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The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team returns home after a four-game road trip as it takes on Central Arkansas on Thursday night at the American Bank Center. The game is sponsored by Christus Spohn. The Islanders can clinch a berth to the Southland Tournament with a victory.
• Rashawn Thomas scored 20 points in both games last week, his first two 20-point affairs in his career. At ACU, he joined Josh Ervin as the only two players in school history to go 7-for-7 from the field or better in a game.
• During conference season, the Islanders have posted 42 double-digit scoring efforts across eight players.
• Junior John Jordan narrowly missed becoming the first Islander in program history to post a triple double, going for 20 points, nine assists and eight rebounds at Abilene Christian.
• Over the last three games, the Islanders have gone 44-for-54 (.815) at the free-throw line. Rashawn Thomas has gone 15-for-19 (.789) in that span.
• The Islanders have been beasts in the paint in the conference, averaging 36.7 points in the paint with three games over 40.
• Bench play has also been a significant strength for A&M-Corpus Christi, averaging 32.6 points from the reserves, while the opposition averages just 17.6. The Islanders' second-, third- and fourth-leading scorers in conference play are all yet to start a game.
The Islanders have owned the all-time series against the Bears since the two schools entered the Southland Conference in 2006-07. A&M-Corpus Christi is 8-1 all-time against UCA, the only loss coming in the first contest last season in the American Bank Center. The Islanders are 3-1 against the Bears in the ABC. In Willis Wilson's tenure, A&M-Corpus Christi is 3-1 overall against UCA and 1-1 at home.
Brandon Pye's three with 3.5 seconds left lifted the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team to a 71-69 victory over Abilene Christian on Saturday at Moody Coliseum. John Jordan and Rashawn Thomas each scored 20 points in the victory for the Islanders, who moved into third place in the conference with the win.
Jordan added eight rebounds and nine assists to come tantalizingly close to the first triple-double in Islanders lore. Thomas added six rebounds and two blocks for the Islanders. Julian Edmonson led the way with 18 points for ACU, while Parker Wentz and Austin Cooke each scored 14.
Freshman Rashawn Thomas was one of the most electrifying players for the Islanders over the summer, but the fates turned another direction for Thomas. The Oklahoma City native fractured his jaw on Nov. 7, the day before the Islanders' first game of the year against Huston-Tillotson. He missed the first nine games of the season.
Any doubts about the 6-foot-7 forward being tentative were instantly alleviated. Thomas missed his first two shots at Oklahoma, but converted his first career points at the 8:25 mark. By the time the dust had settled in the game, the freshman had 12 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and two steals. He became the first Islander freshman with a double-double in his debut since Corey Lamkin had 16 points and 15 rebounds against Sul Ross State on Nov. 16, 2001.
He had a tremendous pair of games last week. It started with his finest outing of his young career at UIW, going 7-for-10 from the floor for a career-best 21 points to go along with six rebounds, two blocks and two steals. He followed that with 20 points on 7-for-7 shooting, becoming the second Islanders player (Josh Ervin the other) to go 7-for-7 or better in a single game. In league play, Thomas is averaging 12.0 points per game, 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks.
Thomas was a McDonald's All-America nominee and was named City Player of the Year his senior season at Southeast HS.
John Jordan is only a junior for the Islanders basketball team, but he's the most experienced player on the roster and one of the front-runners for Southland Conference Player of the Year. The Houston native was named Preseason First Team All-Southland Conference by the league's coaches.
He leads the team and is eighth in the league with his 15.4 points per game, while his 5.0 assists are second. Despite his 5-foot-10 frame, he has also pulled in 4.7 boards per game. He has posted 20 points or more on eight occasions, five assists or more 14 times and at least five rebounds in 13 games this year.
With those numbers, he has represented the best chance to post the first triple-double in program history. But he has never come as close as he did on Saturday at ACU, going for 20 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Had it not been for a slow start, he might have turned the trick – over the game's final 23:45, he scored all of his 20 points with six rebounds and eight assists.
Jordan's place in Islanders lore is also reaching new heights. With his 20 points against New Orleans, he moved into the school's top 10 in points. He is also already in the Islanders career top-10 in rebounds, assists, minutes and steals. He is on pace to become the ninth player in school history to score 1,000 points in his career this season, needing to average 10.5 points in the remaining six regular-season games.
Jordan has done much of his scoring by getting to the free-throw line. On the year, he has gotten to the stripe 10+ times on 11 occasions and has hit at least 10 at the line five times. He is 152-for-218 on free throws this year, both leading the Southland.
Jordan broke the school record with 138 assists as a freshman, then bested his own mark with 159 as a sophomore. With 417 career assists, he is second in school history and closing on Brian Evans' 493.
One area that the coaching staff has worked hard to improve upon for the Islanders is the team's free throw shooting. Coach Wilson has put an added emphasis on free throws in practice, doing everything possible to simulate game pressure and tired conditions when the team works on shots from the stripe in practice.
In several of the team's losses, its inability to hit free throws has been crucial. The Islanders missed 17 in an eight-point loss to New Orleans and missed nine in a four-point loss to Sam Houston State.
But the results in the last three games have shown significant improvement. The team has shot 44-for-54 (.815) as a whole, with every player at .714 or better. Most impressively, Rashawn Thomas, who entered the stretch having gone just 20-for-39 (.513), has gone 15-for-19 (.789) in the three-game swing. Joy Williamson (7-for-7) has been perfect from the line over the last three.
The Islanders' 8-4 start in league play can be attributed to a more efficient offense that is seeing a total team effort. In the 12 league games, the team has seen a total of 42 double-digit scoring efforts distributed over eight different players. (See chart on page 5 for more information.)
Against Northwestern State, A&M-Corpus Christi put six players in double figures, led by John Jordan's 22. It marked the first time that the team has had six players finish with 10 points or more since Nov. 16, 2006, the season opener of the team's Southland Championship season.
Contrast that to last year in league play, when John Jordan and Will Nelson combined to average 28.4 points – 46.6 percent of the Islanders' offensive production. This year, Jordan and Rashawn Thomas are combining for 27.7, but that is just 37.5 percent of the offense.
The Islanders have prided themselves on their defense all season, but the performance against Lamar goes down as one of the finest in school history. The Cardinals scored 35 points, which marked the fewest by the team in the shot-clock era. Lamar scored 11 points before halftime, shooting 4-for-28. The 11 points scored marked the second fewest posted in a half in LU history and the lowest by the Cardinals since the 1958 season.
The 35 points allowed were the fewest surrendered by an Islanders team in program history, and in fact marked the first time A&M-Corpus Christi has ever held an opponent under 40. The previous low was 42 points against Texas State on Nov. 18, 2007. However, the 11 points allowed in the first half were not a new record for the Islanders. A&M-Corpus Christi surrendered just seven points before halftime to Savannah State on Dec. 29, 2005, but the Tigers went on to score 38 in the second half. In that opening stanza, SSU went 2-for-23, while Lamar logged a 4-for-28 opening half on Feb. 1.
In addition to the other newcomers, the Islanders have a welcome face back in the fold that was missing last season. Redshirt sophomore Jake Kocher, who sat out 2012-13 after double hip labrum surgery, was back in the lineup in the season opener.
His return to the court was a triumphant one, as Kocher poured in 10 points to go along with a career-high six rebounds and four steals against HTU. In the UTSA contest, he played 25 minutes, totaling 11 points, four rebounds and four steals. He went through a prolonged cold stretch in December, though.
The start of conference play saw Kocher bust out of his slump, going 4-for-7 from the floor for 14 points at UCA, nabbing eight rebounds and posting a career-high five steals. It marked the first five-steal game for the Islanders since Garland Judkins had five swipes against Central Arkansas in 2011.
Over the last seven conference affairs, he has finished in double figures four times and is averaging 8.6 points to go with 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 steals.
He has seen a knack for steals, fast-break points and three-point plays as of late. At Nicholls he had 13 points – 10 in the paint – including a pair of three-point plays after notching steals. He scored a career-high 15 against Southeastern, earning two three-point play opportunities and scoring all six of the Islanders' fast-break points. And against New Orleans he had a career-best six steals – one off Kevin Palmer's school record. He is third in the league with 2.2 steals per game in Southland play.
In 2011-12, Kocher did most of his damage down the stretch, including a career-high 15 points in the season's penultimate game at UT Arlington. He is the city of Austin's all-time leading scorer from his days at St. Michael's Academy.
After wrapping up a four-game road swing on Saturday, the Islanders now will finish off the regular season with five of their last six games at the American Bank Center. The team's only contest on the road that remains is a Feb. 22 matchup at Houston Baptist.
The Islanders have actually had a successful go of it on the road, posting a 6-2 mark in away contests so far in league play, the second-best mark in school history. A&M-Corpus Christi will be looking to improve on its home performances. The Islanders are 2-2 in league play at home, and just 1-2 in the American Bank Center.
Among all the impressive stats that the Islanders racked up in the win over Central Arkansas, perhaps none was more telling than the fact that the team piled up 50 points in the paint. Of the 26 field goals the Islanders registered inside the arc, 25 of those came in the paint - the lone exception a long two from Brandon Pye.
Northwestern State provided another stellar inside performance, with nine different players recording points in the paint for a total of 48. Of the 77 points A&M-Corpus Christi scored at McNeese, 42 came in the paint. They added 42 in the paint at Incarnate Word.
The Islanders have had at least 20 points in the paint in each of the last 20 contests and are averaging 36.7 points in the paint in league play. (See chart above for full breakdown.)
With an 8-4 conference record, the Islanders are off to their best start in league play since 2008-09. In the championship season of 2006-07, the team started 11-1 en route to a 14-2 league mark. This marks the best start of the Willis Wilson era, as the team won nine conference games combined his first two years.
The Islanders have seen an improvement on the offensive end with the advent of conference play. A&M-Corpus Christi has topped 70 points in 10 of its 12 conference contests, up from just five in 11 non-conference matchups. Part of the offensive improvement can be attributed to efficiency. The Islanders are shooting .491 from the field – the league's best mark in conference play – up from .430 in non-conference affairs.
Another key for the team has been the contributions from its bench. In league play, A&M-Corpus Christi has seen its bench outscore the opposition in every game but one, totaling 391 points (32.6 per game) to the opponents' 211 (17.6). The Islanders' second-, third- and fourth-leading scorers have all come off the bench. Rashawn Thomas leads the way with 12.0 as a reserve, while Joy Williamson (9.0) and Jake Kocher (8.3) are just behind.


