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Tuesday, the Solano County Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 0, approving the payment of $25,000 to the Travis Community Consortium, its share of the cost to hire a legislative lobbying and advocacy group and approving the consortium's new 2014-18 strategy plan.
Supervisor Skip Thomson did not attend the meeting. According to Supervisor Linda Seifert, Thomson is in Washington D.C. representing the Delta Counties Coalition.
Michelle Heppner, Solano County's legislative, intergovernmental, and public affairs officer, explained that the $25,000 payment this year is up from $22,000 due to the Air Force's recent shift in strategies which includes doing away with some programs and the elimination of the KC-10 at Travis during the next few years.
Heppner said the shift has caused the Travis Community Consortium to refocus its efforts toward more extensive lobbying and developing a new strategy.
Seifert explained that the payment of $25,000 to the consortium was originally on the consent calendar during a previous meeting, but she pulled it for more discussion.
I think its so important that we really recognize the need to adopt a new strategy, update that strategy and to make the commitment to fund our efforts to ensure that the base will thrive in Solano County going forward," she said.
In the wake of a U.S. Air Force proposal to retire the KC-10 refueling aircraft fleet -- including those at Travis Air Force Base -- the consortium of local city and county officials is refocusing its efforts to protect the base and its missions.
Solano County is one of nine member agencies in the consortium. The others include the cities of Fairfield, Vacaville and Dixon, as well as Solano Community College, Travis Credit Union, the Solano Economic Development Corp. and the Travis Regional Armed Forces Committee.
For nearly a decade now, the group, with the help of Madison Government Affairs (a lobbying organization) has successfully lobbied for the local air base, including securing funds to extend the life of the C-5 cargo plane through retrofitting; securing funds for additional C-17 cargo planes for the base; and gaining inclusion of military construction projects in the appropriations bill, a report to the board explains.
"Solano County has been vigilant in talking about how Travis is important," he said. "It's important to this county overall."
Seifert noted that Travis Air Force Base contributed $1.6 billion annually to the county's economy.
Still, 2013 was a challenging year at the base, because of federal budget sequestration and proposed cuts that include eliminating the KC-10s. Cuts at the base are a concern, county staff notes in its report to the board, because they have economic impact throughout the region.
"The (consortium) strategy has been re-focused to include more extensive lobbying efforts, including sending delegations to Washington, D.C., and Scott AFB, Ill.," county officials said Tuesday.
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College Football Talk has the details on the LHN... A few items of interest: "As has been stated before, in the event that Texas is no longer a part of the Big 12 (sound familiar?), ESPN will have 60 days to re-negotiate their television rights coverage. If another network makes an offer after those 60 days, ESPN will have 48 hours to up the anty. Texas will work with ESPN to try and gain the broadcasting rights the University Scholastic League (UIL) championships following the end of their current television contract (with FOX Sports Net). If the LHN were to be allowed by the NCAA to broadcast high school games — that idea has been placed on a one-year hiatus — it currently could not air any UIL games or events. As we've also noted before, Texas also has the right to replaced "any on-air talent [who] does not reflect the quality and reputation desired by UT for the network based on inappropriate statements made or actions taken by the talent." In other words, don't talk smack about Texas when you're working for Texas. If the Big 12 is able to cement a conference network, it doesn't look like UT will be involved. From the contract: "Neither IMG nor UT will during the Term and within the Territory i. participate in or permit the development of another 'Longhorns Network' or similar network enterprise (regardless of name) related to UT" A few points of note have been "reserved" and not made public."
Danielle Robinson with 26 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl. OU had a 36-6 run in the first half. They held Prairie View to only 3 baskets in that 14 minute span, and scored 18 consecutive points at one time. The Sooners flashed how dominant they can be, but also showed some lapses, allowing Prairie View to mount a come back to a 9 point deficit, before finally putting them away. Oklahoma is still undefeated, and plays Sam Houston State at home next before a huge road matchup against Ohio State.
Major props to CJ Blue who threw a complete game shutout. This is extremely difficult to do. No, it wasn't a "perfect game", but it was a solid performance. I've been impressed with the Sooner baseball team so far, let's see if they can keep it up!
OU had it's Pro Day today. "Mean Joe" Greene of the Steelers and head coach Brad Childress of the Vikings were in Norman today, along with representatives from 27 teams in the NFL. I wonder which 5 teams snubbed the Sooners? Anyways, all the results are in the link. No 40 times that will help dispel the SEC speed myth I'm afraid...
I'm sure everyone knows the result of the basketball game but here are some other Sooner accomplishments: Men's Gymnastics: Ranked #2 nationally, they took down #1 Stanford and #7 Minnesota in Minneapolis. HUGE victory for them. This marks the 5th and 6th time that OU has defeated a top 10 opponent on the year. Baseball: OU has won the first two games of the home series against UCLA, both by rallying from behind. They are now 11-3 on the season.
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When the Bengals selected Andy Dalton in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft they envisioned him as their quarterback of the future. Dalton was taken after several quarterbacks, some who were supposedly going to be better than Dalton and that may be the case down the road, but for now Dalton is proving to be the better quarterback from the 2011 draft class.
After ten games Dalton is silencing any critics out there. Through 10 games Dalton has passed for 15 touchdowns. Dalton joins the ranks of former Miami Dolphins legend Dan Marino and Indianapolis Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning for the most touchdown passes all-time in any quarterback's first 10 games regardless of whether or not it's their rookie season.
Dalton has been doing it all so far this season. He has been making accurate passes, smart decisions, rookie mistakes, and has done some damage outside of the pocket. It's all part of the developmental process for Dalton.
He has made the transition from college football to the pros better than most quarterbacks do and considering the situation he was thrown into, his season is that more impressive. When he was drafted the NFL was still under a lockout and players weren't able to practice with coaches. Also the Bengals didn't know what their quarterback situation was going to be since Carson Palmer was threatening to retire.
However, Dalton met up with his teammates to get acclimated and practice with them. And once the lockout was lifted teams and players only had approximately one month to prepare for the season. Dalton didn't have time to watch from the sidelines to learn the game. Instead he was thrown right into the lineup and his been starting since week one. The fact that he has learned the game so quickly and under unusual circumstances makes his season even more special.
Dalton has passed for at least one touchdown in nine of the Bengals' 10 games. The only week he failed to make it to the end zone was against the San Francisco 49ers when the Bengals lost 13-8. Other than that he has been able to connect with one of his receivers for a touchdown.
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Beatles fan draws the early history of the Fab Four
Mauri Kunnas, probably Finland's best-known living children's illustrator, dropped his young audience for a year and concentrated on his favourite band. The result was an 80-page graphic novel, to be published later this month.
Mauri Kunnas
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By Arto Pajukallio
Mauri Kunnas
, 62, is known as a children's illustrator and one-time cartoonist, the prolific and much-fêted author of countless children's books that are standard Christmas-stocking fare hereabouts and have been translated into umpteen languages, and some have further been adapted for stage, film, and opera.
He has even had his handiwork licked by thousands, as there have been a fair few Finnish commemorative stamps (especially with a Christmas motif) that feature Kunnas's characters.
Kunnas is also a very reasonable guitarist, having rediscovered the instrument in the past few years, and plays with a bunch of fellow amateur musicians - many of them front-line authors and illustrators themselves - in a garage band called The Nyrok Dolls.
For the purposes of this article, however, we shall be concentrating on a third aspect of Kunnas: dedicated, semi-obsessive Beatles fan of nearly fifty years' standing.
Mauri Kunnas got his first, apparently immediately addictive
hit of the Fab Four as a schoolboy, at the turn of the year in 1963-64.
By that stage Beatlemania had already swept across the UK, and the rest of the world was catching up fast.
He saw the band in print before he ever heard them playing.
"I was lying on the sofa one evening and watching the TV. My mother was sitting in a rocking-chair and reading a weekly paper, which had a piece about this long-haired British band that was setting the nation on fire."
