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Old Colony Commuter Rail Tie Replacement Project
The MBTA has completed the final phase of work associated with the Old Colony Commuter Rail Project – Surface and Aligning the Middleborough branch. As of May 25, 2012, the work is complete, and all punchlist items have been addressed. There will be no more service interruptions associated with this project.
Completed a year ahead of schedule, the Old Colony Tie Replacement Project involved the replacement of 157,148 concrete ties along all three Old Colony Commuter Rail lines. Crews replaced 64,075 ties on the Middleborough line, 80,465 on the Plymouth/Kingston line, and approximately 13,000 on the Main line. The successful completion of this project will allow service on all branches of the Old Colony Commuter Rail to be restored to normal operating speeds.
Please visit the MBTA website for the up-to-date Commuter Rail schedule.
The structural repairs and improvements to the Union Street Bridge that were proposed under the Old Colony Tie Replacement have been completed, including the "Braintree" sign, which was installed the week of December 12, 2011.
Please click on a station name on the project map below to get the most up-to-date information about service interruptions. Service notices will be updated through construction. Please check the website regularly for updates.
We're pleased to announce that as part of the Old Colony Commuter Rail Tie Replacement Project, ties within railroad grade crossings have all been replaced ahead of schedule. There are no more vehicular and pedestrian crossing closures scheduled for this project.
To ensure customers and residents are provided the most up-to-date information throughout the various phases of the Old Colony Tie Replacement Project, the following informational resources are available:
• For project updates sign up for Rail Mail at www.mbcr.net
• Call MBTA Customer Service at 617-222-3200 or MBCR at 617-222-8001.
We thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to complete this vital project in a timely manner.
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Alison Paltoo
Project Coordinator
500 Arborway
Boston, MA 02130
Scott Kelley
Project Manager
Maribel Kelly
Resident Engineer
For more detailed information, please see the Old Colony Website Presentation below.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Children's Week is a series of events that highlights programs for children and advocates for the continued needs of children services BOTH on a state and local level. In Jacksonville. Children's Week activities are coordinated by the Jacksonville Kids Coalition and will be celebrated Tuesday March 26.
Events include:
10:00 a.m.: Count Your Steps for Children Advocacy Walk
Local advocates will count their steps for children's issues beginning at the Landing and walk to City Hall. The walk will be lead by former Jaguars Player Donovin Darius. Children's week will also have Jaxson de Ville and the Boys and Girls Club Drum Line. Local elected officials will also be invited and asked to count the number of steps walked for children. Pedometers will be used to track the total number of steps walked for children's issues. For those interested in joining the walk Daniel Kids will meet in front of the Landing starting at 9:00 AM.
10:30 a.m. news conference
A press briefing and ceremony with a presentation of a proclamation declaring Children's Day throughout the county as well as announcing March 26th as Parents' and Children's Day in the city of Jacksonville. In addition a City Council Resolution co-sponsored by Councilman Ray Holt will be presented. The Keynote Speaker of the Press Conference will be the Superintendent of Schools Nikolai Vitti. Other guests will include members of the City Council.
A hand art display of paper cutouts of children's hands will be decorated by children and will be hung in Jacksonville's City Hall to create an amazing display of children's art as a reminder to the community, legislators and advocates that we must take care of our most precious resource, our children.
After the press conference former Jacksonville Jaguars player Donovin Darius will read a book to area children -- followed by a free book giveaway.
Both the Advocacy Walk and news conference are free and open to the public. Duval County schools will be on spring break families and children are encouraged to join the walk beginning at the Landing at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
This year, Daniel Kids will celebrate Children's Week in Tallahassee April 7 to April 12. On April 7th, the group will have the "Hanging of the Hands" in the Capitol Rotunda. They will hang over 100,000 hands.
Tuesday, April 9th will be the most active day in Tallahassee. It will include hundreds of child advocates and young people from throughout Florida to advocate for children's issues. The Jacksonville Kids Coalition will send over 50 people to meet with their legislators.
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The most important thing to do is to prepare your child for the new sibling well before the baby arrives. Tell her about your pregnancy when you tell your family and friends. Talk realistically about what to expect after the baby is born. Explain that you'll be tired and the baby will do nothing but eat, sleep, poop and fuss in the very beginning. Be sure that she doesn't expect you to bring home a playmate or a toy.
Make any necessary preparations, such as moving her to a new bed or new room, weaning, toilet-training or beginning school or child care, as soon as possible before the baby arrives. That way, your older child has ample time to adjust and doesn't feel resentment that the changes are because of the new baby. If your hospital offers sibling classes, attend them with her.
When your baby arrives, try to have your child visit you and the baby in the hospital. Allow someone else to hold the baby as you give your attention to your older child. Give her a gift from the baby to celebrate the baby's birth and let her help open the gifts the baby receives.
Children younger than 18 to 24 months often won't understand the meaning of a new baby and will not feel threatened. However, as your time becomes divided, they may become jealous and begin to act out. Ignore the acting-out behavior, but reward good and acceptable behaviors with the thing your child craves most: your time and attention.
Children older than 2 but still not of preschool age won't be happy about sharing your attention. Encourage your child to help care for the baby. Have her get the diapers or hand you wipes as you change diapers. Show your child her baby pictures and tell her stories about when she was a baby.
School-aged children sometimes feel jealous about the amount of attention a new baby gets. Talk to her about the advantages of being older, such as staying up later, being able to play with toys, talk and walk.
Give your older child as much time and attention as you can when the baby is asleep or quiet. Remember that it's OK to ask for help with your baby so you can have time with his big brother or sister.
When friends and family visit, they'll want to hold the baby. Your older child had her turn as the center of attention, but she won't remember it. Tell her about it and include her in the conversation with friends and family when they visit. Be an advocate for your older child and share your attention with her, as well as the new baby.


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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Republican lawmakers want Gov. Mark Dayton to order a special session so they can seek repeal of a just-approved warehousing tax.
The sales tax on commercial warehousing services isn't due to take effect until April 2014. But Thursday's push for a special session is aimed at keeping political pressure on the Democrats who supported it. Some business owners say the tax could cause them to look elsewhere for warehousing.
The tax was adopted as part of a new state budget. It is expected to generate $82 million in its first full year.
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Allison McLemore to Lead THE PHILADELPHIA STORY for Pioneer Theatre Company
Pioneer Theatre Company presents the romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story January 11 through 26, 2013.
Tracy Lord is young, beautiful, sophisticated, fabulously wealthy, and about to marry what she thinks is the man of her dreams. But when her dashing ex-husband and the two reporters assigned to cover her wedding descend on her family's opulent country house outside Philadelphia the day before the ceremony, Tracy has a hard time keeping her nuptials-not to mention the dictates of her own heart-on track.
Allison Mclemore plays the role of Tracy Lord. McLemore's New York credits include The Madras House and Rutherford and Son at the Mint Theater, and Nora and The Dybbuk at Marvell Repertory Theatre. She was also seen in The Nibroc Trilogy and Turn of the Screw at Chester Theatre Company; Last Train to Nibroc at Peterborough Players; The Underpants at The Olney Theatre; Cyrano at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival; Three Sisters, Othello and Jane Eyre at Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre; and Pygmalion, which received a Denver Post Ovation Award. She returns to Pioneer Theatre Company after appearing in Dracula.
