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Dave Miller has been playing the guitar for more than 30 years and is part of a local band, Time Horizon, that plays prog-rock and is planning a European tour next summer.
Dave Miller has been playing the guitar for more than 30 years and is part of a local band, Time Horizon, that plays prog-rock and is planning a European tour next summer.
The best part of Miller's musical days, though, are spent in a classroom at Lodi's Liberty High School. That's when Miller, on behalf of the nonprofit agency Guitars Not Guns, volunteers his time teaching the next generation of musicians.
"I listen to them, understand them, help them reach their goal," Miller said. "That's a lot more rewarding. If I could do anything in life, this is what I'd like to do."
Miller may relate to the students at the continuation high school who are working toward making up credits, because he was a student not unlike them.
Raised by conservative Mormon parents who thought the only appropriate career was being a dentist, doctor or lawyer, Miller had other ideas.
He'd gotten his first guitar when he was 13 or 14 and learned to play it by watching a program on KVIE Channel 6. When he went on a church mission to Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee after high school, it only fueled his guitar playing.
"There were really great people there, in these really small towns in the Ozarks," Miller said. "People there would come out every Friday and Saturday night to this tiny community center and play fiddles and banjos, guitars, bass fiddles. It was bluegrass stuff. Guys were older than dust and everyone would clog, which is a form of dancing from the Irish tradition. That got me more involved in music."
A heavy metal enthusiast, Miller would play with different groups after he returned home to the Sacramento area and put himself through California State University, Sacramento, where he earned a business degree. Whether working as a pharmaceutical salesman or truck driver, which he did after taking time off to settle his mom's affairs after his father died, Miller never stopped playing music.
When a virus killed the nerves in his inner ear and left him with lingering balance problems that forced him to quit his job as a truck driver, music was his savior.
"I don't feel comfortable being on disability, but I feel a passion to teach and help," Miller said. "I ended up by accident, working with guitar students, teaching guitar and making some extra income to help pay the mortgage. Parents asked me if I could work with their kids, some troubled kids, at my church. From there I kept getting referrals. They'd hear, 'Dave's a cool guy, he plays heavy metal'. It keeps mushrooming. I have a God-given talent. It would be extremely selfish not to give back."
Miller, 55, who is married but has no children, started helping with Guitars Not Guns about five years ago in Thornton.
"There's nothing for kids out there," Miller said.
There's a huge gang culture, there, though, and Guitars Not Guns seeks to steer kids into something more constructive than violence or gangs. Guitars are donated, and after students complete eight weeks of class, they can sometimes keep the instrument — budget permitting.
At its peak, the local chapter of the national organization also had classes being taught in Stockton, Manteca and Linden, but they soon disbanded. Keeping teachers is difficult, Miller said, because most musicians work full-time day jobs and aren't available in the afternoons when kids are looking for ways to fill their time.
Taking his lessons, on behalf of Guitars Not Guns, to Liberty High was a natural for Miller.
Brad Owings, who teaches English, reading and physical education, had begun the guitar classes three years ago after first offering lessons after school. He scoured Craigslist.org for guitars and spent money out of his own pocket to assemble guitars for his students to use.
"I started playing guitar, because I suck at golf," Owings said. "(Principal Tamara Somera) let me teach one class and it was pretty popular so we went to two classes. Dave's been a godsend to me. He's a very accomplished guitarist. I can only take these kids so far. I'm a novice at it. I've got a couple kids who have gone completely bonkers. They've surpassed my abilities in a year."
Miller, who learned of the classes through a fellow musician who works at the school, works with more-advanced students during class, usually three times a week.
"He's a great teacher, a great person," said Nick Leon, 16, who started at Liberty a few weeks ago after dropping out of Tokay to spend time with his father, who died of cancer Oct. 6, just weeks after being diagnosed. "With his nonprofit organization he was telling me about, he helps kids on the streets who can't afford lessons and can't afford guitars. He makes an opportunity for them to learn. It's a great thing for him to devote his time to do something like that, to spread the music. I just think it's great."
Leon started playing guitar when he was 13 and his older brother gave him one for Christmas. He's played since, but now, he plays about 90 minutes a day at school, enrolled in both of Owings' two classes.
"I want to be able to make music, influence people with music," said Leon, who plays guitar and sings at his church. "I don't want to become a famous person. I just want to influence people."
That's what Miller's doing. He has a gentle, caring manner. He's soft spoken and the students lean in around him so as not to miss a word.
The class is inspiring. Owings and Miller offer tips and lessons, and then the students break off into pairs and trios, and those who know more share with the others. It's collaboration at its best.
"It's building their confidence," Somera said. "They have a special talent now that every other Joe Blow doesn't have. A lot of students here are not (advanced placement) kids who've made 4.0 (grade point averages). They're at risk for not graduating. It's making them see school has something to offer them. They're making new friends in the class, across lines maybe they would not have associated with. Kids from all levels and backgrounds are enjoying learning alongside each other."
For some of them, the guitar class is the best part of their day, the reason they get up and go to school.
It's the best part of Miller's day, too. He loves the kids, loves encouraging them.
"I'm not working now," Miller said. "I would rather fill my time. You've got to give back to society. When I was younger, people gave to me."
He'd like to give back even more and establish more Guitars Not Guns classes, but he needs more teachers. Any musician who'd like to volunteer some time can reach Miller at (209) 483-4785.
"I'd like to have more teachers than students," Miller said. "That would be ideal."
Contact columnist Lori Gilbert at (209) 546-8284 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Price: $69.95
Classification: G
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Following some unwritten law that every new handheld must have at least one Tetris-inspired "falling block" puzzle game, Lumines slots perfectly into the PlayStation Portable launch line-up.
The games are quick and fun. The aim is simple: rotate falling blocks (each a different configuration of coloured cubes) so they form perfect squares of matching colour when aligned. Blocks also divide when one half collides with those already placed, requiring careful planning to match colours efficiently.
Squares are disintegrated by a passing "time-line" that scans across the screen from left to right. But it is surprising how quickly your screen can become cluttered with blocks that don't quite match.
The unique twist to Lumines is that each progressive level has its own rather abstract visual theme and catchy accompanying musical track. As you rack up the points, the game evolves both musically and visually to reflect how well you are playing.
The Challenge mode must be restarted from the same song each time, so be prepared for the hypnotic repetition of hearing the early tunes over and over. Thankfully, the soundtrack by Japanese musician Shinichi Osawa is of a high standard. It becomes compelling to get that little bit further each time you play in order to unlock as many new songs and visual "skins" as possible.
Other modes of play, such as a wireless two-player face-off, time-attack and a puzzle mode that challenges you to create pictures with the falling cubes, help qualify Lumines as a must-have for lovers of mind-benders.
Endgame: An original puzzle experience, fusing musical elements and presentation.
Wipeout Pure
Runs on: PSP
Price: $79.95
Classification: G
Rating: * * * * ½
It's testament to the PSP's power that Wipeout looks and plays better now than it ever did on PS2. This classy remake rolls all the tastiest bits of this futuristic racing series into one glorious parcel of pixels.
Wipeout's appeal has always been three-fold: the Designers Republic-influenced visuals, a thumping electronica soundtrack and pure adrenaline-pumping speed. The handling of the anti-grav racers is sublime, so mesmerising that all you are focused on is gliding and sliding through the snake-like circuits.
Pure has some new circuits and the fiendish placement of speed-boosts and weapon pads means it's easy to be distracted from perfecting your racing line. Weapons include rockets and disruption beams that cripple the craft ahead, defensive power-ups such as shields, mines and an auto-pilot that guides you through tricky sections of the track.
A Zone mode is an ingenious addition. Wipeout is well-known for its striking visual design, but Zone eschews distractions such as textures - and even opponents - altogether, hurtling you through tunnels of pure colour. Each consecutive lap gets faster, the race ending only when your craft explodes from too many bumps and scrapes.
Wipeout Pure is one of the first PSP titles to offer download packs over the internet for new tracks, craft and music. Wireless play for up to eight players rounds out a polished package.
Endgame: An elegant racer to delight fans of the original and captivate newcomers.
- Following Ubisoft's success with its Tom Clancy range, Vivendi Universal has snapped up the rights to publish games based on the works of popular novelist Robert Ludlum, author of The Bourne Identity.
- Gaming veteran Midway has bought Adelaide developer Ratbag, the creator of Powerslide and Dirt Track Racing. Ratbag, renamed Midway Studios Australia, was purchased because of the team's driving simulation expertise.
- Telstra BigPond will provide video downloads of NRL, AFL and V8 Supercars highlights for PlayStation Portable owners to watch while on the move. The videos can be downloaded onto a memory stick via PC or at a wireless hotspot using the PSP's internet browser.
- Japanese gamers will be able to play Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games at next month's Tokyo Game Show. The three-day expo is open to the public and will feature 130 exhibitors demonstrating more than 150 new games.
- Cheat of the Week: Destroy All Humans (Xbox) - for invincibility, pause the game, press and hold the left trigger, then X, Y, Left, Left, Y, X. - Jason Hill
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- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eat (PS2)
- Gran Turismo (PS2)
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Fedora Project has been on the forefont of development and adoption of kernel mode setting to enhance the desktop linux experience by making fairly invasive infrastructure improvements that affect the interaction between Xorg and the Linux kernel. In the past, one of the common way to test Xorg performance has been to use glxgears. While that hasn't been a particular good way to do it ever, the switch to kernel mode setting for Intel drivers ahead of the Fedora 11 Beta release to be available shortly has exposed the fallacy of this. In short, don't use glxgears. There are better methods to assess performance.


