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Hi, I bottled my 2nd batch last week, I know it's not ready yet and really needs a few more weeks but I tasted a bottle last night and its much too bitter to drink. I used 2 x 1.5kg of coopers Light LME and steeped 300g of crystal malt for 30 mins at 65 degree's. My Boil size was about 15 litres and i topped up the wort to 23 litres. I used lots of hops! 100g of Columbus and 100g of Cascade. 30g Columbus 60 mins 30g Columbus 15 mins 35g Cascade 15 mins 15g Columbus 5 mins 40g Cascade 5 mins Dry hopped for 10 days with 25g Columbus and 25g Cascade. I added 400g of Honey at high krausen and left in primary fermenter for 18 days then bottled. (no secondary) I don't have a Hydrometer so I don't know what the gravity was. I squeezed the hops both from boil and dry hop back into the wort. I did not squeeze any of the Crystal malt. Will my beer be too bitter to drink or will it mellow out??
Holy Hops Batman! I would think a little extra time in the bottle conditioning will do it good and yes it will mellow some
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Its too bitter? With those hop configs I wonder why?! Actually, I dont know grams and am too lazy to convert; for all I know that equals 2oz. I know 2kg is like 1 u.s. lb??? Ok, maybe I dont know. Anyway, you might need to let it age for several months for that to mellow but then I dont bottle, I keg. Lets put it this way, Im no help! I did, however, over do the hops on my last choc stout and it was too bitter. Two months has mellowed it a bit but two more months should be just right. Just my 2 useless cents.
Aging is really your only option at this point. What's was your SG/FG?
You'll have to let it sit for a few more months and the hops will eventually start to fade. Sample one every month or so and you'll start to notice it mellowing out.
Aging will definitely mellow the bitterness. Whether it will still be "too" bitter is entirely up to your taste buds. Welcome to brewing! For future brews, try some simpler recipes/hop schedules. They still taste great and it's easier to learn about the ingredients and their effects on taste when there's less of them. Do a search for a great article, "brewing on the ones", by Drew Beechum. Great info...
I think that's 7 ounces of hops for a 6 gallon batch. It will mellow over time, or the other suggestion I got when I did the same thing, overboard with the hops and too bitter, was to make another batch minus all the hops and mix them. Though actually, the more I keep tasting it, the better it's becoming. I don't think I've given it enough time to mellow, so thinking it's an acquired taste. Savor the bitterness! Just pretend your camping, don't have any cream or sugar and someone made the coffee way too strong.
Thanks for all the help guys, for my next brew I have 100g of Amarillo hops, I intend to brew 23 litres, any recommendations on hop schedule, I also have 500g of Crystal malt. How much extract should I use for it to be about 5/6% abv & whats the best ways to use the Crystal (some recipes advise to steep in cold water and bring up to temp then remove and others say to steep for 30 mins at 150/165????????
Hmm...maybe you're just sensitive to bitter flavors? You basically only used 30g of Columbus (a little over 1oz) to provide bittering for 6 gallons. As to your question though, I think it's the case that both the bittering and aromatic compounds of hops decay fairly rapidly.


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Wigan boss Owen Coyle was delighted to see his side hit the ground running as they opened their pre-season tour of the United States with a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew.
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In the aftermath of BLACKEST NIGHT and THE FLASH: REBIRTH comes the beginning of a new era for Barry Allen and the deadly Rogues. As Barry readjusts to life again, strange happenings explode across Central City that will lead to one of the most bizarre murder mysteries Barry will ever face in the upcoming THE FLASH #1. Plus, don't miss Wally West, Kid Flash, Gorilla Grodd and a cold case that will send The Flash down a path unlike any other. Featuring the work of THE FLASH writer Geoff Johns and artists Scott Kolins, Francis Manapul and many more.
Call me small-minded, but I never really pictured Barry Allen being the kind of kid who'd be the victim of bullies. I could definitely see, oh say, Kyle Rayner getting bullied, but a point of this Flash's characterization has always painted him as a normal guy from the Midwest, without the same kind of skeletons in the closet most brooding superheroes have. So I'll bet that's the purpose of these SECRET files - - to show you what unpleasant secrets lurks behind these character's cheery exteriors. I didn't know about the whole bit about Allen's father getting convicted for his mother's unsolved murder, either. Talk about grim.
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Today I went to the supermarket to get some foods (cucumbers) and I have to admit, I was in a weird mood.
I hadn't been sleeping great, I had itchy eyes, I'd spent another week hunting for better jobs with no success...and I'd stubbed my toe on my way out of the house. As a result, I was feeling and acting like a bit of a zombee. I just wanted to get the hell out of the supermarket and back home for a snooze as fast as possible. The shop was fairly quiet, so I got all the stuff I needed and went to the checkout.
As I stood in the queue, the couple in front of me remembered about a million things they had forgotten and kept scooting off to grab them. I suppose they saw that I was the only one waiting and decided it'd be OK to hold me up. No problem. I really didn't mind. I just stood there and waited like a good Slinkers. In fact, I sort of forgot where I was and went into a daydream.
All of a sudden, a man in his 50's appeared at the till opposite me. I happened to look up from my cucumbers to see that he was wearing a 'weird fish' jumper very similar to one my dad wears. Unfortunatly in my dozey state, I must've been staring at him, because when I looked at his face I realised that he was looking at me angrily.
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As you can see, myself and the man were pretty much opposite each other. When our eyes met I was shocked, because I hadn't expected him to be looking at me. Then something horrific happened.
Neither of us looked away.
We just stared. I realised very quickly that I had unwittingly stumbled into a staring contest with this angry man. He looked like he was in a foul mood and had no intention of being the first to look away...but I was so confused by what was going on, it didn't cross my mind to look away either.
After what felt like a couple of years, he must have decided that he'd had enough of the staring, because he slammed his tin of tuna onto the till and said, "What the hell are you looking at?" His words seemed to travel half way across the building and everyone nearby, including the forgetful couple, stopped what they were doing to stare at us both.
