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The McMahon family, at least in the sports entertainment world that is WWE, has been talking a lot lately about doing what's "best for business."
The official announcement that came down from company headquarters last Wednesday — on Sept. 11th of all days — was definitely not what was "best for business."
It certainly wasn't best for the millions of fans the company likes to refer to as the WWE Universe.
Jim Ross, quite possibly the most loyal employee to work for WWE over the past two decades, saw his illustrious career come to an unceremonious end when his company announced that the Hall of Fame broadcaster was retiring "to focus on his personal business endeavors."
"Jim has made many contributions to WWE and the sports entertainment industry, and we thank him for his many years of service and wish him well," the terse release read.
But let's cut to the chase here.
Ross deserved a much better send-off than a brief statement from a company PR flack.
And to imply that Ross' retirement was of his own doing just doesn't cut the mustard — or, in Ross's wheelhouse, the barbecue sauce.
Some reports have tied the "retirement" to the 2K14 video game symposium held in Los Angeles over Summer Slam weekend that reportedly infuriated WWE brass. Ross, who served as moderator of the forum, and Ric Flair, a guest panelist, both were reprimanded over the incident — Flair for making "controversial" statements that didn't sit well with company officials, and Ross for allowing Flair to be, well, the Nature Boy.
That same forum, by the way, was well received by the game sponsors who put it on. But it apparently touched sensitive nerves of WWE higher-ups who didn't like some of the dialogue.
Others contend that perhaps a salary issue played a part in Ross's exit from the company.
I'm fairly certain that most of the fans who watch the WWE product would agree that Ross has deserved every penny of it, and the fact that WWE forced him to hang up the headset several years ago was one of the company's worst decisions in recent memory.
Whatever the reason, though, it appears that Good Ol' J.R. has been herded out to pasture. Sure, he will continue to receive obligatory platitudes from the same folks who apparently forced him out, if for no other reason than to avoid further alienating the company's fan base.
The McMahon family painted a politically correct happy face on Ross's departure.
From Vince McMahon: "Thank you for 20 years of service with (WWE)."
From Stephanie McMahon: "Thank you for everything. I've learned so much from you. You will always be the voice of the WWE."
From Paul "Triple H" Levesque: "Can't thank you enough for all you've done for me personally and for (WWE). Enjoy your time, you've earned it."
Always the consummate professional, Ross isn't likely to spill the bills and point figures. He'll take the high road as he always has.
He's been the whipping boy for years, the loyal first lieutenant who learned his place in the pecking order more than 30 years ago from Cowboy Bill Watts, who demanded complete, if not sometimes blind, loyalty from his employees.
Ross, though, has taken it all in stride.
"It all starts and stops with him,'' Ross once said of CEO Vince McMahon, who fired him several times during their tumultuous professional relationship. And each time, Ross came back stronger than ever, proving why his name is mentioned in the same breath as the late Gordon Solie whenever there's a discussion about wrestling's greatest announcers.
"At the age of 61 it's time to close this chapter of my life and begin exploring new adventures while my health is great," he wrote on his blog.
But it shouldn't have ended this way.
The simple point is that Jim Ross is a bona fide legend in this business. Not just in WWE, where he has been the definitive voice of the company since 1993, but in WCW before that, in the NWA, and for Watts' popular Mid South and UWF promotions in the '80s.
Ross is widely regarded as one of the main reasons behind the success of Monday Night Raw, and his track record of being loyal, hard-working and professional has been well documented over the years.
But Ross has been more — much more — than an announcer during his tenure with WWE. For years he held the key position of talent relations chief where he oversaw the hiring of some of the greatest performers in the business during arguably the hottest run in company history. He also was in charge of the tedious and demanding payroll process, which no one else wanted or could even figure out, during that period.
Known for having a keen eye when it came to discovering new prospects, Ross was an invaluable talent scout who, until last week, helped recruit promising athletes, especially those who had excelled at the college level, and brought them through the developmental process.
He was a key consultant who visited WWE's training center in Tampa, and later in Orlando, on a regular basis to observe "the development of the young men and women who, I hope, all want to headline Wrestlemania some day."
Jim Ross became a figure who transcended the wrestling business. He achieved celebrity status and became a brand name. Even Sports Illustrated chimed in last week, calling his departure the "ultimate slobberknocker."
But Ross's broadcasting career won't be over. The Oklahoma native remains a top candidate for a position he considers his "dream job" — that of play-by-play announcer for his beloved Sooners.
"For the record, I'm not purchasing a rocking chair so I'm not going away," he assured fans. "I have many interests and I plan on exploring them all."
Gold standard
To say that Ross hasn't always been afforded the utmost respect in WWE would be a gross understatement. At times he's been bullied, on screen and off.
Ross has persevered despite several bouts with Bell's palsy, which affected his speech and physical appearance, and in a cutthroat business to boot. The Oklahoma drawl and honest, passionate delivery, along with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the business and sincere respect for its roots, have served him well. No one sold excitement and emotion like Jim Ross.
J.R. is, and has been for a long time, the best announcer in professional wrestling. Period. He's the gold standard.
WWE might not admit it, but the true star of many Monday Night Raws and pay-per-views over the years was Ross. And that's taking nothing away from the efforts of the talented performers who worked those shows.
It simply was Ross's magnificent storytelling that elevated the performers and the matches. Good Ol' J.R. in his signature black Resistol hat provided historical context for the bouts he called and always kept a step ahead of the audience's reaction to the participants. He had that rare ability to make scripted action feel real and sometimes even unforgettable.
In many ways, Ross helped his longtime sidekick, Jerry "The King" Lawler, elevate his game.
Pro wrestling is all about telling stories, and no one in the company could tell a story or give it the proper perspective like Jim Ross.
Sadly, it's quite possible that WWE fans may never see another announcer like Jim Ross in their lifetimes. They'll certainly never see one with the breadth and expertise that spans generations.
His voice will always be the one that fans will associate with some of the company's greatest moments. It never failed to bring excitement and enthusiasm to those who listened.
If there is something positive to come out of this development, it could be that Ross will finally have time to sit down and write his long-awaited autobiography.
"Business is about to pick up," he will declare.
And oh, the stories he will tell.
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American to use three-class, narrow-body aircraft on transcon routes
American Airlines on Monday answered a number of the questions that have been hanging out there since July 20, 2011, when it announced a big Airbus and Boeing order:
Q. What will replace American's aging Boeing 767-200s on the transcontinental routes?
A. Those twin-aisle airplanes, average age over 25 years old, will be replaced with single-asle Airbus A321s.
Q. What's the difference in seating?
A. The 767-200s have 168 seats in three classes. The A321s will have 102 seats in three classes – four, if you count premium coach as a class.
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Q. When will American take delivery of these airplanes?
A. From November 2013, about 16 months from now, through the end of 2014.
Q. How many A321s will be configured for transcontinental service?
A. American didn't say. It currently has 15 Boeing 767-200s that are used to fly between New York and the West Coast – Los Angeles and San Francisco. It is acquiring other A321 for use in markets other than the transcontinental routes.
Q. What else did American disclose Monday about its aircraft plans?
A. Its new Boeing 737-800s will have the premium coach product – more legroom – on deliveries beginning in August 2012.
Q. What airplanes will it take?
A. Its smallest mainline airplane will be the Airbus A319 rather than the comparable Boeing 737-700. Its middle-sized aircraft in this class will be the Boeing 737-800 rather than the comparable Airbus A320. The largest, the A321, is the pick rather than the comparable Boeing 737-900 or -900ER.
Q What are its plans for the other A321s and the A319s and 737-800s?
A. American says they will be used "to retire aging aircraft in its existing fleet." The A319s and 737-800s will replace the McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and Boeing 757-200s.
Q. How will capacity differ on the replacement airplanes versus the current aircraft?
A. In each case, the replacement airplanes will have fewer seats than the current airplanes.
American hasn't revealed the exact number of seats in the A319, but it's expected to be in the 120-125 seat range, compared to the MD-80's 140 seats.
