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Is there a definition of "rapeable material"? Because I have a friend who works for the Detroit Police as a rape counselor and I'm sure she would find that a useful tool when counseling victims, so they can learn how not to be rapeable material and thus be safe in the world. It might come in handy for some of my colleagues in CPS, too. That pajama-clad 5 year old was just too rapeable for her father to resist, after all.
I think the networks started to believe the myth they were creating when this situation began to unfurl. They were riffing on the illusion that these were all peaceful protestors, and how great it was that a revolution was conducted without guns, and with little bloodshed. Pretty soon they acted as if these gatherings were the same as when the Berlin Wall came down. That this was just an euphoric crowd celebrating joyously and hugging each other. The media seems adept at spinning stories to get the most viewer interest. In this case, I think they started to really believe their spin, and let their guard down.
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Defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky has been traded from the Anaheim Ducks to the New York Islanders in exchange for a 2013 2nd round draft pick.
New York gets:
A veteran defenseman to add to their group. Visnovsky will likely play with Travis Hamonic. He earns his money on the power play, where he is equally adept at scoring goals and moving the puck. Visnovsky has one year left on his contract – cap hit of $5.6 million, but actual salary of only $3 million.
New York's potential defensive pairings:
Andrew MacDonald – Mark Streit
Lubomir Visnovsky – Travis Hamonic
Matt Donovan – UFA/trade
Fantasy players impacted:
This move may help Visnovsky, but he was already playing with stars in Anaheim. Going from Perry, Getzlaf, and Ryan to Tavares, Moulson, and Streit isn't a huge downgrade, and he could feature very prominently on a power play that has the potential to be one of the league's best.
Some question whether his shot is the same after a recent shoulder injury, though. He had only six goals in 68 games last season, after scoring 18 in the previous campaign. Even if Visnovsky doesn't get to double digits in goal production again, this move really helps the Islanders on the ice.
In Anaheim, this move clears up room for Cam Fowler to be the power play quarterback. Fowler wasn't good at all in 2011-12 (most of his issues were in the defensive end), but the Ducks are confident that their young blueliner will rebound this season.
Players this helps:
1. Fowler
2. Sami Vatanen (puck moving Ducks prospect, and number nine on my top 10 keeper league defensive prospects to own list)
3. Hamonic
4. Tavares/Moulson (and whoever else plays PP1 for the Islanders)
Players this hurts:
1. Calvin de Haan (short term)

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BGE to Present Electric Safety and Wires Down Video Challenge Information to Students at Ft. Smallwood Elementary School
Please see the attached media advisory and consider attending the event for photo, video and interview opportunities. In addition, representatives from both BGE and the Maryland Board of Education are available for any interview opportunities separate from this event. Please let me know if you are interested. Thank you.
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company to Present Electric Safety and
Wires Down Video Challenge Information to Students at Ft. Smallwood Elementary School
BGE representatives will share with students in Kindergarten through fifth grade the importance of electric safety and opportunities to create their own version of BGE's award-winning Wires Down video
WHO: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)
Ft. Smallwood Elementary School teachers and students
WHAT: BGE linemen will speak to more than 300 Ft. Smallwood Elementary School students during an all-school assembly about the importance of electric safety, especially around downed wires and other electric equipment. In addition, BGE will present information on its Wires Down Video Challenge and encourage all elementary school students from across central Maryland to create their own version of BGE's Wires Down commercial. Originally produced in 2000, the Emmy Award-winning commercial with its "do not, do not, do not touch" refrain aims to help raise awareness of electricity hazards, especially among young children.
WHEN: Friday, September 21, 2012
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Ft. Smallwood Elementary School
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WHY: As part of BGE's commitment to safety and educating our customers and their families about the importance of safety around electric wires and other electric equipment, BGE has launched a Wires Down Video Challenge to engage young students, who may be unaware of the safety hazards. To date, nearly 100 entry kits have been downloaded from the contest website and BGE encourages all elementary schools in its service area to participate for a chance to win funding towards a school enrichment project and learn about electric safety.
About the Wires Down Video Challenge:
BGE's Wires Down Video Challenge is an opportunity for educators to provide a fun and creative way for students to not only learn about electric safety, but to also share that information with their family and friends, while promoting teamwork and school spirit at the same time.
Participating schools will create 30-to 45-second videos, using the same lyrics and melody from the original "Wires Down" commercial. Video submissions will be accepted online from Sept. 17 through Nov. 30, 2012. In December, schools will compete against each other during a two-week online public voting period for a chance to win. The winning schools will be announced in January 2013. For more information, including official rules, downloadable entry kits and helpful tips, visit BGEvideochallenge.com <http://bgevideochallenge.com/> .
