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"Just as technology is continually evolving, so must our use of technology in teaching and learning evolve through creative collaborations."
Carolyn Lippitt McCarthy is the educational technology coordinator for the Shiawassee Regional Education Service District (SRESD), an adjunct lecturer at Michigan State University, and an online instructor for GlobalClassroomUSA.org. She thrives on helping others learn to use technology and online resources to be more creative, improve efficiency, and enhance learning.
With educators, McCarthy focuses on multimedia, training teachers to create and use videos, podcasts, multimedia software, and the Internet in teaching and learning. She also works on creating eLearning opportunities for students.
McCarthy is known as a technojunkie. Her interest in technology began in 1975 with the advent of the Imsai 8080 microcomputer. She hoped some day it would be used to help special education students, with whom she worked in the classroom for 20 years.
McCarthy also serves on the board of the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning and is a statewide advocate for CyberSafety for youth. She works with resources from iSAFE, Web Wise Kids, NetSmartz, and the federal government's Project Safe Childhood. She helped rewrite the State of Michigan Technology Plan, was a certified trainer for Palm computers, and helped train administrators through the Gates Grant to Michigan. McCarthy also published and edited her own computer magazine, "EpsonConnection."
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Tuesday, August 21
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Two National League showdowns, one on each coast, highlighted the 12-game slate. And whether you prefer #weirdbaseball and ice cream or a pitchers' duel for the ages, neither would disappoint.
In the nation's capital, where the Braves were looking to chip away at the Nationals' five-game lead, the expected duel between Tim Hudson and Jordan Zimmermann did not materialize. Each starter was charged with four earned runs, and both were pulled before the seventh inning, but the bullpens maintained the 4-4 tie through nine—and 10, and 11, and 12.
In the 13th, with his All-Star closer, Craig Kimbrel, still warming the bullpen bench, Fredi Gonzalez stuck with Cristhian Martinez, and the Nationals infield-singled him into submission. Ian Desmond reached on one to second. Danny Espinosa's sacrifice-bunt attempt failed, as the Braves erased Desmond at second base. But Kurt Suzuki reached on another infield single to third. And pinch-hitter Chad Tracy delivered the deathblow: a hot shot to second—initially ruled an error—that Dan Uggla could not dig out of his glove.
The result: A 5-4 Nationals victory that padded their cushion in the East, which now stands at six games with 40 left to play.
In Los Angeles, where the Giants entered a half-game behind the first-place Dodgers, the anticipated duel between Madison Bumgarner and Clayton Kershaw topped virtually everyone's lofty expectations. Both pitchers went eight innings, neither walked a batter, and each struck out 10. The last time that happened in the Live Ball Era: never, as Julian Levine of Giants Nirvana pointed out on Twitter.
The Giants, who fell victim to a complete-game shutout in their last meeting with Kershaw and had been blanked in their past two games against the Dodgers, manufactured a first-inning run on a double by Angel Pagan, a sacrifice bunt by Marco Scutaro, and a sacrifice fly by Pablo Sandoval. A two-out rally in the sixth inning, capped by Sandoval's RBI single, provided an insurance run that proved crucial when Hanley Ramirez took Sergio Romo deep in the ninth. Ramirez's homer was only the Dodgers' fifth hit of the game, and two of those were singles by Kershaw.
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Even better (and accurate) - the Nats have a 6-game lead with 40 games to play!
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UPLAND – Gary Rutherford, who has been superintendent of the Upland Unified School District since 2005, will be leaving his position for one in the desert.
Rutherford will start as superintendent of the Desert Sands Unified School District in February. His final day at Upland Unified will be Jan. 4.
The Upland Unified Board of Trustees approved Rutherford's resignation at its meeting on Tuesday.
"I'm so proud of our past accomplishments. I'm proud of where the district is headed. I'm proud of where we've been and how far we've come," said Rutherford, who is a La Quinta resident.
Rutherford's work was recently recognized on a statewide level. He was selected as California's nominee for the 2013 National Superintendent of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators. The winner will be announced at the National Conference on Education in February.
"He's a great superintendent. I'm pleased to have him here, but not so pleased to have him go," Trustee P. Joseph Lenz said.
Trustee Linda Angona said it had been a pleasure working with Rutherford.
"I've been here for your entire tenure, and it's been wonderful to work with you," Angona said.
"You have brought us a vast pool of knowledge from your network, and we will sorely miss that and we will miss you, too."
Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Sherri Black will serve as interim superintendent while the district searches for a replacement.Black will start Jan. 14.
"She really brings all the sensibilities you need for great leadership," Rutherford said.
"I'm very confident in her ability to keep things going right on course."
Rutherford has been in education for 34 years. He previously served as superintendent from 2001 to 2005 of the Huntington Beach City School District.
"Eight years ago, this board took a chance and hauled themselves out to Huntington Beach," Rutherford said.
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Rutherford will have a four-year contract with Desert Sands Unified. His starting salary will be $242,000 a year.
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GENEVA, Switzerland, 01 April 2005
We're multi-stake holder in that we have representatives who work for government, members who represent civil society, members from the private sector as well as academics who'd work more closely with civil society. We've also got regional registraries and members of the board of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN). So it's a mixed group but the essential characteristic is that they're all in WGIG as equals unlike in WSIS where certain stakeholders clearly have a position that puts them at a lower level than government representatives.
How did you get this job?
I got it through the back-door. I was a member of the Swiss team during Phase 1 of the summit where I chaired a few negotiation groups and facilitated the more difficult parties dealing with the issue of internet governance. So I was given leave of absence from my civil servant position at the UN to concentrate on the forthcoming summit.
