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Tiny Homes take Hold
On July 7, 2011 By Andrea Chalfin News Dir.
While the 1980s introduced luxurious large homes for middle-income families, the tide is turning, in a big, or rather, small way. Across the country tiny homes are being built, some as small as 65-square-feet. Many are vacation homes, tiny cabins set on a choice piece of land, but some homeowners have turned to tiny homes […]Continue Reading →
The Annual Elk Mating Season
On November 16, 2010 By Andrea Chalfin News Dir.
Many people from all over visit Rocky Mountain National Park every year, but perhaps the busiest time for the Northern Colorado area is in the late summer to fall months. People gather in large numbers to witness what's known as the elk rut. KRCC's Susan Glairon stopped by the park at the end of the […]Continue Reading →
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Lyle Overbay on Mike Carp competition: 'It's not that big of a deal'
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — From the moment he signed a minor league contract with the Red Sox on Jan. 31, Lyle Overbay knew this was coming. The Red Sox mentioned to him then that they would likely be bringing in others to compete for the job of a left-handed hitting first baseman/left fielder to provide more roster depth.
So when he was spoken to by John Farrell and general manager Ben Cherington Wednesday, he was hardly caught off guard when told the Red Sox acquired left-handed hitting first baseman/outfielder Mike Carp from Seattle for a player to be named.
"I think that's big; that shows you how respectful they are," Overbay said. "Ben was the same way. Those type things are just something you are very, very welcome and thankful they're able to do that."
What did Farrell and Cherington tell Overbay?
"Same thing. I knew coming in that they might make a trade," Overbay said. "It's the same thing. If I want to compete and compete and see. It's early. It's not like it's a week from opening day. It's early. It's not that big of a deal."
[Click here to listen to Lyle Overbay address his role on the Red Sox after the trade for Mike Carp.]
As reporters approached his locker Wednesday after workouts, he showed a sense of humor, asking very rhetorically, 'What do you want to talk about?'"
The 36-year-old Overbay says he embraces the competition with the 26-year-old Carp.
"You bring guys in here to win games and to give options because you never know those unknowns. I think that was their biggest thing, was playing the outfield and first base [against right-handed pitching]. I think that's why Nava is taking ground balls at first. I knew all that coming into it. It's not that big of a surprise. I just do what I can and see if I fit. That's all I can do.
"It's got to all work out. I know some of the numbers [matter]. I know John has to feel comfortable with four outfielders if he goes with me, that kind of thing. Those are little things when it comes down to it. I have to show I can perform so it's yes and no."
Overbay says he's not concerned that he signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox, making his potential release relatively painless for the team. Additionally, Carp comes into camp automatically on the 40-man roster (Ryan Kalish was moved to 60-day DL to make room) while Overbay is simply on a minor league invite to big league camp with no 40-man spot guaranteed.
"I haven't even thought about that really," Overbay said. "I think it might. It just depends. I don't want to sit here and say that yeah, 'that works out for him.' He's got to come in here and prove it, too. I think it is [about] how it all works out and make sure everything works out.
I'm going to go out there and do what I have to do to get ready for the season. I think they know that. There's things you can look at, your bat speed, all those kind of things that don't really pertain to the numbers and getting hits. It's approach and having good at-bats. That's what I'm worried about because I've had spring trainings where I've been aggressive, trying to get that hit, and I go into the season and I struggle because I'm not ready for that off-speed and all that. They know that so as long as we're communicating. They what kind of good at-bats and swings [look like]."
What it really comes down to for Overbay is making the best possible case he can beginning this weekend with the start of spring training games.
"I think they have a pretty good idea," Overbay said of his career numbers of .270/.353/.791 OPS in 12 big league seasons. "It's just a matter of making sure of what I've got. I have my track record but I have to make sure that track record is there [in spring training results]. I think that's what they're looking for."
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Anthony Weiner's New Career: Restaurateur?
Now that he's lost his place in politics, Anthony Weiner has taken up… cooking?
The disgraced former Democratic Congressman from New York City is lending his support to Rockaway Restoration Kitchen, a new non-profit restaurant and job training center, according to the Rockaway Times.
The new eatery will serve up healthy nosh and offer food service training for disadvantaged residents of Rockaway, a neighborhood in New York City devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
Down on his luck politically, Weiner is now trying to give a leg up to struggling New Yorkers. The non-profit plans to train up to 150 unemployed residents each year who struggle to keep jobs because of jail time, health problems, or drug abuse, according to its website.
Though Weiner is not publicly associated with the restaurant, he has apparently been working behind the scenes to find the eatery a space to call home.
The non-profit restaurant is also seeking an executive director, though Weiner does not appear to have taken that job.
Weiner resigned from Congress in 2011 after it became known that he was sending sexually-explicit photos and messages to younger women online. He later attempted a political comeback in the 2013 New York City mayoral race, but was forced to eat crow after further explicit messages came to light.
The restauranteur streak seems to run in the family — Weiner's brother owns two restaurants in New York City – though this seems to be Weiner's first attempt in the food service industry.
But others have tried to yoke his name to food before. An Illinois hot dog company announcedin August 2013 that it would begin selling a new brand of hot dogs called "Carlos Danger Weiners," named after the alias Weiner used in his online escapades.
No word yet on whether Weiner's new restaurant will be serving frankfurters.
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Injured Teen Wrestler Uses iPad For School
PITT COUNTY - Hugo Rubirosa, 17, is using skype to communicate with his teachers and classmates during school.
Due to the limited mobility in his hands he has to use a special pen to touch the screen.
"I can't actually direct [my fingers] to do anything," Rubirosa said.
Hugo said seeing them on skype makes him feel like he's really in school.
"The other day my teacher had me reading a book in class. We had different parts to read because it was a play," Rubirosa said.
The Jacksonville High School student was hurt in a wrestling match back in January.
He remembers what happened that day.
"When we hit the ground I just kinda laid there. I couldn't move. I could only feel my neck and my head," Rubirosa said.
Rubirosa was brought to Vidant Medical Center because his injuries were so severe.
Now three months later, Hugo said he is coming along with his recovery.