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Yaba X Portable Surface Speaker & Guitar Amplifier
Turn everything into a speaker
- Vibration speaker and a guitar amp
- One portable, convenient package (2.4" x 2.8")
- Compatible with any device with a standard 3.5mm audio jack (most headphones)
When we were little, we loved to play on transformers. We knew we weren't supposed to, but they were just the right height for kids to climb up on, and they made that irresistible humming.
Turns out magnetostriction, the force that makes transformers hum, is also the force that makes vibration speakers have the ability to turn an ordinary cardboard box into a source of rich sound. And this tiny one can not only turn the box it shipped in into a speaker but also an amp. Fits in your pocket. Has the power to make incredible music. Try it on glass. Set it on various cardboard boxes. Place it on everything but your pet, and tell us how it turns out.
Product Specifications
- Vibration speaker and a guitar amp in one portable, convenient package
- Compatible with any device with a standard 3.5mm audio jack (most headphones), including iPhones, iPads, Android devices, and laptops
- Perfect for presentations or Friday afternoon cubicle dance parties
- Frequency response: 50Hz - 20000Hz
- Input: Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
- Amplifier: 2.4 W Class G
- 3 bicolor LED indicator lights
- Materials: Non-toxic zinc enclosure
- Batteries: Rechargeable lithium polymer (lasts c. 8 hours, charging cable included)
- Dimensions: 2.4" long x 2.8" wide x 0.87" high
- Weight: 6 oz.
- Includes: Yaba X Speaker, 3 ft. audio cable, 1/4" to 3.5mm adapter, 3 ft. USB charging cable, carrying case, and manual


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I have already try to set the registry value for NLS_LANG to AMERICAN_AMERICA.UTF8, AMERICAN_AMERICA.ZHT16MSWIN950, AMERICAN_AMERICA.ZHT16BIG5, TRADITIONAL CHINESE_TAIWAN.UTF8, TRADITIONAL CHINESE_TAIWAN.ZHT16MSWIN950, TRADITIONAL CHINESE_TAIWAN.ZHT16BIG5. However, none of them can solve the problem.
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Launched in 1986, Austrian designer Helmut Lang's namesake label came to define the stripped-down, post-grunge luxury of the 90s. Advancing a minimalist aesthetic influenced by contemporary art, his signature denim, deconstructed tailoring, and high-tech fabrics became the uniform of the decade's creative class. Independent of Lang since 2005, the label relaunched in 2017 as an interdisciplinary collective overseen by editor-in-residence Isabella Burley. Channeling the pioneering spirit of its founder, the label's contemporary iteration seeks to reinterpret the designer's influential aesthetic, producing minimalist variations on modern sportswear and streetwear. Reinvented wardrobe essentials make everyday luxe: hooded sweatshirts and leather bomber jackets with asymmetrical constructions, t-shirts and tank tops in abstract graphic prints, futuristic lounge pants, austere high-top and low-top sneakers and slip-ons.


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No, I'm too old. I played with CP/M when it first came out. At one point I nearly talked myself into buying a Kaypro but couldn't swing the cash.
I watched Microsoft slide in past Digital Research to get IBM's attention, then scramble to buy 86-DOS to complete their obligations under the new contract.
I watched IBM and Microsoft dance around with OS/2 while Microsoft was feverishly trying to figure out a way to put GUI lipstick on the CLI that was MS-DOS.
I watched Microsoft copy Lotus 1-2-3's features in Excel, then quietly ensure that 1-2-3 wouldn't run.
Suffice it to say that I've been around the block with the Evil Empire a time or two.
Nope, Microsoft has NEVER been about working on cool stuff. It's been about copying or buying other people's cool stuff, then ruthlessly forcing their competitors out of one market after another.


