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Star-Ledger college basketball writer Brendan Prunty has all of the answers about Rutgers' 66-56 home loss to Binghamton Saturday afternoon, including why the Scarlet Knights can't start games:
1. Let's start with the start. Why can't this team begin a game playing well?
That has to be the biggest mystery of all. No one -- Fred Hill, the players -- can put a finger on why they're not coming out of the gates with any fire or rhythm. What I think it is, is that they don't know what type of offense they want to play. They'll come out like the did today with two big men (Hamady Ndiaye and Greg Echenique) and three guards against a smaller, quicker team that wants to run up and down the court. To me that would say that Hill wants to play a high-low game against a smaller Binghamton team. But then they come out trying to play possession offense, passing the ball around to find the open shot. It just doesn't make sense. Rutgers then find itself in a hole, Hill begins shuttling players in and out and pretty soon it's just a free-for-all offense with no rhythm. They've got to find a plan and stick with it.
2. Another starting lineup -- any better results?
Like I've said the previous two games: No, not really. In fact, you could argue that today was worse the other two games. Granted, Hill was a man short with JR Inman down with a left ankle sprain, but still ... Rutgers has the better talent and players and should easily beat Binghamton. Hill said afterward that he doesn't think that all the lineup switching (fourth different combination in four games) is hurting the offensive rhythm. I disagree. He's got to decide if he wants to give Corey Chandler big minutes or not. He's got to decide if Mike Coburn is going to be his point guard. He's got to decide if he wants size or speed in the lineup. You can't just keep starting guys one day and not the next, but then start them the next game. Players can't get a feel for their roles, they can't get into a shooting rhythm and they can't get a feel for how the opposition is playing.
3. Can anything positive be taken out of this game?
Truthfully, no. But we did see one thing -- how important JR Inman is to this lineup. He's got a rare combination of size and athleticism that many of Rutgers opponents (especially early on) don't have and can't compete with. Hill has to hope that Inman's sprained left ankle doesn't keep him out for an extended period of time because we could see a lot more games like today. Also, Inman is a very good defender -- a guy who would have really helped in containing D.J. Rivera. Fellow senior Jaron Griffin, who has seen very limited playing time since returning from that early-season suspension he shared with Inman, did see 18 minutes. He played fairly well, with nine points and two rebounds. Perhaps he emerges a little from the end of the bench after Saturday.
Time capsule time. How bad was Rutgers' loss to Binghamton Saturday? Consider this: the last time the Scarlet Knights lost to a team currently in the America East conference, Lyndon Johnson was President. Rutgers lost to Boston University 62-61 on Dec. 4, 1964. Oh and the America East as a conference wouldn't exist for another 15 years. ... This was a historic win for Binghamton. The win over Rutgers was the school's first ever against a Big East team. The Bearcats were previously 0-6 against Providence, Villanova and Syracuse (four times). ... Must be a Big East thing, because Binghamton's only other win against a BCS conference school was against Miami -- a former Big East member. ... Maybe this should be reason enough for Fred Hill to go with a smaller lineup against these small, guard-oriented teams. Rutgers was out-scored 26-16 in points in the paint. ... If you think that teams are keying in on Mike Rosario now, just wait until the Big East gets a hold of him. All the more reason for Rutgers to develop a second scoring option. ... Ideally, Corey Chandler is the player that most fits into that role of a second scorer, but with the way he's playing, he's lucky to find time. Until 3:10 left in the game, Chandler went 79 minutes without a field goal. He was 0-12 over that span. His last field goal was at the 1:16 mark last Sunday against St. Peter's. And he's not taking care of the ball either: 13 turnovers in his last three games. ... The Make Sure You Get It Right Award goes to me for making sure I wrote "Binghamton" and not "Birmingham." What can I say? I have PapaJohns.com Bowl on the brain.


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MUTABARUKA WAS IN a no-nonsense mood on Tuesday night as he chastised both fellow Rastafarians and the media, accusing them of pushing only the negative aspects of our music.
The dub poet was the speaker at the launch of Garnett Silk's 'Earthday Celebration' at the Livity Vegetarian Restaurant on Old Hope Road in Kingston. While not defining what he thinks is 'positive expression,' Mutabaruka hinted that the lewdness and materialism in the music was not healthy for children.
He opened his talk with a report he saw while in the United States last week, he said. Mutabaruka said some youths in the United States were planning a march against the media and the 'negative expression' of hip-hop and the effect the music had on young minds. He added that one youngster in particular had done a survey on content of the songs and found that they were not anti-white nor anti-Semitic. However, words such as bch, Nger, and 'hoes' featured prominently.
It was from that beginning that he moved to the work of Garnett Silk and the lyrical content of some of the artistes, especially those whom he said were supposed to be rastafarians.
"We know we could always hear something emotional and compassionate from Garnett Silk. Most of the popular songs now, even from the Rastas, are not much to write home about. If yuh listen to some a dem music it better yuh go listen to gospel," he said.
He then referred to a statement by singer Sabrina Williams, which said that most of our current popular songs, especially those played on radio, glorified lewdity and materialism.
"From two to six in the evenings is like a war against positive music. Yuh caan hear nutten positive pon most a di station dem... Yuh have certain man weh stan' up fi positive tings an a fi dem music mek Jamaica, Jamaica," he said.
"Whe me a see is that the media not helping youths like Garnett Silk. It is incumbent on media personalities to listen every single piece a music him get before him put it pon air and stop play someting because a certain man do it," he said. "The music is in a rut and is like artiste against positive expression. Mi nuh see some Rasta a do no different from whe Shabba Ranks and Ninja Man used to get bun fah. Because yuh popular, dem jump up fi yuh."
He further added that music did influence people. He said most people in the world were unaware of the existence of either Prime Minister P.J. Patterson or Opposition Leader Edward Seaga but everyone knew Bob Marley. He added that the media needed to highlight the work of singers who did positive music.
"When yuh tell a yute dis and a yute cannot afford wha yuh a talk 'bout what him going to do? Him going to create mischief," Mutabaruka said frankly.
He commented that no one was fighting against music. Rather, people wanted to hear positive expressions. He went on to chastise the disc jockeys for failing to play the work of women.
However, he said his best criticism for last.
"Two a di Rasta dem wha supposed to be righteous, a fi dem song a di most popular song in a nightclub. It so popular so till the girl dem in a club a dance to it... When a man a talk bout 'Pump Up Har PP' wha him mean? Him seh Hail Selassie cock up woman. How Selassie reach in a him bedroom?" he asked.
He closed by asking the Broadcasting Commission to implement more stringent measures to protect the younger generation, since a child only needed to hear a song four times to pass it on to a younger age group.

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In the first case, a man reported he was attacked in the 200 block of Bank Street around 11:20 p.m. Saturday.
Police said the unidentified adult male told them that he was approached by a group of approximately five black males, one of which was armed with a knife.
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Recent studies suggest that the underperformance of IPOs in the post-1970 sample may be a small sample effect or %u201CPeso%u201D problem. That is, IPO underperformance may result from observing too few star performers ex-post than were expected ex-ante. We develop a model of IPO performance that captures this intuition by allowing returns to be drawn from mixtures of outstanding, benchmark, or poor performing states. We estimate the model under the null of no ex-ante average IPO underperformance and construct small sample distributions of various statistics measuring IPO relative performance. We find that small sample biases are extremely unlikely to account for the magnitude of the post-1970 IPO underperformance observed in data.
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The first 13 songs played in Greensboro matched the start of Sunday's Atlanta show.
