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Cincinnati Reds right-hander Johnny Cueto created quite a stir last spring. Signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2004 for just $3,500, Cueto tore through the minors in short order before making a lasting first impression in the majors, punching out 18 batters in his first two starts. The 5-10, 185 pounder alternated between dominant and flammable the rest of the year, showcasing plenty of talent while also making apparent his need for a more refined approach.
After signing for .001 percent of what 2004 first-round pick Homer Bailey received, Cueto got his professional career started for the rookie-level GCL Reds in 2005. In 43 innings, Cueto posted solid peripherals (7.95 K/9, 1.67 BB/9), but his ERA was an inflated 5.02 thanks to an unusually high hit rate (10.26/9). Impressed with his work, the Reds had Cueto make one start for Sarasota of the High-A Florida State League, where he would strike out six and walk two in six frames. The Dominican was still largely unknown at this point, as the 2006 Baseball America Prospect Handbook did not rank Cueto as one of Cincinnati's top 30 prospects and did not include him in the team's depth chart.
In 2006, Cueto would go a long way toward making himself known to the scouting community, dominating between stops at Low-A Dayton (Midwest League) and Sarasota. In 76.1 frames at Dayton, Cueto would whiff an impressive 9.67 batters per nine innings, while allowing just 1.77 BB/9. His Nintendo-level 5.47 K/BB ratio translated to a 2.65 Fielding Independent ERA (FIP ERA). Feeling that Low-A hitters were no match for his low-90's heat and power slider, Cincinnati promoted Cueto to Sarasota for the second half of the season. His strikeout rate declined somewhat (8.9 K/9) and he walked more batters (3.36 BB/9), but those are still dominant numbers for a 20 year-old in advanced A-Ball, and translated to a solid 3.90 FIP ERA in 61.2 IP. Upon reaching Sarasota, Cueto began generating far more flyballs than he previously had in his career. His GB% was 54% at Dayton, but fell to 39% at Sarasota. Cueto's flyball-centric approach would continue in the coming years, but we'll discuss that in more depth later on.
Following the season, BA took note of Cueto's performance in a big way, as he surged from unranked to rating as the 4th-best prospect in the Reds system. While cautioning that "Cueto's size doesn't lend itself to durability", BA praised his "free and easy three-quarters delivery" that pumped fastballs reaching 96 MPH.
Cueto's 2007 campaign would make his breakout 2006 season look downright tame by comparison, as he sprinted though three different leagues and terrorized batters at every stop. Cueto opened the season back at Sarasota, where he posted rates of 8.27 K/9 and 2.41 BB/9. His 3.43 K/BB ratio bested his 2.65 showing at High-A in 2006, and translated to a tidy 2.86 FIP ERA in 78.1 IP. Upon being bumped up to AA Chattanooga of the Southern League, Cueto would go bonkers. In 61 frames, he posted a 2.89 FIP ERA and punched out a stunning 11.36 batters per nine innings, issuing just 1.62 BB/9. Cueto's home run rate climbed from an extremely low 0.34/9 at Sarasota to a more reasonable 0.89/9 at AA, but his 7.00 K/BB ratio made him look like the Southern League's version of Pedro Martinez. Promoted yet again, Cueto would throw 22 innings for AAA Louisville of the International League. In his first and only taste of the IL, Cueto posted a 21/2 K/BB ratio and a 3.02 FIP ERA.
Now firmly entrenched on prospect lists everywhere, Cueto once again ranked as Cincinnati's 4th-best farm product following the 2007 season. BA also rated him as the 34th-best overall prospect in the minors, commending Cueto for pitching "like a 10-year major league veteran, not a fresh-faced 21 year-old." Noting his work with former Reds star Mario Soto, BA commented that Cueto's changeup had come a long way under the tutelage of the three-time all-star. In addition, Cueto also featured a "93-94 MPH fastball that touches 96" and a "tight 83-88 MPH slider."
Following his eye-opening, three-affiliate tour-de-force, Cueto impressed Cincinnati brass enough to win himself a rotation spot in the big leagues this past season. The 22 year-old showed the ability to miss plenty of bats, striking out 8.17 hitters per nine frames. However, his control came and went (3.52 BB/9), and he had serious trouble with the long ball, surrendering 1.5 HR/9. Cueto's K rate was the 14th-best among all major league starters, but his home run rate was the 5th-worst in the game. Only Brandon Backe, teammate Aaron Harang, Paul Byrd and Jeff Suppan were burned by the big fly more often than Cueto.
Cueto has established himself as an extreme flyball pitcher, having generated groundballs just 38.6% of the time in Cincinnati. Unfortunately, his home ball ballpark severely punishes such tendencies. Courtesy of the 2009 Bill James Handbook, we find that Great American Ballpark had a HR Park factor of 128 between 2006 and 2008. GABP increased home run production 28% over the past three years. Suffice it to say, that does not bode well for a guy who puts the ball in the air so often.
Johnny Cueto remains an extremely talented young pitcher. His 93 MPH fastball and mid-80's power slider can be nearly impossible to hit at times, as evidenced by his minuscule 76.9 Contact% (9th-best in baseball, sandwiched between Cole Hamels and Johan Santana). However, he may want to utilize his changeup more often in 2009, as he threw his slider over 32% of the time (the 5th-highest rate in the big leagues) while using the change just 6.7%. When he threw it, Cueto's change was a nasty looking pitch, with horizontal movement that was identical to his fastball and a whopping 7 inches of vertical drop compared to his heater.
Cueto has the tools necessary to establish himself as one of the best starters in the big leagues. However, fantasy owners might need to experience some of his growing pains first, as he learns to use his full repertoire and limit the long-ball damage.
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SWINDON Town manager Mark Cooper does not anticipate running into any problems should he wish to extend Jacob Murphy's loan stay from Norwich City but he'll wait until the last minute to decide whether or not he wants to keep the young forward.
Murphy has made six appearances for the Robins, three of which have been as a substitute, since arriving from the Canaries on an initial one-month deal at the beginning of February.
The terms of that arrangement expire this weekend, meaning the League One visit of MK Dons to the County Ground will, as it stands, be the teenager's final outing in the red of Town.
Cooper has been impressed by Murphy in patches during his brief time in Wiltshire and is open to the possibility of keeping him on for the remainder of the campaign, particularly given Nile Ranger's long-term injury absence, but the Swindon boss has not yet made up his mind.
However, he is confident that even if he leaves the decision until after the game against the Dons he won't have any difficulties prolonging Murphy's stay.
When asked if any discussions regarding an extension had taken place, Cooper told the Advertiser: "Not at the moment, we're going to see how he goes for the month but I don't think there'd be any problem if we chose to extend it. I haven't thought about it, to be honest.
"He's got another game so we'll see how he goes on Saturday and take it from there.
"Some can be done longer, some people have done so well that you have to do it straight away before somebody else takes them."
Murphy has been used as a winger, a wide forward and a number 10 playing off the central striker during his time with Swindon and Cooper is still figuring out where the 19-year-old is most effective.
"I think he could play anywhere," he said. "He could play as a number 10, a number seven, a number 11 – we chose to go with two strikers today. Jacob has impressed in patches and there are things he's got to learn."