The mop-topped foursome
were splashed across a double-page spread in
that concentrated on pictures from "The World This Week".
In the image in question, they were seen running for a taxi, presumably escaping from screaming fans.
The 13-year-old Mauri was immediately interested.
He began to devour the band's music via the reel-to-reel tape deck of an older boy living next door, from foreign radio stations like Radio Luxembourg (on 208 metres AM, though the signal wasn't exactly strong this far north), and from the local bar, where the otherwise parsimonious teenager pumped his few spare coins into the jukebox.
He also set off from his home in Vammala
as soon as circumstances permitted, to catch the Beatles' movies -
A Hard Day's Night
- at cinemas in Helsinki.
In spite of the enthusiasm for the Mersey Sound, not all the Beatles' singles struck a chord with Kunnas on first hearing.
, for instance, seemed to me to be so incredibly monotonous that at first I thought it was complete rubbish!"
Kunnas also admits that even now he prefers the music from the early era of innocent chart-oriented pop over the later psychedelic sound that emerged with the likes of
Sgt. Pepper's
But to return to Kunnas himself
. After a spell as a political cartoonist, including a brief stint with
Helsingin Sanomat
, and after drawing a rock-related comic strip cartoon entitled
Nyrok City
for several papers, Kunnas has matured into a much-loved and hugely successful writer of children's books, most of them featuring anthropomorphic animals - dogs and cats for preference.
It all started in 1979
with a volume entitled
The Book of Finnish Elves
(Suomalainen Tonttukirja), that was rapidly followed by a huge bestseller about their boss,
Santa Claus
This character has been returned to on several occasions, and down the years Kunnas has also explored works of Finnish literature (including
Aleksis Kivi's
The Seven Brothers
and a canine version of the national epic
that is also a tongue-in-cheek hommage to the National Romantic paintings of
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
He has written numerous theme-related picture books on such things as sports, transport, making a newspaper, pirates, and space exploration, and he has even taken on subjects outside of Finland, such as the Wild West, the Arthurian Legends, Robin Hood, the Vikings, and most recently an interpretation of
Robert Louis Stevenson's
adventure novel
Treasure Island
What all these books have in common
is colossal sales (especially in the weeks before Christmas) and a nice touch with repeated characters that the younger readers can spot from the drawings long before they understand the plot.
One particular favourite, who has also been given titles of his own, is a sleep-walking goat called Mr. Clutterbuck (Herra Hakkarainen) that children love to find from each page, almost like the
Where's Wally?
Thus far Kunnas's books have been translated into 28 languages and published in 32 countries, with sales of nearly seven million.
But now he's taken a break from all this, and gone back to his roots.
"A couple of years ago I decided
I was probably so long in the tooth that if I ever intended to do something about The Beatles, it would have to be now or never. I resolved to take a sabbatical year from making children's books."
The upshot of all this is an 80-page graphic novel, as he describes it, covering the individual and common early years of the four Beatles, up to the end of 1962 and the recording of
Please Please Me
, the band's first UK No.1 hit single.
The book is a visually impressive history, with most of the normal Kunnas attributes, but - at least by comparison with the standard fare - it is exceptionally heavy on text.
It is also remarkably accurate in the historical details.
"I had thought originally
that I wouldn't draw everything exactly as it was, but that was before I visited
John Lennon
Paul McCartney's
childhood homes in Liverpool. I then decided I'd better do the details properly."
The project has required a fair amount of detective work.
"As an old-school illustrator, I started off working on the comic strips from things I got out of books, but the Net has been a huge help when I've had to check out how such and such a church really looked, or what Lime Street Station in Liverpool looks like. For the streets in Hamburg, I called on the services of Google Maps and StreetView", Kunnas recalls.
There were other challenges
relating to the minor characters.
One such was the figure of
George Smith
, the husband of John Lennon's
Aunt Mimi
, who was the woman who effectively brought Lennon up in the absence of his mother.
"With him, I just drew a pretty vague image. In the Beatles literature, there are pictures of at least three different men who are presented as Uncle George. Even in the
Beatles Anthology
book from 2000 they have the wrong guy in the photo. You can check it out against Lennon's half-sister
Julia Baird's
Imagine This
: she knows perfectly well who the real Uncle George was."
The ideas phase and the actual drawing
of the Beatles book did not cause Kunnas much difficulty, but the computer-aided colouring of the individual frames proved a real headache.
During the summer, Kunnas worked on tidying up some small details to the narrative and pictures.
In late August he spent time in Liverpool during "International Beatle Week", a fan gathering that includes live tribute band gigs, exhibitions, memorabilia sales, guest speakers, video shows, sightseeing tours, and a fans' convention. While he was there he showed some of the manuscript, already translated in part into English, to the doyen of Beatles historians,
Mark Lewisohn
(the author of
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years
, and
The Complete Beatles Chronicle
"Lewisohn made one or two important observations
and corrections, and he was particularly delighted to see that I had drawn
Bobby Dykins
- the father to John Lennon's two half-sisters - with one eye half-shut, because he had a nervous tic. And Lewisohn is the sort of guy who knows these things!"
It is not that hard to envisage
that sooner or later Kunnas himself might be invited along to Beatle Week as a guest speaker.
novel is unique both in scope and realisation, and with the proper partners on the foreign rights side of things it could even become an international success.
The story of John Lennon and
Yoko Ono
(who makes a premature appearance in this book, albeit only in John Lennon's more troubled dreams) would also be a fascinating topic for a similar comic strip venture, says Kunnas.
"Then again, there's a little bit of fear that it wouldn't all end up in court. Some might say I've been a bit naughty in the way I've treated some of the characters", the illustrator admits.
Piitles, tarina erään rockbändin alkutaipaleesta
("From this day on you are BEATLES with an A") will be published by Otava on October 22nd.
Helsingin Sanomat / Adapted from an article first published in print 5.10.2012
Mauri Kunnas (Wikipedia)
Kunnas has not shied away from exploring subjects outside the immediate Finnish experience
The sleepwalking Mr. Clutterbuck (Herra Hakkarainen) is a regular feature of the children´s books, and even has his own titles.
Mauri Kunnas website
Mauri Kunnas Christmas stamps on a philatelist´s blog
The Finnish edition of Mauri Kunnas´s
Canine Kalevala
from 1992
ARTO PAJUKALLIO / Helsingin Sanomat
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Finnish child welfare vs. Russian media misinformation (with some Finnish assistance)
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In this new age of technology, spy gadgets are no longer just for actors in James Bond movies. Studies show more spouses are using spy equipment to catch the other red-handed.
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says in the past three years 92 percent of divorce attorneys saw an increase in evidence from text messages, emails and GPS trackers. In fact in 2011, a Minnesota man was thrown in jail for installing a GPS on his wife's car as he searched for proof she was cheating.
Valley News Team's Hope Hanselman investigated what hidden devices might be keeping tabs on you and what trouble it's digging up.
Jane, who's name we changed for her safety and privacy tells Valley News Live how it all started, "I started noticing things were different with him. He was putting on jeans instead of sweat pants, he was shaving and things that he didn't normally do."
When does suspicion become paranoia? When does a hunch become a call to action? For Jane, that call came from an unknown number.
"Well, this female had called our home, which raised suspicions of course," Jane explains. "He came home from work said, 'well the dogs need to lose some weight, I need to lose some weight, so I'm going to start walking the dogs.'"
Since that day, her husband of ten years left the house every night at 11:00 p.m. for what she thought was harmless exercise… but turned out to be something much different.
"In a month or two the dogs weren't losing any weight, he wasn't losing any weight. I knew something was going on and I looked for it and I found it"
So Jane took matters into her own hands, calling on a professional like Fargo's Don Fischer.
"They always come in and tell me they have a couple of teenagers they're trying to keep track of," Fischer explains. "But as they are talking it usually comes out it's a spouse they're checking up on."
