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CORSHAM suffered a setback in their Premier One (2nd XI) campaign as they lost by seven wickets at Bridgwater.
The visitors totalled 236-5, with Adam Mitchell striking an unbeaten 61 and Andy Davis 58, but the home side reached the target in the 41st over for the loss of three wickets.
Goatacre are still top of Premier Two (2nd XI) despite their third defeat in four games at home to Gloucester City Winget.
Goatacre racked up a competitive 277-7 in 45 overs thanks to 97 from Mark Hunt and an unbeaten 75 from Steve Baker.
However, Gloucester reached their target in the penultimate over with six wickets in hand.
Warminster remain near the foot of the table after a crushing 109 defeat at Chard.
Amritpal Singh took three wickets as Chard reached 287-8 in their 54 overs and, despite 69 from Ankit Shastri, Warminster were dismissed for 178 in 40 overs.
Biddestone had the better of the Glos/Wilts (2nd XI) derby with Chippenham, crusing to an eight-wicket success.
Chippenham reached 172-7 in their 45 overs, Matt Coles with 35 as Phil Knight took 3-43.
Knocks of 63 not out from Matt Unwin and 82 by Liam Boulton got Biddestone home in 33 overs.
Potterne remain on top as their batsmen again made hay, this time at Rockhampton.
Skipper Jamie Hayes scored 124 and Sam Gaiger 159 in their huge 352-4, to which Rockhampton could only reply with 225-9, Oliver Jackson, John Bramwell, Hayes and Jack Bramwell each taking two wickets.
Trowbridge remain winless at the foot of the table as they lost to Dumbleton by 88 runs.
There were two wickets each for Ritesh Pal and Pete Andrews as Dumbleton reached 260-6 in their 45 overs.
Only Dave Reynolds with an unbeaten 73 held up for the home side, who reached 172-8.
Marlborough remain on the trail of the leaders as Raghuveer Tupurani's 60 helped them, surpass the 215-9 set by Hatherley & Reddings, for the loss of six wickets.
Marshfield remain at the head of the Wiltshire (2nd XI) Division after a 206-run win over Devizes.
James Roper's 106 and 85 from Colin Sinkins formed the backbone of Marshfield's 288-6, Thomas Stoner and Ed McQuaid each taking two wickets, and Devizes were all out for 82 in reply.
Winsley remain on the leaders' tail after a dominant batting performance against Great Bedwyn.
Edward O'Leary/s 188, including 31 fours, plus 46 from Ged Roddy and 43 from Dominic Alsop got Winsley to 321-1.
Bedwyn reached 227-8 before the close, Joe Blundy with 63 as Alsop and Tim Merrell both took two wickets.
Calne upset the formbook against contenders Nationwide House, who were dismissed for 162 as Thomas Brewer took 4-31 and Dale Goss 3-18.
Henry Lee's 75 lifted Calne, who still needed a late unbeaten 29 from Robin Batson to get home by one wicket.
Burbage & Easton Royal were dismissed for just 88 by Lechlade, who reached their target inside 16 overs.
Westbury were also beaten, by 42 runs at home to Purton, who reached 248-7 with David Allen scoring 88 and Osmond Shallow taking 3-56.
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ANAHEIM -- Young right-hander Danny Salazar made it his goal on Sunday to pitch the way he did for the Indians in the second half of last season. Facing the Giants, he accomplished that goal with seven strong innings to bounce back from what had been a rough April.
Pitching coach Mickey Callaway said that Salazar did indeed look like the phenom that Cleveland watched overpower hitters last summer.
"It's exactly what he did last year," Callaway said on Monday. "He came in last year kind of with a chip on his shoulder, proving that he belonged here. He doesn't really have to change anything right now. Just go with the same approach, compete, battle, give them your best stuff every night and see what happens."
Following his outing, which resulted in a no-decision, Salazar said that a key for him was not overthinking on the mound. He made minor adjustments throughout the game, did not fret over his mechanics, and ended with eight strikeouts, one walk and one run allowed in a 101-pitch effort.
In each of his previous three starts, he was chased before logging five innings. During that span, he posted a 9.95 ERA, allowed 19 hits in only 12 2/3 innings and gave up a 1.061 opponents' OPS.
"I think the biggest difference [on Sunday] was just staying with the same intensity," Callaway said. "He was staying with the same delivery. He wasn't trying to pull back and go get some [more velocity]. He just hasn't pitched long enough to be able to do that and stay consistent with his mechanics. I think he just stayed consistent with his mechanics and stayed consistent with his effort level and pitched good.
"[In his previous starts, he was trying to think, 'When I should add?' and 'When should I subtract?' He doesn't have a feel for that yet. He hasn't pitched long enough. So go out there, don't think, just give them your best stuff. Wipe them out when you can. Get ahead like you can, and that's it. He did a really good job of that."
Salazar also registered 19 first-pitch strikes to the 26 hitters he faced, for a first-pitch strike rate of 73.1 percent. Entering the outing he had thrown 55.7 percent first-pitch strikes on the season.
"That's always a key for everybody," Callaway said.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I have changed my mind after the game last night and what has transpired in LA.
Fire Frank, Promote Shaw and Hire Mike Brown as the assistant if Shaw would want him anyways!
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Yes he is the best coach for this team and can lead us to the ECF's and beyond
No - great guy but in over his coaching experience
Not sure
Brian Shaw might be the best coach for this team
both Vogel and Shaw are not the right coach for this team and we need to find one this offseason
I have changed my mind after the game last night and what has transpired in LA.
Fire Frank, Promote Shaw and Hire Mike Brown as the assistant if Shaw would want him anyways!
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
I voted Shaw MIGHT be the best coach, because he MIGHT be the best coach for this team. Then again, Vogel might be too. Right now, Vogel is not the clear best coach.
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I want to know the reason for Green getting more minutes than Lance. If Pritchard and Donnie demand this, than I can't blame Vogel.
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
I don't get the love for Shaw. I doubt anything would improve with him as head coach unless the players have already tuned out Vogel, which does not seem to be the case. Vogel isn't the totalitarian that JOB was.
I'm amazed by how divided we are.
SSOOOOOOOOOOOO 27% says Vogel should be our coach.... and almost 73% say it shouldn't be Vogel........ not really divided. Most of us don't want Vogel but we don't know what we want, but we know we don't think Vogel is working for us.
I compare Vogel's popularity here with a guy getting a new girlfriend after his last girl dogged him out. The new one is better than the last one so she looks like goooooolllldddd.
Example......old gf.....Jim Obrien New gf ...... Frank Vogel So once you escape the old relationship....most things directly following will be welcomed with open arms. Think about it.... Honeymoon is now over. Frank's good but we want better.
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Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the esteem of Elohim,
Ephisians 4: 32 And be kind towards one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as Elohim also forgave you in Messiah.
Don't throw me in with the 73%. I voted not sure, not that I don't want Vogel. Huge difference there.
Vogel is one of the best coaches in the league, and yes he is the best coach for this team.
Both spoelstra and rivers have left their personal stamp on their teams.
Saying they just roll the ball out is ignorant of the jobs they've done so far. Yes, they have elite talent. But that talent plays the way they coach them to play.
It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.
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Which is ridiculous. There's no rationality behind it at all. He's a coach everyone loved 6 games ago. He doesn't get more than 6 games to figure it out?
Your math is wonky. Not sure does NOT equal it shouldn't be Vogel. It means just what it says. Could be yes to Vogel, could be no, but right now it's we don't know and are in watch and see mode.
I'm very unhappy with what I am seeing on the court. I am not sure how much of it is on the players and how much of it is on the coaching staff. I am inclined, based on what I saw and read of our camp (where the coaching staff did work on some of the **** we see going wrong out there) that it's more about the players executing.
Whatever the case, I am definitely not jumping off the Vogel wagon 6 games in. To expand on your analogy - I'm no longer head over heels in love with Frank, but I'm not ready to break-up either. It's just time for counseling.
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"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire
"Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others." - William Greider
I think Vogel just has too much JOB in him. I've not seen any growth in Vogel at all.
While I do agree he deserves more time, how much time is enough? It's really arbitrary. Someone might feel a season, others might feel 10 games. No one is right or wrong, just your own observation.