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Faculty, staff earn statewide honors for pioneering educational work on equality.
Early in 2008 a number of racial conflicts erupted at Ithaca High School, affecting the entire community. Associate professor of theater arts Cynthia Henderson wanted to help high school students express their feelings about what was happening, and she wanted to make the community...


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HOUSTON - A man fatally shot his 71-year-old brother-in-law at a northwest Houston home on Wednesday, investigators said.
Houston police said the shooting happened in the 5700 block of Saxon near the Northwest Freeway about 2:20 p.m.
The man police said admitted to shooting and killing his brother-in-law Wednesday afternoon has been released from police custody and for the time being, won't face any charges. Bruce Devine was briefly detained by Houston Police after he called them saying he had shot someone in self-defense.
"He threatened me," Devine said. "He was coming at me. He was going to hurt me. If he didn't kill me, he was gonna hurt me real bad."
When police arrived at the home on the 5700 block of Saxon Dr. in Northwest Houston at around 2:20 p.m., they found the 71-year-old victim inside a bedroom dead from a single 9 mm gunshot wound to the chest.
The alleged shooter, Devine, and his wife were both inside the house at the time of the shooting police said. The victim had recently moved in with the couple.
"(The victim) had just been released from a long prison term in March and was staying with the family here," Houston Police Detective Bart Oxspring said.
Devine said that he has no regrets about shooting his wife's brother but he does feel bad for her.
"I'm sorry to say that my wife's relationship probably won't be the same because she loved her brother and I took his life," Devine said.
The District Attorney's Office has declined to file charges against Devine for now. However, they add that a grand jury will now ultimately decide if Devine will face any criminal charges.
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Trend Report: Floral-Inspired Fashion
ELLE's first cover girl, Yasmin Le Bon, gets the royal treatment in 1990 with the new decade's first two covers—as well as a third in October. No person since, model or celebrity, has ever matched Le Bon's three-peat performance. (January/February)
"The most beautiful women in the world wear Alaïa," says the pull-quote from this profile of the Tunisian-born designer, an unabashed favorite of ELLE editors. In three subsequent 1990 issues, Alaïa and his model-favored bodycon dresses would be featured in spotlight fashion stories. According to the article, "some models crave his style so much they agree to appear in his shows only if they can be paid in clothes, not money." Back then or today, I don't think anyone could blame them. (February)
Fashion Spotlight: Power Suiting Gets a Glamorous Promotion


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Did you know?
Some of the world's oldest hominid remains have been found at Gauteng's Cradle of Humankind.
There are several ways to explore the Magaliesberg region, but a hot-air balloon safari is surely the most scenic and relaxing method.
Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris operates from Skeerpoort Country Base within the Cradle of Humankind, about 45 minutes' drive from the northern suburbs of Johannesburg.
Magaliesberg balloon tours depart at sunrise and include a champagne breakfast. The Cradle of Humankind is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, boasting a range of terrain, including rugged mountains, bushveld vegetation and rivers. The colours of the landscape vary according to the season.
The balloon safaris are suitable for anyone older than seven, with the oldest passenger so far being 92. Passengers need to be fit enough to stand for at least one hour, the average duration of a balloon safari. Special arrangements can be made for people with disabilities. Each balloon can accommodate up to 18 passengers, with a minimum of two passengers required per safari.
Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris won the Best Tour Operator Award at the South Africa Tourism Welcome Awards in 2006. The company acknowledges that hot-air balloon travel is not cheap and makes a big effort to ensure guests get full value for money.
'Our staff appreciate that if they were spending this kind of hard-earned money, they too would expect very special attention to their needs, as well as a few added extra surprises,' says the company's founder, Bill Harrop. 'We always honestly describe what we provide in our advertising without exaggeration, and always try go the extra mile.'
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris
Tel: +27 (0)11 705 3201
Cell: +27 (0)83 443 2661
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
Johannesburg hotel transfers can be arranged through Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris, allowing you to indulge in champagne during breakfast.
Best time to visit
Balloon safaris operate throughout the year, depending on the weather.
Around the area
Visit the Maropeng Visitor Centre in the Cradle of Humankind to learn more about our ancient ancestors and to enjoy several adventure options.
What will it cost
Rates vary according to the season, as well as the number of passengers per safari. Expect to pay between R2 100 and R2 800 per person for the Magaliesberg Tour, and between R4 300 and R7 100 per person for a game-viewing safari.
What to pack
You will need something warm early in the morning, but it is recommended that you wear something that can easily be removed when the sun comes out.


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Alexander McQueen Elvie Patent Leather Tote| Browns Fashion
It's brighter than life in hot pink and patent leather with gold tone hardware and two short handles, one of a kind stitches and pleats that give this little tote a gorgeous and unique shape. Lined with black cotton fabric with zip pocket inside, the Elvie bag from Alexander McQueen screams springtime. Mm yea!


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Did you maybe forget to set the mount point of the new partition to / ?
I have twice attempted to install BT4 on my hard drive so I can dual boot with Windows 7,
After booting to the Live CD and clicking the Install.sh, I have used the manual partition option. I partitioned my drive in two partitions with my Windows installation being the 250GB partition and the Back|Track being 200GB.
All goes well until I try to install on the newly created partition and I get an error that says "No root file system found" and it won't let me continue unless I select my Windows partition, at which point it formats the entire drive.
I have done this twice and I get the same results. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time and input.
Did you maybe forget to set the mount point of the new partition to / ?
This is essentially covered in many of the installation tutorials of BT...anyway you have to select to use the partition as a "root file system".
When in manual mode select the partition, chose whatever filesystem you wish to use and whether or not to format it.
Then under the box chose "/".
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I don't know if this will help or not but this is what I get when I follow the instructions found in the How-To.
As you can see, my options aren't anything like what is shown on the site.
The following two screenshots are what I see when I proceed with MANUAL mode.
After partitioning, it still tells me "No root file system is defined. Please correct this from the partitioning menu".
I'm beginning to wonder if I'll have to resort to installing on an external or USB drive. I've tried several different ways and each time, I've had to re-image my laptop because even after partitioning and wiping the drive, it still gives me the "no root file system" error.
From your images you're still doing it wrong, and this is covered under the old tutorials.
Anyway here's my spoon
Manual -> Choose unused partition -> Use as EXT3 or EXT2 -> Format the partition Yes -> Mount point: /
Do you see the forward slash? It indicates root file sys


text: "The Qur'an shows the solution. Allah has shown it to us. But some Muslims are not concentrating on that solution. These scourges will always be around so long as they do not concentrate on that solution. Blood will flow in streams in the Islamic world and there will be terrible corruption. Muslims will suffer all kinds of pain and tribulations. The only solution is the Turkish-Islamic Union. … It is a sin for Muslims to be divided. It is a sin for Muslims not to unite. Muslims cannot be strong so long as that sin is still being committed. It is essential for Muslims to be united, a commandment from Allah. If Muslims unite, if they raise their desire for unification at every available opportunity, … the very subject will cease to be a problem. … For that reason, all Muslims must desire the Turkish-Islamic Union and pray constantly for it. They must seek Hazrat Mahdi (as) and speak of such things at lawful meetings and assemblies, put them on posters and discuss them in speeches. Allah will definitely bring the Turkish-Islamic Union about, and these are our prayers, insha'Allah."


