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Pacific Southwest, Region 9: Superfund
Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations
Western Pacific Railroad Co.
State: California(CA)
County: Butte
City: Oroville
Congressional District: 02
Other Names: Western Pacific Railroad Roundhouse Facility and Yard
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Description and History
NPL Listing History
NPL Status: Deleted
Proposed Date: 10/26/89
Final Date: 08/30/90
Deleted Date: 08/29/01
The 90-acre Western Pacific Railroad Co. site located near Oroville operated as a rail yard from 1920 until 1982. On the eastern portion of the site, in the Fueling Area, the railroad company fueled, repaired, serviced, and cleaned rail cars. Specific activities included sandblasting, welding, cutting, and fabricating. As a result of these activities, waste solvents, oils, grease, and wastewaters containing heavy metals were discharged from the fueling area to an unlined surface impoundment until 1987. This impoundment, which was on the western portion of the site, was cleaned up by the current owner, Union Pacific Railroad Co., in 1989 in response to an order issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (CRWQCB). A concrete tank containing an unknown, oily-like substance also was located on site. Fuel-contaminated soil was located on the site. Four California Water Service Company (CWS) wells are located within three miles of the site. Water from the wells is blended with water from the Feather River to serve the company's 10,000 customers. One of the wells is located on the site and is leased by Union Pacific RR to CWS.
Contaminants and Risks
Contaminated Media
- Groundwater
- Soil and Sludges
Groundwater on site was contaminated with various volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The surface impoundment was contaminated with heavy metals including arsenic, lead, and chromium. Potential health threats to people included drinking contaminated groundwater or accidentally ingesting contaminated soil. Surface soil in the Fueling Area is contaminated with low levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The soil meets cleanup levels established in the 1997 ROD.
Investigation and Cleanup Activities
The site was addressed in two stages: immediate actions and a long-term remedial phase focusing on cleanup of the entire site.
Remedy Selected
EPA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) in 1997; the selected remedy was excavation and off-site disposal of surface soils in a one acre area. The remedy also includes institutional controls to ensure that future land use remains industrial. EPA issued a Remedial Action Order on June 17, 1998, requiring Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) to implement the selected remedy. In 2001 UPRR negotiated the long-term institutional controls with the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control.
Cleanup Complete
UPRR installed a groundwater pump-and-treat system in 1994 in order to prevent groundwater contamination from spreading. In early 1997 UPRR installed a second groundwater extraction well with a soil vapor extraction (SVE) unit to remove 1,1-DCE from the groundwater and soil. By the fall of 1997 contaminants in the groundwater dropped below cleanup levels. The groundwater extraction system was turned off in 1999 and the SVE system was turned off in November 2000.
In July 1998 UPRR removed contaminated soil from the fueling area and backfilled the area with clean fill. The contaminated soil was shipped by rail to a landfill in Utah. In March 2001 UPRR filed a deed restriction with the Butte County Recorder which restricts future use of the property to industrial uses only.
Deletion from the National Priorities List: EPA has determined, and the state concurs, that no further response action is appropriate under CERCLA. The site was deleted from the National Priorities List (NPL) on August 29, 2001.
To review the Administrative Record file for the Western Pacific Railroad Co. site, please feel free to call the Superfund Records Center at (415) 536-2000 or check with the site repositories listed below. The Administrative Record is EPA's official collection of data, reports and other information that the EPA considered or relied on in making its decision on the selection of a removal or remedial action for cleaning up the site.
EPA will conduct five-year reviews at the site to ensure that the property is used for commercial and industrial purposes only, as the contamination on site was not cleaned up to allow for residential use. The first five-year review report was released in 2003. The second five-year review report was released in 2008. The third five-year review report was released in 2013.
In 1989, the State issued a Cleanup and Abatement Order to Union Pacific and Solano Railcar, the potentially responsible parties, requiring them to sample abandoned water supply wells to determine the best way to seal them, to install a water separator to collect runoff from locomotives, and to install equipment to prevent runoff. In 1993, Union Pacific signed an agreement with the EPA to clean up the VOC-contaminated water. In 1994, Union Pacific signed an agreement with the EPA to complete the soil analysis and baseline risk assessment. In 1997 EPA issued a ROD; the selected remedy was excavation of contaminated soil in the Fueling Area in conjunction with long-term institutional controls limiting the use of the property to industrial use only. In 1998 EPA issued a Remedial Action Order requiring Union Pacific Railroad to excavate the contaminated soil and to put some land use restrictions in place.
Cleanup Results to Date
The groundwater and soil vapor extraction treatment system cleaned up the VOC plume. In 1998 contaminated soil was removed from the Fueling Area. That area is now clean enough for commercial and industrial activities to take place. It is not clean enough for residential use.
Potentially Responsible Parties
Potentially responsible parties (PRPs) refers to companies that are potentially responsible for generating, transporting, or disposing of the hazardous waste found at the site.
The responsible party at this site continues to be Union Pacific Railroad.
Documents and Reports
Public Information Repositories
The public information repositories for the site are at the following locations:
Butte County Public Library,
1820 Mitchell Avenue
Oroville, California
(916) 538-7641
The most complete collection of documents is the official EPA site file, maintained at the following location:
Superfund Records Center
Mail Stop SFD-7C
95 Hawthorne Street, Room 403
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 820-4700
Enter main lobby of 75 Hawthorne street, go to 4th floor of South Wing Annex.
EPA Site Manager
Mail Code SFD
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator
Mail Code SFD
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Public Information Center
State Contact
PRP Contact
Community Contact
Other Contacts
After Hours (Emergency Response)


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Last day to Early Vote
Early this Saturday morning, Florida State Director Ashley Walker sent this message to supporters:
Don't forget: Today is the last day to vote early in Florida.
By voting early, you'll be helping us build up momentum for November 6th -- and you'll be free on Election Day to help get out the vote for President Obama and other Democrats on the ticket.
It's pretty easy, too. Visit vote.barackobama.com to see where you'll vote.
Thanks to President Obama, hundreds of thousands of Floridians have better access to affordable health care, and tens of thousands are better able to afford higher education. He ended the war in Iraq, and helped women fight back when they don't get equal pay for equal work.
Here in Florida, we can do our part now to set the stage for a win on November 6th, and ensure four more years of progress.
So grab your friends, family, and neighbors, and let's head out to the polls today.

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Marcus Jordan, UCF's second leading scorer last season, will remain in school but will not play basketball this season, the school announced Monday.
Jordan, the son of Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, averaged 13.7 points per game as a junior. He and other UCF seniors were free to transfer and play this season at another school after the program received a one-year postseason ban from the NCAA.
School officials said Jordan's decision was unrelated to the NCAA penalties.
Keith Clanton, the team's leading scorer last season, announced Saturday he will return next season. Senior point guard C.J. Reed is leaving for Georgia Southern, where his father, Clifford Reed, was named an assistant coach earlier this month, according to the newspaper. The team's other senior— Josh Crittle—also is leaving the progam and reportedly recently visited DePaul. But it is unknown if that is where he will transfer.
Jordan has previously expressed interests beyond the basketball court, including possible business ventures, and received permission from UCF's coaching staff to spend this past summer away from Orlando.
Jordan was arrested July 2 for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct for an incident outside a hotel in Omaha, Neb.
The 6-3 shooting guard's departure is a blow to the Knights. They also lose a charismatic personality, whose presence promoting UCF on social media, combined with his family pedigree, helped draw more fans to Knights basketball games.
Jordan's older brother, Jeffrey Jordan, played 13 games as a senior at UCF last season after transferring from Illinois. But he left the program in early January, citing personal reasons.


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Drunk driver gets 2 years in prison for killing 13-year-old boy
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) A man who crashed into a 13-year-old boy riding a scooter was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison and ordered to pay restitution.
Dennis Ozaeta killed the boy, Israel Chavez Medina, in the crash in June 2012 on Virginia Avenue at Larry Street.
California Highway Patrol officers tracked Ozaeta down at his home and determined he was under the influence of alcohol, according to its report. Investigators also said at the time that they believed Ozaeta knew he had hit something but left the crash site anyway.
Ozaeta, who was driving with his two children, ages 3 and 4, at the time, pleaded no contest to a felony count of hit-and-run causing death and a misdemeanor count of DUI.


