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Google just announced a new internet subscription service called Google Contributor, essentially a paywall for web publishers to provide ad-free content for a $1-$3 contribution.
Santa Clara University law professor Eric Goldman takes a look at what happens when Google enters its own ad auctions—and doesn't like what he finds. A version of this article originally appeared at Search Engine Land.
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MediaPost reports that Apple's next next big thing, after iPads invade the world next weekend, will be iAd, a mobile advertising platform to be debuted April 7. Coffee dates and patent suits aside, this could be the true Apple-Google battleground.
$1.30 barely gets vending machine soda, but it's enough to leave an NY lawyer without unemployment benefits. Her total Adsense earning of $238.75 was enough to trigger that response because there aren't proper guidelines in place for such residual earnings.
• The FBI wants to install 150 digital billboards in 20 US cities in the next few weeks to show fugitives, missing people and gadget bloggers. [Network World]
• Oft-discussed Radiohead will have a live webcast concert at midnight on January 1. It's almost cool to stay home on New Year's Eve now. [Pitchfork]
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Watching tonight's debate I felt frustrated with how Senator Barack Obama performed. I thought he was on the defensive and that surprised me considering that you would think McCain would be. As George Will said, it's incredible considering McCain is associated with "an unpopular president, an unpopular war, and a failing economy."
First Senator McCain starts off by talking about earmarks, how they are $18 billion, that Senator Obama had requested $900 million in earmarks or something like that, etc. Senator Obama tried to defend himself but I would have preferred hearing was something like what George Will said, "$18 billion is a rounding error in the budget." Senator Obama should have repeatedly pointed out that Senator McCain was the one who said the economy was sound and if his best solution for the economy is to stop earmarks, then that's pretty pathetic.
Senator McCain then talked about taxes, how he'd lower them for businesses while Obama would raise them. He talked as though it's just nonsensical to not be doing it, as though Obama was a fool. Obama just talked about cutting taxes for those making less than $250,000. Why didn't he point out that President Bill Clinton raised taxes, was criticized for it, and the country enjoyed the largest economic expansion in its history? George Bush lowered taxes and now we're in the worst economic mess ever. Obviously a lot more to it than that but what I wanted to see was Obama criticizing Senator McCain's lack of economic expertise and criticizing him for holding onto the failed idea of lowering taxes for the rich.
Senator McCain then hammered Senator Obama on not admitting the surge was a success and the right thing to do. Senator McCain kept bringing up a list of foreign policy decisions that he was right about. Why didn't Senator Obama hammer him more on the fact he agreed to a war whose grounds for entering it were completely false? Why not hammer him on the fact that there was no clear mission? Was it to get Hussein? If so why are we still there? Was it to install a democratic government? If so we're not doing a good job. This one is probably harder to do because Senator Obama probably doesn't want to send a possibly unpatriotic message that we're losing.
Finally it was interesting to see that Senator McCain chose not to look at Senator Obama. I am not sure if this looked arrogant but I thought it worked well, made Senator Obama appear like he was trying to gain Senator McCain's favor by looking at him and saying "You're right." Apparently the McCain campaign picked up on this.
Overall I was disappointed that Senator Obama was so defensive. All the pundits I heard thought Senator Obama did well or even won and the general public seems divided so in the end it may be inconsequential.
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Whether it is sports legends creating awareness of cancer, musicians inspiring young children to excel in school or actors trying to eradicate poverty, there�s nothing quite like the golden glow of celebrity to bring attention to important social issues.
The newest superstar problem-solver is martial arts action movie star Steven Seagal, who was sworn in last week as a deputy of the sheriff's office in Hudspeth County, Texas. The San Antonio Express-News reported that the �Above the Law� star called the department approximately two months ago asking for the job.
Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West told the Express-News that after careful consideration to ensure this wasn�t some sort of publicity stunt, he approved the hiring of Seagal, a seventh-dan blackbelt in the art of Aikido and 20-year trained peace officer. �He's like the rest of us that live down here; he has a sincere passion for his country and he wants to do more to help,� said West.
This news inspires many thoughts. Primarily, �Why wasn't Chuck Norris all over this?�
C�mon, �Walker, Texas Ranger� should have stepped up. After all, it�s rumored that Chuck Norris� roundhouse kicks are the second leading cause of death worldwide after heart attacks -- most of which were caused by fear of a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick. That�s surely an advantage for dealing with all those scary border runners.
Don�t think I�m trying to diminish Seagal�s prowess -- he, too, is larger than life. Well, he certainly looked larger than life as craggy-faced actor Danny Trejo�s arch nemesis in last year�s campy Mexican-cartel-illegal-immigration flick �Machete.� In that movie Seagal played a sword-wielding Mexican drug lord -- maybe that turn as a baddie contributed to his desire for this new career.
His new official role carries the starting title of �deputy chief to the chief deputy,� which could mean anything, though I fantasize it means �border badass.�
I�m sure some will condemn Seagal's new position as yet another contribution to the glamorous, if not always accurate, portrayal of the U.S.-Mexico border as a stretch of lawless badlands that, if secured, would be the answer to all our immigration-related woes. Others will denounce Seagal as a nativist because there are Internet pictures of him mugging with the infamous illegal-immigrant-hunting Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz.
Not me.
No one knows if Seagal and the Hudspeth County Sheriff's Office will end up developing a reality TV show or creating some other type of controversy, so for now we must give Mr. �Hard to Kill� the benefit of the doubt.
Since we routinely put our faith in celebrities' ability to make us aware of and ease society�s ills, we should be thankful that a bona fide tough guy will be helping to secure America�s border. And who better than a movie star desperate enough for real solutions that he's willing to roll up his own sleeves to call attention to the bizarre antics that surround our illegal immigration problem?
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It's unfortunate for Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner that his Saskatchewan counterpart, Ken Krawetz, released his province's second-quarter fiscal update on the same day (Wednesday) that Horner released Alberta's. The juxtaposition showed just how whiny and dishonest the Alberta Tories' excuses are for why they will run a $3-billion deficit this year and plunge the province back into debt to pay for their expensive promises from last spring's campaign.
For months now, Horner and his boss, Premier Alison Redford, have complained they have no choice but to run a deficit three times larger than predicted in their February budget.
The world economy has soured since we made our sunny budget projections, they snivel. So resource revenues are down. (Sob) On top of that, Alberta's population is growing by leaps and bounds and all these new people (Sigh) just cost so darn much money.
It`s pathetic, really.
Now contrast the Alberta government`s moaning with the upbeat message from the province next door.
Saskatchewan, too, is suffering from lower-than-forecast resource revenues. Finance Minister Krawetz said that over the year, royalties from oil and potash will be $405 million lower than the $3.1 billion he projected in his spring budget. That`s a shortfall of 13%.
