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Since by this time next week we'll be all over the 2012 Chassis decision I've decided to post Power Rankings just a bit early. Hell, it's slow at work so that means my lowered productivity gets increased HERE.
Well, that didn't take long. I guess Penske and Ganassi just couldn't stand someone else invading their "hobby" called IndyCar for more than one week. The Red Cars were the only leaders, Andretti Autosport once AGAIN ran out of gas, The Princess disappeared, and Milka invaded someone else's space with her ineptitude. In other words....we're right back to our regularly scheduled program already in progress. How will that change the Power Rankings this week?
1. Will Power
Previous ranking: #1 (no change)
Pole Position. Most Laps Led. Win. Was there ever any doubt? A couple more snoozers like this and he'll at least lock up the Andretti Trophy and perhaps the overall title....and lock them up effortlessly just like he does his car.
2. Dario Franchitti
Previous ranking: #2 (no change)
"The Mobile Chicane". That's a new one. Perhaps this means Brian Barnhardt, who generally only listens to the Red Car teams, MIGHT listen this time about the Milkapocalypse. Milkapocalypse. That's another new one. I'm taking credit for that one NOW. Sorry, Robin Miller....this one's MINE.
3. Scott Dixon
Previous ranking: #3 (no change)
Iceman. He's ice cold and makes no mistakes. Riiiight.....and my nickname is Maverick.
4. Helio Castroneves
Previous ranking: #4 (no change)
The biggest shock for him wasn't that Scott Dixon attempted such an overtake, but that it WASN'T Mario Moraes. Or Paul Tracy. I shouldn't lump Paul in the same paragraph as Moraes....and NO I don't care where they finished at The Glen.
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay
Previous ranking: #6 (+1)
FULL TIME DEAL. The "16th corner" was just a distant memory to him on Sunday. Three full-time Americans down, just one more to go....
6. Ryan Briscoe
Previous ranking: #7 (+1)
The Captain was most pleased with that pass for second. He's almost forgotten your past brainfades and accidents. Almost.
7. Tony Kanaan
Previous ranking: #5 (-2)
AGAIN with the late race fuel stop. Seriously who is in charge of fueling the Andretti cars? Are they SURE it's the same fuel as the rest of the field? Only Danica hasn't had such issues yet....hmmmmmmmmmmmm....The ChampCar FTG conspiricay crowd could be onto something here. Or not.
8. Justin Wilson
Previous ranking: #8 (no change)
He upgraded his team and had Tracy as a teammate....and that's the BEST he could do? Seriously? He blew away the Red Cars with Coyne equipment last year. I (and he) was expecting him to push the button to unleash the Lightning Bolt from Mario Kart and OWN the field.
9. Marco Andretti
Previous ranking: #10 (+1)
Like I said before: get hopes up early, fade late, repeat. It's the Andretti way. To his credit he didn't fade too far, but he didn't exactly look great to start....
10. Dan Wheldon
Previous ranking: #12 (+2)
The National Guard car and Boy Scouts of America car collide on the 4th of July with Brits driving both. Yep, makes sense.
11. Danica Patrick
Previous ranking: #9 (-2)
I don't know what's worse....getting punted by the oldest guy in NASCAR, getting beat by the oldest guy on the IndyCar grid, or consitently NO SHOWING on the twisties this year. Her ONLY moments of happiness was watching her gender rival hitting the wall in front of her and Kanaan running out of fuel and finishing behind her.
12. Vitor Meira
Previous ranking: #11 (-1)
Now THAT's the Foyt team performance we all remember. Sadly. Jinxed by me.
13. Alex Tagliani
Previous ranking: #13 (no change)
Was it just me or did he purposely lag behind Tracy as much as he could Sunday? Bad news, Tag....two more races to go. The good news is that HE could be the one out of F-ing cars if you two tango again.
14. E.J. Viso
Previous ranking: #14 (no change)
Another one bites the dust....Just how DEEP are KV's pockets? Do they get discounts from Dallara?
15. Raphael Matos
Previous ranking: unranked
This is how much Penske/Ganassi had a stranglehold on The Glen: the highest finishing non-Red Car has a Penske as a co-owner. Figures.
DNQ (bumped from the field)
Alex Lloyd
Previous ranking: #15 (no longer ranked)
Only fitting that where Dale Coyne Racing had their greatest triumph ever is where they (or perhaps the car) remembered they're just Dale Coyne Racing and end a semi-hot streak with a DNF. That's what I get for calling his performances with Coyne's equipment "Foyt territory". JINXED.
It was going so well. At least he didn't add to KV's bill for Dallara. Again.
I do root for her like post people do. Result? JINXED. So from now on I won't refer to her by name. Since winning the Indy 500 Rookie of the Year honors she's had 3 DNFs, 1 roasted toasted Dallara tub for the dumpster, 1 burned hand, 1 hit tire changer, and even more lost parts with her wreck at The Glen. Things aren't going so well....my advice to you is to lay low for a little while. It seems like she's way ahead of me on that one.....aaaaand of course even that isn't without an issue.


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Test driver 'conscious'
Marussia test driver Maria De Villota is conscious after suffering what were initially described as "life-threatening injuries" in a test crash earlier today.
The 32-year-old Spaniard crashed into a support truck and it is understood she has been receiving treatment for head and face injuries.
– Marussia team statement
"Maria is conscious and medical assessments are ongoing. The team will await the outcome of these assessments before providing further comment. The team's first priority at this time is Maria and her family."

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Morgan Quigley
Chief Architect, Founder
Morgan Quigley joined the Open Source Robotics Foundation in August 2012 after completing his dissertation defense in the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, under the supervision of Professor Andrew Ng. At Stanford, he developed hardware and software systems for personal robots, including the design and initial implementation of the Robot Operating System (ROS) in close collaboration with colleagues at Willow Garage, including several who are now at the Open Source Robotics Foundation. On the hardware side, Morgan was the electrical and software designer for the low-cost, highly dexterous hand produced for the 2010-2012 DARPA ARM-H program on a team led by Curt Salisbury of Sandia National Laboratories. Other projects have included wifi-based indoor localization, sensor and embedded computing design for low-cost manipulators, high-resolution short-range depth scanners, multi-band software defined radio (SDR) for navigation applications, and miniature UAV software and hardware.