"Things are going pretty good. I have therapy every day and they do various things with me to strengthen my arms, trying to get my sitting balance straight. They basically try to work the muscles that aren't working. They are trying to make them stronger and try to make them do something," Rubirosa said.
His mom, Maria Rodriguez said it was hard when the doctor gave her the news.
"He told me straight up Hugo only had a 5 percent chance of living. I passed out. I felt a lot of pain in my heart," Rodriguez said.
Hugo knows he has a long road ahead.
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And people say women have a shoe obsession. A new San Antonio Spurs player (just traded from Portland) is building a separate house to hold all of his shoes.
And people say women have a shoe obsession. A new San Antonio Spurs player (just traded from Portland) is building a separate house to hold all of his shoes.
Gilbert Arenas, onetime marksman, has still got game.
Rumors of a Space Jam sequel are gathering steam, following news that LeBron James has inked a significant entertainment partnership with Warner Bros.
Have MVP trophy, will travel.
Finals MVP Andre Iguodala scored 25 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Cavaliers, 105-97, in Cleveland in Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals to clinch the Bay Area franchise's first title since 1975.
Despite having played nearly 100 games already during this grueling NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors still need four more wins to claim the title. The 2015 NBA Finals start Thursday, June 4, in Oakland. Here's a preview of what to expect.
All eyes will be on Steph Curry when his Golden State Warriors play for the NBA title, but they ought to be on his daughter.
Riley Curry delivers an entertaining rendition of Big Sean's "Blessings" during her father Stephen Curry's NBA postgame interview.
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text: Home- About- Colgate at a Glance- Strategic Planning- Strategic Planning Process- Global and International Initiatives Working Group on Global and International Initiatives This group discussed ways to advance Colgate's global and international focus by coordinating and prioritizing existing initiatives, and exploring possible new programs to advance the university. Menu Menu Members Co-chair: Eliza Kent, Associate Professor of Religion and Asian Studies Co-chair: Nicole Simpson, Associate Professor of Economics Tim Byrnes, Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the Benton Scholars Jeanne Follansbee, Member of Colgate's Board of Trustees and Director of Studies and Senior Lecturer, History and Literature, Harvard University Yukari Hirata, Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures Christina Khan, Assistant Dean and Director of International Student Services Ellen Kraly, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, member of Advisory and Planning Committee David McCabe, Professor of Philosophy Drew Porter, Budget Analyst Andy Rotter, Charles A. Dana Professor of History, member of Advisory and Planning Committee View Report Working group on global and international initiatives draft report, March 17, 2013 (Colgate e-mail login required) Next Steps At the end of the spring 2013 semester, the Advisory and Planning Committee (APC) approved a working group of faculty in language and literature departments, under the leadership of Arts & Humanities division director Mary Ann Calo, to examine ways to raise the profile of language, literature, and culture studies at Colgate. The APC and senior leadership will address the seven recommendation areas of the report. Executive Summary Mindful of the many great efforts at globalizing campus over the past five years, the working group began by reviewing several related past reports, including the Task Force on Internationalization report (September 2011), the Ad Hoc Committee on International Students (May 2011), the draft report of the Off-Campus Study Committee (August 2009), the report on language requirements at peer institutions prepared for the Core Curriculum Revision Committee (February 2008), and the International Studies Institute report (2006). We met 12 times as a group from October to February. For the first month, we broke into three teams which met separately to consult with relevant members of the campus community and discuss clusters of related issues: Study abroad/service learning/internships Curriculum/foreign language/international research International students/faculty/alumni Over the winter break, we drafted a report of our findings and recommendations, and revised each section of it during our group meetings during the spring. We distributed a draft of the report to the entire faculty and convened two faculty fora on March 5 and 7, 2013 to invite feedback. Our final report was presented to the faculty Academic Affairs Board (March 20), at the April Faculty Meeting (April 1) and to the Board of Trustees (April 5). FULL REPORT (COLGATE E-MAIL LOGIN REQUIRED) Original Charge to the Committee Colgate has a long-standing and strong tradition of off-campus study groups, and we are committed to broadening the international offerings available to our students through an expansion of Colgate-approved study-abroad programs. Campus initiatives, curricular, co-curricular, and research-based, have already made globalization a reality on campus; the challenge to this working group was to coordinate and to prioritize. In what ways can language and culture study be encouraged, given current and future technologies? How can the new Colgate study-abroad options best be developed alongside study groups? How can international students be supported and their contributions enhanced? How could the curriculum more fruitfully allow for global/international studies? This working group was asked to consider initiatives already underway and to look ahead to additional international and global initiatives that could help Colgate's educational mission at a dynamic period of peril and opportunity for liberal arts institutions. About Colgate at a Glance Strategic Planning Strategic Planning Process Feedback University Mission Statement Goals of a Colgate Education Colgate's Origins Maps and Travel Options Colgate Campus About Hamilton, New York The People of Colgate Facilities at Colgate ColgateX RELATED LINKS Intellectual Engagement INTELLECTUAL ENGAGEMENT Collaborative research by highly regarded faculty is a Colgate trademark. Off-Campus Study OFF-CAMPUS STUDY Colgate has one of the most robust off-campus study programs in the country. Career Services CAREER SERVICES Staff members and dedicated alumni play a key role in students' career exploration. Lucky 13 LUCKY 13 Find out why 13 is the most popular number on campus.


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Now, we're looking for a new home starting on April 4. We may be at a new location, but you'll still be able to pick up our program by going to www.qualityplustech.com or by going out to www.stickyminds.com. And I'd like to promote some training that my company is having. We are going to be having Function Point Analysis for Web-based Software, Function Point Validation, Function Point Basics, and our newest course which is offered in conjunction with the Department of Defense, Practical Software Measurement. Those are going to be offered in MacLean, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; and Seattle, Washington, over April, May and June. So, go off onto our Web site, take a look at the public training, and you'll see the dates and registration forms to sign up.
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CAROL: Thank you.
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Pets at Rest: A Visit to the Pet Cemetery
On November 9, 2010 By Noel Black
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A bronze statue of Rosa Parks is delivered to the U.S. Capitol's Memorial Door by a crane in Washington on Friday.
