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Late Christmas lunch helps to lift spirits of Bicester flooding victims
4:00pm Wednesday 8th January 2014 in News By Sam McGregor
Buy this photo Anita Rance, left, firefighter Steve Hughes and Doris Castle at the party
PENSIONERS who were flooded out of their homes on Christmas Eve were treated to a belated festive knees-up to help them forget their troubles.
In the early hours of Christmas Eve, ground-floor homes in Hanover Gardens, off Manorsfield Road, Bicester, flooded after the River Bure burst its banks.
During Christmas Eve, all 55 elderly residents of the sheltered housing complex were taken out – and had to spend Christmas with family and friends, or at a care home or a nearby hotel.
After reading about their plight, Private Neil Harding, of 23 Pioneer Regiment, decided to do something about it and stage a belated Christmas lunch.
He sorted a venue, invited residents and posted the event on social networking site Facebook, where he was inundated with offers of help.
On Sunday about 40 residents, firefighters and Hanover staff tucked into a traditional Christmas lunch at the Littlebury Hotel.
The hotel, in Kings End, made available its kitchen, dining room and staff, while other local businesses gave food.
Bicester Round Table and Ladies Circle donated cash and hundreds of people donated raffle prizes.
Organiser Mr Harding, below, said: "It was absolutely phenomenal and everyone wanted to be a part of it.
"The residents loved it. They were absolutely amazed."
"They said 'you are lifting our spirits'. They were down in the dumps but to see what everyone had done for them – it lifted them."
Mr Harding said he was asked to make a speech at the lunch, but said: "I took the mic and looked at all those eyes smiling at me and I could not do it as I was crying."
After the lunch there was a party at the Ex Services' Club, sheep Street, where a DJ and band the CaddyFins performed for free.
Hanover residents were transported to the venues thanks to Oxfordshire County Council and each pensioner was presented with a gift basket crammed full with goodies.
The event also raised £1,306 which has been given to residents to help pay to replace items lost in the flood.
Mr Harding said: "We gave money when the Tsunami hit and it was devastating.
"But this is on our doorstep, this is our community and we need to let them know we are here."
Dinner guests Joyce Ricketts, 80, and her husband Denis were among those evacuated on Christmas Eve from their second- floor flat, but were able to return four days later.
Mrs Ricketts said: "It was overwhelming. People have been to so much trouble for us, it's absolutely wonderful."
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs's seemingly personal crusade against Flash has earned him some high-power critics among media partners.
Time Warner and NBC Universal have told Apple that it won't be reformatting their on-line video from Flash in order to reach users of the iPad, according to sources cited by the New York Post.
NBCU owns a stake in the joint-venture in online video site Hulu, and Time Warner has been promoting "TV Everywhere" for subscribers to access video content on multiple platforms, including portable devices like the iPhone and iPad.
The companies are reportedly arguing that Flash's dominance means it's Apple's problem, not theirs.
Of course, not every studio is on board. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is the largest shareholder in Disney and sits on the board, hence Disney subsidiary ABC is offering all of its programs for free on the iPad.
Also, Fox, which partnered with NBCU for Hulu, is also making some programming available for the iPad using Apple's preferred HTML5 instead of Flash.
All of which is relatively good news for Adobe, though you can be sure that if the two studios are challenging Apple's stance against Flash, it's not on any sense of charity or allegiance to Adobe.
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Tuesday Nov. 27 2:45 p.m. From the South Windsor Police Department
The missing juvenile female has been located here in town and is safe. Thank you to the citizens who notified us of her location, she will be reunited with her family shortly.
The following is a press release from the South Windsor Police Department:
The South Windsor Police Department is seeking information as to the location of a local teenager who ran away from home overnight.
The 14-year-old girl, Allison Toupal, is believed to be wearing a pink LL Bean winter coat, and may be carrying a pink suitcase and using a purple Schwinn bicycle, according to police.
She is 5-feet-1 inch tall and weighs about 165 pounds. She has brown hair and hazel eyes.
The young woman indicated that she may be staying in the Hartford area, with the intent of leaving the state to visit a friend.
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TRAVERSE CITY — A Traverse City man suspected in his girlfriend's shooting death was interviewed by police for nearly six hours as authorities continue to marshal a case against him.
Robert Lee-Allen Caldwell, 33, said he accidentally shot Monica June Anderson, 33, during a failed suicide attempt on Nov. 19.
Traverse City Police Capt. Mike Ayling said Caldwell stuck with this story during the lengthy interview Friday, but his rendition changed slightly.
"His story is still possibly accurate, but after Friday, there's maybe some questions raised," Ayling said.
Caldwell on Monday appeared in 86th District Court via video for arraignment on an unrelated probation violation charge connected with an August drunken driving arrest in Leelanau County. His guilty plea and subsequent 93-day sentence, with time served, gives Grand Traverse County Bob Cooney more time to determine whether to file charges in the shooting.
"I'm trying to stay on top of all the facts as they come in," Cooney said.
Ayling said the guilty plea also gives investigators more time to find out exactly what happened the night officers were called to the couple's apartment at Three Mile Road and Aero Park Drive.
Anderson was dead at the scene and Caldwell was observed by police with a gun still in his hand.
"I would say now there doesn't seem to be a big hurry, so (it) might take a little bit longer (to file charges)," Ayling said.
Ayling said the gun, a .45-caliber, was registered to Anderson and is currently in the possession of state police. Anderson was shot once. He said Caldwell was drinking the night of the shooting and alcohol played a role in the incident.
Caldwell accidentally shot himself in the hand when police arrived. He received surgery at Munson Medical Center before he was placed under arrest for the probation violation.


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"If the President is serious about his commitment to economic growth and jobs in this country, he'll sign this bill. This bill doesn't have everything in it that either side wants, but from our perspective this represents a bill that does make some progress. It continues to change the culture of spending to one of savings.
"This bill ensures that we abide by the principle that we want people to keep more of their hard earned money. This bill includes some incremental steps towards continued efforts at economic growth with the tax provisions in it for small business with business expensing and accelerated depreciation. Again, if the President is serious about his commitment to join us and work together on the things we can agree on, then he will sign this bill."
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma women may have suffered their worst two offensive stretches of the season in the same game in their 74-59 season-ending NCAA tournament Sweet 16 loss to Tennessee Sunday afternoon at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
In both halves, the Sooners suffered 1-for-17 streaks of futile offensive trips down the court. The first one led to a 16-13 Tennessee lead becoming a 36-16 Tennessee lead. The second one led to a 44-31 Tennessee lead becoming a 59-34 Tennessee lead.
Still, the Sooners closed the game two points closer to the Lady Vols than they were at the half despite those stretches.
Reserve guard Nicole Kornet took pride in the way her team fought, while also allowing the world in on one of the messages offered to the Sooners coming out of a late-in-the-game timeout.
"Coach, after a timeout, just told us, 'Don't give up; there are all these awesome people behind you, we just have to give them something."
OU coach Sherri Coale was at least partially referring to the large crowd composed mostly of Sooner fans. Here team was completely out of the game, but there was still time to reward the partisans who paid their way into the building hoping to see the Sooners reach the Elite Eight.
Special atmosphere: Sooner senior forward Joanna McFarland, who averaged 17.3 points and 16.3 rebounds over her three NCAA tournament games, was able to enjoy the atmosphere provided by coming home for the Sweet 16, even on a day the season ended.
"It was amazing, just running out on the court and hearing people scream and yell for us. That was really awesome," she said. "I think just coming home and playing my last game, our last game, of the season at home was really special and it's something to cherish."
