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Joe Browns Floral Night Coat
Wrap up in autumns finest and head outdoors for a leaf-crunching walk through the woods.
This night coat by Joe Browns transforms your casual wardrobe with its theatrical beauty and decadent colours.
An all-over floral print full of autumnal colour and beauty gives this coat instant statement-making appeal. The classic shape, button fastening and collar give this cover-up a versatility you can style and re-style all season long.
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Joe Browns Shaggy Shangri La Coat
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Joe Browns Shaggy Shangri-La Coat
Buckle up and take a drive to the nearest big city, the weekend is yours for exploring.
Get in touch with your inner retro kid with this fantastically shaggy Shangri-La coat by Joe Browns.
Inspired by all things 70s, this coast combines the best of vintage styling with playful updates to create a cover-up you wont want to take off. A tapestry inspired pattern gives this coat a touch of exotic beauty, while the lustrous faux fur perfects your 'I'm with the band' looks.
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Joe Browns Elegant Embroidered Boucle Jacket
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Joe Browns Russian Blanket Style Coat
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Who wouldn't want to be different when it looks this good? We love the funky buttons, quirky stripes and fabulous detachable corsage. Corsage must be returned for a full refund. Length 24 inch approx.Colour: Stripe. Cotton. Lining: polyester. Dry clean only.
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Make a statement with our key wardrobe piece in printed broderie anglaise and matching belt. With something this gorgeous why not dance in the rain! Approx Length: 87cm.Colour: Multi. Polyester. Lining: Polyester. Do Not Wash.
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We cant take our eyes off this gorgeous, chic quilted jacket. Irresistible colours inspired by seafront mosaics. What's not to like? Approx Length: 54cm.Colour: Navy/Red. Cotton. Lining: Cotton. Machine washable.
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Funky buttons, detachable corsage, lovely, lush linen and a ruched jersey collar help to create a lavishly different jacket that we think you'll love. Approx Length: 72cm.Colour: Pale Blue. Linen. Contrast: 95% cotton, 5% elastane. Lining: Polyester. Do Not Wash.
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Joe Browns Funky Festival Cropped Jacket
This cropped jacket by Joe Browns is given travel inspired edge with tapestry print panels.
This jacket will be your go to cover up this season – its panelled design compliments your individual style. Thanks to its cropped length this piece works effortlessly with your look as you explore its layering options.
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EMC executives contend that enterprise flash drives and cloud storage will profoundly change their industry over the next five to 10 years, offering faster, more efficient storage, and highly scalable Web-based platforms that reduce demand on datacenters.
At this week's EMC World in Las Vegas, the company's annual meeting for customers, partners, analysts and media, CEO Joe Tucci and his team spoke optimistically about both technologies and offered a few details on how EMC intends to utilize them.
Tucci called flash "the one thing that will change the storage industry more than anything else over the next 10 years." He also promised that Maui, the software component of EMC's future cloud storage offering, would start shipping this summer. (Compare storage products.)
The potential of flash and cloud storage "are the two themes that are starting to resonate as far as what's next," says Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Brian Babineau. "Cloud computing has been getting a lot of attention because we know it's coming; we just don't know in what flavor, how soon, and how people will make money on it."
Switching the media from rotating disk drives to solid-state drives using flash memory, as EMC did in January when it began offering enterprise-class flash storage, will have significant consequences, Babineau says. A start-up called Pliant Technology has since joined EMC in building solid-state flash drives for enterprises.
Flash still has to come down in price significantly to become a viable alternative to disk in most companies, EMC officials acknowledged. Disk will remain the less expensive option in most use cases for the foreseeable future and an important part of a customer's arsenal for many years, they said.
But EMC storage president David Donatelli predicted that flash storage will be nearly as affordable as high-end disk drives by the end of 2010. And though EMC isn't the company building the flash chip -- that would be STEC -- Donatelli said EMC will use its influence to bring the price down.
EMC's bulk buying power will go a long way toward reducing the cost to customers, Babineau says. "I think they're going to drive the cost down and make it an alternative to disk," he says. "If you're a big consumer with a product and you buy in bulk, you can lower the cost. We've seen this movie before. EMC did this a lot with the enterprise disk drive market."
In cloud storage, EMC bought online backup provider Mozy last September, and for the last few months has been shipping beta versions of its Hulk hardware, a bulk, high-density storage product. Hulk will be paired with the Maui file system software. EMC has been vague about these products, but Tucci said more details will be forthcoming soon.


