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The smoke has cleared now from two major, late-year triumphs at City Hall, leaving Mayor Ron Corbett to connect the dots.
Two dots, that is, and this verdict: Cedar Rapids suddenly has become a sales-tax city, Corbett said.
Cedar Rapids long has been cool to approving the 1-percent local-option sales tax, though the city�s historic flood of 2008 did convince voters to put the tax in place for flood recovery until June 30, 2014.
In 2011 and 2012, voters in Cedar Rapids turned down a referendum to extend the tax. But on Nov. 5 of last year, voters changed their minds and agreed to extend the tax for 10 years, starting on July 1, 2014, to fix city streets.
Revenue from local sales tax now will pay to fix city streets, not revenue from property taxes.
A month later, on Dec. 4, the Iowa Flood Mitigation Board awarded Cedar Rapids $264 million over 20 years to help the city build a flood protection system. This money will come from a portion of the growth in the state�s 6 percent sales tax collected in Cedar Rapids over those two decades.
So within a month, revenue from sales tax � to fix streets and to build a flood protection system � suddenly became more vital to the city than at any time in its history.
"We�ve basically been a property-tax community, where you get revenue when a new building is built or an existing one is expanded or renovated," Corbett said. "� In the past, we have had almost zero benefit from sales tax growth or even job growth. Our growth has come from property taxes.
"Now we have more of an interest not just in protecting our property-tax base, but in growing our sales-tax base."
For a minute, the mayor caught himself, recalling that the city�s first city manager � Jim Prosser, who started with the city and its new part-time council in August 2006 � preached that the city needed to "diversify" its revenue and not depend so much on revenue from property taxes. The Corbett-led council and Prosser parted ways in April 2010.
Corbett said Cedar Rapids, as the state�s second-largest city and second-largest regional retail center, attracts people for work, shopping and enjoyment of the city�s entertainment, cultural and recreational offerings.
"We have to maximize the pull factor," he said. "Without it, our streets budget will suffer, and our increment (from state sales tax growth in Cedar Rapids) may not grow to the level it needs to be to maximize that funding stream for flood protection."
Corbett said he has strongly supported the $90 million-plus redevelopment of the Westdale Mall property into a healthier mix of retail, office, housing and a hotel because it promises to provide a boost to sales-tax revenue as well as future property-tax revenue.
The Cedar Crossing Casino also will mean more sales-tax revenue as well as future property-tax revenue, if the project succeeds on April 17 to secure a license from the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission, he said.
He said employee income in retail work sometimes isn�t as high as people want, but he said the "overall economic impact" for the community from retail expansion and sales tax will now show up in the quality of the city�s streets and in flood protection, the mayor said.
As a result, the mayor said the City Council will continue to look at property-tax breaks in trade for new retail investment, which the council has done on the Westdale Mall project and The Fountains office and retail project off Blairs Ferry Road NE and Edgewood Road NE.
At the same time, population growth fuels expansion in the retail sector, and so Corbett said the city will continue to focus on economic development to add jobs and housing to try to make sure growth projections come to reality.
'Geographic growth'
In 2014, the mayor predicted the City Council will see new pressure from developers for "geographic growth" in the city.
In recent years� � and especially since the flood of 2008 damaged some of the city�s core neighborhoods � the City Council has focused on "infill" development in the existing parts of the city rather than on development on the city�s edges.
However, Corbett said 2014 will see the start of construction on the long-delayed, $200 million Highway 100 extension project, which will take Highway 100 from Edgewood Road NE west and south to Highway 30. The highway automatically will open up land for development, which means the city�s geographic borders will expand, the mayor said.
In recent weeks, in fact, he said the city annexed 60-plus acres for new housing construction on the west edge of northeast Cedar Rapids at the request of property owners and developers.
"We are �open for business,�" Corbett said, repeating what has been his go-to, economic-development mantra. "So we�re going to need to grow everywhere in our community, not just in two or three areas in the core of the city."
The mayor said 2013 was "jam-packed" with accomplishments for the city, and he quickly wrote down 10 victories � with no room to mention his own easy re-election to a second, four-year mayoral term.
The list included voter approval of casino gaming; the extension of the local-option sales tax to fix streets; the state Flood Mitigation Board funding award; initial approval in both houses of Congress to back federal support for the city�s flood protection; progress on Westdale Mall and Highway 100; the city�s designation as a Blue Zone community; and� the opening of several city buildings as part of the city�s flood recovery.
Those buildings include a new library, convention center, central fire station, riverfront amphitheater, public works building and animal shelter and a renovated downtown city hotel, arena and bus depot.
"What happens, you get a long list of accomplishments, and sometimes people get a little complacent about it," Corbett said. "We�re having some success in this community because we�ve put our foot on the gas pedal, and I�m not interested in taking our foot off the pedal, and I�m certainly not interested in tapping the brakes."
Traffic cameras
At the Statehouse, Corbett said the city will continue to make the case to keep traffic enforcement cameras in the city, even as the Iowa Department of Transportation seeks to increase its oversight of the use of cameras by Iowa cities.
In fact, Corbett said the city of Cedar Rapids should consider installing more cameras � on sections of Highway 30, for example � rather than restricting their use.
"They�ve been beneficial on Interstate 380," he said. "� Sometimes the best defense is to go on the offense. We have to be concerned about the health, welfare and safety of our residents."
