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Luxury lakeside home opposite golf course in Vero Beach
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 6
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Portofino Shores
- rates (USD) $ 2,250 - $ 2,750 / month
vacation rental description
Conveniently located between Vero Beach and Fort Pierce, this superbly equipped home backs on to a large lake affording beautiful views from the great room, kitchen, master bedroom and rear patio. The development features a multi-million dollar Club House with large swimming pool, tennis courts and fitness centre. Island Pines Golf Club is located opposite the main entrance to this gated community and there are numerous golf clubs nearby.
This is Golfers paradise with 3 clubs within 5 minutes and in just 20 minutes the fabulous PGA Complex with 3 Championship courses.
house rental amenities
Fully air conditioned; large rooms with dramatic vaulted ceilings throughout; great room with dining section; master bedroom with queen size bed and huge ensuite with marble Roman Tub, double size shower, separate WC, twin basins, marble tops, two walk-in closets; bedroom 2 with queen size bed, closet; bedroom 3 with twin beds, closet; family bathroom with bath/shower large, fully fitted kitchen with breakfast area, range with self cleaning oven, fridge freezer with ice-maker, microwave, waste disposal, dishwasher; laundry room with washer and dryer; large double garage; rear patio with outdoor furniture, gas barbecue; telephone; :Satellite DirecTV; AT&T high speed internet; in immaculate condition throughout. No smoking.
activities and attractions in Vero Beach Atlantic Coast Central
Florida's Treasure Coast offers a laid-back, relaxed atmosphere, 21 miles of unspoiled beaches, and diverse recreational facilities including year round golf, fishing, windsurfing and boating. The area has a number of State Parks where you can explore the real Florida and many places of interest for great days out.
The famous Indian River is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a number of beautiful islands running down the coast including Orchid Island in Vero Beach and Hutchinson Island near Fort Pierce.
Vero Beach and Fort Pierce are within ten minutes' drive, offering superb shopping, restaurants, theaters and cinemas. To the North, Sebastian is nearby and Orlando can be reached in 90 minutes. To the South, Port St Lucie and Jensen Beach are very close and West Palm Beach is just under an hour's drive.
vacation rental rates
Rates per month :
Dec thru April $2750 per month
May thru Nov $2250 per month
Rental payable 30 days prior to occupancy or at booking if within
the 30 day period.
Refundable security deposit required.

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This was me and my husbands first cruise, so we had no big expectations. Embarking on the ship was fast and our cabin was ready. We had a balcony room which I was very glad for. It was most enjoyable to sit outside and watch the sites. The room was spacious enough, and the bathroom was also. Very simply decorated, but nice. Our cabin steward was very friendly, and accommodating. Dining experiences: JIJI's Asian restaurant was extremely good, and the service was exceptional. We had the late dining time, which I think was good to avoid children, and allowed to shower after a day of excursions.
There were a lot of children on this cruise, which surprised me! I found that many were very rude, running down the halls, running with food etc, certainly a lack of parental control. There was plenty of choices on the menu, and the desserts were very good. I thought the prices of the drinks were quite high ( $8.75) though.
There were many options in the evening for entertainment. The Casino was quite large, there was a comedy show- which was very good, and there were several different acts over the course of the cruise. There were several bands, and solo music acts. We really enjoyed Robbie Litt in the Red Frog Pub. Several bar areas with live music. There were some dance productions, which were good, and other variety of acts, that were hit and miss. (former Cirque Du soliel act was horrible- likely fired from the Cirque) We booked all of our excursions pre-cruise with people we spoke to on cruise critics- this was an awesome decision, as the excursions were far less money, as well as the groups were very small, which gave us a chance to get to know those on the tour.
My only real issue with the cruise was in regards to the Serenity deck(over 21 ). This deck really lacked shade/umbrellas for those lounging there. I got up on each of our 3 sea days at 5:30 am in order to save an umbrella(one of 5). There were people sleeping on that deck, in order to get the seats they wanted. Those who did not use the Serenity deck baked like cookies in the sun, as there were no umbrellas or shade in those areas. If you did not get to the Serenity deck by 7am there were no loungers avail at all. There is a very annoying large screen at the pool area that they play Cheers(yah, you heard me) re-runs all day. Carnival... REAllY???
How that fits into the FUN 2.0 I am really confused!We met some really nice people on this cruise. Really enjoyed our dinner companions. All in all, we had a great time, saw so much, have wonderful memories!


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LAGRANGE, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance has closed a failed bank based in LaGrange, and its assets have been acquired by Heritage Bank of the South, based in Albany.
In a release, FDIC spokesman Greg Hernandez says Frontier Bank accounts will automatically be transferred to Heritage Bank, and deposits will continue being insured by the FDIC. The circumstances leading to the bank's failure were unclear Friday night.
Hernandez says loan customers should continue making payments as usual. Customers will be able to access money by using ATM or debit cards, and by writing checks during the transition.
Hernandez says Frontier is the nation's fourth FDIC-insured institution to fail this year, and the first in Georgia. Hernandez says Hometown Community Bank in Braselton failed on Nov. 16, 2012.


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URJ Launches New Platform for State-of-the-Art Congregational Websites: The Union for Reform Judaism has launched a state-of-the-art congregational website platform—RJ WebBuilder 2.0—free of charge to all URJ synagogues. The new platform, produced by the Union in partnership with Whole Megillah, a technology division of Virtually Beautiful, Inc.:
As before, web contents will be enriched by URJ-provided news and educational content.
"The URJ is thrilled to help empower our congregations with the most advanced tool available for creating their internet presences," says URJ Chief Operating Officer Barbara G. Saidel. "The new service allows our synagogues to bypass the technological, financial, and logistical hurdles of sourcing and building their own sites to free up their resources for the sacred task of building community."
To get started, sign up at urj.org/rjweb/signup. Sites are being provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information contact the RJ Web Help Desk, firstname.lastname@example.com.
