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County Championship (at Edgbaston): Worcestershire 246 (P J Hughes 135 no, V S Solanki 57 J S Patel 4-72) & 145 (J S Patel 4-42) v Warwickshire 132 (R Clarke 61, C J Russell 4-43) & 263-3 (I J Westwood 83, V Chopra 58)
Warwickshire (19pts) beat Worcestershire (4pts) by 7 wkts
WARWICKSHIRE took a giant stride towards the Championship title after polishing off Worcestershire by seven wickets on the third day at Edgbaston.
While challengers Somerset and Nottinghamshire ground out a rain-ruined draw at Taunton, the Bears collected 19 points from a victory at the end of an extraordinary match.
After 30 wickets fell on the first two days, two of the three innings failing to reach 150, Friday batting suddenly appeared as straightforward as it should have been all along.
On a pitch on which crease-occupation was always perfectly possible with care, Warwickshire made short work of their target of 260.
Ian Westwood provided the backbone by following up his century against Middlesex at Uxbridge last week with 83 (172 balls, 11 fours).
The left-hander added 100 for the first wicket with Varun Chopra (58, 101 balls) then 77 for the second with Will Porterfield.
Porterfield has his critics and has certainly endured a tough time this season but has now played important knocks in three fourth-innings run-chases.
Against Lancashire at Liverpool, he steered a wobbly team effort safely to a small target and against Surrey at The Oval his excellent 66 was a cornerstone of a potentially awkward chase.
Friday's 109-minute 37 provided crucial ballast to the chase.
After Warwickshire resumed on 79 without loss, needing another 181 from a minimum of 192 overs, Westwood and Chopra patiently and sensibly extended their partnership to 100 – their third century opening stand in six home games this season – before Chopra fell lbw to Chris Russell.
The visitors needed that breakthrough to set a clatter in motion but Westwood and Porterfield added 77 in 24 overs.
Russell's highly impressive debut continued with a lifter which forced Westwood to send up a return catch and when Porterfield edged Moeen Ali to second slip, 67 were needed with seven wickets left and Worcestershire had just a glimmer of an opening.
But there are fewer more experienced players around than Jim Troughton and Darren Maddy and captains present and past took their time to ease their side towards a priceless victory with an unbroken stand of 70 in 18 overs.
Four draws (albeit rain-affected ones) and a defeat had passed since Warwickshire's previous championship win at The Oval on May 26. During that time they played some good cricket and some not-so-good. Momentum, though not, it has to be said, confidence, had drained away.
Now, at the most crucial stage of the season, it's back and the Bears head into the last four games of the season with a 21-point lead at the top of Division One.
The title, which could be the seventh in the county's history, is theirs to lose.
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The Ties that Bind Us by ringobeatlesfan4
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 3]
They were four of the closest friends that the Wizarding World had ever seen, but one of them was hiding a horrible secret.
This is the story of their journey to discover that secret.
This is the story of the aftermath of their discovery.
This is the story of their beginning, their youth, and their everlasting friendship.
Hearts of Red and Gold by moonyschick
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 17]
Summary: It started out as just a simple friendship between four boys. The story of that friendship, as it grew and they became men, would eventually define wizarding history and change the world forever. Documented here is the story of the four unique, imperfect, and remarkable boys who made up the Marauders.
The Boys are Back in Town by ringobeatlesfan4
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 1]
The Marauders are the most popular boys in the school, admired by younger and older students alike. Their O.W.L.s are finished, and they've all passed and are ready to begin sixth year. James has decided on the career path of an Auror and is trying as hard as he can to succeed. Sirius has followed James into Auror classes, and although he's not entirely sure if that's what he wants to do, he figures that it's worth it to spend time with his best friend. Remus is all set to begin the crusade for werewolf rights, despite what people may say. Peter is pursuing the profession of a healer. The four best friends are as close as ever, now that they've been split up for the first time in six years, and are trying harder than ever to make school fun as they run into problems like girls, grades, and a certain Slytherin. Along the way, they'll learn that there's more to life than just being a Marauder.
Meanwhile, Lily Evans has been considering whether or not it's worthwhile to continuously turn James down; she knows she doesn't want a boyfriend, but she thinks she could really use a friend. Jackie Carter cruised through all of her classes for the past five years, but keeping up with N.E.W.T. level classes is proving harder than she expected. Mary Macdonald has been having troubling nightmares and needs to find someone to talk to. Angela Hunter is realising that her father getting re-married will benefit her family more than she thought. The four girls need each other this year more than ever as they begin N.E.W.T lessons, and the impending graduation is getting closer than ever. Together, they'll face the drama of being a teenage girl…coupled with the feelings of love and friendship. It's a year that no one will be able to forget.Title taken from the Thin Lizzy song of the same name.
To Separate Light From Darkness by Simply Being
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 5]
Summary: Sidelined by her pregnancy, Lily takes a new job at the Department of Mysteries on Dumbledore's recommendation. Here, she will be confronted with a shocking question: Can God and magic co-exist?
Thanks so much to my awesome Beta: DracoGurlFurever/Apurva!
Confessions on a Saturday Morning by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 7]
Lily Evans had a lot of thinking to do, and what better time to do it than the crack of dawn on a Saturday? Not a person in sight...usually. That was, however, until she happened upon a certain group of boys, but without their normal mischief.
Follow Lily as she investigates this awkward run-in with James Potter and his friends.
Stars Don't Determine the Future by majestic_ginny
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 6]
Summary: As Severus Snape looks up at the stars in the sky, he wonders if they can really determine the future.
Out of Place, Out of Time by The Magic Within
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 1]
Summary: Time is one of the great mysteries of the universe, its seeming simplicity misleading and its true complexity both astounding and mystifying…
Time is a restricting force, and it only ever wants to move forward, but in reality its boundaries are far easier to bend than one might expect. Time travel is something wizards have been experimenting with since the beginning of time, and they have finally mastered the art. However, all of the Ministry's time turners have been broken, and it seems that, even for wizards, the ability to travel through time is once again lost. That is, until two people stumble across a rather extraordinary object that manages to do something even the time turners could not accomplish; it can send people years, decades or even farther into the depths of the past. The trouble is, after this object is used, it provides no way in which the user can return. They are forever trapped in time… unless they can find a way back. The question is, how?
Veils by Equinox Chick
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 28]
Summary: It is the night before Petunia Evans' wedding. As she stares at herself in the mirror, she is satisfied with her appearance. The dress is perfect, cleverly cut to give her curves, and she looks like a dream.
Yes, the dress is perfection ... but what of the veil?
She has promised Vernon and his formidable mother that she will wear the Dursley veil. It is an antique. A family heirloom.
It is hideous.
What she needs is a miracle to rid her of the ugly thing ... or perhaps a touch of magic.
This is Equinox Chick of Hufflepuff and this is my entry in the Weddings Challenge - prompt Big Weddings - in the Great Hall Challenge over at the MNFF beta boards.
Thank you to Samarie (Hopeful_Song) and Kara (Karaley Dargen) for beta'ing this.
Disclaimer: I'm not JK Rowling. I doubt anyone is surprised by that.
Holy Moroley and all things Padfoot! This won the QSQ for Best Marauder Era story. Thank you!
O.W.L.s, Quidditch and the Added Distraction of Sirius Black by Equinox Chick
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: Martha Macdonald is in trouble. If she doesn't pass enough O.W.L.s then her dad has decreed that she will not be coming back to Hogwarts for her N.E.W.T. years. For Martha, returning to Hogwarts is essential or her dream of playing professional Quidditch will disappear faster than the Snitch at the start of a match.
