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HOUSTON - Police are searching for a man who shot two women in a car. Investigators said the same man led officers on a chase in April with his four children in his pickup truck.
Houston police said Noe Aranda, 32, was a passenger in a Dodge Magnum that his girlfriend, Yadira Reynosa, was driving westbound on the Katy Freeway about 8:45 p.m. Thursday. A third woman, Cristina Hernandez, was a backseat passenger in the car, investigators said.
Detectives said Aranda was on cocaine and had become paranoid. He began shooting Hernandez, police said. Hernandez then asked Reynosa to tell her children that she loved them, investigators said.
Aranda told Reynosa to drive faster and then shot her in the hand and leg, investigators said. She then slammed on the brakes and jumped out of the car near Westgreen, police said. She did not know if Hernandez was still alive, officials said.
Aranda then got in the driver's seat, police said.
A witness told detectives that he saw Hernandez being thrown from the back seat of the car near Grand Parkway. The witness stopped to help Hernandez, but several vehicles ran over her before he could get to her.
Hernandez died at the scene.
Investigators said Aranda continued driving to the Brookshire area. Around F.M. 1489, he slammed into a guardrail, spun his vehicle and then clipped an 18-wheeler. The car went across the grassy median, through the eastbound lanes of traffic on I-10 and crashed on the side of the road, police said. He bailed out and ran, detectives said.
Aranda has been charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Aranda made headlines in Houston in April. Police said he led officers on a multi-county chase after he got into a fight with his pregnant wife. Four children were in the pickup truck during the chase.
Aranda was charged in the chase, but police were never able to take him into custody.
Pearland police said they stopped Aranda and his brother in late April because of a broken taillight. That set off another chase that went through a cemetery, where headstones were knocked over. The chase ended at an apartment complex, where Aranda and his brother jumped out of the car and ran, investigators said. The brother was arrested, but Aranda was not.
"(The brother) said he had run because he was wanted of immigration violations and possibly for human trafficking also," said Lt. Onesimo Lopez of the Pearland Police Department. "It appears to just be a continuing pattern of behavior for this individual. It's obvious that he doesn't want to go to jail."
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NOTE: This piece first appeared on Washington Technology, in response to WT Editor-in-Chief Nick Wakeman's column on the possibilities of gamification.
I continue to find the idea of procurement as a game compelling—that is, where the government uses gaming to throw various scenarios at bidders to test their solutions and then pick the best one. Source selection and negotiations are an adrenaline rush to those of us who burn with the acquisition passion.
However, while the idea is compelling, I would instead advocate that acquisition gaming be used as a strategy for developing critical thinking in the acquisition workforce rather than in the "live" acquisition process.
We've been working on this for the last couple of years, and the acquisition leaders I talk with are concerned that their workforce is not given the opportunity to develop their critical thinking skills until they are thrust into the "big game," complete with referees and a full stadium of spectators but without sufficient critical thinking plays in the certification playbook, or the opportunity to practice them.
Why does critical thinking matter in our acquisition workforce?
Our acquisition workforce faces a multitude of challenges, including complex requirements with tight schedules, growing workloads at middle management levels, less bandwidth to mentor and be mentored, accelerated career paths, increased litigation and protests due to a tightening market, increased transparency and oversight, and massive amounts of information.
Federal Acquisition Regulation 1.102-4, Role of the Acquisition Team, calls on acquisition teams to be innovative and to use sound business judgment. I know of no other government regulation that so clearly empowers federal employees to do the right thing and entrusts that they will develop new plays when the acquisition game calls for it.
Critical thinking is essential to dealing successfully with these challenges and performing these roles in the best interest of our government. Acquisition gaming is one clear way to develop the critical thinking skills our acquisition teams require.
Some observations based on ASI Government's experience developing acquisition gaming:
Keep the User Experience Simple
It is best to keep it simple when considering multi-player versus multi-role. Choosing multi-role allows the gamer to appreciate the perspectives and goals of their acquisition workforce colleagues working in different roles. The complexity of the story line for multi-player drives up the expense, and we have found that while the federal government is intrigued with acquisition gaming, its investment has been limited. I would recommend that agencies invest in more gaming scenarios and skip the multi-player.
The "Art of Acquisition," a Softer Side
Soft skills are of equal importance and value in government acquisition – especially in today's challenging times. We incorporate soft skills such as communications, time management, and conflict resolution to emulate real-life scenarios, as well as simulate collaborative interaction across "Big A" Acquisition to bridge the gap between procurement and program offices. Bridging this gap is critical as our research has shown that the more effectively procurement and program organizations work together, the better the outcomes.
Gray Is the New Black
Make sure there is plenty of gray area in which the gamer can learn. Decisions are rarely based on perfect knowledge. We also incorporate plot twists into our storylines to keep them interesting. Consider mixing in some relevant and not so relevant information to emulate the information deluge and workloads many acquisition professionals experience.
Resources Are the Ultimate Score
Seed your game with plenty of learning resources that benefit gamers after the game ends, including on-lining learning clips, templates, samples, and decision support tools.