I've been watching this ****** offense for over 3 years now and I've seriously had enough. It's worth noting that some positions struggle here, but why? It's not merely a coincidence that DC played great in NO and great with Dallas, but looked lost here. Same with DJ, and to a smaller extend Price (other than shooting) and TJ Ford played a decent roll off the bench for the Spurs (am I missing anyone?). I think the only reason Hill is succeeding is cause he's more of a 2guard and can shoot the outside shot. But even still, the number of assists for this team are very low. Also, it's usually 3 guys just stand around watching horrible 2 man show. Still can't set good screens/picks. The offense is clunky and we can barely get Hibbert the ball. Pacers are having such a hard time getting easy buckets. I thought we'd have some quick transition buckets, but it almost seems nonexistent.
The defense has really regressed too. While teams aren't shooting high %'s, I think it's misleading. The Hawks had tons of open looks that they just missed.
The Pacers are like a boat with a hole in it. They try to stop one leak and then another comes up. Nothing ever seems to get fixed for good.
I'm also one of those people that think the Pacers played well out of their league last year. Injuries to other teams really propelled this team. But now, the Pacers can't even beat a Timberwolves team without 4 of it's best players. It's just embarrassing.
What Vogel does so well is staying positive and keeping our guys positive. I think he's a good motivator too. He's a good guy, but that's just not enough. Yeah, management could have done better with their money (And not Mayo - it's already been reported he turned down more money so he could start). I didn't like the DC trade just to get rid of Jones. Green and Ian will honestly be fine. I think DJ won't simply cause our pathetic offense just makes pgs struggle...which then in turns makes others struggle cause they can't get easy looks from our point.
But who else would coach this team? If at some point Vogel gets the boot, the Pacers need to bring in someone with experience like SVG or Sloan (who else is out there?). I'm inclined to say Sloan cause he's known for making pg pretty great. I also think he'd get this team to continue to focus on D while improving the offense. I guess Walsh can make it just like old times and hire Larry Brown *shudders*.
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First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
The fans forced Bird's hand and that made him fire JOB when he didn't want to do that. He wanted to finish that season with JOB and then bring in a hot assistant coach the next year. Instead, Vogel go the job in an interim basis but the team came around and that forced Bird to hire Vogel, something he never wanted to do..... The result was already written. Vogel would go into some losing streak and he would be quickly replaced. In this case, I think Shaw gets the job and I think he might have gotten it if Bird had been able to follow his original plan......
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Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
It may not have been pretty last season, but there's no denying it was effective. As I posted in another topic, Vogel's "smashmouth" offense is built on hitting the offensive glass, getting to the line, and taking care of the ball. We're still good on o-rebs, but turnovers and FTA's have been awful. Have to think that Danny's absence is impacting that quite a bit.
Where's the option for he's good but the Pacer's aren't near good enough to make the finals anyways?
how long before the granger injury excuse becomes unacceptable.
We lost to Charlotte and Toronto at home without their best player. The excuse is already unacceptable IMHO
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
Vogel was smart for realizing how important it is to get good looks near the basket, and get to the line. However, after having a full offseason, we all thought he'd actually install a system that lead to actual good offense. The PnR, cuts, layups, transition points, the type of things that any good offense has.
Yet he never did that.
On top of that, there has always been some questions I've had about Vogel, that I thought he may figure out, but were major issues.
First off, in the playoffs against the Bulls in two late games he decided to pull Paul George and put DJ on Rose. Just an absolutely inexplicable decision. We of course lost both games when Rose scored with less than a minute in regulation. Seems like not a big deal, but it is important that a coach realizes each and everything he should do to maximize the talent he has.
Next, I was excited when Vogel was smart with limiting minutes during the regular season last year. I thought everyone would be well rested. However, he got to the playoffs and continued with the minutes when his starters should have been playing 40+. That was a brutal mistake that without a doubt led to less wins.
Bring it to this season, and you look at the Pacers offensive system and it is a disaster. ****, last year it was a disaster too but we let it go because we thought Vogel never had a chance to implement his own offensive game plan. That was true. The Pacers weren't the only ones that looked like a disaster on offense last season. Everyone did really. Except the Spurs. Yet this season nothing changed. There is no system. Only dribble down and throw it down low for an isolation. Isolation basketball is HORRIBLE basketball!!
Edit- by the way I think Vogels horrible offense is the sole reason Green has been playing horrible. Green should be getting open outside looks, tons of transition points, and points off of cuts all day long. Our offense doesn't do that though so Green is now a completely ineffective asset.
No one on this team is being used correctly. The offense is an absolute disaster, and the blame should go squarely on Vogels struggles. Now I'm not saying he can't coach either. Because if he had the right people around him it wouldn't matter that X's and O's aren't his thing. However, as the coaching staff stands this is a disaster.
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We need to do what the Lakers did and fire Vogel and make Shaw the HC. He is going to be courted by a lot of teams next season and get's a lot of credibility from other players. We shouldn't miss our chance and make him the HC. Vogel has a horrible offense. Vogel was good when he first took over this team cause of his passion but honeymoon is over.
How do we know Shaw is any good tho?
personally i hope we move heaven and earth and get Jerry Sloan here
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This paper addresses one of the major challenges in water-flooded oil reservoirs, which is early water breakthrough due to the presence of high permeable layers in the media. COMSOL Multiphysics is used to model two phase (water and oil) flow in dual-permeability porous medium at micro-scales. The heat transfer module is coupled with the laminar two-phase flow interface, because temperature affects the flow patterns in the reservoir by modification of physical parameters. Polymer injection, a remedy for the low sweep efficiency is simulated here by defining a variable viscosity for the aqueous phase that varies as a function of time and temperature. The simulation results confirm the efficiency of the polymer injection in enhancing oil recovery in dual-permeability porous medium.


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HOUSTON - Two men have been charged in connection with a robbery at an auto parts store in northeast Houston.
Royce Lamon Ross, 34, and Anthony White, 24, have been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.
Two employees were robbed at gunpoint the O'Reilly Auto Parts in the 800 block of Aldine Bender Road on Sunday, according to investigators.
One employee said she was standing behind a cash register when the two suspects entered the store They told her if she did not open the cash register, she would get hurt. She opened the register. Another employee was forced to open a second register.
The suspects got away with the cash, but they were arrested a few hours later during a traffic stop in the 14100 block of Homestead. The auto shop employees had given deputies a description of the suspects' vehicle.
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This article was published 3/8/2013 (1514 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It's Manitoba's toughest festival to spell and pronounce, but one of the most fun to attend. The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba happens every year over the August long weekend, and features plenty of sights, sounds, smells, and more than a few Viking helmets.


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This is a pitboard used in the late 1950's Indianapolis 500, the "greatest spectacle in racing!" Before radio communication, drivers and crew members communicated via pitboards.
Back in 2000, my wife and I stopped at a garage sale in Speedway, IN, which is the small town that hosts this world-famous race. I happened to see this pitboard, along with 2 others in the garage sale. I purchased all 3 boards for $20. I knew that we had just purchased a unique piece of history and were excited to display them in our already-growing collection of racing items. However I had no idea, how valuable this particular pitboard was until most recently.
About 4 years ago, I decided to do some research to find the history of this board. Here are some things that I have discovered in this 4-year quest:
1) This pitboard was used in the 1958 Indianapolis 500. In fact, it was used by the winner of the Indy 500 that year, Jimmy Bryan.
2) I took this particular collector's piece to a racing memorabilia show/appraisal. Over a dozen appraisers were mind blown to see such a unique, rare, and old piece in such good, original condition.
3)The chalk-writing on this board is original. According to several appraisers and collectors of Indianapolis 500 memorabilia, the chalk writing (which is not highly visible in these pictures, but clear in person) tells us a story of what happened during the laps around the track.
4)At the top of the pitboard, you will see BRYAN painted very clearly. Interestingly enough, I found out that under the yellow paint, there are letters that have been painted over. It is not proven, however, it appears that some of the letters may actually read HANKS.
5) So what significance does Hanks have? Sam Hanks won the Indianapolis 500 the year prior (1957), same car and same team as Bryan. At the end of the 1957 race, Hanks retired in victory lane. The car owner, then brought on Jimmy Bryan to run in the following year (1958). Both drivers won, again... same car, same team. Remember, in those days, teams were not over-flowing with money. So, these teams reused a lot of their parts to save money. It is speculated that the team hand painted BRYAN over HANKS at the top of this pitboard to reuse it in the 1958 race.
6) I've had several distinguished people, including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track historian, assist us with this research. At this point, I am in search of pictures/film of the Indianapolis 500 from the years of 1957 and 1958. I am specifically looking for a picture/film footage to use as proof of documentation that this pitboard was used in both races.
