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- Sprinkle chicken with salt and lemon-pepper.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the chicken breasts in hot oil until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 13 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove and keep warm.
- Place bacon in large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels; reserve 2 tablespoons drippings. Cook and stir onion and brown sugar in reserved drippings until onion is golden, about 5 minutes.
- Place two bacon strips on each chicken breast half; top with caramelized onions and sprinkle with Colby-Monterey Jack cheese.
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This is fabulously easy and quite a crowd pleaser! The paring of the salty bacon and sweet sugared onions is just perfect and plates beautifully. Thanks for sharing, this recipe has saved my "bacon"(naturally no pun intended), on several pop in guest occasions.
My husband told me this was a keeper after one bite. He said he definitely wants to see this for dinner again. The sweet/salty/crunchy topping was delish! Simple to make, too. Next time I will flatten the chicken breasts out a bit to hold more of the yummy toppings.
This was easy and really good. I will make it with pork tenderloin next time. I also added a can of sliced mushrooms to the sauce and onions and it was good!! I used Maple bacon instead of regular to make it even more sweet.
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Amount Per Serving (4 total)
- Calories
- 431 cal
- 22%
- Fat
- 20.1 g
- 31%
- Carbs
- 16.9 g
- 5%
- Protein
- 44 g
- 88%
- Cholesterol
- 124 mg
- 41%
- Sodium
- 809 mg
- 32%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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View "An Overview of the Social Security Disability Programs" webinar
All NORD Member Organizations were invited to participate in a teleconference with a representative of the Social Security Administration (SSA) on Wednesday April 17 at 2 p.m. The topic was: "An Overview of the Social Security Disability Programs".
The speaker was Peter Smith, a Policy Analyst with the U.S. Social Security Administration.
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Peter Smith is a Policy Analyst with the U.S. Social Security Administration. He works in the Office of Disability Programs on the agency's Compassionate Allowances initiative. Peter joined SSA in 2009 as a Presidential Management Fellow, and has served in a variety of capacities throughout the agency. He has also served with the Departments of Homeland Security and Housing and Urban Development.
Peter holds a bachelor's degree and a law degree from Florida International University. He lives in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood with his wife, Liana, a high school English teacher.

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Arts and Entertainment
|The Agenda: Parties and Basketball
|What's happening in Charlotte this week
|Published Thursday, February 28, 2013
Tournament week is officially underway, so there is no shortage of parties and events this weekend. From old school parties and book signings to nights out on the town and at the theater, here�s a list of what to do, who to see and where to go this week in Charlotte:
Champagne, Books & Barbeque
Take a break from all the partying to stimulate your brain with a good book. Author Kim Boykin will be in town to celebrate the release of her debut novel �The Wisdom of Hair� with a launch party and book signing at Grinell Waterworks (1435 West Morehead St.) Feb. 28 from 6�8:30 p.m. The evening will include giveaways and door prizes, including two luxury day spa packages. RSVP to (910) 200-0806 or email@example.com.
Bowl, Drink, Dance, Repeat
Feb. 28 is Throwback Thursday at Strike City. Kick off the weekend enjoying a night of classic hip-hop, food, drinks, games and socializing. Mr. Unpredictable DJ C-Rob will be taking it back to the old school playing music from hip-hop�s golden era (circa 1995-2005). Doors open at 10 p.m. Bowl, drink and dance until 2 a.m.
Prodigal Son Foundation event
There aren�t too many free events in Charlotte during the CIAA, but this is one of them. The Prodigal Son Foundation is a non-profit organization on a mission to empower, educate and engage youth in North Carolina. On Feb. 28, it will host a networking reception and fundraiser at Vin Master Wine Room (2000 South Blvd.) from 5:30-9 p.m. Admission is free. Enjoy drink specials and complimentary hors d�oeuvres. Music will be provided by DJ Guvnor. RSVP to prodigalson.eventbrite.com.
Third annual All-Tournament Alumni Mixer
Join new CIAA Commissioner Jacqie Carpenter, local officials and other special guests on Feb. 28. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the CIAA Scholarship fund. Tickets available at www.alltournamentmixer.eventbrite.com. For more information, call (704) 916-9643.
The Art & Style Lounge
Day parties are part of the tournament week tradition. The Art & Style Lounge keeps up with that tradition while providing a unique experience. On March 1, enjoy an afternoon of live music provided by BET�s �106 and Park�s� DJ AMPZ and complimentary food tastings by Howard & Howard Events from 12-2 p.m. at Spirit Square (345 N. College St.) Day passes are available at www.artandstylelounge.com. A portion of proceeds will benefit Johnson C. Smith University�s scholarship fund.
Charlotte Black Film Festival
This annual festival features three days of film screenings, seminars and workshops with the goal of creating economic empowerment for and promotion of African-American cinema.
The CBFF�s Red Carpet Vision Awards will be held at UNC Charlotte Center City Building (320 E. 9th St.) on March 2 at 7 p.m. For a full schedule of events, visit www.charlotteblackfilmfestival.com.
Cufflinks & Cocktails
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity is hosting its monthly social exchange on March 2 at Enso Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar from 12-6 p.m. Dress to impress because you never know who you may meet. The theme this month is Miami in March. Music by DJ Moe and DJ Justice. For more information, visit cufflinksandcocktails.com.
Friends and Foes
Authors Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley will sign copies of their new book �Friends and Foes� at Wal-Mart (7735 N. Tryon St.) on Mar. 3 at 3 p.m. The book, which does not officially release until March 12, details the antics of two rivaling first ladies, Rachel Jackson Adams and Jasmine Larson Bush. Charlotte is the only North Carolina stop for the authors� 15-city book tour.
�The Whipping Man�
The Actor�s Theatre of Charlotte (650 E. Stonewall St.) is presenting �The Whipping Man,� a play about a wounded confederate soldier who celebrates Passover with his former slaves after returning from the war to find his family missing. The play runs Wednesday through Sunday until March 9. Visit www.actorstheatrecharlotte.org for show times and ticket pricing.
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6111 Posts: 13I ordered an HHR 3 weeks ago from H&H in Omaha NE.
I didn't want to order one but the few HHR's in town were all around $22000-$23000. Way to many option I didn't need or want to pay for. I ordered an LT1 HHR, auto, 2.4 engine, fog lights, roof rails, pioneer sound. MSRP was $19200, I only paid $17661. Thats $206.00 under the Dealer invoice price of $17867 for the car.
6-8 week for delivery.
We picked our up this past weekend in Windsor , Ct While I'd be hard pressed to ever consider a vehicle purchase as pleasurable, we did not run it any problems at all. Had to order to get 5sp MT wanted and didn't have any trouble with that at all. Paid a reasonable price, dealer got a few bucks and a unit sold in what I would imagine wasn't a good month for sales.
Got a call from a Chevy salesman I had contacted earlier asking if I was interested in a car they had acquired. Despite the fact I had told him I wasn't interested in paying over 21,000 for the car with the options I had selected he sent me a sticker that showed a price of 23,665. Well in the course of speaking with him and looking at a print of the sticker I realized the car was a demo. When I asked he said that he would give me a $1000 discount because of this. When I asked him how much miles it had on it all he could tell me was less than 5,000 miles. I was about to end the call when I noticed another shocker. There was a $995 dealer price add on charge. When I asked about it he said it was for transport of the car from it's present location. Basically he had tagged on a charge just so he could make me feel like I was getting a discount and I would be paying MSRP for what is essentially a used car.
