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Ooo Kill 'Em: The Rise & Fall Of Cousin Terrio [Photo Gallery]
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It only took 6-year-old sensation Cousin Terio 7 seconds to win the internet and rise to stardom but with fame comes impossible expectations and he's clearly tired of being treated like a circus animal. At first, he seemed to enjoy his celebrity status before spiraling into a mid-life crisis at age 6.
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By guest blogger Tiana Bouma
Tiana is a senior at University of Oregon double majoring in Political Science and Journalism with a focus in magazine. Her hometown is now Bend, OR but she graduated from high school in Danville, CA. After graduating from UO, she plans on traveling and working for National Geographic. During her spare time, she enjoys music, reading, sports and movies.
Finals are the best and worst parts of the term. On the one hand, it means one day closer to freedom (and summer!), but it also means time catching up and cramming is beginning to dwindle. During spring term when the sun is out, the last thing any of us want to do is sit inside and read through our notes and study guides.
The best thing to do is to create a balance between losing our marbles and having a little bit of fun during some well-earned study breaks.
The easy answer to making a little time for yourself during the upcoming finals period are things we do every day that may be taken for granted
- Go out for coffee with friends and take it on a walk. A walk around campus, or anywhere really, will help to get the blood flowing and reduce stress. The Vitamin D in sunshine will always help to increase your mood.
- When you are studying try to take breaks between subjects and items on your to-do-list. Even a fifteen-minute break from a subject will restart the creative juices and allow your brain to catch a little breathing room in between all of the information.
- Frisbee and pick-up basketball are perfect ways to relax from studying and stress while also increasing blood flow. The exercise combined with some friendly competition will release endorphins and give you a natural energy boost that just can't be replicated by coffee after coffee.
- Take some time to just lie in the sun if you aren't feeling athletically inclined. Just as taking a walk will help give you tons of Vitamin D, so too will relaxing in the sun. The Vitamin D will help with rejuvenating your brain and will also help you to return to studying faster. Just make sure you don't fall asleep.
Overall, the important thing to remember is that you need to fully close the books and turn off the studying part of your brain while you take a break. Reading a magazine or a novel is still a break as long as your brain isn't working hard to comprehend the material. Getting out of your chair and moving around will also help to make the break that much more rejuvenating.
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Apple posts job listings for new GTAT sapphire plant in Arizona
Currently, sapphire is used to protect the camera and Touch ID sensor on the iPhone. It's unclear if Apple intends to use facility to create sapphire for the iPhone display or an iWatch.
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As you start to poke around in your blog settings, you may find a spot or two where you have the ability to change default colors to match a color palette or scheme you have put together. One of these places is in the options for the "CTC" tag cloud. Our templates will always ask you to enter a color code that starts with # and is six numbers long. What do these numbers mean?
Computer monitors emit color as RGB, or Red, Green, and Blue light. This is different from printing color that uses the CMYK system for ink. Since we are worried about RGB values for the blogs, I am going to stick with discussing only RGB here. If you would like to learn more about the differences between RGB and CYMK, I suggest reading Printernational's explanation, it is brief, but to the point.
So now that we know that colors displayed combine values of red, green, and blue light. HTML, short for HyperText Markup Language, the dominant language used to create certain effects on text and images. HTML defines colors through a hexadecimal notation (HEX) to indicate how much Red, Green, and Blue there is in a color.
HEX values begin with a # sign and are made up of 6 numbers. The six numbers are actually three-pairs of two-digit numbers each pair for a color. The lowest HEX value is 00 (equal to "0" in R,G, or B) and the highest HEX value is FF (equal to "255" in R, G, or B).
HUH? Let's look at a few examples.
- Black has a HEX value of #000000 because black's RGB value is 0 red, 0 green, and 0 blue.
- A true red has a HEX value of #FF0000 because a true red's RGB value has all (255) red, 0 green, and 0 blue.
- A true green has a HEX value of #00FF00 because a true green's RGB value has 0 red, all (255) green, and 0 blue.
- A true blue has a HEX value of #0000FF because a true blue's RGB value has 0 red, 0 green, and all (255) blue
- White has a HEX value of #FFFFFF because white's RGB value is all (255) red, all (255) green, and all (255) blue.
To choose a color for your blog, you do not need to understand how to come up with the above values. Lucky for us, there are hundreds of resources that give us a chart of colors and their corresponding HEX colors. What you do need to find is the six digit code beginning with the # sign. A while ago, computers were able to only support a maximum of 256 colors (now millions are possible), and of those 256 colors, a list of 216 of them became the web-standards and are good to use by rule of thumb to know that your intended color will display as accurately as possible.
Here are some of my "go-to" lists that will show you the color and their corresponding HEX values.
BonneyArmstrong.com gives the full list of safe colors with their corresponding RGB values
2CreateAWebSite.com allows to mix your color like a traditional color wheel and generates the HEX value for you.
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Sisters under attack: Serena gets mocked, Black woman gets fired over her hair
by Davey D Not a good week for sisters… First we have Rolling Stone Magazine releasing their much ballyhooed 50 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of all times. They assembled a panel of 33 artists taste makers, label executives, etc. As they scoured through over 30 years of recorded material, Rolling Stone and their panel could only come up with 3 female artists who put out songs worthy of being on their Top 50 list Missy Elliott who was 38, Lauryn Hill (45), Salt-n-Pepa (46)…So sisters were told don't trip after all, who cares about a damn rap chart? There are bigger fish to fry. SHARING A LAUGH OFF THE COURT–Left to right: Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams. (AP)


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The Husband Hunter's Club is back in session! To Pleasure a Duke is the third installment in author Sara Bennett's delightful historical romance series set in England's Victorian Era, where the girls at Miss Debenham's Finishing School believe the only husband worth having is a husband they have hunted themselves. The intended husband the determined heroine of To Pleasure a Duke has chosen is a moody nobleman, not unlike Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy, who has absolutely no intention of proposing—which leads to a delightful game of seduction undertaken by a most brazen and enterprising young lady.
It has taken Eugenie Belmont but a moment to decide whom to marry . . .
Unfortunately the gentleman in question, the Dukeof Somerton, hasn't yet offered—a mere formalityfor a confirmed member of the Husband Hunters Clubof Miss Debenham's Finishing School. Like herfriends, Eugenie is unwilling to wait demurely untilthe perfect mate happens by. And, despite thehandsome duke's imposing reputation, she can feelhis heated glances in her direction are chargedwith desire . . . and possibilities.
Saddled with a dukedom, a haughty dowager,and an irresponsible younger sister, Sinclair St. John isfar too occupied with important matters to indulge inromantic whims. But for the first time in his life, a brazentemptress has him utterly distracted. He could—andhe should—dismiss her and court someone morebefitting his station. But he is irresistibly drawn to this bewitching woman . . . and must match her gameof seduction, move for passionate move.
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Earth to Table by Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann is an extraordinary, gorgeously illustrated collection of reflections and recipes in the tradition of Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma and Food Matters. Subtitled "Seasonal Recipes from an Organic Farm," Earth to Table sumptuously illuminates how good food is grown and how it comes to us—following over the course of one year, the journey from farm to restaurant of delicious organic produce. Featuring thoughts and recipes from some of the world's most renowned and innovative "slow food" chefs—including Dan Barber (Blue Hill), Thomas Keller (The French Laundry), Matthew Dillon (Sitka and Spruce), and Heston Blumenthal (The Fat Duck)—here is a glorious celebration of the best things on earth, from Earth to Table.
There is nothing more delightful than a tomato still warm from the sun, or a strawberry so perfectly ripe that it stains your fingers.
Why not eat this way all the time? The healthiest and most delicious food comes from farmers and artisans just down the road—though it is often easy to forget when we are surrounded by food shipped to our supermarkets from around the world and by highly processed products from distant factories.
Jeff Crump learned of the pleasures of using local cuisine by working in world-famous restaurants like Alice Waters's Chez Panisse, and he set about to develop a network of farmers to keep his own restaurant's kitchen humming all year round. It was not long before he was out in the fields himself, alongside pastry chef and collaborator Bettina Schormann, planting and harvesting crops that would form the backbone of their menus, breads, and desserts.