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Another win...
I'm still no more positive, even though we've just progressed in the Europa.
I still haven't seen a performance that warrants the results we've been getting. That's my main concern - as I feel at some stage the bubble will burst unless AVB can get the team to start playing as a team for more than 20 minutes at a time. The results seem to make it look like everything is rosy, but, and maybe it's me, I would like the performances to match the results more (I don't care about the odd game where we win when we don't deserve it - but it seems to me to be the trend at the moment)
We seem to get one player playing well and then another's performance drops off. At least Dempsey is starting to get a run of 'better' games together.
OK we missed Bale last night, but we can't be a team based on one player - and the whole point of a squad is to cater for injuries and players missing for whatever reason.
I know Daffy will get vaunted because he scored again - and he is on a goal scoring run, but still he just doesn't 'do' enough for me.
Maybe the 'performance' turning point will be the next game...Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Sorry but being at the game last night and watching Defo while off the ball his works so hard all game! This is why he is scoring he is constantly making runs and causing problems for the defense, just because 90% of what he does is off camera doesn't mean he is doing nothing ;)
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That's fine. Maybe I should have qualified 'do'. I saw a marked difference between Daffy and Ade last night. I don't recall Daffy touching the ball more than a half dozen times. Ade was dropping, pick up the ball - and generally trying to bring others into play - he was more involved from my perspective.
Maybe that was also an illusion given by what the cameras showed, I don't know.
well said nick. the amount of great runs defoe makes is superb.
his movement is great.
also his link up play has improved hugely over the last few years. he is an accurate passer & could do good little through balls. he has improved his upper body strength which is why he can score goals like the 1st 1 against the hammers.
the thing is he was hot last year when he played, he was just criminally under used by harry. which in the was a big reason why we got 4th & not 3rd.
but as john said, somehow we keep playing average-poor but still pick up results.
u cant keep doing that. great teams win when they play badly, but they also play well for most of the time!
i really dont fancy us against everton away! especially the way we are playing & the fact we only have a full 2 days off.
Is it that difficult to find when Daffy scored loads?
I'll give you a hand - look here:
Just point me at the seasons where he scored loads.The records show him playing 30+ games per season on quite a few occasions and scoring roughly about 14-15 per season on average. Two seasons he hit 18 BUT one of those was based on 5 against Wigan - he then 'dried' up towards the end of the season.
I keep repeating - I KNOW he scores - but he's BEEN average. No different to Keane or Berbatov - they weren't prolific either - BUT they did form an effective partnership - and both offered more than Daffy on the team front - as Ade does.
You can keep calling me dumb as much as you like - so prove me dumb, by showing where he's been proven to be a prolific scorer.
I don't 'hate' it when we score in the slightest. I've seen enough players come and go - some I like and some I don't - BUT - I just want the club to do well. So if Daffy scores a hatful, that's fine by me - BUT I still wouldn't play Daffy - and the style of striker he is over an Ade or a Berbatov or even a Keane. They all had more to their game - and scored as many goals or provided more assists (even VdV was comparable to Daffy in goals/assists - I would also guess that Bales is as well).
I don't think I buy into 'everyone had a downer on Daffy'. 'Arry bought him on umpteen occasions, so obviously liked him a lot.
I would expect that any striker, if they were that good over a career, to see that reflected in their stats - over the seasons.
You just don't see it in Daffy's (or Keane's for that matter - and very few recent Spurs strikers) - non one recently has been prolific. AND that is what I have said from the outset - so when Daffy doesn't score (and that has happened on quite a few occasions) he lends little else - and I would guess that is what the managers have also seen. I don't pick the teams - Jol, 'arry, Santini and AVB have been doing so - so if I'm being dumb, then so are a few others
When was Daffy a regular starter for England? Isn't the same thing seen at country level?