The Boeing 737-800 currently has 148 seats or 160 seats, but American has said it plans to reduce the total to 150 seats with its "Main Cabin Extra" product that provides more legroom. The Boeing 757-200s they'll replace have 188 seats.
Q. When will these other aircraft begin arriving?
A. "These aircraft will be delivered beginning with the A319s in July 2013, followed by the Boeing 737-800s in October 2013 and the A321s in the second quarter of 2014. American is still evaluating the specific markets these aircraft will serve."
Q. What improvements is American promoting?
A. It is highlighting its intent to put lie-flat seats in first class and business class in the A321s. In addition, "For customers traveling in the premium class cabins, a complimentary inflight entertainment selection of up to 75 movies, more than 150 TV programs, more than 350 audio selections and up to 15 games will be available on a 15.4-inch HD-capable touchscreen monitor positioned in each seat. Bose QuietComfort 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling headsets will be available.
"In the Main Cabin, every seatback will have an 8.9-inch HD-capable touchscreen monitor with an assortment of movies, TV programs, games and audio selections."

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An avid skier who calls herself "outdoorsy," Saint Vincent College graduate Stephanie Hewitson recently completed a challenging climb to the top of Africa's snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world, to raise nearly $100,000 for the American Foundation for Children with AIDS. Ms. Hewitson, 28, is a 2005 graduate of Saint Vincent College where she earned a bachelor of science degree in political science before earning a masters degree in public international law at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, in 2008. A research analyst for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives' House Republican Policy Committee, she lives in Harrisburg. Shortly after her arrival there, she enrolled in an aerobics class where she met Tanya Weaver, who is the executive director of the American Foundation for Children with AIDS. They became friends and she volunteered to help with research, press releases and other projects. Eventually, she became interested in the organization's biggest fundraiser which had been done annually since 2006 – organizing groups to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and other mountains as part of a campaign called Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up. Ms. Hewitson was part of a team of 14 women from central Pennsylvania plus two from Germany and two from New Jersey to climb the highest mountain in Africa and the highest walkable mountain in the world. It is described as among the greatest outdoor challenges on the planet, a magnificent and spectacular trek. Together, they solicited gifts from their family, friends, businesses and others that totaled $85,000 by the time of their climb October 1 to 12. "I am an outdoorsy person and ski a lot," Ms. Hewitson said. "The high elevation –19,340 feet – makes the climb more of an endurance test since you have to do four to six hours a day. I personally was ok with the altitude though I had some bad headaches. We were advised to keep eating and drinking despite any nausea. It took five days to complete the climb and only seven of us made it to the top. It took an additional two days to descend the mountain. I don't plan to do it again though I don't want to rule it out." All of the proceeds from the project were donated to the American Foundation for Children with AIDS. "They help children in Africa who are affected or infected with HIV/AIDS virus. They do some amazing work and have great programs going over there," she added. Ms. Hewitson, a former midfielder who played varsity soccer at Saint Vincent for four years, is also a current volunteer with the Humane Society and her Neighborhood Association. Born in South Africa, she lived in England, Indonesia, Colorado and Australia while growing up and graduated from Somerset High School after her parents, Andrew and Janet Hewitson, moved to Hidden Valley where they became friends with a neighbor, Dr. Richard Nichols, who teaches in the education department at Saint Vincent. "Attending Saint Vincent was part of my growing interest in helping others on a larger scale," she noted. "My main motivation in helping the American Foundation is that I am impressed with how they help people. They ask what the needs are in hospitals and schools rather than telling them. I always wanted to work with a non-profit organization so this provides me with that opportunity." The group's contribution was used to purchase medical supplies, school supplies, antibiotics, and food for children in Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe. In her spare time, she enjoys skiing and taking care of her two dogs, a basset hound and a Jack Russell mini-poodle. She is engaged to marry Christopher "Kip" Watkins, a 2005 graduate of Saint Vincent who works as a psychological therapist.
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I was hired as the Weekend Anchor/Producer and weekday reporter. I was excited to experience all sides of the news business that I had studied in my four years in school, and dreamed of since I was a child, even "anchoring" our morning news in the seventh grade.
I graduated magna cum laude from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. While in school, I was part of the student-run newscast, Cronkite NewsWatch that aired live on PBS. I anchored one live show a week and reported on various stories including protests of controversial immigration issues.
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St Christopher's Inn - Bauhaus Hostel
Amazing pod beds are now available in dorm rooms with 10 and 16 beds. Pod bed features include individual power points, reading lights and curtains for extra privacy. They're spacious and brand new!
All guests receive a 25% discount on food at the on-site restaurant, plus great discount deals on drinks!
Dorms and private rooms contain a wash basin only; shared showers and toilets are located throughout the building. The premium deluxe rooms contain full private bathroom facilities. Rates include a free continental breakfast for all our guests in our bar..... There are lockers in the rooms but you must provide your own lock. Linen is included and towels are available to rent for a small fee and deposit.
We have tons of free stuff! There's free Wi-Fi in reception, the bar and some rooms. There's free use-it city maps and self-guided bike and walking tour maps, plus free walking tours of the city every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday afternoon as well as Saturday evenings.
We have loads of daily guest activities including pub crawls and beer tastings and our new team challenge Search and Destroyed! A scavenger hunt of our local area!
There's Happy Hour every day in our authentic Belgian bar from 10am to 10pm. The bar is open daily from 8am.
Live bands every month along with fortnightly pub quizzes with amazing prizes, Live DJ's and Karaoke nights!
Facilities include city attractions/events info, on site self service laundry, insured small, medium and large security lockers in the luggage room, bike rental (rental fee and deposit required) tablet rental at reception (low guest rates) and printing and photocopying facilities.
Reception is open daily from 8AM to midnight and there's no lockout or curfew. Rooms have key card access and there's security cameras throughout the main passages and doors for extra security. The night porter is here every night from midnight to 8AMm, so there's always someone around.
We've been recommended by Let's Go, Lonely Planet and Guide du Routard.
We're motorbike friendly! There's free parking directly opposite the hostel for motorbikes.
Medieval Bruges, now a UNESCO World Heritage site, will captivate those with a romantic soul as you float along the canals that separate the city, surrounded by majestic coloured lights. You'll marvel at the charm of the old buildings that date back to middle ages. When you're in the old centre of Bruges, there's no better place to receive the famous Flemish hospitality than St Christopher's at the Bauhaus. The complex of six typical Brugean step-gable houses will draw you into the magic of Bruges and make it hard for you to let go.
This trendy hostel will help you stay in-touch and in shape with an in-house cyber cafe and bike rental facility. A thirty minute bike ride outside of the city will take you to the gorgeous white sand beaches of the Brugean coast. Got a thirst to quench at the end of the day? Then head into the ever popular Bauhaus bar and see how many of Belgium's 450 tasty beers you can sample. You may want to pace yourself!
Persons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult/guardian and are not permitted to share dorm rooms with other guests.
Bookings of 3 or more in dormitory accommodation need to contact the hostel in advance to be kept in the same dorms.
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A free drink (also the great local Brugean Wheat beer) is offered when having diner at the Bauhaus
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battle between Jammie Thomas and the Recording Industry Artists
Association (RIAA) has reached epic proportions. The battle revolves
around allegations that Thomas illegally shared music and downloaded
pirated music using the peer-to-peer sharing platform Kazaa. Thomas
was back in a courtroom fighting the jury award that would have seen
her pay $1.92
million for illegally downloading 24 songs working out to
$84,000 per song. The judge in the case reduced
that fine to $54,000 in an appeal stating, "The need
for deterrence cannot justify a $2 million verdict for stealing and
illegally distributing 24 songs for the sole purpose of obtaining
free music."The RIAA later offered to settle with Thomas
for $25,000 to be paid to a music charity. Thomas and her attorney
refused the offer, and the RIAA then rejected the judges reduced fine
of $54,000. After the reduction was rejected, the case went back to
court. The jury deliberated for two hours according to the Star
Tribune and
came back with bad news for Thomas. The jury awarded
the RIAA a record fine of $1.5 million, which is about
$400,000 less than the original judgment against Thomas.A
RIAA representative named Cara Duckworth said, "We are again
thankful to the jury for its service in this matter and that they
recognize the severity of the defendant's misconduct. Now, with three
jury decisions behind us, along with a clear affirmation of Ms.
