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Dr. Jennifer Arnold shared this sweet photo of son William Rijin, 31⁄2, on Twitter Saturday, which shows the brand-new older brother deliberately pointing to a pink fish card.
"Can't believe how fast my Will is growing up!!!" the reality star Tweeted along with the image of her son on the floor.
Arnold, 39, and husband Bill Klein, 38 – who star in the TLC reality series The Little Couple – adopted Will from China this spring. Like his parents, he has a form of dwarfism.
Bringing Will home fulfilled a long-held dream of parenthood for the couple, who struggled with infertility for years.
"I walk into a room and see him and I still can't believe he's ours," Klein told PEOPLE shortly after he joined their family.
Just last month, the couple joyfully shared the news that they expanded their family again when they picked up 2-year-old daughter Zoey in India, who also has a form of dwarfism.
"Our hearts have grown in the past six months as new parents to William, and we are excited and overjoyed to welcome Zoey to our family and watch Will becoming a loving big brother," the couple told PEOPLE.


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Darcy Regier arrived 20 minutes late Wednesday to announce that he had fired Lindy Ruff as his head coach. It was fitting, because like so many of the general manager's moves, this one was long overdue.
Among NHL types, there was a sense of amazement that Ruff has lasted so long in a head job. There's perhaps even more astonishment over Regier's continued employment. But that's how it goes in sports, where GMs build flawed teams but coaches are usually the first to fry.
Ruff could have been fired many times over the last 16 years. He certainly should have been jettisoned last spring, when several of his veterans questioned his abrasive methods in an animated meeting after the team missed the playoffs.
It would have been merciful to fire Ruff then, allowing him to find another town in which to prove himself. Instead, Regier waited, as he has done so many times at the trade deadline. Ruff set about "reinventing" himself. He stuck around until the situation had become unbearable, with the home crowd booing throughout Tuesday's loss to the Jets and Ruff fielding questions afterward about how the fans hated his team.
Evidently, that humiliation made it obvious even to the fawning owner, Terry Pegula, that it was finally time for Ruff to go. Regier said it was his decision, but there's no way this 16-year coach/GM union could be ripped apart unless Pegula demanded it.
Still, I was surprised when it happened. Ruff had been the Sabres' coach for so long, and become such an entrenched figure in the local sporting culture, that I thought he might coach forever. It was hard to remember the Sabres without Ruff as the coach. Marv Levy was still coaching the Bills when Ruff succeeded Ted Nolan in July 1997. I've covered eight Bills head coaches during that time.
Ruff became a winter fixture. He was one of us, a former Sabre entrusted with one of our civic treasures. He became a Buffalo guy, content to settle in the community. He played or coached in more than half the games in the team's history. Ruff coached through some of the franchise's most turbulent times, and under all four ownerships.
People forget that Ruff was reviled at first, because he took over for the beloved Nolan. Early in his first season, around Christmas, he was booed by a bunch of kids at an open skate. But he won the fans around soon enough, by winning games.
He was a first-time head coach, and people wondered if his message might be too new. At the end, it was a matter of his voice becoming too old and stale. It happens in sports, especially in hockey. It's no disgrace. The amazing thing is it took Regier this long to see it.
It's not always fair. But you can't fire the roster, and GMs have more cover because they're closer to the top of the chain. But Buffalo was more than fair to Ruff, who was the longest-tenured coach in the NHL and would have been long gone in almost every other community.
Ruff got the benefit of the doubt in this town, more so than many of the men who quickly fell out of favor with the Bills. It's rare indeed for an NHL coach to see his kids grow up in one place.
Perhaps that made Ruff too settled and complacent, like his teams in later years. Regier is ultimately responsible for the team's soft competitive character. But Ruff had power; if he couldn't get the kind of roster that reflected his tough guy ethos, he should have resigned.
Staying too long diminished him. Ruff talked about reinventing himself, but that should have happened sooner, and elsewhere. The record he leaves behind is uneven, filled with more failures than triumphs.
Ruff's teams won five playoff series in his first two seasons in Buffalo. They have won a total of five playoff series in 13 seasons since then. The Sabres have not won a playoff series since 2007. As I said, the man got more than a fair bargain here.
His record is also Regier's, of course. Despite his shortcomings, Ruff is a better coach than Regier is a GM. There has long been a belief that Regier would never fire his old friend, and that the two of them would only go out together.
That's all changed now. At some point, a dreadful on-ice product and a vocal, disenchanted fan base will spur even Pegula to take action.
Friday will be the second anniversary of Pegula's inaugural news conference as owner of the team. Many people remember it as the day he cried at the sight of his hero, Gil Perreault.
I recall it as the day Pegula sat with our editorial board and accused us of hurting the team with negative coverage. He said Ruff and Regier "ain't going nowhere" and scoffed when we suggested that he should consider replacing them, or at least bring in an outside personnel man.
Pegula refused to acknowledge he had a problem. Two years later, the problem persists. The Sabres are a joke. Ruff is gone, but Regier remains. The man who is ultimately responsible for this sorry team is still in charge. But he is one step closer to the door.
There are no more excuses for Regier, or for the players who helped get Ruff fired. If this roster is really so talented, it's time for them to show it. Regier said some changes might be in order. He needs to back it up with some significant roster changes.
Pegula perpetuated the dysfunction two years ago, when he behaved like some starry-eyed fan and threw his unconditional support to Regier and Ruff. He lost precious time. The question now is how desperately the owner wants to be right about his general manager – after handing him a contract extension on the eve of the opener.
My feeling is the same as when the new owner came to town. Regier is the root of the problem. I wouldn't trust Regier to move this team forward. There's no way he should have the say on the next head coach.
Regier didn't have any answers Wednesday. He couldn't explain why the team had struggled. He insisted that the players hadn't tuned out Ruff. He said everyone in the organization shared responsibility, but as always, there was a sense that no one was being blamed.
Ruff is gone, but there's still a suffocating sense of denial. Maybe the Sabres will get a jolt of energy from their coach's firing. Players are motivated to show the coach really was holding them back.
A coaching change can lead to amazing things, as the Los Angeles Kings showed last season.
Firing Ruff is a good thing, if long overdue. Pegula might be figuring things out at last. He's half-right, which is a start.
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I was going to purchase some stuff from Midway when I went to check out, the shipping for my order (boresnake and some targets, under $25) was $9and some change plus a $3 dollar handling fee. That is $12 dollars for what could fit in a small flat rate box. I went to Midsouth Shooters Supply and it was $11 to ship the exact same things. Is this increase new? I have ordered from Midway many times in the past and don't remember the shipping being this extreme, maybe like 5-6 bucks. Any body know of an online retailer that has reasonable shipping fees? Thinking of taking my business to amazon...


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Francis Allen and DeEtte Clay shared some old stories about previous years as veteran Black Friday shoppers. The two women stood in line outside of Target on Rivers Avenue in North Charleston on Thursday afternoon, about seven hours before the store opened.
"I got a TV at Kmart last year," said Clay, of Charleston.
"I missed the TV I wanted at Kmart last year by 15 minutes," said Allen, of North Charleston.
The two strangers strategized about their upcoming shopping blitz of the store.