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New listings added for the current week are indicated in italics. Print copies of the rules and regulations governing the writing contests listed here are available from Denise Lang in Suite 320. Note: Additional information on law student writing competitions is available on the University of Memphis Law School website. The University of Memphis site may have information about writing contests not listed here.
The Section of Public Contract Law of the American Bar Association announces its 1999 writing competition. Submissions should address a topical issue in public contract or grant law. First place papers will receive an award of $1,000; second place papers, $500. Entries must be postmarked by September 15, 1999.
The National Conference of Bar Examiners announces its first annual Joe E. Covington Prize for Scholarship in Bar Admissions Topics, which will be awarded to the winning essay on one of the following topics: (1) Computer-based testing for the bar examination: can adaptive testing or complex format testing better gauge applicant abilities? (2) How can the bar examination and bar admission processes enhance the professional committment of newly admitted Lawyers to integrity, civility, and the advancement of basic societal values in the practice of law? (3) Bar admissions in the 21st century: should the bar admission process be change? Submissions must be received by November 30, 1999.
The Roscoe Pound Foundation announces the 2000 Roscoe Hogan
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Blizzcon 2010 cheapest wow gold let gamers try Diablo III and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, giving them a sneak preview of the cause of their next failed relationships. Tenacious D performed with Dave Grohl, hot girls costumed and professional Starcraft players baffled the non Koreans with the fact that they exist. However, the real entertainment was at the Q sessions.
Let me explain what a Q session is: nerds huddle in a line, forming Swine Flunor, waiting to ask one question to the game developers. Now, some of the worst qualities of nerds are entitlement, lack of social skills and narcissism. I left out beard termites because I didn't want to frighten you beard termites jump in your mouth when you scream. My point is, this whole event is crazy because these aren't even ordinary nerds. They're outer fringe supernerds. If you give them a microphone and a license to talk about paladins, it's as damn crazy as you'd expect. But as I watched the chaos unfold, a pattern emerged. I realized when I translated their questions from Warcraft into English that they were all asking minor variations on the same eight questions. Here they are:
Nerd rage is an impotent, cushion punching thing, and there are rare people who behave in person exactly how they behave in Warcraft barking clumsy insults, standing in something that's killing them and blaming Blizzard for everything. You see, for every minor change the developers make to a gameplay mechanic, there's a guy sitting at home who knows they did it to destroy him. BlizzCon is their chance for payback. They ask fussy, nitpicky questions as if they're issuing a mortal challenge. As you can imagine, it's as crowd pleasing as leaping off your prayer mat and calling Allah a pussy. What's exciting for everybody is that there's a solid chance these people will have to be forcibly dragged from the microphone by security. And when you're arrested for disagreements over Warcraft, that has got to be Christmas for the other inmates.
Inmate 2014410: "What are you here for, fat boy?"
Cloudwhisper of Darrowmere: "I'll have you know that I! Am a political prisoner! Blizzard keeps nerfing hunters and I! Had the guts to stand up and say no more! No one wanted to listen, but I! Wouldn't be silenced!"
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you ready to go then?"
Cloudwhisper of Darrowmere: "/sigh."
Some nerds create a bubble of intellectual superiority by removing everything that isn't them from their sphere of influence. It's easy to be a genius when you've convinced yourself that everyone else is an idiot, including the people that make your favorite video game. After years of community scrutiny and employees dedicated to fine tuning every little number, more math goes into punching fake monsters in Warcraft than went in to fake landing on the Moon.
Despite this, or maybe because of this, there are still nerds who are certain they've uncovered the Da Vinci Code of logic errors when they find a mistake, even if that "mistake" is a subjective disagreement. These are the kind of nerds that make you sympathize with high school bullies. When they die alone, they go to a hell where their mouth is taped shut for eternity next to people who keep saying that Carl Weathers was in Star Wars.
Despite the fact that I have email folders named "Murder Threats (Hilarious)" and "Murder Threats (Gulp)," I don't think all nerds are bitter, angry people. A lot of them truly love the magical land they live in and came here only to prematurely ejaculate in front of its gods. Since they know better than to just blurt that they named their cat after them and run they ask strange, forced questions to which they already know the answers. Now I know what my date goes through when I pretend to be interested in her haircut so I can undo her bra.
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During the BlizzCon dance contest, this guy got on stage and gently hopped so hard that he shattered his own leg. His brittle bones shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone. Without physical activity, the only way a human body can digest a Hot Pocket is by shedding layers of its own skeleton to battle it. Bones aren't the only thing that atrophy when you're in the World of Warcraft, though. You also lose your communication skills. For a lot of players, their only social interaction comes when they tell someone they spelled hommo wrong. Their brains have forgotten what's appropriate, and their mouths have forgotten how to talk. So their questions end up things like, "How do you physically disable your boners? They always happen when I'm afk plus my guild leader says I won't need them during the next arena season."
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For her second solo exhibition at the Xippas Gallery, Farah Atassi displays a group of never-before-seen canvases that she produced in New York while at the ISCP residency. In these works, she confronts modernism with a rival aesthetic: German Expressionism and folkloric ornament.
Born in Brussels in 1981, Farah Atassi was the first to be awarded the Jean-François Prat Prize in 2012. This year she benefitted from a six-month residency in New York with the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP). Her works are part of several collections, including the National Museum of Modern Art/Georges Pompidou Center, Mac/Val (Museum of Contemporary Art in Val-de-Marne), and France's National Collection of Contemporary Art.
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whts the website
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e visto otro video de esta vieja y las mama bien rico
does anybody knows the name of this girl?
Asian women are usually very quiet in public, but quite loud when having sex in private. I was on a train from Tokyo to Mishima on a business trip. Two young women (probably early 20s) were sitting behind me on the local train, and one of them reached over the seat and tapped me on the shoulder, asking if they could ask me some quiestions since they knew I had to be American. One moved to the seat next to me while the other stood up and leaned over the seat back. Their English was not bad, so I was able to understand them. We had a nice talk for the next hour as the train finally got to Mishima. They asked me what hotel and I told them, and they said they would help me get there. They waited in the lobby while I checked in, I took my luggage upstairs, then met then in the hotel restaurant. I bought them dinner since they had been so nice to help me. Turns out they wanted to spend the night with me, so I told them the room number, and each came up within 5 minutes of each other. We talked a bit more, then got undressed and got into the queen sized bed and it was quite a night. The girls had no modesty in the room (which was not apparent in public). I was teaching a class to one of our business clients over that week and they went home during the day and to their jobs, but came back each night. Their fascinattion was being with an American and the size of my dick, which apparently was larger than what they were use to.
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name is Yui Hatano or mei sawai? different informations in the other posts.
try search mai sawai or Yui Hatano. i have seen many other videos of this girl in internet
Cant choose JAPANESE or Korean
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MF Global trustee criticizes Corzine, execs
WASHINGTON (AP) — A trustee overseeing MF Global says a risky trading strategy and "negligent conduct" by former CEO Jon Corzine and his top managers contributed to the brokerage firm's collapse in late 2011.
A report issued Thursday by the trustee, former FBI director Louis Freeh, said Corzine and his team ignored the advice of MF Global's chief risk officer regarding trading strategy.
The report said they also failed to fix gaps in the firm's system for monitoring its cash flows and customer funds.
MF Global failed after it made a calamitous $6.3 billion bet on debt issued by Italy, Spain and other European nations with troubled economies. The New York-based firm filed for bankruptcy protection in October 2011. It was the eighth-largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history and the biggest on Wall Street since the September 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers that set off the financial crisis. More than $1 billion in customer money was discovered to be missing.
Freeh acted on behalf of MF Global creditors. His findings echo those of reports issued last year by another MF Global trustee and a U.S. House panel.
"The negligent conduct identified in this report foreseeably contributed to MF Global's collapse," the new report says. While the difficult economic climate at the time and other factors may have hastened the firm's failure, the risky business strategy and conduct by Corzine and his team helped fuel its demise, it says.
Corzine, a former Democratic U.S. senator and governor of New Jersey, stepped down as MF Global CEO in November 2011.
Steven Goldberg, a spokesman for Corzine, called the trustee's report "a clear case of Monday morning quarterbacking." The report "intentionally ignores" the failure of banks and other firms that were MF Global's trading partners to pay what they owed MF Global "and the profound impact this failure had on MF Global's customers," Goldberg said in a statement.
"There simply is no basis for the suggestion that Mr. Corzine breached his fiduciary duties or was negligent," the statement said.
Much of the missing customer money belonged to farmers, ranchers and other business owners who used MF Global to reduce their risks from the fluctuating prices of commodities such as corn and wheat.
To date about 89 percent of the money has been recovered for U.S. customers of the firm and around 18 percent for foreign customers, according to the other MF Global trustee, James Giddens, who has overseen the liquidation of the firm's operations and distributed recovered funds to customers.
Giddens last year joined a lawsuit against Corzine and other former executives brought by MF Global customers. MF Global shareholders also have sued Corzine and other executives.
No one has been charged in the MF Global case. Federal regulators, Congress and a federal grand jury in Chicago have investigated MF Global's failure and the disappearance of customers' money.
Corzine was co-chairman of Goldman Sachs before going into politics. He testified in congressional hearings in December 2011 that he didn't know any customer money was missing until Oct. 30, the day before MF Global's bankruptcy filing. Corzine said he never intended to "misuse" client money or order anyone else to do so. And he rebuffed an assertion that he knew about customer money that might have been transferred to a European affiliate just before MF Global collapsed.
Kent Jarrell, a spokesman for Giddens, said Thursday that if a settlement agreement Giddens' office reached last month with JPMorgan Chase & Co. is approved by the bankruptcy judge, the proportion of funds returned to customers could rise to more than 93 percent for U.S. customers and several percentage points above the range of 75 percent to 82 percent for foreign customers.
Under the deal, JPMorgan agreed to return $546 million to former MF Global customers. The bank held MF Global funds in several accounts and also processed the firm's securities trades.