The three men in Tracy's life, C.K. Dexter Haven, Macaulay "Mike" Connor and George Kittridge are played by Todd Gearhart, Todd Lawson and Jay Stratton, respectively.
Gearhart, playing Tracy's ex-husband C. K. Dexter Haven, appeared on Broadway in Bye Bye Birdie. His other New York credits include Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout Theatre Company, Playwrights Horizons, The Vineyard Theatre, The Beckett Theatre. He received an IRNE Award nomination for Best Actor in The Ogunquit Playhouse's regional premiere of Sunset Boulevard opposite Stefanie Powers. His TV credits include Gossip Girl, Lipstick Jungle, Law & Order, The Education of Max Bickford, All My Children, The Guiding Light and One life to Live. His film credits include Batman: The Dark Night Rises, Dogs Lie, Moving Mike and Peppermills. Todd plays counselor David Elias on Law & Order: SVU, has a BFA from CCM and studied in NY with Uta Hagen. He is also a member of New York's critically acclaimed TACT - The Actors Company Theatre. This is his PTC debut.
Lawson, who plays the journalist assigned to write about Tracy's wedding, appeared on Broadway in Summer and Smoke and off-Broadway in One Arm, Levittown, Only a Lad and Young Playwrights Festival. His other New York credits include Stones In His Pockets, Flight, Unnatural Acts, Alphabet City III & IV, The Grecian Formula and Barefoot in the Park. He appeared in the national tour of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. The Philadelphia Story marks Lawson's PTC debut.
Stratton, playing George Kittredge, Tracy's fiance, appeared in New York in The Man Who Came to Dinner at the Peccadillo Theatre; The Dishwashers at 59E59; She Stoops to Conquer, Twelfth Night and The Oedipus Cycle at The Pearl Theatre; and Duchess of Malfi with Red Bull Theatre. He has appeared at regional theatres across the country and returns to PTC after appearing previously in A View From the Bridge and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
The photographer assigned to cover the Lord wedding is Liz Imbrie, played by Margaret Nichols. Nichols' New York credits include Children, Bedroom Farce and Long Island Sound off-Broadway; Seeing Stars for the New York Musical Festival; A Christmas Carol at the Lucille Lortel; and the world premiere of What You Will, an original musical based on Twelfth Night. She was in the national tour of LES MISERABLES, and is a company member of the off-Broadway The Actors' Company Theatre. This is her PTC debut.
Tracy's Uncle Willie is played by Bill Nabel. On stage, Nabel appeared in eight Broadway shows: the original A Chorus Line as Al, Disney's Beauty and the Beast as Lumiere, Sweeney Todd as Pirelli, 42nd Street as Bert Barry, Home Sweet Homer as Melios, Ain't Broadway Grand as Max, Evita and The Most Happy Fella; he has logged over 9,400 performances on Broadway. Also an author of some note, his new play Lying to Spielberg played at the Utah Shakespeare Festival last year. He returns to PTC after Sunset Boulevard and Man of La Mancha.
Joyce Cohen plays Margaret Lord, Tracy's mother. Cohen has appeared on Broadway in Once a Catholic and off-Broadway with the Mint Theater Co. and Playwrights Horizons. Her regional credits include People's Light & Theatre Co., Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Peterborough Players, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Plan-B Theatre and Salt Lake Acting Company. She returns to the PTC stage after numerous appearances, including Black Comedy, Hamlet, Our Town, Arcadia, Othello and A Streetcar Named Desire, to name a few.
Anderson Matthews plays Tracy's father, Seth Lord. Matthews' Broadway credits include Pater Ustinov's Beethoven's 10th and The Robber Bridegroom. His other New York credits include Driving Miss Daisy, Ten By Tennessee, and Arcadia at Lincoln Center. He most recently appeared at PTC as the Stage Manager in Our Town. Other PTC shows include The Three Musketeers, As You Like It, You Can't Take It With You and Noises Off.
BAILEE JOHNSON plays Dinah Lord, Tracy's precocious little sister. Thirteen-year-old Johnson's theatre credits include A Tale of Two Cities (Hale Centre Theatre), Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird (Hale Centre, Orem) and the title role in Annie with Herriman Arts Council. Her film credits include 127 Hours, 17 Miracles and Christmas Oranges. She has also appeared as a dancer for Ballet West's The Nutcracker. She appeared at PTC in last season's production of Annie.
ANDY RINDLISBACH plays Tracy's brother, Sandy Lord. A graduate of the University of Utah's Actor Training Program, Rindlisbach has appeared with Plan-B Theatre Company, Meat & Potato Theatre Company, Salt Lake Acting Company and Salt Lake Shakespeare. Rindlisbach also performed at Kingsbury Hall with Bobby McFerrin. His film and TV credits include Disney's Minutemen and Dadnapped, 17 Miracles and One Good Man. He was recently seen in PTC's productions of The Tempest, The Diary of Anne Frank, Hamlet and others.
Rounding out the cast are local actors RICHIE CALL, ROGER DUNBAR, MATTHEW JAY ROMRIELL, EVA TERRANOVA and ROSIE WARD.
Guest artist Jenn Thompson directs the production. Thompson currently serves as a Co-Artistic Director of NYC's TACT/The Actors Company Theatre, where she has directed the off-Broadway productions of: Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers (2012 Drama Desk Nomination for Best Revival of a Play), Vaclav Havel's The Memorandum, Sidney Howard's The Late Christopher Bean, Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce, Tennessee Williams' The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (New York Times' Top Ten for Theatre Pick, 2008), as well as Ladies in Retirement, My Three Angels, Rain and Kind Lady. Other NYC directing credits include the NY premiere of Holly Webber's play Pratfalls (The Abingdon), the world-premiere musical Seeing Stars, (NYMF), Badge by Matthew Schneck (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre), The Brilliance of Bernstein (American Musicals Project) and Big Doolie (FringeNYC). A 2012 finalist for the SDC's Joe A. Callaway Award, for excellence in New York City directing, Jenn is married to actor Stephen Kunken and mom to Naomi. This spring she will direct Beth Henley's play, Abundance, for Hartford Stage.
Wilson Chin designs the set for the production. From 2003-2007, Wilson served as an associate/assistant designer to Santo Loquasto on nineteen productions including Broadway productions of Glengarry Glen Ross (Tony Award nomination and Drama Desk Award), Three Days of Rain (Tony Award nomination), Shining City, and The Times They Are A-Changin', and Faust at the Metropolitan OperA. Wilson was also an associate designer on the Broadway production of Fela! (Tony Award nomination). On Broadway, Wilson designed critically acclaimed Next Fall by Geoffrey Nauffts (dir. Sheryl Kaller), which was nominated for two Tony Awards, including Best Play.
Guest artist and Broadway veteran designer DAVID TOSER designs costumes for the production. Toser is a graduate oF Brown University and the Yale School of Drama. His work has been seen on and off Broadway and TV, including 26 Tony AwaRD Productions. His work is currently seen in New York in the Irish Repertory Theatre's production of The Freedom of the City.
Lighting design is by Mary Louise Geiger. Off-Broadway Geiger has designed the lighting for I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Cabaret Verboten, The Learned Ladies, The Legend of Sharon Shashanova, Goose! Beyond the Nursery, The New Americans and The Red Sneaks. She also lit PTC's productions of Smokey Joe's Café, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Piano Lesson, Conversations with My Father and Lend Me a Tenor in previous seasons.
