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Three retired party officials - including the daughter of a revolutionary - have called for top communist leaders to disclose their finances in the latest sign of mounting pressure for reform ahead of a once-in-a-decade leadership change this autumn.
In an open letter posted online yesterday, the three former officials, who include Ma Xiaoli, a former United Front Department official who is the daughter of a revolutionary under Mao Zedong, urged party leaders to increase transparency.
The letter, which was also signed by Ren Xiaobin and Cui Wunian, former section heads of the Central Organisation Department, said candidates for the party's Central Committee and Central Commission for Discipline Inspection 'should and must disclose to the 18th Party Congress their private and family wealth'.
'The new party leadership must show their determined stance to the broader party and their countrymen by adopting zero-tolerance for corruption by party officials,' the retirees wrote. 'Without such an attitude, we believe the new party leadership will not be trusted by ordinary party members and citizens.'
The letter cited the revelations surrounding the downfall of former Chongqing party boss Bo Xilai. Bo was removed from his top party post after events that began in February with his former police chief seeking protection from US diplomats and peaked last month with his wife's implication in the murder of a British businessman.
'This incident has particularly shocked a broad number of ordinary party members,' the letter said. 'What state is the party in that its high echelons produced a case of evil that far surpassed any story in One Thousand and One Nights?'
The three said they sent their letter to the party's Central Committee in February, but published it after three months of silence and subsequent revelations involving Bo.
Analysts said the public appeal, while noteworthy because of the status of its authors, was unlikely to carry much weight. But repeated members' calls for reform shows the pace of change has lagged behind what some would expect, they said.
'Instead of representing the ordinary people's interests, it is increasingly seen as representing the interests of the powerful and those who profit from the current system,' said Hu Xingdou , a professor with the Beijing Institute of Technology.
Han Deyun , a lawyer and National People's Congress deputy from Chongqing, proposed legislation for the past seven sessions that would require officials to disclose their personal and family wealth.
Han said it was within party members' rights to petition for reform.
'It's not up to this or that official to go ahead, but up to the pace of the overall political reform,' Han said. Yesterday's letter follows a widely criticised article in the Central Party School-affiliated Study Times, which asserted that establishing an asset-disclosure system for public officials would take at least 10 years.
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After nearly seven years of whipping contestants into shape on "The Biggest Loser," trainer extraordinaire Jillian Michaels is leaving the NBC reality hit to pursue new opportunities – and she says the road ahead looks brighter than ever.
"I'm so excited for the future — I'm going to start a family [and] I've always wanted to be in daytime [TV]," Jillian told Access Hollywood backstage following "The Biggest Loser" finale on Tuesday. "Now I have this opportunity to co-host on 'The Doctors' and to be mentored by Dr. Phil, so I'm over the moon. I'm just over the moon about it."
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, the 37-year-old fitness guru is in the final stages of adopting a child from Africa – something she says her new employers completely support.
"As soon as I get my referral, I'll be going to wherever I need to go to get my kid, so it's just a waiting game with that," she told Access. "Luckily, I have all the support in the world in my new job. They're like, 'Whatever you need to do, wherever you need to go, we support you.'"
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One would think that with most states now having a mag-stripe on your D/L or ID, that scanning the card could perform an electronic check of your citizenship status. At the polls, this could help reduce voter fraud.
In fact, using a card-scan plus a thumbprint scan could seriously elminate voter fraud. Even if you held several fake ID's, your thumbprint won't match the one on file and/or it might be able to detect that your thumbprint was already used with another ID.
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TWO former Bury students found themselves cooking for two of the world's most powerful men — but it nearly became a "Hell's Kitchen".
Twin sisters Helen and Lisa Tse served up a lunchtime treat for prime minister David Cameron and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who had gathered at 10 Downing Street for a high-powered meeting.
But it did not all go to plan for the former Bury Grammar students, as they were originally denied admission because they were not on the official invitation list. When they were finally allowed in, they found that there was no gas in the kitchens at Number 10.
Lisa, aged 36, said: "It was a very exciting but nerve-wracking experience. We were under a lot of pressure but it was great fun.
"When we got there we weren't on the list and we had to get Mr Cameron's assistant out to let us in because the prime minister was waiting for his lunch.
"Then the gas wasn't working and we had to get engineers to come out which was really stressful and left us a bit behind."
But eventually Helen and Lisa got down to work and cooked some of their favourite dishes for the leaders, including Mabel's Clay Pot chicken, and one of their best-selling home-made sauces, Siracha.
The pair, who run the Sweet Mandarin restaurant in Manchester as well as producing their own ranges of sauces and cookery products, received MBEs in the Queen's New Years Honours list for their services to the industry.
It is not the first time that the pair have come into contact with Mr Cameron, as Lisa travelled to China with him on a trade mission last December to secure a deal to sell their products there.
Lisa added: "This was such a surreal experience and I am still pinching myself.
"Thank you to the prime minister for supporting a small business like ours and helping with our export business.
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After a disappointing 5k test today, I'm wondering what's wrong with my programming.
Some background: Though I'm an avid Crossfitter with above-average strength for my age (46 y.o. female), I'm not really a "runner." Since moving last summer I've been gym-less, so I decided to work on improving my running.
I started in late June with Hal Higdon's 8-week intermediate 5k plan (http://www.halhigdon.com/train...ate-Training-Program). Things went well, and by the end of August, I was able to do a 5k in 24:46 (7:58/mile).
In the two months since then, I've continued training using my own program that includes these elements each week:
* MON: an easy 3-mile run followed by heavy sled pushes (8-10 reps @ 15-20 seconds each)
* TUES: an easy 3-mile run followed by calisthenics (lunges, pushups, pullups)
* WED: repeats, 8x400's (on 4:00 intervals) or 10x200's (on 3:00 intervals), alternating weekly
* THURS: off
* FRI: Tempo run, 4-6 miles at a fast pace followed by calisthenics (upper-body only)
* SAT: LSD, 8-12 miles
* SUN: off
I've tested twice since August, and I haven't seen *any* improvement! In September, my time was 24:50, and today it was 24:48.
Any thoughts about what's happening?
Is it too ambitious to think I should be continuing to adapt/improve at my age?
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ATI's Mobility Radeon X700 Launch
Accelerated 3D graphics is truly pervasive. From flagship desktop accelerators like ATI's Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition, mid-range powerhouses like X800 XL and right down to Imageon 2300, ATI have a 3D chip for everything. And for everything ATI has, NVIDIA invariably have something to match. The two three-dee companies pack a lot of cross-range punch these days, almost to the point of overflowing the market. There always seems to be another model to sneak into a $5 price gap between two existing SKUs.
It's all about getting the most from your silicon. If you've got an excess of a certain configuration of GPU, without a market, just create one. Lube up the press, hammer it home, et voila. It really is that simple, seemingly.
ATI's PCI Express transition in 2004 afforded them many opportunities to do so, with their introduction of R480 and R430 at the end of the year opening the final floodgates on the desktop side of things. The mobile arm of ATI's business has seen a trickle down from discrete, Mobility Radeon X800 showing up late last year as a three-quad R423 in a mobile form-factor, on PCI Express. It's a product that ably served the desktop replacement market and gave ATI something to do with R423 GPUs that fit that particular bill.
Therefore today's mobile PCI Express takeover, part deux, will shock nobody. With PCI Express on the laptop side of things in its infancy and the top slot already filled, ATI is simply extending the long arm of its R4 core range downwards. R430 is the desktop part putting on a mobile mask this time, a two-quad version of the 110nm part ATI has TSMC build for them, with all six vertex units intact creating M26 (to MR X800's M28). Mid-range for the performance thin sector (what a horrible name), Mobility X700 allows Radeon, on PCI Express with fresh bus tricks to boot, to ooze into the arms of more users looking for a game of something on the move.
Form factors and new bus tricksATI's PCI Express mobile parts pack the GPU and (optionally) memory on the same package, for thermal management by the same cooling device in the notebook. So think R430 on a processor package, with up to 128MB using four BGA DRAMS on that very same component, with a PCI Express interface to the host. It's speedy PEG in a small space and exactly what ATI and the market are aiming for.
