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O's lock up 33rd-round pick before deadline
OAKLAND -- The Orioles signed all but seven of their 38 selections in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, announcing on Friday that they had locked up one final player, 33rd-round right-hander Brandon Koch, in advance of the 5 p.m. ET deadline.
They signed their top 16 picks and 21 of their top 22, as well as 20 pitchers in total. That includes their first five selections, all pitchers.
Scouting director Gary Rajsich estimated last month that the Orioles would sign 30 to 32 of their draftees. They signed 31.
The O's did not have a pick in the first two rounds, but they did sign third-rounder Brian Gonzalez, a lefty out of Archbishop McCarthy High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., as well as fourth-rounder Patrick Connaughton, a right-hander who played baseball and basketball at Notre Dame.
All seven draftees who did not sign were pitchers.
Aaron Leibowitz 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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Dodging questions on the federal charges against her former campaign manager, Philadelphia City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown says she intends to stay on the job.
Brown, who admitted taking thousands of dollars from her campaign fund for her personal use, would not say Thursday if she is under investigation as part of the federal case against former campaign manager John McDaniel. McDaniel has been charged with stealing about $100,000 from Brown's political action committee.
"As we all know, when there is a federal investigation going on, it's inappropriate to comment," she said. "And at this hour, my answer to that question is no comment."
Brown did say she has no plans to resign from her post.
"I've continued to be in quite a lot of contact with all of my colleagues and I'm encouraged by the level of support I've received and continue to receive," she said.
Federal officials have not said anyone else is being targeted in their investigation into the matter.
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January 26, 2013
The Heavenly Freestyle team sizzled the Sun Valley slopes last weekend.
The team competed in moguls on Saturday and moguls and duals on Sunday. The course was layered with huge, icy bumps, and skiers came from all the Western states to charge them.
Zach Shearer threw huge inverted airs, and took sixth twice in the overall competition. Shearer also sweept the J-3s.
Smooth lines from Gabriella Fisher earned her a seventh, two ninth-place finishes and she owned the J-4s. Mia Idzorek picked up third in J-4s with her amzing spread eagle. Ally Sullivan dazzled with her fast feet.
Yamato Kashima placed eighth with his tricky loop truck. Dean Ambrosi, battling a wicked chest cold, threw huge airs. Joshua Sullivan showed off some new jumps and turns that made the competition jealous. Range Chapman boosted some big airs and ripped clean turns. Matthew Sullivan busted out some-quick turns and is logging some air miles.
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Heavenly Freestyle team results
Single moguls Sat Jan 19
women place age rank score
Gabriella Fisher 9 1 J-4 13.11
Mia Idzorek 16 4 J-4 9.92
Ally Sullivan 22 7 J-4 9.29
men place age rank score
Zach Shearer 12 1 J-3 16.29
Yamato Kashima 16 8 senior 13.83
Joshua Sullivan 25 7 J-3 12.40
Dean Ambrosi 28 9 J-3 12.23
Range Chapman 44 9 J-4 8.77
Matthew Sullivan 51 5 J-5 6.28–
Single moguls Sun Jan 20
women place age rank score
Gabriella Fisher 7 1 J-4 14.80
Mia Idzorek 14 3 J-4 11.48
Ally Sullivan 16 4 J-4 10.12
men place age rank score
Zach Shearer 6 1 J-3 17.25
Yamato Kashima 8 5 senior 15.16
Dean Ambrosi 29 9 J-3 10.69
Joshua Sullivan 34 10 J-3 8.21
Range Chapman 36 8 J-4 5.51
Matthew Sullivan 38 4 J-5 5.24
Dual moguls Sun Jan 20
women place
Gabriella Fisher 9 (tie)
Mia Idzorek 9 (tie)
Ally Sullivan 17 (tie)
men place
Zach Shearer 6
Dean Ambrosi 17 (tie)
Yamato Kashima 17 (tie)
Joshua Sullivan 17 (tie)
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Brand New Production of BRIGADOON to Play the Goodman Theatre, June 27-Aug 3
This summer, it's "almost like being in love!" Goodman Theatre produces the first large-scale, professional revival of Brigadoon -- Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick's Loewe's legendary musical of Broadway's Golden Age -- in more than three decades. Under director/choreographer Rachel Rockwell, a company of 28 actors, dancers and singers breathe new life into the enchanting tale of an 18th century Scottish village that appears every century for one day only -- and the complications that arise when it's discovered by two 20th century Americans. With adapter Brian Hill, Rockwell revisits the libretto for this production, while music director Roberta Duchak and an orchestra of 13 use new orchestrations to enhance Loewe's lilting score.
Brigadoon runs June 27 - August 3 in the Albert Theatre (opening night is Monday, July 7) and is appropriate for adults and families with children aged 10+. Tickets ($25 - $97; subject to change) are on sale now at GoodmanTheatre.org/Brigadoon, by phone at 312.443.3800 or at the box office (170 North Dearborn). The Goodman is grateful to its production sponsors: JPMorgan Chase is the Major Corporate Sponsor and Allstate Insurance Company and PwC LLP are the Corporate Sponsor Partners. National Endowment for the Arts provided Production Support, and Towers Watson is the Opening Night Sponsor. Chicago Tribune is the Media Partner.
"One of Chicago's preeminent director/choreographers, Rachel Rockwell and her incomparable team of collaborators have created a production of Brigadoon that is arguably more powerful today than it was nearly 70 years ago-a story in which the possibilities of love, redemption and an unconquerable human spirit are even more essential in a world too often determined to destroy them," said Artistic Director Robert Falls. "We are grateful to Liza Lerner for entrusting us with this important piece of her father's legacy in a production that is at once the same mysterious, romantic masterwork that audiences remember and cherish, as well as something fresh and exciting for a new generation to appreciate."
When Brigadoon debuted on Broadway in 1947, it was Lerner and Loewe's third musical-and the one that established them as a formidable Broadway composing team. The plot, according to Lerner, occurred to him when Loewe offhandedly remarked that "faith moves mountains." When American tourists Tommy and Jeff become lost on vacation in Scotland, they stumble into a town that isn't on their map. Eventually they learn that Brigadoon was once a bustling town but now only appears for one day each century. While the two men sort out the town's curious circumstances-including that no outsiders can stay unless they fall in love, and no resident can ever leave or the village will vanish forever-Tommy meets the love of his life. But what happens when the day ends, and Brigadoon fades into the mountain mist for another century?
"I'm often asked 'why revive Brigadoon now?' and my response every time is, 'why not now!' Of my father's most memorable works-My Fair Lady, Camelot and Gigi, among them-Brigadoon is the most romantic. The music is deliriously beautiful. And most importantly, I've found the right storytellers in Rachel Rockwell and Brian Hill," said Liza Lerner. "Chicago is a great theater town, and the Goodman is world-renowned for its high quality productions. I'm so happy to be here."
Multiple Joseph Jefferson Award-winning director/choreographer Rachel Rockwell has earned a reputation for her extensive work with large-scale musicals in Chicagoland theaters (including Drury Lane Theatre, Marriott Theatre and Paramount Theatre ) and named "Best Director of 2010" by Chicago magazine and the 2013 "Chicagoan of the Year" by the Chicago Tribune.
