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Highlights: Whitecaps FC 0 - 1 Union
VANCOUVER, BC – In front of a sell-out crowd of 21,000 fans at BC Place, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (9W-7L-5D) saw their home unbeaten streak halted at 10 matches as they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Philadelphia Union (9W-6L-7D) in a hard-fought match on Saturday night.
Despite a number of great chances for the 'Caps, it was Philadelphia who came out with the full three points as striker Antoine Hoppenot sprung free and buried the winner in the 85th minute.
Head coach Martin Rennie made no changes to his starting lineup from last week's road match against LA Galaxy.
It did not take long for the action to begin. On three minutes Union midfielder Danny Cruz broke down the left wing and fired a shot that rolled past the far post.
On six minutes, 'Caps 'keeper Brad Knighton was called upon and continued his fine form. A scramble in the 'Caps box ended with Brian Carroll getting a shot off, but Knighton rushed out and quickly deflected his attempt to safety.
Disaster struck for the home side on eight minutes when Union striker Keon Daniel made an aggressive tackle on Jun Marques Davidson. The Japanese-born American did not take kindly to the challenge and responded with a head butt to the back of Daniel, which saw him receive a prompt a red card from referee Baldomero Toledo and an ejection from the match.
Despite being down a man, the home side harnessed the energy of the stadium to mount a number of offensive attacks.
A close call for the 'Caps came on 15 minutes as Russell Teibert received a splendid ball from Miller on the left flank and lofted a one-time volley over the head of Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath, but just on top of the net.
On 27 minutes, Teibert was the playmaker as he set up a chance for Young-Pyo Lee. The young Canadian played a clever ball into the box to Lee, but the Korean fired high.
Five minutes before the break, Camilo collected the ball at the top of the attacking third of the field and passed the ball to Miller, who did really well to cut past his defender, but unfortunately for the Scotsman his shot from the top of the box flashed past the outside of MacMath's right post.
With an eventful, but scoreless, first half behind them, Vancouver regrouped and came out strong after the break.
Just under two minutes into the second half, Miller was subbed out of the match with tightness in his right adductor and was replaced by Kekuta Manneh.
The rookie nearly made an immediate impact on 50 minutes when he received a pass from Camilo in the box, and from a very tight angle beat MacMath before the ball agonizingly bounced back off the far post and stayed out to keep the match at 0-0.
On 68 minutes, Manneh had another chance as he carried the ball through the midfield and fired a rocket from the top of the box that was caught by a diving MacMath.
Just five minutes later, Amobi Okugo nearly countered for the Union. Le Toux put a well-placed corner into the box, but the defender's glancing header flew wide of the far post.
Another substitution had to be made for Vancouver on 82 minutes when centre back Brad Rusin came off with a right gluteal contusion and was replaced by Carlyle Mitchell, who recently returned from the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The 'Caps looked the more likely to score despite being down a man, but they were dealt a dagger from the visitors with five minutes to play. After Mitchell initially blocked a through ball from Hoppenot, substitute strikers Aaron Wheeler and Hoppenot connected. Wheeler picked up the loose ball and back-heeled it to Hoppenot, who then cut in and finished past Knighton for a late 1-0 lead.
With the crowd urging them on, the 'Caps fought valiantly to keep their home streak alive, but in the end the final whistle blew to confirm their first home defeat of the season.
Next up, Whitecaps FC travel to Oregon to face Pacific Northwest rivals Portland Timbers in a crucial Cascadia Cup match at JELD-WEN Field. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. PT.
Budweiser Man of the Match: Johnny Leveron
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Attendance: 21,000
Match sponsor: Home Depot
Scoring summary:
85' - PHI - Antoine Hoppenot (Aaron Wheeler)
Match Stats:
Shots: Vancouver 14 - Philadelphia 16
Shots on Goal: Vancouver 5 - Philadelphia 5
Saves: Vancouver 4 - Philadelphia 5
Fouls: Vancouver 11 - Philadelphia 16
Offsides: Vancouver 0 - Philadelphia 3
Corners: Vancouver 2 - Philadelphia 4
8' - PHI - Keon Daniel
25' - PHI - Jack McInerney
59' - VAN - Johnny Leveron
65' - PHI - Danny Cruz
73' - VAN - Gershon Koffie
8' - VAN - Jun Marques Davidson
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
18.Brad Knighton; 12.Young-Pyo Lee (19.Erik Hurtado 88'), 3.Brad Rusin (24.Carlyle Mitchell 82'), 16.Johnny Leveron, 2.Jordan Harvey; 13.Nigel Reo-Coker, 27.Jun Marques Davidson, 28.Gershon Koffie; 31.Russell Teibert, 7.Camilo Sanvezzo, 9.Kenny Miller (23.Kekuta Manneh 47')
22.David Ousted, 8.Matt Watson, 14.Daigo Kobayashi, 26. Corey Hertzog
Philadelphia Union
18.Zac MacMath; 25.Sheanon Williams, 14.Amobi Okugo, 31.Jeff Parke, 28.Raymon Gaddis; 11.Sebastien Le Toux, 21.Michael Farfan, 7.Brian Carroll, 44.Danny Cruz (29.Antoine Hoppenot 67'); 9.Jack McInerney (12.Aaron Wheeler 82'), 26.Keon Daniel (33.Fabinho 64')
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 4th Aug 2012 00:54 UTC
This tweet from Tom Warren made me smile. So, it's 2012 and tablets are finally able to do what the Amiga did in 1985. Seems like a bit of a stretch to be excited about that, right? Sure, until I caught myself getting excited - only a bit, but still - by this piece of news. Update: removed me being an annoyed child.
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Its not a good idea to store a lot of content on a tablet anyway. It takes ages to sync, and when the device is lost or hosed, the data is gone too.
Next to cloud there are also local storage alternatives which offer storage capabilities way beyond the internal storage. Modern NAS appliances offer native ways on Post-PC devices for working on centralized storage directly.


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Ask Dan Pompei: Thoughts on Gaines Adams
By Dan Pompei
I'm in Atlanta waiting, waiting, waiting. I don't know about you, but these night games make for a looooong day for those of us involved in covering the game.
With all of this time, I have a chance to give some thought to the Bears' trade with Tampa Bay for Gaines Adams.
What stands out the most about the trade is this: the Bears knew they could not get a player of Adams' ability with their second round pick. Pass rushers with his rare combination of size, speed and athleticism never last in the draft. Unless, of course, they have serious citizenship or character flaws.
Of course, if Adams had been able to better capitalize on his gifts with the Bucs, he never would have been available. So the Bears are taking a gamble that Adams will be able to do something with them that he hasn't done up to now.
It is important to know that if not for some unusual circumstances, Adams probably would not have been available despite his lack of production. The Bucs have gotten off to a terrible start. They have a new head coach in Raheem Morris. They are in a rebuilding mode. And the trade deadline is Tuesday.
So they had motivation to make a deal that they normally would not have. The Bears benefited from that.
It is not unusual for young players like Adams to come into their own with a new team. Change in coaching, a different scheme, lower expectations and new surroundings can bring out the best in a player.
There also is an interesting money factor in this equation. The Bears get the benefit of acquiring an immensely talented player without having to pay an immense amount of money. The Bucs took care of that by already paying Adams the large majority of the $18.6 million his rookie deal called for.
Of course, the flip side is Adams will become a free agent after the 2012 season, so assuming the Bears want to keep him, they'll have to extend him after a shorter period of time than they would if they would have acquired him as a rookie.
Looking at 2010 and the near future beyond, Adams will be a more economical alternative to Adewale Ogunleye, who likely will be paid a premium as a free agent in the offseason. The money the Bears might save on Ogunleye's contract could be used to extend Jay Cutler's deal.
It will be very interesting to watch Adams' development with the Bears -- not so much this year, but next year after he has had the benefit of a full offseason and training camp to work with Bears defensive line coach Rod Marinelli.
And now, your questions.
Hi Dan, I know it's extremely early to predict or even think about but nevertheless, which positions do you see the Bears address in the coming FA and draft? Jorgen Dandahl, Stockholm, Sweden
Good to see the Bears have serious fans across the pond. You are right, it is early. But what we can say is where the Bears would need help if free agency or the draft was today. There is only one position the Bears definitely need to address -- offensive tackle. With Orlando Pace probably near the end of his career, the Bears need to draft another starter at the position. There are a number of other positions the Bears could use help at if the right player is available for the right compensation. Those positions include wide receiver, running back, cornerback, safety, linebacker and defensive tackle.
I equate the Cutler trade to swapping an old mini-van for a Ferrari. Yes, the Ferrari is all exciting and glamorous, but if all you do with your new investment is run carpool to soccer practice, the full Ferrari effect is being wasted. Yes, you no longer have to worry about your car not starting and the ride is much smoother, but how much bang are you really getting for your buck? How long until we take our new Ferrari out on the highway for a late night joy ride and let Cutler start airing it out? I mean, we even let Orton show off his "cannon" a few times per game last year. Mike, Chicago
Have you thought about a future in sports writing, Mike? Sit tight with Cutler. He's going to air it out, and he's going to air it out soon. Maybe even tonight. I know from talking with Ron Turner that he wants to have Cutler take some downfield shots. But what you don't want to do is have Cutler show off his big arm just because he can, or because the team is in desperation mode. You want to have him use it for the right reason -- because the Bears have a matchup advantage against a defense the other team wished it didn't call. Otherwise, you waste a down at best, or turn the ball over at worst.
Thanks for all your great work. You said that the Bears have had five Pro Bowl wide receivers, but only 1 in the last 37 years. I am 99.9% sure that Marty Booker is the one. But I seem to recall Marcus Robinson also made it? The others I am pretty sure of: Johnny Morris, Dick Gordon, Harlan Hill. Who else? Thanks. Jim Waszak
You are correct about Booker, Jim. Booker made the Pro Bowl in 2003. Prior to that, Gordon made it in 1971 and 72. Morris made it in 1961 and 65. Hill was Pro Bowler 1955-57. And Jack Hoffman was a Pro Bowler in 1954 and '56. Another note: Gene Schroeder, listed as an end, was a Pro Bowler in 1953. As far as I know, Schroeder was more of a tight end before they called them tight ends. He also played defensive end. So I did not consider him one of the Bears' Pro Bowl receivers.


