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Well, Walt certainly had his chance, didn't he? Yes, he could have done away with Jesse during that little desert get-together in last week's episode. Out in the middle of nowhere. ... No witnesses. ... It could have been a clean kill.
Instead, they hugged it out (sort of) and Walt sent Jesse on his merry way to Alaska. Only that didn't work out so well, and now Walt has a major problem on his hands: Can he get to Jesse before Jesse gets to him?
It's deliciously ironic that Walt's soft spot for his former student and partner could ultimately prove to be his undoing. Here's a guy who so methodically and so ruthlessly knocked off everyone who proved to be a nuisance during his ascension to Heisenberg heights. And yet, when Saul suggests an "Old Yeller" option in tonight's episode -- titled "Rabid Dog" -- Walt doesn't won't go there.
"Do NOT float that idea again," he hisses, genuinely appalled that the slimy lawyer would want to put Jesse down the way little Timmy ... well, you know the movie.
No, Walt still thinks he can patch things up with Jesse. He still believes he can "work" him the way he repeatedly works his own son. So, even after Jesse had all intentions to char-broil his home, Walt tries desperately -- and futilely -- to get the kid to sit down for a talk.
Could it be that the cancer recurrence is dulling Walt's reflexes?
Walt's sentimentalism is intriguing, given that everyone else in this episode is treating poor Jesse as disposable a commodity. You've got Saul wondering if it's time to put him down like a foamy-mouthed mutt. Later, Hank makes it known that he doesn't care if Jesse gets killed during the planned meeting with Walt in Pacific Plaza -- just as long as they "get it all on tape."
Even Skyler -- or "Skysenberg" -- could care less about what happens to Jesse.
"We've come this far," she tells Walt icily. "What's one more?"
I suppose this soft (or blind?) spot Walt has -- this little glimmer of humanity -- is part of the reason so many fans are still in his corner. In last week's recap, I expressed some mild surprise over the fact that actors Julie Bowen and Samuel L. Jackson -- both previous guests on the post-show "Talking Bad" -- were still rooting for Walt to get away with it.
Several readers chimed in, saying that they, too, want Walt to prevail in the end. One even said she hopes Walt winds up "in Tahiti drinking a rum & coke." (nice imagery).
I get it. We've followed Walt this far across the tightrope and don't want him to stumble now. We've put in our time. We're invested.
But all of this also has me thinking back to the days of "The Sopranos" and how creator David Chase, at times, expressed frustration with fans who showered their love on mob boss Tony no matter how heinous his actions were. Tony was a monster, after all, and everyone knows you're not supposed to root for a monster.
In tonight's episode it was as if creator Vince Gilligan and writer/director Sam Catlin want to remind us just how monstrous Walt has been. They do so via Jesse, who, at one point, refers to him as "the devil."
Jesse is easily the most sympathetic key character remaining in this twisted, sick saga. He's the so-called moral compass. And now the writers are daring you to root for Walt against him. Of course, you had no problem cheering when Walt blew Gus Fring's face to bits, but can you now really support Walt's decision to phone Todd with "another job" for his scuzzball uncle -- a move clearly intended to rub out Jesse?
When Hank burst into Walt's house just in time to prevent Jesse from torching it, we clearly saw the extent of Jesse's anguish, frustration and rage. Turning his eyes upward, he cries out, "He can't keep getting away with it!"
No, you wouldn't think that he could. But maybe you're hoping he does.
Some random thoughts:
-- Best (and funniest) Saul line of the night (While looking in the mirror at his facial scrapes after his run-in with Jesse): "I should have never let my dojo membership run out."
-- Clearly, Walt's acting abilities can fool some people, but not Skyler. While Junior buys his whole crazy gasoline-on-my-clothes scenario, she doesn't. She sees right through her husband now.
-- Speaking of Skyler, her demeanor continues to unnerve us. Just when we thought her support of Walt might be wavering a bit (last week), her cold-blooded suggestion to eliminate Jesse has us again believing she's still playing for the team.
-- Marie is starting to scare us. First she suggests to Walt's face that he should just kill himself. Now, she's in her therapist's office wondering what it would be like to kill him. It's highly unlikely, but wouldn't that be a move out of left field if it was Marie who ultimately took Heisenberg down?
-- When Jesse isn't referring to Walt as the devil, he's still calling him Mr. White. A sign of generational respect. It's ingrained in him.
-- Interesting how the episode manufactured more tension for the Walt-Jesse meeting in the plaza through a visual tease: The ominous bald man in black, who, as it turned out, was only there to greet his daughter.
-- The sequence of Jesse nervously crossing the plaza somewhat reminded me of the final diner scene in "The Sopranos." Shots of the people who populated the place. Could any of them be here to take him out? The claustrophobia. The anxiety.
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Is our perception of colour universal? Do we all see it the same way, and is it something we are born with, or something we learn?
Some of you may have seen the Beau Lotto cubes before. These are cubes, made up of smaller cubes of different colours. What we can see here is that same cube in different lighting conditions, right? If I said that in the image on the left – the one under yellow light – all of the smaller blue cubes are the same colour as the yellow cubes in the image on the right, would you believe me? If you want to see for yourself, open it up in photoshop and test it out. You'll find that they are both actually just a neutral grey. The context of the colours, whats around it and next to it, appears to influence our colour perception in ways that we cannot control. But what if language also affected our perception of colour?
Children, before they learn to speak, process colour with the left side of the brain. When we learn words, we begin to react to colour not emotionally, but intellectually - with the right side of the brain. Thats when we stop 'seeing' in a way. We allow what we 'know' about the world to influence our perception of what is really there.
Take a look at this film about the Himba tribe in northern Namibia. We have 11 or so words to describe colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, grey, black and white. We use these words to render the world around us. The Himba don't have these words, they categorise colours in a different way. The video will give you an amazing insight into how learning can affect our perception of the world around us, and how we can never be sure if we are really seeing things as they are.


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Bioshock Infinite trailer looks to the sky for answers
Irrational Games has released a mock 70s info-reel to promote its new adventure game.
Bioshock Infinte takes place on the compellingly original setting of the floating city of Columbia, a nation founded on a fundamentalist idealization of patriotism and adherence to the constitution of the Unites States. Years later, this Utopia has crumbled under the weight of internal conflict as two groups, the loyalists who support Columbia's government and the Vox Populi who feel the government itself has become anti-patriotic fight over the right to rule the great cloud city.
The city, of course exists in an alternate history timeline, and Irrational and their writers have done a lot of work developing the background for the story. I've been really enjoying the promotions for the game because of all the world-building they are exposing. They're attempting (and succeeding, I think) to reveal the world of Bioshock Infinite without spoiling the story, so there is a lot of historical detail available absent of plot. As an alternate history buff, and a fan of great world-building, these promos have been as great for me as any good book or film, despite - so far - lack of plot.
