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When asked what pleased him with the result, McDermott said: "Keeping a clean sheet, obviously."
He added: "I'm not disappointed, we have had a few disappointments this season, when we were winning at Arsenal and 2-0 up at Swansea.
"But I can't be disappointed with the group of guys that have given us absolutely everything. In that dressing room they are disappointed themselves but there is no need to be. Everyone is talking about the win, we have just got to concentrate on the game and that is all we can do."
McDermott feels his side are not too far away from turning draws to wins but reckons they were unexpectedly nervous during the opening stages.
He said: "I was pleased that we kept our clean sheet, that is the first time we have done it in the league and that is six draws from 10 games. That tells you how close we are and generally we have been scoring a lot of goals so it is good to keep a clean sheet but unusual for us not to score.
"We felt a little nervous in the first half which is unusual for us really. We didn't really create enough but I thought we were in the ascendancy and it was going to be a one-goal game if there was going to be a goal, maybe from a set-play."
Norwich boss Hughton echoed McDermott's sentiments in regards to seeing his side keep out the opposition. With only eight goals to their name, Norwich's upturn in fortunes in recent weeks has been more down to their tightening up at the back than finding a source of goals.
"Another clean sheet is the plus I suppose," Hughton said. "Any draw and any clean sheet away from home is always a good point. They (Reading) are a team who, among their difficulties this season, have been able to score goals. For us to come here and get a clean sheet I think in the end was a good result and a fair result."
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Talk about people with a past coming together.
The perfectly OK high school reunion drama "10 Years" contains countless onscreen reunions: Channing Tatum and his wife, Jenna Dewan-Tatum ("Step Up"). Tatum and Scott Porter ("Dear John"). Justin Long and Ari Graynor ("For a Good Time, Call"). Graynor and Chris Pratt ("What's Your Number?"'). Pratt and Aubrey Plaza ("Parks and Recreation"). Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty ("The Hurt Locker") and both of them with Kate Mara ("We Are Marshall"). Oscar Isaac and Max Minghella ("Agora"). There are probably some I'm forgetting.
Fortunately, this isn't a case of friends hanging out for the purpose of taking a vacation and calling it a movie (that was called "Couples Retreat"). "10 Years" takes a bare-bones concept and lets a spectrum of forced and poignant moments play out over a night that's happily light on drunken shenanigans. Well, except for Cully (Pratt), who's determined to make amends with the introverts he bullied in high school but comes on too boozy and too strong. He's overcompensating; he needs the apologies more than these guys do. His embarassed wife (Graynor) realizes that she married someone who's an a-hole even when he's apologizing.
The directorial debut for "Dear John" writer Jamie Linden operates on such a relaxed vibe it borders on inconsequential, particularly as Olivia (Plaza) learns that her husband (Geraghty) used to break dance and mimic black culture. Meanwhile, the efforts of Marty (Long) and AJ (Minghella) to flirt with the hottie that got away (Lynn Collins) couldn't be more irritating if they tried. Their rapport eventually plays like the obnoxious, earnest version of Joe Lo Truglio and Ken Marino in "Wet Hot American Summer."
A 10-year high school reunion represents a high drama situation anyway, yet the movie dials up the melodrama a bit too far once kids and marriage and other big ticket items come into play. The movie simultaneously offers too much and not enough. Despite placing primary interest in its male characters, "10 Years" connects best when Linden recognizes the difference between these people now rather than these people then. Jake loves his girlfriend (Dewan-Tatum) but clearly has dangling emotions for his ex (Rosario Dawson); music star Reeves (Isaac) welcomes the one girl (Mara) who likes him for who he is off-stage. Like so many of us, they're people coming to terms with being adults, each with a lingering "T" that still needs to be crossed.
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The use of antidepressants has increased dramatically over the past 25 years, says Michael Thomas of Idaho State University in Pocatello. Around 80 per cent of each drug passes straight through the human body without being broken down, and so they are present in waste water. In most communities, water purification systems cannot filter out these pharmaceuticals. "They just fly right through," says Thomas, which means they ultimately find their way into the water supply.
The concentration of these drugs in drinking water is very low at most, they are present at levels several orders of magnitude lower than the prescription doses. But since the drugs are specifically designed to act on the nervous system, Thomas hypothesised that even a small dose could affect a developing fetus.
Thomas's group created a cocktail of the anti-epileptic drug carbamazepine and two selective serotonin uptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, fluoxetine and venlafaxine, at this low concentration. They exposed fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) to the drugs for 18 days, then analysed the genes that were being expressed in the fishes' brains.
Although the researchers had expected the drugs might activate genes involved in all kinds of neurological disorders, only 324 genes associated with autism in humans appeared to be significantly altered. Most of these genes are involved in early brain development and wiring.
The finding fits with previous research which had found that pregnant women who take SSRIs are slightly more likely to have autistic children. (Archives of General Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.73).
To test whether these changes actually altered the fish's behaviour, the researchers did an experiment in which they startled the fish. Fish exposed to the drugs tended to panic and behave differently from a control group of fish.
Thomas emphasises that the research is very preliminary there's no need for pregnant women to worry about their drinking water yet, he says. The researchers next plan to study whether the drugs have a similar effect in mammals. They are testing this by lacing the drinking water of pregnant mice with the low-concentration cocktail. They are also studying water supplies in areas around the country where there are particularly high concentrations of drugs to determine whether the fish and people in these areas have autism-like gene expression patterns.
That's a pretty interesting study. I'm glad to see they're going after something other than vaccines for a change.
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I have a son with "mild" autism. (You wouldn't know it unless you really looked for it, but he's been clinically diagnosed.)
I also used to work at an assisted-living home where old or contaminated meds were regularly and lawfully disposed of down the toilet (though I think the practice has changed by law recently to dry disposal in bags with activated charcoal -- I may not have the details right).
Makes you wonder...
This is a fascinating possibility. Is there a higher rate of autism in large, urban and suburban communities with large water systems, vs. small communities with small systems or communities with well water?
As a social worker, I find autism to be absolutely fascinating, and I find autistic kids for the most part to be fun to work with because they perceive things differently than the majority of society. I value the time I spend with kids who are diagnosed with autism, especially those who are verbal and willing to converse with me.
I'm not saying that autistic people are always wonderful and perfect, but I do think that because their brains interpret visual and auditory stimuli different than the way most of society does, they sometimes offer valuable insight into situations that the rest of us can't.
As long as it doesn't change the flavor of the fish i'm okay with it.
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Electroencephalography (EEG) is thought to be the most useful test in confirming a diagnosis of epilepsy, but it is not foolproof.
- Some people with abnormal EEG results do not have epilepsy. This is not common.