Perhaps if she'd studied instead of flying, then she wouldn't be in this mess. Maybe if her boyfriend wasn't the distracting Sirius Black, then her brains wouldn't turn to mush as soon as she bent over her textbooks.
Or, says a small voice in the back of her head, perhaps she's just stupid.
Will Martha scrape an Acceptable or will she always be a Troll?
This is Equinox Chick from Hufflepuff, and this is my entry in the Madam Pomfrey's Character Clinic Triathlon: Original Characters. Prompt # 1 - Exam Stress
Thank you to Kara (Karaley Dargen) for beta'ing this fic.
Martha Macdonald is my OC from The Lions of Gryffindor and Apparently Asleep.
Disclaimer: Sirius Black is not mine. He belongs to JK Rowling as does everything else you recognise in this story.
What Mulciber Did to Mary Macdonald by Equinox Chick
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 8]
Summary: "Do you know what he tried to do to Mary Macdonald the other day?"
"That was nothing," said Snape. "It was a laugh, that's all --"
"It was Dark Magic, and if you think that's funny --" **
Two versions of the same incident. But what did Mulciber actually do to Mary Macdonald that could be viewed in two different ways, and why was Severus Snape so keen to defend Mulciber?
** The words at the beginning of this summary are taken directly from The Prince's Tale, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling. I doubt that surprises anyone.
Thank you very much to Natalie (hestiajones) for beta'ing this fic for me.
Dancing Queen by Equinox Chick
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 5]
Summary: With the loss of their favourite professor to the Death Eaters, Sirius Black declares that they need to commemorate her life in a 'Muggleish' way. So the Marauders decide to escape the confines of Hogwarts for an evening, accompanied by four Gryffindor girls. But can a drink, a dance and an infuriatingly catchy song really help them to forget?
Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling and neither am I Bjorn or Benny from ABBA.
This story was written for an MWPP class last year. The exercise was to write a songfic paying particular attention to the era (late 70's).
Thanks to hestia jones (Natalie) for beta'ing this fic. Sorry, I kept Lily's denim skirt ...
Dark Side of the Moon by Lioness06
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 46]
In fifth year, Sirius along with James and Peter managed the difficult Animagus transformation. In fifth year, Sirius played the 'werewolf prank' on Snape. One was an act of loyalty, brotherhood, and friendship; the other an act of betrayal, vengeance, and recklessness. This story spanning the Marauders' fifth year will deal with both these incidents, as well as Sirius's increasing rejection of everything having to do with 'The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black".
Starting Over by mudbloodproud
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 2]
Summary: They say when one door closes, another opens. Sirius Black hopes the saying is true because this time, he just will not give in to his mother's demands.
This is mudbloodproud of Hufflepuff writing for the I Challenge Thee challenge for February in the Fiction Junction on the Beta Forums.
I do not own anything you recognize in this story. It belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Leaves Are the Song of Change by TheSmirkingDragon
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: She is everything that I am not.
What happens when you are the one left out?
The one not good enough?
The one that doesn't compare?
What if you are me?
Flying, Fair Play and the Need for a Firm Hand by Equinox Chick
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 9]
Summary: Rolanda Hooch thought her first year teaching (when she had to control Bellatrix Black) would always be her worst year. But then she'd hadn't met a messy-haired Gryffindor, his equally cocksure friend, and a red-haired witch with a penchant for revenge.
Sometimes she wished she'd never taken the job at Hogwarts.
This is Equinox Chick of Hufflepuff and this is my entry for the I Challenge Thee Challenge held in Fiction Junction over at the MNFF beta boards.
I accepted a challenge by Karaley Dargen which was
Write about James I. first flying lesson. It does not go well.
Thank you to Lexi (Harry Rulz) for beta'ing this fic for me.
Disclaimer: I'm not JK Rowling. If that honestly surprises you then perhaps you should check into the Priory.
A Little Late by OkiBlossom
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 5]
Summary: Remus has a one-on-one conversation with Lily on her wedding day. He experiences a moment of realisation. He walks through a sudden epiphany.
For my beautiful, youthful Julia, who held my hand through hell. Words will never be enough.
I am Kuri (Okiblossom) of Ravenclaw, and this is my entry for the February Love Challenge - in the Surprise Love category - in the Great Hall. This is in the MNFF Beta Boards Forum. NOTE: I have no talent that compares to JKR or any other author for that matter.
Liked it? Hated it? Please read and review.
Unforgivable by SexY_LydZ
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 3]
Summary: 'Forgive and forget.' It's never as easy as it sounds.
Sirius, Caris, James, Lily, Peter and Remus are finished with school forever, and are busy tackling problems like buying houses and getting jobs, and, all the while, news of this so-called 'Dark Lord' and his Death Eater followers becomes more and more prolific. And when tragedy strikes, it has the tendency to either bring people together or push them irrevocably apart. As everything they know changes, can they save one of their own?
Because ultimately, they're still playing the same game. The game of love and betrayal, vice and virtue, sin and atonement.
And some things are just unforgivable.
Sequel to SinWhen Regulus Met Lily (or What To Do When Werewolves Attack) by solemnlyswear_x
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 5]
Summary: He's always thought she was beautiful – in an unbiased, third-party, observer kind of way, of course. It's not like he spends hours waxing poetic about her eyes or anything, which he suspects is the sort of thing people like James do. Whatever. He has noticed her, though. But so what? It's not exactly surprising that he thinks she's pretty. Look, it's practically a fact at Hogwarts. Just like everyone knows Bertram Aubrey is an annoying prat, everyone knows Lily Evans is beautiful.
Regulus runs into Lily Evans while shopping in Flourish and Blotts.
This is solemnlyswear_x of Gryffindor writing for the Fiction Junction I Challenge Thee Challenge. My prompt was to write a Regulus/Lily story set during the war (but not at Hogwarts); it was set by ron lover.
Things Aren't Always Black and White by padfootsgirl1981
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 392]
Camaraderie by mizzie
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 0]
Summary: Alice's life before she was a Longbottom. From Hogwarts to the Unforgivables.

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Originally posted by Lucky Wizard:Finding secret rooms that don't exist in real life.
Originally posted by extro: Also have recurring dreams about strange houses that are much bigger on the inside than they could possibly be from looking at the outside.
quote:Dear Dream Doctor, I have a recurring dream every few months or so that I have had for years. In the dream I realize that it is the end of a semester, and I have forgotten to go to math class the whole semester and am very worried about failing.
quote:Back to school dreams are incredibly common among busy people. Doctors, lawyers, professionals, busy housewivesnearly everyone has had one. (Do an informal survey among your friendsyoull be surprised how many of them will say, Oh yeah! Ive had that dream!) Test-taking dreams are clear reflections of the anxiety we once felt in schoolwhen we prepared to take a test. Will I pass? Am I prepared? Did I remember to study everything? Now that weve grown up and the days of test taking are long in our past, the dreams strike us as odd. Surely we cant still be traumatized about taking some test in college? The link, though, is that our everyday life still is full of similar tests and anxieties. Will we be able to complete all the errands we have to do tomorrow? Will we be able to grocery shop, clean the house, and pick up our kids from schoolin time to cart them off to soccer practice? If we work (in addition to all our everyday tasks) we have a second set of anxieties. Will we finish our work projects on time? Will our co-workers think we have done a good job? Will we keep our jobs? Will we pass the test?
