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Walking the Veeram Talk with Thala
By Sonali Shenoy | Express Features - CHENNAI
Published: 09th January 2014 10:53 AM
Last Updated: 09th January 2014 10:53 AM
Even established actors in Kollywood would give an arm and a leg to spend a single day on set with Thala Ajith. So cricketer Suhail Chandhok couldn't believe his luck when he realised he had scored a 'century' with the star – spending 100 days on the sets of Thala's Pongal release Veeram.
While the story of how Suhail's father Ricky Chandhok sent the star a YouTube video of his son's acting is now common knowledge, it turns out that the most memorable part of the Veeram experience for Suhail was actually not on set, but off. "I think it was sort of a bro-mance between the actors who play the five brothers in the film," he smiles.
Incidentally, Suhail plays Ajith's youngest brother Kumaran who, he admits, shares a special dynamic with Ajith (the eldest).
Of course, the bonding time with 'Ajith sir' is what the debutante actor really cannot stop raving about. "I remember one night we were at Ramoji Film City, and Ajith came up to me and said, 'Suhail come let's go for a walk.'" What was intended to be a short time out, turned into a three-hour expedition, the actor recalls. "Ajith and I walked the entire stretch I think, and he pointed out every single place he had shot at... "
It was this that made Suhail, brother of former F1 racer Karun Chandhok, feel completely at home, and not in the least like a newcomer.
One has to imagine it was scary though, being put alongside Ajith right from day one? "I guess the first day it was scary, because everyone who heard I was doing the film would repeatedly ask me the same question. Half an hour spent with Ajith and director Siva, and my feeling did a complete U-turn," he says.
Given Suhail's background in theatre from his school days, it's understandable that the acting came naturally. But what about the dancing? "Oh I was jittery about that at first, you don't want to get a move wrong and make a fool of yourself in front of everybody!"
To gear up for his role, Suhail even hired dance and boxing trainers to come to his house for a few hours every day. "But I think in the end the audience will have to decide what they think of my moves," he says with a laugh.
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POLAND — There will be an open house for people to learn more about how Seniors Helping Seniors can serve the area....
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Shain Gandee, MTV Buckwild Star, Dies
"We are shocked and saddened by the terrible news about Shain Gandee, and those involved in this tragic incident," an MTV rep said in a statement. "We are waiting for more information, but at this time, our main concern is for the Gandee family and their friends."
Continues the statement, "Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Shain had a magnetic personality, with a passion for life that touched everyone he met and we will miss him dearly."
The reality personality, 21, was discovered unresponsive in his car Monday morning with his uncle, David Gandee, 48, and another person, says Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper of West Virginia, where Gandee lived.
Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper tells PEOPLE that the family notified authorities on Sunday that they were missing since Saturday. A very intense search was done, concluding Monday morning, he adds, revealing MTV had been filming all weekend with Shain.
They had told people they were going four-wheeling in an SUV and were last seen at Larry's Bar in Sissonville, W.Va., WCHS TV reports.
According to his bio on the stunt program's website, Shain, nicknamed "Gandee Candy," was "sociable and loyal." He was his high school's prom king, and had done every job from coal mining to being a garbage man.


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The 7 Worst Behaviors on Public Transportation
But as much as I appreciate public transportation, it causes certain behaviors I simply cannot tolerate. And because it's not acceptable to physically murder people who annoy you (even in New York) I thought I'd itemize them here. (By the way, I'm writing this column about public transportation while I'm riding on a train!)
I know, right?
The Invisible Seating Request
It's perfectly acceptable to ask other passengers to move out of the way so you can get to an unoccupied seat next to them. Sure, we all like having a row to ourselves, but only the most entitled, insufferable prima donnas would actually take offense to such a request. In fact, those people are so obviously obnoxious that I'm not even bothering to include them anywhere on this list. The only appropriate spot for them is in a special level of hell sandwiched between child molesters and people who take five minutes to order at McDonalds trying to figure out if buying items a la carte off the dollar menu is cheaper than the value meal.
But here's the thing: if you're going to ask someone to move, actually ask them to move. Say "excuse me," point, do some damn thing, because just kinda, sorta standing next to someone in the belief that it is their duty to divine your seating desires, spring to their feet, and lead you to your desired location is just a tad presumptuous.
Making matters worse is that most of these silent requesters usually forget their basic biology once getting on a train. Or at least they're a little shaky on how eyes work. For the most part (and no offense to Admiral Ackbar) most passengers tend to have their visual portals in the front of their head.
"No offense taken, Gladstone."
So if you're going to ask me (without speaking) to get up to let you into the row, maybe, I don't know, don't stand behind me when you do it. I'm probably working on a column called the 6 Most Unintentionally Homoerotic Things Ever Said On Boy Meets World and won't notice you there.
The Improper Seat Offering/Not Offering
In this politically correct 21st Century world, certain things can be confusing, but for the most part offering your seat to another passenger correctly should not be one of them. First off, if a pregnant woman or someone with a physical handicap is standing, get up. That's easy. And no, pretending you don't see them because you're reading the best novel ever on your Kindle isn't an excuse. If you're sitting and they're not, you're wrong. Get up.
Okay, now you have older passengers. Admittedly, that's a bit trickier. I personally have never offered my seat to an older man because I'm afraid of being insulting. But you're probably pretty safe with an older woman. I mean, even if she's incredibly vain, she's more likely to think you're being chivalrous rather than calling her a decrepit invalid. The only way you'll possibly get in trouble is if you offer your seat to an older woman consumed with appearance who is also an ardent feminist who doesn't need your male seat-based charity thank you very much.
A very tough call.
And young women? No. You don't get a seat. I'll never give it up. Why? Because I spent college trying to seduce women who ran with the wolves while listening to the Indigo Girls and not succumbing to the beauty myth. That kind of behavior has been socialized right out of me. I am a feminist and I believe you can stand on public transportation just as well as any man ever could, sunshine sister. So stop making puppy dog eyes at my seat, Missy. It ain't happening.
Also, quick note. I had an acquaintance that used to offer his seat to women on the subway even when there were other available seats. Don't do that. Ever. Not only is it not necessary, it's insane and creepy as all eternal hell.
The Crippling Slow Taxi Change-Maker
Have you ever tried to pay for a $5.38 taxi ride with a twenty dollar bill? I have, and not just because my ho's keep my mink coat lined with Jacksons, but because sometimes I just like, y'know, only have a twenty. Anyway, try it out and you'll see your cabbie whip out a wad of cash neatly arranged in ascending order and yet still somehow become incapable of making change in under a minute.
This is actually a GIF moving in real time.
Why? Well, I'm convinced this is a twisted ploy to increase their tips by driving you to the brink of maddening frustration before you snap and say, "Y'know what? Forget it. Just keep the change." What's my proof? I write for the Internet. I don't need proof. What's your proof ?
"Well, maybe they're just bad at math," you say. "After all, they do drive a cab." Well, Sir or Madame, I find your elitism highly offensive, and I will not sit here and listen to you insult the intelligence of these evil terrible people that I hate so much.
The Elephantitis of the Testicles Sitting Stance
Sitting on a subway or bus seat shouldn't be too difficult. In most places the seats are already molded for you - one plastic scoop per ass. Is that enough room? No. Is there anything you can do about it? Yes. Just deal. But you may not slump down in your chair and throw your knees akimbo in a lame attempt to prove to every other passenger that your billard ball-sized testicles are too bad-ass to be contained by any one seat.
Far be it for me to judge everything about a young man based solely on his sitting posture, but if I might speak to these offenders for a moment:
Son, I know life can be hard. I'm sure your job sucks, or that job you had for four hours that one time sucked. And maybe you're part of some socio-economic or racial segment of society that has been historically repressed in cruel institutional and interpersonal ways. Maybe you've been asked "may I help you" by a sales clerk who was hoping you'd just leave. Or perhaps some Korean grocer followed you suspiciously around his bodega when you were just trying to buy a diet coke. Or maybe there was that time McDonalds didn't supersize your fries even though you totally asked McDonald's to supersize your fries. I don't pretend to know your whole life story. But I do know you can't right every indignity you think you've suffered by sitting like a douchebag. One seat per customer. Close up those legs. We've had enough.
Obviously, this rule doesn't apply to everyone.


