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DiRT 3 delivers mud sweat and gears the world over: from the intense weather-beaten rally stages of Europe Africa and the US to executing performance driving showcases and career challenges where car control is pushed to spectacular limits. The game boasts more cars more locations more routes and more events than any other game in the series including over 50 rally cars representing the very best from five decades of the sport.
Race through the snow rain and dirt and experience dramatic night races as DiRT3 is extended with 12 new routes at two new locations plus 13 extra cars and liveries. Experience freestyle Gymkhana Rally Rallycross and more in solo online and split-screen modes as you compete on a global tour from Finland to Monaco and Tokyo.
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You play most games with only one ball, but rallying requires two!!!
Cliche but very true where one mistake can cost you your and your co-driver's life. There is too much at stakes. DIRT3 makes you realise just that and in good measure.
Just turn off cornering braking and you come to realise to some extent how those gritty WRC drivers earn their bread & butter!!
Spoiler Alert - You have to have a racing wheel to enjoy this game to the maximum level as cursor keys in the regular keyboards just don't do justice with varying throttle/brake force which you need to apply in dirt hairpins or... (Expand)
Having been a big fan of Dirt 2, I bought this game after a while. The visuals were already spectacular when I played Dirt 2 on the Xbox. Dirt 3 is a slight upgrade and the PC version in particular is further spiffed up with DX11 features.
NFS fans should steer clear of this game if you are addicted to the NFS style adrenaline and action filled races.
As I had only played Dirt and Dirt 2 on the Xbox, I'm having slight difficulty playing Dirt 3 on the keyboard. Heavily advise anyone buying this game to invest in a game controller. Preferably the Xbox 360 controller.
Dirt 3 pushes the limits of your driving skills from the likes of general everyday driving to the full depth of WRC rally driving......!!!!!!!!
Got a racing wheel ?
Then get this bad boy ! Turn off all the driving aids and feel the complete power and thrill of sitting on the driving seat of Car..Practice hard and hone your skills to perform awsome tricks or chain them and become a champion in a gymkhana showoff!
I suggest to not pay this game in an entry level wheel......This game is irresistable when played with a wheel with 900 degree rotation,force feedback and vibration feedback! Whe... (Expand)
It is a really good game, and very awesome.
It needs at least a Pentium D to perform, and it'll work smoothly in Core i3, i5 or i7 [even though it works the best on i7]
It takes 15GB HDD, so have that as well.
The only thing which I didnt like about this game was that it takes online saves, and we cant work through a offline profile, and we need to create a profile on Games for Windows - LIVE for it. Simply, just install the game with the .msi file and just get a external OpenAL32.dll downloaded to the installed location there.
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Greetings Everyone !!! First of all thanks to Flipkart for Fast Delivery in Just one Day.
About the Game : This is really for those who just want to Enjoy the racing Games without getting into to much technical stuff. Graphics are Ok not awesome. Gameplay is Gud and Menu Style and Music are awesome.
You will require your PS3 software version higher then 3.74 to be able to play this game also it takes a lot of time installing some stuff in your HDD.
The game has got 3 difficulty levels. Casual,Intermediate & Expert.
Casual Is veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy easy, dont play on it, go for I... (Expand)
The game is intelligently designed to provide a real time experience to the a world tournament of rally racing, track racing, stunt show racing, and many more....................
This PC version of Dirt 3 Collen Mac Rally actually supports keyboard and mouse as well as various joy-pad remotes as... (View complete review)
one of the best games i ever played. complete edition is the real surprise.....just now downloaded other cars by the redeemable keys provided in the pack......I bought just a week before when the price is very low......the game is worth it.....go buy it and enjoy.....not really for NFS fans ....o... (View complete review)
I HAVE THIS COPY AND I HAD LOT OF FUN. THIS GAME IS AWSOME.THE GREAT GRAPHIC AND MAGZIMUM CAR DAMAGE LOOKS REAL.I HAVE NFS BUT I FOUND THIS GAME IS BETTER AND REALLY AWSOME.I GOT ADDICTED OF THIS RALLY GAME. I PLAY ALL DAY AND NIGHT.BUT THE THING IS I BOUGHT THIS COPY FROM FLIPKART,WHEN I OPENED... (View complete review)
Great graphics, but crappy Windows Live(which has been discontinued) can sometimes ruin your experience. (View complete review)


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By George Bremer The Herald Bulletin
The Herald Bulletin
---- — ANDERSON — Steven Perry never really got to know Wendell Crumes, but few people have made a greater impact on his life.
Crumes, a 1947 Indiana Golden Gloves champion, trained Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings in the sweet science. And Cummings, a 1978 Indiana Golden Gloves champion, in turn trained Perry.
Perry is a two-time Golden Gloves open division champion and six-time Golden Gloves champion overall. He's also won seven other state titles through various affiliations.
But the accomplishment Cummings is most proud of — and the one that most likely would have had Crumes beaming, too — is Perry's status as a sophomore this fall at Anderson University.
"Steven was not quite going in the right direction," Cummings said of the kid he first met 10 years ago at South Side Middle School. "He was struggling in school, and I'm not quite sure he had any idea where his life was headed. And the boxing program has given him a way to focus his discipline and dedication, and he's had some significant success since then."
Perry is a member of the National Guard and has been ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation. His goal is to represent the United States at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil and after that embark on a professional career.
For now, however, he's the star attraction at the Crumes Boxing Club — a converted storage room at the Geater Center that now houses the old ring from the Police Athletic League and was dedicated in Crumes' honor Friday.
The room is a labor of love for Geater Center director Stephon Blackwell, with the support of Mayor Kevin Smith and the Parks Board. Blackwell repeatedly was told boxing couldn't be done at the Geater Center. There wasn't room. There wasn't equipment. And there weren't any trainers.
