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text: The Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Library opened in April 2002. It is the first joint public/college library in the state of Indiana. The total project cost was $3,900,000. Six hundred donors raised $608,167 towards books and other library materials for this facility. An additional $600,000 was invested to begin the Tippecanoe County Public Library Foundation held at the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette.

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Singapore vs Malaysia – All Goals & Match Highlights (23 Jul 2011) 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round (Asian Football Confederation) Winner advances to the Third Round. First Leg Date: 23rd July 2011, Saturday Venue: Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore Time: 7.30 PM Local Time Stadium Capacity: 6000 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) Attendance: 6000 ("6000 screaming fans.. and probably another 4 million watching at home." – Commentator) Second Leg Date: 28th July 2011, Thursday Venue: Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kulua Lumpur, Malaysia Time: 8.45 PM Local Time Stadium Capacity: 87411 (100200 standing) Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) Attendance: ? Football: Singapore beats Malaysia 5-3 AsiaOne Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 Singapore has beaten Malaysia 5-3 in the first leg match of the 2014 World Cup Asian qualifiers. The thrilling match was played to a sold-out crowd at Singapore's Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday night. The Singapore Lions got off to a bad start, when it conceded a goal by Malaysia's Mohd Safee Bin Mond Sali, just 27 seconds into the game. Singapore promptly equalised at the eighth minute, with Aleksander Duric scoring. The striker converted a free kick to level the score 1-1. Striker Qiu Li scored again for the home side at the 22nd minute, putting Singapore up 2-1. With three minutes to halftime, goals from midfielders Mustafic Fahrudin and Shi Jiayi gave Singapore a dream 4-1 lead at the break. In the second half, Malaysia's captain Shafiq Rahim is red-carded for a high challenge five minutes into …
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Roenicke, Brewers mulling potential moves
MILWAUKEE -- General manager Doug Melvin, assistant general manager Gord Ash and manager Ron Roenicke met Monday afternoon to discuss the Brewers roster. The trio discussed possible roster moves when Aramis Ramirez returns from the disabled list, likely this week, and what to do with the young outfielder Khris Davis.
Davis batted .262 with six home runs and 16 RBIs in 61 at-bats during Spring Training to earn a spot on the team, but Roenicke hasn't found much playing time for the 25-year-old since the season began. In the team's first 23 games, Davis has only had 16 plate appearances and is batting .200.
"It's not fair to him to not give him at bats here," Roenicke said.
No roster move was announced before Monday night's game with Pittsburgh, but Roenicke hinted one could be coming soon.
"Some of that has to do with Aramis and when he's ready to get back in that lineup," Roenicke said. "When he's back, we have to make a move. We may make a move beforehand. It may be one move. It's not going to be a lot."
Joe DiGiovanni is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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THE Bourton One Mile Challenge attracted a record number of entrants with 161 runners taking part.
A large number of club runners tackled the main event, which was the County Championship Mile contest as well as being in the Gloucestershire County Road Race Series.
There was also a fun run over the same distance, which was equally hard fought.
Dave Roper, of Cheltenham and County Harriers, won the main race in four minutes 30 seconds with second and third places taken by his club-mates Anthony Bailey (4.37) and John Parker (4.38).
The three leading women were Rachel Felton from Stroud and District AC, who managed 5.11 despite falling at the start, Bourton Roadrunners' Shona Crombie-Hicks (5.28) and the hosts' under 13s prospect Niamh Powell (5.33).
With 54 Roadrunners taking part, the club featured heavily in the prize list with age category wins and gold county medals.
They went to Ewen Smith (men's veterans over 45s in 5.02), Crombie-Hicks (women's veterans over 40s), Powell (girls' under 13s), Tony Goodwill (men's veterans over 55s in 6.01), Dylan Williams (boys' under 11s in 5.31), Niamh Shoemark (women's veterans over 45s in 6.05), Rosie Davidson (girls' under 15s in 6.26), Steph Holton (women's veterans over 50s in 6.53), Liz Hulcup (women's veterans over 60s in 6.47) and Norm Lane (men's veterans over 70s in 9.23).
Silver medals were awarded to Tom Pinkham (boys' under 15s in 5.29), Helena West (girls' under 11s in 6.35), Susan Hunt (women's veterans over 45s in 6.40) and Isobel Hartley (girls' under 13s in 7.51).
Bronzes went to Jake Astor (boys' under 11s in 5.59), Brian Hulcup (men's veterans over 60s in 6.19), Isobel Barnett (girl's under 11s in 6.38) and Lynn Hudson (women's veterans over 55s in 7.56).
The annual event was again organised by Norm and Ali Lane with proceeds going to the Arthritis Trust.
Meanwhile, Bourton's Steve Edwards opted for a longer distance and completed his 641st marathon, The Wild One.
Edwards had to dig deep to finish the cross-country course around Perdiswell Golf Course, Worcester, in hot and humid conditions, finishing third overall and first men's veteran over 50 in three hours 28 minutes 22 seconds.


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As the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers sat in their locker rooms contemplating what the second half of Super Bowl XLVII would hold, Beyonce took the stage at the Superdome in New Orleans.
When that halftime show ended, Jacoby Jones returned the kickoff 109 yards, extending the Ravens' lead to 28-6.
And then, less than two game minutes later, darkness.
As mystery still swirls about what caused a Super Bowl Blackout that has entered American sporting lore, WHYY's Tom MacDonald can offer a bit of insight. He was at the Superdome on Sunday doing broadcast remotes for his technical firm.
To hear MacDonald tell it, he was just getting back into the building after Beyonce's halftime show when he plugged in an extension cord outside the Niners locker room and flipped the switch on the equipment.
"And the room goes dark," he said.
By "room" he means half of an arena holding more than 71,000 people, with the eyes of an international audience fixed upon it.
We're talking a split second here, folks.
That kind of peculiar timing might lead some conspiracy theorists to believe that our man MacDonald single-handedly brought America's grandest sporting spectacle to an unexpected halt (and, some might say, enabled San Francisco to regroup and claw their way back into a game that felt like a blowout in the making).
What say you, MacDonald?
"The thing that tells me that it wasn't me, because everybody was looking at everybody else," he maintained, "was that the power I was plugged into was still up even though the light was off."
Translation: Don't come looking for him, impatient football fans. MacDonald is not the electrical villain you're looking for.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Apple ( AAPL) is finally the king of the castle. Research firm Strategy Analytics has come out with a report showing that Apple has overtaken Samsung as the top phone maker in the all-important U.S. market. The Cupertino, Calif.-based firm sold 17.7 million smartphones during the fourth quarter, taking 34% of the market. Samsung sold 16.8 million units, capturing 32.3% of the market. The South Korean tech giant sells the majority of its phones using Google's ( GOOG) Android operating system, but also sells some Microsoft ( MSFT) Windows-based phones as well. Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, noted that Apple's success was driven by its ecosystem, carrier subsidies and the new iPhone 5. "Apple has become the number one mobile phone vendor by volume in the United States for the first time ever," he said, in a statement. "Apple's success has been driven by its popular ecosystem of iPhones and App Store, generous carrier subsidies, and extensive marketing around the new iPhone 5 model." LG came in third place, selling 4.7 million phones, capturing 9% of the market. Apple Stock Plunges After-Hours: Live Blog Recap During Apple's recent fiscal first-quarter, it sold 47.8 million iPhones around the world, a 29% year-over-year hike. Despite Apple overtaking Samsung during the fourth quarter, Samsung managed to capture the crown for all of 2012, selling 53 million phones in the United States, compared to 43.7 million for Apple. The two companies managed to capture 58% of the smartphone market in 2012, leaving LG and others far behind. There are concerns, however, that Apple's losing its smartphone luster, which could be a reason for its share slump in recent months. Since the start of 2013, Apple has fallen 14.4%, and is down 23.5% over the past three months. AAPL data by YCharts
Mawston touched on these concerns, saying Samsung was likely to retake the top spot from Apple later this year. "Samsung had been the number one mobile phone vendor in the US since 2008, and it will surely be keen to recapture that title in 2013 by launching improved new models such as the rumored Galaxy S4." Though these concerns have certainly weighed on Apple's share price, the iPhone maker can, for now, have its day in the sun. -- Written by Chris Ciaccia in New York >Contact by Email. Follow @Commodity_Bull
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Wecyling Our Connections
"Tell me your story and I'll tell you mine."
That, says Caleen Jennings, a professor in the College's Department of Performing Arts and director of Wecycling, is the driving philosophy behind the new "improv" play being presented February 21–23 and March 1–2 at the Katzen Arts Center Studio Theatre.
Wecycling is not only a play that presents a story to the audience, but a unique experience that allows audience members to share their own stories as well.
Cast member Matt Meyers, a freshman theatre major from Englewood, New Jersey, says, "It is like nothing I have ever done before. Not only am I acting but also performing music, and I have earned a writing credit." The performance itself is unique to the stories of the diverse cast, which has spent the past month drawing upon their talents, not only in acting, but in visual art and music as well.
"It is collaboration among artists on themes of how we are connected to each other, to the cycles of the earth, and the cycles of time," Jennings says.
The connection to the earth within the story illustrates an important message—we think about the way we cycle through resources in an attempt to be stewards to the earth and maintain it for future generations.
"It is a relatable show; anyone who goes will have something that will speak to them," says Gianna Rapp, a freshman cast member from Brooklyn, New York. "It covers everyday issues, good and bad, celebrating and mourning, life and death."
The play evokes Wendell Berry's The Wheel as it looks closely at the endless cycle we go through in life and how we connect our lives back to the earth. Audiences can expect to be sharing in a collective experience and have a chance to participate directly.