The first change was "Because the Night" played after "Shackled and Drawn." "Lonesome Day" was played in that spot in Atlanta.
In the encores, Rosie came out for the first time in 2012. "Rosalita" was played in the spot where "American Land" was performed on Sunday.
Greensboro set list (March 19, 2012)
Lights out at 8:12 p.m.
Bruce and the band came out to the stage to James Brown's "Papa' Got a Brand New Bag"
1. We Take Care of Our Own
2. Wrecking Ball
3. Badlands
4. Death to My Hometown
5. My City of Ruins
6. E Street Shuffle
7. Jack of All Trades
8. Seeds
9. Easy Money
10. Waitin' on a Sunny Day
11. The Promised Land
12. Apollo Medley (The Way You Do the Things You Do/634-5789)
13. Shackled and Drawn
14. Because the Night (tour premiere) .... Was an either/or with "Atlantic City" on the handwritten set list.
15. The Rising
16. We Are Alive
17. Thunder Road
18. Rocky Ground (with Michelle Moore)
19. Land of Hope and Dreams
20. Born to Run
21. Dancing in the Dark
22. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (tour premiere)
23. Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
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This would have been done by limiting the current power of the Green Mountain Care Board to regulate the rates that physicians can charge. Some doctors wish to practice independently, and their patients pay the fees and deal with any private insurance re-imbursement themselves. These physicians can reduce administrative burdens and spend more time with patients. They often set fees on a sliding scale, and may also provide free care, so they can serve all kinds of Vermonters. We should be able to choose to see such providers.
These practices are an important component of our health care capacity.
The problem is that the GMC Board has the power to set the rates even of doctors who are not participating in public programs. They could set the rates too low, and undermine the viability of these businesses, especially for specialists. The rates of re-imbursement Medicaid and Medicare are set so low that the cost is shifted onto private insurance, and many doctors are reluctant to take more public patients. Therefore this is potentially a real problem.
So I was just trying to ensure that doctors in private practice outside of public insurance could care for their patients without interference. The House Health Care Committee opposed this amendment on the grounds that it threatened the process of health reform.
My amendment failed.
H.510 is the Transportation Bill that allocates funding to different programs. This year there is also a complex increase in the gas tax. This year more money is needed to match Federal Transportation Funds. In the long run more revenue is needed to fund transportation because the current gasoline tax is applied as cents per gallon, so revenue does not go up when the price of gas goes up. Since prices have been higher, people drive less and buy more fuel efficient cars, and the cents per gallon tax brings in less. However, these justifications for the tax increase are undermined by the fact that revenue has been systematically diverted from the Transportation Fund for other state uses for years. No wonder there is a shortfall now. The net effect of all the changes will be a new sales tax of 4 percent of the price per gallon and the cents per gallon tax will be reduced to 13 cents from 19 cents but indexed to inflation.
So right when gas prices rise, putting pressure on working Vermonters' budgets, the gas tax will rise. Using a gas price of $4 per gallon, we would go from a current tax of 19 cents per gallon to 29 cents per gallon. (Four percent of $4 is 16 cents plus 13 cents.) If you buy 20 gallons of gas a week, that would be $104 in increased taxes a year. When inflation increases, putting on additional financial pressure, the cents per gallon tax would then increase as well.
I worked with other Legislators to amend this bill: 1) to make the tax increase temporary just to meet the Federal match, 2) to eliminate the inflation adjustment, 3) to require restoration of diverted funding streams quickly, and 4) to require a study of restoring the diverted funds to Transportation in the future. All amendments failed. I voted against the bill.
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Destrehan actress Shelley Hennig hits prime time this week. The former "Days of Our Lives" beauty and 2004 Miss Teen USA continues to defy simple luck as a Hollywood actress. Casting agents are taking note these days of Hennig's acting talent.
In January, Hennig announced she was giving up her popular "Days" role as an adventurous party girl. By March, she had won a lead role playing the head of a powerful, prep school witches' coven in a new pilot series on the CW network. The show, "The Secret Circle," debuts Thursday at 8 p.m. on the CW.
Based on L.J. Smith's novels, "The Vampire Diaries," "The Secret Circle" is a coming-of-age show about a group of teenagers who have eagerly awaited the arrival of the character Cassie to complete their circle. Hennig stars as Diana Meade, the leader of the group's coven.
"With their circle complete, the coven is now more powerful than ever," Hennig said. "Diana is a good witch who wants to use her power for good and get to the bottom of what happened to their parents years ago, but she is crossed by others in the circle, who wants to misuse their power."
The complexity of the characters relationships is what attracted Hennig to the script. "What I love about this show is, in the midst of a supernatural show, you have relationships that are real — love triangles, father and daughter, mother and daughter ..., " Hennig said. "You fall in love with the characters. I can promise you each episode will leave you waiting impatiently for the next week's episode. I'm the same way as I wait impatiently for each new script."
Hennig said each episode is full of surprises and suspense.
"My favorite part about this show is that the characters aren't aware yet of what they are capable of, as far as their power goes, and as they learn, problems arise," Hennig said. "Big problems."
Although she misses being on the set of "Days of Our Lives," Hennig said she loves her new co-stars.
"I genuinely love my co-stars. We all feel we are so lucky to be working with one another. Everyone is so talented and such grounded people. We have such a good time on and off screen," she said. " 'Days' was my first television family, and I will never forget my time there nor will I forget the people. When I left it felt like graduating from high school all over again – very bittersweet."
A 2005 Destrehan High graduate, Hennig moved to New York to pursue an acting career after winning Miss Teen USA. She has done modeling, reality television and studied at The School for Film and Television before landing her breakthrough role as Stephanie Johnson on the daytime drama.
She played Stephanie for nearly four years. In 2010, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Younger Actress category.
After deciding to leave Days, she began auditioning during pilot season.
"It was madness," she said. "I auditioned like crazy. It was a very schizophrenic experience, considering I had to prepare and be seven different characters a week. I tested for a few pilots before landing "The Secret Circle," and I'm so glad "Secret Circle" was the one I got."
Hennig said the biggest challenge of going from daytime television to a prime-time series has been shooting outdoor scenes.
"I had never shot anything outside of a sound stage before," Hennig said. "I was so excited to shoot the pilot on location, but I quickly learned why everyone else wasn't as excited as me. I didn't take into consideration that now I would have to deal with weather. That being said, now one of the craziest things I have ever done was shoot outside at night in Vancouver, Canada, for 10 hours in 20 degrees weather under a rain tower and act at the same time."
Hennig shoots five to six days a week with long hours. "I get more than one take to do a scene now, which means we shoot way longer hours than soap operas," Hennig said. "But at the end of the day, it's the same. I'm doing what I love and I'm working with so many amazingly talented people."
And what does Hennig see in her future?
"The day it (acting) is not fun, is the day it's not for me," Hennig said. "Fun doesn't mean it's easy, and I'm OK with that. I'm itching to do comedy, and I have big plans to do that very soon. Also, on the future plan list is a few Saints football game visits."
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does anyone know the lyrics for this little light of mine in spanish. I've done some searching on google and all I could find was this:
Esta luz mia
deja la brillar
a brillar, a brillar, a brillar...
that's great, but I need the verses as well as the chorus. And I'm not sure if those lyrics are right either. Thanks a bunch


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Watermelon Syrup
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Publication Year: 2007
Lexi, a young Mennonite woman from Saskatchewan, comes to work as housekeeper and nanny for a doctor's family in Waterloo, Ontario, during the Depression. Dr. Gerald Oliver is a handsome philanderer who lives with his neurotic and alcoholic wife, Cammy, and their two children. Lexi soon adapts to modern conveniences, happily wears Cammy's expensive cast off clothes, and is transformed from an innocent into a chic urban beauty. When Lexi is called home to Saskatchewan to care for her dying mother, she returns a changed person.