Following on from small space, low power and heat are the next things on your mobile 3D checklist. ATI's desktop R430 apparently doesn't feature dynamic clock gating, but the mobile version is sure to, ATI employing a number of tricks to keep power consumption and heat output in check. PowerPlay, ATI's hardware and software combo for such trickery on the mobile side, gets a bump to version 5.0, bringing with it the ability to dynamically reconfigure the PCI Express bus it rides.
Draping itself across the full 16 lanes in full-speed mode, it'll renegotiate down to a 1X electrical connection with the host if needs be, to save power. ATI claim up to 30% less power draw from the entire GPU package when combining lane renegotiation with the other PowerPlay features.
AXIOM-TV and high-performance videoATI's preferred mobile form-factor, Axiom, also gets an announcement of its own today. Axiom-TV features a Theater 550 video processor to help process video and audio streams for the host system, riding the PCI Express bus like the GPU it'll feed. More on Theater 550 in coming weeks.
ATI boast the best quality laptop panel output of any product on the market with M26, HDTV output from the notebook is supported and the fragment hardware can be used to process video streams, taking load off the CPU.
M26 and T550 Pro will also generate what's likely to be the first MCE2005-aware portable products, that OS getting hardware support for the two products in due course.
Performance and summaryPerformance is quoted as being twice that of Mobility Radeon 9700, something I'm inclined to mostly agree with, given their relative architectures. So to sum up, in the absence of any samples or comparisons with NVIDIA's upcoming announcements in the same sector (Seiko would be proud), Mobility Radeon X700 has some serious on-paper promise, based on the presented information ATI have given to press for today.
Look out for a review of an M26-equipped notebook in due course, along with testing against any possible new NVIDIA offering. 8 fragment units, 6 vertex units, PCI Express and support for lots of on-package memory make for an enthusiastic outlook as ATI squeeze the R4 architecture into just one more product segment. Pass the lube.
Finally, Mobility Radeon X700 is likely to appear in notebooks featuring Intel's high-performance Dothan Pentium-M, rather than balls-out DTR products with desktop processors.


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This unique recipe contains a combination of cucumber, ginger, cilantro, orange, and spinach.
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Finding the Funds for College
Are you thinking about college � and concerned about its ever-rising costs? At CCFA, we understand the harsh impact of medical expenses on a family budget, but don't let fear of finances stop you from pursuing your educational ambitions to the max.
You can certainly find ways to make college affordable, as long as you're prepared to do some serious homework. We've compiled a brief guide to locating and pursuing America's huge array of scholarships, grants, loans, and other combinations of financial aid.
Where Are You Headed?
The first step towards financing college is developing a list of some potential schools. The following College Questions provides some key considerations as you begin to assess possibilities.
COLLEGE QUESTIONS �What field do you want to pursue? �Does this school have a good program in that field? �How far do you want to travel? �Is this college within your preferred radius? �Are you interested in a small college or large university with a diverse student population? �Do you want a small-town setting or a big city environment? �Realistically, does your academic record make you a candidate for this college? As you evaluate colleges through Web sites or print catalogs, be sure to check their services and facilities for students with any type of chronic health condition, advises Len Mednick, an experienced counselor at Kingsborough Community College (KCC) in Brooklyn, New York. "Here at KCC, our Special Services Counselor, Dariese DeVita, does an outstanding job for students with Crohn's Disease," he notes. "Realizing that the student may require frequent breaks, they're built right into the schedule." Each semester, DeVita will prepare a special program, allowing for extra time between classes. She'll also notify each instructor in advance (with the student's permission) about any particular needs.
Try to visit each college on your list. If you're considering spending a few years there, an in-person sampling is an excellent predictor of whether it's a good match. "As you walk around the campus, talk to other students. See if you're comfortable in that environment," Mednick advises. "Make sure to stop by the Special Services office. Talk to someone on staff, so you'll know whether they're responsive to your individual needs. Be clear with the counselor about any potential functional physical limitation. Then, you'll also have a personal contact at Special Services, if you do attend that college."
Once you've selected a manageable number of colleges (perhaps five), start adding all the yearly expenses you'd have: tuition, room and board, transportation, books, telephone and computer access, medical bills, insurance, and your other cost-of-living items. Then ask yourself, "How can I pay for all these costs?"
In part, the answer begins to germinate with each college application, which will include various financial aid forms. Later on, an acceptance letter arrives along with the school's specific financial aid offer for you. A typical package could include state and federal grants for which you qualify, some amount of scholarship money from the college itself, and a work/study or co-op education offer. (For more details on various categories of financial aid, see Financing 101, below.)
With multiple acceptances, "people often compare financial aid offers as one selection factor," says Mednick. "You can even ask for a better package. Don't be afraid to call the Financial Aid office if you need a bit more to cover costs at the school you most want to attend." (You might mention your specific medical expenses as one reason.) "Remember, if they want you, they'll give you more aid. It never hurts to ask."
The gap between what your potential college will actually cost, and what it offers along with your acceptance, is where your own "detective skills" can really pay off.
Getting a Grant
The most desirable types of financial aid are the categories you won't have to repay. As a flexible guideline, grants are usually based on financial need; scholarships are awarded for "merit."
Among leading grant sources are two large, need-based federal programs. Pell Grants currently provide up to $3,300 per year. Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOGs) are up to $4,000. To qualify for either, applicants fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.
Many states have their own programs, basing allocations on your family's financial information. One is CalGrants, a state-funded agency to help California students pay their college expenses (www.csac.ca.gov). To learn more about your state's program, as well as SEOG and Pell grants, check with your high school's counseling office.
The nonprofit Foundation Center, a leading philanthropy clearinghouse, tracks grants and fellowships, often at the graduate level. You can find a wealth of free information on their Web site (http://fdncenter.org) and at their five regional libraries. The Center's free on-line newsletter, RFP Bulletin (http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/index.jhtml) carries timely listings of grants open for application. While mainly for organizations, some are for individuals: A recent issue announced the $10,000 Paul G. Hearne/American Association of People with Disabilities Leadership Award, for two people emerging as leaders in their field.
Seeking Scholarships
Hundreds of thousands of scholarships are offered in America, many by individual colleges. In addition, The College Board (a national membership association of universities and colleges) tracks over $2.8 billion each year in "portable awards" (those not connected to a particular school).
Awards can be as modest as $100, or as generous as full tuition at a respected university. Whatever their value, scores of scholarships go unclaimed. "People simply don't find out about them, or don't bother applying because they think they won't be qualified," Mednick suspects.
How can you qualify? Scholarships may focus on academic or athletic achievements, community activities, aspirations, background, or other factors. Locating them is literally a treasure hunt. Your high school's college office has information on large, well-known awards like the National Merit Scholarship. Discovering less-known, potentially appropriate awards invites ingenuity and persistence.
"Start by making a list of everything that makes you unique," advises Mednick. Jot every detail: where you live; medical conditions; club memberships; special skills or expertise; hobbies, languages; volunteer experience; jobs; birthplaces of parents or ancestors; career goals; etc.
Accelerate your research on-line. For instance, investigate scholarships in your career interest. Aspiring news anchors searching "Broadcaster" + scholarships will find over 100,000 sources, including state and national broadcaster associations, and many individual colleges.
Some religious or ethnic groups offer scholarships. Since 1975, the Hispanic College Fund (www.hsf.net) has awarded over 68,000 scholarships, worth more than $144 million, in all 50 states. The National Council of Jewish Women of New York (www.ncjwny.org) offers a $3,000 award to someone with a disability. The American Chemical Society (www.acs.org) awards up to $3,000 per year to qualified black, Hispanic, or American Indian students who plan to become chemists, biochemists, chemical engineers, etc.
Children of veterans, union members, and employees of major corporations are often eligible for scholarships. Check with the Veterans Administration (www.gibill.va.gov) or the Human Resources office of your parent's employer. The AFL-CIO's huge "UnionPlus Scholarship Data Base" describes over $4 million in available awards and includes applications (www.unionscholarships.com). Nearly 38,000 local U.S. unions offer scholarships, too; contact your state's AFL-CIO office.
