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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- The West Virginia Senate has approved measures to promote and regulate deer farming.
Under the bill approved Saturday, the Department of Agriculture would regulate deer raised for meat and for breeding purposes. The Division of Natural Resources would regulate fencing and pen sizes.
Sen. Daniel Hall said deer are already being farmed in West Virginia under the oversight of Natural Resources, which opposes using deer as an agricultural product.
Hall said promoting deer farming allows landowners in the mountainous southern regions to have an agricultural product suited to local landscape.
Senate changes to include white tail deer and elk as non-meat resources must be approved by the House.
Sen. Ronald Miller expects the bill to go into conference Saturday evening.
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Another explanation today from Alan Pardew about how the new structure at Newcastle should work, this time in the Newcastle Journal.
Joe Kinnear – essentially replaced Derek LLambias
Alan hinted yesterday that Mike Ashley and Derek LLambias fell out over the last few months of the season, and that led ultimately to Joe Kinnear being brought in, and Derek LLambias moving out.
Today, Alan says it just wasn't working, but would not go into details – that's a pity.
Here's what Alan said today:
"We are one of those clubs who find it difficult to move early," "If you're Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea you are sure you can do your business now although West Brom have brought Nicolas Anelka in, which is a good signing."
"You like things sooner rather than later, but if I have to wait a bit longer then I have no problem with that. I could put a team out at Man City that could win at Man City with what we have got now. But I need to strengthen the background for a 38-game season."
"If I'm honest, I think the change with Joe has probably given it a boost," "I got on well with Derek and Derek did a fantastic job for this club. For whatever reason, I don't want to go into details, that wasn't working. It wasn't working for Joe to be brought in."
"If Joe can get it to work and take this club forward then that's good." "I'm comfortable in so much as Joe's role will be to influence Mike in the decisions I think are important. Sometimes having somebody else with football knowledge could help and I hope that's a positive."
"It doesn't work too differently to how it worked before. The job for Graham Carr, is to locate players, we're obviously after a striker, we've got four or five on our list that he feels could do the job."
"I have to consider what would fit into the team and also I have to consider finance." "Joe's job is to nail that all down and get the best possible solution that I want."
"There is a but, though. A very big but." "The lines of responsibility are quite defined," "The football is my business."
"It's my job to manage this football team, these players and this group of staff to the best of my ability and that's what I'm going to do.
"I've got a seven-year contract (or rather that is how long left on his eight-year deal) to do that. Anybody who's worked with me will know I work in a manner that I want to be positive and I want my team to certainly produce better performances than we did last year.
"At times during the season I'm sure me and Joe will have conversations around the team but ultimately I'm the manager and it's my responsibility. I have to make the decisions I think are right and I'll do that."
So Joe Kinnear has been brought in because Mike Ashley was not happy at the way the transfers were being handled – that seems to be the core of it.
And it probably came to a head because Newcastle were left wanting last season, when some of our top players were injured, and the youngsters and the fringe players showed they were just not good enough.
So we'll see this summer how well it works with Joe Kinnear now in charge of all transfers.
For the sake of the club we hope he does well – we hope he does very well.
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It happened back on August 19th and after taking a look at the video from the incident the Sheriff's Office decided to get South Carolina Law Enforcement involved.
It's alleged the incident occurred when Officer Thomas Justin Mims, 28 was escorting inmate Anthony Ray Williams.
It was around 5am when investigators say Mims shoved Williams in the back then pushed Williams up against the wall.
The video shows, even while Williams still had both hands on a tub he was carrying, investigators say he punched Anthony Williams in the face and he was taken to the ground and restrained once another officer came through the door.
Court papers say the incident, that included witness testimony appeared unnecessary and excessive and constituted an assault.
Thomas Justin Mims who no longer works for the BCDC is charged with assault and Battery 3rd Degree.
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Who Is the World's Most Desirable Woman? [Hint It's Not Sofia Vergara]
AskMen.com Has Ranked the Most Desirable Women in the World
The website AskMen has revealed its annual "Most Desirable Woman" list and the #1 pick comes as somewhat of a surprise. The leading lady, a relative newcomer to the Hollywood scene, has dethroned Modern Family's Sofia Vergara (who's now slipped to #12 on the list of 100 lovelies). So, who is hot enough to cause the Colombian beauty to fall so hard? Let's find out ....
According to a poll run on the site which reached 2.4 million readers, the actress most men find incredibly desirable is The Hunger Games' star, Jennifer Lawrence. (Really? I think she's cute and all but not necessarily sexy or desirable.)
The 22 year-old Kentucky-raised actress (who, last year, placed #47 on this same list) was picked because, as the site's editor James Bassil says, "Overall, there's a sense that she's a little more authentic than other actors. She's fresh because we haven't seen her all over the gossip pages for the past three or four years."
READ: Jennifer Lawrence: "Dying My Hair Stopped 'Hunger Games' Hate
Who else made the top of the list? Emma Stone, Mila Kunis, Kate Upton and Rihanna. Kim Kardashian didn't fare nearly as well, the ubiquitous fame hound clocked in at a humiliating #98. "Kim Kardashian is petering off and basically dropping off the list at this point even as she's become more visible," Bassil opined.
And, the list wasn't reserved solely to the under 25 crowd as a bunch of women over 40 made the cute. Among them FLOTUS Michelle Obama, Lucy Liu, Rachel Weisz and, shockingly, comedienne Sarah Silverman, which proves that like women, men find a sense of humor attractive.
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Sailor Jerry tattoos are some of the best known pieces of art into today's exploding tattoo scene. Below is a solid collection of flash images by the artist, but feel free to add your own in the comment section. A short history of the man and legend is featured below.
The Master of American Style Tattoo
Norman Collins, AKA Sailor Jerry, became a sailor at age nineteen and traveled the world with the US navy. In his travels he experienced the body art of Southeast Asia and various other parts of the globe. These trips would leave a lasting impression on Collins that he carried throughout his life. He later opened his first tattoo shop in Honolulu's Chinatown area, a hangout for US sailors and other tough gents during and after WWII. At this time only the Chinatown area housed tattoo shops making it a community of tattoo artists. Later in life Jerry held court at many established shops throughout the US and helped confirm the American style of ink he brought to fame.
Rocked in The Cradle of The Deep
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When people ask me to describe our change management model at LRI, I tell them it boils down to three principles.
Principle number one: focus on the first five percent. What you do to gather champions, set expectations, how extensively you engage stakeholders, and how well you paint a picture for people of the decision-making process will go a long way toward guaranteeing a successful outcome. Let me emphasize the importance of engaging many people early on – those who will be affected by the decision and those whose expertise can help. Even when ideological stances are strong, early engagement is always the better approach (as opposed to shutting people out of the process).
Principle number two: Focus on defining the root problem. Solutions don't matter unless you define the problem correctly. We emphasize a systems approach. Too often people say things like: "We need better products," or "we need more sales, or "staff isn't working hard enough," without looking at the reasons why. Very often, the answer lies in looking in the mirror – at what you're doing or not doing. One systems approach is to look at the organization's core values – the things essential for its success. You can make tough decisions look easy if you ground them in well-understood core values.
Principle number three: Find a good guide. An experienced guide can set the tone, keep an open mind, identify key issues, articulate points of agreement, and keep things moving. A guide should be able to offer models and examples from other organizations. The courage to handle uncertainty and adversity is also important, along with a healthy sense of humor. Good, experienced guides are hard to find. But they are absolutely essential to our change management model.
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Date of News Release: 10/07/2009
(Henderson, Ky.) -- On September 30, 2009 the Kentucky State Police was contacted by Daviess County Commonwealth's Attorney Bruce Kuegel. Mr. Kuegel requested the State Police investigate a report that the principal of St. Mary's Grade School in Whitesville, 32 year old Allison Brant, had allegedly engaged in sexual acts with a minor. Detective Bryan Whittaker initiated an investigation which culminated in today's arrest of Ms. Brant. Ms. Brant was taken into custody today (10-07-2009) and lodged in the Daviess County Jail on the charges of 1 count of Rape 3rd, 3 counts of Sodomy 3rd.