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Love for Granger, West, 2013 first rounder and 2013 2nd rounder
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"So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.
I am not giving up all of that for Love, don't like him that much
Minnesota isn't going to trade Love and we're not trading those guys.
I don't think that's enough value to get Love. He also tends to complain a lot
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I'll take that trade and run for it.
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Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Zero chance the Wolves consider any trade involving Love for anything that we could offer them.
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An effort to curb development along Lucas Valley Road by declaring the route a "scenic highway" collided with officials at the Civic Center on Tuesday as county supervisors flashed a red light.
The scenic designation, boosted by a group shepherded by activist Carolyn Lenert of Terra Linda, is "not warranted now or in the near future," said board president Judy Arnold, summarizing the unanimous view of board members.
County planning staff, already loaded with other priorities involving open space, wetlands, agricultural preservation, housing and community plans, called additional workload required before the state would approve the designation an undue burden — especially since strict county policies already regulate roadside vista changes.
Supervisor Kate Sears, calling the roadway "fabulous," observed that "existing zoning regulations address all of the benefits" that a scenic designation might provide and asserted that top planning priorities "should not be overlooked." The Community Development Agency's "performance plan is just packed," added Supervisor Katie Rice.
Supervisor Steve Kinsey, saying a scenic designation could "put a target on the road," said that from the perspective of cost and benefit, the label would provide "no additional benefit." He characterized the proposal as "an effort by those last in to pull the cords of the drawbridge."
Supervisor Susan Adams said the proposal "requires more staff work than we have in our capacity right now" and should be punted "to a future work plan because I do think there is community interest in this." There is nothing indicating "this must be a rushed project right now," she added.
Adams also took issue with an animated Lenert, who sat in the audience nodding her head in agreement or disagreement with statements made by others. "Ms. Lenert is shaking her head and she doesn't feel there is any downside," Adams noted, indicating her long tenure as an elected official on the county board gave her a better overview of priorities.
Lenert, a key critic of George Lucas' film studio plan for his Grady Ranch property off Lucas Valley Road, noted she has worn many hats on a variety of populist campaigns, and described the scenic campaign as promotion of "the health and safety of the community." She claimed support from 2,900 residents.
Lenert dubbed the scenic highway program as the "George Lucas Scenic Corridor Plan" and called it a "unique opportunity" to recognize a filmmaker who has dedicated thousands of acres as open space.
She also rejected assertions the plan might increase tourist traffic, said it could open the door for grant funding and increase property values as well as provide other benefits in addition to preserving the vista.
"This is not burdensome," she said, adding much data collection and related work already has been done. "We're standing by to volunteer ... to get this done."
To apply to the state for the designation, a proposal must be submitted along with a "corridor protection program" outlining steps to preserve vistas and other attributes to ensure development is compatible with the environment. The program must include "zoning, ordinances and/or planning policies."
Thus, a county planning study of the corridor could result in tightening policies regulating projects, including any housing planned for Grady Ranch, where filmmaker Lucas is now working with the Marin Community Foundation to study merits of a low-income housing complex.
Eight speakers backed Lenert, with most saying the plan made a lot of sense.
"I don't think anyone wants to see some kind of castle on the hill," said Joy Dahlgren of Lucas Valley. "No one wants to see some sort of public housing development."
Dale Miller of Lucas Valley urged caution, saying the designation could boost traffic and impede home improvement projects. "We need to take advantage of the county restrictions in place already," he said.
Supervisor Sears, in an unusual expression of dismay, said she was "very concerned about the presumption of several speakers that public housing is ugly" and added, "I encourage you of that mindset to think a little more broadly."
County planners said they have more important things to do than pursue a scenic highway designation and asserted getting the state to declare Lucas Valley Road a "scenic highway" is not a top priority.
"The scenic highway program is not scheduled in the agency's performance plan for the existing or following fiscal year," said Tom Lai, assistant director of the county Community Development Agency, who read a report he issued last week. He noted that if the board wants to explore the idea, planning priorities must be shuffled or deferred.
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By Luke Walling, VP Sales & Operations North America, AVG Technologies
It's no secret that the managed services provider (MSP) business is a large market and has been growing steadily. In recent years, it grew by 13-16 percent to reach US$60-65 billion. The shape of the market continues to evolve and mature. As this happens, MSPs are demanding more, not just from the technology and tools that power their businesses, but also from the vendors that supply them.
The MSP story, while certainly not a new one in 2014, continues to attract new partners to the model every day. Break-fix solution providers are looking for ways to gain stability and revenue that can be forecasted, while new segments are jumping onboard like those partners that have traditionally been focused on the VoIP and copier/printer segments. Fast-eroding margins in their customary space demand that solution providers of all shapes and sizes adapt their business model to one that generates predictable revenue flow and customer value now, or they will face a struggle for survival tomorrow.
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Weeks makes immediate impact with O's
BALTIMORE -- Jemile Weeks was penciled into the leadoff spot as the designated hitter for the second straight game on Sunday after being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk.
Weeks went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in Saturday's 3-2 walk-off victory in 10 innings over the Royals. He started a two-run rally in the first inning with a leadoff single off of Jeremy Guthrie.
Weeks also laid down a sacrifice bunt in the 10th inning and reached on pitcher Danny Duffy's second throwing error of that frame, which set up Nick Markakis' walk-off single. Weeks wound up having a hand in both of the team's scoring rallies.
Manager Buck Showalter said second base is the best position for Weeks, who also could help out in the outfield. Plus, he has plenty of speed and some power.
"Jemile has some versatility," Showalter said. "I know from trying to defend him in the past, he's got a little more pop than people think he does. He makes people hurry in the infield."
The Orioles acquired Weeks in trade with Oakland for Jim Johnson during the offseason. Weeks didn't make the club out of Spring Training, and Saturday was his Baltimore debut.
In Sunday's 9-3 loss to the Royals, Weeks went 1-for-4 and scored on Nelson Cruz's two-run homer.
Jeff Seidel is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ROMULUS, Mich. - A Romulus police officer is feeling lucky to be alive.
On Friday, a home invasion suspect ran over the officer with his vehicle while fleeing from police, injuring his leg and foot.
At the same time, the officer fired his gun, stopping the vehicle and the suspect.
The incident happened on the 9000 block of Biddle.
The police officer was treated at a nearby hospital and released later in the night. The suspect is in stable condition under police watch.
Michigan State Police have taken over the investigation.
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Are there really that many more Corvette enthusiasts than there were last year? This years Carlisle event would make you think so. A record crowd of 55,745 showed up, putting 2,224 Corvettes on the show field, most of them in the Fun Display. The parking area had another 3,000 crammed in, and the gates were closed by 10:30 Saturday morning. Looks like this show has become one for the early birds, too.
If you were looking for a Corvette to take home with you, the options were dizzyingabout 700 on the For Sale lot! And all sorts of special Corvettes abounded. Chips Choice featured eight spectacular styling concept cars from years gone by and the always impressive tuner Corvettes. Mike Yagers CERV I was there, along with the 59 Sting Ray Racer, the Mako Shark, the Manta Ray, the Astro II, the Reynolds Aluminum Corvette, the Aerovette, Cerv III, and the Sting Ray III, all courtesy of General Motors. Thanks to Carlisle Productions and General Motors for letting us photograph them before they were set up inside. Callaways C12, Lingenfelters LPE 500 Stage I, SpecterWerkes GTR and the GTR Racecar, Doug Rippies C500/RSR and the DRM Racecar, SkunkWerkes SR-5, and Chuck Malletts 435 and his One Lap C5 all contributed to the excitement. Of course, the Z06 was there in all its glory. What a collection of Corvettes!
But thats not all. The chassis of the very special 53 Chip Miller and Al Wiseman are restoring for auction for the 50th anniversary celebration bash was on display, too. And Ben Labaree was still on the stump for the American Cancer Society with Sandys Corvettes Conquer Cancer C5. Thanks to artist Lee Bivins for donating his portrait of the C5-R to the cause, at this years Benefit Auction.
More than a dozen GM engineers were on hand to answer questions about the Corvette, from Chief Engineer Dave Hill and Plant Manager Wil Cooksey to Corvette Design Engineer Steven Stringfellow and Grant Nelson, Quality Engineering Manager. Of course, there were many other dignitaries and the usual informative seminars, and Barrett-Jackson has capably stepped up to the auction plate, now that weve lost Bob Gold. They did an excellent job. See auction results from Bob Kroupa below.
Corvettes at Carlisle always offers the Corvette enthusiast a good weekend. Next year, though, be sure to get there early!


