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Some Oceana residents are upset over the portrayal of their southern West Virginia town in a documentary about prescription pill abuse.
The film "Oxyana" chronicles the lives of townspeople addicted to Oxycontin. Filmed by Sean Dunne, it was part of the lineup at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York in March.
Spurred by the film, residents have organized a town hall meeting on May 31 at Oceana Middle School to share ideas on fighting pill addiction, The Register-Herald reported.
"We want to give our residents a chance to showcase themselves and the town and give the region, and possibly even the country, a different look at what the real Oceana is," resident D.J. Morgan said.
Morgan challenged the accuracy of statements from some people interviewed in the documentary, including a man who claimed half of his graduating class had died from drug overdoses.
"We're not naive," Morgan said. "We know there's a drug problem in central Appalachia, but we also know the problem's not just Oceana. That's why we're trying to include all the leaders in our area. The prescription drug problem encompasses all the communities in central Appalachia.
"We're hoping by getting a town that's motivated from this documentary, coupled with getting our leaders into this area, maybe we can formulate a plan, take our region back and start implementing steps to effectively deal with this prescription drug problem we have."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West Virginia has the second-highest rate of drug overdose deaths in the nation.
Dealing with the problem starts with greater interaction with law enforcement agencies, Morgan said.
"Having the community involved is always helpful for law enforcement, because if the community feels welcome to give them tips and speak about the problems they're seeing, that can only help the cause," Morgan said.


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Somerset Area School District will be conducting pre-kindergarten registration for the 2014-15 school year. Parents and guardians of students who will turn 4 on or before August 31, 2014, are asked to pick up a registration packet in the Maple Ridge office between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., June 2 – June 4, 2014. All required forms are included in the packets. Completed packets must be returned to the Maple Ridge office no later than June 5, 2014.
On June 11 and 19, 2014 school personnel will administer the entrance assessment to children who meet eligibility requirements. Parents will be notified of the location and times of the assessments when packets are returned. No registration packets will be issued on June 11 or 19.
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An 88-year-old World War II veteran has received a Bronze Star, nearly 70 years after he earned it.
Jack Faulconer of Gainesville was an 18-year-old infantryman in Gen. George Patton's Third Army. In 1944, while advancing to the German border, Faulconer's machine gun squad came under attack. Two squad members were killed, and Faulconer was wounded. He found himself alone behind enemy lines for a time before finding fellow Americans.
Faulconer received a Purple Heart. While he was eligible for a Bronze Star, he never received it until Friday.
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The Management Committee of the International Cycling Union (UCI), which is meeting on 18 and 19 June at the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, today awarded the following World Championships:
The UCI Management Committee was very satisfied to hear the latest developments in the biological passport programme, on the basis of which the UCI yesterday opened the first disciplinary proceedings.
The UCI Management Committee was also pleased to hear of the decisions taken yesterday by the UCI ProTour Council (CUPT). The CUPT reserved the dates of 10 and 12 September 2010 for two new UCI ProTour races, both in Canada: the first in Montreal and the second in Quebec City. The organisers of both events have requested four-year licences. The applications must now follow the usual licence award procedures.
The Management Committee members were informed of a date change for the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (Tour of Catalonia), which will next take place from 22 to 28 March 2010, and of an application by the organisers of the Tour of California for a UCI ProTour licence as from 2011. Here too, no licence may be awarded until all the formalities have been completed. The next Tour of California will take place from 16 to 23 May 2010.
The likely addition of three American races to the UCI ProTour represents exactly the kind of global expansion this calendar was intended to promote.
The Management Committee then granted approval for earpieces to be banned on two stages of the forthcoming Tour de France (14 and 17 July).
The Management Committee welcomed the agreement concluded between the Astana team and its sponsors, and noted that the team's riders would now have the peace of mind to focus on their careers once more. The UCI will inform the Licence Commission of this development and will continue to follow the situation closely.
Finally, the UCI Management Committee has decided not to institute disciplinary proceedings against Mr Tom Boonen for having allegedly taken cocaine out of competition, after the Belgian rider supplied a number of elements in his defence.
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I'm sure I'm not alone on this. W/P's FD took my breathe away! They're so gonna have a great, great season!
I absolutely love W&Ps FD. It's really stunning and they skated it very well considering how early in the season it is. I won't be surprised if it's the most interesting FD we see this year. It's already more interesting that what we've seen of C&L, P&B etc.
As for the SD, I think there are too many music cuts, but I can see the potential in the program - especially the way it builds towards the end. I think the Canadian crowd at worlds will eat it up. Right now at this competition, it looked like they were thinking their way through it so the expression could be better. I also hope they get new costumes. Think they need something more dynamic to match the music.
People praise some half-done, first-outed ladies' programs as "masterpiece" already. And I'm thinking that masterpieces are more keen to programs like W/P's FD because they actually live with music and their movements are so heavenly. How can people move like that?!
their FD music sounds familiar to me. did it get featured in a movie as a soundtrack? somehow, bits of it reminds me of an instrumental piece by the irish sibling group the corrs.
W&P FD gave me goosebumps (in a good way), just lovely and so totally the opposite from what they have done in the past, so showing how versatile they really are. Hope they have a fantastic season... I may be in the minority but I also enjoyed their SD, perhaps because I am such a huge fan of the sound of music, no it may not be their best or most memorable SD ever, but it is still a really good vehicle for them, and I rather like her simple blue dress, beats the monstrosity that Chock is wearing, talk about bad taste, so there; different strokes for different folks...
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Hey all. I remember reading a fan Q & A that W/P did a few weeks back, and I believe the story for the FD is pretty much what we've deduced. As far as I remeber, he is the sculptor, and she is his statue, and he brings her to life. I was particularly impressed by the fact that they were really able to portray the theme throughout.
One thing I'm sure of is the music, which comes from the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (often referred to as The LXD) soundtrack (it's a dance troupe that broadcasts their performaces in episode format online). I haven't been able to figure out which episode the music is from, but I'm pretty sure this is it:
Yes ,I was feeling a little uncertain when I read that interview... but this FD is fabulous. I really feel they have something special , here ..again.
Which of them looks more beautiful ?
im really liking the choreo and music of their fd. i just hope kaitlyn would polish her lines further--more stretch, more extension, more toe point. the choreo would sing more if she does those
Maybe it has something to do with the coverage/quality of the video but I was a bit underwhelmed.
I really hate the costume. I agree she is a statue coming to life, so I think the costume should be skin toned.
It needs a lot of work but I see how it can build.
I really wish Katelyn had more flexibility through her hips as some moves seem awkward and like a strain for her.
The music is gorgeous though and it seemed to fly by.
I am kind over their second lift. They have done it the same way pretty much for three seasons. it's time to retire it. Also in general thought the lifts were quick. is their a new Lift time requirement this year.
However I am thrilled to see them skate with confidence and maturity. I will probably feel better about once it has miles and it is carried with better video quality etc.
and i couldnt agree more on kaitlyn's lack of flexibility/stretch
IMO a skin toned costume would be all kinds of wrong, the grey colour on the other hand, suggests a carved stone statue, plus it looks good against the ice...
The reason I picked nude toned but more like a soft peach pink is what I meant was because it would match her skin tone and then it would be the same tone form head to toe. As most statues are the same grey or alabaster in the face/ head as well.
Regardless I still hate the costume. Perhaps it will look better on a better quality screen. But it looked very washed out to me and unflattering.
OMG ! I love this FD !!!!
Love the Sculptor and his creation concept !!! Love K's marble dress !
Love the beginning, the lift ! Wau !!!
Really after malade I thought nothing could be better, but this looks really beautiful !!
I like that it's them on the ice !
Now they have to work on levels and on SD, but I'm so impressed !!!