I've had it with GM and their dishonest salespeople. They can take their HHR and ........
GM will again offer Employee pricing on their cars now to include 2006 models.
When I told the Sales person at the dealer that there'd be discounts before the end of the year he shook his head. lol. Wish I had waited instead of jumping up to the 300. Oh well at least I got a good price on a good car.
Dont blame GM...blame the dealership...remember most are independently owned and operated.....GM simply provides the product to them......show around..their our deals on them out there....we found several.....waiting on the arrival of our Pontiac Solstice.....was getting impatient so looked at the HHR...in the Northern VA area..found plenty..and dealers willing to sell below MSRP w/o a problem..good luck
blkhhr Posts: 3I just took delively of a black HHR 1LT on new year's eve. I was able to take advantage of the Red Tag pricing and got the sticker price of $19,970 down to a few dollars over $19,000. The dealer I've been going to for years sold all three HHR's in stock that day. They are going QUICK and dealers don't seem to be taking advantage of their popularity. I've only had the car for two days now but I really love it and just hope there aren't any problems associated with the fact that it's a first model year vehicle. This trendy little car has more features than my TrailBlazer that was over $10,000 more! :shades:
I bought a Black 2LT fully loaded including Onstar. I will have every option available, the HHR is in route to the dealership. I bought it today to take advantage of the the last day for the Red Tag sale that is going on. The MSRP on this HHR is $24805, the red tag price I paid was $23240. I also got 3.9% interest for 60 months from GMAC. I bickered for a while about my trade allowance and they came up another $1000 as I was ready to walk. All in all, I think I got a good deal and I got the car I wanted, the color I wanted with all the options I wanted. I bought the car at Gwinnett Place Chevrolet in Duluth Georgia. So far so good. I am suppose to take delivery sometime in the next three to four days. I looked very seriously at a PT Cruiser Limited Turbo with all the bells and whistles, but after driving the HHR I preferred the way it drove. Two things really bothered me about the PT Cruiser, One no side curtain head airbags available and Two it is going to change in 2007. The price was very comparable between the two. The Cruiser deal was at 7.1% best interest with a $2000 rebate or 4.9% with $1000 rebate - not a very good deal from my point of view. I like the looks of the HHR and the versatility of the interior. :shades:
I also test drove PT Cruiser......I was not impressed... :lemon: PT cruiser was like a toy in comparison to the Heritage High Roof. Also turbo PT cruisers have had brake and tire problems by 20k miles also PT Cruiser has a horrible trade-in value. The HHR has a solid feel that the Chrysler sadly misses.Does yours have the optional rear spoiler;IMHO it takes away from the HHR's clean rear end !
Yes it has the spoiler. :confuse: This is the way it came from the factory. I agree with you about the PT trade in. When I visited the local dealer to look at and drive the new 06s they had several 05s in the used car lot for just about half of what they cost new. That was a real turn off for me also. I just feel better with something new on the scene instead of a car that has been around for 6 years.
gogirlgo Posts: 47How is the view out the back window? I have noticed that many cars have limited visibility when backing up... as the back end sits higher ...like the RAV and the PT. Any comments on visibility from the HHR. I need an automatic and would appreciate any comments on difference felt between the 2.2L and 2.4L engines. I drive a manual Passat with turbo and like the acceleration but I need an automatic and a car that is easier to get into due to a back injury and think the HHR may fit my needs.
I want to order a HHR....I have offered my vehicle at $500 under KBB and also the ordered car at invoice. Dealer is telling me there is a $450 advertising fee. I have bought cars for 40 years and never paid such a fee. He told me this fee is not part of his holdback. I think this fee is "B.S." Give me your views !!!! :confuse:
adm1 Posts: 1With Red Tag price, $1000 GM card rebate, and $750 GM hurricane relief rebate, ended up paying $15,686 (including all dealer fees) for a silver LT with automatic. Sticker price was $18,239 including dealer fee. Car was at dealership when I went in and I bought it the same day. Have had the HHR for two weeks and surprised at what a solid little car it is.
I say the dealer is blowing smoke your way..when in doubt..call GM customer service and ask...what is this advertising fee for.....go to another dealer and see what they are charging....if no fee..then confront your dealer with the issue.....seems like a way to line the pockets of the dealer....is it worth walking away from a deal...since you ordered your car at the invoice price???
whytejap Posts: 1I am in the military and was stationed overseas.I just got back to the states after seven years over there.I was interested in buying a HHR but am looking for responses on any troubles with it.I know when the Equinox was released I almost bought one but the troubles with it was unbelievable. So any help with problems that have raised an eyebrow with the HHR would be greatly appreciated.


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Curl Learns IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Command line downloader Curl and its Libcurl library are available in version 7.20.0 with expanded protocol support.
Apart from HTTP, FTP and SCP, the tool can handle IMAP, POP3 and SMTP, including their SSL-secured versions. Also supported is RTSP, the streaming protocol from RealNetworks for multimedia content.
Curl goes on to provide the PRET (PRE Transfer) command for FTP sessions. Developers also fixed numerous bugs. Further details are in the changelog.
Curl 7.20 is ready for download from the project homepage as a source code tarball. The binaries will probably be available later. Libcurl is included in the Curl package, with the MIT/X derivative license in effect.
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Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
Firefox Steps into 3D
New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.
New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
HP Rolls Out Massive Cloud Network
New cloud combines worldwide access with local attention to data security.
New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
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Niagara County Sheriff's deputies were notified of several incident of vehicle tires being slashed in a trailer park in the Village of Wilson early Thursday morning.
The suspect in the tire slashings was described as a 6-foot tall white man wearing a black hoodie and dark jeans.
Deputies responded to incidents at B and D streets in Dorwood Park. None of the victims had any idea who would want to cause the damage to their cars.
The incidents come a day after a rash of car break-ins were reported in the village.
A Wood Street man said he saw three males going through his car about 3:30 a.m.Wednesday and managed to grab one of them, a juvenile. The other two youths ran off into some nearby woods. The youth was charged with petit larceny and turned over to his parents.
One Lake Street victim reported to a deputy that someone entered her unlocked car overnight Tuesday and stole a Samsung Slider cell phone, a black leather purse, her driver's license and three credit/debit cards.
The office has fielded several reports of car break-ins and residents are advised to check their vehicles and report any thefts to the sheriff's office.


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Kevin Milsom impressed with weekend's performance (From Bridgwater Mercury)
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Kevin Milsom impressed with weekend's performance
2:58pm Monday 17th September 2012 in Sport By Daniel Milligan
KEVIN Milsom said the team are progressing well after they claimed a 4-2 win in the FA Trophy at the weekend.
Joint manager Milsom (pictured) said he is impressed by how the team are gelling adding that they are already a few weeks ahead of schedule.
He said: "We are way ahead of where we want to be and everything is looking good.
"It was a good win and there will be an even bigger incentive to keep doing well in this competition."
Town bring home the £2,300 prize pot and now face Evo-Stik League Southern Premier Division side Hemel Hempstead Town at Fairfax Park on Saturday, September 29, in the next round.
But, this Saturday, the team travel to Poole Town which Milsom says will prove a tough test for the team.
He added: "They are going to be one of the front runners this season, so the test is to come up against them and get something from the match."
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Police in parkland off Purcell Road, Coventry, continue their search for Nicola Payne, who went missing 21 years ago
Detectives investigating the disappearance a teenager 21 years ago have arrested a father and son in connection with the inquiry.
