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Dave Morton, left, and Brian Goodman, who drive buses for a Kentucky school district, have taken temporary jobs at a high school to earn a little extra money during the summer.
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WASHINGTON — Hiring is exploding in the one corner of the U.S. economy where few want to be hired: temporary work.
Wal-Mart, General Motors, and PepsiCo are among companies that are increasingly turning to temps and to a much larger universe of freelancers, contract workers, and consultants. Combined, these workers number nearly 17 million people who have only tenuous ties to the companies that pay them — about 12 percent of everyone with a job.
The rise in temp and contract work shows that many employers aren't willing to hire for the long run.
The number of temps has jumped more than 50 percent since the recession ended four years ago to nearly 2.7 million — the most on government records dating to 1990. In no other sector has hiring come close.
Driving the trend are lingering uncertainty about the economy and employers' desire for more flexibility in matching their payrolls to their revenue. Some employers also have sought to sidestep the new health-care law's rule that they provide medical coverage for permanent workers. Last week, though, the Obama Administration delayed that provision of the law for a year.
The use of temps has extended into sectors that seldom used them in the past — professional services, for example, which include lawyers, doctors, and information technology specialists.
Temps typically receive low pay, few benefits, and scant job security. That makes them less likely to spend freely, so temp jobs tend not to boost the economy the way permanent jobs do. More temps and contract workers also help explain why pay barely has outpaced inflation since the recession ended.
Beyond economic uncertainty, Ethan Harris, global economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, thinks more lasting changes are taking root.
"There's been a generational shift toward a less committed relationship between the firm and the worker," Mr. Harris says.
An Associated Press survey of 37 economists in May found that three-quarters thought the increased use of temps and contract workers represented a long-standing trend.
Typical of that trend is Latrese Carr, who was hired by a Walmart in Glenwood, Ill., two months ago on a 90-day contract. She works 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., helping unload trucks and restocking shelves. Her pay is $9.45 an hour. There's no health insurance or other benefits.
Companies such as Wal-Mart, General Motors, and PepsiCo are using temporary workers to avoid making a permanent investment in their work forces.
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Ms. Carr, 20, didn't particularly want the overnight shift.
"I needed a job," she says.
The store managers have said some temps will be kept on permanently, Ms. Carr says, depending on their performance. But Ms. Carr isn't counting on it.
The trend toward contract workers was intensified by the depth of the recession and the tepid pace of the recovery. A heavy investment in long-term employment isn't a cost all companies want to bear anymore.
"There's much more appreciation of the importance of having flexibility in the work force," says Barry Asin of Staffing Industry Analysts, a consulting firm.
Business executives say temp work can provide valuable experience.
But research by Susan Houseman, an economist at the Upjohn Institute of Employment Research, has found that even when jobs are classified as "temp to permanent," only 27 percent of such assignments lead to permanent positions.
Todd Miller, CEO of software company Gwabbit in Carmel Valley, Calif., says about a third of his 20 employees are temporary.
If the economy were to accelerate, Mr. Miller says he might hire more permanent staff. But "I don't have tremendous confidence in this economy."
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Avast Ye! LEGOLAND Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth plans to launch an interactive waterpark called Pirate Beach.
Opening in August, the 10,000-square-foot exhibit will be the venue's second addition in the last two years and the first of its kind at any LEGOLAND in the world.
Designed to resemble a shipwrecked vessel, Pirate Beach aims to provide children with an aquatic experience that features water jets and fountains, squirt cannons and, get this, a 20-foot-tall mast holding a 50-gallon bucket that plunges water on visitors every few minutes.
Now you can beat the Texas heat at Grapevine's LEGOLAND Discovery Center this summer and celebrate playful piracy like never before.
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Boston Bombing: Authorities pursuing persons of interest
April 28. 2013 9:47PM
BOSTON (Reuters) - Congressional intelligence leaders said Sunday that authorities are pursuing "persons of interest" in the United States in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings, and asked for more help from Russian spy agencies.
Congressman Mike Rogers, the Republican chairman of the House intelligence committee, said better cooperation from Russia was needed in Washington's probe of the two suspected bombers' recent contacts and activities.
Speaking on ABC's "This Week," Rogers said he believed that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, the elder of two ethnic Chechen brothers suspected of carrying out the April 15 blasts in Boston, clearly changed during his visit to Russia in 2012, becoming "radicalized."
"I think they (Russia) have information that would be incredibly helpful and that they haven't provided yet," he said.
New details of the unfolding investigation emerged following reports on Saturday that Tamerlan Tsarnaev spoke to his mother about "jihad" in a 2011 phone call secretly recorded by Russian officials.
U.S. authorities learned of the wiretapped discussion between Tsarnaev and his mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, within the last few days, CBS News reported. Tsarnaev died in an April 18 shootout with police, three days after the bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260 others.
Asked about the information Russia might have, Rogers said of Russia's spy service, "The FSB is a hostile service to the FBI and the CIA and there is cultural problems there between where the Russians are and our folks. So they sent a letter, didn't have a lot of information."
Rogers added that subsequent U.S. requests for assistance have not been met.
"We still have persons of interest that we're working to find and identify and have conversations with," said Rogers. The Michigan lawmaker declined to say how many "persons of interest" there were.
"We are looking at phone calls before and after the bombing," the intelligence committee's senior Democrat, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, also said on ABC.
The revelations that others are being sought for questioning came as the suspected bombers' father told Reuters on Sunday that he has abandoned plans to travel to the United States. Speaking from a village in southern Russia, Anzor Tsarnaev said he believed he would not be able to see his surviving son, Dzhokhar, 19, who is being held in a federal prison in Massachusetts on charges he also carried out the bombing.


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Takeover target Australand says it has not received an approach from property giant Mirvac about a potential merger.
Australand recently rejected a partial takeover offer from property group GPT, and is now reportedly being considered as a target by Mirvac.
Both companies have commercial, industrial and residential property assets, including major office developments in Sydney and Melbourne.
The speculation caused a rise in Australand shares, up six cents, or 1.8 per cent, at $3.43 at 1221 AEDT.
Mirvac shares were down 3.25 cents, or 2.2 per cent, at $1.48.
But Australand said on Tuesday it had not received a merger proposal from Mirvac.
On December 7 GPT offered about $3 billion for Australand's investment property portfolio and its commercial and industrial property business.
Australand later rejected the bid and said it would not hold further talks with GPT, but the suitor has said it is committed to making an offer that is in the interests of shareholders of both companies.