WOW, their freedance is stunningly beautiful. So excited to watch them all season long!


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Marisa Girdner dropped down a bunt right in front of home plate and sprinted up the first-base line. Collinsville catcher Darci Chester picked up the ball and threw to first baseman Rachel Griffin.
On a bang-bang play with two outs in the seventh inning, Girdner was called safe by the infield umpire.
Tahlequah lived to see another pitch. Collinsville — not knowing Girdner was called safe for a brief second — celebrated a District 5A-3 win on the road.
After both teams settled back in, Tahlequah's Whitney Wright and Randee O'Donnell delivered crushing blows while leading Tahlequah to a come-from-behind, 5-4 victory at Lady Tiger Field on Tuesday afternoon.
Wright, with two outs and Girdner as the tying run on first base, blasted a triple down the left-field line to tie the game.
"I just kept telling myself, 'calm down and stay back,'" Wright said. "I've been struggling hitting, and I've been struggling because I pull-pull everything. I guess I'm just real antsy at the plate."
Her willingness to pull bailed her out in the seventh. Wright's shot went right over the third-base bag, bringing O'Donnell to the dish with a chance to win the game.
O'Donnell — an Oklahoma State commit who committed an error in the top of the seventh inning, which led to one of Collinsville's two runs in the frame — let Collinsville hurler Gail Young throw two fastballs by her before she geared up to swing.
"I don't know why I watched (those pitches)," O'Donnell said. "I watched them and thought, 'what am I doing?' I was just hoping that (Young) would give me another opportunity to hit it."
Young did and O'Donnell came through.
After hitting a game-tying home run in the sixth inning, O'Donnell lined a single to left field to score Wright from third.
For Tahlequah (28-2, 10-1 District 5A-3), a win helped the Lady Tigers atone for a home loss to district foe, Claremore, last week.
"This district is a tough district," Tahlequah coach Matt Cloud said. "If you have an off day, anybody can beat anybody."
Claremore, sitting a game back of Tahlequah in the standings, beat Grove on Tuesday to set up a showdown for first place on Thursday in Claremore.
"The top four spots are wide open. They really are," said Cloud, who is trying to ward off Coweta, Collinsville and Pryor for at least a top-two spot in 5A-3. "If you look at it, anybody could be the champion and anybody could be the runner-up and anybody could be in fourth place. So it's going to be a dogfight."
Tahlequah moved closer to the district crown by topping Collinsville (18-16, 5-6). Morgan Tarrance picked up the pitching victory after the Lady Tigers fought off any possible panic in the final frame.
"I think we were a little shocked; I don't think there's a doubt about that," said Cloud, whose team watched Sydnie McClelland and Rylee DeLozier drive in runs in the top half of the seventh to give Collinsville a 4-2 lead.
"But it's a game of highs and lows, and we preach it from May on: don't get too high and don't get too low, because this game is a game of failure and you're going to fail more than you succeed."
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Hot on the heels of the announcement that Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting the heir to the British royal throne came the news that Kate has been hospitalized with hyperemesis gravidarum.
In fact, the announcement of the royal pregnancy and Kate's hospital admission were made together, suggesting that possibly the palace would have waited longer to make the official announcement if Kate's hospitalization hadn't made that impossible.
So what is this illness so suddenly in the headlines? Attempting a rough translation from the Latin provides a basic description – it means serious vomiting, or acute morning sickness.
Of course, this begs the answer, how can morning sickness be so serious? After all, 50 percent of all pregnant women experience queasiness, nausea, vomiting and lack of appetite. And while extremely unpleasant, morning sickness isn't deadly.
Well, actually, it can be, if a woman can't get it under control on her own. As with any kind of extreme gastrointestinal illness, vomiting to the point that it leads to extreme dehydration can be quite dangerous. Left untreated, hyperemesis gravidarum can result in premature birth or low birth weight, and extreme continual vomiting can tear the esophagus. If electrolytes become unbalanced, the result can be dizziness and eventually, heart damage.
But primarily it's the dehydration and malnutrition resulting from hyperemesis gravidarum that most urgently require treatment. This is the same reason people die of heat illness – beyond a certain point, dehydration puts organs like the kidneys and liver under dangerous strain. Jane Eyre author Charlotte Bronte died of severe dehydration resulting from hyperemesis gravidarum in the fourth month of her first and only pregnancy; today, with IV fluids available, the condition is treatable.
Hyperemesis gravidarum is quite rare; only two percent of all pregnant women experience symptoms this severe, according to the Honor Society of Nursing. Kate Middleton is 30, like her husband, which, while in the middle range for pregnancy age, makes morning sickness more likely. Studies show that older moms typically have more problems with morning sickness and other pregnancy-related health issues than younger women.
According to news reports, the Duchess will be hospitalized for several more days, then will be put on bed rest for an additional period. (I've been asked by readers to give Kate's full married name and title. It's Her Royal Highness Princess William, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus.)
The good news is that hyperemesis gravidarum primarily affects women in the first trimester of pregnancy, when morning sickness is typically the worst. In some cases it can last through the 21st week, however, and in very rare cases right up through birth. Also, studies show that morning sickness lessens the chances of miscarriage, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Also, it was noted in British press reports that Kate appeared fine in a public appearance on Friday and was photographed eating a meal, so it seems she has not been suffering the severe symptoms for long. She arrived at the hospital in a car, not an ambulance, another good sign.
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"In some cases it can last through the 21st week"
Nope, in some cases it can last right up until birth when the mother's placenta detaches. My sister had it right up until giving birth and some women even vomit constantly throughout labour.
Apart from that oversight, this is a stand up article.
Actually, in some cases symptoms go right past the pregnancy. Although my severe HG improved after my son's birth I continued to vomit until he was 6 months old. I still have persistent nausea and he is nearly 10 months old. I know of two women where they have had that nausea for years after their child's birth. Doctors are stymied.
Melanie, this is factually incorrect. It is not at all rare for HG to last the entire pregnancy.
I had serious morning sickness with my daughter. Not to the point of HG but I lost a substantial amt of weight, was very anemic and miserable. my husband also has what is called CVS. Uncontrollable nausea like in either condition is very serious and life threatening/interupting. It is sad that people are too stupid to realize the health implications.
You have given some great information on what HG is. As a woman who has suffered with this 4 times, I know what she is going through and my heart is breaking for her. I also know just how quickly HG comes on, one minute everything is fine, the next you are sicker than you have ever been in your life. Just because she was eating on friday, 3 days ago, doesn't mean her case is not bad. During my last pregnancy I went from feeling great to vomiting 30-40 times a day and lost 9 lb in 2 days. Also, as bad as it got, I never used an ambulance to get to the hospital, my husband always drove me, so riding in an ambulance or not doesn't make her case any less bad.
@Jessica Pinkard reading your comment is like looking in a mirror for me.
Being pregnent with my 4 kids was hell and i was sick right up to the second i had them. I had to have all my babys early to save there lives and my sanity. i also lost 2 babys and didnt have a days sickness in the 6 weeks i was carrying the first and the 12 weeks for the 2nd. i wish Kate all the luck and hope she dont suffer for as long as we did.
"The sickness and its associated problems aside, one of the hardest things about living with Hyperemesis for me has been people and their intended-to-be-helpful comments. "Have you tried sucking on Ginger?" Yes. "Ginger snaps before getting out of bed in the morning really helped me." Then you didn't have Hyperemesis. "Everyone gets sick during pregnancy, you'll get through it." Yes. But not everyone loses 20kg (3 stone, almost). Or doesn't eat for four months. Or can't keep down water. Or vomits up blood from tearing their stomach lining and oesophagus from the sheer violence of the sickness (me neither, thankfully). Not everyone can't move out of bed, or are unable to look after their toddlers. Living with Hyperemesis is a disability, recognised or not. It requires adaptation and assistance from your nearest and dearest."