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It's an uncommon disease that often results in death. It's called Hantavirus and one South Plains man has it. The Texas Department of Health confirmed that an adult from Gaines County has the virus. They are now investigating where it happened. Family members of a man, being treated for the virus, tell NewsChannel 11 he is in critical condition at Covenant.
Hantavirus is a respiratory disease that can be fatal. Symptoms usually begin 1 to 3 weeks after exposure to infected deer mice.
Hantavirus starts like the flu with a fever, chills and muscle aches. But then, it develops into an abrupt onset of breathing trouble. That's when you need to see a doctor right away. The muscle aches become severe and there may be nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. That's the bad news.
The good news is hanta virus is easily preventable. It's carried by the deer mouse which sheds the virus it its urine, saliva and droppings. So, whenever you discover a rodent infested area or want to clean up rodent droppings, remember to spray before you sweep.
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There are no known cases of pets or people passing the virus to another animal or person.
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6Kirk Cameron Feels Like He's Been "Stoned" and "Crucified" for His Anti-Gay Remarks
Oh heavens, bless his little heart! Kirk Cameron's feelings are still hurt because of that time a lot of people disagreed with him seven months ago. This poor man probably has nightmares over our impassioned words. Shame on us, friends. Shame on us.
Just as a reminder, here's what Kirk originally said:
"[Gay marriage is] detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization. … Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it was defined in the garden between Adam and Eve. One man, one woman for life till death do you part."
And here's Kirk bringing it up again:
Kirk Cameron has once again defended the controversial comments he made about homosexuality on Piers Morgan's CNN program back in March – this time to a crowd of students, RadarOnline.com is reporting.
The 41-year-old actor, best known for his role as Mike Seaver on the TV comedy Growing Pains, addressed a group of college kids at Virginia's Liberty University where he spoke about the scandal.
"Sometimes, when a Christian is asked a question and has a conviction about not backing down and wussing out…it can get you into some hot water," Cameron said.
Cameron also claimed he was "drug out to the public square" and "stoned so to speak" and "crucified" after he had "blasphemed the God of Political Correctness" with his anti-gay views.
Did you get that? He was "drug out to the public square," "stoned," and "crucified." Sounds like somebody's a drama queen, right? Ugh, cry me a river, Mike Seaver.
Look, I definitely believe in respecting one's religion, but there's a line between having religious beliefs and believing that certain people shouldn't have basic civil rights. There just is. If you're a Christian, that's wonderful, it truly is, and you definitely have the right to believe whatever you like. But so do I. And if you believe that an entire group of people, including people that I love dearly, don't deserve equality or are in any way destructive to civilization, then you can promptly go f-ck yourself. And that's a commandment from the Church of Real Talk.
But by all means, Kirk, keep complaining about how hard your life is as a straight white Christian man. Oh, and sorry for the crucifixion. Loved you on Growing Pains (but still go f-ck yourself).
October 16, 2012 at 12:30 pm by Emily
0New BFF Alert: The Duggars and Kirk Cameron!
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Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are so famous that when they went out with Kirk Cameron a fan of theirs didn't know who he was and asked him to take their picture with the Duggars!
In this sneak peek of the upcoming episode of 19 Kids and Counting, the Duggars were in Washington DC with the Growing Pains star and his son, Jack, and even though they're all republicans they actually went to one of President Barack Obama's favorite restaurants, Ben's Chili Bowl.
"I heard that Ben's Chili Bowl is one of President Obama's favorite places to go, it's one of our favorite places to go, we have that in common," Jim Bob said about their connection with the President.
Kirk said it had been four years since he'd seen the deeply religious family. "The last time I saw the Duggars was at the San Antonio International Christian Film Festival."
Kirk has weighed in frequently on conservative political issues, recently supporting Rep. Todd Akin after his controversial "legitimate rape" statement but he apparently isn't as famous anymore as the Duggars are.
"We walked in and people recognized us and one lady asked if she could get a picture with Jim Bob and I and she handed the camera to Kirk Cameron," Michelle recalled about their visit.
Kirk happily snapped the picture but it wasn't until Jim Bob told the woman that he starred in the sitcom Growing Pains that she finally recognized him.