Originally posted by Pablo:I also have a recurring dream about going to take a college exam in a course where I haven't been to class all term and barely know how to get there, let alone the material. It is more disturbing than it sounds.
Originally posted by me:I haven't had a recurring dream since I was a baby.
Originally posted by Extro:A lot has been written about something called the "impostor syndrome", wherein many successful people feel like they are impostors, frauds - that they're not really as smart or competent as people think they are, and have fears of being "found out"


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Tips for Teachers from Author Suzanne Lieurance
Thank for your following me on Day 3 of my 5-day virtual tour for my middle grade historical novel The Lucky Baseball - My Story in a Japanese-American Internment Camp, from Enslow Publishers. Obviously, this book was designed for classroom use as a way to supplement the regular social studies textbooks when it comes to helping students learn about events in American history. But I think readers enjoy the book mainly because they get to know and like the main character, Harry Yakamoto, a young Japanese-American boy growing up in Seven Cedars, California, in 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and Harry's life changed forever.
Watch the trailer for my book here:
When I visit schools across the country I sometimes talk to students about using real events in history as the basis for creating fictional stories. I even have a workshop about this, so I can guide students to choose historical events to research so they can create fictional characters who witnessed these events.
I love to visit schools, libraries, and bookstores to talk about my writing and my books. I particularly enjoy helping teachers and school librarians see how they can use nonfiction to help students write better fiction. Teachers and librarians can find out more about this at my website at www.suzannelieurance.com.
Here are a few activities from the free Educator's Guide (email me if you'd like the guide) that was created for my book:
Language Arts
Have students write a fictional journal entry describing their first sight of Manzanar, and their feelings and fears as they get off the transport bus.
Mike's father was arrested before his family ever left for Manzanar; they didn't know where he was or if they would ever see him again. Have students write a letter from Mike to his father describing his feelings about the separation.
Harry, his father, and his grandparents had to live in a partitioned unit, or small apartment, that measured only 20 by 25 feet and had a single window, a light bulb hanging from the ceiling, and a small oil stove for heat.
Using a tape measure and chalk (or masking tape), have students lay out an outline of that area based on these dimensions to show how small the living space actually was for a family of four.
Have students determine how many square feet each person would get? Using graph paper and drawing to scale, have students try to fit in cots, a stove, and other furniture they think is necessary for a family of four into a 20x25 foot space drawing.
About 110,000 Japanese and Japanese-Americans were eventually evacuated and moved into ten isolated relocation centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming. Have students find out the average population of the United States during World War II. Based on the numbers above, have students find the percentage of Americans (Japanese descent) who were sent to internment camps, such as Manzanar.
Manzanar held 10,046 prisoners at its peak; two thirds of those were under the age of 18. Have students figure out the number of children at Manzanar.
When evacuees left their homes during the spring and summer of 1942, they left behind an estimated total of approximately $200,000,000 worth of real, commercial and personal property. Many people tried to sell their household possessions before they left, but most were only given a few days to pack and get their affairs in order. Therefore, many were prey to fortune hunters who offered them far less than fair market value for their things. Have students research and compare prices for goods in 1942 to the prices of today.
If you have any questions about the book, leave them here as a comment and I will answer them for you.
Happy reading!
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La Bucaccia is a typical Cortonese restaurant, located in via Ghibellina, right in the heart of the town of Cortona. The affable Romano, and his wife Agostina run this restaurant as a family business. Great passion and care is placed in every detail, from the ingredients, to the truly traditional dishes of the past, the wine list, and of course the warm and personalized service offered by Romano and his team.
Orders are taken directly by Romano, who will explain all the cooking techniques and even spoke to us about the various suppliers which he visits weekly to buy all the best quality ingredients. In fact, La Bucaccia is the only restaurant in Cortona certified as a typical restaurant for Tuscan cuisine. This means that all the recipes must be made with ingredients typical of the area and purchased directly from local producers. He even showed me the certificate for the Chianina beef that I was eating. The flavours are fabulous, the wine selection is excellent, and not too expensive. Romano also gives great advice on combining the right food to the right wine. He's a true connoisseur. Try the ravioli with chestnuts, the warm tuscan crostini, the succulent Chianina steak or the Pici all'Aglione and you will be not disappointed.
L'Antica Casina di Caccia, is 4 km from Cortona. The property is surrounded by tobacco fields and you come through a long avenue of cypresses. It's like being in a place forgotten by speculative building where the man has managed to preserve the environment with love and respect.
On the second night in Cortona, I received a tip to go down and have dinner at L'Antica Casina di Caccia, the restaurant of the Hotel Villa di Piazzano, just 4 km from Cortona proper. This restaurant is part of a hotel complex in an absolutely breathtaking location. To reach the property you drive down a typical cypress tree lined viale surrounded on both sides by what seem to be neverending fields of tobacco and sunflowers. Whilst driving down this road I felt like I was venturing into a fairy tail. In speaking to the owner, Alessandra, she explained that they have been fortunate because the entire area is rigidly protected by the local authorities in order to preserve its unspoilt natural beauty.
The restaurant L'Antica Casina di Caccia benefits from a beautiful panoramic terrace overlooking the Tuscan countryside. The glorious view looking up towards Cortona at sunset is absolutely breathtaking. I found Cortona to be lacking in restaurants offering eating al fresco, so I really craved for this setting and atmosphere.
The service is elegant but not overly fussy. The waitresses, all women, are friendly, beautiful and professional. The menu is prepared by Chef Gabriella, who favours the more traditional flavours of the Italian tradition. The restaurant offer a daily menu which is not always appreciated by the more difficult palates, however, I was glad of this opportunity because it forced me to try a variety of dishes which I would not normally choose but which I thoroughly enjoyed: prawns in a chickpea soup, homemade Pici with fresh tomatoes and crunchy bread crumbs, not to mention the limoncello tiramisu.
During dinner, I had the opportunity to speak with some guests of the hotel sitting at the table next to mine. They were Americans, for the second time in Italy at the Villa of Piazzano. They told me that this is their preferred place to spend their holidays in Italy, and that the chef this year is the best that the house has ever had.
I asked to have a few words with the chef who was obviously quite busy that evening in the kitchen. She spared a few moments to come out and say hello and invited me for breakfast the following morning promising to reveal some of her culinary secrets.
In the next post Chef Gabriella's interview…….
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By: Fox S.A. Staff
There are new details in that officer-involved shooting that left one man dead and a woman injured.
The family of Abigail Hernandez says the 27-year-old could be released from the hospital as soon as tomorrow.
Police say Hernandez was getting a ride home from an undercover police officer Friday morning when her ex-boyfriend opened fire on them.
After three shootouts in three locations, the officer eventually killed 35-year-old Alfred Aragon.
Hernandez was shot twice -- once in the stomach and once in the wrist -- but her family now says she's expected to make a fully recovery.
Police say the shooting remains under investigation.
Technicality topples key financial reporting bill
May 22, 2013 02:25 GMT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A much-watched bill designed to give the public more information on schools, taxes, government spending and debt held by state entities has gone down on a House technicality.
The measure was sponsored by Sen. Tommy Williams, who chairs the Senate's powerful Finance Committee. It was carried in the House by Rep. Jim Pitts, head of appropriations.
The bill would have required increased disclosure by public bodies. But it died Tuesday night, after San Antonio Democratic Rep. Philip Cortez raised a parliamentary objection.
Critics worried it could place undo reporting burdens on smaller entities. But modifications to address those concerns had helped the bill sail through the Senate 29-1.
