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21 October 2010
This game ended with a goal review back in Toronto for what seemed like 8 years.
Nick Kypreos said on twitter that it took 8 minutes for Toronto decide because they had to wait on a feed from MSG.
Here's the video they were waiting for:
Matt Moulson scores to end the game in overtime with the Islanders taking a 3-2 victory. Whatever, we got one point out of the game and have another game tomorrow night.
So we lost, and Boucher says it wasn't because of the reviewed goal, it was from not coming out hard in the 1st. For not putting a good performance for the people who paid money to watch the game. I missed the 1st period, so I'll trust his judgement on his assessment of the team because they looked pretty good in the 2nd and 3rd to me.
Although judging by this photo....there really wasn't many people who paid to be at the game.
Hard numbers: Attendance comes in at 13,333
Notes from the night:
- DiPietro made some great saves
- Michael Grabner and PA Parenteau scored scored goal number 1 and 2 for the Islanders
- Bergenheim scored against his former team at the end of the 1st period
- Martin St. Louis had the other Lightning goal in the second period
- Kubina takes a penalty at the end of the third period and puts the Islanders up on a powerplay for the beginning of overtime
- Lecavalier returned to the line-up after missing the game against Dallas


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The most famous trail on Corfu is the 220 kilometre 'Corfu Trail', a long distance trail that was opened in 2001. This stretches the length of the island from Kavos in the south to Agios Spyridon in the north, passing some of the best coastal and hillside scenery. Mount Pantokrater and Corfu's second highest peak Agii Deka (576 m) can be climbed en route. For those short on time the trail is divided into two, Corfu Trail North and Corfu Trail South.
Most visitors arrive through Corfu Town, an elegant Venetian town protected by two castles. It is well worth allowing some time to explore this historic town.
Corfu enjoys a Mediterranean climate with mainly warm dry days from May to September. This combined with its green, diverse scenery and traditional atmosphere makes it a great place to take a hiking holiday.

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Quincy students sign off on 2x4's for Haiti
Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:31:21 GMT —
Update: Saturday, October 9, 2010, 12:00 p.m.
The Haiti Medical Mission is out on 48th and Broadway in Quincy Saturday. It's asking the community to donate $3 for 2x4's to help build homes in Haiti. To transport materials and build the five houses they plan on constructing in January, the group is just over it's half way mark in funding. It needs a total of $32,200 and needs about $13,000 more.
For more than ten years, a Quincy group has provided much needed medical help to the Haitian people. But after this year's earthquake ravaged the country, the Haiti Medical Mission's focus shifted.
Twenty six people from the Quincy area will travel to Haiti to help construct homes for earthquake victims who still need housing, but with much help from the community. Friday, more than a thousand Quincy students made their mark on the future of Haiti.
Students from Blessed Sacrament, St. Dominic, St. Francis and St. Peter got to decorate the walls of Hatian homes Friday. They signed their names and drew pictures on dozens of 2x4's at a cost of just three dolloars a piece. Each school donated a sum of money to the cause.
"They need houses because their houses are torn down," said St. Peter Student David Antoniuk.
It was a lesson learned by nearly 400 kids from St. Peter School in Quincy.
"In visiting over there, we found that probably 80-90 percent of the people are homeless. Living in tents and broken down shacks," said Mark Lawrence with the Haiti Medical Mission group.
With a small donation from the community, five families will no longer suffer the quakes aftermath.
"I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but it's doing our part," said Lawrence."It's just every little bit counts from everybody around the world. At the end of the day, we're going to have 1,000 signatures on these 2x4's from the area kids."
Names, the Haitian people will come to know for years to come.
"When you walk into these homes, all these 2x4's will be exposed, all these signatures are going to be there to see forever," said Lawrence.
A lesson that even the smallest donation can go a long way. In this case, two thousand miles.
"Three dollars is a small price to pay for the level of happiness its going to bring to this community," said Lawrence.
The fund raiser continues Friday night at Quincy University. The public is invited to a wine tasting and silent art auction in the Q.U. Hall of Fame Room. Tickets will be sold at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, the group will be stationed at 48th and Broadway in Quincy where the public is asked to stop by and purchase 2x4's. It's a chance for everyone to make their mark on Haiti's future.