More than half a century after she sat defiantly on an Alabama city bus, Rosa Parks will stand in the U.S. Capitol.
President Barack Obama, congressional leaders and more than 50 of Parks' relatives were expected to take part Wednesday in the unveiling of a 9-foot statue of Parks in Statuary Hall, making her the first black woman to be so honored.
On Dec. 1, 1955, Parks, then a 42-year-old seamstress, broke the law by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a packed bus in Montgomery.
Her arrest touched off a 381-day boycott of the bus system, a seminal moment in the civil rights movement. In 1956, the Supreme Court banned segregation on public transportation.
Parks died in October 2005 at age 92. Six days later, she lay in honor in the Capitol Rotunda. The next month, President George W. Bush directed Congress to commission a statue of Parks for the Capitol.
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Lipid Clinic
The Providence Lipid Clinic helps patients manage their cholesterol to reduce the risk of heart disease. At the request of the attending physician, patients with lipid disorders will be enrolled in the Lipid Clinic. The process will include patient assessment, patient and family teaching, referral to other disciplines such as the clinical dietitian as needed, ongoing monitoring of patient compliance and follow-up lab work.
The Lipid Clinic nurse will meet with the patient. Topics to be addressed at the initial interview will be identification of the particular dyslipidemia, risk factors, assessment of current diet and exercise, and lipid lowering medications the patient is currently taking. If an initial lipid profile has been done the patient will be given the results as a baseline and goals for all lipid values will be set.
Patient teaching will be done by the Lipid Clinic nurse directed to the age and specific learning needs of the patient. Where possible family members will be included in the education process. The nurse may utilize videos, pamphlets from the American Heart Association and other sources, and medication teaching sheets specific to the patient dyslipidemia and treatment plan. Patients will be referred to the dietitian and cardiac rehab as needed.
A written plan for the achievement of Clinic goals will be provided to the patient following the initial enrollment visit. Lipid profiles, liver profiles and other lab work will be performed per physician order. Medication changes may be made per physician order as well. The patient will be notified of lab results and treatment changes by telephone or office visit.
Patient follow-up for lab work will be monitored and patients notified by telephone or letter. Patients will be discharged from the Lipid Clinic upon reaching clinic goals or by physician's order. All Lipid Clinic records will be maintained by Providence Medical Records Department upon discharge from the Lipid Clinic.
About Lipids
Lipids is the scientific name for fatty substances. Cholesterol and triglycerides are two kinds of lipids carried through the blood. In order for cholesterol to move easily throughout the body, it is packaged with a protein. These protein packages are called lipoproteins. Two different kinds of lipoproteins – low density and high density – are used to assess your risk of heart disease.
Low-Density Lipoproteins
Low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) contain most of the cholesterol in the blood. They carry cholesterol to body tissues, including the coronary arteries. The cholesterol found in LDL is considered most responsible for the formation of plaque, a fatty substance that builds up on the walls of the arteries. The plaque formation eventually can lead to a heart attack or atherosclerosis. This is why the cholesterol in these particles is often called "bad" cholesterol. High levels of LDL increase the risk of heart disease.
High-Density Lipoproteins
HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol) helps to prevent arteries from becoming blocked due to LDL (the bad cholesterol). It does this by "hauling" away the excess cholesterol lining the walls of our blood vessels, then bringing it back to the liver for reprocessing. This in turn helps to keep arteries clear. And, if levels of HDL are high enough (a level of 40 and above in males, 50 and above in females), it can also decrease risk for a heart attack. For every one-point increase in HDL, there is a 3 percent decrease in a person's risk of suffering a fatal heart attack.
Triglyceride is another type of fat. Fat is an important source of energy and provides essential nutrients for health. Some of the triglycerides in your body come from the fat you eat. Your body also makes triglycerides when you consume more calories than you need from carbohydrates, proteins, and alcohol. The same lipoproteins that transport cholesterol also move triglycerides to cells where they are needed. High triglycerides are associated with an increased risk for heart disease, especially when HDL levels are low.
Lifestyle Modifications
- Exercise – Just 20-30 minutes of aerobic exercise on most days of the week can jump-start your HDL in the right direction
- Break the tobacco habit – Quitting smoking can raise your HDL levels significantly.
- Lose weight – Losing just 10 pounds can increase your HDL. Aim for a weight loss goal to achieve a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or below
- Choose the better fat – Minimize the saturated and trans fats in your diet. These substances increase the bad cholesterol while decreasing your good cholesterol. Instead, switch to products containing unsaturated fats (olive, canola, flaxseed, etc.). These may raise your HDL levels. However, this is not a free fatty-pass, because we still have to watch the calories!
- Cut back on simple carbohydrates – Cakes, cookies and highly processed cereals and breads are high-glycemic foods that can lower your HDL and raise the levels of another fat in your blood stream, triglycerides.
- Drink alcohol in moderation, with a caveat – Alcohol should not be considered medicine—if you don't drink, don't start—but some studies have found mild alcohol consumption (one drink per day for women, two for men) can raise HDL by up to four points. Important caveat: Alcohol may be harmful to those with liver or addiction problems. In these cases, the risks certainly outweigh the benefits.
- Feast on cold-water fish – Eating salmon, mackerel or other fish from icy waters several times a week can have a very positive effect on your HDL levels. They contain omega-3 fatty acids, which may help to explain their health benefits.
- Add fiber – The soluble fiber found in fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains might boost your HDL.
- Avoid anabolic steroids – These decrease your HDL levels, in addition to all their other potential health dangers.


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Apparently we are supposed to excuse Seth McFarlane's misogyny and racism on the grounds that he was being funny, and sending up Hollywood stereotypes, and it was edgy and really we should admire him for being so transgressive.
Here's what Echidne of the Snakes had to say about his monumental fail.
I think MacFarlane wanted to shock. That's why the built-in false-angry reactions by a few of the women mentioned in the song. We are supposed to admire his gall at shocking those famous actors and being naughty while doing so. Except that jokes about boobs or talking about boobs or pictures about boobs are not shocking. They are boringly universal and impossible to avoid on the Internet. There's nothing subversive about such jokes. Indeed, they are as traditional as white sliced bread and Miracle Whip.
