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In June 2013, minor updates were made to our Human Rights Statement:
Verizon is a global solutions provider that operates networks that help drive much of the world's economy. Our high-speed global Internet backbone and extensive network of data centers and connection points provide us with a strong foundation for delivering wireless, strategic and security services, video and broadband services to millions of customers around the world. This infrastructure enables our users to connect, communicate and share information and ideas.
We appreciate the human dimensions of our business. We know that we are deeply embedded in the lives of our customers, and we are committed to putting them first.
Verizon is an employer of choice that respects the individual, inspires excellence and encourages the full range of talent in people. We invest in the human and intellectual capital that keeps our company strong and competitive. Because over 180,000 employees live and work in the communities that we serve, we have a vested interest in good schools, safe neighborhoods, and strong local economies. We are committed to being a responsible member of communities.
We also recognize that with our expansive global network and extensive supply chain, it is imperative that we conduct business responsibly and with the highest ethical standards and that we maintain our reputation for trust and responsibility wherever we operate.
Through our Shared Success strategy, we build long-term value for our shareholders and leave a positive and lasting mark on society. Our products are the glue for communications that enable individuals, governments and businesses to benefit and enhance society.
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Verizon is committed to promoting values that foster human rights. This commitment is expressed in our Credo, Commitment & Values, and Code of Conduct. We strive to create an environment of respect, integrity and fairness for our employees and customers wherever we do business, and we expect our business partners to operate the same way.
We respect the broad principles in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, many of which can be applied to how global businesses can build good relationships around the world and work successfully among different customs and cultures.
Our commitment to promote human rights values is consistent with our dedication to respect employees, value customers, strengthen communities, protect the environment and engage with stakeholders to make the right decisions for the future of our business and the future of our communities.
Here are areas in which we are keeping this commitment to promoting human rights values wherever we operate:
We protect the human rights of our employees through strong policies, direct and open communications, management systems and training on issues such as diversity, fair employment practices, non-discrimination and freedom from unlawful harassment, and environmental health and safety.
We are committed to ensuring Verizon is an employer of choice that respects the individual, inspires excellence and taps the full range of talent in people. The Verizon Credo captures our culture in words and reminds us that integrity, customer needs, urgency and teamwork need to be the foundation of everything we do.
We provide competitive compensation and benefits, extensive programs for balancing the demands of work and home, a safe and challenging work environment, and ample opportunities for learning and career advancement. (Read more at verizon.com/jobs)
Verizon is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining a highly qualified, diverse and dedicated work force. We comply fully with all laws providing equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, military status or any other protected category under all applicable law. For company business, Verizon uses facilities, sponsors events, and maintains memberships only at businesses or organizations that do not have exclusionary membership practices.
Verizon does not tolerate discrimination, sexual harassment or other unlawful harassment based on race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, military status or any other protected category under all applicable law.
Verizon is committed to the highest ethical standards, respect for diversity and inclusion, and providing a safe workplace for all employees. Our commitment is outlined in Verizon's Code of Conduct. (please see verizon.com/codeofconduct and aboutus.verizonwireless.com/pdfs/Code_of_Conduct.pdf). We share our Code of Conduct with customers and business partners, and we promote compliance by training and certifying every Verizon employee on these standards. All Verizon employees are bound by the Code of Conduct.
Verizon provides robust resources to help employees raise questions or concerns and get information about ethical matters, policies, procedures and applicable laws. These resources include the Verizon Ethics and EEO GuideLine and the Verizon Wireless Compliance Guideline, which are available 24 hours-a-day; a Security Control Center operated by Verizon's Security organization which employees can reach 24-hours-a-day to report or inquire about issues such as international cyber-security and legal compliance; a reporting/inquiry channel for accounting matters managed by Verizon's Internal Audit group; and Environmental and Safety Hotlines for reporting emergencies, arranging for waste disposal or getting on-site help from the company's environmental and safety specialists.
There is zero tolerance at Verizon for unethical business practices such as bribery. Verizon instructs its employees to avoid even the appearance of improper influence. We have implemented anti-corruption compliance training to provide guidance and practical examples to help employees understand and comply with various anti-bribery laws, including the UK Bribery Act and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
We build great networks that allow us to deliver communications, data and entertainment to our customers in ways that few companies can match.
Our networks play a central role in energizing the marketplace, stimulating innovation and improving the quality of life for our customers. We use our technological expertise to develop products and services that extend the benefits of the digital age to our customers.
At Verizon, we are committed to providing products and services that are accessible, including to individuals with disabilities. We encourage our vendors and suppliers to develop and offer solutions that will enable our products and services to be more accessible.
To guide us in the effort, we embraced a set of principles in 1987 for creating products and services that are usable and accessible by the broadest range of customers, including youth, individuals with disabilities and seniors.
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Digital technology is changing the way companies collect and use information about customers. Verizon requires its employees and encourages its partners and suppliers to allow customers to maintain privacy protections for their information.
Our Privacy Principles express Verizon's commitment to protecting customer privacy by notifying customers about how their data is being used and giving them choice and control over the use of their private information.
Verizon respects freedom of expression and our customers' ability to freely access and disseminate the lawful content of their choosing in a manner that respects others' use of the network and that complies with the law. Verizon supports sound industry practices for safeguarding children and the intellectual property rights of content owners, as well as the privacy and security of our customers (see Verizon's Content Policy).
Verizon aims to advance human dignity, reduce waste, improve efficiency, and reduce our carbon footprint, and we encourage these same best practices among our diverse base of suppliers. We recognize the importance of integrating ethical, social, and environmental factors into our global procurement practices. We also realize that one of our most effective tools is to lead by example. Our goal is to drive excellence in these areas throughout our own institution and to positively influence our supplier institutions.
Verizon strives to promote a mutually beneficial business relationship with all suppliers to assure that the impacts of Verizon's supply chains are positive ones.
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We support efforts by our suppliers to responsibly source conflict minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold) by enhancing supply chain transparency for these conflict minerals. We are working with our suppliers and with organizations such as the wireless industry's trade association (CTIA), the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), a coalition of private-sector companies, and the Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (see Verizon's Statement on Conflict Minerals), all with the goal of achieving "conflict-free" mineral supply chains. More detailed expectations for our suppliers regarding conflict minerals can be found in our Supplier Code of Conduct.
We support human rights in our communities by using our financial, human and technological resources to improve their quality of life, both through philanthropic and volunteer support for goals such as literacy and healthcare, and by acting as an exemplary employer and environmental steward wherever we are.
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Customers increasingly look to Verizon to help ensure a safe and secure online experience. Verizon's online safety programs set the industry benchmark for child safety and help raise consumer awareness and adoption of safe computing practices.
We also support programs that use technology to promote awareness and prevention of domestic violence, promote prevention and education, and provide support and services to victims. Impacting the epidemic of domestic violence is a priority issue for the Verizon Foundation.
The Verizon Foundation helps people to live healthy, safe and independent lives by addressing disparities in education, healthcare and sustainability. Since 2000, the Verizon Foundation has invested more than half a billion dollars to improve the communities where Verizon employees work and live. Verizon's employees are generous with their donations and their time, having logged more than 6.8 million hours of service to make a positive difference in their communities.
With Thinkfinity.org, our cornerstone program, and through our partnerships with some of the world's most reputable cultural and scientific institutions, we are improving literacy and strengthening educational achievement for children and adults — preparing them for personal growth and success in the 21st century.