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If you look at the peripherals, there aren't many relief pitchers more ideal for the Phillies than Astros righthander Wilton Lopez. He strikes batters out (7.3 per nine innings last season), does not walk any (1.1 BB/9) and has one of the better ground ball rates int he league (1.22 per flyball last year, nearly a half a ground ball better than the league average).
Lopez is also 29 years old and under club control for the next three seasons, so you can understand why, according to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, the Phillies have finalized a deal to acquire the right-hander.
The Phillies lost 12 games in which they carried a lead into the eighth inning. They finished seven games behind St. Louis for the second Wild Card spot in the NL. In 2011, they lost 5 games in which they carried a lead into the eighth inning. You do the math.
Lopez recorded 10 saves and nine holds with three blown saves last season. He allowed 32 percent of his inherited runners to score, which is slightly above league average, although a drastic improvement over the 24-of-44 mark that the triumvirate of Michael Schwimer, Josh Lindblom and Chad Qualls combined to surrender.
Details on the move are still slim. A Sebastian Valle for Lopez deal would make sense for both sides, but that is just speculation. We will update as we get them. But if Lopez is indeed in the fold, it will give the Phillies a tremendous boost in the eighth inning, where they struggled mightily last season.


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On the day the NFL announces who made its Pro Bowl, Browns cornerback Joe Haden laments his team's season. Browns writer Steve Doerschuk picks a Browns expansion-era all-star team, has Haden on it, and throws a few curveballs.
The Pro Bowl roster hadn't come out yet. That would happen Friday night. Joe Haden observed the imminent announcement like the wise old 24-year-old he has become. With disdain.
"The individual goals are cool," he said, "but at the end of the day, we won four games."
He piled sarcasm and disgust on "four games." He sounded like a veteran who understands how ridiculous a celebration looks from a guy on a team down by three touchdowns with one minute to play.
Even before Friday night's announcement, Haden and several of his teammates had been getting some national love, though.
It was a sign the team playing out the string at Pittsburgh has a chance to perk up in 2014.
Pete Prisco of cbs.sports.com put out his own Pro Bowl team, one he claimed rose above the popularity contest the real roster has become.
Prisco appointed left tackle Joe Thomas, wide receiver Josh Gordon and center Alex Mack as starters. He gave Haden and safety T.J. Ward backup status and listed tight end Jordan Cameron as a near miss.
That's quite a list for a 4-11 team.
Since 1999, Pro Bowls have had little relationship to the Browns. With that in mind, and with the entertainment value of the season in decline, here is my own alternative list — a view of an all-Browns Pro Bowl team.
The pool of players is anyone who has worn a Cleveland uniform during the expansion era, in the context of how well he performed for Cleveland.
Just for grins, after the "Pro Bowlers," we'll throw in a name that is more in keeping with the tragic comedy that has been the era:
1, Tim Couch; 2, Kelly Holcomb; 3, Derek Anderson.
Remembering: Ken Dorsey. Ohio was unkind to him, as he lost to the Buckeyes in a national title game and posted a 26.4 passer rating in four games with the 2008 Browns.
1, Jamal Lewis; 2, Peyton Hillis; 3, Reuben Droughns.
Remembering: Ben Gay. He disappeared as mysteriously as he appeared, never doing enough to qualify for a place on (as he called it) Mount St. Rushmore.
1, Josh Gordon; 2, Braylon Edwards; 3, Kevin Johnson.
Remembering: Quincy Morgan. "Believe that," his mantra went. He was at the center of the beyond-belief "Bottlegate."
1, Kellen Winslow; 2, Benjamin Watson; 3, Steve Heiden.
Remembering: Chad Mustard, an Omaha Beef arena legend before he was a Brown.
1, Joe Thomas; 2, Ryan Tucker; 3, Ross Verba.
Remembering: Orlando Brown. The penalty flag that flew into his eye in 1999 was a tone-setting omen for an era.
1, Eric Steinbach; 2, Barry Stokes; 3, Shaun O'Hara.
Remembering: Scott Rehberg. He looked bigger than any building in Canton when he walked across the stage at the expansion draft ... in Canton.
1, Alex Mack; 2, Dave Wohlabaugh; 3, Hank Fraley.
Remembering: LeCharles Bentley. Dreams of a fantastic free-agent signing went poof with a career-ending injury on his first day of training camp.
1, Terrelle Smith; 2, Lawrence Vickers; 3, Marc Edwards.
Remembering: Owen Marecic. He was one of the least popular players to come through, maybe because of his innocent role as a small part in the Julio Jones trade.
1, Orpheus Roye; 2, Courtney Brown; 3, Kenard Lang.
Remembering: Stalin Colinet. A press-box poet still likes to sing a parody of a Doors classic, subbing the Stalin "Call-in-ay" name for "riders on the storm."
1 Ahtyba Rubin; 2, Phil Taylor; 3, Gerard Warren.
Remembering: Shaun Rogers. What a grumpy cuss was he.
1, Jamir Miller; 2, Kamerion Wimbley; 3, Willie McGinest.
Remembering: Dwayne Rudd. The 2002 opener was won. The stadium roared. Then, Rudd ripped off his helmet, drew a time-expired penalty, and prolonged the game into a loss to the Chiefs.
1, D'Qwell Jackson; 2, Andra Davis; 3, Eric Barton.
Remembering: Wali Rainer. When Chris Spielman couldn't play any more, Rainer had to. He always bled like a boxer at the top of his nose.
1, Robert Griffith; 2, T.J. Ward; 3, Brodney Pool.
Remembering: Earl Little. No one ever campaigned harder for Pro Bowl votes everyone knew would never come.
1, Joe Haden; 2, Corey Fuller; 3, Daylon McCutcheon.
Remembering: Gary Baxter. A big free-agent pickup in 2005, he played five games in his first year, blew out two knees in the third game of his second year, and never came back.


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FERGUSON (AP) - Some incidents of looting and vandalism have been reported after a vigil held for an unarmed black man shot and killed by a suburban St. Louis police officer.
A few thousand people had crammed the street Sunday night for the vigil for 18-year-old Michael Brown, who died a day earlier.
An Associated Press reporter saw some people looting a convenience store. Other witnesses reported seeing car windows kicked out.
Several dozen protesters sat down in street in a face-off with police in riot gear. Police made no move toward them.
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed an enforcement action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against MF Global Inc. (MF Global), a registered futures commission merchant (FCM), MF Global Holdings Ltd. (Holdings), former Chief Executive Officer of MF Global and Holdings Jon S. Corzine, and former Assistant Treasurer of MF Global Edith O'Brien based on, among other violations, MF Global's unlawful use of customer funds that harmed thousands of customers and violated fundamental customer protection laws on an unprecedented scale.
MF Global has agreed to settle all charges against it on terms set forth in a proposed order that is subject to court approval and includes 100% restitution of the approximately $1 billion lost by all commodity customers when the firm failed on October 31, 2011. Commissioner Jill Sommers stated, "I am pleased that the MF Global Trustee has agreed to settle the charges against the company. There is nothing more important than doing everything possible to make full restitution to all commodity customers. I am also proud of the members of the Division of Enforcement team, who have worked so hard on this case to bring us to where we are today."
According to the Complaint, Corzine, a former U.S. Senator and New Jersey Governor with more than twenty years of Wall Street experience, joined MF Global as CEO in March 2010 with a plan to transform the firm from a futures broker into a major investment bank. Corzine's strategy called for making increasingly risky and larger investments of the firm's money. In the summer and fall of 2011, as MF Global's need for cash was rising and its sources of cash were diminishing, Corzine knew that the firm was relying more and more on proprietary funds that it held alongside customer funds in FCM customer accounts. During this time, Corzine did not enhance MF Global's deficient systems and controls sufficiently to ensure that the firm's increasing reliance on FCM cash did not result in unlawful uses of customer money. Ultimately, these failures contributed to the massive customer losses.
As alleged, during October 2011, MF Global was on the brink of failure and in desperate need of cash to survive. As Holdings' Treasurer told Holdings' CFO at that time, in one of many recorded phone calls obtained by the CFTC, the firm was "skating on the edge," without "much ice left." Corzine was warned about the firm's liquidity stresses, and he knew that the firm violated its own policy that had been designed to protect customer funds. Holdings' Treasurer recommended to Holdings' CFO in a recorded call, "we have to tell Jon that enough is enough. We need to take the keys away from him."
In the last week of October 2011, with virtually no other sources of immediate cash to turn to, the firm repeatedly and unlawfully used customer funds for firm needs, ultimately leaving it nearly $1 billion short of customer funds. In that last week, Corzine is alleged to have been aware of the firm's true low cash balance, even as he directed the firm to continue paying large obligations without inquiring how the firm could come up with the money to do so. Corzine is charged for the firm's violations as an MF Global "control person" who, among other things, did not act in good faith and is also charged with violating his legal obligations to diligently supervise.


