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1. Faculty shall give examinations during the regularly scheduled classes of the scheduled classes of the academic year as outlined by the approved University Calendar. The faculty are responsible for determining the length, frequency, form and content of all examinations within the guidelines listed below. Final examinations shall be given, where applicable, only during the designated Final Examination Week after the end of regularly scheduled classes and only at the designated time and place according to the Final Examination Schedule.
2. Faculty shall distribute in writing the requirements for each course within the first week of each academic term. (See policy issuance 3264). In these requirements final examinations shall be worth no less than twenty percent nor more than forty percent of the course grade. No single exam, paper, project, or assignment shall have greater emphasis than the final examination. As a result of this condition, every course must use at least three evaluations for grading purposes.
3. Faculty shall give final examinations which are comprehensive in design, emphasizing subject matter presented over the entire term.
4. Faculty shall return and/or permit students to review all unit tests, quizzes, and other types of evaluations by the last regularly scheduled class in the term. In order to prevent an excessive build-up in the number of unit tests for each student during the last week of classes, faculty are advised to refrain from testing during that week.
5. The Final Examination Schedule shall be prepared by the Office of the Registrar with consultation of the faculty, if necessary, and approved by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Regularly scheduled final examination periods shall be 120 minutes in length. Part of the final examination week shall include at least a one-day interval between the last full day of classes and the first day of scheduled examinations. This time shall be designated as the Reading Period.
6. The following restrictions are imposed on the scheduling of activities during the Final Examination Week.
7. The Andruss Library will remain open and other designated study areas will be made available during the Final Examination Period with expanded hours when possible.
8. Unless returned to the student all graded final examinations must be available for student review for at least the next full semester following the final examination.
9. No student shall be required to take more than two final examinations in one day. (See procedure outlined below for rescheduling of final examinations.)
10. Any exceptions to any of the above matters must be made on the basis of the procedures outlined below.
11. In case of non-compliance with the provisions of this policy, a student has the recourse of proper grievance procedures as established by the University and outlined in policy issuance 3592.
12. During Summer Sessions, the last class period of each course shall be designated as the final examination period with the time period for the examination not to exceed 80 minutes unless the arrangements have been worked out in advance so that they can be announced at the first meeting of the class. Except in unusual circumstances, classes in six-week sessions shall have the final examination on the last day of the course. Final examinations for courses scheduled in three-week sessions shall be held during the last of the two class periods scheduled for the last day. Classes in the nine-week session shall hold final examinations on the last scheduled class day with the period extended to 80 minutes for that class.
1. Faculty who wish to schedule quizzes, tests or examinations at other times than during their regularly scheduled class periods during the term, may do so only if a make-up opportunity is made available to students. This opportunity must be scheduled at a time mutually acceptable to both student and faculty and may not conflict with the student's other scheduled classes. A faculty member shall not give an examination at a time other than during a regularly scheduled class period unless approval is first obtained from the majority of the faculty members of his/her academic department. Except for abnormal circumstances, this approval should be granted by the end of the first week of classes. Notification of this alternative arrangement shall be given to the appropriate college dean.
2. A faculty member who believes that the content of his/her courses does not lend itself to a scheduled final examination must obtain approval for an alternative arrangement from the majority of the members of his/her academic department and college dean. Notification of the approved arrangement shall be given to the office of the Registrar. Except for abnormal circumstances. This approval and notification shall be made by the end of the first week of classes.
3. To change the requirement specifying that final examinations shall be worth no less than twenty percent nor more than forty percent of the course grade, there must be agreement for the change by the faculty member(s) in charge of the class, the majority of the members of his/her academic department, and the appropriate college dean. Except for abnormal circumstances, the approval and notification to students shall be made by the end of the first week of classes. If approved, the change may remain in effect for the faculty member for the duration of this policy or until the course is resubmitted for course content change.
4. In order to change the time and place scheduled for a final examination, there must be agreement for the change by the faculty member(s) in charge of the class, 100% of the students in the class, and the appropriate College Dean. This change must be made by the middle of the semester. Student opinion in this matter shall be determined by secret ballot with the faculty member in charge of the vote. If for some reason a change is made in the time and date of a final examination that results in a student conflict, the faculty member shall arrange to provide a make-up opportunity during the Final Examination Period. (See below)
5. If the student has a scheduling conflict during the final examination period resulting in an excessive number of final examinations scheduled for one day, the following procedure for rescheduling the final examination shall apply and be completed by at least two weeks before the end of regularly scheduled classes.
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Structures Damaged: Two homes burned
Injuries: One
Containment: 0%
Cause: Undetermined
Evacuated areas: Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for Easley Canyon, San Gabriel Canyon Road, as well as areas west of Glendora Boulevard, east of Azusa Avenue and north of Sierra Madre Boulevard.
Homes evacuated: More than 1,000 from Azusa, Glendora
School Closures: St. Lucy's Priory High School and Citrus College are closed. Azusa Pacific University said classes will continue as scheduled.
Glendora Unified School District schools La Fetra, Cullen and Sellers elementary schools, as well as Goddard and Sandburg middle schools are closed.
Evacuation Centers: Legion Building at Finkbiner Park, 160 N. Wabash Ave. Glendora. Pets can be brought to the Inland Valley or Pasadena Humane societies. Horses can be brought to the Fairplex in Pomona.
Firefighters: 600 plus from Los Angeles County, U.S. Forest Service and fire agencies in Region 1 which covers the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside and Santa Barbara
Aircraft: 8 each of water-dropping helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
From the Super Scoopers to the crews on the ground, see the battle on Jan. 16, 2014, against the Colby Fire in the hills north of Glendora.