The bill was backed by conservative and tea party groups worried about excessive government bond debt. Some good-government groups also supported it.
Technicality topples key financial reporting bill
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Drug testing for unemployment passes Texas House
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Taylor Lautner goes on a shopping spree with costars Kristen Stewart and Nikki Reed in downtown Vancouver, Canada on Sunday (March 8).
On Friday (March 6), the 17-year-old actor was seen getting in some dirt bike lessons for his upcoming role in the Twilight sequel, New Moon, which will be shot in Vancouver later this month.


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Legalize Pot? Should Marijuana Be Legalized and Taxed?
State legislators propose full legalization of marijuana, which would be taxed and regulated like alcohol.
It is time again to end a useless prohibition, according to two legislators who have proposed legalizing marijuana.
Rep. Edith Ajello and Sen. Donna Nesselbush announced Wednesday they have proposed legislation to legalize marijuana possession in Rhode Island for adults age 21 and older. Pot would be regulated and taxed similar to alcohol under their proposal. The legislation follows last year's decriminalization of marijuana possession in Rhode Island, due to go into effect this spring.
"It is time for Rhode Island to put the failed policy of marijuana prohibition behind us and adopt a more sensible approach just as our nation did with alcohol 80 years ago," Ajello said in a prelease. "Regulating marijuana like alcohol will take marijuana sales off the street and put them in the hands of legitimate businesses that would face real disincentives for selling to minors. These new businesses will also create jobs and generate much-needed new tax revenue."
Under the Marijuana Regulation, Control and Taxation Act, Rhode Islanders over 21 would be permitted ton have up to an ounce of marijuana and grow up to three marijuana plants in their homes.
The legislation also calls for licensed marijuana retail stores, grow facilities and testing facilities to ensure that marijuana sold in Rhode Island is free of contaminants or other drugs. Under the bill, the Department of Business Regulation would establish rules regulating security, labeling, health and safety requirements, and rules requiring advertising of marijuana, which must be no less restrictive than the rules for tobacco advertising.
The legislation would charge an excise tax of up to $50 per ounce on wholesale purchases of marijuana. Retailers would also be required to collect the state's 7-percent sales tax.
Nesselbush and Diaz said banning marijuana has done little to stop drug use, and instead has created a black market that makes buying marijuana more dangerous and supports gangs and cartels. The state could make marijuana use safer while tax dollars.
"Taxing and regulating the sale of marijuana will rob drug dealers of one of their reasons for being," Nesselbush said. "It will likely reduce crime, weaken gangs and cartels and allow our hard-working law enforcement officials to focus on serious and/or violent crime. Taxing and regulating would also create the potential for much-needed state revenue."
Even if the proposal passes, Rhode Islanders are not necessarily safe from prosecution. Federal laws prohibiting marijuana stiil apply, though most arrests for marijuana possession are made under state law, and legislation was introduced in Congress Tuesday to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana federally.
Rhode Island would not be alone in legalizing the substance. In November, voters in Colorado and Washington approved laws that would legalize, regulate and tax marijuana. Similar bills have also been introduced this year in the Hawaii and New Hampshire state legislatures, and are expected in Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
What do you think? Should marijuana be legalized and taxed? Do you think the General Assembly will approve the legislation?
John M
6:59 am on Friday, February 8, 2013
Drugs have caused enough problems in our Country,they have ruined many
families with pain,heartache and even death,not to mention that drug users
will do anything to get them,including robbery,stealing and more.Enough is enough
when will we wake up?
Kevin Sterling
9:57 am on Friday, February 8, 2013
Well John, at least you're aware that you're in dream land. But it's time that we stop letting people like you cause the nightmare of prohibition to continue. You haven't got a clue about the reality of this subject and it is time to lay the proven failure of absolute prohibition to bed. It's beyond absurd that people like you can't face the utter failure of public policy that is embodied by prohibition and seek to continue to make our society to suffer.
When you wake up, perhaps we can have an adult discussion about fixing reality.
11:53 am on Friday, February 8, 2013
I agree with you John. It's people like Kevin who need to wake up to the realities of drugs. Could his brains be so fried that he's in the dreamland?
12:07 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
No one has ever died from marijuana. The reason that hard drug users (heroin, meth, etc.) steal is that the price of drugs is kept artificially high. The vast majority of problems you have mentioned are due to the illegality of some drugs, not the drugs themselves. Portugal decriminalized ALL drugs in 2000.
Here are the annual prevalence use rates (in percent of population ages 15-64) from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime "World Drug Report 2011":
Portugal 0.46
Portugal 0.6
Portugal 3.6
Portugal 0.2
Portugal 0.4
12:09 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
@ Melanie..you are the one who is 'fried' by govt propaganda. The war on some drugs is a bad racist joke.
"Meet Matthew Fogg, a former U.S. Marshal whose exploits led him to be nicknamed "Batman." When he noticed that all of his team's drug raids were in black areas, he suggested doing the same in the suburbs.
"If we were locking up everybody, white and black, for doing the same drugs they would've done the same thing with prohibition, they would've outlawed it," Fogg says in the video produced by Brave New Films. "If it were an equal enforcement opportunity we wouldn't be sitting here anyway."
Esoteric Knowledge
1:33 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
Cigarette users would probably do all those things you mentioned...but instead they go down to the corner store and buy cigarettes.
9:37 am on Friday, February 8, 2013
People don't rob for weed this is America this land of the free
Why I can't get high if I want to
Kevin Sterling
10:03 am on Friday, February 8, 2013
It's only a matter of time now. People like John have been spouting their fantasy land nonsense for decades, and most people have now become aware that the case in favor of prohibition is built on a platform of nothing but bald faced lies, half truths, and hysterical rhetoric. Don't hate people like John. The fact is that they're fools who actually believe the lies, and deserve our pity.
12:10 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
Why can't you grow industrial hemp?
No one has ever gotten high from industrial hemp, yet the govt still claims it is worse than the Ritalin-meth that the pharmaceutical companies give to three million kids.
1:48 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
Here's another idea...release all those from prison convicted of ANY marijuana offense.
Law enforcement needs to re-direct its focus on crime...to those that are REAL crimes.
I was in Federal Prison for 5 years for a marijuana offense. No, it was not for simple possession. I was arrested aboard a Lockheed PV2 in Marianna, Florida...charged and convicted for conspiracy to import and distribute 12,000 pounds of marijuana.
As the 5 years rolled by, what I did see were armed bank robbers, coming and going...while I still sat there for marijuana. Most of the bank robbers only spent 17 to 24 months. But, I and my fellow 'drug offenders,'...we stayed for years.
I wrote about the escapades that led to my incarceration. I admit, I had a great time. No one was injured, no one was killed, firearms were not involved...there were no victims.
We were Americans...doing what Americans do best...living free.
The book: Shoulda Robbed a Bank
I would be honored by your review.
John Grant
4:09 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
Please read a book, You will notice that when you see a real talk about the pros and cons people that want legal weed point to studies and people like John M talk about it harming people when they dont know anyone harmed my this plant. I cant OD on weed but i bet you i can drink your self to death. You dont get chem addicted to weed but cigs and drinks are ok.