The latest entry in the campaign, Columbia: A Modern Day Icarus, is an intro for a fake info-reel style video which looks like it was produced in the late 1970's. It talks about Columbia in brief terms as if giving a hint of the material to come in a full-length documentary in a series called Truth from Legend. The short intro details how Columbia came to be, and how it separated from the US.
The interesting thing to note here is that the video is being made to look like it's investigating mysteries which are decades old, while the game takes place only a few years after the incident in 1901. That last bit, where a fallen room has been found in the mountains, could be a reference to something that will happen during the course of the game.
The plot of the game itself will follow a surface man tasked with rescuing a young woman from the city, which is now embroiled in a decade-long conflict. Along the way, he'll have to make difficult decisions about who to help, and who to kill, quite possibly altering the future of that world forever, as video game protagonists have a habit of doing. So far, we haven't seen any indication of if/how the game ties into the lore of the previous Bioshock games. Perhaps we'll have to play to find out.
Here's the most recent trailer for the game, which focuses on the pre-order bonuses:
Bioshock Infinite will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows on March 26, 2013. You have to pre-order the game to get the bonus stuff, which also includes a copy of Mind in Revolt if you pre-order on Amazon specifically. It is also available for pre-order over on Steam.


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In the mid 1930s, the exterior design and basic engineering design of trucks were changed in some important areas. The LV8 and LV9 series of truck were two important steps towards Volvo's position as a major truck manufacturer.
Moving the engine forwards and upwards
Distribution of Gross Vehicle Weight between the axles has always been a very subtle matter. The most radical step towards improving the front/rear axle load split is of course to move the engine under the cab, creating an 'F' truck. For various reasons this principle did not gain many followers until the mid 1950s.
Instead, the engine, which had normally been placed behind the front axle, was moved forwards and upwards on top of the front axle, thereby greatly improving the axle load distribution. The result was the LV8 and LV9 trucks, two very popular truck series which were to become Swedish 'Standard trucks' during the late 1930s.
The steel cab - comfortable and heated
Compared with the previous Volvo trucks (and other trucks) the LV8/LV9 had a much more aerodynamic shape with rounded curves (in contrast to the previous truck models which had had vertical and horizontal lines, combined with 'razor-edge' styling).
Before the LV8/LV9, most of the heavier Volvo trucks had been delivered without a cab. With this series, in the mid 1930s, the norm was to have a steel cab (often still with a wooden framework and a canvas roof) with a reasonably aerodynamic shape, all of which drastically improved comfort and ergonomics. At this time, an important novelty, the heater, became much more common, providing a more pleasing driver environment.
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Previously, every single truck model differed greatly from other models, size being the governing factor. With the LV8/LV9, a single truck family was available for a great variety of different transport applications, from light-duty distribution to transport over longer distances or for construction operations. This was possible due to different engines being available (including side valve or overhead valve petrol engines, Hesselman engines and even, during WW II, producer gas engines). Due to various suspensions, axles, wheels and tyre dimensions, there were huge possibilities for adapting the LV8/LV9 to a variety of various tasks.
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The issues and problems within psychology are increasingly explored through diverse theoretical and methodological lenses. Saint Louis University offers a multi-faceted, full-time Ph.D. program in Experimental Psychology. Graduate students select an area of research specialization in one of our concentration areas of Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental, or Social Psychology, in addition to receiving broad instruction in each of these program areas. Each concentration integrates theory and research through rigorous coursework, research activities, and professional experiences.
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Rankings/Honors: In its 2010 "Best Graduate Schools" edition, U.S. News and World Report recognized the SLU Psychology Graduate Education programs among other top programs in the United States.
Credit Hours/Coursework: To complete the program, the student must complete a minimum of 59 hours (or the equivalent for students who enroll with a master's degree in psychology, for which some credit hours may be transferred). Students entering the program with a master's degree must present course syllabi and/or other documentation from earlier courses to the Experimental Psychology Graduate Program Director to negotiate transfer credits for the SLU course requirement. | Program Requirements
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Effort to save America's bison had an advocate in Meriden
Baynes, who lived in Meriden at the turn of the last century, hired a clipping service, and the scrapbook is a record of his drive to save the bison from extinction and return it to the American West.
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coraphise wrote:I get why people would want to run PS3MS as a service... but why go through all the hassle?
I did some testing on my Windows 2003 Enterprise server, and had moderate success getting it to start all the time.
Then it occurred to me to try running this as a task.
I set this up as a Scheduled Task to run at boot time with the Admin log on, works beautifully. I suggest you check the task settings and make sure you disable things like "Stop this task if it runs for 72 hours".
devildog93 wrote:no you don't need it in the startup folder the way you did it. But the way I do it is much easier for the average user.
I just type:
"shell:startup" in Start menu
click it, it opens "startup" folder
right-click desktop PMS icon and copy
right-click and paste into "startup" folder
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Washington Program
Facility & Faculty
The Washington Program is located at 1101 17th Street, N.W., Suite 604, in the heart of downtown. Within blocks of the White House, Farragut Square, and the famed Mayflower Hotel, our address provides a central site for Claremont and its students in Washington, DC.
Elizabeth Spalding, Ph.D.
Dr. Elizabeth Spalding serves as the Director of the Washington Program and is an Associate Professor of Government. Dr. Spalding teaches GOVT 125: Readings in American National Politics. She has been with the Washington Program since 2000.
John Haskell, Ph.D.
Dr. John Haskell is Senior Fellow of the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University. Dr. Haskell teaches GOVT 126: Policy Analysis. He has been a Visiting Assistant Professor of Government for the Washington Program since 2001.
Adam Wolfson, Ph.D.
Dr. Adam Wolfson is the Assistant Chairman for Programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Government. Dr. Wolfson teaches GOVT 127: Research on the Political Process.


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The Last Mile Ride this Friday and Saturday at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph is a lot of things to a lot of people.
For the residents of the Menig Extended Care Facility, it is a splash of color and warmth during the last years of life.
Sue Schoolcraft's mother always sewed. She made Schoolcraft and her twin brothers' clothes and winter wear on a tiny, portable General Electric machine. "Until I was married, she made clothes for me," says Schoolcraft, who was born at the start of World War II and amid the Great Depression.
Schoolcraft's interest in quilting was born in high school in her native New York.
"I started probably right after high school. We had a history teacher and he would take us to museums and living history museums, and I saw all these quilts," she says, recalling watching women quilting and then seeing a striking image of a Baltimore Album quilt in a magazine.
"It was beautiful. It just appealed to me," says Schoolcraft.
Her mom helped her get started and she worked on that quilt, her first, for years – through marriage, children and moves to Swanton, Vt., Sheldon Springs, Randolph, Fairfax and Braintree Hill before finally moving to Randolph Center more than 40 years ago.
In Vermont, Schoolcraft found a quilting community. She joined an East Bethel hand crafters group, made a second quilt for her daughter and eventually sold at craft fairs.
