Thursday, August 1, 2013

Israel, Palestinians deeply divided despite renewed peace talks


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JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinians remain far apart over terms of any peace deal, officials from both sides made clear on Wednesday, a day after talks resumed in Washington for the first time in nearly three years.

Israel's lead negotiator, Tzipi Livni, said the parties "need to build confidence" after what she called an encouraging start in Washington, and disputed a Palestinian demand to focus first on agreeing the frontiers of an independent state.

"The goal is to end the conflict," Livni said on Israel Radio. "It cannot be ended merely by setting a border."

Yasser Abed Rabbo, who is close to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, forecast "huge difficulties" for the talks begun after intense diplomacy by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

Abed Rabbo, speaking on Voice of Palestine radio, cited Israeli settlement construction in the occupied West Bank and said any further building there would scupper the negotiations.

He was alluding to Israeli media reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had cajoled far-right allies to back the talks by pledging to permit more settlement expansion.

Kerry has said the negotiators will reconvene in August, aiming to achieve a "final status" deal within nine months.

Previous peace talks collapsed in 2010 over settlement building in the West Bank, which Palestinians see as grabbing land they want for a state that would include the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, all territories captured by Israel in 1967.

Israel annexed East Jerusalem in a move never recognised internationally. Palestinians want it for their capital.

Abed Rabbo said borders, which the Palestinians say must be based on pre-1967 war lines, were "the first issue that must be resolved", countering Israel's demand that all issues, including refugees and Jerusalem, should be tackled simultaneously.

"Putting all the dishes on the table at once may be an attempt to undermine the process," Abed Rabbo said.

Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid defined the ultimate goal of negotiations as the creation of a Palestinian state in "the majority" of the West Bank, but said Israel would keep three large settlement blocs there, as well as East Jerusalem.

The Palestinians might eventually accept this "because they will have no choice", the centrist minister said. "What we are looking for is a fair divorce from the Palestinians, so that we can stand on one side of the border and they on the other."

Decades of peace negotiations sponsored by the United States, Israel's main ally, have failed to resolve the conflict.

(Additional reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza; Writing by Allyn Fisher-Ilan; Editing by Alistair Lyon)

Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/07/31/uk-palestinians-israel-idUKBRE96U0SY20130731?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

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Facebook Plans To Sell TV-Style Ads - Business Insider

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Facebook Plans To Sell TV-Style Ads For $2.5 Million A Day?(Bloomberg)
According to Bloomberg sources, Facebook expects to start offering 15-second spots to advertisers late this year.?While Facebook already allows advertisers to upload videos to their own Facebook page and have them appear on the news feeds of audiences that are connected to the advertiser, the new service would let marketers buy their way directly into a person?s feed with a 15-second pitch.?That's the same length as videos on Facebook-owned Instagram, so it would be a familiar length (and possibly allow advertisers to gain exposure on Instagram in the future too).

Frequency would be capped so users would only see a specific ad no more than three times in a given day. The ads would be priced from $1 million to $2.5 million a day.?The speculation comes shortly after the company's second quarter earnings release when COO Sheryl Sandberg said that "every night, 88-100 million people are actively using Facebook during prime-time TV hours in the United States alone." Read >?

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Chipotle Realizes Huge Gains In Twitter Metrics Thanks To Fake Hack Stunt, But At What Cost? (BI Intelligence)?
Chipotle's official Twitter handle @ChipotleTweets experienced a flurry of new followers and engagement when people suspected that its account had been hacked on July 21.?

According to?SimplyMeasured, @ChipotleTweets was mentioned and retweeted 21,187 times on July 21 (a huge lift ??1,836% more than the daily average for the four days leading up to the stunt).?

The next day, as news of the supposed hack spread, Chipotle's Twitter account gained 5,085 new followers (646% more than the four-day average). On July 23, the account still attracted above-average follows, gaining another 1,296 followers.?Read >

Twitter Has A Job Opening For Someone To Help With Its IPO (USA Today)?
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Coast Guard Festival parade route and fireworks road closings

The parade participants will be staging in the residential area near Lakeshore Middle School at 900 S. Cutler, beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday. All streets within a 2-block radius will be closed to accommodate the staging area. In addition, no traffic will be allowed west of Eighth Street, on Washington, Franklin, Clinton and Pennoyer streets.?

At 10:30 a.m. the entire parade route will be closed and traffic will not be allowed in the parade route or the roadways immediately adjacent to the parade route. Public Safety officials are urging those residents on or near the parade route that are expecting guests, to have them arrive prior to 9 a.m. Once officers close the route (at 10:30 a.m.), no vehicles except parade participants and emergency vehicles will be allowed on the parade route.?

Harbor Avenue from First to Sherman, and all streets west of Fourth Street from Jackson to Franklin will be closed to traffic at approximately 6 p.m. to accommodate the expected crowds for the fireworks finale. Franklin and Columbus will become one-way for eastbound traffic to assist in relieving the vehicular traffic from the downtown area at the culmination of the fireworks. Franklin will also be the designated emergency vehicle route. One lane of traffic will be blocked off for emergency vehicle use only from U.S. 31 to First Street, from 6 p.m.-midnight.?

Finally, Third Street from Washington to Coho and all of Coho Drive from U.S. 31 will be closed to through traffic from Third Street to U.S. 31 for the Harbor Transit Park & Ride. This closure will take place from 9 a.m. Saturday through 2 a.m. Sunday.?

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San Diego sues its own mayor in sex harassment case

By Marty Graham

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The city of San Diego sued its embattled mayor on Tuesday, seeking to recover from him any damages it might face in a lawsuit filed by his former press secretary, one of eight women to publicly accuse him of unwanted sexual advances.

The legal action against Mayor Bob Filner, approved by a unanimous vote of the city council earlier in the day, marked the latest blow against the 70-year-old Democrat as he faces mounting pressure to step down.

Despite calls from across the city and from powerful members of his own party to resign, Filner, a former congressman elected mayor just last year, has said that he would instead stay in office while undergoing two weeks of behavioral therapy starting August 5.

Filner's former communications director, Irene McCormack Jackson, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the mayor and the city on July 22, alleging he asked her to work without panties, demanded kisses, told her he wanted to see her naked and held her in a head lock while whispering in her ear.

Since then, seven other women, including a retired U.S. Navy admiral and a college dean, have publicly accused Filner of groping and other inappropriate behavior.

The latest individual to come forward, Lisa Curtin, said in an interview aired on Tuesday by San Diego station KPBS that Filner suggested during a private meeting that they date one another, stroked the wedding band on her finger and reached over to kiss her.

"I turned my head at that moment and on the side of my face, I got a very wet, saliva-filled kiss including feeling his tongue on my cheek," she told the station.

The city filed its lawsuit as a cross-complaint to Jackson's, seeking to recover from Filner any damages it might be ordered to pay, along with court costs and attorneys fees.

"If Bob Filner engaged in unlawful conduct and the city is held liable, he will have to reimburse us every penny the city pays and its attorney fees," City Attorney Jan Goldsmith, who had clashed with the mayor before the scandal emerged this month, said in a written statement.