- About 50% of people with epilepsy will have normal results on their first EEG.footnote 1 If epilepsy is still suspected, a follow-up EEG may be done. This second test may be a sleep-deprived EEG, in which the test is done after you have been forced to stay awake for a longer period of time than usual. A sleep-deprived EEG can sometimes reveal abnormalities that did not show up on the regular EEG.
- From 10% to 40% of people with epilepsy will have normal EEG results even after having several EEG tests done.footnote 1
Video and EEG monitoring records seizures on videotape and computer so that the doctor can see what happens just before, during, and right after a seizure occurs. The video records what you are doing while the EEG records the electrical activity occurring in your brain. This type of monitoring may be used:
- When your medical history and repeated EEGs are not enough to figure out what kinds of seizures you are having. Simultaneous video and EEG recording can provide important clues about what type of seizure you have had.
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MCAD Tech News (#304)13 Apr, 2011 By: Cadalyst Staff
When It's Time to Upgrade MCAD Software and Hardware, Get IT on Board
Present your CAD department's needs in terms of their business benefits to improve the chances that they will gain acceptance.
Editor's note: Through a sponsorship by Dell and Intel, Cadalyst editors bring you this feature, part of a special series of articles designed to educate CAD users and managers about the benefits and realities of professional workstations. Find even more information at the new CADspeed blog.
By Mark Shaw and James Ecklund
Spring has sprung, and with it comes the buzz that surrounds all the announcements of new CAD software, workstations, and other hardware that burst onto the scene this time of year. As a CAD user or manager, you might be eyeing these new products and considering the benefits of upgrading. However, as is often the case, your IT department has different ideas about how your computer system should work. Here are some tips from the perspective of a systems integrator about how to speak the language of the IT professional and improve your chances of getting the hardware and software updates you need.
As a CAD user or CAD manager, you want your CAD system to work efficiently and help you get your job done on time and on budget. Your IT support staff members want that too, but they also have to weigh in on how the CAD system integrates with all the other computer software and hardware in the company.
What all parties have at heart are your company's business goals. To instill a spirit of cooperation during system upgrades, we at Stored Technology use the Information Technology Lifecycle to help define how computer software and hardware can support your business goals. Use this five-step process to develop a strategy to talk about CAD upgrades with internal departments, from your IT personnel to your company's management team.
Step 1
Define your company's needs to understand how it uses technology. The truth is that if you are a CAD user, technology is highly relevant to your job function. In fact, we'd go so far as to say the two elements are inseparable. Summarize your company's need as succinctly as possible. My company develops and manufactures widgets that are designed with ABC CAD software and produced via XYZ CAM software using DEFG equipment.
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Measure your technology pain points and their impact on the organization's productivity. Here's where users get to really show how an upgrade can make their life easier. Are systems timing out? Crashing frequently? Are you missing deadlines because of system inefficiencies? Do you need better collaboration tools? List the problems and how they make your job harder, because these things are making your IT department's job harder too.
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Analyze what works and what needs to be improved. Chances are not everything is problematic, so figure out what works well, too. By identifying what is working right, you can better define the areas that need to be improved.
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Recommend solutions that fit your business. If you are going to the company's decision makers with a problem, it's best to have the solution. Take the initiative to find out the benefits of the upgrades you want, and then include those as part of the solution. Also, be aware of any software system requirements. Your new CAD software might require Windows 7, but will your other, older applications work on that operating system? Do your own research now to prevent unpleasant surprises after your company invests in new computer systems.
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Think outside the box. Many design professionals and their IT personnel understand that software upgrades, particularly upgrading from 2D to 3D CAD or taking on demanding design analysis or visualization applications, means you also need to increase computing power. What many don't realize, however, is that simply increasing the memory or processing power of a standard desktop PC isn't necessarily enough. Be sure to work with IT to fully consider the value of upgrading to a professional workstation. Many workstations are certified for specific CAD applications. They can improve throughput as well as decrease down time to such a degree that they often pay for themselves within months of integration -- and many of the latest models start at prices that are comparable to those of standard PCs. Work with your IT contacts to be sure you consider all hardware options, not just the familiar. You'll be more productive and your IT department will spend less time addressing system crashes.
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Consider managed services. Here's the gist: Your IT personnel have a lot of things to deal with on a daily basis. Many companies are using managed services to control the workload. Managed services are externally provided operations and management capabilities delivered over a networked infrastructure, using a monthly subscription model or recurring charge. Managed services can be provided for networks, security, databases, servers, storage, and applications. Think of managed services as making your IT personnel's job a little easier, instead of harder. Find out how managed services might fit in with your company's upgrade plans. Automated Windows system updates, CAD licensing services and security patches are good examples of managed services that will keep you focusing on your CAD designs instead of calling your IT personnel about computer problems.
Explaining how technology integrates with your company's business goals will make it easier for your management team to understand your suggestions for upgrade. Once all parties are on the same page, you'll have a much stronger position for advocating for the hardware and software upgrades that can help you do your job better.
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Leica Geosystems' User Conferences for Laser Scanning and Airborne Sensing have been combined with Hexagon AB's inaugural international conference to form the Hexagon 2011 International Conference. Hexagon 2011 will feature more than 200 break-out sessions tailored by tracks, incorporating training courses, technology previews, technical demonstrations and workshops, and customer testimonials. Read more »
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SIGGRAPH 2011, the 38th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, will offer technical and creative programs focusing on research, science, art, animation, music, gaming, interactivity, education, and the web. Read more »
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After I added the long tubes and had the GTO tuned I was suprised at the small (~10HP) gain. The HP stopped climbing with RPM relatively low, so we suspected that the belt might be slipping, letting the boost level drop at higher RPM.
A friend of mine helped by video taping after I added a boost gauge to see what was happening.
The video lost some resolution uploading to Youtube, but what I saw was a bit of a suprise. Rather than dropping, at about 5,000 RPM the boost level starts creeping from the normal 5 PSI up to 9 PSI at redline!
I've got some sort of restriction that is not capable fo flowing enough air through the engine at that RPM, so the air is backing up in my intake manifold!
Hopefully my new cam with a LOT more lift, and a LOT more duration will help.
I also want to keep an eye on fuel pressure. It does drop a bit near the top of the band, but it is still within spec, and my tuner said the A/F ratio was holding steady all the way up to redline, so I am OK there for now...
Another thing that might be hard to see is the speedometer. I hit the gas at 20MPH, and just a few seconds later I let off at redline doing over 70 MPH in 2nd gear!
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Daniel Day-Lewis needs a break
Daniel Day-Lewis wants to have a ''lie down'' for a couple of years after winning the Best Actor award at this year's Oscars.