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Staying In Touch
One very good reason to get your kids a cell phone is that it lets you stay in touch with them at almost all times. In addition to being practical, like when a gymnastics lesson or baseball practice lets out early, having a cell phone can help you easily get in touch with your kids in case of an emergency. This extra sense of security and safety that a cell phone providers is probably the key reason that parents should even consider getting their younger children a cell phone.
And in the case of a real tragedy, like a school shooting or terrorist attack, a cell phone can be your only lifeline to your kids.
A cell phone can also be an important way to keep in touch with your older teen, especially if they are driving. And if you get a phone with GPS, a cell phone can help you figure out where your teen is at all times.
Other Arguments For a Cell Phone for Kids
Security, safety, and convenience are really the main reasons to consider getting your child a cell phone, but other weaker arguments might include that a cell phone can:
- help your kids keep up with friends who have cell phones, although giving in to peer pressure isn't really a positive thing
- teach your kids to be responsible as they learn to care for their phone, avoid losing it, and stay within their cell phone plan's voice, data, and texting minutes
Although the added safety a cell phone offers is nice, consider that most of the younger kids that cell phone companies are targeting, especially tweens between the ages of 8 and 11 or 12, shouldn't really be alone anyway. In most situations, your child will be able to use a regular phone or the cell phone of whichever adult is supervising them.
Other good reasons to delay getting a cell phone until your kids are a little older, leaving out a discussion of possible and controversial health hazards from radiation, can include:
Cell phones can be expensive. Once you get away from a basic plan, you can be hit with extra charges for going over your minutes, sending text messages, buying ringtones, and using the internet. Even with fees for text messages as low as 10 cents each, that can quickly add up if you have an average kid that sends 10 to 20 text messages a day. And that doesn't include the cost of a replacement phone if your kids lose their phone.Other charges can include:
- up to 45 cents a minute for additional minutes over your rate plan
- about $.99 to $2.50 for a ringtone
- downloadable games for about $.99 to $3.99 each
- 1 cent per kilobyte for using the internet on your phone
Increased Independence
Although the increased independence that a cell phone might offer a child can be good, it can also be a negative thing. Consider that with a cell phone, your child will simply have another way to communicate with the outside world that you will have little supervision over.
A cell phone also gives the outside world another way to communicate with your child. A sex offender, as they do in chat rooms, could hide behind the anonymity of text messaging and 'talk' to your child.
And keep in mind that most of today's cell phones offer almost complete internet access, with web browsing, email, chat, and instant messaging, that is much harder to filter and control as compared to your home computer.
Cell phones may even be a distraction to kids. We all know that they are a distraction for drivers, but one study has also shown that cell phones can be a big distraction for kids crossing the street and could lead to more accidents and injuries.
Cell phones also put your child at risk for getting in trouble for:
- sexting - sending or receiving nude pictures or classmates
- prank calls - which can get your child in trouble if someone starts pranking other people from your child's phone
Where It Stands
Depending on who you ask, cell phone for kids might be considered:
- a necessity
- a luxury
- a fad
- an invasion
Whether or not your child is ready for or needs a cell phone is something a parent will have to decide for themselves. Do make sure that your child can handle the responsibility for a cell phone though, before you buy one.
Other things to consider when getting your younger child a cell phone, include:
- a pre-paid plan with a limited number of minutes so that you won't be faced with a lot of extra charges
- the ability to put strict limits on what the phone can do, including being able to turn off web access and text messaging. Some phone also let you limit who can call the phone and who your child can call using the cell phone.
- only giving the phone to your child when he really needs it, like during a trip to the mall or other time when he might not be near a regular phone
- get one with a GPS tracker so that you can easily find your child when you need to (this is probably the only reason that I would even consider getting a cell phone for my kids right now)
- have a discussion of some of the more serious cell phone issues, such as the dangers of driving while talking on a cell phone, cyberbullying, cell phone etiquette, and following rules for cell phone use at school
Currently, the ideal phone for younger kids that includes many of these guidelines is from Firefly Wireless. It includes prepaid minutes, a PIN encoded phone book, and call screening, so that you can restrict calls to and from the phone. And it doesn't include internet access. The only downsides are that it doesn't include GPS, its coverage area is somewhat limited, and at 25 cents per minute for domestic calls, it is a little more expensive than a plan that you might get from a bigger carrier, such as AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint.
Effect of Cell Phone Distraction on Pediatric Pedestrian Injury Risk. Despina Stavrinos, Katherine W. Byington, and David C. Schwebel
Pediatrics 2009; 123: e179-e185.
Effect of Cell Phone Distraction on Pediatric Pedestrian Injury Risk. Despina Stavrinos, Katherine W. Byington, and David C. Schwebel Pediatrics 2009; 123: e179-e185.


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great weather today I´ve used it to take some pictures!
Ive has a new tattoo ^-^
Looking on tumblr and facebook…
My boys have a nice day today… I've an zuko are chatting and conny and fin are talking about god and the world
Old Pictures…. First Picture of Iven =D…. his style was completly on an other way xD
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Now and Again
|Now and Again
|Science Fiction
|Created by
|Glenn Gordon Caron
|Eric Close
Dennis Haysbert
Margaret Colin
|Country of origin
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|Running time
|45 Minutes
|Original channel
|Original run
|September 24, 1999 – May 5, 2000
Now and Again is an American television series created by Glenn Gordon Caron[1] that aired in the US from September 24, 1999 until May 5, 2000 on CBS. The story revolves around the United States government engineering the perfect human body for use in espionage, but not being able to yet perfect the brain. In an attempt to get the project up and running, they take the brain of overweight family man Michael Wiseman, who is killed by a train.
Given a new life, Michael is kept in an apartment where he is trained by government experts, led by Dr. Theodore Morris, in the art of espionage. Despite his new life and new abilities, Michael longs to return to his wife Lisa and daughter Heather, who are themselves discovering that not all is as it seems with Michael's death.