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Holly Holm Enacts Sweet Revenge With Decision Victory Over Anne Sophie-Mathis in Rematch at 'The Reckoning'
Holly "The Preacher's Daughter" Holm (31-2-3) showed Albuquerque and the world why she has been and continues to be known as arguably the best female pound-for-pound boxer in the world, when she defeated Anne "The Ace" Sophie-Mathis (26-2) at Fresquez Productions "The Reckoning", which took place on Friday, June 15, 2012 at Route 66 Casino Hotel Albuquerque.
The win brought back the title belts for three organizations: IBA Welterweight, WBAN and WBF. The event, attended by a sold-out crowd of about 3000 onlookers, was a rematch of Holm's one loss in the last seven years, which occurred last December 2, by knockout in the seventh round.
The crowd went from deafening cheers as the hometown favorite danced into the ring, to near silence, after introductions and anthems, as the first bell rang. The first round was eerily like the last fight, as Mathis took the lead, with Holm firing back and dancing away, Mathis using her reach and long legs to try and cut off the angles.
The seconnd round, however, saw the emergence a different Holm, a more aggressive Holm that struck first, and stayed inside for body and head combinations, using her angles but staying close enough to prevent Mathis from using the power of a fully extended blow with her longer reach.
This more aggressive and dangerous strategy allowed for some beautiful uppercuts by Holm, with a jarring right hook in the ninth, and kept Mathis from landing one of those devastating hooks that took Holm out in the last fight. Mathis was as tough as ever, and kept Holm on her feet every second of the fight, with a strong chin and the constant threat of a knockout punch.
"She has all those knockouts for a reason, so I did not want to be there when she threw those punches," said Holm afterwards. Holm finished the 10th round with one last jab, the crowd surged to its feet, and the unanimous decision, with scores of 96-95, 99-91, 97-93, was given to Holm. "I had to do this, not only for myself, but for those of you whose first of my fights that you saw was my last one, and for everyone who has believe in me from day one."
The co-main event of the evening featured Raymond "Hollewood" Montez (5-2 of Albuquerque) vs. Jaime Gutierrez (4-6 of Albuquerque) in a bout scheduled for six rounds. However, Montez made short work of Gutierrez, who struck first, but Montez blasted back and the crowd began to chant his name. He raised his arms in time to their cheers, then landed a straight right that knocked Gutierrez flat on his back. Although Gutierrez stood back up after the 10-count, the referee deemed him unable to continue, and Montez won the fight by TKO at 1:37 of the first round.
There were four other professional bouts that evening, featuring 4 professional boxing debuts from boxers around New Mexico:
Jose Luis "Guero" Sanchez (1-0 of Albuquerque) defeated Guy Youell (0-1 of Farmington) in a mutual professional debut. Although Youell scored a knockdown with a left hook early in the first, Sanchez came back strong, and after 3 more rounds of battle, Sanchez knocked Youell down for the count at 1:13 of the fourth round, giving him the win by TKO.
John Herrera (2-3-1 of Roswell) defeated the more experienced Bryan Garcia (7-19 of Santa Fe) after 4 rounds. Although Herrera started off defensively, he began to take charge by middle of the 1st round and went on to dominate the rest, bloodying the face of Garcia and taking the unanimous decision.
Cristian Cabral (3-0 of Albuquerque) remains undefeated after his win against Victor "The Warrior" Silva, who made his pro debut out of Socorro. Cabral knocked Silva down in the first round, but Silva came back and the next 2 rounds were nearly even. However, in the 4th round, Cabral asserted himself even more and after Silva failed to defend himself for an extended time, the referee ended the fight at 1:27, giving Cabral the win by TKO.
Gene Perez (1-0 of Belen) won his professional debut against Albuquerque's Eric Gonzales (1-2-1). Although Gonzales had height and reach advantage, Perez pushed the pace for all 4 rounds, without visibly slowing. Although Gonzales was no punching bag and did not get knocked down, Perez dominated each round and the judges all ruled 40-36 in Perez' favor, giving him the win by unanimous decision.
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Depending on where you live, debt collectors may be legally entitled to take your entire paycheck, house or car and completely clear out your bank accounts.
Families in the District of Columbia have a better chance of holding on to their vehicles than those in Maryland and Virginia. Yet Washington residents could have 25 percent of their wages transferred to a creditor.
In a report released Thursday, the National Consumer Law Center surveyed the patchwork of state "exemption laws" meant to protect struggling families from losing everything to creditors. The advocacy group found that few places met its five basic standards for protecting consumers — preserving at least $1,000 in a bank account as well as barring creditors from seizing vehicles, household goods, homes and most wages.