(Read more about our community and volunteer activities in our Annual Report: Financial and Corporate Responsibility Performance.)
Verizon is committed to being more efficient in our use of natural resources. We have programs focused on reducing carbon gas emissions, increasing recycling rates and deploying new, energy-saving technologies in our operations.
We are also working with policymakers, thought leaders, consumers and business customers to educate them on the role broadband and wireless technology can play in making our country's energy infrastructure more intelligent.
We are finalizing an energy policy statement that highlights what we are doing to promote energy efficiency in our business and through the use of our products and services.
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We have developed a metric called carbon intensity that measures energy use per terabyte of data flowing through our networks. In this way we can accurately gauge our progress in energy efficiency even as our business grows. Using this standard, we set a goal of reducing our carbon intensity by 50 percent by 2020, compared to a baseline measured in 2009. We have already cut our carbon intensity by 37 percent, through help from new network equipment, energy-efficient requirements and aggressive energy efficiency initiatives in our buildings.
We collaborate with our top suppliers to collectively improve our environmental performance. By focusing on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) emissions, solid waste management, water, and packaging, our goal is to improve the environmental performance of our company and the top 50 suppliers in our supply chain. However, environmental stewardship is an expectation for our suppliers of all sizes, and by 2015 we will devote 40 percent of our total supplier spending to firms that measure and set targets to reduce their own carbon footprint.
We want to hear from you on Human Rights concerns. You should contact our Office of Ethics and Business Conduct through the Verizon Ethics and EEO GuideLine at 800-856-1885 (U.S.), (+)800.0.624.0007 (outside the U.S.), or online at www.verizonguideline.com. Your question or concern will be documented and submitted to Verizon where an immediate assessment will occur to assure a prompt and effective response.


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Islwyn MP's warning over council shake-up (From South Wales Argus)
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Islwyn MP Chris Evans gives warning over council shake-up
Updated 11:53am Tuesday 28th January 2014 in News By David Deans - Politics reporter
WALES is talking constantly about constitutional issues people don't care about, a Valleys MP has warned.
Labour Islwyn MP Chris Evans has suggested the Welsh Government is too focused over how Wales is governed, and that the constitutional chatter will turn Wales inward in a time of increasing globalisation.
His comments to the Argus come after the Williams Commission proposed reducing the number of local authorities in Gwent from five to two.
In an interview with the Argus Mr Evans said he agreed with the concerns of Torfaen MP Paul Murphy that council shake-ups prove costly.
He said: "We have to ask ourselves as Paul did, is this the best use of our money?
"Would that money better suited on job creation programmes rather than reorganisation?"
He said Wales gets bogged down in constitutional issues.
"This has been the frustration I've had – we talk constantly about constitutional things rather than the real bread and butter issues which are concerning people day to day," he said.
He suggested money that could be spent on a possible future referendum on income tax would be better spent on health and education.
"We need to get back down to something which Otto von Bismarck called years ago Realpolitik – the Realpolitik here is the cost of living," Mr Evans said.
The Argus asked if he thought the focus on constitutional issues in Cardiff Bay has meant that the Welsh Government has lost its focus on education and health.
"There's too much focus on constitutional issues," he said. "The vast majority writing to me are writing about health, education and transportation issues.
"They are not writing to me about the Silk Commission or the Barnett formula."
Mr Evans warned that "globalisation is not going to stop suddenly because we've got extra powers". "We can be inward, we can be closed or we can be open," he said.
"I think when we talk about constitutions we turn inward."
Meanwhile, Blaenau Gwent leader Hedley McCarthy told followers on Facebook that a council reorganisation could hit morale as services jockey for position.
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Abertillery29 wrote:Will you be in line to a handsome pension if so its thanks to a Welsh council!
I joined Monmouthshire County Council in 1965 - how many re organisations have there been since then? All most ratepayers have got have been more 'talking shops' who only seem capable of not making a decision other than when the next meeting should be. Mrs Butler says we need more AM's - at what cost to the rest of us with their inflated wages and pensions? We badly need a once and for all sort out and the end to parochial Welsh councils.
10:21pm Wed 29 Jan 14
Stormin Norman says...
What are the views of Gwyn Price AM (aka Mr Lazy) on this important issue.
Come to think of it, does anyone know what Gwyn Prices views are on anything..actually, has anyone seen the lesser spotted Islwyn assembly member recently?
Perhaps he's still visiting villages that aren't in his constituency?
Someone should offer a reward for the safe return of Mr Lazy?
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The Sierra Summit took place in San Francisco from September 8-11. Between dozens of speakers, 50-odd program sessions, the direction-setting process, outings, and an exposition hall bursting with green products and ideas, far too much was going on for us to offer anything more than a representative slice here. For the whole enchilada, go to sierrasummit2005.org.
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[With the controversy surrounding this week's controversial execution of prisoner Troy Davis, West Coast rapper Glasses Malone speaks out on fighting for incarcerated convicts' rights.]
It's serious. I was really given the insight to be able to do something for my mom. Where we come from, and don't get me wrong because I'm not the most ignorant person, but I was very unaware that I could do positive [things].
You can't change the world overnight but you can fix certain key points. You have prisoners paying their debt to society. They shouldn't be treated less than human. So right now, I've been trying to zero in on everything.
If I could just change one thing [about the prison system], I think it would be the way they treat pregnant women in there. Even though my mom wasn't pregnant, I heard from this Mexican girl that called me and told me how they were treating [incarcerated] pregnant women. She was telling me how they were giving birth and the time they got to spend with their kid. They were treated like dogs and they gave them fish kits. That's like a starter kit [women receive at the start of their jail sentences]. It's just a comb, soap and deodorant and they give these to those women after they have babies. They're not even cared for. That sh*t is crazy to me. That's probably the worst thing that I've heard and I've heard a lot of f*cked up stories. Just the treatment of a pregnant woman in prison and how they're treated when delivering kids.
If nothing else, I think my mom would be proud [to know I was working toward better treatment for inmates]. They deserve a different type of treatment. They're not cared about at all.
Despite the fact he doesn't glorify the gangbanging lifestyle he once led, rejecting the common archetype of hardcore West Coast rappers, Watts/L.A. native Glasses Malone's explosive mixtape run placed him far ahead of the crop of "New West" MCs who emerged in the mid- to late 2000s. Malone actually grew up between the Watts and Compton neighborhoods in Los Angeles. His whole family was very deep in the illegal drug trade (his mother was convicted and sentenced to prison for 25 years). He eventually abandoned hustling drugs and gangbanging to fully pursue a music career.


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This is the first twin size Murphy bed that I've built with a desk incorporated in it, Murphy Desk Bed. It is a shaker style with its simple, clean lines.
Wood Type: Maple
Finish: Special Walnut stain from Minwax with protective finish (Pre-Cat Lacquer)
Hardware: Create-a-bed Murphy Bed Mechanism
For more building pictures see my Current Projects link at wwbeds.com or poggyskids.com. See what we are doing live:
-- Watch live video from our shop. http://wwbeds.com/live.htm
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#1 posted 442 days ago
Very interesting. Nicely done, for sure
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#2 posted 442 days ago
Very neat idea to incorporate a desk into the Murphy Bed design. I like it. You do very nice work and your choice of wood and finishing is great. Well done!
Question: Isn't the mechanism in your manufacturer's link way over priced at $299?
I checked out your other projects and am quite impressed with your work.