Fun fact: Kirk starred in Growing Pains from 1985 to 1992. Only 4 Duggar Kids were alive during its TV run.
Oh man, I bet Victoria Jackson is just so bummed that she didn't get an invitation to this dinner! She could have sat with Jim Bob, Michelle, and Kirk and told them all about how DNA works, and it would have just been the best time. Kirk could have braided her hair while Michelle told them her innovative ideas about the world's overpopulation problem, and then they could all talk about how adamantly opposed they are to an entire group of people having a basic right that doesn't affect them whatsoever.
Aren't dinner dates with friends just the bee's knees?
September 3, 2012 at 2:30 pm by Emily
16Kirk Cameron Is So Concerned for Your Well Being
Is it just me, or has it been way too long since Kirk Cameron last graced us with his startling stupidity? Personally, I've been on pins and needles for months, just waiting for Mike Seaver to tell me more about the things that are destroying our civilization, and I'm sure at least some of you feel the same way.
Well, don't get your hopes up too high, because today we're only going to hear from darling Kirk through his manager, but still, I think it's worth it. See, a 17-year-old boy named Corey took it upon himself to invite Kirk to the Garden State Equality's Youth Caucus so that "in a kind, respectful and constructive way," they could discuss Kirk's public statements and so that they could explain to Kirk how hurtful his words have been to them. You can read the letter in full here, but essentially, it's a very friendly letter from a bunch of teenagers who wanted to have a civil discussion with Kirk about the issues he's spoken about so hatefully. They heard that Kirk was going to be in the same state on the weekend of their event, and they took a shot.
Here's the response from Kirk's manager:
My name is Mark Craig and I am Kirk's manager. His schedule is quite hectic with his movie Monumental and working on a new one at the same time, as well as his Love Worth Fighting For events.
He usually flies in the day of the event and after the event is actually traveling to the next one. Because of this intense schedule, there is not time to set up extra meetings like you are suggesting. That being said I would normally just write a simple reply, "Thanks for your invitation, however Kirk's schedule will not permit," but because you have taken some time to share some of your feelings, Kirk asked me to personally thank you on his behalf for your kind invitation and is very sorry he can not attend because of the schedule that weekend. I also want to thank you for taking the time to write and share your heart in your letter.
For this reason, I want to share this thought with you, from someone who sees and works with Kirk almost everyday of the year – I promise you his goal is not one of trying to hurt people in any way, in fact it is just the opposite. He has a concern for their well being – not only now, but eternally. He goes out to share a positive message through events like this weekend and I assure you he will only be presenting a positive/ inspiring message.
I would like to suggest if you really are interested in Kirk's thoughts on the matter, you can listen online to the interviews and comments Kirk has shared where he was given ample time to communicate his heart and thoughts. I hope you can attend the event and see for yourself.
Silly kids, Kirk Cameron isn't trying to hurt you! He loves you, and he just wants to make sure that you don't burn in the fiery pits of hell! Oh, and instead of talking to him about how hurtful his comments have been for you, why don't you just go ahead and listen to those comments again! Problem solved! You ol' sillies!
But seriously, Kirk Cameron is the worst.
July 30, 2012 at 7:30 am by Emily
2Watch This: Former Child Stars Hate Kirk Cameron, Too!
As I'm sure you remember, Kirk Cameron is not a fan of the gays. He basically thinks that they're all going to ruin our society, and that they'll be the end of our civilization. I think, and I don't want to put words in Kirk's mouth or anything, that he believes that if gay people are allowed to marry just like straight people, then dark clouds will permanently block the sun from the earth, and there will be earthquakes and floods and all sorts of natural disasters, and dragons that have lied dormant in caves for years will spring forth into the land and wreak havoc on us all. You know, something like that. Those selfish gay people, bringing back the dragons just so they can have equal rights. The nerve!
But a bunch of Kirk's fellow former child stars disagree with Kirk's totally valid viewpoints. Enough that they all got together and made a Funny or Die video to make a stand against him.
I'll admit it, I did giggle a couple of times. But then I remembered that Kirk has such a tender soul: remember when he got so upset when not everyone agreed with his statements? He was sad that we couldn't "debate these things with greater love and respect," and wanted people to know and trust that his "life's mission is to love all people." I can't even imagine what this video is doing to him right now. He must be beside himself.