At home, Lexi finds a journal written by her older brother during the family's journey from Russia to Canada. In it she reads of a tragedy kept secret for years, one hat reconciles her early tmemories of her mother as joyful and loving with the burdened woman she became in Canada. Lexi returns to Waterloo, where a crisis of her own, coupled with the knowledge of this secret, serves as the catalyst for her realization that, unlike her mother, she must create her own destiny.
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The Olivers' party was only two weeks away, the day before Halloween. Cammy had invited her sister, Louise, and her brother-in-law, David, as well as the actors she'd met at a party in London a few weeks earlier. The actors were in the middle of rehearsals for a play, called The Greener Pastures, at the Grand Theatre, which was...
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pp. 63-68
The Friday evening before the party was balmy.A sudden warm spell, unusual for this late in October, had come.A good omen for tomorrow night's party. Six of the actors, including Mr.Harrison, had accepted invitations and, after hours of heated discussion with her...
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pp. 69-79
The guests began arriving for the party just as Georgie finished tying the bow of Lexi's starched gingham apron. Both were wearing black waitress dresses with scalloped white collars. They'd spent the last hour primping, now that everything was baked and cooked, or ready to be cooked. They tied Georgie's curls into a becoming...
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pp. 80-88
Lexi slid into the booth at the Cat's Eye Café and waited, her head pounding. She'd phoned Tante Gertie to tell her that she was sick and couldn't come to church. Which was more or less true. When Georgie emerged from the kitchen, carrying a pot of coffee, Lexi tried to smile and curled her fingers into a small...
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pp. 89-92
"Thank you for letting me talk about Daisy," Georgie said. They were down in the fruit cellar, clearing out old jars. "She will be almost two by now. Can't you just imagine her toddling around on pudgy little legs?" Lexi nodded and tried to close her ears to Georgie's words. She didn't want to be talking about this. She'd been trying...
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pp. 93-101
A few days after Christmas, Lexi sat braiding Sally's hair in the kitchen when Dr. Oliver strode in. His eyes were narrow and his mouth was grim. Her first thought was that something had happened to Cammy. She finished tying the ribbons around Sally's braids and told her to go and find Simon. Sally ran at her father's legs. He patted her hair."Good morning,...
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pp. 102-109
For most of the trip she sat huddled in the corner of her seat, shivering and then suddenly feeling hot as she remembered Dr. Oliver's goodbye. But when she closed her eyes to try to remember his kiss, she saw the grim looks of her parents instead. During the last five months in Waterloo, she'd managed to push their faces further and further into the background. Now they were like huge...
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pp. 110-119
"Lexi! Come!" Mama's voice, weak though it was, had an angry edge to it. Lexi scraped the dough off her fingers, squished it into the ball she was kneading, then gave the loaf another small punch before she wiped her hands on her apron. She ran into her mother's bedroom, her heart pounding. Papa, Renate and Maria had gone...
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pp. 120-130
Papa sat in his chair beside the stove the next day and, instead of reading as he usually did, he sawed up a small round birch stick with a handsaw. Hildy hovered excitedly beside him. A can of black paint sat on the kitchen table on top of an old newspaper. All three girls wanted to paint the checkers and, since there were going to be twelve black ones, Lexi said that they could...
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pp. 131-138
The next morning Lexi stood at the stove, stirring the oatmeal for breakfast. She'd gotten up at five-thirty, having tossed and turned for the rest of the night, dreaming of being back on the train, of soldiers running towards their house. She always awoke...
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pp. 139-149
The girls finished sanding the checkers and painted them. Papa had brought home the side of an old cardboard box from school. Maria measured and drew the straight lines and Renate and Hildy carefully coloured them in. The girls then took the checkerboard into Mama's room to show her, and Mama watched while Hildy and Renate played a game on her blankets. Mama smiled and winked...
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pp. 150-155
"Lexi, will you help me finish my dolly's skirt?" "What?" Hildy held out the skirt with its half-finished hem. "I'm stuck. My thread's all used up." Hildy had stitched to the very end of her thread so that the eye of the needle was only half an inch from the hem. Silly girl. When would she ever...
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pp. 156-171
The real world disappeared in the depths of February. Outside, the snow was like the sea, white foam crashing endlessly off their cabin, keeping Lexi off balance and disoriented for days at a time. The temperature was dropping daily. Her boots on the snow were...
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pp. 172-180
She sat on the chair with no back that served as a catch-all in the girls' bedroom and stared out of their one small window. Snowbanks shimmered in the moonlight.Willy's letter lay in her lap.The milky-musty smells and quiet breathing of her sleeping sisters enveloped her as she huddled in the knitted wool blanket she'd draped around her shoulders. She imagined Willy sleeping somewhere...
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pp. 181-198
"Me too! Me too!" squealed Hildy, hopping up and down in the kitchen as Willy swung Renate, his hands under her shoulders. Renate closed her eyes as her brother whirled her around and around. Her feet were almost hitting the table. Hildy hopped another little hop and grinned at Lexi who stood by the sink, washing dishes. Lexi smiled at her little sister...
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pp. 199-212
By the middle of June Lexi and her sisters had soft brown tanned faces and their hair had begun to turn white-blonde, as it did every summer. Sometimes the four girls walked across the field to the cemetery where their Mama was buried and gazed at the slightly raised mound of earth now sprouting tender green shoots of grass. There was no stone. Papa would have one made when he could afford...
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pp. 213-222
For two days after the picnic Lexi and Maria circled each other like wary animals, each unsure of what the other was going to do next.The evening after the picnic, Papa too had been particularly pensive, sitting at the table staring into space. She wanted to say something to him, to register her protest that it wasn't fair, but nothing had come. No one said anything at all about the twenty-five...
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pp. 223-234
For several days after the visit to the bank, the twenty-four dollars and ninety-eight cents burned in her head like a brush fire. Perhaps enough money to cover the train ticket to Waterloo. She watched Maria feeding the chickens, doing the dishes, helping to make the bread, then scribbling in the notebook that...
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pp. 235-241
Dr. Oliver was standing on the platform, with Lexi's telegram sticking out of his shirt pocket.A flower unfolded in her chest, a brilliant thin-skinned poppy like the ones in the Olivers' back garden. It had been the right thing to do, to leave her family and come back here where she was wanted, where she...
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pp. 242-250
Lexi had just finished making the coffee.Dr. Oliver hadn't come down yet and the children would sleep for another hour. "I can't believe you're back, Lex." Georgie bounced through the back door, smiling.Her hair had grown longer and was now an unruly bush that she'd tied up into a messy ponytail with a scarf. She wore a short skirt, a wrinkled blouse and block-heeled...
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pp. 251-258
She heard their voices arguing in their bedroom as she was falling asleep.Dr.Oliver's was like a growl, rising and falling. Cammy whined and then laughed her crazy laugh. Then silence. She heard the thump of a chair, the door being opened and then firmly closed as someone slip-slopped to the bathroom and back. She thought she heard someone turn over in bed but that was...
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pp. 259-261
In the first light of the next morning she could barely open her eyes. Her whole body ached and her bed was drenched with sweat. In the few hours in which sleep had come she had terrible dreams, dreams of dead bodies floating down rivers, hurtling through torrents of water, dreams of blood pouring into the water. In one dream...