2011 URJ Biennial Photo Contest Winners: Laura Jucha of Temple Solel, Cardiff by the Sea, CA won the URJ's "Congregational Life" photo contest with this image of Alex Felder and Nathan Strich blowing shofarim on the beach as part of their congregation's tashlich. Beckye Levin of Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism, Houston won ARZA's "Congregational Trips to Israel" photo contest with this image of a dove adjacent to the Western Wall, titled "A Prayer for the Peace of Israel." Winners were chosen by popular vote on Facebook.Isaac M. Wise Temple Library's Historic Children's Collection: The Ralph and Julia Cohen Library of Isaac M. Wise Temple in Cincinnati has become the repository of the largest special collection of historically significant books of Jewish content for American children. Dating back to the mid-19th century, the Shavzin-Carsch Collection (named for Bess Shavzin and Judith Carsch, Wise Temple librarians successively for nearly 50 years) includes books, curricula, and instructional materials for Jewish children. To view the library catalog: wisetemple.org; for more information contact Wise temple librarian Andrea Rapp, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Matan Koch
Born with cerebral palsy, Koch has always had a unique way of looking at the world that has enabled him to succeed. "There is a lengthy list of things I can't do," he says, explaining that "I can't walk, I can't dress myself or use the rest room on my own…but there is a lengthy list of things everyone can't do....Most people can't do single variable calculus in their head, and that's something I can do."
Koch, the son of Rabbi Norman Koch of Temple Sholom in New Milford, Connecticut, earned his bachelor's degree from Yale University and law degree from Harvard. In 2001 and 2002 he served as vice chairman of the New Haven Commission on Disabilities and chaired its American with Disabilities Act Subcommittee. He currently practices law at the Manhattan firm of Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, where he specializes in commercial litigation and advertising, and notes that his inability to walk has no effect on how he represents his clients. And, he says, he prefers to speak about all people "in terms of what they can do, instead of what they cannot do."


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Atlanta Falcons Training Camp Preview 2014: Defensive End
Under defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, the Falcons have employed a multiple defense, which means it is not strictly a 4-3, nor is it a 3-4 scheme. It's a hybrid between the two and for the most part over the two years that Nolan has been in Atlanta, it could be most accurately termed a 4-3 scheme with 3-4 principles.
But things might change in 2014 as the Falcons may flip it, opting for a 3-4 scheme with 4-3 principles instead. That change is signaled by the team's expensive additions up front this offseason, including defensive end Tyson Jackson.
Jackson spent the past five seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs playing in a 3-4 scheme, and is the second-highest paid defensive lineman on the roster behind only nose tackle Paul Soliai. Given that level of investment and the fact that Jackson has little experience playing in a 4-3, it does appear that at least for the team's base packages, the Falcons will feature a lot more three-man fronts.


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Cast Iron Money Casket
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10 3/4" Inches
- Period:
19th Century
- Origin:
Other Europe
Covered in elegant chasing, this 19th-century German cast iron money casket would have kept valuables secure. The weighty vessel is believed to have been part of the estate of the Duke of Stolberg-Stolberg, and its creation is attributed to the workmanship of the Ilsenburg Iron Works Foundry. The lockable lid bears a central medallion, presumably depicting Leda and the Swan. The lid lifts to reveal a wood-lined interior, with a removable compartmentalized tray that nests above a larger storage space. At the time this casket was created, the Ilsenburg Foundry was among the oldest in Germany, and regarded as one of the earliest in the world. Under the directorship of Oberhütten Inspecor Schott, the foundry is credited with reviving the area's rich history of cast iron craftsmanship and elevating it to an art form, even exhibiting at the Vienna Exhibitions during the late 19th century.
Circa 1880
11" wide x 10 3/4" deep x 10 3/4" high
Circa 1880
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Completing the HST puzzle for investment plans and starting anew for others
Canadian Indirect Tax News – 17 February, 2011 (11-1)
A PDF version of this Newsletter can be downloaded below.
On January 28, 2011, the Department of Finance (Finance) released an updated package of proposed tax rules for mutual funds, segregated funds, pension plans, and other types of investment plans, collectively referred to herein as investment plans (IPs).[1] The rules deal with how an IP determines its PVAT liability. PVAT is the provincial component of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) for each participating province (PP) – i.e., the provinces that have harmonized their sales taxes with the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST).[2] To date, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Ontario have harmonized.
By way of reminder, with Ontario and British Columbia joining on July 1, 2010, the HST rules for IPs underwent a major overhaul to accommodate different HST rates among the PPs (i.e., HST at 12%, 13%, and 15%) and the fact that not all provinces have harmonized (i.e., GST at 5%). As a result, many IPs became selected listed financial institutions (SLFI). This means that they have to use a special formula to determine their PVAT liability. The bulk of the proposals set out rules as to how the formula should be applied, particularly the appropriate attribution percentage for each PP. Non-SLFIs are also impacted by the proposed rules.
The most recent package, released on January 28, 2011, is comprised of draft regulations (Draft Regulations), which update:
- The draft regulations released by Finance on June 30, 2010
- Draft legislation (Draft Legislation) to implement certain proposals requiring amendments to the Excise Tax Act (ETA), and
- A backgrounder (January 28th BG). This is the third backgrounder released by Finance on this topic. Finance released its first backgrounder on the proposed rules on May 19, 2010 (May 19th BG) and another one on June 30, 2010 (June 30th BG).[3]
With respect to IPs, many of the changes and announcements included in the package are the outcome of industry consultations and pretty well now complete the puzzle as to how IPs need to account for and comply with the HST. Key changes and announcements are summarized in Table 1 below.[4] They fall into five categories:
- Anti-avoidance
- Provincial attribution percentages (PAP)
- Pension entities
- Non-SLFIs
- Compliance
We encourage readers to review the Draft Regulations and Draft Legislation carefully and to consult their advisors as appropriate. There have been many changes since the last draft regulations released on June 30, 2010, some of which are significant, in our view. The January 28th BG provides a good general summary of the changes but it does not capture all of the changes and nuances that may be important for a particular IP.
