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Original Title: Friendship to Companionship
Notes: Part of the Progression Series. Sequel to 'As The Superior Officer.'
Disclaimer: I do not own Star Trek 2009, and I do not make any profit from this work.
"Well, this bites."
It was a bit of an understatement, actually. They'd been captured, roughed up a bit (Jim felt that the repeated punching in the eye was a bit much, thanks) and dumped in a couple of the oddest cells Jim had ever seen.
"You will remain here until I decide what to do with you," the Romulan-in-charge had told them, and they'd hadn't heard from a soul since.
That was two days ago. And Jim knew. Because Spock was here, and Spock said so, and Spock always knew the freaking time. He wondered if that was a Vulcan thing, that they always knew the time. Or whether Spock was just weird.
The cells were odd. They were metal cages, with narrow bars that Jim could get his arms through to the elbow, but not his biceps or any part of his legs or head. At least, Jim's was. Spock's was a four-sided box, with metal bars along the top like a very weird crib.
Oh yeah, and Jim's cage was on top of Spock's box. Because that didn't sound weird at all.
Now, if Jim was in the bottom box, and a female crewmember in one of those delicious skirts was in the top box...now that wouldn't bite so much.
The biggest problem, Jim was rapidly learning, was not the lack of water (it hadn't been that long yet, surprisingly. Replicated water kind of taught you not to get thirsty) or food (if Romulan food was anything like Vulcan food, he'd rather go hungry) but the boredom. Because Spock was awesome and all, but he just wasn't very talkative. Even when Jim tried to get him to talk.
Nothing, but he could practically hear the eyebrow twitch. He was willing to bet that if he rolled over and looked at the Vulcan, one eyebrow would be engaged in conversation with that perfectly straight hairline.
"Why don't you ever say much?"
And if Spock were human - or anything like Jim - then he was willing to bet the Vulcan would have said, "Seriously, Jim, what the fuck?" Heh, he'd pay good money to hear that actually. Maybe he'd have to get him drunk sometime.
"I do not frequently have the need to say anything."
"Everyone needs to talk, man."
"Humans do seem to find comfort in the expression of irrelevant or seemingly random thoughts and feelings. Vulcans, however, do not engage in such a practice."
"So...no coffee morning socials on New Vulcan?"
"...No, Captain."
"We are on duty."
"And there's nobody here to give a rat's ass, Spock. Jim."
"At least," aha. A soul had come back. Jim squirmed round to peer out of his cage at the Romulan-in-charge. "At least your First Officer shows the proper respect for the chain of command. At least the Vulcan race has maintained some favourable traits."
Jim scowled. He had a very strict rule. The crew of the Enterprise were allowed to take the piss (it helped morale) sometimes. Dr. McCoy was allowed to do it loads because it seemed to be his modus operandi. But hostile Romulan weirdos were not.
"Your ship has followed us."
"What did you expect?"
The Romulan smirked. Jim was still getting used to faces that looked like Vulcans pulling facial expressions. It was...a bit odd.
"I expected to have more time, I'll admit," he said, and the ship shuddered. Only minutely, but enough to tell Jim that 'your ship has followed us' wasn't quite what was happening. Clearly, Sulu was taking the opportunity to target practice. "But regardless, I will show you my new technique for dealing with Federation pestilence."
He glanced at Spock, and the smirk deepened.
"Particularly," he said coolly, "Vulcans. It is...fitting."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Jim snarled.
The Romulan just walked away.
"How the hell are they going to get us back?" Jim demanded. "They can't beam on unless..."
"Romulan warbirds of this class typically do not have enough power to maintain shields over the entire ship," Spock said. He was shifting suddenly in his box, and Jim frowned down at him in curiosity. "They will likely have exposed areas that Mr. Scott can take advantage of."
"Spock, why are you so antsy?" Jim asked.
"Vulcans do not like water, Captain."
"Jim. And so?"
Spock paused.
"Spock," Jim said.
"It...appears that my containment..."
"Your box."
"...My box is filling with water, sir."
Jim got the distinct feeling that his guts had just turned to water. "No way."
"It appears that his comment on the fitting circumstances referred to the ability to drown a Vulcan," Spock said. He was still talking, Jim noted incredulously, as if about a fascinating science experiment. "It is particularly fitting to be on a Romulan warbird, as the Romulans are no more fond of water than the Vulcans."
"No. No, no, no..." Jim breathed.
The ship rocked again, much more alarmingly this time, and Jim reached through the narrow bars to clasp Spock's wrist.
"How fast?" he demanded. "How fast is it rising?"
But he could see - it was already halfway up the sides of the box. And this was the punishment, wasn't it? Jim's cage would not hold water. It would spill out and he would only get damp. But Spock would be drowned...and Jim would have to watch.
"Oh God, Sulu, hurry," he whispered.
Spock's arm rotated until he grasped Jim's wrist in return.
"It has been an honour serving with you, Jim," he said quietly.
"No," Jim said. "Don't talk like you're going to die, because..."
"The chances of..."
"Don't give me chances!" Jim exploded, and the ship shuddered alarmingly. "Don't give me fucking chances! They're going to get us out of here in time, and..."
The water was to Spock's shoulders. Jim wondered whether the boxes were bolted down. If the ship rocked enough, would they tip over?
"Block the pipe," he ordered.
"There is no pipe," Spock said. "It is more of a ventilation system. I cannot block it."
Jim swore, loudly and creatively.
"Okay, okay," he said. His own breathing was frantic now, whereas Spock was still shockingly calm. "Oh God. Jesus. How - how long? How long can you hold your breath?"
"Five point two minutes, Jim."
"And is that...good for a Vulcan?"
"It is adequate."
He was sitting up very straight now - and Jim could hear phaser fire.
"They're coming," he breathed. "Oh thank fuck, they're coming. Spock, you have to hold your breath. You have to, you hear me? They're nearly here."
The water lurched up over his mouth and nose, and Jim found himself holding his breath.
"There! They're there!"
"Get us the fuck out of here!" Jim roared, twisting his head. Lieutenant Giotto was there, phaser beam narrowed to the width of a scalpel, whining through the bars. But too slowly, too slowly. "They're fucking drowning him! Try and puncture the box!"
One of the other redshirts (in the panic, Jim couldn't remember his name) knelt and used his own phaser on the side of the box, but just as Giotto freed the lock on Jim's cage, he rose again, shaking his head.
"It's thicker, sir, I can't get through."
Jim squirmed out, still clinging to Spock's arm through the bars. His arm was immersed now, as was the entirety of his First Officer's body, but the returning grip was strong.
"We need to cut through the bars and get him out, now!" he ordered. Giotto was already at work and Jim, unwilling to let go of Spock's arm, snatched the redshirt's phaser and joined him.
Five point two minutes. How long since he'd said it?
"Come on, come on..." he hissed as the first bar popped. One more and he'd be able to lift the Vulcan enough to breathe.
And then the hand gripping his forearm went slack.
"NO!" he howled.
"Anderson!" Giotto barked, still lasering away. "Get back to the rendezvous deck and contact the Enterprise. Tell them to have an emergency medical team standing by for Commander Spock - and he's going to need CPR!"
Another redshirt bolted.
"Hang on, hang on," Jim pleaded. The muscles in that powerful arm were limp under his fingers. The bars weren't breaking fast enough. Even if he could get his face out of the water, Jim doubted that Spock was breathing.
And Jim...Jim couldn't lose that friendship. Not for the world.
Two bars popped simultaneously, making the gap suddenly wide enough. And Jim immersed his entire upper body to haul at the Vulcan. God-damn their heavier structure; Spock weighed a ton, and getting him out of the water would have been impossible without Giotto.
"Get him on the floor!" Jim barked.
He was as limp as a rag doll in their arms, and Jim had him flipped over and was crushing Spock's back to his chest in a second, squeezing the water out of him. But even as it flushed from his nose and mouth, he wasn't coughing or even trying to inhale.
"God, man, don't do this to me!" he begged, turning him back over and lying him out flat. His pulse was still going, but slow even for a human, never mind for a Vulcan. "Jesus, come on!"
He straightened him out, tipped his head back, pinched his nose and sealed Spock's mouth with his own. He had never given CPR in real life, and didn't even know if it worked on Vulcans. A rubber doll was somewhat different from your First Officer, from your goddamn friend, and Jim was struck with the terrible thought that he didn't know what to do if he lost Spock.
"Breathe, come on, please breathe," he begged before trying again. Giotto was standing guard, but the redshirt whose phaser Jim had taken was showing some intelligence and had a hand pressed to Spock's side, feeling his heart rate.