Being that this is the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 this coming May of 2011, I would love to be able to conclude my research with this proof.


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Butte County residents have come to learn the meaning of "fire season," but the term may not apply to just one season anymore.
Fire season isn't a term that is used much anymore, said Matt Damon, Cal Fire-Butte County fire marshal. This year proved that there can be fires all the time. Instead, Cal Fire has "levels of preparedness," he added.
Cal Fire-Butte County is moving toward hitting its peak staffing levels at the end of this month. The agency will add to the seasonal firefighters, engine operators and fire captains who have already started.
Currently, Cal Fire-Butte County has more people on staff than it normally would during this time of year, but it's not fully-staffed yet, Damon said.
The number of staffed engines and seasonal firefighters on staff was not immediately available.
Usually, staffing levels don't peak until the beginning of July, Damon said.
The number of staff and engines available in Butte County vary throughout the year, but the unprecedented fire conditions have lead to the need for people to start sooner, he said. There's already been a higher number of fire incidents this year.
In January, there were more than 100 fire incidents, Damon said. This year, Cal Fire-Butte County has been presented with "a totally different" situation.
"Fire season" has lost its meaning, he said.
If people drive around the county, they can see the grasses drying, Damon said. The signs of the drought are apparent.
The potential is that the fuel — dry vegetation — is going to "dry and dry and be tinder dry earlier than normal and worse than normal" he said. The fuels are dependent on the snowpack, which has been non-existent in some places. The fuels are at summer levels in mid-spring, he added.
According to Cal Fire, the state-wide agency has been hiring and training seasonal firefighters since January.
As of May 9, Cal Fire stated in a press releases, that it had already responded to approximately 1,300 wildfires in California — more than twice as many fires as average.
"Fire season really never ended last year in may parts of California," stated Cal Fire Director and Chief Ken Pimlott. "We continue to have very dry conditions and experience unusually early fire behavior that is extreme for this time of year."
For the last six weeks, Cal Fire-Butte County has been conducting inspections to ensure that property owners living in the wildland-urban interface are keeping 100 feet of defensible space.
Damon emphasized that people should "do the right thing, the right way," which includes using lawn mowers during cooler, higher-humidity morning hours.
Also, starting June 1, or potentially sooner, a burn ban will be put into effect in the county.
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JERUSALEM—In the most significant Islamic ideological pronouncement since a 732 AD pledge to drive the Hebrews into the sea, the world's approximately 975,000,000 Muslims announced plans Monday to "lighten up a bit."
"For the past dozen centuries or so, perhaps we took things a little too seriously," Arab League president Ibn Raouf-Abdel said. "Yes, abstaining from strong drink and hiding women's faces from view and castrating blasphemers are all great. But isn't there more to life? What about flying a kite? Or swinging on a swing? Or cakes at birthday parties?"
The change of heart came as the result of an incident during a Sacred Sword of Righteousness rally Monday in Damascus, Syria. According to witnesses, as SSR leader Waleed bin Aziz mounted the steps leading to the stage, he tripped over his robe, causing him to lose his balance and fall face-first into an audience member's bowl of yogurt. At first, those in attendance held their breath and stifled their laughter for fear of execution. But then, bin Aziz stood up and, after a long pause, threw up his hands and erupted in laughter, breaking the tension and freeing up the crowd to do the same.
"You know," said Abdullah Sadiiq, who was at the rally, "we haven't all shared a good laugh like that for, oh, it must have been at least a good 1,500 years. And you know what? It felt great."
Within hours, word of the humorous episode had spread throughout the Arab world, inspiring hundreds of millions of people to adopt a more lighthearted, easygoing attitude.
Among the strict beliefs now being reconsidered as a result of the incident is the centuries-old Islamic dress code for women.
"Yes, woman was born to be servant to man," Beirut University professor Mahmoud bin-Gemayel said. "Absolutely. But do they have to wear those hot, uncomfortable black outfits with the face veils all the time? There must be some other way they could show men their subservience."
Changes were also evident in Kabul, Afghanistan, where extremist Taliban leaders have overhauled their strict penal code. For centuries, traditional law decreed that those caught stealing would have their hands cut off in the public square. In the future, however, thieves will merely be stripped nude, whipped, covered in dung and chased by dogs through the streets for several hours before being jailed.
"It never made much sense to cut off their hands, anyway," Taliban member Khalif al Tabbouk said. "After all, they can hardly be expected to earn a living through honest labor after their crime if they don't have any hands, right?"
Sultan Reza bin Yutil of Oman, said to be one of the world's richest men, showed his support for the new "lighten-up" approach by forcibly embracing a visitor, then turning to a group of his servants and clapping his hands, shouting, "Prepare a feast!"
"Everyone likes a nice feast," bin Aziz said.
Perhaps no one was more pleased by the lighten-up policy than author Salman Rushdie, whose death was called for by Islamic leaders in 1988 following the alleged blasphemy of his controversial book The Satanic Verses. Rushdie's death sentence was formally rescinded Monday by a coalition of Islamic leaders, who told him, "It was an honest mistake, just try not to do it again." To make it up to Rushdie, 16 Arab nations chipped in and bought him a pasta maker.
"Ideally, yes, we would still like to avenge history with the blood of our enemies," PLO leader Yasir Arafat said Tuesday during an appearance on Late Show With David Letterman. "But there has got to be a nicer, more reasonable way to do it."
Added Arafat: "By the way, have you read about what's been going on in China, Dave? They're executing suspected drug traffickers and banning student demonstrations. It's crazy over there."
Spokespersons for the world's fundamentalist Christians said that under no circumstances would they lighten up.


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Bronchial Pneumonia
I am a non-smoker, active, thin 53 year old woman. I have been diagnosed with pleurisy and bronchial pneumonia. After 3 months of various test and medicines, I am still experiencing the same symptoms I started with: tightness in chest, pains, shortness of breath, heavy breathing, light headed, shaking. It seems unlikely that I would still be recovering from pneumonia after 3 months. I have been on prednisone and a QVAR inhaler. I had bad side effects from both. Could I have asthma and if so, is there something I could take that I might be able to tolerate?
Asthma has many symptoms, and several of those you are experiencing certainly could be due to asthma but they could also be caused by several other diseases. Testing for possible asthma would include a CXR and pulmonary function testing which can be done by your primary care provider, or you could request to be seen by a pulmonary specialist.I would discuss your concerns with your primary care provider to determine the best next steps.
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Ed Miliband has insisted he can "defy the odds" and win next year's general election, despite a poll suggesting that as many as 60% of voters think he is not up to the job of being prime minister.
Mr Miliband acknowledged he had a "tough fight" to return Labour to power after one term in opposition, but said he was "relishing" the battle over the next 10 months leading up to the May 2015 poll.
The Labour leader's comments came as he launched welfare reform proposals which would see u nemployed youngsters stripped of state handouts unless they agree to training in vital skills.
Bidding to counter Tory jibes that Labour is the "party of welfare", Mr Miliband called for 18 to 21-year-olds to be given a "youth allowance" rather than out-of-work benefits.
The money would be conditional on them signing up to learn key skills, and they would not get it if their parents were relatively well-off.
People would also have to work longer to qualify for a boosted rate of Jobseeker's Allowance, as part of moves to restore the contributory principle to the system.
He rejected Conservative claims that the changes would cost money, insisting Labour was offering "big changes, not big spending". Aides said the reforms would save the government £65 million a year.
The reforms mirror proposals in a Condition of Britain report released by the IPPR think-tank, but Mr Miliband rejected one of the report's key recommendations for a freeze on Child Benefit for over-fives.
The commitments, unveiled in a speech to the IPPR in east London, come with Mr Miliband facing persistent questions about his leadership.
His personal ratings have been lagging significantly behind those of David Cameron, while a poll for Prospect magazine found voters thought his brother David would make a better prime minister.
Last night former cabinet minister Lord Mandelson appeared to offer only lukewarm support, saying Mr Miliband was "the leader we have" and urging him to offer a more pro-business agenda.
Mr Miliband sought to shrug off the former business secretary's comments, saying: "I always welcome advice, whatever source it comes from."
But he insisted that his party could not act as "continuity Labour", picking up from where it left off in 2010, but must respond to the problems of inequality and in-work poverty which had not been solved by New Labour.
Asked about his poll ratings, Mr Miliband said: "I knew when I took this job on that we were going to have a tough fight, because we are trying to defy the historical odds, which are that governments who lose elections don't tend to be one-term oppositions. We are in a position to defy those odds."