Avatar Taste on a Mini-Game Budget
Depending on your learning objectives, consider whether mini-games rather than serious gaming with avatars will meet your objectives. Mini-games or other critical thinking strategies may be especially appealing if you have a mini-budget. Speaking of budgets, consider using your acquisition workforce dollars for critical thinking strategies such as gaming, which can be offered to many employees, rather than investing in traditional training for a few employees.
User Data Not Lost in Translation
There is a lot to be gained by observing the performance, behavior, and choices made by the gamer. From frequent visits to external websites/resources, to video and audio viewing, any action the gamer takes can be recorded and synthesized into meaningful data. What are the trends when they navigate a scenario? Where do they get stuck? Where do they excel? When should the game throw them a curve ball? The data gained from gaming can show much more about the individual and the culture of the government workforce.
Interested in learning more about gaming and how to improve critical thinking? Here are some useful resources: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Our Acquisition Workforce and Acquisition Gaming.
About the Author
Lisa Akers is the president of ASI Government Products and Solutions division. ASI provides acquisition, program management and strategy and organizational performance solutions to federal agencies.
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Most agencies require that contractor person providing acquisition consulting support meet the FAC-C, DAWIA or equivalency so not sure if training alone will fix the short-term view..sounds more like an issue of the contractor not having to live with what they buy. Gaming could be used to point out long term consequences of not addressing sustainability or operational test .
Nice idea, but what good is this when you have contractors who do not have to be acquisition certified and are the program managers? The last three new acquisition projects I was assigned to were problematic (from a sustainment engineering point of view) because the managers (contractors) did not want to address acquisition beyond buying the new hardware and getting it to work on the aircraft. Trying to point out the acquisition rules only got a blank look and "Next subject". Testability or sustainment issues were always "not time yet" until they tried to hand off to the sustainment house, and then find out that no spares were ordered, no data to develop testing or tech orders (beyond how to install in the aircraft and the pilot info), etc.Not sure how you can go back and require contractors to have ACQ training, since they have contracts and it is probably not in the contract, unlike us government employees who are mandated to take the training or else.
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It has been thirteen months since my Wayne was taken away from me. I have worked for the state for nearly twenty years. To my surprise a month after he left I got a letter from the funeral home saying that I didn't have insurance on him. I had it on me, my two children, and my two grand children but they said there was none on him. My lawyer finally was able to come to a agreement with the funeral home. Wayne was on workman's comp for the last 22 years, workmans comp settled with for a small amount, with this money I paid the bill in full. I have never heard from any of his family since the funeral. They had no idea that I owed for the entire funeral
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Saint Leo sophomore Matheus Assis Set a new Saint Leo, Sunshine State Conference Championship and overall conference record as he took home the top time in the Men's 50-Yard Freestyle event on Thursday evening from the Orlando YMCA Aquatic Center. After a full day of action on the second day of the SSC Championships, both the Saint Leo University men's and women's teams finished in fifth place, overall. The women concluded day two in fifth place with a total of 149 points, while the men's squad earned a fifth place total of 122.
The Lions kicked off the day with the Women's 200 Yard Freestyle Relay team of Paula Carvajal, Rachel Cunio, Kaitlyn Hite, and Bianca Muniz setting a new program best with a time of 1:38.73, good for fifth place.
The Men's 200 Yard Free Relay squad of Assis, Gabe Keown, Patrick Ceddia, and Milton Alberto-Requejo earned second place, posting a time of 1:20.68, which was just .05 seconds off of the school record placed at last season's NCAA Championships. The Lions' time was also better than the original SSC Championship meet record, but was not enough to surpass the University of Tampa squad who recorded a new SSC best with a time of 1:20.26.
In the "B" finals of the Men's 200 Yard Free Relay, the team of Dillon Kasson, Rhet Rheinlander, Shaad Fincher, and Jackson Hall touched with a time of 1:26.63, for 14th place overall.
Stephanie Martinez picked up sixth in the 500 Yard Free, touching with a time of 5:05.38 after setting a new school record earlier in the day during the preliminary rounds where she finished with a time of 5:03.63 for a Division II B qualifying time.
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Muniz took home 15th in the Women's 50 Yard Free, finishing with a time of 24.96. Joining Assis in the Men's 50 Yard Free were Keown and Alberto-Requejo, who finished fifth and 15th. Keown touched at the 20.65 mark, while Alberto-Requejo finished in 21.03.
Wrapping up the evening, the Women's 400 Yard Medley Relay team of Bouthillier, Weber, Alyssa Black, and Muniz took home fifth place with a team time of 3:56.85. The B finals of the event saw the team of Hite, Cunio, Chloe Pellican, and Carvajal finish in 4:06.64 for 12th overall.
The Men's 400 Yard Medley Relay team of Rheinlander, Jose De Jesus, Michael Marino, and Kasson finished in 3:32.22, good for 13th
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Salt River Project has signed an agreement with CalEnergy, LLC for the purchase of 50 megawatts (MW) of geothermal energy from a number of plants located in the Imperial Valley of southern California. CalEnergy, LLC and its affiliates, subsidiaries of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company and TransAlta Corporation, own and operate the geothermal facilities located near the Salton Sea.