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"The FDA approval of BELVIQ is an important development for patients who struggle with obesity or are overweight with comorbidities and need help with chronic weight management beyond diet and exercise," said Jack Lief, Arena's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We thank our entire team and the patients who participated in our clinical trial program for making this achievement possible."
Three double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials demonstrated that BELVIQ along with diet and exercise was more effective than diet and exercise alone at helping patients lose 5% or more of their body weight after one year and managing the weight loss for up to two years.
"Diet, exercise and behavioral therapy alone may not result in sustained weight loss for many overweight and obese people trying to lose weight," said Lonnel Coats, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eisai Inc. "BELVIQ represents an important therapeutic option for physicians responsible for the medical management of their patients who are overweight or obese."
In clinical trials, the most common adverse reactions for patients without diabetes treated with BELVIQ were headache, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, dry mouth, and constipation. In patients with diabetes, the most common adverse reactions were hypoglycemia, headache, back pain, cough, and fatigue.
The FDA has recommended that BELVIQ be classified by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a scheduled drug. The DEA will review the FDA's recommendation and determine the final scheduling designation. Once the DEA has provided the final scheduling designation, Eisai will announce when BELVIQ will be available to patients and physicians in the United States.
Arena will manufacture and supply the finished commercial product from its facility in Switzerland, and Eisai will market and distribute BELVIQ in the United States.
As part of the approval of BELVIQ, the companies committed to conduct post-marketing studies to assess the safety and efficacy of BELVIQ for weight management in obese pediatric patients, as well as to evaluate the effect of long-term treatment with BELVIQ on the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events in overweight and obese subjects with cardiovascular disease or multiple cardiovascular risk factors. The cardiovascular outcomes trial will include echocardiographic assessments.
Conference Call & Webcast
Arena will host a conference call and webcast today, June 27, 2012, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time (11 a.m. Pacific Time) to provide a business update. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 877.643.7155 for domestic callers and 914.495.8552for international callers. Please specify to the operator that you would like to join the "BELVIQ" conference call. The conference call will be webcast live under the investor relations section of Arena's website at www.arenapharm.com, and will be archived there for 30 days following the call. Please connect to Arena's website several minutes prior to the start of the broadcast to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be necessary.
About BELVIQ (lorcaserin HCl)
BELVIQ (lorcaserin hydrochloride) is believed to decrease food consumption and promote satiety by selectively activating serotonin 2C receptors in the brain.
For more information about BELVIQ, click here for the full prescribing information or go to http://us.eisai.com/package_inserts/BelviqPI.pdf
BELVIQ Phase 3 Clinical Trial Program
The BELVIQ Phase 3 clinical trial program consisted of three double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials: BLOOM (Behavioral modification and Lorcaserin for Overweight and Obesity Management), BLOSSOM (Behavioral modification and LOrcaserin Second Study for Obesity Management) and BLOOM-DM (Behavioral modification and Lorcaserin for Overweight and Obesity Management in Diabetes Mellitus). All three trials included a standardized program of diet, moderate exercise and behavioral counseling for both the placebo and BELVIQ groups.
BLOOM evaluated BELVIQ versus placebo over a two-year treatment period in 3,182 non-diabetic, obese (BMI of 30 to 45 kg/m2) adult patients (18 to 65 years old) with or without comorbid conditions and non-diabetic, overweight (BMI of 27 to 29.9 kg/m2) adult patients with at least one weight related comorbid condition.
BLOSSOM evaluated BELVIQ versus placebo over a one-year treatment period in 4,008 non-diabetic, obese (BMI of 30 to 45 kg/m2) adult patients (18 to 65 years old) with or without comorbid conditions and non-diabetic, overweight (BMI of 27 to 29.9 kg/m2) adult patients with at least one weight related comorbid condition.
BLOOM-DM evaluated BELVIQ versus placebo over a one-year treatment period in 604 obese (BMI of 30 to 45 kg/m2) and overweight (BMI of 27 to 29.9 kg/m2) adult patients (18 to 65 years old) with type 2 diabetes who were receiving oral antihyperglycemic agents.
BELVIQ is indicated to be used along with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adult patients with an initial body mass index (BMI) of:
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Important Safety Information
About Arena Pharmaceuticals
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing oral drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors, an important class of validated drug targets, in four major therapeutic areas: cardiovascular, central nervous system, inflammatory and metabolic diseases. For more information about Arena Pharmaceuticals, please visit www.arenapharm.com.
Arena Pharmaceuticals® and Arena® are registered service marks of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BELVIQ® is a registered trademark of Arena Pharmaceuticals GmbH.
About Eisai Inc.
Eisai Inc. was established in 1995 and began marketing its first product in the United States in 1997. Since that time, Eisai Inc. has rapidly grown to become a fully integrated pharmaceutical business. The company serves as the U.S. pharmaceutical operation of Eisai Co., Ltd., a research-based human health care (hhc) company that discovers, develops and markets products throughout the world.
Eisai has a global product creation organization that includes U.S.-based R&D facilities in Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, as well as manufacturing facilities in Maryland and North Carolina. The company's areas of R&D focus include neuroscience; oncology; vascular, inflammatory and immunological reaction; and antibody-based programs. For more information about Eisai, please visit www.eisai.com/US.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include statements about the importance of the FDA approval of BELVIQ; the safety, efficacy, mechanism of action, DEA scheduling and commercialization of BELVIQ; the use of BELVIQ by patients and physicians; rights and obligations under the marketing and supply agreement with Eisai; future studies of BELVIQ; and Arena's focus, goals, strategy, research and development programs, and ability to develop compounds and commercialize drugs. For such statements, Arena claims the protection of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual events or results may differ materially from Arena's expectations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: the timing and outcome of DEA, EMA and other regulatory review is uncertain; limitations on the indicated uses, restricted distribution methods and other limitations on BELVIQ or, if approved, any of our other drug candidates; risks related to commercializing drugs, including regulatory, manufacturing and supply issues and the pace of market acceptance; cash and revenues generated from BELVIQ, including timing and impact of competition; government and commercial reimbursement and pricing decisions; risks related to relying on collaborative agreements; the timing and receipt of payments and fees, if any, from collaborators; unexpected or unfavorable new data; nonclinical and clinical data is voluminous and detailed, and regulatory agencies may interpret or weigh the importance of data differently and reach different conclusions than we or others, request additional information, have additional recommendations or change their guidance or requirements before or after approval; data and other information related to any of our research and development programs may not meet safety, efficacy or other regulatory requirements or otherwise be sufficient for regulatory review, approval or continued marketing; our ability to obtain and defend our patents; the timing, success and cost of our research and development programs; results of clinical trials and other studies are subject to different interpretations and may not be predictive of future results; clinical trials and other studies may not proceed at the time or in the manner expected or at all; having adequate funds; and satisfactory resolution of litigation or other disagreements with others. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by Arena's forward-looking statements are disclosed in Arena's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements represent Arena's judgment as of the time of this release. Arena disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements, other than as may be required under applicable law.
Contacts: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Contacts: Eisai Inc.
Investor Inquiries: Russo Partners
Investor Inquiries:
Cindy McGee
Alex Scott
Media Inquiries: Russo Partners
Media Inquiries:
David Schull
Marcia Diljak
SOURCE Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