They have been named locally as 74-year-old Patrick Judge and his son Keith, aged 45.
West Midlands Police said the men were arrested in Coventry on suspicion of conspiracy to prevent the lawful and decent burial of a body.
Officers from the force searched parkland in the city for a second day after new information came to light about the disappearance of Nicola Payne, 18, who went missing in 1991.
Detectives cordoned off the patch of land behind flats on Purcell Road early yesterday.
A force spokesman said the initial search had "uncovered areas of interest" which would be further investigated by the 30 officers at the scene, using specialist technology including metal detectors and X-ray equipment.
Specially-trained police dogs from West Midlands Police and scientists from the Home Office centre for applied science and technology (Cast) were also involved in the large scale search.
Miss Payne went missing from the Wood End area of the city on the afternoon of December 14 1991 on her way from her home in Winston Avenue to her parent's house. Despite extensive inquiries, she has not been seen since.
Detective Chief Inspector Matt Markham said: "We are committed to investigating any new information with the aim of bringing closure to Nicola's family, who have endured a painful and traumatic 21 years since her disappearance."
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Celebrating the many achievements of USD's Engineering program
I am excited to present our third issue of USD Engineer. With each issue, engineering at USD has continued to grow. Last year, for the first time, we crossed the mark for more than 300 students. This fall, we've set yet another record, and welcome more than 350 new and returning aspiring engineers
to our program. In May, we celebrated the commencement of 44 freshly minted USD engineers. And, as the number of students and alumni grows,
so too does the diversity of their accomplishments, both inside and
outside the classroom.
(To view virtual magazine click the image to the left. Click here for PDF)
The first feature story in this issue highlights the achievements of
our engineering student-athletes. While it's unusual for students
majoring in engineering to participate in NCAA athletics at most
schools, at USD, it's much more common. This story reveals how their athletic pursuits complement their engineering studies, helping to make them complete engineers who can succeed both technically
and professionally.
Another story recognizes the academic accomplishment of our outstanding students by chronicling the installation of a new chapter of Tau Beta Pi at USD. Tau Beta Pi is the first and most distinguished engineering honor society. Its values of distinguished scholarship, exemplary character and the desire to foster a liberal culture resonate strongly with USD engineering's mission. The formation of a
USD chapter is a milestone event that gives national recognition to the caliber of our programs and the quality of our students.
While our current students impress us with their achievements on campus, some of our alumni are applying their engineering background to accomplishments well beyond engineering. Ali Almatrouk '07 (EE) is one such alum. He has been applying himself to a variety of international and entrepreneurial activities, and I am pleased to be able to share his story. But these three stories offer just a few of the ways the USD engineers stand out in their studies, work and communities. Many other stories, as well as news from the latest graduating class and more than 60 alumni, help to complete the picture. I hope you enjoy catching up on the accomplishments of your colleagues, and I look forward to being able to include news from you next year.
Of course, as the ranks of our students and alumni continue to grow, it becomes more difficult to maintain the close relationships that enrich our programs and are of great value to our faculty and staff. For several years, we've maintained the university of San Diego Engineering Alumni LinkedIn group, and we encourage you to join us there, even if you aren't an engineering alumnus. And last spring, we began hosting engineering social events at USD's O'Toole's lounge on campus, and will be adding more alumni events throughout the year. The first of these will be an inaugural Homecoming and Family Weekend event on Sat., Oct. 13. We hope to
see you there.
Finally, feel free to send me or my "friend," USD Engr, a Facebook friend request (https://www.facebook.com/usd.engr), because any friend of USD Engineering is a friend of mine.
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Family-friendly residence in Cannes (City Centre - Train Station) near Palace of Festivals and Congress Hall
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This family-friendly residence is located in Cannes (City Centre - Train Station), close to Forville Provencal Food Market, Rue d'Antibes, and La Croisette. Also nearby are Midi Beach and Castre Museum.
Property Features
Residhotel Les Coralynes provides a rooftop terrace, wireless Internet access (surcharge), a business center, and a meeting/conference room.
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Guestrooms have kitchenettes, separate living rooms, and refrigerators; rooms also include wireless Internet access (surcharge) and air conditioning.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Residhotel Les Coralynes Amenities
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High-speed wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. This residence offers access to a business center and a meeting/conference room. This family-friendly residence also offers a rooftop terrace and an elevator (lift). Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- One meeting room
- Total number of rooms - 19
- Number of floors - 4
- Elevator/lift
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Business center
- Rooftop terrace
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Parking
Self parking (surcharge)
- Room Amenities
- Separate dining area
- Stovetop
- Separate living room
- Bathtub or shower
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Private bathroom
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Television
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- In-room safe
- Climate control
- Soundproofed rooms
- Dining
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
- Recreation
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible parking
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- Check-in
Check-in time ends at 8 PM
Check-in time starts at 5 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Special Instructions: Please contact the property ahead of time if you are planning to arrive after 8 PM.
The reception desk is open daily from 8 AM until noon, and again from 5 PM until 8 PM.
- Check-out
Check-out time is 10 AM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 1
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1 per person, per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: EUR 8.50 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 3 (for 60 minutes, rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: EUR 3 (for 60 minutes, rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: EUR 9 per day
- Pet fee: EUR 7 per pet, per day
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 4 per night
- Additional Details
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).


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Navigon 2.0 brings MyMaps, only install the maps you need
The popular navigation app, Navigon, has gone 2.0 and brings a new UI and two new features, MyMaps and FreshMaps XL.
MyMaps allows users to download maps by region. So if you're not planning on leaving your state soon, you can download only the maps for your state and pick up other on an as-need basis. This will not only save some storage space on your iPhone or iPad, but speeds up the update process.
NAVIGON 2.0 is the first iPhone onboard navigation app that separates the app from the maps, allowing users to choose which map regions to download to their device. Users who, for example, own the USA version can pick the states they want immediately and download additional regions at a later time.
FreshMaps is available as an in-app purchase and will update your iPhone or iPad each quarter with the latests maps.
Always have the latest maps with NAVIGON FreshMaps XL! Update your device each quarter with the latest map updates from the experts. Your device will be kept right up to date and will not only include changes and additions to the road network, but also a whole load of new special destinations. This increases safety, reduces stress and saves time!
Navigon is available on the iPhone and iPad and prices vary. The North American apps and in-app purchases are currently on sale for a limit time. Here's a list of prices:
- NAVIGON for iPhone North America: $39.99 instead of $59.99 [App Store link]
- NAVIGON for iPhone USA: $29.99 instead of $49.99 [App Store link]
- NAVIGON for iPhone Canada: $29.99 instead of $49.99 [App Store link]
- NAVIGON for iPhone East, Central or West: $19.99 instead of $29.99 [East App Store link] [Central App Store link] [West App Store link]
NAVIGON FreshMaps:
- North America: $14.99 instead of $19.99
- USA (upgrades to maps of North America): $19.99 instead of $39.99
- Canada (upgrades to maps of North America): $19.99 instead of $39.99
- MyRegion (upgrades to maps of North America): $24.99 instead of $49.99
Other in-app purchases:
- Safety Cameras: $4.99
- Traffic Live: $19.99
Other versions of the Navigon for other countries can be found by searching "Navigon" in the App Store.
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Must be updated from iOS device...can't use itunes. Have to have wifi and download maps from your iOS device. Can't use itunes.
It seemingly loses your favorites and saved destinations. Restart app or tell it to take you home and then you start seeing your saved info.