Allen knew the exact number of televisions stocked inside that both women had on their list of potential purchases. "You'll be good," Allen told Clay about her chances of getting one of those 18 TV's she said they had of that specific brand and model. Out in the parking lot, a family huddled in three separate cars trying to keep warm.
Edgar Aguilar Barrios, 15, said most of his family members met at Target Thursday morning to guarantee a good spot in line. The family of 12 said they planned on purchasing a TV and DVD player. They placed a few shopping carts to hold their place in line while they warmed up, but quickly returned to the line to ensure their spots. Target opened their doors at 8 p.m.
This year, more stores than ever opened for business Thanksgiving Day to draw holiday traffic.
But, the hours of frenzy in lines experienced in previous years was lacking a bit in the Lowcountry outside some stores on Thanksgiving Day. Outside the Toys R Us on Rivers Avenue, about two and half hours before opening its doors, no one stood in line. The barricades meant to control the crowds were empty. Only two cars sat in the parking lot with people inside their vehicles keeping warm while waiting for a line to form. One woman said she thought maybe people weren't aware the store was opening earlier this year, at 5 p.m.
While some people welcome the extended hours and super-deals, others say retailers are taking away from the holiday's purpose.
But for some of those who made the lines, missing Thanksgiving with their families is a sacrifice well worth it and for some its even becoming a tradition.
Clay said her family celebrated their Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday night just so she could make the line and shop.
The earlier openings and extra sales are critical to many stores, according to Britt Beemer, the founder and chairman of Summerville-based America's Research Group. He said retailers are experiencing a lousy retail year and are doing whatever that can to keep their sales up.
Outside of the Best Buy in North Charleston both veteran and newbie Thanksgiving Day shoppers mingled in line. A few tents sat outside the entrance and one group of about six men, all strangers, chatted as they waited for the store to open at 6 p.m.
Two of the men had never ventured out on Thanksgiving or Black Friday to shop. "I can cross it off my bucket list," said James Cast, who planned to buy a new cell phone.
Dickie Atkinson, of Eutawville, was planning on buying an iPad for his wife. "She told me last week that I was going to be here and stand in line," he said.
Devon Hartzog, of North Charleston, arrived on Wednesday night and set up his tent. He said he hadn't decided whether or not he may sell some of the items he purchases later on eBay. He's done it before and tripled his money, he said.
The National Retail Federation estimates that 140 million people will shop this weekend, a slight decline from 147 million who planned to shop Black Friday sales last year.
Many Lowcountry stores will be offering specials early Friday morning along with the big box stores that didn't open on Thanksgiving including Bed, Bath and Beyond.
So, if you didn't make it out on Thanksgiving Day, but still have an itch for big sales, there's still a chance to find some values on the original Black Friday.
Reach Natalie Caula Hauff at 937-5594 or Twitter.com/ncaula.
A few campers and a handfull of shoppers waited four hours before doors opened at 6PM at the Best Buy in North Charleston as the barriers set up to coral shoppers remained mostly empty November 28, 2013. Grace Beahm/Staff×
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A few campers and a handful of shoppers waited hours before doors opened at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Best Buy in North Charleston.×
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The Mifflin County Historical Society would like to say "thank you" to our many community patrons for helping us produce the 2012 Picture the Past calendar. Every year the calendar features vintage photos from the historical society archives, as well as rare, unpublished photographs shared by individuals.
The Mifflin County School District has permitted us to distribute these calendars to all fourth grade students in the school district. Calendars are also distributed to several of Mifflin County's private school fourth graders. This year's distribution will allow the historical society to share Mifflin County's unique history with more than 500 area students and their families.
We would like to thank Mr. James Estep, Mifflin County School District Superintendent, for his cooperation and support of the calendar project. Thanks, also, to the many teachers for distributing calendars to each of their students.
The generosity and support of our patrons in defraying printing costs has allowed the historical society to proceed with this project at no expense to the students or schools. Since the program began in 2001, more than 5,000 students across Mifflin County have received calendars.
The Mifflin County Historical Society thanks these individuals and businesses for supporting the 2012 Picture the Past Calendar Project:
2012 Individual Calendar Patrons are Stephen and Darlene Rynkewitz; Freda C. Richard; Willard C. Shank; Anne Shartzer Price; Harvey and Jackie Eckert; Wes Wallace; Deanie and Dick Earp; Karen and Bill Aurand; Matthew and Saundra Aurand; Kristin and Steve Heverley; Lynn and Dot Aurand; Nancy Aurand; Vesta Aurand; Tom and Linda Swisher; Fran and Lee Mackneer; Helen and Bob Ingram; Darlene and Joe Deihl; Jean and John Laughlin; John and Robyn Mertz; Jim and Sis Norton; Ray and Barbara Allison; Lola Kearns.
2012 Business Calendar Patrons: Esh's Orchard; Barb Stringer - Register and Recorder; Bushmen Landscaping; Wilson's Gifts and Jewelry; Frank Guerrini Vending; Frank Berrier; Michael's Sales and Service; Bear Springs Manufacturing; Chesney Auctioneering; Miller's Plumbing and Heating; Northwest Consumer Discount Company; Friendship Bookstore; Deihl's Flowers; Moosewood Laser Engraving; Kish Bank; Association of Mifflin County Educators; Honey Creek Inn; Dot and Forest Fisher; In Memory of Henry and Anne Fisher; Snedeker Energy; One-Stop Communications; Logan House; Frey Motors; Burnham OIP; Searer; Schrum and Searer; Westside Gallery; Fisher Graphics; Crider-Mitchell; Steve Palm; Common Ground; Trolley Car; Kish Printing; JVB; MCS Bank; Steve and Kelli Edmiston; and Molly Maid.
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"Yes, it's confirmed," Pitt's manager Cynthia Pett-Dante tells PEOPLE. "It is a promise for the future and their kids are very happy. There's no date set at this time."
Jeweler Robert Procop designed Jolie's engagement ring in collaboration with Pitt.
Jolie, 36, and Pitt, 48, have been together since 2005, and rumors that they planned to marry have circulated for years.
The chatter intensified earlier this year when Pitt told CBS News that they were "getting a lot of pressure from the kids."
The couple have six children together: Maddox, 10, Pax, 8, Zahara, 7, Shiloh, 5, and twins Knox and Viv, 3.
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HOW TO WIN THE INTERVIEW BATTLES: At Your Job Interview, Be Neither Intimate Nor Distant With The Interviewier- Part 3
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Before we go into the article proper, let us consider some relevant facts you may or may not know and questions you may have asked or about to ask concerning unemployment and the sure ways to get a dream job:
The world is home to millions of unemployed. This staggering statistics means that at this very moment millions of men and women alike are being subjected to unemployment related poverty and all its ramifications.
Isn't it amazing that in the face of the above mentioned statistic governments at all levels, especially in Nigeria, continue to be lukewarm about unemployment problems and only pay lip service in public fora where job creation strategies are discussed?
My father taught me when I was young that I had nothing to be afraid of as long as he's around, I know he's right.
Can a government play the role of daddy to men and women with regards to unemployment problems?
Don't you think you may reach your retirement age before you get a job of your dream today, if you fold your hands and wait for the government(s) to get you a job by playing daddy?
