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GOODMAN, Mo. — Over the weekend, McDonald County sheriff's deputies, state troopers and federal marshals arrested a fugitive wanted in the shooting of another man in Nebraska.
Sheriff Mike Hall said deputies took Steven I. Harrod, 64, into custody at a residence east of Goodman where he had been staying since fleeing a Jan. 14 shooting in Louisville, Neb.
Hall said the house was placed under surveillance Sunday while a search warrant was obtained and served about 7 p.m.
Harrod was arrested without incident on warrants from Nebraska charging him with first-degree assault and use of a firearm to commit a felony.
Harrod is suspected of shooting 32-year-old Michael Green in the head with a handgun. He reportedly was renting a room to Green and a woman, and became upset with his tenants when the woman used his pickup truck to drive Green home from work.


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The Woodbury Aldi will soon offer 3.2 beer and Angelina's Kitchen can now serve beer and wine following the Woodbury City Council's unanimous approval of their liquor license applications.
No one spoke during public hearings on both matters at Wednesday night's council meeting. Background checks came back clear for Aldi and Angelina's Kitchen.
Aldi, a discount grocery chain, opened Oct. 5 in the former Borders space at 8427 Tamarack Bay. Councilwoman Julie Ohs called the approval of the liquor license a "routine matter."
Angelina's Kitchen, meanwhile, has consolidated its two locations (Angelina's Café), and plans to add a wine bar.
"Best eggplant parmesan in town, by the way," said Councilwoman Amy Scoggins, who was recently re-elected to a third term.
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In the past few days, several readers have pointed me toward a recent Gizmodo post about a monocycle replica from 1873. The replica, which was handmade by a man in Spain, features a 6.16 foot diameter wheel. The workmanship is very impressive and the machine itself looks like it would be a lot of fun to ride. Be sure to check out the eBay auction for another picture. The auction has ended at this point with out anyone responding to the $13,000 opening bid. Yeah, that is a lot of money, but some modern production bikes cost half that amount and this is a one of a kind creation. You certainly wouldn't have to worry about seeing another bike just like it on your local group ride
Just over 6 feet is a large wheel diameter, but it isn't the largest that I have seen this week. David at the About.com Bicycling page posted about the Hyperbike (pictured here), which features two 8-foot wheels that are angled in at the top like a racing wheelchair. The machine's designer, Curtis DeForest, was inspired in part by competition wheelchairs, which are very fast with a low center of gravity. One of the design goals was to make the machine as fast as a car on flat ground. The website explains:
"The circumference of an eight foot diameter wheel is roughly twenty-five feet and cadence, or the rate at which a person pedals, is most comfortable at a rate of 13 beats every 15 seconds. Gearing that allows an operator to rotate the wheels four times each pedal cycle, or at a 1:4 ratio while at the comfortable cadence rate will produce a speed upwards of 50mph."
Certainly this design is very different from the majority of the bikes that you see on this site, but I think it is quite interesting. I encourage you to read the articles on the website, especially this one from the East Hampton Star. It sounds like this machine/trike would require a bit of practice to ride comfortably, but I would absolutely love to give it a try. Now that NASA is contributing some engineering expertise to the project, I am anxious to see Mr DeForest's next prototype.


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'The Media and Stadium Politics: The Need for the Industry Context'
Charles E. Euchner
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Edited transcript of keynote speech delivered Jan. 22, 1998, at The
Freedom Forum Pacific Coast Center conference on "Reporting on New
Sports Stadiums: Is There a Payoff for the Public?"
Jim Borgman, the editorial cartoonist for The Cincinnati Enquirer, recently diagnosed the newspaper industry's uncanny ability to make exciting and vital subjects seem boring and incomprehensible.
In a cartoon titled "Journalism 101," Borgman offers "tips to guarantee reader disinterestedness."
The first tip is: "Whenever possible, assign mind-numbing catch phrases to issues in the news." The cartoon shows a man getting a Novocain shot in the head as he reads the headlines, "Fast Track Trade" and "Unfunded Federal Mandates."
The second tip: "Report medical news out of context. Randomly run conflicting followups throughout the year." The cartoon shows two identical guys in baseball caps reading newspapers; the headline in one reads "CKRA Prevents Brain Cramps" and the headline in the second paper reads "Except in Balding Twins." And so on.
Sports reporting is supposed to be different. Sports writers, after all, get to talk about the dramatic exploits of Bears and Bulls, Yankees and Rebels, Lightning and Magic, Giants and Vikings. Unlike other reporters, sports journalists actually see their subjects do what makes them notable. Even when the drama is low, sports writers spend so much time with their subjects -- following the routines, the personalities, the internal politics, the raw human emotions of amazing physical specimens playing kids games -- that they can tell stories about an unreal world that teach us much about real life.
Sports journalism offers a unique opportunity for print and broadcast media to teach us about everything that touches sports. Newspapers spill absurd buckets of ink, and broadcasters devote absurd quantities of time, covering the agony and the ecstasy of this one slice of our life as a national community. And readers devour it all. With the growing importance of business and politics in sports, sports journalism offers a unique opportunity to teach us about how the rest of the world works, as well.
The public's interest and knowledge of sports offers a great
opportunity to provide instructive journalism that teaches us about
business and politics.
Regrettably, the media usually fall short in covering the politics and
economics of sports.
Whoever tries -- sports reporters, local beat reporters, business
reporters, and even a new
breed of sports business reporters -- usually fails to provide a
compelling account of player
salaries, national and local broadcasting, corporate sponsors, and the
operations of leagues
and franchises. Not to mention the biggest sports business story of our
time -- the political
and economic battles over franchise relocation and the demands of teams
for new stadiums and
It is the stadium question that I want to focus on today. Everybody
knows the story. The owner
of a sports franchise decides that he wants a new stadium because he
wants to make more money.
The owner makes public statements about the obsolescence of the existing
facility, mourning
that he cannot produce a championship for the loyal fans unless he gets
extra revenues to lure
the sport's best players to town. Government officials respond -- it
doesn't matter how, whether
it's negatively or positively, because the demand for a new facility has
now been made.
Consultants for the team produce reports boasting about the incredible
economic benefits of
teams, the dollars that roll in from outside and multiply throughout the
local economy.
Skeptics sneer. Negotiations take place. People take sides. Boosters
mobilize. A tug of war
occurs. Public authorities act. The team stays or moves. The process
begins anew.
Media usually focus on three or four key angles to this story:
To these focal points are added some other matters, often at random:
The result of all this coverage is curious. On the one hand, sports
issues are so
potently symbolic that they cannot help but rivet the attention of
newspaper readers.
Professional sports, alas, is one of the few topics that attracts the
constant attention of the
public. The personalities can be powerful and even cartoon-like (think
of people like George
Steinbrenner and Robert Irsay and Al Davis and Paul Allen and Ed
DeBartolo and Ted Turner and
Wayne Huizenga). And, like all of sports, the whole drama produces clear
winners and losers.
On the other hand, the whole sports-stadium drama feels oddly
undramatic. The story
lines are fragmented. The details of the deals are complex and presented
out of context, in a
sequence in which the issues at points A, B and C are hard to connect to
points D, E and F.
