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All the cool kids are talking about this video.
So what could Rayzor have seen that caused him to react like that, while Miller barely batted an eyelash?
– Was Teppo caught drinking Jobu's rum? I know it's very bad to drink Jobu's rum, but the way Miller reacted made me think it's a fairly regular locker room occurrence.
– Did Pedro Cerrano just sacrifice a live chicken instead of a bucket of KFC?
– Was Goose practicing his Ned Braden impression?
– Were Lindy and Darcy off in the corner giving Bucky a wedgie in retaliation for his comments about their job status?
– Did Jaro Spacek just take a bite out of the trifle that Patty Kaleta brought in; the trifle made with meat, peas and jam?
– Did Rip Simonick just announce that he was writing a tell all book about his career with the Buffalo Sabres?
– Did Adam Mair remove his shirt to bear his superfluous third nipple to the world?
– Were angels dancing on pinheads?
– Was Lindy practicing his dance moves for a potential role on Dancing With the Stars?
– Did Sabretooth walk through the room with just his head attached to a normal human body, ruining the myth of the 'Tooth forever for Rayzor?
I know Ray said that it was the behavior of the Canadian press that caused his reaction, but that seems like something awfully ordinary that caused such shock, dismay and the "I just threw up in my mouth a little" face.

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Date: French, 1891 - 1956
Biography: Jeanne Paquin opened her couture house in 1891 on the Rue de la paix, next door to the House of Worth. President of the Fashion Section of the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900, Paquin later became the first Parisian couturier to open branches in London, Buenos Aires, and Madrid. While Jeanne Paquin died in 1936, the house continued to operate until 1956.


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In November, French drug maker HRA Pharma announced its morning-after pill Norlevo was less effective in women weighing more than 75 kilograms and that it didn't work for women more than 80 kilograms. HRA Pharma changed its labels to warn patients after consulting with European regulators.
In a statement, the EMA said it would evaluate new data suggesting that a high body weight could compromise the effectiveness of the morning-after pill.
"This is an efficacy issue," said Monika Benstetter, an agency spokeswoman. "We need to find out what the association is with (body mass index) and if there is a cut-off threshold for when the medicine becomes less effective."
Assessment of all products
HRA Pharma's Norlevo contains levonorgestrel, the same active ingredient in other medicines including ellaOne, Levonnelle and Levodonna. One of the studies that prompted the label change on Norlevo found the risk of emergency contraception failing was higher in women with a body mass index higher than 25, considered to be overweight.
EMA's Benstetter said the agency needed to perform an assessment of all products in the same category as Norlevo to ensure labels across the European Union are consistent. She said there was no timeline on when the review would be completed.
The US Food and Drug Administration said it was also studying the issue.
The morning-after pill can be taken up to 72 hours after unprotected sex. It contains a higher dose of the hormone in regular birth control pills and works by preventing ovulation or fertilization of an egg. It has no effect if a woman is already pregnant.
Some doctors have previously advised that heavy women consider alternatives like a copper IUD, a birth control device that can be fitted on the uterus.
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Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian Awards given out at 2012 Harvey Awards ceremony
LOS ANGELES, CA (September 9, 2012) – The Hero Initiative, the charitable organization dedicated to helping veteran comic creators in medical or financial need, has honored two of comics' most beloved personalities with its 2012 awards. John Romita Jr. is the recipient of Hero Initiative's Lifetime Achievement Award, while Joe Kubert was named the Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year.
Romita celebrates 35 years as an artist at Marvel Comics this year. His Marvel debut was in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #11 in 1977. His incredible body of work includes long and well-remembered runs on Iron Man, Amazing Spider-Man, X-Men and more. Romita is also the co-creator of Kick-Ass, published by Marvel's Icon imprint
Joe Kubert is the legendary artist known for his work on Sgt. Rock, Hawkman, and much more. He's also the founder of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic art in Dover, N.J. Kubert passed away on August 12, 2012, but the three-person panel that determines the recipient of the Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award had already chosen Kubert as the recipient of the year's award.
Romita Jr. joins his father, John Romita, as recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. The senior Romita won the award in its inaugural year of 2006. "I had a feeling when John was only 13 years old back in 1969 and suggested the 'Prowler' character in Spider-Man that he might follow me into comics and art," said John Romita. "He's carried on the family name with a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence in his craft. I'm proud as only a father can be of what he's accomplished."
Joe Kubert won the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. He is the first man to win both Hero awards. "My Dad was an unusually gifted man in many senses," said Adam Kubert, Joe's son and a fellow comic artist. "He has touched the lives of many people both directly and through his work. It's an honor that he has received this award."
Andy Kubert, another of Joe's sons and yet another legacy as a fellow artist added, "For a man as talented as my father was, both in the arts and as a person, it is truly an honor for him to receive this award. It's the first award given to him since his passing a short time ago. For myself, my family, and I'm sure for my father's many fans, it's impactful."
The Awards are given out as part of the Harvey Awards ceremony at the Baltimore Comic-Con each year. Past winners of the awards are:
2011: Mike Gold
2010: Jerry Robinson, Tim Sale
2011: Stan Lee
2010: Walt Simonson
2009: Neal Adams
2008: Nick Cardy
2007: Joe Kubert
2006: George Pérez, John Romita
About The Hero Initiative
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterday's creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It's a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.
Since its inception, The Hero Initiative has had the good fortune to grant over $500,000 to the comic book veterans who have paved the way for those in the industry today. For more information, visit www.heroinitiative.org or call 626-676-6354.
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This bizarre commercial just started popping up, and frankly, we're almost too confused to be offended. UPDATED: Verizon says the ad was not produced by or in any way affiliated with them.
Swap out the shredded poncho for a red robe, and electrical wires for telephone cords, and you've got a spot-on replica of the infamous photo that embroiled the US in an awful scandal six years ago. Shilling for Droid X.