Nonetheless, Krawetz explained, "our growing population and growing economy means a larger tax base and increased tax revenues to offset the declines in resources." So Saskatchewan will remain the only province in the country with a balanced budget.
Surely, then, Alberta's problems must be much bigger than those of our neighbours to the east since we are so much deeper in red ink.
Not so.
Whereas Saskatchewan's resource revenues are off by 13%, ours are off by just 11.8%.
On a per-capita basis, our influx of new residents is almost twice as high, too. More working Albertans, more income tax revenue. Like Saskatchewan, our larger tax base is producing more cash than expected. But unlike Saskatchewan, where the government is grateful for the newcomers, our Tories see them most as a cash drain.
Our economy is growing as fast as Saskatchewan's. Our unemployment rate is lower (meaning our government can get away with spending less than average on social programs). Even retail sales are booming in Alberta – up nine percent on an annualized basis.
On every measure we are at or above Saskatchewan. We should be, as they are, in budget balance.
The only major difference is spending. The Alberta Tories are spending $11,750 for every man, woman and child in the province. Saskatchewan is spending $10,200 — $1,500 less. If Horner and Redford could get control of their spending as Saskatchewan has, Alberta this year would have a surplus of $3.6 billion, rather than a deficit of nearly that much.
Is our oil fetching less than it should because it is trapped in our landlocked, midcontinent location, as Horner sniffed on Wednesday? Sure. But so is Saskatchewan's. We just don't hear Krawetz and Saskatchewan Brad Wall moaning and groaning about it.
Our Tories' big problem is that their pre-election budget was a pipedream. Its revenue projections were based on wildly fanciful guestimates for growth. For instance, it projected that revenues from corporate taxes would rise by nearly 12% this year and more than 17% next year.
They used projections they had to know were unrealistic just so they could claim to be fiscally responsible. At the same time, to woo left-of-centre voters to replace the voters they were losing to Wildrose, they promised the moon (and more) to public workers and consumers of social programs.
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TEMECULA ---- It's getting easier than ever to wet your whistle in Temecula.
In the last few months, the Planning Commission has approved a stack of liquor licenses for businesses in the vicinity of Old Town and the Jefferson Avenue corridor.
There was the license for a new 7-Eleven at the corner ofWinchester and Ynez roads. There was the license for The PaintedGarden, a garden store in Old Town seeking to double as a site forwine and cheese garden parties. There was the license for Wine on aDime, a wine shop on Jefferson Avenue that will sell inexpensivewine and offer tastings in a small fenced-off area in the back ofthe shop.
This month, the commission threw four more licenses on the stack, approving a permit for:
-- beer, wine and distilled spirits sales at the under-construction Springhill Suites by Marriott, a hotel near the corner of Jefferson and Rancho California Road.
-- the Zarka Cigar Lounge on Jefferson, which will now be allowed to sell distilled liquor to its members and their guests.
The cigar lounge already had a Type 42 license, which allowed for the sale of beer and wine, but the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control recommended applying for a Type 57 license, which allows for the sale of distilled spirits.
-- the Wine Collective, a wine bar that will offer a variety of wines ---- by the glass and bottle ---- from 3,300 square feet of commercial space at 28544 Old Town Front St. The bar, which will occupy a three-story building at the southeastern corner of Fifth and Old Town Front streets, plans to be open from 10 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week, and it will feature both a patio entrance and a balcony.
-- Granny's Grapes on the Vine, a wine bar slated for a suite inside the building on Felix Valdez Road that houses Granny's Attic, an antique store.
Fans of hotel bars, wide varieties of wine and drinking a glass of whiskey while smoking a fine cigar were probably happy to hear about the commission's recent actions, which were being considered by the panel because the sparsely populated census tracts that contain these new businesses are already "over-concentrated" with liquor-selling establishments.
But there also is a group of Temecula residents, including some Old Town merchants, who have complained that the city is approving too many licenses of late. And by doing so, they believe, the city has started to change the west side of the freeway from a place to buy gifts and antiques into a place to get a beer or a glass of wine.
"This place has been buried," said Doc Laine, owner of Doc's Temecula Traders, a western shop in Old Town. "This town was never made for the number of liquor licenses they're slapping down here. If you put this much alcohol in an area as small as Temecula and you put housing in that area ... there's going to be a problem."
Instead of more "booze places," Laine said, the city should be working to attract more high-end retail businesses.
With those types of businesses, there aren't the ancillary problems of drunken driving, boorish closing-hour behavior and parking lot issues, he said.
Planning Commissioner Pat Kight said the market will eventually determine if there are "too many" bars and restaurants in a particular area.
"If there are 'too many,' they will go out of business," he said.
Commission Chairman Stan Harter said Laine and anyone else who shares his views is welcome to address the commission when it discusses liquor licenses.
During a commission meeting early this month, there were no comments from anyone opposed to any of the three permits under consideration. Instead, there were three comments in favor of the Zarka proposal. It's been a similar pattern at the previous meetings: friends or colleagues of the people proposing a project speak on its behalf and there is no protest from anyone opposed.
As for how many liquor licenses is too many for Old Town and the Jefferson corridor, Harter said he values the opinion of Temecula's police chief, who has reviewed each of the applications that the commission has approved.
"If the chief raises a red flag, that would have an impact and there would be a concern," he said.
Chief Andre O'Harra said the city and the Police Department have taken what he called a "thoughtful approach" to liquor licenses.
The approach takes into consideration public safety, supporting business owners and making Old Town a desirable and safe place to visit both day and night, he said in an e-mail to The Californian.
"Thus far, I am comfortable with the decisions made by the Planning Commission regarding liquor licenses as they relate to the Police Department's ability to deal effectively with law enforcement needs in Old Town," he said.
As for concerns such as those raised by Laine, O'Harra said the issue appears to be one of perception, not reality.
"I haven't seen any information indicating a rise in alcohol related incidents connected to Old Town," he said.
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On Sunday, at approximately 10:29 p.m., a male victim, 22, from Newark was robbed at gunpoint on Lackawanna Plaza.
The suspect, described as a black male in his 20s, 5'9, thin build, with short black hair, approached the victim with a black cloth covering the lower half of his face. The suspect was brandishing a silver colored handgun. The suspect demanded the victim's money and cell phone.
The victim turned over his iPhone 5 in a blue case. The suspect then fled eastbound on foot.
At 11:44 p.m., a second male, 22, from West Orange reported having been the victim of an armed robbery on Elm Street near Bloomfield Avenue. This victim stated that a suspect, matching the same description as the prior robbery, approached him on Elm street. The suspect was again brandishing a silver handgun with a bandanna over his mouth.