Many major companies, such as Coca Cola, have generous scholarship programs (www.cocacola.com). Procter & Gamble, manufacturer of Asacol� � a commonly used medication for inducing and maintaining remission in IBD � offers several types of scholarships, including awards in engineering or leadership (www.pg.com). You'll find some corporate scholarships when searching by your geographic area or field of interest.
Explore your hometown for possibilities. The Chamber of Commerce might help identify prospects, which can include local businesses, fraternal organizations, charities, community groups, and other entities. In 2005, Kayla Kreich, of Poway CA, won a San Diego Foundation Rubinstein Crohn's and Colitis Scholarship.
A surprising number of scholarships are offered to people with IBD. ConvaTec sponsors the annual Ina Brudnick Award for students 24 and younger who have had ostomy surgery and/or have Crohn's disease. For information on the Ina Brudnick Award, visit www.greatcomebacks.com.
Beyond IBD-specific support, searching "chronic illness" + scholarships + awards yields over 25,000 results! Some examples are specific awards from Depaul University (http://www.snl.depaul.edu/current/scholarship_application.asp), University of Georgia (www.dissvcs.uga.edu/scholarships.html), University of South Carolina (http://www.uscupstate.edu/enrollment_services/scholarships/university4.asp), and a Youth Opportunities Scholarship for a Delaware student (http://www.delcf.org/Apply_4_2.htm).
Is your condition severe? Check the many scholarships for students with disabilities. Start with the federally-funded clearinghouse, the Heath Center at George Washington University Graduate School of Education & Human Development. Their Web site, www.heath.gwu.edu, details educational support services, adaptations, and financial aid for higher education.
Some scholarship Web sites charge fees to subscribe. However, with many excellent free sites available, your search doesn't need to cost a cent. (With "free" registration, the sponsor usually shares your contact information with colleges and student marketing firms.) Three excellent resources are www.fastweb.com, www.scholarships.com, and www.petersons.com/finaid.
Masses of scholarship information are in hefty, expensive print directories. If you'd rather not buy one, find them at your public library or high school college/career office. Scholarships are classified by subject (e.g., biology), type of sponsor (e.g., corporation), location (e.g., state programs), application characteristics (e.g. heritage or disability), and other categories. Annually updated, the best-known guides include Peterson's Scholarships, Grants and Prizes (Thomson-Peterson's), The Scholarship Book (Prentice-Hall), and the Scholarship Handbook (College Board).
Don't narrow your opportunities. Applying for several different scholarships improves your odds of receiving at least one. Any scholarship is a point of pride and an impressive resume entry.
Another way of making college affordable is simply by lowering its costs. Consider starting out at a community college, then transferring to a senior college. Tuition is much less expensive. "The drop-out rate at four-year colleges will provide opportunities for a second- or third-year transfer to a school where you might not have been accepted initially," says Mednick. "Take the chance to acquire a solid GPA of 3 or better at a community college, where competition for top grades is less intense. If you weren't at the top of your high school class, weigh the advantages of a situation where you will be."
Community college students can receive financial aid, including federal and state grants. "These are non-competitive, and can cover tuition, books, and your other costs. By remaining in good standing (C average or better), with a fulltime course-load each semester, you'll be able to keep those grants. Federal grants follow you when you transfer to a four-year school, but state grants don't if you leave the state," Mednick notes.
Co-op education is another tactic to lessen financial burdens. At a school offering co-op, you'll alternate between a job and classes. Unlike internships, generally for credit only, co-op students are paid for their work. "Often, co-op programs are in specific majors, such as Business or Culinary Arts," says Mednick. "Some colleges will advertise their co-op program as a way their students can help pay for college. This may be an attractive benefit."
Another smart cost-cutting strategy, while in high school, is taking as many Advanced Placement classes as possible. Mednick has seen students enter KCC having accumulated nine or more credits (equivalent to English 1, American History 1, Sociology 1, etc.). "Some students have up to a year's worth! This spares you the price of all those credits. At $1,000 each, you've saved $3,000 per course. You'll also save yourself time," he adds.
City and state schools are far less expensive than private colleges (depending on your aid package). Sometimes a prospective student establishes residency in a state for a year to qualify for the lower in-state tuition rates.
Financing 101
The prerequisite for most types of financial aid � from either government or individual colleges � is the detailed FAFSA form, which you can download or complete on-line (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.) Once the government determines your award, each school incorporates that information into setting your financial aid package. If you need assistance with FAFSA, try to get help at a college or high school financial aid office.
Find comprehensive information on all government financial aid programs at FAFSA and at Federal Student Aid. The Internet brims with good, well-explained material on all the basics of financial aid. One excellent site, award-winning www.finaid.org (sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators), includes a glossary and even a list of myths. Two other useful sources are www.offtocollege.com/financial-aid/index.html and www.collegeboard.com/pay.
Consider a payment plan. Some colleges allow students to make interest-free monthly tuition payments over the school year, not all at once. Check with the school's financial aid office.
On your application, you can apply for a Work-Study program, if available. This will provide you a part-time job at the college, in exchange for part of your tuition. "Students might work in the bookstore, computer lab, or tutoring program, for instance," says Mednick.
Over half of students pay at least some college expenses through a loan. The most desirable are subsidized loans, which have lower interest rates. Repayment does not begin until after graduation. The U.S. government runs two subsidized loan programs, the Stafford and the Perkins. An unsubsidized Stafford loan category accrues interest, but the student can defer all interest payments while still in school (www.salliemae.com).
For a good round-up of commercial student loans, visit either College Funding Services (www.cfscampusloans.com) or www.eStudentLoan.com. The College Board has a series of clear, straightforward articles about all types of loans under "Loan Center" at www.collegeboard.com/pay.
Apply early; "a later application lessens your chances for financial aid," Mednick notes. Keep careful track of all your filings for admission, grants, scholarships, loans, etc. Remember, you'll have to re-apply annually for all forms of college financing.
Apart from monetary awards, the entire application process is an invaluable experience in evaluating, organizing and presenting your qualifications. Good luck!
- Carol Milano
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The former Spurs striker believes that the allure of one of the world's most historic clubs is simply too great to turn down, but would like to see the Welshman wait a year
The Spanish giants are expected to bring their lengthy pursuit of the 24-year-old Tottenham star to a successful conclusion before the end of the transfer window, with their online club shop already seen to offer shirts bearing his name.
|Tottenham are 5/4 with Bet365 to finish in the Premier League top four
"I think it's just the lure of Real Madrid. I can't really see him staying to be honest," Keane remarked.
"I'd like to see him stay there, maybe for one more year, but it's Real Madrid - what do you expect? He's a young lad.
"It's the same opportunity that I had going to Inter - they don't come around very, very often. I took my chance. If Gareth takes his chance, if he goes or stays, I wish him well either way."
However, despite reports that a £93 million bid had been accepted by Tottenham, the clubs remain locked in negotiations. As revealed by Goal on Wednesday, the two clubs have yet to reach a formal agreement over the proposed transfer.


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MLS denies negotiating early Beckham move
LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber denied reports on Monday that the league was trying to secure an early release for David Beckham from his Real Madrid contract.
Spanish media had quoted Garber saying Beckham's lawyers were working to get an amicable exit because the league was unable to pay the buy-out clause to bring him to the Los Angeles Galaxy before his contract ends in June.
But Garber said in a statement issued later on Monday: 'David Beckham remains a member of the Real Madrid club until his contract expires (on) June 30'.
'Unless otherwise informed, we are looking forward to welcoming David this summer following the end of his contract with Real Madrid.'
The Spanish reports had quoted Garber saying MLS and the Galaxy were doing everything they could to enable the former England captain to move sooner.
However, Garber added in his statement: 'There have been many recent reports from the news media that have attributed incorrect quotes from my office, including fabricated quotes that were attributed directly to me earlier today.
'I am out of the country in Mexico and have not spoken with any journalists since the afternoon of January 13.'
Beckham has agreed a move to the Galaxy when his Real contract expires. The five-year deal with the MLS side is worth $250 million, the biggest in world sport.
Following the announcement of the move, Real coach Fabio Capello dropped the midfielder from the squad and said he would not play for the Madrid side again.
The Italian said it was not possible to rely on a player who had already committed himself to another club.