Numbers game: OU had to come on strong just to finish the game shooting 30.7 percent (23 of 75) from the field, while Tennessee shot near 80 percent the first 10 minutes and finished shooting 43.3 percent (29 of 67). Otherwise, the numbers were a reversal from OU's previous NCAA tournament games. The Sooners outrebounded Tennessee 50 to 47 and led 22 to 14 on the offensive glass. Still, there was no making up for poor shooting, like OU's 5-of-29 clip from 3-point land. Not one Sooner made half of her shots. Sharane Campbell was closest, making 7 of 17.


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Friday, September 26, 2003Jeff Vrabel (Allen Park, Mich./St. Francis Cabrini H.S.) won a pair of matches to move into the quarterfinals at the Ball State Fall Invitational on Friday in Muncie, Ind.
The senior, playing in the C Flight, defeated Daniel Jackson of IPFW 6-3, 6-2 in the opening round before downing Matthew Zollman of Xavier (Ohio) 6-4, 6-3 in the round of 16. He will play Evan West of Butler on Saturday in the quarterfinals.
Tyler Neemann (Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson H.S.) also won his opening match in the C Flight, downing Scott Roebuck of Bradley 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 before falling to Ivan D'Argence Arceo of Indiana State 6-2, 6-4 in the second round.
Jay Adams (Detroit, Mich./Andover H.S.) registered Valpo's only other singles victory on day one, defeating Eric Stuertz of Eastern Illinois 6-1, 6-2 in the consolation bracket of the D Flight. He will face Joe Harvath of IUPUI in Saturday's consolation quarterfinals.
All four of Valpo's doubles teams fell in the opening round of play and will play in the consolation draw beginning on Saturday. Adams and Evan Roller (Canton, Mich./Plymouth Salem H.S.) have already advance to the semifinals in the D Flight of doubles after their opponents from Eastern Illinois pulled out of the quarterfinal match due to injury.
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His title may sound like something out of "Lord of The Rings," with its kings, watchers and guardians, but the Potomac Riverkeeper's job is every bit of-this-world, and soon the man dedicated to protecting the Nation's River is stepping down.
Since 2003, Ed Merrifield has led Potomac River conservation efforts as president of the nonprofit organization Potomac Riverkeepers. According to a Washington Post article, the 65-year-old Rockville resident is ready to retire from what has been a challenging career as the Potomac River's advocate.
Part of the worldwide Waterkeeper Alliance that started in 1966, the Potomac Riverkeeper is one of approximately 200 waterkeepers around the world, including 20 within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, according to The Post.
"We stop water pollution," Merrifield told The Post. "If it's illegal pollution, we go after it as fast as we can to tell them you have to stop. We use all legal means necessary. We won't back down."
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National paid sick leave will encourage productivity and boost the economy.
Rosa DeLauro is a Democratic representative from Connecticut.
This month marks 20 years since the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Since the law passed in 1993, workers have used the up-to-12 weeks of unpaid leave it provides over 100 million times—to care for their newborn children, to care for sick or injured family members, or just to get better themselves. It is time for us to take the next step forward, and to pass the Healthy Families Act, national paid sick leave legislation, which will ensure that every worker in America can take a day off when they or a loved one are sick.
Despite the arguments made against it 20 years ago, 9 out of 10 covered employers now say the Family and Medical Leave Act has had either a positive or neutral effect on their productivity and growth. But for all the good it does, the law provides unpaid leave, and, even now, many eligible workers cannot afford to take it—8 out of 10 by the most recent survey. In fact, 57 million Americans—including almost half of all private sector workers, 79 percent of low-income workers, and a full 85 percent of workers in the food service industry—cannot take time off work when they are sick, or when they need to care for an ailing relative.
[Read Michael Saltsman: Understand the Costs of Mandatory Paid Sick Leave]
Being a working parent should not mean choosing between your job and taking care of yourself and your family. This lack of paid sick days is bad for business, too. According to one study, our national economy loses $180 billion annually because of lost productivity, as a result of employees coming to work sick. That is because sick people are sick—and should be home where they can recover most quickly.
Paid sick days are also a matter of public health. Whether the contagion in question is a virulent flu or even a deadly epidemic like H1N1, we face a serious and fast-spreading health risk if sick workers, particularly those in service industries, cannot stay at home, or if they do not have the economic means to take their children out of school for a day.
For all of these reasons, 146 other nations already guarantee some form of paid sick days, including 19 of the 20 most economically competitive countries on Earth, with the United States standing out as the lone exception. Ensuring access to paid sick days is also supported by 86 percent of Americans.
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And in 2011, just as it led the way on the Family and Medical Leave Act over 20 years ago, my home state of Connecticut passed the first statewide paid sick leave law in the country. It is time to take this national.
The Healthy Families Act will require employers with 15 or more workers to provide seven days of paid sick leave annually for their own medical needs, or to care for a family member. It is supported by a broad coalition of over 130 state and national groups, including the National Partnership for Women and Families, the American Association of University Women, MomsRising, the Ms. Foundation for Women, the National Women's Health Network, and the Business and Professional Women's Foundation.
Despite the arguments made against it 20 years ago, the Family and Medical Leave Act has undeniably made our workplaces both more efficient and more family friendly. Today, we need paid sick days to help employees balance work and family, to encourage productivity, to boost the economy, and to protect the public health. The Healthy Families Act is common sense, it is business savvy, and it is the right thing to do.
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Help on programmer decision for 2001 2500HD 6.0
Hi guys I am brand new to this and I bought my 01 2500hd with the 6.0 a couple years ago and am in need of a tuner or programmer (hand held) not sure of there is a difference but I was wondering what to go with I have been reading the **** out of all the old posts from like 2010 and am impressed with all the help you guys offer with everything I am thinking of going with diablo just don't know what one
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All junk ..get a dyno tune from nelsons or black bear.RESIDENT NUT.....MY CLAIM TO FAME .....
When it comes to handheld programmers, by themselves they offer better improvement than nothing at all. However, a custom tune is where you get the most bang for your buck, as every truck is a little different and a canned tune on a handheld programmer is so generic that it can't possibly maximize improvement for any one vehicle -- but a custom tune is specific to YOUR vehicle.
You might consider getting a DiabloSport InTune and a custom tune from @06MonteSS (aka Diablew), who is a custom tuner and patron of this site, as well. I'm quite happy with his work on my truck and I believe he sells both the handheld device and a custom tune as a bundle that's cheaper than if you bought them separately. You work with him for the tune by doing data logs and then sending him the logs ... and he sends back the tune. You don't need to be a computer expert to do it ... he can walk you through it if you're not sure of the what/how.
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With the custom tune done for the intune/trinity and your truck, you'll gain even better/quicker throttle response & acceleration, stronger/harder pull, smoother & quicker power delivery throughout the rpms, etc... and sometimes, maybe even a little better gas mileage - if you can keep your foot out of it! hahaha...
as far as gains go... absolute hp/tq gains are hard to predict... every vehicle is different... even if they're the same and have similar mods... location/weather, fuel used, elevation/altitude, etc etc all play a role... the same holds true for mileage gains - those variables, plus driving habits/style, how much highway vs city driving, etc all make a difference.... you could gain no mpg increase, or you could gain up to about 3 mpg increase... tough to say due to the variables in play...
I CAN tell you that you will definitely have a very noticable performance difference/gain over and above the canned preset diablo tunes...
