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• Software development boot camps are teaching non-tech grads to write software in as little as nine weeks -- and graduates get hired fast.
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• 8. BARISTA, ONE BACON CAPPUCCINO PLEASE
• Baristas from around the country compete for the Barista Championships with perfect pours and signature beverages infused with flavors like bacon and caramelized tangerine.
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• 9. BENCH-CLEARING BRAWL TAKES OUT HIGH-PRICED PITCHER
• Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke, who signed a $147 million contract, breaks his collarbone in a melee against the Padres.
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• 10. LOOK WHO'S ON TOP AT MASTERS
• First-round leader Sergio Garcia tees off at 9:39 a.m. as the Spaniard hopes to continue solid play that would net him his first major golf championship.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Friday, April 12, the 102nd day of 2013. There are 263 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On April 12, 1963, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested and jailed in Birmingham, Ala., charged with contempt of court and parading without a permit. (During his time behind bars, King wrote his "Letter from Birmingham Jail"; he was released on bond on April 20.)
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• On this date:
• In 1606, England's King James I decreed the design of the original Union Flag, which combined the flags of England and Scotland.
• In 1861, the American Civil War began as Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
• In 1862, Union volunteers stole a Confederate locomotive near Marietta, Ga., and headed toward Chattanooga, Tenn., on a mission to sabotage as much of the rail line as they could; the raiders were caught.
• In 1877, the catcher's mask was first used in a baseball game by James Tyng of (Continued on page 29)
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