Ryan Dixon - March 5, 2009 2:08 PM UTC
Even though they didn't make any big moves to help in a playoff push, Anaheim GM Bob Murray deserves recognition for what he did.
There sure wasn't too much to get excited about on what was a fairly dreary deadline day. One team, however, took a vibrant position that should stand to other teams as a lesson in spine.
by Ryan Dixon - February 26, 2009 11:52 AM UTC
Not many of the Blue Jackets have playoff experience considering the team has never made the dance, but one player is well acquainted.
There's a lot of excitement surrounding the Columbus Blue Jackets' first-ever playoff push and not just from players and fans anxious for that initial taste of post-season action.
by Ryan Dixon - February 19, 2009 10:14 AM UTC
Miikka Kiprusoff may not have the best numbers in the league, but the respect he gets from his teammates never waivers.
When it comes to generating heated discussions, nothing beats a good ranking. Whether we're putting together a pre-season list of playoff teams or rating the best players in the game, there's never any shortage of talking – meaning yelling – points when we at The Hockey News handicap any part of the hockey world.
by Ryan Dixon - February 12, 2009 9:56 AM UTC
The definition can be fuzzy, but one thing is certain: Truly elite blueliners are few and far between.
My most enjoyable times at work are the moments when perception becomes reality. We love to joke at The Hockey News about the mistaken impressions people have of our office dynamic.


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Wednesday, 7th June, 2006, 10:12 PM #171
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With all due respect, you are completely missing my point. It doesn't matter what the specific remedy is because I'm not advocating a specific remedy. In this case I am ONLY talking about the possibility of reform, period.
But the issue at hand is simply the discussion of reform, in the abstract. The baby analogy everyone had trouble with was about that specific issue. I gather definitive statements are not welcome here, but some thigns are definitive. D&D is a game. There I said it. D&D has had more than one version. I said that too. No if ands or butts. Sorry.
Again, totally irrelevent to the concept of reforming D&D. It will change. And it will change in the fairly near future, unless bird flu wipes us out or something. You can't escape it. So since we know it will change, it makes sense to discuss how we might best like it to change, even what aspects we feel are most important to keep as-is.
a very poor analogy because nobody owns it, it hasn't changed substantially in centuries, is about 1000 times simpler than D&D, and works perfectly. Are you suggesting then that you believe D&D is in roughly the same design state as chess? That would explain a lot...
(And how about, instead of chess, you substitue the game Sorry. Same result.)I don't know if I would consider being smashed into a pulp by a giant mace to be a "good result".
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Wednesday, 7th June, 2006, 10:13 PM #172
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I was trying to figure out a way to use "pugilistic" and "pusillanimous" in such a way as to play off this word, but just couldn't do it.Originally Posted by Piratecat
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Wednesday, 7th June, 2006, 10:45 PM #173
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And those of us who have been in the military know how well that phrase works in actual practice. Generally, its maximum effective range is 0.0 meters. It reminds me of a student in my class this last year who once opened with, "Mr. Chance, I don't want to sound rude, but...."Originally Posted by Primitive Screwhead
I cut her off right there. "If you don't want to sound rude, then don't. If that means you've got nothing left to say, then you've got nothing to say."
Amazingly, she had nothing to say.
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"!!!" seems a bit of an overreaction to me. I will join the others in pointing out that it's not an objective point of view at all; it's your point of view.Originally Posted by big dummy
Frankly, it doesn't seem the least bit abnormal to me. Soccer fans will actually riot over their games, and two great physicists of the 20th century wrote thier greatest papers as a pair, and broke up over who should have their name first on the paper. People have got killed over what seem to me to be trivial differences in fundamentally the same religious beliefs. Goedel's first words upon meeting another mathematian was "I know of your work and consider it harmful", over an issue that would be incomprehensible to most people with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Concerns about things that others would consider trivial or incomprehensible seem part of the human condition.
Arguments on a message board getting heated seems relatively calm and subnormal.
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Saying "with all due respect" a bunch of times and then following it up with a snide insult pretty much guarantees that everyone figures out just how much respect you think they're due too. In other words, you've just rendered any polite gestures irrelevant.
This is all good stuff to know when writing memos in your professional life too, because if people start thinking that "Bill can't talk with people without crapping into their ears with his opinions" even a little bit they're more likely to put you in basement with the stapler so you don't have a chance to chat it up with potential customers and their bosses. Again, it's possible that some people are alpha (fe)males, work in constructuion/plumping/mercenary work in Angola where straight talk is the norm and appreciated, and/or are so critical to the well oiled machine of the company or organization they're involved in that they can get away with saying whatever they want however they'd offer to say it. For the rest of us mere mortals, and likely those candidates too though, our communication and reception of news is improved by tact, humor, and the honest recognition of the validity and good faith of the viewpoints of those around us no matter much we think the rest of the world is off its rocker and wrong. No one is a perfect communicator all the time I think, but everyone should strive to be one.
I'm going to knock out a few rules of thumb again, of do's and don'ts:
1. Don't tell something they don't want to hear without telling them something they do.
2. Don't tell people what their position is, unless you cage such in an unassailable fortress of qualifiers. "I'm not trying to tell you what your position is under any circumstance, but here is what I think I'm hearing you say you think..."
3. In using the hierarchy of judgments one can make while communicating, do make proposals first, observations second, value judgements third, and assumptions last or not at all. Proposals are usually well received, or at least considered. Observations are often subjective as are values. Assumptions, even assumptions indicated by observation or value judgments, only lead to pain, suffering, and woe. Even if you must lean on observations and value judgments in a discussion it's best to constantly remind the audience that you're aware of the nature of what you're doing.
4. Do be warm, friendly, knowledgeable and creative. Don't be pompous, patronizing, closed-minded, and vague.
5. Do understand the nature of the replies from your audience. Replies have several formats, but there are a few that need to be considered: "Do you know something I don't, and need to?", "Can I trust you?", "Do you make me comfortable?", "Are you reasonable?", "Who/what do you represent?", "What's in this discussion for me?" Just because these questions seem confrontation doesn't mean they are. They're normal things of any formatted behavior. Note the first three though - they're the ones you lose automatically by being rude, condescending, patronizing, etc. They're also the most important ones, because they're the ones that determine if people will listen long enough to get to the rest of them sometimes.
6.Do focus on behavior rather than people. Don't single people out, even groups of people out, unless you're fully intending to be confrontational. Singling people and groups out makes your hair fall out, causes shingles, and leads to loose bowels. Don't do it unless you're scrapping for a fight or you're positive the people under discussion aren't there. That still doesn't make it the right thing to do, but at least if you know you're going in to tick off a whole bunch of people, or one specific person, you can't complain and feel put upon when you get slugged in the guts verbally for a few days.
7. Do be humble. You are not a unique snowflake. You could be truly cast in gold in the frame of Superman, blessed with the intellect to pound Stephen Hawking into the dirt with your mighty brain. You could have fought your way through the tunnels in Vietnam with a comb and your twentieth level super-duper black belt in hot-sexy-GI-do. You don't know everything about everything. No one should be expected to care about your opinions or observations. No one should automatically respect you over the internet just because you made out with supermodels. There is nothing you have ever said or done outside the context of the discussion at hand, unless it was specifically with the people at hand, that is relevant whatsoever. Even if you have specifically relevant knowledge, that doesn't automatically trump individual opinion or insight. It's the internet, and the only thing you really are is what you convince people to see you as. Even the folks that designed 3E get sniped occasionally; sometimes with good reasons, sometimes for not so good reasons. The grace with which you accept challenges to your ideas is a vital part of how people interpret you.
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big dummy,
When speaking about fact, perhaps rather than using a loaded term such as "reform" - having a connotation of changing to something better - I think a more neutral term (at least in this context ) such as "evolution" or even just "change" might be more appropriate. There is a more neutral value judgment involved in such terms and so you will be less likely to offend or convey a polarised tone. This is not "softening" or "sugar-coating" as some have called it, it is more the respect, civility and manners expected upon this forum.
