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The Houston Dynamo completed a three-game homestand with a third win on Saturday night, a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Impact to move into third place in the Eastern Conference. Dynamo forward Macoumba Kandji scored two goals and Bobby Boswell added a third as Houston remained perfect (7-0-3) through ten regular season games at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo outscored their opponents 9-1 in the three wins over the seven-day homestand.
Houston is unbeaten in its last 18 regular season home games, setting a new franchise record after the club won 17 games from June 26, 2008 to June 20, 2009. The Dynamo are now tied for the third longest home unbeaten streak in MLS history, with the San Jose Earthquakes (2004-05) and the LA Galaxy (2010-2011). The league record is 29, set by Real Salt Lake from June 6, 2009 to May 14, 2011.
It was Kandji's first two-goal game since Oct. 24, 2009, when he scored two goals for the New York Red Bulls against Toronto FC.
Goalkeeper Tally Hall extended his career-high with his eighth shutout of the season. Hall is tied for second in the league with eight clean sheets this year, trailing only Jimmy Nielsen, who recorded his ninth tonight for Sporting Kansas City.
It was Houston's fourth shutout in its last five games.
The Dynamo improved to 7-0-3 in regular season games at BBVA Compass Stadium and increased their home unbeaten streak to 19 games (playoffs included) since their last defeat, June 18, 2011.
Midfielder Brad Davis entered the game as a substitute and recorded two assists in just 22 minutes. Davis, who led MLS with 16 assists in 2011, now has eight on the season. Davis is tied for third in MLS in assists with Graham Zusi and Marvin Chavez. D.C. United's Dwayne De Rosario leads the league with ten.
Davis now has 88 career assists and moved past Andy Williams into eighth on the league's all-time assist chart. Cobi Jones is Davis' next target, with 91 assists.
Kandji delievered a 1-0 lead for the Dynamo after seven minutes. Calen Carr beat two Montreal defenders to the ball in the corner before slipping a pinpoint pass to Will Bruin, who was charging into the right side of the box. Bruin gathered the ball and found Kandji inside the six-yard box, where his first shot was blocked by Montreal goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, but his second shot found the net. It was Bruin's third assist of the year and Carr's first.
The game remained 1-0 when Tally Hall produced a vital save on Nyassi in the 78th minute. The Impact forward received a pass on the left side of the area and took a low shot from close range that Hall saved with his legs to maintain the advantage.
Boswell added to the lead six minutes later. Davis delivered a trademark corner kick and Boswell beat his defender before heading it into the far side of the net for a 2-0 lead. It was Boswell's second goal of the year.
It was also Boswell's 164th Dynamo start in all competitions, with the defender passing Brian Mullan for third on the franchise start list.
Kandji added his second goal in the 89th minute on a Dynamo counter attack. Davis received a pass just shy of midfield and played a short ball to Kandji, who ran past three defenders from midfield before entering the box alone against Ricketts. Kandji picked his spot and cracked a shot into the roof of the net from 12 yards, sealing the 3-0 triumph.
The Dynamo (8-5-8; 34 points) are alone in third place in the Eastern Conference. Houston trails New York (38) by four points and Sporting Kansas City (37) by three points with 13 games remaining for the top three clubs in the East. The Dynamo face New York in consecutive games, beginning Aug. 3 in Houston.
Next Match: Saturday, July 28, 3:30 p.m. CT – Toronto FC vs. Houston Dynamo, BMO Field, Toronto, ON
Next Home Match: Friday, August 3, 7 p.m. CT – Houston Dynamo vs. New York Red Bulls, BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
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Amir Khan has expressed his frustration after missing out on a fight with WBC welterweight world champion Floyd Mayweather.
Promoters Golden Boy and Mayweather Promotions announced on Monday night that undefeated pound-for-pound king Mayweather will fight WBA champion Marcos Maidana on May 3, ending a long period of speculation over who boxing's biggest draw would take on next.
The American even asked fans to vote on whether he should face Khan or Maidana next on social media, despite the fact Khan had already signed a contract putting him in line for the fight.
And now Bolton fighter Khan, who has not fought since suffering a scare in a victory against Julio Diaz in Sheffield last April, has revealed his disappointment with the way Mayweather's camp has handled the protracted process.
"Following the announcement by Floyd Mayweather that he will be facing Marcos Maidana on May 3rd I would like to clarify my situation for my fans and members of the media," read a statement from Khan.
"Despite having signed my part of the agreement to fight Floyd in early December, I've been preparing myself for some time that the match-up with him wasn't going to happen, as I announced on Twitter a few days ago. Therefore, this announcement did not come as a surprise.
"I am, however, very disappointed with Floyd and his team for not providing any explanation as to why he delayed the announcement for so long and ultimately avoided the fight with me.
"Clarification, if he was not fighting me, would have allowed me to look over my options and pursue another path, rather than the ultimate delay to my career this has caused.
"It has been a very frustrating period as I'd been due to fight in December against Devon Alexander, however, I was strongly advised to not take this fight as I would be facing Floyd this May - and therefore signed my side of the contract on this belief.
"Floyd was keen to engage with the fans and so decided to let them choose who he should fight in his next bout. I clearly won his official poll, by a significant margin, but for unknown reasons he decided to ignore the fans' vote and failed to keep his word, disappointing many fight fans who took the time to vote.
"I genuinely wish Marcos and Floyd all the best for their fight - two great fighters."
Khan has been rebuilding his career with back-to-back wins over Carlos Molina and Diaz after his loss to Danny Garcia in July 2012 and is now hoping to announce his next opponent within the next 10 days.
"As a team we have now moved on and are looking at different options," he said.
"I've been training very hard since my last fight. I'm a fighter who wants to face the very best out there and have never ducked any opponent.
"I'm focused and ready for my next outing - we currently have a few options on the table at the moment and my team are working alongside Golden Boy Promotions to announce my next fight within the next 10 days.
"I can't wait to get back in the ring and am determined to put on a great show for my loyal fans who have waited a long time to see me back in action - and I'm very excited about what's yet to come this year. Thank you for all your continued support."

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Jeep wrangler is a very nice and comfortable ride for everyone and also it looks very hunky and good in shape.
Jeep wrangler is also a ride which can driven on smooth road as well as off road it is a ride which you can drive with very comfort at any kind of road as well as it have a grt power full engine and have 4 well transmission gear system.
Also it is available in various colours like red and blue and yellow.
About the interior you will never get any problem because in the jeep there is a digital meter and also for music there is display is given.


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Pupils have created a First World War themed garden display using discarded items once used in war.
Ten pupils at Parkside Primary School in Wellington Avenue, Chingford, designed the garden to coincide with the Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS) Budding Gardeners Competition.
The plot has been transferred from the competition showground in Wisley, Surrey, to the courtyard of the Chingford schoo,l where it will remain until next month.
Based on the theme entitled 'beauty from destruction', children have planted a series of plants including wild Poppies, Petunias, Ivy and wild Geraniums inside a soldier's helmet and pair of boots, old tin mugs, and a trench ladder made from an old pallet.
The garden also features sand bags, a pocket watch, shovel, and poems written by children based on the First World War.
Teaching assistant Sarah Schroder and Kate Hinds helped the pupils set up the garden.
Ms Schroder said: "The garden looks quite natural and the children have done an amazing job at creating something long-lasting to coincide with the centenary.
"I would also like to thank B & Q for donating £40 worth of plants for the competition."