Seven of nine members of the City Council, including Council President Todd Gloria who is a Democrat, have called on Filner to resign; two recall campaigns have been launched against him.

A spokeswoman for the mayor could not be reached for comment on Tuesday afternoon.

LEGAL, POLITICAL FIGHT

Hours after the city's lawsuit was filed, council members voted unanimously to deny a request from Filner's private attorney, Harvey Berger, to authorize the city to assume the mayor's legal defense costs in the case. City attorney Goldsmith already has declined to defend the mayor.

"The mayor has no right to expect a blank check from San Diego taxpayers to cover for his bad acts," Gloria said after the vote.

University of California, San Diego, political science professor Steven Erie said that it was rare for a city to refuse to pay for the legal defense of a municipal official in a sexual harassment lawsuit.

"It tells you just how bad mayor-council relationships have become" in San Diego, Erie said.

In the face of opposition from the City Council, Filner could establish a legal defense fund and raise donations to pay for his own attorney, Erie said, though he added: "The question is how much and how many and whether they want their names to be made public."

On Sunday, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein of California became the latest prominent Democrat to call for Filner's resignation during an interview on CNN. U.S. Representatives Susan Davis and Scott Peters, whose districts include parts of San Diego, previously called for him to step down.

Last week U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Filner should seek private counseling and compared his behavior to the conduct of another ex-congressman engulfed in a sex scandal since he turned to mayoral politics, Democrat Anthony Weiner of New York.

Weiner faces calls to withdraw from the New York City mayor's race after admitting he sent lewd online messages to women since he resigned from Capitol Hill over such behavior two years ago.

(Writing by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Steve Gorman and Philip Barbara)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/san-diego-sues-own-mayor-sex-harassment-case-005535928.html

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NFL trying to resuscitate the Pro Bowl with new format

Green Bay - The National Football League, in an attempt to resuscitate the practically unwatchable Pro Bowl, has decided to change the format for picking teams.

The league finalized what a number of media outlets had reported earlier would be a "fantasy football" format in which there will be no AFC vs. NFC, but rather two all-star teams voted on in the traditional manner and then divvied up through a fantasy-style draft.

Selection to the Pro Bowl will still come through a process in which?fans, coaches and players will vote and account for one-third each of the final tally. However, the top players at each position, regardless of conference, will be selected to the Pro Bowl pool.

For example, six quarterbacks were named in the past, three from each conference. Now, the top six overall will make up the Pro Bowl quarterback class.

Once the?players are chosen, two leading vote getters along with two NFL.com fantasy football champions will draft the teams. In addition,?Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders will serve as alumni team captains, assisting the two sides in the draft process.

The idea for the new format came from the NFL Players Association and its president Dominique Foxworth and has been endorsed by commissioner Roger Goodell.

?We were very receptive to the ideas that Domonique and the players put forth,? Goodell ?said in a press release. ?From there, our office worked closely with him in developing the concept. The players made it clear that they wanted to continue the Pro Bowl and were committed to making it better than ever. We think these changes will enhance the game for both fans and players.?

The Pro Bowl player draft will air on NFL Network on January 22 and the game will take place Sunday, January 26 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The NFL also listed these changes in the playing rules for the Pro Bowl game:

Game within the Game ? A two-minute warning will be added to the first and third quarters and the ball will change hands after each quarter. This will increase the opportunities for quarterbacks to direct ?two-minute drills,? which are especially exciting for fans.

No Kickoffs ? The coin toss will determine which team is awarded possession first. The ball will be placed on the 25-yard line at the start of each quarter and after scoring plays.

Rosters ? The rosters will continue to consist of 43 players per squad. The kick return specialist will be replaced by an additional defensive back.

Cover Two and Press Coverage ? The defense will be permitted to play ?cover two? and ?press? coverage. In previous years, only ?man? coverage was permitted, except for goal line situations.

Stopping of the Game Clock ? Beginning at the two-minute mark of every quarter, if the offense does not gain at least one yard, the clock will stop as if the play were an incomplete pass. This rule will make the team with the ball attempt to gain yardage toward the end of each quarter.

Game Timing ? The game clock will start after an incomplete pass on the signal of the referee, except inside the last two minutes of the first half and the last five minutes of the second half.

Play Clock ? A 35-second/25-second play clock will be adopted instead of the typical 40-second/25-second clock.

Sacks ? The game clock will not stop on quarterback sacks outside of the final two minutes of the game. Currently, the game clock stops in these situations outside of two minutes of the second and fourth quarters.
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      Titanium Backup updated with Android 4.3 support

      Titanium Backup

      Scheduled job power conditions, data exclusion for media storage, and bugfixes also added

      When Android 4.3 was released, those who root their phones updated and quickly rooted with the only Superuser app that was working at the time. The next thing many of those same people probably did was try to restore their apps using Titanium Backup, only to be greeted with a blank list of backed up applications.

      Thankfully, Titanium Backup's fame is only exceeded by it's update frequency. A new update has been pushed to the Play Store, adding initial support for Android 4.3. Further compatibility will likely come soon in subsequent updates.

      Along with the added Android 4.3 support, a few new features were added, and a few bugs have been fixed. Read past the break for the change log, and follow the Play Store button above to update or download.

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      August 2013 - Online Gambling News

      August 1, 2013

      The Gaming Racing & Wagering Australia (GRWA), in conjunction with the Australasian Gaming Expo, is the premier event for the region and its all taking place in a land down under.? High profile companies such as Australian Football League, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bet365, Betfair, ClubsACT, Echo Entertainment, JP Morgan, Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group are planning to attend.? ?The schedule includes trend and innovation as the focus for Day One, social media, SEO and social gaming as the focus for Day Two and sportsbetting as the focus for Day Three.

      CalvinAyre.com featured conferences and events: August 2013Conference organizer Ros Wade of Beacon Events told CalvinAyre.com, ?GRWA is the most comprehensive event for the gaming industry in the Australasian region?Anyone who wants to gain the upper hand in shaping their product and marketing strategies should be there. ?The event is conveniently being held alongside the region?s largest trade show for gaming, the Australasian Gaming Expo, ensuring that all the top executives will be there at that time?.

      What: Gaming, Racing & Wagering Australia 2013

      When: 12-14 August, 2013

      Where: Sydney, Australia

      Register Online

      While there are three major online gambling affiliate conferences in Europe per year, CBG Affiliate Weekend provides something just a little bit different for the community.

      CBG Weekend takes place near Canada?s Niagara Falls, organized by and for online gambling affiliates.? The intent is to create an intimate and relaxed networking atmosphere for both affiliates and affiliate mangers?plus its an expensed trip to Canada, eh?? There will be several speakers covering SEO and regulatory updates throughout the weekend, all free to attend, thanks to affiliate program sponsors such as Betting Partners, Affiliate Edge, Affiliates United, Referback and more.