He added: "In the end, I have a big cause that I am fighting for and it is a tough fight, but I am determined that we win this fight. I am determined we win this fight not for the Labour Party, I am determined we win it for the British people.
"I didn't take this job because I thought it would be a walk in the park, I fought for this job because I thought it was important and I thought I had something distinctive to say about how we can change this country, and I believe that more now than I did three and a half years ago.
"I relish the next 10 months, I relish the opportunity to fight for my vision for the country."
Mr Miliband said his planned reforms would be introduced at a time of scarcity, when "the next Labour government won't have money to spend".
"The situation means we can't just hope to make do and mend," said the Labour leader. " We can't just borrow and spend money to paper over the cracks.
"The old way of doing things won't work any more. Instead, we need big, far-reaching reform. Which means big changes, not big spending.
"Reform that can reshape our economy, so that hard work is rewarded again. Rebuild our society, so that the next generation does better than the last. And change our country so that the British people feel it is run according to their values."
Labour would increase the rate of contributory Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for people who had spent significant time in work before becoming unemployed, he said.
But to fund a mooted rise from £71 to £100 a week, the period of employment needed to qualify would be extended - potentially from two to five years.
"To properly reward hard work and effort, we need contribution to be at the heart of our welfare system," said Mr Miliband.
"We talk about the problem of people getting something for nothing. And we are right to do so. But there is a problem that politicians rarely talk about of people getting nothing for something.
"How many times have I heard people say 'For years and years I paid in and then, when the time came and I needed help, I got nothing out'?
"Rewarding contribution was a key principle of the Beveridge Report. And it is a key intuition of the British people... W e should not allow the contributory principle to recede still further. Instead, we should strengthen it."
David Cameron has already suggested barring under-25s from receiving any benefits unless they are "earning or learning" - but Labour has dismissed the pledge as too blunt an instrument and lacking detail.
Instead, Mr Miliband backed IPPR proposals to scrap out-of-work benefits for those aged 18-21 and replace them with a "youth allowance" of the same value - currently around £57 a week.
They will not get the money if their skills are considered inadequate and they refuse to sign up for training, or if their parents' income is too high. People with small children or disabilities will be exempted from the rules.
"A Labour government will get young people to sign up for training, not sign on for benefits," said Mr Miliband.
There was speculation that Labour would endorse a similar scheme from the IPPR before Christmas, which would have made benefits conditional up to the age of 25. But party sources said its Jobs Guarantee scheme made such a move unnecessary.
That policy would see 18 to 24-year-olds who have been unemployed for a year offered a taxpayer-funded job for six months, with those who refuse losing benefits.
The sources indicated that those receiving "youth allowance" but still looking for work will still be eligible for the Jobs Guarantee scheme after a year.
Shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves said Labour's position was a "very different policy" from the one proposed by the IPPR last year, which she had spoken out against.
"In October the policy was all 18 to 25-year-olds, regardless of whether they had worked previously, regardless of whether they already had qualifications - A-levels, vocational qualifications, university degrees - and it was also restricting housing benefit for everybody under the age of 25," she told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
"So the policy today is a very different policy."
Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps said: "This is just a recipe for more spending on welfare, more borrowing - and more taxes to pay for it. That's exactly how Labour got us into a mess in the first place.
"Ed Miliband has no economic plan. All he offers is more of the same old Labour - and Britain would have a less secure future as a result."
Lord Mandelson told BBC2's Newsnight last night that Mr Miliband had brought forward eye-catching policies, but now had a year before the general election to wind them into a "convincing, vivid narrative".
"Having policies, though, without those being drawn together into a convincing vivid narrative, a story about yourself, who you are what you stand for and what you are going to do for people in the country, is really not enough," said the Labour peer.
He said the emphasis on social justice needed to be balanced with an explanation on how Labour would encourage growth and jobs,"which he has a year to do".
Asked whether Mr Miliband was the best leader the party could have, Lord Mandelson replied: "In my view he is the leader we have and therefore the leader I support, and somebody who I believe is capable of leading the party to victory."
He said Mr Miliband was "choosing a different course" from ex-prime minister Tony Blair, adding that it "may work".
Meanwhile, former home secretary Alan Johnson told the New Statesman magazine that the Labour leader was "not as able to connect (with people) as strongly" as his brother David.
"It's not his strong point," he said. "I can't pretend that, knocking on doors, people come out and they're really enthusiastic about Ed."
Ms Reeves insisted that Mr Miliband would be a "great prime minister", telling Today: "I backed Ed from when he stood for the leadership of the party... no, I didn't make a mistake.
"Absolutely, he is doing the right thing. In a year's time I think that Ed will be prime minister and I think he will be a great prime minister."
British Chambers of Commerce executive director Adam Marshall said: "Giving 18 to 21-year-olds training allowances rather than unemployment benefits will be an attractive idea to many in the business community, who express concern that young people often don't have the right skills to succeed in the world of work.
"The acid test will be whether these proposals help to address the confidence gap between businesses and young people. As our own Skills Manifesto has shown, companies aren't confident when recruiting school-leavers and young people feel that businesses don't give them a chance.
"If a new training-focused youth allowance can help tackle the confidence gap between young people and firms, it could receive real support from companies across the UK."
Laurence Maples, of Youth Fight for Jobs, said: " Just like the Tories, Labour is all too keen to place the blame for unemployment at the feet of those victim to it. Young people are not suffering from a lack of skill, talent or determination, we are suffering from a lack of available jobs.
"Labour pathetically attempting to out-Tory the Tories is the last thing we need. If Miliband wants young people's votes he'll have to do better than this. A commitment to a mass programme of job creation, to create socially useful jobs paid a living wage, would be a better place to start."
Writing on his blog, Gordon Brown's former spin chief Damian McBride warned that there were no "fighters" in Mr Miliband's top team.
"There are many positive things to say about the people managing Ed Miliband's operation and running Labour's campaign. They are well-spoken, well-read, well-connected, and, if you stay on their right side, quite genial. You'd feel safe sitting them next to your mum at a wedding," Mr McBride wrote.
"But what they are not is fighters. They will never give their press team and foot-soldiers the ammunition required to win the next 40 weeks in the media and on the doorstep, not just because they lack an understanding of what might do the trick, but also an appreciation of why doing so matters.
"Not when they could be attending a Thomas Piketty symposium instead."
He said Mr Miliband, like Mr Cameron, was "guilty of recruiting his innermost circle of advisers entirely in his own image".
"That's all right in peacetime if it helps him shape his political philosophy and refine his personal blueprint for government. It might even be OK if basking in a large majority in office," Mr McBride went on.
"But with an election to win - an election Labour can win - Ed urgently needs to add some 'wartime consiglieres' to the mix, not in place of the very capable and trusted people he's got, but working alongside them."


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BBYO Teen Angie Tozer Gets "MADE" on MTV
Angie took questions about her experience on MADE live on Facebook on Wednesday, December 14, at 9pm Eastern. To review her responses, just "Like" BBYO on Facebook at facebook.com/bbyoinsider and review past wall posts. Enjoy!
Angie Tozer, a senior at Parkway Central High School and President of Shira BBG in St. Louis Council starred in the MTV reality show "MADE" on Saturday, December 3 to kick off the show's 11th season. There were 4,000,000 viewers.
"MADE" is a Cinderella type reality show. This past summer MTV sent a team of coaches to transform 17 year old, Angie from a self proclaimed "tomboy" to a beauty contestant over a seven week period. Her team of coaches included Ms Missouri 2009, Tamara Osseck and world famous stylist, model, and entertainer, Jason Wimberly. Suzi Tozer, Angie's mom and author of "Unforgettable Parties…Without Breaking the Bank" considered the transformation both physical and mental. She says, "The 2 months of filming follow up by a trip to New York for voiceovers, and getting to know the coaches and producers from MTV was a once in a life time experience, we've seen an incredible transformation in Angie." In addition to a physical makeover there was additional growth that dealt with the untimely death of Angie's father when she was in 5th grade, and the loss of her family home which resulted in moving from a large home to a small apartment and sharing a bedroom with her older sister. The accumulation of Angie's hard work is demonstrated in a beauty pageant.
Please support Angie by watching the episode below!
Q & A with Angie:
BBYO: What inspired you to apply for MADE?
Angie: To be quite honest, auditioning for MADE started out as just a fun thing that I brought up to my friends, who were super willing to help create a tape with me. We sat in my room, answered the questions on the website, and believe it or not, I received a call about a month later.
BBYO: Was the filming process what you expected?