So what would something really subversive and transgressive look like at the Oscars? Something that really set out to subvert the dominant structures, and speak truth to power?
There is so much material. Here's a suggestion. What about a song based on the Bechdel test? As it turns out, just three of the nine pictures nominated for best picture at the 2013 Oscars pass the Bechdel test, and even then, some of those three movies only scrape in by meeting the technical requirements of the test. And those standards aren't even very high: all a movie needs to do to pass the test is to have two or more female characters, who have names, who have a conversation, that is not about a man.
I can imagine a great routine based on parodying movies that don't pass the Bechdel test. And I can imagine senior movie makers squirming in their seats as they are called out for their on-going insistence that women don't matter, or that they only matter as accessories to men. That would be speaking truth to power.
And you could run a similar routine with respect to people of colour in Hollywood movies. That would be very telling indeed. How many mainstream Hollywood films have characters played by people of colour, with names, who have a conversation, that is not about a white person. Even The Help struggles to pass this one.
Of course, you would have to do a bit of thinking, and a bit of research, to carry these routines off. And you would be in danger of offending people who have power in the industry you work in. But that would be truly subversive and edgy humour.
Also, before you say, "Can't you take a joke?", the answer is, as I said to my lovely friend Megan, "Yes. I can. But this wasn't a joke." There's a reason why "Can't you take a joke?" is the centre block in anti-feminist bingo.


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Witchy festivals, coming right up!
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A new year has begun, and with it, a new calendar of witchy and Pagan festivals crops up. There are two important conferences I'll be attending next month, so if you'd like to meet me at either of these for advice on submitting book proposals to Llewellyn, or just to say hello, please let me know!
First of all I'll be at PantheaCon in San Jose, California, from Feb. 12-15. This is a huge hotel event, and the hotel has been booked solid for months; however, if you're interested in attending, there may still be space at the overflow hotels nearby. Attending will be authors Z Budapest, Amber K and Azrael Arynn K, Deborah Blake, Donald Michael Kraig, Kenny Klein, Gus diZerega, Brandy Williams, Ruth Barrett, Lon Milo DuQuette and many, many more. This year, for the first time ever, I will not be giving a presentation or hosting a panel discussion; but this will give me more time to actually have meetings with authors who are interested in publishing with Llewellyn. If that describes you, please let me know you're interested in arranging a meeting.
The next weekend I'll be almost clear across the country, but not quite, attending ConVocation in Detroit, Michigan. This is another booked-up hotel event, but again there are overflow hotels, and if you live in Michigan, you could always drive in for just one day over the weekend and pay the daily rate instead of the weekend rate. The dates are February 18-21. Presenting at this event will be authors Michelle Belanger, Andrieh Vitimus, Mya Om, and Raven Kaldera among many others. At ConVocation I will be giving my presentation on "Book Publishing 101" for those who are curious or would like to get into the business of writing books. The theme this year is The Tower, and they put on a great masquerade ball!
If February get-togethers are not your thing (brrr!) you do have the summer to look forward to. Consider Circle Sanctuary's 30th annual summer solstice festival, Pagan Spirit Gathering! PSG will take place June 20-27 at a camping location in Missouri. If you register by March 4th you can get the discounted registration price; otherwise, the deadline is June 4. Deadline for presentations is May 1. The full line-up of presenters has not been posted yet, but will include T. Thorn Coyle, Jason Pitzl-Waters, and Selena Fox.
Don't worry, we'll be posting more festivals as they come up, but if you'd like to leave information about your favorite Pagan gatherings in the comments section, feel free!


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Community meal is a success in Greenville
GREENVILLE —Although the Greenville community meal had fewer people than expected, the event still served its purpose of helping those who go without during the holidays.
The meal began three years ago when Greenville Public Schools Director of Student Services Linda Van Houten had a family approach about getting meals for children, who – at the time – received free breakfast and lunch at school, when school was not in session.
In 2011, the community meal served about 150 people who needed a good meal during the holiday season.
"(This year) we had about 85 – lower than expected," Van Houten said. "But, I was still really pleased with the turnout."
Many volunteers, such as alumni, churches, students and more, volunteered their time and resources to help make the event successful.
"I continue to be so thankful for all the volunteers and the many, many people that donated to the meal," Van Houten said. "It amazes me how our community and the school staff always step up to the challenge."
Not only did people and their families receive a satisfying meal, groceries also were sent home with people who attended the meal to help get them through a couple of days.
"Overall, I was very happy with the meal as it went really smoothly and I think we were able to help some families in our community," Van Houten said.


text: HOUSTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Copano Energy, L.L.C. (NASDAQ: CPNO) today announced the commencement of a public offering of 4,500,000 common units representing limited liability company interests in the company. Copano also intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 675,000 additional common units if the underwriters sell more than 4,500,000 common units in the offering. Copano intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, including the proceeds from any exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional common units, to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under its revolving credit facility and expects to use the increased borrowing capacity as needed for capital projects, acquisitions, hedging, working capital and general corporate purposes. Barclays Capital, BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank Securities and Wells Fargo Securities are joint book-running managers for the offering. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and RBC Capital Markets are acting as joint lead managers of the offering. An investor may obtain a free copy of the prospectus by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. When available, a copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to this offering may also be obtained from the underwriters as follows: Barclays Capitalc/o Broadridge Financial Solutions1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717Email: email@example.com: (888) 603-5847 BofA Merrill LynchAttn: Prospectus Department4 World Financial Center New York, NY 10080Email: firstname.lastname@example.com J.P. Morganc/o Broadridge Financial Solutions1155 Long Island Avenue Edgewood, New York 11717Telephone: (866) 803-9204 Morgan StanleyAttn: Prospectus Dept.180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor New York, New York 10014Email: firstname.lastname@example.com: (866) 718-1649 Deutsche Bank SecuritiesProspectus Department Harborside Financial Center100 Plaza One Jersey City, New Jersey 07311Email: firstname.lastname@example.com: (800) 503-4611 Wells Fargo SecuritiesAttn: Equity Syndicate Dept. 375 Park Avenue New York, NY 10152Phone: (800) 326-5897Email: email@example.com The common units will be offered and sold pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


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New York's Latino Evangelicals Consider the Presidential Candidates
New York, NY —
The rhetoric about illegal immigration among Republican presidential candidates is eroding Latino support for the GOP, even among conservative Latino Christians. As part of the occasional series "Feet in Two Worlds", Lorenzo Morales, a reporter with El Diario/La Prensa, reports on New York's more than 50-thousand registered Latino Evangelical voters and the impact they could have on this year's presidential contest.
