Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Wednesday Forecast First (10/31/12)

New details in civil suit against mayor

Reported By: Jeff Wagner / WCIA-3 News

Tuesday, October, 30 2012 @10:18 PM

CHAMPAIGN -- We're learning more tonight about a civil suit filed against the mayor.
Read More? Senate candidate voices concerns over raising taxes

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Tuesday, October, 30 2012 @10:16 PM

CHAMPAIGN -- City council is hoping to keep property taxes the same.?
Read More? Board votes to shut down JDC

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Tuesday, October, 30 2012 @10:16 PM

SPRINGFIELD -- A state board has voted to shut down the Jacksonville Developmental Center. The decision was the last thing standing in the way of...
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After Sandy: Tips on filing home insurance claims

Insurers will be dealing with a crush of claims in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy which inflicted billions of dollars in damages. Once homeowners can assess the extent of their personal losses, many will have to brace for another ordeal: navigating the insurance claims process.

Preparation and planning well before a storm arrives can help homeowners avoid potential pitfalls. But how they handle the details when it comes time to file can help ensure receiving an adequate payout.

Here are six tips to weather the claims process:

1. MAINTAIN AN INVENTORY OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

Receiving a fair payout for damage to one's home and belongings begins by making a list of what you own, particularly the more expensive items, including what they cost, even if it's only an estimate.

Taking photos or even shooting video while you describe the items and how much you paid for them, works too. And, if possible, take digital photos and video, which you can store online on websites like Flickr and Picasa. That way, you can access them in the event your computer is damaged.

You don't have to count out or photograph every single CD or piece of dinnerware you own, for example. A photo of your CD rack or your China cabinet will do.

If you have receipts saved for your more valuable items, take photos of those, as well.

"A lot of people can't remember what they had for breakfast, much less what's been stored in the attic the last 20 years," says Jeanne Salvatore, a spokeswoman for the Insurance Information Institute. "If you have an inventory, it makes life a lot easier."

2. UNDERSTAND SCOPE OF YOUR COVERAGE

Knowing what your insurance policy covers and what it doesn't is essential to getting through the claims process quicker.

You don't want to have to rely only on what claims adjusters tell you, especially as they go through the process of evaluating how much of a payout you're going to get.

When it comes to hurricanes and other major weather-related damage, it's important to remember that standard homeowners' insurance does not cover flood damage. And if you haven't purchased that separately, you will not be able to get reimbursed for damages caused by flooding.

Flood damage is defined as water rising from the ground up, unlike, say, if you have a hole in your roof and rain is spilling in.

In addition, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and 15 other states let insurers include deductibles in their homeowners' insurance policies in the event of a hurricane. Such deductibles vary from 1 percent to 5 percent of the insured value of the home. But each state makes its own determination on whether a storm will trigger those deductibles, so check with your state department of insurance to see if that will be a factor in your coverage.

You can find links to your state's insurance department at www.naic.org/state_web_map.htm ,

3. QUICKLY DOCUMENT DAMAGE AND MAKE ONLY TEMPORARY REPAIRS

After the storm, once it's safe to move about, it's important to take photos of the damage right away. Comparing these photos to the ones taken before the storm can be used to establish the value of items that are damaged or destroyed.

If holes have been torn in your roof or windows are broken, cover them quickly to prevent further damage, but don't make any permanent repairs. But take photographs or videos of the damage before you start working.

And don't throw out damaged furniture or other expensive items until an adjuster has seen them.

4. CONTACT YOUR INSURER RIGHT AWAY

Homeowners should call their insurer quickly and get the claims process rolling, regardless of how much damage their home has sustained.

You can contact your insurance agent for information on how to file a claim. Or, if the agent can't be reached, contact the company directly via the Internet or phone.

Even if you've been evacuated and have yet to return to your home, but it's in an area that may be flooded or known to have been damaged in the storm, call your insurer and tell them, Salvatore says.

Doing so can help establish that you have to spend time in a hotel, something you may be able to get reimbursed for later.

Also, note the name and number of everyone you speak with during the claims process. That can help clear up any confusion that may arise along the way.

5. BE PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE

Once insurance adjusters look over the damage, they will determine the size of your payout.

But if that figure seems too low, there are ways to voice your disagreement and try to work out a better settlement.

You'll want to ask the adjuster to show you the contract language and justify the proposed amount.

If you're still dissatisfied, get a second or even third opinion on the cost of repairs from independent contractors. You can use that to argue for a bigger payout.

Ideally you can work it out with the adjuster, but if not, you can try to make your case with someone at the company's regional or national office.

"You need to be ready for a fight and be tough working with your insurance agent," says Jeff Blyskal, senior editor at Consumer Reports.

Another option to help bolster your case for a better settlement is to hire a public insurance adjuster.

They are experts on the insurance claims process and can assess the damage to a home and help build the case on behalf of the homeowner.

The insurance industry argues that public adjusters charge homeowners for services that homeowners can do themselves. Public adjusters typically charge 10 percent of the settlement amount.

Credited adjusters can be found at the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters' website, www.napia.com .

6. WATCH OUT FOR SCAM ARTISTS

Many homeowners want to immediately get started on repairing the damage to their property. This makes them targets by unscrupulous contractors looking to overcharge for repairs.

"Con artists will demand large cash deposits, or push you to sign a contract that might not be in your best interest," Salvatore says. "Don't be rushed into anything."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/sandy-tips-filing-home-insurance-claims-200147624--finance.html

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

UOC Careers Blog: What Do Graduates Do?