"I think we've found a beautiful way to create that impressionistic, fleeting, ethereal feeling while bringing a greater sense of authenticity to the story by using historical context to up the stakes for the town's need for self-preservation," said Rockwell. "We're not going to burden the piece unnecessarily because it's a very charming story, but we are pushing the emotional boundaries a lot."
The soaring idealism of Brigadoon contrasts sharply with the savage period of history in which the story is set: the Scottish Highlands of 1746, when the Battle of Culloden resulted in clans' eviction from their ancestral lands as retribution for participating in the uprising. The pursuit of Scottish independence remains a heated political issue today.
"When we nod to the historic events of the time, the villagers' choice to preserve their way of life by seceding from their besieged land becomes not a whimsical dream but a brave, passionate act of courage," said Drama Desk Award nominee Brian Hill. "It's a joy to work with Rachel, because we both deeply love and respect Brigadoon and see it in exactly the same way. The process of freshening the story, humor and characters has been about making sure these characters have truthful, human through-lines."
Music director Roberta Duchak and orchestrator Josh Clayton use new orchestrations that add period-specific Scottish sounds to two-time Tony Award winner Frederick Loewe's score of 14 memorable songs, including "Almost Like Being in Love," "The Heather on the Hill," "Waitin' For My Dearie," "There But For You Go I" and "I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean."
"Frederick Loewe's score is among the most glorious music ever written for musical theater, each song having a wonderful emotional journey to it. Our 13-piece orchestra uses a lot of doubling to bring it to life in the spirit in which it was created," said Duchak, who most recently collaborated with Rockwell on Les Miserables. "In addition, we'll weave in Scottish tenor drum, sopranino recorder, penny whistles and, of course, bagpipes, to evoke the sounds of 18th century Scotland."
Along with associate choreographer Gordon Pierce Schmidt, Rockwell also incorporates elements of traditional Scottish dance, which she notes is "similar to ballet, so it's already a good marriage for this classical score," into the show's choreography and "nods to certain Highland and country dances in the footwork, but we're definitely taking theatrical liberties; we could never hope to master in a few short weeks a discipline that people spend their lives perfecting."
Because the town of Brigadoon appears for only 24 hours, time of day is as important to the scenic design as the moss-covered houses of the Highlands and mountain mist.
"Brigadoon is real but not real; we wanted to create a world that feels earthy and rooted yet magical, airy and light," said set designer Kevin Depinet, a frequent Rockwell collaborator whose previous Goodman productions include The Iceman Cometh. "As I was researching Scotland, every photo of the Highlands had an epic sky that seemed to stretch on forever-and I immediately knew how we could track the time of day. With Rachel, we design the transitions as much as the actual scenery; our production of Brigadoon needs an active, easily transformative space, so we've favored projections (by Shawn Sagady) to imitate location over traditional drops, bricks and mortar."
The fabric used for many of the costumes in the Goodman's production comes from tartan mills in Scotland. The kilts are handmade by a shop in Inverness, which costume designer Mara Blumenfeld discovered on a research trip earlier this year.
"The Dress Act, a 1746 ruling that prohibited the Scots from wearing Highland Dress (or tartans), resulted from the failure of the Jacobite uprising and their defeat at the Battle of Culloden. So the fact that the citizens of Brigadoon retain their Highland Dress and celebrate their cultural identity underscores the greatness of the sacrifice that was made to preserve Brigadoon in its suspended reality," said Blumenfeld, who most recently designed costumes for Mary Zimmerman's The White Snake. "Rachel and I felt it important to keep the look of the show tartan-free in the beginning to give the show a rural, pastoral feel, and reveal the full pageantry and pride of the traditional Scottish dress a little later."
As a young man, Alan Jay Lerner (1918 - 1986) earned his living writing scripts for radio shows; in 1942, he met the Austrian-born composer Frederick Loewe (1901 - 1988) who worked as an accompanist for silent movies. The two soon collaborated on a project called Life of the Party, which enjoyed a nine-week run in Detroit, but went no further. Their partnership continued with their first Broadway production-1943's What's Up?-with choreographer and director George Balanchine, followed by The Day Before Spring, a 1945 musical about a married woman who encounters an old flame at a college reunion.
Next, the team set out to create a musical with a serious, high-stakes love story-Brigadoon. Laced with Agnes de Mille's memorable dance sequences, Brigadoon became a critical and box office hit and ran for a year and a half on Broadway. An MGM film version followed in 1954, featuring Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse; a 1966 television adaptation featured Robert Goulet, Peter Falk, Sally Ann Howes and ballet star Edward Villella. Brigadoon enjoyed several New York revivals through the ensuing decades, capped by a Tony-nominated revival in 1980. In the ensuing decades, the magic of Brigadoon's story and score has reappeared mostly in high school, college and community theater productions.
Following Brigadoon, Lerner and Loewe created Paint Your Wagon (1951) while each pursued separate projects, with Lerner winning an Academy Award for the screenplay of An American in Paris. They were back on Broadway by the mid-1950s with My Fair Lady, based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and starring Rex Harrison and a 19-year-old Julie Andrews, which earned six Tony Awards (including Best Musical) and ran for a record-setting 2,717 performances. Critic Brooks Atkinson declared it "one of the best musicals of the century."
The two men continued their storied partnership on such projects as Camelot (on Broadway in 1960, and on film in 1967) and Gigi (which debuted as a film in 1958, and was adapted for the stage in 1973). But by the mid-1960s, rock 'n' roll had supplanted Broadway albums as the nation's most popular musical genre, and Lerner and Loewe-products of the early part of the century-faded in popularity. Eventually going their separate ways, Lerner worked on more musicals including On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and Coco. Loewe primarily retired, though he reunited with Lerner to write music for the 1974 film adaptation of The Little Prince.
Screening of the movie Brigadoon in Millennium Park's Summer Film Series at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion (201 E. Randolph)
July 29 at 6:30pm | FREE
A free screening of the 1954 movie Brigadoon starring Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse, plus a behind-the-scenes look at the Goodman's production. Take a seat at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion or spread out a blanket on the Great Lawn to watch favorite films on a state-of-the-art, 40-foot LED screen. The FREE Summer Film Series is presented by the Millennium Park Foundation, co-curated with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. For more information, visit millenniumpark.org, call 312.742.1168, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, @Millennium_Park.
Theater Thursday at Goodman Theatre
July 3 at 6pm | $30 with promo code TTHURS
A pre-show reception with hors d'oeuvres, a whisky tasting and a Scottish bagpipe presentation, including remarks from a member of the Goodman's artistic team.
Meet Rachel Rockwell, Roberta Duchak and Brian Hill at the Goodman Theatre Artist Encounter
July 6 at 5pm |$10 general public, $5 Subscribers, Donors, students
Artist Encounters bring together audiences and Goodman artists in an intimate environment for a behind-the-scenes look at the plays and the playmaking process. Join Brigadoon director/choreographer Rachel Rockwell, music director Roberta Duchak and adaptor Brian Hill as they discuss the show in a conversation moderated by Goodman Theatre Producer Steve Scott.