Corbett said he doesn�t have any crystal ball to predict what the state Racing & Commission finally will decide on April 17 about the proposed Cedar Crossing Casino across the Cedar River from downtown Cedar Rapids. The commission will be in the city on April 3 to tour the casino site."One of the advantages we have going into this thing is the unity of the community," the mayor said. "� We�re making the case that a Cedar Rapids casino can have more of an impact over the coming years than any other casino license that has been granted in the state of Iowa."


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Obama lays out executive order for cybersecurity
After having various bills struck down by Congress, President Obama is stepping back up to the plate. He will be signing an executive order today and providing further details during the State of Union address. The order plans on making sharing information between the government and private businesses concerning cyber attacks much easier, while also outlining standards for how companies should protect themselves against these attacks. [Source: CNNMoney]

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By Julia Green
You can bet your bottom dollar on it. There is a signed agreement and it's coming.
That was the assurance of Lawrence Tillick of Canandaigua, the developer of the Family Dollar store that has been proposed to be built next to the post office in Margaretville. Tillick, who also developed the Family Dollar store in Stamford, added that the initial lease has a term of 10 years.
By Brian Sweeney
An 80-year-old Margaretville resident was killed Thursday when a huge explosion and subsequent fire destroyed her home on West Hubbell Hill Road.
Florence Mathis, well-known in the community for her many years of volunteerism, was killed instantly in the explosion that erupted about 6 p.m. and was reportedly heard for miles.
Opening this week is a new collective show by the Longyear member artists, featuring a collection of paintings on rust-printed rice paper by Gerda van Leeuwen. The artists' reception will take place at Longyear Gallery on Saturday, July 26, from 4 to 7 p.m.
By Pete Palen
The Margaretville Magic bested Clark's of Gilboa, 9-2, Monday night in the Minekill Adult Soccer League. A hotly contested opening stanza saw The Magic leading 3-1 at half time. Margaretville jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on successive goals by Mitch and Max Mead, and Ryan Pesa. Clark's made a match of it just before the half, tallying on a re-directed shot off a corner kick.
The Auxiliary of Margaretville Memorial Hospital/Mountainside Residential Care Center will hold its 40th annual Antique and Flea Market featuring antiques, crafts, and general merchandise on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Margaretville Village Park, behind the A&P.
The Open Eye Theater in Margaretville will offer the Youth Theater Workshop to kids from the age of six to 18. This year, award winning playwright John Newman has been commissioned to write a play especially for this event. His play is called "The End of Oz" and it is divided into three sections, one for each week of the workshop series. There are morning and afternoon classes offered each week of the series.
By Brian Sweeney
The Margaretville Tele-phone Co. Inc. (MTC), a corporate and civic leader throughout the region since 1916, will be purchased by American Broadband Communications LLC, it was announced last week. The new owner is based in Charlotte, N.C. and specializes in acquiring telecommunications firms with fewer than 5,000 lines.
The Open Eye Theater presents William Shakespeare's pastoral romantic comedy, "As You Like It" opening on Thursday, July 17 and running through Sunday, July 27.
By Julia Green
If you're going to experience a random stroke of good luck, conventional wisdom would say that a racino – a combined race track and casino – is a pretty good place to do it. Margaretville resident Gary Hull would undoubtedly agree with that sentiment. Hull went to Monticello Gaming and Raceway in Sullivan County on Saturday and won a drawing for a brand new Toyota vehicle.
By Pete Palen
The Margaretville Magic kicked off their inaugural season in The Mine Kill Division of the Sears/Latte Lounge Men's Adult Soccer League on July 10 with a 14-7 win against Roxbury. After a decade of play in the Oneonta Division of the league, including four straight championship match appearances, the 2007 Oneonta League Champs relished a change of scenery in 2008.
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Coming off an emotional win against the Marshfield Rams, on Jan. 20 the Duxbury boys' hockey team seemed poised for a letdown on Saturday when it hosted the struggling Pembroke Titans at The Bog. The Dragons did slow down against the Titans, but not until they had jumped out to a 2-0 lead on route to a 3-0 win that extended their winning streak to seven games.
The Dragons had more shots in the first minute and a half of the first period than Pembroke did in the entire frame, but they weren't able to find the chink in the armor of Titan goalie Jackson Wainwright until the 7:29 mark. Duxbury captain Trevor O'Brien was robbed by the crossbar on the first shot of the game from the Dragons and hit both posts later in the period, however the officials ruled that his shot cross the plane of the net and awarded him the goal to give the Dragons a 1-0 lead.
Senior defender Max Goldner got the assist on O'Brien's goal after a workmanlike effort to keep the puck inside the Pembroke blue line that allowed the Dragons to keep attacking long enough for O'Brien to find space to get off his shot.
"That's Max's M.O.," head coach John Blake said. "He works his tail off for us and he's solid as a rock out there. He holds the blue line well and makes smart decisions."
The Dragons continued besiege Wainwright and broke through again two minutes later when Matt Saia scored off the rebound of Matt Murphy's shot. The onslaught slowed when Duxbury was forced to kill a five-on-three penalty for nearly a minute at the end of the period and the Titans came out more aggressive to start the second. Duxbury had more strong penalty kills in the second and third periods to keep Pembroke from gaining any ground.
"We feel like guys like Trevor O'Brien, Mike Doyle, Nick Marrocco, Shayne O'Brien and Matt Murphy can all kill penalties," Blake said. "We don't want to have to kill that many penalties - we'd like to be a bit more disciplined and stay out of the box."
