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Our Hardcovers can be used with any Velobind style machines. Simply, place the end sheets on the front & back of your book to be bound, bind the whole document with the end sheets, center it down the spine & pull out the end sheets & you're done. Really simple. And a very secure, long lasting book that won't come apart easily like a glue/thermal bind hardcover.
Our standard hardcovers have a smooth embossing material & are great for foil stamping & other decorating ideas.
Our stock colors come in black, navy, maroon, red and white Although we can bring in many other colors ! We also offer custom foil stamping services ! Our stock sizes are for 8.5"x11" sheets & come in Spine sizes A, B, C & D. Size E or larger is available for additional costs/minimums.
All covers come 25 pieces per box per color, 50 end sheets per box. And they're on our shelves ready for your order. No 3 to 4 week lead times. No set-up charges, No custom order fees.
We can also make your company full color printed hardcovers.
25 pieces per box **1 box minimum
*stocked on our shelves up to Size D in Black or Navy
Spine Size *based on number of sheets of paper, 20 lb. bo
A up to 1/4" 60 sheets
B 1/4" to 1/2" 120 sheets
C 1/2" to 3/4" 180 sheets
D 3/4" to 1" 240 sheets *we need a few days to make these
We also make Size E for bigger spine applications, add $.50 per cover for Size E's.
*2 end sheets per cover (25 sets per box)
25 + Pieces $9.00/per cover ($225.00/box)
*add $3.00 per cover for Foil Stamping up to 20 sq. inches
100 piece order 15% discount, price is $7.65/piece
*add $2.00 per cover for Foil Stamping up to 20 sq. inches
500 piece order 28% discount, price is $6.50/piece
*add $1.00 per cover for Foil Stamping up to 20 sq. inches
**one time die charge would apply for customers requesting foil stamping
**$45 set up for Foil Stamping jobs
$10 handling fee per order.
Additional End Sheets $35.00 per pack of 25 sets
Velobind Hardcovers
(compatible with Secure Bind & Strip Bind Systems)
easy pull back release liner for end sheets,
2 end sheets per cover
release liner on spine exposes aggressive adhesive to help bind book to spine
For Customers looking for the most "Full Proof" hardcover binding system we offer our "BinderPro" Hardcover. This utilizes a stitcher or heavy duty stapler. You can use your own heavy duty stitching machine or you can purchase one of our heavy duty staplers.
Our System is designed to imitate a true sewn/stitched book, without the high expense.
We make Full Color Laminated Hardcovers & our Standard Stock Kivar Hardcovers.
Full Color Covers have a 150 piece minimum.
Kivar Hardcovers
(kivar is a coated material that has a vinyl or leathery appearance, this is our house stock) Have a 50 piece Minimum.
*sold in 25 piece increments thereafter
Kivar Hardcovers are great for Foil Stamping !
*each book comes with 2 premium end sheets
*Designed for 8.5"x11" Sheet Sizes. Custom Sizes available.
**our premium end sheet is a folio style end sheet with a glued edge to conceal the binding & concealed reinforcement tape.
Staple Your Book Block with Our Heavy Duty Commercial Stapler. This can staple up to 1" thick, and has a fully adjustable backgauge !!
Our Hardcovers are Secure and will not come apart !!
Place your Book Block in the Hardcover, Pull out the End Sheets, and that's it !
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The most common width of a sheet requiring adhesive coating for hardcover book binding is 13". This 24" glue coater has more than enough size capacity. It applies a thin coat of adhesive to your printed or synthetic sheets. Hot Thermal Glue has an indefinite open time and once contact is made to your boards it bonds permanently.
Runs at appx. 4 seconds per foot.
Appx. 1 hour warm-up time
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Hardcover Case Making Equipment
Our years of Hardcover/Turned Edge experience has given us much better insight into the basic requirements of small companies looking to expand there product line & bring turned edge products in house.
We manufacture our own Case Maker. The CaseProX.
Our CasePro is our table top Case Making Table. This unit consists of our patent pending self-centering spine finger assembly. 1-1/2" Tubular Steel Frame, Edge Folder, Self Healing Mat surface and Edge Guides. Making hardcover products has never been easier.
This unit is sturdy & durable as well as compact and practical. No need for light fixtures or cutting tools. Those components do nothing to increase production. Our Edge Folder is easily adjustable and does an outstanding job !! It's also very accessible if you get it dirty.
Velobind Hardcovers ! (press here)
Stitch/Staple style Hardcovers ! (press here)
Tape Bind Hardcovers ! (press here)
You can Tape Bind your Documents & turn them into beautiful Hardcovers using our Easy System !
Simply add our End Sheets to the front & back of your book block.
Using your existing Powis Parker Fastback Machine or Standard Accubind Machine bind the document.
Then slide the book into the hardcover, pull off the release liner & you're done !! Very Simple to Make !!
Kivar Covers (plain black or navy finish)
25 pieces $9.00
100 pieces $7.99
500 pieces $6.99
*price is per cover, 25 covers per box + 50 end sheets
*please order in 25 piece increments
*8.5"x11" Sheet Size
*Please call for Full Color Laminated prices
These Hardcovers utilize our Folio Style End Sheet ! Easy to Use & They Look Great !!
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*Kivar is a smooth material that is great for foil stamping & embossing. You can also decorate your covers with your own printed Dust Covers
(foil stamping charges range from $2.50 per book to $.85 per book depending on quantities + one time die charges)
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150 pieces
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Both Kivar & Full Color utilize our Premium End Sheets for the Stapling or Stitching Process.
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Use our Hardcovers with any Powis Parker Tape Bind Machine or Standard Accubind Machine !!
Perfect Bind Hardcovers
These Hardcovers work great with Perfect Bind machines such as Manual Cover machines like our Graphic Whizard 460a or any other manual machine on the market. They also work excellent in more automated cover feed machines like Horizon BQ270, Bourg BB3001, BB3002 or similar models.
Simply place our one cover end sheet in the cover feeder like a standard cover & press go !
The book block will bind to the 1 piece end sheet like a regular book. Then you simply take the book block, place into the hardcover & remove the release liners. Very Easy !! And because the book block & end sheets are not bound directly to the spine of the hardcover it puts less stress on the book. Long Lasting & Nice Finish !!
Kivar Synthetic Material (plain) (We also make full color laminated hardcovers)
25 pieces $9.00/each
100 pieces $7.99/each
500 pieces $6.99/each
Each hardcover comes with 1 end sheet.
Additional End Sheets are available for purchase. End Sheet Prices:
100 pieces $2.25/each
500 pieces $1.99/each
1000 pieces $1.75/each
Our Premium End Sheets are available for Additional Purchase. Glued Edge, Drill Tape
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25 to 500 sets $2.50/each
500 to 1000 sets $2.35/each
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We've used this same glue machine to make thousands and thousands of hardcover books !
Our 13" Roll Laminator does a very nice job single side laminating. This unit allows for 3" cores & Large Roll diameters for your single side laminating film.