Assistant Lighting Design is by University of Utah faculty member JESSE PORTILLO. Hair and makeup design is by PTC resident designer AMANDA FRENCH. Sound design is by PTC resident designer MATTHEW TIBBS.


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Difficult Dialogues Symposium Speaker to be featured on PBS - October 1 and 2
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Shery WuDunn will be featured as the Peggy R. Williams Difficult Dialogue Symposium Speaker on Thursday, November 1, 2012 in Ford Hall at 7:30 pm. Her book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, will be featured as a special presentation of Independent Lens on PBS on October 1 and 2, at 9pm. For more information visit http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/half-the-sky.
Sheryl WuDunn, the first Asian-American to win a Pulitzer Prize, is a business executive, entrepreneur and best-selling author. With her husband, Nicholas D. Kristof (New York Times), she has co-authored three best-selling books. The most recent is Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide which focuses on the challenges facing women and girls in developing countries and was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Colbert Report and other network television shows. WuDunn will discuss her book (which will be available for purchase at the bookstore this semester and at the event) and engage us in a difficult-to-digest-dialogue focused on such issues as forced prostitution and sex slavery among women and girls. According to Tom Brokaw, "Half the Sky is a passionate and persuasive plea to all of us to rise up and say 'No more!' to the seventeenth-century abuses to girls and women in the twenty-first- century world. This is a book that will pierce your heart and arouse your conscience."
WuDunn graduated from Cornell University, where she has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2002, a member of the Board's Finance Committee, a former co-chair of the Board's Academic Affairs Committee and former member of the multi- billion dollar endowment's Investment Committee. She earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and an M.P.A. from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School, where she is a former member of its Advisory Council. WuDunn received honorary doctorates from the University of Pennsylvania and Middlebury College.
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|This collection comprises Stanonis's personal acquisitions of materials pertaining to the New Orleans tourist industry.
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System of ArrangementArranged by material type and then chronologically.
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This collection comprises Stanonis's personal acquisitions through auctions, antique stores, and the Internet in materials pertaining to the New Orleans tourist industry. It includes guides, maps, brochures, books, and other literature put out by public and private groups and businesses, spanning roughly from 1902 to 1960.
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Anthony J. Stanonis received a B.A. in history from Loyola University New Orleans in 1997, then an M.A. in 1998 and a Ph.D.* in 2003, both in history, from Vanderbilt University. Stanonis's research interests have centered on the cultural and economic implications of urban tourism. He has written articles** and presented papers at conferences on related topics. While researching the history of tourism in New Orleans for his dissertation, he acquired an assortment of artifacts generated by that city's tourist industry.
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The next iPad is expected to have some of the mini's qualities, including the thinner casing, black & slate/white & silver design language and chamfered edges
March is approaching, and typically, that means a new iPad launch from Apple. Rumor has it that the release of the next-generation iPad may come a bit later this year, but
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According to the report, an iPad accessories maker in China released some photos of what appears to be the back plate for the fifth-generation iPad. It's not clear if this is the real deal yet, but
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The back plate is 9.7 inches, which is true to all of Apple's other iPad sizes (with the exception of the recently released iPad mini). However, the new iPad expected to have some of the mini's qualities, including the thinner casing, black & slate/white & silver design language and chamfered edges.
The top of the back plate also has a black antenna cut for an LTE model.
While Apple typically releases its next-generation iPad in March or April of each year, that may not be the case this time around. Instead, Apple is
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next month, while a fifth-generation release may be slated for later this year (October). The 128GB will cost $799 with Wi-Fi only, or $929 with LTE.
The delay could be due to Apple's slew of product launches last year, including both the new iPad and the iPad mini. Also, with the 128GB fourth-generation launch, Apple is likely looking to push the envelope when it comes to tablet storage.
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The first sign that Tedford's successful 11-year run in Strawberry Canyon was on a short leash was academically, not athletically, related. The graduation rate among his players had nose-dived to 48 percent, dead last in the Pacific-12 Conference.
At Cal, that's clearly grounds for dismissal. Cal isn't ranked annually as the nation's No. 1 public university because it values athletics above academics. The classroom at Berkeley takes precedent over the football field, that alone making Tedford a scapegoat.
Tedford believed strongly in player study sessions when I met him nine years ago. But university sources told me this week that former Cal assistant Tosh Lupoi, now at Washington, recruited players who couldn't cut the mustard academically, and this brought down the graduation numbers.
The public was informed that Tedford's second losing season in three years was the scissor that severed his short leash. Tedford's health, however, was another factor. Too many years of watching film until midnight, then sleeping in his office, wore him down.
He worked so hard at one point that he was diagnosed with walking pneumonia. He took medication and pushed onward, but his sideline demeanor had changed. He aged beyond his 51 years. He became weary and overweight, he lacked expression, and athletic director Sandy Barbour actually did him a favor by unshackling his heavy burden.
The stress and pressure of coaching, even though Tedford was making $3.2 million a year, still takes its toll. Remember who he is, a son who didn't really know his father, and who was raised by family members, and who lived by himself in a warehouse for awhile, and who was determined to succeed, to the point of becoming obsessed.
He loaded up the Cal playbook with so many schemes and formations that his players had difficulty memorizing them all. But the more he added, the more conservative he became on offense. Every opponent knew that same ol' inside screen pass was coming, but Tedford kept calling it without success. Meanwhile, no fake punts or fake field goals.
Speaking of field goals, when Tedford looked at 4th-and-1 at Ohio State in September, and with every Cal assistant upstairs begging him to go for it, he, instead, sent in the same field goal kicker who had already missed twice, and then missed again. Angry alumni became angrier, and Cal's recruiting was kicked in the teeth.
Perhaps that's why Tedford's $5-million hilltop home in Contra Costa was listed early in the season; he sensed his days at Cal were dwindling down to a precious few.
Something else the public may be unaware of in terms of Tedford's ouster: Stanford. What Jim Harbaugh started on The Farm and what David Shaw has built upon, culminating last Saturday in Stanford defeat of #1 Oregon in Eugene, directly impacted Tedford's tenure in Berkeley. Don't ever underestimate the rivalry between these two prestigious think tanks.
So what went wrong with Tedford, when everything at first seemed so right? The truth: His insecurity got the best of him. He changed offensive coordinators every year or two. Sometimes, he became the offensive coordinator. He switched practice from afternoon to morning, he permitted the players to call him "Teddy," he let them pick out those ugly uniform combinations, and continuity slowly disappeared. The kid in the warehouse had become unsure of himself.
Bill Walsh said that after 10 years of coaching in one place, San Francisco, the 49er players began to drown him out. Tedford lasted an unprecedented 11 years at Cal, one more year than Andy Smith, Stub Allison and Pappy Waldorf, but enough time for the Cal alumni to become tired of him.
One might have thought that after Tedford's worst season at Cal, 3-9 this fall, he would have been granted a "mulligan." Oregon State did the same for Mike Riley after a 3-9 season last year, and the Beavers are now bowl-bound.
After all, Memorial Stadium is, indeed, The House that Tedford Rebuilt. The renovation and the new Athletic Performance Center wouldn't have been possible without this decent man, who never bad-mouthed Cal, even now when he has been shown the door.
