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Our burly bisonAug 16, 2012 By Steven R. Peck
Wyoming's state flag is an ideal choice for a new stamp
Some years ago we poked a bit of fun at the process that resulted in our state's approved design for the Wyoming quarter when the U.S. Mint was coining the popular series of new 25-cent pieces commemorating each state.
As we recall, it took a committee of something like 23 people to come up with the less-than-bold decision to place the ubiquitous bucking horse logo on the Wyoming state quarter.
Nothing against that familiar silhouetted bronc and cowboy, mind you, but it needn't always be the symbol that defines or illustrates the state.
It's nice, then, to anticipate the new U.S postage stamp being unveiled later this month. The Wyoming stamp will feature not the bucking horse and rider that adorns our license plates, our state quarter, the university football team's helmets, and countless other things here, but the Wyoming State flag instead.
Have you ever looked at the rest of the U.S. state flags? With the bias of the opinion acknowledged readily, the Wyoming flag easily is one of the best in America.
To tell the truth, the 50 U.S. state flags do not comprise a particularly inspiring or memorable group, visually or artistically. The bison motif holds its own compared to the California bear, the Colorado C, and the Texas lone star. Alaska's Big Dipper and North Star design is a beauty, but many of the flags have a muddled, jumbled look, or else nothing particularly distinctive to a viewer from outside the state.
That's not so with Wyoming. Taking the size of a postage stamp into consideration, Wyoming's profiled bison is one of the few state flags even suitable for reproduction in a form so small. Track down a display of all the state flags. You'll see.
We can be proud of our state quarter and the inevitable design we gave it. Now we also can smile with satisfaction in knowing that when the U.S. Postal Service went looking for the right flag for its new stamp this year, we rose to the top. Bravo to our burly bison.


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Excited for September 26? That's the day that Glee returns to Fox with its Beatles-themed season 5 premiere. And even though we've already got a preview of the songs the cast is going to sing, here's actual pics of the Gleeks in action on the show's first two episodes. Keep clicking to see Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Darren Criss, Chris Colfer and more!
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If you're a label reader, here is a nutrition fact you don't want to miss. It's not just calories, fat and sugar you should be checking. Another culprit assaulting our diets is sodium - and it can be found in just about everything.
A new study shows that children and teens in the United States on average are taking in as much sodium as adults. Since kids' bodies are smaller, comsuming that much sodium each day could mean major health problems when they grow up.
Registered dietician Cynthia Sass worked with "Nightline" to compare the sodium content in kids' lunches and snacks. Here's a breakdown and suggestions on what you can do to make healthier lunches and snacks for you and your family.
TAKE THE QUIZ: Which Product Has More Sodium?
LUNCH: Instead of d eli-sliced turkey on white bread with American cheese and mayo:
3 oz deli oven roasted turkey - 420 mg sodium
2 slices white Wonder bread - 300 mg sodium
1 slice Kraft American cheese - 200 mg sodium
1 Tbsp Hellman's mayo - 90 mg sodium
TOTAL: 1,010 mg sodium
Try g rilled chicken breast with Swiss cheese on an English muffin with mustard:
3 oz baked or grilled chicken breast - 75 mg sodium
1 honey wheat Thomas' English muffin - 180 mg sodium
1 slice baby Swiss cheese - 35 mg sodium
1 tsp French's yellow mustard - 55 mg sodium
TOTAL: 345 mg sodium - a difference of 665 mg sodium
Also consider trying this fresh food lunch recipe as an option, courtesy of Cynthia Sass' book, "S.A.S.S.! Yourself Slim":
Turkey Taco Boats
¼ cup red bell pepper, chopped
¼ cup onion, chopped
¼ cup low sodium vegetable broth
1 tbsp chopped cilantro
4 large outer Romaine leaves
3 oz cooked extra lean ground turkey
½ cup fresh or frozen, thawed organic sweet corn or kernels sliced from 1 medium ear of fresh roasted organic corn
4 lime wedges
½ cup salsa
¼ of a medium avocado, sliced
On stovetop over medium heat, sauté peppers and onions in broth until tender, set aside. Mix cilantro into ground turkey. Fill each Romaine leaf with turkey, then corn and squeeze with fresh lime. Top with salsa, sautéed vegetables and avocado and serve.
Sodium total: 386 mg
SNACKS: Instead of Cheetos and Oreo cookies
1 single serving snack bag of Cheetos - 290 mg sodium
1 Oreo cookie from a 12-pack single serve - 240 mg sodium
TOTAL: 530 mg sodium
Try plain Lay's p otato chips and Hershey kisses
1 single serving bag of regular Lay's potato chips - 180 mg sodium
9 Hershey kisses - 35 mg sodium
TOTAL: 215 mg sodium - a different of 315 mg sodium
Also consider trying this fresh food snack recipe as an option, courtesy of Cynthia Sass' book, "S.A.S.S.! Yourself Slim":
Vanilla Almond Frozen Banana
6 oz fat free organic yogurt
Seeds from 1 small vanilla bean or 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 small banana peeled, not sliced
¼ cup rolled oats (raw or toasted on a cookie sheet)
2 Tbsp sliced or chopped almonds
Stir vanilla into yogurt. Dip banana into yogurt or spoon yogurt over banana to coat thoroughly. Mix oats and almonds. Sprinkle banana with nut mixture, wrap in wax paper and freeze at least 20 minutes.
Sodium total: 120 mg


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If this game was any indication of what The University of Memphis Tigers basketball team (22-8, 12-3 in Conference USA) could do to teams, then the rest of America needs to be on notice. The Tigers embarrassed the UCF Knights last night, giving them payback from a loss earlier this season, en route to an 84-55 victory on Senior Night.
"Great win, I'm really proud of the guys," said Josh Pastner, head coach of the Tigers. "That's a good Central Florida team. They're big, they're talented, but we've gotten better and it was due to our defensive effort."
The Tigers were never threatened in this game. By halftime they had a 33-18 advantage - by way of senior Wesley Witherspoon's three-pointer to beat the halftime buzzer, and the lead had grown to 37 at one point in the game at 81-44. The Tigers shot 53.8 percent in the first half, 63.3 percent for the second half and 58.9 percent for the game. But what was more eye-popping was the Memphis defense. The Tigers held the Knights to just 7-for-23 shooting in the first half and 19-for-49 (38.8 percent) for the game.
"I sound like a broken record, but we've gotten a lot better since Christmas break," Pastner said. "I think our non-conference schedule allowed us to see some things that we needed to do, and that's why we were able perform on the defensive end of the floor."
Nine of the 13Tigers that played scored in the game. Four Tigers scored in double figures. Sophomore guard Will Barton led all scorers with 18 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks. Sophomores Tarik Black and Chris Crawford each chipped in 14 points and 11 points respectively. But no points were more beloved than the 15 points scored by Wesley Witherspoon and the three points scored by Preston Laird. Both graduating seniors went out in style on their last regular season home game.
"This was a nice way to send me and Preston off," Witherspoon said. "Our teammates said that they were going to come out and give it their all, and that's exactly what they did."