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A cool change is expected in Melbourne between 9pm-10pm on Wednesday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, providing welcome relief from today's sweltering conditions.
Senior forecaster Dean Stewart said the change, which has already arrived in Portland and is moving eastward, would drop the temperature from 30 degrees to around 23 or 24.
Melbourne posted a high of 36.4, recorded at 3.05pm.
Mildura and Hopetoun Airport are the only places that reached 40 degrees during the day. Towns in the Wimmera and Mallee have all reached tops in the high-to-mid 30s, with the rest of the state slightly cooler.
Thursday's weather is expected to be similar to today's, although maximum temperatures won't be as high.
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A Historic Concert For A Historic Storm [PHOTOS/VIDEO/POLL]
Call the "12-12-12″ benefit show "The Concert for New York City" 2.0.
Eleven years after the benefit concert in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was held at Madison Square Garden, many of the same top musicians came together to raise money for those suffering from Superstorm Sandy, including Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, The Who, Eric Clapton and Bon Jovi.
Those singers set a serious tone Wednesday night, wearing mostly black and gray onstage as they encouraged people to call and donate money to those affected by the devastating storm that took place in late October, killing about 140 people and damaging millions of homes and properties in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and other areas.
Alicia Keys, who grew up in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen, closed the night with her New York anthem "Empire State of Mind," as doctors, nurses, firefighters, police officers and others joined the piano-playing singer onstage. They ended the night chanting "U.S.A."
Keys was one of two women who performed at "The Concert for Sandy Relief." Diana Krall backed McCartney, who sang his solo songs, Beatles songs and played the role of Kurt Cobain with Nirvana members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear during the nearly six-hour show.
Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off the night, performing songs like "My City of Ruins," "Born to Run" with Bon Jovi and some of Tom Waits' "Jersey Girl."
"I pray that that characteristic remains along the Jersey shore because that's what makes it special," the New Jersey-born rocker said.
E Street band guitarist Steven Van Zandt said backstage that musicians and entertainers always show up when tragedy hits.
"It's more personal because literally the Jersey Shore is where we grew up … but we'd be here anyway," he said. "You don't see oil companies here, you don't see insurance companies here, the Wall Street guys, with all due respect, they're not waiting in line to help anybody, so we're here."
Jersey Strong
New Jersey was well represented during the concert with Governor Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat in the crowd who was praised by Jon Bon Jovi, who shares the same liberal, Democrat political beliefs as Christie's beloved Bruce Springsteen.
Lawrenceville's Jon Stewart hosting a segment about Seaside Heights and its Police Chief, Tommy Boyd and Fire Chief James Samarelli, who waved to the crowd from their seats along with the entire police department There was also a live segment from the Marquis Theater in Toms River featuring Katie Martucci of Little Egg Harbor who spoke about the devastation to the Jersey Shore.
The cast of the New Jersey-based Sopranos reunited to answer the phones from donors
The sold-out show was televised live, streamed online, played on the radio and shown in theaters all over the world. Producers said up to 2 billion people were able to experience it live.
But the night wasn't all serious: Comedy helped break up the weightiness of Sandy's devastation, including jokes from Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert and Adam Sandler, who performed a hilarious parody of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." Even Coldplay's Chris Martin brought on the jokes.
"I know you really wanted One Direction," Martin said of the popular British boy band. "But it's way past their bedtime."
Martin was joined onstage by Michael Stipe, as they sang R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion." And there was another collaboration with Roger Waters and Eddie Vedder on "Comfortably Numb."
The participants, many natives of the area and others who know it well, struck a defiant tone in asking for help to rebuild sections of the New York metropolitan area devastated by the storm. About half of the performers were British.
"This has got to be the largest collection of old English musicians ever assembled in Madison Square Garden," said Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, who performed two songs. "If it rains in London, you've got to come and help us."
Waters, who has lived in New York for 11 years, said "there's a great feeling of camaraderie" backstage and that he's excited he could help those who are suffering.
Richie Sambora said he "had to hold back tears" when he visited New Jersey and saw the devastation. "My mom's house (in Point Pleasant, N.J.) got trashed. They had to evacuate her. She's living with me until we fix it up."
Most of the acts performed about four tunes. McCartney performed for 40 minutes and The Who were onstage for 30. They weaved Sandy into their set, showing pictures of storm devastation on video screens during "Pinball Wizard." Pete Townshend made a quick revision to the lyrics of "Baba O'Riley," changing "teenage wasteland" to "Sandy wasteland."
Joel performed one of the last century's favorites, "New York State of Mind." Joel's "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" sounded prescient, with new Sandy-fueled lyrics smoothly fitting in. He was also the only artist to mark the season, working in a little of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
Kanye West's performance gave the crowd a different sound, as the music lineup was heavily weighted toward classic rock, which has the type of fans able to afford a show for which ticket prices ranged from $150 to $2,500. Even with those prices, people with tickets have been offering them for more on broker sites such as StubHub, an attempt at profiteering that producers fumed was "despicable."
Proceeds will go to the Robin Hood Foundation, which said it raised $30 million from ticket sales and sponsors ahead of the concert. The organization also stressed that the earnings will get to those who need assistance.
"We will make sure that that money goes out right away to the most affected (places) in New York City, New Jersey, Long Island, Connecticut," David Saltzman, the organization's executive director, said backstage. "The money that we raised from this concert will be distributed in the days, weeks and months, not years."
Robin Hood is working through existing organizations that "know what to do and know their communities," he said. Saltzman added that Fuse TV, which is owned by Madison Square Garden, was giving its YouTube revenues earned from airing the concert to the victims, and that StubHub has donated $860,000 from fees from those selling tickets.
The sold-out "12-12-12″ concert was being shown on 37 television stations in the United States and more than 200 others worldwide. It was to be streamed on 30 websites, including YouTube and Yahoo. The theaters showing it included 27 in the New York region.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
"Land of Hope and Dreams"
"Wrecking Ball"
"My City in Ruins" › "Working on a Building" › "Jersey Girl"
"Born to Run" with Jon Bon Jovi
Roger Waters
"Another Brick in the Wall"
"Us and Them"
"Comfortably Numb" with Eddie Vedder
Adam Sandler with Paul Schaffer
rewrite of "Hallelujah"
Bon Jovi
"It's My Life"
"Wanted Dead or Alive"
"Who Says You Can't Go Home" with Bruce Springsteen
"Living on a Prayer"
Eric Clapton
"Nobody Loves You When You're Down and Out"
"Got to get Better in a Little While"
Rolling Stones
"You Got Me Rocking"
"Jumpin Jack Flash"
Alicia Keys
"Brand New Me"
"No One"
The Who
"Who are You"
"Pinball Wizard" › "See Me, Feel Me"
"Baba O'Riley"
"Tea & Theatre"
Kanye West
Abbreviated versions of:
"Jesus Walks"
"Run This Town"
"Diamonds From Sierra Leone"
"Touch the Sky"
"Gold Digger"
"Good Life"
Billy Joel
"Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
"New York State of Mind"
"River of Dreams"
"You May Be Right"
"Only the Good Die Young"
Chris Martin
"Viva la Vida"
"Losing My Religion" with Michael Stipe
"Us Against The World"
Paul McCartney
"Helter Skelter"
"Let Me Roll It"
"Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five"
"My Valentine" with Diana Krall
"Cut Me Some Slack" with Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear
"I Got a Feeling"
"Live and Let Die"
Alicia Keys
"Empire State of Mind"
The Associated Press, Kevin Williams and Shawn Michaels contributed to this report


