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MustangThe Mustang has become a hallmarked shape surrounding underground music and culture. Since its launch in 1964 this unique guitar has become a classic choice for performing musicians worldwide. The alder body and maple neck have a solid construction, whilst the high quality hardware ensures that this model can be reliably gigged week in, week out. The MP-90 pickups present a balanced range of harmonics and thick tones. The punchy low frequencies have become a famed attribute for guitar riffs and thick chord work. The short scale is ideal for developing student musicians who require an instrument to develop with and play their first gigs. This high output update on an underground classic is an inspiring instrument to any guitarist's collection.
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The $350 billion in defense spending cuts contained in debt-limit legislation passed by Congress in August, with other committed budget drawdowns by the Pentagon, brings the planned reduction in spending to $460 billion or more over 10 years, claimed Marion Blakey, AIA president and CEO. "Our position is no more," Blakey told reporters at the National Press Club. "We do believe at this point, with the kind of cut that has already been tabled with the [debt-limit] act, that defense has been cut into the bone and we cannot have that continue."
A recurring theme of the September 14 press conference was the increasing inability of aerospace and defense companies to invest in research and development and critical infrastructure, making the country weaker over time.
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Pratt & Whitney president David Hess, whose company builds the F-35's F135 engine, argued that U.S. defense spending–excluding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan–has seen a continued decline to just 4 percent of the GDP. The effect has been to cull the field of suppliers with certain capabilities. "We've shrunk to the point where there is little margin in some key capabilities.…As that capability atrophies, it's very hard to reconstitute and get it back," Hess said.


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The former Tigers left-hander reinvented himself during the offseason, opting to change his arm angle to slightly below three-quarters, making him more of a threat to get left-handed hitters out late in ballgames.
Robertson, whose career was derailed by elbow problems, has impressed this spring with three shutout innings, during which he allowed two hits.
"I've had some elbow issues in the past, and I felt like in the last several years my ball has flattened out quite a bit," the 33-year-old Robertson said. "Now, it's just a different look. But with the arm slot, the movement in the zone is big."
He feels the new arm slot provides him two things that had been lacking during the past two seasons -- seasons he spent in the farm systems of the Mariners, Cubs and Blue Jays. First, it creates an element of deception to his delivery. Second, it adds movement to his pitches -- more sink on his fastball and more bite on his breaking ball.
Robertson's best season came in 2006, when he posted a 3.84 ERA and a 13-13 record, earning the Tigers' Game 1 start in the first two rounds of the playoffs. After that, he fell off considerably as a starter, forcing him to reinvent himself. The Rangers sent a scout to watch him during the offseason and opted to take a chance on him as a non-roster invitee.
The Rangers' No. 5 starter role is up for grabs, but Robertson said he's focused on his job as a reliever, and the Rangers haven't approached him with any suggestions otherwise. He says that's probably for the best.
"I came in here with a plan of what I was trying to be," Robertson said. "Obviously there were needs here in the bullpen in Texas. With that match, they brought me in."
As a starter, Robertson's numbers were considerably better against left-handed hitters, but manager Ron Washington said he wouldn't see a problem using Robertson against righties, too. As for Robertson's new, crafty approach to the mound, Washington had nothing but praise.
"He's out here competing with a changed style, and he's making it work," Washington said. "... We know he knows how to pitch. He knows how to win at the Major League level, and he's not afraid to use what he has right now."


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ARLINGTON -- Derek Holland simply reached down to pick something off the ground in the dugout during Friday's game before feeling a sharp twinge in his back.
A team trainer took him behind the dugout but couldn't put much pressure on Holland's back without him being in serious pain. He couldn't sit down or turn around, much less pitch.
"I didn't realize how fragile I am," Holland said. "A freak thing, as always… I was just like, 'You've got to be kidding. Is this seriously happening?'"
The back spasms kept the Rangers' left-hander from making his sixth rehab start in Las Vegas for Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday, although general manager Jon Daniels said he'll make it Thursday -- the last day of his 30-day rehab assignment.
"He'll go out and play catch tomorrow, do some flat-ground work on Tuesday and, if all goes well, he'll start Thursday for Round Rock," Daniels said.
Holland says his back pain is a thing of the past and that he is ready to pitch. He has missed all of this season while recovering from left knee surgery, but is itching to take the mound as a big leaguer again.
"There's no doubt I'm ready. That's for sure. It's just now, are they ready for me to come back?" Holland said. "I'll take whatever they give me. I'm happy to be playing after what I've been through."
"Derek's been saying he's been ready to go since we've had him out there," said Rangers manager Ron Washington. "Now we've just got to wait and see how he recovers from the back spasms and go from there."
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Packers CB Sam Shields gets 4 yrs, $39 mill, $12.5 mill SB. Probably gonna take $9-10 mill/yr for #colts to keep Vontae Davis.— Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) March 9, 2014
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Get it done, we would have to pay the same or more to get someone even close to as good as him. I think he is still improving as well. He has the potential to be a top 10, possibly top 5 CB. Can't let him get away.
RB Rashard Mendenhall to retire
Teams have been told that Arizona Cardinals free-agent running back Rashard Mendenhall is retiring, according to sources.
Mendenhall hinted at as much in a Feb. 25 column he wrote for the Huffington Post when he said, "As I write this, today is the day that the journey is over and I am fully at peace. Eagerly looking to a new way, which lies ahead."
The 26-year-old Mendenhall was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2008 draft. In six NFL seasons, Mendenhall rushed for 4,236 yards and scored 39 total touchdowns.
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There are much better options, not to mention that he is trying to get top dollar money, first his is getting slow, 2nd he is a horrible fit next to Landry, 3rd we would have to has gradually gotten worst over the years. I think there is zero chance we sign him back.
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WR Hakeem Nicks tells @JosinaAnderson that the Colts are one of the teams he'd be interested to play for
No thanks....pass.
Ever notice how friendly folks are at a shootin' range??.
I'd be interested if it were a 1 yr deal.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Stephen Holder re-tweeted this:
Corner market continues to constrict - the Colts nearing a deal with Vontae Davis. Every expectation it will get done Monday— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) March 10, 2014
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Update: I'm not prepared to say any deal with Vontae Davis is imminent or even close at this moment based on what I've heard. #Colts— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) March 10, 2014
that Holder dude makes me miss Wells
I'm liking the holder dude so far.
Why so SERIOUS
btw wouldn't mind dropping Toler and adding tracy porter
Why so SERIOUS
Oh yeah wouldnt mind going after former boiler mike neal either
Why so SERIOUS
Any news is good news?
BREAKING NEWS with #colts. No, not that. Sign LB Justin Hickman to extension, name Brad White asst. LB coach— Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) March 10, 2014
I think Vontae is going to see his worth and then realize he wont get it.
Im still confident he will be back in a colts uni
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
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CB Vontae Davis currently is expected to sign a contract on Tuesday -- but not with the Colts. Not over yet though.
Welp im going to be really annoyed if Grigs let's him walk not many corners that fit our scheme like Vontae does
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
I'd rather let him walk than give him the top tier money he's not worth, so I'd get it. But man I don't like trading a 2nd rounder for two years of a guy.
I agree it feels short sighted to give away these draft picks. I mean Andrew Luck is young we need to build for the future too.
re-signed Moala. probably another cheap one year deal I assume, he's an OK depth guy
TB is prepared to release Revis if nobody is willing to trade for his contract. If he could be had for cheap (6th or 7th round pick) should the Colts look into it? He's absurdly expensive (16 million a year), but I think he might fit with the Colts for a few reasons. First, he fits the man scheme of the Colts so well. Second, the Colts need secondary help.
The third is how the money shakes out. The Colts need to spend money this offseason, but they also need to leave lots of flexibility open for two years from now when many of their rookie deals come due. Revis with no guaranteed money in his contract can be cut at any time with no cap penalties. He's a great stopgap-a great player that can soak up lots of capspace now and doesn't have to later when the Colts need it.
Why so SERIOUS
only trade for him if you are getting picks back and he is willing to restructure.
Why so SERIOUS
we need guy who can get pressure if he cant do that lts not waste our time
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Colts and DE Arthur Jones have mutual interest in each other, played for Chuck in Baltimore, and shaved his head when Chuck had leukemia. Sign him Grigs! He's one of the top DE's and will probably have a high price tag as well, likely 7+ million per year