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The menu dates all the way back to March 4, 1945. It's pretty fascinating to see just how differently restaurant goers ate back then -- bleech. Lucky we live in modern times.


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England's Rose blooms after 17-year wait for major
Ever since Greg Norman's final-round implosion allowed Nick Faldo win the Masters in 1996, a generation of fine English talent has come up short in golf's four major championships.
With his seven top-3 finishes, Lee Westwood's near misses are a thing of golfing folklore. Luke Donald has been ranked No. 1 but never come that close down the stretch in a major. Ian Poulter saves his best for the Ryder Cup, while Paul Casey's star has fallen since his breakthrough year in 2009.
Finally, after a 17-year wait, England has a major winner in U.S. Open champion Justin Rose.
The English public has long held high hopes for Rose since he chipped in on the final hole to finish fourth at the 1998 British Open at Royal Birkdale as a skinny 17-year-old amateur. His career has taken many twists and turns since, but he realized his vast potential with a one-shot win at Merion on Sunday.
Rose is England's first U.S. Open champion since Tony Jacklin in 1970.
"He had that audacious chip in at Birkdale when he was 17 and then witnessed the difficult time he had after turning pro and all the struggles that he had, and to fight through that takes a lot of courage and what was shown was exactly that," Jacklin told BBC Radio 5 Live radio on Monday.
"He's a good guy and he's good for the game and he hopefully will open the door for more British players to give us some of the same."
The modest, mild-mannered Rose is among the most popular players on the circuit and his victory has been well-received, in England and beyond.
"Best player in the world the last few years," 2010 US Open champion Graeme McDowell said on Twitter. "Major much deserved."
Rory McIlroy also tweeted his congratulations, saying the victory "couldn't happen to a better lad."
"Rose to the Top," was the headline in the English newspaper The Sun. "Rose's Sweet Smell of Success," said The Independent.
Most of the English papers ran photos of Rose on the 18th hole, looking upward and pointing his fingers to the sky in tribute to father Ken, who died of leukemia in 2002.
"Father's Day was not lost on me," Rose said. "You don't have opportunities to really dedicate a win to someone you love. And today was about him and being Father's Day."
British golf has rarely had it this good the past couple of years. Donald, Westwood and McIlroy took turns at No. 1 in 2012. McIlroy, McDowell and Darren Clarke — all of Northern Ireland — have won majors since 2010.
Britons were the bedrock of Europe's Ryder Cup successes in 2010 and 2012. Rose made birdie putts on Nos. 17 and 18 on the final day of last year's match at Medinah to clinch a stunning singles win over Phil Mickelson, one of the catalysts for Europe's record comeback against the United States.
On that day, Mickelson stood back and applauded Rose for his courageous play on the greens. Nine months later, it was the same player who suffered at the hands of the 32-year-old Englishman, finishing one shot behind for a sixth second place at the Open.
Rose's technique, which held up so well at Merion as he calmly made par on the unforgiving 18th under intense pressure, has always been a thing of beauty. It helped him capture big amateur tournaments when he was 14 and 15. By the time he'd won the silver medal at Royal Birkdale in 1998 for being the highest-placed amateur, comparisons were already being made with Faldo.
Rose turned professional the very next day but missed 21 cuts in a row. Victories in the Dunhill Championship and British Masters in 2002 confirmed his potential but it wasn't until last year that he really became a force, winning at Doral for his first victory in a World Golf Championship.
"I think the fact that it hasn't been easy for him, took him a while to get where he did, has meant that he is a great inspiration for everybody here," said Chris Gotla, general manager of North Hants Golf club where Rose played as a teenager. "Everyone here knew how good he was going to be."
Rose, who was born in Johannesburg and moved to England with his family when he was 5, was playing in the final round with Donald, who fell away after a poor start and tied for eighth — seeing yet another chance at a major slip by.
The 32-year-old Rose has made that breakthrough, though.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Stan Van Gundy the team president has been on the spot this offseason, trying to acquire players who can help Detroit's lineup become a bit more cohesive on the court.
Then it will be up to Stan Van Gundy the coach to decide who plays and how often.
''When you've been where we've been the last few years, everything's open. Everything,'' Van Gundy said. ''You can't go to anybody on our team and tell them that I've promised them anything.''
The Pistons haven't done anything drastic since Van Gundy took over as coach and team president in May, but they have added a few under-the-radar free agents who give the roster a bit more depth. Now the stage is set for some spirited competition once the season starts, especially on the perimeter.
Detroit signed Jodie Meeks, D.J. Augustin and Caron Butler, all of whom can shoot from 3-point range and potentially free up space for Andre Drummond, Greg Monroe and Josh Smith to operate inside. While the free agent buzz around the league has centered on stars like LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh, Van Gundy has quietly added some more options for his new team.
''I like the makeup of our team right now,'' Van Gundy said. ''But it's going to come down to things you don't know. How well are we going to play together? How committed are we going to be at the defensive end of the floor? How well are guys going to accept roles?''
The Pistons waived guard Peyton Siva and forward Josh Harrellson, but that still leaves a logjam on the perimeter with Brandon Jennings, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Kyle Singler in the mix along with Meeks, Augustin and Butler. It's hard to say what the future holds for Will Bynum, who played a decent amount last season as a backup point guard.
Van Gundy has talked a lot about character and the need to take work ethic into account when acquiring players. The Pistons have missed the playoffs the last five seasons and gone through several coaches in the process, so it's a franchise in desperate need of some stability.
''I think you want to get your culture right, above anything else, and I think it's naive to think that you're going to do that through the power of your personality, or your, you know, incredible leadership skills,'' Van Gundy said, with a touch of sarcasm.
''To me, the way you do it is by the people you put on your team and in your locker room. That's how the culture gets changed.''
Although Van Gundy has made several changes at the margins, the Pistons are still relying on their impressive front line. Drummond, Monroe and Smith all had the ability to dominate a game last season, but they seldom seemed to play well at the same time.
The 6-foot-11 Monroe is a restricted free agent, so his future with the Pistons remains somewhat up in the air. Van Gundy is hoping for the best.
''We need a lot of people to take a step up and play better,'' Van Gundy said. ''I think the biggest way for improvement - all of our guys, the returning guys, all have got to play at a higher level. There's no question about that.
''We can add whoever we add, but to really take a step, Andre, Greg, Josh, Brandon - in particular, those four guys - have to take a step forward and have better years,'' he said.