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I'm a long-time fan of stuffed bell peppers, and I've made a lot of stuffed pepper varieties through the years, but what inspired me to create this recipe for Stuffed Green Peppers with Brown Rice, Italian Sausage, and Parmesan was finding an amazing sale on green peppers at the grocery store. I stocked up on peppers and let what I found in the fridge inspire the recipe.
At first I planned to make a meatless stuffed pepper but when I found two links of Jenni-O turkey Italian sausage in the fridge. I couldn't resist adding that to the mix. However, you could easily make this vegetarian by substituting sauteed mushrooms for the sausage. You could also use more sausage and less rice if you want a pepper recipe that's lower in carbs, but don't skip the ground fennel and grated Parmesan added to the stuffing because that flavor combination is what makes these stuffed peppers so over-the-top good!
(Historical notes: I used to make these peppers often for my father, who passed away in January of 2011. I'll always think of sharing them with him whenever I make this recipe.)
Stuffed Green Peppers with Brown Rice, Italian Sausage, and Parmesan
(Makes 4 large stuffed green peppers, recipe created by Kalyn when her market had a great sale on peppers!)
1 C long-grain brown rice (I used Uncle Ben's Brown Rice, but any long-grain rice will work.)
4 large green bell peppers, bottom trimmed, cap end cut off and diced, and seeds removed
1 large onion, diced
2 tsp. + 1 tsp. olive oil
2 links (about 8 ounces) turkey Sweet Italian Sausage (or other sausage of your choice. Use diced mushrooms instead of sausage for vegetarian version.)
1/2 tsp. ground fennel
1/2 tsp. dried Greek or Turkish oregano
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese
Cook rice according to package directions, or using a rice cooker. (Rice can be cooked ahead and used in this recipe later.)
Preheat oven to 375F/190C. Trim bottom of bell peppers so they have a flat surface to stand on. Cut off a fairly generous amount of the stem end of peppers, then remove seeds. Place hollowed-out peppers in a baking dish that you've sprayed with non-stick spray or olive oil. (A dish that's close in size to the peppers will work best.)
Remove stem part from the pepper caps and trim off any white membrane, then dice pepper caps and the onion into fairly small dice. Heat 2 tsp. olive oil in a large skillet, then saute diced pepper and onion for 3-4 minutes, until they are starting to soften but aren't browned. Remove pepper-onion mixture to a bowl, add 1 tsp. more olive oil, then squeeze sausage out of the casing and cook until it's lightly browned, breaking apart with the back of the turner.
Put the onion-pepper mixture back into the pan with the sausage, add the dried spices, and saute 2-3 minutes to blend the flavors. Then add cooked rice and Parmesan cheese, season the mixture with salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste, and cook just long enough to warm, about 1-2 minutes.
Stuff the filling mixture into the hollowed-out peppers, using a spoon to press the mixture down so it's tightly packed into the pepper shell. (A few years ago I stopped pre-cooking the peppers before stuffing, and now I prefer peppers that are stuffed raw.) If you have any extra filling, you can put it in a small ramekin and bake along with the peppers. Bake peppers for 30 minutes, then remove from oven and put a generous pinch of grated mozzarella on top of each pepper. Put peppers back into the oven and bake about 10-15 minutes more, until cheese is melted and lightly browned. Serve hot.
You can freeze leftover peppers for a month or two, although the frozen peppers will be a little softer in texture (but still very tasty.) I cut them in half top-to-bottom before freezing and freeze two halves in a small baking dish with a snap-on lid.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
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More Tasty Ideas for Stuffed Bell Peppers:
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Low-Carb Cauliflower Rice Southwestern Stuffed Peppers From Kalyn's Kitchen


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How Process Leaders Use HART
Leading Process Plants use HART Communication to Get Their Best Performance
For over twenty years, HART communication has been the largest communication protocol in use in the process industries. There are over 35 million HART instruments installed. HART is simple, reliable and secure. Yet still many HART users are only using only the calibration and configuration capabilities that are the basic features of the protocol.
This is changing, though, and changing fast. As the requirements of end users for more connectivity, more sensors and devices and better maintenance capabilities to enhance production efficiency increased, HART capabilities have kept up with these needs.
But HART has always had the capability to do far more than just calibration and configuration with a hand-held device or a PC. HART was designed from the beginning to connect to control systems and asset management systems.
In order to prosper in the continuing uncertainty of 21st-century business, end users are discovering that they need to have a better grasp of their processes, get faster, more detailed diagnostics, and cut expenses while continuing to improve performance and productivity. When they look at their existing plants, many are surprised to see that they already have the ability to do those things using their existing HART-enabled sensors and devices.
WirelessHART extends the HART protocol for new and nontraditional sensors, such as on/off valves and steam trap monitors. WirelessHART has broken the speed-barrier with one-second update rates and has improved the capability of the HART protocol to be used in closed-loop control.
Most modern control systems are now provided with native HART interfaces. Several vendors provide I/O systems with embedded HART communications. WirelessHART provides, from the gateway, Modbus and Ethernet connectivity to any control or maintenance system, and HART via OPC is in common use.
Ten Essential Best Practices
Leading plants leverage HART communication as much as they can. Here are the ten essential best practices common to all leading plants and their use of HART and WirelessHART. We are going to look at what several leading plants have done with HART.
- Networking and communications protocols are life-cycle solutions.
You cannot every so often rip and replace your networks. This is as true for the plant LAN as it is for the I/O. When designing a network solution, picking the communication protocol is critical for long-term success. In 2005, the MOL Danube Refinery (the 2010 HART Plant of the Year) embarked on a comprehensive maintenance strategy, using HART. The goals of the strategy included:
• Creating an online analysis, transmitter and assembly diagnostics system
• Creating a laboratory and field calibration support system
• Improving plant availability and reduce shutdowns
• Reducing maintenance costs
• Reinforcing CAPEX project support with appropriate assets in the appropriate place.
Having decided to standardize on HART and WirelessHART as the common field device protocol, MOL is able to leverage the functions in the protocol over the life cycle of the 30,000-plus HART devices they already have, while adding new devices and new uses.
- Solid planning is essential. Your networks can't grow like Topsy.
One of the most significant benefits of standardizing on HART communication is the flexibility of the protocol. Not only is it backward-compatible to early HART devices, it is the same protocol, whether transmitted over 4-20 mA loops or over Modbus or Profibus or Ethernet or wirelessly. HART has grown and developed and added new features expressly designed to work together seamlessly, interoperably and interchangeably. Through it all, HART has remained simple, reliable and secure.
MOL designed its maintenance system to integrate HART-based device alarms and maintenance alerts all the way to the SAP system. The only way to do that is to plan. Starting with HART makes that planning much simpler. Bruce Power, on the shores of Lake Ontario in Canada, the largest nuclear power plant in North America, planned a redesign of the feedwater heater system to eliminate steam hammer. Using a comprehensive valve control solution based on HART, it was able to run the plant up to full power without the heaters causing alarms and hammer.
- Maximize resource availability.
Shifting from preventive to predictive maintenance strategies is the clear choice for maximizing resource availability. Shell Canada Ltd.'s Scotford Upgrader Expansion (located near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta) has several thousand instruments, of which about 33% are HART-enabled devices. That's still thousands of instruments, and, as Andy Bahniuk, Shell's instrumentation technologist, points out, the company is using 26 different device types provided by several suppliers, including Emerson Process Management (Rosemount), Endress+Hauser, Krohne, Magnetrol, K-Tek (ABB), Fisher Valves from Emerson Process Management, Ohmart nuclear level gauges from Vega International, and Metso valve positioners.
This alphabet soup of different devices and vendors interoperates perfectly—because they are all HART. Shell Canada now uses HART devices everywhere except where a HART device simply is not available. Bahniuk says it is because HART is so easy and is plug and play.
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The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department. To anonymously report crime information, call 463-6205.
LOUD MUSIC -- Caller in the 600 block of North Orchard Avenue reported at 12:34 a.m. Saturday that loud music was coming from one of the apartments. An officer responded but the area was quiet. At 1:47 a.m., the same caller reported loud music was again playing. An officer checked the area and again it was quiet.
TRANSIENTS CAMPING IN PARK -- Caller at Riverside Park on East Gobbi Street reported at 10:29 a.m. Saturday that transients were camping. An officer responded but did not find the campers.
POSSIBLE DUI -- Caller in the parking lot of Walmart on Airport Park Boulevard reported at 12:44 p.m. Saturday that a white Ford pick-up had a driver under the influence. An officer responded and arrested a 30-year-old man for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.
DUI ARREST -- An officer stopped a vehicle in the 1500 block of South State Street at 11:52 p.m. Saturday and arrested Trinidad H. Gonzalez on suspicion of driving under the influence.
The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department regarding calls handled by the Fort Bragg Police Department.
POSSIBLE DUI -- Caller in the 100 block of Boatyard drive reported at 6:14 p.m. Saturday that a blue Toyota Prius had a possible drunken driver. An officer responded and arrested Marty Johnson, 67, of Mendocino on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Those arrested by law enforcement officers are innocent until proven guilty. People reported as having been arrested may contact the Daily Journal once their case has been concluded so the results can be reported. Those who feel the information is in error should contact the appropriate agency. In the case of those arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant: all DUI cases reported by law enforcement agencies are reported by the newspaper. The Daily Journal makes no exceptions.
The Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this space to correct errors or make clarifications to news articles. Significant errors in obituary notices or birth announcements will result in reprinting the entire article. Errors may be reported to the editor, 468-3526.