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LED lights too bright
I find I need to shield my eyes somewhat when passing the newly installed LED street lights along Soquel Drive in Aptos in front of the Rancho del Mar shopping center. They are quite intense. If they are adjustable, I think Public Works should try a setting about 80 percent of the current value. When San Jose began installing LED street lighting, they installed a variety of competing technologies in a certain area and asked the citizens to select the ones they liked best (light color and intensity). I wish we had done that here.
D. Pureheart Steinbruner, Aptos
Guns versus cars
If you want to drive a car you first apply for a learners permit. Then after sufficient training you need to pass a written and operational test to prove your worthiness. Then when you buy a car you must register the car, display your license plate, buy insurance, and carry your proof of insurance and registration at all times. Every year you also pay a registration fee to retain the rights to drive it. The government also requires minimum gas mileage and safety features for every car manufactured. So from beginning to end the government controls the entire process and every car ever made has a documented and traceable history. Yet I've never heard these freedom lovers complain that "the government is trying to take away our cars!" Shouldn't owning a gun, that's only purpose is to kill, have at the least the same restrictions as car ownership?
Clay Butler, Soquel
Defend all amendments
Suppose someone proposed banning certain "hate speech" words, because they were believed to cause much mental suffering, as well as occasionally incite people to deadly acts of mass violence. "Even without the banned words," supporters might say, "we would still have a virtually infinite vocabulary -- speech and press freedoms would not be infringed." Would the Sentinel buy that? Would you argue that inflammatory words should not be legally available to criminals or the mentally ill? Or might your editorial cite the First Amendment, reminding us that words are only tools that can be used for good and bad? Long ago, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment applies to military arms, if to any arms at all. So why does a ban on military-style "assault weapons" not infringe Second Amendment rights? Why won't the Sentinel defend that amendment as vigorously as I have seen it defend the First?
James A. Merritt, Santa Cruz
Obama's bad move
Bowing to Republican "fiscal cliff" demands the president has apparently conceded to lower cost-of-living adjustments for those receiving Social Security. The currently used consumer price index formula already disadvantages seniors by ignoring that they spend a disproportionate portion of their incomes for items like housing and medical care. Another index, called, tracks inflation relevant to seniors. This index suggests that annual COLAs have consistently short-changed those 62 and older. The difference in indexes is largely due to the fact that seniors spend over twice as much for medical care as younger people. And medical costs rise as we age, compounding the financial struggles of the elderly. To have these COLAs held hostage in exchange for a bit more tax on the wealthy is unconscionable. Even the unredeemed Scrooge wouldn't have done this to his aging mother.
Doug Urbanus, Ben Lomond
Thanks for police presence downtown
I just wanted to write a note to say how great it is to see a strong police presence in downtown Santa Cruz this Christmas season. Just the sight of a cruiser parked on the streets is bound to make the bad guys think twice about making trouble downtown. An extra nice thing that happened to me was while walking on Pacific Avenue last week I somehow dropped my wallet. After an hour of frantically searching my car and I received a phone call that officer No. 114 had found it and returned it to me. Here's to a great police force.
Rich Tedrow, Santa Cruz
Mentally ill need help
We can't blame someone or something for our short comings as humans. We need all the facts to solve our problems. We can't just act on impulse and make choices with just our emotions. Banning guns will not help the mentally ill. It might make you feel good until the next massacre.
Dan Caudle, Capitola
Oil critical nowadays
The diatribe against oil in the solar and fracking comment Dec. 20 cannot be substantiated. Oil has been the single most important factor in enabling our modern lifestyle. Oil provides essentially all of our transportation whether personal or commercial and feeds the huge world population. Think about it, what of the things that oil enables would you want to relinquish? The problem with oil is that it is so vital that it is being exhausted. What's after oil, is the big uncertainty. Solar can produce electricity; and this can keep the lights on but it cannot carry us very far, it cannot supply our food or other goods, and it cannot provide air transport. Also solar is lazy, and it only works at sunny times. Unfortunately batteries cannot store massive amounts of electrical energy at reasonable costs. Until better batteries are discovered, solar will be a bit player for lights, motors, gadgets and limited personal transportation and a nonplayer for robust transportation service.
Bill Selvidge, Santa Cruz
Closing care gap
Neither Nicole Lezin or Dr. Bodenheimer mentioned increasing the number of primary care nurse practitioners and physician assistants as a way of meeting the need for more medical providers. Studies have shown that NPs provide equivalent accuracy of care, with superior communication and patient education to approximately 85 percent of patient visits in a family practice office or clinic. The remaining percent are patients with more complex issues requiring a physician's consult. Here in California, both NPs and PAs work closely with physicians, know when patients require the more extensive skills of a physician and refer them. Their salaries are less than the physician's.
I was surprised that this obvious solution wasn't even considered in the article. Clearly, some rethinking is necessary.
Maura Kelsea, Santa Cruz
Militia days behind us
The Second Amendment to the U.S. constitution reads: "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
In the late 18th century, before the constitution was adopted, it was the man on the farm or in the village who took up his musket and joined his fellow men to form a militia which fought for freedom and independence for his country. Without this militia, made up of individuals with their own muskets, this country could never have been created. These conditions do not exist today. Now, we have an army, a navy, internal security forces and an air force. We have no need for an armed private citizenry, and we certainly do not need an armed private citizenry which contains criminals and the mentally ill.
In light of the recent tragedy, it is obvious that: The U.S. Congress must: 1. Define "militia" in 21st century terms as they apply to the needs of this country. 2. Limit the right to keep and bear firearms to members of the militia. 3. Limit membership in the militia to people who do not have criminal backgrounds or associates, and do not suffer from mental illness or be closely associated with anyone who does so suffer. Someone denied the right to bear arms under this new law must challenge the constitutionality of the new law, and the U.S. Supreme Court must uphold it.
Don Wilson, Soquel
Warriors must consider squid or the sting ray
The Warriors should re-think the choice of "Mav'Ricks" the sea turtle as team mascot. However nimble a sea turtle might be in its natural environment, somehow the image of a turtle doesn't quite jibe with that of a long-limbed basketball player. Here are two alternatives: a sting ray (formidable!), or even a squid (which are plentiful in our bay); now those would be uniquely costumed characters who the crowds could cheer for.
Judi Grunstra, Santa Cruz
We have gun control
Gun control means using both hands. Let's get that straight. The problem lies with these feel-good courts, letting criminals loose early, or not locking them up at all. We already have a background check for gun ownership done in accordance with the attorney general of the state of California. Not enough for you? Fire her. We have thousands of laws on the books about gun safety, gun legislation, written by law makers. Not enough for you? Fire them. The laws on the books make acts illegal, and if they are not enforced by law enforcement, fire the sheriff's and chiefs of police. See, we have gun control already, and law-abiding citizens such as myself abide by them every day. Would someone please tell me why we don't make criminals do the same?
Steve Arnold, Santa Cruz
Kill Second Amendment
The Sentinel's readers reacted to the shooting with a variety of sensible and practical suggestions. However, none proposed eliminating the root of this poisonous weed that is torturing our nation day after day after day. The root of this viral menace is the Second Amendment to the Constitution, and our only real salvation will not come until it is completely repealed.
Howard F. Sosbee, Scotts Valley
Bikes must share road
While visiting Santa Cruz Dec. 6, I went to Doug Haut's shop on Swift Street to pick up my new board. After I left his shop, I proceeded down Swift to West Cliff Drive. As I came to the three-way stop, I came to a stop there and yielded to the car on my right. As the car passed, four bicycle riders decided they did not need to stop at the sign. I guess they thought they were entitled. Two of them ran into the curb and the other two crashed into the bikes in front of them. They shouted obscenities at me and I proceeded down to Steamer Lane. When they arrived at the parking lot they started there verbal abuse again. I stepped out of my truck (6-foot-4, 250 pounds) and it suddenly got real quiet. I abide by all traffic laws and the bikers need to do it also. I wonder how this would have ended if I had been of smaller stature. I think your comment about sharing the road falls on deaf bicycle ears.
Tim Morrisey, Santa Cruz
Gun ban misleading
The assault weapons ban is very misleading. It does not outlaw assault rifles, which are capable of burst fire and fully automatic. The ban only extends to semi-automatic weapons, nor does it apply to high capacity magazines. It bans guns with the same cosmetic features as an assault rifle. The features banned include different grips and stocks that can be adjusted a few inches to be held more comfortably. These features do not make the gun any more lethal. Outlawing guns based on how scary they look did not and will not help the problem.
Darrin Scott, Santa Cruz