Although graduate employment levels for 2010-11 were slightly down on the previous year, there were considerable variations between different subjects of study, according to "What Do Graduates Do?" (WDGD) 2012, based on the annual survey of Destinations of Higher Education Leavers that takes place each year.

One career area that clearly bucked the downward trend was Computer Science and IT which showed an 8.5% rise in graduate employment and e-skills UK have forecast that growth in IT employment will grow at twice the UK average until 2020. ?Of course, not all entrants into the industry will have studied IT as a main subject at University.

Less good news came unexpectedly from the public sector with a big fall in entrants and the trend extended to include occupational therapists, physiotherapists, radiographers, teachers and probation officers. ?These areas each offered over 100 posts less than 2010-11 but the biggest drop was in the number of social work entrants, which fell by 420. ?This is certainly not great news for the University of Cumbria, which offers courses in all the professions listed except probation.

The report once again showed the importance of self-employment to graduates from performance arts, media production and art and design. 64.6% or artists and 85.3% of musicians were recorded as being self employed or freelancers six months after graduation.

The Business Studies area is one that exemplifies the "mixed message" theme identified in the WDGD report. ?Although it shows up with a higher level of unemployment than average (10.1%) and a sharp drop in the numbers going on to further study, each of the key disciplines of Accountancy, Business Management and Marketing?showed high levels of graduates going straight into relevant employment.

They were also some of the subjects that produced less graduates working as Retail, Catering, Waiting and Bar staff, a denomination which covers a large number graduates yet to find a suitable career opportunity by the date of the survey - although longitudinal studies show that many succeed in doing so over a longer period of time.

Source: http://careersandwritingonline.blogspot.com/2012/10/what-do-graduates-do.html

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On the sun: Massive solar flare unleashed (+video)

An X-class flare erupted on the sun on Monday, according to scientists. These flares, sometimes interfering with radio signals here on Earth, are likely to continue as the sun approaches the peak of its magnetic activity in 2013.?

By Staff,?Space.com / October 23, 2012

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite captured this photo of the X-class solar flare unleashed from the sun Monday.

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The sun unleashed a powerful solar flare late Monday (Oct. 22), releasing waves of radiation into space that have already caused a short radio blackout on Earth.

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The?flare erupted from the sunspot AR 11598?(short for Active Region 11598), and reached peak brightness at 11:22 p.m. EDT (0322 GMT this morning, Oct. 23), according to scientists working on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), a space telescope that constantly monitors the sun with high-definition cameras. It ranked as an X1.8?solar flare, one of the strongest types of solar flares, according to the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) run by NOAA and the National Weather Service.

The same sunspot produced three strong flares before this one in just the two days since it became visible from Earth's perspective. "This means more flares are probably in the offing, and they will become increasingly Earth-directed as the sunspot turns toward our planet in the days ahead," astronomer Tony Phillips wrote on?Spaceweather.com, a website that tracks skywatching and space weather events.?

Solar flares are caused when magnetic activity ramps up in certain patches, called sunspots, on the surface of our star. Scientists measure the strength of solar flares in terms of energy classes, with X-class flares the most powerful sun storms. Moderate flares rank as class M storms and can supercharge Earth's northern lights displays when aimed at our planet. Class C solar flares are the weakest of the bunch and have little effect on Earth. [Photos: Sunspots on Earth's Closest Star]

Monday's solar flare was captured in photos and video by SDO, and appears as a bright white flash coming off the sun. The flare was a short-lived type of solar eruption called an impulsive flare (as opposed to the other type, called a gradual flare).

"Impulsive flares aren't generally associated with severe space weather, and additionally, this region is still several days away from directly facing Earth from center disk," SWPC officials wrote. "Nonetheless, the potential for continued activity remains, so stay tuned for updates as Region 1598 makes its way across the visible disk."

Solar flares often release bubbles of charged plasma (called coronal mass ejections) into space that, when they impact Earth, can cause geomagnetic storms that disrupt radio communications and power grids and create especially beautiful displays of the?northern and southern lights?(auroras). This flare, however, did not unleash a coronal mass ejection, so it is predicted to cause little disruption on Earth and no special auroras. Its powerful radiation was enough, though, to briefly disrupt radios here last night.

The sun?is getting more and more active lately as it approaches an expected peak of magnetic activity in 2013. This activity naturally waxes and wanes on an 11-year weather pattern. The sun's current cycle is called Solar Cycle 24.

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Ukraine president's party set for election win, OSCE unhappy

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich's party was on course on Monday to secure a parliamentary majority but international monitors said flaws in the way the election was conducted meant the country had taken a "step backwards".

Exit polls and first results from Sunday's vote showed Yanukovich's Party of the Regions would, with help from long-time allies, win more than half the seats in the 450-member assembly after boosting public sector wages and welfare handouts to win over disillusioned voters in its traditional power bases.

They will face, though, a revitalized opposition boosted by resurgent nationalists and a liberal party led by boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko.

But a team from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which sent more than 600 observers to monitor the election, criticized the way it had been conducted.

"The elections were characterized by the lack of a level playing field caused primarily by the abuse of administrative resources, lack of transparency of campaign and party financing and lack of balanced media coverage," the OSCE mission said in a statement.

"Certain aspects of the pre-election period constituted a step backwards compared with recent national elections," it said, a reference to Yanukovich's election in February 2010 which was judged fair by the West.

It said the inability of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to run as a candidate had also "negatively affected" the election process.