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One of the earliest "grown-up" movies I remember seeing in the cinema was a comedy called Cold Turkey, starring Dick Van Dyke. The premise was that a small town would win what, for them, was an obscenely large amount of money if everybody in the entire town could stop smoking, "cold turkey" that is, suddenly, as if the "off" button had been pressed and the power disconnected for an entire month. The lengths the town fathers went to, to win, and the lengths the tobacco company went to, to ensure they didn't, made for laughter and hijinks that were accessible to even middle-school children.
Yesterday was the Great American Smoke-Out, a day dedicated to encouraging people to quit smoking, and supporting people who have chosen to quit. In a world with "the patch", electronic (it's only water vapor) "cigarettes", quitters' hotlines, and a pharmacy full of prescription medications, quitting smoking does not have to be the exercise in extreme willpower (and physical withdrawal symptoms) that it was in the days of Cold Turkey.
The dangers of frequent exposure to tobacco smoke have been drilled into our heads since childhood; however, the adult role-models who smoked, or who made smoking look "adult", "hard-core" or glamorous, or as an acceptable form of stress relief, often give us a different message. Indeed, when I was a child, popular birthday sweets included "candy cigarettes" (thin cylinders of dinner-mint-like candy with a touch of red painted at their ends to simulate burning embers), "chocolate cigarettes", eponymously-styled cylinders of milk chocolate in white paper wrappers, and "bubblegum cigarettes" (just like the chocolate ones, but with bubblegum instead) and cigars. We used to take bites out of one end of our pretzel logs, sucking on the other, pretending they were cigars. And in summer, we had pipes that blew soap bubbles. Is it any wonder we grew up entranced by smoking?
My dad quit smoking. Twice. Cold turkey. The first time, he was smoke-free for a year, until one night, while my grandfather was driving them home from work, they narrowly avoided an accident and my grandfather handed my father one of his Kents. Dad smoked for about a year after that, before he decided he was quitting for good. Cold turkey. He hasn't smoked a puff since 1967.
Sometimes diabetes makes us think we need to pardon the pun go "cold turkey" off food. I know I was afraid to eat pretty much anything in the week following my first diagnosis, lest I exceed the strict sodium limit the combined diet sheets provided. And if you've read about the Allen Diet (which was prescribed to people diagnosed with diabetes in the years preceding the discovery of insulin), it certainly sounds like going "cold turkey" off food. That said, we all need some form of food to survive which is pretty much what leads to the obsessive-compulsive, schizophrenic mindset of living with non-insulin-dependent diabetes (or a "minimize-insulin-needs" therapy philosophy). Certainly, we, like today's quitting smokers, have a number of medications in our toolkit, ranging from oral medications to appetite suppressants, but like yesterday's smokers, sometimes cold turkey at least where specific foods and ingredients are concerned is the way to go. Most of us can choose to avoid high-fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated vegetable oils, and we don't need a hypertension diagnosis to cut out high-sodium foods, or celiac to avoid white (refined) wheat flour.
Even so, just as "cessation aids" do not help every ignited-tobacco user to overcome the need to smoke, diet sheets, exercise, and medications (including insulin) are not sufficient to help every person with diabetes overcome high or unpredictable blood glucose levels, or any of the other medical conditions or complications that are often associated with that diagnosis. But just as many people who quit smoking see a reversal of lung damage over time, so too do many people with diabetes see some abatement of diabetes-related tissue damage when they minimize their glycemic excursions. While we cannot force people to quit smoking, or exercise tight glycemic control, we can offer encouragement to do so, and support them in their choices whatever they are.
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Marijuana grow house raided, authorities say
Published: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 4:17 p.m.
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SARASOTA COUNTY - Sheriff's deputies and North Port Police raided what they described as a marijuana grow house today located in the 2400 block of Carolina Street in North Port.
Omelio Napoles-Marquez, 41, was charged with cultivation of cannabis and trafficking in cannabis. He is currently being held without bail in the Sarasota County jail.
According to reports, detectives found a large operation with 85 plants being grown in two bedrooms and the garage.
The weight of the plants was more than 187 pounds, with an estimated street value of $370,000
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World Meteorological Organization: Extreme Weather is Increasing
People throughout the United States that are dealing with heat waves and hurricanes may take some slight comfort in the fact that they are not alone. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the weather and climate in many parts of the world have reached record extremes this year. Global land surface temperatures hit records in January and April, while extremely heavy precipitation caused severe flooding in many parts of the world. Cyclone Gonu formed in June as the first documented cyclone in the Arabian Sea, making landfall in Oman and Iran. England suffered extremely heavy rainfall in June, causing flooding in both England and Wales. In July and August, stronger-than-normal monsoons caused flooding in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Other parts of the world are suffering through heat waves, as well. Two extreme heat waves affected south-eastern Europe in June and July, breaking the previous records with temperatures exceeding 104°F. On July 23rd, temperatures in Bulgaria hit 113°F, setting a new record. The WMO notes that the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change noted an increasing trend in extreme events observed during the last 50 years and projected it to be very likely that hot extremes, heat waves, and heavy precipitation events will continue to become more frequent. See the WMO press release.
While heat is the issue for much of the United States, Hurricane Flossie was expected to brush by Hawaii's Big Island on Tuesday night, August 14th, skirting the rest of the island chain on August 15th and 16th. In the Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Storm Dean is heading for the Dominican Republic and is expected to reach hurricane intensity by August 17th. See the forecasts from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center and the National Hurricane Center.


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Sarcastro wrote: will people stop trying to defend Infinte, it was a crappy album, had like two good tracks (Infinite, and I liked the one where he's like "its a rough day...) other than that it was just idiotic. Maxine, and 313 were straight up retarded, No Ones Iller actually makes Bizarre sound like a better rapper, Murder Murder is about as realistic as me saying I pop crystals and fuck bitches and kill their husbands.
the track infinite was great, but also look at the great tracks on his other albums. Also that first verse from The Way I Am is absolutly amazing, that had to be the fuckin verse of the year, and you're putting it down...shame.


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PARKERSBURG - Residents wanting to join the national bone marrow registry will be able to help save lives during the Be the Match Swab-a-Thon from 9a.m.-5 p.m. today.
The sites are at Pioneer Chevrolet, Peoples Bank on Putnam Street in Marietta and the Marietta Memorial Hospital Belpre Campus Strecker Cancer Center lobby. Medical personnel and volunteers will take cheek swabs.
The cheek swabs are used to identify blood and tissue matches. Participants will have their information put into the national bone marrow registry, according to Marshall Brown, account executive for Be the Match, the national bone marrow program, in Columbus.
Brown said there are 73 different diseases that are helped with a bone marrow transplant. Between 10,000 and 11,000 people nationwide are looking for a match, she said.
The biggest issue for those needing a bone marrow transplant is that only 1 in 3 patients will match a family member, she said. This means roughly two-thirds of those in need of a transplant have to go through the national bone marrow registry.
Those who are considering joining the drive are reminded they must be committed to donate, Brown said. By being told you are a match for someone, you are being asked to save their life, he added.
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, Pioneer Chevrolet and Family Ford along with Memorial Health Systems, Peoples Bank, WMOA and Clear Channel have joined forces to sponsor the Be the Match Swab-a-Thon.


