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COPPER MOUNTAIN - Five years ago, Cody Field's sister taught him to snowboard.
In January, he went to the Special Olympics World Games in South Korea and came home with three gold medals.
"I was stunned," Cody said of the moment he learned of his third win. "I was in shock after. I was like, I got gold, I got gold, I got gold!"
Cody was one of more than 3,000 athletes from 110 countries who participated in the World Games, at the same facilities that Olympians will use in the 2018 Winter Games. He was one of only six from Colorado to compete with Team USA.
"To get one gold medal is a big deal," Special Olympics Colorado vice president Amy Turner said. "He won three gold medals. That's quite respectable."
It was a gold medal at last year's statewide competition that earned him the spot. On Sunday the 20-year-old world champion returned to Copper Mountain to compete in the Colorado Winter Games again, and added even more gold to his pocket.
He followed up his gold medals in the slalom, giant slalom and super G events in South Korea with another gold in the giant slalom in Sunday's statewide championships at Copper.
"I keep rallying them up," he said.
For Cody, who was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at age 6, snowboarding is a niche that became a passion. Athletic, and from a family of four children who all played sports at a young age, he started out playing soccer. But a lack of acceptance from his peers and impatience from his coaches caused him to walk away from the sport. Years later, he would find his way to the mountain, first as a skier and the son of a Special Olympics ski coach. But the sport was popular and the number of competitors too big for a boy who had never liked crowds.
Then, when he was in high school, Cody's older sister taught him to snowboard. The sport was smaller and Cody found a place where he felt comfortable and excelled.
"I like snowboarding because it's a faster sport," he said. "I knew I'd do good at it and I was right about that."
But Cody's mom says he's won more than gold in his years competing in Special Olympics Colorado.
"What snowboarding does for Cody, is it gives him an opportunity to get out with kids that enjoy doing the same thing that he likes to do," Karen Field said. "It's that camaraderie and that teamwork that builds his self esteem."
The sport has required the young Olympian to master challenges both on and off the slopes. At the World Games, his first excursion out of the U.S., he faced tough competition and changes to his normal routines. He bunked with several of his teammates in cramped quarters and was not allowed to have soda, which at home he drinks on a regular basis to help regulate the side effects of his medicines.
Still, he said, the World Game competition was an unforgettable trip.
"The experience is like a lifetime experience for me," he said.
For his family, it was an opportunity to see how other cultures approach intellectual disabilities and to find opportunities for growth in the U.S. While in South Korea, Cody was partnered with a 10-year-old pen pal who goes by the American name John, who, with his family, drove four hours to watch Cody compete in the games. By the end of the visit John decided he wanted to grow up to be a snowboarder just like Cody.
"I'm somewhat disappointed that our country doesn't really (individuals with disabilities) the same way that other countries embrace them," Karen Field said. "They can be very important members of our society. We just need to learn to embrace them, and we need to learn to better understand them and not ostracize them and bully them and pick on them. That's what I came away with most from the World Games. That and an Olympian with three gold medals."


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Presenter Gordon Kessler, last year's keynote speaker at WordFest, was so popular that he is returning with a two-part crash course on whether or not ePublishing is right for you, and if so, how to go about it.
The session, titled "EPublishing: Getting Your Words Out to the World!," will be conducted in two parts Saturday at Miller Library. Part A, conducted from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m., looks at why, what, when, where and how, and the pitfalls to avoid in ePublishing. Part B, conducted from 3 to 4 p.m., deals with publishing platforms, such as Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, Apple iBooks, Kobo, Sony, Diesel, Smashwords. For full-registered attendees, Gordon will be available during the entire conference to sit down and talk about your particular project.
Gordon Kessler is a thriller novelist, book cover designer, independent editor and ePublishing consultant living in the Kansas City metro area with his golden retriever, Jazmin (a.k.a. Jazzy Brass — her stage name). Gordon is the current president of Kansas Author's Club District Two and a founder and past president of the Kansas Writers Association. Last year, he started a group to help support independent authors called the Indie Writers Alliance. He's a Master Instructor at Johnson County Community College and for the National Academy of Railroad Sciences and has taught novel writing for several community colleges. He worked for more than 20 years for the BNSF Railway, and is a former U.S.
Marine Recon Scout, Super Squad team leader, parachutist and troop handler. He enjoys SCUBA, sailing, snow skiing, taking his golden retriever Jazzy Brass to the dog park and sharing time with his kids and grandkids. Find out more about Gordon on his website and blog, at: http://gordonkessler.com.
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SAN JOSE -- The Nashville Predators did the Sharks a big favor Friday night with a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. That tightened up the Pacific Division title race, but San Jose isn't in any position to show its gratitude.
Not with a game against the same Predators on Saturday night.
"It's only good if we take advantage of it and get the points that we're playing for tonight," Patrick Marleau said of the Friday night outcome. "But it's one of those things that you need a little help."
The Sharks trail Anaheim by one point, but the Ducks now only have one game in hand, not two.
Does Todd McLellan think his team can get a boost against the Predators -- a team that won't be in the playoffs -- because of the chance to jump ahead of Anaheim?
"That's the million dollar question," the Sharks coach said after his team's morning skate. "We've been in this situation a couple times against non-playoff teams and we haven't taken advantage of it. I'd like to think that our team can come out and play and do everything we can to get the win. If we can get a leg up on Anaheim it forces them to win. Right now they don't have to. That will be a goal of ours tonight."
Goalie Antti Niemi will get the start for the Sharks. Nashville is expected to start backup Carter Hutton, a onetime San Jose prospect, who beat San Jose 3-2 when the teams met at Bridgestone Arena on Dec. 14. That was the first of two defeats by the same score in earlier meetings between the teams, both in Nashville.
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.


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Microsoft Takes Covers Off Windows 8 Ad Campaign
Pro football games Sunday came with a dose of Windows.
As The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Microsoft kicked off what is expected to be an extensive marketing campaign for Windows 8, the company's high-stakes effort to overhaul its flagship operating system. A slew of new computers and tablets are rolling out that run on Windows 8, which is designed to work on touchscreen devices and traditional computers with keyboards and mice.
The Microsoft ad, which aired Sunday during NFL games, showcases some touchscreen computers from the company's computer-making allies, including Acer, Samsung, Lenovo and Sony.
The ad starts with a countdown clock (stopping at 8, of course) and includes rapid-fire images of Windows 8's touch interface and a gray, chunky laptop that is destroyed–a bit evocative of Apple's iconic "1984" ad, during which an athlete throws a sledgehammer through a droning Big Brother image then widely associated with IBM.
The last images shown in the ad are a tagline, "Windows Reimagined," and the date Oct. 26, the official launch for Windows 8-powered computers.
What isn't shown: A glimpse of the Surface, Microsoft's foray into making its own computing device. Microsoft has been ultra-secretive about the tablet-style computer with a detachable keyboard, which has become a controversial point because it competes with devices sold by Microsoft customers. The Surface is expected to get a grand entrance when Microsoft launches Windows 8 at a New York event Oct. 25.