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I admit I have some difficulty keeping up with all the changes taking place in web dev.
Recently I have been looking into Discourse that uses Rails and Ember.
While trying to find selectors I might be able to use, I've noticed a lot of attributes likeattr-name-345=attr-name-346=attr-name-347=
This naming of attributes is foreign to me and seems wrong, but what do I know?
Working with selectors has improved a lot since way-back, but AFAIK they work with standard attribute names and are able to target variations in the attribute values, but not where a value is incorporated into the attribute name.
Any information about where I can learn about these would be a big help. I've looked a bit at the W3C docs but didn't find anything.
Is it data-* attributes you are seeing? http://html5doctor.com/html5-custom-data-attributes/
Thanks, That does look like it.
For example, a category page has

Seems redundant to have the value as part of the name.
Any way to target them? eg. [@data-bindattr-*] Or should I go with node traversal?
As far as I understand, they are really for JS. E.g.

var article = document.getElementById('thing');
var attybute = article.getAttribute('data-bindattr-137');
// var attybute = article.dataset.bindattr-137;
So it must be what I thought but was hoping I was wrong.
They're for Ember and aren't meant to be used by CSS or JavaScript from outside.
Bummer. For the most part then I'll have to consider them as being non-existant for my intentions.
I'll be able to put something together that doesn't rely on using them, a bit more work, but I'm stubborn persistant.
What's wrong with
 which is a standard compliant attribute that can easily be used from CSS and/or JavaScript.
It isn't a class attribute with the value data-bindattr-143data-bindattr-143 is the attribute name and it has143 as its value.
I can't see writing a mess of CSS like.data-bindattr-143 {color: #333;}etc. for all the different possible numbers, but I know of no "wildcard" like.data-bindattr-* (color: #333;}
My main interest was I was hoping to use them in some JavaScript userscript code, and I could do a incrementing number thing, but IMHO that would be a very bad idea just to hit elements that may or may not even exist.
That's easy enough with CSS. E.g.
[class^=data-bindattr-] {
color: red;
<!DOCTYPE html>

<meta charset="utf-8">
[class^=data-bindattr-] {
color: red;

Some text

Some text

Some text

Ah, sorry, my mistake, my examples should have been without the "class dot" eg.
I can't see writing a mess of CSS likedata-bindattr-143 {color: #333;}etc. for all the different possible numbers, but I know of no "wildcard" likedata-bindattr-* (color: #333;}
As the "data-bindattr...."s are not class values but attribute names
On futher thought, those aren't good examples either. That would be like writingclass {color: #F00:}id {color: #Faa;}(fum)
Anyway, in other words I know of no way to deal with similar yet unique attribute names other that using an ugly loop.My thinking is node relationships will be the best way to approach this.
Why can't you make them class values? If the value of the data-bindattr-* is always the same as the * part then you can easily extract that part in JavaScript and as demonstrated above, it is easy to set up a CSS selector for it.
If the value of the data-bindattr-* can be different from the * then simply add it to the end as class="data-bindattr-123-456' and then use JavaScript to extract both parts.
The JavaScript command to extract all of those as class attributes is document.querySelectorAll([class^=data-bindattr-]) then you just split the class name on the - and can get the one or two values you are interested in as the [1] and [2] entries in the resultant array.
If it was me, I would do it that way and it would be easier to work with. Unfortunately this is a Discourse site (Rails and Ember) and not mine.

<button data-ember-action="167" class="hidden" data-bindattr-168="168">select +replies</button>
To me it seems foolish or at least redundant, at best, to incorporate the value as part of the name.I would probably name the attributes "data-bindattr" but I don't know if that would break Ember.
Support Topic created https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-bindattr-attributes/15454?u=mittineague
It seems it might be related to how the handlebars are coded http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12848861/emberjs-bindattr-inside-of-each
For others who are having the problem with bindAttr resulting in something like:
make sure you are using
{{bindAttr src="myvariable"}} instead of {{bindAttr src="{{myvariable}}"}}
Which is about to become moot as Discourse is going to move from Handlebars to HTMLbars https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-bindattr-attributes/15454/4?u=mittineague
Aaarrgghh! DOM changes! As long as it's an improvement I can't complain(much :shifty: )


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Dear Bob ...
I've just been given a "wonderful opportunity" (management-speak for "assignment for which I'm completely unqualified but I have to succeed anyway"). Help!
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The assignment? I've been given a small project to manage. One problem: I've never managed a project before, so I have the proverbial blank sheet of paper and no idea what to write on it.
Any assistance at all would be greatly appreciated.
- Tyro
Dear Tyro ...
I'm trying to think of any way I can avoid shameless self-promotion and can't come up with one. Here it is: Buy a copy of my book, "Bare Bones Project Management: What you can't not do." I wrote it for you and everyone else who has been put in this situation.
But since this is Advice Line and not Advertise Bob's Books, let me give you a couple of fundamentals to get you started.
Begin with the understanding that "plan my project" has two entirely different meanings:
- Clarify what the project is supposed to accomplish.
- Establish the tasks everyone on the project team will have to undertake, and in what order, to accomplish it.
Start with clarifying what the project is supposed to accomplish. To do that, you first have to be clear about what the point is. With vanishingly few exceptions, projects with a point have a positive impact on revenue, cost, risk, or some combination. To be clear about the point of the project, every stakeholder (including every project team member) has to understand which of these it is and how the project is supposed to affect them. You aren't done until you have a comprehensive list of the project's work products (its "deliverables," in project parlance).
Once you know what the deliverable are and how they will result in the project accomplishing what it is supposed to accomplish, you're ready to plan the tasks. To do this, you need access to a highly complex tool, previously known only to middle school and high school English teachers, called an "outline."
That's right: If you can outline, you can plan a project. Otherwise you can't.
Start with the top level of the outline, which is "Conduct project."
The next level needs more insight:
- Pre-project preparation.
- Launch.
- Execute project tasks.
- Turn over project deliverables.
- Shut down project.
Dig in one level more (here's a starting point for "Execute project tasks" which might or might not fit, depending on the type of project):
- Establish business goals and desired outcomes.
- Design solution at functional (high) level.
- Confirm or revise design.
- Design solution at next level of detail.
- Confirm or revise design.
- Create project description and estimate for implementation project.
This is just an example -- it might have nothing to do with what you've been asked to do, but it should illustrate the idea. You'll need to add at least one more level to this description, and probably a couple of levels, in order to achieve project-planning nirvana: Everyone knows what they should be working on, every week, and when it's due.
This should be enough to get you started. Much more and I'll find myself cutting and pasting the book into this blog (but at 54 pages that would be a lot of blog).
Good luck.
- Bob


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BRIDGWATER & Albion have been given a tough first round tie in the Somerset Cup with a trip to National Three side Weston.
Last year's runners-up, North Petherton, have been given a bye, together with Wells and Clevedon – and the date of the first round ties is yet to be determined.
North Petherton were beaten 35-21 by Old Redcliffians after extra-time in last season's final.
Albion begin their 2014/15 league campaign with a long trek to St Austell on September 6, while Pethy are also in Cornwall to take on Camborne.
Somerset Cup first round draw: Taunton v Hornets; Frome v Bath University; Burnham v Chard; Chew Valley v Old Redcliffians; Weston v BridgwaterWells. Bye – North Petherton, Clevedon


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Hi guys
I'm fine with php and mysql, html is ok though i'm revisiting it to get rid of tables and upgrade using css. My problem is that i've avoided CSS for years and until recently never really thought it was necessary until i was pointed to the zen garden. I know.. weird that i've got php licked and not got a clue with CSS or even web graphics but hey ho! I had a project that i wanted to make which needed a lot of code to run on the server! (Thats me saying i'm not very artistic).
So, i started reworking my site template today to work with CSS and now I have a problem!
I have this code in my html:

Welcome Guest! You can login or register here!