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Ah, the first swing of Wii tennis - hard to forget that giddy feeling, eh? The Wii motion sensing remote ushered in a new era for gaming, opening up the market for wannabe players who long considered themselves all thumbs. Now with word of Microsoft's motion-sensing Project Natal camera grabbing headlines, Nintendo seems to be on a new kick - wacky peripherals.
Lots of rumors this week about patents and slides that show both an inflatable beanbag style Wii controller (for horseback riding games) and a cycling/pedaling controller too. These would join the Wii balance board (already powering hits like Wii Fit), the Wii wheel (for racing), and the Wii Light Gun (Resident Evil) – and of course all that Rock Band gear too.
So this begs the question – how much plastic can we have cluttering our living rooms? To me, there's a limit, and this is a boon for Project Natal, which does away with peripherals entirely. Then again, there's something nice and solid about a lifelike controller, something you can put your hands – or feet – on. Nintendo should focus less on the gimmicky add-ons and more on the cool games that can exploit the existing hardware.


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Time Travel: Glamorous Italians
by Berit Baugher
A look back at the glamorous actors and actresses of Italian cinema.
ITALY – Many factors come into play when considering what to pack for a trip — weather, itinerary, atmoshpere, the company you'll keep.
And then there's Italy, which will inspires you to pack your finest. From handcrafted leather loafers to chic convertibles, from Pucci and Gucci to Fiat and Fendi, the country practically breeds style. (Track-suits and knuckle rings aside.) Some of the best Italian style is exemplified by iconic Italian cinema stars from the 20th century: Sophia, Gina, Monica, Marcello, Rudolph.
For your procrastinating pleasure, cinematic glamour shots of Italy's biggest black-and-white stars.


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Deputies arrested three felons this week who were reportedly found with heroin and burglary tools in a Garberville motel, the sheriff's office announced Thursday.
Deputies found the trio at Johnston's Motel after spotting a parked pickup truck potentially involved with burglaries in the Garberville-Redway area, a sheriff's office release states. They learned which room the truck's driver was staying in and knocked on the door. King Salmon resident Natasha Aspinwall, 24, answered while holding her 5-month-old baby boy, and the deputies learned she was on formal felony probation with a search clause.
Eureka resident Steven Buskirk, 36, tried to flee the room through a window while the deputies were at the door, the release says, but was detained by deputies who learned he was also on felony probation. Deputies also detained 32-year-old transient Beau McCabe, who originally identified himself as "Travis Quiett."
The deputies searched the room and found, according to the release, "a small amount of heroin, numerous syringes, methamphetamine pipes, Norco pills, scales, 35 $100 bills, items indicating sale of marijuana, a black ski mask, wire cutters, three two-way radios, a pry bar, headlamps, flashlights, electrical tape and binoculars."
Aspinwall's infant was taken into protective custody, the sheriff's office release details. Deputies arrested the woman on suspicion of child endangerment, possession of a controlled substance, possession of burglary tools, allowing a place for dugs to be used/sold and probation violation. She was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility with bail set at $50,000.
Buskirk was also booked into the facility after being arrested on suspicion of probation violation, possession of a controlled substance and possession of burglary tools. His bail was set at $25,000.
McCabe, whom the release added was also on felony probation, was arrested on suspicion of giving a false name to a police officer, probation violation, possession of a controlled substance and possession of burglary tools. He is being held without bail.
The sheriff's office asks anyone with information about this case of other criminal activity to call the office at 445-7251 or its crime tip line at 268-2539.