Feet in Two Worlds is a project of the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School, linking public radio and ethnic media, and reporting on New York's immigrant communities.


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This video gives you a sense of just how much damage the Japanese tsunami has done to electronics production, including that of Sony [SNE], now thought to be the supplier of future camera modules for the Apple [AAPL] iPhone 5. It doesn't take too much genius to figure out that chaos such as this will be impacting across the consumer electronic supply chain.
Sony CEO Howard Stringer said last weekend that the recent Japanese quake/tsunami/nuclear disaster had affected the company's Sendai plant, where it produces CMOS camera sensors. Stringer claimed Apple buys its sensors from Sony.
The video shows one of Sony's Sendai plants. As reported, this one produces professional video tapes, blank Blu-ray Discs and other media products.
The disaster means "Sony won't be able to make some of these products for months to come," reports Martyn Williams. The impact? There's already a shortage of HDCAM video tape for portable video cameras.
A Final Cut
Japan's tsunami is likely to impact the video and broadcast industries in many ways: limiting essential resources, such as DV tape, and constraining supply of CCDs for video cameras.
These will likely be matters for discussion at next week's giant NAB broadcasters event in Las Vegas. Apple will dominate other conversations at the show with the introduction of Final Cut 8 there. Apple introduces most of its best video-focused solutions at NAB.
The Final Cut Pro User Group Network meets at NAB each year. The group is a key user group for Apple-using video pros, and it updated its website last night to reveal:
"The Final Cut Pro User Group Network is excited to have a very special guest presentation at the 10th Annual Las Vegas FCPUG SuperMeet. Come to see a surprise sneak peek at something very special -- you really do not want to miss this one!"
This seems set to be the public introduction of Final Cut 8. That's in keeping with a Steve Jobs promise, "A great release of Final Cut Pro is coming early next year," said Apple CEO, Steve Jobs in an email last year.
The 'biggest overhaul' for a decade
A small collection of video editors met in Cupertino to take a look at the new suite recently, calling it, "the biggest overhaul to Final Cut Pro since the original version was created over 10 years ago."
Apple has reportedly taken all the demo space at the Supermeet, causing one event sponsor, Avid, to pull out of its participation in the event. "Sponsors slated to participate during the Tuesday event at Bally's are Avid, Autodesk, Blackmagic Design and Canon," the Hollywood Reporter informs.
Final Cut 8 will be a 64-bit workhorse festooned with new features, including some iOS implementations -- mouse-based gestures will help you edit video, though it isn't clear (ie. sources won't tell me) if these gestures extend to pinch and zoom of video assets when working on a clip.
What else can we expect?
-- I'm anticipating new workflows, with less focus on logging as video is ingested -- by which I mean the system may be more supportive of post-ingest logging, as Avid systems are seen to be.
--I expect improved rendering, GPU acceleration and the capability to fully utilize all available system resources (processors, RAM, etc.). I also expect server-based resource sharing improvements Qmaster.
-- Don't be surprised to see the introduction of improved codec support. I'd anticipate sharing/export features such as CNN iReporter and Vimeo to appear.
-- A much improved QuickTime/AV foundation when used with Mac OS X Lion. I'm anticipating a lot of activity here -- don't forget that Apple's OS X teams drew heavily on the Final Cut experts in developing the OS roadmap -- this delayed a scheduled FCP upgrade last year, for example. Expect big things.
-- 3D editing?
What do you look forward to? Let me know in comments below. While we wait, here's a good wish list of potential features.
Signing off, the video below shows the best Apple-related April Fool prank I saw this year.
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Comedian Tracy Morgan still struggling after crash
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — An attorney for actor and comedian Tracy Morgan says he's having a tough time recovering from a June accident on the New Jersey Turnpike that left one person dead.
Morgan's attorney told the Star-Ledger that it may be months before Morgan can walk again and he relies on a wheelchair. Benedict P. Morelli says Morgan is making progress, but they'll have to wait a month before he is assessed "cognitively."
Morgan broke his leg, nose and several ribs in a six-car accident involving his limo bus in June. The bus was struck by a Walmart truck.
The driver of the Walmart truck that struck Morgan's limo bus pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and assault by auto.
Morgan accused Walmart of negligence in a federal lawsuit filed against the company.
(Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Families of cliff collapse victims face huge legal bill
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The families of victims of one of Australia's worst natural disasters, the 1996 Gracetown cliff collapse, could face a legal bill of more than $1 million after failing to prove governments were liable for the tragedy.
After an eight-year legal battle, relatives of the five adults and four children crushed to death on Huzza's Beach in Western Australia's south-west were left dumbstruck as a District Court judge threw out their damages claim yesterday.
The group faces the prospect of paying legal costs for both sides if their appeal is unsuccessful.
The nine killed were watching an inter-school surfing competition in September 1996 when a limestone overhang they were sheltering under collapsed, burying them under more than 1000 tonnes of rubble.
The victims' families had sued the West Australian Government, the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, the state education minister and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM), saying the tragedy should have been foreseen and therefore avoided.
But in his ruling yesterday, Judge Peter Nisbet said the tragedy had been "entirely unforeseeable" and impossible to protect against. "On the evidence before me there was no fact, matter, circumstance or thing known to the state, the shire or CALM which suggested that this cliff was liable to collapse and hence cause death or injury to anyone sheltering underneath it," Judge Nisbet said.
Family members said they were willing to carry on the fight despite possible financial ruin. "We will keep fighting because we want some justice," said Anne McFarlane, whose husband, Peter, died in the collapse.
The Premier, Geoff Gallop, had no comment on the possibility of the families facing financial hardship.
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Maoist menace has taken a toll on development projects in Khaira block, inconveniencing villagers' dream of a smooth and direct journey to neighbouring Giridih district in Jharkhand.