Given the controversial issues around internet governance and financing mechanisms of Phase 1, what are the chances in WGIG that they can take things forward with wider options for delegates to arrive at a consensus?
In Phase 1 we didn't manage to go into the substance of the issues. It resulted in a shouting match. While statements of positions were presented, they were purely ideological. You had one side stating that internet governance is an issue solely for the private sector while others argued this was not legitimate.
With WGIG, we've making progress in the quality of the debate. There's a higher level of information and sophistication. The old positions don't go away but the way in which it's being argued is more conducive to finding a common platform. And that's essentially the primary aim of WGIG – to contribute to dialogue at a higher level of information.
What were the key issues that blocked a way forward in Phase 1?
There was a clash of two visions of what the world should look like. There was the traditional vision of international co-operation driven by governments and at the international level by inter-governmental organisations with governments still in the driving seat akin to how telecommunications were managed in the past. Then there's the internet vision that this is a different medium which must be organised differently.
We had input from Dr. Kahn, one of the founders of the internet who recalled the history and urged that we can't undo this history, rather we must live with it and take it into account. While the internet has developed independently of governments, now governments are interested given its sheer growth and the importance it has acquired.
So the challenge is to find a way to bring the governments into something which was developed by the private sector. We've progressed over the past year where those who felt the governments should be the predominant factor, now admit the need for multi-stakeholders while those who had no time for government input are now beginning to admit that there's a role for government in certain areas.
But surely it was not solely the private sector who has developed the internet. Hasn't civil society played a part?
It certainly has and despite all the criticisms of the present arrangements, civil society is happy about our methods of working. The internet has served civil society very well where its power as a networking tool has clearly been a vector in developing CS's positions and strengths.
What's palpable in WGIG is the way in which CS members of the group use the internet to communicate. Unlike government members who are more reluctant to send out emails and discussion lists, CS uses this very effectively and that's been very refreshing in our discussions.
How are you finding WGIG process of working?
It's working extremely well given that we've got 40 members with very different geographical and societal backgrounds. We've got internet practitioners, academia, government officials, private entrepreneurs. And it's not just a case of each member re-stating their positions, rather they're listening to one another and beginning to understand the other positions.
We started prudently gathering facts before making proposals for future actions. Some members wanted a more philosophical discussion on architectural principles to define Internet Governance. The danger there was that we'd fall back into re-stating the other positions. But we've actually developed a useful working guide. We've created a common understanding ather than the ultimate truth on how route servers should work. In the process, the group found working methods to facilitate their daily exchanges. That was a very positive and meaningful first step.
Do you believe you'll reach a result?
We'll reach a result alright but as for what that result will be, I don't know. Given the deep differences, we've got to work for the commonalities, the common denominator rather than block one another. We've got a mandate to investigate and make proposals for actions.
There's a strongly shared view in WGIG that we must ensure the participation of developing countries into the internet governance mechanisms. There's a need for capacity building among developing countries where they share an equal ownership stake in how the internet is being run. It's not just a tool for people in rich countries.
So we'll come up with something that makes sense and brings the issues to a more mature debate and more improvement on how the arrangements work with the ultimate aim of more acceptance of those arrangements relating to internet governance.
What kind of skills do you have to draw on from yourself to facilitate that?
I'm learning by doing. As a secretary I'm not in the driving seat, rather I'm facilitating, reading the group mails. From time to time I summarize and outline how we agree as a group. At other times I highlight issues that we may need to address whilst also figuring out what status these papers should have. Most of all my role is in the middle trying to co-ordinate. I do it with due modesty. I'm no expert, rather a classical government diplomat using those skills to breach the gaps in order to find a common ground among differing views.
If you had to do it all over again, what would you try to do differently based on your experiences?
It's been a very complex undertaking, I've had to be my own entrepreneur and ask for money from potential donors. We had a tough beginning where I started this as a Swiss foreign ministry official. But my superiors have allowed me to devote my time exclusively to this since July.
Given the constraint of limited resources both financial and human, I can't see that there's much I'd have done differently. It was always my intention to take it slowly from the bottom up and that strategy seems to be working to a large extent.
What is it that you like about your work?
It's cutting edge diplomacy with new actors on a multi-stakeholder stage. Internet communication was accountable to itself and the users until recently. But now some governments think it should be accountable to governments. It's a growing medium yet the founding fathers are still with us so we can discuss these issues and listen to people like Dr. Kahn as we wouldn't be here without them.
It's a question of finding a bridge and a dialogue between the community and the political governments where we satisfy both side without endangering the ability of the internet to do its job. And most of all, we've got to remember that if it 'ain't broke, don't fix it'.
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In a completely inspired move, newcomers Steel City Tool Works is unveiling a line of machinery later this year that will use granite , let me repeat that , granite as a key component.
Steel City's new hybrid 10″ table saw will sport a 150-pound black granite top that is flat across its width (measured diagonally) by .001″ to .002″ at most. This top will never warp and never rust. It will add extra weight to reduce vibration. And it looks incredible.
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The surrounding Shandong province is known for its granite quarries, so the raw materials and skilled labor were right there.