Once maps are downloaded, it then seems to sync with itunes backing up the new version and data.
No problems yet. Seems like the maps are 3Q 2011 so no reason to purchase the fresh maps option yet.
Nope. It saved my favorites and recents just fine.
Freshmaps is on sale for 50% off and upgrades you to the full North America version,
Is anyone else having issues with in app purchases from before update?
Are they going to update the My Region Version of the app too?
So where as before, every time there was an update to the app, I got new maps for free, now I have to pay for up to date maps! Not all good then.
welcome to garmin
I'm cutting Navigon some slack. I liked their free maps, but they have been very fair with multiple sales often and free maps up till now. One thing that will always be a +1 in my book was Navigon releasing an update as a universal app and not screwing over their customers with separate paid apps for iPhone and iPad. Plus $15 for 3 years of updates isn't unreasonable.
I purchased Navigon but I don't see it in App Store Updates. What shall I do to update it without paying purchase price again?
so wait now we have to pay 20 bucks every 3 months for updated maps ! ? that just does not sound right, i might have to look for another app that is cheaper......
The 'FreshMaps' is a one time purchase giving you quarterly map updates after... now that Garmin owns Navigon, they're doing the same thing Garmin has done with their PNDs - a one time purchase for "lifetime" map updates.
Downloaded the UK version. Says it failed to connect to the NAVIGON server. Totally useless in this state, they need to fix this ASAP. Cannot get past the Map Manager screen.
Downloaded the UK version. Says it failed to connect to the NAVIGON server. Totally useless in this state, they need to fix this ASAP. Cannot get past the Map Manager screen.
Is the upgrade to version 2.0 free for users who already had purchased it previously? I understand the new add ons are not free, but what about upgrading to the newest version?
I downloaded the app via iTunes as an update - synced it on my iPhone & iPad and downloaded maps via WIFI.
Not sure about the whole "FreshMaps" idea. On the in app purchase page it doesn't specify if this is a one time charge or you need to pay every 3 months. Their website doesn't say either. Their UK website specifies paying every 24 months.
Seems to be one time. Though there's no point in paying for it any time soon. New maps come with it.
When I originally bought the app I was promised free Map updates, now they've reneged on that. Wish Apple would do something about this gross violation of terms of purchase. Everone should complain to Apple about this via the "Report a problem" link for the App in the AppStore.
Hey Peeps at TipB can you find out from navigon if the fresh maps is a one time, 12month per pay price or 24 months, or every 3 months we are excpected to dish out 20 bucks cause that's how much it costs when its not on sale. currently 14.99$ i think. Thanks , rad.
oh wow thanks mate ! how did you find the info ? appreciate it much
Glad to help. Right here http://goo.gl/sxhNn
"With NAVIGON FreshMaps GPS devices stay accurate and viable over the long haul by allowing users to download up to 12 map updates in three years."
I believe that may apply to their stand-alone GPS devices and not to the app.
I had never heard that Navigon became "a GARMIN company" so this may be the reason for the delayed update and the change in format and reason for extra map charges rather than free map updates with app updates.
I had never heard that Navigon became "a GARMIN company" so this may be the reason for the delayed update and the change in format and reason for extra map charges rather than free map updates with app updates.
I cant start the app on my iPhone 4. Each time it says " connection to the Navigons server failed , please restart the app. "
Exactly the same here. Not impressive.
Downloaded for first time and it works for me.
Remove the app from your iPhone, back in iTunes recheck the Navigon app in the Apps section and resync your device, hope it helps .. it worked on mine 3GS.
Works on an iphone4 too. Had the same "connection to server failed" error
Re-installed via cloud!
Thanks, that saved me a lot of headaches! Would be nice to see such an advice on the actual Navigon site.
I cant start the app on my iPhone 4. Each time it says " connection to the Navigons server failed , please restart the app. "
So many questions with this app before updating. If I choose only to download my state and surrounding states, but do not purchase Fresh Maps XL, will I be able to download maps from other states later? Which map will I have if I don't get Fresh Maps? If I purchase Fresh Maps but choose not to update after 3 years, which maps will I be downloading after the expiration of the subscription? There should be clear indications of what we are entitled to download in the future when we don't choose to get fresh maps.
Exactly. Why not skip the Freshmaps purchase and every quarter delete the app from the iDevice and reinstall? Then redownload the maps. I think you'd have to get the current maps.
From Navigon Facebook:
"The maps can be download only over the WiFi connection. The advantage is, only necessary maps need to be downloaded which is faster.
The update for NAVIGON Select 2.0 will be coming soon, we can't give a concrete release date at the moment.
Existing customers get the latest map guarantee and can update the map material for free once.
With NAVIGON FreshMaps XL the map material can be updated regularly. NAVIGON FreshMaps XL is a life time product with a one time payment.
Sorry, it isn't possible to buy an update for separate countries without NAVIGON FreshMaps XL, but you have the option to select your necessary countries with the map manager. The maps in your map manager can be downloaded repeatedly.
If you have a problem with the iPod control, please send us an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and include your contact details. Our support team will get back to you as soon as possible."
It seems that the Fresh Maps XL is a "life time" deal. Of course, one has to define "life time" since one company means a life time while others suggest a product life time...
Not True I downloaded 9 maps last night while driving over 3G and it worked just fine!
I downloaded a few states and then had to disconnect from wifi. Not the other 45 states just show "Waiting" and do not download.
What did they do with the iPod icon to access music from the map display?
Were is the iPod icon on the map display to play music?
Yes, where the hell is it. The app is great. I am using it a lot with bluetooth and am listening to music from my iphone so I need those controls.
They should integrate it in a good and simple and easy way.
The only thing I absolutely dislike about this application is it not disregarding an apt # or unit number within the address. Every time I select an address that includes the unit number, it cannot pull up the address. Only pulls up the city. UGH! Soooooo annoying.
Well, you're doing better than me. I have yet to be able to get Navigon to recognize any address whatsover, apartment numbers or not.
You absolutely need to get the free app "Navigon Now". You can type or paste any address (or use your contacts), it will parse it, and automatically launch Navigon to that destination.
I believe the FreshMaps is just to have updated maps when ever you want instead of having to wait for Navigon to push out an update.
So if Navigon is now a Garmin company, what's the difference between this app and the Garmin app? Which is better?
Navigon is better than Garmin's iOS apps in my opinion. Garmin's own apps are like their early Nuvis (think 350...) - where Navigon's user experience is similar to current crop Garmin Nuvis.
Navigon is by far the best navigation map out there I just wish they would release the jailbreak for 4s so I could get it again !!
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Posted by Bruce Robinson in transportation , Sonoma , politics , news , Marin , history , government , environment , energy , economy , community , business
The future of passenger service on the rail line through Sonoma County depends on North Bay voters next month, while the resumption of freight trains should happen sooner, regardless of the election's outcome.
NCRA Exective Director Mitch Stogner
While the prospect of renewed freight service on the southern portion of the NCWA tracks is drawing close, Mitch Stogner says the process for moving forward with the rail line north of Willits will involve an entirely separate series of studies and hearings.
The North Coast Railroad Authority (NCRA) was created in 1989 under the North Coast Railroad Authority Act with the purpose of developing and ensuring a railroad transportation system for Northwestern California. You can read their full history here .
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Bastyr University is a nonprofit, private university offering both graduate and undergraduate degrees, with a multidisciplinary curriculum in the natural health arts and sciences. The university is recognized globally for its rigorous curriculum and strong research focus. Bastyr's international faculty teaches the natural health sciences with an emphasis on integrating mind, body, spirit and nature. A pioneer in natural medicine since its inception, Bastyr continues to be in the forefront of developing the model for 21st-century medicine.