In my stylesheet i have this:
greetlink a:link
color: #ffffff;
visited: red;
Now, i know thats wrong. The problem is the background is black while the rest of the page is white so i can't just use a:link for all the links in the page because it won't work for me and secondly css is meant to let you group things together or deal with them seperately right?
So how on earth can i do this? - i've experimented and so far still can't find the correct way and google hasn't turned up much though i suspect i'm probably using the wrong terms.
If you can help me i'd be grateful
Nevermind, solved. I thought the class had to be declared in the  tag but instead i found that i should put the  tag inside a span tag.
Two things.
If every time you have a hyperlink inside a
, you want it to be styled like this, you don't need to put a class on the link, you can save yourself a bit of typing withdiv.greeting a:link {...}.
div.greeting a:link {...}
And that isn't how you write code for visited links.First, you show the code for normal, unvisited links with a:link {...}Then you show the code for visited links with a:visited {...}You can also have a:hover, a:focus {...} and a:active {...} as well, in that order.
a:link {...}
a:visited {...}
a:hover, a:focus {...}
a:active {...}
(You should always specify a 'focus' state so that people using keyboard navigation can clearly see what link they've tabbed to, so you'll usually want to use the same style as for :hover. 'Active', in this context, means what happens as someone clicks on the link)
lol - you don't need to put a span inside the a element. You just don't need the descendant selector that you used as the class is on the a element.
a.greetlink:link {etc..}
a.greetlink:visited {etc..}
However, Stevie has shown you a better way to do this above so make sure you read his post.
Hi guys,
Thanks for the tips, very useful
I knew there must be a simple way of doing it but having literally only decided to seriously learn about CSS last night its rather daunting. The links are done now and working nicely!
Thanks to both of you!
I'll argue that once you're comfortable writing the separate link states, start grouping them easier:
First, you show the code for normal, unvisited links with a:link {...}Then you show the code for visited links with a:visited {...}You can also have a:hover, a:focus {...} and a:active {...} as well, in that order.
Or just"a" for all linksoverride visited with :visited only if visited should look differentoverride :hover and :focus (and active either if you want active, or just want IE6 to show :focus styles)
This means the majority of the CSS sits one time under the "a", while the other pseudo-classes only list the properies you want different. This prevents you from writing text-decoration: none500 times if you always want all links to not have underline (not a great idea, but just an example).
So reason one: laziness. The mark of a true programmer is how lazy s/he is, according to Larry Wall : )
Another thing to watch out for, cause everyone does it at least once:.greetings a:link, a:visited, a:active {styles;}
only the a:link version is applied specifically to links in the greetings div; the other two are global!.greetings a:link, .greetings a:visited, .greetings a:active {styles;}
This is the other reason why I tend to avoid :link.
Thanks for the inspiration but i did specify that the background for the link concerned was black while the rest of the page was white.
You're not saying i should use the same css for all the links on the page are you?
So i should have white links on a white background?
I'm aware that i can use a:whatever to cover all generic links but i did explicitly state that i needed CSS for links on a black background while the rest of the page is white.
That's fine, but I'm just saying (assuming
 is the black box) that.greeting a {styles;}is more awesome and less work than.greeting a:link,.greeting a:visited,.greeting a:active {styles;}
You are still manually setting the styles for just the links in the greeting box, but avoiding the repetition of :link styles.
So that a:whatever can be focussed down to "only a's inside a certain container" etc.
This will, however, also cover any a:hover, a:focusstyles you may have set earlier. That would be a good arguement for #someElement a:link, but if the difference is between black backgrounds and white backgrounds, the hover/focus styles would need to be looked at twice to see if they're sufficient contrast too.
Ok, thanks


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Due to circumstances largely beyond his control, Henry Frayne doesn't jump much.
But when he does, he tends to jump big.
So it was on Tuesday, when Frayne was part of a full complement of Australians to advance to the men's long jump final at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Various injuries and a recent bout of gastro had limited the hugely talented Frayne to only two jumps off a full run-up this year.
He doubled that number to four on Tuesday, with his opening effort of 7.85m easily good enough for a spot in the final on Wednesday (Thursday morning AEST).
London Olympics gold medallist Greg Rutherford led all qualifiers (8.05m), defending Commonwealth champion Fabrice Lapierre was the best of the Australians (7.95m,) and countryman Robbie Crowther also advanced with 7.72m.
But much of the focus was on the mercurial Frayne, who is only targetting the long jump in Glasgow because his body tends to break down whenever he shifts focus to his preferred triple jump.
"That was pretty good," said Frayne, the 2012 world indoor silver medallist and London Olympics finalist.
"It's been an atrocious lead-in.
"I had gastro last week and lost three kilos.
"I had a (quad) tear before that, two (groin) tears before that .
"I can't say I've had a consistent lead-in or training or anything like that.
"But I guess short preparations are my thing over the last few years.
"That's what I'm working with, that's all I can work with, so we'll see what happens."
Frayne, 24, still plans to double up in the triple jump and long jump - where he is ranked third and equal sixth respectively on the Australian alltime list - at the Rio Olympics.
Lapierre, too, has had an injury-interrupted year, but the 2010 Delhi Games champion also has the capacity to do something spectacular off a limited preparation.
"I've been trying to get ready and get my body in shape but I'm happy with that today - it's a confidence booster for sure," he said.
With English stars Rutherford and Chris Tomlinson, two good South African jumpers and the trio of Australians all through to the final, Lapierre is predicting it will take a leap of more than 8.20m to secure the gold medal.
"I can always pull one out of the hat all the time," he said.
"On any given day I can do that."
Jeff Riseley (1:48.63) qualified for the 800m semi-finals in impressive style, the Victorian making an inside run to improve from fifth to first in the final straight of his heat.
Young countryman Josh Ralph did not advance to Wednesday's semis.
World record holder David Rudisha from Kenya led the 800m qualifiers in 1:46.89.
Lauren Wells never looked troubled in easing through to her second straight Commonwealth 400m hurdles final.
Wells led for much of her heat before finishing a close second in 55.79 behind Jamaican Kaliese Spencer.
But Australian Games debutante Lyndsay Pekin was eliminated.


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Ron Guth: The 1801 Dollar has a low mintage of just over 54,000 coins, which is a low number by any standard, but the 1801 is still an under-appreciated rarity. For example, in the 2012 GUIDEBOOK, the 1801 Dollar is priced the same as the 1800 Dollar in virtually all grades, and shows just a slight premium in MS-60. The reality of the PCGS Population Report shows a different picture. The surviving population of the 1801 Dollar (as of November 2011) is considerably lower any other date of the Heraldic Eagle reverse type, including the 1802, which has a lower mintage just over 41,000 coins. Similarly, the 1801 Dollar has a lower population in Mint State than any other date. This indicates that the pricing on the 1801 Dollar should be higher to account for this difference.
PCGS has certified less than a dozen Mint State 1801 Dollars, the finest of which is a single Gem MS-65.
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Splurge Buying, Then Regret: Are You Shopping for the Wrong Reason?
Are you hiding shoes, bags or whatever you purchased? Is what you're buying really a steal?
-Jessica Taylor
As I was shopping last weekend, I came across a killer deal. A new Coach bag marked half off, from $300 to $150. Floored, I snatched it up like a prize and marveled at my incredible luck.
A few minutes later, some initial doubts set in. The purse wasn't a one of my favorite colors, and was a little bigger than what I typically like… plus, $150 was a more than I should have been spending.
I still wanted it, but did I really need it? As I started to reconsider my purchase, I played a classic game of rationale. Picture a cartoon angel and devil on each of my shoulders:
You work hard – you deserve this bag.
This is a frivolous purchase – you should put down the purse.
You don't have very many nice bags – this is a good investment.
You already have 20 purses you don't use at home.
…And so on, and so on.
After a few deep breaths, I gingerly returned the purse to its home. And as I did, the rush I initially felt subsided into an icky feeling in my stomach. I couldn't figure out why I had felt so passionately about buying something completely unnecessary and why it actually made me sad to put it back on the shelf.
The whole thing made seemed a little silly.
Read When Do You Know When You're an Adult?
I started to think about what I'd felt throughout this experience and why this was causing a dramatic internal conflict. Why did I immediately feel that I had to have this purse – one that I wasn't looking for and absolutely didn't need, just because it was a fancy brand and on sale? Was I buying it because of what it was, or because of how it made me feel?
Marriage and family psychotherapist Sharon Gilchrest O'Neill has seen excessive shopping and the associated consequences ruin relationships and tear families apart. She explained why buying things can make us feel happy. "Shopping provides a high in the moment while actually in the process of the shopping, but it doesn't last, which is the problem that causes long-term issues."
Clearly, I over thought my own purchase a bit, but it's an interesting point to ponder. Why so many of us feel a compulsion to have more, more, more. And why certain things make us feel better about ourselves because of the designer or brand.
According to psychotherapist and author Tina B. Tessina, PhD, shopping can even be linked to innate human behaviors. "Shopping syncs with the primitive "gatherer" mechanism in the brain, giving us the gratification of seeking and finding a treasure." Which is exactly what I felt when I found the purse. An instant rush as if I'd struck gold.
Tessina also explained that the emotions we feel while shopping can be heightened by the way stores are designed. "Retailers are clever, and have done their research, so stores are arranged to be attractive and create a fantasy world we can escape to when life is not giving us what we want." Though I certainly didn't enter the store that day looking for a fantasy, I had made the decision to go to the mall when I was feeling out of sorts. And it worked. Shopping provided an easy distraction from the way I was feeling and a justification for spending money.
This experience isn't going to make me stop shopping. That would take a stronger force of nature, but I am reconsidering what I'm drawn to buy, and why.
I'm not suggesting we eliminate all the non-essential purchases from our budgets (cough, cough…this wouldn't have been my only designer bag), but maybe we should reconsider why we're inclined to buy what we do. Is it because it's something that we love and need, or just something that might temporarily make use feel more worthwhile?
Tell us: Have you ever found yourself buying things you don't need, like or want, just because they're on sale?
Jessica Taylor is a communications professional in Phoenix, Ariz. Read more of her writing on her blog and follow her on twitter @JesDoit.