Only Massachusetts and Iowa came close to meeting those standards, each receiving a B-plus grade. The District of Columbia earned a B-minus for its fairly strong consumer protections, while Maryland and Virginia both received D's.
The District of Columbia prevents creditors from seizing anyone's home, but Maryland only protects homes worth up to $6,000. That's $1,000 higher than Virginia's limit, according to the report.
"I can't compare our laws to other states, but we have taken major actions to ensure those laws are enforced and worked with the courts to reform their rules for these lawsuits," said Mark Kaufman, Maryland's commissioner of financial regulation. Officials in Virginia had not reviewed the report by press time.
Christopher Weaver, associate commissioner for banking in the D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, said the agency "plans to confer with the District's consumer affairs department and the D.C. Council about better protecting families' wages."
In some states, weak exemption laws simply reflect a failure to update statutes on the books, said NCLC researchers. Pennsylvania, for instance, protects Bibles and sewing machines, but has no coverage for household goods of more than $300.
"Almost all states exempt a pair of cows and an ox, but they haven't exempted computers or a car that actually works," said Robert Hobbs, deputy director of NCLC. "This is a call for states to update these laws."
Federal laws, he noted, mainly address personal bankruptcy, leaving states to ensure that residents do not wind up destitute as they try to pay off their debts. Hobbs said some states are updating their laws in piecemeal fashion, protecting a larger portion of wages but not cars, for instance.
"It's sort of like squeezing a balloon. They might be protecting the car, but the money in the bank account to make the car payments is wiped clean," Hobbs said. "States should be comprehensive in providing a foundation for families."
Exemption laws come into play when a creditor wins a judgment against a consumer in court. Creditors can then take steps to seize wages or property to pay the debt.
Members of the $12.2 billion debt-collection industry are critical of the restrictions consumer organizations want to place on their business. Industry officials argue that NCLC and other advocacy groups should put more emphasis on financial literacy than absolving consumers of their obligations.
"NCLC neglects to include any mention of the personal responsibility of consumers to communicate with creditors and debt collectors to seek solutions," said Pat Morris, chief executive of the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals, a trade group.
He added: "NCLC goes right to the lowest common denominator to incite fear — legal action, garnishment and repossession — which are actions of last resort by creditors."
About 30 million Americans have an average of $1,500 in debt subject to collection, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In the wake of the financial crisis, state authorities and advocacy groups became alarmed by the tactics used by some debt collectors to get consumers to settle their balances.
A 2011 report by Consumers Union found debt collectors filing an increasing number of lawsuits against borrowers without proper documentation. In some cases, companies were suing people over debts that were already paid or winning court judgments without proof that they owned the debt.
California authorities, for example, argue JPMorgan Chase flooded the courts with lawsuits against credit card holders based on flimsy evidence that cardholders were in default, says a lawsuit filed in May by the state's attorney general.
Federal regulators have been investigating whether the nation's biggest banks used flawed documents and incomplete records to collect on delinquent credit card debts. Meanwhile, a group of 13 state attorneys general is also looking into the actions of banks as well as companies that buy defaulted debt and collect the proceeds for themselves.
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Of all the myths that dog the wolf, none is more widely accepted than the idea that wolves howl at the moon. Images of wolves with their heads upturned, singing at the night sky, are as unquestioned as a goldfish's three-second memory or a dog's color-blindness (both also myths).
Smartphone kill switches are coming
Smartphones need kill switches. It's a relatively easy solution to the pricey (and irritating) problem of smartphone theft. But who would have thought that the big carriers would team up with Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung and lots of other manufacturers to voluntarily begin adding the technology by July 2015? The cooperative spirit! It makes so much sense!
Biggest student loan profits come from grad students
This week, the Congressional Budget Office projected that the federal government would earn roughly $127 billion from student lending during the next 10 years.
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The man accused of carrying a backpack containing a rice cooker near the Boston Marathon finish line on the anniversary of the bombings was arraigned Wednesday. He's being held on $100,000 bail.
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The Junior Highlanders were back on track on Thursday night.
Cloudland crushed Hunter 48-16 in middle school basketball action at Sonny Smith Gymnasium. The Highlanders (7-3) led 18-0 in the second quarter and the Tigers (3-7) never regrouped.
"We came to play tonight," Cloudland coach Jordan Hughes said. "We've kind of been down in a little slump here the last week or so, but we had a couple of good practices and everybody played real well tonight. The guys coming off the bench stepped up, and everybody had a good game it seemed like."
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Some OLLI classes qualify as SOU One Credit Courses. Members who are 65 years of age or older, have resided in Oregon for at least one year, and who co-enroll in one or more of these courses both through OLLI and through SOU may obtain an SOU student ID. There is no fee for eligible seniors to enroll in these courses. Regular tuition applies for those under 65 who want to enroll and receive SOU credit.