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Two doctors who work at the Houston Veterans Affairs hospital Thursday recommended the federal health-care system hire more staff, extend clinic hours and partner with the private sector in response to a scandal involving alleged efforts to hide long appointment wait times.
In an editorial in the latest edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, two heart doctors at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and a surgeon at Chicago's VA Medical Center suggest 10 ways to improve care and develop a more streamlined system, given the current controversies.
"The newly disclosed deceptions within the VA system are harmful to veterans and offensive to physicians and other health-care workers who work diligently to serve these patients," says the article. "Designing and implementing a lasting solution requires understand the root causes of these actions."
The editorial notes that in the past three years, primary care appointments at veterans' facilities across the country have increased by 50 percent, while the number of primary care doctors has increased just 9 percent.
It says that hiring more doctors, nurses and support staff, referring some patients to private providers and delivering health care at all hours of the day and night would reduce long wait times. The doctors wrote that "the U.S. government's administrative hours concept, defined as 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., doesn't apply to clinical care any more than it does to military operations."
The paper's local authors are Dr. Faisal G. Bakaeen, a Baylor College of Medicine cardiovascular surgeon, and Dr. Alvin Blaustein, a Baylor cardiologist.
Long VA wait times and alleged schedule manipulation to hide them has engulfed the VA system in controversy for the last few months and led to a highly critical government audit and the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki at the end of May. The acting secretary said Wednesday the percentage of veterans forced to endure waits of more than 30 days was more than twice the number the government acknowledged last week.


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Opposition parties that boycotted Sudanese elections charged the results were rigged, in remarks published Saturday, after President Omar al-Bashir securely won another five-year term in office.
Bashir won 86.5 percent of the vote for president with over two thirds of voters turning up to cast their ballots, according to official results given Friday, while the opposition claimed less than 10 percent had bothered voting.
"It is a meaningless farce that does not give the regime any legitimacy as the election was boycotted and unrecognized by the people," Umma Party spokeswoman Sara Nugdallah was quoted by Khartoum newspapers as saying.
There had been "much fraudulence," she said.
Nugdullah said the boycott by her party and all the other main opposition groups, which won most of the votes in the last multi-party election in 1986, had worked and that turnout had been much lower than officially reported.
Western diplomats said the government was hoping for enough people to vote in the 10-day presidential and parliamentary poll to show it had some popular support.
Complete parliamentary results were still being awaited Saturday, although the vast majority of seats already declared have been won by Bashir's ruling National Congress (NC) party.
Officials of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Popular National Congress (PNC) also charged that the results had been rigged -- KHARTOUM (AFP)
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Holland's Robert-Jan Derksen and France's Gregory Bourdy will share the lead going into today's final round of the rain-affected Mallorca Classic.
Derksen was among the 18 players forced to complete their third rounds on Sunday morning, a knock-on effect from Thursday afternoon's washout at Pula Golf Club.
The two-time European Tour winner bogeyed the 16th but parred the final two holes to record a 70 and nine-under-par total of 201, matching the target set by Bourdy late on Saturday evening.
France's Jean-Francois Lucquin three-putted the 18th to drop back into a share of third place with Ireland's Peter Lawrie on eight under par, with English duo Richard Finch and Sam Little joint fifth a stroke further back.
Pre-tournament favourite Sergio Garcia, never out of the top two in three appearances in the event, birdied the last to lie just three off the lead on six under par.


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The next time an employee or a group is looking to you to make a tough decision, you might want to screw up your courage, boldly look at them and…say nothing.
Teaching others to employ effective decision-making processes is one of the most important and often ignored responsibilities of those in leadership roles. Unfortunately, training your team to look to you for the calls on how to fix problems and move forward is much easier than teaching your team members to stand on their own for most issues.
You are fighting inertia when you pause and look to someone else or to a group to process on a decision. More than likely, you're in a leadership role specifically because those above you developed trust in your decision-making abilities. It's part of what got you this far, and now, you're being asked to pause and to teach. Not voicing your decision is likely much harder than making it.
Too many managers incorrectly wield their decision-making authority, either because they are particularly comfortable in this role, or, because they view it as a symbol of strength or even power. Some use decision-making authority to control others.
Almost counter-intuitively, it takes more strength to not make a decision for someone else, especially when the answer is clear. And as for power, the old adage of you have to give it to get it is particularly relevant here.
7 Reasons Why You Should Back Off and Let Others Make Decisions:
1. Placing the responsibility for decisions on others is a sign of confidence and respect.
2. Showing others you are comfortable delegating decision-making enhances your leadership credibility.
3. Nobody learns anything when you make the decision.
4. You're not always the smartest one in the room, even if you're in charge.
5. The point in time when someone asks you what to do is one of those powerful teaching and developmental moments. Don't squander it.
6. You are able to assess where people and teams are at based on how they approach and make decisions.
7. Your skillful use of questions in lieu of immediate answers, helps people understand what's important and how decisions potentially impact goal achievement.
The Bottom-Line for Now:
While I suggest pausing (in non-emergency situations) instead of offering up your quick solution, you still own the responsibility for the decisions of your team and team members. There's no shirking responsibility for outcomes, particularly for the tough calls. However, you are also on the hook for developing others, stimulating innovation and promoting high performance and all of these are better supported and more often realized when you teach others how to make decisions. We know that you know the answer. Your real test is whether you can teach others to reach an answer as good as or better than yours.
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TORONTO -- At exactly 3:15 last night, Tomas Kaberle, accompanied by a pair of team officials, emerged from an elevator, walked seemingly effortlessly to the back door of the Maple Leafs dressing room, then quietly slipped inside.
Having just arrived from New Jersey, Kaberle - at least on the outside - appeared no worse for wear from the cheap shot he got from New Jersey Devils pugilist Cam Janssen 19 hours earlier.
There were no huge welts on Kaberle's face nor was there a limp in his stride, but looks can be deceiving.
Kaberle is out indefinitely after general manager JohnFerguson confirmed Kaberle had suffered a concussion along with back spams and neck pains.
Concussed players must stay out of the lineup a minimum seven days according to league rules, but it could be much longer. Ferguson, in fact, was non-commital when asked if Kaberle would be back this season.
Janssen was slapped with a three-game suspension yesterday, but that was no consolation for the Leafs.
"This is not about punishment," Ferguson said. "We have no way of replacing Tomas Kaberle.
"There is no correlation between (the suspension) and the cost to our team. Do you maybe say that (Janssen) stays out of the lineup as long as Tomas does? Or do you make him play as many minutes a game as Tomas?"
Janssen has one point and has averaged less than five minutes per outing in 38 games this season, so maybe making him take a regular shift for the rest of the season would be a more appropriate punishment.