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#3 posted 442 days ago
Nice job, nice woodgrain and well crafted. Congrats !
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#4 posted 442 days ago
It's a real nice design and well executed. Congratulations.
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#5 posted 442 days ago
Now that's clever. Thanks for sharing :)
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#6 posted 442 days ago
I've seen people piece parts together, but it didn't seem to save much money especially when you figure in time. I guess as many as I do, if I invested some time in R and D I may be able to save some money in the long run. I have kind of thought about it, but having all the plates made it seem to still be worth ordering from Create-a-bed.
I've looked at other, but as you said they are even higher, and CAB is easy to use. Thinks Horizontal Mike for the comments.
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#8 posted 442 days ago
Clever, functional, and exceptional workmanship! Thanks for sharing your project.
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#9 posted 441 days ago
I really like the design of it, that you came up with. Great job
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#10 posted 441 days ago
Great job, I love this design… Blondie and will be buying this kit from you once the contruction on the front of the house is done, were so close. Will the lift system support a Queen size Tempur-Pedic matress? That is the kind of matress we would like to put in the guest room. We have one and we feel its one of the best out there and worth every dime. After all we spend almost a 1/3 of our lives in the bedroom. Love your work and always look fwd to seeing more….
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#11 posted 441 days ago
I've heard on other Wall Bed website that they done recommend the Tempur-Pedic mattresses because of how they are made. I've had that style mattress on display, in a murphy bed for over 6 months and there is never any sagging when it is up.
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#12 posted 441 days ago
Thanks Chris thats good info. I never really thought about it and the effects of being stowed. Talk to you soon.
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The Gun Range Death of Christopher Bizilj
A Civil Suit Settles and One Defendant Pleads
In November 2009, the Bizilj family filed a $4 million wrongful death civil lawsuit against all four defendants in the criminal case, and their companies. That lawsuit contended that Dr. Charles Bizilj was not allowed to accompany his son to the firing line and that the Micro Uzi malfunctioned twice and was only inspected by Michael Spano before it being handed back to Christopher with fatal results.
The suit never went to trial. Instead, the parties reached a confidential settlement. In subsequent testimony, Dr. Bizilj was questioned about a final settlement figure of $700,000 and did not deny it, but explained that the money was to be used to set up a foundation in Christopher's name that would help less-fortunate children.
On March 11, 2010, the Westfield Sportsman's Club told the court it would not contest the involuntary manslaughter or furnishing charges. The club did not admit wrongdoing, but agreed to pay the maximum fine on the manslaughter count, $1,000, and to donate $10,000 to two children's charities in the name of Christopher Bizilj to settle the furnishing charges. The Westfield Sportsman's Club said it would no longer hold the Machine Gun Shoot & Firearms Expo, and went even farther, announcing it would no longer allow automatic weapons on its grounds.


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Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Ka-Pow! Garlic Ketchup
vegan, gluten-free
For fries
2 medium sweet potatoes or yams
dash of corn starch
herbs or spices to taste (I used smoked paprika and cayenne pepper, but garlic and cilantro or basil would be equally delicious)
For Ka-Pow! Garlic Ketchup1/3 cup Reduced Sugar Ketchup
1 tablespoon chopped chives
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/4 to 1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder or other hot sauce
juice from 1/2 lime (more or less to taste)
- Peel the potatoes and cut into strips or wedges with even thickness (you choose on how thick you want, just make sure the thickness is the same to ensure even cooking).
- Soak in a bowl of ice cold water for 30 minutes to allow all starch to be removed. Drain and pat completely dry to remove all moisture.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper; Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix corn starch and spices. Add potatoes and salt then toss to coat evenly.
- Spread potato slices onto baking sheet and make sure they do not overlap and are not crowded or touching.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Take out and flip the fries over and return to oven for an additional 15 minutes or until cooked through. (Of course, the thinner the fry, the shorter the time, so keep a watchful eye!)
- Reduce heat to a mere 200 degrees and let the fries dry for another 15 minutes.
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Meowth: There they go. All we gotta do is follow them on top of them rooftops.
James: Well, I used to be quite a good gymnast!
Jessie: This is our big chance, I could almost TASTE it! Are you ready ?
James: YEAH!
Oakley: There it is.
Annie: It's so nice, and peaceful.
Oakley: Not for long.
Ash Ketchum: It's all gone!
Lorenzo: But I'm afraid it's coming back.
Brock: Huh?
Misty: What do you mean?
Misty: The Earth is so pretty, so blue...
Meowth: I said I had nothin' to do with it!
James: MAMA!
Jessie: It was their idea!
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1Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
2SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
3Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES), European Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
4Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
5Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Abstract. Total column concentrations and volume mixing ratio profiles of methane have been retrieved from ground-based solar absorption FTIR spectra in the near-infrared recorded in Paramaribo (Suriname). The methane FTIR observations are compared with TM5 model simulations and satellite observations from SCIAMACHY, and represent the first validation of SCIAMACHY retrievals in the tropics using ground-based remote sensing techniques. Apart from local biomass burning features, our methane FTIR observations agree well with the SCIAMACHY retrievals and TM5 model simulations.
Citation: Petersen, A. K., Warneke, T., Frankenberg, C., Bergamaschi, P., Gerbig, C., Notholt, J., Buchwitz, M., Schneising, O., and Schrems, O.: First ground-based FTIR-observations of methane in the tropics, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 10, 2303-2320, doi:10.5194/acpd-10-2303-2010, 2010.


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Sorry if this is something the site's editor's are planning on doing. If so, please delete this or tell me to delete it and I will. Just going a little crazy getting excited for the season, which should be starting this week and not next! Read more after the jump.
Also - I'm absolutely being ridiculous here...kind of.NL MVP: Matt Kemp
NL CY: Tim Lincecum
NL ROY: Stephen Strassburg
NL MOY: Donnie Baseball
NL Division Champs: Dodgers, Reds, Phillies
NLDS: Giants over Phillies, Dodgers over Reds
NLCS: Dodgers over Giants
AL MVP: Albert Pujols
AL CY: Justin Verlander
AL ROY: Jesus Montero
AL Division Champs: Angels, Tigers, Yankees
ALDS: Yankees over Rangers, Angels over Tigers
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The Miami Heat led the San Antonio Spurs, 18-16, after one quarter in Game 7. After a frantic Game 6, both teams struggled to find a rhythm to start the game. Shane Battier hit two three-point field goals in the final two minutes of the quarter to help the Heat take the lead after trailing through most of the quarter.
LeBron James scored four points and had one assist. Tim Duncan scored four points while also grabbing three rebounds, three steals and notching two assists. Battier leads all scorerers with six points.
Both teams struggled to score in the first quarter. Miami shot only 36 percent and turned the ball over four times. The Spurs shot even worse, at 31 percent, and had two turnovers of their own.
The biggest advantage the Spurs held in the quarter was seven points. The Heat went on a 8-0 run after Tony Parker and Duncan went on the bench, and Miami took their first lead of the game.
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Firefighters rescued a dog from Gateway Loop Trail after a hiker ran out of water and believed the pet was distressed on Sunday.
Scottsdale Fire Department paramedics and technical rescue team went to the trail after a hiker called to get help for his dog.
Spokesperson Brian Read says the hiker had run out of water and was concerned about their 90 pound dog because he thought it was showing signs of distress.
Crews brought extra water and a big wheel to get the dog down the trail.
The dog appeared to be good condition and the owner was advised to follow-up with a veterinarian.