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All OLLI instructors teaching a class at least ten hours in length were invited to submit a syllabus and c.v. for review by the relevant academic department to determine whether content and instruction are appropriate for a college-level course. Eligible courses for Spring 2014 are listed here [PDF].
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Those who participate in the One Credit Program at OLLI become SOU students for the term, with certain associated benefits such as checking out materials from the campus library. SOU benefits by claiming these students as part of the university's overall headcount for funding purposes. By way of thanking us, rental costs for OLLI at the Medford campus are waived, providing OLLI with significant savings.
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Talking baseball while wondering how Jonathan Quick will respond after his early exit in Game 2.
1. Survival instincts can bring out the best in people, and the worst. The latter was on display last night in elimination games in the NCAA baseball playoffs, the one involving the top-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels in particular.
Pushed unexpectedly hard by Florida Atlantic in a regional in Chapel Hill, Coach Mike Fox turned to ace Kent Emanuel to work relief only two days after he had allowed Emanuel to throw 124 pitches in a start. He did this even though Emanuel is a junior who carries big expectations into the draft later this week.
Baseball America ranks Emanuel as the 61st best prospect, meaning he could be taken at the end of the second round Thursday night. He sure didn't look like that promising of a prospect Monday night, however, throwing mid-80s fastballs and, at one point, getting a strikeout with five consecutive changeups.
That's an act of a desperate pitcher, and Emanuel was that. He had nothing but Fox left him in to throw 51 pitches over 1 2/3 innings as the Tar Heels tried unsuccessfully to hold onto a 6-2 lead. They couldn't, with the big blow being a grand slam homer off Benton Moss, a starter who was working on two days' rest.
The urgency to win often gets college coaches to do crazy things in playoff games. In the championship game of another regional, Rice University coach Wayne Graham gave a start to reliever Zech Lemond. He had averaged 2 1/3 innings during the season but Graham left him in for 6 2/3 against Oregon, and then brought in his ace, Austin Kubitza, on two days' rest to close out a victory. Kubitza (seven) and Lemond had combined to work 11 innings on Friday.The game that big-league general managers still talk about came four years ago, when Boston College and Texas played 25 innings in an NCAA regional. Mike Belfiore, the BC closer who had worked one inning the day before, stayed in the game for 9 2/3 innings, throwing 129 pitches. But Augie Garrido, the Texas coach, topped that. Austin Wood had thrown 30 pitches and two innings the day before, but Garrido let him throw 169 pitches over 13 innings.
Wood would need shoulder surgery the following season. But Garrido has no regrets about extending him so far in that playoff game. "He obviously was pitching the game of his life," Garrido said in a 2011 story. "It's one of the things I talk about when I talk about baseball being a magical game."In that story, Wood says he doesn't blame Garrido and said that moment is "the best thing that's happened to me.'' His coach let it happen.
"I think people are capable of doing amazing things,'' Garrido said, "and I feel responsible for giving him that chance.''
Wood was a fifth-round pick in the 2009 draft but is out of baseball already. He spent the spring in Austin taking classes and assisting Garrido with the Longhorns. Belfiore, now a Triple-A reliever with the Orioles, was the 45th player taken in the draft that year but at least one team acknowledges dropping him on its draft boards after the 129-pitch outing against Texas.
Emanuel has won as much with his skill as his stuff at North Carolina but his fastball climbed into the low-90s earlier this year. His stock had to take at least a little hit last night, although executives say he'll hold up fine in the draft because he's considered such a smart pitcher.
Here's the scary thing, though. The Tar Heels won in 13 innings to advance, so who knows what will happen next weekend with a spot in the College World Series on the line.
2. Kyle Peterson, a former first-round pick from Stanford who pitched for the Brewers, believes that the NCAA needs the same kind of hard limits for college pitchers that are used in events like the World Baseball Classic and the Little League World Series. He and Baseball America's John Manuel, who was doing color on the ESPN telecast, did a great job in calling out Fox for going to Emanuel out of the bullpen. Peterson points out that college players are extremely competitive and that pitchers will always tell their coaches they can do the job. "You can't ask the pitchers,'' said Peterson, who should know.
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Nov. 12 — Deadline for interested parties to submit questions about the request for information.
Nov. 20 — Deadline for the state to respond to those questions.
Dec. 18 — Deadline for bidders to submit their proposal for the Request for Information. At 10 a.m. on this date, the entries will be opened at the Department of Agriculture.
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Flint replaces John E. Kane, who had served as NEI's top governmental affairs officer since 1997, including the last five years as senior vice president. Kane, who announced his retirement last year, remains with NEI through a brief transition period.