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Wifealiciousness rummages through the basket on her Velorbis Victoria Classic for her keys.
We get alot of lovely emails and comments from readers about what bikes feature on the streets of Copenhagen, what bikes are cool and what bikes we can recommend. It's a tough subject. Mostly because the vast majority of bikes in Copenhagen aren't available abroad and are made by companies most of you have never heard of. Which is a shame, really. We're spoiled for choice in this bike-saturated market but in regions like North America only a few brands of European bikes are on the market.
Only a few Danish and Dutch brands are geared for export. The majority of the well-established companies are content with producing their bikes for the Northern European market. The brands that are exported to North America are generally very fine bikes and this is reflected in the price. They tend to market themselves for the upscale crowd. Fair enough, we say, but still a shame that so many cool bikes are inaccessible to bike culture lovers abroad.
We'll try to highlight some of the brands seen in Copenhagen in some upcoming posts, as well as cool brands from elsewhere in Europe.
There is a bike boom happening in Copenhagen, which seems to have started within the past five years. There are lot of new bikes on the bike lanes with new, bright colours and forms available after a century of black frames. We'll focus on bikes for ladies - the classic 'Bedstemor cykler', or 'Grandma bikes' as they're called in Danish.
By and large, however, most of the bikes are classic workhorses and many are of a rather generic nature.
I don't know what brand the bike above is but I see them, and others like them, all day long. They do the job. There are hundreds of bike shops in Copenhagen and many of them sell these basic "bedstemor cykler" - or Grandma bikes
Raleigh of China [formally of Nottingham] enjoy a strong prescence on the Copenhagen bike lanes. Vintage bike lovers will wet themselves standing on a busy street corner. Old Raleighs roll past in their scores and new Raleighs accompany them.
The bike above is a newish Raleigh. One of the travesties of the bike marketing world is that Raleigh produces classic models only for the Danish, German and Dutch market, leaving the rest of you out in the cold. You can see the contrast when looking at:
Raleigh's Danish website - elegant girl in heels on the front page - and then looking at
Raleigh's US website - agressive sports orientated image, or even
Raleigh's UK Website - outdoorsy weekend cyclists and loads of 'gear'.
On the Danish website there are 8 Ladies models under 'Shopping' and a classic retro model under Tourist De Luxe. On the US website there are four 'women's bikes', with only one resembling a normal everyday bike.
Old Raleighs are, in many ways, much lovelier. A bit of rust adds so much character. Many young women choose these trashed bikes as an image statement. They are coolest with heels and elegant clothes, for some reason. We have spotted a tendency to wear shoes by Louboutin while riding an old Raleigh.
It's not just old Raleighs, there are so many old brands that still do service on the bike lanes. In most cases, it's not about the bike, it's about the person riding it.
A fancy, expensive and wonderfully designed bike is cool, but you don't want people noticing the bike when they should be noticing you.


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on September 14, 2012 - 12:01 AM
Del La Grace Volcano, an artist whose work challenges viewers to think about the ways we define ourselves, will visit Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center (341 Delaware Ave.) at 8 p.m. Thursday as part of the Leslie+Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art's Queer Art Lecture Series.
Volcano, who identifies neither as male nor female, has gained exposure in European museums and art institutions. But the artist has not been embraced by the American art establishment, which Jonathan Katz, University at Buffalo professor and president of the New York City-based Leslie+Lohman Museum, attributes to a continued squeamishness on the part of American museums about gender and sexuality issues.
"S/he is at once photographer and sitter, American and European, a she and a he, or better, intersexed," according to a release about the event. "Volcano's art plays with constructions of gender, sexuality and race, recasting embodiment from a brute fact of nature to a creative exercise of will. A proud abolitionist, Volcano asks why we are so invested in exclusively binary accounts of identity - male or female, black or white, LGBTQ or straight - when we could instead support a more inclusive, humane, and encompassing blurring of all such categories."
Thursday's talk, co-presented by Hallwalls and UB's visual studies department, is free. Call 854-1694 or visit www.hallwalls.org.
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Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences and be no longer than 80 words. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor," which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. Any others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.
From Inwood:
Berkeley County Sheriff's Department, Martinsburg Police Department and West Virginia State Police: Ease up on the traffic tickets. There's a recession. We can't afford them.
From Jefferson County:
In a time where the federal government is in debt up to our eyeballs, the politicians are still fighting to see who can give away the most money. There is no media outlet that does not lift some sort of free money giveaway grant to some frivolous, feel-good project that truly benefits so few but is so costly to so many. We need a government with fiscal responsibility.
From Jefferson County:
Does anyone know of anyone who repairs wall clocks at a reasonable price? If so, please post in Journal Junction. Thank you very much!
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It is so amusing to continually read the comments in Journal Junction. They truly point out the failure of our education system over the past 20 to 30 years and that the ignorance of historical reality is totally lacking. I hope that the trend can somehow be reversed so that the USA remains the hope for freedom in this world.
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I went to a car show in Ranson on June 16. I won a trophy for my car, and they took a picture of me and my trophy and said they would mail the pictures. I have called everyone except the chaplain! Can anyone help there in Ranson?
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Looking for witnesses to a car accident in Rippon on Sunday, Sept. 30, at approximately 4:30 p.m. Did anyone see a silver minivan hit a blue car? Please help!
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It's not a matter of a welfare mom choosing a man more wisely when it comes to fathering children. Having one-night stands with various men usually ends up in an "oopsie," then that man is who they have to deal with.
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Did you see where rapper Lil Wayne surpassed Elvis for the number of top 100 hits of all time? ... And he did this while only in his 20s with a year off to do a felony stretch. This accomplishment all courtesy of our next generation of leaders. And you ask why some say it's about over for America?
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Obama has given us pain at the pump and, with his war on coal-fired power plants, will give us pain at the plug as electricity costs skyrocket.
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Jesus wouldn't vote for many reasons No. 1: no elections; 2. He's not real and the murder of innocent children refers to abortion I suppose. Well ladies, from now on, just put the baby in a little basket and float it down the river. It worked for Moses, right?
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Isn't the intolerance to an individual or a group's moral convictions, by definition, bigotry? Where is the outrage directed toward public figures hating on the Boy Scouts? Are there any gay activists anywhere with the imagination to start an organization of their own? Stop trying to force your lifestyle on everyone else.
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Obama now promises to reduce the debt by using half the money being spent on the Afghan war. Isn't this the same money he claims is responsible for high deficits because the war wasn't paid for? You can't reduce the debt by using borrowed money. He must think the American people are really stupid.
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To the nut from Bunker Hill who watched a blank TV screen for 26 minutes: That is Obama education. Blank screen, blank minds.
From Inwood:
Some 923 executive orders in 40 months - by doing this, he eliminates the House and Senate. The most executive orders by any other president (62) was G.W. Bush, in eight years. He makes "Slick Willie" and "Tricky Dick" look like choir boys.
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In honor of the record-setting 133 points scored in the WVU-Baylor game: There will be a massive celebration in Morgantown Wednesday evening, highlighted by a Festival of Lights consisting of 133 burning couches. Don't miss it.
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EAST LIVERPOOL - The proposed sale of the Columbiana County Port Authority's railroad to a major player in the region's natural gas boom has been delayed again, this time until a minor problem with the title to the property is corrected.
The port board voted at Monday's meeting to hire the Calcutta engineering firm of Dallis Dawson & Associates to perform the survey work needed before a small section of the 36-mile railway can be transferred into the port's name. The contract is for $16,000.
The board agreed in late September to sell the railroad to Mule Sidetracks LLC, a subsidiary of MarkWest Energy Partners, which operates a natural gas storage, transportation and processing plant in Harrison County that is receiving gas from the collection and processing plant operating near Kensington.
The railroad runs from Mahoning County into Beaver County, Pa., but most of it lies within Columbiana County.
The sale price is $3 million, and MarkWest was to close on the deal by the end of October but that never happened because of a delay in receiving approval from the U.S. Surface and Transportation Board.
That approval has since been received, but the county engineer's office, while helping the company hired to perform the title search for the sale, discovered a 1.4-mile section of the railroad was still in the name of previous railroad owners, not the port authority. The section is in Elkrun Township, just west of the village of Rogers.
Port authority CEO Tracy Drake did not know how this was never caught until now, but MarkWest is holding off closing on the sale until all of the property is in the port authority's name.
Drake expects the survey work to take one to two months, depending on the weather, after which the port authority will have to file a quiet title action in county Common Pleas Court to transfer the property into its name.
"After that, we're done, and hopefully everything can be transferred" to MarkWest, he said.