But he found a way to make it happen, and the goal now is to continue Crumes' legacy of helping youth through the sport.
"I talked to a lot of people about this room in the community, and every time I talked to somebody they talked about Wendell," Blackwell said. "About what Wendell did for boxing when he came to Anderson."
What Crumes did was make the PAL Club a safe haven for at-risk youth. He encouraged young men to get involved with the sport, and he was known to personally show up at their door when they failed to keep their commitments.
Boxing was a way of instilling discipline in the fighters and providing them with self-esteem. Cummings is one of the finest examples of the benefits of Crumes' work.
"I was a poor kid living on the streets (in 1973), and the PAL Club was a sanctuary for me," Cummings said. "Wendell ran that boxing program. It's where I first met him. I had this dream of being a world champion. Didn't quite get there, came pretty close, but didn't quite get there. But over the next seven or eight years, the impact of Wendell and the Police Athletic League boxing program had a profound change in my life.
"Honestly, the successes that I've had in life came from the PAL Club and from Wendell Crumes."
Cummings passed what he learned from Crumes on to Perry. And Perry in turn will pass those lessons along to a new generation.
"I was once a kid from South Side Middle School who was getting into trouble," Perry said. "And the boxing program came there and straightened me out. I stuck with it and learned the discipline from boxing."
The Crumes Boxing Club won't be fully operational until January. But Perry is training there every day now.
One day soon, he'll compete under the gym's banner in the ring. On that day, Crumes' daughter, Jo Walker, will be the proudest supporter in the crowd.
Her voice broke with emotion Friday as she attempted to explain what the dedication of the gym means to her. The greatest comfort is the understanding that her father's hard work will continue and his legacy will endure.
"I plan to be there rooting for (Perry), and I just know this is going to turn into something bigger than we can ever imagine," Walker said. "I just feel it in my heart. It's not going to stop here. This is just the beginning."

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If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to.Ronald Reagan, October 27, 1964
For at least the last 200 years, America has been the place where those who wanted Freedom and opportunity fled. Be it from Cuba, Ireland, Russia, China, or Italy, they came here. Millions of them came here with literally nothing but the clothes on their backs and the desire to succeed. Stories of immigrants overcoming hardship and succeeding in America are legion. Our promise - come to America. We can't guarantee anything, but you are limited only by what you can achieve.
Last Tuesday, America made a choice. I think it was a poor choice, maybe a careless choice.
We may not understand it yet, but we may have given away our inalienable rights, in exchange for promises from politicians. We may have traded admiration of success for envy. An immigrant today faces hurdles worthy of a third world dictatorship in starting a business, with local, state and federal officials claiming jurisdiction over everything from his products, to his workplace to the wages he pays to the work rules he applies. If he fails, we bail him out. If he succeeds, "we" get a substantial cut - if we even let him try! After all - "you didn't build that".
Is this America?
This article, written by a Brit who has lived in both Britain and America, says it better than I could.
I share his dismay, but not his despair. My plan remains "eternal vigilance". It is vital the The People understand that personal responsibility is not optional, and "social responsibility" is a ruse. They must understand how and why the promises of "free stuff" will not, and can not be fulfilled. The future of our children and nation depend on an informed and vigilant electorate.
I believe that we must maintain America as someplace they can "escape to". It is my duty to do what I can to defend the nation that has treated me so well.
Tell me: What were your reasons for voting as you did? What issues were most important? Why?
Share with me, and with the readers. I urge you to comment.


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Thursday, September 04, 2008
Posted by: Sharmila Rajah Post(s) by this blogger
Oh what a mess...
Ayanna's independent streak is growing strong. And she's fervently expressing her desire to be independent at the table.
In it goes...
These days we've begun breaking up meal times to support and encourage her independence. This means we spend some time feeding her and then, Ayanna happily feeds herself some finger food or light snacks. This is to ensure she gets enough to eat. She loves dipping her fingers into her bowl and makes a mess while trying to feed herself. But it's all worth it. We spread some newspaper on the floor beneath the high-chair to make cleanup easier for mummy.
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Upon becoming semi-retired after 30-plus years as a sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times, I became a free-lance journalist. One of my first free-lance job offers was covering charity golf tournaments for a national magazine, Tee It Up.
I accepted the offer, not for the pay, which wasn't much, but because it sounded appealing. And it was.
I had played in quite a few charity events while with the Times, and played in even more during my stint with Tee It Up before the magazine folded. A few years ago I attended a seminar on charity golf at private course in Orange County and I later became the co-chairman of two tournaments of my own, one benefitting the Sowing Seeds for Life food bank in La Verne and the other benefiting the Tierra del Sol Foundation of Sunland, an organization that helps people with that a mentally challenged.
So I think I think I qualify as somewhat of an expert and know what makes a good tournament and what doesn't. The first thing is the course, preferably a private course that most people never get a chance to play. Other requirements are a good charity, good sponsors and tournament organizers who not only know what they are doing but also are friendly and courteous. Good food, complimentary cocktails, a short but worthwhile live auction, and at least a few celebrities taking part are other plusses.
There's a tournament coming up on Monday, June 18, that meets all these requirements and more.
It is the fifth annual Provident Financial Management Golf Classic at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks. It benefits the Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy.
This year the tournament is being played in the memory of Willie Robertson, who passed away last year from cancer. He is the co-founder of Robertson Taylor, one of the world's leading insurance brokers which this year became a presenting sponsor of the tournament.
I have played in this tournament that past two years and can honestly say it ranks as one of the best ever I have experienced.
The participants come from far and wide. Last year I met one gentleman from Florida and another from Northern California.