Underscoring the competition Windows-powered devices will face for consumers' wallets this holiday season, the Windows 8 ad jockeyed during Sunday's NFL telecasts with pitches for other gadgets, including Apple's iPhone and new iPod, Samsung's Galaxy SIII smartphone and Galaxy Note tablet computer, Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet and the Motorola Droid Razr M phone from the Google unit.


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Definición de parenchyma en inglés:
1The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- Brain parenchyma from the parietal lobe showed venous congestion, hemorrhage, and diffuse edema.
- No myospherules were found within the renal parenchyma or the adipose tissue.
- The tumor frequently extended to the adjacent lung parenchyma, bronchi, visceral pleura, and mediastinal soft tissues.
1.1 Botany The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- In many dicotyledonous leaves, parenchyma or sclerenchyma cells of the vascular bundle sheath extend to the epidermis on both leaf sides, forming the so-called bundle sheath extensions.
- In this study, the pectate lyase gene expression was located in the recent products of cambial divisions of both phloem and xylem and conspicuously localized in the xylem parenchyma cells of young vascular bundles.
- ABA loss directly from the symplast to the apoplast is up to 4000 times lower than from mesophyll cells, phloem elements and stem parenchyma cells.
1.2 Zoology Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking a coelom, such as flatworms.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- Parichnos tissue is parenchyma with lots of air space between cells.
- Other mesodermal cells in the acoels are the peripheral parenchyma (connective tissue) and tunica cells of the gonads, and these also arise from the gastrodermis.
- (chiefly Anatomy )Oraciones de ejemplo
- Spirometric measures admittedly can be nonspecific; they do not appear to be well correlated with the parenchymal damage of emphysema in a generally healthy population.
- The initial radiographic presentation of asbestosis is typically that of bilateral small primarily irregular parenchymal opacities in the lower lobes bilaterally.
- The initial evaluation of the urinary sediment generally identifies patients with parenchymal renal disease.
- (chiefly Botany )Oraciones de ejemplo
- When applied to stems, oil moved through both stomata and intercellular spaces between epidermal cells; oil molecules diffused into the cytoplasm of both the epidermal and the parenchymatous cells.
- In non-angiosperm seed plants phloem elements consist mostly of sieve cells, while angiosperms have sieve tube cells in association with parenchymatous companion cells.
- The root is composed of a dorsal and ventral epidermis between which are sandwiched about six parenchymatous layers without intercellular spaces, and an anastomosing provascular strand.
Mid 17th century: from Greek parenkhuma 'something poured in beside', from para- 'beside' + enkhuma 'infusion'.
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For my card today I have used the stunning Reader Denny. I love her hair and her big pouty lips hehe. I teamed her with my new obsession - beautiful digi papers by Michele R for Whimsy. Aren't they amazing? I love how these come in a pack of 4x 6x6s so it takes all of the guesswork out of choosing papers!
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Reader Denny + Karber Guest Designer!
For my card today I have used the stunning Reader Denny. I love her hair and her big pouty lips hehe. I teamed her with my new obsession - beautiful digi papers by Michele R for Whimsy. Aren't they amazing? I love how these come in a pack of 4x 6x6s so it takes all of the guesswork out of choosing papers!
37 comments:
- Michele Roos said...
This is such a gorgeous card Alyce. Love the colouring of the image and your papers also ;0) Hugs Michele x
- 2 April 2012 at 18:44
- glowegal said...
Gorgeous, Alyce!!! Soooo awesome to be on the same design team with you this month!! Love your coloring, stunning!!!!
- 2 April 2012 at 19:44
- Pauline said...
A beautiful card Alyce, love how you coloured her hair!
Thanks for joining us at CR84FN this week!
- 2 April 2012 at 21:21
- Lisa M said...
Holy smokes! Another beauty she is. I'm not jealous in the least bit that an images hair looks better than mine will EVER look! Nope, not at all.. LOL!
Amazing coloring. :)
- 2 April 2012 at 22:31
- Trish *Spring Blossom* said...
Very cute card and I love that big flourish!
- 2 April 2012 at 22:33
- Kate said...
Beautiful Card. Congrats on GDT at Karber.
- 3 April 2012 at 00:06
- Rachel Parys said...
She is too sassy! Her hair looks fantastic!! I have never seen these stamps before, I'll have to check them out! Great card, love the bow!
- 3 April 2012 at 00:07
- eva said...
congrats, alyce! great coloring on that card too!
- 3 April 2012 at 01:48
- Corinne said...
AWESOME CARD, love your coloring...
- 3 April 2012 at 02:25
- Frea said...
Wonderfull card, love those bows and the swirl! Hugs ,Frea
- 3 April 2012 at 03:30
- pinky said...
Love this Alyce, love that image too but could never get it to look like that!! Thanks for joining us at Crafts4Eternity this week.
- 3 April 2012 at 03:38
- Lorraine said...
So beautiful, Alyce! Love the beautiful papers, embellies and your gorgeous coloring of that sassy image! Congrats on being the GD!
- 3 April 2012 at 05:50
- Cheryl said...
oh wow Hun,this is simply stunning,love the image,and those really beautiful papers,and wonderful detail hugs Cherylxxxxxx
- 3 April 2012 at 06:45
- Amanda R said...
Gorgeous Alyce and that red hair is divine but now I "need" that flourish! Enabler!
- 3 April 2012 at 07:07
- Alice Wertz said...
beautiful coloring and such a pretty card!
- 3 April 2012 at 07:08
- Eva Marie said...
wow...So gorgeous ♥
Beautiful coloring, colors and design.
- 3 April 2012 at 07:28
- Mina said...
wow stunning colouring Alyce, her hair is amazing and so lifelike...beautiful card
Mina xxx
- 3 April 2012 at 07:39
- Dangina Martinez said...
OMG Alyce! This Fabulous! I love the coloring and DP.
Tons of Hugs, Dangina
- 3 April 2012 at 07:59
- Wishcraft said...
Oh this is gorgeous! Fab layout and papers, love all your embellishments and beautiful colouring :o) Lisa x
- 3 April 2012 at 08:26
- Mary J said...
Amazing red hair colouring Alyce! A brilliant card with perfect embellishing!
- 3 April 2012 at 09:08
- Leanne said...
Amazing card Alyce! Her red hair is gorgeous! Love the papers and your layout. Congrats to the GDT spot! You'll be terrific!
- 3 April 2012 at 09:23
- Rina said...
GREAT layering and paper choices... super shading too!
Thanks for joining in at http://fashionistachallenge.blogspot.com/
DT Coordinator,
- 3 April 2012 at 10:46
- Tracy said...
YAY! Congrats on your guest spot Alyce! No big surprise that they'd invite you. :-) You've put a great mix of elements on this card and the shine on Denny's hair is super amazing!
Thank goodness they started making matching paper sets. I'm horrible at doing it myself. LOL
Love it!
- 3 April 2012 at 13:12
- Arabella said...
Congrats on your GDT position Alyce! Stunning card! I haven't seen this digi yet! I must head over there and check out their new ones!
- 3 April 2012 at 17:35
- Pop's Cards said...
morning sweetie, WOW this is stunning, loving the colours too huggles Pops x x x
- 3 April 2012 at 18:21
- Suzanne said...
fantastic colouring and fantastic design, thank for playing along with our first challenge
- 4 April 2012 at 01:56
- Sandi said...