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Plus size patients enjoy the benefits of lipo also.
Liposuction of your full abdomen, hips/shelf around the back side would make an amazing improvement in your shape. It can be done under local tumescent lipo and cost roughly $7000 on special. It would be such a great motivator to keep on losing weight and exercising. Sincerely,
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You would need a large volume liposuction to see significant improvement. It has risks and should be done in hospital.
Liposuction of the amount you need is likely to leave your skin loose. Fat will return unless you change your life to fit your new shape an 1 hour of vigorous exercise and 2000 calories a day.
Liposuction will motivate some people to lose weight. But you will not get and keep the shape you want with liposuction alone.
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After having scerotherapy, I now have brown lines on me from the needle insertion. Why did this happen?
The brown lines are the length of a needleI quit with the procedure, I don't know what is causing this?
Pigmentation after sclerotherapy is the most common side effect after a
treatment. You should have been informed of that possibility before the
treatment. The extent, severity and duration of such pigmentation may
depend, however,on your skin complexion, your prior history of pigmentation
after injury or scarring, the caliber of the veins, the density of the veins
in any area, and often the type and strength of the solution used, Most
pimentation eventually disappears, but sometimes may last more than a year
Response to sclerotherapy varies.
There can be multiple reasons for your brown lines.
1. How long since your treatment? Often time will take care of these things.
2. Some people already have a little transfer of iron from thin vein wall to the thin skin overlying the veins. Almost like a tattoo. Some fading is expected. IPL (Intense pulsed light treatments) can also be beneficial.
3. If the Sclerotherapist injected solution outside the vein, this can leave a brown mark. These marks would be more like blotches than lines. However, with thin lines you describe, it sounds more like #2.
4. What skin type you have, how much pigment you have, ethnic background, sun exposure soon after the injections and medication such as minocycline take while having sclerotherapy: all of these things increase the risk of pigmentation.
Above all, be patient. Time will often take care of this. If not, try IPL treatments.
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This is called hyperpigmentation and will resolve with time. It may take 2 months or 12 months. Sun exposure early after treatment can increase the chance of this problem.
We make a point to inform all patients that their spider veins will look worse before they look better. The problem does not occur because of needle insertion. Also different skin types are more prone to hyperpigmenation.
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Those lines are not from needle insertion but from the old blood in the veins as they are reabsorbed.
This is called "staining" and generally resolves quickly but on some cases may take months or even a year to fully resolve.
It generally always disappears with time slowly fading away. There isn't much you can do to hasten the process just time. Also, it's generally nothing to get alarmed about.
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What you are describing is called staining. This is a result of blood products(called hemosiderin) being deposited in the tissues. This is a potential complication of sclerotherapy and can be due to many things including the type of sclerosing solution used, the concentration of the sclerosing solution, leakage of the solution out of the vein and even can be related to medications that you are taking. Many times this staining will improve spontaneously over about one year. After that, it probably will not get any better. It would be prudent to see your vein care specialist for reevaluation. Sometimes persistent veins or leaking valves may contribute to this. Also certain kinds of laser may help.
Where did you have it done? What solution did they use?
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TEL AVIV (Feb. 10)
Government action to reduce the Jewish unemployment figure, placed at 4,200, was demanded today at the thirty-third conference of the Histadruth, Palestine labor federation comprising 89,000 workers and wives.
Joshua Frumkin, veteran Zionist leader, reported 3,000 unemployed in the cities and 1,200 in agricultural colonies, urging the Government to create employment opportunities for Jewish laborers.
He disclosed that a special organization will be established to carry out a $1,250,000 housing program with the aid of the Jewish Agency for Palestine. He reported the organization's unemployment fund as totalling $175,000, saying the funds would be used to provide jobs for 2,500 unemployed workers in coming weeks.
While urging alleviation the unemployment, the 70-year-old Zionist leader declared that 8,000 new immigrants were absorbed into industry and agriculture.
A proposal for introduction of a five-and-a-half day week was made by Aba Chushi, secretary of the Haifa Workers Council. He appealed for support of Palestine industry, declaring, "We are spending millions of dollars buying abroad while our industry would be sufficient."
Eliezer Kaplan, treasurer of the Jewish Agency Executive, asserted:
"We are now able to emphasize that the Palestine Jewish community is stronger economically than was to be expected. However, many employment opportunities were lost because of the impossibility of providing workers. The Jewish community must solve the unemploy- ment problem by creating employment opportunities in agriculture and industry. The Jewish Agency Executive is doing its utmost to facilitate this."
Other speakers asked action to decrease the influx of Jews in the cities.
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How can I find out how many GBs my PS3 has?
I just bought my PS3 second hand from a large, well known game store. It was sold to me without a box and I was told it was the 120 GB version. However, I can't seem to find anywhere on the console or in the PS3 menues where I can find out what it actually is. Under System Information - Free Space it says 60/74 GBs...
If it is the 120 I don't know where all the space has gone since the only other game saved is Fallout 3. There is nothing else saved on the console and I've formatted it with no improvements. I have only two games right now, the other being Prototype, and it won't let me play it because it says I haven't got enough space. I need to find out whether its the console or the game that's faulty before I take it back.
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Thanks. That's what I thought. I got a friend to check the product number on the outside too and its a 160GB but seems like someone's messed with the hard drive so it has a 80GB on the inside. Back to the shop it goes and I guess I have to buy a new one.
evil_snuffkin - 7 years ago
Accepted Answer
To check the space of your Hard drive. Go into the 'Settings' on the PS3 Menu, then into 'System Settings'. Then scroll all the way down to the near bottom of that sub menu to 'System Information'. Enter it and you will see info like what version your ps3 is. IP address for internet, and how much space you have on your hard drive.
Example it would look something like '86GB / 120GB
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The Color Run Puts Bank Accounts In The Red
I've got to give credit to KCBD online for this one. The upcoming "Color Run", in my opinion, is seriously taking advantage of people who register. It may be legal, it may even be obvious, but it is also total b.s. More after the jump.
So at issue is an additional "$59.95″ membership charge (in addition to your entry fee) from a group called "Active". It's evidently one of those charges that you have to deny, meaning you get charged for it, unless you tell them you don't want. They say they send out warnings and "are you sure" emails, but many people get confused and think they're just reconfirming their entrance fee in the run. Okay, that's what you would have found out from the t.v., but how bad is it? I just typed in "active 59.95″ and my Google went WILD with complaints about this practice from all over the country. Of course, the boss at the Color Run gave the t.v. lip service and said they'd try to be more clear about the charge in the future, but this is something that's been going on at every stop of this run. This just reeks of a company that knows that this fad of novelty runs are going to come and go quickly so their cashing out as fast as they can. They know you are gullible; after all they are charging you to throw colored powder at you. This is sad for all of the people who throw other cool runs (in fact we were going to do a zombie run, but thought the market was over saturated with this stuff).
As I said earlier in the article, all of this may be legal, but it is VERY deceptive. These people need someone to run a mudhole up and down there rear ends. I don't think "the happiest run on earth" should end up with questionable bank charges.


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If you want to know the facts about herniated disc treatment, then you need to learn all of the different options that are available to you. No one wants to suffer with a herniated disc but when you have this problem, you may feel that you don't have any options. The first thing you need to do is get an official diagnosis. Then your doctor will talk to you about what your different treatment options are. From this point, you will probably be told to stop any activities which aggravate the condition. For many people, this is enough o stop the problem and allow it to heal itself. For other people, more treatment will be required. Your doctor will consider all things about you and your condition when finding the best treatment option for you. For example, he will look into your past medical history, your activity level, what type of job you have and other considerations to decide the treatment that works best for you.
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After you are first diagnosed, your doctor will watch your symptoms throughout the treatment process. If you're responding well to the early treatment attempts, your doctor may then suggest something next on the list. If resting the tired muscles does not work for you, then next you might try ice and heat applications. The combination of ice and heat treatment can help ease muscle pain and spasms. Many people find that ice and heat therapies ease discomfort from their herniated disc.
When you have tried these things with no success and your condition is still getting worse, then your doctor will progress to the next stage of treatment which is usually physical therapy. Therapists are trained to work your muscles in a way that will not cause more damage to the area but can actually help remove pressure and swelling in the joints. In addition to this physical therapy and sometimes after the therapy if it is not working, your doctor may also prescribe certain mediations to help ease your pain and discomfort. These usually include pain killers, anti-inflammatories and more. Oral steroids or epidural steroid injections are used in many extreme cases where other medications and treatments are not working.
Oral steroids such as Prednisone and Mderol can act as anti-inflammatory as well and reduce inflammation. Typically doctors will try to avoid surgery and will try all other methods first. During surgery, the herniated disc will be removed. You will then need to recover from this surgery before resuming normal activities.
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On Sept. 11, 2001, 2,977 innocent lives were lost. We stand here to pay tribute to them and to the men and women who have lived and died to keep our country safe. … The American spirit was dealt a devastating blow on Sept. 11, 2001, but it was not defeated. In fact, it was made stronger. —Cadet Lewis Swanson
PROVO — A BYU ROTC cadet solemnly recounted the events of 12 years ago Wednesday while stoic cadets took turns laying roses for each of the four aircraft in the Sept. 11 attacks.
The crowd continued to look on in silence while the cadets performed a steady three-volley salute to honor service members who gave up their lives defending the nation.
Earlier Wednesday, cadets delicately raised the flag accompanied by the national anthem and then lowered it to half-staff in remembrance of those killed during the terrorist attacks 12 years ago.
Instead of being lowered Wednesday night, the flag was to remain at half-staff for 24 hours while ROTC members guard the flag — a vigil cadets have kept each year since 9/11. Until Thursday morning, both an Army cadet and an Air Force cadet were to stand watch in 20-minute shifts.
"On Sept. 11, 2001, 2,977 innocent lives were lost," cadet Lewis Swanson, joint staff board director for the ROTC at BYU, said. "We stand here to pay tribute to them and to the men and women who have lived and died to keep our country safe. The American spirit was dealt a devastating blow on Sept. 11, 2001, but it was not defeated. In fact, it was made stronger."
Several other 9/11 memorials were held in Utah Wednesday, including the dedication of a Kaysville statue honoring three Utah victims, and a memorial at Dixie State University — where the Army ROTC retired a flag, raised a new one its place and performed a seven-gun salute.
The memorial in Kaysville has been a community-wide and family effort. A youth volunteer group, Youth of Promise, decided to create the tribute to remember the three Utahns who were killed in the terrorist attacks.
Margaret Wahlstrom, a project organizer and relative of two of the victims, said the project took more than a decade because of slow fundraising and the difficulty of finding a site. A group of youths made a presentation to Utah State University and the school donated the land at the Botanical Center, which is now home to the statue of a firefighter holding a small girl, as well as memorial plaques remembering the three victims.
Wahlstrom's mother-in-law, Mary Alice Wahlstrom, and her sister-in-law, Carolyn Anne Beug, were on American Airlines Flight 11, which crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center.
The memorial also honors Brady Howell, a USU alumnus who was working at the Pentagon and died when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into it.
While most Americans didn't have close family members who were killed, some were still strongly affected by Sept. 11. Jeff Timmons, executive officer for the BYU Army ROTC, supervised the rose-laying ceremony and the precise triple-volley salute. He is a graduate of the BYU ROTC program and has now returned as an instructor after a tour in Afghanistan and a tour in Iraq.
Timmons was 20 years old and serving an LDS mission in Brazil when he looked at a dilapidated cathode-ray TV in a restaurant and saw a black-and-white shot of a plane crashing into a World Trade Center tower. He said the events of Sept. 11 then changed his life forever.
"9/11 happened and I can't explain the emotions effectively, but I knew it was important for me that I needed to continue to do ROTC at BYU," Timmons said. "(My) experiences have molded me in ways that I can't really describe. The hardship that my family has gone through to support the nation's efforts because of 9/11 has made us who we are."
The resonating feeling of the day is that Americans need to never forget what happened and continue to stand strong. The memorials around Utah are meant to serve as a reminder.
Trenton Blaire, a cadet from Hurricane, was the commander of the firing party Wednesday. He was in sixth grade on 9/11 and his English teacher gave out journals for the students to record their feelings of the day.
"It's really cool to look back and see how I really felt about those events," Blair said. "Those things I remember from when I was a kid helped me make my decision to serve in the military."
He said his experiences today and thinking about 9/11 help him remember why he is doing what he is doing, but also help others remember an important day in our nation's history.
"For me, my favorite part about doing things like this is just helping people have more appreciation for the flag because it is a symbol of our country, the values and the freedoms that we enjoy," Blaire said. "We have the opportunity to help people remember those feelings or those values that they hold to be true."
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"Less ice—more tequila!" says Hussong's Las Vegas operator, Scott Frost. The Ensenada, Mexico, cantina that claims to be the birthplace of the original margarita has found a new second home in Las Vegas at Mandalay Place, thanks to Frost's Titan Nightlife Group and partners Jeffrey Marks and Jeff Denecke.
Hussong's Cantina was founded in 1892 by German immigrant Johan Hussong. Frost says Hussong's is known as "the bar that built a town" and remains a popular destination in Mexico to this day. Key elements from the original location have been incorporated into the eclectic décor, such as a mounted eland head (an African antelope), replica paintings and photos from Hussong's in Ensenada, along with souvenirs from the Mandalay Bay plot's former incarnation, the Hacienda Hotel.
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With its grand opening slated for January 21 and service-industry night for February 1, the approximately 3,700 square-foot, 150-person capacity cantina is looking to be Vegas' "Official Headquarters of Hangover Recovery" during its 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. reign over day and night. Whether you're filling up on their assortment of Mexican sopes, pulled goat meat or pan-seared lobster tacos, build-you-own nachos or chasing the hair of the dog with Hussong's twist on a Bloody Mary, the staff aims to pull customers into the Baja experience.
The rock 'n' roll mariachis will help the crowd get into the spirit, as will games of liar's dice and dominos, but it's the slammer cart made from a bisected Casa Noble tequila barrel that's sure to propel you to get acquainted with everyone else in the venue. Shot glasses of equal parts tequila and the carbonated beverage of your choice are key to a slammer. But for the drinker who wears his or her imbibing ability like a badge of honor—and plans on walking home—opt for the shot-glass bandoleer to display the slammers you've consumed. Or, if you're feeling a bit more artistic, order up the Liberty or Death cocktail and doodle a mustache on the skull-shaped souvenir glass.
"It will be an approachable and friendly atmosphere, and have value," Frost says. Just don't ask for a frozen margarita or you'll be informed—albeit politely—that that's against tradition. There are no blenders at Hussong's.
"There are a lot more 'Joe Iowas' in Vegas, and the middle market has been ignored as far as entertainment/beverage-driven food concepts," he says. So at Hussong's, Frost says, there won't be cover charges or celebrity hosts—and you'll get your money's worth with strong drinks and reasonably-priced food. Plus Mexican beers on draft and over 50 tequilas for your sampling and sipping pleasure. Hooray!