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NORWALK — A 55-year-old homeless man who was set on fire when he was sleep in his sleeping bag last week remains in serious condition, officials said Monday.
He was doused with an unknown liquid and set on fire about 12:45 a.m. Wednesday outside a donut shop at 12852 Pioneer Blvd., Capt. Patrick Maxwell of the Norwalk Sheriff's Station said.
A passerby heard the man's screams and called the fire department, Maxwell said. He remains in serious condition at an area burn unit, Maxwell said.
The man has slept at the same location for several years and is a familiar face in the community, the sheriff's captain said. The sheriff's department and the city have offered him help and resources, but he has declined, Maxwell said.
The donut shop is across the street from the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District headquarters.


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there's been a lot of talk around here about what to do with the hips.....so i made a video
i haven't done any teaching/public speaking in over a year.....and i haven't done it in english in over 2 years (i feel a bit weird about my video) but i think it is a good visual aid
a few notes about what is going on:
1.) the throwing arm is basically loose until the right pec drill position, i am not actively moving it just keeping it elevated
2.) this also demonstrates the necessity of keeping the pull close to the chest
3.) yes i mumble too much
4.) i didn't bend my knees all that much but i was in a bent/athletic stance
i hope this helps, i hope you can understand my mumblings, and yes i know i have a giant head, i'll answer questions the best i can but i also hope that the other guys will chime in that know better than me
much love,
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OCALA, Fla. - Deputies are charging an Ocala man they say stole jewelry and other items worth more than $100,000 while he was installing a security system in the victims' home.
Shawn Michael Garza, 38, faces 13 charges including grand theft after police say he stole and pawned jewelry from a home he was working at along Southwest Fourth Avenue.
Garza admitted to the crime, and detectives discovered that he stole the recording system for the cameras during the burglary, according to the report.
Garza was booked into the Marion County Jail, where his bond is set at $47,000.
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NetWellness is a global, community service providing quality, unbiased health information from our partner university faculty. NetWellness is commercial-free and does not accept advertising.
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Lung diseases
Is a CT Scan Needed?
I was treated for pneumonia one month ago. Two chest xrays (one month ago and again this week) show "increased markings along the right middle lobe consistent with some atelectasis, bronchiectasis, or other scarring." No abnormalities appeared on xray taken in 2008. Should I have a CT scan?
Thank you for visiting NetWellness. Chest X-rays may remain abnormal for up to 2 months after pneumonia. I would wait several months and only proceed to CT if abnormalities persist.
Jeff E Weiland, MD
Associate Professor - Clinical
OSU Asthma Center
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University


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Expendables 2 and Walking Dead...
To insure your action figure collection, get in touch with Collectibles Insurance, the official insurance company of the Figures.com network. Say "Figures.com" to get 5% off your first term premiums.
To buy action figures, take a look at BigBadToyStore.com, Toynk.com, BriansToys.com, ToyWiz.com, and MonkeyDepot.com.
It's "New Toy Day", and new products are making their way to comic shops and specialty stores from Diamond Select Toys. One is their Walking Dead Silicone Tray, where you can cast up your own body parts and eat them, and the other is the heavily armed first series of DST's Expendables 2 Action Figures.
Walking Dead Silicone Tray
Looking to add a little life to the party? Is your event feeling a little dead? Then jazz up that drink or that dessert cart with this Walking Dead silicone tray! With this officially licensed tray, you can mold ice cubes, gelatin and chocolate in the shape of zombie heads, limbs and even the famous Walking Dead comic book logo! Trigger an outbreak -- of fun! SRP: $14.99
Expendables 2 Action Figure Asst.
The stars of the action extravaganza The Expendables are back in an all-new adventure, and DST has the toys every action fan is going to want! Barney Ross, Gunnar Jensen and Hale Caesar make up the first assortment of 7-inch action figures, each sporting actor likenesses and realistic military gear, and comic shops and specialty stores will get their own exclusive figure, not available anywhere else: Barney Ross in his beret! Each figure comes packaged on a blister card. SRP: $17.99 each
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Chargers coach Mike McCoy has hired a former Broncos colleague, Ron Milus, as his secondary coach.
The Chargers also announced on Wednesday the hiring of strength and conditioning coach Kent Johnston, who held the same job with the Browns from 2010-12.
San Diego will be the sixth NFL franchise to employ Milus, who did two stints as Denver's secondary coach.
Milus, a former University of Washington defensive back, spent the last four seasons as a secondary coach for John Fox, a former San Diego State defensive back and Chargers secondary coach.
His Broncos defensive backs included Champ Bailey, a 12-time Pro Bowler at cornerback, and young corners Chris Harris and Tony Carter, who grew into bigger roles for the AFC West champions in 2011-12.
Milus inherits a Chargers secondary headed by free safety Eric Weddle. Starting cornerbacks Quentin Jammer and Antoine Cason are free agents. Behind them are young corners Marcus Gilchrist and Shareece Wright.
Denver's recent postseason ended on a sour note for Milus, who saw Broncos free safety Rahim Moore allow a 70-yard touchdown pass to the Ravens in the final minute of regulation. The Broncos, 10-point favorites on betting lines, went on to lose in overtime.
Fox didn't renew Milus for 2013. He also has worked for the Rams, Panthers, Giants and Cardinals.
Milus is replacing Ron Meeks, a former Panthers defensive coordinator who came to the Chargers in 2012.
Johnston worked under Mike Holmgren in Green Bay, Seattle and Cleveland. After the 1996 Packers won the Super Bowl, he was named strength and conditioning coach of the year in 1997.
From 2004-05, Johnston was Mike Shula's strength coach at Alabama.