I have gained people anywhere from 15-39hp, and 12-23lb. ft. torque...and 0 to 3.5 mpg... again, obviously mods, fuel used, etc all played a role in who gained what...06MonteSS
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---- — Dick Flavin first met Tip O'Neill in the 1960s.
O'Neill was in Congress and Flavin was just entering the political circle. O'Neill stood out above the crowd, and impressed with him "wonderful people skills," Flavin said.
Over the next several decades, the relationship between the two men grew. During the 1970s, as a member of the media, Flavin would report on the politician as he covered the political beat. By the 1990s, O'Neill had retired and Flavin had moved on from journalism to other interests, and the two became good friends.
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr., or "Tip" as he was always called, served in the House of Representatives for 34 years and represented two congressional districts in Massachusetts. He was the Speaker of the House from 1977 until his retirement in 1987.
"He was about the most colorful character I had ever come across in covering politicians," Flavin said yesterday.
After O'Neill's death in 1994, Flavin mulled ways to honor his friend. While there are several good biographies on the late Speaker of the House, Flavin wanted to create a project that would show the public a side to O'Neill that they wouldn't find by reading a book about him — he wanted to recreate his personal side and to show the way he was, and the way O'Neill interacted with others.
The only way he could think to do so was in a theatrical setting.
So, Flavin got to work, and 10 years ago, he had a result: his one-man play that honors the life and career of his late friend and keeps his memory alive. The Quincy resident recently decided to take his production on tour, and "According to Tip" will make a brief stop at the Firehouse in Newburyport this weekend. In doing so, Flavin has taken over the role of O'Neill — something he never imagined doing so when he first wrote the play. It is directed by Richard McElvain.
He sees his play as a shine a spotlight on an underlying theme — a call to bring civility back to the political discussion.
O'Neill abided by the "six o'clock rule," Flavin said, which meant that at the end of the workday, after debate and disagreement stopped, politicians would return to friends. They respected each other's opinions, "even if the other guy was dead wrong," Flavin said.
O'Neill saw politicians as "adversaries during the day and not as enemies like politicians now," Flavin said. By following that path, politicians were able to come to a consensus on issues more and there was less of the deadlock that occurs today, he added.
"He would be dismayed at the amount of animosity that exists between politicians now," he said.
The intimate setting of the Firehouse is perfect for "According to Tip," Flavin said, as it caters to the conversational tone of the one-man show. The play is designed to feel like a conversation between O'Neill and the audience, he added.
"It was just perfect for us," he said.
WHAT: "According to Tip" by Dick Flavin
WHEN: Tomorrow and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 3 p.m.
WHERE: Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport
HOW: $35 general admission, $20 students, $30 for seniors. Call the box office at 978-462-7336 or visit online at www.firehouse.org.


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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 —
Big Brother would have loved your smartphone. It not only knows where you've been and who's in touch with you but also records your photos, texts, e-mails and social media exchanges. Linked to the cloud, it allows access to your entire digital lifespan, including financial and medical records.
But can the police search your smartphone -- that is, when they arrest you for, say, driving without a seat belt? There may not be a more important privacy question in our lifetimes, and Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument on it.
The constitutional background here is pretty straightforward. The Fourth Amendment protects not only your person, but also your "papers and effects" against warrantless search. If you're arrested, there's an exception: The police can search for weapons within reach, and they can search for and seize any evidence on you "in order to prevent its concealment or destruction," according to a 1969 precedent. Under truly urgent circumstances - say, a ticking time bomb - police can ignore the warrant standards altogether.
Once the government has the evidence, it can look at any aspect of it, and also keep a copy. That tradition may well have made sense from 1789 until the invention of the smartphone. But given the tremendous quantity and quality of information we now carry with us, the Constitution will have to evolve.
The modern problem isn't just the profound invasion of privacy that's possible through a smartphone search. Much worse, under the old rules, the government could store all the data - including the stuff in the cloud - in an eternal government archive. Orwell might be surprised he never thought of it. (No carping from those of you who note that the National Security Agency already has more or less the same data. This archive would be different; it would be searchable by police.)
The good news from Tuesday's oral argument is that the justices seemed to realize our brave new world requires new rules. Even the arch-originalist Antonin Scalia commented that if someone is arrested for not wearing a seat belt "it seems absurd that you should be able to search that person's iPhone."
The bad news is that there is no guarantee the court will do the logical thing and insist that a warrant ordinarily be required for searching a smartphone that has been seized incident to arrest. The court's conservatives seemed very interested in the rule proposed by the office of the solicitor general, which is that the police should be able to search a smartphone without a warrant in order to find evidence relevant to the crime for which a person is being arrested.
On the surface, the proposed rule has some mild appeal. It certainly responds to Justice Scalia's concern that every arrestee for any crime, no matter how small, could find his or her entire life's data reviewed and logged into a single government archive. The trick would be figuring out how to limit a data search to information related to the cause of arrest.
In the test case the court heard, the defendant was an alleged gang member, so the searches could logically include his e-mails, texts and photos, not to mention his bank account. His tattoos were part of the reason he was suspected of belonging to a gang, so records of visiting the tattoo parlor might have logically been included. Come to think of it, why not his medical records, in case he'd had a tattoo surgically removed? As Justice Elena Kagan put it, "It sounds good as a limiting principle, but it ends up you can imagine in every case that the police could really look at everything."
As usual in close cases, the final disposition may come down to Justice Anthony Kennedy. Early in the arguments, Kennedy seemed interested in limiting the search possibility to serious crimes. This would help, but would not be anything close to enough; after all, the crime whose seriousness would be measured would not be one for which a person was convicted, but one of which he was merely suspected.
The arguments featured a final technological twist: One of the classic exceptions to the warrant requirement is to preserve evidence from destruction. Smartphones are distinctly susceptible to this risk insofar as most now include a feature that enables the owner to remotely wipe the phone of all data. Designed so that losing your phone doesn't mean losing your life, this feature could become your best friend if and when you're arrested.
During oral argument, the justices struggled over whether the danger of a wiped phone gave the police extra reason to search immediately. They speculated somewhat wildly about so-called "Faraday bags" and even "Faraday rooms," in which a phone could be turned on without receiving a cell signal and commanded to wipe data. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, cementing her new role as the court's techie, asked why police couldn't just put the phone in airplane mode and avoid the whole wiping problem.
In the end, the true privacy answer may lie in technology rather than constitutional law. I think I'll go out and get a phone that unlocks only to my fingerprint - and that automatically wipes if anyone else tries to open it. That won't save me if the cops make me open it - remember the eyeball in "Blade Runner" - but I think in this case I won't count on the justices. I'll rely on the engineers.
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Your phone may not have the right to remain silent
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 —
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Russia's war on McDonald's takes aim at the Filet-o-Fish
WASHINGTON - Russia said earlier this week that it had no intention of answering Western sanctions by making it harder for Western companies to conduct business in Russia.
But all bets are off, apparently, when you threaten the Russian waistline.
Sheriff accused of lying about relationship with prostitute
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. - The sheriff of Clark County, Ind., faces an eight-count federal indictment that accuses him of lying about paying a prostitute for a sex act and giving her a badge so that she could claim a discount rate at a hotel.
Beretta, other gun makers heading to friendlier states
In moving south and taking 160 jobs with it, Beretta joins several other prominent gunmakers abandoning liberal states that passed tough gun laws after the Newtown shooting.
Obama had crush on First Lady of Rock
Linda Ronstadt remained composed as she walked up to claim her National Medal of Arts at a White House ceremony Monday afternoon.
