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Jeff Austin, who was the 1998 National Collegiate Player of the Year during a storied career at Stanford, returns for his second on the staff of his alma mater in 2009. Once again, the former Major League hurler will be charged with tutoring the Cardinal pitchers.
"Having Jeff back at Stanford has been tremendous for both parties," said Cardinal head coach Mark Marquess. "He is an outstanding coach, he has a great personality, and has a great appreciation for both Stanford and college baseball. Our pitchers love working with him - he has instant credibility, having pitched at both the college and professional levels."
Austin was instrumental in the development of a Stanford pitching staff that ranked third in the Pac-10 with a 4.45 ERA in 2008. Two of his charges were named first-team All-Pac-10 (Erik Davis and Drew Storen) and two earned honorable mention all-conference accolades (Jeremy Bleich, Jeffrey Inman and Austin Yount), while Storen was tabbed a freshman All-American. Bleich, Davis and Yount were all selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft, topped by Bleich's selection during the Compensation A round.
Despite losing Bleich for much of conference play due to injury, and through the adjustment of Storen from a high school starter into a collegiate closer, Austin guided a staff that posted the Pac-10's second-best ERA during conference play at 4.47. Stanford pitchers were at their best when it mattered most, with a 3.95 ERA during 11 postseason contests.
"Jeff had a tremendous impact on our pitching staff last year," commented Marquess. "We don't go anywhere without the pitching, and we went to the College World Series; Jeff deserves a lot of credit for that. There were a lot of obstacles in the way to be successful, and Jeff had a lot to do with our guys overcoming that and having career years."
Prior to returning to The Farm in 2008, Austin had previously donned the Stanford uniform as a player from 1996-98 during a fantastic three-year collegiate career that was capped when he was named the National Collegiate Player of the Year by Baseball America and a first-team All-American in 1998. He was also the Pac-10 Southern Division Pitcher of the Year that same season, as well as a first-team All-Pac-10 Southern Division pick and a nominee for both the Golden Spikes and Rotary Smith awards presented annually to the top player in collegiate baseball.
Austin was 12-4 with a 3.11 ERA during his banner 1998 junior campaign, striking out 136 batters (tied for seventh on Stanford's all-time single-season list) in 133.0 innings of work. He appeared as a starter in all 18 of his games and completed eight.
Austin also had solid freshman and sophomore seasons on The Farm in 1996 and 1997.
He began his Stanford career by going 6-4 with a 3.81 ERA and one save in his 1996 rookie collegiate season to earn Freshman All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball. He pitched in 16 contests (15 starts) and recorded one complete game, while striking out 88 batters in 89.2 frames.
"It is very special for me to be back at Stanford," Austin said. "Stanford is near and dear to my heart. It is a pleasure and an honor to be associated with Stanford in any way, and it has been a dream come true to wear the uniform again."
Austin was used as both a reliever and starter during his sophomore season in 1997, when he posted a 5-2 record and a 4.14 ERA with four saves. Austin made starts in eight of his 25 appearances and struck out 93 batters in 87.0 innings.
He finished his Stanford career with a 23-10 all-time record, a 3.60 ERA and five saves. Austin's 317 career strikeouts in 309.2 innings pitched still ranks sixth all-time on The Farm.
Austin was the fourth overall selection by the Kansas City Royals in the first round of the 1998 MLB First-Year Player Draft. He was called up to the big leagues by Kansas City for the first time on June 26, 2001, and pitched in the majors for portions of the next three seasons. He also pitched for the Royals in 2002 before being traded to Cincinnati prior to the 2003 campaign. Austin won his first MLB game for the Reds and posted a 2-3 record with an 8.58 ERA before shoulder surgery ended his 2003 season.
Austin never made it back to the big leagues, finishing his MLB career with a 2-3 record, 6.75 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 65.1 innings over 38 games (seven starts). He pitched in the minors and independent baseball in 2004 and 2005 before retiring from the sport on July 4, 2005.
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AMES, Iowa The Iowa State freshman had another big showing for the Cyclone womens basketball team Sunday afternoon as Chelsea Poppens and Anna Prins led ISU in scoring while the Cyclones turned in a 98-37 win over Minnesota, Crookston in their final exhibition contest of the season.
Poppens collected her second straight double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Prins posted 20 points and went 8-for-8 from the charity stripe. They were the only two post players available for Iowa State since Amanda Zimmerman missed the contest due to a sprained ankle and Genesis Lightbourne is still out after having knee surgery on Oct. 30.
Whitney Williams, Shellie Mosman and Kelsey Bolte each finished with 12 points and every available Cyclone scored for ISU. Alison Lacey led the team with eight assists and Denae Stuckey pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds. The Cyclones shot 53.5 percent (38-71) from the floor and 45.8 percent (11-24) from beyond the arc for the contest. Mosman went 4-for-6 from three-point range and Anna Florzak hit two of her three long-range attempts.
The Cyclones posted 18 steals and only committed eight turnovers in the contest. Iowa State outrebounded Minnesota, Crookston, 45-30, and outscored the Golden Eagles, 46-6, in the paint. They Cyclones also held a 20-0 advantage off of second-chance points.
This game was very similar to last Sunday, Fennelly said. To see the smiles on Shellie and Annas faces was the highlight of the day. We did a lot of good things and we are excited about what is coming.
The Cyclones took a 49-21 lead into the break after shooting 53.8 percent (21-39) from the floor and 45.5 percent (5-11) from beyond the arc. The ISU defense played an outstanding half of defense as well, holding Minnesota, Crookston to 26.9 percent from the field and forcing the Golden Eagles into 11 turnovers.
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I have NEVER seen two freshmen like Prinns and Poppens play so well with both hands down low. If you have not seen the highlights on Cyclones.com, you need to get there right away. Everyone knows Prinns will be good down low, but Poppens could be a fantastic PF. She is so skilled for her size and age. The spin move and finish with her left hand was beautiful.
They might be more skilled than our big girls last year already.
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They might be more skilled than our big girls last year already.
I'd wait until we see real competition before saying that. Wieben had some really nice moves that sometimes just wouldn't fall for her against stiff defenses. Poppens is pulling down a lot of boards now (especially on the offensive side), but will she still be rebounding like Nisleit when we face Big 12 competition?
The potential is there for Prins/Poppens/Zimmerman to be our best front line ever, but they've got a ways to go before they are up there with last year's group, Welle/Francis, or Olsen/Grimm.
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... and Genesis Lightbourne is still out after having knee surgery on Oct. 30...
Still ?!?! after 7 whole days?
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Still ?!?! after 7 whole days?
I had my meniscus scoped a few years ago - and I was not at full speed for several months.
Granted - I'm a leeetle older than Genesis. Hopefully she be back soon.
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I had my meniscus scoped a few years ago - and I was not at full speed for several months.
Granted - I'm a leeetle older than Genesis. Hopefully she be back soon.
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Today Antalya is considered among few lovely cities of Turkey that is known as the Turkish Riviera because of its clear blue seas and long stretches of golden sand. In fact, its exquisite beaches can be found spread miles away. Here summers are warm throughout. This makes the seas also warm. The beachfront panorama is so spectacular that it is appealing enough to be captured in your camera. Families with small children and those who just want to relax in the sun can find many beaches in Antalya that can fulfil their needs. Nevertheless, the beaches in Antalya are also ideal for enjoying a wide variety of outdoor water sports activities. Therefore, those who admire water sports can enjoy sports like boating, surfing and much more.