Thomas-Rasset's willful liability, it is our hope that she finally
accepts responsibility for her actions."Neither Thomas
nor her attorney was available for comment on the decision. Looking
at the history of the case, it would be unsurprising for another
appeal to follow along with another plea from the Thomas camp to
reduce the fine. Thomas' attorney Kiwi Camera said in closing
arguments, "She may have engaged in the conduct. That doesn't
mean they can take her head and stick it up on a pole."
quote: They ruin people's lives. They ruin student's lives. All for the sake of protecting copyright?
quote: She did not profit from it. She is doing something that is done by everyone else in that age bracket. She is getting punished for a crime very few in the public believes is a crime. Whatever message that RIAA wants to send is already lost long ago. They effectively killed her life.
quote: Nice to see a rational reply finally. This woman stole something.
quote: Why do so many people think that illegally downloading copyrighted information is no big deal?
quote: Define big deal? Dude someone could rape your kid and get less of a punishment for it. Come on, be rational.
quote: We are reducing the incentive for skilled professionals to create quality content. That just isn't rational.
quote: The RIAA don't seem to really care about the money the courts award, they just want to make the point that it is a crime and that if caught there are consequences.
quote: The courts don't exist so you can use them to "make points" via destroying peoples lives to make examples out of them.
quote: Two wrongs don't make a right. I'm not saying what she did was right, but if you don't think this is a bloody abortion of justice then you're just warped.
quote: They want to protect their business
quote: You seem to be stuck on the amount the jury awarded and want to use that to negate the original wrong. I have to wonder how many people would be upset if the jury came back and awarded the RIAA $5000....the high end of what the RIAA reportedly asked for in the first place.
quote: sitting on your computer and downloading 12 songs is absurd!
quote: Not to mention the entire method the RIAA is using to determine the "damages" is ridiculous beyond belief! Remember innocent until proven guilty?


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Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Thursday�s game wasn�t the most aesthetically pleasing affair.
But at the end of the year, they don�t ask how, they ask how many. And for the Durango High School girls basketball team, the answer is nine.
The Demons proved to be the less turnover-prone of the two teams as they took advantage of Montezuma-Cortez miscues to lead by as much as 20 before sealing a comfortable 45-28 victory at DHS to move to 9-5 and 2-3 in the Southwestern League.
Neither team shot the ball particularly well. DHS shot 19 of 68, while Cortez made just 10 of 42 shots. But the Durango defense helped the Demons overcome 30 turnovers by forcing an eye-popping 49 as the Panthers struggled to get the ball up the floor against Durango�s press.
�Our whole goal was to go out and put pressure on them from the very start, so we tried a couple different defenses to try and rattle their ballhandlers, and it was kind of fun,� DHS head coach Nancy Smith said.
It proved to be a strong bounceback game for the DHS defense, which had allowed 52, 65 and 62 points in dropping three consecutive games.
The Demons stymied the Panthers (0-13, 0-5 SWL) at every turn, holding them without points for the first 6 minutes, 8 seconds of the game. DHS led 20-12 at halftime and 37-21 after three quarters, going up by as much as 20 at 43-23 midway through the fourth quarter.
�We were looking for that because we know they weren�t a very strong offensive team, so we were going to capitalize on their mistakes, and so we just needed to go out strong and get those steals,� said guard Katie Wiegert, daughter of Coby and Jill Wiegert. �So our defense was our offense.�
Wiegert led the way offensively for Durango, scoring a game-high 10 points. Dominique Ward chipped in nine points.
Durango did well to fight off the recent injury bug to snap their losing streak. The Demons were without forward Emily McCue, who may return next weekend from an elbow injury, and Jessi Sigillito, who�s out with a knee injury. And they lost guard Molly Barnes for a stretch with an ankle injury. Fortunately for the Demons, Barnes was able to return.
�We have some fast, athletic girls ... Man for man, we can usually match up pretty well guard-wise defensively,� Smith said of her depth.
DHS will need to cut down on its own turnovers against strong teams such as Fruita Monument, Montrose and Grand Junction. On Thursday, the miscues may have been a byproduct of a group a bit overeager in a rivalry game.
�We�ve just got to slow down. We were too rushed,� Wiegert said. �We were going too fast.�
Simone Lopez and Nicole Demby led the Panthers with six points apiece, while Naomi Pinnecoose had nine rebounds.
The victory was a much-needed shot in the arm for Durango, and it�s a good start to a long homestretch that�ll see the Demons play their next four games at home, starting next Friday against Fruita Monument.
�I think it�s going to raise us to another level. We�ve got that confidence now,� Wiegert said.


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The 10 Most Irreplaceable Performances in Comedy Films
#5. Vanilla Ice: Cool As IceThis film was the result of an avalanche of unfortunate decisions. We'll never see anything like Cool As Ice again. It was based around such a rapidly fleeting concept of cool that by the time it hit theaters, it was less of a culture shock to walk in on a slave auction. After they finished this story of Vanilla Ice as himself the motorcycle crimefighter, there was enough unintentional comedy that they had to give irony a producer credit.
You have to hurry when you're making a movie like this, so for most his screen time, Vanilla Ice is dressed in different sacks of unwanted pajamas. It seems his only direction was "be your coolest!" so he moves like a drunk alien driving a Fonzie robot. He delivers lines in a dodgy hip-hop accent that sounds like a New Kid on the Block doing a dramatic reading of a bottle of Afro Sheen, and he's such a bad actor you can't tell if he's trying his best or crying inside. In 1991, my grandmother gave me a dinosaur birthday card that had more longevity and toughness than Vanilla Ice's image, and we should consider ourselves lucky that such strange filmmakers preserved that image forever.
#4. Paul Rudd: Wet Hot American SummerPaul Rudd attacks every scene of this movie with the soul-crushing apathy of a hitchhiker handjob. I've listened to my girlfriend explain a dream for an hour, and I can't even approach the hilarious level of disinterest Paul Rudd shows when he watches a camper drown or suddenly shoves a kissing girl off his mouth. Paul Rudd is so good at playing a dick boyfriend that Rihanna ducks when she watches Wet Hot American Summer.
#3. Bill Murray: Ghostbusters
Almost any Bill Murray role fits on this list, but Ghostbusters is one of the most lovable movies ever made, and 90 percent of that is Bill Murray's fault. If you actually look at the character of Pete Venkman, he's a borderline sex offender who uses electrical torture as a punchline. He tells presumably-dicked representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency that they have no dicks. He mocks the spirits of the dead in a world where he knows they can hear him. If Bill Murray wasn't a comic genius we'd probably be asking why someone made a movie out of some script they found on death row.
#2. John Belushi: Animal HouseIt's incredible that 30 of the funniest seconds in movie history was just written down as "EXT. NIGHT - BLUTO warily approaches DEAN WORMER'S office." John Belushi's legendary character resonated through the biomorphic field that connects all drinkers. Whenever you're drinking with more than six guys, one of them has been training his whole life to be John Blutarsky. John Belushi partied so hard that if you breastfeed your baby on his grave it grows a tail.
#1. Leslie Nielsen: Airplane!Leslie Nielsen was an impossible combination of deadpan and cartoon. One might argue about some of the names on this list, but Leslie Nielsen has actually been proven to be irreplaceable. When the creators of Airplane! went on to make movies without Nielsen as the lead, they ended up committing international crimes against comedy. If you put a toddler in front of Scary Movie 4, it will grow up only being able to laugh when it murders.