Many of the key details get dropped from reporting after one or two
articles. The economic
issues are complex. Even the colorful personalities seem to get dulled
by the process. At the
end of the whole controversy, people end up feeling as enlightened as
they do after reading one
of those arcane articles about an anonymous source's leak of an
investigation of the local
sewer commission's payoffs to in-laws and associates and dummy firms.
MEGO: My Eyes Glaze Over.
The problem can be summed up with one word: context. The reporting of
over team location and new stadium proposals is inadequate because it
does not create a context
that can help people understand the issues.
The most important context is the structure of professional sports as an
industry. The
leagues differ in their particulars, but baseball, football, basketball
and hockey all operate
like monopolies. Only Major League Baseball enjoys vast immunity from
antitrust laws, but as
Mike Barnicle recently wrote in The Boston Globe, about the only
thing the National Football
League lacks is a nuclear deterrent. All of the major sports leagues
control their unique
products, squash opponents, force people they do business with into
Faustian bargains. They
cannot do everything they want to do, when they want to do it, but if
they are willing to play
hardball, they can manipulate a lot of people and win concessions worth
hundreds of millions of
It follows that no one -- not newspapers, not mayors or governors, not
congressmen, not
citizen groups -- can understand the whole team relocation and stadium
issue unless they
understand the peculiar form of monopolism that is professional sports
Let's look at some of the elements of monopolism in professional sports
The monopolism of professional sports is the single most compelling
factor in stadium
politics today. Yet few reporters ever address the issue when teams
twist the arms of
government and civic leaders to get new stadiums and other benefits.
Let me tell you a story about that. When my book, "Playing the Field,"
came out, I got
hundreds of calls from newspapers, magazines and television and radio
stations. They all wanted
me to comment on the latest stadium controversy in Minneapolis, Los
Angeles, New York, Miami,
Tampa Bay, Edmonton and other cities. I was flattered by the attention,
and I wanted to do what
I could to explain the larger contest of the story.
In every interview, I stressed the importance of understanding the
peculiar nature of
the industry in question. Understanding the unique makeup and place of
the sports industry, I
said over and over, was the single most important factor in
understanding stadium politics --
and in thinking about policy responses to it. I usually suggested that
the only thing that
would alter the dynamics of the city-team relationship was if, through
some lawsuit, a federal
court acted to bust up organized sports, Ma Bell style. I usually
repeated the point,
emphasizing the importance of creating competition among leagues where
none existed to give
cities and fans a better chance to get the product that they sought.
As far as I know, only two publications ever quoted me on this point.
They were the
Alberta Report and People magazine. The only publications
that were willing to look at this
larger context were a magazine lost in the tundra of western Canada and
a magazine with a cover
story titled "How the Stars Fight Fat." That's the legacy of my personal
effort to get
journalists to place the stadium issue in the larger context of the
sports industry. I had
better find something else for my tombstone.
Now, I suppose there's only so much we can ask media to do, whether
they're covering
elections or stadiums or school boards or housing authorities. A society
needs other mechanisms
to teach itself about the important issues of the day. We need more
robust political parties,
at all levels. We need more creative and engaged civic organizations. We
need more vibrant
community organizations. We need better schools and colleges. Media
cannot be expected to be
the all-wise teachers of every issue that becomes part of the civic
agenda. But media should do
more. They should get out of their routines, take more chances, get over
Woodward-and-Bernstein scoop mentality, stop thinking about Pulitzers
and other awards they
give themselves, and work hard to help us to understand a complex
Is it too much to ask mass media to provide, in a compelling way, the
context for
complex stories? I think not. When they are willing to study, get away
from the pack and think
outside the box of their beats, journalists can do some amazing
The Philadelphia
Inquirer and The Atlanta Constitution have done some great
and riveting reporting on the
housing-finance industry. The New York Times does a great job
placing welfare and technology and
education in a larger context -- just to take three issues of interest
to me. The High Country
News puts western development issues into perspective every week.
The Chronicle of Higher
Education always seems to create a meaningful context for its
stories. A couple years ago, the
San Francisco Chronicle did some great articles on parks issues.
A few years back, The Nation
did an amazing issue on the savings and loan crisis. And, some time
back, The Washington Post
did some amazing work unraveling a far-reaching scandal called
Watergate. I could go on, but my
point is that when they want to, journalists can take any subject and
make it informative and
compelling. I dare you to tell me otherwise.
What it takes is imagination, research, good desk editors who teach
their reporters and
a desire to get the story more right than anyone else. Contrary to
conventional wisdom,
technology offers great tools for newspapers to make themselves more
relevant. The newspapers
provide the tangible everyday product, and electronic technology
provides the support. In this
age of the Internet, newspapers could make sure that readers have a full
archive of every
important issue -- complete with statistics, timelines, charts, maps,
photos and links to
superior interpretive reporting. Most newspapers do provide some
archives of their materials,
but it's often poorly arranged. And it's only as good as the context of
the reporting itself.
I could go on. My point is that context, far from making stories harder
for reporters
to write and readers to follow, is absolutely basic to journalism -- and
good policy. Sportswriters,
business reporters and local beat reporters can all do a much better job
helping their
communities understand even the most complex issues swirling around
stadium politics. It
requires more than writing one great context piece and then dropping it.
It goes beyond putting
a nut graf in every article. What is required is a way of covering and
writing stories that
places every development into the larger context. Along with Who, What,
When and Where, it's
"How does this all fit in?"
As critical as I have been here today, let me close by saying I love
newspapers. I love
a good lede, a good photo, a good headline. I like the slang and the
puns and the everyday
drama and humor, as well as the amazing reports on difficult issues that
I see in a whole raft
of papers. I would apply what Anna Quindlen said about a good tabloid --
it makes you nudge the
person you're with and say, "Hey, get a load of this" -- to all good
print and broadcast media.
I think of newspapers and other media the way that Woody Allen described
the trials and
tribulations of love and life in "Annie Hall:"
There's an old joke. Two elderly women are at a Catskills mountain
resort, and one of
them says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other
one says, "Yeah, and
such small portions." Well, that's essentially how I feel about life.
Full of loneliness and
misery and suffering and unhappiness, and it's all over much too
The same goes for newspapers. Full of scandal and trivia and clich�s and
news all out
of context, and not enough of it. So give me more, but please provide
the context. Make it
good, and with the right portions.


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Medical authorities have answered that question firmly in the negative. Mothers and fathers who believe their children were damaged by vaccines have refused to take no for an answer. The continuing debate over the subject is often framed as a struggle between science and parents. But parents also battle among themselves on the issue, even parents of children with autism.
About.com's Autism and Pediatrics sites have good discussions of the scientific evidence against an autism-vaccine link. Here, we'll look at the reasons this issue has become such a flashpoint of contention among parents, all of whom want what is best for their children and all children, but differ dramatically on what "best" might be.
Latest NewsFor breaking news on autism and vaccines, visit the Today's News, Weekly News, and Autism and Vaccines News folders.