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Antalya is famous for cheap holidays. You can even visit some of the Turkey's most historical attractions while on this cheap holiday. Ancient city of Perge, which is located just 15 km miles east of Antalya is best option to visit and explore the wonderful ancient ruins. Particulary, the temple of Artemis is very striking and features theatre, churches and palaestra (Greek wrestling school). In addition, you can also visit the ancient city of Phaselis. Alexander the Great made this as a base during the winter season and hence the place still has the remains of an amphitheater and archway. Travelling round the resort town of Antalya, it won't take much time until you find yourself in 'Kaleici', It is the local name for the Old Town district and feature attractions like Seljuk Karatay Mosque, the Tekeli Mehmet Pasa Mosque and the Kesik Minare.
Holidays to Antalya even offer numerous monuments and landmarks that are worth to look at. The Old Harbour is one of the city's favourite meeting points for both residents and visitors. In addition to this, Truncated Minaret is another popular landmark. It is a part of 2nd century AD building.
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The Originals Recap: Season 1, Episode 6 — Elijah Gets His Revenge
Remember when this show was all about Klaus? After tonight's fine hour of television, consider Elijah Mikaelson the breakout star of The Originals. In Season 1, Episode 6 ("Fruit of the Poisoned Tree"), Elijah took control — and for once, things actually went according to plan! Well, almost.
The Originals is a show that likes to keep its viewers guessing. That's just one of the many reasons it's earned a season pass on my DVR — of course, the hot guys and the even hotter accents aren't bad either. And in Episode 6, there's a distinct moment where for a second, everyone's ties to New Orleans are broken, prompting me to ask why anyone in their right mind would stay in this supernatural twilight zone. Then, just like that, it sucks you back into the drama with a shocking surprise. That, dear readers, is the sign of a hit.
Tonight's hour began with a humorous look into Klaus and Elijah's brotherly dynamic. The two Mikaelsons are reading in the living room — Elijah is scanning through his mother's grimoire, and Klaus is freshening up on his William Blake — while a young human bleeds out on the coffee table. Just another typical day in the Mikaelson residence, natch.
But their book club is cut short by Rebekah, who is thoroughly fed up with her brothers' antics. Sigh. Despite her best efforts, her older brothers will always be thick as thieves — leaving her to clean up their mess. Or in this case, scrub a 200-year-old carpet.
Elijah, however, has his own plan to set in motion. He tells Klaus and Rebekah that they need to break the link between Sophie Devereaux and Hayley because their deal with Sophie is now "null and void." But first, he has to make a pit stop at the church to visit Davina to keep up his part of the deal.
He chooses a spell from his mother's grimoire to give to Davina. Unfortunately for the teenage witch, it's not a particularly interesting spell. In order to master her control, Elijah tells her she must use her powers to untie a knot. Only then, will he let her choose a spell of her own liking. At first Davina scoffs at this, but then she realizes how frustrating a task untying a knot with your mind actually is.
Elsewhere in the French Quarter, Sophie gets kidnapped by Agnus, the elder witch who thinks Klaus's hybrid baby will be the witches' undoing. She injects Sophie with a hexed serum — one that causes miscarriages. It doesn't take long for Hayley to start to feel the effects.
Luckily, in their search to find Sophie, Elijah and Klaus — who isn't so happy he's been designated to No. 2 in command — stumble upon the scene of the crime.
When they find Sophie, they aren't exactly thrilled to find out about Agnus's plan. So while Elijah and Sophie head back to the house to take care of Hayley, whose temperature is steadily rising by the minute, Klaus goes in search of a… higher power.
The big bad hybrid interrupts a Faction meeting. It seems as though there is a circle of humans in New Orleans who know all about the town's supernatural happenings. At the center of The Fraction is Father Kieran. Once Klaus tells Kieran that the witch he's searching for is the same witch who hexed his nephew Sean, he tells the Faction to start the search party — but not before putting Klaus in his place first. (Can Father Kieran please get more screentime?)
Meanwhile, Sophie and Elijah are in a race against the clock to save Hayley. In order to help lower her temperature, Elijah cradles Hayley in his arms in the pool. That's right, dear readers, Elijah gets very, very wet. Luckily, that little spell Elijah gave Davina to practice was actually a spell to unlink Sophie's life from Hayley's. The teenage witch manages to break the link just in the nick of time — and everyone notices the obvious sparks between Elijah and Hayley, even Rebekah!
Sophie begs Elijah not to let Klaus kill Agnus. After all, she's the witches only link to their power. So Elijah, always the noble one, gives her his word as he goes to stop Klaus.
Back at the church, the Faction has found Agnus, and he serves her up to Klaus, who is more than anxious to kill her. (You know how Klaus likes to play with his food!) But when Elijah interrupts his little party, Klaus is none too pleased. But Elijah has given his word, and Klaus knows that to Elijah, his word means everything. So Klaus hands her over — and then Elijah does the most BAMF thing ever.
Not only does he tear out three hearts — sorry useless humans! — but he then snaps Agnus's neck with just a flick of the wrist. You see, Elijah may have promised that Klaus wouldn't kill the witch, but he said nothing about himself. BOOM! And that is how you become a badass, ladies and gentlemen. Once Agnus put that hex on Hayley and the baby, she was as good as dead in Elijah's book.
How is it that Elijah — who has only been in three episodes total — is far more compelling than Klaus? I still think the writers need to spend more time developing Klaus's character because right now, he's looking kind of weak.
His scene with Cami, however, was interesting. You can tell Klaus thought he was doing the right thing when he told Cami that he had already taken care of the witch who hexed her brother. Unfortunately, Klaus isn't the best at reading people. Once again, he played the game his way — but he couldn't manipulate this outcome. Cami slapped him, told him how she really felt about his heinous actions, and kicked him out. Maybe that slap was exactly what he needed to become a more compelling character because if he keeps acting like a big bad baby, I'm going to start losing interest. (Mind you, this is coming from a massive Klaus fan!)
And then there's Rebekah, who shares a sweet goodbye with Elijah after realizing he'll never leave Klaus. (Did "You are free" make anyone else teary eyed?) But there's one other person she needs to bid adieu — Marcel. Now, Marcel and Rebekah's sexual tension has been building for weeks, so it really wasn't a surprise that they hooked up and had HOT vampire sex. But what was surprising was to see Rebekah fall back into her old ways — she asks Marcel to give up his kingdom and run away with her. But Marcel is far too much like Klaus to leave his kingdom behind. (Will Rebekah ever catch a break? Now that Thierry is out of "The Garden," he'd make a nice suitor, no?)
Just as everything seems to be resolved — Sophie broke the link between her and Hayley, Elijah killed Agnus, Davina has begun to master her powers, and Rebekah is finally free — the final few minutes set up an entirely new battle.
Marcel, who figured out where Klaus and Co. have really been residing all this time, pays his old stomping grounds (aka the plantation he lived on as a child) a visit — and he takes Hayley with him!
Of course, this is going to bring Rebekah back into the picture. And it might even bring the Originals closer together. After all, they're going to need help locating the little wolf.
$#*! The Originals Say
"So this is what you do the first time we're back together as a family? Vampire book club?"
"Well I suppose I'll fetch the rubbish bin because she's staining a 200-year-old carpet!"
"Probably no one… alright, potentially everyone."
"Nonsense. Elijah's back. In his presence, all problems turn to pixie dust and float away."
"How did I get elected Super Nanny?"
"Well do me a favor and don't die on my watch. I'll never hear the end of it."