"Alex is widely recognized as one of Washington's preeminent nuclear policy experts. He has been a leader in recognizing nuclear power's important position in the electricity sector today and the expanded role it should play in our energy and environmental policy for future generations," said Anthony F. Earley Jr., NEI chairman and chairman and chief executive officer at DTE Energy. "We are delighted to have him lead our governmental affairs division."
"Working daily with Senator Pete Domenici, Alex has played a vital role in developing a bold future for nuclear energy in America," said Frank L. "Skip" Bowman, president and chief executive officer at NEI. "Alex brings outstanding leadership to the industry's government affairs programs at a time of great opportunity for growth in nuclear energy development in the United States and abroad."
"We will miss John Kane. He has represented our industry with honesty and integrity," Bowman added. "In looking for someone to lead our governmental affairs division, we looked for a person willing to adopt the same honest, on-the-table approach; a person able to explain our policy issues clearly; and a person who has a deep understanding of the issues facing this industry. We found that rare combination in Alex Flint."
Flint was a key advisor to Sen. Domenici during Senate consideration and passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and he has managed a staff of 30 on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee since 2003.
Flint also served as a private consultant and partner at Johnston and Associates, was clerk on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development for four years (1996-2000) and a legislative assistant to Sen. Domenici for six years (1990-96).
As the Energy and Water Development subcommittee clerk, Flint was responsible for the annual budgets totaling approximately $21 billion annually for the Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and several other federal agencies.
He was also the principal Senate staff member responsible for the Russian Highly Enriched Uranium Agreement, creation of the National Nuclear Security Administration and oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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San Juan is the cultural and commercial hub of the archipelago that shares its name. Friday Harbor, the county seat, is larger and more vibrant than any of the towns on Orcas or Lopez, yet San Juan still has miles of rural roads, uncrowded beaches, and rolling woodlands. It's easy to get here, too, making San Juan the preferred destination for travelers who have time to visit only one island.
Lummi Indians were the first settlers on San Juan, with encampments along the north end of the island. North-end beaches were especially busy during the annual salmon migration, when hundreds of tribal members would gather along the shoreline to fish, cook, and exchange news. Many of the Lummi tribe were killed by smallpox and other imported diseases in the 18th and 19th centuries. Smallpox Bay was where tribal members plunged into the icy water to cool the fevers that came with the disease.
The 18th century brought explorers from England and Spain, but the island remained sparsely populated until the mid-1800s. From the 1880s Friday Harbor and its newspaper were controlled by lime-company owner and Republican bigwig John S. McMillin, who virtually ran San Juan Island as a personal fiefdom from 1886 until his death in 1936. The town's main street, rising from the harbor and ferry landing up the slopes of a modest hill, hasn't changed much in the past few decades, though the cafés and shops have become increasingly urbane.
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Residents of the neighbourhood known as Uptown have some parking relief coming their way.
The area, bounded by Appleby Line, Mainway and Upper Middle Road, is densely populated, with a high number of townhouses.
This has created a parking headache for residents when it comes to finding off-street parking for overnight vehicles, prompting Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman and city staff to look for a solution.
Council voted Monday night to provide interim relief to the situation by allowing overnight, on-street parking from 1-6 a.m. on all neighbourhood streets where parking is currently permitted for a maximum of three hours.
"We have been in touch with the community members, who feel very pleased that the council and staff recognize the challenges of living in this intensified area of the city," Sharman said at council Monday night.
"…I do recognize that there are some concerns about this maybe opening the floodgates and we're going to see a whole load of other communities wanting to get special treatment and my view of that is bring it on. If they have problems, we should be listening to them."
The interim solution is effective immediately, meaning as of today (Tuesday) vehicles can now park on-street overnight in that neighbourhood. The three-hour rule remains in effect during the day.
Staff reminds residents that vehicles must be removed from the street during snow-clearing operations.
It will cost the city approximately $800 for signage indicating the change.
The city's transportation department staff will be recording the number, nature and details of comments received in response to the change.
These will be provided in a staff report expected to come before the Community Services Committee in April with proposed long-term parking solutions.
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A PC release of Battlefield 3 was a given, that's where the franchise made it's name. And while an Xbox 360 and PS3 version of the game seemed almost assured, now you can put any worries you had to rest as it is official.
Battlefield 3 will launch this fall on the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.
The PC version will be the superior version of the three. The first major difference is that the PC version will contain 64 player multiplayer, while the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions will be restricted to 24 player rooms due to more limited specs.
PC's superior horsepower will also net much improved graphics, as EA will be forced to dial back the Frostbite 2 engine by quite a bit to make it work with the Xbox 360 and PS3. EA has been really talking up the ultra realistic graphics of Battlefield 3, though they've backed off those statements a bit in the console versions of the game.