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Staying Alive in the Independent Leagues
Apologies for the belated greetings of happy Opening Day, but the Atlantic League opener really snuck up on us last week.
It shouldn't have. The Atlantic League, and its fellow independent circuits, are among the best things about baseball. There are guys who will be scouted and signed into the 30 major league organizations, a few of whom may even make the big leagues. There are those on the way down from major league or minor league careers. There are combinations of the two, like Scott Kazmir, who started for the Indians Saturday after salvaging his career in the Atlantic League last season.
And then there are those who are just trying to squeeze out one more opening day before embarking on a reality without any more opening days.
That's true of all the independent leagues, but the great thing about the Atlantic League—seven teams in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic and a geographic sore thumb and architectural gem in Sugar Land, Texas—is how many recognizable names there are either trying to get back or just trying to hang on.
Dozens of ex-big leaguers dot the rosters this year, including All-Stars, prospects-turned busts, and a potential Hall-of-Famer.
So with apologies to Lenny DiNardo and Brian Tallet (Lancaster), Michael Wuertz, Eric Patterson, and Jason Repko (York), Gary Majewski, Sean Gallagher, and Jason Bergmann (Sugar Land), Jeff Fulchino (Bridgeport), Jake Fox (Somerset), Brian Barton (Southern Maryland) and Josh Barfield (Long Island), my 15 favorite names on the fascinating rosters of the Atlantic League.
15. Ian Snell, Long Island Ducks
Pitcher 1 is Snell, now three years out of the big leagues. Pitcher 2 is former teammate Paul Maholm, who has a 1.03 ERA for the NL East-leading Braves.
14. Fernando Perez, Sugar Land Skeeters
But the account is now gone, and the baseball career is back. Even if he doesn't make it back to affiliated life, he still has a bio on the Poetry Foundation's website, which is more than Albert Pujols can say. And then he can write things like this:
There once was an 80-grade reader
13. Ramon Castro, Long Island Ducks
12. Koby Clemens, Sugar Land Skeeters
While his selection was roundly mocked in Astros territory for being a publicity stunt and/or favor to his father, then an Astro in 2005, Koby had a 1.055 OPS in Lancaster in 2009 and, in a slightly lesser hitting environment, hit 26 home runs in Double-A in 2010. He probably never had a shot at the big leagues without a position—his catching wasn't good enough, and he was moved all over the field—but the Astros haven't had an eighth-round pick contribute anything since Chris Sampson (1999), so why complain about that one?
11. Joe Mather, Lancaster Barnstormers
10. Luis Montanez, Somerset Patriots
Before last year, you'd have said he was a good enough Triple-A hitter to get welcomed back somewhere for depth when the need inevitably arose, but after a .241/.337/.293 season with the Cardinals' and Phillies' affiliates last year, this might have really been it.
9. Burt Reynolds, Camden Riversharks
Well, Reynolds never made the Yankees, but he did return to Newark and is this year making his Atlantic League debut on the other side of the state.
8. Adam Greenberg, Bridgeport Bluefish
He got a tryout with the Orioles this spring, but he didn't stick. Now the "one hit" campaign relaunches in Bridgeport, and we fear this this may be a little tougher.
7. Dontrelle Willis, Long Island Ducks
If you're going to do this right, do it with the Ducks, whose alumni include Juan Gonzalez, John Rocker, Armando Benitez, Henry Rodriguez (the Expos one) and Carl Everett among others in need of revival at a late stage of their careers.
6. Hayden Penn, Bridgeport Bluefish
In fact, of players who debuted this century at age 20 or younger and who seem to be done, Penn has the fourth-fewest career innings.
1. Marcos Carvajal, 57.0 (COL, FLA)
Penn finished with a 9.51 career ERA but had some success in limited action in a three-year run in Japan before trying the U.S. independent circuit.
5. Scott Elarton, Sugar Land Skeeters
Elarton, who signed a minor league deal with the Twins this offseason, told the Houston Chronicle that unlike most of the Atlantic League, he isn't playing to make the majors. He mostly just wants his son to be able to watch him pitch some more. And who wouldn't like that?
4. Brett Tomko, York Revolution
He earned better than $20 million in the game, but he still started 17 games in the minors trying to work his way back and has an even longer climb now.
Now 40, he still knows what to do on the mound and took it to the kids in his York debut, throwing seven shutout innings and giving up two hits.
3. Andy Marte, York Revolution
Baseball Prospectus 2011: "Once among the top offensive prospects in baseball, Marte was given five years to prove everyone was right about him when he was in the minors, but he's gained far more weight than he has fans in the scouting community. Now slow and stiff, Marte's bat speed leaves him unable to catch up to better fastballs, and he's no longer an adequate third baseman. Released at the end of the year, Marte hooked on with the Pirates early in the free agency period, the perfect marriage of thwarted hopes and low expectations."
I'm hoping to use "Thwarted Hopes and Low Expectations" as the title of my memoirs in a few years. Anyway, it's good to see a troubled ex-prospect back in baseball after a year away.
2. Vladimir Guerrero, Long Island Ducks
And he was awesome.
Henderson had a .493 on-base percentage in 53 games for Newark in 2003. Then the following year at age 45, he just decided to be a basestealer again and swiped 37 in 39 chances. He finished up at 46 with a .456 OBP and went 16-for-18 on the bases for San Diego of the Golden Baseball League.
Here's hoping that Guerrero knocks a few out of the yard from his ankles before we start arguing about his Hall case.
1. Daryle Ward, Lancaster Barnstormers
So here he remains, in independent ball in the Northeast for the fourth season minus a short stint with Arizona's Double-A club. But really, indy ball is the perfect home for him. All he's known for is standing up at the plate and hitting long home runs, and what's to say he can't do that in the Atlantic League for the next 10 years?
Bring Jim Thome along too, and we've got ourselves a ballclub.
Sources: Atlantic League team rosters, Baseball-Reference.com
Zachary Levine is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @zacharylevine
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Given all that Ian Snell has been through, and the personal difficulties, I am glad to learn that he is still in baseball. Good for him. I hope he has found some happiness.
Apr 23, 2013 07:49 AM
I find something really comforting in the thought of the Scott Elarton types who aren't playing in order to earn another shot at the big leagues, but rather for love of the game (or for passing on the love of the game to their children, in Elarton's case).
Apr 23, 2013 10:00 AM
I've never been to an independent league game. What are the stadiums like? What's the players' salary range?
Apr 23, 2013 10:19 AM
Jeremy Barfield is not on the Long Island roster; it's instead his brother Josh. Jeremy, one of the more interesting guys to follow on Twitter (@Baseclogger), is back in Midland for another year of Double-A ball in the Athletics organization.
Apr 23, 2013 10:49 AM
I'd like to know the logic & economics behind having one team in Texas and the others in CT PA NJ & MD
Apr 23, 2013 11:07 AM
Someone needs to do a Mexican League version of this. There are tons of former MLB players still playing down there, some with outrageous numbers from wild park effects in places like Mexico City. My favorite is Willis Otanez. Briefly an Oriole and a Blue Jay in the 90s, he's been bouncing between affiliated ball, Indy ball, and Mexico for the past ~15 years, and isn't that far from 3000 professional hits.
Apr 23, 2013 12:02 PM
I saw both Jose Canseco and Howard Johnson play in independent league games last year!
Apr 23, 2013 12:16 PM
Who can forget the Tony Phillips show in California a couple of years ago, too?
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Don Garber, joined by Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Gov. Rick Scott, officially announced Tuesday night that Orlando will be getting a Major League Soccer franchise.
The announcement was made at a public event at the Cheyenne Saloon on Church Street.
With the addition of Orlando, MLS said it has added 11 clubs since the beginning of the 2005 season, leading to a remarkable and rapid transformation of professional soccer in North America. Three more expansion teams will be added by 2020.
"We are proud and excited to welcome Orlando to Major League Soccer," Garber said. "From the success of the Orlando City Soccer Club, to the incredible fan support and passion in the community, this is a new market that really excites us. We have great confidence in Flávio Augusto da Silva, Phil Rawlins and the rest of the Orlando City ownership group. They love this sport, our League and this city."
"Thanks to the commitment of ownership, the City of Orlando and Orange County, Orlando City will soon have a spectacular new stadium that will provide fans and the entire community with a truly unique downtown sporting experience," Garber added.
The announcement comes after city of Orlando leaders and Orange County commissioners approved an $84 million stadium in downtown Orlando last month.
Da Silva, a native of Brazil, leads Orlando City's ownership group, which includes club Founder and President Phil Rawlins, Chairman John Bonner and 10 local partners, according to MLS.
"Orlando is a special city with amazing fans that have embraced the beautiful game and we have no doubt that Orlando City will become the next success story in MLS," said Da Silva.
Originally from the United Kingdom and a part-owner of English Premier League club Stoke City, MLS said Rawlins founded and developed a highly successful information technology sales and marketing consulting company. He founded the Austin Aztex, a USL PRO team, in 2007, before moving the team to Orlando in late 2010.
"It is a dream come true to bring Major League Soccer to Orlando," said Rawlins. "The fans in Orlando have clearly demonstrated that they are ready for MLS, and we look forward to celebrating with them and working together to set a new standard in this country."
MLS says individuals who purchase 2014 Orlando City season tickets will have top priority for the club's 2015 MLS season seat selection. Call 855-ORL-CITY or click here for details.
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I am one of the millions of people in this country who live with depression. I knew that in the gun registration form there would be a version of this question: Have you ever voluntarily or involuntarily been committed to a hospital? The answer is yes — voluntarily. But because my hospitalization was years earlier and I wasn't in treatment at the time, I could have gotten a gun.
My depression appeared for the first time in the late '90s, right before I began writing for politicians. It comes and goes like fog. Medicine can help. I have my tricks to manage and get through it. Sometimes it sticks around for a day or a week, and sometimes it stays away for a couple of years. But it never leads me to sleep all day, cry and wear sweat pants like the people in the commercials. You'd look at me and never know that sometimes my fight against the urge to die is so tough the only way I get through it is second by second; I live by the second hand.


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And then on the fumble, of course they call a false start.
Man Davis should have had that...
Dissapointing to have points given to a team.
Davis having a good game today
Don't forget, that's 10 points given to them now, not just those three.
hey, dont hate on the refs too much.......... at least they know the penalty symbols
Vontae Davis is a beast at screens and outside run plays
If we lose the game,can we appeal?
Those refs are something else.A TD for the Titans that should have never counted and 2 ******** penalties on 3rd down who advanced them to 1st.Just **** off.
Don't worry ppl, u forgot that Luck is clutch
Damn, Ballard is a good back.
Take me out to the black, tell 'em I ain't coming back. Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.
Nice catch by Avery. Luck needs receivers who can make plays and not just catch easy passes.
i swear that little draw hand-off has worked pretty good for us all year.
A FG isn't going to be good enough.
That was really close,Avery.Such a shame he didn't catch it.Oh well,thanks Adam.
Finally the D answers the call.
We need at least a FG on this drive.