She was teaching a quilting class at her church in Randolph Center, the First Congregational Church of Randolph, when she saw an ad in the paper from the Menig Extended Care Facility in Randolph looking for quilts for its 30 nursing home residents.
Schoolcraft, a stay-at-home mom and avid sewer, responded and put her four students to work.
"They had just opened up the new Menig center," Schoolcraft recalls. "We suddenly needed 30 quilts. I was teaching a quilt class at the time and we started making quilts.
"And I just loved it and kept on."
Today when a new resident moves in to Menig, 75-year-old Schoolcraft talks to the resident about his or her interests and likes, or receives this information from Menig staff, and gets to work herself making a personalized quilt.
One such quilt stands out in Schoolcraft's memory. Her mother – that mother who taught her to sew – Dorothy Morack, lived at Menig during her final years.
"She wanted butterflies. So I found material," Schoolcraft says. "It just made me happy to know that I was able to do something special for her after all the things she had done for me."
A more recent quilt featured tractors, trees and a gambrel roof barn for a male resident.
While each is different – be it butterflies or barns – there is one constant to the quilts that neatly adorn each resident's bed. "I try to do quilts in bright and cheerful colors, especially with our long winters," says Schoolcraft, who hopes to uplift the residents during what for most are their final years.
The work is supported by the Last Mile Ride, Gifford's annual charity motorcycle ride, cycle ride, 5K and 1-mile walk, which raises money for free services for people in advanced illness or at the end-of-life.
For Schoolcraft, the work is "a labor of love." Occasionally, she gets thank you notes and relishes in residents' reactions. "'Look what I got! Look what I got!'" said one. "'This is for me?' Did you make this for me?'" inquired another.
"It just brings me happiness and joy to do this. It has many different aspects. It's giving back to the community that has been so good to us," she says of herself and husband Ron. "It connects us to people."
The Last Mile Ride 5K run and one-mile walk is Friday. A 38-mile cycle ride and 79-mile motorcycle ride is being held on Saturday. The events raise money for special services for those in life's last mile. Those services include alternative therapies such as massage and music therapy; food for families staying in Gifford's Garden Room for end-of-life patients; professional family photos; family grants; gas cards to doctors' appointments; and special family requests, such as a family trip to a Red Sox game, a flight to be at a loved one's side, a handicapped ramp, or other small home improvements.
Log on to www.giffordmed.org or call 728-2284 to learn more. Participants can register on the day of the event.


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Attending Meetings and Sharing at Meetings: e attend RCA meetings to learn how the Program works, and to share our experience, strength, and hope with other couples. In meetings we learn that our struggles and troubles are not unique, and we gain the hope and assurance that our own coupleship can recover and grow. Meetings often bring couples closer and encourage communication. Being honest and vulnerable in front of our partners is frightening but worth it. Many of us believe that our relationships recover in direct proportion to our willingness to share at meetings.
Safety Guidelines: By adhering to the Safety Guidelines in our meetings and in our coupleship communication, we receive and provide the safe environment and nurturing our relationships need to grow and endure. We affirm our personal rights and agree to act and speak respectfully to others.
Reading and Working the Steps: Recovering Couples Anonymous is first and foremost a 12-Step Program. Couples can apply the Steps to relationships either as individuals or as partners. The principles and techniques, which helped restore our lives to sanity and bring a measure of serenity to us as individuals, can work for us as a couple.
Sponsorship: As part of the surrender process, we admit our weaknesses as individuals and as a couple. We ask others for help, including our RCA sponsors, as well as other members in the RCA Program. Acting as sponsors for other couples helps bring our coupleship closer. Helping others focus on their relationship can help us see where our own relationship has been and where it is to go.
Listening and Communicating: We set aside a time each day for hearing each other's comments, feelings, and gratitude. Before accepting any major couple commitments in our relationship, we consult and listen to our Higher Power for guidance.
Calling a Moratorium or "Time Out": When communications break down, a prior agreement to call a moratorium for 15 minutes, an hour, or a day can interrupt destructive interaction. We can walk away from each other but not from the relationship. By stating specifically when we will be available to continue discussion, we are showing that we are not abandoning the relationship or our partner.
Meeting of Two: Either partner can call a meeting of two, or "time out", at anytime, anywhere. A structure of opening and closing with the Serenity Prayer, and following the Safety Guidelines guarantees being heard and often helps us regain our sense of humor.
Conflict Resolution Contracts and Written Agreements: We are learning to practice "fair fighting" by developing our own "Conflict Resolution Contract." We establish respectful conflict guidelines and boundaries that allow the healthy expression of feelings, and work for resolution of our common problems and concerns.
I Statements: We use I statements — (I feel hurt, I am sad) — rather than you statements (You did, You are, You said) to help us each take individual responsibility for our feelings and thoughts, and to avoid blame. We do not globalize a conflict (You always, You never) and we keep the focus on current issues, not past issues, rather than try to resolve past hurts during conflict resolution.
Developing a Support system Within and Outside of RCA: To help build balance in our relationship, each day we remember to develop personal relationships with people other than just our partners. And each day we remember to nourish our spiritual growth together, our creativity, and our playful attitudes. Couple-to-couple outreach calls, and meeting with other couples over coffee between meetings to discuss our conflicts, shows us that we are not alone and allows us to get another perspective on our problems. Sometimes we "book-end" a critical coupleship decision or coupleship activity between two strength-giving phone calls.
Reading Recovery Literature: Just as daily reading of literature can help keep the focus on our individual recovery, reflecting on our RCA literature can help us focus on our coupleship recovery. Reading our partners' recovery literature can help us grow in understanding and compassion for the challenges they face.
Service: We readily extend help to other couples, knowing that assistance to others adds to the quality of our own relationship recovery. We seek out and accept joint service positions in RCA such as meeting secretaries, treasurers, coffee-makers, and phone-tree chairpersons; we find that doing service together builds our sense of joint participation in our relationship and in its recovery.


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PACIFICA -- Sacred Heart Prep turned the inclement weather to its advantage in the second half, dominating the final two quarters of a 13-7 win over Menlo School for the Central Coast Section Division IV football championship Friday night.
Menlo had a 7-0 lead at halftime before No. 2 seed Sacred Heart Prep (12-1) took control of a game played in a driving rainstorm at Terra Nova High.
"I'm very proud of our offense and the way we were able to run the ball in the second half," Sacred Heart Prep coach Pete Lavorato said. "(At halftime) I said, 'Look, we're not a throwing team. It's hard enough to throw under perfect conditions. We're either going to pound the ball, or lose.'
"We're the team that should have benefited from this kind of weather. I give Menlo a ton of credit for how hard they played."
Menlo's high-flying passing offense was severely diminished by the wind and rain. Quarterback Jack Heneghan, who came into the game with 33 touchdown passes and only three interceptions on the season, completed 6 of 20 passes for 68 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Five of his six interceptions on the season came in the two games against SHP.
