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Various media outlets, including the Detroit Free Press, indicate a deal is close, while USA Today cited an unidentified person directly involved with the negotiations as saying the pact is for two years.
Nathan saved 43 games this past season for the Texas Rangers while going 6-2 with a 1.39 ERA. After spending seven seasons in Minnesota, Nathan signed with the Rangers in 2011 after missing all of the 2010 season recovering from Tommy John surgery.
In two seasons with Texas, he posted a 2.09 ERA after pitching to a 2.16 ERA in his time with the Twins.
Texas actually exercised the club portion of Nathan's 2014 contract option, but the 38-year-old right-hander voided the player portion of the $9 million deal to test the free agent market.
Signing a closer and revamping the bullpen was a top priority for the Tigers heading into the offseason.
Last year's closer, Joaquin Benoit, is a free agent and the team did not exercise its club option to bring back Jose Veras, while lefty Drew Smyly is likely slated for the starting rotation after the deal that sent Doug Fister to the Washington Nationals for three players Monday night.
Nathan ranks 10th all-time with 341 saves, the most among active pitchers following Mariano Rivera's retirement. He began his career as a starter with San Francisco in 1999 and spent four seasons with the Giants before heading to Minnesota in a trade prior to the 2004 campaign.
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It's distinctly lively here at weekends, with live bands playing, but even at busy times the place ticks along very well. There's a great deal of unpretentious character in the many small interconnected bars with their interesting bric-a-brac, local pictures, photographs and posters - as well as solid old wood pews, antique chairs and tables and cushioned window seats; log fires, too. A sensitive extension provides some much-needed family space; board games. Courage Directors, Harveys Best and a guest beer such as Theakstons Double Cross IPA on handpump and decent wines by the glass. Outside at the back, there are some tables beyond a big raised goldfish pond and a boules pitch; the church opposite has the interesting Jefferay Monument. Popular weekend live music and vintage and kit car meetings outside the pub every month. This is a pleasant area for walks. Note that dogs are allowed in one bar only.
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Dear Ron,
Who do you think is right, La Canfora or Schefter? I really want the Titans to keep Finnegan so I hope La Confora is right.
Can I say that I miss Schefter on NFLN? Having him AND Mayock made them perhaps the most respectable sports network (let's just forget that Jamie Dukes exists...) with their top news guy and draft guru. I have to believe that Schefter is correct on this, the Titans have made it pretty clear without actually saying anything that they are not going to take Finny and by all appearances it seems they're willing to let him walk. Unfortunately for us fans, this means we will not be able to see the "Rumble That A Douchebag Starts And Gets Away With A Clean Reputation, Part II" since he likely is heading to Dallas or Detroit. Wait, do either of those teams play Houston next year? Maybe there is hope after all!
Dear Ron,
Do you still think Mark Barron is the best pick for the Titans at 20? He's got the hernia thing and didn't work out at the Combine.
Let's go ahead and just say that the Combine has become waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too hyped of an event. There are aspects of it that are important to the draft, but those are the things we don't get to watch on NFLN (that being the medical checks and the team interviews...how awesome would it be to have a camera in team interviews? I imagine it being something like on Law & Order, could totally see "The Hoodie" standing in the dark corner grilling a prospect). A lot of the rest of it has been hyped up for some reason, mainly to give NFLN something else to broadcast I think, and to give draftniks another thing to nitpick about prospects. Anyways, I digress...Barron's hernia from what I understand should not be a recurring thing so that alone shouldn't mean avoid him. If he has a good pro day I bet he is still a Top 20 pick. As far as my opinion, I believe now (before free agency) that the TItans are going to go DL in the first round.
Dear Ron,
Do you have any advice for talking to girls? There's this really cute one at the bar I go to, but I'm just too nervous to talk to her.
Unfortunately, Mr. Pratt, there may be little hope for you. You could try Sex Panther cologne, or take up jazz flute lessons and try again in ten years with this girl once you have become a master. Or you could use the old standby of a ticket to the gun show. But as I said, I fear there may be little hope for you.
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This is just a good starter kit. I had to do a few things though. I added a good set of monitors, replaced the headphones, and also Pro Tools does not work until you install patch 003 from the site. I also as the other review states added the Apple CD player to the system. As for all of the plug ins with it. They are just a headache to register and set up. Most will not work any more. The next step is to upgrade to Logic Pro for awhile. The Pro Tools software pops up all of the time and I have to exit with that. It is almost as if it wants me to delete the program. LE maybe better than SE, As for now I am not liking SE too much.
Overall buy you some good loops and replace the mic with a ribbon mic for guitar and have a blast. Just beware if you do not have any music theory this is not going to make you sound pro. I installed Guitar Rig which is really good for practice. You will find some or most sounds are weak and you will prefer an amp to sound good. Here I would suggest a small amp because you are going to be playing a lot with this. So start here and upgrade as you go. All of the basics will be at hand.
I give it a seven because you will have to spend more to get a really good start by normal standards.
Everything is too high and made in the wrong country in my opinion.
I ordered this package to be able to have a recording studio away in my cabin that has no internet or telephone.
The package idea is great. However, Mac mini does not come with a CD/DVD-optical drive device. So you have to purchase the Apple air Super Drive, or connect to another computer that has a CD/DVD-optical drive device to be able to add the ProTools SE software. After acquiring the Super Drive, I installed all of the software and still couldn't get the program running because the Mac mini did not come with "Flash" software. So I had to take my entire system down, transport it to a place to be able to connect with the internet.
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I will make determinations as to the system operation in the near future.
Mac mini does not come with a CD/DVD-optical drive device. So you have to purchase the Apple air Super Drive, or connect to another computer that has a CD/DVD-optical drive device to be able to add the ProTools SE software. After acquiring the Super Drive, I installed all of the software and still couldn't get the program running because the Mac mini did not come with "Flash" software. So I had to take my entire system down, transport it to a place to be able to connect with the internet.
1. No CD/DVD-optical drive device included.
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I will make determinations as to the system operation in the near future.
Quality is fine, realizing that the mic and headphone with the Tascam name are simply one-offs that are probably going to be okay for beginners.
Even with the realization that I have to purchase a CD/DVD-optical drive device, the value is still great!
Quick enough shipping/delivery, however I have some points to make about selling a "kit" of some equipment put together as a packaged studio. Coming from PC to mac, maybe something other than just the individual owners handbooks should be included. Another point, since the software for the Pro-Tools SE comes on a disk, the ad should tell you that external CD drive access should be available. I am trying to put this studio together as a stand-alone sound recording studio, mostly for V.O. work in a cabin without internet and no other phone line, and no other computers present.
The TASCAM microphone and headphones apparantley have been made only for the use in kits, because I can find no history, or review of either of them on the internet. They're okay quality, and since TASCAM puts their logo and name on them I expect them to stay good for quite a while even if they were made OOC. (Out Of Country) China I presume. I have not been able to put everything to use as of yet, I just wanted to comment on the lack of CD drive, and being able to migrate the software from the CD to the mac mini.
I've ordered the mac external dvd/cd drive, as well as the remote control. Looking forward to adding to this review a proper addendum from more experience!
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Waikiki Beach Restoration Is a Never-Ending Project
Before and after: These pictures show Waikiki Beach fronting the Moana Surfrider, before (inset) and after a restoration that stretched from near Duke Kahanamoku's statue to the Royal Hawaiian's groin.