Heated Rollers for on contact thermal laminating.
Removable Heat Source from bottom roller gives better results for single side applications
Adjustable Nip Rollers for great pressure & adjustable tension for single side laminating.
Fast Adjustable Speed for production requirements.
Optional side slitters.
A Paper Cutter is almost a must in a Hardcover Production facility. Unless you're purchasing pre-cut boards and materials and covers you will need a paper cutter to convert your materials. Corner Cutting, Cutting Spines and Boards, Trimming Covers. This is part of the process.
We sell both new & used paper cutting machines.
We'd be glad to answer any questions for your paper cutting requirements.
We've never made a single hardcover in our shop without the use of a heat press. Some shops use a 'press' only, or sometimes even a laminator. We've had superior results using a heat press with softer rollers. Other units can also accomplish the task. But the soft rollers on the ProSeal Machines do an outstanding job squeezing & "Sealing" your hardcover product. The combined heat and sealing pressure do an even better job on full color laminated products. A big difference in the results !
Give us a call to discuss what units we have in stock !
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Cariboo Cats Take To The Ice In Nelson
By 250 Sports
Prince George, B.C. - The Cariboo Cougars are off to the Kootenays this weekend, hoping to improve on their sixth-place standing in the BC Major Midget Hockey League.
With a 13-15-2 record the Cougars are six points back of the Greater Vancouver Canadians, with two games in hand and coach Bryan MacLean says pushing to finish as high in the standings as possible is important as playoffs approach.
"It's about just going as high as we can," MacLean said. "If it's sixth it's good, if it's fifth it's great and if it's fourth it's even better."
The Cougars don't want to slip any lower in the rankings as a seventh- or eighth-place finish would mean a first round date with either the Okanagan Rockets or Vancouver Northwest Giants, the two teams that have been the cream of the BCMML crop this year.
The Cougars have a chance to get back to .500 on the season this weekend as they head to Nelson to play the last-place Kootenay Ice (4-21-5). As well, Including this weekend's games against the Ice, the Cats are playing six straight games against teams currently below them in the standings. However the real test will come as they wrap up the regular season with back-to-back weekend sets against the Rockets and the Giants.
The Cougars and Ice play in Nelson at 12:30 this afternoon and again Sunday at 10:15 a.m.
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NASA has cut short a spacewalk by two astronauts outside the International Space Station after one of them noticed a hole in the outer layer of his glove.
Mission Control says that astronaut was in no danger and that the hole did not penetrate all the layers of his glove. Nonetheless, as a precaution, he was ordered back into the airlock as his partner quickly wrapped up work outside.
The hole was spotted more than four hours into what should have been a six and a-half hour spacewalk. The two had already completed most of their major spacewalking chores, primarily rearranging equipment. The only thing left undone was the retrieval of some experiments.
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About Sabrina and The Beauty Look Book
Hello! Welcome to The Beauty Look Book blog! I started The Beauty Look Book in 2009 while I was in grad school as a way for me to feature photographs and reviews of high-end luxury beauty brands that I fell in love with. This blog has evolved to include swatches, detailed product comparisons and reviews of beauty products to help feature what's new and what I love in beauty. By day, I currently work full-time as a finance and market analyst for a Fortune 500 Company in Southern California. My blog is my second job/hobby where I share what I love in pictures and reviews on things I love in home, beauty and fashion. For more about me, you can read a few interviews on Feather Factor and Makeup and Beauty Blog.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can we follow you?
I'm on Instagram @beautylookbook, Twitter @beautylookbook, Pinterest sabrilina, Bloglovin
What's your skintone?
I have medium-toned olive skin. My favorite foundation was Chanel Shell Teint Innocence (sometimes Beige in the summer). Since it was discontinued I've fallen in love with Dolce and Gabbana Warm 100 Powder Foundation, Tom Ford Foundation Stick #5 Natural and still am a huge fan of most Chanel foundations (usually B30).
What kind of camera do you use?
Since the start of my blog I've used three cameras. From the date I started until May 2013, I used a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-N1 Carl Zeiss 8.1 Mega Pixel digital camera. It was given to me as a gift in 2005. Starting 2011 some photographs were taken with an iPhone 4S and 5S. This year I invested in a more professional camera, in May of 2013, I started shooting photos with a Sony NEX6. I don't have any professional training in photography, editing or graphic design although I do try to take photos as accurate as I possibly can.
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I am a member of The Purse Forum (Lina), Makeupalley (Lina) and Specktra.net (Sabrilina). I am also on Twitter @BeautyLookBook and Instagram @BeautyLookBook, you can also find me on Bloglovin: The Beauty Look Book. As of late May 2013, I started a new lifestyle blog called Styled Notes.
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My tastes are constantly evolving. As I transitioned from my late 20's to early 30's I've grown to love more dramatic colors although I still go for what's natural and classic with a modern twist. Working in a conservative corporate enviornment puts some restrictions on me for what is work-appropriate (having to meet regularly with all levels of management, customers, delivering presentations and reports). My favorite brands right now include:
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Nowata County
Posted: Jul 07, 2014 10:13 AMUpdated: Jul 07, 2014 5:17 PM
Commissioners Decide To Tear Building Down
The Nowata County Commissioners Monday morning were discussing ways to keep county records from being damaged. Most of the records are stored upstairs in the courthouse and some are being stored in the Star Building, located south of the courthouse. After much discussion, the commissioners decided to go out for bids to tear down the Star Building, expand the parking lot, and build a small storage building to store all the county records. Chairman Doug Sonenberg went over some of the details. The REAP Grant that the county received is around $37,000 for the project. Officials have yet spent any money on the grant and will request to extend the grant. In other action, the commissioners approved a juvenile detention center contract from Muskogee for $23.27 per child per day. Sheriff James Hallett recommended to the commissioners to accept the contract.
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Date: August 29, 2010
Title: The Search for Intelligent Life
Podcaster: Marc West
Links: Mr. Science Show: http://www.mrscienceshow.com
Description: Marc West speaks to Dr Carol Oliver, a science communication researcher working for the Australian Centre for Astrobiology, whose key goals include contributing to the understanding of the origin of life on Earth and to set an Australian life-seeking instrument on the surface of Mars.
Bio: Marc West was a University Medallist in Chemistry at Sydney University, completed a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication at ANU and a Masters of Operations Research and Statistics at UNSW. Having grown up in Sydney, he ventured to Canberra and then London to be editor of Plus Magazine, and now works in Operations Research back in Sydney. Marc has written freelance for a number of magazines and newspapers, including G Magazine, The Canberra Times, The Helix and All Out Cricket Magazine, his article Political Music was published as one of top 50 science blogs of 2008 in The Open Laboratory 2008: The Best Science Writing on Blogs, whilst A sorry saga – the crumbling cookie made the 2009 version. Marc set up the Mr Science Show when on a trip to China, frequently talks on radio with The Diffusion Science Radio Show on 2SER, and co-founded The Beer Drinking Scientists podcast.