The Salton Sea Known Geothermal Resource Area is one of the world's most prolific regions for the production of renewable energy. SRP's purchase will begin with 18MW in 2016 and grow to the full 50 megawatts in 2019. The agreement will allow SRP to continue providing its customers with sustainable energy from these facilities until 2039. The geothermal power generated by the project will offset approximately 460 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions each year – the equivalent of taking about 40,000 cars off the road.
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Geothermal is one of the cleanest sources of baseload generation because, instead of burning fossil fuel to heat water into steam as seen in most conventional forms of generation, heat from the Earth is used to create steam that powers a turbine generator. Geothermal energy is considered renewable energy because no fuel is consumed and the energy is from naturally occurring sources.
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Colds and influenza (flu) infect the upper respiratory tract. This includes the mouth, nose, nasal passages, and throat. Both illnesses are caused by germs called viruses, and both share some of the same symptoms. But colds and flu differ in a few key ways. Knowing more about these infections may make it easier to prevent them. And if your child does get sick, you can help keep symptoms from becoming worse.
Symptoms include runny nose, cough, sneezing, and sore throat. Cold symptoms tend to be milder than flu symptoms.
Cold symptoms come on slowly.
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Influenza is a respiratory infection. (It's not the same as the "stomach flu.")
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Children get more colds and flu than adults do. Here are some reasons why:
Less resistance: A child's immune system is not as strong as an adult's when it comes to fighting cold and flu germs.
Winter season: Most respiratory illnesses occur in fall and winter when children are indoors and exposed to more germs.
School or daycare: Colds and flu spread easily when children are in close contact.
Hand-to-mouth contact: Children are likely to touch their eyes, nose, or mouth without washing their hands. This is the most common way germs spread.
Most often, doctors diagnose a cold or the flu based on the child's symptoms and a physical exam. Children who are very sick may have throat or nasal swabs to check for bacteria and viruses. Your child's doctor may perform other tests, depending on your child's symptoms and overall health.
Most children recover from colds and flu on their own. Antibiotics aren't effective against viral infections, so they are not prescribed. Instead, treatment is focused on helping ease your child's symptoms until the illness passes. To help your child feel better:
Give your child lots of fluids, such as water, electrolyte solutions, apple juice, and warm soup, to prevent dehydration.
Make sure your child gets plenty of rest.
Have older children gargle with warm saltwater.
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In a child of any age who has a temperature of 103°F (39.4°C) or higher
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A 24-year-old drug dealer who exposed himself to women in a subway has been jailed for four years.
Jermaine Williams was tracked down to a dealers' house in Kidderminster by the GPS device on a stolen iPad he had taken in exchange for drugs, Worcester Crown Court heard.
Police who went to the house in Windsor Drive on December 5 last year saw Williams drop a bag carefully from a window so he could collect it later.
It was found to contain 40 wraps of heroin and inside the house were a further four wraps of heroin and nine of cocaine worth about £500, Nicholas Cartwright, prosecuting, told the court. Police also found £645 in cash and a dealers list as well as the iPad stolen in a raid on a house in Shrubbery Street, Kidderminster, a couple of days before.
"It was a drug dealers' house he and others were dealing from," Mr Cartwright said. "He had taken the stolen iPad in payment."
Williams, now of Pike Close, Handsworth, Birmingham, pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply, one of possessing cannabis for his own use and one of handling stolen goods.
He was also in court to be sentenced after a trial in which he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in Comberton Hill early in the morning on January 24 this year and indecently exposing himself to different women at St Mary's subway, off the St Mary's Ringway, on January 21 and January 24.
Delroy Henry, defending, said Williams had not realised it was a dealers' house when he had moved in. He said he was ill-equipped as a young man to deal with a family tragedy in 2012 and he had left his supportive background.
Judge Daniel Pearce-Higgins said the women in the Kidderminster offences had been very upset by what had happened. Williams had a long list of previous convictions, including indecent exposure and sexual assault.
He was given three years on each of the supply charges, three months for possession and six months for handling, all to run concurrently. That was added to 12 months concurrent on each of the sex charges, making a total of four years.


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Daninreallife in Los Angeles, California
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I love Hollywood & Highland. They have such great places to eat. I love Johnny Rockets and the Dip. Check out livelargehere.com as well. It happened at H&H and there are some really cool art pieces. What are your favorite places to shop?
shayla in Ruston, Louisiana
113 months ago
best places to shop in california of la area?
ISABEL in Whittier, California
87 months ago
The best place to shop in los angeles, i would have to say it all depends on what you want, quality, quanity, amount, but if you are looking for clothes, the alleys located in downtown la, on santee st, and if you are looking for wholesale, clothing, jewlery, toys, electronics, undergarments, housewhole items, etc. then the best place is on 4th and los angeles st. in downtown LA. you can start on 4th and work your way down, there are many shops, many items to chose from, and the price, trust me when i say you wont complain.... you will be surprise on what you will find, cologne, perfume, linens, ohhh the list goes on....dont go after 2pm, it will be to late, i mean you can still shop but the best time to go is during the week, because the weekends 8 p are to packed good luck
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This is really a question for the Moderators of the Wiki site than for general users.