Two years ago, my foursome included Ron Barzen, who I found out regularly plays with my good friends Jim and Martha Blackburn at the Glendora Country Club.
Last year, I ran into two celebrity friends, former USC and NFL quarterback Rodney Peete and actor Rocky Carroll, one of the stars of CBS' top-rated "NCIS."
The Sherwood Country Club, located about 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles in beautiful Hidden Valley, is in my opinion the finest golf course in Southern California.
What sets Sherwood apart from the others, I believe, is its location. It is routed among ancient oak trees, jasmine and rose bushes and surrounded by multi-million mansions where such people as legendary Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully and hockey legend Wayne Gretzky used to live. (Personal note: Scully, at my request, was our special guest at the Tierra del Sol tournament in 2011.)
Sherwood's Jack Nicklaus-designed 7,052-yard, par-72 course is magnificent and so is the ultra-modern clubhouse.
Television viewers have gotten a glimpse of Sherwood because Greg Norman held his Shark Shootout there for 11 years and more recently it has been the site of Tiger Woods' annual charity tournament.
Yes, it is a fabulous place. But it is also very exclusive and very private. It's easier to get a tee time at St. Andrews than it is at Sherwood.
The entry fee for the Provident Financial Management Golf Classic is $1,500, and that is a bargain. It used to be $2,500. Sponsorship opportunities begin at $10,000.
The tournament raised more than $523,000 during its first three years, and brought in another $165,000 last year.
At the post-tournament festivities last year, Provident Financial COO Ivan Axelrod said: "It was a privilege to enjoy Sherwood Country Club, but what truly made this event a success was the generosity of our players.
"Over 100 players from all corners of the business community came together for a vital cause, and together we are ensuing the doctors are the Bogart Labs at Children's Hospital will be able to continue their groundbreaking research to save countless children's lives."
I recently talked with Joe Kaczorowski, a Calabasas resident who is the current president and former treasurer of the Bogart board. Kaczorowski is a manager partner of Grosvenor Park Media, a film financing firm based in Santa Monica. Among the movies it has financed is the "Hurt Locker."
"When talking about this tournament, you start with the venue," Kaczorwski told me. "But another thing that makes it so special is the people involved, and that includes the people who participate and support for such an important cause."
Bill Vuylsteke, vice chairman of the Bogart board and senior managing director of Provident Financial, said, "The event offers a great opportunity to enjoy a to-rated course, and every dollar raised on the fairways directly benefits the lives of those who need it most."
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The San Carlos-based Peninsula Arts Council (PAC) is seeking nominations for it's 11th Annual Diamond Awards.
PAC is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to supporting, promoting and advancing the arts in San Mateo County. Each year the Diamond Awards are given in nine different categories: Arts Educator, Arts Organization, Individual Artist, Ray Lorenzato Young Artist (18 and younger), Arts Volunteer, Local Business Support, Donor Support, Government Support and Special Recognition.
All nominations are to be submitted electronically via the official nomination form available at www.peninsulaartscouncil.org. Deadline to submit a nomination is 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Judging will take place in early December and recipients will be notified mid-December.
The Diamond Awards gala benefit and awards ceremony will take place on Jan. 25, 2013 from 6-10 p.m. at Hiller Aviation Museum.
Organizers say support from sponsors and silent auction donations are needed to help underwrite the costs of the event. For sponsorship information, contact Peninsula Arts Council at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Since 1992, PAC has focused on projects that have long-term county-wide benefits including public art, arts education and developing the county into a destination for the arts, parks and culture. For more information visit www.peninsulaartscouncil.org or call Peninsula Arts Council at (650) 591-2101.
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By Ike Adams
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
There's a bunch of journalists and broadcast personality types who have been running around since Groundhog Day trying to find people who have already planted their peas.
I had two big city papers, two television stations and a woman from NPR ring me up in February to see if I'd planted mine. And, to be honest, even I called my brother Keeter to check because I figured that if anybody was crazy enough to plant peas in February, it would be my little brother.
Keeter said he'd thought about it, but water was still running out of the dryland crawdad holes in his pea patch and he didn't know when it might get dry enough to garden. But he assured me that L.C. Adams had planted a big patch in the head of Blair Branch.
Keeter said, "You know L.C. goes to bed way before dark so I figure if I get to craving an early mess, I'll just sneak up there and grade what he's got growing."
When Keeter and I and some other fellows on Blair Branch were growing up, we learned to "grade" certain watermelon patches by the light of the moon. We got shot at a few times too.
Anyway, if my Mom was still alive and well enough to crawl, you could bet your last nickel that she would have a row of snap peas planted on or before Valentine's Day. She simply thought it was good luck. She'd usually have a lettuce bed sowed, too, with some onion sets stuck around its border because anybody knows that a pot of peas ain't fit to eat unless you have some lettuce and green onions scalded with bacon grease to go with them.
And we wonder why so many of us hillbillies die of strokes and heart attacks.
Keeter's late father-in-law, Dock Mitchell, was another February gardener. But with Dock, the obsession was precise. There was no just before, just after or close as you could come to it. Peas had to be planted on February, even if it fell on a Sunday.
Keeter swears that on at least two occasions when the ground was frozen too hard to till on Valentine's Day, he hauled Dock to the farm supply store where he bought a few bags of potting soil.
He then spread his seed on top of the frozen ground and covered them with a couple inches of his brought-on dirt.
My Uncle Stevie Craft planted peas in the fence row between his yard and the road going up Blair Branch. I've seen him use a red-hot fireplace poker to punch a few holes in frozen soil so he could drop in pea seed. Uncle Stevie, however, harbored no superstitions about February 14. His goal was to be the first one on the holler to claim that he'd planted his peas even if it was just a dozen hills or so.