It's hard to imagine that Verizon, or any other sane company, would stoop to this level to sell something. But we're having a hard time imagining another explanation. [Thanks Fraying]


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Important Note: This is a listing for professional pool table felt only – NOT A POOL TABLE! 7′ Pre-Cut Simonis Green Simonis 860 Pool Table Cloth FREE Matching Chalk (Dozen) Both the pool table bed and rails are pre-cut. Simonis 860 – The New Standard for Pool (Worsted) Developed especially for 9-Ball. Slightly Slower than the #760 Blend. Combed worsted wool, high thread count and higher wool content assure long lasting wear and reduced ball burning. Will not pill, fluff or shed. Available in 66″ and 78″ widths. 90% Wool / 10% Nylon. Blend: 90% Wool / 10% Nylon. Overall bed dimensions: 48 in. Overall rail dimensions: (6x) 5.5 in. Are you unsure of what size to order? Use this guide to determine which cloth size will work on your pool table. Measure the distance between the side rails where the ball hits the cushion edge. Your table may vary up to +/- 3/4 from the correct measurements shown below. Order For This Table Size. PLEASE NOTE: Your cloth will be carefully cut and packaged. PLEASE INSPECT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING! We are not responsible for variations in color. We display the colors as accurately as possible but computer monitors vary in the way they display colors. We process orders Monday-Friday and strive to fulfill orders as quickly as possible. We utilize multiple warehouses across the United States. For orders of large gaming items such as pool tables, ping pong tables, etc. Assembly may be required. We recommend hiring a professional service provider in your area to perform the installation. We have many contacts across the country and will be happy to help you find a reputable provider in your area. We believe in taking care of our customers. If the item is not as described in the posting, or if it is not in the condition specified, we will gladly take it back. Our feedback strongly represents who we are, and we will do the best to make sure you are happy with the service you have received. If you have any questions or concerns just send a message. And we'll get back to you promptly. The item "7′ Simonis 860 Simonis Green Pool Table Cloth Felt with Free Matching Chalk" is in sale since Monday, February 11, 2013. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Indoor Games\Billiards\Tables". The seller is "gameroomcreations" and is located in Loganville, Georgia. This item can be shipped to United States.
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Green Paper on the presumption of innocence
The Commission is in the process of promoting the approximation of criminal procedures, notably in relation to procedural safeguards. It is using this Green Paper to reach out to legal practitioners and people in general in the European Union (EU) in order to ascertain whether the principle of the presumption of innocence and the rights flowing from it are understood in the same way throughout the EU. The way in which Member States interpret this principle is, in the Commission's view, in need of clarification.
Commission Green Paper of 26 April 2006 on the presumption of innocence [COM(2006) 174 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
The Green Paper is concerned with the presumption of innocence and the rights which flow from it. This presumption is a fundamental right accorded, both in international and in European law, to anyone who has been charged with an offence, regardless of what type of proceedings are involved.
Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) offers a definition of the presumption of innocence, in the sense of the right to a fair trial. The case law of the European Court of Human Rights indicates that an accused should not be declared guilty until a court has established his or her guilt, and that pre-trial detention should be the exception rather than the rule.
The Commission is looking for any differences of interpretation and application of the principle of the presumption of innocence as between Member States. It is putting forward the idea of drawing up common minimum standards in the field of criminal procedure, which would help to eliminate any discrepancies between criminal procedure safeguard levels in each Member State.
Approximation of national laws on the subject of procedural safeguards
This Commission initiative on the presumption of innocence is to be seen against the background of the process of harmonising criminal law. A core of common standards based in particular on mutual recognition should gradually replace the entire current system of mutual legal assistance, especially when it comes to questions concerned with the gathering of evidence, including the presumption of innocence.
The principle of mutual recognition implies enforcing a judgment handed down by a judicial authority in another Member State. As a rule, Member States give no legal effect in their territory to criminal judgments handed down in other Member States. Criminal law emanates from Member State sovereignty.
Mutual recognition is designed precisely to ensure - as part of the creation of an area of freedom, security and justice - that decisions handed down in a Member State have legal effect throughout the EU. The principle of mutual recognition can operate effectively only if there is trust in other justice systems. As underlined by the Commission's Green Paper on procedural safeguards, such mutual trust stems from a common regard for fundamental rights.
The principle of mutual recognition is far from absolute, however, and comes up in practice against various constraints. There are, for example, considerable differences in the severity of the penalties prescribed by Member States, and the decisions taken during the phase preceding the enforcement of a penalty are not always implemented on the basis of common standards aimed at ensuring a common level of protection for fundamental rights throughout the EU.
Application of the presumption of innocence
The Green Paper is concerned with the principle of the presumption of innocence. This principle comes into play during the course of criminal proceedings. Several legal principles linked to the presumption of innocence operate in this context, such as:
The Commission considers that, as part of the third pillar, the area of freedom, security and justice must be built on clear foundations in terms of the same procedural rights and safeguards for everyone. Ever since the Tampere European Council conclusions of October 1999, the mutual recognition of court judgments has been regarded as the cornerstone of judicial cooperation.
The Commission is continuing this work of setting common procedural standards by tackling the issue of how to define the presumption of innocence in this Green Paper. The deadline for answering the questions contained in the Green Paper was 9 June 2006. No proposal for the mutual recognition of criminal judgments has been adopted since the 2004 proposal for a Council Framework Decision on certain procedural rights in criminal proceedings. On 22 February 2007 the German Presidency of the European Union presented a proposal for a Decision on the law of criminal procedure which focuses mainly on three fundamental rights already listed in the 2004 proposal for a Framework Decision. These are the accused's right to legal information, the right to legal assistance and the right to have the assistance of an interpreter and to have documents translated. For a variety of reasons, several Member States have already shown themselves to be reticent about harmonising procedural safeguards. Some Member States perceive it as being the first stage in a process of creating a European Criminal Code. The impasse in which the Commission finds itself is nudging it more in the direction of enhanced cooperation than in that of a harmonisation of procedural safeguards.