So, I'm a bit confused as to why the two pages I just added to the Wiki were marked "candidate for deletion" when they are 100% legitimate? I added "Mullpeppers Apothecary" and "Wiseacres Wizarding Equipment" - two stores found in Diagon Alley in the Lego Harry Potter video game. Literally, two minutes after adding them, someone named "Raindrop 242" marked them for deletion.
Sorry to be so blunt, but WTF? Does this community seriously want to be the repository for the HP Universe info. or not? Because, I'd be more than happy to take all of my information (and I have a TON to add, by the way, mostly from the Lego and the RPG video games - including screencap MAPS OF HOGWARTS CASTLE from the various video games... something no one else seems to have, as I go comb the internet looking for them) over to the HP Lexicon instead.
Let me know what's going on and how I can put my info. up without it being deleted by some nimwit who's on a power-trip. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs).
- It's because there already are pages for Mr. Mulpepper's Apothecary and Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment. 188.8.131.52 01:59, December 31, 2010 (UTC)
- Sorry for starting along with the wrong foot; I trust Raindrops did not to that with the intent of hassling you. It's just we already had articles on both: Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment and Mr. Mulpepper's Apothecary (I've redirected the articles you've created into these). Don't take it too seriously; your contributions would be surely most welcome here! Cheers. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 02:02, December 31, 2010 (UTC)


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Nestled on a tree-lined street in downtown Los Altos, Linden Tree Books is dedicated to providing unique books, gifts and music for all age groups. Our extremely broad book inventory is complemented by an innovative selection of timely yet timeless treasures: puppets and book-related dolls, science and math games, art materials, puzzles and more.
Combining the "Lin" and "Den" of their first names, Linda and Dennis Ronberg formed Linden Tree in 1981, specializing in children's recordings. Since then, Linden Tree Books has branched out to provide a remarkably diverse product line – not to mention a physical store – all rooted in a single and simple goal: helping imaginations grow, from newborns to nonagenarians.
Today, Linden Tree Books is a destination for both head and heart, providing engaging materials for readers and knowledge-seekers, while cultivating a vibrant yet relaxing store environment.
As the upcoming months unfold, so will Linden Tree Books – as owners Dianne Edmonds and Jill Curcio (local moms and enthusiastic customers) turn a fresh page in the store's storied history. Stay tuned as new chapters emerge, featuring an expanded inventory, engaging speakers, Web site upgrades and much more.
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Spring Golf Classic. Please Save the Date of Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Come network, enjoy a great day of golf and support Scouting at the beautiful Geneva National Golf Club in Lake Geneva, WI. Thanks to our event sponsor: PIEPERPOWER.
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THE driver of a campervan was killed on Thursday morning following a head-on smash with a Dorset County Council truck.
The driver of the truck is a man in his 40s from Weymouth who suffered serious injuries, police have revealed.
Emergency services were called the accident, on the A31 just yards from the Esso service station, near Wimborne, at 10.15am.
Shocked witnesses told the Echo they heard an "almighty crash" when the impact took place.
One person, the male driver of the motor home aged in his 60s from Fareham in Hampshire, was declared dead at the scene.
His wife, a front seat passenger, was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries.
She was flown to the hospital's trauma unit where emergency doctors were standing by.
Meanwhile, the driver of the council truck, a man in his 40s from Weymouth, was taken to Poole Hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries.
On Friday a spokesman from Dorset County Council said: "He has been discharged and is recovering at home with his family."
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service, South Western Ambulance Service and Dorset Police attended the scene.
Police immediately closed the A31 to traffic, and it remained closed for much of the day.
The air ambulance landed in a field adjacent to the crash site to transport the female casualty to hospital.
One witness, Chantal Steel, who was working at the nearby Roadside Cafe, said: "We heard this big bang and when we realised what had happened we ran across to the Esso to get our hi-visibility tops before going outside to try and warn the traffic."
While emergency services were making their way to the scene, the girls from the cafe went car to car warning drivers of the crash ahead of them.
Speaking from the scene , Dorset Police Acting Sergeant Sarah Jones confirmed: "Just before 10.15am this morning we were notified of a very serious accident on the A31 just outside the service station.
"Two vehicles have collided, one of which is a heavy good vehicle. One of the occupants of one of the vehicles has sadly been pronounced deceased at the scene.
"One occupant was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with serious injuries.
"We have our road collision investigators here - they are going to be examining the scene.
"The road is going to be closed for some time. Highways are en-route to arrange diversions. We ask people to be patient at this time."
A statement released by County Hall confirmed it was one of their trucks involved in the crash.
It read: "We can confirm that a Dorset County Council vehicle was involved in the incident on the A31 today. The driver has been taken to Poole General Hospital.
"Dorset County Council will be helping Dorset Police with their investigations. The members of Dorset County Council would like to express our sincere condolences to the family of the man who died and our hope that those injured in the crash make a full and speedy recovery."
Acting Sergeant Jones added: "I would urge any witnesses to this incident to contact Dorset Police on the generic 101 number."
The A31 was completely closed by Dorset Police following the fatal collision.
It remained closed until 3.30 to allow specially-trained crash investigators to complete their detailed investigation.
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Clippers radio broadcaster Brian Sieman previews the Eastern Conference with a rundown of each team in the East and how they may fare this season.
