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A lot of brands are still trying to solve for social media organization, activation and ROI. We thought we'd share a Q&A we had with Maria Poveromo, who has led and evolved our own social media efforts, to share some successes and takeaways from the past year.
What are your thoughts on the value of social business to an organization, and can you talk about how Adobe is organized around social media?
Social media represents a tremendous opportunity and paradigm shift for brands. For several years, brands were at the center of their marketing efforts – they controlled the message, their story, and how it was told publicly through designated spokespeople. Social media has turned this traditional communications model on its head. Today, customers are at the center of communications. In many cases, they can drive and shift brand perceptions by vocalizing their views on a brand or its products and services. Social media has also enabled brands to build direct relationships with customers at a level of magnitude that is unprecedented. The brands that embrace these shifts stand to win. So it is critical for businesses today to organize their social media programs, resource them adequately, engage with customers authentically and measure their effectiveness in order to be successful.
Adobe's social media program was founded in December 2009 after we discovered great pockets of innovation across the company that were occurring in silos and lacking an overarching strategy. We adopted the popular "Hub and Spoke" model. The hub (or center of excellence) would enable more coordinated and strategic social media across the company through a common set of guidelines, trainings, and infrastructure, while the spokes (subject matter experts) would drive day-to-day social strategies for their specific line of business. Today, Adobe has moved towards the multiple hub and spoke model, where teams worldwide have established their own hub and spokes based on growing needs, with a dotted line to the teams at corporate.
2012 was a year where social media played a larger role in Adobe's integrated campaign efforts like Create Now and Metrics Not Myths. There was room to test and take more risk. Thoughts on successes and takeaways for each campaign?
It is true that in 2012, social media started to play a strategic and critical role in campaign development and execution. The two primary campaigns that we launched as a company in 2012 were very different.
"Create Now" represents Adobe's traditional DNA – enabling creative professionals to unleash their creativity with our tools and services. With "Create Now," we focused on introducing the Creative Cloud and the opportunities it introduced to create freely and receive ongoing product updates with a relatively low price barrier.
The "Create Now" campaign represented the first time we launched a social campaign in a truly global fashion with a diligent focus on measuring tangible ROI. We delivered robust and engaging content to activate our fan base and experimented with games including real and virtual or online scavenger hunts to drive engagement. We also encouraged trial downloads and eventually purchase of our new offering. Through our rigorous measurement we were able to demonstrate high volumes of engagement with our customers, positive sentiment and significant ROI.
"Metrics not Myths" is a new type of campaign for Adobe. While Adobe is traditionally associated with our creative side of the business, few people know that a large portion of Adobe's business is also focused on digital marketing. In order to drive greater awareness for Adobe's leadership position in digital marketing, we launched a provocative campaign that focused on debunking traditional myths about marketing.
Through this campaign we learned that not all of our experimental efforts will be successful. In this case, we tried to establish a community of digital marketers on Facebook through an application through which we featured live debates and real time polling to engage our audience. We did not attract the number of marketers that we hoped we would and the level of engagement was lower than our target but we were able to grow our Twitter and Facebook communities and learn from these efforts.
One aspect of the program that was highly successful was the "ultimate case study" where we published the real-time results and takeaways from the campaign as it was being executed.
I think we are learning as we go with both campaigns. For Create Now, we want to focus on the ongoing value that a Creative Cloud membership provides as members have access to ongoing updates and benefits. For "Metrics not Myths" we are targeting ourselves – digital marketers who are in the market for solutions that ease our day to day tasks and ultimately help us prove the ROI of our efforts. Both are challenging and exciting in their own ways.
Social media ROI is a hot topic. You have team that spearheads measurement, analytics and even social e-commerce. What's your perspective on ROI for social, particularly a B2B organization?
Adobe is fortunate to own analytics solutions that allow us to track and determine the impact of our social media efforts against traditional demand generation success metrics such as trial download, website traffic, and ultimately, revenue.
However, I believe that the true value of social media extends beyond ROI and demand generation. To me, the true value of social media lies in the interactions a brand has with its customers, and the consequent actions those customers take on behalf of the brand by defending it in times of crisis and promoting their positive experiences with your brand with their extended networks. Business impact and ROI are most certainly very important – and we extend great effort to measure and report on these metrics in order to improve our programs and prove their worth. At the same time, the value of building strong relationships with your customers is intangible but equally important.
Adobe just hit 10M fans and followers across its social media presence. Any plans you can share about activating them in the year ahead?
A primary focus of ours in 2013 will be to further activate our social media influencers and advocates by building more organized and consistent programs that recognize and reward our advocates for their actions. As mentioned, I believe the true value of social media lies in the relationships a brand builds with its customers. We hope to continue to delight our fans and followers by listening to their requests and by continuing to deliver compelling and engaging content.


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The sounds of hymns filled the recreation area behind the Gadsden County jail last Saturday afternoon as inmates and visitors prepared for an old-fashioned Christian Baptism.
DOT sec. says Florida on rebound
The Secretary for the Florida Department of Transportation, Ananth Prasad, was in Gadsden County last week
Arrests made in copper thefts
A copper theft ring has been busted in Gadsden County.
Quincy accepts Hayes' resignation
The Quincy Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) board accepted director Charles Hayes' resignation at their meeting last week.
Get Going Gadsden winners announced
The Florida Department of Health-Gadsden County held its Get Going Gadsden awards ceremony last week
West Gadsden falls to Tate
The West Gadsden football team stepped way out of class last week journeying to Pensacola to take on Class 6-A Tate.
Pappadakis excels in loss to Northside
Munroe rallied from a completely lopsided 25-6 score in game one, to win game two 25-13.
A history lesson on Pop Warner football
There have been a few questions raised in Gadsden County lately about the Pop Warner Youth Football Program.
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Noel was instrumental in setting up the Omagh Cycling Initiative to campaign for better cycling facilities in Omagh and to raise the profile of cycling in County Tyrone.
As a cycling returnee he has no background in cycling policy but has quickly made progress with the local Roads Service, health trusts and cycle campaigning networks while getting himself up to speed with skills such as IT.
Led by Noel the group has begun to make its presence felt strongly on issues such as planning and cycle facilities.
Noel is also a volunteer Sustrans ranger on the National Cycle Network and prior to entering the campaigning field he had had some excellent successes as a charity fundraiser bringing in large amounts of money via his charity rides.