Fischer sells espionage technology at "The Spy Shop" selling technologies that track passwords, logins and every key stroke you make. They are meant for security purposes, but have become another set of eyes for husbands and wives.
"Every time the phone rings it will record whether you're there or not, Fischer says as he explains the technology. "Cameras in everything from calculators to picture frames to alarm clocks to smiley face buttons."
Curious spouses like Jane are fueling Fischer's business. She bought voice recorders and hid them around the house. And Jane knows first hand that even the investigation didn't always feel right.
"You almost feel deceptive when you're doing it cause you don't know if it's true."
Jane installed a GPS on her husband's cell phone, and even hacked into his personal phone records.
"It was a caller ID box from a spy company and it recorded both incoming and outgoing calls and I connected it and I hid it behind the entertainment center."
Jane had her proof there was another woman.
Family lawyer Jason McLean says many of his clients hit a crossroads.
"Because we tell them as attorneys it is only what you can prove by evidence, it's not about how you feel or what you believe, it's only about what you can prove, so then they have to go gather evidence."
But McLean says hidden cameras, voice recorders and GPS devices violate most states' privacy laws.
"They could end up with a call from the Cass County Sheriff's Department, the Fargo PD, the West Fargo PD, they could be hit with restraining orders."
Jane could have faced thousands of dollars of fines for stalking, but according to her, it would have been minor compared to the price she was already paying.
"It was an emotional whirlwind that almost took me under a few times," Jane expressed to Valley News Team's Hope Hanselman. "I felt like I was going crazy and I started to think at times, well maybe my kids are better off without me starts to cry but um deep breath in through the strength of God I think I just pulled it together and went, this is not happening
Proof, she says, was her only way out
"At the point that I heard the voicemail messages from her to him, that was my switch."
Jane's 7 months of research would have likely been thrown out in family court according to McLean.
"Adultery, cheating, those kinds of things, they don't really move the ball at all, there's not much the courts going to do with them."
But when truth lies where legal and moral lines cross, trouble is close behind.
"When you're in my shoes you're not going to walk away from a marriage," Jane explains. "And a life and a family without digging in and find out the absolute truth."
Legal experts tell Valley News Live privacy violations are judged on a case by case basis, and each state differs a little in their interpretation. As a rule of thumb for those thinking of spying on a significant other: They say if it feels wrong, it's probably illegal.


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4:12pm Tuesday 15th December 2009 in News
A WOMAN who falsely claimed more than £23,000 in benefits has been given a suspended sentence.
Susan Humphreys, 42, of Broadview, Grays, appeared at Grays Magistrates Court today to be sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of benefit fraud.
The court heard that, when her husband returned to work in July 2007, he trusted her to post a letter to the council and the Department of Work and Pensions telling them of the change in their circumstances.
She did not post the letter and continued to receive benefits, deceiving her husband into believing he was paying the rent and council tax on their property.
In November 2007, Humphreys had to renew her claim for Housing and Council Tax Benefit.
She completed the form saying that neither she nor her husband were working and had forged his signature.
Passing sentence, magistrates said her case was so serious that only a custodial sentence was appropriate.
She was given credit for her early guilty plea and the fact that her claim had originally been legitimate and that she had no previous convictions.
After hearing in mitigation that Humphreys was suffering from a form of bone cancer and had a young daughter for whom she had sole care, the Magistrates suspended her two six-month jail sentences for a year and imposed a 12 month probation supervision order, during which time she has to undertake a basic skills assessment.
She was also ordered to pay £500 towards the cost of the investigation and prosecution.
Humphreys was warned that, if she failed to comply with the probation order, the custodial sentence was likely to take effect.
The overpaid benefit will also have to be repaid.
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Baphomet wrote:Its not just Nigerians that are coming into this country! People born and breed here are also abusing the system!
No wonder no one wants to work in this country when its easier to claim benefits and not even have to pay them back if found to be illegally claiming them, I'm not surprised the Nigerians are pouring into the Country to have a crack at it. I've paid £1400 in tax this month so that these low life work shy scum can sit indoors living a life of riley.
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Christopher Cronin is both a sound designer and production sound engineer for the Broadway stage. He is currently represented on Broadway as the sound designer of Life (x) 3 at the Circle in the Square. This past season was a busy one, including productions of Jackie Mason's Prune Danish, Hollywood Arms, Def Poetry Jam, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, A Year with Frog and Toad, and Al Pacino's Salome. Broadway credits include the sound design for Jackie Mason's, Much Ado about Everything, Prune Danish, and The Graduate. As associate/assistant sound designer: Frog and Toad, Ma Rainey, Def Poetry, Hollywood Arms, Noises Off, The Search For Intelligent Life in the Universe, The Full Monty, Fascinating Rhythm, Amadeus, Proposals, and Evita (25th Anniversary tour).
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If Sam had followed the rules aboard the Mayan Mindbender, he wouldn't have fallen off, AstroWorld says. As he lay facedown in a pool of blood on the concrete below the track, an AstroWorld supervisor, Diedra Wuenschel, squatted next to him and began asking questions. Wuenschel later quoted Sam in a statement as saying, "I was jumping up and down on my seat."
After Sam's father sued to reclaim his son's medical bills, the jumping comment became the core of AstroWorld's defense. The park even created a computer-animated video showing Sam standing on the coaster and being jettisoned at the first turn. But Sam denied ever standing up or jumping. And his attorney, Vuk Vujasinovic, argued the teenager could have flown out even while sitting down.
Manufactured by the Vekoma company in Germany, the 12 cars of the Mayan Mindbender trains use a common type of restraint known as the T-bar. The bar telescopes out from the floor and pivots down against riders' laps. It locks into position when the teeth of two sets of ratchets inside the car clamp together.
Reviewing the maintenance log for the Mayan Mindbender, Vujasinovic found a surprisingly fresh record of problems with the lap bars. For example, one week before the accident, an AstroWorld mechanic wrote, "need parts for lap bars ratchet assembly." Two days later, a mechanic determined that cars three, five and ten had "bad ratchets." And three days before the accident, AstroWorld shut down the entire coaster due to "inop. lap bars."
Vujasinovic also found surprising holes in the park's maintenance procedures, casting further doubt on whether the lap bars were working properly before Sam fell out. The user's manual for the Mindbender requires the locking teeth of the restraint bars to be replaced "if more than 20 percent of the tooth height is worn off." But the ride's mechanic was unaware of the requirements, which were also absent from the park's maintenance guidelines. Vujasinovic's ride expert, former Walt Disney senior facility design manager Edward Pribonic, was aghast. "There was no inspection I would consider anywhere near proper on that lap bar," he said, adding that the maintenance of the Mindbender was the poorest he'd ever seen.
Even so, the strongest piece of evidence against AstroWorld came from the park itself. Two months after the accident, ride mechanic Tony Solis inspected Sam's Mindbender car and determined the lap bar had "an intermittent locking malfunction." Solis later explained in a deposition that this meant "the teeth in the ratchet weren't locking right." It was basically an admission: The lap bar could have come undone during a ride.
In a second line of defense, AstroWorld argued that the lap bars scarcely mattered. Park supervisor Wuenschel said the purpose of the braces was simply "to remind guests to stay seated while riding the ride." But the manufacturer's specifications for the coaster tell a slightly different story. They say the braces "hold" passengers and "serve to keep [them] seated during the ride."
Given AstroWorld's laid-back stance toward the Mindbender restraints, riders might expect the park to claim that flying from the coaster is impossible in any case where a passenger is even remotely sitting down. But in fact, in one of the last depositions from the case, park engineer Ed Fritsch said Sam could have fallen out of the coaster if his rear end was just six inches off the seat.
Vujasinovic was shocked. "I don't think anyone would expect that," he said, adding that any number of scenarios could cause riders to fall out under those conditions. "Let's say a rider is trying to move back in their seat and they want to pick their rear end up to move back, or let's say a kid is excited about being on the ride and they put their hands up and lift a little bit," he said. "These are things that you see all the time."