Not all news about this game came out positive. Starting sophomore guard Antonio Barton injured his foot on a play right before halftime and it was initially ruled that he had broken his foot and would be out the rest of the season. But upon further review from doctors, Barton will be listed as day-to-day with a mid foot sprain and bone bruise.
The Tigers go for the outright C-USA title this Saturday as they travel to Tulsa. Game time is scheduled for 11 a.m.


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With GroupWise Mobile Server you can synchronize your Group Wise calendar with your phone, no problem. With Omni Riva CRM you can sync your CRM with your Group Wise /CRM Calendar folder, but not your default Group Wise calendar.
This is a problem if you only want to keep one calendar.
This assumes you have Group Wise Mobile Server installed and syncing your calendar. This only synchronizes your default calendar and not other calendars you create.
Also, you must have Omni Riva CRM installed and initially synchronized. This will create a folder in your Group Wise calendar that will synchronize to the CRM. It is designed so that you can place items in that folder and they will be synchronized to the CRM.
Just a simple Group Wise rule will solve this problem. I named my rule GroupWise Calendar Sync.
Start GroupWise rule:
When Event is: New Item and are Received, Sent, Posted, Draft (Check the Sync Start Time in Riva to see how to create the conditions.) Conditions are: Item Type: Appointment "Act on items where (Item Type is Appointment) and Due / End Date is greater than or equal to "Riva Start Date" Add Actions: Link To Folder: CRM Calendar Add Actions: Link To Folder: Calendar Add Actions: Stop Rule Processing End GroupWise Rule:
This will look for new appointments and create links to them in the CRM Calendar. Make sure you use Link to Folder so you don't create duplicate items. It will also look for new appointments and create links to them item in the Group Wise Calendar. Make sure you use Link to Folder so you don't create duplicate items.
Now Items are synced between calendars. When you create an Item in one it will automatically link it to the other for the given program to sync.


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Feb. 20, 2004
Dugout Talks and Scouting Reports...
My neighbor Gary Becher brought his family to the game last Saturday. It was Gary's first trip to a game even though he's lived across the street for over twenty years. I was concerned that he wouldn't like sitting down the left field berm with my wife and kids because he has Founders' Seats behind the Marlins' dugout.
I saw him Sunday night and he was just raving about the experience. He loved sitting on the hill in a lawn chair as his kids and mine ran all over the place. He was impressed with the quality of play from college kids. I think we found a new fan.
Anyway, he asked me what I was saying to them after the game in the dugout. It looked serious and Gary figured it was some important coach talk.
Actually I was just explaining everyone's role in putting out the big field tarp. Half our kids had never done it before.
He should have been in the dugout before the game.
As we waited for SIU to finish BP, a bunch of us were sitting around talking.
Serious baseball pre-game strategy?
Not exactly. We started off discussing flag etiquette. What is the proper way to raise the flag, and then fly it at half mast? Exactly what constitutes half when the pole is behind an eight foot fence?
From that we somehow segued into music, specifically rap and hip hop. I was asked why I quoted Eminem last season, but now rap is banned.
This led to a discussion on how so many songs have lyrics that degrade women, and are so blatantly sexual in their approach to women as sex objects. One kid argued that girls like it too. My point was that they have little choice, and the real problem is that so many young people are becoming desensitized to vulgarity and exploitation, that it seems normal.
I reminded them that they all have mothers, some have sisters, most will have wives, and possibly daughters. Their story might then be different.
We also discussed the Passion of Christ and the anti-Semitic fallout in the past from the Medieval Passion Plays in Europe, and the fears of a revival because of Mel Gibson's new movie.
As the time neared for infield practice, our thoughts turned back to baseball, but for awhile there it was a pretty freewheeling discussion.
Scouting Reports...
These seem to be a big deal to everyone, but think about this. Why would you want to help someone else beat an opponent you just defeated? That makes your opponent's winning percentage worse, which in turn hurts your RPI. The RPI is a measuring tool used by the NCAA to select at large teams to the NCAA tournament. If you were beaten, wouldn't you want your opponent to go on and have the best season possible?
I don't think the small edge you may get is really worth damaging the RPI. Besides, do you know the type of pitcher the team sharing information on an opponents hitters was throwing that day? Was that guy the same as the pitcher you will send against them? We once had a scouting report on an SEC team we were playing. Their best hitter was a projected first round pick and extremely fast. Our scouting report described him as an opposite field, slap hitter. So we played him swung way over toward left field. His first at bat was a booming triple PULLED down the right field line! As I ran out to coach third, one of OUR fans yelled out "Hey Cooney. Why don't we have a right fielder?
Reports can be useful, but I made the decision three years ago not to exchange information with teams. Right or wrong we stick to that. Oh, we'll talk to a friend who may be familiar with an opponent, just to get a feel for what type of club they may be, but our fax machine stays quiet throughout the season.
Post season, now that's another story. KC


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T-Birds end training camp with annual Blue-White game
After four days of scrimmages and practices, the T-Birds played a full game Monday afternoon. The annual Blue-White game ended with a 4-2 win for Blue behind four different goal scorers. Captain Justin Hickman potted two goals for the White squad.
With training camp finished, the T-Birds will now prepare for the start of the exhibition season on Friday in Everett.
Here are the notable items from Monday's game:
Hickman-Barzal-Gropp shine
It stands to reason that Justin Hickman, Mathew Barzal and Ryan Gropp will be Seattle's top line this season and Monday showed that they might be in for a big year. The three of them were dangerous each time they were on the ice and controlled play all night long.
Hickman was the beneficiary Monday night as he scored twice, but the line created several other opportunities. Barzal is turning into an elite play-maker who sees the ice and seems to always find either Hickman or Gropp in good scoring areas. How many goals will that result in for the two of them? Only time will tell.
Schuldhuas continues to make case
Brandon Schuldhaus, a 16-year-old, continues to have an outstanding camp for Seattle. Monday he scored a goal when he fired a wrist shot from the high slot and later broke up a two-on-one between Gropp and Barzal. Despite his fine play, it's still not certain if he will make the squad.
WHL teams have to play 16-year-olds in at least 40 games during the season and if Schuldhaus is the seventh defenseman in Seattle's rotation, that might be hard to guarantee. This is a testament to the depth of the T-Birds' blue line. Schuldhaus looks like a player, though, so keep his name in mind moving forward.
Rookie line emerging
Nolan Volcan and Kaden Elder played together all weekend and were paired up again on Monday. Fellow rookie Donovan Neuls joined them. That line could potentially be Seattle's fourth line this year and they have a ton of potential. While they are young, they are loaded with speed. That could end up causing matchup problems if other teams throw out a plodding, bigger line against them.
Hustle play of the night
Late in the game, the White team was given a rare power play. At the time it was trailing by a goal with a chance to try and tie it up. Adam Henry was on the point and broke his stick on an attempted slap shot. He quickly skated to the bench to get a new one but had to race back into his own end, where Blue had a short-handed chance.
Henry dove onto the ice and broke up the play, coming all the way from the bench. It was great hustle in a game that was ultimately meaningless.