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Video shows homeless man battered in Sarasota arrest
Published: Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 9:55 a.m.
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SARASOTA - A veteran Sarasota police officer was suspended Thursday after a video surfaced that showed him slamming a homeless man face-first into a wall during an arrest last month.
Sarasota City officials sent a press release shortly after 11:30 a.m. Thursday, noting the following:
The Sarasota Police Department has launched an Internal Affairs investigation into an incident involving sworn officer Derrick Gilbert and a member of the public at the downtown SCAT transfer station last month. Officer Gilbert was called to the scene in response to a suspect who had gotten into a scuffle with a bus driver and a security guard at the transfer station.
'This incident was brought to my attention this morning when a reporter called me and subsequently showed me the videotape," said City Manager Tom Barwin. "What I saw on that videotape was very concerning. I contacted the SPD to ensure an Internal Affairs investigation is opened immediately. Sworn officers with the Sarasota Police Department have been counseled repeatedly to treat all others with respect and dignity at all times even under trying and challenging circumstances. Anything less is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. I'll be meeting with newly appointed Chief Bernadette DiPino and the SPD command staff in December to redesign in-service training programs beginning in January. I'd like to thank the reporter for bringing this to my attention so this incident can be dealt with swiftly," said Barwin.
Officer Gilbert has been with SPD since February 1997.
The video shows officer Derrick Gilbert pushing Roger Alan Fields into the corner of a metal bus ticket booth — a blow that stunned Fields, split his head open and required a trip to the hospital and stitches to close the injury.
The incident occurred the morning of Oct. 6 at the downtown bus depot on Lemon Avenue, and was captured by a security camera.
After watching the video in his office Thursday, City Manager Tom Barwin said it "was clearly excessive force and will be referred to Internal Affairs immediately."
"This will not be tolerated," Barwin said. "I'm getting tired of it."
Barwin called Sarasota Police Chief Mikel Hollaway and told him to immediately suspend the officer. Gilbert was placed on administrative leave several hours later.
"It's important for the department and the community to know that despite whatever emotions were in play at that moment, there were two officers there that could have controlled the situation," Barwin said.
Fields' attorney, Assistant Public Defender Dave Holland, said he also believes Gilbert used excessive force during the arrest.
"I don't see how he could have resisted in such a short amount of time," Holland said.
Asked for comment Thursday, Hollaway initially said in an email that Fields "caused his own problems."
After speaking to Barwin, Hollaway said, "If we've done anything inappropriate, we will deal with it just like we have in the past."
Gilbert, 45, did not return calls or emails seeking comment.
The latest incident comes at a time when the police department and the city are under intense scrutiny for their treatment of the homeless.
This month, the arrest of a homeless man for charging his cellphone in a city park thrust the city back into the national spotlight.
Then this week, the American Civil Liberties Union unveiled private messages exchanged between Sarasota officers in which they referred to their interactions with the homeless as "bum hunting."
On Thursday, reaction to the most recent video was similarly strong from homeless advocates.
Michael Barfield, who chairs the local ACLU chapter's legal panel, took issue with Holloway's implication that Fields' conduct somehow prompted the incident.
"The chief's retirement can't come soon enough," Barfield said. "This is exactly the kind of comment that encourages the atmosphere of lawlessness that exists within the department. When it comes from the top, what else do we expect? Kudos to the city manager for taking decisive action."
Hollaway retires Friday. He will be replaced Jan. 1 by Bernadette DiPino, currently chief of police in Ocean City, Md. Sarasota Police Capt. Paul Sutton will serve as interim chief.
By Thursday afternoon, DiPino had been told about the video.
"I absolutely agree with what the city manager is doing," she said. "This deserves to have an investigation. It needs to be looked at from an Internal Affairs perspective."
City Commissioner Shannon Snyder, himself a former deputy, said he worries that police actions could lead to a civil rights investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and that the resulting civil suits could strain the city's finances.
"I have said in the past that because of fiscal requirements the city can't afford the police department," said Snyder, who has called for the department to be replaced by sheriff's deputies.
"Now, because of the lawsuits we can't afford the police."
Gilbert's report and the report of a private security guard employed by SCAT indicate that police were sent to the bus depot because Fields, who has previous arrests for disorderly conduct, was causing problems on the platform.
He was confronted by the security guard, Robert Sauder, who said Fields spit in his face.
The video then shows:
Sauder forced Fields to the ground with a leg sweep and sat on top of him until police arrived, when Gilbert helped him up.
Fields sat on a bench throughout most of his encounter with police, until Gilbert walked behind him, withdrew his handcuffs and attempted to place them on the homeless man. Grabbing Fields by the arm, Gilbert quickly swung him face-first into the metal ticket booth.
After hitting the booth, Fields had a deep cut on his right temple. His knees appeared to grow weak and police and the security guard lowered him to the pavement, where he remained cuffed and on his back until paramedics arrived. He was then loaded onto a gurney and taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where his wound was sutured.
A test of Fields' blood conducted by a nurse at the hospital showed his blood alcohol level was 0.078 percent, which is below the 0.08 percent level at which Florida considers drivers intoxicated.
Fields, 52, was charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting without violence.
He pleaded not guilty to the two misdemeanors and the case is set for trial in January.
Fields has an arrest history in Sarasota County dating back to 1997. It shows arrests for drugs, theft, disorderly conduct, traffic offenses, resisting arrest and battery of a law enforcement officer. Many of the charges were later dropped.
Gilbert joined the department in 1997.
There are three cases in his Internal Affairs file. One involved a minor write-up for missing mandatory training. A 2007 complaint of excessive force was dropped after a board of police officers found that the force was "within department policy."
Charges lodged against Gilbert last year by a neighbor, who accused him of using profane language and speeding through the neighborhood, were not sustained.
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Synology® DiskStation DS413j is a budget-friendly 4-bay NAS server for small offices and home use, specifically designed to provide a solution for file storage and sharing with data protection for your home environment with low power consumption, quiet operation and reliability.
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- Hardware Encryption Engine Yes
- RAM Size DDR3 512MB
- Internal HDD/SSD 3.5" or 2.5" SATA(II) X 4 (hard drives not included)
- Max Internal Capacity 16TB (4X 4TB hard drives) (The actual capacity will differ according to volume types.)
- External HDD Interface 2X USB 2.0 ports
- Size (HxWxD) 184mm X 168mm X 230mm
- Weight 2.23kg
- LAN 1X Gigabit
- Noise Level2 21.6 dB(A)
- AC Input Power Voltage 100V to 240V
- Power Frequency 50Hz to 60Hz, Single Phase
- Operating Temperature 5°C to 35°C (40°F to 95°F)
- Storage Temperature -10°C to 70°C (15°F to 155°F)
- Relative Humidity 5% to 95%RH
- Power Consumption3 31.56 W (Access), 7.68 W (HDD Hibernation)
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- Synology Disk Station DS413j - NAS server - 0 GB
- Device Type
- NAS server
- Host Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Total Storage Capacity
- Max Supported Capacity
- Installed Devices / Modules Qty
- 0 (installed) / 4 (max)
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 18.4 cm x 23 cm x 16.8 cm
- Weight
- 2.23 kg
- Localisation
- Danish, Hungarian, Czech, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Brazilian Portuguese, English, German, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Russian, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Japanese, Korean
- Processor
- 1 x 1.6 GHz
- Storage Controller
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- Networking
- Network adapter - integrated - 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE
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- AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
- System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows XP or later, Apple MacOS X 10.5 or later, Ubuntu 9.04 or later
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 2 years warranty
- Device Type
- NAS server
- Host Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Total Storage Capacity
- Max Supported Capacity
- Installed Devices / Modules Qty
- 0 (installed) / 4 (max)
- Width
- 18.4 cm
- Depth
- 23 cm
- Height
- 16.8 cm
- Weight
- 2.23 kg
- Localisation
- Danish, Hungarian, Czech, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Brazilian Portuguese, English, German, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Russian, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Japanese, Korean
Processor / Memory
- Processors Installed
- 1 x 1.6 GHz
- Max Supported Qty
- 1
- RAM Installed
Storage Controller
- Type
- RAID - internal
- Interface Type
- SATA 3Gb/s
- Data Transfer Rate
- 300 MBps
- RAID Level
- RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, JBOD, RAID 5 hot spare
Hard Drive
- Type
- HDD - 2.5" / 3.5" shared
- Type
- Network adapter - integrated
- Data Link Protocol
- 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE
- Network / Transport Protocol
- PPTP, PPPoE, LPR/LPD, SMTP, FTP, DHCP, POP3, IMAP, DDNS
- Remote Management Protocol
- SNMP, Telnet, IPP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH
- Network Services Compatibility
- DDNS, Microsoft CIFS, Network File System (NFS), FTP, Apple File Protocol (AFP), Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)
- Features
- Firewall protection, hardware encryption, VPN support, LDAP support, VLAN support, wake on LAN (WOL), Syslog support, print server, IPv6 support, MySQL server, web server, backup server, file sharing, Access Control List (ACL) support, SSH support, iTunes server, DHCP server, Samba support, FTP server, SMS alert, BitTorrent Client, e-mail server, UPnP Media Server, bandwidth control, surveillance station, DLNA Media Server, eMule client, e-mail notification, VPN Server
- Encryption Algorithm
- Compliant Standards
- DLNA CERTIFIED, UPnP
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays
- 4 (total) / 4 (free) x internal - 2.5" / 3.5"
- Interfaces
- 2 x USB 2.0 - Type A , 1 x Ethernet 1000Base-T - RJ-45
- Cables Included
- 1 x network cable
- Features
- Built-in cooling fan, AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
- Compliant Standards
- FCC Class B certified, RoHS, BSMI Class B
- Included Accessories
- Mounting kit
- TAA Compliant
- Yes
- Power Device
- X external power adapter
- Voltage Required
- AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
- Power Consumption Operational
- 31.56 Watt
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included
- Drivers & Utilities, Synology Assistant, Synology Data Replicator
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows XP or later, Apple MacOS X 10.5 or later, Ubuntu 9.04 or later
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support
- 2 years warranty
- Service & Support Details
- Limited warranty - 2 years
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- Max Operating Temperature
- Humidity Range Operating
- 5 - 95%
- Sound Emission
- 18.9 dBA
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Tuesday November 13, 2012
Martinez, Ga--Before the season started, way back in early August, Augusta Christian coach Keith Walton said his team had one true goal, beat Hammond. Figuring if you did that, you'd probably be state champs. Well, the goal remains, three months later.
Augusta Chrsitian off to Columbia for a Saturday title shot against the Skyhawks. The Lions are undefeated and on their way to that point, beat Hammond in the regular season on a last second two point conversion. Stakes are a lot higher seeing Hammond has won the title six straight years. AC though is one confident group they can beat the king ping of scisa football one more time.
"It's good for our kids to get confidence, we realize Hammond has belly buttons now, they're not robots from some other planet that the football gods created" said Keith Walton "I mean, they're human so that does a lot for us."
"I mean Hammond, they're always a different team in the playoffs in the states" said Thomas Banks "I mean they've won six times in a row and it shows right there. We're just going to go out and play with heart. As long as you play with heart I feel we can come out on top."
The Lions are a battle tested team that's capable of putting big points on the board. Don't neccessarly expect that in the title game but even if they fall behind early, they've shown they can rally to win, thus the reason they're undefeated. 7:30 kick off Saturday at Bendict College in Columbia.