Monday Night Live at Petterino's - Performances from the cast of Brigadoon
Monday, July 14, 7pm | Petterino's | FREE admission; prix-fixe menu available
Host Denise McGowan welcomes the cast of Brigadoon to this weekly open-mic showcase.
Pre- and Post-Show Discussions at Goodman Theatre
Arrive early or stay late for discussions about the play with members of the artistic team | Goodman Theatre | FREE
Pre-show (7pm): July 11, 18, 25 and August 1 | Post-show: Every Wednesday and Thursday evening through July 31
In addition, catch Brigadoon around town: Cubs vs. Mets (June 5, Wrigley Field); Chicago Loop Alliance's ACTIVATE event (June 5, Chicago Theatre Alley); Chicago Fire vs. Seattle Sounders FC (June 7, Toyota Park); and Chicago Scots' 28th Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games (June 20 and 21 at Hamilton Lakes in Itasca).
Visit the new interactive microsite, GoodmanTheatre.org/VisitBrigadoon, to learn about the show, "meet the villagers" and participate in social media contests for exclusive prizes.


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'"There's been good days, bad days. It's been emotional. It's tough physically and mentally as well. You go through something like this, you go through everything. You think about the worst thing that can happen, good things and everything in between."'
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A PUB landlord from Winterbourne Stoke is hosting a charity bungee jump inspired by his four-year-old daughter, who has Type 1 diabetes.
Brett Smith, who is landlord at The Bell Inn, is appealing for thrill seekers to sign up and take part in the jump on July 5 to raise money for Diabetes UK.
His daughter Megan was diagnosed at the age of two after becoming very thirsty and feeling unwell. She now receives insulin continuously through a pump attached to her body, and has her blood glucose level monitored every two hours by her parents during the day, and frequently throughout the night.
Those with Type 1 diabetes cannot produce insulin and it is not known exactly what causes it.
It is currently not preventable and it usually affects children or young adults, starting suddenly and getting worse quickly.
Mr Smith said: "Megan has always coped really well with her diabetes. She is a lovely, lively little girl who is not stopped from doing anything by the condition.
"But Type 1 diabetes can be difficult to manage, and a cold or minor illness can really affect her blood glucose levels, so we often check her blood at night as well as through the day.
"We have good days, and bad days, like all families with a child with Type 1 diabetes. I wanted to fundraise for Diabetes UK to fund more research to find a cure or new ways of treating diabetes to help Megan in the future.
"We have had lots of interest in the bungee jump, and we want as many people as possible to sign up. As this is Diabetes Week, I hope lots of people will be inspired to take part, or to sponsor someone who is."
Participants in the 185ft jump from a crane outside the pub are asked to pay £50 to cover costs and raise money through sponsorship for Diabetes UK.
To sign up for the bungee jump, contact Mr Smith on 01980 620767.


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Students and faculty member publish new book, Salt Fork State Park
Two Muskingum College students, with the help of a faculty advisor, have released a new local history book, Salt Fork State Park, published by Arcadia Publishing as a part of its Images of America series. The book is available now from the Muskingum College bookstore or at www.arcadiapublishing.com.
With more than 120 pages of historic photos and captions, the book was compiled by Meredith A. Bowman '06 and Alicia Seng '07. They were advised in the project by Associate Professor of History Dr. Bil Kerrigan, who in 2004 received the Ohio Academy of History Teaching Award.
This is the second book that Muskingum College students have co-authored with Kerrigan's advice, the first being Cambridge, Ohio in 2006, which was also published by Arcadia's Images of America series.
Kerrigan, Seng and Bowman credit many sources with the completion of Salt Fork. Specifically, they cite Pauli Cornish and the Friends of the Kennedy Stone House, who provided photographs, names and contact information for people who once lived in the region. In fact, they say, the book actually represents a completion of the work started by those involved with the Friends of the Stone House, and proceeds from the sale of the new book will benefit the Kennedy Stone House Museum.
Additional help, they say, came from the Guernsey County Historical Society and the Finley Local History Room at the Cambridge Library. All three agree, though, that the greatest help came from many families in the area who invited the researchers into their homes and agreed to share materials and be interviewed.
The trio is quick to point out that the publication of the newest book was heavily supported by Muskingum's Center for Regional Planning, which provided the physical work space necessary, as well as the needed technology.
Since its inception in 1993, Arcadia Publishing's "Images of America" series has preserved and shared the histories of hundreds of individual communities through the country. For more information on "Salt Fork State Park" and the "Images of America" series, log on to www.arcadiapublishing.com.
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• Malcom Floyd looks all the way back from the Week 15 ankle injury that ended his 2012 season. He was quick out of his breaks and attacked the ball. Floyd, 6' 5'' and 225 pounds, has added five pounds of muscle since the season ended. "Best I've ever felt," said Floyd, 31.
• Undrafted out of Cal after clocking 4.74 in the 40 yard dash, safety Sean Cattouse used his 6' 3'' height to intercept a Charlie Whitehurst lob in the back of the end zone. It was an acrobatic, leaping catch that came after Cattouse quickly adjusted to a play-action fake inside the 5. Cattouse also batted down a pass.
• In the offensive line, there was more experimenting than on Tuesday. King Dunlap and Max Starks took a few reps at first-team right tackle, where rookie D.J. Fluker still got the bulk of the work. Guards Stephen Schilling and Rich Ohrnberger saw spot duty at backup center.
• Whitehurst hit Robert Meachem in stride, 45 yards downfield on a go route.
• Rookie quarterback Brad Sorensem looks more comfortable than he did last month. The ball is coming out faster. There's no fat in Sorensen's throwing motion. He is 6' 5', but two of his passes were batted at the line of scrimmage.


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discspeed wrote:To kind of cross threads with the religion thread...Here's a scary scenario: The huge Christian population in this country pretty much votes Republican. Global warming is happening...What if the Republicans claim that there is no global warming, but instead truly believe it is the apocalypse as described in Revelations, so feel no responsibility to try and fix it? The Republicans who aren't really Christians are rich businesspeople who don't want to regulate their industries anyway and care little about the environment/future generations, so they would love a convenient excuse not to care.
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"Good men, the Scriptures expounded by the Thus Come One are all for the purpose of saving and emancipating living beings. Sometimes I speak of myself, sometimes of others: sometimes I present myself, sometimes others; sometimes I show my own actions, sometimes those of others. All that I preach is true and not false."
"Because living beings have different natures, different desires, different actions, and different ways of thinking and making distinctions, and because I want to enable them to put down good roots, I employ a variety of causes and conditions, similes, parables, and phrases and preach different doctrines. This, the Buddha's work, I have never for a moment neglected."
"Further, Manjushri, in the future Ending Age, when the Dharma is about to become extinct, the Bodhisattva Mahasattva who receives, upholds, reads, or recites this Sutra should harbor no thoughts of envy, flattery, or deceit.
He should also not ridicule or malign those who study the Buddha Way, nor should he seek their strengths or weaknesses.