Eating locally means eating seasonally, and Jeff and Bettina offer up the most delicious of what each season provides. It could be something as unexpected as Gnudi with Ramps and Morels picked from the woods across the road; as simple and as refreshing as Dandelion Salad; or when it is cold outside, as hearty as Bread and Butter Pudding.
Earth to Table lets nature write the menu. Tender, green things in spring. Ripe, juicy dishes in summer. The bounty of the harvest in autumn. Rich braises and tart preserves in winter. The result is a year of discovery of new ingredients and dishes, and a rediscovery of classics that suddenly taste the way they were meant to.
Bringing together stories of the passage of seasons on the farm; profiles of some of the world's most innovative chefs—like Heston Blumenthal and Thomas Keller—and the farmers they count on; how-to sections that help readers make the most of the season and what their gardens and farmers' markets have to offer; stunning photographs; and, of course, creative and delicious recipes that make anyone wonder why they ever considered eating a tomato in February, Earth to Table explores what's best about food.
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Name at birth: Archibald Alexander Leach
Cary Grant was a leading box-office star for three decades, and remains the silver screen's definition of the quick-witted and debonair gent. He co-starred with just about every leading lady in the business, from Katharine Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe to Grace Kelly and Sophia Loren. His early films included the Howard Hawks comedies His Girl Friday (1940) and Bringing Up Baby (1938), and he had remarkable success as a leading man for Alfred Hitchcock in Suspicion (1941), Notorious (1946), To Catch a Thief (1955) and North by Northwest (1959).
Cary Grant was married five times: to actress Virginia Cherrill (1934-35), Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton (1942-45), actress Betsy Drake (1949-62), actress Dyan Cannon (1965-68) and Barbara Harris (1981-86)… Cherrill, his first wife, played the blind flower girl loved by Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin's 1931 hit City Lights… Cary Grant had one child: his daughter with Cannon, Jennifer Grant, was born in 1966.
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Throughout AIA's Second to None campaign, one of our most effective communications tools has been the use of social media, including twitter, Facebook, Linkedin among other platforms. Last year, for example, we made great use of our twitter feed @AIAspeaks to promote our "We are the Explorers" movie trailer for the film "Star Trek: Into Darkness." Also, for the past 100 days, AIA has tweeted success stories from NASA and the space industry as examples of important progress the space program has achieved. And just in the past week, AIA has jumped on board a tweeting firestorm that resulted from Slate.com's publication of Charles Seife's polemical attack on NASA, "What is NASA For?" joining a growing cascade of commentary about NASA's and the space industry's achievements filed under the hashtag #WhatIsNASAFor.
While a more thoughtful writer might have raised legitimate points about the relative expense, riskiness and scientific merit of NASA's space endeavors, Seife's piece as Planetary Society blogger Casey Dreier pointed out was "full of rhetorical tricks, cheap jabs, lazy logic."
Thankfully, a number of people came to the same conclusion after reading the piece and let their voices be heard. Angela Gibson, an educator who participates in NASA's social media outreach read the article and decided to start the #WhatIsNASAFor hashtag. In less than a week, it has resulted in an impressive outpouring of tweets that in 140 characters or less speak volumes to the question Seife raised. Here's a sampling of twitter responses to the article that have amassed an impressive 7.5 million potential viewers:
• More than 35,000 people worldwide have been saved by NASA-powered search and rescue.
• Think NASA is just about space? I walked past an entire building of people doing food security and famine protection every day.
• NASA technology to help develop noninvasive medical treatments.
• NASA scientists develop new device to track planets; equivalent to measuring a dime from 2 miles away.
And my favorite, which seems vaguely familiar: "To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before."
Here's a link to the various comments about NASA's contributions to our scientific and technological progress, which includes AIA's tweets. Significantly, NASA Deputy Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs Bob Jacobs noticed our efforts and tweeted the following: "An impressive campaign of #WhatisNASAFor posts from @AIAspeaks. Wonder if @Slate knew what it would unleash with its one-sided epistle." I might add that other AIA member companies have also tweeted using this now famous hashtag, demonstrating how social media tools can be effective communications devices in countering the noise which substitute for reasoned arguments these days.
In the coming months, AIA will continue to use social media and other communications formats to get the word out about the value of our national aerospace programs to the safety and well being of the public.


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Palm Tree, Lithuania
Photograph by Cotton Coulson
Cotton Coulson is a contributing photographer to National Geographic Traveler and nationalgeographic.com. He is based in Denmark.
The iPhone has created an entirely new school of photography, and the reason for its success has been the proliferation of creative apps distributed through Apple's iTunes store. A dominant characteristic of the apps I've chosen to feature is their ability to re-create the look and feel of analogue film with the conveniences of today's fast and easy digital workflow. This is a look that I also like to achieve when shooting with my more expensive professional cameras and lenses by using plug-ins with my photo editing software, like Apple's Aperture. What's wonderful about iPhone apps is that the process is so closely integrated with the picture taking itself.
Note: The photos in this gallery were taken with an iPhone 4 running iOS 5.0.1.
One of my first cameras was a 6x6 (2¼ inch) Rolleiflex. I loved shooting 120 black-and-white film and processing it in metal Nikor developing tanks using Kodak Developer D-76. When I saw this app, I immediately downloaded it and started shooting square photos again. There's something attractive about how simple this app is to use. It can even virtually replicate the waist-level finder experience on the twin-lens reflex as you look down into the camera while you shoot. Also, it offers a custom setting that provides the full Rolleiflex experience, in which the image in the finder is flipped. The beauty of this app is that it helps you look and think more about simple compositions. And you can incorporate traditional and retro techniques to create very contemporary photographs. In Lithuania I was drawn to the bright-orange palm tree sitting in the middle of a vacant parking lot. I wanted to emphasize the contrast in color between the orange leaves and the blue sky. The puffy white clouds also add to the simple yet dynamic composition. —Cotton Coulson
Neptune's Fountain, Poland
Photograph by Cotton Coulson
Lens: Libatique 73
Film: Ina's 1969
Flash: Off
The Hipstamatic app transforms your iPhone into a small toy camera, and it has really become one of my favorite creative tools. It's probably the best app to use to mimic the retro look that emulates the plastic lenses and saturated colors we see from the Holga and Lomo film cameras. What makes this app especially fun to use is the variety of camera components—film, lenses, and flash settings—that you can experiment with. When you get ready to take the photo, be sure to take your time and find the place where your subject separates from the background. Here, I'm careful to place the dark Neptune statue against the light sky in order to ensure that the central figure stands out from the background, something to always keep in the back of your mind when taking pictures.
I have been returning year after year to Neptune's Fountain in Gdanzk, Poland, and I finally feel I've made a photo that captures a sense of the past, like a photo I could have found in an old family album. Selecting, as I've done here, from among the app's borders can also add to a photo's retro feel. The app also includes some unexpected features: Shake the camera before you take a shot, for instance, and the settings will be fixed randomly, giving you a different look every time. —Cotton Coulson
Hearts, Poland
Photograph by Cotton Coulson
Lens: Watts
Film: Big Up
Flash: Off
Here's another Hipstamatic photo, this time taken with different settings, that demonstrates how the app can create vibrant colors and provide a creative way to shoot patterns and close-ups. Right next to St. Mary's Church in Gdansk, Poland, I found posted on a wire fence these romantic hearts dedicated to lovers. Using the camera settings above, I selected virtual masking tape as a border for the photo, giving it texture, color, and framing around the edges. Move in close and use this app when you want to experiment with different colors and textures. I prefer finding a still life arrangement that has well-defined shapes and patterns, like you see here with the heart motif. You can shoot very close-in with this app, which provides a fresh way of seeing details, and a different perspective.
The Watts lens and Big Up film that I used to create this photo came in a HipstaPak—lens and film combinations that create a particular look—called Bondi. In this case, the HipstaPak featured colorful saturation along with some funky frames. It's a good idea to keep a lookout for these "limited edition" HipstaPaks, some of which are free. For those that aren't, the proceeds are often contributed to a good cause.
