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The mysterious saga of the Valarium looks like it will have a new chapter soon, when local tiki entrepreneur Daniel Leal reopens the warehouse venue as Blackstock Auditorium. (The club is located at the corner of Blackstock and Western avenues.)
The 1,000-capacity Valarium, which had served as one of the mid-size pillars of Knoxville's night life for five years and had been the Electric Ballroom before that, closed on Nov. 24. Valarium owner Gary Mitchell claimed in a letter posted on the club's website in early November that the club was closing because of rigorous new regulation from the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission. But the rules he cited—regarding how many nights a club must be open and what percentage of revenue must come from food—didn't match up with the ABC's regulations, and the most significant rule changes from the commission were instituted back in 2010. Mitchell refused to comment on the discrepancy, but told a reporter he planned to sue. Exactly who the target of a potential lawsuit might be wasn't clear.
But the mysterious circumstances may not matter much when Leal, the owner of Ooga Mooga's Tiki Tavern near the University of Tennessee campus, opens his auditorium, maybe as soon as mid-December, when he expects his application for a beer license to be approved.
Leal also bought the former Cider House, a smaller club adjacent to the Valarium, that he plans to convert into a tiki club.
The Blackstock Auditorium's programming will differ from the Valarium's mix of electronic dance music, hard rock and metal, and jam bands, Leal says. In fact, he suggests, the new venue may be home to regional and national country performers.
"We're going to diversify [the acts] a little," Leal said. "We're bringing something new. They kind of got stuck."
The Valarium's long-running Saturday dance night, with roots all the way back to '90s Old City clubs Fiction and the Underground, will be a casualty of Leal's new vision for the buildings, freeing up the stage for live music.
"We're going to get rid of the dance night," Leal says. "There's a lot of good acts that come through on Saturdays."
At least two shows are already booked for the Blackstock: Knoxville-based metal heavyweights Whitechapel and co-headliners Emmure will bring their Brothers in Brutality tour to the new venue on Jan. 8, and Canadian dubstep producer Excision will perform on March 6.
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The head of the Utility Workers Union of America is raising concerns that West Virginia American Water Co.'s leaky pipes may have allowed contaminated water from the Elk River chemical spill to seep into the ground.
Following the Jan. 9 spill that polluted the water supply for 300,000 people, D. Michael Langford wrote to the state Public Service Commission to point out West Virginia American's high rate of "unaccounted for water."
According to West Virginia American's most recent annual report on file with regulators, it could not account for more than 28 percent of the water it pumped in 2012.
Media outlets report that that number is far above the 15 percent that's considered acceptable.
Unaccounted-for water is water that leaves a treatment plant, but never passes through a customer's meter, meaning it is never sold. It disappears somewhere in a maze of leaky pipes.
"Our immediate concern," Langford wrote in Thursday's letter, "is that a significant amount of the contaminated water pumped through the system will have leaked into the ground. The UWUA does not know whether this presents a public health concern, but believes that the matter warrants investigation."
State officials and the water company have tested water coming into and leaving the affected treatment plant and fire hydrants all across the 1,700-mile pipeline. But the company says it isn't testing groundwater.
"The water that is being flushed or lost underground through leaks is such a minimal level, if it had any trace amounts of chemical in it . . . it does," Jordan said, citing a statement from the state Department of Environmental Protection.
West Virginia American Water President Jeff McIntyre noted that the union does not represent the water company's Charleston workers and that the union is a "frequent intervener" in proceedings of the commission to advance its own concerns.
Langford's letter says that Local 537, whose members work in Huntington, has for several years testified about the need for infrastructure upgrades and increased staf-fing to maintain aging facilities.

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Cafes were humming with a weekend lunch crowd. Visitors were anticipating a competition for child chefs. Suddenly, Nairobi's Westgate Mall erupted in gunfire and explosions, sending people scurrying for safety, barricading themselves in storerooms and kitchens. Some played dead.
At least 39 people were killed and 150 wounded Saturday in Kenya's worst terrorist attack in 15 years, President Uhuru Kenyatta said. The Shabab, a Somali group linked to Al Qaeda, claimed responsibility, saying the attack was retribution for the country's invasion of its eastern neighbor two years ago that was aimed at controlling the Islamic militants.
As Saturday night turned into Sunday, security forces were reported to have surrounded attackers still holding an unknown number of hostages in the upscale shopping complex. The Shabab said it was in touch with militants in the mall and rejected negotiations to free the hostages.
"The Kenyan government is pleading with our mujahedin inside the mall for negotiations," it said in a Twitter message shortly before its account was suspended. "There will be no negotiations whatsoever at Westgate."
Witnesses who escaped the mayhem said gunmen fired at people from an upper floor, and terrified shoppers scrambled to get out of the building, some crawling on their hands and knees. The attack left pools of blood, bodies, discarded shoes, broken glass and spent cartridges.
The assault on a crowded mall, a favorite haunt of affluent Kenyans, diplomats, expatriates and tourists, appeared to be designed to exact maximum casualties and international media exposure. However, it seemed intended primarily to punish Kenya rather than to target foreigners.
Among the dead were two Canadians, including a diplomat, and two French citizens, officials of those countries said. Secretary of State John F. Kerry said there were no reports of Americans being killed, but the wife of an employee of the U.S. Agency for International Development had died. Four Americans were reported injured.
Kenyatta said he had lost some close family members in the attack.
Military and police helicopters flew over the shopping mall as ambulances rushed victims to nearby hospitals. The Kenyan army and special forces were called in to reinforce police. Kenya's Citizen TV aired video of victims arriving by ambulance at hospitals, including some who had been shot in the head and others covered with blood but walking.
It was unclear how many attackers there were. Kenyan news reports said that two suspects had been killed by police or special forces.
The masked gunmen, said to have entered the mall through a cafe on a veranda, reportedly let Muslims go and targeted non-Muslims. Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper reported that people who couldn't recite Muslim prayers were killed.
Umar Ahmed, an 18-year-old who was injured by a grenade, told Kenyan television he was in the rooftop parking area when he heard shooting and screams. He tried to flee, but a gunman saw him and threw a grenade toward him.
"I got scared," Umar said. "I tried to run down the stairs and saw someone running toward the top. I ran back and hid behind one of the cars."
He said he played dead. A gunman turned him over to make sure he was dead and then left him lying there.
Children were among the dead. Westgate Mall is always crowded but had attracted extra visitors for a Junior Super Chef competition, one in a series being held each Saturday for chefs ages 8 to 16.
One man told the BBC he had hidden in a storeroom before being beckoned by restaurant staff into a kitchen, where a group of people had sought safety, barricading the doors with giant refrigerators.
Another witness told Citizen TV that he saw a foreign gunman change his clothes, putting on a maroon shirt and jeans and then mingling with people escaping from the mall. He said he told police, who took no action. Cafe employee Patricia Kuria told reporters she saw two gunmen wearing black turbans.
The assault reminded many Kenyans of Al Qaeda's 1998 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, which killed more than 200 people, most of them Kenyans.