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The results are in -- and, in a Riverhead Patch poll, so far, of 116 individuals who responded, 108 would l at Enterprise Park at Calverton.
The overwhelming majority of readers who commented mourned the loss of including Westhampton, Bridgehampton, and Islip.
Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter said recently that plans for EPCAL include a racing country club, where members would pay to join and race on a quarter mile track.
But, the supervisor added, although and are two uses that have residents divided passionately on both sides, the bottom line is that before any future use can be discussed, the subdivision process and environmental review by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation must be completed first.
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President Obama says several legal experts believe his plan is constitutional.
America's first significant patent reform in six decades is close to becoming law: It passed Congress on Thursday and President Obama has declared that he will sign the bill.
In April 2009, A family spoke out after the suicide of a Marine husband and father.
A bipartisan group of senators is asking President Barack Obama to change the current "insensitive" policy of not sending condolence letters to families of service members who commit suicide.
The father of an American student who disappeared in Syria said Saturday his son "is safe and well," but remains in the hands of Syrian authorities.
Security for members of Congress is tight in Washinton, but not in their home districts, as Brianna Keilar reports.
Sen. Patrick Leahy issued a stern warning Tuesday on toning down the rhetoric that many say led to the shootings in Tucson, Arizona.
Justice Elena Kagan made the most of her first day on the Supreme Court bench before reluctantly vanishing behind the burgundy curtains -- leaving behind her bench-mates.
Killing legislation that would enable the government to shut down websites accused of piracy was a top priority for many technology trade groups Wednesday.
Sen. Patrick Leahy fondly remembers Sen. Robert Byrd during Elana Kagan's confirmation hearings.
After decades of inaction, lawmakers are finally closing in on a sweeping overhaul of America's antiquated, underfunded and extremely broken patent process. The popular move could help spur much-needed innovation and job creation -- but first, it has to get through a Senate logjam.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin its confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on June 28, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, announced Wednesday.
As reaction mounted to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens' announcement that he will retire from the high court this summer, members of both parties drew lines over the upcoming battle to replace him.
CNN's Mark Preston says Justice John Paul Stevens retirement gives the President to make his mark on the Supreme Court.
While many in Washington believe that bipartisanship is long gone, two seasoned senators say it's not -- at least not yet.
The release of a report that would free up more than $100 million in U.S. aid to Mexico to combat drug cartels has been delayed by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor Wednesday to blast Democrats for setting a start date on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court on July 13, the committee's chairman, Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, said Tuesday.
Sen. Patrick Leahy talks about meeting with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday promised to apply the law "ultimately and completely" regardless of circumstance, said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy.
The search for a Supreme Court nominee has been trimmed to about half a dozen candidates by top White House officials, and an announcement may come by month's end, two sources close to the selection process tell CNN.
An independent commission is needed to determine who authorized the use of abusive interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists, a leading advocate of such a panel said Sunday.
A Senate report says former Secretay of State Condoleezza Rice was deeply involved in allowing waterboarding.
Human rights organizations reacted angrily Thursday to the Obama administration's announcement that CIA officials would not be prosecuted for past waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics.
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman called Wednesday for the establishment of a nonpartisan "commission of inquiry" to investigate allegations of wrongdoing against former Bush administration officials in their prosecution of the war on terrorism.
CNN's Briana Keilar reports on the confirmation hearings and votes taking place on Capitol Hill.
The initial confirmation vote for Eric Holder, President Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, was postponed for a week Wednesday after a rancorous meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The chairman of the of Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday he does not believe that Dr. Bruce Ivins acted alone in the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks
Federal agents hope two computers seized from a Frederick, Maryland, public library yield more clues regarding anthrax suspect Bruce Ivins, according to new case documents.
Tens of billions in taxpayer dollars have been lost, wasted or remain unaccounted for in Afghanistan and Iraq, and some of those funds -- and some missing weapons -- have landed in insurgents' hands, a U.S. senator alleged Wednesday.
The U.S. military will continue to use cluster bombs but will try to reduce the number of civilian casualties by redesigning them so there are fewer ordnances that detonate long after the weapon is fired, officials said Wednesday.
The Justice Department has declassified a 2003 legal memo that said U.S. criminal laws and international treaties did not apply in the military treatment and interrogations of "enemy combatants" taken from the battlefield and held outside the United States.
Does the government do a good job in protecting your personal data? CNN's Jeanne Meserve reports.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Tuesday ruled out declaring openly whether he believes the interrogation technique known as waterboarding constitutes torture.
The Secretary of Homeland Security said Thursday that he is committed to ending a centuries-old practice that allows United States citizens to cross U.S. land borders simply by saying they are Americans.
Congress has delayed a requirement that people entering the United States from Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean show a passport when arriving by land or sea.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected White House claims of executive privilege and demanded Thursday that key White House aides testify in the case of the controversial firings of U.S. attorneys.
Sen. Patrick Leahy says he will vote no on President Bush's nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey for Attorney General.
The confirmation of Michael Mukasey as attorney general was all but assured Friday when two key Democratic senators said they will vote in favor of the nominee despite questions about his views on "waterboarding" and the president's power to order electronic surveillance.
A top GOP senator Wednesday warned that Michael Mukasey's nomination for attorney general is "at risk" because the retired federal judge refused to categorically declare that a controversial interrogation technique is torture.
Attorney General-nominee Michael Mukasey made it clear to senators Wednesday he would be independent from the White House and would make legal decisions based "on facts and law, not by interests and motives."
President Bush on Friday defended his administration's methods of interrogating terrorism suspects, insisting, "This government does not torture people."
President Bush defended the methods used to question terror suspects, denying that the U.S. uses torture.
A former Guantanamo Bay detainee says he would lie to interrogators just to escape torture. CNN's Paula Newton reports.
The White House and Justice Department on Thursday strongly denied a published report that a secret Justice Department opinion in 2005 allowed the torture of terror detainees, months after the government publicly renounced it.
The White House asked for more time to produce documents regarding the legality of the Bush administration's no-warrant surveillance program Monday, but the chairman of the Senate committee that demanded them said "time is up."
Though Congress is on vacation, majority Democrats are keeping alive various fights with the White House with one common thread: Congress' access to administration documents and testimony to which President Bush has claimed executive privilege.
With potential perjury accusations hanging over him, embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales sent a letter to Senate leaders Wednesday acknowledging he "may have created confusion" in his previous testimony.
The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said he's not satisfied with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' attempt to clarify his testimony about no-warrant surveillance.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said Thursday he will subpoena White House political adviser Karl Rove to testify about the firings of federal prosecutors.
Rove to be subpoenaed
The White House on Monday reiterated its claim of executive privilege in the firings of federal prosecutors, saying former aides would not comply with congressional subpoenas for their testimony.
Contempt of Congress
President Bush on Thursday refused to comply with subpoenas sent by House and Senate committees requesting documents about the firing of several U.S. attorneys last year.
His own department's Inspector General is looking into a conversation between Gonzales and a key aide
The Justice Department on Wednesday told an angry Senate Judiciary Committee chairman it does not have documents described in a subpoena that demands all materials relating to Karl Rove's possible involvement in the U.S. attorney firings.
Senators may have mended fences on contentious immigration legislation that sputtered in Congress last year, and they will head into next week's debate with what one GOP senator called a "grand bargain."
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman issued a subpoena Wednesday to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in an attempt to get e-mails that President Bush's top political adviser sent regarding last year's firings of eight U.S. attorneys.
The White House "screwed up" by not requiring e-mails from Republican Party and campaign accounts to be saved and is trying to recover any documents that may have been deleted, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
The decision to fire eight U.S. attorneys in December was "properly made but poorly explained," a former top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will tell a Senate committee Thursday.
Key congressional committee chairmen sent letters Thursday formally rejecting a White House proposal specifying the conditions under which White House aides could be interviewed by Congress about the firings of eight U.S. attorneys.
Arkansas Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor bluntly accused Attorney General Alberto Gonzales of lying to the Senate about replacing federal prosecutors with interim appointees and joined calls for Gonzales' resignation Thursday.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider a bill to get rid of Big Pharma's payoffs to generic drugmakers that keep their low-cost drugs off the market, according to the committee chairman.
The Senate by a single vote Tuesday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban desecrating the American flag.
The Senate began debate Monday on a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit the desecration of the American flag, the latest in a series of election-year votes pushed by the chamber's Republican leaders.
Republican and Democratic senators Thursday morning took turns in front of television cameras congratulating themselves and their esteemed colleagues for reaching a compromise on illegal immigration reform.
Senators, considering a bill to restrict energy industry mergers and tax breaks, grilled oil executives again Tuesday as to why they are reaping record profits while consumers pay record prices at the pump.
Three Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday that they would vote against President Bush's Supreme Court nominee.
Senators voted late Wednesday night to extend some expiring and contentious provisions of the Patriot Act for six months after leaders announced minutes earlier that they had reached a bipartisan agreement.
Congressional leaders reached a deal Thursday to extend key provisions of the Patriot Act, the government's premier anti-terrorism law. However, prominent Democratic senators said they opposed the compromise, and one threatened a filibuster.
Judge John Roberts, President Bush's pick to succeed William Rehnquist as the nation's chief justice, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the third day of his confirmation hearings Wednesday. Read below for some of the questions posed to the nominee in the hearings so far and his responses on the legal issues of the day.
Civil liberties groups will release a report Monday that accuses the Justice Department of violating individual rights under material witness statutes.
Two civil liberties groups will release a report Monday claiming the Justice Department has abused its power under the material witness statute and violated many of the the detainees' rights.
Marla Ruzicka, an American activist killed in an Iraqi car bombing last month, was remembered Saturday for her "tenaciousness" when she counted civilian war casualties at a special memorial service in Washington.
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Many of the nation's leading civil rights groups expressed "serious concern" Monday with President Bush's nomination of White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales to be attorney general, calling for "close scrutiny" by the Senate.
President Bush is half way through the job of restocking his Cabinet, naming three new members to help him push through his second term agenda.
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Video of U.S. forces quelling disturbances at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, facility were shown to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, the office of Sen. Patrick Leahy said.
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We first told you about little Micah Andrews more than a year and a half ago after his family was in a terrible car accident.
At only 2 years old at the time-- it looked as though Micah might not make it. Doctors say he was "internally decapitated."
Tuesday, now at age 4, he threw out the first pitch at the Diamondbacks game.
When we covered this story almost two years ago it was anything but a sure thing that little Micah Andrews would make a full recovery. He had to go through extensive rehab for an injury that typically produces paralysis.
Well, that little boy was in rare form tonight.
The bright lights of the ball park didn't faze little Micah Andrews. He walked onto Chase Field, confident of what he wanted to do on the mound.
"I like to say whoosh and do it," the 4-year-old said. "The guys are gonna catch it!"
The pitch and catch is the easy part of Micah's life. He's already beaten the unthinkable condition of internal decapitation after an auto accident in 2010.
Little Micah's skull detached from his spine. He could have easily been a quadriplegic or the accident could have taken his life. But it didn't -- and his parents recognize just how incredible, if unlikely, their 4-year-old's journey has been.
"We never would have expected this surely, but we certainly hoped for it, but this far exceeded anybody's expectations," said John Andrew, Micah's father.
"This is so exciting like a once in a lifetime type of thing and for him to experience this is just amazing," said mom Heather.
It's every little boys dream to pitch in the big leagues and the chance to throw out that first pitch at a D'backs game, for little Micah, especially considering what he's been through over the last couple of years, is a dream come true.
"To see him standing here and to see him having progressed over the last couple of years has been really a miracle," said Dr. Nicolas Theodore of Barrow Neurological Institute.
All-star Wade Miley made the call and little Micah Andrews threw out the first and the second pitch -- an unforgettable moment that almost never was.
Dr. Theodore and everyone at the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joe's deserve a whole lot of credit for little Micah's comeback -- his family couldn't say enough about the care and the treatment at that facility.
As for Micah he's your typical 4-year-old and he loves the D'backs.
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Open Budget Survey
The Open Budget Survey is the only independent, comparative, and regular measure of budget transparency, participation, and oversight in the world. It is the culmination of analyses conducted by a global network of hundreds of researchers over a two-year period.
Open Budget Survey 2012
The Open Budget Survey 2012 examines 100 countries from around the world, measuring three aspects of how governments are managing public finances:
- Budget transparency – the amount, level of detail, and timeliness of budget information governments are making publically available. Each country is given a score between 0 and 100 that determines its ranking on the Open Budget Index.
- Budget participation – the opportunities governments are providing to civil society and the general public to engage in decisions about how public resources are raised and spent.
- Budget oversight – the capacity and authority of formal institutions (such as legislatures and supreme audit institutions) to understand and influence how public resources are being raised and spent.
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The Open Budget Survey 2012 found that more than three quarters of the countries surveyed fail to meet basic standards of budget transparency. Compounding this, the survey identified the failure of many governments to provide sufficient opportunities for citizens and civil society to engage in budget processes and decisions.