Painful play of the night
WHL linesman Zach Brooks helped out on Monday by skating as the referee. He got knocked over at one point in the game, but early in the first he suffered the painful play of the night. A dump in from the Blue team went wrong and instead of slamming off the boards, it hit Brooks square in the gut. Brooks took it like a trooper and skated if off. Who says that it's just the hockey players are tough?
Goalie situation still uncertain
The T-Birds have three goalies vying for two slots on the roster. All three were in action on Monday but nobody seemed to separate themselves, or cost themselves. Taran Kozun and Danny Mumaugh got the starts for their respected squads, and each gave up a goal. Logan Flodell played the third period for the White team and also gave up one goal.
This is a battle that will continue into the exhibition season.
Troock in the house
Former T-Birds standout Brandon Troock was in attendance Monday night. He has been working out with the team as he prepares for training camp with the NHL's Dallas Stars.


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It was happenstance that I was hanging out with a good friend in from LA last Friday and he miracled myself and two other friends with tickets to the 2007 MLB All-Star Game. Being a tomboy at heart and growing up playing America's past-time a large grin grew across my face and the golden ticket was tucked away in a safe place until the day of the big game.
Now I already loved baseball. I mean really I do. There is this whole culture that most people who don't embrace the game just cannot grasp. Sure the game is about two teams with 9 players starting on each side. There are rules, albeit strange for some, about field errors, pinch hitting, pitchers being swapped out, stealing bases…the list is endless. Fans are there to support their team or their 'adopted' team. All walks of life come out to enjoy come rain or come shine. You may see a man in an elvis costume, a couple kissing on a huge video screen, someone running around with bunny ears on, a cup being passed around for the next round of overpriced beer, thousands singing during the 7th inning stretch, or even a super fan jumping from the stands to run across and embrace his/her favorite player (not recommended).
You can eat and drink anything from a hot dog to pretzels, nachos, jerk chicken bowls, crab legs, sushi, burritos, ice cream, beers, water, wine, liquor, whatever your taste buds demand. What I am getting at is that attending a baseball event is about the entire experience. The game and the teams are the nucleus and are what brings people together but the energy and excitement around it cannot be matched. In a way it creates this tiny cultural representation of America.
So now onto the 2007 All-Star game. This was the real deal. The MLB's best and most coveted all on the field at the same time. This wasn't my first trip to AT&T park in fact far from it but my friend Bill who I was with had never been. What a way to be introduced to the stadium I would say. My other partner in crime was Jenny who had been in a kayak the day before waiting to catch a splash landing hit from McCovey Cove.
The three of us descended on AT&T park around 4.45pm on Tuesday, July 10th. When entering the stadium and headed up the ramps the smell of hot dogs and light beer filled the air. As we began walking across the bridge towards our right center field bleacher seats we stopped in our tracks to see the introduction of both the AL and NL team rosters. Red carpets adorned the field for this was the royalty of baseball about to be introduced.
Defining Moments of the Event:
Opening Ceremonies: The San Francisco Symphony played the Canadian national anthem and Chris Isaac belted out the Star Spangled Banner. The all-star players lined up single file for all to see. They honored Willie Mays who is a legend in baseball history. He threw a ball from center field and was escorted around the field in a 50's vintage car. The icing on the cake was when the Air Force sent 4 fighter jets performed aerial acrobats over the stadium. Those planes high overhead made the stadium explode with sound.
Obnoxious Yankee Fan: We all know one or have heard of one. Our obnoxious Yankee fan was named Tom. He was a jolly drunk and was entertaining for the entire game. Spilt beer, hot chocolate dribbling, wearing a Jeter t-shirt, telling off-color jokes, you name it he did it. You have got to love the fans that get so intoxicated before the game that they focus more on socializing than the game itself. He loved us, he hated us depending on how the wind was blowing. He even disappeared for a bit and we actually got worried that he was passed out somewhere (don't worry he returned). In a world full of chaos, he kept us laughing for the duration of the game. Thanks Tom.
Icharo's in Park Home Run: During the fifth-inning drive, Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hit the ball to the right-field wall for the first inside-the-park homer in All-Star Game history. Ichiro finished the night going 3-for-3 in his 7th All-Star Game. Go MVP.
McCovey Cove: Not sure if you aware but AT&T Park is unique in that behind the right field wall and walkway is the bay. McCovey Cove to be exact. This cove is named after a San Francisco Giants player Willie McCovey. This cove is known for its splash landing hits and unique perspective to participate in the game. People paddle out in kayaks, on surf boards, in boats, pretty much anything that will float. A new concept in enjoying a baseball game but exciting nonetheless. The party in the water on Tuesday was something to talk about.
The game was definitely memorable. There was a touching and emotional kick-off. The San Francisco hometown fans gave Barry Bonds a standing ovation. It was perfectly acceptable to get decked out in your favorite teams gear without getting heckled by the home team fans. The mood was festive. Light and heavy banter about AL vs. NL buzzed through the seats but people were just delighted to see the MLB all-stars do their thing. The only tragedy of the evening was when my National League team lost to the American League 5 to 4 giving up home field advantage for the world series and failing to break the AL All-Star winning streak for the past 5 years.
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was waiting to see if some news would happen but there's nothin really. Hazell put out the team captain votes and all the seniors were on the ballot then anyone else was a write in, Anthrop, Kugler, Frankie Williams are all senior captains but Ja'whaun Bentley's a captain too and only a sophomore. Pretty cool for a sophomore to, rightly, be that highly thought of among the rest of the team. I think Bentley's pretty easily our best defensive player, probably just best player period.
so anyway, to get some discussion going, Hazell's not getting fired after 3 years, we're just not a program that can do that, but I honestly can't find more than two games (ISU and BGSU) I think we should be favored in. first 4 in conference are @MSU, Minnesota, @Wisconsin, Nebraska. that's coming off ISU and Bowling Green and Virginia Tech and at a Marshall team that went 13-1 last year. we're gonna be lucky to win 3 games honestly, our schedule is brutal. I'm not gonna base it all on W/L but if we can't actually be competitive in the majority of games Hazell's gonna be a dead man walkin.


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"I have interviewed or worked with St. Ambrose students the last couple of years. Those students who have experience in St. Ambrose's Reading lab have unfailingly been among the most qualified young teachers I've met. In short, they know their stuff and they know how to teach."
–Kent Ryan, Principal at Fillmore Elementary School, Davenport, Iowa
St. Ambrose University Teacher Education Program produces caring, qualified and competent teachers through the coupling of the liberal arts with the professional training of pre-service teachers.
The General Education program at St. Ambrose exposes teacher education candidates to the liberal arts, with the goal being to build candidate recognition of the relationships among general education areas as well as the connection and application of this learning to the field of teaching. In a recent survey, employers agreed that a candidate's demonstrated ability to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems is more important than their major.
Our candidates will view the general educational program as an opportunity to reflect upon who they are as people and identify issues/subjects that they want to learn more about. We want our candidates to use this program as a chance to follow their hearts and personal interests, to cross disciplinary boundaries and make connections between ideas and concepts taught in different courses as well as forming bonds and connections with other students, faculty, and staff.