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As an out actor starring as The Book of Mormon's gay character, Rory O'Malley knows what you're wondering: How will a Broadway show from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone go over with the gay audience? After all, this is the same Emmy-winning duo who created Big Gay Al, portrayed Kanye West as a gay fish, and showed Satan screwing Saddam Hussein. "Gay people won't be offended," O'Malley insists. "Like in South Park, these guys will make you laugh your ass off, but they're always saying something important. It's satire at its best."
Written by Parker and Stone with Tony-winning Avenue Q co-composer Robert Lopez, and codirected by Parker and out choreographer Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon is scheduled to open March 24 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. O'Malley plays Elder McKinley, the closeted Mormon leader of a Ugandan mission. "Elder McKinley wants his homosexuality to be turned off," says O'Malley, who explores that desire in the song "Turn It Off." "To be a perfect Mormon, he has to put his feelings away."
To say O'Malley relates to Elder McKinley would be an understatement. "I feel like I studied this character for 19 years as a closeted Irish Catholic kid with a very strong faith," says O'Malley, who considered Jesus his imaginary best friend as a child in Cleveland. "I was an altar boy who'd pray that God would change these feelings I was having" for other boys. Though supportive, O'Malley's family didn't exactly break into a musical number when he came out at 19. "It was definitely a process," he says. The first soul he told was his mother, a single parent with whom he feels a special bond as an only child. "I told her, 'It took me 19 years to accept this, so I can give you a little time.' A straight Irish Catholic woman doesn't know much about modern gay life. I didn't either."
But O'Malley quickly discovered that being closeted professionally wasn't an option for him. "Life comes before the business," says the 30-year-old New Yorker, who was featured in the movie Dreamgirls and last appeared on Broadway in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. "Maybe some actors haven't gotten a role because they came out, but who gives a shit if you aren't happy? I do have it easier because I'm not a leading man, but I can't imagine having the energy to be in the closet. Besides, gay actors who start up gay organizations can't exactly get away with it."
In a mere 10 days Broadway Impact planned a rally to support New York governor David Paterson's marriage equality bill in 2009; it was attended by more than 5,000 people, and featured speakers including Cheyenne Jackson, Cynthia Nixon, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Paterson himself. "We didn't sleep for 10 days, but it was awesome," O'Malley says. The group also arranged free transportation for 1,400 performers and fans to attend the National Equality March that year in Washington, D.C. "The challenge now is to continue rising to the occasion and finding new ways to get the theater community involved," he says.
As he gears up for The Book of Mormon's opening, O'Malley may be going through the busiest time in his career thus far, but he continues to make time for the cause. "For a long time I felt it would hinder my acting if I focused on anything else, but I found myself wanting to broaden my horizons," he says. "There comes a point when you have to be more than an actor, and doing something else that means a lot to me has actually made me a stronger actor. It's stimulated something else in my brain and heart."
O'Malley swears that the prospect of marrying Gerold Schroeder, his boyfriend of three years, has never driven his activism. "Hey, one thing at a time," he says with a laugh. "Straight people don't have the right to get married because they want to get married. It's about equality!" It's this kind of passion that inspires Schroeder, who isn't in show business, to call O'Malley an "actorvist." Or "Norma Rae." "He started saying that to annoy me," O'Malley says, "but now I'm trying to own it."