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About us
Equal opportunities in life for all special children
Education from Pre-Nursery to Graduation leading ultimately to establishment of a University
HASE was established on 01-01-1993 as a project of Educational Welfare Society for disabled children, registered by Provincial Directorate of Social Welfare, recognized by Federal Ministry of Special Education, Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Education, Islamabad and documented by University of Punjab as a "Good practicing model of Inclusive Education"
The main branch of Hassan Academy is operational in Mehrabad, Rawalpindi for the past 16 years and has established itself as an institution providing excellent educational services for the disabled children, ranging in age from 4years to 21 years. This achievement of Hassan Academy for Special Education is despite poor resources. The institution is providing educational services to 160 students from local areas as well as far flung areas like Kashmir, Sindh, Bannu, Battgram and Mansehra. These also include children orphaned during the devastating earthquake of 2005. Residential services are provided for 60 such students. Furthermore, the institution provides pick and drop service to 12 students and teachers residing in different parts of Rawalpindi city. However, almost 40 students require pick and drop services and some are so poor that they will not be able to pay for the service. The students are charged according to socioeconomic status. The students belonging to well off families are charged more to subsidize the poorer students. It is, however, stressed that there is immense pressure on the institution to enroll more students (500) as the government facilities are unable to provide for this underprivileged group of society. Quality educational services for the disabled are in high demand and this is proved by the fact that almost 500 students are on the waiting list. The institution functions on the principle of not refusing admission to any deserving disabled person; however, lack of resources is a constant problem.
The special children have special needs like any other. They need communication skills, love, attention and a sense of belonging, encouragement friendship, freedom, culture and education. The things combine to form a complete child.
It is obligatory for all civilized societies to look after and care for their special children. If properly guided and educated these special children can be turned into useful citizens and can play an active role in society. It is proposed that a network of educational institutions be established with the help of the government, public and commercial organizations to change this situation through establishment of a network of educational and vocational institutions for the disabled in Pakistan.
HASE offers students the unique opportunity to form a specific identity that focuses on strengths and unique talents instead of disabilities. We provide an education that is tailored to meet the individual needs that address the total child in an ideal culture of norms, acceptance and belonging. We have a national reputation for excellence in special education.
HASE provides educational settings which promotes healthy social relationships between special and normal children at all levels and reduces the physical distance between them through equal participation in social activities.
HASE has an excellent arrangement where special children are considered as important as their hearing peers and provides natural environment to accept and to be accepted by their peers, to adjust emotionally to acquire a sense of competency and independence and above all for rehabilitation.
Special children and normal children are being taught simultaneously in the same premises. Some of them are partially integrated whereas others are fully integrated depending on the degree of their hearing loss and type of disability. This experience and technique has inculcated a positive psychological impact upon the special children.


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SHOPLIFTERS thinking of targeting Taunton stores should think again as they're unlikely to get away with it.
Frustrated thieves are finding there are no rich pickings in the county town's main shopping area.
Traders and police, supported by eagle-eyed CCTV operators, have teamed up to bring down the amount of people pocketing items without paying.
While the rest of the country has seen an average 4% rise in criminals stealing from stores, there were just 27 cases of shoplifting reported in the town centre in December, normally the peak time for thieves – down from 41 for the same period in 2012.
It comes just two years after the County Gazette and somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news reported an average of 60 shop thefts a months in 2011, largely blamed on the economic downturn.
Sgt Neil Kimmins said it proved the value of the force's 'deter and disrupt' campaign targeting known offenders.
He said: "It's very much down to a partnership between police and Somerset West Businesses Against Crime (SWBAC) and CCTV is absolutely critical.
"We identify known offenders and pass information on to the stores, who will watch those people inside the premises.
"Our 'deter and disrupt' policy is an effective way of managing and preventing crime in the first place.
"Prolific criminals know they will be arrested if they commit further crimes."
SWBAC, which is funded by businesses in the town centre, said no-one was taking the success for granted.
"We're pleased with the results, but we won't get complacent," added Mr Sharman.
"There's a lot of work still needs to be done.
"For an organisation funded solely by businesses, we're really chuffed that we can support the police and the town, businesses and wider community by creating a safer environment."
*Despite the fall in shoplifting in Taunton town centre, some thieves still chance their arm.
Two stores were targeted by shoplifters in separate incidents.
Police have issued CCTV images of two women they wish to speak to in connections with the thefts.
The first involved a woman who went into Maplins, in County Walk, and stole a pair of £90 headphones at 7pm on Monday, January 13.
The following day a woman took an electric heater from Poundstretcher in Bridge Street.
If you recognise either woman, call PC Claire Griffiths on 101.


text: Review: Harp/flute/viola trio beguiles By David Williams November 11, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- No composer before Claude Debussy seems to have thought creating chamber music involving the harp was even possible.The harp is one of the oldest of all instruments (feel free to imagine biblical or ancient Greek harps). But the modern harp that changes notes chromatically when the player steps on one of seven pedals (one for each note of the scale to raise or lower the pitch a half-step) is a late-19th-century development.The complicated process involved in creating a reasonable harp part -- so the player can change the pedals to get the correct notes -- has tended to make composers shy of writing for the harp outside of the colorful way it is used in orchestral music.But Debussy, never one to follow the usual path in composition, made the harp central in his Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp (1915).The Janus Trio -- Amanda Baker, flute; Beth Myers, viola; Nuiko Wadden, harp -- beguiled in its performance of the work for the Charleston Chamber Music Society for a concert Saturday night at Christ Church United Methodist.Janus made the opening prelude, where everyone finishes each others' phrases, an intimate conversation. The interlude teemed with swirling colors. The finale featured a spectacular smoothness of surface and brilliantly precise rhythm.The concert began with Ravel's "Sonatina in Trio," the composer's own arrangement of his early "Sonatina for Piano." Impressionism in music is often interpreted as hazy. Janus stirred the tonal colors delicately but played the harmonies and melodies with a distinctive focus.Debussy did not start a rush of composers creating new works for the medium of flute, viola and harp. So Janus and other groups wanting to play the piece have to get more music by commissioning composers to write for the combination to fill up a concert's program. The concert featured three such pieces.Kaija Saariaho, one of the best Finnish composers in the post-Rautavaara generation, was represented with her exhilarating "New Gates." Baker had to play her flute with breathy tones that gradually gained vibrancy while Myers created raspy viola sounds, as if playing with a velvet chisel instead of a bow. Wadden drew rustling sounds from the harp before providing a persistent underlying beat at the close as the music faded to silence.Janus played the first two movements of Jason Treuting's "Pluck, Bow, Blow." "Pluck" included Baker trading her flute for a banjo joining Wadden and Myers in unison on a vaguely Japanese-sounding melody that was flecked with little asides by harp and viola."Bow" featured a little melodic phrase from the viola, to which Myers added more rhythmic subdivisions to give it a gathering energy, while Baker and Wadden played notes on the harp with violin bows. It gave the harp an odd sound, vaguely like a cello, but the harp was nearly inaudible against the viola.Paul Lansky's five movements from "Book of Memory" ranged from dissonantly tonal, in "Antique Cadences," to sounding like Ravel filtered through Copland in the dancing sounds of "Bransle." "Lied" had Baker playing the alto flute with dark warmth and ended with a striking combination of flute and harp in low octaves while Myers etched a melody in harmonics high above.Myers played a long melody in the final "Lament" while flute and harp chirped along in quiet support.Each movement was framed by hushed interludes that included the performers singing in whispers while playing hand percussion such as woodblocks and little bells. The concert opened with pianist Jacob Bumgarner, a junior at South Charleston High School, making a fine account of Brahms' Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79, No. 2. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Trump turns down Murray Energy coal relief proposal 2 Trump's Interior Department moves to stop mountaintop removal study 3 Charleston police officer pleads not guilty to negligent homicide 4 Casey fuming that Justice blamed wife's politics for unexpected firing 5 Charleston's Civil War soldier statues erected with private funds Raptor rehab center opens new facility in Fairmont Previous Story Philippines typhoon deaths climbing into the thousands Next Story


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Hoover, Alabama's Golden Rule Barbecue is Alabama's best kept barbecue secret. The limited menu is a blessing in disguise: rather than trying to focus on many different things, they focus on what they do best: pork and beef. The ambiance of the place helps create the true experience: views of the pit and kitchen area from any place inside the resturant, the smells of the meat on the pit and the rythmic chopping sounds put a soul at ease. With Mrs. Ohma's to-die-for sweet tea, rich and flavorful meat, and those luscious apple turn-overs, there is no better place in the Birmingham metro area for barbecue.
The Golden Rule is located at 1571 Montgomery Hwy in Hoover, Alabama (35216). It's phone number is (205) 823-7770. If you are in Birmingham, pay them a visit. If you're in town when the weather has turned cooler, ask if Nick has any of his special chili on hand. You won't be disapointed.
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THE ChildLine charity said it is ready to offer help and advice to Lancashire teenagers who are feeling anxious about their exams.
Christine Mellor, the charity's area manager for the North West, said: "The exam period can be a very stressful and anxious time for young people. We hear from lots of young people each year who are worried or panicking about their exams and revision.
"This can affect them in a variety of ways and can leave them unable to eat, sleep or function normally. We want to let them know that they are not alone and that ChildLine is here to listen to them."
You can also visit: www.childline.org.uk/explore/schoolcollege/pages/exam-stress.aspx to find out more.