If you enjoy shooting with Hipstamatic, you can also try out another popular app called Instagram, which pays homage to the old Kodak Instamatic and Polaroid cameras. It comes with a complete set of filters that you can work with to process your photos, and it quickly allows you to share images with the Instagram community. It differs from Hipstamatic primarily in that you only use this app to work with photos that are already stored on your iPhone. —Cotton Coulson
Billboard Poster, Poland
Photograph by Cotton Coulson
Pic Grunger
This app provides a great way to add layers of texture over your photos to make them look streaked and faded with age. It comes with an extensive library of effects, including Scratched, Scuffed, Sponged, and Streaked. The app also comes with custom settings to tweak styles, strengths, and borders. And you can use your hi-res photo files, then save them back into your iPhone camera roll.
When I'm out traveling and taking photos, in the back of my mind I'm always thinking about contrast in subject matter as a visual theme. Sometimes it's contrast in colors, shapes, and light, and sometimes it's contrast between old and new. This often adds drama to a photo. While in Gdansk, Poland, I came across an old building with a contemporary billboard poster behind it. After taking the straightforward photo with the iPhone, I processed it using Pic Grunger to give it an old-fashioned feel. Remember, you can also process your photos using multiple apps, giving your image a layered look. —Cotton Coulson
Fall Leaves, Cape Cod
Photograph by Cotton Coulson
TiltShift Generator
Very often I feel like creating a dreamy effect, and I find this app does a great job of controlling blur, depth, and color. There's a whole genre of contemporary photography in which real scenes are made to look miniature. You can achieve this look using a tilt-shift lens—or a Lensbaby on a DSLR camera—but this app makes it simple to create the same effect using your iPhone. I like the elegance and design of the controls. You can adjust the amount of blur, contrast, brightness, and vignetting to your liking. I often use an app like this to photograph landscapes, especially when I want to control the focus in the foreground and background.
During a recent visit to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, I used this app to photograph the fall leaves in the wetlands. When trying to create this look, you can achieve better results by taking a bird's-eye view and shooting down on your subject and scene. For this photo, I walked up to a wooden deck to shoot down over the trees. —Cotton Coulson
Art Deco Detail, Latvia
Photograph by Cotton Coulson
I first read about the technology for this app while traveling in the Baltic region in the fall of 2011. It's the one app I found that comes closest to shooting with a high-end, narrow-depth-of-field lens, blurring the background and making your subject stand out. The creator of the app is Marc Leroy, professor of computer science and electrical engineering at Stanford University, and it works by using your iPhone's video function to capture multiple frames and merge the combined images to create a still photo with a shallow depth of field.
When shooting with this app, move your iPhone in circular motions, starting with small circles and keeping the iPhone on the same plane as the subject. In normal photo mode the camera will only capture low-res images, but you can change that by switching to HDR (high dynamic range). When using this app, you want to have a subject that stands out. It takes some practice, but the look of your photos will be unique. This app allows you to really focus on one spot and emphasize what you find most interesting in the frame, as I did with this architectural detail seen on an art deco building in Riga. —Cotton Coulson
Portrait, Scandinavia
Photograph by Cotton Coulson
Plastic Bullet
This iPhone app comes from a company called Red Giant (I love all of their products), which also makes the grading software that Hollywood film editors use on feature films. I normally stay away from apps that feature multicolored filter kits—it's just not my look. I much prefer the subtle organic colors, vignettes, and blurs that this app produces. It's very simple to use and allows you to select a range of preloaded, graded presets. As you can see, it also works well for black-and-white images. I like the border trim that this graded look has, such as the rough black border seen here. As with many of the popular iPhone apps, with Plastic Bullet you can choose to edit a photo already in your camera roll or to use the app itself to take the photo. Remember to get in close and look for strong eye contact when you take portraits, positioning your subject in the light and where he or she feels comfortable. Also, make sure the background is far enough away to provide separation and a sense of depth.
Pictured here is a woman I met at the Kobba Klintar Lighthouse in the Åland Islands in the middle of the Baltic Sea. I love the way the app randomly softens sections of the frame (such as the lower left corner here) and makes them appear as though they were exposed to light leaks in the camera. —Cotton Coulson
Mexican Restaurant, California
Photograph by Cotton Coulson
This app was created by Japanese interactive designer Takayuki Fukatsu. It's simple to use: Just swipe through the different effects to see the results before you shoot. Some of the effects have creative names like Violet Fizz, Lemonade, and Cherry Pie. This app is just the right tool to have when you're trying to photograph food, since it comes with built-in vivid colors—just what you want. In this Mexican restaurant in Mill Valley, California, I responded to the bright colors on the tablecloth and taco chips in the basket. While on assignment, I've often noticed a direct correlation between color and culture, which I try to capture in my photos. —Cotton Coulson
Still Life, Scandinavia
Photograph by Cotton Coulson
When I started shooting photos with my iPhone, this was the first app I liked using because it re-created the different types of film emulsions that I shot with during the days of film. During those days at National Geographic magazine, we always shot with a selection of Kodachrome film emulsions, beginning with Kodachrome II and following with 25, 64, and finally 200. I found the Magazine setting on the app to be a very close proxy to the look we used to get with film. Other settings I like to use include Instant, which mimics a Polaroid SX-70, and 1974, which reminds me again of Kodachrome II. This iPhone app is ideal for going after subtle and subdued colors. The built-in presets have done all the work for you.
Here, on the small island of Kobba Klintar, Åland Islands, a bunch of cream-colored tulips contrasts with a black-and-white photo of sailors on board the windjammer Pommern, one of the Flying P-Liners. —Cotton Coulson
Tivoli Gardens, Denmark
Photograph by Cotton Coulson
Adobe Photoshop Express
If I just want to take a photo that's not processed by an iPhone app, I'll use Adobe Photoshop Express because, unlike the Apple camera app, it allows me to shoot several shots in a sequence without any delay (which is especially handy when shooting action). If you decide to buy the extra Adobe Camera Pack, you get additional features, like the ability to eliminate the digital noise that occurs in low light situations. When I took this picture in Tivoli Gardens, Denmark, just as the daylight was turning to blue, the photograph had a fair amount of noise. Using the noise-reduction feature made it possible to remove noise from the photo. The Adobe Camera Pack also comes with a photo review feature, handy to have as you review your shots before saving them, as well as a self-timer, so you can jump into the photo and be part of the moment. —Cotton Coulson
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Tests find chemicals in air of Dartmouth building
Levels not high enough for clean-up, spokesman says
Dartmouth College officials say tests have found a chemical believed to cause cancer in the air of a vacant building owned by the college in the New Hampshire town of Hanover.
Dartmouth decided to test three residences after levels of the chemical known as TCE were found on the grounds of the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.
College Spokesman Justin Anderson tells the Valley News results from one house found airborne TCE in amounts around the "regulatory screening levels," a level not high enough to trigger a clean-up
Earlier this week, officials at a middle school lab, announced low-levels of TCE had been detected, but the source of the contamination was unknown.
The lab used the chemical as a refrigerant from 1960 to 1987.
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Abilene man indicted for allegedly shooting family member, fighting cop
ABILENE, Texas - An Abilene man was indicted Thursday for allegedly shooting a family member and fighting with a police officer.
According to court records, 22-year-old Jonathan Rodriguez appeared to be under the influence of a substance when police arrived to his home on South 22nd Street May 2.
He allegedly was holding a female relative against a wall – striking her on the head and face – and police said her husband was lying on the floor with a gunshot wound. An officer tried to subdue Rodriguez; however, Rodriguez allegedly began to struggle with the officer and the officer eventually fell and dislocated his shoulder.
The female victim said she had picked Rodriguez up early in the morning and brought him home; however, he was allegedly acting irrationally as if he did not recognize her. She told police she was talking to him in his room when he pulled a gun from his pocket – waking her husband who tried to take the gun away. Upon being unable to retrieve the gun, the husband and wife started to exit the room and Rodriguez allegedly shot several times – striking the male victim in the torso.
Rodriguez was indicted for first degree felony aggravated assault and third degree felony aggravated assault of a public servant.
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Like a dormant volcano, Mel Gibson's been notably quiet ... until last weekend.
Apparently Mt. Gibson had a mini-eruption Saturday in front of Malibu police (go figure), who pulled him over at a DUI checkpoint, according to TMZ.