While Kaberle was being released from Hackensack University Medical Center earlier yesterday, Janssen and Devils GM Lou Lamoriello were on a conference call with league disciplinarians Coliin Campbell, Mike Murphy and Stu Grimson. Campbell's decision was announced several hours later.
"Supplemental discipline is appropriate for this incident because of the lateness of the hit," Campbell said in a statement.
"Of course, I'm disappointed," Janssen said of the suspension. "I want to play every game, but if they've got to do this to me to set an example, then I've just got to deal with it.
"If (the play) was at centre ice, we wouldn't be talking right now, but it was against the boards and that's what did it," Janssen said.
The Devils winger plans on contacting Kaberle in the coming days.
"I definitely want to see him," Janssen said. "I wanted to see him after the game last night. If somebody did something to me like that, I want them to come and say 'hey' to me and see how I was doing."


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Tess Vigeland: Back-to-school fashion this year is all about "rich, saturated hues that pop against neutral basics and dark denim!" Oh, and don't forget leggings and fun layering pieces!
I learned all that from fashion central: About.com. They're the Tim Gunn of the Internet, right? So now, where do we find those things? Well, JCPenney thinks it should be our cool-for-back-to-school destination.
So does Abercrombie. But today both reported a drop in second quarter profits. Familiar story throughout the retail industry. Marketplace's Nancy Farghalli tells us, for many stores, it's time to make it work.
Nancy Farghalli: Jennifer Jones shops with her mom and sister at a mall in Los Angeles. And this 18 year old has her list of favorites.
Jennifer Jones: You know, like Macy's, American Eagle, Forever 21.
Some older retailers, such as Sears, want to snare customers like Jennifer by re-launching their image. But a brand like Sears faces a real challenge. Tracy Johnson is Jennifer's mom.
Tracy Johnson: I usually buy all my tools and appliances from Sears. But, I don't go there for clothing.
Well, you can't really wear a washer to school. But Sears has a $5 billion apparel business. And the company wants to add a little edge to its softer side. Sears is introducing a new line of streetwear from LL Cool J. And it signed teen star Vanessa Hudgens of "High School Musical" to appear in back-to-school ads. Richard Gerstein is the chief marketing officer for Sears.
Richard Gerstein: We are not top-of-mind with that 12- to 18-year-old customer, and that's really what a lot of this focus is about, is becoming relevant.
So, how do you gain traction with that customer? Call in MTV. Sears partnered up with MTV for the television movie, "The American Mall." It premiered this week on the cable channel. In the film, teens wear clothes from Sears and talk about teen things near a Sears store.
Girl [in a movie clip]: OK, what happened?
Another girl [in a movie clip]: I got dumped. No call, nothing.
Gerstein says Sears will carry music, jeans and graphic tees from the movie.
Gerstein: This teen and tween have to believe that this is the place they want to shop. So when mom says, "How about going to Sears?" That person says, "Hey that would be great cuz they've got real cool clothes.
Staying hip means staying ahead of the curve. Brandi Stansbury is a trendspotter. She tells companies what teenagers want. And she has a warning for Sears.
Brandi Stansbury: The important thing for these companies is they can't try too hard.
Stansbury uses JCPenney's back-to-school ccommercialsas an example. The ads feature scenes modeled after the '80s film "The Breakfast Club." Stansbury says teens in her focus groups aren't buying the cool movie, cool clothes idea. She says teens don't like to be told to like something because it was hip two decades ago.
Stansbury: Teens aren't stupid. And they know when they are being marketed to. They don't really like those commercials right now.
But sometimes companies miss out on marketing opportunities. Take the restaurant chain Denny's. It realized that late night diners are the most profitable part of its business. Mark Chmiel is the chief marketing officer at Denny's.
Mark Chmiel: Late night was one that we realized we had not been marketing to as strongly as we could have.
Denny's saw an opening. A majority of its late night diners are under the age of 25. Chmiel says many of them don't want to go to fast-food rrestaurants
Chmiel: They were sort of getting tired of the drive-thru and the arm coming out of the window. They said," Well, we want to keep the camaraderie going."
Which means, being able to hang out with friends in a booth and share food. So Denny's introduced a special late-night menu this summer, and the chain even invited hot bands to create some of the food with its head chef. If you like the rock group The Plain White Tees, maybe you'll like their white milkshake.
Chmiel: Vanilla ice cream, cheesecake, white chocolate chips. They wanted to be white but in a funky way.
The funk seems to be working for Denny's. The late-night-only menu continues into the fall, just in time for cram sessions.
I'm Nancy Farghalli for Marketplace.


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CHASKA, Minn. (WCCO) — Quick thinking from a 6-year-old may have saved her grandmother's life in Chaska Wednesday.
According to police, the girl found her grandmother lying on the floor of their garage, unconscious and bleeding from her head. The grandmother had been babysitting for her grandchildren.
Police said the girl called 911, just as she had been taught whenever there was an emergency, a fire, or if "bad guys" ever came to her home.
Paramedics responded and took the woman to be hospitalized.
They say she lost a lot of blood, but will be just fine thanks to some quick thinking by her granddaughter.
Police didn't say what they think happened to cause the woman to fall.


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The White House Photo Office just released its latest set of behind the scenes photos, including images from President Obama's trip to Asia, his tour of Hurricane Sandy storm damage in New Jersey, and the White House holiday press preview.
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This Saturday, June 13 at 11am is the Art Guys tree wedding at the MFAH's sculpture garden. In case you haven't heard (unlikely), The Art Guys will marry a live oak tree (quercus virginiana) in a traditional-style ceremony presided over by ordained minister Ed Cooper. Immediately following the ceremony, a reception will be held at the Contemporary arts Museum across the street. The "Marry a Plant" idea, first conceived in 2004, could be "an exploration of Germanic lore linking manhood to tree planting, a symbol of our simultaneously loving and destructive relationship to nature, or a provocative test of the slippery-slope 'what's next?' argument used by supporters of California's recently upheld Proposition 8, outlawing gay marriage," says CAMH Senior Curator Toby Kamps. The performance is in conjunction with the exhibition "No Zoning: Artists Engage Houston."
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TAMPA, Fla. - During the Badger Sports 7-on-7 at the University of South Florida on Saturday, one of the top playmakers on the field was Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater wide receiver Alton Howard. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound athlete nicknamed 'Pig' was enjoying the competition with his peers as part of the 'Big Timers' squad comprised of Orlando-area athletes.
"This has been a great experience," Howard said. "There are a lot of guys out here who are well coached and very experienced. It is a great experience to come out here and play against these guys."
Howard recently added an offer from Southern Cal, which came on his birthday.