Proposal for a Council Framework Decision of 28 April 2004 on certain procedural rights in criminal proceedings throughout the European Union [COM(2004) 328 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
Following the 1999 Tampere European Council, the Commission has undertaken to take steps to implement the programme of measures aimed at applying the principle of the recognition of criminal judgments. The present proposal is conceived in this spirit and seeks to set common minimum standards for certain procedural rights to be granted in criminal proceedings in the European Union. This approximation of laws would enhance the rights of all suspects and defendants generally throughout the European Union and would facilitate the application of the principle of mutual recognition. The proposal provides for rights able to be applied throughout the length of criminal proceedings, such as access to legal advice from a lawyer both before the trial and at trial, access free of charge to the services of an interpreter and a translator, procedural safeguards for persons unable to understand or follow the proceedings, and the informing of suspects of their rights before they are questioned for the first time. The proposal is also an essential complement to the European arrest warrant.
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 26 July 2000 - Mutual recognition of final decisions in criminal matters [COM(2000) 495 - Not published in the Official Journal].
This communication concerns the mutual recognition of final decisions. It sets out the Commission's thinking on mutual recognition and explores ways of applying the mutual recognition principle to final decisions in criminal matters. It discusses the various aspects of mutual recognition and identifies those areas of procedural law where there is a need for common minimum standards. In it, the Commission points out that one of the disadvantages of laying down a set of rules on the distribution of jurisdiction among EU Member States is that such an exercise may call for a considerable negotiating effort. Then again, this would eliminate the necessity of dealing with the question of jurisdiction in each and every case where two or more Member States' jurisdictions might be involved.
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Highgate is a town in Franklin county, Vermont. It was formed in 1762 in N.H. from Chittenden county. The probate and court district for Highgate is Franklin. For more information, contact the town at 2996 VT Rt. 78, P.O. Box 67, Highgate Center 05459. On the attached map, Highgate is shown as 1 in Franklin county.
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MILTON — The Milton Winter Carnival Committee has been working hard on completing our plans for the 2013 Milton Winter Carnival. The arrival of this much snow has been a gift, but has also brought a whole new set of challenges. We will all be working hard throughout the week to ensure that we have a safe and fun carnival.
The registration forms are available on the town website @ http://www.miltonnh-us.com/
EDITOR'S NOTE: To make the following Facebook address work, you must copy and paste the entire link, beginning with https . . . . out to1666/ in your browser.
Registration forms are available on the town websitealso on Milton NH Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/358317281666/ as well as the flyer and any other information that needs to be circulated.
-- At The Moose Lodge #1298 Friday, Feb. 15
6:30 pm: Meat bingo ($1 per card / special games) 6:30 pm: The Sue Tompson Memorial "Chili Willie" Chili / Chowder Cook-off. Everyone is invited to compete, but only those 21 and older are allowed to stay. Entries must be dropped off by 6 pm. Entries will be judged by participating judges. $5 donation for judging privileges.
7 pm: The Mark Goodell Memorial Pool Tournament. $5 tournament entry fee. New this year sponsored by the Women of the Moose #2336 Death by Chocolate silent auction and chocolate sampler plate ($5)
-- At the Milton Town Beach - Saturday, Feb. 16
7:45 am: Breakfast by the beach sponsored by the Nute High School Class of 2015 - Featuring egg McMiltons, and assorted breakfast items, hot coffee & hot chocolate.
8 am: MWC Family Fishing Derby - (Registration) Children's Derby (8 am to noon) Adult Derby (8 am to - 3 pm) Adults ($10); children ($5 first child / $3 additional siblings). Prizes to be awarded for each group (adult/children) (1) First Catch (2) Longest Catch (3) Shortest Catch. Trophies & Prizes will be awarded at the completion of each derby.
9 am: 21st Annual MWC Opening Ceremonies Join the MWC Committee, the Milton Homeschool Group & the VFW in Opening the Carnival. 9:10 am: MES 5th Grade Hot Air Balloon Launch Join Mrs. Tafton's 5th Grade Class as they launch their handmade hot air balloons off the beach front. 9:30
9:40 am: Moose Mountain Regional Greenways (post balloon launch): Moose Mountain Regional Greenways will host a snowshoe instruction demonstration and invite area residents to join them in a snowshoe trek around the beach area or maybe on some short trails adjacent to the property. Attendees are invited to bring along their own snowshoes to join in the fun. Moose Mountain Regional Greenways & the Milton Winter Carnival Committee are also looking for donated snowshoes. If you have any snowshoes that you are no longer using and would love to get them back in the snow, either organization would love to give them a new home. Donations can be dropped off at the Emma Ramsey Center or to Moose Mountain Regional Greenways. They can also be dropped off at the beach the day of the carnival.
21st Annual Milton Winter Carnival - February 15 & 16
At The Emma Ramsey Center - Saturday, Feb. 16
7:00 am: Class of 2013 pancake breakfast. Join the Nute High School Class of 2013 as they serve up some yummy pancakes and breakfast goodies. Help support our Nute Seniors.
8 am - 4 pm pm: End 68 Hours of Hunger Booth. Bring a some canned fruit, tuna, jar of peanut butter or other nutritional donation and get your face painted by professional face painter Lauri Thompson. Your donation helps feed a local child throughout the weekend.
9 am - 4 pm: Tour the Milton Fire Station and get an up-close look at our new fire/safety apparatus. Fire personal will be on hand to show you around and answer your questions about both old/proposed fire stations.
10 am: Winter Carnival bingo - Play for prizes This free family event is a lot of fun and a prize will be awarded for each game. 10 am to noon. Join Simplicity the Clown as she plays games and makes l balloon creations for your child. The young and young at heart will enjoy her clowning talents.
9 - 10 am: Milton Homeschool Group will host assorted games for the children. Join Claudine and friends and see how good your outdoor game skills are and enjoy some friendly competition.
10 am: NH Farm Museum's Ice Harvesting Demo. Journey back to days gone by and watch as chunks of ice are harvested out of the lake.
10 am: Milton Fire Explorers will host a beach side campfire with /s'mores. Join our future fire fighters and warm up by the fire. Try your luck at making a fireside s'more
Until noon: Try your hand at building snowman/snow sculpture. The Milton Winter Carnival Committee had started us off by building a huge snowman at the beach. Give it your best shot and see what you/your family can build. Snowmen/sculptures will be judged at the completion of the kids fishing derby. A prize will be awarded for Best in Show. There is plenty of snow and ice now, so bring along your sleds for some sliding as well. All outdoor activities are weather-dependent. The Milton Winter Carnival Committee reserves the right to cancel any/all activities depending on the weather and the ice conditions the day of carnival.