I honestly had no idea what to say, so I sort of blurted out the words "weird fish jumper".
Suddenly he looked doubly offended and I instantly felt compelled point out that his jumper was made by weird fish, and that I wasn't actually describing his clothing as weird and fishy. But before I could speak again he had started slamming all his shit onto the till. Then he looked at the forgetful couple (who were now also staring at him) and said "What? Have I got something sticking out of my head?!"
I had picked the wrong guy to stare at, he was going crazy talking to himself. The till guys looked at each other and grinned, like it was the best thing they'd seen all day. Then of course I had to start packing my shopping and paying the till peoples with this guy muttering to himself right opposite me the whole time.
It was possibly the most awkward thing that's ever happened to me at a till. Unfortunately me and this guy finished packing and paying at around about the same time, so right as I started walking towards the exit, he did as well. He was stomping literally a few inches behind me, i kept thinking his feet would catch the back of my shoes, and he did that all the way out until I got near my car.
Absolute nutter. Totally crazy. I had comitted a terrible crime starting at him and he wanted me to know it.
Worst of all, I live in a small town. We will probably meet again.
On the plus side, I didn't feel tired anymore!
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FOUR cuts separate Trent Reeve from international glory at the 16th World Kendo Championships.
Reeve, 25, originally from Cockatoo, has honed his skills in kendo – the Japanese swords-based martial art – and his talents have earned him a place on the Australian delegation heading to Tokyo later this year.
Winning in competition requires four successful strikes on your opponent – a strike to the head, wrist, torso and a thrust to the throat to win a match – but combatants also have to correctly hit the right part of the armour with the exact part of the sword while balancing perfect posture and poise.
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"Just reading books I found out about kendo," Reeve said.
"In 2005 I went to Japan on exchange and took up kendo while I was over there and in 2006 I took up kendo at Mumeishi in Berwick.
"It's very different to most martial arts – you wear full armour, the traditional pleated skirt and cotton top on, the hard breastplate, the gauntlets and the facemask.
"With the sword – the shinai – that was outwardly very interesting and watching it, it's very noisy and very aggressive."
After a two-year training process, Reeve was selected for the final 15-person squad to represent Australia at the championships held this year at the literal 'home of kendo' – the Nippon Budokan Hall.
"To be on the Australian team it's been four or five years coming plus a year in Japan, it's really, as far as world kendo is concerned, the pinnacle of competitive kendo," Reeve said.
"Being on the Australian team is fantastic, but on that same team going to Japan, and fighting at the Nippon Budokan at the home of kendo is a silver lining."
He's just returned from an extended training stay at the Nippon Sports Science University in Japan, where he "lived and breathed kendo for near on a year" honing his craft and perfecting his technique ahead of the championships.
Reeve is also the secretary for the Mumeishi Kendo Club in Berwick and for more information on the club, visit the website www.mumeishikendo.com.au.
Reeve's international campaign begins in May.
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Local residents worry speeding watercraft in the popular recreational area in Albury are jeopardising people's safety as they take to the river for a swim or kayak.
Currently, boats, jet skis, and other motorised vessels are restricted to a speed limit of four knots in the area of Noreuil, Hovell Tree, and Mates Parks.
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"One evening I was just floating and a boat came charging up (by Noreuil Park) very fast and I saw that they didn't see me," Ms Rowat said.
"They saw me probably within 10 metres and slowed right down when they saw, but by then it would have been too late."
Ms Rowat said she had had further encounters with speeding watercraft while supervising three children at a swimming spot near Mates Park, and also while taking them kayaking on the river.
"Maybe if there were signs with info, or an easy way – a boating or council website – for swimmers to report incidents.
"This may act as a deterrent enough for boaters, and if not it may show it's not an isolated occurrence. "
Another local river user, Anthony Ball, told the NewsWeekly he had come across boats driving on the wrong side of the river while he was kayaking.
Murray River Canoe Hire operator David Breedon said non-local jet skiers tend to be more problematic for speeding in the waterways than boats.
"Most jet-skiers are very well behaved, but unfortunately Albury jet-skiers cop the flack when out-of-towners come in," said Mr Breedon, who operates part of his business from Noreuil Park.
"We get a lot of complaints about jet-skiers, but they're not locals."
Mr Breedon has also witnessed a recent spike in the number of people utilising the Murray for swimming and recreational activities, particularly at Noreuil Park.
'Since the removal of the boat ramp at Noreuil Park more people are visibly using it more down there, it's also a bit of a correlation between the new bike path around Wonga Wetlands."
Albury Wodonga News Weekly contacted Roads and Martime Services and questioned how regularly the service patrolled the Albury area and how they deter maritime speeding, but did not receive a response at the time of going to press.
GREATER Dandenong is in the full swing of the festival scene, leaving residents and visitors spoilt for choice with full stomachs.
Dandenong Market culinary extravaganza the World Food Fare on Sunday treated thousands of people to global cuisines and entertainment.
Outdoor hawker market stalls, sizzling hot plates and cooking demonstrations took inspiration from some of the world's most important river systems, from the Mekong and Ganges to the Murray-Darling and Niger.
Stilt-walking giraffes, delicious dishes and carbs as far as the eye could see greeted guests to the Dandenong Market on Sunday.
Feasts for young and old were on offer – with everything from raw vegan tiramisu all the way to Argentinian ribs and fully-loaded American hot dogs.
Dandenong Journal photographer JARROD POTTER was tempted to taste his way through the stalls as he took in the sights, sounds and scents of the foodie's paradise.
Residents successfully protest against Tecoma Ambulance building site…
HEALTH Minister Jill Hennessy will search for an alternative site to build the new Tecoma Ambulance branch, in what residents are hailing as a win for their cause.
Construction was due to begin in coming weeks on the building situated on Rocksleigh Avenue, Tecoma – a site that drew significant protest from residents of the street.
The property was viewed by several community members as inappropriate due to its dimensions as well as its location on a quiet, narrow street with only one opening. Positioned between two traffic bottlenecks, the station would not be staffed on days of extreme fire danger due to the high risk.