"You may have all the vampires in this town cowering in fear, but right now, you're dealing with the humans."
"Every time I turn around, I catch an Original will their hand in the cookie jar."
"I know you were just using me to save your people, but try it again and I'll kill you."
"You are free."
"You tend to give your word at the most inopportune times, brother."
Catch the next episode of The Originals on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at 8 p.m. ET on The CW, followed by Supernatural.
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January 20, 2014
Thomasville, GA- Dozens of volunteers used their Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and the legacy he left behind. It was all part of Hands On Thomas County's annual M.L.K. Day of Service.
"He believed that you could make the world a better place and he also believed that people should not go hungry, that people should not be homeless, that people should have access to proper education and so we try to kind of fit our project sites to match those beliefs," said Angela Kiminas, the Executive Director of Hands On Thomas County.
One of those sites was at a house in Thomasville where students from the Scholars Academy Rotary Interact Club joined forces with Habitat for Humanity.
"We have a group of young people who are pulling up linoleum in the house, straightening up bushes and digging up bushes around the house," said Ken Manwaring, Executive Director of Habitat For Humanity.
Over at the Second Harvest of Southwest Georgia, volunteers were busy sorting canned goods and distributing food to those in need.
"It's awesome because they are the future of not only our community, but our country and our world and it's really important that they come out and get involved in the different things that are going on and try different things and really work and find a passion," Kiminas added.
And for now, that passion is honoring Doctor King.
"It makes me humble and makes me feel like I'm being a good leader for my community," said Scholars Academy Student, Kelsey Reddick.
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It's been a long summer waiting for Season 5 of The Vampire Diaries to grace our TV screens, but the wait is finally almost over! And just to get us even more giddy with excitement, executive producer Caroline Dries rounded up the sexy Ian Somerhalder (Damon Salvatore) and the equally smouldering Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore) to answer some crazy fan questions.
What ensued was the greatest 85 seconds of our entire lives. The questions ranged from silly vampire questions to tough hitting ponderings like "can vampires get drunk?" These are things you've always wondered but could never ask, and these guys have all the answers to those hard-hitting inquiries.
Check out what these goofballs had to say. And be warned, it's maybe the most adorable interview in the history of all interviews.
Fan Question: If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Ian Somerhalder: That compulsion thing where I just look at you and make you do whatever I want.
Paul Wesley: The ability to punch anyone in the face without repercussions.
Ian: Whoa, see the difference there?
If you could become a vampire in real life, would you?
Ian: No.
Paul: Yes.
Which cast member makes you laugh the most?
Ian: Paul Wesley. As boring as he seems in this interview, he's actually one of the funniest people you've ever met.
Paul: Thank you Ian, that's sweet of you.
Can vampires get drunk?
Ian: Wasted.
Paul: I love that she wrote that she has an interesting question. Vampires, we've been drunk. So the answer is yes.
Caroline Dries: Yeah, I feel like my dad always points out that they're drinking in every scene.
Ian: Yeah, even at 9 in the morning, Damon, you know (drinking hand motion).
Paul: And then we graduate from high school.
Ian: You do.
Paul: Your time is coming. Still gonna get that GED, buddy.
Season 5 of The Vampire Diaries premieres on October 3 at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.


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One of my personal challenges this year has simply been to be courageous. In Joshua 1, we read how Joshua succeeded Moses as the leader of the Israelites. God intended for Joshua to lead his people into Canaan.
Joshua had tried to do this once before. Thirty-eight years before Joshua and 11 other spies had gone throughout Canaan to see the land God had promised the Israelites. These spies had found a good land, producing bountiful harvests. But they also saw giants. Ten of the spies gave a bad report. Joshua and Caleb tried to persuade the people to trust God for victory, but the people were too frightened. God punished the Israelites for their disbelief as they wandered in the desert for the next 38 years.
Now, 40 years after God had delivered the people from slavery in Egypt, it was time again to enter the Promised Land. What was God's command to Joshua. Repeatedly in this chapter God said, "Be strong and courageous."
Similarly, I have felt God's challenge as an individual and as pastor of Herriman Chapel this year to be courageous. It takes courage to live for God when the world chooses the easy way of sin. It takes courage to serve God in faith when surrounded by challenges and giants of despair. But through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can overcome if we demonstrate faith through courage.
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I mean, seriously, how fantastic would that be. Valerie Cherish needing Olivia Pope's help after she embroiled in some sort of blackmail scandal.
While she won't be playing Valerie Cherish, it is rumored that Lisa Kudrow will play a politician in a recurring role during season 3 of Scandal.
Kudrow's producing partner, actor Dan Bucatinsky, has a regular role on Scandal. He plays reporter James Novak, the husband of Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry). Bucatinsky is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role on the show.
Together Kudrow and Bucatinsky served as executive producers on Web Therapy, which Kudrow starred in and Bucatinsky also had a recurring role, and Who Do You Think You Are?
Season three of Scandal debuts Oct. 3 on ABC.
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These days, it seems that there is a list for everything: 29 Ways to Love Being 29, 10 Ways to Prevent Yourself from Alien Abduction, Top 5 Trite New Year's Resolutions, etc. etc. At the risk of sounding preachy, here are 5 reproductive justice-related resolutions that I have adopted for 2014.
- Be sex positive – It sounds so easy in theory. But sometimes when one is faced with a friend or younger sibling and sexuality, the "ick factor" takes over. Breathe deeply and feel emboldened by the thought that you may be the only person your little brother can talk to about such things.
- Examine and reevaluate your privilege – In social justice spaces, it is crucial that folks commit to evaluating and dismantling their own privilege, which can be based on race, class, gender, and various other identities. It can be difficult to focus on these structural concerns while caught up in exciting work. But our movement cannot truly achieve our aims without such rigorous self-reflection and holding ourselves accountable.
- Raise your voice – I often find myself horrified by news articles these days: people denied their rights, or stripped of agency and subjugated to an employer's or hospital's religious directives. This is the year to write a blog post or Op-Ed in the local paper, and raise your RJ voice.
- Practice what you preach – Women's health folks know the importance of preventive care and of prioritizing one's health. But we don't always schedule the tests, screenings, and health care into our own schedules as we advocate others to do. 2014 is the year to lead by example.
- Be kind to yourself – At the same time, advocates have to be kind to themselves in the same way they are to others. Often, I find that it is advocates who are hardest on themselves. I have a friends who is a safe sex advocate, and when she contracted an STI, self-imposed a layer of shame upon an already tough situation. While RJ advocates hold themselves up to a high standard, it's important to leave some flexibility, some room to be kind and gentle to oneself.
Happy New Year, all!


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Sorry, but the point is not comparing Casey vs. Rossi
To bike advantage: 2007, where are the others Ducatis
To Duc 2008 - 2010: where are the others Ducatis?
2011. Rossi came and becomes better support as Nicky. Nicky has too change his style to Rossis.
2012. Nicky best Ducati, not much higher as Rossi, but did you watched the races. He should be much much higher than Rossi.
Yellow boys. Rossi has still the fastest machine, but hes only in front of few satelite machines.
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Hilmar High is headed to Sacramento.
CCC MVP – Lindsey Vander Weide, Pitman (third year in a row a Pitman athlete has earned this honor: 2012 - Sierah Miller, 2011- Ashley Solis)
With its undefeated record still intact after a 14-7 victory over rival Escalon High in last Friday's Division IV SJS quarterfinal playoff game, Hilmar High finds itself in its second semifinal matchup in the last three years as it prepares to host Center High tonight.