Photo: Courtesy of DLNR Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands
"What is Waikiki without a beach?" asks coastal geologist Chip Fletcher, associate dean of the University of Hawaii's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
"It's vital we continue to maintain it," he warns. "Unless we take care of the beach, we're going to lose it."
Last spring, a public-private consortium completed a "nourishment" project that restored the beach out about 40 feet to the 1985 shoreline by suctioning sand from 1,500 to 3,000 feet offshore. The restored section stretches from the west end of the Kuhio Beach swim basin, near Duke Kahanamoku's statue, to the Royal Hawaiian's groin.
But that was a stop-gap measure.
"It requires constant maintenance," notes Fletcher. "It's never been a wide, sandy beach. It has always been a project for one administration after another."
Waikiki Beach is constantly eroding – "We will never beat that pattern," Fletcher says – so there needs to be better planning about how government, hotels and private organizations will work together to care for it.
Attorney Barry Sullivan, an expert in shoreline legal issues, says agencies need to do more than simply replenish the beach. "We need a long-term solution, an engineering solution, including groins. And we need coordination between agencies," Sullivan says.
Kyo-Ya Co. LLC is spending $2 billion to upgrade its Waikiki properties. Nonetheless, Kyo-Ya's president, Greg Dickhens, says the beach restoration is Waikiki's "most significant" improvement. That's why Kyo-Ya contributed $500,000 to the Waikiki Beach replenishment.
"It has to be maintained," Dickhens says. "If we don't maintain it, there's no point in maintaining the properties, because there won't be any visitors."
Airlift Keeps Growing
New air routes to Hawaii launched in 2011 and 2012 and still in service
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People come to Hawaii because it's paradise on Earth. But, it's got to be convenient to get here.
"Airlift is the single most important element," says David Uchiyama, VP for tourism marketing at the Hawaii Tourism Authority.
"Being able to get a flight, being able to get onto a plane conveniently and not have to drive three hours to get to a destination – all of those factors come into play when you're making your vacation decision," he says.
Getting to Hawaii has gotten easier. There are now 10 million air seats to Hawaii every year, with a dozen regularly scheduled flights added to Hawaii in the past two years from new places as far-flung as Shanghai in China, Brisbane and Melbourne in Australia, Fukuoka, Haneda and Sapporo in Japan, and Bellingham and Monterey on the U.S. West Coast.
"It's probably in the ballpark of 12 to 15 pure new routes," says Uchiyama. "Back in 2008, we lost 15 percent of our overall inventory when we lost Aloha and ATA (airlines) within four days of each other. That's more than half a million air seats."
Those extra seats also make it easier for Hawaii residents to see the rest of the world.
Extra airlift has always been one of HTA's top goals because it directly translates into more visitors and more visitor spending.
Uchiyama gives an excellent example. "Korea is already bigger (to Hawaii tourism) than China. Why? You have one flight out of China twice a week," he says. "… But Korea has four flights a day, two by Korean Airlines, one by Hawaiian and one by Asiana." Travelers benefit both from the greater number of seats and from competitive pricing by the airlines, he says.
Uchiyama provides another excellent example in reverse. "Back in 1996 and 1997, we peaked with about 2.2 million arrivals annually from Japan," he says. "The reason we peaked was because we had multiple origination points: Sendai, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Narita, Nagoya, Osaka, etc. We had about eight to 10 origination points where we had some type of scheduled service.
"(But the airlines) started to consolidate origination points and we ended up with Narita, Nagoya and Osaka basically. So we went down to 1.2 million arrivals. Even from those points, there were reduced flights and frequencies."
Currency exchange rates don't affect visitor traffic nearly as much as seat inventory and accessibility, Uchiyama adds.
Despite the recent increased airlift, HTA is not done yet.
"We're working really hard on the international market and trying to see if we can't reopen a second international port of entry at Keahole on the Big Island," he says. "It would require reopening the Customs and Immigration facility, and staffing it. In October 2010, Japan flew its last flight out of Keahole and the only exceptions are charters where Customs and Immigration staff have to be flown in to receive flights."
Christof Luedi is chairperson of the Big Island chapter of the Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Association and regional VP and general manager at the Fairmont Orchid Hotel on the Kohala Coast. He agrees that, while airlift to his island has improved, it has to increase more.
"Air is a key factor that dictates our hotel's success," he says. "It's very simple math. The more seats you get to an island, the more people have the opportunity to come. But it's also a chicken and egg issue. Do you promote it first and create more demand? Or do the airlines bring more seats first and then we promote it?"
Luedi describes the roller-coaster of direct airlift to Kona from overseas: It hit a high of about 600,000 seats in 2007, dropped to 555,000, but is projected to increase to about 630,000 in 2013, and Luedi wants even more.
"Honolulu gets 70 percent of the overseas flights into Hawaii and Maui gets 16 percent. Lihue and Kona, we each get about 6 percent."
Uchiyama says more flights direct to Kona would also alleviate crowding at Honolulu International Airport. "We need to do something to help alleviate the congestion at Honolulu in Customs and Immigration. There have been periods when we've gotten reports from curbside that it's been 40 minutes or more."
"The last variable is we're trying to develop pre-clearance like Canada has," he says, where passengers clear U.S. Customs and Immigration in major Canadian cities before they board flights to Hawaii. "We're looking at pre-clearance out of Japan because we have so many flights. That's a long process that we've started and what I've learned is it would take a treaty between the two countries."
HTA is also looking beyond Hawaii's traditional feeder cities to faraway places such as Uzbekistan in Central Asia, and Brazil, Paraguay and the rest of Central and South America.
"People will tell you we should be looking at Russia and India," says Uchiyama, but the current airline routing from those places is daunting. That's why Uchiyama is excited about the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which can make nonstop runs of 8,000 nautical miles or about 14 hours.
"Even Latin America, there's no way for a direct flight from there until the 787 comes into the market. They've been introduced in the last year, but the majority are put into high-yielding routes, which are your business routes. It will be awhile before you see them used on leisure routes."
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Dr. Barahal is a hero for Hawaii running and tourism.
Last year's had better aid stations than in past years. Plenty of ice and the option to fill one's own bottle were welcome.
Low cost of entry for locals is great.
BUT, if he really thinks, "We changed the 'cheap guys with poor food' image," he needs to think again.
"A malasada at the end of the race" is almost inedible. Other than that was bananas, bagels and water.
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There is a larger than normal police presence at Lexington High School following last night's fatal stabbing after the Dutch Fork vs. Lexington boy's basketball game.
The increased law enforcement presence comes hours after an argument at Monday night's basketball game continued near Cook Out in downtown Lexington. That fight ended when 17-year-old DaVon Capers, a Dutch Fork High School football player, was stabbed.
Capers was transported to an area hospital where he died.
In a letter to students, staff and parents, Lexington High School principal Melissa Rawl says everything is progressing normally at the school but as a precaution, there are more police on campus.
"We are asking students not to pass along rumors they are hearing but, rather, to report thoserumors to a school administrator or the School Resource Officer Lonnie McElwain," wrote Rawl. "We are working closely with Town of Lexington Police officials."
"Remember, too, that the district has a Tip Line (803-821-1232) where you can anonymouslyreport concerns. There is also another one run by the Crime Stoppers program, which alsotakes reports of school crime. That telephone number 1-888-274-6372."