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, who said on Sunday night that the Regions' apparent victory showed confidence in Yanukovich's policies, brushed off criticism of the poll. He told a separate Russian-led observer mission that criticizing the vote would "be like calling white black".

Victory for the pro-business Regions party, which represents the interests of the wealthy industrialists bankrolling it, will underpin the leadership of the president, who comes up for re-election in the former Soviet republic in 2015.

His rule since taking power has been marked by an accumulation of presidential powers and tension with the West over the imprisonment of Tymoshenko, a former prime minister.

Balloting is in two parts, with half the seats allotted to individual candidates winning local district polls and half to parties according to their share of the vote nationally.

Partial results from the Central Election Commission showed the Regions winning 118 constituencies; that, with its projected national vote, would give the party 205 seats. With support from allies such as the communists and independents, the Regions appear certain to reach the 226 seats needed to form a majority.

The main, united opposition bloc, which includes Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna (Fatherland), was in second place on the party list vote and leading in 36 individual districts.

The Regions appeared to have fared well despite the government's unpopularity and the authoritarian image of Yanukovich, which does not sell well across the country.

Its success was due in part to increased state handouts and promises to enhance the status of the Russian language - an important pledge for Russian-speaking voters in the president's eastern power base, who fear being at a disadvantage to native speakers of Ukrainian.

The introduction of constituency voting also favored Regions candidates, who could draw on state resources.

SVOBODA SURPRISE

The biggest surprise came from the nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party which, according to partial results, won almost 9 percent in the party-list voting. This means it will have significant representation in parliament for the first time.

The unexpectedly strong showing by Svoboda - which is based in the Ukrainian-speaking west, pursues a strongly Ukrainian nationalist agenda and opposes attempts by the Regions to promote the use of Russian language - bolstered the ranks of an opposition which has been weakened by the jailing of Tymoshenko.

The other new opposition wild card in parliament will be held by UDAR. Led by boxer Klitschko, under an acronym meaning "punch", the party was in fourth place behind the Regions, communists and the opposition bloc that includes Batkivshchyna.

Many voters made clear they were frustrated with the performance of the established political parties over the past few years. Corruption is a big concern in Ukraine and many of the 46 million Ukrainians face economic hardship.

AT ODDS WITH WEST

Tymoshenko was jailed for seven years last year for abuse of office over a 2009 gas deal with Russia which she made when she was prime minister. The Yanukovich government says the agreement saddled Ukraine with an enormous price for gas supplies.

The second most populous of the former Soviet states, a major exporter of steel and grain sandwiched between Russia and the European Union, Ukraine is more isolated politically on the international stage than it has been for years.

It is at odds with the United States and EU over Tymoshenko, and does not see eye to eye with Moscow, which has turned a deaf ear to Kiev's calls for cheaper gas.

In Ukraine, the government is also blamed for not stamping out corruption and has backed off from painful reforms that could secure much-needed lending from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to shore up the economy.

Klitschko, the two-meter (6-foot-7)-tall WBC heavyweight champion, will now enter parliament at the head of his new party and could be a towering force in the assembly. He has been critical of corruption and cronyism under Yanukovich.

He says his party will team up with Arseny Yatsenyuk, who leads the united opposition in Tymoshenko's absence, as well as with other opposition groups, including Svoboda - though his refusal to join a pre-election coalition engendered suspicion.

He ruled out any pact with the Regions. "We do not foresee any joint work with the Party of the Regions and its communist satellite," he said. "We are ready to work with those political parties which propose a European path of development."

Svoboda chief Oleh Tyahnybok, a 43-year-old surgeon, promised to stick by a pre-election agreement and work with Yatsenyuk and other opposition leaders in parliament. He also pressed Klitschko to join the united opposition formally.

(Additional reporting by Pavel Polityuk; editing by David Stamp)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-ruling-party-set-election-win-nationalists-gain-060453548.html

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Monday, October 29, 2012

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East Coast storm wreaks havoc on presidential race

President Barack Obama speaks as he attends a briefing with Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate, right, at the National Response Coordination Center at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Barack Obama speaks as he attends a briefing with Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate, right, at the National Response Coordination Center at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pauses for applause as he speaks as running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and his wife Janna listen during a campaign rally at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Marion, Ohio, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike Munden)

President Barack Obama walks in as he delivers pizzas to volunteers during an unscheduled visit to a local campaign field office, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 in Orlando Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney arrives to speak to an overflow crowd of supporters and as he campaigns at the Celina Fieldhouse in Celina, Ohio, Ohio, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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(AP) ? Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama frantically sought to close the deal with voters with precious few days left in an incredibly close race as this year's October surprise ? an unprecedented storm menacing the East Coast ? wreaked havoc on their best-laid plans.

Ever mindful of his narrow path to the requisite 270 electoral votes, Romney looked to expand his map, weighing an intensified effort in traditionally left-leaning Minnesota. Obama sought to defend historically Democratic turf as the race tightened heading into the final week.

Wary of being seen as putting their political pursuits ahead of public safety, the two White House hopefuls reshuffled their campaign plans as the storm approached. Both candidates were loath to forfeit face time with voters in battleground states like Virginia that are likely to be afflicted when Hurricane Sandy, a winter storm and a cold front collide to form a freak hybrid storm.

"The storm will throw havoc into the race," said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.

Before leaving Washington for Florida Sunday, a day early to beat the storm, Obama got an update from disaster relief officials before speaking by phone to affected governors and mayors.