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pp. 262-269
Three days later she walked into the garage to take the car out for the first time since she'd returned to Waterloo. She went straight to the car door, unable to look at the corner in the garage where Dr. Oliver had once kissed her. Her hands shook as she inserted the key into the ignition. She took a mighty breath. Her chest was caving...
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pp. 270-274
Standing by the kitchen sink, Lexi took another sip of her coffee. She'd made bacon and eggs for Dr. Oliver and he was wolfing them down. Cammy and the children were sitting at the table as if waiting for a ceremony to begin. Cammy was smoking furiously, stopping every now and then to cough. She glared at Dr. Oliver. "So, I guess that's it," Cammy said in a flat...
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pp. 275-280
"We can take you now,Mrs. Bauer." Aleksandra unlaces her sore fingers and puts the notebook back in her purse. She rises wearily, and tries to match the nurse's quick stride. At seventy-eight she prides herself on the fact that she hasn't let herself go like so many other widows she knows. She's kept her figure. But her underarm on her right side is aching terribly. Lying on the table, as still as she can...
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pp. 281-283
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Print-ISBN-10: 1554580056
Page Count: 280
Publication Year: 2007
Series Title: Life Writing
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Jennings, a 6-foot-1, 169-pound point guard, averages 21.5 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks in scoring. His 5.8 assists also are tops among Bucks players.
In a 129-125 win against Golden State on Nov. 14, Jennings scored 55 points -- the most in a game by a rookie since Earl Monroe had 56 in the 1968 season.
In addition to his ability to put up big scoring numbers, Jennings has impressed Detroit Pistons coach John Kuester with his development at the point.
"(Milwaukee coach) Scott Skiles and his staff have done a great job of making him a point guard," Kuester said. "I'm very impressed with his discipline and how he's seeing the court and recognizing there are opportunities where he is going to score a lot of points, but also making his teammates better."
Jennings had 24 points, three assists, three rebounds and two steals the last time the Pistons and Bucks met, which was just the second game of Jennings' career. The Bucks won that game, 96-85.
The teams face off again Friday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
On Tuesday, the NBA announced that Jennings was the rookie of the month for October/November.
Jerebko 'too valuable' to ride pine
Eventually, when several key players return from injuries, some Pistons players will see a major reduction in minutes.
But Jonas Jerebko will not disappear to the end of the bench even though Tayshaun Prince will get the majority of the minutes at small forward.
"He's going to get an opportunity at the four position also," Kuester said. "He's too valuable to our team right now and brings so much to the plate that he's going to find some time some way in that four position."
Still no love between Artest, Wallace
Ron Artest had some strange things to say in a recent Sporting News article.
In the story, Artest said he sometimes drank alcohol during halftime of games when he was with the Chicago Bulls.
And five years after the brawl at The Palace, he still has no love for Ben Wallace.
''I see Ben, I'm on my guard now,'' Artest said. ''I'm always in the mood to fight him."
Reporters asked Wallace about that comment Wednesday night before the Pistons-Bulls game.
"He said he wants to fight me?" Wallace asked reporters. "Y'all need to test him to see if he's still drinking."


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The New Orleans Saints already parted ways with three of their veterans and it looks like more cuts are coming. Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles are reportedly on the trading block, while Lance Moore tweeted out a goodbye to fans early Friday morning.
The Saints tendered restricted free agent Rafael Bush and appear to be in for a long contract fight after placing the non-exclusive franchise tag on Jimmy Graham.
All this, and free agency is still four days away. It will begin March 11.
So come talk about it Saints fans. Send in your questions via the comment section below, and I'll start answering at 11:15 a.m. I'll answer as many as I can for the next hour.


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The study, released on the institute's Web site in late March, was commissioned by Harbor Shores developers and relied entirely on pre-project assumptions they provided. Any changes to the project's size, activity mix or timeline may substantially alter the economic effect on Berrien County, study authors warned in their introduction.
The assumptions included:
• Building and selling 826 units of housing
• 44,000 square feet of general retail construction
• $70 million for golf course construction
• $40 million for a small boutique hotel
• $125 million for a large hotel with a water park
• $4 million for marina construction over two phases
• $22 million for roads, infrastructure and environmental issues.
The tourism spending projections were based on the assumption the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, now under construction, will offer a unique draw. Economists also factored in an average 65 percent occupancy of 80 rooms at $171 per night in the boutique hotel and 70 percent occupancy for 350 rooms in the large hotel, with water park admission at $245 per night.
Other tourism spending was based on an average of $122 per occupied room per night.
"Our economic impact study was based on the assumption the market does exist for the successful operation of the two hotels including the water park, the golf course, and interest in buying some of the housing units," said senior regional analyst George Erickcek, who led the study. "If those events occur, the employment impact is what we estimated."
Among the assumptions:
• New permanent residents' average household income would be $185,000. Sixty-six percent of that income would be spent locally.
• New second-home owners -- at least 60 to 65 percent of buyers according to Cornerstone Alliance, the regional economic development agency -- would have an average household income of $185,000.
• Second-home owners would spend 25 percent of the year at Harbor Shores and not buy big-ticket items there.
"Therefore, an estimate 8.4 percent of total vacation homeowner household income is expected to impact Berrien County in the form of consumption expenditures," the study concluded.
The first economic gain is assumed to begin this year when $19.4 million is anticipated for total construction spending. None of that will be for residential construction.
The Upjohn Institute projected 418 total jobs to accomplish it -- 315 in construction, 103 indirectly.
If the golf course opens to the public in 2009, the tourism effect will create 18 jobs: half in retail, restaurant, hotel and amusement positions, the other half in related employment. Construction jobs will grow to 457, with an additional 153 indirect jobs.
Construction jobs will peak in 2013, 2014 and 2015, with around 700 employed in each of those years in trades and around 230 in indirect jobs. The number of those jobs declines as construction winds down over the next five years.
The tourism/nonconstruction jobs, on the other hand, are expected to rise to nearly 700 in 2018 and remain near that level. These would include part-time, low-wage retail occupations.
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By Jueseppi B.
Let me say first off, if you are easily offended, you're on the wrong blog.
Let me say second off…..if this offends you…..you might be a dumbass.
You Might Be A Dumbass If…….you invite a douchebag such as Ted Nugent, to The President's State Of The Union Address, thinking some good will result from a low class drugged out washed up has been moron attempting to follow along as a highly educated, diplomatic politician speaks. Maybe Ted will shout out dumb shit, as is his norm, and get escorted from the Chamber by Capital Hill Police, in handcuffs, leg irons and that famous "Silence Of The Lambs" mask.
You Might Be A Dumbass If…….you somehow have talked your twisted mind into believing that Christopher Jordan Dorner is some do gooder, Robin Hood type, fighter against discrimination in the LAPD. Dorner is a mass murderer, a fool on the loose with weapons of mass destruction, a sick twisted individual. I see many misguided idiots who say his methods may be wrong but they understand his actions. Will you understand his action and his methods when he slaughters YOUR family member, loved one or close friend…..to further his cause against the LAPD?
You Might Be A Dumbass If…….you believe drone usage by President Barack Hussein Obama is something new. Drones were first used in war time activities during the year 2001, by that POTUS, who happened to be caucasian. Drones have been used by every sitting President since 2001. So why has drone usage become such a big blown up fake ass issue now? Could it be that we have a Black American POTUS doing what the past caucasian POTUS have done….and it bothers you?