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Is there a fairly easy way to be able to INSERT a varying number of records using Prepared Statements?
Here is my current code which just inserts a single person into my table...
$q3 = "INSERT INTO private_msg_recipient(member_id_to, message_id, created_on)
$stmt3 = mysqli_prepare($dbc, $q3);
mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt3, 'ii', $pmRecipientID, $messageID);
I am trying to find a way that allows someone to INSERT as many records as needed (e.g. 1, 2, 10, 100, 10,000), but to do it all with just ONE QUERY because I hear that is much better than doing 1,000 INSERTs!!
Well, this is a multi-step process i've cobbled together (but not extensively tested).
Construct a query string of valid size...$qstringvals = array();$paramlist = "";
for ($i = 0; $i < number_of_records; $i++) {$qstringvals[] = "(?, ?, NOW())";$paramlist .= "ii"}(Note: You may need to throttle here to prevent the query from getting TOO long)
Smash the array together to make a nice long query;$q3 = "INSERT INTO private_msg_recipient(member_id_to, message_id, created_on) VALUES ".implode(',',$qstringvals);
bind using an array instead of static values. This is where things get oddball, and i'm moderately sure there's better ways to do it...citing an example from the bind_param manual page:
call_user_func_array('mysqli_stmt_bind_param', array_merge (array($stmt3, $paramlist), $parameters);
(Where $parameters is an array of the values you want to put into the statement.)
I'm not seeing how you go from this...
$q2 = "INSERT INTO private_msg(member_id_from, subject, body, sent_on)
$stmt2 = mysqli_prepare($dbc, $q2);
mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt2, 'iss', $sessMemberID, $pmSubject, $pmBody);
To something like this...
$q2 = "INSERT INTO private_msg(member_id_from, subject, body, sent_on)
$stmt2 = mysqli_prepare($dbc, $q2);
mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt2, 'issississ', $sessMemberID, $pmSubject, $pmBody,
$sessMemberID, $pmSubject, $pmBody
$sessMemberID, $pmSubject, $pmBody);
I'm definitely not following the "translation" between a Single INSERT and a Varying Multiple INSERT...
$qstringvals = array();
$paramlist = "";
for ($i = 0; $i < number_of_records; $i++) {
$qstringvals[] = "(?, ?, NOW())";
$paramlist .= "ii"
So lets say there were 3 records.$qstringvals is now an array of size 3, each element containing the string "(?, ?, NOW())"$paramlist is now "iiiiii" (If you wanted strings, put the s's in there instead, whatever format it is.
$parameters must be an array of size 6 (all integers; what values they hold are not relevant)
$q3 = "INSERT INTO private_msg_recipient(member_id_to, message_id, created_on) VALUES ".implode(',',$qstringvals);
turns $q3 into "INSERT INTO private_msg_recipient(member_id_to, message_id, created_on) VALUES (?, ?, NOW()),(?, ?, NOW()),(?, ?, NOW())"This then gets Prepared.
call_user_func_array('mysqli_stmt_bind_param', array_merge (array($stmt3, $paramlist), $parameters);
This then (so the example goes) takes your parameters, and binds them all into the statement because of how it smashes all the values together. It's sort of a weakness of the mysqli function that makes this necessary (if the third parameter of bind_param could accept arrays [or in fact, have only 3 parameters - the third being a Mixed type], you wouldnt have an issue here.)
This is also why I prefer PDO, because you can simply loop the bindParam calls, making it much more readable.
Deep post!!
I see you like arrays!! (Personally, I hate them because I have never felt strong using them...)
Wouldn't it have been easier to just build things out like this....
$paramlist = "";
for ($i = 0; $i < number_of_records; $i++) {
$placeholders =. '(?, ?, NOW()), ';
// I guess you need a way to remove the trailing comma?!
$paramlist .= "ii"
Again, maybe it would be easier to drop the array stuff and just append my string from above to this Query String?
Not to sound like a broken record, but is it necessary to only use arrays and array function here? (Just asking.)
You lost me in what the variable $parameters holds...
What's the point of using prepared statements for a long query that may insert 1000 rows? This will certainly work but the code for doing it will not be very readable because you have to build/bind two separate data sets - one with SQL and placeholders and the other with the data. With mysqli it's necessary to keep them synchronized and use arrays, with PDO it's slightly easier but still the placeholder names need to be synchronized. While it's not some huge complex task to do it's much simpler just to build a single insert SQL string by concatenating data in a single variable. While prepared statements have their place in my opinion they aren't helping in any way in this particular case.
In this instance I would never have more than 10 records being inserted. (It's for sending PM's to multiple people, so it's a rather manageable size.)
As far as using regular mysqli, well, I have always used Prepared Statements for security reasons, and while I hear you can make a regular mysqli query just as safe, that is a topic for another day!!
Besides, I do NOT trust my programming abilities enough to take that leap. And, my users' security trumps programming convenience on my end!!
Care to help solve the problem that StarLion started above?
Well, using mysqli_escape_string() or casting to (int) for security is hardly another topic because it's as simple as calling a function.
But anyway, if you are going to insert only 10 records the whole thing is not worth the hassle - just perform 10 separate inserts. If your table is Innodb then surround the whole thing in a transaction and this will perform very fast. If the table is MyIsam then there is no need for a transaction, the inserts will be fast anyway. For this purpose prepared statements fit very well, just make one statement exactly like your $stmt3 and then loop over you data and in each iteration use mysqli_stmt_bind_param() and mysqli_stmt_execute() on the same statement to execute the insert. StarLion's idea is all fine, just a bit complicated IMHO for such a simple task.
On another day I'll revisit this...
I appreciate that, but my goal is to learn: "How do I use a Prepared Statement to do an INSERT of Multiple Records at one time?"
The more ways I know how to solve the same problem, the better...
Your comment is precisely it. You could, indeed, build the string, and then trim off the trailing comma.
Is how it would be done, yes.
Actually here it IS required to use the arrays. bind_param doesn't take strings in 'correctly' (or at least, in the way you might expect), so you have to compile a list of parameters as an array and then use the call to push all the elements of the array onto the function. Even if you'd assembled the parameters as a string, you'd have to split the string into an array at this point.
$parameters holds the data you actually want to go into your database. So for the int case, you'd have an array of 6 (or X * 2, in generic terms) integers.