Liberal Arts
The TEP strongly believes candidate development through a liberal arts education is critical to developing highly qualified teachers. The liberal arts curriculum enriches not only the lives of our candidates, but also ultimately enriches the lives of their students.
Pre-service Teaching Standards
In addition to a broad liberal arts curriculum, the TEP has a clearly defined curricular framework used to guide and assess teacher preparation courses and candidates. This is symbolized by moving upward in the figure. Specifically, the TEP has designed this curriculum around Charlotte Danielson's (1996), Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching.
More specifically, the TEP has aligned this curriculum with Danielson's Three Domains of Professional Practice. Danielson's work is also aligned with INTASC. The TEP also uses the Iowa Professional Teaching Dispositions as standards for their education majors.
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TEP candidates are trained to use technology in instruction, administrative tasks, professional web development, and issues in implementing technology in the schools.
TEP candidates are exposed and challenged by the liberal arts curriculum that focuses on the study of a variety of cultures and ways of knowing and thinking through multicultural perspectives. In addition, TEP candidates are required to complete the education course Diversity and Culturally Responsive Teaching (EDUC 300) for teacher licensure.
During the 2013-2014 academic year we were privileged to have a visiting Fulbright Scholar from Singapore. Dr. Lee Ngan Hoe taught two sections of Math 210 for our Elementary Education students. Dr. Lee shared his extensive knowledge and expertise in the area of Singapore Math, as well as many other perspectives on education. On April 16, 2014, Dr. Lee gave a talk at the Rogalski Center on campus. Download his lecture notes as a PowerPoint or PDF.
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Finally, students who 1) are able to achieve in the liberal arts and TEP curriculum, 2) successfully participate in practicum placements, 3) experience and grow from the many levels of assessment that exist within the program, and 4) develop into a professional educator during the student teaching semester will graduate from the program as "caring, competent and qualified" teachers prepared to teach America's students.
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Third suspect sought in Chapel Hill shooting
Posted October 1, 2013
Chapel Hill, N.C. — Police said Tuesday that they are looking for a third suspect in connection with a shooting a week ago in Chapel Hill.
Kenneth Hardin, 45, suffered injuries that were not life-threatening when he was shot Sep. 24 in the hand and abdomen at a home on Pope Road, police said Thursday.
Two men – Rahmil Dimitri Ingram, 20, and Jahmil Deshawn Ingram, 18 – were initially identified as suspects in the case and are still wanted in connection with the crime.
Police are now also looking for Jaheem Rashard Watson, 24, who is wanted on charges of first-degree burglary, second-degree kidnapping and other related conspiracy charges.
Jahmil Ingram faces the same charges, and Rahmil Ingram is wanted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, first-degree burglary, second-degree kidnapping, discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling and assault by pointing a gun.
Police consider the three men armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information about where they might be is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential, and callers may be eligible for a cash reward.


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Look, I know not everyone is going to be as taken as I am with the notion of a French film that takes the notions of spiritual struggles and holiness seriously (maybe Roger Ebert?), but you could have at least let me know about The Monk, which opens today. I mean, if only for the visuals...
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Betws RFC handed out their end of season awards recently with Steff James scooping the Player of the Year award.
Paul Rees was voted the First XV's Players' Player of the Year while Daniel Thomas was named Most Improved Player.
For the Second XV, Ian Davies was named Player of the Year and Gwilym Lewis was named Players' Player and Luke Piece Most Improved Player.


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CraveOnline has accepted an invite to join Google Mind Reader, a new technology that allows people to read each other's thoughts via the web, and for Google to stick text ads directly into our brains. Speaking of which, anyone else thinking about "Play Online Games To Win Cash" right now?
So, in case you were wondering, here's a transcription of what Jay Leno was thinking when his Casey Anthony joke initially-bombed on "The Tonight Show" last night,
starting at 1:18.
Okay, there were a few boos, a couple shouts for the first Casey Anthony joke. However, I'm sure I'm gonna win 'em back with this more explicit Casey Anthony joke coming up. Not only is it about a woman just acquitted of murdering her own child even though she was obviously guilty, but we're combining it with a sure-to-not-be-divisive punch line about Obama and the economic crisis. Look out audience, cause I'm landing this plane onto Hilarious Joke Island, where the coconuts are laughs and the sandy beaches are composed entirely of sand… and guffaws!
A few scattered boos…
No reaction…
No reaction…
Dear. God. No.
Okay, it must have been a mistake. A technical mistake, yeah. After all, I did everything right: told a joke about a woman who almost certainly murdered her child, combined it with a reminder of our economic woes and delivered the punch line to the band instead of the audience. If this were basketball, that joke would have been a slam dunk, shattering the backboard, sprinkling shards of glass all over the other team, sending them all to the hospital with tiny cuts.
New segment idea: I throw glass at the audience?
Alright, you dumb-dumbs. I will tell the joke again. This time, I'll tell it bigger, bolder louder, sexier and classier, as if my giant chin were a comedy steamroller, flattening the audience with my delivery.
I will do anything to save this joke. I want the text of this joke on my tombstone, with an addendum that reads, "Wasn't this joke really, really funny? Also, please don't pee on my grave, you goddamn Conan fans!"
Waiting for it…
Yes, applause! Precious applause. Not much laughter, but I think we can all agree that between the ballsy gambit of re-telling the joke and the excessively loud rimshot, it should be acknowledged that I've been in comedy for many years and therefore I know what I'm doing. That's right you idiots. I'm killing out there.
Killing… Killing, like what Casey Anthony is certainly guilty of doing! To her child! Ha!
Hey, you know what else is funny? Jaywalking, you magnificent bastard.


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Bankruptcy Law Questions? Ask a Bankruptcy Lawyer.
This is a complicated Court proceeding,
1. For an attorney to file and appear in court for such a proceeding expect 20 hours worth of time at the minimum, as there also may be a hearing
2. In terms of what you can do,
In an adversary proceeding a can start the proceeding by filing a Complaint with the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court. The complaint must set forth matters related to jurisdiction and venue and state the petitioner's claims and the relief he seeks.
The complaint, along with a Summons in Adversary Proceeding, must be served on all named defendants within 10 days of the date the Summons was issued. Once served, the defendants must file an Answer within 30 days of the date the Summons was issued. The defendants must also serve a copy of the Answer on the debtor.
The bankruptcy court will hold a pre-trial conference after an Answer has been filed. The purpose of the pre-trial conference is to discuss scheduling, the possibility of settlement, and other relevant matters. After the pre-trial conference, the court will enter a Pre-trial order which will govern all subsequent matters, including the exchange of exhibits and witness lists.
If the parties are unable to settle the matter, it will go to tria
3. The Federal bankruptcy law governs much of the process, each local bankruptcy Court has there own rules of procedure, but the law and forms are governed by the Federal rules,
The links above should be used as samples on how to do this,
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Would I need to appear in court? I am a creditor in my ex-husband's bankruptcy filing, and he's trying to discharge several debts from our divorce decree that he hasn't yet satisfied. None are listed under maintenance. One is under "other terms" and he was to pay my health insurance premiums for a period of time. The other debts are unpaid taxes and a large sum we borrowed from my parents when we were first married. The last is what I'm most interested in protecting (I have POA for my parents, and a local court has awarded me an Order of Entry of Judgement for both amounts as I intended to garnish him). I can't pay the $2,500 a Washington attorney is asking to file this for me, is there any other way I can do this?