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Missy & KC
April 29
Glen Ellen, California
Which three details from your wedding were your favorites?
- I loved what Mary from It's a Date at the Powder Room did with my hair. She created exactly what I'd envisioned
- The cocktail hour was gorgeous. Our caterer provided wine barrels for tables and the amphitheater at BR Cohn overlooks the vineyard. It was stunning and the food was delicious.
- The cake looked (and tasted) amazing. Susie Cakes in SF makes beautiful buttercream-frosted cakes and our florist, Josette at Lavender Floral decorated the cake with flowers.
If you could offer one piece of advice for other couples planning their wedding, what would it be?
The details do count – I had so many people mention that they noticed the little touches here and there, and how everything fit so well together; from the tablescape on the escort card table, to how we created the table numbers, to the favors, to the wine barrel tables for the cocktail hour. It was so nice to hear that people noticed all of the minutiae that I'd spent hours agonizing over. That said; don't sweat the small stuff if it doesn't all turn out the way you'd planned. Only you know how you'd imagined it all coming together.
Give us the one moment in your wedding day you can't stop thinking about.
The ceremony felt really special to me, especially our vows. KC and I wrote half of our vows together, and repeated those to each other first. Then we'd each written some vows in secret and surprised each other at the ceremony. Beforehand it felt like a big undertaking to capture the promises we wanted to make to each other in our own words. But it turned out to be exactly what I wanted. It was personal, funny and touching: my first personal vow was to try to be on time, his was to always feed me and keep my feet warm. I wouldn't have had it any other way.


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— November
By Ben Ellison
What the Heck is Navtex?
|Discovering a little-known but useful source of safety and weather information, and a great NMEA repeater as well.
Attending the world's largest marine equipment show in Holland last winter, I was struck by how enthusiastically European recreational boaters embrace Navtex, which I thought of as a rather obscure marine-information radio service suited mostly to commercial shipping. While numerous receiver models were available for cruisers, and everyone seemed familiar with the benefits they offered, I'd rarely seen a Navtex machine onboard an American yacht. Since then I've been researching and even tuning in to the broadcasts myself... and I'm still wondering why there is so much difference in Navtex use between the continents.
Well, apparently one reason is obvious if you cruise Europe extensively (some day, by golly, some day): Over there, with a coastline chopped up into so many governments and languages, VHF marine weather forecasts add up to a much less consistent and useful service than the one we're blessed with. And one of Navtex's main features is text forecasts, which—at least on the primary band—are in the global transportation language of English. Hence Channel-crossing Brits are particularly into Navtex, and pond-crossing Yanks are apt to pick one up pretty quickly, too. But does it have something to offer North American voyagers? Definitely, but more explanation is in order.
Welcome to the acronym zone. Navtex is part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been developing and regulating into existence over the last few decades. SARTs, EPIRBs, MMSIs, DSC, and AIS are a few other important, if tongue-tripping, elements of the system. You can learn more at the U.S. Coast Guard nav site (www.navcen.uscg.gov), but suffice it to say that GMDSS is a complicated, bureaucratic program, and it is targeted at commercial shipping. However, many of its parts are becoming worthwhile to regular boaters, and Navtex—thankfully just a shortening of "Navigational Telex"—is a particularly easy one to understand and use.
Navtex is the main source of Marine Safety Information (dubbed MSI, sorry) to vessels within a 200-mile coastal zone, using two medium-wave frequencies. The primary, 518 kHz, is always in English, and its messages are categorized with a strict letter code; the secondary, 490 kHz, may be in a local language and contain added small-craft information. With scores of broadcast stations worldwide, many areas are thoroughly covered. Our sea coasts are almost fully blanketed by the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Great Lakes are said to be partially served by the Canadian Coast Guard. So far only 518 kHz is in use in North America, but 490-kHz services are apparently coming on strong in Europe.
While all Navtex receivers are designed to collect MSI automatically, the final delivery method varies. There are stand-alone Navtex units that simply print out the text on a cash register-style roll of paper and PC programs that demodulate it from SSB or Ham radios to screen. Some weatherfax receivers will also bring in Navtex, a nice combination, as the more local text forecasts are complementary to the large-area fax graphics. I experienced Navtex yet another way, via the ICS Nav6plus pictured throughout the column.
Next page > Part 2: Reading forecasts on the Nav6plus' legible screen really worked for me. > Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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More warm weather, but rain on the way
Published: Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 6:13 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 6:13 p.m.
Unseasonably warm temperatures will persist through the beginning of this week, until a cold front moves into the area on Thursday bringing rain along with it.
Partly cloudy skies and warm weather can be expected through Wednesday in Alachua County. Temperatures will range from the low 80s to the upper 50s. Showers are expected to travel through the area beginning Wednesday night, a 20 percent chance is predicted.
A strong high pressure system east of the area has facilitated the unseasonable weather by pushing warm air up from the waters of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, said Phil Peterson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
A cold front is expected to interrupt the trend on Thursday, dropping high temperatures to the low 70s and lows to around 48 degrees. A 30 percent chance of showers is expected Thursday and a 40 percent chance on Thursday night.
Temperatures will remain cool amidst cloudy skies on Friday and Saturday, ranging from the high 60s to the high 40s. A 30 percent chance of rain is predicted for the beginning of the weekend.
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Barbican: The Surreal House
As if I didn't already have enough reasons to want a plane ticket to London, the Barbican Art Gallery has just given me another: the exhibition entitled "The Surreal House." This labyrinth, designed by architectural firm Carmody Groarke, will basically put all other haunted houses to shame and include work by such artists as Salvador Dali, Marcel Duchamp, Rene Magritte, Joseph Cornell and Rem Koolhaas. It promises to be every bit of an experience, if not more, as Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter.


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We are into Day 4 of the Unlock The Past Cruise 2013 and because of electrical problems are still in Noumea and will be missing out on Fiji – such is life at sea !! The ship Voyage of the Seas is huge and I am sure that many of the 140 participants will use today to explore the ship as no presentations are scheduled.
It has been a privilege and pleasure to be associated with the other presenters such as Jill Ball, – the genealogy techno whizz, Paul Milner who is speaking on British Isles records and Shauna Hicks an expert on Australian research. So far I have given my "London Cemeteries & their Records" and "Researching New Zealand Ancestors from afar" talks, both have been well received and I have been asked by Alan Philips of Gould Books who organises the cruise to speak on next year's cruise.
I'll upload some photos when I return home, the internet is horribly expensive on-board and it would clear out the bank account to do so whilst here !! Meanwhile I shall remain sitting beside the pool with an exotically coloured cocktail close at hand. Oh what a great life on the oceans waves!!