Concerns over vaccine damage have arisen at a time when parents have unprecedented access to information and platforms to share their views. Web sites make research that might once have been viewed and interpreted only by doctors available for any parent to draw conclusions on, while blogs, message boards, and e-mail lists bring parents together to share interpretations, plan protests, spin stories, and argue about what it all means.
As being an activist for your child has become easier, the need to do so has increased. Health insurance has set regulations on who patients can see, for what, and for how long -- damaging, along the way, the kind of close and caring relationship pediatricians used to have with their young clients and families. The days when your doctor could sit down and explain vaccines in detail, and do so from a deep personal knowledge of your specific child, have largely passed. That leaves parents feeling like case managers, charged with being the foremost experts on their children, following up on questions and concerns that can't be addressed in a rushed visit.
The American Academy of Pediatrics urges parents of children with autism to "learn as much as they can about all the different treatments available." Left to do their own research, though, parents may come to feel they know more about their child's disabilities than their doctor does -- and maybe more than researchers who regard autism from the comfort of a lab rather than the company of a child in distress. They may have found success with treatments that are not universally accepted, and feel less inclined to take the word of scientists and doctors over their own personal observations.


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New York, a Steppingstone, Usually Does Not Mind
Ms. Pirro was raising an issue that has come up frequently in New York - a state that has produced more than its share of presidential candidates - and one Mrs. Clinton has faced before. But if history is any guide, New Yorkers tend not to worry much about voting for politicians viewed as having grander national ambitions.
In one example, voters knew that Robert F. Kennedy had hoped to be President Lyndon B. Johnson's running mate before he chose instead, in August 1964, to seek a Senate seat from New York. Though Mr. Kennedy, like Mrs. Clinton, faced questions on the campaign trail about being a carpetbagger (he spent much of his childhood in the Bronx but had a Virginia address just weeks before announcing; Mrs. Clinton is a native of Illinois), he won the seat and seemed to suffer no backlash when he threw his hat into the presidential ring in 1968.
Still, Ms. Pirro's offensive seems to be sticking, said Kieran Mahoney, one of her political advisers. He said Democrats "clearly feel that Pirro is hitting home because of their actions," which he said included Bill Clinton's recent recital, in a television interview, of a family rule: Do not look past the next election or you might not get past the next election.
In the long run, though, several political analysts said that of all the complaints voters might have about Mrs. Clinton, her potential presidential aspirations were not likely to be high on the list. Two recent polls on whether Mrs. Clinton should pledge to fulfill the full six-year term she is seeking achieved contradictory results. Several New York governors won presidential nominations in the first half of the 20th century. Theodore Roosevelt and his cousin Franklin gained the White House.
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Another year has concluded and the memories are certainly abundant whether they be good or not-so-good.
The last day of the year is another opportunity to make new and better memories. So reward yourself for surviving the year and celebrate.
If the idea of ringing in the new year with party favors, champagne, lots of balloons dropping, music and dancing appeals to you, there are plenty of celebrations in town coming up. If a late dinner or some billiards with music to enjoy sounds good, that can be arranged as well.
Some places will be opened doing their regular business and others will have special festivities with some variation of complimentary champagne toast, party favors, balloon drop, DJ music, live band music and dancing.
Open on New Year's Eve with some late dining options:
- , 852 Villa St.; 650-210-9986; open from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. serving regular menu items (non-alcoholic).
- California Billiards Club, 881 E. El Camino Real; 650-965-3100; opened for drinks and billiards from 11:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.
- , 1313 W. El Camino Real; 650-965-8255; complimentary champagne and appetizers, music, pool from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- , 400 Villa St; 650-969-3511; Will be open New Year's Eve – details on website soon.
- Mervyn's, 236 Castro St; 650-961-7381; Open for drinks from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- , 820 E. El Camino Real; 650-969-2098; will have karaoke and food opening at 12 p.m. till 2 a.m.
- , 893 Leong Dr; 650-968-6366; open from 10 p.m to 2 am. with regaton, latin, burlesque.
- ,1431 Plymouth St; 650-961-1992; Open for drinks from 10 to 2 a.m. with kitchen open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- , 2135 Old Middlefield Way; 650-965-1162; Open from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. with food and drinks service and may have a live band perform too.
- , 1400 N Shoreline Blvd; 650-964-0780; Will serve bottled beer and bar snacks from 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.
- Scratch, 401 Castro St; 650-237-3132; will be open for regular dining from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- , 400 Castro St; 650-940-9500; will be open from 11 a.m. till midnight with a special menu, drink specials, live Flamenco guitar music.
- Morocco's Restaurant, 873 Castro St; 650-968-1502; will be open from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. featuring The Beginning of the World NYE Dinner. Guests can order a la carte and drink wine flights and enjoy belly dancing from 8:45 p.m. RSVP recommended.
- , 110 Castro St; 650-964-1888; will be open for regular dining from 4:30 to 10 p.m.
New Year's Eve Parties:
- , 228 Castro St; 650-988-1500; New Year's Eve Party with balloon drop, complimentary champagne toast, music, dancing for $20 admission. Music will include Top 40's, pop, rock, hip-hop, regaton, salsa, bachata, meringue, and live Mexican band music, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- , 223 Castro St; 650-964-9151; New Year's Eve Bash from 10 pm with DJ Caesar, complimentary party favors, drink specials.
- , 241 Castro St, 650-961-0108; having champagne toast, DJ music and dancing, regular drinks menu. $10 cover starting at 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- , 2534 Old Middlefield Way; 650-940-9838; this will be their 51st year to celebrate with party favors, complimentary champagne, DJ music, and no admission fee, from 10 to 2 a.m.
- , 750 W Evelyn Ave; 650-969-3958; open from 2 p.m. and New Year's Eve Party starts at 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- , 736 W Dana St; 650-968-3007; New Year's Eve Salsa Party.
Have a safe and Happy New Year's Eve!


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East Central Regional Center for College Tech Prep
The East Central Regional Center (ECRC) for College Tech Prep is one of six centers across Ohio geared towards creating articulation and easing the transition to college for students in career-technical education. The ECRC is formed through collaboration among Kent State University, Stark State College, The University of Akron, and Youngstown State University. These four postsecondary institutions will ensure northeast Ohio students have access to meaningful articulation agreements and educators throughout the region are supported.
In July 2011, the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Board of Regents released an RFP in order to develop six regional Tech Prep/Program of Study (POS) support centers in Ohio. In August 2011, the proposal submitted by Kent State University (KSU), The University of Akron (UA), and Youngstown State University (YSU) was funded with the goal of providing all Tech Prep/POS support for the East Central Region of the state.
Through this joint venture, the four institutions have come together in a unique partnership with the goal of supporting students, teachers, counselors, and administrators. The main purpose of the collaboration is to create meaningful articulation agreements with local secondary high schools and Career Technical Planning Districts. In addition, a partnership with High Schools That Work has been established in order to provide valuable free professional development for educators in northeast Ohio. Topics were requested from secondary administrators and the professional development series was, and continues to be, built around those needs.
As the ECRC develops, we look forward to being a valuable partner in increasing the number of college graduates in Ohio and creating a highly-qualified, highly-skilled, and high-paid workforce in Ohio.