How to hold a person inside a roller coaster has been a vexing concern for generations of mechanical engineers. The architects of America's first coaster ride were among the few ride designers to avoid the problem: Their Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway topped out at six miles per hour. But 120 years after the ride opened on Coney Island, speeds aboard coasters have increased more than tenfold, and engineers still haven't figured out how to keep their machines reliably attached to patrons.
The perennial restraint problem surfaced most recently at the Six Flags New England amusement park in Agawam, Massachusetts, where last month Stanley Mobarsky boarded the Superman Ride of Steel. Mobarsky was clamped in with a T-bar -- the same mode of restraint used aboard the Mayan Mindbender -- then hoisted up with an eight-car train.
Voted the best roller coaster in the world when it was built in 2000, the Ride of Steel plunged Mobarsky down an 80-mile-per-hour descent, bumped him over several high-speed camel humps, and in the last turn threw him out of the car. Eyewitnesses said his body spun like a Frisbee, hit the rail and fell to the ground. He was pronounced dead a few minutes later.
Compared to other riders aboard the coaster, Mobarsky had been a prime candidate for ejection. He was five feet two inches, 230 pounds and confined to an electric scooter. His family said he should have never been allowed aboard the ride. Using a T-bar to hold such a man would have been like restraining a cantaloupe with a chopstick.


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There was some belief that Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh would be able to play in Tuesday night's match-up with the Boston Celtics, and that appears to be the case. It does not look like Bosh is going to play a significant role for Miami in Game 5 however, according to Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra.
Spoelstra said that Bosh would be used in "short bursts" and that he would play a "small role" and said that Bosh would likely play center. He also worked to downplay expectations.
"He doesn't have to be the Chris Bosh he was seven weeks ago," he said. "We can build up to that. He just has to give us solid minutes and help our rotation get worked out."
Bosh suffered a lower abdominal injury during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Indiana Pacers and hasn't played since. The Heat could definitely use another big man on the court who can score, even if it's just in short bursts from Bosh.
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Posted Nov 7, 2011 3:12 PM CDT
By Martha Neil
Both sides proclaimed victory today after a British judge ordered 3M Corp. to pay $1.3 million for failing to fulfill a promise to market a test for MRSA, a dangerous bacteria in hospitals.
The award to the Porton Group and its partners was far less than the $40 million they had sought in the breach of contract case, the New York Times reports.
The Blog of Legal Times provides a a link to today's opinion (PDF).
Meanwhile, 3M is planning to proceed with a case against the chief executive of the Porton Group and a well-known Washington, D.C., lobbyist and attorney, Lanny J. Davis, alleging that they conspired to blackmail 3M. Both deny the allegations in the suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.
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When our son graduated in 2011 from Plum Cove, Gloucester's smallest elementary school, my husband and I had concerns about his successful transition to O'Maley Middle School.
Would he be overwhelmed with its large size? Would he get the personalized attention that we had been accustomed at Plum Cove?
After he began his second year, Grade 7, at the recently approved O'Maley Innovation School, we know that we made the right choice. His learning experience, both socially and academically, has exceeded our expectations for these reasons:
O'Maley's "House" system offers a small school within a school feeling of security and personalization. Each grade has three houses or teams offering four core curriculum teachers and specialized classes, health/physical education, performing arts, art, Spanish or remedial math. Class size remains in the low 20s.
We have engaged, experienced, and enthusiastic teachers. I cannot say enough about our middle school teachers. They are creative, committed and accessible to parents via email and website updates. Our son likes all of his teachers.
The SAILS program, Service, Acceptance, Integrity, Leadership, and Success, promotes values and a culture of respect. Last year, O'Maley students banked over 2,000 hours of community service. Last week, our entire student body helped the elderly residents of Gloucester with yard work and chores. Our school is developing empathic and compassionate future leaders.
Our new innovation school model emphasizes 21st century learning skills such as critical thinking by introducing project based curriculum to reinforce student learning. My son works on projects and themes to reinforce learning of the common core topics, with an emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.) Our common core and specialty teachers benefited from professional development workshops this summer to develop curriculum surrounding learning themes.
Remediation programs are offered for students below proficiency and enrichment for our strongest performers. Students who are not at proficiency in math are given supplementary attention as a normal part of the school day. Those who are advanced are given additional opportunities to build their skills in subjects including Spanish, Algebra and Geometry.


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Friday, April 18, 2014
Fannie Cuttino
Fannie G. Cuttino, age 103, of Georgetown passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 2 p.m. in the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, 6882 Choppee Road in Georgetown.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Public viewing will be held from 11 a.m. until the hour of service.
Rhues Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
Walter Mercer
Walter Henry Mercer, age 95, widower of Evelyn Wiggins Mercer, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Vibra Hospital in Mt. Pleasant.
Born on Jan. 22, 1919, in Andrews, he was a son of the late John Clarence Mercer and the late Lillian Mercer Mercer.
Mr. Mercer was a charter member of Wayne United Methodist Church for 60 years, served as a trustee, was a member of the Curtis Bell Sunday School Class and was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in World War II.
He was a local contractor having built many houses in the Georgetown area for more than 40 years.
He enjoyed cooking and fishing.
Survivors include five children, Larry Mercer of Georgetown, Ronald Mercer of Georgetown, Glenn Mercer (Kathy) of Barrington, Ill., Julia Sanderson (James) of Georgetown and Mark Mercer (Amber) of Georgetown; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Carey Mercer (Elaine) of Georgetown and Bobo Mercer (Gloria) of Georgetown; one sister, Gail Wilson of Pennsylvania; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Wayne United Methodist Church with Rev. Danny Chamblee officiating.
Burial will follow at Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 18, 2014 at Graham Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Wayne United Methodist Church, 606 Wayne St. Georgetown, SC 29440.
Graham Funeral Home of Georgetown is in charge of the arrangements (www.grahamfuneralhome.org).
Laura Slade
Laura Nelson Slade, age 98, of Georgetown died on Monday, April 14, 2014 at Tidelands Community Hospice House.
Funeral services for Mrs. Slade will held at 3 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2014 at Bethel A.M. E. Church, conducted by Dr. M. Charmain Ragin.
Burial will follow at Bethels Cemetery.
The remains will lie in state in the sanctuary of the church on Monday from noon until the time of service.
Mrs. Slade was born on Jan. 1, 1916 in Georgetown, a daughter of Joe Nelson and Mrs. Laura Alston Nelson.
She was educated in the public schools of Georgetown County.
Having migrated to New York City, she worked in housekeeping in the City of New Yorks court system and later at Hunter College.
She was married to Robert Slade. Her parents, husband, and sister, Agnes King, preceded her in death.
She is survived by her niece, Muriel King, of Philadelphia, Pa.; and a nephew, Arthur Bruce King of Columbia, S.C.
Funeral services are entrusted to Wilds Funeral Home, LLC.
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A man who was eating in is parked car in a grocery store parking lot in East Memphis was held up at gunpoint, kidnapped and carjacked by an armed suspect, Memphis police said.
The incident unfolded at around 11:35 a.m. on Poplar Avenue near Kirby.
The motorist, identified as Barry Horne, was grabbing a quick bite to eat during his lunch break. A man pointed a gun at him and then hit him in the head. Horne was forced into the passenger seat of his 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix while the suspect jumped into the driver's seat of the victim's car.
"A guy came up out of no where with a gun, told me to get out at first," the victim said to FOX13 News. "I did that. Then he said get back in. He hit me in the back of the head with his gun and made me move over. "
Down the street the suspect ordered Horne to get out of his Grand Prix. The armed male suspect grabbed $10 from Horne and his work phone, forced him to get out at a drug store parking lot, and then sped off with the victim's car.