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Mike Mancini was the fourth of five kids, including three older sisters.
"Each of us had our special talent," Mancini said. "Mine was humor."
Not always a good thing, he said.
"I was in a number of fights because of my humor," Mancini said. "What I thought was funny, the person on the receiving end did not always think it was. So I got into martial arts at a young age and it helped me get through my childhood."
His ability to defend himself with humor led Mancini to one career as a stand-up comic. His ability to defend himself physically led to another career in law enforcement.
Both have served him Mancini. While the Santa Cruz resident works for the federal government at the Presidio of Monterey, his stand-up takes him to the Fetterly Playhouse for the Arts tonight as the monthly installment of the Vallejo Comedy Circuit.
The show comes two weeks after Mancini performed at Pepper Belly's in Fairfield in a fund-raiser for the family of slain CHP officer Kenyon Youngstrom.
"I've performed about three shows for fallen officers this year," Mancini said. "Three
too many."
Still, when called upon to help a fallen comrade, he's there.
"Comedy is a powerful tool in all areas of life," Mancini said, laughing that "it's the timing that gets you in trouble. You could have a stressful situation and with the right timing and humor, it can relieve the stress."
Bad timing? Bad times.
"Again, it's all about the timing," Mancini said.
Having performed comedy for 29 years, Mancini said people are starting to emerge from their cocoons and show up at comedy clubs more than a few years ago.
"The problem is TV, computers and the Internet," he said. "You can get all you need from the Internent and not spend any money on drinks, parking and cover charge. The thing with seeing a live show is the interaction with the crowd. That's where I get my high, the energy from the response."
Then again, a crowd that gulps those adult beverages a bit too much can be a nuisance. Take the people who yell weird stuff at the comic.
"Everything people yell at me is weird," Mancini said. "They're always drunk and I have no idea what they're saying."
This being the age of technology, Mancini has to deal with the bright lights of cell phones during
a show.
"I always ask the person who owns the phone if everything is OK," Mancini said. "Reason being, being in public safety, sometimes people -- like babysitters, or children -- call because of an emergency. I think by doing that during a show, people appreciate my concern and then turn their phone down or place them on vibrate."
If you go
What: Vallejo Comedy Circuit
When: Today, 8 p.m.
Who: Michael Mancini
Where: Fetterly Playhouse, 3467 Sonoma Blvd.,
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Tickets: $15
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TheDhamma wrote:We don't have caste in America or in Buddhism, so why do you feel you need to be in the military?
Just because your family was in the military for many generations? That is not anything unusual. In the past, most everyone served at least a few years in the military, or even as a career. Why not do what you like to do or what you have an aptitude to do?
appicchato wrote:Hi Individual,
Personally speaking, I'm not really sold on the idea of destiny (and this seems to be what you're basing your choice(s) on)...if I were asked, I'd suggest taking a closer look at the concept...be that as it may, I wish you success in your endeavors...
Be well...
jcsuperstar wrote:i come from a marine family... but i desided that if i was to shave my heaad and and wear a uniform, it would be safforn robes not dress blues... you inherit your kamma like you inherit a house... burn that baby down!
Individual wrote:but if I serve well in the military (and it is doubtful I would kill anyone), then that would be good preparation for me being a Buddhist monk, or whatever else I might choose to be later in life.
zavk wrote:Hi Individual and other friends,
I grew up in Singapore which has conscription and I have actually served 2.5 years in the military. I was in a combat unit -- did the lot, fired guns, lobbed grenades, dug trenches, etc, etc.
So what are my views about a military career?
The military will do it what it can to mold its personnel into a particular worldview. Whilst it is true that one gets a lot of physical training and exercise in the military, I'd say its primary aim with regards to personnel is to put the individual through a thorough process of subjectification. In other words, all military activities are in the end, concerned with shaping the mind. This is of course necessary, especially if one is in a combat unit.
Now, people often ask me if I benefited from my stint in the army. I usually say that I absolutely detest the constant indoctrination that goes on as well as the fixation with power in some people of position. I do not agree that one has to enter the military to build 'character' for I do not think that subjectifying someone to a certain view is 'character-building'.
Having said that, when I think back to my time in the army, I'm still surprise at how much I was able to endure. I am still surprise at how much sh*t I could take, how much I could achieve when I set my mind to it. I really learned about the power of effort and determination.
So, in terms of your question about whether military experience would prepare you to be a monk or not: I think it might help you insofar as you would be learning much about effort, determination and discipline. BUT the military isn't the only place where you can cultivate those qualities. The kind of discipline promoted in the military is of a specific kind, for a specific purpose.
Having said all that, please keep in mind that my stint in the military was NOT voluntary. So I think it won't surprise you that I don't feel too positive about it. The only thing I really appreciated about it was that it made me VERY VERY FIT and well, erm, I did look pretty darn fit too.
Best wishes,
Individual wrote:if I serve well in the military (and it is doubtful I would kill anyone)
nathan wrote:I say this in compassion because I know far fewer people in the free world, since the last war, who have not had a hit from the bong, FIRST. Stop that.
Individual wrote:nathan wrote:I say this in compassion because I know far fewer people in the free world, since the last war, who have not had a hit from the bong, FIRST. Stop that.
That was dealt with several months ago.
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Hey guys and gals,
I am getting a property of non object and i can not figure out why.
Here is the function that does not seem to be working
public function getHenCount(){
$db = new dboptions();
$record = $db->rawSelect("SELECT count(*) FROM `poultryinfo` AS total_hens WHERE `sex` = 'hen'");
return $record->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_OBJ);
but this one does, and i have tested out the above sql query so i know it's not that. So than it must be how i define the accesor
public function selectAllHens(){
$db = new dboptions();
$record = $db->rawSelect("SELECT * FROM poultryinfo WHERE `sex` = 'hen'");
return $record->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_OBJ);
and here is how i do that
$henCount = $eggs->getHenCount(); // Get total number of hens
$records = $eggs->selectAllHens();
$records = $eggs->selectAllHens()
works fine and the information is displayed in the view file just fine, but when i call
in the view file i get Trying to get property of non-object in eggs_multiAdd.php on line 33 and that is just
<?php echo $henCount->total_hens;?>
so i am not sure what's going on? Any insight?
Thanks in advance!-Colin
Do something likevar_dump( $henCount );
before your $henCount->total_hens; and see what you actually have there. Apparently it's not an object. Likely NULL.
So this is what it returnsarray(1) { [0]=> object(stdClass)#5 (1) { ["count(*)"]=> string(1) "2" } } so the query is being run, and i can see the number that should be there (2).
Try changing your query to
SELECT count(*) AS total_hens FROM `poultryinfo` WHERE `sex` = 'hen'
Oh, I didn't look closely enough before replying. fetchAll() returns an array. So you have there an array of objects. Since you're only expecting one result from that query, you may want just fetch() instead.
(along with what cpradio said above. the query does need to be changed in order to use ->total_hens as you do)
I'm not sure that is the case, as why would you perform count(*) on the same table with the same WHERE, getting a result of 2, if you expected one row returned?
Another way to look at this though, is since you are performing a fetchAll() you could just perform sizeof($records) to get the number of rows returned and not need a second query.
Thanks @cpradio, and @QMonkey, I am not sure why i did fetch all. Just not thinking i guess lol. It's working now
Doh!, Just caught on to what @QMonkey ; was pointing out, glad you got it on your first read @Cmarenburg ; Good catch QMonkey.
Also @cpradio i decieded to go with sizeof() that's a new to me and did not here of it untill now. Thanks you guys very help full as all ways
I was referring to the query in getHenCount(). SELECT COUNT(*) will always return one row (unless you GROUP BY) not that the count will always be one. But you're right if Colin wants to optimize, get the count from selectAllHens() and you don't need the other at all.


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Malcolm Temple and Grace Woodward publish in CUSLAR Newsletter
Malcolm Temple, a Culture and Communications major who also minors in Latin American Studies, and Grace Woodward, a Junior Sociology major, published articles in the CUSLAR Newsletter. Since 1965, the Committee on U.S. Latin American Relations has worked to foster more equitable relations between the U.S. and the rest of hemisphere and to promote a deeper understanding of those issues.
To see their articles, go to http://cuslar.org/images/newsletters/2013-fall.pdf
Originally published in Intercom: Malcolm Temple and Grace Woodward publish in CUSLAR Newsletter.


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Police said they arrested a Vallejo man who allegedly robbed a fastfood restaurant Saturday night.
The robbery was reported at about 9:55 p.m. at Carl's Jr., 10 Sage St., police said.
An employee was mopping the floor near the bathroom when she saw the suspect enter the restaurant. The suspect, wearing a mask, then went behind the counter where two other employees were standing and demanded money, police said.
The employee who was mopping, ran out the back door and called police from a nearby gas station, police added.
The suspect allegedly took one employee's purse and ordered the clerks to open the safe, which was empty.
He then reportedly took a few rolls of coins from the office and fled the scene with the purse, police said.
A nearby responding officer stopped the man under the Highway 37 overpass as he matched the descriptions of the suspect. An eyewitness then was brought to the scene, and positively identified him as the alleged robber, police added.
The man, identified as Hembandelver Hernandez, 22, was then taken into custody.
While at the police station, Hernandez allegedly became combative and tried to physically fight an officer, police said.
He was Tasered, and later taken to a local hospital for medical clearance before being booked into Solano County jail.