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Partly Cloudy and Cool Tonight
Date: April 26th Time: 3:00pm Meteorologist: Eric Elwell
Your Doppler 10 Forecast
This Evening: Partly cloudy with a slight chance for sprinkles or a quick shower.
Tonight: Partly cloudy and a bit cool. Low: 42
Tomorrow: A mix of sun and clouds. High: 67
Monday Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. High: 70
Special Information:
A weak, nearly stationary front will drift to near the Ohio River tonight. Skies will be partly cloudy with a slight chance for some sprinkles or quick shower near the front as it moves south. Otherwise a relatively quiet night is in the forecast with slightly cooler air filtering into the state. Temperatures will fall back into the lower to middle 40's overnight.
A strong springtime storm system developing across the Central Plains will spread more clouds into the state on Sunday. By Sunday night, a few showers or thunderstorms will be possible as the system slowly moves east. Showers and thunderstorms will become likely Monday into Tuesday as the main storm system gets closer. A few strong storms will be possible, mainly in southern Ohio both days. The Storm Prediction Center has placed parts of southern Ohio under a "Slight Risk" for severe storms on Monday.
The upper-level low pressure system will stall across the Ohio Valley through much of next week keeping unsettled weather through Friday and possible into next weekend. This will keep the threat for scattered showers each day with cooler than average temperatures by the end of the week.
Alerts : NONE
Inconvenient Weather: Showers and a few thunderstorms will be possible by late Sunday night. This will be the beginning of a stormy weather pattern which will stick around through most of next week. A few strong to severe storms will be possible by Monday into Tuesday, mainly in southern Ohio.
Planning Your Day: Partly cloudy skies are in the forecast Sunday with slightly cooler temperatures. Clouds will increase Sunday evening with a chance for showers and a few thunderstorms by late Sunday night.
Stats: Averages: 67/46 Saturday's Record High: 89 (1948,1915) Record Low: 26 (1972)
Sunset tonight: 8:21 p.m. - Sunrise/set Sunday: 6:37 a.m. / 8:22p.m.
Precipitation- Month: 2.90" (+0.06") / Annual: 10.28" (-0.56")


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The Manchester Derby stole all the headlines last week, but the focus in Europe returns to London this weekend as Arsenal and Chelsea renew their Derby.
Chelsea is coming off a disappointing derby loss to Queens Park Rangers, and will face an Arsenal side growing in confidence after a slow start to the season, thanks in large part to red-hot striker Robin Van Persie.
Saturday's schedule is loaded with high-profile match-ups in Europe, with Serie A featuring Roma-AC Milan and first-place Juventus taking on relegation zone inhabitants Inter Milan in the Derby d'Italia.
On the Americans Abroad front, Tim Howard takes on his former club, Manchester United, while Timmy Chandler will try to replicate the work of U.S. teammate Steve Cherundolo by beating Bayern Munich.
Saturday night's schedule features the best match-up of the MLS conference semifinals as Seattle takes on Real Salt Lake in a battle of West powers. If you will be watching today's action, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Today's TV Schedule is after the jump):
7 a.m. - ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes - Everton vs. Manchester United
7:45 a.m. - ESPN2/ESPN3.com - Chelsea vs. Arsenal
9:30 a.m. - ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes - Bayern Munich vs. FC Nurnberg
10 a.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Manchester City vs. Wolverhampton
10 a.m. - Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv - Sunderland vs. Aston Villa
10 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Norwich City vs. Blackburn
10 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Swansea City vs. Bolton
10 a.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Wigan Athletic vs. Fulham
12 p.m. - Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv - Roma vs. AC Milan
12 p.m. - ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes - Valencia vs. Getafe
12 p.m. - DirecTV - Villarreal vs. Rayo Vallecano
12:20 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Burnley vs. Blackpool
12:30 p.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - West Brom vs. Liverpool
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Ajaccio vs. Bordeaux
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Brest vs. Lorient
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Dijon vs. Marseille
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Paris-St. Germain vs. Caen
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Evian Thonon Gaillard vs. Auxerre
1 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Montpellier vs. Nancy
2 p.m. - GOLTV - Barcelona vs. Mallorca
2:45 p.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Inter Milan vs. Juventus
2:45 p.m. - ESPN3.com - FC Twente vs. PSV Eindhoven
3 p.m. - FoxSoccer.tv - Lyon vs. St. Etienne
4 p.m. - ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes - Real Sociedad vs. Real Madrid
4 p.m. - GOLTV - Santos vs. Atletico Paranaense
7 p.m. - ESPN3.com - Boston College vs. Virginia
8 p.m. - GOLTV - Irapuato vs. Leones Negros
8 p.m. - Telefutura - Pachuca vs. Monterrey
8 p.m. - Telemundo - Tigres UANL vs. Santos Laguna
9:30 p.m. - Galavision - Atlas vs. Chivas de Guadalajara
10 p.m. - GOLTV - Ft. Lauderdale Strikers vs. NSC Minnesota Stars (delayed)
10 p.m. - Fox Soccer Channel - Real Salt Lake vs. Seattle Sounders
10 p.m. - Telefutura - Atlante vs. Morelia


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Which is more important in a mayor: an inside knowledge of the system or a fresh voice?
"Past experience doesn't really matter. What matters is what is their plan for now. If having insider information helps them succeed in the moment, then I am all for it."
Rob Luley
Software Engineer
"I think it's more important to bring change. Because gay people can't get married, and that needs to change. Now."
Kristin Gonzales
"I think it doesn't matter. They just need to be honest. That is most important. But a fresh voice is good, too, as long as it is not a voice swayed by money."
Wayne Smith
"Inside knowledge. Just to know what is going on, it's nessicary. Besides that, I've always liked fresh voices, but most of them are crap. They don't do what they promise."
Liddy Shaw
"I would say knowledge of the system. At least he would know about what he was doing that way. There are a lot of problems he would know how to solve if he had the experience."
Joseph Conte
Have a suggestion for a question you'd like us to ask? E-mail it to staff writer Ben Briscoe at email@example.com.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition May 18, 2007


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Refunding fever is certainly catching on. Like Mary Anne Hayes, Lady's Circle's Coupon Lady, (see "How the 'Coupon Lady' Saves $2500 a Year on Food," August 1978 issue; "The Coupon Lady Showed Me How to Shop for Food," November, 1978 issue), thousands of refunders have discovered that refunding makes sense and saves cents and dollars at the grocery checkout counter.
Looking for more ways to stretch dimes into quarters and add to your savings? Two available-by-mail publications can help bargain-conscious consumers make the most of coupons and refund offers.
For less than one dollar per month, REFUNDLE BUNDLE offers its readers a monthly guide to refunds. According to the magazine's publisher, each issue includes over $100 in current cash refund offers, since "food and drug companies are anxious to pay consumers for trying their products… free gifts, samples, and more" are also available. The magazine contains hints on where and when to find refund forms and cash-off coupons. Some of the "hints" are well known facts – every budget-conscious housewife knows that Wednesday and Sunday newspapers contain the largest number of cash-off coupons.
The publication's most valuable feature is its listings of available refund offers. For example, an offer currently listed in the magazine explains how to obtain a total of $6 in refunds by purchasing Sylvania Blue Dot light bulbs. Also stressed is the importance of maintaining a "qualifier file" – an alphabetically-ordered file of labels and packaging that may be worth refund-cents in the future. Sound intriguing? Subscriptions start at three months for $2.50; one year will cost you $8. Write to REFUNDLE BUNDLE, P.O. Box 141, Centuck station, Yonkers, N.Y. 10710…. And start saving those labels.
(A similar publication, SUPER MARKET SHOPPER can be yours for $12 per year by writing to the American Coupon Club, P.O. Box 1149, Great Neck, N.Y. 11023. Although I haven't seen this publication, a friend brought it to my attention and had nothing but praise for its content.)


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Geisinger Health System's ACGME-approved Clinical Informatics Fellowship.
Geisinger Clinical Informatics challenges common practice, embeds best practice, carefully applies cutting edge technology, and facilitates discovery through the application of informatics. The group incorporates the Geisinger vision and mission into the Information System, from the ground up, and makes use of data collected as a by-product of clinical care for secondary purposes, such as for research, education, and financial sustainability, to maximize the healthcare value for Geisinger's patients.