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Deep trouble: How would you fill the Chicago Spire hole?
With major construction halted on the Chicago Spire, skyline wags already have started making sport of the giant hole from which architect Santiago Calatrava's twisting, 2,000-foot-tall tower is (or was) supposed to rise.
Might the hole, 76 feet deep by 110 feet wide, be filled with water and become the world's deepest swimming pool? Perhaps demonic sports federation directors would threaten to send losers in Olympic swimming races there, forcing them to backstroke in circles for the rest of their lives.
Kim Metcalfe, a spokeswoman for Spire developer Garrett Kelleher, insists that work on the skyscraper will resume, though she won't say when. If the Spire doesn't get built, experts sketch out three scenarios that a developer could follow: 1) Ignore what's on the 2.2-acre site now and build something different; 2) Pour a thick concrete mat over the Spire's caissons, which ring the hole, and use them to support a typical, right-angled skyscraper; 3) Use the caissons to hold up a shorter, cylinder-shaped skyscraper. Instead of the Spire, it could be called the Spud.
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We saw Boz Scaggs perform live with a jazz combo in Minneapolis at the Dakota Restaurant and Jazz Club earlier this year. Boz put on an awesome show in an intimate setting, covering some of the standards he has recorded in recent years as well as reinterpreting his hits of the 1970's. We sat about five feet from Boz, who is still lanky and cool after all these years. (The video below from his 2004 "Greates Hits Live" DVD gives a pretty good idea of how he sounds nowadays.) We loved the show.
This past Thursday night Boz returned to town with a new touring unit to play the State Theater before a sold-out crowd of old fans. Before a larger audience, the emphasis was naturally on his old hits rather than his new recordings. Singing the old songs, Boz sounds better than ever. During the first of two encores he played a smoldering version of Fenton Robinson's "Loan Me a Dime," from his first solo recording forty years ago. The guitar solos inevitably brought the late Duane Allman's essential contribution to the original recording to mind, but Boz's vocal plumbed new depths. The man can sing.
On earlier stops of this tour, Boz has played with Michael McDonald. In Minneapolis, Boz easily sold the house out on his own. He spoke fondly of Minneapolis as a venue when he returned for his second encore, recalling his first time through town many years ago at the old Guthrie Theater as well as subsequent stops at First Avenue. I can't find a list of upcoming tour dates online. If you get a chance to see him perform, though, don't miss it.
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Accenture Awarded $3 million bio surveillance contract
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Accenture Federal Services a $3 million, one-year contract to help the Office of Health Affairs enhance its bio surveillance capabilities using social media.
Accenture said it will work with OHA to develop a pilot that will manage, link and analyze data from social media networks in real time to better inform and protect the public in the event of a national health emergency such as an infectious disease outbreak or a biological attack.
Bio surveillance is the monitoring of public health trends and unusual occurrences, relying on pre-existing, real-time health data that's publicly available. Because of the vast amount of data and information available and shared through social media (Facebook, Twitter, blogs) collecting and understanding information from these channels can be critical.
"Social media platforms are now an everyday part of peoples' lives, finding their way into all forms of communication. Rapidly collecting and understanding what information is being shared will help OHA meet its mission to detect and respond to potential threats to national health security," John Matchette, who leads Accenture's Public Safety agency work, said in a statement.
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Fear of Losing Loyalty-Program Status Looms Larger Than Lost Luggage, Missed Flights
New Starwood Preferred Guest Survey of Global Travelers Reveals Loyalty Beyond Reason
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2012-- It may no longer be a stretch to say travelers are married to their frequent traveler programs. In fact, 73% of travelers would choose loyalty-program benefits over a spouse if they could take just one on the road, according to an eye-opening survey of nearly 10,000 globetrotters released today by Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG).
Relationships with hotel loyalty programs may even outlive marital unions, the survey said. Seventy-six percent of respondents revealed they felt their status in a hotel loyalty program would last longer than their marriage or current job. And, in a travel emergency, 70 percent of respondents said that their elite status in a hotel loyalty rewards program would be handier than their smartphone, tablet or even their personal assistant.
The study, commissioned to celebrate the launch of a suite of distinct benefits for Starwood Preferred Guest Members, polled 9,900 adults around the world who travel more than 25 times a year. Starwood Preferred Guest, the award-winning loyalty program of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), today announced new benefits that make SPG the richest elite program in the industry. The more Members stay, the more choices are available and the more personalized the benefits become with standouts like lifetime status, first-of-its-kind 24-hour check-in and a dedicated Starwood ambassador who provides one-on-one service to uniquely tailor the guest experience.
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The new survey demonstrates the value members attach to loyalty programs like Starwood Preferred Guest. Seventy-four percent of respondents said they would take an extra trip just to rack up miles or status in a loyalty program. And nearly the same number, 73 percent said they've taken extra business trips solely to rack up miles or status in a loyalty program.
"Honeymoon"? "Emergency"? Respondents would try subterfuge to get upgrades
Respondents were not above telling little white lies to get a better hotel room or hotel/airline travel upgrade. Nearly half of respondents, 45%, claimed they would pretend it was their honeymoon; 25% would pretend they had a family emergency; and 20% would pretend to be someone important.
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- If they could only take one item with them while traveling, most respondents would take their benefits in a hotel loyalty rewards program (73%), rather than their spouse/partner (15%) or luggage (11%).
- Losing their status in a hotel loyalty program (65%) scares respondents more than lost luggage (12%) or missing a flight (11%).
- The survey reinforces that hotel loyalty rewards programs have eclipsed other rewards programs in value. Half of respondents said they consider hotel loyalty programs most important, followed by credit-card (19%) and airline loyalty programs (13%).
Unparalleled benefits and an unmatched elite program have propelled Starwood Preferred Guest to stratospheric growth in 2011. SPG bookings now account for one of every two guests at Starwood properties; just five years ago, that figure was one in three.
To learn more about these exciting SPG changes that give Members more control over their hotel experience visit spg.com/morepower. All benefits begin March 1, 2012.
The survey was conducted for Starwood Preferred Guest by STUDYLOGIC LLC of Cedarhurst, NY via telephone of 9,900 adults across the globe who travel 25 times or more per year. Of respondents, 1620 came from the United States and Canada, 2100 from China, 1500 from the Middle East, 1590 from Latin America, 1560 from Japan, and 1530 from Europe. Interviews were conducted between January 1st and January 9th, 2012.
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The SPG program's breakthrough policy of No Blackout Dates at the world's most sought after collection of hotels, reinvented the hospitality loyalty program when it launched in 1999. By creating a program centered on its members, SPG has developed the most passionate and knowledgeable membership base in the hotel loyalty space. Through its use of new technologies and innovative channels such as SPG.com, SPG.com/stayconnected, SPG.com/flights and others, SPG continues to innovate and lead the industry. By offering No Blackouts on standard rooms at over 1,000 hotels and resorts in nearly 100 countries, No Blackouts on hundreds of airlines, and once in a lifetime experiences available through SPG Moments at spg.com/moments, the program has proven to be a big draw for the world's most frequent travelers, and a significant competitive advantage for Starwood. For more information about Starwood Preferred Guest please visit SPG.com.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1071 properties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. The company boasts one of the industry's leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
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During the band's current tour of Europe, As I Lay Dying's Phil Sgrosso checked in with some sick professionally-shot pictures of his new Charvel guitar from photographer Fiaz Farrelly.
"I love everything about my Charvel," Sgrosso said. "Its got a clean look, comfortable feel, and most importantly it sounds great no matter what style of music I'm playing"
The San Diego quintet – which recently released their sixth album, Awakened - gets back to North America on Nov. 16 with a show in Edmonton, Alberta to kick off a run of shows that wraps on Dec. 14 in Nashville.
Click here to check out more shots of Sgrosso and visit As I Lay Dying's official website.
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Nobody can pump up a new product launch quite like Apple. Take a semi-rabid fan base, a celebrity CEO and products that just sparkle, and you have all the makings of something big.
In its first month alone, the iPad had already racked up a million units sold. There's so much online chatter about it, as of this writing a Google search on the name alone generates 107 million search results. The hype and the sales are soaring.
But what does this mean for social media and the way people use the Internet? Are there just a million new Apple toy owners out there or is this the beginning of a broader, more meaningful shift?