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Students in the English Department study and practice written, oral, and visual communication, both utilitarian and creative, through our four options: Communications, General English, Writing, and English Education. What we're also doing, though, is exploring: the linguistic and literary history of Western culture, non-Western literature, the relationships between cultures in the Southwest, shared human values -- and the whole of human experience.
Learning by doing is the trademark of the English Department, with a campus radio station, a literary magazine, and a campus news magazine housed in the the college's state-of-the-art Media Center in the new Student Union. Video production and multimedia students also have exclusive access to the Digital Media Lab and Multimedia Studio.
Students also get to work and study with guest scholars, writers, and filmmakers. And they get their own professional experience through our Student Film Festival and with local, regional, and national internships -- including work on Cutthroat, an international literary magazine.
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Nancy Brinker, of Dallas, is an outstanding leader in civic and community activities. She has been honored by the Parkland Hospital Board of managers for the establishment of the Parkland Breast Screening Center. She serves on the Associates Committee of the Dallas Museum of Arts and on the Advisory Committee of the Cystic Fibrosis Board. Nancy is the recipient of the Ultra Humanitarian Award and the Women Helping Women Award of the Dallas Women's Center. She was a member of the Crystal Charity Committee, which has raised over $1 million to benefit children. Nancy is also on the Board of Directors of M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, Texas and is a member of the Baylor University Medical Center Foundation. Most recently, Nancy is a presidential appointee to the National Cancer Advisory Board. There are only 18 members on this board, and Nancy Brinker is one of only six non-medical members to receive this prestigious honor.
Nancy is the founder, Chairman of the Board, and driving force of the Dallas-based Susan G. Koman Foundation for the Advancement of Breast Cancer Research. The Foundation was created in 1982 after Nancy's sister, Susan, died from Breast Cancer. In a few years, the Koman Foundation has grown into a thriving organization of 700 women who work toward the common goal of raising funds for the advancement of breast cancer research.
One of the Foundation's major objectives is to educate women about breast cancer so that higher recovery rates may be achieved through early detection.
Two Special events are held each year to raise funds to support the Foundation's breast cancer projects:
(1) An annual awards luncheon at which the Betty Ford Award is given by Mrs. Gerald R. Ford to persons who have been significantly supportive in the fight to conquer cancer. The 1988 recipient honoree is Mrs. Ronald Reagan;
(2) An All-Women's 5K run in which over 2,000 women participate.
Since 1982, the Foundation has given over $1.5 million to M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, UT Southwestern Medical School, the Peralta Institute, the Corporate Angel Network, the Dallas Public Library, Baylor University Medical Center, Presbyterian Hospital, Parkland Hospital, Memorial Hospital, and the Betty Ford Center, UT Health Science Center in San Antonio, and John Hopkins.
The Susan G. Koman Foundation was instrumental in getting legislation signed into Texas law, mandating insurance companies to provide coverage for screening mammograms for women over 35. This landmark legislation was the first of its kind in the country.
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Did you see the chesh on that boy's face?
I was cheshing my face off for the whole bus ride after I got another dirty text from Nelson
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Former Suns GM Steve Kerr says Phoenix organization saw breakdown of Amar'e Stoudemire coming
Via-Daily News Suns owner Robert Sarver had offered Stoudemire a five-year, $96.6 million pact with $56 million guaranteed. The remaining $40 million was based on incentives. According to the Arizona Republic, the Phoenix deal required Stoudemire to play 2,200 minutes (26.8 minutes per game for 82 appearances) in each of the third and fourth years.
Stoudemire has appeared in 29 games this season for the Knicks and has played a total of 682 minutes.
"What I remember is our orthopedic surgeon Tom Carter saying that generally after six to eight years after a player has a microfracture there could be problems," Kerr told the Daily News. "We calculated he had a couple of good years left and that the back end of the contract could be a problem.
"You never know for sure but you go with your experts and in this case it was Dr. Carter."
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Steve Kevan will be joining the ALS management team as Deputy Division Director for Science, effective July 2, 2012. Dr. Kevan, currently Professor of Physics at the University of Oregon, is a longtime active ALS user and has been a member of the ALS Scientific Advisory Council for several years as well as a member, and Chair, of the ALS Users' Executive Committee.
Dr. Kevan earned his Bachelor of Arts at Wesleyan University in 1976 and his PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1980, where he worked with former LBNL Director David Shirley. In his thesis work he pioneered the photoelectron diffraction technique for determining adsorbate surface structures and applied this to study sulfur, selenium, and CO adsorbed on low-index single-crystal nickel surfaces. After completing his PhD, Kevan worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories where he developed new instrumentation for performing high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He focused in particular on high-resolution studies of intrinsic surface states on metal and semiconductor surfaces, discovering and characterizing many new states. In his final years at Bell Labs, Kevan applied an old idea called "dispersion compensation" to a new high-resolution electron scattering spectrometer.
At the University of Oregon since 1986, Kevan was an early participant in the planning stages of the ALS. He moved his research program, which focused on surface electronic structure and surface Fermiology, from the NSLS to the ALS to take advantage of the constantly improving resolution and capabilities at the facility. In the past decade, Kevan's research activities have increasingly focused on utilizing the high-optical brightness of undulator radiation. He and his collaborators have used the high-coherent flux available to pioneer the soft x-ray analogs of speckle metrology and dynamic light scattering. He led the construction of Beamline 184.108.40.206, which was an early step toward a dedicated and flexible coherent soft x-ray scattering and imaging beamline that is culminating with the construction of the COSMIC facility.