      Some words from sponsors and speakers:

      ?I attended in 2012 for the first time and was able to meet up with some affiliates that do not travel to the European conferences. It?s a small, intimate conference with a strong emphasis on networking?you are able to spend more quality time with the affiliates that you work with and some that you don?t?yet?. ? Martyn Beacon, Affiliate Program Sponsor, AffiliateEdge.com

      These sorts of events are great opportunities for networking and doing new business, for affiliates, operators and service providers like myself.? I?ll be doing more of a series of free workshops for those who want a bit of advice on their online efforts.? I?m expecting mostly SEO related questions, but wont limit questions to that if there?s something else I can help with.?- Mike Litson, SEO Speaker, Blueclaw Media

      CalvinAyre.com featured conferences and events: August 2013?CBG has quickly established itself as one of the premier annual affiliate events. It is by no means the biggest, but it generates great networking and discussion opportunities in a small and intimate environment. This year, I?ll be presenting on gaming law developments in Canada and the United States over the past year, with a focus on rules, advertising, and prosecutions that will particularly interest those in the affiliate marketplace?. ? Stuart Hoegner, Regulatory Speaker, Gaming Counsel

      What: CBG Affiliate Weekend

      When: 16-19 August, 2013

      Where: Niagra Falls, Canada

      Register for free online

      Source: http://calvinayre.com/2013/08/01/conferences/calvinayre-com-featured-events-august-2013/

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      Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Resurrection

      When the Rangers went down 3-0 to the Angels, in the top of the 5th inning, it seemed like yet another lost cause game where a Ranger starter had pitched just well enough to lose with the offense refusing do its part. After all, the Rangers hadn't scored a single run in 25 innings up to that point. How were they going to score the four they needed to win?

      Maybe spurred on by the thought of having Ron Washington yell at them for another hour behind closed doors, or the possibility of being shipped to Miami for Giancarlo Stanton, the Rangers found their bats just in time to finish off a walk-off 4-3 victory.

      For a few innings there, baseball was rad again.

      Todd Wills has the Rapid Reaction to the Rangers' much needed 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Angels even though he writes about Matt Garza "finally losing."

      T.R. Sullivan recaps a win that compares favorably to August 1, 2012. However, it was also the first Ranger walk-off win via the home run since Josh Hamilton won a game with one swing on May 26 of last season.

      Jeff Wilson's game story is all about momentum and the hope that the comeback last night can be parlayed into a long streak of success for a Ranger team that desperately needed something to go right.

      Behind the DMN paywall, Gerry Fraley writes that after the Rangers hadn't scored in over 26 innings, and after utilizing small ball to finally get on the board, they turned to their old pal the home run when they needed it the most.

      Mac Engel writes that Ron Washington is managing for his job over the next two months but won't go down without a fight. Dave Martinez's beard looks like it has a lot of fight in it. Just saying.

      Sullivan provides an update on where things stand a couple of days before the Trade Deadline. It's same ol', same ol', really. The Rangers want to go big for an impact bat but the pickings are slim to nonexistent.

      To that point, on the DMN blog, Fraley has quotes from Jon Daniels stating that the Rangers don't anticipate making another move before tomorrow's 3 p.m. deadline.

      Sullivan's Notebook covers the corpses of Lance Berkman and Manny Ramirez, the reshuffled lineup, the final word on Tanner Scheppers' Punch-Out!!, and Colby Lewis nearing a return, among other items.

      John Henry provides notes on Scheppers' incident in Cleveland, the ascension of Leonys Martin to the leadoff spot, and updates on Lewis and Matt Harrison.

      Finally, MLB.com's William Boor previews tonight's contest between Derek Holland and the red hot Rangers versus old pal C.J. Wilson and the hated Anaheim Angels.

      Source: http://www.lonestarball.com/2013/7/30/4570352/tuesday-morning-texas-rangers-resurrection

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      Bette Midler: 'In America It's Easier to Take a Life Than to Get Health ...

      Actress and singer Bette Midler is quickly becoming one of Hollywood's most addle-minded personalities.

      On Twitter Wednesday, she actually wrote, "Do you find it odd that in America today, it?s easier to take a life than to get health insurance?"

      Let's look at the facts, shall we?

      In 2011, there were about 14,000 homicides in our nation. That year, 48.6 million Americans were uninsured.

      That means about 261 million people in our country had health insurance that year, or 18,643 times the number of homicides.

      Midler might be a Divine singer, but her intellectual capacity is anything but.

      (HT Twitchy)

      Source: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/07/31/bette-midler-america-it-s-easier-take-life-get-health-insurance

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      Wednesday, July 31, 2013

      Tunisia: Extremists Kill 9 Troops, Defiant Gov???t Sets Dec. 17 Elections

      After days of demonstrations and turmoil, Prime Minister Ali Larayedh addressed the public in Tunisia on Monday. Despite calls that he resign in favor of a national unity government, he insisted that he will remain in office, and apparently there will be no major cabinet shuffle. He did make a concession in guaranteeing that new elections for a regular parliament will be held on December 17. That is the third anniversary of the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi touched off the Tunisian and other Arab revolutions.

      Also on Monday, Tunisian troops tracking Muslim extremists near the Algerian border got into a firefight with them and 9 troops were killed. For a small country such as Tunisia, it is a very high death toll, and Tunisians are upset because they are not used to this sort of thing.

      Euronews reports:

      The assassination of the leftist founder of the Popular Front, Mohamed Brahmi, last week, touched off several days of turmoil and provoked demands that the government resign. Over 50 of the 217 members of the transitional parliament have suspended their activities in protest, and on Monday the Education Minister resigned. Critics of the government complain that since it is dominated by devotees of political Islam, it is not sufficiently vigorous in fighting terrorism issuing from the Muslim religious right.

      Critics have complained that the current Constituent Assembly was only elected for one year, on Oct. 23, 2011, and that it should have drafted a new constitution and moved to new elections a full year ago. When I was in Tunisia in early April, some youth maintained to me that the parliamentarians would keep delaying new elections because they liked their salaries and connections and were trying for bigger pensions. Many secular Tunisians, and those committed to human rights, also fear that the draft constitution that will be reported out within a few weeks will contain repressive articles, because of the undue influence of the religious right, of which Renaissance forms part.

      Larayedh took a hard line on the anti-government demonstrations by 4 or 5 thousand people in Bardo in front of the parliament building in Tunis. He implied that if mob rule were the way his opponents wanted to go, his Muslim fundamentalist Renaissance (Ennahda) Party could put really big masses in the streets. He said he had not gone that route out of a desire to avoid public tumult. He also attacked the deputies of the Democratic Forum for Labor and Liberties (Ettakattul) of Mostapha Ben Jafar for threatening to withdraw from the ruling coalition, saying that they were being opportunistic.

      The Forum only has 20 seats out of 217, whereas President Moncef Marzouki?s Congress for the Republic has 29 and the Renaissance Party has 89. Since President Marzouki is sticking with his partnership with Renaissance, Larayedh would actually still have 118 seats, a slim majority, even without the Forum, and besides, finding 20 seats among small parties and independents to replace the Forum would not be that difficult. The Forum leader Mostapha Ben Jafar, would just lose his position as speaker of the Parliament if his party withdrew.