11 am - 3:45 pm: MWC Silent Auction: (pick-up immediately following the close of the auction at 3:45) Make a bid on an assortment of children's/family items to help support our 2013 Arts in the Park Family Festival.
11 am - 2 pm: Horse Drawn Wagon Rides (Emma Parking Lot) Families are invited to join Steve Collins and his l Belgian Horses for horse-drawn wagon rides.
11 - throughout the day, food concession hosted by the Nute Music Department. Crock-pots & goodies to be served up to help support the music department.
noon: W.I.L.D. traveling zoo. Join the staff and learn some facts about the animals that travel around.
1 pm: Kindermusik with Miss Jody. Jjoin Miss Jody as she gets the kids up and dancing around with scarves, eggs and musical instruments.
1 - 3 pm: face painting by Linda Local artist Linda Lamper will delight children/adults alike with her whimsical face designs.
1 - 3 pm: Fingerprinting clinic hosted by the Milton Police Department.
2 - 3:45 pm: The Milton Homeschool Group will host assorted games & crafts for the kids. Last year this was one of the most popular activities all day. These wonderful moms come up with some great games and activities to keep the kids happy and busy for the remainder of the afternoon.
21st Annual Milton Winter Carnival - Feb. 15-16
Multi club poker run - Evergreen Valley Snowmobile Club, Seven Lakes, Powder Mill and Wolfeboro SMC will be hosting their poker run Saturday Feb. 16. Riders start in their perspective club areas and end at Moose Mountain Recreation by 2 pm. There will be 3 prizes again this year. $10 per hand to play, $2 more gets you a sixth card.
Registration begins at 9 am at Milton Pump and Filter Shop Last registration will be at 10:30 am sharp.
The run begins at 10AM so come by 3 Ponds Tavern or Lakeside Mart for breakfast if you register early.
Parking is available at the old Moose club, and some limited parking at the Citgo station up the road.
Do not park at the Post Office.
The cost is $10 to ride, and there will be three prizes drawn this year. You will make a total of 5 stops, including the finish. At each stop, you will be given a token to trade at the finish for your poker hand.
After you register at the Milton Pump and Filter Shop, You will be directed to the start of the poker run route.
The stops to collect tokens will be at: Middleton/Tufts trail junction Access Rd Burrows Farm Junction Mt Jesse Lodge at Moose Mountain. Turn in your poker chips and be dealt a poker hand. For an additional $2 you can be dealt a 6th card to improve your chances. Anyone who pays the extra $2 will also get a raffle ticket for prize drawings.
The 3 winning hands will be drawn at 2pm at The Lodge at Moose.
The average time for this trip is 2 to 2.5 hours.
Carnival parking info for the Emma Ramsey Building
During the day of Feb. 16, the Milton Town Office parking lot can only be accessed directly off Route 125. Charles Street will be closed to through traffic from Mill Street to the Emma Parking lot. This will allow car-free travel for both the horse team and for participants that want to tour the fires station. We appreciate your cooperation with this.
Residents who live on that end of Charles Street will be allowed to access their residence as usual. Our goal is to have a safe and fun day for all our residents.
At The Moose Lodge #1298 - 8 pm - Midnight Feb. 16) Milton Winter Carnival Sweethearts Dance. Join the Moose Lodge in welcoming the 52nd Street Band and rock the night away
Tickets are on sale for $15 each / $25 couple and are only available at the lodge. Tickets sold out last year and are sold on a first come basis limited to 80 tickets. You can contact the Moose Lodge @ 652-9750 for availability.
There will be a 50/50 raffle and door prize.
Milton Winter Carnival schedule of events
MILTON — The Milton Winter Carnival Committee has been working hard on completing our plans for the 2013 Milton Winter Carnival. The arrival of this much snow has been a gift, but has also brought a whole new set of challenges. We will all be working hard throughout the week to ensure that we have a safe and fun carnival.


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The blog title may seem frivolous to you folks, but our drinking water is next in line for these dangerous drugs leaching into our water. The three drugs mentioned are three of many abusive drugs.
The following article link to Munchies_ Food by VICE appeared in Drinking Water Canada's newsletter, ~ "Why Wild Canadian Fish Are on Cocaine and Oxycodone" by Alex Swerdloff July 27, 2015
Bust out your rhinestone snuffboxes and hit up your favorite restroom, party people. It's time to head up to Ontario's Grand River. Cocaine, morphine, and oxycodone—among other drugs of abuse, as the scientists call them—apparently flow freely in the waters there.
That's right. A study recently published in the journal Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry shows that way more fish have been getting their Tony Montana on than we previously believed.
The study, which comes out of McGill University's Department of Chemical Engineering, focused on the Grand River Watershed in Southern Ontario. The research shows that water discharged from wastewater treatment plants in the area has low levels of the aforementioned drugs in it, which could affect marine life and contaminate local sources of drinking water.
Here's the problem. Households and chemical plants discharge both figurative and literal crap into the river. A wastewater treatment plant is supposed to clean out most of these contaminants. And some distance downstream, the water then goes through an additional water treatment plant that cleans it further and prepares it for human consumption.
But the study showed that small quantities of drugs were found in the river water coming out of the water treatment plant, and their concentration did not decline with distance downstream from the plant. To make matters worse, the drugs were not removed completely during drinking water treatment.
In short, plants, fish and other living things in the river were swimming in water dosed with small amounts of recreational and prescription drugs. Screw Nemo—these fish seem to have more in common with Rick Ross!
But there could be a solution. Professor Viviane Yargeau, who was the lead author of the study, argues, "Improving our wastewater treatment processes can help clean up our drinking water."
What's new about this research is that the scientists found drugs in the water between the wastewater treatment plant and the drinking water treatment plant. Sure, the drinking water treatment plants got most of the drugs out of the water, but not all. Improvements upstream would keep the life aquatic—including plants, insects, and fish—from inadvertently indulging.