Thanks for playing in our 'Anything Goes' Challenge #40, and for using a Digital OR Stamped image!
Sandi ♥
DT Coordinator for Pattie's Creations Challenge!
and Pattie's shop
Home of Pattieboop and Allie!
- 4 April 2012 at 03:21
- Tracey said...
Beautiful card Alyce & your colouring is perfect :)
- 4 April 2012 at 05:41
- Delphine said...
Gorgeous card, Alyce, beautifully embellished! Adorable image and I love her hair! Hugs Delphine xx
- 4 April 2012 at 08:06
- Loz said...
This is a Stunner Alyce. Loz
- 4 April 2012 at 13:54
- Elaine said...
Alyce what a beautiful card well done I love it Hugs Elaine
- 4 April 2012 at 19:26
- Romaine said...
Love the flowers and leaf flourish, Alyce. That image is so fab and so peerfect for my dd! Gorgeous colouring! Thanks for joining us at MTME pretty palette this week!
- 5 April 2012 at 12:54
- michele said...
Fabulous Alyce! Thanks for joining us at Crafts 4 Eternity this week hugs x
- 5 April 2012 at 22:08
- Shelby said...
Beautiful shading and highlighting! Those papers are fantastic and go with her just perfectly.
- 6 April 2012 at 03:01
- Laine said...
What a wonderful card. I love your use of colour and shading.
The detail is fabulous.
Thank you so much for joining us this month at Fashionista Challenge.
Good luck and we hope to see you again real soon.
- 6 April 2012 at 05:25
- Lisa Kind said...
Wow! Your coloring is awesome! Very lovely card! Thanks for playing our Pretty Palette challenge!
- 8 April 2012 at 08:50
- Natalie Z. *Paselska* said...
What a beautiful creation! I love your image and the wonderful flowers...
Thanks for playing along with us at Fashionista Challenge..
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Search for man who shot at deputies continues, authorities say
FROSTPROOF - The search for a 20-year-old man, who shot at deputies Saturday during a chase, continues, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The Polk County Sheriff's Office is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Eleno Suarez, accused of being involved in an armed home invasion, robbery and carjacking in July in Frostproof where Suarez lived, authorities said. Early Saturday morning, deputies found Suarez at a convenience store and tried to stop him in his car. Suarez kept going and deputies began to chase after his car. During the pursuit, Suarez fired multiple shots at deputies while driving the car, authorities said. There were no injuries reported. Several other law enforcement agencies also responded to the scene. Suarez ultimately lost control of the car, the sheriff's office said in a statement, and deputies were able to apprehend five passengers. Suarez, however, fled on foot.Suarez now faces charges of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and is considered armed and dangerous, authorities said. On Sunday, the Hardee County Sheriff's Office received information that Suarez had contacted a resident asking for assistance and that he may still be in the Avon Park area, Polk County Sheriff's office authorities said in a prepared statement. The Hardee County Sheriff's Office advised Polk County deputies and both agencies began a search of the area, and a command post and perimeter were established. At one point, deputies received new information about Suarez possibly being at a residence on Constitution Lane in Frostproof, authorities said. Deputies responded and located Jesus Jaramillo, 21, the second wanted suspect in the July incident, authorities said. Jaramillo was arrested and has been booked into the Polk County Jail. A third suspect from the July incident, Malcolm Lewis, 19, was in the Ford Focus with Suarez on Saturday while he was fleeing and shooting at deputies, authorities said. Lewis is in custody, they add. There is no command post in the Avon Park area Monday. "Deputies continue to search for Suarez, however, there is no single designated position from which deputies are arriving to and being dispatched from," the news release stated. "We are asking for your help in locating a very dangerous subject," said Sheriff Grady Judd in a statement released Saturday night. "If you will shoot at armed deputies, you will shoot at anyone. We need him in custody before anyone else falls victim to this nasty thug. If you see him or know him call law enforcement immediately, he is very dangerous." Anyone with information about Suarez's whereabouts is urged to contact the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The five passengers with Suarez, including Lewis, in the car were arrested on charges that include armed carjacking and resisting arrest without violence. Highlands County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Nell Hays said two Highlands County sheriff's K-9 units helped Saturday and Sunday.. The Associated Press contributed to the story.


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UNION CITY -- Two Union City planning commissioners have been fined for laundering campaign contributions during the 2010 City Council race.
Gurnam "Gary" Singh and Jo Ann Lew violated state law when they contributed money to Singh's election committee in the name of other people, the Fair Political Practices Commission has ruled.
Singh and Lew, treasurer of the Gary Singh for City Council 2010 committee, waived their rights to a hearing and agreed to pay a $15,000 fine, the agency said in a ruling posted online Monday.
"These violations denied the public of information regarding the true source of Gary Singh's financial support, during the time when he was running for ... City Council," the agency stated in its ruling.
Singh, a Union City planning commissioner for the past eight years, lost his 2010 bid for City Council, finishing fourth with about 14.5 percent of the vote.
He declined to comment on the fine Tuesday, saying he was too busy at work to discuss it.
Lew, the Planning Commission's current chair, could not be reached for comment.
First-time candidates often make mistakes while running their campaigns, said Union City Mayor Carol Dutra-Vernaci, adding that she could not comment on specific accusations because she had not yet seen the state agency's decision.
"I would never see Jo Ann doing something unethical because she always crosses the t's and dots the i's, and Gary is someone who plays by the rules, too," Dutra-Vernaci said. "I'll assume (the fine) is due to their inexperience."
Singh, owner of Bay Star Auto Care in Union City, broke four campaign laws during his unsuccessful council bid, and Lew committed one violation, the state agency said.
Singh accepted a $600 campaign donation from real estate firm owner John Pappas in September 2010, a month after Singh and other Union City planning commissioners recommended rezoning Pappas' building at the Union Landing shopping center.
That violated a state law that forbids elected officials from accepting contributions within three months of casting a vote on a city matter involving the campaign donor.
Union City's council members then rezoned the building on Sept. 14, 2010 -- a day after Singh accepted Pappas' check.
No other Union City leaders are under investigation.
Pappas, who was not the subject of the investigation, could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
In May 2010, Singh also asked two customers each to write a $600 check to his election committee, rather than pay his auto body shop for services rendered, the Fair Political Practices Commission stated.
It also said that Lew and Singh accepted four donations totaling $2,100, even though no money was drawn from bank accounts belonging to the supposed donors whose names appeared on cashier's checks or money orders.
A Fair Political Practices Commission spokesman declined to comment Tuesday, saying he is unable to speak on the matter until state commissioners decide next week whether to approve the fines.
It is the second time in as many months the state agency discovered illegal campaign contributions made to a Tri-City candidate.
A Fremont nonprofit group, the Wisdom Culture and Education Organization, was fined $25,000 for laundering campaign contributions to Steve Cho's failed Fremont mayoral bid in 2008. Cho was not accused of any wrongdoing.
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.


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Baltic Perl Workshop is the pilot Perl event in Baltic States.
Newsletters — information from the organizers about the details of the event.