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Mumia Abu-Jamal joined the Black Panther Party at age 15, and reported the racial and political turbulence of the late 1960s and 1970s from the streets. Impressed with his journalism, National Public Radio hired him. In 1981, Abu-Jamal was arrested for the murder of a Philadelphia police officer; he was convicted in 1982 and sentenced to death. But even in solitary confinement, his voice could not be silenced. Long Distance Revolutionary focuses on Abu-Jamal's writing, politics, and perseverance.
Growing up as Wesley Cook in the Philadelphia projects, Abu-Jamal had a curious mind and a talent for writing. As a young African-American man, he experienced police brutality firsthand. Abu-Jamal says the cop who kicked him in the face at a protest sent him straight into the Black Panther Party. When Philadelphia Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo targeted the Panthers, Abu-Jamal became a wanted man. That did not deter him from writing about racism in America. In dreadlocks and a T-shirt, Abu-Jamal interviewed President Jimmy Carter, who complimented him on his thought-provoking questions. Abu-Jamal also reported on such mainstream events as the 1980 World Series and Pope John Paul II's 1979 visit to Philadelphia.
With newscasts, historic headlines, and archival photos, Long Distance Revolutionary follows Abu-Jamal from a promising journalism career to death row. Intent on telling his story from both outside and inside prison, director Stephen Vittoria and producer Noelle Hanrahan interviewed Abu-Jamal behind bars. They met with supporters who believe in his innocence: Angela Davis, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Dick Gregory, Giancarlo Esposito, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, author Alice Walker, actor Peter Coyote, journalist Amy Goodman, and rapper M-1. Throughout his career, Abu-Jamal never stopped trying to uncover truth. Vittoria says, "In many ways, Mumia's writing and revolutionary thought reminds us of a 20th- and 21st-century Frederick Douglass." Abu-Jamal's death sentence was overturned shortly after the making of this film.
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It's often been said that Ireland is one of the worst places to get sick, and APRIL DREW can attest to that fact thanks to first hand experience.
Since our return to Ireland last May life in Ireland has been good to our family. I've not complained about much. We have everything we want and we remain positive when friends in the U.S. ask us how we could live in an Ireland steeped in a recession because they certainly couldn't.
We had nothing negative to say about our own experience and that's the truth …until now that is.
It has finally happened. We came face to face (indirectly) with the Irish medical system, and yes, it's as bad as they say it is. It's an utter disgrace, and I'm here to tell you what we saw first-hand. It wasn't pretty.
My husband John's mother made a recent trip to the emergency room at the, about a ten-minute drive from her home. It turned out it wasn't a serious issue but she needed tending to immediately.
She arrived at the reception area of the emergency department at 6:10 p.m. on a Wednesday evening. Like any emergency room at that time of the day it was manic.
Seats were full. Patients and their loved ones stood along corridors, sat on floors and paced back and forth in an effort not to go insane. Parents and children, people of pensionable age and many more middle aged folks all looked sickly and irritated.
A young lady who appeared to be in her late twenties told my mother-in-law she had been there three hours and still hadn't been seen to by a nurse.
"You're in for a long night," Mary was told. She had no idea.
After a few minutes of standing, a young man with a gentle face took pity on Mary and gave her his seat. She sat patiently and waited her turn.
It was close to 10 p.m. before a nurse came to take her vitals and carry out some blood work. The nurse advised her yet again that it was going to be a long night.
Midnight struck, and by this stage everyone was tired, cranky and hungry. Mary was finally admitted into the emergency room, and what she saw before her was shocking.
Beds full with patients, some in a very sickly way, took over the floor space. It wasn't designed for this. Getting to the nurse's station inside the department felt like one was walking through an obstacle course.
There were beds all over the place. It was utter mayhem. When they ran out of beds, patients (depending on the severity of their medical problem) sat on plastic chairs propped up against walls throughout the department.
Mary was directed to a chair for the following four hours. By this stage she was extremely tired and a little weak. She watched as some unruly characters entered the emergency room with various ailments, some causing quite a stir.
In the end the only reason she got a bed (about 4:30 a.m.) in the emergency room was because she took a weakness and fainted.
At one point during the night she needed to use the bathroom. She was told there was a queue forming and it was best she went outside to the main hospital and used the public toilets. She barely had the energy to get off the bed.
We sat with Mary as she tried to close her eyes to get some sleep. I was disgusted by what I was seeing.
The nurses were running around trying to keep up with patients being admitted and others being discharged. At one point a young fella entered the emergency room via ambulance with what looked like a screwdriver stuck in his head. It wasn't a pretty sight, and we didn't ask what kind of altercation he was in before arriving to the hospital.
Not only were the doctors and nurses trying to do their job, but they had to deal with scantily clad girls fighting with each other. A mother sitting across from us attempted to shelter her two-year-old son from such carry on.
It was disgraceful and kind of intimidating too. It was hard to know what would happen next.
When dawn crept in it was made clear to Mary that she would be admitted to the hospital for further tests, but she was warned it would be a while before a bed became available upstairs. Mary worked in that same hospital for 26 years as a secretary and retired three years ago.
It didn't matter though. There simply wasn't a bed available for her. The hospital was as overrun as the emergency room.
As I sat with Mary early on the Friday morning I pulled out my laptop and began writing what I saw around me. In the emergency room there were approximately eight bays where patients were put when admitted. All eight bays were full.
There was another 15 or so patients sitting on chairs and 12 or so beds scattered across the moderately sized room. It was simply a case of wherever they could shove in a bed they did.