You Might Be A Dumbass If…….you think more guns will solve the problem of more guns being too readily available to Americans. Let me repeat for the slow to comprehend: More guns, to combat more guns, is like fighting a war to achieve peace, or having sex to remain a virgin. It. Don't. Work. If your objective is to make Americans more safe in their daily lives from gun violence, you don't add more guns or arm more people. Unless you believe the way to stop Rattlesnake bites and death from Rattlesnake bites…….is to add MORE Rattlesnakes to your life.
You Might Be A Dumbass If…….you think starting a petition to send to The President Of The United States of America, Barack Hussein Obama, full of suggestions and advice, is intelligent. This man is a Harvard graduate, a man who was President of The Harvard Law Review and is the single most diplomatic and concerned President I've observed in my lifetime. He has a staff of hundreds who advise him. Barack Hussein Obama makes decisions in one hour that you would never make in 12 lifetimes…..yet you believe he needs a petition from the likes of YOU, in order to govern? YOU, who can't make a trip to the grocery store without a grocery list?
You Might Be A Dumbass If…….you voted for Lyin UnFitt Willard Mitt Romney, and still are a GOPretender.
You Might Be A Dumbass If…….you don't believe in global warming.
You Might Be A Dumbass If…….you believe John McCain, Lindsey Graham and other racist caucasian politicians are really, actually concerned with Benghazi, or war or anything concerning America. These current clowns in Congress are just that…..clowns. They shred the U.S. Constitution as they see fit, obstructing government and this current President because this current President is Black. George Dubbya Bush had 57 embassy attacks under his Presidency, with hundreds of causalities. Do you remember any Senate Congressional Hearing? Dubbya Bush used drones exclusively during his 8 year reign of terror as POTUS. Ever hear of any public outcry? Me either.
You Might Be A Dumbass If…….you imagine John Kerry will be any type of decent Secretary Of State. The man has no backbone. Remember 2004's swift-boat attacks against him? If he runs from a bunch of idiot RepubliCANTS….what will he do against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?
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Roster move
To make room for Scott Rolen's activation from the DL, the Reds optioned infielder Chris Valaika to Triple-A Louisville.
Valaika batted .313 since his April 24 call-up. He was 5-for-11 (.455) over his last five games. What stood out for me is how capably he played third base in several games. It's the position he's least familiar with but he handled it well. It gives the Reds another option to consider down the road should they lose Rolen, and/or Juan Francisco to an injury.
The Reds have not activated RHP Jose Arredondo from the DL and he is not on the premises yet. That situation remains murky but I will keep you posted. His rehab assignment ended officially on Tuesday. I am trying to figure out the rules of what must be done with a player after his rehab assignment expires.
**UPDATE — I was told that there is no set rule for a time limit to get a player back on the active roster after a rehab assignment runs out. That being said, I do not expect the Reds to let Arredondo stay idle for very long because it does him little good. And the Reds aren't likely to DFA him because that would be a total waste of rehab/sweat equity they put in with him in 2010 and this year.
Rolen to DL, Valiaka recalled
After waiting a couple of days, the Reds placed 3B Scott Rolen on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left shoulder. Rolen received two injections on his shoulder Thursday and hoped to play after a couple of days.
To replace Rolen, IF Chris Valaika was recalled from Triple-A Louisville. In 14 games for Louisville, Valaika batted .306 with one homer and six RBIs. He played 11 games at second base and two at third base.
Valaika will give the Reds some extra offense. While strong at second base, he has little experience at third base. If Rolen is out long term, it would be a big blow.
Also — OF Fred Lewis' rehab assignment was transfered from Double-A Carolina to Louisville.
Bring forth the Ohio Cup?
Finally, southern Ohio's burden is now lifted. The Reds finally beat the Indians in exhibition baseball with a 7-6 victory on Sunday afternoon.
Last spring out here, Cincinnati was 0-5-1 vs. the Tribe. But don't drink from your homemade Ohio Cups just yet — there are three more spring games left. Of course, there are six more during the regular season. The Reds got the real Ohio Cup in last year's Interleague games.
It's hard to look too much into the results after one day but there was some quick observations.
*Matt Maloney started for Edinson Volquez and looked very, very sharp with two perfect innings. He is trying to earn a spot in the Reds bullpen. One of his fellow contenders for the same bullpen role, Sam LeCure, gave up two hits over two scoreless innings but had four strikeouts.
*Dave Sappelt, who was 3-for-3 in yesterday's scrimmage, sparked the Reds with a long two-run homer to left field. For a 5-foot-9 guy, it was an impressive knock. He's not going to let many pitches get by him, but he was called out on strikes to end the top of the ninth.
*For the guys competing for the bench spots, it was a competitive day. Chris Valaika followed Sappelt and made it back-to-back homers with a shot to right-center field. Chris Heisey started the winning ninth inning rally with a one-out walk and Jeremy Hermida kept it going with a single through the left side.
*Corky Miller (and his mustache) had the biggest hit with the game-winning two-run double off of the right field wall.
*Jose Arredondo made his first big league appearance of any kind in over a year and got the save in the ninth. Although he gave up a leadoff single, Arrendondo got a guy to hit a line drive to Yonder Alonso for a double play.
*On the negative side, young pitcher Donnie Joseph got knocked around for five earned runs, three hits and two walks while notching only one out in the seventh.
Overall, Dusty Baker was happy with the game.
"We looked pretty good," Baker said. "Joseph got roughed up a little bit. He was probably a little nervous. He left some balls down over the heart of the plate after he got a little wild. Other than that, everybody looked pretty good. We played good defense, ran the bases well and had some timely hitting. Our young guys came back and won it for us late."
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Thursday afternoon notes
Today was day two of the live BP between Reds pitchers and Reds hitters.
Among those that threw included Dontrelle Willis, Francisco Cordero, Johnny Cueto, Bronson Arroyo, Edinson Volquez, Nick Masset and Jose Arredondo. Willis threw well and at one point struck out Yonder Alonso with a pretty nifty curveball.
Drew Stubbs cleared the fence hitting against Arroyo. Todd Frazier took Cueto deep over the left-center field wall with a hearty blast. Juan Francisco hit a booming homer to right field against Volquez.
Being so early in camp, don't read too much into the results — positive or negative. Some of the hitters in were told what pitches were coming by the pitchers. It's purely a get work in session under simulated game conditions.
I tried to get video of live BP today and yesterday but the quality was poor. I flunked out of videographer school.
*Other drills included pitchers fielding their position and throwing to different bases based on varying situations devised by coach Chris Speier.
*It was reported, and I confirmed, that 1B prospect Yonder Alonso switched agents recently. Alonso is now represented by Dan Lozano, who also happens to be the agent for Joey Votto.
*Speaking of Votto, he was feeling under the weather yesterday and not so great today with an upper respiratory issue. However, Votto was cleared to participate in the workout after being seen by the medical staff.
*For MLB.com/Reds.com stories — there will be a feature on outfield prospect Dave Sappelt. He moved quickly last season and earned two promotions and ended in Triple-A — partially on need but mostly because of performance.
"He's a very exciting player," Triple-A Louisville manager Rick Sweet said. "He's aggressive. He swings the bat, puts the ball in play and runs. I would say the biggest thing is he creates havoc. He makes things happen. One thing about him is he's not a low-key sit back and watch the at-bat player. He knows what he's going to do and what's going to happen."
*In yesterday's live BP, Jerry Gil's velocity was hard not to notice. Gil, the former infielder that converted to pitching in 2008, can reach 97 mph.
"I feel way better than when I started pitching my first couple of years," Gil said on Thursday. "I felt like my arm was going to fall apart. It hurt a lot in the beginning. But I got used to it and now I feel better. I thought pitching would be easy but it's not that easy. You have to work hard."