Airplane! was a ridiculous concept. On paper, more than half the script is jokeless, and it was cast almost entirely with actors who had no comedy experience. And through this strange set of circumstances, the world discovered that Leslie Nielsen could read you a parking ticket and get a laugh. Some of the jokes he saves in The Naked Gun movies should be verified by the Catholic church as miracles. For example, he once looked up a woman's dress, told her she had a nice beaver and he was talking about a taxidermy prop. If he can make that hilarious, surely you have to consider him for comedic sainthood.


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The Durango High School track and field team tested the best of the best in Colorado last weekend.
The Demons competed in the annual Liberty Bell Invitational at Heritage High School in Littleton, a huge multiclassification meet that annually draws Colorado�s best
�Jared (Blake) won the 110 high hurdles, and he PR�d in the prelims,� Durango head coach Mark Dutro said of Blake.
�And he had plenty of competition. It was a tough field,� Dutro said.
�In the finals, he had to come from behind over the last couple of hurdles,� Dutro said of Blake, who finished second in the high hurdles at the state meet last year.
Blake ran a 14.87 in the preliminary round.
Josh Mielke of Thompson Valley (Loveland) finished second to Blake. Mielke later won the 300-meter hurdles; Blake finished fifth.
�Jared�s prelim time was better than the finals,� Dutro said, adding that the finals featured mostly Class 5A hurdlers. The Demons are Class 4A.
The Demons also collected a third-place finish from the girls 4x800 relay team of Karli Foreman, Madeigh Winsor, Dominique Ward and Shannon Maloney.
The Demons ran 9:36.28.
�That�s the second fastest 4x800 we�ve ever had (at DHS),� Dutro said. �That�s close to the school record (9:34).
�They dropped 14 seconds from their best time,� he said.
Dutro said several other Demons had career-best times or throws, even though they didn�t qualify for the finals at the Liberty Bell.
�Shannon Maloney had a PR in the open 400,� Dutro said of the DHS freshman.
�It was a great experience for her. Running against people like that will make her faster,� Dutro said.
She ran 59.98.
Austin Miles also recorded a career-best in the shot put. Miles threw 47-10.
�He threw over 47 feet twice,� Dutro said.
�It was well worth the trip.� the DHS coach said. �The meet had the feel of the state meet, which should help us.�
Another Four Corners runner excelled at the Liberty Bell.
Ty Williams of Norwood/Telluride, a three-time Class 2A state cross country champion, beat the entire field to win the 3,200-meter run in Littleton. He ran 9:35.78 against a field of 5A, 4A and 3A runners.
Williams, who has signed to run at Kansas University next year, finished eighth in the 1,600.
The Demons will return to competition Friday and Saturday at the annual Tiger Relays in Grand Junction.
heraldsports @durangoherald.com


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Google publicly announced it is working on a new Linux-based operating system aimed to compete against Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X.
Chrome OS is being designed by Google engineers for netbooks and is completely independent from its Android OS currently used on a growing number of smartphones.
"Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks," the company said in a blog post. "Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010."
The OS itself is expected to make its debut sometime later this year.
Since Chrome OS will be available under an open source license, programmers can freely edit and modify the OS's code. Furthermore, the OS will be designed for Intel and ARM processors, and could eventually transition away from netbooks to PCs and laptops.
The OS is specifically designed for users who use the internet heavily and won't be ideal for people who aren't connected to the internet often. Google has said it would continue to launch new products and services in the cloud, including its own Gmail and Google Docs, but very few people expected an OS announcement.
Chrome OS will focus on speed, simplicity and security, and reportedly is a lightweight OS that will be able to boot up in just a few seconds. Google hopes its interface will be simple enough for all users, with the GUI and user experience expected to be heavily Web-based.
Google is calling for help from the open source community to help work on the OS and iron out any bugs that may arise.
Many Google supporters said the company would eventually release a new OS -- wishful thinking, some analysts said -- but it appears to be a move that could move from netbooks to regular laptops. Android, which is popular on smartphones, has led several manufacturers to begin using the OS on netbooks currently in development -- instead of porting Android over to netbooks immediately, it seems Chrome OS will help the void.
"We hear a lot from our users and their message is clear -- computers need to get better," the blog also reads.
Microsoft has long-ruled the OS market, but has faced increased pressure from Linux, and must now contend with yet another competitor. Google has eaten into Microsoft's control of internet offerings, with its Google search engine, Gmail e-mail service, and other cloud-based services.
"We have a lot of work to do, and we're definitely going to need a lot of help from the open source community to accomplish this vision," the Google blog ends.
quote: Linux development is rather chaotic, with all those little groups trying to develop their own products there's no real drive nor direction. Now you've got a heavy weight like Google entering the market, they have the power (money) to drive real commercialization of a Linux based OS.
quote: They could also influence existing Linux development far more than even Linus Torvalds does. If this does take off you might see the Linux development scene reorient itself around chrome.


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Spy sub discovered 67 years later
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Love your pets? Make sure they're microchipped, especially before Halloween
Halloween is second most common day of the year for pets to go missing (July 4 is the first), according to the folks at HomeAgain, a lost pet recovery service that have been pretty busy as of late reuniting local pet owners with their pets. All the flashing lights, loud noises and strange costumes can make Halloween can be scary for pets, plus the frequent opening and closing of doors can be an open invitation to make a run for it.
That's why HomeAgain recommends getting a microchip for your pet like the one that Kim Casadonte of Arlington got for her cat, Buffy.
"One day 2 months ago Buffy disappeared without a trace," Cadadonte wrote. "I searched and searched but nothing. Today, I got a call from a vet 15 miles from my house and they told me they had my kitty. I could not believe it, she had wandered into the garage of a wonderful person named Linda on Saturday 4/7 and Linda took her to the vet to be scanned and if there was no owner was going to keep her. She fell in love with Buffy and took such good care of her. Where Buffy had been before Saturday, that is the mystery. How did she get 15 miles away, another mystery. Bottom line is though Buffy is home, she is well and I am so happy to have her back…. I am overwhelmed with relief that my baby is back home safe and sound. Never thought it would happen."
Here are two more heartwarming reunion stories.
From Adrienne Carter of Grand Prairie: "My two dogs, Zak and Ginger were lost on Easter Sunday. They got out of the backyard when the pest control service left the gate open the day before. We placed posters on our neighborhood mailboxes and walked the streets calling for our dogs. After 2 months, we got a call out of the blue that someone had dropped Zak at the Westmoreland Street Animal Shelter. They contacted me after scanning his microchip. We are so blessed to have Zak back home. We still have hope that we will be reunited with Ginger."
From Elise Nicholes of Fort Worth: "My husband had let Arielle out in the back yard and she escaped under the fence. She was gone for 6 months and I received a call from a shelter 45 miles away. They closed at 6 p.m. so I called my son to see if he could go get her since I was at work. He got there a couple of minutes before 6 p.m. and was able to pick her up. It is sweet that he was able to get her because he was with me when we first got her in PA and she sat on his lap as we drove all the way to our new home in San Antonio, Texas 6 years ago. She is happy to be back to being Alpha dog of our menagerie of 8 dogs."


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Top 25 uniforms in U.S. professional sports
Posted 27 August 2012 - 02:36 AM
Lots of nice jerseys on there. Great to see two Detroit teams on that list.
Posted 27 August 2012 - 07:52 PM
I used to rank the Blues up there too, but they s*** all over themselves by adding vertical stripes on the jerseys.
Edited by GMRwings1983, 27 August 2012 - 07:52 PM.
Posted 27 August 2012 - 08:10 PM
Posted 27 August 2012 - 08:20 PM
why aren't the islanders on that list?
I liked their "I Know What You Did Last Summer" logo better.
Posted 27 August 2012 - 11:47 PM
The Tigers home whites are the best uniforms in sports IMO. Simple, classic and spectacular all combined.