With some exceptions the rules came into effect on July 1, 2010. Although they are being administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), these draft rules are not yet law.
While the HST puzzle for IPs is now complete, a new puzzle for other Investment vehicles or scenarios is beginning to be assembled. These other vehicles/scenarios are not included in the current proposals to date but are under review by Finance as announced in the January 28th BG. They include:
- Investment trusts and partnerships with investors in more than one province
- Trusts holding assets of pension entities that are SLFIs
- De minimisFIs with a significant level of investment activity, and
- Trusts governed by a registered retirement saving plan, a registered retirement income fund or a registered education savings plan administered on a group rather than individual basis
The purpose of such a review is to ensure equity will exist with other investment vehicles, such as IPs, in the application of HST.
Finally, Finance also announced that it will be reviewing the rules to determine the PVAT liability of an SLFI IP in respect of taxable inputs that relate to the activities of the IP where the inputs are acquired by a third party. Such a review will deal with ensuring that PVAT is properly applied to these inputs considering the corresponding activities to which they relate.
The Government has invited comments on the proposals and review areas by March 31, 2011.
To provide a further update for SLFIs with respect to these and other announcements and releases by the government over the past few months, we include:
- Table 2, which summarizes many of the various forms in connection with the proposals that the CRA has released to date
- Table 3, which summarizes some of the forms for SLFIs in connection with the proposals that have not yet been released
Table 1: Key changes and announcements from the January 28th BG
|Effective date
|Anti-avoidance rules
|Specified investors
In order for an SLFI IP to calculate its PAP, the difficulty lies with the identification of PAPs for its institutional investors (i.e., non-individual) investors. Where such investors are considered to be "specified investors", no look-through is required and that investor's PAP is 100% in the province where it has its business residence/address. One of the tests for determining whether an investor is a specified investor is that the investor invests less than $10 million in an investee plan.
Any investor that is a non-distributed investment plan requiring look-through is now defined as a "qualifying investor". The draft rules now put greater onus on an investor in self-identifying to an SLFI IP that they invest in (investee plan) as being a qualifying investor and thus, to provide the appropriate PAP information on its investors or members to the investee plan. This would occur, for example, where an investor is related to another investor and together they invest $10 million or more in an investee plan, but individually each investor has less than $10 million invested in the investee plan.
Qualifying investors are now required to self-identify and report to the investee plan, including IPs that do not distribute to the public but are SLFIs, such as pension plan trusts, benefit plan trusts, retirement compensation arrangement trusts and deferred profit sharing plan trusts. They will be subject to penalties for failure to provide information as required.
If an investor does not inform an investee plan of its status as required, then the investee plan treats the investor as a specified investor. However, the rules as currently drafted put the onus back onto the investee plan if it "knows, or ought to know" of the status of the investor based on information available to it.
|Applies in respect of any reporting period of an investee plan that ends on or after July 1, 2010.
|Attribution point planning
|The units acquired in a "specified transaction" from a DIP (or series in a DIP) that uses the preceding year method (with or without reconciliation) to determine its PAP for a PP are assigned the highest PVAT rate. A specified transaction generally refers to the acquisition of units of the DIP (series) where the acquisition occurs less than 31 days before the attribution point, the units are sold within 30 days after the attribution point, the value satisfies a 10%/$10,000,000 de minimis test, the DIP's (series') PAP is less than it would have otherwise been had the transaction not occurred, and the transaction is not undertaken in good faith as part of normal business practice by arm's-length parties on arm's-length terms.
Addresses concerns by Finance that DIPs (or series in a DIP) may intentionally structure sales to investors to achieve a more beneficial PAP. It appears that the rule may have limited application to commercial arm's-length transactions.
The specific threshold test is quite intricate (to tracing PAP variances) and subjective (based on "good faith" test).
|Applies in respect of a reporting period that ends or after July 1, 2010.
|Treatment of non-residents
As proposed initially in the June 30th BG, non-resident investors or members of IPs would be deemed to be residents of Canada for purposes of determining an SLFI IP's PAP. This has the effect of minimizing the attribution percentage to the PPs. However, it was proposed that no input tax credits (ITC) would be permitted in respect of GST paid on costs associated with the making of taxable supplies to the non-resident investors. It was proposed that an IP could elect to not follow this deemed resident rule.
The January 28th BG tables the Draft Legislation that deals with the initial proposals from the June 30th BG. However, further restrictions and obligations are imposed on IPs that do not elect out of the deemed resident rule, such as:
The election to opt out of the deemed resident rule can be made on a series-by-series basis with some further restrictions on the claiming of ITCs in respect of inputs that relate in part to a series for which an election was not made.
The costs and benefits of filing the election are not intuitive. These further restrictions and obligations need to be considered carefully by impacted IPs in determining whether or not to elect out of the deemed resident rule.
|Applies in respect of any fiscal year that ends on or after July 1, 2010.
Merger of existing IPs or series
PAP calculation rules for IPs that merge have been further clarified. Where a merged IP uses the preceding year method (i.e., the default method) or the current method with reconciliation (election required) to determine the PAP with a September 30th attribution date, the applicable rule would depend on whether the merger occurs before, or on or after September 30th.
The rules do not apply where the PAP is determined using the real time method. Special rules/modifications are proposed for exchange-traded funds.
|The merger rules are still only limited to combinations of IPs and IP series. Other types of "mergers" are not addressed.
|Applies in respect of any reporting period that ends on or after July 1, 2010.
|New IPs or series
As a result of industry consultation, a new default method called the reconciliation method is proposed. A new IPs/series may estimate its PAP and calculate the net tax from the initial distribution date to one of two possible attribution dates:
The actual PAP is determined on the chosen attribution date (above) and a true-up to the actual is done for the period that the estimate is used. If the IP's (series') first attribution date after the initial distribution is before September 30:
No look-through is required in the transitional year. Look-through is required in the following year.