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Art Cashin, UBS Financial Services director of floor operations, explains why traders will be parsing every last word.
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Mike Zimmer recently spoke about a few things regarding the Defense. We are going to get to see Michael Johnson at LB. Zimmer says it will be at SAM and WILL. Zimmer said "We're trying to utilize everybody best we can. We're just looking at different combinations. Maybe we have some sub packages out of our regular defense." I think what Zimmer is doing is exactly what he said he was going to do: Look at ways to get more pressure on the QB. I like this move. Zimmer also said that they already know that Johnson can play end, so don't look at this as a permanent move. Its more of a move to get his best players on the field and to put those players in the best position to succeed. Bratkowski PLEASE take notice! Creativity is a good thing!
Zimmer also mentioned the draft and the non-draft of a Safety. "They just wanted a name. If I took your name off the board they would have been happy, they didn't care. But I know you can't play. So why do it? Don't worry. We'll get a safety." Obviously, Zimmer felt that the Safety's on the board would not make the team. I said during the draft when they passed on a Safety in the 5th round that they have a plan for the position. It appears they do. Don't expect a huge signing any time soon though as Zimmer said "there are guys out there and guys on other teams that can play and who are going to get cut,". Looks like Zimmer will be watching closely during the Training Camps and Preseason. Its very likely that we may sign a Safety late in Training Camp after they are cut by another team, according to these comments. Another option is all of the FA we have brought in. Zimmer has brought in Undrafted Free Agents, signed a few from Waivers, and they continue to have veteran Free Agents visit. With all of these players we are surely to find one that, at the very least, can improve the depth at the position.
These are the reasons I, and every other Bengals fan, love Zimmer. He is creative in getting his best players on the field, think Rey at SAM last year, Johnson getting snaps at SAM and WILL this year, and in the best position to succeed. He is constantly looking at every option to upgrade the Roster and thus the Defense. Bratkowski PLEASE PLEASE take a note from Zimmer and be creative. The possibilities that our Offense could have, IF we had an O coordinator as creative as our D coordinator. I guess we can dream!
Now that we know this about the Safeties, do we feel better as fans? We all were a bit shocked that we didn't draft a Safety (Zimmer also mentioned they contacted every team ahead of them an tried to make a trade for Mays). They seem to have had a contingency plan. They are actively trying to upgrade the position and from Zimmers comments about Safety's being cut from other teams, it seems they aren't going to stop looking to upgrade the position any time soon. This could potentially give us a much improved Defense. Yea I said much improved, is this possible? I think with Zimmer we could have the best D in the league, at some point.