Brother sues W.Va. senator over business loan
FAIRMONT, W. Va. - U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's brother claims he's owed $1.7 million that he loaned to keep a family carpet out of bankruptcy in the 1980s.
Where cats are more popular than dogs in the U.S.-and all over the world
We all know there are only two types of people in the world: cat people and dog people. But data from market research firm Euromonitor suggest that these differences extend beyond individual preferences and to the realm of geopolitics: it turns out there are cat countries and dog countries, too.
WORLD NEWS: Fast food comes to standstill in China
BEIJING - The shortage of meat is the result of China's latest food scandal, in which a Shanghai supplier allegedly tackled the problem of expired meat by putting it in new packaging and shipping it to fast-food restaurants around the country
Facebook continues moneymaking trend
WASHINGTON - Facebook seems to have figured out - for now at least - the holy grail for all media right now: how to make money selling mobile ads.
Arizona's prolonged lethal injection is fourth in U.S. this year
NEW YORK - Arizona's execution of double-murderer Joseph Wood marked the fourth time this year that a state failed to dispatch a convict efficiently, according to the Constitution Project, a bipartisan legal group.
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Dropping in on Virginia again, Delegate Cline has introduced a bill that would require the state to contract out "commerical activities" if they cannot demonstrate a reason to keep them in-house. This falls in line with President Eisenhower's statement of policy in 1955: "(I)t is the policy of the Government of the United States to rely on commercial sources to supply the products and services the government needs. The Government shall not start or carry on any activity to provide a commercial product or service if the product or service can be procured more economically from a commercial source."


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RALEIGH — Broughton is on the road for its final match of the first half of conference play. The Caps will face a hard-hitting Wakefield team with tested senior leadership Tuesday, as both teams look to remain undefeated in Cap Eight play and take sole possession of first place in the conference.
The Caps (6-0) are young, boasting a starting lineup of five sophomores and a junior, but coach Traci Smith says what her team lacks in age, it makes up in spirit, spunk and drive.
"These guys are mentally tough," Smith said. "Most of the time (young players) don't have this type of confidence. I think it also helps that there's so many of them the same age because they're not apt to letting a senior take a ball or something like that."
Broughton stayed poised last week after dropping its first set, 25-13, at Millbrook. The Caps rebounded, taking the next three sets (25-15, 25-12, 25-18) to top Millbrook 3-1 and hand the Wildcats their first conference loss.
Smith said her young players may have sensed the importance of the match and been trying too hard early on.
"It was all about getting our tempo back and playing our game instead of reacting to what was coming at us," she said, adding that in addition to the play of Broughton's sophomores, senior reserve Logan Ayscue has a large role in the team's success.
"(She) is absolutely one of the best leaders that I've ever experienced in my coaching career," Smith said. "She's phenomenal. She holds this team together just by who she is and how unselfish she is."
Millbrook (4-2) lost to Wakefield (6-0) two days later.
Wakefield, led by a front line of 6-foot Division I college recruits, has dropped just one set this season.
"This team threw us off of our game," Millbrook coach Julee Dickens said after the loss to Broughton. "Volleyball is a game of momentum, but we need to constantly play like we're ahead, not like we're digging out of a hole."
Broughton sophomore setter and hitter Kati Smith knows the young Caps have loads of potential for the future, but the team is focused on continuing its winnings ways this season.
"It's really exciting because we just think that we have three more years of this," said Smith, who led Broughton with nine aces, 10 kills and 19 assists. "So if we work hard this first year and try to win and go undefeated, then we have even more of a high expectation to live up to in this next two years."
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Rauchenfelser Steinbrau - Privatbrauerei Franz Joseph Sailer
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Ratings: 52 | Reviews: 52 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by mattmaples:
3.85/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
This is an honest to goodness Stein (stone) beer. Rocks heated to 1200 degrees and plunged into the beer. What you get from this is a smokey, sweet/malty flavor along with some grainyness. I'm not that into smokey beers but this one has enough going on besides the somke to make it interesting, Not as smokey as say Rogue or Alsaskan but more than Achet.
Serving type: bottle
09-14-2001 19:14:00 | More by mattmaples
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2.88/5 rDev -21.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
Pours a clouded, strangely hued orange brown. Nose is disgusting. It's like melted fat. This isn't my first rauch, so I know what's up. Yeah. And the flavor is bringing that melted fat thing too. I'm calling this early. Too harsh and nasty to really continue on. If you are looking to try your first rauch, don't go for this one. There are much better examples of the style out there.
Serving type: bottle
09-12-2008 12:18:48 | More by RblWthACoz
Alberta (Canada)
2.68/5 rDev -27.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Received this bottle as part of 2006's CANBIF from rudge75 and fisherman34 (thanks guys!). Finally have the chance to sit down and sample it...
Pours out a murky tea coloured body, like iced tea. Cloudy, with a spongy off-white head that recedes to a thin cap.
The aroma is a bit of a curiosity. Hickory smoke, carbon, ashes and a surprising citrus zing greet the nose. The malt seems to flounder beneath all of this, in its own sweet caramel guise.
Then things get even crazier in the flavour dep't. Sweet caramel malt is immediately eclipsed by sweet, tangy lemon iced tea, all the while being entrenched in a cloud of hickory smoke. Finishes with a real tart lemony splash, as if I had squeezed a lemon quarter into the beer myself. It's refreshing yet hard to swallow at the same time. A combination of flavours that just doesn't quite work for me.
Mouthfeel is light and thin, which helps carry the citrus tones of the flavour, but falls short accompanying the malt and the smoke.
I choke almost each sip down, then yet want to go back for more, perhaps out of sheer perverse curiosity. I've yet to try a rauchbier this dynamically ambivalent before. However I can't see myself going back for more after this bottle is finished. Still, it was a helluva ride.
Serving type: bottle
02-05-2007 18:20:33 | More by IronDjinn
4.15/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Had this beer at the Bavarian Bier Garden. Poured a chestnut brown color with some red colors towards the bottom, not much head to mention. Smell was unlike anything i've had before with barbecue aromas, fired kindling, chicory, soy sauce, even a hint of coffee here and there. Taste was big on the smoke factor, with the other flavors falling into place quite nicely with the smoke backdrop. The balance of hops and malts seemed damn near perfect, making it a pleasent beer to have on any occasion. I would not say that this beer is for everybody...my mom had a taste and nearly coughed it back up from the extreme smokey tastes, but still very worth trying. Although I previously stated that this beer is good for any time of year, I would love to try it during Christmas time with a roaring fire in front of me and a snowy evening outside. Happy Trails
Serving type: bottle
04-22-2006 13:27:49 | More by jamie2dope
New Jersey
3.73/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I really like smoked beers. This was a deliciously smoky aromatic brew though thin on taste and palate. It was still very decent but better brews are more readily available. Pours a light clear chestnut with a modest white head. Lovely, and I do mean lovely aroma of smoked malt and sweet caramel. Taste was a bit thin. A touch of smoke some pale malts, a little carmel and some hop notes. Thin on the palate though nicely drinkable. Would pair well with smoked cheese and meats. Prost!
P.S. Yes I will try again.
Serving type: bottle
03-18-2006 03:18:54 | More by Citadel82
3.95/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Just update to my prior review (2-16-06): This bier is in fact a steinbier which doesn't have it's own category ATT. The main characteristic I get from most steinbiers is the sweetish/caramely taste along with smokiness as a secondary taste profile. Cheers to Horst for pointing this out to me. A fact I had forgotten after a few brews! Steinbier or rauchbier; still reccomended!