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Darned if they did not look the same but when it came and I opened the box, I knew I had goofed! Coconut Flakes are a lot fluffier and bigger and these were shredded so fine it would be awesome in a cookie recipe but I still decided to go ahead and make our dessert. Now, it really isn't a cake and even when we make it the regular way it does not hold up like a cake. It is more along the lines of a coconut pudding like cake. It is suppose to fall all over your plate, not sit up like a cake. I wanted to explain that so you understand the pictures I am about to show you.Here is what the recipe is and you can substitute the Shredded Coconut for the flakes and it will look even more awesome!
- 3 cups Bob's Red Mill Coconut Flour
- 1 cup White Cake Mix or Cake Flour
- 1 Tbsp Bob's Red Mill Baking Powder
- 1/2 cup Bob's Red Mill Powdered Buttermilk
- 2-1/2 cups Water
- 3 Eggs
- 3/4 cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 1/2 cup Coconut Sugar (I already had some)
- 1/2 Tbsp Bob's Red Mill Sea Salt
- 16 oz. Sour Cream
- 1 cup Coconut Sugar
- 8 oz. Cool Whip
- 1-1/2 cups of Bob's Red Mill Coconut Flakes (picture is with shredded coconut, so please use the flakes)
As you can see, it is not perfect and there are pieces sorta falling off. You really want it that way because it is awesome! But do use Coconut Flakes. This picture was with the Shredded Coconut so you can't tell it has coconut in it but it does. It will also help bring out the flavor better if you use the flakes.
I pretty much used as many Bob's Red Mill ingredients as I could on this and sometimes to make it a little different you can add walnuts or pecans to the top of this dessert. But because we had already made the mistake with the Shredded Coconut, I did not want to mess with the flavor too much so I played it safe. It is very good with either of those nuts sprinkled on top of the coconut. I hope you enjoy!
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Posted by Lizzie on 10/05/05
We are pretty handy with the, uh, metaphors.* However, of late, the meager power of even this simple coin amidst the poverty of our talents** has fallen to the asphalt with a deafening clang. Recently, we had a very unpleasant interaction with a person of some standing** that has prompted umpteenth people to ask, "What happened?" And, though we would usually hit back with a, She was as dumb as Carson Daly with a mouth full of duck tape or a She had the managerial acumen of a salt shaker, we keep coming up with this.
See, we're okay with the metaphors, but we're not great with the "Not the (optimal state of thing) (thing) in the (where thing generally resides). But our brain, she wants, she wants! So we try, She's not the shiniest pair of Saccos at the Nordstrom Rack. She's not the best-clumping kitty litter at Petland Discount. She's not the most full-bodied box wine at Trader Joe's. We're shooting blanks here, people. We're cooking our meat without marinade. We're, ah…hitting "Reply All" to single-addressed emails.
So here's what we're going to do. We're going to award one free, signed copy of Check-In to the commentor with the best comeback in the "Not the sharpest knife in the drawer" vein. (You can get extra credit for some, "She's as dumb as…", but stick to the Prime Directive here.) To give you some actual incentive, we will also award the winner one free poem in which YOUR NAME IS PROMINENTLY FEATURED.**** We will also promise to never, ever read to you aloud.
Hit us with your best expression of distaste in a humorous and unlikely form!
* This is neither an expression of pride nor a double entendre nor an assertion of the primacy of metaphor over good shoes or daily hygiene, just another sad expression of how, in sentence construction, as in life, you gotta work with what you have.
** We will never ever approach the genius of this one: "He's about as interesting as a rock in a coma wearing a Von Dutch trucker's hat." Zach, we can only dream.
*** To paraphrase Wonkette, in Baltimore, this is akin to calling someone "the tallest short person", but, again, working with what we have over here.
**** Actual results may vary.
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WALNUT CREEK — Mount Diablo Boulevard figures to get a bit narrower in the next few years, part of an adjustment to a plan designed to make downtown more of a regional destination.
The Locust Street/Mt. Diablo Boulevard Specific Plan focuses on 24 parcels on 5.4 acres of underdeveloped land on the north side of Mt. Diablo Boulevard between California Boulevard and Main Street, and along Locust Street. City leaders hope a hotel, new retail, office and residential space, approximately 555 new parking spaces (including a new public parking garage) and a network of new public pedestrian walking paths and courtyards are eventually part of the finished plan.
City planner Ethan Bindernagel recommended that the 100-foot-wide "future street line" — the parameters for future narrowing or widening — on a downtown portion of Mt. Diablo Boulevard between California Boulevard and Main Street be removed in order to allow for more pedestrian-friendly development there.
The zoning on both sides of Mount Diablo Boulevard is "pedestrian retail," Bindernagel said, where shoppers and others are encouraged to park once and walk.
That 100-foot width, in place since before the construction of Interstate 680 through Walnut Creek in the early 1960s, isn't conducive to pedestrians or encouraging people to walk, Bindernagel said. If that limitation was not removed, he said, the unintended consequences — especially on the north side of Mt. Diablo Boulevard — would be fewer buildable parcels there.
The council unanimously agreed to remove the 100-foot requirement, and discussed the possibility that restriction may also be removed on the portion of Mt. Diablo Boulevard west of California Boulevard. Any changes west of California Boulevard will be discussed under the West Downtown Specific Plan, which is still being developed.
Councilman Gary Skrel elicited some laughs when he joked about whether a graphic showing the Tiffany's jewelry store extending into the 100-foot "future street line" meant the city was entitled to a portion of that store's revenues.
For Skrel, it was his last chance to inject a little humor into the proceedings.
"This is my last meeting here in the council chambers," said Skrel. "So I want to thank all the residents, all the community organizations all the businesses, both past and current executive team and past and current council members for working with me and for putting up with me for the last 12 years. It's been a great ride with enough memories to last a lifetime.
"So, with that, this is Council member Skrel signing off from 1666 North Main."
The ice skating rink at Civic Park is a reminder of Skrel's time on the council — he was a major advocate of its creation eight years ago. Skrel, who cast many votes against proposals he deemed funding would be an issue, served during a time of intense growth for the city amid a fiscal crisis.
"Your 12 years on the council was an intense period of time with a lot of significant issues," Mayor Bob Simmons told Skrel. "I particularly valued your leadership in the financial area as we struggled these last four years to deal with the impact of what is the worst financial crisis in our lifetimes."
Kish Rajan, another departing councilmember, said Skrel was a great example for newer council members such as himself. Rajan is leaving the Walnut Creek council after one term to become the director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development.
Skrel and Rajan will be succeeded by Loella Haskew and Justin Wedel, who won election earlier this month to their first council terms. Their first meeting will be Dec. 4.


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Pandora Theatre to Present Texas Premiere of LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE, 2/8-23
Pandora Theatre has announced the Texas premiere of Love, Loss and What I Wore by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 pm February 8th through the 23rd at The Arts Center in (3410-A Highway 6) Sugar Land, TX.
Made famous in its off-Broadway run and numerous productions across the country, Love, Loss and What I Wore is an intimate collection of vignettes and monologues based on the best-selling book of the same name by Ilene Beckerman, as well as the recollections of the Ephrons' friends. The late Nora Ephron, celebrated as a successful screenwriter, director and essayist is most proud of this particular contribution to American Theatre. The show won a special Drama Desk Award and was nominated for two Drama League awards in 2010.
Nora Ephron, in an interview in Huffington Post said "Everybody associated their clothing with an important event in their life - their divorce, their marriage, falling in love, their prom nights. It's just so powerful for women."
Pandora is excited to announce that the show will feature 15 local actresses in rotating casts of five throughout the three week run of the production.
Ticket prices are $15 in advance through PayPal via our website or $20 at the door, cash or check only. Special pricing of $12 each for groups of 12 or more is available via phone reservations only.
For more information or to make a reservation, call (832) 723-9416 or visit www.pandoratheatre.com.