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Bastyr Center provides both clinical services and student training. Advanced Bastyr students work together treating patients under the supervision of experienced faculty in Bastyr's Team Care model. The center also operates external ND and AOM training programs at a number of offsite community clinics, which broadens students' clinical experiences while offering natural health care to underserved populations throughout the greater Seattle area.
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Insights into health care and entitlement reform.
In recent months, President Obama and his subordinates have waived or delayed a number of Obamacare's notable features, such as the law's employer mandate, and its procedures for protecting taxpayers from fraud and identity theft. Earlier this month, in that context, I obtained a heretofore-unpublished memorandum from the Congressional Research Service. The CRS, Congress' non-partisan in-house think tank, compiled 82 deadlines that the Affordable Care Act mandates upon the first three years of its own implementation. Remarkably, it turns out that the White House has missed half of the deadlines legally required by the ACA. And some of those deadlines remain unmet to this day.
The new CRS memo, dated June 5, 2013, is an addendum to a series of previous reports in which the agency examined missed deadlines during the law's first two years. The CRS excluded from its analysis deadlines that don't reflect on the administration's competence; for example, as states expand Medicaid, the federal spending associated with those expansions occurs more or less automatically. Deadlines that the law imposes on non-federal government actors, like state governments and private companies, were also excluded.
41 out of 82 deadlines missed by the administration
As of May 31, 2013, when the CRS analysis was completed, the White House had yet to meet 9 of 12 deadlines from the first year after the Affordable Care Act was enacted. It failed to meet 22 of 53 deadlines in the second year; another 8 became moot after Congress did not appropriate funds to complete the assigned tasks. In year three, the administration missed 10 out of 17 deadlines. That's a total of 41 out of 82 deadlines missed.
If you exclude the 9 deadlines that became moot because Congress never appropriated the funds to meet them, the Obama administration missed 41 out of 73 deadlines, or 56 percent.
In analyzing the CRS report, I erred on the side of generosity. If the administration missed a particular statutory deadline by a week or less, I counted it in their favor as a "met" deadline. In any case where there was ambiguity in the CRS report, I assumed that the administration had met the deadline. So these 50-56 percent missed deadline figures should be seen as slightly conservative.
Most of the deadlines are for bureaucratic busywork
Most of these deadlines aren't for mission-critical features of the law, and the document reads like a kind of caricature of bureaucratic busywork. For example, Section 10407(d) mandates that by March 23, 2012, the Secretary of Health and Human Services is required to "submit to Congress a report on the appropriate level of diabetes medical education." To date, the report has not been located. Also on that date, the Secretary is required to "implement a 5-year national public education campaign on oral health care prevention and education." She missed that one too.
But there are some more economically significant deadlines that the administration has missed. A requirement for the Secretary to "develop requirements for health plans to report on their efforts to improve health outcomes," also due on March 23, 2012, has not been met to date. A number of rules that would safeguard the privacy of medical records have either yet to be developed, or have been meaningfully tardy in their arrival.
And, of course, if you follow the Obamacare news, you are aware of the high-profile delays that are not included in the CRS report, such as the delay in Obamacare's caps on out-of-pocket insurance costs.
The administration has tried, almost comically, to make the case that the faulty implementation of Obamacare is Republicans' fault. But blue states that have embraced the law are the ones having the most problems.
Kevin Counihan, chairman of the Connecticut insurance exchange, has publicly expressed his frustration with the Obama administration's flakiness. "Sometimes it feels like we're driving a car and then changing the tire at the same time," he told the Associated Press in March. "We're going to have a challenging enough time providing the quality of service that our residents deserve in Connecticut with the deadline that we have. If they keep adding new regulations, I'm sorry. We have to suddenly say, 'enough is enough.'" Counihan is one of the many people trying in good faith to implement the law who says, "I wish we had one more year."
No, Obamacare isn't unraveling
We should make one thing clear. The law isn't going to "collapse unto itself" or any such thing that conservatives appear to pine for. For every missed deadline or White House waiver, there are nine aspects of Obamacare that are being implemented as we speak.
Obamacare may fail at reducing insurance premiums, or at wisely using taxpayer funds. But the law is scheduled to spend $1.9 trillion over the next ten years. At that, it is unlikely to fail.
A significant amount of that money may not go to the people for whom it's intended. It may not have the benefits on health outcomes that the law's most zealous supporters insist it will. But barring substantial Congressional action, that $1.9 trillion will still get spent, along with trillions more thereafter. Only new laws, not wishful thinking, will change that.
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Open Letter to Obama from Egypt..
The National Salvation Front, a coalition of pro-democratic and secular parties in Egypt, set out its objections to remarks made by President Barack Obama Thursday on the escalating violence in Egypt.
Led by Ahmed Said of the Free Egyptians Party, the group issued the following letter:
"Like most Egyptians, we listened with attention to your statement on Egypt's latest developments. As representatives of the non-Islamic political forces in Egypt, we believe in the same fundamental values on which the U.S. was founded. Be we also have 7,000 years of civilization and history that give us a special identity that we are fighting to keep since the Muslim Brotherhood came to power.
"Let us first inform you about who the Muslim brothers are: They're an unlawful organization operating outside the realm of Egyptian law, receiving foreign funding and laundering money in a flagrant breech of international law. Their aim is to rule the world through a so-called Islamic Caliphate as they believe in their absolute supremacy.
"They pretend they are God's emissaries and they will not rest until they have forced the whole world into submission. For them, Egypt is the launching pad to achieve their fascist dream. Their international reach spans the globe and they command the hearts and minds of many unsuspecting politicians. They have used deceit, soft speeches, international funds and whenever required, violence, to impose their will.
"The rule of (deposed President Mohammed) Morsi showed how in less than a year they abused the people, reneged on their promises and overturned the rule of law by issuing constitutional diktats monopolizing the judiciary as well as the legislative arms of the state. This was enough to impeach any president in a democratic nation. Unfortunately, Egyptians couldn't refer to their Supreme Sourt as it was besieged by thugs for over 60 days back in November of 2012.
"So finally, Egyptians took to the streets and this century's second Egyptian 'peaceful unarmed' revolution took place in June 2013 to recall the president and reject the rule of the Brotherhood. Egyptians deposed their president not because he was not inclusive, as you so kindly represented, but because he broke his constitutional oath and became another dictator reminiscent of the previous dictator this same great people of Egypt removed in January 2011. This was the will of the people that the West is now trying to bend pretending they are doing so in the name of democracy with no intention of interfering in Egyptian affairs!
"Now, I would like to address a few points in your address:
"Despite the perception, well-intentioned or ill-intentioned, history will tell of a Western media consistently portraying only one side — the Islamist's. We have to let you know some facts and some truth.
"Since July 3, 2013, the day deposed President Morsi was ousted by popular demand of millions of Egyptians, the Western media and prominent emissaries from the U.S. and Europe have consistently described the sit-ins that paralyzed a large part of Cairo as 'peaceful demonstrations.' They chose to ignore what was happening across Egypt from torching churches and killing randomly and destroying private and public properties.
"Mr. President, peaceful demonstrators do not have the capacity to kill more than 50 police personnel in just a few hours.
"Peaceful demonstrators do not attack a police station with RPG and kill the police chief and his deputies, strip them of their clothes and drag their naked bodies down the street.