"Still going," he said. "Try again, sir."
Jim did. And again, and again, and again. And then suddenly the redshirt slapped both hands over that fragile heart and started pumping, and Jim's watery guts disappeared altogether.
"Oh God no, don't die on me, please don't die on me!" he pleaded, before trying again. And again and again and...
Spock's chest heaved, and Jim got a mouthful of water before he could pull away.
"Oh God, thank you, oh fucking yes," he spluttered, easing the Vulcan over onto his side. Those dark eyes were rolling in his head, and his breathing was dangerously shallow and uneven. He was shivering - shock or cold or both, Jim didn't know - hard enough to pass them off as convulsions.
"We need to move, sir," Giotto hissed anxiously.
"Spock, come on, up you get," Jim said, throwing a heavy Vulcan arm over his shoulder and nodding at the redshirt who got Spock's other side. The Vulcan was out of it, and Jim wouldn't have been able to handle him alone.
The ship was in serious trouble - clearly Sulu was about half a photon torpedo from blowing it up entirely. There were dead and dying Romulans everywhere, and Jim could only bitterly hope that the one in charge had suffered. Because if he hadn't, then by God, Jim hoped exploding in space was fucking painful.
"Nearly there, sir," Giotto said - and Jim glanced anxiously at Spock again.
Unconscious. And no longer shivering. Oh God, had he stopped breathing?
They carried him into the empty zone and had him on the floor again before Giotto had his communicator open.
"He's stopped breathing again!" the redshirt yelled, and went straight for the heart again. By God, that kid was getting promoted when they got back.
And so Jim had another first: performing the kiss of life mid-transport.
"Fucking hell!" he heard McCoy first, as they materialised in the transporter room, but he didn't break rhythm in the slightest. A few moments later, McCoy pushed at his shoulder: "Here, use the machine."
It was a small handheld device used to pump air into the patient's lungs, and all personnel were trained to use it. Jim managed to keep the same rhythm up as he switched from mouth-to-mouth to the machine, and he vaguely noted that the redshirt was still thumping away at Spock's heart.
"Out of the way!" McCoy yelled suddenly, and there were the paddles, whining with charge. Jim shifted to not touch Spock, but had to keep the plastic machine going. When the redshirt stepped aside, McCoy bared the Vulcan's chest and slammed them into place.
A jolt, and a nasty thumping sound, but still no inhalation.
"Please," Jim whispered - and now they were off the Romulan ship, he could feel the panic building inside his own chest. There were tears threatening, but he resolutely kept going. "Oh God, please. Please, come on, breathe, please..."
Another shock from the paddles, and McCoy swore enough to make the redshirt go the same colour as his uniform.
"Come on, you blasted Vulcan! You're tougher than this, I fucking know you are!" McCoy snarled, before applying the paddles yet again.
This time, when he checked, there was a faint pulse, fluttering away in Spock's neck. Jim could see the pulse point jumping, but he still wasn't breathing...
"Stretcher!" McCoy yelled. "Jim, try and support his head and keep that going until he tries breathing for himself. Chapel, dash ahead to Sickbay and get an oxygen tank and mask set up. Make sure the respirator's on standby, I think we're going to need it..."
"Don't die on me, please don't die, please," Jim whispered frantically as they got Spock onto the stretcher.
"Jim, up on it too," McCoy said quickly. "Straddle his hips and keep that thing going!"
Jim didn't even question the order. Normally, straddling a Vulcan's hips was a fast ticket to the nearest wall. Now, it went unnoticed by the Vulcan in question, and unquestioned by anyone at all. He swung himself up onto the stretcher and began again.
From here, his vantage point was worse as they sped towards Sickbay. He had to keep his eyes on Spock's face to avoid becoming dizzy, but while he could see the pulse struggling weakly in his throat, he could also see the complete lack of any muscular tension anywhere in his upper body. He looked...
"Don't leave me," Jim begged. "Don't leave me, please don't leave me. I need you, you know that, I need you, I can't lose that, I can't lose that friendship, please..."
"We need thermal blankets, oxygen, cardiac monitors...!" McCoy was bellowing as they shot into Sickbay and Jim nearly bounced down off the stretcher when they halted next to the chosen biobed. He managed to keep the machine going as they transferred Spock onto the bed, and felt the first tears spill over when McCoy called for the respirator.
"What happened, sir?" Dr. M'Benga demanded as the nurse efficiently stripped the Vulcan of his soaked uniform and threw Sickbay scrubs onto him, promptly followed by blankets and more blankets.
"They tried to drown him," Jim choked, focussing only on his hands, relaxing and squeezing at the right times, in time with his own breathing, keeping it determinedly steady.
"We need the - Jesus!"
McCoy interrupted him when Spock suddenly, and without warning, choked on the inhalation Jim was giving him, and spasmed as if punched in the solar plexus. Jim tore the machine away hurriedly, and Spock took a deep breath that sounded like something being savagely torn apart.
"That's it, you green-blooded son of a bitch, you keep that up!" McCoy crowed, accent thicker than the ship's hull, as he fixed an oxgyen mask onto his patient. "Nurse, adrenalin."
Jim gripped the biobed tightly between his hands, knuckles white, as he focused on the powerful up-down-up-down of Spock's chest. He was breathing. He was breathing, he was breathing, he was breathing, he was...
The cardiac monitor wailed and the chest motion stopped. In a second, Dr. M'Benga took the machine from Jim's hands and began again, as Dr. McCoy swooped down to check his heartrate.
"Heart's still going - come on, Spock - just about, staying roughly steady..." he babbled.
Jim reached out, fastening his fingers around Spock's temple and pressing their foreheads together, keeping out of the way of the machine and the doctor.
"Please," he choked, his tears running off his face onto Spock's hair. "Please, oh God, please don't go. I need you, we need you..."
And he would never know how or why he did it, but he pushed, somehow, pushed his way past himself, past Spock, and:
It was a bedroom, sparse and Spartan, dark and gloomy and outside, the sun was setting. He could hear a tide, like an ocean, but he ignored it as he rushed to the bed, to the Vulcan in the bed.
"Spock, come on!" he shook him by the shoulders, and could have passed out in relief when those dark eyes opened to peer at him hazily.
"It's Jim," he corrected before he even registered the words. "Oh God, Spock, am I in your mind? Have we...?"
"You have...melded," Spock managed, but he seemed very fuzzy around the edges, almost like a man high or drugged or...
Or dying.
"No!" Jim cried, shaking him again. "Spock, please. You're dying, Spock, you're not fighting - you're not giving up on me! You're not!"
Jim hauled him upright, wrapping his arms around the Vulcan, crushing him as tight into his chest as he possibly could, clinging to him as if just by holding him, he could stop him leaving. "Don't leave me," he begged. "Don't leave me, please don't leave. God, Spock, you can't leave me - you can't leave us - me. You just can't!"
"Jim," Spock whispered against his shoulder, still as limp as he'd been on the Romulan ship. "Jim, I..."
"You can't leave," Jim repeated, pressing a hand to the nape of Spock's neck. "God, Spock, you're one of the greatest people I know! I know we didn't hit it off right at the start but it's all changed and I need you now! You're too important to me, you're too vital to me! I can't let go of you! Without you, there's no me, not any more!"
"Jim, I cannot..."
"Yes you can!" Jim said fiercely. "Don't let go, don't let them drown you! You've got to be alright! I'm breathing, you can breathe with me until you get it again, you can do that, use me, breathe with me! Just don't let go! I can't do this without you, Spock, I can't, not anymore."
He came back to himself slowly, like a man waking from a faint. The cardiac monitor was beeping fuzzily in the distance, and he heard Dr. M'Benga gasp and McCoy's crow of second delight when the Vulcan's chest faintly, so faintly, began to move again.
"That's it," Jim whispered, not daring to move his hands or head. He wasn't sure if Spock needed that contact, and he didn't dare risk it for a moment. "That's it, just breathe, breathe. Breathe with me, breathe with me."
He took deeper breaths, and Spock seemed to copy him.
"By God, Jim, a fucking mind meld," McCoy hissed, but he didn't seem remotely angry really. "Only you would think of such a thing."
Jim ignored him. "Keep breathing. Breathe. In and out, in and out..."
And so it went, for another hour and a half, in which Jim's muscles cramped and the doctors hovered with adrenalin hypos and thermal blankets, and finally, finally, Spock's breathing fell out of rhythm with Jim's and into its own.
Two hours after their arrival in Sickbay, Jim dared to let go.
And Spock kept breathing.
"Oh thank Christ," Jim whispered.