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Nicholas Sparks' latest adaptation staring Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth and Greg Kinnear...
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Nicholas Sparks continues to write books with Hollywood continues to adapt to film. Be it A Walk to Remember, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, or (my favorite) The Notebook, his works of romantic drama continue to make women swoon and even the toughest of men tear up (just a little). Enter The Last Song, the latest of the author's adaptations to hit home video. Starring Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth and Greg Kinnear, the film tells a touching, dramatic teen-agnst romance story focusing on one girl's struggles with growing up, family life and love.
First things first, I've never been a fan of Miley Cyrus. It's nothing personal, I just can't wrap my head around why she's so popular. Sure, she's got talent, sure she can sing, and sure, she's got an alter-ego that makes more money than most of us ever will (I wish I had an alter-ego like that!) but I still can't seem to understand the attraction. Of course, I'm neither an adolescent boy with raging hormones nor a teenage girl with self-esteem issues...
Anyhow, Cyrus stars as Ronnie, a teenage girl who's folks have split and who's forced to live with her dad (Kinnear) for the summer at his lake house. A talented pianist with a God-given gift for music, Ronnie is the epitome of teen angst; she's got a bad attitude, she's angry at the world, and her little brother Jonah (played brilliantly by Bobby Coleman) is a pain in the neck. Worst of all, she's falling for a local guy, Will (Liam Hemsworth) who she'll just have to leave when the summer is over. Doesn't life just stink?!?
Thankfully, with Will in her life, the anger towards her father begins to dwindle. However, her father keeps a secret that will further alter her attitude and make her understand why anger is a useless emotion in the face of love.
Now that my sappy description of the film is out of the way, I have to say The Last Song - like so many teen-angst, romantic films - doesn't fully engage the audience as it should. Due to the somewhat lack-luster acting and contrived script (written by original book scribe Sparks and Jeff Van Wie), the dialogue and emotions it portrays seems less than authentic. That's not saying you won't tear up a bit, but you may feel as if your tears have been stolen or coaxed out instead of genuinely shed. And that's not to say the film isn't worth watching. Fans of other Sparks films will no doubt appreciate The Last Song as will fans of teen dramas and romances.
Technically, the video transfer if beautifully done with colors bright and bold and lines tight and clear. While maybe not the best hi-def transfer, they're definitely nothing worth complaining about here. Likewise, the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track gives plenty of love to the music, while keeping the dialogue easy to understand and hear.
As for special features, the disc includes a few, but nothing casual fans will find necessary to watch. Director Julie Anne Robinson and producer Jennifer Gibgot give an audio commentary that's solid, but will find most listeners either confused, bored, or lost fairly quickly. Additionally, there are five "Deleted Scenes" and an "Alternate Opening." Other featurettes include a set tour with the younger brother (actor Bobby Coleman), Miley Cyrus' "When I Look at You" music video and a "Making of the Music Video" short. Finally, an outtake is also included. Again, nothing really worth watching multiple times and most casual fans probably won't watch them once.
What can I say? It's Nicolas Sparks, it jerks at your tear ducts, plays with your emotions, and makes you feel like you've been emotionally violated...and, oddly, at the same time you're thankful for the experience.
While not the best film adaptation of the author's work, The Last Song is a solid addition to the Sparks film library. Cyrus has great potential as a mainstream Hollywood actress (if she could just ditch that Hannah Montana gig and loose some of the stiffness) and the script, while somewhat contrived, delivers plenty of emotional highs and lows. As previously stated, teens as well as romance and drama fans will appreciate this newly released home video while those looking for a good cry might want to give it a try as well.
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Johnny Dangerous wrote: One reason I mention it is, alot of the questions you are asking here will be answered somewhat by the practice, it answers questions about the nature of the deity etc. in the practice itself. So while as I said some people don't think it needs empowerment, I do imagine something like self-generation is probably not worth doing without having a qualified person there to at least explain it to you in terms of context etc...coming from the unusual place you're coming from, it's probably good to get the clarification on this kind of stuff in person.
I agree that's a good idea. Things really are hard to explain in writing, but this has given me a springboard, so to speak.