If there are Bhikshus, Bhikshunis, Upasakas, Upasikas, those who seek to be Hearers, Pratyekabuddhas, or those who seek the Bodhisattva Way, he should not torment them or cause them to have doubts by saying to them, "You are all very far from the Path, and you will never obtain the wisdom of all modes.
Why not? Because you are careless and lax in the Way."
Further, he should not frivolously discuss the Dharma for the sake of argument."
Dan74 wrote:There's been a diversity of views here (as usual!). Some have said that Mahayana is irrelevant or superfluous at best.
According to Theravada doctrine Tantra (and Mahayana) is, at best, irrelevant. I presume that the vast majority of people here are like me in knowing nothing about Tantra, so I'm puzzled as to how you think we can help.
Peter wrote:I do wish people would be more explicit in stating whether their answer is intended from a Theravadin perspective or Mahayana perspective or a personal opinion perspective. I think that would save us all alot of time posting "That's wrong" or "That contradicts this sutta" or similar. If we just state up front where the answer is coming from then no one mistakenly thinks an answer is intended to represent something it's not.
My own personal point of view is that while I am not a Mahayanist, I appreciate the input and perspective of non-Theravadins. And I am sure I'm not the only one who feels the same. And it is because of this reason I invited many of my Mahayanist and Vajrayanist friends to join Dhamma Wheel when we first began in early January this year.
Dan, in future if anyone has a problem with you posting here because you are not Theravadin, please refer them to me or one of my colleagues.
christopher::: wrote:there are a number of teachers ... who's povs just resonate perfectly with how i view the world and my practice.
Dan74 wrote:I think it's reasonable to assume than a Mahayana practitioner will post from their understanding of a Mahayana perspective.
Peter wrote:christopher::: wrote:there are a number of teachers ... who's povs just resonate perfectly with how i view the world and my practice.
I wonder... is this is good criteria for choosing a teacher? that we already agree with their view? I recall the Canki Sutta contains some advice from the Buddha for how to select a teacher.
Dan74 wrote:Are we not just a bunch of people trying to find our way, using the best guidance we know to the best of our abilities?
We could do worse than dropping all pretense and just sharing honestly, without labels getting in the way.
My own personal point of view is that while I am not a Mahayanist, I appreciate the input and perspective of non-Theravadins.
"Genkaku's the name. Suffering is the game."
Is Mahayana perspective useful for Theravada practitioners?
Dan74 wrote:Are we not just a bunch of people trying to find our way, using the best guidance we know to the best of our abilities?
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Classic 2006 wuxia film hits hi-def home video…
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For decades fans of martial arts and swordplay have looked to the East for a plethora of fantasy films. However, the last decade has been stock full of wuxia – or martial arts adventure, be it stories of mysticism like 2001's Legend of Zu or epic romances like 2000's Academy-award winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Now, thanks to Dragon Dynasty, fans of wuxia can add 2006's Legend of the Black Scorpion (aka The Banquet) to their blu-ray home library.
While many foreign martial arts films find their basis in legend or myth, Legend of the Black Scorpion finds its origin in 16th century Europe and Shakespeare's Hamlet. That said, unlike many wuxia films, this one relies less on martial arts action to captivate viewers and instead focuses more on the interesting characters and engaging drama…though that's not to say there's not any martial arts. In fact, Legend of the Black Scorpion features some of the most beautifully choreographed and fluid fighting scenes captured on film thanks to The Matrix fight choreographer Yuen Woo-ping.
Other notables include the art direction by Academy Award winner Timmy Yip, whose designs here perfectly capture the story and era and make it near impossible to take one's eyes away from the screen. The film's director, Feng Xiaogang, strives for excellence from the cast, which includes well known wuxia actress Ziyi Zhang as well as You Ge, Daniel Wu, and Xun Zhou.
The blu-ray release features a beautiful 1080p picture in the film's native 2.45:1 aspect ratio. The bright, bold colors beautifully grace the screen with little issue. Likewise, the disc features two Mandarin audio tracks, both a Dolby Digital 5.1 track and a superior DTS-HD Master Audio track. The DTS-HD loss-less track especially captures the film's moods, relaying both the dialogue, effects as well composer Tan Dun's score.
As for special features, the disc includes an informative audio commentary track with Bey Logan and two interviews: the 20-minute "Master of Ceremonies: An Exclusive Interview with Director Feng Xiaogang" and the 23 minute "Warrior Prince: An Exclusive Interview with Leading Man Daniel Wu." For those who prefer a more traditional "behind-the-scenes" type featurettes, the 40-minute "A Dynasty Uncovered: Behind the Scenes on 'Legend of the Black Scorpion'" features looks at the development and filming of the movie. Lastly, two trailers are also included.
While Legend of the Black Scorpion may not have been a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, it is certainly as good as other more prestigious and well-known wuxia films such as 2000's The Duel, 2004's House of Flying Daggers, 2005's The Promise, 2006's Curse of the Golden Flower, or 2009's The Storm Warriors.
Legend of the Black Scorpion is available on Blu-ray hi-def wherever fine home video is sold.
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Species: canadensis
One of the most beautiful natural phenomena in the United States is the annual congregation of the sandhill cranes. For about a month each March, over 500,000 sandhill cranes converge on the Platte River basin in Nebraska to rest and eat before they finish their migration to their northern breeding grounds. The cranes eat corn from the grain fields and then sleep on the sandbars. Time on the Platte River also gives single sandhill cranes the chance to find mates. If you are interested in birdwatching, a trip to the Platte River to see the sandhill cranes is a once in a lifetime experience.
Description: Sandhill cranes are large birds. Their legs and necks are long and thin. Sandhill cranes are pretty hard to miss!
Sandhill cranes have mostly grayish feathers-- the shade of gray can vary widely. The forehead has a bright red patch that is one of the most noticeable features of the bird. The cheeks are white.
Although the feathers are gray, sometimes they can have a reddish-brown appearance. The reason for the change in color is that sandhill cranes preen themselves by rubbing mud on their feathers. The mud can be brown or red. The red mud comes from iron rich environments.
Size: Sandhill cranes are about 3-4 feet tall. The wingspan can be over 5 feet wide.
Diet: Sandhill cranes are opportunistic feeders. They will change their diet based on what is available. They most often eat plants and grains, but also dine on invertebrates or even small mammals, amphibians and reptiles.
Typical Lifespan: Sandhill cranes can live for 20 years or more. Sandhill cranes in the wild have a greater chance of dying young.
Habitat: Sandhill cranes spend most of their lives in freshwater wetlands, including marshes, wet grasslands and river basins.
Range: Three subpopulations of sandhill cranes are migratory. The Lesser, Greater and Canadian sandhill cranes spend winters in the south and summers at their breeding grounds.
Sandhill cranes winter in Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico. In the early spring, the cranes begin the migration to their breeding grounds. Throughout the spring, the cranes can be seen resting and feeding along rivers and wetlands throughout the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. The largest congregation of sandhill cranes occurs from February to early April along the Platte River in Nebraska.
During the late spring, summer and early fall, sandhill cranes can be seen at their breeding grounds. Some breed in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Others breed in Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.