"You did it, Jim," McCoy said, elated, and he threw his arms around Jim in an exuberant hug.
Shattered by the emotional turmoil, the near-loss of such a precious friend, Jim burst into hysterical tears, and McCoy didn't hesitate at all, drawing him in and rubbing his back until the Captain cried out his fear and turmoil and finally quieted once more.
And the Vulcan just kept breathing, breathing, breathing...
"He's going to be alright, Jim," McCoy whispered. "He's going to be alright. You didn't lose him. We haven't lost him yet."
"Ever," Jim whispered raggedly into the doctor's shoulder. "Never. I'm never going to let go."
"You saved his life."
Jim shivered, remembering the lonely room and the sunset. "He only came back for me, Bones. He only came back for me."
And the Vulcan just kept breathing.


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Men's Soccer yields lead late in loss Kounas goal to Celts
HOUSTON, Texas -- A solid effort that produced a 1-0 lead after sixty minutes of play ended in a 4-1 setback for Southwestern Assemblies of God University men's soccer team on Friday.
The University of St. Thomas, who fielded an improved team according to Lions Head Coach Clem Oancea, took advantage of two turnovers by the defense to take a 2-1 lead with 17 minutes remaining.
A defensive foul at the edge of the box, 18 yards out, led to the Celts icing the game, 3-1, in the 85th minute. They tacked on another three minutes later to close the scoring.
The final margin was deceiving. SAGU had a number of scoring chances to go along with six cornerkicks, but found the Celts resistance too much. Goalie Jason Taffet, a 6'5 junior, held the Lions scoreless over the final 41 minutes.
St. Thomas improved their lead in the young series to 3-0, all of them come-from-behind triumphs in the closing stages of the game.
The season opener for both teams was played at Houston's Amateur Sports Park, the training home of the Houston Dynamo.
After a scoreless first half, the Lions drew first blood with a goal just four minutes into the second stanza. A pair of sophomores produced the game's first score.
Following a goal kick on one end, the Purple Pride maintained possession at midfield. Veteran playmaker Jonathan Ramos (Tegucigalpa, Honduras / Garringer HS) got in behind the Celts back line along the right side.
The quick strike was followed with a deftly placed pass in the box to midfielder Lee Kounas (Oak Cliff, Tx / Townview HS). He one-timed a low blast past Taffet inside the right post.
"It was a great combination play," said Co-Captain Cesar Galvan (Allen, Tx / Lovejoy HS).
Coach Oancea called the scoring play "brilliant."
After a first half in which the Lions thwarted St. Thomas, allowing them only seven shots, all from long distances that Galvan easily snared, SAGU upped their play.
"It was a great start from our guys. I was very pleased with the possession we had in the first half. At intermission I told them how proud I was of their performance," recalled Oancea. "We made a few adjustments and they paid off."
"The goal came from a beautiful combination on the right side of the field," he said. "It unfolded in amazing fashion. The quick movement of Joel put him in position ahead of their defense. He found Lee inside for the goal."
The goal could've given SAGU a solid 2-0 lead after a prior miss of a golden chance.
Kounas (KOO-nahs) was second on the team in scoring in 2012 with 17 points (5 goals, 7 assists). He looks to help fill the void with the graduation of Danny Martinez (Houston, Tx / Cy-Creek HS), the club's chief scoring threat.
"Our guys were very organized and discipline in our game and we kept the ball most of the entire first half," the Romanian-born coach added. "They couldn't break our back-line and had to look for shots from a distance."
The Lions field a young starting line-up; six are freshmen or sophomores, four juniors and a lone senior in Galvan, the goalie. Meshing the incoming players and developing cohesion is the goal of the early season games.
Even after late mistakes cost them a shot at a road win, Oancea (WAHN-cha) was very upbeat. He found many positives to take from the game.
"We played very well, very organized," he summed up. "We kept the ball. We are still trying to move pieces around and adjust to the players. I believe we are handling the changes well."
Galvan agrees. "Every team hates to lose. But the attitude after the game wasn't of let down but of self-reflection."
"We really looked at each other and said, 'hey it's our first game.' This team has a positive attitude. Our play in the middle really helped us."
"We have to play our game and stay focused from the first minute until the 90th minute," Oancea continued. "Our possession game was beautiful and will get better as we play more games."
He praised the St. Thomas team, who added a number of international players since last fall. "It was great starting the season against a team of this caliber," he said. "That was the reason for playing them early, so we can evaluate our guys against a good opponent."
As for the effects of the high temps and high humidity, the coach said the Lions did not tire. "Our fitness level if very good," he pointed out. SAGU did not have to make change due to fatigue. Only two substitutes entered the action, both as tactical adjustments.
"This is the game we love. Just because you play the best soccer," explained Oancea, "doesn't mean you always end on top. This beautiful game is all about precision and focus. A fraction of a second is often the difference between a win and a loss. It was in this game."
"The entire team, as one unit, played a great game. I think Danny Castro (Dallas, Tx / Skyline HS) and Johnny Ramirez (Red Oak, Tx / Red Oak HS) along with the back four (defenders) played a solid game."
Oancea found the team meal after the game as rewarding as their productive play. While dining at a local Chili's they encountered two waitresses who were in need of ministry. A moment of prayer and encouragement for both was gratifying.
"Winning is not always counted in goals scored, but in fulfilling God's purpose in each day. Life is about highs and lows, and going through them with His help."
"Tonight our guys learned lessons and God was in the center of both of them. There is no greater place to be than by His side at the right place and at the right time. Our guys are winners in my book, no matter what."
The hope of having a few more players getting cleared by the NAIA eligibility center will aid the team.
SAGU returns to action later next week, playing back-to-back games in Kansas on Thursday and Friday. They will face Southwestern College on August 29 before taking on Sterling College the following afternoon.
Galvan said he believes his teammates will work this week to avoid making the same mistakes again.
"I feel like the team is going to train next week to improve, to learn and to be coached. We will be ready for Kansas. We hope to come back with victories. Our attitude is positive and our heads are high."
Contact: Mark "Link" Warde, SAGU Sports Information Director, at email@example.com or at 469-658-2847.

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Hollywood may be preparing for tomorrow's Academy Awards, but that didn't stop the stars from coming out in full force for the 2013 Independent Spirit Awards.
Let's get into their looks!
Kerry Washington opted for a floral Giambattista Valli Couture dress with matching $2,695 Christian Louboutin Sissi pumps, and a Bottega Veneta clutch. I'd typically be opposed to the matching shoes, but it works in this case.
It was date night for Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves, who was simply stunning in a pink Escada gown. Her styling was immaculate!
Zoe Saldana bet on Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2013 stripes and completed her look with white Casadei pumps. Those things are catching on, aren't they?
Unfortunately, Salma Hayek missed the mark in her Alexander McQueen Fall 2013 white knitted frock and skull pumps. But get into that itty bitty waist, children!
Common was perfectly perfect.
Rashida Jones was a delight in her printed Stella McCartney Pre-Fall 2013 ensemble and Nicholas Kirkwood peep toe pumps. I'm loving her choice of bold lip.
Cutie Quvenzhané Wallis was in the building in her blush colored Stella McCartney dress and doggy bag.
Jennifer Lawrence won me over in her Lanvin getup and Giuseppe Zanotti sandals. This look was youthful (something I feel she's been lacking this season), and very appropriate for her.
I loved Chris Tucker in Silver Linings Playbook; I wish I could say the same for this look.
Nina Dobrev went in a sparkly Michael Kors number and strappy Jimmy Choo sandals. No complaints here.
I'll be willing to ignore Bradley Cooper's dusty boots if he promises to read me a bedtime story in French. All will be forgiven. But until then… Hmm…
Who was your favorite look of the night?
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Jamba Juice Introducing New Line of Sandwiches, Salads, Tea
Jamba Juice Goes Beyond Smoothies, Debuts Food
Starbucks isn't the only beverage chain looking to regain its footing: Jamba Juice is also struggling to get its mojo back. In addition to its recently introduced oatmeal and licensed supermarket products, the smoothie giant will also unveil a new menu of food items.
Jamba's new menu will contain food items such as wraps, salads, and flatbreads, and will debut next week in California, with stores in the rest of the country following over the year.
The ready-made wraps include Asian-Style Chicken, Chimichurri Chicken, Gobble'licious Turkey, Greek Goddess, and Grains and Greens for vegans, and two salads, Caesar the Day, and Couscous Produce. All wraps and salads will retail at $5.50.