Today's sponsor: This episode of "365 Days of Astronomy" is sponsored by David Rossetter on behalf of the Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association: A goofy group of geeks who love to observe and share the night sky around New York State's Mid-Hudson region. [And my name is pronounced Ross' e ter' (that should be one of those upside-down e's in the middle).]
The search for intelligent life
Marc West speaks to Carol Oliver
Marc West: Greetings and welcome to the 365 days of astronomy podcast, my name is Marc West and this week we're talking about the search for extraterrestrial life. I usually podcast as part of the Mr Science Show – www.mrscienceshow.com – and you've probably heard me before on the 365 days of astronomy podcast as one of the things I like to tackle on the podcast is astronomy.
Astrobiology is a fascinating and complex field of science. It is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe, and is a relatively new field of science incorporating astronomy, biology, geology, palaeontology, physics, mathematics and other disciplines. It is even more fascinating given that we have never actually discovered life anywhere else in the universe!
Dr Carol Oliver is a science communication researcher working for the Australian Centre for Astrobiology, whose key goals include contributing to the understanding of the origin of life on Earth and to set an Australian life-seeking instrument on the surface of Mars.
I spoke to Carol about astrobiology and the SETI Project – the search for extraterrestrial life. The first question I asked here was "what is SETI all about?"
Carol Oliver: SETI uses the radio spectrum to look for signals from outer space that may hint at intelligence out there in our galaxy – it is limited to our galaxy because of the fact that space is very large – across our galaxy is 100 thousand light years – that's the time it takes light to travel from one end of the galaxy to the other, which is around about 300 thousand kilometres per second for 100 thousand years, so its very large. And our galaxy is one of maybe another 100 billion galaxies in the Universe. So there's an awful lot of space out there. It would be unusual if we were the only other life out there in the Universe – but we might be, we just don't know the answer to that question, and that's what SETI is about.
MW: Cause looking for intelligent life I guess is different to looking for just ordinary life. The electromagnetic spectrum is infinitely big – where do you look?
CO: Oh well, that's very easy. It happens there's a space in the radio spectrum where noise fro the rest of the Universe drops to the minimum level, and its between two molecules – the H line and the OH line. And you put those two together you get water – so its called the water hole. And its assumed we would actually find a message from extraterrestrial intelligence at that point because it would be the same for everyone in the Universe. If you're going to transmit, you're going to transmit at the quietest part of the spectrum.
But even then, there are billions of frequencies we could be looking for. Really SETI is a 9 dimensional search. It's three times in space – up down and across. Time frequency, polarization – there's two of those – modulation and transmitted power – it truly is looking for a needle in a haystack.
We really can't rely on a directed message to Earth – which we are at the moment. But if you can imagine that in the last 70 years we have been transmitting television and radio signals – they just leak naturally into space. If we could detect those, then we may be able to detect intelligence elsewhere in the Universe.
MW: Presumably it would be a fairly big media event if we found some ET life – so we haven't found any yet. But in 1977 they had the WOW signal. What was that about?
CO: Well that was at a telescope no longer in existence, and it was when they used to have ream of paper to deliver what was coming through the collection system. The operator came in one morning and looked at the numbers on these charts and they were way off the scale. They could only be a very narrow band signal from very far away. The operator circled those numbers and wrote "Wow" – hence the name the "Wow Signal"
In spite of many years of searching that part of the spectrum, it has never been found again. So for SETI purposes, we don't regard it as a SETI signal as we need proof. We need for others to be able to go alone and look at that part of the spectrum and detect this narrow band signal them.
So although SETI has occasionally found a signal repeated twice, its not continuous and there could be other explanations. SETI is a scientific search for ET intelligence in the Universe, so it has a very high bar to then announce that they've actually found a signal.
MW: Where on Earth is SETI based? Its based all over the Earth I guess.
CO: Yes! The most strategic and biggest organisation is the SETI Institute in California – they sit just outside the gates of NASA AMES and most of their employees actually work at NASA in aspects of astrobiology, which is looking forward life elsewhere in the Universe, but not necessarily intelligent. They use the largest telescopes on Earth at Arecibo in Puerto Rico and also the Parkes Radio Telescope here in New South Wales. And they've also got the Allen Telescope Array. Now that's in Hat Creek in California. They want 350 small 6-meter dishes there. They've currently got 42. Those have cost $50 million to date. But they're doing SETI in concert with normal radio astronomy so those dishes have a double use, and also in off time the US Air Force uses it for tracking Satellite debris. So they're hoping to increase that number of dishes, but they are the only dedicated search in the world.
There are other smaller projects in the world. There are none currently in the southern hemisphere, which is a shame because in the southern hemisphere we look right into the heart of the galaxy, which means we have the best real estate in the world. And all the others are in the northern hemisphere – but that's what we're stuck with.
MW: And you can participate in SETI at home on the Internet?
CO: You can! And that's been going since about 1995 and basically it's collecting all the data that has ever been collected by SETI, by the SERENDIP group at UC Berkeley. Real parcels of data are sent out to your CPU when you're not using it, and it analysis it and sends it back. If you discovered a signal then you'd be on the paper. To date since 1995 they haven't found anything – there have been a couple of interesting episodes, but they haven't found anything. The interesting thing about SETI at home is that that technology has been employed for other things, for example cancer research.
MW: Well that's all the time we have in today's episode of the 365 days of astronomy podcast. My name is Marc West and I was speaking to Dr Carol Oliver. If you'd like any more information and a slightly longer version of this podcast, get over to my website at www.mrscienceshow.com. Thanks for tuning in, I'll hopefully catch you soon on this podcast, and I'm sure the 365 days of astronomy podcast will catch you tomorrow.
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Avant-garde filmmaker, occasional weatherman, and Transcendental Meditation advocate David Lynch has once again traded his camera for a guitar. After the experimental electro-pop of his 2011 solo debut, Crazy Clown Time, the Twin Peaks creator returns tomorrow with The Big Dream, featuring 12 "modernized, low-down blues" songs (11 of which he wrote). In true Lynchian style the album exudes a phantasmagorical vibe, perhaps because he plays his Parker Fly guitar lap steel style (upside down and backward). "I played it that way to make sounds," he says, "and the sounds had a musical quality to it, so I just stayed with it."
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Anthony Eades scored 26 of his 34 points in the second half to lead defending champion Bluefield to a 70-54 win over Poca in the Class AA semifinals Friday.
Lykel Collier added 14 points for third-seeded Bluefield (24-2), which outscored Poca 24-10 in the third quarter.
Poca freshman Luke Frampton, who had 21 points in a quarterfinal win, made a 3-pointer and an ensuing free throw after he was fouled for his only points of the game to put the Dots ahead 30-24 early in the third quarter. But Frampton soon went to the bench with his fourth foul.
Bluefield then took over, scoring 10 straight points and the Beavers never trailed again.