The 'Lincoln' star - who made Academy Award history by becoming the first man ever to win the Best Actor award three times for his role as the US president Abraham Lincoln in the Steven Spielberg-directed movie - says he's not thinking about any future projects at the moment because he wants to take a well-deserved rest.
When asked backstage if there is anyone else he would like to play, the British actor said: ''I can't think of anyone right now because I need to have to lie down for a couple of years. No, I can't think of any. I really can't, no. It's really hard to imagine doing anything after this.''
Daniel, 55, also said how he hadn't pre-prepared his acceptance speech as he wanted it to come from the heart.
He said: ''I wish, I wish. No, no, they haven't. They haven't. But if you can't find your own words to say in situations like this, I think that would be a little sad, wouldn't it?
''I kind of love it when people are completely inarticulate with their speeches, and it says the same thing in a different way.''
He previously took home the award for his performances in 1989's 'My Left Foot' and in 2007's 'There Will Be Blood.'


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If Your Kids Are Awake, They?re Probably OnlineWe truly live in a technology driven world. Young americans today don't go to the library, they go to Google. My three year old daughter knows how to work my iPhone!!
You may be wondering what this could possibly have to do with funeral service. Well, it has a lot to do with funeral service. This is the future of our profession, and your business. These tech junkie kids, teens, and yes even their parents are becoming tech junkies, are your future clients. Don't you think you should start becoming a techie too? You must go where yourcustomers are.
The first step to becoming a funeral industry tech junkie is being a member of ConnectingDirectors.com, so congratulations, you are off to a great start.
The following article shows just how addicted our culture (especially the younger generations) are becoming to technology. This article is very revealing. It made me think about myself and how much I use technology (computer, iPhone, ect), it is a real eye opener.
If Your Kids Are Awake, They?re Probably Online
The average young American now spends practically every waking minute ? except for the time in school ? using a smart phone, computer, television or other electronic device, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Those ages 8 to 18 spend more than seven and a half hours a day with such devices, compared with less than six and a half hours five years ago, when the study was last conducted. And that does not count the hour and a half that youths spend texting, or the half-hour they talk on their cellphones.
And because so many of them are multitasking ? say, surfing the Internet while listening to music ? they pack on average nearly 11 hours of media content into that seven and a half hours.
"I feel like my days would be boring without it,? said Francisco Sepulveda, a 14-year-old Bronx eighth grader who uses his smart phone to surf the Web, watch videos, listen to music ? and send or receive about 500 texts a day.
The study?s findings shocked its authors, who had concluded in 2005 that use could not possibly grow further, and confirmed the fears of many parents whose children are constantly tethered to media devices. It found, moreover, that heavy media use is associated with several negatives, including behavior problems and lower grades.
The third in a series, the study found that young people?s media consumption grew far more in the last five years than from 1999 to 2004, as sophisticated mobile technology like iPods and smart phones brought media access into teenagers? pockets and beds.
Dr. Michael Rich, a pediatrician at Children?s Hospital Boston who directs the Center on Media and Child Health, said that with media use so ubiquitous, it was time to stop arguing over whether it was good or bad and accept it as part of children?s environment, ?like the air they breathe, the water they drink and the food they eat.?
Contrary to popular wisdom, the heaviest media users reported spending a similar amount of time exercising as the light media users. Nonetheless, other studies have established a link between screen time and obesity.
While most of the young people in the study got good grades, 47 percent of the heaviest media users ? those who consumed at least 16 hours a day ? had mostly C?s or lower, compared with 23 percent of those who typically consumed media three hours a day or less. The heaviest media users were also more likely than the lightest users to report that they were bored or sad, or that they got into trouble, did not get along well with their parents and were not happy at school.
The study could not say whether the media use causes problems, or, rather, whether troubled youths turn to heavy media use.
?This is a stunner,? said Donald F. Roberts, a Stanford communications professor emeritus who is one of the authors of the study. ?In the second report, I remember writing a paragraph saying we?ve hit a ceiling on media use, since there just aren?t enough hours in the day to increase the time children spend on media. But now it?s up an hour.?
The report is based on a survey of more than 2,000 students in grades 3 to 12 that was conducted from October 2008 to May 2009.
On average, young people spend about two hours a day consuming media on a mobile device, the study found. They spend almost another hour on ?old? content like television or music delivered through newer pathways like the Web site Hulu or iTunes. Youths now spend more time listening to or watching media on their cellphones, or playing games, than talking on them.
?I use it as my alarm clock, because it has an annoying ringtone that doesn?t stop until you turn it off,? Francisco Sepulveda said of his phone. ?At night, I can text or watch something on YouTube until I fall asleep. It lets me talk on the phone and watch a video at the same time, or listen to music while I send text messages.?
Francisco?s mother, Janet Sepulveda, bought his phone, a Sidekick LX, a year ago when the computer was not working, to ensure that he had Internet access for school. But schoolwork has not been the issue.
?I?d say he uses it about 2 percent for homework and 98 percent for other stuff,? she said. ?At the beginning, I would take the phone at 10 p.m. and tell him he couldn?t use it anymore. Now he knows that if he?s not complying with what I want, I can suspend his service for a week or two. That?s happened.?
The Kaiser study found that more than 7 in 10 youths have a TV in their bedroom, and about a third have a computer with Internet access in their bedroom.
?Parents never knew as much as they thought they did about what their kids are doing,? Mr. Roberts said, ?but now we?ve created a world where they?re removed from us that much more.?
The study found that young people used less media in homes with rules like no television during meals or in the bedroom, or with limits on media time.
Victoria Rideout, a Kaiser vice president who is lead author of the study, said that although it has become harder for parents to control what their children do, they can still have an effect.
?I don?t think parents should feel totally disempowered,? she said. ?They can still make rules, and it still makes a difference.?
In Kensington, Md., Kim Calinan let her baby son, Trey, watch Baby Einstein videos, and soon moved him on to ?Dora the Explorer.?
?By the time he was 4, he had all these math and science DVDs, and he was clicking through by himself, and he learned to read and do math early,? she said. ?So if we?d had the conversation then, I would have said they were great educational tools.?
But now that Trey is 9 and wild about video games, Ms. Calinan feels differently.
Last year, she sensed that video games were displacing other interests and narrowing his social interactions. After realizing that Trey did not want to sign up for any after-school activities that might cut into his game time, Ms. Calinan limited his screen time to an hour and half a day on weekends only.
So last Wednesday, Trey came home and read a book ? but said he was looking forward to the weekend, when he could play his favorite video game.
Many experts believe that media use is changing youthful attitudes.