"Our primary concern is always the health and safety of our students, and we are doingeverything to make this as normal a day as possible," concluded Rawl.
School counselors and psychologists are available to students and staff, Rawl said.
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I've installed the ffdshow thing... the matter is: it only says: Ffdshow Movie Decoder and it doesn't do any good when I check the box...
Had problem to hear mine too...required audio codec AC3 n had it download from here - http://www.moviecodec.com/downloads/20d.html
thanx for sharing the problem
there indeed a compatibility, but there is nothing in the filter box, and where should i put the "ffdshow mpeg-4 video decoder"??
there indeed a compatibility, but there is nothing in the filter box, and where should i put the "ffdshow mpeg-4 video decoder"??
wow. it totally worked. all you had to do was download the codec ffdshow thing and it totally worked!
Thanks you guys. This was the key to cracking my editing frustrations. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to edit my .avi on windows movie maker. Needless to say it was fixed in 1 short minute. You saved me. For those who are wondering where I went to download FFDShow go to http://www.free-codecs.com/download/FFDShow.htm Thanks Dave21
i did what you said...i had to download and install the codec, and it will import my vids now, but when i play them, the vidio wond work. i get sound, but just a blank screen. so....i think the video part of the codec isnt working
I already found a solution in our problem!!. *FIRST of all download DivX/Xvid Codec. *THEN download FLV to Video Converter Pro 2. YOU KNOW IT WORKED VERY WELL
While running the .avi file in Window Media Player, getting the error, "The file may be formatted with an unsupported codec,or internet security setting on your compuer is too hight".
What is the workaround for this.
Movie Maker 2 for XP doesn't have any "compatibility" area under options or anywhere else. If anyone here DOES have that, can you tell me what version you are using?


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On Friday, March 9th a vernissage for the Ana notes sur notes exhibition will be held, followed by the Montréal / Balkans à la Chapelle concert. Take advantage of this opportunity to appreciate Ana through art and music — all in a single day!
The exhibition Ana notes sur notes presents the works of 21 visual artists, inspired by a single common denominator: composer Ana Sokolović's music. Visitors will receive a catalogue showcasing the artist's works, courtesy of the SMCQ.
News posted by Guillaume De Pauw on Thursday, March 8, 2012
The SMCQ has been moving in step with the lively rhythms of new music for almost fifty years. With its regular concert season, its Série hommage (Homage Series), an international festival, and a young listener's programme, the society has served both as a platform for today's composers and as a window on creative works for everyone.
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|Attacking Homeless People Not a Random Act
|Written by Alex Garcia
|Thursday, 03 January 2013 05:29
Two Recent Incidents, One In Van Nuys, Underscores The Severity Of The Problem
If you're homeless, living on the streets is difficult enough.
One woman, who chooses to only give her first name, Arlene, is often seen in front of a post office sitting on a brick planter holding a sign asking for help.
Arlene, 57 years old, is one of an estimated 4,727 homeless persons in the San Fernando Valley, according to a 2011 report by the Los angeles homeless services authority (Lahsa). she works hard to keep her appearance up and people often comment that she doesn't "look homeless," but she is wearing the same black outfit day after day, in cold and hot weather. she washes in public bathrooms and quietly sleeps inside a nearby church. "I think they know I sleep there, but thank God, they haven't asked me to leave," Arlene said.
By daybreak, she knows she has to exit quickly and walks along busy reseda Boulevard, stopping at the post office where she prays quietly to herself and holds up her sign.
"People can be really cruel, they yell at me and tell me to just go get a job. One person yelled at me, telling me to go to Target because they were hiring."
What they didn't know, Arlene said, is that she had already been there, and many other places, and had been turned down. "Who is going to hire someone my age? and when they learn that I am deaf in one ear and sometimes have to ask them to repeat themselves, they don't want to be bothered," she said.
People, who stop to give her some change ask her why she hasn't gone to a church for help. "I have," she said. "I'm armenian, and I've gone to armenian churches and everyone tells me to go get help somewhere else." no one knows what it's really like being homeless, she said.
It's especially hard for a single woman without family.
and that difficult life can be compounded by abuse from the general public. nearly 1,200 acts of abuse and violence against homeless victims were documented in a 12-year study by the national Coalition for the homeless, covering the years 1999- 2010 (see sidebar). The acts included murder, rapes, beatings and setting people on fire.
There were two such attacks on homeless people last month in southern California. On dec. 27, a man allegedly poured rubbing alcohol on a homeless woman sleeping on a bus stop bench and then lit her on fire, leaving her with burns all over her body. The incident took place at approximately 1 a.m. on the corner of sherman Way and Van nuys Boulevard in Van nuys.
a suspect, dennis Petillo, 24, was arrested and booked at the LaPd's Van nuys station. On Monday, dec. 31, Petillo was arraigned in Van nuys superior court for attempted murder and aggravated mayhem. he remains in jail in lieu of $1.03 million bail.
If convicted, Petillo could face a maximum life sentence in state prison. The anger and disgust could be seen on the face and heard in the voice of housing rights activist Paul dumont after learning what happened.
"This is horrible," said dumont, who works for the nonprofit agency The sober Living network, as he visited the burnedout bus bench, which has since been removed.
"There's monsters in this world. There's no words to explain this," said dumont, referring to Petillo.
Ken Craft, president and CEO of the hope of the Valley rescue Mission in sun Valley, said women are particularly vulnerable targets.
"Currently 41 percent of the homeless population are families and the majority of these are single women with children," Craft said. "We recently opened our emergency shelter for homeless adults. nearly 50 percent of our guests are women and the majority of them are over 50 years of age. "Women and children are truly the most vulnerable of those living on the streets due to unemployment, home eviction, mental illness and abuse. We as a society need to create solutions and shelter to help our brothers and sisters. If not us…who? If not now…when?"
a witness said the suspect went into a Walgreen's drug store in front of the bus bench and purchased what is believed to be rubbing alcohol, which he allegedly poured over the woman, then set her on fire. "he just poured it all over the old lady, then he threw a match on her, and then started running," said eyewitness Erickson Pina, who said Petillo also threatened him with a knife.
Pina told a camera crew that he phoned 911, and followed the suspect until police arrived and arrested him.
no motive or theory as to what could have provoked the incident has been revealed.
For dumont, the incident was simply a reaction to the state of housing in Los angeles and the hatred some people have toward others less fortunate.
"With the housing market the way it is, there's more homeless on the street, and that brings an increase in hate crimes against the homeless. People don't like them, don't want to see them in their neighborhood, they want them hidden," dumont said.
Many in the neighborhood knew the 67- year-old woman as "Violet."
"she kept to herself and didn't talk much," said sonia Merbiles, a housing rights advocate who works with san Fernando Valley homeless, and who carried a sign of protest at the bus stop bench, where plastic flowers and a few candles mark the spot where the attack occurred. Merbiles said that Violet did talk with people on the street, asking about families, their situation and why they wanted to talk to her.
"she was a very peaceful old lady. she didn't bother anybody," said david Torres, adding Violet had been at that corner for more than a year.
"It's uncalled for what he did," Torres said. "It's absurd what happened. I pray for (the suspected attacker)."