The reality today is that your education and training career decisions, professionally crafted resume and excellent performance in the job interview are the sure things that will guarantee you get your dream job. This is why I have decided to focus on helping you through this article to excel in your job interview.
Typical Interview Questions; Tell me a little about yourself? This is not an invitation to go into every little detail about your life. You need to keep your answer to this open-ended question very professional. You will want to give a one-to-two-minute summary of your professional life. Describe a typical workday for you. This is where you will want to highlight the skills that you use in your current job that will be beneficial to the job to which you are applying. You want to make your day sound interesting and full of challenges that you meet and solve. Why are you leaving your job? This can be a tricky question for many job hunters. If you are changing careers, you may want to highlight some of the reasons that you are changing industries. For many interviews, you can say that you are hoping to work closer to home, and that you are looking for a company that you can grow with. One of the answers that you do not want to use is that you are looking for more money. What is your best attribute and what is your worst attribute? Answering the first part of this question is often easy for most people in an interview. It is the second part that gives people trouble. You need to say that something about you is bad, but you do not want the interviewer to see you in a bad light. One of the best answers to the worst attribute question is that you are a perfectionist and that you will keep working on a project until you get every little detail right. What interests you about the job? This is where some of your research will come in handy. You can point out how some of the responsibilities that the employer listed in the want ad are tasks that you have wanted to do. You can also point out that the company is at the cutting edge of your profession and that you want to grow with an industry leader. Attire There is a type of dress code when it comes to a job interview; there are dos and don'ts when it comes to what to wear. Many times, the first impression that you make with the clothing that you wear to an interview is the most important. You will never get a second chance to make a first impression. It is better to overdress for an interview than to under dress. If you are truly unsure about what type of dress is expected at a job, it is wise to dress your best for an interview. This means a suit and button-down top. Keep in mind, though, that this basic interview outfit will be overkill for many interviews. The upside to choosing this tried-and-true look is that you will look pulled together, and there is no way that the interviewer will think that you are under dressed. There are many interview situations that do not require a suit. Many jobs are more casual and, therefore, you can dress down a little bit. For men, a button down shirt and tie with a nice pair of dress pants are OK for a more casual interview. Women can pair a nice blouse with dress slacks or a skirt. The most important thing to remember when choosing an interview outfit is to make sure that you err on the conservative side. Women's tops should not be low cut, and skirts should be no shorter than knee length. Men should keep the colors of their outfits muted. All interview outfits should fit you well. An ill-fitting interview outfit shows the interviewer that you do not take the time to make sure that your clothes fit. They will wonder whether you will take the time to make sure that your work has no errors. You also need to make sure that your interview clothes are pressed and wrinkle free. This will give you a clean, crisp look. Your hair should be neat and tidy. Any makeup that you wear should be subtle and understated. Perfume and cologne should be skipped on the day of the interview. You want to make sure that your accessories do not make an impression for you. You want to make sure that the interviewer is concentrating on what you have to say and not on what you are wearing. It is a good idea to have two or three interview outfits that you can choose from. Many jobs require more than one interview, and you will need to have different outfits for each interview. Set these outfits aside in your closet so that you know they are your interview clothes. What not to Wear Sweatpants Jeans Sneakers Open-toed sandals Flip-flops? Sleeveless tops Low-cut tops Clothing with stains or holes T-shirts Baseball hats Sunglasses Workout clothing Shorts Skirts shorter than knee length Lots of jewelry Perfume and cologne Bright makeup The Day Of The Interview The day of the interview, you will want to get dressed and pack your briefcase for the day. Inside your briefcase, you will want to place three copies of your résumé and two copies of your references. Other items that may come in handy are a couple of pens and a pad of paper on which you can write information down. Leave for your interview earlier than you think you need to. The last thing that you want to do is be a late for a job interview. Punctuality is one of the most important qualities that employers want in their employees. The best way to make a good impression at a job interview is to arrive fifteen to twenty minutes early. Walk into the company and ask for the person with whom you will be interviewing. Many times, the interviewer will ask the person who you approached about you. You will want to make sure that you give this person a good first impression of you as well. When you meet the person with whom you will be interviewing, you will want to look him or her in the eye. Greet the interviewer with your best smile and a handshake.
The author, Timothy Y. Aboh,Ph.D has over twenty-five years of experience heading Human Resources Departments of top Multinational Firms, where he discovered that the main reasons a good number of College Graduates remain unemployed or fail to get into perfect jobs were the following;
1. Lack of (or little or inappropriate) Educational Preparation
2. Poorly or badly written Resumes and Cover Letters
3. Poor performance at Job Interviews
He has written few books to share his experience with unemployed and underemployed graduates. His other books include:
1. War against unemployment.
2. Winning the career-change battles.
3. Winning the job hunting battles.
4. Winning the interview battles.
5. Winning the resume & cover letter battles.
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When I saw that 72" Plasma HDTV, in the back of that H2 Limo, I had a technologyorgasm. No no.. Serously. I really came in my trousers..
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A row of hollowed-out televisions, rescued from curbs and garbage heaps around Western New York, lines one wall of the University at Buffalo Art Gallery in Amherst.
The insides of the TVs have been stripped and replaced with pieces of painted cardboard or construction paper scrawled with ink, unidentifiable bits of detritus, abstract drawings and, in one instance, a flashing electronic orb that lures visitors to peer closely into a multilayered diorama.
A hilarious sculpture made of a telephone receiver sprouting eyeballs on the end of spindly wires greets visitors to the gallery. A jellyfish pieced together from unspooled answering machine cassette tapes dangles from the gallery ceiling, while a miniature city of ochre medication bottles rises up from the floor.
One entire room is dedicated to a sculptural installation by David Finch, in which spotlights illuminate beautifully twisted pieces of bullet-proof glass scrawled with song lyrics that seem to float in midair.
It's all part of "Crossing Lines: Mind to Minds," a collaborative exhibition featuring artists working with two Buffalo disability services agencies, Aspire and Southeast Works. The show, which opened Thursday and runs through Friday, is a resounding argument for the power of art to unlock buried potential.
Many of its sculptures and collages are the result of a unique exchange program, in which artists from one agency worked on a piece of art for a week or so before sending it off for artists from the other agency to expand upon. Some of the pieces were exchanged four or five times before they were completed. They serve as records of collaboration between artists for whom speech, writing and other traditional forms of communication are often difficult, if not impossible.
For Aspire artist Matt Milholland, whose orange-hued TV sculpture was filled with drawings inspired by Japanese culture and music, the opportunity to create art and music has allowed him to blossom as a person. Speech can be difficult for Milholland, who was making the rounds in his powered wheelchair during Thursday night's opening. But art and music, he said, come to him much more naturally.
"It gives the people that are looking at my artwork a window into my soul," said Milholland, 31, as he peered into the sculpture he created for the show. In his experience working with Aspire's iXpress program, which is designed to enable adults with disabilities to unlock their creative potential, Milholland has launched an impressive array of projects ranging from large-scale artworks to an original song, "Lyrical Samurai," which is available on Youtube.
"I have a little bit of a stutter when I speak, but when I rap I don't have it. I don't have that. It just goes away," he said. "The aspect of making art just opens people's eyes to the fact that people in wheelchairs can do the same stuff."