Duxbury came up empty despite eight shots on goal in the second period and had trouble solving Wainright again in the third despite a string of quality opportunities before Scott Whear ended the drought with just less than four minutes left in the game. Junior forward Jack Griffin controlled the puck as it squirted out of a scrum along the boards and fed Whear at the corner of the net for a one-timer before Wainwright could react.
Despite adding the late goal, Blake said the Dragons played to the Titans' level over the final two periods rather than putting them out of the game and said playing that way will hurt them against better teams unless they make adjustments.
"I thought we played a great first period, but I thought we really slowed down. I didn't think we moved the puck very well," Blake said. "I didn't think there was any urgency in our game. I thought it got a little bit better in the third, but our team identity is that we are trying to play fast hard hockey for 45 minutes, and today, we let Pembroke hang around."
Blake also said he anticipated a letdown with the game against the floundering Titans sandwiched between rivalry games with the Rams and Hingham Harbormen. The 3-2 win over the Rams was also emotionally draining as Marshfield was ranked ahead of Duxbury in most state polls.
"It was a very good test for us," Blake said. "A couple of the polls had them as the top public school [in the state] and I thought we showed a lot of character."
After Hingham, they will play a home-and-away series with the Whitman-Hanson Panthers Monday and Saturday before hitting the road again on Monday to play the Braintree Wamps.


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"The surface of the play is very clean, and everything is going on underneath," actor Željko Ivanek said. Ivanek plays the critical role of Commander Queeg, who may or may not be insane. "We're trying to figure out how to be truthful to it, but not make it feel like a period play, but something really immediate. The things it talks about are still very current. There are always questions about the military and society and issues of taking responsibility."
Just after the cast finished a read-through of the script at their first rehearsal on, the theater press corps was invited into their rehearsal studio at Lincoln Center to meet and greet with the cast and creative team including actor David Schwimmer (Ross of "Friends"), director Jerry Zaks (La Cage Aux Folles, Little Shop of Horrors), and producer Jeffrey Richards.
"I was actively looking for something to do here in New York," David Schwimmer said, who plays Lieutenant Barney Greenwald, a Jewish defense attorney. "I knew the book and the movie, but I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't know it as a play, even after going to Northwestern, thinking I had a good education in theatre. When I read it was shocked by how damn good it was."
"The play is a serious examination of what happens when something goes terribly wrong in the navy and a man is accused of mutiny and then what happens in the courtroom," Jerry Zaks said. "Essentially, it's a fight. I'm directing a fight. It's civilized, but it's a fight over the fate of the defendant and the commanding officer. Lives are in the balance. It's a drama, and it's smart, and hopefully it will grab the audience's attention and get them involved.
"It's set in a time when we were fighting a war that most people thought had to be fought. Things are different now, as to whether people think the current conflict needs to be happening, but the military are no less heroes today than they were in 1945. It's not their decision. I think people will want to live with these characters. There's a curiosity about the workings of the military, so I think we will have a resonance today."
Zaks mentioned that he first saw David Schwimmer perform onstage in London in Some Girls and has also been a fan of his television work on "Friends." Zaks' next project as a director will be a Manhattan Theater Club production of Losing Louis by English playwright Simon Mendes Da Costa, which he believes will open on or Off-Broadway in September.
Playwright Wouk debuted The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial on Broadway in 1954 (the book also served as the basis for the 1954 Humphrey Bogart film). The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial pits Lieutenant Stephen Maryk against Lieutenant Commander Queeg as Maryk relieves his minesweeper commander of duty after deciding Queeg has become too mentally unstable to pilot their World War II vehicle, the USS Caine. He is accused of mutiny and put on trial by the Navy. It is at the trial that The Caine Mutiny Court Martial takes place. Wouk's eleven novels include "The Winds of War," "War and Remembrance" and "Marjorie Morningstar."
The original Broadway production played 415 performances at the Plymouth Theatre. The cast featured Henry Fonda (Lt. Barney Greenwald), John Hodiak (Lt. Stephen Maryk) and Lloyd Nolan (Lt. Com. Philip Francis Queeg).
Directed by Jerry Zaks, Court-Martial will officially open May 7. The cast includes David Schwimmer (as Lt. Barney Greenwald), Željko Ivanek (as Lt. Com. Philip Francis Queeg), Tim Daly (as Lt. Com. John Challee), Terry Beaver (as Captain Blakely), Murphy Guyer (as Captain Randolph Southard), Brian Reddy (as Dr. Forrest Lundeen), Ben Fox (as Lt. Jr. Grade Willis Seward Keith) and Joe Sikora as Lt. Stephen Maryk.
The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (formerly Plymouth) is located at 236 West 45th Street. Preview performances begin April 14, 2006, with an opening set for May 7, 2006. Tickets are available by calling tele-charge at 212-239-6200.


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It seems like players flash every year in preseason. I made a post on it, but this is a plea to the Powers That Be in Dove Valley. START SOME RESERVES! Please let me see these players against quality NFL STARTERS! After the jump...
There seems to be a concensus of thought among MHR posters, about who stood out in game 1 of the preseason. I was impressed quite a bit, but my enthusiasm was tempered when i remembered the starters usually play 1 or 2 possessions then don ballcaps. So the bulk of what i watched was below NFL starter level.
That being said, it's good to stand out against the reserves. but I need undisputable and irrefutable evidence, which can only come against quality starters.