"Anything they need, we will be there," Obama said. "And we are going to cut through red tape. We are not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. We want to make sure that we are anticipating and leaning forward."

An opportunity for Obama to demonstrate steady leadership in the face of crisis was offset by the risk that the federal government, as in past emergencies, could be faulted for an ineffective response, with the president left to take the fall.

"My first priority has to be making sure that everything is in place" to help those affected by the storm, Obama told campaign workers Sunday in Orlando.

He told the volunteers they would have to "carry the ball" while he was off the campaign trail.

"I hate to put the burden of the entire world on you, but basically it's all up to you," he joked.

Obama will hold a rally in Orlando on Monday with former President Bill Clinton, but he canceled campaign stops in Virginia and Ohio on Monday and in Colorado on Tuesday. He planned to return to Ohio on Wednesday with stops in Cincinnati and Akron, followed by a Thursday swing through Springfield, Ohio, Boulder, Colo., and Las Vegas.

Romney nixed three stops in up-for-grabs Virginia on Sunday, opting instead to campaign with running mate Paul Ryan in Ohio before heading Monday to Wisconsin, where Romney has chipped away at Obama's lead.

"I know that right now some people in the country are a little nervous about a storm about to hit the coast, and our thoughts and prayers are with people who will find themselves in harm's way," Romney told several hundred supporters crowded into a field house at the University of Findlay, the second of three Sunday rallies.

Romney's campaign confirmed Sunday that he would not travel to New Hampshire on Tuesday as planned. The campaign already canceled a Monday event in New Hampshire featuring Romney's wife, Ann. Advisers say further travel changes are likely as they monitor the storm's progress.

Vice President Joe Biden canceled a Monday event in New Hampshire. "The last thing the president and I want to do is get in the way of anything. The most important thing is health and safety," Biden said.

Ryan planned to leave Ohio at midday for three stops in Florida. His Tuesday schedule, however, shifted him to stops in Colorado instead of Virginia.

The prospect that bad weather could hinder early voting and get-out-the-vote efforts is vexing to both Obama and Romney.

"Obviously, we want unfettered access to the polls, because we think the more people that come out, the better we're going to do," said David Axelrod, a top adviser to Obama's campaign. "To the extent that it makes it harder, that's a source of concern."

In Virginia, one of the most competitive states in the race, election officials eased absentee voting requirements for those affected by the storm.

"The state board of elections is already planning for extended hours in advance for absentee voting, and it's now a priority, moved up to the same level as hospitals and police stations to have power restored," said Gov. Bob McDonnell, a top Romney ally.

Bringing up a safety concern, Virginia Senate candidate Tim Kaine's campaign urged supporters to remove their political yard signs. "Due to the potential for strong winds in this storm, the last thing we want is for yard signs to become projectiles," said campaign manager Mike Henry.

Getting voters to the polls ? whether early or on Election Day ? is one of the few elements of the race still in the candidates' control. Although Romney and Obama are in a close contest for the popular vote, the president continues to have the upper hand in the most contested states.

Reince Priebus, the GOP chairman, pointed to recent gains for Romney that have lifted him to a virtual tie in most national polls. "The challenger always wins in a tie race," he said.

With time running out, both campaigns appeared to be fine-tuning their map of the states where they're campaigning the hardest.

A senior Republican official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to disclose private deliberations, said Sunday that the Romney team was seriously discussing sending Romney, Ryan or both to Minnesota during the final week. The state hasn't gone Republican in the presidential race since 1972, but recent polling shows a tighter race there than most anticipated.

In a flashback to the 2008 race, Obama's campaign announced that Biden will campaign Thursday in Pennsylvania, reprising a visit to his hometown of Scranton that he made during the final week four years ago. Pennsylvania, too, has been Democratic territory in recent years, but Romney has continued to contest the state with an advertising assist from the Republican Party.

Axelrod, Priebus and McDonnell spoke on CNN's "State of the Union." Warner spoke on "Fox News Sunday."

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Lederman reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Philip Elliott in Ohio, Brian Bakst in Minnesota, Matthew Daly in New Hampshire and Jim Kuhnhenn and Julie Pace in Washington contributed to this report.

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Saturday's MLS roundup

By The Associated Press

Associated Press Sports

updated 11:34 p.m. ET Oct. 27, 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Chris Wondolowski tied the MLS single-season record with his 27th goal and the San Jose Earthquakes wrapped up the regular season with a 1-1 draw against the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.

Wondolowski scored in the 24th minute, matching the record set by Roy Lassiter of Tampa Bay in 1996. The 29-year-old forward booted a penalty kick into the lower left corner of the net after Portland goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts was whistled for taking out Steven Lenhart in a race to secure the ball.

San Jose (19-6-9) has already secured its second Supporters' Shield and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Earthquakes went undefeated in their last 10 matches and lead the league with 72 goals. They will face the winner of the Nov. 1 match between Los Angeles Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps in first round.

The Timbers (8-16-10) appeared to be going down to defeat in the cold, steady drizzle until Bright Dike scored his fifth goal in the 67th minute to tie the score and put some life into the Portland attack.

UNITED 1, FIRE 1, TIE

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) - Lionard Pajoy scored in the 50th minute, and Bill Hamid made eight saves to help United rally to tie Chicago.

The draw gave D.C. second place in the Eastern Conference.

United (17-10-7) went 5-0-2 in its last seven matches to finish with 58 points, one more than New York and Chicago (17-11-6). New York finished third, ahead of fourth-place Chicago, on a tiebreaker.