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April 03. 2013 10:45PM
Mark Hayward's City Matters: Casanova vs. the Dynasty
New Hampshire Union Leader
You're not having a good day when you end up in jail.
The day's even worse when you break the rules and disobey a guard.
It's particularly bad when the guard moonlights as a mixed martial arts fighter with a 7-2 record and a nickname of "The Dynasty."
That was the situation of Daniel Casanova on Nov. 4, 2008, at Hillsborough County's Valley Street jail.
That day, Woodrow "The Dynasty" Weatherby "assisted" Casanova to the floor and restrained him with the help of a fellow corrections officer. Casanova ended up with a shattered knee.
Five years later, he brought his case before a U.S. District Court jury, claiming the rough and excessive treatment had violated his constitutional rights. His lawyer asked the jury to award a cash payment to Casanova.
"Everybody has rights, even Mr. Casanova, even if you have to wear a green (prison) jumpsuit to court," his lawyer, Kirk Simoneau, told the jury.
The lawyer for Weatherby, paid for by Hillsborough County, blamed Casanova. An inmate with a history of trouble, Casanova was where he shouldn't have been; he didn't drop to the floor when ordered to do so; he could have hurt Weatherby in a fight.
"(Corrections) officers in the jail do not have the luxury of waiting to see if an inmate will hit them," said John Curran, the lawyer arguing on Weatherby's behalf.
Throughout the trial, two prison guards sat behind Casanova. The sides of his head were shaved, and the thick hair at the crown of his head featured a small pony tail. He walked with a cane.
Casanova didn't get treatment for his leg for about two weeks, he said in the initial court suit he filed. It took Manchester police months to investigate his assault complaint, which they decided wasn't worthy of criminal charges.
He filed a civil lawsuit himself, and a federal judge ordered a lawyer be appointed for him, something that rarely happens when it comes to civil suits.
In November 2008, Casanova was housed in the lower level of 2B, the maximum-security wing of the Valley Street jail. When he got the opportunity, Casanova ran upstairs to the second level and heckled a locked-up inmate who had called him a "skinner,'' slang for a child molester.
Weatherby followed Casanova up the stairs and ordered him on the ground.
A video captured the incident. Fitting for this season of March Madness, the jury saw what happened, frame by frame. Casanova running up the stairs and shouting at a closed door. Weatherby approaching, pointing and speaking to Casanova. Casanova turning toward Weatherby. And then The Dynasty grabbing Casanova's arm, sweeping his right leg, and - in corrections officer parlance - assisting him to the floor.
In his report on the matter, Weatherby claimed Casanova had taken steps toward him and raised his fist as if to strike him.
The video showed Casanova taking a single, small step toward the approaching guard. He kept his hands at his side. Weatherby and other corrections officers insist his right fist was clenched at his side, but it is obscured in the video.
"I felt like it was raised at the time. It looked like he would raise it," Weatherby testified.
Casanova said he was never given a chance. Four seconds lapsed by the time he turned to face Weatherby and was brought to the ground, with a pain to his knee.
"My leg will never be the same with four screws in it, and the mental trauma I experienced can't be overstated," he wrote in his complaint. He says he suffers from a pronounced limp and chronic pain. Hillsborough County paid for Casanova's medical bills.
A wrestling website lists Weatherby as 6-foot, 1-inch, 185 pounds. In court last week, his wiry frame seemed lost in the folds and pinstripes of a loose-fitting suit. His body was tight; agitation kept his eyebrows at a downward plunge.
Weatherby worked at Valley Street for about five years. He quit once for four months, finally leaving his $14-an-hour job last December. His last fight was February 2011, and his current record is 8-5, according to Sherdog.com. Weatherby said he is retired from mixed martial arts.
Several uniformed corrections officers testified. All carried frames that betrayed more beef than bone. They testified that they receive some training but also rely on fighting skills they learned outside the jail - in the military, the boxing ring, or mixed martial arts cage fighting.
"It's hard for us to sit there and tell someone you can't use something you learned somewhere else," said Gifford Hiscoe, a captain at Valley Street.
The jury didn't know Casanova's seedy background. In 2008, he was awaiting trial on a charge that he tried to fondle a 10-year-old girl in a Nashua park. He is now doing 10 to 20 in state prison for another attempted molestation of a girl, who was 7 at the time.
Casanova's lawyer admitted his client broke the rules at Valley Street. "Mr. Casanova was punished for being an unruly, disobedient inmate, and he was punished violently," Simoneau said.
Weatherby's lawyer downplayed the video, and the inherent second-guessing that accompanies any replay.
"You have that in basketball, football. You don't have that luxury with 96 inmates in maximum security," Curran said.
As for the verdict? The jury got the case at 12:30 p.m. last Thursday, along with lunch. The six men and three women had their verdict an hour and 10 minutes later (about the time it takes for a long lunch).
No loot for Casanova. The Dynasty lives on.
Mark Hayward 's City Matters appears in the New Hampshire Union Leader and Union Leader.com on Thursdays. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Along with all these concerns that put us all in daily states of consternation, agitation, and worry, life in America also seems a lot more difficult than it should be right now, getting harder and harder—harder than it has to be. It is time, long past time, for new, bold, strong, smart, and common sense leadership. It is my honor to now try and contribute to that.
My whole professional career has been focused on what I call the durables and not the distractions, the most important things in life—and that principles are much more important than politics. My candidacy will be an experiment in the application of these beliefs, but it will also be an experiment I guarantee everyone who affiliates with it will be proud of.