College Tech Prep programs of study combine college prep academic courses with advanced training in the latest technologies. They are a planned sequence of study in a technology area beginning in the 11th grade and continuing through an approved apprenticeship, certificate, associate, or baccalaureate degree program. This sequence is designed to avoid duplication of coursework and in a seamless career pathway.
Each College Tech Prep/career-technical program of study is designed with a common core of proficiency in communications, mathematics, science, and technology. Technical curricula are designed based on technical competencies developed by secondary education, postsecondary education, business/industry, and labor.
Students take college prep academic courses in their home school for a half-day and technical courses at Choffin Career and Technical Center in Youngstown, Ohio or the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center in Canfield, Ohio for the other half-day. In addition to classroom instruction, students have the opportunity to participate in work-based learning experiences. They are directly exposed to hi-tech careers through mentoring, job shadowing, internships (paid and unpaid), and part-time employment.
For more information talk to your high school guidance counselor or contact Renee English, marketing coordinator, Choffin Career and Technical Center, 330-744-8719 or Jacqueline Kuffel , career development supervisor, Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, 330-729-4120, option 2.
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Gold Medal Soap on a Rope
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Anyone can be a winner with this cool Gold Medal Soap on a Rope!
Measuring 7cm in diameter, the Gold Medal Soap on a Rope has a number 1 surrounded by a laurel wreath embossed on one side.
The 'rope' is actually a medal ribbon in distinctive red, white and blue and is designed to be worn around the wrist so you don't lose the soap whilst washing.
The Gold Medal Soap smells subtly of watermelon and everything is presented in a Union Jack emblazoned gift box to make it the perfect present for the athlete in your life.
Useful info:
- Gold Medal Soap on a Rope
- Measures 7 cm in diameter
- Union Jack gift box
- Looks like a winner's medal
- Fits around wrist for safety reasons
- Does not fit around the neck
- Great gift idea
Soccer Soaper Star Bath Game
He shoots… he scores… he scrubs his back!
For those who prefer shots to suds, or scoring to scrubbing, this Soccer Soaper Star game adds a fun element to timeouts in the bath.
With suction cups for easy attachment on the wall tiles, this bath-time game features a kick target and plastic balls. The aim of the game is to flick the ball through the hole – the smaller the hole the more points earned. While this exertion will not stop you getting tubby, it is a fun way to practice precision nonetheless.
The Soccer Soaper Star is a great gift idea for football fans that would rather spend time raising their game than relaxing in the bath.
Useful info:
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- Novelty gift idea
- Present for football fan
- Suction cups to attach on wall tiles
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The ultimate lunch box for the commando kid! Made from sturdy tin, it has the perfect space to carry all your rations for the days misssion!
This motorbike inspired Pizza Chopper is the coolest way to slice up your favourite snack.
With its motorcycle design, stainless steel blade and an ergonomic plastic handle, it's ideal for chopping your pizza any way you want.
Simply grip the body of the motorbike and use the large front wheel to slice through pizza as if you were riding a hog down the highway. The Pizza Chopper is dishwasher safe too so it's easy to keep clean.
It measures 22 cm in length and has a 6.5 cm diameter wheel so it can tackle the deepest of deep pan pizzas, while its quirky design is sure to be a real talking point among your friends.
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No external power needed, adds 13DB to your music power, can hold your device horizontally or vertically, better music quality with the same battery life, made of durable silicon- dirt and scratch resistant, additional opening reserved for charger.Colours: Black, Pink, White.
Keep your workspace organised with the Dead Tidy Desk Organiser. Your desk no longer needs to look like a crime scene; it can be as organised as a forensic laboratory.
The Dead Tidy Desk Organiser is shaped like a murder victim sprawled on the floor and is filled with malleable, black, plastic prongs. The flexibility of the staggered prongs mean that a variety of different stationary can be held simultaneously, almost anything that clutters your desk. This would make an ideal gift for anyone whose desk looks dead untidy. The Dead Tidy Desk organiser measures just under 16 cm in length and 8cms at its widest point so it won't take up too much room on your desk.
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Marvel Comic Print iPad Case - Providing Protection and Retro Style!
Your iPad is certainly no damsel in distress, but it still deserves a super hero standard of protection!
This retro comic print case from Marvel provides a stylish and practical solution to shield your iPad from the harsh realities of everyday life… like grubby fingers, sharp talons and bag friction. It's decorated with graphics from the original Marvel comics, featuring the likes of Iron Man and X-Men, for an eye-catching nostalgic finish.
When you're not using this iPad case, the wraparound design protects the screen. This is a great gift idea for kids and adults alike.
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- iPad case from Marvel
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When do you go on red and stop at green? When eating watermelon! Why do watermelons have fancy weddings? Because they cantaloupe!
Watermelons tend to make us happy. Think about it -- a fruit weighing 10-40 pounds that is mostly water and sugar. And there is no way to stay clean while eating one. Watermelons conjure up images of picnics, swimming, children and other summer favorites. And one would think that with all the rain we have had lately, watermelons should be growing well in Middle Georgia -- especially in Cordele, the Watermelon Capital of the World.
Watermelons, like other fruits, do need adequate water to grow, but like other plants in Middle Georgia they have recently had a little too much of a good thing. This June was the wettest in Georgia since 2005. Macon set a new record for monthly rainfall with 12.25 inches for the month. This eclipsed the previous record of 9.91 inches set in 1923. Macon recorded the most rainfall of any major city in Georgia for June. In addition, temperatures were slightly lower due to excess cloud cover.
The excess rains and lower temperatures delayed the local watermelon crop by about two weeks. This is a serious problem for Georgia watermelon farmers because the demand for and price of watermelons decrease after July 4. For farmers to make a good profit, they need a big crop before the Fourth of July. The early melon crop in 2013 was late and somewhat smaller than in the past.
Though the season is delayed, there are plenty of melons available now. Watermelon quality may be affected as well by the weather. Wet, cloudy weather may make the early melons slightly less sweet. However, with warm and sunny weather -- this trend should turn around.
Selecting a good watermelon is difficult because you cannot see the interior. However, there are several exterior clues that can help you select a ripe melon. I use several of these to select a good melon.
As the fruit begins to ripen on the vine, the tendril (curly growth on the vine) nearest the ripe fruit will begin to die. As the fruit ripens, the ground spot (place where the melon touches the ground) will begin to turn creamy-colored or yellow. The amount of yellowing is dependent on the variety of melon. If the watermelon has stripes, as the fruit ripens the stripes will become more prominent -- the background color will fade and the stripes become more noticeable.
The surface of the melon will change as well as it ripens. It will lose its waxy bloom, and the fruit will look more dull. Also, the surface of the fruit will become a little less round and will have slightly raised areas.
Cantaloupes are a little easier to select since they have a built in ripeness indicator called slip. As cantaloupes (also called muskmelons) get ripe, the fruit becomes easier to pull from the vine. The stem will pull away from a ripe fruit leaving a small crater. Look for melons that have this crater after harvest. They fruit should also be well-netted and the color under the netting should be creamy-colored to tan -- not green. They might have a noticeable aroma but not all varieties do.