However, if this is precisely your purpose and you are saying what you mean then your tone will most likely be perceived by other forum members as adversarial, aggressive, disrespectful or just plain rude. In such a situation, what do you think will happen to your thread? In general it is far better to actually give the "due respect" you mentioned earlier and thus promote a discussion rather than an argument.
The world is a big place and the command of the english language diverse. Sometimes it is difficult for some to see how their words may be perceived by others. This is why the "not ascribing motives" to other posts is such a good rule of thumb.
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My brother and I always joke about phrases like that. The ones that mean the exact opposite of what you are saying. Another one I hear all of the time, unfortunately, at work is 'I'm not predjudiced, but...' Guess what? If you have to say that, you probably are.Originally Posted by Mark Chance
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So you are supposed to have the patience of Ghandi i guess. It's asking for a lot piratecat.
I've addressed this .... seemingly off topic.... seeemingly intentionally off topic thing about the bloody baby, and the (whether intentionally or not) switcharoo between the idea of reform in general vs. my alleged specific ideas several times, and people keep throwing it in my face. And I'm the one who is wrong for getting just the slightest bit sarcastic?
I do notice a pattern: what tends to really push my buttons is when people stubbornly keep pushing a thread off topic, usually by making what seem to be extremely basic mistakes in interpreting what I've said repeatedly and then sticking to it like tar, while trying to pick one of these fights over semantics. Shouldn't they be taken to task for this by the moderators? Isn't there at least supposed to be some kind of effort to keep things on topic?
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I think this is where the problem is. You are apparently never allowed to have any kind of discussion of general reform of D&D. You can of course address highly specific problems such as with this or that spell or this or that feat, especially if they are deemed to be balance problems. If you are discussing something a bit more broad, you will be shouted down and / or your thread will be attacked by kamikaze flamers / baiters.Originally Posted by Primitive Screwhead
If I've done that, please show me where.Are definitive statements wrong-fun and need to be avoided? No.
However, stating opinions as definitive fact does need to be avoided as this leads to arguments.
I re-read the thread and I've lurked here and occasionally participated for nearly 7 years (and yes to colonel mustard or whoever I did have anothr name pre-katrina). When I re-read the thread I notice 4 consistent reactions:Re-read this thread with an eye towards the tone of the posts.. and the places where posted have turned an opinion into fact or made an assumption that broad stroke generalizes. {eg "if you are completely opposed to even the possibility of progress on principle" .... an assumption that opposition to a thread or two translates to complete opposition despite a healthy and long running practice of discussing change in a number of forums here}
1) People who are polite but frame their answers in terms of general forum etiquette rules and do not recognize any particular problem with ENworld or with D&D forums.
2) People who agree with me and have some very insightful if depressing answers as to why things are getting the way they are.
3) People who disagree with me and want me to believe that I am the problem (sometimes overlapping a bit with #1)
4) People who are just playing around.
I respect the #1 and have heard enough of #2 to be encouraging and make it worth while to have started the thread. #4 is no problem. (and I don't mind being called 'dummy' in the least) As for #3, I can't say what I think about them because forum etiquette prevents me, but they are hardly unexpected.
I'd sincerely suggest that you re-read the thread yourself and instead of only seeing the 1s and 3s, notice the #2s as well. They are pretty insightful IMO.
Yeah surprised that shows through. I've been out for 15 years.{recent throwing in of 'with all due respect' not withstanding. For those of us in the military..that phrase has its own special undertone }
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Now, in my expericne there are more than a few posters who indeed do this, and seem to delight in bringing up unsolveable arguments (or at least ongoing) into any thread that is even vaguely on that topic (And the worst when it is not) I find that annoying also, expecially when they are one-liners, with no effort to address the core issues ofthe thread.Originally Posted by big dummy
But I do not think that is the moderator's job. There are so many threads, so many posts taht I would be very surprised if a moderator could read even 10% of them, without giving up all sembelence of real life. I beleive forums or discussion boards need to be self moderated, with the moderators skimming off the worst 5-10%, (or more if they are superhuman) of the trouble on the boards.
Really, Enworld has always struck me as a very good place to discuss D&D. It is easy enough to ignore the posters who try to derail the thread as long as you don't get angry and give them what they want.


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- not very practicalthink about it - lithium batteries??? tell ya what, when they die, it sucks. i had this for a few months until i killed the batteries and didn't feel like spending almost 8 dollars plus shipping to get new ones. if you want a practical flashlight, get one that uses common batteries like AAA's...
to me AAA=cheap!!! and cheap is good... so yeah, a good choice would be the Night Fire 9 L.E.D. setup that you can get here for 15 bucks. it might be five dollars more, but it uses three AAA's and can be mounted on most guns.
you're choice, but i'm definitely glad i have the other one now...
- Great but...This is a great flashlight, its bright and works very good for night time battles.
The only thing I dont like is the fact that if you want to mount it one a gum you have to buy a set of 1 inch weaver rail rings. In the end it kind of costs a little more then I though. (Still ok price)
Also you have an extra scope ring but if you lose one or if one breaks you have a spare.
Overall its great buy. P.S. -- Please rate
- Has flawsFirst off, let me say that this is a very good flashlight. Nice and bright and durable. All that good stuff. It even comes with a pouch. But, it has its flaws. It doesn't have a weaver base, so you will have to buy one to put it on a gun without having to hold it. Also, its batteries are very expensive to buy at a store. Either way, it is still a good buy, and I would suggest buying it.
- I love it...I like this flashlight because it works really well and has good battery life. yeah the batteries are expensive but they last for a long time especially when compared to regular AA or AAA batteries. it's small and comes with a really nice pouch so i use for a lot more than just airsoft battles. it's durable and reliable and puts out a nice amount of light. the quality is excellent and i have easily paid $60 for a light that wasn't any better than this one. if you're looking for a good quality inexpensive flashlight than this is the one!!
- nice and cheapi'll never use the pouch because i have a vest but for those without a vest this is great. adjustable beam is a nice touch. and for only $10 it is cheaper than ALOT of flashlights
- Really good flashlightAlmost the same thing as a mag-lite but it has better batteries.
I haven't tried mounting this to any kind of gun yet, so i guess thats something someone else will have to rate.
- OkayFirst let me say Lisa Moquin is a retarded bum. Cheap = good? You've got to be kidding me. AAA batteries die. They have a short lifespan and are not powerful. ALL GOOD FLASHLIGHTS USE LITHIUM BATTERIES NUMNUTS! Lithium batteries are way more powerful than AAA, and they last longer. They are meant for TacLight use.
This flashlight is okay. It is the same as the UTG flashlights here (SWAT Tactical and Deluxe) in power and reliability. It is obviously metal. The UTG deluxe is better to mount to guns thanks to the integral mount. This is good backup. The lighting range is what you expect from an LED light, around 100 feet MAX. The best flashlight is the ICS Aurora 101 torch flashlight. It is better than any other flashlight which is a fact, and it uses Lithium cell batteries. It costs a lot, but it is made of aviation alloy, it is waterproof to 100m (over 300 feet) below sea depth thanks to the double sealed o-ring. It uses Xenon bulbs which are much better than LED. Like I said, LED lights don't go past 100 feet. This ICS has the most range, even better than $300 SureFire lights. The ICS has an effective lighting range of 100m (more than 300ft). No other flashlight can do this. The ICS flashlight works in a temperature range between -40C-100C (you do the math). However, this is only $10 and it has a pouch.