If the IP's (series') first attribution date after the initial distribution is on or after September 30, use the PAP determined on that date for the remainder of the transitional year and the following year. No look-through is required for either year.
|Provides clearer compliance rules for the default case and an alternative to the gross-up alternatives initially proposed.
|Applies in respect of any reporting period that ends on or after July 1, 2010.
Exchange traded funds
|An exchange traded fund may apply to the CRA for pre-approval of its PAP for a PP instead of using the default. An exchange traded fund is not required to look-through its institutional investors for the provincial attribution investor percentage.
|This is in recognition of the fact that exchange traded funds may have limited investor information compared to other DIPs.
|Applies in respect of any fiscal year that ends on or after July 1, 2010.
|Real time method
|An IP that elects to use the real-time method to determine its PAP for each PP may determine the PAP on the first business day (or such other day that the Minister may allow on application) of each quarter, month or week, as well as on a daily basis. The attribution point is no longer restricted to the first day of each month or daily.
|Provides more flexibility.
|Applies in respect of a reporting period that ends on or after July 1, 2010.
|Pension entities
|Qualifying small investment plans (QSIPs)
Non-DIPs are not subject to the SLFI rules for a fiscal year if they are QSIPs where they have unrecoverable GST ((A-B) in the SAM formula) in their immediately preceding fiscal year of less than $10,000 and have not elected to be treated as an SLFI for the fiscal year.
For pension entities, the unrecoverable GST would also include GST on deemed supplies made by a participating employer of the pension plan.
|The impact is that the $10,000 threshold may not be reached until later, after the GST on deemed supplies is included.
|Applies for a fiscal year beginning after January 28, 2011 (the announcement date).
|PVAT rebates
|A qualifying pension entity is entitled to a 33% rebate of the GST/HST it has actually paid and GST/HST deemed to have been paid. Where the pension entity is an SLFI, the federal component of the rebate is claimed through a rebate application. The Draft Regulations establish that the provincial component of the rebate is provided for under the SAM formula and the rebate in respect of GST payable by the pension entity (i.e., federal component of the rebates) is deducted when determining the pension entity's PVAT liability.
|The draft regulations released on June 30, 2010 did not address the mechanism for the pension entity to obtain the rebate. The revised Draft Regulations now include this rebate calculation.
|Applies in respect of a reporting period that ends on or after July 1, 2010.
|Relief for non-DIPs with all or substantially all members in non-PPs
Non-DIPs with:
in HST provinces, are not subject to the SLFI rules (SAM formula, etc.) and instead follow the normal self-assessment and rebate provisions applicable to FIs.
|No such relieving rule exists for the converse scenario; i.e., where 90% or more of the members are in one HST province.
|Applies to reporting periods ending after July 1, 2010.
|Relief for provincial IPs
|The non-SLFI status afforded to IP series distributed and held in only one province (announced in June 2010), will be extended to non-stratified IPs (i.e., those not divided into series). As a result, these plans (as well as the series previously addressed) will follow the normal self-assessment and rebate provisions applicable to FIs.
|Logical extension of earlier announcement to provide parity between single province series or plans.
|Applies to reporting periods ending after July 1, 2010.
|Broader rebate for IPs in respect of investors in non-PPs
|The rebate available to non-SLFI IPs currently limited to the PVAT paid for services of the manager/administrator is extended to PVAT payable on all goods and services acquired by the IP.
|Addresses long-standing inequity.
|Applies to rebates for tax that became payable or was paid without becoming payable on or after July 1, 2010.
|Extension of self-assessment for provincial IPs and series
|Provincial plans and series will be specifically included in the PVAT self-assessment requirements given their exclusion from SLFI treatment.
|Provides greater legislative clarity.
|Applies to reporting periods ending after July 1, 2010.
|Consolidated filing election
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Should minimize administrative complexity and provide flexibility of the initial rules.
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|Applies to fiscal years ending on or after July 1, 2010.
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Table 2: Forms released by CRA
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|Request for a Group GST/HST Registration Number for Selected Listed Financial Institutions with Consolidated Filing
|GST/HST Adjustment Transfer Election and Revocation for a Selected Listed Financial Institution
|GST/HST Reporting Entity, Consolidated Filing and Tax Adjustment Transfer Elections and Revocations for a Selected Listed Financial Institution
|Total Tax Recovery Rate Election and Revocation for a Selected Listed Financial Institution
|Election or Revocation for a Qualifying Small Investment Plan to be Treated as a Selected Listed Financial Institution
|GST/HST Pension Entity Rebate Application and Election
|Election and Revocation of an Election to Exclude Non-Resident Investment Holdings from the Calculation of the Provincial Attribution Percentages
|Application to Not be Considered a Selected Listed Financial Institution
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|To have quarterly, monthly, weekly, or daily attribution points.
|Real time attribution method election
|To calculate the PAP using current year values.
|Preceding year method with reconciliation election
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|Modified real time method for a new IP election
|To calculate the PAP for a new IP for the first year.
|Transitional year election (July 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010)
|To simplify the calculation of a DIP's (other than exchange traded funds) PAP for the transitional period.
|Exchange traded funds application
|Application for approval of PAP method.
|Additions/deletions to group registration
|Additions/deletions to a group registration for the consolidated filing election.
|Revocation of monthly or quarterly filing
|To allow LFIs to revoke an election made to be monthly or quarterly filers.
|GST 494 Form
|Return for SLFI to calculate PVAT liability; expected no earlier than the end of February 2011.
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In the Templeton Farms subdivision in Atoka, trash is piled up on top of some garbage cans.
"There have been some delays in collection," said Atoka Town Administrator Brian Koral. "They've got management and replacement crews working. Trucks are here in Atoka collecting trash."
Koral first learned of the strike at Republic Services Monday morning. It is only the company's fourth week on the job in the small town of Atoka.
"We have some folks calling where their normal collection is maybe first thing in the morning but they haven't seen it yet," he explained.
Overnight, company officials picketed in Memphis in an effort to negotiate benefits.