Noah Frampton led Poca with 14 points. The second-seeded Dots (25-2) saw their 23-game winning streak snapped.
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Per PFT, the Chargers are looking to waive the oft-injured Marcus McNeill prior to paying him a $10.5million salary for the upcoming year. Normally I would be loathe to sign an injury risk such as this one, but his character and his previous performance really makes it worth taking a risk.
He has had some back and neck injuries the past 2 years, limiting him to 20 games over that span. But when healthy, he is a pro-bowl LT without the problems we saw with our last pro-bowl LT. Considering he only missed 2 games in his previous 4 years, I don't see that as much of an injury history.
The main thing I would be concerned about is the fact that he has neck and back injuries, but our medical staff would obviously help weigh the risk vs the reward.
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Apple Names New HR Head
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has named a new human resources leader as the company increasingly seeks to hang on to talent that is being poached by tech competitors and startups. According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple has promoted Denise Young Smith, who was formerly a leader in Apple's retail store business, to the head of the company's human resources department.
Currently holding the top human resources position is Joel Podolny, who is moving to focus all of his efforts on Apple University. Podolny, a former dean at the Yale School of Management, created Apple University under the guidance of Steve Jobs to help train the company's managers. Smith was in charge of human resources for Apple's stores, which employed 42,800 out of Apple's 80,300 total employees in the last fiscal year, according to Bloomberg's calculations.
"We are excited that Denise Young Smith will expand her role to lead Apple's worldwide human resources organization," Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet wrote in an email to Bloomberg. "Apple University is an increasingly important resource within the company as we continue to grow, so Joel Podolny will be focusing full-time on developing and scaling the university he helped establish."
Human resources is an important area for Apple to focus on, as competitors like Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) vie with Apple for the same top Silicon Valley engineering talent. Apple is also a popular place for startups to find new talent, as well. Apple ranked 35th on Glassdoor's list of the best places to work for 2013, coming in behind both Google and Facebook, which ranked eighth and fifth, respectively. Smith will be responsible in helping create a positive work environment that will help Apple hold on to its employees.


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Resetting an heirloom diamond is a very personal decision, and often controlled by the amount of sentimental attachment to a piece of jewelry. Was the diamond ring given or willed to you from a family member, or did you buy it at an estate sale or antique shop? It's more difficult emotionally to make the decision to noticeably alter a family heirloom, even if it doesn't suit our style. We don't usually have the same sentimental attachments to purchased jewelry.
Resetting a Diamond After DivorceAfter a divorce, some women who don't want to banish the diamonds from their lives make the stones work by placing them into pendants and rings that look nothing like the original wedding jewelry.
Ways to Give a Diamond a Fresh New AppearancePut some thought into why you want to change the setting. How can you improve the diamond's appearance and make it more usable for your lifestyle?
- Reset a solitaire diamond and place diamonds on each side of it.
- Take a diamond out of a very tall, pointed setting and place it into a setting that's less likely to bump against everything you come into contact with.
- Remove a diamond with a slightly yellow cast from its yellow gold setting and place it into white gold or platinum to reduce the yellow overload.
- Combine the diamond with colored gemstones, such as rubies, emeralds or sapphire.
- Place a diamond with slight damage into a setting that camouflages the problem and keeps it from getting worse.
Before You Reset the DiamondA company that resets diamonds may require that you obtain an appraisal, lab report and mapping of your diamond before it takes possession of the gemstone. The reports provide details that allow it to be identified as yours if necessary.
Consider obtaining the reports even if the jeweler doesn't require them. Learn how to use a jewelry loupe to identify inclusions and other characteristics of your diamond.
Questions to Ask the Jeweler
- Is my diamond insured for theft and other types of loss while at your location?
- Will the diamond stay on the premises for resetting? Consider other options if the diamond will be sent away unless you feel comfortable with the way the diamond will be transported and stored.
- How long will it take to reset the diamond?
- What is the certification or experience level of the person who will reset the diamond?
- Can you show me examples of diamonds you have reset? Can you provide references?
Find someone who you feel you can trust, and look for a jeweler who explains the resetting process to you and offers a variety of design ideas to help you choose the best look for your diamond.
When You Want to Replace the Gemstone in a Vintage Engagement RingA vintage ring without a gemstone can be lost by the jeweler, but isn't something that's likely to be replaced with another, identical but less valuable piece of metal. That doesn't mean you should hand it over to just anyone. Know your jeweler and follow most of the same advice recommended to set a diamond or other gem in a new setting.
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September 11 Digital Archive: XML Document
Story:When I heard the news it shocked me. It was a reflex that carried me over to the T.V. It was all over on T.V, on the radio, in the newspapers. It seemed almost like the whole world was mouring, watching helplessly as the attacks continued. People fell apart in greef and worry. There were two things that particularly stuck to me. One is how the people in the planes must have felt, and what was going on up there, bravery and heroics certainly needs to be accounted as one thing that hppened. The second thing that stuck was that all over, the best way to tell something terrible had happened was the look on peoples faces, that was probably the most terrifing of all.
Life Changed:One thing that I have noticed is that there seems to be so much more coverage on the bad things that happen in America. It is so much harder to realize that really bad things happen every day. But one good thing about all this is that it has opened our eyes and made us realize so many things we wouldn't have.
Should be remembered:I will always remember the heroics. Of the firefighters, and people dying in order to help. Of people volunteering to pull dead or alive bodys from the tumbled buildings, and ash. And mostly the panic and the hurry to try and reach the people still stuck in the tumble ashes of The World Trade Towers.
Flag:I can say like most Americans do, that I did fly an American flag. What else was there to do, in this hopeless feeling of loss and wonder. Now that it is over I realize that the flag is not only a symbol, now it represents a feeling of the American people


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The Texas Cadet Murder Case
Beneath the Surface
Diane was "the disciplined one" of the Zamora family, according to her mother: out of bed before 6:00 a.m. each weekday morning to study before school. The eldest of four children, she helped look after her younger siblings. Her father, an electrician, had difficulty keeping regular employment, and her mother, a nurse, upgraded her degreeworking two or three jobs at a time---leaving Diane with much of the responsibilities.
The Zamoras were a very religious family. The grandfather was the minister of their church. Impoverished, they lived with the grandparents in order to make ends meet. With so many members of a family in a small house, and not enough bedrooms to go around, home life was chaotic. Moreover, Diane's parents had numerous marital issues to deal with, some of which Diane was painfully aware.
In spite of the domestic difficulties, Diane had lofty goals. She was in the third grade when her interest in the military germinated. "I was in middle school when I heard about it," she said, "and it sounded so good I decided to join on my own." Her parents were very proud of her accomplishments, rejoicing with friends and family. Her mother understood her daughter's determination to follow her dream, saying, "I always knew that she would do what she said she would".