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(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Views on the present political situation in Palestine were expressed by Dr. Chaim Waizmann and Dr. Arlosoroff, member of the Vaad Leumi delegation, at a public reception given to the delegation by the Zionist Organization here.
"We have achieved no practical results from the last session of the Permanent Mandates Commission," Dr. Weizmann declared. "We are the most interesting but the most troublesome child of the League of Nations. It is essential that the League of Nations watch the process of growth in Palestine. If Great Britain has refused to listen to our expostulations, it will listen to public opinion as expressed in Geneva," Dr. Weizmann declared.
In his address, Dr. Arlosoroff mentioned the fact that a Palestine official told him that Palestinians are considered as Englishmen everywhere outside of England. The Palestine mandate, Dr. Arlosoroff said, belongs to a special category. The recognition of the experiment of the upbuilding of Palestine has the greatest significance in the political world, Dr. Arlosoroff stated. He urged closer cooperation with the International Labor Office of the League of Nations.


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Oct. 23, 2004
FORT WORTH, Texas -
Houston Cougars (1-6, 1-3 C-USA) at TCU Horned Frogs (4-3, 2-2 C-USA)
Saturday, October 23, 2004 * Amon G. Carter Stadium * Fort Worth, Texas
** Houston's lead over TCU in the all-time series fell to 13-11 (.542)... Cougars fell to 57-54 (.514) against current Conference USA teams... Cougars fell to 109-117-6 (.483) all-time in the month of October... Cougars are 101-95-8 (.515) all time against teams from the state of Texas.
** The Cougars endured their 300th all-time loss in the 58-plus-year history of UH Football... In more than 58 years, the Cougars have posted a combined 321-300-15 all-time record.
** The Cougars dropped their seventh consecutive game to TCU with Saturday's loss... The last UH win was a 49-46 decision at the Houston Astrodome on Oct. 31, 1992... The Cougars have not defeated TCU at Amon Carter Stadium since taking a 55-10 win on Nov. 4, 1989, a five-game road losing streak to the Horned Frogs.
** With his reception on the Cougars' first play from scrimmage, wide receiver Vincent Marshall caught a pass in his 20th consecutive game.
** With 123 receiving yards, wide receiver Vincent Marshall recorded his third consecutive 100-yard receiving game and the fifth 100-yard game of his career... It also was his fourth 100-yard game of the 2004 season.
** With nine receptions, wide receiver Vincent Marshall tied his personal single-game best in that category... His total equaled his previous best of nine catches set against Army on Sept. 18, 2004.
** Quarterback Kevin Kolb's 43-yard run around the 9:30 mark of the second quarter was the longest run of his career... It topped his previous long of 32 yards against TCU on Oct. 25, 2003.
** Quarterback Kevin Kolb set new personal single-game highs with 25 completions and 44 pass attempts... His completion total topped his previous best of 24 set at Army on Nov. 15, 2003... His pass attempt total topped his previous best of 39 set at Tulane on Oct. 11, 2003.
** With three touchdown passes, quarterback Kevin Kolb recorded his first multi-touchdown game of the 2004 season... It was the 10th multi-touchdown game of his career.... It also was the fourth time in his career that Kolb threw at least three touchdown passes in a game.
** With 309 yards of total offense (53 rush, 256 pass), quarterback Kevin Kolb became only the seventh player in school history to record more than 5,000 yards of total offense during his career... Kolb moved past Jimmy Klingler (1991-93) into sixth place in UH career history in that category and now has 5,120 yards of total offense during his career... Up next in the UH records book is Jimmy Klingler (1991-93), who compiled 5,122 yards of total offense (-122 rush, 5,244 pass) during his career.
** With 25 completions, quarterback Kevin Kolb moved past Gerald Landry (1983-86) into sixth place in UH career history with 343 completions... Up next in the UH records book is Jimmy Klingler (1991-93), who completed 428 passes during his career.
** By taking part in 57 plays (44 pass, 13 rush) against TCU, quarterback Kevin Kolb moved past Gary Mullins (1969-71) into eighth place in UH career history with 792 total plays... Up next in the UH records book is Jimmy Klingler (191-93), who took part in 830 plays during his career.
** Safety Rocky Schwartz recorded his first career interception at the 1:09 mark of the second quarter.
** With his 21-yard field goal at the 0:02 mark of the second quarter, kicker Dustin Bell recorded his second field goal of the game... It was the 14th multi-field goal game of his career and his fourth multi-field goal game of the 2004 season... It also was his fourth multi-field goal game in the Cougars' last five games.
** With three field goals, kicker Dustin Bell tied his single-game high with three field goals and recorded his second consecutive game with three field goals... His total equaled his previous single-game best of three field goals against Southern Miss on Oct. 7, 2004, and Louisiana-Lafayette of the Sun Belt Conference on Sept. 14, 2002.
** With nine points scored (three field goals), kicker Dustin Bell became only the sixth player in UH career history to score more than 200 points... Bell has now scored 204 points during his career.
** Tight end John McGilvray returned his first career kickoff around the 4:45 mark of the third quarter.
** Running back Ryan Gilbert recorded his first career receiving touchdown at the 9:04 mark of the fourth quarter... It was Gilbert's third overall touchdown of the 2004 season.
** With six receptions for 73 yards, wide receiver Perry McDaniel set new personal single-game bests in both categories... His reception total topped his previous best of two set at Oklahoma (Sept. 11, 2004), vs. Army (Sept. 18, 2004) and vs. Miami (Fla.) (Sept. 23, 2004)... His yardage total topped his previous best of 31 yards set against Army (Sept. 18, 2004).
** Running back Anthony Evans returned to the Cougar lineup for the first time since the Army game on Sept. 18.
** CONSECUTIVE STARTS STREAKS: Defensive tackle Kade Lane made his 31st consecutive start, dating back to Aug. 31, 2002, against Rice at Rice Stadium.
** FIRST STARTS: Senior defensive end Kendrick Goss made his first career start of the 2004 season left end.