Jennifer Barton, coordinator of habilitation services at Southeast Works, said the projects on view in "Crossing Lines" are the result of enabling participants in the program to "completely and utterly express who they are."
"Think about the limitations they get put on them by the people who are providing services for them or the people who are involved in their routine, telling them you can do this, you can do that," Barton said. "This gives them a way to just be themselves and do whatever they want, say whatever they want."
The show is remarkable for the way it enables communication on a more abstract level, something that comes so naturally to many of these artists because the normal ways of exchanging information – talking, texting, tweeting, Facebooking – are sealed off to them.
"We were trying to find universal means of communication," said Lisa A. Brown, an art facilitator with Aspire's iXpress program. "Even within Aspire, not everyone communicates the same way. Some people don't ever talk and they just blink once for yes and twice for no."
But give that person a paint brush or a collection of cassette tapes, a bunch of donated shoes from Amvets or a pile of bullet-proof glass, and suddenly that two-word vocabulary of "yes" or "no" becomes infinite. Suddenly a creative urge kept buried by language and circumstance bubbles up and manifests itself in unexpected and beautiful ways. Suddenly you see the person in the wheelchair.
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There is a minute left in the game, if we win we need to storm the feild!
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Hot Links: Gambling crackdown in North Texas?
Two questions this morning: Is Texas using its regulatory resources wisely by focusing on small-time gambling operations? And does probation really mean anything in this state?
1. Execs of Dallas-based Aces Wired have pleaded guilty to running a gambling operation, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. The company, which runs game rooms in several Texas counties, previously insisted that its machines met state requirements by not awarding cash prizes. Now it will forfeit more than $1 million, and the bosses will be put on probation. Prosecutors had planned to present allegations at trial that the execs bribed a Fort Worth police officer, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported recently.
2. Plano resident William Fletcher pleaded guilty to securities fraud three years ago and was put on probation. Now he's been charged with doing it again and using the proceeds to pay court-ordered restitution from the 2006 case, The Dallas Morning News' Elizabeth Souder reports. Will Fletcher — who did business under the names Texas Oil Equities and Raptor Oil & Gas — get probation again?
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quote: The latest version of Android 4.x does include full device encryption for data protection and Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) for buffer overflow protection; however the fragmentation of the handset market means that Android 2.x is still the most widely deployed and provided on the majority of new handsets. Another side effect of this market fragmentation is that there is no central means of providing operating system updates. Security patches are provided to customers by individual carriers or handset manufacturers. There is an unacceptable delay in this process, meaning that many consumers remain unprotected from critical vulnerabilities for a prolonged period.Android is currently the preferred platform by cybercriminals. With clever social engineering, they convince a victim to install a "useful" application. The user willingly gives permission, and bingo— the device is compromised. Premium SMS fraud Trojans are a costly reminder of unfriendly apps, but what is worse is the data exfiltration function of some of the digital nightmares malware can copy SMS, intercept calls, remotely activate the microphone, or conduct other sinister tasks.Attackers are using Android app stores as distribution mechanisms; they promote their apps through online marketing activities, which include sending out spam messages. This is facilitated through the lack of up-front validation of apps after they are submitted to app stores and before they are made available for download. It is compounded by the third-party app store functionality inherent in the Android app model. This open ecosystem is abused by the bad guys, and this will not stop until app store providers themselves establish strict reputation checking. Advising the user to only download from a trusted source does help to mitigate some of the risk, but this also has a downside. Users tend to see the official Android Market, now called Google Play, as a trusted source, yet multiple examples of malicious code are regularly found being distributed through this official channel.
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quote: I just want organization in my Start Menu. These random customizable stupid tiles are annoying and only appeal to tablet non-power users. In fact, I find it a little disorienting on win8 phones because of a bunch of tiles of varying sizes fitting on my screen.
quote: One major change is the lack of a folder-based system for accessing apps in the start menu. This may irk some power users, however, it seems that typically users own use one key executable per major app anyways, and generally giving them that executable faster is probably the most efficient option.
quote: I do NOT want a list of all the program entries on my system given to me in a huge flat list!!
quote: Unlike Android on Windows you can make each app launcher/shortcut different sizes according to how much space you need it to take and if you want it to give you real time information right there on the home screen.
quote: As for apps infinitely scrolling Windows has something cool called a jump list. This is used all over the OS and allows you to "jump" quickly to the area you want. For example in the app selection list the jump list is the alphabet. Click on a letter of the alphabet to "jump" to that section of the app list and see the app you want without scrolling
quote: I really just cannot understand how people can claim to like, or even prefer, the Windows Phone UI.
quote: Windows Phone's UI design is a radical departure, and that's great. But sorry, it's not an "opinion" to suggest a desktop folder/based UI is more efficient and organized than an infinitely scrolling UI with things placed on it randomly.
quote: I cannot fathom how the software giant who brought the UI graphical interface to everyone, can now have the worst PC and mobile interface on the market!
quote: In 1973, Xerox PARC developed the Alto personal computer. It had a bitmapped screen, and was the first computer to demonstrate the desktop metaphor and graphical user interface (GUI).


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Teen charged over threatening letter about neighbor's Christmas lights
ELYRIA, Ohio -- Police in northeast Ohio have charged a 15-year-old girl after an angry letter was left in a mailbox ordering that a neighbor take down the Christmas lights on the house.
Police in Elyria, west of Cleveland, said the girl was charged with disorderly conduct after the neighbor told officers she was threatened by the letter allegedly written and left by the teen.
The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports the letter notes that the holidays were long over and demanding that the neighbor "take your damn Christmas lights down." It also said, "don't make me tell you again."
Police Capt. Chris Costantino told the newspaper that the teenager "thought it was going to be funny, but after she saw it on the news, she realized it was not so funny."


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Dead Prez
Information Age: Deluxe Edition
[Krian Music Group]
Rating: 3 stars
The cover art adorning Dead Prez's "Information Age" is telling. In the center of the disc's central image sits the Buddha, in stoic repose, a lotus flower resting in his lap. Behind him lurks Uncle Sam, peering ominously over one shoulder, while flames surge over the other, and a sea of fists raised in seeming revolutionary fervor poke from the earth at the Buddha's feet. The dichotomous coexistence of all of these heavily loaded symbols goes a long way toward encapsulating the genre-busting work of Dead Prez, the long-serving politically incisive rap duo made up of M1 and Stic.Man. It's a fearless, far-reaching, controversial and highly intelligent strand of modern hip-hop that is Dead Prez's raison d'etre.
"Information Age," now available in its deluxe, expanded format, is a bold album, even by Dead Prez's standards. First off, it's a collection that embraces a synth-pop approach to its sonic layering, rather radically marrying European pop standards to a distinctly urban African-American aesthetic. This is personified right out of the box by "A New Beginning," which combines glitchy synths with a rhyme that offers a laundry list of modern civilizations' seemingly insurmountable failings, of the social, political and environmental variety. All of this gives way to a straight pop chorus, sung by guest Anthony David.