Here's the original notes : Pours a light copper color with a pillowy 2" deep sand colored head. Head drops to a healthy film. Very good head retention
Smell: Smokiness and not much else. What you want from a rauchbier?lilacs?
Taste: Sweetness up front countered by an oaky smoked flavor. dryness and maltiness in the finish
MF: Good carbonation levels, wouldn't mind it thicker. But otherwise balanced
Pretty darn drinakble. Not the best rauchbier I've ever had, but subtle enough to appreciate. Some American efforts are just too over the top. Give this a shot
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Serving type: bottle
02-21-2006 03:48:10 | More by russpowell
4.05/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Thanks to Putnam for alerting me to this one. Poured out to a medium burnt orange color with a short lived head. Some rings of lace and light medium low carbonation. Aroma is of smoked malts and biscuits. Flavor is light and crisp, with nice hints of smoke, malt, cured meats and earth. Some mild hop bitterness is present in the background. Mouthfeel is smooth and light, with a slight hint of a butter character. Very nice. Drinkability is good. If one were to make a session out of a Rauchbier, this would be the choice. If one is looking for the definitive Rauchbier, Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen would be the choice. Nonetheless, this is an excellent beer to start with when getting aquainted with the style. Recommended.
Serving type: bottle
12-14-2005 01:54:27 | More by Frozensoul327
3.25/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pours a cloudy, murky brown with a medium-sized white head. Aroma is malty and smokey, like the embers of a campfire with a couple of cigarettes put out in it.
Taste is malty with more smoke. Sweetly smoked, like a fireplace, not like tobacco, but not too sweet and with a touch of tangy hops. Traces of orange flavor lost somewhere in the middle. Roasty, bready elements combined with a smoked-cheese flavor, like a hickory flavoring for meat. Some meat flavors, also. Finish is clean, smoke flavors fade toward the end of the glass, no real strong aftertaste.
Mouthfeel is medium, not real heavy. Sample has particulates a'floating in it, so it might be an old bottle. An odd style, to say the least. Not bad but one bottle is enough for me.
Serving type: bottle
10-24-2005 01:29:54 | More by assurbanipaul
3.73/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Beautiful, smoky orange-caramel that explodes with tangerine highlights when the glass is held up to the bright morning sunshine streaming through my front window. The ecru cap is on the small side following the pour, but looks to be in no hurry to disappear. Unfortunately, there are only a few ribbons of lace on the glass.
This is definitely a good rauchbier nose. I won't let the fact that I'd like a little more smoke keep me from granting a high score. On the other hand, I like the fact that it doesn't overpower the essential beerness of the beer. Even though it smells like sweet hickory, I'm sure the more traditional beechwood was used.
Rauchenfelser isn't quite as good on the palate because the relative lack of smokiness isn't as easily overlooked. Wood smoke shares the stage with a mild caramel maltiness that is especially evident on the finish when the smoke begins to fade. This is still good beer, but those hoping for a Schlenkerla-like 'rauch bomb' are likely to be disappointed.
The beer has a fair amount of underlying sweetness, but the mouthfeel is on the light side. A bigger mouthfeel might have worked better. I can't be too critical, though, because it looks as if the brewers were aiming for a lightly smoked, relatively light-bodied lager. If so, they hit the bull's eye.
Rauchenfelser Steinbrau is a good, drinkable rauchbier. It may not be entirely fair, but I can't help but compare it to the Brauerei Heller-Trum (Aecht Schlenkerla) line of wood-smoked beers. When judged by that standard, it falls a little short. However, those who like their rauchbiers to be less rauchy should find a lot to like within this attractive swing-top bottle.
Serving type: bottle
09-21-2005 14:59:09 | More by BuckeyeNation
Manitoba (Canada)
3.38/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Not as much smoke as some others that I've tried, but perhaps subltety is one of the things this beer has going for it. Sweetened lemon iced tea is perhaps the best beverage that I can compare this beer to. They are both the same colour (murkey brown with yellow hints), and both have lemon and tannic tea qualities. I enjoyed drinking this, but I'm not sure if that makes it a good beer.
Serving type: bottle
08-08-2005 15:35:29 | More by fisherman34
3.58/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
My first sniff out of the bottle was of bacon. It's subtler and flatter once poured with a maltier quality than smoke. I actually liked the sniff out of the bottle better. A lighter smoked meat quality.
Amber of brown and orange. Clear. Creamy looking head that settles to a thickish ring. Some lacing.
Smokish flavor. Again like a fresh meat being smoked. Balanced nicely with malt. Overall flavor profile is mild. Smoke flavor seems to create a dryness to finish. Has a nice lager quality.
Really watery like that blends with flavors somehow. Otherwise lager smooth. Medium carbonation and fairly soft.
Overall it's a decent drink and easy to drink. Blends nicely with the cheese I was eating.
Serving type: bottle
06-04-2005 21:12:11 | More by garymuchow
3.53/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from the bottle into a stange yeilding about 1.5 fingers of head atop of a deep brown near mahogony colored beer. Slight lacing ran down the side of the glass throughout the sample.
Smell was as if it had been "burnt" with a smokey almost hickory like aroma.
Taste was also quite smokey but not too much to enjoy. Balanced nicely with a slight bitterness and overall very smoked malt taste that was not too heavy on the palate and had little carbonation.
Not a taste I think I would enjoy alone, but paired with the BBQ ribs that it was, it was quite good.
Serving type: bottle
04-05-2005 11:09:23 | More by Sycodrummer
3.98/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Medium copper brown in color with a huge creamy cap of foam. Sweet and slightly smokey aroma is strong at first, but fades rapidly. Smoke flavor is very slight, carmel dominates with a good bit of sweetness. Bitterness is very mild. Mouthfeel is medium light, and the aftertaste is a bit smokey.
Serving type: bottle
03-28-2005 05:25:17 | More by Sixpack595
3.65/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Sampled from a 500-mL flip-top bottle at The Sunset in Boston.
This "rauchbier" poured a cloudy, light coffee-colored brown with off-white foam that settled. The smell was smokey and lightly malty sweet. The taste was smokey with a light sweetness. Overall mostly malt with a bit of smoke. The mouthfeel was smooth with medium body and moderate carbonation. The aftertaste was mildly smokey and lightly malty. This was an OK bier.
Serving type: bottle
03-13-2005 19:53:13 | More by UncleJimbo
3.85/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a dark brown color with a large head initially and fades, but a thin one remains. You will definately be able to smell the smoked and roasted malts in this thing. Very strong, but not overwhelming. Taste is pretty much what you'll imagine after getting your first smell. The smoking flavor is desireable and can persuade to like this beer style. This is my first time trying a the rauchbier style, but I am quite pleased and when I see another like this I know it'll catch my eye.
Serving type: bottle
03-03-2005 04:28:08 | More by DrainBamage
3.5/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Light amber brown color with a very small white head, minimal lacing is present.
Aroma: Profoundly smoky aroma, reminiscent of smoked meat, little else.
Taste: Smoky, earthy flavors utterly dominate, with lesser hoppy flavors. Finishes with a slight herbal bitterness.
Mouth feel: Smooth and full, quite nice.
Drinkability/notes: Definitely a treat for lovers of smoked foods, would likely pair very well with smoked meats and cheeses, and dark breads. Those who do not care for smoked foods may find this beer a bit overwhelming to the senses.