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Counting to 50Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
Henry and Gretchen are going to play a game. Henry explains, "You and I will take turns saying numbers. The first person will say a number between 1 and 10. Then the other person will say a number that is at least 1 higher than that number, and at most 10 higher. We will keep going back and forth in this way until one of us says the number 50. That person wins. I'll start."
"Not so fast!" says Gretchen. "I want to win, so I will start."
What number should Gretchen say to start?
HintBy following this strategy, she is assured a victory. Think of all of the numbers she will want to say.
AnswerShe wants to say, "6."
The series of numbers she will say is 6, 17, 28, 39, 50.
Since she wants to say 50, she needs Henry to say a number between 40 and 49. Therefore, she wants to say 39.
Knowing she wants to say 39, she needs Henry to say a number between 29 and 38. So she wants to say 28. Following this same logic recursively, she will want to say 17, and she will want to say 6 to start the game, and be assured victory.
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Hacker jailbreaks Windows RT, and finds it no different than Windows 8
21 Comments
1. Xperia42 (Posts: 60; Member since: 30 May 2012)
Love Windows 8
5. Android4u (Posts: 456; Member since: 16 Aug 2012)
Hate windows 8 ... But the 920 is sweet
11. ogy_dogy (Posts: 453; Member since: 29 Jun 2012)
So you must love windows phone 8, since the 920 has nothing to do with w8
2. ajac09 (Posts: 1482; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
ohhh now hack it to run normal windows apps!
3. nyamo (Posts: 274; Member since: 19 Mar 2011)
shouldn't be too long, though you will most likely run into technical issues with x86 vs arm compatibility
4. johnnh (Posts: 37; Member since: 18 Dec 2012)
so you need to jailbreak? What if i told you i have root access almost out of the box? does it make sense?
6. gallison1983 (Posts: 47; Member since: 19 Dec 2012)
Sooooo... we hack into something made by Microsoft and what do we find? A whole lot of meh. Honestly, did anyone think that there would be some super awesome code nuggets in Windows RT? Like it or not, Microsoft made some pretty nice magic happen with Windows RT in order to deliver a nearly uniform experience when compared across any platform to which Windows is installed on. No bells or whistles. It just works.
8. random1204 (Posts: 28; Member since: 26 May 2010)
Yes, because they're the SAME THING.
That's what they're trying to explain...
The reason it's so cohesive is because they're the exact same platform, one just doesn't run certain apps because they're blocked. That's all.
9. speckledapple (Posts: 892; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
but that seems to be a good thing considering the large incompatibility with x86 and arm. It saves people from trying to figure out that guess what something will not work on arm. I think it was a great decision because it gave them the least headache than trying to explain to person after person that a program will not work on arm versus x86.
7. someones4 (Posts: 625; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
microsoft's standard business model
10. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
yehaa good news jalbroken in process this is do just good
12. ogy_dogy (Posts: 453; Member since: 29 Jun 2012)
this is goog news indeed. But you also have to think about security and batterylife, and if you are running uncertified apps you mostly dont get... Just saying...
13. Bluesky02 (Posts: 1439; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)
Last time i said s**t about Windows 8 and I was kind of wrong. Now it's been 1 Month i'm using Windows 8. I feel comfortable and I don't even need start menu because i'm already used to metro and live tiles. To my surprised now Windows 8 is very easy to use, easier than Windows 7 itself. It still has some driver bugs though but i guess it's still new so these issues would be normal.
So what i like about It
- Metro & Live Tiles
- Faster
- Better security
- Metro Apps
- More Stable
What I didn't like
- Metro third party apps use large amount of ram unnecessarily
- It's not lightweight on resources, it has better ram management but not lightweight. Infact if you install a fresh copy of windows 7 64bit it will use less ram
- Updates that breaks part of the system
- Metro Apps crash
- Still need more quality, optimized and polished apps
Then you're good to go.
16. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
This is why i make it a point to never judge something before really giving it a good try, and never listening to someone who does judge without knowledge. I upgraded to Windows 8 on day one and never looked back. I still use Ubuntu as my primary OS, but i like the direction Windows is going.
I'm still gonna be pissed if it turns out this story is true though.
15. T12RYK (Posts: 114; Member since: 10 Jun 2011)
There are plently of tablets that run full Windows 8, some are near exact counterparts of their respective RT models. I don't really see the point in Jailbreaking RT as Windows 8 is already available and how slow would it be to run legacy 'PROGRAMS' (I'm not calling them apps!) on a ARM Processor.
17. ktfrank (Posts: 4; Member since: 11 Dec 2010)
This article is complete garbage. "Jailbreak"? Huh? You can do whatever you want, one has an ARM, one is Intel. You will never ever run a Intel app on an ARM. This article should be taken down.
Microsoft has already said the Win 8/RT and Win Phone 8 have the same kernel. Just they are compiled for different processors.
18. tasior (Posts: 265; Member since: 04 Nov 2012)
Agree. The difference is not at high level language, but in ASSEMBLER, that is processor language. ARM's has completely different architecture from x86. ARM is RISC, x86 is CISC. Which means, that the way program speaks to them is completely different. That means, that there are only two ways for Windows legacy programs to work on ARM are:
1. Recompile programs (which means getting to their sources, which are usually companies secrets)
2. Through emulator (which according to my knowledge doesn't exist yet)
There is no other way.
Perhaps Java programs will work first (if Oracle creates VM for WindowsRT) because Java programs are not in native processor language.
19. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1584; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
Folks Ipads and Android tablets use only Apps that are designed solely to run on touch screen devices. Microsoft has designed the Windows RT operating system to do the same
thing. Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows 8 pro operating system is a Hybrid computers operating system because windows 8 computers can run apps that are only designed to run on a touch screen computer and Windows programs that are only designed to run using a mouse and Keyboard user interface. the big question is will people accept Windows Rt computers they are a touch screen apps only like the The Ipads and Android tablets are. I hope people will accept them. Apple and Android tablets should not be the only show in town. Windows RT computers needs apps unfortunately it will take at least a year before they get most of the most popular tablet Apps. Microsoft says they will support the windows RT os for 4 years so there is time for it to grow.
21. cdgoin (Posts: 571; Member since: 28 Jul 2010)
Im a MS fan, and thought RT was an issue of the ARM chip.. if its a matter of just locking down to lock down.. that is complete B.S. and MS is only locking it down to give it a reason to be cheaper than intel chip based tablets. Now that I know legacy CAN run on RT I won't by a MS tablet until a full the jailbreak happens, or intel based tablets are the same price as RT ones with the same specs.