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2013 promises major change in Swampscott.
And the town may opt for more change in the coming months.
These changes, and possible changes, make up our list of items to watch.
1. What will the recommendation be for meeting the town's elementary school needs?
In October at a special town meeting, . The study was expected to take 6-9 months. Expectations are that the study will recommend a consolidated school. But, if this is the case, what will the particulars be and when will it go to the public for a vote?
2. The changing face of Humphrey Street.
Building projects are scheduled to become operational or habitable: the new Swampscott Police Station; the new Gateway Building; and the Concordia Condos.
3. Will the town create a historical district to preserve the Humphrey Street area's historical character?
Look for a public hearing and town meeting proposal on a historical district in 2013.
4. What will the town do about flood control?
Retention pond dredging at Tedesco is expected by spring. But what recommendations will arise from the drainage study of lower Paradise Road?
5. Will town meeting include a proposal to resolve the town's athletic field needs?


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It was 1963 in Detroit, Michigan, and the city was at a crossroads. Rich with a bustling auto industry, a great spurt in manufacturing as well as transplants from the Southern states and abroad, Detroit and its populace were on the cusp of embracing or thwarting diversity.
African Americans by this time comprised 16% of the auto industry, up from 4% just 20 years before, helping to create a black middle class. But the election of a series of conservative mayors signaled some aversion to full-scale integration, noted author and historian Thomas Sugrue: "Economically, homeowners feared, above all, that an influx of blacks would imperil their precious investments."
King's trek down Woodward – organized by the Detroit Council for Human Rights and supported by the UAW and the NAACP – cemented Detroit's activism and leadership in making change. It is said that $100,000 was raised that day for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Today, with one in three Detroit residents in poverty, an emergency manager displacing democracy, 47% of adults 16 and over functionally illiterate and deep challenges with education, the call to action issued by King in 1963 rings with the same sense of urgency. The anniversary of the march is about recognizing what's been done and acknowledging the pressing work that lies before us.
Will you Take a Step with us on June 22, 2013? As King noted back then, "For the hour is late. The clock of destiny is ticking out, and we must act now before it is too late."
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Art.com Inc. Promotes Geoffroy Martin to CEO; Announces 2009 Sales in Excess of $140 Million and Record Profitability
Former CEO Michael Heinstein Assumes Chairman Role
EMERYVILLE, CA (February 4, 2010) — Art.com Inc., the world's largest online retailer of wall art, today announced the promotion of Geoffroy Martin from Chief Operating Officer to Chief Executive Officer. Michael Heinstein, who served as Chief Executive Officer since founding the company in 1998, will assume the role of Chairman. The company also announced record annual profitability on sales of more than $140 million for 2009. In December 2009, Art.com Inc. announced that it had passed the 10-million customer milestone.
"I am thrilled by the opportunity to lead this very innovative company and am honored to be entrusted with carrying on the tremendous legacy and vision of Michael Heinstein," said Martin. "Art.com has a strong leadership team in place and our 2009 results demonstrate our ability to deliver a fantastic customer experience and to build a highly profitable business with strong financial metrics. Art.com's unparalleled selection, unique visualization tools, and outstanding value proposition have made our company a leader both in the US and Europe, and we are only beginning to tap this very large global market. I am very excited to lead the company through its next phase of growth."
Since joining Art.com in 2004, Martin has actively managed and improved nearly every facet of the business including Engineering, HR, Marketing and User Experience. He developed the company's international expansion strategy and as COO built a first class operations team from the ground up. Prior to joining Art.com, Martin spent several years with ONI Systems, Inc., where he built and led the planning organization and supply chain. He holds Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from both École Centrale Paris in France and Politecnico di Torino in Italy.
"Art.com is the best e-commerce company that you've never heard of. Geoffroy will certainly change that. Consumers worldwide will know where to turn first when contemplating or acquiring wall art," said Alan Spoon, general partner with Polaris Ventures, former president of The Washington Post Company and Art.com Inc. board member.
"The online art market is a canvas that has only begun to be painted and Art.com is extremely well-positioned to capture the market's tremendous growth opportunities," said Bob Kagle, partner with Benchmark Capital, early investor in eBay and Art.com Inc. board member. "Geoffroy has great ambition and a clear vision for driving profitable and sustainable growth that will enable Art.com to reach its true potential."
About Art.com Inc.
Art.com Inc. is a leading authority in wall art and the world's largest online retailer of posters, prints, and framed art, with sales in excess of $140 million. Since 1998, Art.com Inc. has sold high-quality wall art online to more than ten million customers – including home decorators, interior designers, businesses, art collectors, and art lovers – in over 120 countries worldwide. Its décor experts are always on top of the latest wall décor and decorating trends, and make unique and hard-to-find wall art accessible to the everyday consumer. The privately-held company is headquartered in Emeryville, CA and is venture-backed by Benchmark Capital and Polaris Ventures. For more information, visit www.art.com and www.AllPosters.com. "art.com" and "AllPosters" are registered trademarks of Art.com Inc.