There are many events devoted to Perl in the world: they differ in size (conferences and smaller events, workshops), and can be found in every continent and in many countries. Perl is over 20 year old itself. Cheap, or grassroot Perl events are popular more than 10 years and the number of Perl events is growing each year.
Baltic Perl Workshop 2009 is the first such event in Baltic States, while there were workshops and conferences to the West, East, North and South of Latvia. Pilot remark in the title means that the organizers would like to introduce the concept of Perl Workshop in Baltic States. If it goes well, it might become annual, and the place for next year might be chosen in either Lithuania or Estonia, or Latvia again.
Official language of the event is English: it would help to attract more people, although we would be happy to have talks in Latvian as well.
Baltic Perl Workshop asks everyone who loves Perl, or just uses it to give a talk at the conference. We suggest to limit talk durations with either 20, 40 or 60 minutes. You may also submit a five minute lightning talk. To submit a talk, use the special form.
Venue is located in the center of Old Town in "Kampenhauzens" conference room in Konventa hotel. Address is Kaleju Str. 9/11, Riga, LV 1050 (look for Kalēju iela on street signs).
Riga's hotels are comfortable; you may find many of them in the center of the city, but we'd recommend you to stay at Konventa.
Konventa hotel offers special price for attendees of Baltic Perl Workshop: 50 € per night (single or double room). Please notify that you are going to Baltic Perl Workshop in "Kampenhauzens" room when booking the room.
Riga is the base of airBaltic which connects Riga with many European cities. We would be very glad to see people not only from Latvia but also from other countries.
Baltic Perl Workshop is gratis, i. e. it is free for everyone who wants to give a talk, listen to speakers, or socialize with Perl community. You can help making the event better by asking you company to sponsor it. Even the event is free, please register on this website so that we know how many people come.
We have been organizing lots of Perl events in seven countries: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Latvia and Kazakhstan. The distance between the most Western and the most Eastern places of our workshops is more than 9000 kilometers.
If your company loves Perl, welcome to become our sponsor. White to email@example.com for further information.
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The McPherson County Food Bank, 707 S. Main St. in McPherson, distributed 14,500 pounds of food during the month of November to 243 families consisting of 793 individuals. To date in 2012, the Food Bank distributed 159,450 pounds of food to 2,755 families consisting of 8,872 individuals.
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Our review of Google's (GOOG) new Chromebook Pixel laptop got off to a bumpy start when the thing wouldn't even fire up.
A Google spokeswoman initially diagnosed the problem over the phone as a faulty "power brick" because the barrel end of the power source that plugs into the Chromebook Pixel didn't light up green as it's designed to do.
So while we waited for a new power source -- and laptop -- to arrive from Google headquarters in Mountain View, we spent the time passing the Chromebook Pixel around the newsroom and comparing it to one of Google's main competition -- my 11-inch, MacBook Air.
Where the MacBook Air has rounded edges and a shape reminiscent of the old "clamshell" Apple (AAPL) laptops of old, the new 12.85-inch Chromebook Pixel has the sharper edges and muscular look of an F-117 stealth fighter.
While it's slightly narrower than my MacBook Air, the Chromebook Pixel sits a good inch-and-a-quarter deeper and -- at 3.35 pounds -- is considerably heftier.
But the Chromebook Pixel's smoke gray, aluminum skin makes it look very slick and very cool.
Tim Chae, a lead Chrome OS tech, finally arrived from Mountain View just before deadline and said the power brick wasn't to blame after all. We received a bad laptop, which Chae said has never happened with the Chromebook Pixel.
After typing my gmail address into the new laptop as required, Chae quickly fired it up and put it through its paces.
The Chromebook Pixel's display is loaded with more pixels per inch than any laptop on the market, so images are stunning. And the Pixel's touch-screen capabilities make navigating the Internet and playing with apps a breeze. Keys on the top of the keyboard also allow easy maneuvering around the web.
There is no touch-screen keyboard, however, so you still need to use the old-fashioned keyboard to type in the names of websites and such.
With only enough time left on deadline for a quick test drive, the Chromebook Pixel showed enough pixel power to represent a step forward. But its sizable price tag -- $1,299 for 32 gigs of flash storage and Wi-Fi only, and $1,449 for 64 gigs of flash storage and the ability to connect to Verizon's 4G network -- represents a big enough price jump to give the MacBook Air another look. On the other hand, the Chromebook Pixel comes with a whopping 1,000 gigs of online storage.
Contact Dan Nakaso at 408-271-3648. Follow him at Twitter.com/dannakaso.


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Karen Schroeder Kassel, MS, RD, MEd
Potassium can be found in many foods. Abnormal blood levels of potassium can be very dangerous as they may lead to serious heart
. Kidneys regulate the metabolism of potassium, making sure that its levels are appropriate. However, when your kidneys are not working properly, you often need to limit certain foods that can increase the potassium in your system.
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ST. LOUIS -- Players and coaches attempt to treat an NCAA game like any other. Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins knows better. He played in three NCAA tournaments at Duke, then participated in 11 more as an assistant to coach Mike Krzyzewski at his alma mater.
"Just the amount of attention given to this tournament -- the basketball world is watching," he said. "I like it because it puts you on that stage where you get a chance to experience that moment."
The Cardinal (21-12) has had a week to digest playing in its first NCAA tournament in six seasons. But its neophyte standing in one of America's most-watched sporting events remains a potential stumbling block.
There has been much discussion about the edge New Mexico (27-6) might have with its physical 1-2 punch of power forward Cameron Bairstow and center Alex Kirk. But the Lobos' more profound advantage is their experience of having been here in 2012 and '13.
"We think it will play key for us," Lobos coach Craig Neal said. "We've been fortunate to be in the tournament for three years, and I think the guys will learn from it."
Former Saint Mary's College coach Ernie Kent saw how the enormity of the tournament consumed his 1997 Gaels, who were first-timers to the event. It was Selection Sunday, and the players were euphoric when their name was announced on CBS. At least until their big freshman center recognized the opponent.
"Seeing Wake Forest pop up there with Tim Duncan," Kent said, "Brad Millard literally turned pale."
That was just the beginning. There's a public practice the day before the game.
"When you walk in that arena, there's all those people for practice and your adrenaline goes through the roof," Kent said. "And that's not the game. The game's yet to come.
"They're going to get a sense of how big it is real quick. The media, a motorcycle meeting your team bus at the hotel and escorting you. It's a wonderful feeling, but also, 'This is big.' "
The landscape will be different for Dawkins, too. He never has walked this path as a head coach.
"I'm wearing a different hat," he said. "You're going to be pulled upon more. You've got to understand the most important thing is coaching your team."
Managing his players includes coaxing from them a sense of desperation in a one-and-done format. But he also worries that seniors such as All-Pac-12 forward Dwight Powell could become more anxious than eager.
"You want to make sure he keeps his emotions in check because he's going to be so amped up because he's been fighting for this for four years," Dawkins said.
Powell said the players will rely on each other to stay grounded.
"One of the focuses is staying in the moment," he said. "We are going to be spending all of our time with each other in the hotel and are not going to really try to get too distracted by anything going on outside our immediate group. So far, we've been able to do that."
But what about game time?
"It will certainly be a challenge," senior reserve guard Robbie Lemons said. "The first couple plays there probably will be some jitters. I hope that will dissipate and we'll be OK."