Yes you would have to appear,
however debts incurred as part of a divorce are not automatically discharged,
My understanding is if they are listed as Maintenance or Support they wouldn't be discharged. But as mine are listed under Other Debts and Other Terms, I've gotten mixed answers
I would go to the local Family court, and have the Judge force him to justify his actions,
Bankruptcy law reforms make non-support obligations from a divorce non-dischargeable in a case. As the spouse who's owed, you have to show that the discharge of the obligation would harm you more than it would harm your ex-spouse. Non-dischargeable means your ex-spouse is still responsible for it.
You should file a complaint in bankruptcy court to get your property settlement debt excepted from discharge. If you don't file a claim with the bankruptcy court, the debt may be wiped out, and you won't be able to collect it later.
I would contact the Bankruptcy court as well, and advise them you want to file a complaint,
they may help you do it pro bono,
I have two contempt charges against him, and a bench warrant for his failure to appear. Can the local magistrate that issued those contempts and Order of Entry of Judgement file something for the BK court for him to pay?
yes, that may be your best option,
however do contact the bankruptcy court,
they may allow you to file a complaint,
You should have filed a proof of claim for any debts he is trying to discharge as well.
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to ask,


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Due to its compact size, cute design, and unusual layout, one may almost mistake the OP-1 Portable Synthesizer for a toy upon first glance. But, once you start to explore the depth of functionality that this piece has to offer, you begin to realize that phrases like "mini workstation," "powerful synthesizer," and "beast" are far more descriptive terms.
This year at NAMM, three industry heavyweights released full product lines of fresh gear. Akai, M-Audio and Alesis have all come forth with new and interesting products for 2013, ranging from a tiny 2-channel USB interface to full-featured electronic drum sets and microphones.


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In our latest edition of the Tumblr Spotlight, we have two very contrasting blogs for you to look at tonight! The first has been a staple in the tumblr community for quite a long time and is the tumblr responsible for the cute Ruby Pinch 'Wat?' coin used as a macro in various parts of the fandom. (Update: This meme actually originated from Skoon! Our bad!) Starring an incredibly cute Ruby Pinch, this tumblr is sure to put a smile on your face!
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Check out our other spotlight after the break!
Our second tumblr this evening comes straight out of the idea of what it would be like if Pinkie Pie did Drunk Kitchen. Filled with laughs, good art and charming interpretations of the characters, Pinkie Pie's Drunk Kitchen is certainly worth a look!
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Primal Wear Teams Up with BikeTexas for National Conference of State Legislators Bipartisan Bike Ride
Primal also inks partnership to be official apparel provider for BikeTexas
DENVER, CO – There may not be much bipartisan cooperation in Washington these days, but when the National Conference of State Legislators meet in San Antonio next week, politicians will put their differences aside for a 12-mile tour of San Antonio, Texas, and they'll do it in custom Primal Wear jerseys.
Primal is donating more than $10,000 worth of custom apparel for the annual ride, which is sponsored by BikeTexas and visits a different location around the country each year. This year, the route takes a group of state legislators from both sides of the aisle along a tour of five historic missions in Texas' second-largest city.
"Working with BikeTexas for this ride has been a fantastic experience and Primal is excited to do whatever we can to get politicians from around the country excited about cycling," said Dave Edwards, founder and CEO of Primal. "Providing an event for our state legislators and their families to have a great experience on a bike is an enormous service to citizens around the country who care about cycling, and we want to do what we can to make that ride as enjoyable and positive as possible."
The free ride includes bikes and helmets for legislators, staff and their families and is sponsored by a quartet of Texas state legislators – two Republicans and two Democrats.
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In addition to the donation jerseys for the NCSL ride, Primal has also entered into an agreement to the be official apparel sponsor of BikeTexas, an organization which receives donations from more than 30,000 Texans each year.
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Education is the single most important thing we can do to build a strong Virginia and what our kids need to build successful lives. Whether they're going to invent a product, start a business, or get the job of their dreams, it all starts with the basic skills and confidence that only a good education can provide, and right now we're not doing enough.
We must have a strong system of student achievement and teacher evaluation. Unfortunately our current system isn't working for parents, students, or teachers. The current Standards of Learning tests have created an environment with an over-emphasis on drilling students to take one-time, multiple-choice tests. There is no question that teachers must be held accountable through fair, multi-dimensional means, and that we need to ensure that students are learning what we want them to know, but we can do a better job. Improvements include: •F ocusing on progress through pre-testing. If a 5th grade teacher gets a child reading at a 1st grade level and, by the end of the year, has that child reading at a 4th grade level, the current system calls that teacher a failure. We must move toward progress-based data instead of simplistic grade level requirements. • Permitting flexible test timing and formats. If school districts want to break up the SOL into smaller portions, administer it closer to the end of the school year, or administer the test differently for children with different learning styles, we should support that. • A blue ribbon commission to study the content being tested and the format of tests. Teachers and students both report that the facts focused on in SOL tests don't always line up with the most important concepts from each subject and that they're often poorly presented. Tests are only as good as the questions they ask. • Moving to essay or short answer-based testing where possible. Multiple-choice tests drive teachers to drill individual facts rather than broad understanding. It's good if a child knows when we landed on the moon, but it's much better if the child knows about the space race, NASA, and the Apollo program. Essay and short answer tests let our kids demonstrate knowledge and our teachers teach.
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Quality educational systems need to think more creatively. Partnerships with businesses and Community Colleges, emphasis on STEM and Computer Science, and increased flexibility for our school districts will all help bring our schools into the 21st century. •R obust pursuit of public private partnership and awarding credit for certification and credentialing. When kids get certified in IT, or as mechanics, or as EMTs, we need to support and give credit for those accomplishments. Our goal should be students graduating from high school with career or college ready skills. • Incentivizing creation of laboratory schools at all schools of education. Lab schools allow institutions of higher learning to partner with local schools to improve education for both sets of students. • Partnering high schools with local community colleges for workforce training. Combining high school and Community College career training will improve outcomes, preserve resources, and get a higher quality education for all of our students. •C omprehensive digital student records. By ensuring that we have compatible systems for student data we can track progress, find problems, and discover new trends in student performance. These records will be implemented using the best privacy protection standards available. •P romoting STEM and computer science education as early as possible. The jobs of the 21st century require the skills of the 21st century. We need to set up our students to succeed. •T eaching our students to write. Nearly every job or pursuit of higher education will eventually require that our kids express themselves through writing.