Serving type: bottle
02-12-2005 18:08:28 | More by Pegasus
4.63/5 rDev +25.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
Poured deep amber under a wispy tan head after I split the sausage casing. Wondrous fumes of fruitwood charcoal, pit stones and preserved lemons smolder while an easy slice of liquid whole grain toast sweeps the buds leaving deposits of river grass and gravel. My initial reaction was desire for a larger malt structure but after a few healthy swigs I understand the just balance between smoke and a sterling drinkability. Multiple liters might be the perfect mental escape from steel and concrete surroundings.
Serving type: bottle
01-24-2005 23:35:16 | More by inebrius
3.7/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
appearance : looks like a glass of ice tea but with nice head
smell : smoke is all I can smell
taste : smooth taste, light bitterness ,smoke is the main taste
mouthfeel : dry and light
drinkability : very drinkable would be a great session beer
This was only the second smoked beer I've ever had but I liked it for $2.00 for a pint I will definitely buy it again.
Serving type: bottle
12-22-2004 20:19:42 | More by jeffjwes
2.85/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
Ruby colored. Like tobacco juice.
I've never had a smoked beer before. My olfactory palate cannot pick up anything other than smoke. I'm trying hard, but I really can't. Sorry.
At first the taste was overpowering. It was like a meat and cheese tray from Swiss Colony. Not bad, but very different from any other beer I've ever had. The taste is much more complex than the smell. And, after I had grown a bit more accustom to it, I can pick out traces of sweet malt jumping up through the salami flavor.
Different, that's all I can say. Not really my cup of tea, but smoked beer is actually a lot more drinkable than I thought it would be.
I'm taking the drinkability down a notch. This gave me horrible gas.
Serving type: bottle
12-18-2004 05:39:16 | More by mynie
2.95/5 rDev -19.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
head pours very well and lasts... as it should. smell is faster to the nose than the eyes to the appearance.. smell will fill a small room in very short order, (wife disagreed with the smell), smells lightly of rotting "almost apples". the color is a lovely brown/red, almost like a cherry wood.. the taste is weaker than some of the other smoked that i have had.. but is easier to handle all the way around, kinda reminds me of one piece of bacos aftertaste.
Serving type: bottle
10-27-2004 05:24:57 | More by schrist275
4.18/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Had this great bacony brew at the Lowenbrau in Sydney. Poured from the great looking swingtop bottle a dark amber, with a dense white head.
Had an intense aroma of caramel sweetness, and a hint of smoke and bacon. The flavour was great, huge maltyness, great caramel from the rocks, woody, smokey, bacony, dry, with a lingering sweetness and smoke on the back palate. A great beer, not for everyone, but if you're a fan of bacon and pork, you'll love it.
Serving type: bottle
10-22-2004 02:33:24 | More by revdrjbob
2.85/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
This is definitely one of the more unique brews I've ever had. If any type of beer is an acquired taste, rauchbier is it. Appearance is a healthy dark amber with sufficient head. Aroma smells strongly of smoked meat, barbeque come to mind. Not exactly a smell I want in my beer, but not totally unpleasent. Taste begins with familiar German malty sweetness and finishes with smoked flavor. Needless to say this is an interesting brew, but not something I find myself liking. I can tell this is a well-crafted beer, but the unique flavor will probably be offputting to many. Try this, you may love it.
Serving type: bottle
08-07-2004 01:42:38 | More by Gagnonsux
4.22/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Sampled from a nice fancy swing top bottle graciously donated to the cause by the fine folks at BJ's
Beer arrives in my nice third a liter with a creamy white head on a crystal clear brown body with orange red highlights from trapped lights.
Aroma is lightly smoky with a burnt caramel and toasted malt edges. Smoke contains hints of wood and burnt edges of stone and granite.
Flavor is caramel and toast with fruits of salted figs and a big bite of pepper and a dry mineral finish
Serving type: bottle
07-29-2004 06:50:33 | More by drewbage
4.35/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Another beer I heard about and searched for, for quite some time before I was fortunate enough to locate some.
This beer poured amber with a huge head that lasted for quite some time.
The aroma was smoky, and had some depth of fruitiness to the malt. Not quite apples, but close. Also some caramel lingering far in the background.
The taste was of a smoky, malty beer with definite caramel tones. Quite a good blend of flavors.
Serving type: bottle
06-25-2004 03:24:32 | More by connecticutpoet
3.95/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I love the swing top bottles. And this is no exception
This is served at cellar temp..when the top is loosened it opens with an audible pop as steam comes out.
The beer is a nice dark amber , almost brown colour with a small white head, that goes fast, minimal lacing.
Smell is nice like lightly smoked haddock i used to eat as a child in Scotland, some malts too.
mm woody carbon taste, again the smoked haddock comes to mind..lightly smoked this is no Sclenkerla rauch, but its very enjoyable if you like smoked foods..nice malt profile keeps it together.
Its nice on the palate, maybe just a touch watery.
Good drinkable beer..a stone brewed beer.
Serving type: bottle
06-13-2004 04:18:35 | More by Reidrover
Rauchenfelser Steinbrau from Privatbrauerei Franz Joseph Sailer
83 out of 100 based on 52 ratings.


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We're the Dark Horses - An Interview with Switchfoot
Beliefnet discusses music and belief with members of the Grammy winning rock band.
BY: Stephen Russ
Switchfoot is preparing to release their eighth studio album on September 27th. The iconic rock band has always lived in both the secular and the Christian worlds, making statements that are as deep as they are relevant. 'Vice Verses' builds upon that legacy, crafting anthemic sounds through big guitars and roaring drum and bass patterns. The band calls it their "most soulful record to date," and they can't wait for their fans to experience it. Fans will get their first chance to hear five of the songs, as well as see the video for single "Dark Horses," on ESPN this Saturday night.
I caught up with band members Drew Shirley and Jerome Fontamillas while they were playing a festival in Mesquite, Michigan. We talked 'Vice Verses', songwriting, faith, and music. As an interviewer I have to say, these are some of the nicest guys in the business, and the new album is going to be well worth your time. Pre-order it here and check out the interview below!
An interview with Drew Shirley
What is Vice Verses to you?
Wow. Vice Verses to me? Let's see. It was a very special album for me. Personally, I feel like I'm coming into my own on this record and I think the band is really on a… search for greatness really. This is our most soulful album to date. I think it is our most introspective but [also] our most listener friendly album. I think this batch of songs was one of the most honest batch of songs we've had, and then we committed to things musically early on and we were focused on recording something that had a concise statement. So we picked the songs we were going to record at the top of the recording and then hit 14 songs and picked 12, which is pretty slim for a band like us. A lot of times we'll record 80 and pick 12. So, in that respect, it's much more focused and I think we're learning what songs we sing best.
A producer once asked us, you know, "what are the songs that only Switchfoot can sing?" I think we're honing in on those songs on this record more than any other record that we've ever done. Musically, it's got a focus on the drum and bass that we've never pushed for but that we've got. So there are some songs that you will hear that are new from us. It's like we've gone into our experimental cave and what felt right for us this time around was less guitars right up front and a focus on the rhythm section. There are even a couple songs where Jon does like a free form talking vocal lyric which is cool and different for us. It's fun to push the envelope. It's fun to find new boundaries and this record does all of that.
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Nicole Polizzi (Snooki) has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to gain the sole right to use her famous nickname. Was someone out to steal it? I guess it's a commodity because according to TMZ, Snooki wants to use the trademark for "printed matter, namely books."
She's not the only Jersey Shore star (cheeseball) to try this. "The Situation" is trying to trademark his nickname too -- but he wants to put his name right in your naughty places ... in the form of underwear. Is he thinking that that is the next best thing to having him there himself? Ewwwww...