Of course, the console versions of the game have a few advantages of their own, including the ability to play while reclining on the couch and to be connected via Xbox Live (part system!) or PSN while playing.
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Middlesbrough defender Jonathan Woodgate is a major doubt for Tuesday night's Capital One Cup third-round trip to League One Preston.
The 32-year-old former England international, who has been plagued by injuries during his career to date, is likely to miss out with a hamstring strain picked up during Friday night's 2-1 npower Championship victory at Blackburn.
Keeper Jason Steele could also miss out with a calf problem suffered during the game at Ewood Park, while defender Adam Reach and striker Ishmael Miller are also doubtful.
Reach (ankle) and Miller (groin) did not play at Blackburn and while the former is unlikely to return at Deepdale, the latter is being assessed.
Striker Curtis Main (knee) and defender Rhys Williams (ankle) are both out for the foreseeable future after undergoing surgery.
Chris Beardsley continues to be unavailable for Preston. The former Stevenage striker missed the 3-1 defeat at Walsall on Saturday with a hamstring injury, and is expected to be sidelined for a further seven days.
John Welsh, Paul Huntington and skipper John Mousinho all showed no side effects on their return to the side from injury at Banks's Stadium.
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Dorn was born in Luling, Texas, the son of Allie Lee (née Nauls) and Fentress Dorn, Jr. He grew up in Pasadena, California. He studied radio and television production at the Pasadena City College. From there he pursued a career in music as a performer with several different rock music bands, travelling to San Francisco and then back to Los Angeles.
He first appeared as a guest on the television show W.E.B. in 1978. The producer was impressed with his work, so he introduced Michael to an agent who introduced him to acting teacher Charles Conrad to study acting for six months. He then landed a regular role on the television series CHiPs. The first movie he had a role in was Rocky (1976) as Apollo Creeds bodyguard.
Dorns most famous role to date is that of the Klingon Starfleet officer Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He said he got the role by showing up at the interview with several people. He did not smile or speak or sit, but stood in a corner in rigid attention posture, like the stereotypical Klingon warrior. When called, he marched into the room, scowled, and shook the interviewers hand sharply. After reading, he gruffly thanked the director, and walked out. He attributes this reading in character as a Klingon warrior to getting the part.
Dorn has appeared on-screen in more Star Trek episodes and movies as the same character than anyone else. He appeared in 175 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, missing three: Code of Honor, Haven and Shades of Gray. He appeared in 100 episodes of Deep Space Nine, missing four during his time on the show: Rocks and Shoals, The Magnificent Ferengi, Chrysalis and Prodigal Daughter. He has also appeared in five Star Trek movies bringing his total to 280 appearances. Colm Meaney is the only other person who has made over 200 appearances on Star Trek with 216 episodes; Majel Barrett had 233 appearances but many of these were voice only.
Dorn also appeared in the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Colonel Worf. As Colonel Worf, he represented Captain James T. Kirk and Dr. Leonard McCoy at their trial on QonoS and also unmasked the real assassin Colonel West. Although never confirmed on screen, the character of Colonel Worf was intended to be the grandfather of Star Trek: The Next Generations Worf.
Dorns voice deepened from his years of playing Worf. His two favorite episodes of The Next Generation are The Offspring and The Drumhead.
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BEAUMONT, Texas-Korey Billbury had a career night with his first double-double in an ORU uniform as the freshman paced Oral Roberts in a 68-50 road victory over Lamar, Saturday night at the Montagne Center.
ORU moved to 18-12 (13-4 Southland) with the victory while Lamar fell to 3-26 (1-16 Southland) with the senior-night defeat.
Damen Bell-Holter had his eighth consecutive double-double in Southland play with 10 points and 13 rebounds but was overshadowed by the career high in points (17) and rebounds (13) from Billbury. Shawn Glover led all scorers with 19 points while Warren Niles chipped in 17.
"Korey was great. He was aggressive, he was confident, it was great to see him step up with confidence and hit a couple of threes in the second half. He has some intangibles that we've talked about and we need him to be more consistent, but he does a lot of great things; he plays hard, he plays with energy and plays with passion and those things are hard to teach," said Coach Scott Sutton. "Offensively I thought we did a decent job but we still missed some shots and we didn't convert from the free throw line, but it was better. Our guys did some good things tonight."
The Golden Eagles shot 43.6 percent (24-55) from the field and hit five of eight attempts from three after hitting just one of eight attempts in the first half.
Lamar was led by Donley Minor's 15 points and Stan Brown's 13 points and nine rebounds as the cardinals shot 36 percent (20-55) for the game, well short of the 50 percent they poured in during the first meeting.