The Shabab has launched small-scale attacks since Kenyan armed forces invaded Somalia two years ago, but Saturday's was by far its most severe. Like previous terrorist operations in Kenya, the assault is likely to severely affect the tourist trade, which is vital to the country's economy.


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1. Heat oven to 350 degree F. Place almonds on a jelly-roll pan and bake until golden but not brown, about 5 minutes. Cool. Pulse the almonds in a food processor until finely chopped. Beat the butter, sugar, and almond extract in a large mixing bowl at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in chopped almonds. Reduce speed to low, and beat in the flour and salt just until combined.
2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place the balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. With your index finger (or a child's thumb), press down the center of each ball to make a deep well. Bake 6 minutes. Remove from oven and carefully re-press fingerprint. Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon jam into each indentation. Return to oven and bake until edges are golden, about 6 to 8 minutes more. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough and jam. Makes about 4 dozen.


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By Ryan Atkinson
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There probably aren't many things that will cause a high school football coach to willingly give up a day of summer camp.
But the opportunity for Joplin coach Chris Shields to send his players to Moore, Okla., was a definite exception.
Approximately 30 members of the team left Joplin at 6 a.m. Friday for a day of volunteering and story-sharing with the tornado victims of Moore.
"We were originally scheduled to go down there on June 28, but I got a call on the 27th saying the recovery efforts had been called off for the next day because of heat advisories," Shields said. "We had camp this week and I thought it would be a great thing to do on our last day. So we just went four days and then loaded up the kids and sent them down there to work."
An EF-5 tornado hit Moore on May 20, killing 23 and injuring 377, just two days before the two-year anniversary of the EF-5 Joplin tornado that killed 161 and injured 1,000-plus.
"It brought back some memories of what it was like in Joplin," said Joplin defensive backs coach Kris Garrett, who was in charge of the trip with Shields attending a funeral. "Just seeing it and being able to give back was a great feeling. We were blessed in Joplin to have a lot of volunteers, so it was nice to see our players get in and help. They were very grateful."
Evan Moore, a senior offensive lineman, said the team spent the day in a rural area of Moore, picking up debris, moving supplies and loading trucks.
But he said the players were also able to share their experiences from 2011 with the Moore residents.
"We shared stories with a lot of them," he said. "They were curious about our experiences with the similarities between them and Joplin. They had a lot of questions."
Garrett said he was concerned at first about the visit being too emotional for the players who went through the Joplin tornado, but instead witnessed a day full of positives.
"I was wondering if it would bring back a lot of bad memories," he said. "But the players had the attitude of 'Let's go. Let's help these people out.'
"I think it humbled them. They were willing to get in and get work done and give back."
The team worked with Journey Church in finding people who needed help. The players were originally slated to help remove debris and damaged fence on some farm land before heavy rains washed that opportunity away.
Moore said the trip ended up doubling as a team-building exercise.
"I think any time you do something outside of sports it brings the team closer together," he said. "It felt good to be together and be helping out."
Garrett echoed Moore's thoughts.
"It was great to see them laughing together and having fun while they were helping," he said. "They were able to eat lunch and talk to the residents. I felt like that kind of stuff, maybe it brought the team closer together."


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Collectors return in the latest Mass Effect 3 multiplayer DLC
BioWare and EA have revealed the return of the Collectors, villains of Mass Effect 2 in the latest pack of multiplayer DLC for Mass Effect 3.
Retaliation is the biggest multiplayer DLC yet for Mass Effect 3 featuring the new Hazard variant for six existing Firebase maps, the new Collectors faction, new Dragoon class for the Cerberus factions and Geth Drones too, three new unlockable weapons, two new unlockable class kits, three new ammo mods, five new gear upgrades and the new Multiplayer Challenge feature.
The Hazard variant maps will introduce new traps and environmental conditions including acid, lightning, meltdowns, sandstorms, swarms and whiteouts to existing maps. The Collectors faction will feature Praetorian, Abomination, Scion, Trooper and Captain classes as well as the Collector Assault Rifle, SMG and Sniper Rifle. The new class kits include the Turian Havoc Soldier and Turian Ghost Infiltrator.
The Retaliation DLC will arrive in North America on Origin for PC, PSN and Xbox Live on October 9th with the European release coming the next day on October the 10th.


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My Name is Deepu and my age is seventeen. I lived only with my mother because my father worked in other city. I did my intermediate from college so I am very busy boy in reading, coatching class etc. My mother often went to my father and lived there for one to two weeks. That time I am alone in my house.
One day My mausi came my home to her village and her plan to stay one or two weeks. So it is easy to my mother, going to my father. She left my mausi Geeta to take care of me. My Mami Tanu, lived near my house so she is coming often in my home and talking many hours with my mausi. Both my mami and mausi having her marrige for last year so they talk about her husbands. I hear her talking and feeling fun. So there is fun in my house two ladies and me. Geeta mausi prepared my favourate food daily and create many jokes and funny things.
After three days I returned from coaching and ready to change my dress. I asked Geeta where is my Kurta pajama. She said that It is on the bed. At that time the light gone of my area and I went to bed pick my pajama and change it. When I tied knot on my waist,I feel some strange. At that time the light came and my mausi Geeta laughed havily. I said,"Why are you laughing." She said,"Looked down." I see that I wear her salwar so I feel some stange. She said,"hold down, you looked very petty in salwaar."(meri jaan neeche dekh, salwaar me bade sexy lag rahe ho). At that time my mami came and also laghing to see me and said,"why you wear this." I protect my side and tell her all thing. But Geeta said to Tanu,"Can we dress him in salwwar kameez today"(Kya hum aaj ise salwaar kameez pahna de.) Tanu said,"What a great Idea,lets do it." I think that she is joking but both are serius. I said,"No I dont wear salwar kameez. It is bad idea." Tanu and Geeta think for some time and discuss each other. Geeta said,"We discuss that we dont dress you today. But we dress you tomarrow." I said,"Why you both want to dress me." She said,"Dont be angry, It is for only fun and we did not tell anyone." I tell her that I did not dress. Then she said that last time in my village you insist me to wear my wedding dress then I wear that, so you would dress for me. For more argue discussed and at last I said that I would dress. So Tanu and Geeta make preparation for next day. My mausi said,"tomarrow is my day." I dont think what she plan for me.
Next day I woke up and fresh. Now mausi said, Now go to bath and take this cream and before bath applied it in your body. I did it and take bath. Now I have no hair in my body. Now I have clean and clear body. I came out from bathroom and she gave me panty. I wear it then a bra is tied by her on my back. She used some cotton balls in it .Now it feel like brests.Geeta said that Now the time of blouse.I said,"You tell me about salwaar kameez.I do not wear saree."Geeta said that salwaar kameez is for yesterday but now the time of saree.(salwar kameez to tab pahnati jab tum kal maan jaate par aaj to mai tumhe saree hi pahnaungi.) I dont argue for that because I am wearing bra and panty and bra was very tight to me so I think that crossdressing season passed as early.