1. Xavier Omon. he's 27, so he's been in some camps. He shuffled his feet in the backfield and got away with it a couple times, which i don't think happens against starters, but I liked his downhill running style. He seems perfect for our old one-cut system, but I would like to see him smack some good defenders and hold on to the ball. We need a bruiser besides McGahee. 2 hammers and 2 nail guns.. (McGahee/Omon & Hillman/ Moreno or Johnson over Ball.
2. Jerimiah Johnson. Can he be as effective as Moreno? They both have an injury history, but Moreno is a more proven skillset. I love Moreno, but he is mis-used by the Broncos. Peyton should bring out his best qualities. But back to Johnson, I gotta see him pick up some blitzes and catch and run against 1's before i'll be comfortable letting Moreno go.
Alternate these 2 backs for at least 2 series each and rest McGahee til game 3.
3. Jeremy Beal. I don't expcet huge sack #'s from our reserve ends, but I'd like to see a consistent assortment of pass rush moves from Beal instead of a repeating of a single move. Jumpy Geathers is the only player who comes to mind who was successful rushing the passer with a sigle power move.
4. Sealver Sigla. Saw him double teamed a few times and he was able to hold his ground. Can he push and penetrate like Vick did with single blocking? it's good to have a goaline/shotr yardage rock that can clog the middle. Is Sigla that guy?
5. Josh Moore. No corner breaks up every pass or never gets beaten. He looks better than what Goodman did, and most of our secondary does, but he seems like he has Moore upside than Squid.
Start Moore and Bolden and see who gets picked on the most. Do we really need to see Champ a bunch in Preseason?
6. Cornelius Ingram. Block and catch against the 1's like you did against reserves, and your the new heir apparent to Tamme/Dressen. Julius who?
7. Brock Osweiler and Adam Webber. Enough already with Haine. Let me see if either of those boys can swim.
Caleb Haine is on my Lance Ball list. I'd rather play against you than with you... Same for the back-up O line...
8. Ryan Harris. Is your Back healthy enough to push Franklin to guard? Show me agaist some 1's.
9. Nate Irving. Could he be the darkhorse to fill in for DJ? I know he's behind Miller, but i'd like to see him fight Woodyard and Trevethan for that WLB spot.
I'm intrigued by a bunch of our depth too, but I don't see long term starting potential like i do with the group above. Wolfe will start at some point this season or be rotated in heavily.
Am I nuts? Or just Bigstupid? Kudos Elway for garnering so much good talent and depth so quickly... BTW hows your arm? Moyer made the Rockies... Maybe you can help them out with a quick turnaround too LOL!


text: [Congressional Record: March 30, 2011 (Senate)] [Page S1978-S1993] STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Coons): S. 678. A bill to increase the penalties for economic espionage; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, the ability of American companies to out innovate and better compete with their global competitors is more important today than ever. Yet, the FBI estimates that U.S. companies lose billions of dollars each year to criminals who steal their trade secrets--their innovative ideas, formulas, designs and other proprietary information. For example, last year, a Chinese national working for an American automobile manufacturer was convicted of stealing trade secrets for a Chinese competitor. His actions were estimated to cost the American company between $50 and $100 million. That is why I rise today with Senators Whitehouse and Coons to introduce the Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011. This bill is simple and straightforward--it increases the maximum penalties for stealing a trade secret to benefit a foreign company. The measures in this bill were recommended to Congress by the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, in conjunction with the Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, Justice and State, and the U.S. Trade Representative. The Economic Espionage Act Penalty Enhancement Act, while a modest bill, is intended to be a starting point for a larger discussion about the implementation of the Economic Espionage Act, EEA, and whether additional updates and improvements are needed in light of the global economy and advances in technology. In 1996, Congress enacted the EEA, making it a federal crime to steal a trade secret. Nearly fifteen years later, trade secret theft and economic espionage continue to pose a threat to U.S. companies to the tune of billions of dollars a year. As we reexamine the law, we will be looking at how we can help prosecutors bring more of these criminals to justice and companies better protect their trade secrets. Among the issues we will look at are whether additional protections are needed for trade secrets as part of EEA prosecutions, whether whistleblower protections should be added, and whether we need a federal civil private right of action. Businesses spend every resource at their disposal to develop proprietary economic information including their customer lists, pricing schedules, business agreements, and manufacturing processes, to name a few. This information is literally a business's lifeblood. Stealing it can be the death knell for a company. The chief executive of GM recently said that industrial espionage is a major threat to the company and that he worries about it ``every day.'' But these thefts have a much greater impact beyond the American company that falls victim to an economic spy. The economic strength, competitiveness, and security of our country rely upon the ability of industry to compete without unfair interference from foreign governments and from their own domestic competitors. Without freedom from economic sabotage, our companies lose their hard-earned advantages and their competitive edge. This problem is not new, but it has grown and evolved in the fifteen years since the Economic Espionage Act became law. U.S. corporations face intense competition at home and abroad. As much as 80 percent of the assets of today's companies are intangible trade secrets. They must be able to protect their trade secrets to remain competitive and keep our economy strong. Advances in technology make the protection of trade secrets more difficult and more critical than ever. Trade secrets can simply be downloaded from a company's computer, uploaded to the Internet, and transferred anywhere in the world in a matter of minutes. Within a matter of days, a U.S. corporation can lose complete control over its trade secrets. Unfortunately, we have many examples of the risk and harm posed by economic espionage. In 2009, a Chinese-born engineer who had been employed by a leading aerospace company was convicted of economic espionage and sentenced to fifteen years in prison for