"Peaceful demonstrators do not threaten Christians with genocide as many of the Muslim Brotherhood declared in hate speeches from the sit-in stage. Peaceful demonstrators do not raise the black flags of al-Qaida while marching with pictures of bin Laden and al Zawahri on their chests.
"While the Western media was focusing yesterday on the clearing of the sit-ins, more than 45 attacks were made on Christian installations across Egypt, resulting in the torching of 19 churches and cathedrals, some built in the 6th Century.
"The list goes on, but your intelligence reports will enlighten you, we are sure. The attached video here will also give you an idea.
"Mr. President, it is important that you see reality, especially that the great American people have themselves suffered from the darkness of Islamists and unfortunately thousands of great Americans died from their terror.
"The Muslim Brotherhood and their jihadist allies have never known and will never know peace. It might be useful to remind you that these same people had a three-week sit-in that started on the next dawn after election day and lasted almost two weeks to declare that they will burn Egypt if their candidate is not declared the winner.
"Mr. President, we are on the side of freedom, we are on the side of human rights. We are on the side of justice for all. We also hurt to see mothers mourn their children and children mourn their parents. Have you seen, Mr. President, the video clip of the Muslim Brotherhood supporter throwing 14-year-old children off the roof of a six-floor building? One mother died of sorrow when she saw the video clip of her son thrown off the building. She did not have time to mourn.
"Today Mr. President, you chose to consider one side of the picture and to punish the Egyptians by cancelling Operation Bright Star. Well Mr. President, Operation Bright Star means nothing to most Egyptians, but it is the misunderstanding and misleading of the American people that we care most about. Egyptians have always stood by the American people when attacked by terrorists because we are freedom lovers and individual liberty champions like the American people. The only difference is that we have always been deprived of these great principles and rights.
"Is it too much for Egyptians today to have the support of the American people during our own war on terror? How can the same group be named terrorists in the U.S.A. and peaceful demonstrators in Egypt?
"How can these be the ones the U.S.A. will never negotiate with while the U.S. government demands that Egyptians not only negotiate with them but also partner with them in the building of modern Egypt?
"Mr. President, the interest of peace in the region is served best by truly peace-loving people and democratic values.
"Finally, Mr. President, we hope that this letter will get your attention for, after all, we are now representing the majority. Our present government represents us, the secular, civil and liberal political forces. We hope that you will find it of value to probe more and investigate more and ask more. When you do, we are ready to come to you in a small delegation and discuss and explain more. We are sure that you will realize that, after all, Egyptians are indeed a great people deserving a great future."
obamacare is such a bad law that obama is trying to rename it Bushcare. obama is an economic idiot and totally stupid about medical care. Notice obama and no lawmaker will be under obamacare.
My son doesn't think so. His kidney failure precluded him from sharing my insurance. He now has insurance.
So, you see, I can't be objective on this issue. Sorry guys.
How old is your son? After I was out of college, I was on my own. I took a job that offered me insurance and a salary. I only made $17,000 per year working for a hotel chain.
I had 2 roommates and I paid for my own health care insurance. Is your son post college and does he still live in your basement? I don't know his life, but maybe he needs to grow up and move out of your home?
Thank the whole country and their lineage for getting stripped to get you out of your responsibility, for probably four times the price of you having a health savings account.
For every feel good comment you can find one not so good. Pulling everyone (except the elites, and those that send the ruling party money) down so that we're all equally miserable will make things worse for the majority of folks who were doing just fine making their own insurance and healthcare decisions without Government interferrance.
You're right. His kidneys started failed when he was 5. We should have had him out in the street selling flowers right away. He could have paid for one dialysis treatment by now!
You supply siders are economic GENIUSES, I tell 'ya! Thirty seven years of expanding trade deficits with a country where the government owns most of the means of production, and you nitwits think we are being creamed by small government!
Maybe you could also look up that girl that needed the LUNG TRANSPLANT and was DENIED until there was an UPROAR.
Your one victory doesn't mean that there aren't thousands of bad things that happen to everyone else.
"Maybe you could also look up that girl that needed the LUNG TRANSPLANT and was DENIED until there was an UPROAR.
Your one victory doesn't mean that there aren't thousands of bad things that happen to everyone else."
Denied by whom?
"some people live and some die"
Isn't that what she said when questioned?


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The critics like it. There was even talk on tv yesterday that it may be nominated for best picture.
Go Figure.
The critics like it. There was even talk on tv yesterday that it may be nominated for best picture.
Go Figure.
Maybe we have to not compare the movie to the theater or concert versions. On stage the actors have to power sing and on film they don't. The film is more focused on the storyline and presentation within a natural setting. If we want to hear the goose pimple vocals, we have the concerts for that. So, we (possibly) can't expect the quality of vocals in the movie. But, I do think they should have started with better voices where Crowe and Seyfried are concerned.
I'm anxious for this to be good as well, and Crowe's and Seyfried's voices are worrisome.
I'm hoping there's more to it. This week, Michael Ball tweeted about seeing the preview. I hope he's right.
Give me one more quiet night, before this loud morning gets it right, and does me in.
Since I plan on seeing Les Mis no matter what, I've decided not to watch any of the clips. I figure, I'd rather see the whole movie together and judge how it works as a whole, instead of seeing bits and pieces out of cinematic context. We all know how the play goes, we all know how the song goes. Now I want to see their interpretation of it, and I'd rather not make judgements on it until I see it all together.
Every time I hear or see the production I notice something I had not previously appreciated. I take what critics say with a grain of salt, but have a lot of respect for previous cast members' opinions - which so far appear positive with regard to the movie.
ETA Les Mis is airing right now where I live, and I am falling in love with Alfie Boe all over again.
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You're not remembering wrong Meredith. I got my hands on the 25th Anniversary Concert DVD back in the Spring, thanks to missing the entire Prologue and my copy I burned off PBS starting w/At The End of The Day, and there's a featurette looking back at the History of the show. It was w/out a doubt panned. There's even a shot of a review called Les Glums.
I also remember hearing Cameron MacIntosh in an interview say it was the Public that saved Les Mis after those horrible first reviews and thanks to word of mouth is how it caught on. Don't ask me where or when I saw that interview, but I remember him clearly saying that somewhere in time.
Whatever the critics said, Les Mis was one of the hottest tickets of the early '80s. We're talking months for scalped tickets.
I think Les Mis was originally bad reviewed like many of the big '80s spectacle musicals were not reviewed well in their time. I think I read somewhere that many musical theatre critics didn't like what Andrew Lloyd Webber was doing to musical theater and thought of Les Mis in the same vein: over-the-top, a crescendo after almost every song, lyrics without any subtlety (criticisms I can kind of see, but do not take away from my enjoyment of the show). However, like others said it got great word-of-mouth and the public ate it up.


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Babson Park, Mass. - October 16, 2010 - Sophomore Eric Anderson scored three goals to lead the Babson College Beavers to a convincing 6-1 victory over the visiting Springfield College Pride in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's soccer tilt at Hartwell-Rogers Field on Saturday afternoon.
With the victory, Babson upped its record to 9-3-1 overall and 2-0-2 in league play, while the Pride fell to 9-5-1 overall and 1-3-1 in the conference.
Babson built a 3-1 lead in a high-scoring first half. The Beavers netted the game's first goal in the opening minutes of the game, as Anderson scored on a rebound of senior Ian Siekman's shot off a corner kick at 2:19. The Beavers then made it 2-0 in the 31st minute, as sophomore Josh Danesh took a breakaway feed from classmate Justin LeBlanc and tucked a shot inside into the lower right corner at 30:39.