Honeydews can be a challenge to pick. Ripe honeydews should have a creamy yellow color. The fruit might have a good smell, especially on the stem end. The fruit should be firm but not hard and the blossom end may give to a slight pressure. Do not squeeze the fruit much when selecting one and do not buy fruits with soft spots.
Seedless watermelons actually are not always seedless. They are technically triploid melons. They have three sets of chromosomes and cannot produce viable seeds. Triploid watermelons will produce soft seeds, like cucumbers do. If the melons are stressed during growth, they may produce a few hard seeds.
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In a must-see two-part report for WGN-TV on Tuesday and Wednesday plus a live call-in segment for CLTV, Randi Belisomo, one of the best broadcast reporters in town, dug deep into Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plans to create an Uptown Music District.
The mayor's been talking about his vision for the area and for Chicago music since shortly after his election two years ago. But just as people having been boasting that "Uptown is coming up" for 25 years or more, nothing really has happened yet.
The lynchpin of any arts-based revitalization of Uptown is the restoration of the Uptown Theater, which is owned by Chicago-based concert promoters Jam Productions. They also own the neighboring Riviera Theater and do most of the major concert business at the nearby Aragon Ballroom.


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Yahoo has appointed Blake Jorgensen as its new chief financial officer. Jorgensen was the co-founder of Thomas Weisel Partners, a company he helped start in 1998.
He takes over from Susan Decker, who has been jointly serving as CFO and as head of the new Advertiser & Publisher Group, formed as part of Yahoo's December 2006 reorganization.
Yahoo's CEO, Terry Semel said:
Blake has a strong track record of building and running a successful investment banking franchise serving many clients in the Internet and technology industries. His broad financial, operating and strategic experience, which complements the deep financial expertise of our existing team, will make him a valuable addition to Yahoo!'s senior management.
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His second for Columbia, turning up the funk a touch. Featuring Dorothy Ashby. Like Making Music, reissued in fine Japanese style, with a paste-on gatefold sleeve.
The Honey Cone sang with HDH and with Ray Charles on Let's Go Get Stoned. Her 1977 solo album is quality soul ballads and dancers, supervised by Greg Perry. Oops! itself is an all-time Rare Groove killer.
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Government workers repeatedly snooped without authorization inside the electronic passport records of entertainers, athletes and other high-profile Americans, a State Department audit has found. One celebrity's records were breached 356 times by more than six dozen people...What's the easiest way to prevent your huge database of highly sensitive personal information from leaking? Don't generate huge databases of highly sensitive information in the first place. Link (Thanks, David!) Discuss
When the scandal erupted earlier this year, State Department officials suggested that the department maintained a list of "flagged files" to ensure that records of high-profile individuals were not breached. But investigators found that only 38 people were on the watch list, and there was no system or specific methodology for putting them there.
The watch list has since been expanded to more than 1,000 people, including all members of Congress, Supreme Court justices, senior administration officials, and entertainers, media personalities and sports figures.
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holtt says:
Is Nosy Parker a relative of Parker Posey I wonder?
userw014 says:
The Washington Post seemed most aggrieved that the snooping was done for salacious purposes. No where in the report did I see anything about snooping-for-hire (unlike what has happened with telephone records.) Does that mean that there was no snooping-for-hire? Or that the Washington Post wasn't very thorough about investigating this? Or that the data is so dull that it isn't interesting for people who pay?
About the security-tag/watch list that had been underused, but is now being used to protect elected officials and other high mucky mucks. Do those high mucky mucks include CEOs? Can some less elevated person get their records put on the "watch list"?
I think the proper response is to make the data public. Purge the social security numbers.
Alternately, do the same thing that the Feds have done with our credit scores — give everyone one free look a year and charge them to correct the data. A way to raise revenue for the government that doesn't bring up the dread word "Taxes".
EH says:
Hilarious. A special list for special people. How about not breaching anybody's records?
holtt says:
Putting the data security issue aside, I think it's perfectly believable that people would look someone up. It's human nature. How many people type in some "risky" word into Google just to see what comes up? Why publish "People" magazine? Because there's a market (and a desire) for it.
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It's not just celebrities who get breached, it's regular people too. You know, like the cute girl at the coffeehouse who wouldn't give you the time of day. Or that bitch back in high school who rejected your advances. Or, you know, that girl that doesn't know you yet, but would probably like you if you were, say, prescient about the places she liked to go.
mdhatter says:
well ken, that would be my mistake in conflating you with #5. My earnest apologies.
foobar says:
Wow. Some animals are more equal than other, but usually not so blatantly.
eenerz says:
seriously though – who doesn't do this? I work for a company that has a database of clients/customers and I'm always looking for new or interesting people. Celebs…past friends…etc.
mdhatter says:
Sounds like the snooping you did was of your companies private database of names and addresses (and maybe credit info?) which you were allowed to access. "Snooping without authorization" is the story here.
Granted, you wouldn't likely get fired for looking up someones house on Google maps from the database you refer to accessing, but the database in question probably had some ~slightly~ more sensitive information than yours does (you know, like fingerprints, SSN's, and a list of everywhere you've ever left the country for, at a minimum).
I'd like to disagree that the oversight mechanism worked, insofar as 'oversight' implies actively watching and regulating, not just counting the holes in the fence once in a while and then wondering aloud if someone ought to do something about it. The audit system worked. That's a distinction with a huge difference.
- For an intentionally hyperbolic comparison – consider if you will that it was nuclear fuel rather than personal data which had been accessed by dozens of unauthorized people, and you might see the difference in the distinction.
I wholly agree that people are insatiably curious, and that weak morals abound.
either we have a right to some privacy from the gov't, or we don't.


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HOUSTON—Two Westside High School seniors lost everything they had just a day before their prom.
The apartment belonging to Sidney Pritchett and Rodrick Trimont burned Thursday night at the complex on Hayes near Westheimer.
Trimont lived with Pritchett's family.
The two consider themselves brothers.
The family of six got out quickly.
"Somebody was banging on the door," Pritchett said.
Investigators said a man who was involved in an argument threw a molotov cocktail into one of the units.
The fire spread quickly.
The two brothers lost everything they owned, except the clothes they were wearing when they escaped.
"I didn't know what was going on," Pritchett said.
"We smelled smoke," Trimont said.
The fire burned suits and shoes they had bought to wear for graduation from Westside High School in a couple of weeks.
However, the brothers were not letting the fire stop their plans to attend their prom on Saturday.
They were being fitted for tuxedos at a Men's Wearhouse near their burned-out apartment Friday night.
"We gotta look good for prom," Pritchett said smiling.
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 inch baking dish.
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I have made this several times and love it. I am glad I read the reviews from others who had tried it. I did cut the butter down to 1/4 cup, added a splash of sherry, a couple dashes of hot sauce. I also added some old bay seasoning with the cracker crumbs when breading the scallops. I put the cracker crumbs, old bay, and garlic power in a plastic bag. Add the scallops and shake to coat then press any remaining loose crumbs into the scallops. If you spoon the liquid over the scallops you won't wash the crumb mixture off them. Baked as suggested but the last 2 minutes remove and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and broil the last 2 minutes. Will be making this one as often as possible.