Gibson reportedly wasn't drunk and didn't get arrested. He did, however, take exception to officers asking him to pull over to a screening spot, after he couldn't produce his driver's license.
Sources told the website that Gibson and a female passenger rolled up to the checkpoint on the Pacific Coast Highway -- the same road on which Gibson got his DUI in 2006 and went on a now-notorious rant against police -- just after 1 a.m.
Deputies reportedly asked Gibson if he'd been drinking. He said no. They asked to see his license. He didn't have it. And that's when the fun began.
Officers asked Gibson to pull over to the side of the road, which got Mt. Gibson rumbling. TMZ reported Gibson got angry and started yelling, "Why are you harassing me?" Deputies asked Gibson why he was yelling and he allegedly responded "I have had problems with you Lost Hills (Malibu) deputies in the past."
I'm pretty sure the cops aren't Mel Gibson's problem.
Everyone calmed down and Gibson drove away without a ticket or having to bellow about Jewish media conspiracies.
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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POSITION: Defenseman
SHOOTS: Right
BIRTHPLACE: Kitchener, ON, CAN
DRAFTED: NSH: 2003-37 overall
|Signed as a free agent by Herlev (Denmark), November 14, 2012. Traded to NY Rangers by Nashville for Michael Del Zotto, January 22, 2014.
2014-15: Established career-highs in goals (nine), points (26), game- winning goals (four), plus/minus rating (plus- 24), and overtime goals (two), and tied his career-high in assists (17) ... Tied for 14th in the NHL – and ranked fourth among NHL defensemen – in plus/minus rating ... Was the only NHL defenseman who ranked in the top five in even strength goals, plus/minus rating, and game-winning goals at the time of his injury on Mar. 11 ... Led Rangers defensemen in goals, points, plus/minus rating, and game-winning goals at the time of his injury ... Became the third Rangers defenseman to tally at least two overtime goals in one season since the NHL reimplemented a five-minute overtime period prior to the 1983-84 season (Brian Leetch – 2001-02; Tom Poti – 2003-04) ... Registered his first career NHL overtime goal on Oct. 21 at NJD ... Tied a single-game career-high with two points (one goal, one assist) in 23:19 of ice time on Oct. 27 vs. MIN ... Registered the game-winning goal, recorded three shots on goal, and was credited with two hits on Nov. 19 vs. PHI ... Tied single-game career-highs with two assists, two points, and a plus-three rating, recorded a game-high seven hits, tied for the game-high three blocked shots, and registered four shots on goal on Nov. 29 vs. PHI ... Tallied a goal in consecutive regular season games for the first time in his career on Dec. 6 at DET and Dec. 8 vs. PIT ... Recorded the game-winning goal in overtime on Dec. 8 vs. PIT ... Posted a four- game point streak from Dec. 31 at FLA to Jan. 8 at LAK, including a three-game assist streak from Dec. 31 at FLA to Jan. 7 at ANA ... Notched his 100th career NHL point with an assist on Dec. 31 at FLA ... Registered a career-high five-game assist/point streak from Feb. 8 vs. DAL to Feb. 16 at NYI (one goal, six assists) ... Posted two consecutive multi-point games on Feb. 14 at ARI and Feb. 16 at NYI ... Recorded two points (one goal, one assist), including the game-winning goal, on Feb. 16 at NYI ... Established playoff career-highs in assists (four) and SOG (21), and tied a playoff career-high in points (four) ... Tied for fifth on the Rangers – and tied for first among team defensemen – in primary assists (three) ... Recorded 34 hits and 19 blocked shots in 14 playoff games ... Established a single-game playoff career-high with two assists, tied a single-game playoff career- high with two points, recorded four hits, was credited with two blocked shots, and posted a plus-two rating in 17:43 of ice time in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final at TBL on May 22.
2013-14: Was credited with two blocked shots in 15:46 of ice time while making his Rangers debut on Jan. 23 vs. STL ... Tallied his first point as a Ranger with a goal on Mar. 11 at CAR ... Re- corded his first assist as a Ranger and tied single-game career-highs with two assists and two points on Mar. 14 at WPG ... Registered one goal and two assists in 47 games with Nashville prior to being traded ... Skated in his 400th career NHL game on Jan. 11 vs. OTT ... Established playoff career-highs in games played (25), assists (three), plus/minus rating (plus-seven), shots on goal (18), hits (53), and blocked shots (30), and tied a playoff career-high in points (four) ... Tied for second on the team and tied for eighth in the NHL in plus/minus rating in the playoffs ... Ranked fifth on the team in blocked shots and sixth on the team in hits ... Posted a plus or even rating in 22 of 25 playoff contests ... Made his Rangers playoff debut in Game 1 of the Metropolitan Division Semifinals vs. PHI on Apr. 17 ... Recorded his first playoff point as a Ranger with an assist in Game 7 vs. PHI on Apr. 30 ... Registered three points (one goal, two assists) in a four-game span from Game 5 of the Metropolitan Division Finals at PIT on May 9 to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals at MTL on May 17 ... Notched his first playoff goal as a Ranger in Game 5 at PIT on May 9.
2012-13: Ranked in the top 30 in the NHL in blocked shots for the third consecutive season ... Finished second on Nashville in blocked shots (89), third in average ice time (20:25), fourth in hits (66), and fourth in even-strength points (14) ... Tied a career-high with a three-game point streak from Apr. 1 at CHI to Apr. 4 vs. CBJ (one goal, two assists over the span) ... Notched a goal and recorded a single-game career-high, six shots on goal on Apr. 4 vs. CBJ ... Posted two multi-assist efforts – Feb. 7 vs. LAK and Mar. 21 vs. CGY.
2011-12: Established career-highs in assists (17), points (21), and game-winning goals (two), and tied a career-high in goals (four) ... Led Nashville in blocked shots (151), ranked third in average ice time (19:56), and sixth in hits (84) ... Ranked third among Nashville defense- men in assists and points and tied for fourth in goals ... Skated in his 300th career NHL game on Mar. 20 vs. EDM ... Recorded the first game-winning goal of his career on Oct. 8 at STL ... Established playoff career- highs in goals (two) and points (four) ... Led the team in playoff blocked shots (22), and tied for fourth on the team – and tied for first among Nashville defensemen – in goals and points in the playoffs ... Registered a single game playoff career-high two points (one goal, one assist) in Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarter- finals at DET on Apr. 15 ... Tallied the first game-winning goal of his career in postseason action in Game 4 at DET on Apr. 17 ... Notched a goal in consecutive games in Game 3 and Game 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals at DET on Apr. 15 and Apr. 17.
2010-11: Established career-highs in plus/minus rating (plus- nine), blocked shots (173), hits (128), average ice time (20:47), and shots on goal (99), and tied a career-high in games played (81) ... Was one of 10 NHL defensemen with at least 150 blocked shots and 125 hits ... Led Nashville in blocked shots and ranked fifth on the team in hits ... Skated in his 200th career NHL game on Jan. 5 at ANA ... Registered a career-best, three-game point streak from Dec. 1 at CBJ to Dec. 6 at ATL (one goal, two assists over the span) ... Led the team in blocked shots (27) and ranked fourth in hits (27) in the playoffs ... Tallied his first career NHL playoff goal in Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals at ANA on Apr. 22.
2009-10: Established career-highs in games played (81) and penalty minutes (27) ... Led Nashville in blocked shots (147) and ranked fourth in hits (101) ... Recorded two assists, including an assist on the game- winning goal, and posted a plus-two rating in 23:21 of ice time on Dec. 14 at CBJ ... Tallied an assist and posted a single-game career-high, plus-three rating on Nov. 28 vs. FLA ... Skated in his 100th career NHL game on Nov. 17 vs. SJS ... Registered points in consecutive games on Oct. 29 vs. CHI and Oct. 31 vs. DAL ... Tied for third on Nashville, and tied for first among team defensemen, in assists (two), ranked second on the team in blocked shots (10), and finished fifth on the team in hits (15) in the playoffs ... Made his NHL playoff debut in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals at CHI on Apr. 16 ... Tallied his first career NHL playoff point with an assist in Game 3 vs. CHI on Apr. 20.