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Red Carpet Essentials
When the CW's Gossip Girl premiered in 2007, the rich-kids-gone-wild drama used its hallway as a runway, making private-school plaid and appliqué headbands instantly covetable (even designer Anna Sui is hooked: she based her entire Target collection on the nighttime soap). But in the show's third season, now airing on Monday nights, Blair, Serena, and Vanessa are headed to college (while Jenny rules the school as a junior), which means bye-bye jumpers and hello, well, what? "There will definitely be more of an adult allure to the wardrobe," says costume designer Eric Daman, a former model who once worked as an assistant to Patricia Field on Sex and The City. Daman talks to ELLE.com about the ladies of GG and the inspiration behind their ever-evolving wardrobes. Plus, ELLE shops the look so you can crib their style (without leaving your keyboard).
"Our little uptown Blair will go downtown to NYU, but her wardrobe won't. Instead of trying to fit in with Lower East Side hipsters, she will retain her glamour with more severe lines and constructed garments. It's all very architectural. [There's] chic gray flannels, tweeds, and rich gem tones. Gone are the little girl plaids."
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Wildcats Dropped by Cyclones on Saturday
Wildcats Dropped by Cyclones on Saturday
Feb. 23, 2013
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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State's senior duo of Brittany Chambers and Mariah White again teamed up to register a large combined point total, but Iowa State had four players in double figures to defeat the Wildcats on Saturday in Bramlage Coliseum, 69-50. This was K-State's third straight loss.
K-State (13-14, 4-11 Big 12) saw Chambers and White combine for 35 of the Wildcats' 50 points on Saturday. In the first meeting against Iowa State this season in Ames, Chambers and White set the school record for combined points by two teammates with 59 points.
Chambers registered a game-high 18 points, reaching double digits in scoring for the 25th game this season and the 99th of her career. The native of Jordan, Minn., also added seven rebounds, four assists and a steal to her final stat line. With her seven rebounds, Chambers moved into eighth on the K-State career rebounds list with 782. Her four assists moved her into ninth on the school's career assists list with 325.
White notched 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting, four assists, three rebounds and three steals. The product of Midwest City, Okla., has reached double digits in points six times this season, all in Big 12 play. She has four games in double digits in the month of February.
Iowa State (19-6, 10-5) was paced by senior Anna Prins with 18 points. A pair of Cyclones recorded double-doubles, as senior Chelsea Poppens notched 14 points and 11 rebounds and junior Hallie Christofferson carded 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Iowa State dashed out to a 22-7 lead to begin the game, as the Wildcats were 2-of-12 from the field, including 1-of-10 from beyond the arc. The Cyclones' lead was bolstered by a 10-0 run over a five-minute stretch, as Poppens tallied eight of the 10 points during the run.
After K-State cut the Iowa State lead to 10, 22-12, with 9:16 to play in the first stanza, Iowa State proceeded to end the half on a 15-5 run to hold a 39-17 lead at the half. The Cyclones shot .484 (15-of-31) from the field in the first half, while the Wildcats were .185 (5-of-27).
Kansas State was able to shake off the rust from the first half and cut Iowa State's lead to 15, 52-35, as the Wildcats used a 10-2 run midway through the second half. White registered consecutive layups to help K-State close to within 15.
The momentum from K-State's rally was short-lived, as Iowa State answered with an 8-0 run to boost its lead to 24, 62-38, with 7:15 remaining. Nicole Blaskowsky jump-started the Cyclones' run with consecutive three-point field goals.
For the game, the Wildcats shot .315 (17-of-54) with a .444 field goal percentage in the second half. K-State tallied a 15-10 edge in points off turnovers, forcing the Cyclones into 13 turnovers. Iowa State shot .456 from the field (26-of-57) and outrebounded K-State, 42-26.
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City of St Albans Swimming Club have progressed through to the Division One final of the Herts Major League after finishing runners-up to Watford in the second round.
There were notable performances across all of the age-groups with Alex Ong in particular impressing on his return from injury by winning the Under-14 boy's 100m breaststroke.
Further wins came with Monica Ong in the Under-12s 50m breaststroke, Lauren Stott in the Under-12s 50m butterfly and Lauren Winfield in the Under-16s 100m freestyle. For the boys, individual wins were achieved by Ben Muckleston in the Under-12s 50m freestyle, Oly Perry in the Under-14s 100m butterfly, Liam Curran in the Under-16s 100m butterfly; Robbie Lightowler in the Under-16s 100m backstroke and Peter Hensman in the Under-16s 100m breaststroke.
The open 100m breast stroke was won by James Loveman. St Albans also notched up points with a number of relay wins including the Under-14 boy's medley 4x2 length relay by Elliott Wylie, Alex Ong, Oly Perry and Ross Ferreira; the Under-14 boy's 4x2 length freestyle relay swum by Ross Ferreira, Alex Ong, Elliott Wylie and Oly Perry.
Other winners at the Herts event included the Under-16 boys 4x2 length medley by Robbie Lightowler, Peter Hensman, Liam Curran and Zac Horne; the Under-16 boy's 4x2 length freestyle relay swum by Liam Curran, Peter Hensman, Robbie Lightowler and Zac Horne; and the girl's Under-12 medley relay by Grace Wylie, Monica Ong, Lauren Stott and Ella Chown.
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LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - For Rafael Nadal to bridge a 7,000-point gap with Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings looks like a tall order, even for a player of his qualities, yet he could still threaten the Serb's hopes of ending 2013 as world No.1.
With the French Open looming large on the horizon, Nadal is back in the claycourt groove as he continues his comeback from a knee injury that sidelined him for seven months.
The Spaniard has won four titles in six tournaments since returning in Chile in February, finishing runner-up in the other two, yet remains in unfamiliar territory outside the world's top four.
Starting in Madrid next week, however, where he suffered a surprise third-round exit last year to compatriot Fernando Verdasco, fifth-ranked Nadal can start making inroads.
While the Mallorcan must defend 3,000 points at the Rome Masters and then at Roland Garros, where he will be chasing an eighth French Open title, the second half of the year looks like being a win-win situation for the 11-times grand slam champion.
A stunning second-round defeat by Czech Lukas Rosol at Wimbledon last year proved to be his final match of 2012, meaning the Spaniard will have six months to harvest ranking points and close the gap on those above him.
Djokovic is hoping to finish a third successive season as world No.1 but Brad Gilbert, former world number four and coach to Andre Agassi, believes Nadal has will be breathing down the Serb's neck later this year.
"To me this is the meatiest part of the season," Gilbert told ATPWorldTour.com
"You've got two Masters 1000s back-to-back and then the French and Wimbledon. That's 6,000 points up for grabs over a short stretch, and what happens during this time will set the tone as to who has a shot of finishing No. 1.
"Djokovic is in good position now but it still could be a very tight race."
Djokovic, world number two Roger Federer and number three Andy Murray will all be defending sackloads of points after the French Open, and providing Nadal suffers no injury setbacks he will be relishing a pressure-free second half of the year.
Gilbert said Nadal's decision to delay his comeback until after the Australian Open and then skip the Miami Masters was paying dividends.
"What a tremendous effort to be in the final every week he's played. I love the way he goes about his business," Gilbert said. "He didn't rush back until he was close to 100 percent, and the results back up that he made the right decision." (Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Pritha Sarkar)