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Frown at ; get angry at someone in a very wild way ;
Captain got really wild at Tom when he opened-up his big mouth and revealed our game-plan in front of the opponent team
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A Phrase that one would put in front of a descriptive word to further emphasize the descriptiveness.
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by DAC from Minneaplois, MN | January 22, 2015
This is the last year this car was basically a Lexus underneath put on a Toyota body. I bought mine in 2003 with 11,000 miles on it...and I'm still driving it with well over 200,000 miles on it. It will probably go 300,000 plus. Only this past year did I have to replace the water pump still running on original alternator. Coming up on second timing belt change. Nothing ever breaks on this car. I put oil in it at manufacture recommended intervals and change the transmission fluid every 30,000-40,000. It is the most comfortable car for long road trips you can imagine. The month before I bought it I did a 2200 mile road trip in my old luxury car, over a long weekend, and felt like I'd been run over by a truck. The first month I had this car. I did the same road trip and felt like a new man. This car drives like butter. I put about 1,200 into redoing the suspension after 170,000. This fixed some design issues of putting a different body on the car than it was designed for. It rides even better than it used to. Still doesn't burn any oil. Mileage is about 22 town and 28 Hwy (hwy speed have increase since it was built). Put the seat heaters in because I live in Minneapolis. The premium sound system still works and sounds great. The climate control is awesome and doesn't start blowing air until it is actually warm, which is fabulous in the winters. FWD is also excellent.
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Very Nice and Reliable Car and Easy to Work On.
by Mark501 from Wheaton, IL | November 9, 2011
Pros: Huge amount of back seat leg room and trunk. Powerful engine, fast, Very easy to work on, Basically a Lexus underneath the name plate and same parts, Looks best in Black, and Auto Climate control is comfortable. Body has durable paint. No rust anywhere on it in Chicago Salty Winters. Traction control is just okay in snow, but better if it is switched off for reasons explained below. Good heated seats. Great resale value!! Owned for 9 good years. Cons: Gas Mileage not that great, heavy car, very weak antennae built into back window, recommend replacing radio and speakers because the foam ages on the speakers and the CD skips. Alloy wheels coating comes off on the edges. Traction Control can get you killed if you don't know how to use it. If you are quickly pulling out in front of traffic and the front wheels spin a little, it almost stops in front of traffic with the anti-locks throbbing and me screaming! Yikes! Turn it off each time you start the car. Cops do the same with the Crown Victorias. Valve gasket, entire muffler, Struts, tie rods, rear and front bearings and New Tires make this car run like brand new at 160,000 miles! I expect 160K more... why not?
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my first car
by zoom-zoom from Wilmington, DE | October 10, 2011
this was my first car i owned and i loved it. when i got my new car i was reluctant to let this go. a perfect reliable car i would recommend to anybody.
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Best Car Ever!
by Avalon Lover! from Sacramento | June 20, 2010
The 1999 avalon Platinum ed. is the most recent vehicle I've owned. My dad bought me my first avalon (1996 xl) when i turned 17 and i have not switched to a different vehicle ever since!! i LOVE that car but unfortunately i got rear ended badly and that put my car to sleep forever. After that avalonwas totaled, i bought a 1998 xls. that car was also a great and reliable car, but it was not like the first one i owned. i hated the color, which was silver-ish blue. when it came for an oil change and smog check, i decided to sell it because i hated the color THAT much! i switched to the vehicle i have now and it works just as reliable as the first 2 avalons i've owned. they really are great, dependable, and efficient cars.
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Best used vehicle I've owned
by Value shopper from Dallas | June 1, 2008
I bought an avalon used and have not had a single complaint. I would buy one again without a doubt. Great gas mileage for a mid size sedan.
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Problems from day one
by Night from NY | December 28, 2007
I had this car in the shop the first day I owned it, and repeatedly for the rest of the time I owned it. I will never own another Toyota product. The car was unreliable and would just die on the highway for no apparant reason while moving at 50mph. There were multiple electrical problems from the day it left the show room as well as many other problems too numerous to list.
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luxury from toyota
by luxury lover from west hartford, Ct | May 31, 2006
this is a great car. no mater if you are young or old. amazing interior and comfort. a MUST own if you are looking for a nice car with little $.
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A group of top leaders in the Buffalo Niagara business, education and tourism industries came out Monday in support of the Maid of the Mist as it struggles to keep its Niagara Falls tour boat operations afloat.
Nine executives sent a letter to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli urging him to "join us in ensuring the continuity of service" of the Maid after a lawsuit was filed by the company's Canadian competitor.
"The Maid of the Mist is one of the oldest tourist attractions in North America, one of the oldest in Western New York and is a linchpin in the all-important local tourism industry," the letter stated. "Locally owned, the Maid of the Mist provides local jobs and has a significant impact on the operations of many businesses in and around Niagara Falls."
The letter was signed by leaders including Andrew J. Rudnick, president of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership; John Percy, president of the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp.; the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, president of Niagara University; Niagara Falls Mayor Paul A. Dyster; Deanna Alterio Brennen, president of the Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce; Ryan P. Coate, general manager of the Conference Center Niagara Falls; Christopher Stoianoff of the Downtown Niagara Falls Business Association; Robert Emerson, executive director of Old Fort Niagara; and Colleen C. DiPirro, president of the Amherst Chamber of Commerce.
The suit filed by Hornblower Cruises, which will run the world-famous boat tours on the Canadian side beginning next year.
Hornblower executives argued that they should have had the right to bid on construction of a new dock that will allow the Maid to keep its popular tours in business on the American side. State officials said no bid was needed for the $30 million project because a previous contract with the Maid currently exists.
A new preservation group has also called for an investigation into the matter by the state attorney general or the state comptroller, on historic preservation and environmental grounds involving the dock site.
Maid officials will pursue the storage project despite the suit.
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Major League Baseball competition is a roller-coaster ride of ups and downs, peaks and valleys, and highs and lows for just about every player.
And perhaps no other player on the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates' roster is as familiar with the vicissitudes of the game as third baseman Pedro Alvarez.
Chosen by the Pirates with baseball's second overall draft pick in 2008, the Vanderbilt University product ascended quickly through the team's minor league system and hit 16 homers and drove in 64 runs in 95 games with the Bucs in 2010 after a call-up from Class AAA Indianapolis.
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Pedro Alvarez signs autographs before Saturday's game at PNG Field.
The next season, 2011, was a vastly different story. Alvarez spent a considerable portion of that season on the disabled list with a quadriceps problem, and batted only .191 with only four homers and 19 RBIs in just 74 games with the Pirates.
Alvarez spent two long stretches of the 2011 season in Class AAA, but he said Saturday before the Pirates' exhibition game with the Altoona Curve at sun-splashed Peoples Natural Gas Field that his confidence never waned.
"I still had complete confidence in myself,'' Alvarez said. "I always knew that I could play this game, and I just told myself that I was going through a bad stretch.''
Alvarez bounced back in a big way last year, crashing 30 home runs and driving in 85 runs in 149 games, and validating - at least temporarily - the Pirates' faith in him five years ago.
"Pedro made a lot of progress last season,'' Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said Saturday. "The talk about Pedro this past winter was strikingly different than the conversations I had with the media about him the year before. A lot of people thought that Pedro was through, that Pedro was always hurt, that Pedro can't hit. It's amazing how everybody's perspective changes when they get a little tangible evidence [to the contrary.]''
Alvarez, 26, attributed his 2012 success to his relaxing and doing what he knows how to do best.
"Honestly, it was about going out there and trying to enjoy the game,'' he said. "I think we practice so much, and we work so much, that sometimes we get caught up in trying to be perfect. We get very results-oriented, and when you start to let go of that, the results end up coming out the way you want them to come out. Just being able to enjoy the game with my teammates was the biggest adjustment that I made.''
Teammates like center fielder Andrew McCutchen enjoyed seeing Alvarez's resurgence last year.
"He's a guy who can hit the ball to all parts of the field with power, a guy who can hit for average, and he makes plays defensively at third base that a lot of other people can't make,'' McCutchen said. "That's why he was drafted where he was drafted - because of what he is capable of doing.''
In a few ways, Alvarez - who was named the Curve's Most Valuable Player after batting .333 with 13 homers and 40 RBIs during his 60-game fast-track with the club in 2009 - is still a work in progress.
He struck out 180 times in 525 at-bats last year, but those kinds of strikeout numbers are often the tradeoff with free-swinging power hitters.
"It never crosses my mind, unless I'm asked a question about it,'' Alvarez said of the strikeout totals. "I'm happy with the way things are going with our team right now, and everybody has a lot of good energy about starting this season.''