Character-wise, they don't come any better than Jeff Tedford. He is a wonderful family man with a great wife and two nice sons, both Cal men. Their father cried in my presence one day over seldom getting to see his boys play high school football. Their father also never embarrassed Cal off the field. The school never had a more dedicated employee.
He sent as many players into the NFL as any school in the country. But he couldn't identify another Aaron Rodgers, and Cal's ensuing quarterback malaise hurried his demise. Old Blues were so eager to see him leave that they will pony up the nearly $7 million required to buy out his lucrative contract.
Tedford should take a year off for health purposes, then seek another job. His new employer will, then, ease the payout that Cal owes him.
The spotlight now shines on Barbour. This is her first landmark move in eight years as athletic director. Getting Mike Montgomery was huge, but he was just sitting there, unemployed, which made him the easiest basketball hire. But make no mistake, the football coach is top banana. Tedford's replacement will prove Barbour's mettle.
Gary Anderson, the miracle worker at Utah State, should be a prime candidate. But for my money, Barbour should pick up the phone and call Jon Gruden. He loves this area from his days with the Oakland Raiders, he's a dynamic presence with a national image, which would lift recruiting, and he just might be interested. So phone and find out, Sandy.
But, right now, I'm recalling my relationship with Tedford, which was forged between 2003 and 2006, with both high and low points. I wrote a number of positive stories in the Oakland Tribune about Tedford, including his player motivational tools and his challenged childhood. And I was the only journalist who wrote that he would remain at Cal, with a new contract, when other universities attempted to lure him from Berkeley.
There were also rough spots in our relationship. Tedford didn't like it when Rodgers told me, exclusively, that he was contemplating turning pro after his junior year. Tedford asked me to hold the story. I refused, telling him that I got it on the record.
Tedford also told me after the 2004 opener against the Air Force Academy that the Falcons, on several occasions, committed personal fouls away from the play. I called the academy for a quote from their coach, Fisher DeBerry, who then phoned Tedford the next day to complain. Tedford then turned his ire on me.
But, all in all, I enjoyed those years with Tedford. He's an upstanding individual, albeit a slave onto himself. So I told him about an inn on the Mendocino coast, with a fireplace, plenty of stacked wood, and a gorgeous view of the ocean from every room. So off he went with his lovely wife, Donna, to get some needed rest.
After he returned, he complained about having no television set in the room. When I, ahem, mentioned romance, he laughed and said, "Well, that's 30 minutes, then what do you do?" For sure, there aren't football players to recruit in the town of Mendocino, and Tedford isn't one to pick wild flowers along the cliffs.
Tedford will have time now to smell the flowers. He should make that effort instead of fretting over missed Rose Bowls and missed national championships -- his first two goals at Cal back in 2002. He has lots of money to play with, so why not visit Europe and have a glass of wine on the Champs Elysees in Paris or pasta on the Via Veneto in Rome?
Take the time to exhale, coach. You need it, and it will make you stronger for your next coaching stop. You've earned it.
(Dave Newhouse writes occasionally for bearinsider.com. Read his two e-books, "Before Boxing Lost Its Punch" and the Cal-related novel "White Lightning", on amazon.com.)
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These player reactions came from the Rangers last night:
Marian Gaborik:
"I found out immediately, like right away…it was late at night here…I couldn't believe it. It was weird because I just couldn't believe it. It's really sad, a young guy like that."
"It was devastating news. I played with Boogey for a long time in Minny and then in New York. He was a great guy. We got along together great. We helped each other out on the ice and off the ice. We were very close. I tried to help him along in New York, and we had a very good relationship. It's just very sad."
"He was one of the very best at what he did. Every team would have loved to have him, whether on the ice or off the ice as a great teammate."
"He was a year younger than me, and you could see that he improved so much. But he always was such a calm guy, got along with everybody. We had a lot of good times together. He was a really easy going guy, really caring. We talked pretty much about everything. He's just the type guy who would be there for you whenever you needed him"
"We spoke before the World Championships. We were in touch a lot. He was focusing on coming back, training every day. He was really looking forward to coming back in great shape and prove that he's the best at what he does. He was really looking forward to that. He was always so positive and optimistic. "
New York Rangers Captain Chris Drury:
"On behalf of all Derek's teammates, I would like to say that he was a great friend and a great teammate and that we are all going miss him dearly. This is a tragic loss for the hockey community. All of our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family"
Brandon Prust:
"I am still in shock. It keeps hitting me off and on all day as I'm driving home. Though he was a fighter on the ice, he was definitely a gentle giant off the ice. He was just a real good guy, a team guy all the way. I've been looking at some of the silly pictures I have from when we were roommates and it just hits me what a good guy he was. I still can't believe I am referring to him in the past tense.
Brian Boyle:
"He was a great person. He really was. He was such a caring guy, an unselfish guy. He put himself in front of bullets for the guys. I had some great talks and great laughs with him in our car rides into the city. I will remember him fondly, and I think we all will. There are so many great things Boogey brought to our team and to our lives. For however long you knew him, it was a blessing because on the ice he was an amazing teammate, and off the ice he was an even better friend."
Sean Avery:
"As big of a man as Derek was, his heart was even bigger. I hope that his family, friends and most importantly, those who didn't know him, understand what a great teammate he was and how much he meant to us all."
Rangers head coach John Tortorella (courtesy of Blueshirts United):
"The news of Derek's untimely passing was so sudden and unexpected. Out of respect to Derek and the Boogaard family, the only comment I feel comfortable making today is that my thoughts and prayers are with them in their time need."


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A GANG of burglars responsible for 26 break-ins and attempted burglaries have been jailed for a total of more than 15 years.
The intruders 'snapped' the locks off UPVC doors to break into properties across Blackburn, Burnley, Brierfield, Accrington, and Nelson, during a five-month run, Preston Crown Court was told.
Prosecutors said that the gang, from West Yorkshire, were mainly interested in stealing jewellery from Asian households.
Their haul is thought to have been worth around £80,000.
Four of the gang were 'caught red-handed' carrying out a raid in the Wensley Fold area of Blackburn, the court heard.
An eyewitness who saw youths climbing over a fence and running towards a Mazda Premacy car managed to note down the registration number, the prosecution said.
Police later caught up with the car, as it was being driven back to the Bradford area, and the men were arrested.
Zeeshan Khan, Michael Darling, Mehtab Ahmed, and Zahir Hussain, all of Bradford, all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle between Oct-ober 2011 and last February.
A fifth man, Joesel Rohman, 26, of Upper Rushton Road, Bradford, was convicted by a jury following a four-day trial.
Police in Lancashire launched an inquiry, codenamed Operation Exclude, after the four were arrested.
Using mobile phone siting experts, the police's serious and organised crime team was able to pinpoint conversations between the conspirators at various locations around East Lancashire at the time the burglaries were occurring.
Zeeshan Khan, 19, of Tyersal Avenue, was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison, plus a four-year driving ban, for burglary, driving while disqualified, dangerous driving, and driving without insurance.
Michael Darling, 20, of Moor-lands Avenue, was sentenced to four years behind bars.
Joesel Rohman was jailed for five years, while 18-year-old Zahir Hussain, of Valley View Grove, was sentenced to 30 months in youth custody.