"He drove me here to this Walgreens and took $10 I had on me and my work phone," Horne said. "He let me out here and kept on going. I'm thankful to be here. Praising God right now that I'm alive. I'm still mad. I wanted to hit the guy and I couldn't."
Earlier in the hour, the armed male, along with three other males, were being followed by police officers, who police believed they were possibly responsible for an earlier burglary.
According to police spokeswoman Sgt. Karen Rudolph, two of the suspects being followed by police bailed out of the vehicle. One of the suspects ran over to a Kroger grocery store parking lot on Poplar Avenue and Kirby and proceeded to kidnap and carjack Horne.
A second suspect who also bailed on foot, remains at-large, police said.
Police continued to follow the two male suspects in the car and apprehended the two men in the 6700 block of Massey.
Both incidents remain under investigation.
If you can assist police if you spot the 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix, you are urged to call CrimeStopper at 901-528-CASH. Your anonymous tip could lead to a cash reward.
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Home :: Survival Gear :: Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) :: ACR SARLINK View 406MHz PLB w/ Digital Display
Why Carry a PLB?
There are countless stories circulating about ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances outdoors; Pilots making routine flights that suddenly discover they have to ditch in an area miles from the nearest town; People taking hikes that should have only lasted a few hours but end up fighting for their lives for days while rescuers search wide areas looking for them. No matter if you are flying over isolated terrain, hiking in the backcountry, camping in that great spot or simply going on a day trip, a PLB can ensure that you help finds you when you need it. By broadcasting your location to satellites in orbit and then on to rescue agencies, a PLB gives vital information about you when time is of the essence.
Tells Rescuers Where and Who You Are
The SARLink broadcasts a unique registered distress signal that not only tells rescuers where you are, but who you are. The onboard GPS can fix your position to within 100 meters and then utilizes a powerful 406 MHz signal to relay your distress call to orbiting SAR satellites. As local Search and Rescue is deployed, a separate homing signal and integrated LED strobe light guide rescuers to your location.
Integrated Digital Display
The SARLink View takes PLB technology one step further with its breakthrough digital display. In an emergency, the high-visibility screen provides automatic prompts for optimizing the beacon and confirms critical data such as your exact GPS coordinates, data bursts and remaining battery power. Additional functionality allows the user to test and view GPS coordinates multiple times with minimal impact on useful battery life.
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When you are stranded and needing help, you can trust that the ACR SARLINK View won't let you down. Made in the USA using high efficiency electronics and high quality design, the SARLINK View is made to provide years of safe traveling in remote areas. The SARLink Views digital display provides a measure of calm in an emergency displaying critical data so that you know the beacon is working to summon help.
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All 406 EPIRBs and PLBs sold in the USA are default programmed and serial coded for registration with NOAA in the USA. Those shipped internationally must be registered in the country of residence, *with the exception of U.S. citizens living overseas.* They have the choice of registering with NOAA/USA or in their country of residence. It is cautioned that the beacon should be registered in the country where the emergency contact numbers for the beacon are located to avoid possible language barrier issues in the event of an emergency situation. *All 406 MHz EPIRBs and PLBs sold by AeroMedix.com for registration in a country other than the U.S.A. can be programmed and serial coded for the intended country of registration as a "Special Order" and once programmed become non-returnable.*
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Jesus has to be placed into 1 of 5 categories: he was either a myth, a prophet, a liar, a lunatic, or the Messiah.
Well, we know Jesus was real. There have been claims that he is identical to the Egyptian god, Horus, but these claims are false. He is also mentioned by many early historians, such as Tacitus, Josephus, Suetonius, Pliny the Younger etc, proving that he did exist.
And he probably wasn't a prophet either. He claimed that he was the son of God, which was seen as blasphemy. A prophet would not deceive someone like that.
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PLAISTOW— The Recreation Department is hosting several trips in the upcoming weeks. On March 20, they will be taking a trip to Mason to visit the Parker Maple House for an educational tour. Tickets are $10 for residents, $15 for non-residents.
The bus will leave the park-and-ride lot on Westville Road at 9:30 a.m. and returning to Plaistow at approximately 3:45 p.m. The deadline for registration is March 13.
On April 5, the group will travel to the Made in NH Expo. Tickets are $12 for residents, $17 for nonresidents. The bus will leave the park-and-ride lot at 10:30 a.m. and return at 5:30 p.m. The deadline for registration is March 15.
On April 25, the group is traveling to Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Conn. The bus will leave the park-and-ride lot at 7 a.m. and return at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15 for residents, $20 for nonresidents.
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ATKINSON — The Atkinson Firefighters' Association will host a rabies clinic Sunday, March 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the station, 1 Academy Ave.
The cost is $13 per animal.
Atkinson residents can register their pets at the same time.
The snow date is March 24.
Transportation forum slated for March 6
A forum on transportation will be held March 6, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Merrimack College.
Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation and CEO Richard Davey and Sen. Thomas McGee, D-Lynn, chairman of the Massachusetts Senate Transportation Committee, will present "The Way Forward: A 21st Century Transportation Plan," the recently released roadmap to keep Massachusetts competitive in the future. The forum will be held in the Murray Lounge on the second floor of the college's Sakowich Campus Center, 315 Turnpike St., North Andover.
The Merrimack Valley Transportation Management Association, the Junction Transportation Management Organization and the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce invite the public to participate. Your feedback will be heard by the legislature as they deliberate and develop solutions to fund the state's transportation infrastructure to support and enhance economic development now and in the future. This event is co-sponsored by TEC Inc/Kodiak Construction & Bayside Engineering Firm. Register for this event online at MerrimackValleyTMA.com.


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I can't possibly be the only Packer's fan who saw the news that the Titans had made an offer for Jerrett Bush and thought to myself "Thank goodness, I don't have to watch him commit any more stupid 15-yard penalties or blow any more coverages. He's someone else's problem now." And then I see that TT matches Tennessee's offer? I actually cried out in dismay.
Why, why would you match this offer Ted? I was upset enough that we signed Anthony Smith, but now we have two crappy back-up safeties instead of one. I don't get it, Jerrett Bush is not, I repeat, NOT a good football player. I can't be alone in feeling like this.


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Clayhaus Ceramics has just released their Futura Collection inspired by "The Look", a term coined from the '60s to describe dynamic, no-fuss design styles. The retro mod collection, with an emphasis on geometric shapes and dimensionality, contains five new ceramic tile designs: Portal, Bubble, Hex Bubble, Level and Disk.
The versatile designs are intended to be used individually as stand alone accent tiles, in feature strips, or as field tile and are an ideal choice for a back splash or shower wall. In addition some of the designs can be mixed and matched to create a variety of bold looks.
The 3" x 3" tiles come as loose tiles and are available in all of the the Clayhaus colors. Like all of the company's products each tile in the Futura Collection is individually handcrafted and glazed in their studio in Portland, Oregon.


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30 Books
8 8.8 01. The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking... - Patrick Ness
Day 01 – Best book you read last year
I recommend it.
"It's not that you should never love something so much that it can control you.
It's that you need to love something that much so you can never be controlled.
It's not a weakness.
It's your best strength."
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113 8.4 02. City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, Book ... - Cassandra Clare
Day 02 – A book that you've read more than 3 times.
Not gonna lie, I love this series.
"If you were half as funny as you think you are, you'd be twice as funny as you are now."
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14 8 03. Harry Potter Boxed Set (Adult Edition): Con... - J. K. Rowling
Day 03 – Your favorite series
Nothing comes close.
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that."
2513 8.2 04. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harr... - J.K. Rowling
Day 04 – Favorite book of your favorite series
Not sure why, I just love this one.
"The old argument," he said softly. "But nothing I have seen in the world has supported your pronouncements that love is more powerful than my kind of magic, Dumbledore."
"Perhaps you have been looking in the wrong places," suggested Dumbledore.