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Deadline: February 16th, 2005 at 24:00 GMT
This contest is based on an obfuscated calculator(sorry, I needed to). This time, the code isn't obfuscated, but the way that the calculator gets it's input is. Input starts on the first column and the first line. From there, you read
the calculator and do the calculations like this:
w - multiply, begin going up
s - multiply, begin going down
a - multiply, begin going left
d - multiply, begin going right
t - add, begin going up
g - add, begin going down
f - add, begin going left
h - add, begin going right
i - subtract, begin going up
k - subtract, begin going down
j - subtract, begin going left
l - subtract, begin going right
e - end program
It will continue until the next character read is a number. So the format for the entire program will be number, letter, number, letter etc, the letter dictating the direction it goes and what the next operation is. Also note that there will not be any division.
Input will be read from a text file entitled "input.txt". The blanks in the equation will be spaces.
Your answer should be printed to stdout followed by a new line.
- Code: Select all
1h4s h9e
2 3
The above would output 30.
Optomize For:
2 Modules that each piece of code will be entered in (Thanks to Rodrigo for the suggestion)
- Code Brevity: The winner of this section will be the entry with the lowest token count. A token counter courtesy of jgbauman is available here. (stole it from one of Ryan's previous contests).
- Speed: The winnder of this section will be the entry whose code executes in the smallest ammount of time possible
- No macros
- The equation will be longer than the example, but the entire thing won't be more than 25x25.
- All symbols will be lower case, so no need to worry about tolower() or anything.
- The result will be able to fit nicely into an int.
- Source must be in one *.cpp file called (your screen name).cpp.
- You must send the ENTIRE file, not just a function to do it. This means input, processing, and output.
- Program must compile on MSVC++ 2003 .NET
Send your entries completed in a single *.cpp file to darobat at gmail dot com with the title "Contest 44". If it doesn't compile, I will let you know the errors and you will be given the chance to fix it until the deadline. Each person will be allowed to enter two different entries, one for each section of the contest. If you only enter one, it will be enterd in both. If you do submit both, just stick them in a zip (not rar) file and send them as before.
If you have any questions, comments, concerns about this contest, feel free to post here.


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Breaking the Mold
After healthcare, the materials sector is the best performing sector, year-to-date. While we are only a few days into the 2013 -- and there is plenty of time for things to change -- I decided to look at the best performing subsector: specialty chemicals. The materials sector is the backwater of the S&P 500, since its only 5% of the index, but when the materials sector is working, you should take a look. This group leads any economic recovery.
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Duffy, Paulino progressing well in rehab stints
KANSAS CITY -- Pitchers Felipe Paulino and Danny Duffy are doing well in their rehabilitation assignments at Surprise, Ariz. Both underwent Tommy John surgery last season.
"They're doing fine. I think both of them threw [Saturday]," manager Ned Yost said. "Duffy threw 20 pitches in a game and Paulino threw like 25 pitches in BP with good results. They're fine."
Both are aiming for Minor League pitching assignments in the next month or two.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Urban getaways found in our capital city April 6, 2013 Story Share Sarah Francke The Carriage Trail winds up a wooded hillside from the South Side Bridge to the MacCorkle mansion. The gravel path leads past glimpses of the city, patches of wildflowers and rhododendron and historical monuments. Sarah Francke A bench in Ruffner Park is a quiet spot to read a book. Sarah Francke A rail sitter in Sunset Park on Capitol Hill will have a wide view of the city below. Sarah Francke The headstones in Spring Hill Cemetery bear many familiar names -- Quarrier, MacCorkle, Summers -- a window into the personal lives of Charleston's city fathers. Sarah Francke Danner Meadow Park, in Fort Hill, is so secluded you quickly forget the city is close by. For the GazetteBy Sarah FranckeCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- We are finally, yet slowly, emerging from the winter months in Charleston. This means our energy levels are on the rise, the daffodils are a welcome burst of color, days are getting longer, and everything around us seems to be shedding its winter skin.Still, no matter how pretty our day-to-day surroundings are becoming, stress and anxiety can sneak into our lives and taint the joys of spring.So it's important to know where to go when you need to get going. Living in a state that is known for its mountainous beauty, we are lucky not to have to travel far for those spacious and stress-relieving spaces that quickly become our cure-all to our daily bothers.In case you didn't grow up here, or haven't spent days upon days exploring Charleston for all it has to offer, you may not know what you're looking for or where to go.Remember, when you hit the ground running, always keep your eyes open for anything that looks interesting. West Virginia is full of winding back roads, structures rich in history and trails that lead you to breathtaking views. Here's hoping you stay curious of what may be around the corner as the adventures are truly endless.Here's a list of six day jaunts to get you started. Spring Hill Cemetery, Farnsworth DriveActing for years as my favorite in-town getaway, Spring Hill Cemetery changed the way I viewed Charleston by deepening my historical knowledge of our city's founding fathers. It also provides views of Charleston you only can encounter from the tiptop point of a hill. If you catch the views early in the day, you'll sometimes get to see the morning fog lifting from the valley.The cemetery is accessible by car, but once you've arrived, I recommend you ditch your vehicle and explore the grounds on foot. You'll be dwarfed by monuments and overwhelmed by many familiar names on the headstones -- Quarrier, MacCorkle, Summers and more. Suddenly you'll see a window into the personal lives behind those names that today are mostly known to us as navigational tools in downtown Charleston.Ruffner Park, Kanawha Boulevard EastSome of my earliest memories of Charleston were formed at Ruffner Park when my mother would pick me up from preschool and we'd proceed down the Boulevard, landing at Ruffner Park for a picnic. I've returned to the site many times since my preschool days, and each time I visit the little alcove type of park, the bustle of the world seems to disappear. Its prime location on the Boulevard means you've driven, jogged, walked or boated past it many, many times. However, something about its design makes it feel like a secret garden. It's still a perfect spot for a picnic, but its shaded benches also make it ideal for reading.Sunset Park (Capitol Hill), Sunset Drive and Hinton Terrace With its brick sidewalks, parallel rows of trees, giant clock and glowing streetlights, Capitol Street in downtown Charleston is beautiful to walk. However, my favorite view of Capitol Street is from Sunset Drive, on Capitol Hill, on the north end of the city. Sunset Drive is an overlook of Charleston that provides a panoramic view that you're likely to drive right by unless you know what to look for.As the drive winds you through the neighborhood, around sharp turns and hills, you'll approach a small wooden railing, which marks a staircase descending to a small grassy field -- with a bench to boot. Sitting atop the wooden railing, you'll be stunned by the endless miles in sight. From this spot, my favorite view is of Capitol Street and, amazingly, what seems to be a lush forest of green trees growing smack-dab in the middle of the city.The difference between the daytime and nighttime view is exciting, so you'll want to make at least two visits to the site.Danner Meadow Park, South Fort Drive and Longwood RoadI have many memories of running and playing with friends at Danner Meadow when I was younger. I admit that I've ventured to this park only a couple of times since I moved back to Charleston; it is nested so privately, I often forget it exists. The field is surrounded by hills and towering trees on every side, and when you're there, you quickly forget the urban surroundings nearby. When you need a wide-open space to organize a pickup game of soccer, football, Frisbee or anything else of the sort, Danner Meadow is the place to go.The Carriage Trail, Beginning at the bottom of Bridge Road, ending at Myrtle Road Winding up the wooded hillside between the South Side Bridge and the former MacCorkle mansion (which now houses the Farmer, Cline & Campbell law firm), the Carriage Trail is another one of Charleston's secluded ventures.The gravel path once was the direct route to Gov. William A. MacCorkle's mansion. It still leads you through the woods past stunning glimpses of the city, patches of wildflowers and rhododendron, historical monuments from the early 1900s, and eventually to the mansion itself. I use this trail for solo runs or hikes with my family, often sharing it with a lone cyclist or a dog walker.Kanawha State Forest, Kanawha State Forest DriveKanawha State Forest is one of those places that I've grown up exploring through every stage of life and during every season of the year, and yet am still able to crave. Each time I visit I find myself once again enthralled by each towering tree and turn of the road. Needing only the willingness for adventure (and the patience to endure the loss of cellphone service), Kanawha State Forest is an endless source of sights along twisting creeks, and around every bend you'll see a sign for a trail or access to picnic grounds.Sarah Francke is a business development professional living life to the fullest in Charleston. Follow her lifestyle ideas on Twitter at @WVstyleteam and read more of her twentysomething adventures on her blog, www.sarahfrancke.com. 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I've been spending an unhealthy amount of time on these forums as of late. I've read through all the stickied threads start to finish, and have come across several people that started in the "maxing at 300" and ended up talking about hitting 500+ later on in the "working from the hit backwards thread", and even showed up in the "snap 2009" thread when they were hitting 400. I put in as much time as any other person that I know trying to improve my D. I spent 4.5 hours doing nothing but right pec drills earlier today, and followed it up with 4 hours of reading these forums, and it's not the first day I've done that. Laziness is not my issue, and I am not looking for a quick fix. What I have seen that intrigued me, and the reason I am making this thread, is a few people who had "aha" moments for each jump in their plateau. Patdabunny for one, and mrscoopa as well. If either one of you, or somebody with similar success, would maybe put out a thread with how you broached each plateau in detail. The training regimines that got you there, the actual aha moments when things clicked. One of these guys mentioned reading something and having an "aha!" moment, and testing it out with a towel and having it be successful. But neither the article that was being read, nor the towel snap drill was explained. I know Dan Beto spent 8 solid days doing nothing but right pec drills, with about 400 throws per day. What were his gains like? What kind of results did he have? Everybody learns at a different pace, but it's nice to know when you're headed down the right path. What was it that finally clicked for him when he reached the next plateau?
Ultimately what I would like to do is streamline the learning curve for myself, if at all possible. If there was something that clicked for one person, perhaps there is a chance it would click for me without me putting a lot of time and energy doing something the wrong way. Right now I'm stuck at the 350'-380' plateau with slower plastic and have been for about a year. I'm looking to put all my time and effort into breaking 500' by the end of the summer. I've read through and done the techniques from the incomplete secret technique. I've been doing nothing but right pec drills when I'm out at the course. I feel like I'm doing them aimlessly though, I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be seeing. When I know what I'm supposed to be looking for, then I feel I will be more successful, which Is why others' success stories would be beneficial. I believe there are other people in the same position as myself, and they too would benefit from this. Anyway, I'm rambling. If anybody feels this isn't a bad idea, and would like to contribute I would be extremely grateful.