Let's face it. The East is really a bunch of Fords chasing a Ferrari. The world champion Miami Heat added a massive talent to the roster for a team that already had a surplus of star power, snagging Ray Allen, the greatest 3-point shooter in the history of the game. It will leave defenses in the most impossible of predicaments.
While the Heat remain somewhat vulnerable when it comes to bigger teams, how many are there out East? I count two: Indiana and Philadelphia. The Pacers gave the Heat a scare in the playoffs, but Miami figured out a way to minimize center Roy Hibbert. As for Philly, if you need to count on Andrew Bynum to win a series against the Champs, you've got problems.
While there are teams that improved, none are even close to the Heat. Miami could give up home court though out the Eastern Conference playoffs and still walk away unscathed. Here are some thoughts about the rest of the East:
|Brooklyn: They upgraded for sure. Deron Williams is an elite point guard and Joe Johnson is a great scorer. But, despite what Shaq says, Brooke Lopez is not a better big man then Dwight Howard. They will be good, still not ready for a title.
|Philadelphia: Doug Collins said they needed to break up what they had to get better. They lost their best two players by shipping off Andre Iguodala to Denver for Bynum, and saw Louis Williams head to the ATL as a free agent. Maybe the Philly fans inspire Bynum to his potential.
|New York: When you replace the lemon-lime Gatorade for vanilla Ensure you've got troubles. The Knicks are old, AARP old. They look more the cast of Cocoon then a title contender. Four players are 38 or older, one of which hasn't played since 2010 (Rasheed Wallace). Even one of their rookies is 35 (Pablo Prigioni)! I didn't like the pairing of Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire to begin with. Now, I like the overall team even less.
|Boston: The "Big 3" are done, and really so are the Celtics. They will be a 50-win team, but don't strike fear like they once did. Rajon Rondo is great, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce will have their moments, and the bench is decent, but they are a shadow of their former selves. They only received one vote in the recent GM survey on who would win the East....and that's because Pat Riley could not vote for his Heat.
|Atlanta: Big winners in the summer by unloading the Fort Knox of contracts in Joe Johnson's albatross deal will more than likely make them losers during the season. They reached a limit with the previous squad and it's time to rebuild. New GM Danny Ferry is the right guy for the job.
|Chicago: Miami's biggest challenge I thought was the Bulls. But the injury to Derrick Rose will perhaps cost the Bulls not one, but two years of battles with Miami. Chicago really did not seem to attack the offseason like a team with a window for a championship; maybe saving their pennies for a full season of Rose in 2013-14.
Cleveland, Toronto, Detroit, Charlotte, Milwaukee, Orlando, Washington: Not a total doom and gloom for all of the aforementioned, but just not a lot to chat about. Teams are in rebuilding mode or a transition with some talent. Check back in February to see what progress has been made.


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50,000 Miles Later
The Logic of Long Distance
Good stuff on long runs by jim2.
Quit yer wafflin' Tanya!
At this point, I'll only get in one 20+ long run before the Greenway, but I keep reading about how too many long runs sabotage marathon times (something I think I experienced at Boston), so it might be an interesting experiment. Plus, if it appears that the Greenway is going to suck, I can always call it a "training run."
Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson
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I had 2 runs in the near future that were going to be 22. I've now changed them to 18 milers. We'll see if it makes a differance come Oct 12th.
Good stuff on long runs by jim2.
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Which race are you doing on the 12th? Chicago is the same day. Grrrrrrr.
BTW good luck with your training for Chicago!
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The 100th anniversary of Iowa's worst mass killing will be commemorated with lectures, films and a chance to see the ax used in the grisly crime.
But most events will be in Red Oak, 25 miles from where the crime occurred in Villisca. In part that's because the county history center in Red Oak has better meeting space, but some say it's also because after a century, Villisca residents are tired of talking about the case.
As former mayor Susie Enarson puts it, "I would like it to be over."
But many people will still head for Villisca, where they can tour the house where two adults, their four children and two of the children's friends were hacked to death while they slept. Their bodies were found June 10, 1912.


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Welcome to Friday's The Crap We Missed which starts off with triple semi-nude butts and only improves from there. We've got a Paris Hilton panty (possibly vagina) flash, Peter Dinklage wearing a do rag, Jeremy Renner in the backseat of a car with a dude, as well as a barrage of side boob, more butt and a possible father daughter incestuous scenario. It's almost a perfect collection, almost…
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Buck Pierce, football in hand, was standing on the University of Winnipeg's front lawn Wednesday afternoon, appearing relaxed even without any blocking as he looked downfield and shouted out an audible of sorts.
"Go long."
Except this time, his team consisted of a bunch of inner-city elementary-school boys and girls.
The kid in the autograph-decorated Blue Bombers sweater Buck was about to connect with for a touchdown was a 10-year-old named Jordan Dumas.
It turns out that Buck, a 32-year-old transplanted Californian, is a natural at connecting with kids. He's been doing it at inner-city schools for the last three of the four years he's been with the Bombers.
At a news conference on the same downtown lawn Wednesday, the U of W announced Buck and former Bomber Dave Donaldson have become adjunct Wesmen coaches in anticipation of the Inner City Youth Football Program of five- and seven-man flag-football teams to be welcomed to the university's United Health and RecPlex when it opens next year.