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While fighting rages in Syria, humanitarian conditions continue deteriorating, and displaced families like Mahmoud and his wife and children are finding it increasingly difficult to cope.
Mahmoud speaks quietly as he lists the amount of money his family owes: $200 for the plastic sheet; $50 for the wood to build the frame; $100 for the mattresses; and still more for the basic plates, pots, and pans they use to cook with, as well as the wood for the stove, their only source of heat.
In total, they owe close to $500. On top of that, they need to pay the farmer on whose land their tent is pitched — $800 for its use over the next 12 months.
Mahmoud fled Syria with his wife, Fatima, and two young children a month ago. They left with nothing. It was too risky to even carry a suitcase, because they feared being turned back at a checkpoint by army soldiers if it was suspected they were attempting to flee.
Upon arrival in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, someone told them about a field where they could pitch a tent for a fee. When they explained they had no money, the farmer who owns the field said they could pay him back later. There are currently more than 20 refugees living there.
There is no toilet, no shower block, and mud everywhere. But even this basic parcel of land can mean a lifeline for the desperate — and some cold, hard cash for the farmer.
Their other lifeline has been the food vouchers they have received from World Vision, the only support they've gotten since leaving Syria.
Mahmoud and his brothers have tried to find day labor at the surrounding farms but have had no luck. When asked how they intend to pay their debts, Mahmoud looks confused for a second. He hasn't thought that far ahead.
"I honestly don't know yet," he says. "I needed to get a roof over my children's heads and a place for us to sleep. That was my only priority. I suppose I hope I will find work, but now I don't know.
"I do know, though, that it's a loan," he adds, "and with any loan, there is always a timeline before you have to pay."
Mahmoud is typical of many refugees. In Syria, he had a good job as a manager of a factory. He and his wife were like many young, middle-class families. After saving for two years, they had just built their dream home.
"We were so proud of it," says Mahmoud sadly. "We put everything we had into it. It had two balconies and a garage. Now, it's all gone — bombed."
They never imagined they would be refugees. One day, they were going to work; the next, they were borrowing money for a plastic sheet under which to live.
The sudden and unexpected change of circumstance has left them shell-shocked and struggling to adapt.
As conflict in Syria enters its third year, several million people are internally displaced, and thousands per day are fleeing to neighboring countries, such as Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, and Iraq.
Refugees like Mahmoud and his family have taken up residence in abandoned buildings, sheds, spare rooms, garages, and temporary shelters. Conditions are often crowded and unsanitary. Even so, families struggle to pay rent. Displaced children face emotional trauma, hunger, poor health, lack of access to education, and risk of exploitation.
World Vision is responding to the needs of refugees in Lebanon with food vouchers, hygiene kits, blankets, cooking stoves, fuel, and Child-Friendly Spaces, which provide a safe place for children to play, learn, and talk about the trauma they've faced.
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Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, the classic tale of friendship, love, and bravery, is beautifully retold with lavish illustrations by master artist Bagram Ibatoulline.
Best friends Kai and Gerda would do anything for each other. When Kai starts to behave cruelly and disappears, Gerda sets out on an epic quest to save Kai from the evil Snow Queen. But can Gerda break the Snow Queen's enchantment and complete the final task?
Full of magic and wonder, this new picture book will delight fans of beloved classics like "Thumbelina," "The Princess and the Pea," and "The Little Mermaid."
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Kai and Gerda are best friends who would do anything for each other. So when Kai begins to act cruelly, Gerda knows that something has gone terribly wrong—and when he disappears, she knows she is the only one who can find him. Gerda sets off on an epic journey, facing three great trials before finally discovering Kai at the palace of the evil Snow Queen. But can Gerda break the Snow Queen's enchantment and pass the final test?
This Hans Christian Andersen favorite is a timeless story of love and friendship. Readers young and old will once again fall under the spell of this magical fairy tale with lavish new illustrations by master artist Bagram Ibatoulline.
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- On Sale: 10/08/2013
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- Pages: 40
- List Price: 17.99 USD
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SAN JOSE -- The first dose of good news for Archbishop Mitty came on the eve of its game Friday night against longtime nemesis Bellarmine College Prep.
Running back Kyle Evans, thought to be lost for the season because of broken hands sustained in September, received medical clearance to play.
The second dose was the game. Playing for the first time this season as the Mercury News' top-ranked team, Mitty overpowered sixth-ranked Bellarmine 34-7 at San Jose City College to move one step closer to a West Catholic Athletic League championship and a perfect regular season.
The Monarchs (9-0, 6-0) will win the league title with a victory next week at Serra or if Serra loses Saturday at last-place Archbishop Riordan.
Mitty played at a very high level Friday while welcoming back one of its top playmakers.
"When I first got my injury, the doctor said I wouldn't be back," Evans said during the postgame celebration. "But I said I'd try to be back by Bell, and lo and behold I am back."
Trenton Scharrenberg threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns, completing all but one of his 13 passes, and Dakari Monroe had five catches for 119 yards and was on the receiving end of both scoring throws.
The defense intercepted three passes and, with the exception of one drive, completely shut down the Bells (6-3, 3-3).
But Evans, a senior, provided an inspirational spark, scoring on a 7-yard run and pulling down an amazing catch that set up another touchdown.
After Bellarmine tied the score 7-7 on quarterback K.J. Carta-Samuels' 10-yard run, Mitty responded as Evans dived to reel in a 34-yard pass that moved the Monarchs to the Bells' 7.
"I didn't really think about my hands too much," Evans said. "I blew by that guy. I knew I was open. I followed the ball in the air and just threw my hands up, and it fell in my hands."
Scharrenberg saw it a little differently.
"I thought I overthrew him, and then he got there," the quarterback said. "That's a great play. He got all his movement and all his catching ability back, so that's a great thing."
Three plays later, Chandler Ramirez scored from the 3 to give Mitty a 14-7 lead.
The outcome never was in doubt after that.
Evans finished with 94 yards, 61 on the ground, and the one score.
"I came out and played my game, and I guess I am in more shape that I thought," Evans said.
Mitty scored its first points when Scharrenberg spotted speedy Monroe open over the middle for a 50-yard touchdown strike.
Monroe caught the ball short of the end zone but made a sharp cut to avoid the last line of defense on his way across the goal line.
After Ramirez's short run made it 14-7, Brian Bither returned an interception 27 yards to the Bellarmine 24.
Moments later, Scharrenberg threw a 19-yard pass to Monroe to stretch the lead to 21-7.
Trevor Lewis' interception led to Mitty's fourth touchdown and a commanding 28-7 halftime lead.
Evans capped that drive with his 7-yard run, but the big play was Scharrenberg's 34-yard pass to Jose Manzo.
"Every win's a big win, but it's a little bit bigger when it's Bellarmine," Scharrenberg said.
Added Mitty coach Matt Haniger, "It feels great. You can't live in the past, but I definitely think that was motivation for our kids this year."


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The Soccer Club of Oak Ridge, SCOR, under-16 boys team won the Division 2 State Tournament completing a successfull fall season. The team traveled to Murfreesboro recently and won three games in three days — including a shutout victory in the championship game. The team plans to travel to the Regional Tournament next summer.
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At one goal down with 10 minutes left in the game, the Summit hockey team gave away four goals, allowing the clock to wind down to an 8-3 loss to Dakota Ridge Saturday.
"Once one wheel came off, all the wheels immediately followed," head coach Chris Ruhly said. "It's a disappointing way to go into the final stretch run."
Now, to make the playoffs, the team must go five-for-five to finish out the season.
Ruhly was particularly upset with the outcome because the team could have jumped to a seventh-place ranking in the Foothills division with a win. Instead, the loss bumped them down a notch into 13th place.
"We were right there with that team. The team had the exact same record as us, had beaten the exact same teams as us," Ruhly said, adding that with it being the end of the season, it wasn't "just another game."
Travis Potts, Peter Grotemeyer and Jack Nevicosi all scored for Summit, and that kept the game close heading into the third period. But halfway through the third, something happened and the team couldn't keep Dakota Ridge from taking off with the puck. Interestingly, the two teams had a similar number of shots on goal, with Summit out shooting Dakota Ridge, 30-28.
"We had a scouting report on them. The report was dead on. Somehow, some reason, we couldn't respond to them," Ruhly said, adding that Dakota Ridge never let up when they were down 2-1 in the first period.
On Friday, the team takes on Cherry Creek at home in Breckenridge. The team is new to the conference and is comprised of players from the region, not just a particular high school.
"I feel like a broken record," Ruhly said, explaining again that he needs the team to show up for 51 minutes, to minimize mistakes and take care of business.
"We have to take care of our business. Problem is, we haven't been taking care of our business to this point," he said.
In Saturday's wrestling invitational, Summit took home top finishes in most of its weight classes.
Carlos Lopez took second in the 106-pound weight class, Brayan Daniel and Nick Wittrock were first in the 113 and 120-pound classes, respectively, and Alex Valetta was fourth in the 126 range. Alan Roque took third in the 132 class. Meanwhile, Tyler Blackford was a bit off in his wrestling and missed a top finish.
"He should have beaten both (guys)," head coach Pete Baker said. "He was just having an off day. It happens."
The team was wrestling mostly 2A and 3A schools with a few 4A teams mixed in - a lesser pool of competition compared to Thursday's tri-meet against Delta and Palisade.
"We had a tough meet Thursday. We got it handed to use. Everyone wrestled really good Saturday after a rough performance Thursday," Baker said, adding that the overall performance Saturday was just shy of what he'd hoped for - but only just. "I was hoping to place as a team, but we didn't. We came up short. We were a point away from coming in third. Tyler didn't wrestle well or we would have."
It also helped that Baker, a coach who doesn't typically get mad at his wrestlers, got mad. Upset his team didn't show up for Thursday's meet and beat wrestlers they could have beaten, he whipped them into shape on Friday.
"Palisade and Delta will be there for the regional meet. We have to beat those kids to get to state. It was a good eye opener to see where we're at," Baker said of the Thursday contest. "They're close. Brayan did really well - he only lost by a couple points to a 12-ranked kid in the state. Was sick the week before and didn't practice that week. He ran out of gas. He didn't have any cardio from being sick."
Meanwhile, Wittrock beat a Delta wrestler and then was winning against his Palisade opponent 12-3 but got pinned in the final 30 seconds of the final period.
Blackford went 1-1 on Thursday, pinning his Delta opponent and losing 14-7 to the one from Palisade.
Next up is a dual with Eagle Valley at home on Feb. 7. Until then, Baker's team will face a lot of tough practices.
"We're counting down, 16 days until regionals," Baker said. "Everything is gearing up to send those kids to state."
The coach is hopeful his team can come away with a win against Eagle Valley, but it will take wins in every lower weight class due to the forfeits that will have to happen against Eagle Valley's heavier classes.