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I am new to Python although having worked with PHP for quite a long time I'm finding it a nice language to work with, basically I am trying to create a script to run on a web server running Debian that can be used to create/edit/delete virtual servers, and modify port numbers etc... more specifically I am writing this script to maintain a web server running on a Raspberry Pi as the lack of power makes visual panels like webmin a little slow (maybe a little ambitious for a first project, but I did 'Hello World' first )
The code is coming together nicely but one thing that is important is that the script needs to be run as root or using SUDO so I have the following code at the beginning of my script just after the shebang.
This is the top section of the script /usr/local/bin/pi-ws
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import os, sys, colorama
from colorama import Fore
#Check if the script is being run as root or SU
if not 'SUDO_UID' in os.environ.keys():
#Let the user know that this script needs to be run as root
print (Fore.MAGENTA + "Due to the nature of this program it requires root priveliges.\nTry running 'sudo pi-ws_configure'\n")
#Ask if the user would like to quit to the terminal or attempt to run the script as root
option = raw_input (Fore.WHITE + "\t1: Run Pi-WS as root\n\t2: Quit to the terminal\n\n>> ")
if option == "1":
#Run 'sudo pi-ws'
os.system("echo sudo pi-ws")
#Exit to the terminal
I would expect that when the user inputs '1' and the script runs 'sudo pi-ws' that the user would be prompted to enter the root password, but they are not, the script just launches with sudo privileges without asking for a password, I have tried closing the terminal on my laptop and opening a new one so the sudo session is cleared, I have also tried copying the script to another server and logging in via putty using a non SU account, but both ways it still runs as root without the need for a password.
Obviously that isn't very secure does anybody know what might be causing that?


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Description: Located in a private cul-de-sac in Forest Hill, this four-level home boasts ocean and bay views. Lush trees and water views provide a park-like setting to this three-bedroom home. A recent remodel added amenities such as a spa tub in the master bathroom and granite countertops and custom cabinets in the kitchen. The master bathroom features a divided area, with a water closet and bidet in one portion and the stall shower in the other. The home's secluded setting provides privacy as well as picturesque views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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"Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammers, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another purposively, to cause vibrations in the soul."
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Burcu Aybat has been an educator for 12 years, helping faculty, administrative staff, and students to support learning. She now works at Robert College of Istanbul in Turkey, the oldest continually running American school founded outside the U.S., as educational technology coordinator.
Aybat received her bachelor's and master's degrees in computer education and instructional technology from Middle East Technical University (METU) in Turkey. She started teaching ICT in 2001 at METU Foundation Schools. In 2003, she joined Enka Schools and continued teaching ICT; research techniques; production tools like Adobe® Flash® Professional, Dreamweaver®, InDesign, and Photoshop®; and programming languages from kindergarten to high school.
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Giants top Phillies, gain ground in NL West
Lincecum grinds through five; SF gets rare home back-to-back wins
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants haven't resembled an elite team since early June, but they took a step in the right direction Sunday afternoon when they accomplished something they last did in early June.
The Giants' 5-2 victory against the Phillies was the team's second consecutive at AT&T Park, where they hadn't won back-to-back games since a five-game home win streak May 27-June 8.
"If you told me that [earlier], I wouldn't have believed you," starter Tim Lincecum said.
With the Dodgers getting swept by the Brewers in Los Angeles, the Giants also closed to within 3 1/2 games of the National League West leaders. They also expanded their lead for the second NL Wild Card spot to 1 1/2 games over the Pirates and remained 1 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the first Wild Card.
The Phillies struck first in a first inning that featured Lincecum having the command of a substitute teacher (16 of 29 pitches were balls), but he escaped with minimal damage (one run) inflicted, aided by Andrew Susac thwarting Ben Revere's stolen-base attempt.
After allowing six steals in his last outing against the Royals, Lincecum utilized his slide-step more with runners on base, and the adjustment paid off.
"You get caught up in your emotions, things slip by him and all of a sudden they have six stolen bases," Susac said when asked about the difference with Lincecum. "He did a great job today and showed me he cared, which is awesome."
Yusmeiro Petit began warming up in the third after Lincecum ran into more trouble. The Phillies loaded the bases with two out and tied the game at 2 when Lincecum walked home Cody Asche.
Lincecum remained precariously effective in his five innings. Forty-six of his 97 pitches were balls, but he effectively maneuvered around the big inning and got the win after being tagged for just two earned runs on seven hits.
"That game could've been out of hand. He found a way to keep them at bay and get through five," manager Bruce Bochy said. "I'll be honest: I didn't know if he was going to make it."
Said Lincecum: "I know I didn't have my best stuff, but I worked with what I had and we got out of some big innings."
The Giants offense didn't have any big innings, but major contributions from the bottom half of the order were sufficient.
Brandon Crawford entered Sunday with a .081 average in his previous 11 games, but an RBI single in the second scored Michael Morse, and Susac scored on an ensuing throwing error by Marlon Byrd.
A Susac RBI single in the fourth scored Morse and proved to be the game-winner. Crawford and Joaquin Arias added sacrifice flies in the eighth.
Sunday was a continuation of Morse's recent hot streak, as he went 3-for-3 with three singles. He was pulled for defensive purposes in the sixth, but finished the homestand 9-for-14 with a home run, triple, two doubles and four RBIs.
"I'm getting hits," Morse quipped when asked what's been different. "I'm trying to just get my pitch to hit and put it in play."
Philadelphia hitters didn't do much of that against the Giants' bullpen.
The bullpen was again flawless Sunday. Javier Lopez struck out three and allowed just one hit in 1 2/3 innings, Jean Machi struck out the lone batter he faced and the eighth- and ninth-inning combination of Sergio Romo and Santiago Casilla secured the victory. They recorded nine strikeouts.
The bullpen threw nine scoreless innings in the last two games.
Ryan Hood is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ryanhood19. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Good earnings reports had the bulls feeling optimistic, but it turned into a choppy, sloppy mess. The indices opened sharply higher on Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB) earnings but traded straight down before putting together a strong bounce. The bulls were never able to regain the opening highs and the market ended up drifting back down into the close.
Breadth wasn't bad with 2,600 gainers to 3,000 decliners but momentum stocks struggled again and many small-caps saw bids disappear. Precious metals led and there was strength in solar energy and semiconductors. But the list of stocks making new highs slowed to about 180.
Technically, the indices are still holding up but I'm troubled by the action in individual stocks. AAPL and FB should have led this market higher today but instead they provided a good opportunity to escape long positions. That is a major change from the chasing that was prevalent for so long.
Some stocks are acting OK and the bulls are always quick to point them out, but the overall action no longer reflects the chasing of momentum. The fear of being left behind as the market races higher is no longer driving the action.
This market has had a habit of bouncing back just when it starts to look dangerous, so we'll see what happens, but I'm not very optimistic that we can escape further downside once again.
Have a good evening. I'll see you tomorrow.
April 24, 2014 | 1:13 PM EDT
Exercise Caution
- This action has plenty of flaws.
This morning's gap-up open was slammed by sellers but we've bounced back nicely and the bulls are trying to hold us up. The amount of selling we saw at the open was not a good sign as it indicates that there are plenty of market players looking for exit points, but at least the dip buyers were there to give us good support.
As is usually the case, the key will be the close. If the bulls can deliver a good close after that ugly open, they will have the bears on the ropes. But if the sellers exert themselves late in the day, it changes the complexion of the action quite a bit.
The intensity of the selloff this morning on some very good earnings surprised me and it is making me cautious, even though we have recovered quite a bit. If market players are so anxious to sell into good news, they are unlikely to have much tolerance for any negatives.
If you combine that sentiment with the lack of quality leadership and the paucity of good charts, I see good reason to play strong defense. Of course, the fact that I see so little that I want to buy right now comes into play as well.
Be careful out there. This action has plenty of flaws.
April 24, 2014 | 10:17 AM EDT
No Leader to Follow
- Even Apple can't prop up this action.
Apparently, the answer to the question of whether Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB) will be the leadership to take this market higher is a resounding "No." Sellers hit the opening gap hard and the indices are now in the red. AAPL was holding the Nasdaq up, but just barely.
Most worrisome this morning is how bids just disappeared for many momentum names, small-caps and biotechnology. This is the same kind of rotational action that killed so many stocks in the past six weeks. Breadth is a bit soft on the NYSE but is running close to 2-to-1 negative on the Nasdaq. Unlike yesterday, we don't have oil names running. Precious metals are up and chips are flat, but there isn't any good leadership other than AAPL.
I took more stops this morning and haven't made any buys. We'll see if we can stabilize after that ugly open, but buyers have to be skittish and may be more inclined to look for exits. I'm definitely leaning toward defense than offense right now, but the only stock on my screens that looks very appealing is Synergy Resources (SYRG).
April 24, 2014 | 8:08 AM EDT
Can Apple Be a Real Leader?
- It is going to take some chasing to really shift this market.
"Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders." -- Tom Peters
The recent market bounce showed some signs of stalling on Wednesday, but good earnings news from Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB) have the bulls back on track this morning.
FB put up solid numbers, although there are concerns about revenue growth. AAPL surprised nearly everyone with strong iPhone sales, great margins, increased dividends and a split. IPad sales were weak, but that seems to be a minor matter.
AAPL's huge weighting in the Nasdaq has it blasting higher, but the big question is whether it can help to lead the broader market higher. AAPL really has not been a leadership stock since it topped out in the fall of 2012. It underperformed in 2013 and is still well off its all-time highs.
The critics of AAPL, and there are many, scoff at the spilt as being the action of a floundering growth stock that doesn't want to be classified as a value play. Regardless of how you view it, there is no disputing the fact that the numbers are very good and AAPL is not expensive. Analysts are busy raising target prices this morning.
While AAPL fans are celebrating, the question is whether the report can keep the V-shaped bounce going and put the indices back to all-time highs. The Dow and S&P 500 are closing in on those levels, but even after the big gap in Apple, the Nasdaq brothers are still under their 50-day simple moving average and well off the March lows. It is going to take more than just AAPL to close the gap with the senior indices.
Yesterday, we had some problematic action again, as the rotation out of momentum stocks and into defensive names and oil-related names in particular picked up steam. There was quite a bit of weakness in things like Tesla (TSLA) and Google (GOOG), which had just started to bounce. Also, many small-caps lost bids again and signs of a rollover started to occur.
The major concern is that AAPL sympathy won't last for long. We do have some good gaps in the early going, but it is going to take some chasing to really shift this market. I'm not ready to believe that AAPL is going to be able to become the sort of leader that we need.
One of the big problems with the market since the early March highs has been the quality of leadership. We had some names like Microsoft (MSFT) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) lead for a while and defensive names in pharmaceuticals stepped up. Recently, oil names have helped, but we haven't had good momentum leadership in a while. Even during the V-shaped bounce the last two weeks we never saw much recovery in key names. Can AAPL now be the leader that we need? I am skeptical of that, but it doesn't mean that something else won't step up.
The mood is much better and we are set for a big gap, but there is some hard work to do to build on the recent V-shaped recovery.