3:55 am on Saturday, February 9, 2013
Mary Jane arguably the safest "drug" on the market. The pros far out way the cons when it comes to the debate. Times have changed more and more people have become knowledgeable about the ins and outs of certain drugs not just for their personal use, but for the sake of the argument. No one as ever died from this plant, overdose, or suffered from withdrawals anything beside catch a huge appetite maybe. A fact to support Kevin's usage chart; Out of any of those drugs "the people" chose Marijuana for varies good reasons. Prohibition of Marijuana causes more harm than it does good. Ended Marijuana Prohibition would change things for the better.
9:35 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Please do. I may finally have something that actually helps me sleep at night that I can use without fear of loosing my job if I get tested. Drugs that ruin lives in this country isn't thc , its heroin, crack, meth, and yes alcohol. That's because all of those have a physical dependence to them once used for a period of time. I smoked weed for years and quit fairly easily when I was hired at my company 10 years ago. I'd actually still smoke if it wasn't for the drug free workplace law. We all know that its complete BS that law even exists. Its not even fair. You smoke a joint on the weekend , go to work on a Monday and get tested for whatever reason, you get fired. Marijuana stays in your system anywhere from 8 days to a month so how can that law be justified. There is no proof based on a drug test that it was actually consumed at work. Do you see my point? Lots of people are in jail because of a plant. A PLANT. Not to mention how many have lost their jobs. It has many other uses too. To all those who don't know, please read about it. If it ain't for you then so be it, that doesn't mean others should loose their rites to something this earth has given us. Until then I'm stuck with ambien and possible sleep driving my car around town.


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The Helmholtz International Center for FAIR (HIC for FAIR) constitutes a unique think tank for forefront interdisciplinary theoretical and experimental research associated with the international large-scale Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research. FAIR is the new planned accelerator facility at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH at Darmstadt.
HIC for FAIR is a joint research center of the Hessian Universities Frankfurt, Darmstadt and Gießen, the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH and the Helmholtz Association. It has been established within the framework of the Hessian initiative for scientific and economic excellence (LOEWE) in July 2008.
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Britain's Got Talent's Ryan O'Shaughnessy heading to America!
Ryan O'Shaughnessy is pressing ahead with his music career and this week the Britain's Got Talent star confirmed that he was travelling to America for the next step in his plan.
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reviews for: listing #39230 - Venice, Florida Studio rental
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Review submitted: February 1, 2013 Date of arrival: January 15, 2013
Wish I was still in Venice ! It is darn cold here.
Your suite was WONDERFUL ! ! Weather was great! Mostly in the 70's and that's the way we like it.
We miss Venice already !!
Thank-you for everything . Hope we can rent again next year. Perfect location ! Everyone is so friendly !
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I would like to say we had a wonderful time. The accomodation worked out great for two of us. The weather was perfect and the location was great for day trips. The residents at the villas were very friendly and helpful with all types of useful information (dining, shopping, places to visit etc.) The city of Venice is a lovely place. We were sad when it came time to leave. We will definitely return. Thanks again for being so accomodating." Tammy M.
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Selcuk, I want to thank you again for the rent of unit #47 Venice Villa March to March 2008. The unit was very clean and the neighbours were very friendly people. Location, location, location, the pool was 20' from my front door and was cleaned every day, and the ocean and beach at the end of the street was
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wonderful time... Sincerely... R. G."
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Dear Selcuk,
We had a great time in your little studio. We are very satisfied with everything and we appreciate that you have chosen furniture from the Swedish company IKEA ,that make us feel like home. We likeed Venice very mutch, a small town where we could find waht we needed especially the Carnies Pub where we was several times and enjojed the musik and the atmosfaire. Also the golf course Lake Venice was a good experience with frindly people and a nice course. Now we are back in Sweden where it is still cold and little sun but we hope that the spring will appear soon. Have a nice time" Bo D. (From Sweden).
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Overview | To what extent does the money of wealthy individuals and organizations influence electoral politics? In this lesson, students learn about how "super PACs" are influencing the 2012 presidential campaign. They then use a technique called "structured academic controversy" to debate whether or not wealthy individuals and organizations should be allowed to engage in unlimited spending to influence elections. Read more…
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By SARAH KAVANAGH, DANIEL E. SLOTNIK and KATHERINE SCHULTENThese Days Are Numbered: Eight Summer Math Ideas
By PATRICK HONNER and HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVOThe school year is starting to wind down in many places in the country, and it brings worries about so-called summer slide – the documented decline in student skills during the long summer break.
Whether school is ending soon for you or whether you're looking a little further into the future for ways to keep students' minds engaged and occupied over break, here are eight ways for students to use New York Times reporting to think about math over the summer. Read more…
Second Amendment and Beyond: Pondering Gun Rights, Laws and Culture
By HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO and KATHERINE SCHULTENWith the Trayvon Martin case, the recent school shooting in Ohio and the trial of Anders Behring Breivik in Norway, debate about guns and gun restrictions are in the news, and, perhaps, the subject of discussion in your classroom or home.
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Before the Law: Understanding the Supreme Court Case on the Affordable Care Act
By SARAH KAVANAGH and HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVOOverview | What are the issues at stake in the Supreme Court challenges to President Obama's health care law? In this lesson, students create a television news segment to inform their school's community about the questions regarding Affordable Health Care Act that are being considered by the Supreme Court. Read more…


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Business in brief
Local entrepreneur and Henrico resident Barbara Bennett is currently competing to "Get on the Shelf" at Wal-Mart. Bennett launched her company, The Mineral Case, in 2009. A passionate fan of the mineral makeup trend – but not of the mess and hassle of various jars and loose powders – Bennett launched The Mineral Case because it clears bathroom counters and makes cosmetics easily accessible at home or while traveling. If her company receives enough votes, her product will be available at every Wal-Mart location across the country. Fans can vote once a day through April 24 at http://www.getontheshelf.com/product/5505/The-Mineral-Case To v.iew Bennett's contest entry, visit http://youtube/Miq5hdFxMG8 . *** LOGO Dynamics, a distributor of promotional products in Henrico, recently received the All Star award from Constant Contact®, Inc. Each year, a select group of Constant Contact customers are honored with the All Star award for their exemplary marketing results. LOGO Dynamics' results ranked among the top 10 percent of Constant Contact's customer base. Owner Matt Davidson has been a partner with Constant Contact since 2010 and offers email marketing and social media seminars on a regular basis in Central Virginia. Constant Contact customers using any combination of the company's email marketing, event marketing and online survey tools are eligible for the award. *** U-Turn Sports Performance Academy and Cap City Ballerz recently announced a new partnership between two of Richmond's most successful youth developmental AAU basketball programs. The partnership between U-Turn and Cap City Ballerz will focus on combining the best from both organizations to better position athletes and teams to compete at the highest level of basketball and to help provide youth with the support they need to be champions in the classroom, community and life. *** The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) recently hired Richard Gordon as conference planner and Christopher Murphy as marketing specialist. Gordon comes to the VSCPA from Benchmark Hospitality International at Capital One in Richmond, where he worked as an operations and learning events manager. He has 20 years of experience in telecommunications, accounting and finance, operations management and event planning. Prior to joining the VSCPA, Murphy worked at SunTrust Bank as a mortgage relationship specialist and did freelance graphic design and copywriting. He has more than 10 years of experience in marketing, communications and graphic design. In his role on the VSCPA Education Team, Gordon will plan, manage and implement VSCPA conferences and work on other educational programs and events. As part of the VSCPA Marketing Team, Murphy will develop and execute marketing plans for VSCPA membership recruitment and retention, VSCPA Educational Foundation fundraising and CPA PAC of Virginia fundraising. *** Raymond Rudolph, Southern States Cooperative, Inc. – Williamsburg Road Service, recently attended a comprehensive three-day training program designed to qualify employees as "Certified FeedMaster Specialists" for Southern States Cooperative, Inc. The rigorous training program is tied to the Southern States' FeedMaster program and is designed to augment the existing knowledge base of employees involved in advising the co-op's customers on issues related to feeding various types of animals. The program provides new and updated information and qualifies for continuing education units (CEUs) by the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS), a national organization that certifies animal scientists through examination. *** Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store recently opened a new location at Merchant's Walk, 7504 W. Broad St. Hours of operation are Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 501-2356. |
Short Pump Ruritan Club donates $50k to Virginia War Memorial
The Short Pump Ruritan/Civic Association Foundation, Inc. recently presented a check for $50,000 to the Virginia War Memorial Educational Foundation. The donation will be used to finance the production of a new film about the Vietnam War as part of the War Memorial's award-winning Virginians at War film series. > Read more.