In late February, Monbulk MP James Merlino confirmed with residents that he had asked the health minister to consider more appropriate sites.
Cecelia Cheek and husband Andrew Macpherson have lived on Rocksleigh Avenue for the past 28 years and have been part of a strong movement of residents to stop the new station.
Ms Cheek said the previous Health Minister David Davis misled the public regarding the application process.
"The process involved a false written statement from Ambulance Victoria to the residents of Rocksleigh Avenue, claiming that planning law would be followed," Ms Cheek explained.
"This undertaking was broken by Ambulance Victoria when they decided to use Section 16."
Section 16 refers to a special exemption that gives certain government services the ability to build without permits.
Mr Merlino acknowledged the concerns of the residents.
"This proposed location has caused significant concern for local residents," Mr Merlino said.
"The health minister in the previous Liberal Government simply refused to address this issue."
He confirmed to residents that he had engaged in talks with the incumbent health minister, and persuaded her to reconsider the site.
"I've raised this matter with Health Minister Jill Hennessey, and the minister has agreed to look at alternative site options."
Ambulance Victoria acting general manager Regional Services Mick Stephenson acknowledged that the site was under negotiation.
"Ambulance Victoria is in discussions with the Department of Health and Human Services about the best location for the new Belgrave branch," Mr Stephenson said.
"We remain committed to building a new branch for the benefit of the community and will continue to provide a 24-hour emergency response from our existing Belgrave branch."
In the meantime, Ms Cheek said the residents would hold firm.
"The station is an essential community service and we need to make sure it's in the best possible position to service the people of the area," she said.
"That place is certainly not Rocksleigh Avenue."
HEALESVILLE Sanctuary hosts many international visitors each year, but tourism wasn't Celastina Diaz's first reason for her visit to Australia.
The 11-year old came from Timor Leste to Melbourne to undergo major surgery last week.
Repairing a hole in her heart and a faulty mitral valve, the surgery was performed at the Royal Children's Hospital.
The trip was sponsored and organised by the Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children, or ROMAC, who brought 45 children to Australia for surgery during 2013-'14.
On her discharge from hospital, Celastina and her mother Natalia have been housed by Liz Olie, a member of the Rotary Club of Doncaster.
Celastina's time in Australia was made especially memorable by her visit to the sanctuary, where she got to see many animals including kangaroos.
Her 'magic moment', an opportunity to get up close with the kangaroos and meet their keepers, was donated by Healesville Sanctuary along with free admission to the sanctuary.
The Rotary Club of Healesville's Graeme Chester said the club felt it was extremely important to support the ROMAC program.
"The aim of ROMAC is to provide medical treatment for children from developing countries in the form of life-saving or dignity restoring surgery, not accessible to them in their home country," he said.
"We try to give everyone we bring to Australia the chance to experience something more than just the hospital, and the kids get really excited about seeing our native animals."
Celastina will return to Timor Leste when doctors believe she is healthy enough.
GABRIEL, from Holy Family Junior School in Doveton, was all smiles when he learned about languages last week.
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POLICE have released images of a car they believe was involved in a drive-off at a Lynbrook petrol station earlier this month.
Police are still on the hunt for a woman believed to be involved in the incident, which injured an attendant at the United Petroleum petrol station around 9.30pm on Tuesday 3 February.
Investigators have been told that staff were alerted to a possible theft happening and a male staff member approached the vehicle.
He stood in front of it before it began to drive off.
The man jumped on to the car and fell off after the vehicle had travelled around 30 metres.
He sustained head and arm injuries and was taken to Dandenong Hospital.
The car believed to be involved is a white Toyota sedan. It had a NSW number plate OKC-502, which had previously been reported stolen.
The female driver has been described as a Caucasian with brown hair that was possibly a wig. Anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
WARWICK showgirl entrant Taylah Gibson will host an old time dance fund-raiser next Friday night to raise money for the Warwick Show and Rodeo Society.
The event kicks off at 7pm on 6 March at the Warwick Showground Pavilion and costs $10 per head payable at the door.
"There will be raffles, a lucky door prize and we will play Monte Carlo, a dancing game," the 18-year-old said.
"All we ask is for you to bring a small plate of supper as this will be greatly appreciated."
The local, who works at the Rodeo Heritage Centre, said she was looking forward to the competition later this year, although she admits the prospect is slightly daunting.
"This is the first time I've been in the competition," she said.
"I've been asked three years in a row, so this year I thought 'why not give it a go' as I haven't got school.
"It's a bit nerve-racking but I'll just go with the flow."
Smart casual attire is recommended on the night.
For more information, contact Ms Gibson on 0408 333 182.
PAM Mamouney stood next to her daughter at the Turkish-Syrian border with tears in her eyes.
Pam's study tour to Turkey, on which she was invited last year by the Australian Intercultural Society, had brought her outside a refugee camp on the border where displaced Syrians picking peppers in the fields approached the Westerners with dirt staining their garments and sorrow written on their faces.
There was Pam, a 79-year-old volunteer from Berwick, fighting the good fight a short walk from Syria.
The small group of tourists, including Pam, the Casey Multi-faith Network Vice-President, gave the refugees what money they had.
"We were all crying, we felt so sorry for them," Pam said of meeting the refugees.
"It was so moving. One said his family were killed in the bombing in Syria, it was so moving to talk to them.
"At first they were very shy then the men came over and the women came over. They had dirt on their long dresses."
Last week Pam, a practising Mormon who belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, shared her story with members of both the Casey Multi-faith Network and the Berwick Probus group.
In September she embarked on the tour of Turkey with her daughter, Sue Frost, and a group of six or so other dignitaries of different races and religions, including Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Pam said she was asked to join the tour by the Melbourne contingent of the Australian Intercultural Society, with the aim of "building bridges between Westerners and Muslims."
Pam, who asked her daughter to accompany her on the 13-day trip, said it was an incredible and insightful tour, and hoped she was able to give back as much to the local community as she took away.
"It was to teach Westerners to break down barriers," Pam said.