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HALESOWN fencer Steve Potter won a silver medal at the British Veterans' Fencing Championships.
The 49-year-old came second in the sabre event held in Gloucester from Friday, February 28 to Sunday, March 2.
The format for these championships, which are open to all fencers over the age of 40, is two rounds of poules, in which groups of six fence each other, followed by direct elimination. This stage involves scoring 10 hits within six minutes with a one minute rest after five hits.
Potter reached the quarter-finals without much difficulty, but then had a tough fight to overcome Pete Hutton 10-9 before beating Carl Morris 10-6 to reach his first national final.
There he met former champion Duncan Rowlands and had another close fight, Potter just missing the last hit to go down 9-10.


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Will the shift in global economic power continue?
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Here is a list of events, memes and goings-on in the world of genealogy blogging and what's happening in the coming week:
Happy Blogiversary!
- On Wednesday, September 30, 2009, Walking The Berkshires celebrates its 4th anniversary! If you haven't check out this great blog yet please stop by and tell Tim Abbott congratulations.
Remember to send your blog anniversary info to GeneaBloggers.
The next Scanfest will be held Sunday, September 27, 2009. If you've never been to a Scanfest you don't know what fun you are missing. Scanning your old photos and documents should never be so much fun! It takes place from 11am – 2pm Pacific Daylight Time (1pm – 4pm Central Daylight Time) and you can get more information here.
Data Backup Day
Thursday, October 1, 2009 is Data Backup Day. Have you backed up your genealogy research data lately? What are you waiting for, a major data loss disaster to strike? The first day of each month has been designated as Data Backup Day and all genealogists are urged to backup their files.
Genealogy Blog Carnivals
- The Graveyard Rabbits Carnival has set a deadline for submissions for its 7th Edition. The deadline is Friday, September 25, 2009 and the theme is funeral cards.
- The 81st Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy is accepting submissions through Thursday, October 1, 2009. The theme this time is very unique: Your Genealogy Blog's Obituary (write as if your blog were deleted or lost . . .). The carnival will be hosted by Schelly Dardashti of Tracing The Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog and you can submit your entries here.
Wondering how to participate in a blog carnival? Check out this post from Bootcamp for GeneaBloggers.
Genealogy Conferences This Week
- September 26, 2009 – American-Canadian Genealogical Society will hold its annual Fall conference in Manchester, NH.
View upcoming genealogy conferences in the United States and across the globe at the group of calendars at GeneaBloggers. If you know of an upcoming expo or conference that should be on the GeneaBloggers conference calendar, send it to us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Appearances By GeneaBloggers Members
- Saturday, September 26, 2009 – Lucie LeBlanc Cosnentino, of Acadian Ancestral Home, is appearing in Manchester, NH at the American-Canadian Genealogical Society annual Fall conference. Lucie will be presenting Acadian History & Genealogy.
- Saturday, September 26, 2009 – Angela Y. Walton-Raji, of African Roots Podcast, is appearing in Washington, DC at the National Museum of the American Indian. Angela will be presenting Blended Families. African & Native American Family Genealogy.
- Sunday, September 27, 2009 – Jean Wilcox Hibben, of Circlemending, is appearing at the Chicago Family History Center in Chicago, IL at 7:00 p.m. Jean will be presenting To Zion in Song: Music of the Mormon Pioneers.
- Monday, September 28, 2009 – Jean Wilcox Hibben, of Circlemending, is appearing at the Van Buren Regional Genealogical Society in Decatur, MI at 7:00 p.m. Jean will be presenting Breaking the Ties That Bind.
- Thursday, October 1, 2009 – Thomas MacEntee, of GeneaBloggers, is appearing at the Cook Memorial Library in Libertyville, IL at 7:00 p.m. Thomas will be presenting Social Networking for Genealogists.
If you need more information on how to submit your own information for our Speaker's Bureau page as well as the Speakers' Appearances calendar, contact us at email@example.com.
Geneabloggers Group on Facebook
Great news – we are now at 702 members over at GeneaBloggers Group on Facebook. A Genealogy Web Ring has been proposed – check out the Discussion Board here. If you know anyone who blogs about their genealogy or family history and you think they might benefit from membership in Geneabloggers please tell them about our Facebook group!
Weekly Genealogy Blogging Prompt
Check out Weekly Genealogy Blogging Prompt #39: Did your ancestors come by boat? Talk about the documentation that records their departure and arrival.
Thanks to Amy Coffin at We Tree for the inspiration!
GeneaBloggers Calendar
Remember we have Black Sheep Sunday, Madness Monday, Tombstone Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday, and Treasure Chest Thursday as daily blogging themes! And don't forget to check out other upcoming events at the Geneabloggers Calendar. This is the same Google calendar that has been in existence for quite some time. And if you subscribe to the calendar you'll receive email reminders of events.
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Gov. Nathan Deal set special elections for Nov. 8 for three open Northeast Georgia seats in the state legislature.
Georgia school officials say they've had enough of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, and they want to focus instead on better preparing students for life after school.
State Sen. Butch Miller of Gainesville will replace Jim Butterworth as a floor leader in the Georgia Senate.
Though it sent a map of state House districts to Gov. Nathan Deal to sign this week, Republican leadership in the Georgia General Assembly says it is committed to making Hall County more whole in January.
If Georgia lawmakers move the date of a referendum for a special sales tax to fund transportation projects, it won't be until the next legislative session.
A new proposal for Georgia's congressional districts means Tom Graves may no longer represent Hall County's interests in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Senate committee charged with reviewing a plan for new state House districts in Georgia has given the map a pass.
As maps for representation in Georgia's General Assembly receive their first full vote in House and Senate chambers today, lawmakers are still lobbying - and hopeful - for changes.
Maps for new state House and Senate districts are making their way through the halls of the Capitol, but the complaints for the lines drawn in Hall County are mounting.
It is no longer rumor or speculation: Hall County's political power is about to grow.
As many as nine state lawmakers could represent Hall County's interests under the Gold Dome if two proposed maps for the state's House and Senate districts are approved.
As a Republican mayor of a small southwest Georgia town stood on the steps of a federal courthouse in downtown Atlanta nearly two weeks ago, he spoke words meant to strike a blow more powerful than any political rhetoric.
ATLANTA - State-licensed insurance companies will soon be able to sell health policies offered in other states that provide less coverage than Georgia requires.
ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal has frozen Georgia's gas tax, preventing a tax hike that would have kicked in July 1.
Georgia's new legislative districts should respect municipal and county boundaries and reflect the voting patterns and interests of their residents, speakers told those responsible for drawing the state's new maps Tuesday.
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Arcia, Hicks might have earned a look
[FONT=Times][FONT=verdana]While the 2012 season has been a little bit painful at the big league level, there have been plenty of positive stories out of the minor leagues for the Twins. Miguel Sano, the player widely considered as the best in the Twins organization, is showing his power potential by sitting near the top 10 in nearly every offensive category for the farm system. Byron Buxton and J.O. Berrios were the top two picks for the Twins in June's draft and they have both already been promoted to Elizabethton in the last week. Berrios has been nearly untouchable so far in his outings and Buxton has put together some decent numbers on the offensive side of the ball.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Times][FONT=verdana]But searching for positive performances is not just relegated to the lower levels of the minor leagues for the Twins. Oswaldo Arcia and Aaron Hicks are putting together their best seasons as professionals at the Double-A level with the New Britain Rock Cats. Hicks has spent the entire season with the Rock Cats and Arcia started the year at Fort Myers before being called up in the middle of June. Both of these players have been highly thought of in the past and they each seem to be putting together a season worth getting noticed for in 2012.
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times][FONT=verdana]Hicks was the Twins first round pick in 2008 when the Twins took him out of high school with the 14th pick. His minor league career has been somewhat of a roller coaster ride since that point but he has always had the tools to be thought of as one of the top prospects for the Twins. The switch-hitting outfielder has struggled in the past to even out his splits from each side of the plate. This season has seen some improvement as he has hit .293/.371/.526 with 13 extra-base hits in 116 at-bats from the right side of the plate. When he switches to the left side, he is batting .276/.385/.427 with 25 extra-base hits in 279 at-bats. His 12 home runs this season are split evenly between both sides of the plate and his 27 steals are a career high.[/FONT][/FONT]
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times][FONT=verdana]Arcia is a year and a half younger than Hicks and he missed part of last season with an injury. This explains some of the reasoning that the Twins used to start Arcia in the Florida State League at the beginning of the year. He has made up for lost time since being called up to the Eastern League as he is hitting .330/.406/.553 in 49 games. Between both levels in the minor leagues, he has 31 doubles and 14 home runs with 78 RBI. He has appeared in a career high 104 games in 2012 so it is good to see what Arcia has been able to do over the course of what is really his first season of being healthy in the full season leagues.[/FONT][/FONT]
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times][FONT=verdana]With Hicks batting at the top of the order and Arcia batting in the middle of the line-up, the New Britain Rock Cats find themselves in the middle of the playoff chase in the Eastern League. While fans of the Twins might not be concerned about the chase by the Rock Cats for the playoffs, it could have an impact on when (or if) the team will call-up these two young players at some point in September. Last season, the Twins looked to two position players to have a chance in the final month after the Rock Cats had been eliminated from contention. Chris Parmelee and Joe Benson got a shot to show what they could do with their first taste of the big leagues. Ben Revere got called up from Double-A at the end of the 2010 season and he only got 28 at-bats in 13 games with the club. This year it could be time for Arcia and Hicks to put on the Twins uniform and let the MLB coaches take a closer look at the future of the franchise.[/FONT][/FONT]
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times][FONT=verdana]Looking ahead to September, it might be hard for the Twins to find at-bats for both of these up-and-coming players. They are both outfielders and the current roster for the Twins is not short in the outfield department. Denard Span, Ben Revere, and Josh Willingham have been relatively healthy in the outfield for the Twins so it would be tough to take at-bats away from these already established players. There could be an injury that would allow the Twins to give extra at-bats to a September call-up but all three of the current outfielders are going to want to finish the season on a strong note. Span took a tumble on Sunday and he might have to miss a little bit of time and there is always a chance of an injury with the way Revere goes after balls in the outfield. An injury to one of the starters might be the only way to free up a chunk of at-bats for Arcia or Hicks. [/FONT][/FONT]
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times][FONT=verdana]Another obstacle in the way for Hicks is the fact that he is not currently on the 40-man roster for the Twins. Because Arcia was an international signee, the organization was required to add him to the 40-man roster during last offseason even though he is younger than Hicks. During the coming offseason, Hicks would have to be added to the 40-man roster so it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to see him added in September. The consistent play at the plate and in the field would need to continue for each player over the rest of August but they both seem to be hitting better as the season progresses.[/FONT][/FONT]
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times][FONT=verdana]For both of these players to get a chance with the Twins in September, it is important for the at-bats to be there for them with the big league squad. There are certainly things that each of them could learn from sitting on the bench but it is much more important to be in the line-up on a regular basis against big league pitching. With both players being under 23-years old, it would be nice to see them get their feet wet in a season that is a lost cause for the Twins. They are two of the biggest bright spots in the organization for 2012 and they deserve to be rewarded for their production on the field. That reward should be a chance to step onto the grass at Target Field for the first time.[/FONT][/FONT]


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PSA on sexual abuse prevention to debut at NASCAR race
November 12, 2012
MIAMI – Race fans at the Homestead-Miami Speedway for the 2012 Ford EcoBoost 400 NASCAR Championship on Nov. 16-18, 2012, will be the first national audience for a new public service announcement addressing rape and sexual abuse. The 60-second PSA, created by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) in conjunction with Postage, Inc., and Dantinne Design Communications, is being broadcast throughout the event.
Research shows that one in four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before they reach the age of 18.1 The PSA supports the campaign, Let's TALK about It, and encourages everyone to use their voices to end sexual violence. "Each person can make a difference. We need to use the power of our own voices to end these crimes and strengthen our communities. This campaign highlights where we can start those conversations," says NSVRC Director Karen Baker.
Let's TALK about It highlights the fact that everyone can take an active part in ending sexual violence and aims to create environments where people are safe and respected in their relationships, neighborhoods, schools and workplaces. To view the PSA, visit www.youtube.com/user/NSVRC. This opportunity was made possible by an in-kind donation
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The NSVRC works with recipients of the Office on Violence Against Women's Rural Program Grant to develop and distribute the campaign around the country. In addition, NSVRC identifies, develops and disseminates resources regarding all aspects of sexual violence prevention and intervention. Founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape in 2000, the NSVRC focuses on "Collaboration – Prevention – Resources." For more, visit www.nsvrc.org, www.facebook.com/nsvrcand www.twitter.com/nsvrc.
[1]Tjaden, P. and Thoennes, N. (2000). Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice. www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/183781.pdf


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First of all, why is it "Father's Day" and not "Fathers' Day"?
This year I picked up 3 ribeyes and we took them down to my parents' house, but only after I seasoned them the day before and let them rest overnight.
My dad's "Pro Chef" gas grill. I think the outer casting and the cart might be the only original parts left.
But it still puts out enough heat to do a decent job. Clockwise from bottom left: medium-well for him, medium-rare, and rare.
My mom has fancier plates than I do.
The baked beans were from a can but my mom makes her pasta salad from scratch. She even made some without icky things like cucumber and celery for me!
The weather was terrific and my brother showed up "unexpectedly" (he did appear just as the steaks hit the table), so it was kind of like a Sunday from years ago, before Mrs. Chicken and I had kids. It was definitely a good Fathers' Day!