Geisinger's Division of Applied Research and Clinical Informatics (DARCI) oversees Geisinger's EHR Clinical Transformation, Clinical Mobility Strategy and Data Science departments with the goal to harmonize data across the clinical care, research and health plan enterprises. Geisinger Health System's data enterprise system integrates disparate information (clinical, financial and administrative), archives data and provides us with the ability to mine data for secondary use using business intelligence and analytic tools. The Institute of Advanced Application (IAA) combines clinical innovations, (including clinical decision support), new technologies and reengineering initiatives which can be directly implemented and assessed at Geisinger before dissemination nationally and globally. These centers work closely with the Center for Health Research and the Weis Center for Genomic Research.
The core curriculum didactics and clinical experience for Geisinger's Clinical Informatics Fellowship will be primarily organized and implemented through the Division of Applied Research and Clinical Informatics. Our elective curriculum will be offered by our Institute of Advanced Application (health care re-engineering/Human factors and Imaging informatics); Genomic medicine and biomedical informatics through the Weis Center for Genomic Research; Health plan informatics through Geisinger's Health Plan operations; Public health informatics and comparative effectiveness research through our Center for Population Health Research. Clinical research in informatics will be incorporated into the 24-month fellowship where the fellow is allowed to choose a mentor from any of the above centers and ongoing research initiatives.
Fellows will gain exposure to a diverse range of clinical and health information systems by rotating at our various health system hospitals and centers. This will provide fellows with experience in EPIC, Cerner, Phillips based Electronic ICU and our KeyHIE health information exchange. Didactic support will supplement the clinical experience to ensure that fellows learn about the major clinical/information systems that are in use. Our health information exchange and active research into information systems interoperability will provide experience in advanced application of mobile, cloud based interoperable solutions.
Thank you for your interest in our program,
Alistair Erskine, MD
Chief Informatics Officer, System Clinical Operations
Program Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program
Shravan Kethireddy, MD
Associate Program Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program


text: Poverty & DevelopmentUS cracks down on Mexican 'school tourism' Hundreds of children cross into Arizona every day to attend school in border towns. 10 May 2013 03:50 GMT | Poverty & Development, US & Canada, Latin America, Mexico, United States A border town in the US is trying stop school children from Mexico using its education system. Every day, hundreds of children cross the border into Arizona. Many were born in the US and are US citizens, but their parents have moved back to Mexico. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports from Douglas, Arizona.Source: Al Jazeera


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The country of Malta is an archipelago of islands nestled below Sicily. The entire Maltese Republic is quite small. The perfect marriage location and romantic getaway, it is comprised of the islands of Malta, Gozo, Comino, Filfla, and Cominotto. The largest one is Malta, measuring 17 by 9 miles, and Gozo is the next largest, with a total area of 26 square miles. Getting married on either of these two islands can become a lifelong memory for both of you as you plan and experience your very own Mediterranean wedding.
Malta has some magnificent harbors and resort areas, such as St Pauls Bay, St. Julians Bay, and St. Georges Bay on Malta and the lovely Bay of Xlendi on Gozo. In particular, the sandy beaches and views from the northern coast of the island of Malta have a singular charm, located as they are within the wholesome countryside and its villages. However, they are located within walking distance of the more trendy areas of Sliema and St. Julians, and only a short driving distance from the capital city of Valletta. Some locations offer not only polychromatic views of the bay, but vistas of the other Maltese islands, as well.
Getting married in Malta provides an array of activities amidst some of the oldest history on earth. For example, Valletta was built by the Knights of the Order of St. John, taking strategic advantage of one of the best harbors. Originally the Hospitalers, these Knights offered protection and medical care to pilgrims going to the Holy Land. Years after leaving the Middle East, they were expelled from Rhodes and wandered for eight years in Europe seeking a home. They were granted the Island of Malta in 1530. The Grand Masters Palace in Valletta was built in the style of the Italian palazzos and named to honor Jean Parisot de la Valette. Earlier than that, Christianity was introduced by the shipwrecked St. Paul, who was visited there by the gospel writer and physician Luke.
While you are honeymooning here, take in the many archaeological sites the island has to offer, such as the megalithic temples built circa 3200 BC or the Hypogeum, underground burial chambers. Other choices include shopping, golf, strolling through the picturesque town, listening to oral poetry, or attending one of the loud and colorful festas honoring a patron saint.
The people are a surprisingly homogeneous group, and yet their character has been formed by several foreign influences. Maltese is the language spoken by the people, but English and Italian are spoken by some. Perhaps for your wedding ceremony you might purchase some lace products, which are painstakingly hand-woven by the women.
The Mediterranean climate makes it a year-round destination. Summers are long with no rain, and the hottest month is July Winters are moderate with both rain and sunshine, but no snow. Whether you are exploring architecture in the capital city of Valletta in the rain or strolling through the city with its decorative balconies on a sunny day, any weather can add to this tiny nations charming ambience.
No matter which enchanting location you choose and whichever rich activities you engage in, a wedding in the country of Malta is sure to provide you with a multitude of memories. This country has the perfect combination of Mediterranean scenery, beaches and bays, historical and religious sites, shopping, and other activities to add to your honeymoon plans.


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From Gas To Groceries: Franklin County Auditor Works To Keep Your Life In Sync
It's a little-known group of very important people in Franklin County tasked with the job of making sure you get what you pay for.
It's called the Franklin County Auditor's Office Department of Weights and Measures.
Agatha Shields, supervises the operation. Her job is to make sure every device used to decide what you pay for something is accurate. She uses very precise tools to measure accuracy of devices like the gasoline pumps you use to fill your vehicle gas tank. The goal is to make sure that if you buy five gallons of gasoline, that's what you get. The measurement has to be within six tablespoons of five gallons.
Roughly a third of the 3,300 gas pumps the county checks every year need some sort of tweak. To ensure the pump's meters aren't tampered with after calibration, Shields puts a lead seal on the gauge.
Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo says once a device is flagged, it cannot be used until it's fixed. "We give them a 14-day window to make sure that device is what it should be," he explains.
Laundromat timers also get inspected. Those coin operated timers are supposed to buy 18 minutes of drying time for 75 cents. To perform the test, Shields does what any customer would do: put in three quarters and push start. She uses a stopwatch to mark 18 minutes.
The laundromat passed the test, and most inspections turn out that way.
Of the 564 commercial timing devices inspected last year, 17 failed. Of 1520 scales tested, 118 failed. Of 7419 liquid measuring devices inspected, 452 failed.
Shields advises customers to ask a manager first if they have an issue with a machine. "Always let them try to fix it," she says.
If you don't get satisfaction from a store manager, call the number on the Auditor's sticker. Shields says the county will send someone out within 24 to 48 hours to investigate.
For the Department of Weights & Measures, there's no device too big or too small to test.
The Mark Gray's scrap yard uses a massive in-ground scale to measure loads of scrap. A technician rolls a special buggy onto the scale. The driver gets off the buggy so his body weight won't affect the measurement.
With 15 tons of weight on the scale, it has to be within 20 pounds of perfect. In this case, it was off by only a pound.
Scrapyard owner Mark Gray says it's the right thing to do to have his scale inspected and certified every year.
The tests are usually scheduled, but inspectors can also show up unannounced. The businesses they visit are obligated to give them full access to all measuring devices, whenever they show up.


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February 20, 2011 at 10:20 am by Robert Jarrett MD
t is rare that we get to address a large chunk of the country's medical professionals. Perhaps at a well-attended national meeting one may present their late-breaking clinical trial findings to 5,000 physicians at once – 3-4% of the practitioners in your specialty in the US. I was fortunate today to meet and speak with over 25% of the pediatric cardiologists of this 20 million-strong beautiful country. That's correct, over 25%. All at once. In fact, both of them were extraordinarily nice. In the same vein, we met with 12.5% of the country's cardiothoracic surgeons. He (Dr. Munene) came to have morning coffee with us.