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Development Roadmap
You will find the OCS development roadmap for 2009 below. Please note that these dates are not fixed. OCS development is currently following two development branches: a 'stable' 2.1.x line which includes mainly bugfixes and will be an easy upgrade for users of the current 2.1.1 release (and who do not need much in the way of new features); and a 'devel' 2.3 line, which includes large-scale changes in the underlying codebase as well as many new features. (OCS numbering will skip from 2.1 to 2.3 to be brought in line with the OJS numbering scheme, as they share a fair amount of the same code.)
While we do attempt to list all bugs tracked against a given release, quite often a bug report against one release will be ported to another (this is especially the case with 2.1.x bugfixes into the devel branch; less so with 2.3 enhancements into the stable branch). This is also the case with some bugs tracked against other applications such as Open Journal Systems. You are encouraged to browse our Bugzilla database fully.
Milestone 2.1.2 (Q1 2009)
This is a planned stability/bugfix release of the 2.1.x line, roughly scheduled for April 2009. Very few new features will be included with this release.
Milestone 2.3 (Q4 2009)
OCS 2.3 is a substantial upgrade from the 2.1.x line, including many new enhancements as well as all relevant bug fixes against 2.1.x., and is loosely scheduled for release around June 2009. This will be the first OCS release that will make use of the new abstracted PKP WAL common codebase. The User Interface will remain largely the same as the 2.1.x line. You can view all bug reports by type:
Milestone 3.0 (Not yet slated)
This proposed release will represent a large-scale revamping of the PKP codebase, including the completion of abstracting common code from all applications into the PKP WAL; modularization of the remaining OCS codebase (so that components can be mixed and matched as necessary); substantial and comprehensive User Interface refinements; and further overall code refinements. The release date is largely hypothetical at this point, and no bugs have yet been filed against 3.0.
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Peter Wagner, attorney and Executive Director of the Prison Policy Initiative, was awarded the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' 3rd Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award on Thursday July 25, 2013 at NACDL's 12th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference in San Francisco, California. The Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award honors individuals or groups whose exceptional efforts have led toward progressive reform of a state criminal justice system.
Mr. Wagner was recognized with this award for his tireless decades-long work to expose the how the U.S. criminal justice system negatively impacts all people, even those who are not directly involved in the legal system. As a law student, Mr. Wagner discovered that the phenomenon of mass incarceration was self-perpetuating by using an archaic Census Bureau policy to garner undue influence in the legislature for areas containing large prisons. His report, Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in New York, quantified the problem and put it on the map. In the decade that followed, Mr. Wagner has built and led a bipartisan urban and rural movement to abolish this practice of "prison gerrymandering," inspiring four states and more than 200 local governments to abolish the practice. The U.S. Supreme Court's endorsement of Maryland's law to end prison gerrymandering has been hailed as one of the major criminal justice and civil rights victories of the decade.
Mr. Wagner has also pioneered work in other areas to show how mass incarceration undermines our national wellbeing. Last year, his work to show how enormous "sentencing enhancement zones" around schools are ineffective and counterproductive helped Massachusetts advocates community to reform this decades-old policy. Most recently, Mr. Wagner lead a research team to expose the perverse incentives and price gouging in the prison and jail phone industry. Earlier this month, Mr. Wagner did an invited presentation of his research at a workshop held by the Federal Communications Commission on regulating the prison and jail phone industry.
Mr. Wagner's work has been featured in hundreds of papers around the country, and he has won editorial endorsement for criminal justice reform from publications ranging from The New York Times and the Boston Globe to the Terre Haute Tribune and Virginia's Roanoke Times.
NACDL State Legislative Affairs Director Angelyn C. Frazer said: "Peter's tireless efforts to educate the public, and in particular legislators, have been invaluable to criminal justice advocates seeking fairness and equity in an often unjust system. Through his extensive research and personal commitment, Peter successfully aided the advocacy community in Massachusetts as they sought reform of school zone laws for the first time since the 1980s. His work with Maryland legislators and others has led to effective campaigns seeking to abolish the practice of prison-based gerrymandering. He now continues in that vein by exposing the exorbitant costs of phone calls from jails and prisons. He is a trusted, passionate leader and I am honored to present him this award on behalf of NACDL's State Criminal Justice Network."
Mr. Wagner said, "I am deeply honored to receive this award from such an admirable organization of criminal defense lawyers who are in the trenches every day fighting to bring justice and fairness to our legal system."
Mr. Wagner is a 2003 graduate of the Western New England College School of Law.
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Wow! Do you sell prints ?One question - are the mesa edges that light ? The remind me a bit of the hoodoos in Bryce.
Great image, but can I be boring and ask tech details? It all looks so sharp, how did you go about it?Thanks,Michael
Nikon D7000 24-70 2.8 f11 1/20s @ 24mm and a split 2 stop N.D. filter to hold back the sky.
Seems to simple! I'd have sworn tilt, MF, etc... great work, and again well done on a great image!
One of the most original compositions I've seen from GRO and one I really like. Well composed, nicely processed - this is a fantastic image!
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A debt-free balance sheet is often an indication of financial strength. Although leverage has certain benefits and is, in fact, advisable and appropriate for some industries, operating without debt materially increases a company's financial flexibility. For example, in lean times, such as a recession, a balance sheet sans debt can allow a company to continue operations without interruption. This is a margin of safety that a highly-leveraged company may not have.
Investors using dividend income to pay living expenses should find such stocks of particular interest. Indeed, if a company, industry, or the entire economy should fall on hard times, a debt-free balance sheet increases the chances that a company will maintain its distribution unaltered. Thus, an investor's "paycheck" won't take a hit at the same time that the value of his or her portfolio is declining. Such dividend payments can allow the investor to ride out the bad times and the likely corresponding share-price decline. Although capital preservation is clearly important, sometimes the best way to conserve capital is to sit tight with a good company regardless of what the emotionally-driven stock market is doing. Dividend distributions supported by a strong financial structure make that easier to do.
To find such companies, we used the online screening tools of The Value Line Investment Survey to identify companies, such as T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW) that feature a dividend but carry no debt. Clearly, the screen could be altered to meet the needs of investors looking for a particular level of dividend payments or made more lenient for those who believe a little bit of debt is a good thing.
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
T. Rowe Price is a financial services company that provides global investment management services to individual and institutional investors through mutual funds and other investment portfolios, including separately managed accounts (SMAs), subadvised funds, and variable annuity life insurance plans. Its revenues depend largely on the total value and composition of assets under management (AUM) as well as fluctuations in financial markets. Assets are accumulated from third-party financial intermediaries that distribute its managed investment portfolios in the United States and other countries, individual U.S. investors, retirement plans, and global institutional investors. As of December 31, 2012, approximately 40% of its AUM were sourced from third-party financial intermediaries, with the remaining three distribution channels equally making up the balance. Investments include but are not limited to U.S. and international stocks, bonds, and money market mutual funds. The company currently has zero debt on the balance sheet and its dividend yield is a solid 2.1%.
T. Rowe recently released fourth-quarter results that were mostly in line with expectations. Earnings per share fell a penny short of Value Line analyst Frederick Harris' estimate. Revenues rose 2.3% on a sequential basis, but this was still slightly below the consensus Wall Street expectation.
Overall, most world markets produced negative returns during the quarter, as consumer and corporate confidence fluctuated. According to the company, this was the result of changing opinions about the U.S. government's ability to make progress on key economic issues.
Investors took out more money from equity funds than they put in during the quarter, creating net outflows. This is a rare occurrence for TROW since it's considered by many to be one of the best asset managers in the business. Money was also taken out of SMAs, creating the largest decline in over ten years. This was likely due to concerns over the "fiscal cliff" and changing tax laws.
Recently, there has been some evidence that this outflow trend reversed in January. According to the Investment Company Institute, the seven days ended Jan. 23 was the third consecutive week that investors put money into U.S. equity mutual funds. Although the amount of inflows slowed somewhat from the prior two weeks, for the first three weeks of January, over $16 billion was added to equity funds. If this continues, the company will likely benefit as equity management commands higher fees, and, thus, should improve margins.
On the debt side, yields have been driven to near record lows due to a series of government stimulus programs. This has made the fixed income markets less appealing. The company said opportunities still exist in the fixed income markets, but risks are now rising.
Management is cautiously optimistic on the fundamentals of many global corporations, saying that balance sheets are generally in good shape, and many corporations are generating strong cash flow. Despite this fact, equity valuations appear reasonable. With the political and economic environments still in flux, volatility should also be expected.
Shares of T. Rowe Price are best left for investors looking to capitalize on general strength in global equity markets. Due to the aforementioned uncertainties, there is significant risk that the company will not meet our current expectations. Therefore, more conservative investors may wish to consider equities with greater visibility into market conditions.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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DJ Hero ships with 500 Zero-G samples!
Expanding upon the revolutionary easy to pick up/challenging to master game play mechanics developed and refined in Guitar Hero, DJ Hero delivers an all-new interactive music experience with a turntable/mixer controller that allows players to scratch and mix their way to hero status.
Featuring mixes created by DJ AM, Cut Chemist, Grandmaster Flash, DJ Jazzy Jeff, J. Period, DJ Shadow, DJ Z-Trip and more, players can spin and scratch over 102 songs into 93 unique never-before-released mixes that blend genres of music, including hip-hop, pop, rock and dance. DJ Hero delivers the most diverse and international collection of music ever assembled in a music game by incorporating anthems from legendary artists
"When artists with the global appeal and cultural significance like JAY-Z and EMINEM come together you know it's something groundbreaking," said Dan Rosensweig, President and CEO of Guitar Hero.
DJ Hero is available now in stores nationwide and includes 500 samples from legendary UK sample library developers Zero-G!