?It?s changed young people?s assumptions about how to get an answer to a question,? Mr. Roberts said. ?People can put out a problem, whether it?s ?Where?s a good bar?? or ?What if I?m pregnant?? and information pours in from all kinds of sources.?
The heaviest media users, the study found, are black and Hispanic youths and ?tweens,? or those ages 11 to 14.
Even during the survey, media use was changing.
?One of the hot topics today is Twitter, but when we first went into the field and began interviewing, Twitter didn?t exist,? Ms. Rideout said.
Photo: Ruby Washington/The New York Times
Source: nyTimes.com


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Painful breakups are part of everyone's life experiences – but when you're a singer/songwriter, sharing that pain with the world might just be part of the healing process.
When Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin began singing songs off their new album Ghost Stories, hitting stores May 19, speculation grew about which songs might be about the end of his 10-year marriage to actress Gwyneth Paltrow after the two announced their decision to consciously uncouple.
He's not the first – and definitely won't be the last – musician to explore the pain of heartbreak in song. Below, see some other singers who famously released their pain through music.
1. Coldplay, "Magic" – Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow
With lyrics like "Call it magic/ Cut me into two/ And with all your magic/ I disappear from view/ And I can't get over/ Can't get over you," it seems as if some of the struggles the couple were having before their official split were surfacing for the singer.
2. Katy Perry, "Ghost" – Katy Perry and Russell Brand
When Russell Brand filed for divorce from Katy Perry after one year of marriage, Perry put her pen to her pain, with lyrics like "You sent a text/ It's like the wind changed your mind." Brand dumped her via text message back in 2011.
3. Bruce Springsteen, "Brilliant Disguise" – Bruce Springsteen and Julianne Phillips
Bruce Springsteen married Julianne Phillips just six months after they met, but merely five months later, their union showed signs of stress. His lyrics in "Brilliant Disguise" – "So tell me what I see/ When I look in your eyes/ Is that you baby/ Or just a brilliant disguise?" may have been a harbinger of the honeymoon's end. During Springsteen's Tunnel of Love tour, the Boss and band mate Patti Scialfa got cozy; the pair later married in 1991. (His divorce from Phillips was finalized in 1988.)
4. Taylor Swift, "Back to December" – Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner
Swift has made millions writing about heartbreak and love, though she has not officially confirmed which of her songs are about which of her relationships. From "Dear John" (thought to be about a brief relationship with John Mayer) to "Better than Revenge" (purported to be about Joe Jonas), Swift has sung her heart out as fans try to guess which guy inspired the lyrics. Additional suspects include Jake Gyllenhaal, Harry Styles and Conor Kennedy. "Back to December" is thought to be about her relationship with Taylor Lautner, whom she was rumored to have dated back in December of 2009.
5. No Doubt, "Don't Speak" – Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal
Before Stefani found true love with Gavin Rossdale and became a mom to sons Kingston, 7, Zuma, 5, and Apollo, 2 months, she had her heart broken by fellow No Doubt band mate Kanal – and sang about it on "Don't Speak," from the group's 1995 smash album Tragic Kingdom. The exes remain friends.
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Little favours
However, the championship is being organized by the court of Toliara. Cooperating with them (and sponsoring the sound system for the championship) is also in the hope that, next time we deliver a case of someone who has burned the forest to the police, the court will make an effort to make sure the person gets punished – which, so far, has rarely ever happened, even though it means simply applying the law, which makes "hatsake" illegal anywhere in Madagascar. But in a country where the entire government is "interim" and non-elected, and corruption is the shaping force of all politics, little favours count more than papers and law books.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A federal jury will continue deliberations Tuesday in the trial of nine defendants accused in a sexual trafficking ring operated by Somali gang members.
The jury of six men and six women began deliberations on Monday after more than two weeks of testimony in the federal trial in Nashville. They adjourned for the evening and will return Tuesday morning.
This is the first trial from an indictment that alleged 30 defendants, mostly people of Somali descent, were involved in a wide-ranging conspiracy to commit child sex trafficking and operated in Minnesota, Ohio and Tennessee.
Two key witnesses, who testified in court under anonymity, said that they were juveniles when they were used to perform sexual acts. But defense attorneys claimed in closing statements that the witnesses were unreliable and inconsistent.


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At the beginning of July I took a week off from bicycles and decided I was going to hike across the Grand Canyon. I wasn't going for long, 4 days and 3 nights. So I decided that I'd just bring my Outlier Three Way shorts, a pair of swim trunks and a few shirts. A
t the last minute I said to myself, "I'm going to see if these Three Ways work as well as Outlier says they do." And I was definitely not disappointed.
It's not unusual for me to wear my cloths for a week straight but this was different. I carried a 50 pound pack down 4,000 feet, walked 25 miles and then climbed back out 4,000 feet. Did I mention that it was 100 degrees most of the time I was doing all this? Luckily there were creeks that run most the length of the hike. I came down North Kaibab, crossed Silver Bridge and hiked up Bright Angel. It wasn't until I left Indian Garden Campground that I no longer had a stream running along the trail, so I'd say I spent equal time in the water cooling off as I did hiking.
These shorts paired with the Patagonia Capilene 2 Lightweight Boxer Brief kept me dry during the hike. I'd usually take the boxers off while I was swimming, allowing the Three Ways to dry very quickly. But there were a few times when I couldn't wait and I'd just jump in. With two layers, even two technical fabrics like these, it took a bit longer to dry but it was still pretty quick(I was impressed). The shorts repelled all kinds of filth, coffee, re-hydrated black beans, mud, etc. When I came out of the canyon I showered and went straight to the bar wearing these shorts and while they did look a little weathered, they definitely didn't look dirty and they really didn't smell that bad either.
I've now hiked, biked, swam and hung out in these shorts for almost two months straight and couldn't think of any reason I'd wanna wear something else. I even bought another pair of the gray ones as soon as I got back to LA and have had them on everyday since then.
These shorts are highly recommended! I know summer is almost over but now you Aussies have something to look forward to!
I would definitely swoop and have swooped…HERE!


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Math Field Day
This event, geared towards 8th, 9th, and 10th graders enables students to experience the environment of Chico State University, especially rural students and those who may not yet be planning college as an option.
Students have the opportunity to work with higher-level problem solving mathematics in an interesting, social way. They attend presentations featuring Chico Mathematics Project alumni in CSU, Chico classrooms throughout campus and even compete in a problem-solving math steeplechase.
As this event is open to all students of varying math abilities, teachers should not feel pressed to bring only their best students. We encourage involvement from underrepresented groups in mathematics, since these students are often reluctant to volunteer.