Hilmar High's volleyball team is not done, yet. After faltering to Sonora High in the section finale, the Yellowjackets traveled in the first round of the CIF State Division IV volleyball championships only to upset Section champs Justin Siena, in straight sets.
Ninety-seven high school water polo players got one last chance to find victory in the pool on Saturday, at a Central California Conference versus Modesto Metro Conference showdown, held at Turlock High's Steve Feaver Aquatic Center.
Pitman High's wrestling team officially began practice on the first week of November. After winning the Central California Conference three years ago, the Pride are striving for that same success and head coach Adam Vasconcellos feels that this may be their year.
It's back to the mat for Turlock High. With the official start of the 2013-14 prep wrestling season just one week away, the Bulldogs are in preparation mode as they get ready to finalize their roster at tonight's Blue & Gold wrestle-off.
For the first time in school history, Hilmar High's volleyball team will move on to the sectional finals after hosting an extremely talented Bear River High team that gave the Yellowjackets all they could handle, taking the match into five sets.
Turlock Christian High is on its way to its second consecutive Division VI Sac-Joaquin Section championship match after a convincing straight-game victory (25-7, 25-2, 25-12) over Victory Christian High Tuesday night at home.
Three local runners competed at the cross country Sections meet at Willow Hill Reservoir in Folsom on Saturday, with Pitman's Isaac Gonzalez bringing home the best time out of the three at 17:47, earning 45th place in Division-II.
Hilmar High's undefeated football season has been a product of complimentary play from its offense and defense, but on Friday, in the first round of the Division IV CIF Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs, it was the Yellowjacket defense that carried the team past Liberty Ranch High and onto the second round.
Hilmar High's volleyball squad left no doubt on anybody's mind as to their abilities on Thursday, as the Yellowjackets were able to capture a win in the second round of the CIF SJS Division-IV playoffs over last year's section champs, Ripon Christian.
The 2013 prep football season is over for Pitman High (Div. I) and Delhi High (Div. V) after both teams fell short in their respective first round, post-season games against Franklin High of Elk Grove and Golden Sierra High Friday night.
Gavin Gaffaney became the third Bulldog this week to sign a letter of intent to play baseball at the next level when he agreed to join California State University, Stanislaus at the conclusion of his high school career.
Hilmar volleyball came into Tuesday's CIF SJS Division-IV playoffs confident. The Yellowjackets had won 22 of their last 24 games, 14 of which came in straight sets. After their defeat of the visiting Summerville Bears, the 'Jackets have another straight set victory under their belts.
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Name the Sport!
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Skunks aren't rodents… or rodentia for all you smarty pants!
David Letterman gives Chris Christie a tough time…AGAIN!
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Tragic, but two things that make me happy about our news coverage here.
One: No mention of helmets. They DID mention no reflective gear, which imo is more important here.
Two: Nobody "swerved".
The comments were even pretty good.
Morning strike by SUV leaves bicyclist in critical condition
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A bicyclist was in critical condition Monday afternoon after an SUV struck him in a Midtown intersection during the morning commute, according to Anchorage police.
Jonathan Johnson, 19, was in surgery and was listed in critical condition after the crash at about 7:40 a.m. at the intersection of C Street and 40th Avenue, police Lt. Dave Parker said.
Johnson had been traveling westbound on 40th through the intersection when he was hit by a white GMC Yukon driven by Melissa Rabe, 24, traveling south on C.
Traffic police are continuing their investigation of the accident, Parker said. No charges or citations have been issued.
Dark road conditions were likely a factor, Parker said. Johnson was not wearing reflective gear, he said.


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Imagine that you're the guy who's job it is to make sure the live audio stream for the Olympics is broadcast around the world to an audience eager to here the latest results.
Then, just at that critical moment, dead air… Your worst nightmare comes true. Think about the panic as engineers scrabble to find the fault and try to fix the problem. The world is listening and waiting.
You decide to move to the back up devices and transition is back on line. Any break in transmission is unacceptable and forensic investigations will have to be made to find the cause and find lesions to be learned.The fault was eventually tracked down to a faulty lead, poorly manufactured. The contacts were incorrectly assembled and failed.
How many people loose their jobs and how much credibility is lost?
While this is a fictional scenario of what could happen, this actually happened in the USA in the live transmission of the super bowl. A well known manufacture or high-end audio mixing desks had this exact problem. With millions of dollars being spent on the advertising along the stakes were very high the manufacture lost a lot of credibility in the process. All because a production worker did not do their job correctly.
While these scenarios are very rare the main lesion to learn is some of the biggest jobs the most important projects rely on the quality of build often of one individual. Do your production workers know where their assemblies are going, are they aware of the importance of what they are manufacturing?
Can you communicate to everyone in your organisation about what they are doing and where their products are being used? How can you test for quality better?
These are important questions and sometimes we need to take time out to take stock and ask ourselves what can we do to make things better, or remove those that don't care from all processes.
The Olympics I am sure will be a great success with it being the most technologically advances in the history of the world. Let's think like every jobs is our personal Olympics.
Citius, Altius, Fortius!
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They're abandoned, lost, homeless and some are even on death row. But one local organization is taking these pets in and placing them in foster care while they wait for their forever home. Kelsie Smith spoke with some foster parents who say the hardest part is not falling in love.
Valentina is a small dog, who just a few months ago was cold, alone and close to death.
"I was walking to the post office to check our PO Box and I nearly tripped over a little tiny dog and she was only 9 lbs at the time." said founder encore pets Joanna Shertzer.
Valentina was starved, sick and flea infested.
"They almost killed her she had so many fleas," said foster parent Claire Burkhart.
"We ended up taking her into our rescue program and she's doing fantastic. In 2 months time she's become a playful energetic spunky little girl and has really blossomed in foster care," said Shertzer.
Joanna Shertzer, founder of encore pets in Carteret County, says since May of 2007 they have rescued and found new homes for 321 cats and dogs like Valentina. All of whom have been cared for in foster homes like Claire Burkhart's.
"I just love to teach them to be a dog and to trust people," said Burkhart.
Claire, who has 2 dogs and 4 cats of her own, has fostered and homed 14 dogs for Encore Pets.
"One of the benefits of fostering, is Encore god love them, they pay for all the vet bills all the food and any medicine," said Burkhart.
This helps foster parents like Claire and Shawn Cherry - who is fostering Neko, and has fostered and homed 4 dogs and 69 cats, give all of their attention to helping the animals love again.
"It's very rewarding you get to see the animals their personalities develop, they're trust be reestablished," said Cherry.
Many of Encore's cats pend time in the windows at Pet Smart in Morehead City, but when they're sick, have just been spayed or neutered, or just need some TLC they'll spend time in a foster home like Shawn's.
It's not difficult at all it's great, it's a chance to, I get to have all these little personalities in cats without having to have all these personalities in cats and encore pets has made it very easy to foster," said Cherry.
Fostering and adopting cats and dogs is just a third of Encore Pets. They also educate the community with a monthly newsletter and hold discounted spay and neuter clinics. So far, they have helped spay and neuter 1107 dogs and cats.
"We're trying to help the community as a whole and make it a better place for animals to be ," said Shertzer.
Animals like Valentina, who are living proof a second can make for a great encore performance.
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Chennai: Stepping up its attack against anti-graft activist Arvind Kejrival, Congress today charged him with trying to "gain cheap popularity" by levelling charges against Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid in connection with an organisation being run by his family.