Dawkins said this is an experience his players will remember forever. He knows because he still has flashbacks to his NCAA debut as a sophomore at Duke.
It was 30 years ago Tuesday in Pullman, Wash., and Dawkins scored 22 points against Washington.
"It was an awful game because we lost," he said of the 80-78 defeat. "I'm mad about it to this day."
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ALAMEDA -- The Raiders had in attendance every player eligible to participate in their first, full-team organized team activity Monday.
Even wide receiver/kick returner Josh Cribbs and linebacker Miles Burris were on the field, though they still are recovering from injuries and not cleared to participate.
Quarterback Kyle Padron and running back Deonte Williams were the only two players not here, but only because they aren't allowed to until their college classes graduate. Coach Dennis Allen said he expects both players to miss most of the OTAs.
The impressive showing is in keeping with the dedication put forth by the players on the 90-man roster throughout the offseason, Allen said. He pegged attendance at 98 percent during offseason workouts.
"That just goes to show the type of guys that we're bringing into the program here," Allen said. "These guys have done a great job all the way throughout the offseason program."
Allen even convinced kicker Sebastian Janikowski to attend. Janikowski routinely skipped all but the mandatory mini camp in recent seasons.
Allen said he spoke with Janikowski awhile back and laid out a plan for the offseason.
The best thing, Allen said, is Janikowski "wanted to do it."
In years past, it wasn't uncommon for a handful of players to skip the so-called voluntary practices, for one reason or other.
Allen and general manager Reggie McKenzie make no secret about wanting a roster full of players that want to play football all the time.
"It's important that we're all out here," Allen said. "It's important that we're all getting the work and we're doing this thing as a team."
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Owning the best record in baseball doesn't come without burden. In addition to incessant pressure and lofty expectations, the Giants are going to face teams eager to stake claims as worthy challengers.
Such is the case with the Washington Nationals, who rolled into San Francisco this week and have rattled off three straight victories, including a 6-2 decision Wednesday, in a battle between division leaders in the National League.
The Nationals won for the eighth time in nine games. In many ways, they are doing a spot-on impersonation of what the Giants did for much of the past two months.
"Very similar," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "When a good team gets on a roll ... you expect it. You get used to it."
The Nationals held the Giants to two runs or fewer in each of the first three games of the four-game series, which might seem surprising given the Giants' potent offense.
Then again, Bochy said, the Nationals pitching is so good that you can't plan on scoring much against any of their front-line starters.
"You hope your guys are on," Bochy said, "and Matt (Cain) happened to get off to a rough start."
These days, that's all the Nationals need. They jumped on Cain for three runs in the first inning -- after Cain walked the first three batters -- and kept the Giants at arm's length the rest of the game.
"I really put our guys behind the eight-ball," Cain said. "It was too much of a deficit to come back from."
Washington's Tanner Roark followed masterful performances by Stephen Strasburg and Doug Fister with one of his own Wednesday.
The Giants turn to ace Tim Hudson on Thursday in hopes of avoiding a sweep by a Nationals team that moved past the Atlanta Braves for sole possession of first place in the National League East.
The Giants maintained their 7½-game lead over the Dodgers, who lost to Cincinnati, in the National League West.
It's not time for the Giants to panic, by any stretch. This simply is a not-so-subtle reminder that playing at a .667 clip, as the Giants did through their first 63 games, is difficult to maintain.
Yet, it's worth noting that the Giants lost three straight for only the second time this season. It last happened April 17-19.
"We've hit a little bump in the road," Bochy said. "What's important is how we handle it."
The Giants went 32-13 in the 45 games after their first three-game losing streak and secured the majors' best record, along with glowing testimonials from many who anointed them the best all-around team.
The Nationals splashed a dose of cynicism on the Giants' being the unquestioned team to beat with three convincing victories, though the Giants still own the best record and the largest division lead.
Cain struggled in his second start since he returned from the 15-day disabled list. He allowed only three hits over five innings. In the end, the walks proved too costly.
"Tough start for him and for us," Bochy said. "And we were facing a pretty good pitcher. We were facing an uphill climb."
Cain settled down after the first inning. By then, the Nationals had firm control of the game and tightened their grip as things progressed.
"For some reason, I couldn't get the ball over the plate," Cain said of his early struggles. "I was a few inches off both sides of the plate. I missed badly on (some)."
"He turned for the worse," Bochy said in explaining why Sandoval was relegated to pinch-hitting duty.
Sandoval had a run-scoring single as a pinch hither in the seventh. There's a chance Sandoval will start Thursday, Bochy said.
"He's shown that he can pitch up here," Bochy said. "We just didn't have room at this point. It would have been nice to have him in (Triple-A) Fresno."
Washington (Blake Treinen 0-2) at Giants (Tim Hudson 6-2), 12:45 p.m., CSNBA


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13 Excuses Super-Fit Chicks Never Make
Hate to exercise? These expert tips will motivate you to reach for your running shoes
It's actually not that complicated. She just knows how to motivate herself to exercise -- and uses a few of these expert tips to make working out less of a chore and more of an activity to actually look forward to.
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If the idea of "looking forward to exercise" sounds alien to you, check out what our expert personal trainers and sports psychologists share here. Getting in shape doesn't have to be boring, a time suck, or even painful -- it's all a matter of being in the right frame of mind and keeping yourself motivated.
To help you get off the couch and onto the treadmill, here are 13 excuses that just aren't going to fly anymore. We'll tell you how the super-fit overcome these obstacles, and how you can too. With the right motivation, exercise really can be -- wait for it -- fun. Don't believe us? Read on. We guarantee you'll be packing your gym bag before you know it.
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That's true not because you are skinny you can't eat anything. Exercise and proper nutrition is the key to be a healthy you
by Carl30 Friday, April 19, 2013 at 08:26AM Report as inappropriate
Great tips!
by tallredamanda Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 03:41PM Report as inappropriate
Interesting tip's... great advice if only I wasn't sick with LUPUS def. would love to be able to it all..
by Tlee Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 10:12AM Report as inappropriate
Dang! I just got my slap in the face.
by Sari Monday, January 7, 2013 at 09:34PM Report as inappropriate
Love this. It just killed every excuse I've ever made and some I never even thought of.
by NillaButterfly Monday, December 24, 2012 at 09:18PM Report as inappropriate
Darn, this article shot down all my excuses. Now I guess I'll have to get off my lazy butt and exercise!
by WiccanLady Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 02:40PM Report as inappropriate
Great article.
by nicky22 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 11:41AM Report as inappropriate
This article does a nice job at pointing out hurtles in adopting a lifestyle of working out. It does not however emphasize the lifestyle changes needed to keep fit beyond working out. Simply creating habits like walking a mile to work from the bus stop and going out of your way to be thoughtful of the food you eat, makes a much greater difference in health than a rigorous work out regime without lifestyle change.
by summerlotus5 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 06:11AM Report as inappropriate
Definitely guilty of a few of these
by kimihavens Monday, November 5, 2012 at 12:57PM Report as inappropriate
excuses come so easily! i used to do that and ever since i just stopped making them, i have been feeling so much better about myself and it feels great!