Now she wore me in red blouse and petticoat. Then the finally came the red embroidery saree and she tied saree and pinned its pallu to my soldier. I said that I dressed as you tell me. She said,"Take it easy Deepu, it is not over yet."(sabra karo abhi tum ready kahan hui ho). I said,"what do you mean?"She said,"Tanu will come after some time, then she told you. While you enjoy your dress."We wait her for half hour and between this time I think about my dressing. I feel that Geeta tied bra and blouse tight, Also petticoat is very tied on my west. So I feel itching and sweet pain in my back, brest and also waist. Finally Tanu Mami came and told me,"Sorry Deepa I went market for buying things for you, so I am late." What things and why did you call me Deepa?"She said,"The things are surprise for you and you dress in saree so I call you Deepa. Is this not cute. "Geeta started giggling and irritate me by saying me Deepa. Now Tanu said,"Ok Deepa we dressed you in some jwellery."(Ab hum tumhe thode gahne pahnayenge). I asked abaut jwellery. She said,"we dress you in bangles,aklets, earring, neckless and also nose ring."(Hum tumhe churiyan, kundal, payal, nathuni aur har pahnayenge.). I said,"No I cant wear that. It is wrong,you tell me wear only dress."She said,"When did I say that only dress because without makeup and jwellery,you would not dressed fully like girl."(Maine aisa kab kaha kyounki jab tak ladki ki churiya na jhankayen aur payal na khanke aur wo sundar na lage tab tak saree bhandhna bekar hai.) I knew that there is no option so I tried last option to undress saree. But Geeta grab my hand and stopped me and said it is not fare, if you do not co oprate with us otherwise we dress you by force. I say no, I did not wear bangles or Anklets. Between this discussion From Geeta Tanu hold my hands and I hear a click sound in my left hand. I see that a handcuff placed in my one hand and the other side is in the grill of the window. I said shit,Tanu tied my left wrist with window. Now I have only One hand to protect me with my mami and mausi. Then Geeta put on twenty four bangles in my right hand and use another handcuff to tied my right wrist. This time she got an idea and tied my wrist with my right leg So I am standing on my left leg only and my left hand was also helpless. Now Geeta and Tanu start laughing loudly and asked,"Now tell me Deepa what you will do." I cant control of standing but my left hand tied to the window so it is no way that I can sit.Now both ladies start his work. First she applied cream and powder and smooth my face. And eye linar, eye shadow makemy eyes beautiful. Then she said open your mouth for lipstick but I refuse. Geeta press my cheeks and Tanu applied lipstick on my lips.she wore me clip on dangling earrings and a nose ring. At last she put a black hair wig on my head.Now the neckless and anklets also placed in my neck and legs respectively. Finally she untie my bonds and wore me bangles. I asked why you dressed me by force. Tanu answered,"The feel of forced crossdressing is best for you."I said,"So you dress me as you want now leave me."
But she said,"take it easy Deepa,first you look your beauty in mirror."I see myself in the large mirror. I surprised to see my transformation,I look beautiful in red saree,matching jwellery.Tanu said that just a minute and she put bindi on my forehead. I want to undress as early as possible but Tanu and Geeta did not want to undress me early. She irritate me by saying my girly name and comment on my dressing.(Beti Deepa laal saree me to kayamat dha rahi ho aur ye churiyan bajne se bahut mast lag raha hoga. Tumhari khubsurti to mujhse bhi jyada lag rahi hai please jara naach ke dikhao. Jara sharma ke dikhao etc) I do not know how to defend it. Geeta said,"Deepa go and prepare tea for us." I went to kitchen and prepare tea. I dressed whole day in saree and did all house work as cleaning, washing and prepare dinner. Both my mami and mausi create more fun.
We three did not forget this day through out of life and when I are alone in home, I dressed my mom saree and enjoy my crossdressing. So my mami and mausi gave me my new hobby crossdressing. Geeta and Tanu dressed me in saree, salwaar kameez or lehenga when they found the right time and now I enjoy it.


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A new report by the Evangelicals Council for Financial Accountability says that the government's attempts to regulate the political involvement and speech of 501(c)(3) groups, particularly churches, is ineffective. A combination of factors, such as the vagueness of laws, inconsistent application of the law, and the fact that current IRS code infringes on the free speech rights of both individuals and churches leads many to believe the law needs to change.
Many pastors are familiar with the 1954 Johnson Amendment which attempts to remove the voice of pastors and churches from all things political. This unconstitutional amendment was inserted into the IRS code with the promise that all non-profits groups, especially churches, will lose their tax exempt license for engaging in "political speech." The question is often asked, "What constitutes political speech?" To which most government officials clear their throat and quickly change the subject.
Unfortunately, despite the fact that the Johnson Amendment is clearly a violation of the constitutional free speech rights of pastor's and their churches, many have been threatened into silence. The result is an America where pastors, the men once on the forefront of cultural education according to biblical principles, have been replaced by movie stars, rappers, and Planned Parenthood. The effects are obvious.
The report argued: "The IRS will not (and should not) enforce the prohibition in such faith communities en masse." [Read more...]
About Nathan Cherry
Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.


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The Johnstown Tomahawks will get at least one more game.
And where better to play a deciding third game than in the confines of Cambria County War Memorial Arena?
Thanks to a pair of second-period goals and 33 saves by Chris Truehl, Johnstown forged a split with fourth-seeded Port Huron with a 2-0 win over the Fighting Falcons at McMorran Arena.
Johnstown and Port Huron are tied at a game apiece in their best-of-three series. The winner advances to the North Division semifinals against an opponent to be determined later. Top-seeded Sault Ste. Marie will face the lowest remaining seed while Jamestown tackles the higher remaining seed between the winners of the Fighting Falcons-Tomahawks series and the 3-6 series between Kalamazoo and Springfield.
Game 3 of the North Division Play-in series will start at 3 p.m., Sunday at the War Memorial.
Jeff Bergh gave the Tomahawks their first goal – and lead - of the series at 6:45 of the second with an unassisted marker. Just 55 seconds later, Cobi Smith-Mass potted his first of the postseason with assists from Brandon Reinholz and Connor Wright.
Port Huron's Max Milosek stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced one night after blanking the Tomahawks, 3-0.
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Nearly a half dozen bullets were fired into windows of two south Albany apartments early Friday morning, narrowly missing a sleeping infant. Luckily no one was injured. The District Attorney says Albany has no more gun crime than anywhere else, but he's targeting gun crime offenders with federal charges.
Bullets ripped through downstairs and upstairs windows of two Gayle Gardens Apartments around 1:30 AM. Those inside were too frightened to speak with us on camera, but say the bullets narrowly missed a friend in a chair watching TV an infant sleeping in a crib.
They want the suspect caught and District Attorney Greg Edwards says if circumstances apply he'll hit whoever is responsible with heavy penalties under 'Program Triggerlock.'