When I was growing up, you did not buy pea seed. They had to be saved from year to year. What we call snow-peas today were called salad peas. What we call Sugar Snaps today were called snap peas. You simply could not find them in the stores and nothing I could find to sell door to door had a tender hull. And nobody, at least on Blair Branch, believed that shelling out peas was worth the effort when you could buy Jolly Green Giant's 12 cans for a dollar.
We thought canned shell peas were a big treat for special Sunday Dinners but I've heard my Mom say many a time, "I know they have to have a special machine because I wouldn't shell out that many peas by hand for fifty cents a can."
Anyway, I have not planted my peas, but I spoke with Ralph King tonight. Ralph and I used to grow snow peas commercially. We both plan to have peas in our gardens this year and we'll probably have them in the ground before the end of April.


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text: One day after its moment of triumph on this strip of rubber-streaked Portimao tarmac, the blue-and-white Yamaha is unchanged but the feelings of its rider could hardly be more different. As the factory YZF-R1 sweeps through the last, fast right-hand curve and onto the Portuguese circuit's pit straight, I'm savoring its stunningly strong and smooth acceleration, enjoying the crisp four-cylinder howl from the underseat exhaust and wishing my all-too-brief ride could last just a few more laps. What a difference to Ben Spies' emotions in the World Superbike finale just one day earlier, as he had ridden past a crowded and anxious pit wall in fifth place toward the end of the second race, checking his board yet again to see the number of laps remaining count down with agonizing slowness. He was desperately hoping that nothing unexpected would happen, that the exhaust note wouldn't falter to signal some problem. That finally the checkered flag would be waiting and he'd become Yamaha's first ever World Superbike Champion. That is exactly what happened, of course, as the 25-year-old Texan crossed the finish line to earn the 11 points sufficient to cap a memorable roller-coaster of a season, and end Yamaha's two-decade-long wait for the title. Not that Spies ever remotely looked like making a mistake in those final laps, as he ended the season with the same controlled aggression with which he had begun it. Having taken pole, he dominated race one while title rival Noriyuki Haga buckled under the pressure and crashed out. It was a spectacular debut season from Spies, who stamped his class on the championship. He earned his promotion to Yamaha's MotoGP team with a record total of 11 pole positions and 14 race victories, most on circuits he had never seen. His season was a hugely impressive display of pace, consistency and commitment. Ben Spies' Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike benefited from the cutting-edge "through-rod" fork and shock technology developed for Valentino Rossi's YZR-M1 in MotoGP. The sticker keeps track of settings. Ben Spies' Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike benefited from the cutting-edge "through-rod" fork and And it was an equally brilliant first year for the revamped R1, which had achieved in one season something its predecessors never managed, despite coming agonizingly close several times. The racebike's performance vindicated Yamaha's decision to give the production R1 the most comprehensive redesign since its introduction in 1998, and in particular to follow the firm's YZR-M1 in adopting the crossplane crankshaft whose smoother power pulses helped Valentino Rossi transform the firm's MotoGP fortunes a few years earlier. I'd suspected that the new production R1 would make the basis for a great racebike ever since being blown away by its outstanding throttle response at its press launch at Eastern Creek in Australia last January. Despite that, few people had expected Spies to make such an impressive start as he did at nearby Phillip Island the following month, when he took pole position plus a win in race two, after being run off the track twice in the opener. Eight months later, the R1 in the Portimao pit lane had acquired Sterilgarda sponsor logos but was otherwise little changed. At a glance it looked like a hotted-up version of the production bike, albeit one tuned with the very best components from suppliers including Öhlins, Brembo, Marchesini and Akrapovic. Look more closely, however, and the clues to its exotic breeding are clear in the high-tech Marelli dashboard, the host of buttons for adjusting fuelling and traction control, and in the many electronic sensors. As the Yamaha mechanics unrolled the tire-warmers from the #19 bike, I threw a leg over its thinly padded seat and found it felt typically light, tall and firm. I briefly took in the cockpit's blend of bare carbon-fiber fairing inners and big, black-anodized triple clamps with broad, gold-finished Öhlins fork tops poking through. Despite its production origins, this is one seriously high-tech motorbike. On its left handlebar are four round, colored buttons for pit lane speed limit, launch control, and to allow Spies to adjust the engine map and traction control to suit conditions and tire wear. Those variables can also be adjusted automatically, depending on gear position or GPS-determined location on the circuit. The Marelli-based fuel-injection system was modified to incorporate multiple maps and traction control with the potential to alter the settings for each corner. The Marelli-based fuel-injection system was modified to incorporate multiple maps and trac Yamaha's tuning work involved new cams with more lift and duration, plus modified ports and combustion chambers. The result was a maximum output of around 215 bhp at 14,000 rpm. Yamaha's tuning work involved new cams with more lift and duration, plus modified ports an A rat's nest of cables and components reside within the R1's nose. The electronics package consists of more than 20 sensors and is tended to by a team of three engineers. A rat's nest of cables and components reside within the R1's nose. The electronics package Given all this, it seemed slightly strange when a mechanic stepped forward to fire up the engine by pressing a button on the opposite handlebar, as though this bike was straight out of a showroom. Yamaha can meet the 356-pound minimum weight limit with starter in place, so retains it. There was no mistaking this R1 for anything remotely ordinary, though. 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By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) — European stocks ended a choppy trading day on a downbeat note, as investors grappled with reports that Spain is ready to ask for a bailout, but that the timing of the aid request remained unclear.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index /quotes/zigman/2380150/delayed XX:SXXP -1.31% lost 0.3% to close at 271.62, partly erasing a 1.4% advance Monday, when strong manufacturing data from the U.S. rallied financial markets.