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"Ed Orgeron basically had conversated with my ex-head coach," Howard said. "They were just basically telling me that I would love the facilities out there. They said it is a great school. They said I could fit into their program. I am kind of looking into it."
Another recent offer for the electric athlete came from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
"Notre Dame has a great facility and good academics," Howard said. "I love the way they run their offense."
Also, another member of the SEC - South Carolina - recently extended an offer. In addition to liking the Gamecocks offensive attack, Howard has developed a strong relationship with one of the members of Steve Spurrier's coaching staff.
"Me and Jeep Hunter have a great connection," Howard said.
Two other recent offers came from West Virginia and Memphis. At this time, his offer list stands at more than a dozen schools.
So far he has taken one visit and is hoping to take some visits during the upcoming weeks and months to see some of the schools.
"I went to Miami a couple of weeks ago," Howard said. "I thought about going to Florida's Junior Day. So far me and Coach Lo Wood may take a couple of visits during the spring and the summer."
He talked about his time in Coral Gables checking out the University of Miami.
"It was a great experience," Howard said. "Coach Golden is a real calm, laid back guy. The coaching staff makes you feel at home. They are very nice and funny. Miami is Miami, they have a great football program, everyone knows that. Their facilities are nice. So I am interested and I will take an official visit there and see how I feel about the atmosphere."
While the Hurricanes, and other in-state programs are appealing, Howard isn't going to limit his options geographically.
"I am wide open to go anywhere," Howard said. "It is just based on the coaching connection and based on how the school plays, plays a part. So I am wide open to go anywhere so who knows what I may do."
"I am looking at a school with great academics," Howard added. "That puts the ball into their playmakers hands and has great coaching connections and chemistry, and that cares about their players. That is what I am looking at the most."
At this point, he does not claim a leader.
"Not really," Howard said. "It is kind of like a deadlock. There are a lot of schools that I am interested in so therefore my senior year I am going to take my official visits and I am going to decide from there."
Howard said that at this time his tentative commitment date is August 5th, the start of his senior year.


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Shortly after being named major league baseball's Delivery Man of the Month for April, the Padres' closer was wondering yesterday if the award had a corporate sponsor.
It seems that Bell has a special place in his heart for UPS.
"Brown did a lot for me," said Bell, who worked on the unloading dock for UPS in Laguna Niguel while in college.
"They wanted to promote me to sorter," he said. "I could unload one of those big trucks in 40 minutes while it took most guys about an hour and a half.
"It was a great job. I got a great workout every day and UPS was paying me for it. Nobody was paying you if you went to the gym and it was the same workout.
"I think I had a future at UPS."
Bell was honored for converting all eight save opportunities in April and not allowing a run over 8 2/3 innings and nine appearances for the first month of the season. He allowed four hits and two walks in April while striking out eight.
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Speaking of Bell, the reliever had a pair of notable outings April 18 and Tuesday night that serve as bookends to a dreadful, 14-game stretch of Padres relief pitching.
The Padres went 2-12 between the time that Bell picked up his seventh save on April 18 with a perfect inning in Philadelphia and his first win of the season Tuesday night with a two-inning outing at Petco Park.
Over the 14 games in between, Padres relievers compiled a 6.95 earned run average, allowing 37 runs (35 earned) on 64 hits in just 45 1/3 innings. During the 14 games, Padres relievers appeared in 50 innings with the opposition scoring in 24.
Bell was the only reliever who did not allow a run during the stretch. Remove his two one-inning appearances – there wasn't much need for a closer during the slump – and the rest of the bullpen had a 7.27 ERA.
In reverse order aside from Bell, the ERA of Padres relievers during the 14-game stretch: Arturo Lopez 13.50, Josh Geer 11.25, Edwin Moreno 9.00, Luke Gregerson 8.44, Cla Meredith 8.31, Eulogio De La Cruz 7.72, Duaner Sanchez 6.74, Edward Mujica 4.32 and Luis Perdomo 3.86.
Headley held out
Left fielder Chase Headley missed a second straight start last night because of shoulder soreness.
Headley hurt his shoulder Sunday in Los Angeles in a collision with the left-field wall. The switch-hitter said his shoulder bothered him more while hitting from the left side of the plate.
"I can swing from the right side and I'm available to pinch-hit against a left-handed pitcher," Headley said. "I'm hoping I'll be ready (this) afternoon."
With Headley sidelined, Scott Hairston made his second start of the season against a right-handed starter.
Quiet turnstiles
The two games against Colorado on Monday and Tuesday drew the two smallest crowds in the history of Petco Park – 14,717 Monday and 13,646 Tuesday. Yesterday's crowd – 15,092 – was the third smallest ever.
The previous smallest crowd was 18,714 for the game against Houston on April 2, 2008. Eight of the 10 smallest crowds in Petco Park's five-year-plus history have come during this season's first six weeks.
Injury update
Right-handed starter Cha Seung Baek will make his third rehab start with Triple-A Portland on Saturday with a 90-pitch target. Struggling starter Kevin Correia (0-2, 5.92 ERA) is starting the same day in Houston.
Pinch-hitter Cliff Floyd is ready to run and hit, although Padres manager Bud Black said, "There are some issues in his knee." No date is set for his return or the start of a rehab assignment.
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In a meeting last week of the ministerial committee on the release of Palestinian prisoners, Minister without Portfolio Gideon Ezra (Likud) took an unexpected position. He supported the release of prisoners with "blood on their hands," as long as they had been serving long jail sentences.
In a meeting last week of the ministerial committee on the release of Palestinian prisoners, Minister without Portfolio Gideon Ezra (Likud) took an unexpected position. He supported the release of prisoners with "blood on their hands," as long as they had been serving long jail sentences and would declare their support for an accord with Israel, while before Ezra became a minister, he was known for his hard-line attitude toward Palestinian demands.
Another surprise at the meeting came from Minister Zevulun Orlev. Normally a moderate, he led such successful opposition in the committee to the release of prisoners from Islamic Jihad and Hamas that Prime Minister Sharon was forced to withdraw his proposal and bring it back to the Knesset plenum for renewed debate, probably this morning.
The positions that Ezra and Orlev expressed are good examples of the American expression "you stand where you sit." In other words. when you are a backbencher and you are out of the prime minister's line of sight, even if he is from your party, you become a political grumbler and look for ways to get even with him. And when you are a minister, and the prime minister knows enough to make you feel important, a partner in the decision-making process, you suddenly show understanding for his motives and throw in your support for his policies.
Ariel Sharon knows this axiom better than any other politician. He was ostracized for most of his career in the Israel Defense Forces and in public life. It made him an untiringly bitter and critical political foe, whose continual challenges to his superiors and peers only served to increase the alienation between him and them.