Angie: The filming process was NOTHING like I expected. Before I knew it, a 40 year old man was following me around with a camera for what sometimes was up to 15 hours a day, for seven and ½ weeks. Although the process was super overwhelming, time consuming, and intense, it was worth every second just having the experience that I did.
BBYO: Do you still keep in touch with your coach? Are you happy with the results?
Angie: While watching MADE beforehand, I rarely saw strong connections between the teens and coaches, but the relationship between my coach, Jason Wimberly, and I was nothing short of best friends. Jason and I talk at least twice a week, and not only have I already visited him in New York once, but he plans to meet up with me during Spring Break. It's great having someone so different than me, and with such a huge age difference, that cares about you SO much and that you can go to for anything. MADE gave that to me.
BBYO: What was your favorite part of the entire process?
Angie: My favorite part of this entire process was the end result. Watching myself grow so much in such a short amount of time was amazing to me, and the changes are still a part of me in my daily life. During the pageant, I felt like a totally new person and it was surreal. I never thought that I would be at the point that I am but I couldn't be any happier, and overall the experience has been so unreal.
BBYO: How did BBYO play a role in your transformation during the show?
Angie: BBYO has played a huge role in my life, during filming and just in everyday life as a whole. Being St. Louis's Council N'siah last year, and Chapter N'siah this year really made balancing both filming and programming an obstacle, but obviously we made it happen. Fitting enough time for both into my life helped me learn time management, and it was AWESOME to get to bring MADE into BBYO and film during council programs and board meetings. In addition, I can honestly say that the encouragement from my BBG sisters and brothers made it all worthwhile, and made it possible for me to push through any struggles I faced this past summer.
BBYO: How do you feel now that the show is over and aired?
Angie: Now that the show is over and aired, first of all I feel relieved! I was so happy with how it turned out and now my life is so much busier than it has been. Although I wish BBYO could have played a bigger role in the episode because it's such a huge part of my life, I'm very happy with how everything turned out. The entire experience has been so unreal, and I could not be more grateful for the opportunities and support I've been given.


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Since the recession, families are always looking for ways to save more money. Many bargain hunters have found that shopping online offers even more opportunities to boost the family budget.
One bargain-hunting mother recently shared some of the online shopping secrets that help her buy the products she needs for her husband and two toddlers.
"I'm a big fan of the Groupons and the Living Social for local things, places to take the kids, places to eat," said Erika Desimone of New Jersey.
While Desimone admits she's an insomniac who spends a lot of time surfing the internet, she says it's time well spent.
Money Back Websites
She said she even shops on websites that offer cash back, including Ebates.com, ExtraBux.com and CouponCactus.com.
"I think over the last three years, I've got like $1,500 accumulation in cash back," Desmone said. "They also offer a referral link, so you can refer via your Facebook, social media, your friends via email and anyone else that signs up, every time they buy and earn, you earn a percentage and it just keeps growing."
CouponCactus employees receive commission for every purchase made and share that with customers through their cash back feature, according to their website.
Erika tries to save money on everything, buying rugs for her home from overstock.com and shoes for the whole family.
"A lot of the time they offer free return shipping, so you can buy two, three, four of them, try them on, keep the ones you want and return the others," Desimone said.
She recommended that people who like designer items to visit 6pm.com, SmartBargains.com and Overstock.com
She and her husband own rental property which was damaged by Hurricane Sandy and needed to purchase new home furniture for it, online. She said places like Home Depot and Sears offer cash back.
"I ordered everything from floor tiles, to vanities, to bunk beds, even mattresses," Desimone said.
She said online ordering is much easier for her because she can find exactly what she needs. More websites she uses for bargains are Gilt.com and BeyondTheRack.com which both offer apparel and home decor.
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Bosses at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, say a new clinic for patients with urgent general surgical problems has quickened up the time patients are seen and treated.
The RUH has set up the clinic to enable patients to be seen, assessed, diagnosed and operated on as a 'one stop shop' basis, avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions and lengthy inpatient stays.
Urgent general surgical problems may include conditions such as appendicitis, gallstones, hernias, abscesses and pancreatitis.
Emergency general consultant surgeon Sarah Richards, who leads the service, said: "The traditional process was that patients come in, investigations are ordered, there's a queue, and then a further wait for a decision.
"If an operation is needed, there's a further wait for that to be booked and a risk of cancellation, if something more urgent needs to take priority.
"The new clinic is really speeding things up - the RUH has provided resource not only for a consultant emergency surgeon to oversee the service, but has also purchased a dedicated ultrasound machine and provided extra theatre capacity to operate on emergency patients."
In the first six months the service has been operating 788 patients were seen, of which 71 per cent were seen and discharged home the same day.
Twelve per cent of patients had their surgical procedure on the same day they were seen and six per cent of patients were added to the planned operating list for non-urgent surgery or were admitted to hospital.


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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier—the Real Military Tech Behind the Game
These days, everyone from Steven Spielberg to Martin Scorsese is singing the praises of 3D. Dreamworks head Jeffrey Katzenberg has said that 3D is a filmmaking revolution up there with color film, and that, unlike previous false starts, 3D is here to stay this time, thanks to digital projection and advances in technology. But it seems that lately, the audiences who must pay for increased 3D ticket prices are singing a different, not-so-enthusiastic tune.
First, the Glee 3D concert movie flopped. Then, the stereoscopic films debuting the weekend of August 19—Fright Night, Conan the Barbarian and Spy Kids 4D—pulled in but a pittance. Hollywood and tech companies have taken notice of a possible 3D backlash: The advertisements for Shark Night 3D, which opened this weekend, stress that you can also see the film in the regular 2D, and PM has covered how to make glasses that convert 3D movies back to 2D. All of which leads us to wonder: Have audiences had enough of 3D?
David S. Cohen, associate editor at Variety, warns not to read too much into August numbers. "August is one of the graveyard times of the movie calendar," he says. "Suddenly that's 3D's fault? These [films] are not premium experiences. They wouldn't be coming out in August if they were really premium experiences." Yet something beyond the time of year and the economy is at play, because 3D is down across all of 2011 compared with 2010. According to Entertainment Weekly, many films now earn only 40 percent of their opening weekend gross from 3D, compared with nearly 80 percent a year ago. Variety's Andrew Stewart calculates that 3D's overall contribution is down to 45 percent in the domestic market, from 50 to 80 percent last year (though 3D still does boffo box office overseas, accounting for 60 to 70 percent of a film's international gross).
There's no denying some people actively dislike 3D. "I like 3D," Cohen says, "but I've had enough bad experiences now that I understand why people don't." An informal poll of this editor's Twitter followers turned up a few of the reasons: "With rare exception, 3D is a dark, distracting detriment," one says. "[It] depends on the application. Dynamically visual movies can benefit from it, but it's wasted on otherwise flat films," another writes. "3D has its merits, but I won't be a full supporter until they improve the viewer-side tech." One more: "3D is useless—not one 3D film I've seen has visually or thematically benefited from being in that format."
It's far too soon for anyone to declare that 3D is dead. In fact, Cohen predicts that if Scorsese's Hugo and Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin are hits this holiday season, we'll be swimming in "3D is back!" stories. But even if Hollywood ends 2011 with a few stereoscopic successes, the technology's defects must be overcome before the format is wholly embraced by audiences. We asked film industry insiders like Cohen and Hollywood heavyweights like James Cameron and Peter Jackson how to fix 3D, and these are the top five ways.
Additional reporting by Anne Thompson. Follow Erin McCarthy on Twitter at @erincmccarthy.
The films released during this new wave of 3D have been all over the map. For every great example (How to Train Your Dragon) there has been a bad, gimmicky one (The Nutcracker in 3D). "If you're asking people to pay extra for a movie that's not very good, that's going to be a [problem], whether the movie is in 2D or 3D," Cohen says. Studios need to focus less on releasing everything in 3D to make a quick buck with schlocky, gimmicky films and more on delivering better quality experiences worth the ticket price. "You can't abuse audience expectations and expect to charge a premium," director and 3D innovator James Cameron says.
How to Make Glasses That Convert 3D Movies to 2D


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3 Days Left to Vote Early
First time voters Kelsey and Sue met up with the Colorado Votemobile before the Denver Nuggets game. They are voting early to make their voices heard for young women like themselves:
"We are so excited to vote for the first time for President Obama. We realize that this is a really critical election and will directly impact our rights as young women. I wanted to get my vote in early to stand up for young women like myself."