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text: PRO: Jobs, safety among MTR mining's benefits By Morgan Thomas, Valley High School December 21, 2011 Story Share Sarah Hopkins, Capital High School Mountaintop removal mining (MTR) is what it sounds like: the removal of mountaintops to expose coal seams for mining. The West Virginia Coal Association states, "Mountaintop mining is simply coal mining that occurs at or near the topmost portion of a mountain."When mountaintop removal occurs, the associated mining overburden (dirt and rock covering the seam) is disposed in adjacent valleys. Removing the overburden is known as stripping, which is why mountaintop removal mining also can be known as strip mining.Strip mining is a form of surface mining. It's used when coal is close to the surface of the land but there are still one or more layers of overburden on top of it. To remove the layers, explosives and heavy machinery are used.Strip mining takes place primarily in the rugged terrain of Appalachia. West Virginia and Kentucky are the two states that use mountaintop removal mining the most.In 1977, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act was passed. It established federal regulations for surface mining and required permits for mining on federal lands. SMCRA also created the Office of Surface Mining, which is charged with restoring abandoned surface mines and enforcing SMCRA regulations.A lot of people do not like strip mining, but why do they think it is so bad? There are many benefits of mountaintop removal mining:1. It provides jobs. Strip mining employs thousands of West Virginians, and having a job means having money. Since when is having a job and being able to provide for your family a bad thing? Recently, Gov. Tomblin said, "All told, more than 63,000 West Virginians work in jobs provided by the coal industry. That is 63,000 families. Think about it for a moment -- that means approximately 250,000 people in a state with less than two million citizens are supported, in one way or another, by the mining of coal."Some people may not agree with the work, but in times like these, a job is a job.2. It's safer than underground mining. Underground mining is one of the most dangerous jobs there is. Mountaintop removal is safer than going underground because there's no risk of having something cave in on you.3. It costs less than underground mining. In surface mining, there's no need to dig tunnels. Not digging tunnels means less heavy equipment is required, and less heavy equipment means more money saved. Also, strip mining extracts more coal per worker per hour, and more coal means more money.4. The land is restored when mining is finished. Since SMCRA was passed in 1997, coal companies are required to restore the land after the surface mining is done. They go back and refurbish the land, adding trees and everything else that was there before. This is called reclamation.Coal is something we need in order to survive, and there are a lot of benefits to surface mining. What is there to complain about? Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 'Report for America' pilot project begins in Appalachia 4 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken CON: MTR destroys environment, people's health Previous Story Plenty of ways to help others through the holidays Next Story


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In Word, sometimes when i type a quote mark ( " ) at the beginning or end of a word/phrase, nothing happens.If I try again, two quote marks appear ""Jolly Roger If I then delete one, one remains. "Jolly Roger A pretty slow way to get work done. This can happen even when i have typed a quote mark at the beginning of the phrase and go to the end of the phrase and have to go through the same ritual again.
The other weird thing: if I type the quote mark at the beginning of the word and nothing happens, then go to the end and type a quote mark, two appear at the end! As Jolly Roger""
Computers are strange...Any takers, please?
XP Pro word 2003
Maybe something to do with your preferences? I've not see this before, but sounds like something worth checking.
That's kinda weird. Try closing the program and open it again and see if this will happen again.
Thank youNot solved in Preferences and not fixed by opening and closing programs.Only happens some of the time but problem still persists. :[
What did you try? I basically turn off everything in Word, as I'm happy to type in ye olde way, fixing my own mistakes as I go. Automated functions in programs tend to suck, IMHO. Like when I'm typing a text message and something I didn't type or want replaces what I did type and want. Grrr.
It has to be some kind of setting. It has to do with accented letters, like è é ò etc.I have them on my keyboard, but for those that don't Word has this feature. You type single quote and a letter, and if an accented version of that letter exists, it shows. Otherwise you'll see the single quote and the letter.
For example, ' and e would give é' and s would give 's
No idea where to find that setting though
Yeah that's when you hold down alt and type a certain number and it types for instance e with the accent. My problem is an intermittent one that happens exactly as I described it. : o )
It's not only when you hold down alt and type a certain number. It happens also as I described it, and as you described it too.
I googled a bit and found this: http://www.studyspanish.com/accents/typing.htmIt talks about using the alt key, and also about what is happening to you. It's not a Word setting as I thought, but a system configuration setting. And it explains how to set your keyboard to do that. It doesn't explain how to get rid of it I'm afraid.
To get the double quotes, you have to do this (substitute 'single apostrophe' with 'double quotes'):
To type the single apostrophe now, you must strike the single apostrophe key and then strike the space bar. When you strike the spacebar, the apostrophe will appear.
Thanks a lot. What is weird - it only does it sometimes and no other keys are affected.
i still get this it comes and goesseems like nobody knows...
Anyone?? : o )
Does it matter what you type before you type the first doublequote? Sounds like you might be hitting a prefix key.
Do you have any program on your PC that allows you to change they keyboard or create your own application specific (Word) shortcuts?
no, it can happen at any time : o (
Install OpenOffice. It's free. See if it happens with OpenOffice Writer.
I still get this problem sometimes after all this time...Anyone know?
Did you try installing OpenOffice?
What have you done during the year to try to find out what is causing the problem?
Open Office is doing the same: its a keyboard matter!
My experience is the following on Windows XP, keyboard US (international)
The single quote can be used to get an accent, therefore the single quote is not immediately appearing on your screen, but gets a delay and is remembered by the Operating System. - It depends on the following key what will happen:
Note: in this way there is a difference between typing straight forward a word between single quotes and adding the single quotes afterwards!
=======The double quote does exactly the same, but now with a ¨ Umlaut/Diaeresis.
Probably the one time you are typing the quotes right when you are typing a sentence, and the other time afterwards.
Computers are strange...
I agree, but I don't know a clever way to get the accent letters in an other way, with use of the actual keyboards.A solution could be to add an new key, only for the accent matter, and use the quote key without the delay; but I'm afraid the keyboard manufacturers and/or Operating System builders aren't very eager to do this.
Note: Some other keys have the same mechanism: the backwards accent `, the ~ tilde and the caret/circonflexe ^.
Francky, you are amazing. :agree:
Some 15 years ago the office where my colleagues and I where working with MS Word, changed keyboards, and I had to find out why the " key did no longer produce a ". (before that time we had strip glued above the Function keys on the keyboard with all the Alt-number combinations for the accent letters)
I used to go for the ALTernative.