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Monterey Peninsula College has become the latest bargaining chip in the ballot fight over the county's former Army base.
Opponents of the Fort Ord open space measure now say it would stop a college project in the works for nearly 20 years — a charge the measure's author, the Fort Ord Access Alliance, denies.
In its argument against the Access Alliance's Measure M filed with the Monterey County Elections Department last week, the opposition wrote that the long-planned Emergency Vehicle Operations Course would be terminated.
The course would be used for law enforcement training and be spread across several areas on the former base, including a 226-acre parcel next to a proposed veterans cemetery. The plans call for a driving track for emergency vehicles, a multi-story "burn building" and a gun range. The installations would be used by the college as well as various law enforcement agencies.
One of the signers of the argument was former MPC president Doug Garrison.
Access Alliance spokesman Jason Campbell said Friday the allegation was "made up" and Measure M, which seeks to stop development on roughly 500 acres of Fort Ord, only concerns areas north of the course.
MPC President Walter Tribley said Friday night he was still assessing what impact the dueling measures would have on the college.
"I want to make perfectly clear that Monterey Peninsula College intends to go forward with our plans ... to build some of the best first responder training facilities in the state of California," he said.
Supporters of the pro-development Measure K say the section of the open space petition describing the Eucalyptus Road Planning Area eliminates a university district needed for the college to go ahead with its plans.
However, the petition never mentions the course by name and focuses on two parcels north of it.
Also, Stan Cook, remediation manager for the Fort Ord Reuse Authority, said the parcels mentioned by the petition are not planned as buffers for the course's gun range.
Yet Monterey County Business Council President Mary Ann Leffel, one of the original signers of the Measure K petition, said the Access measure is written in a way that could be interpreted to mean the entire area — not just the two parcels.
Access measure supporters also pulled the education card for its argument against the opposing petition.
In a reference to the Monterey Downs project, which would be killed by Measure M, the letter said "placing a horse track next door" to CSU Monterey Bay would hinder its ability to attract students and staff.
Monterey County counsel Charles McKee released his impartial analysis of the measures Friday, which claimed Measure M would delete designations for a university district in the Eucalyptus Road Planning Area.
He did not mention the course and only said the measure "may" affect FORA's reuse plan.
His analysis of Measure K mostly quoted from the petition itself.
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Vulnerable families and refugees are among those who will benefit after voluntary groups were given iPads.
Home Start Enfield, which help vulnerable families with a child under five, were one of four groups to receive their iPad from Enfield Borough council cabinet member for community Yasemin Brett.
Central African Youth, a group that helps refugees integrate into British life, Breathe Easy, who offer support for people affected by lung conditions and the Enfield Caribbean Association, were also given the tablet computers.
Cllr Yasemin Brett, said: "Thanks to this generous donation these four community groups will benefit from better IT and will be able to help their clients even more.
"We are delighted to be able to present these groups with iPads, and hope that they will be able to use them to continue their good works in supporting the people of Enfield and improving their quality of life."


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I recently wrote up a guide to help you use my technical analysis to your benefit. Now let's apply those rules as we take a look at a current setup in the stock Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). To reiterate, my basic formula for making money is setup + trigger = trade entry -- and then, of course, trade management.
First, due to this stock's general pattern of higher highs and higher lows, this initial setup was on the buy side. It also helped that the pivotal Nov. 16 low in the S&P 500 futures was intact, as this would likewise vote for some higher prices in the future. The price was also above the 200- and 50-day simple moving averages, and it had recently seen its five-day exponential moving average cross above the 13-day EMA on the daily chart -- another bullish development.
Now, the initial trade setup was a price-cluster zone that contained the coincidence of at least three Fibonacci price relationships coming together within a relatively tight range. The general zone I was watching ranged from $67.23 to 68.74.
Another reason I was interested in this stock had a lot to do with what I like to call time symmetry. This concept, whether it is related to price or timing, is "similarity or equality" when comparing swings in the same direction. In this case, I was comparing the timing of prior declines, as illustrated on the daily chart of J&J below.
Note that quite a few declining swings lasted between 17 and 21 trading days. The most recent swing, into the Nov. 16 low, lasted for 19 trading days -- very similar to these prior pullbacks. In the past we've seen resumptions of rallies after such similarly timed declines. This setup was also in the direction of the trend -- and that, along with the timing parameters, is what had put J&J on my radar in the first place.
Now, this setup has already triggered some initial buy entries against the Nov. 16 low, but there is a reason I'm showing this to you. First we'll look at a couple of obvious buy triggers on the 30-minute chart of this stock, and then we will talk about secondary entries. In other words, you may have missed the initial entry of a trade setup, but you can still get involved at a later date as long as there is still room to make some money.
In the article linked above, I talk about using a 15- or 30-minute chart for a swing trade entry. For J&J, I'm using the 30-minute chart.
The first trigger I see here came in at Nov. 19. That's when the stock took out a prior swing high and saw the moving-average crossover to the upside. Another solid trigger came later in the month, on Nov. 28, on a retest of the first price-cluster low. Both times, the initial stop could have been placed below the Nov. 16 low at $68.51, or the low could have been made into the cluster prior to the trigger firing off.
So far, J&J has rallied from $68.51 to as high as $70.52.
The above-linked piece also discussed price targets. For any of my trend-trade setups, my targets are always calculated by multiplying the swing into the setup zone by the Fibonacci figures of 1.272, 1.618 and then 2.618. This means target 1 for a rally in J&J comes in at $73.89. Target 2 comes in at $75.35, and Target 3 is $79.58. (These are illustrated on the first chart.)
Since the stock is nowhere near these upside targets as of yet, and since the upside potential is still healthy, what we want to do now is to look for a secondary entry into this trade setup. We can do this by looking to buy a pullback to the Nov. 16 low. The general rule of thumb is to look at entering on a pullback of anywhere from the 50% to 0.786 retracement of the prior swing. There are other ways to refine an entry, using the lower-time-frame work, though I will save that discussion for another article. There are also other trigger-entry methods that you could use along with my trade setups.
Bottom line: I like the long side of J&J as long as price remains above the Nov. 16 swing low. If that low is taken out, I'll have been proven wrong in the trade.
For more information about trades and triggers, please refer here.