*Infielder Chris Valaika is trying to make the club as an extra player. Sitting on a bench could hamper his overal development if he's not hitting every day, but Valaika felt it was something he could handle.
"That's definitely a tradeoff," Valaika said. "Getting your at-bats and playing every day is important for development. But just being in the big leagues and learning from Edgar [Renteria] and Miguel [Cairo] – guys that have been there and done that – I think that's important as well."
I'm getting an off day on Friday and will not be around the complex. Be sure to check for stories from colleague Barry Bloom, who will be on the case.
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Cabrera not better, Valaika?
This is from Dusty Baker, who updated the situation with SS Orlando Cabrera.
Q Can you give us an update on Orlando Cabrera and if he isn't able to go tomorrow, will you look to replace him on the roster?
DUSTY BAKER: We're waiting to see him now. Actually, he called my trainer and said he wasn't any better, and it's been bothering him for a while now. Then he'll get better and then it bothers him again.
I think it's going to be tough for him to play and it's tough for us, too. We have to make a decision, of course, but it's tough for us to anticipate, is he going to be well by tomorrow. We're going to wait as long as we can to see, but it's tough for us to play short, too, which we did a lot this year.
We had a pool of guys that went to Arizona for this situation. So Chris Valaika is coming here, so if Orlando can go or is available, he'll go. If not, then we'll put Valaika. But the thing about it, if we do that, then Orlando isn't available for this round. And but we got to get to this round before we get to the next round?
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Postgame: New plan for Leake?
Reds pitcher Mike Leake was hammered in his second relief appearance during the 16-5 loss to the Giants. Leake entered in the fifth when it was 7-5 and let the game get away during a six-run inning.
Out of eight batters faced, Leake retired one. He allowed six hits and a walk with two homers.
This could very well be the end of the line this season for Leake. After 22 starts before his move to the bullpen, the rookie's ERA was 3.78. It's climbed to 4.21 over 139 innings following two relief appearances.
"We're addressing that now," manager Dusty Baker said. "He's getting hurt mostly on his slider and sinker. His sinker is not sinking as good. And his slider isn't rolling. It's not as sharp."
If it's not the end for the season, the club could try resting him until rosters expand Sept. 1, which might require sending him out for a week. After all he's done for the team as a starter, I'd expect the club will try to think over every possible scenario to keep him pitching while also protecting him.
One positive note —
*Freshly called up Chris Valaika delivered a lined pinch-hit single to center field in his big league debut. Valaika played the rest of the game at shortstop and went 1-for-2.
Other quotes from postgame —
"They beat us up good." — Dusty Baker
"I'm not going to take anything away from them. They're playing great. They outplayed us. They're swinging the bats well. We're on a good road trip right now. We're 5-3 on the road trip right now and have a chance to come back tomorrow. It might not be what we want for the series, but if we can catch tomorrow, we end up with a great road trip." — Scott Rolen
"They came out swinging, put some runs up on me early and a few more late. It wasn't my night. It seemed like every ball fell in for them. They hit some hard balls and they hit some that found some holes." — Travis Wood, who gave up seven runs and seven hits over four innings.
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Edmonds to DL, Smith to AAA
The moves are official — INF Chris Valaika and RHP Sam LeCure were called up from Triple-A Louisville.
OF Jim Edmonds was placed on the 15-day DL with a strained right oblique.
RHP Jordan Smith was optioned to Louisville.
Valaika will wear No. 3.(118g, .304, 28 2b, 3 3b, 4hr, 53rbi, 3sb)
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Valaika, LeCure Bay Area bound
The Reds have revealed nothing yet about planned moves Tuesday but Triple-A Louisville has when they announced that INF Chris Valaika and RHP Sam LeCure were called up.
LeCure, normally a starter, will provide some bullpen protection for the next couple of games.
This will be Valaika's first MLB call-up. In 118 games for the Bats, he is batting .304 with four homers, 53 RBIs and a .330 OBP.
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Monday morning notes
If you're wondering what's next for Aroldis Chapman, he is scheduled to throw in the bullpen today. His next camp milestone, however, should come Thursday when he appears in the Reds intrasquad game.
The list of pitchers that are to appear is as follows:
Harang, Bailey, Chapman, Del Rosario, Smith, Ondrusek, Smit, Valiquette, Viola.
*Bill Bray, working his way back from Tommy John surgery, is up to 40 pitches off of a mound in the bullpen. He probably won't be ready to pitch when games start. The club isn't rushing him.
*Todd Frazier has a bat that will force his way to the Majors someday soon. But exactly where remains the big mystery. Originally a shortstop, Frazier has worked out all over the diamond this spring and has played multiple positions since he was Drafted in 2007.
"He's an interesting guy," manager Dusty Baker said. "He can play all over and he has a really good bat. Hopefully at some point in time, we can settle on a steady position for him."
Besides having established veterans at the big league level at every infield spot, the Reds have prospects on their way. Chris Valaika is a potential future second baseman. Zach Cozart is a future shortstop. Juan Francisco is a third baseman in waiting and as mentioned in the previous blog post,
Yonder Alonso is waiting at first base. Chris Heisey is nearing the Majors as a corner outfielder.
"There's somebody coming at almost every position," Baker said. "We're trying [Frazier] at every position in case we use his value in that way."
With Spring Training, the daily workouts usually begats the itch for exhibition games to start. But that's mostly the writers who want to see something different. Baker wasn't in a rush for camp to move any quicker.
"We still need to get some work in," he said. "we didn't get some fundamentals in because of the weather. We have cutoffs and relays today. We want to get some fundamental stuff in there."
*And a public congratulations to Hal McCoy, who will be joining Fox Sports Ohio to cover the Reds. He will be writing stories on line for their web site and also appearing on pre-game and postgame shows. When Hal told me last week of his plans, I was naturally excited for him.
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The postseason has kept the news largely focused on the teams still playing and those with managerial vacancies. The Reds have been largely under the radar.
Some stuff to think about in the coming weeks:
The 40-man roster has to be set by Nov. 20. Among the prospects that will need protection are Chris Heisey, Travis Wood and Chris Valaika. Players drafted and signed at age 19 or older get four years in the minors before they have to be protected on a 40-man roster. The wait is five years for players taken at age 18 or younger. That means the Reds can wait one more year on Todd Frazier, who taken out of college in 2007.
"We're in the process on developing a plan," Reds GM Walt Jocketty said on Thursday. "We have a number of players to protect on our 40-man roster, which means we have a lot of tough decisions on guys to keep on the roster or not."
The $8.5 club option ($1M buyout) must be exercised or declined on catcher Ramon Hernandez. That doesn't have to be decided until soon after the World Series. My take: the Reds won't pick up the option but will try to re-negotiate for a lower-priced deal.
The shortstop situation is still fluid. Look for the Reds to scan the trade market.
Here are some other key dates:
Dec. 1, 2009
Last date for former Club to offer their free agents salary arbitration to receive compensation.
Dec. 7-10, 2009
Winter Meetings, Indianapolis. The Rule 5 Draft is Dec. 10 before everyone bugs out.
Dec. 12, 2009
Tender deadline
I was out of town when Bryan Price was named the pitching coach on Saturday. It sounds like a decent hire to me. Price was in Arizona with Brandon Webb and Dan Haren (and Micah Owings) and was in Seattle when young ace Felix Hernandez came to the Majors.
Jocketty liked Price's ability as a teacher of young pitchers that can also handle the veterans well.