2 Innovation in Education
Over time, the Commonwealth has reduced state investment in our schools, reducing the resources of our schools and shifting the burden to local school districts. •R estoring the Standards of Quality and fully funding them. In recent years, economic hardship forced our leaders in Richmond to look for budget balancing strategies that led them to undermine the standards of quality, our curriculum, and standards for school services. It's time to restore those standards and make sure our schools have the tools they need to get the job done. • Attracting and retaining the best teachers. Our teachers have seen their salaries and benefits decline significantly, in real terms, over the past several years. Paying our teachers properly is the only proven way to attract and retain the highest quality educators. •P ursuing savings through efficiencies at the local and state level. The state needs to be a good steward of taxpayer dollars. Increased resources will need to be paired with improved efficiency at the local level. Where services are being paid for separately between local governments and school administrations they should be combined.
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Our teachers need to be relieved of the growing amount of paperwork and administrative tasks so they can focus on the job they signed up for: educating our kids. •T ask force to reduce administrative and non-instructional workload for teachers. By reducing the time teachers spend doing something other than teaching or preparing to teach, we increase the time they spend focused on education. •T argeted and improved professional development. By supporting teacher in pursuing professional development in the areas they actually want to improve their skills we can get better educators without wasting their time and the state's resources.
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Every young Virginian deserves access to the benefits of an early childhood education.
5 Increasing Support for Pre-K and Early Childhood Education
• Broaden the reach of the Preschool Initiative. Virginia should change the distribution requirements to ensure eligible preschoolers in every community can participate in Virginia's Preschool Initiative. • Improve skill levels in our early childcare workforce. We can up-skill the early care and education workforce through targeted, affordable training in partnership with Virginia's community college system. • Bring public and private resources to bear to improve early childhood education. Leverage partnerships with small business to ensure families' access to high quality early education.
Education is the single most important thing we can do to build a strong Virginia and what our kids need to build successful lives. Whether they're going to invent a product, start a business, or get the job of their dreams, it all starts with the basic skills and confidence that only a good education can provide, and right now we're not doing enough.
Community colleges provide tremendous resources to their local communities. But tremendous growth in student enrollments combined with decreasing state support over the past decade has stretched their ability to meet demands for classes and act as the drivers of workforce development. •G iving Community Colleges the tools to succeed. Every dollar spent on Community College workforce training creates many more in economic development. It's time to invest where we get the greatest return. •C hallenge Grants. By providing some state support through challenge grants we can improve community college fundraising and bring more private dollars into our system. •I ncreased flexibility and authority. We need to free our Community Colleges up from old-fashioned purchasing and hiring restrictions – let presidents and department heads run their schools so they can be more efficient and spend their resources on what matters.
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•I ncreased support for workforce-development programs. Ensuring that our community colleges are providing every student with the "soft skills" – those basic job readiness skills that will allow them to transition into on the job training – necessary to succeed in their careers along with specialized training options for specific industries will ensure that our workforce can meet the needs of our industries. •I ncreased collaboration with local high schools. We should do everything we can to get students in career training the best education and familiarize them with their community college. • Provide support for "career coaches" in high schools. Giving our community colleges the opportunity to place career coaches in high schools to help guide students toward career readiness will keep our kids in the pipeline to college or a career.
We have one of the proudest traditions of higher education in the country, but they must remain affordable to parents and students. Our universities and colleges are challenged to stay current and absorb more students while their funding has been cut dramatically. • Public Four Year Schools
n Controlling costs and fees to keep our kids out of debt. Every student in Virginia deserves the opportunity to get a quality education and start their working lives without the burden of heavy debt.
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n Emphasize financial aid. We must ensure that, in this era of rising costs, all students have a fair shot at getting a college education.
n Ensuring proper representation on governing boards. It is critically important that alumni, staff, students, and other members of college and university communities are involved in the selection of their governing boards. The Governor should solicit and respect slates of nominees from college and university communities when filling board slots.
aking employment data available. Virginia should do more to ensure that students, parents, and colleges and M universities all know about and can easily access state data on what jobs are going to be available and in which fields.
n Focus on expansion of those schools interested in expansion. Virginia absolutely needs more space in our colleges and universities, but we should focus on those institutions with growth in enrollment as part of the plan. Every school shouldn't have tens of thousands of students.
n Renewed commitment by the state to academic freedom for professors. Only by assuring our researchers that they can study free of fear that they'll be subpoenaed or prosecuted can we attract and retain the brightest minds.
n Supporting returning veterans. As our veterans return home, many of them will seek education in our colleges and universities. We need to ensure that these are welcoming places for them and understand their needs and talents.
n Pursuing online and virtual education. We cannot afford to sacrifice quality, but where possible we must embrace online education.
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n Modern management systems. College and universities need to adopt modern methods of management and administration to control costs and improve efficiency.
n Supporting our Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These institutions play a critical educational, cultural, and commercial role in our system and should continue to get our support.
n Increased support for research and development. In addition to creating new products and industries, supporting requests for funding from our schools' research departments will bring revenues back to the schools and attract new faculty.
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rotect the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grants. These grants help keep private schools – a critical part of P Virginia's higher education system – affordable and available for Virginia students. ncrease community college articulation agreements. Our community colleges already have agreements with I our public schools to permit high achieving students to transfer after two years and we should ensure that a similar option exists for private schools as well.
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What will the Super Bowl halftime show look like in the future?
They call it "the biggest concert of the year," but that's a bit disingenuous. Maybe "the biggest 12-minute concert of the year" would be closer to the truth.
Regardless, somewhere in the area of 100 million people watch the Super Bowl, so whoever performs during the halftime show has been given a pretty major platform from which to work their magic. Or not.
The 12-minute restriction means that, invariably, much of the halftime show will involve an artist trying to cram as much musical and visual information into the available space as they can. More often than not, this makes the whole thing at least a little bit silly. It's as if the artist is holding the remote control and fast-forwarding through the performance to show us all the good bits before we get bored and change the channel to Animal Planet for the annual Puppy Bowl.
The 12-minute restriction has not been a deal-breaker for most of the artists who have been asked to perform at halftime. Who could possibly turn down the opportunity? That said, even though the best of the best in the history of rock and pop – or at the very least, the biggest of the big – have played the gig over the years, doing so has not always presented them in the most flattering light. Take a legendary performer like Bruce Springsteen. Revered around the world for the emotional resonance, musical muscle and sheer stamina of his marathon-length concerts, Springsteen was somewhat of an ill-fit for the Super Bowl. He employs a massive canvas for his art, and 12 minutes is usually just enough time for him to warm up. At the Super Bowl, as soon as Springsteen and the band had found their groove, their time was up.
Others have fared much better, among them U2 and Prince, both of whom turned the Super Bowl into their own personal arena. The halftime show requires the broad gesture, the attention-grabber, the less-than-subtle masterstroke. Many performers have confused this fact with a requirement for flash of the visual variety – fireworks and multimillion-dollar visual displays don't hurt, but what U2 and Prince, among a few others, got right was the fact that the "hugeness" was in their sound, not just their stage show. "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "Purple Rain" are grandiose pieces meant to connect with huge throngs of listeners in vast spaces. They were written that way. And that's why they worked.
When Bruno Mars was announced as the halftime show headliner for Super Bowl XLVIII, there was considerable hue and cry from folks who didn't think Mars was enough of a star to be granted such an esteemed slot. This was somewhat understandable when you consider that Mars is a relative newcomer who has only two albums to his credit. One of those albums is a triple-platinum Grammy winner. So there's that.