After playing football with the kids, Buck talked about how and why he got involved.
'The longer I stayed here, the more I realized what the community was like here. Everybody opens their doors for each other and everybody helps each other out' -- Bombers QB Buck Pierce
It's because of who he is as a person, of course, but as it turns out, his decision to stay here year-round and get involved in the community was because of who we are as a people and a culture.
That and maybe meeting his future wife here in May 2010, a month after signing with the Bombers.
Buck and Lori -- he declined, in a protective way, to share her last name -- are to be married next May.
But even before he met Lori, when he first arrived here after five years of playing in Vancouver, what impressed him was how supportive and welcomed he felt by everybody.
"As an athlete, that's a rare thing because the job security is so tough in this industry. So it really gave me a sense of community. And the longer I stayed here, the more I realized what the community was like here. Everybody opens their doors for each other and everybody helps each other out."
As his mother, Connie, stood back anonymously watching another day in the sun for her son, Buck explained the more basic reason he's involved in giving back.
"That's the reason God put me on the Earth. To make a difference."
But he isn't just a role model for the kids. He's become a role model for the whole community.
"The main reason I wanted to get involved was really just because of all the support that I was getting.
"Everybody was so welcoming and I said, 'You know what? I gotta do something to give back. I gotta spend my off-season here. I want to delve into the culture here and see what makes our fans so passionate, what makes our tradition so rich.' And you know it was interesting, it was great. Now I see these same kids I saw three years ago."
He didn't venture into visiting inner-city schools without at least some understanding of the role of the other teams that want to recruit the kids there. He watched the news, he knew about gangs.
"And then you show up and they're just kids," Buck said. "They're looking for structure, they're looking for opportunity. At a young age, all you want is an opportunity.
"I met Dave (Donaldson) a number of years back through the inner-city program," Buck said of his fellow adjunct coach at the U of W. "And he does so many things for the after-school program and things like that."
Dave was a benefactor of the after-school program as a kid at John M. King School, just a few blocks down Ellice Avenue from the U of W.
That program is still run by Mark Titheridge, the same guy, along with Dave's watchful mother, who helped keep him out of trouble when he was young.
"Without the after-school program," Dave said Wednesday as he stood beside one of the Winnipeg police officers assigned Wednesday to inner-city schools, "I would for sure have taken the other side."
He meant join a gang instead of a team.
So having absorbed that lesson as a kid, Dave and now Bomber assistant coach Markus Howell teamed up three years ago to form the Inner City Youth Football Program, which now has about 100 players from eight schools playing on the grounds of John M. King School.
It's that program, and how it could be embraced by the university, that prompted U of W president Lloyd Axworthy to give Buck Pierce a call and reach out to Dave Donaldson.
What they want to do eventually is make Buck the face of a fundraising campaign that will create a foundation called The Buck Stops Here, which envisions corporations and individuals stepping up to expand the program.
Including much-needed coaches.
The idea behind The Buck Stops Here is simple: We all need to take responsibility for the future of at-risk kids.
In other words, we need to do what Buck Pierce told young Jordan Dumas to do Wednesday and what he is exemplifying by becoming part of Winnipeg in such personal way.
Go deep.
And "go long."


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Technology Seminars with Teens
Technology Seminars by Teens is a series of lectures given by local teens for anyone who would like to learn more about computers and digital technology. Members of the Cary Library Teen Advisory Board will demonstrate and explain a different topic in each hour-long session. Each lecture will include time for questions from the audience. No experience is necessary. Please note: there will not be any hands-on computer time during the class. Participants must register for each day they wish to attend. Registration will begin for all sessions on Wednesday, February 19th at 7 p.m., in person at the Reference Desk or by calling 781-862-6288 x250.
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AUSTRALIA'S national road champion Simon Gerrans has called on cycling's world governing body to bring in compulsory life bans for drug cheats after the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.
While the three-time grand tour stage winner said he accepted the Olympic victory of Kazakhstan's Alexander Vinokourov in the London Games road race, Gerrans said any rider who used performance-enhancing drugs from now on should not get the benefit of a second chance.
''I understand there are different levels of doing the wrong thing, but if someone is really caught cheating they should be out for life; for any blood doping, any intentional cheating,'' Gerrans said.
''There's obviously a big grey area there, but I think if someone's caught doing EPO or steroids, or something where they're really intending to cheat and do the wrong thing, I think they should be out for life. It needs to come from the top. The UCI needs to set the bar, the standard.''
In an extended interview with Fairfax Media, in which he discussed his views on drugs and declared himself a rider who had always competed clean, Gerrans said he welcomed the hiring of independent anti-doping expert Nicki Vance by his Australian professional team Orica-GreenEDGE. Vance is to conduct interviews with all coaches, riders and officials about their knowledge - and possibly their history - of doping, and examine team policies on the matter.
On the subject of Orica-GreenEDGE director Neil Stephens and rider Allan Davis, who were implicated in separate doping scandals but never punished because of insufficient evidence, Gerrans said: ''I think it can only be a good thing if she [Vance] comes in and independently reviews the team, reviews everybody involved in the team, what they've potentially done in the past and obviously what it's going to be like going forward. I think that's going to be a really good thing. And I guess if there's anything there that those guys have got to worry about, then Nicki is there to sort that out. That gives me a sense of reassurance.''