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Keller Williams Donates Godin Guitar, Special Prizes to Mimi Fishman Auction
Virginia native Keller Williams today launches an online auction at www.mimifishman.org/auctions to benefit his southern neighbors who were impacted by the recent tornados that tore through the region. Hosted by the Mimi Fishman Foundation, the public can bid on a Godin Guitar cherished by Keller, a Golf Cart Ride and VIP Ticket upgrade at the upcoming Summer Camp Festival, and a Keller Williams "Season Pass." 100% of the money raised will go directly to tornado victims, with Keller and each winner deciding together the specific recipient organization. For additional details and to bid, visit http://www.mimifishman.org/auctions/.
A word from Keller about the auction (April 20, 2011):
As I watched the dreamy royal wedding, I couldn't help thinking of the nightmare that was happening in the southeast. The devastation from the tornados left me wanting to help in any way possible. So, in addition to a couple other items, I'm auctioning off my Godin Multiac fretless guitar with synthe access. Her name is "lil' sexy." Please check out "Lil' Sexy Blues" from the Dream record featuring Sanjay Mishra on guitar, Samir Chatterjee on tablas, and me playing this guitar. It has nylon strings and sounds like a warm classical that's being played with a slide except your fingers are doing the sliding as there are no frets. The fret lines are in place so it plays easily. With a fretless, you simply press the string on the fretline for the proper note to be in tune. It's a guitar player's guitar. It's not a cowboy chord guitar you sit back and strum tunes around the campfire. It's a thin body guitar, but slightly thicker than an electric. It's super sexy. The pick up system is very elaborate with many options. Each string sits in its own cradle. The signal is split two ways and has two separate out puts. One is a regular quarter inch guitar cable that controls the acoustic sounds with volume, treble, mid, and bass control faders. The other is a 13 pin gk cable that goes to the Roland guitar synthesizer. This unit is not included. But it's bad ass. Hours of entertainment can be had with a plethora of different sounds. My favorites were the trumpet and fiddle. I would tune the guitar to chord and slide around the low notes on the trumpet patch and would sound like a sexy trombone with no spit. The fiddle is way more realistic sounding with the fretless aspect. Although it's a thin body, there is a small acoustic port up by the controls that allows you to play and hear her in all her sexiness with out any amplification. I'm letting her go because she was a one song a show guitar. Then when I started flying so much and had to choose who goes and who stays, I obviously chose the guitars I play the most. She is a luxury, specialty that deserves to be played.
For more from Keller and to bid in the auction, visit www.mimifishman.org.
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I was thinking budhism like other religion, and fact i have not got
A religion instruction leave me impossible to understandin religion,
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That have sense of religion like many fiends i have. That just was going
To change when with a friend and his girlfriend were stay in a theravada
Monastery. Conversation and teaching of ajhan s show me reality i
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Evaluation of Mental Flexibility Through Language Tests in Adolescents With Frontal Brain Damage and in Healthy Children in Ages 8-17
This study has been completed.
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This study aims to shed light on the theoretical concept of mental flexibility and its manifestation in adolescents following frontal lobe damage, and to develop a test battery for young Hebrew speakers.
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|Observational Model: Case-Only
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A group of children ages 8-17 with frontal lobe damage, who are treated at the children rehabilitation center at sheba medical center
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- at least one year after injury
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- specific language disorder
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STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - Sterling Heights police said DNA samples from tattooed chunks of human flesh discovered in a sewer in August have determined the victim was a woman.
Police said Monday that no other identifying factors were found, but that the DNA would be put into state and federal databases to check for possible matches.
The 10 body parts were found Aug. 15 by contractors clearing debris from a pipe in Sterling Heights along 15 Mile Road just east of Maple Lane.
The parts didn't include bones or internal organs.
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A WRESTLER is trading the ring for the silver screen after landing the role of a snarling baddie in a movie set to go on general release at cinemas across the country.
James Dunn has been cast to play a vicious character called Bobby The Beartrap in RhumbleRama.
He landed the role after being contacted by writer and director Andrew Carson, who was originally looking to hire a wrestling ring for a month.
James, who runs 4 Front Wrestling training school, also helped Andrew cast the film at auditions in Manchester and was taken on to provide expertise on how to make the action look real – before getting the call offering him the part.
The action-comedy follows a group of out-of-work actors with questionable fitness who create a new style of wrestling with heightened theatrics.
Their shows become a cult internet sensation, but incurs the wrath of some of the grizzled veteran wrestlers, who join forces against the newcomers.
The former Kingsdown School pupil, who has never appeared in a film before, said: "We did the auditions and cast the film but the role of Bobby the Beartrap hadn't been filled.
"He's a mixed martial arts fighter who is a relentless, horrible person, which I'm quite good at doing anyway.
"I got a phone call from Andrew asking me if I wanted the part "I'm still in shock that I've been asked to do it.
"It all came from being asked to hire out the ring and then to train the actors to make them look authentic and then doing the casting.
"I read through the script after getting home from a wrestling show at 1am and I was sat laughing in the kitchen.
"There are some real top comedy lines in it."
James, who wrestles as JD Knight, trains at 4 Front Wrestling, based at Cheney Manor industrial estate. The 29-year-old, of Stratton, will shoot his scenes in June with a cinema release planned for next year.
The film, backed by Pinewood studio, will feature other professional wrestlers To find out more about the 90/10 Productions movie, visit www.facebook.com/RhumbleRama You can also follow on Twitter @Rhumblerama
- The Wrestler (2008) Mickey Rourke nearly won an Oscar playing a wrestler coming to terms with the fact that he is getting on a bit.
- Nacho Libre (2006) Comedy starring Jack Black about a monk who fulfils his dream of becoming a prosessional fighter in wrestling crazy Mexico.
- Ready To Rumble (2000) Comedy about two fans who are determined to get their wrestling hero back on track.
- Mr Nanny (1993) Real life wrestler Hulk Hogan plays a former wrestler hired to mind a couple of bratty kids.
- Paradise Alley (1978) Three brothers – including Sylvester Stallone – work to get one their the wrestling career of the youngest off the ground.