ORU jumped out to a 6-0 lead and led by as many as eight (12-4) in the early going after four-straight points from Niles. Lamar would immediately close the gap with a 7-0 run of its own to make it a one point game at 12-11.
The Golden Eagles would answer back with a 7-0 run of their own, with baskets by Brandon Conley and Glover sandwiching a 3-point play from Billbury as he dominated the first half of play with 10 points and a career high nine rebounds in the first half alone. He finished his first-half run with a length of the court drive and layup to end the half by putting ORU up 30-21.
Back-to-back baskets by Glover in the second half made it a 12-point lead again at 35-23 but the Cardinals started to heat up from beyond the arc and were within six on a couple of occasions midway through the second half but could never cut any further into the ORU lead.
Despite an abnormally weak night at the free throw line, ORU converted five of six shots from the charity stripe to make it 51-38. The Golden Eagles would go on to make it a 14-1 run and a 58-39 ballgame, with 4:33 remaining.
After a few scares early, the Cardinals would never threaten again and ORU won it going away.
The Golden Eagles will have a week to prepare for the regular-season finale as they travel to Conway, Ark., to face Central Arkansas on Saturday, March 9 at 4 p.m.


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February 3 was the birthday of Carolyn Hale. I incorrectly listed it as Carolyn Parker in last week's column.
Feb. 6-Adam Dassinger, Mike Fergerson, Kylie Johnson, Valencia Cantrell, Layne Long, Larry Jackson, Henry Cole, Joseph Burk, Dustin Parris, Horace White and Barbara Beason. Feb.7-Buster Miles, Christy Gay, Ron Ervin and Evelyn Smith. Feb.8-Sue Roach, Dallias Badgett, Jamie McDaniel, Craig Alexander and Lauren Clark. Feb.9-Janice Thomason and Missy Waldrop. Feb.10-Holly McLean, Shane Spradlin, Laura Jane Mayfield, Hunter Beason, Josh Brown and Michael and Michelle Cavender. Feb.11-Shane Blanton. Feb.12-Kandass Anderson, Jason Gaines, Maxson Prichard and Dawn Reid.
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I am not a big fan of professional football. It is just THAT…professional…a business for a better term. I have a few favorite teams…mainly due to location and certain team members from my favorite college teams. I am a huge college football fan and am proud of it. However, I do enjoy the excitement of The Super Bowl every year! There is so much pageantry surrounding the actual game that it is hard not to get involved. The build-up and pre-game festivities, the commercials and the half-time show are all a part of the package. My favorite commercials were the two (puppy and soldier) from Budweiser and Radio Shack.
Both teams have a scattering of Southern players on them and both teams are really good. To be honest, I was leaning toward Denver simple because of Peyton Manning. I like the Manning family. (Not that anyone cares.) They have a lot of class and nowhere was that more evident in Peyton than in this colossal loss to Seattle. Graciousness in losing speaks volumes about a player's character. More times than not, I have been on the side of a college team (I'm and Auburn fan) that is NOT predicted to win a certain game. I will have to say that when that turns around and my team defies the odds and DOES win, it is oh so sweet. For that reason, I am happy for Seattle! It's all over now and let us move on. As a wise person once said, "It is only game!" Take it from me…that is easier to say when you lose than when you win…or is it?


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I know this kinda a dumb question but i kinda need to know what the 2013 for the con so i can request the days off from work and get the room booked
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Animazement is always held on Memorial Day weekend, so AZ 16 will be held May 24-26, 2013 (Pre-Con May 23rd).
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(at walmart) we can only request ours 180 days ahead, so for people in the same boat as me you need to start your request on NOV 20th, 21st, and 22nd for the whole weekend off. I know this sounds a bit extreme to ask so early, but it's first come first serve.
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How do I get to where I can register for the mariott hotel??
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It's not possible yet. When the front page says booking is available then we can all have at it.
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We already have our room and it's suppose to be the discounted rate. We just called the marriot in raleigh and told them what was going on, this will be like the third year we've done it this way. If there is a price difference I'm sure it can be changed with just a simple phone call later on. Sometimes you just have to ask, you never know what will happen in life.
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To prep for Colin Kaepernick, Ravens' D banking on scout-team offense
NEW ORLEANS — Terrell Suggs, ever the uproarious one, looked down from his podium perch over a mass of people during Super Bowl Media Day at the Superdome, picked out the 6-foot-3 Dennis Dixon, leaned into his microphone and yelled:
"Hey! What'd you run at the Combine?" — a question meant to uncover Dixon's time in the 40-yard dash.
Dixon raised one arm up over the crowd and held up four fingers. He closed his fist, then did it again. 4.4 seconds.