In addition, Jamba is also installing turbo ovens in stores for new baked-to-order California Flatbreads, which will come in four flavors: Four Cheesy ($3.50), Smokehouse Chicken, Tomo Artichoko, and MediterraneYum ($3.75). The company is also adding iced tea beverages and fruit-tea infusions in exotic flavors like prickly pear, passion fruit, and pomegranate. All will be made without high-fructose corn syrup or artificial flavors.
In times when money's tight and people are more health conscious than ever, smoothies have seemingly fallen by the wayside. Because they're not filling enough — yet often have the calories — to be a meal, these fruity frosties have never played a part in my everyday routine. While it's a risky move for the chain, I could see how its on-the-go options might be appealing. Would you buy food at Jamba Juice?


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Senior Citizen Club hosting charity dinner
The Filipino American Social Club will sponsor a charity dinner with People Helping People from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Senior Citizen Club of Hernando County, at 7925 Rhanbuoy Road in Weeki Wachee. PHP is an interfaith nonprofit organization providing meals, clothing, groceries and resource materials to the needy on the west side of Hernando County. Volunteers and monetary donations welcome. Call (352) 686-4466.
Volunteers needed for hospice work
HPH Hospice will host a two-part volunteer orientation for adults and teens 14 and older from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and July 22 at 698 S Broad St. Volunteer opportunities include answering phones, filing, working on office projects and visiting patients in their homes. Hospice is a nonprofit organization serving eastern Hernando County that cares for individuals affected by a life-limiting illness. Registration required. Call Anne Clark at (352) 796-2611 or visit hph-hospice.org.
Lost easily? Learn to use a compass
Chinsegut Nature Center will host a Map and Compass Class from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday on the nature center grounds, 23212 Lake Lindsey Road, north of Brooksville. This is an introductory course to map and compass use. Free, but reservations are required. Call (352) 754-6722.
Line dancing lives on at clubhouse
Brookridge Line Dance Social will host a dance from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 31 at the Brookridge Clubhouse, 8150 Hampton St. A DJ will entertain. All levels of experience welcome. No lessons are provided, but an instructor will be on site to assist. Guests can bring their own snacks, beverages and ice. A 50/50 raffle will be conducted (nine tickets for $3). Admission to the dance is $5. The club also offers line dance lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For details, call Norma at (352) 397-6088.
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The Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA) which consists of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), Cashman Center (CC), averages 250 events with nearly two million attendees annually. These types of numbers require a significant amount of planning and resources. The LVCVA's commitment to being environmentally responsible continues to be successful for all of our customers and community. Through our current efforts, the LVCVA has been able to control and/or decrease any adverse effects to our environment.
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze from a critic and systematic approach, and in the assumption of a governance crisis, the transformation of institutions towards new shapes, structures and processes and mechanisms in a emergent global economic [em]governance[/em]. It is described briefly how the types and characteristics in which such crisis takes place in a global level.
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Handsome Alba, with its dark wood and leather, white tablecloths, high multi-level ceilings, and weighty stone presence lends a big-city sense to downtown Quincy's Hancock Street strip.
Situated among less substantial physical spaces - a variety store, a nail salon, a tiny stringed-instrument dealership - the new Alba (relocated from across the street in 2008) is an oasis of style. The menu of this Mediterranean steakhouse includes appetizers, salads and sandwiches, full entrees, late-night dishes for $4.50 each, and big-time a la carte steak entrees. (A 30-ounce grilled bone-in rib-eye for $35.50 tops it out.)
Some menu changes will debut next week, reflecting the new chef, Stephen Coy, who arrived early this month. And like many restaurants today, Alba is offering a special three-course menu Sunday through Thursday for $25 and a 10 p.m.-to-midnight special menu of small dishes.
The restaurant was lively and half-full during dinner on the Wednesday after Christmas. The space is large with 110 seats downstairs, function rooms upstairs, and a (currently unimaginable) rooftop patio. A dinner party of 18, seated at a long table, slid easily into place in the spacious dining room.
When I went back for brunch during a Saturday snowstorm early this month, the restaurant was understandably empty except for a very buff guy enjoying his omelet at the bar while glancing between his Blackberry and a television sound-off. I was totally comfortable sitting alone at a leather banquet corner table in the bar.
The best dish I had in two visits was a fantastically delicious sirloin (6 or 8 ounces - too much for me to finish) that came with the weekend brunch steak and eggs ($11.50). The eggs were good, too - cooked a perfect over-medium, which isn't that easy to get: whites solid, yokes runny.
Alba serves the Creekstone Farms natural line of beef, which comes from animals given vegetarian feed on farms certified to use humane husbandry standards and no antibiotics or hormones.
On our dinner visit, we started with a great white-bean and escarole soup ($6.50), part of the three-course special that night.
We enjoyed the black sesame seared ahi tuna ($10.50) appetizer. The slices of fish were generous and edged with toasted sesame seeds.
Sometimes it's hard to beat fries and a hamburger - and the one in the Alba sliders ($10.50) was great (bacon crisscrossed on top) in its shiny brioche bun. So were its mates: a good lobster salad and a barbecued chicken (that looked like pulled pork) with an apple slaw on top. This filling plate of sandwiches comes with great french fries.
The evening's special salmon (part of the three-course $25 menu) was a large, grilled fillet sitting atop some round, nicely al dente spinach ravioli and a layer of fresh wilted spinach. The dish was healthy - with some baby veggies, too - but lacked seasoning.
Next was another favorite dish of mine: a half-chicken cooked under a brick ($18). This one was crispy and delicious. The mushroom risotto, though, was undercooked: It needed more time on the stove to get creamier and let the flavors meld.
Next was the chocolate molten cake I adore: a dark, warm cupcake-sized confection that transitions from moist cake into a near-pudding consistency in the center. And the crème brulee (one of the special menu dessert options) had a delicate vanilla smoothness.
I'm interested in eating at Alba again under chef Coy, who was the sous-chef at Newton's Bokx 109 American Prime.
Before Coy, Keka was without a chef for a while, making do with a little help from some friends, including chef Paul Wahlberg (who had a bit of free time after leaving Bridgeman's in Hull last year to start work on his own restaurant).
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Scottish musician and one of the lead vocalists for the group, Deacon Blue, that was originally formed by Ricky Ross in 1985. A recording contract was signed, the band was joined by vocalist Lorraine McIntosh and they released a successful album, "Raintown," in May 1987. UK tours followed and a second successful album was released in mid-April 1989, "When the World Knows Your Name," which went right to the top. In August 1989 the band played in the U.S. for a six-city promotion and was back to the UK by December for sold-out performances. Through 1993, the groups music continued striking the UK charts in the top 50's with another visit to the U.S. and numerous sell-out concerts in Scotland and the UK.
Joint-lead singers McIntosh and Ross were later married.
- Social : Joined group 1985 (Joined the group Deacon Blue)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released December 1989 (Return to the UK for performances)
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Frank C. Clifford quotes Caroline Gerard from B.C. Place of birth; Thornhill Hospital, Elderslie, Scotland 55 N.50 04 W.28 from Frank's book British Entertainers 1997
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Makis Place adds more sushi to the Grove
Is there room to squeeze yet another sushi place into the Grove? Makis Place, a quick-service Japanese franchise from Brazil, has been trying to snag attention since opening in September, but the place is difficult to find, wedged into the back of CocoWalk.
Across from Victoria's Secret, it offers booths overlooking photos of underwear models. But the real eye-catchers are the temakis, large cones of thin, crispy seafood stuffed with rice and your choice of filling, ranging from salmon to white tuna to breaded shrimp. They come in a nifty cardboard triangle for grab-and-go eaters. One is a snack; two make a meal.
Combo meals come with a refreshing though thimble-sized salad of crunchy cucumbers and julienned carrots in a sweet vinegar-mirin sauce. Among our favorite rolls was the mixed fish with chunks of salmon, tuna, white fish and fresh avocado. The breaded shrimp had flavor and heft. Bottles of traditional soy sauce, emulsified wasabi and soy and sweet teriyaki on the tables add an extra burst of flavor to the cones.
The small selection of desserts is served in sweet waffle cones, with fresh strawberries, chocolate jimmies and whipped cream. With a single chef and a server, dishes come out with long gaps in between, and it can be pricey for fast-casual (our meal for four was $75 with tip). If Makis doesn't want to be another CocoWalk casualty, it needs to hustle more and re-think its prices.


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Dolphins tender RB Brown, TE Fasano
Published: March 3rd, 2010 | Tags: Anthony Fasano, Miami Dolphins, Restricted tenders, Ronnie Brown
The Dolphins have offered a first-round tender to RB Ronnie Brown according to NFL Network insider Michael Lombardi. The Miami Herald reports that the Dolphins have placed an original draft-round tender on tight end Anthony Fasano, meaning Miami will receive a second-round pick if he leaves.