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NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh has not been approached officially by Northampton Town over their vacant managerial position but has been contacted about the post, the Argus can reveal.
In a shock twist, Edinburgh has admitted Northampton DID contact him over succeeding Aidy Boothroyd despite the club rejecting the link earlier today.
Newport fans may have endured a worrying few hours with the local paper in Northampton revealing that the Cobblers, who have taken six points off the Exiles this season despite being bottom of the Football League, have approached a rival League Two manager.
Speculation in the Northampton area was that Edinburgh was that man and the bookies have certainly endorsed that view.
Edinburgh has been cut to as short a price as 5/2 with Stan James and 3/1 with Bet Victor, the outright second favourite to succeed Aidy Boothroyd.
The Exiles have made clear that Edinburgh has not been approached offically as the boss prepares his side for Saturday's League Two trip to rivals Bristol Rovers.
"We haven't had any approach and didn't even know there was speculation," the Argus was told.
However, Edinburgh met the media today and revealed there there has been contact to him personally.
"There's been no approach to the football club but they're right in what they've said; there has been an approach to myself," he told the Argus "But as I've always said I've got a job to finish here and I'm happy here.
"As with any individual that gets linked somewhere it's flattering but I've got a lot of work to do here.
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How Spousal Support is Determined in Michigan
Either party may ask for spousal support in Michigan when filing for a divorce. Spousal support is a legal term for money that is ordered by the court to be paid by one spouse to another so that they can maintain a similar custom of living after their divorce. There is no law in Michigan guaranteeing spousal support. The court favors the parties working out spousal support and other marital issues such as child support, visitation, custody and property and debt division. However, if the parties cannot reach an agreement regarding spousal support in Michigan, the court will set a hearing date to decide the matter. At the hearing, the court will make a decision on whether or not to award spousal support, how much and for how long, as well as deciding other issues that need to be resolved such as child support or child visitation. You should speak to a Michigan family attorney to assist you in negotiating spousal support and other divorce matters, especially if you are in a contested divorce.
Determining Factors in Making Calculations
The court will determine spousal support by looking at the following factors:
- How long the marriage lasted
- Age and health of the parties
- What each party contributed to the marriage
- Earning ability of parties
- Need for support
- Source of assets and allocation in property division
- Standards of marital living and prior standard of living of the parties before the marriage
- Other support responsibilities from prior marriages or for care of other family member
- Education of each party
Duration of Support
The court can order spousal support for an indefinite period of time, more often it is for a specific period of time. The court wants to allow enough time for the spouse receiving the support to become financially independent. Special circumstances are taken into consideration if the spouse receiving the support is of retirement age, ill or disabled. The spousal support order can also provide that the matter be reviewed, extended or terminated. When the spouse that is receiving the support remarries, the support is usually terminated. Also, when the spouse that is paying the support dies, the support may be terminated unless provided otherwise by the deceased spouse's will.
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(CBS/AP) COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - A belligerent drunk wanders into a church, where the sheriff happens to be praying.
Stop me if you've heard this one.
Cookeville, Tenn. Sheriff David Andrews says he was worshipping Wednesday when 42-year-old Gregory Blaine Wade wandered in just as the service was ending at the Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ.
According to the Cookeville Herald-Citizen, an arrest report said Wade became argumentative, was unsteady and had a 40-ounce bottle of beer in his backpack. He was charged with public intoxication.
A spokeswoman at the Putnam County Jail said Monday that Wade was sentenced to 10 days in jail.


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Ãœbercart was developed on the Drupal web site development framework. To interact with Drupal, the modules use functions called hooks. These are so named because they "hook" into Drupal at the right place to modify any aspect of the page, whether it's page loading, content serving, form submission, or anything else. A list of Drupal hooks may be found at the Drupal API website, http://api.drupal.org/api/HEAD/group/hooks.
For example, a Drupal module that restricts access to certain functions might include a hook_perm function to setup a new permission type that can be granted to user account roles. The function name is constructed with the simple formula (module name)_(hook name). When a hook is invoked, it looks through every active module for any function that matches the naming formula and calls it, passing it a determined set of arguments and expecting a certain type of return value. Hook functions must conform to these expectations to work properly.
In this example, the file uc_store.module wants to define a store administration permission that it can use to restrict access to the administration menu. This is accomplished with hook_perm, which expects no arguments and receives as its return value an array of permissions to add to the list of permissions.
* Implementation of hook_perm().
function uc_store_perm() {
return array('administer store');
Ãœbercart uses Drupal's design philosophy, providing access to any store function by creating and invoking its own hooks. This means contributed modules will be able to hook into virtually any part of the store and change the way it functions. By creating and documenting these hooks, we make it much easier for module developers to extend the cart system and incredibly easier for store owners who may have no knowledge of PHP to tweak the features of their cart. We want to eliminate the need for patching and hacking, avoiding a major pitfall of the mess that osCommerce has become.
What does this look like in Ãœbercart? Well, one hook that is already in place is hook_checkout_pane. This hook is used to define the available checkout panes that build the checkout form (at /cart/checkout) and review screen (at /cart/checkout/review). It also defines the installed panes and their default positions for administrative setup. The file uc_cart.module uses this function to define the default panes included with Ãœbercart. The function itself looks something like this:
* Implementation of hook_checkout_pane().
function uc_cart_checkout_pane() {
$panes[] = array(
'id' => 'cart',
'callback' => 'uc_checkout_pane_cart',
'title' => t('Cart Contents'),
'desc' => t("Display the contents of a customer's shopping cart."),
'weight' => 1,
'process' => FALSE,
'collapsible' => FALSE,
return $panes;
In this case, the function will build up the array of panes defined by the cart module and return that array. Some hooks are expected to return a value, like this one, whereas other hooks are simply there to allow you to fire off some code, like hook_order. Furthermore, some hooks won't be passed any arguments, while others will be passed a variable number of arguments. These expectations can be found in the handbook here.
This is a quick overview of how the hook system works. As hooks are developed, they will be documented in this section of the handbook for easy reference.