"We look at all of the circumstances in relation to who the offender was and whether it would qualify for Triggerlock probably would be based on those circumstances," Edwards said.
Assistant District Attorneys are designated as Assistant U. S. Attorneys and they're looking at suspects who may have committed a gun crime before. "In fact that's what Triggerlock was designed to deal with-- those individuals as you just described that have some record, and they are involved with gun crimes and the Triggerlock program can get you up to a life sentence," Edwards said.
Edwards says the best way to deal with gun crimes is to prevent them, by keeping guns secure and not allowing them to get on the streets.
"Crime if it's prevented is the best formula, but probably the other thing that we want them to understand if you engage in this crime there's going to be serious consequences for the individual committing the crime," said Edwards.
He hopes citizens with information on gun crimes will turn in offenders, using methods like Crimestoppers. "Those people are never actually talking to a police officer when they call the Crimestoppers number," said Judy Randle of CrimeStoppers.
They say Albany has no more gun crime that anywhere else and they hope a program like Triggerlock with make offenders think twice, knowing the consequences of their crime could send them to jail for life.
District Attorney Greg Edwards says several suspects have successfully been prosecuted under the Triggerlock project and were given sentenced from 15 years to life in prison.
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Budget Accommodation Asia Thailand Bangkok Budget Hotels Salil Hotel Sukhumvit - Soi Thonglor 1
The hotel provides easy access to the best in business, dining, shopping, leisure and entertainment.
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Salil Hotel Sukhumvit - Soi Thonglor1 is a brand new boutique hotel in Sukhumvit Soi 55 (Soi Thonglor). The hotel is located in serene area and only a 3-minute walk from Thonglor BTS station.
The hotel provides easy access to the best in business, dining, shopping, leisure and entertainment. Salil Hotel combines the comforts of home, convenience with the facilities and services of a superior hotel, which is suitable for executive and leisure traveler wishing to stay in the heart of downtown Bangkok.
The 40 luxurious rooms are beautifully decorated in color-vintage style, 25 sqm and fully furnished and equipped with deluxe amenities.
Hotel Facilities :
Elevator *new
FREE! Shuttle service to main street / Thonglor BTS station and pick up to hotel (Free 24 hours)
FREE! Wifi internet
FREE! Internet café at Café de Salil
FREE! DVD movie/CD/books rental
Check in 1 PM and check out 12:00 noon
International dialing by operator/IDD
24 hours front desk
Luggage store room
Café de Salil : stylish coffee shop with its open-air terrace, offers a friendly welcome for all day dining. Lavish buffets are presented for breakfast, with a wide selection of Thai and international dishes, but there is also a full bar service and comprehensive a la carte menu offering everything from a simple snack to a full meal. Open from 6:30 am - 10:30 pm
Japanese Food menu available *new @ Café de Salil
Japanese Newspaper *new
Tour desk
Limousine service
Complimentary welcome drink
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Air Conditioning
Free Wifi internet access
32" LCD TV with satellite TV 24 channels
DVD/CD player
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Complimentary tea and coffee making facility
Mini bar
Complimentary of 2 drinking water daily
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We offer you our Airport Transfer Service for your smooth travel details as follow:-
Limousine : Volvo 940/Toyota Camry (Maximum 4 persons)
Pick up from Suvarnabhumi Airport : 1,000 Baht
From hotel to Suvarnabhumi Airport : 800 Baht
Round trip (Suvarnabhumi - Hotel - Suvarnabhumi) : 1,800 Baht
Limousine : Van (Toyota Commuter) Maximum 10 persons
Pick up from Suvarnabhumi Airport : 1,500 Baht
From hotel to Suvarnabhumi Airport : 1,500 Baht
Round trip (Suvarnabhumi - Hotel - Suvarnabhumi) : 2,500 Baht
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Backpacker Magazine – March 2008
Best All-Around
Sierra Designs Nitro 30 Here's a rare find: a premium down bag that's rated 30°F, costs less than $300, and kept our tester warm below its temperature rating. All that, and it weighs well under 2 pounds, thanks to a half-zip and light but lofty 800-fill down. The Nitro (Spark 30 is the women's version) kept our tester toasty on a fall trek in Idaho's Sawtooths, when lows dipped into the high 20s and chilly gusts snuck under his tent's fly. The torso region atop the half-zip bag has stretch baffles that eliminate dead space, yet stretch when you stretch. A zip in the footbox allows venting on mild nights. Our only minor complaint was the hood, which bunched a little around the face when it was closed down to blowhole size. $259; 1 lb. 10 oz.; 30°F
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Rab Quantum Top Bag AR Making premium down bags lighter is a lesson in diminishing returns. Start with 850-fill down and Pertex Quantum water-resistant shell fabric, as this bag does, and the only way you can cut weight is to make it smaller, colder, or simpler. The Top Bag AR does all three, and we're not complaining. For starters, there's no zipper, no draft collar, and no down under the torso (there's a sleeve for a 20-inch-wide mattress). The cut is efficient and the simple, shallow hood closes with a drawstring. Result? "It packs smaller than a grapefruit and kept me warm at 40°F," says our tester, who found the 32°F temp rating slightly optimistic. If you're ruthless about weight–we're talking to you, adventure racers–this bag is a great deal. Note: The one size is best for folks 5'9" or shorter. $200; 1 lb. 2 oz.; 32°F
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Exped Wallcreeper Think of this 750-fill down sack as a floor-length, hooded vest. It has a full-length front zipper, handwarmer pockets, a snug parka-like collar, and zip armholes that let you wear the bag while cooking or reading. "On some warm-weather trips, it's all I take other than shorts and a T-shirt," remarked our tester, who said the 35°F temp rating is right on. The hood is roomy enough to fit a helmet for climbing bivies, yet it adjusts down with a bungee cord to fit pinheads. The drawstring foot opens wide enough so you can lace your boots without leaving the bag, or you can cinch it high to create a thigh-length jacket for walking around. Size tip: If you're taller than 5'7", buy a long. $230; 2 lbs.; 35°F
"The Nitro (Spark 30 is the women's version) kept our tester toasty on a fall trek in Idaho's Sawtooths, when lows dipped into the high 20s and chilly gusts snuck under his tent's fly."
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Ben Tillman's eyes were as pink as his shirt, his brows slanted downward and his hands sulked to his knees as the clock dwindled in Thomasville's 58-47 loss to visiting Pelham on Friday.
The Bulldogs' coach personified the collective deameanor of his squad after a near win over the Hornets — a team that hasn't lost a region game in two years.
"It's hard to take that kind of loss," Tillman said. "But one thing about it: we didn't lose to a crappy team."
The Bulldogs fell behind early and played catch-up for the bulk of the first three quarters before mounting a run towards the end.
Jakezmin King hit a three-point buzzer-beater at the end of the third period that brought the score to within three while the crowd erupted to their feet.
Pelham slowed the pace early in the fourth quarter to maintain its game plan of a moderate tempo attack.