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The East Hampshire District Sports Awards 2013 is now in its second year to celebrate East Hampshire sporting achievements in 2012.
These annual prestigious awards are co-ordinated by East Hampshire District Council to publicly recognise achievement in various nominated sporting categories:
Junior Sportsman & Junior Sportswoman
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Designing a label like Lacoste must be both a blessing and a curse in an Olympic year. On the one hand, the months-long build-up to the London 2012 games has focused the collective mind on athleticism, strength, and performance in a way that's entirely different from when you're spinning through a workout at SoulCycle. Yet on the other, it has also created high expectations around those sports-orientated names. Is what they're doing too sporty? Or not sporty enough? And does everything need to come with a hood/zipper/toggle fastening/go-faster stripe . . . or not? Kudos, then, to Paris-based Portuguese designer Felipe Oliveira Baptista, whose sophomore outing as artistic director for Lacoste was a strong, sure-footed performance that touched on a thread of Lacoste Olympic history without losing sight of the fact that 99 percent of his clothes are never going to be in a position of being accessorized with a medal, gold or otherwise. Uppermost in his mind is that he's dressing those for whom a victory lap is making their way around New York City's Lower East Side (or any of its global equivalents thereof) and not running around an outdoor track.
Baptista was looking at images of the snappily (Lacoste) dressed 1966 French Olympic ski team, and plenty of thirties photographs of mountain-sporting pursuits from the company's archives, but for all the backward glances, inspiration-wise, in the end, it was a straight run into 2012. Baptista built his look around graphic contrasts, whether it was slipping a navy quilted gilet over a skinny black leather scuba coat and turquoise and black leggings, or as lean, body-conscious ski sweater dressing, ingeniously turning the Lacoste crocodile logo into a single band that runs across the back shoulder line of a gray sweater or a red knit dress. Elsewhere, he took the idea of slopewear and turned it into a steel gray stretch shirt with caped sleeves, and lean flared pants, or a black leather T-shirt dress, the same cape sleeves flying in the wind as if hurtling down the piste at Val d'Isère. Backstage afterward, Baptista said that the impetus behind all this urban skiwear was to make the clothes as comfortable as possible. They certainly seemed to be that. He was likely too modest to add that he also wanted them to look cool. He should have done, because, they are.


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Following on from the news that Cairngorm has been moved to Adobe Open Source, it is my pleasure to announce that FlexUnit, the unit testing framework for Flex applications, now has a new home on Adobe Open Source.
FlexUnit started its life almost 5 years ago, when I first wrote AS2Unit; at that time, it home was the iteration::two website. FlexUnit was borne from that project, and was released shortly after Flex 1.0 in March 2004.
With the release of Flex 2, a team from Adobe Developer Relations migrated the framework to ActionScript 3 and gave it a new home on Adobe Labs. However, it was soon on its move again, and ended up on Google Code as a 0.85 release of as3flexunit.
Since that time, a number of bugs have been identified, and a number fixed, but there has been no real visibility of ownership; no-one has the responsibility to build and test and release new versions to the community and the 0.85 version is fast approaching 2 years old.
We see this move as bringing FlexUnit back to its Adobe home, where it can get the attention and care it deserves.
Adobe Open Source brings a number of benefits:
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Alongside this move, we've also taken the opportunity to do some bug fixes and have also add some new features to FlexUnit. The codebase for this release is based on revision 20 from Google Code. We realize that there have been a few subsequent changes made to that codebase since we had to branch to make our own bug fixes and enhancements, and we look to the community to reintegrate any of these changes, as necessary. We have chosen to go down this route rather than delay the release further.
The most visible set of changes to FlexUnit, and something you've probably already noticed from the screenshot above, is in the graphical test runner, designed by the User Experience team at Adobe Consulting.
Within the runner, we've added more information about the tests being run. We've provided the average number of asserts per test case, and also the number of asserts in each individual test case.
When tests do fail, we've extracted the failure information to make it clearer to the user, and, so long as you have compiled your tests with debug set to true, and are running with the debug flash player, you will also see the stack trace, to give that extra level of information not necessarily previously available.
Finally, you can now also filter your test results, for those larger projects where you have hundreds of test cases.
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This, combined with the recent news of Cairngorm becoming Open Source is indeed very good news.
This is very good news, Flex needs a unit testing framework that is actively developed and improved. Looking forward to the future of FlexUnit!
Very good news indeed! My question is this… which committee came up with the filter string of "TestAss" for the screenshot? 😉
Excellent. We have just started playing with .9 now, nice Visual Test Runner.
I have posted my first feature request:
This is great news. The new Test Runner is just what was needed.
Sounds good 🙂
Excellent. We have just started playing with .9 now, nice Visual Test Runner.
Do you know if the FlexBuilder roadmap is considering adding a built-in support for FlexUnit?
So as to promote a TTD-approach, taking even better advantage of FlexUnit?