Posted 28 August 2012 - 02:27 AM
What, this Nashville one wasn't good enough???
Posted 28 August 2012 - 02:57 AM
Posted 28 August 2012 - 04:29 AM
Posted 28 August 2012 - 07:32 AM
It's a shame the League doesn't show the same control over jersey design that they show over team websites.
"Mess up tomorrow, don't mess up now".
- Harry James Benson, CBE.
Posted 28 August 2012 - 08:50 AM
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Posted 28 August 2012 - 08:59 AM
Edited by irishock, 28 August 2012 - 09:12 AM.
Posted 28 August 2012 - 10:32 AM
I liked their "I Know What You Did Last Summer" logo better.
No way, it was the guy on the boxes of fishsticks
And the Blackhawks should totally be on the list. They definitely have the dirtiest sweaters in the league. MY only compaint about our unis are the red sleeves on the away sweaters.
Edited by The Greek, 28 August 2012 - 10:38 AM.
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Posted 28 August 2012 - 04:21 PM
The Wings have absolutely the best looking uniform, hands down. That's why I fell in love with them as a kid.
I thought our red scheme is generally regarded as the best uniform in U.S. pro sports. Have I been living a lie?
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"If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility!" - Kierkegaard
Posted 29 August 2012 - 06:23 PM
Damn straight!
The Wings have absolutely the best looking uniform, hands down. That's why I fell in love with them as a kid.
Posted 30 August 2012 - 02:32 PM
Posted 30 August 2012 - 04:57 PM
Really surprised to not see the 'hawks on there. They usually get close to the top spot on these lists.
I believe the author of the article hosted an online chat shortly after the list was completed and the comments came from a lot of people asking why the Hawks were lower than normal and he expressed his opinion about them and that the color inside the feathers as well as the detailed stitching was overshadowed by the main red in the home jersey. I would try to find the exact quote, but he did mention that the white one is top notch.
Also, the chat expressed that the opinions and rankings were done soley by him without any outside help (if that means anything).
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Who writes the Farm Bill?
Who writes the Farm Bill?
One week ago Where do I find more information about the Farm Bill?we told you where to find historical information on the Farm Bill. This week we'll delve into which parties get a hand at haggling over each line-item in America's contract with its food providers and citizens. We'll focus on dairy groups, but undoubtedly there are many more trying to take a bite out of the federal legislation. We'll start with two of them here:
National Milk Producers Federation (nmpf.org)
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is based in Arlington, Va., and has been involved in national dairy policy since 1916. On its website, NMPF states that they develop policies that "… advance the well-being of dairy producers and the cooperatives they own."
NMPF currently boasts 31 cooperatives and 40,000 total dairy producers. When it comes to dairy policy, it really is the heavyweight, despite recent attempts to form alternative dairy farmer organizations.
On its board of directors, it has both dairy producers and cooperative staff. Dairy Farmers of America, being the largest cooperative on the board, currently holds 12 of its 40 total seats and is able to elect the president of the eight-member executive officer team. It should be noted that Dairylea and St. Albans Cooperative Creamery hold board seats at DFA and also hold one seat each on the NMPF board.
NMPF backs its own Foundation for the Future (futurefordairy.com) program as dairy legislation before the Farm Bill. Beyond the Farm Bill, it works on all aspects of dairy farming, including energy and environment, animal health, federal orders and economic policies, food safety, trade, standards and labeling, immigration, and nutrition.
Jerry Kozak is the CEO and Randy Mooney (of DFA) serves as chairman of the board. They have spent $215,934 so far in 2011, and a total of $678,885 in 2010, lobbying on dairy, according to OpenSecrets.org run by the Center for Responsive Politics.
International Dairy Foods Association (idfa.org)
On the other side of the dairy lobbying table is the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA). IDFA's membership includes both privately held and publicly traded food manufacturers, including some of the cooperatives involved in NMPF.
IDFA claims 220 dairy processing members and 175 divisions, subsidiaries, and joint ventures of those processors. University food science departments, other trade associations, and suppliers are also members of IDFA.
The CEO of IDFA is Connie Tipton, while Gary Vanic of the Great Lakes Cheese Company is chairman of the board. Interestingly, Dave Fuhrmann of Foremost Farms USA serves as secretary on the NMPF board and treasurer on the IDFA board. For 2011, IDFA currently holds the title of spending the most on lobbying at $325,000. In 2010, it ended up third on the list at $827,000.
IDFA is also an all-encompassing dairy organization working on dairy policy and economics, environment and sustainability, food safety and defense, global markets, labeling and standards, and nutrition and health.
Next week, we'll look at the profiles of the other three "top five" dairy lobbying clients: Dean Foods, DFA, and Land O'Lakes.


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5 Insane New Uses for Old School Military Weapons
The buckets just aren't big enough.
Even though the military can use some of its old advancements as hand-me-downs to the general public, more often than not it's stuck with massive amounts of rusting technology made obsolete by peace, or more likely, better technology. So what is everyone supposed to do with all the leftovers?
The solution could be as simple as finding other questions that this technology can still answer. Granted, the new uses for old technology are not always benign. These were, after all, weapons originally designed to tear, poke or melt people to death, so some of the solutions are equal parts evil and ingenuity. Still, it's nice to see people recycle.
#5. Coming Home to a Nazi Bunker
After all the bodies and bullet casings were picked up from WWII and the reconstruction of small towns had started, Western Europe still had the problem of dealing with massive Nazi bunkers swelling out of the ground in cities and coastlines across the continent like concrete warts. The worst inflammation was, of course, in the heart of Germany and destroying something that was intended to withstand bomb attacks is understandably difficult and expensive. So for the most part, everyone just learned to tolerate them.
But within the last few years, Germany has started repurposing the old bunkers as houses and even as apartment complexes. Logically, it makes perfect sense: The bunkers are generally at the heart of most cities, and the design requires little upkeep because they are built to last longer than even pyramids. Aesthetically, however, there aren't a lot of options for giving towers of death a warm touch.
Architects have come up with creative ways to carve out windows, build around the ugliness and generally dress up a blister as something other than a blister.
To their credit, some of the designs are really ingenious combinations of modern architecture and disaster-preparedness. In a few cases, it is nearly impossible to tell that it was ever a military bunker at all.
Several of them could easily be confused with hastily-made, postmodern architectural decisions, which, in the greater context is much easier to look at and live in than a monument to the one of the worst atrocities in human history.
#4. Chinese Police Carry Crossbows
The crossbow revolutionized warfare in the 4th century, but it became obsolete when militaries around the world discovered that gunpowder could do the same job a lot better. As a result, the crossbow became a novelty item, purchased only by weapons enthusiasts or hunters who ran out of exciting ways kill stuff.
But after collecting dust for centuries, China recently picked up the crossbow once again and handed it to their police officers.
"Your tags are expired."
In cities around China, every level of law enforcement is rediscovering the advantages of a crossbow, from traffic cops to special units. In Xinjiang, riot police carry crossbows instead of beanbag guns and smoke bombs because China has no interest in messing around with nonlethal crowd deterrents when terrifying, medieval battle weapons are just as effective.
"What's up now?"
Before anyone tsk-tsks the Chinese government for shooting at crowds with crossbows, you should know that these aren't the usual burning-cars-and-looting riots we're used to seeing. Granted, China has a bad history with breaking up mobs, but in this case the use of violence is warranted; China has a pretty significant terror problem on the borders of Pakistan. The East Turkestan Islamic Movement is spilling across the border and introducing China to suicide bombing and improvised explosives. The primary advantage of using crossbows instead of guns against these attacks is that they allow police to shoot and kill anyone carrying an explosive while lessening the risk of detonation. So after thousands of years, the crossbow is coming out of retirement as a means to stop brand new bombs. As an added bonus, China is also fully prepared now for a full-scale vampire attack.
#3. Military-Grade Metal in Your Bones
The Cold War was a little like a 55-year-long game of Double Dare; Russia and the United States competed against each other in every asinine challenge and display of strength possible but neither took a moment for reflection to acknowledge how absurd they might have looked.