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2 brain-twisting solitaire games in 1 pocket-sized case! Using combinations of coloured connected beads, students construct colorful designs in 2 unique formats: tricky 2-D puzzles and twisted 3-D pyramids. To start, pick a design from the puzzle book, place some of the puzzle pieces into position as shown and then fill the empty spaces with the remaining pieces. Hundreds of possible combinations, but only 1 completes the puzzle! Puzzle pieces fit inside the handy pocket-sized case with built-in game boards, so you can Kanoodle anywhere!
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If you're in line for bar presidency, it's natural to think about what you want to do during "your year." But for the long-term success of the association, everyone needs to participate and be heard. Here, leadership expert and ABA Bar Leadership Institute speaker Jeffrey Cufaude offers a way to do just that: facilitative leadership. "Facilitation is a skill that any individual can master," he says. Are you ready to learn how?
Do you want to become a better facilitator, but you're not sure where to start? Here are 12 fundamentals you can work on today.
With student debt skyrocketing and law school applications plummeting, it's no secret that there's a crisis in legal education. But did you know that it imperils the progress made in diversifying the profession—and that bar associations can play an important role in turning things around? At its 2014 Midyear Meeting, the National Conference of Bar Presidents focused its opening plenary on this critically important issue.
New lawyers who plan to open their own firm need practical experience. And people whose incomes are too high for legal aid but too low for most lawyers' fees often have legal needs that go unmet. Attendees at the 2014 Midyear Meeting of the National Conference of Bar Foundations learned about the Chicago Bar Foundation's Justice Entrepreneurs Project, which aims to bring the two together in order to help launch successful careers while closing this gap in legal access.
Want to start a diversity effort at your bar association? It's not as simple as holding one luncheon a year or putting a statement on your website. That's according to an expert panel at the 2014 Midyear Meeting of the National Association of Bar Executives. Find out how to use strategy and collaboration to make your work in this important area as effective as possible—and why even diversity programs should be subject to sunsetting if they're not working as well as they should.
Just in time for the ABA Bar Leadership Institute, Bar Leader has launched a new project called Life of a Leader. We'll follow along as a few presidents-elect learn and prepare for the big year that awaits them. Find out what bars our first two correspondents are from, and how you can keep up with this exciting new series.


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Robert Zasa, Joseph Zasa, and Sandra Jones of ASD Management will draw on their experience in ASC management and development to contribute to three sessions at Becker's 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Business of Spine.
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Biodiversity and natural icons
Australia's unique biodiversity underpins the functioning of our natural and productive landscapes, but faces threats from habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution and climate change. These threats need to be systematically addressed.
Our World Heritage and National Heritage sites include places with very high environmental, social and economic values. Effective protection of these natural icons is needed to preserve them.
The following statements outline what we consider to be ambitious but achievable outcomes for the first five years of Caring for our Country.
By 2013, Caring for our Country will:
- Increase, by at least one million hectares, the area of native habitat and vegetation that is managed to reduce critical threats to biodiversity and to enhance the condition, connectivity and resilience of habitats and landscapes. This is additional to the 125 million hectares that is to be protected within the National Reserve System.
- Reduce the impact of invasive species:
- rabbits and rodents on Macquarie Island (Tasmania)
- the southern and westward migration of Cane Toads
- Tramp Ants and camels in at least one priority area
- in at least four other priority areas to be defined through the annual Caring for our Country business plans.
- Secure management arrangements for all World Heritage areas that meet the requirements of the World Heritage Convention.
- Improve the protection and management of Ningaloo Reef.
- Maintain viable Tasmanian Devil populations.
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Robert Francis welcomes government's NHS response
The chairman of the inquiry into the scandal at the Mid Staffordshire hospital trust has welcomed the government's response to his report - but warned that it will only be judged properly "over the next few months".
Robert Francis told the Health Service Journal last night:
"Even though it is clear it does not accept all my recommendations, the government's statement today indicates its determination to make positive changes to the culture of the NHS, in part by adopting some of my recommendations and in part through other initiatives."
He added: "The overall effectiveness of the response will have to be judged on the detail developed over the next few months, and the decisions taken about recommendations on which no decision has been taken at this time."


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FORT SILL Okla_ Fort Sill celebrated
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the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th anniversary
of the historic march on Washington.
That was the site of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "I Have a Dream"
Cameron University Vice President Albert Johnson, Jr. was keynote
"If we
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those struggles really don't get moved," Johnson said. "It just stays, and when
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Older people in Wales not looking forward to Christmas
Latest research by Age Cymru has revealed that 22 per cent of older people in Wales are not looking forward to Christmas.
The study also revealed that one fifth of those who were not looking forward to Christmas said that it brought back too many memories of those who had passed away.
Age Cymru has set up a Spread the Warmth campaign to help tackle health, heating and loneliness issues for older people this winter.


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Communicating with the world gently and fearlessly, our awareness is sharpened and we find the open clear sky of mind—a delightful source of wisdom and uplifted energy. We trust our nature enough to let go into the present moment.
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Looking Back on 2011, Forward to 2012
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The NBA has fined the San Antonio Spurs $250,000 as a result of coach Gregg Popovich sending the teams stars home for a nationally televised game against the Miami Heat. Popovich sent Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green, on a commercial flight home instead of playing them against the Miami Heat. Popovich wanted his starters to rest before Saturday's home game against the NBA leading Memphis Grizzlies. The Heat beat the Spurs 105-100. "The result here is dictated by the totality of the facts in this case. The Spurs decided to make four of their top players unavailable for an early-season game that was the team's only regular-season visit to Miami. The team also did this without informing the Heat, the media, or the league office in a timely way. Under these circumstances, I have concluded that the Spurs did a disservice to the league and our fans." Said NBA Commissioner David Stern in a statement.
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Popovich: 'Disappointed' in 250K fine
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Stern taking "substantial sanctions" with Spurs' decision
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Clayton Kershaw has been getting a lot of hype recently due to his successful 2009 campaign. However, along with that hype has been some backlash with some people comparing Kershaw unfavorably to De La Rosa, and Sanchez. Some of the criticism of Kershaw is that he was incredibly lucky in his low HR/9 rate, and that because he is pitching half of his games in Dodgers Stadium, De La Rosa actually had the better season due to pitching at Coors. Also, because of Kershaw's league leading H/9, he was extremely lucky. But is that really true? Data taking from Fangraphs:
While I like FIP and x-FIP, it doesn't try to measure game conditions. It ignores defense and assumes that batted balls are not relevant. Enter tERA. tERA stands for true Earned Run Average. x-FIP assumes that there is a normalized home run rate. What tERA tries to do is measure the pitchers performance but also includes batted ball data and game conditions. It's also backed up by 40 years of game data to show how a ball hit in similar circumstances over the years would react. Here is a site Explaining tERA.
Basically, according to tERA, Kershaw is really hard to hit, and when hitters actually makes contact with the ball, they have a hard time converted it to a hit.
Kershaw: 2.79
De La Rosa: 4:38
Sanchez: 4.24
Kershaw: 3.08
De La Rosa: 3.91
Sanchez: 4.17
2009 x-FIP:
Kershaw: 3.90
De La Rosa: 3.76
Sanchez: 4.19
2009 tERA:
Kershaw: 3.09
De La Rosa: 4.69
Sanchez: 3.99
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An underground equipment failure is the reason 2,500 people in the Rossmoor area of Walnut Creek lost power about 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, according to PG&E spokeman Jason King.
He said there were three separate outages, which affected a total of 2,500 homes and businesses.
"It was a series of failed connectors on an underground line near the Rossmoor community," King said.
The majority of customers had power restored by 8 p.m., he said. The rest were back up as of 11 p.m. Wednesday.