Why can't people just let this go? Shame on you, child stars! Kirk has never been anything but loving and kind while explaining why gay people are detrimental and destructive to society, and you have to go and make a video like this? For shame!
April 14, 2012 at 10:00 am by Emily
4We Really Hurt Poor Kirk Cameron's Feelings This Time
We really did it this time, you guys. Man, us and our big stupid mouths, always getting us into trouble. What a big bunch of goofs we are, huh? A regular bunch of squares.
Ok, this whole mess started when Kirk Cameron said this:
"[Gay marriage is] detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization. … Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it was defined in the garden between Adam and Eve. One man, one woman for life till death do you part."
Then a bunch of us got real disrespectful and hateful towards Kurt. We called what he said "hate speech," even though Kirk's original comments came from such a loving and respectful place. There was nothing at all offensive or hurtful about what Kirk said, but we had to go and start something where there was nothing, and that was wrong of us. Kirk chastised us good though, when he said this:
"I should be able to express moral views on social issues," he said, "especially those that have been the underpinning of Western civilization for 2,000 years — without being slandered, accused of hate speech, and told from those who preach 'tolerance' that I need to either bend my beliefs to their moral standards or be silent when I'm in the public square."
He concluded, "I believe we need to learn how to debate these things with greater love and respect," and added, "I've been encouraged by the support of many friends (including gay friends, incidentally)."
I know, I got in a tizz over what he said there too. I said that Kirk was wrong, that he wasn't being loving and respectful at all, and that if he couldn't stand hearing differing opinions, he really shouldn't make public statements like this. In my defense, I think I was on my period when I wrote that. And you know how us folk with uteruses can be: downright crazy and nonsensical!
But you guys. It turns out that this whole thing is still weighing heavy on Kirk's mind. He still has a bunch of feelings inside about it, and we owe it to him to hear him out:
"I was surprised, frankly, that people were surprised by the things that I've said," he explained. "I have been consistent for 15 years as a Christian. I'm a Bible-believing Christian. What I would have thought was more newsworthy is if I had said something that contradicted the word of God, if I had contradicted my faith."
So, given his comments, does Cameron, who had also come on the show to discuss his new documentary "Monumental," actually hate gay people?
"Absolutely not," he said. "I love all people, I hate no one. … When you take a subject and reduce it to something like a four-second soundbite and a check mark on a ballot, I think that that's inappropriate and insensitive. … To edit it down to that, it certainly didn't reflect my full heart on the matter."
See there? We were being "inappropriate and insensitive" to poor Kirk Cameron with all of this. I can't believe us, you guys. We're so mean.
March 22, 2012 at 9:30 am by Emily
35Kirk Cameron Isn't Sorry
A couple of days ago, Sarah shared with you a lovely little quote that Kirk Cameron gave about gay marriage. Do you remember it? Here, let me refresh your memory and show you exactly what Kirk said:
"[Gay marriage is] detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization. … Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it was defined in the garden between Adam and Eve. One man, one woman for life till death do you part."
Sarah referred to Kirk's homophobic words as "ass-hattery," and I think that's pretty accurate. A lot of other people thought the same thing, because Kirk had to go ahead and make a statement about what he said. Spoiler alert: it's not an apology, and in typical Kirk Cameron style, it's actually pretty absurd. Ready?
"I spoke as honestly as I could, but some people believe my responses were not loving toward those in the gay community. That is not true. I can assuredly say that it's my life's mission to love all people."
"I should be able to express moral views on social issues," he said, "especially those that have been the underpinning of Western civilization for 2,000 years — without being slandered, accused of hate speech, and told from those who preach 'tolerance' that I need to either bend my beliefs to their moral standards or be silent when I'm in the public square."
He concluded, "I believe we need to learn how to debate these things with greater love and respect," and added, "I've been encouraged by the support of many friends (including gay friends, incidentally)."
Where to start? There are so many problems I have with this statement, I'll just go ahead and make a list of thoughts, ok?
- Kirk thinks his original statement is loving towards those in the gay community. Right, because when people speak in a loving way to you, they tell you that you marrying the person you love is destructive to civilization as a whole. That's so loving.
- Sure, his life mission is to love all people. That is, if his idea of love is calling someone's basic rights detrimental to society. Yeah, everyone's really feeling the warmth of your love here, Kirk.