Detective Inspector Ian Whitehead, of Blackburn's Target Team, said: "The gang travelled into Lancashire with the intention of breaking into people's homes to steal valuable jewellery and other items.
"Their offending was incredibly calculated.
"In the main, they would target Asian heritage jewellery, but they would also steal valuable electrical items, and money.
"Burglary is an intrusive crime which can leave victims feeling devastated. We will continue to do all we can to reduce burglary and target those involved."
The fifth man Mehtab Ahmed, 33, of Galloway Lane, Pudsey, will be sentenced on February 28.


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when he took over i remember him saying the team would "bite the bullet" if in contention and take on payroll.also during the season he has made this comment.well...the reds are in contention.although the trade was made "to help" the team,they certainly didnt take on payroll.
bray i think can be a good one.majeski ,we shall see.
now in trade talks ,you hear nothing of reds.are they done dealing.
can we not expect the rolen or mcguire type acquisition like stl had?
if no then why ?was attendence not what he expected?no one good left on market?
this question was also raised in thread on ORG but not directly addressed.
if this team wanted to "bite the bullet" , looks like they could get another starter as the asking price on many is going down reportedly.
or there is tejeda...would i love to see him in reds uni. you bet.rich needs a good bat behind him in the 5 hole.
i am not in favor of trading bailey, bruce but as i said the asking price seems to be dropping.


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Simmons unable to pitch out of trouble; Teheran fans 11 over seven
ATLANTA -- Braves closer Craig Kimbrel preserved Julio Teheran's impressive outing with an incredible escape act. But the efforts of Kimbrel and Teheran went to waste when Shae Simmons was unable to clean the mess he created during the 10th inning of Monday night's 3-1 loss to the Marlins.
"You feel good when [Simmons] is out there that he's going to give you a good, solid inning," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "It just hasn't happened for him the last couple of times out."
Instead of duplicating the effort of Kimbrel, who used two strikeouts and a lineout to escape a bases-loaded, no-out threat in the ninth, Simmons simply added to the recent woes that he avoided during the first six weeks of his career. Through his first 18 2/3 innings, the right-handed reliever posted a 0.96 ERA and surrendered either a hit or a walk to just 17 of 71 batters. In the 2 1/3 innings completed during his past four outings, he's allowed five earned runs and surrendered either a hit or a walk to seven of 14 batters.
"[Fastball command] hasn't been what it was when I first got here," Simmons said. "I don't know what the reason is behind that. I'm still trying to figure that out. Maybe it's something late in my mechanics or early. Or maybe, it's just slowing myself down and finishing my pitches."
Unfortunately for the Braves, Simmons was not able to make the necessary corrections after the 10th inning began rather innocently with a Christian Yelich single and a sacrifice bunt that led to Giancarlo Stanton being intentionally walked. Casey McGehee then drew a seven-pitch walk to set the stage for Garrett Jones, who lined his game-winner through the middle of the infield.
While Simmons allowed the Marlins to construct the decisive attack, the Braves could have avoided placing their young reliever in that situation. They stranded nine runners and went hitless in eight at-bats with runners in scoring position.
That lack of offensive support squandered yet another impressive effort by Teheran, who allowed one earned run and four hits over seven innings. The 23-year-old All-Star looked refreshed while pitching with the three extra days afforded by the All-Star break. He had combined to allow 18 hits and nine earned runs in his final two starts before the break.
"I felt that it was the best start I had this year," Teheran said. "I was getting ahead in counts on the hitters, and my slider, all my pitches [were] working. I felt the confidence to throw it and that's something that you feel good when you've got everything working."
"He's been so good," Braves third baseman Chris Johnson said. "That's kind of what we expect. That's why it stinks as an offense. We know with a couple runs for him, we're good to go."
The Braves have scored one run or been shut out in nine of the 21 starts made by Teheran. Taking that one step further, they've tallied two runs or fewer in 11 of those outings made by their young ace.
Teheran was still bidding for a no-hitter and shutout before he made a mistake on a first-pitch changeup to Jarrod Saltalamacchia with two outs in the fifth inning. Saltalamacchia jumped on the elevated offspeed delivery and sent it over the right-center-field wall for a game-tying home run.
Before Saltalamacchia hit his first home run at Turner Field since the Braves traded him for Mark Teixeira in 2007, the Marlins' only baserunner came courtesy of the four-pitch walk Yelich drew to begin the fourth inning. Teheran's perfect run through the first three innings included a stretch where he recorded five strikeouts within a span of six batters.
Marlins starting pitcher Tom Koehler proved quite effective in the damage control department as he allowed just one run and five hits over 6 2/3 innings. The Braves put at least two on during three of the first six innings. But their only run through the first eight innings came the one-out grounder Johnson produced after Justin Upton and Jason Heyward began the bottom of the second with consecutive singles.
Johnson also stranded two runners in the fourth inning and struck out to end the sixth inning with the bases loaded. Tommy La Stella, who entered the game hitting .297 with runners in scoring position, was unable to score Andrelton Simmons from third when the Marlins matched him up against left-handed Mike Dunn with two outs in the seventh.
"We just couldn't get anything going. It was just one of those nights," Johnson said. "But you've got give their guys credit. Dunn came in, and the two righties. You've got to tip your cap to them. They came up with some big hits tonight and we didn't."
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Theresa Delfino --- This is not the Theresa Delfino who is concerned about her personal life being "splashed" all over the internet. I don't believe this is the former wife of Richard Leiby
And the words "splashed on the Internet" have never appeared under my name. I will share one submitted and unposted comment I wrote:
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I am trying a third time to get a comment posted. I already replied that twice Rathbun was giving [GIVEN} my phone number yesterday and asked to call, by a person who wouldn't give me his number. He choose NOT to call me.
As I stated in the other comments you refused to publish, I did NOT defend the `church.' You did not need to publish my name or any details about me or my children.
Clearly my statement indicates that the documents, and Rathbun's paraphrasing, both contained numerous factual errors not limited to the fact that my job history is wrong, job title is work, other personal details…all wrong. When you print personal information about someone you might consider contacting them for confirmation and if you can't get YOU DON'T USE IT. I see no reason to stoke the 'church's' pleasure with my outrage. I'm now being accused of being a Scientologist because I know how to craft a reply statement? How does this fit with your accusation that I "caved" to become their tool?


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Well, in regards to classes, the studio list goes like this:
-Laurie Hawkinson
-Gordon Kipping
-Andrew MacNair
-Lise Anne Couture
-Karl Chu
-Kazys Vernelis
-Francoise Roche
-Jurgen Mayer
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-Thomas Leeser
-Richard Plunz
-Hernan Diaz-Alonso
The best surprises for me were Francoise Roche and Peter Cook (I hope it is Archigram's Peter Cook and not Christie Brinkley's )
Aside from that it seems that the most sought after elective this semester is going to be Tschumi's historical/theoretical, Architecture: The Contemporary (from 1968 to the present)
Supposedly 18 is the max capacity, we will see......
if u ask me, i will try to get w/ Lise Anne, Francoise Roche (great guy), Leeser or Jurgen Mayer...but yeah there's plenty there, and i dunno what's their studio subjects, so u will know better fo' sure
I 'd go for Thomas Leeser or Peter Cook. I think it's Archigram's Peter Cook, what has the other one got to do with Columbia?Cooky used to be in charge of the Bartlett's MArch program, he's supposed to be retired now but I guess he can't live without teaching. I'do also consider Laurie Hawkinson
Kazys Vernelis and Jurgen Mayer should also be interesting...that's quite a list we have to pick from!