Three subpopulations of sandhill cranes are non-migratory. The Mississippi sandhill crane is found on the southeast Mississippi coast. Florida sandhill cranes occur in many inland wetlands of Florida. The Cuban sandhill crane lives exclusively in savannas, wetlands and grasslands in Cuba. Mississippi and Cuban sandhill cranes are critically endangered.
Communication: Sandhill cranes have an interesting and distinctive call. Both the males and females make a rattling "kar-r-r-r- o-o-o" sound. The call varies in length, strength and loudness depending on its intention. The loudest and most noticeable call is during the mating season. Males and females will sing loudly and in unison.
Life History and Reproduction: Sandhill cranes mate for life. When they form a pair bond, it can last for years until one of the cranes dies. After a mate passes away, the surviving crane will seek out a new mate.
In the early spring, as sandhill cranes are migrating to their breeding grounds, single cranes will start pairing up. A sandhill crane pair performs unison calling to create a bond. When the pair reaches the northern breeding grounds, they mate and build a nest.
During mating, sandhill cranes perform dancing displays. Although the dancing is most common in the breeding season, the cranes can dance all year long. Sometimes the dance involves wing flapping, bowing, jumps and simply playing around. They might also throw a stick or some plants into the air. It's quite a sight!
Cranes build a ground nest out of plant materials. They often have two eggs. The pair will take care of the nest together with the male standing guard.
It takes about a month for the eggs to hatch and over two months for the chicks to be independent. In the fall, the juvenile sandhill cranes migrate south with their parents. After two years, the juvenile sandhill cranes reach sexual maturity and begin the search to find their own mates.
Threats to Sandhill Cranes:
Two subspecies of Sandhill Crane are on the Endangered Species List. The Mississippi and the Cuban Sandhill Crane are listed as Endangered.
Captive breeding and a special refuge had begun to revive the Mississippi sandhill crane, which almost became extinct 30 years ago—then along came Hurricane Katrina
Threatened by water diversions, both sandhill and whooping cranes have benefited from decades of work by NWF and its partners
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Albinism is a rare genetic disorder that affects roughly one in 17,000 Australians. Kids with albinism generally have lighter than usual hair, skin, and eyes, but they may also appear perfectly normal. Regardless of what type of albinism a child has, vision problems are always present.
People with albinism have trouble producing melanin - the pigment that determines skin, eye and hair color. Albinism is genetic and both parents have to have the gene for a child to develop the disorder. The type of albinism is determined by which gene is affected.
Because of a lack of melanin, people with albinism are more sensitive to sunlight, leaving them at higher risk for skin cancers and thickened skin (called pachyderma). People with albinism also often have vision problems. Kids with albinism often look different from other children and may experience social isolation. Because of this, parents should be sure to watch for signs of emotional stress.
There is no way to prevent albinism. If both parents have the mutated gene that causes albinism, and both pass that gene along to their child, the child will have albinism. There are, however, varying degrees of albinism, determined by the amount of melanin their body produces.
In extreme cases, kids with albinism have milky white skin, translucent blue eyes (though, if no pigment is present at all, the iris may appear pink) white hair, and vision problems. However, not all albinism is characterised by a complete lack of pigmentation. Some sufferers of albinism do produce some melanin and as a result do have pigment in their skin, eyes and hair. How much pigment is present affects the range of skin, eye and hair colour.
Albinism sufferers offer have problems with their eyesight, ranging from nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism. They may also be light-sensitive and require sunglasses or tinted contact lenses to cope with sunlight.
Because albinism is not curable, it is not so much treated as managed. Managing your child's albinism includes taking special care to avoid sun exposure and prescription lenses to help correct vision problems. Surgery may be necessary if the eye muscles are particularly unstable.
In cases where the family is very fair, the lack of pigmentation may not be the most obvious indication of albinism. Babies with albinism display a quick back-and-forth motion with their eyes, called nystagmus, which is also a characteristic sign of the disorder. If you notice this symptom in your newborn, contact your doctor immediately.
Written by Rebecca Stigall for Kidspot, Australia's parenting resource for family health. Sources include Better Health Channel, NSW Health and Health Insite.
Last revised: Wednesday, 20 January 2010
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Take 5: Top Things To Do in Little Italy San Diego
Located at the northwest end of downtown San Diego, Little Italy is a hip, historic neighborhood just a few blocks from the Embarcadero and San Diego Bay. Starting in the 1900s, Italians came to the area to join San Diego's booming tuna fishing and canning industry. Though the canneries closed in the 1980s, this quaint yet lively downtown neighborhood continues to thrive through a growing art and culinary scene, and many annual festivals and events.
When staying at our resort near Little Italy San Diego, take 5 for these top things to do in Little Italy:
Eat Here: The line out the door on any given night is a testament to the food at Filippi's Pizza Grotto. Authentic Italian food doesn't get any better than at this old-fashioned, family-owned restaurant, deli and market that opened in 1950.
Drink Here: Witness the art of mixology at Craft & Commerce, where the bartender will spend a solid five minutes creating the perfect cocktail – as long as it doesn't include vodka. This dark, literary-inspired gastropub has sworn off the tasteless liquor and instead serves carefully crafted drinks that incorporate beer, champagne and other interesting alcohols.
Play Here: Experience San Diego's art scene within Little Italy's 15+ galleries with works ranging from contemporary photography at jdc Fine Art to eccentric Mexican sculptures at Artelexia.
Shop Here: Browse the Little Italy Farmers' Market, or Mercato, every Saturday 8 AM – 2 PM. You'll find fresh produce and gourmet groceries over the span of four blocks.
Snap Here: Get a picture in front of the landmark Little Italy sign, standing tall in the heart of the neighborhood. It's adorned with mosaic tiles, a nod to the strong religious values of Italians, and nautical elements that represent the area's ties to fishing.
For a resort near Little Italy San Diego, stay at Paradise Point Resort & Spa, located just 15 minutes away on Mission Bay.
The "Take 5" blog series introduces visitors to San Diego's unique neighborhoods through recommendations from experts on the area: hotel employees who live there. Check back every month to learn about a new section of the city, always within 10 miles of our centrally located San Diego resort.


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Autologous Cell Suspension Grafting Using ReCell in Vitiligo and Piebaldism Patients
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Autologous epidermal cell suspension grafting is an effective method of surgical treatment in vitiligo, which is suitable for treating larger areas with better cosmetic results as compared to other grafting methods. The ReCell Autologous Cell Harvesting Device (Avita Medical Europe Limited, Cambridge, UK) is an autologous cell harvesting device which, compared to other forms of autologous epidermal cell suspension grafting, is easier in use showing similar results. Furthermore, the ReCell device needs no laboratory facilities. Therefore, it is promising for patients with large vitiligo and piebaldism lesions.
Objectives: Primary: to asses the efficacy and safety of autologous epidermal cell suspension grafting with the ReCell device after CO2 laser abrasion compared to CO2 laser abrasion alone and no treatment, in patients with piebaldism and stable vitiligo. Secondary: to assess the practical aspects and patients satisfaction of autologous epidermal cell suspension grafting with the ReCell device.