Bernanke on effects of euro crisis
Following a speech to the Economic Club of Indiana on Monday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke responds to a question about how the European Central Bank and other central-bank actions in Europe are affecting U.S. fiscal policy and the U.S. dollar. Photo: AP.
Alstom SA /quotes/zigman/386117/delayed FR:ALO -2.00% slumped 4.9% after it increased the size of a private placement and now expects to raise 350 million euros ($452 million) compared with €300 million previously. See: Alstom raises capital increase on strong demand
Swiss Re AG /quotes/zigman/5147547/delayed CH:SREN -0.77% gained 2.7% after analysts at Société Générale lifted the stock to buy from hold.
Elsewhere, investors watched Spain closely after Reuters late Monday reported that the country is ready to ask for a much anticipated bailout as early as next weekend. Germany signaled, however, that Spain should wait to place its formal aid request, as it is taking the right steps on its own to overcome the crisis, the report said.
"It looks like we'll see a test of the [European Central Bank's] operational framework sooner rather than later, and that could help confidence," said Mike Lenhoff, chief strategist at Brewin Dolphin.
"All of the measures the Spanish government has come up with to meet deficit targets have been consistent with what Brussels and the [International Monetary Fund] want and have been in preparation to ask for financial assistance," he said.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told regional presidents, however, he won't be asking for a sovereign bailout this weekend, according to a report in Europa Press. See: Rajoy denies near-term bailout request: report
Separately, data showed jobless claims in Spain rose 1.7% to more than 4.7 million in September. Spain's jobless level is the highest in the European Union. See: Spain jobless claims rise 1.7% in September
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CLOVER — The Clover High School varsity cagers swept Charlotte Country Day in double-header action last week.
The Lady Blue Eagles prevailed 50-21 in the first game of the Dec. 13 double-header action at the new Clover gym.
Head coach Sherer Hopkins was pleased with the team's effort and execution. "We took good shots and had balanced scoring," she said. "Our girls ran the offense well."
Hopkins noted that senior post player Telliya Patton, who has contributed to the program since seventh grade, is a key to the Lady Blue Eagles' success.
"She is a physical presence and works hard in the weight room," she said.
Hopkins also relies on senior playmaking guard Zasu Carpenter, who assumes a prominent role in the backcourt. Junior forward Elizabeth Edmunds is another physical player, who became a force offensively when she added long-range shooting to her repertoire.
"Elizabeth is definitely our go-to player offensively," said Hopkins.
Hopkins said she looks for a typical region grind in always-tough Region 3-AAAA this season. "We look for more of the same in the region," she said.
The Blue Eagles defeated Charlotte Country Day 57-45, with Alex Thompson scoring 16 points to lead the way.
"Alex hit four three-pointers in the third quarter," head coach Bailey Jackson said. "We also played good defense, which contributed to the win."
Bryce Adams finished with 12 points, including three 3-pointers.
Rounding out the scoring, Austin Stone finished with 9 points; R.J. Moore, 8; Rae Armstrong, 4; Ladarius Adams, 3; and Aaron Milner and John Wilson, 2 points each.
Both CHS varsity teams will compete in the Landrum Basketball Tournament Dec. 26-28.
"It will be a good opportunity for all of the kids to get playing time," said Jackson. "We open up with Boiling Springs."
Hopkins concurs.
"The Landrum tournament will be good preparation for region games in January," she said. "We'll see different teams and different styles of play."
Both CHS varsity teams will host Nation Ford Jan. 3. The girls game will begin at 4:30 p.m., with the boys slated for a 6 p.m. start.


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Tuition, Fees and Other Charges for the 2013-2014 Academic Year
Tuition $405 per credit hour; $450 per credit hour for MBA students
Audit Fee $205 per credit hour
Comprehensive fee per semester $100
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International students, although not eligible for federal loans, may apply for loan assistance from private educational loan programs if they have a credit-worthy cosigner who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Office of Financial Aid.
Some programs offer Graduate Assistant positions to support graduate students and needs of the department. Graduate Assistant positions will be posted with other current job openings online at www.hood.edu. Students can also inquire about this possibility with the appropriate program director.
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Students are expected to maintain a record of academic achievement that will enable them to graduate in a reasonable time period. Graduate students receiving financial aid at Hood College of any type (federal, state, institutional and outside scholarships and grants) must demonstrate both qualitatively and quantitatively the ability to do satisfactory academic work and to progress measurably toward a degree. This is in addition to any renewal criteria required for specific state, institutional or other outside awards.
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Graduate programs range from 30 to 36 credits with most programs at the 36-credit level, and a 3.00 cumulative average is required to complete the degree. Students are considered to be making satisfactory progress toward degree completion for financial aid purposes by adhering to the schedule outlined below.
Some students may not complete the degree in three calendar years, but the number of credits earned determine the year of standing. Also, these standards may not coincide exactly with the Graduate School and the registrar's standards. The time-frame allowed for the completion of a degree can be much longer, but it is divided into academic year increments for financial aid according the schedule above.
The maximum time frame in which a graduate student is expected to complete their degree is 150 percent of the published length of the program measured in academic credits. Students will become ineligible for any type of financial aid if the maximum timeframe for completion is not met. For example, if a published length of a graduate academic program is 36 credit hours; the maximum period must not exceed 54 (36 × 150%) attempted credit hours.
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A student whose eligibility has been suspended may regain eligibility at the end of any term after which they meet the above criteria.Students who have been placed on suspension cannot skip a semester and regain eligibility. No financial aid will be disbursed during subsequent semesters for students on suspension.
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WHEATFIELD -- The Town of Lewiston will be able to spend more than $800,000 from a parks and recreation fund on three projects, including 5,700 linear feet of new sidewalks, thanks to a vote this afternoon from a panel of eight governmental bodies.