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The Government's latest Green Deal plans to help householders pay for energy improvements through savings on their fuel bills have been given a warm reception this week by a Stourbridge expert.
Following the launch of the scheme last month, the Coalition has now given more details about how people can claim money back for installing green measures, such as wall and loft insulation and boiler upgrades, in their home.
But to qualify for the first come, first served offer, which is available from January 28, 2013, they must apply for a voucher beforehand to get the cash back when work is completed.
Energy expert Colin Priest, pictured, who lives in Quarry Bank and works for Noreus Ltd, said: "It is a great opportunity for people to save on their bills by installing pay-as-you-save energy efficient solutions without the need to invest large sums of money or to increase personal debt."
The incentive for residents, including owner occupiers, those renting privately or in social housing and private and social landlords, is that the more work they get done the more they get back from the package worth up to £1,000 per home.
The Government has already set aside £125 million for the scheme, but after the first £40 has been used up the cashback amounts may be reduced.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said the Green Deal would play a huge role in improving the energy efficiency of homes and businesses.
"I am determined to make sure that, in addition to creating huge opportunities for Green Deal providers and businesses along with thousands of new jobs, this new market in energy efficiency will deliver the very best deal for consumers," he added.
To get this they will need to have a Green Deal assessment carried on the property and must have agreed quotes and the work completed by a Green Deal Provider, which could be directly with a national brand or through a local tradesperson linked with a provider.
They can make only one claim for the cashback which will be capped at 50 per cent of the householder's contributions to costs.
Residents will be able to apply for vouchers online through the Department of Energy and Climate Change website at www.decc.gov.uk or by phoning them on 0300 123 1234.
Once the work is completed within a specific time the cashback voucher can then be redeemed.
Examples of the cashback levels are £100 for loft insulation, £250 for cavity wall insulation, £650 for solid wall insulation, £390 for flat roof insulation, £220 for room in roof insulation, £150 for floor insulation, £270 for upgrading non-condensing boiler to condensing gas boiler and £150 for new or replacement storage heaters.
To give your views about the Green Deal and to find out more about energy saving, contact Colin on 0845 474 6641.
The Government's latest Green Deal plans to help householders pay for energy improvements through savings on their fuel bills have been given a warm reception this week by a Stourbridge expert.


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We've hit the midpoint here in what has been an already perplexing and surprising first month of the NBA season. Time to throw some elbows ...
Buyer beware on Rondo's shot
There is some excitement brewing in Boston around the performance of point guard Rajon Rondo. In his first seven games, Rondo has continued to show that he is the NBA's best playmaker, leading the league in assists with 12.5 per game. But he has also shown confidence in his jumper, which has long been his weak spot — defenders sag off Rondo and allow him those midrange shots, and all too frequently, he misses and stops looking to take them.
Before Wednesday's game vs. the Utah Jazz, Rondo is shooting 52.8 percent from the field this season. His ability at the rim is outstanding (65.7 percent) as usual, but according to Hoopdata.com, he has shot 50.0 percent from 10-15 feet, and 48.0 percent from 16-23 feet. Last year, he shot 27.8 percent from 10-15 feet and 39.0 percent from 16-23 feet.
But before the enthusiasm around Rondo's newfound shooting stroke boils over, remember that we have seen this from him before. In fact, Rondo almost always starts out with a better-looking shot, but slips back to his norm as the year goes on.
Last year, he came out shooting 49.8 percent from the field in his first 20 games, then shot 41.1 percent from there. In his career, Rondo has shot 51.5 percent from the field from October-December, but 46.7 percent after the New Year hits.
Go ahead and be excited, but let's check back with Rondo's shot in February and March.
--Rondo injures ankle, status unknown for Thursday's game against Nets
Why even call Phil?
For the Los Angeles Lakers, the problem isn't so much that new coach Mike D'Antoni will have to find a way to quickly install his up-tempo offense, get his team to play better defensively and decide how to distribute shots among a litany of star players. The problem is that his front office has set him up in a no-win situation, one in which he needs to bring a championship to Los Angeles or be considered a bad hire and a second-rate coach.
The Lakers are not going to win a championship, not with the Thunder and Spurs to deal with out West and the Heat in the East. D'Antoni, for this year, at least, is pretty much doomed.
Even before they fired Mike Brown, the brain trust of Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss should have already known the answer to the most obvious question: Do we want Phil Jackson to come back and coach this team?
Before considering any other candidate, the Lakers needed to know that answer. They had Jackson on the sideline for 11 of the last 13 years—there isn't much need for an interview here. So if they so much as dialed Phil's number, it should have been solely for the purpose of hiring him. Anything else was bound to create a problem.
Kupchak later explained that the team reached out to Jackson and had "a basketball discussion." A basketball discussion? With Phil Jackson?
What could the Lakers have possibly learned about Jackson in a basketball discussion that they didn't know already?
Instead, by getting involved with Jackson, the Lakers got the players on the team and the fan base fired up about his return. Rightfully so.
The guy has 11 championship rings. All Lakers coaches in the near future will be measured against him, even if he remains retired, holes up in a remote North Dakota cabin and never does another media interview in his life. But to call Jackson about the job, then not offer it to him, was bound not only to ding the front office's already dented reputation, it was certain to do tremendous damage to whomever the Lakers hired.
That turned out to be D'Antoni, who now has to deal with high expectations — and with not being Phil Jackson, to boot. He can thank the guys who hired him for that.
Zero games played does not a commodity make
There was an interesting phrase that Houston Rockets rookie Royce White used in the statement released by his PR folks on Tuesday night: "I must advocate for my rights," he said, "it is a player-commodity league."
White can and should look out for himself, and he correctly pointed out that the Rockets took on some responsibility for White's well-being when they drafted him fully aware of his anxiety disorder.
But White, apparently unhappy with the way the Rockets have handled his inability to fly because of his disorder, has been staying away from the team. The Rockets, according to the Houston Chronicle, are fining him during his absence.
Players are commodities in the NBA, but they're commodities only if, you know, they actually play. No one doubts the severity of White's problem and it shouldn't be taken lightly. But staying home and firing off PR statements is not a very productive way to handle this situation. Few commodities are easier to dispose of than players on low-money rookie deals, which are only guaranteed for the first two years.
Thumbs up for the '12 draft
White, it turns out, is an anomaly—the early returns on the 2012 draft have been overwhelmingly positive.
While the speculation that this draft might be as good as any we've seen since '03 is premature, the NBA is likely to wind up with at least a handful of stars from this year's class. Already, No. 1 pick Anthony Davis of the Hornets has shown he has the potential to be a franchise player, and Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has impressed by averaging 18.4 points per game.
Charlotte's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has been tough and versatile as advertised, and Cleveland's Dion Waiters and Washington's Bradley Beal have also flashed early potential.
There is depth in this draft, too. All told, there are 18 players in this class who are averaging at least 15 minutes per game, and that should go up as the year goes on. Not '03, of course, but not bad, either.