A whole thesis could be written on how much more gratifying it was to watch the Reds get slimed.
One of those challenges was stockpiling metal. Specifically, both sides hoarded as much titanium as they could find so the other side couldn't have any. It was the super metal of the '50s and '60s for its high strength-to-weight ratio made it intrinsic to the experimental design of submarines, high-performance jets and even warheads. While the military is still dependent on titanium today for jets and ships, it's interesting to see that science is now spending less time thinking about how the metal can be used to tear people apart, and more time thinking about how it can put people back together.
American and Russian scientists are working together turning weapons-grade titanium to into dental implants. The nanotitanium they are using is "stronger than conventional metal alloys, [and] integrates more quickly with human bone." Researchers are starting with dental implants but intend to move into prosthetics as well. The technology is still nascent but the metal is stronger, lighter and lasts longer than any other metal implants doctors have ever used before. The healing process from a procedure is also a lot quicker because of how quickly bone fuses with the nanotitanium. I think we all know what the next logical step is.
Let's not kid ourselves.


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Kidney cancer affects some 58,000 people in the United States each year, and close to 13,000 die from the disease. It is the eighth most common cancer in men and the tenth most common in women. Smoking is a major risk factor, but family history may also play an important role especially for those with Von Hippel Lindau disease.
Surgery remains the main treatment for kidney cancer. Depending on the stage of the tumor, several different surgical approaches can be applied to treat the cancer. For example, for those tumors which are less than 5cm or in patients with only a single kidney, the physicians at KU often recommend a partial nephrectomy. This operation, which requires significant skill, focuses on preserving as much normal kidney as possible while removing the cancerous tumor. The Department of Urology has the necessary experience and expertise to be able to offer this procedure even for the most difficult tumors. Dr. David Duchene and Dr. Moben Mirza use the DaVinci surgical platform to perform partial nephrectomy in a majority of patients. In addition to our physicians performing very complicated robotic/laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, Dr Holzbeierlein and Mirza also perform complex open cases that involve tumor in the main viens (IVC). Our urologic oncology surgeons are uniquely positioned with the experience and expertise to successfully remove these tumors using a multidisciplinary approach along with our vascular and cardiothoracic surgeons.
We also offer cryoablation and radiofrequency ablation as alternative renal-sparing surgery. For those tumors which are larger, radical nephrectomy or removal of the entire kidney may be necessary. In these instances, we offer the latest techniques of treatment including laparoscopic and robotic nephrectomy.
For those patients whose cancer has spread beyond the kidney, our comprehensive approach utilizes a multidisciplinary team including experts who have vast experiences in treating advanced kidney cancer with immunotherapy, medical therapy, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Dr. Peter Vanveldhuizen is a medical oncologist who is a national expert and has one of the nation's largest experiences in treating advanced kidney cancer with IL-2, an immunotherapy. Working closely with the urologic oncologists at KU, Dr. Vanveldhuizen provides the latest and most advanced treatment of kidney cancer including a number of clinical trials for those who have failed traditional treatment.


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On September 6, 1943, three hundred and thirtyeight B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the American Eighth Air Force took off from England, bound for Stuttgart, Germany, to bomb Nazi weapons factories.
Dense clouds obscured the targets, and one commander's critical decision to circle three times through heavy fire would prove disastrous. Forty-five planes went down that day, and hundreds of men were lost or missing.
Sharing the first-person accounts of six of the B-17 airmen, award- winning author Robert J. Mrazek vividly re-creates the fierce air battle-and reveals the astonishing valor of the airmen who survived being shot down, and the tragic fate of those who did not.


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There are always letters to the editor that are pining for America to bring back God to our schools, our homes, etc.
Over and over they blame our modern problems on taking God out of our lives and fantasize about a time when America was a Godly nation. They have some serious memory issues.
Remember when Bible reading was practiced in school? Remember how kids of all colors sat together and read the scripture? No? That's because we separated people by race at that time.
We considered an entire race of people so beneath us that they had to drink in separate fountains, eat at separate counters, and marry only their own kind.
An interracial marriage was illegal when we were more Godly as a nation.
Throughout history, Godly missionaries have entered savage societies and destroyed their culture and killed and enslaved their people.
Here in our Godly nation, we darn near eliminated the savages who were unfortunate enough to be living here when we discovered the land.
For all of our faults today, I'll take the way we treat each other today over the way we treated anybody who had a different color or religion back when we were "Godly."
Yeah, it was great to be white in the good old days, but not so much so for anyone else.
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DeLand, Fla. – Demi Meza's two long balls propelled the Stetson softball team to a doubleheader sweep Friday and in the process gave head coach Frank Griffin his 800th career victory. The junior infielder went deep once in the first game of the Stetson Lead-Off Classic, as the Hatters defeated Michigan State 5-1, she then repeated the feat in the second game, a 12-0 shutout over Rhode Island.
With Griffin sitting on 799 career wins entering the 2014 campaign, the Hatters wasted no time in trying to give their coach No. 800 as junior transfer Amanda Grimaldo singled home the season's first run and gave Stetson an early 1-0 first inning lead. After Michigan State tied the game up in the top of the fourth, Griffin's squad plated four runs in the bottom of the fifth to make it 5-1. The four-run rally was highlighted by two home runs in the inning, the first a three run shot to right by starting pitcher Meredith Owen and then two batters later a solo homer to left by Meza.
The offensive explosion was all the cushion Owen would need in the circle, as she earned the win, going seven full and giving up one unearned run on just four hits, while striking out eight. Following the first game of the doubleheader, Griffin was given a signed ball from his team and received an ovation from the Patricia Wilson Field crowd on becoming just the 40th NCAA Division I head coach to accomplish the milestone.
With 800 in the rearview mirror, the Hatters focused their attention on Rhode Island in Game 2 and like the first game they were eager to get on the board, plating runs in each of the the first four innings. Meza's two-run home run to right center highlighted the first inning and after one the Rams found themselves in a 3-0 hole. Stetson's offense showed no signs of cooling off on the cool night in DeLand as Hatter bats stayed hot, collecting eight total hits off Rhode Island pitching in the 12-1, five inning victory.
Senior Sarah Read was virtually unhittable in the circle for Stetson during the second game, giving up an infield single in the first and not another one for the rest of the contest. Read walked three and struck out three during her five-inning, one-hit shutout.
Other Hatters with solid offensive days at the plate included freshman Jessie TenBroeck who went 2-4 in the first game, singling in her very first collegiate at-bat. A total of five Stetson players collected multi-hit games including Kayla Drury in the first vs. MSU and then Chrissy Morello, who hit a three-run home run, Grimaldo and Meza in the second against URI.
Stetson (2-0) will take on Rhode Island at 4 p.m., Saturday at Patricia Wilson Field followed by a 6:30 p.m. game with Michigan State. The Spartans and Rams will play in the first game of the day, 1:30 p.m. as the Stetson Lead-Off Classic continues.POST GAME QUOTES
Stetson Head Coach Frank Griffin
On his team's 2-0 start to the 2014 season…
"I thought both pitchers did their jobs and we were able to pound out some hits and score some runs, which I was pretty pleased about. We had a couple of errors in that first game that I was a
little disappointed about but the playing conditions of the infield weren't ideal because of the rain, but for our first day I was really pleased."
On his team's offensive production…
"It's early and I think as we see more pitchers and play more games our offense is going to turn it up a notch or two."
On the 800th win of his career…
"I have been very fortunate to be able to recruit the kind of athletes to win those games. I have been very fortunate to have the kind of coaching staff I have to help win those games. Right now, I am blessed with both."
Junior infielder Demi Meza
On her two-home run performance…
"My first two at bats were (just) okay but my teammates helped pump me up, by saying 'Don't worry, you go it', and I ended up coming out swinging."