Things proceed apace from there, as M1 and Stic.Man lay out a holistic approach to life that places a clear-headed, drug-free and actively informed worldview as paramount to personal and collective survival within the mess that Dead Prez sees as this present-day "Information Age." "What If the Lights Go Out?," the Zen-inflected "No Way Is the Way," "Intelligence Is Sexy," "The Awakening" – these tracks reveal the influence of rap revolutionaries such as Afrika Bambaataa and Chuck D, even amid the ever-present synth-pop sheen.
It works remarkably well, even if the combined effect of repeated listenings is a slightly ominous sense of foreboding. Kudos to Dead Prez for reminding us that hip-hop was initially much more than mere mainstream entertainment.
– Jeff Miers
José James
No Beginning No End
[Blue Note]
Rating: 3 ½ stars
José James made his name as a jazz singer, but with "No Beginning No End," the singer is clearly intent on spreading his wings. A soul-stirring gumbo uniting R&B chord changes, hip-hop grooves and jazz harmonies, the record is a subtly radical marriage of seemingly disparate idioms.
Fitting, then, that fellow jazz maverick Robert Glasper is on board as both pianist and co-composer, as is fretless bass legend/producer Pino Palladino, who has played with everyone from Jeff Beck and the Who to D'Angelo and Adele. Together, the musicians craft surprisingly inventive tunes that refuse to bow before conservative preconceptions of what makes pop music pop music.
James has forebears in this department, of course – D'Angelo being perhaps the most significant among them. Like D'Angelo, James has a gorgeously emotive high baritone that is able to navigate the hairpin turns of R&B without stooping to the oversinging that often plagues such endeavors. (Knowledge of jazz will do that for you.)
James can channel his own take on Marvin Gaye's velvet soul ("Bird of Space") or the effortless funky soul of Ray Charles ("Do You Feel") with equal facility. Elsewhere, James stands on the shoulders of giants like Bill Withers and Sly Stone ("Trouble"), but it's his main collaboration with Glasper, "Vanguard" – an ode to the famed New York City jazz club the Village Vanguard, where the two musicians composed the track with Glasper seated at the venue's storied grand piano – that makes plain James' ability to blend his influences into a forward-looking, wildly inventive new hybrid.
Yo La Tengo
Rating: 3 ½ stars
It's possible at this point to consider Yo La Tengo as a musical version of Michael Apted's long-running "The Up Series," documentaries that since 1964 have followed the same 14 children as they've grown and changed. Started in Hoboken, N.J., by guitarist husband Ira Kaplan and drummer wife Georgia Hubley, Yo La Tengo has been documenting lives through music for a quarter century now, creating solid, virtually unimpeachable rock 'n' roll that offers a model for dual creativity.
On "Fade," the 13th Yo La Tengo album, the couple works through complicated emotions with as much elegance and grace as ever. A gentle record featuring strings, humming keyboards, the gorgeous roaming bass lines of longtime member James McNew and the occasional muted brass section, "Fade" is classic Yo La Tengo: honest, unpretentious and, above all, catchy.
At its best – the delicate "Cornelia and Jane," the feedback-heavy cruise-pop song "Paddle Forward" and the rhythmic, orchestral closer "Before We Run" – "Fade" offers reassurance that the band and the couple at its center are as solid and creatively stable as ever. The family that plays together does, indeed, stay together.
– Randall Roberts,
Los Angeles Times
Christopher Owens
[Fat Possum]
Rating: 2 ½ stars
"New York City," the third song on Christopher Owens' debut solo album "Lysandre," is kind of an opposite-universe version of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side." It's a sax-soaked tale of turning tricks in the big city, but it zips along a major-key melody with a mix of hope and devastation.
That blend has been the hallmark of Owens' writing since his time fronting the indie- rock band Girls. "Lysandre" isn't much of a departure, but it does broaden the range and refine the writing that made him a troubadour of millennial drifters (and those who go to bed with them).
"Lysandre" starts with a Ren-Faire flute melody that suggests a joust with preciousness is to come. But then the record, which was allegedly written in one fevered day, skips off into Bill Withers acoustic ambience, Belle & Sebastian-style twee-pop and occasional nods to acid-casualty classic rock. There's some overly emo mulling on "Love Is in the Ear of the Listener," where Owens wonders "What if I'm just a bad songwriter?" He's not, but Conor Oberst does that sort of meta-self-criticism better.
Overall, though, "Lysandre" is a fresh start for a writer with a fine ear for the way happiness and heartbreak intertwine.
– August Brown,
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A:Sun-sensitive rash, hair loss, and fatigue. Symptoms of lupus maybe appear and disappear quickly and can imitate symptoms of many illnesses. Because of this, lupus can be difficult to diagnose. Symptoms of lupus include joint and muscle pain, fatigue, a sun-sensitive rash, finger and toe sensitivity to cold (Raynaud's phenomenon), low-grade fevers, hair loss, appetite loss, and/or ulcers in the nose or mouth.
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This is a thoughtful, thorough analysis of the actual and potential risks of loop gastric bypass, also known as mini–gastric bypass. As stated in the article, several of these patients required revision to a Roux-en-Y procedure because of severe bile reflux gastritis or esophagitis symptoms.1 There is 1 reference to constructing a jejunojejunostomy below the loop gastrojejunostomy to relieve bile reflux symptoms, also known as the Braun procedure.2 Some surgeons have been performing loop gastric bypass in combination with a Braun procedure as their primary operation to prevent this complication. This obviates the potential advantage of loop gastric bypass because it entails 2 operations and does not eliminate bile reflux, since the afferent limb still brings bile through peristalsis into the stomach. This procedure has also been used to treat efferent jejunal limb obstruction after a mini–gastric bypass.3 However, as pointed out in this study, the real concern is with the increased risk of gastric carcinoma, and that will take many years to develop. Have these patients been informed of this potential risk? I doubt it.
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Wearing a pair of polarized sunglasses is not only important for protecting eyes from direct sunlight, but reflected sunlight as well, according to the Vision Council, a nonprofit representing the optical industry.
According to a report the Vision Council will release this week, ground surfaces can reflect and redirect high amounts of ultraviolet rays, even in the shade. Here are some examples:
Water reflects up to 100 percent of UV light.
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on February 10, 2013 - 11:38 PM
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ALBANY – Sen. Tim Kennedy may be a new guy around the Capitol, with limited political might, but that hasn't made him shy about charging top-shelf prices for his fundraisers here.
Kennedy tonight is asking lobbyists and special-interest insiders to shell out $1,000 apiece to attend his fundraiser at a downtown Albany boutique hotel.
A block away, at a larger hotel, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the three or four most powerful politicians in Albany, is asking the same minimum admission fee to his fundraiser. Of course, lobbyists can give more, and do, but that's the pricing floor to get in the door.
How is it that a lawmaker who has served slightly more than two years and whose Democratic Party conference does not control the Senate is able to charge $1,000 for his fundraiser?
It was a question not lost last week on some lobbyists who got the Kennedy fundraiser invitation.
"It's crazy," one lobbyist said of the price tag for the Kennedy event at 74 State, which is located just a couple blocks below the Capitol.
For Kennedy, it appears to be a strategy of attracting smaller crowds willing to pay more.
A look at his campaign filings covering part of February 2012, when he held his last fundraiser in Albany, showed a small number of donations that hit the $1,000 mark and above. Among them was $5,000 from Gerald Buchheit, a Buffalo-area road contractor, and $1,000 apiece from political action committees representing state troopers, dentists, hospitals, racetrack-based casinos and teachers.