- Very goodIt is a flashlight and does what you want it to. You can attach it to your gun but that is not why i use it. I was in the middle of a game and i dropped one of my clips when i got shot. If i did not have this i would not have found my clip until the morning and it would have been ruined by the dew
- fun and cheap.I'll do a simple pros and cons because i already typed a huge paragraph and accidentally quit the window before submitting -.-"
10 bucks, if it breaks, no biggy
solid construction, so it won't
1 inch tube (can be mounted with any standard weaver scope ring)
very bright for its size/price.
expensive batteries which run out rather fast in this particular light.
overheats remarkably fast, leading to decreased bulb and battery life.
metal near bulb scorches to the touch after 5 minutes.
replacement bulbs?
pouch is a little too snug, sometimes wastes battery by turning it on in pouch.
The cons outweigh the pros, but it's cheap and gets the job done. buy this if you want a flashlight for your springer... otherwise for a GBB or AEG, you want one of the UTG's.
hope this helped, please rate if you bothered to read.
- fantastic flashlightThis thing is very good. Best price vs. effectiveness on this site in my personal opinion. It's pretty much exactly the same as the swat tactical flashlight, but doesn't come with a ring or a pressure switch. Bright as hell, long range, works to illuminate the area in front of you, and blind the enemies in that area. It's total metal except for the reflector piece and the lens. Gee what else is there to say about this thing?
cool looking
no ring to mount on a rail
uses lithium batteries
It's still one of the best for the cost, and if you are considering it, just think, you're only out $10 if you don't use it for airsofting, and you can use it for almost anything else.


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BURLINGTON -- Maybe it was something we already knew. But just in case, we were reminded again Wednesday night. Coach Bob McMahon's Thomaston Bears aren't just any old Bears. They are big-time Bears.
In a season where competitive contests have been, let's say, in short supply, the Thomaston girls were tested in every way by a vastly improved Lewis Mills team and given a chance to say uncle or something like that.
Not happening. It took some key plays in the final two minutes, but the defending Berkshire League champions managed to fight off the Spartans, 54-49, and remain undefeated at 10-0.
This is not quite the same Bears team in personnel from a year ago, with graduation taking some key people. However, the trademark poise and grit is still the same, as Lewis Mills coach Joe Capatani noted after the game.
"Thomaston expected to win this game; that's their culture," said Capatani. "They expect to beat everybody they play. That's the way they play. We're working to that point. I'm starting to believe (we're getting there) a little more."
The Bears' grit is complemented heavily by a couple of blue-chippers in senior Maggie Eberhardt and junior Abby Hurlbert, and an uncanny knack for winning close games.
Mills is not the same team that went 8-13 a year ago. The Spartans are right there, battling the Bears and undefeated Nonnewaug for the BL's top spot with a 9-1 mark (9-2 overall).
The Spartans hounded the Bears all night. In fact, the two teams were never separated by more than four points until the final seven seconds. Midway through the fourth quarter, the game was tied, 48-48.
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But then that nose for victory and culture kicked in. Hurlbert (16 points, seven rebounds) got loose for a fast-break layup and a 50-48 lead with 2:20 left. After Natalie Ruel — who was nothing short of a major thorn in the Bears' paw with 16 points on a variety of eye-catching spin moves — brought the Spartans within a point with a free throw, Eberhardt moved to the head of the table.
The talented All-Star guard finished with a game-high 24 points, including a trio of 3-pointers and a pair of baskets early in the fourth quarter that kept the Bears ahead by a bucket.
Thomaston took possession of the ball with a minute to go and ran the clock down to 25.5 seconds before Eberhardt was fouled. With classic smoothness, she calmly drained both shots for a 52-49 lead.
After a timeout, the Spartans' Hope Shevchuk drove, but her shot was too hard off the board. Morgan Sanson rebounded for the Bears. Hurlbert was fouled with seven seconds to go and canned both shots to preserve the win.
For somebody who said she doesn't like the baskets at Mills, Eberhardt has had some big games in the Spartans' gym, including a memorable 25-point effort as a sophomore in a loss.
"I like Wamogo and Northwestern," Eberhardt said of gyms she likes. "Tonight, the shots presented themselves. It was intense."
Mills came looking for the Bears and attacked the basket repeatedly. The Spartans grabbed 18 offensive rebounds and repeatedly got to the foul line, although the resulting 8-of-22 effort was a key factor in the loss. Still, it was all enough to more than impress McMahon and his crew.
"They weren't waiting around to score," said McMahon. "That's the first time we've been hit in the mouth like that. They obviously came ready to play. Teagan (Dunn, 13 points, 15 rebounds) is tough to handle. Ruel just killed us, and Shevchuk is very poised. It took everything we had to grind it out. But in the end, we did it."
The Bears also received solid play from freshmen Charlie Eberhardt and Gabrielle Hurlbert, who both came up with clutch baskets in the second half.
Neither team could escape the other with the Spartans holding a one-point first quarter lead, the Bears holding a one-point halftime lead, 22-21, and a one-point third-quarter lead, 39-38.
There wasn't a lot of separation between the two, except maybe that the Bears have been there before. They answered every challenge. They are big-time Bears. And perfect so far.
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Hilltoppers, Spartans are looking to make a statement
Published: Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 11:53 p.m.
Both head coaches have experienced postseason success. Now they get to introduce their teams to what crunch-time softball is all about.
Western Kentucky coach Tyra Perry played at LSU in the late 1990s and was on a team that made it to an NCAA regional. Chris Hawkins of South Carolina Upstate took that program to postseason play on a regular basis at the NCAA Division II level and now has the Spartans in the Division I field of 64 for the first time.
The Hilltoppers, winners of the Sun Belt Conference regular-season title, and USC Upstate will square off Friday in a first-round matchup in the Tuscaloosa Regional. USC Upstate advanced by winning the Atlantic Sun tournament.
"This is our seventh year in Division I," Hawkins said. "We've had a couple of 42-13 seasons and 39-9 seasons where we didn't make it (to the NCAA tournament). I would say this would be our best.
"When we were Division II, we went the last six years in a row. I know what kind of feeling it is, and I'm looking forward to showing this team the same thing. They get treated the way they deserve to be treated. They're excited about it. They get to do a lot of things they aren't used to doing."
Perry, who coached Birmingham-Southern before moving on to Western Kentucky, wants her team to avoid all the pomp and circumstance surrounding the regional.
"We don't worry who's on the other side whenever we play," she said. "That's been one of our most successful aspects of our mentality of playing WKU softball.
"If you don't understand that in tournament play anybody can beat anybody, then you don't know what's going on. We don't take anybody lightly. We will go out and play hard on the field."
USC Upstate got here with defense and power. The Spartans lead the nation in fielding percentage at .983 and also have five players who have hit six or more home runs. Meredith Barnes and Shellie Robinson have hit 12 homers each.
"We've hit 54 home runs and led our conference in home runs and doubles," Hawkins said. "We don't steal a lot of bases. We'll move runners over when we have to. I wish we had more speed but we don't, so we try to utilize what we have."
Western Kentucky has hit 47 home runs, led by Amanda Thomas with 14, and also has an ace pitcher in Emily Rousseau, who brings a 24-6 record and 1.66 earned-run average.
"Emily Rousseau has done a good job for us this season and we believe she'll do well in the postseason," Perry said. "She throws fairly hard, in the mid 60s, and knows how to mix it well and hit her spots. Hitting-wise, we pride ourselves on executing whatever the situation calls for, being versatile."
Both coaches have tried to prepare their teams for the kind of crowd they are likely to see this weekend at Rhoads Stadium, where Alabama draws more than 3,000 fans per game on average.
"We did see a big crowd when we played at Texas (where WKU lost twice), had a great atmosphere over there," Perry said. "When you go out in our conference it's a big atmosphere when you play at Louisana-Lafayette as well.
"When people see our team, they will see a group that's passionate about the game, passionate about each other and playing team ball. They will crawl or scrape their knees or whatever it takes to get one more run than the other team."
Hawkins' team won at Georgia and lost a road game at Florida.