"This is cheap popularity. He does not know what is democracy, parliamentary procedures. He wants popularity and is using the media for this," Congress leader and Minister of state in the PMO, V Narayansamy said.


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I thought he will be a lot closer to the front, of course these are early days, but I'm afraid this wasn't a good change for Elias. As a past champion he should be at least at the top 3 in the championship, but with Marquez, Iannone, Espargaro and the Kalexs it won't be easy.


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Robert Horry
Play begins on Thursday at 8 p.m. CT when the San Antonio Spurs, featuring former Crimson Tide forward Robert Horry, host the Detroit Pistons, featuring the Crimson Tide's Antonio McDyess.
Horry, a four-year letterman at Alabama from 1989-92, is in his second season with the Spurs. He is the only active player in the NBA to own five World Championship rings, two as a player for the Houston Rockets and three during his reign with the LA Lakers. Until he retired on October 5, 2004, only Chicago's Scottie Pippen was playing with more rings, having won six World Championships with the Bulls.
A veteran in the playoffs on any level, Horry, a native of Andalusia, helped lead Alabama to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1990 and 1991 was All-Southeastern Conference in 1992 and Academic All-SEC at Alabama as well. Horry and his UA teammate Latrell Sprewell, now with the Minnesota Timberwolves, was a first round pick in the 1992 NBA draft. Horry is averaging 6.0 points a game this season with the Spurs.
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McDyess, a native of Quitman, Miss., scored 10 points in Detroit's 88-82 win against Miami in the playoffs on Monday night. He's averaging 7.2 points for the Pistons in his first season at Detroit.
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12/26/2010, San Blas
For the last 20+ years, Ian and I have spent Christmas with a wonderful group of people in Vancouver. We have for all of these years maintained certain Christmas traditions that brought much hiliarity and fun to Christmas day. One of these traditions is making a Christmas hat. This is usually done with the bits and pieces left over after everyone has wripped into their presents. So in the spirit of it all, Ian and I decided to carry on this tradition here in Mexico. You can see the results for yourself in the photo. Although we couldn't be with our friends this year, we were there in spirit and we did send them the photo.
It was a very different Christmas for us being here with out our family and friends. On Christmas Eve, we decided to go into town and see how the Mexicans were celebrating. The streets were full of people but that's not unusual as they often are, but there were lots of family gatherings going on and parties. As we got to the town square, there were lots of people there, the stalls were open for last minute gifts and people were just out and enjoying the evening. We walked down to a restaurant that had live music going on. We were the only gringos in the place it was full of Mexican families enjoying a nice Christmas eve dinner and entertainment. The music was beautiful Mexican folks songs that the audience seemed to be very familiar with as many of them broke into song.
As we left the restaurant, we heard the church bells ringing. It was 10pm and there was a service about to begin. We were looking into the church and listening to the beautiful singing as the priest came by and invited us in. We sat at the back of the church for about a half hour of the service and it was quite nice.
Christmas day was very quiet there were no fisherman going up and down the esturary, the town was very quiet as well. We spent a nice morning reading and making our hats, and then we cooked a chicken curry to take to the pot luck over at the marina. We met some very nice people at the pot luck and will no doubt run into some of them again along the way.
All in all is was a pleasant experience and now we have New Years festivities to look forward to.
We finally caught a fish! It was on the trip from Isla Isabella. We actually caught 3 fish that day but only kept the Dorado. The first 2 were Crevalle Jacks which are not a nice fish for eating. The Dorado was small but was very delicious. Actually when Ian caught it, he pointed out to me that it's mate was swimming along side the boat. I was depressed for about an hour afterwards. I wish he hadn't pointed that out to me. But it didn't stop me from eating and enjoying the fish. The photo was taken after the fish had lost all of it's beautiful green and yellow colours which happens when they die (that's depressing too).
We are still in San Blas and quite enjoying this small Mexican town. Yesterday we went on a Jungle Tour (see photos in the photo gallery). There were so many birds flying and turtles and crocs it was really great. The trip included a stop at a fresh water spring that you could swim in. The trip back, our guide sped through the water which was both frightening and exhilarating. Frightening because the river is about 12 feet wide and full of twists and turns and with the mangrove trees you can't see very far. There are other tour boats coming and going so you just have to hope that they are able to stop in time which they always seem to be able to do. Maybe they have supersonic hearing and can hear the boat coming towards them!?!
Today we went into to town for breakfast and to provision. Shopping in small towns is an experience as you always need to visit at least 4 different stores to get everything you need. First we went to one store that had good bacon. Then to another which only sold Banana bread, then to the market for veggies and fruit which meant going to 3 stalls to get what we wanted. Then to the hardware store. All in all, it takes about 3 hours to get 40 bucks worth of groceries but it is all a part of the experience. I enjoyed it much more that I ever did going to Safeway.
Tomorrow I think will be a beach day and there is a rumor of a Cruisers Christmas Potluck at the marina on Christmas day. So that is looking like the plan for now we will see how we feel in the morning...
Merry Christmas to everyone!
It's nice to see you enjoying your dream. Keep going.
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All the best of the season to everyone. Health and happiness for the new year.
What an amazing place Isla Isabella is. You walk on the island and there are birds everywhere! Thousands in the trees and in the sky. And the Booby birds are on the ground as that's where they nest. The Frigate birds are in the trees or flying. If a Frigate bird lands on the ground it will die as they are not able to launch themselves from the ground they have to be on a perch or a trees or off the ground on something. When you walk around the island you see quite a few dead ones on the ground as they were unable to fly and there fore starved to death. We went for a hike with a guide while we were there. It was great because he spoke fairly good english and was really good at explaining the island to us. At one point we saw a Frigate on the ground and him an Ian were able to pick it up and launch it into the air. You do have to be carfull of the 6 inch beak!
We also loved the snorkling there. Fantastic! So many kinds of fish and in vast quantities. There were some small jelly fish though that managed to sting me in about 4 places. I'll need to find a licra suit I think for snorkling.
We were in the south anchorage with 3 other boats. Each evening we were there we all got together on one boat or another and had an evening happy hour. It was great fun.
We are now in San Blas we just arrived in town this morning so I'm getting my internet fix. We will stay a few days and then who knows where our next stop will be. We are living it day by day...
Merry Christmas to all of you and our thoughts are with you for a great Christmas season and happy New Year.
So glad that you are enjoying yourselves. See
you in Feb. Can't wait! Love ya!
So glad you are enjoying the best this year! Maybe next year there will be better!!
The Best Merry Christmas and an eventful New Year anywhere in the world!
Sorry we are in the cold but will be down soon.
Anne and Dick
"Full & By"
wow, talking about living the dream .
enjoy . merry christmas and happy new year to both of you.
Merry Christmas!! I guess there's not much chance of snow where you are! Here either, rain... rain... rain. But we are just finishing up at the paper and looking forward to a few days off. Miss you! Those birds sound really interesting! At least you saved one!! lol Look forward to hearing about more of your travels. Take care.
12/15/2010, Mazatlan
That's service for you. Ian is getting a haircut and a neck massage by this fellow who comes down to the docks every couple of day. All for the price of about $5 bucks.