We spent a productive morning with with Dr. Munene, a hardworking cardiothoracic surgeon and Chief of Service at Kenyatta National Hospital. He told us of the staggering lack of resources and of long waiting lists, of recent local successes in valve surgery and of painful inability to address common thoracic aortic ailments, such as acute dissections and large progressive aneurysms. To repeat, for 20,000,000 people in Kenya, there are 8 cardiothoracic surgeons and 9 pediatric cardiologists. While in the US, CT surgeons generally only do heart and great vessel surgery, Dr. Munene operates on hearts (kids and adults, congenital and acquired disease), he functions as a thoracic surgeon (lung cancer and tuberculosis surgery are common), does esophageal cancer surgery, vascular surgery (peripheral bypasses), vascular access and troubleshooting for dialysis patients and much more. Dr. Munene works from 5 am to 10 pm every day. He has 7 children and besides working at Kenyatta and 2-3 other hospitals, has to do private practice from 5-8 in the morning support their education. Today is Sunday; after showing us around Kenyatta Hospital, he drove away to deal with an arteriovenous fistula problem at another facility.Our initial visit to Kenyatta Hospital was eye-opening. While after 50+ (right, Bob?) trips, Bob Jarrett is a remarkable expert at quickly assessing the status and the needs of the hospital, I am clearly a greenhorn. I want no pity, but am only mentioning this because this amount of audio-visual-olfactory input requires some processing. The latter is not yet complete.
A few impressions, jigsaw-like, will hopefully eventually connect.
The ICU is a remarkably-clean, quiet space. 31 beds house patients, who essentially need to be intubated to gain entrance.Unlike in most hospitals in Europe, where ICUs are fairly compartmentalized by age and diagnosis, all matter of patients here are on the same ward. We met a baby with tuberculous meningitis, an adult trauma patient who was a domestic violence victim, a middle-aged (old by Kenyan standard; life expectancy is 47 for men here) patient with aspiration pneumonitis. Tetanus is not uncommon in villagers who were not vaccinated – this disease is all but unseen in the U.S. With a knowing smile, Dr. Munene mentioned that he hates taking arrows out of chests – after all, the design is such that it only goes easily one way. (Note: if your wife is Maasai, best to take the trash as soon as she tells you). In our brief interaction with the ICU staff, I was impressed by the professionalism and quality of the nurses. The 2:1 patient-to-nurse ratio on the ICU is enviable, even by Western standards.The cardiothoracic/cardiology ward is also clean, though equipment is minimal. Telemetry is available, but not widely used outside of the ICU. Food is centrally distributed, but relatives bring more food (visiting hours are a short 1.5 hours per day). Street food vendors on the surrounding streets lie in wait for relatives coming in at 12:30 in the afternoon to visit. There is nothing for patients to do during the long hospitalization; a small television was a recent addition.
We saw the blood bank – a room adjacent to the transfusion hall. Blood banking in East Africa presents unique challenges. Donated blood is tested for Hepatitis A, B and C, as well as for HIV. Malaria parasite testing is considered an exercise in futility – almost everyone has some Plasmodium in some erythrocytes under the microscope at any give time. The solution is simple: whenever you as a patient get a unit of blood, you also get a single dose of an antimalarial. No questions asked, no problem. Quantity is a problem, also – while an average person after valve surgery may need 1 unit of blood transfused (i.e., from none for most to 3-4 for some patients), to reach that average 1 unit per operated patient, each one is asked to donate 6 units of blood over some time before they get their operation – such is the burden of discarded donated blood due to positivity for one of the viral infections I mention above.Finally, we saw the Accident and Emergency unit, which takes walk-ins and ambulances from all over the city. Truthfully, other than the lack of computer equipment, it looked not entirely dissimilar from any ER in the United States. Same triage –> waiting area –> trauma/critical area –> general area structure.Tomorrow, we meet with the CEO of Kenyatta and then travel to other hospitals. On Tuesday, I plan to see ICU patients in the morning with the team, and then spend the rest of the day in cardiac outpatient clinic. I will need to brush up on my Pediatrics quickly…
more later,
Eli Gelfand, MD


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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A sheriff's deputy was shot to death and another wounded yesterday as they served a search warrant seeking evidence of child pornography, officials said.
Detective Todd Fatta, 33, was killed when shots hit him in the chest, penetrating his bulletproof vest, Broward County Sheriff Ken Jenne said, holding back tears. Fatta's partner was also injured.
The occupant of the house, Kenneth Wilk, was taken into custody. Other officers returned fire at Wilk, but he was not injured, Jenne said.
Wilk was held on charges of conspiracy to possess child pornography and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Charges in Fatta's death were not immediately filed.
Wilk, 42, was arrested last year when he allegedly threatened officers who served a child pornography warrant at the home. And Wilk's roommate, Kelly Ray Jones, was arrested last month on charges of using the Internet to send illicit images of children to an undercover detective.


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Yolo Basin Foundation offers the Flyway Nights Speaker Series on Thursday, March 6.
John Sterling will present the Smithsonian Institute's research that supports the "Bird Friendly" coffee movement. He will discuss why some coffee farms are better than others for birds and why good coffee farms are critical for conservation. He will illustrate his talk with photos of birds from coffee farms in Latin America, the Philippines and Sumatra.
Sterling has been a very active birder since 1971 and a professional wildlife biologist since 1981. He has traveled internationally as a guide and ornithologist for many organizations, including projects as a Smithsonian ornithologist to Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Sumatra, Canada and Russia. Sterling currently has his own company specializing in tours, birding classes, research and environmental consulting. His website is www.sterlingbirds.com.
The Yolo Basin Foundation offers Flyway Nights at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month from November to April. The talks are held at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters at 45211 Chiles Road (also called County Road 32B). Call the Yolo Basin Foundation at 758-0530 for more information, and check www.yolobasin.org for future programs.


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Mercer guard Ike Nwamu moves the ball against Duke forward Amile Jefferson (21) during the second half Friday in Raleigh, N.C.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Daniel Coursey scored 17 points and Mercer pulled off the biggest upset in the NCAA tournament so far by knocking off Duke 78-71 Friday.
Jakob Gollon added 20 points for the 14th-seeded Bears.
The senior-laden Bears were simply too much for a Duke team with stars Rodney Hood and freshman Jabari Parker.
Mercer scored 11 straight points during the late 20-5 run that clinched the biggest victory in school history. It's the second one-and-done in three years for the third-seeded Blue Devils.
Mercer won the Atlantic Sun conference championship. That's the same league that produced 2013 tournament darling Florida Gulf Coast.
Quinn Cook scored 23 points, Rasheed Sulaimon added 20 and those two guards combined for 12 of Duke's season-high-tying 15 3-pointers.
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But the Blue Devils' defense — an uncharacteristic weakness all season — did them in again while all those Mercer seniors picked Duke apart down the stretch.
Duke went up 63-58 with 4:52 left after Parker converted a three-point play and Tyler Thornton hit three free throws.
Duke didn't score again until the final minute.
Coursey countered by rattling in a jumper in the lane, and after two empty possessions for Duke, some slick ball rotation by Mercer set up an open 3 from Anthony White Jr. that tied it at 63 with 2½ minutes left.
Hood picked up his fourth foul on the Bears' next possession and Gollon hit two free throws to put Mercer ahead for good.
By that point, Duke — in the midst of an untimely run of empty possessions — could do nothing right. Parker missed a 3-pointer in traffic before Hood was called for walking, leading White to give a fist-pump to the Mercer fans who stood all day.
Stephen F. Austin 77, VCU 75 (OT)
SAN DIEGO — Desmond Haymon scored on an improbable four-point play with 3.6 seconds in regulation and hit a big 3-pointer in overtime to lead No. 12 seed Stephen F. Austin to a 77-75 win over fifth-seeded Virginia Commonwealth Friday night in the NCAA tournament's South Region.
VCU (23-10) was firmly in control for most of the second half before SFA (32-2) rallied in the closing seconds.
Haymon hit one of the biggest — and most improbable — shots of what's already been a wild March, knocking down a 3-pointer and a free throw after being fouled by Jordan Burgess at the end of regulation.
Haymon hit another 3-pointer to put SFA up with 2 minutes left, but VCU had a final shot after Thomas Walkup missed 1 of 2 free throws with 14 seconds left. JeQuan Lewis got an open 3-pointer, but it went long and SFA snared the rebound.