"It's the environment that we go after when we schedule those games," Hawkins said. "We don't get that environment at the level that we're playing, so to go in there and get used to that is important. I think Alabama draws the No. 1 crowd in the country. Once you taste something like that, you want to do it again and work a little harder."
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When Lowe's opened in Silverthorne Aug. 9, some Summit County residents feared it would impact smaller, locally based operations.
Since then, the remaining small businesses competing for the home-improvement, industrial and hobbyist customer base have had mixed feelings about the presence of the national retail giant, but are striving to remain competitive.
Some businesses haven't fared so well, however. Longtime, Marina-front business BigHorn Hardware, was up for auction Dec. 4. Bucksworth Supply in Frisco went out of business and the building is currently up for lease.
But most small, family-owned businesses assert that overall -with the improvement of the economy over the last year - sales are up and it's business as usual.
"We're doing fine, and you never know what's around the corner, but right now we're being aggressive and looking for opportunities for us to continue to grow this business," said Al Zuckerman, owner of Greer's Appliance Center, situated nearby Lowe's in Silverthorne.
When a small business goes under, the community loses part of itself, Zuckerman said.
"It's small businesses like myself, BigHorn and Bucksworth that have been loyal to this town and have employed and provided employment opportunities within the county - I hate to see them go out of business," Zuckerman said. "When those jobs are taken away, we lose the opportunities for those companies and their employees to reinvest in the community. We lose some character of the community and we lose some services that may no longer be offered."
However, Zuckerman worries that customers will assume that Lowe's can offer better prices and shop there without looking around.
"Lowe's has a national recognition and a really big sign," Zuckerman said. "Our concern is that when customers are considering their appliance needs, their perception is that Lowe's is cheaper and that they don't take the time to find out if that's really true."
Some residents of the county refuse to give into "big box" shopping. Nick Svenlau, a resident of Breckenridge said he only shops locally.
"I don't shop at Walmart and I've taken a vow not to shop at Lowe's either - there are so many other great places to go and it's important to support small, local businesses," Svenlau said. "There's nothing local about Lowe's even if they say they're bringing jobs to the county, a lot of their employees were brought in."
Doug Cousino, the general manager of Lowe's, moved to Summit County from Lowe's in Cambridge, Minn., where he worked as a store manager, to fill the position at the new store.
Cousino said that the majority of his full-time and part-time staff are longtime Summit County locals.
Cousino said approximately 10-15 percent of his workforce was hired from within the corporation, leaving more than 100 jobs that were filled locally.
"It was a very competitive hiring process," Cousino said. "We're happy that we brought jobs to Summit County, with all of our positions paying exceptionally well."
Benne Henderson, who was shopping at Lowe's with her husband Saturday morning, said the store offers more convenience.
"I normally support the local businesses, but it's the holiday season and we can get everything here and there's a huge selection of lights and decorations," Henderson said. "It's one-stop shopping - lights, a tree, decorations for the house - and that helps during this time of year."
For big projects though, Benne's husband, Rob, said he would shop family-owned businesses locally.
"When we're planning our big projects, we work with the smaller businesses in town because they have great prices, too," Rob Henderson said.
Another Saturday morning shopper, Devyn Schmidt who lives in Keystone, said she isn't as aware of smaller stores.
"Lowe's really makes their presence known, so I shop here," Schmidt said. "I see their sign from the highway and I get their ads - I think I live far enough away from the smaller, more local shops that I just don't hear that much about them."
Some of Summit County's small businesses, such as Breckenridge Building Center and Greer's Appliance Center, see the competition as a reason to keep pushing forward.
"We can only improve from having this presence," said Denny Rogstad, general manager of BBC. "We're always staying on top of that competition - we know where their price points are and typically we can offer the same, or better prices."
It's volume purchase orders and inventory stocking that keeps the BBC and Greer's competitive.
"We offer Summit County charm with great service from local people and a wide selection of materials," Rogstad said.


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Virginia's rapey abortion bill, the one that would require women to submit to an ultrasound before getting an abortion, has prompted a slew of responses. People are angry! But a group called Government Free VJJ has taken an Etsy stance in their approach to the issue.
The Snatchel Project asks women to knit or crochet a vagina or uterus and mail it to their male Senator or Congressional rep. The idea here is that if male representatives "have their own, they can leave ours alone!" And similarly, "hands off my uterus! Here's one of your own!" All in all, a nice alternative to mailing their Congressman something like this (NSFW).
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As of the first of this month, residential docks involved in a transfer of ownership based on sale of real estate in the Osage Beach Fire Protection District must be brought up to code.
When the real estate is transferred to a new owner, the dock must be in compliance with current codes and inspected by the Osage Beach Fire Protection District before Ameren Missouri will transfer the permit into the new property owner's name.
The new requirement excludes docks that are a part of an Association.
In the past, it was up to the new property owner if they chose to have their newly purchased dock brought up to code and inspected.
Other fire districts in the lake area are contemplating adding the new requirement to their guidelines, as well.
Other dock requirements include:
1-All new docks are required to be built to current code standards
2-Any addition to a existing dock is required to have the dock brought up to current code standards
3-Any electrical upgrades requires the dock to be brought up to current code standards
4-Any used dock being moved from one permitted location to another requires the dock to be brought up to current code standards.
For more information, visit www.obfire.com/dock-information/.
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College of the Atlantic offers free electric car charge-ups
Students on campus led effort
Published 12:04 PM EST Feb 03, 2013
A Maine college is offering free fill-ups for electric cars.
College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor has opened a solar-powered electric charging station to any vehicle needing a recharge. Students on campus led the effort to promote environmentalism and got help from the community, including Darling's Nissan dealership in Bangor.
The COA facility is at the north end of campus and is open year-round between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The school also runs an electric-powered van shuttle to its two farms.
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I purchased QCAD a few weeks ago and have been very pleased. I come from a AutoCad background and last used that program around the R11 days (DOS based).
I'm doing Architectural drawings for a home remodel and as I was experimenting with some features of QCAD I began looking into the 'Image Insert' command. Inserting Jpeg images into drawings was something that R11 didn't do. I love the feature!
One thing about "Q" that I have had a problem with is it's limited fonts. I have read in a post here that True Type fonts might be included in a future release, I hope so.
It occured to me that I could create a title block with true type fonts in Photoshop Elements, save it as a jpeg image, and insert it into the drawings. It inserted fine but when printing it doesn't show up.
I tested it with a photograph in which I typed some letters on the image and inserted that. That printed fine. Better yet, I went back to Elements and changed the text, saved it and went back to Q and was surprised that the text had automatically changed.
I'm sure I can do what I'm trying, I'm just missing some small detail. Does anybody have any ideas?


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By 5:45 p.m. Tuesday afternoon the Randolph/Monroe County line had drifts waist deep due to the new snow showers and high winds. Roger and Tammy Hornbarger, along with others, wanted to go home. They had been waiting 11/2 hours already on the south side of Hwy. 24 watching a road grader working in an attempt to clear the constant drifting snow.
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10 Reasons Pittsburgh Steelers Will Place at the Bottom of the AFC North
July 14, 2013 11:47 pm EDT by Jermaine Lockett
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10 Reasons Pittsburgh Will Place at the Bottom of the AFC North
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Steeler Nation is under the assumption that now the reset button has been pushed with the upcoming season just around the corner. Fans are under the impression that they will just automatically return to greatness and win the AFC North with ease. Newsflash Pittsburgh Steelers fans: The AFC North will never be the same! For years the Baltimore Ravens have been on your coattails, trying to steal the AFC North crown. The Cincinnati Bengals have been working hard for respect and the Cleveland Browns, well lets just call the baby ugly. Anything around .500 for them is considered reason for a parade. In the past there was absolutely no competition coming from the AFC North for the six-time Super Bowl Champs.