As an example for the "~", I used to press ALT and while it was pressed, keyed "126" with the numerical keyboard. Then release ALT and... Voilà!, you could see the symbol
Now I don't rember the numbers for those characters I used but basically were those with an accent


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Ohio golf course owner Pete Duffey bought the most expensive golf gadget you can find these days, and it's not likely he'll make that money back. Make that two expensive golf gadgets.
The advertising, excitement and goodwill, however, are worth it.
Duffey, the managing director of Windy Knoll Golf Club in Springfield, purchased two hovercraft golf carts that retail for $58,000 each. He saw the Bubba Watson hovercraft-driving videos that went viral and was mesmerized.
"At first, we didn't believe it," Duffey said in a phone interview. "I started making some calls to see if it was real or an April Fool's joke. After a few days, we found it was something we could obtain."
And Windy Knoll is the first U.S. Golf Course to obtain these popular rides.
Duffey -- a banker by trade -- and his family have owned and operated the public golf course for just 14 months. Already, they've broken ground by becoming the first golf course to feature the hovercraft.
The hovercraft can seat four passengers and move over water, grass, sand, mud, you name it. Each takes about 100 man hours to build. The hovercraft can reach speeds of up to 50 mph and is made of composite urethane foam and a hand-laid fiberglass hull. It has a gelcoat and hand-laid fiberglass body.
And sounds like it's a thrill to ride shotgun.
"The feeling of your stomach going up and down? We can incorporate that adrenaline rush in your round of golf," Duffey said. "It's a feeling of floating. You feel like you're flying. It's nothing you're used to on a day-to-day basis."
Golfers pay $37, cart included, to play Windy Knoll. That moves to $175 for golf with a side of the hovercraft. Still less than some green fees in California.
The only catch is you can't drive it. Only trained individuals -- deemed pilots -- can operate the hovercraft, which seats four passengers and all of their golf clubs. At Windy Knoll, several caddies are trained to do this, so they can also help you read putts.
Windy Knoll debuted the hovercraft over the weekend and already Duffey is seeing business increase.
The hovercraft is kept in a secret location on the facility away from the regular golf carts. And it will be used for an upswing in the banquet and catering business side as well. Duffey believes it can be used as a fun attraction for class reunions or brides and grooms.
"It's hard to tell what our return on the investment is going to be or how rapid," Duffey said. "We did this as a way to set ourselves aside from all the other choices golfers have in this part of the country."
Consider it done. The hovercraft has landed in Ohio.
Family comes first
Phil Mickelson isn't the only golfer to make his family a priority. Hunter Mahan did the same.
Mahan was leading the Canadian Open over the weekend when his wife went into labor. He had a 10-shot lead over Brandt Snedeker, who eventually won, and was on his way to the $1 million purse when he left the tournament to be there for the birth of his daughter, Zoe Olivia. She was born on Sunday.
Mahan Tweeted: "... thanks to all my sponsors who appreciate what's important in life and all my fans for being Awesome!"
During his celebratory interviews, Snedeker said Mahan's baby would be receiving a nice gift from him.
Golfer Ben Crane tweeted this to Mahan: "You'll never hold a trophy as sweet as her."
Mickelson showed the world his dedication to his family when he attended his daughter's eighth-grade graduation the day before the U.S. Open was to begin. Mickleson went on to win the following major, the British Open.
Gary Player told "My Sporting Life" that Rory McIlroy's career might be aided by finding the "right wife." He believes McIlroy -- ranked third in the world but without a victory this year -- isn't practicing as much since he's traveling to see his girlfriend, Caroline Wozniacki, play professional tennis. Essentially, he was blaming McIlroy's love life for his golf struggles "? Mickelson already has practiced at Oak Hill Country Club in preparation for this month's PGA Championship. A picture of him playing golf in shorts was posted on the PGA's Twitter account.


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I started a year ago, and i have been practicing alot. We have a soccer pitch with baskets around it, great for putting and driving practice. There are two rugby goals that are exactly 100 meters apart, great for precision driving practice. I go there at least 3 times a week, and i have been improving from a 700 rated player ( a year ago, not knowing how to throw a golf disc ) to a 920 rated player ( with still alot of room to go up ).
I have a routine which consists of 50 puts, 100 meter precision driving practice, 50 more puts, max D driving practice, and then 50 more puts. Then i play around for the rest of the time, maybe play a few holes or go to the nearby forest and play the course there.
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Situated in downtown Bucharest, close to Cismigiu Garden, Trianon Hotel, winner of theTripadvisor Travelers'Choice Award 2013, welcomes you for your stay in the Romanian capital. Trianon Hotel provides accommodation in 35 rooms including standard, superior and apartments to suit all needs and budgets. Trianon Hotel offers excellent 3-star facilities with air-conditioning, safe, modern meeting rooms, an International and Romanian restaurant.
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MYSA Teams Head To The Beach!League Wizard | May 26, 2011
Seven travel teams from Mebane headed to the coast to wrap up their season at the 18th Annual Seaside Soccer Classic, hosted by the Cape Fear Soccer Association. The Seaside Classic has grown into one of the biggest soccer tournaments in North Carolina with over 300 teams playing at dozens of soccer venues in and around Wilmington, NC. This tournament is a great way for our travel teams to wrap up their seasons with some exciting soccer and a trip to the beach. A lot of fun was had by all and many of the players are already looking forward to next year!