It seems to me, however, that the researchers forgot to ask one all-important question: How in the hell does a fish line up a rail without an opposable thumb?
Back to Professor Yargeau. She explains, "We believe that if improvements are made to wastewater treatment plants to protect the sources of drinking water, this will prove a more effective way of dealing with the problem in the long run—as this strategy would also protect the aquatic environment and all the plants, insects and fish that are found there."
Next to come will be a five-year project to look into improving wastewater treatment to keep contaminants like cocaine out of Canada's drinking water. But five years is a while away, so the fish will keep partying on in the meantime.
After all, even marine life deserves some booger sugar once in a while.
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When I was 12, my family and I moved to the United States from Faisalabad, a city in Pakistan where an American education helps you get a good job. My parents brought me and my two brothers here so that we could go to American schools and colleges.
Two days after we arrived, my mother told me something I'd never heard her say in Pakistan: "Always remember who you are and never be afraid of people talking about you."
My father added, "People from different countries live here and they might criticize you for your looks and language, but remember who you are and speak up if you feel you have to. Try to be a confident girl."
I remember listening to them with my eyes down. I didn't know what they were talking about.
Back in Pakistan, everyone around me looked the same way and believed the same things. I didn't understand how much my culture made me who I am. And I didn't understand that I would have to make sacrifices to hold on to my identity. But I started to learn as soon as I entered my first American classroom.
On my first day of school, I had a big smile on my face as I walked into my 8th grade class. I was expecting to make lots of friends, just as I had in Pakistan.
I didn't think twice about my clothes. I was wearing what I'd worn all my life, the traditional dress for females in Pakistan: a loose, long shirt that goes a little above the knee, pants and a long scarf around my neck. All of my body was covered except my head, neck and hands.
In my culture and religion (I'm Muslim), a girl is supposed to hide her body so men don't think of her as their property. You only show your body to the person you're going to marry.
As I entered the class, I noticed that there were black and white students and no Pakistani kids. Lots of the girls were wearing jeans and short tops. No one was dressed like me.
For the first week, I smiled and said hi to everybody I knew from my class. They said hi back, but coldly and with a smile that seemed unfriendly and strange. They stared at my clothes, looking at me from top to bottom. I felt so bad. I wanted to hide.
Family More Important Than Friends
About three weeks later, I was sitting at a cafeteria table apart from everybody. A black girl sat down, asked me my name and then, "Why do you wear this dress in school?"
"It is my cultural dress," I replied.
She told me I should change the way I dress. I didn't know much English at the time (my native language is Urdu), so I didn't ask why. But I started to think that if I changed my dress, that girl and I might become friends.
I considered talking it out with my mom, but I knew my parents would be very hurt if they saw me changing to be like the other kids. My family's love was more important to me than having friends just for the time I spent in school. So I accepted feeling lonely.
Luckily, after about five weeks, I left that school because my family moved. My new middle school was an international school with Chinese, Russians, Bangladeshis, and more, including Pakistanis. I was excited to meet people from my country. I thought I would be more comfortable with them and we would understand each other.
Soon I became friends with a group of seven Pakistani girls from my class. They were good students. I wanted to be part of their group because they seemed to share my goal to get the most out of school.
My new friends dressed in American clothes. There were other Pakistani girls who wore traditional clothes, but they didn't pay attention in class.
Our friendship happened easily. We started sitting together at lunch and walking together on the playground. I talked to them about movies, songs and school, just like I'd talked to my friends back in Pakistan.
But from the beginning, we were also different. My friends talked to each other about dating, and I felt a little uncomfortable knowing that they were going against our culture's beliefs. We don't date or have sex with anyone we're not planning to marry. But since they weren't trying to include me in those conversations, I didn't let it bother me much.
Then, after a few months, one of my friends came up to me after school and started talking about the guy she went on a date with. She told me, "We are planning to have sex." This was the first time in my life anyone had talked to me about sex directly.
When she started describing hugging and kissing her boyfriend, I was scared. Sex isn't discussed in Muslim houses in front of the children, because it's believed that it will seduce them into having it. Every Muslim child knows that it's wrong to talk about sex.
So when she began talking, all I wanted was for her to stop. I was afraid I would be seduced into having sex. Even if I wasn't, I was afraid talking about it might have a bad effect on my reputation, and I was afraid somehow my mom would find out that I was talking about sex.
But I didn't want to upset my friend by saying that I thought it was wrong to date and have sex. Plus, according to my culture, it's her family's duty, not a friend's, to tell her what is wrong and what is right.
So instead, I tried to change the topic by talking about history class. When she kept on talking about sex, I left, saying that I needed to see my teacher for extra help.
After that conversation, other friends began talking to me more openly about sex. I tried to avoid the subject. I felt more and more uncomfortable with them. I didn't want other Pakistani students, my teachers who were from my country, or my parents, to think that I was like them. I started to wish I had friends who didn't date and were more like me.
Then one day, during lunch, after we'd been friends for almost the whole school year, one of my friends started telling me that now that I am in America, I should change the way I dress and speak.
"You look like an old-fashioned girl in this dress and speaking Urdu and I think you should start dressing the way we dress." I still remember how her voice sounded, mean and nasty.
My other friends agreed with her. I was angry because my clothes and language are part of me, so when they told me to change them, I felt they were trying to change my inner self.
Suddenly, I didn't feel like eating anything. A storm was building inside me. I heard my mother's voice in my head, saying, "Be confident. Say what you want to say."
"I will stay the way I am," I said. "Are we friends only if we dress alike? I love my culture, and I won't change at any cost."
They just made fun, saying, "You talk like an old woman." I hated them for saying this to me. I felt really low and lonely because they were more interested in my dress and language than in me.
I wasn't going to be friends with people who weren't going to accept me. For the first time since I'd come to the U.S., I'd declared my pride in my culture. I felt more sure of who I was than ever before. But I felt like an alien, and lonely.
A week after I left my friends, I was sitting alone when a Pakistani girl in traditional dress came up to me and asked if I needed help with anything. The next day, she said hi, and from then on we started sitting together at lunch.