This was not the only incident. On dec. 19, a 55-year-old homeless man was set on fire while still in his sleeping bag in norwalk.
according to the Los angeles County Sheriff's Department, the man was doused with an unknown liquid and set on fire about 12:45 p.m. outside a donut shop at 12852 Pioneer Boulevard. A passerby heard the man's screams and called the fire department. This week he was still in serious condition at a hospital burn unit. Authorities had no suspect in that attack, but don't believe that incident and the one in Van Nuys are related.
For Barbara Weiss, who lives near the scene where the homeless woman was attacked in Van Nuys, the incident is simply a "hate crime" against those less fortunate.
"Just because you're homeless doesn't mean you're not worth anything," Weiss said. The LAHSA report estimated there are more than 51,000 homeless people in Los Angeles county. "With that kind of volume, we have a lot of exposed persons living on streets and places that can be susceptible to crime," said Peter Griffith, LAHSA director of communications. Griffith said when acts of abuse and violence occur, law enforcement authorities and agencies like LAHSA try to increase vigilance and do more to protect the homeless.
"We try to encourage the homeless to be aware of their surroundings, take advantage of shelters, and report anything that is suspicious," he said. "Also stay in lit areas and with other groups of people, things of that nature.
"But this [problem] is ongoing.
Unfortunately, people do bad things. But [the public is] generally concerned about crimes, and hope all perpetrators are arrested" he said.
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Why We Worship
Why is does La Sierra University require worship attendance?
1. We worship because we believe in God.
We believe God is everything. God is not in things, things are in Him. He is not limited to special functions and places. The apostle Paul speaking to the Athenians said 'For in him we live and move and have our being' (Acts 17:28). We believe that God does not respect our artificial distinctions of sacred and secular. The whole creation is sacred because it is all God's (Rom 11:36). The prophet Isaiah said, "the whole earth is full of God's glory! (Isaiah 6:3).
How does one respond to this God? How does one act in God's world? We act humbly, more aware, more respectful, with wonder and awe. All of life becomes an act of worship, because all of life is lived in God's sacred space.
At La Sierra our worship gatherings are like salt, they are a small part of what we do, but they affect everything. We worship God in our church so that we may worship and serve him everywhere else: the classroom, the lab, the residence halls, the library, the athletic fields, etc.
Worship services, gatherings of thanksgiving and praise, the hearing of the Word of God and service opportunities are integral to the La Sierra University experience.
2. We worship God because we believe the Gospel.
At La Sierra every worship experience/opportunity is a reminder, a memorial of God's amazing love. In worship we do something we can never overdo: we say thank you.
When God wanted to reveal his love, he didn't speak in thunder or blinding light. The word he spoke was 'Jesus', the One who came from the father's side full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) God loved us so much that "he gave his only Son that whoever believes will not perish but have everlasting life". (John 3:16)
In worship we have an opportunity to rehearse and repeat the story of our redemption in Jesus Christ. For some of us this is a weekly reminder of how much God loves us, for others it is the first encounter we have with the Gospel.
3. We worship because we are created to do so.
David wrote "My Soul thirsts for you"(Psalm 42:1). We believe that our longings point to God and are fulfilled in God. We fully understand what it means to be human when we acknowledge and worship God. We believe that worship is a place where our purpose for existing is most perfectly fulfilled.
4. We worship because it is our heritage.
The founders of La Sierra University had in mind a place where more than the transfer of knowledge would happen. They wanted to form individuals who would know and serve God. Worship embodies the heart and soul of that mission.
When you come to LSU you join something that was here long before you arrived. You join a family with unique traditions and practices. Worship is a way to bring together the fractured life of a very diverse and very busy campus.
Our Commitment in Planning Worships
Commitment to Theological and Biblical Integrity
As a Christian Seventh-day Adventist institution we are committed to theological and biblical integrity. Our worships will reflect our commitment to our church and to our doctrines.
Commitment to Learning
We don't know everything about God or how to worship God. We believe the need to worship is natural, however the capacity and ability for authentic worship is not. So these must be taught and cultivated. In our gatherings we are learning the disciplines of enjoying the presence of God.
Commitment to Diversity
A Christian University is a place where one's vision of God, and therefore one's humanity is expanded and made more meaningful. This means growing in understanding and appreciating how Christians have worshipped in the past and how they worship now. We want to be considerate, intentional, and sensitive to all the many ways that culture, ethnicity, gender, style, traditions, theology, etc. contribute to worship. This means that services will at times feel very familiar and other times very foreign. This is all part of learning to live in a diverse community.


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Like, if I wrote a Quartz Composer composition, could I play it in an iPhone app and still use all of the controllers i.e. audio input. I know that you can do this with Mac applications because I have written some. If you can't do this, why.


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33 U.S. Code § 59u - Lawyer's Ditch, Essex County, New Jersey
Source(Pub. L. 99–307, § 3,May 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 446.)
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|MIND > SEC Filings for MIND > Form 8-K on 5-Aug-2013
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Termination of a Material Defi
On August 2, 2013, Mitcham Industries, Inc. (the "Company") entered into a $50.0 million, three-year revolving credit facility, as described below (the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement replaced the Company's existing $50.0 million, three-year revolving credit agreement dated August 31, 2012 with First Victoria National Bank (the "Loan Agreement").
The Credit Agreement is a three-year, secured revolving facility in the maximum
principal amount of $50.0 million, among the Company, as borrower, HSBC Bank
USA, N.A., as administrative agent, lead arranger and sole bookrunner, and the
several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto
(initially consisting of HSBC Bank USA, N.A., and First Victoria National Bank)
as lenders. Terms used in this Form 8-K and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement, which is filed with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1.
The proceeds of the Extensions of Credit may be used for the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Company and its subsidiaries. Up to $10.0 million of the Credit Agreement may be used to obtain letters of credit.
If no payment default has occurred, (1) each Eurodollar Loan bears interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Base Rate for such Interest Period plus a margin of 2.50% to 3.50% based on the Company's Leverage Ratio and (2) each ABR Loan bears interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus a margin of 1.50% to 2.50% based on the Company's Leverage Ratio. If a payment default occurs, the margins referred to above increase by 2% per annum. The Company has agreed to pay a Commitment Fee on the unused portion of the Commitments of 0.375% to 0.50%, based on the Company's Leverage Ratio.
The ability of the Company to obtain Extensions of Credit under the Credit Agreement is subject to a Borrowing Base. The Borrowing Base is determined primarily based upon the appraised value of the Company's domestic lease pool equipment and certain accounts receivable.
Obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by security interests created under a Security and Pledge Agreement (the "Security Agreement"). Under the Security Agreement, the Company has granted a security interest in substantially all of its domestic assets (other than real estate) and 65% of the capital stock of Mitcham Holdings, Ltd., a foreign holding company that holds the capital stock of the Company's foreign subsidiaries.
The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, conditions precedent to credit extensions, affirmative and negative covenants, and events of default. The negative covenants include restrictions on liens, additional indebtedness in excess of $5.0 million, acquisitions, fundamental changes, dispositions of property, restricted payments, transactions with affiliates, and lines of business. The Credit Agreement also requires that the Company maintain a Leverage Ratio, which is calculated at the end of each quarter, of no greater than 2.00 to 1.00 on a trailing four quarter basis and a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, which also is calculated at the end of each quarter, of no less than 1.25 to 1.00 on a trailing four quarter basis. In addition, should Adjusted EBITDA for any trailing four quarter period be less than $22.0 million, the ratio of Capital Expenditures to Adjusted EBITDA for that four quarter period may not be greater than 1.0 to 1.0. The events of default include a change of control provision.