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Wednesday August 15, 2012
Ridge Spring, SC--Six years ago, Ridge Spring Monetta was the toast of the town going to the state title game. Hasn't been smooth sailing since. Now, with a new coaching staff, the Trojans have a new "can-do" attitude.
Heath Corley comes over from Williston Elko and has instituted a whole new offense and defense, one the kids are excited about. With a lot of guys returning from last year, the Friday night experience is there and they have confidence in the man who'll lead them, seeing what he's done in the past.
"A lot of confidence because we know what school he came from and the things that he did. He's going to help us get to the next level" said Travious Wigfall
"It wasn't a hard sell for them" said coach Heath Corley "They played against it for six or seven years, some of them have seen it for a long time. It was an easy sell there. But I think more then anything, the kids are hungry to win. No kid likes to walk down the hall and get picked on about football or anything else in life and I think they're just excited about the chance to succeed."
Coach corley knows it's going to be a work in progress as he's hoping to get his playmakers out in space where they can make a play. Two of his assistants, played with the trojans on that '06 team so there's an added connection to past success.


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Len Kasper Chat Wrap
There isn't a whole lot going down today. The last-ever Hall of Fame game was to feature the Cubs versus the Padres this afternoon...and was poetically rained out. That'll save the Cubs from a freak injury at least.
To hold us over until the big Cubs vs Rays series tomorrow (imagine that, an IMPORTANT Cubs vs Rays series), reader Carlos sent me a link to a Len Kasper chat wrap on Baseball Prospectus from last week. He touches on his love of sabermetrics along with a bit of inside info on the personalities on the team. It's certainly worth a read.
I also would like to mention that the Cubs reached 20 games over .500 with the win yesterday. This is the soonest they've reached that mark since...1906, which is still the record for highest team winnng percentage in a season. Lou's 2001 Mariners did tie the 116 win mark, but had ten more games to do it (162 versus 152).
Some minor league info and run differential update after the jump...
Iowa(AAA): The Iowa Cubs had to cancel a few games last week due to flooding around Principal Park. They made some of that up with a double-header on Sunday. They've also added Ben Broussard (recently cut by Texas) and P Greg Reinhard (acquired in the Jae-kuk Ryu deal last year).
Tennessee(AA): The Smokies ended their first half on Sunday with a win that ended an 8-game losing streak and finished the first-half of the season at 27-43.
Daytona(Hi-A): The Florida State League All-Star Game was played this weekend at Space Coast Stadium (not a typo) and all five Daytona Cubs saw action: P Casey Lambert, P Alex Maestri, OF Jim Adduci, 2B Tony Thomas, C Welington Castillo (was replaced by Mark Reed because he was promoted to AA),
Finished the first half of the season at 30-38 (7th place) with manager Ryne Sandberg being ejected four times. Pitcher Blake Parker and 3B/1B/DH Jovan Rosa will play in tomorrow's All-Star game.
And the Boise Hawks announced their roster last week and will begin play tomorrow.
Run Differential Leaders:
Cubs +108
Phillies +90
Red Sox +70
White Sox +60
Athletics +55
Braves +39
Re: Len Kasper Chat Wrap
Kasper had mentioned yesterday something involving one of the Cub's minor league teams that was unprecedented -apparently, the game was played without any spectators present, only players on the field. The town in which the game was played had issued security orders (due to flooding) that prevented any citizens from attending.
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Yeah... sadly that was Des Moines. All of Iowa is getting messed up by the floods, and you can guess (by my handle) that I am a bit bummed about it.
Here is to hoping that it dries out quickly...
Re: Len Kasper Chat Wrap
Rob G-- unless I misread you check out June 1977
June 28- 25 games over .500
Re: 20 games over .500
Rob G. --
Actually, the infamous 1969 Cubs reached the 20 games over .500 on June 6th after only 52 games:
"1969: On June 6th, the Cubs completed a six-game winning streak at home, trouncing the Reds 14-8, and reaching the 36-16 mark, a .692 record."
Check out this article at the Baseball Think Factory about the history of the post-WWII Cubs reaching the 20 games over .500 mark: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/gonfalon...
Re: Len Kasper Chat Wrap
Hey, what ever happened to the Rob G. name change contest? My vote was for Throb G. Let's make it happen.
Re: Len Kasper Chat Wrap
"Murton on the inactive list (grandmother's funeral)
Ascanio on bereavement list"
Ascanio must have really loved Murton's grandma.
And while I'm happy this site is getting money from them, I wonder if before settling on a company name, the good people at SEATROCKET didn't kick around a few less disturbing monickers.
Re: Len Kasper Chat Wrap
The flooding in Iowa has been just insane.
I live in a town that lies high above the nearby river and my basement is just starting to dry out after a month. I'm just glad I don't live in any of the cities really affected by the floods (Des Moines, Iowa City, Mason City, Cedar Rapids). It's going to take a long time to clean up those cities and get back to normal.
Re: Len Kasper Chat Wrap
I remember traveling to those areas on business during the '93 floods, so sorry to see another repeat of those terrible events. But Iowans are tough when the crap comes down, and just like that year they'll come out of this with their heads held high.
The millionth reason Hank Steinbrenner is a jackass
Hank on Chien Mang Wang's foot injury:
"My only message is simple. The National League needs to join the 21st century," Steinbrenner said in Tampa, Fla. "They need to grow up and join the 21st century. Am I [mad] about it? Yes," Steinbrenner added. "I've got my pitchers running the bases, and one of them gets hurt. He's going to be out. I don't like that, and it's about time they address it. That was a rule from the 1800s."
Maybe instead of blaming NL rules, he might want to ask his manager and strength and conditioning coach to get their prized starter ready for being in the line-up in the future and why they did not this time.
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This doesn't change much. Any fan of anything NL-related already hates the Yankees. :D
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who knew steiny jr. could be more of an annoying jackass than his father?
my god...we got how many decades of this jackass giving the media crap to write? ugg...
this piece of pissy childish crap isn't his first...emphasis on childish.
A.J. Burnett
THE KERRY WOOD of the JAYS -
I had contemplated how A.J. Burnett might perform in a Cubs uniform.
That is, until I read this comprehensive injury & rap sheet, via the "rumor" site. NO THANKS, Dude...:
1999: Made Major League debut. 162 innings.
2000: Penciled in for Marlins' rotation, but ruptured thumb ligament pushes season debut to late July. 95 innings.
2001: Broken foot pushes season debut to May. Pitches nine-walk no-hitter in second start. 182.6 innings.
2002: Ranks second in baseball in Pitcher Abuse Points per start (thanks to Jeff Torborg). Threw 122 or more pitches nine times. Late in year, has DL stint for an elbow bruise. 204.3 innings.
2003: Burnett goes to arbitration with Marlins and loses. Forearm tightness leads to a cortisone shot in the elbow in March; starts season on DL. Has Tommy John surgery April 29th. In November, Larry Beinfest says the Marlins will be able to afford to retain Burnett after shedding Derrek Lee. 23 innings.
2004: A setback pushes his season debut to June 3rd. Says arm is stronger than it was before surgery, but elbow inflammation surfaces by September. Included in December trade talks with Yankees, D'Backs. 127.3 innings.