Three MYSA teams came home with more than just tans from the beach… The 94 MYSA Storm won the U16 Boys Gold division with a 4-0 record, allowing only 3 goals all weekend while scoring 18! The 92 MYSA Inferno were finalists in the U18 Boys Gold division after CASL Arsenal scored in the final minutes of the championship match which ended 1-2. The 96 MYSA Lunachicks were finalists in the U14 Girls Silver division, after an exciting championship match that saw the teams exchange goals back and forth right up until the end of regulation (3-3) and the match going into overtime. Congrats to all the MYSA teams for a great weekend of soccer!
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oh yeah!
frank must have made a hell of a halftime speech.
Danny ****in' Granger.
This win is going to improve our confidence as a team by leaps and bounds.
We have yet to lose 2 in a row.
We follow our first home loss of the season by giving the bulls their first home loss of the season.
Ladies and Gentlemen, your Indiana Pacers.
Nice win but these guys need to learn how to box out for rebounds...
Great win! Woot!
told you we were good!
Guess we can finally stop hearing about what an easy schedule we've played now?
Roy Hibbert is such a likable person that it's fantastic seeing him be successful on the court like he's been able to do this season.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Bulls only home loss!
Great win!
Best win of the season.
I was getting ready to destroy my computer if Scalabrine hits that 3.
Yikes. That was close. Good to see us pull out a clutch road game when the other team has a superstar! Always a plus!
Don't want to taint it at all, but so glad they didn't have Deng.
This rivalry is GOOD.
The past years, we couldn't win games out, this season we are a great team, at home and away
there's not many things that feel better than a win over the Bulls.
Dear ESPN and TNT,
Hey, I realize we are probably not going to win the Eastern Conference title, but was this good enough for you? Yo, wake up. We are contenders again!
Your Pals at Pacers Digest
There is no freaking way that Big Roy doesn't make the All Star team this year on a coaches vote as Howard's backup..
I believe Roy will get an All Star nod and MIP this year..
"They want to be famous. We want to be champions. They want to be rappers and backup dancers. We want to play football." - T.J. Ward, Denver Broncos
Shame on all you fools who though this team was no good and stood no chance. We just downed the best team in the league and ruined their home record.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Superb response to last night's clunker. Great focus and intensity overall. Overcame that horrible stint before the half the got us in the ten point hole. Very nice.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
Not that but I think we are going to hear that they didn't have Deng, Gibson and this was Drose's first game in a long time.
The mask is a metaphor to what Roy Hibbert is becoming. Keep it man.
Brewer did enough to cover for Deng's absence though.
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No, Beyonce hasn't turned into a rocker, but she did go for metallic in a big (and weighty) way at last night's BET Awards in Los Angeles. She hit the red carpet in a stunning one of a kind crystal gown from Dolce & Gabbana, topped with a metal corset belt that an insider tells PEOPLE "weighs a million pounds!" She then changed into full C3P0 robot mode for a performance of her hit song "Get Me Bodied" — eventually, the robot shell came off to reveal a metal bra-let and mirrored gold leggings that seemed to be a little bit easier for booty-shaking. And Beyonce added a little bit more metal by the end of the night. The singer won two trophies for best R&B Female and Video of the Year, for her single, "Irreplaceable".


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Tesco arrived in the U.S. in 2007 amid great fanfare with its first Fresh & Easy stores. Now, just five years later, the 30 year Tesco veteran in charge of the 200 unit operation is gone and the company is looking to unload the stores.
Tesco this week announced that Fresh & Easy CEO Tim Mason was leaving the company as part of a process billed as a "strategic review," that sounded more like an outright sale of the unprofitable operation. The move was somewhat telegraphed in October when Tesco announced that new capital investment in Fresh & Easy would be tightly constrained while the business focused on reducing costs and improving the profitability of existing stores. However, after only two months the company said it had become clear that Fresh & Easy would not deliver acceptable shareholder returns on an appropriate timeframe in its current form.
"I have been clear since my appointment as CEO was announced that my role is to deliver long-term value for shareholders," said Tesco CEO Philip Clarke. "Following a year in which my priority for Fresh & Easy was to improve its performance, I have now made a fully-informed assessment of its longer term potential. (While) the business has many positives, its journey to scale and acceptable returns will take too long relative to other opportunities. I have therefore decided to conduct a strategic review of Fresh & Easy, with all options under consideration."
The company said it already has had approaches from a number of parties interested in acquiring either all or part of Fresh & Easy, or in partnering with Tesco to develop the Fresh & Easy business. Progress on those efforts won't be announced until full year financial results are announced next April.
If Tesco should ultimately divest itself of the U.S food retailing division it will be a far cry from the scenario envisioned by some when Tesco announced in 2006 that it planned to enter the U.S. market. A the time, the economy was roaring and the prospect of one of the world's leading food retailers was thought to spell trouble for grocers in the West coast markets Tesco planned to target initially.


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Nothing represents Southern California more than swaying palm trees, a summer sunset at the beach, and cruising the boulevard in a double-take-pulling custom vehicle. That is as ideal as the dream gets, but not for Allen Hayes, owner of 714 Motorsports, in Westminster. The trees and sand are just fine with him, but his taste for one-off vehicles is a bit more intense than most. Well, that is if you'd consider a 12-inch lifted '07 Chevy Silverado rolling on 22s wrapped in 40-inch tires intense. Yeah, we thought so.
Components from Bulletproof Suspension, Atlas Springs, and King Shocks were selected to transform the already big Bow Tie into a street-legal tank, and the RBP 91R series wheels and Toyo Open Country M/T rubber solidify its ability to conquer and destroy. A Firestone rear airbag kit, complete with a remote air command system, was installed for when the time comes to wield any supplemental artillery from point A to B.