Read reminds owners to take care of and make preparations when hiking with pets.
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LUBBOCK TX (KCBD) - Five years after neighbors made a horrible discovery at an apartment in northeast Lubbock police say the investigation continues into the murders of a mother and her three children.
On October 25th, 2004 45-year-old Tammie Cooper, her 9-year-old twins and 11-year-old daughter were found murdered at what was then the Wind Crest Estacado apartments.
Investigators said it was one of the most brutal killings they had ever seen. Police have followed leads from California to Dallas, but never recovered a murder weapon, a motive or a suspect.
They do say there is a person of interest they want to talk to, a man named Butch who knew the family who came to their door the night before their bodies were found.
Police say it's been three years since they've received any new leads, but urge anyone who might have even the smallest details to call them.
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According to Field Yates over at ESPN Boston, Stevan Ridley suffered what appeared to be a knee injury during yesterday's practice. Shockingly, the Patriots aren't giving anyone any kind of real update as to the severity of the injury; however, the fact that Ridley was able to hang around to watch the end of practice before walking into the locker room on his own is certainly a good sign. I'd like to hope that the Patriots are just playing it safe keeping any and all nicked up players off the practice field to insure that everyone is healthy for when it matters most.
As long as the injury isn't serious, which at first glance it doesn't seem to be, I think that there is actually a great opportunity here for the other running backs currently on the roster. Ridley saw the bulk of the first team carries during the first preseason game, but now there is a great chance for the other backs to showcase their talents in Monday's game against the Eagles. I'd be very surprised if Ridley sees the field for Week 2 of the preseason, if for no other reason than as a precaution (and if he does play, great. That means he's 100% healthy). Most notably, I'm looking forward to seeing Shane Vereen take some reps with the first team; he had a great second half against the Saints last week, and I'm excited to observe his speed, cutting ability, and pass catching skills alongside Tom Brady and the rest of the starters. Monday is now also another chance for Brandon Bolden to make his case for why he belongs on the final roster, as the undrafted rookie continues to impress coaches and fans alike in training camp.
Something else to pay attention to: Ridley now joins fullbacks Spencer Larsen and Eric Kettani as a member of the walking wounded, which means that the only healthy backs currently on the roster are Vereen, Bolden, and Danny Woodhead. Again, I'm fairly confident that everyone will be fine once the season starts, but the team is definitely thin at the position for the time being, and so something else to watch out for going forward is whether or not Bill Belichick will bring in another back as a camp body to participate in the few crucial practices this team has left. On Wednesday, I wrote about the intriguing possibility of bringing in running back/return man/Olympic medalist Jeff Demps in order to provide what I think is a much needed burst to the kick return game, and while I still say that it's a longshot, maybe the current dearth of healthy backs is enough to make Belichick want to at least kick his tires.
Ridley's injury is definitely something to monitor, but as long as it isn't serious enough to warrant him missing significant time, this could actually work out in New England's favor long-term.


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Accidentally I deleted java, so i had to re-download eclipse as well, so when i started it up I made a new Java project, package and class. But when I copied my Tic-Tac-Toe code into the class, it seemed to not recognize JFrame or JButton. I searched the internet trying to find away to fix it but I couldn't. I've tried everything and still JFrame and JButtons come up as errors, any advise will help, thanks.
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Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey explores how we discovered the laws of nature and found our coordinates in space and time. It brings to life never-before-told stories of the heroic quest for knowledge and transports viewers to new worlds and across the universe for a vision of the cosmos on the grandest scale.
Cosmos invents new modes of scientific storytelling to reveal the grandeur of the universe and re-invents celebrated elements of the legendary 1980 series hosted by Carl Sagan, including the Cosmic Calendar and the Ship of the Imagination. The most profound scientific concepts are presented with stunning clarity, uniting skepticism and wonder, and weaving rigorous science with the emotional and spiritual into a transcendent experience.
Bonus features: "Library of Congress Dedication," "Cosmos at Comic-Con," "Cosmos: A Vision Reborn," and "Interactive Cosmic Calendar."
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The Ship of the Imagination, unfettered by ordinary limits on speed and size, drawn by the music of cosmic harmonies, can take us anywhere in space and time. It has been idling for more than three decades, and yet it has never been overtaken. Its global legacy remains vibrant. Now, it's time once again to set sail for the stars.
"Some of the Things That Molecules Do"
Life is transformation. Artificial selection turned the wolf into the shepherd and all the other canine breeds we love today. And over the eons, natural selection has sculpted the exquisitely complex human eye out of a microscopic patch of pigment.
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There was a time, not so long ago, when natural events could only be understood as gestures of divine displeasure. We will witness the moment that all changed, but firstThe Ship of the Imagination is in the brooding, frigid realm of the Oort Cloud, where a trillion comets wait. Our Ship takes us on a hair-raising ride, chasing a single comet through its million-year plunge towards the Sun.
"A Sky Full of Ghosts"
An exploration of how light, time and gravity combine to distort our perceptions of the universe. We eavesdrop on a series of walks along a beach on summer nights in the year 1809. William Herschel, whose many discoveries include the insight that telescopes are time machines, tells bedtime stories to his young son, John, who will grow up to make some rather profound discoveries of his own. A menacing stranger lurks nearby. All three of them figure into the fun house reality of tricks.
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Is there life on Mars? Dr. Sagan takes viewers on a never-before-seen look at the red planet through the eyes of science fiction authors and then through the unblinking eyes of two Viking spacecraft that have sent thousands of pictures of the stunning Martian landscape back to Earth since 1976.
"Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still"
Science casts its Cloak of Visibility over everything, including Neil himself, to see him as a man composed of his constituent atoms. The Ship of the Imagination takes us on an epic voyage to the bottom of a dewdrop to discover the exotic life forms and violent conflict that's unfolding there. We return to the surface to encounter life's ingenious strategies for sending its ancient message into the future.
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Are there alien intelligences? How could we communicate with them? What about UFOs? The answers to these questions take us to Egypt to decode ancient hieroglyphics, then to the largest radio telescope on Earth and, in the Spaceship of the Imagination, to visit other civilizations in space. What is the lifespan of a planetary civilization? Will we one day hook up with a network of civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy?
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A descent through the hellish atmosphere of Venus to explore its broiling surface serves as a prophetic warning for our world about the possible consequences of the increasing greenhouse effect. Dr. Sagan leads viewers on a tour of the Solar System to see how other heavenly bodies have suffered from various cosmic catastrophes.
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The keys to the cosmos have been lying around for us to find all along. Light itself holds so many of them, but we never realized they were there until we learned the basic rules of science.
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A startling voyage to see how star patterns change over millions of years is followed by a journey to the planets of other stars, and a look at the possibility of time travelwhich takes us to Italy, where the youthful Albert Einstein first wondered what it would be like to ride on a beam of light.
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Dr. Sagan's Cosmic Calendar makes the nearly 14 billion-year history of the universe understandable and frames the origin of the earth and the evolution of life. We see the steps from microbes to humans. Our understanding of how life developed on earth enables us to venture to other worlds for imaginative speculations on what forms life might take elsewhere in the Cosmos.
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The constellation of the Pleiades provides a vehicle for us to explore a series of paradoxes and epochal discoveries for humanity. The untold story of the modern "sisters of the sun," the early 20th century female astronomers, led by two deaf women, at Harvard who catalogued the stars. It's also the story of the young British woman who joined forces with them, her defiance of the world's leading expert, and how she taught the world what the stars are really made of.