This woman has a married name/title which she uses, so would you please stop referring to her as Kate Middleton.
Congratulations to the couple and I wish them all the best. However I can't remember going to hospital for these symptoms when I was pregnant 9 years ago. I was bleeding during my 9 months of pregnancy and God knows how difficult it was for me and my family. Not one doctor suggested that I should be hospitalized. Then again I was not carrying a future king or queen. Who said that we are born equal?


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Whether it's pajama pants, water bottles, hoodies, or knapsacks, the East Hampton High School store, located in the front hallway, has something for everyone in the school colors of maroon and gray.
"We have some new items in too, with a lower price point," said Janine Lalia, a family and consumer science teacher who also runs the store. New items include a knitted headband/earwarmer, a new hoodie with a lower price ($30 instead of $47), new sweatpants in new styles, and drawstring knapsacks.
"We're looking at thermal shirts, and maybe fleece," Ms. Lalia said. She is also looking for a student with design ideas -- maybe for another logo that can join the Bonacker with his rake to help represent the school.
The store is open on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:20 until 7:40 in the morning, but Ms. Lalia hopes that if she can team up with some students and possibly other teachers, the hours will be expanded. "There used to be a store activity club, but there isn't one this year," she said.
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Re: Server status better!starbuckfrack Mar 18, 2012 6:09 AM (in response to spkTKay)
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how is yours?
Here in Germany servers were really good last night 3 days before I couldn´t even find a match under 150 ms now it´s hard not to join in a 75 ms game, most 50 ms games.
Keep up the good work this time you did it right
Thanks for the info. People would like to know its fixed.
And assuming you arent being sacastic
Praise is few and far between here.
Lets see how many haters come in and complain.
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Normally get choise 12 or so <50ms and stackers of<75. Lucky to get <125ms since the patch...not sure why?
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same here (Philippines),match making a WHOLE lot better the past day. still havent played the latest dlc maps, theyre hard to get into.


text: Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza's follow-up to their 2007 sensation [REC] (remade in America as Quarantine), [REC] 2, picks up the story just 15 minutes after the events of the first film. An apartment building has been sealed off (ostensibly by the Department of Health) to contain a viral outbreak inside. One that seems to be turning the occupants into psychotic demons.


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Crews caulked windows, stocked shelves and decorated as they worked to ready the new Weis Markets superstore in Fogelsville for its Sunday opening.
The store at 7801 Glenlivet Drive will open its doors at 6 a.m., with a ribbon cutting at 9 a.m.
As part of the festivities, 250 customers will randomly win a free bag of groceries, valued at $30 to $40, throughout the day.
Some 200 people were busy on Thursday afternoon getting the store ready. Employees stocked beer, produce, cheese and groceries. Meats and bakery items won't be stocked until Saturday and Sunday morning, to assure freshness, store managers said.
"We'll all be here very, very early Sunday morning," said store manager William McDevitt.
McDevitt and assistant manager Debra Keiner showed Patch around the new 65,800-square-foot superstore, which will feature a large selection of organic produce, a 35-seat, in-store café with fresh sushi, salad bar, pizza and sandwiches, and a full-service pharmacy. The store will have a selection of 300 domestic and imported beers, and customers will be able to buy and drink up to 24 ounces of beer in the cafe, in addition to make purchases, beer manager Migdalia Morrison said. There will be an outdoor seating area as well in warmer weather.
"It's going to be an exciting store," said district manager Dave Lederach.
The new supermarket is designed to measurably reduce its environmental impact, in part by using advanced techniques to reduce refrigerant emissions and conserve energy. It was built with 30 percent recycled materials, and the store's refrigerant usage will be 60 percent less than conventional supermarkets.
McDevitt demonstrated conservation efforts in the frozen food aisle, where lights were dimmed on the cases. Sensors were triggered by his movement, and the lights went on as he walked by.
The store will employ 160 people.
At the grand opening, Weis Markets will make the following donations to area groups:
- Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley, $50,000
- Fogelsville Volunteer Fire Co., $2,000
- Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Co., $1,000
- Parkland High School Senior Class, $500
- Northwestern High School Senior Class, $500
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hi everyone,i´ve had 3 suburbans ´71 ´78 ´85. i loved them all even thou they were hard on gas.the ´85 had a 350/400 combo and that engine had an M stamped at the motor.strong as hell it was.i think the newer ones today seemes to be nice but a face lift wouldn´t be in the way,the fronts on the latest burbs and tahoe etc are too round in some way.much too like jappsies. but i hope they will keep up building them anyway,best from your peter in sweden
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Suburban End Of The Road??
No way. My '97 (1500LT-special ordered new) with 88,000 miles is a keeper. Have not yet found a task it cannot handle. The newer ones look beefier, but apparently are not as flexible as my series. Mine new was 30K+. Making luxury vehicles out of Suburbans defeats their purpose.
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Three years ago I lost my late '93, early '94 model Caprice Station Wagon. This particular model was known as the SSW(Special Service Wagon). I put the roof lights, push bar, spotlight, and communications equipment back in and on it. I do roadside assistance and am a storm spotter so I used every inch of space in it. Loved it! When I lost my car in an accident 3 years back, I needed something along the lines of my wagon. I looked at trucks and thought "No, I won't have the storage space". I looked at vans and there's just not enough room to work on things when odd happenings occur to the engine or trans. I found my '97 Suburban K1500 and fell in love! 350 V-8, 4x4, and like a station wagon on steroids! Plenty of room for family and tools! It's just a damn shame that Chevy seems to just make certain vehicles for certain duties, forgetting that being utilitarian, such as the 'Burban, can be a good choice also.Jesse "Fireman"
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We had a 78 for a number of years, I'm on year 6 of my 99, and 2 years on my wife's 02. I like my 99 best.
The 78 was a beast - if I could find the sale flyer I made up, I would post it. Something about 'this is not a SUV, 4 tons of pissed off Detroit steel...'
The 02 is 'fancy' - cloth seats, power thisnthat, and my wife likes the 6L.
The 99 was a government truck - vinyl baby!, crank windows, dual a/c, floor shift 4x4. I looked a year and half for it, and intend to put 400k on it.
I hope that GM keeps the line around - this is the 75th year, right?! Nothing else works like them. I have to agree with others that getting back to basics will keep the interest up, and in the market that is has served best. Drop the fancy crap, offer the diesel, and ftlog, bring back cargo doors!
When GM dropped the cargo doors, I sent them a letter. My memory has faded of the entire content, but something about argyle socks on heated leather seats whilst you waive at your friends through the sun roof...bah.
I have a bunch of kids, and they have friends, and they have stuff, and we're always going somewhere. I haul everything for friends and family, pull the trailers, do the jump starts, and find some reason to go to the back of that field in the rain. All of it with very little mechanical trouble. Yeah, I pay for fuel, but I don't drive like a moron, either.
I still have a use for a Suburban. I'll have a use for a Suburban for a long time. I don't even look at other "SUV's", because nothing else compares - no matter what you call 'em. Someday I'll need to replace my truck, and I hope there is still a Suburban available; under 60k and true to it's heritage.
Thanks, Steve. You, too, GM, for a workhorse of a vehicle.
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My dad bought the '91 brand new and with more options than my '11 WRX. It hauled my two brother's and I to different Air Force bases all around the country and even came with us to Portugal. He bought a new Avalance in '04 and, after listening to me plea for 6 months, gave the Suburban to me. My friends refer to it as The Tank and it has lived up to its name. It's pulled, hauled, and pushed more than it's (suggested) max weight on several different occasions. The most recent being over 3500lbs of sod stacked to the roof from the front seats to the barn doors. The body and frame made scary noises but it made the trip, twice, and now my yard is beautiful because of it.