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Fifth Birthday and Beyond: Zameer's Story
Editor's Note: Action Against Hunger is a Coalition Partner of 5th Birthday and Beyond, a celebration of the remarkable strides made in the past 25 years to prevent child deaths from diseases like malnutrition. In honor of this initiative, we're sharing an inspiring story from our lifesaving programs in Pakistan.
I recently returned from Pakistan, where a combination of natural disasters, political instability and chronic poverty has displaced millions of people and destroyed vital infrastructure, causing widespread food insecurity and limited access to safe water and sanitation. These circumstances often negatively impact children the most, increasing their risk of becoming malnourished. Across Pakistan, one in five children under five years old is malnourished—children like Zameer, a little boy in Dadu District.
Saving Zameer from malnutrition
Because his mother did not have access to appropriate maternal care and nutrition, Zameer was born with low birth weight. At six months old, Zameer had trouble nursing and was still not gaining weight. Afraid for her son's life, Zameer's mother brought him to a community health clinic supported by Action Against Hunger, where he was diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition.
At the clinic, we treated Zameer using ready-to-use therapeutic food: a highly nutritious, protein-dense paste specially formulated to help children recover from acute malnutrition. After eight weeks of treatment, he gained weight and regained his health.
Preventing malnutrition in his community
But therapeutic nutrition treatment alone isn't enough to prevent child deaths from malnutrition. We must also tackle the underlying causes of hunger in children's homes and communities, such as lack of access to nutritious food and safe water and sanitation, as well as lack of education on appropriate diets, hygiene, and care practices.
So while we treated Zameer for malnutrition, we also taught his mother how to keep him healthy with good nursing and hygiene techniques. When Zameer was discharged from the clinic, we signed his family up to participate in our fresh food voucher program so they can access fresh, nutritious food from the local market. And in their community, we're helping families like his diversify their diets by providing them with livestock and teaching them how to grow their own vegetables.
We've been working in Pakistan since the 1990s, and will continue to save lives and address the root causes of malnutrition across the country. With our integrated approach to hunger, we can ensure that more children like Zameer can survive—and thrive—to their fifth birthday and beyond.