Michael Wiseman (John Goodman in the pilot and flashbacks) was a mild mannered office worker with a wife Lisa (Margaret Colin) and daughter Heather (Heather Matarazzo). One day, Michael falls onto the tracks of a subway and is hit by a train. Waking up, he meets Dr Theodore Morris (Dennis Haysbert). Morris is head of a secret government project which has designed a "perfect" human body (Eric Close). They have implanted Michael's brain into this perfect body following his death. While this allows him to live, it also obliges him to work as a secret agent for the government, foiling terrorist attacks. It also means that he cannot return to life with his family and is, in fact, supposed to never contact them. Michael, who misses his wife and daughter terribly, soon violates this rule, but keeps his identity secret from them. Much of the drama of the show revolved around Michael's efforts to work with the gruff and demanding but smart and sarcastic Dr. Morris. As the series went on the latter grew closer to Michael. Meanwhile, Lisa and Heather struggled to adapt to life after Michael's death.
The show ran for one season. The reasons cited by CBS for its cancellation included the unjustifiable expense of the program.
Both of the show's main stars, Eric Close and Dennis Haysbert, went on to have regular roles in successful series (Without A Trace and 24 respectively).
- Eric Close as Michael Wiseman
- Dennis Haysbert as Dr. Theodore Morris
- Margaret Colin as Lisa Wiseman
- Heather Matarazzo as Heather Wiseman
- Gerrit Graham as Roger Bender
- John Goodman played the original Michael Wiseman in the first episode and in flashbacks in some subsequent shows.
- Kim Chan played The Eggman, a recurring antagonist.
- Christine Baranski as the voice of Ruth Bender.
- Chip Zien guest starred in several episodes as Gerald Misenbach, Lisa's suitor.
- Chad Lowe had a recurring guest role as Craig Spence, Roger and Michael's boss.
- Timothy Devlin had a recurring role as "Special Agent #1," ostensibly Dr. Morris' right-hand man.
- Reiko Aylesworth had a guest role as Dr. Taylor, a physical therapist for Michael Wiseman, also designed to test his romantic attachment to his former wife.
- Mick Foley appeared in the final episode as the Eggman's cellmate, and assists in the Eggman's escape from prison.
In addition, beginning with episode 10, Charles Durning was heard reading a brief narration at the beginning of each episode summarizing the show's backstory.
In 2000 Now and Again won three Saturn Awards for;
- "Best Genre TV Actress" - Margaret Colin
- "Best Genre TV Supporting Actor" - Dennis Haysbert
- "Best Network Television Series"
Now and Again was also nominated for an Emmy in 2000 for Outstanding Main Title Design.
|Episode Number
|Original air date
|Written by
|Directed by
|Glenn Gordon Caron
|Glenn Gordon Caron
|September 24, 1999
|Michael Wiseman's brain is taken from his dead body to be implanted inside the "perfect man", created by the U.S. Government. Dr. Theodore Morris, his caretaker, instructs him he will never see his family again.
|"On the Town"
|Christopher Misiano
|Glenn Gordon Caron
|October 1, 1999
|Desperate, Michael breaks free and kidnaps his old business partner, Roger, forcing him to drive to his old house. Roger, however, is unaware of who this young man is.
|"Over Easy"
|Alan Taylor
|Glenn Gordon Caron
|October 8, 1999
|The city receives a threat from "The Eggman" who claims he will release a poison gas. Dr. Morris takes Michael to try and stop him, unaware that Roger and Lisa - joined by Heather - are following Michael to find out who he is.
|"One For the Money"
|Susan Seidelman
|Hans Tobeason
|October 15, 1999
|Michael is given a mission by Dr. Morris but his moral feelings on the issue don't help his relationship with his captor; and Lisa and Heather run into money troubles.
|"The Insurance Man Always Rings Twice"
|Vincent Misiano
|René Echevarria
|October 22, 1999
|Michael learns that Lisa is selling his house and pleads with Dr. Morris to find out what is happening, and to save his wife by "convincing" his former boss Craig Spence to pay his insurance policy.
|"Nothing To Fear But Nothing To Fear"
|Tim Van Patten
|Michael Angeli
|November 5, 1999
|Michael is stunned when Lisa shows up at his apartment to ask him out, but Dr. Morris forbids his involvement; while a wave of seemingly random acts of dangerous nonchalance sweeps the city.
|"A Girl's Life"
|Bryan Spicer
|Marlane Emily Gomard
|November 12, 1999
|When Heather is struck by lightning, a distraught Michael convinces Dr. Morris to let him go to her bedside where she wakes and sees him outside her window, leading her to claim that an angel saved her.
|"Pulp Turkey"
|Harry Winer
|Ted Humphrey
|November 19, 1999
|Three separate Thanksgivings collide into one eventful evening for Michael, Dr. Morris, Lisa, Heather and Roger.
|"By The Light Of The Moon"
|Vincent Misiano
|René Echevarria
|November 26, 1999
|Dr. Morris is replaced by a new doctor, Dr. Taylor (Reiko Aylesworth) who intrigues Michael; while Lisa considers her romantic feelings for her suitor, Gerald Misenbach.
|"I've Grown Accustomed To His Face"
|David Jones
|René Echevarria (Teleplay) / Marlane Meyer (Story)
|December 17, 1999
|On the morning he is supposed to be doing a 'survival' test, Michael wakes to find his front door open and his apartment empty. Unsure if it is a test or the result of some kind of accident, Michael is given the chance to flee into the outside world.
|"Fire And Ice"
|Vincent Misiano
|Ted Humphrey
|January 7, 2000
|While doing dangerous tests on Michael, Morris approaches him for help in wooing a lady colleague.
|"Disco Inferno"
|Jace Alexander
|Marlane Meyer
|January 14, 2000
|Michael investigates a church that is seemingly the nexus of an apparent spontaneous human combustion.
|"I Am The Greatest"
|Vincent Misiano
|Michael Angeli
|January 28, 2000
|Lisa starts her daunting new job in real estate; while Michael and Morris track down the first man the government experimented on: the one who got away (Charles Malik Whitfield).
|"Film At Eleven"
|Ronald L. Schwary
|Debbie Sarjeant
|February 11, 2000
|While out in the park on Valentine's Day, Dr. Morris is called away to meet with the President. Michael, to save a life at a bank robbery, uses his super-strength, which is caught on film by a security camera.
|"Deep In My Heart Is A Song"
|Vincent Misiano
|Thomas Edward Bray
|February 18, 2000
|General Irving (James Rebhorn) visits just as this time Michael slips into an apparent coma. While Dr. Morris desperately attempts to discover what is wrong, we see flashbacks to Michael before he became superhuman and a similar health scare that occurred then.