We talked about schoolwork and I found that she was a good student. I started going to her house, something I hadn't done with my other friends.
She asked me why I left my other friends and I told her the story. She agreed with what I'd done. She, too, is determined to follow our cultural traditions. We became best friends.
I'm now 17, and my best friend and I go to an international high school. These days I have friends from other cultures. We have fun together doing after-school activities like yearbook committee and student government. I enjoy talking to them about our classes, music, movies and books.
Sometimes we talk about our cultures' traditional foods and dress, and sometimes we discuss our cultures' beliefs about sex and dating. I'm more comfortable talking about sex now because we've studied it in school.
I still don't want to date before I get married or know the details of other people's personal relationships. I like knowing that when I'm married, I'll belong only to one person who will also belong only to me, and that only the two of us will know about our intimacy.
I respect the way my friends from other cultures choose to live their lives—I don't want to change them and they aren't trying to change me. The conversations we have are respectful and comfortable, and nobody tries to make fun of someone else's values and call them old-fashioned, the way my old group of friends did with me.
But I've learned I'm still not comfortable being close to a person who doesn't share my most basic cultural and religious beliefs. My family understands me, my pride in my identity, and the choices I've made to hold on to that identity, and I want my closest friends to understand me the way they do.


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Access - Victoria
Welcome to the VICTORIAN trails and access web page.
The purpose of this page is to assist ATHRA VIC members with any riding track access issue they may have.
Increasingly, public land managers such as local councils, ParksVic and DELWP are placing limitations on users of their lands. Also, as the Victorian population grows and there are more recreational demands, not only by horse riders but by other users such as trail bikers and 4WD clubs, on bush and forest areas, ATHRA members are competing more for quiet and safe enjoyment of these lands.
Our ATHRA Code of conduct encourages members to respect these lands and follow requirements of the land managers. At the same time, it is important that horse riders are not disadvantaged while other users, particularly of the passive kind, like us, are not.
If there is any opportunity, while riding or in any other context, to establish a rapport with the land manager, eg. with the DELWP officers or ParksVic rangers, then do so. Being friendly, approachable and informative yourself, may encourage a more positive attitude to horse riders. For example, if you are out riding and notice an unauthorised dump of rubbish or a damaged fence or cavaletti, do report it. This can help officials to see horse riders as an attentive, useful and valuable aid to lands management.
If you require 'higher' help from ATHRA with an access issue please provide us as many of the following details as possible:
1.Park or area name and address,
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3.Specific tracks you want access to or have difficulties using,
4.What are the actual issues – conflict with other users, lost access when it was available in the past, damaged and dangerous trails?
5.What signage, if any is relevant to the track/s,
6.Frequency of your use and what you know of other horse rider usage of the area
Do remember that if the track of concern is well known to you, you probably have more on the ground information about it than we can obtain. So please, think about the level of assistance that is achievable by ATHRA..
We can make phone enquiries and write a complete submission for you, provide guidance or after reviewing your own personal submission (and possibly requesting some changes) have it endorsed by ATHRA VIC which will give it a little more 'weight'.
We encourage you to speak with other horse riders, whether or not ATHRA members, to gain their insight, support and any relevant information to assist.
Where ATHRA might have access to such information, we aim to keep members informed of the status of management plans that may affect access to riding horse tracks in Victoria.
The proposed Great Forest National Park (GFNP) to the east of Melbourne is a key example.The GFNP is in the Central Highlands region of Victoria, located around towns such as Healesville, Kinglake, Noojee, Toolangi, Warburton, Marysville and Woods Point. Many ATHRA members in Victoria live or ride in and around these areas. The proposed GFNP will see a considerable expansion of and changes to the tenure of public lands and former logging forests.


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[TRANS] Today a friend told me this.. [My friend said] that I look 야하게*.. Then I said, "Where in this world exists a person who has such 구수 한look?". My face is 'indigenous'**
**native; average countryman
Note: "구수하다" is an expression when Koreans eat foods like Doenjang Jjige (Bean Paste Stew).. ;'D And you know it's a traditional Korean food. So here, Jaejoong meant that he looks amiable having a hometown feel.
Actually, this word is not usually used to describe a person's face, but I've seen a person teasing someone's face is "구수한" once in my life. It means his face is so Korean (in a not good way, chinky eyes + flat nose usually.. lol) [via @126×204]
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Hidden in the shadow of an elevated highway in a nondescript strip mall is Panadería Chuy. This bustling bakery supplies bolillos, or torta rolls, to Mexican eateries around the Austin area. The interior is filled with overflowing cases of pastries and cookies like conchas, polvorones, and empanadas. You know this bakery is legit because, in true Mexican fashion, they provide the silver trays and tongs for helping yourself to their massive selection of baked goods.
Of course, a place known for its bolillos has an attached restaurant that makes a variety of tortas. I ordered the simple pierna torta ($5.50), which reminded me of a huge Mexican sloppy joe. One of their signature pillowy rolls was filled with chunks of spicy pork cooked in red chiles and garlic until it was completely tender but not falling apart. Underneath were layers of shredded lettuce, tomato, a little crema, and thick slices of jalapeño and avocado. The pork's red sauce coated all of the sandwich ingredients and soaked through the bread just enough to moisten it, but not so much that the sandwich was falling apart. This torta also had the spiciness I've been missing from others I've tried in Austin. I can't wait to return to try their other torta varieties and pick up one of their incredible custard-filled conchas.
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8716 Research Boulevard, Austin TX 78757 (map) 512-374-9910
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Qualcomm has today announced their Toq smartwatch with a color screen and still gets days of battery life. The display is visible in direct sunlight and gets impeccable battery life. This is enabled by Qualcomm's display technology called Mirasol… it is connected to the smartphone via bluetooth and is paired with stereo bluetooth headphones. We also got a hands on below:
The watch and the headphones will be wirelessly charged and completely wearable with the watch and headphones being completely wireless. The watch and headphones will also be wirelessly charged as well. They will be integrating their AllJoyn connectivity and planning software updates for things like their 2net health platform for self monitoring.