      Meanwhile pro-and anti-government demonstrations continue in front of the parliament building.

      Euronews has video:

      The Renaissance Party?s determination to tough it out and finish out the planned transition normally is made possible by its overwhelming position in parliament, its powerful grassroots organization, and the weakness and smallness of the Tunisian military. Also, that Tunisia has a secular president committed to continuing his coalition with the religious-right Renaissance Party also helps.

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      Tim Daly Joins ?Hawaii Five-0? as Texas Ranger

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      Tim Daly Joins ?Hawaii Five-0? as Texas Ranger

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      On Monday, CBS announced that ?Private Practice? alum Tim Daly will be catching a wave on the hit drama ?Hawaii Five-0,? as a guest-star in an upcoming Season 4 episode.

      Daly joins ?Five-0? as a Texas Ranger in search of his missing daughter. So far, he?s only been slated for one episode, but there is potential for his character to recur. Hopefully, Steve McGarrett (Alex O?Loughlin), Danny (Scott Caan) and the rest of the gang can lend Daly?s character a helping hand.

      As Daly fans know, this isn?t his first rodeo when it comes to TV. He?s appeared on ?The Nine,? ?Eyes,? ?The Sopranos,? ?The Fugitive? and of course the ?90s comedy ?Wings.?

      Daly isn?t the only actor joining the CBS drama this season. Once again the series, which originated in 1968, is resurrecting a character from the original series. SWAT Captain Lou Grover, played by ?Boston Public?s Chi McBride, transfers from Chicago to Hawaii and is not really a fan of Five-0?s tactics. It sounds like there will be tension between Grover and the Five-0 team.

      In addition to McBride, a ?Lost? reunion is also happening, with Jorge Garcia and Henry Ian Cusick appearing alongside fellow ?Lost? alum Daniel Dae Kim (he plays Five-0 agent Chin Ho Kelly). Look for Garcia to play a brilliant conspiracy theorist, while Cusick will appear as Ernesto, a ruthless leader of a terrorist group called the ?National Liberation Movement,' who will show up in the Season 4 premiere. Ernesto will not be on the good side of Five-0. There is potential for Cusick?s character to return for more episodes, especially if the series brings him back as a recurring villain.

      Catch the ?Hawaii Five-0? Season 4 premiere in its new timeslot on Friday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m. EST.

      Source: http://www.tvrage.com/news/7621/tim-daly-joins-hawaii-five-0-as-texas-ranger

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      Waiting for Bernanke, stocks plod indecisively

      This July 29, 2013 photo, Trader Michael Conlon rushes across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock futures rose modestly Tuesday, July 30, 2013, with most investors taking a wait-and-see approach ahead of a two-day Fed policy meeting. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

      This July 29, 2013 photo, Trader Michael Conlon rushes across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock futures rose modestly Tuesday, July 30, 2013, with most investors taking a wait-and-see approach ahead of a two-day Fed policy meeting. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

      NEW YORK (AP) ? On the stock market Tuesday, it felt like late-summer inertia had already set in.

      U.S. stocks wandered between the tiniest of gains and losses before closing mixed. Traders were indecisive as companies reported disparate earnings news, and many were disinclined to make any big moves before getting direction from the Federal Reserve, which is scheduled to release an updated policy statement Wednesday.

      The calendar said late July, but on the stock exchange it seemed more like August, when many traders take off for vacation and fewer stocks trade hands. The Dow Jones industrial average rose as much as 72 points in early trading ? less than 0.5 percent ? before flickering lower. It dipped into the red for most of the afternoon and closed down 1.38 points, or 0.01 percent, at 15,520.59.

      "It seems like the doldrums of summer have set in," said Dave Abate, senior wealth adviser at Strategic Wealth Partners in Seven Hills, Ohio.

      The Nasdaq composite rose 17.33 points, or 0.5 percent, to 3,616.47, though even that gain was largely because Apple, its biggest component, was up more than 1 percent.

      The Standard & Poor's 500 index plodded just a fraction higher, up 0.63 point, or 0.04 percent, to 1,685.96. Three of its industry sectors rose, led by technology stocks. Seven fell, dragged down by telecommunications companies.

      Company earnings were equally inconclusive. Coach, the maker of upscale handbags, slumped 8 percent after reporting lower quarterly profit. But Goodyear Tire & Rubber jumped 9 percent after announcing that its quarterly earnings had doubled.

      This earnings season has presented a picture encouraging on some fronts and troubling on others. Many companies, including big names like Apple and Visa, have posted better-than-expected results, and analysts predict that second-quarter earnings are up 4.7 percent for companies in the S&P 500, according to S&P Capital IQ. But the picture has its blemishes, including the fact that many of the gains are based not on business growth but on cost-cutting: Revenue is down about 0.5 percent.

      "There's a little bit of swapping chairs on the deck," Abate said.

      Outside of earnings reports, traders were keeping a close eye on the Federal Reserve, which began a two-day meeting Tuesday and will release an updated policy statement Wednesday.

      Conjectures about the central bank have had a powerful influence on the stock market in recent months. Traders have bought and sold stocks while hanging on to every word of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, looking for clues about when the Fed might pull back on its bond-buying program or start raising interest rates. The central bank has been buying bonds to try to prop up stocks and encourage borrowing. It has also been keeping interest rates low, all in an attempt to pump life into a lagging economy.

      "This week it's all about Bernanke and the Fed statement," said Bill Strazzullo, chief strategist of Bell Curve Trading. "Stocks need a supportive statement ... to go higher. That is the key driver."

      The Fed has said it might start to pull back on its bond purchases later this year if the economy continues to improve, but the timing remains uncertain. The Fed has also said it won't raise its benchmark short-term interest rate until the unemployment rate, which currently stands at 7.6 percent, dips below 6.5 percent.

      Crude oil fell $1.47 to $103.08 a barrel in New York. The price of gold inched down $4.80 to $1,324.80 an ounce. The dollar rose against the Japanese yen and fell against the euro.

      The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was unchanged from late Monday at 2.60 percent. The yield is a benchmark for many kinds of loans including home mortgages.

      Among stocks making big moves:

      ?Coach dipped $4.55 to $53.30. Goodyear jumped $1.52 to $18.56.

      ?The Mosaic Co., maker of a key ingredient in crop fertilizers, was the worst performer on the S&P 500. It plunged after a Russian fertilizer company said it would drop out of a cartel that keeps prices high. Mosaic fell $9.15, or 17 percent, to $43.81.

      ? Masco jumped $1.06, or 5 percent, to $20.80. The company, which makes cabinets, plumbing fixtures and other building products, posted better-than-expected earnings late Monday, boosted by a surge in home construction.

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      AP Business Writers Bernard Condon and Matthew Craft contributed.