|"Everybody Who's Anybody"
|Stephen Cragg
|Dan E. Fesman & Harry Victor
|February 25, 2000
|Roger invites Lisa to a reception when his wife is unavailable, and General Irving makes a request of Michael which rubs him the wrong way.
|"Boy Wonder"
|Vincent Misiano
|Ted Humphrey
|March 10, 2000
|A mentally-challenged teenager follows Michael home after he sees him using his super-strength; Roger's investment portfolio becomes the subject of Craig Spence's envy.
|"Lizzard's Tale"
|Bob Balaban
|Deborah Sarjeant
|March 31, 2000
|At a medical conference, an old colleague of Morris's - trying now to recruit him into his organ-harvesting business - becomes very interested in Michael.
|"There Are No Words"
|Aaron Lipstadt
|Thomas Edward Bray
|April 14, 2000
|The country slowly devolves into madness after a mysterious virus which removes the words from books begins appearing in places Dr. Morris frequently visits.
|"The Bugmeister"
|Sandy Smolan
|Michael Angeli
|April 21, 2000
|Roger is kicked out by his wife and comes to stay with Lisa, soon getting on her nerves; Heather befriends an insect expert with a secret; and Morris takes charge in investigating a plague of mosquitoes who seem very specific in their targets.
|"The Bugmeister, Part Bee"
|Vincent Misiano
|Michael Angeli
|April 28, 2000
|Dr. Morris and Michael desperately attempt to thwart a series of attacks by a bug expert.
|"The Eggman Cometh"
|Ronald L. Schwary
|René Echevarria
|May 5, 2000
|For a brief period, Michael is without a tracking device and he is determined now more than ever to flee and take his family with him. The Eggman plots to escape from prison and get revenge on Michael. Lisa discovers more information than she expected on Dr. Morris and Michael and, determined to prove what she believes, decides to confront Dr. Morris.
DVD release[edit]
On August 26, 2014, CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) released Now and Again - The DVD Edition on DVD in Region 1.[2] The 5-disc set features all 22 episodes of the series, as well as a nearly two-hour long retrospective documentary featuring interviews with series creator Glenn Gordon Caron, executive story editor Michael Angeli, supervising producer René Echevarria, all of the regular cast members and others.
- ^ Tomashoff, Craig (December 12, 1999). "COVER STORY; Just a Regular Guy, Who Can Outrun a Car". The New York Times.
- ^ Finalized Date, Bonus Material for DVDs of the Late-'90s Sci-Fi Thriller!
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Is U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis in trouble?
Two of Tennessee's Republican federal officeholders are stepping into the 4th Congressional District race to openly back Republican challenger Scott DesJarlais's bid against incumbent U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-Tenn.
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., endorsed the Jasper physician on Wednesday while U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., weighed in with her own thumbs-up today, according to DesJarlais campaign news releases. -- More.
I find it hard to believe the mainly rural 4th District would elect someone from South Dakota. Then again, it did elect someone from Washington, D.C.


text: Another local Turkey Trot welcomes Man *and* Beast to Huntington to benefit an animal shelterThe 5-k at Ritter Park drew more than a thousand runners.Some, like the Audets, even dressed up and brought their dogs."it's a fun community event. Whenever you go, you meet a lot of like-minded people, and everybody just has a good time," says Tony Audet.In addition to the registration fees, many runners donated pet food and supplies for Little Victories Animal Shelter in Ona.Because of the holidays, this event hosted runners from Vermont to North Carolina to Hawaii.The Audets are reuniting this weekend in Morgantown."This is our way of preparing for the feast that's about to happen, says runner, Jerry Audet, "this is us getting ready."The turkey hats didn't slow down the Audets.Jerry finished third, and the rest of the family placed in the top four hundred.


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'High level' of bad teeth among athletes at London 2012
Despite the beaming smiles of gold medal winners at London 2012, a study at last year's Games has found "high levels" of bad teeth among competing athletes.
Using data from 278 athletes from 25 sports, researchers found 55% had tooth decay or cavities, 45% had dental erosion and 76% had gingivitis. More than 40% were "bothered" by their oral health.
The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, concluded: "The oral health of athletes attending the dental clinic of the London 2012 Games was poor with a resulting substantial negative impact on well-being, training and performance."


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Songwriters: Chris Tompkins, Josh Kear
Though Carrie Underwood has released a fair amount of tepid material over the past few years, her new album Blown Away hints strongly at a restless creative spirit beginning to bubble up underneath that powerhouse voice. This is particularly evident on the album's title track, which has been slated as its second single.
With this ambitious new release, Underwood ventures into the thematic territory of domestic abuse with a harrowing tale of a girl claiming revenge on her violent alcoholic father. When a twister touches down on the family's Oklahoma residence, the protagonist takes cover in the cellar while her father lies passed out on the couch, allowing the storm-ravaged house to collapse on top of him. The lyric invests a sense of symbolism in the events it describes, building on effective metaphors between the destruction of the house, and the protagonist moving on in the wake of her tortured past. It adds up to one of the most complex and engaging lyrics Underwood has tackled yet, which will undoubtedly make it a sharp standout on country radio.
Though "Blown Away" doesn't quite reach the spine-tingling heights of Martina McBride's flawless "Independence Day," it represents significant growth as an interpretive singer on Underwood's part, as she gives an empathetic delivery that imparts a sense of humanity to the desperate protagonist who takes extreme measures to preserve herself. Though it's all too easy for a big-voiced singer of Underwood's caliber to veer off toward ill-advised power notes, "Blown Away" finds her striking a balance between power and nuance, ably stepping up to the role of a storyteller as well as a singer.
Why producer Mark Bright felt to need to slap on unnecessary, distracting reverb effects on Underwood's otherwise solid vocal is anybody's guess. It doesn't necessary sink the record, but it acts as a barrier between the song and the listener, and it takes focus off of Underwood's committed, dynamic performance. Other than that, the arrangement, which tastefully incorporates a few orchestral touches, is generally effective at conveying a sense of intensity and urgency to fit the dark lyric.
"Blown Away" may be a bit rough around the edges, but that doesn't stop it from being one of Underwood's most interesting and challenging single releases to date.