I wrote this recipe and did not intend for anyone to use the entire amount of butter-by the term "drizzling" I meant to lightly coat with the butter mixture-there will surely be some leftover
In order to rate this a 5 star I did heed others advise and added 2 cloves of fresh garlic, cut down on the crackers and the butter. Also added some red pepper flakes and some freshly grated parmesan cheese. After it baked I also put the dish under the broiler for a few minutes to brown it some more. It was delicious and will make it again with those improvements.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the federal government violated the Constitution by asserting a state secrets privilege in two disputes involving government contractors.
The two companies, the Boeing Co. and General Dynamics Corp, argue the government's position prevented them from defending themselves in a contract dispute with the Pentagon over the A-12 Avenger attack plane, the Associated Press reports.
According to SCOTUSblog, the defense contractor controversy is a major one, but "it is not the fight over 'state secrets' that has drawn the most headlines in recent years; that fight is about using the doctrine to stop lawsuits by former detainees claiming torture and illegal detention."
SCOTUSblog notes another pending cert petition involving the government's claim of state secrets. It involves a suit claiming the government spied on lawyers representing Guantanamo detainees.
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Le Commensal on a coupon- oy weigh!
For years I had wanted to try Le Commensal. Hey, they come from Montreal!. I should have kept it a yearning.
Talentless, stingy, overpriced. It gives vegetarian cooking a bad name.
Particular mention of the desserts. Chinese buffet quality.
My coupon was $17 for $35 supposedly for two. But look out for their promos, they are like teh anglerfish's lure. You see, once you get one promo, you can't get anymore. So I didn't get the all you can eat "main" plate, 1 kg max (everything else is extra) special for $16.95, nor the last last hour 20% reduction.
I can't believe that the crap that I got came to $35.75 regular. And this is without a drink and having given back the minestrone soup ($3.50 smallish bowl) as unacceptably incompetent. And there wasn't anything that I had that I liked.
The problem isn't that the operation is cafeteria style.
Yeah, it is on my list of places not to go back to. Even my vegetarian friends don't like the place anymore. I think they are even serving meat now from what I saw written on the internet. Food is pretty mediocre for the price. I really didn't like how they handled a past group deal voucher. They didn't make it clear that you couldn't get the validated parking if you used a promo. Basically made the discount worthless since I had to pay for parking anyway.
I erred. It came to $38.75 before the coupon, not $35.75. In fairness, the amount included tax.
Anyone know what Le Commensal is like in Montreal? Food?
Pricing games?
I can make a list of why this business is stupid. Why does it survive?
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re: Vinnie Vidimangi
So I *just now* got the pun :)
Even 20 years ago in Montreal, when I was a student and still associated with vegetarians, Le Commensal was a novelty that wore off pretty quick. Everything tasted the same and it was costly. There was a theory that they used tons of some off-tasting oil in everything. The desserts did appear house-made but after a few visits I figured out the tastiest option was the real whipped cream and berries.
re: Vinnie Vidimangi
VV, you've confirmed most of my experience with them. They are a Montreal based chain of cafeterias with a central commissary that also produces vegetarian and vegan retail and institutional (i.e.. hospital) menu items.
I attended a wedding in the Laurentians they catered and it was superb, but their Executive Chef was in charge.
Their having to resort to coupons and then failing to do everything possible to turn you into a customer for life seems to be the certain way to turn mediocrity into failure. Why bother?
I complained to Groupon the source of the coupon and suggested that they read this thread. Groupon refunded me $10.
A further complaint to Groupon was that the salad bar at Commnensal was a nothing in comparison to that depicted in the the photo in the Groupon page for Commensal ; to the point that the photo was out and out misleading. Indeed, I thought at worst, I would have a nice salad. There was very little there. I ended up with a couple of lettuce leves that had been drenched with an unpleasant dressing and some carrot sticks.


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Louis Rowehl, 91, was at Heritage Park in Mt. Sinai on Friday to be honored for his service as a tank driver during WWII. He was even at Normandy during the invasion as a part of the 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion.
Rowehl's service didn't end after the boys came home from over there either. He's also still a captain in the Mt. Sinai Fire Department.
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Gamma Knife | After months of discussion, planning and other heavy lifting – both literally and figuratively – the Rocky Mountain Gamma Knife Center opened its doors in the Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion on Monday, Jan. 9.
Those doors lead into a 4,700-square-foot addition built just for a center to house the 42,000-pound Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, which has spent the better part of a month in transit from its former St. Anthony Central Hospital home, and then in testing here at UCH. The Gamma Knife focuses cobalt-60 radioactive sources into 192 guided beams, which converge in precise patterns to destroy tumors and other malformations deep inside a patient's brain noninvasively and with minimal collateral damage. Patients usually go home the same day.
The hospital celebrated the imminent opening of the center with an open house Jan. 4. The moving-and-testing effort was challenging but relatively speedy compared to the months of work it took to bring the Gamma Knife Center into the UCH fold. That effort – involving dozens of people across UCH, the Gamma Knife Center itself, and community physicians who use the machine – has involved sorting out workflows, incorporating the Gamma Knife Center into the hospital's Epic electronic medical record, and establishing the business arrangement between UCH and the Gamma Knife Center.
Rocky Mountain Gamma Knife Center, LLC, had been on the St. Anthony Central's west Denver campus since 1993, where a succession of three Gamma Knives, operated by providers from across the Front Range, served a total of some 4,000 patients.
When St. Anthony moved to Lakewood last year, however, it decided not to bring the Gamma Knife along. A long period of negotiation between the Gamma Knife Center and UCH formally concluded Dec. 30 with UCH taking an equity stake in the center.
"With the hospital becoming an equity partner in this facility, we're even more integrated into UCH," said Kip Kochevar, the Gamma Knife Center's business manager.
From the start, UCH was a front-runner to nab the Gamma Knife, Kochevar added. "We had the opportunity to move to different hospitals, but when it came down to it, there wasn't much of a choice to be made," he said.
After months of preparations – and the construction of the AOP addition – the Gamma Knife moved across town during a snowstorm on Dec. 3. Installation at UCH, done by a team from Gamma Knife manufacturer Elekta AB of Sweden, started on Dec. 10 and finished on Dec. 16. Testing and calibration followed, and the knife itself is now ready to go.
The bulk of the work had less to do with hardware, though, than carving out a niche for the machine in the hospital's complex operational machinery.
As Kochevar explained it, the Gamma Knife will be fully integrated into UCH's outpatient processes. Patients will check into Day Surgery on the AOP's second floor, where nurses will prepare patients for the procedure. Then patients will be transported down to the first-floor Gamma Knife Center, where a neurosurgeon will fit them with stereotactic head frames.
After a stop at UCH Radiology for scanning (usually magnetic resonance imaging, sometimes CT), patients will head back to the Gamma Knife Center, where a neurosurgeon, a radiation oncologist and a medical physicist will create a treatment plan and set the Perfexion's treatment wheels in motion. Following the procedure, patients will recuperate in UCH's outpatient surgery recovery area.
Laying out the details of these processes involved nine months of meetings with department heads and others at UCH, Kochevar said.