With only three days left to vote early, there is no time to waste -- get your ballot in the mail or stop by your early polling location to cast your vote.


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Masaru wrote:Just as he distinguished the two chants previously in the letter, Nichiren again makes it clear that the daimoku must be read properly using the Nipponized Chinese, emphasizing that to do otherwise is not in the spirit of the Buddhist tradition of "Bodhisattva Vasubandhu and the Great Teacher T'ien-t'ai" or of himself. Here we see that Nichiren is careful, but firm, in correcting a devout follower of some standing. He does not explicitly mention using a mangled form of the daimoku as it was not an issue at the time, but his strict stance of correct enunciation is evident.
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US stocks edge higher ahead of July 4th holiday
Major indexes are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street ahead of the July 4th holiday.Full story
Major indexes are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street ahead of the July 4th holiday.Full story
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc's decision to bring in the head of Microsoft Corp's Xbox business to replace founder Mark Pincus is a bold stroke that was hailed on Wall Street, but it still leaves questions as to who is ultimately in charge at the troubled game-maker. Full story
The Fast Money team has the trade on Google, United Continental and Texas Instruments. And, competition in the gaming wars is heating up as the new PlayStation 4 console comes to the market price $100 below its competitor XBox, reports CNBC's Jon Fortt...
CNBC's Tyler Mathisen looks ahead to what are likely to be next week's top business and financial stories. Can banks be too big to manage? New data on the housing recovery comes next week and Microsoft holds an Xbox event this week.
CNBC's Jim Cramer explains why he would like to see Microsoft spin out the Xbox and buy Netflix.
Nat Brown, Xbox co-creator and iOS App Developer, explains the changes in the gaming industry if Apple brings gaming to its Apple TV platform.
Master Chief has returned and to celebrate Microsoft has released its best looking Xbox yet.
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 20: Comedian Seth Meyers attends "The Awesomes" VIP After-Party sponsored by Hulu and Xbox at Andaz on July 20, 2013 in San Diego, California.
Blake Krikorian, Microsoft vice president on the Xbox team , and Cathy Krikorian arrives at the annual Allen and Co. conference at the Sun Valley, Idaho Resort July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)
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A MOTORBIKE ridden by Daniel Craig in the latest 007 blockbuster is aiming to raise money for Children in Need thanks to Honda.
The car manufacturer, based in South Marston, has donated an exclusive lot to the BBC Children in Need annual fundraising auction – the modified Honda CRF250 motorbike the star rode in the thrilling opening chase sequence of Skyfall.
Honda (UK) Corporate Communications Manager Fiona Cole said: "We are very pleased to be able to support BBC Children in Need and with such an exclusive item.
"With the Bond films having incredibly broad appeal, we hope that 007's 'street merchant' bike will raise a significant amount of money and awareness for such an invaluable cause."
To be in with a chance of owning this truly unique item of film memorabilia from Honda, go to www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey and place your bid before midnight on Thursday, November 22.
Fundraisers across the town have also been doing their bit to help raise money for Children in Need, and they didn't even have to get out of their pyjamas.
Pudsey Bear visited the choir at Lydiard Park Academy ahead of their performance at the Steam Museum.
Eighty pupils from the school in Greendown and eight of its feeder primary schools joined 170 students in the south west region to take part in the performance of 'Bridge over troubled water' last night.
Clare Rabbitt, 12, from Grange Park said: "It has been a bit pressured having to get it all right, but it is very exciting."
Ben White, 15, of Freshbrook said: "It has been quite chaotic, I didn't expect it to be as big as it is.
"It was a bit shocking when we were told, we were just in a normal choir lesson and Pudsey Bear walked in with the TV cameras from Points West."
People across the town also turned up to school and work in their pyjamas, which was the theme of the day. Staff at Outsource UK Ltd held a cake sale and wore spotted clothes, while JJ's Hair Group, in Old Town held a fancy dress day.
Both of the colleges in town got into the spirit with New College pupils wearing onesies and business students at Swindon College held a Dragons' Den type event.
Kingsdown School have linked up with Nationwide Building Society and will be hosting a family fundraiser at the school's new sports centre.
The event, which includes roller skating and trampolining, takes place on Thursday, November 22, at 5.45pm, with all money raised going to Children in Need.
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Kendra Wilkinson … in the future, drones will bring you tacos … Sierra Nevada is coming East … here comes a higher grade of marijuana … the boombox was the fasted-adopted gadget of the last 50 years … as disturbing a story as you'll find today … can I interest you in a GIF from the season premiere of Mad Men? … "Woman demanding care at hospital is arrested for trespassing, dies in jail" … employers want Facebook passwords now? … the grandson of basketball's inventor died at 73 … Melanie Iglesias seems nice … some woman broke into Simon Cowell's house while he was home …
More on the Tim Tebow, Taylor Swift & Dianna Agron "love triangle." [Page 6]
Devour this Tiger Woods-related roundtable. Everyone loves Tiger! [Golf.com]
If you're into Horse Racing, this lengthy piece is a must-read. [NYT]
Nice column by Whitlock about LeBron, D Wade and Trayvon Martin. [Whitlock]
For those of you who are still pissed Syracuse lost. [Fox Sports]
Is Felix Doubront going to make the Red Sox rotation? [Providence Journal]
Here's the guy who wrote the book – fine the FAQ – on the NBA salary cap. [LA Times]
Alex Ovechkin is percolating just in time for the playoffs. [Buffalo News]
If you like history or high school basketball, this story is for you. [Times]
Roy Williams got outcoached by Bill Self down the stretch because Roy didn't know what to do against the triangle-and-two zone. [Forde]
Bizarre story: Jaguars beat writer arrested … for calling the cops following an incident at a bar. A bit surprised the paper even wrote about this. [Times-Union]
RIP boxing historian Bert Sugar. [NYDN]
Tony Barnhart remembers Furman Bisher. [CBS Sports]
This was a pretty bad Tim Tebow profile. [Star Ledger]
Not sure why anyone would do the Cinnamon challenge, but this Grandma tried, and watch what happens to her dentures.
Sidney Crosby!
Not really loving Jared Sullinger after the Buckeyes beat the Orange, but this was a nice pass in the Sweet 16. [via Mike]


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SANDY, Utah (Wednesday, April 28, 2010) – Real Salt Lake announced today that the defending MLS Cup champion's first exhibition contest of the 2010 season will take place on Saturday, May 15, when the Utah side's reserves will welcome the Mexican Under-21 Men's National Team to Rio Tinto Stadium.
Kickoff for the international friendly in Sandy is slated for 4:00 p.m. MT, and tickets for the contest are now available online at www.RealSaltLake.com and www.RioTintoStadium.com, over the phone at 888-4-RSL-TIX (888-477-5849), or in person at the Rio Tinto Stadium Box Office weekdays from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. MT. Real Salt Lake 2010 Season Ticket Holders will be able to purchase tickets for just $5 (current seat locations will not be held in advance), while tickets for members of the general public will cost only $15.
Strong Automotive 100 Lions Club and Club Ledge Box seat holders currently have their locations on hold and will have the opportunity to purchase their seats through matchday. Real Salt Lake Club Seat Holders will not have their exact seat locations reserved, but will have the option to purchase $5 club seats for the match prior to the area being opened up for sale to the general public in the upcoming weeks. Current Real Salt Lake suite holders will have the opportunity to purchase tickets in their respective suite for $10 each. The general public will also have the opportunity to buy suite tickets, with full suites needing to be purchased for $25 per ticket (minimum suite size of 15 patrons). For more information on these Premium Seating options, please contact the RSL Fan Relations Department at 801-727-2702.
The May 15 contest will come just two days after Real Salt Lake's "ESPN2 MLS Game of the Week" appearance against the Houston Dynamo, also at Rio Tinto Stadium, meaning the Claret-and-Cobalt will field a largely reserve-based team against the "tricolores" squad that will be beginning preparations for the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara and qualifications for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Mexico is led by manager Mario Arteaga, who played professionally in Mexico for Chivas de Guadalajara, Pumas UNAM, and Leon, and himself represented Mexico in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The current touring squad features a number of up-and-coming players, with available players that have featured for their clubs during the Mexican Primera Division's recently concluded 2010 Bicentenario's regular season including FW Antonio Salazar (Jaguares), MF Daniel Hernandez (Jaguares), and FW Angel Sansores (Morelia).