On February 21, 2006, chief minister Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone of a proposed Rs 6-crore road bridge across river Kiul at Badildih, which would have connected regions with the most inaccessible topography in Jamui and Nawada with Giridih.
Sahadev Soren, 56, of Ropawel, a non-descript hamlet under Khaira block around 210km southeast of Patna, dreamt of easy and fast travel to his relatives' house in neighbouring Giridih in Jharkhand with the construction of the proposed bridge.
Almost seven years have passed, but the bridge construction has been forced to halt by the Maoists and local criminals, who enjoy support of the Naxalites.
Bishnu Kumar, a resident of Gari Bazaar area, said: "We were happy when work started on the bridge on November 28 last year. But the recent abduction of eight labourers, allegedly by the rebels, has once again put the fate of the bridge hanging in the balance. Though the captives were released later, the fear is still there."
There are several examples in Jamui and neighbouring districts, where rebels forcefully block development projects.
"During the five-six months of monsoon every year, we cannot attend schools because of waterlogged surroundings. The bridge is crucial for us," said Ranjeet Kumar, a shiksha mitra in Ropawel village.
Anil Kishore Yadav, deputy inspector-general of police, Munger zone, admitted that the rebels' prime intention was to collect levy from construction companies and for that, they targeted companies.
Jamui superintendent of police Upendra Sharma said the police were ready to help the construction companies if they sought protection.
A senior police officer at Munger, preferring anonymity, claimed that the construction companies negotiate the levy with rebels without informing the police.
Contrary to the police's claims, the construction companies had a different version. "Any project can be completed only after levy is paid according to the rebels' demand," said a representative of a construction company.
"Earlier, four contractors had to face levy demand by rebels or goons for the construction of the road bridge. On June 26, 2009, three workers of the then contractor were abducted and only after the levy was paid, they were released after three days," said Ramdular Yadav, a resident of Khaira.
"If we complained to the police, the rebels would have punished us because the men-in-uniform could not give us round-the-clock protection," said a company worker, preferring anonymity. The company had to pay a huge levy amount after rebels abducted three workers and killed one in August 2012.
The construction companies working in the region prefer to pay up the levy instead of seeking police help. "We have to work in the most inaccessible parts of the region where even police dare go even in daylight. So how do we expect security cover from police and ignore the rebels?" said a worker of a construction company at Jamui.


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assuredcontact necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 192 diseños de 49 diseñadores freelance.
Assured Contact
We are a startup building a web based lead management system targeting insurance agencies like Allstate, and need a logo. What we do is help agents manage leads and the follow-on sales processes in an efficient and simple manner. We chose the name Assured Contact because our goal is to help agents connect with all of their leads.
We are open to all ideas so give us your best creativity! Thank for your efforts and good luck!
Insurance agents. The are a generally conservative group and we are offering a service that needs to be trusted with their data.
I'd like to see a lot of different ideas and encourage you to be liberal in your creative directions but we are looking to present a clean, modern and professional image. Simplicity is one of our key features.
The logo needs to look good on websites, stationary, business cards etc., and be delivered in a vector format.
* Please avoid the use of taglines in the logo.


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And the Domestic Equity Nominees Are
December 13, 2012
Morningstar today unveiled its nominees for the Morningstar Domestic-Stock Fund Manager of the Year award.
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Cadillac rightly labels the suspension's non-Sport mode as Touring, since Comfort would have been a complete misnomer. The suspension never achieves a soft, luxurious ride, merely doing an adequate job of damping road imperfections when it is set in Touring mode.
Familiar electronics
Cabin tech in the CTS-V Coupe is essentially the same as in the standard CTS. Cadillac should have added some CTS-V-specific features--maybe a performance screen on the pop-up LCD showing a g-meter and a lap timer. A head-up display would also have been nice.
The cabin tech available is generally good, though it doesn't push many boundaries. The hard-drive-based navigation system shows high-resolution and easy-to-read maps in both 2D and perspective views. The interface for address entry is aesthetically pleasing and very usable. Cadillac combines a touch screen with buttons and a dial on the console, letting the driver use whichever input method makes the most sense.
The car brings in traffic and weather data over its satellite radio feed. One particularly nice feature is that the CTS-V Coupe will proactively warn of traffic congestion on the road ahead, even when the navigation system doesn't have a current destination.
The onscreen audio interface is another stand-out feature. It takes any storage media containing MP3 files--such as a CD or USB drive--and indexes the music based on the ID3 tags. It constructs a library interface similar to that of an iPod, letting you browse music by artist, album, genre, and track. And not only can you rip standard audio CDs to the car's hard drive, you can also copy MP3 tracks off of a CD to the hard drive, something not many other cars support.
Music plays through a Bose audio system with 5.1 surround sound. That audio processing probably isn't really necessary for music, although you can watch DVDs on the car's entertainment system when parked. With 10 speakers, the audio system is robust, with full-sounding bass and detailed high frequencies. It is an above-average system, although drivers of the CTS-V Coupe will be more interested in listening to the engine.
As the CTS-V Coupe is a GM car, OnStar comes standard. Along with the traditional concierge and safety services, OnStar now includes a mobile application that works with the CTS-V. This app lets you do things like remotely lock and unlock the doors and start the car.
OnStar includes a hands-free phone service, yet most people will want to use the car's Bluetooth phone system paired with their own phones. The CTS-V's Bluetooth phone system is mediocre compared with other carmakers' systems. It is purely voice command-based, and doesn't import the phone's contact list. It is primarily good for receiving calls while driving; dialing out is a hassle.
In sum
With such massive power combined with excellent handling, the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe earns a good score for performance. Cadillac did an excellent job fitting it with a supercharged engine and giving it the magnetic suspension technology. Too bad about the fuel economy, though.
The car also incorporates some ground-breaking design, not only in its radical concept car styling, but also in the cabin tech interface. The screens on the LCD look good and it is very easy to operate navigation and stereo.