2008-09: Established career-highs in goals (four) and power play goals (one) ... Tied for fifth among NHL rookie defensemen in goals and tied for seventh among NHL rookie defensemen in points (12) ... Recorded his first career multi-point game with two assists on Mar. 3 vs. EDM ... Registered his first career NHL power play goal on Dec. 26 vs. DET ... Tallied a point in three straight games from Oct. 13 at CHI to Oct. 23 vs. CGY (one goal, two assists over the span).
2007-08: Registered his first career NHL assist and posted a plus-two rating on Oct. 25 vs. ATL.
2006-07: Tallied his first career NHL point with a goal and posted a plus-two rating on Jan. 26 at CHI.
2005- 06: Made his NHL debut on Dec. 3 vs. PHI.
2007-08: Registered three assists in nine games with Milwaukee.
2006-07: Es- tablished an AHL career-high in penalty minutes (67) ... Ranked third among Milwaukee defensemen in goals (five), assists (15), and points (20) ... Registered one goal in four playoff games.
2005-06: Established AHL career-highs in games played (76), goals (10), assists (33), and points (43) ... Led all Milwaukee defense- men in assists and points, and ranked second among team defensemen in goals ... Established playoff ca- reer-highs in games played (21), goals (three), assists (seven), points (10), plus-minus rating (plus-11), and penalty minutes (31) ... Tied for first on the team and fifth in the AHL in plus-minus rating in the playoffs.
2004-05: Split his first professional season between Milwaukee (AHL) and Rockford (UHL) ... Registered four goals and 12 assists for 16 points in 65 games with Milwaukee ... Tallied two goals and one assist in three games with Rockford.
2003-04: Split the season between St. Michael's and Guelph ... Tallied 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) in 22 playoff games to help lead Guelph to the OHL championship ... Tied for second on the team in points and ranked third in goals in the playoffs ... Represented the Western Conference at the 2004 OHL All-Star Game ... Named the OHL Western Conference's best defensive defenseman.
2002-03: Established career-highs in goals (11), assists (33), points (44), and penalty minutes (88) ... Ranked third on St. Michael's in points.
2001-02: Registered five goals and 22 assists for 27 points in 68 games with St. Michael's.
2000-01: Registered three goals and 16 assists for 19 points in 58 games during his rookie season with St. Michael's.
2012-13: Registered one goal and two assists for three points in eight games with the Herlev Eagles in the AL-Bank Ligaen in Denmark.
2004: Captured a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship.
2001: Captured a gold medal with Team Canada's U-18 team at the 2001 Six Nations tournament in the Czech Republic.
Nickname is "Kleiner"... Enjoys golfing, reading and playing cards... If he could change places with one person for a day, it would be someone from American Pickers ... Would like to run an eco- friendly Bed & Breakfast in Canada after retiring from hockey ... Lists Gandhi as the historical figure he would have most like to have met ... Married – wife, Jody; sons, Joseph and Oliver.
June 22, 2003 – Selected by Nashville in the second round, 37th overall, of the 2003 Entry Draft. January 22, 2014 – Acquired by the Rangers in exchange for Michael Del Zotto.


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Behind the Indiana Experience: Hoosier Brewing History
Oct. 31, 2012
Emison Room, History Center
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You Are There 1920: Busted! Prohibition Enforced explores what Indiana was like at the dawn of national prohibition. Have you wondered what Indiana's pre-Prohibition culture was like, especially for its brewers? Join author Bob Ostrander as he relates discoveries he learned while writing Hoosier Beer: Tapping into Indiana Brewing History.
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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Leash laws -- they're there for everyone's protection.
No matter how friendly your dog is, sometimes their instincts get the better of them, and they can end up hurting someone else or another dog.
That's exactly what happened to one local man and his best little buddy Trigger.
"Spin. Spin. Good boy," North Augusta dog owner Bill Hodges instructed.
Trigger's happy to be doing tricks, but Hodges is still remembering the dog bite that left his best friend with five staples.
"There was only one bite, but if he wouldn't have stopped, I don't know what would have happened," Hodges said.
The bite came after a fight that started because a neighborhood dog was off the leash in Hodge's yard when he let Trigger out the front door.
Now, he says he has a special system so Trigger is always hooked up.
"We'll do the hookup, make sure it's secure, and then we'll open the door. And a 100 percent hookup," said Hodges as he went through the steps.
While most people know they can't take their dogs on a walk without a leash, law in North Augusta is stricter than most.
"Dogs are required to be on a restraint at all times, even on their own premises," said Public Safety Animal Control Officer Michael Strauss.
Not following the law could be costly.
"Amount of a $158.75 is our minimum fine for a dog without restraint, [the maximum] $1,080," he said.
In Trigger's case, it cost him five stitches, and it cost the neighbor a vet bill.
But the punishment could have been worse.
"The officer told me, he said, you know this is an arrestable offense. You know that, right? If you press charges, and I was like really? I don't want her to go to jail," Hodges said.
Hodges says this all could have been prevented if the other dog had been on a leash.
"It wouldn't have been an issue at all. There wouldn't have been any vet bills or animal control or anything," he said.
Hodges says he and his neighbor are still on good terms, and now they're even sharing ideas on how to keep their dogs hooked up.
Leash laws in Richmond and Columbia counties are slightly different.
Dogs do still have to be on a leash when they're on the public street, but in those counties, they can be on your property without a leash.


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Saban: BCS National Championship parade set for Jan. 19
Published: Friday, January 11, 2013 at 12:23 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 11, 2013 at 12:23 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | This time there will be a parade.
The University of Alabama's 2012 national championship football team will be honored next Saturday with celebration that will include a parade and a ceremony at the Walk of Champions at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
UA's last national championship parade came after the 1992 season. Alabama held a celebration inside Bryant-Denny Stadium after its 2009 and 2011 Bowl Championship Series national titles.
"This is a pretty quick turnaround to do something like this, but our fans have always been great about coming out and showing their appreciation for the hard work and sacrifices these young men made throughout their careers here to develop and play at the standard they've had to play at to have the opportunity to be in a national championship game, and to win a national championship," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "That's going to happen next Saturday.
"We're really excited about having a great turnout to honor this team, who I think I'm as proud of as any team we've ever had. I know our fans will come out and support and make a real concerted effort to show their appreciation for all these guys have accomplished."
The parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the corner of University Boulevard and Second Avenue. Participants will include Saban, players and staff from the 2012 national title team, athletics director Mal Moore and other dignitaries and guests. The parade will conclude with a ceremony on the top steps of the north end zone at the Walk of Champions plaza. The ceremony will be emceed by Eli Gold, the radio voice of UA football.
Further details about the national title celebration and parade will be released next week.
Some congratulations, however, couldn't wait. President Obama called University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban on Thursday to congratulate Saban and the Crimson Tide for once again winning the BCS National Championship Game.
The president noted that this was the third time that he has made such a call to Saban and joked that the Alabama team is beginning to make this a habit.
President Obama commended Saban on the incredible organization he has built at UA and told the coach that he looks forward to congratulating the team in person at the White House.
No date has yet been set for the 2012 Alabama football team to visit the White House. The Crimson Tide visited the White House after winning the 2009 and 2011 national championships.
Chase Goodbread contributed to this report.
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Additionally, the ARM Connected Community provides a wide range of OS, Middleware and tools support for all ARM IP.


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Chargers hoping the 'D' steps up against Hyde
ANSONIA — The Ansonia High football team went to practice in recent days with a mindset and a reminder in preparation for its Class S semifinal game today (12:30 p.m.) with Hyde Leadership at Middletown High.
The last time the Chargers lost a game was two years ago, a 49-28 defeat to St. Joseph in the state final at Rentschler Field.
"That was a very humbling experience," said Andrew Matos, who along with senior captains Raeshaun Finney and Ezekiah Duncan Jr., was on the field as sophomores that day.
"I never thought we would. lose," said Matos, "but I found out that it was possible. We don't want to feel that way again."
Duncan agreed.
"I remember how quiet the bus ride home was, and since that day, we haven't taken anything for granted," said Duncan. "We realized that we have to keep up our intensity regardless of who we play."