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Patsy V. Blackburn Nordan, 68, of Johnson City, died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
She was a Johnson City native who had lived most of her life in the area. She was a daughter of the late Warren and Gladys Hurley.
Mrs. Nordan attended the Gospel Light Tabernacle.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Nordan was preceded in death by her daughter, Judy Skeens.
Survivors include: her husband, Jimmy W. Nordan, of the home; son, James Taylor Blackburn, Johnson City; daughter, Sheila Lynn Barnes, Johnson City; two sisters, Jean Whittington, and her husband, Steve, Johnson City, and Linda Osborne, Johnson City; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the Nordan family via www.morrisbaker.com.
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I just want to say how proud I am of the Hoosiers. I got to watch their amazing last shot victory over the Wildcats this morning for me and evening for you from Afghanistan. It was well worth staying awake all night. I hope I get to come see them play when I come home in Feb. Go Big Red!
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Authorities say charges are pending for a Henderson County teen who confessed to stealing stolen wristbands from the Franklin Street Events Association in Evansville.
"He wore the shoes to the interview that he wore the night he broke in her vehicle. When I talked to him, when I interviewed him, at first he did not want to tell me he had done this until I said, 'You know can I see the bottom of your shoes.' It was kind of done from there," King says.
Not only does Deputy King say he confessed to stealing the wristbands, she says he confessed to several other car break-ins.
Deputies were able to return the wristbands, as well as the other items that have been stolen over the past few months.
King also wants to remind people to make sure your car doors are locked at night and not to keep things of value in sight.
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Open House Talk:Meditation and the Transformation of SocietyWith Shastri Samten Kobelt7 pm Tuesday 19 February 2013Have you wondered how our basic mindfulness practice and our aspirations for the world sometimes seem to be far apart? Through this talk and guided meditation, Shastri Samten Kobelt will give an introduction to the Shambhala Teachings, through which we can find ways to approach this seeming dichotomy and bring our understanding of a full and meaningful life to our meditation as well as to our engagement in the world. Whether you are a new or seasoned meditator, you are warmly welcome to attend and explore.
As part of our open house night, as usual meditation instruction will be available for those who are coming for the first time. We will conclude with tea and light refreshments.While there is no charge for this talk, we invite you to give a donation to support the continued provision of these teachings. Shastri* Samten Kobelt: was born in Switzerland and teaches Meditation and Qigong in North America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand. He met Chogyam Trungpa in 1985 and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in 1991 and has studied the Shambhala Teachings with both ever since. He is a long time practitioner and teacher of Lujong (tibetan yoga) Contemplative Dance and since 2005 Qigong with Eva Wong - all practices designed to train body and mind simultaneously. *A Shastri is a senior teacher in the Shambhala tradition.
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A GUTSY father is to climb a mountain to raise money for disabled children.
Neil Arnold is to climb 20,000 feet up Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak.
He is taking on the challenge to raise money for the 100,000 Smiles appeal to pay for a playground at Lexden Spring special school in Colchester.
Neil's son, Kieran, 12, goes to the school and Neil said: "Those children have a mountain to climb every day so I thought it would be a good challenge to do."
Kieran has dyspraxia and has little speech. He uses the sign language makaton to communicate.
The Smiles appeal aims to raise £100,000 for the new playground at the school which would include swings, a roundabout, slides and sensory equipment which can be used by disabled children.
The school in Halstead Road, Colchester, cares for children with a range of disabilities including autism and development delays and some of them are wheelchair dependant.
Play is vital to the children's physical and social development but it can be difficult for them to use public play areas because of their disabilities.
He said: "Sensory equipment is more than just play equipment to these children.
"It triggers all kinds of things for them and is important for their development."
The hike up 20,000 feet will also be a personal challenge for Neil.
Neil, a commercial vehicle mechanic for SM Commercials in Frating Road, Great Bromley, has had to undergo two operations on his spine.
He is aiming to fly out to Tanzania to take on the climb in September.
The 100,000 Smiles appeal, which is supported by the Gazette, has so far collected nearly £80,000 towards the total to build a playground at the school.
Neil, 41, from Langham, hopes to raise £3,000 towards the appeal fund.
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Let's be honest, I am an optimist when it comes to the Bruins, always have been, always will be. Along with that, comes excitement about current times, but it also leads me to constantly look ahead. I just read a story on puck daddy about how after this season, Shea Weber may be on the move. Who knows what will happen with that over the next year.
Now I did a post like this like 2 months ago, and now things are completely different.
Looking ahead to next years squad, lets assume the same increase in salary cap from last year. Last year, the cap went from 56.4 million to 59.4 million, up 3 million dollars. So let's say that the cap goes from 59.4 to 62.4, not an unreasonable thought that it would grow at the same pace.
So after this season, we have 4 free agents, Blake Wheeler, Michael Ryder, Brad Marchand and Mark Stuart. We will have 9 forewards, 6 defenseman, and 2 goalies that are seeing regular time this season, and will still be under contract next year. All of the contracts we have on the books total 46.7 million commited, leaving us with a modest 15.7 million dollars to play with as of now. Now, if you subtract bonuses and incentives that will be taken off of our cap room next year, and that number shrinks to 12.83 million. Now I must say, that if you asked me at the beginning of the season, I didn't see a lot of scenarios where I was ok with Blake Wheeler and Michael Ryder coming back to this team, but I must say, for the right price, I would be ok with both of them coming back.
Michael Ryder was the guy that I was completely sure was on his way out of town. I couldn't stand watching him play during last years regular season. Then he had a pretty good post season, and I thought maybe. Ryder has had a somewhat quiet season, however without much notice, he is on pace for either 22 or 23 goals. He is a streaky scorer, so maybe he gets hot towards the end of the year, and puts in 25 this season. Players with similar numbers seem to be hovering in the 2 million dollar range. If I am the Bruins, I would definately bring Ryder back for that price tag. He is a guy that will be playing somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd lines, and would be able to produce some goal scoring. I think he is a great fit for that price tag.
Then, we come to the issue of Blake Wheeler. He is on pace for 16 goals, and 35 points. Let's face facts, Wheeler is 4th line guy, maybe 3rd if someone is hurt. He should make roughly 1-1.5 million in his next contract. Problem is, I don't think Wheeler realizes that he is pretty bad at this whole "hockey" thing. He is probably on his way out the door.
I look for Marchand to get about 1.5 million over 2 years or so. Take that in a second.
Then comes the situation at the blue line. It has been the achillies heel of this team all year. They are a great shut down defense, probably the best in the league. However, they are obnoxiously incompitent at breaking out of their zone. They NEED a puck moving defenseman. This is where we could see one of our defesemen moving, probably one of the more physical ones. Steven Kampfer has been a huge, pleasant surprise (thats what she said), as he has shown some true puck moving potential. He looks like he has the same mindset as Matt Hunwick, except he can actually perform. So he is off limits. Seidenberg is the unsung hero of this team, and he is very affordable for the next 4 years. He is going nowhere. Ference is probably not going anywhere. So it comes down to Boychuk, Mcquaid or Stuart. One of those 3 are probably on their way out, to make room for a quality puck moving defenseman. All 3 of these guys are great, physical defenseman, however, their styles are too similar, and there is a logjam of physicality on the blue line. One of the will go for a puck moving d-man. I would venture to say it's probably not Boychuk, more likely Mcquaid as a trade, or Stuart this year at the deadline.