      Associated Press

      Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2013-07-30-US-Wall-Street/id-0f80ab9df71b4380927474056878f29d

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      Constructive Feedback University: Tamron Hall & Jay-Z - How The Progressive-Fundamentalist Failure To Develop "The Least Of These" After Past Investments Can Be Spun Into Support By Present Day Advocacy


      If You Are The Forces That RECEIVED THE VALUABLES From These Striking Low Skilled / Low Pay Workers After Promising Them STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT That Did Not Come - WOULD YOU STAND OPPOSED TO THEIR EFFORTS - Or ECHO THEM - Knowing That They WILL LOOK PAST YOUR FAILURES, Turing It Into APPRECIATION?

      Why is it that Tamron Hall of MSNBC can't bring herself to note that these are the people who would be "Factory Workers" - the REPLACEMENT WORK after the industrial jobs left BUT THE PROGRESSIVES GAINED DOMINATE POWER IN OUR BIG CITIES are now "McJobs".

      Someone please explain to me why INDUSTRIALISTS are expected to PRODUCE JOBS but the PROGRESSIVES who retain the loyalties of THE LEAST OF THESE, now controlling these MISSION ACCOMPLISHED ZONES are excused from their failure to create SKILLED JOBS commensurate with the demands for goods and services that the marketplace that they have political control over.

      When You Don't Capture All Of The VALUABLES That Have Been Transacted Over Time - YOU CAN'T HELP But To Believe That Those Who GIVE "The Least Of These" A VOICE TODAY - Should Be THANKED Rather Than Have A RETRAINING ORDER Placed Upon Them For Their Previous Theft.

      Long story short - YOU DON'T HAVE TO "DEVELOP PEOPLE AS PROMISED".
      You only need to AFFIRM WHAT THEY BELIEVE and they will show appreciation that you gave them voice in the media.

      Source: http://withintheblackcommunity.blogspot.com/2013/07/constructive-feedback-university-tamron.html

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      Evan Rachel Wood gives birth to baby boy

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      Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell are now parents.

      Evan Rachel Wood is a mommy! The 25-year-old actress has welcomed her first child with husband Jamie Bell, her rep confirms to Us Weekly.

      PHOTOS: Young Hollywood moms

      "Evan Rachel Wood and her husband Jamie Bell are parents to a beautiful boy," the rep tells Us. "Parents and baby are all doing well."

      PHOTOS: Evan's best red carpet moments

      Wood and Bell, 27, who wed in October 2012, announced they were expecting in January 2013. The "Mildred Pierce" actress tweeted updates to her followers throughout her pregnancy. On July 6, she wrote, "How can you be so excited to see someone you have never even met?"

      PHOTOS: More celebrity pregnancies

      The actress also previously told Us that she had to change her personal style when she found out she was pregnant. "Pants are just out the window," she said. "I got all these maternity pants and I was just like, 'No.' So it's dresses, which are kind of different for me. Pants are gone."

      Source: http://www.today.com/entertainment/evan-rachel-wood-gives-birth-baby-boy-6C10789860

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      Chef Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi step closer to divorce

      LONDON (Reuters) - British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson and her multi-millionaire art collector husband Charles Saatchi moved one step closer to legally ending their marriage on Wednesday.

      Just over a month after photographs appeared in newspapers showing Saatchi with his hands around Lawson's throat, a British judge issued a "decree nisi", which signals court approval of the application for divorce.

      The couple will now have to wait six weeks before they can be granted a "decree absolute", which will formally terminate their 10-year marriage.

      Neither attended the 60-second hearing at London's High Court.

      The photos also showed Lawson, hugely popular for her television cooking shows, in tears after the incident on the terrace of one of London's most fashionable restaurants.

      Saatchi, a former advertising tycoon, was given a police caution for assault, though he tried to play down the incident as a "playful tiff".

      Lawson, 53, the daughter of former British Chancellor Nigel Lawson, said nothing publicly after the row, but groups campaigning against domestic abuse and violence against women complained over the lack of action taken against the 70-year-old Saatchi.

      A statement from Lawson's publicist earlier this month said that "neither party will be making any financial claims against the other".

      Lawyer Fiona Shackleton, who represented Paul McCartney during his 2008 divorce from Heather Mills, was working for Lawson to bring the matter to a "swift and amicable" conclusion, it said.

      "Both parties would appreciate privacy for themselves and their children at this difficult time," the statement said.

      Lawson, nicknamed the "domestic goddess" after one of her cookery books, married Saatchi in 2003 after her first husband, journalist John Diamond, died of throat cancer. She has two teenage children from her first marriage.

      Saatchi ran the world's largest advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi with his brother in the 1980s.

      (Reporting By Mark Anderson, editing by Paul Casciato)

      Source: http://news.yahoo.com/chef-nigella-lawson-charles-saatchi-step-closer-divorce-124222103.html

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      Cause of LED 'efficiency droop' identified

      [unable to retrieve full-text content]Researchers have identified the mechanism behind a plague of LED light bulbs: a flaw called "efficiency droop" that causes LEDs to lose up to 20 percent of their efficiency as they are subjected to greater electrical currents.

      Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/most_popular/~3/Yd4YgJgQL6U/130730150658.htm

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      Pope Francis says he won't judge gay priests

      ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) ? Pope Francis reached out to gays, saying he won't judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference Monday as he returned from his first foreign trip.

      "If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?" Francis asked. "We shouldn't marginalize people for this. They must be integrated into society."

      Francis' predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, signed a document in 2005 that said men who had deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests. Francis was much more conciliatory in his first news conference as pope, saying gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten.

      The comments did not signal any change in church policy. Catholic teaching still holds that homosexual acts are "intrinsically disordered." But they indicated a shift in tone under Francis' young papacy and an emphasis on a church that is more inclusive and merciful rather than critical and disciplinary.

      Francis also said he wanted a greater role for women in the church, though he insisted that they cannot become priests.

      He was funny and candid during the 82 minutes he spent with journalists on board the plane returning from Brazil. He didn't dodge a single question, and even thanked the journalist who raised allegations contained in an Italian news magazine that one of his trusted monsignors was involved in a gay tryst.

      Francis said he investigated the allegations according to canon law and found nothing to back them up.

      He took journalists to task for reporting on the matter, saying the allegations concerned matters of sin, not crimes like sexually abusing children. And when someone sins and confesses, he said, God not only forgives ? but forgets.

      "We don't have the right to not forget," he said.

      The directness of Francis' comments suggested that he wants to put the matter of the monsignor behind him, while also setting a new tone of openness as he focuses on his key priority of reforming the Holy See bureaucracy.

      Francis was also asked about reports suggesting that a group of gay clergymen exert undue influence on Vatican policy. Italian news media reported this year that the allegations of what they call the "gay lobby" contributed to Benedict's decision to resign.

      The term "gay lobby" is bandied about with abandon in the Italian media, and is decidedly vague. Interpretations of what it means have ranged from the benign concept of a group of celibate gay priests who are friends, to a suggestion that a group of sexually active gay priests use blackmail to exert influence on Vatican decision-making.

      Stressing that Catholic social teaching calls for homosexuals to be treated with dignity and not marginalized, Francis said he would not condone anyone using private information for blackmail or to exert pressure.

      "A lot is written about this 'gay lobby. I still haven't found anyone at the Vatican who has 'gay' on his business card," Francis said, chuckling. "You have to distinguish between the fact that someone is gay and the fact of being in a 'lobby.'"

      The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit author and commentator, saw the pope's remarks as a sign of mercy.

      "Today Pope Francis has, once again, lived out the Gospel message of compassion for everyone," he said in an emailed statement.

      Speaking in Italian with occasional lapses in his native Spanish, Francis dropped a few nuggets of news:

      ?He said he is thinking of traveling to the Holy Land next year and is considering invitations from Sri Lanka and the Philippines as well.

      ?The planned Dec. 8 canonizations of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will likely be changed ? perhaps until the weekend after Easter ? because road conditions in December would be dangerously icy for people from John Paul II's native Poland traveling to the ceremony by bus.

      ?And he solved the mystery that had been circulating since he was pictured boarding the plane to Rio carrying his own black bag, an unusual break from Vatican protocol.

      "The keys to the atomic bomb weren't in it," Francis quipped. The bag, he said, contained a razor, a prayer book, his agenda and a book on St. Terese of Lisieux, to whom he is particularly devoted.

      "It's normal" to carry a bag when traveling, he said, stressing the style that separates him from other pontiffs, who until a few decades ago were carried around on platforms. "We have to get use to this being normal."

      Francis certainly showed a human touch during his trip to Rio, charming the masses at World Youth Day with his decision to forgo typical Vatican security so he could to get close to his flock. Francis traveled without the bulletproof popemobile, using instead a simple Fiat or open-sided car.

      "There wasn't a single incident in all of Rio de Janeiro in all of these days and all of this spontaneity," Francis said, responding to concerns raised after his car was swarmed by an adoring mob when it took a wrong turn.

      "I could be with the people, embrace them and greet them ? without an armored car and instead with the security of trusting the people," he said.

      He acknowledged that there is always the chance that a "crazy" person could get to him; John Paul II was shot in 1981. But Francis said he preferred taking a risk than submitting to the "craziness" of putting an armored wall between a shepherd and his flock.

      Francis' news conference was remarkable and unprecedented: Pope John Paul II used to have on-board talks with journalists, but he would move about the cabin, chatting with individual reporters so it was hit-or-miss to hear what he said. After Benedict's maiden foreign voyage, the Vatican insisted that reporters submit questions in advance so the theologian pope could choose three or four he wanted to answer with prepared comments.

      For Francis, no question was off the table ? no small thing given that he is known to distrust the mainstream news media and had told journalists en route to Rio that he greatly dislikes giving interviews because he finds them "tiresome."

      Francis spoke lovingly of his predecessor, saying that having him living in the Vatican "is like having a grandfather, a wise grandfather, living at home." He said he regularly asks Benedict for advice, but dismissed suggestions that the German pontiff is exerting any influence on his papacy.

      On the contrary, Francis said he has tried to encourage Benedict to participate more in public functions at the Vatican and receive guests, but that he is "a man of prudence."

      In one of his most important speeches delivered in Rio, Francis described the church in feminine terms, saying it would be "sterile" without women. Asked what role he foresees, he said the church must develop a more profound role for women in the church, though he said "the door is closed" to ordaining women to the priesthood.

      He had harsh words for Monsignor Nunzio Scarano. The Vatican accountant has been jailed on accusations that he plotted to smuggle ?20 million ($26 million) from Switzerland to Italy and is also accused by Italian prosecutors of using his Vatican bank account to launder money.

      Francis said while "there are saints" in the Vatican bureaucracy, Scarano isn't among them.

      The Vatican bank has been a focus of Francis' reform efforts, and he has named a commission to look into its activities amid accusations from Italian prosecutors that it has been used as an offshore tax haven to launder money.

      Asked if closing the bank is a possibility, Francis said: "I don't know how this story will end."

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      Follow Nicole Winfield at www.twitter.com/nwinfield

      Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-says-wont-judge-gay-priests-151811860.html

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      SPORTS NOTEBOOK: July 31

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      Send your sports announcements and news to dwolcott@wickedlocal.com or ocm@wickedlocal.com or fax to 508-591-6601 or mail to Old Colony Memorial, 182 Standish Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360.

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      Plymouth South Jaguars car wash

      A car wash to support the Plymouth South Jaguar cheerleaders will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Moose Lodge in Manomet.

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      Pan-Mass Challenge

      Thousands of cyclists around the nation have visions of pedaling through heat and humidity, up steep hills and over the dunes of the Cape this summer. Registration for the 34th annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge is open. The weekend event, set for Aug. 3-4, will raise money for adult and pediatric cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund.

      The PMC is the most successful athletic fundraising event in the nation, raising more money to charity than any other single event. The event contributes 100 percent of every rider-raised dollar directly to the Jimmy Fund. It is Dana-Farber?s single largest non-governmental contributor. The PMC is a fully-supported bike-a-thon that takes cyclists through 46 cities and towns across the commonwealth. Cyclists come from 36 states and eight countries representing riders of various cycling experience levels, cancer survivors and current cancer patients, ages 13 to 88. The 34th annual event will offer 11 routes that range from 25 to 190 miles over one or two days. For more information about the PMC, or to register to ride, visit pmc.org.

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      Summer Smash softball tourney

      Halifax Girls Softball?s 9th annual ?Summer-Smash? Fundraising Tourney will be held in Halifax at the Elementary School, Vaughan Playground and Lingan Street fields Aug. 9-11. Again this year Halifax will play host to 36 teams from around the area, ages 9-14, including five Halifax Hurricanes All-Star teams. All are welcome to come down and check out the action. Any high school age student wanting to earn high school community service hours volunteering at the tourney, email Pete Barone at barone1077@aol.com.

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      Cape Cod Chowder Cup

      The Bourne Youth Girls Fastpitch softball tournament, the Cape Cod Chowder Cup, will be Aug. 9-11 at Bourne High School. Visit www.bourneyouthsoftball.org for details or call Erick Anderson at 508-292-7020.

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      Run for Faith

      The third annual Run for Faith 4Miler, which is a gold member in the Bayside Runner Racing Series, is set for 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at Plimoth Plantation. The entry fee is $25, which will go to scholarships for Plymouth high school students, the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, the Plymouth Public Library and other Plymouth charities and nonprofits. Runners can register at www.runforfaithplymouth.org.

      Water stations are plentiful and the event is professionally timed by Spitler Racing Systems. There is also be a Stroller Division, so runners can run with their young children. Prizes will go to top finishers, male and female, and awards will be given to top finishers for various age groups. Post-race ?light refreshments? will include bananas, oranges, bagels, muffins and scones. To amuse younger family members, a jumpy house will be available. A number of vendors will be on hand to sell their wares before and after the race.

      The Run for Faith is organized by Run for Faith Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit organization created to commemorate the special life of Faith ?Marcy? Romboldi who gave so much of herself to both individuals and the community. Interested sponsors can contact Matthew Romboldi at 508-400-0751. For more information, email info@runforfaithplymouth.org. You can view the course online at www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/42074524.

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      Y Mile Run

      The Y Mile Run, the third annual Plymouth YMCA one-mile run/walk for families and kids, will start at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Stephens Field in Plymouth and will finish at Nelson Park. The entry fee is $15 for ages 18 and under and $20 for adults. Register online at www.coolrunning.com or call 508-888-2290. All proceeds support healthy YMCA activities in Plymouth.

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      Hometown Fallen Heroes motorcycle run

      Sunday, Aug. 18, the American Legion Riders Post 40 will hold a motorcycle ride to raise funds for its Hometown Fallen Heroes scholarship. Sign up at 9:30 a.m. at the Park and Ride next to 61 Commerce Way in Plymouth (across from Colony Place). Kickstands go up at 11 a.m. The ride will end at the American Legion Post 40 at 199 Federal Furnace Road. The charge is $20 per rider, $10 per passenger and $10 per walk-in. There will be a barbecue and raffles and music by the Alley Rats. For details, call Toni at 508-272-3641.

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      Frogs for Freedom Poker Run

      The Frogs for Freedom Poker Run will be held Sunday, Aug. 25, from the VFW Post 1822, 22 Seven Hills Road, Plymouth. Registration is at 9:30 a.m., kickstands up 10:30 a.m. and cookout at 2 p.m. Registration is $20, which includes event T-shirt (while they last) and one poker hand. For cookout only, $20.

      Plaques will be awarded to the largest group and the best and worst poker hands. There will be door prizes, 50/50 raffle and a live band. All are welcome; two-, three- and four-wheelers and hot rods. The ride is approximately 65 miles and will encompass several towns in the southern Plymouth County area. Sponsorships are available.

      Frogs for Freedom Poker Run benefits the Navy SEAL Foundation, providing SEALs, their families and the entire Navy special warfare community to recover from and cope with combat and training-related situations. For information, email Ron Flockton at papafrog3@verizon.net.

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      Canal Celebrity Golf Tournament

      The Cape Cod Canal Centennial Committee announced that registration is open for the Canal Celebrity Golf Tournament, which will be held Monday, Sept. 16, at the private Ridge Club in Sandwich. This tournament is designed to support the Centennial Celebration of the Cape Cod Canal, with events taking place around the 100th year anniversary date of July 29, 2014.

      Both Derek Sanderson and Luis Tiant will be attending the awards ceremony at the end of the tournament. Sanderson is a two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Boston Bruins and was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL?s Rookie of the Year, an honor that Bobby Orr won the previous year, giving the Bruins their second consecutive Calder Memorial Trophy. Tiant, the left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, is one of the most beloved pitchers in Red Sox history and a great idol in Boston.

      ?Falmouth Toyota will be giving away a car for the hole-in-one contest and there are raffles and prizes to win throughout the day. Registration is open and can be found on the website at www.capecodcanalcentennial.org. There will be a shotgun start at noon. Registration can be done online or faxed to 508-362-8387. Sponsorships are available but are going fast and details can also be found on the website. Golfer registration is $175 per golfer and includes a boxed lunch as well as hors d?oeuvres at the awards ceremony. Tickets to the awards ceremony are available on the website for $50 per person for people who are unable to golf.

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      Jimmy Fund Walk

      The 25th annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, presented by Hyundai, is seeking walkers. Set for Sunday, Sept. 8, the one-day fundraising event to fight all cancers offers four routes: the 26.2-mile route starting from Hopkinton; the 13.1-mile route from Babson College in Wellesley; the 5-mile route from Boston College; and the 3-mile route from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. All routes end at the Copley Square finish line in Boston. Participants will walk to raise more than $7 million to support lifesaving adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber. The fundraising minimum is $300 for walkers age 13 and older and $100 for children 12 and younger. Participants enter the discount code BOSTON for $5 off the registration fee. To register for the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on Sept. 8, or to support a walker, visit JimmyFundWalk.org or call 866-531-9255.

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      Habitat golf tournament

      Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth invites you to participate in its 13th annual golf tournament. The tournament is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Southers Marsh Golf Club in Plymouth. Early birds can register for $85 until Aug. 31. After Aug. 31, registration is $100, due by Oct. 1. The tickets include green fees, golf cart, steak and chicken buffet, T-shirt for each golfer, group photo and a gift bag. Lunch-only tickets can be purchased for $25, also by Oct. 1. As with last year?s tournament, participants have the chance to win a car with a hole-in-one, sponsored by Tufankjian Hyundai of Plymouth. Prizes will be given for the winning team, longest drive and closest to the pin. There will also be a putting contest and raffle.

      If golfing isn?t your game, you can sign up to be a tournament sponsor. A $1,000 sponsorship gets your company?s name or logo on all carts and participants? T-shirts, a listing on the Habitat of Greater Plymouth website, mention in all press releases and recognition at the tournament. For a $150 sponsorship, your company?s name or logo will be printed on the participants? T-shirts at the tournament, listed on the Habitat of Greater Plymouth website, and recognition at the tournament. A $50 sponsorship includes your company?s name or logo on a sign at a hole on the course and recognition at the tournament.

      Tickets for the tournament may be purchased at the Habitat office, 72 N. Main St. in Carver, or on the website, www.hfhplymouth.org. For more information on how to become a sponsor, send email to hfhplymouth1@verizon.net. All proceeds from the tournament go toward furthering Habitat?s mission of providing simple, affordable housing in conjunction with a deserving family.

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      Camp Clark swim lessons

      Swim lessons at Camp Clark, 200 Hedges Pond Road, Plymouth, run in two-week sessions, with the session dates as follows: Session two July 13-26, Session three July 27-Aug. 9 and Session four Aug. 10-23. The lessons are operating on a three-time-per-week, for two-week basis, so that each class meets six times. The class schedule is as follows:

      Skipper/Perch w/ parent, 6-36 months, 30 min., $50; Saturday 10-10:30 a.m.; Monday 4:30-5 p.m.; Thursday 4:30-5 p.m.

      Pike w/ Parent, 3-5 years, 30 min., $50; Sunday 10-10:30 a.m.; Tuesday 4:30-5 p.m.; Friday 4:30-5 p.m.

      Pike, 3-5 years, 30 min., $50; Sunday 10:35-11:05 a.m.; Monday 5:55-6:25 p.m.; Wednesday 4:30-5 p.m.

      Eel, 3-5 years, 30 min., $50; Sunday 12-12:30 p.m.; Tuesday 5:55-6:25 p.m.; Thursday 5:55-6:25 p.m.

      Starfish, 3-5 years, 45 min., $57; Saturday 10:35-11:20 a.m.; Monday 5:05-5:50 p.m.; Thursday 5:05-5:50 p.m.

      Polliwog, 6+ years, 30 min, $50; Saturday 11:25-11:55 a.m.; Wednesday 5:05-5:35 p.m.; Friday 5:55-6:25 p.m.

      Guppy, 6+ years, 45 min, $57; Sunday 11:10-11:55 a.m.; Tuesday 5:05-5:50 p.m.; Friday 5:05-5:50 p.m.

      Also offered are private lessons that are scheduled based on availability; they can be scheduled in packages: Single session $20, 3-session package $55, 5-session package $90; 10-session package $175.

      For details, contact Program Coordinator Michael McGrath at mmcgrath@oldcolonyymca.org or 508-888-2290.

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      Summer camps at Kingston Sports Center

      Spend your summer with Kingston Sports Center, 30 Independence Road, Kingston. All kinds of clinics for kids aged 4-18 years old, run by experienced staff. For fun, and serious athletes. For more information or to sign up, visit www.KingstonSportsCenter.com or call 781-582-3900.

      Unity TRHS Volleyball Clinic run by Plymouth South coach Carolyn Finn; grades 6-plus, July 1 to Aug. 15.

      KSC Basketball Skills and Shooting Clinic: July 29-Aug. 1.

      Junior Hoop Clinic (3rd-5th grades): Aug. 5-8.

      Coaches Basketball Camp (4th-8th and 9th-12th grades). The most popular camp. Camp features three of the most successful high school varsity hoop coaches on the South Shore: Bob Fisher, Pat Lamb and Matt Poirier. Learn from the best this summer. Session II: Aug. 12-15.

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      Plymouth Girls Basketball League

      PLYMOUTH ? Registration for the Plymouth Girls Basketball League?s 2013-2014 season is now open. The PGBL is Plymouth?s only all-girl basketball league with four divisions from grades 2 to 8. The instructional division is open to all first and second-grade girls with the focus on teaching the fundamentals of the game and basic basketball skills. Girls in the house divisions (grades 4 to 8) have one practice and one game each week. League play begins in December and registration includes a game shirt for each player. Registration forms are available on the PGBL website at www.plymouthgirlsbasketball.org.

      The PGBL also sponsors four travel teams that play in the South Shore Girls Basketball League. Tryouts will be announced in September and are open to all interested girls in grades 5-8. Girls are not required to play in the house divisions.

      The Plymouth Girls Basketball League Summer Skills Clinics schedule has been finalized. They start with sessions for grades 2 to 4 that will be held Tuesday nights starting July 9 through Aug. 13 and grades 5 to 8 clinics will be held Thursday nights starting July 11 through Aug. 15. All of the clinics will be held at PCIS from 6:30 to 8 and the cost is $5 per session or $25 for all six weeks. Call Diana Hamblin at 508-747-1358 with any questions.

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      Girls lacrosse league

      New on the South Shore this summer, a Girls High School Lacrosse League, Wednesday nights at Pottle Fields in Kingston. Seven games on a shortened field; 9v9 format. Open to all girls entering grades 9 through 12. No experience necessary. Teams wanted. Not a club league. Charge is $100 per player, 15 player teams. U.SS Lacrosse membership included. (Discount $25 for current U.S. Lacrosse members). Certified U.S. Lacrosse HS umpires. Athletic trainer/EMT on site for all games. From July 3 through Aug. 14. Contact Mike Massmann at 617-510-1008 or email xxmm3316@gmail.com for more information or to sign up. First eight teams signed up are in. Singles accepted and encouraged.

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      Fencing lessons

      ?Not Zorro, but close? is the motto of the South Shore SaEF Fencing Clubs. Summer courses have begun in Kingston and Quincy. See www.Fencing-SaEF.com for details.

      Kingston: Sundays at 222 Main St. (Route 106), Beal Hall of the U.U. Church.

      1:30 to 3 p.m., subject and age group still open. Must advise you will attend. Call 508-866-1066 or email Fencing_SaEF@comcast.net one day before coming.

      3 to 4:30 p.m., subject and age group still open. Must advise you will attend. Call 508-866-1066 or email Fencing_SaEF@comcast.net one day before coming.

      5 to 7 p.m., advanced fencing including with electronic scoring, all ages. Advanced fencers welcome.

      In Kingston, there is also the option of fencing midweek, upon request. Offered: ages 8-10 and adults SabreK; ages 8-11 and adults Foil 1; ages 11-13 Foil 1; teens/adults Foil, Sabre, Epee. Cost of classes: $230 for 10 hours of group lessons.

      Quincy: Thursdays at 100 Brooks Ave., the Ward 4 Community Center.

      4:30 to 5:30 p.m., subject and age group still open.

      5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Foil 1, kids 9-11 and one adult per family.

      6:30 to 8 p.m., advanced fencing, all ages.

      8 to 9:30 p.m., private and semi-private lessons.

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      Junior Olympic Archery Program

      The Monument Beach Sportsman?s Club of Bourne offers a Junior Olympic Archery Program. JOAD is a program of USA Archery (a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee) that is designed to teach archery to young people, over a series of classes taught by a certified archery instructor or coach. JOAD offers both recurve and compound archers the opportunity to learn range safety and proper shooting technique in an environment that also fosters focus, increased self-confidence, and team building skills. JOAD is open to any youth archer aged 8 to 20 and is designed to grow with the youth archer.

      The club?s introductory JOAD classes teach the fundamentals of proper archery shooting form. As the young archer develops, they will learn more advanced techniques. Both recurve and compound bows are used in club activities and in tournaments. JOAD archers who use a compound bow can train to compete in local and regional tournaments, and can earn a seat on a youth world team to compete in other countries representing the United States on behalf of USA Archery. Recurve archers can compete likewise, with the added benefit of being able to use their recurve bow to try out for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Archery team, which is selected and managed by USA Archery. For more information about the Monument Beach Sportsman?s Club JOAD program or other youth programs offered by the Club, interested parents can visit the Club?s website www.monumentbeachsports.com or contact Garett Pennucci at mbscjoad@gmail.com.

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      Kingfish Swimming

      Kingfish Swimming, based in Kingston and Duxbury, started up the spring session of its recreational arm of the swim team in February.

      After years of serving as a United States Swimming team, Kingfish Swimming has decided to expand its program offerings to account for the growing level of interest in swimming on the South Shore. Kingfish Head Coach Jay Craft has coached swimming on the South Shore for more than 20 years, and himself was an Olympic Trials qualifier and an NCAA All-American.

      The new recreational team will be open to kids aged 6-17 of all ability levels, and based at the Percy Walker Pool in Duxbury. Participants will be able to swim anywhere from one to four times per week, with a focus on developing good stroke technique and improving general fitness.

      The practices are Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons and Saturday and/or Sunday mornings. For more information, contact Jay Craft at 617-797-8653 or jcraft@kingfishswimming.com, or visit the website at www.kingfishswimming.com.

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      Special Olympics

      Plymouth Special Olympics is a year-round program of sports training and competition in a variety of sports for individuals with developmental disabilities. The program develops physical fitness, prepares participants for entry into, school and community programs, and develops friendships among Special Olympians, their families and the community. Members, volunteers, siblings and friends are invited to participate. For information, email Amy Reynolds at amy.rey@spm1.com.

      Source: http://www.wickedlocal.com/plymouth/sports/x1592809419/SPORTS-NOTEBOOK-July-31?rssfeed=true

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