I'd love to see GM make another big-body-go-anywhere-with-anything-inside utility vehicle but I doubt they will. Bringing your truck to work is more and more rare. Most companies now provide vehicles, or transportation, to get to and from work sites. It's much easier for them to track mileage, gas, and maintenance on a vehicle that they own and that they know will only be on the road/trail during business hours. It was much easier to justify a large, gas gussling vehicle when its usage included hauling the family AND work gear. GM went the luxury direction with the Suburban because average consumers got away from "look what mine can do" and into "look how big mine is".
Hence, the ridiculous Escalade.
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We have owned two Suburban/Yukon XLs in our relativily young family. Bought our first 02 YukonXL when our first son was born and have upgraded to our current Suburban in 2010. Every vehicle we have gets compaired to the Big Utes. I waited as long as I could for GM to come back to their senses and put the diesel back in but we were due for a update. If GM was to build a new burban with a diesel, I might likley be the first in line... Even if they don't put the baby Duramax in the 1500... PUT THE TRUCK DURAMAX IN THE 2500!!!!! I would gladly upgrade to the 2500 for the Diesel capability. Come on GM pull your heads out of your buts!
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The world without a Suburban would be a sad place. I have put my family of 3 and my buddies family of 4 and 10 days with of luggage inside the Suburbeast and drove to Florida. The roof rack was empty. There is no better travel vehicle. With 4 wheel drive and recovery hooks, I have pulled trees out of the road so I could take my wife to work or to clear the road for the doctors that live in the neighborhood. Pull the 3rd row seat and fold down the second row seat an a 7 foot rectangular table and 6 chairs fit with room to spare. If the Burb is discontinued, a piece of America is gone forever.
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Yes, I believe the Suburban has a place but I would l like to see a diesel in the lineup. At $150 to fill the Suburban, it sits in the driveway much of the time and I purchased a used VW diesel for every day use. However, for pulling our camper there is nothing like the Suburban. Again, I'd appreciate the torque of a diesel.
tomorrow I am looking at a '99 with "low miles" ~ 135k km or 80k miles. It has the 6.2 litre diesel that I researched on this site. Consensus is that it is not the best engine, but reasonable if kept tuned. I appreciate the information of contributors to this site.
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I admit I didn't read ALL of the above remarks, but in scanning them I didnt see the main reason I dont see them dumping the suburban anytime soon. The US government. Ever see the president's team travel? They have more suburbans with JUST that travel brigade than we have EVER had at our dealership at one time EVER. Every TV show, movie, etc..all filled with Surburbans when it comes to a government motorcade. And for good reason. It will carry a lot of people. You can put in big motors and you can still stow a LARGE AMOUNT of automatic wheapons behind the back seat. (Which you cant do with a tahoe.) Put the third seat in a tahoe and see how much room you have left for cargo.
The Surburban has never been a BIG seller for GM, or for chevy. But it does fill a part of the market that nothing else does or does as well. The avalanch is going after 2012. It will come back looking like a honda ridge line based on the colorado platform. A sad end to a very unique vehilce. Another one where the price of it kept it out of reach for the general market. But then a fully loaded crew cab half ton pickup, not including the desiel models is over $45K these days. And when you get into the 2500 or 3500 models with the desiel engines in them $60K is not an unusual number at all now. The 1LT 1500 extended cab pickup with a 5.3L pickup is still the best seller for the north east market that I am in. They out sell all other trucks by at least 3 to 1 now. The Traverse in AWD is a very good people carrier for a large family. But it is not a truck, at least not according to truck buyers anyway. If you want to tow ANYTHING, you dont usually buy a Traverse. In the last year I have sold only ONE with a factory tow package on it.
So in my humble opinion I don't see the Suburban going anyplace for a very long time. Regardless of gas prices, simply because the government does not care what the price of gas is because WE pay for it anyway.
But then I could be wrong. I often am
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What's Wrong With GRC? - A Guest Blog
I earlier shared several posts about GRC that got a lot of attention:
- The Institute of Internal Auditors' Tone at the Top Defines GRC and Gets It Right
- My GRC Journey: From Hype to Insight
- The Formal Definition of GRC
I offered the major participants in the discussion an opportunity to clarify their positions with a guest blog. The following is from Arnold Schanfield and Grant Purdy, two friends who are respected risk management practitioners and consultants. The other major commentators may provide a guest blog at a later date (due to travel and other commitments, they are unable to do so now).
- Ensuring consistency in decision making and governance processes across an organization;
- Understanding that effective risk management is the foundation for good governance;
- Appreciating that achieving and assuring compliance with legislative and contractual requirements is an important input to good governance;
- Combining departments and human resources that have common skills and roles under one department;
- Using information systems to provide consistency in process, to store useful information, and to improve efficiency in governance reporting.
- People forget that the 'R' means risk management, not risk;
- GRC suggests that governance, risk (management), and compliance are functions when risk management is a decision support process, compliance is an outcome, and good governance is an organisational attribute;
- Describing governance, risk (management), and compliance as 'silos' leads people to think that there is no correlation or overlap between them;
- Combining compliance activities and risk management in one function leads to a compliance-based attitude and approach to risk management;
- Combining compliance, which is concerned with the avoidance of negative outcomes, with risk management leads to the latter being focussed on threats, not opportunities;
- People are led to believe that governance is a process that an IT system can deliver for you;
- GRC reduces attention on control design and assurance;
- People are led to believe that compliance is a type of risk;
- Because of the term GRC, people believe that organizations should place equal weight, resources, and effort on risk management, compliance management, and good governance;
- People are led to believe that specialists undertake and deliver good risk management;
- People are led to believe that specialists undertake and deliver governance;
- People are led to believe that risk management is a process that an IT system can deliver for you;
- Where three-letter acronyms emerge every few years for revised and improved versions of risk management and organizations are encouraged to 'buy' this year's flavor before they have properly implemented the fundamental processes;
- Where GRC is sold as an alternative to good effective risk management or ERM;
- Where a self-appointed group develop their own standard for risk management to advance and protect their market by selling certification to that standard
- Where a self-appointed group develop and promote their own standard and it does not comply with internationally agreed standards thereby creating confusion and ambiguity;
- Where new flavors of risk management only elicit a response in terms of software products at the expense of improvements in the actual practice of risk management;
- The razzamatazz of constantly re-branding and re-packaging risk management for solely commercial reasons leads organizations to lose sight of the good risk management they already do and how they can build upon and improve that rather than throwing everything out and starting again with the new version.
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RALEIGH — In Birkenstocks, shorts and a Hawaiian shirt, with a perpetual smile and a take-nothing-seriously manner, J. Mark Scearce does not fit the stereotype of the classical composer.
Raised in a tiny Missouri town by a blue-collar family, high culture wasnt exactly his home turf.
But the 52-year-old director of N.C. State Universitys music department is, as he says, the real deal a working classical composer who has written more than 60 pieces over 30 years, including numerous collaborations with the N.C. Symphony and the Carolina Ballet.
Scearce was recently commissioned to write a full opera by the Center for Contemporary Opera in New York City a massive undertaking that puts him among a tiny group of composers nationwide working on commissioned pieces.
In nine years at N.C. State, Scearce, whose last name is pronounced scarce, has worked to grow and strengthen the music program, promoting music as a way to foster the creative process even among students who arent musicians.
He was recently awarded a tenured position in the School of Design at N.C. State, an unusual appointment that will allow him to share his love of music with students in new ways.
It is important to me that my music be useful to my community, says Scearce, not perceived as some elitist activity nor as entertainment, but as a philosophy of living in sound.
Grant Llewellyn, conductor of the N.C. Symphony, says Scearce is a skilled composer who enjoys an international reputation. But he is also devoted to promoting the arts in North Carolina using his unusually outgoing personality to both create and advocate for music.