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Yesterday, the European Commission slapped down a request by Ireland to defer a €3.1bn payment related to its banking debt.
"I actually wonder why this has to be asked at all," said the EU's top economic official, Olli Rehn. "The principle in the European Union and the long European legal and historical tradition is, in Latin, pacta sunt servanda – respect your commitments and obligations."
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Maison Martin Margiela Fall 2011
The biggest insult to a Maison Martin Margiela runway collection is that it's wearable. Just the suggestion of pretty and the staff cringes. But, sorry, the clothes that the design team sent out for fall were both.
The concept was dresses that looked like coats. Or was it coats that looked like dresses? Sometimes there were dresses that looked like dresses under coats that looked like coats. The bottom line is coats and dresses, that's mainly what this was about. First, the coats. They were to the knee or just below, in clean, solid-color fabrics, and for all the zippers horizontal at the hips or vertical up the sides, they still looked clean. The Margiela trick was that they were unzipped halfway down the back to look from behind like undone dresses with slips showing, but the slips were the dresses. They were fairly simple too, matte and patent leather lingerie-inspired numbers in deep raspberry and light blue and a lovely pastel floral. In fact, all the colors—pinks, red, purple, and green—felt fresh. And about halfway through the show (paced at a death march, but more on that later) a light, blue knit cardigan popped up. From the runway it looked to be the sort of knit cardigan even your grandmother would recognize. Then there were some sweatshirts with long skirts. Again, simple, save for maybe a pocket flap left open to reveal a different fabric.
The problem was that these clothes belong in the commercial collection, not on the runway. There was no magic to the show, none of that provocative Margiela amusement—wacky as it could be—that has been increasingly missing from this brand since Margiela the man left the house. Okay, so there was one look that appeared to be a goddessy evening dress but was actually just a top with a long drape in front. That's an illusion, but not a particularly clever one. The models' snail pace only made the show feel more tedious. Appealing as they were, these were not clothes that required a whole lot of time to appreciate.


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CLEVELAND (AP) -- A northeast Ohio man arrested on state charges of trying to pay $400 for a 10-year-old girl to keep for sex now faces a federal prosecution.
The FBI and U.S. prosecutors in Cleveland announced one count of child-buying against 36-year-old Robert W. Thomas of Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) Falls on Wednesday.
State charges were dismissed Wednesday in Alliance Municipal Court. Thomas was ordered held without bond pending an appearance before a federal magistrate in Akron.
No attorney for Thomas was listed in federal court records. The federal prosecution puts additional resources on the case.
Thomas was arrested Saturday night after allegedly asking someone online to arrange a "marriage" between him and their daughter.
An undercover Alliance officer says Thomas told him he wanted to keep the girl at home for sex.


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ORLANDO, Fla. - A newspaper delivery employee discovered a man suffering from a gunshot wound after noticing a house was ablaze in Orlando, according to officials.
The worker, who was delivering the Orlando Sentinel, noticed the fire around 4 a.m. Tuesday at a house on Quincy Woods Lane, just north of State Road 417 in south Orange County.
The worker then spotted a man struggling near the home, and when the worker went to assist him, the worker noticed that the man had been shot, deputies said.
The shooting victim was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center in critical condition. It's not known if he lives in the house.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze, but the house was destroyed in the fire. Fire rescue spokesman John Mulhall says no one was inside, but a dog died in the fire.
Officials said a car fire near Sandy Oaks Lane and Lancaster Road, about 10 miles from the house fire, may be connected to the house fire.
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North Korea said it would restart its only nuclear reactor to provide plutonium for its weapons program, further ratcheting up tensions on the Korean peninsula and drawing swift international criticism.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition in which there is excessive pressure on the median nerve. This is the nerve in the wrist that allows feeling and movement to parts of the hand. Carpal tunnel syndrome can lead to numbness, tingling, weakness, or muscle damage in the hand and fingers.
Recent findings and perspectives on medical research.
Results are mixed on whether ergonomic measures prevent musculoskeletal pain.
Median nerve dysfunction; Median nerve entrapment
The median nerve provides feeling and movement to the thumb side of the hand, including the palm, thumb, index finger, middle finger, and thumb side of the ring finger.
The area in your wrist where the nerve enters the hand is called the carpal tunnel. This tunnel is normally narrow. Any swelling can pinch the nerve and cause pain, numbness, tingling or weakness. This is called carpal tunnel syndrome.
Some people who develop this problem were born with a carpal tunnel that is small.
Carpal tunnel syndrome may be caused by making the same hand and wrist motion over and over. Using hand tools that vibrate may also lead to carpal tunnel.
Studies have not proved that carpal tunnel is caused by typing on a computer, using a mouse, or repeating movements while working, playing a musical instrument, or playing sports. But these activities may cause tendinitis or bursitis.
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs most often in people 30 to 60 years old. It is more common in women than men.
Other factors that may lead to carpal tunnel syndrome include:
During a physical exam, the health care provider may find:
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Changes you can make in the workplace to reduce the stress on your wrist include:
Medications used in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen. Corticosteroid injections, given into the carpal tunnel area, may relieve symptoms for a period of time.
Carpal tunnel release is a surgical procedure that cuts into the ligament that is pressing on the nerve. Surgery is successful most of the time, but it depends on how long the nerve compression has been occurring and its severity.In-Depth Treatment »
Use tools and equipment that are properly designed to reduce the risk of wrist injury.
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Huisstede BM, Randsdorp MS, Coert Jh, Glerum S, van Middlekoop M, Koes BW. Carpal tunnel syndrome. Part II: effectiveness of surgical treatments -- a systematic review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil . 2010;91:1005-1024.
Keith MW. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical practice guidelines on the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. J Bone Joint Surg Am . 2009;91(10):2478-2479.
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As if mama didn't have enough to worry about when walking the grocery aisles – organic produce, food dyes, and the dirty dozen produce items to name a few – she can now add the store's grocery carts to their list. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, 24,200 tots had to be treated in emergency rooms due to injuries involving falls from shopping carts. From cart related accidents to whining kids, a visit to the supermarket is never quite a walk in the park. Check out these five tips for shopping for food with your tykes in tow.
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PALM BAY, Fla. - Police have arrested three people in a smash and grab robbery at a Verizon store, where police say 44 cellphones were stolen, worth $20,000.
Police said the trio,Raziel Periu, 21; Wilson Andre, 27;Brent Starnes, 20, have been charged with burglary, grand theft, criminal mischief and possession of burglary tools, according to Palm Bay police.
Police said the store on Malabar Road was burglarized early Saturday morning, prompting officers to send patrols to other cellphone stores. Officers saw the trio in a car behind the Sprint store in the Hammock Landings
Officers saw in their car a blue mask, gloves and an axe, along with 44 cellphones from the Verizon Wireless.
"It looks like these individuals drove in from Orlando looking for cell phone businesses along the I-95 corridor," said Detective Danielle Featherston in a release. "It appears they were after high-dollar cell phones to turn around and cell on Craigslist and other internet venues. We are working with other jurisdictions in the area to determine if this same group may be responsible for other crimes."
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For years as a kid I dreamed of seeing wild salmon running rivers in Alaska on their way to spawn. Sometime in my late teens I finally got a chance to see salmon and I didn't even have to leave my home state. Flaming Gorge Reservoir and then Strawberry Reservoir started to produce salmon runs and every chance I got I made a trip to see them.
Having just returned from my first trip to Alaska and not only seeing, but also catching, four species of salmon while they were running, I would have thought my desire to see kokanee salmon in Utah rivers would have diminished. Not so.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is holding its annual Kokanee Salmon Viewing Day Sept. 22 at Strawberry Reservoir. The event is held at the U.S. Forest Service visitor center at Strawberry Reservoir, just off of Highway 40 about 20 miles out of Heber City. The free event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includesan opportunity to see fish in the trap and at the egg-taking facility behind the visitor center. State biologists will be there to show some of the salmon and talk about their life in Strawberry Reservoir. Call the Uinta National Forest at 435-654-0470 or Scott Root with the DWR at 801-491-5656 for more information.