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Even with their best big men out or ailing, the Philadelphia 76ers had little trouble with Washington again.
Elton Brand shook off a stomach virus and had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Jrue Holiday also scored 17 to lead Philadelphia to 103-83 win over the Wizards on Monday night.
Jodie Meeks added 15 points and Andre Iguodala had 11 assists. The Sixers led by 30 in the first half and easily cruised to their third double-digit win of the season against the hapless Wizards.
"It's a lot of fun playing with these guys," Brand said. "It's a fun team to play on."
It's always fun for the Sixers when they play the Wizards.
The Sixers are one of the NBA's early-season surprises and are counting on this week's slate of home games to fatten their record. After the Wizards, they play New Jersey, Charlotte and Detroit, four of the five worst teams in the Eastern Conference.
Playing without starting center Spencer Hawes (left Achilles strain) and forward Nik Vucevic (quadriceps strain), Philadelphia improved to 8-1 at home.
The Sixers must wish they could play the Wizards (2-15) every night. They beat them by 31 points and 13 points on consecutive nights earlier this month, and this game was never competitive.
Brand was sent home from the morning shootaround with a stomach ailment. But he dunked for Philadelphia's first basket off Iguodala's steal, the start of a big first quarter for both. Iguodala had seven assists and Brand 11 points — both numbers above their season averages.
Meeks hit consecutive 3-pointers for a 17-10 lead, and the rout was on. The Sixers made nine of their first 14 shots, setting the pace for a torrid first half.
Brand considered sitting out until Hawes told him in a text he was out. Brand knew he had to play — and that was a good choice.
"The vets had to step up early just to send a message and set a tone," Brand said.
Jordan Crawford led the Wizards with 17 points. They lost their third straight game and remained the NBA's only winless road team at 0-7.
The Wizards, who lost Sunday at Boston, played with little passion in the first half. They walked down the court for offensive possessions, never hustled after loose balls and couldn't convert the easiest of buckets, missing eight of nine shots in the paint in the first quarter. Washington coach Flip Saunders took a knee in front of the scorer's table, bowed his head and rubbed his temples after a string of sloppy plays.
"I'm a little disappointed in that I thought we'd be more energized early," Saunders said. "We were probably tired. You have to give them credit. That's what you do in back-to-back situations, you jump on teams."
About 45 minutes before the opening tip, Sixers coach Doug Collins said he wanted to see if his team had "mental toughness" heading into a game without two of its best big men. Hawes averages 10.4 points and 8.8 rebounds, and Vucevic has had a promising rookie season off the bench.
"My feeling is, when everything is good and things are going well, that's one thing," Collins said. "But when you start facing adversity, are we all going to pull together? I know one thing, there won't be any excuses from my standpoint. I think our players know that. We're not going to go out with the idea that because we're hurt, it gives us an excuse to lose games."
No excuses needed.
Pick any stat and the Sixers dominated. They went 4 of 9 on 3s in the first half; the Wizards were 0 for 5. At one point in the first half, the entire Wizards team had only outscored the Sixers' bench 30-27.
With Hawes out, Collins turned to 13-year veteran Tony Battie to guard JaVale McGee. McGee, averaging 11.8 points, took only two shots in the first half and finished the night with two points.
Sixers rookie Lavoy Allen, who starred at nearby Temple, made all five shots from the floor and scored 10 points. Lou Williams and Thaddeus Young each scored 14. The 76ers committed a season-low seven turnovers.
The Sixers had 62 points in the first half, topping their previous season high for a half (54) set against, yup, Washington on Jan. 13.
Led by Brand and Holiday, the Sixers shot 65 percent in the half (26 of 40) and the Wizards never threatened to rally.
"The first half was as well as we can play," Collins said.
A year ago, the Sixers were a slumping team trying to find their way. In Collins' first season, they started 4-13 before a strong finish put them at 41-41 and in the playoffs.
After this blowout, the Sixers are 12-5 and rolling toward their first winning season since 2004-05.
Notes: The Sixers won their fifth straight over Washington. ... The Sixers opened a seven-game homestand. ... The Wizards led the NBA in blocks with 7.2 per game. They had five Monday night. ... Andy Musser, a sports announcer for 45 years and a former Sixers broadcaster, died Sunday. He was 74. "Andy was my first TV partner and he taught me the TV business," Collins said. "There was no better pro than him and we're all going to miss him."


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On the highly enjoyable "LongLiveA$AP," A$AP Rocky's much-anticipated and frequently delayed full-length debut, the only real problem is Rocky's rapping, which is uninspired and devoid of personality. While Rocky has claimed he thinks of himself as an "artiste," his music lacks the defining quality that elevates fun songs to art: a sense of emotional truth or personal complexity. One reason rappers like Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Danny Brown so easily outperform Rocky on his own tracks is that they are more complicated characters. Instead of being funny or sad or anything else really, Rocky settles for being cool, stopping short of making great art in favor of showing good taste.
Of course, Rocky has very good taste. His visual aesthetic (album art, videos, wardrobe) is flawless, as is his ear for rap music from all parts of the country. He's someone who – this is key to his appeal – understands that, for some artists and listeners, one important function of hip-hop is to make people feel cool. Basically, every part of being a pop star that falls outside of the music itself, Rocky has down. He has been designated the genre's newest star by hip-hop's reigning powers. This spring, he goes on tour with Rihanna.
So does the rapper's work live up to his taste? If you've heard "[Bleep]in' Problem," Rocky's brash, nu-boom-bap single with Drake, 2Chainz and Kendrick Lamar, the answer should be fairly apparent – the song's an inescapable hit, the perfect cap on a string of solid, fan-favorite singles like "Peso," "Pretty Flacko" and "Goldie."
Still, it's Rocky's weirder decisions that really define "LongLiveA$AP." His ear for lush, ambient production – evident here on standouts like "Phoenix" and "Hell" – seems prescient enough to bend the genre's overall sound ever so slightly. The combination of Rocky's beloved pitched-down vocals and Skrillex production on "Wild for the Night," something that surely was destined as soon as someone realized that Skrill rhymes with trill, promises to challenge everyone's preconceptions until they realize its potential to be massive in clubs. Even Rocky's straightforward endorsements, like the label-name dropping "Fashion Killa" and the blog-favorite posse cut "1 Train," are fun, when they so easily could have become just long, tedious lists of stuff.
Proof that a great rap record doesn't always need to feature a great rapper, this entire album sounds fantastic and deserves all the attention it will inevitably receive.
Kyle Kramer is a RedEye special contributor. @redeyechimusic
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The University of Southern Maine Art Gallery on the Gorham campus presents the annual Juried Student Exhibition. It will run from Thursday, March 14 through Wednesday, April 3 (the gallery will be closed during spring break - Monday, March 25 to Sunday, March 31).
The opening reception takes place from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 14, with an awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. The gallery hours are from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. All events are free and open to the public.
Jurors include Bruce Brown, the gallery owner and curator, Britta Konau, curator and art writer, and artist Andrea Sulzer.
Selected works from the exhibition will travel to the USM AREA Gallery in the Woodbury Campus Center, Portland and will be shown from Friday, April 12 to Wednesday, May 1. AREA Gallery hours are 7 a.m.- 10 p.m., Monday through Friday.
For more information, contact Carolyn Eyler at: USM Art Gallery or call 207-780-5008.
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On Feb. 6, Stephen Zrike Jr. stood in front of a room of hundreds of angry parents in Chicago. Hundreds more were upstairs in an overflow room, where the cries could be heard: "Let them in. Let them in."
On Feb. 6, Stephen Zrike Jr. stood in front of a room of hundreds of angry parents in Chicago. Hundreds more were upstairs in an overflow room, where the cries could be heard: "Let them in. Let them in."
Zrike, 36, arrived in Chicago in Jan. 2011 from Boston for a position of chief of the Pilsen/Little Village Network, a kind of deputy superintendent, overseeing a total of 26 schools, grades K-8 that serve 18,000 students in a working class, largely Latino area.
He has been present for a time of turmoil in Chicago. The system has switched superintendents three times in two years; in September, the administration and the union agreed to extend the school day by about 90 minutes and shortly after, teachers went on strike for the first time since 1987. Then, this winter, the administration released a plan to close a possible 129 low-performing schools — three of them fall under Zrike's direction — a proposal that prompted this month's uproar among parents.
Through it all, Zrike has stood as the face of the central office.
"It's been exciting to be part of a district that has really been on the front end of some school reforms "� Even with this change and the strike and these actions, we continue to put kids first," Zrike said.
"I've seen a lot this year," he added. "A lot of that I certainly didn't create."
"It's just impossible to make everybody happy and unfortunately I think he's on the wrong side of things," said Nelson Soza, the executive director of the Pilsen Alliance community group. "He's a nice guy, he seems approachable "� he's charismatic to some extent, but I think we have to put Steve in the context of the people he's working for."
Zrike started out as a fifth grade teacher in Andover. In 2002 he enrolled in the urban superintendent program at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, then worked as a principal for three schools in Boston, where he quickly received recognition for his work.
During his tenure as principal at the 500-student William Ohrenberger Elementary School in Boston, where he worked between 2007 and 2009, the number of students scoring in the "warning" category on the math and ELA MCAS dropped by 38 and 25 percent respectively. He also brought outside organizations, such as CityYear and Sports4Kids, now Playworks, into the school for help with things such as recess.
"We always found that as a non-profit partner, Steve Zrike was a good principal to work with," said Max Fripp, the executive director of Metro Boston's Playworks. "He knew how to use partners to help his schools reach their goals ... and he seemed like the type of leader who knew how to build relationships with students, families and staff."
Zrike became a district coach for principals and then in March 2010, Boston Superintendent Carol Johnson made Zrike the new principal of Blackstone Elementary, which the state had just declared a turnaround school, a category signaling low performance. New Bedford currently has two schools labeled by the state as turnaround schools.
Zrike took advantage of the "flexibility" that came with the designation, extending the school day by 30 minutes and asking all staff to reapply for their positions. Ultimately he replaced 75 percent of the teachers, recruiting several to follow him to his new position at Blackstone.
"There was a buzz about the school that I think was quite evident," said Boston Public Schools spokesman Matthew Wilder.
Indeed, Zrike was much loved in Boston, until he left, in the middle of the school year, for the post in Chicago. For a man who eventually wanted to be a superintendent, it was an offer he couldn't refuse, he said.
"The opportunity in Chicago came out of the blue. It was an opportunity that was presented to me and ... I thought it was the right professional move," Zrike said. "I felt that when I left the school, it was in very good hands ... and to be honest, that's been proven correct."
"We were certainly surprised and sad to see him go because I think he demonstrated himself as a true leader," Wilder said. "The superintendent didn't want to stand in the way of his desire to grow professionally."
In Chicago, Zrike was in charge of schools that served a predominantly working class, Latino community, where 40 percent of the students are English language learners.
Zrike, whose Cuban mother spoke Spanish to him growing up, comes from a family of teachers: his wife, mother and sister all work or worked in public education, and his strategy for improvement is focused on the classroom.
"I think what really drives the quality of instruction is the high expectations that we must have," he said. "What happens in those classrooms is so important, but it doesn't come without coaching and development and support."
Zrike said his approach as network director is to set guidelines and expectations, but recognize the individual needs of different schools and students and provide support accordingly.
"The central office has to set some important parameters for the schools and with the educators. I think that the folks there need to own it, need to be empowered, need to be able to make strategic decisions," he said. "Each school has its own unique needs and I think it would be foolish not to recognize that."
In Chicago, Zrike has deployed teaching coaches throughout his schools, deployed lesson plans that emphasize literacy and an understanding of bilingual education, and created an "intervention and acceleration block" with the extra time in the school day.
He meets monthly with principals to discuss how to improve teaching methods and review data, and he conducts regular "learning walks," to collect information about what is going on in the classroom.
"There is not a moment when I need his advice and he says no," said Principal Isamar Vargas, who said Zrike frequently responded to emails at midnight. (He called this reporter at 10 p.m.) "He uses data on a very regular basis, not to put you down or single you out, but also to empower the principals."
"He asks the real hard questions that make you reflect and think about what your next steps are," said Principal Abelino Quintero. "Rather than telling you what you need to do, he asks the question and he's going to be there for support."
Vargas said Zrike had created a culture where she is comfortable knowing he might drop into her office at any moment, fix himself coffee and do some work. Her teachers have also adjusted to his classroom visits.
"It was very interesting. At the beginning, they were a bit apprehensive because the history of area officers has been very negative. They felt that they were being harassed or not being listened to," said Vargas. But, she said, Zrike "made it very transparent ... The teachers in my building have a lot of respect for him."
"He's a hands-on person as far as being in the schools," said Quintero, who has served as a principal for 10 years and called Zrike "an inspiration." "I've never had a leader like that before."
Zrike comes under criticism from some community and union activists in the context of the broader debate in Chicago over school reform.
"He's a top-down leader, who toes whatever line is given to him," said John Kugler, a business agent for the union in Zrike's district who said he has clashed with Zrike over allowing union meetings in the schools, a right specified in their contract. "He has no original ideas. He does whatever he's told."
Kugler said Zrike prioritizes test scores and data over other issues that the community has brought to him, such as the need for wraparound services, the impact of community violence, or how to evaluate test scores, given the high number of those students still learning English.
"He has to do their bidding, he has to do that work and I guess he's doing the best he can," said Soza, referring to Zrike's role as implementer of policies set by the central school administration. Soza said despite Zrike's accessibility, he has shown "some zeal" for the process, attempting to marginalize Soza's community group by calling them radicals and excluding them from meetings.
Juan Soto, the executive director of the community group Gamaliel of Metro Chicago, said Zrike has been attentive to parents and unusually receptive to his recommendation that all groups be at the table — union and community organizers included.
"He's learned to try to navigate between the bureaucracy, the system that he and many others have had to endure "� He had to learn, I think on his own, to build relationships," Soto said. "But what I found in him was attentiveness to the parents and to me that speaks volumes."
Zrike has negotiated with the central office to spare some of the area schools named in the plan, succeeding in at least one instance, Quintero said. A spokeswoman for the Chicago Public Schools declined to comment for this story.
Zrike said the school closings have been an "emotional time," but that the community discussions have been conducted largely with respect.
"You have to have relationships and you have to be able to have strong dialogue back and forth about the benefits and costs of any type of change," he said. "It's important to give (groups) an opportunity to share their concerns, raise questions and talk about the critical points."
Some organizers dismissed the talk of respect as lip service and Soto said he doesn't know how Zrike would act if he were in power.
"He is savvy, he does want to listen to people's positions, but he has not been placed in a situation where he ultimately has the decision," Soto said.
Having that ability is precisely Zrike's goal and one of the reasons he applied for the New Bedford position, he said.
"My career aspiration has been to lead an urban district," he said, pointing to "the power to transform not only the educational experience for students but to really transform a generation.
"I've worked the majority of my career in urban school districts and for me, New Bedford presents a tremendous opportunity to work with I think a strong team of people that is really invested in seeing improved outcomes for students."
Zrike, who is also a finalist candidate in Wakefield, said returning to Massachusetts is important for his family, where he and his wife both grew up and still have family. With a 3-year-old and another baby due in April, he said he intends his next move to be longer term.
"I'm at a different stage in my life," he said. "We want to be where home is."