The descriptions of the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement set forth above do not purport to be complete statements of the parties' rights under the agreements and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 with this Form 8-K.
On August 2, 2013, the Company terminated its $50.0 million Loan Agreement with First Victoria National Bank after executing the new Credit Agreement as described above in Item 1.01.
As described above in Item 1.01, on August 2, 2013, the Company entered into a $50.0 million Credit Agreement.


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Anyone else have this issue?
Sometime around now, each year, I find myself completely able to watch horrible football games as if they are conference slugfests in late November. Is something wrong with me? Am I alone?
I mean, yeah. I'll watch Wisconsin vs UNLV, only because UNLV tends to scare the shit out of Wisconsin every time they play; plus, the Badgers are in Penn State's division.
But outside of that game, would any actually excite me if it were played a few weeks from now? The first game of the season, Louisville vs Murray State? Michigan State vs Youngstown State on Friday? Temple vs Villanova, or Wake Forest at Syracuse, North Carolina Central (WTF?!) vs Rutgers... all games on ESPN3.com?
There's a 99.9% chance I would never watch more than a snap or two of any of those games if they weren't the first morsels of college football we're fed this year. I've been so starved for this sport's return, including my weekly time travels back to old PSU games on my laptop, that I'm willing to subject myself to arguably the worst kind of college football there is...
Please help me.
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This is my first attempt at a DLD, but I figured I'd give it a shot since my baby girl brought the A's their first win in a long time. Lenny D had a great start, pitching 7 innings of 3-hit ball. Let's hope we can get some more wins.
Competitive eater Kobayashi finally decided to give up food. Apparently the Coors Light put him over the edge. Yes, that's the Onion. No, it's not real.
"I used to eat because I wanted to, but lately it seems like I only do it because I feel like I have to," added Kobayashi, who claims that he was in the middle of eating his 52nd barbecue chicken wing last week when he realized he no longer possessed the same hunger he did earlier in his career. "I knew it was time to step aside and give others the chance to eat."
After a controversial ending, the Sopranos got a crap-load of Emmy nominations, including Best Copout Ending in a Drama Series.
And Michael Vick is a horrible human being.
That's about all I've got, except for this touching Bio of Vlad the Impaler, who might've been a worse person than Michael Vick. It's touching.
Vlad III Ţepeş has been characterized by some as exceedingly cruel. Impalement was Ţepeş's preferred method of torture and execution. His method of torture was a horse attached to each of the victim's legs as a sharpened stake was gradually forced into the body.
So, yesterday was a proud day; my daughter now fits into her A's onesie. Because of her positive vibe, the A's decided they could finally win a game.
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Yes, I was stressed for exactly 4 days because one of my favorite photo app which is Instagram was not working properly.
I had to do a troubleshooting just to have it work.
- I deleted the application over my iPhone and re-downloaded it again.
- I checked for any updates over iTunes – but it seems that the last update was the one I have already.
- My current OS for my iPhone is up to date. 4.3.1 so I don't see any problems with my iPhone itself.
- I then restored the original settings for my iPhone. Made a back up first then restored back all apps.
- Lastly, Hubby rebooted our router just to make sure that the problem was not with our internet connection.
So what happen then? Well it still didn't worked. Everything was working fine except for this app. Oh I forgot that my Gmail email was not working too. It's not receiving and sending emails. So this made me conclude that the problem was with our internet connection. My best-friend said that the slow connection is probably the reason why it can't feed any new feeds and and the same time can't do any updates at all.
And so I gave up
Then the other day, when I was playing Smurfs Village, I checked if the feeds will work. And voila! Believe it or not, I was able to upload 2 photos that was on queue. Then I said to myself, probably it will work now then later it will not. So I didn't expect too much. The next day, the first thing I did before going off from bed was to check the feeds again – and another voila! My IG is back to normal. It can refresh new feeds and I can share photos once again. So what was the problem? I really can't tell. But I really guess it's the connection just like what my best-friend said.
Well, first thing I did was to update my 365 days project. And that's the next thing I need to blog. I hope this will not happen again – otherwise, I might get stressed again, hahaha! Sorry folks, just addict with this app that's all.


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Yesterday, Grantland's Kirk Goldberry laid out a brilliant new way to judge NBA scoring ability. You may ask, "What's wrong with field goal percentage?" Well, for one thing, DeAndre Jordan topped the FG% chart last season, while rarely taking a jump shot. Every player has a unique selection of shots, and Goldsberry has created a metric weighing each shot's outcome versus the league average from that spot on the floor. Here's his overall heat map of point expectancy for all shot locations:
via a.espncdn.com
He scored every NBA player's 2012-13 shooting record based on this criteria, which he's calling ShotScore, and the whole thing is fascinating. The major takeaway for Dallasites though, should be the placement of Jose Calderon and Dirk Nowitzki on his lists. When scoring every shot taken, Calderon ranks as the 4th most efficient shooter in the league, while Dirk is 9th. Even more interestingly, Goldberry excludes shots within 7.5 feet, which is roughly the dividing line between jump shots and the very different skills of dunks, layups, finger rolls, etc. Here's that ranking after adjusting for number of shots taken:
Top 10 Outside Shooters Per 100 Shot Attempts
1. Jose Calderon, +25
2. Kyle Korver, +23
3. Steve Nash, +21
4. Stephen Curry, +17
5. Dirk Nowitzki, +16
6. Serge Ibaka, +16
7. Jarrett Jack, +16
8. Shane Battier, +15
9. Danny Green, +15
10. Steve Novak, +14
None of the other 8 here are on the same team, since Jarrett Jack left the Warriors for Cleveland this offseason. Of interest here: Dirk, Nash, and Curry are really the only ones that create their own shots. The rest are predominantly spot-up shooters, and Calderon lords over them all, despite playing on not-great teams in Detroit and Toronto last season. As Goldberry notes, Jose doesn't make space for himself, but he should be absolutely deadly when Dirk, Monte Ellis, or others set him up for a good shot.
Meanwhile, keep in mind that Dirk's rank here includes those months at the beginning of the year when he was playing himself back into shape. At 100%, he's probably ahead of the much-lauded Steph Curry, but still behind the absurd Calderon/Korver/Nash trio. The Jose and Dirk show should be a lot of fun to watch, as long as it doesn't get derailed by Monte Ellis, who last year shot way too much, and is probably near the bottom of Goldsberry's metric.
Calderon's and Nowitzki's jump shots are an unbelievably good foundation for an NBA offense, and it should be interesting to see how Carlisle weaves Ellis, Devin Harris, Shawn Marion, Samuel Dalembert, and company into the attack to best take advantage of these talents. This isn't to say that every shot should be taken by Jose or Dirk, because it's just as key that their abilities draw attention which will create space that others can exploit.
Goldsberry just posted a followup which focuses on the worst shooters in the NBA. If you are surprised that Monta tops that list, you haven't paid enough attention to his game. You should read both articles, but the second is a must for Dallasites because Goldsberry goes into detail on both Calderon's efficiency and Ellis' wastefulness. This graphic of the backcourt odd couple's shooting patterns is the highlight.