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Allen Lessels' UNH Notebook: Wildcats winners on one wild weekendBY ALLEN LESSELS
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 10. 2013 8:57PM
DURHAM -- WHAT a weekend.
University of New Hampshire director of athletics Marty Scarano and his fellow administrators grinned widely on Saturday as scores and reports of games came in from assorted fields and courts.
While the No. 25-ranked UNH football team knocked off No. 22-ranked James Madison, 33-17, at Cowell Stadium to stay in the running for another bid to the FCS tournament, across the street the field hockey team took out Albany, 3-2, to win its second America East championship in the last three years and lock up its spot in the NCAA tournament.
A little later, the men's and women's basketball teams warmed up for what's to come shortly with wins over Division III opponents. The women wiped out Worcester State, 77-30, and the men followed suit with a 94-70 win over Suffolk.
In the meantime on Saturday night, the men's hockey team scored early and often and got three goals from junior Grayson Downing in a 9-0 triumph over Massachusetts on the road to complete a weekend sweep of the Minutemen that the Wildcats hope has them on their way after a tough start to the season.
Now Scarano and his crew will try to keep the good times rolling with another wild week ahead.
These are just some of the highlights.
Dick Umile's hockey team, riding its first two-game winning streak since beating Merrimack on Jan. 26 and Northeastern on Feb. 1 of last season, takes on Brown in a rare Tuesday night game at the Whittemore Center.
The field hockey team, which is 15-6 overall and has won eight straight games, was waiting Sunday night to learn its assignment for the NCAA tournament.
The men's soccer team, seeded No. 2 for the America East tournament, plays No. 3 Hartford on Wednesday at home at 7 in an America East semifinal game. The Wildcats, who are 12-5-0 and were 5-2-0 in the league, had a quarterfinal round bye. Hartford beat Binghamton, 1-0 in overtime, on Saturday night to earn its spot in the semis.
Men's hockey gets back at it with a game at Northeastern on Friday and plays the Huskies again at home on Saturday.
The football team goes to Albany and needs a win there to set up a regular season-ending clash with Maine that could have huge playoff ramifications.
A 17-0 LOSS at William & Mary nine days ago did not sit well with the Wildcats, especially the offense.
"It was embarrassing," said offensive coordinator Ryan Carty late on Saturday afternoon. "It was embarrassing. We worked on it and we used it to fuel us. We have a lot of pride in this offensive staff room and we have a lot of pride in the offensive meeting rooms and these kids, it hurts them as much as it hurts us, and they didn't let it happen again."
Andy Vailas, who learned he was starting as the less-injured of the top two UNH quarterbacks just before the game, had just led the team to a 535-yard day of total offense against a touted James Madison defense.
The Wildcats passed for a season's best 449 yards. Their previous best this year was 288 yards passing.
Vailas, a junior from Bedford who was limited in his running by a bad knee, completed a career-high 28 of a career-high 49 attempts for a career-high 397 yards and two scores.
Junior wide receiver R.J. Harris, back in the lineup after missing three games with concussion symptoms, caught a career-best three TD passes, two from Vailas and one an option pass from running back Nico Steriti.
UNH is 5-4 overall and 4-2 in the Colonial Athletic Association and if it can win its last two games should have a good shot at making the playoffs.
Albany is 1-9 overall and 0-8 in its first year in the CAA and likely will be sky-high for Saturday's game.
Albany gave league-leading Maine all it could handle, but fell, 33-27, at home on Saturday. The Black Bears improved to 9-1 and 6-0 and have complete control of the league race. They can wrap up the title outright with a win at home against Maine on Saturday or at New Hampshire on Nov. 23.
THE HOCKEY TEAM'S line of Downing centering for senior Dalton Speelman and freshman Tyler Kelleher came up with five goals on Saturday night.
Kelleher had a goal and two assists and Speelman had a goal and an assist.
Senior Kevin Goumas, moved to center between senior Nick Sorkin and junior Matt Willows, also had a goal and two assists.
Casey DeSmith, a junior goalie from Rochester, made 23 saves before giving way to sophomore Jamie Regan for the last six and a half minutes on Saturday.
DeSmith made 22 saves in UNH's 4-1 win at the Whittemore Center on Friday night for his first win of the season. DeSmith's work over the weekend improved his goals-against average to 2.30 and his save percentage to .914.
Brown is 3-2-1 overall and 1-2-1 in the ECAC. The Bears lost to Quinnipiac, 3-0, on Friday night and beat Princeton, 6-3, on Saturday.
THE MEN'S basketball team plays at Duquesne on Wednesday night and takes on NJIT in Lundholm Gymnasium on Sunday at 5. . . . The women are at NIT on Wednesday and play Northeastern at home on Saturday at 2.
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Dual-threat QB Chavas Rawlins signs with WVU
West Virginia recruit Chavas Rawlins already has one famous
alumnus buzzing about his prospects at quarterback.
The mobile Rawlins signed a national letter-of-intent on
Wednesday to play for the Mountaineers, who could use him right
away after the graduation of record-setting passer Geno Smith.
Former Mountaineer quarterback Pat White said on his Twitter
feed Wednesday that "something tells me it's going to be fun
watching" Rawlins.
The 6-foot-3 Rawlins threw for 1,382 yards and 13 touchdowns
while rushing for 613 yards and 12 more scores last season at
western Pennsylvania's Monessen High School, about an hour north of
Rawlins arrived on campus last month to start taking classes and
could end up competing for playing time against 2012 backup Paul
Millard and redshirt freshman Ford Childress.
Rawlins was the only quarterback in West Virginia's recruiting
class and could represent a change for Holgorsen, whose offenses
have included a 4,000-yard passer every season since 2005.
Whoever throws the ball next fall, West Virginia brought in
plenty of potential targets in the hopes of filling the void left
by Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey. The Mountaineers signed five
wide receivers, including Georgia junior college transfers Mario
Alford and Ronald Carswell, a former Alabama signee.
"Probably our biggest need on offense was to add playmakers,"
Holgorsen said.
Austin set several school records for rushing, receiving and
all-purpose yards, while Bailey, who is skipping his senior season,
owns numerous receiving marks, including 25 touchdown receptions
last season.
Among the 25 recruits signed by the Mountaineers were nine
junior college transfers – West Virginia signed one such recruit in
each of the past two years.
"One thing that I have seen change in college football is the
amount of guys from junior college that are being recruited,"
Holgorsen said. "In my years at Texas Tech, Houston and Oklahoma
State, it wouldn't be strange to have a class without any junior
college players. This year, a lot of schools are going after junior
college guys."
Seven of the 25 recruits are already enrolled at WVU.
"It's really good to put closure to it," Holgorsen said. "The
hardest 48 hours as a coach is Monday and Tuesday before signing
day. This staff did a heck of a job of identifying the guys that
wanted to be here. We put a list together of 18 people (Tuesday
night) that we thought we were going to sign, and all 18 of them
West Virginia's defense gave up a school-record 495 points last
season. The recruiting class includes four linebackers, four
defensive backs and two linemen. The top find among them may be
linebacker Darrien Howard of Chaminade-Julienne High School in
Dayton, Ohio. He's a two-time all-Ohio selection and amassed 75
tackles last season.
Holgorsen said the Mountaineers were in need of pass rushers and
he believes they landed several in junior college linebackers
Brandon Golson and d'Vante Henry, along with junior college lineman
Dontrill Hyman and Marvin Gross, who came from the same high school
in Baltimore as Austin.
West Virginia's lack of depth at running back was a big issue in
2012, and Holgorsen hopes he solved that with the additions of
Dreamius Smith, Wendell Smallwood and Elijah Wellman.
The addition of four offensive linemen gives the Mountaineers 15
"You can never have enough of those guys," Holgorsen said. "I
like where we are from a depth standpoint. We just have to
establish some starters there."
West Virginia pulled its recruiting class together after the
hiring of three assistant coaches in the past month. Safeties coach
Tony Gibson and receivers coach Lonnie Galloway are in their second
stints with the Mountaineers. Joining them as recent hires was
cornerbacks coach Brian Mitchell.
"You always take into consideration what guys bring to the
table from a recruiting standpoint, from a geography standpoint.
That's half the job," Holgorsen said. "All these guys do a great
job of coaching and getting out there recruiting and identifying
what we needed to have happen. That was part of the reason why some
of these guys were hired."