You may be wondering how Allen manages to hop into the truck's control center, and to be honest we thought the same when we first met up for the photo shoot. Once the doors are opened, retractable Amp Research running boards quickly swing down from underneath the cab to offer a courteous boost.
714 Motorsports handled nearly the entire build, and once the truck was up higher in the atmosphere, the crew bolted on an RBP air intake, exhaust, and programmer for a more than adequate bump in the diesel engine's aggression. Both the front and rear axle have been stuffed with 4:10 gears, capped with PML diff covers, and to help bring this mountain of machine to a dead stop, an SSBC Big Brake kit was locked into position behind the heavy rollers.
With a newfound stance and an increased horsepower count, team 714 passed the truck to Santini Paint and Body, also in Westminster, who applied the two-tone, black and red Alsa paint scheme. An ARE LSX Series tonneau cover now caps the bed, and ANZO USA halo headlights and LED tails provide luxurious lighting at both ends. RBP once again jumped on board by providing one of their highly sought after mesh grilles to push this Chevy's appeal into another class, which we can only describe as California classy.
The interior, however, did not go overlooked as the entire seating area has been sunk into suede and red stitch-accented Classic Soft Trim leather seat covers, which were actually designed by 714 Motorsports. For audio/visual pleasure, a JVC Arsenal Series KV AVX800 7-inch receiver was brought in to entertain the front passengers, while 9-inch headrest monitors keep those in the rear preoccupied. Two 10-inch JVC subwoofers, and 6 1/2-inch components keep the atmosphere lively inside the cab, while US Speedo gauges keep Allen up to date on the truck's vital signs while being wrapped up in the surrounding chaos. Suede, and lots of it, covers each pillar and the headliner.
If this truck isn't the epitome of West Coast lifted style, then we just don't what else to show you. Life is most certainly a beach when in the confines of Allen's big and bad, custom royal rig.


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'This is Zhitnik's 10th season in Buffalo. How did he last so long? No Sabre has been ridiculed more mercilessly. He has been blamed for everything but the firehouse closings. It has been easy to rip him, easier yet to take for granted the things he does well. All he has done, year after year, is be the most durable defenseman on the team, a guy who plays against the top lines and ranks among the league leaders in ice time.'
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Penn State's ability to rebound after a loss has been a bright spot under coach Bill O'Brien.
The Nittany Lions are 6-1 after a loss under O'Brien, including a win this season against undefeated Michigan.
The rebound wins are one way to avoid the kind of lengthy losing streaks that can doom a program. But the Nittany Lions have been unable to get a winning streak going this year, and have alternated wins and losses, starting with a win in the second game of the season against Eastern Michigan.
Based on the streak, the Nittany Lions (5-4, 2-3 Big Ten) are due for a win after a loss last week at Minnesota.
The right team just might be rolling into Beaver Stadium. Still feeling the impact of drastic scholarship cuts, the Nittany Lions can clinch at least a .500 record with a win Saturday against Purdue (1-8, 0-5).
With games left against Nebraska and at Wisconsin, the Nittany Lions want to beat the Boilermakers to try and end the season with some sort of winning streak, even a modest one.
''Our play is just a little bit up and down, so we've got to try to smooth it out over the next few weeks, starting with Purdue,'' O'Brien said. ''We have to try to get it to where it's on more of an uphill slant, as far as improvement goes, and not as much up and down.''
Here are five things to watch when the Boilermakers visit the Nittany Lions.
ZWINAK ATTACK: In Penn State's running back-by-committee approach, it was Zach Zwinak's turn to shine against Minnesota. Bill Belton, who has topped 200 yards rushing in a game this season, fumbled on his first carry and was hardly used the rest of the game. Zwinak, a 1,000-yard rusher a year ago, has been plagued by fumbles this season and lost his starting job. With Belton out, Zwinak had 150 yards rushing and scored his first touchdown in more than a month. If Belton and Zwinak can get on the same page in the same game, the Nittany Lions could be potent. ''You have to give him credit, he really did run hard,'' O'Brien said of Zwinak. ''There was some good blocking, too. We'll continue to rotate him and Bill in there.''
PURDUE'S YOUTH: Purdue started five freshmen on offense last week against Iowa, including two linemen and QB Danny Etling. The Boilermakers played 19 freshmen last week against Iowa. The offense has started five freshmen at offensive skill positions this years. Six of Purdue's top eight receivers in yards receiving this season are underclassmen, including four freshmen. True freshman DeAngelo Yancey leads the way with 338 receiving yards. Two of Purdue's top three and three of its top five leaders in all-purpose yardage are freshmen. Purdue's top 12 players in all-purpose yards this year are all expected to return next season.
STOPPING ROBINSON: Penn State's Allen Robinson keeps showing why he's one of the top wideouts in the Big Ten. He leads the conference in nearly every receiving category and is among the nation's top pass catchers entering the 12th week of the season. He leads the Big Ten with 73 catches and 122.9 yards receiving a game, good enough for ninth in the NCAA in receptions and fourth in yards. Robinson has scored at least one touchdown in five of nine games this season.
HOT IN RED: Penn State has been effective in the red zone this season, scoring on 29 of 36 possessions inside the 20. Penn State has 21 touchdowns and eight field goals and scored on a whopping 60 of its last 69 trips dating to an October 2012 game against Northwestern.
PICK SIX: Purdue cornerback Ricardo Allen is one shy of tying the NCAA record for interceptions returned for touchdowns. He has four INT returned for scores, one away from the five returned by former Oklahoma State CB Darrent Williams. He has 10 career interceptions, well short of the school record of 17 held by Stu Schweigert, but only one shy of second place in Purdue history. He leads all active players with four TDs off interceptions.