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ATLANTIC CITY ŌĆō The Atlantic City Office of Emergency Management has extended its Cold Blue warning through 8 a.m. Saturday, March 1 due to dangerous temperatures and potentially deadly wind-chill values.
Tumbling temperatures and wind gusts will bring dangerously low wind-chill values that can cause rapid hypothermia and can endanger any individuals without shelter, the Office of Emergency Management said in a release issued at noon Friday, Feb. 28.
The Atlantic City Rescue Mission will provide accommodations and hot meals for all those who wish to take advantage of their facility.
If available, Atlantic City Police Department mobile units will provide transport to the Mission.
Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian advises that during this dangerously frigid weather, residents should keep pets inside and check on senior citizens who can become chilled rapidly without realizing it.
For information, contact the Atlantic City of Emergency Management at 609-347-5466.


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Quaint and the most sought after location at Granlibakken Ski and Tennis Resort, rated #1 Resort in Tahoe City by Tripadvisor, with the back side to the woods and Granlibakken ski hill. Relax to the sound of the stream from the deck and take in beautiful views of the surrounding nature while being minutes away from the Lake and Tahoe City.
The Property features gorgeous hand scrubbed hickory hardwood floors, slate heated entryway, constant supply of hot water (tankless system), full bath in every bedroom, fully equipped kitchen, flat-screen TVs in every bedroom with Netflix, computer with printer and broadband connectivity, steps away from pool, sauna and jacuzzi, and next door to the best beginner ski and sledding area in Tahoe.
You are a short distance away from everything beautiful Lake Tahoe has to offer. In the summer/fall, spend the day mountain biking, hiking, playing at the beach, sailing or rafting down Truckee river. At the end of the day enjoy a splash at the pool or a hot tub or just sit back and relax on the deck with nothing but evergreen forest in front of you while listening to a relaxing sound of water running down the stream. Don't like to cook? There is a restaurant on site as well. Or take a free shuttle to Tahoe City, stroll through downtown shopping area, enjoy a sip of wine at a local restaurant and take a shuttle back. In addition, during winter months there are free shuttles to Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley, and Homewood ski resorts. Want to pamper yourself – there is also a full service spa on site. This place has it all!
Summer Activities
• Walking to the Lake and Tahoe City along the biking/walking path (1.4 miles)
• Playing a game of tennis on one of the resort's five courts
• Hiking Granlibakken private nature trail
• Sunbathing by our luxurious pool and hot tub area
• Relaxing at our rejuvenating sauna
• Building up a sweat on our outdoor par course
• Hiking Tahoe's Rim Trail, which borders the resort
• Mountain bike rentals available on property
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• Learn to ski or snowboard or hone your skills on our intimate ski hill
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GERMAN cabaret performer Ute Lemper only ever thought she'd call New York home for a couple of years when she moved to Manhattan from London, transferring between West End and Broadways casts of musical Chicago. more »
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Viruses can cause hearing loss. One such virus is the herpes simplex virus. It is rare, but possible, for a newborn baby to acquire hearing loss as a result of this virus.
What Is Herpes Simplex?The herpes simplex virus, also abbreviated as HSV, comes in two forms. The first, HSV type 1, usually causes cold sores on the mouth or face. However, it can also cause genital herpes. The other form, HSV type 2, usually causes genital herpes, but it can also cause mouth infections. Genital herpes is transmitted sexually.
Newborn babies can get herpes during birth or soon after (neonatal). Passing through the birth canal of an infected mother can transmit herpes to the newborn. A newborn can also get it by being kissed by someone who has an active mouth sore from a herpes outbreak.
Symptoms of Herpes in NewbornsEven though as many as 2 percent of women are infected with herpes simplex virus while pregnant, the majority of those infections will not cause any problems for their newborns. Indeed, additional statistics show that barely one in every 7,500 newborns will acquire herpes during the birth process. Risk factors for neonatal herpes transmission include primary HSV, invasive fetal monitoring and preterm delivery.
If a newborn does become infected with herpes, the baby may have skin or mouth sores or infected eyes. A newborn may also have difficulty breathing. It is very important to treat herpes immediately, because it can spread to the baby's brain and other organs. It can even kill the baby.
According to the March of Dimes, even if a newborn baby is treated for herpes, 30 percent of newborns with infections that have spread to the organs will not survive, along with 4 percent of newborns whose infections have spread to the brain. If the baby is fortunate enough to survive infections that have spread, the baby could end up with intellectual disability, seizures, vision loss, hearing impairment or other disabilities.
Treatment and PreventionHerpes cannot be cured and can recur, causing blisters that break and scar. In adults, herpes outbreaks can be controlled with medication. If it is known that a pregnant mother has herpes, a C-section can prevent transmission of the virus to the newborn. If a newborn acquires herpes, the newborn can be treated with intravenous medication.
Herpes and Hearing LossHerpes has been associated with sudden hearing loss as well as newborn hearing loss. According to the journal Laryngoscope, herpes was involved in 70% of cases of viral infections that led to hearing loss. Studies have been looking at effective treatments.
In a Dutch study, researchers induced HSV-1 labyrinthitis (a known cause of hearing loss) in 12 guinea pigs. The purpose was to see if acyclovir (Zovirax) and prednisolone would be successful in treating the laybrinthitis. Three of the guinea pigs got only acyclovir; three got only prednisolone, three got both drugs, and the last three were given nothing and served as comparison "controls" for the experiment. The guinea pigs that received both drugs got more of their hearing back and also had less damage in their cochleas. Unfortunately, the results applied only to animals; studies in humans have yet to show a similar benefit.
Another study, this one from Canada, looked more closely at herpes and newborn hearing loss. The study consisted of a review of database information and literature on cases of newborns who were exposed to HSV and then monitored for hearing loss. Just five children were identified as having hearing loss subsequent to infection with HSV. The Canadian authors concluded that hearing loss in newborns who are exposed to herpes is so rare and the data so lacking that it is not sensible to screen newborns who have hearing loss for herpes.
Adams, Melissa Manners, Greg R. Alexander, Russell S. Kirby. Perinatal Epidemiology for Public Health Practice. Springer, Dec 1, 2008 page 134.