We have been here for going on 5 days now. The time is just flying by. We went into Marina Mazatlan for 2 nights after our first night out at anchor. We had some boat chores to do and it is so much easier when you are tied to a dock with shore power. We had a small window in the V berth to re-bed as it leaked during the gale. The other thing we did, that made me quite anxious while doing it, was to replace the lip seals on the shaft. They are the things that keep the sea water out of the boat while allowing the shaft to exit the boat and turn the propeller. Ours were about 6 years old and had started to leak. We had enquired into having the boat lifted out of the water for the day, but the price was $400 bucks!!! So Ian convinced me he could do it while in the water. What this meant was water would be coming into the boat while he did the job. First he showed me how much would come in by loosening the seal. The bilge pump was keeping up no problem.
So while Ian worked away doing this job and the bilge pump kept pumping along, I sat in the cockpit and tried not to fret. I did however have the handle in the manual bilge pump ready to go if need be. It took about 45 minutes to complete the job and we now have a non leaking seal and 400 bucks in our pockets! It sure is nice having Ian able to do what ever needs doing on the boat. And nerves of steel too. Me it just made me feel paniky to see all that sea water coming in. The bright side is the bilge has been flushed really clean!
Today we took a bus to Wal-Mart to look for some things we need. We didn't find any of the things we were looking for. From there we headed to the Central Market which is like Granville Island but way bigger and way more people and way noiser and way cheaper too. We went up to the 2nd floor and had a great brunch for 7 bucks total and that included two big glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice.
We are presently anchored out in the old harbour just off of the Waste Water Treatment Plant which you can smell when the wind blows from a certain direction. Ian says it's the smell of money! (For those of you who don't know Ian, he spent the last 12 years of his working life working at the Waste Water Treatment Plant in Vancouver)
We will hang out here for a few more days. We want ot go to Isla Isabella but we need really calm weather while we are there because the anchorage is not really that well protected and there are lots of rocks. The attraction to this island is the birds and the iguana's. It's supposed to be the Galopago's of Mexico. We will let you know.
I wish my hair would grow as fast as Ian's. Wow, Ian what is your secret?
I hope the magic of Christmas is catching up to you. Love
12/12/2010, Mazatlan
Well you won't believe this (it's a fish tale) but as I was uploading the previous blog via the ham radio, Ian called me up because he had a fish on! So I put the boat in nuetral and he was trying to reel in and couldn't stop the line from playing out. Believe it or not it was a honking huge Marlin which is one of those fish with a sword at the end of it's nose. I ran down to grab the camera and just as I came up I just had time to catch a glimpse of the fish as his head and fins came out of the water and he shook his head from side to side and that was it he broke the line. We are happy he did because what would we do with a fish that big and with that sword off his nose I wouldn't want him on board anyhow.
So no sooner had we gotten under way again and Ian says oh oh and the engine slows down. He had spotted too late a long line Mexican fishing line and we got it caught in our prop. Lucky for us it was really smooth seas and not much swell so Ian got ready to jump overboard to cut it off of the prop. As he was getting himself ready, 2 whales happen to swim by behind the boat! Haven't seen a whale in ages and as soon as he needs to get in the water there are 2 of them. But they weren't too interested in us and kept on going by.
Before Ian got in the water, I made him tie a rope around his waist because if the boat drifted away and we still had the rope in the prop, I wouldn't be able to get him. Anyhow, it all worked out and within a half hour we were on our way again.
As we got to about 15 miles out, we were trying to call some friends on their boat that is here in Mazatlan. Well they didn't answer but Dinis from Vida Nova did. They were anchored just outside the entrance to the marinas in front of a small island so we decided to join them there. We had a nice dinner on board their boat and got to catch up with each others travels since we last saw them in San Diego in the summer.
This morning we upped anchor and came into the Marina Mazatlan where we will stay for 2 nights and then go to a place we can anchor for a few days. We managed to get a visit in with Ann and Dick from Full & By before they leave tonight to fly home to Vancouver for Christmas. We went for lunch with them, Will and Marilyn from Shamen 1, Lynne and Debbie from Dolphin Tales, Kelly and Carol from Intrepid 2 so it was a real Bluewater Cruising Association BURP (which is what we call informal get togethers from this sailing group).
So never a dull moment (except all the ones we don't talk about) on the good ship Kasasa
12/10/2010, Enroute to Mazatlan
We left San Jose del Cabo yesterday morning and set sail for the mainland Mexico. The closest point is Mazatlan at 180 miles. Our original plan was to leave from San Jose del Cabo marina and go to Los Frailes. We did try that one day and got to within 8 miles and had to turn back as the winds and the waves were just too much. We were reefed to the 2nd reef in the main and had the staysail out and we couldn't punch through the waves unless we took a big tack out and back in which would have meant hours and hours of uncomfortable sailing to do 8 miles. So we decided since we have no fixed schedule, we would turn back and try it another day. The next day the winds were forcast to be similar in the Sea of Cortez so we decided to stay one more day at the marina and when the conditions are good, head directly across to the mainland. We had a great day of sailing yesterday as the winds were in the 12-15 knot range with some chop and whitecaps but nothing uncomfortable. We zoomed along reaching speeds of up to 7 knots and the boat was riding along quite comfortably. Around sunset, the winds died down to about 6 - 8 knots and we needed to motorsail to keep up our speed of 5 knots which we need in order to arrive during daylight hours at Mazatlan. As it is, it's now 1pm and we still have about 20 miles to go so that is another 4 hours. We will arrive just before sunset. This morning there was hardly a breath of wind for a couple of hours and now it has switched around to the south and is only blowing maybe 5 knots so once again we are motor sailing. At least it also gives us a good charge on the battery bank as well as we were able to fill our water tanks by making water. It is such an amazing thing to see this little machine and it pumps out fresh water from salt water after filtering it through a tube called a membrane. I don't know who invents these things but thankfully someone does. We will probably stay in a marina here for a few days as there are not that many places to anchor. We don't know how long we will stay but I don't think for more than 3 or 4 days and then on to Isla Isabella. It's a tiny island which is a bird sanctuary. You can walk the island among the booby birds and the frigate birds and their chicks. And from there we are just making our way south to Puerto Vallarta with whatever stops we feel like making along the way. It's looking like we might be in PV for Christmas which is a weird thought because it's so hot here that I can't even bring myself to think about it. So no shopping or hoopala for us this year. Ian is still trying to catch a fish and so far nothing. We can actually look down from the side of the boat and see fish swimming along in the shadow of the boat but they don't seem at all interested in his lures. Guess there is always the fish market in Mazatlan...
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Two weeks later, the loss to Missouri still stings Todd Graham, but through five games the first-year Arizona State coach admits he's pleased with his team's start.
Entering their off week, the Sun Devils (4-1) sit atop the Pac-12 South at 2-0. They rank among the nation's leaders in several key defensive categories. They have not turned over the ball in two games.
And now, it's time to step back and return to the basics. The Sun Devils will take today off and practice Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. After an off day Friday, they'll return and start preparing for their Oct. 11 contest at Colorado.
"The big thing is to heal up physically," Graham said Sunday. "Obviously, you get a lot of bumps and bruises, and we have a lot of those. We'll also spend a lot of time lifting, running and just training. Not much pounding.... We'll have two or three fundamental practices, which will be like spring practices -- very little group work and a whole bunch of blocking and tackling."
ASU's 27-17 win at California on Saturday was far from perfect, but any road win qualifies as a significant accomplishment for this program. Entering the contest, the Sun Devils were 5-17 in true road games over the past four-plus years. They hadn't won in Berkeley, Calif., since 1997. Perhaps they simply caught the Golden Bears at the right time. Or maybe it's a springboard to greater accomplishment.