I guess we'll see at the 4:00 presentations; it's nice to know we've got at least one AAD blogger this year.
and about the Tschumi thing...it's crazy that we have to jump through hoops of resume submittals and essay writing just to know if we're worthy of his tutleage.
hey mar, mmmm I was trying to be funny with the Brinkley stuff...;)
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NEW and parents-to-be are invited to three public meetings about the future of maternity services in north Essex.
A consultation is due to be launched soon by the North East Essex clinical commissioning group on the childbirth services offered by Colchester Hospitals Trust.
Much of the focus is expected to centre on whether Clacton and Harwich's maternity units, which were temporarily shut for births this year, are open 24/7 or only on demand.
The health forum meetings, hosted by the Maternity Services Liaison Committee, will feature presentations from the committee's chairman VIcky Chamberlain, maternity services commissioner Louise Hagger and a senior midwife.
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>Gears and Wears>Which is correct? Your Garmin or the RD?
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I was just reading another thread somewhere else and it had several comments by people that run races on certified courses while wearing garmins. If they finish the race and their personal garmin does not state they ran the race distance they will go out and run more until their garmin says they ran the correct distance.
My question is, which is correct? The certified course or your garmin?
Second question, you run the same 10 mile race with 3 friends and you all wear a garmin. At the end of the 10 mile certified course you have 9.8 miles, friend 1 has 9.6, friend 2 has 10.2 and friend 3 has 10.4. Who is correct? Do you and friend 1 have to go run further to make up the difference?
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The RD/certified distance is correct.
If a course is short or long, that's another story. I almost always assume Garmin error, but I am talking about the outlying situations like, "Oh, yeah, one of the volunteers put the finish chute in the wrong place."
On trail races, especially, I consider my Garmin to be at best approximate.
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It's somewhere in the middle. The certified course is measured assuming the tightest corners which runners are not often following as exactly. I run the course and if it's a bit off, I don't stress it. I don't go run extra.
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Trick question: everyone knows the course was certified with a Garmin in the first place.
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As has been said a certified course is measured at the shortest distance or tangent points on curves - something most runners are actually able to run. This can be demonstrated by thinking about concentric circles, the circumference of the inside circle, e.g. certified distance is less than the circumference of the outside circle. By how much depends on how much larger the diameter of the outside circle is and how long someone runs along that line. In long races on wide curvy streets/trails this can be significantly longer than shortest certified distance.
Garmin's are mechanical/electronic devices with built in tolerances otherwise known as "errors" and most often will show a run longer than race distance - if it hasn't lost lock during the run. Running amongst tall buildings, or under cover of dense tree cover can cause Garmin's to lose lock and who knows what they are measuring at that point.
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Who is correct? Do you and friend 1 have to go run further to make up the difference?
Though I suspect you ask the questions tongue-in-cheek as you have a reputation for organizing very well-run events....
Neither. As your example illustrates, it is easy to demonstrate to people that GPS is not infallibly accurate by having a group run together and then show that there are differences between their GPS units that cannot be explained away since they ran together.
The certified course is not accurate either, by design. An accurately certified course will always be a bit long.
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As has been said a certified course is measured at the shortest distance or tangent points on curves - something most runners are actually able to run.
Unless it's Newport OR, a notoriously fast course, where Garmins would often read 25.8ish. When the course was recertified, surprise, it was a quarter mile short. There went a lot of PRs.
Or someone put a turn signal/cones in the wrong place. Good for about .06 difference below.
Certified course
Actual race
MTA fixed the links. Also would not mind if Garmin measures a bit long, but if its short, assume a missed turn or wrong course ran.
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If my Garmin is within .05 or so for a shorter race like a 5K (say, 3.07), I accept the course as accurate. Especially courses with lots of turns, or pinpoint turns, sometimes the Garmin is thrown off. Plus my understanding of GPS technology is that it plots points as it is measuring and just connects those points with straight lines to measure the distance. That makes me a little skeptical of exact Garmin measurements.
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It's best to measure with your car, because the tires keep 100% contact with the road, making for a more smooth, reliable measurement than a runner bouncing up and down.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
If my Garmin is within .05 or so for a shorter race like a 5K (say, 3.07), I accept the course as accurate.
I ran a 3.18-by-Garmin 5K last weekend; missed my PR by 4 seconds. I'm sure the course is correct; I was just bummed because I kept my Garmin average pace 7 seconds under what I needed; typically 3-5 is safe for Garmin error. Oh well.
Plus my understanding of GPS technology is that it plots points as it is measuring and just connects those points with straight lines to measure the distance. That makes me a little skeptical of exact Garmin measurements.
That's one issue. Another is that the individual points are noisy; they can be 20-30 feet off, under *good* conditions. That said, the unit does do some smoothing to try to correct for both of these. But it's still based on underlying noisy, sparse data.
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if it is NewJersey, the the Race Director is always correct!
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Grand Prix Racing: Jaguar takes over from Stewart for 2000
14 September 1999
Grand Prix Racing: Jaguar takes over from Stewart for 2000 Andrew Frankl Euro B.C. The year's worst kept secret became official this morning (Tuesday, September 14) on the Press Day of the Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany. Earlier this year Ford Motor Company-Jaguar's owners- paid in the region of 75 million dollars for Jackie Stewart's Formula One team. At that time it looked as though the reason was simply to shake up the team, to improve the hitherto modest results. Well, that was certainly part of the reason but the grand plan was something far more exciting. Boss man Jacques Nasser had a dream. He wanted to take on his rivals from the marketplace and beat them on the track. Mercedes have been cashing in on their success, BMW are about to enter the fray with Williams , Ferrari are synonymous with Grand Prix racing so Jacques thought it was time to take them on. Head on. Trust me, even in a huge corporation such as Ford if the big boss really wants something it will happen. "Look at all those Ferrari flags" he said to a colleague of mine at the German Grand Prix, "the whole grand stand is like a red forest. I wish it could be green." Well, it might take a while but he might just have his wish. Jaguar have been hugely successful at the legendary 24 hour Le Mans race and over the years there were scenes where the grand stands were green with lots and lots of Jaguar flags flying. He is also very lucky by the way that no other team races in green at present. Lucky because TV coverage is everything and right now the blue Benettons and the slightly darker blue Prosts are pretty difficult to distinguish from each other and sponsors who pay millions of dollars for their products to be seen do not like that one little bit! So lucky Jacques will have the distinctive and distinguished British Racing Green all to himself on the grid. In this decision he also had a very powerful ally in the shape of new boy Wolfgang Reitzle. WR is a recent refugee from BMW where he desperately wanted the top job but got the boot instead during an exceptionally fraught board meeting some months ago. He is a brilliant engineer and Nasser grabbed him just as soon as he heard the news. WR is in a very powerful position, from his posh London offices in London's Mayfair he is in charge of Lincoln-Mercury, Volvo, Aston Martin and Jaguar as well. Nothing but nothing would give him more satisfaction than to stuff his old company both in the showrooms and on the race track. No wonder he was delighted with the idea of a Jaguar Grand Prix team. The company paid an awful lot of money to Eddie Irvine-currently joint leader of the Championship with Mika Hakkinen-to become undisputed No 1 whilst current Stewart team member Johnny Herbert will stay on as No 2 although I cannot help feeling that his appointment is likely to be temporary. He is quite the nicest, most likeable man in Formula One but much to his- and everybody else's regret-not the fastest. Consequently don't be too surprised to see some young hot-shot take his place half-way through the season. Their chances? Well, the pay-off in terms of media coverage has already started with every TV station, newspaper and specialist publication carrying pictures of this very exciting event and as far as current sponsors-HSBC are concerned- Christmas came a little early this year! As far as the race track is concerned, well, that is a different matter. In spite of ridiculous mistakes (Austria, Spa, Monza) by their drivers on a good day McLaren are still the team to beat when it comes to sheer speed. Whether Michael Schumacher will be the same after his Silverstone accident remains to be seen, should new team-mate Barrichello prove to be quicker there will be problems from Day One, especially as the Brazilian sees himself not so much as No 2 but as 1/B! Irvine has three Grand Prix victories under his belt whilst Herbert has two so they are both over that awful hurdle of the first, elusive victory. The Stewart is already one of the fastest cars on the track and with a little bit of fine tuning and engine reliability Jaguar could be a championship contender on Day One. That day, in March 2000 is not that far away but Nasser s real dream is to win at the first Grand Prix to be held at Indy in September 2000. With a fine driver in Irvine and billions of dollars in the bank his chances must be at least 50-50. In any case good luck Eddie and Johnny, good luck Jaguar and may the best team win!