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This covers ANYTHING while blending naturally. It doesn't crease or disappear during the whole day even thought it's creamy!
It is too expensive for a concealer..
Take it or leave it :)
Hands down my HG under-eye concealer. Have been using the Beige shade for about ten years ever since it was and has been countlessly featured in InStyle magazine's Best Beauty Buys. Highly pigmented so a little goes a long way, which also means a tube lasts forever (maybe 2 years?). I apply with my Shu Uemura concealer brush and gently pat/blend with my ring finger. The stuff just covers my moderate dark circles and veins around eyes perfectly without caking. This is NOT a heavy coverage concealor that will mask really dark circles. Rather it's brightening, very natural looking, has perfect texture, blends perfectly and has great staying power. As I've gotten older my dark circles have gotten well, darker. So I've been applying Smashbox Under-eye Photo Op Brightener underneath my CDP concealer; both pair nicely together. I am on my 4th or 5th tube and will never be without this amazing and beautiful concealer.
Do you HAVE to have this? no. it is a splurge at 70+. that being said, i really enjoy it. the quality is gorgeous and it has great coverage. i have had it for over 3 months and only used 1/4 of it so its not too insane. i also caught my husband using it and about chopped his digits off. i never noticed he was wearing concealer because this is so natural. highly recommend
Edit: I stopped using this for a while and had forgotten how much I loved it. Well, it's back in my beauty bag and people have commented how rested i look. That alone is worth the price!
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I remember when my favourite Holt SA called me as soon as they had Honey stocked, and when I came in I was doubtful it would match my skintone. Although it's not a perfect match (I have to use Bobbi Brown's corrector first) the texture and pigmentation of the two combined is just perfect. Since there is no SPF, it's also ideal for photoshoots.
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Love, love, love this highly pigmented concealer!
I have a problem with my oily skin with anything staying put more than a couple of hours and this has clung to blemishes like glue. I use it sparingly under my eyes and it stays all day (I just use it in area closest to my nose don't go fully beneath my eyes).
I am extremely fair and the ivory blends in seamlessly. I was a little concerned based on some of the comments that I would have a problem as I typically can't find foundations that match, and always have problems with foundations and powders showing up as yellow on my skin but this blends right in flawlessly. I typically dab the stick on whatever I'm trying to cover, let it sit 30 seconds to a minute and then blend in with my fingers and set with Tarte Amazonian Clay powder.
Now to try the foundation!
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I bought this in Japan in 2006, and have finally hit the bottom of the tube in 2011, so the price per wear ratio has been exceptionally good. I tend to only use it on spots and discoloration, by tapping it on with a finger. It looks like skin, but the staying power isn't great, although I am a bit oily skinned -- there's a bit too much slip. In comparison with the Laura Mercier secret camoflauge, this one has a lot more slip. I do feel like it looks much more natural and is quite a lot easier to work with than the LM concealer.
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I've had several go-to concealers over the years and this is my favorite for the last several years. I like the slip of it as I apply it (I pat it on or use a brush to apply the color and then pat), I like the color, and I love the coverage. On me it doesn't settle into wrinkles and I DO use powder on top of it. For me it's entirely worth the price. I have bought a dozen more reasonably priced concealers that I've had to throw away because either the consistency, color, or coverage weren't good. I highly recommend this product. If you want, you can always have a rep apply it and see how it wears for a day before purchasing it....
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE This product!!! Although it costs me nearly £100 as I cannot get it in the UK, shipping, custom charges nearly doubles the amount! At first I was not 100% sure about this product yes it creased it went cakey I was really disappointed, however after some research I figured out how to use it, using the same method as Kim K, it really did work well I have dark undereye circles well they are worse and sometimes not so bad but it is one of my most paranoid problem areas, I recommend this product but know how to use is, I used ochre btw. :)
I bought the Cle de Peau concealer in light. Fabulous consistency and coverage. But I am just too fair for this! Ladies NW/ NC25 and darker can use this, but no lighter than that. Terribly disappointed that they don't have a lighter shade to match me, because it was fabulous.
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This is my favorite concealer of all time. It does an amazing job at hiding all of your imperfections! The only downside is it's price but i have to say that it will last you a very long time so i guess the price isn't too bad, considering that. I'd say each stick will last you about 7-8 months are so. I'm already on my second stick. This is my HG for sure!


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The police were at Nakoula Basseley Nakoula's Cerritos, CA home overnight Thursday, as media reports identifying him as the man behind "Innocence of Muslims," and listing his address, circulated, he wrote.
This morning, a U.S. law enforcement official confirmed to the AP that Nakoula was the filmmaker of "Innocence of Muslims," a crude portrayal of Muslim relationships.
"According to California law enforcement officials, Nakoula, who is also known to authorities as Bacily Nakoula, was frightened for his life and "scared of retaliation" against his family."
In 2010, Nakoula was convicted of bank fraud and forced to pay an $800,000 fine.


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Despite the suspensions of Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittendon, ratings for Washington Wizards telecasts on CSN Mid-Atlantic are still up double-digits from last year. Through 46 games, Wizards telecasts are averaging a 1.4 rating on […]Read more ›
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The Mixed Martial Arts debut of former NFL star Herschel Walker did well for Showtime on Saturday night. Showtime drew 517,000 viewers for its Strikeforce: Miami telecast on Saturday night, up 52% from 341,000 for […]Read more ›
Pushed to ESPN2 by the Pro Bowl, the Winter X Games saw significant declines in viewership on Sunday night. Coverage of the Winter X Games drew 1.0 million viewers on ESPN2 Sunday night, down 42% […]Read more ›


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|"Road to Recovery" provides rides to cancer treatments
Your American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers to drive patients to cancer treatment. Last year, volunteers helped 38 patients get to over 900 cancer treatment related appointments in the Northern Kentucky Area. If you have a few hours per week, you can help save a cancer patient's life by contacting your American Cancer Society. To date, there are five "Road To Recovery" trained volunteer drivers willing to take cancer patients from Pendleton County to St. Elizabeth Hospital. The American Cancer Society is seeking two more drivers willing to take patients from Pendleton County to Markey Cancer Center in Lexington.
Your American Cancer Society is also looking for a volunteer coordinator to schedule rides for cancer patients. This volunteer opportunity would involve scheduling volunteers to drive cancer patients to treatment. Volunteer Coordinators need to have a valid email address in order to receive information about patients who need rides. This position will require volunteer to attend a two hour training. Please consider helping your neighbors get to treatment by contacting your local American Cancer Society at 859-372-7881.
With the funds raised through Relay For Life of Pendleton County these and other programs can be provided to more cancer patients. For information about Relay For Life of Pendleton County, call 1-800-227-2345 or 859-372-7885 or visit RelayForLife.org/pendletonky.
The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation's largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing about $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, about 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year.