Hes special, and were lucky to have him here, Llewellyn says. He speaks passionately and articulately not just about his music, but music in general. Hes a great spokesman for what we do.
An instinct for music
Scearce is the eldest son of a factory worker and a mechanic. He grew up in Kirksville, Mo., a county of about 20,000 people.
His family had been farmers before that, and he remembers riding on tractors, fishing, and chewing on fresh wheat at his grandparents farm.
His talent for music came as an utter shock. He was in fifth grade at a session to introduce students to instruments when he picked up a trumpet and started playing it.
I remember thinking to myself, How do you know how to do this? Scearce says.
His parents had little interest in music, but they fostered his unexpected talent. He played trumpet and French horn in the school band, and wrote some jazz pieces while still in high school.
Scearce played at weekly church music sessions, and took lessons with anyone in town who could teach him. He eventually drove as far as St. Louis, four hours away, for instruction.
It was not a popular or understood phenomenon that this kid hears music, he says. Because I had this talent, though, I was railroaded into music at a young age.
When it came time for college, the expectation that he would study music weighed on him, and he initially chose to study other topics.
But he came back to music, and ended up graduating with a triple major in music theory, horn performance, and religion and philosophy.
He says the varied training has helped him over the years. He has composed pieces inspired by world religions, and he teaches courses with a philosophical bent for nonmusicians.
He wrote his first classical piece in college, and that composition won a contest put on by the Chicago Brass Quintet. In graduate school, he chose to focus on writing music over performance.
After graduation, Scearce taught at universities in Ohio, Hawaii and Texas, taking occasional time off to compose.
He first came to North Carolina in the early 1990s as a composer in residence at N.C. State. He returned to the state a few years later, spending a three-year grant period composing from a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
He was at the University of Southern Maine when he heard about the opening at N.C. State. He jumped at it.
Stewing before writing
Heading the music program at a school known more for engineering and agriculture is perhaps not the most glamorous job; N.C. State does not even offer a major in music.
Scearce admits the department was a little sleepy when he arrived. But he liked the idea of making an impact in a smaller program, comparing his time in large programs to working in a factory.
He came to N.C. State with plans to move the department from the Price Music Center, which he believes is inadequate, to a new building. But without funding for new facilities, he has built the program in other ways.
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Im not really teaching music, he says of many of his classes. Im teaching the creative process using music as a metaphor.
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I dont sit down to write till Ive thought the thing through and I know where its going to go, he says. People will think I wrote a ballet in two weeks, but I thought about it for six months.
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With manager Marty Corcoran making sure no one went over three minutes, 28 people spoke, for an hour and ten minutes, on the proposed relocation at the Maplewood City Council meeting on Tuesday.
The council chamber was standing-room only, with over 100 people who came to listen or comment.
The comment session was the first public meeting on the proposed move to the northwest corner of Manchester Road and Big Bend Boulevard since the planning and zoning commission gave its recommendation for approval at its meeting.
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The city council let QuikTrip representatives go first.
Allan Renner, real estate manager for QuikTrip, said a 5,600 square foot Generation 3 QuikTrip store is planned.
"The store will have more fresh food, plus a coffee barista and soft serve ice cream, and gasoline, we'll have eight pumps [the traffic study sponsored by QuikTrip states there will be 16 pumps, four more than at the current location] at the corner, as you can see by the drawing."
He said the current store is obsolete. "It's old. It's been there for 25 years. We need to upgrade that store," he said. "We'd like to upgrade it here in Maplewood."
Traffic engineer Lee Cannon said pedestrian safety was focus of the traffic study, and that St. Louis County has already approved it the plan.
Corcoran asked him if he had updated the study to include the CVS store. The original study had not. Cannon said no, and that he'd have it to Corcoran in 10 to 12 days.
Dan Lesseg, the son of the owner of the lot, spoke for the current lease-holder, Nadir Djavaherian, and himself, in favor of the move. He said the proposal "addresses the concerns of the residents and parents, while still preserving Mrs. Lesseg's right to own her own private property."
The majority of speakers, from then on, didn't agree with Lesseg.
Jeff Kiefer, the sponsor of a petition against the move, said the petition had signatures from 490 Maplewood residents, 149 Richmond Heights residents, 33 from outside the MRH area, which is more than a petition sponsored by QuikTrip, after validation.
Tonya Powell, mother of three MRH students who have to cross the intersection said the proposal makes a dangerous intersection even more dangerous.
She said her son was hit last year crossing with the light in the crosswalk. "Luckily it was only his saxophone case that flew out into the intersection," she said.
Janice Jackson of Richmond Heights, said she has taught for 31 years and no other school in St. Louis has a situation like this. "I can't believe on a day like today, when we should be celebrating the school district that this is what we're fighting for."
MRH school board vice president Francis Chmelir said the board has asked for a comprehensive safety study coupled with the addition of the CVS Pharmacy, and that he's heartened to hear that may be forth-coming. He said because they haven't seen a comprehensive study, the board still opposes the move.
He said QuikTrip, in their presentation at the planning and zoning commission, said they have, "thrown several things on the table that they'd like to participate in."
"While this is true, we do not feel that offers such as purchasing new basketball uniforms, providing scholarships, making a donation to Joe's Place, or with providing MRH students with discounts to their store solves the fundamental issue at hand, which is safety and increased traffic in the neighborhood."
Cindy McCandless said she has two children in MRH and is a teacher in another district with a QuikTrip and a bakery not too far down the road.
"We have had students skip class in order to run down, try and rush, get hit crossing the street," she said. She said the stated 27-year history of no fatalities at the intersection doesn't pertain to the intersection with the QuikTrip.
Virgil Tipton said he has two students at MRH.
He said the study was stated to be focused on pedestrian safety. "The few accidents were caused by inappropriate behavior and jaywalking. Do you think moving QuikTrip here would cause children and teenagers to stop jaywalking? Probably not," he said. "If I was doing a study based on pedestrian safety I would include every pedestrian."
Caroline Strong said MRH students are taught to be out in the community, and mentioned the students at the Early Childhood Center.
She said field trips are an important part of the ECC students' education and if the QT were built those field trips would no longer be safe. She said it would change how the children are taught, which is one of the main reasons young families move to the MRH district.
Dillon Long said he went to MRH Middle School and attended the high school but no longer does.
"While I was there, I definitely noticed that crossing that intersection, especially in the morning during rush hour was really dangerous," he said. He said he had a near-miss with a car.
"With the CVS and the new QuikTrip, I don't think it's going to become any more safer. I think quite the opposite," he said.
He said it would be dangerous for the 16 and 17-year-old drivers arriving in the morning, to drive through the intersection to drive up Martini Avenue.
Adrian Glass, owner of the and Grill, spoke on behalf of board of directors of the Maplewood Chamber of Commerce.
He said the chamber's mission is to further the development of the business community in Maplewood, "and that being said, we support the relocation."
After the meeting Corcoran said the issue will probably be on the agenda for the next council meeting, but with the update on the traffic study still out, he couldn't confirm when a vote would be taken.
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Weatherford residents on OBU fall honor roll
OKLAHOMA CITY –Two Weatherford residents were included on Oklahoma Baptist University's academic honor roll for the fall 2012 semester.
Hanah Sheppard, a freshman cross-cultural ministry major, was named to the President's Honor Roll.
Kyle Richter, a senior history and secondary social science education double major, was named to the Dean's Honor Roll.
Students who achieved a semester grade point average of 3.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale are named to the President's Honor Roll. Those who achieved a grade point average between 3.4 and 3.69 are listed on the Dean's Honor Roll.
With campuses in Shawnee, Okla., and Oklahoma City, OBU offers 10 bachelor's degrees with 84 fields of study and two master's degree programs.