After watching the game film, Graham was pleased with the win, but he said the Sun Devils were far from perfect. Although they didn't turn over the ball, they had two 20-yard losses, one the result of a kicked fumble, the other a high snap. Mike Pennel, a junior-college transfer expected to contribute on the defensive line, didn't play because he needs to "learn how we do it," Graham said.
And kicker Alex Garoutte was just 2 of 5 on field goals.
"We got to get better in all phases of the kicking game, but the main thing, the field-goal kicking, is something of a concern," Graham said.
Defensively, the Sun Devils are second nationally in tackles for loss (9.8 per game) and fifth in quarterback sacks (4.2). They also rank seventh in passing defense, 10th in total defense, 14th in scoring defense and 50th in rushing defense.
Perhaps most impressive, ASU, which last season ranked last in penalty yards per game, is seventh nationally with just 31 penalty yards per game.
"Cal (was) a difficult team to prepare for," senior safety Keelan Johnson said. "Their record may indicate 1-4, but they play like they're 4-1 at home. To come in here and dominate (defensively) like we did is a great feeling, and it's going to carry over into our bye week."
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After speaking before UN Human Rights Council, mothers of three missing Israelis say it is important to engage global public opinion; 'It is inhumane and illegitimate to kidnap boys,' says mother.
Lior Zilberstein
Published: 06.24.14, 18:55 / Israel News
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GENEVA - "The world is indifferent," said Rachel Frenkel, Bat Galim Shaer and Iris Yifrach, the mothers of the three abducted Israeli teens, in a press conference held in Geneva after they participated in a UN session.
"It is inhumane and illegitimate to kidnap boys. Hamas should know better than kidnapping kids," Gil-Ad's mother said, following Israel's official position that the Islamist groups is behind the abduction.
"We feel that an important informational effort has been achieved here today," Shaer told journalists. The world is business as usual and no one is sounding our claims. We have come here to sound the alarm and say that you cannot ignore the kidnapping of kids," she said.
"Turning to the public is very important, but it is clear that Israel is the one responsible to find and free our children and we know it won't disappoint us," the mother said in the press conference.
Addressing the UN Human Rights Council, Frenkel said "I believe much more can be done and should be done by so many… Doesn't every child have the right to come home safely from school?"
Frenkel gave brief descriptions of the kidnapped boys including their hobbies and basic personalities. "I come here today as a mother," she said.
Frenkel spoke as the mothers of the two other kidnapped boys sat behind her in solidarity. "We've heard nothing, no news, no sign of life," said Frenkel asking the UN nations to take greater action to help bring the missing teens' home.
The US recently vetoed a Security Council resolution that would have condemned the killing of Palestinians by the IDF as they search the West Bank for the missing boys.


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When creating directories and files by using the Hadoop FileSystem APIs, the created directories and files use the default permissions of 777. A non-administrative user can change the ownership of directories or files to another user.
Default permissions are applied when creating directories and files by using the Hadoop FileSystem APIs, and the umask settings are not effective.
The lack of permissions checks allow non-administrative users to change permissions and ownership of files that should have restricted access to administrator users only.
This problem does not occur when using Linux shell commands or Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) APIs to directly interact with GPFS.
This problem occurs in InfoSphere BigInsights installations that use GPFS, when creating directories or files by using the Hadoop FileSystem APIs. These APIs are used by any application that interacts with the distributed file system, including the Hadoop File System shell commands, the InfoSphere BigInsights Console capabilities for creating directories and files, and the MapReduce framework.
Resolving the problem
Change the permissions for directories and files in GPFS to be restrictive, such as setting the permissions to 700. When users do not have permissions to access directories or files, the icon for setting permissions on the Files tab is disabled in the InfoSphere BigInsights Console. To request a patch for this problem, contact IBM Support.
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Moisture Control Strategies Presently Employed
Proposed Moisture Control Strategy
Comparison with Existing Methods
Proposed Moisture Control Strategy
The proposed moisture control strategy addresses those issues covered by the existing guides as well as topics that were previously not considered. Although the majority of moisture control problems pertain to roof leaks, none of the existing moisture control strategies address this issue. A further enhancement obtained by the proposed moisture control strategy is that the physics of the moisture control problem is treated more rigorously so that conclusions regarding the roof design can be drawn with more confidence. Reference [3] contains a substantial discussion regarding the proposed moisture control strategy. The proposed moisture control strategy can be summarized as follows:
Under normal operating conditions (no leaks), the total moisture content of a roof system shall not increase with time (Requirement 1) and condensation shall not occur under the membrane during winter uptake (Requirement 2). Moisture vapor movement by convection must be eliminated and the flow of water by gravity through imperfections in the roof system must be controlled. After a leak has occurred, no condensation on the upper surface of the deck shall be tolerated (Requirement 3) and the water introduced by the leak must be dissipated to the building interior in a minimum amount of time (Requirement 4).The strategy contains four quantifiable and two qualitative requirements. The first two quantitative requirements echo those introduced by Tobiasson [5]. If the total moisture content of the roofing system is increasing on a yearly basis ("progressive" wetting or Requirement 1), then eventually condensation must occur in the roofing system. Additionally, we do not want to allow condensation to occur within the insulation layers of the roofing system during winter uptake ("seasonal" wetting or Requirement 2) because of the deleterious effects water has on the thermal and mechanical performance of roofing systems.
Through proper roof design and selection of materials, it may be possible to eliminate drippage into the building interior from small to moderate leaks (Requirement 3). Dripping manifests itself as condensation on the interior surface of the deck. If the rate of water vapor being driven to the deck or the deck permeance can be controlled to prevent condensation onto the deck, dripping from roof leaks into the building can be eliminated.
After (if?) all of the above criteria are satisfied, the roofing system shall be optimized to dissipate leak water into the building interior through downward drying as expeditiously as possible (Requirement 4). Any water entering the roofing system will begin to degrade the thermal and physical properties of the insulation, deck and metal components, and we therefore want to minimize their exposure time to the leak water.
The two qualitative requirements pertain to other mechanisms of moisture transfer in roofing systems that cannot be readily quantified. Moisture can move through roofing systems by air movement or infiltration and gravimetrically through cracks between insulation boards and imperfections in the insulation layer. These moisture movement mechanisms must be eliminated since copious amounts of moisture can be transferred by either of these mechanisms. The control of moisture movement by infiltration is typically satisfied for low-slope roofing systems that have fully adhered membranes. The complete attachment of the membrane to the outermost surface of the insulation prohibits the transfer of low pressures induced by winds blowing over the roofing system through the membrane. In the absence of a pressure difference, air movement through the insulation layer is typically negligible. In roofing systems that employ a loose or mechanically-attached membrane that can transfer outdoor air pressure, precautions to eliminate air movement must be considered. An air-tight deck or the addition of an air retarder should be considered.
Gravimetric flow of moisture from a roof leak to the deck through imperfections in the insulation layer must also be controlled to prevent leakage into the building interior; multiple layers of insulation or the use of a continuous layer of an absorptive material is proposed in situations where direct communication between the leak and the deck is suspected.
We have used finite difference computer modelling to demonstrate the effectiveness of moisture-tolerant roof designs in several different climate zones in the US [1]. In this paper, we offer a simpler, readily available technique for assessing the suitability of different moisture-tolerant roof designs. Algorithms, based on a large database of computer simulations, have been produced that can predict the quantifiable moisture control design requirements.
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Top Student Awards Announced at Graduation
Five New Mexico students earned the top annual awards at commencement on Saturday, May 14. Three undergrads and two graduate students were recognized for their exceptional academic performance, integrity and community involvement.