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In addition to affecting customers in Atoka and Covington, the trash strike is also affecting about 250,000 customers in Shelby County and DeSoto County.
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Laurens County deputies said the woman called for help after she was able to run out her back door as the men broke in.
Deputies said they got a description of the men and their car, looking at similar style homes in the area to see if they could find them. Investigators found a vehicle that fit the description at a home on Highway 101 South.
The car tried to speed off and two suspects were seen inside the home, who led deputies on a brief foot chase, investigators said. Later, another homeowner on Ballenger Road returned to find their home burglarized too.
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She was born in Whittington on March 14, 1928, the daughter of Williams C. and Iva (McCann) Baxter. She married Victor James "Vic" Crowder on June 24, 1950; he preceded her in death on March 24, 2012.
Mrs. Crowder was a member of the Rescue Free Will Baptist Church in Whittington. She was a receptionist for several years at a local lumber company.
Mrs. Crowder is survived by her two sisters, Venita Kern of Whittington and Barbara Lemons and husband Harold of Mt. Vernon; a great-niece, Traci Kelley and husband Marty of Whittington; a niece, Loma Baxter of Whittington; great-great-nephews, Dylon, Jace and Lane Kelley; and several cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; step mother, Grace Baxter; her husband; a brother, Charles W. Baxter; and by a nephew, Charles M. Baxter.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Rescue Free Will Baptist Church in Whittington with Brother Bryant Harris officiating. Burial will be at the Williams Chapel Cemtery in Ewing.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton and after 10 a.m. until the funeral hour on Wednesday at the church.
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INDIANAPOLIS — A fire on the westside of Indianapolis claimed the life of a 7 year old boy and ravaged an apartment building early Saturday morning.
Authorities say about 16 people were in the small apartment building at 1833 W. Washington St. when the fire started at about 3:30 a.m. Most were asleep at the time.
Witnesses reported hearing the residents screaming for help and seeing some jump from the second story windows. One family reported tossed a baby from the second floor to someone on the ground.
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Lance Stephenson issued the challenge before the season for the Indiana Pacers to win their first 10 games of the season. Thanks to his first career triple-double, the Pacers are just two wins away from reaching that goal. Stephenson scored 13 points with 12 assists and 11 rebounds to lead the Pacers (8-0) to a 95-79 win over the Memphis Grizzlies Monday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
"I'm having a lot of fun," said Stephenson, who committed just one turnover. "We've got so many pieces that this game is fun. Everybody is making shots. Everybody is aware. Everybody is great on defense. When we play together, we're great."
"Winning basketball games is about your confidence in your team's abilities," said Pacers head coach Frank Vogel. "(Lance) definitely gives us an edge. He gives us a swagger. He goes after it."
The Pacers led 46-39 at halftime. Stephenson was already well on the way to a triple-double, with 8 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
"(A triple-double) is real difficult, but not for a guy like Lance," said Paul George, who led six Pacers in double figures with 23 points. "He's able to push the ball and cause guys to crowd the paint. He's able to find guys on the perimeter for easy shots. And he rebounds the ball well for his position. You know he can get his own shot as well. Tonight he was able to put it all together."
The Pacers honored veterans and held a ceremony to swear in new Air Force recruits during halftime of the Veterans Day game. Stephenson wore blue and white sneakers with red shoelaces, a salute to military men and women.
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Marion, Indiana, native Zach Randolph scored 12 points and former Lawrence North High School standout Mike Conley scored 11 points for the Grizzlies. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 15 points.
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3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
Bottle bought in Japan, poured into a goblet.
A: Quite light colored, large fizzy head.
S: Bread, banana, lemon, sour citrus, weird but almost a smoked sausage smell.
T: Funky... starts off with a banana and sour citrus, the weird smoked sausage is still present in the taste, finish is a nice combination of citrus and bready malts.
M: Highly carbonated but the alcohol is also present.
O: Interesting.. not really a saison that I am used to but I like the funkiness. Don't really know what to make of the smoked sausage..
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3.68/5 rDev +0.8%
The pour is a hazy yellow color with a tall white head. Nose of floral hops, yeast, and bread. A touch of biscuit sweetness, light spices and fruit esters, maybe some straw. The flavor is lightly sweet with bread and biscuit malt. Some fruity esters, yeast, and light spices. Light bodied, crisp, and enjoyable.
08-07-2012 16:51:29 | More by womencantsail
2.46/5 rDev -32.6%
A. Light colour as one would expect. Not a great head, and fairly poor retention.
S. Not bad hoppy smell. Citrus, piney notes, but not huge. I don't get the yeast or malt I may hope for in this style.
T. Really quite bitter without any hop complexity. Finishes very dry, far too dry in my opinion, this also not bringing out the best of the hops. Unfortunately I can't get past this to any other flavour profiles.
M. Pretty standard, except for the dry bitter finish, which in my opinion in unpleasant.
O. I personally wouldn't get this again and couldn't recommend it. This beer alone proving this statement I read recently incorrect "Shiga Kogen mostly brews traditional British style ales with distinct taste and superior quality". Neither British, nor superior.
The only thing I would ad is that this might improve with a little time. The bottle I had was very fresh.
02-24-2013 02:12:50 | More by John_Henry
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01-25-2014 07:26:05 | More by hunteraw
4.22/5 rDev +15.6%
Reviewed on 8/30/2011. Brewed-on date of "mid-August 2011", poured into a snifter.
Nice golden color, well-formed head of medium-fine bubbles last down to the bottom of the glass. Yeast gives a pleasant, light rustic funk that is well balanced with fruity notes from the US and NZ hops.
Tastes pretty much like a solid saison--yeasty spice and fruity notes highlighted by the citrusy hops. Very pleasant and reminiscent of some of New Glarus's excellent wheat-based offerings.
Great beer, and the alcohol is well hidden at 7% abv. None of the flavors are overpowering, so it would be quite easy (too easy!) to enjoy several of these.