Brown became a focal point of the Dolphins' offense as the team made use of the Wildcat formation. He played in only nine games in 2009 because of a foot injury, but scored eight rushing touchdowns.
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Hunter Tylo
Tylo is famous for a variety of reasons, but her lengthy stint as Dr. Taylor Hamilton Hayes Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful resulted in a loyal following. Prior to that role, Hunter enjoyed a two-year stint on All My Children as Robin McCall, and portrayed villainess Marina Toscano for a season on Days of Our Lives.
AppealGracing People magazine's list of "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" on two occasions (in 1993 and 1998) certainly lends credence to Tylo's status as a stunning woman. Aside from her penetrating blue eyes and amazing cheekbones, her thick mane of hair makes us swoon.
SuccessHunter Tylo's first taste of fame came as a supermodel in the '70s and '80s, before her acting career took off. But since then, Tylo has been rewarded in many ways for her work, both on and offscreen. After appearing in films such as The Initiation and License To Kill, a casting call resulted in her appearance on All My Children from 1985 to 1987. She also enjoyed success as Marina Toscano Johnson on Days of Our Lives, from 1989 to 1990.
After joining The Bold and the Beautiful in 1990, Tylo could be seen on shows like Burke's Law in 1994 and 1995, and Diagnosis Murder and The Nanny in 1997. She was also cast as the lead in the hit miniseries, The Maharaja's Daughter, in 1994.
But while her professional life had its many ups, her personal life has had its share of downs. Her daughter Katya Ariel was diagnosed with a deadly form of eye cancer called retinoblastoma, mere weeks after she was born in January 1998. Although her daughter is now cancer-free after successfully undergoing chemotherapy, the tragic experience motivated the actress and her husband to establish Retinoblastoma International, not to mention the forming and passing of California State Bill AB2185, to ensure early detection of preventable forms of fatal illness and blindness in infants.
While she considered the passing of the legislation her crowning achievement, her organization, Hunter's Chosen Child, on which she serves as president, aims to "help all pregnant women in various situations of difficulty," and deals with newborn and infant care, as well as pregnancy discrimination.
Ever the entrepreneur, Hunter has also created her own cosmetics line, Chosen By Hunter Tylo, and is a promoter for the Ab Swing, a device that works the abdominal muscles. Tylo has also appeared in commercials for Clairol and CoverGirl, and is a spokesperson for Pantene.
Hunter Tylo BiographyNée Deborah Jo Hunter Morehart on July 3, 1962, Hunter Tylo was raised in Fort Worth, Texas. The third of four children (she has an older brother and sister, as well as a younger brother), Hunter was a tomboy who enjoyed horseback riding and training guard dogs, and dreamed of becoming a veterinarian.
Using her striking looks to her advantage (surely her Cherokee Indian heritage from her mother's side adds something to her exotic beauty), Hunter started modeling as a teenager, and became a supermodel in the '70s and '80s. Just three months shy of her 18th birthday, Hunter planned on attending Texas Women's University on scholarship, but an unexpected pregnancy halted her plans. With an illegitimate child in tow, Hunter married the father of her son on July 18, 1980. The marriage ended in divorce in 1982.
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A young single mother, Hunter worked three part-time jobs to provide for herself and her baby boy, Chris. She even worked as a strip club waitress to make ends meet. Some small appearances in films, such as the ABC made-for-TV movie License To Kill and 1984's The Initiation ensued, but they were nothing substantial. After doing some dinner theatre performances in Dallas, a casting director from All My Children spotted her and suggested she go to New York to audition for the part of Robin McCall.
All My Children was Tylo's home for the next two years, and also proved to change her destiny, as she met her future husband, actor Michael Tylo, on the set of the soap opera. The two married in July of 1987, and later that year, Hunter was pregnant with the couple's first child. Their son, Mickey, was born April 24th, 1988.
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After a short stint as the evil Marina Toscano Johnson on Days of Our Lives from 1989 to 1990, as well as commercial work for Nissan and Canada Dry, and guest appearances on shows like Zorro and Dallas, Tylo found her niche on the internationally renowned soap, The Bold and the Beautiful.
Beginning her lengthy run on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1990 as Dr. Taylor Hamilton Hayes Forrester, Tylo was an instant hit with fans.
During her Bold stint, she also found time to star in the 1994 television miniseries The Maharaja's Daughter and make guest appearances on show like Burke's Law and Baywatch.
bumps in the road
In 1996, Tylo broadened her professional horizons by leaving The Bold and the Beautiful and joining the cast of Melrose Place. But prior to shooting, she was fired for being pregnant. Taking the show's producers to court for wrongful termination, her case resulted in a judgment of nearly $5 million, in her favor.
In November 1996, Tylo gave birth to her first daughter, Izabella Gabrielle, and the Tylos' second daughter, Katya Ariel, was born in January 1998. After Katya was diagnosed with a deadly and rare form of eye cancer (retinoblastoma), Hunter helped enact a bill in California, ensuring that babies get their eyes checked as part of the routine six-week health exam.
a clean slate
In the meantime, Tylo had returned to The Bold and the Beautiful, picking up a Soap Opera Update Best Actress award in 1997, and earning a spot on People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" list in 1998, for the second time (she was previously on the list in 1993). In 2001, Hunter finally signed off of The Bold and the Beautiful, but the departure was only for six weeks. Discussions with head writers convinced her to sign on for another year. In October 2002, she officially departed from the show with her character permanently killed off.
In 2003, Hunter Tylo is scheduled to join the cast of a primetime television series, but more information has not yet been disclosed. Be on the lookout for this strong-willed stunner.
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A map showings the five-year growth change in deposits at FDIC-insured institutions in the United States between 2004 and 2009. The highest rates of growth, between 7.81% and 36.93%, tended to be in the northern and mountain states such as Alaska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. The slowest growth and decrease in the amount of deposits, between 3.15% and 4.25%, was found in Midwest and New England states, including Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Vermont. This information comes from the FDIC.


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Early in the evening, you knew you had arrived at the Alex Sink gala by the rows of older-model sedans plastered with Jim Davis stickers in the FSU stadium parking lot. As more lobbyists arrived, so did the newer cars.
The Sink event had an exclusive "private party" room, two floors above the public event, mostly to reward big donors with free liquor. (They charged for liquor on the public party on the third floor.) Lots of lobbyists were spotted there. Sink went up to visit the room for about 20 to 30 minutes. Word is it got pretty warm and crowded.
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As is the case with many coaches heading into the WPIAL baseball season, Trinity's Scott Henson is faced with replacing a plethora of talent from last year's playoff team. The Hillers lost seven of eight starting position players and all but 24 1/3 innings of pitching.
Fortunately for Henson, he has a starting pitcher to take over the No. 1 spot in the rotation who threw 20 1/3 of those innings and is headed to Waynesburg to continue his baseball career. Senior Noah Lolley struck out 17 batters last season and finished with a 3.44 ERA as Trinity's primary starter for non-section games.
Lolley will be counted on to help the Hillers reach the WPIAL playoffs, where they defeated Hampton in the first round last season before being eliminated by West Allegheny.
"It's huge because if he goes out there and eats up some innings, it will help the rest of our rotation," Henson said. "I love the way he works. If you play the game of baseball, you want to play in the field behind Noah because he catches the ball and he pitches it. He isn't waiting around for anything and he's standing on the rubber when the ball comes back to him."
Last season, Trinity won three of its final four Section 3-AAA games to garner the fourth playoff spot and finish with a 9-8 overall record. With a dramatic overhaul taking place in Henson's starting lineup, he will be looking to four juniors and five sophomores to establish roles, but it is the group's flexibility that could help ease the departure of 12 seniors from last year's team.
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The most notable player who offers Henson lineup flexibility is junior catcher and shortstop Guy Markley, who transferred from Wash High. He brings a steady presence to the Hillers' lineup and has the advantage of already being familiar with Trinity's players. Markley has played with some his new teammates in the youth leagues.
"It's a really good to be able to shuffle things around," Henson said. "We've got to put the puzzle together. We've got some nice pieces and the kids have baseball talent. We're looking for some good things."
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The Lions were expected to be one of the top teams in Class AAA this season after finishing with a 10-8 record last year and reaching the WPIAL playoffs as the third-place team in Section 3.