With New York beating Philadelphia earlier in the day, the Fire needed to beat D.C. to avoid playing in the first-round one-game elimination round.

Instead, Chicago will host fifth-place Houston in that game Wednesday night. The winner plays Eastern Conference champion Kansas City in the second round.

Patrick Nyarko scored for Chicago in the 16th minute.

RED BULLS 3, UNION 0

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - Kenny Cooper scored twice, and Thierry Henry added a goal for New York.

The Red Bulls (16-9-9) reached the playoffs for the third straight year, and the ninth time in 10 seasons. New York won all three matches this season against the Union (10-18-6), who lost their final three games and will miss the postseason for the second time in three years.

Cooper scored on a penalty kick in the 13th minute after Tim Cahill was taken down by defender Carlos Valdes in the box a minute earlier. Henry scored his 15th goal to make it 2-0 in the 35th minute.

Cooper added his team-leading 18th goal - and fifth against Philadelphia this season - in the 66th minute.

RAPIDS 2, DYNAMO 0

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Kamani Hill and Andre Akpan scored to help Colorado beat playoff-bound Houston.

Colorado (11-19-4) finished one of the worst campaigns in franchise history with only its second two-game winning streak of the year. The Rapids were 3-5-3 in their last 11 games.

Goalkeeper Steward Ceus posted his second shutout in his second career MLS start.

Houston (14-9-11) had already rapped up fifth place in the Eastern Conference and its sixth playoff appearance in seven years. The Dynamo will play Chicago in the wild-card game Wednesday night in Chicago.

Houston rested many of its regulars including its top five goal scorers and starting goalkeeper Tally Hall. Tyler Deric subbed for Hall and made his first career MLS start.

REVOLUTION 1, IMPACT 0

MONTREAL (AP) - A.J. Soares scored in the 89th minute to lift New England past Montreal.

Soares was inside the box to head Chris Tierney's free kick past the reach of goalkeeper Troy Perkins for an unsatisfying end to a game the Impact mostly dominated.

The Revolution (9-17-8) ended a 13-game winless run in road matches and won for the first time in Canada soil, having previously gone 0-5-3 in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

The Impact finished the season 12-16-6.

WHITESCAPS 0, REAL SALT LAKE 0, TIE

SANDY, Utah (AP) - Real Salt Lake played to the scoreless draw with Vancouver and made a little bit of history along the way in the regular-season finale.

RSL (17-11-6) became just the second MLS team to not allow a goal in the first 15 minutes of any regular-season match when it held Vancouver (11-13-10) scoreless before halftime. Houston also accomplished the feat in 2009. Both teams qualified for the playoffs.

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Bochy earns trust from Giants, nears another crown

By JANIE McCAULEY

AP Baseball Writer

Associated Press Sports

updated 4:00 p.m. ET Oct. 27, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Bruce Bochy heads down the stairs that lead from the clubhouse to the dugout, greeting each player he passes along the way.

Whether friendly during a winning streak or firm after a tough loss, the San Francisco Giants have come to rely on one thing when it comes to their manager: Boch, as they call him, has their best interests at heart.

Yet this year tested Bochy like no other in nearly two decades on the top dugout step.

Two wins away from joining an exclusive club of 22 other managers to win at least two World Series championships, even Bochy will acknowledge he never saw this special October run coming.

Two years after winning the title, the Giants took a 2-0 lead into Game 3 on Saturday night against the Detroit Tigers.

"You've worked hard to get here so enjoy it, savor it," he said.

Bochy is quick to point out that it's his players who deserve all the credit. Yet there's no denying his astute decision-making again this month, from every pitching change, pinch hitter and double-switch.

From moving two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum into the bullpen to giving Barry Zito a second chance after the pitcher was left off the roster for all three postseason rounds in 2010.

He also helped make the decision to stick with the players who brought the club this far, rather than adding Melky Cabrera to the mix for the NL championship series and risk ruining chemistry with a player coming off a 50-game suspension for a positive testosterone test.

"Hopefully you work at it and you get better with each year," Bochy said. "It's like a player. I don't think you ever arrive as a player, I don't think you ever do as a manager."

"You keep trying to get better and work on things, whether it's in game strategy or managing your players or even dealing with the media or front office, whatever it is," he said. "You know, for myself, I don't see it difficult, but I do see you need to always try to improve in any area you can and become the best player or manager you can."

Bochy made all the right moves in 2010, and he has been equally as spot on this October - albeit under far more challenging circumstances.

He lost All-Star closer Brian Wilson to a season-ending elbow injury way back in April. Slugger Pablo Sandoval, the Game 1 World Series star with a three-home run performance, spent two stints on the disabled list and dealt with a sexual assault investigation.

Then there was Cabrera's 50-game suspension Aug. 15, followed by the announcement Sept. 27 that the club would not be bringing him back.

His team charged on, unfazed by any of it. Outwardly, at least.

Bochy's mellow demeanor is a large part the reason why.

"He's a terrific manager," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "We all have to handle things during the course of the year, and I think he handled the Melky Cabrera thing as well as anybody could have possibly handled it. ... He runs a good ship. He doesn't get too excited. He's tremendous with his bullpen. He was smart enough he's got three left-handers in the bullpen, so it's pretty versatile."

"I think they know who's in charge," Leyland added. "He knows exactly what he's doing."