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GLANDORF — A benefit concert this Saturday, March 15, will be held to raise money for the KNAPsack program in Ottawa Elementary
County KNAPsack is hosting the concert featuring Nashville Crush from 8 p.m. to midnight in St.
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The Ottawa Elementary PTO will be selling concessions during the event. There will be no sale of alcohol.
is a new program at Ottawa for children in grades 1-5. The purpose of
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BURY'S League Two match at Mansfield Town tonight has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
The club invited local referee David Plowright to conduct a precautionary pitch inspection at 11am this morning following heavy overnight, which left standing water in areas of the pitch.
A statement on Mansfield Town's website said Plowright deemed the surface "unfit for use".
Groundsman Michael Merriman said: "Due to the torrential rain we had on Saturday, the pitch is absolutely wet through.
"The continued rain both overnight and this morning, along with the forecast that is predicting further heavy rain for the rest of the day, means that there was no chance this game could take place due to there being so much standing water."
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Jamie and Vicki Graham, from Dauntsey, represented Alzheimer's Research UK at a reception at 10 Downing Street on Thursday.
The event celebrated the progress of the Prime Minister's Dementia Challenge www.dementiachallenge.dh.gov.uk since its launch in March this year. Mr Graham was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's five years ago at just 59.
Champions of Alzheimer's Research UK, Mr and Mrs Graham are exceptional supporters of the UK's leading dementia research charity.
Since Mr Graham's diagnosis they have campaigned tirelessly to raise awareness of the need for more funding for research. With the help of family, friends and a crew of veteran oarsmen, Mr Graham rowed from Eton to Henley in 2010 and 2011 in the Forget-Me-Not-Row www.forgetmenotrow.com and raised over £200,000 for the charity.
Mrs Graham, 67, talked about the Downing Street event and the couple's motivation for supporting Alzheimer's Research UK: "It was an honour to be invited to the reception in Downing Street and represent Alzheimer's Research UK. We were delighted to meet the Prime Minister and talk to so many incredible people – it was a wonderful experience.
"Before his diagnosis in 2007, Jamie had a high-powered job in information technology. Since then our lives have been turned upside down - he's had to give up driving and can no longer use a computer, read or write. "Nowadays, Jamie struggles to find the right words when he talks and I need to have 'eyes in the back of my head' otherwise he'd wander off and get lost. He needs help with an increasing number of everyday things – even putting on his socks can be a huge struggle. But despite everything, his sense of humour remains firmly intact and he still likes to keep active. "We're thrilled the Prime Minister has made dementia a priority, including an increase in funding for research. Despite all the love and care, dementia overwhelms everything. The only solution is new treatments and a cure."
Rebecca Wood, chief executive of Alzheimer's Research UK, also attended the Downing Street reception and said: "Jamie and Vicki's enduring support is greatly appreciated and we were pleased they had the opportunity to share their compelling story with David Cameron at the Downing Street reception. Early-onset Alzheimer's is relatively rare but Jamie's experience shows that dementia doesn't just affect older people.
"We welcome the Prime Minister's Dementia Challenge and it was an honour to be invited to the reception in Downing Street. We are delighted with the progress being made, including the doubling of public funding for dementia research by 2015, something for which we've long campaigned. This is an important step but in reality investment into dementia research still lags far behind other serious diseases. "We are working with the Government to ensure the new funding achieves what is so desperately needed – new treatments and therapies. Investment for research must continue to increase if we are to avert spiralling costs of dementia to the UK economy, currently totalling £23 billion a year. With 820,000 people in the UK living with dementia today and numbers set to increase significantly, dementia is a problem we cannot ignore - research is the only answer. "Alzheimer's Research UK has committed £5.5m to new research projects this year, increasing our current commitment to over £20m. We rely entirely on our supporters to fund our pioneering dementia research and are hugely grateful for their continued support." To help Alzheimer's Research UK defeat Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia, donate online at www.alzheimersresearchuk.org or call 01223 843899.