Sacred Heart Prep took over on its 35 after the second-half kickoff and drove 65 yards in 13 plays, all on the ground, for the tying touchdown, a 1-yard run by sophomore Ben Burr-Kirven.
The Gators forced a punt and then went 73 yards on another 13-play drive with quarterback Kevin Donahoe scoring on an 11-yard bootleg. There was a bad snap on the PAT, leaving the score at 13-7.
Menlo needed to respond but held the ball for only five plays before Jack Del Santo's interception gave it back to the Gators at their 48.
Junior running back Andrew Segre powered for 22 yards on the first play, carrying several Menlo tacklers the last 10 yards. Segre finished with 136 yards rushing on 23 carries.
Sacred Heart Prep drove to the Menlo 6 where Ben Burr-Kirven was thrown for a 3-yard loss by Matt Bradley on fourth and 2, and Menlo took over on its own 10 with 2:03 left and one more chance to stage a rally. Heneghan completed a 10-yard pass to Connor Paterson and an 18-yarder to Connor Stastny. Heneghan ran for 7 yards on third and 5 to pick up a first down at midfield. But on the next play, Del Santo came up with his second interception, and SHP was able to run out the clock.
It was the second CCS football championship in the last three years for Sacred Heart Prep.
"It's been a great year," Lavorato said. "I don't know if anyone thought we'd be this good. I don't know if I did."
The Gators had 36 plays from scrimmage in the second half, all on the ground. They had 244 yards rushing. Burr-Kirven had 63 yards on 13 carries, getting 11 of his carries in the second half when he and Segre were a hard-running tandem at running back with senior Ryan Gaertner moving to flyback.
But the big story of their season was a defense that allowed 121 points in 13 games, just over 9 points per game.
"This is a very committed bunch and they can all flat-out run," said defensive coordinator Mark Modeste. "Plus they're smart. It's a testament to the whole program and how it's developed. We've never had a group this athletic."
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The Greater Hyannis Chamber of Commerce, Cape Cod welcomes you...and THANKS YOU! Watch our new video below, and then click here and see how the Chamber really feels about its most important asset...our tourists!
Welcome to "one stop shopping", where you'll find a little of everything, and where you can enjoy just about anything! The seven villages that make up the town of Barnstable have it all!
Our village of Hyannis is much more than just a village. Considered by New Englanders to be the hub and heart of Cape Cod, Hyannis is known internationally as the "All-American City". Hyannis, along with its surrounding Mid-Cape area, is where you'll find the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, delectable fish shacks and award-winning restaurants, quaint B&B's and business traveler hotels, world-class beaches, the island ferries, countless outdoor activities and Cape Cod's most unique shopping. Together the seven villages of Barnstable—Hyannis, Centerville, Osterville, Cotuit, Marstons Mills, Barnstable Village and West Barnstable--nurture the unbridled beauty of Cape Cod's historic district, while promoting the family-friendly fun of "Main Street USA".
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The Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce currently has close to 700 members in our directory and provide special member-to-member discounts.


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I'm planning to buy an XPS13 from Dell and install Ubuntu on it. I would also like to buy a dock, and the Dell site suggests the Kensington SD400 Dock for that (snip[). It says that it "universally" supports all laptops with USB ... but ... well.
I was wondering if anybody has some compatibility issues with Ubuntu and this dock ? Especially for the video part and the ethernet part, because I would like to use an external monitor and plug an ethernet cable in it.
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ANTIOCH -- His road from AAA ballplayer to school custodian was unusual, but for Mark Rocha, it's been a fine adventure.
At 17, Rocha was drafted and pitched from 1973-76 for the San Francisco Giants' minor league team.
But his glory days still shine brightly thanks to a large display of Giants memorabilia that Rocha himself loans and sets up at Dallas Ranch Middle School in Antioch, where he has been the head custodian for nearly 11 years. He enjoys sharing his beloved treasures with students and staff.
The display, which has been up for nine years, is artfully filled with pennants, programs, books and treasured bobble heads.
"He has unselfishly shared his personal Giants items," said fellow school staffer Pamela Kicenski. "He takes great pride in the school and assisting students, as well as knowing many of their names. For us, he is more than the head custodian."
When the school opened in 2002, Rocha and then-librarian Louise Lincoln shared their passions. He was a huge Giants fan, of course, and she loved all things "The Wizard of Oz."
Lincoln asked Rocha to "bring in a few items" -- and a Giants tribute was born. The two shared the display case. When Lincoln retired, it became a full-blown baseball exhibit.
The display is ongoing, with Rocha alone adding items to it, like the beloved bobble heads. He said three of them are rare, dating back to the days of Gaylord Perry in 1961's Tacoma AAA team.
His love of all things Giants goes beyond the display case. His real contributions, according to staff, are his discussions with students.
"I talk to kids about baseball, answer their questions," but Rocha is quick to note he "wasn't famous or in any record books."
While his official days as a Giant are over, his connection is still strong. When his first contract was drawn up 40 years ago, one of his requests was for lifetime home tickets.
"I did that for my dad. He was a (big) Giants fan."
And so, Rocha continues to cheer on the beloved team, rarely missing any home games. (He's only allowed to bring immediate family with the tickets.)
"I will not take off work if it's a day game," said Rocha, "unless it's a playoff or World Series."
Rocha enjoys talking baseball with the Dallas Ranch students.
"I like sharing it with them, they're really interested," adding that boys in particular are interested in being pro athletes. "But as a coach, I push them to go to college."
For 10 years he shared his talent with Deer Valley High as a pitching coach before taking a break in 2011. He's still teaching via private lessons and "coaching when I want."
Rocha was drafted into the pros when he was 17 after attending the now defunct Pacific High School.
"I have loved baseball since I was 4 years old," he said.
He said his time in the minors "was heaven. You know, I was just floating."
His favorite memory of being on those fields of dreams was during his first spring training and surrounded by the likes of Willie McCovey.
He struck out the legendary player with just three pitches. "I was 18 at that time, and really I just wanted an autograph.
"These were my heroes, and now I was (playing with them)," he said of other greats such as Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays.
After four decades away from professional baseball, Rocha said he is "more of a fan now than an ex-player," and his school office may be proof of that.
It is filled with posters and decorated with Giants memorabilia.
While he obviously still has a love of the game, he is just as happy taking care of the Dallas Ranch campus.
"When kids ask me why I'm a custodian now, I tell them it's because of them," Rocha said. "I'm a bit (obsessive compulsive) when it comes to cleanliness and I like children. It's the perfect job for me."
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Groupon, the largest daily-deal website, saw it shares plunge to a record low after reporting third-quarter revenue that missed estimates as sales of coupons overseas declined from the previous period.
The stock Closed down 29.6 percent to $1.16 in New York trading. Last November, Groupon sold shares at $20 apiece in its inital public offering.