The Chargers (12-0) respect today's opponent, Hyde (10-1), immensely, and don't have to be reminded that a berth in next weekend's state championship game against the Woodland-North Branford semifinal winner is on the line.
So is their state-best 26-game winning streak.
The key will be the Chargers' defense trying to contain Hyde tailback Ezekiel Nixon and the Howling Wolves' wing-T offense.
"Nixon is a really special player," said Ansonia coach Tom Brockett. "He's a gamebreaker. We have to run to the ball fast. He does a really good job of cutting back and bouncing outside. We have to be ready."
Hyde quarterback Kevin Jones also poses a challenge.
"Jones is a great runner and can score on any play," said Brockett. "We have to worry about the option and play-action."
Setting the tone defensively will be the key for the Chargers, who know once they have the ball in their hands, they can score points often, and from anywhere on the field.
"We have to play four quarters and not have too many lapses," said Brockett. "The kids know what is at stake. They have played hard and I am very proud of what they have accomplished this year."
Hyde's linebackers Kahill Morant and Brandon Brantle, along with defensive tackle Donnery Evans will need to be up to the task against the Chargers' versatile offense, featuring tailback Arkeel Newsome (27 rushing TDs), quarterback Jai'Quan McKnight (22 passing TDs) and Matos, the Chargers' top wide receiver, who has caught 13 TDs and rushed for eight more.
The Middletown High site was the same semifinal location where the Chargers topped Montville in 2010. Brockett called that game the best overall he's seen the Chargers play in his coaching tenure.
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Elegant personal task management.
Task management has never been this easy. Organize your tasks in an elegant and intuitive way. Things combines powerful features with simplicity through the use of tags and its intelligent filter bar. A Leopard style source list allows for quick and easy focusing. Together with a beautiful user interface, Things aims at the seemingly impossible: making task management both easy and fun.
Public preview available for download!
Required OS: not specified
Tags: productivity , tasks , gtd , notes , organization
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It's not feature complete yet but it has already replaced iGTD and OmniFocus for me as the GTD app to beat. There's definitely some quirks to fix and iCal integration needs to happen before the final hits but the workflow is excellent and it's a please to use.
Hopefully their XML data schema will mean they or another enterprising group can make a web-version of Things a possibility for those times you are out of the office and need to make changes on the go. I know thing in on the drawing board for iGTD Pro so I hope it is in the mix for Things too.
@hiram : I've had the exact same experience. I too have used OmniFocus for a while, and I too found it somewhat cumbersome and often disappointing. Then, last week, I was sent the invitation for Things and was absolutely enchanted! What an application! So sleek, so Mac-like, so well-thought, I hadn't seen such a beautiful piece of software in years!
I know it lacks a lot of the features that OmniFocus already has, but a) it's still in Alpha b) it made me twice as productive anyway. I've been so happy to throw OmniFocus out of my dock and login items, and I'll certainly never use it again! I suggest everyone tries out the app for themselves, as the screencast doesn't fully explain how wonderful an application this is. A must-have for any GTD fanboy such as myself.
I've been using Things.app now for two or three weeks, and have removed OmniFocus from my Login Items, and even from the Dock. Why? It's hard to say why, actually. OmniFocus has many more features than Things in its present state, and some of those features I thought were quite important, but Things is so much more pleasant to use, because of the way it looks (the OmniGroup may want to work on a new, updated UI style, for all their apps), but also because of its sheer simplicity. It's more sophisticated than some apps (like the new, free, Anxiety.app), but it lacks OmniFocus's overabundance of features.
I do hope some features will be added to Things, without the app becoming unwieldy like OmniFocus (sorry, OmniPeople!). Particularly, I'd like to see dependency between tasks (a task or tasks becoming available only when a certain other task, that may or may not be part of the same project, is completed) and repeating tasks.
I don't know, I watched the screencast and it looks to me like the concept behind it is not the pure GTD system that I'm used to. On the other hand, I've been using OmniFocus for the last two months and I'm not too enthusiastic about it. As hiram said, I'd really like to try Things out before OmniFocus' price is nearly doubled.
OmniFocus clunky. Actiontastic in hibernation. iGTD... yuck. This is very early, but the concepts and implementations are the best I've seen. Crashy, et al, but it's still in Alpha. Rock on, devs!
Things makes OmniFocus (and its rigid Contexts) seem downright clunky. This app is a revelation!
Things is an excellent GTD application. It's easy to use and the power of the Meta Data enables you to get a lot more done than with any of the better known applications that require a lot of learning to function. Just my humble opinion ...
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A whole software - related social network paired with our Mac Informer Client program, where you will be able to:
Get notifications about important software updates
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Doesn't work for me. Gets stuck on downloading the updates.
I emailed them about the crashing and they replied:
"This is the e-mail address of our Mac coder [email protected] If any question appears, please, don't hesitate to contact him with any matter."
It crash all the time i start up it under Mac OS X 10.6.6... But its Beta^^
Seems to crash a lot -- it is a beta... Sometimes deleting the preferences helps.


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Being a terminal fan myself, I usually find myself running
queries in the mysql client instead of a UI interface as it is
much faster. You get to see the results instantaneously.
One thing which is pretty tedious is editing a big query again after once running it as the whole multi-line formatted query now appears on a single line, thus reducing its readability.
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When I bought my Gios mini velo from the Loro Slowspot, I passed by this mama-chari outside of Tokyo Station. I have to say, it looked posh in red. Sure, it's got a child seat and electric assist, but something about it says sporty. Like how Jessica Alba is still smokin' hot even with a baby carrier.
As the West Seattle blog tells the story, a thief tried to sell a bike back to its owner (twice)
In early December a parking garage condominium on SW Avalon was burglarized. The victim had her bicycle stolen. The victim located the bike on Craig's List and met the seller in the Downtown area. The victim took the bike for a test drive, verified it was hers by the serial number and kept the bike.
On 01/03 the victim notified SW Detectives that the same seller was selling another bike on Craig's List. Detectives called the seller as a potential buyer and met the seller in the downtown area. When detectives met the seller, the victim was with detectives in a nearby vehicle and positively identified the seller as the same person who tried to sell her, her stolen bike. The seller was arrested and booked for trafficking stolen property.
That story is nearly as good as Bike Lost Bike Found and the Surly Mustache that was also recovered via Craigslist.
Reuters | More than half of U.S. cyclists forgo helmets: report
Whenever we post anything at all about helmets, it tends to descend into a "You're nuts!"/"No, you're nuts!" kind of a thing.
However you feel about helmet use, we're passing along the linked study by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, which found that 58 percent of Americans don't wear helmets while cycling, and that 92 percent of riders killed while cycling in 2007 were not helmeted.
The study looked to quantify how often Americans "engage in risky behavior," but only of the Consumer Reports-safe varieties, including driving 10 mph over the speed limit, leaving items on the home stairs, and talking or texting on a cell phone while driving.
Along with helmet use, the study also tracked things people don't do, like wearing sunscreen or using ear protection when using heavy equipment. It appears in the February '09 issue of Consumer Reports, with some details available online.
In other news, I'm not alone in never unplugging my toaster – about half of Americans do likewise.
Few things say urban tough like an upside-down bike skull sticker …
especially when paired with a snake lock. Oddly the bike shape doesn't form a face, but instead I wondered if that's how the skull dude was supposed to have perished, like he ran into an upside down bike or a bike pile.
Hey, forgot to mention last month that at the Shimano Tech Seminar in Portland, Shimano gave away a Dura Ace 7900 group. Not just a voucher, they just handed off a box full of DA during the raffle. Jordan Hufnagel of Hufnagel Bicycles, sitting 2 seats to my right, won. He makes cool bikes, so I can…almost…forgive him for winning.
Check out his custom steel bikes.


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About the Book
International bestselling author Josephine Angelini concludes her action-packed Starcrossed trilogy with Goddess—a romantically-charged page-turner that Newsday raved was a "clever reworking of Greek mythology."
After Helen Hamilton accidentally unleashes the violent gods from their captivity on Olympus, she and her friends must imprison them before their thirst for war—and blood—take over the world. But the gods' fury already has a body count, and time is running out. With Lucas Delos's life hanging in the balance, and their once-solid group of friends now divided, Helen must face this battle alone, while also deciding who has her heart—Lucas, or the possible Tyrant, Orion.