Just ask linebacker Lamarr Woodley who arrogantly responded on NFL Network about Joe Flaccos chances of ever getting to a Super Bowl two years ago. In order for them to get to the Super Bowl, they have to beat us, and we're not gonna let that happen once we get that close. So that's not gonna happen in this lifetime. The ridiculously large ring on Flaccos hand would beg to differ.
Pittsburghs days of bullying the rest of the division and reserving their spot in the postseason are over. There are 10 reasons I believe that the uphill battle for the Steelers will be entirely too much for the Black and Yellow to overcome. With all of the offseason changes this team has had, the only place this squad is going is to the bottom of the AFC North. Thats right folks, not second, not second to last but dead bottom of the barrel, where the sticky icky is last. Yes, I know its a bold prediction, but while Pittsburgh sat idly by, having a completely sub-par year due to injuries, the rest of the division got better. Hold on to those terrible towels because Pittsburgh, you are in for some heartbreak this season.


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Two teenagers in El Paso County are recovering from E. coli. That comes as the USDA recalls more than 194,000 pounds of beef, some of which was sold in El Paso County.
The two boys, ages 15 and 17, were hospitalized, but are now back home and expected to recover. The health department is investigating where the E. coli came from.
Both boys ate at a family barbeque, and some of the meat served there was later recalled because tests showed it was contaminated with E. coli.
Health officials say they won't be sure that meat made the boys sick, until the lab results come back.
The meat was part of a nationwide recall by a Minnesota meat packer.
The only place in El Paso County that sold it was "A Cut Above," which is a door-to-door meat distributor. The general manager, Paul Durlin, says they sell so much that the recalled product was already sold before he was notified of a problem.
Chopped beef steaks, with the establishment code 8934 and dates between May 30 and June 11 are the cuts being recalled.
Health officials say the only way to know that ground beef is safe is to cook it to 155-160 degrees and check it with a meat thermometer.
For a complete list of the recalled beef, log onto this Web site:
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I definitely agree with MotiveForcer concerning Campagnolo down shift lever. It is a very awkward arrangement. My hands are larger and that made it even worse. Down shifting on Campagnolo for me was almost as awkward as having down tube shifters again. I had Campagnolo Chorus 9 speed numerous years ago and I disassembled the shifting mechanism and altered the down shift lever so its starting position was angled down significantly. It made it much easier to shift the campy system. And in this position I could even down shift while my hands were in the drops. In the end though I went back to Shimano Ultegra 10 speed shifters simply because the shape of the lever is so comfortable. Campagnolo should do a complete redesign of their ergo shifters in my opinion.
Neat Dougolas!
Perhaps you should sell your services to Campy as you've done the work already. That is so cool that you were able to jumpstart their design flaw.
Just finished building my new set-up a couple weeks ago, CAAD9 , I opted for the Ultegra shifters (for cumfort over the DuraAce which is to narrow for me) and went with DuraAce deraillures. I'm running a compact FSA crank and have had no issues what so ever. Haven't had probs. with shimano so I think I'll stick with them.
Hey Roland,
Good point regarding the shift levers. Actually, I had thought I heard they were different in size but had not tried them myself and had forgotten that point until you mentioned it.
Sweet looking ride. It fulfills one of my primary criteria for bike ownership: "EVERYONE SHOULD OWN AT LEAST ONE RED BIKE!"
Regards and Heads Up!
Having two bikes, one equipped with Ultegra 6600 (2009) and the other with SRAM Force 2010, I can say the Ultegra is in my experience overall a better performing, smoother shifting group. Front trim on the SRAM is kludgy and I have dropped the chain on shifts down from the big ring to the inner on the 50-34 compact setup (remember Schleck in the Tour De France?). This has never happened with the Ultegra group. The overall shift feel with the SRAM doubletap is flimsier than the Ultegra, which is solid and smooth. In 2010 Shimano changed the size and shape of the hoods on Ultegra 6700 an Dura-Ace 7900 groups, so I cannot speak to the feel and quality of these newer groups in actual use, however, having handled them on bikes in the rack at the local bike shop, they appear to have gone a step retrograde in build quality (maybe due to the pressures of trimming weight and maintaining profit margin in a recession economy?). To answer the question of the original post, Ultegra trumps the Rival group, by far. SRAM Force is the competitive equivalent to Ultegra and even it, in my opinion, is slightly inferior to the Ultegra.
In response to ronnylee61 and Andy Schlecks chain drop in the Tour..... I have been a bike mechanic for over 20 years now and I can tell you from direct experience with specialized bicycles that Andy Schlecks chain dropped because he was using the specialized crank and chainrings on his bike. The Specialized chainrings are notorious for having terrible shifting problems and I replaced many of their chainrings with Shimano rings in order to fix the problem of chain drop. They would do the exact same thing that happened to Schleck.....under pressure on a downshift the chain literally jumps off of the chainrings and falls to the inside. When I saw that during the Tour I screamed because I knew exactly what the problem was.
Hi Guys,
What a moment that was! I jumped out of my seat too. I'm sorry but I don't really dig Andy. He seemed less than gracious when interviewed throughout the tour. Dougolas, your insight is keen. I figured that perhaps the chain stretched (though I'm sure it was pretty darn new) or just an adjustment was off. Personally, I would not have sat up if I had been Contrador. In a race a few years back I got into a solo attack off the front (I was shocked they let me ride away) and the finish was on a climb that had a false flat finish about 50 meters prior to the finish. For the first and only time on that bike (Merlin with 8 sped Durace 53/42) my chain skipped and my left thigh slammed into the bar end. Fortunately it did not drop off and I did not take a spill. I lost several pedalying strokes though and some crucial momentum and ended up taking a fifth as they were coming strong after me. I figure I would have won or been in the top three for sure but the bummer was the race paid out to four so I was out of the money.
I got a new chain on there the next day! (We've had this discussion re: chain replacement previously on Active).
Oh, and later that day I raced again, got into a break but took a sixth out of the six and that race paid to five! But at least the bike rode flawlessly.
The problem occurs when shifting on the Specialized chainrings and also there is a flaw in the shape of the teeth on the Specialized rings. When one shifts under power from the large to the small chainring on the SBC rings a great deal of energy is carried over onto the small ring in the chain. The teeth on the SBC rings have a more relaxed angle to them so this powered chain dropping onto the small ring skips over one tooth and off to the inside of the small ring at the same time. Almost every SBC road bike we sold at the shop I worked at had this problem. The answer was to replace the SBC rings with Shimano rings.
A very similar thing occurs with either a stretched chain on any chainring or a worn ring wiht a new chain. But the Specialized rings were special....they were designed to have this problem right from the beginning. No need to go ride 10,000 miles to wear out your rings or chain.
Geez! I presume your shop contacted Specialized regarding the problem. That becomes very costly if you have to spend time (without getting paid by the customer) and probably have to give some sort of deal to them for the new rings (otherwise I'd be really upset myself). All I can say is that I don't think that Andy and Frank will be on Specialized next year. I generally like the brand too.
Thanks for sharing the neat insight.
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Personally, I would not have sat up if I had been Contrador.
I know folks have weighed in on the "mechanical issue" ad infinitum. However, my take is simply that its racing. When you are separated by seconds at that level you have to take advantage of the opportunity when ever it occurs. Mechanical flaw in the chain ring aside, as a professional it is incumbent on Schleck to know the limitations of his gear and have the proper technique to work within those limitations. I am going to take a guess and speculate that he experienced similar mechanicals on prior training rides so this probably was not a surprise. Last season, I saw a kid drop a chain during a crit and that race did not slow down for him to recover.....so I am wondering are there 2 standards of unwritten rules. Maybe its different when you are racing for a pair of socks and its every rider for themself.
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You will remember that Lance sat up for Ulrich when he ran off the road in the TdF. That was not in the midst of an attack and with plenty of miles to go but if there had been a flat, I wonder what might Lance have done. In an earlier tour Lemond flatted and his team car was really slow getting him a wheel. The team, now this was a mountain stage, waited and they had to go 71 mph he reported to catch back on. He said he had never been so scared in his life and he's mentally tough.