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After the Hype
iPad launched with typical Apple fanfare. Now that it's not the next big thing, it's time for a second look to see if it's still a big deal
You don't need an iPad. I'm not saying you don't want one-that's a very different issue. But ordinarily, when you go shopping for an Apple product, it's for something you need. A computer. A phone. But an iPad doesn't do anything you can't already do with electronics you undoubtably already own. Nor is it an effective substitute for the vital items in your digital entourage. Carry an iPad instead of your laptop? With no physical keyboard, not bloody likely. Tote it in place of a portable music player? Not unless you have pockets like Captain Kangaroo. Doesn't make cell phone calls. Doesn't take pictures.
And yet Apple has again jump-started our tech libidos with an imaginative device that has the competition scrambling to keep up.
Now that the launch hype has dissipated and early adopter cred faded, it's time for a clear-eyed look at what Steve Jobs calls "the most important thing I've ever done." Let's examine what you get and don't get with the iPad and how it stacks up to some other options.
The iPad is, quite simply, a beautiful piece of electronic gear. When you get it in your hands, the desire to keep it is nearly irresistible. And nobody does touch screen better than Apple. It is highly responsive, making it easy to drag items, press virtual buttons and use such gestures as finger-pinching, which resizes objects on screen. Keep a few issues in mind, though.
The first is portability. Steve Jobs introduced the iPad to the press from the comfort of a plush armchair, which is really its natural habitat. However, the reason so many iPod/iPhone apps (most of which also run on iPad) are so cool is you have them in your pocket for quick access. Without a shoulder bag or backpack, you're not carrying an iPad, and that's a severe limitation for a portable device.
At 9.56'' x 7.47" x 0.5", it has the dimensions of a legal pad, but, weighing in at a pound and a half, it doesn't feel much like one in your hands. It's more of a two-handed tome-a slender coffee-table book filled with pretty color pictures-than a notepad to be held in one paw.
Another issue comes with its beautiful 9.7-inch glass touch screen. It's a pleasure to behold, bright and sharp and intensely colorful, under ideal conditions. But-as with all shiny objects-the screen is highly reflective. Watching a fairly dark movie on a train I found myself inserted into the film, as my mirror image took over the screen. Screen glare is also an issue if you're trying to use the iPad outdoors. Reading an e-book at poolside or on a park bench is an exercise in pure frustration.
The iPad design has been described as an oversized iPod Touch, which shouldn't be taken as a diss. An elegant simplicity carries over from the very successful portable music player. Buttons? Just a couple: a power button, a volume rocker and the home dimple along the bottom. One more control, a sliding switch, turns off the internal sensor that would ordinarily pivot the display to match when you rotate the iPad horizontally or vertically, because that usually terrific feature can be annoying when you hold the device at an angle.
And that's it for buttons and levers. There's a mini audio jack, a surprisingly decent speaker, a built-in mic and an iPod-style connector at the bottom for transferring files and charging the battery.
For the battery, Apple deserves both a slap on the wrist and praise. Because the built-in power cell can't be removed or replaced without a repair bill, you can't carry a spare. On the other hand, the battery life per charge is impressive. Leave the wireless network on, play back movies and video clips, listen to music, play games, have fun-you'll still make it through the day with plenty of juice to spare.
You'll want an accessory case with built-in prop: the prop to stand the iPad up like a picture frame for photos or videos; the case because a glass screen and scratchable aluminum body shouldn't be carried unprotected, especially when it comes from the factory looking this pretty.
Tasks to Tackle
Audio and Video: The iPad is the iPod/iPhone experience writ large when it comes to music and video. You can load it via the familiar iTunes software and stream music wirelessly from Pandora and other online services. The only musical advantage over Apple's pocket players is the built-in speaker. For video, though, the iPad is a major upgrade (under appropriate lighting) with its much larger screen. Movies rented from iTunes or streamed from Netflix look great, particularly when holding the iPad horizontally.
Tasks to Tackle
Audio and Video: The iPad is the iPod/iPhone experience writ large when it comes to music and video. You can load it via the familiar iTunes software and stream music wirelessly from Pandora and other online services. The only musical advantage over Apple's pocket players is the built-in speaker. For video, though, the iPad is a major upgrade (under appropriate lighting) with its much larger screen. Movies rented from iTunes or streamed from Netflix look great, particularly when holding the iPad horizontally.
The major stumbling point here is iPad doesn't work with Adobe's popular Flash software, the Web standard for media delivery and animations. Jobs has issued a fatwa against Flash, so there's no reasonable chance the iPad will gain this capability in the future.
And at the risk of stating the obvious, there's no way to play a CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc on the iPad, as you can on a laptop.
Communication: All iPads can connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi (but unlike every computer on the market, plugging in an Ethernet cable isn't an option). The three Wi-Fi-only models differ only in memory capacity: 16 gigabytes ($499), 32 gigabytes ($599) and 64 gigabytes($699).
For an extra $130 at each memory tier you can buy a 3G iPad model that's compatible with the AT&T wireless network, so you can surf from just about anywhere. When the iPad first launched, it had an option for unlimited data at $30 a month. The higher-end plan now tops out at 2 gigabytes per month, for $25. Streaming two hours of music a day for a month would nearly eat it all. Watching movies will consume roughly 1/4 gigabyte per hour and blow your monthly allotment in about four flicks.
Even with a cellular data plan, you can't make cell phone calls with an iPad, though the device does have a built-in microphone and speaker plus support for Bluetooth wireless earbuds. There is a workaround of sorts if you sign up for Skype, which lets you make computer-to-computer calls to other Skype users for free, or call cell phones and landlines for a few cents a minute. Skype on the iPad only works when you're connected via Wi-Fi, though, not the cellular network.
Down to Business: iPad comes with e-mail, calendar and contact software, and Apple sells word processing (Pages), spreadsheet (Numbers) and presentation (Keynote) programs for just $10 each. But compatibility issues hamper their relationship with the industry-standard Microsoft Office. For example, I tried editing a friend's film treatment, saved as a Word file, while traveling with an iPad. The Pages program was happy to open the file, after warning me that my fonts and formatting would change and my footnotes would disappear. I don't work in a vacuum-I send documents back and forth with editors and collaborators. Smashing the formatting in such an exchange is frowned upon. Similarly, the Keynote presentation program will accept PowerPoint files, but won't save them to PowerPoint format.
Just getting your documents into and out of the iPad is a kludge. You must e-mail them back and forth to yourself or sync to your computer using iTunes software. But iPad won't support a USB stick or SD card.
My biggest problems getting work done with an iPad, though, were entering and editing text with no physical keyboard. The sensitivity and size of the screen make it more practical for typing than on-screen picture keyboards on smaller devices (an iPhone, for example), but it's still a lousy way to enter much more than a brief e-mail or text message. The lack of physical feedback when you press a "key" will slow most touch-typists to a crawl and lead to typing mistakes. The autocorrect system is pretty smart, but it's no substitute for typing accurately in the first place.
Letters and numbers are on separate on-screen displays, so you have to toggle between the two if you want both facts and figures in your text. The on-screen keyboard doesn't have arrow keys, so to fix a mistake you have to try touching the screen precisely where you want an edit point to appear-it's a time-consuming task. You could connect an external or wireless keyboard to the iPad, but this is a multi-piece solution that makes iPad less portable and clumsier.
What no one seems to mention is that you can't use a mouse with a factory iPad at all. You could "jailbreak" your iPad, by altering the operating system software to recognize a Bluetooth mouse. But that term itself is a hint that you might end up with a voided warranty or, worse, turning your iPad into a shiny brick. Oh, and one more thing... the iPad can't print. Tortuous workarounds will deliver middling results but, basically, if you create or edit a document on the iPad and want to print it, you'll have to transfer it to a real computer first.
Bottom line: the iPad may be a useful alternative for lightweight tasks, but it's no laptop, or even netbook, substitute.
Fun and Games: The single application that has consumed more of my iPad hours than any other is Pinball HD, a $2.99 app with three different pinball tables, spot-on physics, beautiful graphics and enough challenge to keep me coming back. The big screen is well suited to pinball; playing on a little Nintendo DS, or a cell phone, just doesn't support the level of detail that makes a pinball table interesting. And controlling a pinball game isn't a problem on the buttonless iPad; a thumb on each side of the touch screen works just fine.
Most iPad game options fall into the "casual" category, like those found on cell phones. A few titles will appeal to serious players, such as Civilization Revolution, a wonderful turn-by-turn strategy game ($6.99). Even an old chestnut like Scrabble is a winner on the iPad, its full-board- at-a-glance format trumping the cramped-screen iPod version. You can also use an iPhone or iPod touch as a tile rack, if you happen to own one.
Most iPad games don't have the depth to keep you amused for very long, but the price-to-amusement ratio holds up, with most casual games selling for under $3. There's also a nice assortment of games for kids, who are riveted by anything iPad.
With no physical buttons to mash, game controls can be troublesome, particularly with titles that use the built-in accelerometer for this purpose. Overall, though, gaming is a fun feature on the iPad platform, as long as you don't mistake it for a more powerful Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3.
Web Surfing: The built-in Safari browser does a nice job displaying most Web pages, and the option to view with the iPad held either vertically or horizontally is a wonderful feature. Turn the page sideways and the tiny type on most Web sites becomes large enough to read and the links big enough to click accurately with big fat fingertips.
Of course, the touch-screen pinch that lets you zoom page size in and out is another option, and great to have for special circumstances. For most Web surfing, though, it's a slow way to go. The zoom feature I find myself using more often is double-tapping a column of type to expand it to full screen width, and repeating the procedure to get full-screen view again. For a three-column page this works like a charm. Not so charming: the message "This content is not supported on your device" that comes up too frequently when browsing for entertainment content.
Safari doesn't support multiple windows simultaneously, or visible tabs while viewing a page the way Internet Explorer or Firefox do on a computer, but it does have a nine-page display for navigating between recent choices, which works well. And looking at lengthy Web pages is one place where touch-screen control is notably faster and more intuitive than keyboard, trackpad or mouse.
Even with the Flash snafu, surfing the web is the most compelling reason to own an iPad. Way back in 2001, I was a consultant on a product called the Intel Web Tablet, designed "to allow consumers to access the Web from anywhere in the home" without buying an extra computer. The product was killed at the last minute because you couldn't use both your computer and the Tablet at the same time. The iPad delivers what we were after a decade ago nearly flawlessly.
Other Apps: The iPad app catalog is a decidedly mixed bag. The provided photo software makes this a great opportunity to show off your digital camera shots (despite the iPad's lack of built-in camera). However, the much-touted iPad versions of magazines and newspapers have been underwhelming. The magazines add flashy effects and navigation, but not much content enhancement over their Web sites, and the newspapers basically bring touch-screen access to stripped down versions of their Web-based content. Interestingly, comic books look spectacular.
Use the several nice cooking apps with a stand accessory and iPad makes a great reference for slicing and dicing. For those with more talent than yours truly, music creation and sketching apps are a natural fit with the colorful touch-screen display. There are also snazzy pieces of educational software (if you can bring sizzle to the Periodic Table of the Elements, I say more power to you).
While I could go on for several thousand words just cataloging the iPad's software, I find more breadth than depth in the collection, with only a handful of apps that trigger my gotta-have-it reaction. And while the choices available when the iPad launched were vast and exciting compared to most new product introductions, few dramatically different or intriguing additions have surfaced since that initial gee-whiz moment. At the same time, there is something for everyone, and with millions of iPads sold, a lot of smart software developers are poking away at the platform.
iPad vs. Alternatives
Apple wasn't physically present at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2010, but the iPad certainly loomed over the convention center. We knew it was coming, and several manufacturers promised alternatives in roughly the same size and shape. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer proudly showed off the HP Slate, a Windows 7-based tablet that would be "more powerful than a phone and almost as powerful as a PC. Perfect for reading, surfing the Web and taking entertainment on the go." Lenovo showed off the cool U1 Hybrid, that works as a tablet or a full-fledged computer when clicked into its keyboard-equipped base. Dell had its own tablet contender, and other prototypes were shown behind closed doors.
Apple wasn't physically present at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2010, but the iPad certainly loomed over the convention center. We knew it was coming, and several manufacturers promised alternatives in roughly the same size and shape. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer proudly showed off the HP Slate, a Windows 7-based tablet that would be "more powerful than a phone and almost as powerful as a PC. Perfect for reading, surfing the Web and taking entertainment on the go." Lenovo showed off the cool U1 Hybrid, that works as a tablet or a full-fledged computer when clicked into its keyboard-equipped base. Dell had its own tablet contender, and other prototypes were shown behind closed doors.
But the promised wave never hit the shore, for a variety of reasons. For now, Apple has the only device with the size and shape of an iPad. Competitors are in the works, most notably those running Google's Android operating system, now increasingly popular on cell phones. Acer Asus, LG and Samsung also threaten tablet devices, though details are sparse. The iPad competition really consists of devices that perform some or all of the same functions, but in very different shapes and sizes.
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Chris A February 10, 2011 3:45am ET
i just got myself one of these and im very happy with it. my macbook pro is now dedicated to downloading and syncing tasks only.
will CA ever release an online PDF version of the magazine?
will CA ever release an online PDF version of the magazine?
email@example.com April 11, 2012 10:14am ET
i got one last fall. love it. do i need it? well my laptop is as heavy as a cinder block. once i have the logistics together, i'll be able to VPN into my laptop at work and keep it there. phone? my company pays for my BB and blocks most of the features. so travel with an ipad is easy and lightweight. with 3g service, i can access everything i need when i need it. i'll be able to troubleshoot anywhere without the overhead of setting up and booting up a corporate computer that can take 30 minutes before being fully functional. at 30000ft or underground on a subway, i'll take an ipad anyday.
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Those are some very interesting reads in hindsight.
Originally Posted by UncleBuck
On the new format, I'll just say I'm not a fan of fixing what's not broke.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
I don't really consider it modifying or fixing the forum, it's meant to be the "cover page" to the forum, with the forum itself staying as-is.
I like it. It doesn't do any harm whatsoever to the forum. I always kinda missed the old home page, to be honest.
I like the portal- but I'd suggest that the Pacers forum be Front and Center for easy access to the latest threads (not just overall recent threads)... Also, if you wanted to get really ambitious, you could do a quick compile of the latest daily Pacers news from local and national news outlets on the portal page. Just a thought. Great work!
I think I just put the spot light back on the Forum without taking away the Portal as the main page.....
One nice thing would be if the recent threads would link to the most recent post instead of the first page.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
Oh ok, cool.
I miss a dropdown box that would let me choose the forum I want to enter after arriving at pacersdigest.com (or a similar direct link method).
Maybe I just don't see the alternative and it's already there, but as it is I land on Pacersdigets.com and then can only choose to go to the -list- of forums where I THEN choose to hit the Pacer forum (or Shoutbox or whatever).
Personally, I'd like to be able to skip that interim step once arriving at the portal and go straight to the forum I am wanting to peruse.
A drop down box (like on the bottom of each forum page) would be nice or at least a set of links to the individual forums. I can picture the drop down box just under the recent topics that show on the portal page.
Some type of direct linking to the individual forums from the intro page seems like such an obvious thing to have that I keep thinking I must be missing it.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
I have it up, but it doesn't work. For some reason the forum jump at the bottom right of the page doesn't like being placed on the portal page. I'll have to see what my options are.
I think it's fine but I like being able to go to the forum view (the big yellow button) like it was before.
Maybe I'll find a good way to incorporate that back in. You can click on the logo at the top center and it takes you to the main forum index right now.
Oh, that's fine then.
Just a couple of thoughts:
Could the list of recent threads indicate which forum they're in?
Could the pocket schedule indicate away games? (Perhaps something as simple as saying @WAS?)
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2) I've found out how to add the hardwood background so now the white road games stand out again.
And silly me, I didn't realize that the different colors indicated home vs. away. It was fine without the hardwood background, in my opinion. Sorry to trouble you.
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4/9/2014 - Luis Scola also recorded a season high with 24 points and Evan Turner added 23 for Indiana.
Looks great, Hicks.
One thing I noticed now that the season is started is that the schedule isn't updated. It might be nice to see the Was, Mia, and Mem games now show "W" with the score. And maybe you could color code the Ws and Ls so we can easilly see what type of a streak we're on.
Yahoo does it like this, although I think ours could look even better if it's not too difficult of a process for yall admins.