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The Delaware Valley is an international leader in health, science and innovation. Living in such a brain-heavy region, it is not unheard of to find yourself in line at the coffee shop next to a top neurosurgeon, or sipping cocktails with a math genius. This kind of mingling can lead to some pretty amazing conversations.
Our health and science team recreates this kind of conversation in a new occasional series called "So, what do you do?"
We put a call-out on Facebook and Twitter for listeners and readers to do our job, stepping behind the microphone to interview an expert in the field of their choosing.
In the first edition, Philadelphia cartoonist Brady Russell responded with a request to talk to someone working in robotics. We connected him with Youngmoo Kim, a Drexel engineering professor who runs the Music and Entertainment Technology lab. (Which, among other things, makes music videos with robots as performers.)
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DARLINGTON, S.C.—For anyone who believed Ryan Newman and Juan Pablo Montoya might bury the hatchet before Saturday's Showtime Southern 500, think again.
In the aftermath of a pair of on-track incidents during last Saturday's Crown Royal Presents 400 at Richmond, NASCAR summoned both drivers to a meeting before Sprint Cup practice Friday. To say the drivers failed to see eye-to-eye is an understatement.
It was more like fist to face.
A FOXSports.com report cited sources saying that an altercation occurred during the meeting. The FOXSports.com story further cites one source as quoting Montoya saying, 'Newman hits like a girl.'"
Asked about the incident during Friday's Cup time trials, Montoya said, "I'm not going to tell you (expletive). Let's leave it at that. What happened in the trailer was between me, Ryan Newman and NASCAR. That's it."
After qualifying second for Saturday's race at Darlington, Newman likewise declined to provide details of the meeting, but NASCAR spokesperson Kerry Tharp confirmed that the sit-down didn't produce a satisfactory result.
"NASCAR did meet with Ryan Newman and Juan Pablo Montoya today before the first Sprint Cup Series practice," Tharp said. "The drivers were given their final warning and are fully aware that we will be watching this very closely. The meeting didn't go as well as we had hoped it would, and we're not completely through with this issue."
For both Newman and Montoya, the race at Richmond likewise didn't go as planned.
Contact between the Chevrolets of Newman and Montoya sent Montoya's pole-winning No. 42 into the outside wall on Lap 106 of the Crown Royal Presents 400. Feeling that Newman hadn't given him the respect he deserved on the racetrack, Montoya spun Newman's No. 39 on Lap 237.
In fact, both drivers cited lack of respect as the root of the problem.
"I know he's a really hard racer, he's really physical—and there's nothing wrong with that, as long as you have an amount of respect," Newman said Friday before the meeting with NASCAR. "I think the respect went out the window Saturday night at Richmond. I'm not real sure why."
Newman paid a visit to the NASCAR hauler after the race to discuss the issue with Cup series director John Darby. Newman said that conversation didn't solve much and he reacted to criticism that he sought out the sanctioning body to address the problem.
"Some people out there think that's crying and being a little whiner—but they're not racing anymore," Newman said. "Ultimately, I don't know how it's all going to play out. I don't want to do anything to his team or to my team in a bad way. Like I said, it was a personal thing, and it will get handled personally."


text: Well it's an honor to be able to make my first post as THE first post in this forum! I have been researching the Samsung Galaxy Players for some time. I'm very old school. I hate cell phone contracts, fees and data caps. And since I am on a PC all day, I don't need the constant connectivity of a smart phone. I like having my dumb Razr on GSM (AT&T) for $50 a month. Battery lasts forever and it is always ready and get's a good signal. No contract. Flip a SIM whenever I want or when I travel. That being said, there are times when I want connectivity and can make use of free wifi. I hate Apple and the stranglehold that they put on their customer base. I liked the idea of the Galaxy tabs but they were too large to carry around conveniently. I thought of a used smart phone with broken cell radio, and then for a while toyed with the idea of the Archos 43 as a "pocketable" micro-tablet. Then I discovered the Samsung Galaxy Players and knew this was where I was headed. These things are just amazingly awesome. I've had mine for over a week now and am very, very pleased with it. It just totally rocks! I'm on wifi at work and at home. So convenient to have this in my pocket or on the nightstand and check email, watch netflix, etc. This is a very well-designed device. On board apps are well-integrated. All market apps that I have loaded are performing flawlessly. Wifi connectivity is great. YouTube and Netflix stream perfectly. The screen is just awesome. I know there have been unfavorable comparisons to the iPod Touch; I have not made the side-by-side comparison, but for me, the applePharm is not an option. I examined the 4.0 and the 5.0 player side by side and found that they both have great screens. I know the resolution is the same on both and that technically the 5.0 should not be looking as sharp. But it does. If you set the brightness on both devices to the same level, they both look fantastic. For me, the larger screen size just makes the unit SO much more usable and viewable. Also, the battery on the 5.0 is twice the capacity (2500 mAh) of the 4.0 (1250 mAh) and is really lasting a long time!!! Very impressive. Even with wifi and GPS on. I've heard so many reviews of smartphones with significant complaints of poor battery performance. I'm really happy with how this is working out. Stereo speakers are great for watching netflix, etc, but not great if you really want to LISTEN to music. Sound quality through good earbuds is very good, although sense of spaciousness and detail is not as good as my old Sansa Fuze mp3 player. Plays all formats including FLAC and vorbis. 8 gB of internal memory not so great, but of course we ahve the ability to add capacity and flexibility with microSD card (on the 5.0, you do not have to remove the back cover to gain access). It's a speedy little unit despite it's 1gHz Hummingbird single-core processor. I think dual-core is not really required. All apps are running very well without delays or glitches. The only gripes that I might bring up are: - The battery is not user-replaceable. Bummer! - The speakers, while good for tiny stereo speakers, are located on the flat bottom of the unit so when it is laid down on desk or table, the sound is muffled. - Needs a kickstand of some sort for netflix and video watching. Especially because of speaker placement noted above - On-board sound recorder (many students tend to use this for recording lectures) only outputs an amr file. Should have the option of wav and mp3. Download Tape Machine on the android market. Well worth it. - Woulds be getting close to perfect if this had HDMI cable output. Samsung TVs will stream data from this device and there's AllShare on board, for sharing files between DLNA-enabled devices. But that's not going to do most of us much good. Even the Archos 43 has HDMI output. - for such a contemporary device, the 8 gB internal memory is a bit lackluster, especially since many apps cannot be run off the microSD card. And the 512 mB of RAM is also not stellar. but so far has not presented any issues. - Not a lot of options for protective cases yet. Riot Outfitters (at Best Buy), and pDair (check amazon) are the best options out there. - Camera is clunky and slow. Typical for all smartphones. Pre-Loaded Apps: GoogleMaps: Works well. Skype: Have not enabled yet. Front and real cameras make Skype a good app for this unit. Netflix on board pre-loaded. Works flawlessly. Same for YouTube I'm in process of checking out MicroSoft ThinkFree Office suite. Create and read pseudo-Word, pseudoExcel and pseudo-PowerPoint with storage in the cloud. AirShare: for DLNA-enabled devices. Not very helpful for me. Task Manager: Works great. Email and Gmail: Working great. Stock browser: Runs well Kindle: Works great. Android Market: Works great FM Radio: Great! Music Player: I like it. Some don't. Seems fine. +Android Market Apps and Widgets: +Tape Machine: GREAT sound recorder and editor! +Weatherbug Widget: Running well +Dolphin Browser: comparing this to stock browser. I like it. May make this default. Like the bookmarks menu as a left-side-swipe menu. +Real Calc scientific calculater: Great. Has RPN too! +Wifi Analyser: Great too to see various wifi networks in your local zone and displays strength and placement on the channel spectrum, and displays open/unsecured hotspots. Very cool. +Over Drive: for getting free Kindle books from libraries. Very good. A bit complicated to set up since you also need to have a library on-line account and you need to get an Adobe account to make OverDrive work. But ultimately you get Kindle books on your 5" screen for free. Awesome. +Bar Code Reader: Works great. +SoundHound: Works surprisingly well! +Autodesk's Sketchbook Mobile: Awesome app for drawing and using photos. Photoshop "Lite". + Flashlight. Very cool. Works well on the 5.0 (4.0 does not have LED flash) + GoogleEarth: Fantastic! Alright, well there's my little wrap-up. Look forward to hearing from other SMP owners! Happy Holidays!