Groupon, which has lost 80 percent of its value since holding an IPO a year ago, has struggled to grow abroad, where it makes nearly half its revenue. While the company has taken steps, such as adding new management, to bolster its business in Europe, currency movements and weak demand for online coupons outside the U.S. continue to pose challenges, said Sameet Sinha, an analyst at B. Riley & Co. in San Francisco.
"Some people have expected a quick turnaround in Europe," said Sinha, who has a neutral rating on the stock. "What they don't understand is it's a huge task."
The net loss was $2.98 million, the Chicago-based company said Thursday in a statement. Sales rose 32 percent to $568.6 million, missing the $591 million average analyst estimate, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
International revenue was $276.9 million, or 49 percent of total sales. That was down 10 percent from the second quarter of this year, when sales outside the U.S. were $308.2 million.
Groupon Goods, an e-commerce site started last year, reached a projected $500 million in annual sales, the company said. While the service is growing more rapidly than the daily deals business, it has lower profit margins, Jason Child, chief financial officer, said in a telephone interview.
"Customers have embraced that product line since we launched it a little over a year ago, definitely a little faster than we expected," Child said. "That is leading to margin reductions."
The company makes money by offering discounts -- known as Groupons -- from businesses such as restaurants and nail salons. It then splits the revenue with the businesses.
Profit margins will come under further pressure as the company seeks to add thousands of merchants by offering them a greater share of revenue from coupons, Child said.
Groupon said yesterday it's eliminating 80 sales jobs as it automates its sales and marketing operations. The company has more than 12,800 employees.
"Groupon announced several months ago it would be using technology to increase productivity through automation," Julie Mossler, a spokeswoman for Groupon, said in an emailed statement before the earnings announcement. "We will always aim to optimize business operations wherever opportunities are identified."
Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mason plans to address what he calls "execution issues" in Europe by bringing smarter technology and more of a focus on merchant satisfaction to the region, he said on a call with analysts.
"To fix our international business we are following the playbook that we wrote for North America," he said. "We're cautiously optimistic and confident that we're on a path to continued improvement in Europe."
Fourth-quarter revenue will be $625 million to $675 million, Groupon said in the statement. That compares with an average analyst estimate of $637 million.


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Administrative law judge upholds firing of officer accused of inappropriate force on a handcuffed prisoner
An administrative law judge has upheld the firing of a former police officer who lost his job after other police officers told supervisors he used inappropriate force on a handcuffed prisoner in Far North Dallas.
Michael Mosher was fired by Police Chief David Brown in June 2011.
"Chief David Brown acted reasonably and was justified in terminating the employment of Officer Mosher," administrative law judge Willie Crowder concluded in her written ruling. "Therefore, I am SUSTAINING the termination of officer Michael Mosher as imposed by Chief Brown."
According to police records, another officer had handcuffed Aaron Curtis, 21, gave him a ticket for possessing a marijuana pipe, then removed the handcuffs during the January 2011 incident. Mosher then approached.
Police Officer Ryan Vertz described Mosher as taking an immediately negative attitude, calling Curtis a derogatory name for not standing up for his wife when she got into an argument with another person. Two other officers, Tashonda Wesley and Neil Becker, told investigators that Mosher called Curtis a coward.
"The entire time Mr. Curtis was being respectful," Vertz wrote, adding that Mosherthen told Curtis he was going to jail for public intoxication. Before Curtis could comply, he said, Mosher jumped on Curtis' back and spun him to the ground, scraping his forehead.
Once the officers cuffed Curtis and got him off the ground, "Officer Mosher then proceeded to punch Mr. Curtis, while handcuffed and compliant, approximately three or four times in his right rib cage," Vertz wrote.
Police said Curtis suffered minor injuries.
Vertz, Becker and Wesley all described another officer as trying to intervene to stop what was occurring, but said that Mosher told him to get away from him.
Mosher told investigators he did not use inappropriate force, but admitted to calling Curtis derogatory names.
He had repeatedly been the subject of use-of-force complaints since joining the department in 2004. Several years ago, he received a five-day suspension after internal investigators found he used inappropriate force when he hit a young person in the head with a flashlight.


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Concerned about the quality of coffee in Beijing, I'm traveling with a french press. While the Bodum works great, I've gone through two since my last post. They crack in my suitcase. I'm guessing it's the pressure and depressurization cycles on the plane and eventually the crack spreads, fills with coffee, and that's the end of that Bodum. So, I found a stainless steel travel press/mug, removed the handle (takes up too much space), grinded down the handle mounts, adorned it with bike shop stickers from Elliot Bay and here I come Beijing with hot, strong coffee in Senor Muggy.
The Team Bike Hugger blog prompted questions from readers as to what it takes to start road racing. I hope this inspires at least a few of you to get out there and experience the thrill of racing first-hand. Here is my take on the fundamentals of racing:
- Anyone can race. You can be a successful racer.
- Racing isn't rocket science. The rules are simple, many are common-sense.
- You do not need to train like a pro or be a talented athlete (aka a freak of nature) to begin racing.
- You must be passionate about riding your bike.
- Racing is addictive. After you race once, the habit is usually formed and very difficult to break.
Tune into the audio archives of today's Conversation on KUOW, covering the Bike Master Plan and what it means for Seattle. As my two-year-old toddled around the house this afternoon, bike helmet atop his head, I couldn't help but hope that he will see a better, more bike-friendly, Seattle.
Later this week, I'll blog Beijing by bike. I'm visiting China for the Intel Developer Forum and Elliot Bay Bicycles is providing me a folding bike to ride around, check the city out, and experience the totally different world of China. And in that world, at least for now, bicycles still outnumber cars. For more on China, check
Those nuts at Nutcase Helmets sent us a freakin' case of helmets to review! So, it was like a helmet holiday at our house and the kids dug right into the package and put on a helmet fashion show.


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First off, I have to say that I love this program. It works pretty well, and I love the thumbnails.
I have a problem with deleting/moving files, however. I recently reorganized my file structure, moving all my media files in folder C:\A (say) into folder C:\A\B. Now, from the PS3, I see those media files in both C:\A and C:\A\B.
How can I remove the files from C:\A ?


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Two Vermont communities are marking milestones in their recovery from flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.
A community dinner was held Saturday in Duxbury to commemorate the closing down of Rebuild Waterbury, the organization formed to oversee the town's recovery from the flood.
In Bartonsville, officials held the grand opening of new covered bridge that replaced an 1870 bridge swept away during on Aug. 28, 2011. Video of the bridge washing downstream came to symbolize Irene's destructive passage across Vermont.
While much has been accomplished, much remains to be done.
Hundreds of families haven't completed their recovery and the decision hasn't been made yet on how to fund the $124.7 million project to resurrect the state office complex in Waterbury.