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Common Ticks in Fairfax County
Tick activity is seasonal, with higher tick activity in the spring and summer. Ticks feed slowly and most likely will not transmit disease until they have been attached for several hours. Only infected ticks transmit disease and not all ticks are infected. Since there is no easy way to tell if a tick is infected, remove any attached ticks as soon as possible. While spending time outside, remember to check yourself for ticks and remove any that you find. Once you get home, do a more thorough check and remove any ticks that you find. The Fairfax County Health Department provides a free Tick Identification Service by Disease Carrying Insects Program staff.
There are the three tick species found in Fairfax County that can transmit disease to humans:
Black-legged or Deer Tick (Ixodes scapularis)
The unfed female black-legged ticks have a reddish body and a dark brown dorsal scutum located behind the mouthparts. Females are approximately 3.5 mm in length, much longer than the body of male ticks which range from 2.0 to 2.7 mm in length. Male black-legged ticks are dark brown in color. Nymphs of the black-legged tick are approximately 1.0 mm in length and will also feed on humans or other mammals and birds. The primary host of adult black-legged ticks is the white-tailed deer although they will feed on a variety of mammals and birds. Black-legged or deer ticks transmit the agents of Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis.
Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)
The female Lone Star tick has a characteristic white or yellow mark on the end of the scutum, from which the common name is derived. Both males and females are reddish brown in color and about 3.0 to 4.0 mm long. Tularemia and Ehrlichiosis are transmitted by this species. It has also been linked with a Lyme Disease-like illness called southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) which may be caused by the spirochete Borrelia lonestari. The Lone Star tick does not transmit the Lyme Disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Lone Star ticks have a non-specific host preference and will seek blood meals from virtually any mammal. This is the most commonly found tick in Fairfax County.
American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
Adult American dog ticks are reddish brown in color and about 5.0mm in length. They can be distinguished from deer ticks on the basis of white markings on the perimeter of the dorsal scutum.Dogs (as the common name suggests) are the preferred hosts of adult American dog ticks but they will feed on other medium to large mammals including humans. The immature stages feed on small mammals, including meadow voles and white-footed mice. The American dog tick transmits Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Tularemia in the Eastern region of the United States.
More Information
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- Life cycle of hard ticks that spread disease (CDC)
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Rob Curran, 36, was 'gyrating and thrusting' against a black BMW
- Witness said she 'couldn't believe' what she was seeing
- In 2010 he was questioned in connection with arson on footballer's 4X4
- Hours earlier he had smashed the windscreen of a pub landlord's car
A former Royal Marine cleared of setting fire to footballer Andy Carroll's Range Rover 'tried to have sex with a car', a court heard.
Rob Curran was caught in a state of undress in broad daylight on a busy street, 'gyrating and thrusting' his groin against the bonnet of a black BMW.
He was spotted by a horrified female witness as she drove down Station Road, in Backworth, North Tyneside.
A court heard that, just an hour before, the 36-year-old had also been loud and abusive in a pub before smashing up the windscreen of the landlord's car.
Car lover: Rob Curran was caught in broad daylight on a busy street attempting to have sex with a black BMW
Curran was arrested and pleaded guilty to one count of exposure, one public order offence and criminal damage at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court, where he claimed he couldn't remember anything because he was 'paralytic'.
Rebecca Gibson, prosecuting, told the court the indecent exposure happened at 5.30pm on April 28.
She said: 'The witness was driving through Station Road, which is a busy main road. She noticed a man and thought he looked like he was stretching against a car bonnet, as if he was about to go for a run.
'She looked again and noticed the car was a black BMW, which was parked up. The male was in front of the bonnet.'
Curran was questioned when Andy Carroll's £70,000 chrome-plated 4x4 was set alight outside the home of then Newcastle manager Kevin Nolan. Five months later police told him he would not be charged
In a statement from the witness, she said: 'I then saw the male... he was gyrating and thrusting against the car bonnet. I thought, "The dirty b******, he's having sex with the car".
'I couldn't believe a man would stand in public, fully thrusting against the bonnet of a vehicle.'
The court heard the witness drove on and saw an unsuspecting mother and young child walking towards Curran.
After returning home to get her mother and brother, she went back to Station Road but found the car gone and Curran, previously of Jesmond, Newcastle, but now living at Holmlands, Whitley Bay, sitting fully clothed on a nearby wall.
Drunk: Hours before the incident with the car, Curran had smashed the windscreen of a pub landlord's car
Curran was arrested and it was soon revealed that, just an hour earlier, he had entered the Black Horse Inn, in Monkseaton, North Tyneside, and become loud and aggressive before throwing a charity box at the bar.
Mrs Gibson said: 'He then picked-up a bar stool and went outside. The landlord, James Read, heard a large smash and saw the defendant by his car, a Citroen Berlingo, where he threw the bar stool to the ground and walked away.
'Mr Read saw the windscreen of his vehicle had been smashed. The damage cost £216.'
Mark Harrison, defending, said Curran was deeply remorseful for what he'd done. He said: 'The police didn't consider this sinister behaviour. They described it more as drunk stupidity.
'I don't ever recall a more embarrassed, ashamed and remorseful individual. He hasn't stopped apologising.
'There had been a fractious breakdown of the friendship between Mr Curran and the publican. He accepted there had been a disagreement and, in the spur of the moment, doing damage to the car.
'What happened later, was frankly unbelievable. He can't put an explanation to it because he can't remember it.'
The court also heard Curran suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from his time in the Marines.
Magistrates adjourned sentencing for the preparation of reports.
The former security specialist also spent five months behind bars in 2012 for crashing his car head-on into a taxi and brandishing knives in a village pub.
Curran served with the Royal Marines for eight years, before commanding a six-figure salary protecting the wealthy and influential all over the world.
He was in a relationship with the mother of former Newcastle player Carroll's child, Faye Johnstone and the striker's ex-partner, Stacey Miller.
Carroll, who now plays for West Ham, started seeing Ms Johnstone after she split from Curran.
Then in July 2010 the footballer began dating Ms Miller, just weeks after she separated from Curran, reports the Evening Chronicle.
Curran was arrested and questioned when striker's £70,000 chrome-plated 4x4 was set alight outside the home of then Newcastle manager Kevin Nolan three months later.
He was released on bail and five months later police told him he would not be charged.


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- Content. Here, you need white papers, research reports, position papers, product videos, ROI calculators, press releases and e-books. However, there are two basic challenges to creating winning content. First, the people who know the most about your customers and product sales and product engineers are terrible writers. Second, your audience has no time to read. You can't outsource the first challenge. The reality is, you need a person on your team who understands your product, calls on customers, writes clearly and has the time and interest to create content. This is not a marketing communications person who knows about brand guidelines, copywriting and layout. It's probably a product engineer or customer support person who also is an amateur photographer, minored in literature and enjoys going to art exhibits. You need to find/hire this person and give them three to six months to get up to speed. The second challenge—your audience has little time—is easier to address. Be brief, be brilliant, be gone. Try to make one point and make it well. Lay out the copy with bolded headings for easy scanning. Use lists and bullet points. It's about clear, concise communications.
- Outreach. Your salespeople can tell you what they are hearing from their prospecting calls, the issues that are top-of-mind, the business initiatives under way and the strategic shifts on the horizon. Take those insights and turn them into content nuggets—one-pagers with common themes. Use those one-pagers as part of a drip communications program. Create videos but don't overproduce them. Handheld digital cameras are fine. Then post your videos on your own YouTube channel, paying careful attention to titles and search tags. Also, create webinars and podcasts; and invite people to on-demand viewings. Most important: Make sure you have documents that can be easily downloaded, emailed (small file sizes), printed, read, noted and filed for future use.
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- Engagement. Much of b-to-b marketing supports enterprise buying decisions that have strategic value, operational impact, relatively long buying cycles (12 to 18 months) and significant budget requirements. To be successful, you need to engage these prospects through interactive dialogue that builds a trusted relationship. The most important aspect to engagement is "the ask." Every time prospects have valuable interactions with you, either online or in person, you have earned the right to ask them questions. You should learn about them, their purchase intent and, of course, you should ask for the business.