"He has experience teaching at the minor league level as a coordinator and coach and he's had success at the Major League level," Jocketty said. "He's not a household name but once people see the work he does and how he relates with the pitchers, they'll see why we liked him."
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Oscoda went 5-0 to capture the Saginaw Valley Lutheran Tournament title.
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If I said what I really wanted to say about this video--in which Miley Cyrus and her buddy make fun of some other manufactured up-and-coming tweenage pop star, I guess because one of them is dating the Jonas brother the other one used to date?--I'd probably be fired.
So I'll just point out instead, that instead of listening to real music made by real people who have had to pour sweat, tears, and actual life hardship into their work, a vast number of little girls and boys, with the blessing of their parents, are growing up thinking that this is what "real" musicians/singers/songwriters/pop stars are. To an old fuddy duddy like me, whose first real tape (other than various Police/Beatles/Coltrane records my brother or Dad lent me) was Nirvana's "Nevermind," an album penned by a guy who eventually shot his face off, seeing people grow up to Miley Cyrus is depressing.
No, you don't have to shoot your face off to make real music, or even necessarily experience serious hardship. But you ought to be something other than created by/part of a corporate brand (I mean we can even probably assume that this video itself is an attempt to create controversy and, subsequently, press for Miley's new record, can't we?). I weep for the children of the future.
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Supplements vs. exercise for heart disease and cancer
Dietary supplements are wildly popular in America, and it's easy to see why. Because few are regulated by the FDA, manufacturers and retailers can assert many benefits and advertise them aggressively.
But are there other ways to gain the benefits claimed for supplements? Diet and exercise can reduce the risk of many serious diseases, especially when both healthy habits are practiced together.
Here's how exercise and supplements stack up with regard to heart disease and cancer.
Possible protection against cancer is one of the leading reasons that people take supplements in general and antioxidants in particular.
The idea has great appeal. In theory, antioxidants should help counter the harmful effects of free radicals, unstable, high-energy, electrically charged molecules that can damage DNA and cell membranes. Cell damage of this sort could increase the risk of cancer and other diseases. Antioxidants such as vitamin E, vitamin C, and members of the vitamin A–beta carotene family can neutralize free radicals, at least in laboratory experiments.
In the 1980s and early '90s, antioxidants became the great hope against both cancer and heart disease. Sadly, they have been a flop against both .Two major randomized clinical trials found that beta carotene actually increases the risk of lung cancer in smokers. A third study reported that vitamin E increases the risk of second cancers in survivors of head and neck cancer. And a 2007 meta-analysis of 68 randomized clinical trials concluded that beta carotene, vitamin A, and vitamin E, singly or in combination, may actually increase the overall death rate in adults.
The role of supplements in prostate cancer is still being studied. Beta carotene may offer some protection against prostate cancer, but only in nonsmoking men who have very low blood levels due to dietary deficiencies. Selenium, a mineral with antioxidant properties, may reduce a man's risk of prostate cancer. And although many men take supplements of soy or lycopene to reduce their risk of prostate cancer, there is no good evidence that they work. Another ingredient of many popular "prostate supplements" is zinc, which may actually do more harm than good.
Folic acid, a B vitamin, may help reduce the risk of colon cancer, at least in women.
Despite flickers of hope provided by a few studies, the authoritative U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has concluded that vitamin supplements do not reduce the risk of cancer.
If supplements won't protect you against cancer, can you walk away from it? Exercise may reduce the risk of certain common malignancies. Exercise also lowers levels of insulin and various growth factors that appear to stimulate the runaway growth of cancer cells.
The evidence is best for colon cancer. More than 50 studies from around the world show that physically active people are less likely to develop colon cancer than sedentary individuals.
Breast cancer is the other big target of physical activity. More than 60 studies suggest that women who exercise regularly can expect a 20% to 30% reduction in the chance of getting breast cancer, possibly because exercise lowers estrogen levels.
Where does that leave men? The prostate is also responsive to hormones, but in this case the driving force is testosterone. Prostate cancer displays much more clinical variability than most other malignancies, and investigations of exercise and prostate cancer have produced widely varying results. More study is needed.
Evidence is also incomplete for lung cancer and pancreatic cancer, with several studies hinting that exercise can help.
Heart disease
Because they were the greatest hope against heart disease, antioxidants have been the greatest disappointment. But an entirely different group of vitamins has also been investigated.
Until recently, folic acid, B6, and B12 were hopeful candidates for cardiac protection. Either singly, in the case of folic acid, or in combination, these three B vitamins can reduce blood levels of homocysteine, an amino acid. Many studies show that high levels of homocysteine are linked to an increased risk of vascular diseases, including heart attacks, strokes, and blood clots in veins.
But randomized clinical trials of B supplements have failed to demonstrate any protection against heart disease. Further study should shed more light on the question; for now, leafy green vegetables and whole grains rate a resounding "yes" for protection against heart disease, supplements a regretful sigh. At present, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force does not recommend vitamins to prevent heart disease.
For heart disease, like cancer, good foods outshine supplements. But one supplement can help. People who eat fish regularly, even just twice a week, enjoy a reduced risk of heart attack and sudden cardiac death.
When it comes to reducing the risk of heart disease, exercise is the hands-down winner. Although the details vary, the vast majority of studies agree that regular exercise is associated with a sharp reduction in heart attacks and cardiac deaths; most cite protection in the range of 35% to 55%. Moderate exercise also lowers blood pressure; when performed regularly, it reduces the risk of developing hypertension. No vitamin even begins to claim that important result.December 2007 update


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Hersheypark is adding another roller coaster to its lineup in 2014.
But before thrill riders get too excited, this one - a gravity coaster - is designed to introduce younger riders to their first coaster experience.
The new coaster's layout is described as a compact oval featuring a midcourse helix, or turn that forms a radius of more than 360-degrees. The ride will hold up to 12 riders in six cars and will be located in the Park's Music Box Way area.
The coaster will join two other new family-oriented rides scheduled to open in May 2014 for the park's 107th season. Those include a Tea Cup Ride - similar to the well-known DisneyWorld ride - and a Happy Swing.
"Guests are always looking for multi-generational rides," said Kathy Burrows, Hersheypark spokeswoman.
The Tea Cup will be located in The Hollow and will include six cups that each hold two adults and two children. Riders will be able to spin their own cups via a wheel inside each cup.
The Happy Swing also will be located in The Hollow. The swing resembles a large bench swing with each side of the swing accommodating up to six riders including a maximum of two adults.
All three rides are designed and built by Zamperla Rides, an Italian-based company.
Hersheypark also is opening a Chickie's and Pete's franchise in the park's Midway America section.
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Marrone, who was vacationing in Nantuckett last week when the incidents occurred, kept to his official stance that Gulley and Sales would be dealt with internally and after all the details of the separate incidents are gathered.
Police said Gulley was stabbed multiple times early Friday during a fight that broke out at a party in the 300 block of Slocum Avenue on the SU campus. Conversations with those attending Big East media day events here Monday did reveal several things:
- Gulley, 19, apparently was stabbed during a fight that errupted after a number of non-students showed up at a party on campus. He suffered stab wounds to the back and arms during the melee.
- The sophomore running back from Akron, Ohio, was released from the hospital over the weekend and is currently recovering with his father, Anthony. He is expected back on campus later this week when players show up for the start of preseason camp Friday, but it isn't clear when Gulley will be back on the playing field.
Sales, 21, was arrested with his older brother, Michael, 25, on Friday night and faces felony drug charges after police found marijuana and 180 Lortab (hydrocodone and acetaminophen) tablets, digital scales, a plastic cup with gin and other baggies in the car.