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Race: Men
Faction: Magic Kingdom
Class: Caster (Hippiemancer)
Rank and Titles: Grand Abbie
Proposed Canon
"Sizemore, you weep for those you have ended. I love you for that. You want peace. But we are popped in a world where peace is impossible."
Strengths: Teaching, Patience, Hope
Weaknesses: Optimism
First Appearance: TBFGK 11
Janis Atlantis is a HippiemancerErf-b1-p011 and a Grand AbbieErf-b1-p141.
She is a permanent resident of the Magic Kingdom.
Janis acts as a teacher to many, including Sizemore Rockwell. She is generous, attempting to provide a lesson gratis to Sizemore after he failed to learn anything about Flower Power. She also acts as a guru and moral compass, helping Sizemore through the difficult times Parson Gotti put him through in the Battle for Gobwin Knob. She also takes on a leadership role, organizing the response to the sudden and unexpected appearance of Parson and the Linked Casters from Gobwin Knob.
Marie Lavraie
Janis is involved in a conspiracy with Marie Lavraie, the former Predictamancer of Faq. Janis believes that Marie helped to create the Summon Perfect Warlord Spell that brought Parson to Erfworld as part of a plan to end war on Erfworld. However, Janis questions Marie's judgment in giving the spell to Wanda, who seems to Janis to be the very antithesis of everything she believes and stands for. Because of her very close relationship with Marie, Janis was able to persuade the other casters involved in Wanda's trial to allow her to preserve Marie's body after Marie was croaked in the Battle of Portal Park. Eventually, Janis managed to sneak the Arkenpliers into the dirtmansion and get the imprisoned Wanda to decrypt Marie (and simultaneously Ivan Poe and Claud Gauntlet, by accident).
Sizemore Rockwell
Janis is extremely interested in Parson's potential capability to change the course of Erfworld's history. She has strongly encouraged Sizemore to remain Parson's friend and supporter, so that Sizemore will be in a position to influence Parson. Sizemore has so far followed Janis's advice, despite his own fears that Parson's influence on the world is likely to be terribly harmful. Sizemore believes that Janis is very wise, and he values her friendship highly. He views her as a moral authority.
When we first met Janis and Sizemore, Janis was trying unsuccessfully to teach Sizemore to use Flower Power, in return for a fee of 8 Rands. Since she is unable to teach him, Janis offers to waive her fee, but instead Sizemore insists on paying her 20 Rands, possibly because there is a good chance that he's going to die, and so won't need the money himself. Sizemore admits to Janis that he didn't really expect to be very good at the form of magic Janis was teaching. The fact that Janis had apparently never before tried to teach Sizemore Flower Power, and that he had originally agreed to pay her for his lesson, suggests that Sizemore and Janis were not particularly close friends before Parson was summoned to Erfworld. When Parson appeared in the Magic Kingdom, Janis moved decisively to take control of the situation, rendering Parson unconscious (perhaps so he wouldn't further antagonize the other casters) and offering a large sum of money to get Sizemore safely extracted from his link to Maggie and Wanda.
Unlike most of the other casters in the Magic Kingdom, Janis remains on very good terms with Sizemore even as it becomes increasingly clear that Gobwin Knob represents a major challenge to the existing social order on Erfworld. This is because she welcomes the changes she thinks Parson may bring, rather than fearing them.
Janis was probably attempting to teach Sizemore Flower Power, suggesting that this is her specialty, given the large psychedelic flower in a pot near them when their training session ends.Erf-b1-p011
Real World References
A couple of sources have been suggested for her name:
- Janis Joplin[1], a major musician in the 60s counterculture. The psychedelic nature of her music is strongly associated with the Hippie movement.
- Janice Rand[2], a character from Star Trek. Sizemore used currency called Rands to pay her for teaching him.
- Janis Ian[3], a singer that began her career in the '60s
Her title of Grand Abbie may come from:


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Dow down 312.95 points day after electionBy RYAN VLASTELICA
November 07. 2012 5:03PM
NEW YORK - The Dow industrials lost more then 300 points in a sell-off Wednesday that drove all major U.S. stock indexes down over 2 percent in the wake of the presidential election as the looming "fiscal cliff" debate and Europe's economic troubles returned to the forefront.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index posted its biggest daily percentage drop since June, with all 10 S&P sectors solidly lower and about 80 percent of stocks on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq ending in negative territory. Both the Dow and the S&P 500 closed at their lowest levels since early August.
Financial stocks and energy shares, two sectors that could face increased regulation after President Barack Obama's reelection, were the weakest on the day. The S&P financial index lost 3.5 percent, while the S&P energy index fell 3.1 percent. An S&P index of technology shares slid 2.8 percent as the stock of Apple Inc entered bear market territory.
Obama's victory had been anticipated, though many polls indicated a close race between the President and Mitt Romney, his Republican challenger, going into election day.
The election was considered a major source of uncertainty for the market, but now the focus turns to the fiscal cliff, with investors worrying that if no deal is reached over some $600 billion in spending cuts and tax increases due to kick in early next year, it could derail the economic recovery.
The Republican Party retained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while the Senate remained under Democratic control.
David Joy, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial in Boston, said this kind of divided government was disappointing "since that configuration has resulted in gridlock and there's no clear path towards unlocking that.
"It holds implications for how quickly we resolve the fiscal cliff issue, or whether it gets resolved at all," said Joy, who helps oversee $571 billion in assets.
The market's losses were broad, with pessimism exacerbated by overseas concerns after the European Commission said the region would barely grow next year, dashing hopes for improvement in the short term.
Still, some viewed the day's slide as a buying opportunity, saying it was unlikely that no deal would be reached on the fiscal cliff and arguing that Europe's troubles were already priced into markets.
"There's no question that Europe is lagging the rest of the developed and emerging world, but stocks will find a base soon, when investors start seeing through some of the smoke over the region and cliff," said Richard Weiss, who helps oversee about $120 billion in assets as a senior money manager at American Century Investments in Mountain View, California.
The Dow Jones industrial average slid 312.95 points, or 2.36 percent, to 12,932.73 at the close. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 33.86 points, or 2.37 percent, to 1,394.53. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 74.64 points, or 2.48 percent, to close at 2,937.29.


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From May 16th to June 14th 2009 Moleskine, in collaboration with Point-To-Life Design Bookstore, presents for the first time in Shanghai "My Moleskine" exhibition.
The event will present the work-in progress of local and foreign artists based in Shanghai, coming from various fields (design, photography, painting, architecture,...).
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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. -- The men's basketball opened the 2013 portion of their conference season with a 94-75 loss to MacMurray on Saturday. Jordan Smith came off the bench to post a game-high 23 points.
The game was tight at the intermission as MacMurray entered halftime leading by two, but it was the second half which was MacMurray extend their lead and run away with the victory.
MarQuel Jones posted a solid all-around effort with 18 points, six rebounds, six assists, and three steals in 32 minutes of action. Todd Albertson likewise posted six rebounds, and Alex Mumphard gathered three steals.
The Panthers (6-5, 1-2 SLIAC) host Blackburn Tuesday at 7 p.m. before traveling to NCAA Division I Western Illinos on Wednesday.


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You can't be king without a throne.
Fortunately, singer Romeo Santos – whose self-proclaimed title of king of bachata has been affirmed by acclamation in the past decade – came equipped with a regal one at Thursday's concert for an enthusiastic audience of loyal subjects at Amway Center.
On a stage accented by royal red banners bearing his initials, Santos appeared upon on a monstrous golden chair, adorned in dark shades, a chocolate-colored jacket and matching slacks. Nearby, a pair of gold-winged griffins stood guard over the star and his expressive 12-piece band.
They were the only ones not moving, since it's virtually impossible to avoid being swept away by the spell of the music's infectious rhythms. Songs such as the opening trio of "You," "La Diabla" and "Malevo" emphasized a winning mixture of congas, timbales and gut-string guitars.
Despite the number of musicians and the subtle combination of acoustic instruments, the sound mix for the nearly three-hour show was much better than the noise of most rock bands in the arena.
Santos reigns over urban bachata, which augments the genre's Dominican roots with sonic touches borrowed from contemporary R&B. The foundation for his solo career was established in the New York bachata boy-band Aventura, which he founded in 1994 and propelled to stardom with six studio releases and three concert albums.
He embraced bachata's crossover potential on his solo debut, "Formula, Vol. 1,"notably teaming with Usher for the hit "Promise." On Thursday, Santos drifted away from the music's roots only briefly, but forays into harder-driving material paled next to the traditional sound.
Santos addressed the crowd that filled the arena's lower bowl in both English and Spanish, offering the sexually charged talk one might expect of a Romeo and genuine-looking fan interaction that included an audience member's on-stage marriage proposal.
"There's something about this song that the ladies just love," he said of "Los Infieles."
In a rare misstep, he wasted too much time – we're talking 17 minutes – recruiting three dudes to contribute vocals to "Debate de 4," filling the parts originally handled by bachata heroes Luis Vargas, Raulin Rodriguez and Anthony Santos. They were less than heroic, standing next to the king.
And that title? Based on Thursday's performance, Santos can rest comfortably on his throne.


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The Kings have 10 selections in today's NHL draft, but none in the first round.
The Ducks have five picks, but their first-round selection isn't until No. 26 overall.
It might seem as if the draft is no big deal for the Kings and Ducks, but the reality is nothing could be further from the truth. Today is the day all 30 teams in the NHL, even the successful ones like the Kings and Ducks, re-stock their prospect lists and hope for better days.
In 2003, for example, the Ducks were coming off their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final. They lost in seven grueling games to the deeper and more polished New Jersey Devils, and there were plenty of reasons to believe their days as a struggling expansion franchise were history.
In fact, their future was about to get a whole lot brighter.
Ten years ago this month, the Ducks took center Ryan Getzlaf of the Calgary Hitman of the Western Hockey League with the 19th overall selection and then picked right wing Corey Perry of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League at No. 28.
At the time, they were two names on a long list of 18-year-old prospects from around the hockey-playing world. Soon enough, they became Stanley Cup champions, Olympic champions and pillars of a franchise that had the third-best regular-season record in the NHL in 2012-13.
Each player signed an eight-year contract extension with the Ducks last season.
Even if the Kings' roster appears all but set for the next few seasons after consecutive trips to the Western Conference finals and the franchise's first Stanley Cup title in 2012, today is critical to the club's future success. After all, if you're not getting better, you're getting worse.
Or so the theory goes.
It's the same for the Ducks, whose foundation appears to be as strong as the Kings. Both teams have improved over the years through trades and free-agent signings, and their rosters have been built from the ground up, with draft picks serving as cornerstones in each case.
For the Ducks, it's Getzlaf and Perry in '03 and left wing Bobby Ryan (first round, '05), who make up their top line. There's also defenseman Cam Fowler and right wing Emerson Etem (first round, '10) and outstanding goaltending prospect John Gibson (second round, '11).
For the Kings, it's even more pronounced, with left wing Dustin Brown (first round, '03), center Anze Kopitar (first round, '05), goalie Jonathan Quick (third round, '05), defenseman Drew Doughty (first round, '08) and defenseman Slava Voynov (second round, '08) playing key roles.
There's more to the draft than simply first-round picks, too.
Quick stands out as an example of the Kings' ability to unearth a gem beyond the first round. After all, he was the 2012 Conn Smythe Trophy winner as MVP of the playoffs after leading the Kings' unexpected march to the Stanley Cup championship.
The Ducks have had success in the later rounds, too. Left wing Matt Beleskey was a fourth-round selection in 2006. Going back a decade earlier Matt Cullen, a center who played last season with the Minnesota Wild, was a second-round pick in 1996.
So, bottom line, there is no such thing as a meaningless draft.