Time and money are important for Kennedy.
He won his primary contest last September against Erie County Legislature Chair Betty Jean Grant by just 139 votes and now is the time when politicians facing likely challenges in 2014 try to bulk up their campaign accounts. That is one way to dissuade other politicians from taking them on.
In January, Kennedy listed $116,000 in his campaign bank, according to his filing with the state elections board. That is $218,000 less than what he had on hand a year ago in January.
"Part of the difficulty with having to run every two years is the fact that there's a fundraising component that has to be taken into consideration throughout the year. I have to fundraise very aggressively, and this is part of it," Kennedy said of his fundraiser tonight.
In his invitation, Kennedy gives lobbyists and special-interest group representatives an online donation option – with Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards accepted – if they can't attend tonight's fundraiser.
"Tim is committed to continuing his work to create jobs, protect our children and families and stand up for Western New York. Things in New York State are getting better, but there's still more work ahead. Your contribution is critical to spread our message of fighting for Western New York," the online donation site says.
The $1,000 donation Kennedy is seeking is twice the admission price Sen. Patrick Gallivan, an Erie County Republican, charged two weeks ago at his Fort Orange Club fundraiser in Albany, and significantly more than the $150 that Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer, another Erie County Republican, charged at a fundraiser in Depew last month.
It is also double the minimum level Attorney General Eric Schneiderman charged at his Albany fundraiser last week.
But Kennedy's minimum price does match the $1,000 that Skelos and Sen. George Maziarz, a Newfane Republican, set to get into their Albany fundraisers last month.
On tap tonight, besides face time with Kennedy: an open bar and hors d'oeuvres. The lawmaker could not say what finger foods $1,000 provides for paying guests.
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on September 17, 2012 - 6:59 PM
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Only three years after thousands of voters across Western New York joined in an arguably historic and largely symbolic gesture to begin peeling away some of the layers of elected officialdom that so often seem to paralyze our region, we appear to be preparing to reverse course:
. The towns that were dragged into a public vote to eliminate two members of their Town Boards all are experiencing problems created by the lack of a quorum when one of the three members cannot attend a meeting.
. A group in the Town of Alden, one of the downsized, appears to have collected enough petition signatures to force a November ballot question on whether to reverse the earlier public vote and put two members back on the Town Board. A similar push is getting started in West Seneca.
. And last week, Kevin Gaughan, the downsizing architect who convinced voters in five towns that they really didn't need all those board members, was defeated in a Democratic primary for an Assembly seat, dealing a blow to his hopes to take the issue of government reform to Albany.
So much for the era of smaller government.
The optimists among us started to believe that the crusade to eliminate 40 percent of the people on Town Boards was going to lead to real change.
That notion was quickly put in the same box where we keep our Stanley Cup and Super Bowl dreams when Gaughan's push to eliminate village government got the same reception you get from the cashier when you try to pay for groceries with a traveler's check.
"Take away two politicians whose names are vaguely familiar? Sure. Take away our village? No, thank you."
The loss in that fight didn't just end the downsizing momentum; it led to a re-examination of the whole idea and now is on the brink of being undone, starting where one of the first downsizing votes occurred.
Gary Wagner, a onetime candidate for Alden highway superintendent, spearheaded the summer petition drive in that town. His primary objection, one that is shared by many who opposed the initiative, is that local government is where you find the most responsiveness and the least waste. You want to reform government? Start with Washington, then take the State Legislature before you go sniffing around Town Hall.
Wagner said he hopes Alden voters will agree with him that eliminating two voices from town government meant nothing more than two fewer people looking out for the town.
"We need to broaden our base so we have more influence to leverage our power," he said.
A nice idea, but adding two people to the board probably will have about the same net effect as eliminating two; it will make the people who support the idea happy, but it will not make government better or more efficient.
Alden voters barely approved downsizing three years ago, so it would not be a surprise if they voted to "upsize" this time. If they do, expect other towns to follow and to see three-member town boards fade into memory.
His critics always said this was never about smaller government; the movement was just about Gaughan. Maybe they were right. Because given what is happening, it appears the movement is just about gone.
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That's what happened back in March when Sarah Moretti got to meet Tom Hanks backstage at his Broadway show, Lucky Man.
In a series of three videos that are getting buzz this week, the Oscar winner was wonderfully sweet and friendly to his superfan, who has autism.
Moretti squealed in delight and giggled as the Captain Phillips star walked into the room, holding a letter she sent him (that he kept). Everyone in the room went, "Awww" as he pulled her into his arms and said, "Come here, give me a hug, sweetie.
But he wasn't done yet.
Hanks also took the time to look through a thick scrapbook that Moretti had compiled that featured pictures of Hanks's career and his family. "Look how young I used to be," the 57-year-old joked.
"Sarah saved all the things she could find about Tom Hanks over the years," wrote Rita Abraham, who posted the video on YouTube. "He was so gracious to look through [the binder] and make a big fuss. Watch Sarah in the mirror! She is delighted. This is an A+++++ guy."


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I'm sure these tutorials are all over the blogosphere, but someone asked me how we did it so here's a quick explanation. Tools needed: tissue paper (this package cost $1 at Walmart), wire and a pair of scissors.
Cut the tissue paper to the desired size – I used six sheets cut in half for this flower since the package came with twelve sheets.
Accordion-fold the tissue paper, wrap at the center with wire. Trimming the ends in a point or a scallop will help the flower look even prettier.
Separate each sheet individually and fluff the flower. Voila- that's it! It's a quick, satisfying project for kids. My 9-year-old did two big flowers in as little as 10 minutes this afternoon.
And lest you think my boys were ignored, we had Legos, Play-doh, and rock-painting projects going on too – with varying degrees of success depending on which TV show I had to negotiate them away from. I am also counting opportunities to make 'armor' out of packing supplies as successes.
Addendum: It's funny. My original intent was to write a post lamenting the stuff that didn't get done – but in looking at the things we did accomplish, it feels like a successful summer. A good lesson for me. (And perhaps I'm not the only one.) I'm pretty good at looking for and totaling my deficiencies. Thanks for the encouragement and reminder that finishing a few small projects is a really great thing. I feel better now.


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A Framework for Analysing Contracting Strategies: Studies on Maximising Paper Production Line Life Cycle Profits
Koskinen, Juha-Pekka
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2008-09-05
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University: Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Technology Management
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Increasing market competition forces firms to improve profitability, and outsourcing and partnership contracts are some of the essential means of pursuing cost efficiency. Comparing the profitability of alternative contracting strategies, however, is a difficult managerial decision-making problem. The primary aim of the study is to develop a framework for analysing the total profitability of alternative contracting strategies. This framework attempts to capture the relationship between the costs and performance of alternative contracting strategies as well as to provide normative results to support managerial decision-making. The thesis is based on three main elements. First, an extensive literature study is made of measuring cost structures and performance in the paper industry, followed by a discussion of paper industry development trends and the resulting effects on contracting strategies. On the basis of this study, a framework to model costs and performance of alternative contracting strategies is constructed. Second, the accuracy and reliability of the developed framework is validated with empirical data of Finnish paper companies. Third, the usefulness of the model is tested by means of an imagined, real-like managerial decision-making process in which the profitability of three different contracting strategies to implement paper production is compared. The contribution of the thesis can be divided into two elements. First, the constructed modelling framework reveals the effects of the performance and costs of production inputs on total profitability in alternative contracting strategies. Second, the results of the thesis challenge practitioners and scholars to work towards unification of predominant theories regarding the measuring of total profitability instead of fine-tuning only parts of the measuring process. These two elements might also imply new business opportunities for able firms. On the basis of the discussion in this work, a few potential research questions can be formulated for future studies. First, developing the introduced model further and unifying central microeconomic theories with it remains as the main direction for future research. Second, the modelling framework should be further tested in real-world decision-making situations as the empirical validation results suggest that the model gives quite realistic results.