Vintage Home Market set for June 15-16
A longtime Lakeside business owner and his partner are bringing "The Vintage Home Market" to the Richmond International Raceway Complex June 15-16.
Tony Turner has operated a business on Lakeside Avenue for nearly 20 years, beginning with Huckleberries Home & Garden for 10 years in The Hub Shopping Center and followed by Feathernesters across the street in the Lakeside Town Center. > Read more.
Fan Care offers heat relief to seniors
Citizen Staff Reports 06/06/2013
Qualifying senior citizens can receive free relief from summer heat through the 23rd annual Fan Care program, which provides fans and cooling assistance to seniors 60 and older in need.
The program is an initiative of Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging for seniors who meet income eligibility requirements and have a situation that threatens their health. > Read more.
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A community 'Kaffeehaus' in Henrico's Far West End
Born and raised in good old Europe, I am quite familiar with the traditional Austro-Hungarian tradition of the Kaffeehaus, an institution that represents a lifestyle of relaxing and thinking in a familiar environment with coffee, pastry, news, good service, marble tables, subdued sounds like the click-clack of the coffee machine, mugs and plates, conversations among patrons and with staff and a bit of low volume Johann Strauss music.
And so it was a thrill to find a modern version of a Kaffeehaus right here in Henrico County: The Daily Grind, near Short Pump Town Center. > Read more.
Oklahoma tornado victims to benefit from Innsbrook concert
The Innsbrook Foundation will present a special concert June 19 at the Innsbrook Snagajob Pavilion to raise funds benefiting the victims of the Moore and Shawnee communities of Oklahoma.
The Innsbrook After Hours RVA Cares event will feature five bands and a family festival in recognition of the many families devastated by the Oklahoma tornadoes on May 20, which killed 23 people, injured 377 others, and left destroyed and damaged homes affecting 33,000 residents. > Read more.
Food trucks arrive in the West End
West End residents no longer have to pick between fighting the summer mall crowds for a quick bite or breaking the bank to eat at a fine-dining spot because one Richmond group is bringing both to them.
RVA Street Foodies, the organization behind the outdoor food truck courts at the Virginia Historical Society and Hardywood Brewery, debuted its new Henrico food truck court at All Saints Episcopal Church on River Road May 22. > Read more.
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On Wednesday, Aug. 22, The Union Daily Times will present Friday Night Lights — a preview of the 2012 Union County football season. The following is an excerpt from the 28-page magazine.
Union County has a new region look for the 2012 season and it will be quite the mixed bag including a 2A powerhouse making the conversion to 3A, a young veteran team and a slew of new head coaches.
Every two years, the league undergoes realignment, a process of placing schools in regions based on proximity and size.
Union County High is a member of Region III-AAA, which will exchange a couple of schools this season. Both Greer and Blue Ridge have been moved to II-AAA while Chapin was sent to IV-AAA.
That leaves Union County, Clinton and Chapman. Add Chester, Woodruff and Broome to the club and we have our new realignment plan for the 2012 football season.
Since Yellow Jackets fans may not be as familiar with the playing styles of the three new additions, let's take a closer look at the teams that will make up this year's Region III-AAA.
Like our Yellow Jackets, Broome has also named a new head football coach, luring Jet Turner from Wilson Hall, where he led the independent school to a 13-1 record. Turner, who won a AAAA state title at Clover in 2007, has a formula for success that has been well proven. He employs a maddening offense that is remarkably effective, referred to by most as "the scrum." The double, inverted wing is basically a mass of 11 tightly-aligned bodies surging in one direction. Since the offense is so seldom used, it creates problems for opposing teams and can be difficult to stop.
Woodruff will be making the transition from 2A to 3A under the leadership of Coach Brian Lane. The Wolverines are coming off a 2A State Championship appearance and are expected to make the transition to 3A with ease. Lane runs a pass-happy offense that has had solid results against 3 and 4A schools during the summer months.
Chester finished its 2011 campaign with a 5-5 record under coach Anthony Sterling. However, it would be ill advised to underestimate the Cyclones who were rebuilding last year. With so many freshmen and sophomores having played on the 2011 team, Chester will be both young and experienced this season, a combination not many teams have.
Chapman, Clinton and Union County are the final three components of Region III-AAA.
Like Union County, Chapman also has a new head coach, although he's not as well known as our Steve Taneyhill. Mark Hodge was an assistant coach at Broome in 2005 when the team won a AA state title and had guided Carolina Acadamy to a rare eight-win season before getting the call from Chapman.
Clinton experienced a coaches shuffle after winning a state title in 2009 and the result was assistant coach Scott King taking the reigns as head coach. King enforces the same smash mouth playing style as his predecessor and Clinton continues to be a tough, scrappy football team.
As for Union County, it's going to be fast paced and amped up.
This season promises to be extremely competitive and undeniably exciting. This is the new Region IIIAAA. Now, who wants that title?


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Buffy, Firefly creator Joss Whedon takes time to make a more conventional movie
Joss Whedon's dad has been asking him for years when he'd do a grown-up movie. You know, without fanciful creatures. Never, he vowed. Au contraire. Whedon's latest picture, Much Ado About Nothing, in theaters now, is grown up, for sure.
Superman reboot, Hollywood movie on Hollywood make big screen debuts this weekend
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Apple reinvented the mobile space when it launched the iPhone, and then upended it again when it opened up its operating system, iOS, to third party developers. Now it's trying to recapture some of that mojo with its first major overhaul of the software, set to be released in the fall.
West Bank's only ballet school offers refuge for Palestinian kids
Shyreen Ziadeh runs a dance studio in Ramallah, in the Palestinian Territories. It's not what she dreamed of doing, but it's all she can imagine doing these days. She introduces ballet to youngsters, and gives them a refuge from everyday life.
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22 April 2012 13:00
Seat gave a clear indication that the hot hatch Cupra version of its Ibiza supermini isn't far away, with the Ibiza Cupra Concept at the 2012 Beijing auto show.
The Spanish have a long history of producing go-faster versions of its supermini; the first Ibiza Cupra launched in 1996 and the next one, based heavily on this concept car, lands in the UK by the end of 2012.
That'll be the VW Group's ubiquitous 1.4-litre four-cylinder TSI engine, breathed upon by both a turbo- and supercharger.
As on previous iterations, that puts power at 178bhp, driving through a seven-speed DSG twin-clutch transmission with fingertip shift paddles for that F1 feeling for the arcade-game generation.
Keeping 184lb ft of torque in check at the front axle is VW's XDS electronic diff, which quells any rampant wheelspin or axle tramp by reining in any excess. There's not a mechanical gear in sight - it's done through electronics.