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25 8.1 05. Wild Magic (Immortals) - Pierce Tamora
Day 05 – A book that makes you happy
1st book of my favorite series by my favorite author.
"'The queen?'
'Only when I can't avoid it,' said Thayet of Tortall. 'Please don't get all formal on me now. We were having such a nice talk.'
Daine scowled. 'Odd's bobs, this is a strange place! Knights who say call 'em by their first name and wizards that light tinder and queens that run around dressed like real people—'"
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81 8.1 06. My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
Day 06 – A book that makes you sad
Uggh, what a sad book.
"I wondered what happened when you offered yourself to someone, and they opened you, only to discover you were not the gift they expected and they had to smile and nod and say thank you all the same."
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8 7.4 07. The Samurai's Garden: A Novel - Gail Tsukiyama
Day 07 – Most underrated book
This should be taught in schools. I love it.
"It is not an act of bravery to try to save your own village. It is an instinct to protect what you possess. Bravery is when you step in to help when you have nothing to lose."
tersanay's rating:
1088 7.8 08. The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
Day 08 – Most overrated book
It's not about anything. Hate it.
tersanay's rating:
84 7.1 09. The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan
Day 09 – A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Read it for cultural lit class and loved it.
tersanay's rating:
203 7.9 010. Jane Eyre (Penguin Popular Classics) - Charlotte Brontë
Day 10 – Favorite classic book
tersanay's rating:
3 1 011. The Iron Witch (The Iron Witch, Book 1) - Karen Mahoney
Day 11 - A book you hated
Sooo bad. Don't read it.
tersanay's rating:
1222 7 012. Twilight (Twilight Saga, Book 1) - Stephenie Meyer
Day 12 – A book you used to love but don't anymore
It's overrated now and I hated the movies so it makes me hate the books a little.
tersanay's rating:
14 9.7 013. First Test: Book 1 of the Protector of the S... - Tamora Pierce
Day 13 – Your favorite writer
Love her.
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14 8.6 014. The Realms of the Gods (Immortals (Paperback... - Pierce Tamora
Day 14 – Favorite book of your favorite writer
The last book of my favorite series from her. It's a happy sad book.
tersanay's rating:
6 9.8 015. The Iron Queen (Iron Fey, Book 3) - Julie Kagawa
Day 15 – Favorite male character
If Ash were real I'd marry him
tersanay's rating:
214 7.8 016. The Host - Stephenie Meyer
Day 16 – Favorite female character
There's something so cool about Wanda, an alien experiencing human emotion for the first time.
tersanay's rating:
145 8 017. The Giver - Lois Lowry
Day 17 – Favorite quote from your favorite book
•"With his new, heightened feelings, he was overwhelmed by sadness at the way the others had laughed and shouted, playing at war. But he knew that they could not understand why, without the memories. He felt such love for Asher and for Fiona. But they could not feel it back, without the memories. And he could not give them those."
tersanay's rating:
20 7.2 018. Delirium - Lauren Oliver
Day 18 – A book that disappointed you
Not good.
tersanay's rating:
40 8.6 019. Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1) - Veronica Roth
Day 19 – Favorite book turned into a movie
It hasn't actually happened yet, but I'm excited for when it does.
tersanay's rating:
9 8.7 020. Archangel - Sharon Shinn
Day 20 – Favorite romance book
tersanay's rating:
10 8.4 021. The Monster at the End of This Book (Sesame ... - Michael Smollin,Jon Stone
Day 21 – Favorite book from your childhood
tersanay's rating:
1 9 022. Maybe a Miracle: A Novel - Brian Strause
Day 22 – Favorite book you own
I own most of these books, but this one fits.
tersanay's rating:
136 7.4 023. Little Women (Penguin Popular Classics) - Louisa M Alcott
Day 23 – A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven't
I read the abridged version as a child.
1 9 024. The City, Not Long After - Pat Murphy_VI
Day 24 – A book that you wish more people would've read
tersanay's rating:
168 7.8 025. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
Day 25 – A character who you can relate to the most
I used to think Meg was based on me cause we were so much alike.
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226 7.3 026. The Mists of Avalon - Bradley, Marion Zimmer
Day 26 – A book that changed your opinion about something
King Arthur used to just be a legendary mythical king, but this book made the whole idea something bigger and more real than I'd ever imagined.
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6 9.5 027. Hourglass (Evernight, Book 3) - Claudia Gray
Day 27 – The most surprising plot twist or ending
Not going to spoil it, but damn I was so mad I had to wait a whole year.
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102 7.7 028. Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson
Day 28 – Favorite title
Because that one word says so much.
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1011 6.9 029. New Moon (Twilight Saga, Book 2) - Stephenie Meyer
Day 29 – A book everyone hated but you liked
I was an original twilighter back before it became the huge thing it is now. I had to ask for this book at the book store the day it came out because they hadn't even put it out yet. I love it. It's still my favorite from the series. Even if it's when Bella is her whiniest.
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3 10 030. Summers at Castle Auburn - Sharon Shinn
Day 30 – Your favorite book of all time
I read it first as a young teen and still love it to this day. I usually read it about once a year.
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Posted: 1 year, 4 months ago at Apr 6 11:49
I've been thinking of doing one of these. Very nice list! It's sad that there aren't more 'book' lists made here. The visual medium simply overshadows it and, honestly, I don't think people read as much as they once did either.
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I agree. Contrary to what people may think looking at my lists, books are my first passion, not fashion.
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The Children's Room of the Cumberland Public Library invites families with young children to join us for an exciting event on Saturday, February 1, 2014: Take Your Child to the Library Day! This is a drop-in program (no registration is necessary) that will include an opportunity to have your child's picture taken with Scooby Doo as well as a make-and-take craft session. This special program will take place from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
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This consists of four interlinking tables. Together they form a coffee table and side tables when separated. Rotated 90 degrees they create different surface patterns and can be positioned in various formations. They are made solely from reclaimed wood
Puzzle 1
This piece has been hand crafted with wood and leather to create a puzzle where the pieces can be moved and rotated to create different patterns. However it is also a beautiful piece in its own right.
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Inspired by the old moving piece puzzles Rosanna loved as a child, this piece has been created using a combination of recycled materials including wood and leather and modern laser cutter technology.
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Here Rosanna has created a series of wall tiles using various wooden offcuts with a striking colour palette which she has subtly emphasised with leather inlays.
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Hang on to your lightsabers, because Disney Interactive has just announced something pretty awesome! Star Wars: Attack Squadrons is an upcoming free-to-play space combat game based in the Star Wars universe, complete with what they claim will be an intense multi-player battle experience. The game is being developed by Area 52 games in conjunction with Disney Interactive and LucasArts. Here's a first look trailer they've released:
Here's what we know so far:
- Free-to-play, open web
- Customize and tune popular Star Wars ships: Rebel Alliance's X-Wing fighter, Empire's TIE Interceptor
- 16 player dogfights
- Iconic series locations
According to Disney, more future ships, environments, and game details will be announced in the coming weeks. Interested gamers can sign up right now though for a chance to participate in the closed beta by heading to http://www.starwars.com/attacksquadrons -- the first play session will begin early 2014. Stay tuned, and check out the gallery below for more of a look into the game's environment.


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September 29th, 2011Beer Events, Beer news
It's not every day a pop star can bob into the pub and order a pint of their own beer.
Although for most of October that's exactly what Guy Garvey & co of the resurgent band Elbow will be able to do. From tomorrow, pubs across Manchester – and one in Oxfordshire – will be previewing their collaboration brew, a joint venture with Frederic Robinsons Brewery.
Build A Rocket Boys! is a real ale named after Elbow's most recent album and not only that it's one with a conscience: a significant proportion of all profits will be donated to Oxfam's East Africa crisis.
The official launch is at Manchester Food & Drink festival (where you can also find mini festivals of real ale, whisky and Oktoberfest!), but if you can get to one of the preview pubs in and around the city between now and then you should be able to find the first casks ready and waiting.