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Renew or purchase your 2013 Season Tickets and you're eligible to win!A new prize will be introduced daily from July 30 to August 11. One lucky winner will be randomly selected at the end of each day. Increase your odds of winning by renewing or purchasing now!
Day 1 (7/30): Burger with Berger. #13 Stephen Berger and COO Wade Leaphart will take you and a guest to lunch! Now that's a good time.
WINNER - Allan Azali
Day 2 (7/31): Round of Golf with #24 Ryan Flanagan and Team President Jim McPhilliamy. FORE!
WINNER - Ben Dobson
Day 3 (8/1): Private Lession with #7 Jovan Miller. Your first step towards making Sportscenter's Top 10.
WINNER - Joan Musser
Day 4 (8/2): Signed Stick from #40 Matt Danowski.
WINNER - Robert Rutemiller
Day 5 (8/3): Signed Jersey from #4 Billy Bitter. Dope!
WINNER - Brian Gillespie
Day 6 (8/4): Honorary Coach for 8/11 game vs Rochester. We'll put you in a team shirt and have you join us on the sideline for our final game of the season.
WINNER - Fred Farris
Day 7 (8/5): Signed Warrior Shirt from #13 Stephen Berger. Yup!
WINNER - Steve Green
Day 8 (8/6): Warrior Kryptolyte Shaft. All Hail.
WINNER - Dan Stackhouse
Day 9 (8/7): $50 Gift Card to Ruth's Chris. Sizzling!
WINNER - Chris Phares
Day 10 (8/8): $50 Certificate to Dick's Sporting Goods.
WINNER - Chase Gunning
Day 11 (8/9): Official Warrior Team Sideline Jacket. You can't buy one. Just saying.
WINNER - Jeff Giardino
Day 12 (8/10): $50 Gift Card to Harris Teeter.
WINNER - Lynn Barwick
Day 13 (8/11): 2013 Training Camp Behind the Scenes Experience. Meet the guys on the 40-man preseason active roster. Evaluate talent with COO Wade Leaphart and Head Coach Mike Cerino. Take some shots in goal from Brian Carroll...just kidding...maybe.
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The Ross Valley Sanitary District has sued its former general manager, Brett Richards, for fraud and breach of contract — even though Richards' whereabouts remain unknown.
"The district attorney is looking for him to arrest him; we're looking for him to serve him with papers," said Frank Egger, district board president.
Richards has been charged with nine felony counts including misappropriation of public funds, embezzlement and money-laundering in connection with his failure to repay a $350,000 housing loan to the district. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
"We're still looking for him," Marin County District Attorney Ed Berberian said Thursday.
Richards could face a maximum 10 years in prison and fines totaling $1.5 million if found guilty.
Richards resigned from his $197,000-a-year job and dropped from sight in July 2012 after Marin Independent Journal columnist Dick Spotswood raised questions regarding whether Richards used the loan to purchase housing.
According to the affidavit that Berberian filed to secure the arrest warrant, most of the loan money has already been spent on living expenses, a new truck and trips to Paris, Venice and Barcelona.
As recently as last fall, Richards was blogging about his past experience in Marin from an undisclosed location in Florida. On his website at www.rossvalleysewertruth.com, Richards wrote, "Am I crazy? I hope you'll read on and decide for yourself. In fact, this blog is an invitation for you to be the jury."
Egger said, "Eventually, they're going to find him."
The civil suit, filed in Marin County Superior Court on May 24, asserts that Richards artfully deceived the district's board of directors and interim legal counsel when the loan agreement was negotiated to avoid having to supply a deed of trust as security for the loan. It accuses Richards of intercepting an email that the sanitary district's interim legal counsel at the time, Sanford Skaggs, sent to board members alerting them that the agreement lacked a deed of trust requirement.
Although Richards made some initial payments on the loan, the civil suit states that he owes the district more than $338,000. The district is also seeking to recover interest, investigation costs, legal fees and punitive damages.
Since Richards' disappearance, the district's board has moved to require the bonding of all employees and board members with powers of the purse. No district employees were bonded previously, Egger said. He said the district, nevertheless, hopes to receive about $150,000 in compensation for the purloined loan money from its general insurance carrier.
The district has also requested that the Legislature authorize the California Auditors Office to conduct a special audit of the district's financial records, to ensure that no other money has been embezzled
Egger said, "We believe it is important that taxpayers know we've left no stone unturned."
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Every Wednesday throughout Lent, we will post a reflection from Larry Livingston, CFCA church relations director. We hope these reflections help you on your own Lenten journey.
Palm Sunday marks our entry into Holy Week, the most sacred time of the Church year.
Now are we invited to begin our annual trek into the depths of the paschal mystery, the central reality of our faith.
Some will keep this week's opportunities at armís length, for reflecting on the suffering and death of Jesus is not a pleasant exercise.
But for those willing to embrace the spirituality of these coming days, there is much to be discovered about God, the human condition and ourselves.
Part of that discovery is, of necessity, uncomfortable. We are not only asked to witness the drama of Jesusí Passion, we are drawn into it as central characters.
We are there in the crowd, shouting ìhosannaî as Jesus enters into Jerusalem. But we are also there at his trial days later, urging Pilate to condemn Jesus to a criminalís death.
This is the perpetual crossroads at which we find ourselves, challenged daily to make decisions that either reverence the Christ who lives in others ñ and in ourselves ñ or contribute to further isolation, suffering and death.
We rarely recognize it in such solemn terms, but this is where we are. It is part of the price we pay for being human.
It is easy to rationalize the role each of us plays in the continuing sufferings of Christ, but Lent exists to teach us otherwise.
Like it or not, we are each complicit in the effects of sin on our world.
Our complicity ranges in degree from willful ignorance to obstinate selfishness, but it is always there ñ tugging at our souls, tempting us to look no further than our own appetites.
And because we so often give in to that temptation, Christ continues to suffer in the poor and vulnerable.
God wants us to know this ñ to own it ñ but not to fill us with useless, toxic shame. Rather, God wants us to know how good we are despite our sinfulness and what incredible things we can accomplish when we allow Godís grace to flow through us.
CFCA strives to be a witness to human goodness and to the grace of God. The members of our community, both sponsors and sponsored persons, understand that the nature of blessing is to return increased to the one who sent it. They have known resurrection and yearn to share it with others.
And how much more does God yearn to share resurrection with us! But first things first.
We cannot own resurrection without first owning the cross, and this week is about the cross. Each of us must respond to the reality of the cross. We must lean in to it.
It isnít easy. It isnít pleasant. But take heart.
For Easter awaits.
- Read the first Lenten reflection:†Learning to love others more deeply
- Read the second Lenten reflection:†Learning to listen for the voice of God
- Read the third Lenten reflection:†Discovering our best selves
- Read the fourth Lenten reflection:†Opening our eyes and hearts to a new vision
- Read the fifth Lenten reflection:†Rising again from small, everyday 'deaths'
- Read the seventh Lenten reflection: Making sense of the empty tomb


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- We made it through this week, arguably one of the biggest weeks in technology earnings.As more companies report, the texture of the marketplace changes and surprises tend to become more important. Many of the biggest moves occur after everyone thinks they have the market and earnings figured out, only to find that surprises should never surprise investors. I have included five companies that I believe are must watch releases for the week of Oct. 29. I expect to trade any of the five, but of course, my longer time frame views have nearly zero impact on any given day, especially during earnings season. X data by YCharts
United States Steel ( X) Background:US Steel produces and sells steel mill products in North America and Europe. The company operates in three segments: Flat-rolled products, US Steel Europe and tubular products. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the company was founded in 1901. US Steel trades an average of 9.9 million shares per day with a marketcap of $3 billion. 52 Week Range: $17.67 to $32.52 Book Value: $24.48 Price To Book: 0.9 US Steel is forecast to record much lower third-quarter earnings when it reports premarket Oct. 30. The consensus estimate is looking for a break-even, a drop from 72 cents a year earlier. Estimates range from a loss of 25 cents per share to a gain of 33 cents per share. It's one of the biggest ranges I have reviewed this earnings season. TheStreet's Tim Melvin writes about US Steel A Value Investor Goes Macro. Analysts are taking as much of a stand as many candidates in Washington typically demonstrate on important issues. A hold can mean anything, but you may be well-advised to consider holds as glorified sell ratings. Lately, 13 out of 22 rate the company a hold, while 6 recommend buying and 3 recommend selling. One out of 22 analysts now rate US Steel a strong buy down from two analysts a month ago. Compared to three months ago, fewer analysts are rating this company as a strong buy. Shareholders have not been rewarded for their patience, and shares fell 12% in the last year; however, analysts have placed the average target price at $25.71. Based on technicals US Steel has important attributes. The 200 day moving average is falling, and the chart is in a trading range. It's hard to get excited about heavy X with the current political landscape. On the other hand, shareholders receive 20 cents a share in annual dividends. The yield based on a recent price is 0.9%. If you can pick up shares under $20, the yield improves dramatically, and the payout rate is low enough to expect the dividend to continue. The short interest is not small for sure. When more than one out of every four shares available to trade is short, short sellers are smelling blood. The current float short is 27.3%. Short interest is not shrinking either. With more than 40 million shares short, there are only three periods in the last year with (slightly) higher short levels. In "short", the smart money is heavily betting against US Steel. X Revenue Quarterly data by YCharts