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Better the foot slip than the tongue
This page is about the saying "Better the foot slip than the tongue"
Possible interpretation:
It is better to take a bad step in walking than to say the wrong thing in talking. We can do a lot of damage when we say something by mistake. The elliptical nature of this saying may make it difficult to understand. The full version might be something like: "It is better that your foot should slip than that your tongue should slip."
foot (noun): the end part of the leg on which we stand or walk | slip (verb): slide by accident | tongue (noun): large, movable fleshy part in the mouth that we use for talking and tasting
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If you believe the proverb "Better the foot slip than the tongue", you will probably be most careful when
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Feeling blue? Just be glad you don't live in not-so-sunny St. Petersburg, Fla. — St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press
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Let's give a hearty Bronx cheer to Men's Health magazine for its off-the-cuff ranking of 100 American cities. By tagging St. Petersburg as the "saddest" nationwide, the magazine just delivered a publicity black eye at a sensitive time for St. Pete and Tampa Bay. The Pioneer Press and other newspapers in the Midwest — our primo feeder region for snowbirds and retirees — did more than just cover the "news" of the survey. ("St. Petersburg is the saddest city in America — beating out even unemployment-plagued Detroit," the St. Paul, Minn., newspaper reports.)
The survey also generating negative publicity at the very time the Tampa Bay area is launching a public relations campaign designed to portray this metro area as a cool place to live and visit. The Tampa Bay Shines campaign has three key goals. It hopes to improve some down-in-the-dumps perceptions of our fellow residents about where they live. It seeks to boost Tampa Bay's positive image in 2012 in anticipation of this area's hosting the Republican National Convention, perhaps the highest profile opportunity for Tampa Bay in many years. And the campaign will continue its positive pitch — telling very specific stories of what makes this area cool — well beyond the RNC event of next summer. (Check out tampabayshines.org online.)
In the 100-city survey, St. Petersburg was not the only local city to get bruised. Tampa fared little better, ranking fourth saddest. In fact, Florida cities got slammed generally with Miami nailed as eighth saddest followed by Jacksonville at No. 13 and Orlando at No. 19.
"Florida in general," concludes Men's Health, "seems to be a depressing place to live." Now "saddest" in this magazine survey was determined by a mix of government and private data that include suicide and jobless rates, the percentage of households that use antidepressants and "the number of people who report feeling the blues all or most of the time."
Tampa Bay's media responded to the survey, as they should, defending area cities and questioning the Men's Health survey's methodology. "We're really not that miserable" headlined Wednesday's St. Petersburg Times editorial which suggests ranking "windswept, frigid, cold, flood-prone Fargo, N.D." as the seventh-happiest place raises some credibility questions about the survey.
"Cheer up Tampa," wrote tbo.com, the Tampa Tribune website. "It appears this side of Tampa Bay isn't as depressing as St. Pete."
"It's hard to argue with the science behind studies in entertainment health magazines, so the solution is clear," opined the Oracle, the University of South Florida student newspaper in Tampa. "The Tampa Bay area needs to cheer up."
If Men's Health zinged St. Petersburg as saddest, it picked Honolulu as the happiest of all 100 cities surveyed. Curiously, most of the 10 happiest cities stretch across the northern United States from Boston to, yes, St. Paul, Minn.
I confess, I like Honolulu. Warm breezes. Great waterfront. Lively tourist town.
Kind of like St. Petersburg.
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AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has become the latest firm to launch a fund of Newcits funds.
The launch of the new AXA World Fund Multi Alpha fund comes just days after Aberdeen revealed it is also about to enter the Newcits fund of funds space.
The new Luxembourg-domiciled AXA fund will invest in single-strategy Ucits III hedge funds, selected on the basis of their ability to generate alpha and their liquidity.
Core allocations in the portfolio will be to equity long short, global macro and CTA strategies. while strategic allocations will be continuously monitored to ensure diversification and minimise drawdown risk, according to AXA IM.
Of the launch, Chris Manser, global head of AXA Fund of Hedge Funds said: 'It can be challenging for individual investors to access hedge fund talent and capture consistent absolute returns. This space consists of a wide variety of strategies that are diverse and cyclical in nature, requiring investors to continuously monitor their exposures.'
Manser says the firm's hedge fund expertise will be key in identifying managers who will be able to replicate their offshore fund performance in a Ucits III wrapper.
'We launched AXA WF Multi Alpha to offer investors access to the growing Newcits market with the benefits of built-in diversification, the active management of allocations and continuous portfolio monitoring. The Ucits III wrapper provides a useful risk management framework but does not replace the need for judicious manager selection, operational due diligence and thorough risk management, all elements that our fund of fund structure can provide.'


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I am 5'2, 132 pounds, 34in around the chest. I would like to add about 3in to that. I am thinking a 425cc high profile round smooth silicone implant at my pre-op. I would like to be a full C to full D (cup size is all I have to go on). In between that would be best. Not a DD. I want to have full realistic breasts, not round balls on my chest. I want a noticeable change for myself but don't want people to notice a HUGE difference. I also worry about drooping later. What size would you recommend?
Is the Breast Implant Size I've Decided on Too Large to Acheive the Results I Desire?
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Best Breast Implant for Me?
Although you provide a very precise description of your body type, it is not possible to give you precise advice without direct examination and a full communication of your goals. The best advice I can give you online:
1. Concentrate on choosing your plastic surgeon carefully. Concentrate on appropriate training, certification, and the ability of the plastic surgeon to achieve the results you're looking for. Ask to see lots of examples of his/her work.
2. Have a full discussion and communication regarding your desired goals with your plastic surgeon. This communication will be critical in determining which operation and/or breast implant size/type/profile will most likely help achieve your goals. In my practice, the use of photographs of "goal" pictures (and breasts that are too big or too small) is very helpful. I have found that the use of words such as "natural" or "huge" etc means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful. Also, as you know, cup size varies depending on who makes the bra; therefore, discussing desired cup size may also be inaccurate.
3. Once you feel you have communicated your goals clearly, allow your plastic surgeon to use his/her years of experience/judgment to choose the breast implant size/profile that will best meet your goals. Again, in my practice, this decision is usually made during surgery.
I hope this helps.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_breastAugmentation.htm
Implant Selection Process
The larger the implant, the higher the risk of complications. In order to make an accurate size recommendation, I would need to assess your chest wall and breast mound measurements and characteristics. Unfortunately, there is not a general rule of thumb or objective criteria to implant selection.
Your plastic surgeon will perform several measurements of your chest wall and breast anatomy and determine a range of implants that both fit your chest wall and reach your desired goals.
The next step is to try on this range of implants in the office with your doctor. The key to this success is showing your surgeon the body proportion you desire with a bra sizer and allowing your surgeon to guide you to the right implant. It will be much easier to communicate in implant cc's than cup size when determining the appropriate implant for you.
I wish you a safe recovery and fantastic result.
Dr. Gill
Learn more: http://www.drpaulgill.com
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SAGINAW, MI — Police identified the man who was shot and killed Tuesday at 1121 Essling as 22-year-old Brian Antonio Kelly.
Authorities found Kelly about 3 p.m. inside the home dead from a gunshot wound to the head. Police said the shooting is being treated as a homicide.
According to the Michigan Department of Corrections website, Kelly was also known as "City Boy." He was paroled in November.
In 2009, Kelly was convicted of a stolen property charge for receiving and concealing a motor vehicle, according to the corrections website. He was sentenced to a minimum of 2 years and 6 months. Two months after the stolen property charge, Kelly was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and discharging a firearm from a vehicle.
Kelly was found several feet from the site of a
double shooting that took the life of 6-year-old Lay'la Jones on Aug. 29 and
injured her father, Shawrone Jones.
This is the city's 17th homicide of the year, according to Saginaw police records. Three others in the city have been ruled justifiable, two of which involved police officers. A fourth also involved police officers but authorities announced they not seek criminal charges in the July 1 police shooting death of Milton Hall.
Contact Erica Perdue at 989-372-2503. Follow her on Facebook and @EricaPerdue on Twitter.