The Host Community Standing Committee, without a single dissenting vote cast, agreed to allow the town to fund the projects, during a meeting in the Niagara County Center for Economic Development on Inducon Drive.
Aside from the sidewalk project in Sanborn, Lewiston officials received approval for improvements at Kiwanis Park on Oxbow Lane, and a 5,000-square-foot expansion for the Sanborn Area Historical Society.
The three projects were endorsed by the Niagara River Greenway Commission on May 18.
The standing committee consists of the New York Power Authority, Niagara County, the City of Niagara Falls, the towns of Niagara and Lewiston, and the school districts of Niagara Falls, Lewiston-Porter and Niagara-Wheatfield.
The standing committee controls $3 million in annual funding as part of the members' Greenway fund for parks and recreation projects. Lewiston's share of the fund is $510,000 per year.
The funding comes through a settlement with the Power Authority for the relicensing of the Niagara Power Project. That settlement provides for $9 million in annual funding for Greenway projects, money which is controlled by four standing committees.
Aside from the Power Authority, the seven members of the Host Community Standing Committee, which had been known as the Niagara Power Coalition, also share a $5 million fund for capital projects.
Lewiston's annual share of that fund is $850,000.
8:59 a.m. Thursday: Here's the version of this story that appeared in today's edition.
2:43 p.m. Wednesday: When asked why the town did not seek to pay for the sidewalks with money from the capital fund, Lewiston Supervisor Steven L. Reiter said he believes the project fits criteria established for Greenway projects.
The town has other projects, like water and sewer line work, for which the capital projects fund can be used.
"We were just trying to judiciously use our funds in the most productive way to support the town," Reiter said.
The sidewalks are to be installed on Saunders Settlement Road and Buffalo Street, according to the town's application.
2:13 p.m. Wednesday: A fourth proposal from the town, to create a dog park on Lewiston Pleateau, was tabled after procedural concerns were raised. Some standing committee members said they thought the panel should wait to vote until 90 days had passed from the time the town submitted its application to the Greenway Commission.
In recent Greenway matters, the state parks agency and the Power Authority last week voted to spend $1.1 million in Niagara River Greenway funds on a pair of new comfort stations in two state parks in Niagara County.
Here's a blog post on the Greenway Commission's May 18 endorsements, which include the Lewiston proposals and links to each application document.
Here's the Power Authority's Web site for relicensing issues.
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From Georgia Department of Labor reports
The Georgia Department of Labor said Thursday that the preliminary unemployment rate in metro Dalton (Whitfield and Murray counties) declined to 11.2 percent in September, down from a revised 11.6 percent in August. The rate was 12.7 percent in September 2011.
The rate declined primarily because the number of unemployed people decreased by 220, while the number of employed people increased by 438.
Metro Athens continued to have the lowest area jobless rate at 6.4 percent, while metro Dalton had the highest.
Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 9 percent in September, down from 9.2 percent in August. The jobless rate was 9.8 percent in September a year ago.
While the state lost 400 jobs from August to September, it actually gained 61,800 jobs since the 3,877,600 in September of 2011, climbing to 3,939,400.
In metro Dalton, the number of jobs decreased to 61,200 in September, down by 200 from August, and down by 2,900 from 64,100 in September 2011.
Local area unemployment data are not seasonally adjusted. Georgia labor market data are available at www.dol.state.ga.us.


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By BEN JOHNSON
Sports Editor
Brandon Conrad slowly sauntered toward Tahlequah's locker room, trying to fight back his emotions. Charles Lamons and David Dick exchanged hugs and pleasantries with loved ones.
Meanwhile, Collinsville players and coaches celebrated with their fans on Gable Field.
It was both ends of the spectrum, separated by only 50 yards.
That was the scene following Collinsville's 33-23 triumph over Tahlequah at Doc Wadley Stadium on Friday night.
Zane McElroy and Ryan Haymaker combined to run for 239 yards, propelling the Cardinals (8-2, 6-1 District 5A-4) to their first district championship since 2000.
Not long after the postgame handshakes, Collinsville head coach Kevin Jones delivered a message to his club.
"WE ARE DISTRICT CHAMPS!" Jones shouted, prompting a thunderous roar of approval from his players and fans.
It didn't come easy, though.
Tahlequah (1-9, 1-6) trimmed Collinsville's lead to 26-23 with 3:55 left in the game on Brandon Conrad's 12-yard touchdown run. All the Tigers had to do was come up with a defensive stand once the Cardinals took over at their own 32-yard line with 3:52 left.
That's when Collinsville caught all 1,500 spectators in attendance by surprise.
Instead of keeping the ball on the ground with McElroy or Haymaker, the Cardinals went to the air to score on their first play of the drive. McElroy lofted a play-action pass over the middle of the field to tight end Keenan Hamilton, who caught the ball near the 50-yard line and out-ran Tahlequah's defense to the end zone.
"Gave up the big play over the top and that's kind of been our story," Tahlequah head coach Brad Gilbert said. "It's not anyone's fault. It's as much the coaches' fault as anyone."
All of a sudden Collinsville's lead was back to double digits, with the district title was all but locked up.
On Tahlequah's next drive, the Tigers drove into Collinsville territory, but the drive came to a halt on T.J. Johnson's interception with 2:02 remaining.
From there, the Cardinals ran out the clock while starting to rejoice in district supremacy.
For Tahlequah, it signaled the end of its season, extending the Tigers' playoff drought, which dates back to 2001.
"It didn't always go our way, but we fought to the very end in every game," said Gilbert, whose team had four district games decided by 10 points or less. "We continued to fight, scratch and claw, but we just couldn't get over the hump in the end."