The watch will be available in a limited release of these watches in the USA in the fourth quarter of this year. But wait, there's more… all of the people attending the Keynote after the presentation all of the attendees will receive a voucher for a watch at a later date.
We have talked to Qualcomm about the smartwatch and got some more details about it which include the display size, processor, weight and dimensions. This device appears to be a perfect synthesis of Qualcomm's technologies and serves as a perfect marketing tool for Qualcomm's Mirasol displays. The truth is that they had a hard time making and selling these displays at a profit in tablet form factor sizes, however, smartwatches are perfect for this technology and give you the best visibility in sunlight and power consumption while still being color displays.
Wrist bands adjustable to fit wrist sizes between 6 inches and 8.7 inches and and total watch face size 43.3mm high 47.6mm wide and 9.96mm thick. The display itself measures 1.5 inches diagonally and will sport a display resolution of 288×192, which will supposedly product a pixel density of 230 PPI. The processor inside will be an off the shelf ARM Cortex M3 We also have some exclusive photos of the watch as worn by yours truly as well as the watch inside of the charging case held by Rob Chandhok.


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Is Obama is Out of His Mind?
(CNSNews.com) – The Chicago Public Schools this year are mandating that the district's kindergarten classes include sex education, fulfilling a proposal President Barack Obama supported in 2003 when he served in the Illinois state senate and later defended when he ran for president in the 2008 election cycle.
At a Planned Parenthood convention at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C., on July 17, 2007, a teenage girl who said she worked as a sex-education "peer educator" in the D.C. public schools asked then-U.S. Sen. Obama what he would do to encourage the teaching of "medically accurate, age-appropriate, and responsible sex education."
Obama first noted that he had worked with Planned Parenthood to push a sex education bill when he served in the Illinois state legislature.
Then he said: "I remember Alan Keyes—I ran against Alan Keyes—but I remember him using this in his campaign against me, saying, 'Barack Obama supports teaching sex education to kindergartners.
"And you know," said Obama, "I didn't know what to tell him. But it is the right thing to do, to provide age-appropriate sex education, science-based sex education in the schools."
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"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed — and hence clamorous to be led to safety — by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." — H.L. Mencken
Paranoia is how a mind filled with fear, anger and ignorance expresses itself, and America has always had a healthy dose of it infusing our politics.
The earliest European settlers saw Native Americans as direct agents of the devil. Single and older women were suspected of witchcraft. John Adams was accused of being a secret monarchist. George Washington was a soon-to-be dictator, and the mysterious Masons ruled the world.
We crafted a Constitution that is as much an expression of our fears as our hopes. Distrusting elites and people from other parts of the country who might gain power over us, the framers created a document that gives inordinate power to the states and starkly limits the powers of the federal government.
The much-cited Second Amendment, which we are still debating, was originally intended to ensure that states could fight back against the federal government that the Constitution created.
In the 20th century, Depression-era instability caused Americans to alternately fear a takeover by the socialist left and the fascist right, all the while ignoring the real danger of both rising across the Atlantic. There, we witnessed exactly what happens when paranoid extremists come to power, as both the German Nazis and the Russian Bolsheviks slaughtered millions of "enemies."
By mid-century, Joe McCarthy was inflaming America's fears of communists infiltrating every institution. Richard Nixon's "law and order" election in 1968 exploited virtually every imaginable American fear, from black militants to educated Eastern elites and hippies dancing in the streets.
Nixon's paranoia ultimately caused his downfall, but not before he set in motion the Republican Party's blueprint for power, his "Southern strategy." It successfully made the segregationist South and all of its fears of blacks and others the bedrock of the modern Republican Party.
Ronald Reagan later added fuel to the bonfire with tirades about trade unions and welfare queens picking American pockets.
The national Republican Party is now paying the full price of that demagoguery, of course, as the primarily white America of the '60s and '70s gives way to the more diverse and tolerant country of the 21st century.
Today we're awash in conspiracies. The moon landing was a fake. Climate change is a left-wing plot. Liberals are trying to take everyone's guns. Obama is a Kenyan. The U.N. and its one-world government control your planning board.
While the far left has its share of crackpots, the right today has almost all the trophies. By making their ideas the core of the national Republican agenda, they've both deeply divided the party and made it increasingly difficult for Republicans to win national elections.
The right has succeeded in building a massive and lucrative news/entertainment industry that includes Rush Limbaugh, Fox News and barely untethered helium balloons like Glenn Beck, who rake in millions stoking fears and inventing conspiracies.
If you want to see Mencken's notion at work, you need go no further than Michele Bachmann (Muslim takeovers), Sarah Palin (take back our country), the National Rifle Association (the government wants to take your guns) or Limbaugh (everyone is out to get you).
Virtually every town has people who are repeating these things. We all know who they are. They're invariably angry, conspiratorial, victimized and loud. They use up lots of oxygen, see bogeymen everywhere and have little awareness of the difference between opinions and facts.
While they're relatively harmless — unless they get power — they still manage to create division and wreckage around them.
They love nothing more than dominating public meetings and online forums, hurling loud accusations and malicious insults, and by doing so have become experts in the art of bullying and intimidation.
And they're miraculously always both right and blameless. As the education philosopher Robert Hutchins once said, "You know you've got (paranoia) when you can't think of anything that's your fault."
If there is a danger that these folks represent, it's this one: They can drive talented, thoughtful and caring people out of politics altogether. But ceding the town square to paranoid politics is exactly the wrong response. It gives in to intimidation and chest-thumping and allows democracy to become a contest over volume and absurdities.
All at a time when what we most need is a more civil discourse, reliable facts and the ability of everyone, including the meek, the good-hearted and the truly powerless, to be heard.
Alan Caron is a principal of the Caron & Egan Consulting Group. He also serves as the president of Envision Maine, a nonpartisan organization that promotes Maine's next economy. He can be reached at:
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Take a look at the DVD that Eric himself uses to out himself. It is highly unusual that a discernmentalist will accuse himself of being a cult leader (but sometimes our rational is convoluted -so you must understand), but Eric's sharp shooting discernmentalism has beat him at his own game…. he's that good.