Saying all of that, here we go... (note: number after the name is how many years player is signed for after this one)
Lucic (2) - Krejci (1) - Horton (2)
Ryder (?) - Bergeron (3) - Seguin (2)
Caron (2) - Savard (6) - Marchand (?)
Thornton (1) - Campbell (1) - Paille (1)
Chara (7) - Kampfer (2)
Seidenberg (3) - New guy (?)
Boychuk (1) - Ference (2)
Thomas (2)
Rask (1)
So I guess we'll just talk about the elephant in the room, and that is the status of Marc Savard. Thing is, if Savard is playing, we are spending 4 million on a third line center. However, if Savard is not available, that frees up a spot, and cap room, when the organization has depth at center. I am writing Savard in, because obviously, this team is better with him in the lineup, and I would much rather have him playing.
Now, assuming Marchand nets 1.5, and Ryder nets 2.5, that leaves us with about 10 million in cap room to pay for a new puck moving defenseman. Obviously, that isn't all going to be spent on a shiny new defenseman, but it leaves the Bruins room to move for one. They have 3 players looking for pay raises after next season, so they will probably only be able to spend like 3-4 million on a new guy, but that could get us a guy like an Ian White or a Christian Ehrhoff. Now I am not saying that the Bruins will sign one of those two for sure, but they will have cap room to make a run at a guy of that skill level.
So long story short, if I am Peter Chiarelli, I would tell Blake to take a hike, sign Ryder for cheap, leave the rest of the forewards alone, and use our new found cap relief for a good young puck moving defenseman, even if it comes at the cost of one of our good young physical guys.


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Ok, here is what I know,
RGIII is a after thought now because Washington has already traded this years first round pick and the next two years of first rounders to the Rams for their number two spot this year. The only other guy I like in this draft is Chase Keenum, I think its too risky to draft any other QBs. Here is what I think, I think that the chiefs are just hyping up the fans. Because they know we are tired of Matt Cassel; (supporters and non-supporters alike) they are just telling the fans what we want to hear. They tell us they will meet with Manning, but I'm thinking thats not going to happen. If it does its just to say hey we tried, but I think there want be any real effort to bring Peyton Manning in . There is alway a slight chance that they might pull something off which would be great. I think Peyton would give us a real fighting chance in the playoffs and who knows we might even make it to the super bowl this year if they can pull a deal off. This is whats most likely to happen, we bring in Brady Quinn to battle with Matt Cassel for the starting job (I think he might even beat Cassel out of the starting job ) but he will likely lose and battle with Ricky Stanzi for the number two spot. I say we let the other teams take chances with these other first round QB's, and hold off til next year, then see where we are draft wise to take Matt Barkley in next years draft. Even if we have to trade picks to make up it want really matter cause we will be solid cause I see us taking care of the rest of our major problems( ROT,DT,HB,CB) this draft and FA.I think we will wait and hope we do go after Matt Barkley and make him our first home grown elite QB we've had since never.
Well thats my take on the QB situation at hand Chiefs Fans let me know what you think. hopefully I'm not to far off from what everyone else thinks lol


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Forget about the Bay Spring Community Center serving up any coffeehouses for a while.
The community center's nine-person volunteer board must come up with a way to make the second floor of the building, where the shows were held, compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Barrington Town Manager Peter DeAngelis Jr. said he put a halt to the musical shows on the second floor after learning about its use for the ever more-popular coffeehouses, which drew up to 100 music fans and performers.
"There are issues with the second floor that have to be addressed," DeAngelis said.
The primary issue is the lack of an elevator or lift that makes the second floor compliant with the federal law, he said. A secondary issue is the apparent misunderstanding or miscommunication about the use of the second floor in the Narragansett Avenue fire station renovated with money from a facilities bond several years ago.
"We had a dialogue on what can and cannot be done with the building," DeAngelis said. "We all seem to be on the same page now. It's water over the dam."
David Parkhurst, a spokesman for the community center board, said: "We had our hands slapped" even though he believes there is some mutual culpability with the town.
But that confrontation is in the past, Parkhurst said. The board is looking to the future.
"We share their concern," Parkhurst said. "We appreciate where they're coming from. Safety is our first and foremost concern as well."
He said the board is looking at the situation as "a short-term loss and a long-term gain."
"It was always the board's plan to get it (second floor) compliant," he said.
The board met late last week to come up with a plan of action to address the lack of compliance, he said. It followed a meeting with DeAngelis and Rhode Island's ADA compliance officer, who visited the building last week to offer some guidance.
Parkhurst said the board expects to put a plan together over the next couple of weeks. It could include a significant fundraising effort.
The installation of an outside lift, for instance, is estimated to cost up to $40,000, according to Larson Gunness, who was instrumental in putting together the coffeehouses although he does not serve on the board.
"We all felt we had an okay" for the coffeehouses, Gunness said of the volunteers who worked with him to develop the performances.
Putting in an elevator could cost as much as $150,000, a much more difficult financial hurdle to get over, Gunness said.
Parkhurst said the board also is looking into either incorporating as a new nonprofit organization, perhaps as Friends of the Bay Spring Community Center, or reincorporating under the Bay Spring Crime Watch organization, which was active in the 1970s and 1980s.
As a nonprofit, they could raise funds more easily, including applying for public and private grants.
Everyone connected with the Bay Spring Community Center does seem to be cooperating with the town on solving the problem with compliance, which could take up to a year.
"Everyone wants to do the right thing," Gunness said. "The town has totally made themselves helpful."
"That building has all kinds of potential" for anyone in the community, said DeAngelis, "with limitations."
Lack of parking is another issue, although many people attending the coffeehouses parked in the nearby lot at Atria Bay Spring Village.
Fortunately, DeAngelis said, the second floor has a sprinkler system that was installed at the same time the first floor was "sprinklered" -- thanks to the foresight of the fire chief.
"That place is magic" for the coffeehouses, said Gunness of the second floor.


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Johnson Monroe Realtors has long been known as the premier real estate company at Cedar Creek Lake, Texas. Our heritage goes back to the original real estate agency in the area, Paschal Real Estate which began prior to the creation of the Cedar Creek Lake reservoir in 1966. It also includes two of the founding families of Cedar Creek Lake real estate, The Johnson's of Johnson's Real Estate and the Monroe's of Monroe Realty who purchased Paschal Real Estate. These two Cedar Creek Lake real estate companies were purchased in 1996 by Tracy and Konae Nowell and later merged into what is now Johnson Monroe, Realtors. Today Johnson Monroe Realtors continues the legacy as the #1 company in sales of Cedar Creek Lake real estate – for the past 31 consecutive years.
Today's company is comprised of 28 of the best real estate agents at Cedar Creek Lake, Texas. They continue to lead the way with over $67 million in sales for 2012 and represented the buyer, seller or both in 61.8% of all waterfront home sales at Cedar Creek Lake, Texas (according to 2012 Henderson County Board of Realtors' MLS data). In addition the company is a market leader in sales for residential, commercial, farm and ranch, and acreage properties.
Cedar Creek Lake real estate and Johnson Monroe, Realtors – the best waterfront property in East Texas and the best real estate company at Cedar Creek Lake, TX.