With a masterfully-woven plot and epically-high stakes, the compelling twists and turns in Goddess will leave readers completely spellbound.
Can you change your fate?
The gods' thirst for war already has a body count—and Helen is plagued with visions of destruction. She must find a way to imprison them once again, or risk unleashing immeasurable chaos.
Her powers are increasing—and so is the distance between Helen and her mortal friends. Uncertain whether to fear or revere her, the once-solid group divides.
To make matters worse, the Oracle reveals that a dangerous Tyrant is lurking among them . . . and all fingers point to Orion. Still unsure whether she loves him or Lucas, Helen is forced to make a terrifying decision, for an all-out war is coming to her shores.
Starcrossed and Dreamless are international bestsellers. Now Josephine Angelini delivers a thrilling conclusion to this epic trilogy of love, hate, revenge, and fate. With worlds built just as quickly as they crumble, a goddess must rise above it all in a final battle to change a destiny written in the stars.
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"Delicious...A clever reworking of Greek mythology." — Newsday
praise for STARCROSSED: "A gorgeous, haunting saga that completely swept me away." — Lauren Kate, New York Times
praise for STARCROSSED: "A supreme mix of mythology, brutal action and heart rending romance. The perfect summer read." — Chicklish (blog)
praise for STARCROSSED: "One of the most cinematic books I've ever read. Dramatic and intense! I can't tell you how many times I gasped while reading this book. Starcrossed plays out like a movie in your head." — Sophie Jordan, New York Times bestselling author of FIRELIGHT
praise for DREAMLESS: This fantastical dual-world page-turner introduces more abhorrent mythological creatures while reuniting readers with Helen's supportive high-school friends, as well as the crazy Delos family, who anchor her between the real and mythological worlds. — Booklist
praise for DREAMLESS: "A thrilling tale about love, friendship, family, and determination you won't be able to resist!" — KidsBookShelf.com
Product Details
- Imprint: HarperTeen
- On Sale: 05/28/2013
- Trimsize: 5.5 in (w) x 8.25 in (h) x 1.33 in (d)
- Pages: 432
- List Price: 17.99 USD
- BISAC1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman
- BISAC2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
- BISAC3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General


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A new subscription model that charges for frequent access to digital content was announced Monday by the Bay Area News Group, which publishes this paper, as it joins news organizations elsewhere in the quest to generate more revenue from its online and mobile offerings.
Under an "All Access" plan that begins in a few weeks, print subscribers will be given access not only to their own newspaper's digital content and e-editions, but also for the first time to the news group's other publications -- 11 dailies and 27 weekly papers across the Bay Area.
These include the San Jose Mercury News, the Contra Costa Times, Marin Independent Journal and the Oakland Tribune and their archives, four major websites and multiple mobile products for tablets and smartphones.
Nonsubscribers who now read these papers online for free will be given limited access and will need a digital or print subscription for continuous access to the same online package of Bay Area dailies and weeklies.
The All Access model will start Dec. 2. Occasional online readers probably won't see much difference, but frequent online readers will be presented with a pop-up registration window.
"It just doesn't work for us to put all of our content gathering for the whole region online and not charge for it," said Bay Area News Group Publisher and President Steve Rossi.
"It's also a matter of fairness to our loyal subscribers" who have paid for digital content that has been free to nonsubscribers, he said.
The newspapers are also expanding customer service with the addition of a second call center and a new Customer Advocate Team.
Newspaper companies across the U.S. are experimenting with ways to generate more revenue from digital content, which in years past had been given away. Readers and advertisers have been shifting their attention from print to websites and mobile devices, threatening the companies' traditional revenue models.
The New York Times and Gannett, the nation's largest newspaper chain, have had so-called "paywalls" for digital content in place for some time. Gannett's 81 dailies -- but not USA Today -- have restricted digital access.
The Bay Area News Group announcement was made in conjunction with Digital First Media, its parent company, which simultaneously announced the All Access plan for all of its 75 daily newspapers across the U.S.
John Paton, CEO of Digital First Media, had been one of the leading holdouts to the trend toward paywalls but Tuesday said All Access is a tactic that will help the company now. Newspapers' subscription rates are expected to increase somewhat as the new model takes hold.
"We need more gas in the tank if we are going to complete this journey of print-to-digital transformation," he wrote in his blog.
"After a lot of research by our team, we believe an All-Access print-digital subscription initiative is necessary to buy us that proverbial gas in the tank," he said. There will be variations in what is offered in each newspaper market, he said. "For example, in our Bay Area News Group new consumer-focused offerings will include Sunday's Eat Drink Play section along with improved real estate and automotive sections.''
The BANG daily newspapers will include a consumer guide to the new circulation packages in Wednesday's editions. Details are also available at www.bayareanewsaccess.com.
Ken Doctor, a media analyst with Outsell, estimates that the addition of Digital First Media newspapers will mean that 41 percent of the nation's dailies now charge nonsubscribers for full digital access
"People have received it far better than anyone expected three years ago," Doctor said Monday. The result has been an increase in circulation revenue that had been drifting downward for several years, he said.
"Circulation revenue for the country as a whole went up 5 percent last year, which in the U.S. meant half a billion dollars. I expect another 5 to 6 percent increase in circulation revenue this year because of this."
Doctor called the new subscription model "a building block of a new strategy. It's what I call the revolution of reader revenue."
Under the newspaper industry's traditional model, he said, the reader contributed 20 percent of the revenue and advertising 80 percent. Today, that model is about 30 percent reader and 70 percent advertising. The New York Times now gets 56 percent of its revenue from readers and only 44 percent from advertising and other sources, he said.
"So we're moving into this age of reader revenue, and this is part of the model. It doesn't mean that advertising is not important, but it's of lesser importance going forward. And it makes the connection between the journalist and the readers clearer."
Contact Pete Carey at 408-920-5419 Follow him on Twitter.com/petecarey.


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Aimee Mann first came to fame in the '80s as a member of 'Til Tuesday, a Boston New Wave/pop act best known for the Top 10 smash "Voices Carry," and then went on to establish her own successful solo career in the '90s.
Ted Leo is a first-rate punk/indie rocker, who has done terrific work as the leader of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.
Now, Mann and Leo are working together as The Both.
The duo will support its critically acclaimed eponymous effort on Thursday at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Show time is 8 p.m. and tickets are $26, www.slimspresents.com.
Jamie Cullum is a terrific jazz-pop vocalist, who shines even brighter onstage than he does on his solid studio efforts.
The 34-year-old multi-instrumentalist, who seems most at home behind the piano, first came to widespread fame with 2002's "Pointless Nostalgic," which was certified gold in his native Great Britain.
He's currently touring in support of last year's "Momentum," which was co-produced by the Bay Area's Dan the Automator, and performs Friday at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Show time is 9 p.m. and tickets are $35, www.livenation.com.
Follow Jim Harrington at http://twitter.com/jimthecritic and www.facebook.com/jim.bayareanews.


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Autumn is a second spring when every leaf's a flower. -- Albert Camus
I love autumn. It's so much more than just one of the four temperate seasons, merely marking the transition from summer to winter. It's a virtual cornucopia of color, cool breezes, miniature candy bars and the occasional cornucopia. Here are a few awesome autumnal elements:
You cradle your paper cup as you sip and shop. Or sip and pretend to shop because you can't afford much other than one can of the spices and maybe a melon baller, so you sneak another free cup of cider at the counter when the clerk's busy ringing up a $300 Technivorm Moccamaster Cylindrical Body Coffee Maker with Thermal Carafe in Brushed Silver, then you scuttle out and go buy an Anrik coffee pot at IKEA for $30.
Yes, it's the theme from the original 1978 "Halloween" slasher flick. Strains of it play in every Halloween supply store or even in the seasonal section of Walgreens where it drifts over into the shampoo aisle like a foreboding fog and you swear you're being watched by someone in a hockey mask as your peruse the Pantene offerings and your neck hairs abandon you, cowering somewhere in allergy-relief products. I'm listening to the score right now at http://bit.ly/RbGxar and it's creeping me out.