The center has a history of successful Math Field Days. We hope to have the funding available again soon to continue this popular event.
Bookmark us and check back for future dates.


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Let's detail the Timberwolf Project first. It's a bounty over at AmigaBounty.net, and has been taken up by the Frieden brother who also develop AmigaOS 4. With Firefox, the Amiga obviously gains a modern, well-supported browser that everyone knows. A number of new screenshots have been released a few days ago.
All this does raise the question: is Firefox really the kind of browser you want on a platform like the Amiga? As a BeOS junkie, I recall the days of using Firefox on the BeOS - and trust me, it wasn't (and isn't) pretty. The BeOS/Haiku port of Firefox is stable and usable, but it just doesn't feel right.
Firefox is a product of the mainstream world, geared towards Windows, with Mac OS X and Linux somewhere in second place. For some reason, Firefox never felt comfortable on a fast, small, and lean operating system like the BeOS, and I'm afraid Firefox for the AmigaOS will suffer from the same problem.
I'm all for undertaking the effort and free will and all, and I'm sure the Amiga world will really benefit - but is it really something you should devote time to? Wouldn't it be better to invest the time and effort into improving OWB, bringing it to feature-parity with modern browsers, and integrating it even better with the Amiga?
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Pearson Leads "Tech & Learning" Awards of Excellence for Third Consecutive Year
Nine K-20 Digital Learning Tools Named the Best of 2012 in Prestigious Ed-Tech Awards Program
NEW YORK –Nov. 7, 2012 – Nine of Pearson's K-20 digital learning tools are winners in the 2012 "Tech & Learning" magazine Awards of Excellence. Leading the prestigious competition for the third consecutive year, Pearson's collection of online and mobile products illustrates its commitment to supporting schools, colleges and universities as they make the bold transformation to digital. Celebrating its 30th year, this recognition program honors K-12 technology products that break new ground, as well as those that added significant enhancements to proven education tools.
Pearson's 2012 Awards of Excellence winners are Briggs/Cochran Calculus Early Transcendentals, 1e eText; Connections Education Math Teachlets- Algebra and Geometry; Connections Education State Signature Courses; Miller & Levine Biology iBook Textbook; Online Learning Exchange; Pearson Algebra I Common Core Edition iBook Textbook; Pearson Compass Suite; Pearson Geometry Common Core Edition iBook Textbook; and WriteToLearn. The winning products will be featured in the December 2012 issue of "Tech & Learning" magazine, as well as on the website.
About the Pearson Winners
Three new Pearson iBook Textbooks are honored with this year's Award of Excellence for new products: Pearson Algebra I Common Core Edition, Pearson Geometry Common Core Edition and Miller & Levine Biology. With these multi-touch digital books, high school students can take control of their own learning and explore concepts in-depth with enhanced visuals, interactivities, videos and self-quizzes powered by tactical touch functionality. The Miller & Levine Biology iBook Textbook, based on the world's bestselling high school biology program, leverages the power of mobile technology to make science come alive for students. Stunning four-color interactive pages add extraordinary depth to the award-winning curriculum as students control their own experience -- pinching, stretching, tapping and dragging beautiful illustrations, animations, content, video and photos.
Also earning its first Award of Excellence is Pearson's Online Learning Exchange, a web- and mobile-ready platform where high-quality content combined with flexible tools enable teachers and students to exchange ideas, collaborate and enhance the learning experience. With Online Learning Exchange, teachers can build customized lessons; search for content by keyword, course and standard; upload their own content right alongside Pearson content; track student progress via homework and tests; and access eTexts.
Two offerings from Connections Education also were honored with their first Awards of Excellence: Math Teachlets- Algebra and Geometry and Education State Signature Courses. Connections Education's Teachlettutorials are online instructional modules that help students understand challenging topics by presenting them in fresh and engaging ways. The algebra and geometry tutorials, which are aligned to state and Common Core standards, enable students to explore concepts, work through problems, apply and build upon skills, and make real-world connections as they interact with the content. With Connection Education's State Signature Courses, elementary students are guided through their state histories by The Guild of Inquisitive Robots, who pose intriguing questions and encourage students to think critically and creatively as they explore the history, culture, geography, government and economy of their states.
Pearson's upper-level math eText, Briggs/Cochran Calculus Early Transcendentals, 1e eText, rounds out the company's honors in the new-products category. The eBook was created by Eric Schulz, a mathematics professor at Walla Walla Community College in Washington. The eBook combines narrative material, examples and exercises with 650 Interactive Figures and is being used at more than 200 schools as an instructional and learning resource.
Two Pearson programs, WriteToLearn and Pearson Compass Suite, were recognized in the Best Upgraded Products Category. Earning its third Award of Excellence, WriteToLearn is the complete online tool for building writing skills and developing reading comprehension for students in grades 4-12. With WriteToLearn, students practice essay writing and summarization skills, and their efforts are measured by Pearson's Knowledge Analysis Technologies™ (KAT) engine. The tool provides feedback on six traits of writing – ideas, organization, conventions, sentence fluency, word choice and voice – and allows students and teachers to focus on each of these important dimensions of writing.Pearson Compass Suite is both a diagnostic and prescriptive professional development tool. The software streamlines the process of observations, allowing evaluators to input data easily via laptop or mobile device and to generate insightful reports that identify teaching trends and areas for improvement. It is highly customizable, supporting local evaluation frameworks, content and reports. The suite identifies targeted areas for improvement and automatically suggests online professional development from a library of thousands of videos, tutorials and online modules.
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Saddened by the irony that Jeremy Keith's The Long Web links to headconference.com, which no longer exists :(
Saddened by the irony that Jeremy Keith's The Long Web links to headconference.com, which no longer exists :(
#exeterweb conversation summaries:
Doing acceptance #testing in a different language to your application is philosophically a good idea.
When syndicating data, the quality can be used to determine the canonical version even if the separate versions don't link to each other (example: photographer takes RAWs, gives TIFF to client, RAW is proof of provenance) #POSSE
Not drinking tea and not having cream on cream teas reduces the day to day hassle, stress and confusion of living in Devon by approximately 90%.
And the compliment of that #universallaw: the simpler the text-publishing service, the more interesting uses it's users will put it to, provided it paves their cow paths (e.g. Twitter with RTs, #hashtags and @-replies).
Give users constraints and simplicity, see what they do, then solidify that functionality — or, from an #indieweb point of view, give yourself constraints, then pave your solitary cowpaths.
New #universallaw:
It doesn't matter what the original intention of the service was, if it allows people to publish text on the web, it will be used as a chat room, a blog and an advertising outlet.