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Latest Research on PTSD
Every year new research is produced concerning posttraumatic stress disorder. Although PTSD is not the same in every individual, new research is identifying some beneficial treatments and potential causes of PTSD.
Pre-existing Mental Illness Leads to Increased Likelihood of PTSD
A study published in the May 2011 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry discovered that soldiers with mental illness more often get PTSD when they return from the battlefield. Those with depression, anxiety disorders or another psychiatric illness were found to be more than twice as likely to develop the condition as their peers who had not experienced a mental illness.
While treatments, such as talk therapy, have proved effective in helping individuals living with PTSD, the military is contemplating taking steps to prevent the development of PTSD in the first place. One way they may do this is by identifying those at high risk and preparing them psychologically for combat.
The study examined more than 22,000 soldiers before and after they were deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. Prior to deployment, just over three percent had been diagnosed with a mental illness. Upon returning, however, more than eight percent had symptoms of PTSD.
PTSD Linked with Heart Disease
Examining U.S. war veterans, researchers have discovered that those with PTSD were more likely to have fatty buildup, or plaque in the arteries leading to the heart, called coronary artery disease. Whereas 59 percent of vets not diagnosed with PTSD had heart disease, more than three-quarters of vets with PTSD did. The results were published in the May 2011 issue of American Journal of Cardiology.
Although the results do not necessarily mean PTSD causes heart disease, it does mean that it's not enough to only worry about the mental toll of a disaster. It is important to have integrated physical and mental health care.
The researchers noted that, as with all mental illnesses, early treatment is important. Not only can it help reduce the potential negative psychological effects it can also reduce the potentially harmful physical effects as well.
PTSD Increases Fearful Responses
After experiencing a traumatic event it makes sense that the brain would induce fear responses to a similar situation, such as a veteran hearing gunfire. However, our brain appears to "generalize" to other events that do not as closely resemble the initial traumatic event, such as car back firing. A new study published in the February 2011 issue of Nature Neuroscience tried to find out why are brain uses the mantra of "better safe than sorry."
Part of the reason is that a traumatic event is often tied to emotion. Emotional experiences have been typically been found to improve learning. Fear, however, reduces our ability to differentiate between potential threats. This in turn impairs learning about them.
The research finds that fear not only impacts reactions to experiences, but also our very perceptions of the world itself. It suggests that individuals experiencing PTSD may literally be unable to distinguish between threatening and non-threatening situations.
Letters: A Preventive Measure for PTSD?
Although discovering the latest treatments for those living with PTSD is extremely important, it would be ideal of course if PTSD could be prevented in the first place. A new study published in the June 2011 issue of Journal of Traumatic Stress, discovered that soldiers who had been stationed in Iraq, and were happily married, exhibited fewer symptoms of PTSD if they engaged in more frequent communication with their spouse, especially when the communication involved letters and emails rather than phone calls, instant messages or video chats. However, increased communication between unhappily married couples actually led to increased stress.
Letters and emails were perhaps more effective in reducing the likelihood of PTSD, even more so than even video chats, because they were apt to be carefully crafted and supportive and could be read repeatedly. Although not as effective, other forms of communication still decreased the occurrence of PTSD, pointing to the importance of receiving support from family, friends and community during times of stress.
Alternative Treatments for PTSD
Alternative methods of treatment for mental health have gained popularity in recent years as more studies have shown the potential health benefits of these practices. One of these methods is transcendental meditation (TM). Published in June 2011 issue of Military Medicine, a pilot study conducted discovered that TM helped alleviate symptoms of PTSD and improve quality of life in a small group of veterans. While larger, placebo-controlled studies should be undertaken to determine the effectiveness of TM for soldier's living with PTSD.
Although TM alone may not be enough to combat all the symptoms of PTSD, it appears to be an effective treatment for reducing some of the symptoms. Additionally, TM is also easy to learn and perform, and was well accepted by the subjects in the study.
Although, a placebo effect can not be ruled out, the results are similar to those found in an earlier randomized controlled trial of the TM technique as a treatment for combat related PTSD among Vietnam War Veterans.


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It's funny how the changing colors of the leaves can inspire us to redecorate our favorite spaces.
Just as nature redecorates the outside, we can add pizazz to our lives by using color to change our homes or offices.
Recently, our 1902 farm house got new life by adding hardwood floors, serpentine tile and a bright paint job. How does oak floor and cabinets, hot flamingo walls with white trim and retro red chairs and accents sound? Not everyone's husband could take it!
If you've ever painted a room a new color and then realized it doesn't "feel" good to be in it, you probably picked a color not in your personal color palette. The "wrong" color can make you uneasy, feel sick, look tired or even depressed when you wear it or are surrounded by it. In my boutique I give a fun color assessment test which can apply to your wardrobe, home or office. Every color has a meaning and can really make a difference in how you feel and how much you accomplish.
Even when my grandkids do a painting, they pick colors that make them feel good. These treasures go on my walls and will always remind us of the fun times we shared together.
Sitting on the banks around Yellowstone Lake a few summers ago, we drew and painted what we saw as nature unfolded gorgeous colors right before our eyes. A true Kodak moment!
My grandkids have their favorite HGTV shows and then like to re-arrange my house.
Who knows, maybe there is a career ahead for them in interior design! Kids have such unspoiled creativity that we should encourage.
Fall can be a great time to show YOUR creativity and revive your space or wardrobe. Use your imagination and enjoy finding the colors of your life.
Linda Winter is a mother, grandmother and business owner. Read her regularly on Greeley Moms.