In the end, Mars did a very good job convincing anyone who watched that he deserved such a massive pulpit, and that he knew just what to do with it. He was highly entertaining, he sang well, he did some James Brown moves, his band was excellent, it was clear they were performing, not miming to prerecorded tracks, and he's good-looking and completely inoffensive. A halftime show dream, then, at least from the event producer's perspective.
That said, it took a bunch of battle-scarred funk-punk hooligans from Los Angeles who were already slaying West Coast audiences two years before Mars was born – the Red Hot Chili Peppers – to push the halftime show over the top. Anyone who didn't think the Chili Peppers schooled Mars in the space of some three minutes probably doesn't know P-Funk from Daft Punk. The Chili Peppers, from a musical dynamics standpoint at least, should have played the entire show, rather than being guests at the Bruno Mars party.
And there's the rub. The first, second and third generations of rock and pop musicians who are considered classic, or "legacy" artists, are getting old. Most of the biggies have already played the gig. Who's left? This year's halftime show represented a sea change in what we've come to accept as a major annual production, one that outshines the Grammys in terms of potential exposure. The list of classic stars of Super Bowl stature is shrinking. It's time for some new artists to step up. But how many of them actually are ready?
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Beechwood is a family run, superior bed and breakfast in Bowness in the Lake District and is a traditional Lakeland style 1900s house retaining many of its original features. Our rooms are individually decorated to suit the period in which the house was built and all home comforts are provided to make your stay with us as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. Beechwood boasts an elegant lounge where you can relax after a day's activities by simply reading, having a go at our jigsaw or just unwinding with a glass of wine in front of the fire.
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It's Stereophile's fault! LOL! Using Stereophile years ago I put this system together. Fast forward to today, and the Cal Audio CD drawer will not open. Would you repair the CD? Buy another CD player? Add a DAC (not sure what that even is?!!!!), start from scratch or ?????
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I've always known cheerleaders were evil, because they never would give me the time of day in grade school. But now, the Texas House of Representatives has proven that point beyond the shadow of a doubt.
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Before I get into that, allow me to tell you a little side story. Last year, I made a little piece of sculpture that had just the right amount of everything. The colors and size of the piece were balanced. And the work was just ambiguous enough to invite a variety of interpretations.
Then I took a wrong turn of sorts. I tried to recreate the initial energy and make the piece larger. Swayed a teensy weensy bit, by popular opinion, I figured if I could quadruple the size of the work, surely I'd quadruple the response. Long story short, not all things are meant to be blown out of proportion. This brings me back to the cheerleaders.
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It seems in Texas, the morality of the civilized world hinges on high school hips and how they sway. According to transcripts of the dialogue that took place on the floor of the Texas House, suggestive cheerleading supposedly is a gateway activity - like marijuana is a gateway drug.
Apparently, the routines are so suggestive the mental functions of all of the viewers cease.
Now, I recall junior high and high school quite well, and as my opening line indicates I remember the cheerleaders. The routines weren't any more suggestive than anything else being passed off in society as popular dances. While as a teenager, I definitely appreciated the - ahem - enthusiasm of some of the squad members, most of the lust was washed away by something as dull as an announcement by the principal. When it was all said and done, off to algebra class I went. And along the corridors I spotted nary an instance of fornication or IV drug use.
Now if you've read my ramblings with any sort of regularity, you know my feelings are somewhat mixed on the issue of influence upon young folks. As much as I hate to admit it, all the things those legislators are troubling themselves with already are happening in their schools. And I'm pretty sure neither the act of cheerleading, nor viewing cheerleaders in action, didn't push any of those youngsters to the brink of irrationality. I saw a lot of scandalous things happen in school that had absolutely nothing to do with pompoms, reeling or rocking.
The real issue is why, in the age of No Child Left Behind, are so many kids being allowed to fall by the wayside? With so many resource officers and heightened security on campuses across America, why are instances of violence still cropping up? And why, in a country so obsessed with health and appearance, are kids still engaging is super risky behavior? Plastic brains? Perhaps.
But this latest Texas legislation illustrates for me that the big obsession still is sex, instead of true education. For, if education were the main focus, we'd feel comfortable enough to let cheerleaders do their thing, and we'd stop dancing around the real issues.
Athens resident Drék Davis is a musician and visual artist.
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Friona is a city in Parmer County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,123 at the 2010 census. Friona was established in 1906, originally called Frio, from the Spanish word for cold.
In 2007, the Texas State Legislature declared Friona the "Cheeseburger Capital of Texas". The city began holding the "Cheeseburger Cook-Off and Festival" in 2006. Aside from this annual event, there are only 3 fast food locations at which you can actually order a cheeseburger in Friona. These locations consist of the "Tasty Cream", "Dairy Queen, and "Fast Stop".
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What is CyPhaCon? CyPhaCon is Southwest Louisiana's Premier Anime and Gaming Convention, brought to you for the first time in 2011 by the Future Possibilities Foundation. If you love anime, video gaming, table top gaming, science fiction fantasy, or if you just consider your self to be a nerd/geek and are proud of it, you should come by and check it out. There will be plenty to see and do, and you are guaranteed to have a good time indulging in the things you know and love.
CyPhaCon will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2011 through Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the Lake Charles Civic Center in beautiful Downtown Lake Charles. Doors will open at 11 A.M. Admission prices will be as follows;
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By Karen Carlson
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California. It is approximately 660,000 acres and provides 500 miles of dirt roads, 12 wilderness areas and many miles of hiking and riding trails.
It also provides visitors with an unparalleled opportunity to experience the wonders of the California desert.
The park is named for Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and the Spanish word borrego, or bighorn sheep. The park features washes, wildflowers, palm groves, cacti and sweeping vistas. You may also have the chance to see roadrunners, golden eagles, kit foxes, mule deer and bighorn sheep as well as the desert species of rattlesnakes.
Most visitors use highways from the east such as S22, S2, or 78.
Visitors from San Diego via highways 79 and 78 have the added pleasure of driving through the mountainous Cuyamaca Rancho State Park — quite a different experience from the desert of Anza-Borrego. The highways from the east climb to 2,400 feet or so and then descend about 2,000 feet to the valley.
A little warning about S22. It's very winding and steep — and winding. I say that twice because, if you or anyone in your party gets car sick, this road will get them there quickly. Never fear, though. I drive it with horse trailer in tow and very slowly, so it's doable.
As for Highway 78, past Julian, down what's called Banner Grade, this, too, is winding and steep, and places are very narrow, and I wouldn't drive it horse trailer in tow unless I was forced to somehow, but it's a beautiful drive much of the year.
S2 is my favorite way out to Borrego. It doesn't get my heart pounding and palms sweaty as does S22. All routes take about the same amount of time to travel.
Where the highways break out of the mountain terrain, they reveal the great bowl of the Anza-Borrego desert. If you are not driving, pay close attention to the view. It's stunning.
The mountains surround the desert valley and the highest to the north are called the Santa Rosa Mountains, a wilderness with no paved roads in, out or through.