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Jimmy Haslam takes over as Browns owner; president Mike Holmgren out
- NFL approves Browns' ownership transfer
- Banner to replace Holmgren in front office
- Futures of coach Shurmur, GM Heckert unknown
CHICAGO (AP) — The sale of the Cleveland Browns to Jimmy Haslam III was unanimously approved by NFL owners Tuesday, and team President Mike Holmgren will be leaving at the end of the season.
Haslam hired former Eagles executive Joe Banner as CEO of the Browns to replace Holmgren. But Holmgren will remain with the team through December to "help in the transition," Haslam said.
No other personnel moves will be made before the end of the season, said Haslam, who expects the sale to be finalized on Oct. 25. Banner will become CEO on that date.
Haslam bought the team from Randy Lerner for $1 billion. Haslam, who built his fortune with Pilot Flying J truck stops, has been a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and is in the process of divesting that stock.
Haslam and Lerner agreed to the sale in August just as training camp was opening. Haslam has said his mission is to bring winning football back to Cleveland; the Browns have made the playoffs once since returning to the NFL in 1999.
Holmgren was hired by Lerner in 2010. The Super Bowl-winning coach with Green Bay and former coach and general manager in Seattle has not been able to get the Browns into contention in the AFC North and Cleveland was the last team to win a game this season, improving to 1-5 with last Sunday's victory over Cincinnati.
The fate of coach Pat Shurmur and general manager Tom Heckert, both Holmgren hires, won't be determined until after the season, Haslam added.
Banner left the Eagles in June. He was with them since 1994 and was team president when he resigned.
The late Al Lerner, Randy's father, purchased the franchise from the NFL in 1998 for $530 million after the original Browns moved to Baltimore in 1996 and became the Ravens. The elder Lerner died in 2002.
The Browns made the playoffs in 2002 and lost to Pittsburgh in the first round. They've had only two winning records in 13 seasons.


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Something that I will never understand is the people of this world's inability to live and let live. It doesn't make any sense. I have grown up in a traditional Catholic home, and have taken many of the teachings to heart. I strongly keep faith a central part of my life, pray daily, etc. But I haven't been to Church in a very long time, and was never really a "regular" at it. Also, I'm too much of a scientist to buy into a lot of the teachings as fact, such as the ideas of Creationism. I look at them more as parables, and accept them as teachings. I have friends that are agnostics and athiests. (Old dojo-goers might remember my good friend Neal/A Little Piece of Nothing. He is an athiest) I don't even both talking with them about it. I just accept that nobody is going to fully understand me or where I'm coming from, much like I don't fully understand them.
I firmly believe that religion is a personal thing to each person, and each person's "definition" of their faith is different. That said, i don't understand why people have to be so antagonistic about everything. What is it about both sides that keeps them from shutting up about the other long enough to look inward and get a firm grasp on their own thoughts and what they believe?


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ATTICA, Ohio – For the first time since Attica Raceway Park opened in 1988, Mark Keegan will not be vying for a track championship. The track's all-time feature winner retired prior to the 2011 season. However, "Ohio's Finest Racing" speedplant will pay tribute to Keegan Saturday, Aug. 27 with the running of the Mark Keegan Classic on Kistler Racing Products/All Pro Heads Season Championship Night.
The drivers in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints; Fultz Fabrications and Speed Shop UMP Late Models; Fremont Fence 305 Sprints; and Computer Man Dirt Trucks will be competing for double points. And, for the 410 sprints, the possibility of a lot of money is on the line as it is the next-to-last race in the Kistler Racing Products Fremont Attica Sprint Title (FAST) Championship Series and its $10,000 prize.
In the 410 sprints, Dean Jacobs holds a narrow 21 point advantage over Brandon Martin while Bryan Sebetto is only 30 points out in third and six-time and defending track champion Byron Reed sits 92 points out. Jacobs holds a slim five-point lead in the FAST standings over Sebetto, who claimed his first Attica win of the season last Saturday. Defending FAST champion Reed is only 27 points back in the quest for the Kistler Cup. The 2009 FAST champion Craig Mintz sits fifth just 109 points out.
If Martin were to win Saturday, Jacobs would need to finish fourth or better to earn the track championship. If Brandon were to win then Dean would need to finish 4th to get the track championship. If Sebetto can win his second straight feature, Jacobs would need at least a sixth place finish to lock up the title.
And while the FAST champion will earn $10,000, if the same driver wins both Attica's point title and Fremont's championship he will earn a $3,000 bonus in addition to each track's championship money!
Saturday's 410 feature will pay $3,000 to win and will start 22 cars.
Also, Hoserville Ohio is going to pay $100 to the driver finishing 17th in both the 410 sprint and 305 sprint features in tribute to Ohio being the 17th state. Hoserville Ohio will also put up $100 for the driver advancing the most positions in the late model and dirt truck features.
In the late model point battle, Ryan Missler is trying to make it three track championships in a row. Though he is winless in 2011, his consistent top 10 finishes has him 108 points ahead of five-time Attica champion Larry Kingseed while Mike Bores is 144 points back in third and former track champion Ken Hahn is 146 points out in fourth.
If Kingseed would win Saturday's feature, Missler would need to start the A-main in order to capture the track championship.
Nate Dussel's two feature wins has him 42 points ahead of former track champion Stuart Brubaker in the 305 sprint division. Defending track champion D.J. Foos has recorded two wins in 2011 and sits third in the points, just 91 out of first. Paige Polyak is 119 points out in fourth place while Dustin Dinan rounds out the top five.
If Brubaker would pick up the win Saturday, Dussel would need to finish ninth or better to claim the track championship – a Brubaker win and a Dussel 10th place finish would mean a tie.
In the dirt truck points battle, Bob Dible's three feature wins has given him a 32-point edge over former track champion Art Ball while defending track champion Brian Arnold is just 51 points back. Steve Endicott sits fourth just 66 points back while Dwight Walterneier is fifth, just 68 points back.
If Ball would win Saturday, then Dible would need to finish 7th or better to wrap up the track title. If Arnold wins, then Dible would need a 9th or better finish.
Gates will open at 4 p.m. with racing under way at 7 p.m. Saturday.