"We learnt about schools in Turkey where teachers are educating young men and women and helping to break down radicalism.
"Education is the key."
As upsetting as it was to see the Syrian refugees who had fled from a homeland torn apart by civil conflict for the last several years, Pam said the Turkish people were treating the refugees well.
But that does little to negate the ruin Syria has become. When stepping off the tour bus, on the Turkish side of the border, Pam was warned to look out for landmines.
In her diary, Pam's daughter Sue writes of their brief but telling journey to the border, as the tour headed to the Turkish city of Harran.
"We went past a refugee camp with all the refugees from Syria down to the border, kids running up along the bus trying to sell you water, the scene brought tears to my eyes," she wrote.
"We literally just drove by slowly then headed back up to Harran. We stopped about five minutes up the road where some Syrian refugees were picking peppers, our guides started talking to them.
"Some women didn't come over till the end, we got photos with them and gave them some water and some of the nuts we had with us and some money as well."


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Listed as a Best Values from the Wine Spectator: "Very fresh and clean, with bouncy peach, lemon verbena, honeysuckle and mineral notes. Drink now." (10/08) According to Robert Parker: "The crisp, elegant 2007 Cotes du Rhone Reserve blanc, a combination of 50% Grenache Blanc, 20% Viognier, 15% Marsanne, and 15% Roussanne, exhibits notes of pears, white peaches, and spring flowers presented in a medium-bodied, crisp, elegant, perfumed style. This lovely white is best drunk over the next 1-2 years." (10/08)
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2005 Château de Montfaucon Côtes du Rhône $21.99
2005 Château de Montfaucon "Baron Louis" Côtes du Rhône $29.99
2004 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape (OWC) $421.00
2003 Cuvée du Vatican "Réserve Sixtine" Châteauneuf du Pape (soiled and torn labels) $59.99
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Mayor Richard J. Berry was sworn into office on December 1st, 2009. Prior to serving as Albuquerque's chief executive officer, he was twice elected to the New Mexico Legislature.
Mayor Berry is also an accomplished business entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in New Mexico and throughout the Southwest United States. He earned his degree in finance and administration at the University of New Mexico and was a letterman on the Lobo track and field team, specializing in the decathlon.
Since his election in late 2009, Mayor Berry has successfully worked to drop the crime rate in Albuquerque to some of the lowest levels in 20 years and has brought the City to the national forefront for transparency and accountability.
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Governor Susana Martinez, Mayor Richard J. Berry, CYFD Secretary Yolanda Deines, DOH Secretary Catherine Torres, local law enforcement leaders and non-profit providers presented a united front today in the battle against child maltreatment.
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It was a sight to behold. The funeral procession of cars and pickups was more than a mile long. I had to wonder if anyone other than the Pembroke police officers and Bryan County Sheriff deputies manning the roadblocks were left in Pembroke and north Bryan County.
The Coastal Bank, a locally owned and operated community bank headquartered in Savannah, will accept electronic items for recycling, free of charge, at all area branches and at the bank's operations center in Pooler from April 18-22 in honor of Earth Week. The electronics-recycling program is offered in partnership with Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire Inc.
McDonald's and its franchisees are looking to hire additional talent for crew and restaurant-management positions at their Hinesville-area restaurants April 19.
ATLANTA - State lawmakers said Thursday they have struck a partial budget deal that would buy new police cars, hire more tax collectors and commit state funding for dredging the Port of Savannah.
BRUNSWICK - Officials at the Coastal Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources have announced plans for the 2011 commercial food shrimp castnet lottery.
College students specializing in golf-course management and maintenance will have the opportunity to participate in The Ford Plantation's Pete Dye Agronomic Scholarship and Internship Program. The program is named after legendary golf-course architect Pete Dye, who designed the award-winning course at The Ford Plantation.
The following property transactions were filed with the Bryan County Clerk of Court from March 25-31.
During the month of April, Curves of Richmond Hill will participate in the 13th annual Curves Food Drive to collect non-perishable food and cash donations to benefit the local food bank.
You may be too busy to realize it, but April is Stress Awareness Month. Sponsored by the Health Resource Network, a nonprofit health education group, Stress Awareness Month is designed to promote awareness about ways to reduce stress in our lives.
Radiance Technologies Inc. of Huntsville, Ala., has opened an office in Savannah.
The following property transfers were recorded with the Bryan County Clerk of Court from March 21-24:
I'm the last person to cast aspersions on anyone who procrastinates, given my own occasional lapses in that area. I'll leave it to the self-help gurus to supply behavior-modification techniques. What I will say, however, is that procrastination can be a very costly habit.
Now that spring is here, you may find it easier to get outside to run, bike or take part in other physical pursuits that you enjoy. As you know, the more active you are, the more efficiently your body will work. And the same can hold true for your investments: The more exercise they get, the more potential to work on your behalf.
MACON - Consumers can get a firsthand look at agricultural production beginning in early April, when the strawberries at more than 30 "you-pick" farms across the state will be ready for harvest.
The Bryan County News, through its website www.bryancountynews.net, is now offering users a daily deal each week. Users will receive one deeply discounted deal via e-mail that can be used at local merchants. To buy the deal using a credit card, click on the link provided in the e-mail and follow the screen prompts.
Tina Flesher-Harrington with RE/MAX Accent in Richmond Hill has earned the Military Relocation Professional certification.
We are dodging freezes, getting windblown, seeing spring temperatures one day and scraping ice off the windshield the next.
Oil prices are down. So are airline fuel costs. Passenger demand is expected to increase in the coming months.
The following property transfers were recorded with the Bryan County Clerk of Court from Jan. 1-23.
If you've been out of the job interview game for a while, jumping back in is intimidating. Should you emphasize your title? What relevant skills matter most? Where do you start? Whether you're an accomplished job applicant or a newbie, here are tips for standing out from the crowd:
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The first three months of the year mean many things to many people. Snow. Super Bowl. Groundhog Day. Valentine's Day. President's Day weekend. Mardi Gras. Lent. And the promise of pleasant spring to come.