"Normally, when we play a good team like Thomasville, it's about making runs," Pelham coach Laron Smith said. "You have to weather the storm. That was our outset: just relax and don't lose focus."
Pelham adjusted and began to run away in the final four minutes after an and-one foul conversion and an ensuing block, steal and score.
"We were just three or four minutes away," Tillman said. "We're not mature enough yet. We want to figure out ways to win tight ball games."
It was a brute of a battle, with both teams trading blows for a combined 39 personal fouls — a statistic both coaches foreshadowed.
"Thomasville is very tough. We knew it was going to be a fight in here tonight," Smith said. "We've got a big bull's-eye on our back. We've got to come ready to play every night because our region is very tough."
Tillman said he expects modest maturation from the Bulldogs before the 1-AA Region Tournament in two weeks, hopefully enough to earn a rematch with Pelham.
"We look forward to seeing them again," he said.
The girls' match was equally physical, but far more lopsided. Pelham ran away with a 76-37 win that was all but decided by halftime.
"They came out and played with intensity the whole 32 minutes and our girls didn't," Thomasville coach Antonio Wade said. "They wanted it more than us."
Wade also noted that the Bulldogs are suffering from the injury to Rikasha Johnson, who will undergo an MRI this week. He believes that regardless of the magnitude that Johnson will be out for the season.
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Southern West Virginia is home to some amazing firsts and record-holders, such as the first municipally owned parking garage, the largest alluvial diamond found to date and one of the oldest churches this side of the Allegheny Mountains.
The 150-year history of the state and other records found in the West Virginia Division of Culture's archives might surprise many. As West Virginia was established as the result of a war, it should come as no surprise that many firsts in the region involve veterans. World War I was particularly remembered throughout the region, especially since the state's oldest Veterans Day parade was established in Welch in 1919.
The city of Welch also dedicated the country's first World War I memorial on May 30, 1923. The memorial has since burned down but the lot where it once stood by the county courthouse is still marked with a placard.
Not to be outdone, the first memorial to African-American soldiers who fought in World War I was established in Kimball in 1928 and became home to the first American Legion Post for African-American veterans as well. The historic building now serves as the war memorial for the entire county.
African-American residents in southern West Virginia have set their fair share of records. In 1896, Christopher Harrison Payne became the first African-American to serve in the West Virginia Legislature. Payne was born in what is now Monroe County in 1845 to free black parents.
A veteran of both the Civil War and Spanish-American War, Payne became one of the first black lawyers admitted to the West Virginia bar in 1889 and was one of the first black teachers in the state. He also helped establish the West Virginia Colored Institute — now known as West Virginia State University — and his loyalty to the Republican Party prompted President Teddy Roosevelt to appoint him as consul general to the Danish West Indies in 1903.
In 1968, Welch-based attorney Leon P. Miller became the first African-American judge elected to office in the state.
Women have also made history in southern West Virginia. In 1928, Minnie Buckingham Harper of Keystone became the first African-American woman to serve as a member of a legislative body in the U.S. when she was appointed to the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Another famed West Virginia woman was Ann Royall, a native of Maryland who moved to Sweet Springs in Monroe County at the age of 16 as an indentured servant. By many accounts, Royall was the first widely recognized female journalist in America and championed pensions for widows of veterans, particularly in her West Virginia-based newspaper "Paul Pry." Royall is widely considered to have established the standard for how newspaper columns are still written in modern editorial pages.
In 1952, Elizabeth Kee became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress from West Virginia. Born as Maude Elizabeth Simpkins, the Bluefield-based politician served as secretary to her husband and Bluefield-based lawyer U.S. Rep. John Kee from 1932 until his death in 1951. Elizabeth Kee served out the rest of her husband's term and then was re-elected six times, finally retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964.
Southern West Virginia hasn't been a stranger to opulence in the past. The first bank in Mercer County was established in Princeton in 1851 as the Princeton Savings Bank, one of the first buildings in the city. During the Civil War, the bank was one of few between Bristol, Tenn. and Charleston, making it rather wealthy.
When it was incorporated in 1889, the town of Bramwell boasted the most millionaires per capita of any town in the U.S. thanks to the coal barons who occupied the area during the height of mining in the Pocahontas coalfields.
The wealth of the coal barons was not just reserved to Bramwell. It helped build many neighboring towns, like the city of Bluefield. This wealth possibly lead to the first automobile being driven in Bluefield in 1907 as well as the construction of the West Virginia Hotel. Now known as West Virginia Manor, the hotel was constructed in downtown Bluefield in 1923 and at 12 stories was the tallest building in the state when it was completed.
The largest alluvial diamond found in the U.S. to date was discovered in Peterstown in 1928 by William P. "Punch" Jones and his father Grover C. Jones, Sr. during a friendly match of horseshoes. The diamond weighed 24.48 carats, the largest ever found in America.
Other notable records from the region include:
• The first Mercer County resident: Mitchell Clay and his family settled in the area that is now the Lake Bottom area in 1775. However, eight years later Indians attacked the Clay homestead, killing two of the family's children and capturing another.
• Oldest church west of the Alleghenies: The Rehoboth Church in Monroe County was dedicated in 1786 by Bishop Francis Asbury. To discourage Indians from raiding worship services, the first parishioners brought rifles along with the Bible to Sunday meetings.
• The first post office in Mercer County: The first post office in Mercer County was established in what is now Princeton in 1838 and served residents from across southern West Virginia.
• The first 4-H Club: The first "Corn Club" was established in Pickaway in 1908 when groups of school children tested seeds and held a corn show in 1908, sponsored by the local school superintendent and WVU Extension Office. The "Corn Club" was the precursor to what is now known as the "4-H Club."
• The first federal women's correctional center: The first tenants of the country's first federal criminal institution for women arrived in 1927 though the doors to the facility in Alderson didn't open officially until 1928.
• The first municipally owned parking garage: Dedicated as part of Labor Day celebrations in 1941, the first municipally owned parking garage in the country was built and opened in Welch. The city renovated the parking garage in 2005, but a fire in a nearby building prompted the demolition of the garage in 2012.
• The first messenger in the Spanish-American War: A native of Gap Mills in Monroe County, Andrew S. Rowan was detailed as a U.S. Army lieutenant to deliver a "message to Garcia" in Cuba just prior to the Spanish-American War in 1898. He succeeded in a perilous journey to find the Cuban insurgent and provide him with a message from U.S. President William McKinley. Rowan's exploits were made famous in a tribute published the next year and were turned into a movie in 1936 titled "A Message to Garcia."
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Tunnel repairs continue
Motorists traveling Interstate 77 could face additional delays tonight as repair work continues inside of the fire-damaged East River Mountain Tunnel.
Workers will perform tunnel washing during the overnight hours to remove soot from the tunnel walls inside the northbound tube of the tunnel, Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Michelle Earl said.
Princeton uses Code rangers to help clean-up city
Code enforcement in Princeton is returning to practices used years ago as neighborhoods are patrolled to see if there are any junk cars, trash or other problems that need to be addressed.