Birth-acquired Herpes. Medline Plus. National Institutes of Health. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001368.htm
Genital Herpes. March of Dimes. http://www.marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/complications_herpes.html
Hain, Tim, MD. Sudden Hearing Loss. American Hearing Research Foundation. http://www.american-hearing.org/disorders/sudden-hearing-loss/
Herpes Simplex. Medline Plus. National Institutes of Health. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/herpessimplex.html
Herpes Simplex: Symptoms. University of Maryland Medical Center. http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/what_symptoms_of_herpes_simplex_virus_000052_2.htm
Morgan,Mark, Sam Siddighi. Obstetrics and gynecology, Volume 1 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Jun 9, 2004, page 81.
Montano, Joseph, Gillian Diercks & Samuel Selesnick. Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Otolaryngologic and Audiologic Options. The ASHA Leader. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. http://www.asha.org/Publications/leader/2008/081104/f081104b.htm
Stokroos RJ, Albers FW, Schirm J. Therapy of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: antiviral treatment of experimental herpes simplex virus infection of the inner ear. The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. 1999 May;108(5):423-8. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
Westerberg BD, Atashband S, Kozak FK. A systematic review of the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss in neonates exposed to Herpes simplex virus (HSV). St Paul's Rotary Hearing Clinic, Surgery/Otolaryngology, Providence 2, Vancouver, BC, Canada. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2008 Jul;72(7):931-7.
Wilson WR.The relationship of the herpesvirus family to sudden hearing loss: a prospective clinical study and literature review. Laryngoscope. 1986 Aug;96(8):870-7.


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New Orleans police are looking for a man who they said entered a woman's home in the Uptown neighborhood unlawfully.
According to a news release from the New Orleans Police Department, 48-year-old David Taylor entered an Uptown home about 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 500 block of Hillary Street.
According to the release, the victim said when she left her bedroom, she encountered a man in her hallway who said he was looking for work.
The man, who police identified as Taylor, lifted up his shirt to show the woman he had not stolen anything in the home and then fled the scene, the release said.
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LENOIR, NC (WBTV) - Authorities seized 276 dogs and puppies from a kennel in the Caldwell County town of Hudson on Thursday, June 16. (Click here to read the full story)
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Caldwell County Animal Control said the dogs were not available for adoption as of Friday morning.
All of the 276 dogs rescued from the Mason Creek Kennel were picked up Saturday and taken to various shelters across the state. The puppies have now been given to rescue groups.
The public can reach out to the various groups to adopt the dogs. Those groups are: Humane Society of Charlotte, Union Co Animal Services, Guilford County Animal Shelter, Saving Grace Rescue, SPCA of Wake County, Norfolk SPCA (Virginia) and Virginia Beach SPCA.
Related story: What if you were in the process of buying from the raided kennel?
The dogs first had to undergo a comprehensive health check.
If you are interested in adopting a dog from this seizure, call one of the shelters listed below:
A small number of the seized dogs will remain at the Caldwell County Animal Shelter in Lenoir. These animals will not be available for adoption immediately due to the ongoing case as well as their immediate need for care and rehabilitation.
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Valerie Morris, regional vice president for Caesars Entertainment, which has three Tunica casinos under the Harrah's brand, said Tuesday it will be two to six weeks before they reopen.
Despite rising floodwaters, next weekend's Memphis in May Triathlon event is still on, the Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced. Race headquarters and all race activities are located on the opposite side of the levee from the river. While many casinos are now closed, the race will still go on.
The flood has shut 17 of Mississippi's 19 river-based casinos in the U.S.'s third-largest gaming-employment market, jeopardizing thousands of jobs and $13 million a month in taxes.


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- Publisher: Activision
- Release Date: Nov 13, 2012
- Also On: PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360
- Summary: Black Ops 2's multiplayer unveils a new Create-a-Class, introducing players to a new "pick-10" allocation system that allows for a combination of any ten items, making almost anything possible. The new Score Streak system rewards players who play to the objective and help their team win. League Play, CODcasting and Live Streaming combine to make Call of Duty more enjoyable to watch by providing players with the tools to commentate games and broadcast those games to the world.… Collapse
- Developer: Treyarch
- Genre(s): Modern
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Positive: 7 out of 11
Mixed: 4 out of 11
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Nov 13, 2012Like snow or Christmas decorations, Call of Duty shows itself by the end of the year. Like every year since Modern Warfare. This time, it's the turn of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, developed by Treyarch. Unlike its predecessor, the story sets in two distinct eras, the 80's and the year 2025. Two viewpoints which allow the game to offer many side roads in the story, and 8 different endings. This is a first for such a mainstream series. Of course the game's core remains the same on the basics: cinematic action, epic scenes and a percussive score. Even if Black Ops 2 reuses old recipes, it does it really well and remains a great experience.
Dec 12, 2012Call of Duty Black Ops II is saved by its multiplayer, as the campaign has surprisingly too many bad sections. Maybe now it's time to move on? [Dec 2012]
Nov 16, 2012Even though its graphics engine won't win awards anymore, especially on PC, the game succeeds in finding its place in the upper echelons of multiplayer-shooting. If you're looking for a great offline experience, though, you might want to look somewhere else.
Nov 16, 2012Caught between striving for the future and remaining rooted in the past, Black Ops II finds solid footing, providing another great ride on the Call of Duty rollercoaster.
Nov 15, 2012Though hokey, tired and periodically shambolic, the campaign has a few new tricks, but it's the fulsome multiplayer that saves Blops 2 from shame.
Nov 23, 2012To take Black Ops 2 seriously is to admit that this collection of absurd ideas, worn-out gameplay clichés, and soapy plot twists bears any significance to the first-person shooter genre.
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Positive: 79 out of 391
Mixed: 61 out of 391
Negative: 251 out of 391
Nov 13, 2012I gave it a 10 to offset the troll reviews. Normally I would give it a 8.5/10. PC version is great. Graphics are best yet in any cod. People saying different have **** pc's or don't know how to turn up settings. THERE ARE DEDI SERVERS!!! The people who say otherwise are uninformed/ don't have the game. The game uses matchmaking and dedi server backbone similar to left for dead. So you get advantages of matchmaking (easy to play with friends, no stupid server rules, no crouch only/nuketown 24/7) but the lag free advantages of dedi servers.