Sosebee makes Texas A&M-CC Dean's List
CORPUS CHRISTI – Nathan Sosebee, of Weatherford, was named to the Dean's List at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi for the 2012 fall semester.
Sosebee is enrolled in the school's College of Science and Engineering, Pre-Biomedical Sciences/Pre-Professional.
To qualify, undergraduates must be enrolled full time with a minimum of 12 semester hours and must earn a grade point average of 3.65 or better on a 4.0 scale.
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is a four-year university and part of The Texas A&M University System.
Bailey named to CCCC fall 2012 honor roll
CONCORDIA, Kan. – Katelyn Bailey, of Weatherford, was named to the Cloud County Community College 2012 Academic Honor Roll.
To be named to the honor roll, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours of college coursework and achieve a minimum 3.6 grade point average.
Cloud County Community College is one of 26 public two-year community and technical colleges in Kansas and is coordinated by the Kansas Board of Regents.


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Technology Licensing
The wireless industry was built on the notion that humankind can aspire to defy the authority of distance. It's only fitting, then, that a wireless company needs to capitalize on resources far beyond its own walls to truly thrive.
At Qualcomm, we reach out to third parties all around the world to design, manufacture and sell products based on our industry-leading wireless technology. And with each innovation discovered, with each inventive solution developed, the entire wireless industry grows stronger as our licensees' efforts encourage more users to join in the wireless revolution.
No matter how an organization contributes to the wireless world—as a network operator, device manufacturer, content provider or corporate consumer—it can count on Qualcomm to provide the foundation upon which great ideas can be built.
For more information about our licensing process, come visit our Qualcomm Technology Licensing group.
Browse through the list below to see the companies that currently appear on our roster of innovators and suppliers with either partial or complete access to the Qualcomm patent portfolio.
To learn more about Qualcomm's programs to broadly share its technologies with the industry, contact us
|AnyDATA Corporation
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|BBK Electronics Corp., Ltd.
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|Bkav Corporation
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Roy Lang III: Mayor Glover advocates for culture change in dealing with animals
I'm an animal lover. I sob like a baby when one of my pets passes away; the movie 'Marley and Me' wrecked me for two weeks and I still miss my first dog, Jordan, a cocker spaniel who died almost two years ago.
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Thrilling bundle of JM's more reaching, stimulating stuff, from the mid-90s bang up to date. 'WARNING: Only buy and play as a sound selector if you have no fear and don't give a fuck.' Hand-stamped, limited.
Classy, atmospheric, widescreen excursions from Simone Vescovo. Warm Chicago-house vibes, signing off with some grooving disco.
Tough Chicago house.


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Fan films are a very mixed bag, both blessing and befouling the internet with their treatment of the source material that inspires them. Sometimes you luck out and get pieces like Sandy Collora's Batman: Dead End, a short that pits the Dark Knight against the Joker, a pack of Aliens, and a tribe of Predators. Other times, you get pieces like the Star Wars-inspired Dark Betrayal…well, just watch for yourself.
Now we've got Resident Evil: First Hour, a prequel miniseries detailing the events that led up to the Raccoon City incident that took place during Resident Evil 2, presented by the folks at Machinima. Check out the first episode, and my impressions, after the break.
The first episode details Leon Kennedy's first day on the job with the RPD, where he's having difficulty being taken seriously by the higher-ups. Within minutes of arriving at the station, a call goes out for a situation at a local farm house, where Leon finds the undead roots behind the problem.
While this first episode feels pretty decompressed (there are lots of meandering shots of nothing scattered around the 6 minute runtime), there's a surprising amount of production value onscreen. James Whitwell, who portrays Leon, does a commendable job hitting all the right notes (even if his hair does look rather ridiculous), and the final shot that pays homage to the first Resident Evil game gave me goosebumps. Hopefully that sets the pace and tone for the rest of the series, which will be airing over the next three weeks on Tuesday at Machinima's Youtube channel.


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What have we heard around town lately?
of has developed a new style of cleaning. That's good, because he has recently had celebrities like and coming through his doors in Studio City.
About three-and-a-half months ago, Nader developed a chemical cleaning method that doesn't use brushing, it doesn't use scraping, it doesn't use heat. The idea, developed after he saw some cleaning methods in Germany, is successful and he's still testing it out on tough stains that people bring in to his shop.
"I need people with tough stains," he said. "I will do the first shirt for free just to show you how well I can do it."
With 28 years of his life in the cleaning business, he said he has perfected a method and it takes at least three days to work. The chemical compound has some vinegar and absolutely no chloride.
"I want to show people what I can do and convince them I can do it," he said.
Watch the video above as he explains his new process.
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August 1, 2014
October 3, 2005
Several families in Albemarle county are without a home tonight after an early-morning fire ripped through their apartment building. It happened around 1:30 a.m. at Abbington Crossing apartment complex. Fire officials say charcoal from an outdoor grill is what started the fire, after being improperly thrown away.
12 units had smoke and water damage, six of those were damaged by the fire. Officials estimate the damage to be $500,000. Luckily, everyone got out safely. Panic and fear were the first things on the minds of those who had to evacuate in the middle of the night. Here is one man's story.
"My daughter comes barging through my bedroom door and says 'Dad we need to get out of here, out of here now'," said Roy Martin.
Confused and still half asleep, Roy Martin and his 15-year-old daughter scrambled to throw on clothes and head out the door.
"There was just smoke everywhere. I was like 'oh my God, the whole building is on fire' and then I saw the flames coming through the roof," said Martin.
In all, 12 units were damaged. Martin's apartment only had water damage so he managed to salvage all of his belongings. But others, just a few doors away weren't so lucky.
"The gentleman that lived above me in 917, I walked through his apartment early this morning and his living room is just destroyed," explained Martin.
Many of those residents are working with the Red Cross to get help. Instead of working, Martin spent most of his day loading up his minivan while spreading the word to friends.
"They found me another apartment; I've got to get my stuff out of here today. What are you doing?" he chuckled on the phone with a friend.
Even as he joked, Martin realized last night's reality is nothing to laugh about.
He somberly said, "Material things can be replaced. Lives can't. I'm just glad that they got out of there."
Martin and his daughter are going to be staying with relatives for a few days, but he's already begun moving his things into another apartment in the same complex.


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Double JJ Resort
Phone: (231)894-4444
Website: www.doublejj.com
ROTHBURY, MI – January 19, 2012
Get ready to bundle up & hit the slopes! Sundance Slopes snow tubing hill at the Double JJ Resort will be celebrating its Grand Opening on Friday, January 20 from 4pm-10pm. Come out & join us for an evening of fun, prizes, discounts, and, of course, all the Snow Tubing you can handle! One lucky attendee will win a family Sundance Slopes season pass, and everyone will be able to purchase a season pass for $5 off the advertised price.
The newly re-designed Sundance Slopes is bigger & better than ever, with 700 ft. long tracks and a tow rope to bring you & your tube back to the top of the hill over & over again. When your toes start getting cold, head to the Warming Hut to defrost & customize your own warm drink at the unlimited Hot Cocoa Bar.
Sundance Slopes day passes are just $12 for kids ages 12 & under, and $18 for those 13 & up. If you live in the area, pick up a season pass & visit as often as you like all winter long! Individual season passes are just $39.95, and family passes start at $149.95 for a family of four.
For more information, visit us online at www.DoubleJJ.com. Affordable overnight lodging packages are available for winter fun. Packages may be booked by calling 1-800-DoubleJJ or visiting www.DoubleJJ.com.