Margin Marks, a #microformats UI idea. #bookmark
That excellent post of Tantek Çelik's, like all well–hyperlinked documents, lead me to a whole raft of great #indieweb resources I hadn't come across before:
(In other news: I need to make a "dump tabs into new note dialog" browser #extension)
"Open web technologies", they said. "Web apps are better because they work anywhere", they said. Then f*cking chrome goes and f*cking "chrome App Store" "PLEASE USE CHROME TO DOWNLOAD THIS WEB APP" ARRRGGGGHHH
I really can't stress just how brilliant the identengine.com API is. Solves so many problems, implements so many standards, but more importantly: it is truly, truly webby. Forming a graph of a persons profiles by following rel links, then accumulating all that info is a vital building block. Great work Glenn Jones! #indieweb #web
On the plus side: #delighted to have received a deposit along with a lovely card from an amazingly talented client. Looking forward to the next couple of weeks! #web
@sophiedennis have you seen this talk (slides) by @fullcreammilk? Lots of good #music → #web links, similar to your own but on a more technical level.
Twitter's "you only see replies from people you follow if you also follow the target of the reply" model is quite fascinating because it means that, within a particular community, the number of tweets you see is not directly proportional to the number of people you follow. It's probably square or cubic, perhaps I'll model it and see.
@john_nye @andycayenne always a permanent marker/thick felt tip for me. Scan, build digitally, print out, scribble, scan, repeat :) Same as how I #design instruments.
jack_way cheers, I thought it might be too generic but looks like it's the best choice.
I love that #php now has shiny namespacing and a thriving code sharing community, but I think the heavily hierarchical namespacing practises used by some of the community (e.g. symfony components) are unhealthy.
They are difficult to memorise, relying on (often slow) IDE autocomplete, and encourage a
use statement for each class. That's pretty much a scoped equivalent of
from x import * in python — not a good practise! It's still namespace pollution, it just takes longer to write.
I am trying to use a more python–like, package-centred approach with much fewer subnamespaces. The outcome of this should be that you
use the package name:
use BarnabyWalters
…and then using all the classes/subnamespaces from that root, e.g:
$t = Posse\Helpers::convertHtmlToTwitterFormat($s);
Question: What #HTTP Status code should I use for "You haven't provided enough/correct information to carry out that method"? Currently I'm thinking
422 Unprocessable Entity.
Context: POST request to a list resource for the creation of a new sub-resource.
Created this evening: a partial parser for ABC notation. It currently only handles headers, including ones within the music, but not inline headers. For the #taproot tunes module
Brennan Novak great to see you auto–POSSEing! And pleased that you found the truncenator useful. Also check out the stuff in BarnabyWaltersPosse, there's a more up to date version of the truncenator as well as some other syndication helpers.
@aral that would certainly be more consistent with the naming schemes @aaronpk, Tantek Çelik and myself are using, which we borrowed from the activitystrea.ms schema.
It's great that you're self–hosting shorter units of content as well as longer articles now! Maybe tweets next? ;)
Great to see superfeedr using web action delegate patterns for subtome.com! #indieweb #webactions


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Hello RKBentley. I just checked and the Greek Orthodox Church's site, has ΚΑΙ in place of ΟΤΙ in the beginning of verse 16. It seems it's not the only one
(Check this site).
Other than that, I'm afraid I am not quite sure what you mean (but then it's not long since I woke up)


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BOSTON (AP) — Charges have been filed against a prisoner police say was shot during a struggle with deputies in a Boston emergency room.
The Suffolk district attorney's office says charges filed Thursday against 36-year-old Raymond Wallace include assault and battery on a public employee and escape.
Police say two Middlesex County deputy sheriffs were accompanying Wallace to an appointment at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary on Wednesday when Wallace suddenly tried to snatch a gun from one of them.
One deputy was shot in the leg in the ensuing struggle. The other deputy shot Wallace in the chest.
Prosecutors say Wallace is expected to survive but an arraignment date is uncertain.
Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian (kuh-TOO'-juhn) says injured Deputy Jonathan Persson (PEER'-son) is recovering.


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Greinke made his final spring training start on Saturday against Angels and fared pretty well. It was just his second start in the last 29 days, so it's understandable if he's still a little rusty.
- Greinke's line: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 81 pitches, 45 strikes
It was just 18 days ago we were concerned about Greinke's elbow. And while he had a poor first outing on Monday, his outing in Anaheim was just fine.
Greinke hit as high as 95 MPH on the radar gun (according to MLB Gameday) with his fastball and threw his other three pitches consistently.
Greinke makes his regular season Dodger debut on Friday against the Pirates. If anyone would like to donate about $200, I can be in attendance for that game as I'm heading to Southern California this weekend for a wedding (not mine). If not, I guess I'll just have to listen to it on the radio.
As long as he's healthy, Greinke is going to be great this season. He's the perfect complement to Clayton Kershaw.
Roster cuts made, 25-man almost finalized
In somewhat of a surprise, Alex Castellanos and Kevin Gregg were among 11 players reassigned to minor-league camp after Saturday night's game.
Alfredo Amezaga, Stephen Fife, Elian Herrera, Peter Moylan, Josh Wall and Matt Wallach were the others sent down immediately after the game. The rest of the names will be announced by tomorrow's 12 p.m. deadline.
It was also announced the Dodgers will have four players begin the season on the disabled list: Chad Billingsley (short-term stay), Scott Elbert, Ted Lilly and Hanley Ramirez.
Paco Rodriguez and Justin Sellers have made the opening day roster. Both are surprising, but Rodriguez is refreshing while Sellers is head-scratching.
The Dodgers, barring a trade, will have three lefties in the bullpen (J.P. Howell and Chris Capuano) to start the season. Rodriguez has shown the ability to get right-handers out just was well as left-handers. His fastball/slider/cutter combination is nasty.
Sellers, who I'm sure was on the chopping block after his Jan. 19 arrest in West Sacramento, made the team due to Ramirez's injury. While Sellers is a good defender, he isn't much with the bat -- like Luis Cruz, but worse.
There's chatter Sellers could play more shortstop than Cruz until Ramirez comes back, thus effectively benching Juan Uribe. If Sellers making this team means less Uribe, then I should be much happier.
The roster is at 28 players. There could be a trade tomorrow (Aaron Harang or Capuano) or some outright releases (Matt Guerrier). It remains to be seen.
Garcia takes the loss
Dodger reliever prospect Yimi Garcia pitched the bottom of the ninth inning tonight and, except for the walk-off home run he allowed to Angels' catcher Hank Conger, looked pretty good.
I have admittedly never seen him pitch, so it was a nice little treat.