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Colson misrepresented Martin Luther King Jr. as "a great conservative" who would have supported Alito nomination
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In a radio commentary, Charles W. Colson claimed that Martin Luther King Jr. was a "great conservative" who would have supported the nomination of Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the Supreme Court.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, convicted Watergate felon and Christian right activist Charles W. Colson portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. as "a great conservative" who would have supported the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. Colson cited as evidence for his assertion only King's notation in his "Letter From Birmingham Jail" of statements from two philosophers popular among Christian conservatives, the Roman Catholic saints Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. However, King's record of positions on social issues runs counter to that of Colson and the Christian right.
From Colson's January 16 BreakPoint commentary, a syndicated daily program that appears on more than 300 Christian radio stations:
COLSON: Many think of King as a liberal firebrand, waging war on traditional values. Nothing could be further from the truth. King was a great conservative on this central issue [of law and morality], and he stood on the shoulders of Augustine and Aquinas, striving to restore our heritage of justice rooted in the law of God.
Were he alive today, I believe he would be in the vanguard of the pro-life movement and would be supporting Judge Alito. I also believe that he would be horrified at the way in which out-of-control courts have trampled down the moral truths he advocated.
Contrary to Colson's hypothesis that King would be "in the vanguard of the pro-life movement" today, King was presented in 1966 with the Margaret Sanger Award by Planned Parenthood. In his acceptance speech, "Family Planning -- A Special And Urgent Concern," King declared, "Our sure beginning in the struggle for equality by nonviolent direct action may not have been so resolute without the tradition established by Margaret Sanger and people like her." Sanger was a leading advocate of women's access to birth control in the first half of the 20th century.
While conservatives such as Colson rail against homosexuality and same-sex marriage -- in a January 6 BreakPoint commentary, Colson called same-sex marriage "inherently wrong" and claimed that it "could lead to things that are even worse," such as legalization of bestiality -- one of King's closest associates, Bayard Rustin, was an openly gay man. Rustin was the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, which King highlighted with his now-famous "I Have A Dream" speech. Homophobia is listed among the "Triple Evils" by the King Center, which was established in 1968 by King's widow, Coretta Scott King, as "the official, living memorial dedicated to the advancement of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." Coretta Scott King has spoken in support of same-sex marriage.
Colson and others in the Christian right would likely not agree with King's support for Supreme Court decisions striking down organized prayer in public schools (1962's Engel v. Vitale and 1963's combined ruling of Abingdon School District v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett). Asked about one of those rulings in a 1965 interview with Playboy magazine, King said: "I endorse it. I think it was correct. Contrary to what many have said, it sought to outlaw neither prayer nor belief in God. In a pluralistic society such as ours, who is to determine what prayer shall be spoken, and by whom? Legally, constitutionally or otherwise, the state certainly has no such right. I am strongly opposed to the efforts that have been made to nullify the decision. They have been motivated, I think, by little more than the wish to embarrass the Supreme Court."
King said he was reassured in his view that the Supreme Court was correct on this issue when then-Alabama Gov. George Wallace denounced it. He told Playboy, "When I saw Brother [George] Wallace going up to Washington to testify against the decision at the congressional hearings, it only strengthened my conviction that the decision was right."
Colson claimed that King would have been "horrified" at "out-of-control courts"; however, King hailed the role federal courts played in supporting the civil rights movement. In his landmark 1957 address, "Give Us The Ballot," King stated, "So far, only the judicial branch of the government has evinced this quality of leadership. If the executive and legislative branches of the government were as concerned about the protection of our citizenship rights as the federal courts have been, then the transition from a segregated to an integrated society would be infinitely smoother."
King delivered this speech amid a right-wing campaign to rally support for the impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, who authored the majority opinion in 1954's Brown v. Board of Education decision. Today, the right is still working to undo the Warren Court's legacy.
Colson offered no evidence to support his contention that King would have supported the nomination of Alito, who in a 1985 memo stated his opposition to "Warren Court decisions," including those regarding legislative reapportionment -- presumably a reference to 1962's Baker v. Carr decision, which forms the basis of the principle of one person, one vote -- and who claimed membership in Concerned Alumni of Princeton, a group that opposed the admission of women and minorities to Princeton University. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which collaborated with King throughout his career and opposes Alito's nomination, has stated that Alito's answers to questions during his nomination hearings "only heightened the NAACP's concerns over the nominee."
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MILWAUKEE -- Manager Ron Roenicke had a simple, if obvious, explanation for his club's inability to solve Mets rookie Jacob deGrom.
"We just didn't swing the bat that well against real good pitching today," Roenicke said.
Rookie right-hander Jimmy Nelson allowed just two runs over seven innings, but deGrom was even better as the Brewers dropped a 2-0 decision Sunday afternoon.
With the loss, the Brewers lead in the NL Central shrunk to two games over the Cardinals, who defeated the Cubs, 1-0, on Sunday. Milwaukee begins a three-game series at Tampa Bay on Monday, followed by three in St. Louis.
"We know we've got great pitchers we're facing the next three days and it doesn't get easier in St. Louis," said Roenicke, with the Brewers set to face Jake Odorizzi, Alex Cobb and David Price for the Rays. "So, we've got to find a way to scratch out runs and our pitching, they have to be good on the road."
The Brewers, who have been shut out eight times this season, managed just two singles through six innings against deGrom, who won his fourth consecutive start. In those four games, deGrom has allowed just two earned runs in 27 1/3 innings for an 0.66 ERA.
"He's been very good," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "We keep talking about it, I guess he has to go out each time and prove it. He's been very good. He was very good today. Threw a lot more pitches than we wanted, but against a good lineup you can't make mistakes, and he stayed away from mistakes."
The Brewers almost got to DeGrom and the Mets in the seventh. Khris Davis singled to open the inning and advanced to second on Jean Segura's one-out single. Vic Black came on in relief and retired pinch-hitters Scooter Gennett and Aramis Ramirez on pop outs.
"I felt pretty good with Scooter and Rami coming up to bat," Roenicke said. "They're going to get good fastballs usually from Black. He got Scooter 3-2. I thought we had a good shot there."
The Mets, who stranded runners in scoring position in the second, third and fourth innings, finally broke through against Nelson in the sixth.
Daniel Murphy opened with a double to center. After David Wright flied out, Lucas Duda lined an 0-2 pitch deep over the right-field wall for his career-best 18th home run and a 2-0 lead.
"I was trying to throw it down and in and left it up a little bit," Nelson said. "Big league hitters will take advantage of that."
Nelson walked two and hit a batter, but was aided by inning-ending double plays in the first and second.
"I kept us in it. I was still a little wild," said Nelson, who was 10-2 with a 1.46 ERA at Triple-A Nashville before being called up earlier this month. "I felt like they picked me up behind me. I know we had a couple of double plays there. I made the pitch when I needed to, except for the one to Duda. I just got too much of the plate and he did what he was supposed to with it."
The Mets' Jenrry Mejia pitched a scoreless ninth for his 15th save in 17 chances since moving to the bullpen in mid-May after seven starts.
With one out in the ninth, Davis beat out an infield single on a chopper to short. Mets manager Terry Collins challenged the call, which was upheld after a review of one minute and 46 seconds.
In the fourth inning, Davis drew a two-out walk and Mark Reynolds followed with a towering fly ball that hit a roof support cable down the left-field line. Davis was rounding third as the ball bounced back into left field, but it was ruled foul, based on where it struck the cable per the ground rules for Miller Park.
Roenicke said he didn't challenge the call because bench coach Jerry Narron indicated that a replay was not available.