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Founded in 1933, Aberdour is a thriving and extremely successful preparatory school for 350 girls and boys aged 2 to 13 years.
At all levels we aim to provide every child with an individually tailored education that identifies their potential and maximises their opportunities to learn, grow and succeed. Set in 12 acres of parkland and with a wide range of specialist facilities and specialist staff, we are large enough to offer all the breadth of opportunity you would wish for your child, but also one which is small enough for everyone to really matter.
Essentially, the school is an immensely caring, nurturing environment, where happy children enjoy coming to school and are encouraged, stretched and stimulated. What makes us really special is our 'PAL' system for Personalised Achievement Learning. Each child is assigned a specialist tutor who actively tracks and manages their progress through the school. These 'Tracking Tutors' are responsible for identifying strengths and further potential, ensuring that each child makes the most of every opportunity.
The results speak for themselves. Although we are non-selective, we have an exceptional record of success at gaining admissions and scholarships to the leading senior schools in the area. Aberdour children are much sought after by these schools and we work in close partnership with them.
As well as employing highly qualified, highly experienced and highly motivated teaching staff, Aberdour has many impressive facilities, including a large sports hall, an indoor swimming pool, two purpose-built science laboratories, libraries and two IT suites. Outdoors there are extensive playing fields which include all-weather pitches, courts and wickets. There is also a coffee shop where you can relax and meet the friends you'll make.
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The Red Poppy Ladies: Mulan the Musical
Various venues
Until Sat Sep 13
- $$$
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Posted: Fri Dec 21 2012
Theater review: The Red Poppy Ladies: Mulan the Musical. At The Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Created and performed by Red Poppy Ladies' Percussion. 1hr 20mins. No intermission.
In the ancient Chinese legend of Mulan, a brave girl poses as a boy in order to take her ailing father's place in the army. So it's fitting that the Red Poppy Ladies—China's first and only all-female percussion troupe—share her heroic tale, since even in the West, drumming is still often thought of as a male pursuit.
But putting aside the nifty feminist implications, Red Poppy is, essentially, a novelty act: A dozen young, nubile girls in attractive outfits who really know how to bang a gong—not to mention tables, drums, the floor, pretty much anything. They're impressive percussionists, effortlessly executing tightly choreographed routines peppered with kung fu, their limbs flying so fast they look like Kali.
As cultural spectacle, Mulan is satisfying entertainment. As a musical, it misses the mark. There are no traditional songs, no dialogue and no real characterizations, and production values are poor. If not for the title and the captions projected onto the back wall, you'd never know this was the story of Mulan. Heck, you wouldn't know there was a story at all. (Those who know the tale from the Disney movie will surely be confused.) Mulan is a figure who always marched to the beat of her own drum, and here she gets to do that literally. Too bad her rhythm never really gets you.—Raven Snook
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Back in the RingBy 1970, the general American public had become dissatisfied with the Vietnam War and was thus easing their anger against Muhammad Ali. This change in public opinion meant Muhammad Ali was able to rejoin boxing.
After participating in an exhibition match on September 2, 1970, Muhammad Ali fought in his first real comeback bout on October 26, 1970 against Jerry Quarry in Atlanta, Georgia. During the fight, Muhammad Ali appeared slower than he used to be; yet before the start of the fourth round, Quarry's manager threw in the towel. Ali was back and he wanted to reclaim his heavyweight title.
The Fight of the Century: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (1971)On March 8, 1971, Muhammad Ali got his chance to win back the heavyweight title. Ali was to fight Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden. This fight, billed as "the Fight of the Century," was viewed in 35 countries around the world and was the first fight Ali used his "rope-a-dope" technique. (Ali's rope-a-dope technique was when Ali leaned himself on the ropes and protected himself while he let his opponent hit him repeatedly. The intention was to quickly tire out his opponent.)
Although Muhammad Ali did well in a few of the rounds, in many others he was pounded by Frazier. The fight went the full 15 rounds, with both fighters still standing at the end. The fight was unanimously awarded to Frazier. Ali had lost his first professional fight and had officially lost the heavyweight title.
Shortly after Muhammad Ali had lost this fight with Frazier, Ali won a different kind of fight. Ali's appeals against his draft evasion conviction had gone all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, who unanimously reversed the lower court's decision on June 28, 1971. Ali had been exonerated.
The Rumble in the Jungle: Muhammad Ali vs. George ForemanOn October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali had another chance at the championship title. In the time since Ali lost to Frazier in 1971, Frazier himself had lost his championship title to George Foreman. Although Ali had won a rematch against Frazier in 1974, Ali was much slower and older than he used to be and was not expected to have a chance against Foreman. Many considered Foreman to be unbeatable.
The bout was held in Kinshasa, Zaire and was thus billed as "the Rumble in the Jungle." Once again, Ali used his rope-a-dope strategy - this time with much more success. Ali was able to tire out Foreman so much that by the eighth round, Muhammad Ali knocked Foreman out. For the second time, Muhammad Ali had become the heavyweight champion of the world.
Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe FrazierJoe Frazier really did not like Muhammad Ali. As part of the antics before their fights, Ali had called Frazier an "Uncle Tom" and a gorilla, among other bad names. Ali's comments greatly angered Frazier.
Their third match against each other was held on October 1, 1975 and called "Thrilla in Manila" because it was held in Manila, Philippines. The fight was brutal. Both Ali and Frazier hit hard. Both were determined to win. By the time the bell for the 15th round was rung, Frazier's eyes were swollen nearly shut; his manager wouldn't let him continue. Ali won the fight, but he himself was badly hurt as well.
Both Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought so hard and so well, that many consider this fight to be the greatest boxing fight in history.
Winning the Championship Title a Third TimeAfter the Frazier fight in 1975, Muhammad Ali announced his retirement. This, however, did not last long as it was just too easy to pick up a million dollars here or there by fighting one more bout. Ali did not take these fights very seriously and became lax on his training. On February 15, 1978, Muhammad Ali was extremely surprised when novice boxer Leon Spinks beat him. The bout had gone all 15 rounds, but Spinks had dominated the match. The judges awarded the fight - and the championship title - to Spinks.
Ali was furious and wanted a rematch. Spinks obliged. While Ali worked diligently to train for their rematch, Spinks did not. The fight did go the full 15 rounds again, but this time, Ali was the obvious winner. Not only did Ali win back the heavyweight champion title, he became the first person in history to win it three times.
Retirement and Parkinson's SyndromeAfter the Spinks fight, Ali retired on June 26, 1979. He did fight Larry Holmes in 1980 and Trevor Berbick in 1981 but lost both fights. The fights were embarrassing; it was obvious that Ali should stop boxing.
Muhammad Ali had been the greatest heavyweight boxer in the world three times. In his professional career, Ali had won 56 bouts and lost only five. Of the 56 wins, 37 of them were by knockout. Unfortunately, all of these fights took a toll on Muhammad Ali's body.
After suffering increasingly slurred speech, shaking hands, and over-tiredness, Muhammad Ali was hospitalized in September 1984 to determine the cause. His doctors diagnosed Ali with Parkinson's syndrome, a degenerative condition that results in decreased control over speech and motor skills.
After being out of the limelight for more than a decade, Muhammad Ali was asked to light the Olympic flame during the Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Ali moved slowly and his hands shook; yet his performance brought tears to many who watched the Olympic lighting.
Since then, Ali has worked tirelessly to helping charities around the world. He also spends a lot of time signing autographs. He remains a hero and icon of the 20th century.