Work continues on stand-alone Warrior Trail
The executive director of the Hatfield and McCoy Trail Authority said Tuesday that officials are still working toward the creation of the stand-alone Warrior Trail in McDowell County.
Officials 'energize' Technology Park to bring in business
The Bluestone Regional Business and Technology Park has been "energized," according to Tazewell County officials.
The park located just off of U.S. Route 460 near Bluefield, Va., now has electricity in addition to water, sewer and broadband, Mike Thompson, the county's director of business development, said.
- Fair set to bring food, music and fun to Tazewell County
- Tazewell County fair opens Aug. 2
- Tunnel traffic to be restricted to one lane tonight, Wednesday night
Meth lab bust nets two
An anonymous phone call about two children in danger led authorities to a meth lab bust and the arrests of two Raleigh County residents Monday night.
Caution urged to drivers during tunnel repairs
Traffic was flowing smoothly Monday through East River Mountain Tunnel despite a recent tractor-trailer fire that closed part of Interstate 77 on July 25, but travelers can expect delays and lane changes while repairs continue.
Two arrested for obstruction in tunnel fire incident
Two out-of-state volunteer firefighters were arrested after they took an emergency vehicle and entered East River Mountain Tunnel during a tractor-trailer blaze.
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The House's top investigators have put Vermont and the District of Columbia on notice that they are not pleased with their decision to force small employers to purchase health plans through an insurance market established by President Obama's health care law.
Both jurisdictions have small populations, and city officials in the nation's capital reasoned that its health exchanges under the Affordable Care Act would be more viable if they mandate firms with less than 50 employers to purchase insurance alongside the individual market. The definition of a "small business" is slated to increase to 100 employees or fewer in 2016.
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House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, California Republican, said the D.C. Council tentatively approved the exchange board's plan despite objections from more than 150 small business, according to a letter he sent to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
The committee also sent letters to officials in the District and Vermont. The latter cited concerns from the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, which said it would prefer that the exchange was simply "an option for business."
"At a minimum," Mr. Issa told Mrs. Sebelius, "we request that you use your authority to ensure that all exchanges comply with the provisions in [the health care law] that ensure that individuals and employers have the freedom to enter into contracts outside of a regulated government-created bureaucracy."


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It may be fun to say, but fracking is hard on the environment and local water safety, and that's the message behind this video, which has now gone viral and has over 200,000 views on YouTube.


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More Americans than ever are hitting the skies this Thanksgiving.
"It wasn't too bad. It was pretty good actually. I came in from Dallas to Cincinnati, and to Charlottesville, said Travis Bourland who was traveling from Ohio.
"Travel was very good coming from Orlando. I did not experience very much," said Deborah Lilly who was traveling from Florida.
Travelers can expect a lesser crowd at the Charlottesville Albemarle Regional Airport because the majority University of Virginia students are already gone.
"Because of UVa releasing students a week before Thanksgiving now, we've found the mad rush we used to experience Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thanksgiving morning has leveled for us," said Executive Director Bryan Elliot of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Airport.
Still, going through the terminals and into the air are 25 million other Americans. All of them deal with the 311 rule set by the Transportation Security Administration. It allows three ounces of liquid in a one ounce baggie per person.
Not following it was a problem for Charles Smith from Missouri.
"They were polite, but thorough opening my bag, and looking through it a couple times. I actually had nail clippers that they took away," said Charles Smith.
For the most part traveling by air was as pleasant as possible for passengers coast to coast.
"I just came very light. Security, and everything moved very fast, and very smoothly," added Lilly.
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A three-pound slimy blob has been controlling your every thought, memory, movement and emotion. Your brain is an incredibly powerful and efficient super-computer that helps you makes sense out of the world. And it's time to put that computer to the ultimate test as National Geographic Channel explores the inner workings of the brain with interactive games you can play at home. Guiding you through the twists and turns of your grey matter are Jason Silva and top experts in the fields of cognitive science, neuroscience and psychology who will give you the "why" behind the "wow." Prepare to be amazed at how powerful the mind can really be!
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Sweet tits, a nice tight ass, and a mouth like a Hoover. Kelly Diamond's ex posted this sex tape they made at the gym. Kelly flashed her naked body, then raced upstairs to get her pristine asshole eaten out before dude pounded the fuck out of her.
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Addison Grey sent us this video of her and her bf fucking before a Halloween party. She was wearing a sexy cat costume, and her thick booty looked amazing as he pounded it doggy style. Almost as good as her pretty face when he jizzed all over it!
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West Virginia fans left Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown more than satisfied with the offense Saturday, after the Mountaineers' 69-34 thrashing of Marshall, and how could they not have been?
WVU rolled up 655 yards of total offense, scored 10 touchdowns and was perfectly balanced with 331 yards rushing and 324 through the air.
The defense, though, was a different story.
Marshall put up 545 yards of its own — an alarming 413 of them in the passing game — and the Herd's four touchdowns and two field goals would have been more than enough to win against almost any other offense.
It's not the debut Mountaineer fans were hoping to see from the new 3-4 defense that was installed when Jeff Casteel and much of his staff left for Arizona and Holgorsen brought in co-coordinators Joe DeForest and Keith Patterson to put in a more aggressive attack.
In his postgame press conference Saturday, Holgorsen was willing to admit that the results were far from perfect, but he also said the performance may not have been as bad as it looked.
"They played hard," said Holgorsen. "We gave up some plays, but we did create two turnovers in the second half, which was good."
Holgorsen, as well as both coordinators, spoke all summer about turnovers being the key for a Big 12 defense. With offenses as powerful as Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor and others, the Mountaineer coaches know their opponents are going to score points. But if WVU can force them into a few mistakes here and there, it should be OK.
Both turnovers against Marshall were huge.
The first, an Isaiah Bruce fumble recovery and return after Terence Garvin stripped the football loose from Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato, covered 43 yards and ended in the end zone and with six points for the Mountaineers.
The second, a Doug Rigg interception and 46-yard return, ended at the Marshall 3-yard line, and backup quarterback Paul Millard threw a touchdown pass to K.J. Myers on the very next play.
"We created some turnovers that led to a couple of touchdowns," said Holgorsen. "I said in the bowl game (a 70-33 win over Clemson in the Orange Bowl last January), you don't score that many points without being good on all three sides of the ball."
The other thing that pleased Holgorsen about his defense was its halftime adjustments. Marshall was 6 of 11 on third-down conversions in the opening half, and after the coaching staff made a point of changing that number in the second half, the Herd was just 3 of 8 the rest of the way.
WVU may have also loosened its coverage a little in the second half, allowing the visitors to rack up some inflated numbers. WVU held a 41-10 lead when the clock ticked under 10 minutes in the second half, so much of Marshall's production came with the game already well in hand.
There were some strong individual performances, as well, like the effort of Bruce, who finished with a team-high 16 tackles as well as the long return, and Garvin, who had 12 tackles, a forced fumble and a sack.
But Holgorsen admitted there's still plenty of work to be done for his defense to get where he wants it to be.