But when there were wise people around, who recognized the phenomenon and understood its roots, they were able to change his position. Thus it was in 1978, when Maj. Gen. Avraham Tamir, with the blessing of Defense Minister Ezer Weizman, updated Minister of Agriculture Ariel Sharon as to the progress at Camp David, and encouraged Sharon to call Menachem Begin to let him know that it was all right with him to give up Yamit. Thus it was when Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan included Sharon in the inner circle of negotiators with President Jimmy Carter during the last stages of the polishing of the peace accord with Egypt, and got Sharon's blessing for formulations that had been stumbling blocks to the completion of the process.
When Sharon was elected prime minister, it was obvious that he had learned the lessons of his political life. He was surprisingly generous and extraordinarily tolerant to those around him. He proved so politically adept a manager of human relations when it came to ministers and party heads that even Labor ministers (in his first government) could not stop praising him, comparing his behavior with the arrogance of Ehud Barak. As prime minister, Sharon has proved his ability to conquer his violent and uninhibited temper. Perhaps his position at the top of the political heap has calmed him down and softened him.
But his behavior with the cabinet with regard to negotiations with the Palestinians has shown that he needs to do his homework over again. He should act toward his ministerial opponents the way Weizman and Dayan acted toward him. He should ask Benjamin Netanyahu and Limor Livnat to join him when he meets with Silvan Shalom and Shaul Mofaz. He should invite Effi Eitam to his meetings with Abu Mazen and not publicly humiliate Zevulun Orlev when he legitimately disagrees with the finance minister. Foreign policy is, after all, a reflection of domestic policy.
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Hudson Track: Girls second at final indoor meet at UW-RF
Hudson's girls scored points in 10 of 15 events on their way to a second place finish at the 17-team All-American Indoor Track and Field Invitational last Saturday at UW-River Falls' Knowles Fieldhouse.
The meet, which wraps up the indoor portion of the high school track and field schedule, featured some of the strongest teams in Minnesota and Wisconsin and saw a combined 22 meet records either tied or broken.
Eastview won the girls' team title with 71 points followed by Hudson with 60. Farmington took third with 52 and East Ridge was fourth with 51 while Anoka finished fifth with 45.
"What is really great about this meet is that is has great competition on the girls side from the metro schools and is a great cap to the indoor portion of our season," Raider coach Jami Holum said. "This year was especially helpful for both the JV and varsity to be able to compete in a quality meet considering the outdoor weather was not perfect."
Taylor Steffen and Sadie Kroll took home individual titles for the Raiders. Steffen won the shot put with a throw of 39-feet, 8.75-inches, and Kroll took first in the 1600 meter run with a personal best time of 5 minutes, 16.91 seconds, while Rachel Anderson was fifth in the 1600 in 5:25.42, also a personal best.
"We had a large number of PR's (personal records)," Holum noted. "It was really nice to see the girls come to compete and run really well."
The Raiders will open the outdoor season, weather permitting, this Friday, April 12, with the Hudson True Team Invitational at Newton Field beginning at 4 p.m.
See the April 11 print edition of the Star-Observer for more individual and team stats from last weekend's meet.


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'Tis the season for battery multipacks. Battery-powered toys and electronic devices are on many holiday lists this season, and that means strong battery sales—in fact, about 35% to 40% of all household battery sales are generated in the fourth quarter.
Battery-powered toys are a significant part of the category—9-of-the-top-15 toys that make the Toys "R" Us Holiday Hot Toy List require batteries. "Toys keep getting more sophisticated. Much like our smart phones, they now perform more complex functions than ever, which makes them popular and also raises the level of importance for their battery power," said Kurt Iverson, a spokesman for Procter & Gamble's Duracell brand.
Alkaline batteries, Iverson said, always are on the list for most holiday gift buyers who have kids and toys on their agenda. "Toys make up the largest device category for batteries, and no time of year brings that out more than the holiday season," he said.
Multipacks will get plenty of promotion in November and December. Duracell's bonus pack, which includes a toy-size screwdriver for opening difficult toy battery doors, will be back on the market this year. The mini screwdriver bonus, which includes both a straight edge and Phillips head design, has been very popular with consumers.
This year, Duracell is adding another tool—a gift opener that allows consumers to safely cut through those sturdy clamshell plastic packages. "These are two tools that allow parents to be the hero without any obstacles to get in the way of the fun," Iverson said. Duracell also will offer point-of-purchase displays designed around the "Power the Joy of Giving" theme.
Energizer will be promoting multipacks as well. Strong contenders this year include the brand's Ultimate Lithium batteries, which retail for $9.99 for a four pack and are billed as providing up to 30 more minutes of power in toys, and Energizer Advanced Lithium batteries, which retail for $7.99 for a four pack and are positioned as an ideal power source for handheld games.World rechargeable battery market forecast
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The seaside town of Elie is also, in its own small way, emerging as a new centre for art in the East Neuk
A few galleries are popping up and some artists, like Anne, have started exhibiting from their own homes.
However, there is no official brochure showing the artists' locations in Elie but most are easy to find.
While Anne is well known locally, the two other artists have much higher profiles.
Jennifer Thomson will be exhibiting new paintings from the East Neuk and her travels round Europe in her unmistakable colourful figurative style at the Old Post Office Gallery on Links Place from July 27 to August 10, She will also be signing copies of her new book of paintings and artist's notes called 'Happy Days in the East Neuk & St Andrews'.
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Lock your car doors, women warned after sixth hijacking
With six hijackings in the space of just 10 days, the rapid surge in attacks has led to warnings from police for women drivers to keep their doors and windows locked.
Five of the six incidents have been attacks on female drivers.
During the most recent hijacking a woman had just parked in the John Street area of the city centre yesterday morning when she was ordered out of her car by a man who then sped off in the vehicle.
Police have been unable to find a link between the recent attacks and therefore suspect they are the work of copycats.
"There is no real common denominator that we can see at present here. There is no real evidence to suggest these attacks are being organised," a police source said.
The apparent replication of the crimes by different criminals has sparked concern that it will make it more difficult for police to control the spate.
The PSNI has said the crime is still relatively rare, but warned motorists to be extra vigilant and to keep doors locked and windows up while in built up areas and at traffic lights.
Drivers have also been advised to be wary of anyone who tries to signal that there is something wrong with their car. Over the past 10 days a woman was dragged from her Porshe Boxter by a four-man gang in the Chadwick Street area of south Belfast, a female was ordered from her car by two men in Hardcastle Street, a 15 year-old youth was arrested after allegedly hijacking a woman's car at Rugby Road, a female was hit in the face when her car was hijacked by a man on the Shankill Road, and a taxi driver had a screwdriver held to his throat during an attempted hijacking in north Belfast.