That was until South Fayette head coach James Barton lost his two starting pitchers before preseason workouts began. Senior Jacob Quattro was expected to be the ace of the Lions' pitching staff, but he suffered a torn ACL in January while riding a dirt bike. Senior Zach Walker, who helped South Fayette's football team to the Class AA state championship and just finished a successful wrestling season, decided not to play baseball.
"Things took a turn for the worst before they even got started," Barton said. "That's a huge blow. Things have to work out and my pitchers have to get me some innings. My goals aren't any less. Jake was huge. With Zach, we would have still had some depth, but with him being gone as our No. 3 hitter, that is huge. You can't replace that but you have to make up for it somehow."
The Highlanders struggled last season by finishing last in the section with a 2-14 overall mark and 0-10 against league opponents. The Highlanders graduated 10 seniors and will rely on a young group for a bounce-back season.
The Raiders' two wins in last year came against McGuffey, but Waynesburg only lost five seniors.
The Rams were 4-12 last year with only one win in Section 4.
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Athletic Training
Career in Athletic Training
I was thinking on pursuing a career in athletic training. I would like to know what colleges did the athletic trainers attend? How long does it take? What types of certificates and licenses you would need to have? What inspired them to become an athletic trainer? How`s the working condiions and what types of benefits do they recieve?
Thank you for your interest in Athletic Training. There are many colleges & universities all over the country that offer degrees in athletic training. Ohio has 24 schools that offer this degree program! I would suggest that you run an athletic training search on the website of the college/university that you are interested in attending.
In general, most undergraduate programs are four years, with the actual athletic training classes taking between 2 and 3 years to complete. Once you graduate, you will take a national exam offered by the Board of Certification to become a Certified Athletic Trainer. I've provided a weblink for your reference:(www.bocatc.org)
Nearly 32 states require a license to work as an athletic trainer. Ohio is one of those states. You can view those requirements on the following website: (www.otptat.oh.gov)
My reason for becoming an athletic trainer was the blending of sport and medicine. I truly enjoy helping athletes return from injury out to the playing field. Additionally, I love to teach others about preventing injuries, too.
Athletic Trainers work in a variety of different work settings: professional team, colleges/universities, sports medicine clinics and high schools. Each environment has different hours, responsibilities and salaries. On average, the starting sallery for a BS in Athletic Training with no experience is ~ $30, 000/year. You can learn more about the profession at www.nata.org.
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What major Vallejo attraction is unique west of the Mississippi?
If you said Discovery Kingdom's "The Superman ride" as the largest inversion roller coaster, well, you're right. But you probably need a bit of education when it comes to cultural offerings of this 161-year-old city.
It's at St. Peter's Chapel on Mare Island where the west's biggest collection of Tiffany stained glass is displayed in the 175-seat venue.
Of the chapel's 29 windows, 25 are Tiffany.
And, for the 17th year, the awe-inspiring windows will be the attraction at the annual Christmas Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The Mare Island Historic Park Foundation event features the Andrew Brown-conducted Vallejo Choral Society delivering traditional Christmas music with sing-alongs.
The chapel was dedicated October, 1901, and is the oldest active Naval chapel in the United States, according to Joyce Giles, manager of the Mare
Island Museum.
Giles rarely hears a visitor not utter "It's so beautiful" after checking out the chapel. And Brown can't wait to lead the
choral group.
"St. Peter's Chapel is a lovely space for a choral concert," he said. "The room has wonderful acoustics and an intimate connection to the audience."
The chapel concert, added Brown, "will be a journey through four winter scenes: a Russian village, the English countryside, a hillside in Bethlehem, and a crude shelter where a poor teenage mother has just
given birth."
A narration by Laura Pyles sets the stage for a variety of carols and winter songs, Brown said, with images of the sights, sounds and smells of the season.
The VCS performs Bach's Christmas Oratorio which, said Brown, "is not only elegant, glorious and profoundly moving, it is also typically Bach -- complex, challenging and difficult to learn and perform. I also find some of the medieval and early renaissance repertoire challenging for modern musicians to perform."
Even professionals, Brown said, "sometimes get stuck on some of the more alien characteristics of this wonderful repertoire."
Brown recalled his own Christmas childhood in the San Joaquin Vallejo town of Porterville with a relentless fog.
"Sometimes, you could only see about 20 or 30 feet in front of you," he said. "Christmas lights and decorations would seep through the fog in a weird aura. The most remarkable thing, though, was the silence and stillness. The fog left everything so quiet. You felt you were all alone everywhere
you went."
The holidays, continued Brown, "were the time when everyone stayed indoors as much as possible and when you went out, the fog left everything in a kind of eerie, strange glow. I know it sounds creepy or even depressing, but my memories of it are rich and strange, filled with silent walks to school and long hours inside with my family."
If you go
What: St. Peter's Chapel Annual
Christmas Concert
When: Sunday, 2 p.m.
Where: St. Peter's Chapel, Mare Island, Vallejo
Tickets: $15
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Chargers fire Cottrell, elevate Rivera to coordinator
Published: October 28th, 2008 | Tags: San Diego Chargers, Ted Cottrell
Had San Diego kept Drew Brees instead of allowing him to sign with New Orleans, it's possible the Chargers secondary would not have gotten carved up the way it did Sunday in London.
And once it did get shredded, it became the final straw in the team deciding to fire defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell and promote linebackers coach Ron Rivera to defensive coordinator.
The Chargers made the move Tuesday, after they had seen enough. They felt like they had no other choice in a season that has not worked out the way anyone thought.
San Diego has the 28th-ranked defense, giving up an average of 371.6 yards per game. It was 23rd in points allowed, giving up 24.9 points per game. And most damning, it was last against the pass, surrendering 265.1 yards per game, which was nothing uncommon in San Diego.
Over the past two seasons, the Chargers had the fifth-worst pass defense in the league. Now they are hoping for change and hoping Rivera is the coach who can bring it to them.


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People are writing and speculating about the firing of Mark Shea and Simcha Fischer at EWTN's National Catholic Register. Many are happy about it. I don't know if too many are unhappy. Perhaps. Some see a change on the horizon. Where?
Shea and Fisher served a purpose. They were instigators and they were tasked with muddling the heads of faithful Catholics, especially to promote leftist political issues. Lies and anger were some of their tools. EWTN didn't work with them out of loyalty and indulgence. They wanted them there for as long as they had them. They wanted the muddled heads.
Many imagine that the National Catholic Reporter or America Magazine might become a new outlet for these two writers, but that would be surprising. There is an affinity, but not an enough of an ideological match. More importantly they don't have the required skill set. FrancisChurch, from its top to its parish pastor has, unfortunately, a very effeminate homosexual quality and character. It's slippery. Writers on the left are quite talented, capable and extremely careful. They can be furious like Michael Sean Winters or Fr. Thomas Rosica, but in this they are much more like snakes than bulldogs. They know when to come in and go out from under their rocks. Crux's John Allen is a highly talented and intelligent writer who sees exactly which way the wind is blowing, but he manages to maintain an air of honesty while applying very little of it. He and others like him are persuasive, and masters at turning and twirling readers so they're pointed off course. Think Elizabeth Scalia and everyone at the New York Times.
A lack of persuasion is the cardinal sin for which American Catholic's Donald McClarey faults Shea and Fisher. Boniface says it's that they were loose cannons off stage. Both very true. Mr. Armaticus thinks an unCatholic, liberal EWTN is a money-losing proposition. I don't agree. There is always money in modern times for people who help to wreck the Church. I don't think they were fired for any of these reasons. I think it was politics.
Politics was the reason Shea and Fisher were retained for years. Politics was their purpose and they knew it. They did their jobs. It's just that EWTN is no longer in the market for their unique (odd) services. Why?
Well, as Wikileaks has been the latest to demonstrate, Francis – I mean the idea of a Francis as pope – is about politics (Did you think it was about Christ and his saving mission?) and the Catholic media do seem to be bending along the Francis lines.
Others have paid for it, and those payers expect Francis and his Church to turn the 'catholic' vote. Shea and Fisher were just helping, but I guess EWTN has now decided they don't want their help that much. Has FrancisChurch jumped the shark? Is it in fact having 'the opposite' effect on voters?
I'm often too optimistic. I don't follow sports. I know life is, in a sense, a game, but since it really isn't, I prefer not to look at it that way. But I'm not convinced Trump is losing right now. I think he probably will ultimately lose because the entire establishment is lined up against him and they will mount and count the votes, but I believe he's actually quite popular.
When Trump dinged the Francis on his U.S. Border stunt, it teased out the Pope's monstrous hubris and contempt for decent people. Normal people really don't like the hyped Francis program. They don't like Hillary. They don't like people like Shea and Fisher. You can't just make normal decent people, sacramental Catholics who live their faith in other words 'conservatives' into liberals, even if you foist a Francis onto Peter's chair.