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Blue Sky Mining Backpackers & Lodge
The Blue Sky Mining Backpackers & Lodge is an all year round oasis being conveniently situated in a spacious home in Warner Beach, KwaZulu Natal, just 30 km south of Durban & 65km south of 'King Shaka' Durban International Airport.
Awesome 180 degree sea views of the Indian Ocean, unspoilt sandy beaches and pleasant weather are guaranteed.
The Blue Sky Mining offers clean, comfortable and affordable accommodation to backpackers, sportsmen, holiday makers as well as business men.
Come and explore this spectacular hostel consisting of dormitories with its own showers & toilets, en suite double/twin rooms as well as camping facilities. All accommodation (except camping) gets serviced on a daily basis to make your stay as comfortable and relaxing as possible.
The incredible decor and artwork in- and outside the house will be something you have never experienced in your life before.
We have got a massive garden with two rock swimming-pools and a lovely sundeck, pool-table, fully equipped self-catering kitchen with refrigeration and storage facilities, braai & fireplace entertainment area, off-street parking, jungle gym, licenced bar and onsite kitchen.
For those in need there is FREE WIFI, a laundry service as well as a transport service available. Lucky you, pick ups from Amanzimtoti 'Post Office' and 'Total Garage' are free of charge within 8am to 6pm (shuttle service to be booked in advance, minimum of 2 nights required).
For those who are arriving at the new King Shaka Airport please visit www.margate.co.za/minicoach.htm to get some more information on how to get to Blue Sky Mining using a reliable, safe and reasonable form of transportation.
Enjoy a hearty breakfast or traditional 'Durban Curry' and many more munchies in our subtropical garden being surrounded by magnificent coca nut, banana and papaya trees.
Along the main road we have it all...restaurants and pubs, supermarket, takeaways, chemist, post office, video store & ATM. Looking for some night life entertainment? The art and craft market as well as a few nightclubs are all in close proximity.
The Blue Sky Mining is ideally situated for those who would like to catch a wave at some of the best surfing spots along the South Coast. We are just a stones throw away from three subtropical beaches which are protected by lifeguards. The usage of Boogie- and Surfboards is free of charge.
Many other fun filled outdoor activities are waiting for you
Go scuba diving at the Aliwal Shoal, one of the top ten dive sites in the world, and experience a breathtaking underwater adventure. Stunning reefs & wrecks, raggies, zambezi and tiger sharks, abundant fish life, dolphins, - all in all world class diving at its best.
The helpful and friendly staff will gladly assist you in booking anything from introductional dive or openwater PADI to shark diving. How to get there? There is a shuttle service available at a cost of R 35.00 p.p./one way.
Experience the amazing Sardine Run, taking place in between mid June and mid July. Millions of tiny silverfish make their way up along the coast attracting game fish as well as sharks a natural phenomenon not be missed.
Looking for something else to do? Take a professional surf/kite lessons, go deep sea fishing, horseriding on the beach, visit Crocworld or go for a game drive at Tala Game Reserve.
The area is also known for its excellent golf courses all along the beautiful coastline of KwaZulu Natal as well as famous events like the Comrades, the Dusi Canoe Marathon and the A1 Grand Prix.
Durban as a real rainbow city offers a huge variety of places of interest
U Shaka Marine World, a unique aquarium right on Durbans beachfront, Wilsons Wharf with its scenic harbour views, the Botanic Gardens, the Natural Science Museum, Gateway Shopping Mall,
Unforgettable trips into the Drakensberg, the Valley of Thousand Hills with its popular Zulu Village Tours, Sodwana Bay, the Wild Coast and many, many more can be arranged at our travel desk.
We're looking forward to welcoming you...
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cydisc11895 wrote: Sounds like they're trying to add a separate parcel for the course, which is good. However, they'll have a lot of work turning a flat corn field into an interesting course.
cydisc11895 wrote:I'm going to take the other side on the soccer argument and point out that the ball diamonds alone take up more space while seving fewer players, plus costing more for fencing, bleachers and grounds maintenance.
Buzzznation wrote:At the same time you are taking my side of the fence. For soccer you don't really need any ammentities to perform the sport correctly. Just a couple of soccer goals, which could be easily applied in any open feild.
And I wouldn't be so certain about serving fewer players. Yes there is only 9 players on the field to soccers 11. However the average bench for baseball sometimes seats up to 15-20 people.
mtldetect1 wrote: You also have to look at that now when city are being developed, the developer must give land to the city or money, most will give land. By giving land, most of it has been worked (dozzer) so they can build homes. This means that most if not all the grown trees are gone and it does not take much to put in a soccer field.
Buzzznation wrote: What better than to have them rent a disc at the concession stand, and wear them out on the DG course.
Buzzznation wrote:What better than to have them rent a disc at the concession stand, and wear them out on the DG course.
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Are you people missing all the racial stereoptyping in your threads.
"Its odvious you dont know any hispanic ( or as i like to call them "darker than white people but not quite as dark as black people people) because if you did than you would know what that meant"
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Experienced nurse leader Alison White has joined Gifford Medical Center as its vice president of patient care services – a role that oversees the Hospital Division, including inpatient care, the Birthing Center, ob/gyn and midwifery practice, Emergency Department, nursing home and Adult Day Program.
A graduate of the bachelor's degree nursing program at the University of Vermont and the master's degree health care administration program at Independence University in Utah, White has spent her career in nursing and then nurse leadership.
Her nursing career focused on cardiac and dialysis patients – populations she loved because of the relationships formed with patients. "They grow to be your family," she says.
White went on to serve as director of care management at Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC), the director of regional care management and quality improvement for the Dartmouth Hitchcock Alliance, the director of clinical outcomes at CVMC and most recently vice president of quality, chief nursing officer and patient safety office at the Berlin-based hospital.
A motorcycle accident in August that nearly took her life left White reevaluating her priorities, however. She was seeking a better work/life balance, and says she has found that at Gifford.
"I felt like I hit the jackpot," says White, who joined Gifford earlier this year. "The people are so open and warm and helpful and genuine, really genuine. Team comes through. It has a feeling of family. It doesn't have a feeling of 'corporateness,' but at the end of the day the job gets done.
"I'm just so grateful to be here. I look forward every day to coming in."
White succeeds Linda Minsinger, a long-time vice president who has transitioned to a new role: executive director of Gifford's retirement community that will soon be under construction in Randolph Center and requires substantial planning.
"I think Alison is a great opportunity for Gifford's Hospital Division. She comes with expanded current knowledge in the health care field and quality. I feel she will provide the staff and leaders with a new and different view of their roles," says Minsinger, who is equally enthusiastic about her new role, which in part develops not just a community, but a culture "to ensure the residents and staff are happy and enjoy all the activities and opportunities that are offered."
White lives in Barre with her husband Paul, a Vermont State Police captain. They have two children, Catie, 21, and Jeffrey, 18. White enjoys photography, volunteering at her church, serving on the Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice board and traveling in her free time.