When the newest version of the CTS first came out, it sported some of the best cabin tech available, but in the intervening years the navigation system has been surpassed by competitors, pushing it closer to average. The stereo remains good, with many audio sources, but the Bluetooth phone system is a poor effort. The new OnStar app gives the CTS-V Coupe a boost in the cabin tech department.
|Tech specs
|2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
|Power train
|Supercharged 6.2-liter V-8, 6-speed manual transmission
|EPA fuel economy
|14 mpg city/19 mpg highway
|Observed fuel economy
|14.9 mpg
|Hard-drive-based with traffic
|Bluetooth phone support
|Disc player
|MP3-compatible single-CD/DVD player
|MP3 player support
|iPod integration
|Other digital audio
|Hard-drive storage, USB drive, auxiliary input, satellite radio
|Audio system
|Bose 10 speaker 5.1 surround-sound system
|Driver aids
|Backup camera
|Base price
|Price as tested


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Eyewitness to D-Day: El Paso native's account of historic day
EL PASO, Texas - As the world prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day on Friday, June 6, El Paso Inc. shares a rare first-person account of the Allied invasion that changed the world.
It comes from the late Ellis Mayfield, an El Paso native who was a 29-year-old captain in the U.S. Army that summer of 1944. Two years earlier, as a new lawyer practicing in El Paso, he surprised his family by enlisting in the Army as a private.
By 1944, he was captain in Army intelligence, serving in England as U.S. forces made preparations for a secret mission. When it was over and D-Day had broken the German military, Mayfield was in France when he began writing his account in a letter to family on another auspicious day – July 4, 1944 – although after experiencing firsthand the ferocity of the battle, he wrote, "I will never be impressed by any fireworks display again."
Mayfield practiced law for 55 years, was active in the community and his church and hardly ever missed a UTEP football or basketball game. He died in 2009 at 94. We thank his family for sharing his account. This excerpt begins in England, as U.S. troops begin their move to the coast.
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you are using the process correctly, the client
will come to know several things, in the first
Fifteen minutes.
One: that you are not just hearing them,
but you are listening and focusing your full
awareness and conscious attention upon
Two: they become aware that you are
analyzing, interpreting and evaluating by the
feed back that you give them ... "I hear you
saying," or "I understand that," or "it seems
as if," then they can confirm, deny or
correct. "Oh, I didn't mean it that way, what
I am really saying is..." or "Oh, yes, that's
Three: as they become aware that you
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your rapport is being developed in the
non-hypnotic interview. They become
convinced that you are interested in them
and care about them, you devoted your full
attention to them and that you are really a
very wise person.
"Well, we sat in chairs and he said
everyone put your hands together, press
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stuck. Try to pull your hands apart,' and I
was the only one who did. So he dismissed
Respond to that by saying, "It is difficult
to relax enough to concentrate on those ideas
in front of a group of people, especially if
you are a little anxious that you might be
asked to do something silly."
Suppose they say, "Oh, yes, I went up
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I remember is being told to try to pull my
hands apart and the next thing I knew it was
an hour later. When I went back to my seat,
they told me I sang, and danced and did
funny things while on the stage."
You now have additional information.
You know they went into a deep trance
easily. If they say it was for therapeutic
purposes, again you ask, "Who was it?" and
have them tell you all the details.
"Well, I went to the therapist and I felt
like I was floating on a cloud."
Store that because when you hypnotize
them, you will want to use it as feedback,
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hypnotic experience and feed it back to
them. Why ask yourself, "What kind of
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therapist's office, again you have similar
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The first question is, "Have you ever
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Gaussian inference on certain long-range dependent volatility models
For a class of long memory volatility models, we establish the asymptotic distribution theory of the Gaussian estimator and the Lagrange multiplier test. Both the case of estimation of martingale difference and ARMA levels are considered. A Montecarlo exercise is presented to assess the small sample properties of the Gaussian estimator and the Lagrange multiplier test. An empirical application, using foreign exchange rates and stock index returns, suggests the potential of these models to capture the dynamic features of the data.
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If your elder is no longer able to access the care he or she needs at home, a variety of residential options are available.
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Close to Notre Dame stands Café Panis where visitors lingered in this busy stop. It reminded me of these cafés where people would gather to discuss politics, art or philosophy endlessly and made Paris the great City of Lights. They are also a big part of the history of photography as Capa or Henri Cartier-Bresson were regulars and probably had their vision of the world strongly influenced by the many hours spent chatting and debating around a few glasses of beers.
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Norman MacKenzie (obituary, 3 July) was a true polymath. In the late 1960s I was given my first academic post, a fellowship to research audio-visual resources for American studies, in his new Centre for Educational Technology at the University of Sussex. One of the "technologies" Norman advocated was speed reading. When I argued that retention was more important than speed, he said: "If I think I might not retain something, I read it again to make sure."
It astounded me that if you gave him the draft of a 20-page report, in less than 10 minutes he would be standing at your door to dictate, without notes, his responses: "End of third paragraph is fuzzy, the paragraph at the top of page four seems redundant, wherever you say 'narrative documentary', 'documentary narrative' would be better," and so on. All the while, he would be serious, but smiling, and when you submitted the final version he would notice immediately if you hadn't incorporated each of the changes.
The centre had projects on the teaching of a diverse range of topics – among them Soviet politics, film, journalism, history of science. Norman seemed to know at least as much about each as the designated investigator, and he communicated his knowledge with passion.
Passing near Hastings after a meeting, on realising that no one in the car knew anything about the battle except that King Harold was shot in the eye, Norman took us over the battlefield. He pointed to the positions of the two armies and outlined their opposed strategies, urging us across fields. He seemed oblivious when it began to rain, only acknowledging the group's sodden state over drinks back in Brighton.


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Before the wedding ceremony is the Hollude Party (literally means Yellow Party). The women dress up in beautiful saris of yellow, orange and red. It is amazing to see a room full of saris that are giving off a warm shimmering glow of bright golden colors. During the festive evening, the bride and groom do not get to see each other. They stay in their separate houses. The family and friends of the bride goes to the groom's house and vise versa. We (I was apart of the brides family) are greeted by the groom's family and are showered with bright orange marigold flowers
The groom sits on the mini stage and then each person goes up to him and we get to smear turmeric (a yellow paste) on his face and arms. Hence the name Hollude (yellow). The yellow paste gives off a wonderful golden hue on the face of a Bangladeshi. And as I said before putting it on a white person is not a good idea unless you want to look sickly at a wedding! After the yellow paste is the feeding the groom. Odd. You take a toothpick and you can either poke a grape or misty (which means sweet, it is basically milk and sugar boiled until solid) and then put it into the mouth of a grown man! Weird! I was so nervous when it was my turn, I have never done these odd rituals before. To everyone else it was normal but to me I was confused (like usual). Anyways after that we ate food and then we went back to where the bride was.