Multiplayer gunplay feels like cod 4 and killstreaks are balanced like black ops 1.… Expand
Dec 5, 2012For me, the best Call Of Duty since Call of Duty 4. Despite what others have said, the single player is far better than ANY other standard first person shooter I have ever played. While still a linear story, the game has far more replay value than any other Call Of Duty to date with key decisions affecting the story of the game. The multiplayer can be bit annoying due to the anti-lag countermeasure that seems to work against you but other than that it has been a really enjoyable game to play and finally a replacement for Call of Duty 4. There are dedicated servers - despite appearances, the servers are not run by players, and thus you can leave at any time without the hassle of a server host change. Finally Zombies is back with a transzit mode that adds to the stale flavour of the old hashed out Zombies. I am sorry to see so many people who hate the game simply because it… Expand
Nov 25, 2013Average game now and its better at least to call of duty ghost which is just totally trash ...the zombies are hell way better then crappy extinction mode out of both games i would prefer black ops 2… Expand
Sep 1, 2013Its the same as every other CoD ever made. The mechanics are boring. All the guns feel the same. And the single player campaign is crap. The community sucks. If I want to get yelled at by children then I'd become a parent. If you own any other call of duty game, then don't buy this. If you don't, and enjoy generic, boring gameplay, then have fun playing with Pinocchio because you clearly don't exist.… Expand
Feb 5, 2013Excluding single, multiplayer mode is something for 3 year olds. Only thing you have to do is press w and left mouse button. This comes to me really ridiculous and childish. It being so simple makes me feel bad when 3 year olds shoot down you. I totally regret wasting my money on this noobish game. I look for a game which needs skills, and something for grownups, not for babies.… Expand
Nov 13, 2012Boring repetitive, played it at a friends house, thank god i didn't waste 65 dollars on this overpriced DLC! I guess some games are that gullible to keep falling for the same lazy tricks.… Expand
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THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) –A popular south Georgia flower show will be held this year after being canceled the past two years due to freezing temperatures.
Officials with the annual Thomasville Camellia Show say the cold has affected local blooms in recent years.
They say a show held a couple weeks ago in Tallahassee was successful which prompted them to go on with the show this Saturday at the Thomasville Garden Center.
Organizers do have one big tip for participants getting their blooms ready.
"Do not freeze them!" warns Thomasville's Briarcliff Garden Club President Angie Pickle. "That's what's wrong with them now is that they are frozen. You can put them in a cup of water and put them in your refrigerator but please don't put them in the freezer."
Organizers also are planning ahead for next year by moving the show from the fourth weekend in January to the second weekend in February to take advantage of warmer weather.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The fearsome bite of a hungry Tyrannosaurus rex left behind new evidence that the famous beast hunted for food and wasn't just a scavenger. Researchers found a part of a T. […]
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Meteorologists are tracking a so-called derecho weather pattern in the Midwest that could spawn severe windstorms in major metropolitan areas with gusts as strong as 100 mph. The National Weather Service says […]
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The mother of a man who died in an icy South Dakota river while trying to rescue a 6-year-old boy says her son made the ultimate sacrifice.
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OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Tired of election defeats, conservatives are searching for their next Mr. or Mrs. Right at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Listen to a rundown from a local college professor in this interview with Maggie and Michael.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Riding side by side as a police officer answers a call for help or investigates a brutal crime during a ridealong gives citizens an up close look at the gritty and sometimes dangerous situations officers can experience on the job.
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New diet pill no easy path to weight loss
Experts are skeptical that Belviq, the first weight-loss treatment approved by the FDA in more than a decade, is worth the bother.
For one thing, Belviq has a host of side effects ranging from dizziness to heart valve problems to painful erections. To make matters worse, patients have to take Belviq for the rest of their lives and it carries a hefty wholesale price of $200 per month. The results achieved by Belviq, which the FDA has approved for adults who are overweight and also suffer from diabetes or other serious medical conditions, are nothing special either.
"In a study, the average weight loss over the course of a year using Belviq was 3.7% more of a person's total body weight than the patients on placebo," according to The Los Angeles Times, adding that's a loss of fewer than 10 pounds for a 250-pound person. "That sort of loss could be easily achieved by mild changes in eating and exercise habits."
Consumer Reports, which is advising people to take a pass on Belviq, said patients in one trial lost up to 5% of their body weight after 12 months but regained 25% of it by the end of the second year.
For its part, Arena said Belviq has been proven to be safe and effective.
The costs associated with obesity are astounding, some $190 billion a year, or more than 20% of U.S. health care expenditures.
Unfortunately, for many there are no shortcuts to losing weight.
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This author needs to go back and read the specs from the FDA label, Jonathon Berr is 100% inaccurate on this piece. Also, he needs to read what the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology endorsement says about new "novel" weight lose medication options.
Oh, did I mention that Belviq is a new "Novel" Rx. The first new "Novel" Obesity Rx approved in 13 years, with "No' REMS.
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Spock leaves the bridge (presumably to hurry to the surface and save the council as he explains) and Chekov is in charge. Fine. Then, after Chekov has been put in charge, Kirk and Sulu fall off the platform. A decent amount of time (30secs?) ensues, before Chekov realises that he can run to the transporter room and save them. He runs there, spends a few seconds saving them, and then guess who walks in... SPOCK! What?! How did Chekov overtake Spock, even though he left the bridge earlier, and was (presumably) in a rush also!? Did he stop for a Starbucks coffee?
Yeah, that puzzled me too. The funny thing is, it puzzled me a few hours after I had seen the movie and was thinking about this and that, you know, remembering the flick. While watching the movie I didnt even realize it as a mistake of the script.
Having seen the movie a second time I cant help the feeling that the movie was really heavilly recut and not allways for the better.
However, what about this:
Pike has Kirk, Sulu and Olson skydiving onto the drilling rig because its beam jams the transporters? Why dont they just shoot the damn thing from space?
Kirk and Spock beam onto the Narada, Spock takes the Jellyfish and takes out the drill. Couldnt the Enterprise have done this?
Spock takes the jellyfish to warp, causing Nero to follow him. What was the plan in case he did not follow him and instead just had used an auxilliary drilling rig going on destroying earth? Didnt he want Spock to watch? Would they then have induced the red matter and created a black hole in earth orbit? How did Spock and Kirk know Nero would follow Spock? Without that knowledge, what the heck was their whole plan to begin with? Beaming over to the Narada to do what? Geting the red matter and then?