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Although she made a career out of music late in life, Wright actually began to sing much earlier, when she was nine years old. Like many artists, her first public singing efforts were heard in church, with her mother as her accompanist.
Top honors in a school-sponsored singing competition followed. Later in life, she credited her mother, a piano player and singer in a gospel quartet, as one of her main influences. Mahalia Jackson, the esteemed gospel singer, was an early friend of the family. Early in 1989 during a live set at Tipitina's in New Orleans, Wright made her first recording, "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean." She made her debut on national television in 1991 when her hometown was the setting for a special that revolved around the Super Bowl. Heartbreakin' Woman, Wright's first full-length release, appeared later that year and garnered honors from the Louisiana Music Critics Association as Blues Album of the Year. The Times-Picayune placed it among the year's Top Ten albums in the city. She has sung backup for such artists as Allen Toussaint, Glen Campbell, and Joe Cocker. The long list of others Wright has performed with includes Harry Connick Jr., Bobby McFerrin, Aaron Neville, Fats Domino, Lou Rawls, and Marcia Ball.
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Frey and colleagues outline 10 trends showing scale of America's demographic transitions
Starr says surveys intended to predict recidivism assign higher risk to poor
ISR addition wins LEED Gold Certification
Call for Proposals: Small Grants for Research Using PSID Data. Due March 2, 2015
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Martha Bailey and Nicolas Duquette win Cole Prize for article on War on Poverty
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Santoro, N.S., S. Brockwell, J. Johnston, S.L. Crawford, E.B. Gold, Sioban D. Harlow, K.A. Matthews, and K. Sutton-Tyrrell. 2007. "Helping midlife women predict the onset of the final menses: SWAN, the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation." Menopause-the Journal of the North American Menopause Society, 14:415-424.
Objective: Women approaching menopause often ask their doctors, "When are my periods going to end?" The objective of this study was to predict time to the final menstrual period (FMP). Design: This multiethnic, observational cohort study, the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation, has been ongoing since 1996. Data collected from seven annual study visits were used. The community-based cohort from seven national sites included 3,302 white, African American, Hispanic, Chinese, and Japanese women aged 42 to 52 years at baseline with a uterus and at least one ovary, who were not pregnant or taking reproductive hormones, and had at least one menstrual period within the past 3 months at baseline. The time to the FMP was defined retrospectively after 12 months of amenorrhea. Uni- and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models, hazard ratios (HRs), and 95% CIS were computed for variables of interest. Results: A total of 2,662 women, of whom 706 had an observed FMP, were included. Age, menstrual cycles that had become farther apart (HR = 2.56, 95% CI = 1.94-3.39) or more variable (HR = 1.79, 95% CI = 1.45-2.21), and current smoking (HR = 1.68, 95% CI = 1.35-2.08) were all associated with shorter time to the FMP. Higher (log) follicle-stimulating hormone (HR = 2.32, 95% CI = 2.02-2.67) was related to a shorter time to the FMP, but the highest estradiol category (>= 100 pg/mL [367 pmol/L]) was associated with an earlier onset of the FMP (HR = 2.16, 95% CI = 1.63-2.89). The number of vasomotor symptoms was related to an earlier FMP, whereas higher physical activity and educational levels were associated with a later FMP. Conclusions: Age, menstrual cycle recall, smoking status, and hormone measurements can be used to estimate when the FMP will occur, allowing for more precise estimates for older midlife women: in the most extreme cases, ie, age 54, high estradiol level, current smoking, and high follicle-stimulating hormone level, the FMP can be estimated to within I year.
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I know LEDs usually need resistors on them, or at least in the circuit to prevent too high of voltage. would it be safe to assume that if on a curcuit board, incandescent bulbs are replaced by LEDs (component not PLCC or such), that resistors would be needed. this is NOT on a tacoma let alone a toyota. only info i could find for this vehicle was a completely custom setup instead of using factory locations for bulbs. essentially this vehicle uses what looks like the mini twist sockets in our fog light switch and A/C panel (2005+), but they are soldered to the surface of the PCB where the lead of the bulb wraps around the socket. using or not using the socket looks like would make no difference
Im not asking you guys how to do what i want to do. i already know how to do it. just would like to know bout the resistors
oh and no i do not have multimeter to test. found my old one stuffed away with batteries all corroded.


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Starbucks Refinances Credit Facility, Benefits From Favorable Market Pricing
Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced the renewal of its unsecured, revolving credit facility, which increases borrowing capacity from $500 million to $750 million. The credit facility is scheduled to mature on February 5, 2018, and replaces the current facility which was set to mature on November 17, 2014. Funds borrowed under the agreement will complement the company's strong operational cash flow and may be used for general corporate purposes including working capital, capital expenditures, share repurchases and potential growth opportunities.
"Our new credit agreement increases our borrowing capacity significantly, while lowering our cost of credit and extending the availability of funds for the next five years," said Troy Alstead, Starbucks chief financial officer. "Augmenting Starbucks already strong cash flow generation, this credit facility will provide the company with the flexibility and resources to effectively manage our business and pursue additional opportunities to build shareholder value."
Starbucks previous credit facility had the option to request an increase in the aggregate commitments by up to $500 million for a total aggregate facility commitment not to exceed $1 billion. The new facility has the option to request an increase in the aggregate commitments by up to $750 million for a total aggregate facility commitment not to exceed $1.5 billion.
Bank of America, N.A. is serving as the administrative agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer for the facility. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A. are acting as co-syndication agents. The remaining syndicate group is comprised of relationship banks.
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What's being said as the face of King Richard III is unveiled after tests confirmed remains found under a Leicester car park were that of the long dead monarch?
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Last week, we asked what was being said as the Jarl Squad got ready for the Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival in Shetland?