Integration into UCH also meant embracing Epic, the hospital's electronic medical record (EMR). Some knew Epic already – the Gamma Knife Center's co-medical directors, neurosurgeon Robert Breeze, MD, and radiation oncologist Brian Kavanagh, MD, are UCH physicians. But the Gamma Knife Center has been paper-based, and the six center employees – as well as many of the eight neurosurgeons and 10 radiation oncologists who use the Gamma Knife – had to get to know the Epic EMR.
It was a challenge for the hospital's Epic team, too, says Jennifer Eldridge, RN, the UCH Epic systems analyst who led the effort to integrate the Gamma Knife Center with the EMR. She and colleagues had less than six weeks to translate the many Gamma Knife Center-UCH interactions into the new UCH system. The experience of having already done Epic go-lives – including the September inpatient "big bang" – was indispensable, Eldridge said.
"If we had started with this, we probably wouldn't have been able to put it together and have it work," she said.
The effort involved health information management, billing, orders, and perioperative services as well as the training of surgeons, nurses and business managers, Eldridge added. The goal from the beginning, she said, was to have Gamma Knife operate as if it were a part of UCH, "and not just on the sidelines and not really integrated with anything."
In a conference room whose artwork still leaned against the walls, Kochevar summed it all up.
"We've very excited to be here at this hospital," he said. "This is where everything's happening in this town."


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Jim was born and raised in our beautiful city of San Diego. Jim's father, Felice and Uncle Frank, started Frank Motors in 1965. However, prior to starting Frank Motors, the Fornaca family owned a bakery called The Fornaca Family Bakery that Mario Fornaca, Jim's grandfather, started in 1912. Jim first began working for the family business in 1975 when he took at job at the bakery. In 1980, he joined the Frank Motors Group. In his spare time, Jim enjoys piano, golf, and running. He says that the greatest part about his job is, "Seeing the success unfold in all of the people working at Frank Motors."
Ron grew up in our beautiful city of San Diego and even graduated from the University of San Diego High School (Uni). In 1965, Ron's father, Frank, and uncle, Felice, started Frank Motors. However, prior to starting Frank Motors, the Fornaca family owned a bakery called The Fornaca Family Bakery that Mario Fornaca, Ron's grandfather, started in 1912. Ron first started working for the family business in 1975. He was twelve years old and worked at Frank Toyota as a lot porter washing cars part time in the summer. When he was eighteen, Ron moved to the Parts and Sales Department. After graduating college in 1984, he took a job at the family bakery and in 1996, Ron returned to Frank Motors Group. Ron is a devoted San Diego Chargers and Padres fan and loves spending time with his wife and kids. Ron says the best part about his job is, "The everyday challenge of assisting the company and working with everyone at Frank Motors."
Jose was born in San Diego, CA and raised in Tijuana, MX. He has been with Frank Motors since 2008. Jose enjoys "Catch and Release" fishing, riding ATV's and driving his Subaru up to Julian in his spare time.
"I love customers. I enjoy meeting new people and it feels great when you see your customer smile as the go home excited about their purchase experience. It is even better when they come back and let you know about the wonderful experience they have had with their Subaru."
John is originally from Kentucky, however, he has been in this sunny San Diego for 41 years and truly loves this city. He has been in the car business for the past 40 years and has been with Frank Subaru since October 2012. He is an avid sports fan and has been following both the San Diego Chargers and Padres since 1961. John truly has a passion for cars and he loves being able to use this knowledge to help customers service their vehicles. So if you are in need of some service, just give John a call and he would be happy to help you out!
Joel has lived in San Diego his whole life. He has been raised in the car business, and that is why he truly has a passion for cars. He has been working for Frank Motors for the past 13 years in parts and service. Joel loves to help customers get the parts that they need to make their vehicle the best it can be. So come stop by Frank Subaru and see Joel, he can't wait to help you out!
Mike has been in sunny San Diego for about 30 years. He began working with Frank Subaru in 2010 and has been loving it ever since. Mike loves it when he can help a customer get exactly what they are looking for in a vehicle! So come stop by Frank Subaru and see Mike!
Monica is a San Diego State University graduate with a B.S. in Business Marketing. She began working full-time for Frank Motors in 2003 as Business Development Manager. She continued her education in Mclean, Virginia at National Auto Dealer Association (NADA) Dealer Academy and currently works as Marketing Director for Frank Motors. She is very active in the community and loves to give back. She is currently President for the San Diego Alumnae of Pi Beta Phi, a member of the Junior League of San Diego and is on the Young Professionals Committee (YPC).
Robert has been with Frank Subaru for 5 years. In addition to being one of Frank Subaru's Service Advisers, Robert is also a mountain biker, total car nut and "loves Bronx Pizza!"Robert loves working with customers and helping them out with their Subaru's. If you need some service done on your vehicle, give Robert a call and stop by Frank Subaru!
Shandie has been born and raised in San Diego, CA. She loves the beach, street racing and having a good time with friends. Shandie has been working for Frank Motors for 7 years. Shandie says she, "Loves meeting new people and helping them out with their vehicle!" If you need some service done on your vehicle, give Shandie a call and come stop by Frank Subaru!
J.P. has been with Frank Subaru since 2011 and has worked as a Parts Consultant for 9 years. He is Originally from Oakland, CA, but has lived in our beautiful city of San Diego for 20 years. J.P. loves cars, especially his 2011 Subaru WRX. Because of this passion, J.P. loves helping customers get exactly what they want out of their vehicle. So come stop by Frank Subaru and see J.P! He can't wait to help you out.
Rebecca has been living in our wonderful city of San Diego her whole life. In April of 2002, she began working with Frank Motors and has been loving her job ever since. In her spare time, Rebecca loves to attend her children's sporting events, practice photography and go to the beach. She says the reason she loves working at Frank is because "It is like a family here and the customers, by far, make up best part of the day!" Give Rebecca a call and come stop by Frank Subaru!
Carrissa was born in Los Angeles, but moved to our wonderful city of San Diego 20 years ago and has been loving the city ever since. She began working at Frank Subaru in May 2013. In her spare time, Carissa enjoys watching movies, horse back riding, and spending time with good friends. She says the best part of her job is, "Being able to work with such great customers!" Give Carissa a call and stop on by Frank Subaru!
Pilar has been in San Diego her whole life. Her favorite pastime is enjoying her family. Pilar has been selling cars for 5 years and has been with Frank Motors since 2011. She says that the best part about her job is that she gets the opportunity to get to know the customers on a personal level and can help them find a great car that will give them wonderful memories. If you are in the market for a vehicle, give Pilar a call! She can't wait to meet you!
Enrique joined the Frank Subaru family in 2012. He loves our beautiful city of San Diego, where he takes advantage of the incredible weather by hiking and camping. His favorite aspect about working at Frank Subaru is, "The customers. I am grateful to have the opportunity to meet so many amazing and interesting people on a daily basis."
Fernando is a local, born and raised San Diegan. He has been in the car business for 18 years and with Frank Motors since last October. Fernando is bilingual speaking fluent Spanish. His main passion is spending time with his family. Come stop by and see Fernando!