Study design: Prospective observer blinded randomized controlled pilot study. Study population: 10 patients ≥ 18 years with stable segmental vitiligo or piebaldism who are under treatment at the Netherlands Institute for Pigment Disorders (NIPD) at the Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam.
Methods: Three depigmented regions on the trunk or proximal extremities will be randomly allocated to; CO2 laser abrasion + ReCell autologous cell suspension grafting, or CO2 laser abrasion, or no treatment. After the transplantation, UV-treatment according to the standard treatment protocol of the NIPD will be started on all sites and continued for 3 months. Three and six months after grafting, the percentage of repigmentation of the lesions will be assessed.
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Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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|Autologous Cell Suspension Grafting Using ReCell in Vitiligo and Piebaldism Patients: a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
- degree of repigmentation [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Objective assessment of the degree of repigmentation 6 months after autologous epidermal cell suspension grafting. Assessment will be done by standardized photographs and a digital image analysis system.
- Visual assessment of side effects per treatment region [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Visual assessment of side effects per treatment region (hyper pigmentation, hypo pigmentation and scar on a scale from 0-3) will be done by a blinded investigator
- General outcome assessed by the patient [ Time Frame: 6 months ]General outcome will be assessed by the patient per treatment region on a scale from 0-3 (Poor, Moderate, Good, and Excellent)
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|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: ReCell epidermal cell suspension grafting
CO2 laser abrasion + ReCell epidermal cell suspension + UV-therapy
Procedure: ReCell epidermal cell suspension grafting
According to current standard of care procedures the treatment site will be superficially abraded using an ablative laser (10,600nm CO2 laser) after which the prepared ReCell cell suspension will be sprayed on.
Active Comparator: CO2 laser abrasion + UV-therapy
According to current standard of care procedures the treatment site will be superficially abraded using an ablative laser (10,600nm CO2 laser)
Procedure: CO2 laser abrasion + UV-therapy
According to current standard of care procedures the treatment site will be superficially abraded using an ablative laser (10,600nm CO2 laser)
|No Intervention: No treatment + UV-therapy
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- patient with piebaldism
- Patients with segmental vitiligo,stable since 12 months without systemic therapy or topical therapy as defined by the absence of new lesions and/or enlargement of existing lesions
- with at least three depigmented skin lesions on the proximal extremities or trunk larger than 3x3 cm or one lesion of at least 9x3 cm
- Age >18
- willing and able to give written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- UV therapy or systemic immunosuppressive treatment during the last 12 months
- Local treatment of vitiligo during the last 12 months
- Vitiligo lesions with follicular or non-follicular repigmentation
- Skin type I
- Recurrent HSV skin infections
- Hypertrophic scars
- Keloid
- Cardial insufficiency
- Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to (UVB or UVA) light and/or allergy to local anesthesia.
- Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding
- Patients not competent to understand the procedures involved
- Patients with atypical nevi
- Patients with a personal history of melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01640678
|The Netherlands Institute for pigment disorders, AMC
|Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1105 AZ
|Responsible Party:
|Lisa Komen, Drs., Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01640678 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 12, 2012
|Last Updated:
|August 2, 2013
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pigmentation Disorders
Skin Diseases
Eye Diseases, Hereditary
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Skin Diseases, Genetic
Metabolic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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THE price of the average house in Swindon has risen by almost £10,000 over the past year as the market continues to surge.
The average property in the town is currently priced at £192,030, which is a five per cent annual increase, and £14,000 higher than the national average.
The new report into the state of the nation's housing market, published by Nationwide Building Society yesterday, shows prices in London are soaring far in excess of the rest of the UK, with the average house in the capital now costing around £72,000 more than in 2007.
This has come as good news for local estate agents, who have seen an increase in first time buyers.
Colin Cox, director of Chappell estate agents on Victoria Road, said: "The last 12 months of trading has seen confidence returning to the market. It is always a mix of factors that contribute to that."
Colin said foreign investment pricing people out of London had contributed to the price rise across the south.
"Large amounts of money coming into the country from abroad has stablised the expensive properties, especially in London," he said. "Those people have then moved out to more peripheral areas with lots of cash.
"It can be about a 10 or 15 year cycle of ups and downs, and they vary in intensity. We have kept it neat and tidy, and have survived with old clients coming back. I am indebted to those people I have worked with."
Ross Sutton, director of Richard James estate agents, was cautious about too fast a rise in prices.
"The last six months have been reasonably busy," he said.
"The start of the year is normally a bit quieter, and has usually seen a reduction in stock levels. Not a lot of people were going to market at the time, but recently it has been very busy.
"Interest rates are still low and there are a lot more first time buyers, which is a great thing to see.
"Organic growth is the key to any sustainable market. The reality of any averages is that across any local area there are massive variations.
"Over the last six years, while the market has been very depressed, a lot of first time buyers have had an opportunity to save a decent deposit. Although prices are rising people are better equipped to raise a mortgage.
"I would not want it to grow too fast too soon because that will make it too difficult for first time buyers to enter the market."
Robert Gardner, Nationwide's chief economist, said: "Although all regions saw house price growth in the first quarter, ten of the 13 regions have yet to surpass their pre-crisis peaks. London, the Outer Metropolitan and the Outer South East are the exceptions."
Neil Parker, of Swindon Mortgage Solutions, said: "There has been an upturn in activity, since about September last year.
"It could be that people have managed to save up enough money over the last few years and are making their moves now. First time buyers seem to be a little bit more able to get the money together for a deposit."


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Got a phone call from a Son today, he was down at the local Mall looking to exchange a shirt he got for Christmas. This is one of those times when I wish that cell phones would just go away. Why do we need to be in constant touch with everybody all the time?
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I have a big bay window like 10'-11' wide and 4' high. At the winter time this window brings cold into the room. It is not convenient to weatherize this window from inside. I thought to cover it with plastic sheeting from outside. I have a brick walls around this window outside. I bought a frost king weatherseal clear tape for outdoor but it lasted only one week and refused to hold longer. I tried a gray duct tape but it lasted only one day and gave up. I looked what other people are using…Continue
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December 2011, Lawrence Berkeley Labs report for the EPA. Very significant document that establishes how to make it desirable and feasible for financially stressed middle-income Americans to improve their energy efficiency through innovative government incentives. Worth a read for any serious professional and has lots of useful data to back our arguments.…Continue
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from Ipha :Check out this first Greek TV broadcast on Passive House (after min 2:00)
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Passive-solar has been known to work well but certain things about our architecture fail the thermodynamic efficiency test and there are reasons why.
First is heat-transfer through conduction, the wood, drywall, sheathing all having rather high heat-transfer coefficients. Next is convection from a heat-riser which takes the warmth of the floor and moves it to the ceiling.
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Just discover huge saving possibility in commercial building. Its simple: maintain your AHU unit an TURN ON rotary heat exchanger gives you 5 000 EUR annual savings. Isn't it good Christmas present ? :)
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Story appeared in my local newspaper the other day about an apartment laundry room that had dryer problems. It occurred to me, being the highly trained home energy auditor that I am, that any clothes dryer that had such a problem that it would catch fire, must have been a very inefficient clothes dryer for a long…Continue
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Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a cool draft was freezing, to wake up the mouse.