Not a typical "joiner," Diane was a member of organizations that would boost her military aspirations, such as the National Honors Society and several clubs at Crowley High School. Around the time of her high school graduation, she was scheduled to attend the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and was well on her way to achieving her lifetime dream of being a mission's specialist for NASA. However, beneath the surface, it was becoming apparent that these were unrealistic goals given the enormous pressures at home.
Dianne kept to herself in high school, devoted to her studies, graduating in the top 10% of her class. Teachers and classmates described her as "not unfriendly." Thinking most boys immature, Diane was careful whom she dated. Daughters in Mexican-American families have strict rules. Arranged marriages are still common in Hispanic communities, causing Diane a problem no matter whom she dated. David Graham appeared to be the exception.
Diane had a major setback in September 1995, suffering serious injuries to her left hand from an accident with David's pickup. She worried that she would not be able to pass the academy's rigorous physical fitness tests; however, in reality, she had no trouble passing the tests. This is no surprise since Diane prepared well by taking advanced courses in high school, anticipating that the academy would be tough. Like most of her disciplined, regimented life, Diane set her sights on finding out what it would take to succeed.
Diane's life was far from trouble free. Having discovered her father cheating on her mother, issues of trust and betrayal were central in her life. Crucial abandonment issues added fuel to her feelings of self-loathing. Sometimes in her desperation, she would "cut" herself; slashing her arms was her way of relieving stress, all the while claiming that she "hated her life." Like many victims of self-abuse, she could not feel the bleeding, only the relief that flooded in after she hurt herself. Throughout her childhood years, when she felt really bad, Diane would go to her "special place." She would often leave the chaotic household, climb onto the roof, lie down, and gaze at the stars.
It was meeting David Graham that would have the largest negative impact on her life. Diane was beginning to unravel.
David Graham had been described as "the perfect guy" by one classmate, as "a brilliant student" by another, and as "a perfect gentleman" by friends and neighbors. The baby of the family, David had three older siblings. Very polite, with a business-like demeanor, he always addressed people with "Yes, sir. No, sir." and "Yes, ma'am. No, ma'am." With his close-cropped military style haircut and erect stance, he seemed destined for the military.
His interest in the air patrol began in the first grade, while watching his first air show in Brownsville. "That's what did it for me," he said. "I wanted to join right then but I had to wait until I was 12. I joined right at 12 and I've been in ever since." Graham maintains that his parents were more than prepared for his military aspirations. "They were happy, but not surprised," he said.
Graham excelled academically, taking after his parents, both former teachers. As for sports, he ran on the Mansfield High School track team.Ā He was best known, however, as a battalion commander in his high school's Junior ROTC program. David stood out among his classmates academically. The students remembered David as so smart that he could still make good grades in French class even if he slept through it.
"He is in the top 5 percent of all Class of 2000 cadets," Lt. Col. Doug McCoy said. "They look at the whole cadet when they make that ranking academics, athletics and community activities when they were high school students: if they're involved in ROTC or Key Club or student council." He also worked in the Winn-Dixie parking lot on weekend nights as a "courtesy clerk."
Yet underlying all these achievements was evidence of serious problems at home, and of controlling and manipulating the cadets under his supervision. It is alleged that his mother moved out of the house because she feared living with David's violent nature.
At least from a surface view, no one would have expected that Diane and David would become a lethal combination. Although they both continued to advance in the military, their single-minded quests for recognition covered up deep-rooted problems leading to obsession and murder.


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Tactiles is Ellman's second appearance on Seth Rosner's innovative Pi label - the first being Up Popped the Two Lips by Henry Threadgill's acoustic band ZOOID. With Tactiles, Ellman joins such esteemed innovators as Threadgill, Roscoe Mitchell, and Wadada Leo Smith as a Pi recording artist....
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Fresh cyclonic circulation over Bay by weekend
Vinson Kurian
Thiruvananthapuram , Oct. 20
THE wet conditions in the contiguous meteorological subdivisions of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry are tipped to spill over into the next week with a rain alert being mounted for a third day on a trot.
In its forecast on Thursday, the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) has said that a fresh cyclonic circulation is set to take shape over southeast Bay of Bengal by Saturday/Sunday.
Speaking to Business Line, Dr K.J. Ramesh of the NCMRWF, said that the east-west shear zone extending from the Bay of Bengal across the peninsula into the Arabian Sea was still active. This provided the suitable trigger point for weather disturbances in the vicinity to develop as rain-generating systems.
The ongoing interaction of the westerly trough and the northeast monsoon system is expected to continue at least for the next two-three days. Under its influence, an upper air cyclonic circulation now lies centred over Orissa and adjoining areas.
Wednesday's cyclonic circulation over Bay of Bengal off the coast of Andhra Pradesh moved overnight in a northwesterly direction and has since merged with the circulation over Orissa. This is likely to cause fairly widespread to widespread rainfall over the Eastern and Northeastern States and scattered to fairly widespread rains in the remaining areas of south peninsular India, the Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
During the 24 hours ended Thursday morning, most parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, south interior Karnataka, Orissa, Lakshadweep, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal and the Northeastern States received light to moderate rainfall.
Parts of Konkan, Goa, east Uttar Pradesh, east Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar, Kerala, Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh received scattered rain.
Excess for Andhra: Rainfall statistics show that all three meteorological subdivisions in Andhra Pradesh received excess rainfall during the northeast monsoon. Entire Coastal Andhra Pradesh (nine districts) and Rayalaseema (four districts) returned excess figures while Telengana lost the record narrowly.
But Telengana topped in individual records with Karimnagar (+315 per cent), Adilabad (+237 per cent), Mehabubnagar (+150 per cent) and Medak (+144 per cent) topping the charts for the entire State.
More than half of the districts in the met subdivision of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry had excess rain records, with Coimbatore topping with +259 per cent. Sivaganga (+114 per cent), Virudhunagar (+100 per cent), Chennai (+82 per cent) and Pondicherry (+60 per cent) were the other significant rainfall figures in the subdivision.
The districts of Cuddalore (scanty, -64 per cent) and Villupuram (-54 per cent, deficient) and Vellore (-46 per cent, deficient) stood out with poor rainfall records for the season till date. Seven other districts recorded normal rainfall.
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For a lot of people, Christmas shopping means big stress - not to mention big bucks. But there's another way to do it that you can feel good about.
At Open Books bookstore in River North, you can browse 50,000 books and they're all bargains.
"John Grisham's latest book would retail for $28.95, we're selling it in the store at the moment for $12," Assistant Manager Lizzy Boden said.
Best of all, those dollars go to a good cause: literacy programs for Chicago's young people. From book clubs to creative writing classes and mentoring, Open Books has reached nearly 5,000 students this year.
"The reason the store is here is to help fund those programs we run, so the books are donated and the profits go directly into these, these literacy programs," Boden explained.
The store boasts the biggest selection of used children's books in the city as well as best selling fiction and nonfiction. Prices for paperbacks range from $2 to $6 and most hardcover books go for $7 to $9. The regulars don't come just for the good deals.