Marco has been working with Frank Motors for the past two years. He is born and raised in San Diego and loves this city. Marco has been racing Subaru's for 10 years and has loved these cars ever since he started. He loves Subaru's and enjoys helping customers fall in love with them too. If you are in the market for a vehicle, come stop by Frank Subaru and see Marco!
Marcos has been living and loving his native home of San Diego for thirty years. In his spare time he really enjoys running. Marcos joined the Frank Subaru team in 2010. He says the best thing about his job is, "The opportunity to build a relationship with each and every customer I get to work with." Come by Frank Subaru and see Marcos!
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For the first time in the history of our planet, more than half the population - 3.3 billion people - is now living in cities. City is the ultimate guidebook to our urban centers - the signature unit of human civilization. With erudite prose and carefully chosen illustrations, this unique work of metatourism explores what cities are and how they work. It covers history, customs and language, districts, transport, money, work, shops and markets, and tourist sites, creating a fantastically detailed portrait of the city through history and into the future.
The urban explorer will revel in essays on downtowns, suburbs, shantytowns and favelas, graffiti, skylines, crime, the theater, street food, sport, eco-cities, and sacred sites, as well as mini essays on the Tower of Babel, flash mobs, ghettos, skateboarding, and SimCity, among many others. Drawing on a vast range of examples from across the world and throughout history, City is extensively illustrated with full-color photographs, maps, and other images. Acclaimed author and independent scholar P. D. Smith explores what it was like to live in the first cities, how they have evolved, and why in the future, cities will play an even greater role in human life.
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On 8 November 1519, Europeans caught their first glimpse of Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital and the centre of the greatest empire ever seen in Mesoamerica. 'We came to a broad causeway,' recalled a twenty-three-year-old Spanish soldier, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, 'and when we saw all those cities and villages built in the water, and other great towns on dry land, and that straight and level causeway leading to [Tenochtitlán], we were astounded.' It was an extraordinary moment for the Spaniards and for the Aztecs, a moment when two great civilisations that had grown up in complete ignorance of each other suddenly collided. The sight of men mounted on war horses was deeply unsettling for the Aztecs, who had never even seen a donkey let alone such powerful beasts of burden. For Díaz and his five hundred or so comrades, led by Hernán Cortés, it was a moment of real fear as they approached the huge metropolis. But ...
If you have ever loved a city and felt that you belong downtown somewhere, whether in the hot, fragrant roads of Bangkok or the buzzing streets of New York, there's something in PD Smith's City for you. Smith identifies what is unique and beautiful about many cities, providing both reasons for hometown pride as well as curiosity about foreign, lesser known places. This exploration builds up to a discussion about present and future urban life, but this aspect is tiny in comparison to the rest of the book's heft. City is a historical project, and the history that it uncovers is an exotic world that is both ancient and modern. Subsequently, readers see how cities have given birth to practices that are fundamental to humanity, such as writing, economics, and trade... This makes for a fun, optimistic read that is also highly informative and one that I'll return to as both a reference and for the pleasure of its photographs and curious anecdotes.
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In case you haven't already noticed, I am totally on Team Selena. I kind of like the girl — she's genuinely talented and actually seems refreshingly down-to-earth. Of course, that could all be an act, but who knows? I also think she (or her stylist, for that matter) happens to have great taste: the "Spring Breakers" star (so excited) consistently looks classy and comfortable, whether she's in high-fashion frocks or a loose, billowing garment like this cutout maxi dress she wore to The Alliance For Children's Rights' 21st Annual Dinner. I love this kind of bohemian look (though it isn't anything I'd ever be able to wear myself — look at her freakin' abs!), and I'm also pretty impressed that she managed to take this $150 dress from Urban Outfitters and make it look just as luxurious as the $1,500+ gowns she usually wears. What say you?
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While many in Kosovo resent the idea of yet another tribunal charged with probing war crimes committed in the late 1990s, pressure to agree to the court is proving irresistible.
Kosovo already has an EU rule of law Mission, EULEX; the idea to establish another international criminal tribunal for Kosovo to deal with war crimes is both superfluous and absurd.
Pristina in 2013 saw demonstrations after EU prosecutors arrested ex-Kosovo Liberation Army fighters for war crimes, while members of an organ-trafficking ring were sent to jail.
The director of a new film that explores international organ-trafficking says that prosecutions like the recent kidney-trading trial in Kosovo will not stop the black market in body parts.
As the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo stages a new organ-trafficking investigation, prosecutor Jonathan Ratel discusses the recent Medicus clinic convictions and the suspects who remain at large.
Officials and experts warn Serbia's war crimes prosecutors' political agenda may endanger investigations and undermine the credibility of the office.
The clinic at the centre of organ-trafficking claims in Kosovo was just part of a wider international racket dealing in transplanted organs, Nancy Scheper-Hughes, director of Organs Watch, says.
A major investigation into allegations that senior Kosovo political figures ran a violent criminal network could be hindered by witness safety and other security concerns, Balkan Insight can reveal.
Tirana wants substantial amendments to a Council of Europe resolution, seen by Balkan Insight, that weaken allegations of organ trafficking in Kosovo.
The pressure is on for an independent investigation into Kosovo organ trafficking claims. But who would carry it out and how they would protect witnesses are already thorny issues.
Council of Europe Rapporteur, Dick Marty, tells Michael Montgomery that the emphasis placed on organ trafficking is obscuring the fact that "hundreds of people disappeared and were killed". His report is not anti- Kosovo but merely a search for the truth, Marty says.
Ex-foreign minister and member of Albania's delegation in the Council of Europe, Kastriot Islami says Albania will back a probe into organ trafficking claims, though it considers them baseless and the Dick Marty report as biased.
Key member of Macedonia's governing ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration says Marty report besmirches all Albanians but this should not stop a competent investigation.
While his image takes a battering abroad, Hashim Thaci's the virulence of the accusations may have strengthened his reputation at home.
Belgrade claims the world will see Kosovo very differently, following the Marty report. That will remain Serbia's wishful thinking if Kosovo can start to see beyond its current leadership.
Here is a sequence of events leading up to the organ-trafficking charges in Kosovo and the release of the Council of Europe report.
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The Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, was an ethnic Albanian guerrilla group that came to the fore in the mid-1990s, demanding the unification of Albanian territories in former Yugoslavia with Albania.
The Kosovo Liberation Army maintained a network of prisons in their bases in Albania and Kosovo during and after the conflict of 1999, eyewitnesses allege. Only now are the details of what occurred there emerging.
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Earlier in the school year, parents were notified that father-daughter and mother-son activities will no longer be held in the schools because school lawyers concluded they violate state laws.
The action was triggered by a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union, said Cranston Superintendent Judith Lundsten. The letter was written on behalf of a mother who said her daughter was unable to go to the father-daughter dance.
Federal laws under Title IX allow father-son and mother-daughter events, but state law is more restrictive, Lundsten said.
The change in policy occurred without any public discussion and the School Committee did not vote for any change. The issue could easily be fixed by inserting language in the state law that mirrors federal Title IX policy, according to Republican Sean Gately, a candidate for Rhode Island's District 25 House seat.
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