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Quit Victoria has called for new measures to address youth smoking following the release of new figures estimating that around 43,000 teenagers become regular smokers each year in Australia.
Researchers at The Cancer Council Victoria have estimated that around 43,000 teenagers smokers move from experimental smokers to established smokers each year.
The new research is based on figures released last year which found that across Australia, just under 269,000 school students aged between 12 to 17 are current smokers.
The new figures, published in the latest issue of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, estimate that as around one in two long-term smokers die prematurely as a result of their smoking, about 11,000 (or around one quarter) of teenagers who are regular smokers now will die prematurely because of their smoking.
However, the researchers say that reducing the number of teenagers who are becoming regular smokers by as little as 10% would save lives in the long term.
Quit Victoria Executive Director Todd Harper has called for a range of measures to address the problem, including:
Mr Harper says youth smoking is a highly complex issue and stronger measures are necessary to achieve falls in youth smoking rates.
'This new research has found that every week in Australia, around 820 teenagers are crossing the line from experimenting to regular smoking. This is a serious public health issue which simply cannot be ignored by government and the community.'
'Victoria has made tremendous gains in tackling smoking in recent years, and further measures would provide an opportunity to create a healthier future for our young people.'
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Gessler's attorneys also say in the late-Thursday filing that his trip to Florida was cut short because of death threats to him and his family, and that his use of his office's discretionary fund was line with his predecessor's practices.
The state's Independent Ethics Commission is reviewing allegations that Gessler was improperly reimbursed $1,570 for attending political events. Denver prosecutors also are investigating to see if Gessler committed a crime.
Gessler denies any wrongdoing.
His attorneys say his actions were "legal, proper and fully within any applicable ethical standards." They say in the filing to the ethics commission that it has no jurisdiction to investigate criminal allegations, which is what the Denver district attorney's office is doing.
Colorado Ethics Watch filed the complaint against Gessler.
"What's baffling to me is that the secretary of state has hired three law firms to fight an ethics complaint that's about $1,500 instead of paying the money back," said Luis Toro, the group's executive director.
The filing Thursday also has details on death threats that Gessler's attorneys say he received while in Florida.
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Gessler cut short his trip to Florida because of the threats, which were investigated by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and his office paid $422 for an earlier flight home, which his attorneys said was an appropriate expense.
Gessler has been a divisive figure in Colorado politics, frequently clashing with Democrats and left-leaning groups over issues like campaign finance and his pursuit of noncitizens illegally registered to vote. Gessler's attorneys questioned the political motives of Toro's group, saying Ethics Watch "is motivated by a desire to attack and embarrass Republicans."
Toro countered by saying, "Basically that's an admission that they don't have much of a defense on the merits."
In the filing, Gessler's attorneys said his attendance at the Republican National Lawyers' Association in Florida was a legitimate expense from his $5,000 annual discretionary fund, and that the event was educational and an opportunity to learn more about election law. Although the state paid for his flight to Florida, Gessler's attorneys say he used campaign funds to pay for expenses related to his attendance at the RNC.
"I don't think that passes the smell test," Toro said.
Gessler's attorneys argue he has properly used his discretionary fund, because it can be used as elected officials see fit. The attorneys say previous secretaries of state have used discretionary funds for things like office furniture, clothing and meetings with lobbyists.
It's unclear when the ethics complaint will be resolved, and Denver prosecutors have not made a decision on whether to pursue charges. Democratic state lawmakers also are seeking an audit to investigate Gessler's use of his discretionary fund.
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Gail Goodman is known as one of the first in her field to study children's roles in the legal system. Specifically, she has studied children's eyewitness testimony pertaining to the Sixth Amendment. She has received many awards for her many contributions to research, writing, and teaching. Her involvement includes being cited in United States Supreme Court cases, which is rare for psychologists.
Biography Edit
Gail S. Goodman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She began her undergraduate career at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She majored in psychology and minored in sociology and anthropology. After graduating in 1981, Goodman decided to stay at UCLA to pursue her masters in psychology. After receiving her master's degree in 1972, she continued her education towards getting her Ph.D. She majored in developmental psychology and minored in perception and physiological psychology. Goodman received her Ph. D. in 1977 also at the UCLA.[1] Her dissertation focused on the development of schema memory and was published in the reputable Cognitive Psychology journal. Goodman then began to develop her interest in children and the law as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Denver. It was there that she began to enroll in classes concerning children's constitutional rights and the involvement of children in legal cases. Later Goodman conducted research at the Universite´ Rene´ Descartes in Paris for a year. When she returned from Paris she began her studies to examine child eyewitness testimonies and the effects of these testimonies on jury members.
Early research Edit
Early in her research career Goodman experienced much rejection by the psychological and law society who insisted that children testify too rarely for her research to be of interest. However she began to slowly become more recognized by the law-psych community beginning with her article in Psychology Today entitled "Would you believe a Child Witness." This article addressed the issues of child eyewitnesses their accuracy. The article eventually even gained recognition by the American Bar Association.[2]
Later research Edit
Goodman's research was soon being recognized and commended by experts in the law-psychology community and journals became prepared to publish her articles concerning children eyewitnesses. Goodman's later articles clarified common concerns that jury found with child witnesses. It was not considered uncommon for jury members to doubt the accuracy of child witnesses because the jury often assumed children are susceptible to suggestibility and it is difficult for them to distinguish reality from imagination. These articles showed that children are as capable as adults to recall details of eyewitness events and their suggestibility rapidly lowers by the age of four.[3] Children are also as accurate as adults in their recall.[4]
Prior to Goodman's work in the area of child eyewitnesses there was little to no study in the area. Her findings sparked interest in many other researchers who have joined in the interest of children's involvement in legal processes. Some specific topics of Goodman's research include the suggestibility of children in regards to false memories, the effect of childhood witnesses on jury members, and children's recall of traumatic events. Currently Goodman conducts research regarding children's lost memories for traumatic events.
Contributions and Awards Edit
Goodman has contributed to and written many scholarly texts including articles, chapters, monographs, and books. She has appeared on local and national radio and television talk shows to discuss her research regarding children's testimonies and child abuse. Newspaper and magazine articles dealing with these topics have cited Goodman. Some of her research has been funded by prominent sources such as United States Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Justice, and the National Science Foundation.
Goodman has been honored with many awards for her contribution to research and writing including: American Psychological Association's 2005 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy, American Psychological Association's 2005 Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research, among many others. She has also received teaching awards including the Teaching and Mentoring Award from the American Psychology-Law Society. Recently Goodman has been recognized for her dedication to the field with prestigious awards including the Award for Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society, 2008, American Psychological Association's 2005 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy, and American Psychological Association's 2005 Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research.[5]
Influence on Laws Edit
Goodman has conferred with many governments about their policies toward child maltreatment. Legal and health practitioners have taken workshops put on by Goodman. She has even been cited in State and Federal Supreme Court case decisions. Also, Goodman has helped with amicus briefs to the United States Supreme Court for the American Psychological Association and American Medical Association. Most of these decisions involved the Sixth Amendment of the constitution pertaining to the Confrontation Clause.
The particular amicus briefs in which Goodman contributed to were for the cases of Craig v. Maryland and Wright v. Idaho. In the case of Craig v. Maryland the court proposed three points. First, people accused of child sexual abuse suffer damage to their reputation requires protection of their constitutional rights from preliminary investigation throughout trial. One of these rights is to be able to have a face-of-face confrontation with the witnesses. Secondly, courts must interpret the Confrontation Clause to guarantee protection against a witness' testimony if it is false. They do this because of the high emotionality involved in child sexual abuse cases and the fact that witnesses who are children can be easily influenced in their testimonies. The Confrontational Clause is in regards to the Sixth Amendment which guarantees that you can confront your accusers face to face when you are charged with a crime. Lastly, a face-to-face confrontation at trial is a right and this right must not be terminated. The ruling of the court convicted the defendant of sexual offenses, assault, and battery to children who were enrolled in her preschool.[6]
In regards to Wright v. Idaho, the court also ruled on the Confrontation Clause in four sections. First, statements that incriminated the witness under hearsay exceptions are not allowed under the Confrontation Clause unless the statement has sufficient proof of reliability. Secondly, the residual hearsay exception for Idaho is not a steadfast exception for the use of the Confrontation Clause. Next, it was the State Supreme Courts fault for placing such a great amount of influence on the lack of protection in the interview. Finally, the court found two factors pertaining to the child's testimony. Specifically is there was any motive to make up her story or if her testimony included statements in which the child would be able to make up, taking her young age into account. The defendant Wright in this case was charged with two counts of sexual conduct with two minors, which happened to be sisters.[7]
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Currently Goodman is a member of the faculty at University of California- Davis. There she continues to study child memory and the law. She conducts studies in her Developmental Research Center Lab and also teaches courses. She has recently begun research in the area of the effects of child abuse and neglect as well as juvenile delinquency.
References Edit
- ↑ (2005). Gail s. goodman: award for distinguished professional contributions to applied research. American Psychologist, 60(8), 870-872. DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.60.8.870
- ↑ Goodman, Gail S. and Michelli (1981) 'Would You Believe a Child Witness?'Psychology Today Nov.
- ↑ Goodman, Gail S., Rudy, L., Bottoms, B.L. and Aman, C. (1989) 'Ecological Issues in the Study of Children's Eyewitness Testimony', in R. Fivush and J. Hudson (eds) What Young Children Remember and Why New York: Cambridge University Press
- ↑ Goodman, Gail S., Golding and Haith (1984) 'Jurors Reactions to Child Witnesses' Journal of Social Issues vol. 40, no. 2.
- ↑ Gail S. Goodman's official CV
- ↑ Goodman, G. S., Levine, M., Melton, G., & Ogden, D. (1990). Craig vs. Maryland. Amicus Brief to the U. S. Supreme Court on behalf of the American Psychological Association.
- ↑ Myers, J. B., Goodman, G. S., & Saywitz, K. (1990). Wright vs. Idaho. Amicus Brief to the U. S. Supreme Court on behalf of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Association of Counsel for Children, the National Organization of Women, and several other organizations.
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Rebecca Taylor Fall Fashion Week 2011 Inspiration
This romantic designer looked to the City of Lights for fall.
-PJ Gach
Rebecca Taylor's a girl's girl designer. She effortlessly combines modernity and classic feminine style. Who could forget her sparkly aqua tights she showed a few seasons ago? Or her playful mix of animal prints for fall 2010?
Jessica Lowndes, Michelle Tractenberg, Erin Andrews and Taylor Swift are just a few of the celebrities spotted in her clothing.
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For fall 2011, Rebecca says, "(it's) inspired by dreamy illusive paintings, blurred images and sparkling lights, conjuring images of dimly lit nights in the chic Parisian night clubs of the 70's. Dresses in luscious prints revealed beneath rich, smokey colored shearlings, found beading and lace patched over delicate printed dresses, lace appliqués on silk tees under shimmering lurex sweaters, cocooning from the cold and ready to set forth on adventures in the city."
PJ Gach is Senior Editor: Style + Beauty at BettyConfidential.