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July 27, 2009
Moving Can Be Incredible
My buddy Julien Smith wrote a blog post the other day about why he never wants to move from his hometown. He wrote:
Wherever you grow up, you have a solid base of friends and family. Wherever you go, you have to start over, from scratch. It takes years to rebuild any kind of meaningful relationships. So all you have is your new husband, or wife, and their friends. It isn't quite the same, is it?
He's certainly right that it isn't quite the same. I miss a handful of true friends back home in Toronto. Alistair the ripping Rockabilly guitarist, Tanya the bad ass burlesque dancer, Scoot, Skinny and Ryan. I even miss my brother, who incidentally picked up and moved to Switzerland to live with his girlfriend and go to school.
But the truth is that they all have full time things now. As we get older we settle down, it's our nature as people to do this. Had I remained in Toronto, we would have seen each other less and less these days given my daddy status.
I met Heather in Galway, Ireland in 1998. We married in 2000 and lived in Toronto for six winters, that's a lot for a girl from Tennessee. It probably would have been one winter if we had moved to Montreal, Julien's hometown. :-) Winters there can get rather nippy!
Julien is wrong though. Picking up and moving away from Toronto was one of the best things I've ever done. Nashville is an incredible city with a wonderful community. I'm proud to call Nashville my home.
I should note that I knew nobody in Nashville when we moved here. We came here cold, Heather had some friends, but I didn't even have a job lined up. We just factored in the cost of living and weather and determined that Nashville would suit us fine.
Moving to Nashville gave me a new energy to pursue the things I love. I love technology, so that's where my energy was/is directed. I'm even lucky enough to work for an incredible company.
I understand Julien's sentiment, especially with his huge success as a social media maven and now author. He's about to be even further bombarded with new connections, small "f' friends as C.C. would put it. When you're a rock star it's hard to know who to trust, ironic for a person writing about the very topic (in Trust Agents).
I love my friends from home they are family to me. I know that I can always return and we can head out for drinks and catch up. We just did this a few weeks ago.
But moving can be incredible. Picking up and moving to Galway, Ireland found the love of my life and my best friend, Heather. We lived there together for a few years. Had I not moved, I never would have met her. I never would have had the incredible kids that we have. I never would have moved to Nashville and met the amazing friends Friends I have here.
Julien, you may always stay in Montreal, with Schwartz's I think I would likely stay too. You may never know what or who awaits you across the provinces or countries if you never consider moving away.
For now though, enjoy the smoked meat. I know I have a great Friend in Montreal too. :-)


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The Shawnee Police Foundation on Tuesday night named Cpl. Jay Keehn as the Shawnee Police Department's Officer of the Year.
The Shawnee Police Foundation on Tuesday night named Cpl. Jay Keehn as the Shawnee Police Department's Officer of the Year.
Keehn, a member of the force for the past five years, is currently assigned to the department COPS program, which is a position opened by a federal grant through the U.S. Department of Justice to put more officers in a community.
Keehn, when attending neighborhood watch meeting or speaking with citizens, often finds the chief complaint from residents involves drugs and drug houses, so he has tried to intensify his focus in that area of crime fighting.
As a result, he has initiated a number of drug investigations, such as one in the 500 block of West Rosa last year that led to a trafficking bust of crack cocaine and the recovery of stolen weapons.
"I'm really humbled by the whole deal — it's hard to feel really deserving," Keehn said after receiving his award. "Everything we do as police department is the result of a team effort. I've been really lucky to get to work with such outstanding officers here at the Shawnee Police Department — it's such a great department."
Keehn said all of the surrounding law enforcement agencies in this area are outstanding to work with and he's thankful to have so many officers who have helped mentor him.
"I hope I can keep coming to work and doing a good job for this community," Keehn added.
Cpl. Keehn was described as a motivated officer who goes the extra mile for citizens. During one case, Cpl. Keehn rode with the mother of a kidnapping victim to the money drop off point, ensuring her safety and resulting in the release of the victim and the arrest of the suspect, the award citation reads.
The following awards also were presented during the evening.
• The SPF Board Member of the Year Award was renamed in honor of a founding board who died in February. The S.D. Hackett Memorial Board Member of the Year award was presented to Ken Stafford.
• A commendation was awarded to two detectives — Cpl. Charles Swantek and Cpl. Jason Crouch for their work in a homicide case involving a man stabbed at his home, 709 E. 11th. During the investigation it was determined the man was stabbed and his body set on fire. Initially with no suspect, the diligent efforts of the Criminal Investigative Division, particularly Swantek and Crouch, led to a suspect being identified, arrested and the murder weapon found in a five-hour period, with Swantek's interview leading to a confession in the case.
• Honored with the Sentinel of the Year award was Dawn Ramsey, who has been a member since October 2011, volunteering 1,803 hours for the department. Because of her efforts, she is now in a part-time position in the Municipal Court area.
• Honored as the Civilian Employee of the Year was Christina Oldham, who is the communications manager in the 911 center, and has helped improve the relationships between officers and dispatchers as they've worked through difficult times with staffing shortages in dispatch.
• A citation honored Quality Tunnel Car Wash, which allows officers to wash patrol cars at no charge.
• A commendation award honored Cpl. James Woods for his work in a February 2012 homicide case involving a stabbing at Chapel Ridge apartments. He was able to negotiate with the suspect by phone which led police to the suspect's location and an arrest.
• A group of officers involved in a case on North Broadway following attempts to serve a felony warrant. The suspect allegedly slammed the door in an officer's face and locked himself in a safe room. Crews worked more than seven hours to try to breach the safe room. Officers, along with firefighters, worked the unique situation. Honored with a commendation for their efforts were Sgt. Heath Streater, Sgt. Freeland Wood, Sgt. Lloyd Fulton, Cpl. Casey Vague, Cpl. Andrew Terry, Officer Greg VanBrunt, Officer Dustin Spiwak, Officer Nathan Helm, Officer Dennis Rains, Lt. Rick Greenland, as well as Sheriff's Warrant Commander Chad Pope.
Chief Frantz also presented two special awards in honor of events this past year.
Many years ago as he worked narcotics on the streets, Frantz told the crowd he had a knack for finding dope dealers and others involved in drug dealing, which earned him the nickname of "The Shark." To honor officers who go above and beyond with narcotics enforcement, Frantz gave the first "Shark" award Tuesday night to Cpl. Andrew Terry for his narcotics enforcement efforts.
Frantz, who said he is very proud of officers and their work in narcotics investigations, said there's already competition brewing for this award next year.
Another special award was the "Cheeseburger and Banana Shake" award, which honored Cpl. George Stafford.
Stafford, while negotiating with a barricaded person inside a home, talked with the man who requested a cheeseburger and banana shake.
With that in hand, Stafford was able to coax the individual to the door to see he didn't have a weapon, and then Stafford, with quick backup, was able to take the suspect in custody, thereby ending the standoff situation.
Speaker for the evening was Mike Bosley of Beams Industries, Inc., an Oklahoma City company that manufactures seat belt materials. Using a roll of seat belt webbing passed around the banquet room as an illustration, he said the strong webbing is engineered to do amazing things. As it connected people in the room, he said the power of interconnectedness allows everyone to achieve their potential and make the world a better place.
If someone is involved in a crash and doesn't have on a seat belt, that seat belt is as "useless as paper," he said.
The Shawnee Police Foundation raised $34,000 last year, Emcee Marty Lewis reported, which was used to purchase items for the police department, including six ballistic vests and enough ballistic helmets for every officer on the force.
In the past, the foundation has helped the department with the purchase of equipment including radars, tasers, mini cameras, raining and other items.
Chief Russell Frantz, in closing for the evening, shared good news that through an accreditation process, with inspectors on site last week, it appears the work of officers, dispatchers and support personnel is leading to a "thumbs up" for the Shawnee Police Department to become the state's ninth accredited police department.
"I'm very proud of my officers and my staff," Frantz said.
An official announcement on accreditation is expected sometime in May, he added.