"As far as how many yards we gave up, and all that, that's not something we're going to be too concerned with at this point," he explained. "The football got kind of sloppy there in the second half.
"It's more about evaluating every position to see what we've got to do between now and two weeks (when WVU plays James Madison at FedEx Field in Landover, Md).
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The third phase of the game, special teams, was somewhat of a roller coaster for the Mountaineers, as well.
Tyler Bitancurt's first extra point attempt of the game missed the uprights and eventually kept WVU from reaching the 70-point mark for the second game in a row.
The first punt was also a disaster, as Marshall blocked Corey Smith's third-quarter attempt and got the ball back at the WVU 9-yard line.
The rest of the game was fairly clean. Bitancurt connected on nine other extra point attempts, and Smith's second punt attempt traveled 45 yards.
"The snapper situation is something that we're really young at," said Holgorsen, evaluating the position where sophomore Jerry Cooper is now trying to handle the duties after the graduation of Cody Nutter, who handled the position so well he earned a look from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "That is causing some problems, and we'll have to get better at it. I think it's affecting both Tyler and Corey, just having some new people up front that they have to trust.
"But at the end of the day, we won all three sides of the ball.
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WVU quarterback Geno Smith was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive Player of the Week for his performance Saturday against Marshall.
The senior from Miami threw for four touchdowns and ran in another, racking up 323 yards passing and 65 rushing in three quarters of work. He threw just four incompletions in 36 attempts.
Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner earned Defensive Player of the Week honors from the same group.
Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members each week. This is the ninth year for the awards.
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So the WVU coaches are trying to make the most of the fact that they won't play another game until Sept. 15.
The Mountaineers will practice early in the week, before the coaches hit the road Friday and Saturday to go recruiting.
Then they'll begin a normal game week on Sunday.
"We'll do our recruiting and then get back and prepare for a good JMU team," said Holgorsen.
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WVU named its weekly award winners Sunday after Saturday's win over Marshall. Shawne Alson was the offensive champion, Bruce was the defensive champion and Ryan Nehlen was named the special teams champion. Anthony Gutta was the offensive scout champion, while Nana Twum Agyire was the defensive scout champion.
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The proposed Mountain East Conference announced on Tuesday the selection of its first commissioner. Reid Amos, vice president of broadcasting at West Liberty University near Wheeling, will be in charge of running the new league.
His appointment was unanimous, according to a press release distributed on Tuesday. It said the 12 presidents of the institutions that are forming the new league met last month at Fairmont State University.
The Mountain East Conference (MEC) will include Concord University, West Liberty and seven other institutions that are currently members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. It also will include the University of Virginia's College at Wise and two Ohio institutions, Notre Dame College and Urbana University.
The schools are planning to start league play in August.
Concord's president, Dr. Gregory Aloia, wrote Tuesday via email, "Reid has served in NCAA governance, collegiate athletics, and broadcasting. He also has an extensive background in marketing and communications."
"Within today's athletic landscape, these skills will play a vital role in moving the MEC toward our goal of becoming an NCAA model conference. Reid has provided outstanding leadership throughout this entire process."
Concord athletic director Kevin Garrett said, "Reid Amos has an extensive background in college athletics. He's been a coach, he's been a broadcaster, he's been involved in social media and web development, he's done marketing — he's done a lot of things that a person needs to be able to do these days to work effectively at the conference level."
"He has shown a lot of leadership as we have continued toward our ultimate goal, to be a model D-2 conference."
West Liberty president Robin Capehart, the interim chairman of the Mountain East Conference board of presidents, said in Tuesday's release, "In addition to his longstanding business relationships with many of our members, Reid has provided excellent leadership for all of us throughout this process and we have every confidence he will continue to do so as we forge ahead on this new path."
Capehart cited Amos' "nearly two decades of experience with NCAA Division II athletics."
Amos has been spokesman and recording secretary for the conference since the decision to form a new league was reached. He has also been working as a liaison between the MEC athletic administrators' committee and the board of presidents.
Reid said in a prepared statement, "With the great athletic histories of our institutions, I am honored to be named the first commissioner of the Mountain East Conference by our board of directors as we move forward into a bright future."
"The MEC will value providing a quality experience for its student-athletes in a highly competitive conference. Our institutions are committed to moving forward as a model conference guided by NCAA standards which enable our best programs to rank among the nation's best."
The proposed conference also announced on Tuesday that it met the Dec. 1 deadline to submit its application to the NCAA in order to be approved as a new league in Division II. If approved, the MEC stated it will begin competition starting with the 2013-14 school year.
The release stated that the MEC's formal application, signed by the presidents of all 12 institutions, was hand-delivered to NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis on Friday along with all supporting documentation.
The national organization required, among other things, the presentation of a conference constitution and by-laws and a feasibility study, Garrett said. He praised the process that mandated that each institution have input from a variety of campus constituencies into the proposal.
Garrett said that when he got word that the deadline was met on Friday, "I was relieved and very excited. A lot of people put a whole lot of work into the process, and I was very relieved that it got there in time."
In the months to come before July 1, he said, "We have to finish up scheduling for all the sports. There are different jobs that will be (filled) in the conference office. Policies will have to be developed and filed."
The league is now at the point in which, Garrett said, "one section of it ends, and another whole section begins. We want to ensure that when the new season starts, we are ready to go with everything that makes the conference run smoothly."
Aloia wrote, "We are very excited with the direction of the Mountain East Conference and look forward to providing a quality experience for all of our student-athletes in a highly competitive conference.
"Our institutions are committed to moving forward as an NCAA Division II model conference."
Pending NCAA approval, the MEC will meet requirements for conference championships in 16 sports — men's and women's basketball, baseball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and volleyball.
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MANKATO — For 10 years, the Minnesota State men's hockey team has missed out on the WCHA Final Five.
The way it started off the third and decisive game of a first-round conference playoff series on Sunday night, there was no way it was going to miss out on another of the league's big parties in St. Paul.
"I've waited four years for it," senior defenseman Tyler Ebrecht said. "We've put the work in, and it finally paid off."
Minnesota State dominated the first period and went on to defeat Nebraska Omaha 3-1 before a Verizon Wireless Crowd of just 2,405. The win gave MSU a berth into the Final Five for the first time since 2003.
The Mavericks (24-12-3) will play Wisconsin at 2:07 p.m. Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center.
"It means a lot for the school and the community," said sophomore center Matt Leitner, who had a third-period goal and an assist. "We might not realize it right now, but it's big."
Minnesota State got off to a great start, outshooting Omaha 12-3 in the first period and getting goals from Bryce Gervais and Max Gaede.
"That's probably the best 20 minutes we've had in a good month," MSU coach Mike Hastings said. "I thought we came out with energy and thought we were committed to what we needed to do."
And if not for a couple of huge saves by UNO's John Faulkner (32 saves) on Eriah Hayes, it could have been 4-0.