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The city delayed enacting a bag ban until July, allowing merchants more time to adjust to the ordinance.
The familiar question of "paper or plastic?" will likely be a thing of the past for many Los Altos businesses.
The Los Altos City Council unanimously approved the introduction of an ordinance last week that bans most Los Altos merchants from offering customers single-use plastic bags by July 4 – Independence Day.
The council's action comes after several cities in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, including Los Altos, participated in a regional Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that examined the impacts of single-use plastic bags. According to a staff report, Los Altos' ordinance closely mirrors a model ordinance produced by the report for participating cities to adopt. The council then instructed city staff in January to proceed with the ordinance.
In addition to its vote on the ordinance, the council also adopted resolution 2013-04, certifying the EIR.
"I'm delighted that we are going to be moving forward with this," said Los Altos Mayor Jarrett Fishpaw, prior to the council's vote. "I think that it's exciting … Personally, the Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays, and I think (the bag ban) would be a great way to celebrate it."
The ordinance – which returns to the council for final adoption Tuesday – applies to all city retailers selling clothing, food and personal items. Protective bags for produce, meat and prescriptions, among other items, are still allowed under the ordinance, as are dry-cleaning garment bags.
Beginning July 4, retailers must charge customers a minimum of 10 cents for the use of a single recycled-content paper bag or reusable plastic or cloth bag. The charge will increase to 25 cents Jan. 1, 2015. Retailers must also itemize customer-purchased bags on sales receipts and store those transaction records for a minimum of three years.
The ordinance allows exemptions for restaurants, fast-food establishments and nonprofit resellers such as Goodwill. However, the council directed city staff to explore administratively extending the ban to nonprofits to "level the playing field," as Councilwoman Megan Satterlee stated, without triggering an addendum to the EIR at a cost of $2,000.
The council also unanimously opted to delay the ordinance's implementation from its original date of April 22 – Earth Day – to July 4 after some expressed reservations about the earlier date's impact on merchants.
Los Altos Village Association (LAVA) Executive Director Nancy Dunaway told the council her group supported the ban, but she asked for more time so that merchants could adjust to the regulation.
"We would like our retailers to be able to use up their existing stock of bags, order appropriate bags that fall within the ordinance and reprogram their cash registers and devise an accounting system for the sale and inventory of bags," Dunaway said.
Chamber of Commerce President Julie Rose echoed those sentiments, telling the council that implementing the ordinance on Earth Day would give retailers and shoppers too little time to comply.
"I think businesses, and our customers too, really need the time to be aware of this," Rose said. "We have no problem with the provisions in the (ordinance), but timing is an issue. … This city has gone 60 years without this ordinance. I can't imagine why we can't wait a few more weeks or a few more months to have it happen and do it right."
One item the council opted not to pursue was a $13,000 appropriation request by city staff for community outreach and education about the new ordinance. Councilmembers instead called for a collaborative effort between the city and community groups – such as GreenTown Los Altos, LAVA and the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce – to provide outreach and education to merchants and residents.
Public Works Director Jim Gustafson told the Town Crier that an enhanced polystyrene ordinance would likely head to the council in the near future, after San Jose completes a California Environment Quality Act study on the regional impacts of polystyrene container use.


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Summit County: 22nd annual Philanthropy Awards honors community members
November 19, 2012
The 22nd annual Philanthropy Awards on Friday was an evening of heart-warming celebration as friends, colleagues, community and family members gathered at Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center to honor this year's recipients. Sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, Climax Molybdenum Company and The Summit Foundation, the event recognized and honored individuals and organizations for their commitment to the community through varying entities.The 2012 awards were presented to Jennifer Cawley as Outstanding Board Member, the FIRC Bag Ladies as Outstanding Volunteers, Joshua Blanchard as Outstanding Nonprofit Professional, Laura Pless as Outstanding Educator, Dr. Don Parsons as Outstanding Citizen, Sara Metzger as Outstanding Youth, High Country Conservation Center as Outstanding Nonprofit Organization, Kimberly Kissmann as the David Olbright Otustanding Youth Mentor, and Summit County Cares was presented the Community Collaboration Award. Including this year's recipients, 220 individuals, families, community organizations and businesses have been recognized for their generosity and support to our community over the past 22 years.Cawley's recognition comes from her tremendous involvement as operations director of the Breckenridge Local Organizing Committee for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Cawley also volunteers her time on the board of High Country Conservation Center, with Maverick Sports Promotion mountain bike and running events, and the Breckenridge Restaurant Association. Cawley's award was kept a surprise and she was shocked as her name was called in front of a large crowd of friends, colleagues and family that had come specifically to support her. The FIRC Bag Ladies are a tremendous group that has raised more than $35,000 for the FIRC Food Bank and emergency assistance programming. The Bag Ladies use donated fabric and materials to create reusable bags. More than 30 women comprise this dedicated group of volunteers that was started by Kay Bullington and Becky Morgan and is now run by Shona Osborne. Blanchard is the executive director of Lake Dillon Theatre Company and was noted for his extreme dedication to his position, the theater, the community and the school district. Blanchard collaborated to establish the Theatre's Gives Back program which increases awareness for not only the theater, but provides funds to worthy organizations throughout the county. Pless serves as the developmental education professor at Colorado Mountain College. Known for her commitment to help students obtain their GEDs, Pless tirelessly serves as a motivator to students who might not have a support base elsewhere. Parsons defines citizenship. He feels a great sense of responsibility to his community and works hard in the areas of health and human services. He serves on the board at St. Anthony Medical Center and is the current board president of Summit Community Care Clinic. He is often seen serving at the weekly community dinners sponsored by the Rotary Club, as a mentor to high school students and advocating for the underserved members of our community.Metzger is a very dedicated teenager in the areas of academics, leadership, athletics and community service, with thousands of volunteer hours with organizations throughout the community. She is very involved with the Summit in Honduras project and travels internationally to help those in need. At Summit High School, she is a leader in the classroom, in the halls and on the volleyball court.High Country Conservation Center has positively impacted our community for nearly 35 years. Known locally as HC3, it has a strong focus on educating the community, including K-12 students, college students and adults in efforts to improve sustainability, reduce waste and increase energy efficiency around the county.Kissmann is the founder of the Far View Horse Rescue, where she provides an environment for children to learn about horses. A former elementary school teacher, she was able to mix her passion for horses, education and children through rehabilitating horses while teaching children life lessons. Many children and students came to support Kissmann and spoke about how she impacted their lives. Summit County Cares is the largest emergency assistance fund in Summit County. Through a unique collaboration of local media, the campaign supports clients of Family & Intercultural Resource Center, Summit County Department of Social Services, Summit Community Care Clinic and Advocates of Victims of Assault. Roman Moore of Krystal 93 Radio accepted the award on behalf of the local media who provide awareness of the campaign each November and December. The selection committee consisted of Gini Bradley, Judge Ed Casias, Kathy Grotemeyer, Peggy Hiller, Marilyn Hogan, Felice Huntley, Phyllis Martinez, Kelly Renoux and Colleen Richmond. The Summit Foundation thanks the community for all of its heartfelt nominations and support for these wonderful individuals and organizations.