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British baritone William Shimell sings De Brétigny (Manon) for The Royal Opera in the 2013/14 Season, a role he also sang when this production was created in 2010. Shimell made his Royal Opera debut in 1985 as Schaunard (La bohème) and has also sung Albert (Werther), Marcello (La bohème), Olivier (Capriccio), Guglielmo (Così fan tutte) and Nick Shadow (The Rake's Progress) for The Royal Opera.
Shimell studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at the National Opera Studio. He made his London debut in 1980 as Masetto (Don Giovanni). Since then he has sung for many of the world's leading opera companies, including La Scala, Milan, Vienna State Opera, Opéra-Bastille, Teatro Real, Madrid, Metropolitan Opera, New York, and for Glyndebourne Festival. Particularly acclaimed for his Mozart roles, he has sung Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Don Giovanni (recorded for EMI), Guglielmo and Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte) and Papageno (Die Zauberflöte) worldwide. His other repertory has included the title role in Handel's Hercules, Dandini (La Cenerentola), Malatesta (Don Pasquale), Tomsky (The Queen of Spades) and Sharpless (Madama Butterfly). Shimell has also performed in concert with leading orchestras, recordings including Stravinsky's Pulcinella.
In recent years Shimell has developed a parallel career as a film actor. He starred with Juliette Binoche in Kiarostami's Copie conforme (2010) and also had a role in Haneke's award-winning Amour (2012). He lives in Cornwall with his wife and children, and in his spare time enjoys sailing.
William Shimell as De Brétigny in Manon © ROH / Bill Cooper 2014
William Shimell as De Brétigny, Nadezhda Karyazina as Rosette, Rachel Kelly as Javotte, Simona Mihai as Poussette and Christophe Mortagne as Guillot de Morfontaine in Manon © ROH / Bill Cooper 2014
William Shimell as Don Alfonso, Sally Matthews as Fiordiligi, Charles Castronovo as Ferrando, Troy Cook as Guglielmo, Nino Surguladze as Dorabella and Helene Schneiderman as Despina in Cosi Fan Tutte © Richard Hubert Smith / ROH 2010
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EYV 2011 Alliance
Council conclusions on the role of voluntary activities in sport in promoting active citizenship, 3128th EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE and SPORT Council meeting, Brussels, 28 and 29 November 2011.
The council conclusions on 'the role of voluntary activities in sport in promoting active citizenship' adopted on 29 November 2011 underlines the fact that voluntary activities in sport are among the most attractive forms of engagement in Europe and belongs to the social heritage of sport. Voluntary activities in sport contribute to active citizenship, to the growth and strengthening of social capital, to the mobility of citizens through building competences as well as developing the European identity and promoting EU values. The conclusions also stress that voluntary activities need to be clearly distinguished from paid employment and cannot replace the overall responsibility of the state. The council of the European Union encourages EU Member states, the European Commission and sport stakeholders to create favourable conditions and ensure the development of voluntary activities in sport
EYV 2011 Alliance Working Group Meeting 3
The EYV 2011 Alliance Working Groups had a meeting in September 2011. The European Policy Agenda on Volunteering P.A.V.E. was approved by the EYV 2011 Alliance SG in November 2011 and was presented to policy makers at the EC EYV 2011 closing conference in Warsaw on 1st December 2011. Read the full report. View Photos.
EYV 2011 Alliance awarded European Citizen's Prize, Brussels (Belgium)
Supported by Intel, the European Citizens' Prize — CIVI EUROPAEO PRAEMIUM was presented by Marian Harkin MEP on behalf of EP President Jerzy Buzek on 30 September 2011 in the presence of EYV 2011 Alliance representatives and other invited guests. See more.
EYV 2011 Alliance at the II European Volunteer Convention, Brussels (Belgium)
Continuing to work towards the symbolic collection of 1 million volunteer hours from across Europe EYV 2011 Alliance volunteers and staff organised a dedicated stand in the II European Volunteer Convention on 9-10th September 2011. A total of 95,177 hours were collected during 2 days from volunteers and "soon to become volunteers" who visited to the V-Village. Two lucky volunteers who pledged their hours online during the Convention were randomly selected during the closing ceremony to join the EU delegation to China for the EU China Year of Youth Closing Ceremony later this year. Check EYV 2011 Alliance photo albums here.
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers, Jessica Main, Andreea Nagy, Maria Tvrdonova, Thibault Lezy, Marieke Wax, Sophie Chielens, Viktoria Endredi, Pedro Carnicero, Celzo Da Cunha, Martin Kuebler and Zoltan Vadkerti !
Resolution on Voluntary Work, European Parliament, 16 December 1983
A selection of resources prepared by the EYV 2011 Alliance Working Group 1 on Quality of Volunteering, Jan-Dec 2011.
Read more about the EYV 2011 Alliance here.
EYV 2011 Alliance Working Group Meeting 2
The 6 working groups met in Brussels on 20th and 21st May 2011. These working groups established by the EYV 2011 Alliance involved more than 100 experts, many of them volunteers themselves. The plenary session of the WG Meeting 2 included a presentation about the process towards, and structure for, the approval and publication of the European Policy Agenda on Volunteering that all the workings groups are actively contributing to. Read the report. View the photos.
EYV 2011 Alliance Working Group Meeting 1
Working towards the objective of the EYV 2011 Alliance European Policy Agenda on Volunteering the 6 working groups met in Brussels on 18th and 19th March 2011. The working groups established by the EYV 2011 Alliance involved more than 100 experts, many of them volunteers themselves:
WG1 Quality of Volunteering
WG2 Legal Framework of Volunteering
WG3 Volunteering Infrastructure
WG4 Recognising Volunteering
WG5 Value of Volunteering
WG6 Employee Volunteering
All stakeholders were invited to read the report from the meeting, contribute to the debate and give input. View the photos.


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While chatting it up with Victor from Prettier Than Perez the reality star had a lot to say. So, to break things down, he asked for five positive things that people don't really know about her.
No, Joseline doesn't know why Stevie J was walking around with her pregnancy test in his pocket, why people thinks she is a man, nor does she speak about Karlie Redd's deflated butt cheek.
But, one of the facts does include walking around looking like a bag of money. Get your life (in no particular order).


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There are four college hockey games on national television Friday night, plus two more on regional sports networks. Both CBS Sports Network and NBC Sports Network feature doubleheaders with a combined 68 NHL draft picks, and each game features compelling storylines with in-state rivals and NCAA Tournament implications.
Boston University also plays their first game since defenseman Max Nicastro, a Detroit Red Wings prospect, was arrested and charged with two counts of rape.
Which game is the one for you? The previews are below.
No. 17 Ohio State (15-11-5) at No. 15 Miami (19-13-2)
Time/TV: 6:00 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network
Announcers: Eric Frede, Dave Starman and Shireen Saski
What's At Stake: For the Buckeyes, this weekend is one last chance to turn things around. After a hot start, Ohio State broke an 11-game winless streak last Saturday against Western Michigan and would somehow still be in the NCAA Tournament if the season ended today. Miami would also be in, and unlike Ohio State the RedHawks are playing their best hockey in February rather than November. They swept Notre Dame last weekend, giving up one goal in two games and would love to get a first-round bye in the CCHA tournament.
Ohio State Players To Watch: No. 17, F Max McCormick (Ottawa); No. 44, D Ben Gallacher (Florida); and No. 33, F Chris Crane (San Jose).
Miami Players To Watch: No. 22, F Tyler Biggs, a first-round pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs; No. 22, F Reilly Smith of the Dallas Stars; and No. 7, F Austin Czarnik, who's undrafted.