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San Jose Earthquakes forward Yannick Djalo was named MLS Player of the Week after scoring one goal and recording two assists in a 5-1 win against the Chicago Fire on July 23.
The award is Djalo's first of his career and the first for an Earthquakes player in 2014. Djalo scored San Jose's fourth goal, chipping his shot over Chicago goalkeeper Sean Johnson in the 79th minute. He also assisted on Shea Salinas' game-opening goal and started the sequence to Cordell Cato's game-capping goal in the 84th minute.
Djalo joined San Jose on loan from Portugal's SL Benfica on March 10, 2014. He has two goals and two assists in 12 games played so far this season.


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On the last week of each December I go through all my Sugar Rush posts from the year and think, sheeeesh we ate so many sweets this year! And then I cross my fingers and hope for no cavities. I've been Sugar Rush-ing since 2007, and only in a city like New York could you do this and never repeat a single dessert. From marshmallow apples oozing liquid caramel to decadent red velvet cakes and whisper light coconut cakes to gigantic, golden honey toast, desserts seem to only get better and even more delicious with each passing year. Click through for my picks of the top ten Sugar Rush sweets of the year, or head straight to the posts below.
- Chocolate Roses at Zucker Bakery
- Lady M's Red Velvet Cake
- Golden Toast at Spot Dessert Bar
- Marshmallow Apples at Dominique Ansel Bakery
- Croissant Bread Pudding at Pain D'Avignon
- Coconut Cream Cake at Kin Shop
- Strawberry Éclair at François Payard Pâtisserie
- Apricot Tarts at Petrossian
- Raspberry-Almond Croissant at Mille-Feuille
- Sticky Toffee Pudding at The John Dory Oyster Bar
About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan blogs at Kathy YL Chan, where she chronicles her eats and travel adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.


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Good win, great game overall for most of our guys, can't wait until we start hitting those shots.
Go Pacers
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Good win, great game overall for most of our guys, can't wait until we start hitting those shots.
Go Pacers
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I'm excited.
EDIT: I take it this is the post game thread?
Couldn't have had a much better first game. Good moments from everyone. Would have liked to have finished stronger in the fourth quarter, the offense got a little stagnant and the interior defense lulled. This will be an issue against teams with better penetrators and more skilled big men. But overall, couldn't be happier. Looking forward to the season more than I have in a while. I do think, if PG isn't in foul trouble and if the game is close, Hill plays over Collison for both offensive and defensive purposes.
Definite improvements from DG in the ball handling and playmaking departments.
53 rebounds. We have 3 solid rebounders and haven't seen Foster, Pendergraph, and Admundson.
Don't look now, but with both Milwaukee and Cleveland losing, we are leading the Central
I can't wait for Wednesday night.
Great win!!! Granted, it was against Detroit but we did what successful teams have to do: beat the teams that you are expected to beat. And we won soundly, with intense defense and killer REBOUNDING! When is the last time we had 3 guys with 10+ reb's? That is so impressive, and we didn't even play Foster. I'm telling you, our frontcourt of Hibbert/West/Hansbrough/Foster is going to kill other teams on the boards. Keep it up and bring home another W on Wednesday!
Even though they didn't play well, the Pistons have more talent than I wanted to give them credit for. Probably a big guy away from challenging from a playoff spot though. Brandon Knight looks raw to me, but for his first game, being a YOUNG pg, can't expect too much from the kid.
We looked good. Smaller rotation than I was expecting, but it's not a complete surprise.
David West is really going to take the pressure off Roy and the other offensive players. No more double teaming of Roy or Danny.
Ack... computer ate my post.
Summary: Liked what I saw, hard to draw conclusions with a small sample size and poor opponent, really looking forward to Pacers basketball this year.
This space for rent.
One of the best signs is that we won this game with balance...and Danny Granger didn't have to score 25 points.
Very good win, albeit against Detroit. (who are terrible..)
I liked seeing David West not being shy about contact. That's a good sign for where he's at mentally in the recovery. We'll see how he does against a bigger/better frontline, but contact is contact.
Tyler is Tyler and will always be Tyler. That's a very good thing.
Paul George, to me, he looked like the best Pacer player in the first half (for his limited minutes.) So much potential, if he just lives up to half of it he'll be a fantastic player. He needs to just get to the gym and shoot over and over again. Watching this kid grow is going to be, IMO, the best part of the season.
Hill, um he's a good defensive player. He makes Dahntay redundant. But for those who have seen him, is he a competent scorer? I can't tell whether he's in a rut or he can't shoot. I love the defense though.
DC, I actually didn't think he did too bad. He had some mental mistakes, and it's hard for a little guard to play against Stuckey, but overall I thought he was moving the ball around a lot more this game than last season. (Maybe that's Vogel some too)
Roy, good game statistically from Roy but, I dunno, he still seems funny to me. He needs to not get pushed around and take his time with the ball. He really should have dominated Detroit, and it seemed like, despite the good numbers and some good play, he didn't really dominate. Still a significant improvement from preseason.
Lance, I thought had his best game offensively since I've seen him in the pros. It's a good idea to post him up. Lance has a tendency to make a really boneheaded decision, and then fix it (Making a miracle type pass) He did that a few times today. It worked out for him, but IMO, it won't continue to work out for him as teams learn his style of play, so he'll have to learn how to not make the stupid decision. He also clearly can't guard point guards. I think Vogel's "few minutes in the second quarter" is a good middle ground between not playing him and giving him significant minutes.
Dahntay...I'm just going to continue to repeat to myself that he seems like he's a good teammate, and I like him.
Danny, I think we saw some good things with Danny tonight. The shot selection looked pretty good. (It looked good for everyone not named Tyler. I love Tyler.) He tried to take the ball inside a bit. I think people were a bit too hard on him. My issue is I'm not sure he knows how to play with PG right now, and I think that chemistry needs to develop.
Nice starting out the season with a coach I like too.
Since when did Tom Izzo become our head coach? We looked like a classic Michigan State team tonight.
George can't be dribbling the ball so damn high. It's like he was never taught how to handle a basketball growing up. Granger, like he always has, needs more arc on his shots, which is why he's always so inconsistent shooting the basketball. He shouldn't be shooting 18 times a game with this lineup. Loved the activity on the boards from the bigs and Paul George.
I like the fact the Pacers had 5 players in players in double figiures, 3 players with double doubles, but I'm concerned with 36.8 FG %. That % is not going to win many games. Granger was 6/18. This isn't pre-season anymore.
Love the win. It's a great way to start the season off, plus with a sellout home crowd.
Things won't be this easy this Saturday at the Place. Greg Monroe was never in the game do to fouls. Jerebko had a really nice game after being out for a year. Prince looked like another bad contract for Dumars to me.
On to Toronto, who won tonight as well.
How do you watch the broadband league pass for free? It won't let me
It wasn't working for me in Firefox but was in Internet Explorer. It blacked out the Pacers game, though.
Love dem rebounds.
I dunno about the rest of you guys, but one thought went through my mind almost the entire game:
When Dahntay Jones is the guy you worry about bringing up the rear in terms of quality play, you realize we've turned the talent corner.
I thought every player tonight either looked like quality starters, role players, or improving young talent. Everyone (yes, even Jones) looked like they belonged on a NBA team. Rust and all.
I am *LOVING* what West has brought to this team so far. He just totally changes the complexity of the first team.
You have to register and then you should be able to watch it.
just got back from the game..... great vibe from all the fans.........really balanced offensive game and a very good defensive game..... great win!
Very encouraging. We didn't shoot well at all and still dominated for most of the game.
West looked great, albeit rusty in the shooting department, the guy just knows how to play.
Roy played great despite not shooting often, and rebounded like a beast, dominated Monroe.
Granger was crap at first, but had a nice second half.
I'm very optimistic about our season, we're good enough to where we can legitimately have an off-game and beat lesser teams simply because we are better than they are, it's been a while since we could say that.
Lets continue bringing it in Toronto on Wednesday!
OK, I'll say it. I never missed McBob in this game at all. West and Hans were good... real good. I'm impressed with West's play at Center.
I think that is the most impressive aspect of this game for the Pacers. They dominated the game despite shooting poorly. Great teams have these kinds of off-nights in overall shooting but still manage to win, so this is more of a positive than negative. This shows that the Pacers tonight worked on other areas to win, like freethrow shooting numbers, playing better defense, and cleaning up the boards.
That was one of the most one sided rebounding games I have ever seen.
Only grip is PG24 when you have Ben Gordon on you post his *** up every time down.
Loved Lances effort on defense this is the hardest I have seen on that end going back to his HS games. I though he made a great move when he got called for a charge. He defiantly needs to add a floater to his game so he doesn't get so many charges.
Though everyone who played was good tonight loved the effort.
On another note I sat next to a guy who works for the NBA his job is to judge the refs and be the uniform police it was interesting talking to the guy.