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christopher::: wrote:With so many Westerners involved, it's a blight on all our societies.
christopher::: wrote:With so many Westerners involved, it's a blight on all our societies.
Prostitution in Thailand and Southeast Asia or How to keep millions of good women down
Justin Hall, 1994 paper
The twentieth century has seen the rise of the world marketplace. In this new world market, Thailand and the Philippines have recently stepped in to play the role of whorehouse to the world. This is facilitated by developing agents having disregarded the development of women's opportunities for economic independence, leaving prostitution as the highest paying job available to many of the women of Southeast Asia.While these countries have benefited from the tourist presence and the resulting foreign exchange, the women who actually put themselves out for their countries development process are to a large extent victims of threefold oppression on the basis of gender, class and the particular role of their homeland in the games of international political economy.
International Political Economics
"Ja, I like Bangkok very much. It's the last place in the world where you can still be a white man." -
a German Bar Owner
The idea of creating designated areas for sex tourism in Asia dates back at least as far as pre-Communist China, where "brothel trains, given the euphemism of 'comfort waggons' were a long accepted part of social life... . Once lusty Europeans could book a ticket to erotic pleasure on some of the specially chartered trains out of Shanghai." But it was to be the Japanese who set up the most comprehensive network of "comfort waggons" staffed by forced prostitutes, or "comfort women." Many women "lived as captives of the military beginning in 1932, when Japan invaded China, to the end of the war in 1945." Forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers, the women were drawn from the Asian countries conquered by Japan, and included "Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Filipinos, as well as Dutch women captured in Indonesia, then a Dutch colony."
While the Japanese had fostered prostitution on a limited scale to serve their own needs, "the boom in Southeast Asia started with the U.S. presence in Vietnam. There were 20,000 prostitutes in Thailand in 1957; by 1964, after the United States established seven bases in the country, that number had skyrocketed to 400,000." It was this boom, and the resulting slack after the war that was taken up by tourism, that introduced prostitution as a large-scale business to the region.
This whole process was overseen by the governments of both countries. In 1967, Thailand agreed to provide "rest and recreation" services to American servicemen during the Vietnam War, which the soldiers themselves called, "I&I, ... intercourse and intoxication." How did the governments of these countries respond to becoming, in the words of Senator J. William Fulbright, "an American brothel"? One South Vietnamese government official responded, "The Americans need girls; we need dollars. Why should we refrain from the exchange? It's an inexhaustible source of U.S. dollars for the State." In fact, the Vietnam war was responsible for "[injecting] some $16 million into the Thai economy annually, money that tourism would have to replace after the war was over."
Whereas traditionally, the military forces of foreign powers have utilized women of Southeast Asia as prostitutes, or "comfort women," now the soldiers of the countries themselves have taken over. In a survey of Thai students, soldiers, store clerks and labourers, "[a]mong the respondents who have ever patronized prostitutes, the soldiers are the most likely to have visited a prostitute recently: 81% respond that they have visited a prostitute within the past six months." In addition, "[t]he median number of visits during the past six months ranges from two for the students to five for the soldiers..." A survey of military conscripts from the north of Thailand yielded that "73% of them lost their virginity with a prostitute and 97% regularly visit prostitutes."
christopher::: wrote:Locals have always played a part, of course, and as you say they are now the primary supporters...
christopher::: wrote:Hi Ben,
Indeed, acknowledging contributing historical and cultural factors in no way alters our responsibilities or excuses the choices individuals make, in regards to their behavior. It just helps us to understand how certain webs of samsara have come into being. Which can be useful, if one finds themselves in a position to somehow assist in a web's unraveling...
Paññāsikhara wrote:May the victims of these horrible crimes find peace through the protection of those who truly care for them.
May the perpetrators of these horrible crimes realize the pain they inflict, and change their ways for good.
May the Dharma provide both that protection and also the insight into cause and effect to achieve both these aims.
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Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references. ] [ Media Contact: TPWD News, firstname.lastname@example.com, 512-389-8030 ] [SL] April 2, 2007 Fallen Game Warden a Model of New Breed AUSTIN, Texas -- From the time he was a teenager guiding goose hunters on the Texas coastal prairies, probably even before then, Justin Hurst was subconsciously preparing himself to make a difference in natural resource conservation. Those who knew him say he seemed to approach life with that goal in mind. Although his journey was cut short when he lost his life in the line of duty on his 34th birthday, March 17, 2007, Hurst had already made his mark on the Texas landscape. And, the impacts he had on the state's wildlife resources, as well as on his family, friends, coworkers, and even adversaries, serve as his legacy. "Game Warden Justin Hurst personified all of what Texas Parks and Wildlife represents," Col. Peter Flores, TPWD Law Enforcement Division Director, says. "He cared for wildlife, he was a pillar of his community, and he cared deeply for his family and was a faithful public servant. His death is a great loss to the people of Texas." Hurst started his career with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as a biologist in August 1995 specializing in waterfowl management along the mid-coast. Fellow wildlife biologist Matt Nelson remembers joining TPWD at the same time as Hurst. "He went to Peach Point (Wildlife Management Area) and I went to Mad Island (WMA), both of us worked on the central coast wetlands project," Nelson recalls. "We had numerous research projects going on at the same time and spent most weeks together; fish sampling, working up alligators and mottled ducks. A lot of late nights together running around the marsh in air boats. Justin was very enthusiastic, dedicated towards the resource and approached everything full-bore." At Peach Point WMA, Hurst was able to submerse himself in his passion for waterfowl and the marsh habitat. For six years, he built a reputation as a wildlife biologist who understood the resource and conservation. "He got it," offers Dave Morrison, TPWD waterfowl