And with such a lot going on at the festival, we're off to book our train tickets across the Pennines.
See you there!Tags: beer festival, elbow, manchester, music, robinsons
April 29th, 2011Beer Events, Beer news
Time flies in the beer houses of Kingston-upon-Hull, where Yorkshiremen plotted against King Charles; studs fly in the grand hotels of Huddersfield where the North plotted against the Rugby Union.
In Halifax they have long memories, just ask The Running Man. In York they never forget, Guy Fawkes will tell you that.
In Sheffield they have an island for their beer, in Swaledale they make you climb a thousand feet for a pint (you might even have to do the washing up if you're lucky!)
From the gastro pubs of Ilkley to the cove-view nooks of Robin Hood's Bay; from the alleyway drinking dens of Leeds, to the walkers respites littering Garsdale, Wensleydale, Dentdale, Ribblesdale, Malhamdale, Nidderdale…
Yorkshire is blessed with pubs, nearly 10% of all the public houses in Britain. Some good, some bad, each and everyone someone's favourite. All 5,115 of them.
What better way to spend the Bank Holiday than oiling your discourse down the local, or heeding Milton Crawford and taking a moment to reflect on life. And when your done, you can vote for your favourite Yorkshire pub at Yorkshire.com/pub
Tags: british pubs, Pubs & bars, ribblesdale, West Yorkshire, yorkshire
There are 54,000 pubs in Britain and 5,115 pubs in Yorkshire. Ish. Thanks to the border hungry constituency of Brigg & Goole which straddles both the East Riding of Yorkshire and the northern climes of Lincolnshire we've had to apply some educated guesswork to the final tally. Thanks to the CAMRA press team and the British Beer & Pub Association for help locating the raw data. And thanks to Dan Cohen, John FotoHouse and Rick Harrison for the pics!
April 19th, 2011Beer Events, Beer news
This April it's two years since we started this blog and what a two years it's been.
From a bored Tuesday night wondering what we could do that was better than sitting on our arses, to writing for thousands of visitors each month, we're pretty proud of our little hobby and we spend most of the time thinking about how we can make it better (unfortunately the day job prevents that from actually happening!).
We don't always write posts as much as we'd like too and we don't always write about things as quickly as we'd like to (nothing like a blog post once the ship has sailed eh?!). And despite the out of date 'About' page it's all worth it when we get nice comments or bump into people at beer festivals who tell us how much they enjoy reading our musings.
So it's great to be able to get involved with a project that aims to bring together the beer community and hopefully contribute something useful for other people who want to find out about beer or write about it.
In late May we'll be attending the European Beer Bloggers Conference and little me will be sitting on a panel entitled "Do's and Don't of Beer Blogging", designed to provide an answer to the questions about beer blogging that Google just can't answer. Think of it like a beery search engine that's drunk waaaay too many beers and might not provide coherent answers.
I'll be joining author Pete Brown and journalist Melissa Cole to give you the chance "to learn a few new tricks, discuss important issues, and ask a question you have never had answered".
There's currently plenty of spaces left for the conference which starts on 20th May (although expect some drinking in London from the night before!) and you can sign up here.There's also the chance to win a free conference pass. Read the rest of this entry »Tags: Beer Events, bloggers, blogging
April 18th, 2011Beer news
A month ago it looked like Leeds was going to lose one of it's best independent retailers, and the world was about to lose one of it's best beer shops.
Cue bearded beer expert Zak Avery and now beery business owner, who stepped in with a joint management buy out to rescue the famous Beer Ritz from the brink of limbo.
For those who thought they'd never get to go again, and those who thought they'd never have the privilege, rejoice, because Beer Ritz is open and we hope it's back for good!Read the rest of this entry » Tags: Beer Ritz, Beer Shops, leeds, zak avery
Wakefield's finest are coming to Leeds in the guise of The Hop, the live music and real ale venue of Ossett Brewery's pub armada. Situated in the Granary Wharf area of Leeds overlooking the reinvigorated quayside, The Hop will sit under two of the previously disused railway arches that are tucked away between the confluence of the Leeds-Liverpool canal and the River Aire. Read the rest of this entry »Tags: brewery, leeds, live music, music, ossett, ossett brewery, Pubs & bars, the hop
February 20th, 2010Beer news
Beer apps for the iPhone
Social media enthusiasts Mashable have published a list of beer apps for the iPhone ranging in price from free of charge to $4.99. From finding the nearest brew pub to swotting up on beer styles, there's a selection of beer related applications but unfortunately for us UK beer lovers the list seems very US centric.
iBeer seems to be a very similar to the pointless but kinda entertaining Carling iPhone app. Gallagher's, iBeers Pro and BeerCloud are all applications that let you research a plethora of beer types and styles and include functionality including beer search, beer finders and beer reviews.
DrinkFit counts calories whilst Happy Hour, Find Craft Beer and Guinness Pub Finder all focus on buying beer either on- or off-trade (again, in the USA). The one that stands out for me is iBrewMaster which allows home brewers to record the vital statistic of their brews and has 50 recipes built in. I'll get Sam to try it when he does his next batch of pale ale (that somehow turned out like a Belgian blonde!)
We've also come across a few other apps recently including BrewPal (similar to iBrewMaster we believe), FreeBooze, Beer Pong, Beer Brands and iDrink! which keeps track of your evenings drinking according to the Huffington Post.
In the UK there's less choice although I've seen the NHS units tracker in action a few times but not yet heard any feedback on the Good Beer Guides iPhone app.
I'm a conscientious dissenter from the iPhone revolution, plucking for the gorgeous but virtually app-free HTC HD2. So if beer lovers out there know of more beer iPhone apps (or apps for Android, Windows or another platform) or has tried any of the UK focused applications please let us know.
And even better if you build iPhone or other apps, please start building them for Windows Mobile too, we need them to!Tags: drinking, iPhone beer apps, technology
January 19th, 2010Beer news, Breweries, Pubs & bars
Shrouded in uncertainly it's been a a funny ol' festive period for Copper Dragon. Since mid December rumours of administration and liquidation have been quietly circulating and the future for Skipton's growing brewery wasn't looking bright.
But fresh from the Christmas holidays with their finances restructured Copper Dragon seem to be back on their feet and fighting fit for whatever 2010 can throw at them.
Online business news website The Business Desk and Bradford's Telegraph and Argus newspaper report that Copper Dragon's pub business was liquidised in November 2008 throwing the brewery into a turbulent period, during which the administrators were called in on the Friday before Christmas by a high street bank, which is pretty annoying by anyone's standards. Steve Taylor, the brewery's founder and MD subsequently took his stake in the company from 75% to 100% after refusing to give up further equity or intellectual property rights.
It's rarely a good time for a company to go into administration but teetering on the edge of oblivion at Christmas time is particularly unpleasant, with customers looking for mini-pins for parties, pubs filling up for the festivities and staff looking forward to well earned family time. Just getting home in the snow in Yorkshire was bad enough!
So we're really pleased that it looks like it's all sorted and that the jobs, brewery, bistro and six of the pubs have been secured, and we look forward to sampling some of the new beers that come out of Skipton's finest this year.Tags: Copper Dragon, investment, skipton
January 15th, 2010Beer news, Breweries, Pubs & bars
A nice piece about beer in a tabloid sized newspaper? Surely not.
Ok to be fair it's this months 'What's Brewing', but I love the story on page 10 about Martin Brunnschweiler.
More than a decade ago Martin went to visit his sister at her pub on the Isle of Man and ended up staying there to set up a brewery called Bushy's. The paper is a bit hazy on the details (I'm intrigued as to whether he drank the pub dry and then set up because he was thirsty and what he left behind) but I like to think the Martin fell in love with the island, the pub, the atmosphere and the opportunity. His brewery has ties to the nuclear industry (and sounds like it could double up as a bunker should a Dr Strangelove armageddon arise) and the equipment is based on a headache inducing tower arrangement that requires a certain amount of agility from head brewer Curly (yes, Curly!).