Highlighting serious issues faced by the UCI, and international anti-doping agencies, as the sport tries to deal with the wider fallout of Armstrong's undoing, Gerrans said there was no incentive for former dopers to come clean. While he does not support an amnesty for dopers, Gerrans called on the UCI to devise a strategy to cleanse the sport but still protect the industry. His fear is that there may be few people left in the sport qualified to hold position of authority if every former rider who doped is ostracised.
''There's many, many guys within cycling now who have obviously been involved in stuff in the past and they're going on like nothing ever happened. It [doping] was so rife in the sport 15 or 20 years ago … and the people that were racing back then are the ones that are running the sport now. So I don't think you can take all those people away,'' Gerrans said.
''I dare say there wouldn't be many people running teams, directors and stuff, that are involved now that weren't involved back then. And you can't just punish the ones that put their hand up, because no one will put their hand up.''


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In this exercise, you will learn how to lay out an application by understanding the relationship between containers and their children. In some instances, you can use the container to give layout directions to the children and, in other instances, the children can give directions to the parent.
In the last exercise, you create a static interface using absolute positioning and pixel dimensions. In this exercise, you will create a dynamic interface using percentages and constraints (see Figure 1).
In this exercise, you will learn how to:
In this section, you will use Flex layout properties to constain controls to the application edges. As the application size changes, the components will automatically resize.
You should see that the application is fixed in size (see Figure 2).
Panel tag, add the
top property with a value of
410 and the
bottom property with a value of
15. Remove the
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top="410" bottom="15"
title="EMPLOYEE DIRECTORY">
Note that the panels expand, but they also collapse (see Figure 7). Next, you will set a
minHeight on the Employee Directory Panel.
In this section, you will add the
minHeight property to the Employee Directory
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minHeight property with a value of
<s:Panel id="search"
top="410" bottom="15"
title="EMPLOYEE DIRECTORY"
minHeight of 160 pixels, while the Cafeteria Special and Monthly Events Panels continue to collapse (see Figure 8). Instead of adding the
minHeight property to each of the Panel containers, you will add it to the application.
minHeight property from the Employee Directory Panel.
Application tag and add the
minHeight property with a value of
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Note that the panels do not collapse past the value set for the minHeight property.
In this section, you will set the constraints for the Employee Portal header bar and the Logout button.
Application tag, add the
minWidth property with a value of
800. By adding the
minWidth property, you are making sure that when you reduce the browser size, none of the components in the application will collapse when the browser reaches a width of 800 pixels.
<s:Application xmlns:fx=http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009
minHeigt="575" minWidth="800">
In this exercise you created a dynamic interface using percentages and constraints. In the next exercise you will use Spark effects to animate a user login panel when invalid information is submitted.
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Socceroos surprise: Wilkshire out of World Cup squad
It was inevitable that injured Tom Rogic and Josh Kennedy were cut from the final 23 but the surprise came with the removal of veteran Socceroos player Luke Wilkshire, says Michael Lynch from Vitoria, Brazil.PT2M26S http://www.watoday.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-39i1c 620 349 June 4, 2014
Vitoria: When the time came to make the ultimate choice it was, in the end, inevitable that Tom Rogic, the injury-plagued midfielder, and Josh Kennedy, the striker with the perennial back problem, would miss the cut and be left out of Australia's final 23 for the World Cup.
Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou said that he had given the pair right up to the last moment to prove their fitness for the tournament, but by the time the decision had to be made the duo's bodies had made the call for him.
Left out: Luke Wilkshire. Photo: AFP
Mark Birighitti, the young goalkeeper, was always likely to be left out, but the surprising member of the doomed quartet was Luke Wilkshire. The Socceroos veteran, a member of the starting XI in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, was the final name to be published on the list, and his selection surprised because it seemingly left the coach with no cover for Ivan Franjic at right back.
His omission was, Postecoglou seemed to be suggesting, because somebody had to go and he was the unlucky one who missed the cut.
''We are assessing everyone as we went along ....we wanted a certain number of players in midfield and up front. We are going to have to need some variations, but in the end he was the unlucky one who missed out,'' was Postecoglou's verdict on Wilkshire's relegation from the squad.
Josh Kennedy: struggling with a back injury. Photo: Getty Images
Rogic played against Brazilian second-tier team Club Parana on Monday but took a knock and made little impression before being substituted at half time. The writing was on the wall from that point on.
''Tommy, we wanted to give him every chance, he was struggling coming into camp. We thought we could make some progress with him...he worked pretty hard, but obviously yesterday was a bit of a test for him to see if we could build him up, but I think he knew after the first minute [of that game] that he just wasn't right.
''Josh was just a timing thing, he was due to play yesterday and we were quite happy with the way he was going but he pulled up sore with his back, and with the timing of it, there was just too much uncertainty.''
Off the pace: Tom Rogic struggled in Australia's warm-up win. Photo: Getty Images
The big beneficiaries from their misfortune are players like Massimo Luongo, the Swindon Town midfielder, and Adam Taggart, the Newcastle Jets striker who played in Kennedy's stead on Monday and scored Australia's second goal in a 2-0 win.