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Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2011 Laguiche bottling of Morgeot is absolutely beautiful this year, with great elegance and nascent complexity. This is simply a stunning wine, soaring from the glass in a blaze of apple, pear, orange zest, a touch of pastry cream, chalky minerality, apple blossoms, and a discreet base of..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2012 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champs-Gain comes from the last parcel before you reach La Truffiere. It has a more controlled, linear bouquet than the La Garenne at this early point: nicely focused with traces of white peach and wet limestone. The palate is adorned with a spicy, fiery opening..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "This is also markedly ripe though with a different fruit profile as here it is more white than yellow with its aromas of pear liqueur, acacia, lemon and a hint of tangerine. There is also excellent volume and solid mid-palate concentration to the rich, voluminous and palate coating flavors that..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2012 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts comes from their 0.7-hectare parcel of around 60-year-old vines located in the middle of the vineyard. It has a generous bouquet with melon, dried stone and flint notes that does not quite have the exuberance of the Champs-Gain. The palate is very..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "This is really quite aromatically similar to the Truffières except that, somewhat surprisingly, the nose is even more elegant. There is a striking combination of excellent volume but also beautiful detail to the concentrated, refined and ultra-pure medium-bodied flavors that don't quite have the..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2009 Corton-Charlemagne shows gorgeous balance and overall harmony. The overt, forward fruit is nicely buttressed by the wine's underlying minerality and crystalline purity. The 2009 is juicy and oily, but without being overwhelming. A clean, vibrant finish rounds things out nicely. It is..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Soft wood frames exuberantly fresh and expressive aromas of green fruit, green apple and pungent stone notes. There is outstanding volume and plenty of raw power to the tautly muscled large-scaled flavors that terminate in a focused, driving and wonderfully persistent finish. This is a big wine..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Bold, direct and voluptuous. Nectarines, honey, flowers and spices all wrap around the palate in this big generous Charmes. A vein of minerality runs through the fruit, giving the wine its sense of energy and proportion. In 2010, the Charmes is especially rich, layered and unctuous." WA
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Here the beautifully layered nose is openly exotic with spicy aromas of mango, apricot, peach and mandarin orange. The medium weight plus flavors are more concentrated still with a sleek muscularity that contributes to the unctuous but not heavy mouth feel, all wrapped in an extract-rich, suave..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Discreet if not invisible wood highlights a ripe white flower and green fruit nose nuanced by spice and wet stone hints where the latter elements are also reflected by the intensely soil-driven flavors brimming with both salinity and minerality on the explosive and strikingly long, palate staining..


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The Game Show Network (GSN) is on a nationwide search to discover the next champions of its highest-rated original series of all time, "The American Bible Challenge," hosted by Jeff Foxworthy. The second season of the hit series is slated to air in 2013.
GSN is available in Atlanta on Xfinity on channel 128.
On Saturday, Dec. 1, casting directors will be at the Spring4th Complex in Midtown searching for teams of three, who want to have fun and compete to win money for their favorite charity. Casting is open to all enthusiastic contestant teams around the country. Eligible teams should have competitive spirits, great personal testimonies and, of course, an outstanding knowledge of the Bible.
The Spring4th Complex is located at 728 Spring Street and casting will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Auditions will be held in the main building.
Produced by RelativityREAL, The American Bible Challenge allows contestants to celebrate their faith, have fun with friends, share their Bible expertise and potentially make an extraordinary difference to their favorite charity by winning money on its behalf.
Utilizing current as well as historical references, questions are drawn from the rich, dense narrative found in the world's best-selling book. The contestants share their compelling back-stories and each team plays for a charity.
To apply as a contestant for Season 2 of The American Bible Challenge, go to GSNTV.com, call 323.860.6703 or email email@example.com for further instructions on how to apply.


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Aussies love their gadgets. Mobiles phones, MP3 players, notebooks, GPS, if you can carry it, we'll buy it.
Gadget guru Adam Turner embraces the way of the road warrior, hitting the open highway in search of all things mobile.
Here's the previous avatar of Gadgets on the Go. Twitter RSS
Hands on: Nokia Lumia 930 running Windows Phone 8.1
Adam Turner Extra screen real estate and a great camera will please the Nokia faithful, but the curvaceous Lumia body has undergone a utilitarian makeover.
Gadgets on the go
Why do subscription services still suck?
Adam Turner All-you-can-eat subscriptions sound great but they can leave a bad taste in your mouth.
Gadgets on the go
Piracy crackdown misses the real crime
Adam Turner Hollywood demands government help so it can keep ripping us off.
Will Netflix declare war on Aussie geo-dodgers?
Adam Turner Aussie video services are circling the wagons, but will Netflix be its own fiercest competitor?
Gadgets on the go
Microsoft abandons plans to take on Netflix with Xbox TV
Adam Turner Nadella's razor gang is scrapping Xbox Entertainment Studios as Microsoft rethinks its place in the new world.
Murdoch eyes off HBO's Iron Throne in Time Warner bid
Adam Turner Foxtel and HBO standing as one doesn't bode well for Netflix or Quickflix.
Hands on: FRITZ!Box 7490 modem/router
Adam Turner With a super-fast 802.11ac wi-fi revamp, the flagship FRITZ!Box 7490 is the Swiss Army knife of prosumer modem/routers.
Gadgets on the go
Has the universal remote had its day?
Adam Turner With the rise of smart TVs and clever gadgets, do you still need that one remote to rule them all?
Hands on: Chromecast Android screen mirroring
Adam Turner With the ability to mirror any Android app on your television, Google's Chromecast just became a whole lot more useful.
iTunes Extras coming to iOS 8 and Apple TV
Adam Turner Movie special features have returned to the Apple TV and are coming to iGadgets later this year.
Digital life
The rise of the Google Handyman
Adam Turner Armed with a screwdriver and a smartphone, are you happy to tackle home repairs?
Hands on: miniWINDER retractable earbuds holder
Adam Turner If you're plagued by cable tangle, the miniWINDER fits a retractable cord to your earbuds.
Gadgets on the go
Chumby lives, but has life passed it by?
Adam Turner Is there room for a smart alarm clock in the smartphone age?
Foxtel Presto adds Chromecast and Android support
Adam Turner Aussie Chromecast owners have more to watch as Foxtel's subscription movie service comes to Google's tiny media stick.
Building a family bookshelf in the digital age
Adam Turner How do you manage digital content for a busy household?
Google Drive for Work finally supports Microsoft Office
Adam Turner Google concedes that Microsoft still rules the work place by adding the ability to edit Office files in the cloud.
Can you curb your tech power bill?
Adam Turner As the winter home energy bill looms, what can you do to save a few dollars?
SBS jumps the gun on FreeviewPlus
Adam Turner Rather than waiting for Freeview's launch, SBS has gone live with its new Catch Up TV app.
Gadgets on the go
Watch your EOFY tech spend
Adam Turner The taxman is cracking down on tech claims, so shop with care.
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Why isn't Game of Thrones on Apple's iTunes?
Adam Turner After waiting patiently for months, iTunes customers probably won't see Game of Thrones Season 4 until next year.


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Cumberland Times-News
My name is Dan Brashear, I am the founder and director of Western Maryland Veterans.
We are a grass roots organization dedicated to helping provide a place for homeless veterans in southern Pennsylvania, western Maryland, and northern West Virginia. On Oct. 25, 2012 your paper ran an article about the veterans support facility we were establishing at the old Bruce High School.
Recently, I fired a former assistant. She has retaliated with a smear campaign with the goal of destroying the project. Part of the allegations she has been spreading include statements that we are stealing donation money from the veterans.
One had aspect about a charity organization is that it's known by its reputation, and allegations similar to this type (whether true or not) have already done irreparable damage to our organizations reputation in the area we serve simply by being made.
I would like the opportunity to set the record straight.
I have personally spent the last 10 months traveling back and forth between my home in southern Maryland and western Maryland trying to find a facility to house local veterans in (The old Bruce High School and the Old McCool elementary.