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Australian media blasted the national team's "monumental failure" in the third Test against South Africa while lamenting the end of former skipper Ricky Ponting's illustrious career.
South Africa thumped the Australians by 309 runs in Perth to hold on to their number one Test ranking and ruin an emotional farewell for Ponting, who bowed out after a 17-year Test career.
Set an improbable 632 runs to win, Australia were dismissed for 322 with a day to spare. Ponting, the second highest runscorer in Test history, was out for just eight after he was given an honour guard by the South Africans.
"Champions contemptuously put the Australians in their place," said The Australian newspaper.
"Perth was a monumental failure at a critical moment and a timely reminder that Michael Clarke's side is number three -- better on a good day and worse on a bad one like this," said their cricket writer Peter Lalor.
Australian press blast 'monumental failure'
Australian media blasted the national team's "monumental failure" in the third Test against South Africa while lamenting the end of former skipper Ricky Ponting's illustrious career.
"Never was the gap between one and three writ more large than in this game."
The Sydney Morning Herald said: "Proteas use momentum to absolute advantage", while bemoaning Australia's "missed opportunity" to grab the number one world ranking. The first two matches in the three-Test series ended in draws.
"It was disappointing enough that Ricky Ponting's last hurrah was an unremarkable scratching together for eight runs," the newspaper added.
"For the ambitious Clarke, though, the whole debacle will be viewed as a missed opportunity to crown his captaincy with a return to the top of the Test charts."
While the team's failure to win the series came in for some stinging criticism, there was praise for Ponting in his 168th and final Test, finishing his career with 13,378 Test runs at 51.85, including 41 centuries.
"In the blurring of an eye, and 13,378 runs, it was over," The Australian said.
"Ponting might have mistimed his final shot but not his departure," the newspaper said. "Better sweet sorrow at parting than a welcome overstayed."
The Herald, likewise, dedicated column inches to Ponting's farewell but also looked to the future, questioning what should now happen to the team's batting order.
"One of the most pressing issues for Australia after the South Africa series is an inconsistent top order that only once in five innings reached 100 by the time the third wicket fell," it said.
Sydney's Daily Telegraph also highlighted top order failures, saying: "Batting drought bad news for Ashes," referring to the series with England next year.
"Had the next generation been more productive, he (Ponting) may not have lasted so long, reinforcing the most pressing problem, a lack of batting depth heading into next year's Ashes," the paper's Malcolm Conn wrote.


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ST2 is great, but sometimes the syntax files are lacking or incomplete. It would be awesome to be able to use the extensive libraries from vim and/or emacs for syntax highlighting and checking.
Bump. At least a script to do the leg work of converting would be nice if a direct installation of .vim files is not feasible.
Bump. I agree, being now a Vim user, I really appreciate it's community, and I think it is a very good idea.
While this post may not contribute much, I would like to express my interest in such an endeavour. VIM's syntax highlighter offers more than the current (Ruby) ST2 highlighter.
I'm also very interested in this.
+1. Not that it is a dealbreaker in any way, but in my experience VIM syntax highlighting works a lot better than the Textmate versions of the same syntaxes. And the syntax files are cleaner and easier to develop.
Since VIM is using a GPL license, it will not be possible to use the existing syntax code, though.