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Sometimes there are football games that are riding on which team has the advantage in several areas, or who can control any one of a number of aspects.
Tonight's District 6 Class A quarterfinal game between Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic and Juniata Valley isn't one of them.
Even the respective coaches have a difficult time trying to convince anyone that this game won't come down to Valley's ability to run the ball behind its big, experienced line vs. BG's tough run defense, keyed by its big, athletic front four.
"Their defense is very good. You look at them on tape, and they're very solid, very aggressive, especially their front four and their linebackers. They're extremely impressive," Green Hornets coach Mike Smith said. "With our offensive line, I was telling the coaching staff that I was extremely impressed with their ability to get two running backs [Brett Grissinger and Jesse Claar] over 1,000 yards. That's quite an accomplishment. They just have to continue to play well. I think our offensive line has to play well for us to have a chance because we are so heavy on the run."
The clash between the fourth-seeded Hornets (9-1) and the fifth-ranked Marauders (8-2) - one of the more interesting games on the first weekend of the postseason - is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. at A. R. Simkins Field in Alexandria.
"That's the exciting part about this game. We've had five shutouts this year. Our defensive front has played pretty well for us. And this is going to be a unique challenge," Guilfoyle coach Justin Wheeler said. "You get out of the Laurel Highlands [Conference], and you face a team that you aren't too familiar with, and you face a team that has had so much success running the ball. They have two kids that have run for 1,000 yards. We've been telling our kids all week that the battle is going to be between their run game and our kids stopping it."
Easier said than done. The fewest yards the Hornets have accumulated on the ground in a game this season is 212. They've surpassed 300 yards five times, including last week when they rushed for 347 against Class AA Huntingdon, which has a couple of big, proven defensive linemen.
A Valley back has rushed for 100 yards in a game 13 times this year. Grissinger is among the area leaders with 1,282 yards in the Hornets' jet-series Wing-T scheme, running for 15 touchdowns. Claar, a first-year starter at fullback has 1,163 and 20 scores.
Grissinger also is a receiving threat from the halfback slot, scoring eight more times on 24 receptions.
"We thought we could have a decent year, because we had Brett coming back. But we lost our fullback, Ethan Morrison, and Dalton Weicenburg and Mason Varner. Jesse really didn't play much at fullback at all last year," Smith said.
Claar's emergence has been a huge factor in Valley exceeding its coach's expectations, but it didn't hurt either that the Hornets had four starters back on their offensive line - tackles Alex Culp and Johnny Johnson, guard Ian Hawn and center Tanner Perow. Junior Kyle Smithmyer rounds out the otherwise-senior group.
BG hasn't played many teams this season that run the offense Valley utilizes.
"It's definitely a challenge for our defensive ends - Nick Little and Nick Ceschini - to close on the inside game but also to have the speed to get to the outside, which they've shown they've been able to do all year," Wheeler said.
Guilfoyle hasn't allowed more than 198 yards rushing in a game this season and only surrendered more than 128 yards twice. Jextin Pugh and Mike Pleva join Little and Ceschini to complete a BG front four all well in excess of 200 pounds. Linebackers Cody Rossman, D.J. Kitt and Rob Luciano each have at least 66 tackles.
"Their two tackles are really good. They're studs inside there. It's going to be quite a chore for our linemen. Their middle linebacker [Rossman] is just so aggressive," Smith said. "We know they are going to be a force up front."
Bishop Guilfoyle seems to have an advantage in playing larger schools all season in the LHAC, but the Hornets had no trouble stepping up in class last week and waxing Huntingdon, 47-7.
"We actually played a fair amount of competition this year that had some pretty good size up front, so not just the Huntingdon game prepared us. I think we played a solid, single-A schedule," Smith said.
Smith has taken Valley to the playoffs seven times in his nine years. Guilfoyle, though, hasn't been in the postseason since 2009 - the Marauders could get a boost this week with the return of quarterback-defensive back Brandon Chadbourn, who was the team's leading rusher when he was injured in week 4.
"Our sophomore class has had a lot of success over the years, but nothing will get them prepared. I've been trying to do it. I've had a lot of playoff runs. I'm trying to set the picture for them," Wheeler said. "It's going to be exciting for them, and I'm hoping they use that in excitement like they have in big games we've had."


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On a trip to London's TopShop on Oxford Street Wednesday, Kate picked up a few bags of new clothes, including Lovestruck's lightweight Deidre dress.
The clothing company said that the floral frock (which retails for 37 British Pounds, or about $56) is not maternity wear but has a "practical elasticated waist enabling the dress to expand with the bump."
"We are especially pleased that the duchess has selected a dress that accommodates her maternity needs without feeling the need to buy from a specific maternity range," head designer Erika Shaw says.
Kate surprised fellow shoppers while at the store. "I turned to see Kate Middleton browsing right aside me and smiled at me," Layla Maan tells PEOPLE
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Maan says Kate, 31, soon moved off towards the personal shopping area.
"I am usually invited to the personal shopping area but security was there this time and it was all very undercover," adds Maan. "I have worked in media and national press for over 10 years and have never felt star struck like that! She was simply elegant."
A source at the store adds, "She was in our VIP area, so she could try on all the dresses in total privacy. When she left it was all bagged up. She didn't buy loads of stuff, just a couple of bags. She was really nice and friendly to everyone. She wasn't at all 'princessy'."
Another source at the store tells PEOPLE, "I saw her and she was really nice. She looked really beautiful. She was just browsing around the floor. She walked all around. She was alone. I was really surprised she was shopping alone as you'd think she would have lots of security with her. But she was just walking around like anyone else.
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Sofia Vergara
- 1989
Model Behavior
While taking a stroll on a Colombian beach, 17-year-old Vergara is spotted by a modeling scout and drops out of dentistry school to pursue a career in entertainment. She soon lands several gigs, including a starring role in a Pepsi commercial.
- 1990s
Marriage & Manolo
At 18, Vergara marries high school sweetheart Joe Gonzalez and welcomes son Manolo two years later. But in 1993, the couple calls it quits. "My life as a mother has been hard, but not a nightmare," she tells Florida's Sun-Sentinel of single motherhood. "I do like all working moms do. No life is perfect. What I do, it's part of life."
- 1998
What a Vision
After Vergara's older brother Rafael is murdered in Bogotá, she and her family relocate to Miami, where Vergara becomes a star as host of Univision's Spanish-language game show A que no te atreves ("I Dare You"). "I will always be grateful to Univision for giving me my start," she tells the Miami Herald. "Nobody knew me before I started working [there]. But there are a lot of offers now and I want to move on. This is the time."