Watch If You're A Fan Of... the Maple Leafs, Senators (Ottawa has 3 prospects playing), Stars and Columbus - both the city and hockey team (Miami has a pair of Blue Jackets prospects in Will Weber and Trent Vogelhuber).
No. 5 Boston University (18-11-1) at Vermont (6-23-1)
Time/TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network
Announcers: Ron Vaccaro, Ken Hodge
What's At Stake: Although there is nothing at stake on-ice -- Vermont will finish last in Hockey East regardless of how they fare the rest of the season -- this might be the most intriguing game tonight. One of the two big stories in college hockey this week (former NHLPA head Paul Kelly resigning from College Hockey, Inc. is the other) was the news that Max Nicastro was arrested Sunday and charged with two counts of rape. It's the second arrest of a Boston University hockey player on sexual assault charges after Corey Trivino (New York Islanders) in December, and Nicastro is the third BU player to leave the team this season.
It can be easy to get caught up in how this will affect the rest of the Terriers' season -- they currently sit sixth in the Pairwise -- but with charges as serious as rape and questions about the team's culture, it's important to remember that there are victims in all of this.
The Catamounts, meanwhile, have a chance to add Boston University to the list of good teams which have been defeated by Vermont. Despite only having six wins, three of those have come against WCHA leader Minnesota, the No. 1 team in the country, Ferris State, and a potential No. 1 seed in Massachusetts-Lowell.
Boston University Players To Watch: No. 5, D Adam Cleandening of the Chicago Blackhawks; No. 31, G Kieran Millen of the Colorado Avalanche; and No. 17, F Matt Nieto of the San Jose Sharks.
Vermont Players To Watch: No. 13, F Connor Brickley of the Florida Panthers; No. 29, G Rob Madore (undrafted); and No. 15, D Michael Paliotta of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Watch If You're A Fan Of... the Blackhawks, Stars (Alex Chiasson), Viktor Stalberg (his younger brother Sebastian plays for the Catamounts and is their leading scorer), Matt Gilroy (his younger brother Kevin plays for the Terriers) and how a team responds to outside media pressure.
No. 13 Michigan State (18-12-4) at No. 18 Notre Dame (16-15-3)
Time/TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network
Announcers: Ben Holden and Jim Paradise
What's At Stake: The collapse of the Fighting Irish continued last weekend at the hands of Miami, as their losing streak stretched their losing streak to five games. Notre Dame hasn't swept a weekend series since Jan. 7 against Minnesota (which was only one game), but with the Spartans being their final test before the CCHA playoffs, this weekend is as must-win as it gets.
Michigan State is coming off sweeping Alaska at home last weekend and can finish as high as second in the CCHA standings. After shutting out the Nanooks Saturday 3-0, the Spartans face a team which has scored six goals in their last six games.
Michigan State Players To Watch: No. 44, D Torey Krug (undrafted); No. 11, F Brett Perlini of the Anaheim Ducks; and No. 22, F Lee Reimer (undrafted).
Notre Dame Players To Watch: No. 4, F Riley Sheahan, a first-round pick of the Detroit Red Wings; No. 18, F T.J. Tynan of the Columbus Blue Jackets; and No. 9, F Anders Lee of the New York Islanders.
Watch If You're A Fan Of... the Ducks (two prospects), Red Wings, Blackhawks (defenseman Stephen Johns) Winnipeg (senior Daultan Leveille was a first-round pick during the Thrashers era) or Chris Chelios. Two of his sons, Jake and Dean, play for Michigan State.
No. 14 North Dakota (17-11-3) at No. 9 Denver (18-10-4)
Time/TV: 10:00 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network
Announcers: Gord Miller and Kerry Fraser
What's At Stake: It's another game with Pairwise implications between the third and fourth place WCHA teams. Right now both are barely in the NCAA Tournament (Denver is 12th, North Dakota 14th as the last team in) and with it looking more-and-more like the WCHA could ge three teams in the tournament, this weekend could be the difference in which school joins Minnesota-Duluth and Minnesota.
Denver also has the chance to stay in the WCHA regular season race with a sweep. The Pioneers are currently four points behind first-place Minnesota with two weekends left, but they maintain the tiebreaker. They also have North Dakota's number at Magness Arena, not allowing an even-strength goal by the Fighting Sioux in five years.
North Dakota Players To Watch: No. 29, F Brock Nelson, a first-round pick of the New York Islanders; No. 4, D Derek Forbort of the Los Angeles Kings; and No. 7, F Danny Kristo of the Montreal Canadiens.
Denver Players To Watch: No. 15, F Drew Shore of the Florida Panthers; No. 17, F Jason Zucker of the Minnesota Wild; and No. 1, G Sam Brittain of the Florida Panthers.
Watch If You're A Fan Of... the Panthers (three prospects including WCHA Player of the Week Corban Knight), Islanders, Kings (Forbort and Nick Shore), Wild, Deadspin fame and two teams who absolutely despise each other. Whether it's Pioneer coach George Gwozdecky running on the ice or a double overtime game for the WCHA Conference Championship last season, something interesting is sure to happen.
Unfortunately for Pittsburgh Penguins fans, Beau Bennett is still out with an injury and will not play this weekend.
Other televised Friday games:
- No. 1 Ferris State at No. 19 Western Michigan - 7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports Detroit/FCS Atlantic
- No. 6 Minnesota at Nebraska-Omaha - 8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports North Plus/FCS Central


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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Material Modification to Rights of
On August 6, 2013, Cumulus Media Inc. (the "Company"), Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Holdings"), and certain affiliates of Canyon Capital LLC (collectively, "Canyon") entered into an Investment Agreement (the "Investment Agreement") pursuant to which the Company agreed to create, issue and sell to Canyon, at a purchase price of $1,000 per share, shares of a newly-created series of preferred stock of the Company, the Series B preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (the "Series B Preferred") and described in more detail below. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the shares of Series B Preferred to redeem all outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Series A Preferred") of the Company.
The Company will issue and sell to Canyon a number of shares of Series B Preferred that will provide the Company with proceeds in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate redemption price for the Series A Preferred in accordance with the terms thereof. The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement is subject to customary conditions, and is expected to occur not later than August 20, 2013 (the "Closing Date"). Assuming a Closing Date of August 20, 2013, the aggregate number of Series B Preferred shares sold would be approximately 77,241, with an aggregate purchase price therefor of $77.2 million.
The Investment Agreement contains covenants, representations and warranties customary for stock purchase and sale transactions of this type, including those relating to the issuance of the securities contemplated thereby.
The foregoing description of the Investment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete Investment Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
On August 7, 2013, the Company issued a notice to the holders of its Series A Preferred that it intends to redeem all oustanding shares of Series A Preferred not later than the Closing Date.
The terms, rights, obligations and preferences of the Series B Preferred will be set forth in a Certificate of Designations of Series B Preferred (the "Certificate of Designations"), the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference, and which will be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and take effect, on the closing date of the sale of the Series B Preferred.
Pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, no other shares of Series B Preferred will be issuable in the future after the issuance of such shares in the transaction described above, except for such shares of Series B Preferred as may be issued as pay-in-kind dividends in lieu of any cash dividends in accordance with the terms thereof. The Series B Preferred will have dividend rights as described below, a liquidation value equal to $1,000 per share, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends, and will mature on March 24, 2020, at which time the Company will be required to redeem all Series B Preferred shares then outstanding for their liquidation value, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends. The Series B Preferred generally will not have voting rights, except with respect to any amendment to the Company's Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would adversely affect the rights, privileges or preferences of the Series B Preferred or the creation of a class or series of shares senior to, or pari passu with, the Series B Preferred as to dividends, redemption or upon liquidation, and consent rights over certain other actions of the Company and its subsidiaries that could adversely affect the ability of the Company to fulfill its obligations under the Certificate of Designations. Holders of Series B Preferred will be entitled to receive mandatory and cumulative dividends in an amount per annum equal to the dividend rate (described below) multiplied by the $1,000 liquidation preference per share, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, from the date of issuance, whether or not declared and whether or not the Company reports net income.
Dividends on the Series B Preferred will accrue at a rate of 12% per annum until September 30, 2014, thereafter at a rate of 14% per annum until March 31, 2015, and thereafter at a rate of 17% per annum, in each case subject to increase as described below. Dividends will be payable in cash, except that, if on any dividend payment date the Company does not have cash on hand and availability under its financing agreements to pay dividends due in full in cash, the Company will be required to pay the portion of such dividend that it is unable to pay in cash through the issuance of additional shares of Series B Preferred. In such event, the applicable dividend rate will increase by 200
The Certificate of Designations will provide that the Company may, at its
option, redeem the Series B Preferred at any time for a redemption price equal
to the liquidation value thereof, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends.
Additionally, upon receipt by the Company of net cash proceeds from (i) the
issuance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of debt for borrowed money or
(ii) the issuance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of equity, the Company will be required to use of 100% of such net cash proceeds to redeem, for cash, to the fullest extent permitted by law and applicable financing agreements, shares of Series B Preferred at a redemption price equal to the liquidation value thereof, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends.
The Certificate of Designations will also provide that in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Series B Preferred at the time will be entitled to receive liquidating distributions with respect to each share of Series B Preferred in an amount equal to the $1,000 per share liquidation amount plus any accrued but unpaid dividends, and dividend rights to the fullest extent permitted by law, before any distribution of assets is made to the holders of the Company's common stock.
The Certificate of Designations will provide that the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred will have the right to cause the Company to exchange, at any time but subject to (i) such proposed exchange not creating or resulting in a default or event of default under any of the Company's then-applicable financing agreements and (ii) certain other conditions, all then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred for an aggregate principal amount of subordinated unsecured notes of Holdings equal the aggregate liquidation preference for the shares of Series B Preferred so exchanged. Such subordinated unsecured notes would bear interest at the same rate, and be payable at the same time and in the same manner, as dividends on the Series B Preferred (except that any pay-in-kind interest would be payable through issuance of additional subordinated unsecured notes), would have the same mandatory and optional redemption terms as the Series B Preferred, and would a maturity date that is the same as the maturity date of the Series B Preferred. Such subordinated unsecured notes would also provide that Holdings would be subject to covenants and restrictions on its operations similar to those set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
The issuance and sale of the Series B Preferred will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
(d) Exhibits.
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Hazardous waste
One way to prevent pollution is to reduce the generation of hazardous waste at its source. This has been a basic philosophy behind IBM's pollution prevention program since 1971.Where possible, we redesign processes to eliminate or reduce chemical use and substitute more environmentally preferable chemicals. We maintain programs for proper management of the chemicals needed for research, development and manufacturing, from selection and purchase to storage, use and final disposal.
To more effectively track IBM's hazardous waste management performance, we developed a methodology to correlate the hazardous waste generated from our North American manufacturing operations to their production in 1992 and expanded it to our manufacturing operations worldwide in 1993. We established a voluntary environmental goal based on this methodology in 1995 to drive continual reduction in the hazardous waste generated from these operations, relative to the level of production.
The goal is to achieve year-to-year reduction in hazardous waste generation from IBM's manufacturing processes indexed to output. The metric is measured at IBM's three microelectronics manufacturing locations that generate more than 90 percent (5,357 metric tons) of IBM's hazardous waste generation attributable to manufacturing processes (5,841 metric tons), although not all hazardous waste generated at these locations are indexed to production.
In 2012, IBM's hazardous waste generation indexed to output increased by 2.9 percent, or 68 metric tons, compared to 2011. There were two primary factors for this year-to-year increase: 1) an increased quantity of a hazardous waste solvent from a photolithography process, and 2) an increase in a hazardous waste stream from another wafer production line caused by a tool set problem that temporarily resulted in additional water entering the waste stream before the problem could be addressed.
For the hazardous waste that is generated, we focus on preventing pollution through a comprehensive, proactive waste management program. For example, the waste solvents from photolithography are considered hazardous waste by regulatory definition and are therefore included in our hazardous waste metric. However, IBM has an active program for the off-site reclamation and beneficial use of the primary spent solvent in this waste.
Of the almost 7,400 metric tons of total hazardous waste IBM generated worldwide in 2012, 36 percent was recycled, 14 percent was sent off-site for treatment, 11 percent was sent for incineration, and the rest was sent to suitable regulated landfills worldwide. Of the total amount sent to landfills, approximately 90 percent were hazardous waste sludges generated from on-site industrial wastewater treatment processes. Government regulations required disposition of these hazardous waste sludges in secure landfills.
Nonhazardous waste
IBM also has focused for decades on preventing the generation of nonhazardous waste, and where this is not practical, recovering and recycling the materials that are generated. Nonhazardous waste includes paper, wood, metals, glass, plastics and other nonhazardous chemical substances.
We established IBM's first voluntary environmental goal to recycle nonhazardous waste streams in 1988. The goal has since developed on two fronts. The first expanded on the traditional dry waste streams to include nonhazardous chemical waste and end-of-life IT equipment from our own operations as well as IBM-owned equipment that is returned by external customers at the end of a lease. The second expansion was made to include nonhazardous waste generated by IBM in leased locations meeting designated criteria.
In 2012, IBM's worldwide operations generated approximately 68,900 metric tons of nonhazardous waste. This represents an absolute reduction of an estimated 1,200 metric tons, or 2 percent, when compared to 2011 quantities. The reduction was despite an annual increase in the generation of construction debris and an increase in end-of-life IT equipment and parts managed by IBM in 2012, when compared to 2011 quantities. Waste reduction and avoidance initiatives by IBM worldwide were estimated to have prevented the generation of 2,400 metric tons of nonhazardous waste, with estimated annual handling, treatment and disposal cost savings and revenue returns totaling $1.8 million. In addition, IBM worldwide product end-of-life management (PELM) operations reused 2,673 metric tons of end-of-life IT equipment and parts that were recovered during 2012.
Our voluntary environmental goal is to send an average of 75 percent of the nonhazardous waste generated at locations managed by IBM to be recycled. In 2012, we recovered and sent 87 percent of nonhazardous waste generated from designated IBM locations to be recycled.
The increase in our recycling rate for 2012 was partially attributable to the recategorization of some general office waste streams in Europe to indicate that they are being sent for energy recovery at controlled incineration facilities. IBM categorizes incineration with energy recovery as a method of recycling for the purposes of reporting against this goal. Ongoing reforms to waste management legislation in Europe are requiring that certain solid waste streams previously disposed of in landfills be diverted by waste management suppliers to beneficial reuse practices such as energy recovery.