"I love being able to use resources that have been used before," Open Books customer Ashley Smith said. "I also love being able to support open books and what they're about…and being able to help kids grow in their ability to read."
From books to bikes, you can also find a bargain on wheels. At Working Bikes co-op in Pilsen, old bikes find new life in Chicago and around the world. Broken bikes are donated, fixed, and then sold for as little as $5.
"Three of us are staff, but in any given week we probably have about 30-40 volunteers come by," manager Paul Fitzgerald said of Working Bikes co-op.
The co-op gives away more than 5,000 bikes a year, some in Chicago. Many are shipped to places like El Salvador, where a bicycle can mean the difference between poverty, and transportation to a job.
Providing jobs for people with disabilities is just one part of the mission for Aspire Coffeeworks, in partnership with Metropolis Coffee Company. They roast, pack and ship premium, organic, fair-trade coffee from Chicago's North Side.
"100% of the profits from Aspire Coffeeworks coffee sales goes back to aspire to fund programs," manager Michaela Casey said.
Those programs include services for more than 1,000 children and adults with developmental disabilities each year. Some of them work side by side with metropolis employees.
"They label bags, grind coffee, package orders," Casey said. "Bruce was putting together gift baskets for a large Christmas order. "
"I like working with the people," Aspire Coffeeworks employee Bruce Achilles said, "and the company does good and people like the coffee."
The coffee sells for $12 to $13 a pound, which is about average for so-called crafted coffees. You can buy it online, or at Whole Foods stores.
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Open Books Bookstore is located at 213 W. Institute Place, a block north of Chicago Avenue at Franklin. www.open-books.org
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Cornwall council tax hike planned as leader says no spare cash
Posted: February 14, 2013|
Cornwall Council leaders have rubber-stamped proposals to increase council tax, ending a two-year freeze.
The 1.97% rise would translate in an increase of 47 pence a week, to £1,268 a year, for a Band D property.
Cabinet members met yesterday to discuss the increase before giving their seal of approval.
The rise is part of the council's business plan and budget for 2013-17 and will go back in front of the full council on February 26 at County Hall, Truro for a final decision.
Councillors who are in favour of the increase believe it's the only way to boost the authority's budget to battle huge government cuts in funding to save front-line services.
Last year the council had to find £86 million in savings – this year it must find more than £30 million.
During the meeting Councillors Alex Folkes, deputy leader of the Lib/Dem group on the council and Fiona Ferguson, Conservative, said they would work separately to find a way of avoiding an increase.
While approving the rise yesterday some cabinet members reserved the right to change their minds over the 1.97% figure if the two councillors could come up with "better figures."
Councillors Folkes and Ferguson would have to submit their calculations at least five days before the full council meeting.
Jim Currie, council leader, told the meeting there was no spare money floating around and difficult decisions had to be made.
He said: "We have to bear all that in mind when balancing the budget."
Neil Burden, deputy leader of the council and portfolio holder for children's services, said it was important to remember a new council would be taking over in May following local elections.
He said: "It's vital we leave this administration in a strong position.
"We must bite the bullet and ask the people to support us in a small rise."
John Pollard, Independent and portfolio holder for localism, sustainability and devolution said the council had already made savings with libraries while maintaining the service.
He said: "People would like to see a 0% rise – well wouldn't we all. The council has debated it long and hard and the only way forward is to apply an increase."
Mrs Ferguson said the Government was offering a grant to freeze council tax.
She said: "I have submitted a number of savings (to the council) and I am going to press on with that."
While encouraging Mrs Ferguson to carry on looking for savings, Mr Currie replied: "The Government may have a policy but we settle council tax."
Some councillors said they believed people in their wards would understand the need to increase council tax to pay for services.
Bob Egerton, member champion for information, management and transparency, said: "I am happy to support the 1.97% and I am prepared to defend it on the doorstep."
John Keeling, Independent, backed him, adding: "I support the increase.
"I think if we don't we are storing up problems – real problems for the future."


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Judicial selection in Texas
|Judicial selection in Texas
|Texas Supreme Court
|Partisan election of judges
|6 years
|Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
|Partisan election of judges
|6 years
|Texas Court of Appeals
|Partisan election of judges
|6 years
|Texas District Courts
|Partisan election of judges
|4 years
|Texas County Courts
|Partisan election of judges
|4 years
|Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
|Partisan election of judges
|4 years
Judicial selection in Texas revolves around the partisan election of judges at each level of the courts.
Supreme Court
Justices of the Texas Supreme Court are elected in partisan elections to serve six-year terms.
If a vacancy occurs, the governor appoints a replacement, who then must be confirmed by the Texas Senate. The justice serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.
The chief justice runs as such in the general election and is selected by the state's voters.
In order to serve on the court, the following requirements must be met:
- be a citizen of the United States;
- hold state residency;
- be licensed to practice law in Texas;
- be older than 35 and younger than 74; and
- have practiced law or been a judge for 10 years.[1]
Court of Criminal Appeals
All aspects of a judgeship are the same on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals as on the Texas Supreme Court.[1]
Courts of Appeal
All aspects of a judgeship are the same on the Texas Court of Appeals as on the Texas Supreme Court.[1]
District Courts
The judges of the Texas District Courts compete in partisan elections for four-year terms.
If a vacancy occurs, the governor appoints a replacement to fill the remainder of the unexpired term, with approval by the Texas Senate.
In order to serve on the court, the following qualifications must be met:
- be a citizen of the United States;
- hold state residency;
- hold residency in the judicial district for two years;
- be licensed to practice law in Texas;
- be older than 25 and younger than 74; and
- have practiced law or been a judge for four years.[1]
County Courts
The county courts encompass two categories of judgeships; Texas Constitutional County Courts and judgeships created by statute, including the Texas Statutory Probate Courts and Texas County Courts at Law.
Many aspects of the judgeships are the same. Both the constitutional and statutory judges are elected in partisan elections, are elected in the county they serve, and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.
Judges of the Constitutional County Courts need not have a law license, and the only qualification for office is that a candidate "shall be well informed in the law of the State." All of Texas' 254 counties have a Constitutional County Court, and the judges serve ex officio as the head of each county's commissioners' court. These judges have original jurisdiction of all civil actions between $200 and $10,000, probate matters, juvenile matters, and appeals de novo from justice courts and municipal courts, or appeals on the record from municipal courts of record. Additionally, these judges exercise exclusive jurisdiction over misdemeanors with fines greater than $500 or which may be punished with incarceration in the county jail. In counties where there are no Statutory County Courts and the judge is a nonlawyer, misdemeanors may be transferred to a District Court having jurisdiction over that county, at the discretion of the judge.
Statutory County Courts (County Courts at Law) are established by the Legislature (currently 233 courts in 84 counties), and exercise the same civil, criminal, original, and appellate jurisdiction as Constitutional County Courts (in many counties with Statutory County Courts, particularly in counties where the judge of the Constitutional County Court is a non-lawyer, the Statutory County Courts handle all misdemeanor matters). Additionally, Statutory County Court judges have civil jurisdiction over actions with greater maximum dollar amounts (generally up to $100,000, but some courts by statute may have higher maximum jurisdiction).
Statutory Probate Courts are also established by the Legislature (currently 18 courts in 10 counties), and their jurisdiction is limited primarily to probate matters.
If interested in the Texas County Courts at Law or the Texas Statutory Probate Courts, one must:
- be at least 25 years of age;
- a resident of the county for at least two years; and
- have practiced law or served as a judge for the four years preceeding election.[2]
Justice of the Peace Courts
The members of the Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are elected in partisan elections and serve four-year terms. They are elected in a precinct-wide election.[2]
Municipal Courts
The rules regarding judges of the Texas Municipal Courts vary by each city's charter. The majority of the judges are appointed to a two-year term by the city's governing body.[2]
See also
- State Supreme Court elections
- Campaign finance requirements for Texas judicial elections
- Texas judicial elections
- Courts in Texas
External links
- American Judicature Society, History of Reform Efforts: Texas
- Texas Courts, Judicial Qualifications, Selection and Terms of Office


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Overall, these shoes perform as expected. They fit my foot comfortably and snugly. The tongue is half-gusseted. The outersoles give good traction on slippery surfaces. The waterproof lining is a nice feature, and overall quality is above average for shoes in this price range. One shortcoming is that the seams are for the most part only single-stitched.
The lacing system of these shoes deserves special comment. There are inner and outer sets of lacing eyelets. Because the two sets are quite different, adjusting the tension between the two can be troublesome. The outerset of eyelets (the black clips seen in the photograph) are attached to the shoes somewhat in the manner of clothes-pins. One will have to unlace the shoes to clearly see implications of this. It appears to me that these outer eyelets will be prone to snagging on things or perhaps even breaking off.
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A medical doctor who was recently arrested and charged with various sex charges was today offered $800,000 bail when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court.
Rakesh Thomas, 34, who works at the Lawrence Tavern Health Clinic in St Andrew, was arrested last Tuesday and later charged with having sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 16, sexual grooming and two counts each of grievous sexual assault and sexual touching following allegations that he sexually assaulted two girls aged 14 and 15.
However, he was offered bail by Magistrate Lorna Shelly Williams, on conditions that he surrender his travel documents with a stop order in place and report to the Matilda's Corner, Police Station on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm. He was also warned to stay away from the Lawrence Tavern community.
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I stumbled into a hedge of Blackthorn trees about a month ago. I'd walked that street many times before for years and had assumed the trees were a species of decorative Japanese plum. One day I stopped in for a closer look and a quick hello. That was when I realized the trees were Blackthorns and quite old ones at that – maybe 100 years old. Yesterday, a block away, I found an even older row of Blackthorn trees, almost double the size and age of the previous ones I had discovered. Until seeing those trees I'd believed Blackthorns were small shrubs, not the giants I encountered. They were no great Oak or Big Leaf Maple, but some of their trunks were too big for me to wrap my arms around. Covered in thorns with suckers shooting up from every trunk, the Blackthorns lined the length of a building and its parking lot. Their thick trunks the only remaining testament to the farmland they bordered once before now long gone replaced by malls and parking lots.
One doesn't expect to find Blackthorns in Canada, but the first immigrants here were mainly from England and Scotland and a common practice of farmers at the time was to use Hawthorn and Blackthorn trees as hedges instead of building fences. I picture men with sun-browned skin hiding the pits of these trees' fruits in their luggage in order to continue their traditional ways of husbandry in the New World. Thanks to them, and the lack of agricultural import laws at the time, as a practitioner of Scottish folk magic I now have access to a traditional tree used in magic. I have found other groves of both Blackthorn and Hawthorn in Surrey and Langley (some still in their original condition as hedges) and I estimate there are such groves all over British Columbia and also probably Washington and Oregon. A little research into old farmland and cultural settlements in your area might just lead you to your own old grove of Blackthorns.
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(New York) Monday, June 20, 2011
At a press conference today at Madison Square Garden, New York Rangers President and General Manager turned the podium over to Chris Drury.
Mr. Drury proceeded to announce his retirement from the NHL after a career spanning 12 seasons with the Avalanche, Flames, Sabres and Rangers. In 892 career regular season games, he totaled 255 goals and 360 assists. In 135 career playoff games, he totaled 47 goals and 42 assists.
Coming off a disappointing season which saw him injure the same hand twice, and then fall victim to a balky knee, Drury's big moment of the 2010/11 season came when he rallied the Rangers from a 1 goal deficit by scoring a diving tally against Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils in the final regular season game, in his first shift back from a long injury layoff, helping to assure the Rangers (with help from Carolina later in the day) of making the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Drury thanked the Rangers and Glen Sather for his years with the organization, and tearfully wished that he could have remained healthy to continue playing. "The knee just wouldn't cooperate - as much as I wished it would heal, I couldn't see myself going through another of Tort's Terror Camps and surviving. The sonuvabitch tries to kill you, and this year he might have succeeded".
As Glen Sather returned to the podium, he announced that Chris would be remaining with the organization in an as yet unspecified coaching role. "We believe that Chris was the best first passer in the......oh....no....that was (mumble mumble)......that Chris was a fantastic captain and leader in the locker room, and we look forward to him being able to continue acting as a leader and teacher for our young core".
Drury's days in New York City and Ranger blue would best be described as "unfulfilling". Signed to a rich free agent contract on July 1, 2007 (along with Scott Gomez), Rangers fans expected that the combination, with Jaromir Jagr still on the roster, would return the team to the promised-land of the Stanley Cup. Neither were able to find chemistry with Jagr, who departed for the KHL at the conclusion of that season.
Time, and injuries took their toll on Drury, who does have his name inscribed on Lord Stanley's cup from his 3rd NHL season with Colorado, as well as the Calder Cup as Rookie of the Year in 1998-99. "I really wish I'd been able to get the NY Rangers on that cup again", he said. Shrugging in the way he always did in the locker room, he added:
"Maybe I'll do a Stanley Cup Pizza instead"
This post is satire, combined with a HUGE dose of wishful thinking. But none of us are holding our breath.....Farewell Chris. You're a great guy and were a great player, and I truly wish you well in your future endeavors, even while having a couple of laughs at your expense. :-)


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Is this just speculation? It seems like it usually takes longer for the ratings to come out.
The ratings are terrible. I can understand if they are off by a little, but there is no reason for their stats. Speed should be the players 40yard time, end of story. Agility, look at the cone drill times and also look at film. Tackling, look at film. Throwing accuracy, look at well their completion percentage at the 0-5 yards, 5-15 yards and 15+ yards. No, they have no reason to how they determine their stats. Its crap and I dont have time to change everyone s stats to what they should be. This should be an easy fix, but it seems like it wont change since people have been complaining for the last 10 years.


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Depakote and Migraine Prevention
For those with severe migraines, knowing a bit about Depakote and the other preventative treatments can come in quite handy. Depkote was originally developed as an anticonvulsant medication used to treat seizure disorder, but it has also been approved for use in preventing migraines.
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Most of us can effectively treat a headache when it comes on, but many people are now using beta blockers to prevent headaches, as well. Typically used to treat heart-related conditions, beta blockers may also be helpful for headache sufferers.
Treating Migraines in Teens
Migraines can affect people of all ages, from child to adult, but treating migraines in teens can require a different approach. After age 15, as many as 20 percent or more of teens will experience migraines. During adolescence girls are more commonly affected than boys.
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There are many, many headache treatment, as evidenced by the abundance of advertisements on radio and television, in magazines, and on the internet. What works well for one person may or may not work well for another, so it is a good thing there are so many choices. Here is an overview of some of the treatments being used for headaches.
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Migraine headaches can hit at any time, and treating them may not always be convenient. If you suffer from regular migraines, your healthcare provider may recommend preventative treatments rather than simple abortive therapies.
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Typically, most migraine sufferers will try an over-the-counter medication first, but often they will end up needing some sort of prescription remedy as well. Many of the abortive treatments available for headaches will treat not only migraines, but other headache types as well. However, there are a number of treatments that are quite specific for migraine headaches. As with all treatments for migraines, be sure to discuss questions and concerns you may have with your health care provider.
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While migraines are annoying and at times disabling, treatment choices don't have to be confusing. There are a number of treatments that are available over-the-counter (OTC). As with all headache treatments, be sure to discuss your intentions and concerns with your health care practitioner.
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Although some headaches may require the firepower of a prescription drug, others respond to basic over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications, which have the advantage of being readily available and relatively inexpensive. Their use -- plus the use of other interventions, depending on the type of headache you have -- may help ease your pain.
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Acetaminophen is likely the most commonly used pain reliever today. It has long been touted as a safe and effective treatment for a wide range of pain, including headaches, whether you have migraines, tension headaches, or cluster headaches. Acetaminophen use comes with some risk, however, so understanding proper dosing and potential hazards is important. As always, discuss any medication uses or changes with your health care provider.
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Killion makes a bunch of accusations based on Lew's statement that he doesn't want to "cover old ground" and try and stay at the colliseum long term. I don't really say anything wrong with Lew's statement he's just not getting anyone's hopes up or trying to make false promises. Would you rather he give it to you straight or tell you for years he will keep the team in oakland before pulling a fast one and moving off to Oklahoma City (ala Seattle Supersonics). I have some friends who are Sonics fans and they are absolutely devastated, and Seattle politicians have threatened legal action over the false overtures of the ownership group pretending to be interested in keeping the team there.
Killion goes off on a tangent saying trashing the colliseum will cause attendance to decline:
Almost two decades ago, Giants owner Bob Lurie originated the "I hate my ballpark and you should too," public relations campaign.
In case Wolff, busy with hotel development at the time, overlooked Lurie's campaign, here's a brief summary of its effectiveness: an unmitigated disaster.
Lurie, frustrated with his own aging and shared facility, kept trying to move the Giants. To the South Bay. To Tampa/St. Pete. Anywhere but Candlestick Park. He let everyone know how much he hated his ballpark. And, in a stunning development, his words didn't woo fans to games, but rather persuaded them to stay away. In droves.
The Giants' average home attendance steadily declined from a peak of 26,074 in 1989, a year the team was in the World Series, to 19,759 in 1992.
That's about what the A's averaged last season, the fifth consecutive season of attendance drops. The A's drew 27,179 in 2004, the season before Wolff bought the team. Last season, they were down to 20,559.
In our little baseball petri dish, we have proven that you can't expect to draw well if you publicly hate your ballpark.
For all you statistics majors out there, this is a good example of the old truth, "correlation is not causation." Let me give you a more probable cause for the attendance decline for the Giants: their record went from 90-72 in 89, to 85-77 in 90, 75-87 in 91, and 72-90 in 92.
As for her quip at the end there blaming Lew for the A's attendance declines... the A's record was 91-71 in 2004, it was 75-86 last year.
I'm sure Lew wish he had the power to make fans show up or not merely by making propagandistic statements about how beautiful the colliseum is, but unfortunately he does not have said power, sorry Ms. Killion.
Neyer doesn't agree with Killion on the fan base thing, but the title of his entry accuses Lew of being removed from his fan base. How is Lew's statement out of touch? I thought it was pretty much well agreed among the fan base that the Colliseum is on the lesser end of baseball stadiums and that Mt. Davis sucks.


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For the first time in Texas high school history, there is a class 6A for athletics and extracurricular activities.
While most schools in the state won't be affected, some will jump based on a handful of students, affecting enrollment numbers.
Highland Park High School could see a big change in its opponents next season. The school has 2,106 students, which is just six above the new class 6A cutoff.
That means Highland Park will be one of the smallest, if not the smallest, high school in the state competing against some of the biggest.
"We felt like there could be a chance we go up," said Johnny Ringo, the school's athletic director.
Highland Park has been on the conference cusp for a few years.
The 12-and-1 Scots are preparing for their playoff game Friday against Wylie.
Since the late 80s, Highland Park has been 4A-playing Mesquite, Forney, Terrell and other similarly-populous schools.
Now, they could face athletic powerhouses with huge student bodies like Allen, Plano, McKinney and others.
"There's something to be said for getting to compete at the highest level and what that brings out in communities and schools, and I think it'll do nothing but bring out the best in us," said Ringo.
While sports get most of the conference attention, the UIL decision also affects music and academic competitions.
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Grapevine High School is one of the few dropping classes after enrollment dipped.
"We felt like it was coming," said Dave Henigan, head football coach at Grapevine.
The 1-and-9 Mustangs look forward to playing schools closer in size and geography next season.
"When you're at the top end of enrollment, as opposed to the bottom end, that it's hopefully going to be advantageous for your kids," said Henigan.
Henigan says bigger schools may have more players to pick from when injuries occur, but he thinks this shakeup will give his players a competitive edge.
"It'll be a positive reception, but also with the understanding that the competition is still going to be fierce," he said.
The new conference changes won't affect tennis, soccer, swimming and wrestling because the UIL classifies them differently.
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Hey guys! Just doing a little poll to find out who the fans like best when it comes to sports radio.Do you have bias for one station? Is there anyone out there who drives you nuts to the point that you refuse to listen to them? BYU is interesting in that the flagship station has no "sports" show, and thus has no one on this poll. The other teams in Utah all have a flagship station.
However, there are a couple of former BYU players hosting shows in the market, so Im anxious to see if there is a lean towards them when it comes to who your favorite is.
I am taking this poll at the other SBN blogs that are from Utah teams. It will be interesting to see where the responses fall. I have chosen to only include those who actually host a show, but if you want to vote for Greg Wrubell or someone else, feel free to do so.