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Super Metroid on the Super Nintendo is not only one of the best games on the 16bit console but also one of the best games of all times! From the get go in this game, it draws you in with an exciting story explaining what happened in the previous Metroid game, and from when the amazing intro story ends the game truly begins to immerse you into this amazing world. This game is simply a graphical master piece with every screen/level looking different from the preivous one, theres so much attention to detail in this game its just simply unbelieveable. But its not all graphics in this game, the game greatest assest is the engulfing game play! The game is huge and there is always something new to see and a new area to find and the way to get to these areas is to fight a boss to unlock a new item or simply just find a new item helps you progress. And that really is the secret to how this game works, it keeps you exploring and powering up and allowing you to open up all areas you couldnt before. The controls in this game are spot on too, it really make good use of the Snes controller, every button does something, but its not overly complicated, its easy to control and it works. The main character is beautifully animated and easy to control and the enemy and bosses look fantastic too. The sound and music in this game is smartly done and adds to the tension and atmosphere of the game and really sets the tone of the level or boss battle you are in. One of the best games every created that has aged well and its influence can still be seen in some of the modern games. This game is sheer perfection and its almost impossible to find any fault in it. This is a game that not just every Snes fan should play or replay but every gamer should get hold of! I've must have finished this game about 6-7 times and I simply go back to it every year and it never fails to impress. This game is superb and is one of the most beautifully crafted games ever and for that reason I'm going to rate it a 5/5
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The Bears have the 18th hardest schedule in the NFL next season according to their opponents records in 2010, 128-128.
So, what does that mean for the Bears? Well it means that they play five division winners between the NFC and AFC. Kansas City, Atlanta, Philadelphia and New Orleans are all division winners that each won over 10 games. Seattle is the other division winner, but they only won seven games.
Don't forget the Bears play Green Bay twice, a team that earned one of the wild card spots with 10 wins. The Bears play them Week three in Chicago and again in Week 16 in Green Bay on Christmas night.
The first three opponents the Bears play, Falcons, Saints and Packers had a combined winning percentage last season of (.708). Those first three games are certainly going to be tough, luckily two of them are at home at Soldier Field.
Week five to Week nine doesn't provide the Bears with much rest. Two Monday Night Football games (Detroit and Philadelphia), one Sunday Night football game (Minnesota) and one trip to London against (Tampa Bay) won't give the Bears much of an advantage against their opponents. Luckily the Bears get a bye in Week eight before their big Week nine match-up in Philadelphia. Three night games and a trip to London will likely take a toll on this Bears team.
The next hardest stretch in this Bears schedule is the final two games. Week 16 against Green Bay on Christmas night. Lambeau Field will be cold and loud with the NFC playoff spots likely still being figured out. There is nothing better than the Bears against the Packers, but will the Bears be distracted because of all the pressure on Christmas night.
The last game of the season in Week 17, the Bears travel to Minnesota to take on the Vikings on New Year's Day. Could this too be a distraction game for the Bears. We'll have to wait and see, but Lovie Smith usually has the Bears minds on the big games, minus the season finale in 2006, when Rex Grossman posted a QB rating of 0.0.
The Bears will certainly have to battle if they want a shot at the NFC North title because the start of the season and the end of the season for the Bears could turn out to be ugly.
Bears mock draft coming soon….
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The global science and technology solutions provider to diverse industries, DuPont, which acquired a Danish enzyme maker Danisco early this year for nearly $6 billion, is now looking at the acquisition of an Indian company as part of its growth strategy.
The US-based company, which hopes to get 40 per cent of its revenues from the food industry alone, is looking to acquire an Indian company to firm up its footprint in the domestic market, Rajeev Vaidya, President-South Asia, DuPont India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of the American parent, told Business Line.
However, he declined to elaborate at this stage.
DuPont, which opened its marketing office in Ahmedabad as part of its growth strategy in India, is expecting its $900 million revenues in 2011 to grow 2.5 times ($2,200 million) in the "near future". It is focusing on collaborations with local customers to develop science-based applications for key growth markets, like agriculture, health and nutrition-related solutions as India's requirements are different from other countries".
DuPont India aims at the Indians producing more, waste less and eat better, he added.
"Our key global challenges are feeding the world, reducing dependence on fossil fuels and protecting people and the environment," he said.
DuPont India has been growing at double-digit rate annually in the last five years.
The Ahmedabad office will focus on working with local customers and developing science-based applications in emerging growth segments of food industry, automotive and auto-components, renewable energy solutions, packaging, chemicals and pharmaceutical industries, among others.
For this, DuPont will leverage its global R&D, technology and innovation networks, including its knowledge centre in Hyderabad and innovation centre in Pune to develop local applications and solutions and shorten their time-to-market for its customers in the emerging industrial clusters of Gujarat, where the company had opened its largest manufacturing plant in India, at Savli, near Vadodara, in 1995.


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The city of Las Vegas could make a decision today on how to spend the $500,000 paid by the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada for its role in the hepatitis crisis.
The investigation into the case is expected to cost millions and the two lead agencies are Metro police and the Southern Nevada Health District. The health district sent a letter to Senator Harry Reid saying this will eventually cost taxpayers $5.3 million.
The city currently has $500,000 in hand. Mayor Oscar Goodman thinks some of that money should go to patients to help them pay for hepatitis C testing. However, he also said the money needs to be used to pay for organizing patient records. Metro confiscated more than a 100,000 medical files.
A contractor is indexing the files and Metro has started moving forward with the task despite a lack of funding. Sheriff Doug Gillespie wants patients to have access to those records as soon as possible.
So far, of the 1,300 requests for those records, investigators have only been able to provide records for 100 people.


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Though we are in full NFL Combine mode I found this post too good not to highlight. We all remember this time last year the criticisms of Newton and not just about football. We heard his smile was 'fake' and that he was arrogant and a prima donna. Apparently in the college ranks that led to proclamations that Newton was done with Auburn, that both parties used each other solely to win the National Championship and that he would never step foot back on campus. Well is would appear that is wrong, very wrong:
He was spotted in the Auburn football building on Wednesday and Thursday. He ate lunch Thursday with Auburn freshman quarterback Zeke Pike, according to Pike's Twitter account. Newton stopped by Friday at Wright's Mill Elementary School for a surprise visit a year after he mentored some of the students there.
Oh, and for the cynics, skeptics and critics, he did so without alerting the press, without having someone tip off reporters in advance, without drawing TV cameras to the school to draw attention to himself.
The article says he also stopped by an elementary school he had visited previously, announced and spent time with the kids. The fact he doesn't try and turn these visits into media events says he is not doing this just to score points with the media or fanbase.
Newton is doing these things simply because that is who he is. I think people need to get used to the fact this guy is genuine and he is a giving person, period. More after the jump...
On a slightly different note notice how every QB in this draft is now being compared to Newton, even Andrew Luck? So if Luck doesn't break Newton's rookie passing records should the pundits call his rookie season disappointing? It will interesting to see how Luck handles the pressure of having to measure up to Newton and the numbers he put up with the Colts offense. Both team's went 2-14 but how long until people use the excuse that Newton had better players around him? Or that eh has a better OC? None of that would make me angry if it happened.
If they are going to inevitably measure Luck to Newton then they better measure him off the field as well.i.e... let's see how giving of his free time Luck is after his rookie season. Does he make announced, non-media appearances at schools and other local events? Do all of his media appearances project a wholesome image? I'm glad someone talked into shaving that God-awful neck beard by the way, that was a good start. I'm not going to speculate on how Luck holds up under the spotlight because I'm sure it will be bright. I just want to be sure he gets held to same standard Newton has been held too if they are going to constantly compare the two, which we know they will. It's just getting started.