Springfield got on the board less than six minutes later, as first-year Drew Vanasse gathered a failed clear in the box and ripped a shot into the lower right corner to make it 2-1 at 36:14. However, the Beavers would strike again soon after, as sophomore Ayo Iwuagwu redirected a cross from first-year Ben Pasquariello inside the left post to give the hosts a 3-1 advantage at 37:53.
Babson continued to pour on the offense with three more goals in the second half, beginning when sophomore Brandon Masterson beat a defender on the left side and lofted a cross into the box. Pasquariello then headed it over sophomore keeper Chris Walton and into the upper right corner for his team's fourth goal of the game at 71:36.
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CHATSWORTH — When Murray County High School senior Raven Henry was named school system winner for the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program Friday morning, she was "very surprised." Her teacher, Christina O'Dell, was not.
"I really expected it," O'Dell said. "I've taught for 12 years and there are only a handful of students who could meet where Raven is academically. I remember the first day in class with her. She seemed quiet, but I quickly found out she was very intelligent. She's a very intelligent kid."
STAR is part of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE), a statewide organization with 84,000 members that selects students from each school district who have the highest SAT score from a single testing period and are in the top 10 percent of their class based on grade point average. Students who are named at each high school pick a favorite teacher to honor. Henry picked O'Dell because "she inspires."
"She gave me the base for my future," Henry said. "She taught me chemistry, and I knew that chemistry is what I wanted my future to be about. I knew I wanted to do something in the science field, but being in her class was when I was inspired to move towards chemistry.
"I really hope to attend Emory University, major in chemistry and go on a pre-med track. Then I hope to go into medicine and eventually focus on pathology. I am really, really happy about winning this."
O'Dell said Henry's intelligence is best demonstrated by her acceptance into the 2012 Governor's Honors Program, a statewide summer program for intellectually or artistically gifted students. Being accepted is tough, O'Dell said, but being accepted in a science field is "especially competitive."
"It's a hard group to get into," she said, smiling. "But Raven got into it. She worked hard."
Hard work was also why North Murray High School senior Abigail Bradley was chosen as her school's STAR student.
"She was very motivated to go above and beyond," Danielle McClary, Bradley's choice as STAR teacher, said. "This is probably the biggest reward teaching — to have kids tell you you've impacted them."
Bradley said choosing McClary was easy because "she is an awesome teacher."
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Henry joins the other local 2012-2013 STAR recipients: Dalton High School senior Pratik Bhatter of Dalton Public Schools and Southeast Whitfield High School senior Darshan Patel of Whitfield County Schools. A regional winner will be selected in Rome on March 21.
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FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2006, file photo, Hector "Macho" Camacho arrives for an event in Miami Beach, Fla. Police in Puerto Rico say former boxing champion Camacho has been shot and critically wounded. Camacho was shot in the face while in a car outside a bar in Bayamon, one of the cities that make up the San Juan metropolitan area. A statement from police in Bayamon said he was shot Tuesday night, Nov. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)
Former world boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho was shot in the face as he sat in a car outside the Puerto Rican capital Tuesday, and doctors said he was in serious condition but expected to survive.
Another man in the car, whose relationship to the 50-year-old Camacho wasn't immediately known, died in the attack in which at least one gunman opened fire on their vehicle in the city of Bayamon, according to a statement from police.
Camacho was rushed to Centro Medico, the trauma center in San Juan, where he was in critical but stable condition, Dr. Ernesto Torres, the hospital director, told reporters.
The bullet apparently struck him in the jaw but exited his head and lodged in his right shoulder and fractured two vertebrae, Torres said. The doctor said the boxer, who was trailed by drug and alcohol problems during a career that included some high-profile bouts, could be paralyzed from the shooting.
"Camacho's condition is extremely delicate," he told Telenoticias. "His physical condition will help him but we will see."
No arrests have been made in the shooting, police said.
Camacho representative Steve Tannenbaum said he was told by friends at the hospital that the boxer would make it.
"This guy is a cat with nine lives. He's been through so much," he said. "If anybody can pull through it will be him."
The fighter's last title bout came against then-welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya in 1997, a loss by unanimous decision. Tannenbaum said he was going to fight two years ago in Denmark until his opponent pulled out and that they were looking at a possible bout in 2013.
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A judge eventually suspended all but one year of the sentence and gave Camacho probation. He wound up serving two weeks in jail, though, after violating that probation.
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January 24, 2013
Jacqueline P. Horne
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Jacqueline P. (Rodgers) Horne, 69, of Youngstown, NY, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, NY. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Gertrude (Office) Rodgers.
Jacqueline attended school in Canada and graduated from N.F.C.V.I in Niagara Falls, Ontario. On October 21, 1961, she married George Horne in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Jacqueline and George came to the United States in 1966 and currently resided in Youngstown, NY. Jacqueline enjoyed working in her yard and traveling, especially to Florida and Panama. One of her most memorable trips was when she and George traveled Route 62 from Niagara Falls, NY to El Paso, TX on his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Most of all, Jacqueline's life was focused on the care and well being of her family.
In addition to her husband of fifty-one years, Jacqueline is survived by two children, Keith (Tawnya) Horne of Brampton, Ontario and Cheryl Horne of Niagara Falls, NY; four grandchildren, Nicole, Alivia, George and Keith; three great-grandchildren, Dennis, Aiden and Amora; eight siblings, Erlene (Roy) Weaver of Hamilton, Ontario, Brian Rodgers, Russell (late Frances) Rodgers, both of Brampton, Ontario, Paul Stevens, Susan (Gary) Sutton, Shelly (Nick) Dawson, Earl (Nancy) Rodgers, all of St. Catharines, Ontario and Kelly (Richard) Brutch of Calgary, Alberta; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by one brother, David (Brenda of Niagara Falls, Ontario) Rodgers.
Jacqueline's family and friends are welcome to attend a Celebration of Life Ceremony and Gathering on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 12 Noon until 3 PM at the 3F Club, 904 Swann Road, Youngstown, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lewiston Fire Company No. 1, 1495 Swann Road, Lewiston, NY 14092; Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY 14094; or American Heart Association, Hearts Processing Center, PO Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220. Arrangements by M.J. COLUCCI & SON NIAGARA FUNERAL CHAPEL, 2730 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY 14304.
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Honors: All-ACC, Three-Time NCAA Zone Qualifier, All-ACC Academic Team, ACC Academic Honor Roll
2008-09: Earned All-ACC honors at the ACC Championships with a bronze medal performance on the platform with a five dive total of 263.05... also finished fourth on the one-meter (303.60) and eighth on the three meter (292.60)...finished third on the one-meter (257.55), fourth on the platform (187.50) and sixth on the three-meter (269.40) at the Georgia Tech Diving Invitational.
2007-08: Scored points in all three events at the ACC Championships... placed fourth on the three-meter (298.55), seventh on the platform (217.15) and ninth on the one-meter (245.55)...turned in a pair of second place finishes on the one-meter (259.90) and three-meter (281.95) at the SMU Women's Classic...member of the All-ACC Academic team and ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2006-07: Qualified for the NCAA Zone "B" Diving Championships (Mar. 2-4) and finished 12th on the one-meter board with a twelve dive total of 494.40...finished eighth on the platform with a 10-dive total of 494.95... scored 20 points in her first trip to the ACC Championships...took fifth place on the three-meter with a six-dive total of 280.65 in the finals...finished seventh on the platform with a six dive total of 187.35...earned a season high score of 287.60 at the Nike Cup Invitational on the three-meter...member ACC Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Was a two-time 2A FHSAA state champion in diving at Satellite High School...was also the regional, district and conference champion...named the Orlando Sentinel Athlete of the Year, made the Florida Today First Team for two years in a row and was selected as an All-American...named to the Pinch a Penny All-State Team...member of the Coral Springs club team coached by Dave Burgering.