collecting sensitive information about the U.S. space shuttle that he intended to share with the Chinese government. Prior to his sentencing, the district court judge said that although we do not know how much information he shared with China, we do know that he hurt not only his former employer but also the national security of the United States. Domestic economic espionage, known as industrial espionage, can be just as threatening to American companies. For example, just this month a former computer programmer for a Wall Street bank was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing secret code used in the bank's valuable high-frequency trading system. The trading system earned the bank $300 million in 2009 alone. He took a job at a startup company that was planning to directly compete with the Wall Street bank, and gave that company the stolen code. In my home State of Wisconsin a disgruntled employee of a company that manufactures aftermarket airplane parts was prosecuted under the economic espionage statute and sentenced to thirty months in prison for attempting to sell trade secrets to competitors. The trade secret-- details and measurements of particular airplane parts--took years and hundreds of thousands of dollars for the manufacturer to create, test and gain Federal Aviation Administration approval. Fortunately, the perpetrator was caught before he sold the trade secrets, but had he been successful the manufacturer would likely have been forced out of business. The examples above illustrate the seriousness of these crimes. The legislation that we introduce today will increase the maximum sentence for economic espionage from 15 years to 20 years and to direct the Sentencing Commission to consider increasing the penalty range for theft of trade secrets and economic espionage. This is a first step in our efforts to do more to stem the flow of valuable business information out of our country. We must definitively punish anyone who steals information from American companies. Over the coming months, this measure will provide a framework for our discussions about how we can do more to solve this problem. I look forward to working with my colleagues on this critical problem. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 678 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18. Section 1831(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``15 years'' and inserting ``20 years''. SEC. 3. DIRECTIVE TO SENTENCING COMMISSION. Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall-- (1) review its guidelines and policy relating to a two- level enhancement for economic espionage; and (2) as a part of such review consider amending such guidelines to-- (A) apply the two-level enhancement to the simple misappropriation of a trade secret; (B) apply an additional two-level enhancement if the defendant transmits or attempts to transmit the stolen trade secret outside of the United States and an additional three- level enhancement if the defendant instead commits economic espionage (i.e., he/she knew or intended that the offense would benefit a foreign government, foreign instrumentality, or foreign agent); and (C) provide when a defendant transmits trade secrets outside of the United States or commits economic espionage, that the defendant should face a minimum offense level. ______


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BRADFORD boss Phil Parkinson admitted his side were in ''dreamland'' after beating Aston Villa 4-3 on aggregate to reach the Capital One Cup final.
The Bantams took a 3-1 lead into the second leg of their semi-final at Villa Park, where Christian Benteke reduced Villa's deficit in the 24th minute.
Villa were well on top in the first half but James Hanson scored the vital goal on 55 minutes which meant Andreas Weimann's 89th-minute strike only succeeded in setting up a tense finish.
''Coming here two goals up we had a great chance,'' Parkinson said. ''In the first half Villa were excellent but in the second I thought we were excellent and deserved it.
''We felt in the first half we didn't pass the ball and in the second we got hold of the ball and had a period of possession.
We knew Villa are an attacking team that would leave space for us.
''It's dreamland. We said we had a chance to make history and it's absolutely tremendous.'' Despite knocking out Wigan, Arsenal and now Villa, Parkinson was cautious when asked about the chances of his side lifting the trophy against Swansea or European champions Chelsea at Wembley.
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The Tony Award-winning musical Memphis, which features a blues, rock and gospel score by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, ended its hit Broadway run Aug. 5, 2012, after 1,166 regular performances at the Shubert Theatre.
Playbill.com is marking the special day by taking a look back at Memphis. What follows are Memphis performances from Broadway, in concert and on tour.
Chad Kimball performs the song "Memphis Lives In Me" to celebrate the box-office opening of Memphis.
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The Clayton County sheriff's office is examining its system that checks to see whether bars will sell alcohol to people under the age of 21.
A situation Friday left one bar manager with criminal charges, the 20-year-old decoy shaken and a community with questions.
At Fennellys' Irish Pub in Elkader Friday afternoon, the Clayton County Sheriff's Office conducted what it calls a routine alcohol compliance check.
"Every year we go to about every business in Clayton County and just send in an underage to try and buy alcohol and make sure people are compliant," sheriff Mike Tschirgi said.
They sent an underage 20-year-old woman into the bar to order a six-pack of beer.
"I guess all you gotta do is tell them 'No.' Say, 'No, you're not getting alcohol,'" Tschirgi said. "It would've been a done deal."
What happened next, Tschirgi said, was unprecedented in the county's six or seven years of conducting these compliance checks.
According to the sheriff's office, the manager of Fennellys' Irish Pub, 33-year-old Tim Finley, told the 20-year-old woman he thought this was a sting and threatened her with a pipe, telling her to go down into the basement and refusing to let her leave when she wouldn't.
Eventually she was able to go and reported what happened to the deputy outside, who was accompanying her on the checks.
"The youth is a very credible youth that we used for this alcohol compliance," chief sheriff's deputy Ryan Johnson said. "Her statement is in line with what Mr. Finley said after he was arrested."
KWWL went to Fennellys' Irish Pub and talked with Tim Finley to get his side of the story. He said his lawyer advised him to make no comment about the incident. Finley's wife, who was also working at the pub, reiterated that nobody was physically harmed.