The Australian squad's average age is around 26, so it contains a good blend of youth to go with some seasoned veterans. But it is lacking in broader experience. Only Mark Bresciano and Tim Cahill have started in World Cup games (captain Mile Jedinak came off the bench a quarter of an hour from the end of Australia's 4-0 loss to Germany in Durban, his only World Cup appearance), while 14 of the party of 10 or less caps.
Only Jedinak plays in the Premier League in England, while seven of the squad are in the A-League. The remainder are scattered all over the world, illustrating the breadth of the Australian soccer diaspora, with some in Asia (China and South Korea), the USA, the Middle East (Qatar) and Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, Austria and Germany).
Postecoglou acknowledges the challenges such rawness brings, especially in defence, but is unapologetic for having swept away the old guard, of which only Bresciano and Cahill remain.
''We are light on across the whole back four, but we are pretty happy with the ones we have got there and there are some variations we can play at right back or left back if needed. Looking at the make-up of our squad there are other areas of the park where we are going to need more."
Goalkeepers: Mat Ryan (Club Brugge), Mitchell Langerak (Borussia Dortmund), Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United).
Defenders: Ivan Franjic (Brisbane Roar), Jason Davidson (Heracles Almelo), Matthew Spiranovic (Western Sydney Wanderers), Bailey Wright (Preston North End), Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk Motors), Ryan McGowan (Shandong Luneng)
Midfielders: Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace), Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory), James Holland (Austria Vienna), Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town), Oliver Bozanic (Luzern), Matt McKay (Brisbane Roar), Mark Bresciano (Al-Gharafa)
Forwards: Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls), Dario Vidosic (Sion), Tommy Oar (FC Utrecht), James Troisi (Melbourne Victory), Ben Halloran (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Adam Taggart (Newcastle Jets), Mathew Leckie (FSV Frankfurt).


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Think of what a detour birth has taken from the way it was designed by our creator to be. I recently asked on my Facebook page, "Could it be we lost birth when we took the sacredness out of it? At a birth or in a prenatal or postpartum visit you are standing on Holy Ground." Indeed, when you are dealing with pregnant and birthing women you are in the presence of one who is carrying the future.
All birth practitioners who are "with women" are called to a holy place, a place where true giftedness is needed. As midwives, we must always be ready to learn, grow and give. The abilities we need to cultivate will take a lifetime of humble learning. I don't know of a profession that calls for more giving but also returns so much. Most midwives love their work. I hope you are one of those blessed practitioners! Keep up the good work for motherbaby. The world needs you. Remember also to treat each other with the love and respect you give to birthing women—doing so really can change the world!
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Pregnancy can be a time of disequilibrium for any woman. Women with disabling conditions may experience a double dose of it. The normal feelings of ambivalence that accompany early pregnancy may be prolonged for women who are unsure of both their physical ability and their emotional responses. They often need more time and opportunity to talk about the impact of pregnancy than "able-bodied" women do. On the other hand, some women are so excited about being able to carry out a "normal" function like childbirth that they move on very quickly in their acceptance of pregnancy.
The fatigue of early pregnancy can be severe for women with rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis or chronic fatigue syndrome. And the feelings of dependence that so often accompany pregnancy, those feelings that allow the woman to contemplate herself and her body, are often difficult for women with disabilities. They have spent so much of their lives striving for independence that it is often very difficult for them to allow others to take care of them.
A discussion about the woman's feelings about her changing body shape will reveal whether she views those changes positively or negatively. Her response will depend largely on her comfort level with herself prior to the pregnancy and on the effects of pregnancy on her comfort. For example, women with cerebral palsy or quadriplegia may have increased spasms and difficulty maintaining their posture in the wheelchair. A wider chair may provide greater physical comfort.
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Like most women, she many feel vulnerable during a breast or pelvic exam. Determine in advance what kind of draping, if any, she would prefer. The traditional lithotomy position is apt to be difficult for a woman with limited mobility. After determining the extent of a woman's abilities with respect to positioning, consider doing the pelvic exam in any of the following positions: knee chest, diamond shaped (on back with legs in diamond shape, no stirrups), side lying, or modifications of these positions. If a spasm should occur during the pelvic exam, the midwife should support the limb or area in spasm until the spasm has gone away before proceeding. Spasms can be exaggerated if the woman is feeling anxious. A close presence, and thorough explanations, can decrease feelings of uncertainty.
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The theme for the conference is Midwifery: Skill, Wisdom, Culture, Love. We will learn about birth in many cultures and make plans for change because "every motherbaby has the right to be treated with reverence and respect during the birth process, including pregnancy and beyond."
Teachers will include Stephen Gaskin and Ina May Gaskin from The Farm, Marcos Leite, an amazingly gentle physician from Brazil, and Betty-Anne Daviss, who has worked in Guatemala, Haiti and Afghanistan, and helped establish Inuit midwifery in Canada. Many Amish and Mennonite midwives will join us in Harrisburg, along with Eneyda Spradlin-Ramos, who hails from Nicaragua, Tine Greve, a midwife from Norway, and Mabel Dzata, originally from Ghana, who has done thousands of births in a number of settings.
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