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Choo continues to rest after back spasms
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Reds center fielder and leadoff hitter Shin-Soo Choo still wasn't ready to return from back spasms on Monday. Chris Heisey started in his place vs. the Rockies.
Choo has not played since Friday and was scratched Saturday when his back started hurting.
"He's day to day," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "He's getting better. He's not playing [Tuesday]. Then we have a day off [Wednesday] and we'll check and see after the off-day."
Choo is batting .400 (10-for-25) in 11 spring games and has seven hits in his last 11 at-bats.
"I'm not worried," Baker said. "He was playing awfully good before he got hurt. I just hope he can pick it back up where he left off."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In response to campus interest, the Office for Performance Improvement (OPI) has produced a new overview and one-hour video to describe the structure and purpose of the Business/Service Performance Excellence (BPE/SPE) model as implemented at the University of Colorado Boulder. Available to CU-Boulder faculty and staff via the OPI website, the video describes the structure and purpose of the BPE/SPE model, and provides an illustration of the results that may be achieved through its implementation.
Business Performance Excellence (BPE) is achieved when an organization is generating the maximum level of profit possible; given the human, financial, capital, and other resources it possesses. Service Performance Excellence (SPE) is achieved when an organization is generating the maximum level of value possible; given the human, financial, capital, and other resources it possesses.
Since Aug. 1, 2013, OPI has been engaged with a number of administrative units at CU-Boulder, assisting in the execution of a model for Business/Service Performance Excellence (BPE/SPE). The OPI website provides forms which can be completed by administrative personnel who wish to request assistance from the OPI for implementation of this model, or for assistance on short-term projects.
Units currently engaged in developing the first phase of this model, Strategic Planning and Policy Deployment (Hoshin Planning), include:
- Alumni Association
- Athletics Department
- Bursar's Office
- Human Resources Department
- Office of Information Technology
- Division of Student Affairs
Many of the CU employees currently registered in EMEN 5040 and 5080, part of the new Leadership and Management Certificate at CU-Boulder, are currently using the principles of the model in order to implement improvements in their own units or on campus-wide initiatives. These employees originate in a wide range of academic and administrative units:
- Academic Advising Center
- Arts & Science
- Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences
- Athletics
- Bursar's Office
- Center for Integrated Plasma Studies
- Civil Engineering Department
- Counseling and Psychological Services
- Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
- Department of Political Science
- Dining Services
- Facilities Management
- Graduate School
- Human Resources
- Norlin Library
- Office of Cash Management
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Stop in this Wednesday (August 29th) at Petco in Bluffton, between 2:30 and 3:30 and see JARM's dogs in training! JARM, partnering with Petco, takes time to train our beautiful animals to help transition them into your home more easily. If you fall in love with one of them, you can adopt them and take them home! The following dogs will be training there: Fields, Wilbur, Bullet and Kaden.
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Chipper comfortable as 'rookie coach'
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Chipper Jones had no trouble looking the part while spending his first day as a guest instructor for the Braves on Sunday afternoon. About an hour before the team workout began, Jones strolled through the home clubhouse wearing his old uniform and handling his fungo bat with the grace of a veteran coach.
After providing Freddie Freeman and others some tips in the batting cages, Jones spent time watching many of the Braves take swings on Field 5 at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex. He spent some time sitting on one of the ball buckets located to the side of the batting cage.
"He's a rookie coach. We've got to bring him along a little bit," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I will address the issue of him sitting on the bucket for two rounds [of batting practice]."
Jones plans to remain with the Braves until returning to Atlanta on Wednesday. Over the next few days, he plans to continue to enjoy time with his new teammates and provide any assistance to hitters who want to benefit from his great knowledge of hitting.
"It's good to have him, and he's welcome any time," Gonzalez said.


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Sutton Benger factory site plan meets resistance
4:00pm Thursday 14th February 2013
4:00pm Thursday 14th February 2013
Sutton Benger residents fear 84 new homes planned for the village will create flooding and traffic chaos.
The village's housing stock would increase by a quarter if full permission is granted for 63 houses at the former Faccenda chicken factory on High Street and 21 at Hazel-wood farm in Seagry Road.
Hampshire-based Gleeson Developments wants to build a mixture of two, three and four-bedroom houses on the land in Seagry Road occupied by dilapidated farm buildings.
Some of the homes would be for affordable rent or for shared ownership to local people on the Wiltshire Council waiting list.
But villagers feel this, combined with another development planned for the site of the factory, which closed five years ago, would be too much for the infrastructure to bear.
Flooding last November damaged houses, particularly in Seagry Road and resident Michael Sideras said parts of the Hazelwood site were under a foot of water recently.
He said in a letter to Wiltshire Council: "Future floods can only be made worse by building on land which would otherwise help water drain away and by putting more strain on the drainage system."
Sutton Benger Parish Council wrote to Wiltshire Council after a public consultation on January 26.
Parish clerk Sarah Britain said it was attended by about 50 parishioners and the main talking point was the drainage. Nine residents voiced concerns about the Faccenda development, also mainly surrounding flooding and traffic issues.
Developer Redrow plans to build 44 private houses on the site as well as 19 affordable houses. It would contribute about £138,000 to the primary school and £228,000 to local secondary schools.
The deadline for comments on the Hazelwood site is today, with a decision possible tomorrow. The Redrow plan is set to be decided by March 18.
Sophia Thorpe, Gleeson's strategic planner, said: "The planning application followed a lengthy period of data collection and interpretation by appointed consultants.
"The submission was accompanied by a full suite of technical reports including flooding and transport.
"We look forward to the council making a positive determination of this application, which makes efficient use of the land with no harm to the surrounding area."
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Kate Moss Holiday Collection for Topshop Now Available Online, Silk Kimono Already Sold Out
The Guardian recently interviewed Kate Moss on her fourth collection for Topshop—a holiday line for which she was inspired by the prints and patterns of the orient. During the interview in her Topshop office, Moss sipped white wine and modeled her favorite piece from the collection, a jacquard evening coat with silver buttons.
In addition to a silk kimonos, chinoiserie style tops, and dresses with mandarin collars, the collection includes bed jackets, silk pajamas, printed slips, lace shorts and sheer teddys. As the Guardian reported:
Last year Moss had her perfect pair of pyjamas made in Hong Kong, but her boyfriend stole them ("Jamie lived in that pyjama top all summer") so she's included a silk copy in the new range, which also features a selection of luxe lingerie. "And I've test-run all the underwear, too. My boyfriend likes the lot. It's all very sexy, but not nasty-sexy, glamorous-sexy. Not vulgar. I love the lounging suit, and I do like a pyjama. I wore a pair out as eveningwear in New York once, and there was a massive snowstorm. We couldn't get a cab, so I had to walk home in them. It was freezing, but they did look good."
The menswear style silk pajamas and are still available, but sadly the silk kimono is already sold out.


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Related stories: Salman Khan bio | Salman Khan timeline
POMONA - Salman "Sal" Khan doesn't want to be the nation's education czar: He'd rather subvert the American education model from within.
"I'm a big believer in more organic change," Khan said Tuesday at Cal Poly Pomona.
Six years ago, the former hedge fund analyst began tutoring his cousin in math via the Internet.
"She started to get a bit ahead of the curve and I became what I like to call a Tiger Cousin," Khan said.
His cousin Nadia ended up taking calculus early instead of being held back in math.
Soon, he found himself tutoring almost a dozen family members and shifted to putting tutorial videos online.
"It was my friend who suggested I make some tutorials and put them up on YouTube," Khan said. "I said, `No, no, that's for cats playing piano."'
His account - YouTube.com/KhanAcademy - became a hit: As of Tuesday, when he spoke before more than 1,000 people at Cal Poly Pomona, he has more than 435,000 subscribers on YouTube and his videos have been watched almost 205 million times.
In 2009, he realized his hobby could - and should - be his life's calling. He quit his job and devoted himself to the Khan Academy, a not-for-profit company dedicated to "providing a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere."
Khan has been hailed as a major innovator in education by luminaries such as Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Bill Gates. He appears on the cover of this month's Forbes magazine for an article about reconfiguring the nation's educational system.
Local teachers are believers in his approach as well.
"They have at least one good use, as review for students who didn't get it the first time. Students can watch them over and over again," Pomona Unified geometry teacher Keith Browning said.
"Even the best teachers can be frustrated by a student who needs to see the same thing over and over again."
Chelly Alexis' students at Pomona Alternative School are responsible for their own academic success using the Khan Academy website, something Khan recommends for K-12 students, instead of hitting them with it in college as is more typical.
"Many of my students do not have access to the Internet at home. Letting them spend time on the computer in class allows them to take control and be responsible for their own learning. It is a new concept for my students and they take it very seriously," she said.
"From their perspective, they are able to recognize their own individual study needs, track their progress, and take pride in their achievement."
Shawna Moller, a math teacher at Upland Junior High School, has been involved in Upland Unified's pilot programs experimenting with a combination of face-to-face instruction and Khan Academy lessons.
"The students were completely invested in the program," she said. "We saw students committed to assessing their own strengths and weaknesses, motivated to improve both individually and collectively, and eager to be involved in an active learning environment."
Khan said he doesn't see his site as a threat to traditional schools - he intends to send his two children to his local public school in Mountain View - but rather as a tool to free teachers up to do something other than lecture students with a one-size-fits-all approach.
He would like Khan Academy to segue into analyzing students' progress and directing them to more individualized instruction. An idea he goes into in more detail in his book published last month, "The One World Schoolhouse."
"If you removed lectures from the classroom, is there a more valuable use of (teachers') time?" Khan said.
He also believes in tracking individual students' needs based on their individual skills, and not focusing on what other students their age are doing, or are expected to be doing.
"In the traditional model, you batch them by age, and then advance them en masse," Khan said. "It sets the students up, oftentimes, to hit walls."
He would also like to see a focus on individual skills, certified with "micro-credentials," allowing employers to see proof that job seekers have the skills they need, rather than simply focusing on diplomas earned at colleges, which doesn't communicate actual skill sets.
"Degrees aren't going to go away. Four-year colleges won't go away. But they're going to just be one" path for education, he said.
Education is now at a turning point, according to Khan, with the possibility of individualized education in the form of electronic textbooks, lectures delivered over the Internet and other technology able to help teachers better evaluate and instruct students.
"The new world is not about selling or having a gate to knowledge," he said. "It's about having a relationship with the user."
Staff Writer Mike Cruz contributed to this report.
Reach Beau via email, call him at 909-386-3826, or find him on Twitter @InlandEd.