Mexico's U-21 MNT squad took on a pair of lower division professional squads out east across the last week, notching a 3-1 victory over the Richmond Kickers last Wednesday in Richmond, Va., before dueling to a 1-1 with the Carolina Railhawks on Sunday evening in Cary, N.C. An official travel roster for the Mexican U-21 National Team will be released during the week of the contest.
The encounter against Mexico's Olympic squad will mark RSL's third-ever contest against national team competition and its first in nearly three years, the two prior match-ups back in 2007 resulting in wins over the Fijian National Team (3-0 W on April 18, 2007) and the Chinese National Team (1-0 W on June 7, 2007). After posting a win and draw over Mexican powerhouses Club América and Guadalajara (Chivas), respectively, in 2009, Real Salt Lake has compiled a 6-4-3 in 13 friendlies against international club and national team competition.


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Back in April we introduced you to a new toy company - Spectre Toys - who will be releasing retro-style 8-inch action figures based on the characters from Dark Shadows (read our story HERE). One of those characters will be Chris Jennings as the shape-shifting Werewolf. This figure will be exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con 2010 from July 21-25. The Dark Shadows Werewolf figure will be offered for sale at Entertainment Earth's booth #2343 priced at $19.99.
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We heard that Microsoft was slashing prices of numerous Windows 8 computers in its online store and it got us wondering what was going on. The Microsoft Store's reduced prices are fairly broad and apply to standalone tablets, hybrid PCs with detachable keyboards, and convertibles with built-in keyboards. It appears that Microsoft is discounting systems around 20 percent. The prices of Windows RT tablets have also been falling, but that makes sense as sales are said to be stagnant.
The average selling prices of Windows devices has been on the decline in recent years, so could this be a move to adjust to the changing market? On the other hand, Intel is getting ready to launch 4th Generation Core Processors, code named Haswell, in June 2013. Could Microsoft and industry partners be clearing the supply of old products out of the channel?
We asked Intel to comment on the recent price drops and they responded with the below comment from Jonathan Adashek at Microsoft regarding the Windows 8 price drops at Microsoft retail stores.
"The Microsoft stores carry a product assortment aimed at showing people how technology can simplify and enhance their lives. We regularly offer seasonal promotions, discounts and change our assortment of products based on customer feedback and to showcase an ever increasing selection of Windows 8 devices, including notebooks, tablets, convertibles, all-in-ones and more." – Jonathan Adashek, General Manager, Communications and Strategy, Sales & Marketing Services Group, Microsoft
The answer from Microsoft doesn't really explain why the prices were changed, so feel free to speculate. All we know is that prices for Windows 8 powered devices have dropped!
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Wordsmiths - W.D. Ehrhart & Chris Bursk
Friday, March 15, 2013
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W. D. Ehrhart is author or editor of 20 books of poetry and prose, most recently The Bodies Beneath the Table and Dead on a High Hill. He was the 1983 Bucks County Poet Laureate, and currently teaches English and History at the Haverford School in Pennsylvania.
A recipient of NEA, Guggenheim, and Pew Fellowships, Christopher Bursk is the author of ten books, including The Improbable Swervings of Atoms, winner of the Donald Hall prize in Poetry from AWP. His poems have won the Another Chicago Magazine Award, 49th Parallel Award from Bellingham Review, New Letters Prize in Poetry, and the 2011 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award. Most importantly Bursk is the grandfather of six.
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This weekend is one of the biggest in recent UNC basketball history. The red hot Tar Heels will host their bitter rival in the Smith Center in a battle that is sure to be a great one. Two Hall of Fame coaches will go head-to-head on a Saturday night in a game that will be one of the most watched matchups this college season.
But there's a side story, too. A big one. This whole recruiting thing.
Some elite and coveted basketball prospects will be on hand as high profile guests of the home team.
And none of them more important than Andrew Wiggins.
The graceful and ridiculously athletic forward from Huntington Prep (W. Va.) by way of Canada will be on his official visit to Chapel Hill. The number one player in the country will sit behind the UNC bench and soak up arguably the most intense rivalry in the country. Roy Williams and his staff will certainly roll out the red carpet.
But in all honesty, it's not about the red carpet with Wiggins.
It's about finding the hot button and figuring out how to connect with Wiggins on a personal level and finding the words that resonate with him. It's something that nobody has been able to do, yet it's something that has to be done to close the 6-8 superstar.
Over the last year and a half, reporters, college coaches and recruiting analysts have relied on rumors, hearsay and innuendos. Tar Heel Illustrated is absolutely guilty as charged. And so is everyone else that covers Wiggins' recruitment.
The talk out there was that Wiggins was going to go to Kentucky. Then he was going to go to Florida State. Then it was either Kentucky or Florida State.
Then, out of the blue, something changed. The Wiggins' camp started to put out the message that he was open to other schools. Few programs wanted to spend the resources and time to recruit him because they didn't believe it. Nobody felt the message was genuine.
Eventually though, some schools came forward -- Kansas, Ohio State, Syracuse and North Carolina. And two emerged as contenders -- the Jayhawks and the Tar Heels.
Wiggins had finally sold the media and the college coaches the idea that he was, indeed, open.
His coach at Huntington Prep, Rob Fulford, says that Wiggins was interested in seeing what else is out there, despite all of the adopted beliefs.
After all, he'd been on trips to Tallahassee and Lexington, yet was still an available recruit. Was he truly open?
"He always has been," said Fulford. "Nobody believed him."
Roy Williams invested the time and the resources. He made trips to Huntington to recruit Wiggins, but more importantly to let the soft-spoken Canadian see him there.
With Wiggins, it's not about figuring out if he's good enough to recruit, this is a kid you build your offense around.
He's as athletic as Vince Carter and as skilled as Carmelo Anthony. He's superbly skilled and has electric quickness and burst. He's driven, motivated and plays other top prospects with an angry chip on his shoulder. He's the starter kit for an NBA All-Star and the type of impact player that can push a good squad over the edge and lead them to a national championship.
He's truly one of the best five prospects that we've evaluated in our 15 years of being in this industry.
But what are his motives? What does he find important? How will he make his decision? And does anyone have a shot at upsetting Florida State, where both of his parents went? Or Kentucky, where it seems like all of the one-and-done NBA types go?
There are a ton of questions and very little answers. And that's because Wiggins doesn't talk and even if he does, he says very little. Even the most carefully scripted questions yield little information. His quotes tell little of his motives and he's not the type to fall off course with the standard leading questions that many reporters ask.
Fulford says that Wiggins has everyone guessing and from the sounds of it they'll have to keep guessing.
"He's handling it the right way," said Fulford. "Too many recruits talk way too much. Andrew doesn't say much, it's tough for me to get anything out of him and I'm his coach."
We asked Fulford if he felt Wiggins was excited about his upcoming trip to Chapel Hill.
"Yes, but he's not going to show it," he said.
After his recent official visit to Lexington, where he was treated like a rock star on the campus of Kentucky, Wiggins did a few interviews and gave just enough information to satisfy the reporters until they ended the call. Again, so little detail.
"He didn't say much about that either," said Fulford. "Just that he liked it and had a good time. He's not going to say much."
So now this weekend, UNC gets their shot at finding that hot button with Wiggins. Is it something that the senior forward wants to hear? Is it a gut feeling that he needs to have? Is it a bond with the coaching staff? Or is it just a heart-felt trust that he's looking for?
Unfortunately, nobody knows. But Roy Williams will try to locate it and win over the heart of the best high school player in the United States.
If he does, UNC has a chance to tear the hearts out of Florida State, Kentucky and Kansas fans. But either way, Wiggins probably won't say much about it.


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Gilbert strikes to leave Lymm reeling
6:16pm Thursday 3rd July 2014
By Andrew Simpson
6:16pm Thursday 3rd July 2014
By Andrew Simpson
BARNTON ended a sequence of three draws in style on Saturday at Lymm, where they celebrated a crushing 126-run success.
The visitors, put into bat, totalled 189-5 with Paul Coot (51) and Adam Garrod (73) adding more than 100 to the tally for the second wicket before the former's dismissal.
Pat Flanagan (41 from 36 balls) put on 73 with Garrod before the innings ended.
Dan Gilbert struck early in Lymm's reply, helped by Ben Wingfield's fine catch at second slip, adding a second victim soon afterwards.
Once Neil Langham (4-22 from 10 overs) broke through at the other end, meaning four wickets fell at a cost of half a dozen runs, there was only one likely winner.
Gilbert finished with 6-31 as the hosts tumbled to 63 all out.
Winnington Park lost for the first time in June, losing to hosts Chelford by six wickets.