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LUDWIGSBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 05: Marco Huck of Germany celebrates defending his WBO World Championship title after his WBO World Championship Cruiserweight title fight against Ola Afolabi of Great Britain at the Arena Ludwigsburg on December 5, 2009 in Ludwigsburg, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Marco Huck successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title Saturday night when he boxed a majority draw with Britain's Ola Afolabi at the Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany. After 12 rounds, two of the judges turned in scores of 114-114, with the third giving it to Huck by 115-113. For once, a decision in Germany made sense, probably because the three judges were from abroad. This was a humdinger of a contest, with Afolabi (19-2-1, 9 KOs), taking the first half of the fight, and Huck (34-2-1, 25 KOs), the second half, with the two fighters sharing a 12th round that will be a contender for round of the year. Huck was his usual self, punching in spurts, but generally allowing himself to be speared on the end of roundhouse lefts and rights from the on-coming Afolabi. Huck's nose was bloodied in the third round, and he was cut by the left eye in the sixth. Gradually, though, the Serbian-born German found a foothold in the fight as Afolabi slowed, and Huck began to land some clubbing rig...
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I have plan for my blog concerning the month of February that includes these two books!
Monday, January 30, 2012
It's Monday! What are you reading? 1-30-12
I have plan for my blog concerning the month of February that includes these two books!
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- Creations by Laurel-Rain Snow said...
Loved Waiting to Exhale. I also have Gone with the Wind waiting for a reread.
Here's MY MONDAY MEMES POST and here's
- January 30, 2012 at 7:12 AM
- Rachel said...
Gone with the Wind is the best. I am guessing maybe you have already read it before though. I would love to do a re-read at some point!
- January 30, 2012 at 8:22 AM
- pussreboots said...
I read Don't Sweat the Small Stuff about seven years ago. Happy reading.
I finished a nice mix of things. Please come see what I'm reading now.
- January 30, 2012 at 1:14 PM
- Kathy said...
Wow, that's great - Don't sweat the small stuff and two Jane Austens! I loved the John Adams tv series out of the book, so excellent. At some point, I'll have to give Gone with the Wind a try - I've never taken it seriously, but one of my fave book bloggers (Jillian at Room of One's Own) says it is her favorite book and she has great taste, happy reading, Ruby
- January 30, 2012 at 6:07 PM
- Book Snob Wannabe said...
@Laurel, Rachel and Kathy: You should participate in the read-along. Click on the logo to the right for the link to the read-along!
Thanks everyone for stopping by!!
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Pronunciation: ræz-ber-ri • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: 1. The prickly bushes of the genus Rubus (rose family). 2. The edible fruit (berries) of many species of this genus. 3. A gesture of derision made by placing the tongue between the lips and blowing, so that the lips and tongue vibrate.
Notes: Don't be fooled by the pronunciation of this word: it isn't spelled razzberry. If you overcome this natural tendency, the only grammatical point of any interest at all is the shift of Y to IE before the plural S: raspberries.
In Play: The French learned early on that the raspberry is the best berry to accompany chocolate: "Those chocolate raspberry martinis sure do hit the spot. I'll have another." The other type of raspberry is not so appealing: "When I asked her age, she replied by giving me a raspberry!" (She should be under ten for that response to be age appropriate.)
Word History: In the 1540s the berry was known as the raspis berry. It could be that raspis came from raspise, a sweet rose-colored wine. If so, this word would have come from Anglo-Latin vinum raspeys, of beclouded origins. In any event, Old French contained a word raspe from Medieval Latin raspecia "raspberry", which English borrowed and added berry to make the word clearer. The sense of "gesture of derision" comes from the late 19th century, and is shortening of raspberry tart, Cockney rhyming slang for fart, since the two sound so much alike. (Lest Kathleen McCune of Norway send me an e-raspberry, I should not like to forget thanking her for suggesting today's intriguing Good Word.)