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Transfer news: Liverpool and West Ham have Andy Carroll agreement
Liverpool have already agreed to sell Andy Carroll to West Ham at the end of the season, according to David Sullivan.
Last Updated: 01/02/13 4:45pm
The England international, a £35million signing from Newcastle two years ago, made the move from Anfield to Upton Park on a season-long loan deal in the summer.
Carroll's time with the Hammers has been badly hampered by injury and he has managed just one goal from nine Premier League starts and two substitute appearances.
Sullivan admitted that despite reaching an accord with their Premier League rivals, they have yet to agree terms with the powerful striker over a permanent switch and is keen for the 24-year-old to prove his worth over the final 14 games of the Premier League season.
In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, he said: "I am often asked about Andy Carroll's deal. It is a season-long loan. Liverpool had an option to take him back in January, but he has been injured.
"West Ham have an agreement with Liverpool to sign him at the end of the season, but we have no agreement with the player.
"It was his desire to come to West Ham to prove himself to Liverpool and that hasn't changed.
"He has had injuries since he came, but he is back to fitness now and we have 15 games left... we need some goals and some points, so let's see."
Sullivan also revealed how West Ham were keen to do more business during the January transfer window, only to lose out to Leeds in their pursuit of defender Stephen Warnock, while interest in Reto Ziegler and Paul Robinson also came to nothing.
He added: "For all the deals you have read about, there were 30 others we were trying. I thought we had Stephen Warnock from Aston Villa and he said he was signing.
"Our contract offer was for six months with an extension based on appearances and he accepted that. Then he changed his mind and signed for a Championship team in the north.
"We had a deal for the Olympiakos left-back, but when Warnock said yes, we scrapped that. Then, when we tried to get the other deal back on, the chap had gone somewhere else.
"We then spoke to Juventus left-back Reto Ziegler, who's on loan in Russia and tried to make that happen, but he went to Turkey.
"We tried to bring in goalkeeper Paul Robinson from Blackburn, but he had an injury and hasn't played often and we had a bit of doubt."
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Esophageal Cancer
Prognosis of Esophageal Cancer
What is the prognosis for Stage IV esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma) with metastasis to the liver, both lungs and lymph nodes? Does participating in a phase II clinical study improve those rates? Are there other treatments for this stage (determined to be inoperable) available or just palliative treatment?
Unfortunately, the prognosis is poor, and the role of chemotherapy is not convincing. Essentially, Stage IV esophageal cancer is a non-curable yet treatable stage of this cancer. In general, treatment for Stage IV esophageal cancer is palliative chemotherapy, but it helps extend survival in patients who respond to it.
There are some clinical trials that have been very interesting in their findings. As with all cancers, participating in one of these studies would be a better option if available. Participation in a study will at least help increase our knowledge of this devastating disease.
You can find information about esophageal clinical trials at the link below.
Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD
Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University
Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of
Thoracic Surgery
Molecular, Virology, Immunology & Medical Genetics
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University
Abbas Abbas, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University


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WELLNGTON, New Zealand (AP) — China's thirst for quality milk has seen it become New Zealand's top export market for the first time.
Neighboring Australia had long been New Zealand's biggest market.
But figures released Friday by Statistics New Zealand show that in the first quarter of 2013, exports to China were up 32 percent from a year earlier to 2.3 billion New Zealand dollars ($2 billion). Meanwhile, exports to Australia were down 7 percent to NZ$2.2 billion.
The U.S. remained New Zealand's third-largest market. In the quarter, sales to the U.S. increased by 10 percent to NZ$1.2 billion.
Some 40 percent of China's spending on New Zealand exports was for milk powder and other dairy products. It spent 17 percent on wood and 12 percent on meat.
New Zealand's exports to China have more than tripled since 2008, when the two countries signed a free-trade agreement, the first such agreement China signed with a developed nation.
At the time of the agreement, China bought about 5 percent of New Zealand's exports. Now it buys 20 percent.
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce said he thinks Chinese demand will continue to grow.
"The limitations are more ours than they are Chinese," he said.
Joyce said China is one of several growing Asian markets.
"It's part of a shift in consumer power from the West to the East," he said.
The trade figures are for goods only and don't include services and certain other economic activity. Joyce said Australia still holds an edge over China when using the broader measure.
New Zealand also imports more goods from China than any other country. In the first quarter, it spent NZ$1.8 billion on Chinese imports, up 3 percent.
Sales of New Zealand dairy products to China have increased at a faster clip than overall trade. Some Chinese parents are willing to pay a premium for infant formula made with New Zealand milk powder because they consider it better quality and safer than local milk powder.
In 2008, six babies in China died and another 300,000 were sickened by infant formula that was tainted with melamine, an industrial chemical added to watered-down milk to fool tests for protein levels.


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KENNEWICK, Wash. — Gene Lester, a USDA Ag Research Service national program leader from Beltsville, M.D., will keynote the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers 2014 annual conference with a talk on how environmental factors affect wine grape quality.
Lester speaks at 2:10 p.m. Feb. 5 in the first day of the three-day conference at Kennewick's Three Rivers Convention Center.
David Forsyth, winemaker at Zirkle Wine Co., Prosser, will give an update on the Washington State University Wine Science Center being built in Richland.
Wade Wolfe, owner and winemaker of Thurston Wolfe Winery, Prosser, will give his year in review of the 2013 crop and Lacey Lybeck, viticulturist at Milbrandt Vineyards, Mattawa, will talk about how the WSU AgWeatherNet can be a powerful vineyard management tool.
Derek Sandison, director of the Office of the Columbia River of the state Department of Ecology, will speak on the limiting effects of water on industry expansion.
A Feb. 6 session on viticulture features Italian viticulturist Stefano Poni on pruning and canopy management. Successful fermentation will be discussed in a Feb. 7 session.
The conference is the second largest wine grape grower meeting in the nation with 16 educational sessions and a trade show of 180 booths in the Toyota Center near the convention center. For more information: www.wawgg.org.


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Unal Aysal is confident that Didier Drogba will become an instant hit at Galatasaray.
The former Chelsea striker inked an 18-month deal with the reigning Turkish champions on Monday, to leave Shanghai Shenhua after last just six months in China, and his new club are delighted to have lured the Cote d'Ivoire international back to Europe.
"Drogba fits in very well at Galatasaray and I am confident that he will be a success at this club," Aysal told GSTV.
"We sat down in the morning to discuss a transfer and had already reached an agreement in the evening. Drogba is very pleased to sign for a club like Galatasaray."
Club executive Bulent Tulun told GSTV that Galatasary are a big name in European football and can attract high profile players such as Drogba and Wesley Sneijder.
Tulun said "We've became a club that makes world class signings. Galatasaray is a big brand in Europe, you can see that over there.
"We made contact with Drogba first then the player wanted to speak with our chairman Unal Aysal and our coach Fatih Terim. After those meetings he's been convinced to sign for us."
The 34-year-old is the Champions League hopefuls' second high-profile signing of the January transfer window after previously capturing Sneijder from Inter.


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MIDDLEBURY — Construction is slated to begin next month on a project that aims to beautify and improve public access to the riverfront area of Middlebury's Marble Works complex, which fronts the Otter Creek falls.
It was last February that the Middlebury selectboard agreed to earmark $70,000 from the town's conservation fund to improve the riverfront, a magnet for tourists seeking views of the spectacular falls. Such a project, officials noted, would also enhance the shopping experience for folks at the Marble Works and in the rest of downtown Middlebury.


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Fri 27th Apr 2012 11:33 UTC
The BBC reviews the Raspberry Pi. "The device may inspire a new generation of computer programmers or it could leave children used to smartphones and tablet computers baffled and bewildered. A great experiment with the way we teach computing has begun and we can't be sure how it will end." Mine's coming the week of May 21.


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OLYMPIA Dr. Kathy Lofy has been named as the new state health officer.
Her appointment took affect immediately, state Department of Health Secretary John Wiesman said Wednesday.
"This is an important position for the Department of Health and the people of Washington," Wiesman said. "The state health officer is the primary medical consultant on public health issues ... It's a big job.
"I'm confident Kathy will do it well."
Lofy was appointed interim state health officer Jan. 1. Before that, she oversaw flu monitoring and served as a medical consultant to the Offices of Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Infectious Disease.
She started her public health career in 2002 as the agency's Epidemic Intelligence Service officer and the state foodborne disease epidemiologist.
"I'm honored and excited for this new challenge," Lofy said. "I look forward to helping the people of Washington be as healthy as they can be."
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