The Northwich side succumbed for 96 after batting first.
Kingsley went down by 87 runs to Bunbury, who dismissed their guests for 116 as they chased 204 to win.
Oakmere, without a win since the first Saturday in May, lost heavily – by 88 runs – at Prestbury in Division One.
Tom Livesley (75) and Dominic Asquith (43) led the way for the home team as they reached 203-5 off 45 overs.
Captain Sam Catling (3-63) and Matt Norton (2-94) shared the wickets to fall.
Oakmere's reply ended on 115, with James Norton (26no) and Jon Owen (25) putting on 52 runs for the final wicket before the latter was dismissed by Matthew Gray (3-30).
Paul Yearsley (32) was the visitors' leading scorer at the top of the order, while Xavier Frawley returned figures of 5-54.
In Division Three, Barry Crellin (52) contributed a half-century to Winsford's total of 140 at home to Sandbach.
The away team were sent back for 72, with Mark Dean (5-25) and Craig Webb (4-30) making sure they fell 68 runs short of their victory target.
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Right now over on the PDGA forum (in the Cheetah thread) there is a discussion about whether 150-class discs are good or bad for technique development. Some say they mask technique flaws, others say they expose them.
Apparently there is no established conventional wisdom on this. My sense is that this forum is more objective than that one; over there, people seem to be trying to validate their choices rather than participate in honest debate, so I thought I'd ask this one here...
My feeling is that light discs fly more like flying discs and less like projectiles, thus exposing flaws in technique, while also being easier to accelerate and easier on the body. I'm told that heavier discs are more consistent/predictable, which I think probably means more forgiving -- meaning they mask variation in technique. The only real downside I've come up with for light discs is that disc selection is limited -- many discs are not available in lighter weights, and others are hard to find.
I always recommend light drivers to newer players, and find that people generally get better faster with light discs, at least early on. I think that's partially because they get more D, and are therefore happier, which compels them to stick with it... I can't prove that their technique improves quicker because of the light discs, though.
If you agree that light discs are good learning tools, at what point should a player "graduate" to heavier plastic? How does one tell that it's time, and what further improvements should one see?
Disclaimer: My usual bag has four 150g drivers/mids (Sidewinder, Teebird, Leopard, Panther, all Champion) and a 165g mid/putter (XD), so I'm definitely coming at this as a fan of light discs. I do have others, but these are the five I regularly throw. My local course is shortish and very heavily wooded with narrow fairways and low ceilings, and there is almost never any wind.
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AN ONLINE betting account secretly controlled by disgraced jockey Danny Nikolic was used to win $60,000 on at least one allegedly fixed horse race.
Fairfax can reveal that forensic analysis of a betting account registered in the name of a third party in Queensland has revealed that it was used by Nikolic and his brother John to hide their betting activities, including punting on an allegedly fixed race in 2011 as well as earlier races that have been queried by stewards.
The revelations come with the state government agreeing in principle to introduce new laws and reforms as part of a major overhaul of the sport's integrity called for by the sport's watchdog, Racing Integrity Commissioner Sal Perna.
Mr Perna said on Wednesday that he had found no evidence of ''systemic'' race fixing in Victoria but that he lacked many of the powers needed to find such evidence if it existed.
In a report sparked by allegations revealed in Fairfax last year that Nikolic had fixed a race in April 2011, Mr Perna said the sport was facing a ''watershed moment''. He said ''cultural, organisational and legislative change'' was needed to protect thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing against corruption.
''While I have seen a great deal of excellent work undertaken by the racing controlling bodies and other key stakeholders, much has been reactive to identified shortcomings and has only scratched the surface,'' said Mr Perna, who has called for his office to be given the power to listen to police phone taps, to seize evidence and to compel people to answer questions.
Mr Perna also said that the stewards who currently work for the commercial arms of the state's three racing codes should instead work for a new, independent statutory body.
Racing Minister Denis Napthine said the government accepted in principle all of Mr Perna's 11 recommendations and he would be ''conducting consultation with the three racing bodies together with other racing stakeholders to determine how this recommendation could be best implemented''.
But opposition racing spokesman Martin Pakula called on the government to act immediately or explain why the recommendations should not be implemented.
One of Mr Perna's key recommendations - for a permanent police taskforce to combat crime and corruption in racing - was rejected by Deputy Commissioner Graham Ashton within hours of the report's release.
Mr Ashton said police would assign detectives to investigate racing corruption as the need arose, while also revealing that in addition to the Smoking Aces race fixing probe, police had ''a number of [fixing] probes under way''.
The Director of Public Prosecutions is still assessing whether police have enough evidence to charge Danny Nikolic and jockey Mark Zahra with race fixing.
Mr Perna also called for stronger penalties to crack down on the widely accepted but banned practice by jockeys of betting on races.
''There is an acceptance that most, if not all, jockeys bet and such behaviour is condoned,'' Mr Perna said.
''Look at the sanctions imposed [by AFL clubs on players who bet] … we're ready for that sort of emphasis.''
In what could be viewed as a swipe over Racing Victoria's handling of the Damien Oliver betting scandal, Mr Perna said that managers who run racing's commercial operations had a ''hands-on involvement in integrity matters (up to and including board members)'' and that this potentially undermined the independence of stewards.
Mr Perna is still working on a second inquiry he launched after Fairfax revealed in November that racing authorities had allowed Oliver to ride during the Melbourne Cup despite knowing he had bet on a rival mount in a 2010 race.
Mr Perna's report said that laws needed to be changed in order to allow his office to access evidence captured by police phone taps, to protect informants and to force suspects and witnesses to answer questions and hand over documents.
Mr Perna said that had he possessed such powers, his view on the extent of race fixing in Victoria may have been different. ''You don't know what you don't know … It would have been nice to have the additional powers that I've asked for …we weren't really set up as an investigatory body,'' Mr Perna said.
He has also urged the government to pass new ''cheating at gambling'' laws.
Late last year, Nikolic was disqualified for two years for threatening chief steward Terry Bailey. He lost an appeal and is yet to be resentenced.
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Watches have become an important part of our everyday lives. When we choose the watch ,we try to choose a model that suits our style and image. Buying a watch is a pleasure, since you buy the thing that will bring you joy for many years. Unlike jewelry, watches are worn in everyday life, and your friends and colleagues will be able to evaluate your choice too. You may change watches according to you style and have some kinds for any event.


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Robots Serving Robots at the International Space Station
Welcome to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It's what some call heavy lift country, where giant rockets break free of Earth's gravity to put people and satellites into orbit. And just miles away from where the shuttle Atlantis is preparing for its final flight this week, Elon Musk's SpaceX is working feverishly to perfect a launch system that could deliver cargo to the International Space Station once the shuttle retires. The company's launch headquarters is built on the site of prior Delta IV and Atlas V launches, giving it a rich heritage of heavy lift rockets.
This sphere located at the company's launch pad holds 110,000 tons of liquid oxygen (LOX). SpaceX bought the tank from an Air Force scrap yard for a dollar. This LOX is mixed with rocket-grade kerosene to power SpaceX's rocket engines.
Scott Henderson, director of Mission Assurance and Integration at SpaceX (facing the crowd in a black shirt), describes the layout of the nine Merlin engines of the Falcon 9 rocket.
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Alexander Semin's gamble to take a one year deal for about $7 million this season with the Carolina Hurricanes has paid off big for the winger.
The Hurricanes have inked Semin to a five-year extension worth $7 million a season ($35 million total). The deal keeps Semin with Carolina through the 2017-18 season.
The deal was first reported by Aaron Ward of TSN.ca.
"We're very happy to retain Alex," Hurricanes president and general manager Jim Rutherford said in a release. "Alex is an elite player and has been a major contributor to the Hurricanes having a very strong top line."
The deal means that the Hurricanes now have Semin, Eric Staal, Jordan Staal and Jeff Skinner all locked up to long-term deals, for a cap hit of just under $27 million per season. Eric Staal is the first of the foursome to be eligible for free agency as he can hit the market after the 2015-16 season.
Semin had seen his goal totals drop during his last two seasons with the Washington Capitals. Following a 40-goal season in the 2009-10 campaign, Semin scored just 28 and 21 goals, in the past two seasons. The 29-year-old had spent seven seasons with the Capitals before signing with the Hurricanes this past summer.
Semin has had a solid bounce back season playing primarily with Eric Staal; in 30 games this year he has 30 points (eight goals and 22 assists) and a plus-minus rating of plus-18.