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A facility at Airedale Hospital designed to make admissions more comfortable and less traumatic for patients has been given more than 200 pairs of socks.
The donation has been made to Airedale Hospital's Dignity Room, to tie in with National Dignity Day. The event is designed to promote the importance of maintaining people's privacy and respect whenever they have to use care facilities.
Socks were given by Craven Masonic Lodge, which used its annual Christmas party to invite members and their guests to fill large Santa sacks with as many as possible, collecting 243 pairs in total.
A raffle held at the same event raised £250, which has also been donated to the hospital to enhance its work for patients with dementia.
Martin Barrow, master of Craven Masonic Lodge, said "We chose to support the privacy and dignity work of staff at Airedale Hospital because the way patients are treated is so very important.
"I sincerely hope the donations will go some way to supporting the excellent work staff are doing.
"Both myself and my wife, who works at the hospital, have a passion for supporting older people, particularly those with dementia, which is why I thought this would be a fantastic opportunity."
Airedale's Dignity Room was set up to support patients with essential items, such as socks, clothes and deodorant, if they are unexpectedly admitted into hospital.
Fiona Throp, senior nurse for older people at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, said: "These socks are a great boost to our dignity room, and donations like this one will go a long way to making sure the room is sustained."


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Dick's Kitchen
3312 SE Belmont St., Portland OR 97214 (map); 503-235-0146; dkportland.com
Cooking Method: Griddled
Short Order: Dubbed "the world's first Stone Age diner," Dick's Kitchen promotes the Paleolithic Diet, to its detriment. Crushingly disappointing burgers are missing one crucial element: salt
Want Fries with That? These tough-as-nails air-baked "not fries" are "not good"
Prices: 5-ounce Bacon Burger with pimento cheese, $10.75; Wild Boar Burger w/cheddar and "not fries," $10.45
Salt. Without it, your precious all-natural grass-fed ground beef is nothing. Nowhere is this more painfully obvious than Dick's Kitchen, a bizarre pastiche of old-school '50s diners, greasy spoons, and upscale sit-down restaurants that works on none of these levels.
Owner Richard Satnick based the Dick's Kitchen menu off the Paleolithic Diet popularized by gastroenterologist Walter L. Voegtlin in the 1970s. It was designed to mirror the actual diet of ancient man: primarily carnivorous, with little to no grains, dairy, refined sugar, or salt.
There it is again—salt—the key to a great burger (the key to great meat, really), and the restaurant's very foundation is dead set against it. Dick's Kitchen never had a chance.
That much was clear from the first bite of the Bacon Burger, to which I added the housemade pimento cheese. The patty of grass-fed Carman Ranch beef got a toasty sear and came out tasting oddly carbonized despite the lack of over-charring. Cooked a bit past the requested medium, it was dry and flavorless, nothing more than a physical presence under a chapeau of cheese, bacon, veggies, and bun.
Despite the tower of toppings, only the bacon came through. The pimento cheese, so delicious and sharp when it's done well, also fell victim to this egregious aversion to sodium.
As if to make up for the fact that the food is minimally salted in the kitchen, a grinder of sea salt rests on every table near a conspicuous placard suggesting that, should you find the food's salt content a little lacking, you may feel free to add more at your discretion. Fine in theory, but...no, not fine in theory. Adding salt to the patty after it's already been cooked doesn't draw out the flavors in the beef nearly as well and leaves a crunchy, grainy texture on the outside of your burger. In the words of Alton Brown, that's not good eats.
Let's move on. Every week, Dick's Kitchen makes a specialty burger with an unconventional meat. This week it was wild boar, so I gave it a shot, opting to top it with Wisconsin farmhouse cheddar. What a waste of a buck. As I've said time and time again, if you're not using extra sharp cheddar (and a lot of it), then there's no reason to use cheddar at all. Mild cheddar is flavorless on a burger, and it was most certainly flavorless on this one.
As to the boar itself, I would love to know how the restaurant managed to make a patty as crammed with pockets of gristle as this one so very, very dry. The boar was expectedly gamey, with a pronounced funkiness that instantly put me off. I ate about a third of the burger and could tread that path no further.
Well, how about the fries? First of all, they're not fries at all, but "not-fries," as they quite literally are not fried. Instead, they're air-baked, which is code for "transmogrified into balsa wood." Hot from the oven, they're lightly (very lightly) dusted with a seasoned salt that does virtually nothing to bring out any flavor in the potato. Tough as leather, they're saved only by the housemade chipotle ketchup, the first thing here that actually tastes like something. The mayo-heavy "secret special sauce," on the other hand, had an interesting chunky texture going for it, but no flavor to speak of. But that ketchup ... it has a mean kick to it, so don't go horking it down unless you have your water glass handy, or in my case ...
... a chocolate malt. And while Dick's Kitchen has long way to go toward getting the consistency of the shake right, they have the maltiness down in spades. Seriously, this was the single maltiest milkshake I have ever consumed. It was like liquid Whoppers. The shake itself is quite thin, but the malt is so powerful and delicious that it's a forgivable sin. Dick's Kitchen's one forgivable sin.
I don't mean to bring on the hate, but everything about this meal (except the shake) frustrated me. Do people actually want to eat like this? At these prices? The owner seems to think so: he's opening a second location on NW 21st. I don't wish Satnick any ill will, I just wish he'd put salt in his food. Oh the difference those little white crystals would make.
(By the way, this is a great time to go learn a bit more about that very subject.)
About the author: Adam Lindsley is a Seattle-based writer, musician, and the author of the pizza blog, This Is Pizza. As a contributor for both Slice and A Hamburger Today, he is contractually obligated to say he loves pizza and burgers in equal amounts. Which is to say he is a polygamist.


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Let's take a much-needed break from the drudgery of collective bargaining talk and the possibility of a lockout. Let's learn a bit more about one of the newest Canadiens, Brandon Prust.
A valuable, aggressive winger for the Rangers team that made a deep playoff run last season, Prust's departure from New York was bemoaned by a number of Rangers fans. He was also considered a very good teammate and his signing a free agent contract with the Habs in July has at least one of his former Broadway Blueshirt teammates a bit dismayed.
That would be defenseman Michael Del Zotto.
The pair were good buddies in the Big Apple, and — like Carey Price and P.K. Subban — had a little handshake ritual at the end of games (done here with Dan Boyle).
and their ritual had some friendly variations:
And the two also hung out off the ice in the Big Apple. here with Steve Eminger…
…and here with Eminger and Marc Staal hard at work.
"He is a great player," Del Zotto said recently on the interview with the Score, "but we became such close friends off the ice, and having a guy that you spend time with every day and having him go is tough."
How close? Close enough for Del Zotto to admit to the Score he's got a bromance going with Prust.
Check it out:
Prust is obviously a character guy as his bouts with Milan Lucic and Wayne Simmonds showed, taking on bigger guys and displaying lots of heart in doing so. He was clearly popular with the Rangers…
…and the Canadiens will now be the beneficiaries of that.