About an hour later the family and friends of the groom came to the bride's house. So then the same thing happened to the bride. She got all yellow and ate lots of grapes and misty.
I have been to 3 weddings (2 weddings were Garo- a minority tribal group and 1 Hindu wedding) and they were all completely different than Western Weddings
It was a lot of fun but also tiring. I know only need to go to a Muslim wedding and then I will have all the different weddings checked off. It's odd though that I haven't been to a Muslim wedding, because most of the population is Muslim. Oh well.


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Last Modified: Monday, August 05, 2013 10:03 AM
By Scooter Hobbs / American Press
Yeah, yeah, I know, you just can't wait for football season to start.
Sure, it's tough. Your life has more meaning when there's something tangible to root for, some defined opponent to hate on and rag or possibly even fear.
You need a football fix.
I feel your pain, and I'm here to lend aid and counsel.
So, we offer these helpful hints for getting through the preseason, along with some advice for dealing with it in a mature, responsible manner.
• Do not watch any NFL exhibition games. They are shameless money grabs and not even real football or anything close.
• You're going to watch them anyway, aren't you?
• Remember last August when you swore up and down that you'd never watch another NFL exhibition game?
• They haven't changed any.
• You know they don't mean anything.
• OK, but at least promise me you won't paint your face for them.
• Or wear a team jersey.
• Also ignore any uplifting statistics that seep out from college scrimmages. Coaches can script those things any way they want to.
• Beware the strength and conditioning coach as hero. Every team, according to the head coach, seems to report for camp this time of year not only "in the best shape they've ever been in" but also "far stronger than last year" with "all kinds records set in the weight room." It probably won't mean diddly once the season starts.
• Same applies, only doubled and often tripled, if a team has a new head coach. Players will regale you with stories of how much better things are now and that they detect a "whole new attitude" on the team.
• What do you expect them to say? "I liked the old coach better. He was a cool dude."
• Really, really be suspicious of reports that Year II under a second-year coaching staff will be so much better because of the players' understanding of his offense and the coaches' familiarity with the players.
• You probably heard that LSU has a new offensive coordinator, ready to reinvent the wheel and the forward pass.
• Has anybody but me noticed that in this new, concussion-conscious age, coaches are bragging more about how little they hit as much as how hard they work?
• Fans would still much rather hear about how hot and miserable the team is while toiling in weather not suitable for iguanas.
• When the team gets a surprise day off and gets bussed to the water park for team bonding, somebody important will probably get hurt on the water slide.
• When a "big" story breaks in training camp, ask yourself a simple question: If this was, say, a Tuesday in the middle of the season, would this worth paying attention to?
• Answer: Probably not.
• Example A: The stud starter is held out of practice as a "precautionary" matter. He's probably fine. If the team was playing this week, he'd be working out and on solid foods by Saturday or Sunday.
• Example B: The Saints have been in camp less than a week, and already the biggest story is that Drew Brees stiffed a restaurant in San Diego for the tip a few weeks ago.
• It was all a big misunderstanding, by the way. It was a takeout restaurant, Brees was picking up the order for his family and no tip is generally tendered in those situations.
• Even by multi-millionaires known for their philanthropy.
• Brees did leave a token tip, even though it wasn't necessary, and the restaurant manager felt compelled to release a statement — yes, he really did — stating that no tip was expected and that Brees is a generous tipper when his family actually sits down to eat in the restaurant and utilizes a food server.
• Usually, the manager said, something well north of 20 percent.
• Websites like Dirty.com, whose journalistic diligence broke the startling Brees tip story, generally do a brisk business in the lull before the football season starts.
• You should, of course, read them religiously, just to make sure you don't miss anything.
• Beware the "watch lists." The various college awards' organizations release them this time of year just so college sports information offices can relay the word and tout their players and, more importantly, also bring attention to the award.
• A bigger story for a player at a recognizable school, is if he's NOT on the watch list for whatever award he might be considered for.
• Ask yourself this: How many watch lists was the unknown Johnny Manziel on this time last year. Did that mean none of the award-givers were allowed to watch him?
• The Heisman Trophy doesn't have or need a watch list.
• Reports said there were 5,000 fans at a Saints' practice this week — practice, we're talking about here, PRACTICE. Can somebody please explain this to me?
• Trust me, football practice is boring. It's the penance you pay for the regular season.
• • •
Scooter Hobbs covers LSU athletics. Email him at email@example.com


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text: I'm the type of person who looks good in a hat, aka "white boy makeup" as i've heard women call it. It makes me more attractive? Sure, i'll gladly keep wearing them. If any of you are the same way, what types of caps do you wear when you go out, or on a day to day basis? I've seen the new flexfit styles with the different colored brim, among other things. Any potential ideas for different caps (basball style, etc...not fedoras or those types of hats) is appreciated


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What do you think of Rihanna's new ink? It looks like she's getting in touch with her inner goddess!
Rihanna's fans got an eyeful Sept. 9 when the singer tweeted an Instagram'd shot of a new tattoo — under her boobs! "Goddess Isis- Complete Woman – Model for future generations," Rihanna wrote. She also included the hashtag #GRANGRANDOLLY, a tribute to her late grandmother, who she says is "always in and on my heart."
But the Rihanna Navy appears to be less-than-impressed with their admiral's new tat.
"Sorry but ur too beautiful, making does big tattoos in ur noddy is just ugly!!" writes Instagram user latinayo.
Msebabii adds, "Ugh I love all your tats except this smh. You've lost your mind rih."
What do you think of RiRi's Isis tattoo, HollywoodLifers? Has she lost her mind, as her fan suggests, or is she merely getting in touch with her inner goddess?
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