I think the rules are depending on the circumstances and the question is whether or not if you are "sporting" will it come back to haunt you later. IF you sit up for someone now will the other riders respect you and not attack you at every whim? or cut you a break if you have to take a natural break or whatever!
I have been riding for just a year now. Tested many bikes and love SRAM. Seemed quicker to me. Have no issues with it. When you get yours, make sure the LBS agrees to adjust your fit and allow you to bring your bike in a few times for tweaking fit and adjust cables and components after a few months of riding.
Have fun
I`ve enjoyed great success with both Campy AND Dura-Ace..I would recommend Dura-Ace over anything.
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[557] At La Buhaira with private terrace
Size90 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Parking available
- Balcony/terrace
- Family/child friendly
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Elevator in building
|Calle Oscar Carvallo, 41018 Sevilla, Spain
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You can access all the places of interest in the city in a few minutes: the Cathedral, Maria Luisa Park, Torre del Oro, Santa Cruz quarter, etc...
The House consists of 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living/dining room and a cosy terrace. Parking closed to air free, highly desirable in the area.
Excellent value for money. Very interesting prices for long term rentals.
Deposit 500€
Baby cot 25€
Check-in from 15:00 to 21:30.
From 21:30 to 23:30, there is an extra charge of 25€.
From 23:30 to 01:00, there is an extra charge of 40€.
From 01:00 on, the charge is of 60€.
These amounts must be paid on cash at the check in.
Check-out before 12:00.
Beds distribution:
Bedroom 1 - 1 double bed - 2 guests
Bedroom 2 - 1 single bed - 1 guest
Bedroom 3 - 1 single bed - 1 guest
Living room - 1 double sofa bed - 2 guests
No pets allowed
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Positive was the quiet location of the apartment and it was clean. Generally speaking utilities were ok. Further the neighbourhood with the fresh market around the corner and the beautiful square with a lots of restaurants and bars.
Minus points the apartment was quit dark with a bit poorly atmoshere.
Basic needs like soap and toiletpaper were missing.
The welcome was disappointing like they did not know that we came there for a week. And the wifi does not function well.
Nice, clean and in the middle of the city, but very noisy.
First time using Wimdu and it was a great experience. The house was very nice and clean overlooking a beautiful plaza. The beds were comfortable but the sofa bed not so much. However, we were only there two nights so it was fine. The house is spread out in three floors, with the bedrooms on the 1st and 2nd floor, so there is space for everyone. The best part of the house is the terrace and it's location.
Nieves was wonderful and very helpful. She welcomed us, answered all our questions and gave us some great tips on restaurants and bars in our neighborhood. We had a great experience thanks to her. Gracias Nieves!
An excellent apartment close to the Cathedral & the bullring , calle Adriano with a large selection of restaurants & bars was mere steps away from the front door.
The apartment was air conditioned , the TV had a facility to change the Spanish version of many programmes back to the original English language version , hot water was constantly available & the washing machine was a Godsend.
Hugely impressed and would return.
Fine appartment a bit noicy but that's a feature of the Spanish temper.
Great location, clean apartment and equipped to comfortably accommodate 4 persons. I highly recommend it.
Ottima posizione, appartamento pulito e attrezzato per ospitare comodamente 4 persone. Lo consiglio vivamente.
We had big expectations on this apartment, due to the very high price. We are very disappointed! Improvements have to be done to make this study serious, otherwise stop rent out.
Negative things:
- The study did not have any air-conditioning this must be mentioned in the description of the appartment!!!! Imagine, in July with 30 degrees and three Tapas bars just under our balcony, made it impossible to sleep, because we had to have the balcony door open (noisy until 3 a.m.). With closed door you could not sleep due to the heat.
- The study was quite dirty and non-fresh. Marks on wall paper etc. and we had to clean the bathroom ourselves before using it.
- The stove was in a bad condition. Only two out of four stove plates functioned.
- The sheet was too small for the mattress, so where ending up laying on the mattress itself
- The balcony was very small
- The pots and pans were worn out with broken layer. Must be upgraded (the rest of the kitchen and tools were Ok)
Positive things:
- The study is very close to the beach
- The view from the balcony was very nice
- The study has a washing machine
- If it is too windy on the beach there is a swimming pool included
Okay, it recommended 100% for a few days, very complete apartment and a few meters walk, bars and playa.Una very nice area and easy parking.
Muy bien, recomendable 100% para unos días, apartamento muy completo y a unos metros de paseo, chiringuitos y playa.Una zona muy bonita y de fácil aparcamiento.
We were very pleased, new apartment conform to the description situated in a quiet location from which you can walk to all major tourist destinations. The owner is a very nice and helpful, we recommend it.
Siamo rimasti molto soddisfatti, appartamento nuovo conforme alla descrizione situato in una posizione tranquilla dal quale si possono raggiungere a piedi tutte le principali mete turistiche. Il proprietario è una persona simpaticissima e disponibile, lo consigliamo.
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SUNNYVALE -- Yahoo (YHOO) unveiled a faster, customizable news feed Thursday as the struggling Internet giant continues to fight to attract younger followers -- and critical ad dollars -- away from Google (GOOG), Facebook and Twitter.
The revamped Yahoo News follows February's overhaul of Yahoo's home page and subsequent changes to Yahoo Sports, which are now designed to provide a uniform feel across PCs, iPhones, iPads and "very soon" will be seen on Android phones and tablets, said Chris Motes, product management lead for Yahoo News.
"The new Yahoo News is clean and simple and offers a more beautiful design that is new and fresh, but also familiar," Motes told this newspaper Thursday.
Yahoo viewers now will receive an "endless stream" of news stories that they can customize by telling Yahoo whether they want more -- or fewer -- of the kinds of stories they're seeing.
And they'll get their Yahoo News "much quicker," Motes said.
He could not immediately quantify how much faster, but said "it's significant."
Since Yahoo revamped its home page, "user interactions" have increased 25 percent, the company said at its last shareholder meeting.
Martin Pyykkonen, Internet analyst for Wedge Partners, likes the changes he's seeing at Yahoo.
"If you're feeling the news is more targeted to you, you'll stay there longer, and before you know it, you've gone through 15 page views and that makes it easier for them (Yahoo) to monetize it, instead of Google getting the page views," Pyykkonen said. "It's not a game-changer and it's not supposed to be. It's more going with the sign of the times."
Pyykkonen described Yahoo's endless news feed as "sort of Twitterish," which is exactly the target audience that Yahoo wants and needs.
While not a game-changer by itself, the overhauled Yahoo News is another piece of an overall strategy to revamp the Yahoo brand, attract younger readers and more ad dollars to prop up Yahoo's fortunes.
At a technology conference in May, Yahoo CFO Ken Goldman acknowledged his company's reliance on an "aging demographic" and said Yahoo needs to attract more 18-to-34-year-olds who appeal to advertisers, especially those turning to smartphones and tablets.
Days later, Yahoo announced that it had bought the trendy social blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion.
Then this month, Yahoo and the San Francisco 49ers announced an exclusive, 10-year fantasy football and social media partnership that will allow football fans to upload photos to Flickr, which Yahoo owns, during 49ers games, with the possibility that their pictures will show up on the big screen inside the new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara that's currently under construction.
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Fetch, the best, though not that famous.
It is THE BEST.
as a follow up, i did end up switching to this from cyberduck and don't regret it at all, fetch is amazing. it's absurdly quick, reliable, highly configurable and it manages to offer the user many features and options in a slick and well organized interface (not to mention it's extremely thorough documentation as well).
kudos to the devs!
it is very thoughtful of the fine folks at fetch softworks to extend a free license for fetch to university students and professors, as well as employees of tax exempt charity organizations. as a college student myself, i have found many professors from the "computer science" department prefer and in some cases require you to upload your completed assignments to a designated ftp server, meaning i find myself using an ftp application [in my case it is cyberduck at the moment] at home, much more than i normally would. but now, seeing as fetch softworks offers this free education & charity license, i figure i will give this app a 'go around' as they say. who knows, i might just switch from cyberduck.