Garcia featured a fastball that clocked in at 89-92 MPH, a changeup in the mid-80s and a slider at 79-81 MPH. He struck out the first two batters he faced (both swinging) -- Brendan Harris on a nice, sharp slider and an 89 MPH fastball to Kole Calhoun.
After a ball to Hank Conger, Garcia left an 89 MPH fastball out and over the plate and Conger deposited it into the right-center field seats, ending the game.
Garcia made it to High-A Rancho Cucamonga last year, and I suspect he'll begin the 2013 season there. If so, I should be able to see him in person.
Photo credits: Dustin Nosler, Feelin' Kinda Blue


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Garry Rayno's State House Dome: Another new start date for Medicaid management systemBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
November 17. 2012 11:17PM
After years of delays, the state's new Medicaid Management Information System will begin operations April 1.
That is what Health and Human Services Commissioner Nicholas Toumpas told executive councilors last week, but several have doubts the system - initially expected to be up and running by December 2007 - will be ready in April.
Start-up dates have been set before, most recently Jan. 1.
Councilors have complained about the delays and added costs of the information system, which the contractor is developing from scratch rather than with existing processing programs from other states.
The council approved a $26 million contract with Affiliated Computer Services Inc., a Xerox company, in December 2005. Since then, the council has voted on several contract extensions and additional contracts with the current processor, Electronic Data Systems, to continue its operations.
"Frankly, we should have pulled the plug on this a long time ago," said District 3 Councilor Raymond Wieczorek, R-Manchester. "Now they are stuck."
New Hampshire is not alone. The company is working on similar systems for California, North Dakota, Montana and Alaska, which have all essentially been waiting for the company to complete the New Hampshire system as the base model.
When the contract was approved, ACS was working on a new Medicaid system for North Carolina and Georgia. Within six months, North Carolina settled with the company and went to another vendor. Georgia cancelled portions of its contract.
In New Hampshire, HHS has plugged along with ACS with oversight by the federal Center for Medicaid Services, which has told the state it needs to go forward with the project.
The new system will integrate what are now separate functions related to the state's Medicaid program and do that over the Web, not dedicated data lines.
In a letter to health care providers, Toumpas notes the new system will "identify Medicaid eligible recipients, enroll NH Medicaid providers, maintain service authorizations, check for third-party insurance coverage, adjudicate claims and determine final payment."
The overall 2005 contract with ACS for developing the new system, and for five years of operating it, was $61 million, at the time one of the largest in state history. The federal government pays between 78 and 90 percent of the costs.
According to information Toumpas provided, health care providers have been able to enroll with the department for a little less than a year and in February will have greater access to system functions.
The system will "go live" April 1, the day the contract ends with Hewlett Packard, which purchased EDS, the longtime claims processor for the state.
At last week's breakfast meeting with executive councilors, Toumpas said New Hampshire has learned from mistakes made in Maine. There, a breakdown between the Medicaid billing and payment system and the eligibility system resulted in tens of millions of dollars being paid by mistake to some providers while others did not get paid at all.
Eventually, when the state went to collect the overpayments, some of the providers were out of business.
In July, the federal HHS told Maine it had to pay back $9.2 million because of the eligibility errors.
"I don't know what is going to happen April 1, whether it starts or blows up," said Wieczorek. "The whole project is a nightmare."
Last year, Gov. John Lynch and lawmakers approved moving the state Medicaid system from a fee-for-service model to a managed care system. That system has yet to begin because hospitals and other providers have been slow to agree to terms with the three companies the state selected to oversee the new system.
Lawmakers had hoped to save $16 million this year with the managed care system, but that is impossible now, nearly halfway through the fiscal year.
Toumpas told the council the managed care program was not part of the original proposal and changes will have to be made to the new information system to accommodate it.
Other changes will also have to be made to the system once it is up and running, including enhanced provider screening and hospice and family planning services. And, he said, other related contracts will have to be extended or approved in the next few months.
ACS is supposed to make the state "whole" for the delays and to date has paid New Hampshire $1.8 million. The state and federal HHS have paid $17.4 million to ACS for its work to date. The state's share of those costs is $1.74 million.
"This has been an absolute train wreck," said Ed Dupont, who represents EDS, which lost the bid to ACS in 2005 but has continued to provide processing services since that time. "No other state has run this far behind. This is a record."
While state lawmakers debate whether to expand Medicaid eligibility under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, they may want to wait and see how the system works first before adding 60,000 or so new clients.
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ALL FOR NAUGHT: The Legislative Ethics Committee last week issued a ruling dealing with petitions to the Redress of Grievances Committee.
The ethics committee was asked what obligation lawmakers, who bring the petitions for residents, have when dealing with private health and financial information of third parties not the object of the redress sought by the filer.
The other question asked what obligations lawmakers have if they disseminate protected information through "unofficial channels."
The ruling said lawmakers should exercise "caution and due diligence" in deciding what information should be included in a grievance petition, whether the information is accurate, protected by law from disclosure, or truly needed to make the petitioner's case.
The ruling urged similar cautions before disseminating the information through informal channels.
The Redress of Grievances Committee was reconstituted by House Speaker William O'Brien two years ago.
With Democrats in the majority once they are sworn in Dec. 5, most people expect the Redress of Grievances Committee to go back into hibernation, which will render the ethics committee opinion moot, at least for the next two years.
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LIQUOR YES, RETIREMENT NO: Two special committees O'Brien appointed this summer that had a great deal of interest, studying the liquor commission and revamping the state retirement system, are apt to have different fates with the new Democrat-controlled House.
The retirement system report, which recommends the state move new hires into a defined contribution system, much like a 401(k) account, and out of the current defined benefit system, is likely to be ignored.
Such a change was found by several actuaries to be more expensive, particularly for cities and towns, than going forward with the current system.
The liquor commission study recommends replacing the three commissioners with one commissioner and a deputy, and returning greater control over the agency's budgets and contracts to lawmakers and the Executive Council.
That study, or at least parts of it, will probably have a better chance of support.
Lawmakers will be looking for every last dime of revenue, and anything that can be done to maximize profits and reduce costs at the liquor commission is likely to find favor with lawmakers.
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Garry Rayno may be reached at email@example.com.


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After pitching mostly on Sundays and in mid-week games last season, Jonathon Crawford has been elevated to the Friday night starting role.
Even back when he pitched only 3.2 innings as a freshman in 2011, the scouting report on Florida right-hander Jonathon Crawford has always pretty much been the same.
Live arm, great fastball, wicked slider.
Good stuff. Good enough to throw a no-hitter against Bethune Cookman in last year's NCAA Tournament.
Now, heading into his junior season, the scouting report on Crawford has changed a little bit.