North Carolina 79, Providence 77
SAN ANTONIO — James Michael McAdoo sank two free throws in the final 3.5 seconds, and No. 6 seed North Carolina rallied to beat 11th-seeded Providence 79-77 Friday night.
Providence's Bryce Cotton scored a career-high 36 points and made one dazzling shot after another down the stretch. But he also fumbled a long rebound in the final moments, robbing the Friars of a chance for a last-second miracle.
Had North Carolina (24-9) lost, it would've been the first time since 1979 the Tar Heels and rival Duke lost on the same day of the tournament.
The Blue Devils fell earlier to 14th-seeded Mercer, and the Friars nearly handed North Carolina a similar stunner.
Marcus Paige led North Carolina with 19 points.
Wichita State 64, Cal Poy 37
ST. LOUIS — Cleananthony Early had 23 points and unbeaten Wichita State faced no resistance from Cal Poly, going to 35-0 for the best start in NCAA history with a 64-37 rout of Cal Poly in the Midwest Region on Friday night.
The Shockers (35-0) dominated from the tip-off against the only team with a sub-.500 record in the tournament. With the exception of Early, most of the glaring numbers were on defense. The losers managed 13 points in the first half and shot 21 percent.
Malik Love had nine points for Cal Poly (14-20), which won the Big West tournament as the No. 7 seed and beat Texas Southern in First Four game before being held to a season low for points. Chris Eversley, the Big West tourney MVP and coming off a 19-point game, was held to six points on 2-for-14 shooting.
Memphis 71, George Washington 66
RALEIGH, N.C. — Michael Dixon Jr. scored 19 points and hit four free throws in the final 10 seconds to help Memphis hold off George Washington 71-66 on Friday night in the second round of the East Regional.
Joe Jackson added 15 points for the eighth-seeded Tigers (24-9). They entered the tournament having lost three of five to fall out of the national rankings, and shot 49 percent in this one but struggled to put the ninth-seeded Colonials away until the final seconds.
Isaiah Armwood scored a season-high 21 points after playing the final 12 minutes with four fouls for ninth-seeded GW (24-9), which was just 2 of 12 from 3-point range yet never fell behind by more than 10 points.
Leading scorer Maurice Creek — who averages 14 points — finished with nine on 2-of-13 shooting for GW, but he airballed a 3-pointer in the final seconds that would have tied it.
Gonzaga 85, Oklahoma State 77
SAN DIEGO — Kevin Pangos scored 26 points and Gary Bell Jr. added 17 for eighth-seeded Gonzaga, which beat Marcus Smart and the ninth-seeded Oklahoma State Cowboys 85-77 in the West region of the NCAA tournament on Friday.
The Bulldogs (29-6), in their 16th straight NCAA tournament, will play top-seeded Arizona on Sunday.
The refs called 61 fouls, and five players fouled out. Pangos made 12 of 14 free throws, most of them in the closing minutes.
Smart had 23 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and six steals for Oklahoma State (21-13). He is projected to be a high NBA draft pick. He passed up the NBA draft last year. The Cowboys won five of seven games coming in, a run that coincided with Smart's returning from a three-game suspension for shoving a Texas Tech fan.
Kansas 80, Eastern Kentucky 69
ST. LOUIS — Andrew Wiggins scored 19 points, Jamari Traylor and Perry Ellis had double-doubles and second-seeded Kansas pulled away down the stretch to beat pesky Eastern Kentucky 80-69 on Friday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Traylor finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Ellis had 14 points and 13 boards for the Jayhawks (25-9), who trailed 56-53 with 9 minutes to go before their game-ending charge.
They advanced to play No. 10 seed Stanford, a 58-53 winner over seventh-seeded New Mexico, on Sunday in the third round of the South Regional.
Glenn Cosey hit five 3-pointers and had 17 points for the 15th-seeded Colonels (24-10), the Ohio Valley Conference champions. Tarius Johnson and Eric Stutz finished with 15 points apiece.
Creighton 76, Louisiana-Lafayette 66
SAN ANTONIO — Doug McDermott scored 30 points and third-seeded Creighton got three huge 3-pointers in the second half from Ethan Wragge to beat No. 14 Louisiana-Lafayette 76-66 Friday in the West Regional.
McDermott had a double-double by halftime but went scoreless for nearly 14 minutes of the second half, leaving it to Wragge's long shots to bail out the Bluejays from a potential upset by Ragin' Cajuns, who attacked Creighton (27-7) with fearless defense and rebounding.
Sun Belt tournament champion Louisiana-Lafayette (23-12) led 50-48 before Wragge struck from long range to turn momentum.
The win means the Creighton family keeps marching on its final days together. McDermott, the nation's leading scorer, opted against going to the NBA after last season to play one more year with his father, Creighton coach Greg McDermott.
Tennessee 86, Massachusetts 67
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jarnell Stokes scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help Tennessee beat Massachusetts 86-67 on Friday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Jordan McRae added 21 points for the Volunteers (23-12), the No. 11 seed in the Midwest Regional. Tennessee had little trouble with the sixth-seeded Minutemen (24-9), shooting 54 percent from the field and handling UMass' fullcourt pressure in a surprisingly one-sided performance that included another solid defensive showing.
The Vols are in the NCAAs for the first time in three seasons, starting with a First Four overtime win against Iowa. Now they are headed to Sunday's third round to face 14th-seeded Mercer, who upset Duke in Friday.
Chaz Williams and Maxie Esho scored 12 points each for UMass in its first NCAA appearance since 1998. But the Minutemen fell behind by double figures early, trailed by 20 points before halftime and never got closer than 10 again.
Arizona 68, Weber State 59
SAN DIEGO — Arizona avoided becoming the latest and biggest upset victim in an NCAA tournament that's been filled with them.
The Wildcats will have to play a little better if they want to keep going in the bracket.
Nick Johnson scored 18 points, Aaron Gordon added 16 and top-seeded Arizona overcame a shaky start and a late run by Weber State to beat the Wildcats 68-59 in the West Regional on Friday.
The first full day of the tournament was a wild one filled with upsets, and the bracket-busting trend continued early Friday, when Mercer, a No. 14 seed, knocked off mighty Duke.
Arizona (31-4) appeared to be next in line, falling into an 8-point hole in the opening 6 minutes. Arizona closed in around Weber State (19-12), shutting down the Wildcats during two big first-half runs, seemingly putting the fairytale to bed.
Comfortably ahead, Arizona let off the gas late, allowing Weber State to trim a 21-point lead down to nine before pulling it out.
Solid, but not great, particularly since the next game — against Gonzaga or Oklahoma State on Sunday — is the spot the Wildcats have been picked to go down.
Stanford 58, New Mexico 53
ST. LOUIS — Chasson Randle scored 23 points and No. 10 seed Stanford made an impression in its first NCAA appearance since 2008, leading almost start to finish in a 58-53 victory over seventh-seeded New Mexico on Friday.
The Cardinal (22-12) built an early 16-point lead then held on after New Mexico rallied to tie it midway through the second half. They got four crucial free throws from reserve Robbie Lemons and Randle in the final half-minute after New Mexico had cut the deficit to two points. They will play the Eastern Kentucky-Kansas winner on Sunday in the third round.
Cameron Bairstow had 24 points and eight rebounds but the Lobos (27-7) got off-days from their other top threats. Kendall Williams and Alex Kirk, who together average 30 points, combined for just six.
Baylor 74, Nebraska 60
SAN ANTONIO — Cory Jefferson scored 16 points and No. 6 seed Baylor kept 11th-seeded Nebraska winless in its NCAA tournament history with a 74-60 second-round victory Friday.
The Bears (25-11) kept up a two-month tear and will play either No. 3 seed Creighton or No. 14 seed Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday. Baylor has won 11 of 13 after a dismal start in the Big 12, recapturing the kind of momentum that vaulted the Bears to the Elite Eight in 2010 and 2012.
Terran Petteway scored 18 points for Nebraska (19-13), which fell to 0-7 in tournament history.
The Cornhuskers hadn't played on this stage since 1998 and often looked like it. Frustration boiled over for Big Ten coach of the year Tim Miles, who was ejected with 11 minutes left.