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Last night's presidential debate was a controversial one, as most modern political events tend to be these days. One of the biggest talkers coming out of the first debate was GOP contender Mitt Romney straight up admitting that he's going to cut PBS from the budget if he's elected to office. Like most people watching the debate under the age of 46, I was devastated. Here's the thing: I'm not here to discuss how odd it was that eliminating PBS was the first thing Romney went to when talking about things to cut from the budget. I'm not here to discuss how he then said "..but I love Big Bird" like when a racist person says something racist and then backtracks by saying "..err, I'm not racist though. Five black people have been to my house!" I don't even disagree that some of the stuff on PBS is horrible and should get cancelled. ("Barney and Friends"? "Antiques Roadshow"? I'm looking at you.) What I am here to discuss are 10 reasons Romney should reconsider:
Anything Ken Burns does: The guy could do a documentary on how great kicking Ernest Wilkins in the crotch feels, and I would still tune in to every single episode like, "Man. This is so insightful. I do squeal and tear up immediately."
"Downton Abbey": I have never seen it. I am solely suggesting it because I know my white friends would be devastated were it to go away. Hi, white friends! Happy Oktoberfest or whatever the hell that is!
Tavis Smiley: Tavis is the only black man that other black men are like, "You know what? I'm not even going to TRY and mess with that guy." He also does a really good job as an interviewer.
Charlie Rose: Do you know how dope Charlie Rose is? Like, have you seen the show? Dude sits in front of a black screen and spits that raw and uncut realness with everyone from Jay-Z to King Jordan II. Dude is versatile and I kind of wish he was my grandfather.
Arthur: Look, I don't like to judge people without knowing them, but if you don't like this show about a lovable aardvark just trying to stay alive in middle school, then you probably are someone who really likes to push old women down the stairs. Also, I hate you. Arthur is the greatest.
"Austin City Limits": One of the last great live music shows, even if it seems like they're "celebrating the legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughn" every episode.
"Doctor Who": Look man, If I didn't put this here, crazed hordes of "Doc Who" fans would blow up my house. Um, I mean…DON'T BE TARDIS TO THE PARTY, MITT ROMNEY.
"Fawlty Towers": There is a chance that I have seen every episode of this show. There is a chance I love them all. John Cleese is a golden God and should be worshipped as such. Sybil Fawlty for Heisman.
All of the cooking shows: From Julia Child to Jacque Pepin, these pre-Food Network shows have taught countless people how to roast a chicken and kill a bottle and a half of white wine in the process.
"Sesame Street": Homie, if I have to break down why "Sesame Street" is important then we've gotten off course as a modern society and are now just spiraling into a never-ending purgatory of laziness and ignorance, and I weep for future generations.
I hope this inspires something. If anything, I hope it inspires some debate from people, especially viewers like you.
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When a person has a fluency disorder it means the person has trouble speaking in a fluid, or flowing, way. The person may say the whole word or parts of the word more than once, or pause awkwardly between words. This is known as stuttering. The person may speak fast and jam words together, or say "uh" often. This is called cluttering.
These changes in speech sounds are called "disfluencies." Many people have a few disfluencies in their speech. But people with a fluency disorder have many disfluencies when they talk. For them, speaking and being understood may be a daily struggle.
A fluency disorder causes problems with the flow, rhythm, and speed of speech. A person with stuttering may have speech that's interrupted or blocked, as though the person is trying to say a sound but it doesn't come out. The person may repeat part or all of a word as he or she tries to say the word. The person may drag out syllables. Or the person may talk breathlessly, or seem tense while trying to speak. A person with cluttering often speaks fast and merges some words together or cuts off parts of them. The person may sound like he or she is slurring or mumbling. And the person may stop and start speech and say "um" or "uh" often when talking.
Some people have both stuttering and cluttering. They may also have what are known as "accessory" or "secondary" behaviors. These are methods a person may use to try to avoid or cover up their disfluencies. These behaviors can include:
Not speaking, even when the person wants or needs to
Pretending to forget what the person wanted to say
Covering his or her mouth or pretending to cough or yawn to cover up stuttering
Using "filler" sounds between words to make the rate of speech sound more normal
Not using certain words that seem to cause stuttering
Rearranging words in sentences
Children with fluency disorders also may develop beliefs that can hinder them later on. For example, a child who stutters may decide that speaking is difficult by nature. Fear, anxiety, anger, and shame involving speaking are also common.
The exact causes of fluency disorders are not known. It may be genetic and run in families. It can occur at the same time as another speech disorder. The signs of a fluency disorder can be made worse by emotions such as stress or anxiety.
Experts feel it is important to assess and address speech disorders early. Children who struggle with speech can find school and community activities challenging or painful because they are not able to communicate their thoughts. They might even have problems developing friendships.
A fluency disorder can be diagnosed by a speech-language pathologist (SLP). An SLP will ask about the person's medical history, listen to them speak. The SLP may do an oral-mechanism exam and testing of speech-language skills.
Once a person is diagnosed, an SLP can use exercises and strategies to help the person speak more fluently. A fluency disorder is not something that can be "cured." But an SLP uses different kinds of methods to help a person with fluency disorder manage speech day to day. These methods can reduce the number of disfluencies in a person's daily speaking.
An SLP can help the person lower his or her own stress around moments of fluency problems. The SLP will work on changing negative feelings, thoughts, and beliefs around the person's speech. He or she will help the person reduce the use of accessory behaviors. The person will learn strategies such as speaking in shorter sentences, and learning how to control his or her breathing and the rate at which the person speaks. An SLP will often talk with family, caregivers, and teachers about the disorder and how to help.
If someone you know has a fluency disorder:
Be patient and supportive. As frustrating as it is for you to try to understand someone with a fluency disorder, it can be much more frustrating for that person. Be as patient as you can while the person works on his or her speech.
Be kind. Making fun of a child (or an adult) with a fluency disorder may take away the person's desire to communicate.
Join a support group. Many fluency disorders, such as stuttering, have support groups. Spending time with other families coping with fluency disorders can be helpful.