In truth, Dixon sat out most Combine drills while rehabbing a knee injury, and his best time, 4.49, came way back in 2005 during an offseason conditioning program at Oregon. The point being, Dixon is a sensational athlete.
And he has given the Baltimore defense all it can handle during pre-Super Bowl XLVII practices, as he and Tyrod Taylor split the part of San Francisco QB Colin Kaepernick during drills.
The Ravens faced Michael Vick way back in Week 2 of this season, then had to deal with the Redskins' Robert Griffin III-led attack in Week 14. They lost both of those games, while allowing a combined 909 yards, and the 49ers' offense is a unique entity unto itself with Colin Kaepernick at the helm.
So, since upsetting New England in the AFC title game, Baltimore's defense has tried to learn the intricacies of the pistol-heavy, zone-read looks the 49ers will bring to the table Sunday.
To do that, the Ravens have asked Taylor and Dixon to mimic Kaepernick, practice-squadder Lonyae Miller to do his best Frank Gore impression and Anthony Allen to take on Delanie Walker's H-back role.
"From my perspective, with Tyrod being Kaepernick and me being Frank Gore, it definitely was pretty tough to stop it," Miller said. "Our defense really adjusted — we were giving them real good looks throughout the week.
"It's an offense that if you don't bottle it up fast, it can catch you."
Dixon became the early poster child for Chip Kelly's unique option attack, in 2007 during Kelly's first season as offensive coordinator with Oregon. (Their joint success also has fueled rumors that Dixon will sign with the Philadelphia Eagles after Super Bowl Sunday.)
Taylor said he ran "some of" the option in college at Virginia Tech, while Allen played in Georgia Tech's more traditional wishbone option attack.
No matter their backgrounds, the players' opinions on San Francisco's option offense were universal: It's exciting to run … and poses problems for the opposing defense.
"It takes a lot of speed," Allen said. "It takes a lot of getting used to."
At the heart of it all is Kaepernick, the second-year sensation who has taken the league by storm since taking Alex Smith's starting job midway through the regular season. Kaepernick threw for 1,814 yards and rushed for 415 in just seven starts prior to the playoffs; in the postseason, he's posted a passer rating of 105.9 while breaking a QB rushing record against Green Bay (181 yards) and leading the 49ers back from a 17-0 deficit against the Falcons.
"He has tremendous confidence," Dixon said. "One thing I take out of it is he's very aggressive. Whatever he wants to do, run or throw, he's confident."
Said Taylor: "He's definitely fast, can get outside the pocket — he'll make outstanding plays and keep the defense on their toes. He has a strong arm. He's been playing well since he's been their starter."
But were it only so simple for Baltimore as to corral Kaepernick. From a variety of looks, the 49ers also will get the ball into the hands of Gore and blazing speedster LaMichael James.
That's if they don't throw the football to Michael Crabtree, Randy Moss or Vernon Davis.
"It's a very tricky offense to stop, because with the zone read and with Kaepernick being such a threat, you can't really key on one guy," Miller said. "You can't say Kaepernick is going to pull and run every down.
"It's a very unpredictable offense. They run the same simple, effective schemes, but they put it in different formations. The holes were there (against the Baltimore defense in practice — well, some were there, some weren't."
When those holes might emerge for San Francisco on Sunday, as the Ravens' faux 49ers learned in practice, will be contingent on Baltimore's linebackers.
Allen pointed out how this particular offense has risen up from college ball to the NFL ranks.
Except, when a team runs the zone-read in college, Ray Lewis is not waiting to plug gaps between the tackles, and Terrell Suggs and Paul Kruger are not charging off the edges. The Ravens are hoping those defensive playmakers can counter San Francisco's home-run hitters.
"Ten out of 10 times (Lewis) was all over it, almost like he knew what the play call was before it was called," said Miller, who added that Baltimore coach John Harbaugh implored him not to bounce plays outside, since Gore loves to run downhill. "(And) you ain't getting on the edge of our defense, let's nip that in the bud. Suggs is there, Kruger, they set the edges hard."
Lewis said Wednesday that defenses had struggled against Kaepernick and the 49ers because they "just never communicated at all" — an issue Lewis does not expect the Ravens to have come Super Bowl Sunday.
Better communication, of course, is no guarantee of success. The 49ers have been executing their offense at such a high level that only an unrivaled effort from the Baltimore defense will put the clamps on Kaepernick.
If the Ravens succeed in that aim, though, they'll owe a lot of credit to Taylor, Dixon, Miller and Allen for doing their best 49ers impersonations.
"We're trying to find the biggest holes in our defense so our defense can work on it," Allen said. "It's a hard offense to try to learn in a week."