- 2002
Battling Cancer
As her career heats up, Vergara is diagnosed with thyroid cancer and undergoes surgery to have a thyroid gland removed. "When they tell you that you have cancer, you panic," she tells Self in 2010. "Now I'm in remission, and the scar doesn't bother me. After the surgery in 2003, I had my son Photoshop a Frankenstein scar on my neck and sent it to my friends and said, 'I'm fine, I look perfect!' It was really funny."
- 2003
Chasing Stardom
Following her film debut in Big Trouble, Vergara stars opposite fellow Latina stars Roselyn Sanchez and Jaci Velasquez as hotheaded waitress Cici in Chasing Papi. "I did the casting [call] for Chasing Papi and surprised myself and got it," she tells the Los Angeles Times. "I've never taken an acting class in my life. Basically, I'm just going by ear and feeling my way."
- 2005
Cruise Control
After meeting at a party hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, Vergara is spotted exiting Jerry's Famous Deli in Studio City, Calif., with movie star Tom Cruise. But by March, the star downplays their relationship, saying, "I've only known Tom for a very short time. It's funny because the media creates what they want to create."
- 2009
Broadway Babe
Taking on the character made famous by Queen Latifah on the big screen, Vergara stars as Mama Morton in Broadway's Chicago. "Ordinarily, more mature, matronly women are traditional Mama types," director Walter Bobbie tells the Miami Herald. "But at the core, she's both warmhearted and tough. Sofia brings that."
Family Matters
Vergara scores her big break playing Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on the ABC sitcom Modern Family, which costars Ed O'Neill as her husband and Rico Rodriguez as her son. "It's very close to me," she tells USA Today of her character. "I'm a mother with a kid, I'm an immigrant in this country…I can show a little bit of my country to the States, to the world."
- 2010
Loving Loeb
Vergara begins dating Florida-based businessman Nick Loeb, the heir to New York's Loeb, Rhoades banking fortune. Six months into their relationship, he is seriously injured in a car accident. "It was hard for us because it happened in the middle of the most fun, sexy time," she tells Shape. "But throughout the whole ordeal, Nick kept his sense of humor despite the situation. I don't know if I could have stuck it out with him if he hadn't been able to laugh at himself and be happy even under the worst conditions."
Award Worthy
Vergara earns Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations for her laugh-out-loud role on Modern Family. "I'm so new to acting," the actress says of her Emmy nod. "I'm not American, so I didn't know that it meant something when they invite you here. Somebody should have told me!" In August, the series wins the coveted outstanding comedy series Emmy, while Vergara and her cast mates take home a SAG Award in 2011 for best TV comedy ensemble.
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- Name
- Sofia Vergara
- Date of Birth
- July 10, 1972
- Birth Place
- Barranquilla, Colombia
- Relationships
Joe Manganiello, fiancé (2014 to present)
Nick Loeb, ex-boyfriend (2010 to 2014; on & off, engaged)
Tom Cruise (linked in 2005)
Chris Paciello, ex-boyfriend (1995 to 1998; on and off)
Enrique Iglesias (linked in late 1990s)
Luis Miguel (linked in late 1990s)
Jose Gonzalez, ex-husband (1990 to 1993)
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JOHNSTOWN - Bishop Carroll was successful in taking the momentum, but the Huskies never could take the lead.
BC put together a long drive to start the second half and get to within a point on a David Maruca-to-Dane Woo touchdown pass, then recovered an onside kick and went on the march again. The Huskies stalled inside the Westmont Hilltop 30, though, and the Hilltoppers were able to end the high school football season with a 16-6 nonsectional Laurel Highlands Conference win in a clash of 1-8 teams with first year coaches on a snowy, rainy and muddy Saturday afternoon at Price Field.
"We made some really, really good adjustments at halftime and pretty much did what we wanted to for a while there," Huskies coach Greg Snyder said. "We got down there again and just made a couple mental mistakes - I'll take the blame for those -- and didn't get into the end zone. I think, if we get into the end zone, it's a different story."
Carroll had 120 yards in the second half after being held to just 44 in the first two quarters. Dan Lesney chalked up 80 of his team-high 94 yards on the ground after the intermission, including a 24-yard scamper to the Westmont 24 after he recovered Michael Pyo's onside kick. However, another run gained just 2 yards, and Maruca was sacked twice and forced to scramble on a third play to thwart BC's go-ahead threat.
The Hilltoppers then went the length of the field to regain a seven-point advantage on Liam Moran's 6-yard fourth-down pass to Clint Barron. After another Carroll drive stalled at the Westmont 38, the Hilltoppers took almost six minutes off the clock, leading to a Mitch Causer field goal with 1:49 left to ice the game.
Sam Curry did most of the damage for Westmont, rushing for 162 yards on 32 carries. He had 113 yards by halftime and accounted for the only score of the first half on a 5-yard run.
"They were playing smash-mouth football, and they really came at us," Snyder said. "In the second half, I think we did a better job."
The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Westmont, and Hilltopper coach Pat Barron thought it might give a boost for the future.
"This is a great game to go out on," Barron said. "This was huge to build momentum for the offseason, to get these kids in mind of what we're doing. For a first year coach, like Greg on the other side, I know we both wanted it really bad."
It was a tough season at Carroll, after a controversial coaching change in the offseason. The Huskies, though, held their last three opponents to 19 points or less, leaving Snyder optimistic for the future.
"We only lose two seniors, and, for the most part, we fought," Snyder said. "The big thing is these kids got a year of experience, and I do believe as the year went on we got a lot better."
Bishop Carroll0 0 6 0 - 6
Westmont Hilltop0 7 6 3 - 16
Second quarter
WH-Curry 5 run (Causer kick), 11:03.
Third quarter
BC-Woo 7 pass from Maruca (run failed), 7:32.
WH-Barron 6 pass from Moran (run failed), 0:34.
Fourth quarter
WH-Causer 24 FG, 1:49.
RUSHING: Bishop Carroll-Lesney 16-94, Frederick 4-22, Lessard 6-19, Woo 2-9, Maruca 8-(-2). Westmont Hilltop-Curry 32-162, Moran 13-48, Kleinmeyer 1-(-5), TEAM 2-(-3).
PASSING: Bishop Carroll-Maruca 4-9-1-22. Westmont Hilltop-Moran 4-6-0-76.
RECEIVING: Bishop Carroll-Woo 3-14, Lesney 1-8. Westmont Hilltop-Kleinmeyer 2-65, Barron 1-6, Carney 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS: Bishop Carroll-none. Westmont Hilltop-Carroll.
First downs719
Passing (comp.-att.-int.)4-9-14-6-0
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Yo, mang, pass me the sudies.
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How could a morning be any more glorious than today? Well, step outside Saturday…or Sunday and find out! We're all about reveling in the beautiful weather, and even more into running or walking or skipping with joy while doing so.
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This quote, from the NPR story that you'll get to by clicking on the boldface type above, got me hooked. He told NPR's David Green: "Running gives you a space to both escape who you are, and to burrow deeper into who you are."
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