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Torah Curtain
Moses Mendelssohn, the great philosopher of the Enlightenment, and his wife Fromet presented a Berlin synagogue with this Torah curtain in 1774/75. In all likelihood, they had it made from Fromet's silk wedding dress. Traditionally, a white curtain is hung in front of the Torah cabinet at the Jewish New Year Festival and the Day of Atonement, the two most important Jewish festivals. The Torah scrolls containing the text of the five books of Moses are kept in the Torah cabinet.
Above the dedicatory inscription, there are two lions symbolizing Juda, one of Israel's 12 tribes. "Keter Tora" (Torah crown) is written beneath the crown. The columns adorned with wreaths of flowers and the small motifs on the pelmet are a reference to the temple in Jerusalem.
Some years after Moses Mendelssohn's death in 1786, Fromet returned to her hometown of Hamburg. She took the Torah curtain with her where it then adorned the Torah cabinet in the synagogue in Altona. After the November Pogrom in 1938, the curtain found its way to Antwerp in Belgium in the hands of refugees. There it was honored in the makeshift prayer room of a small refugee community. Leo Rothschild, the community warden, kept the ritual objects at his home when they were not being used in services. Following German occupation of Belgium in May 1940, his wife Betty gave the curtain – hidden under household laundry in a washing basket – to a business associate of her husband for safekeeping. Betty Rothschild and two of their sons were murdered in Auschwitz. Leo Rothschild and their son Josef survived. The Torah curtain came through the war years unscathed.
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Postal spying: No wonder we don't trust the government
Leslie James Pickering noticed something odd in his mail last September: a handwritten card, apparently delivered by mistake, with instructions for postal workers to pay special attention to the letters and packages sent to his home.
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE - Those who ride the North Lake Tahoe Express can expect to pay on average more for the service once rate changes are enacted later this month.Last Thursday, the Truckee-North Tahoe Transportation Management Association board of directors unanimously approved adjusted rates for the daily shuttle service that carries passengers between North Tahoe/Truckee at various locations and the Reno-Tahoe International Airport.For a one-way trip, fare adjustments range from a $3 to $5 increase and a $17 to $47 decrease, depending on number of passengers, while round trip differences range from a $6 to $86 increase and a $34 decrease.Board member Peter Przybyslawski questioned the consistency of the rate changes."A lot of the rates ... how they differ is based on the market," said Jaime Wright, TMA program manager. "... We try to compile that data to know where we need to structure our rates and unfortunately, it's not a clean formula because no one else runs a clean formula."As for why the price for larger groups dropped, Wright said it was done to stay competitive in the market."After the marketing comparison, we realized we're not capturing that business because they can get a private vehicle for less," she said. "... Maybe we might just capture more business there than we have been before because now we're more competitive with them."While remaining competitive is part of the reason for the rate adjustments, Wright said it had more to do with maintaining the program without having to seek additional funding from the shuttle's partners.According to the shuttle's website, partners range from Placer County and Washoe County to transportation entities and resorts, along with the Incline Village General Improvement District and Crystal Bay-Incline Village Convention and Visitor Bureau.The last time the shuttle's rates changed was April 2010, Wright said.Additional changes could be in store, said Jan Colyer, executive director of TMA, at the meeting."We're also considering adding a change charge because there are a lot of changes that come through and refunds," she said. "It takes as much time to refund if not more."While that's yet to be decided, the fare changes approved last week go into effect Nov. 15."It's still the best deal in town," Colyer said.
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White House Taps McAfee CTO for Cybersecurity Post
The Obama administration officially tapped a senior executive at the computer-security giant McAfee to be the Department of Homeland Security's top cybersecurity official.
Phyllis Schneck, a vice president and chief technology officer for the public sector at McAfee, a unit of Intel, will start in early September as the deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity, a DHS official said. Homeland Security takes a leading role in protecting U.S. networks from foreign and domestic hackers.
She steps into a position that has had an active revolving door lately. Her predecessor, cybersecurity veteran Mark Weatherford, stayed in the job for less than 18 months and left in April. His interim replacement, Bruce McConnell, announced his departure in July.
Schneck wasn't available for an interview. The Wall Street Journal previously reported Schneck's appointment.
Washington has struggled of late to determine how heavy a hand it will take in dealing with the private sector. One contentious issue is whether the government should set minimum standards that companies in key industries like banking and energy should meet in order to protect their networks from cyberattacks. Companies generally want to set up their own criteria. It's unclear where Schneck comes down in that debate.
DHS has stepped up its involvement in the private sector in the past year. The department is increasingly sharing data on hacking attacks and other threats with private companies, including Internet service providers that can block those attacks, the Journal reported earlier this year. Those efforts are expected to continue under Schneck, who for eight years led a group at the Federal Bureau of Investigation that is tasked with helping the feds and private companies share information about cyberthreats.
"We have strengthened partnerships with the private sector to secure cyber networks and protect physical assets," outgoing DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a written statement. "I am confident that Phyllis will continue these efforts, and build upon the foundations laid by her predecessors, to create a safe, secure and resilient cyber environment and promote cybersecurity knowledge and innovation."
Michael DeCesare, McAfee's president, said in a written statement, "McAfee takes great pride in the strong partnership we have with the U.S. government and governments around the world."


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Monday night's show for Week 7 of "Dancing With the Stars" All-Star Season 15 seemed like a combination of frustration mixed with confusion, tinged with hysteria. First, there were the individual dances -- fusion dances combining two dance styles in one piece of music -- followed by an AT&T Spotlight performance by 10 young dancers from Utah with Mark Ballas and Chelsie Hightower leading the way. A swing dance marathon capped the night with all seven couples dancing at the same time for four minutes until only one pair was left standing. Add in constant reminders to donate to the Red Cross for the "Day of Giving" to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, and spice things up with hilarious "campaign hit pieces" by the dancers against each other. It was crazy, crazy, crazy.
For those waiting in eager anticipation for the results, I've got some bad news. Due to the coverage of the election returns by ABC, there will be no show Tuesday night and no elimination. Instead, all votes will be added to next Monday's votes and there will be a -- gasp -- double elimination next Tuesday, Nov. 13. A double elimination is also on tap for the Nov. 20 results show, since that's the only way to pare down the number of dancers to get the three finalists for the final performance show Nov. 26.
Having the couples do the swing dance marathon after the fusion dances was a real test of their endurance -- the first couple out only received four points and so on, until the final couple added 10 to their score. Between the two dances, it was obvious this week is that the elimination of Sabrina Bryan and partner Louis Van Amstel last week -- after the pair received a perfect score of triple 10's from the judges -- made all of the celebrities and their pro partners raise the bar a bit to impress the judges and viewers. Time will tell if they succeeded.