The owner called a contractor with knowledge so rare,
In hopes that great comfort soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their bed,
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Think of the ways we try to separate the outside climate from the inside climate. In a nut shell, that is the goal of an energy efficient house. Take a snowmobile or a dog sled and you will see a domed home made out of snow and ice.…Continue
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One morning I realized that I could cut down my showering time by at least one minute if I could combine my shampooing and conditioning into one step. Inspired, I went to a high-end grocery store that I will call, "Whole Paycheck" looking for what has been an illusive item for me—a combination shampoo and conditioner that really works; someone stacking items in the hair-care section told me that no such thing exists.
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text: Seventh-inning rally sends Hurricane past SC By Tommy R. Atkinson March 22, 2013 Story Share SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Hurricane's bats and dugout had been silenced for five straight innings Friday evening, but Nicole Pierson woke up her teammates in a big way.The senior center fielder lined a two-out, two-run single to right field to give the Redskins the lead for good in their final at-bat in taking a 5-4 decision over South Charleston. A crowd of about 150 attended the matchup of Class AAA state-ranked teams at South Charleston High School."Oh, it's huge for us,'' said Pierson of the victory, which kept the Redskins undefeated at 5-0. "This is the best team we've played so far. I think we can do big things off this win. We came out and really wanted to win. We realized we were kind of down and we needed to get up and start cheering. We didn't want to lose. We had a drive to win.''Hurricane, which was second in the state coaches association preseason poll, trailed 2-1 entering the top of the seventh before rallying past No. 9 SC (3-2). Redskins junior left fielder Addie Fullen led off the frame by reaching first base after getting hit by a pitch, then senior catcher Linzie Reynolds followed with a double to put runners at second and third with none out.After a strikeout, senior Haley Byrd, who was pinch-running for Fullen after she was hit in the side of the knee, scored to knot the game at 2-all after SC freshman catcher Kaitlyn Snowden failed to hold on to strike three and the ball bounced away from home plate.SC senior pitcher Alli Burdette fanned No. 9 hitter Amber Null and intentionally walked sophomore Madison Casto, the leadoff hitter, to load the bases with two outs. Casto was already 2 for 3 with a double.That brought up Pierson, who whiffed in her first two at-bats then was hit by a pitch in her third plate appearance. Pierson ran the count to 1-2 before lining the fourth pitch in front of Black Eagles right fielder Jasmine Martin, driving in two runs to put Hurricane in front to stay 4-2. "I knew we really needed those runs,'' Pierson said. "I had to concentrate, keep my eye on the ball and just throw my hands through it and hit it.''Casto scored from first base when Martin threw the ball over Snowden's head and to the backstop for a 5-2 edge."We're proud of them,'' said Hurricane coach Josh Caldwell. "We felt like when [South Charleston's] Alli [Burdette] hit that home run in the first inning [for a 2-1 lead] they kind of got deflated. There in the sixth and seventh innings, we kind of came back to life and did what we needed to do and found a way to score at the end.''Casto's run proved crucial as SC designated hitter Aaliyah Phillips, who was hitting ninth, smashed a one-out, two-run home run to center field to cut the deficit to one run (5-4) in the bottom of the seventh. Hurricane pitcher Courtney Rogers buckled down and forced Black Eagles leadoff batter Amanda McDowell to ground out and Kaylee Stanley to fly out. On Stanley's short fly, Fullen made a diving catch to end the threat.Hurricane's Rogers allowed four earned runs on seven hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. She held SC scoreless from the second through the sixth inning. Sophomore Cassi Sargent drove in a run with a sacrifice bunt in the top of the first as the Redskins went in front 1-0.It was a tough loss for Burdette, who gave up just four hits, two earned runs and fanned 16. She retired 12 straight hitters from the second through the sixth inning."We were in position to be out of the [seventh] inning and we just didn't make the play,'' said SC coach Bobby Catlett, who was missing two starters because of injuries and played five freshmen. "That right there is one of the best teams in the state, no doubt in my mind. We had them on the ropes pretty much all day and just didn't finish it.''Reach Tommy R. Atkinson at email@example.com or 304-348-4811. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 2 WVU pulls away from Kansas for 56-34 win 3 'Heroin(e)' spotlights women helping combat Huntington's drug crisis 4 WVU notebook: Defense feeling a bit run down 5 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County Roundup: W.Va. State, Concord split baseball doubleheader Previous Story Boys basketball -- Class AA all-state list Next Story


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Local officials took umbrage with parts of a new American Civil Liberties Report report that concludes Monterey County isn't spending enough of its state realignment funds on alternatives to jail.
While the report acknowledges the county does have plans to use an array of methods to help offenders stay out of jail, it also says, "no funds in the budget are clearly allocated to administer these alternatives."
The report, "Public Safety Realignment, California at a Crossroads," was released last week and analyzed 53 California counties' expenditure plans under AB 109, the state bill that provides for realignment funding.
"I don't think we had some details in there that they were looking for, but I think we did pretty well," said Probation Chief Manuel Real. "It's still a work in progress."
But the report's authors say many county plans, Monterey's among them, are too vague.
"There is not enough information in county plans to tell us what they intend to do," said Margaret Dooley-Sammuli, senior policy advocate with ACLU of California and co-author of the report.
"If the changes are not operationalized, that plan doesn't amount to much ... No county is perfect. I think we highlighted ways that all could be better."
With $4.4 million in state realignment funding, Monterey County represents only about 1 percent of AB109's allocations. Los Angeles County takes up almost a third, far ahead of the next-highest county, San Bernardino, which received a little more than 7 percent of the funds.
The ACLU report said Monterey County has not budgeted for any out-of-jail options it could offer defendants before they go to trial, such as pretrial electronic monitoring and "own recognizance" releases.
The group places part of the responsibility on District Attorney Dean Flippo, saying, "The plan indicates that the District Attorney opposes pretrial release, based on the assertion that (it) will result in fewer dispositions of cases and more new crime."
The report said that all over California there's a lack of alternatives for defendants awaiting trial. State officials say about 70 percent of California jail inmates are in that category.
It costs about $100 per day to jail an inmate, the report says, compared to $2.50 per day for out-of-jail monitoring.
In California there is "a shockingly high number of people who present no real threat to public safety being held in county jails before having their day in court, incarcerated without trial simply because they cannot afford bail."
And while many counties, including Monterey, offer "a promising commitment" to provide alternatives, "all too often our analysis revealed few, if any, resources allocated
for such programs."
When it comes to Monterey County, officials acknowledged when realignment took effect last October they were scrambling to figure out new policies for releasing more defendants from jail before they go to trial.
"We don't have that in place yet," said Real, who chairs the local realignment board, called the Community Corrections Partnership. "We are working towards that. The feeling at the time when we were putting the plan together was that it was an expensive undertaking for the individuals being affected."
He said a revision of own recognizance release policies has been put into place, but that's about all.