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Metro adds bus trips to make RapidRide live up to its name
King County Metro is beefing up its new RapidRide bus lines, hoping to get service up to snuff through downtown Seattle and to prevent some of the early heartburn when they add a whole new line next year.
Metro added its first urban RapidRide lines last month, the C and D, serving West Seattle and Ballard. The sleek, crimson buses are supposed to provide more frequent and speedy service than the ordinary routes. But the early going has been dogged by overcrowded buses and sometimes-long gaps between runs. So Metro is adding six more daily trips this week, and is making other operational tweaks to put the "rapid" in RapidRide.
Metro General Manager Kevin Desmond said these lessons learned will come into play again when the agency rolls out its next Seattle RapidRide line, the E, which will serve the Aurora corridor starting next fall.
"We're still in the process of learning with our bus operators and our transit control center folks some of the best ways to manage through these bottlenecks and provide service as reliably as possible," Desmond said.
Desmond says some of the tricks Metro has learned include keeping a couple of buses on-hand for rapid response, should the delays start to mount. And transportation officials are still working on the priority signal system, which extends green lights for the RapidRide buses.
Metro also runs RapidRide routes in Federal Way and the East Side, and will add another new route from Burien to Renton.


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Jerry Seinfeld
Best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the sitcom "Seinfeld," comedian Jerry Seinfeld is touring with his signature stand-up routine. Specializing in observational humor, he often focuses on personal relationships and uncomfortable social situations and obligations. Ranking at No. 12 on Comedy Central's five-part special "The 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time," this is one show you won't want to miss.
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive
Price: $47-$77
For more info: www.NorthCharlestonColiseumPAC.com
Brendan James with Steven Fiore
Brendan James is likely a name that strikes a familiar cord, as he gained widespread exposure through his songs being featured on TV shows such as "Army Wives," "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance." He has toured with such names as John Mayer, Keb Mo, John Legend and The Fray. Now, he is touring to promote his recent release, "Simplify." James will be joined by Charleston's Steven Fiore, who recently released his first full-length album, "Youth + Magic." The Music Hall has worked closely with James for this show to create a custom stage set to reflect his back-to-nature mentality. Expect special guest appearances by local musicians, a chance for audience participation and more.
When: Saturday, doors open at 7 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m.
Where: Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
Price: $15 in advance, $18 the day of the show
For more info: charlestonmusichall.com
Grass in the Hall: Underhill Rose, Barefoot Movement and Flatt City
In coordination with the Charleston Music Hall, the next installment of Awendaw Green's Grass in the Hall series will feature performances by Underhill Rose, Barefoot Movement and Flatt City. Asheville, N.C.-based Underhill Rose blends Americana, R & B, country and bluegrass, with its three female members playing banjo and harmonica, guitar, and upright bass in songs that "run the gamut from heart wrenching to sassy and playful to thought-provoking." The Barefoot Movement is a quartet whose members hail from North and South Carolina and Tennessee. Performing songs such as "Calico Jack" and "Tobacco Road" using "old Southern, front-porch Bluegrass improvisation," they're still said to be accessible to the modern era. Charleston-based Flatt City serves up a classic foothills feel with four-part vocal harmonies and the twang and pluck of fiddle, mandolin, banjo and guitar.
When: Friday, doors open at 7 p.m. with the show starting at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
Price: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
For more info: charlestonmusichall.com
Bastille Day celebration
Fish restaurant will celebrate Bastille Day with some help from What If? Productions, who will lead the "Storming of the Bastille" march from Marion Square to Fish. Nibble on traditional French fare such as cheese plates, charcuterie, mussels, guillotine-sliced pommes frites (French fries) and freshly made crepes, and sip on Pernod and Grand Marnier cocktails and Chapuy Champagne specials. In addition, the festivities will include can-can dancers, French chanteuse performances and a costume contest.
When: Sunday, doors open at 4:30 p.m. with entertainment starting at 5 p.m.
Where: Fish, 442 King St.
For more info: 722-3474
Girls Rock Charleston Showcase
For the third year running, Girls Rock Charleston will be closing camp by debuting 11 new bands, each of them performing an original song. Aiming to empower girls and transgender youth through music education, DIY media and creative collaboration, Girls Rock Charleston has been teaching these youths numerous skills over the past week, including DJing, self-defense, the history of music, stage presence and instrument instruction.
When: Saturday, doors open at 2:30 p.m. with the show starting at 3 p.m.
Where: The Music Farm, 32 Ann St.
Price: $10, kids under 12 get in free
For more info: www.girlsrockcharleston.org
Moon Over Morocco 8
A fundraiser for Creative Spark, a nonprofit creative arts school, the Moon Over Morocco event will feature something for everyone. It will have live music, Wayang puppetry, capoeira, belly dancing as well as a dessert bar.
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Where: Creative Spark, 757 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant
Price: $10
For more info: 276-9669
Brendan James will perform with Steven Fiore on Saturday at the Charleston Music Hall.×
Underhill Rose will perform Friday at the Charleston Music Hall as part of the Grass in the Hall lineup, which also features Barefoot Movement and Flatt City.×
A server pours champagne at Fish's Bastille Day celebration, which will be held on Sunday this year.×
A costume contest is part of the fun at Fish's Bastille Day celebration on Sunday.×


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Four days after Whitney Houston was laid to rest, her grieving daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, is back home in Atlanta.
"She's doing okay," says a source close to the family. "She's still obviously got a lot to deal with but she's doing a little better each day, and being back home in Atlanta seems to be a good thing."
Brown, 18, had been in Los Angeles with her mother when the pop star died unexpectedly. Brown was later hospitalized for an emotional breakdown. In the days surrounding her mother's Feb. 18 funeral, she was comforted by many family members, including her grandmother, Cissy Houston, as well as her Uncle Gary and Aunt Pat.
"She is a strong girl," says Ellin LaVar, Houston's former hairstylist, who did Brown's hair for her mother's viewing on Feb. 17. "I think with support she will make it through this."
Brown, an aspiring singer, may one day carry on her mother's musical legacy.
"My sister's voice is beautiful," Bobbi Kristina's half-brother, Landon, told PEOPLE last year.
Additional reporting by DEBRA LEWIS-BOOTHMAN
For more on Bobbi Kristina, and exclusive photos from inside Houston's funeral, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday
Bobbi Kristina Is 'Doing a Little Better Each Day,' Says Source
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This week on PEOPLE.com was all about love and romance – promises made, promises broken and the promise of a second chance.
Four of the five stories that got the strongest reactions from readers were about relationships. We had a wedding, an engagement, a marriage on the rocks – and an amusingly fresh start for a reality-show dating contestant.
Below, check out the week's five most provocative stories on PEOPLE.com. And let us know what you think of every story by clicking on the icons at the bottom.
Congratulations to Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas! The Once Upon a Time costars were married April 12 in an intimate ceremony in California. Having announced their engagement last October, the couple are expecting their first child this spring.
Also on the topic of marriage, Jenny McCarthy revealed this week that she's engaged to Donnie Wahlberg. But what really wowed readers was The View cohost's stunning engagement ring. Giant yellow sapphire surrounded by a halo of diamonds? Yes, please.
In more sobering relationship news, readers were angered by the promo for Tori Spelling's True Tori, an upcoming six-episode docudrama detailing husband Dean McDermott's alleged infidelity. As the couple are seen sobbing, McDermott admits he was "out of control" while Spelling despairs: "I can never give him enough sex. He's never going to be happy with just me."
In the saddest news of the week, we learned that Glen Campbell, the Grammy-winning singer who has been suffering from Alzheimer's for over three years, recently moved into a facility. "I'm not sure what the permanent plan is for him yet," said a family friend.
Finally, the LOL of the week: The poster for the upcoming season of The Bachelorette, starring Andi Dorfman, takes a fun little dig at her former flame, Juan Pablo Galavis. "She's looking for the right Juan," says the text – with "Juan" crossed out in red and replaced with "one."
Check back again next week for another must-read roundup. Until then, see what readers are reacting to every day by clicking here.
Love Blooms, and Fades, in PEOPLE's Most Provocative Stories of the Week
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USU athletics: Aggies recognize 189 student-athletes at annual Whitesides Luncheon
Editor's Note: The following article features student Bri Campbell who is an accounting major at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.
The Deseret News
By Doug Hoffman
Utah State's athletics department recognized 189 student-athletes for achieving a 3.2 grade point average at the 20th annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Luncheon on Tuesday. To be eligible for the honor, student-athletes must have a cumulative 3.2 grade point average or have posted a 3.2 GPA during the last two semesters.
In all, approximately 51 percent of USU's student-athletes earned a 3.2 GPA to qualify for the awards.
The top honoree during the luncheon was senior track athlete Bri Campbell, as 13 of the past 23 recipients of the top individual honor have been from track and field, while 19 of the past 22 honorees have been women. During that time, the only males to win the award have been Mike Puzey from men's basketball in 2003, Tyler Ellis from men's track who shared the award with Rebecca Anderson and Alison Taylor in 2009, and Daniel Howell from men's track who shared the award with Katelyn Heiner in 2012.
Campbell (Riverton, Utah/Riverton HS) will graduate from Utah State this spring with a bachelor's degree in accounting and carries a 3.96 cumulative grade point average. Following graduation, she plans to pursue a master's degree in accounting from USU. Overall, Campbell is a four-time Whitesides Scholar Athlete recipient and a three-time academic all-Western Athletic Conference honoree.