2005: Burnett's last year before free agency. He sought a three-year, $21MM deal, but the Marlins offered $16MM and no agreement was reached. Has laser eye surgery in offseason. Elbow inflammation in May, misses one turn. In June-July, trade rumors link him to Orioles, Jays, and White Sox. Burnett's unwillingness to sign an extension and the Marlins' insistence on packaging him with Mike Lowell nixes all deals. September: Burnett rips team and Jack McKeon and is asked to leave the team. 209 innings.
2006: Pursued as free agent by Rangers, Tigers, Mets, Cardinals, Nationals, and five other teams. Signs widely panned five-year, $55MM deal with Jays. Starts season on DL with elbow soreness. Makes a few starts and is placed back on DL. Returns in June. 154.6 innings.
2007: DL stint for shoulder strain in June. Makes one start and returns to DL. 170.6 innings.
2008: Broken fingernail prevents curveballs in spring, but it doesn't become an issue. Mockingly doffs cap while Jays fan boo after poor start. Admits he wouldn't mind playing for Cubs.
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Except that Kerry Wood has been the consummate professional and a class-act all the way, while Burnett has apparently been an immature prick with a loud mouth.
But I see your point about the injuries.
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*insert vajayjay reference here*
Murton Up
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Time to showcase Murt.
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That's gotta be it, I guess.
To me, the last series would have probably been the one to do it since Toronto was so lefty heavy in the bullpen. We see Kazmir today and then Danks on Friday, but those are the only lefties we face in the next two series. Plus, neither Tampa Bay nor Chicago is heavy on lefties in the pen, either.
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Classic Scully - great stuff.
Thank God we'll still have Hawk next season. (cricket cricket cricket)
Here's Scully's call on Bryant's 10th-inning homer:
"And it's a long fly ball, a mean fly ball, and a gone fly ball."
When the Cubs were the old, hundred-year Cubs, one bad hop did not undo their opponents.
If only he was clutcher. More clutcher.
cubs win...bryant with 7HR in his last 8 games.
bryant 2nd HR of the night for a 2 run lead in the 10th? sure, why not. awesome.
gawd...jansen's thrown 5 pitches in the past 5 minutes.
wild pitch (and a K, boo) with heyward advancing! 1 out, heyward on 3rd.
HEYWARD SCORES ON A 2nd WILD PITCH! TIE!
leadoff double (heyward!) top of the 9th...RALLY!
carlos ruiz is still coming up to "in the air tonight" by phil 'are you kidding me' collins in LA.
many years ago before phil collins it was a soulja boy song.
dude has odd taste in music. at least it's not yanni...i guess.
Funniest skybox ever
that was some joke ass official scoring giving him a double. either way, seager's on 2nd and soler's play in the OF is still sketchy.
Schwarber is worse right?
Seager with the two out double *cough* to left field in the bottom of the fourth. If Soler just plays that bunny hop off his nuts, it's a single - certainly no double.
rizzo is tired of SD/LA night games...yet another towering one that died on the warning track.
Vin's been around
Monty dropped a two strike curve on AGon
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My take on the Chelsea defeat
According to Yahoo we had 26 shots to Chelsea's 10. 10 of ours on target to 7 of theirs. Does suggest we were doing something right.
Chelsea got the result from better finishing from what little I saw on MOTD and on here. But mostly because of our defensive errors. They also blocked 7 of our shots but we didn't block 1 of theirs.
2 goals from really poor defensive clearances by Gallas and 2 errors from Walker = 4 goals for Chelsea.
Cahill........ header from Gallas back into the middle of the penalty area for an excellent volley from Cahill.
Mata....... poor clearance again from Gallas that went straight to Mata
Mata..... his run wasn't covered by Walker leaving Gallas exposed
Sturridge..... Walker lost the ball to Mata on the touch line when he should of put it into the stands.
Also on Kyle Walker, I read he's closed his Twitter account because of abuse from fans. Now he was voted best young player last year but is still 22 and learning the game. Yes, as I have said IMO he's at fault for 2 goals yesterday and I don't think he's playing as well as last season but get behind him not crucify him.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
The stats showed we had a go at Chelsea - totally agree - that agrees with what I saw of the game.
But, even though we had the chances, a large proportion of them fell to the more defensive players - which is fine in itself, and I have no problem with that as a goal from any player is a good goal. But where I thought the Chavs had the edge was they seemed to find the ball between our defenders. There seemed to be a faster more purposeful feel to their approach - that is what I felt we had developed over the past couple of seasons - not just keeping and passing the ball for the heck of it, but with a definite 'thrust' and purpose.
Maybe yesterday was lacking because of Bale and Dembele being out, but that 'spark' seems to me to have been generally missing in the games so far (apart from in small cameos - like the 15 minutes after half time yesterday). Maybe that is simply down to the team getting used to their new roles.
As for Walker, the man is young. Like most 'new' talents, they get over hyped. He's never been as good defending as going forward IMHO - but he'll learn. I didn't get the bit with Mata though - it seemed when he kicked the ball at Mata, given Mata was already off the pitch, that he had some form of grudge, but I didn't recall anything happening between them prior to that. Bit odd.
Evening ffellow Yids.
Your'e pretty much much spot on with what you saw and said LTS and as much as i hate to admit it,Chelsea always looked fairly comfortable during the 90mins, apart from the 10 or so mins in the second half as mentioned by Di Matteo in his post match interview when we went 2-1 up.
For me,this was the time for us to step it up a gear,to focus,stop giving the ball away cheaply and then go hunting for that next goal which i'm sure would have put this game to bed.
Sadly without the likes of Bale terrorising thier left flank and bringing in god knows what sot of challenges from denders and Dembeles' driving abilitys going forward then the result would have been different.
I spoke to a Chelsea fan today and he actually said how pleased he was to see Bale and Dembele not starting,which i'm sure was the same feeling for Di Matteo and his squad,exactly the same for us,had Mata and Hazard had not been playing and fair play to AVB for not blaming our loss on 20% of the favouered team missing.
Still would have liked to started with ADE and DEFOE up front which would have definately given more of the defence to cope with.
Lets just hope that when we meet them at the Bridge,they have two key players missing(and i don't mean hopalong Terry,but more like Mata,Hazard,Cole you get my drift)that the outcome will be totally different.
Chelsea are a team we no longer fear as proven over the last six years and although they're on a good run of form they definately caught us on a bad day,especially team wise.
Weekend ruined but moving on.


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Chutzpah is one thing Josh Kornbluth never runs out of. The beloved Berkeley monologuist has made a career out of turning his quirks and confessions into solo shows.
From "Red Diaper Baby" and "Love & Taxes" to "Haiku Tunnel," Kornbluth has shared his life story on stage, seamlessly combining soul-searching and silliness.
Now he's taking audiences along for the ride as the long-standing atheist and political radical discovers the power of religion. In "Sea of Reeds," which makes its world premiere at Berkeley's Shotgun Players from July 2 to Aug. 4, the monologue master subverts expectations by exploring his beliefs about God in a play that also includes other performers (such as veteran actress Amy Resnick). He recently took a few minutes out of rehearsal for an email chat about his spiritual journey, how "Sea of Reeds" came about, and why Shotgun is the perfect place to give birth to new work.