On Coach Griffin's historic milestone…
"We are super proud of him because at the beginning of the day we had a ball ready for him and it said 800. We all signed it, so we were ready to win for him, we all knew we had to win for him and we came out and came strong."
--Three Stetson freshmen made their collegiate debuts Friday (Jessie TenBroeck, Kelsey Waters and Lydia Kinney).
--TenBroeck started the first two games of her career, while Waters and Kinney each entered the Rhode Island games as substitutions.
--TenBroeck and junior transfer Amanda Grimaldo both singled in their first at bat as Stetson players, both in the first inning of Game 1 vs. Michigan State.
--Taylor Cochran picked up her first career hit, a double in the fifth inning vs. Rhode Island.
--Sarah Read recorded the first complete game shutout of her career.
--Demi Meza is now tied for sixth place on the all-time Stetson home run list with 16.
--Frank Griffin's career record now stands at 801-462 and 576-376 at Stetson.


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CLAYSBURG - A rare Saturday afternoon dual meet wrestled before a sparse crowd at Claysburg-Kimmel, three C-K forfeits and a lopsided final made the Bedford-Claysburg match a little strange.
Not that the Bisons, ranked second in the Mirror rankings, were complaining.
The Bisons, who got to C-K so early that the doors were locked, won seven of the first nine bouts, finished with four pins and a technical fall and beat the Bulldogs, 53-19.
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Claysburg-Kimmel's Dakota Feathers works toward a major decision of Bedford's Ty Zimmerman in a 152-pound match on Saturday.
"Saturday afternoon is kind of a weird time to get a match in," Bedford coach Brian Creps said, "but I thought we brought intensity. We wrestled fairly well. We've been wrestling fairly well lately, and we have a lot more wrestling in the next two weeks. We've been seeing improvement, and that's what we're looking for."
Saturday night sporting events are prohibited under C-K's school policy, which is why it was held in the afternoon. Junior high and elementary tournaments caused some fans to miss the match.
"I left an elementary tournament my son is wrestling in to come here, and I'm going back," C-K coach Dave Marko said. "I showed up here dressed in red and black, and everybody was like 'What's going on?'"
The match started with a C-K win - Dakota Feathers earning a 14-4 major decision over Ty Zimmerman at 152.
Bedford's Tanner Williams followed with a pin in 1:33 at 160, and teammate Caleb Grimes rang up a 16-0 technical fall in 2:41 over Matt Walter at 170.
The teams exchanged quick pins at 182 and 195, respectively. Bedford's Michael Brett had a 23-second pin at 182, and C-K's Cameron Strayer had a 58-second pin at 195, making the score 17-10 in favor of the Bisons (12-2).
At 220, Bedford's Chance Williams made two takedowns of Tyler Elder, a two-point nearfall and an escape stand in a 7-1 win. Nate Shoemaker followed with a 5-0 win over Joel Hammel at 285.
C-K (10-4) had Jordan Musselman and Cole Lafferty weighed in at 106 and 113, respectively, but Marko chose to forfeit to Jonathan Gabriel (18-1) and Brandon Martin.
"Jordy got hurt last night," Marko said, "and it was a situation where we tried to put him through the warmups, and he wasn't able to do it. Cole Lafferty is injured, and he might miss a little bit of time."
Creps moved Jake Warren up from 113 to face the Mirror's top-ranked 120-pounder, Josh Brown (14-4), and Warren got to within two points, 5-3, in the second when the Bison junior countered a Brown shot for a takedown. But Brown, who will be down to 113 next week, pulled away with a reversal, third-period escape and late takedown to win, 10-4.
"Josh made the one mistake where he got caught up in dragging the guy back in," Marko said. "It was a situation where he was so intent on what he was working that he forgot that the other guy is allowed to score too."
"We knew that was going to be a tough match giving up a little bit of weight," Creps said, "but it was a match he wanted to wrestle and we wanted him to wrestle. Initially, the match was in Brown's favor, but as the match wore on and Jake started to gain some confidence, you could see he could wrestle with him."
The Bisons built bigger leads in the next two weights with pins from top-ranked Ryan Easter (18-1) in a minute at 126 and from Garrett Thomas (17-2) in 3:20 at 132.
With Bedford's Kenny Collins and Toby Brett (15-3) weighed in at 138, Collins went at 138, and Brett received a forfeit at 145. C-K's Cole Hypes headlocked Collins to his back and pinned him in 1:23.
"You could see they way that they matched up we had the upper hand in a lot of the matchups," Creps said. "A lot of the matchups that were tossups didn't go our way today, but I think they just wrestled a little bit better than we did in some of those weights. Overall, our good kids are really wrestling well."
152-Feathers, CK, maj. dec. Zimmerman, 14-4; 160-T. Williams, B, pinned Ju. Hammel, 1:33; 170-Grimes, B, tech. fall M. Walter, 16-0, 2:41; 182-M. Brett, B, pinned S. Walter, :23; 195-Strayer, CK, pinned Stiffler, :58; 220-C. Williams, B, dec. Elder, 7-1; 285-Shoemaker, B, dec. Jo. Hammel, 5-0.
106-Gabriel, B, won by forfeit; 113-Martin, B, won by forfeit; 120-Brown, CK, dec. Warren, 10-4; 126-R. Easter, B, pinned D. Walter, 1:00; 132-Thomas, B, pinned Weyandt, 3:20; 138-Hypes, CK, pinned Collins, 1:23; 145-T. Brett, B, won by forfeit.
Records: Bedford (12-2); Claysburg-Kimmel (10-4).
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking Congress for authority to effectively regulate firms such as the one that Mount Pleasant resident Bob Ross said sickened him with their product.
"The deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis associated with a compounded medication was a horrible tragedy, and I've asked myself many times if and how it could have been prevented," FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said in her latest blog post.
"I speak for everyone at FDA when I say that our hearts go out to the many victims, including those still struggling with this devastating infection, and their loved ones."
Ross said he was injected with a suspected fungus-tainted steroid shipped from New England Compounding Center. Under current law, such compounding pharmacies fall in a regulatory gray area, according to experts.
The pharmacies are supposed to mix prescriptions one at a time, on a per-patient basis. But demand for special formulations is so high that hundreds of compounders have started large-scale production. They closely resemble drug manufacturers, but without the very strict oversight and long list of sterility requirements that manufacturers must follow, officials said.
"There should be legislation that establishes appropriate, minimum federal standards for firms that compound sterile drug products in advance of or without a prescription and ship them interstate," Hamburg said.
Ross was among 14,000 patients who received an injection of a suspected fungus-tainted NECC steroid.


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By Russ O'Reilly
HOLLIDAYSBURG - Franciscan friar Stephen Baker, who faced brewing litigation for alleged abuse, died Saturday at St. Bernardine Monastery in Hollidaysburg. His death was ruled a suicide by Blair County Coroner Patricia Ross.
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Police responded to St. Bernardine Monastery in Hollidaysburg Saturday morning, after officials were called at 7:30 a.m. for 'an individual deceased at the scene.'
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Police responded to St. Bernardine Monastery in Hollidaysburg Saturday morning, after officials were called at 7:30 a.m. for 'an individual deceased at the scene.'
Blair Township Police Chief Roger White said the cause of death was a self-inflicted knife wound. He said the investigation into Baker's death was closed.
An autopsy was conducted Saturday afternoon at Nason Hospital in Roaring Spring.
Baker was pronounced dead at the monastery by Blair County Deputy Coroner Brian Reidy.
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At 7:35 a.m. today, the Blair Township Police Department, Hollidaysburg EMS and the Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to the monastery located at 768 Monastery Road, Hollidaysburg.
Baker was discovered in his room by another resident of St. Bernardine's, who then made the initial call for assistance to emergency services.
St. Bernardine Minister Provincial Rev. Patrick Quinn said an investigation is continuing.
"The matter is under investigation by the authorities," Quinn said in a statement. "We will not be able to make further comment until the investigation is concluded. We express our regret and prayers to his family, and especially to all who have been impacted by this tragic situation."