The sheriff's office arrested Finley Friday for charges of second degree harassment, false imprisonment and third degree kidnapping. He is now out on bail and faces a court appearance sometime in the next two months, Clayton County prosecutor Alan Heavens said.
"This is a very unique incident that has happened," Johnson said. "We'll definitely look at our policies and procedures on how we conduct these tobacco and alcohol compliance checks and, hopefully, see if there's anything that needs to be changed and, if so, then we'll make those necessary changes."
"I think in the future we'll probably borrow the narcotics officers' body mic so we can monitor what's going on all the time," Tschirgi said of future alcohol and tobacco compliance checks involving the use of young people.
Johnson said the 20-year-old woman is okay but still a little shaken up. He said she went on to do several more compliance checks after the Friday afternoon incident.
"There's an officer when they do this. They don't go on their own," Tschirgi said, adding the officer is "in an unmarked vehicle parked a short distance away so they can be there for backup if it's needed."
He said the decoys are given specific instructions on what to do, say and wear when conducting these checks.
"I've heard of some bar owners getting a little excited or upset, but this one was probably a little unexpected," Tschirgi said.
Bartenders in other Elkader establishments Wednesday afternoon said they don't like the compliance checks and feel the Clayton County Sheriff's Office targets certain bars for extra enforcement.
Tschirgi said the county has approximately 100 establishments that sell alcohol and he has a grant to check each of them this fiscal year and the next.


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It is not a SS it's just a 1973 chevy nova for a 16 year old. Would it be outrageous? It's not a souped up car really although the engine has some add ons.
Mr D grow a pair you high school drop out scum. I hope you enjoy your miserable pathetic life. I can't wait to drive my ass around in my souped up chevy nova.
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$ 100 a month is my guess..
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Insurance rates are determined by more factors than your age and the vehicle. Consider where you live ( zip code) , the type of use, the driving record of the insured, and what type of coverage? You have a computer, so go to all the insurance companies and get online quotes. Progressive, Geico, etc. Any answer you get here probably will not be acurate!!
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You might get lower rates by insuring the car as a classic. If you do standard insurance the rates will be high and if the car is wrecked blue book is probably about $ 50.00. It also depends on your deductible. Either way insuring teen drivers is expensive compared to 20 years ago.
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I have a 1969 Chevy Nova with a 454 from a 77 Suburban. The car is not currently running, but I am slowly getting there. However, when turning the steering wheel, the tie rods bump against the oil pan and wheels only can turn a small amount. Has anybody delt with this before and how? It does not have power steering. The car was originally a V6. Will changing the front springs (something I am going to do anyway) help?
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sounds like a chore to me. i would suggest trying to find/or have made, modified oil pan. if you have leaf springs, you can get lift springs to raise it. have fun, good luck
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convert the steering to a rack and pinion unit instead of the old steering box
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CHEVY was putting the 396 in Novas back then so there should be an oil pan available from Summit or Jegs that will work.


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I have been instructed to choose a culture and look at its relationship to water, an essential element that should figure prominently in nearly every culture on Earth. This assignment focuses on folklore and spirituality. This is a very broad place to begin, and I should pick a culture I have some interest in to begin with, to make my research more engaging for me, and take advantage of what knowledge I may already possess. I like anthropology, so there are lots I could choose from. I like Salish Indian art and culture, maybe I can find something there.


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The Boston College men's soccer team announced their 2010 schedule on Tuesday. The Eagles will be looking to improve on their 14-9-0 (5-3-0 ACC) season from a year ago. BC finished the regular season in second place in the ACC, only one point out of first place.
The ACC is once again stacked in men's soccer, with six of the nine programs ranked in the preseason NSCAA Men's Soccer Poll. A seventh program -- N.C. State -- was in the also receiving votes category. The men's team earned a preseason national ranking of 12 after finishing the 2009 season at #15.
The good news is that of the five other ACC programs ranked in the preseason top 25, the Eagles get to host three of those teams at home. Starting right off the bat, the Eagles open their ACC schedule against No. 6 Maryland. They will also host No. 4 North Carolina (October 15) and No. 2 Virginia (October 22). The Eagles will have two huge ACC road games against No. 11 Duke (September 24) and No. 3 Wake Forest (October 30).
Also, maybe I've been living under a rock and this has been in place for a while, but I'm really digging the 7 PM, Friday night starts. If you are in town for one of the Eagles' seven home football games, you should definitely consider checking out the men's soccer team. The Maryland game is the day before the Kent State game (3:30 start), N.C. State the night before Notre Dame, and the Virginia game a day before the Maryland football game. While I was living on Newton campus, I always enjoyed going to the men's soccer team games and they've really held their own since moving to the ACC.
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While details are scarce, the new musical will undoubtedly capitalize on the warm reception and boffo box office afforded to the recent SAILOR MOON musical, LA RECONQUISTA, which premiered last year.
According to recent reports, the new musical will be set in Crystal Tokyo and spotlight the popular Black Moon Clan and is set to begin performances in September.
SAILOR MOON creator Naoko Takeuchi recently addressed the various multimedia adaptations of her work as part of a longer interview late last year, as well.
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Contract Pending
Priced right and Located just north of Liberty Hill. Abundant Road Frontage for 90+ acres.
Topography: This property has gentle rolling terrain.
Road Frontage: 3,841.67 feet on CR 236 plus 1,345.94 feet on CR 200
Ad Valorem Taxes: Agriculture Exempt Williamson ESD #4 Williamson County FM/RD Burnet CISD
Water: One well unknown depth and output. What we do know it was sufficient for cows and old homestead. No ponds or creeks.
Broker Comments: Features one small old wooden barn with rustic charm. Property is also leased for grazing at this time.
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School District: Burnet CISD
Fences: South side is net and barbed wire excellent shape, North side barbed wire set inside old fence, great shape, East side, new, West is good to poor barbed wire.
Listing Price: $5950.00 per acre, Total Price $ 540,170.75
County: Williamson
State: Texas
Legal Description: AO0129 Caruthers, J. Survey, Acres 90.785


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Q:What is the shelf life for let the good times roll ?xAsked on 4/4/2014 by Kate from Brockenhurst
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Maybe the players and owners will have a revelation that they have owed so much of their success and fortune to the salary cap/floor of the current CBA and the revenue sharing which [I forgot his name, the original owner of the NY Giants] insisted that the league adopt way back when. In the past 10-15 years, the NFL has overtaken MLB as the national pasttime. The NBA's best days were under a salary cap, and the NHL waited until it may not survive without contraction to adopt a salary cap system. MLB also won a wave of fans over with steroid-induced home runs (and pitchers, apparently), and will be paying for that for many more years to come; however, some of MLB's recent resurgence has follwed a revenue sharing/luxury tax system, too. Generally, these are smart guys making these decisions, but the question is whether they are short-sighted and mostly in it for short-term gains for themselves (MLB owners and players, NHL owners) or in it for the long term best-case scenario for the league.
I can recall hearing John Madden spouting off against the salary cap and complaining about a lack of dynasties a few years ago, but even at the time he was kind of full of it. The Broncos had won 2 in a row as the salary cap was implemented, but John Elway's reitrement and Terrell Davis's injuries ended that dynasty, not the cap. The Packers and Rams had been there twice in spans of 3 years or less when Madden made his remarks, and both teams could have had a third SB appearance in them had it not been for egotistical coaches, finger injuries, and game-ending interceptions. The Patriots were just beginning their dynasty when the bemoaning of parity was wasting minutes on my television. The Giants have now been there twice since the salary cap era, presumably without cheating like the Patriots did (allegedly). The Steelers have won 2 of the past 4 Super Bowls (and were only 10 years removed from their last SB before the first of those).
Unfortunately, the growing consensus is that there is no difference between the cap era and pre-cap era, and this viewpoint is also incorrect. First praised for parity (and criticized by those like Madden for not allowing dynasties), the salary cap seems to have enemies no matter the results. There have been instances of parity, too. Since the salary cap, The Cardinals, Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, and Carolina Panthers have appeared in their first-ever Super Bowls. The worst team from 2007 added 10 wins and went to the playoffs in 2008. The 2001 Championship Patriots had been a 5-11 team in 2000. The Carolina Panthers were a 7-9 team the year before they played in the SB. The Cardinals were only an 8-8 team in 2007. The Dallas Cowboys have consistently had high payrolls and big-name players, but they have not played in a Super Bowl since the salary cap was introduced. Some team even went to the SB with Rex Grossmann under center a few years ago, and if that isn't parity, then I don't know what is.
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Jake Peavy is starting on Wednesday night, and he's at the point where his fantastic career isn't the story, taking a back seat to bones, ligaments, and labrums. It happened to Eric Chavez and Nomar Garciaparra -- exceptional players who are remembered as much for what their bodies prevented them from being, which obscures how amazing they were for a while.
Kenny Williams never forgot. A part of him is stuck in 2007. He's still waiting for Spiderman 3 to come out and everything. When Peavy won his Cy Young, he did it with that impossibly rare mix of power and finesse. It was impressive on a lot of levels, and Williams never forgot. He made Peavy his white whale. I like to think that Williams just stood outside of former Padres GM Kevin Towers' living room window for a month or so. Not calling, not e-mailing, just standing. Towers opened the shutters and ... Kenny!
Peavy's barking elbow, which caused him to miss a month in 2008? Not a problem for the White Sox. The $42 million or so left on his contract? A paltry sum. So the White Sox pressed hard for him, convincing the Padres to accept a four-player package. Peavy said, "Nah," rejecting the trade. Most GMs would get the hint, but Williams has a special kind of focus. He got his white whale at the last second before the trade deadline.
That perseverance has brought the White Sox a whole lot of nothing. Peavy pitched 20 outstanding innings after the trade before a line drive hit his elbow, and when he came back from that, he aggravated a previous injury to his ankle and missed the remainder of the season. He came back in 2010 and was awful before reeling off a 1.75 ERA in June. He looked fixed right before he was completely broken.
And, man, how he was broken. Reading Peavy describe the details of his injury makes me queasy. He completely tore a muscle in his back. Other pitchers had suffered a tear, but they were partial tears that didn't require surgery. Peavy required a surgery that had never been done before -- it used to be a hypothetical, nothing more than "What if Lou Brock stayed with the Cubs?" translated to surgeon-talk. But someone actually did it, and Peavy's coming back on Wednesday.
The White Sox have one of the worst records in baseball, so Peavy doesn't represent much of a cavalry on his own. But with the White Sox on the hook for $21 million after this season, anything they can get for this season will give them hope for next season. And the hope is that Peavy is Peavy again because the guy used to be freakishly good.
My memory of Peavy as a Padre -- other than him regularly shutting my team down for a few years -- comes from this game, which was Barry Bonds' last. The Padres were up 9-2, and Peavy faced Bonds in what everyone knew was Bonds' last at-bat as a Giant (and what few realized would be Bonds' last at-bat for anyone). Peavy threw three fastballs right down the middle. He wasn't trying to lay one in to Bonds; he was challenging him. On the last fastball, Bonds flied out to deep center.
I'd wager that most pitchers would have tried everything to get Bonds out. Actually, most pitchers would have walked Bonds. No one wanted to give up a homer to Bonds. Peavy didn't either, but he had fun. In a situation that was meaningless for the Padres but absolutely meaningful for Bonds and Giants fans, Peavy had fun. And he won the battle. When he's healthy, that's kind of his modus operandi. He has fun, and he wins -- a huge talent who is impossible to hate, even when he's mowing down your team.
And if he makes it back to where he was, it will be a medical miracle. Just getting him on the mound is kind of a medical miracle, so he's already ahead of where he could have been. Here's hoping he's remembered for what he does on a baseball diamond from here on out, for better or for worse.


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Isla del Sol Condo Rental Photos and Description
Condo, 2 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 2 Baths, (Sleeps 4-6)
RESERVED: January 1st THROUGH 1st May 2015.
This is a modern, well furnished, and well equipped condo with a beautiful view across the bay to the South, towards the neighboring island of Tierra Verde and Pass-A-Grille. It is ideally located for easy and quick travel throughout central Florida as it is only a few minutes from the interstate network and St Pete Beach.
As you enjoy a meal on the patio dolphins can frequently be seen swimming a couple of hundred yards off shore, and sometimes even closer!
With free Wi-Fi for your emails and no charge for telephone calls within continental USA the condo boasts a 42 inch flat screen TV in living room and also a TV in each bedroom. (cable)
The condo also has quality kitchen appliances, and furniture. Linens and towels are replaced regularly. The kitchen is fully equipped right down to last detail, with quality cookware, crockery, and silverware. The condo enjoys luxurious fully tiled upgrades to bathrooms. The master bedroom has a 'wet room' style shower en-suite of Italian tile and granite, the second bathroom is tile and marble with a garden tub and shower above. For your added comfort and convenience the living room, kitchen and patio were recently updated with quality floor tiles, and new quality carpet laid to both bedrooms April 2012. Each of the two bedrooms has a queen bed, and in the living room a pull out sofa which has a quality double mattress. Because we use the condo for our vacations, and we are "fussy", it is continually well maintained, our "Home from Home".
This ground level villa type condominium is located on the beautiful tropical island of Isla Del Sol (Island of the Sun); it boasts an 18-hole golf course which meanders through the island. The condominium has breath-taking uninterrupted views of the salt-water Boca Ciega Bay on the Gulf of Mexico, which surround the island. The water's edge is a mere 100 feet from the patio!
The Island (linked by bridges) is ideally located only 30 minutes easy drive from Tampa Airport to the east, and is less than one mile from St. Pete Beach; Sarasota lies 30 minutes to the south. Disney World is within an easy 90 minute drive north-east on interstates.
The complex has its own exercise room, a large pool on the picturesque water's edge, heated Jacuzzi and a fishing pier. There are multiple guest parking spaces in addition to one exclusive covered garage space.
Conveniently located close to Fort DeSoto Park-North Beach voted Number One 'Top 10 Best Beaches' in the USA in 2005, and only a few miles from Caladisi Island, voted Number One beach in 2008!
The resort has 24 hour security patrols and so crime in the area is virtually unheard of.
This tropical condominium complex is one of the most sought after for vacation rentals in the 'Isla Del Sol' community, and it's easy to see why! You might find lower rates on Isla, but not with a view like this one, or which has had $$$$ lavished on it since purchase.
Walk just a few steps to the magnificent waterfront pool, which is beautifully furnished, and is complete with hot tub.
Perhaps the best memories you will take away will be those of the time you relaxed on the patio where you can view a variety of sea birds and frequently spot the dolphins as they search for breakfast or lunch! Enjoy the stunning Florida sunsets from the beautiful and meticulously maintained tropical grounds.
Keywords: Condominium
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Owned by Janet and David Hilton who are based in England.
We visited St Pete for the first time in 2003 from our home in England. We simply fell in love with the area and purchased our first condo, which had a golf course view. We learned our current condo with such a terrific bay view was for sale and so we 'traded up'. We have no regrets! In addition to the view we have great neighbors, superb weather and lots to enjoy throughout the region.
Perhaps the most enjoyable aspect of the condo's location is the tranquility. The uninterrupted view of the bay and the peaceful nature of the location create an atmosphere of relaxation, a haven away from life's pressures.
With the beautiful white sand of Fort Desoto Beach only minutes away one can enjoy a relaxing stroll at any time of the day. But perhaps the most beautiful time to visit is at sunset. The sunsets are amongst the most awesome one can experience.


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Welcome to Christ's community of followers here at St. John's. Whether you're a seasoned disciple or just starting out, followers of Jesus need a church community in which to flourish and grow. Even with all our collective warts and shortcomings, Jesus insists upon calling groups into ministry together through his grace. You are welcome here regardless of past mistakes, theological questions, or personal suspicions you might have about the word "church". Join us for worship, study, and service in the name of the One who makes all things new.
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