11-04-2011 08:59:43 | More by pettis
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08-25-2014 12:26:29 | More by pixieskid
3.33/5 rDev -8.8%
a - clear yellow body with thin white head
s - smells like straight hay and subtle malts behind that
t - grass, lemon, raw jalapenos with no heat, funky saison yeast, slightly alcoholic, pale malts
m - thin but very carbonated
o - not my kind of saison. earthy but so overpowered by this grassy taste.
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Chicken Salad with Crispy Wontons Recipe
Here's a quick easy meal. My mom made it when I was growing up, but I added veggies and lightened the sweet-and-sour dressing. I also bake the crispy wontons instead of frying them. Kylea Rorabaugh of Kansas City, Missouri
- 10 wonton wrappers, cut into 1/4-inch strips
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 3/4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 5 cups torn romaine
- 3 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, cut into 1/4-inch strips
- 1 medium sweet yellow pepper, cut into 1/4-inch strips
- 1/2 cup halved grape tomatoes
- Lightly spritz both sides of wonton strips with cooking spray; place on a baking sheet. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Turn strips over; broil 2-3 minutes longer or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, canola oil, sesame oil, sugar, salt and pepper; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the romaine, chicken, peppers and tomatoes. Just before serving, drizzle with dressing and toss to coat. Top with wonton strips. Yield: 10 servings.
Originally published as Chicken Salad with Crispy Wontons in Light & Tasty April/May 2005, p39
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Kandice Tanner received her doctoral degree in Physics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign under Professor Enrico Gratton. Her thesis involved the use of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for non-invasive imaging of the mammalian brain with theoretical and experimental validation in an animal model. She was awarded a dissertation prize for her graduate work. She completed post-doctoral training at the University of California, Irvine specializing in dynamic imaging of thick tissues. She then became a Department of Defense Breast Cancer Post-doctoral fellow jointly at University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory under Dr. Mina J. Bissell. Dr. Tanner joined the NCI as a Tenure-Track Investigator in July, 2012. The Tanner lab focuses on the physical mechanisms of morphogenesis from single cell to tissues, in 3D cell cultures as well as in vivo in animal models.
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Indulge your senses in New Mexico's most breathtaking landscapes, where soaring rock cliffs and mesas reflect sunlight off deep canyon walls in all shades of red, yellow, and brown. Layers of history and geology come to life on this active and immersive Southwest escape. We'll float the Río Chama for three days, stopping for dramatic hikes along the way and camp along the forested riverbanks. We will hike amidst Ghost Ranch's stone wilderness of rocks and cliffs. We will explore the settlements of the ancestral Pueblo people. We visit the famous mineral springs resort of Ojo Caliente and have a chance to experience the healing waters and mud baths. We'll bookend our riverside camping with nights in the 400 year old town of Santa Fe, our nation's oldest and highest state capitol (7000').
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Hiking, river rafting (float trip) and optional easy river kayaking
- Be inspired by the otherworldly, dramatic beauty of the New Mexico landscape
- Explore the ancient settlements of the Anasazi people
- A 23-mile float down the Wild and Scenic Rio Chama, including inflatable kayaks and safari-style camping!
- Gorgeous rock formations, shady forests, and brilliant sunshine; that's Northern New Mexico
Duration: 8 days Start Location: Santa Fe End Location: Santa FeDownload Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrive in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Our meeting place is Santa Fe. At 7000 feet, Santa Fe is the country's highest state capital. The mountains climb to over 12,000 feet behind the 400 year old city, which sits at the southern boundary of the Rocky Mountain range.
It is easy to transfer from the Albuquerque airport and arrive about an hour later in Santa Fe. Your hotel room will be waiting for you, and you are free to begin your exploration of the 'City Different' and dine in one of the many choices of historic restaurants in the downtown area.
Day 2 : Abiquiu-O'Keeffe Country
This morning we meet with our guide at 9:00am in the lobby of the Inn of the Governors. We begin our travels along the Old Spanish Trail . Within an hour's drive we come to Abiquiu (elevation 6,066') and spend the afternoon hiking through the terrain where Georgia O'Keeffe came to paint.
Day 3 : Ghost Ranch
We ascend the sandstone and limestone mesas near Ghost Ranch, and with every step we travel backward thousands of years. It's no suprise that many dinosaur bones have been found in this area. The higher we climb the more recent the rocks are. Today we'll walk through over 100 million years of geological time!
Day 4 : Río Chama—Wild & Scenic River
Put in and start our float trip through the Chama River Canyon Wilderness. The walls of the Chama canyon are a striking array of colors from yellow to maroons, marking the distinct layers of sedimentary rock.
We will have the option (included as part of the trip) to paddle in inflatable kayaks! The gentleness of the Rio Chama makes it a great river to paddle, even for beginners!
Day 5 : Chama River Canyon Wilderness
Awake to the sounds of the canyon waters and the birds in the trees. Enjoy fine cuisine and our safari-style camp environment. Today we'll continue our float down the river, choosing to lounge in the big rafts or to take on the river in our inflatable kayaks.
The United States Congress designated the Chama River Canyon Wilderness in 1978 and it now has a total of 50,300 acres. All of this wilderness is located in New Mexico and is managed by the Forest Service. Along our float down the Chama we will stop to explore the forests and side canyons that comprise the wilderness.
Day 6 : Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa
After we wrap up our float trip and say goodbye to the Chama, we move toward Ojo Caliente (the "hot eye"), where warm and hot mineral springs have been used for healing for over a thousand years.
Day 7 : Bandelier National Monument
Adolph Bandelier, an archaeologist, came to the Pajarito Plateau to study one of the densest archaeological sites in the United States. With our guide we will hear some of the stories of the people who inhabited these canyons. We return to Santa Fe in the afternoon to our hotel near the plaza and share a farewell dinner in a southwestern restaurant.
Day 8 : Depart Santa Fe
Depart for home.
(Warning: you may decide not to depart Santa Fe. Some people extend their stay and explore the town's rich history, abundance of museums, art galleries, and unique cuisine.)