Of the nearly two dozen managers with at least two World Series titles, 13 are already in the Hall of Fame, with Joe Torre and Tony La Russa likely to join them. Leyland also is chasing his second managerial championship after winning with the Marlins in 1997, and his admiration for his World Series counterpart is considerable.

"He's one of the best managers in all of baseball, there's no question," Leyland said. "Handles his bullpen tremendous, as good as you can handle a bullpen. He's at the head of the class with some other guys, there's no question about that. He's a tremendous manager. He's got a nice, calming influence about himself. You know who's in charge. He's everything that's good about baseball managers, in my opinion. He does it the right way. You never hear Bruce Bochy boasting himself or anything like that. You don't really hear much about him. He's terrific."

The 57-year-old Bochy would join new Cleveland manager Terry Francona as the only active skippers with two or more World Series titles.

Not that he has had a spare moment to ponder that pursuit - or would ever bring it up anyway.

"He tells you everything when he needs to tell you," Sandoval said, benched during the 2010 World Series.

"I understood the things I had to do," he said.

Perhaps the biggest praise for Bochy this time around comes for how he has handled a patchwork bullpen and made it all operate so smoothly once the starter comes out - without the reliable Wilson, the 2010 majors leader with 48 saves.

Bochy, finishing up his 18th year as a skipper, began with Santiago Casilla as his ninth-inning guy and when he hit some bumps, turned to Sergio Romo or Javier Lopez.

Bochy also patiently waited out Brandon Belt as the first baseman did everything to eventually find his swing and his hitting groove, and he allowed first-year starting shortstop Brandon Crawford learn on the field.

"I think that's huge, huge for me, especially with a younger guy who struggles a little bit," Belt said. "You lose a lot of confidence, but when you can look back and see that the front office, manager and coaches still have confidence in you, it gives you that little bit of hope you need to push through. I think that's what helped me a lot."

Bochy mixed in Marco Scutaro and Hunter Pence after they came aboard at the trade deadline. Then, he welcomed back Guillermo Mota when the reliever came off a 100-game drug suspension the pitcher blamed on children's cough syrup.

"We've also dealt with things that most managers and coaching staffs do that nobody ever knows about or hears about," general manager Brian Sabean said. "The fact that we have won (103) games total, it's been a just reward for those guys because they're very talented and unfortunately very underrated. He's done a tremendous job."

Lincecum insists he is thriving from the rush of hearing his name called to warm up and go into the game.

Bochy will tell it like it is, and Lincecum understood after a season of struggles. It was after the 2010 World Series when the skipper and Sabean publicly called out Sandoval, saying the switch-hitting third baseman had better get into top physical shape before spring training 2011 or risk starting the season in the minor leagues.

That got the Kung Fu Panda's attention, all right. It has worked out well.

"I think there needs to be a trust there. I think they need to know that you're behind them, and there's different ways to do it," Bochy said.

"Sometimes you're not going to agree. But as long as you do it in the right way and handle things right," he said, "I think without question, I think it's something that's critical for the player and makes him a better player when he has trust from his manager and vice versa."

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AP Sports Writer Larry Lage in Detroit contributed.

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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Romney woos Florida early vote; Obama eyes N.H.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) ? Juggling politics and storm preparations, Mitt Romney dangled a plea for bipartisanship before early voters in Florida on Saturday as Barack Obama worked to nail down tiny New Hampshire's four electoral votes. Both campaigns scrambled to steer clear of a most unlikely October surprise, a superstorm barreling up the East Coast.

With just 10 days left in an extraordinarily tight race, Hurricane Sandy had both campaigns ripping up carefully mapped-out itineraries as they worked to maximize voter turnout and avoid any suggestion that they were putting politics ahead of public safety.

The campaigns pressed every possible angle in search of advantage ? even paying attention to punctuation.

Obama's campaign signs for months have said: "Forward." Now they say: "Forward!"

Romney, who has been striking a more moderate tone as he courts women and independents in the campaign's home stretch, campaigned across Florida with a pledge to "build bridges" with the other party.

He coupled that message with digs at Obama for "shrinking from the magnitude of the times" and advancing an agenda that lacks vision. Noting that Obama supporters like to chant "four more years" at the president's campaign rallies, Romney picked up on his crowd's own chant at the Pensacola Civic Center and said: "I like '10 more days' a lot better."

His warm-up act was more biting: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told the crowd that Obama was advancing "the ideas of countries that people come here to get away from." Pressed later on what countries he was referring to, Rubio said, "any big-government country in the world" and specifically referred to Mexico and Latin America.

Obama hauled his campaign to New Hampshire, where he told volunteers at a Teamsters hall in Manchester that: "We don't know how this thing is going to play out. These four electoral voters right here could make all the difference."

It takes 270 electoral votes to win the election. Obama is ahead in states and the District of Columbia representing 237 electoral votes; Romney has a comfortable lead in states with 191 electoral votes. The rest lie in nine contested states that are too close to call, New Hampshire among them.

The president adjusted his campaign speech at a Nashua rally to appeal to voters in low-tax New Hampshire, hammering Romney for raising taxes and fees as governor of neighboring Massachusetts.

Obama accused Romney of running in Massachusetts on a pledge to lower taxes, then making life more expensive for the middle class after taking office.

"All he's offering is a big rerun of the same policies," Obama told a crowd of 8,500 gathered at an outdoor rally on an unseasonably warm October day.

The president said Romney even raised fees in Massachusetts on obtaining a birth certificate, "which would have been expensive for me." It was a veiled reference to opponents of the president who have incorrectly said he was born outside the United States. Copies of his birth certificate have been in high demand.