"When we got going on this plan, we were putting it together very, very rapidly," he said. "We didn't know if there was going to be an overwhelming impact to the jail and we were trying to stay flexible."
He said a big problem has been that the state's projections of local realignment inmate numbers were lower than they turned out to be.
Real and other local officials also strongly disagree with the report's assessment that Monterey County hasn't committed specific amounts for alternatives to jail beds for those already convicted of crimes.
The realignment budget approved by county supervisors does funnel almost $1.2 million — about a fourth of its total funds — to jail beds and jail staff, but it also allots more than $2 million to the kind of alternatives the ACLU suggests, with most of those dollars going to the county's Day Reporting Center ($700,000) and electronic monitoring programs ($600,000).
Around $350,000 goes to employment training and drug and mental health treatment, according the county's budget.
Dooley-Sammuli said the fact that Monterey County has budgeted $42,000 for evaluation of all its realignment efforts is a good thing.
"Evaluation is something we would like the state to be more interested in," she said. "We want counties to implement evidence-based practices and for that, we need evidence."
"Counties have to tackle the politics and the practical," she said, adding that pressure is coming from all sides "to get this right."
"The effects of these choices are going to be with us for a very long time."
Real said Monterey County had some unique concerns when writing its plan.
"Even if they went to prison on a 'non-serious' charge, some of these guys coming out have some pretty serious backgrounds and significant criminal histories. We tried to have a thoughtful, balanced approach," he said.
"We had to put this plan together in about three months and it's the biggest change in corrections in 30 years."
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I would like to ask for help on how to redirect index.php file to homepage if the file doesn't contain any parameters.
My scenario is:http://www.mydomain.com/index.php should redirect (301) to http://www.mydomain.com/howeverhttp://www.mydomain.com/index.php?anyParam=anyValue should not be redirected.
Thanks in advance.
You want to remove the DirectoryIndex from the URI? IMHO, that's not a smart thing to do but ... to do so, write some mod_rewrite code to confirm the lack of a query string then redirect index.php to the domain.
I achieved it with this code:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^$
RewriteRule ^index\\.php?$ http://www.mydomain.com/? [NC,R=301,L]
@dklynnMay I know what you mean by "that's not a smart thing to do"? Does my change have an impact on SEO?
Good ... except for the trailing ? in the redirection. What's that supposed to do? Yes, I know that it will remove a query string but you've already tested that a query string doesn't exist! Then there is the No Case flag which is designed to be used on case insensitive variables like {HTTP_HOST}. When you use it with a RewriteRule, you're bound to have problems as it's designed to operate on the {REQUEST_URI} which IS case sensitive.
"that's not a smart thing to do" referred to
First, some hosts configure their systems to show the DirectoryIndex which means that this will loop. Second, you're forcing Apache to look-up the DirectoryIndex in order to select content to respond with. Third, if your goal is to "hide" the DirectoryIndex, a BACK button would likely show it as would links within the website. Why go to all that bother when it's so easy to guess the DirectoryIndex?
At least you get full marks for not trying to link to http://www.mydomain.com/?anyParam=anyValue!
Thanks a lot for your time. However, your explanation is beyond to my knowledge since I'm newbie to this and just starting reading about it.
I'll give the actual structure of my site so that we can fully picture it out.
I'm using a CMS and it has the following URLs:
except for the trailing ? in the redirection. What's that supposed to do?
I just read it somewhere that without it, index.php? will not redirect to main domain so I just test and it does the job so that's why I put it. Is this not necessary at all?
Then there is the No Case flag which is designed to be used on case insensitive variables like {HTTP_HOST}
So it's OK to remove the NC part of my code?
These are the part I don't really understand at all. Is their a setting in cPanel not to show DirectoryIndex so that it will not loop?
Right now, I have this full code in .htaccess
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^$
RewriteRule ^index\\.php?$ http://domain.com/? [NC,R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^page=1$
RewriteRule ^index\\.php$ http://domain.com/? [R=301,L]
What are the things I need to remove or append to have a correct code based on my URL structures above?
I also have a problem with the structure of the category. The first page of the category is correctly done as http: // domain. com/index.php?category=abc. However on page 2 and so on, http://domain.com/index.php?page=2&category=abc, the link to page 1 is structured as http :// domain. com/index.php?&category=abc - there's that extra &. Can you help me what's the code to redirect http :// domain. com/index.php?&category=abc to http: // domain. com/index.php?category=abc (without &)
IMFury, there is a much easier way to solve your duplicate content issues.http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/02/specify-your-canonical.html
It looks like the canonical code requires that the script be dedicated to the (singular) content.
Okay, redirect to a single URI is a smart thing to do. Where I have a minor hang-up is stripping the DirectoryIndex off the domain as you do with
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^page=1$
RewriteRule ^index\\.php$ http://domain.com/? [R=301,L]
Yes, the trailing / in the redirection is required to DELETE any pre-existing query string, i.e., page=1, and you specified that correctly. Adding that to index.php does nothing to enable the redirection, only to remove the query string.
The No Case Flag makes regex case insensitive, i.e., it makes [a-z] have the same effect as [a-zA-Z]. Because Apache requires the exact match (unless you're using mod_speling) to serve a script, it makes no sense to use it in a RewriteRule statement. As I said before, {HTTP_HOST} is not case sensitive so it's designed to work against similar variables which are not case sensitive.
Hosts can configure their server to show the DirectoryIndex - not many do - so redirecting to remove the DirectoryIndex from the {REQUEST_URI} can cause a loop. Simple statement. IMHO, it's not worthwhile doing this.
Please use [noparse]
[/noparse] wrappers rather than PHP.
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^$
RewriteRule ^index\\.php?$ http://domain.com/ [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^page=1$
RewriteRule ^index\\.php$ http://domain.com/? [R=301,L]
Corrected above.
Ouch! That was a complex explanation to ask to remove a leading & from a query string!
# Remove leading & from query string
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^&(.*)$
RewriteRule .? %REQUEST_URI}?%1 [R=301,L]
There is such a thing called dynamic languages...like php which can change well anything on the page. The canonical url included. Changing it to reflect the current query string is an easy thing to do.
While this new suggestion/directive could have beneficial effects:
While the canonical link element has its benefits, Matt Cutts, who is the head of Google's webspam team, has claimed that the search engine prefers the use of 301 redirects. Cutts claims the preference for redirects is because Google's spiders can choose to ignore a canonical link element if they feel it is more beneficial to do so.
Moreover, all the examples show a single "fishy" page which has been selected, presumably, from a database. That same script can likely pull other items from the database so having the canonical link in the script would not be appropriate for the script (at least when it serves non-fishy content).
Another link to consider is 3 Reasons to use rel=canonical, and 4 reasons not to. I would lean toward the four reasons not to - that's just my "professionalism" coming to the front.
Oh, well, just my :twocents:
Obviously, you change the canonical for the other content...is that so hard to understand? You don't use the "fishy" canonical for "non-fishy" pages you change it to reflect those pages.
Using a switch statement to cobble-up canonical links for each item in the database seems ridiculous when the other option is to do it right in the first place (as referenced it the four reasons not to use canonical links linked above).
Thanks for the info, though. :tup: