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For the second day in a row a Cumberland Farms store was robbed in Northampton, but this time one of the suspects was arrested.
Police say the Cumberland Farms on Main Street was robbed just before 1 a.m. Thursday.
Just like in Wednesday's robbery, two masked men, one carrying a baseball bat, walked into the store and demanded money.
Police arrested a 17-year-old.
They continue to follow leads and are investigating whether he played a role in the robbery at the Cumberland Farms store on Front Street Wednesday morning.
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Bruin sophomore Ryan Stoffers turned surprisingly conservative on Final Jeopardy last night and finished second to a kid from Wash U in St. Louis.
After a horrendous start, Ryan made his move on a couple of categories, including film, and took the lead for a while (not counting his $5,200 deficit from the first night). He missed two Daily Doubles, but bet conservatively and so was right in the mix at the end.
Final Jeopardy was Kings in the Bible, or something like that, and I guess Ryan decided to make sure he finished no worse than second, because he bet without the aggression that had marked his earlier appearances. As it turned out, he got it right and the kid from Wash U didn't, leaving Ryan less than $2,000 short.
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Release date: 2012-10-02
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Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.
Mafuyu is the no-nonsense, take-charge and hard-hitting leader of her high school gang. But when she gets expelled for being a delinquent, her mother, fed up with her daughter's wayward ways, sends Mafuyu to an isolated school far off in the country.
Mafuyu finally discovers the truth behind Takaomi's bizarre bet with the principal of Midorigaoka Academy! The twisted tale elicits her sympathy, and she decides to put her all into helping him out. But her all may be less than she hopes as she faces down the looming threat of…finals!
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More Jason Bay. I thought that was over.In a surprising twist, the Pirates and Cleveland Indians revived talks at the Opryland Hotel late last night and developed a framework for a five-player trade, Bay and catcher Ronny Paulino going to Cleveland for outfielder Franklin Gutierrez, catcher Kelly Shoppach and either starter Cliff Lee or a minor-league pitching prospect.
The deal is not done. The sides are expected to continue talking late this morning.
Mark, don't panic just because Detroit made ESPN talking heads freak out. I was liking that Lee to St. Louis for Reyes/Anderson deal better.


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Various sketches and illustrations by Alp Allen Altiner. This makes a very special gift as a personalized Journal.
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Alp Allen Altiner is an American worldwide published Visual FX Art Director, and Conceptual Designer with over ten years of experience in the Feature Film, Video Game and Advertising Industry. He is also an Instructor for Visual FX related work, where he taught photo real matte painting techniques at Gnomon School and Art Center College of Design in California and numerous workshops. His career started in Multimedia, design and then Comics where he worked for publishers such as Todd McFarlane, Image Comics, Top Cow Productions, DC and Marvel. He worked and trained directly at the Top Cow Studio in Santa Monica where he pursued his childhood dream working with Marc Silvestri and his art team. In 2008 he published his self financed independent Comic Book " Team 14 " which sold out nationwide in the US and Canada. Today he is working as the Lead Concept Designer at Electronic Arts a Video Game Developer and Publishing company at their Montreal studio.
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Doe – a deer, a female deer. Ray – a shot from my shock rifle.
Tim Powell and Screwdriver Studios want to make "RS Flux" a rhythm shooter, one combining gunfire with sweet harmonics.
"Everything in the real world that makes audio, noise, in our game makes audio, music," Powell said. "Everything just adds on top of it to create constant music video so to speak."
== Astrophysics + Rampant Imagination ==
It's not just talk. Trying my hand at an early build of the game, I was greeted by a sudden onrush of quick beats and snappy electronic tunes. Turning left and right created noticeable audio cues. A mouse click fired off a lance of energy from my shock rifle and a musical note, eerily timed with the background music.
"RS Flux" has been Powell's labor of love for 2012. The idea came from his imagination running wild.
"Completely random: I'm a really big astrophysics buff, and I was just relaxing, listening to music, thinking about Higgs Boson-based propulsion. Without even noticing, my thoughts drifted to videogames and I ended up listening to electronica and visualizing a first-person shooter going along with music. After five minutes of this, I realized what was going on and I was like, 'Wow, that would be an awesome game! I should do that'," he said.
== The Starving, yet Proud Musician ==
His initial team immediately latched on to Powell's vision, enamored with the marriage of music and game. Indie artists also took a liking to "RS Flux" and its interpretation of their every-day struggle.
"We really want to show the side-by-side comparison of what it's like in the game and what it's like for real music artists," Powell said. "Real music artists go through a lot of the struggles you'll see in the game: getting out there; getting noticed; not getting drowned out by big music artists; not being bought out by some big music company just because they like their sound."
Powell said a former artist at Screwdriver Studios took a liking to the game's accessibility, bringing music theory to the troglodytes a.k.a. you and me.
"Everyone makes their own unique music in this game and it doesn't require any specific talent," Powell said. "You just need to know how to WASD and left click."
== A Game in Utero ==
To call what I played an early build would be an understatement. "RS Flux" is in utero. Its world is barren, save for the lively music in the background. Its assets and movement are grounded in the Unreal engine, a temporary foundation. Powell intends to move the game to the increasingly popular Unity engine.
The challenge to get the game done is tied to Powell's wallet.
"It's been about a year and it's taken us so long because we're an indie studio, he said. "I fund the entire thing out of pocket. We've never gotten any business loans and I don't borrow money from people. We did start a Kickstarter but it failed. We can't go a 100 percent all the time; sometimes we go through bursts of productivity and months of not having the money to pay people so the work gets done."
So far, Powell has thrown $10,000 to $15,000 at "RS Flux". In an ideal world, with money and staff, the game would be released by the first quarter of 2013. The finished game will include a custom track feature, Powell said. Players can select "base" tracks, creating their own music for each level, save for boss fights.
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Well last year I finally bought a Willis Jersey. I'm not sure why it took so long, I think I just wanted him to sign an extension before I bought one. This year I am thinking a Davis jersey. I would like to get a Mays one, but I want to make sure he starts getting more playing time.
But on to my idea… I want to get a 'Smith' Jersey and for the number just put a question mark. I mean we have like 18 players on the team with the last name Smith, so I think they will all be covered. Or maybe the number 49.
So just to make general discussion, what is the worst jersey you have ever bought or received as a gift? (It doesn't have to be 49ers). Also, are you going to get one for any of the newly drafted players? I like Kaep just because his last name is cool.
The worst Jersey I ever received as a present was my friend got me a custom jersey with my last name on it. Well the number was 80, and I was thinking that it was kind of sacrilegious to have one with Rice's number on it. Plus the jersey was a 3X and I am nowhere near that big. I haven't worn it.


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Animal & Veterinary
FDA Veterinarian Newsletter November/December 2001 Volume XVI, No VI
by Chris Middendorf, M.S.
On the third floor in the 7500 Building at Standish Place, amongst the staff of veterinarians in the Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation (ONADE), in the Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Non-Food Animals, a young intern works at updating information on Investigational New Animal Drugs (INADs). I am a Presidential Management Intern or PMI and I am now three months into a six-month rotation to CVM from the Office of the Commissioner. I spent three months at CVM's aquaculture facility in Laurel, MD prior to joining ONADE in mid-August. The PMI program has generated a lot of interest throughout CVM, as this program is relatively new to CVM.
The PMI program is designed to attract qualified individuals from a wide variety of academic disciplines to a career in the Federal Government. The PMI program provides a continuing source of graduate students to Federal Agencies who will help meet the future challenges of public service. The program's duration for an individual is two years, and at the end of the program the Agency has the option of converting the PMI to a regular full-time employee. During those two years, PMIs are given detailed training for their individual jobs and broad management training with a multitude of practical applications.
Interns under this program enter the Federal service and may be appointed without testing or further competition using a Direct Hire Authority. They are hired at the GS-9 level with all benefits available to status employees. They earn annual promotions and are converted at the GS-12 level when they complete the program. Rotations are an integral part of the PMI curriculum and vary between agencies and between Centers. For me, a six-month rotation to CVM is providing a broad view of the Center's operations.
Admission to the PMI program is competitive with about 1,800 students competing for 400 positions. Applying to the PMI program is also a one-time opportunity. Students may only apply in the academic year they are scheduled to graduate and must be nominated by their schools. Successful completion of their graduate program is required in order for students to enter on duty at a Federal agency. Currently FDA has nine of these "Elite" Presidential Interns on board or scheduled to come on board before the end of the year.
At first the program was limited to applicants from public management and administration graduate majors. However, the government realized there was a need for graduates with more diverse academic backgrounds and in the early 1980's the program was expanded to include nearly all graduate areas of study.
I received my M.S. in Animal Science from Auburn University, and I learned about the PMI program by accident. At the time, I was President of the Graduate Student Council at Auburn and was given information about the PMI program to disseminate to graduate students at the University. The application was very thorough. I was required to list all subject matters that I had taken for college credit and how many hours I took. I was also required to list any skills that I possessed such as foreign language proficiency.
That winter the applicants received letters stating that they were to report to a regional Federal Assessment Center. In my case it was the Federal building in downtown Atlanta. My experience was nearly identical to the thousand or so applicants that OPM would assess for the PMI class of 2000. The testing began early in the morning. When I arrived, I was ushered into a room where other people were waiting; this would be my assessment group. The assessment consisted of a writing exam, an impromptu speech, and a group exercise. Assessment panels were comprised of senior government administrators who evaluate the participants' ability to communicate and work within a group. Those students who were selected as PMI finalists are notified mid-March and invited to a job fair in Washington, DC, the second week of April.
At the PMI job fair I began to understand how lucky I was to be a PMI finalist. It appeared that every Agency in the Federal government was represented at the job fair and they all had jobs to offer on the spot. PMI finalists can be recruited into an agency through a Direct Hire Authority that eliminates the traditional long hiring procedures that agencies routinely use. The job fair is a seller's market with PMIs receiving multiple job offers. I received job offers from the Federal Aviation Agency, Social Security, and the Department of the Army, but I held out until I got an offer from FDA. Experiences such as this were common place at the job fair as Federal Agencies try to replenish a professional work force that edges closer to retirement each year.
Greg Chambers, an MPA graduate of The University of Colorado, describes his job fair experience as similar to mine and other PMI finalists. "The Job Fair was fast paced and overwhelming for me. I was exhausted at the end of each day due to the non-stop scheduling of interviews, off-site interviews and interviews at the actual Job Fair. At the fair I received offers for positions that matched my background probably because I primarily targeted HHS agencies and those involved with health care." Greg was heavily recruited by twelve different offices/agencies before eventually accepting an offer as a program analyst in FDA's Office of Planning.
"PMIs are appealing to an agency because they are well screened," explains Margie Dexter, one of the FDA recruiters at the job fair. "They have advanced degrees, high GPAs, and most are high achievers. These graduates have selected the Federal service as their employer of choice". The fact that PMIs are individuals who want to work for the government is encouraging to Federal managers who are facing what the General Accounting Office calls a "human capital crisis".
Once a PMI finalist has been hired by an agency, he or she attends a PMI orientation presented by OPM at the Management Training Facility in Shepherdstown, WV. During the 3-day orientation the PMIs are introduced to life in the Federal service and are placed into Career Development Groups (CDGs). CDGs serve a professional and social role. Members of CDGs plan a two-year course of professional development for the group with the help of a senior administrator assigned as an advisor. Members construct individual development plans that are specific for their career goals. The CDGs also plan social events to allow networking between the PMIs. Social events allow PMIs to meet many people with diverse educational backgrounds and provide them with contacts throughout the Federal Government. The PMI program fosters an "esprit de corps" that doesn't end after the participants have graduated from the program. There is a PMI alumni association that keeps networks alive and provides a common thread for this group of Federal employees throughout their careers.
I am glad I applied to the PMI program through my University. The PMI program has provided me with great learning opportunities, and I am able to significantly contribute to the Agency. I heartily recommend the program to managers and supervisors and to students as well. It is a good example of a program that is working well.
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Want to visit someplace interesting, a place rarely visited by mainstream journalists?
My good friend S.J. Dahlman is a columnist at the Johnson City Press in the Northeast mountains of Tennessee and a mass-media professor at Milligan College (where he literally sits at the desk I called home for six years). You ought to see the view out of his office window.
This week, his "Face to Faith" column takes a look a religion in the Southern Highlands and, yes, it does include some snakes — sort of. The big idea of the piece is that there is more to faith in the Appalachian religion than snake handlers, even if that is what interestes the press.
Truth is, the snakey folks are considered mighty strange everywhere — even in Dahlman's neck of the woods.
According to the Religious Movements Homepage Project at the University of Virginia, perhaps 2,000 people nationwide are members of churches that practice serpent handling. In the big picture, that's not a lot of people.
Check out Dahlman's piece, because there is more there than snakes. But if the slithering fundamentalists (as opposed to the creepers) interest you, you might want to check out this piece I did long ago for Scripps Howard. As it turns out, the snake handlers raise some interesting issues linked to biblical authority, issues that makes people nervous on the left as well as the right. Here was my attempt to sum that up:
Millions of Americans say the Bible contains no errors of any kind. "Amen," say the snake handlers. Others complain that too many people view the Bible through the lens of safe, middle-class conformity and miss its radical message. Snake handlers agree.
Millions of Americans say that miracles happen, especially when believers have been "anointed" by God's Holy Spirit. "Preach on," say snake handlers. Polls show that millions of spiritual seekers yearn for ecstatic, world-spinning experiences of divine revelation. "Been there, done that," say snake handlers. The bottom line: Snake handlers say they have biblical reasons for engaging in rites that bring them closer to God.
These folks are wild, but they are not crazy. Even in the context of those lovely Southern mountains.


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Remember this ? ( I'm crying just now ).....we just don't see enough of this kind of individuality....from anyone.
I mean, I know basketball is a team game but just about every team has one or two players that give them that little something different when they need it. There seems to be a suppression of talent in what Rambis is trying to achieve...It's almost as though he doesn't want anyone to stand out as being the "go to guy".....I think the Love streak just about drove him crazy as it meant one player was getting all the adulation. There is talent on this Twolves team and the frustration is at boiling point. Kurt Rambis has failed to find the balance here.
What we have as a result is a team of players who are fumbling around with little or no confidence and buckle almost instantaneously when any pressure comes upon them...they look around at each other...there is no answer....they look to the Head Coach and things generally go straight to hell.
I've decided that Rambis is teaching the "Bermuda" triangle offense...as Darko, Beasley, Wes, Jonny, AR and just about everyone else went in and has never been heard of since.


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Hasbrouck Heights – Madeline Bonura (nee DeLucia), 84, died April 20.
Born in Queens, N.Y., she was a member of the A.A.R.P.
She was the wife of 59 years to Angelo Bonura Jr.; mother of Raymond Bonura and his wife, Carol, of Branchburg, Jo-Ann Bonura and Anna-Marie Alexander and her husband, Michael, all of Loxley, Ala.; sister of Carl DeLucia of California and the late Felice and Claude DeLucia; and grandmother of two granddaughters.
Funeral was April 24 at Corpus Christi R. C. Church, Hasbrouck Heights, with entombment at Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington. Arrangements by Costa Memorial Home, Hasbrouck Heights.
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Sioux Falls, SD--Payback was on the on the minds of the Waterloo Black Hawks as they avenged a lopsided 8-3 loss to the Sioux Falls Stampede on Jan. 9 with a 7-1 victory at the Arena Friday night. The Herd found their friendly confines to be none too comfortable after returning from a 6-2-1 road trip, digging themselves into a 3-0 hole after the first period and failing to climb themselves out.
"They (Waterloo) came out ready to go and we didn't," said Knutson, the lone point producer for the Herd on the night. "You can't let a good team like that get up three goals and expect to come back."
Starting goaltender Charlie Lindgren stopped 13 of 20 Black Hawks shots in 28 minutes of play, while backup David Jacobson held Waterloo scoreless in the second on nine shots in relief. Despite the ugly scoreboard, the Stampede (29-11-2) still lead the Western Conference by five points over their night's opponent.
"It's a long season. You're going to have some ups and downs," said head coach Cary Eades. "This is as down as we've been. It's a test of our character and a test of our intestinal fortitude."
Three Black Hawk goals in the first period left the Herd facing a rare deficit after 20 minutes. Winger Zach Stepan kicked off the scoring 4:03 into the game with a swift wrist shot from the left circle. USHL leading scorer Taylor Cammarata contributed a tally with a smooth wrister of his own, this time from the right circle past a sliding Lindgren. The trifecta was completed with 1:51 to go in the penalty-free period as future Golden Gopher Justin Kloos knocked in a shot from in between the circles, pitting the Herd with a 3-0 gap heading into the second.
"We just didn't play well at all in the first period," said Eades. "You just can't play that poorly to start a game, especially on your own rink."
Sioux Falls entered the second period with a new goaltender, as David Jacobson came in relief of Lindgren, who let in three goals on 12 Waterloo attempts. Zeb Knutson snapped the 3-0 shutout with only 11 ticks to go in the second when he chipped in a loose puck in front of a crowded net for his 18th score of the year. The local product's goal provided the Herd a timely momentum boost to end a frustrating Sioux Falls period that featured two empty power plays and several scoring chances.
"We knew that first goal was a big one coming out for the third period," said Knutson. "We tried sticking to it but things just weren't going our way."
Lindgren returned to the net for the start of the third period, but any roll the Herd was riding thanks to Knutson was crushed with resounding authority courtesy of Black Hawk defenseman Victor Newell, who bumped the lead back up to three scores at the 4:10 mark. The goal was the first of four straight in a nine minute span that finished with the Black Hawks bearing a grisly 7-1 lead. David Jacobson re-entered the game to close it out for the Herd. That's the way the Herd's lone game of the weekend would finish, as Sioux Falls dropped only their fifth home game of the season. Sioux Falls ended the forgetful night 0 for 3 on the power play.
Sioux Falls will next travel to Omaha Wednesday to face the Lancers at 7:05 pm. Pregame coverage can be heard with Jim Olander on 1320 KELO AM. The Herd return home next Friday to host Omaha and then Lincoln on Saturday. Game times are 7:05 PM each night and tickets are available through the Sioux Falls Arena Box Office.
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Lydia Ko wins first title as professional
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Lydia Ko rallied to win her first title as a professional.
The 16-year-old from New Zealand won the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters on Sunday, closing with a 4-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over South Korea's So Yeon Ryu.
Ko had an 11-under 205 total at Linkou Miramar and earned $150,000 in the event sanctioned by the Taiwan and Korean tours. Ryu finished with a 73. Top-ranked Inbee Park was third at 7 under after a 70.
Ko tied for 21st last month in the LPGA Titleholders in her only other start as a professional. She won four pro events as an amateur, taking the Canadian Women's Open the last two years.
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Fresh off his first preliminary round recital program of a jaunty Mozart and a more solemn Brahms, 24-year old Russian Nikita Abrosimov radiated a kind of preternatural confidence backstage.Posing for photos, and hugging his host "parents," Glenn and Marcia Garoon, the wiry Abrosimov said he felt Van Cliburn's presence swirling all around him as he made his Bass Hall debut.When asked to compare the hall with some of the globe's most renowned concert venues — as Milan's La Scala, and New York's Alice Tully Hall — where Abrosimov has already appeared, he didn't hesitate to put the Fort Worth performance hall in the same exalted company: "It is a great hall especially because it is so filled with Van Cliburn's presence and memories," Abrosimov observed. "It is an incredibly inspiring stage to play on because of that." — Andrew Marton, Special to the Star-Telegram
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Aldon Smith has returned to the San Francisco 49ers active roster, and could play this week against the Carolina Panthers. Adrian Wilson reports the team has lifted its roster exemption on Smith, effectively clearing him to play.
Smith stepped away from the organization in September following a single-vehicle accident in which police found marijuana and pills in his car. He checked himself into rehabilitation, and was charged with felony weapon charges in regards to the incident.
The only thing that could potentially keep him from playing is a suspension issued by the NFL, but there is no indication that is planned at this time. Based on past incidents it's likely commissioner Roger Goodell would suspend Smith, but there is a precedent for him waiting until legal proceedings have run their course.
Smith's return couldn't come at a better time for the 49ers. The team has lacked a solid pass rush this season, despite having a winning record. He totaled 19.5 sacks in 2012, while San Francisco has a total of 17.0 sacks this season.
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Arizona Cardinals will interview Andy Reid
At a Monday press conference, Cardinals president Michael Bidwill confirmed three candidates that will be interviewed for the head coaching position: Arizona defensive coordinator Ray Horton, Denver offensive coordinator Mike McCoy and former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid, who was also fired Monday morning.
The news of McCoy's interview was broken earlier in the day by ESPN's Adam Schefter.
"We've reached out to Mike McCoy and I'll be speaking to him in the next several days," Bidwill said. "I've also reached out and gotten permission to speak with Andy Reid, so we'll be speaking to Coach Reid in the next few days as well."
Reid coached 14 years in Philadelphia, racking up a .583 winning percentage, guiding the Eagles to five NFC Championship games and one trip to the Super Bowl.
But after the Eagles spent big money in free agency prior to the 2011 season, expectations galore were heaped on the team and they failed to respond. Philly went 12-20 over the next two seasons which led to Reid's departure.
Bidwill failed to give any other names that are being considered by the Cardinals at this point.
"There will be further updates, I'm sure, as we get through the next couple days. We are dealing with the holiday and some of the other limitations such as playoffs and things along those lines," Bidwill said.
- Cardinals vs. Chargers preview: Final chance to make an impression
- Arizona Cardinals sign DT Tommy Kelly
- Report: Arizona Cardinals bring James Harrison in for a visit
- Arizona Cardinals RB Zach Bauman excited for 'opportunity to show what I can do' Thursday vs. Chargers
- Confident Chandler Catanzaro looks to prove himself as Arizona Cardinals kicker
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- Dave Pasch - Cardinals commentator - Tuesday August 26Dave Pasch thinks Michael Floyd is a number one receiving target.
- Mike Sando, ESPN NFL Insider - Tuesday August 26Mike Sando takes us inside the NFL headlines.
- Who impressed/Who depressed - Monday August 25Vince praises Arizona's newest football dynasty.
- Bruce Arians- Cardinals head coach - Monday August 25Bruce Arians says Jay Feely was let go early on so he can catch on with another team.


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Interview with Navy veteran Frank H. Bigelow, survivor of the siege of Corregidor. The interview includes Bigelow's personal experiences about being a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II, boyhood in North Dakota, various jobs during the Great Depression, and enlisting in the Navy. Additionally, Bigelow speaks about volunteering for duty in the Philippines and his assignment to the submarine tender USS Canopus, pre-war military life in the Philippines, the Japanese bombing of Cavite Navy Yard and the destruction of the Canopus, retreating to Bataan and to Corregidor, the fall of Corregidor, his confinement in the 92nd Garage area, the forced march down Dewey Boulevard in Manila and confinement at Cabanatuan, hell ship to Japan, coal mining for Mitsui Heavy Industries, the amputation of his leg by fellow prisoners after a mining accident, liberation, and the destruction in Nagasaki due to the atomic bomb. The interview includes an appendix with an article titled "A Soldier's Story."
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Interview with Navy veteran Richard Donley. The interview includes Donley's personal experiences about the Mediterranean Theater during World War II, boot camp, Fleet Torpedo School, encounters with German "F-lighter" armed barges and E-boats, various assignments, and combat against enemy destroyers. Donley also talks about screening operations for the invasions of Sicily and Salerno, operations along the coasts of northern Italy and southern France and the interdiction of German barge traffic, torpedo problems, commando and intelligence operations, returning to the States, his reassignment to the Motor Torpedo Boats Training Center, and transferring to Samar, Philippines.
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Interview with Army veteran Harlan W. Crouse. The interview includes Crouse's personal experiences about combat in the Philippines during World War II, the Japanese surrender in Yokohama Harbor, and being present during the post-war U.S. occupation of Japan.
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Interview with electrical engineer and Army veteran Herb Elfering, The interview includes Elfering's personal experiences with a searchlight/radar battery, 251st Coast Artillery Regiment, at camp Malekole during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Elfering also gives brief descriptions of his later experiences at Bougainville and Luzon.
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Interview with attorney and Army veteran John L. Bates Jr. The Interview includes Bates' personal experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, Officer Candidate School, being selected for the Counter Intelligence Corps, British Intelligence School, assignment to Kweiyang, China, the end of the war and his transfer to the War Crimes Section as an Assistant Theater Judge Advocate, his assignment to Hankow to investigate the executions of three of Jimmy Doolittle's pilots and to Formosa to investigate war crimes, dealing with Japanese military personnel accused of committing atrocities against Allied POWs on Formosa, and his postwar career in the Army Reserve.
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Interview with Army veteran Frank Breyer. The interview includes Breyer's personal experiences about the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, volunteering for the draft, various assignments, his attachment to Merrill's Marauders, medical evacuation to Ledo, combat around Bhamo, Burma, the opening of the Burma Road, transfer to the 612th Artillery and to Kunming, China, for artillery training, teaching artillery tactics to Chinese troops with the Chinese Combat and Training Command, and the resumption of fighting between Chinese Nationalist and Communist forces.
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Interview with Leroy Ellis Cox. The interview includes Cox's personal experiences about childhood and early adulthood in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado, World War-II-era Army Air Corps training in armaments and electronics, stateside service in the 303rd Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force, aviation cadet training, serving as a B-25 instructor pilot, and as a DC-3 tow pilot for the glider program.
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Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Richard E. Cole. The interview includes Cole's personal experiences about being Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot during the Tokyo Raid on April 8, 1942, pre-war education, flight training, volunteering for a secret mission and meeting Colonel Doolittle, being assigned as Doolittle's co-pilot, mission training, various B-25 missions against Japanese targets in China and Burma, flying supplies over "The Hump." transferring to the states and volunteering for service in Burma with the 1st Air Commandos to support Wingate's Chindits and Merrill's Marauders, and reunions of Doolittle's Raiders the following war.
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Interview with John J. Clemens. The interview includes Clemens' personal experiences about childhood and early adulthood in Houston, Texas, World War II-era service in the U.S. Navy, serving aboard USS Wren in the Pacific Theater, and piloting a ship into Tokyo Bay immediately following the Japanese surrender. Clemens speaks about convoy missions across the Atlantic Ocean, the January 4, 1944 sinking of the USS Turner while moored in New York Harbor and the court of inquiry regarding the sinking, actions in the Aleutian Islands, Attu, Okinawa, and Philippine campaigns and anti-kamikaze warfare while aboard the USS Wren, and the effects that Allied bombing had on Tokyo.
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Interview with Navy veteran William J. Bates. The interview includes Bates' personal experiences about the Pacific Theater during World War II, youth and education, the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, flight training, leaving naval aviation and attending Midshipman's School, being assigned to APc-21, operations off the coast of New Guinea with the VII Amphibious Force, providing escort duty for LCTs during assaults along the coast of New Guinea, the sinking of APc-21 by Japanese planes off New Britain Island, recuperating in New Guinea, returning to the States and being assigned to ATR-22, transferring to fleet tug ARA-182 as commanding officer, having convoy duty in the South Pacific, riding out a typhoon, disposing of Navy equipment after the war, and returning to the States.


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Former Texas Longhorn basketball player and current Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Kevin Durant gave away pairs of his own brand of shoes. Between randomly playing in flag football games with students at OSU to giving out free shoes... KD is by far my favorite basketball player both on and off the court. I wish he was still in Austin! #basketballneverstops


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Bien Trucha is a modern mexican "changarro" specializing in tacos. Inspired by little markets and street food from Mexico City, Bien Trucha's interior features simple colors yet decorated with colorful paper "mache" paintings. The small architectural space creates a cozy and urban-dining feeling in the suburbs.


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be worth $514 billion dollars annually, with average household incomes
estimated at $51,624 for gay men and $42,755 for lesbian women, verses
a U.S. average of $36,500. By spending $17 billion dollars annually
on travel, the gay community is proving to be extremely lucrative to
the travel industry at large.
However, according to the IGLTA (International Gay and
Lesbian Travel Association), the notion that gays and lesbians enjoy
an income level higher than the norm is accurate, but the community's
desirability to the travel and tourism industry does not hinge on that
fact alone. What the travel industry has learned to appreciate about
the gay community is its heavy saturation of "DINK's" (Dual Income,
No Kids) households, which translates into more disposable income.
A large volume of disposable income paired with relative
freedom to travel without dependents further lends credence to the
statistical information gathered by the Gay and Lesbian Press. Simmons
Market Research Bureau, Inc.'s independent survey for The Advocate (a
National Gay and Lesbian magazine with a readership of 175,000) determined
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Domestic Travel:
92% took domestic trips during the last year, with
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72% took domestic flights during the last year, with
the average number of flights taken for the year at 5.8
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If you're bored, here is the Texas vs Okie State game in 2007, where we came back from 24 down in the fourth to win it. Not sure why I wanted to watch this again, but it was amusing. Video quality isn't great though. A few notable things: -This was easily Colt's roughest year, yet his QB play is light years ahead of what we've seen the past two. -Jamaal Charles is really fast. His 75 yard run in the fourth is one of my favorites. -Huge drops in the second half from both Cosby and Shipley. Nobody is perfect. -Texas gained over 300 yards in one quarter after having only like 270 after three. All three 4th quarter touchdown drives went the length of the field, so it's not like the Pokes were doing stupid things and gifting the Horns with good field position. -Mack Brown looked almost guilty we won that game, similar to how Nick Saban was decidedly unexcited about the Bluegrass Miracle. Probably not the type of win most coaches want.
Jamaal Charles returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a TD against the Steelers, who have allowed one for each the last eight games. He also had 17 carries for 58 yds. Chiefs won it by a FG in OT 27-24. (Sorry, PB) Hook 'em, JC!
Jamaal breaks off a long run on the wheel route.
Jamaal Charles is a rugby-playin' white dude? PB should recognize this run. Think 75 yards against Okie State last year. Uncanny. It may not be very relevant, but it's not like we're competing for Fanshot space right now...
In honor of the draft, my all-time favorite Jamaal Charles moment.
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The spring thaw combined with the increased truck traffic is causing millions of dollars of damage to the roads.
Roads all over town are badly bruised..
Dickinson Street and Fleet Manager Brent Coulter says warmer temperatures and all the truck traffic has quadrupled the amount of maintenance they usually do.
They already have $3 million worth of damage to repair.
"It's absolutely insane but it comes with the territory...traffic counts have tripled, quadrupled...people are hauling oil, they're hauling water, they're hauling equipment, steel.. The roads just weren't ready for this yet," Coulter said.
The county has set load restrictions to protect the roads but Stark County Sheriff Clarence Tuhy says many of the trucks don't follow them.
In 2012 they pulled over 150 trucks..
This January alone they've already stopped 56 trucks.
"It's not that we're out there picking on them. We're out there doing the best we can to try and keep our roads safe and traffic accident free," Sheriff Tuhy said.
Sheriff Tuhy says there are many companies that do follow the rules, but with roads this vulnerable.. it's tough to avoid the damage.
"We could repair one today and next week we're out there repairing again. It comes right back," Coulter said.
According to Coulter.. we're only 2 weeks into what he calls "pot hole season."
Sheriff Tuhy says on average they pull over 8 to 10 trucks a day.
Last year they gave out over 140,000 dollars worth of fees for trucks being over the weight limit.


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Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Stanley Steemer Offering Hardwood Floor Cleaning
Cleaning company Stanley Steemer has begun offering hardwood floor cleaning services. The process—which does not use steam—includes a consultation, light vacuum, application of a cleaning solution using a "high-speed rotary brush and extraction machine," and, last, application of a "pH balancing solution," according to a Stanley Steemer sales representative. The wood floor is left dry when cleaning is finished. Scrubbing of baseboards, furniture moving and a 10-day satisfaction guarantee are also included. Cleaning of larger rooms starts at about $168, and cleaning of smaller rooms starts at about $40. Stanley Steemer will throw in a "refinisher" for $84.
Stanley Steemer is also offering hardwood sanding and refinishing. The process includes use of a "powerful dust-containment system" and application of a polyurethane finish, among other steps.
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Now what is going to prevent the unknowing consumer from ruining their factory finish by hiring Stanley Steemer to clean their wood floors? With so many prefinished floors with aluminum oxide, won't this process void most warranties? It may also cause the finish to look really bad way before it should. We really need to educate our customers about proper floor maintenance.
Comment By Marge Redmond At 7/6/2011 1:58 PM
Marge needs to do more research before she talks negative about something.
The process does not void warrenty....it makes floors look much better not worse , it removes dirt and contaminates that are NOT removed with any other cleaning process. So what is proper floor maintenance??? Get into the 21 century.
Comment By Steve Chapman At 7/6/2011 3:06 PM
I will like to hear what woodfloors manufactures have to say about this leaning service process.
Comment By Manny Serrano At 7/6/2011 3:15 PM
Comment By manny Serrano At 7/6/2011 3:20 PM
Steve do you work for a major flooring company? I would bet that it would void your warranty and if you really want to know what proper floor maintenance is read the manufactures floor care instructions. Lets face its in their best interest to find a reason to void your warranty and if you do not use their products you are rolling the dice. That`s the 21st century!
Comment By Joe At 7/6/2011 6:30 PM
Who uses polyurethane?
Comment By Mrs. Susan At 7/6/2011 8:18 PM
Go for it Stanley Steamer, the work will be done by low level employees that spend five hours watching a training video. I know how fast they can screw up a carpet cleaning, can't wait to see the hardwood. Oh well it's more work for the real hardwood floor companies to fix what they screw up. I just hate dealing with their insurance company to get paid.
Comment By Jerry Pelland At 7/6/2011 9:11 PM
Have any of you seen the process??
Comment By Ike Wong At 7/7/2011 1:14 PM
Steve Chapman, I wonder who you work for, hmmmm who could it be?
Comment By Vic At 7/8/2011 9:19 AM
I actually had my wood floors cleaned by the Stanley Steemer in San Diego. The floors looked beautiful when they were done. I also had the maintenance coat applied. I was pleasantly surprised at the difference it made. I would do it again! Very little moisture due to the efficiency of the equipment and that was one of my original concerns. Great job!
Comment By Marcia Gwin At 7/9/2011 2:01 PM
Hey guys, I have to tell you we are a high end custom flooring manufacture and what Stanley Steemer is doing does work and can rejuvenate a dirty floor. I would do your homework before you speak. It is not for every finish, a wax finish or euro oil would not do so well, but for most urethane and oil floors it works well. We have used the same machine and process for years on our own floor maintenance of certain floors. Give them a break, they have done their homework and have a very well trained staff at corporate. I am sure at the franchise level their will always be a few poor employees but the program that have implemented works well. We have saved many floors from the dreaded re coat from poor builders who have not covered or cleaned their floors well during construction, wont fix a destroyed floor, but will definitely clean up a dusty and dirty floor back to new. I would look into it a little better, may be a benefit to some of you at some point. Technology is ever changing in our world. I would do my homework before I would recommend it but we will warranty any of our water base or oil finished custom floors with the process.
Comment By Jeremy Bowersock At 7/11/2011 12:27 PM
We have considered providing this service, but; I agree, you would have to have 'cheap' which usually means 'uneducated labor' to perform this task and feel it is a cheap replacement for buff and coats that many consumers would fall for. Just not sure it's worth to have a lower income guy on our payroll for 'periodic jobs' since all our crews are high quality craftsman. Turnover might take up more time than it's worth. I agree with the latter, what kind of manufacturer headaches will you deal with. Customers are very picky now days and will find any reason to not pay. The one person noted a maintenance coat was applied, I guess this would be the catch to add more dollars to the project to make it a little more worth the time. So many things to consider before jumping into providing this service, but it's not totally out of the question. Hmmm.....
Comment By Cici At 7/11/2011 3:28 PM
stanley steamer around here run basics dirt dragon with ift and squeeky. They couldnt get the die hard floor sander to go after the cleaning business so they are now working with them factory direct.
Comment By KEVIND At 7/11/2011 3:47 PM
No wood manufacturer is going to support an outside company coming in and maintaining the floor without getting a detailed procedure from them in advance. Not to mention putting an additional coat of finish to the floor. Each manufacturer has a maintanence plan that needs to be followed and its no more difficult than that. Wood floors are some of the easiest floors to maintain.
Comment By Dave At 7/11/2011 3:52 PM
U hit the nail on the head diet dragon or one of those other machines. Just better advertisement from stanley .what sucks is they are still rushimg to get to zero and underprice everyone . There is plenty of work and money out there folks dont do it cheap
Comment By Maurice At 7/11/2011 10:58 PM
(Mental image of an oil based poly coat attempted over aluminum oxide...)
Comment By Betsy At 7/12/2011 9:05 AM
I'm sticking with Bona's new system, very similar to Stanly Steamers but developed by a floor finish manufacturer with eons of experience. Bona's equipment is very specific for any urethane finished wood floor and also does not use steam or heat and is done, at least in our company, by well seasoned tradesmen.
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It was more of the same Friday as the heat and humidity continued.
One notable aspect of the heat is the high overnight minimum temperatures. The 30-year August average is 72-74 degrees, but this morning's lows were in the middle and upper 70s. Colfax, Many, D.G. Hunter Power Plant, and Simmesport were the warmest start with 78 degrees. The lowest temperature I could find was 74 at the home of Bert and Rubye Riddle between Union Hill and Glenmora.
Friday's max temperatures averaged higher than Thursday's readings. Winnfield once again hit 100 with Bellwood close behind at 99. Colfax, Williana, Anacoco, and Hagewood hit 98 degrees. The lowest readings came in from Simmesport and Natchez, Miss. with a "balmy" 93 degrees. The 30-year average for August is 92-94 degrees.
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Bedwetting and Developmental Delays
When Laura Johnson's* son Jacob* was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at age 4, no one told her it could be the reason he was having trouble potty training. Had she known then that sensory issues associated with his condition were to blame, she could have saved herself a lot of heartache.
"Training Jacob was very difficult," Johnson says. "At first, he showed no interest in trying. After countless videos and books, talking and bribing, he grew to absolutely hate sitting on the potty. He would sit there for half an hour and then get up and wet down his legs."
Although Jacob began reading when he was 3, he wasn't allowed to move up to a higher preschool class because he wasn't trained. "Being treated by family and educators as a worthless mother who would not properly potty train her child, when I spent the better part of two years of my life trying to, was pretty upsetting," she says.
Children with a developmental delay of any origin, if not too severe, tend to develop normal urinary control somewhat later than the usual age range, says Dr. Stanley Hellerstein, a pediatric nephrologist at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He explains that parents of special needs kids may not be made aware of this when learning about their child's condition. "Everyone's usually so preoccupied with other aspects of the condition that they don't even think about discussing voiding issues," he says.
What is the Urinary System?
The urinary system consists of the kidneys, where urine is formed, and muscles, tubes and nerves that remove waste products from your body in urine. It consists of two kidneys, two tubes called ureters, the urinary bladder and the urethra.
Your kidneys are located just below your ribcage near the middle of your back on either side of your spinal column. They look like kidney beans about the size of your fist, and they filter waste from the blood. Water and other wastes form urine in tiny filters in the kidneys called nephrons.
The ureters are thin tubes about 10 inches long, connected to the pelvis of each kidney and extending down to the bladder. Urine travels down these tubes into the bladder. The walls of the ureters have a mucous layer, a muscular layer and an outer layer of connective tissue. Contractions of muscles in the ureter walls push urine through the ureters into the bladder.
Your urinary bladder is a balloon-like organ that expands as it fills with urine. It is located in your pelvis, attached to other organs and the pelvic bones by ligaments. As urine drains into the bladder from the ureters, the inner wall of the bladder expands and gets smoother. As urine empties out of the bladder, the inner wall retracts into many folds. Circular muscles called sphincters surround the neck of the bladder. They close tightly like a broad rubber band to keep urine from leaking out. When the sphincters relax, the muscles in the wall of the bladder contract to allow you to urinate.
The urethra is a tube connected to the bladder through which urine passes to the outside of your body.
How Does the Urinary System Work?
The main function of the urinary system is to remove waste from your body. The kidneys filter the blood to form urine. The urine travels down the ureters to the bladder, the bladder stores the urine until it is ready to be emptied, then expels the urine through the urethra.
Sensory nerve connections run from the bladder through the spinal cord to the brain. When urine is ready to be expelled from the bladder, a message is sent from the nerves in the bladder along this neural pathway telling you when it is time to urinate. You may first notice a sensation that you need to urinate when the bladder begins to fill with urine. The urge to empty your bladder intensifies as the bladder is progressively filled with urine.
When you're ready to go to the bathroom, the brain sends a message to the bladder muscles to tighten and the sphincter muscles to relax. This allows urine to flow out of the bladder and through the urethra to the outside of the body.
What Causes Incontinence in Children?
When we're babies, our bladders automatically empty once they become full. "Normal babies start out voiding essentially by reflex, regulated at the spinal level," says Dr. Lars Cisek, a pediatric urologist at Texas Children's Hospital. "Much like the reflex hammer tapping the knee, the bladder fills – that's the tap – and once perceived, the bladder contracts – that's the knee jerk."
As a child gets older and the nervous system develops, the reflex to empty the bladder is inhibited by input from the brain. This delays the knee jerk response and allows the bladder to fill and store more urine. The development of the nervous system also allows the child's brain to receive messages from the bladder wall tension via the spine so the child senses that his bladder is becoming full. The child then learns how to relax the inhibition and allow himself to urinate at the right time and place.
Normal maturation of all the parts of the nervous system is required for a child to be able to control urination. The ability to control the bladder at night is usually achieved after the child learns to stay dry during the day. Incontinence happens when the control mechanism of the urinary system fails for some reason. These reasons range from the simple to the complex.
While you are working on the problem, it is helpful to use absorbent disposable underpants. Whether using them during the day or at night, when kids feel dry, it can help their self-esteem and prevent embarrassment caused by wet pants. An added bonus for parents is fewer loads of wet laundry.
Special Needs Kids and Incontinence
Any conditions affecting the brain or the spinal cord can cause urinary incontinence. For example, spina bifida basically scrambles the wiring at the spinal level. This may affect any part of the transmission or response system. Dr. Cisek explains that the disruption usually is in the reflex – either blocking it, un-regulating it or blocking transmission of bladder tension to the brain or the reception of inhibitory input.
Children with learning disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have an increased incidence of bedwetting as well as daytime incontinence. Dr. Cisek says this may cause problems such as a failure to learn how to relax the inhibition or to attend to the filling signal. Children with Down syndrome have problems primarily due to their learning impairment. Children with autism have problems related to sensory issues.
Children with cerebral palsy tend to have a "spasticity," which can present as an overactive bladder, while children with cystic fibrosis have a high incidence of bedwetting for unknown reasons.
But no matter what your child's special need, Dr. Hellerstein urges parents and caregivers to remember that special needs kids deserve the same ongoing attention, support and management for incontinence as children who have no developmental delays.
*Names have been changed for privacy.


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