The candidates worked to lock down every possible early vote without intruding on emergency preparations as the storm's expected track looked to affect at least four battleground states: North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio and New Hampshire.

Romney scrapped plans to campaign in Virginia on Sunday, and switched his schedule for the day to Ohio. At a rally in Kissimee, Fla., he urged supporters to keep those in the storm's path "in your mind and in your hearts."

"You know how tough hurricanes can be," he told the Floridians.

Vice President Joe Biden canceled a Saturday rally in coastal Virginia Beach, Va., to allow local officials there to focus on disaster preparedness and local security concerns.

But he went ahead with an appearance in Lynchburg, which is inland. Biden said Romney and Ryan are fleeing from their record to appear more moderate than they are. They "are counting on the American people to have an overwhelming case of amnesia."

Plans for son Beau Biden, the Delaware attorney general, to join his father in Virginia were scrapped when he was called up by the National Guard to help with the storm.

None of Obama's campaign stops had been canceled, but he did adjust move up his planned Monday departure for Florida to Sunday night to beat the storm.

En route to New Hampshire, Obama held an airborne conference call with administration officials about the federal government's role in minimizing storm damage and a ensuring speedy recovery effort.

Campaign spokesman Jennifer Psaki said the Obama team was continuing to promote early voting as something that provides flexibility for busy families, but she added that with the storm headed for shore, "safety comes first, and that's the case with early voting as well."

Romney's trip to Florida, with three events across the state, was timed to coincide with the first day of in-person early voting in a state that went for Obama four years ago and where 29 electoral votes are up for grabs this time. Both campaigns already have been working furiously to gain the advantage in the state's vote-by-mail program, an area where Republicans typically have been stronger.

"It helps for you to vote now," Romney told supporters in Kissimmee.

Republican Rep. Paul Ryan worked his way across rainy, chilly Ohio, on a two-day bus trip, with his family in tow. At a factory in New Philadelphia, Ryan stressed the hit that manufacturing industries have taken over the last four years and promised more coal jobs, natural gas jobs and increased military spending if Romney is elected.

Speaking to more than 1,000 supporters on the factory floor at Gradall Industries, Ryan told voters: "You know it's you. You know what you have in front of you. You know your responsibility."

Campaign 2012 was serious business, with so little time left and the storm complicating the end game, but Ryan's children helped to lighten the tone. His 7-, 9- and 10-year-olds scampered between parts bins and heavy chains at the factory.

Nine-year-old Charlie waved the peace sign and mugged for cameras, prompting his mother, Janna Ryan, to shake her head and declare, "I don't know where he gets it. It's kind of crazy."

During a later stop at a bakery in Circleville, Ohio, 10-year-old daughter Liz told the bakery clerk that her dad was "sugar-free except for doughnuts and ice cream."

"And apple-fritters," Ryan agreed.

Obama, for his part, made a stop at the Common Man Merrimack, a restaurant where he toasted patrons with a Common Man Ale, saying: "To voting. To America. Doesn't matter what party."

The campaigns and their allies kept up a steady stream of TV and radio ads in the battleground states. The right-leaning Americans for Job Security made a rare purchase of Philadelphia airtime, amounting to $1.2 million, for pro-Romney ads. While a few independent groups have tried to make Pennsylvania competitive for Romney, neither Obama nor Romney has devoted ad resources to the state, which is expected to go for Obama.

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Benac reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Philip Elliott in Ohio, Julie Pace in New Hampshire and Matthew Daly in Virginia contributed to this report.

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A Million Girls: Coming to a Computer Science Class Near You | The ...

I sit quietly in the corner as 20 students work diligently in pairs, writing Python code on black laptops. Their instructor walks around the room unpacking the robots they?re programming and announces to the group, ?Just so you know, this assignment is the same as a late-semester project for a Bryn Mawr computer science course.? The students are unfazed.

What?s surprising about this scene is that the students are still in high school, and they?ve been coding for less than two weeks. Oh yeah, and everyone in the room is female.

It?s two weeks into the eight-week inaugural summer program of Girls Who Code?where 20 girls from underserved high schools representing the five boroughs of New York City learn to code JavaScript and Android apps. Almost all the girls are racial minorities, and I notice at least three of them wear headscarves. They all wear looks of determination as they work on their robots. They want to make time to practice Photoshop before the end of the day.

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Is ?Girls Who Code? the Answer?

This program is aptly named, since it turns out there aren?t actually very many girls who code. According to a 2011 report from the U.S. Department of Commerce, less than 14% of computer science degrees are awarded to women.

I?ve written here before about the pipeline problem for women in tech, emphasizing the need to teach young girls technical skills. I said we need real solutions, and so I?d like to celebrate achievements to that end.

Created by former New York congressional candidate Reshma Saujani and directed by ex-Jumo Managing Director Kristen Titus, Girls Who Code is an extremely lean organization with big goals. They?ve estimated it will take 4 million girls learning to code to reach gender parity in the computer science field by the end of the decade, and they?ve committed to doing their part: using the Girls Who Code program to train 1 million girls by 2020.

While Girls Who Code isn?t the first program targeting school-age girls for technical training, it is one of the first to gain national traction. With a boost from corporate donors like Google, eBay, and GE, the young organization has real promise. In fact, it was the proud recipient of Twitter?s first philanthropic donation.