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It's an all-out Mutant War! Nadia Naffe — the conservative activist who accused America's last serious journalist, James O'Keefe, of unlawful imprisonment and intimated he drugged and tried to rape her in his parents' barn — has joined forces with convicted bomber and librul Brett Kimberlin to publish a massive stockpile of O'Keefe's emails. While […]


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Fairfield Stags
The Stags have experienced the thrill of post-season tournament action fourteen times having competed in the NAIA Tournament in 1951; the NCAA DII Tournament in 1960, 1961 and 1962; the National Invitational Tournament in 1973, 1974, 1978, 1996, 2003; and 2011 NIT; and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1986, 1987 and 1997. In the 1973 National Invitation Tournament, the Stags advanced to the second round where the team lost by one point to eventual champion Virginia Tech. And in the 1997 NCAA Tournament, the Stags nearly achieved a historical upset of top-seeded North Carolina after leading the Tar Heels by seven points at halftime. The team also won the MAAC Regular Season Title in 1986 and the MAAC Championship Tournament in 1986, 1987 and 1997.
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NORMAN — The Norman Music Festival drew 60,000 people to town, and those visitors generated an estimated $1 million worth of new tax dollars for Norman as a result, said Stefanie Brickman of the Norman Convention and Visitors Bureau.
"There was nowhere to stand, nowhere to sit, a full house," said Michael Newcomer, Bison Witches Bar and Deli bartender. "It was crazy. It was a very fun atmosphere. People were dancing and having a good time."
The music festival is even bigger than University of Oklahoma football days for the downtown pub.
"This is our big weekend of the year," Newcomer said.
Brickman said the tax estimate was generated using industry-standard formulas. Great weather on Saturday and the caliber of bands contributed to the increase in attendance over last year, said Steven White, coordinator for Norman Music Festival.
On Friday, a sudden downpour sent festival attendees scurrying for cover.
"There were so many people in the 300 block of east Main Street that took shelter from the rain, it looked like a 1960s sit-in," White said.
White and his crew monitored weather conditions with a meteorologist to tell people when to seek cover.
Partiers also were well-behaved this year.
"There was only one arrest during that three-day period on the footprint of the Norman Music Festival," Norman Police Lt. James Callaghan said.
Brickman said additional activities on the periphery of the festival added to ambiance.
"We loved that there were other events happening around the Norman Music Festival, with the Lion's Club Carnival, the music at Midway Deli and the Lebanese Festival, which all add to making Norman a great visitor's destination," Brickman said.
There was something for all ages to do throughout the day Saturday, and the festival generated people walking through central Norman, she said.
The Downtown Art Walk and other entertainment venues opening downtown have increased foot traffic and business in the area.
"I've been here just shy of two years, and in those two years, Main Street has blown up," Newcomer said.
The festival ran Thursday through Saturday, and downtown Main Street was closed to vehicle traffic for the event on Friday and Saturday nights.
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By Bob Hertzel
For the Times West Virginian
Mostly, they said, there was quiet — deadly, spooky quiet — in the West Virginia University locker room after Saturday's 39-38 double-overtime loss to TCU, the loudest quiet you never heard.
Every so often, the players admitted, there would an expletive expressed in a rather disgusted, angry way, but mostly it was as you'd expect it to be from a team that has gone from a potential national champion to what now can only be termed a national "chumpion."
Losses, they would all admit later, are part of the game. Disappointments are part of the life of anyone who has every snapped on a helmet — even a gray one — or laced on a pair of hockey skates or put on a pair of baseball knickers.
It is as much a part of sport as victory because, as anyone knows, a team that pops the champagne cork does so at the expense of his opponent, and the home run hero celebrates while the pitcher who threw the pitch spends his life in some kind of athletic purgatory.
So it is with a WVU team that has gone from highly ranked to simply rank. A season born in the expectation of a Big 12 championship, maybe a national championship, has become nothing but an October snowstorm in Preston County.
WVU, the football, has suffered its own power outage but instead of being waist deep in snow it finds itself waist deep in disappointment on the inside and, quite honestly, in ridicule from the outside.
Three straight losses — those to Texas Tech and Kansas State thorough whippings, but at least the kind that you can accept — hang around the Mountaineers necks.
The third one, though, coming Saturday in double overtime to a TCU team that was no better than WVU, although no worse, was the kind of loss that would rip your heart out.
"It hurts. I can't lie," said quarterback Geno Smith, who has gone from a Heisman Trophy candidate to now looking at hoping to get honorable mention at quarterback in the Big 12.
"It's a hurtful feeling. Right now we're in a bad three-game losing streak and we have to find a way to pull of this. We have to keep our heads up and not look into the past, not let it beat us twice, three times, four times," he continued, adding, "We have to regain the confidence we had earlier."
In truth Smith is not the most emotional of WVU players. He has a no-nonsense, sensible approach to the game, understands that it has its ups and its down and has been on both sides of it.
In this game, this game they could have won, OK, should have won, Smith tried to remain above the fray, understanding the mechanics of the games people play.
"It's college football," he said. It's college football … at its finest. Those things happen every week to a different team. This Saturday it was us. It's not really going to get to be an emotional roller coaster to me. I keep it in perspective. It's a game. I love this game with everything in me. I give it 100 percent, but when I leave that field I keep telling myself, it's just a football game."
That will keep him from losing his sanity, perhaps, but it is not the attitude this stunned crowd of 52,322 — a crowd that was as disappointing as it was disappointed — as it left the stadium as silent and as stunned as were the players.
How many times had they won this game, riding the play of an improved defense that almost overcame an offense without teeth and special teams that at times were downright embarrassing save for one Tavon Austin punt return?
There was the touchdown that 74-yard punt return produced that gave the Mountaineers a seven-point lead with 3:19 to play, only to have the Horned Frogs come back on some miracle play that involved a quarterback scrambling, a wide receiver being knocked out of bounds, then left uncovered so he could catch a 94-yard scoring pass with just 1:28 to play.
Then there was Smith hitting Bailey with a 25-yard scoring pass on the first play of the second overtime after both teams had failed to score on their first extra possession, only to have TCU coach Gary Patterson come forth with a reverse pass the Mountaineers had not seen that wound up with receiver Brandon Carter throwing to a wide open Corey Fuller on the Horned Frogs first play to move to within a point.
"It was a trick play," defensive coordinator Joe DeForest would say later. "They tricked us. It's like magic."
That hurt, but the Patterson had had enough of this overtime stuff.
He was going to win or lose the game right there, going for two points.
"I'm one of those people who believes you play someone on the road, you have to go take ball games. If you try to just play around, you see what happens, like the punt return," he said.
So, he let Trevone Boykin throw it on a rollout and Josh Boyce went down to get it at shoetop level, the officials ruling it a catch and the catch surviving a replay look as a stunned silence fell over the stadium.
Now what? The Mountaineers still need a win to become bowl eligible and are looking at Oklahoma State on the road and Oklahoma at home, the Big 12s second and third best teams, in coming weeks before having to go on the road to Iowa State.
They could play that game at 5-5, and if that's the case, what will be the attitude, the mentality, the confidence and, yes, the lineup that coach Dana Holgorsen puts out on the field?
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2011 Tri Valley Velo Criterium presented by PG&E
Tri Valley Velo is pleased to announce that registration for the 2011 Tri Valley Velo Criterium presented by PG&E is now open. The event will be held on Saturday, May 7 in Livermore, CA.