The best I can do is that I have on two or more separate occasions walked into a pub and ended up 1) working behind the bar and 2) doing the dishes, but never quite made the leap to brewing.Tags: brewery, bushys, CAMRA, isle of man, Pubs & bars, whats brewing
A big beer day
Some days just seem to have everything. Big stories, ferocious debate and your own personal news. Such as yesterday…
In the news, BrewDog pulled another stunt, this one making me laugh out loud and actually consider parting with some of my hard earned cash.
Tactical Nuclear Penguin takes beer naming conventions to a new level and pushes the boundaries of beer production. Whether or not it's any good I might never know (I'm hoping the other Real Ale Reviews lads will chip in for a bottle as I don't think I can justify getting one just for myself). But thanks to James and Martin for dressing up in silly costumes and brightening up the beer world for a morning.
And to the ferocious debate: Is smoking cool? Smoking may look cool when Paul Newman is hustling and Jean-Paul Belmondo is ambling through Parisian streets but it ain't always cool when you're trying to eat your tea or sip a pint (or stand at the bus stop on a windy day folks!). There's a serious health side to still as well as questions of economy and heritage: will the smoking ban contribute to killing traditional pubs off once and for all?
Who knows, I can understand both sides of the argument – I smoked for a 3 or 4 years from the age of 17, giving up when I went to uni (yes, I know it's weird that way round) – and I can't stand the smell now. And I much prefer my clothes not reeking of stale smoke the morning after a night out. But I don't hate smokers or smoking, I respect people's choice to do it, and I appreciate smokers who are considerate of non-smokers (just like I appreciate drinkers who don't smash my wing mirrors off and people who are generally nice). I sure hope that the country is a bit healthier because of the ban – but how can we ensure that it doesn't impact negatively on our pub culture and people's personal freedoms?
It's a debate I almost don't want to get too involved in as I don't have the solution, and judging from other posts I'm not sure a unilateral agreement is on the cards! So moving swiftly on…
And then in personal news, we had some unexpected success last night, as Real Ale Reviews were awarded not one, but two commendations in the inaugural Golden Twit awards organised by The Drum magazine… Read the rest of this entry »Tags: adnams, BrewDog, golden twits, penguin, purity, smoking, tactical nuclear penguin, twitter


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New York Giants
Louis Murphy - #18 - WR
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|St. Petersburg, FL
|Years played
|2009, 4th round, 24th pick by Raiders
Patriots add OG Petrus
The Patriots signed OG Mitch Petrus on Tuesday, the team announced.
Giants DT Kuhn tears ACL
Giants DT Markus Kuhn tore his ACL in Sunday's loss to the Bengals and is out for the season, head coach Tom Coughlin confirmed.
NFC East Spin cycle: Cowboys closing the game with Giants
Should the Giants be concerned? They're now only 1.5 games up in the East over the Cowboys, who won in Philly.
Bengals snap losing skid behind four Dalton TDs
Andy Dalton threw a career-high four touchdown passes - each to a different receiver - and the Bengals beat the Giants 31-13 on Sunday.
Giants activate Hill, place Coe on I.R.
The Giants activated S Will Hill Saturday and placed fifth-year CB Michael Coe on injured reserve.
49ers aim to join Giants as San Francisco champs
Here's a look at the four times the same city has won the World Series in October and the Super Bowl a few months later.
Bengals-Giants game blacked out in Cincinnati
Sunday's Bengals-Giants game in Cincinnati will be blacked out, the Bengals confirmed Thursday.
No change to Week 12 schedule
The NFL announced Wednesday that there will be no changes to the Week 12 or Thanksgiving Day schedule.
NFC East Spin cycle: What's wrong with Eli?
It wasn't the division's finest hour in Week Nine, with all three teams losing prior to the Eagles' Monday-night game against the Saints.
Redman sparks Steelers' upset over Giants
Isaac Redman ran for 147 yards and the winning touchdown with 4:02 remaining Sunday as the Steelers rallied past the Giants, 24-20.
Friday's 60-second rant: Rivers is the lost QB from 2004 draft
Philip Rivers and the Chargers have tumbled steadily out of relevance in the AFC, and it's hard not to blame the QB for San Diego's woes.
Giants, Cruz inch toward new contract
Giants WR Victor Cruz might soon get a new contract, but there are a lot of factors to consider before it gets done.
Hurricane aftermath forces Steelers to change travel plans
Hurricane Sandy hasn't canceled any games, but it did impact travel plans for the Steelers.
NFC East Spin cycle: Giant win puts champs in control
The Giants stand alone atop the division ahead of the Cowboys, Redskins and Eagles, all of whom lost in Week Eight.
Giants blow lead but hang on for win over Cowboys
Eli Manning and the Giants remained undefeated at Cowboys Stadium with a 29-24 win Sunday after blowing a 23-point lead.
With leading receiver Victor Cruz still unsigned, the New York Giants have added Murphy.||||||| The Giants on Tuesday confirmed the signing of the speedy receiver who played last season with Carolina. The five-year veteran has 115 receptions for 1,707 yards and seven touchdowns, including 25 catches with the Panthers in 2012. Murphy was Oakland's fourth-round draft choice in 2009. As a rookie, he scored four touchdowns.
Murphy had six receptions for 59 yards with a touchdown in Sunday's loss to Jacksonville.||||||| Murphy was targeted a season-high 11 times.
Murphy had another impressive performance in Sunday's 24-23 loss to Arizona, catching five balls for a game-high 119 yards.||||||| Murphy seems to be emerging as the Raiders No. 1 receiver, and if he's still around in your free agent pool, you may want to think about snatching him up.
Murphy had six catches for 91 yards and a touchdown in the Raiders' 16-14 win over St. Louis on Sunday.||||||| Murphy has shown the most promise of the Raiders' young receivers, and seems to have clicked with backup Bruce Gradkowski. Monitor Tom Cable's choice at QB before definitely going with Murphy, but the young wideout should be able to get open against Arizona's secondary.
Murphy is being held out of training camp practice with a concussion.||||||| Murphy says he got hurt when he was kneed in the helmet by teammate Nnamdi Asomugha during practice Friday. He has a bad headache and missed practice Saturday. Coach Tom Cable says Murphy will not return until he passes a series of tests that shows he has recovered. Murphy is being counted on heavily in his second year in the NFL. He led all Raiders wideouts with 34 catches for 521 yards and four touchdowns as a rookie last season.


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Power Rankings: Please pass the crow, Mr. Cassel - NFL - CBSSports.com Football
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Just want to ask if our new wordpress site http://www.harvesteating.com which was built using thesis theme, can be converted to buddy press so we can use the social features of buddy press
I had asked my developer this awhile ago..cant remember what he said..so thought I would inquire here.
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You just told Richard Cheney, the former Vice-President, that his daughter is a felon. You just told Rob Portman, Republican Senator from Ohio, his son is an abomination. You just told Republican pundit Steve Schmidt that his sister is a violation. You just told Laura Ingraham, Conservative radio host and Fox News contributor, that you think her brother is below contempt. I'm sure these Republicans think your comments are an abomination!


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In: Podcasts by Edie Sellers30 Jul 2008
Are you jonsing for a GameHounds fix?
Edie spent the afternoon with VideoGame Jocks talking smack. It's a great show, and it's a weird mix throwing a hardcore casual gamer with a couple of self-admitted Madden and Halo fanboys.
Talk about culture shock!
Anyway, check out Episode 99 of the Video Game Jocks this week. Edie classes up the joint. HA!
Edie did you ever open H3? I wanna see you beat the jocks that would be great.
The VGJ sounded so nervous and uneasy in this show. I think you called them out on their gaming habits and they didn't want to talk to much shit to Edie as they do Steve. I would like to hear another colab soon.