The actual operation of the Church has always relied upon benevolent power and suffered without it. If Trump is on the way to becoming president, my guess is it will have a certain good effect upon the Church. Maybe for some reason EWTN now wants to anticipate that hopeful day with a remaining shred of respect. Maybe Shea is right. It was about Trump.


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I've written it before, I'm writing it again. GNOME seems to have two faces. The one is Shell. In my opinion Shell easily out-beats by design every other desktop, KDE, Cinnamon, Mate, Deepin, Win8, Unity, and I think only Mac OS X and elementaryOS can compare with it. Shell is smarter, is faster (you do things faster with it), it even looks better in many cases.
The second face is GNOME Apps. GNOME Apps can't really follow Shell's genius design, they can't be hacked as easily as Shell, they can't be extended (plugins?) as Shell does with extensions, they aren't so attractive for contributors as Shell
Since version 3.10, GNOME started a very good effort to awesom-ize Apps and bring them into the same level as Shell is. This effort was mostly took place through GTK+ development, but we also had some serious changes in core modules as Videos and GEdit [3.12].
My guess is that this effort will have a continuation and we'll get lots lots of changes in 3.14 concerning applications.
Are GNOME apps poor in capabilities compared to 3rd party respective ones? I think this isn't a valid question. No matter what GNOME (or any other organization, MS, Apple, Google) will do, there will always be someone else out there that he/she/they will create something better. That's open source world ;)
For me, GNOME gives a very adequate level of experience with their default applications for the majority of users. Maybe they even do better than they should. If you want something more, something extreme, GNOME gives us SoftwareApp to look for apps that fits our tastes.
So I am pretty much fine with what GNOME offers me as a user. What I am not fine with though, is the large widgets, the large spaces and in general the whole "XL approach" that all GNOME apps have.
I can't find an explanation to justify the size of GNOME Apps components. What I can do is to scale down GNOME a bit and watch how things could be much much better!
Screens won't work. To try it, start some applications and open Looking Glass
<Alt+ F2> +"lg"
Scale down 5%
global.get_window_actors().forEach(function (w) { Tweener.addTween(w, { time: 3, transition: 'easeOutQuad', scale_x: 0.95, scale_y: 0.95 })})
global.get_window_actors().forEach(function (w) { Tweener.addTween(w, { time: 3, transition: 'easeOutQuad', scale_x: 1.0, scale_y: 1.0 })})
Making things smaller doesn't solve everything, but there is always a connection between aesthetics & usability ..and "distances" in this particular case!


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Halo 2
Review by Mech Master
"Game of the Year? Nah, Game of the Generation"
Everyone knows about Halo 2. You guys all know the hype. Halo 2 was easily the most anticipated game of the past year. No, scratch that, of the past few years. No, scratch that again, of this generation. No, that's still not right, EVER! And for good reason too. Halo 1 was amazing of course. Halo 2 adds so many new things into gameplay and expands on the story telling a lot. That's not to say there aren't some flaws. After all, no game is absolutely perfect. But in Halo 2's case, you can easily overlook any that may be there because the game is so amazing and the good definitely makes up for any bad that may be there. Halo 2 does for first person shooters what Legend of Zelda did for adventure games.
This time around the story is much more in depth. There are double or maybe even triple the amount of cut scenes that were in Halo 1. You get so much more information and knowledge about the halo universe. And the good thing about this is that you never want to skip the cut scenes. They are all very interesting and even now, since I've completed the game numerous times, I still watch them. The one thing people are talking about most is the covenant side of the story. You actually get more info on the covenant than the MC and the humans. This surprised me. I like the fact that there's more to the covenant in Halo 2, but never take the emphasis of the main character. The covenant are the star of Halo 2 not the MC which really let me down. And the ending is pretty anti-climatic. Now a lot of people have been talking about this. I didn't really have a problem with it. It leaves plenty of room for a sequel and that's what I want. I want more Halo and apparently some people don't. Overall, the story is presented very well with some really cool twists and turns with some really high production values.
Why are some people complaining about the graphics? The character models have normal mapping everywhere. They look so much better. Clothes have realistic folds and look amazing. The facial animations have been improved, heck, the animations just in general have been improved. Characters move much more fluently. I really loved all of the death animations and rag doll physics. Some of the ways that enemies die look really cool and sometimes funny. The textures have got better. Not much better since Halo 1 still has, arguably, the best textures in any video game. The lush outdoor environments are mainly what have been improved. And everything just in general looks amazing. One thing that I like the best is the lighting. There are some instances that will make you believe you're playing an xbox 2 game or something like that instead. The framerate is definitely the best thing though. Offline, I never encountered any slowdown even in the most heated of fire fights. Online is even better. There's no game out there to my knowledge that lets you host a 16 player game without a dedicated server WITHOUT slowdown. Well actually, one person can ruin an entire game. If even one person has a bad connection you'll get lag in those 16 player games. This is very understandable given the quality of the graphics and the fact most of the time you won't exeprience any lag. It's not just the graphics, but the art style as well. Instead of the usual cliched little green men for aliens, there are some really creative creatures in the game. The buildings and architecture also have a great art style. The whole game just looks incredible. But sadly, there is some pop-up and you'll see textures switch from low-res to hi-res in cut scenes and although it only happens occasionally, it's still noticable and brings the graphics score down a bit.
One thing about Halo 1 that everyone could agree was great was the sound. The Halo series has some of the most memorable and just plain awesome music in a game. Marty O'Donnel did a great job with the music in this game. You'll here plenty of recognizable tunes and some new ones of course. But here's a problem. Well, actually it's just something that I personally thought could have been improved on. I think there could have been more music. In Halo 1 there was always music playing during big fire fights. It helped make the game more intense and exciting. In Halo 2 you actually don't here too much music in the game. But when you do here it it's great of course. But then there's the voice acting. Again, they did an amazing job. There are plenty of celebrities that did V.O. for the game and another thing great about the sound is that there are over 14,000 lines of combat dialogue. The marines have a lot more personality thanks to this. They seem like real people. It's rare that you hear the exact same combat dialogue in a level. The sound effects are also great. Weapons sound very nice and sound really satisfying when you hit your target. Everything about the sound is great. You owe it to yourself to pick up a home theater system for this game.
Gameplay. Yeah Halo had a lot of that. Halo 2 ups the ante in so many new ways. They've added dual wielding weapons, you can hijack vehicles, destroy environments, just so many things have been added to the already perfect action that was in Halo 1. For those who don't know, in Halo 2 you go from level to level shooting everything and accomplishing mission objectives whatever they may be. You may say "That sounds pretty average to me." Well, it's anything but merely average or just okay. It's an astounding achievement in almost every possible way. ALMOST every way. This isn't really any fault of the game. I just personally didn't care for this. None of the levels are as free roaming as the ones in Halo 1 like assault on the control room, but in this you are always on a small set path. A few levels offer a bit of freedom, but most of the time you feel like you are trapped within the level. Another minor fault, but again this is more of a personal thing than something that's actually a problem. You actually don't play as the Master Chief as much as you would expect. You play as him for the first few levels and once or twice at the end. For about 65% of the game you play as this elite named "arbiter" who is redeeming himself to the covenant prophets. Aside from these minor things, Halo 2 goes above and beyond the call of duty. This is easily the best game of the year that I have played. I don't even think half-life 2 can take that award from Halo 2. One word for you-wow.
I was a little worried here. Bungie announced all of these new things for Halo 2 like the dual wielding, hijacking, etc. I had no clue how they would handle things. It just didn't seem like there were enough buttons on the controller, but it seems bungie proved me wrong. Halo 2 handles all of these new things with ease. It's still the FPS that all others try to mimick. Not only is the button layout perfect, but the actual moving and aiming is second to none. The controls just feel right. Something that has been improved are the vehicle controls. They may feel more realistic thanks to the new physics engine. I can't fault the controls for anything. Buton layout, button response, etc. Everything is perfect.
+best graphics on the system
+one of the best sounding games period
+so many new additions to the FPS formula
+uses xbox live to its fullest extent
+deep and interesting storyline
-it eventually ends
Halo 2 is awesome. There really aren't many games that look as good, sound as good, control as good, or play as good. It surpasses Halo 1 and ever other FPS for that matter in so many ways. It introduces so many new things to this genre. I have some personal issues problems with the game, but they really aren't any fault of the game itself. Some may like the covenant, but I like the MC better so obviously I want more info on the humans, but it's still nice to get some more info on the halo universe. Halo 2 is definitely a candidate for game of the year if not the game of the year. I pity any xbox gamer without halo 2. I can't even imagine how good halo 3 will be after playing halo 2.