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Making Real Investments in the Girls

But support for Girls Who Code doesn?t just come in the form of dollars. Tech industry leaders have also donated their time, teaching and mentoring the girls during the summer program. The day I visited, the girls had just visited the offices of e-commerce darling Gilt Groupe and were gushing about the experience. ?There were so many women there!? said one girl, describing their tour of the Gilt office. ?It was awesome.?

Rebecca Garcia, co-founder of Coder Dojo, came in to tell the girls about her experience in the tech industry. A girl piped up that she?d actually been to Coder Dojo before and that she learned to make an HTML website at one of its weekend workshops. ?I?m thinking of making a coding club at my school,? she said excitedly.

Fast-forward three months, to now, and Girls Who Code clubs are an important catalyst for expanding the program into the school year. Not only do the graduates continue their education every Sunday with workshops, but several of the girls have started Girls Who Code clubs at their schools. The clubs are a big part of reaching Saujani?s goal of educating 1 million girls because they?re a platform from which any girl can access curriculum on her own after school. ?There are only 1,500 computer science teachers in the country,? explains Saujani. ?The girls are already comfortable learning online?we just have to build something self-sufficient.? Saujani hopes to launch 50 Girls Who Code clubs by the end of next year.

So what has the Girls Who Code team learned so far about teaching technology curriculum to girls? Saujani laughs. ?The biggest feedback from the girls was to make it harder?they want even more challenging curriculum. So that?s what we?re going to give them.?

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Looking Forward to 2020

At the Girls Who Code gala on Monday night, the 20 graduates of the inaugural program presented their final projects. The results included a mobile app to help disabled New Yorkers navigate the city and another location-based app to find the nearest resources for homeless people. Manhattan-based high school senior Cora Frederick declared her intention to take the tech world by storm when she presented her plan to use an algorithm to detect the difference between benign and malignant tumors.

The Girls Who Code team also revealed its goals for 2013: Expand the eight-week summer program into 7-10 new cities. They hope to tap into the existing tech ecosystem in metros like Detroit and Miami.

Saujani, who is running for New York City Public Advocate in 2013, sees the mission behind Girls Who Code as an ongoing commitment: ?This is something I will work on for the rest of my life.? But Saujani and Titus can?t change the face of women in technology on their own?here?s how you can help.

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Donate Money

Girls Who Code is looking for foundation support, but Saujani says that small personal donations of just $10 per month go a long way toward supporting the advancement of women in tech. Girls Who Code is a 501(c)3, so if you?re looking for a charitable deduction before the end of the year, head over to secure.girlswhocode.com/donate.

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Donate Equipment

In the hardware-intensive world the organization works in, Girls Who Code depends on in-kind donations of space and equipment from tech leaders like AppNexus, which hosted the inaugural class. ?There is a huge range in access,? explains Saujani. ?We gave half of our girls computers to take with them because they didn?t have access to technology at home.?

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Donate Time

In a model that depends heavily on intellectual capital, the availability of good teachers can be the bottleneck. If you have teaching or computer science skills, consider connecting with Girls Who Code to lend your brain to its endeavors.

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Panicking cow kills Palestinian in Muslim feast

A bull attacks a boy after running away from Pakistani butchers trying to slaughter it, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice", in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. The boy was slightly injured according to the photographer. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

A bull attacks a boy after running away from Pakistani butchers trying to slaughter it, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice", in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. The boy was slightly injured according to the photographer. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) ? A panicking cow killed a Palestinian man who was trying to slaughter the beast on Saturday during the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha, a Gaza health official said.

Muslims around the world slaughter sheep, cows and goats during the four-day holiday that began Friday to commemorate the sacrifice by their Prophet Ibrahim ? known to Christians and Jews as Abraham.

But accidents are common as people frequently buy animals to slaughter at home instead of relying on professional butchers. The festive atmosphere surrounding the site of the slaughtering also tends to make the animals fidgety.

In addition to the death, Gaza heath official Ashraf al-Kidra said that 150 other people were hospitalized in the Gaza Strip with knife wounds or other injuries caused by animals trying to break away.

There were also two similar incidents in Pakistan on Saturday.

In the northwestern city of Peshawar, a bull escaped from untrained butchers and injured three people, including a 12-year-old boy. Police official Abdul Waheed said the bull was chased by dozens of people and re-captured an hour later.

In southern city of Karachi, a young boy was lightly wounded by a runaway cow. Abdul Quddoos, the cow's owner, said it took two hours to reclaim the cow.

Impoverished families scrimp all year to pay for part of a sheep or cow for the holiday. Many also distribute the meat to even poorer families, giving the celebration a sense of communal solidarity.

Associated Press writers Riaz Khan in Peshawar and Shakiil Adil in Karachi contributed reporting.

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Friday, October 26, 2012

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DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) ? Sheriff?s deputies arrested a teacher at Collinsville High School on Thursday.

DeKalb County Superintendent Charles Warren says Broox Goza, 37, was arrested about 12 p.m.? We understand Goza is a computer teacher, and was arrested in his classroom.

Broox Marvin Goza (Photo: DeKalb County Sheriff?s Office)

Sheriff Jimmy Harris said Goza, of Gadsden, is charged with harassing communications.? Harris said a someone filed a report about a week ago against Goza, concerning harassment and harassing communications.

During the arrest, Sheriff Harris said deputies ?found more evidence of other possible offenses that could lead to more charges in the future.

?This situation involves adults only and no allegations involving students or juveniles were made,? said Sheriff Harris.

Superintendent Warren said the school system will place Goza on administrative leave until further notice as they evaluate the circumstances surrounding his arrest.

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