His good stuff is considered even better stuff now. That's because he's added a key pitch to his already impressive arsenal — a changeup that he's been using to get batters out in the preseason.
"He threw it the other day and it looked really, really good," UF coach Kevin O'Sullivan said Tuesday. "He probably threw it 10 to 12 times, and threw about 85 percent strikes with it.
"That's big against left-handed hitters. That's probably the biggest separator (for him) from last year. He's always had a great fastball and breaking ball. A changeup could take him to another level."
It already has. After pitching mostly on Sundays and in mid-week games last season, Crawford has been elevated to the Friday night starting role. In college baseball, that translates to being the team's No. 1 starter.
Crawford is embracing his new status.
"It's my expectation to go out and be a Friday night pitcher and kick off the series and have a strong seven-inning performance for my team," he said. "I guess I have the high end stuff — good fastball, good slider and changeup. Usually, Friday night guys have that."
Last season, Crawford was not comfortable enough with his changeup to use it to try and get outs. Instead, he relied on his fastball and slider.
After working on the changeup this past summer and fall, Crawford has a potential third out pitch.
"He's throwing the ball really well," sophomore left-hander Corey Stump said. "He's throwing the changeup really good. It's a pitch he didn't throw as much last year. That's definitely come along this year.
"It's going to impact (his performances) a lot. He got away with throwing a slider (last season). Developing that third pitch is a big deal. It will help his stock in the draft and it will help him have a good year this year."
Crawford has come a long way in a pretty short time at Florida. Two years after pitching only 3.2 innings for the season and getting left off the UF roster for the College World Series, Crawford is in line to become the Gators' ace in his junior season.
He's got the right stuff. The good stuff.
Not only does Crawford have a new pitch going for him, he has the added experience gained from representing his country pitching for Team USA this past summer.
"He's grown up a lot," O'Sullivan said. "He's very competitive. He lets his game do his talking. He's ready to have a really big year for us. He's been throwing the ball really well.
"He's been through a lot of adversity here. He's self-made. He's earned everything he's gotten. I'm very proud of what he's been able to accomplish for us and with Team USA this summer."
Contact Robbie Andreu at 352-374-5022 or email@example.com. Also check out Andreu's blog at Gatorsports.com.


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Bill James once wrote a book called Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame? My question is, what will happen to baseball's Hall of Fame now?
Today, the Hall of Fame will unveil its class of 2013. This is the first year of eligibility for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Sammy Sosa, three stars of baseball's steroid era, all of whom were tainted by it. "Exit polling" of those who vote on Hall of Fame membership apparently suggests that none of the three will make it this year.
Regardless of the outcome, the Hall is in an untenable position. What sense does it make to have a Hall of Fame that doesn't include the most successful hitter (Bonds) and the most successful pitcher (Clemens) of the past 50 years? Both players presumably would have coasted into the Hall of Fame based on performance that preceded the period during which they are believed to have been on steriods.
On the other hand, it seems like a breach of good faith to bestow baseball's ultimate honor on cheats. That, at least, seems to be the sentiment of a number of Hall of Famers who have said they will boycott its ceremonies if Bonds, Clemens, or Sosa is admitted.
In my wasted youth (i.e., up until the age of 45), I used to spend hours poring over baseball statistics trying to determine, say, the top 20 second basemen of all time. Who in his right mind would indulge in such a hobby now, when we don't know (1) which players from the 1990s and early 2000s gained an unfair advantage through drugs, (2) the precise period in which they gained it, or (3) the extent of the advantage?
If the game didn't care enough to maintain the integrity of its history, why should we care enough to obsess about that history or even to worry who makes the Hall of Fame?


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After a day's delay while we exhumed two very large pieces of granite, carpenter Doug Payne, blacksmith Tony Civitella and landscaper Bobby Fogg constructed the new handicap ramp to the Inn. Handicap ramp is probably a misnomer; it certainly serves the purpose of providing access for guests with mobility issues, but it is otherwise the most used entrance to the Inn as it comes from the parking lot.
The project finished on-time.


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I indicated my interest and then signed up. But I always have a lurking feeling on the internet that maybe I hit the wrong button. Is there any way to confirm that I really did sign up for the study group?
StephenD wrote:I indicated my interest and then signed up. But I always have a lurking feeling on the internet that maybe I hit the wrong button. Is there any way to confirm that I really did sign up for the study group?
Bert wrote:rustymason wrote: I don't know what's up with the Mounce study group. I responded to an invitation to join, but haven't heard anything else since. Perhaps we are waiting for some teaching help.
Sorry for the lack of information.
We are planning to start Oct. 17. That is still a month away so I was in no hurry to make any announcements (Oops.)
You will receive more information in due time.Tracy wrote: I found my way to prior posts and Bert mentions an overload of interest in the study group and that once it was closed it was closed. That may be the delay in response you're experiencing.
I'm patient. If another group is started at a later date, hopefully I won't be a latecomer at signing up. If we could monitor the group that would be great too, but until then, we might be waiting a while.
We did have a lot of interested people but not all of them have signed up yet. I posted the info page + some additional information on the "Time to sign up for the mounce-a group" thread.
I have only had prior experience with 2 other study groups.
They quickly dwindled in size in a matter of a few weeks so if you had to sit and watch for a while, it would likely not be for very long.
Geoff was quite optimistic about the possibility of having two groups.
That sounds like a good idea but it would require one or two more guides to come forward. I am not that confident of that happening.
Tracy wrote:I'm sorry Bert. Hope I didn't make things more hectic than they may already be. My enthusiam got the best of me. I was so excited to find others interested in the same thing I was. WOOHOO And I noticed some of the post dates, so I became a hopeful pessimist. LOL


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Israeli Couscous with Broccolini
Lots of fragrant flavors in this couscous dish. Topped with cheese and tender broccolini the baked couscous is delectable.
8 oz. Israeli couscous
1 1⁄2 lb. fresh tomatoes, diced
1 large red onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp. fresh thyme, chopped
1⁄2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 lb. fresh mozzarella, diced
4 bunches broccolini, trimmed
1. Blanch couscous in boiling water 4 min.; drain and rinse. In large mixing bowl, combine chopped tomatoes, red onion, garlic, thyme, crushed red pepper flakes, 1⁄4 cup olive oil and fresh mozzarella; set aside.
2. Toss broccolini spears with 2 tbsp. olive oil. Roast in hot oven until tender, about 10 min.
3. To order, place couscous mixture in gratin dish. Drizzle with remaining olive oil, season to taste and place in oven until cheese begins to melt and couscous is heated through. Top with hot roasted broccolini.