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I am a resident who lives at the corner of Greenmount Street and Regan Street. My house is, therefore, about two blocks from the Rural Oaks Plaza. Currently, there is discussion regarding allowing a bar to be operated at the Rural Oaks Plaza. The newspaper presented some negative reactions to the proposal. I wish to express my support for the project.
This center is actually not in a residential area. The neighbors are a filling station, an auto repair shop, a large grocery store, a flower shop, an antique store and a strip mall. Mr. Becker, an outspoken critic of the proposal, operates a real estate business immediately to the east of the Strip Mall. The proposed beer/wine business would enhance the area and provide commerce where it is badly needed. It will blend in nicely with surrounding businesses. Our community needs businesses like this.
We should encourage such ventures. Therefore I wish to register my support for the proposed venture.
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Here's the announcement:
Entries (all events are listed in this file):
Notable competitors:
Sr. Men: Shawn Sawyer and Elladj Balde (returned from injury) and Javier Raya (ESP) competing as a sr here.
Sr. Ladies: Myriane Samson, Amelie Lacoste, and Cynthia Phaneuf
Sr. Pairs: Dube & Davison, Takahashi & Tran, Brodeur & Mattatall, and the new pair of Duhamel and Radford and Joanna Sulej & Mateusz Chruscinski POL
I didn't recognize the names of any of the dance teams.
The Sr pairs looks like a great event!


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When you absolutely can't think of anything else to say, the only word left is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, at least according to Mary Poppins.
Evidently the growers of SuperCal Petchoa feel the same way since they named their trademarked series of blooming plants after that popular song. Any maybe they are right, because SuperCal Petchoa are destined to become the next new trend in hanging basket plants.
Petchoa are a hybrid cross of Petunias with Calibrachoa, commonly known as Million Bells. Combining the best of both plants, growers say SuperCal Petchoa has inherited the strong root system, vigorous growth and large flowers of petunias with the foliage and flowers that can withstand severe weather conditions of Calibrachoa.
Unlike petunias, SuperCal is non-sticky, a selling point with me because I hate the residue that comes off on my hands while I'm deadheading petunias. Like Million Bells, some growers claim SuperCal is self-cleaning, which means no deadheading, but others claim deadheading only improves the plant's growth. We'll talk about that later.
Last year there were seven colors available, blue, neon rose, purple, terracotta, velvet, cherry and vanilla blush. Lately I've seen mention of another called pink ice, so I wouldn't be surprised if new varieties will be introduced this season. They are more tolerant of cooler temperatures and can even withstand a light frost or two. When most other annual flowers are down for the count at the end of summer, growers claim SuperCal Petchoa can thrive longer than most annuals at both ends of the season.
As far as deadheading, there are conflicting reports. It makes sense to me that deadheading, or plucking off flowers as they fade and die, doesn't mean the plant will grow bigger and bushier. Deadheading basically keeps the plant, and the surrounding area, clean and tidy. But for an annual plant that lives only to reproduce, taking off spent flowers can encourage the plant to send out more flowers. Making seeds, after all, is the ultimate goal.
Pruning is something else entirely. When you prune a plant, you take away more than just a dead blossom. You take part of the branch or stem or whatever is growing to encourage the plant to make more stems or branches. Pruning helps keep a normally wayward plant from growing wild like morning bedhead. It can also shape an overgrown plant into a more compact form.
While deadheading can encourage a plant to produce more blooms, you won't get more stems or branches by simply deadheading.
Petchoa will get bushier and fill out better if it is pruned, but like Calibrachoa, faded flowers will easily detach and blow away with the wind or drop from the plant on their own without the aid of human intervention.
But if your petchoa doesn't want to give up its spent blossoms, a little intervention may not be a bad thing. Flowers left on the plant could set seed and if that happens, the plant, having done its job, won't put out vigorous blooms much longer.
Now don't get excited when you hear the S-word. Since it is a hybrid cross of two parent plants, seeds from Petchoa will either not be viable or will grow into something altogether different. Not only that, but the word "Trademark" should ring a few bells with amateur growers. When a plant is trademarked, it is illegal to propagate them unless you are licensed grower. It's no different than if you made a copy of your favorite CD and passed it around to your friends. That's illegal too.
To keep your SuperCal Petchoa growing nicely all season, be sure it is planted in well composted soil. It will grow in both full sun and partial shade, although if it doesn't get enough sun, you won't get an abundance of flowers.
As with any plant that loves sunshine, it will need watered regularly. It might not be a bad idea to invest in some slow release water crystals to ensure steady moisture if you have to be away and can't water as often. Feed your Petchoa with a slow release fertilizer or use a water-soluble solution of balanced fertilizer once a week. Trim Petchoa as needed to keep it tidy and promote renewed growth.


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A Town of Brant man faces felony drunken driving and other charges following rollover crash Tuesday in North Collins.
James R. Nelms, 29, of Orchard Meadows Drive. was found by Erie County sheriff's deputies shortly after 9 a.m., near the overturned vehicle he was driving. Nelms, who was unharmed in the crash, was the only occupant of the vehicle, deputies said. Deputies later determined that Nelms was intoxicated and also had a revoked driver's license because of a prior driving while intoxicated conviction. They also learned that Nelms had taken the vehicle, which belongs to his grandmother, without her permission, according to sheriff's officials.
Nelms refused to take a chemical breath test. He was charged with felony DWI, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, circumventing an interlock device, and failure to keep right.
Nelms was taken to the Erie County Holding Center and held pending his arraignment in North Collins Town Court.