The Faculty Senate meets the day before graduation to determine the award winners. The winners receive a framed certificate and a cash award.
Brown Award Winner Nic Schafer
Shafer (pictured above) is a standout among the Techies. He is graduating with highest honors in the Mechanical Engineering Department.
Schafer worked as a residential assistant, then worked for the past two years in the Center for Student Success as a peer facilitator. He led a group that developed a tutoring program for Dine College in Shiprock. Schafer presented the program, which was such a big hit that Tech was asked to present the tutoring program again in Arizona.
Schafer has been involved in InterVarsity, Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society and other campus clubs. In 2010, he was among the core group of students that started the Engineers Without Borders student chapter at Tech.
In 2010, Schafer was accepted into a summer internship in Germany. Based on his research skills and his overall impressive academic performance, he earned a full-ride scholarship to return to the University of Dortmund for a graduate program.
Cramer Award Winner Zahra Ghanbari
Ghanbari earned a bachelor's in materials engineering. A graduate of Del Norte High School in Albuquerque, Ghanbari's career at New Mexico Tech has been marked with many honors, awards and achievements.
Ghanbari earned a reputation among faculty members as an academically gifted student who always helps underclassmen understand material. She has impressed her professors by consistently being at the top of her class and by showing great leadership skills. Any time the Materials Engineering Department needed a volunteer, Ghanbari was the first to step up.
In addition to her stellar academic work, Zahra helped revitalize the American Society of Materials student chapter over the past two years. She organized the inaugural statewide ASM student conference in Socorro. She also won a statewide scholarship from the ASM New Mexico chapter in 2010.
With professor Dr. David Burleigh, she attended the School to Work Career Day in Albuquerque and helped recruit new Tech students. She led the department's effort to build a 49'ers parade float. She also volunteered at the Community Arts Party. Ghanbari has served as a justice for the Student Association and she won the Student Appreciation Award in 2010 for her service and volunteer activities.
Ghanbari is headed to Golden, Colo., where she has been accepted into a master's program at Colorado School of Mines.
Cramer Award Winner David Burkhart
David Burkhart is truly a rare breed. He finished his studies with a perfect 4.0 GPA with a bachelor's in mineral engineering.
Several of his professors noted that they have never known anybody to do such precise work – and they wished they could have given him A-Pluses. His homework was often so perfect that instructors would use his work as the key to grade all other work. Burkhart's professors said he is an exceptional student and an all-around good person. He is conscientious, diligent and hard-working.
Burkhart worked as a grader in the department and always showed exceptional dedication and a thirst for knowledge. He completed an internship at BHP Billiton's coal mine near Farmington. Burkhart was so impressive that his employers would not let him leave. The company created a position for him to entice him to stay.
Burkhart is a non-traditional student. He was a businessman who decided that he wanted to follow his passion, which is mineral engineering. He left his career to go back to school and follow his dream. Burkhart has excelled the entire way and has impressed everyone he meets.
The Brown Award is named in honor of Mr. C. T. Brown, who was for many years a member of the Tech Board of Regents. It is presented to the member of the graduating class who, in the opinion of the Faculty, ranks highest in scholarship, conduct, and leadership.
Langmuir Award Winner Nikolai Evdokimov
Evdokimov is nearly finished with his P.H.D. in chemistry. He defended his dissertation the day before graduation.
Nikolai was named the winner of the 2011 Langmuir Award based on his research paper titled, "Structural Simplification of Bioactive Natural Products with Multicomponent Synthesis. 3. Fused Uracil-Containing Heterocycles as Novel Topoisomerase-Targeting Agents." His paper was published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, which is the most influential and prestigious academic journal in the field.
Evdokimov's research involves investigating the anti-cancer properties of natural products and developing new laboratory methods of creating synthetic versions of these chemicals. His work is crucial to finding new ways to treat cancer. New Mexico Tech has a small army of interdisciplinary researchers who are in pursuit of new anti-cancer drugs. Evdokimov is a standout among a team of exceptional researchers.
Evdokimov has earned a reputation among his colleagues as a hard-working and brilliant scientist. Chemistry Department faculty members noted that everyone who comes in contact with Nikolai respects his quality character. He is always pleasant, sincere and friendly. He's also a busy man at home, where he and his wife are raising their two children.
Evdokimov will be leaving New Mexico Tech later this year. He is headed to UCLA, where he will continue his research on a post-doctoral assignment.
Founders Award Winner Cynthia Veitch
Cindy Veitch finished her master's in computer science with an emphasis in information technology.
The Founder's Award honors the people responsible for founding the New Mexico School of Mines in Socorro in 1889. It is given to the person graduating this year with an advanced degree who is judged to have made an outstanding contribution to the Institute through scholarship, research, and involvement in campus affairs.
Early in Veitch's career, she switched from a bachelor's program in computer science to major in technical communications. After finishing that degree, she returned to computer science for her graduate work.
Throughout her time at Tech, Veitch has impressed her professors in both computer science and technical communications with her stellar work, attention to detail and her willingness to help out.
Veitch helped pilot a First Year Experience Class and showed an intense commitment to her fellow students. In that capacity, she always went above and beyond what was expected of her, giving time when she had no time to spare. She also mentored the instructor who took over the FYE class. She has always made herself available to tutor other students and serve as a role model to other Techies.
Veitch was accepted into the Scholarship For Service program, which is a competitive program for computer scientists who specialize in information security. Her master's thesis is titled, "Towards automatic classification of citation function in scientific literature: Observations on the mapping of rhetorical structure to citation function."
Veitch has worked as a researcher or intern at Los Alamos National Laboraty, the Army Research Lab in Maryland and Sandia. She produced stellar work as a master's student and now works in Critical Systems Security at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque.


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The global search giant Google has now acquired BumpTop, an application that transforms your desktop into a 3D interface so your desktop looks like a real desktop with icon piles and photo pin ups. If you were planning to check it out, here's warning you that it will no longer be on sale starting 1st of June.
Here is BumpTop's letter to its users announcing its shutdown:
"First of all, we'd like to thank you for your past purchase of BumpTopPro. Our mission is to revolutionize the way people use computers, and your support has helped us continue working towards that goal.
Today, we have a big announcement to make: we're going to be taking BumpTop in an exciting new direction, which means that BumpTop (for both Windows and Mac) will no longer be available for sale. Additionally, no updates to the products are planned.
What does this mean for BumpTop Pro users? Rest assured you will be able to continue running the latest version of BumpTop with Pro features indefinitely. However, downloads and support for BumpTop Pro will end on June 1, 2010, and we will not be issuing any further updates. We recommend you save a copy of the latest installer at http://bumptop.com/pro in case you wish to reinstall BumpTop in the future. For your reference, your invite code is ___
We want you be completely satisfied with the purchase you made. Our customers constantly tell us how much they love BumpTop and how it's completely changed the way they use their desktop, and you will be able to run BumpTop Pro for as long as you want. If the end-of-life announcement still leaves you dissatisfied, however, contact us for a refund at http://refund.bumptop.com/refund, regardless of purchase date. All requests must be made by June 1, 2010.
Thanks again for your support of BumpTop and for helping make computing more natural and fun. Despite our change in strategy, we remain as passionate as ever about helping shape the future of computing!
The Bumps"
Here is a video of BumpTop's founder Anand Agarawala demonstrating his technology in 2007. Not much is known about what Google plans to do with BumpTop: