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To discover Edinburgh begin at its historic heart, with a walk down The Royal Mile.
Take it from the top, at Edinburgh Castle perched above the city, for a look at the view, the crown jewels, and the Stone of Destiny on which Scottish monarchs were crowned.
At the far end of the mile is the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen's official residence when in Scotland.
Buildings steeped in history, with fascinating stories to tell, line the route between them. Outside the city are numerous impressive stately homes with beautiful grounds and gardens.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The spring auction season in New York shifts to Sotheby's on Wednesday, with four sculptures and an oil painting by Alberto Giacometti among the items up for bid. It is the second major art auction in the city in as many days.
An auction of works from the estates of heiress Huguette Clark, businessman Edgar Bronfman and other collectors Tuesday at Christie's raised more than $285 million, including $27 million for a Claude Monet painting that has not been publicly exhibited since 1926.
Giacometti's "City Square," a multi-figural sculpture that is estimated to bring $12 million to $18 million, leads the Sotheby's auction, where up to $322 million is expected to be raised.
"Large Thin Head (Large Head of Diego)," Giacometti's sculptural representation of his younger brother, brought $50 million at auction last year. The auction record for any Giacometti work is $103.9 million.
Among other top lots at Sotheby's is Henri Matisse's "Morning Session," a 1924 oil of the artist's assistant, Henriette Darricarrere. It could bring up to $30 million. The auction record is $48.8 million for his "Black IV," set in 2010.
Sotheby's also has three works by Joan Miro that languished in a New York vault for 50 years.
The Spanish artist created them for the filmmaker and photographer Thomas Bouchard and his daughter Diane. "Untitled, 1947," depicting colorful anthropomorphic forms on a rich blue background, is estimated at $4 million to $6 million.
The other two works are set to go under the hammer at Sotheby's day sale Thursday.
"Water Lilies," Monet's 1907 rendition of his beloved garden in Giverny, France, led the bidding Tuesday in the season-opening auction of impressionist and modern art at Christie's.
Clark, the owner, was a Montana copper mining heiress who died at 104 in 2011. Her father, U.S. Sen. William A. Clark, founded Las Vegas. Christie's is scheduled to sell other pieces from her collection on June 18.
Art from other estates and artists, including works by Edgar Degas, Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky, also sold Tuesday.
Picasso's 1942 painting of his mistress in a purple dress titled "Portrait of Dora Maar" and Wassily Kandinsky's 1909 abstract "Beach Scene" sold for $22.5 million and $17.2 million, respectively.
Both came from the estate of German collectors Viktor and Marianne Langen and were auctioned for the first time.

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Buttonwoods residents speak out to save Bus 8
Since hearing about the proposed cut of Bus 8 from RIPTA's service, regular riders from the Buttonwoods area have been fighting to keep the service, seeing it as a necessary part of the commute in and out of Providence.
Ann Brown, an employee at Rhode Island Housing on Washington Street in Providence, takes that bus, which runs from Buttonwoods to Kennedy Plaza, every morning and was part of a group of riders who attended a town hall-style meeting hosted by RIPTA on Feb. 25.
"I didn't find [RIPTA] very receptive. I wasn't impressed," said Brown during a phone interview last week.
During the meeting, many Buttonwoods riders proposed questions regarding alternative routes that will be provided if their service is eliminated. According to Brown, the RIPTA representatives could not provide decisive answers on issues of parking at different stops and the logistics of a new bus hub at the Warwick Mall.
"If you were cutting someone's bus route, you should have more definitive answers," said Brown.
According to Amy Pettine, the director of planning and marketing for RIPTA, the proposed cut is part of RIPTA's Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA), a study conducted by public transportation services throughout the country every few years. The study consists of looking through years' worth of data, speaking to riders at stops, route evaluations and online feedback from the public.
"We are looking at how best to implement our resources," said Pettine during a phone interview, adding that RIPTA sees the proposed changes as a redirecting of resources as opposed to cutting items for the sake of cutting.
"There is not a route in the system that doesn't have proposed changes," said Pettine. She went on to say that the COA results are put into two Service Scenarios, both of which are currently posted on RIPTA's website. RIPTA is asking the public to log on to the website, look at both scenarios and comment on the various pieces.
Eventually, RIPTA will take all of the information, including public opinion, and compile one set of recommendations.
Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian, who also serves as chairperson of RIPTA's board of directors, said that the COA is an important resource.
"The [COA] process undertaken by RIPTA is an attempt to look at all of our service, to analyze where we need more service, to look at how we can increase buses in certain areas to create transportation centers or hubs and to see where enhanced service makes sense," said Avedisian in an e-mail. "So from a RIPTA standpoint, this process is giving us all of the information on routes, ridership and profitability."
Due to low ridership and the availability of alternative routes, the COA recommends Bus 8 and Bus 49, which services Camp Street and Miriam Hospital, be discontinued in both scenarios. Bus 90S, which provides service to Scituate, is also recommended for elimination, but only in scenario one.
According to Pettine, RIPTA's service guidelines require buses on commuter routes to have an average ridership of 25 passengers per trip; Bus 8 runs at only 8.9 passengers per trip.
While RIPTA has proposed alternative routes to compensate for Bus 8, including creating a new bus hub at the Warwick Mall that would provide a route to the train station on Jefferson Boulevard, regular rider Laurie Furney believes the cancellation of Bus 8 would lead to more problems.
"I can drive to a stop, but it would greatly inconvenience me on bad weather days and there are risks to the cars parking in these other areas," said Furney during a phone interview.
If bus riders were to be redirected to the train station, Furney explained that a one-way ticket from the Jefferson Blvd. station to Providence is $5.50 and it would cost $6.75 per day to park if a bus could not be taken to the station. Bus fare is only $2 according to RIPTA's website.
Another daily rider, Anne McDonald, also fails to see the benefit of alternative routes. Today, McDonald can simply walk to the front of her street to her stop. If service were discontinued, she would need to walk over a mile to other stops.
"In both cases, I would need to cross heavy traffic on Warwick Ave. or Main Ave. and Post Road, including some dangerous intersections," said McDonald in an e-mail.
In addition to their own daily commute, Furney and McDonald are concerned about those in the area who need to use the RIde paratransit service. According to RIPTA's website, RIde provides transportation to individuals with disabilities or the elderly through various state programs and must operate within a three-quarter-mile area of a fixed bus route.
The Bus 8 riders have been reaching out to many officials both at RIPTA and in the city, including Avedisian. While the mayor assured the group that no decision had been made and he would look into their concerns, the group agrees Representative K. Joseph Shekarchi has been their biggest supporter.
"They have been very concerned. [The bus] is a lifeline for them," said Shekarchi during a phone interview. "I plan on being [at hearings] and advocating for them."
In a letter to Avedisian and Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Studley, interim chief financial officer, Shekarchi presented his concerns.
"Seeing that Warwick is the second largest city in Rhode Island and has already suffered with limited bus service – eliminating a route is definitely not a suitable solution," wrote Shekarchi. "I strongly believe that instituting a smaller size bus on Route 8 would enable the citizens with a more logical and viable solution to this problem."
In addition to government officials, the group has reached out to hotels, INSIGHT, a nonprofit serving the blind, and other businesses along the route to gain support for their cause.
"We are just asking that [RIPTA] keep what we have now, which is limited service," said Furney.
McDonald hopes for the same.
"I support keeping the current trips as they are. Just one inbound and outbound trip per day will have to do if there are no alternatives, but this would not accommodate all riders on the route and some will have to find other buses," she said.
Pettine emphasized that no recommendations are final.
"We will still consider exploring options and address all concerns," she said. "We are listening to all suggestions."
Pettine explained that all of the gathered information and scenarios will be presented to the board of directors this month. Following that presentation, RIPTA will compile one set of recommended changes. Once that happens, public hearings will occur so riders can voice their opinions.
"We are all trying to go to the hearing," said Furney. "We want to have a lot of representation there."
Pettine suspects that the public hearings will not occur until late April or early May.
Increase the fare on bus 8. If a bus has low ridership, and the riders insist on keeping it. Increase the fare so it becomes worth it for RIPTA.
I would gladly pay more for my bus trip, but do current regulations allow RIPTA to charge more on a low ridership route?
The bus system used to have four different fare zones, where a longer trip would cost more. Now the fare Is $2.00 each way, no matter the distance.
As a RIPTA rider that pays her own way, I am discouraged by the latest proposed route changes/cuts. I buy a monthly pass that costs $62 and my tax dollars support those folks that ride for free. There should be a better way to fund the RIPTA budget than a gas tax. And for the RIPTA officials that claim it is not cost effective to run bus #8, I would ask them to provide analysis on the percentage of paying customers on the #8 as opposed to the city buses that run every 10 minutes. There is no valid reason why a small bus cannot be dedicated to the run.
Riptarider, I assure you that the $62 a month that you pay doesn't cover your own cost much less subsidize the free riders. You do pay the top rate for monthly riders, but ripta is massively subsidized by tax dollars.


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Tremendous Tigers comeback against Rabble Raiders
The Wests Tigers have defeated a fast starting Canberra Raiders 35-22 in front of a strong crowd of 17,112 today in Canberra.
Canberra came out of the blocks on fire, opening the scoring in the fifth minute through Dane Tilse who just dummied and muscled his way over. Croker further exposed the Tigers flimsy defense by running away for the second try and finally Fensom scored his first try in the top grade to take their lead to sixteen points.
The Tigers finally got onto the board in the twenty-ninth minute, with Benji Marshall throwing a nice short ball to Fulton for the first of his two tries but Canberra would hit back quickly through Campese who almost scored himself but gave it to Picker who scored close to the posts. Benji would get the final say in the scoring for the first half after Tuiqiri scooped up a loose ball and found Marshall who scored in the corner and kicked the conversion to make it 22-10 at halftime.
After halftime though, it would all be the Tigers as they ran in four tries to complete a shock comeback to defeat the Raiders. Robbie Farah was instrumental in the comeback scoring himself after a long break and kicking the field goal to finally take the lead but it would be Marshall who would leave his stamp on the match.
Marshall was in everything though, setting up tries for Lawrence and Fulton's second and kicking all but two goals but one resulted in a 80th minute try to Beau Ryan, resulting in Marshall receiving the LeagueUnlimited Man of Match for a dazzling performance. This victory marked two in a row for Wests' and Canberra's first home loss.
Next week, the Tigers travel up to North Queensland to face the Cowboys and the Raiders are also on the road against a lackluster Parramatta side.
Match Details
Canberra Raiders 22 were defeated by Wests Tigers 35
National Rugby League - NRL - Round 4 - Sunday April 4, 2010 3:00pm
Venue: Canberra Stadium
Referee: Shayne Hayne and Brett Suttor
Video Referee: Tim Mander
Touch Judges: Jeff Younis and Luke Potter
Crowd: 17,112
Halftime: Canberra Raiders 22 Wests Tigers 10
Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Benji Marshall (1 Try, 5 Conversions)
2 Points - Josh Dugan
1 Point - Liam Fulton (2 Tries)
Tries: Dane Tilse, Joe Picker, Jarrod Croker, Shaun Fensom
Conversions: Terry Campese (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Terry Campese (0/1)
Tries: Robbie Farah, Liam Fulton (2), Benji Marshall, Chris Lawrence, Beau Ryan
Field Goals: Robbie Farah (1/1)
Conversions: Benji Marshall (5/6)
Penalty Goals: Benji Marshall (0/1)
LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary Welcome to Canberra Stadium today for the clash between Canberra and the West Tigers. Earlier today, The West Tigers u20 defeated Canberra in a high scoring contest 43-34.
Late changes for Canberra with Adam Mogg on the bench for Troy Thompson.
1 min: Canberra kick us off for today's contest.
5 min: TRY
Josh Dugan makes a break from his own half and it sets Canberra up to give the ball to Dane Tilse to plant the ball for first points. Conversion attempt by Terry Campese successful.
Canberra Raiders 6-0
7 min: Canberra again have made easy metres but Picker tries to throw a long pass out to Stuart but it goes over the sideline.
8 min: Tigers with their first chance through Marshall who shows his human by throwing the ball forward.
10 min: Canberra force their first dropout of the game after Tuqiri is forced back into the in-goal.
12 min: Canberra have nearly scored their second but it's judged to be a double movement.
16 min: TRY
Jarrod Croker manages to stay in the field of play and scores in the corner for Canberra. Conversion attempt by Terry Campese unsuccessful.
Canberra Raiders 10-0
22 min: TRY
Canberra are just scoring at will at the moment, another try this time to Fensom. Conversion attempt by Terry Campese successful.
Canberra Raiders 16-0
30 min: TRY
Josh Dugan saves the day again for Canberra, but he can't stop the Tigers finally getting over the line through Fulton. Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall unsuccessful.
Canberra Raiders 16-4
32 min: Benji drops the ball deep in his own half, offering Canberra a great opportunity to add to their lead.
35 min: TRY
Terry Campese tries to muscle his way over but is caught and pops a ball to Picker who scores the try. Conversion attempt by Terry Campese successful.
Canberra Raiders 22-4
40 min: TRY
Tigers have scored here through Marshall after Tuiqiri picked up a loose ball and sprinted away but threw it to Benji who scores in the corner. Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall successful.
Canberra Raiders 22-10
40 min: HALFTIME - Canberra came out like a house on fire here scoring four tries but Tigers have clawed it back a tad with that try right on halftime.
41 min: Tigers get us back underway, with a safety first set by the Raiders.
43 min: Todd Payten gives a ball straight to the touchy. Scrum to Canberra,
45 min: Canberra lose it after spinning it wide close to their line, Tigers hold on.
50 min: TRY
Farah starts the play in the Tigers own 20 spreading it wide and it ends with Farah finishing the play and scoring under the posts. Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall successful.
Canberra Raiders 22-16
55 min: Canberra after a penalty get a set in Tiger's half but Dugan drops the ball as the pass was a bit in front of him.
61 min: PENALTY GOAL ATTEMPT
Canberra recieve another penalty close to the Tigers line and opt for the penalty but Campese misses.
Canberra Raiders 22-16
63 min: Benji kicks it in-goal and the defence traps Dugan to get a line dropout.
66 min: TRY
A six again call and Marshall pops a nice little pass to Lawrence who runs under the post and scores. Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall successful.
22 all
68 min: Josh Dugan saves his 4th try after Fifita charges and pops it to Lawrence who only had Dugan to beat but he tackles him and it's knocked on.
71 min: FIELD GOAL
Tigers just march the ball upfield and give it to Robbie Farah on the last who slots the field goal easily.
Wests Tigers 23-22
73 min: Tigers drop the ball, giving the Raiders a chance to score or kick a field goal to make it level.
76 min: Dugan loses the ball trying to get Canberra out from their own end.
78 min: TRY
Benji wraps up the game here with another short pass to Fulton, this time who just dives over. Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall successful.
Wests Tigers 29-22
79 min: Off the kick off Campese kicks it out on the full. Tigers to take the shot at goal.
80 min: PENALTY GOAL ATTEMPT
Benji misses the penalty but a possible try here.
Wests Tigers 29-22
80 min: TRY
FULLTIME - It's judged to be a TRY with Vidot smashing Beau Ryan but he bounces over for a Try! Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall successful. What a comeback here by the Tigers.
Wests Tigers 35-22


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Dallas JacksonClick MORE: Top 10 to watch without offers | Top 10 to watch with offersHere to view this Link. is the National Columnist for Rivals.com. Email him your comments or story ideas to firstname.lastname@example.com MORE: Top 10 to watch without offers | Top 10 to watch with offersHere to view this Link. and follow him on TwitterClick MORE: Top 10 to watch without offers | Top 10 to watch with offersHere to view this Link..
The next KD Cannon is out there, and he will be spotted.
Now the No. 53 player in the Rivals100 presented by Under Armour, Cannon entered the inaugural Rivals250 Underclassmen Challenge presented by Under Armour not yet a household name at wide receiver, but he left with an overall MVP Award and an incredibly elevated recruiting profile.
"I honestly wasn't expecting to do quite as well as I did," Cannon said at the time. "I have a lot of confidence, but there were a lot of really good DBs."
As the event at DeSoto (Texas) High approaches, Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell said the second-year camp has become the premier place for young talent to shine.
"This is a camp that gives guys an opportunity to separate themselves," Farrell said. "There is another level of player going to be there, and there are guys who can elevate to it and those who shy from it.
"We are inviting players we believe have been identified early as real FBS-level prospects, and the ones who have a good performance can carry that into their regular season and blow up with offers nationally."
Cannon was one of those players in 2012.
From Mount Pleasant (Texas) High, he made the quick drive to the camp and used his performance not only to bolster his already high confidence but his game. Cannon added dozens of offers in the weeks that followed and earned a trip to the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge presented by Under Armour, where he was named the No. 2 player among the wide receiver group.
Farrell said the ability for players to see similar competition is good for them as well as his team of analysts.
"For the kids, it is like competition," he said. "A lot of these young guys are the best kids at their age on their team or in their area, and now they will see there are a lot of people just like them.
"From an evaluation perspective, this is really the first great opportunity we have to see these guys. We have some freshman and sophomore film and maybe we saw them in a game or at an RCS (Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour) event, but now we have a live, focused opportunity to see them."
Of the nearly 200 prospects from the class of 2014 who participated last season -- another 50 were in the classes of 2015 and 2016 -- 12 have been rated in the Rivals100 and another 19 in the Rivals250 presented by Under Armour.
KD Cannon was not the only future Rivals100 player to take the field at DeSoto (Texas) High last year; he was joined by eleven other future four- and five-star players.
Here are the elite prospects who participated in 2012.
Name, position, school, current rank
Jamal Adams, CB, Lewisville (Texas) Hebron, 39
Dillon Bates, LB, Ponte Vedra (Fla.) High, 59
Tony Brown, CB, Beaumont (Texas) Ozen, 14
KD Cannon, WR, Mt. Pleasant (Texas) High, 53
Deondre Clark, DE, Okla. City Douglass, 54
Myles Garrett, DE, Arlington (Texas) Martin, 36
Demetrius Knox, OG, Ft. Worth (Texas), 87
Josh Malone, WR, Gallatin (Tenn.), 38
Speedy Noil, ATH, New Orleans (La.) Edna Karr, 75
Edward Paris, S, Mansfield (Texas) Timberview, 41
Dylan Sumner-Gardner, S, Mesquite (Texas), 77
Gerald Willis III, DE, New Orleans Edna Karr, 44
Farrell said those numbers were surprisingly good -- and he expects them to be duplicated.
"To be able to identify that level of player early in the process is important for the viability of the camps," he said. "With the recruiting process speeding up it is a little easier to know who should be invited, but we still have to make sure the field is full of true, major-level prospects.
"I would say that having more than 10 percent of the Rivals250 -- a year out from its initial ranking -- coming from that one event is impressive, but that is what it is designed to do: identify the best and start to separate them early."
Last season, players such as New Orleans (La.) Edna Karr teammates Speedy Noil and Gerald Willis III, Beaumont (Texas) Ozen defensive back Tony Brown, Lewisville (Texas) Hebron cornerback Jamal Adams and Mansfield (Texas) Timberview safety Edward Paris made the top performers list and cemented their places in the Rivals100.
Others such as Ponte Vedra (Fla.) High linebacker Dillon Bates and Gallatin (Tenn.) Station Camp receiver Josh Malone were good within their positions and worked into the Rivals100.
Farrell said this is just one step in the process and that the players who make the trip all should take away a positive experience.
"I think the guys who come from farther away take away something that the local guys don't," Farrell said. "I mean they are all coming here to compete, but they don't see any of these players in the regular season or the playoffs and it is an entirely different level of competition for them.
"Last year, I think about Dillon Bates being a big name from Florida but his game went to the next level from this and then the National Combine and then on to the Rivals100 event. Josh Malone got to go against an absolutely loaded group of defensive backs that he would never see in Tennessee. He was a little better than we expected, but since then his game has improved tremendously."
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State: Illinois power plant's waste in groundwater
DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Illinois environmental officials believe waste from a closed power plant in eastern Illinois is leaching into groundwater and could wind up in the Middle Fork River.
Contaminants in one or two of the three coal-ash ponds at Dynegy Inc.'s Vermilion Power Station are seeping into groundwater, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency spokesman Andrew Mason said. Coal ash is what's left behind when coal is burned for power, and can contain a range of toxic substances such as arsenic and selenium.
Mason told The News-Gazette in Champaign (http://bit.ly/14Pc4TH ) that the groundwater under the site eventually makes it into the river, something the company has acknowledged in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The 50-year-old power plant, which closed in 2011, is along the river near Kickapoo State Park, just outside Danville. Dynegy is now studying the site as it draws up a proposal to stop the spread of contaminants.
It isn't clear whether those contaminants are getting into the river yet, Dynegy's chief administrative officer Carolyn Burke said.
"That's what the hydrogeologic we are doing" are focused on," she said. "We don't know yet."
The Middle Fork River was declared a National Scenic River in 1989. That designation prevents development along its banks for 17 miles near Danville, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.
The state EPA in July 2012 cited Dynegy for violating groundwater standards and threatened legal action.
Dynegy and the state are still talking about possible solutions. Dynegy submitted an initial proposal to the state EPA but was asked to alter some of its plans, Burke said, and will resubmit it in November.
Mason said the plan is expected to include the closure of two of the three ponds. The third, which has a clay liner the others lack, would stay open.
Traci Barkley, a water resources scientist with the nonprofit environmental group Prairie Rivers Network, said the plan as proposed isn't adequate because all three ponds are built in the river's flood plain. She said she fears contaminants could be washed back into the river in the event of a flood.
She also worries the flow of the river could erode the land between the river and the ponds.
"What if the whole thing breaches and comes into the river?" she asked.
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Quick little tip... We all know that increasing the length of the password makes it harder to crack, but you can also use length/complexity to invalidate the LanMan hash, thereby making it uncrackable to many common tools.
Simply use a password over 14 characters in length (XP can handle 127, as can 2000 IIRC) and/or use charachters from the Unicode character set from 0128 to 0159. (If you have a domain with NT4 or 9x machines, this is not a good idea, since they can only handle a maximum of 14 charachters.)
The Unicode characters are also not present in many common password cracker's character sets.


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The Blues slipped to their second defeat of the season as the Portuguese continues to search for a first Premier League victory at St James' Park after four failed attempts
The Chelsea manager entered the match with just two points from his previous three visits to Newcastle, and watched on as his side wasted a chance to move to the top of the Premier League table on Saturday.
Chelsea controlled a first half devoid of clear-cut chances – their best effort saw John Terry hit the crossbar with a header – but were left reeling when Gouffran headed in an inviting Yohan Cabaye free-kick in the 68th minute.
Substitutes Willian and Samuel Eto'o went close for Chelsea in the latter stages, but Remy hammered home Vurnon Anita's cut-back with two minutes left to seal Newcastle's win.
The loss was Chelsea's second of the league campaign, meaning Arsenal could go five points clear if they beat Liverpool on Saturday.
|By Chris Myson at St James' Park
"Well, who would have seen that coming?! At half-time it looked like we were heading for a narrow Chelsea win or, at worst for the visitors, a goalless draw. The Blues were dominating possession and Newcastle offered little, other than some surprisingly solid defending.
"After the break, though, Alan Pardew's team came alive. Loic Remy, Yann Gouffran, Moussa Sissoko and Mathieu Debuchy were all superb and the goals were not against the run of play by any means. The home fans were bouncing in the second half as their team produced a passionate display and morale at the club has been given a much-needed boost.
"Jose Mourinho is still waiting for a league win at St James' Park – and the Blues' title rivals will have loved watching this uninspiring attacking display."
Newcastle also made two alterations, with defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa returning from suspension and Shola Ameobi selected, as Hatem Ben Arfa and Paul Dummett (hamstring) made way.
In a scrappy first half, Chelsea came close to an opener when Terry's thumping header hit the bar in the 13th minute.
Chelsea begun strongly but failed to create a clear openings until the captain's chance, which came when he rose above Mike Williamson to nod Mata's corner against the woodwork, while Branislav Ivanovic's follow-up deflected onto the top of the bar.
Another Terry header almost led to a goal, with his effort cleared off the line by Davide Santon, and at the other end, Moussa Sissoko – scorer of two goals in Newcastle's 3-2 win over Chelsea in February – forced a smart save from Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech at the near post seven minutes before the break.
Newcastle skipper Chiekh Tiote limped off with an apparent thigh injury eight minutes after the break but that did not stop them from enjoying a terrific spell around the hour-mark.
Sissoko was first to go close, forcing Cech to tip wide when released by Mathieu Debuchy, before Remy shot straight at the goalkeeper from close range.
Gouffran had a good effort saved by Cech at the near post in the 66th minute and three minutes later, Newcastle's pressure told, with the Frenchman breaking the deadlock by nodding in Cabaye's excellent free-kick.
They quickly went in search of a second, with Terry making an excellent sliding tackle to deny Remy after he linked well with Sissoko, before Eto'o had an effort deflected wide by Yanga-Mbiwa.
A clever Oscar cut-back let Willian in with 10 minutes remaining, but his shot was well saved by Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul, and a follow-up from Eto'o hit Debuchy and went wide.
And Newcastle wrapped up their victory in the 88th minute, as Remy produced a powerful finish to convert Anita's clever assist.


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IT Management Slideshow: Apple's iCloud: 10 Things Every CIO Should Know
By Don Reisinger | Posted 06-08-2011
Apple's iCloud: 10 Things Every CIO Should Know
1. iCloud is FreeDuring the keynote address at WWDC, Apple went on out of its way to make it clear that iCloud will be available free of charge. By offering a free service, Apple has made iCloud a potential contender to go up against other paid public cloud service offerings.
At the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 6, Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who is currently on a medical leave of absence from his company, announced a new cloud service, called iCloud. The offering, which is available to users of Apple iOS-based devices, as well as Mac and PC owners, allows folks to store content and push it wirelessly to any Apple products connected to it. Even better, the service is available for free, making it a potentially attractive offer for consumers. As CIO, your primary concern is to ensure that the services you bring to your operation make sense from a productivity and profitability standpoint. You'll also want to consider how workers using the service might impact your network. We've dug deep into iCloud and extracted the key features that you'll need to think about before you determine whether iCloud is good or bad for your operation.
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text: With June 6 being the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy in German-occupied France, Jim Aguilar sat down with Record reporter Lori Gilbert to discuss his memories of that day. On June 6, 1944, Aguilar -- who had just turned 20 -- landed on Omaha Beach, one of the five landing areas hit by American, British and Canadian troops. Aguilar, who grew up in Manteca and graduated from Manteca High School in 1943, lives in Stockton.


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Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster spent some time staking out the Apple Store in the Mall of America in Minneapolis and Microsoft's retail store that's across the hall. His team of watchers counted shoppers and purchases coming out of each, and the results provide a startling contrast for each company.
According to Fortune, Mr. Munster's watchers found that the Microsoft's stores had 47 percent less traffic than the Apple Store. That, in and of itself, isn't surprising to anyone who has walked past both stores in those few markets where they compete, but the quality of that traffic is even more telling.
The Apple Store was selling 17.2 items per hour over an eight hour period, while the Microsoft Store was selling 3.5 items per hour over a two hour period, and five of those seven items were Xbox games.
Just to twist the knife a little deeper, 11 of those Apple items each and ever hour were iPads walking out in the hands of happy customers. How many Microsoft Surface RTs were sold? Well, if you read the title you know the answer: zero.
That's zilch. Nada.
That said, not every aspect of Mr. Munster's report was positive. While Apple's foot traffic was up over last year—715 people per hour, compared to 544 per hour last year, a sharp increase of 31.4 percent—sales were actually down.
"The positive take away was store traffic was up 31% y/y, likely driven by shoppers wanting to see the new iPad Mini," Mr Munster wrote in his report. "The negatives were that the most popular iPad Mini (16G) is in limited supply and Mac sales (~12% of revenue) continue to appear to be impacted by the iPad and a slowdown ahead of the new iMac."
Last year, Apple sold 10.1 Macs and 14.8 iPads per hour. This year, Apple sold only 3.9 Macs per hour, a significant decrease, which Mr. Munster attributed to the lack of iMacs. iPad sales were broken down to 6.7 iPads and 3.9 iPad minis per hour.
Mr. Munster maintained his "Buy" rating and his $910 price price target for $AAPL [Corrected, as noted in the comments below].
On Monday, Apple's stock ended the session at $589.53, a gain of 18.03 (+3.15 percent), on moderate volume of 24.4 million shares.
*In the interest of full disclosure, the author holds a tiny, almost insignificant share in AAPL stock that was not an influence in the creation of this article.


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Update XP to SP3 Release Candidate:1) Copy and paste the following code into Notepad:will modify the registry!@echo offreg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\XPSP3 /f 2> NULreg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\XPSP3 /v RCPreview /t REG_SZ /d 1c667073-b87f-4f52-a479-98c85711d869 /fecho XPSP3 registry key has been set. Please check for updates in Windows Update.2) Save the file as XPSP3.cmd (it's important to include the extension).3) Run the file that you saved in Step 2 by double-clicking on it. Restart your computer and check for new Windows Updates.4) Windows XP SP3 should be found, and it is a 337 MB download so give it some time to download and apply the updates. When all is said and done your version of Windows XP should be: Windows XP Build 2600.xpsp.071030-1537: Service Pack 3, v.3244Enjoy the better performance and stability! You can hold off until next year if you want to download XP SP3 when it is officially released.[via Softpedia & Computer World]Thanks for the tip Storytellerofsci-fi!Copyright © 2007 CyberNet |-Martin, CyberNet
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First Release Candidate of Service Pack 3 for Windows XPHaving completed the first Release Candidate (RC) of Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, Microsoft has now released RC1 of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. Microsoft generally uses the term Release Candidate (RC) for full-featured trial versions which only need to be tested for flaws. The combined package is about 340MBytes in size and can currently only be downloaded from Microsoft's connect website by registered beta testers. It updates all the 32-Bit versions of XP from Home to Professional. Apart from the English language version there is also a German and a Japanese version. In addition, the website offers a script which adds a string to the Registry and allows any version of XP to receive the respective RC1 update suitable for this XP via Windows Update (download size for XP Professional: about 91 MBytes). However, an initial trial installation this way proved unsuccessful. As usual, SP3 will contain all the patches and updates released earlier, including those which were part of previous versions. According to Microsoft there is a total of more than 1000. In addition, it provides several add-ons which have been available separately, for example Background Intelligent Transfer Service (Bits) 2.5, Windows Installer 3.1, Management-Console (MMC) 3.0 and Core XML Services 6.0. New features include the integration of Network Access Protection (NAP), a feature which is already familiar from Vista and in a Server 2008 environment, for example, only allows access to the local network if the respective PC is running Windows at the current patch level. Unlike Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, the SP3 package combined with an XP CD enables users to create an installation package which allows installing both XP and SP3 in one go (Slipstream installation). As in Vista, the installation key no longer appears to be an installation prerequisite in this case. Microsoft plans to release the final version within the first two quarters of 2008. This final release is planned to be the last Service Pack for Windows XP. However, patches for what Microsoft considers to be critical security issues are planned to be available free of charge until at least 2014. (jk/c't)
f0dder, every time you load a M$ product (or any other for that matter), you are beta testing on your machine. There is no such thing as a "final" release.-Nighted (November 28, 2007, 07:42 AM)
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Inflation is low, earnings are high, investors are happy.
Stocks shot higher Tuesday, giving the market its biggest gain in a month. Results at Mattel, Goldman Sachs, and Johnson & Johnson were all above expectations.
It was the second day of broad gains following a down week last week. Investors had been worried headed into the third-quarter earnings season that corporate profits wouldn't be good enough to justify the run-up in stocks in recent months. While earnings haven't been out-of-the-park great, they haven't been as bad as some had feared.
Also Tuesday, the Labor Department said consumer prices rose just 0.1 percent last month, not counting food and energy costs. And gasoline prices have come down since then. Low inflation leaves consumers with more money to spend, and leaves the Federal Reserve free to continue its efforts to boost the economy.
In addition, an index of homebuilder sentiment came in at its highest level since 2006, suggesting that the construction industry is making a comeback.
"The picture of the economy is one that's still proving to be resilient to a lot of the problems that investors are worried about," said Gary Thayer, chief macro strategist for Wells Fargo Advisors.
In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 104 points at 13,529. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 12 points to 1,452, and the Nasdaq composite rose 31 to 3,095.
The gains were broad, with nine out of 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 index rising. Telecom stocks had a tiny decline. Materials stocks rose more than 2 percent.
Toy maker Mattel jumped 4.9 percent after reporting that brisk sales of American Girl dolls and Fisher-Price toys sent the company's profit well above analysts' forecasts. The stock was up $1.72 to $37.14.
Johnson & Johnson rose 75 cents to $69.34 after revenues came in ahead of Wall Street's forecasts. IBM, CSX and Intel report after the bell. Intel was up 50 cents, or 2.3 percent, to $22.23.
Among other stocks making big moves:
Apple rose $14.36, or 2.3 percent, to $649.13 after sending out invitations for an event where it is expected to announce a smaller iPad.
Citigroup rose 20 cents $36.86 following the sudden departure of CEO Vikram Pandit, who had steered the bank through the 2008 financial crisis. Pandit, who is also stepping down from the company's board, is being replaced by longtime Citi executive Michael Corbat.
A123 Systems Inc., a maker of electric batteries for vehicles, put its U.S. operations into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said its automotive assets will be acquired by Johnson Controls for $125 million. A123's stock plunged 18 cents to 6 cents.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.72 percent from 1.67 percent late Monday.
European markets also rose. Benchmark indexes were up 1.6 percent in Germany, 2.4 percent in France and 1.1 percent in Britain.
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Today my husband, son, mother and I had a grand adventure. We went zip lining in New Hampshire. There were 5 zip lines, including a 1500' long, 200' high ride about the ground, with gorgeous views of the mountains of New Hampshire. It was a great time. A little scary, a bit out of our comfort zone and just wonderful!
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Brunszvik Kastély
Martonvásár, Brunszvik u. 2.
The Baroque mansion was reconstructed in the early 1870's in an English neo-Gothic style. Beethoven spent an extended period of time here as a guest of the Brunszvik family and a museum is dedicated to his memory.
Distance from Budapest: 35 km West from Budapest center
Opening hours: 1 Apr - 30 Oct: Tue-Sun 10-12 & 2-6 pm
1 Nov - 31 Mar: Tue-Sun 10 am- 12 and 2-4 pm
Beethoven Nights of the National Philharmonic Orchestra
17, 24, 31 July
With their unique atmosphere, the superb outdoor Beethoven concerts have been held in Martonvásár three times each summer since 1958. Alongside the National Philharmonic Orchestra, excellent Hungarian and foreign artists perform in this classical music series.


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The Prep League has undergone dramatic change, Longtime league member Webb opted out and was replaced by Firebaugh, making the public Lynwood school an interesting addition to the private-school, mostly college preparatory, league.
Then, fellow longtime league member Chadwick determined in late June that it would field only an eight-man team because of a lack of players. That left the other four league coaches scrambling to add a game on their schedules.
Rio Hondo Prep has won the last seven league crowns and has won 27 consecutive league games. But the Kares have lost a plethora of starters.
"It will be rough early," Kares coach Ken Drain said. "We'll have to go with things and see what happens."
If the Kares falter, and with a four-team league that would be dangerous, Pasadena Poly appears ready to pounce.
The Panthers last won the league title in 2006. They return the most accomplished player in the league, running back Griffin Carter.
"As always it comes down to Rio Hondo," Poly coach Chris Schmoke said. "They've proven year in year out what they can do and I do not see a change in this year."
Flintridge Prep lost key starters, too, but the Rebels return a quarterback and linemen.
"We have 35 guys and we're excited to see what happens," Rebels coach Antonio Harrison said. "We're looking more solid and ahead of the game."
The wild card might be Firebaugh, which has always been a freelance team. The Falcons have yet to have a winning record. But that could change with a lot of talented returning players this season. They have four large linemen, weight-wise, including 310-pound Alison Magat.
1. Rio Hondo Prep
Coach: Ken Drain
2013 record: 11-2
Key returners: Gio Perez, RB/DB/LB, Sr.; Domenico Chico, RB/DB/LB, Jr.
Key newcomers: Mike Cuda, QB, Jr.; Eric Mosher, OL/DL, Sr.; Kyle Horton, TE, Jr.; Jayoung Wong, QB/LB, So.
Bottom line: The Kares lost a slew of players to graduation and Drain said the Arcadia school is scrambling to put the pieces together. "It will a hard year for us," he said. "We hope to find guys, eventually. It will be tough for awhile." The Kares' JV team went undefeated last season.
2. Pasadena Poly
Coach: Chris Schmoke
2013 record: 8-3
Key returners: Griffin Carter, RB/DB, Sr.; Nick McConnell, OL/LB, Sr.; Parker Mathews, QB, Sr.; Jack Moore, OL/DL, Sr.; Dylan Hanel, RB, Sr.
Key newcomers: Joe Edwards, RB, Jr.; Jack Kayyem, WR/DB, Jr.; Tim Mathiesen, WR, Jr.; John Genske, QB, So.; Carter Alvarez, QB, Jr.
Bottom line: Carter is one of the most experienced players returning in league. He was a league MVP last season and he should top 1,000 yards in rushing. Mathews was the backup last year, but saw a lot of playing time at other positions. He has help with the addition of a new quarteraback coach.
3. Firebaugh
Coach: Darnell Rubin
2013 record: 3-7
Key returners: Alejandro Cardenas, QB, Jr.; Marvell Carruthers, RB/DB, Sr.; Deandre Pettway, RB/LB, Sr.; Aaron Gibson, WR/DB, Sr.; Jacob Hernandez, TE/DL, Jr.
Key newcomers: Alejandro Estrada, OL/DL, Sr.; Daveon Smith, QB/WR, Sr.; Rafael Cisnors, OL/DL, Jr.
Bottom line: The Falcons have a new coach in a new league. But they have a lot of returning starters. Cardenas moves from QB to WR and Gibson from WR to QB. Carruthers rushed for 861 yards last season. Two big lineman have joined the program.
4. Flintridge Prep
Coach: Antonio Harrison
2013 record: 2-8
Key returners: Elliot Witter, RB, Sr.; Chris Zaro, LB, Sr.; Eric Kang, OL/LB, Sr.; Andrew Tsangeos, QB, Jr.
Key newcomers: Payton Faulkner, LB, Jr.; Michael Pearson, RB/LB, Jr.; Warren Hosseinion, DL, So.
Bottom line: Tsangeos returns at quarterback and Witter was the Rebels' No. 2 running back last season. Kang should be big on defense. Flintridge Prep has 30-plus players ready to go. "We're more solid and ahead of the game," Harrison said.
Gio Perez, Rio Hondo Prep, RB/DB/LB, Sr.
Perez steps into the leading running back role. He rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns last season. He also averaged nearly five tackles per game.
Griffin Carter, Pasadena Poly, RB/DB Sr.
Carter will start at running and defensive back for the third consecutive year. He helped the Panthers to an 8-0 start last season.
Domenico Chico, Rio Hondo Prep, RB/DB/LB, Jr. — Saw a lot of playing time as a sophomore
Andrew Tsangeos, Flintridge Prep, QB, Jr. — Second year as a starter
Parker Mathews, Pasadena Poly, QB, Sr. — A defensive starter last season
Marvell Carruthers, Firebaugh, RB., Sr. — Rushed for 861 yards last season
Elliot Witter, Flintridge Prep, RB, Sr. — The senior will get bulk of carries
Nick McConnell, Pasadena Poly, G/LB, Sr. — The Panthers' running game goes through him
Chris Zaro, Flintridge Prep, MLB, Sr. — He will be stalwart of defense
Eric Kang, Flintridge Prep, G/LB, Sr. — The Rebels need blocking and Kang will be there
Jack Moore, Pasadena Poly, OL/DL Sr. — Will be another key to Carter's success
Dylan Hanel, Pasadena Poly, RB Sr. — Will force defenses to not concentrate on Carter
"It will be an interesting league, Rio loses a lot of horses, but is always strong. Poly's Griffin Carter is back."
Antonio Harrison, Flintridge Prep coach


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A transcript of Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie's conference call with Bay Area media after the Raiders were awarded three compensatory selections in this year's NFL draft:
What do you guys want? Yes. We're not here to talk about my new picks, are we?
Q: Said you didn't understand the formula, but is that what you expected, or did you not have any idea?
McKenzie: Let me tell you something. Whatever the formula is, I love this formula. I love it. I thought I would possibly get a three, a high one for Nnamdi, and the others, obviously, this is better than what I expected. So I'm extremely excited about the compensatory picks that the league has afforded the Raiders. Hopefully we can make due and have some good picks from this.
Q: Is a No.3 pick in your eyes a potential starter?
McKenzie: Yes. The No. 3 pick, the No. 4 pick, honestly, guys, when you set the board, you try to sete it to where you can have some possible starters through the fifth round. If you get lucky with a college free agent, seventh round, I've been fortunate to have some good fortune with latter picks in my 18-year career. I'm not going to just limit it to the third round. Ok, you've got a third so you've go tone opportunity to get a starter. I don't want to go into this draft like that. I want to get some good players that we can try and get as many possible starters as possible. Whether they're first-year starters, second or third year. I want to get to get some guys that got the potential to be starters. Don't tie me down just to the third round.
Q: Coming into offseason, knowing you were going to get comp picks, did that any way change your approach to free agency?
McKenzie: No, it really didn't. It really did not. I'm trying to build a team, so the more the merrier. If I see a possible free agent that we feel like, man we can do this, and this deal is pretty good. I'm going to do it in free agency, regardless of what we have in the draft. But that's not going to minimize what I do in the draft, even if I sign an unrestricted free agent offensive lineman. That's not going to say, I'm not going to draft one. I don't look at it like that. I'm still looking for great backups who can become starters at every position. So I need a lot more picks than what I have now and some more free agent moves. The only thing I wish I had more of was NFL money and NFL cap. That's what I wish I had more of.
Q: What do you do from here going forward in regards to clearing more space to add pieces to puzzle?
McKenzie: Not a whole lot this year. I think the bulk of it has been done. Now it's just, you try to wait it out and see who the best fit for these 53 guys in the long run to make this team and then try to figure out, at this point its going to be production and talent. It's not about money, money, money, as far as the comings and goings of players . . . the goings, mainly.
Q: Is the amount of picks you go into this draft with or is there a chance of trading existing players for picks?
McKenzie: that could be possible. I never close the door on trades. I really don't. That door is always open, and so to answer your question, yes that could be a possibility.
Q: Overall how deep do you think this draft is and do you think at end of 3rd round could still land you a talented player?
McKenzie: I think there's very good players in the middle rounds. So, from a standpoint of depth, I think it's there. I don't' know as far as certain positions in the first two rounds it may not be as deep at certain spots, but for the most part there's some good players throughout the draft.
Q: Throughout years at Green Bay , how many years did you spend on pro personnel, how much in college with draft, and how much doing both?
McKenzie: I did both a lot of times. My first year there, I began in pro personnel, so that was the brunt of my work. But when the scouting meetings started, I was heavily involved, in bringing guys in for visits, and from watching film in the meetings with the coaching, and putting the board together. So I was a part of that process early. I probably didn't get started doing college scouting as far as going on the road and being a part of the pre-draft, the pre-combine scouting meetings until after about seven years. The last 10, 12 years I was part of that. The last 12 years, exactly. So that's different. In saying that. I've always been involved in both. Always oversaw all the pro, from a free agent standpoint, and just the evaluation of my own team, which is I think is highly important, so it's been a process, now. I've done this for quite some time but this is my show now so it's going to be fun.
Q: Stepped in to new role this year, has it been frustrating spending with cap limitations and haven't been able to go out sign free agents you wanted to get?
McKenzie: It's not frustrating, it really isn't. But you always like to have a comfort level, and to me, having cap, having cash, it gives you a comfort. So it's teaching me how to manage money so to speak. This is good. This is good for me, learning how to deal on the fly with certain adverse situations. I think, initially now, we're able to handle it so far. Hopefully, what I don't want to do is allow this to get us in the end, but I always want to be in position, if we need to add a quality player, for a certain, and we feel it works out, financially, cap-wise, then sure, I want to be in position to make a move. And that's my whole outlook, when we had to make certain cuts, we do it, with a future plan that we had. So far, it's working accordingly.
Q: Still looking to add CB Pat Lee?
McKenzie: Yes.
Q: Said starting outside linebacker priority, speaking free agency or in draft?
McKenzie: Hey, let me tell you something. I will take it any way I can get it. If I can get it in free agency. In free agency, it has to work out contractually. If it don't work out, I'm not tying my hands down to either/or. But still, regardless, I'm going to use the draft the best available player, and if it's at position that we're strong, so be it. If we think that's the best guy, it's the difference between adding solid starters and difference-makers. If I have a chance to get a difference-maker, we're going to get 'em. Whether it's the draft, it's hard to sign difference-makers if you don't have money. If we have the potential to get some solid starters in free agency, still, I'm going to do it.
Q: The releases made so far, were those about production or lack of or was it about cap situation?
McKenzie: A little bit of both. When you talk about production versus a salary, in this business, once you get into the NFL, let's fact it, guys, the contract and production, all of that goes hand in hand. If something is not matching, or it's kind of out of whack, you're going to have to be forced to make a decision. That's what I was coming up to. It was not just all just either/or. If the production's not there, but the guys' making the minimum, then so be it, you can use this guy as the backup because of the contract. But when the thing doesn't work out, contractually and production, you gotta be forced to evaluate. That's after every season, we're all up against that, gotta be evaluated. That's where I made my decisions. It wasn't, well, you're costing too much money you've got to go, no, if the guy was highly productive and we could make it work, we'll try to make it work, financially, but if not we're going to have to make certain decisions and some tough decisions, which we did.'
Q: As you build, do you envision this team being stronger this year or take it 2-3 years to get your plan in place?
McKenzie: Honestly, I envision it being stronger.
Q: Tight end to position, elected to let Kevin Boss go, could you be comfortable with three TEs on roster or looking adding more?
McKenzie: I'm comfortable with it, but yes, I do want to continue to add. I'm not just going to, at any position really, just say, OK, I'm good there and I'm not going to add a guy. I'd like to add another guy there to compete.
Q: Is this a good draft for LBs as opposed to years past? A deep draft?
McKenzie: There are some good linebackers. Is it deep? I wouldn't say that, but there are some good linebackers in this draft.
Q: How much does Peyton Manning being in Denver change the dynamics of the division, and to the extent that even in personnel evaluation and decision-making you might have an eye to that?
McKenzie: You know, the one thing I can say is I have a great admiration for Peyton. Now, do we have to put in a game plan for defending Peyton rather than Tebow? Absolutely. Guys, face it. This guy in the division, if he's healthy and hitting on all cylinders physically, he's going to be a good football player in our division. We're going to have to find ways to slow him down. Yeah, I mean, the coaching staff, that's going to be a challenge. And players that you add, do we have to make sure as far as cornerbacks are they going to have to be on their Ps and Qs on how they cover guys and timing and all that, absolutely. But are we going to be scared of him? Absolutely not.


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Eastern Washington water leaders know farmers in the Odessa Subarea are growing impatient waiting to replace their declining groundwater wells with Columbia River water, and plan to offer them an update on the project's progress.
The theme of this year's Columbia Basin Development League annual conference is "Where the Hell's My Water?"
The name arose from a league board meeting.
"It was a lively discussion – we were reflecting on the fact we've been working on this project for seven years now," said Mike Schwisow, director of government relations for the league. "One of the board members threw that out off the top of his head. People were pretty jovial, 'Yeah, that sounds good, let's go with that.'"
And the answer?
"It's not very far off on the horizon," Schwisow said.
The conference begins at 1:20 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Big Bend Community College ATEC building, located at 7611 Bolling St. N.E. in Moses Lake, Wash.
The groundwater replacement project includes a full, 43-mile expansion of the East Low Canal on the Columbia Basin Project south on Interstate 90 and a series of pump station and pipeline systems to affected farm land. The project is ready to build subject to the availability of funds, Schwisow said.
"Where those systems are exactly depends on the landlords themselves – their desire for the water and their willingness to participate in the process to get it built," he said.
Original Bureau of Reclamation cost estimates peg the total price at $730 million, although the league and irrigation district expect it will wind up costing less.
The Washington Department of Ecology and East Columbia Basin Irrigation District are finalizing contracts and grants to do the expansion work on the canal, Schwisow said.
"The water is on its way," Schwisow said. "It will get there as fast as (the irrigation district) is able to do the work and farmers get organized around the plan to develop the pump station and pipeline system."
The bulk of the expenses of the pump and pipeline systems will fall to farmers. The district is surveying landowners to gauge interests and held an informational meeting in September, Schwisow said.
Schwisow said the district may issue bonds to fund the project.
The meeting will also include an update on the Columbia River Treaty and its possible impacts on the Columbia Basin Project, a panel report on irrigation district projects and presentation by Central Washington University geology senior lecturer Nick Zentner on Ice Age impacts on central Washington. McGregor Company President Alex McGregor delivers the keynote address about the importance of pioneer Basin values to the future of agriculture.


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For as much trouble as the New York Islanders gave them in the first round, the Pittsburgh Penguins never trailed in that series, and they made sure to get off on the right foot again in the second round with a convincing 4-1 victory in Game 1 over the Ottawa Senators, who got a rude awakening that they're now facing a team with a few more weapons than the Montreal Canadiens.
Team Notes
There was plenty of talk in between rounds about whether coach Dan Bylsma might go back to Marc-Andre Fleury against Ottawa, but he stuck with Tomas Vokoun in Game 1 and was rewarded with a 35-save effort from the veteran netminder. It left little doubt that unless Vokoun starts to struggle, he'll be the No. 1 going forward in these playoffs.
Evgeni Malkin, who leads the NHL this postseason in assists, added another on Paul Martin's power-play goal to start the scoring on Tuesday, then tied David Krejci of the Boston Bruins for the lead in points with 13 when he potted the game-winning goal at 12:15 of the first. Chris Kunitz added a power-play goal in addition to Dupuis' shorthanded tally to cap the offense.
"We are way more near where we need to be [in Game 1]," Bylsma said. "We got the puck deep, got on the forecheck, and we were able to get in the offensive zone because of that. Tonight was a much better indication of where we need to play 5-on-5."
Some of the pluck Ottawa showed in its five-game elimination of Montreal was present Tuesday in the series opener, like when the Senators responded to the Penguins scoring their opening goal by coming right back to tie it up just over two minutes later on a great effort by Colin Greening.
For the night they put 36 shots on goal and generated their fair share of scoring chances, but specialty teams did the Senators in -- they allowed a pair of power-play goals to the Penguins, then surrendered a shorthanded goal in the third period by Pascal Dupuis during a critical stretch when they could have rallied to within one.
"They played a little bit better than we did today, and we've got to come out better next game and be more prepared," defenseman Erik Karlsson said. "They scored an early goal on us and set us back a bit. Need to just keep improving for every game and we know it's going to be harder and harder."
Key Injuries: Ottawa defenseman Eric Gryba left Game 1 with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day. Defenseman Patrick Wiercioch (lower body) has been out since Game 3 of the Montreal series. Jason Spezza is still the ghost in the darkness.
Projected Lines
Dupuis Crosby Iginla
Kunitz Malkin Neal
Morrow Sutter Cooke
Adams Vitale Kennedy
Michalek Turris Alfredsson
Latendresse Zibanejad Silfverberg
Greening Smith Neil
Conacher Pageau Condra
(H/T to nhl.com, reddit.com, and my awesome brain)
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Sugar is the biggest chameleon in the food market today. It is known by many mysterious names and labels: honey, dextrose, high-fructose corn syrup, and "natural" sweeteners are just a few.
Sugar has been blamed for obesity and for the increase in overweight Americans, and has been the focus of many big public health campaigns. But its partner in crime, salt, has basically been free to roam through our food food system.
Why no public outrage over salt in our diet? Because we have been focusing all of our attention on sugar. The public is so misinformed when it comes to the importance of slashing sodium intake that we don't even know how crucial it is to having better health.
With weight loss advice being so focused on eliminating bad sugar from our diet, it's time to realize that salt is just as bad. Sodium is one of the major causes of high blood pressure, and it can lead to serious health conditions like heart attacks and even heart disease.
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Savile niece 'driven to' suicide bid
JIMMY Savile's great niece, who revealed she was sexually molested by the TV star, has been driven to the brink of suicide.
She told me she just wanted to end it all and wished she had never come forward
Caroline Robinson was verbally abused on Facebook by family members for speaking out against the DJ.
And she felt the only way out of her torment was to down a "fistful" of pills.
Last month Caroline revealed how Savile, who has been linked to hundreds of sex attacks, abused her twice by the time she was 15-years-old.
Caroline, 49, whose late grandmother Marjorie Marsden was Savile's older sister, also told how Marjorie knew about the abuse but kept quiet because he paid for holidays and a house.
The sad news came after it was recently revealed that another family member Vivian Savile, 69, had died of a broken heart after details of his uncle's decades of child abuse became public.
The charity volunteer from Pontypridd, south Wales, the only son of Savile's brother Vincent, died on October 29.
He was admitted to hospital just a week after Savile, who he "hero-worshipped", was outed as a paedophile.
On Wednesday telly viewers will see Caroline interviewed on ITV's Exposure Update: The Jimmy Savile Investigation talking about her ordeal.
Speaking of Caroline's suicide bid, which took place days after the interview was filmed at her home, her husband David said: "I hope these so-called family members feel ashamed of themselves today when they read this for what they have put my wife through.
"It took a hell of a lot of guts to come forward and the least she could have expected was support from those closest to her.
"Two weeks ago I came home from work late and found Caroline laid out on the bed in tears about to take a fistful of anti- depressants, sleeping tablets and sedatives she had grabbed from the medicine cupboard in our bathroom.
"She told me she just wanted to end it all and wished she had never come forward.
"I snatched them out of her hands and flushed them down the toilet.
"Then I just held her in my arms until she fell asleep.
"The following morning Caroline just opened up on how she had been feeling.
"We both just hugged each other and cried."
The retired engineer, 65, who lives with Caroline in a cottage near Leyburn, North Yorks, added: "Outwardly she has been putting on a brave face but behind closed doors she has been a mess.
"The reaction from the family has been the thing that has pushed her over the edge."
Three weeks ago, it was reported how mum-of-four Caroline complained to West Yorkshire Police about the comments but was told as it was a civil matter there was little they could do.
Caroline was accused by relatives on Facebook of lying and brother Martin Perry told her: "You are not right in the head.
"You have brought shame on all the Marsdens by lying, there will be a nice long line of people wanting to smack you.
"Never again will I think I have a sister."
Jane Perry, married to Caroline's other brother Philip, wrote: "What a load of b*******".
Louise Perry, her niece, said: "No one in the family has a clue what you are on about. For you to paint such an awful picture of the family is beyond my belief." David said Caroline has made an official complaint to the police regarding the sexual abuse she suffered from Savile.
Last night, when asked if she felt OK to speak about her ordeal, Caroline said: "My self-esteem is at an all-time low.
"One part of me wishes I had never said a word and taken my secret to the grave.
"I really wanted to end it all.
"Now I know why so many victims of abuse remain silent.
"At my lowest point I just wanted to die. If it wasn't for David I'm not sure I'd be here today."


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Transgender lawmaker resigns over controversy stemming from felony convictionBy SIMON RIOS
Union Leader Correspondent
November 27. 2012 4:13PM
NASHUA -- The first openly transgendered person elected to the N.H. House of Representatives will resign her position, she said Tuesday, after a storm of controversy in light of her past criminal behavior.
"I didn't want to have to do this," said Rep.-elect Stacie Marie Laughton, D-Nashua. "There's been a lot of people that have said stay strong, keep your head up, stay in it. It's going to be difficult to be able to do that in this upcoming session, and to possibly face expulsion."
Laughton said she made the decision Tuesday after being contacted by state Democratic leaders, who urged her to consider her options given potential legal challenges that could question the legitimacy of her candidacy.
"No one asked me to resign, but they were asking me to seriously consider all of the different things that have been presented to me, and they urged me to make a final decision sooner rather than later."
Laughton, 28, was elected last month to represent Nashua's Ward 4.
"I don't think it would look good for the state," she said. "I don't think it would look good for the party, and I don't think that the citizens would like to see their beloved representative-elect be expelled."


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Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and Police Commission members said Tuesday that officers violated department policy when they opened fire on a pair of women delivering newspapers in Torrance during last year's police hunt for Christopher Dorner.
Backing Beck's recommendation, the five-member panel ruled that the officers' "lethal use of force" was out of policy, according to a statement released by Police Commission President Steve Soboroff.
Beck was expected to answer questions about Dorner's 10-day rampage, which occurred a year ago.
The shooting in Torrance occurred Feb. 7, when officers opened fire on the women's truck, shooting off more 100 rounds. A bullet ripped through Emma Hernandez's shoulder. Broken glass injured her daughter, Margie Carranza.
In the hours that followed, Beck called the shooting a case of mistaken identity and apologized. The city of Los Angeles doled out $40,000 to the women for a new truck, and $4.2 million to avoid a lawsuit.
On Tuesday, Soboroff said the incident, as well as a second accidental shooting during the Dorner manhunt, was "tragic for all involved."
"As in all use of force incidents, the department has completed a thorough review and will adopt the lessons learned, both good and bad from these incidents," Soboroff said.
Beck also will ultimately determine what discipline the officers should face.


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I pulled aside the 72% Cacoa bars right away, though, knowing I had a special treat in mind to create with those. I've had the 72% Cacoa before, so I knew it was just the right blend of bitterness and creaminess for this amazing flourless chocolate torte:
It's dense, creamy, fudgy and oh-so-heavenly - without being so sweet you feel like you're eating chocolate frosting. I made a mini one (in a 4" souffle dish) because it's just the two of us - and really, all you need is a little slice to feel satisfied.
The recipe below can also be scaled up to make a full-size 10" torte that's sure to wow at your next gathering (just triple the ingredients). Also, it's my understanding that the Ghirardelli chocolate bars aren't gluten-free, but their baking chips are, so if you used the 60% bittersweet chips in this recipe, it would make a terrific gluten-free dessert. Enjoy!
Ghirardelli Flourless Dark Chocolate Torte
(Serves 6)
3 Tbsp. water
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 c. granulated sugar
6 oz. Ghirardelli 72% Cacao chocolate bars, chopped into pieces
1/3 c. unsalted butter, cut into 5-6 chunks + extra butter for greasing
2 eggs
Preheat oven to 300°F. Grease 4" cake pan or souffle dish liberally with butter. Cut a 4" circle out of parchment paper and put it in the bottom of the pan.
In a small saucepan, heat water, salt and sugar over medium heat. Stir constantly until dissolved. Remove from heat.
In a double boiler, melt chocolate. Add butter 1 chunk at a time, whisking after each addition until fully melted into chocolate.
Beat eggs into chocolate-butter mixture 1 at a time.
Beat water-sugar mixture into chocolate.
Pour into greased pan.
Place the small pan inside a larger baking dish. Fill the larger dish with hot water until the water comes about 1/2 way up the sides of the smaller pan with the torte batter. This creates a water bath that will help your torte cook evenly.
Bake at 300°F for 35-40 minutes until torte is set (it should not jiggle when you give it a bit of a shake). Remove from oven and carefully pull out of the water bath. Cool completely before inverting onto serving dish. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.
Disclaimer: I received the Ghirardelli chocolates free as part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program, but the opinions expressed above are my own.
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COMMERCE CITY Colo. (ColoradoRapids.com) - The Colorado Rapids have revealed the winners of the club's annual player awards.
Each year Colorado Rapids players are selected as award winners in several different categories based on their individual performances over the course of the season as voted on by members of the local Colorado media.
Included as well on the list this year are 2 player award winners selected exclusively by the members of the Colorado Rapids' supporters groups.
(The Colorado Rapids have posted exclusive videos of the player award winners' acceptance speeches on the club's Facebook page. View them online by clicking here! Not a friend of the Rapids on Facebook yet? Sign up today to become a fan of the club and view this and other exclusive content!)
The 2009 Colorado Rapids Player Award winners are:
RAPIDS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Goalkeeper #18 Matt Pickens
This award goes to the Rapids player who has shown the most steadfast and gritty defensive skills over the course of the year. In his first season with the Rapids goalkeeper Matt Pickens reclaims the team's Defensive Player of the Year honors for a goalkeeper for the first time since 2007. Pickens started 19 games this season and posted a record of 9-6-4 with 39 saves. Despite missing a portion of the season due to injury his commanding presence between the posts helped anchor a Colorado defense that allowed opponents just 290 shots all season good for 2nd best in MLS. Pickens was also nominated three times during the season for MLS Save of the Week due to some jaw-dropping acrobatic stops. Following his solid debut season with the Rapids he finds himself ranked in the top 10 in the club's record books in the following categories: starts in goal minutes in goal goalkeeper wins and shutouts.
U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION RAPIDS HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR: Midfielder #23 Colin Clark
This award is given to the Rapids player who has most volunteered his time and efforts off the pitch and who has led the way amongst his teammates in giving back to our local community. This year Rapids midfielder Colin Clark led the way in community activities for the club. Fans noticed that Clark started 2009 with an aerodynamic look; that's because he shaved his head for the St. Baldrick's Foundation to raise money to fight children's cancer. He then took his efforts a step further by signing up to become a donor at the Rapids' bone marrow drive with Bonfils. Some highlights of Clark's community involvement this year included making numerous hospital visits participating in grassroots outreach programs with the US Soccer Foundation Passback Tour and Denver SCORES and making school visits stressing the importance of health nutrition teamwork and education through the Rapids Recess program. Clark a native of Colorado has truly shone this year by spreading goodwill and instilling positive values especially to kids here in his home state.
BUDWEISER RAPIDS GOLDEN BOOT AWARD: #9 Conor Casey
The Budweiser Rapids Golden Boot Award goes to the player who over the course of the regular season has scored the most goals for the Colorado Rapids. Conor Casey displayed a deadly talent for finishing en route to earning this honor for a second consecutive year. This also marks the third straight year that Casey has earned a Rapids player award combined with his 2007 Comeback Player of the Year trophy. His goal-scoring prowess for Colorado led him to garner MLS Best XI honors for the first time in his three-year career following a stellar 2009 campaign which saw him finish second in the Budweiser MLS Golden Boot race with a new Rapids single season record 16 goals. In 24 games this season he played 2087 minutes and added one assist while also capturing MLS Player of the Week honors three times on the year and the MLS Player of the Month Award for May. He also set a new record for hat tricks for the club becoming the first Rapids player to record more than one (he accomplished the feat twice this year bringing him to 3 all-time). In July Casey was also named to his first career MLS All-Star First XI. He also showcased his scoring touch on the world stage netting his first two international goals in the USA's 2010 World Cup qualifying win against Honduras on October 10 that clinched a trip to South Africa for the Americans.
RAPIDS ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Brendan Roslund
In its second year this award is presented to the player in the Rapids Academy who most embodied success on the field and represented the overall ideals and values of the Rapids' youth development system. Brendan Roslund has been selected as this year's recipient. Brendan was an original member of the Rapids when the Academy was formed in 2007. He played as a goalkeeper on both the club's U16 and U18 Development Academy teams. Brendan was identified by US National Team scouts in last December's Academy Showcase and was invited to participate in the US U18 camp in January of 2009. Brendan got his first opportunity with the pros in 2008 and trained with the Rapids first team on many occasions in the spring and summer of 2009. Following his May graduation from Denver Christian High School Brendan enrolled in the University of San Francisco where he has earned the starting goalkeeping job for the storied program. During the 2009 season Roslund earned 3 shutouts in his 11 starts and claimed victories against likely NCAA tournament selections New Mexico and Portland.
RAPIDS YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Midfielder #22 Nick LaBrocca
This award is presented to the most indispensable player on the first team roster under the age of 25. Nick LaBrocca becomes the inaugural winner of this award after showing no signs of a letdown following his breakout season last year that earned him the Rapids 2008 Most Improved Player honors. LaBrocca appeared in 29 games this year with 28 starts playing a new career-high 2434 minutes. He also scored a single season career-high tying 2 goals with strikes against Real Salt Lake on May 2 and vs. New York on July 25. Nick's value to the club comes in his versatility as he started in all four midfield positions at some point on the year and even filled in at left back. Due to his fierce determination and consistent reliability on the field this year he has cemented his starting place in the center of the park for the club.
RAPIDS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:Forward #14 Omar Cummings
The Rapids Most Valuable Player Award goes to the player who has led the team by example who has most represented the club with pride and who has been most indispensable to the Rapids over the course of the season. Omar Cummings was a shining example of all these qualities this season. His 2009 performance placed his name atop the elite offensive players in MLS. Cummings started 28 games played 2474 minutes and had a team high and new single season career-high 12 assists on the season. Omar also scored a new single season career-high 8 goals this year. Cummings' 12 assists tied for the lead in MLS and was the 4th highest single season total in Rapids history. Among his other impressive rankings in the league were 2nd in shots (82) 6th in shots on goal (34) T-6th in multi-goal games (2) and T-10th in fouls suffered (41). This season Cummings registered his first two career multi-goal games with a pair of goals against D.C. United on June 20 and vs. Chicago on August 23. His two goals and assist against D.C. earned him his first-ever MLS Player of the Week honors for Week 14. Twice Cummings was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week and he notched the honor in Week 12 following his 88th minute blast in a 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake on June 6 that also was nominated for MLS Goal of the Year. He also earned the MLS season high for assists in a game recording a career-high three assists against Chivas USA on August 8. Cummings' stellar efforts were not just limited to Colorado throughout the year either as he appeared in four games for the Jamaican National Team vs. Canada (7/3) Costa Rica (7/7) Ecuador (8/12) and scored Jamaica's only goal in a 1-0 win over El Salvador (7/10) in Gold Cup competition.
SUPPORTERS' PICK: CENTENNIAL FIRM DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Goalkeeper #18 Matt Pickens
This is the inaugural year for this award which goes to the Rapids player who posts the best defensive performances across the season as voted on by members of the Rapids supporters groups on their website NoFanAlone.com. After every Rapids game an online poll is put up on the website where supporters can vote for who they felt was the Defensive Player of the Match. At the end of the season the top vote recipients are compiled into a single final vote to determine who is the Centennial Firm Defensive Player of the Year. This year Matt Pickens won with 51% of the vote edging out Julien Baudet (22%) and Scott Palguta (21%) the next top vote-getters.
SUPPORTERS' PICK: CLASS VI PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Forward #14 Omar Cummings
This is the third year for this award which goes to the Rapids player who posts the top Man of the Match performances across the season as voted on by members of the Rapids supporters groups on their website NoFanAlone.com. After each game an online poll is posted on their site where members can vote for who they felt was the Man of the Match. At the end of the season the top vote recipients are compiled into a single final vote to determine who is the Class VI Player of the Year. This year Omar Cummings won with 53% of the vote edging out the 2008 CVI Player of the Year Award winner Conor Casey (28%) and defender Koskue Kimura (19%).
This is the third year for this award which goes to the Rapids player who posts the top Man of the Match performances across the season as voted on by members of the Rapids supporters groups on their website NoFanAlone.com. After each game an online poll is posted on their site where members can vote for who they felt was the Man of the Match. At the end of the season the top vote recipients are compiled into a single final vote to determine who is the Class VI Player of the Year. This year Omar Cummings won with 53% of the vote edging out the 2008 CVI Player of the Year Award winner Conor Casey (28%) and defender Koskue Kimura (19%).
The Colorado Rapids congratulate all of the club's 2009 player award winners!


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Reviewed by Elana W. (age 9)
I enjoyed this book because it made me feel very excited. It made me really think about who was the thief. I really liked Jack Russel because he never gave up even when times got tough. My favorite part was when Jill Russel had something cute and fuzzy. If you want to know what it is then read the book!
I think this book should be for 3rd and 4th graders who like mysteries. I like the characters because they were really hilarious. I also liked the writing style. The author had a play on words, which kept my attention. I think other kids should read this book because it is an exciting and funny book. There are eighty five pages. So dash to your library and get this book!


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Reviewed by Claire H. (age 12)
The story is about a chubby girl who is unpopular and does not have many friends. She didn't like going home because her mother and father were always fighting. She even hated going to school until a teacher helped her.
The main character, Marcy Lewis, reminds me of "me" because she hates gym like I do. In the book Marcy changes because her teacher, Ms. Finney, helped her talk about her problems. I like the way that Paula Danziger writes. Her vocabulary is very up to date so I enjoy reading her books. Sometimes, I have to look up adult words in the dictionary. I like that.
I think that seventh grade girls who have a nice teacher like Ms Finney would love to read this book. She has to stand up for her rights and for the rights of her students. Maybe, when you read this book you will stand up for your rights, too.