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PITTSBURGH (AP) All eyes were supposed to be on Gregory Polanco. But thanks to his new-found success against left-handed pitchers, Anthony Rizzo stole the show.
Rizzo homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 Tuesday night, spoiling Polanco's much-anticipated debut.
Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the first inning off lefty Francisco Liriano, who came out in the fourth with discomfort on his right side. Rizzo also doubled and scored in the fourth and hit an RBI double in the seventh, a drive to deep right-center that struck Polanco's left wrist as the touted Pirates rookie tried to make the catch.
Rizzo has five home runs and a .344 batting average in 61 at-bats against left-handers this season. Last year, he batted .189 with seven homers against southpaws in 189 at-bats.
''I feel more comfortable against them now and it's the best I've ever hit left-handers at any level,'' Rizzo said. ''I don't know if I'll ever figure lefties out - or right-handers, either - but I do feel confident against them.''
Rizzo has every reason to feel confident. He has five homers in his last 10 games, raising his season total to 13.
''You can talk about mechanics and scouting reports and everything else, but the biggest thing in this game is confidence,'' Rizzo said. ''If you step into the batter's box with confidence, then you're giving yourself a much better chance to hit.''
Polanco went 1 for 5 after getting called up from Triple-A Indianapolis, where the right fielder was leading the International League with a .347 batting average and 49 RBIs in 62 games.
''It was a lot of fun,'' he said. ''It was exciting. I was a little nervous at first but then I relaxed and had fun.''
Pinch-hitter Luis Valbuena's two-run double off Casey Sadler (0-1) broke a 3-all tie in the sixth and put Chicago ahead for good.
Travis Wood (6-5) allowed three runs and nine hits in 6 2-3 innings.
''It was a grind at times but I got through it,'' Wood said.
Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer for the Pirates, his ninth of the season and fifth in nine June games.
Valbuena and Junior Lake each had two hits for the Cubs, as did Pittsburgh's Russell Martin and Starling Marte.
Rizzo scored on a single by Starlin Castro in the seventh to push Chicago's lead to 7-3.
Rizzo's homer put the Cubs up 2-0, but the Pirates tied it on McCutchen's drive in the third.
In the top of the fourth, Rizzo led off with a double and scored on Darwin Barney's double. Pittsburgh tied it again in the bottom half on pinch-hitter Jose Tabata's RBI double.
''Rizzo's blast there in the first inning kind of got us rolling and we did a good job of adding on runs after that,'' Chicago manager Rick Renteria said.
Liriano allowed two runs in three-plus innings. He bent over and held his back after throwing a pitch to Rizzo, then left the mound after a few warmup pitches.
After leading the Pirates with 16 wins last season, Liriano has struggled this year. He is 1-6 with a 4.60 ERA in 14 starts.
Liriano will almost certainly miss his scheduled start Sunday in Miami and could land on the disabled list. Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole (right shoulder fatigue) went on the DL on Sunday and second baseman Neil Walker (appendectomy) followed him Tuesday.
NOTES: The Cubs released RHP Jose Veras, one week after designating him for assignment. He was 0-2 with an 8.10 ERA in 12 relief appearances while going 0 for 2 on save chances. ... Pittsburgh 3B Pedro Alvarez got the night off. He is 1 for 18 against Wood. ... Chicago RHP Jason Hammel (6-3, 2.53 ERA) is scheduled to start Wednesday night against RHP Brandon Cumpton (1-2, 6.51).


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April 10. 2013 3:05PM
Manchester police identify body found in Merrimack River as city woman
MANCHESTER - Police have identified the body pulled from the Merrimack River in Manchester last weekend as a city woman.
Manchester Police spokesperson Lt. Maureen Tessier said the body of Ellen Reynolds, 55, of 619 Union St., Manchester, was found partially submerged in an area under the Granite Street Bridge near Phillippe Cote Street around 7 a.m. last Saturday.
Tessier said an autopsy conducted by the state's medical examiner determined the cause of death as drowning. She said that while Manchester police are still awaiting the results of a toxicology report, police don not suspect foul play in the woman's death.
In Nashua, police said they are still trying to positively identify the body of a man found Thursday, April 4, in the Nashua River.


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BEIJING (AP) — Xu Liangying, a renowned Chinese rights advocate, physicist and translator of Einstein, has died in Beijing. Xu was 92.
Xu's death on Monday was widely reported on academic discussion boards and confirmed by a doctor reached by phone at Haidian Hospital's intensive care unit in Beijing's university district where Xu lived for many years. The doctor declined to be identified by name and no cause of death was given.
Xu began translating Einstein in 1962 after being forced to leave his job as editor of a leading science journal for having criticized the policies of the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong.
In all, Xu was the main translator of the three volumes of "The Collected Works of Einstein in Chinese," and initiated or wrote numerous letters and petitions defending human rights.
Born in 1920 in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Xu showed an early talent for physics and studied under Wang Ganchang, later to help lead China's atomic bomb program. His college years coincided with Japan's World War II invasion of much of China, and Xu became radicalized by the realization of human suffering and inequality, joining the Communist Party before the 1949 revolution when it was still an underground organization.
After a stint at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xu denounced Mao's crackdown on intellectuals in 1957 and was himself labeled a rightist and fired from his government job. Forced to move to the countryside, he began the translation project as a way to remain intellectually stimulated, even though Einstein had been criticized by many communists for the philosophical bent of some of his work.
Xu's manuscripts were confiscated during the chaotic 1966-76 Cultural Revolution, when many writers and educated Chinese were persecuted. Yet he recovered them eventually and brought them to publication in 1975, after which he regained his position at the academy and gradually became an advocate for human rights, democracy, free speech and academic freedom.
Xu was confined to occasional house arrest following the bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations centered on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, but continued his rights advocacy. He was the recipient of honors, including the New York Academy of Sciences' Heinz R. Pagels Award and the 2008 Andrei Sakharov Prize given by the American Physical Society.
"For a lifetime's advocacy of truth, democracy, and human rights — despite surveillance and house arrest, harassment and threats, even banishment — through his writings and publicly speaking his mind," the society wrote in its dedication.


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On World Cancer Day Holland America Line Launches 'On Deck for a Cause' Shipboard Fundraising Program Supporting Six International Cancer Organizations
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On World Cancer Day Holland America Line Launches 'On Deck for a Cause' Shipboard Fundraising Program Supporting Six International Cancer Organizations
NEWSROOM: Holland America Line
CONTENT: Press Release
SEATTLE, Feb. 4, 2013 / 3BL Media /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of World Cancer Day, today Holland America Line announces "On Deck for a Cause," a new shipboard giving program that will benefit six international cancer organizations located in the United States, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom.
On Deck for a Cause invites guests to participate in a noncompetitive 5k fundraising walk on every sailing aboard each of the line's 15 ships, with proceeds to be distributed among the American Cancer Society, Canadian Cancer Society, Cancer Council Australia, Cancer Research UK, Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid) and KWF Kankerbestrijding (Dutch Cancer Society). The program will be implemented on ships in the coming month.
"With this new program Holland America Line will increase our support of the global fight against cancer," said Stein Kruse, president and chief executive officer for Holland America Line. "Giving back is part of the Holland America Line culture, and it's gratifying to be able to support these incredible organizations in six countries where the majority of our guests live. This new program will help raise significant funds for cancer research, education, screening and treatment programs."
Guests of all ages are invited to donate $20 to the Holland America Line Foundation, with a minimum of 80 percent ($16) to be distributed to the organizations. The remaining 20 percent will cover program and administrative expenses. On a day at sea, participants join in a 5k walk around the ship's decks. Guests may walk less or not at all, as they prefer. Participants will also receive an On Deck for a Cause T-shirt, wristband and a reception following the walk. Depending on the ship, the distance to reach 5k ranges from nine to 12 laps.
Nearly 500 On Deck for a Cause events will occur across the Holland America Line fleet in the coming year, with walks taking place on cruises globally including the Mediterranean, Caribbean, South Pacific, Alaska's Inside Passage, Mexico, Asia, the Baltic, Australia, New Zealand and South America.
Holland America Line and its corporate foundation's charitable giving programs include cash sponsorships, in-kind donations, shipboard events, free- and reduced-fare cruise donations for nonprofit fundraising events, donations of usable shipboard items around the world, employee volunteerism and other philanthropic activities.
For more information about On Deck for a Cause, Holland America Line's cruises and CruiseTours, consult a professional travel seller, call 1-877-SAIL-HAL (1-877-724-5425) or visit www.hollandamerica.com.
Find Holland America Line on Twitter, Facebook and the Holland America Blog. Access all social media outlets via the Online Communities quick link on the home page at www.hollandamerica.com.
About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE: CCL and CUK)]
Holland America Line's fleet of 15 ships offers more than 500 cruises to 415 ports in 98 countries, territories or dependencies. One- to 110-day itineraries visit all seven continents and highlights include Antarctica, South America, Australia/New Zealand and Asia voyages; a Grand World Voyage; and popular sailings to ports in the Caribbean, Bermuda, Alaska, Mexico, Canada/New England, Europe and Panama Canal. The line currently has a new ship on order from Fincantieri shipyard for delivery in fall 2015.
Fleetwide, the company features Signature of Excellence enhancements, a commitment totaling more than $500 million, that showcase the Culinary Arts Center presented by Food & Wine magazine — a state-of-the-art onboard show kitchen where more than 60 celebrated guest chefs and culinary experts provide cooking demonstrations and classes — Explorations Cafe powered by The New York Times, Digital Workshop powered by Windows, teens-only activity areas and all new stateroom amenities highlighted by flat-panel TVs and plush Euro-top Mariner's Dream Beds.
Worlds Leading Cruise Lines
Holland America Line is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines. Our exclusive alliance also includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Cunard, Princess Cruises, Costa Cruises and Seabourn. Sharing a passion to please each guest and a commitment to quality and value, World's Leading Cruise Lines inspires people to discover their best vacation experience. Together, we offer a variety of exciting and enriching cruise vacations to the world's most desirable destinations. Visit us at www.worldsleadingcruiselines.com.
Sally Andrews
Copyright 2013 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved.
NEWSROOM: Holland America Line
CONTENT: Press Release