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Mushroom gravy is one of my favorite things to make, because even though it's gravy, it's so full of mushrooms that it almost counts as another vegetable. I make this sauce often, when we're eating mashed potatoes, steaks, or pork chops, or sometimes even for burgers or baked potatoes. It's highly adaptable and suitable for all of your gravying needs–as long as you like mushrooms.
Use any combination of mushrooms you like. I used baby portobello and button, but cremini and shiitake are also especially nice in this.
Saute those babies, then whisk in some flour and let it cook a minute…
then whisk in some stock and let it cook until it thickens…
then, whisk in some half and half. Milk is okay, but only if you're into not being awesome. Heavy cream = bonus awesome points. Season to taste with salt, pepper, Worcestershire and/or Tabasco, and put it on something good.
This gravy is so highly adaptable that you can easily turn it vegan (by using all oil instead of butter, vegetable stock, and no Worcestershire), or amp up the smokiness by adding bacon grease to the oil in the pan. You can add wine to the stock (either red or white), or use milk instead of cream. Change the herbs to suit your taste, add some sauteed onions or shallots, spice it up with a little Tabasco…there are too many variations to count. This gravy has potential! It's going places. It's got opinions. It wants to nestle into your dinner plans.
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- 1½ tablespoons flour
- 2 cups stock (I used chicken. Use beef for a richer sauce, or vegetable for a lighter version.)
- ⅓ cup half-and-half
- optional: Worcestershire, to taste; Tabasco, to taste
- Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of butter and the olive oil, letting the butter melt. Add the mushrooms (the pan will be full but they'll shrink in a minutes) and carefully stir. Saute over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes, until the mushrooms start to shrink down a bit. Season with salt and pepper, and add the thyme.
- Add the garlic and the remaining tablespoon of butter. Keep cooking for 6 to 8 more minutes; the mushrooms will get very juicy for a little bit, giving up all their liquid. Keep cooking them until that watery liquid evaporates and you just have a little buttery juice left.
- Sprinkle in the flour and stir well with a whisk. Cook for one minute, stirring. Whisk in the stock until smooth, then reduce heat and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes, until the gravy has thickened a little. Whisk in the half-and-half and simmer for another minute.
- Taste to adjust seasoning. I like it with about a tablespoon of Worcestershire and a dash of Tabasco.