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"Hellboy: Box Full of Evil" French edition front cover. (Mike Mignola/Dark Horse)Link
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"When I started 'Hellboy,' I thought it wouldn't work...," says Mike Mignola, shown at his home in Manhattan Beach on March 17. (Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times)Link
"Hell is my place where I get to indulge. It's my fantasy land," says Mike Mignola, shown at his home in Manhattan Beach on March 17. (Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times)Link
Mike Mignola at his home in Manhattan Beach on March 17. (Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times)Link
Hellboy celebrates his 20th anniversary this month, and on April 1 a new hardcover collection, "Hellboy: The First 20 Years," will arrive to mark the occasion.
The deluxe, oversized volume presents Hellboy creator Mike Mignola's favorite covers and illustrations in gallery style and includes key pieces of his art such as his first sketch of the character.
Hero Complex readers can check out a selection of pages from the collection in the gallery above.
The character first appeared in print in 1994, when Dark Horse published "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction," which introduced readers to the gruff half-demon who was summoned by the Nazis, rescued by the Allies and raised by the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (and was inspired by Mignola's father).
Hellboy's popularity and evolution surprised even Mignola, however, who said he never would have guessed that the character would survive and thrive for two decades and star in two feature films — 2004's "Hellboy" and 2008's "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," both of which were directed by enthusiastic Mignola fan Guillermo del Toro.
"When I started 'Hellboy,' I thought it wouldn't work but at least I could look back on my deathbed and shakily point to this one thing and say 'once I did a book that was about what I wanted to do," Mignola told Hero Complex in an interview last week.
Mignola's latest series featuring the character, "Hellboy in Hell," sees the half-demon coming to terms with the fact that death hasn't brought an end to his troubles, existential or otherwise.
"Hell is my place where I get to indulge. It's my fantasy land," Mignola said.
— Gina McIntyre and Justin Sullivan | @LATHeroComplex
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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is determined for the club to succeed in the Europa League ahead of their last-32 first leg against Sparta Prague on Thursday.
The Blues became the first-ever European champions to be demoted from the Champions League to its second-tier counterpart following a poor group stage outing in the first half of the season.
And Cech revealed that success in the Europa League is now his side's main ambition and that it is a competition the club will take seriously.
"We are in the Europa League and need to concentrate on what we can do." Cech told the Independent. "We can make ourselves happy by going far in the Europa League.
"If we win it, we can also qualify again for the Uefa Super Cup – we missed out on it earlier this season and that was a big disappointment for us.
"The Europa League is a competition you really have to respect."
Interim Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez, meanwhile, has described the Europa League as a "massive competition" and is looking forward to the tie.
"This is a massive city [Prague]," Benitez said. "Massive club and massive competition so we are really pleased to be here.
"We can't change things, the Champions League is a massive competition, but the Europa League is also massive and we play against a historic team.
"For me, I will try to give my players the right message because we know it's going to be tough."


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To ensure the high-impedance state during power up or power down, OE\ should be tied to VCC through a pullup resistor; the minimum value of the resistor is determined by the current-sinking capability of the driver.
This device is fully specified for hot-insertion applications using Ioff and power-up 3-state. The Ioff circuitry disables the outputs, preventing damaging current backflow through the device when it is powered down. The power-up 3-state circuitry places the outputs in the high-impedance state during power up and power down, which prevents driver conflict.


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It's no secret that relations between Israel and President Obama are quite strained, though Obama, presumably with some assistance from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, will pretend otherwise when the two meet this week. By contrast relations between Israel and the Canadian government appear never to have been better.
Speaking in Toronto, where he was greeted warmly, Netanyahu praised Harper, declaring him "a great champion of Israel's right to defend itself [who] stands against all the efforts to delegitimize the Jewish state." Speaking at the same event, Canadian Foreign Minister Peter Kent rejected the headline of a recent article in The Economist, which described Canada and Israel as "Unlikely Allies." Said Kent:
With all due respect, the title couldn't be more wrong. As vibrant and democratic states in which the rule of law and human rights are observed and revered, Canada and Israel are the likeliest and the most natural of allies.
Will Obama be able to speak as glowingly about Israel? Will Netanyahu be able to speak as glowingly about Obama? Or will Israel and the U.S. government remain unlikely adversaries?


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Paradox4000 wrote:You are attacking people when you hack, thus hacking = war.
Spectre557 wrote: However, I do ask that if you'd like to express pro-war, conservative views, then do it in a polite and intelligent way rather than slagging off anyone who disagrees, please.
Paradox4000 wrote:Too hard to think up anything useful to say? Well, I need questions answered!
What questions could I ask a terrorist during interrogation to get answers? And should I bring them milk and cookies, and bow at their feet before trying to get talk to them? I don't want to be mean to these people, because all they have done is behead innocent Americans , not a big deal, right?
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Jamie Carragher has hailed Steven Gerrard as Liverpool's "greatest ever player" following the midfielder claiming the Football Writers' Association Tribute Award.
The current England and Liverpool captain was chosen as the recipient of the FWA Tribute Award to mark his contribution to English football, with previous winners including Alan Shearer and George Best.
And Carragher, who has played alongside Gerrard since the latter made his first-team debut in 1998, spoke highly of the 32-year-old: "I think we are in the presence of the greatest player ever to play for Liverpool.
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"There are guys like Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Ian Rush, all world-class players, but the difference was they were in a world-class team - and Stevie has not played in a world-class team."
Gerrard has won the Champions League, Uefa Cup and two FA Cups and represented England 100 times during his time with the Merseyside club, recently being named as the Three Lions' permanent skipper.
The midfielder has played every minute of Liverpool's 23 league matches so far, scoring six goals including a trademark long-range effort in Saturday's 5-0 win over Norwich City.
Carragher continued: "Stevie's one strength is he has no weakness, he can run, tackle pass and score goals. Football is a team game, but special players do special things at special times, and that is Steven Gerrard."
Gerrard thanked those in attendance, but was quick to turn attentions to Liverpool's on-field goals this season after the win over the Canaries drew them level on points with sixth-placed Arsenal.
He added: "I feel very flattered and humbled. To receive this award from the Football Writers' Association is a very proud night for myself and my family.
"It means a lot because when you talk about awards of people who scrutinise your performances, these guys have followed me throughout my career, written about me whenever I have played, and know their football.
"I have always looked at personal awards as a bit of a bonus really. I always try to achieve things with Liverpool or fight to do well for England.
"It is a special year - the 150th anniversary for the FA as well, so there are some really big fixtures to look forward to. We are halfway through a World Cup qualifying campaign, so hopefully at the end of the season it can be a success for Liverpool to achieve something, and England can also make it through to the finals in Brazil."


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The tempestuous works of Francisco de Goya distinguish him as the most important Spanish painter of his time. Among his contemporaries, he was best known for his lighthearted tapestry cartoons of leisure activities, subtle satirical etchings of the bourgeoisie, and penetratingly psychological portraits of the aristocracy. Having survived an unknown illness that left him deaf and witnessed the atrocities committed during Napoleon's occupation, which are hauntingly portrayed in the mass execution of Spanish civilians in The Third of May 1808, Goya went on to create some of his most somber, chilling images with his late "Black Paintings," which were painted directly onto the walls of his home. Now recognized as a harbinger of modern art, Goya influenced numerous artists, including Pablo Picasso in the creation of his masterpiece Guernica (1937).
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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The top U.S. official for the Middle East urged Tunisia to respond to the aspirations of its young people or face future uprisings.
Deputy Secretary of State William Burns visited Tunisia on Thursday as part of the 9th Forum for the Future, and expressed Washington's support for Tunisia's transition to democracy.
He urged the divided country to rely on negotiation to settle its differences, but warned that young people wanted new reforms and were impatient for results.
Tunisia overthrew its authoritarian president in January 2011, sparking off a string of revolts around the region, known as the Arab Spring. The country has since been plagued by unrest and economic problems as it writes a new constitution.
Burns was standing in for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was ill.


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Larry started performing and singing at a young age….really young. He made his debut performing Wonderful World and I Feel Good at the age of four on a beautiful summer night in Monaco. The audience included Prince Rainier and Prince Albert and a host of people from around the world. He was so entertaining, he was asked to sing at the world famous Jimmy'z, landing him on the front cover of the local newspaper with comments from Prince Albert, Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr. People were wondering, "Who is this kid?"
Over the years, he has appeared in Showboats International, Selecta, and "D" magazines; featured on Good Morning Texas, Vive l'ete Show – Television Monte
Carlo, Good Day Dallas, Insights, Grammy After Party, Positively Texas, It's Showtime At The Apollo – Apollo Kids, Nice-Matin and Dallas Morning News newspapers. Additionally, he performs frequently with his father – Grammy-nominee Dr. Larry T-Byrd Gordon's Orchestra/Show band where he has been featured since the age of four (4).
At Temple Christian School he graduated Valedictorian (4.0 GPA), served as captain of the Blazers Varsity Basketball Team, Senior Class President, Homecoming King, and was actively involved in various community service projects.
After high school he attended Baylor University where he received academic scholarships and during the beginning of his junior year transferred to meet the demands of performing, songwriting, producing, and continuing his education. With all this going on, he "made the grades" necessary to be recognized for his academics amongst a select few with a 3.5 or above GPA. Larry completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration December 2010 from Dallas Baptist University. Apparently, there's more to Larry than meets the eye.
His influences range from Michael Jackson to Usher to Justin Timberlake. He's a student of today's music. Larry is creating music that comes from his heart. He has spent all of his life waiting for this moment – and he's not going to waste it.
He came to the attention of Mike Curb, Chairman of Curb Records, who immediately signed him to a record and publishing deal. When asked about Larry, Curb replied, "I'm interested in an artist that has a commitment and passion for what they do. Larry Gordon is all of that and more."
He's in the studio with top writers and producers – and will soon be releasing his debut album on Curb Records. He's writing songs for other artists. He's performing. He's got music inside of him – and his time is now. Get ready for Larry Gordon. He has worked all of his life to get ready for you.
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ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — Back in May, the Sacramento Kings were officially sold to an ownership group headed by tech-focused businessman Vivek Randivé. Since taking over, Randivé has been focused on making the Kings one of the most tecnologically-advanced teams in the NBA. How advanced? Well, for example …
Now, I'm assuming Randivé's group used cash to buy the Kings, but then maybe not? These days there's a virtual currency called a Bitcoin that people can use in place of money. Or maybe it is really money? I am a relatively young person with a broad understanding of technology, and even to me this Bitcoin stuff is confusing. Either way, the Sacramento Kings are now accepting Bitcoins, making them the first team in pro sports to do so.
From the Sacramento Bee…
By March 1, fans will be able to purchase team merchandise and tickets using Bitcoins through BitPay, "the world's largest payment processor for virtual currencies," the team said in a news release.
The Bitcoin system was developed in 2008 and is now accepted at some major online retailers, including Overstock.com. The currency can be purchased through online exchanges. A Bitcoin was worth $13 at the beginning of 2013; that value had jumped to $942 as of Wednesday afternoon.
Bitcoins can also be "mined" through a complex mathematical puzzle, but that arrangement is normally reserved for only the most advanced users.
Kings managing partner Vivek Ranadive, who founded the Silicon Valley tech firm Tibco Software Inc., has said he wants the team to be among the most technologically-advanced franchises in the world. He calls his philosophy "NBA 3.0."
"We are maniacally focused on creating the most seamless experience for our fans in all facets," Ranadive said in a statement provided by the Kings. "A major tenet of the NBA 3.0 philosophy is about utilizing technology for the betterment of the fan experience, and this is another step in that process."


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LONDON (AP) — Pakistan's president has visited a British hospital where a 15-year-old schoolgirl is being treated after being shot in the head by a Taliban gunman.
Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital says Asif Ali Zardari met with doctors treating Malala Yousafzai during a visit Saturday.
It said that the leader was briefed about Malala's medical progress, before having a private meeting with the girl's father and brothers.
Malala was airlifted to the hospital after she was targeted on Oct. 9 by militants in the northwest Swat Valley.
The Taliban targeted Malala for criticizing the militant group and promoting secular girls' education, which is opposed by the Islamist extremists.


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METHODOLOGY: Lobbyists disclosed providing National Trust for Historic Preservation with the listed entertainment, travel or gifts.
In an attempt to simplify the data and keep it consistent, VPAP has recalculated the cost of a limited number of lobbyist entertainment reports where the amount spent on public officials was only a fraction of the total cost of the event.
A Virginia Ethics Council opinion states that if a lobbyist invites an executive or legislative official to an event, it is presumed that (a) lobbying has taken place and (b) the entire cost of the event must be listed as a lobbying expense. This opinion has resulted in disclosures that defy common sense. (In one example, a trade association felt compelled to report more than $100,000 in lobbying expenses for an event attended by more than 800 people, only one of whom was a reportable official.)
VPAP has adopted a policy to recalculate the costs of an event that fit the following criteria:
In each case, VPAP has preserved the original (higher) amount reported. But VPAP uses the adjusted (lower) amount when compiling lists that compare how much clients spend on entertainment.


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For years, I have heard that on both sides of my family Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw or Seminole blood runs through their viens. So I decided to put this to rest by having some DNAs done or to prove from whence we came. Well, today I received the results from the first one which is for a 103 year old relative living in Alabama. The results states she has a unique sequence sharing a mutation at np 16153 that has previously been reported only in the U.S. Southeast region among the Creek and Chickasaw. Her sequence is two mutation steps away from these sequences, also the frequency of haplogroup B in North America. My question is,where do I go from here.
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