Kirk rushes to the bridge to warn Pike they are flying into a trap. Pike says thanks for warning us and... flies into a trap?! What was that actually all about?
After Spock had marooned Kirk on Delta Vega he talks to McCoy and asks him for his opinion about... yeah... about what? The meaning of life and everything? That makes McCoy rant about how you should not leave your prize stallion in the stables. What? A ship with fourhundred crewmen and a redneck Cadett from Iowa in his fourth year at the Academy is now the ships master asset? Spock asks wether the doctor wants him to walk around weeping. About what? Having marooned a man on a planet, a man Spock had nothing to do with, a stranger? What in heavens name are these men actually talking about? The whole dialogue doesnt make any sense.
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An independent auditor released their findings Monday on the happenings inside City Hall in Port Allen. A 99-page report details the past fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2013.Deedy Slaughter was the mayor for the second half of that fiscal year coming into office in early January. She was recalled in November. State legislative Auditor Darryl Purpera said every city and town has an annual audit that's required by law. Monday's report is a follow-up to the audit Purpera's office released last year. When it comes to finances, it said utility accounts were not monitored adequately, late fees were not collected consistently and the mayor's salary and car allowance exceeded the amount the council had in the budget. "You can't spend funds that aren't budgeted. The court came back later and said that if they're going to pay the mayor the increased salary, then the town council had to go back and amend the budget and put it in the budget. That wasn't done. They didn't amend the budget and so therefore, they exceeded their budget as they paid the mayor the higher salary," said Purpera.After a court hearing last year, Slaughter was ordered to pay back the excess car allowance. "On June 24, 2013, I paid $2,500 in escrow to the City of Port Allen for the trip to Washington D.C. pending a legal decision on the trip. On July 2, 2013, Judge Batiste denied the City Councilmen request in their lawsuit that I repay the city for the trip. The city owes me the $2,500 minus the $600 for the car allowance before the budget was amended for the Car allowance," said Slaughter.Auditors also cited the city for not passing an annual budget before the required time. It was seven months late when it finally passed. The findings also say the mayor hired personnel without following required procedures, something that could open the city up to lawsuits. "The Port Allen Council has traditionally approved all employees hired by the city. This process, however, is not in compliance with Louisiana Revised Statute 33:404 of the Lawrason Act, which authorizes the Mayor to appoint all employees," said Slaughter. "The Port Allen ordinance concerning the employment procedures were followed including the advertisement in the official journal, the nondiscrimination and the presentation to the city council. The only difference from appointments made by previous mayors was that the City Council was notified by the Mayor of the employees to be hired in accordance with the state law rather than requesting the approval of the City Council, which would limit the authority granted by the Lawrason Act."Auditors noticed several bills from law firms for representing the former mayor in civil court, some of which were paid by the City of Port Allen. Last year in court, a judge prohibited the mayor from using city funds to pay for lawyers unless the council approved. Last August, when the I-team asked Slaughter if she was violating the judge's ruling, she said, "Not to my knowledge."On Monday, Slaughter said, "The only legal fees paid by me as Mayor was the legal fees for the city attorney Victor Woods and a payment to Attorney Ron Johnson before the July 2. 2013 hearing. The Judge did not rule that attorney fees could not be paid. He ruled that any payments had to comply with RS 33:386 (C). The City Attorney was representing me in the first legal hearing. After some of the council members complained that he may be potentially conflicted between the council and the mayor , the city attorney was obligated to hire legal representation to cover the mayor in her official capacity. I did not pay any attorneys after the date of his ruling nor did I exceed the budget for legal fees."
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"When NASA's Juno spacecraft flew past Earth on Oct. 9, 2013, it received a boost in speed of more than 8,800 mph (about 7.3 kilometer per second), which set it on course for a July 4, 2016, rendezvous with Jupiter.
One of Juno's sensors, a special kind of camera optimized to track faint stars, also had a unique view of the Earth-moon system. The result was an intriguing, low-resolution glimpse of what our world would look like to a visitor from afar.
The cameras that took the images for the movie are located near the pointed tip of one of the spacecraft's three solar-array arms. They are part of Juno's Magnetic Field Investigation (MAG) and are normally used to determine the orientation of the magnetic sensors. These cameras look away from the sunlit side of the solar array, so as the spacecraft approached, the system's four cameras pointed toward Earth. Earth and the moon came into view when Juno was about 600,000 miles (966,000 kilometers) away — about three times the Earth-moon separation.
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Cor Crikey! And g'day mate! Right now we're walking up to Hawaii's Gemini Observatory on the summit of Mauna Kea. It's got a beaut of a telescope inside, and we're hoping to find a new planet today.
(Whispering) Here we are at the front door. But we should first give it a bit of space. Patience is important when dealing with telescopes. And we've got to be careful with that door. It's locked! Looks like the observatory doesn't open for another 20 minutes.
(20 minutes later) Alright mate! Let's go! (running) Quickly mate! We're already inside, but we've got to move fast! If you look around, you might see that there are other humans around here that will also want to use the telescope, but if you get there first, you're in there mate. You can use one hand for the controls, and the other to fend the others off.
(Reaching the console) We're the first here! And it looks like we'll get to have it to ourselves too. Ripper! Looks pretty complicated, but I've been around telescopes all my life and this is definitely an "on" button. But before I press it, let's first camouflage ourselves behind this adjustable office chair, just in case! I'm going to turn it on now.
(Apparatus makes a noise). Watch out mate! We've got to stay extra alert now. Remember – never do this without the supervision of an expert like myself around.
It's on. And don't forget to be on the look-out for other humans. We can scare them off by making ourselves look as big as possible – spread your arms wide and look like you're real pissed. That's right, like that. Beauty mate! Alright, now let's go find us some planets…
(7 hours) Did you see that?
(12 days) Did you see that?
(4 week) Did you see that?
(6 weeks) Did you see that?
(7 weeks) Crikey! Did you see that?
(3 months and 1 week) Did you see that?
(4 months) Did you see that?
(5 months and 3 weeks) Did you see that?
(6 months later and looking weary) Well mates, that's all we have time for in this show. It's a shame we didn't find a new planet but that's sometime how it is in these observatories. See you next time!


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