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04.04.2013 - Researchers from ETH Zurich have shown that the individual fingerprint of exhaled breath can be used for diagnostic purposes.
The team headed by Renato Zenobi reports in the journal PLoS that real-time analysis of the metabolic pattern found in exhaled breath can help to diagnose and monitor diseases. Using mass spectrometry (SESI-MS), the ETH researchers found that the chemical "fingerprint" of exhaled breath of 11 volunteers showed an individual core pattern and remained stable over time. According to the researchers, linking up that metabolic ID with genetic susceptibility to diseases can help diagnosing manifestation of diseases more individually. Shortly before, US researchers had published results of a MS-based study for diagnosis of heart failure.
"We did find some small variations during the day, but overall the individual pattern stays sufficiently constant to be useful for medical purposes," says Pablo Martinez-Lozano Sinues, senior scientist in Zenobi's research group. To carry out these measurements, Zenobi and his colleagues modified commercial mass spectrometers by adding a breath sampling inlet line that delivers exhaled breath from a mouth piece directly into the ion source of the instrument. Mass spectra showing peaks of roughly 100 compounds in breath can be easily and rapidly obtained.
The researchers are working to recognise characteristic patterns of lung diseases with the same technology. Although the potential usefulness of analysing breath for medical diagnosis has been known, it is rarely done in academic medicine. "This might be due to the fact that existing methods for breath analysis are either rather slow, or are limited to a small number of compounds that they can detect," says Sinues. Compared to analysis of blood or urine, a significant advantage of the ETH researchers' approach is that the breath fingerprint is available within seconds. Another benefit is that exhaling into the ion source of a mass spectrometer is completely non-invasive. They researchers see huge potential to use the method as a tool for early detection of certain diseases in risk populations and in therapy monitoring.
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A: Drive-aways still exist, though they're not as common as they were. Check out Auto Driveaway, which uses a combination of hired employees and regular folks to transport cars across the country. You have to be older than 23, with a clean driving record and references, and you put down a deposit. But it would certainly be cheaper than a one-way rental.
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A: Most Caribbean islands require a connection. If you're willing to transfer, I'd recommend Barbados, which has a good mix of beaches and culture. I'm also a big fan of Grenada; the island smells like a spice shop. For nonstops, you can fly to the Bahamas or Jamaica. Montego Bay has some lovely properties that aren't spring-breaky. For both destinations, avoid mainstream all-inclusives and look for more exclusive guesthouses.
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A: I really love the islands off Florida's Gulf Coast. The sand is sugar white, and the vibe is very Old Florida. You can find cheap accommodations during slower times. Take a peek at Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key. Another option: St. Petersburg, which is just across the bridge from Tampa, so you can hop between the two destinations.
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Q: I'm going to Trinidad this weekend, staying at the Hilton in Port of Spain. I didn't realize that Trinidad isn't really a tourist destination, and the beaches aren't that great. Any suggestions for things to do, other than going over to Tobago, where the beaches are nicer? What to do in the evening, other than drinking and dancing?
A: Who says Trinidad's not a tourist destination? The European Council on Tourism and Trade named double-island Trinidad and Tobago the World's Best Tourist Destination last year. We did a short piece on the nation in our Caribbean issue last year; it described the Asa Wright Nature Center on Trinidad, which sounds interesting, if you're into birding and wildlife. Trinidad's the place for hiking and history, but it definitely has beaches as well, particularly on the North Coast. There are some good clubs in Port of Spain, but since you're not into drinking and dancing, and if you're traveling alone, I'd stick close to the hotel. Parts of the city can be unsafe.
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A: My family of five has cruised on Disney and NCL, and both were great experiences. Carnival has a reputation as more of a budget cruise line and isn't really known for family travel, but I wouldn't write it off. A lot depends on what you expect and where your family's interests lie.
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Q: We'll have three days in Siena in April. What nearby towns should we hit? We won't have a car, so they have to be accessible by bus. A: I'd definitely hit Montepulciano and San Gimignano, if you have time. Siena itself is gorgeous, and you could easily spend three days there. Everything's bus-accessible in Italy.
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Nohr, this deal with the Bag Tags criticism is ridiculous. Sure, the more perks the better. But what you're saying is like me complaning about not gettnig anything in a pro tournament for not cashing. I paid my $50 and got nothing to show for it. That's part of the game.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- The Richmond County Board of Education is facing two lawsuits filed by one current and one former employee of Glenn Hills High School.
Gale Bell and Linda Lewis allege that former Glenn Hills High principal Dr. Wayne Frazier exhibited "a systematic unorthodox program of unjustified harassment" toward students and staff from 2010 to 2012.
Both lawsuits say that Dr. Frazier would yell and curse over the intercom and regularly make disparaging remarks to students and staff; sometimes in front of parents and guests. Click here to read the first lawsuit (PDF). Click here to read the second lawsuit.
Both plaintiffs also say that the environment of harassment continued, following a Culture Climate Survey that resulted in a 71 percent disapproval rating in Dr. Frazier's operation and management of the school. After this survey, the plaintiffs say they experienced "retaliation, intimidation, hostility, harassment, humiliation, trauma and degradation while at the workplace."
These lawsuits have been filed against the RCBOE and not Dr. Frazier himself because both suits allege that the BOE did nothing to correct the environment or punish Dr. Frazier in any way.
Lewis is still employed at Glenn Hills, but Bell has since moved to Lowndes County.
Frazier is the current interim principal of the alternative school at the Tubman Education Center.


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Closed landfills are causing serious problems. Toxins are leaving the Columbia and Richmond County landfills. News 12 investigates how parts are not properly protected and how this is hazardous to your health.
Bleach, dry cleaning fluids, and gasoline are things you don't want in your water. But Staff Sergeant Terry Goodhart knows it's there. His mother lives downstream from the Columbia County landfill and gets first-hand exposure to the toxic water.
"She's feeling nauseous and sick and not well at all," Goodhart said.
Toxicology Professor Greene Shepherd says the chemicals in the water from both landfills can store up in your fat cells and create long-term problems.
"They can attack your nervous system, they can attack your kidneys," Dr. Shepherd said.
Engineering Director Jim Leiper says below the grass is layer upon layer of trash. The landfills in both Richmond and Columbia Counties have areas that have been sitting idle for about ten years because they're outdated. New laws say contaminated garbage cannot come in direct contact with the dirt.
"As water comes into contact with any of that, it's gonna transport it," Leiper said.
Landfill Director Don Bartles has been here for twenty years. He has done everything he can to minimize the pollution. The more compact the old trash is, the fewer the toxins are that can escape.
"It has less tendency to bring in and hold moisture in it," Bartles said.
There are twenty-five wells that line the old area. These are where the contamination levels are tested on a regular basis. The older part does not have a protective layer between the trash and the dirt. So any leftover substances in the trash, like maybe drain cleaner or other cleaning products, wash off the garbage and into the groundwater.
Many toxins the trash lets off eventually vaporize, so Jim Leiper's solution is to get the methane gas out of the ground.
"The more gas we pull out, the more likely we are to drop the concentration at the property line to zero and also extract the contamination from the groundwater," Leiper said.
But Staff Sergeant Terry Goodhart is still concerned that the old landfill continues to contaminate the water.
"With a health problem like that, it should be cleaned up," Goodhart said.
Some of the chemicals are over the limits established by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Byproducts of vinyl plastics and industrial chemicals found in the water are almost double what they should be, and they are known to increase the risk of cancer and anemia.