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Topic: Chemo and Depression??
My husband is 56 and was diagnosed with unresectable CC in November 06. He was on 5 FU and radiation at Mayo, and since returning home, the local oncologist has him on weekly IV 5 FU. I don't know why he hasn't used some sort of "cocktail" as most are on, but so far, CA-19 9 has returned to normal along with liver enzymes. Pain continues to be a problem, but we seemed to have leveled off with the fentanyl patches for now.
I really feel that he gets more depressed and weepy on the chemo. Granted, cancer can do this to a person, but I feel it is worse after weeks of chemo. Perhaps it's the overwhelming fatigue, but it seems to be more than just that, and I saw a glimmer of my husbands previous optimistic personality after a week off of chemo.
I suppose if this is really just the cancer and fatigue, I can accept it. The thought that it could be reversed by stopping or changing meds is one I wrestle with. I'm sure we've all wrestled with the is chemo worth it question, I've just never seen anyone make a direct connection between chemo and depression. I suppose antidepressants are an option. It hasn't been suggested to us yet. It seems with the liver, Drs are hesitant to keep adding more meds to an already full medicine cabinet, and a stressed liver.
Thoughts and experiences would be appreciated. It's hard to enjoy the time left to us if one is constantly feeling sad and useless.


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Dale Resteghini directing; photo © 2012 Kristen Glaze.
From my article "Let the Sleepers Sleep, and the Haters Hate:" An Interview with Dale "Rage" Resteghini" in Quarterly Review of Film and Video 29.1, 2012:
"On a plane coming back from a research trip in Los Angeles, I fell into a conversation with one of my seatmates, who turned out to be Dale Resteghini, one of the most prolific music video directors of the contemporary music scene. As it happened, he was on his way to Omaha to shoot a music video the next day. We swapped contact information, and this interview is the result. Rage, as he is professionally known, directs two to three videos a month, and by his own estimation has created at least 400 music videos in the course of his career. At one time, these videos were a staple of programming on MTV, VH1 and BET, but as these outlets turned to longer form programming, the music video has become something of a luxury for many performers. Yet the market for Rage's services remains unabated. There are many interesting aspects to Rage's work, but one of his chief attributes is his versatility. Rather than favoring one musical genre, his videos swing all the way from heavy metal to hip-hop, with numerous stops in-between, on budgets that range from several thousand dollars to large, complex productions with significant price tags. Nothing seems to faze him: as he told me when we first met, "I function best in absolute chaos, when everything seems to be falling apart. Everybody else is losing it, but I see the opportunities that arise. That's the time I come up with some of my best ideas." His production company, Raging Nation Films, is a joint effort between Rage and his wife Kim, who handles the business end of things.
Some of the artists he's worked with since he broke into directing in 2003 include Anthrax, Busta Rhymes, Cypress Hill, P. Diddy, Fall Out Boy, Guns N' Roses, Ice Cube, L'il Wayne, Method Man, Redman, Cam'ron and numerous others across the musical spectrum, usually wrapping up a video in a day or two of hectic shooting. Rage is something of a paradox: a tough customer who by his own admission was involved in more than few brushes with the law during his youth, he is nevertheless an artist with a definite visual signature to his work, which keeps him in constant demand as the "go to" guy for sharp, compelling concepts and cost-conscious execution. While he's completely at home in the digital era, Rage still prefers to shoot 35mm film rather than high definition video, and at this point in his career, is poised to make the jump to features. Forthright, direct, and honest, Rage is a self-taught director whose street smart attitude allows him to create work that is commercially viable, while at the same time retains an edge that sets him apart from the rest of his peers. He's an "up from the streets" auteur, which is what makes his work that much more real."


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Download and print the koala pattern.
Use the pattern to draw the koala outline on the construction paper.
Put 2 teaspoons of black paint and 2 teaspoons of white paint in a container. (Do not mix the paint.)
Use cotton balls as paint brushes. Dab a little at a time to get a fuzzy gray color. Use the cotton swabs to spread the paint on the koala's ears. Set aside to dry.
Cut an oval-shaped nose out of fun foam. Glue on the nose and then add pom-poms for eyes.


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MURAL from the ISTANBUL COLOUR SERIES 01.2013 © by JCV.PHOTO
MURAL from the ISTANBUL COLOUR SERIES 01.2013 © by JCV.PHOTO
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LABOUR'S Bob Jones has been elected to take on the brand new role of West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner.
Mr Jones has bagged the top job after beating Tory candidate Matt Bennett into second place following yesterday's election which recorded a turnout across the region of just 12.31 per cent.
Commissioner Jones secured 117,388 first and second preference votes, compared with 55,685 for Matt Bennett.
The newly-elected commissioner is now due to meet with the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, Chris Sims, to discuss the future and look at how they can work together to further improve the service provided to people across the Dudley borough and the entire West Midlands.
Mr Sims congratulated Mr Jones on his win, adding: "This year the West Midlands has seen the lowest crime ever recorded thanks to the hard work of officers and staff across the force.
"We are entering a new era for policing governance and I am confident we will be able to build on recent successes.
"I will be meeting with Commissioner Jones in his capacity as PCC over the coming days to discuss how we can start to shape our plans for working together."
The turnout for the election is believed to be the lowest in history.


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Reigning champions Wigan turned on the style to end the 100 per cent First Utility Super League record of neighbours St Helens in a Good Friday derby of pure quality in front of a sell-out Langtree Park crowd of 17,980.
England second-rower Liam Farrell produced two devastating finishes to score two of the Warriors' five tries and former St Helens scrum-half Matty Smith kicked six goals and a drop goal in a 33-14 victory, Wigan's fifth in a row that takes them to within four points of their table-topping rivals.
Wigan were also indebted to a wonderful all-round game from skipper Sean O'Loughlin, while second-rower John Bateman proved a revelation as a stop-gap centre.
Two tries from winger Rhys Evans and a 12-point haul from centre Chris Bridge helped Warrington to a convincing 44-6 derby success over Widnes at the Halliwell Jones stadium.
Evans claimed two second-half tries and Bridge scored a try and four goals from five attempts as Tony Smith's side bounced back to form after their somewhat indifferent start to the season.
The Wolves produced a superb first-half display to lead 24-0 at half-time through tries from Bridge, Michael Monaghan, Joel Monaghan and Gareth O'Brien, all converted by Bridge.
And they made sure of victory in the second half with Evans claiming his two tries and Ben Currie and Ryan Atkins also touching down with Stefan Ratchford adding two further conversions.
On a disappointing afternoon for the Vikings, Paddy Flynn claimed their only try six minutes from time which was a mere consolation effort which Danny Tickle converted.
Castleford shrugged off their heartbreaking setback to St Helens last time out by defeating local rivals Wakefield 43-20 at the Rapid Solicitors Stadium.
The Tigers blew a 24-6 lead against the Saints to lose 30-28 a week ago, but they returned to winning ways on Good Friday, with Richard Owen, Daryl Clark and Scott Wheeldon each scoring twice while there were also tries for Justin Carney and Liam Finn to consolidate third place.
They were made to work for their win, though, and must have feared the worst when Wakefield scored two tries at the beginning of the second half to cut the deficit down to six points, but this time they held their nerve to hand the Wildcats their fifth successive defeat.