A game with late theatrics was nothing new to Collinsville in Week 10. The Cardinals had six games decided by 10 points or less during 5A-4 play.
"It was a Cardinal-fashion win," said Jones, whose team put itself in position to claim the district crown by beating Pryor, 20-19, in Week 9. "We made it interesting, almost like we've done almost every week this season."
Trailing 9-6 at halftime, Collinsville went on top for good on Haymaker's 6-yard run with 8:50 left in the third period. The Cardinals would add to their 13-9 lead with 13 more unanswered points — on a 5-yard McElroy run and a 23-yard pass from McElroy to Dylan Cook — on scores late in the third quarter and early in the fourth period.
Then Tahlequah went to work, forcing a fumble on a McElroy run with 8:58 left in the final quarter. Three offensive plays later, Tahlequah scores on David Dick's 13-yard run, narrowing Collinsville's lead to 26-15.
The Cardinals picked up a first down on their next drive but were forced to punt, giving the ball back to Tahlequah with 5:04 left. The Tigers then went 60 yards in five plays, capping off the touchdown drive on Conrad's lone scoring run of the night.
In the first half, Collinsville struck first on the first of McElroy's three passing touchdowns of the night. The senior quarterback — who passed for 154 yards on top of 127 rushing yards on 22 carries — found Johnson for a 10-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-8 to give the Cardinals a 6-0 lead (kicker Sergio Perez missed the point-after attempt).
Tahlequah responded with nine consecutive points in the final 6:06 of the second quarter. The Tigers' first score came on Bryce Patrick's 30-yard field goal, and Tahlequah then took the lead on Dick's 20-yard touchdown pass to Kourt McMillan with four seconds left until intermission.
McMillan finished the night with a game-high six catches for 82 yards. Dick completed 13 of 21 passes for 173 yards while also tossing two interceptions. Dick led the Tigers with 58 rushing yards on 14 carries.
For Collinsville, Haymaker ran the ball 22 times for 112 yards. Through the air, McElroy passed for 154 yards — none bigger than the 68 on his final pass of the night.
The Cardinals will now advance to the Class 5A playoffs, where they'll host Bishop Kelley (6-4) in the first round at Sallee Field. Collinsville lost in the opening round of the playoffs last season, dropping a 29-9 decision at McAlester.
Tahlequah, on the other hand, will have to wait until 2014 to try and win another football game.
Collinsville 33, Tahlequah 23
Cville 6 0 13 14 -- 33
Tah 0 9 0 14 -- 23
First quarter
COLLINSVILLE — TJ Johnson 10-yard pass from Zane McElroy (Sergio Perez kick failed), 0:01.
Second quarter
TAHLEQUAH — Bryce Patrick 30-yard field goal, 6:06.
TAHLEQUAH — Kourt McMillan 20-yard pass from David Dick (Patrick kick failed), 0:04.
Third quarter
COLLINSVILLE — Ryan Haymaker 6-yard run (Perez kick), 8:50.
COLLINSVILLE — McElroy 5-yard run (kick failed), 3:16.
Fourth quarter
COLLINSVILLE — Dylan Cook 23-yard pass from McElroy (Perez kick), 11:54.
TAHLEQUAH — Dick 13-yard run (kick failed), 8:06.
TAHLEQUAH — Brandon Conrad 12-yard run (Dick run), 3:55.
COLLINSVILLE — Keenan Hamilton 68-yard pass from McElroy (Perez kick), 3:41.
Team stats
Cville Tah
First downs 22 16
Rush 15 7
Pass 6 9
Penalty 1 0
Rush-yards 51-241 26-89
Pass C-A-I 8-15-0 14-22-2
Pass yards 154 189
Total yards 395 278
Punt-avg 3-31.3 5-32.2
Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-0
Penalty-yards 6-35 6-50
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Collinsville: Zane McElroy 22-127, Ryan Haymaker 22-112, Marcus Redwine 5-21, TEAM 2-(minus 19).
Tahlequah: David Dick 14-58, Brandon Conrad 5-22, Colton Wright 4-14, Kourt McMillan 1-8, TEAM 2-(minus 13).
Collinsville: McElroy 8-15-0 154.
Tahlequah: Dick 13-21-2 173, Conrad 1-1-0 16.
Collinsville: Tyler Forrest 3-27, T.J. Johnson 2-28, Dylan Cook 2-15, Keenan Hamilton 1-68.
Tahlequah: McMillan 6-82, Wyatt Jones 3-38, Wright 3-31, Will Carlile 1-25, Conrad 1-17.


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Editor's note: The following information is compiled from incident reports filed with the York and Clover police departments and from the York County Sheriff's Office. The information is presented with no intent of guilt or innocence. Minor traffic violations are not listed here.
KEY: AB – Assault and Battery; ABHAN – Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature; CDV – Criminal Domestic Violence; DUI – Driving Under the Influence; OC – Open Container; PD – Public Drunkenness; PDC – Public Disorderly Conduct; PDP – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; PMJ – Possession of Marijuana; PWID – Possession With Intent to Distribute (drugs); SA – Simple Assault.
Clover police arrests
Justin Ray Garvin, 24, 523 Ramah Church Road, Clover, Dec. 28, charged with minor in possession of alcohol.
Gary Franklin Lawing, 54, 311 Walnut St., Apt. A, Dec. 26, charged with shoplifting.
Alforenzo Parham, 45, 1096 California St., York, Dec. 26, charged with PMJ.
Quinton Lamark Adams, 24, 720 Kings Mountain St., Clover, Dec. 24, charged with PMJ.
Deanna Ellen Huddleston, 53, 112 B. Bratton St., Clover. Dec. 24, charged with PDC and OC.