"The fact that this is the sixth car hijacking in 10 days shows how serious a problem this is and I would urge the police to put extra resources in place to prevent this type of crime and reassure the public," Alliance MLA Anna Lo (right) said.
"This type of crime can be a particularly horrific experience for the victim, so I hope that those people responsible for these car hijackings are swiftly brought to justice before the courts," she added.
DUP Policing Board member Jonathan Craig said the board is very concerned about the issue.
"Police are keeping a very close eye on this and they have had some success with the arrest of a youth over one of the attacks. I think it has to be remembered that despite this spate of hijackings, the long-term trend is going down."
Police advice:
- Be vigilant. Keep doors locked and windows up in built-up areas and especially at traffic lights
- Keep valuables out of view
- Never pick up hitchhikers or give lifts to strangers
- Never leave keys in the ignition when not in the vehicle
- Be wary of anyone who tries to signal there is something wrong with your car. Drive to the next garage to check
- If you have pulled over for someone and have concerns about their behaviour, flash your lights and sound your horn
- Choose a busy, well-lit place to park
- Have car keys ready as you return to the car and only unlock your car when close by
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Lesser Love Grass
Eragrostis minor
Grass family (Poaceae)
This grass is a summer annual about ½-1½' tall, forming a small tuft of leafy culms. These culms are erect to widely spreading and unbranched; they are light green to reddish green, terete, slender, and glabrous. There are 2-4 alternate leaves along the length of each culm; their blades are ascending to widely spreading. The leaf blades are 2-4" long and 3-5 mm. across; they are light green or grayish green, flat, and largely glabrous. The base of each blade is wider than the culm. At regular intervals along the margins of each blade, there are minute glandular droplets (may require 10x hand lens to see). The leaf sheaths are light green to dull purple and longitudinally veined; each sheath is slightly hairy above and glabrous below. At the junction of each sheath and blade, there is a conspicuous tuft of fine white hairs.
Each culm terminates in a somewhat airy panicle of spikelets that is 1½-4" long and about one-half as much across; in outline, each panicle is narrowly pyramidal to ovoid. The central axis and lateral branches of each panicle are light green, slender, and glabrous. The lateral branches are widely spreading to ascending, dividing into short lateral branchlets that are divergent. At the tips of these branchlets, there are elongated spikelets about 4-10 mm. long and 1.5-2 mm. across. Immature spikelets are light grayish green to dark purple, while mature spikelets become light tan. Individual spikelets are narrowly oblongoid and flattened in shape, consisting of 5-18 florets and their overlapping lemmas (scales with florets) that are arranged in 2 columnar ranks. Each spikelet is slightly less wide at the top than the bottom. At the bottom of each spikelet, there is a pair of glumes (scales without florets). Individual glumes are about 1.5 mm. long, lanceolate in shape, glabrous, and folded along their keels; one glume is slightly longer than the other. Located above the glumes, the individual lemmas are 1.5-2.0 mm. in length. The lemmas are lanceolate-ovate in shape, glabrous, 3-veined, and folded along their keels. Hidden behind each lemma, there is a single floret and a membranous palea. The anthers of each floret are about 0.2 mm. long.
The blooming period occurs from mid-summer to early fall. The florets are cross-pollinated by the wind. Fertile florets are replaced by tiny ovoid grains (up to 1 mm. long); the latter are small enough to be blown about by the wind. The shallow root system is fibrous. At favorable sites, this grass often forms colonies by reseeding itself.
The preference is full sun, mesic to dry conditions, and barren soil containing gravel or sand. Most growth and development occurs during the summer. Because of its C4 metabolism, this weedy grass is able to tolerate hot dry conditions.
Range & Habitat:
The non-native Lesser Love Grass is occasional to locally common throughout Illinois; it is probably more common than official records indicate. This grass was accidentally
introduced into the United States from Eurasia. Habitats include fields, sandy or gravelly areas along railroads, roadsides, cracks in urban sidewalks, areas along paths, and barren waste areas. Open areas with a history of disturbance and scant ground vegetation are preferred.
Faunal Associations:
The following information applies to Love grasses (
Eragrostis spp.
) in general. These grasses are one group of host plants for the caterpillars of
Poanes hobomok
(Hobomok Skipper) and
Poanes zabulon
(Zabulon Skipper). Because they often grow in dry open areas where grasshoppers occur, occasionally their foliage is eaten by such species as
Melanoplus sanguinipes
(Migratory Grasshopper) and
Orphulella speciosa
(Slant-faced Pasture Grasshopper). Other insect feeders include the aphid
Colopha ulmicola
and the flea beetle
Chaetocnema pulicaria
(Thomas, 1877; Clark et al., 2004). Most species of love grass, including Lesser Love Grass, provide poor forage for cattle and other mammalian herbivores, although they will be eaten when little else is available.
Photographic Location:
Along a railroad in Urbana, Illinois.
Another scientific name of this grass species is
Eragrostis poaeoides
. Love Grasses (
Eragrostis spp.
) are often difficult to identify. One key characteristic of Lesser Love Grass is the presence of glandular droplets along the margins of its leaf blades. It shares this characteristic with another introduced species, Stinkgrass (
Eragrostis cilianensis
), which is similar in appearance. Stinkgrass resembles a large version of Lesser Love Grass with an inflorescence that is more compact and cluttered. It usually has more lemmas per spikelet (10-40) and its lemmas are longer (2.0-2.5 mm. in length). Stinkgrass usually has glandular droplets along the margins of its spikelets, while Lesser Love Grass usually lacks this characteristic. Both of these species belong to a group of Love Grasses with the following two characteristics: 1) their lemmas disarticulate individually from the spikelets, while their paleas are often persistent, and 2) disarticulation of the lemmas proceeds from the bottom of a panicle of spikelets to the top. More more information, see Efloras, Flora of Pakistan (www.efloras.org).


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Elm Howells has a loving family and a distinguished career at an elite Manhattan auction house. But after a tragic loss throws her into an emotional crisis, she pursues a reckless course of action that jeopardizes her personal and professional success. Meanwhile, talented artist Gabriel Connois wearies of remaining at the margins of the capricious Parisian art scene, and, desperate for recognition, he embarks on a scheme that threatens his burgeoning reputation. As these narratives converge, with disastrous consequences, A NEARLY PERFECT COPY boldly challenges our presumptions about originality and authenticity, loss and replacement, and the perilous pursuit of perfection.
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NC State was dominated in all facets of the game during a 33-6 home loss to Virginia Saturday. Now it's time for a final look at the contest with some Monday Morning Quarterbacking.