Naturally, the concept car on show in China is bright custard, dubbed Crono Yellow, contrasting with the smoked-black of the sunroof and door mirrors. It just wouldn't be a Seat without a Playschool colour scheme.
This is a three-door based on the Ibiza SC bodyshell. LED day-running lights are new, and LEDs populate the rear lamp clusters too - now with added squinty-eyed shapes built in.
The wheels are production-ready 17in items and the rear sports a centrally mounted trapezoidal exhaust pipe, nestling in a finned diffuser-effect rear apron.
Inside there's a new entertainment system which works with the portable sat-nav system like the one in the Seat Mii and VW Up. You can simply unclip the five-inch nav unit and take it with you while you finish your journey on foot. This will soon be offered across the whole Ibiza family, says Seat.
James Muir, Seat president, said: 'We are presenting the Ibiza Cupra Concept at the Beijing motor show because this compact athlete will be an important element in the development of our brand in this key market.'
Seat launches in China this week - with just 15 dealers spread across selected cities. The idea is to position the brand as a youthful choice for China's booming '1980s set.' That's buyers born after 1980 - a group making up a significiant part of the market.
But while the Spanish hope to treble sales within three years, nobody is yet willing to give any sales projections for VW's weakeset brand. Only the Leon is available at first, but further Seats will be imported to China soon.
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RE: Seat Ibiza Cupra Concept at 2012 Beijing motor show
Seat Ibiza Cupra concept Concept? Is this a concept? This is the Seat Ibiza Cupra facelift. The facelift give us a better front view. And the photos taken at Valencia (Spain) – [Cidade das Artes] of the Seat Ibiza Cupra three doors are great. Good work done by the photographs. I hope Seat will sell a good number of Seat cars at China, as Skoda has done it. The problem is that Skoda produces cars at China and Seat no. Seat deserves better sales figures.
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RICHLAND, Wash. -- It's no secret that Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, Hanford, W-S-U Tri-Cities, and Energy Northwest attract many people to the Tri-Cities to work and live.
But the area near the Research District is mostly undeveloped. That's why the Port of Benton, City of Richland, and the Tri-Cities Research District are in the process of developing 90 acres of land between Highway 240 and George Washington Way off University Drive.
Thursday, the New Innovation Center held a ground breaking ceremony to signify the start of construction of it's new retail site, University Circle.
The plan is to bring in new retail businesses, restaurants, and even a 160-unit apartment complex to the area.
Doug Perry, the Managing Director for Shotgun Creek Investments, the developer working on this project says development is needed to recruit a talented workforce to our area.
"We're looking to provide coffee, gas, sandwich, and banking. All the amenities that the workers and the residents are looking for, that are having to travel outside the Research District to go get," says Perry.
Innovation Center has already invested more than $40-million to make the retail corridor happen. Perry says more than 17,000 cars drive by on Stevens Drive every day, and 9,700 on George Washington Way. The groundbreaking for the apartment complex is set for October.
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The act or process of coercing.
The application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produced by it is a nullity, so far as concerns the party coerced. When the force is moral, then the act, though voidable, is imputable to the party doing it, unless he be so paralyzed by terror as to act convulsively. At the same time coercion is not negatived by the fact of submission under force. "Coactus volui" (I consented under compulsion) is the condition of mind which, when there is volition forced by coercion, annuls the result of such coercion.
To force someone to do something that they do not want to do.
Exercising force to obtain compliance. A favorite technique employed by debt collectors and attorneys representing creditors.
implicit type conversion.
(As in type coercion.) Conversion of a value from one data type into another. Commonly by simple assignment of variables.
an implicit conversion of a value from one type to another
The implicit conversion of an instance of one type to another during an operation which involves two arguments of the same type. For example, int(3.15) converts the floating point number to the integer , but in 3+4.5, each argument is of a different type (one int, one float), and both must be converted to the same type before they can be added or it will raise a TypeError. Coercion between two operands can be performed with the coerce builtin function; thus, 3+4.5 is equivalent to calling operator.add(*coerce(3, 4.5)) and results in operator.add(3.0, 4.5). Without coercion, all arguments of even compatible types would have to be normalized to the same value by the programmer, e.g., float(3)+4.5 rather than just 3+4.5.


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FOXBOROUGH - As the season creeps toward the midway point and the Revolution look at their 5-7-1 record, it's easy to count the ones that got away.
San Jose. FC Dallas. New York. Colorado. Houston. Real Salt Lake. D.C. United twice.
"The games that really haunt us are the games we're giving away,'' said coach Jay Heaps. "You hate where you're in games where you give away a lot of goals or you give away a game where you shouldn't.''
Almost every match has been a tightrope walk for the Revolution. Eight of their 13 games have been decided by a goal, and in those contests they're 2-6.
"Twelve out of 13 games we've been in a position to either tie the game, win the game, and of those we've given away six of them,'' Heaps said. "It's good in that sense that we're going in there and we're showing that we can compete against anybody. That's the positive. The negative is we were in that game and where did we lose that game?''
The irksome part is looking back on the play or two in all of those games that could have meant the difference between a win and a loss, between 3 points and 1 or none.
"Was it a free kick? Was it a bad giveaway? Was it managing the clock at the end of the game?'' Heaps said, listing some of the problems his team has had at crucial moments.
When Heaps pointed to the 1-0 loss to FC Dallas April 5, he said, "That was all of the above.''
That game appeared destined for overtime when a breakdown led to Ugo Ihemelu scoring the lone goal nearly five minutes into stoppage time.
Three weeks later in New York, the Red Bulls got their only goal from Thierry Henry seven minutes in, and sat on the lead the rest of the way. Heaps said his team ran out of ideas on how to tie the game.
"It was important for us to try to break them down and we weren't able to,'' Heaps said. "We have to make sure that when we go into these games we are creative. If you run out of ideas, there's always another one somewhere.''
The Revolution host the Columbus Crew Saturday night, and the teams have a history of playing each other closely. Nine of their last 12 meetings have been decided by a goal or resulted in a draw. It's the first of three meetings as the season becomes a survivor series between conference rivals (the Revolution have just two games left against Western Conference teams).
"I think you're going to get into a playoff mode a lot sooner,'' Heaps said. "That's always good. It just shows you how much pressure each game is going to be when it's a 6-point swing.''
The Revolution are 2 points behind the Crew for fourth place in the East.
"Winning this game is huge,'' said midfielder Benny Feilhaber. "Losing it is awful and tying keeps us looking over their shoulder. So it's a huge game for us.
"We know that these next four or five games are huge for us because we've got a lot of home games, a lot of Eastern Conference games, and it's going to be vital in the playoff standings when it comes time. So these games are going to be huge to get points in.''
If there was a breakthrough for the Revolution it may have come June 2 against the Chicago Fire, when they took control after 69 scoreless minutes with two quick strikes by Feilhaber and Kelyn Rowe.
The Revolution are unbeaten in four straight home games, but beyond that they found a way to grind out a win against a conference rival, knowing what was at stake.
"It's a lot about making runs,'' Feilhaber said. "If you can get on a little momentum swing you can pick up some points even without playing so well. I don't think we particularly played that well against Chicago, we just kind of grinded it out and finally the goals came in the second half. It was a huge win for us, especially with a conference rival that's battling for the playoff spot. That's another game that we're going to have this weekend, so hopefully we can do the same.''