Six police cars were at the scene by 9 a.m. An hour later, the Hollidaysburg Forensics Unit arrived followed a short time later by a medical van that came to pick the body.
Baker was in his 60s.
Baker's life unraveled quickly after it was reported last week by the Warren (Ohio) Tribune Chronicle that a settlement was reached with 11 men who claim they were molested by Baker while he coached baseball at John F. Kennedy High School in Warren, Ohio, from 1986 to 1990.
The Youngstown, Ohio, diocese told the Tribune Chronicle that the settlements were in the "high five figures" for each of the 11 men. The diocese is paying 30 percent of the settlements, while the Franciscan order is paying 70 percent, Bishop George V. Murry said.
When that news broke, it was learned that Baker had been living at St. Bernardine since 2012. He previously lived there from 2001-03.
Baker served as a religion teacher and athletic trainer at Bishop McCort in Johnstown from 1990 to 2000. He was removed from public ministry because the St. Bernardine Monastary was made aware of an allegation involving a man who was allegedly abused by Baker in the 1980s.
Despite that, the Mirror reported Saturday that Baker continued to maintain a presence in the area, particularly involving Bishop McCort athletics.
In the past week, attorney Richard Serbin was contacted to represent 12 young men who were allegedly victimized by Baker.
Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian said earlier this week he was investigating 25 new claims against Baker from alleged victims who attended two schools in Ohio and Bishop McCort.
"He's a serial pedophile who probably molested hundreds of children," said Garabedian, who represented 120 victims of over 40 different priests and obtained an $85 million settlement with the Archdiocese of Boston in 2003.
Garabedian was informed of Baker's death by the Mirror.
"It is unfortunate that Brother Stephen Baker passed away," he said. "I will continue to investigate my clients' claims and represent them with regard to negligence of Baker's superiors. Many of my clients are saddened by the passing of Brother Stephen Baker."
The Mirror will update this story throughout the day and have extensive coverage in Sunday's print edition.
See the link at the above link for background on the allegations that were unfolding against Baker.


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An investigation involving adding and subtracting sets of consecutive numbers. Lots to find out, lots to explore.
Find a great variety of ways of asking questions which make 8.
Choose any three by three square of dates on a calendar page.
Circle any number on the top row, put a line through the other
numbers that are in the same row and column as your circled number.
Repeat this for a number of your choice from the second row. You
should now have just one number left on the bottom row, circle it.
Find the total for the three numbers circled. Compare this total
with the number in the centre of the square. What do you find? Can
you explain why this happens?
Is it possible to rearrange the
numbers 1, 2 ...12 around a clock face in such a way that every two
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How many solutions can you find?
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First-Principles Study of Nitrogen in GaAsN - Defects and Interfaces
Komsa, Hannu-Pekka
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2008-11-28
Belongs to: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Julkaisu - Tampere University of Technology. Publication;772
University: Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Environmental Engineering
Department: Department of Physics
Semiconductors are an essential part of the modern society. Transistors, solid- state lasers, solar cells, and several other semiconductor devices have shaped the world drastically. The most familiar material is perhaps silicon found in all the computer chips. Optoelectronic components, on the other hand, are usually based on materials such as GaAs, which already has a long history. On the contrary, the potential of dilute nitride GaAsN material, which is the subject of this thesis, was only recently discovered. The rapid progress of semiconductor technology would have been impossible without basic materials research, which in the recent years have ever-increasingly taken the form of computational research (fittingly, executed on a piece of silicon). For new materials, the first-principles methods which do not rely on any empirical parameters are important on predicting the unknown material properties reliably. More precisely, we have employed the density-functional theory, which is a good compromise between speed and accuracy. Various GaAsN material properties show unconventionally strong non-linear dependence as a function of the nitrogen concentration. These properties originate from the notable concentration of nitrogen up to alloy concentrations, although nitrogen is essentially a defect forming a deep resonance state. The purpose of this thesis is to understand nitrogen in various environments typically encountered in practical devices. However, the limitations of the methods need to be understood and carefully controlled in order to obtain meaningful results. Moreover, the interpretation of the computational results, and matching with the experimental results, is not always straightforward. These considerations are then an inseparable part of the discussion. First, the isolated nitrogen defects in GaAs are discussed. This includes our studies of interstitial nitrogen, where we have found the most likely locations for interstitial nitrogen as a function of Fermi-energy and growth conditions. Nitrogen concentration is then increased up to alloy concentrations, and the properties are investigated relying mostly on the extensive studies presented in the literature. After obtaining understanding of dilute nitrides, we can apply it to more complex systems. The nitrogen interaction with other material components is studied in the last part of the thesis and comprises a large part of our research: The study of the beryllium doping effect on nitrogen alloying and nitrogen effect on beryllium defects allows us to find the causes for the experimentally observed p-type carrier compensation and observe cancellation of nitrogen-induced band-gap reduction. Our computational studies are used in the interpretation of the Raman spectra of nitrogen-related vibrational modes in InGaAsN. Finally, the GaAsN/GaAs and InGaAsN/GaAs interface calculations show a long-range interaction due to nitrogen and a strong valence-band offset dependence on the local geometry of nitrogen and indium. In many instances, this thesis displays how seemingly surprising results of more complex systems can be explained by relying only on a few fundamental physical concepts of isolated defects or simple alloys. The role of computational physics is then to find (more) quantitative values and the winner among the competitive situations.
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School employee fired, another suspended at meeting
Seminole County school leaders discipline workers
A Seminole County school worker is off the job after his arrest in a sex sting.
School board members decided to fire Mark Thorpe on Tuesday night after his arrest.
Thorpe, 48, worked as a food service manager at Rock Lake Middle School. He was arrested last month and faces charges of traveling to meet a teenager for sex.
Meanwhile, a teacher was suspended without pay in the same meeting.
Winter Springs High School teacher Brett Mulock has been working at the school in a non-teaching capacity since last October.
Mulock, 41, is accused of excessive flirtation with high school girls. School officials say he also sent sexually suggestive text messages to students.
Police officers are investigating, but Mulock has not been charged with a crime.
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Located on King Sound in north Western Australia, Derby is known as the gateway to the gorges. The pioneer town sees giant northern tides sweep in to meet the Outback, creating a magnificent contrast of flora and fauna.
As the oldest established town in the Kimberley, Derby is a great base from which to explore the riches of Gibb River Road, the spectacle of the Horizontal Falls, the splendours of the Buccaneer Archipelago, and the magnificence of the boab tree.
Derby Information
Population: Approx 5000
Time Zone: GMT + 8
Languages: English (official)
Currency: Australian dollar (AUD) Order your travellers cheques and cash through our partner AMEX
Derby Climate
Derby has a tropical climate, with two distinct seasons: the wet (November to April) and the dry (May to October). As the name implies, the region receives very little rain in the dry season with comfortable temperatures averaging between 18°C and 34°C. The wet season, again as the name implies, is wet, with high humidity and temperatures averaging between 25°C and 36°C. Derby and its surrounds are subject to cyclones throughout summer, with torrential rain causing billabongs to swell, rivers to flood and waterfalls to gush.
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As typical in most Australian Outback towns, Derby's dining scene is small and casual. Roadside takeaway cafes, pub bistros, hotel restaurants and a Chinese restaurant cater for the region's dining trade.
Derby's best menus are offered at local hotel restaurants. The Lalgardi Restaurant at the Derby Boab Inn is a tourist hotspot, serving large pub meals inundated with fresh Kimberley ingredients. The Oasis Restaurant at the King Sound Resort Hotel is also a local favourite, specialising in bistro fare and a Sunday roast carvery.
The Windmill Café is Derby's preferred downtown café, with a selection of meals, pastries and coffees enjoyed in dine-in or takeaway settings. While the roadhouse restaurant at the BP Colac is a regular truckers' haunt, dishing up quick hot meals and drinks for those on the go.
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