They have the only all-year-flowing watercourse in the park and are the home of the peninsular bighorn sheep, often referred to as desert bighorn. Few park visitors ever see them. The sheep are shy, but they are quite a sight to see.
The sky is a special color blue that you can only experience in person as there are no words that would do it justice.
I visit, ride and camp within the park every chance I get, and now is the time to get out and camp! Vern Whitaker Horse Camp, Vallecito Park & Horse Camp, and Stage Coach Trails Camp (and others) all provide access to various regions to and within Anza Borrego State Park, and these are some of my favorite places to stay with my horse, Cricket.
Each camp has restrooms and corrals for comfort of rider and horse. The terrain and trails are very diverse depending on where you decide to stay and ride. From deep, sandy washes to cactus-lined, hard pack trails on the valley floor to single track, dusty trails through gorgeous meadows of the mountains that lead you to the desert floor, you will find each place unique and exciting in its own way.
Anza-Borrego wildflowers are amazing, and each spring Mother Nature whips out her paintbrush and fills the desert with color.
Drier years don't produce the abundant blooms that fall rains and warm winter temperatures typically will, but, with much spring activity and goings on, there is still lots to do.
The various camps offer activities such as live music, dances, historic reenactments, various performances and sometimes guided tours, or you can set your own pace and ride the trails, have a nice campfire, play cards, read or whatever your heart desires.
I feel lucky that the park is so large and I will have many more years to continue to explore it and see more and learn more about our wonderful desert.
From late October to late March (sometimes into April) each year the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is one of my favorite places to visit.
I have yet to ride Box Canyon, Oro Flame Canyon and so many other areas. I've just barely explored Potrero Canyon and Sheep Canyon or Blair Valley.
With the hundreds of miles of trails, Anza-Borrego will be a destination for Cricket and me for a very long time to come in the cooler months of the year.
•Coyote Canyon Cultural Preserve (Vern Whittaker), www.parks.ca.gov/pages/21299/files/anza_coyote_canyon_map.pdf.
•Hawi-Vallecito Cultural Preserve (Potrero Canyon), www.parks.ca.gov/pages/21299/files/anza_hawi-vallecito_map.pdf.
•Stage Coach Camp, www.stagecoachtrails.com/.
•Flower map, www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/files/flower%20update%20and%20map%20march%2018%202011.pdf.
Karen Carlson, a Ramona resident, is past president of Ramona Trails Association and a trails advocate active with many agencies, organizations, and committees. For questions or comments, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The launch of the Cole Haan Lunargrand earlier this year had us curious about the potential of more hybrid-like models between Nike and its subsidiary dress-shoe brand. That excitement was enough to keep Cole Haan in the radar of the sneakerhead constituency, but the news of Nike's divesting of Cole Haan was a sudden roadblock to whatever conceptual ideas were in mind. Until Nike and Cole Haan officially part ways this coming Spring 2013 season, there are still more 'Lunar' models to be had; check out the Cole Haan Lunar Penny Loafer, currently set for a release this Holiday 2012 season. Like the LunarGrand WingTip, this fresh design combines the classic Penny Loafer upper with the astounding Lunar outsole for another dress-meets-sport appeal. We've got a detailed gallery of two of these four colorways below, so take a look and if you want to cop one of the samples early, check out the available listings from louislouboutin on eBay.
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Are they serious? NO Buffalo or honey mustard dipping sauces? No sweet-n-sour?
Just ranch (who the fuck dips chicken in RANCH DRESSING?), chipotle (which is pretty vile), BBQ (bleh), and honey.
They USED to have a bunch of great sauces, but it seems they discontinued any dipping sauce that didn't SUCK.


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Using OS MasterMap® Topography Layer in QGIS
Update: See the OS Translator II, for converting large number of tiles.
This page is intended to allow users to quickly get started using OS MasterMap Topography Layer data in QGIS.
QGIS is a fully featured Free and Open Source desktop GIS package. Here we'll describe how to load, view and apply styles to the Topography Layer
- Requirements
- OS Translator
- Installing the OS Translator plugin
- Using OS Translator
- Applying styles
- Troubleshooting
You'll need the following before starting:
- A working copy of QGIS 1.5 or later (if you haven't yet installed QGIS you can get it from here)
- An internet connection (for QGIS to download the OS Translator plugin)
See here for further information on how to install and use QGIS.
OS Translator
OS Translator is a plugin intended to help users obtain, style and use Ordnance Survey data in QGIS. The current release of the plugin allows Ordnance Survey MasterMap Topography Layer GML files to be converted to ESRI shapefile. Working with shapefiles in QGIS is easier and faster than working directly with GML. A set of qml (QGIS styling) files and SVG files will be provided for styling Ordnance Survey MasterMap in accordance with Ordnance Survey's style guidelines.
We hope to add extra functionality (including support for the PostGIS geodatabase) in the near future.
To report an issue or request a new feature, use the project issues page on GitHub or the OSGeo wiki page for Ordnance Survey-related tools.
Installing the OS Translator plugin
Follow this procedure to install the plugin:
- Select Fetch Python Plugins… from the Plugins menu.
- Enter translator into the Filter box.
- Select the OS Translator entry and click Install plugin.
- Click Close.
The QGIS Python Plugin Installer dialog should appear.
If you have any problems, see the Troubleshooting section for some possible solutions.
Using OS Translator
The following instructions will demonstrate how to convert Ordnance Survey's MasterMap Topography sample data into Shapefiles which can be opened in QGIS.
- Open QGIS and click on the OS Translator button in the Plugins toolbar.
- Set Folder Containing Input Files to the location containing your .gz files. Input files can exist in sub-folders of the given location. If more than one .gz file is found under the specified folder and its sub-folders all .gz files are converted.
- Folder For Outputs specifies where output files will be written.
- The Merge into a single output option can be used to prevent a separate group of shapefiles being produced for each input .gz file. Caution: Using the Merge into a single output option causes all files and folders under the output folder to be deleted.
- Click Convert to start the conversion process.
Applying styles
Styling vector files in QGIS is very flexible. Different methods of styling can be chosen based on the attribute table of the vector file. In this example, we will style the TopographicArea.shp and TopographicLine.shp files produced in the previous step.
The figure below shows the 2 layers in QGIS before styling.
To apply a style to TopographicArea.shp, download and unzip our QGIS rule-based styles for MasterMap Areas. The file contains OSAreasRulesBased.qml. In QGIS, right-click on TopographicArea.shp and select Properties. A new window will open. Click Load Style … and locate OSAreasRulesBased.qml. Click OK.
To apply styles to TopographicLine.shp, download and unzip our QGIS rule-based styles for MasterMap Lines. In QGIS, right-click on TopographicLine.shp, select Properties and click on Load Style … and locate OSLinesRulesBased.qml. Click OK.
QGIS can't connect to any of the plugin repositories
This may happen if your network requires you to use a proxy server to access the internet. If this is the case, you'll need to configure your proxy server settings. To do this:
- Select Options from the Settings menu
- Click the Network tab
- Enable the Use proxy for web access option and enter your proxy server settings
- Click OK