Q What led a lifelong atheist like you to decide to get bar-mitzvahed in Israel at the age of 52?
A Well, why this lifelong atheist decided to do that was, in large part, because of my friendship with Rabbi Menachem Creditor, of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley. ... What really opened up Judaism to me was that Menachem's definition of God turned out to be one that I, an "atheist," could basically agree with: "the collective potential of the human imagination." In other words, no big bearded guy in the sky! So I realized that I could continue my studies in Judaism -- even go to services sometimes -- without being a hypocrite (that is, without having to say that I believed in a supernatural God with a consciousness -- which may in fact be who or what God is. I really don't know! It just doesn't make sense to me, based on my experience).
Q You have collaborated with director David Dower a lot over the years. What makes that process work so well?
A My creative collaboration with David is one of the great blessings of my life. He has an amazing sense of how to structure pieces out of the chaos of my improvisations -- a big part of the process, as David is way more than a great director -- he also works with me as a creative partner to put together the text of each piece as well. He is able to collaborate with me in a way that allows me total freedom to experiment, but that also allows me to find the stories' overall shape. He's neither dictator nor pushover -- he's a true collaborator.
Q You are working with other actors in this show, which is very unusual for you. Are you renouncing the solo realm?
A Well, first let's see how this show turns out! But my hope is to continue to create both solo and multiperson shows.
Q Are your monologues like children -- do you have a secret favorite?
A Well, I have only one child, so I've never had to deal with this issue! But I'd say I have a particular fondness for "Ben Franklin: Unplugged." That was the first piece I did with David, and I began working on it when my wife was pregnant with our son (who's 15 now). The show also was not initially that well-received, and we kept working on it, and eventually it became one of my more popular pieces to tour with.
Q What do you like about working at Shotgun?
A The Shotgun folks are what theater artists dream of! They are brilliant, endlessly encouraging, kind, patient and incredibly hardworking -- really, everything you'd hope for in a creative environment. All they want -- really! -- is for people to make and experience great theater. That such wonderful and talented people should choose to work in the hardscrabble world of independent theater is a miracle that no theology could ever explain.
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Written by and starring Josh Kornbluth
When: July 2-Aug. 4
Where: Shotgun Players, Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley
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Most people are not even surprised any more when they hear about someone who came here from Korea or Vietnam with very little money, and very little knowledge of English, who nevertheless persevered......
Contrary - "Capitalism guarantees a significant failure rate. That is why we need the social safety net."
Ahhh, Thomas Sowell, a "real" economist !
One who knows that the "social safety net" in the Soviet system, which had every power and opportunity to make socialism work, cured the problem of wealth disparity - they were all poor ! Until it collapsed !
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"We should be concerned with the economic fate of flesh-and-blood human beings"
Yes, and those 10% at the bottom of the intelligence scale have no chance to move up no matter how hard they try. Capitalism guarantees a significant failure rate. That is why we need the social safety net.
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"But the very opposite conclusion arises in studies that follow actual flesh-and-blood individuals over time, most of whom move up across the various income brackets with the passing years. Most working Americans who were initially in the bottom 20 percent of income-earners, rise out of that bottom 20 percent. More of them end up in the top 20 percent than remain in the bottom 20 percent."
The question now is where are those moving up located? If you think it's rural America, think again. Study after study shows those moving up are in urban areas. Other data show a population shift away from rural to urban. Rural versus urban poverty is higher. There's more data to be found including median income levels that vary by thousands, rural versus urban.
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Melt is a good opener, check out the screaming guitar tones. ATR is a little off, but YEM is an absolute train wreck in the intro. Page is no where to be found in spots. The vocal jam is worth the listen though. Horse>Silent is so close to being good. Trey singing the chorus vocals instead of Page? Maze and Weigh are good. Bowie is sloppy but has a good jam. Fish does a great vac. solo. A-Train and Jim are outstanding. Great drumming from Fish. Trey laughs through most of the lyrics in Jim.
Encores are great! Very tight.
Average show. This is a bad Page night but, has fun moments.


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He was a member of the First Baptist Church of San Juan.
Richard served in the United States Air Force. He was retired from Teledyne Neosho.
He was preceded in death by two sons, Brian and Brent Hoofnagle.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria Thomas Hoofnagle, who he married in 1961; one son, Brad Hoofnagle of Carthage, Mo.; a granddaughter, Brandi Hoofnagle of Atlanta, Ga.; one sister, Shirley Evans of Carthage, Mo.; and by one brother, Russell Hoofnagle of Flippin, Ark.
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LANSING -- It's the flourish before the final weekend.
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney urged support from the Detroit Economic Club at Ford Field on Friday morning. He refocused his message on the economy, pledging to reduce income tax rates by 20 percent, though independent analysis has shown that could increase the already sizeable deficit.
He also pledged to lower corporate taxes.
"Second, I'm gonna make our business taxation -- the C corporation taxation -- competitive globally," he said. "I'm gonna reduce the corporate tax rate to 25 percent from the current 35 percent."
And Romney took a question about who has the best shot at beating President Obama.
"I not only think I have the best chance, I think I have the only chance," he responded.
At Chisholm Hills Golf Club in Lansing, Republicans prepped for Romney's visit there Saturday -- hoping they can help his cause.
"The important thing is finding somebody who can win and beat our current president," said Ingham County Republicans leader Norm Shinkle. "And I personally think Mitt Romney has the best resume and charisma to do that."
Rick Santorum's campaign, meanwhile, was hoping to get a boost from a state-wide bus tour of social conservatives.
"People are looking for the authentic, genuine person that can lead this country and really is pro-life," said Marilyn Musgrave.
They stopped at the Capitol on Friday to drum up votes for Santorum and his anti-abortion credentials.
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About the Book
Jenna Burtenshaw continues her dark fantasy trilogy The Secrets of Wintercraft with YA dystopian novel Blackwatch.
In Wintercraft, fifteen-year-old Kate Winters learned she was one of the Skilled, a rare person who can bring the dead to life. Even among that rare group, Kate is special. She alone can understand the secrets of an ancient book of knowledge.
In the sequel, Blackwatch, Kate is on the run from the Skilled, who have accused her of murder. And she is being hunted by an elite unit of assassins fighting in the war against Albion, Kate's home.
When a potent magic threatens the veil between life and death, fate reunites Kate with enigmatic villain Silas Dane, a man who cannot be killed. Only they can save Albion.
Deliver Kate Winters and be spared."
Kate is the one person gifted enough to work the magic held in the ancient book of Wintercraft. And everyone wants her, either to lock her up or to use her as the ultimate weapon. Her rare power is being able to walk freely through the veil between life and death, and she cannot control it.
Hunted by the Blackwatch—the elite assassins of the enemy—and by her own people, Kate flees deep into tunnels beneath the graveyard city. And she is still inextricably linked to the murderer and traitor Silas Dane, who has crossed the ocean and walked straight into the enemy's hands.
As the Blackwatch closes in, Kate and Silas will face terrors that only they can keep from destroying Albion. And time is running out.
Those who wish to see the dark, be ready to pay your price.
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