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Having trouble posting pics...will tomorrow but it was good!
Smoked to about 130
Seared up w/ some cheddar bubbling out
I wanted to experiment with stuffing some burgers... I enjoy onion soup burgers but the cheddar twist was pretty darn good!
looks great.
happy smoken.
They look good! My last onion soup burgers, I sifted the package to remove the dried onions. They never seem to hydrate enough, but added the rest of the package. Adding the cheddar would be even better!
That looks awesome!
I love reverse searing...one of my favorite cooking methods.
Those look pretty tasty!
Dang nab it man that looks good.
Great job
Looks good and Cheesy!!!
Man those look good, that reverse sear is calling my name.....
Damn more ideas...looks good, have to give that a try....if you sift out out dehydrated onions ,could you put fresh cut diced onions in the hamburger meat?
When i make "juicy lucy's" [that's what i call them] [burgers with good stuff inside] i usualy cook them first and then put them on top of the first pattie and then put the other pattie on top of that and seal as best as possible. I'm sure others do it as well. the thin patties for this type of burger dont take long to get done so the goodies inside need to be happy already. of course cheese will be great just stuffed in as is. Whatever i put inside, goes on top as well. Makes for a real "juicy lucy". I have one of those 20 dollar pattie makers which does a good job on thin patties. Reinhard


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Last night in Los Angeles, the Magic pulled off a stunner with their 113-103 victory over the Lakers. The win was understandably emotional for Orlando as they proved their worth against their former franchise anchor Dwight Howard. Guard Arron Afflalo led the way with 30 points and also chipped in five rebounds and five dimes. Glen Davis was also key in the win with 23 points and 12 boards to help power his young team. Here's more on the Magic..
- Nelson made sure after the game to point out that he could have left Orlando as a free agent, but stayed because the Magic organization and fans have been true to him, tweets John Denton of NBA.com. "I definitely want to be in Orlando. I could have gone somewhere else, but this organization has been so, so true to me," said Nelson (Twitter link). Nelson signed a lucrative three-year deal with the Magic in the offseason that could pay him more than $25MM.
- Last night's focus was obviously on Howard facing off with his former team, but former Lakers forward Josh McRoberts has fit in well with his new team in Orlando, writes Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles.com. McRoberts' numbers have improved across the board even as he is being asked to guard three different positions. The former Duke product didn't see much playing time in L.A. but is averaging 16 minutes per game for the Magic.
- The Magic have put the drama of the Dwightmare in the rear view mirror, writes Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News. Glen Davis admitted that Howard's potential departure dominated the locker room conversation last year but says that the cloud no longer hovers over the team.
- Nelson also confessed that last night's win meant a little extra to the Magic after the drama that they went through at the end of Howard's run, Denton tweets.
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My image is one the first images for my futuristic crime thriller comic, the image represents the starting point for my main characters quest for justice, after his family and village is killed in an act of genocide. He escapes his captors, going to a futuristic nineteen sixty's styled London, where he becomes a bounty hunter searching for one of the last leaders of the genocide, meanwhile trying to catch the manufactures and distributors of a new illegal street drug.
My main inspiration for the image and for my story's beginning was from the beginning scenes of the 2009 film Valhalla Rising by Nicholas Winding Refn. A secondary source of inspiration was the first battle scene in the 2003 film The Last Samurai, which takes place in a foggy forest, which I have tried to incorporate elements of, into my image.
The next two images are pages from the next chapter of the comic, where the main character is trying to arrest a man for assault, the colour scheme was inspired by the BBC drama series The Hour.


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After reporting about Apple updating their web site with a counter, counting up to 1 billion (1,000,000,000) the mark has finally been reached today by someone named Connor Mulcahey, in just nine months.
Connor Mulcahey, only 13 years old was the grand prize winner, downloading "Bump" a game created by Bump Technologies, a simple application that allows users to share information by simply bumping their phones together, sending each other information about them. The information can be selected to limit information sent to each user.
For being the 1 billionth download, Connor will receive a $10,000 gift certificate to iTunes, an iPod Touch, a Time Capsule and a MacBook Pro.


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Der Herr auf Bestellung" has the Weimar dream team of Walter Reisch as scriptwriter, Geza von Bolvary as director and most importantly, the incomparable Willi Forst as main actor. This 'musical burlesque' tells about a stylish young gentleman (Willi Forst) who works as a so-called 'Festredner'; an untranslatable term, it indicates a person who makes speeches at important events like marriages etc. for people who don't feel able to do it themselves. Willi lends his voice to a speech-impaired professor (Paul Hörbiger), but the baroness (Trude Lieske) who falls in love with Hörbiger only does so because of Willi's voice, and you can guess that this leads to all sorts of complications…Overview from themoviedb.org
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The Greenfield City Council, at its June 17 meeting, revisited an issue regarding water and sewer connections at the North America Mall and adjacent Holiday Station property on Highway 55.
A conditional use permit granted in 2011 delayed this prospect for property owner Joe Francis for three years, and he attended the council's June 3 meeting to plead his case for extending the hookup date beyond the permit's time frame. Francis, present at June 17 meeting, offered a condensed version of concerns he'd previously expressed, including the impact this would have on his tenants in the mall and uncertainties regarding the placement of a frontage road.
Greenfield Mayor Brad Johnson relayed answers to some of the questions Francis posed at the earlier meeting regarding other properties in the hookup area and the potential need for a lift station.
It was noted that the city's attorney advised the council to take action regarding compliance with the timeline of the permit, including connecting the properties in question to the systems in 2014.
After some discussion, the council voted unanimously to enforce the requirements of the permit and to call for connections for these properties.
Representing the Three River Parks District, Director of Planning Kelly Grissman spoke about a prospective sale between a Greenfield resident and the park district for a 2.68 parcel that abuts the Lake Sarah Regional Park and falls into the master plan for the park. In moving forward with the sale, Grissman asked the city to approve a resolution supporting the sale.
This is an issue the council is familiar with, having had similar sales occur in the past with property slotted for park and reserve expansions, and this is not one the city looks favorably on due to the loss of tax revenue and the city's inability to say "no" to this kind of a sale. Council members, collectively, gave Grissman a list of stipulations they would like presented to the district for consideration before formally showing support in the form of a resolution. Grissman promised to relay the information to the district board.
Councilor Tom Cook presented a proposed budget for the Pioneer Sarah Creek Watershed District, including the city's financial commitment for 2015. Because approval is needed by the end of June and the council was not meeting again this month, he recommended that approval be considered at this meeting. A workshop on watershed issues is planned for July – too late to effect the action Cook was looking for.
Cook told the council that the overall budget for 2015 was showing a minor increase and that Greenfield's financial commitment would decrease from $37,197 to $35,551.
Councilor Mark Holton asked Cook if approval of the budget by the council would obligate it financially. Cook stated that was the case.
A lengthy discussion ensued in which Councilors Cook and Chuck Alcon went back and forth over two central opposing points.
Alcon said that he did not think that the watershed was a viable vehicle in its present form for implementing the kind of water condition improvements that were being proposed. He added that he did not believe the watershed commission had the infrastructure to perform the projects it is proposing, and that what's been done to date has been ineffectual and inefficient. He told the council that he doesn't want to support the watershed with any additional funding and would like to consider alternatives including moving away from the current structure and joining a larger district.
Cook, who serves as the watershed's commission chair, acknowledged Alcon's frustrations but countered that being involved with the watershed offered the city the most influence over a number of things, and that leaving the joint powers agreement may put the city under a larger umbrella with less representation or control, both financially and project based.
Holton said that since he's been on the council he's been aware of its efforts to make conservative and prudent financial decisions and that, in his opinion, not approving the budget without a clear alternative would be deterring from that course. He made a motion to approve Greenfield's portion of the 2015 Pioneer Sarah Creek Watershed budget at $33,551. The motion carried 3-2 with Johnson, Cook and Holton supporting it, Alcon and Councilor Mike Erickson opposing.
In other news, the council accepted the resignation of Greenfield Park Advisory member Julie Vergin and will advertise to fill the post.
And, weather permitting, the meeting hall on Townhall Drive will receive a new coat of paint.
The council has also approved an expenditure of $4,000 to officially update city maps due to inconsistencies among those now in circulation.
The next regular meeting of the Greenfield City Council is 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at 6390 Townhall Drive.