"Look Mr Savage you might well of been a warrior on the pitch in your day,but the only thing that I can see that will make you a Viking is your hair!" - Phil Maddocks
Auditions were held today for the leading male role in the new version of Basic Instinct - Valerie Wood
Despite waiting for him in the internet cafe for over an hour, there was still no sign of Bluetooth - Euan Dean
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Brownsville police continue to look for the suspect who is touching young girls inappropriately at a local Walmart.
The surveillance video at the Walmart located on Alton Gloor shows the suspect entering the store and heading to the girls clothing section or toy aisle to find his victims. Two victims, ages 8 and 10 years-old, have reported the assault in July and August. If you have any information on this suspect, police ask that you call the Brownsville Police Department at 956.546.TIPS.


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Truly, this is our definition of gracious majesty, for Margo has learned one of the central truths of the Way of the Manolo: With great shoes comes great responsibility.
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I spoke with a relative this morning; let's call him "Bob." We had not spoken since last year, I think. He asked how my Mom was doing. I could have sworn I'd told him that she had Alzheimer's or at least dementia, but what the heck, he said he didn't know. When I told him that Mom could no longer walk and was wheelchair-bound and incontinent, he said something along these lines, "Too bad they have to keep her alive like that." I guess "they" referred to the doctors and nurses at the nursing home, but I'm not sure. He told me about a friend who was ill and on dialysis who chose to take her own life by unplugging her machines at home. She invited all her friends over for a party and died two weeks later.
That's all well and good, but my mother cannot unplug her own life! She isn't on any machines right now, and yes, she is deteriorating physically and mentally, but I do not have the power or right to end her life.
When I told a former (emphasis on "former") dentist that my mom had Alzheimer's, he said, "If I had it, I'd just shoot himself." Then he said, "Now, I'm depressed." Hey, man, thanks. Another clueless cocksucker.
I felt like I had to defend myself with Bob. I told him how I downloaded music on my iPhone and hooked it up to speakers for her to listen to, showed her movies and was planning a museum trip. I told him that I was active in the Alzheimer's Association: how I did the Memory Walk every year and went to the Advocacy Forum in DC last May and that I spoke with congressional aides and heard various speakers and learned about the latest scientific developments.
Why did I feel I had to defend myself? Was it that low self-esteem creeping back into my bones, that feeling I wasn't doing enough for her or that I wasn't a good enough person or because I don't have kids? I don't know. I explained why she wasn't living at home with us: we could not afford a round-the-clock nurse and my house was not wheelchair-friendly and we could not afford to re-do the whole house. Why did I say all that? The more I think about it, the more pathetic I feel.
Anyway, as my husband Lorin said, "consider the source." Bob is a widower, although he is still very active and has children and grandchildren and travels frequently. Lorin said he is lonely and probably doesn't have much to look forward to anymore, and that might be true. That doesn't stop me from feeling shitty, though. The call transpired at 10:00 a.m. but I didn't feel the effects till later this afternoon. I took a walk at lunchtime and started to cry. Am I going crazy or can I blame it on Friday the 13th?
I would appreciate any advice or clues as to why people say such hurtful things and why I let them bother me.
In the meantime, I will defer to Al Swearengen and my other pals from Deadwood:
Over the last decade I watched helplessly while my dad passed away from Alzheimer's and I expect that at some point in the next couple of years we'll be burying our "wheelchair-bound and incontinent" mother. Thank heaven my brother and I have their Medical Powers of Attorney, otherwise her life would end with the journey from the nursing home with feeding tubes to the emergency room and into intensive care.
Instead, when she loses her gag reflex, comes my brother and I will place her in hospice where she will die from kidney failure just as my Dad did. To some folks that sound heartless, but I spent a week at my father's side and watched him slowly move from a rigid fetal position to a much more relaxed prone position.
Apparently the toxins released into the blood stream by kidney failure have a narcotic effect and the grotesque neurological symptoms of advanced Alzheimer's are relieved. My Dad waited until my brother and I took a moment out of or vigil to go out for dinner. We'd just finished and got the check when we got the call from the hospice nurse.
More than anything else your post identifies our need to plan those last years and months of our lives, so that our kids aren't stuck between that proverbial rock and the hard place between the doctors covering their asses and the faux-macho cocksuckers who don't have a clue.
You have my empathy and prayers.
I know you must be under enormous pressure to do what it right for your mother. Remember that YOU have a life too.
Don't offer to explain. Honest.
Just state the facts madam.
And move on away from the soul sappers.
I wish I could throttle them for ya...You can tell 'em I said so.
You deserve to be proud of Yourself, and will find that Your actions today will comfort You for years to come. The barbarians will never understand these basic concepts of humanity.
You asked for advice in the latter part of Your post, so I will tell You what worked best for me. I simply, tuned out, most of those uncaring cretins until a point was reached where I hardly heard nor responded to their words. Soon, they drifted away, which left me free-er to carry on in the way that I knew I must.
Glad to hear that You fired the dentist, and I fear not that Your excellent and empathetic instincts will carry You the rest of the way.
Sheila, yes, ignorance is the culprit here, and perhaps his own personal fears.
Mark, thank you for saying that. Luckily I haven't encountered too many barbarians as of late. Will have to sharpen my mental sword for coming battles.
Ccdarling, yes, a simple "I'm sorry" would have been music to my ears.
My mother passed away in November from complications of Alzheimers. Dad took care of her and everything associated with it and wanted nothing from me so I had time to distance myself. Mine is a strange family.
I wish you the strength and peace of mind to get through and to be at peace.
I also did not have my mom live with me. I moved her closer, and then to a residential care setting. I did not think I could do 10 or 15 years of home care. I knew my limits. I wanted to protect my relationship with the man who was really the only person in the family who actually helped me with Mom. I successfully avoided feeling guilt on this topic (though not on others). You have to know your limits, you have to put your own oxygen mask on first, or you will not be any good to them.
I very much admire the love and care you're devoting to your mother. Ignore the asses who don't understand.
It is easy to sit back in your comfort and tell others what they should do, and it is none of his business too! You can't tell me he was genuinely interested. Just my take on it.