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Hants Intermediate Cup semi-final.
Breakaway goals from Southampton Senior League Cadnam United denied Overton a Hants Intermediate Cup final place on Saturday.
Overton stayed with the line up that got them to that stage in the competition but it was hard work from the start as the visitors had two banks of four parked in front of their goal and Overton could not break them down and within 12 minutes found themselves 1 -0 down.
This put Overton on the back foot but after 20 minutes they began to settle and just past the half hour equalised after some good work from Myles Englefield down the right wing whose shot fell to Chris Lavisher to blast home.
Cadnam upped the tempo after this and went back in front against the the run of play before the break.
The second half started much the same with Overton looking to play open attacking football probing the defence but again it was the hard working Cadnam who stuck to the task in hand and Overton could just not break them down Overton created more chances but could not find that killer instinct as the Cadnam keeper had to be at his best.
Again Cadnam hit Overton on the break with a long ball and went 3-1 up to clinch thematch.
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JEDEC publishes LPDDR3 standard for low-power memory devices
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JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in standards development for the microelectronics industry, has published the JESD209-3 LPDDR3 Low Power Memory Device Standard.
The standard is designed to satisfy the performance and memory density demands of the latest generation of mobile devices such as smart phones, tablets, ultra-thin notebooks and similar connected devices on the newest, high-speed 4G networks. LPDDR3 offers a higher data rate, improved bandwidth and power efficiency, and higher memory densities over its groundbreaking predecessor, LPDDR2.
LPDDR3 achieves a data rate of 1600 Mbps (versus 1066 Mbps for LPDDR2) through the addition of new features, including:
- Write-leveling and CA training: These features allow the memory controller to compensate for signal skew, ensuring that requirements for data input setup and hold timing, as well as command and address input timing, are met while operating at the industrys fastest input bus speeds
- On-die termination (ODT): This optional feature enables a light termination to LPDDR3 data lanes to improve high-speed signaling with minimal impact on power consumption, system operation and pin count
LPDDR3 builds on the revolutionary LPDDR2 standard, which paved the way for an entire generation of high-performance, low-power mobile devices, said Mian Quddus, JEDEC Board of Directors Chairman. Now with LPDDR3, JEDEC has taken the standard to a new level, and we are pleased to offer a solution for the performance demands of a new generation of mobile products.
To help address the dramatic rise in data-intensive apps and the resulting demands on device memory, JEDEC LPDDR3 is designed to focus on higher bandwidth requirements for device processors and graphic units, added Hung Vuong, Chairman of JC-42.6. LPDDR3 represents countless hours of collaboration within the JC-42.6 Subcommittee, and was developed rapidly in order to meet the mobile industrys bandwidth requirements.
Developed by JEDECs JC-42.6 Subcommittee for Low Power Memories, the LPDDR3 Low Power Memory Device Standard is available for free download from the JEDEC website.
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When Andersen Promotions launched and operated the USF2000 championship from 1990 to 2006, the company created the USF2000 Hall of Fame to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of its graduates after competing in the series, rather than in it. The Hall of Fame was resurrected within USF2000 in 2012, and expanded to include the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires in 2013 and Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires in 2014.
Each recipient is acknowledged at the season-ending awards banquet and presented with a plaque.
U.E. "Pat" Patrick (inducted 2016)
Who founded the championship in 1986 and is inducted on the series' 30th anniversary
Roger Bailey (inducted 2016)
Who ran the series for the better part of 25 years and is inducted on the series' 30th anniversary
Josef Newgarden (inducted 2015)
The 2011 champion and Verizon IndyCar Series race winner
Paul Tracy (inducted 2015)
Who dominated the 1990 championship
Tony Kanaan (Inducted 2014)
The 1997 champion, Verizon IndyCar Series title holder and Indianapolis 500 race winner
Helio Castroneves (Inducted 2014)
The 1997 championship runner-up who has three Indianapolis 500 wins to his credit
Scott Dixon (Inducted 2014)
The 2000 champion who is a three-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion and Indianapolis 500 race winner
Peter Dempsey (inducted 2016)
Who won nine races over the course of the 2008/2009 seasons
Chuck West (inducted 2016)
The 1992 champion who established World Speed Motorsports
Conor Daly (inducted 2015)
Winner of the 2010 championship
Guy Cosmo (inducted 2015)
The 2002 champion
James Hinchcliffe (Inducted 2014)
Finished third in the 2005 season with three wins and is a multiple race winner in the Verizon IndyCar Series
Dane Cameron (Inducted 2014)
The 2007 champion who is an accomplished sports car driver and currently competes in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship
Graham Rahal (Inducted 2014)
The youngest driver to win a Pro Mazda race in 2005 at the age of 16, he is a race winner in the Verizon IndyCar Series as well as sports cars
Jack Hawksworth (Inducted 2014)
Won the 2012 championship with eight wins and ended his first season in the Verizon IndyCar Series with one top-five and five top-10 finishes
Joey Hand (Inducted 2013)
The 1999 champion who has become a
race-winning and championship-winning sports car driver
Tristan Vautier (Inducted 2013)
The 2011 champion who captured the Indy Lights title the following year to become the first driver to win two consecutive championships on the Mazda Road to Indy
Michael McDowell (Inducted 2013)
Joel Miller (Inducted 2013)
The 2008 vice champion whose success in sports cars includes the 2013 GRAND-AM Rookie of the Year title
Spencer Pigot (inducted 2016)
Who finished second in the title chase in 2011 and 2012 and is third on the all-time wins list
Tonis Kasemets (Inducted 2016)
A successful race winning driver in USF2000 in the late 1990s and 2000s
Jonathan Bomarito (inducted 2015)
The 2003 champion who is currently a factory driver for Mazda
Lawson Aschenbach (inducted 2015)
Won the 2002 "Road to Indy" oval track crown
JR Hildebrand (Inducted 2014)
The 2006 champion and Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
Anthony Lazzaro (Inducted 2014)
Accomplished sports car driver who won the Night Before the 500 and Hooter's Cup F2000 Series in 1994
Otmar Szafnauer (Inducted 2013)
A 1993/1994 graduate who is the Chief Operating Officer at the Sahara Force India F1 Team
Charlie Kimball (Inducted 2013)
The 2003 graduate is the first licensed driver with diabetes to win an IndyCar Series race
Duncan Dayton (Inducted 2012)
A 1998 graduate who raced endurance sports cars before developing his team, Patron Highcroft Racing, to compete in the ALMS and continues to race vintage cars
Sam Hornish Jr. (Inducted 2012)
The 1998 graduate won the 2006 Indy 500 and is a three-time IndyCar Series champion [2001, 2002 and 2006] who currently drives in NASCAR
Andy Lally (Inducted 2012)
A graduate in 2000 and accomplished sports car driver who currently drives for Magnus Racing in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship
Bryan Sellers (Inducted 2012)
The 2002 champion is a driver for Team Falken Motorsports in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship
Chris Simmons (Inducted 2012)
The 1992/1993 East Coast champion is an Indianapolis 500 winner as engineer of the #10 Target/Chip Ganassi Racing IndyCar Series entry driven by Dario Franchitti
Dan Wheldon (Inducted 2012)
The 1999 champion was a 2005 and 2011 Indy 500 Winner and 2005 IndyCar Series Champion
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We've finally made it to the big event. Phew.
We hope you are enjoying a day of delicious food and loved ones you can truly be thankful for. Just in case something goes awry (it happens to the best of us), here's a guide to last-minute fixes for Thanksgiving disasters. If you end up with more leftovers than you know what to do with, we can help with those as well.
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NO-one likes to admit they're getting older, but we all are, and it's best to be ready for it.
That's why the National Careline returned on Saturday to Worcester's Guildhall, for it's third 55+ and Retirement Roadshow.
The hall was filled with trade stands promoting everything from tax advice to specialist footwear to financial and legal aid, all aimed at the senior citizen.
And Barbara Davies of National Careline said that the show was drawing a lot of attention.
"There are a lot of things that people don't realise about being old, and this show is to tell them that there is plenty of help out there.
"We've got everything from the Prince's Initiative for Mature Enterprise to Motability, to the British Legion, to the Quality Care Commission, which regulates GPs and care homes."
Among the exhibitors was shoe company Brantano, whose marketing co-ordinator Jenni Roberts said: "We offer a service of going into care homes and nursing homes to fit shoes for the residents. Too often people who live in places like that and can't get out are forgotten about."