text: quote:Originally posted by swkreiterBeen here on Roadfood for a couple of weeks and just saw this thread. I'm Steve from Seattle and have been enjoying food on the road since I was a kid in the '50s. My father would load us all into the car and drive from Kansas City to northern Minnesota for summer vacation, stopping to eat in small-town diners along the way. While I've grown up (some would say grown old) and have come to enjoy a nice modern meal in a nice modern restaurant in a nice modern city, I still get excited when I pull into a town where the grain elevator is the tallest building around. My brother and I try to get out for several days each summer and find those great small places before they fall off the map. I'm especially fond of BBQ and burgers and will write about the good stuff I find along the way.


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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The A's could have left Rangers Ballpark giddy and gung-ho for the second half of their Texas road trip Wednesday, but instead departed town wearing a lot of clenched-teeth smiles.
Oakland took two out of three here to win the series -- always a nice achievement against Ron Washington's Texas Rangers -- but the table was set to run the table, and the A's dropped their collective fork on the floor in the finale.
The A's saw their five-game win streak end with a 3-1 loss in which they went 0-for-10 with men in scoring position, struck out nine times and wasted a very nice recovery by starter Jarrod Parker after a rocky three-run first inning in which he surrendered a pair of home runs.
Adding insult to the defeat, the A's essentially handed 30-year-old journeyman Ross Wolf, who hadn't pitched in the majors since a brief seven-game stint with Oakland in 2010, his first major-league victory.
"I think today, more than any, we kind of did it to ourselves," said outfielder Seth Smith. "It was kind of a frustratingly uninspiringeffort, I guess."
But winning two of three wasn't a sufficient parting gift?
"I don't look at it that way," Smith said. "It's about today's game. The two games we won were great, but we wanted to win this game, too."
That kind of thinking is certainly in line with manager Bob Melvin's.
"Once you win two, you want to win the third," Melvin said. "There's no sense in saying, `All right, we won the series,' and just pack it in. When you have the opportunity to sweep, that's what you want to do."
It looked like it would be one of those long days early on when Parker walked the first batter in the bottom of the first, surrendered a two-run homer to David Murphy, and then after getting an out, surrendered another long home run to Adrian Beltre to straightaway center.
But Parker pulled it together and proceeded to pitch 6 2/3 innings of scoreless three-hit ball, and over four consecutive innings, it appears his teammates would reward him for his recovery.
In the fourth inning, Brandon Moss' one-out sacrifice fly scored Coco Crisp with Oakland's first run. That's all they got, but more seemed imminent in the fifth when Smith walked and Derek Norris doubled, giving the A's and second-and-third, nobody-out situation. Alas, Eric Sogard and Adam Rosales hit back-to-back popups and Crisp grounded out to squelch the threat.
Oakland opened the sixth with John Jaso drawing a walk and Yoenis Cespedes reaching on an error, but Rangers lefty reliever Neal Cotts came on and struck out Moss, Josh Donaldson and Smith in succcession. Then in the seventh, Norris doubled again and advanced to third on a Sogard groundout. But Rosales popped out again and Crisp fouled out.
The first Sogard at-bat and the two Rosales misfires definitely irked the manager the most.
"The most frustrating thing is we didn't handle the situational at-bats," he said. "We could have wound up scoring two, maybe three runs without a hit. If we handle those, we at least tie the game."
"I was just trying to get a fastball up in the zone, something I could drive the outfield," said Rosales. "I got the high fastball, but I think I'm maybe a little too aggressive right now just wanting to get the job done."
On the bright side, there was Parker, who despite falling to 2-6 and giving up his 10th and 11th homers of the year (he only gave up 11 all of last year), he put together his second strong outing in a row after the early hiccup.
"Those were two out of maybe five or six four-seamers I threw today, and they missed probably a little bit too much," he said. "But I did some things where I felt like I was getting back to where they were."
Parker said he's finally feeling healthy after battling a neck stiffness issue his first handful of starts and can focus better on executing his pitches.
"Parker pitched great after the first inning," Melvin said. "He threw a couple of early-count heaters they squared up, but then he really settled down nicely. That was good to see. We just didn't give him the support."
* Jed Lowrie still couldn't put a shoe on after being hit on the base of his right foot by Texas' Yu Darvish Tuesday night. He said the foot was very swollen, but hopes to be ready to play by Friday night when the A's open a three-game series in Houston.
*Josh Reddick will join the A's in Houston Friday and be evaluated for three days taking batting practice. If all goes well, he'll go on a rehab assignment.


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Island's beach bars, restaurants evicted
The Thai holiday island of Phuket is in the throes of a major facelift.
Scores of beach restaurants, including several beach clubs, are disappearing. For years these establishments have served authentic local cuisine, to those who wanted to eat while feeling the soft sand run through their toes.
The demolition began earlier this month when the ruling military junta, which came to power in a coup earlier this year, the ordered the removal of the unregulated structures.
In some places, such as the hugely popular Surin beach, operators were given seven days notice to remove their establishments.
Despite this, a local hotelier (who wishes to remain anonymous) says locals believe that in the long-term it will be a win-win situation.
"They're clearing everything off the beaches. The beaches didn't look bad but they were cramped and now they look clean and nice," he said.
Some tourists are surprised and saddened that the restaurants, some with gorgeous wooden deckings and offering sun lounges, are going.
But the hotelier said that many business people in the area are "devoted to tourism" and are determined to see the establishment of regulated, hygienic eateries on the sand.
Those running the restaurants, with a few exceptions, reportedly accepted the mass eviction notice without a fight.
The hotelier remains hopeful of a more equitable zoning and planning system. He said he believes the military junta understands the importance of tourism to the Thai economy.
When the rebuild commences, he envisages a time when "operators will adhere to the zoning rules, have the right paperwork and everyone can have a fair go".
Meanwhile, as Thai tourism struggles in the wake of May's military coup, four of Thailand's main insurance companies have teamed up with the Tourism Authority of Thailand to offer online insurance cover called 'Thailand travel shield.'
Travellers can purchase insurance to cover incidents such as accidental trip cancellations, accidents and emergency hotel accommodation.
Travel insurance has become an issue for travellers to Thailand, as many company's policies exclude incidents arising from 'military insurrection'.
Tourism Authority of Thailand Governor Thawatchai Arunyik said the scheme would "ensure travellers enjoy their visit to the kingdom with great peace of mind".
Travellers are urged to read the fine print which details that certain exceptions apply including alcohol-related accidents, involvement in public brawls, motorcycle incidents and extreme sports.
The writer travelled as a guest of the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
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Campbell is a partner in BlumShapiro's Litigation Services and Business Valuation Group. He has over 12 years of experience in company valuations, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and reorganizations, and tax and litigation support services. He provides privately held companies and business owners with valuation services for shareholder disputes, buy/sell agreements, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, gifting interests, estate planning and taxation, and matrimonial dissolutions.