We are still looking for a suitable building to buy or lease and once we locate the building we will proceed with the shelter.
I and my associates have established numerous partnerships with private, county, and federal agencies to provide the services for the veterans and the community in the more remote areas of the county that would otherwise be out of reach of many of the veteran.
I have personally acted as an advocate for the veterans community before some of the most distinguished citizens and groups in the county and in which we explained exactly what we were doing and how we planned to proceed.
For our grand opening in Bruce we invited all the county commissioners, the sheriff, and many other dignitaries to see our operations first hand, we have invited the local press for coverage to notify the veterans and their dependents that we are here and willing to help.
Recently the Allegany Sheriff's Office conducted a review to see proof that we are a legitimate.
The deputy was voluntarily provided with a copy of our charitable organization application pending before the IRS, he was provided with our federal employee Identification number, our registration number with the Maryland Secretary of State's Office and numerous contacts willing to work with us to make the program possible as well.
In addition, the deputy was provided copies of all of our available collection and expense records.
Another thing I would like to address:
Not one penny you have donated to Western Maryland Veterans has been spent on non-veterans-related services, support, or operations.
I do not receive a salary, our members are volunteers and have frequently used our own money and resources towards the project. We function fully open and above board. Anyone who wants to may inspect our books, Our containers have our contact information on them, and anyone may contact me directly at any time with any questions about us at 202-495-9727.
In closing I would like to thank the shop owners who have allowed us to place containers in their shops, and the agencies, organizations and friends that have stood by us,
We, and our supporters stand fully behind the goal of Western Maryland Veterans. Rest assured we will overcome these slanderous allegations and proceed with our mission as we promised you 10 months ago.
Daniel Brashear


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Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ) is beefing up its indexing business with the purchase of a family of benchmarks whose users include Vanguard Group's popular dividend exchange-traded fund.
Nasdaq said in a press release this morning that it's buying Mergent Inc.'s index business, handing the exchange operator an expected 30% rise in assets under management in ETFs licensed by its indexing unit.
The properties include Mergent's Dividend Achievers Indexes and the company's Indxis division. The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG), tracking one of the firm's benchmarks, has nearly $12 billion in assets under management. Other funds tracking Mergent indexes include PowerShares Dividend Achievers (PFM) and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers (PID).
NASDAQ OMX executive vice president John Jacobs is quoted in the release saying that the company is "excited to bring in the leading benchmarks of dividend indexes under the NASDAQ OMX index umbrella. NASDAQ OMX looks forward to continuing the Mergent's long-held tradition of developing indexes in the income space."
Nasdaq said that the deal will be a "non-material event."
As exchange-traded funds and other investing vehicles have ballooned in number, the task of figuring out what works well and what doesn't has only gotten harder. Barrons.com's Focus on Funds looks under the hood of ETFs, mutual funds and hedge funds for overlooked values, actionable ideas and the latest pitfalls for fund investors. The blog is written by Brendan Conway, Barron's funds blogger and columnist. Brendan holds degrees from Harvard and NYU and most recently reported on stocks and the options market for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.
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The DuPage County Health Department continues to urge residents to take precautions to minimize the risk of mosquito bites.
The latest request comes as the health department said additional cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in DuPage County. The count has risen to 12 with cases of the virus confirmed in residents from Carol Stream, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Lisle, Lombard, Naperville, Villa Park and Westmont.
there were seven cases of West Nile virus. Those with the virus range in age from their 20s to 70s, according to a news release from the DuPage County Health Department.
So far only one fatality from the virus was confirmed. Lombard Village President Bill Mueller, 76, became the first West Nile fatality in DuPage County. He had been battling cancer since 2008, and had been hospitalized since Aug. 5 when he died last month.
The health department anticipated the number of people infected with the virus would continue to increase locally, according to the DuPage County Health Department. Statewide, 2012 human case data, including cases by county, are provided on the Illinois Department of Public Health West Nile virus website.
Mosquitoes, specifically the Culex pipiens, transmit the virus after biting infected birds. The mosquitoes spread the virus to humans and other animals through bites. There is no specific treatment for West Nile virus. Most people experience no symptoms. Those with mild cases may not know they have the virus; they may experience a fever and aches that go away on their own, according to the CDC. More severe cases may require hospital stays.
After being bitten, people typically have symptoms of the virus within three to 14 days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The best way to avoid the risk is to avoid being bitten.
Here are tips from the CDC:
- When you are outdoors, use insect repellent containing an EPA-registered active ingredient. Follow the directions on the package.
- Many mosquitoes are most active at dusk and dawn. Be sure to use insect repellent and wear long sleeves and pants at these times or consider staying indoors during these hours.
- Make sure you have good screens on your windows and doors to keep mosquitoes out.
- Get rid of mosquito breeding sites by emptying standing water from flowerpots, buckets and barrels. Change the water in pet dishes and replace the water in birdbaths weekly. Drill holes in tire swings so water drains out. Keep children's wading pools empty and on their sides when they aren't being used.
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Punjab projects 8.86 p.c. growth in VAT collections
Almost 15 per cent growth in total tax revenue also projected
Gang of cow-killers busted; four held
SONEPAT: With the arrest of four persons, the police claim to have busted an inter-state gang of cow killers operating in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for the past few months. SSP Navdeep Singh Virk told mediapersons here on Thursday that the ...
Power, water priority areas: Hooda
'Efforts under way to set up nuclear power plant in Fatehabad district'
Himachal Pradesh
Patel promises better airport facilities in Himachal Pradesh
Runways to be increased to accommodate landing of big planes
Protest against inflation: CPI(M)
SHIMLA: The Himachal unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has decided to launch State-wide protests against "rampant price rise and an extensive saffronisation drive undertaken by the Prem Kumar Dhumal government in the ...
Madhya Pradesh
Rajnath accuses Congress of misrule
BETUL: Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh said here on Thursday that after Independence the Congress had failed to honour the sacrifices of the great revolutionaries and freedom fighters who brought freedom to the country. The BJP ...
'Falsely implicated,' says Minister
"Police action politically motivated"
AIADMK stages demonstration
PUDUCHERRY: A large number of activists of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) staged a demonstration on Thursday, demanding immediate dismissal of the Congress government and imposition of President's rule on the ...
CM greets Rajya Sabha members
PUDUCHERRY: Chief Minister N. Rangasamy wished the candidates of the United Progressive Alliance and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on being elected to the Rajya Sabha. In his message, the Chief Minister greeted G.K.Vasan and ...
Milad-un-Nabi wishes
PUDUCHERRY: Lieutenant Governor Bhopinder Singh has extended greetings on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi. In his message, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy called upon people to pledge to help the poor and needy as per the teachings of the ...
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Nine injured in clash
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Labourers injured
Firozabad: Over a dozen labourers were injured in an explosion which took place in a steel factory here in Shikohabad area on Thursday, police said. The explosion took place in the iron furnace injuring 12 labourers, who were rushed to ...
SHO arrested for taking bribe
Mainpuri: The Station House Officer of Ghiror police station was on Thursday arrested by personnel of the anti-corruption cell for allegedly accepting a bribe. Acting on a complaint against SHO Atul Agnihotri, the anti-corruption cell ...
Teacher 'elopes' with 13-year-old student
Kanpur: Police have registered a case against a school teacher, who allegedly eloped with a minor girl student. Anil Singh, a teacher at a school in Shyam Nagar area of the city, has been missing along with his 13-year-old student ...
Dreaded dacoit killed in encounter
Fatehpur: Dreaded dacoit Umar Kewat and his right hand man Raj Kewat were killed in an encounter with police in the ravines of Asothar in the district, police here said on Thursay. A special task force team of U.P. police killed the two during ...
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