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This article was published 30/5/2014 (1174 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I have never been on vacation in January.
My travels over the last 10 years have been contained to highways and waterways around B.C., requiring nothing more than a backpack, hiking boots and wetsuit.
That's about to change. Vacation time is tight this year, so this sojourn to a southern clime needs to be done over four days.
The only caveat from my travelling companion is it needs to be hot, which rules out northern California. Mexico is too far and Arizona is not hot enough this time of year.
Palm Springs, Calif., it is.
However, to meet my threshold of adventure, this vacation requires an infusion of precariousness. Enter the freeways of L.A.
I have heard the tales of horror about driving in L.A., and it doesn't take long for every aggressive driving instinct to surface as I battle traffic on the San Bernardino freeway that leads to Palm Springs.
After an hour-and-a-half of driving chaos, we veer off the freeway towards Palm Springs.
Leaving the strip malls and warehouses behind, we transcend into a lunar-like landscape of dunes and razorback hills that only sprout sagebrush and giant wind turbines. I notice we are the only vehicle with all the windows rolled down as we absorb the sun-baked vitamin D.
Not two minutes past Palm Springs' visitors centre, we find our first oasis -- Dickie O'Neal's Irish Pub. We aren't in the desert more than 30 minutes before we're overcome by the need to quench our thirst with the first libation of the trip -- Guinness!
Dickie's staff gets a failing grade for pouring a decent pint -- we wait the 10 minutes for our Guinness "float" to settle into something drinkable. The wait is worth it, and second one goes down even quicker.
We are now officially in vacation mode. We wander through the downtown core to our abode at the Viceroy, a mid-century marvel in the heart of Palm Springs. Built in 1933 and modernized in the 2000s, the 1.6-hectare spread of the Viceroy provides an intimate sanctuary nestled at the foot of the San Jacinto mountain range.
It is elegant, with a touch of mischief. If the walls of the Viceroy could talk, more than a few sordid tales would emerge, as it was once a playground for the Hollywood elite.
But the closest we get to exemplifying Hollywood's bad-boy behaviour comes after an afternoon of poolside cocktails. Any thoughts of January chills are obliterated by a Caipirinha, a rare cocktail find featuring the Brazilian spirit cachaca.
It is followed by a gin-inspired Garden Cooler, which results in an emergency trip to the Blue Wave, the local hookah bar (a "must" for my travel companion).
Great cocktails need to be accompanied by great food. During a poolside chat, we hear of what is deemed the jewel of the Palm Springs culinary scene: Workshop.
A good 20-minute walk from our abode, we meander into the chic warehouse decor of Workshop -- a blend of modern and rural esthetics, fused into a contemporary environment.
Dinner starts at the bar with a Matador, a white tequila cocktail backed stiffly by a serrano chili. It sets the tone for an amazing culinary experience.
There's the delectable octopus carpaccio, followed by duck rillette, which is divine but perplexingly placed on a sweet waffle.
But what defines the dinner is the main, mesquite-grilled pork chop on a bed of white yam purée and collard greens. The sides are sublime, but the Kurobuta pork is heavenly. Never has pork tasted so succulent. Every bite fuses the depth of the subtle pork flavour with moist tender meat.
While I enjoy lounging, libations and culinary delights, it's not a real holiday for me without an outdoor adventure.
In Palm Springs, that is best exemplified at the Aerial Tramway, which opens up the hiking trails to the San Jacinto state park. The rotating tram up the sheer cliffs of Chino Canyon delivers you to a perch more than 2,500 metres above Palm Springs.
While deep breaths in the thin air are hard to come by, the cost is minimal when you look out at the stunning vista that opens up hundreds of kilometres of desert and mountains.
I have officially been converted to a January holiday boy.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Washington was able to hold its own against No. 1 Arizona in the first half, hustling past the Wildcats for offensive rebounds and scoring at the rim.
Once Arizona turned up the defensive pressure, the Huskies had no chance of keeping up.
Washington went cold down the stretch after keeping up with Arizona well into the second half, missing all seven of its 3-point attempts in the second half of a 71-62 loss Saturday.
"When they took the lead, I feel that we got away from the things we were trying to do defensively and offensively," Washington coach Lorenzo Romar said. "We had to hit home runs every time we took possession of the ball and I don't think we accomplished that."
Washington (9-6, 1-1 Pac-12) outrebounded Arizona (15-0, 2-0) in the first half and hit 15 of 27 shots against one of the nation's best defenses.
The Huskies struggled against Arizona's pressure in the second half, though, hitting 10 of 33 shots while being outrebounded by nine.
C.J. Wilcox led Washington with 20 points. Perris Blackwell had 12 points and 12 rebounds and knocked around Kaleb Tarczewski inside, helping to hold Arizona's center to seven points on 2-of-10 shooting.
"When you get down a couple of points, a lot of guys try to step up and be the hero and start rushing things," Wilcox said. "We needed to stick to the game plan and execute all the way through."
Arizona did and is now off to its best start since the 1931-32 team opened with a school-record 16 straight wins.
It wasn't easy.
One of the best rebounding teams in the country, Arizona had a hard time keeping the Huskies off the glass or from scoring inside in the first half.
The Wildcats pulled away by turning up the defensive pressure in the second half, particularly on the perimeter, stretching the lead in the final 3 minutes.
Nick Johnson scored 24 points and Aaron Gordon added 18 points and 11 rebounds for Arizona.
T.J. McConnell overcame a poor-shooting game with six assists, five rebounds and four steals while teaming with Johnson to hound the Huskies at the top of Arizona's defense.
Arizona had 10 dunks among its 24 field goals and hit 7 of 8 free throws in the final 2 minutes.
"That's what good teams do, nettle through adversity," said Johnson, who hit all six of his free throws in the closing minutes. "They are a good team. Their record may not sure it, but they are good. We knew that going into the game. We made our run and made our shots when it counted."
Washington had a tough non-conference schedule and opened Pac-12 play with an impressive road win, racing past Arizona State early for a 76-65 victory.
The Huskies faced a much stiffer challenge against Arizona.
The Wildcats have been No. 1 for a month and have one of the nation's best defenses behind a group of versatile, athletic players.
Arizona was at its defensive best in its conference opener Thursday, setting McKale Center records by holding Washington State to 25 points, nine field goals and 20 percent shooting.
The Huskies were able to keep up with the Wildcats in the first half, scoring inside and outrebounding them to lead 35-33.
"We missed a couple easy shots that we normally convert and we need to convert in the future," Miller said.
Washington took a quick six-point lead in the second half, but Shawn Kemp Jr. fouled out with 10:37 left, leaving their Huskies with one of the few players who could match up with Arizona's size.
The Wildcats also turned up the defensive pressure, holding the Huskies to one field goal in a 10-minute span.
Washington point guard Nigel Williams-Goss had a hard time shaking Arizona's two best perimeter defenders, hitting 4 of 12 shots for nine points while committing three turnovers.
"It's tough going against their defense with our small lineup, but we just needed to work," Wilcox said. "In the second half, they were relentless and that's one of the main reasons why they are No. 1 in the country."


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Was Justice Served With Local Dentist Taking a Plea?
The Tyler dentist who shooked our community in December of 2010 with the news of his crimes against his employee and her daughter has plead guilty to his most serious charges. The prosecutor in the case, Tonya Curry explains that the victims were not eager to testify as they didn't want to become victimized again with the viewing of the surveillance tapes taken by their landlord, Dr. Robinson by the jury -- shocking details after the jump.


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Porcello wins 12th as Tigers stay tough on Royals
Avila's two-run blast provides insurance for club's fifth straight victory
KANSAS CITY -- Rick Porcello capped off a roller coaster last seven days with a fine start as the Tigers beat the Royals, 5-1, on Saturday night for their fifth straight win.
Porcello allowed one run in seven innings in earning his 12th win, while lowering his ERA to 3.39.
"I think he clearly is an All-Star," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "There's going to be quote-unquote snubs every year at the All-Star Game, and I think he's clearly a snub."
The Tigers increased their lead in the American League Central race to 7 1/2 games after taking the first three games of the series. It's their largest advantage of the season.
"This was a big series for us going into the break," Porcello said. "We're definitely looking to at least create some space between us and we've been able to do that so far."
Porcello's batterymate Alex Avila keyed the offensive attack with an RBI single in the fourth and a two-run home run in the ninth for insurance.
"He's had some good at-bats here." Ausmus said. "He had a couple of good at-bats tonight with the single, obviously, and then the home run."
Porcello's whirlwind last seven days began last Sunday when one of his roughest outings coincided with an individual honor.
On the same day the righty allowed seven runs and 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings of an 11-5 loss to the Rays, Porcello was named one of five AL starters in the Final Vote for a spot on the All-Star Game roster. Porcello finished third in voting.
"Well, we all thought that he definitely deserved it," Avila said. "I will say though, that it is a tough group in that Final Vote. And all those guys deserve it, too."
Porcello persevered through the sweltering heat and constant pressure from the Royals' offense on Saturday.
Kansas City collected six hits plus three walks off Porcello, who benefited from a pair of jam-escaping double plays in the second and third innings.
"I wasn't getting ahead of hitters as consistently as I would have liked to, but those double plays were huge. [They] limited some innings that could have gone differently," Porcello said.
Ian Kinsler and Austin Jackson started the scoring in the third, nearly the exact way they did the previous night in the Tigers' 2-1 win.
Jackson smacked a two-out double, then Kinsler singled him home in the next at-bat. On Friday, Jackson led off the game with a two-bagger, and Kinsler plated him with a single.
Avila put the Tigers up 2-0 with an RBI single off Royals starter James Shields in the fourth that scored Torii Hunter, who reached on a triple.
"Over the last few years, I've had some good battles with Shields and he's extremely tough, and he's got a million different pitches on both sides of the plate that he can get you out with, so you really have to be on your game," Avila said.
The Royals' run came in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Billy Butler to make it 2-1.
J.D. Martinez's third hit of the game was a solo home run off reliever Aaron Crow and put the Tigers up 3-1 in the ninth inning before Avila's blast provided a four-run cushion.
The Tigers can sweep the series and head into the All-Star break on a six-game winning streak with a win on Sunday.
"They're playing better than us right now. Their pitching, for the most part, is as good as we are, but they're swinging the bats much better," Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Jackson Alexander is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.