Our inaugural event, the 2010 PG&E Criterium was one of the best attended and reviewed races of last season and we are diligently working to make this year's event even better. For 2011 our generous sponsor, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, has graciously allowed us to promote our club name in the title position, as well as provide increased funding and support for this family friendly racing event.
For further information and registration please visit our race page on the NCNCA site at http://ncnca.org/ncncaevent/tri-valley-velo-criterium-presented-pge or visit our website at http://www.trivalleyvelo.org/
You may also go directly to the registration page on Sports Book Online at https://www.sportsbaseonline.com/events/index.xhtml?categoryId=37263


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Everything Rosemary knew in life came to an end when her parents died.
"The death of both my parents left me in a lot of shambles and the whole of my life was engulfed in misery," she said.
Rosemary, from Uganda, was orphaned at age 6.
Now 24, she has graduated college with a bachelor's degree in economics.
She credits CFCA's Hope for a Family sponsorship and her former sponsors, Jim and Eileen Lowrie, with helping to restore her hope for the future. The CFCA project in Kampala serves approximately 220 orphans.
"What a blessing I got to be a part of the wonderful CFCA family!" Rosemary said.
When Rosemary's parents died, she and her three siblings went to live with different relatives.
Rosemary moved in with her maternal uncle and his seven children.
CFCA sponsorship helps orphans
About 15 percent of the under-18 population
in Uganda, or 2.7 million children, are orphans,
according to UNICEF. The report explains
that most of these children were orphaned
because of AIDS, but deaths caused by
armed conflict and war have added to the
CFCA staff members said taking in orphans
places emotional and financial pressure on
caregivers, who may be responsible for their
own children as well. As a result, staffers
said, orphans can suffer abuse by the same
family members who are supposed to care
for them.
Sponsorship helps ease the financial strain
on caregivers by meeting basic needs of
education, health care, food and clothing.
While sponsorship is never to be a substitute
for parents and family, many orphans often
look to their sponsors for guidance.
The chance of becoming educated disappeared, but Rosemary forged ahead.
"I always assert that life is seemingly what you make it, [with the help of] your creator and generous people in the world," she said.
Her uncle learned about CFCA during a local church service. Through his efforts, Rosemary was accepted into the sponsorship program. The Lowries sponsored Rosemary soon afterward.
Sponsorship provided Rosemary with an education.
Additional support from the CFCA Scholarship Program enabled her to study for a bachelor's degree in economics.
Rosemary found encouragement to continue her studies in the letters she received from Eileen Lowrie.
Statements such as "Continue your good work in school," and "I give you so much credit for all you have accomplished" helped Rosemary stay focused on her education.
"These may look like small statements to some people, but to me, they were always the source of encouragement," Rosemary said.
Rosemary now works as a social worker at the CFCA-Kampala project, where she helps with letter writing, benefits distribution, recreational activities and filing.
She tries to serve as a role model for the sponsored children and shares the life wisdom she has acquired at such a young age.
"I tell the young ones that the circumstances of birth and the challenges of life are never permanent," Rosemary said. "It is God's plan that you can be what you never expected. It only calls for hard work and believing in yourself plus the Almighty Father in heaven."
Rosemary wants to pay her younger sister's school tuition to become a doctor.
"Later, I plan to have a stable family and have children," she said.
She wants to name her children after the Lowries' grandchildren.
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Today's editorial takes note of the New York Power Authority's proposal to site 25 to 40 windmills in Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, or both. We're intrigued, and think the idea is worth exploring -- although there are serious aesthetic and technical questions that must be answered.
This is a very early stage -- NYPA is just now asking wind energy developers whether they mighbe interested in submitting proposals. So there's no detail on where this offshore wind farm might be or what it might look like.
Here are the links cited in today's editorial, in clickable form:
Our main story is here.
The American Wind Energy Association's summary of offshore wind power is here.
The Cape Winds proposal for Nantucket Sound is here. Evidence against it is cited in a Beacon Hill Institute (at Suffolk College) study found here.
The New York Power Authority is here. And here's a direct link to the "Request for Expressions of Interest."


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May is National Historic Preservation Month when special attention is paid to preserving historic properties across the United States and throughout Oregon.
Musolf Manor (Portland)Originally built in 1910 Musolf Manor is located in the Old Town portion of NW Portland. The building was restored in 2009 by Innovative Housing. This historic hotel provides 95 units of affordable studio housing for very low-income singles.
State funding invested in the project includes Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC); a Low-Income Weatherization grant; and Housing Development Grant Program (Trust Fund).
Visit website at: http://www.innovativehousinginc.com/housing/musolf.html
Grand Apartments (Roseburg)Originally built in 1910 the Grand Hotel in downtown Roseburg was preserved and rehabilitated in 2009 by NeighborWorks Umpqua, a Douglas County non-profit formerly known as Umpqua Community Development Corporation. The historic building now includes five ground floor commercial spaces and 37 units of affordable housing for low and very-low income families and homeless persons. The housing units are a mixture of studios, one bedroom, and two bedroom units.
Funding for the project includes Historic Tax Credits from State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO); Housing Development Grant Program (Trust Fund); Oregon Affordable Housing Tax Credits (OAHTC); and LIHTC.
Visit website at: http://www.nwumpqua.org/
The Admiral (Portland)The Admiral Apartments in downtown Portland was originally built in 1909 and was preserved and rehabilitated by REACH Community Development Corporation in 2010. The 37 unit apartment building is home to very low-income seniors and disabled households.
State funding for the project includes Historic Tax Credits from SHPO; LIHTC; and OAHTC Loan with Network for Oregon Affordable Housing.
Visit website at: http://reachcdc.org/properties/property-listings/admiral-apartments/admiral/96/-about
Hotel North Bend (North Bend)Hotel North Bend was originally built in 1921 and is located in downtown North Bend. With funding from the State of Oregon and others, NeighborWorks Umpqua completed restoration on the building in 2009. The 33-unit building primarily houses low and very low-income families and physically disabled households who earn 60% or less than the median family income.
Funding for the project included Historic Tax Credits from SHPO; Housing Development Grant Program (Trust Fund); OAHTC; a Low-Income Weatherization grant; and LIHTC.
Grand Apartments (Medford)The Grand Apartments was originally built in 1915 and is located in downtown Medford. In March of 2010 restoration of the building was completed by the Housing Authority of Jackson County with funding from the State of Oregon. The 26-unit building is home to families who earn 60% or less than the median family income.
Funding for the project included federal HOME funds and Housing Development Grant Program (Trust Fund).
Visti website at: http://www.hajc.net
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September 26, 2013
Vernon L. Withrow
Vernon L. Withrow passed away on September 24, 2013 in Eastern Niagara Hospital, Newfane. Born in Belmont, OH on March 23, 1926 he was the son of Charles and Chlora (Bradley) Withrow.
He served in the US Army during WW II and worked in production for Harrison Radiator for 35 years retiring in 1983. Vernon was predeceased by his wives, Clarice and Marion.
He is survived by his children, Linda (Ray) Faulkner of Florida, Randy (Gloria) Withrow of Colorado Springs, CO, Benjamin Withrow, David (Rene) Withrow of Arizona, and Connie (Donald) Herrick of Clarence Center, NY; step-father of Cheryl (Jim) Ryan of Lockport, Jim (Jamie) Pattison of North Tonawanda, Steve (Elizabeth) Pattison of North Carolina and Dave (Theresa) Pattison of West Seneca; grandfather of 21 and several great-grandchildren. Vernon was predeceased by his siblings.
Relatives and friends are invited to a Memorial Service on Saturday, September 28th at 1 PM in Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport.
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