Reviewer's Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
Originally Posted: 12/06/04
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The shooting death of a man in his Otay Mesa home in February was a suicide, the Medical Examiner's Office has determined.
Autopsy results were released Saturday, revealing that Ricardo Castulo Beltran, 29, of Caminito Quixote, died of a single gunshot wound to his head.
Homicide investigators were called in on Feb. 28 after Beltran's brother called 911 to report the shooting. Beltran was lying in the kitchen of the apartment the brothers shared with their mother, San Diego police said.
The surviving brother said he was in another room, and other people were in the apartment when the gun went off.


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10/22 upgrade
im interested in an aftermarket barrel ..torn between .920 ..have to get a stock also or just a threaded end factory contour .$$ is tight any info or good deals would be appreciated thanks ....your friendly p.o.w.g. pissed off white guy
The barrel does not thread into the recever on a 10-22, it is held in by a wedge drawn into a knoch in the barrel. Anyway, you will have to open up the grove in you presenr stock or buy a new stock. I put a .920 Butler Creek barrel on a 10-22 and a Fagen stock. The Buttler Creek barrel shoots far better than the factory barrel and the gun is now an excellant squirrel gun, but it is not a compation bench gun.
You can use the factory stock with a .920" barrel,but you will have to sand out the barrel groove to fit the barrel and loose the use of the barrel band,or you could send your stock to this guy and have it done.Sounds like a good price to me.
FS ruger factory carbine stock bull barrel - RimfireCentral.com Forums
You can also find some good closeout deals on Boyd's stocks if you check out there site.
Limited Production Items
The Green Mountain barrels are the best bang for the buck that I've seen of the "cheaper" bull barrels. I've had bad luck with the Butler Creek barrels having loose chambers. Some will be loose, others are fine. If you care to step it up a notch, the Shilen barrels are great for no more than they cost.
I don't understand why you would want a threaded muzzle with a .920 barrel unless you're wanting to screw on a suppressor. Then you have more paperwork of course.
There are literally tons of after market 10/22 parts out there. I was unhappy with my OTB 10/22, and replaced the stock & barrel with the Butler Creek combo (synthetic stock, carbon fiber barrel) I'm very pleased with it. :cool:
I was working at Leupold at the time, where I befriended one of their engineers. He performed a little machining magic on the bolt face, replaced the bolt buffer and mounted a Leupold 4X scope in their shop for "special" customers. When I got it back, it is a by-gosh tack driver with CCI mini mags. I haven't tried any other ammo since I converted it.
Here is what I just did to mine,
I'd like to get the bull barrel as well, but not sure where to get them.
I just ordered these. The barrel wont be here until Monday so I don't have the completed pictures yet.
Ruger 10 22 Barrel, 19.5", Heavy And Fluted From Green Mountain
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Discussion in 'The National Football League' started by Speedy, Dec 5, 2004.
Four games in a row that they've put over 40 on the board. Can anybody stop these guys??
Ummm...no, but I guess Manning and the Colts heard your whines and cries because he isn't passing for the record.
They have a fine offense; right now I think they are the best in that department. Peyton is in a zone.
My whines and cries???
I'm sorry...I wasn't talking about you in particular. I was referring to several of the posters on here.
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County schools face hard economic times
At a school board meeting Monday night, school superintendent Rusty Fairheart gave a bleak description of the economic outlook facing the Middlesex County Public School System. Fairheart told the board that county schools may face a $585,000 loss in state funds in the 2011-12 (FY12) school year.
posted 01.12.2011Parrot speaks 400 words
Jimmy, a 15-year-old Congo African Grey Parrot who lives in the Middlesex County area, has a vocabulary of about 400 words. He uses words to communicate his desires and feelings in ways that are both amusing and fascinating.
posted 01.12.2011Two crashes send six to the hospital
One person was flown by helicopter to a hospital following a single-vehicle crash at 2:37 a.m. on Sunday, January 9, in Topping, said Sergeant G.T. Mathias of the Virginia State Police. Three persons were transported to area hospitals following a crash at Stormont Road and Grafton Church Road near Hartfield on Wednesday, January 5.
posted 01.11.2011Warrants seek financial records of former rescue squad treasurer
Virginia State Police special agent accountant Jennifer S. Brown filed three search warrants in Middlesex County Circuit Court on Thursday, January 6, regarding alleged embezzlement and grand larceny involving George Lewis Filling of Urbanna, who was treasurer of the Central Middlesex Volunteer Rescue Squad in Urbanna from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2010.
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David Shearer has been reaffirmed as leader of the Labour Party this afternoon after a "unanimous endorsement" from his caucus.
And the man who wouldn't rule out challenging him, David Cunliffe, has been stripped of his portfolios and front bench seat, and sent to the backbenches.
"David Cunliffe's actions have been disappointing and I no longer have confidence in him - he doesn't have my trust," Mr Shearer told media this afternoon.
"Ultimately, what I see this as is moving us forward. As a leader, this was necessary for us to move forward."
Mr Shearer says he wants to put the leadership challenge behind him and move on, and is confident he can again win the vote in February.
"I have full confidence that there is no issue there."
Mr Shearer called the meeting yesterday to put leadership problems to bed and seek an endorsement of confidence from his colleagues.
Today, he says he got that endorsement and his party can move forward.
The ordeal comes after Mr Cunliffe failed to rule out a challenge to Mr Shearer's leadership at the party's weekend conference, which overshadowed policy announcements.
Voting protocol for the leadership was changed at the conference, meaning a party-wide vote on the leader would be prompted if 40 percent of caucus voted against an incumbent.
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Reviews - Huntingtower Hotel3
Crieff Road, Perth, PH1 3JT
Customer Reviews
Our reviews are from genuine LateRooms.com customers. We verify that the customer has stayed before leaving a review.
Very Good
92% would recommend it to a friend
Customer service
Food quality
Room quality
Lovely setting
We enjoyed our stay, meeting family and friends.
Our room however we felt was over priced and small in size. Some of the furniture also had a poor finish and was scratched/scuffed. The food however was beautiful.
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Great value for money.
Stayed in older part of hotel this time. Room not so big but still clean.
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Nice hotel but rather chilly (temperature), A real fire would have been a bonus (even a gas one) in the lounge area.
Would not return
Uncomfortable bed
Hot stuffy room with no heating on and window open
Floodlights outside lighting up room all night
Relaxing Break
First class facility and exceptionally good value for money.
Large,comfortable room with good sized double bed. This was our third visit and have never been disappointed. Set in attractive grounds in country location short distance from Perth city centre. Impressive former country house, furnished comfortably with plenty of space to relax and socialise.
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Family visit
Had booked on line but was unable to have room choice, however on arrival at hotel was given double room, front of staff service was excellent and the retsturant manager Angus Chan gave a level of service that was far above that expected from a 3 star hotel.
Our visit was very enjoyable and we will not hesitate in booking again, have stayed in other hotels in Perth but non gave the level of comfort and service offered by the Huntingtower. The grounds of the hotel are lovely, kept immaculate and looked amazing after a light fall of snow on Friday morning. Highly recommended!!!!!
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Excellent quality hotel in beautiful surroundings
All staff were friendly and helpful, but particularly the restaurant staff.
We enjoyed both dinner and breakfast in the restaurant, and the food was tasty and well-prepared, and the service was quick. Our room was very comfortable, and we enjoyed a stroll around the pleasant hotel grounds in late afternoon. Although our stay was short and our needs simple, we could not fault the Huntingtower in any way
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the room was wonderful, large and spacious with its own sitting area with a sofa and two chairs, felt more like a mini suite.
The staff were helpful and professional and I would definitely recommend the hotel.
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There is only one thing I can fault this hotel on - the breakfast staff seemed quite irritable towards the end of service.
Other than that, it was completely fantastic. All other staff were very friendly and attentive, the room was huge, spotless and very comfortable. The food was excellent, and the grounds are very well kept, with beautiful scenery.
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Lovely hotel, shame about the room
It is a lovely hotel, very clean.
Staff are friendly but not very helpful. We have stayed many times before with no problems. This time however we were put in a disabled room (neither of us are disabled) This room only had French doors, no windows and the room was very hot. We opened the doors but they lead into the car park so when we were relaxing in the room people assumed that they could access the hotel via our room. Also there was a wedding on and the guests from it stood outside our door smoking!. When we complained the staff were not bothered. Would stay again but would make a point of not staying in that room.
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