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Thursday, May 15, 2014
The following incidents were obtained from Goose Creek Police Department incident reports:
On the morning of May 11 an employee with the Crowfield Golf & Country Club reported that a wooden pin marker was missing and a sign, grass and another wooden pin marker were damaged. As the employee was doing his morning check he observed the damage between holes five and eight. One marker was damaged and another was stolen. A sign was pulled from the ground and damaged and there were tire tracks on the grass. The total damage is estimated at about $260.
An officer was conducting an extra patrol in a parking lot on Hallmark Drive on May 12 when he noticed a vehicle that was not normally parked there. The officer ran an NCIC check of the license plate and the silver 1999 Lexus GS300 was listed as stolen out of North Charleston. The owner of the vehicle could not be contacted so the vehicle was towed.
On May 7 at about 3:35 p.m. an officer approached a vehicle illegally parked on the side of an auto parts store near North Goose Creek Boulevard. The officer ended up finding 1.5 grams of marijuana, 0.3 grams of a white crystal-like substance, syringes, a glass smoking pipe and a digital scale. The driver told the officer he parked there because the vehicle was overheating after being in a collision earlier. The driver appeared to be acting suspicious, so the officer inquired further. The officer asked if he had anything illegal in the vehicle, which he said he did not. He consented to a search. the driver also said there were two other subjects that were in the car but they got out and he didnt know where they were. The crystal material was believed to be methamphetamine. The driver was arrested and charged then taken to the detention center. The evidence was placed into a locker.
On May 11 shortly after Noon an employee at Wal-Mart called police after they found a hand-rolled cigarette that appeared to contain marijuana that was located behind a register. The officer took possession of the joint and confirmed it did appear to smell like marijuana. Video surveillance was reviewed but it could not be determine who the marijuana cigarette belonged to. The contraband was seized and placed into an evidence locker.
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In the days after Hurricane Sandy, residents across the East Coast who were not majorly affected carried on, picking tree limbs out of their yards and emptying the bathtubs they had filled with water just in case the worst were to have happened.
Most people watched the news coverage, and some even donated money to the American Red Cross.
But then there were those who did more.
Emergency medical technician supervisor Kristina Starr, 40, of Duncansville traveled to New Jersey Oct. 30, the day after the storm hit, with a crew of two fellow EMTs and a medic.
Starr and her crew are Hollidaysburg American Legion Ambulance Service members who volunteered as part of a strike team. They receive training through the ambulance company so they are prepared if called up to help.
This was Starr's first trip with the EMTs to deal with a natural disaster.
The group spent six days in the Jersey Shore area, transporting patients from mobile emergency rooms to hospitals and vice versa. Emergency relief organizations had set up the mobile emergency rooms, which Starr described as similar to campers. The mobile ERs and tents were used to house as many injured patients as possible.
"The hospitals down there couldn't handle all of [the people]," she said. "There was so much overcrowding."
Damage was visible everywhere: both people's physical injuries and the structural damage to buildings. Starr said parts of the shore looked like they had been wiped away and all that remained of some houses were foundations.
"Some parts were truly gone," she said.
She tried to take pictures to capture what she saw but said that pictures don't convey the enormity of what she witnessed.
"People see it on TV, and even when I'd go to the shelters, the news would be on. But a picture doesn't really let you grasp what went on, and the damage that was caused," she said.
It was heart-wrenching, she said.
Starr said she knows there were many people there to help out from all over the region, including from Conemaugh Health System in Johnstown, AMED in Altoona and others from Ebensburg.
"They had Red Cross people pretty much everywhere you went," she said.
According to Red Cross Cumberland Valley Chapter Manager Nikki Otto, there were 22 people from throughout central Pennsylvania who left to help after Hurricane Sandy.
"They all had various sources of responsibilities in what they would do," she said, depending on their training.
Starr said some shelters had retired doctors administering treatment, and whole facilities were staffed entirely of volunteers.
Otto said Red Cross workers helped in some shelters by passing out food and water, while others worked in warehouses loading supplies onto trucks. Some are still participating in relief efforts, she said.
Jane Gable, executive director of the Red Cross' Southern Alleghenies Chapter in Altoona, said no volunteers were sent from the Altoona area, but Sheetz sent three refrigerated trucks to the East Coast.
As much as Starr said she appreciated the chance to help, she and her team got some help of their own from the community.
The first night there, her team was stranded when they couldn't make a return trip over a damaged bridge because of the structural damage it sustained. She said they were supposed to be self-sustaining, meaning providing food and facilities for themselves, for up to 72 hours.
"The people there were at the grocery store, and they started donating money to us," she said. "That's kind of special. Their community was just devastated, but they cared for and helped us."
Starr also said people frequently cheered and clapped as medical workers and volunteers drove by, even stopping them at lights and intersections just to thank them.
Starr said she was given just an hour's notice to leave home.
"My husband's in Afghanistan," she said, where he serves as an Army medic. "All I left behind were two dogs."
But Starr doesn't see what she did as heroic.
"That's our job ... just like the secretary who stays late to cover a board meeting. It's nothing special," she said.


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WALTERBORO - Two suspects are in custody after a bank robbery and shootout in city limits this morning, authorities say.
The robbery occurred at the Heritage Trust on Jefferies Boulevard. Authorities say police fired shots at the suspect vehicle in the area of Sydneys Road but no one was hurt.
Walterboro police requested State Law Enforcement Division agents to aid with the investigation, SLED spokesman Thom Berry said.
It was the second incident involving gunfire in as many days. Authorities say a man was shot in the leg at Hampton and Francis streets about 7:30 p.m.
Officers found Derrick Walker, 26, of Walterboro in front of Hoseys Package Shop at 1210 Hampton Street with a gunshot to his lower left leg. Walker told officers he was walking down the street when an unknown person shot at him. Walker was taken to Colleton Regional Medical Center.
Anyone with information about that crime should call Walterboro Public Safety at (843) 782-1030 or (843) 549-1811 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. Tips can be texted to CRIMES (274637).


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Youth Month Winners!
April was Youth Month at SCE FCU ─ where MONEY ROCKS!
Our youth members turned up the amps for our Deposit Challenge!
To encourage our young members to strengthen their savings skills, we ran a month-long deposit challenge. Youth received one chance at winning for every $20 deposited into their accounts during the entire month of April. Four entries were randomly selected every week to win $25 in cash, plus a chance to win a $100 cash grand prize! New youth members also received two chances to win when they opened their account.
And our Deposit Challenge winners are...
|Week 1
|Week 2
|Week 3
|Week 4
|Jonas R - age 3
|Taylor S - age 14
|Marisa W - age 16
|Michael M - age 9
|Isaac M - age 6
|Zachary J - age 15
|Sophia B - age 1
|Taylor D - age 13
|Sydney O - age 11
|Austin L - age 13
|Brooklyn S - age 11
|Samvel M - 0
|Alexis Q - age 6
|Hailey H - age 12
|Mathew D - age 15
|Tanesha R - age 15
$100 Grand Prize: Alaska R - age 10
More kids rocked out with fun contests in our branches!
The following members, age 8 and under, won $25 cash prizes in our coloring contest.
|Jason C - age 5
|Makayla C - age 5
Other members, ages 9 to 17, got creative with our art contest. Each entered drawings to show us what being money smart can get you. The following members won $100 cash for their art entries!
|Jevan C - age 11
|Sarah P - age 10
|Jonathan N - age 9
Congratulations to all our youth winners! And kudos to all the moms, dads, grandparents and others who are helping kids to learn smart money skills with an SCE FCU youth account.