But I gotta thank you for the cocksucker montage...it sure made me laugh. I love profanity used properly, but with my granddaughter in the picture, I've had to clean up my act. I tried to convince my daughter that we could just tell her grandma has Tourette's Syndrome, but that seems insensitive to those afflicted with it.
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Everyone by now has said it better than I could. Basically, these clueless cocksucker types are simpleminded or something. They don't see the complexity. This is your mother. This is not some facebook friend. Our modern American Culture tells us to abandon our parents and "move on" and all this idiocy that has left so many lost and confused. Who else but our mothers loves us unconditionally and were there for us. Even if our parents were faulty-- there often is such love and history there.
You, in my very strong opinion, are doing the right thing . The selfish or brainswashed others who beleive that you should just kill your mother cause you need to "have your own life" are mistaken, in the real spiritual sense, that they can't grasp.
Knowing you a bit , I know that you have a big heart, and if you try to change that now, you'll really be a mess. Go with your heart and your gut and view the clueless cocksuckers as the gnats they are.
Phyllis, I suppose my need to defend myself comes from feeling "less than" other people, including many family members. It is something I have to work on.
Buffy, thank you.
Sirenita, You hit the nail on the head when you said they can't understand why you wouldn't feel relieved at her passing and didn't understand why you were grieving. Like you, I know I couldn't have my mother stay with us, firstly for financial reasons, but secondly, I would become a full-time caretaker, and I don't know if I could sustain that kind of energy and not have it destroy my marriage.
lunchlady, Yes, they need to be educated. Thank you.
Matt, Believe me, I have thought and said to other caregivers in my group that if I were diagnosed with AD, I would just shoot myself too. I think we have all thought that (those who are caretaking), but I don't think I would ever tell another person who was taking care of a loved one with AD that they would be better off dead. Your advice is simple and correct: ignore the asses. Thank you.
Tom, Yup, I don't think he's a Republican, though. LOL.
Cindy, I get where your husband is coming from. A lot of people adhere to that "nobody can make you feel anything" and so on, but sometimes it's easier said than done.
Beauty, Ha, ha, you are too funny. Something so liberating about saying and hearing the word, "cocksucker."
Barbara, ignorance is the culprit here, you are right. What a beautiful way you handled your Dad, and helped your Mom leave this world.
Algis, good advice. What a difference a day makes, as the song goes. I feel much better today. Thank you for the graphics . . .
Kate, Yes, right on! That's what I feel like saying sometimes to people. Do you say to a person with cancer or their caregiver, "Why don't you just let them die?" Jesus! Neurological and mental illnesses still carry a stigma in our society. xox
fernsy, exactly, my friend. It is a ME world out there, and people are all about doing for yourself and f**k those who are obstacles in their path. As you know, my mom was hardly the perfect parent, but I can't see letting her suffer and die alone simply because of past hurts.
Jon, thank you.
The amount of stress, and multi tasking you juggle and suffer through as the primary caregiver for a person living (I emphasis living) with Alzheimer's Disease is enormous, and the ultimate gift of love. Yes, I'm sure there are Dr. Kevorkian moments; and I'm not going to judge anyone who wants to make that choice. I live with a degenerative disease and have had those moments myself-so I will never judge anyone. I support death with dignity. But it is inappropriate and insensitive for someone-expecially someone who does not know you very well to say that to you. It is a very personal decision. Your mom is very much alive right now. I know the candle is slowly flickering out...and its so very painful, but every moment of joy you give her, is another happy spark of light in these precious days you have together. You've been writing about mom's love of music. Here is a time in her life when she can truly focus completely in the music.
People say hurtful things for so many reasons, but yes, consider the source. Sometimes it's ignorance, fear. rage, but no matter what, have confidence that you are doing the best you can, that you are loved and cherished and things will get better.
Mary, thanks.
Joanne, yes, cocksuckers abound in this world, and many, sadly, are in the medical profession, the so-called "healing arts." xo


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BBC "Shamed Detroit mayor to step down" A prominent African-American politician who was elected mayor at the age of 31, Mr Kilpatrick had been considered one of the rising stars of the Democratic Party.
Bloomberg News "Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Pleads Guilty to Perjury" Resolution of the case removes a potential distraction for Democrats in the November presidential election. The state, with 17 of the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency, is considered a battleground by the campaigns of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. Republicans have highlighted statements Obama made in the past, before Kilpatrick was charged, lauding the Detroit mayor.
Christian Science Monitor "In dispirited Detroit, mayor pleads guilty" A protracted scandal that has paralyzed Detroit and made its city government a spectacle for much of the US ended Thursday when Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to two felony counts, abruptly ending his tenure as mayor and giving the city a new and uncertain future.... For the time being, the city's myriad economic and social troubles, which have worsened as the auto industry has faltered during the credit crunch, fall into the lap of Mr. Cockrel, the interim mayor.
Wall Street Journal "Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick to Resign in Plea Agreement" The mayor's troubles exposed the long-standing resentments between the largely African American city and its white suburban population. Many of the city's residents support the mayor and consider his legal troubles an attack on him from his political enemies. Suburban residents, many of whom left the city after the 1967 riots, called for his resignation.
Los Angeles Times "Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick accepts plea deal, will resign" Ending a seven-month political soap opera that has consumed Detroit, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty today to felony charges related to his affair with a top aide and will resign as part of the agreement struck with prosecutors.
Reuters news service "Detroit mayor pleads guilty, to leave office" Dubbed the "hip-hop" mayor when he took office in 2002, Kilpatrick had remained defiant in the face of his mounting legal troubles, claiming that the charges against him were racially motivated.
New York Times "Detroit Mayor Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Resign" His refusal to resign delighted a certain segment of this cityÆs mostly poor, mostly black population, who felt pride in Mr. KilpatrickÆs rise from the Detroit public schools to the mayorÆs mansion. But others here found Mr. Kilpatrick arrogant and stubborn. Some of his most loyal supporters turned on him in recent weeks, angered to see Detroit dragged through a long and tawdry affair that distracted the region from more pressing matters in a time of serious economic trouble in Michigan.