One high-scoring fusion dance was a tango/paso doble by Shawn Johnson and her original partner from Season 8, Mark Ballas. Although doctors told her current partner, Derek Hough, to take a week off because of a bulging disc in his neck, he was a part of the choreography, the rehearsals and was sitting in the front row for the dance. Shawn's dancing was an awesome display by a young woman who has matured a lot since Season 8, and Len called the dance "a firecracker: tango was the fizz and paso doble was the explosion." The judges rewarded their efforts with a perfect score of 30. In case Shawn had ideas of switching partners permanently, Derek let everyone know that he has been cleared to dance next week. Sorry, Mark.
The second fusion dance was a super-sexy tango/cha cha by Melissa Rycroft and partner Tony Dovolani that head judge Len Goodman said was "beautiful all the way through." Judge Bruno Tonioli added, "You were on fire, you've never been sexier." They received a score of 29 from the judges, and by swing dancing until they almost collapsed in the marathon, the couple outlasted and outdanced everyone else to add a full 10 points to their total to take the top spot on the leaderboard. I thought Tony's smile was going to split his face in half.
On the other end of the scale, Kirstie Alley and partner Maks Chmerkovskiy, who danced a quickstep/samba, received perfectly respectable 8's from the judges. But with all of the others scoring much higher, the couple was at the bottom with 24 despite Kirstie's best efforts to blend dance steps with comedic entertainment. To her credit, she spent much of the week organizing a donation drive for victims of the superstorm on the East Coast, and it remains to be seen if her large fan base will reward her for that.
The rest of the celebrities and their partners were bunched up in the middle of the leaderboard, all dancing well and scoring well but not taking the top spot. In fact, Gilles Marini was complaining to his partner, Peta Murgatroyd, that he gets good scores but ends up in the middle. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba, especially, praises his dancing but picks on the shape of his hands. The leading couple shifts from week to week, and no one is standing out as a sure bet to win that tacky Mirror Ball Trophy.
Speaking of judges, if you haven't caught Bruno in the commercial for Dole fruit juices, you should. It's a hoot to watch Bruno as a tiny Mariachi, accompanied by a traditional Mariachi band and dancing, singing the praises of Dole and hopping around from shelf to shelf inside a refrigerator. At least, it answers the question of whether Bruno can actually dance.
And the betting is on as to whether Kelly Monaco and Val Chmerkovskiy really have something simmering romantically between them or not. Last week, there was a long liplock between the two, there were cute snatches of conversation about relationships and such, and when co-host Brooke Burke-Charvet asked, considering all that was going on, what could we expect for the finale, Val answered, "Children." Hmmmmm.
This was a great night of dancing, with many of the couples making the fusion dances really exciting and well done. Host Tom Bergeron leaked no clues to what devilish dance styles the judges have in mind for next week, so we'll have to wait and see. Who do you think will be in the Final Three?
Celebrities and combined scores (individual dance + marathon = total):
Melissa & Tony -- Carrie Ann, 10; Len, 9.5; Bruno, 9.5 = 29 + 10 (marathon) = 39
Shawn & Derek -- 10; 10; 10 = 30 + 8 = 38
Kelly & Val -- 9; 9; 9 = 27 + 9 = 36
Emmitt & Cheryl -- 8.5; 9.5; 9.5 = 27.5 + 7 = 34.5
Gilles & Peta -- 9.5; 9.5; 9.5 = 28.5 + 5 = 33.5
Apolo & Karina -- 9; 9; 9 = 27 + 6 = 33
Kirstie & Maks -- 8; 8; 8 = 24 + 4 = 28


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Josh MacDougall may have found the ultimate blend of affordable, fun and earth-friendly transportation — standing on a long board while his eager Siberian husky "Indigo" pulls him around Ashland, on trips to the store, out to dinner or just for recreation.
"It's his passion. He loves to pull. It's just natural for him," says MacDougall, a firefighter with CalFire.
The near-inseparable pair log about five miles a day, often going on the nearby Greenway bike path and up mild hills above the boulevard, he says.
The 9-year old dog doesn't care for the uphill pull, so MacDougall often dismounts for a jog together.
When he and his wife go hiking and camping, Indigo carries his food and water in saddlebags, he says.
MacDougall adopted Indigo as a pup when living in Costa Rica. When he moved to Ashland five years ago, they hitchhiked here together. He was named for his ice-blue eyes and has symmetrical black-and-white markings that show signs of his mutt mother.
But, mostly, says MacDougall, he carries the pulling power and temperament — friendly to all humans, feisty with other canines — of his husky father.
"He's awesome. He's a good dog with great character. He's got so much going for him. He's really sweet and happy and sometimes a little crazy, like if he senses another dog in heat, he'll pull me up any hill."
MacDougall draws bemused stares as he is pulled at a light canter down Nevada Street, speaking commands in a sing-song voice.
"His favorite is when I imitate Donald Duck. That means 'come.' "
In dog-friendly Ashland, Indigo is welcomed in many establishments — and he says his friends are all jealous of the man-dog transportation model he's set up and want to follow suit.
As a mode of transportation, "dog-skating" leaves you out in the elements and doesn't get much faster than 5 mph, but there are no parking problems. And how many of us can say our cars and bikes actually love us?
Traveling this way "has way more personality," says MacDougall. "It exercises your dog while transporting you, and it runs off of dog food."
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Paul W. Bryant wins state track championship
Published: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 11:41 p.m.
GULF SHORES | Paul W. Bryant High School claimed its first state track and field championship as the boys team won the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 5A title on Saturday in Gulf Shores.
"It's an outstanding feeling," said Stampede coach Timothy L. Martin, who is in his sixth season coaching the team. "The athletes and the coaches worked extremely hard to get to this point. Everybody stayed focused and went out there with a singular purpose, to compete and do their part for the team."
Paul W. Bryant scored 57.33 total points. The top three teams found Fort Payne second with 52 points and Homewood third with 44.33 points.
"We had a lot of leadership," said Martin, whose team of about 30 student-athletes includes six seniors. "They realized what could be done and worked really hard to see what they could accomplish."
Scorers on the boys team included Ryan Richardson who placed first in the 300 meter hurdles and third in the 110 meter hurdles.
Harrison Dudley finished second in the 400 meters and third in the 200 meters.
Evante Linebarger placed second in the 800 meters and eighth in the 1600 meters. Carlos Moore was third in triple jump.
Cor'Doraius Washington placed eight in high jump.
The 4x800 relay team of Charles White, Deqweyea Davis, Henry Hargress and Linebarger placed seventh, and the 4x400 relay team composed of Jamarcus Howard, Richardson, Linebarger and Dudley finished first.
The Paul W. Bryant girls also competed in the state meet on Saturday. They finished 13th. St. Paul's was first with Scottsboro second.
Ashley Jones placed eighth in the 400 meters. Carlisha Moore finished sixth in 100 meter hurdles. Shericca Smith came in seventh in the 200 meters.
The girls 4x400 meter relay team of Bria Smith, Gabriel Turner, Moore and Jones placed fourth.
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