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"An engaging personality,...Carter Ross [is] the New Jersey investigative reporter narrating Brad Parks's 'Eyes of the Innocent'..., a capable follow-up to this author's award-winning debut mystery."--Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
"A breezy, entertaining sequel to Parks' well-received debut."--Kirkus Reviews
"Zany characters, witty dialog, and a plot that races to a bang-up finish are guaranteed to have readers cheering for the good guys. Parks's sequel to his acclaimed debut, Faces of the Gone, is as good if not better. Think Lisa Scottoline meets Richard Yancey."--Library Journal (starred review)
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So, in that spirit, it seems fitting to have a year in review for the Utah's sports stories. Here are the top headline-grabbers of 2011.
BYU basketball star gets booted for doing the horizontal tango. Call it the hump heard around the world. In March, BYU basketball player Brandon Davies was suspended for the rest of the season for breaking the BYU honor code by having premarital sex with his girlfriend. National and even international media outlets ran with this one, calling the ruling "out of touch" and "archaic." But others defended the school for sticking to its values and pointing out that Brandon Davies signed the honor code. He agreed to the terms of the contract and gave his school and his team his word he'd uphold it. Despite the controversy and Davies' absence, the Cougars advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Florida in overtime.
RSL player suffers stomach-churning leg break. In May, Real Salt Lake midfielder Javier Morales fractured his left tibia and fibula, dislocated his ankle and suffered torn ligaments after being hacked from behind by Chivas USA midfielder Marcos Mondaini. The nasty break has been viewed tens of thousands of time on YouTube. But perhaps the bigger story is how quickly Javier recovered. His injury was expected to be season ending, but he was back in action in September. The only RSL story that could have possibly topped that this year is if Kyle Beckerman had gotten a haircut.
Record-breaking ski season. While last season's snowfall commenced in late 2010, the records started falling in 2011 -- when the snow didn't stop falling. Alta and Snowbird both comfortably broke 700 inches while Park City-area resorts also reported new records. Many ski resorts extended their season, and Snowbird stayed open until July 4th, giving its season-pass holders 202 days of skiing during the 2010-11 season. Last season's epic snowfall was joyful news for everyone except those without snow blowers.
Death of Jeret "Speedy" Peterson. In July, Park City resident and Olympic medalist Jeret "Speedy" Peterson committed suicide. Though he fought a public battle with alcohol and depression, he seemed to be winning the war with his demons. "I know that a lot of people go through a lot of things in their life, and I just want them to realize they can overcome anything," Peterson said after winning the silver medal in Vancouver. "There's light at the end of the tunnel and mine was silver and I love it."
Known as a standout in a sport known for its risk takers, Speedy will be remembered as one of the world's most innovative freestyle skiers and as the creator of the one-of-a-kind "Hurricane."
Porter Hancock paralyzed. In October, South Summit High School linebacker Porter Hancock was paralyzed after dislocating his neck in a special-teams tackle. In the last couple of months, people around the state have rallied to help Porter and his family after hearing the tragic news. Fundraisers of all types have been organized to help pay for his medical bills. Because Porter is paralyzed from the chest down, getting around his split-level house when he's released from the hospital will be difficult. So the good people of the South Summit community are building the Hancock family a new wheelchair-accessible home. Donations are still being accepted. For more information about Porter's condition and how you can help, go to www.helpporterhancock.bbnow.org .
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A fantastic thing happen to me yesterday. Our neighbour had a spare ticket to the Centre Court at Wimbledon and she offered it to me! How cool is that! It was my first ever time at Wimbledon championship, and now that I've been there, hope is was not the last one! Everything was very English: straw hats, Pimms and strawberries and cream.
It was a great experience! Although I don't play tennis myself, I do watch Wimbledon on TV occasionally. But nothing compares to actually being there! It is a big event and even if you don't have the tickets to Center Court or Court No.1, you can still watch a lot of other matches played on other courts or watch main matches on a big screen while eating your picnic and drinking champagne.
We watched really good matches too. First it was Andy Roddick v. Michale Llodra, then Venus Williams v. Ekaterina Makarova and Novak Djokovic v. Taylor Dent. We also witnessed 2 records set: the fastest serve at Wimbledon by Taylor Dent (it was 148 m/h and that was incredibly fast!) and the longest match ever played. John Isner (USA) and Nicholas Mahut (FRA) have already played for 10 hours, and they will continue to play today.
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Incoming Princeton women's basketball freshman Vanessa Smith is one of eight current and former collegians heading to play in Ukraine with Athletes in Action from June 21-July 3. The squad will play three games, facing the junior and senior national teams and a university team.
The youngest member of the Ukraine trip, this will be the first overseas playing experience for Tiger guard.
With Athletes in Action, a faith-based organization, the group will help run a youth tournament as part of a service component to their trip.
To follow Smith's journey, Athletes in Action will be tweeting and blogging throughout the trip.


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Harrisonburg Tourism and Visitor Services Press Release
For the second consecutive year, Harrisonburg Tourism &
Visitor Services has partnered with the community
to organize the Harrisonburg International CommUNITY Celebration as an
extension of the annual Harrisonburg International Festival.
This 10-day celebration highlights special events,
activities, performances and promotions that honor the diverse cultures and
backgrounds that make up the local community. The celebration aims to bring local,
regional and national recognition and awareness to the rich cultural diversity
of people and businesses in the area.
This year, the celebration will kick off on Sept. 27 with a
Drumming Downtown public drum circle in Court Square led by Mike Deaton. The
public is invited to celebrate the world through community music-making at this
event, and drums will be available for use. Following the drum circle will be
an international-themed film screening at Court Square Theater at 7:15pm.
Saturday, Sept. 28, will mark the 16th annual Harrisonburg
International Festival, which will bring a colorful array of performing, visual
and culinary arts from around the world to Hillandale Park. This year a new
festival project – a community cookbook with recipes submitted by locals of
various cultures – will be available. As in previous years, this festival is
free and family-friendly.
Throughout the 10-day Harrisonburg International CommUNITY
Celebration, visitors and locals are invited to "Shop and Dine the World …
Locally!" Those who make a minimum purchase at participating international
retail shops and restaurants listed on VisitHarrisonburgVA.com will be entered
to win a gift basket full of goods and gift cards donated by those
participating businesses.
Other activities taking place as part of the Harrisonburg International
CommUNITY Celebration include international beer and wine tastings at Downtown
Wine & Gourmet, World Cup Soccer Games, Around the World in Rocktown food
tours, the Latino Film Festival at Court Square Theater, Explore More Discovery
Museum's Go Global! Night, featured international chef specials at A Bowl of
Good Café, and more.
For complete details about the Harrisonburg International
CommUNITY Celebration and its comprisingevents and activities, visit
For more information on the Harrisonburg International
Festival, visit Harrisonburg InternationalFestival.org.
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Jodi's Event Journal
White Christmas
Tuesday December 27, 2011 / 7:30pmWhite Christmas
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Orchestra Rows R-Z
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
How was your experience?
White Christmas is one of my favorite movies so I was a little hesitant about how this production would compare to a classic. They did such a great job! Loved the old style tap numbers. Great performances by all of the cast. All different age groups in the audience and all seemed to enjoy it.


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Vienna Youth Soccer is proud to offer year round training programs for players of all levels to supplement their seasonal play.
All programs have a set, progressional curriculum designed by our Technical Director - Eddie Lima, which will challenge players, improve technical skills, and foster the love for the game in an enjoyable and non-pressured environment.
Check out the links in the left column to view available programs.
Questions? Please contact the VYS Technical Director Eddie Lima.


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Cultural & Religious Marriage Beliefs
Each religion and culture defines marriage in a unique way. From the Christian Bible and Jewish Torah to the Muslim Quran and Hindu Shastra, many couples turn to the scriptures to understand the sanctity of marriage.
The Importance of Date Night
A 2012 study by the Institute for American Values finds date night is important for successful, happy marriages.
Christian Covenant Wedding Vows
Engaged couples return to the roots of Christianity in order to strengthen their commitment to each other and to God.