Time magazine "Kilpatrick Out: A Boost for Obama?" The cost to Detroit taxpayers for Kilpatrick's abuse of power has been high Ś over $10 million so far, including legal fees and an $8.4 million confidential settlement paid to whistle-blowers, including the former deputy police chief that Kilpatrick had fired for investigating his after-hours activities. The same sum could put several hundred new police officers on the streets of the country's most violent city. Or knock down more than a thousand of the abandoned buildings that dot Detroit's streets and breed crime.
11:22 a.m.
More offerings online now:
• Crain's Detroit Business: "KilpatrickÆs legacy melded promise, scandal"
• Salon.com: "Kwame Kilpatrick exits, with Barack Obama holding the door"
• The New York Times: "Detroit Mayor Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Resign"
• The Wall Street Journal: "Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick To Resign in Plea Agreement"
11:08 a.m.
The Chicago Tribune is including a story about Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's guilty plea this morning among the top news items on its Web site, in its right column like the Los Angeles Times' site (see below). The article is titled "Detroit Mayor agrees to plead guilty, resign," and from the Associated Press.
11:02 a.m.
The Windsor Star is leading its Web site late this morning with the news about Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's guilty plea today. The headline reads "Kwame pleads guilty, resigns". The site features links to archived content and photos.
10:58 a.m.
The Los Angeles Times is including a story about Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick among the top stories in the right column of its Web site under the headline, "Detroit mayor agrees to plead guilty, resign."
10:52 a.m.
Yahoo News is listing an Associate Press story about Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in the "More Stories" section of its home page titled "Detroit mayor agrees to plead guilty, resign."
10:41 a.m.
The Washington Post is now including a story from the Associated Press about the proceedings regarding Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on its home page with a link titled "Detroit's Mayor to Resign."
10:38 p.m.
The top of the home page of the New York Times now reads "BREAKING NEWS 10:32 AM ET: Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick agrees to plead guilty and resign."
10:35 a.m.
CNN is now stripping its live video coverage of proceedings concerning Kilpatrick across the top of its home page under the headline "Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces judge in court."
10:12 a.m.
CNN has joined the group of media offering live streaming video of the events in court this morning surrounding Kilpatrick. The mayor video is the third of three video items at the top right-hand corner of its home page under its "Video" header.
10:05 a.m.
Fox News now has both a banner across the top of its home page online and a separate link to a full-length story citing information from both the Detroit Free Press and the Wall Street Journal about Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's scheduled appearance in court today.
9:51 a.m.
Yahoo News, in its "U.S. News" section, is including a headline titled "Detroit mayor expected to make plea in court," a story from the Associated Press.
9:44 a.m.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting, at the top of its home page, "Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick resigns in deal with prosecutors. Full story to follow shortly."
9:32 a.m.
Splashed across the top of the home page of Fox News is a banner that reads "Report: Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick to Quit, Plead Guilty, Do Jail Time in Perjury Case: Watch Live". The banner links to streaming video options for readers.
Before 9:30 a.m.
CNN is now linking to a WDIV story under its "Latest News" section under the headline "Detroit Mayor to plead guilty, step down".
Before 9:15 a.m.
The New York Times is featuring a story about Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on its home page under its U.S. section with the headline "Hearing on Detroit Mayor Begins." The story from Wednesday features a picture of media members watching a television screen that shows an image of Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
Before 8 a.m.
The Windsor Star, under the "News" section on its home page, was among news Web sites to feature its own story about events surrounding Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, titled "Detroit mayor may plead guilty today," which asked readers to "Check out our website for further Kwame updates."
The Chicago Tribune didn't appear to have any stories about the mayor on its home page this morning.
Before 7:15 a.m.
Sites such as blackamericaweb.com featured coverage of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in some form this morning. That Web site included the story on its home page under the headline, "Plea Deal Expected in Kilpatrick Perjury Case," and featured an Associated Press story from Wednesday and a picture of the mayor.
Before 7 a.m.
MSNBC.com, under its "U.S., world & politics section," listed 7 one-line headlines early today, including, at No. 6, "Plea deal expected in Detroit mayor case." The article is Associated Press content last updated Wednesday night, and includes a photo of Wayne County Circuit Judge Robert Ziolkowski, and a link to a clickondetroit.com story titled, Kilpatrick supporters rally at Labor Day parade."
Fox News this morning listed the story in its "Latest News" box under the headline "Plea Agreement Expected in Detroit Mayor Perjury Case." The link featured the AP story with a photo of the mayor.
The Wall Street Journal listed the story under its "Blogs" section with the headline, Reports: Detroit Mayor to Plead Guilty Thursday Morning. The story is from Wednesday but, Ashby Jones writes, "WeÆll of course update the story when details of his plea agreement emerge."
The Indianapolis Star featured, under its "Nation/World" section, the mayor story under the headline "Potential plea deal in the works for Detroit mayor." The story featured this morning's AP story plus a photo of the mayor.
It appeared that CNN, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA TODAY and the Drudge Report were not featuring the mayor story on their home pages before about 7 a.m.


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Three Burning Questions
With five new defensive backs, will the secondary be improved from a year ago?
The Giants' defense had an outstanding pass rush in 2005, led by a combined 26 sacks by defensive ends Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora, yet they did not have one interception by a defensive corner in 2005. This simply was not a ball-hawking secondary, but the Giants concentrated on defense in the offseason. They brought in five new defensive backs, and six of their eight draft choices were defensive players, along with eight free agents. You always worry about a new group gelling, and defensive coordinator Tim Lewis will expect them to play some aggressive man-to-man schemes; but this D is much better than last year's version, which will allow the Giants to go back to their exotic zone blitzes in an effort to confuse and challenge offenses.
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- Has a very nice bottom cover that fits more than perfect so you know your coins won't drop out
- The coin-slit is huge so you won't miss when putting in coins
- Lots of space, able to store so many coins
- Smells pretty bad at the beginning
- No other cons
Very cheap and durable. I'd buy this again if I didn't get the red one but I did. It's big enough to hold all your needed coins!
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