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With gas prices continuing to hover around the $4.00 mark...the "sluggers" may have a good idea.
"Sluggers" are --for the folks around Washington DC --what your and I would call "hitchhikers".
And, forget the idea that these are college students trying for a cheap ride home...
No, outside the Nation's Capitol --these are office workers looking for a cheap ride to work.
Sluggers are commuters - usually from Virginia or Maryland...hitching rides to D.C. with complete strangers.
Sluggers get a free ride, and drivers get to use fast carpool lanes.
Sluggers can save--between gas and parking--hundreds of dollars a week.
Now there are some "slugging" rules: you can't talk on cell phones, and you should say hello and goodbye to drivers on the way in and out


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Frustrations have been growing in the Minnesota town of Slayton over the direction it's county medical center seems to be headed.KSFY News spoke to the Murray County Medical Center's chief financial officer to find out some of it's problems.
It's been a tough time for the Murray County Medical Center in Slayton, Minnesota.And for patient Keith Weinzetl."I fell, on my arm a couple weeks back and it was just not getting any better," Weinzetl said.Murray County Medical Center also is in the healing process after several doctors and it's CEO resigned this past year.So how are the hospital's vital stats?Murray County Medical Center CFO Renee Logan said "the hospital is in good financial shape. We have had a few months when we have had losses, due to lower volumes. There's just not as many patients as we've had previously.""It is difficult. We obviously need to be creative in lowering costs and so on in the facility," Logan added.An interim CEO has been hired to guide the hospital in the right direction. But the prescription to fix the MCMC may be difficult for some."Our biggest costs are our wages, salary... salaries and wages. So, not replacing people as they leave. We'll do it in areas where it's not going to affect the patients," Logan said.Taking care of patients like Keith."I don't have to go to Sioux Falls, or Mankato for little things, major, minor things. So I just don't think I'd be happy if I had to go someplace else, period," Weinzetl said.
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May 6, 2009
AUBURN, Ala. -
The Auburn baseball team will play its final road series of the season this weekend when travels to Lexington, Ky., for a three-game series against Kentucky. Game times for the series are 6:30pm ET on Friday, 7pm on Saturday and 1pm on Sunday, with the final two games airing on the Big Blue Sports Network.
Auburn (27-22, 8-16 SEC) enters the weekend in 10th place in the SEC standings, a game behind Kentucky (24-23, 9-15 SEC) and two-and-a-half games behind Vanderbilt (29-20, 10-13 SEC) for the eighth and final spot in the SEC Tournament. Vanderbilt plays at No. 13 Georgia (33-15, 14-10 SEC) this weekend.
Auburn will use the same rotation that it employed last weekend, sending R-Fr. RHP Jon Luke Jacobs (3-4, 6.23 ERA) to the hill on Friday, So. LHP Grant Dayton (2-5, 5.61) on Saturday and Fr. RHP Dexter Price (3-2, 5.74) on Sunday.
Kentucky has announced that it will send Jr. LHP James Paxton (5-2, 5.40) to the mound on Friday and Sr. LHP Chris Rusin (5-4, 4.07) on Saturday while it has yet to determine its starters for Sunday.
May 8 at Kentucky R-Fr. RHP Jon Luke Jacobs (3-4, 6.23) vs. Jr. LHP James Paxton (5-2, 5.40)
May 9 at Kentucky So. LHP Grant Dayton (2-5, 5.61) vs. Sr. LHP Chris Rusin (5-4, 4.07)
May 10 at Kentucky Fr. RHP Dexter Price (3-2, 5.74) vs. TBA
NCAA TOURNAMENT CHATTER: With seven games left, Auburn is still very much in the discussion for a possible NCAA Tournament berth, which would be Auburn's first since the 2005 season ... Consider this, Auburn has a NCAA RPI of 34th and will play the No. 54 (Kentucky), No. 30 (Georgia Southern) and No. 32 (Alabama) teams over its final seven games .... Auburn's has a strength of schedule of eighth on WarrenNolan.com ... Auburn's opponents have a .5949 winning percentage ... When Auburn made the 2005 Tallahassee Regional after missing out on the SEC Tournament due to falling third in line in the three-team tie-breaker for seventh, the team was 32-24 overall, 13-17 SEC, had a RPI of 16 and the No. 1 strength of schedule.
AUBURN VS KENTUCKY: Auburn holds a 68-37 advantage in the all-time series with Kentucky, and has a 10-game lead in the series in games played in Lexington (29-19) ... Auburn has won seven straight series in Lexington, dating back to 1991, and has won four straight series from Kentucky, dating to 2005.
AU VS. THE EAST: Auburn has picked up six of its eight SEC wins against teams from the East, winning 2-of-3 against both Vanderbilt and Tennessee and picking up single wins against Florida and South Carolina.
PAWLOWSKI AND KENTUCKY: Auburn Head Coach John Pawlowski is 1-0 all-time against Kentucky, facing the Wildcats in the 2006 NCAA Lexington Regional Championship Game and eliminating them with a 7-4 win ... Pawlowski's College of Charleston squad was a perfect 3-0 in that regional, defeating No. 15 Notre Dame in the opener, 5-4 and downing Ball State, 11-0 in the winner's bracket before eliminating the host Wildcats in the first championship game.
CALDWELL ADDED TO JOHNNY BENCH LIST: So. C Tony Caldwell has been added to the 2009 Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award watch list ... Caldwell is currently second in the nation in runners caught stealing with 24 (in 60 attempts), one behind TCU's Bryan Holaday (25 in 48 attempts) ... Moved into the starting catching role after an injury to incumbent Sr. Ryan Jenkins, Caldwell has responded by hitting .282 with 10 doubles, a triple and eight home runs, driving in 20 RBI, all of which surpass his freshman year numbers ... Caldwell is one of seven (out of 53) sophomores on the watch list, which will be paired down to 10 semi-finalists on May 14.
AUBURN'S HOME RUNS FOURTH IN THE NATION: Auburn is stuck on 97 home runs after not hitting any homers in the last four games, the longest stretch of the season ... The 97 home runs leads the SEC and is seven behind national leaders New Mexico State and Elon (104 each) and one behind College of Charleston (98) ... Auburn is looking to become just the 20th SEC team to hit 102-or-more home runs in a season.
FLETCH LIVES: So. OF Brian Fletcher has raised his average from .255 on Apr. 8 to .301 on May 3, hitting .381 (24-for-63) in a 17-game span with six home runs and 20 RBI ... For the entire month of April, he hit .354 (23-for-65) wtih a pair of doubles, six homers and a team-high 20 RBI, scoring 11 runs.
SOLOISTS: Of Auburn's school-record 97 home runs, 55 of them have been solo home runs, 26 of them have been two run homers, 13 have been three-run shots and three have been grand slams ... The 55 solo home runs would rank 10th all-time in Auburn history for single-season homers.
THE MULTI-PLEX: Auburn has hit multiple home runs in a game 29 times this season and has had a player hit multiple home runs 12 times, with So. C. Tony Caldwell and Jr. IF Joseph Sanders each doing it three times ... Auburn has had six five-homer games, the latest coming in the 26-6 win over Troy on April 28, and once hit a school-record six home runs in a single contest (vs. Charleston Southern, March 18) ... Auburn is 20-9 when the team has a multi-homer game.
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