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BOULDER, Colo. -- Stanford will have a new quarterback as it enters a rugged stretch run with the Pac-12 North title at stake.
Coach David Shaw stopped short of declaring Kevin Hogan the starter after the dynamic redshirt freshman came off the bench Saturday to direct five touchdown drives in a 48-0 victory over Colorado.
But Shaw gave every indication that Hogan, not season-long starter Josh Nunes, will lead the Cardinal against No. 13 Oregon State next week.
"There's a chance you might see more than one quarterback, but you'll see a whole lot of Kevin Hogan,'' Shaw said.
Pressed for specifics, Shaw simply smiled and repeated himself: "You'll see a whole lot of Kevin Hogan.''
Stanford's game plan Saturday called for Nunes to play two series, give Hogan a chance on the third possession and, in Shaw's words, "see where it went from there.''
Nunes never got back on the field as Hogan orchestrated four consecutive touchdown drives in the second quarter. In all, he completed 18 of 23 passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns and averaged 6.9 yards per rush.
"I played all right,'' Hogan said. "It was good to be out there. The guys around me helped me get accustomed to the game.''
While Hogan dazzled, No. 15 Stanford's defense played one of the most dominant games in school history:
The Cardinal held the Buffaloes to minus-21 yards rushing and a paltry 76 total yards. It recorded seven sacks and became the first visitor in 26 years to pitch a shutout at Folsom Field.
"We didn't give up any big plays, we swarmed to the ball, and we took away their running game early,'' said safety Ed Reynolds, whose interception return for a touchdown -- his third Pick 6 of the season -- gave Stanford a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
"On both sides of the ball, we did exactly what we wanted to do.''
The victory allowed Stanford (7-2, 5-1) to maintain control of its destiny in the Pac-12 North, but it must beat three ranked teams (Oregon State, Oregon and UCLA) to win the division.
"If we don't play well next week,'' tight end Zach Ertz said, "this means nothing.''
The lopsided nature of Saturday's victory requires perspective: Colorado isn't only the worst team in the Pac-12; it's one of the worst teams in conference history, a dreadful combination of inexperience, overmatched coaches and no talent.
The Buffaloes had been outscored by an average of 44.7 points in their previous three games (against Arizona State, USC and Oregon).
Saturday, they were called for a delay-of-game penalty on a punt and ran two plays in Stanford territory.
"There's a reason they are what they are as a defense,'' Colorado coach Jon Embree said. "We tried to run outside. We tried to run inside."
While Stanford's defense was stout throughout, the offense sputtered early. It mustered just 31 yards on two drives with Nunes at the helm. (One of his five passes was badly overthrown.)
Hogan took the field with one second remaining in the first quarter, following a Colorado fumble at its own 40. Three plays later, tailback Stepfan Taylor dashed 26 yards (untouched) for a touchdown to give Stanford a 14-0 lead.
That was good enough for Shaw, who sent Hogan back out for the next drive -- and all subsequent drives in the second and third quarters.
Working with a slightly-downsized playbook, Hogan picked apart Colorado's defense with his arm and his legs. He fired a 12-yard zinger to Ertz and a 32-yard touch pass to tight end Levine Toilolo. On a third-and-nine play, he darted 20 yards down the right side.
"One of the big things was that scramble,'' Ertz said. "It was great to see that extra dimension.''
The one thing Hogan didn't do was make a mistake: No fumbles, no interceptions.
"I can't find a lot of negatives in what he did today,'' Shaw said.
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In the two months since a stunning loss in the Ryder Cup at Medinah (Ill.), the PGA of America talked about doing things differently when selecting its next captain.
Tom Watson certainly would break the mold.
Golf Digest reported on its website Tuesday night that the PGA of America plans to pick Watson, celebrated worldwide as an eight-time major champion and revered in Scotland where he won four of his five British Open titles.
"We look forward to sharing the news of the 2014 Ryder Cup captain on Thursday," PGA spokesman Julius Mason said when asked for comment.
The PGA of America will introduce its next captain Thursday morning during a segment on the "Today" show on NBC, the longtime broadcast partner at the Ryder Cup.
Watson will be 65 when the Ryder Cup is played at Gleneagles, Scotland, making him by oldest captain in U.S. history. Sam Snead was 57 when he was captain in 1969.
Watson says he has not been to a Ryder Cup since he last was captain in 1993 at The Belfry, which also was the last time the Americans won in Europe. And his relationship with Tiger Woods is much like how the weather can be in Scotland in the fall -- cold and damp. He'd be the first repeat captain since Jack Nicklaus in 1987 on his home course of Muirfield Village (Ohio).
Watson said last weekend at the Australian Open that it would be a "great honor if I got tapped on the shoulder," though he said he had not spoken to the PGA of America.
The organization risks some fallout.
By taking a veteran of Watson's age would be to overlook Larry Nelson for the second time. Nelson is a three-time major champion -- twice at the PGA Championship. He had a 9-3-1 record in the Ryder Cup. At least two former captains lobbied on behalf of Nelson, who was in line to be a captain in the 1990s.
"I do not have a ticket to New York, so apparently it's not going to be me," Nelson said on Golf Channel's "Morning Drive" show Wednesday. "It's disappointing, certainly not devastating."
He's scheduled to play in the Father-Son Challenge pro-am Thursday and Friday in Orlando, Fla.
Europe isn't expected to announce its captain until January at the earliest. Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley are under consideration.


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Musical highlights of the show included the debut of "Guyute", a riotous first time bluegrass cover of Boston's "Foreplay/Longtime", and my first live "Tweezer." As "Tweezer"s go, this one was nothing special when compared to some of the monsters that were unleashed in Fall 1994. But, I am now a "Tweezer" addict, and not unlike many other habit forming substances, that first taste is always one of the more intense experiences one can have with it.
Overall this show seemed to have a vibrancy and vitality that seemed entirely absent from the Grateful Dead shows I had attended at the Boston Garden and Madison Square Garden on the weekends before and after Lehigh. The contrast between the ascent and descent of the two entities was stark and overwhelming. The Dead, from that moment on, were sadly enough dead; Phish however, to my great pleasure, was definitely a live one.


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Apple Opens Third Store in Hong Kong
Apple Inc. is opening its third Apple Store in Hong Kong, one of the few smartphone markets in the world where it holds a far larger share than Samsung Electronics Co.
The new Apple Store in Causeway Bay, the city's shopping and entertainment hub, will open on Saturday, less than three months after the second store launched in late September. On weekends, the two existing Apple stores get so packed one can hardly walk through them without bumping into people.
In the third quarter, Apple accounted for 53% of Hong Kong's smartphone market in terms of shipments, while Samsung, the second-largest vendor, held a 21% share, according to research firm IDC.
IDC analyst Kiranjeet Kaur said that Apple's large market share in Hong Kong is in part because some of the iPhones sold in Hong Kong are subsequently redirected to mainland China. But even after taking that into account, Apple is dominant in Hong Kong's smartphone market, she said.
In the global market, Samsung, the world's largest smartphone vendor, is widening its lead over Apple, in part because the overall market's growth is fueled by explosive demand for affordable smartphones that cost much less than the iPhone.
In the third quarter, Samsung held a 31% share world-wide, while Apple followed with a 15% share, according to IDC. In the same quarter of 2011, Samsung's share was 23%, while Apple held 14%. While Apple only sells the iPhone, which belongs to the high-margin premium segment of the market, Samsung sells handsets in a much broader price range.
Demand for inexpensive smartphones is particularly robust in mainland China, where Apple's market share by volume is on the decline, and even Samsung's leading position is being threatened by Chinese handset makers. In the third quarter, Apple was the sixth-largest smartphone vendor in China with a 7% share of the market, down from 9% a year earlier, according to IDC. Ahead of Apple were Samsung, which managed to remain the biggest vendor, as well as Chinese players such as Lenovo Group Ltd., ZTE Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co.
Although the growth of low-end smartphones may result in a smaller market share for Apple in China and globally, the company's iPhone business remains highly profitable. While major Chinese handset makers are selling more phones than Apple in China, many of them are struggling to make money amid a fierce price war in the low-end segment.
The premium segment of China's smartphone market may not be growing as fast as the low-end segment, but it is still a huge potential market for Apple.
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said during an earnings conference call in late October that the company's revenue in Greater China rose 78% to $23.8 billion in the fiscal year ended September, accounting for about 15% of Apple's overall revenue. "We're extremely happy with how we've done in China," he said. "We are continuing to invest in our own retail stores there."
The company now has seven Apple Stores in mainland China, and the eighth store in the country will open in Chengdu this Saturday, the same day as the opening of Hong Kong's third Apple Store.