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ĀHAWLEY - Mayor David Kevin Hawk has announced the lineup for the 2013 Memorial Weekend Parade in Hawley. The parade is scheduled Sunday, May 26 at 1 p.m.Serving as Grand Marshals are local veterans who served in various conflicts:World War II- Dr. Arthur Zeglen & Leroy GibbonsKorea - Don Kyzer & Glenn LeeVietnam - George Hibbs, John Torrick & Frank PowellIraq/Afghanistan - Harold Millar & Nick Zewicker.Wallenpaupack Student Council will provide escort for the Grand Marshals.Due to the bridge construction, lineup will be partly on Columbus Avenue as well as on Park Place, beginning at 12 noon.Immediately before the parade, American Legion Wilson-Kelch Post 311 will host a brief ceremony at the VeteranÆs Monument, Park Place across from Bingham Park and next to the Senior Center.Mayor Hawk welcomes anyone wishing to volunteer to be part of the Hawley Parade Committee to contact him through the Borough office, at 226-9545 firstname.lastname@example.com lineup, as of May 20, is as follows:DIVISION 1Hawley Borough PolicePA State Police (Honesdale & Blooming Grove)Wayne County SheriffÆs DepartmentForest City PoliceLehigh Township PoliceWaymart PoliceHemlock Farms SecurityHawley American Legion and Auxiliary Marching Groups American Legion 254 HonesdaleLadies AuxiliarySons of the American LegionGrand Marshals escorted by Wallenpaupack Student CouncilWallenpaupack High School BandWayne County CommissionersHawley Mayor Kevin HawkHawley Borough CouncilSenator Lisa BakerWayne County Treasurer Brian FieldWayne County Prothonatary Ned SandercockBethany Mayor Mary FreemanHonesdale Mayor Ed LangendoerferMagisterial District Judge ¢ Bonnie CarneyDistrtict Attorney ¢ Janine EdwardsPalmyra Township (Wayne) SupervisorsPaupack TownshipAll other State, County or municipal officialsDIVISION 2National GuardUS ArmySkip Spedding ¢ Toys 4 Tots143rd Civil War unitBoy Scouts of AmericaCub ScoutsWayne County Dairy Princess and Wayne/Pike FarmerÆs Association Girl Scouts of AmericaWayne County Chamber of CommerceJr. Buckhorn Football TeamJr. Buckhorn CheerleadersMagistrate Alan Cooper and Challenger Division Baseball TeamDIVISION 3The CoastersCostaÆs Family Fun Park VehiclePaupack FuelHawley GarageWatson BrothersLake Region IGAHawley IGABold GoldPenny Lane Candies & CandlesWoodloch PinesPalmer & Son TrucksRelay for LifeKnights of ColumbusDIVISION 4Honesdale National BankGrandma Schuchman & PuppetsDowntown Hawley PartnershipGreater Honesdale PartnershipWayne-Pike Shrine ClubLackawaxen River ConservancyA & D MarinaAmerican Freedom Riders ¢ Lake ArielPaulÆs TowingDIVISION 5Local and Regional Fire DepartmentsHawleyWhite MillsHonesdaleLackawaxenLakevilleTaftonForestWaymartSeelyvilleGreeleyMadisonvilleGreene-DreherBlooming GroveCentralHamlinHemlock FarmsDIVISION 6Emergency Medical Service VehiclesHawley AmbulanceWhite Mills AmbulanceTafton AmbulanceWhite Mills Community AmbulanceWayne EMSPike County EMSWayne County Emergency ManagementPike County Emergency Management.
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Joshua Welle became a surface warfare officer after commissioning. When not at sea, he earned two master's degrees from the University of Maryland in politics and business administration. He was an instructor at the Naval Academy, teaching international relations, and was the special assistant to Adm. William Crowe, the 11th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A veteran of the Afghanistan War, Joshua served as an economic advisor to NATO, Regional Command South. He is the president of the Class of 2002 and is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Young adults have taken a dramatic leap from faith. These youthful Americans reject the religious right's bossy, sanctimonious spirit. Like Pontius Pilate, a third of adults under 30 have washed their hands evangelical politics. They avoid religious affiliation whatsoever, reports the Pew Forum on Religious & Public Life. Pew polls indicate these religiously unaffiliated "overwhelmingly think the religious organizations are too concerned with money and power, too focused on rules and too involved in politics."The religious right's political power peaked in the 2004 presidential election. Then George W. Bush started his second term, boasting he had a large reservoir of political capital from which to draw. A trademark smirk on his face, Bush aligned himself with the religious right's agenda. It included prayer in public schools, a military build-up in Iraq, editing of textbooks so that the United States was written up as a Christian nation at its birth, tax credits for parochial schools, dismantling Social Security with its guaranteed supplemental income, and right to life winning over Planned Parenthood.Since 2004, the evangelical voting bloc's credibility has nosedived. Political scientists Robert Putnam and David Campbell, in their respected 2010 book "American Grace," linked young adults' cold shoulders toward organized religion with the religious right's clout in the White House under Bush II. The under-30s aren't interested in the religious right's agenda. They're offended at religious lobbies that assault sensibilities by exploiting insulting bumper stickers. Formerly, leaders of the religious right assumed it didn't matter if their moral stance sounded cranky. Battling perceived evil, they sidestepped the scriptural wisdom to "put ... away anger, wrath, malice, slander and foul talk from your mouth" (Colossians 3:8). Putnam and Campbell found the religious right's victory in the 2004 presidential election alienated young voters. When the religious right began their battle against gay marriage, the younger-than-30-crowd ditched organized religion. Young adults regard an attack against gays' right to marry as an encroachment on personal liberties. If the religious right succeeded in their anti-gay campaign, might they also legally forbid young adults from living together before marriage? Young adults divorced from organized religion find suffocating excessive public God talk. They're turned off by it. It's not part of their vocabulary.During the 2012 Republican presidential primaries, candidates roiled political waters. Herman Cain loved God and acted like a huckster peddling his book. Michele Bachmann, with fixed eyes that rarely blinked, believes in Creationism, which teaches the Earth is 6,000 years old. Texas Gov. Rick Perry was the religious right's puppet. Stern Rick Santorum scared people. Young adults objected to his right vs. wrong Roman Catholic faith, which smacked of an Inquisition mentality. Then the tea party-controlled House of Representatives passed an obvious resolution favoring "In God We Trust" as our national motto. God won in a landslide, 396 to 9. A waste of time is how young adults saw this legislative grandstanding. Enough already! More young adults turned a deaf ear.Labeled "Nones," these youthful voters scorn all traditional religious labels for belief and practice. They want none of them. They reject investing in organized religion which has no market among their interests. Appearances are deceiving. At best, the religious right achieved a pyrrhic victory in 2004. When evangelicals returned Bush II to the White House, the effects of this election were superficial, lacking depth to draw the emerging generation into the religious Right.Diana Butler Bass, a respected Episcopal sifter of religious trends, tells what really occurred. "Unnoticed by elite observers," she observes in "Christianity After Religion: the End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening" (2012, p. 80), "the conservative evangelical admixture of faith and politics was at odds with the cultural and spiritual values of younger Americans - particularly with regard to views of women, same-sex relationships, the environment, issues of global poverty, and legalization of marijuana. Young evangelicals tired of their parents' political and social agenda, leading them to wonder if the Bible and theology they had been taught were true."The Nones practice hands-off toward all organized religion. They feel it stifles the human spirit. The under-30s aren't willing to sacrifice personal freedoms for the religious right's rigid beliefs and repressive moral agenda.The Rev. Jack R. Van Ens is a Presbyterian minister who heads the nonprofit, tax-exempt Creative Growth (www.thelivinghistory.com), which enhances Christian worship through storytelling and dramatic presentations aimed to make God's history come alive. Van Ens' book, "How Jefferson Made the Best of Bad Messes," is available in local bookstores for $7.95.
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