While I like the idea of pumpkin spice lattes, I don't like pumpkin spice flavor combined with coffee flavor. Same with gingerbread flavor and coffee flavor, and eggnog flavor and coffee flavor, but that's another holiday coffee flavor story.
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. -- George Eliot


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NORMAN, Okla. – Steven Pledger matched a season high with five threes en route to 17 points to lead Oklahoma to a 72-42 win over the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's basketball team on Monday at McCasland Field House. The Islanders (1-10) got 14 points from Joy Williamson in his return to his home state.
OU (9-3) got 14 points from Amath M'Baye as well, and saw 11 different players snare at least two rebounds en route to a 44-35 advantage on the boards. The Islanders had six players grab at least four caroms as well in a losing effort. A&M – Corpus Christi committed 18 turnovers – the highest since the season opener – in the contest.
Early on, Oklahoma made the most of its size advantage and used a couple takeaways to jump out to an 11-2 lead at the 15:40 mark. The Sooners scored on each of their first four second-chance opportunities and started red-hot from the outside, opening 5-for-8 from beyond the arc to push the lead to 27-10 with 11:51 left in the half.
From there, the two teams battled back-and-forth, with Will Nelson and Williamson taking over for the Islanders offense. The duo scored 12 of the Islanders' first 18 points in the game as the Islanders trailed 32-18 at the 10:03 mark. But at that point, both teams saw their offenses stall, as the score remained that way for over five minutes. OU was able to close the half with eight of the final 11 combined points, putting the lead at 40-21 heading to the break.
Out of the locker room, the Islanders and Sooners traded baskets to get the score to 47-28 in favor of the home team. Oklahoma then embarked on a 10-0 run to push the advantage to a 57-28, with six of the points coming on threes for Pledger and the remaining four points from Romero Osby to open their biggest lead of the game.
A&M – Corpus Christi righted the ship when James King came off the bench to earn a pair of free throws, but the Sooners were able to counter every punch the visitors threw the rest of the way. Hameed Ali delivered a few late buckets, but Oklahoma's 15-for-16 performance at the free-throw line kept the lead in the vicinity of 30 points until the final buzzer
The Islanders return to the Lone Star State for a Friday afternoon matchup against conference foe Sam Houston State in Huntsville. The contest will be the first league doubleheader for the Islanders, with the women's game slated for a 1 p.m. start and the men's game to follow at approximately 3:30. The game will be carried live on NewsRadio 1360 KKTX.


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SAN JOSE -- Highlighting the challenges of parenting in the digital age, Apple (AAPL) has agreed to pay out more than $100 million to moms and dads whose children made purchases from apps downloaded from its online iTunes store without permission.
The proposed settlement to a class-action suit, which was filed in 2011 and will be reviewed by U.S. District Court Judge Edward J. Davila in San Jose on Friday, represents the latest example of tech issue vexing parents, who now must worry about everything from how their children behave on Facebook to what mobile apps they are buying.
In the proposed settlement, Apple will provide iTunes credit to as many as 23 million customers whose children made "in-app" transactions for virtual goods without their parents' knowledge.
In some cases, parents were shocked to learn their children racked up hundreds of dollars in purchases with their credit card and PayPal accounts within a few minutes. Under the proposed settlement, parents who claim $30 or more can receive cash instead of store credit, a filing with the court said.
The settlement is aimed to reimburse parents like Naren Prabhu, a Silicon Valley networking engineer. "I've had my 7-year-old charge up a storm of over $600 via the in-app purchases," Prabhu said in an email. "I was not able to get any refunds from customer service for the iTunes Store, who said they could do nothing to help me."
The problem for some parents goes well beyond in-app purchases, said Caroline Knorr, parenting editor at San Francisco-based Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that helps adults manage the media and technology in their kids' lives.
"A lot of parents feel, 'I don't know anything about technology,'" she said. "That's how they got sucker-punched with the in-app purchases."
In 2011, Apple addressed the problem by requiring a password for each in-app purchase. Before that, children could go on a spending spree for 15 minutes before a password was required again.
Virtual goods such as "Smurfs' Village" Smurfberries and "Farmville" livestock are the new collectibles for children, said Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit that focuses on consumer protection in digital media.
"This is the new toy room," he said.
The lawsuit alleged that Apple offered gaming apps that were "highly addictive, designed deliberately so and tend to compel children playing them to purchase large quantities of game currency, amounting to as much as $100 per purchase or more."
Apple did not respond to a request for comment on the proposed settlement.
Knorr credits the Cupertino company for settling the case and changing its software to give parents more protection.
"I think that companies like Apple have a responsibility to make sure parents have the tools they need to ensure their kids have a safe and responsible online experience," she said.
Chester said developers of apps for children -- and adults -- should be required to disclose up front their aim to generate significant revenue from in-app sales and also should disclose data they are using to target consumers.
"The consumer needs to know what the rules of the app game are," he said. The proposed Apple settlement comes at a time of growing concern among parents that the same technologies that can benefit their children also can threaten them. Internet and mobile technologies have created new ways for young people to get into trouble -- from online bullying to sending sexually revealing photos through mobile devices to overspending on virtual goods, experts say.
"Parents are digitally inept," said tech writer and Internet safety advocate Larry Magid, who writes a column for this newspaper. "Sometimes parents turn over their passwords to their kids because they don't have a clue on how to use these things."
In December, the Federal Trade Commission unveiled a major update of rules that limit what information can be collected when kids under 13 visit websites or use mobile apps. And Facebook has reportedly explored ways to provide extra safeguards for users younger than 13 rather than continue its current policy that bans them from the site -- a ban that millions of youngsters have easily circumvented by lying about their age.
Experts say adults need to pay close attention to what apps their children are playing with and how they are behaving on social networking sites -- just as they would keep an eye on them horsing around in the backyard.
"I don't think technology is out of control," said Gilroy resident Dia Camarillo. "It's the parents' responsibility to not let their kids get out of control. You can't stop the technology from advancing, but you can control your kids' behavior and monitor their use of the Internet."
Heather Parker, a San Jose teacher of special education students, went so far as to call the Apple in-app lawsuit "overkill."
"Ultimately, parents should be more responsible for their kids' actions," she said. "If their kids get their passwords, it's the parents fault."
Staff writer Pat May contributed to this story. Contact John Boudreau at 408-278-3496; follow him at Twitter.com/svwriter.


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2008-2009 Pontiac G6 GXP 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 2008-2009 Pontiac Torrent GXP Intake System Throttle Body Spacer installation
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Installation Instructions Part Number 200-630 2008-09 Buick Enclave 2008-09 Chevrolet Equinox Sp. 2008-09 Chevrolet Malibu 2008-09 Chevrolet Traverse 2008-09 GMC Acadia 2008-09 Pontiac G6 GXP 2008-09 Pontiac G8 2008-09 Pontiac Torrent GXP 2008-09 Saturn Outlook 2008-09 Saturn Vue XR 2008-09 Suzuki LX7 3.6L V-6 2. Disconnect the breather hose elbow from the intake tube. Loosen the two hose clamps that secure the intake tube to the throttlebody, and the mass air flow sensor. Remove the air intake tube. 1. Disconnect the negative battery cable! Remove the oil fill cap and set it aside. Lift straight up on the engine beauty cover and set it aside. Reinstall the oil fill cap after the beauty cover has been re- moved to prevent any foreign material from entering the crank- case. 3. Remove the four bolts that secure the throttlebody to the in- take manifold. 5. Install the provided bolts and washers thru the throttlebody and Poweraid Spacer and tighten to the manufacturer's specifi- cations. 4. Install the Poweraid Spacer between the throttlebody and the intake manifold with the first supplied gasket next to the intake manifold, and the second supplied gasket next to the throttle- body as shown. Make sure the "flow" arrow printed on the spacer is pointing towards the intake manifold. 6. Reinstall the intake tube, tighten the two hose clamps, and reconnect the crankcase breather tube. Reinstall the beauty cover, and oil cap in the reverse order that they were removed. Re-connect the negative battery cable!


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Men's Miami Heat NBA Finals 2013 Champions Roster T-Shirt
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