DATES: Best time to go: May - September Departures: No group departures scheduled. Private departures are available on the dates of your choice, pending availablity. Call us for details.
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Inn of the GovernorsSanta Fe, New Mexico
Inn of the Governors is located two blocks from the historic Plaza, and Santa Fe's best galleries, shops, and restaurants. The Inn is beautifully decorated with hand-carved furnishings, locally made artwork, in an ambient garden setting. Amenities include complimentary "Mountain Sunrise" breakfast buffet, parking, Tea and Sherry service, internet access, and an outdoor heated pool. Del Charro Saloon offers a lite fare in a charming bar and patio.
Abiquiu InnAbiquiu, New Mexico
The valley of the Rio Chama River is rich with history. Abiquiu and the surrounding area has long been a tribal gathering place, even before the Anasazi settled here more than a thousand years ago. From the ancient Anasazi tribes to the 20th-century art of Georgia O'Keeffe, the area has long been a captivating destination for visitors. The Abiquiu Inn is part of that tradition, becoming a desert sanctuary for artists, writers, nature lovers and guests seeking solitude and enlightenment in northern New Mexico.
Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & SpaOjo Caliente, New Mexico
Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa sits in the Ojo Caliente River valley. There is an unexcavated Native American ruin just a short walk from the springs . People have sought out the healing waters of Ojo Caliente for hundreds if not thousands of years.
Properties shown are representative of the accommodations we use on this trip, may not be inclusive of all accommodations we use, and are subject to change.
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Christa Sadler is a geologist, educator, river guide and writer with a serious addiction to rivers, deserts, mountains and chocolate. Christa has been guiding on the rivers of the West since 1986, and although she has a home in Flagstaff, Arizona, she's hardly ever there. Her research in archaeology, geology and paleontology has taken her around the globe, including searching for dinosaurs in Montana, fighting off dust storms and overly curious camels in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, and steering clear of annoyed marine iguanas in the Galapagos Islands. Christa also runs 'This Earth," a small business that brings geology and fossil programs to students aged K-12 around the country. She loves to write about geology, rivers, fossils and the land, and she has published several books and articles. She teaches and guides in the spring and fall, and escapes to Alaska in the summers to guide and write. Winters are usually spent recovering. Or sea kayaking in Baja California.


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Gents fall to Colorado College at the Gold Dome 77-70
The Gents were on a roll heading into the Gold Dome with a 7 game win streak on Saturday and had their eyes on being No. 1 seed in the SCAC Tournament. Colorado led by 9 early in the second half but went on a run and the Gents never recovered. Jonathan Blount finished with 21 points The Gents had two games left on the schedule; the gents host Open Bible College at the Gold Dome on Tuesday.
BPCC holds of late run by Navarro and win a close one 76-73
The Cavs held on to 10 point lead in the second half before Navarro went on a run and cut the lead to two. BPCC settled in and got back to work and after consecutive 3 point plays by forward Wilbert Thomas the Cavs were back in the driver seat. Bossier High standout Lyndale James dropped a double-double with 19 points and 17 rebounds. Wilbert Thomas led the Cavs with 21 points and 10 Rebounds.
BPCC Lady Cavs fall to top ranked Trinity Valley 105-53
The Lady Cavs had trouble stopping Trinity Valley in transition. Trinity Valley's Guard Shlonte Allen from Arcadia led all scores with 25 points. The Lady Cavs were led by Raiosha Preston who finished with 14 on the night in a tough loss to Trinity Valley 105-53.
SUSLA Jags defeat Baton Rouge Community College 67-52
Southern University Shreveport Jaguars basketball team clinched the conference title by beating Baton Rouge Community College and stays undefeated in Conference play with two games remaining on the schedule. The Jags played stingy defense early and young guard Yettra Specks helped lead the team to its four straight conference win.
SUSLA Lady Jags fall to Baton Rouge Community College 63-39
The Lady Jaguars got down early due to turnovers but continued to fight at home in front of a nice crowd on Saturday. The Lady Jags couldn't get the shots to fall in the second half and fell to Baton Rouge 63-39.
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Parquet Courts
These NYC-via-Texas punks write whip-smart songs laced with sharp sincerity.
By Jayson Greene , January 9, 2013
From left: Max Savage, Andrew Savage, Austin Brown, Sean Yeaton; photo by Heather Strange
Parquet Courts: "Borrowed Time"
Parquet Courts' Light Up Gold is a gel-capsule-sized dosage of distilled NYC punk rock: vinegary smarts, reeled-off quotables ("It's a pretty long walk to the DMV," "Socrates died in the fucking gutter!" "At night we hum to Canada snoring"), and twiggy guitars. It's maximum-attitude, minimum-patience: not just smart, but frantically smart, blurting out everything it might have to say before the time clock expires. The songs are about things that matter a lot when you're in your 20s: Whether or not subsisting on cigarettes and Swedish fish is a feasible food budget ("Stoned and Starving"); fretting that you won't be as extraordinary as you hoped ("Borrowed Time"); enduring the stinking, unearned arrogance of older people (almost every song).
Accordingly, I show up in Williamsburg half-expecting to be piñata'd around by a couple of wiseasses. Instead, I spend an hour or so chatting with Austin Brown, 27, and Andrew Savage, 26, the band's principal songwriters and lead vocalists, who speak slowly, thoughtfully, and with fierce sincerity. After meeting at Savage's record-listening club-- called The Knights of the Round Turntable, no less-- while attending the University of North Texas in Denton, the two separately moved to New York a few years ago and were soon practicing with bassist Sean Yeaton and Savage's little brother Max. After offering up their debut cassette, American Specialties, at the tail end of 2011, the quartet put out Light Up Gold last August via Dull Tools; the album is being re-released by What's Your Rupture? next week. I spoke with Brown and Savage about avoiding the easiness of cynicism, worrying you might not write "the best thing ever," and the influence of DJ Screw.
"It's not in vogue to wear your emotions on your sleeve, because people take that to be too nostalgic or romantic-- but I don't."