Brenda Walker Hensley, 48, 102 Maxwell Drive, Clover, Dec. 20, charged with CDV.
York police arrests
Larry Darnell Lyerly, 35, of 19 Cartwright St., York, Dec. 29, charged with PMJ.
Angela Simpson, 42, of 303 Washington St., York, Dec. 29, charged with SA.
Marshall Scott Brakefield, 36, of 260 Sutton Springs Road, York, Dec. 28, charged with trespassing and PDC.
Coady Dwight Murner, 20, of 208 Richland St., Clover, Dec. 28, charged with minor in possession of alcohol.
Leonard Dale Dover, 52, of 1515 John Everall Road, Lancaster, Dec. 28, charged with giving false information to police.
Juan Carlos Diego-Amezcua, 32, of 226 Charlotte St., York, Dec. 25, charged with DUI.
Morris Tyson Miller, 30, of 1726 Flat River Drive, Charlotte, Dec. 25, charged with damaging property.
Richard Eugene Bigham, 45, of 597 Thicket Run, York, Dec. 24, charged with PDC.
Brian Lee Hilton, 44, of 1148 Wellington Square, York, Dec. 23, charged with CDV.
Lisa Ann White, 47, of 1148 Wellington Square, York, Dec. 23, charged with CDV.
Bridget Chireese Mason, 46, of 237 E. Jefferson St., York, Dec. 23, charged with shoplifting.
James Joseph Cooney, 51, of 126 Marywood Lane, York, Dec. 23, charged with shoplifting.
York County sheriff's arrests
Jarvis Tyronne Hughes, 30, of York, Dec. 28, charged with failure to appear in court.
Steven Andropolis McConnell, 30, of York, Dec. 28, charged with possession of illegal drugs.
Billy Joe Martin, 34, of York, Dec. 27, charged with violation of supervision.
Jonathan Kyle Mauney, 31, of Smyrna, Dec. 26, charged with CDV.
Michael Ryan Blackwell, 31, of York, Dec. 23, charged with failure to appear.
Kelly Ryan Scott, 27, of Clover, Dec. 19, charged with petty larceny.


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These days, when there seems to be two sides to everything, when there is merely gray instead of black and white, every once in a while we learn of something so inherently outrageous that there can be no plausible opposing argument.
This is clearly the case when it comes to Army Spc. Matthew Cooke, a 1998 graduate of Afton High School.
Cooke is a war hero. Of that, there can be no doubt.
Except to the U.S. Army, which incredibly considers the former Marine — who was shot five times while saving the life of a senior officer — merely a victim of "workplace violence."
Four years ago, Cooke was at Fort Hood in Texas on his way to what would have been his third deployment in Iraq. That's when Maj. Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist assigned to the base, began shooting people.
Armed with two laser-sighted pistols and 420 rounds of ammunition, Hasan killed 13 and wounded 32 at a processing center for soldiers heading into combat zones. One of the wounded was the soldier from Afton, who threw his body atop the senior officer who had already been shot.
Cooke was shot five times and continues to suffer the effects of a traumatic brain injury. Bullet fragments remain in his skull, and he's suffered a partial hearing loss. But he and the others wounded at Fort Hood could not go to special treatment centers because those are reserved for soldiers wounded in combat, said Cooke's mother, Diane Frappier.
Cooke is about to be discharged from the Army and expects to get a 90 percent medical disability. As a civilian, he will be eligible for a monthly disability check of about $1,800 a month.
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up and coming sport in anticipation of the that's coming to Quogue on July 21st. Today I'm going to be sharing with you the scope of this game and some of the history of it.
Started back in 2005 at Middleburry College, Muggle Quidditch is the brain child of a group of students that got bored of playing bocci. Middleburry became the site for the first world cup which saw only two teams compete, the other being Vassar College. The number of teams at each subsequent world cup roughly doubled culminating at World Cup VI on Staten Island this past November with 100 teams competing over the span of two days. The organizing body for these events is the International Quidditch Association (IQA) and also is the organization that supplies the rules and rankings for all the teams.
How many teams are there? Well the number keeps growing, but as of this posting there are at least 2 teams on every continent except Antartica and over 660 in the US alone with NY having the most of any single state with 78.
This co-ed game is growing rapidly and even has talks of becoming a true varisty sport. There's debate among the community as to how serious this should become versus maintaining the fun and carefree aspect that drew so many to Quidditch in the first place. I personally think that both can be there, but if schools start offering scholarships for quidditch that's when things have gone too far. I like the idea of someone picking a school over another because of the quidditch team, but someone living their life just to play this game like people do for football, basketball, etc. will take away one aspect of the sport that I love. The respect and community that is within the IQA. Sadly this past year a player passed away suddenly and even though most players had never met her they raised a broom in her honor. I fear that if this sport goes NCAA - or equivalent level of seriousness - then nobody will truly care anymore. People won't be giving hugs after games out of happiness but out of obligation - if at all. I would love to see it become "more legitamate" but I think it's already doing so by becoming more a part of the average college student's life.


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Portland! Aiming to have the doors open in late March, JF Portland will
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John Fluevog est un designer indépendant et un détaillant de chaussures qui se démarquent. Depuis 1970 il crée des chaussures uniques qui ajoutent de la personnalité à celui ou celle qui les porte, et ce, de façon constante. Ses créations ont été vues partout - allant des pieds de Madonna et des membres du groupe Scissor Sisters aux défilés de la haute couture. La revue Wired Magazine a d'ailleurs récemment donné la mention «WIRED» aux chaussures Fluevogs! De plus, John a récemment été invité au Festival international de la mode l'Oréal de Melbourne et au Salon de l'habitation et du design de Vancouver.
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