The one riddle the Revolution haven't solved concerns the road. Five of those one-goal games have come away from Gillette. They have the luxury of playing four of their next five games at home.
"Back in '05, '06, '07, when we would win games on the road, we knew how to do that, and it's not something you can really coach,'' Heaps said. "In the second half of the season we can not allow 1 point, 3 points, any of those points to slip away. Especially when we're in command.''
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High School basketball is just weeks away from Region Tournament play and a couple of local teams are staking their claim near the top of their respective regions. We shine the light on Cochran to catch up with the Bleckley County Royals. Under the guise of Head Coach Clifford Kerbo, the Royals are 17-2 overall but more importantly a staunch 8-0 in region 4A-AA play. Kerbo says the success has not been easy this season, but with leadership from 8 seniors, it helps make his job a lot easier. 13 miles up the road, the Dodge County Lady Indians are 15-4, with an impressive 4-1 region mark just behind league leading Washington County. Coach Carol Smith and her girls are just two years removed from the Elite 8 are running strong behind lots of depth and youth. DC only has one senior, and according to Smith the team has improved tremendously since their opening loss to Bleckley County. The girls team hasn't ever had a losing season in Eastman and don't wanna start now. Bleckley goes on the road to Crawford County Friday night while Dodge hosts Thomson .
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Meaning: Its source is a Greek expression meaning "Butterflies."
Languages: This girl's name is used in Dutch, English, Italian and French.
Compound Forms: Jenessa, Vanita and Vannaleigh
Alternative Spellings: Vanesa, Vannesa, Vannessa, Venesa, Venessa, Vennesa, Vennessa, Vinessa and Vaneza
Variant Forms: Vanassa, Vaneeta, Vanesha, Vaneshia, Vanesia, Vanesse, Vanessia, Vanetta, Vaniece, Vaniessa, Vanisa, Vanissa, Vanneza, Varnessa, Venesha, Venesse, Venessia, Veniesa, Venisha, Venishia, Venna, Vennisa, Vinesha and Vinisha
Popularity: The name Vanessa ranked 66th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 195th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 25th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.
This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.
Narrative: Some authorities claim it was invented by 18th century English writer Jonathan Swift as a pseudonym for Esther Vanhomrigh, based on the first syllable of her last name, and possibly the Latin verb esse, meaning ''to be.''
Swift described his love for her in his poem Cadenus and Vanessa.
In Japanese, some of the characters that represent this sound can be translated to mean innocent
Arts and Music
- Vanessa Bell (born 1879, died 1961)
English painter.
- Painted Lytton Strachey (see list of 20th-century Modern Artists)
- Vanessa Williams (born 1963)
American singer and actress. First black woman to be crowned Miss America, and first Miss America to be deposed (for appearing in Playboy).
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
- Vanessa Castagna
- 48th Most Powerful Woman, EVP and COO, Stores, J.C. Penney (see list of 2000 Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business)
- Vanessa Williams (born 1963)
American singer and actress. First black woman to be crowned Miss America, and first Miss America to be deposed (for appearing in Playboy).
- 1984 Miss America (see list of Miss America Winners)
Stage and Screen
- Vanessa Angel (born 1963)
British actress.
- Portrayed Megan from 1991-92 (see list of Actors on ''Baywatch'')
- Vanessa Brown (born 1928, died 1999)
Austrian-born American actress, broadcast journalist and artist. Original name: Smylla Brind.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Vanessa Chamberlain
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''Guiding Light'''' (see list of Characters on ''Guiding Light'')
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Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Tempestt Bledsoe (see list of Characters on ''The Cosby Show'')
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American actress.
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- Vanessa Marquez
- Portrays Wendy Goldman, RN (see list of Actors on ''ER'')
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English actress.
- 1977 Academy Award winner for her performance in Julia (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actress)
- Winner of the 1966 and 1969 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress awards, for Morgan!--A Suitable Case for Treatment and Isadora (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Winners)
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Cumulus Estate is one of Australia's few dual appellation vineyards. We're part of two distinct GI (Geographical Indicator) appellations - Orange and the Central Ranges.
The dramatic elevated landscapes that surround us were born from the dormant volcano Mount Canobolas, source of the rich red soils that shape the character of our wines. Yet our vineyards are unusual in having both volcanic basalt and limestone soils, each with their own distinct style.
About 50% of our vineyards lie in each appelation, which provides subtle but distinctive variations on our signature high elevation style:
"... you won't find any big, full-throttle styles here, but you will find fine, spicy shirazes, juicy cabernet sauvignons, complex tight chardonnays and fragrant aromatics"Tim White, Australian Financial Review
Orange is above 600 metres elevation. It's the source of our premium Climbing wines, and from select parcels, our super-premium Cumulus wines. The low yielding vines in this area deliver intense yet elegant flavours and tight structure.
The Central Ranges lies below 600 metres, on pristine agricultural land. This is the source of our Rolling wines, creating a balanced, ready to enjoy character.


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Might be time to start looking at English teaching. Any company that needed staff for April and hasn't found it yet is probably near as desperate to find someone as you are to find a job, so you may be able to find something reasonably quick.
The only thing in Japan that is harder than being a foreigner in Japan, is being Japanese in Japan.
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Why do so many people exploit Facebook in such inane ways?
Could you give us an update Tommy?
YT, I know everyone bags the Eikawa thing, but its easy work and will help ease the burden, in the short term.
I found teaching business English, directly to company employees, at their workplace to be easy, fun and well paid.
In addition to 4 hours at night, once a week, for 4000/hour, plus transport, I used to do a 10 day intensive course for a company, every September. They paid 300,000yen for the 10 days, plus accomodation (it was held at a resort hotel), plus all meals and beer. It was long hours, 9am - 9pm every day, but no stress. They even paid extra accomodation so Mrs Oxy could come and stay for a few days.
Good luck.
Opinions are like a$$holes...Everybody has one
Beer you say?
LOL Thanks for the encouragement.
Yeah, It's all about building something new, isn't it?
I think the major obstacles (besides not speaking and reading Japanese 100%) are that I have yet to grasp how everything works here.
I truly feel that once I know what the "rules" are per say, like it seems every long term resident does, I will proceed to use good old ingenuity to find what good things I can bring to the business environment here, and at the same time enrich myself.
I have to keep reminding myself that I knew the potential for these challenges existed, and in fact I relished the idea.
But its like that old joke; I don't mind the snow, but it's the cold that I have a problem with.
In truth I've got two interviews at present. (English positions)
One temp and one for a well known company.
The salary is shockingly low for both, but I have to start somewhere.
And like the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Thanks again for the lift up.
P.s. By the way, did you form your company yourself through networking contacts, or did you work contract directly for that company?
Did you approach the company directly?
[QUOTE=YokohamaTommy;1242088 By the way, did you form your company yourself through networking contacts, or did you work contract directly for that company?
Did you approach the company directly?[/QUOTE]
I went through a time when the Nova pittance wasn't enough to support my travel plans, without touching other income or savings (after 5 years, I was getting around 400k/month incl. increases for time employed, overtime and promotion), so I approached a company called CES in Osaka, who were advertising for PT bus. Eng. teachers. They found me as much work as I wanted. Always paid on time and, provided there were no complaints from their customers (never were), they kept offering me plum jobs to choose from. I made as much extra money as I needed and some good J friends.
I couldn't be bothered chasing up companies privately. Too much work for no real tangible benefit.
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- Stellar Stone / GameMill Publishing
- Release: Nov 20, 2003 »
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