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young people entitled Mental Health and Growing Up.
This leaflet gives some basic information about bipolar disorder
and some advice on how to get help.
What is bipolar affective disorder?
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a condition in which
a young person has extreme changes of mood - periods of being
unusually happy (known as 'mania' or 'hypomania'), and periods of
being unusually sad ('depression'). It is sometimes called' manic
depressive disorder',' bipolar affective disorder' or 'bipolar mood
The mood-swings are way beyond what would be
considered normal for a particular individual, and are out of
keeping with their personality.
Hw common is it?
Bipolar disorder is extremely rare in young
children, but there are quite a few studies that suggest that it
may start in teenage years and in early adult life. It affects
about one in 100 adults.
The condition can be hard to recognise in
teenagers because more extreme behaviour can be part of this stage
of life.
Below is a list of the symptoms in each
episode. A young person needs to have at least one manic or
hypomanic episode to be diagnosed with BD.
Symptoms that can occur during
a 'high' or manic episode
Symptoms that can occur during
a depressive episode
'Hypomania' is a milder form of mania (less
severe and for shorter periods). During these periods, people can
actually become very productive and creative and so see these
experiences as positive and valuable. However, hypomania, if left
untreated, can become more severe, and may be followed by an
episode of depression.
At the extreme end, some people also develop
something called psychosis. This is when someone has strong,
bizarre beliefs e.g. that they have superhuman powers or are being
watched or followed.
On the milder end, you may just feel sad and
gloomy all the time. Here too, at the extreme end, some people can
develop psychosis.
Symptoms that can occur during a mixed
A mixture of manic symptoms and depressive
symptoms at the same time.
What effects can bipolar
disorder have?
Where can I get
The exaggerated thoughts, feelings and
behaviours can affect many aspects of life and can lead to:
The longer the condition continues without
treatment, the more harmful it is likely to be to the life of the
young person and to their family.
The first step towards getting help is to
recognise that there might be a problem. Seeking medical advice
early on is very important. If the bipolar illness can be
identified and treated quickly, this reduces its harmful
How is it treated?
You should contact your GP first. If
necessary, they can then make a referral to your local child and
adolescent mental health service (CAMHS), who can offer more
specialist help.
In the short term, depending on whether you are high or low and
how severe it is, you may need different treatments.
When you have severe symptoms, you may need medications and also
sometimes admission to hospital to help your symptoms and also keep
you safe.
In the long term, the goal of treatment is to help you have a
healthy, balanced and productive life. This would include
understanding the condition, controlling the symptoms and
preventing the illness from coming back.
Below we briefly describe each aspect of the
Hospital care
Medication usually plays an important role in
the treatment of bipolar disorder, especially if episodes are
severe. In the initial stages of the illness, medication helps to
reduce the symptoms.
The choice of medication can depend upon the
type of episode (manic or depressed). Everyone is different and so
the type of medication that is recommended will also be
The three main types of medication that are
helpful are:
It is important that medications are not taken
only when the problems are serious. If your child has had more than
one severe episode of illness, staying on medication is important
to reduce the risk of further episodes.
Medication may be needed for months or even
years. Some people may, under medical supervision, be able to stop
their medication when they have recovered and have felt well for a
They may need physical examinations and tests
(like blood test) before starting or while on medication. It is
important that if prescribed medication, you are regularly seen by
your doctor or psychiatrist.
Side-effects of the medication can occur, some
of which are quite serious. The psychiatrist will be able to advise
about what they are and about what can be done to help. The risk of
side-effects needs to be balanced against the risk of the damaging
effects of the illness on a person's life.
No young person should be taking medication
unless they are reviewed by a health professional regularly. This
is to monitor the dose of the drug and to check for
Talking treatments (also known as
It is crucial that drug treatments are
combined with practical help for the young person and their
Help with understanding the illness (psycho
It is very important that the young person
with bipolar disorder and their family are helped to understand the
condition, how best to cope and what to do to reduce the chances of
it recurring.
The young person and their family may notice
particular 'triggers' to their episodes and/or early warning signs
that an episode may be starting - being aware of these can help
reduce the chance of episodes occurring, and getting help in the
earliest stages of an episode can stop it from escalating.
Family-focused treatment
Stress at home can worsen the situation and
can even trigger an episode of the illness. Talking therapy in
which the whole family is helped to find ways of reducing stress,
solving problems and communicating more effectively has been shown
to help young people with BD get better, and stay well.
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT)
This is another type of talking therapy in
which the young person, sometimes with their family, learns to
understand the links between their feelings and thoughts and how
this affects their behaviour.
Some young people may need to go into hospital
for intensive support if the symptoms are severe.
It is important for the young person to
recognise that they are not alone and to keep up hope.
Many people only have a few mood swings and
then the problem goes away. For others, it becomes a lifelong
pattern which they learn to live with and manage.
An episode of bipolar disorder can interfere
with education because it is difficult to learn when they are
unwell. An important part of recovery is to begin to plan returning
to education or to think about work.
Christina, aged
Rachel's story
"I was a happy, confident person studying for
11 GCSEs, and enjoying a good social life with a large circle of
friends. All seemed well in my life.
Suddenly from feeling really cheerful, happy and full of energy,
I withdrew to my room, stopped eating and stopped talking to
everybody, even my parents. I was having vivid hallucinations,
became paranoid and even thought about hurting myself.
My parents became really worried and eventually I was admitted
to a child and adolescent psychiatric unit.
I now realise that I was manic before I plunged into black
depression. One I was diagnosed as bi-polar (manic depressive), I
was able to understand and come to terms with my illness.
Medication was given to me to deal with the mood swings, together
with a talking therapy.
With support from my family and friends, I am now back at school
and I hope to go to medical school in the next couple of years.
Extract from
The Young Mind: an essential guide to mental health for young
adults, parents and teachers
"Rachel is fifteen-year-old girl who has
suffered episodes of depression in the past. Two months ago she
started to talk very quickly and seemed to have lots of energy. She
was excited about everything and was making all her friends laugh a
Over a three-day period Rachel barely slept or ate and started
to say things that did not really make sense; for example, she told
friends that was a princess in Taiwan. She also started swearing
and became extremely flirtatious, which was out of character. She
is quoted as saying, "I've never felt so great - I'm flying. I'm
eleven on a scale of one to ten."
Rachel's parents were very worried and on the fourth night of
her not sleeping, they took her to the local A&E department,
where she was seen by a psychiatrist who arranged for her to stay
in hospital. A diagnosis of bipolar disorder was confirmed and
treatment was given to bring Rachel's mood back to normal. She now
has treatment to help prevent episodes of both depressed and
abnormally high mood in the future.
She has been working with a community psychiatric nurse to
improve her ability to recognise her own mood state and take
measures to protect herself from further episodes."
UK -Supports people with a diagnosis of bipolar
disorder and their families.
Rethink mental
illness - A national charity that helps people
affected by a severe mental illness to recover a better quality of
SANE - A national
charity which improves the quality of life for people affected by
mental illness.
YoungMinds -
Provides information and advice on child mental health issue and a
Parents'Helpline:0800 802 5544.
Further reading
National Institute for Health and Clinical
Excellence (2006). The management of bipolar disorder in adults,
children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care. Patient
version. www.nice.org.uk
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This Week In Island History
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, January 24, 1913
Mr. George Howland, who has been in Boston several days attending the poultry show, has returned to his home on Shore Road.
In the weekly shoot of the Diamond Spring Rifle Club Friday evening, nine members participated. George Harris made the high mark, 437.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, January 27, 1938
At the School Committee meeting it was reported that a contract had been signed with the Holy Ghost Society for the use of its hall for basketball, and that the boys were playing each Wednesday and the girls each Thursday afternoon.
Chief of Police Chester J. Greene was elected truant offi cer for the year.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, January 23, 1963
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, the state agency seeking to build the Newport Bay Bridge, would be abolished under a bill introduced in the state Senate yesterday. The authority has been opposed by many Jamestown residents because of its plan to finance the bridge by continuing tolls on the Jamestown Bridge and Mount Hope Bridge. No other plan of financing has been offered by their opponents who state that they do not oppose the proposed bridge itself, just the proposed fi- nancing.
Jamestown's civil defense organization was frustrated last night in its plan to inform the citizenry on preparedness to meet disaster. Only nine persons, including the janitor, were present at a meeting arranged for an audience of 200 in the Jamestown School.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, January 25, 1988
The Federal Highway Administration has suggested an alternative land purchase proposal that may protect more wetlands from the new cross-island connector road. The plan could allow the state to buy some parcels south of the new road and east of the North Road, which town officials want to protect.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press, January 22, 1998
School Committee Chairwoman Sirje Carl tried to open last Thursday's meeting at the designated time of 7:30 p.m. but couldn't – more than a dozen people were still lined up past the door waiting to sign the public forum list for an opportunity to speak on the subject of revising the school's voucher policy.
In its final budget proposal to the Town Council Saturday morning, the Harbor Management Commission requested that the town "shelter" a $20,400 shortfall anticipated for fiscal 1998-99, which begins March 1.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press, January 23, 2003
The drought in Rhode Island offi cially has ended. The state agency monitoring the lack of rain over the past year declared the drought over about two weeks ago because of the heavy rain fall in recent weeks.
Town Council President Guy Settipane said Tuesday that he expects the town will be able to keep the new budget increase under the state-mandated 5.5 percent if the state provides the town with an anticipated $400,000 in motor vehicle tax revenues. The council is working to trim the $6 million budget.