The younger Sales, a Christian Brothers Academy graduate and starting wide receiver for the Orange, also admitted to drinking alcohol that was found in a cup in the vehicle he was driving. Police said they stopped the car after it went through a red light.
Marrone did say Monday night that he has spoken with Gulley but hasn't yet talked to Sales. He hasn't spoken directly with police regarding either incident, he said.
The coach would not speculate on what disciplinary measures he might take in either case, although in Gulley's situation it appears he was the victim.
Marrone, four SU players and other officials in the football program are here for the annual Big East media day event Tuesday.


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It's time to go shopping. For some of you, you might already be done with your holiday shopping. For the guys out there, don't worry, the 23rd is a long ways away. This year is very big on gadgets and there is nothing a Mac addict loves more than new gadgets. Let's take a look at some cool Apple gadgets and maybe get and idea or two for any empty spots on your gift-giving list.
Most everyone knows that the iPod is the most popular music player out there. If there is someone on your list who doesn't own or has an old iPod badly in need of an update, then there are essentially two iPods to choose from (three if they really want an iPod Shuffle).
If the person on your list wants just a music player then the iPod Nano is ideal. This newly updated iPod is smaller, lighter, and is now equipped with a color touch-screen. It measures a mere 1.48 by 1.61 inches and weighs only .74 ounces. It also has a built-in FM radio with a pause-and-resume feature (15 minute buffer). The Nano is a great music player, but unfortunately it no longer plays back video files. If you need video playback then look at the Touch. The Nano comes in 7 different colors with either 8GB or 16GB of storage and is priced at $149 and $179.
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The ultimate iPod is the Touch. Think of the iPod Touch as an iPhone without the phone (and GPS). While the Touch is easily the best iPod ever, it's actually a mobile computer too. With over 300,000 Apps in the iTunes Store, there is something for everyone. Plus, gaming is huge on the Touch and getting bigger every day.
The new Touch has many of the same features as the new iPhone 4. The latest operating system, iOS4, has added many new features to the Touch. Inside, the Touch has the same super high resolution Retina color display and the new Apple A4 processor. The A4 is what makes the new iPhone 4 and the iPad fast. With built-in WiFi networking, the Touch can easily access the Internet using a full web browser, Safari. Add to this Email, calendars, to-dos, iBooks, and a whole list of other included Apps.
The Touch now has two built-in cameras. One on the back that shoots basic stills (960 x 720 pixels) but more importantly is can shoot 720p HD video at up to 30 frames per second. The front facing camera is more like an iSight web cam and is used with a new App called FaceTime. This is Apple's new video conferencing system. You can FaceTime with anyone with an iPod Touch, iPhone 4, or camera equipped Mac Desktop running the latest Mac OS.
Another cool new Apple product is the updated Apple TV, or Apple TV 2.0. This new little device is much smaller than the original, and much less expensive. The new Apple TV is now a streaming device. The original had an internal hard drive that made it work much like an iPod for your TV. Instead of having to download and store files locally, Apple has decided to do away with any storage and go with a streaming only format.
Most typical Apple TV users won't even miss not having the hard drive. You can still purchase TV shows and movies on your computer (through iTunes) and the new Apple TV can play them from there. Renting TV shows start at only 99 cents. Movies start at $2.99, for standard definition, and $3.99 for HD. Along with content from your computer or renting from Apple, you can stream content from Netflix (requires an account - starting at $7.99/month), YouTube, MobileMe, and Flickr. With the latest iOS updates you can even stream content from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch using AirPlay.
There are plenty of cool gadgets to use with your Mac. Video is definitely a big one. For great HD video in a compact size I like the Kodak Zi8 pocket camcorder. This little recorder looks and works similar to the very popular Flip series, but this one features an external microphone jack. While this might not be a big deal for some, but if you would like to create your own video podcast the ability to use an external mic is crucial. Street price is around $125.
Maybe you don't need a dedicated camcorder. Canon has a truly amazing pocket sized camera called the PowerShot S95. At just under $400 this isn't cheap. For the money it can do things that professionals would die for. There are plenty of manual modes for much more control of the exposure. It can also shoot in RAW mode. RAW is just like it sounds, it's saves the 'raw' version of the photo you shot without any extra processing or compression that other compact cameras perform, usually called jpeg-mode. It has a big sharp LCD display on the back and a 3.8x optical zoom lens. Along with great stills, the S95 can also shoot beautiful 720p HD video.
Now for something a bit boring but still important - BACKUPS. For some, an Apple Time Capsule makes perfect sense. This is Apple's version of external network storage. It is used in conjunction with OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard's Time Machine auto backup system. It is easy to set up and easy to use. The problem is that the 1TB Time Capsule is $300. I prefer a more general-purpose device like the Buffalo Technology LinkStation Live. They have a 1TB network storage drive, with gigabit networking, priced around $125. It is Mac and Time Machine compatible. Of course, it doesn't have built-in WiFi networking, but with the $175 I saved I can buy a great WiFi router and still have money left over.
And lastly, a pair of gloves for someone with an iPhone/iPad/Touch. No, I'm not talking about an ordinary pair of gloves. That would be like the bag of socks you get from your aunt or uncle. I'm talking about high-tech gloves that allow you to keep toasty warm and still be able to use the touch screen on your iOS devices. Agloves come in three sizes. They are black, but said to have small flecks of silver giving it a dark gray appearance. They are available online for about $18.


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Not a bad idea!
Everybody tries to get a piece of the action.
Cable can do that via set-tops, by just plain wiring homes and by converting digital signals back to analog....
Gessner (president of Massillon Cable TV in Ohio and NCTC chairman) proposed a transition plan, called "Save Our Sets," in which multichannel-video providers would hook up anyone who is not a current subscriber free-of-charge and provide, for up to seven years, the primary signals of every TV station.
Broadcast-only consumers would surrender $40 government-issued coupons, meant for them to buy boxes to convert digital signals to analog, to the multichannel provider, like Massillon, which would then return them to the federal government.
In exchange, the multichannel-video provider would receive free retransmission-consent for the local TV stations for seven years.
"We think that's a reasonable trade to make sure that every television station continues to appear on every television set in every home," Gessner said, acknowledging that his plan would need legislation passed to make it work, in terms of retransmission consent.
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Psalm 37:1-8
The Lord promises to give us the desires of our hearts. But many people take this passage out of context, forgetting that their own mindset plays a vital part in bringing it to fruition. As my mother once said, "Where your mind goes, your feet go, so be careful what you think about."
What is your responsibility when it comes to claiming promises from God?
1. Delight yourselves in the Lord (Ps. 37:4). Christians should rejoice in God and desire to walk in obedience. The Lord must have first place in your life before you can claim the promise in this verse.
2. Commit your way to the Lord (v. 5). Allow God to change any aspect of your ambition that is not His will. Remember that when He doesn't answer a prayer as you wished, it is for a reason.
3. Trust in Him (v. 5). God is merciful, all-knowing, kind, and generous. You can trust Him with your hopes and dreams.
4. Rest in Him (v. 7). Resting in the Lord means trusting Him to answer prayers in His timing or transform your aspirations so they conform to His will.
5. Wait upon the Lord patiently (v. 7). Jesus waited three decades before beginning His three-year ministry on earth. According to His example, waiting is one of the key principles of Christian living.
Do your desires align with God's purpose and plan for your life? He longs to give His followers abundant blessings and fullness of joy. So allow your dreams to be conformed to the Lord's will, and follow His guidance faithfully. Only when you surrender to Him will you experience God's best for your life.
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