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Kevin Garnett was listed on the box score as having zero rebounds in the Boston Celtics' 92-79 Saturday win over the 76ers. He was not happy about it.
"You know what, I'm looking for the statistician around here. And when I find out what he looks like, we might have some problems," Garnett said. "I had a rebound in the first quarter. That's bull----, man. No, that's f---ing bull----. That's all I'm going to say. I had a rebound in the first half, thank you. I think that's an error, we're going to fix that."
Garnett played 23 minutes and scored 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting but didn't come down with a single rebound. Saturday was the first time that happened since Jan. 21, 1997, when Garnett was a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves and in his second season in the NBA.
Rebounding is often considered a measurement of effort, so it's no wonder Garnett, one of the NBA's tireless workers, has a career average of 10.6 rebounds per game, even though that number has declined in the latter stage of his career. In his best statistical season, which came in 2003-2004, Garnett complemented an average of 24.2 points per game with 13.9 rebounds.
After the game on Saturday, Garnett couldn't believe he finished without a rebound, and then he was even more surprised to find it wasn't the first time he had finished blank in the column.
"What was it, '98 or something? [It was] '97? Blow the dust off that," Garnett said. "Are you serious? That's an error. I got a rebound, they are going to go back and fix that."


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Austrian Matthias Mayer rose to the occasion as he swept to the men's downhill gold medal in the mountains above Rosa Khutor on Sunday, banishing the memories of his nation's dismal alpine performance from the previous Winter Olympic Games.
The 23-year-old, who had never previously finished in the top five of a downhill World Cup race, finished in a time of two minutes 06.23 seconds, just ahead of Italy's Christof Innerhofer, with Kjetil Jansrud of Norway taking bronze.
Norwegian World Cup leader Aksel Lund Svindal was fourth, while American veteran Bode Miller, who had dominated two of the three official training runs, trailed in in eighth place.
The Austrian men's ski team was heavily criticised after failing to win a single medal in Vancouver, but have enjoyed a recent improvement in form after Hannes Reichelt won the recent World Cup downhill at Kitzbuhel.
Mayer, whose father Helmut won a silver medal in the Super G at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, said: "This year we were criticised quite a bit. Two weeks ago, Hannes won the most important World Cup race on the calendar. Now we have an Olympic medal. Now we can put the criticism aside.
"It wasn't until I got on the podium that I realised I was the Olympic champion. It's unbelievable. I've only dreamed of this, and now my dreams have come true."
Fifteen-year-old Yulia Lipnitskaya stole the show as host nation Russia won their first gold in the figure skating team event at the Iceberg Skating Palace.
Russia had gone into day three of the event in pole position, which was strengthened by another marvellous performance by former Olympic champion Evgeny Plyushchenko, who won his free skating category with a score of 168.20.
The crowd then roared on Lipnitskaya, who, with a grace and confidence which belied her youth, won the women's free skate section with a season's best tally of 141.51.
Russian pair Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov were knocked down to third place in the ice dance free section with American pair Charlie White and Meryl Davis winning it, but the arena exploded in patriotic joy when Russia's gold was confirmed.
Anastasiya Kuzmina became the first person to defend the women's 7.5km biathlon sprint title with a stunning performance at the Laura Cross Country Centre.
The Slovakian completed a clean round as she crossed the line in a time of 21 minutes 6.8 seconds to finish just under 20 seconds clear of Olga Vilukhina of Russia (21:26.7) and Ukraine's Vita Semerenko (21:28.5).
Switzerland's Dario Cologna came through in a tense sprint finish to win the men's 15km skiathlon title at the same venue.
Cologna burst past Sweden's Marcus Hellner on the final incline to take his second Olympic gold medal after winning the 15km freestyle title in Vancouver four years ago.
Irene Wust won the women's 3000 metres speed skating gold medal in front of a healthy Orange contingent within the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi
The 27-year-old flew to victory with a time of four minutes 0.34 seconds, finishing ahead of the Czech Republic's Martina Sablikova (4:01.95) and Russia's Olga Graf (4:03.47) - much to the delight of the home crowd.
World Cup leader Kamil Stoch produced a sensational leap of 103.5 metres to land gold in the men's normal hill individual ski jumping at the RusSki Gorki Center.
The 26-year-old Pole carried a seven-point lead from the first jump into the final and extended his advantage to claim the title by 12.7 points over Slovenia's Petr Prevc with a total of 278.0 points.
Anders Bardal of Norway rounded out the podium with a total of 264.1 points.
Felix Loch wrapped up a successful defence of his Olympic luge title, powering to victory at Sanki Sliding Center.
The 24-year-old German began the evening's action in pole position for the gold medal, having moved into top spot during Saturday's two runs, the second of which had seen him set a new course record of 51.964 seconds.
He proceeded by lowering the record even further in his third run, posting a time of 51.613secs, and his fourth and final effort then came in at 51.764s, giving him an aggregate time of 3:27.526 - 0.476s ahead of Russian silver medallist Albert Demchenko and 1.271s clear of Italy's Armin Zoeggeler, who took bronze.
Jamie Anderson stormed to gold in the Games' first ever snowboard slopestyle event.
The American produced a superb final run that earned her a score of 95.25, with Finland's Enni Rukajarvi (92.50) winning silver and Jenny Jones (87.25) claiming a historic bronze for Great Britain.
Qualifying continued in the women's ice hockey, where host nation Russia came from behind to beat Germany 4-1 and Sweden edged out Japan 1-0.


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Extending middle class tax cuts: "We need this"
Just a few reasons why President Obama is urging Congress to extend middle class tax cuts and save working families an average of $2,200 next year:
"With $2,200, I could start paying off my student loans that are accumulating for graduate school. I could fix up my car. I could pay for gas right now. There are plenty of things I could do with it—I could really use it."
"We're going to have a baby in the next year or two, so we'd put it toward baby savings."
—Camille and Darian
"My last semester at University of Cincinnati would be paid off. I would be able to get my textbooks and start graduate school."
—T. Marie
"[I could] support my son who's in college, support my husband, my daughter, myself, buy groceries, pay bills—we need this advantage."
Find out how much you would save under the President's plan.


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Paul McCartney, one of the biggest (and most active) rock legends of the past 50 years, will be celebrated by a suitably stellar lineup when he is honored at the Grammy Awards' annual MusiCares benefit concert on Feb. 10 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Among the artists who will be saluting McCartney in song -- his songs, to be exact -- are five current Grammy nominees, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Tony Bennett, Katy Perry and Alison Krauss & Union Station, featuring Jerry Douglas. They will be joined by a slew of past Grammy winners, among them Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Alicia Keys, James Taylor, Sergio Mendes, Duane Eddy and Neil Young with Crazy Horse.
"I'm going to do a song Paul wrote, 'Here, There and Everywhere'," Bennett told UT San Diego in a Monday interview (which will be published here in full as part of the Feb. 9 Night&Day). "I did it once before and it's a really good tune, a good song."
English comedian Edie Izzard will be the host of the event honoring McCartney, which is not televised but typically draws nearly as many stars as the actual Grammy Awards telecast two days later. Among the attendees at last year's MusiCares was Oceanside troubadour Jason Mraz, a two-time Grammy winner; his manager, former top San Diego concert promoter Bill Silva; and Joe Lamond, the president and CEO of the Carlsbad-based National Association of Music Merchants.
McCartney is being honored as the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year. the former beatle will cap off the evening with a performance of his own at MusiCares, which honors music legends for both their artistic achievement and their philanthropic work.
Past MusiCares honorees include Bennett, Young, Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Quincy Jones, Luciano Pavarotti, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, Sting, U2's Bono, Natalie Cole, Phil Collins, David Crosby, Neil Diamond, Gloria Estefan, Aretha Franklin, Don Henley, Billy Joel, Brian Wilson and last year's honoree, Barbra Streisand.
A limited number of tickets are available for purchase to attend MusiCares,which usually draws a capacity audience of several thousand people. Proceeds from the event benefit MusiCares, which was established in 1989 by the Recording Academy (under whose auspices the Grammy Awards are presented).
MusiCares is designed to provide "a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community."
MusiCares is typically not televised or recorded, but is reviewed in detail each year by UT San Diego (our coverage of the Paul McCartney tribute will run Feb. 11 at: utsandiego.com/news/night-and-day/music-nightlife/). Here is our coverage of last year's MusiCares concert honoring Barbra Streisand.


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Indiana Receives:
Al Jefferson
Gordon Hayward
Utah Receives:
Danny Granger
2012 1st Round Pick
2013 2nd Round Pick
Pacers might need to add more (George Hill maybe and take out a pick) but I'm not certain. Hayward may not provide the points Granger does, but he's more efficient and is a great team player who can do a bit of everything. Definitely needs to become more aggressive and consistent. Jefferson is kind of the opposite of Hayward in that he can hurt ball movement/team play, and he has a fairly big contract. But he would provide us with the best pf/c rotation in the league with Hibbert/West, Jefferson/Hans and then you can mix and match your lineup from there.


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