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Looking for something to do this weekend in Oregon? We recommend a visit to Newport! Newport, Oregon is worth a visit on its own merit, but this weekend boasts the Newport Celtic Festival and Highland Games which means Newport will be brimming over with all sorts of extra fun.
The festival celebrates the traditions of the seven Celtic nations- Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Galicia, Brittany, and Ireland. With events for the whole family,the Celtic Festival has live music, traditional dancing, a sand castle contest, Highland games for the kiddos, face painting, a Celtic Canine parade and even some real Heelan Coos (Highland Cattle). Adults will enjoy the bonfire, highland games and a whiskey tasting. The Highland Games include things like the Caber Toss, the Scottish Hammer Throw, and the Stone Throw among others. There is also a vendor fair full of all sorts of Celtic crafts and wares.
Want to go beyond spectator? There are many events to participate in, including a Bob's Red Mill Baking Contest. If baking is not up your alley, you can always try the Haggis Eating Contest.
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Houston -- Charming Charlie announced that Tom Fitzgerald has joined the company as EVP, chief administrative officer and CFO.
Tom most recently was the chief administrative officer of Sears Canada, where he was responsible for store operations, IT, merchandise planning and allocation, logistics, sourcing, and store innovation.
Prior to his role at Sears Canada, Tom held several leadership positions at Liz Claiborne, and Bath & Body Works.
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I can't resist it now, at first I was a little wary, considered it to be a bit 'dirty' and to be honest, got me all hot and bothered, but thanks to the Power Devil Hot air gun I can now remove paint with ease! My god, you lot really do have a one-track mind don't you! It's disgraceful. Our dining room is currently going through a bit of a facelift, the house was originally built in 1850 and I've become convinced that every occupant since then has just applied coat after coat of paint onto the skirting boards and door frames. I had decided that enough was enough, no more faffing about with paint-strippers for me – I needed some more heavy duty help, and an ideal opportunity to buy another gadget to play about with in the house! So, I trekked off to my local Homebase (well, I say local, it's an hour round trip to get there) and saw this Power Devil Hot Air gun on offer for just over £10 – so I immediately snapped one up. There were other more expensive brands available, but figured that this would suit my needs. Now, for those of you who don't know, a hot air gun is basically a turbo-charged hair-dryer – it has a fan inside it, which blows air over a heating element, so creating a lot of heat. This heat then starts to melt the paint, making it really easy for you to scrape off the paint using a paint-scraping tool. The design of the unit is identical to a hair-dryer; it has two heat speeds, one that generates a lot more heat much quicker than the first setting. Once plugged in, you simply switch on and away you go. As well as getting the heat gun you also have two attachments you can fix onto the front of the unit – one is a scraper thing that makes it easy to scrape the paint off, the other lets you direct the heat to a precise area via a 'funnel' attachment. Removing layers of paint is fairly tedious at the best of times, but this
device makes it much easier – as the paint began to blister under the heat it soon started to peel off in great lumps (notice lumps, there were at least 5 layers of paint to battle against) and all in all I found it very easy to use. Any drawbacks? Only one really, I found the electrical cord a little on the short side, meaning I had to get an extension lead to plug the gun in to, but apart from that you really can't complain for a tenner. As I mentioned earlier, there were other similar models for a few quid more, but to be honest they all do the same thing and it's not like it'll be something you'll use an awful lot – so I thought it represented great value for money. During operation the gun was easy to hold, and it didn't overheat either – there is a safety cutout feature however that makes sure you don't get burnt should the housing malfunction for some reason. It wasn't too noisy either - obviously the fan will make some noise, but nothing too unbearable. The instructions provided were clear and straightforward, but using something like this isn't really rocket-science is it? It did give some useful advice about making sure the room is well ventilated, as well as the need to use safety goggles if working on paint that is above you (nothing worse than red-hot paint burning your eyes!) Tasks like paint-stripping can be tedious at the best of times, but this thing makes it much easier and quicker, and at £10 I'd have no hesitation in recommending it to you.
As we're 'doing up a house' we've bought a couple of hot air guns, sanders and other power tools in the last three years. Our main heat gun and sander are made by Bosch but sometimes we both need the heat gun so we bought spares, both Power Devil. The heat gun lasted the guarantee period and a couple of weeks. The sander didn't even manage that but we couldn't find the receipt until the guarantee had run out! The heat gun came from Argos and seemed a bargain at around £10. To be fair, the heat gun did a good job for as long as it lasted. We used it to strip layers of gloss from doors and frames and it was fine. You melt the paint and scrape it off. Not quite that simple but that's the idea. You have to be careful not to scorch the wood but once you've got the hang of it that's not such a problem. You end up with a few bit left and some ropey looking wood but once you go over with a sander it's good enough to wax, stain or varnish Would I buy another Power Devil - er, NO!
I have a power devil hot air gun which I often use. However here are a few words of warning... Use a lead paint test kit before using a hot air gun. This will ensure that you will not risk lead poisoning from lead fumes given off by old hot paint. I have found that the hot air gun works best on paint which is several layers thick rather than a single layer and that a shavehook is sometimes better than the scraper that comes with thgun. It is common sense not to use the hot air gun on a surface that has been treated with paint stripper. However wiping a painted surface with methylated spirits and leaving it to dry for a few days can make using the hot air gun easier as the meths breaks up the painted surface.
I can't stand to see a a rough surface with old drip marks or chips revealing layer upon layer of paint. Eversince I moved in with my partner I have used a hotair gun to strip almost every door and doorframe in the house. You just aim it a patch at a time until it bubbles and then just scrape with a triangle scraper and ever single layer comes off. Works 1000 times better than paint stripper. However it is absolutely awful to use on varnished surfaces. It simply melts the varnish and you just start spreading it everywhere. When stripping is compete, just use a filler to fill in holes and cracks, a quick sand down and you're ready to undercoat and repaint. If you find you have a good quality surface you may want a wood effect. Just give the surface a good sanding down after stripping and then varnish or wax. bare in mind my friend stripped and varnished her entire staircase and it took her 2 years.


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Topic: My dear mother passed away on November 29, 2012
My mother always made sure I was okay even though she lived in France. I miss hearing her beautiful voice every morning on the phone & always felt better after speaking with her. I was the only child.
My mother was intelligent, interesting and had a heart of gold. She usually always gave something to a beggar on the street.
My mother was my best friend, the best mother in the world & my hero. Her soul will be with me forever.
I love you and miss you so much Mama.