"When I went out there, I looked back at Jerry and he said no because we didn't have a shot of it," Roenicke said, although he checked with home-plate umpire Dan Bellino. "Once it went up there, it disappeared on me. I didn't know where it hit. It's a hard one for the umpire if it goes up. You're not used to looking up there at it. But, Dan said he was on it and he said it hit foul."
Nelson singled with one out in the third inning for his first professional base hit. He was 0-for-59 in the Minors and 0-for-7 with the Brewers.
"I think my thumbs are still in the batter's box," Nelson said. "It's been a while since I got one of those, about 10 years, so it was good."
Duda accounted for both Mets victories in the four-game series. His two-run homer capped a three-run ninth inning on Friday when the Mets rallied to win, 3-2.
Still, the Brewers finished the seven-game homestand at 5-2 to remain in first place, a spot they have either held or shared since April 5.
"Any homestand you finish above .500, obviously we would rather have went 6-1 or swept it, but that's where we're at," Reynolds said. "You've just got to go keep playing."
Jim Hoehn is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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KINGWOOD, Texas - Surveillance cameras catch thieves breaking into a Kingwood Harley-Davidson store on two separate occasions.
On July 15, video showed a silver SUV pull up to the front of the store. Three men got out and workers said they smashed the glass on one of the front doors to get in.
It all happened after hours when the store, located at 111 Northpines Drive, was closed.
"They were in the store for less than two minutes," said Dustin Hasselgren, one of the employees. "The items that were that stolen were leather goods, chaps and jackets. A little over $5,000 worth."
Thieves hit the store last month, too. Surveillance cameras captured a white car pull up and only one man get out, but workers are sure the two break-ins are connected.
"Same situation. They broke the glass and stole women's clothing goods about $5,000 worth," said Hasselgren.
Hasselgren said the two burglaries happened at the same time and exactly the same way. Even though the surveillance cameras didn't capture much, they're hoping someone will recognize the vehicles and call the Houston Police or Crimestoppers at 713-222-TIPS with information.
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The Crap We Missed – Monday 3.26.12
Welcome to Monday's The Crap We Missed, lovingly strewn together by a surprisingly-here Photo Boy who still came to work thanks to his strong Italian work ethic that just makes a man want to shove his stugots in some moulignon. And for the record, I have no idea what I just said back there, but I'm sure it was a nice, friendly, non-offensive Guinea colloquialism for loving pizza pie-ah!
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The training for a sub 2 half continues. I did 4.4 super easy (but hot in the mid afternoon) miles last Sunday. Monday was a rest day and Tuesday was hills. But Wednesday I was super tired when I woke up in the morning and just couldn't drag myself out of bed in time to run before work. So I packed my workout clothes and went to the gym and crosstrained on the elliptical for half an hour and then used the assisted pull up machine. (I have never been able to do a pull up in my life - and while I am working on it, I'm making very little progress, probably because I need to do a lot more than I'm doing. Still if I ever manage it all of you will be the first to know.)
Thursday morning was supposed to be speed work. I had planned on doing 8 minutes fast and 2 minutes recovery for about 3-4 miles with a mile warm up and a 10 minute or so cool down. That isn't what happened. As I was running my first mile as a warm up I came up behind a guy walking his (little) dog. I've seen them before, and the dog takes huge offense at anyone coming anywhere near his person. Although I gave them plenty of space the dog, which was on a retractable leash, lunged at me. I reacted by jumping to the side although I was probably far enough away to be safe, the dog sounds mean. In the process I very nearly wrenched my knee. I considered turning around and going home already at this point, but I decided to keep on going and hope that my knee would not end up hating me. Shortly after that my watch beeped to start the first real 8 min interval. I picked up the pace to where I wanted...for about 3 minutes. Then my pace gradually slowed and slowed. I tried to pick it up again, but just couldn't do it. After the 2 minute recovery I tried again. Nothing. My legs just wouldn't do it. So I scrapped the idea of speedwork for the day, and shortened my run by a mile and just finished it slowly. It was a very warm, very humid morning which I'm sure had something to do with it, but there have been other hot mornings where I was able to complete the planned run. The knee didn't help but didn't really seem serious.
Friday was a rest day (thank goodness). The excitement was an ice cream party at work during which (well before, while I was eating my lunch) a filing fell out of one of my teeth. No dentist appointments available until Wednesday. Boo. I hate going to the dentist just for cleanings. I was just there 2 weeks ago. Yuck.
Yesterday was my long run. My knee felt fine (still does) so I did my planned 12 miles. It was super humid and much hotter than it has been most of this summer. It felt gross. I sweat so much I was dripping wet by mile 8. One of the TNT coaches pointed out that sweating a lot is one sign of physical fitness. I must be very fit. (Or I have the genetics to sweat like crazy, which I think I do). Otherwise the run went pretty well, I was about 15 seconds slower per mile than I want to be usually for long runs and about 1:45 minutes slower than goal pace for the half but given the heat that is no problem at all. Plus I did managed to run most of the miles at a fairly even pace although I took a lot of breaks to refill my water bottle.
Edit: I didn't even mention the fact that I signed up for a second half this fall - the MO Cowbell half in St. Charles MO. I'd love to do a loopfest, but hotel, transportation and a couple days food are just not in the budget. I'll get to one sometime.
Last night I volunteered with other TNT people at the Glo Run in St. Louis. It was a somewhat frantic 3+ hours. I was assigned to the day of registration area as the "runner" or "gopher" grabbing t-shirts, glow sticks, glow glasses, safety pins etc for about an hour and a half. Then we quickly transitioned the registration area into the snack lines for people after they finished. Then I spent at least another hour monitoring the pretzels/chips so people didn't take too many and that we didn't run out. The Glo Run isn't timed so there were no winners. (well they did have a costume contest) It was almost chaotic - and I'm sure I don't ever want to be a race director. I wouldn't mind volunteering again for a different race, but maybe along the course somewhere instead. Still I appreciate even more what volunteers do - I'm sure the 12 miles in the morning had something to do with it, but after 3 hours of scrambling and standing my legs were killing me. I can't say this was the best run event, two main problems being the general chaos and the bigger problem of there not being enough water to give to people before the race. We had enough at the end, but only just enough, which they knew because they would not let us hand any out before the race. People were practically begging for it at times. We weren't allowed any either until after the run had started. As hot as it was this is a problem. As far as I know no one had a problem but there should be enough that if someone asks they can have a bottle of water. Still it was a good experience and I'll do it again, but maybe for a different race.
I'm the one looking silly holding glow sticks. This is before the registration craziness started. By the time the race started it was dark. This is not quite half of the crew TNT provided.


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In a feel-good rumor, Andy Martino of the New York Daily News reports that the Mets have been in contact with Endy Chavez. Let's take a look at exactly how he'd hit on the 2012 Mets.
1. Can this player help the Mets? Absolutely. The Mets suffered last season from a strong backup outfielder to provide plus defense at all three positions. And with Jason Pridie now a member of the Athletics, a backup center fielder is needed more than ever. Chavez also hit .301/.323/.426 in 274 plate appearances, supporting his strong defense with a solid helping of offense. He's not a regular, especially at this point in his career. But he'll be a fine fourth outfielder.
2. What kind of contract can he expect? Returning from a dififcult knee injury that cost him most of the 2009 and all of the 2010 seasons, Chavez was a non-roster invitee for Texas last season. He's probably in line to receive a one-year deal at less than $1 million in 2012, based on his production last year.
3. Can the Mets afford him in 2012? It is safe to assume that the Mets can afford Endy Chavez at this point.
4. What is the maximum amount the Mets should offer him? I'd probably go as high as $1 million guaranteed to bring him in. Frankly, plus defensive center fielders are at a premium, starter or backup.
5. What are the chances I think he is a Met in 2012? Pretty good, actually. Here's a chance to please the fans and help the team without spending a lot of money. Sounds like a no-brainer to me.