Gervais started the scoring at 8:23. The winger was moved up to the first line on Saturday and connected on a perfect pass from Chase Grant. Gervais crashed down the middle of the rink as Grant put the puck out front from the wall behind the net.
Gaede made it 2-0 a little more than five minutes later with his first goal of the season. The snakebit sophomore took a pass from freshman Taylor Herndon and made a nifty move going to the net before he backhanded the puck behind Faulkner.
"(Gaede) has had a lot of opportunities, and it just hasn't fallen for him," Hastings said. "But he's an honest player. That goal did as much for our bench, at a really important time, as anything. Not just scoring the goal but who scored it."
The fourth-line wing said he hasn't been too worried about not scoring.
"All I care about is making sure I don't get scored on," he said. "The goals will come. …
"As long as we play as a family, four lines deep, everyone on the same page, I don't see another team beating us."
Omaha picked up the pace in the second period and had 13 shots on Stephon Williams. The freshman goalie finished the game with 26 saves, stopping two breakaways in the process.
Omaha's only goal came with 1:17 left in the second period when Josh Archibald's shot from the wall deflected off Dominic Zombo's skates and slid through the goalie's pads, making it a 2-1 game going into the third.
Minnesota State, however, has learned to take a punch, and it countered with its first full power play of the game at 4:30 of the final frame.
Leitner fired in a beautiful backhand pass from Jean-Paul LaFontaine, who faked out the defense with a move behind the goal line. Eriah Hayes also assisted on the goal.
"Matt Leitner has got a lot of will," Hastings said. "(He's a) prideful kid, and I'm really happy for him because he went the extra mile tonight. … We need those guys to be difference makers if we're going to do anything here going forward."
With the win, Minnesota State also may have secured a berth into the NCAA tournament as it moved up to No. 10 in the Pairwise Rankings Sunday night.
Nebraska Omaha 0-1-0—1
Minnesota State 2-0-1—3
First period
Scoring: 1. MSU-Gervais 8 (Grant 12, Leitner 28) 8:23; 2. MSU-Gaede 1 (Herndon 3, Lehrke 17) 13:45.
Penalties: None.
Second period
Scoring: 3. UNO-Zombo 12 (Archibald 17, Walters 30) 18:43
Penalties: None.
Third period
Scoring: 4. MSU-Leitner 17 (LaFaontaine 24, Hayes 16) ppg 4:30
Penalties: Leitner, MSU (tripping) :24; Zombo, UNO (slashing) :30; Archibald, UNO (roughing) 3:17; Montpetit, UNO (holding) 14:45; Nelson, MSU (cross-checking) 14:45; Elbrecht, MSU (high-sticking) 15:18; Seeler, UNO (high-sticking) 16:48
Shots on goal: UNO 3-13-11—27. MSU 12-11-12—35. Penalties: UNO 4 for 8 minutes; MSU 3 for 6 minutes. Power-play opportunities. UNO 0 for 2; MSU 1 for 3. Goalie saves: UNO Faulkner 10-11-11—32 (3 GA); MSU Williams 3-12-11—26 (1 GA)
UNO called its timeout at 16:27 of the first period. MSU called its timeout at 14:13 of the third period.
Referees: Brian Thul, Tom Sterns. Linesmen: Nick Bradshaw, Sam Shikowsky
Attendance: 2,405


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Please consider signing your land trust onto this letter by Independent Sector (which represents charities in D.C.) asking all members of the House to vote for the conservation tax incentive and two other charitable provisions recently passed by the committee (the IRA charitable rollover and an enhanced deduction for donations of food inventory to food banks and related charities). The letter asks for representatives to make these three important charitable provisions permanent. The more organizations that sign on, the larger impact we will have.
On May 29, legislation to make permanent the enhanced tax incentive for conservation easement donations – H.R. 2807 – was passed out of the House of Representatives Ways and Means committee. The bill gained its 219th cosponsor, a majority of the members of the House of Representatives.
This is a great step forward for land conservation and for providing a reliable tool to ensure that today's natural treasures can be enjoyed for generations to come.
Now it is time for Congress to pass H.R. 2807. We are close to a majority of the House as co-sponsors for the measure (218). Please call your members of Congress as soon as possible and ask that they urge House leadership to send this important legislation to the floor for a full vote. With majority support, we can demonstrate to House leadership that H.R. 2807 is a bill that deserves a vote on the floor of the House.
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30 September 2011
Walk completed to promote trips to hotels in the Cotswolds
A team of volunteers have completed a walk in order to promote the benefits of staying at hotels in the Cotswolds.
National Trust staff were among those involved in the 30-mile walk, which aimed to highlight the natural beauty of the area, while also promoting the Cotswold Way.
Katy Smith, visitor experience manager at Prior Park, told the Gazette Series: "Everybody enjoyed themselves greatly and are now great ambassadors for the benefits of getting into the outdoors and enjoying the countryside here in the south Cotswolds."
Efforts were also made throughout the journey to promote the National Trust properties that lie along the trail, which may encourage bookings to be made at hotels near Hidcote Manor.
Hotels in Chipping Campden are best placed for exploring Hidcote Manor, which is especially well known for its gardens and tranquil surroundings.
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It is with a considerable amount of pride that we report they will be showing Melt: Portrait of an Iceberg. The exhibition will run until 25th March, but Wednesday's when the whole thing kicks off with an opening reception. Never one to miss out on a free drink, Simon will be there. We hope that some of you lot can make it too.
Don't just take our word for it though, here's what the gallery has to say:
"The Alison Milne Gallery is thrilled to welcome New York Photographer Simon Harsent and his exhibition Melt: Portrait of an Iceberg. In this collection of hauntingly beautiful photographs, Harsent documents the journey of a string of icebergs as they break away from the ice-wall off the West coast of Greenland and travel from Baffin Bay to the East Coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Arriving as sad and battered fragments of the once grandiose and alien glaciers, these icebergs remind us of the fragility of the arctic and the imposing threat of climate change."
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Owen Coyle comes under fire from the Telegraph sportsdesk in this week's fiery Premier League podcast.
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He is ruining good footballers and asking them to play a style of football which is fundamentally different to what they know. There is one reason why we are not scoring goals and that is the tactics - fact.
This is not a style of football to get us out of a sticky situation - this is it, it won't get any better. The signing of Diouf epitomises the manager.
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John Savel, superintendent for , read the Superintendent's Report for the last time Monday night at the board of education meeting.
Savel's official retire date isn't until June 30, but he will be on vacation for the next board meeting, which made Monday his final meeting.
Board members celebrated Savel's long career in education by giving him a plaque.
"During the past 38 years I have had two quotes hanging in my classroom and/or office, and I would like to leave the district with those thoughts," Savel said. "First, Will Rogers once said, 'Never let yesterday use up too much of tomorrow.' Second, and I don't know who said this one, 'One hundred years from now it will not matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of house I lived in, nor what my clothes looked like. But the world may be a little better because I was important in the life of a child.'"
Savel worked in Trenton for seven years. He will be replaced by one of three potential candidates currently working as .