text: Zummy 131 Report post Posted December 23, 2012 I was recently inspired by Guild Wars 2 to rethink how to implement common ideas of the mmo genre in new ways. So what I started was to analyze the genre, strip it down to the basics and then design based of taking the basics to a more polished and eventual game level. So to begin, I'll lay down the framework with what I have decided to be the two driving actions a player can do in an mmo. Category one is combat. An mmorpg's core gameplay could arguably be about putting yourself in a situation where you (and possibly others) need to attack other things (monsters, or people) in various categories and settings. This is the typical grind, and this is also the "end-game" raiding. Also, this includes player vs player content. Needless to say, most players will spend a good portion of their time doing something about combat. The other category of actions a player can do is simply non-combat. The reason why I grouped everything else in here is because in practical applications, every goal of a non-combat driven action is to feed the combat experience. Trading, crafting, selling, buying all provide extra levels, skills, or items for players to bash other things. Also questing and traveling are used to find new areas and new things to fight. There are very few opportunities in the mmo-genre, in my experience, that offers non-combat actions that are entirely peaceful (ideas like gambling, mini-games and that sort of thing). Now the game has to be able to guide the player to combat and non-combat opportunities, otherwise the game becomes a very expensive chat room. This has historically been done with quests. You talk to a person, most of the time its the one with a " ! " above their head, or a similar kind of marking, He then lays out a simple mix of combat and non-combat goals and tells you where to do them. Afterward you get a reward and you're off on your merry way. Now, with the advent of Guild Wars 2, there is a gradual curiosity building where people are starting to disregard the historical way of questing and try something new. In Guild Wars 2's case, the NPC is eliminated, and you just show up to an area and when you do, a brick comes hurling at your face with a list of objectives that can be done in that area. You do the objectives, fill the bar, grab your reward and leave. From what I can tell, both of these presents the same core problems I feel are the cause for a lot of the complaints about the mmo-genre. Problem 1. It's too transparent. You know what you have to do, how to do it, and where to do it at. This kills all kind of creative thinking, quest text reading, socializing and exploration. All of these are arguably what makes the genre so immersive and social. Problem 2. It's predictable. After your first hub of WoW, you already know the pace of the rest of the leveling experience. Talk to everyone with an " ! ", leave the immediate area to the surrounding map, kill things and collect things until the bar is filled and return for rewards. In Guild Wars 2, it's also pretty predictable, even more so. What I do like though, is that it offers more incentive for exploration, since you have to find your hearts and events instead of being guided to them. So now lets talk about my opinion on some solutions. First off, remove all signs of an NPC wanting to give you a quest. No NPC should have a " ! ", because the ones that don't are generally ignored and then the town starts to feel like a ghosttown after all the quests are done. In order to figure out if an NPC wants help with something, it should be obvious (or not so much) by reading his actual Dialog. For example, talking to a farmer could say "Boy, I wish I had a better tool to do this job with." Should be inclination enough that if you give him a tool, he could reward you. I also want to note here, that a quest journal should NOT be updated after talking to him. If a quest journal were to exist, it would be filled out by the player. For example, if the player finishes talking to a merchant and she heralds about a shiny gem she heard about near the west coast of New Terra, the player may choose to manually input in a journal (Kind of like a sticky note) "Merchant wants a gem, west coast New Terra" or something, so s/he can remember the details without having to talk to the NPC again. Also since the NPC is generally not an omniscient, omnipresent being, their descriptions can be a little more vague than actually needed. So you may find a few gems, and trading them to the merchant she could say "oh it wasn't like this, it was more xxx" That way a player has to make the decision "well you think it could be like this? Do you think 15 would be enough?" Secondly, make the distances to complete a quest varied. This would encourage exploration. You don't know whether or not a quest would take you near or far, or if you should keep talking to more townsfolk to find more things to do. This would also encourage socialization. "Hey, I came this far to try and find X for so and so, or to kill Y for Z. I figured out he's too hard solo, can anyone help out?" Or by asking players "Hey is there anything I can do around here?" Then when you're out exploring or killing things, anywhere can have something of value and any drop *could* be a quest item to someone, so in my mind, that encourages players to try looking for new things, go off the roads between cities, talk to NPCs and other players. It would facilitate adding in Story lines, arcs and more "epic" feeling quests, where the player ends up traveling more, looking for more rare and harder to find things, forging alliances with players and reading NPC text which would promote an overall bond towards certain NPCs (which is dependent on how well the writers are and story depth is, but it facilitates it nonetheless). I believe it would make a more "livable" world, where the NPCs are more colorful and humorous, the players are more engaging, and the story and lore are more built-in and the quests actually feel like quests and not intermittent rewards. The only major problem I'd have with this system, I think, is that it is hard to implement with character levels, and the like. However, if I look for alternative ways of character advancement and derail myself from a level system, I could see this being a method of story telling and quest giving in a sandbox styled game where skills and alliances matter more than equipment and levels. Thoughts? Agree/Disagree with any of my processes? Questions? Suggestions? Anything in *your* mind on how you would design a system? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Chesteshwar Pujara has gone all out to prove that he can be another Virender Sehwag. In the Ranji quarter-finals against Karnataka, he slammed 352 off 427 balls with 49 fours and 1 six.
Add to this, his record against the Englishmen in the Test series — 438 runs at 87.60 — and he should be a shoe-in for a spot in the playing XI. It's important to pick batsmen who are in form and are feeling confident about their game.
However, India has a strange habit of keeping in-form batsmen on the bench -- we've seen it happen with Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary and Rohit Sharma over and over again. Now, it just might happen to Pujara too.
"Well it (ODI debut) looks very unlikely as of now because we have to see the whole batting line-up the position he's ideally suited for and all those things. As of now, it looks very unlikely," said Dhoni on the eve of the first ODI against England at the SCA stadium in Rajkot. "Let's see what happens tomorrow. If somebody gets unfit, we'll see."
But senior sports writer Ayaz Memon believes that Pujara's name should be the first one on the team list.
"I would put his name first on the team list. And then of course, Dhoni has to be in there. But these two are an absolute must. The rest of the team will depend on the wicket too," said Ayaz during SportsTalk.
The Rajkot wicket is generally known to assist the batsmen and won't exactly give a lot of support to the pacemen. It might be just the thing that India need to push Pujara into the team. But who to drop?
"I would look at Yuvraj Singh or Suresh Raina, if India is looking to drop a batsman. More Raina than Yuvraj though. Raina has been around for a long time and he just hasn't produced the big knocks. It's time he proves himself. He can't be a rookie forever."
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Football Analysis – Chelsea Vs Arsenal 2-1 Torres, Gervinho & Mata Goals! – 29/09/2012
So today Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates. I felt that we played well and were unfortunate not to get a draw. What do you guys think of the new layout with Fifa? Arsenal Goals: Gervinho 42′ Chelsea Goals: Torres 20′ Mata 53′ If you have enjoyed follow me on twitter to keep updated! – twitter.com Enjoy! Me-is-e
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An honour? no. Interesting? Most definitely.
By the way, try to be on the news, as in : "make it exceptional". (nutshot, etc.)
I'll cheer for you from my sofa.
I'd be no more honored to meet the pope than I was at meeting Dr. Jonas Salk when I was a kid. I met him before I had any appreciation for what he did, so it was kind of a non-notable day.
I will agree with what was said above: architecture is cool. I see the Vatican City on TV all the time and think it would just be a really cool place to drive around. Pretend it's for some other use, like a public university or something.
No idea, but they probably have mind scanners to make sure you don't ask legitimate questions lol


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HE was given the highest military award in honour of outstanding bravery showed during World War One.
Now a road will be named after Private Alfred Wilkinson, who was awarded the Victoria Cross during the conflict.
The Victoria Cross, or VC, is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy".
Private Wilkinson, from Leigh, will be recognised with a road named in his honour on a new housing estate in Bickershaw.
The builders, Taylor Wimpey, and ward councillors have agreed the most prominent road on the estate should be called Wilkinson Park Drive.
There are plans to erect a tribute to Private Wilkinson on the estate.
He won the VC for the bravery he showed during the Battle of Selle in Marou in northern France in October, 1918.
He completed a daring mission across no man's land. During the attack, four runners had been killed attempting to deliver a message to the supporting company.
Private Wilkinson volunteered to relay the message and succeeded in that task despite the journey involving exposure to extremely heavy machine-gun and shell fire for 600 yards.
Private Wilkinson, who served with the Manchester Regiment, later achieved the rank of lieutenant. He was born in Leigh in December, 1896.
He survived the trenches and returned to Leigh. Alfred married Grace Davies in 1932 and opened a sweet shop with his wife before going to work at Bickershaw Colliery.
At the outbreak of the World War Two, Alfred joined the home guard. He continued working at the colliery where he was killed in 1940 as a result of gas poisoning.
He was buried with full military honours in Leigh Borough Cemetery.
Fittingly, the road being named in his honour is located on the former Bickershaw Colliery site.
Leader of Wigan Council, Lord Peter Smith, who is also the ward member for the area, said: "I'm very pleased we are recognising the extraordinary bravery of Private Wilkinson by naming a road in his honour.
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