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Now that we are well into the new year, how are you managing your resolutions and goals? Even with sincere intentions, creating new habits is a challenge, especially for busy and working parents with an infant, toddler or preschool child.
Pursuing goals can be fun if you take your time and practice patience with yourself and others. Here are some suggestions for successfully managing your resolutions and goals while enjoying the process along the way.


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|Head Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track & Field Coach
Erick Camodeca, the leader of York's men's and women's cross
country and indoor and outdoor track & field programs, brings
an energy and competitive fire to the six Spartan programs which he
oversees. Camodeca, who has been at the helm of the men's
track & field squad for the previous five campaigns, became the
school's seventh full-time head coach during the summer of
2010. He is entering his sixth season at the helm of the track
& field programs and third as the head coach of the cross
country programs.
During his five seasons leading the men's side, Camodeca has guided the Green and White to 25 All-Capital Athletic Conference performances including eight titles – four of which were captured during the 2011 spring campaign.
The Spartans capture three individual championships in 2010 as they earned their third Capital Athletic Conference team championship. Camodeca was chosen by his peers as the league's Coach-of-the-Year, the Spartans' first such selection since former head coach Rich Achtzehn garnered the accolade in both the 1991 and 1992 seasons.
With his three previous seasons of experience, in which he not only served as the men's track head coach but also an assistant with the cross country program, Camodeca's transition into his newly expanded role as head coach of the cross country program in 2010 proved a smooth one. In 2011, he guided the Spartans to their first-ever Capital Athletic Conference men's cross country championship. He also oversaw the Spartans' first conference champion in women's cross country as Mandy Parshall nabbed the accolade in the fall of 2010.
Camodeca helped Tim Hartung win the Capital Athletic Conference championship in 2011 while Hartung also advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championship race, a first in the men's cross country program. Steven Childress was named the CAC Runner of the Year while Aaron Robertson was named the CAC Rookie of the Year.
A 2006 graduate of Goucher College, Camodeca later served his alma mater as an assistant to both the cross-country and track teams. Additionally, Camodeca has also received Level 1 Certification as appropriated by the United States Track and Field Association.
Camodeca's collegiate career was littered with success. He was part of the recording-setting 400m relay team, until a new school-best was established by the 400m relay team under his tutelage in 2007. Camodeca earned first-team All-CAC honors in 2004 for his efforts in the 400m Relay. He also scored in eight of 13 total events at the Capital Athletic Conference championship during his career.
Camodeca and his fiance, Lindsay Fitzpatrick, reside in Baltimore, Md.
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|Miniature Christmas tree from earlier days.
So for several months, I've been ripping out old carpet, purchasing furniture and accessories, and making minis from kits. I've also received several beautiful gifts and giveaway prizes to help complete the dollhouse. Several dollhouse miniatures that I kept from all of those years ago included a Christmas tree and a few other decorations, such as wrapped presents for under the tree, made by my younger self.
|Kitty stealing cookies--one is already missing!
Then recently I built a key piece of furniture from a kit (more about that in a future post!) and FINALLY made curtains for the parlor and the kitchen. Then I found this sweet Mama Mouse (Mavis Mouse) at a thrift store!
|Mavis Mouse working her paws to the bone baking Christmas goodies!
|Look what Mavis Mouse baked--yummy Christmas cookies and cakes!
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it! Happy Holidays! Until next time.... xoxo Jennifer


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How can kids be so cruel? Quiet Michigan high school sophomore Whitney Kropp was surprised to find she'd been voted by her classmates to homecoming court, where she has the chance to be crowned queen. Having been picked on at school, she figured she would never be considered, that such things were only for the popular kids.
Plus: Dad Gets Restraining Order on Bully
When she caught other students laughing and pointing at her in the hallways, and her male counterpart pulled out, she realized the truth: her selection had been a sick prank by other students. Her worst fears were confirmed with bullying over Facebook.
To her credit, Kropp is still attending the dance, with a boyfriend who's been supportive during her ordeal. The town has also rallied around her, providing free salon services, a gown and dinner for her night out. A local resident also started a Facebook support page, which has drawn support and shared stories from around the world.
"I'm excited to go because I can prove everyone wrong and say, you know, I'm not this joke that you guys thought of," Kropp told NBC News. "You guys doing this has made me stronger and I've got more self-esteem than what I had."