program leader. "He understood the importance of resource management and conservation and could relate that to others. He was a heckuva biologist." That's why it came as such a surprise when he announced plans to become a game warden. "No one within the project saw that coming," says Nelson. "He never mentioned anything to us, and then out of the blue he said he planned on going to the game warden academy. He'll always be a biologist to us. The thing about Justin, whatever he put his mind to, he'd do it well. We lost a good biologist." Hurst became a part of the 48th Texas Game Warden Academy and graduated in August of 2002. While at the academy, Hurst shared his knowledge about waterfowl with fellow cadets and actually taught duck identification techniques. Some of his classmates referred to Hurst as the "Super Cadet" because of his diligence and drive. After graduation, Hurst served about a year in Brazos County when a game warden slot became open in Wharton County. Hurst met with then TPWD Law Enforcement Division Director Col. James Stinebaugh personally to make his case for a transfer. Stinebaugh says the decision to transfer Hurst was a no-brainer, but admits it did cause a rumbling in the ranks at the time. "Typically, we required at least two years experience before letting a warden put in for a transfer, but it just made perfect sense to put Justin back down there because we needed someone who knew waterfowl in that position," Stinebaugh says. "I took some heat for that move, but it was the right move." Hurst's supervisor, Capt. Rex Mayes, says he knew well ahead of time he would eventually see Justin Hurst working in his district some day and is glad the colonel broke from tradition. "I remember meeting him for the first time when he was still in the academy," Mayes recalls. "He said he wanted to come to my district because we had the bay that he loved so much. I remember when he left my office that first time; it was a rude awakening for me because I was seeing for the first time a new breed of game wardens, the whiz kids." Game wardens who worked in the field with Hurst remember him most for his preparedness, dedication and respect for others; even those individuals he issued citations to for game law violations. Hurst is survived by his wife, Amanda, and son, Kyle Hunter, age 4 months, his parents, Allen and Pat Hurst of Bryan, a brother, Greg Hurst of Denver, Colorado, and in-laws, Larry and Jeanie Wilcox of Denton, Texas. Memorial fund donations may be made to Operation Game Thief, c/o Justin Hurst Memorial Fund, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX, 78744. The Houston 100 Club is also accepting donations for the family at: 100 Club Survivor's Fund 1233 West Loop South, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77027-9107. -30-


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What is this medicine?PENTAMIDINE (pen TAM i deen) is an anti-infective drug. It is used to treat Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?This medicine is for injection into a muscle or infusion into a vein. It is usually given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 4 months old for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
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Kaptivating Kidz: 'Cool Hand' Luke Wilson
"He has a certain swag about him that is just relaxed," 2 Rivers Track Club coach Aaron Lamb said. "He's Cool Hand Luke"
That mellow swagger comes from 13-year-old Luke Wilson but his first love is hockey.
"Hockey has been my main sport since I was little, but there are no teams around here so I just don't play anymore," Wilson said.
Luke is a Junior Olympics State Champ in long jump and triple jump with a regional title in the triple.
Lamb, who is also an assistant coach at Springfield High School, sees big things. "As of right now he already has the potential to steal a varsity spot on the high school level."
High school is still a year away, but Luke's technique grows daily thanks to the coaching of Lamb.
"My best was 16 feet, 3 inches, after a day of working with him, he had me jumping in the 18's and I as like, 'wow I didn't know I could jump that far."
Wilson's bar is raised to be better than his brother, Mitchell Wilson, who competed at Marist High.
"I have always wanted to be better than him, competition-wise, try to be better, try to get more recognition than him so that has always been my push to do and try new things."
A little sibling rivalry has Luke leaping to the eastern seaboard as one of nine qualifiers from 2 Rivers for the USA Track and Field National Championships in Baltimore, Maryland.
"Hayward field is where you have the nerves," Lamb stated. "Hopefully anywhere else we go, after you have been in the Hayward Field environment, you just compete."
Wilson is just going to feed off the environment at the meet. "Get that vibe off the crowd and just do my thing."
2 Rivers Track Club can always use some funding help, the group has an account set up at Oregon Community Credit Union.
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What he did: The Giants guard became the early leader in the MCAL scoring race by pouring in 27 points in a victory over Justin-Siena on Wednesday before adding 20 in a loss to San Marin on Saturday. He has now reached double digits in scoring in seven consecutive games, during which time he is shooting over 50 percent. He also leads the team in assists and is the Giants' second-leading rebounder.
What he said: "I had an OK week. My teammates really got me the ball but I think I was slumping a little bit at the beginning of the season. I mean, I think I played well this week, but I think I hadn't been doing the best I could in previous weeks. So it was all right. Hopefully I can keep doing what I'm doing. But for me, it's not really scoring points. I'm just trying to do what I can do to get the win."
What's next: He hopes he and his teammates enjoy a long postseason run, but when the basketball season ends, he will take a shot at track and field. He wants to try the high jump, long jump and hurdles. Beyond that, he hopes to make basketball part of his college experience.
Off the court: He is involved in several extracurricular activities at school, including work on the school newspaper, The Bark. He both writes and edits for the publication. "That takes up a lot of time and it's something I enjoy doing outside of sports and outside of the classroom."
Trivial matter: Redwood basketball is hardly new to the second-year varsity player as he served as a team ball boy from third through sixth grade when his dad — current Redwood head coach Steve Compagno — was an assistant coach with the program under Jerry Piro.
Assistant coach Mike Warson: "Joe really worked hard over the summer — he spent a lot of hours in the gym by himself working on his game and getting in shape. He played AAU ball with a program over in the East Bay really trying to step up his game and it's shown early. He's got a lot more confidence with the ball, he's able to finish at the rim, and he's also done a great job distributing the ball so it's not just a one-man band. He's very much the consummate team player."
— Dave Curtis