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Gagaologists will remember Lady Gaga's Vogue Hommes Japan photoshoot for two major Lady Gaga breakthroughs: The genesis of the meat dress, and the birth of male alter-ego Jo Calderone. Now, a new reason to have Gaga's Japanese photoshoot seared in your mind forever: Test shots of Gaga bond, naked, and looking like she is about to be raped. Yeeeah published them today. (Look out for a contextually terrifying autoplay video ad.) They are somewhat disturbing. Here are a few of them.
Gaga has toyed with bondage and sadomasochism before. But these images are far more verité than anything in, say, Alejandro.
Of course, they're just test shots. A handful of high-quality bondage images suggest that the final versions, had they been produced, would likely have been pretty different.
Still, these images are interesting. They're part of Gaga's "creative process" (an abandoned part, but of note nonetheless) and besides, we're basically seeing her entire body naked. The fact that they're polaroids amplifies the "holy crap just stumbled across shocking pictures of someone I know" (or feel like I know) element.
The images' frankness reminds me of Betty Page. But whereas Betty's facial expressions were very animated—ranging from wide grins to comical grimaces—Gaga is slack-jawed and sleepy-eyed. [Images via Yeeeah]


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Making it the first new recombinant factor IX approved for hemophilia B in more than 15 years, FDA has approved Baxter International's Rixubis for use in hemophilia B patients 16 and up.
Rixubis, which is indicated for the control and prevention of bleeding episodes, perioperative management, and routine use to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes (prophylaxis), is a purified protein produced by recombinant DNA technology.
Its efficacy was evaluated in a multicenter study involving 73 male patients between 12 and 65, who received Rixubis on demand for routine prophylaxis or as needed in response to symptoms of bleeding. "Overall, patients in the prophylaxis study had a 75% lower annual bleeding rate when compared to patients who have historically received on-demand treatment," FDA noted, adding that an additional study in a pediatric population is ongoing.
"As the first recombinant coagulation factor IX indicated specifically for routine prophylaxis to prevent bleeding, Rixubis becomes a new weapon in our arsenal to protect Hemophilia B patients," Karen Midthun, M.D., director of FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in a statement. "This approval provides patients and physicians with an alternative treatment option to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes."
In a Baxter statement, Val Bias, chief executive officer of the National Hemophilia Foundation, said: "Baxter has long been a leader in the support of people living with bleeding disorders with its innovative products and programs. We applaud their ongoing commitment to the hemophilia community, demonstrated once again with now the first prophylactic treatment approved in the U.S. for adults living with hemophilia B."
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The Diamond Peak Ski Team's U16 Far West alpine racers sped down a challenging giant slalom course at Northstar this past Friday through Sunday as they competed in their second Junior Olympic qualifying race of the season.
Under clear skies, the Diamond Peak Ski Team (DPST) showed its expertise on the backside of Northstar as its members raced down an icy course that started on Challenger and continued down a series of steep pitches onto Follow Me.
Leading DPST was Amanda Pretti, who showed consistency with three top-10 finishes, moving up each day. Pretti finished 10th on Friday, ninth on Saturday and eighth on Sunday.
Her DPST teammates held strong against a very competitive field of racers from throughout the Far West ranks. They included Erica Kennedy, who finished 18th and 25th, Annika Hansen (31st, 34th, 18th), Alaina Chen (27th, 36th, 28th), Aly Kennedy (31st, 30th) and Kirsten Oleson (41st, 48th).
On the boys side, Connor Novak (30th, 17th) took the top spot for DPST, followed by Wolfie Moller (39th, 59th, 47th) and Alexander Hayes (50th, 39th).
The Northstar race was the second in a series of three Wild West races set up to determine qualification for the Junior Olympics. There are a total of nine JO qualifying races: three slalom, three GS and three super G.
The DPST racers are off to a great start with several top-15 finishes already under their belt from the slalom series, including Pretti (first, third, fourth), Hansen (fourth, 10th, 11th), Erica Kennedy (13th, 15th) and Novak (15th).
With six of the nine qualifying races now completed, the athletes are left with only the super G at Mammoth Mountain from Feb. 22-24. At the completion of the series, the top finishers will advance to compete in the Junior Olympics from March 19-23 in Alyeska, Alaska.
Aidan Pretti and Julia Holm brought in top finishes for DPST as the U10/U12 Far West racers competed in a GS race at Squaw Valley this past Saturday and Sunday.
While spectators enjoyed warm, sunny conditions on the deck, 280 racers faced steep, icy conditions on Exhibition each day.
DPST only had one racer in the U10 age group on Sunday, but Aidan Pretti represented his team well as he stepped onto the podium to take second place.
For the U12 girls, Holm led DPST with two top finishes, racing to fourth place on both Saturday and Sunday.
Other strong finishes for the weekend in the U12 age group included Rachel Delaney (19th, 30th), Katherine Johnson (30th), Satchel Hirsh (22nd, 29th), Brent Wolf (31st, 33rd) and Marek Hlubucek (36th, 39th). Also competing over the weekend for DPST were Ethan Chen, Matthew Smallhouse, Otto Albrect, Zoe Lacasse-Kirstine, Ainsley Hickenbottom, Megan Smallhouse, Lucy Donahue, Julia Capaldi, Rebecca Waterson and Kaci Meyer.
The U10/U12 Far West racers travel next to Alpine Meadows on Feb. 23 and 24 for a kombi race, which tests the racers' skills at slalom and GS as well as terrain features, including jumps.


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President Barack Obama and the First Family attended Sunday's game between Oregon State and Maryland at the Comcast Center. They did not recieve a warm welcome from the crowd. Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson is Michelle Obama's brother


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Residents urged to get measles vaccine
Published: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 3:47 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 3:47 p.m.
Due to an outbreak of measles in the state, the Henderson County Department of Public Health is urging residents to receive the MMR vaccine if they have never been vaccinated for measles, or have an incomplete series.
The vaccine is available at no cost at the health department's immunization clinic at 1200 Spartanburg Highway in Hendersonville, the health department said in a enws release.
Hours are 8-11:30 a.m. and 1-4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The disease poses serious risks for pregnant women, including miscarriage and premature birth, and for infants younger than 12 months and for individuals who are immune compromised.
Measles can be prevented by the combination MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine. It is important for all individuals 12 months of age and older to be vaccinated, the release says.
No cases have been reported in Henderson County, but Polk County has reported one individual with an exposure to measles.
Measles is a highly contagious disease spread through the air by coughing and sneezing. It also can be transmitted through contact with secretions from the nose or mouth of an infected person. Initial symptoms may include fever, runny nose, watery red eyes and cough.
After a few days, a rash appears on the head and spreads over the entire body. Measles can lead to pneumonia and other complications, especially in young children.
More information about measles is available at http://epi.publichealth.nc.gov/cd/diseases/rubeola.html. For updates, call the Public Health Hotline at 828-694-4040, or visit www.hendersoncountync.org/health.
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Marilyn Baumann, 79, of Montevideo, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at Valley View Manor in Lamberton. Mass of the Resurrection was held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 8, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Montevideo. Burial was at the church cemetery.
Wing-Bain Funeral Home, of Montevideo, was in charge of arrangements. (Online guest book at www.wingbain.com)
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