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2007 Fairfax County Environmental Excellence Awards
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
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Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
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Feb. 22, 2007
2007 Fairfax County Environmental Excellence Awards
Nominations Open March 1
Fairfax County is accepting nominations between March 1 and May 31 for the eighth annual Environmental Excellence Awards Program. Residents, community groups, environmental organizations and local businesses are encouraged to submit nominations. One or more awards may be given in each of the following categories:
- Fairfax County residents.
- Organizations.
- Businesses.
- Fairfax County government employees.
The Environmental Excellence Awards Program is designed to recognize individuals, organizations and businesses that unselfishly dedicate time, energy and expertise to improve the environment in support of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors' environmental goals. These goals, which were adopted by the board to foster a sustainable and vibrant living environment both now and in the future, are:
- Environmental protection, which seeks to preserve the county's natural resources and meet or exceed federal, state and local standards for water quality, air quality and other environmental standards.
- Open space conservation, which seeks to preserve and protect stream valleys, woodlands and other ecologically valuable areas to protect plant and animal life.
- Energy conservation, which promotes energy efficiency and energy conservation in the public, commercial, residential and industrial sectors.
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The New York Knicks are off to a 3-0 start, and though the absence of power forward Amare Stoudemire has been noted in this stretch, keep in mind that the Knicks are also without swingman Iman Shumpert, who tore the ACL in his left knee in the opening game of the playoffs against the Heat last year. Shumpert had surgery in May and has been targeting a January return.
While there have been encouraging signs that Shumpert is ahead of schedule, he told the New York Post's Marc Berman that he is planning on taking his time in returning and that the possibility of a December return is all but out of the question.
"What you all are saying is not what we're going by," Shumpert said. "January, February is what we're aiming for. I'm just trying to get healthy. When I get healthy, I'll return to the court. I'm not going to come back and not be able to do the things I did last year and a little more. I want to come back and add something."
Shumpert averaged 9.5 points last year as a rookie, struggling with his shooting at 40.1 percent from the field and 30.6 percent from the 3-point line. But he established himself as a top-notch perimeter defender and figures to eventually take over as the Knicks' shooting guard. In the meantime, the Knicks have been starting Jason Kidd and Ronnie Brewer on the wings, though Kidd will move to the bench when Stoudemire (knee surgery) comes back to the lineup next month.


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Photo Flash: Whidbey Center for the Arts Presents STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts opens 2012 with the 1987 Off-Broadway comedy-drama Steel Magnolias. Written by Robert Harling, the play morphed into a movie of the same name in 1989. It runs for three weekends, Feb. 10-25, 2012.
Directed by Tim Rarick, who last directed On Golden Pond at WICA, Steel Magnolias takes place in a beauty parlor in Chinquapin, Louisiana. It revolves around six distinctly different women, illustrating how their lives are interwoven via the small town gossip that shadows the ongoing cycles of birth, marriage and death. Filled with lyrical Southern repartee and no shortage of lively verbal collisions, the play draws on the town's underlying strength and love. These two human elements give its characters the special qualities that make them truly touching, funny and amiable company in both good times and bad.
The cast features Bristol Bloom, Deana Duncan, Eleanor Fye, ElizaBeth Grant, Shelley Hartle and Dana Linn.
The 1989 film starred Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Darryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts.
Other members of the WICA production team include Taylor Raymond and Tim Rarick, Scenic Design; Val Johnson, Costume Design; Larry Woolworth, Set Dressing and Props; Ann Deacon, Lighting Design.
Tickets are on sale now and range from $12-$16. They're available by contacting the WICA Ticket Office at (360) 221-8268 or (800) 638-7631. Additional information may be found online at www.WICAonline.com.
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JUSTICE Secretary Chris Grayling defended claims that privatising part of the probation service would put offenders and victims at risk when he visited Swindon yesterday.
Mr Grayling visited Wiltshire Probation Trust to meet staff to discuss the controversial changes to the probation system, which will see 70 per cent of the existing public sector probation service become 21 community rehabilitation companies to be run under government contracts by private bidders.
Only 30 per cent of offenders who are most at risk of serious re-offending will continue to be seen by the remaining centrally-run public sector arm of the service after 35 local probation trusts are closed down.
Mr Grayling said: "The main reason for the change is that we have about 50,000 people a year who get prison sentences of less than 12 months who are not required to see probation after they leave, and 60 per cent of them go on to re-offend.The changes are about creating a more efficient, stream-lined service."
But one of the main concerns raised by members of the National Association of Probation Officers union (Napo), is that offenders moving from a medium to a high risk category will have to move across different organisations to see a probation worker, and cost-cutting could see high risk offenders left on the street.
Albertine Davies, Napo's secretary in Swindon, said: "It is a matter of life or death. We supervise the most dangerous people in our community. Corners will be taken if people are trying to boost their profit margins for their share holders, which will mean more crime, more victims and ultimately some of these will die.
"Many offenders need routine and many probation officers develop relationships with offenders they see. This will be lost if they have to switch between agencies.
"They're not even going to pilot it. And they're planning to roll it out nationally with no evidence that it will work, and with a significant amount of evidence that risk to the public will be increased."
Despite admitting to having no hands-on experience of the probation service, Mr Grayling reassured the public that the tender process will not be a matter of cost-cutting, and that public sector workers would be located within the same office as workers in the private service.
He said: "This is not a tender process based on finances, it's a process to find the companies who can use their innovative skills to provide the best quality service in the long term.
"Public sector workers will be working across the office from their colleagues working with medium and low risk offenders. They will be co-located in the same place. Nobody will be left unsupervised."
Napo is asking the public to sign an online petition. Go to www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/ stop-risking-public-safety.