Key moment of the game:
When Virginia sophomore safety Anthony Harris intercepted fifth-year senior quarterback Mike Glennon on State's opening drive, the signs were only beginning that this was going to be a long afternoon. That was just UVa's second pick of the year, but it also continued the reoccurring themes for State's losses. The Pack had already given up a touchdown to fall behind 7-0 by that point, and the turnover would be the first of five in the game.
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Three things that worked:
1. Rashard Smith's punt returning
Twice the redshirt junior receiver broke long returns on punts, unfortunately though both went for naught. He fumbled when hit from behind on one and the other was called back for an illegal block foul on redshirt freshman safety Tim Buckley.
2. Wil Baumann's punting
It was a solid afternoon from the sophomore, who booted seven times for an average of 41.3 yards a kick and landed two punts inside the 20.
3. Play of the safeties
Both fifth-year senior Earl Wolff and senior Brandan Bishop both were productive. Wolff had 15 tackles and a pass breakup, and Bishop was the second-leading tackler with 11 hits, and he recovered a fumble to prevent a potential Cavalier score.
Three things that did not work:
1. Offense
Glennon was off throwing the ball, the Pack could not run it effectively and the offensive line had trouble blocking Virginia. The result was just 216 total yards and six points, both of which represented season-lows for the Wolfpack.
2. Defense
Virginia's two-headed quarterback machine of junior Michael Rocco and sophomore Phillip Sims efficiently threw the ball, the Cavs ran to the average of 5.2 yards a carry and their offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage. The result was 446 yards of total offense and 33 points.
3. Overall effort
For whatever reason, be it the 12:30 start, the deflating nature of the UNC loss the week before or a lack of a respect for a 2-6 team on a six-game losing streak coming to town, State just did not bring an inspiring effort Saturday.
Breaking down the position battles:
NC State's OL vs. Virginia's front seven
It was ugly. Virginia, which had seven sacks coming into the game all season, had six Saturday, and State ran for a season-low 19 yards on 24 carries.
NC State's front seven vs. Virginia's OL
NCSU had just one sack and Virginia ran for an average of 5.2 yards a carry. Again, Virginia dominated this matchup on the line of scrimmage.
NC State's WR vs. Virginia's DB
Virginia schemed to take away the deep pass, which apparently was part of the strategy for State coming into the game. The result was State's longest pass Saturday was just 14 yards. Have to give the edge to the Wahoos for executing their game plan.
NC State's DB vs. Virginia's WR
Other than Tim Smith getting behind the secondary and scoring a 38-yard touchdown on what was not a particularly well-thrown football, the State defensive backs did an okay job covering. This may have been State's best matchup Saturday.
Glennon for whatever reason was off. He completed 23 of 46 passes for a season-low 197 yards and one touchdown with just three interceptions and also fumbled on a backside hit. The Sims/Rocco combination was better, completing 20 of 33 passes for 198 yards and two scores without an interception.
Running backs
Redshirt sophomore Kevin Parks ran 25 times for 115 yards and a touchdown, and his backup, senior Perry Jones, carried 11 times for 67 yards. Jones also caught six passes for 46 yards. That dwarfs the production from State's backs, who combined to run 16 times for 44 yards.
Tight Ends
You can honestly say that the State tight ends, fifth-year senior Mario Carter and redshirt junior Asa Watson, were more productive than the Wahoos' tight ends, but that's not saying much. Watson and Carter only combined to catch three passes for 23 yards.
Special teams
Had it not been for the fumble and penalty on Smith's long punt returns, it would have been a good afternoon for special teams. They had very nice execution on the onside kick late in the game.


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AN AUSTRALIAN Al-Jazeera journalist on trial in Egypt has directly asked the judge to release him, insisting the terrorism charges against him are preposterous.
The request by Australian Peter Greste and Canadian-Egyptian Mohammed Fahmy came during a hearing in the trial that has drawn international uproar.
The two, along with a third Al-Jazeera staffer and 17 others, face terrorism-related charges based on the Egyptian authorities' accusations that they provided a platform to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, but their defenders say they were just doing their job.
The trial marks the first time journalists have been charged with terrorism-related offences in Egypt.
Greste and Fahmy spoke after they were allowed out of their defendants' cage, which serves as the dock in Egyptian trials, even though they remained handcuffed.
"The idea that I could (have) an association with the Muslim Brotherhood is frankly preposterous," Greste told the judge, Mohammed Nagi Shehata.
"I ask for acquittal," demanded Fahmy. He told the judge he was an alcohol-drinking liberal who lived abroad for a long time, and added: "Have you ever heard of a (Muslim) terrorist that drinks alcohol?"
The trial was then adjourned until April 10.
Egypt's military-backed government last December declared the Brotherhood a terrorist organisation, a decision that appeared to be largely based on bombings that a Sinai militant group has claimed responsibility for.
The Brotherhood denies it practices or advocates violence but protests by its supporters since Morsi's ouster last July have grown increasingly violent.
Within days after the Brotherhood was outlawed, the Al-Jazeera journalists were arrested in their hotel room in Cairo, from where they worked after their offices had been repeatedly raided by authorities.
Of the other 17 defendants, six are employed by Al-Jazeera, according to the network. The others have been identified as Brotherhood members and supporters, activists, and a journalist who visited Fahmy at the hotel.
Since Morsi's ouster by the military, Egypt has seen a heavy crackdown on his supporters, with several thousand detained and hundreds killed in political violence.


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The drug maker awarded sponsorships, totaling $100,000, to the Minneapolis-St. Paul regional chapter of the American Diabetes Association, A Partnership of Diabetics, HealthEast Foundation and the Open Cities Health Center. Each of the organizations educate people living with Type 2 diabetes on how to better manage their diabetes and reduce the risk of long-term diabetes-related complications, Novo Nordisk said. The sponsorships are part of the Novo Nordisk Community Care program, which aims to promote enduring, sustainable change for people living with diabetes.
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It's late I know but my husband finally got the Christmas decorations down from the attic and all it took was a week of harassing him to do so. :/
I need a cup of tea before attempting to decorate my house with an appropriate amount of decorations and I immediately thought about the samples I got from this company. Chosen to continue my 'something fruity' mood as of late thanks to Frank from 52 Teas and his breakfast smoothie blend.
As I opened the bag for a quick sniff I was met with a sweet fruity melody with a mango and pomegranate medley going on. Very interesting.
Brewed for the recommended time and length this has created a light yellow tea soup that smells of sweet and slight sour fruit. The green tea is nice and mellow with only a touch of bitterness but unfortunately the website doesn't say the ingredients so I can't tell you which green tea it is. Behind the green tea is a subtle fruitiness that is both sweet and slightly tart/sour but it's a nice gentle balance.
This is definitely something I will drink but I'm not so sure I would ever specifically crave it, it's your basic fruity green tea with the only novelty being that this did sort of taste like pomegranate.