Virginia 70, Coastal Carolina 59
Anthony Gill scored 17 points to help No. 1 seed Virginia pull away late and beat Coastal Carolina, avoiding a historic upset.
The Cavaliers trailed by 10 in the first half and five at halftime to the 16th-seeded Chanticleers before pushing ahead for good with about 9 minutes left.
A No. 16 seed has never beaten a No. 1 since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, and the Cavs (29-6) ensured history would wait at least another year.
Evan Nolte came off the bench and hit two huge 3-pointers to help Virginia finally push away from the Big South champion Chanticleers (21-13), who were in the tournament for the first time in 21 years.
The game was tied at 47 before Nolte's 3s powered a 23-7 spurt that finally put the game away.
Virginia advanced to Sunday's third round to face No. 8 seed Memphis.
Iowa State 93, NC Central 75
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Georges Niang scored 24 points, but also broke his foot and will miss the rest of the NCAA tournament, as No. 3 seed Iowa State pulled away from 14th-seeded North Carolina Central in the second half.
The Big 12 tournament champions found themselves in an early struggle with a program making its first NCAA tournament appearance in just its third year as a full-time Division I program. But the Cyclones' quickness and balance eventually took over.
Iowa State (27-7) had five players score in double figures. Niang's two 3-pointers early in the second half keyed the run that put the game away.
After the game, the Cyclones announced on Twitter: "Georges Niang has a foot fracture and will miss the remainder of the season."
Jeremy Ingram scored 28 for North Carolina Central (28-6), which came in on a 20-game win streak and won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
UCLA 76, Tulsa 59
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jordan Adams had 21 points and eight rebounds, and Norman Powell scored 15 points in his hometown to lead fourth-seeded UCLA to a 76-59 victory over 13th-seeded Tulsa on Friday night, spoiling the NCAA tournament head coaching debut of Danny Manning.
In his first year at Westwood, Steve Alford coached the Bruins to just their third win in the NCAA tournament since 2009. It came in the city where John Wooden won the last of his 10 national championships, in 1975.
Tulsa (21-13) had its 11-game winning streak snapped. Manning led Kansas to the 1988 title and won another championship as a Jayhawks assistant coach six years ago.
The Golden Hurricane got close twice in the second half, and each time, Adams and Powell — who played at San Diego's Lincoln High — led big UCLA (27-8) surges.
Adams and Powell combined for UCLA's first 12 points of the second half.
Kentucky 56, Kansas State 49
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Julius Randle had 19 points and 15 rebounds, Aaron Harrison finished with 18 points and No. 8 seed Kentucky held off Kansas State to earn a date with Wichita State in the next round.
The preseason No. 1, Kentucky (25-10) is finally starting to live up to the expectations that came with its heralded recruiting class. John Calipari's bunch nearly knocked off Florida in the SEC title game last week and seemed to carry that momentum right into the Scottrade Center.
Marcus Foster had 15 points, Shane Southwell scored 11 and Thomas Gipson finished with 10 for Kansas State (20-13), which started in a 1-0 hole after a technical for a dunk in pregame warmups. The No. 9 seed then struggled to hit from the perimeter against Kentucky's tall lineup.
Kansas State was just 5 of 21 from 3-point range. Foster was 1 of 7.
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Dewitt Davis, 75, missing in D.C.
Police in the District are looking for a missing elderly man.
Dewitt Davis, 75, was last seen on Friday around noon at a park near the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Upshur Street NW.
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The show begins with a brief introduction of the two coaches, Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn. The coaches are respectful to each other; Penn explains that he bears no ill-will towards Edgar, and that he's just happy to be able to fight him again. Edgar is also happy to fight Penn again, and looks forward to their third meeting. From there, the show jumps straight into the fights that determine who gets into the house. Friends, family, and coaches of the fighters are there to watch and cheer them on as they duke it out. This season features Middleweights and Light Heavyweights. Some notable fights and fighters include:
Irish Middleweight Cathal Pendred, one of the most highly-touted prospects out of Europe, receives a bye into the house due to his opponent pulling out at the last minute.
Lymon Good, the first Bellator Welterweight champion, surprisingly loses in the first round to Ian Stephens. Good is dominated throughout the fight by the superior wrestling of Stephens, who declares to Dana White that Bellator champs have no place in the UFC.
Josh Stansbury dominates his fight with Chris Fields, but suddenly injures his knee during a takedown, giving Fields the win. Conor McGreggor, who's there watching Fields compete, calls the win "the luck of the Irish."
Dhiego Lima, younger brother of Bellator standout Douglass Lima, dominates his fight with Adam Stroup, winning a unanimous decision.
Doug Sparks, a man who always wears a fake set of furry ears on his head and claims to be half polar bear, loses to Patrick Walsh via first round submission.
Nordine Taleb, who was also a contestant in TUF Nations: Australia vs. Canada, is in a back and forth affair with Mike King, able to survive a grotesque-looking kneebar, losing via unanimous decision. Strangely, Taleb actually fought on the TUF Nations finale, which aired before this episode, where he picked up a win.
Full Fight Results:
Daniel Spohn defeats Tyler King via round 1 KO.
Hector Urbina defeats Adrian Miles via round 1 submission (guillotine choke)
Todd Monaghan defeats Jake Heun via round 1 submission (armbar)
Roger Zapata defeats Tyler Minton via round 2 TKO
Ian Stephens defeats Lyman Good via 2 round decision
Chris Fields defeats Josh Stansbury via round 1 TKO (injury)
Anton Berzin defeats Cody Mumma via round 1 submission (triangle choke/armbar)
Tim Williams defeats Bojan Velickovic via round 3 TKO (punches)
Eddie Gordon defeats Matt Gabel via 2 round decision
Josh Clark defeats John Poppie via round 3 submission (armbar)
Patrick Walsh defeats Doug Sparks via round 1 submission (kimura)
Matt Van Buren defeats Daniel Vizcaya via round 1 TKO
Corey Anderson defeats Kelly Anundson via decision
Dhiego Lima defeats Adam Stroup via 2 round decision
Mike King defeats Nordine Taleb via 3 round decision
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Team Penn:
Anton Berzon (205)
Josh Clark (205)
Daniel Spohn (205)
Chris Fields (205)
Mike King (185)
Tim Williams (185)
Cathal Pendred (185)
Roger Zapata (185)
Team Edgar:
Corey Anderson (205)
Patrick Walsh (205)
Matt Van Buren (205)
Todd Monaghan (205)
Ian Stephens (185)
Dhiego Lima (185)
Eddie Gordon (185)
Hector Urbina (185)
Since Edgar picks the first fighter, Penn picks the first fight. Penn chooses Cathal Pendred and Hector Urbina as the first two fighters to battle it out on TUF Season 19.
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Detroit Skates Past Dallas 5-4 - Recap
Jiri Hudler scored twice to lead the Red Wings over Dallas 5-4 on Tuesday at American Airlines Center.
Detroit was favored by -155 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Jiri Hudler (2), Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula, and Cory Emmerton each scored for the Red Wings in the victory. Filppula opened the scoring for Detroit, finding the back of the net at 8:02 of the first period. The goal was assisted by Henrik Zetterberg and Ian White.
Jimmy Howard turned in a 25-save effort for the Red Wings.
Michael Ryder (2), Loui Eriksson, and Jamie Benn scored for the Stars, finding the net behind Jimmy Howard.
Dallas got a 26-stop effort from Kari Lehtonen in the loss.
Detroit scored 0 times on 0 chances on the power play, while Dallas went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Dallas lost the shots on goal battle to Detroit by a margin of 31-29.
Next game, Detroit takes its act on the road to face Toronto looking for another win. For Dallas, they head on the road to face Nashville.


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When i want to hear sound from laptop output sound doesn't work, when i plug in headphones or different audio hardware sound is working!
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text: Kevin Walter had a good game. Defence played well especially against the run. yes rice had a couple good runs in the 4th but for him to only have 100 yards i think we did well. Cushing is clearly back to his rookie year. Tate was good as a back up running back. Schaub had a good game considering there was a lot of pressure on him and he got pretty banged up.