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If you travel by air frequently, you already know most carriers charge you for checked baggage over a certain weight limit. To avoid paying out of pocket at the check-in counter, it helps to know before you leave the house how much your bags weigh so you can either leave some things behind or redistribute the load. That's where the Balanzza Mini, a tiny, hand-held luggage scale, comes in.
Just attach the Balanzza Mini to your luggage and lift up your bag by the scale handle to see how much your bag weighs. The scale has a maximum supported weight of 100lbs, but if you're carrying that much on a plane in one bag, you're already got problems. Considering most carriers charge anywhere from $40 to $180 US for overweight bags, the Balanzza Mini's retail price of $24.95 is a small price to pay to make sure you never pay weight fees again.


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Deborah Long-Smith
My family:
Husband and two dogs
My work:
Director, volunteer services, Holyoke Medical Center
What I'm wearing: I love skirts in winter because you can wear long underwear under them and black skirts go with so many of my jackets. This tapestry jacket has a black background and lovely soft color flowers. I've paired it with a very pale yellow silk top that echos the color of the daffodils. The black boots are Anne Klein and very comfortable.
The glass beads in the necklace also capture the colors in the jacket. The green sea-glass earrings (a gift from my step-daughter) are a bit whimsical for winter, but the color and material compliment the necklace. Peridot is my birthstone and the beautiful ring a gift from my sister.
One word that describes my style: Comfortable
More words to describe my style: Classic and conservative
Biggest splurge: I'm more likely to splurge on a gift for someone else than something for me. For example I gave my sister a hand-woven Celtic, wool cape and my husband a fur hat from Russia.
Couldn't live without: Turtlenecks
Pairs of shoes: Not too many, and a few pairs of boots
One style or trend I'd like to see come back: Hats


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Jack Welch is entering his 21st season as Copperas Cove's head football coach and is looking to extend the Bulldawgs' current playoff streak to 11 consecutive appearances.
Although the summer has just begun, Welch is already immersed in preparations for the upcoming season.
Herald reporter Clay Whittington recently discussed the offseason with Welch.
Two of your seniors — quarterback Manny Harris (UTSA) and defensive end Tyrell Thompson (Houston) — recently made verbal commitments to play collegiately. Do you believe there are any downsides to committing early?
I actually do think there are some downsides, but most of it's upside. Of course, we know the upsides — the kids being able to be focused, knowing they have something in hand. The downside is they really don't have anything in hand. I think for the most part it's good. The colleges begin to have that relationship with the players, so it's pretty well set.
The fact of the matter is things have changed over the last decade. If they sign 25 kids, they'll have like 50 or 60 commitments. How can that happen? That's the downside — we realize the numbers just don't work out. It usually shakes out, though, and that's what they're all anticipating — that over the course of time, it'll shake out. In other words, if they have two for one on the commitments, over a course of time, they'll talk to you, and if they decide to go another way, they kind of let that be known or they'll let the kids slip through their fingers. That's how it works.
In reality, when it comes right down to it and they still have more committed than what they're going to sign, somebody gets left out. It's almost like lying. You're committed to each other, and then all of a sudden, the school doesn't offer it to you. On the other hand, and I've talked to schools about this, they'll say the kid can do the same thing.
They're kids, and as a grown man, you know the right part of selling and when you've sold somebody something, you've been very thorough and now you're getting commitments before their final season even comes. You don't know how they're going to perform. Some kids won't perform real well, and a school will pull from them and go with somebody else simply because, even though I know, the kids don't know because they're just taking it word for word, a lot more kids committed to that one spot than what is actually there.
Overall, I'd say it's OK, but there are some downsides, and one is there's nothing really there until it's signed on signing day. What I would like to see, because I've talked to some lawyers on this, is a verbal commitment that's a verbal offer — a verbal contract. But it's going to take a group lawsuit to get the colleges out of this. Will this ever happen? I don't know because colleges usually have more money than individuals.
Your 7-on-7 team made it to the state tournament for the first time since 2010. How exciting is that for the program?
It's exciting that the kids have made it, and you want them to do well. It's kind of like playing tiddlywinks or anything you play, you want to see the kids successful. As far as the program is concerned, I don't think it means a hill of beans difference because it's 7-on-7, and 7-on-7 is not really football as far as playing the game of football. We went to state a whole bunch of years in a row. It's a totally different ball game, so I don't think it makes a lot of difference to the program, but it's exciting to go. So I'm excited to see our team qualify, and it also takes some of the pressure off of trying to qualify each week. Now, you sit back and go play and have a good time and enjoy. When the state thing comes, let the fur fly, but realizing you can win state in 7-on-7 and not have a winning season in football and vice versa.
Outside of winning games, what do you want the players to accomplish during 7-on-7?
It's not just winning ball games; the real key is the quarterbacks and receivers throwing and catching the ball: accuracy of your quarterback, catching the football in a crowd, making great catches, concentrating on catches, hand-eye coordination. Then your defensive backs with good coverage, being able to run, cut and move, breaking on the ball. That's football. That's the part of 7-on-7, the skill part of it that is good. The game part of it, you can get a first down by shoveling the ball to a guy across the line, things you can't do in a real football game. The skill part of it is what I like about 7-on-7. That's needed and it's very important.
In your opinion, how valuable is 7-on-7 as a part of the offseason?
I think it's very important. It keeps them focused, keeps them playing and keeps the skill set. There are other things in there, too, like staying involved. The linemen stay involved with the lineman's challenge. It's not that they're playing football out there, but they're competing and you keep them active. I also like to see the AAU sports, basketball, volleyball. It keeps the kids active and involved, keeps them off the streets. That's why I think all this is good.
Your NCAA Football Camp for incoming first- through sixth-graders just finished up. What is the main thing you hope campers learn by attending?
To love the game of football. We want those little kids to love it, have fun and enjoy it, but also learn a little bit about the skill set. They're young, they've got a lot of time to go. They learn how to throw and catch, good form tackling, little things like that. The main thing is to love it, enjoy it and have fun.
Three of your graduated seniors competed in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' Victory Bowl on Saturday. As a coach, how neat is it to get to see your players take part is something like that?
It's a goodness in your heart, to be honest. I like to see those kids get another opportunity. Some of those kids will never play another game, so this is it, and to be able to go and do it on an all-star basis, it's exciting. They get to see a different level of competition that makes them step up and compete in a different role, but most importantly, they're making memories for a lifetime, and that's what makes you feel good as a coach.
I know you are a baseball fan. Who do you like in the College World Series?
I think TCU has got a chance to win this thing. It's exciting to see this, especially having them and Texas and Texas Tech in there. Hopefully, a Texas school will take it home, and I'm pulling for all of them.