Pitchfork: It sounds to me that there's a lot of character-driven writing in your lyrics. How important are the lyrics to you as a songwriter?
Andrew Savage: In Parquet Courts, the writing always comes first-- all the melodies and all the music are worked around the writing. And I love reading fiction, so a lot of my influences come from that: DeLillo, Pynchon, David Foster Wallace, and William T. Vollmann. But I really don't want this to be the band where people say, "They're influenced by fiction!"
In rock-- guitar-driven music, indie, whatever-- I don't think the role of lyrics are as important as it was in previous eras. I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing-- a lot of the people who do focus on lyric writing are just kind of trying to prove that they're smart, and that was probably a goal of mine at one point. But I don't like that whole posture about lyric writing. To me, it's just important that things feel fresh, natural, and immediate-- it can sound stupid and simple and just about as rudimentary as it can, as long as it's fresh. I like the Fall, and Mark E. Smith just says the same thing over and over again-- his repetition is a huge influence on me.
Parquet Courts: "Light Up Gold II" (via SoundCloud)
Pitchfork: A lyric that jumped out to me on the album was, "This thickness is just enough to wade through," specifically because it's repeated.
AS: There's a lot of songs on the record about being a loner, about my first winter in New York, about borrowed time, about sitting around wanting to write, not being able to, and just feeling like I'm going to die and I might never write my best thing ever. Just stressing-out, like, "I'm a writer and I'm supposed to be writing, and I'm not-- everything feels so thick, and it's hard to move, and it's just thick enough to wade through."
Pitchfork: There's a quote from when you guys spoke to eMusic where you said, "One thing that lacks in the stuff they call indie rock is emotional honesty."
AS: Emotional honesty isn't encouraged in our generation; cynicism is encouraged. It's not in vogue really to wear your emotions on your sleeve, mostly because people take that to be too nostalgic or romantic-- but I don't. I think I'm able to portray my emotions accurately and honestly, and in a way that doesn't seem overly romantic or overly cynical. But the opposite is encouraged with our generation, and I haven't figured out why yet. Maybe it's because this youth culture that we exist in-- not really a counterculture, but more just young people doing creative stuff-- is a smaller reflection of the larger culture, our pop world, our American culture. But I like to think that there is such a thing as a counterculture, and that we are countering something in it. That's my goal. If no one else is gonna do it, you gotta do it.
Pitchfork: One of the first things you guys did was make a curated mixtape of your influences. There's a lot of things on it that make immediate sense: Pavement, Guided By Voices, the Fall. But then I saw Ol' Dirty Bastard and Houston rapper Mike Jones on there, too.
AS: We had a meeting when all four of us got together and I asked the question: Who are we influenced by? It was very conscious. New York is a huge influence on Parquet Courts. We started here, we are of this place. And as someone who likes to write, Wu-Tang Clan are important to me. They were all about being lyrically sharp. The Mike Jones song was an homage to us being from Texas, too.
Parquet Courts: "Stoned and Starving" (via SoundCloud)
Pitchfork: Was screw music a part of your life growing up?
Austin Brown: It was a huge part of my culture growing up. I'm from a really small town in southeast Texas called Beaumont, where Houston rap is huge. Screwed Up Click, UGK-- all that stuff was huge in my high school. I didn't realize how much I was influenced by this music and this culture until I left Texas; even when I left Beaumont and went to Denton, I realized that I knew all these things just by osmosis. It made me proud: I had a culture and an identity. It's still a part of who I am. I still remember the day DJ Screw died.
AS: One thing Parquet Courts does a lot, and what I've always liked to do a lot in recording, is slowing things down. On Light Up Gold, a lot of the guitars are slowed down, and some of the vocals are pitch-shifted to create a different texture. And, you know, screwed hip-hop is just good music to get fucked up to.
AB: I used to DJ a Houston rap night in Denton when I lived there.
Pitchfork: You should do that here in Brooklyn.
AB: I've thought about it, but I've never seen it work, partly because you can't smoke weed in bars. I would love to do it. You can just go ahead and put this out there: If there's an audience for it, I will do it, gladly. It's my dream. If we build it, they will come, I guess. Maybe one day.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Another sure sign that college basketball is almost here: A long list of former local players performed during the NBA exhibition season Tuesday night.
Here are some highlights:
John Wall -- 16 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists in about 30 minutes for the Wizards. He's healthy and talking about taking Washington to the – gasp – playoffs.
Brandon Knight -- 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals in 20 minutes for the Bucks. Milwaukee acquired him from Detroit, and he's going to play.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist -- 3 points, 4 rebounds in 20 minutes for the Bobcats. He starts, but needs to shoot better than 1 for 6.
Jodie Meeks – 6 points, 1 rebound in 25 minutes while starting in Kobe Bryant's spot for the Lakers.
Josh Harrellson – 0 points, 2 rebounds in 11 minutes for the Pistons. Trying to make a nice check on somebody's bench.
Daniel Orton – 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks for Oklahoma City off the bench. Hopefully, he's finally healthy.
Earl Clark – 3 points, 3 rebounds in his new home, starting at power forward in Cleveland, where he played 16 minutes. They've expecting big things in Cleveland.
Peyton Siva – DNP (injured calf) for the Pistons. Needs to get healthy to show what he can do.
Cody Zeller – 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals in 23 minutes for the Bobcats. Solid debut – except for 4 turnovers.
Jeremy Evans – 12 points, 13 rebounds in 24 minutes for the Jazz. If he can do that for 82 games …
Kenneth Faried – 8 points, 10 boards in only 14 minutes for the Nuggets. The essential Kenneth Faried collection.
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CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) - Chattanooga police are calling an Thursday morning house fire suspicious.
Police say no one lived in the house on Arlington Avenue.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the bathroom and kitchen area, but the rest of the house sustained smoke and water damage.
Police say the person renting the house moved out just a few days ago, and all electrical services were disconnected.
The investigation is on going.
No injuries were reported.
The dollar loss is estimated at $10,000.
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