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Arthur Foulkes
The Tribune-Star
Tim Roberts of Terre Haute aimed the small "gun" over his head.
He pulled the trigger and a moment later, BOOM! a loud explosion sent shock waves through air high above the parking lot near City Hall.
Roberts is a first-year volunteer with the Terre Haute Crow Patrol, a group of people dedicated to keeping crow excrement off city streets, parking lots and residents.
"I could see that working in my neighborhood," Roberts said with a smile after launching his first "banger," a mandatory exercise for new volunteers. They must learn how to fire the launchers that are designed to "push" crows from populated areas of town.
Crow droppings around the city are "terrible," said Chris Koszewski, another first-time volunteer with the patrol. He and his wife, Phyllis, have seen the damage done by roosting murders of crows around Terre Haute.
"It irritates me," Chris said of the crow droppings he has to walk through on his way to various places around town. Phyllis mentioned a doctor's office in town that cut down trees to keep crows from roosting, and messing, on their parking lot.
"It was pretty sad," Phyllis said.
About eight volunteers showed up at City Hall for the first night of patrol training. This is the third year for the annual activity, designed to keep tens of thousands of crows from making a mess downtown and elsewhere in the city.
About 75 miles away, Indianapolis launched its crow prevention activities as well on Monday. There, the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services provides a team of five people to keep crows away from Monument Circle and other important venues downtown, said Judy Loven, Wildlife Services state director. A coalition of property owners in Indianapolis pays the USDA to provide the service, she said.
Terre Haute uses volunteers, although the Crow Committee, a not-for-profit organization, pays a reduced fee for the services of Tim, Matt and Bridget Christie of Wildlife Management Services. The Christies train the volunteers and lead the operations nightly until spring. Using volunteers is by far less expensive than hiring USDA teams, Loven said.
The Terre Haute Crow Patrol uses "screamers" — high-pitched aerial rockets – and "bangers" to move the crows from populated areas. It also uses propane cannons and lasers to move the birds without harming them.
UAP Clinic downtown has invested in its own propane cannon to keep the birds off of the clinic's roof, said Jack Robinson, facilities manager for UAP. The birds have torn holes in the roof and made it difficult for patients and their families to enter the building in the mornings, he said.
Not everyone agrees with what the patrol is doing. Two men attended the training session of the volunteers Monday night and voiced their concern. The crows have a right to fly in the air where they wish, one said before leaving the room.
Anyone wishing to volunteer to help the Crow Patrol should show up at the City Hall parking lot a little before dark. Anyone wishing to report a large concentration of crows can call the Crow Hotline at (812) 244-2709.
Reporter Arthur Foulkes can be reached at (812) 231-4232 or email@example.com.
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Dear Old Trainer: The way you rave about dogs sounds like you think they are superior to humans. I don't have a dog, but I can tell you they are not better than humans. Where do you come off with that idea?
Leroy,Stillwater, Okla.
Answer: I do consider dogs superior to humans, Leroy, but I will change my mind if you tell me the name of the last person you met who gave you unconditional love. Can't think of one? That's because unconditional love does not exist among humans.
And that love is forever. A dog remains loyal for eternity. If you are gone, their love remains just as strong every day until you return, no matter how long it is.
Tell me the last human who never once held it against you when you made a mistake, who forgave you immediately when you were wrong, even if you were mean to them, and was willing to give their life protecting you.
You are lucky if you meet a human who has even one of those qualities. You will win the lottery before you meet a person who has them all.
And yet dogs have them all and prove it every day of their lives.
You are missing a wonderful part of life, Leroy. One that cannot be duplicated in any other way. Think about that. Then drop me an email, and I'll help you find a dog that will prove all the above.
Dear Old Trainer: You wrote something about how yawning will calm down a nervous dog. Sticks, my mixed breed, gets nervous and excited when he hears airplanes. If I yawn, will it calm him down?
Arlana, Mill Valley
Answer: It will help. Sticks watches you at all times to gauge your mood. Dogs empathize more than any other animal, including humans. They love humans so much they are happy when the leader is happy, sad if the leader is sad.
Sticks doesn't know what an airplane is or what all that noise means. He isn't sure if it is a threat, so it makes him nervous. He is watching you for clues on what you think about it. A yawn is a good way to communicate there is nothing to worry about. When you yawn and relax, it shows Sticks airplanes are unimportant to his life.
Anyone with a dog can do a simple experiment to prove what an immense influence their mood is on their dog. Take your dog out in the yard and start laughing and running around, telling your dog how good you feel. Your dog will immediately start running around and barking and having fun.
Then sit down and act sad and depressed. Your dog will become worried about you and try to cheer you up. Reason number 4,972 why we love dogs.
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Jack Haskins writes as The Old Trainer. A trainer for more than 30 years, he has rescued, trained and placed more than 2,000 dogs. Send questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The 116th Air Control Wing unveiled its new $5 million Avionics Maintenance Facility on Dec. 9.
The organization held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the building that will serve as the only maintenance center for avionics of the E-8C jet flown by the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, according to a release. The 116th ACW operates J-STARS in conjunction with the 461st Air Control Wing.
The 116th is an Air National Guard unit, and the 461st is an active-duty unit.
The facility will also serve as the primary repair center for Edwards Test Center B-1B avionics.
The guardsmen who will work at the new facility have an average of 19 years of experience, Maj. Robby Key, 116th Maintenance Squadron commander, said in the release. This will bode well as we serve our internal customers and other stakeholders across the Air National Guard and Air Force.
An advantage of the building is that it is close to the flight lines, the release stated, which improves efficiency by reducing the transit time from the aircraft to the repair center.
Colonel at Robins nominated for brigadier general
Col. Stephanie Gass, who serves in Air Force Reserve Command headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, has been nominated to the rank of brigadier general.
She currently serves at director of manpower, personnel and services. If the promotion is approved, she will remain in that position for the time being but could be designated for a new position later, said Chandra Brown, AFRC spokeswoman.
Robins ends Monday blues
Airmen at Robins Air Force Base wont have the Monday blues anymore, at least when it comes to clothing.
Since 2008, airmen were required to wear their dress-blue uniforms on Monday.
However, new Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh gave major commands the option of dropping the policy. Air Force Materiel Command, the parent agency of Robins, agreed to drop the requirement.
Airmen can still wear their blue uniforms if they choose, according to a story in the Robins Rev Up.
The uniform issue has gone back and forth in recent years, according to a story in the Air Force Times. After becoming Air Force chief of staff in 2005, Gen. T. Michael Moseley ordered airmen to wear camouflage uniforms because he said they should dress like they fight.
His successor, Gen. Norton Schwartz, decreed that blue uniforms be worn on Monday to preserve the traditional identity of the Air Force. Most airmen have applauded dropping the Monday blues requirement, saying the utility uniforms are more functional and practical.
One commenter on the Air Force Times story called the decision better than winning the Powerball.
To contact writer Wayne Crenshaw, call 256-9725.


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