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Search continues for sunglasses thief
Police are still looking for a man who they say stole 12 pairs of sunglasses -- a retail value of $3,500 -- from a local mall Sunday. Not much information was given about the theft from the Sunglass Hut at the Somerset Collection at 2800 W. Big Beaver Road, but Troy police say the suspect is described as a black man who is about 5-foot-6, weighs 160 pounds and was wearing a chauffeur-style hat and tan leather waist length coat during the incident.
-- Staff writer John Turk
Emergency crew responds to crash
Emergency personnel responded to what appeared to be a single-car crash on Rochester Industrial Avenue west of Livernois Road and north of Hamlin Road in Rochester Hills around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The crash was cleared by 6 p.m.
The vehicle had flipped onto its roof. It's unknown at this time if there were any injuries to the driver or any possible passengers.
-- From staff reports
Detroit man arraigned for home invasion
A Detroit man was recently arraigned in connection with a home invasion that occurred Friday on the 1100 block of North Old Woodward Avenue, police said. Lucious Brinson, 27, appeared in the 48th District Court, where he was charged with home invasion, possession of breaking and entering tools, and possession of a controlled substance. The original incident was called in to the Birmingham Police Department by Troy police officers, who had followed Brinson to the Birmingham area and witnessed the break-in. Police say the Detroit man attempted to steal numerous pieces of jewelry, a pillow case, shoes and other items. After taking Brinson into custody, police also found bags of marijuana inside his car. According to Birmingham officials, Brinson has an extensive criminal history. He was handed a $25,000 cash surety bond during his arraignment. He was released after he posted bond.
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The U.S. has temporarily stopped importing avocados from Tancitaro, Michoacan, Mexico, over security concerns.
But according to some reports, the Tancitaro industry was up and running again by Dec. 3.
In mid-November, the U.S. Embassy Regional Security Office, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, decided to temporarily suspend avocado export activities in Tancitaro in order to ensure the safety of APHIS employees, said Workabeba Yigzaw, an APHIS spokeswoman.
"No APHIS employees were directly threatened, and the suspension of export activities is expected to be only temporary," Yigzaw said Dec. 2.
According to a Dec. 4 statement from the trade group Avocados from Mexico, the suspension was expected to be short-lived and other regions were not affected and are expected to keep shipping.
"(On Dec. 3) harvesting resumed in Tancitaro, and USDA is working with local officials to bring full production back online as quickly as possible," according to the statement. "We have been in touch with growers throughout Michoacán, and no other municipalities have been affected. Given the government support in these areas we anticipate no further shutdowns."
The afternoon of Dec. 5, Yigzaw said APHIS inspectors had not resumed inspection activities in Tancitaro.
The USDA's decision to temporarily ban imports from the town came amid reports that a group of Tancitaro's residents killed members of the Knights Templar drug cartel in Tancitaro in November.
Several recent stories in the Mexican media have linked the Knights Templar to the Mexican avocado industry. The cartel is accused of extorting money from avocado growers, according to the stories.
USDA officials would not comment on whether the action was related to the drug trade.
On April 25, two packinghouses in Tancitaro burned down, but effects on shipments to the U.S. were not affected. Pharr, Texas-based Agroexport was the owner of one of the sheds.
In its statement, Avocados from Mexico officials said they did not know why USDA suspended shipments from Tancitaro, but the association recognizes the toll Mexico's war on drugs has taken on avocado growers and many others in Mexico.
"We are all aware that the war on drugs in Mexico has affected life in Mexican cities as well as the rural areas that are home to growers of many crops and many industries," according to the statement. "We certainly hope it can be resolved as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Mexico continues to be the world's largest supplier of avocados year-round and exporters are able to source ample supplies from the other 20-plus USDA-approved municipalities in Michoacán to keep the market well supplied."
Emiliano Escobedo, executive director of the Irvine, Calif.-based Hass Avocado Board, said that the latest stories in the media have "falsely portrayed" the cartels' effects on the avocado industry.
Escobedo said he had "no way of confirming" whether growers are being extorted. He said many others have been affected by the drug trade for years, not just the avocado industry.
"I don't think this is anything new," he said. "The Mexican avocado industry, like many other industries and companies, has been the victim of widespread problems fueled by the war on drugs."
The drug trade has created an "unsafe environment" for many avocado grower-shippers and packers, as it has for more millions of other Mexicans, Escobedo said.
Despite those problems, he said, the avocado industry continues to grow. Mexico is on tap to once again send record shipments to the U.S. this season, he said.
Shipments year-to-date through early December also have not been affected, Escobedo said.
Importers of Mexican avocados either did not return requests for comment or would not comment.


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The ump snuck his nose right in there.
The ump snuck his nose right in there.
Looking at the replay, I don't know if he actually tagged him.
I noticed Cozart, as he was approaching 3rd base, reach up with his right hand to make sure his helmet did not fall off.
Does this slow a running man down? Surely it is not making him faster. Close play at the plate and out. So... why the heck is he concerned with the helmet while running? Sure it protects his head, but the odds of getting hit are so slim you'd get great odds betting that it happens in any MLB game.
Might have been out regardless, but I guess (as you can read lol) it bothers me.
Small market fan... always hoping, but never expecting.
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Better news is that Hanny is now six for his last thirteen.
Nice to see the bat coming around.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
James Gandifini has passed away.
"But I do know Joey's sister indirectly (or foster sister) and I have heard stories of Joey being into shopping, designer wear, fancy coffees, and pedicures."
Feels like a cheap run right there.
man oh man oh man -- again
The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
Sad news about Gandolfini. Just finished the series for probably the 3rd or 4th time. He was just incredible.
Robinson 1 of 4 in steal attempts -- speed kills
The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
I like that we're finally getting active on the bases, but man the guys gotta be better.
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Starting to lean towards it being a burrito.
after a smoking hot start, Choo is looking very so-so for the last month or so. it's a long season but as of today i let him walk after the season.
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Car building can often become an odyssey that not only shows what the car is made of, it also shows what the owner is made of as well. In the case of Pete Macias of Ontario, CA and his 1961 Impala Convertible, this is one car that certainly was on the "highway to hell" before finding itself on a "stairway to heaven." While the taxing build certainly wore out Pete's pocketbook, it did not wear down his sense of humor. His response to our inquiry as to any interesting stories regarding this build was simply, "Where should I start?" Pete has had several cars over the years, but none that matched the quality of this latest creation. Pete's previous Lowrider was a 1963 Impala Convertible that was used as the financial means to back this new project. As he began his quest, the car market was slim, as he either found cars that were too much of a project or others that were far too expensive for his budget. After a few weeks of searching, the dust settled and he found a survivor '61 Impala Convertible that he drove home. Once home, he began to visualize the build and decided that he needed a car that wasn't going to clash with all the candy painted cars in his car club.
Pete took on the advice of a few friends and shot off to see his friends Frank and Gil Melendez, who took on the task of customizing the car. The car was completely stripped down and put on a rolling chassis in order to be transported during the build-up process. The car was then shipped off to the Candy Connection out in Chatsworth, where Bill Carter and Danny D sprayed the car in several tones of House of Kolor Oriental Blue. The old school paint job was then pinstriped and silver leafed by Walt Prey, which helped to unify the overall design of the car's exterior.
Once the paint portion of the build was completed, the car was then shipped back to the brothers Frank and Gil, who began the assembly of the car. By this time Frank and Ernie had assembled a rolling chassis that featured a GM Performance crate motor and 700R transmission combo. The candy powder-coated frame was dressed with pinstripes, chrome ABS brakes, and a Flowmaster mandrel bent exhaust kit. The chromed out rolling chassis was also chrome plated by Victor Best Polishing and Plating in Pomona before being reunited with the candy painted body.
When it came time to do the interior, Joe and his team at California Upholstery of Bell Gardens, worked their magic and modernized the interior. The suede and vinyl interior complemented the modern digital gauges from Dakota Digital as well as the chrome Ididit column and billet trim that were added to the Impala. Since this car was gong to be a driver, Pete sent out his car to Mario of Kulture Design, who installed the complete Pioneer sound system. Mario also ran new hardlines to the AH2 hydraulic system which was installed by Frank and Saul. With all the modern accessories this rag-top finally came together.
After a few cookouts and several trips to the store, this one-bolt-at-a-time build finally paid off for Pete, as his highway to hell turned into a stairway to heaven, which he and his family love to take on summer night cruises.
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Owner: Pete Macias
Vehicle: 1961 Impala, convertible
City/State: Ontario, California
Car Club: Lifestyle Los Angeles
Hydraulics: The set up includes two AH2 Hydraulics aluminum blocks, with a Whammy tank powered by four 31 series batteries.
Audio: The Impala has a Complete Pioneer sound system consisting of two subwoofers and four components powered by four amplifiers. This is all controlled through a double din head unit set up to sync with Pete's iPod or iPhone full of Pete's favorite Led Zeppelin music.
Engine: The car is powered by a GM performance 350 CID crate motor and 700R combination. Dressed up with Proform Performance parts, Billet Specialties and a serpentine kit ordered through Summit Racing.
Wheels: 13×7 Reverse chrome Zenith Wire Wheels.
Tires: Original Premium Sportway 5.20s.