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KINGSWINFORD boxer Mitchell Stevens has won the Midlands Elite ABA title.
The fighter from Brooklands ABC in Woodsetton, Dudley, defeated Aaron Lovell at the Irish Centre, St Anne's Church, Digbeth, Birmingham last Saturday.
He will now travel to Newcastle this Saturday to compete in the quarter-finals of the national championships.
Stevens is trained by former English middleweight champion Darren McDermott, who also competed for the British and Commonwealth titles.
McDermott said: "It was a great win for Mitchell. He started slowly again, which is something he tends to do, but then finished very strong.
"He got himself into the fight and then took control. He has progressed really well and now goes on to fight in the quarter-finals of the nationals this weekend.
"It is also great for the gym to have a fighter that wins the Midland Elite Title. We have only been going a couple of years and he has added to another title to the list."


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Fresh apples, grapes and berries were the top performing commodities among U.S. fresh produce exports in 2012.
Apples were the leading export commodity among U.S. fresh fruits and vegetables, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture trade statistics.
U.S. apple exports to all countries in 2012 totaled $1.07 billion, up 14% from 2011 and 30% higher than 2010. Fresh apple export sales to Mexico totaled $284 million, up 43% from 2011 and 31% higher than 2010. Meanwhile, the USDA said that fresh apple exports to Canada in 2012 were $190 million, 40% more than 2011 and 29% above 2010 sales.
Grapes were the second ranked export commodity for the U.S. in terms of value, according to the USDA.
Total U.S. fresh grape exports in 2012 totaled $799.7 million, up 11% from 2011 and 26% above 2010. Exports of grapes to Canada were $219.6 million, up 11% from a 2011 and 18% higher than 2010. Exports of grapes to Mexico $76.6 million, up 18% from 2011 and more than double 2010 exports, according to the USDA.
Berries were the third-ranked U.S. fresh produce export, with $717.8 million on total sales in 2012, up 11% from 2011 and 25% higher than 2010. Canada was the biggest market for U.S. fresh berries, accounting for $592.4 million in U.S. berry purchases in 2012, up 9% from 2011 and 25% higher than two years ago. Export sales of berries to Mexico totaled $16.7 million in 2012, up 22% from a year ago and 31% above two years ago.
A partial list of U.S. fresh commodities with double-digit gains in export sales in 2012 also included cherries (up 22%), pears (up 17%), peaches (up 17%), broccoli (up 15%), and lemons and limes (up 10%), according to the USDA.
Among top selling items, U.S. fresh commodities that suffered double digit declines in exports sales during 2012 included grapefruit (down 11%), tomatoes (off 18%), plums (down 11%), sweet corn (down 10%) and mushrooms (down 26%).


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White Sox endure another walk-off loss in the Bronx
Sale gives up four unearned runs, grabs AL ERA lead; Garcia homers
NEW YORK -- The White Sox tailspin continued on Sunday thanks to the usual suspects that cost them during a dreadful weekend in New York. Their defense committed a costly error, their starter surrendered one too many walks and the offense was unable to produce with men on base, which left the bullpen operating with a small margin for error.
Jake Petricka allowed a three-run, walk-off home run to pinch-hitter Brian McCann in the 10th to seal a 7-4 loss to the Yankees. Chicago was swept out of New York, running its losing streak to a season-high six games and 13th in the last 17.
"It's tough," Sunday's starter Chris Sale said. "We've had a bad stretch, but it's not for a lack of effort. No one in here is hanging their head. No one in here is giving up. It's just some unfortunate bounces sometimes don't go our way. As we approach the denouement of the season, we need to start stringing some things together and win some games."
The White Sox can take solace in the fact that they battled back after trailing by a run in the ninth.
Avisail Garcia hit a game-tying home run on the first pitch he saw from Yankees closer David Robertson. Garcia had struck out in his previous three at-bats, and was 0-for-11 with seven strikeouts during this series. Meanwhile, Robertson had converted 22 consecutive save opportunities.
"I'd been striking out, striking out, striking out and I was trying to make good contact to get on base and hit again," Garcia said.
Garcia's homer took Sale off the hook for a potential loss despite another strong outing. Sale cruised through the first 5 1/3 innings, while allowing just two hits..
Then Martin Prado hit a fly ball to left fielder Dayan Viciedo, who dropped it to ignite a four-run Yankees rally.
Mark Teixeira doubled home Prado, and Carlos Beltran walked. Sale regrouped momentarily by striking out Chase Headley, but walked Francisco Cervelli and hit Zelous Wheeler with the bases loaded to drive in a run. The next batter, Ichiro Suzuki, drove a two-run single into right field. That hit marked the first RBI Sale has allowed to a left-hander since Minnesota's Joe Mauer delivered on Aug. 17, 2013.
"I felt fine," said Sale, whose 2.03 ERA leads the American League. "I just wasn't able to capitalize when I needed to. Things kind of just unraveled for me in the sixth, just left pitches up to guys that will make you pay and that was that."
If Viciedo makes the catch, Sale would have had the second out on just his seventh pitch in the inning. Instead, Sale labored through a 28-pitch inning that saw him give back a 3-0 lead -- built on a home run by Alexei Ramirez to lead off the game and a two-run homer by Conor Gillaspie in the sixth -- and knocked him out of the game.
In six innings, Sale allowed four hits and walked three while striking out seven. He had not allowed a run while pitching on the road in 21 1/3 innings before the Yankees got the four runs in the sixth, although none of them were earned.
"Any time you're dropping stuff like that, those should be made," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura. "And you're always giving them opportunities, that's the biggest thing. Once you have them where you have them and you give a lineup like that opportunities they're going to make you pay for it."
The White Sox had a chance to take the lead in the top of the 10th, with runners on first and second and Jose Abreu at the plate, but he struck out looking against left-hander David Huff.
Petricka originally came into the game in the ninth inning to face Derek Jeter. The White Sox intentionally walked Stephen Drew to put runners on first and second with one out and Petricka responded by inducing a double play.
After striking out the first two batters in the 10th, Petricka allowed a double by Beltran. He intentionally walked Chase Headley, and the Yankees called on McCann to hit for Francisco Cervelli.
"It was down and in a little bit," Petricka said of the pitch. "I definitely probably shouldn't have thrown an inside changeup there, and I was just going for a strike in that situation, and it was just in the wrong spot."
Jamal Collier is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Senior Editor Kevin Koenig sniffs out the hottest upcoming launches, and checks back in with a few new boats that are selling like hotcakes.
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Cruising Right Along: The Back Cove 41 (see New Boats Notebook, February 2014) has already become a big seller. The boat made a splash—literally and figuratively—at the 2014 Miami show, and since then four different hulls have shipped, to Annapolis, Charleston, New Jersey, and Washington state, respectively.