- He should be able to express moral views on social issues, absolutely. He should be able to express whatever he wants. But if he does that, he should also be able to take the backlash. If he's getting upset that people are upset over upsetting things that he said, then he should probably either stop saying those upsetting things to save his own tender feelings or just take it. If he wants to express his views on social issues, to make his own points, then he should be fine with people making counterpoints. Basically, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
- Likewise, if he wants to "debate these things with greater love and respect," then ideally he should be able to actually debate things, and also use love and respect while making his own points.
Here's the thing though: I don't really think there's any way to debate Kirk Cameron's viewpoints with love and respect. Sure, he sounded perfectly nice, and I'm sure he's a swell guy, and you know I loved me some Growing Pains, but I just don't believe that there's a way to respectfully say "hey, you know how you want to marry that person that you love? Sorry, according to my religion, that's disgusting, and also, you're destroying civilization." I could put on my sweetest voice and a big ol' smile, but if what I'm saying is full of hate and bigotry, then it's still not all right, is it?


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ROCK HILL, SC – Lots of us got some pretty cool gifts for Christmas. But residents in one South Carolina neighborhood got more than they bargained for. They got an eye-full!
Police arrested 38-year-old Angel Brock on Christmas Eve after she reportedly started streaking through the neighborhood. She was allegedly knocking on neighbors' doors while yelling incoherently. Police showed up and Angel's aunt told them that her niece had been smoking crack all day.
It didn't take long for officers to spot Angel in her birthday suit. She was arrested and that's how this holiday streaker became our Dumbass of the Day.


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Thanks to smart tech, ambitious planners, and boatloads of cash, superfast bullet trains are finally coming to the US. Next stop: the future.
Brian Regan buried stolen government secrets and encrypted the coordinates, hoping to sell the stash to the hightest bidder. Then he had to crack his own code.
Videogames, like the ubiquitous Madden NFL, now allow athletes of all ages to extend their training beyond their bodies.
Lolcats. FAIL Blog. GraphJam. In less than three years, Ben Huh built an empire out of irresistible cat photos, epic fails, and silly charts.
Wired executive editor Thomas Goetz explores how the data revolution–from genetic testing to iPhone apps–will alter the future of American medicine.
When Deng Senshan's parents checked their son into an Internet-addiction camp in rural China, they expected a cure–not a tragedy.
The economy is bumming you out. In fact, our unconscious minds are quickly learning a whole new language for this suffering and adopting symptoms we didn't notice earlier.
A new book by Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, examines the extraordinary impact this one woman's cells have had on science.
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JEANIE MILEY: Chance to practice values can come early in day
Rushing to make it to a meeting, my husband and I stopped in the breakfast area of our motel to catch a quick and easy breakfast. I had the newspaper, which I wanted to scan, and he was absorbed in the latest basketball news on the large-screen television.
"Don't I know you?" a voice asked, and we both looked up into the friendly face of the woman who oversees that breakfast area.
"Perhaps," I replied, then added that we had stayed in that particular motel several times before. Mostly, I wanted to eat my cereal and get on my way.
"I do remember you," she said, then she gave us a couple of facts that confirmed indeed she did. We commented on her good memory, and she said, "Well, I'm a people person and I like to remember the people who stay here."
In the back of my mind, two voices were competing with each other for the upper hand. One of them was telling me how I really needed to finish reading that article that was so captivating, the one about a celebrity I will never, ever meet in real life.
The other voice was reminding me that I had just written a blog post about the ways in which the people we meet in the ordinary, everyday traffic patterns of our lives count just as much as the people in the news and in the magazines that report on pop culture. In that high-minded piece, I'd explored the idea that the people behind the counters and across the tables of our lives just might have interesting stories. Besides, I'd emphasized with great fervor, the real-life, flesh-and-blood people who are in my life surely should have more importance to me than celebrities that I will never, ever know in real life.
The seduction of spending more energy and time in pursuit of the latest shred of gossip about a star or a political figure is that when I'm ready, I can put my finger on the OFF button and that person is out of my life until I choose to hit the ON button. If I get bored with the magazine article I'm reading, or when I'm done with it, I can toss it on the floor or into the recycling bin. If I don't like what someone is saying on the news, I can hit the mute button and I can walk out of the room.
Real-life people, on the other hand, deserve and often demand a response, an answer, an interaction. An actual human being, standing right there in front of you, asks for attention and merits the respect of attentiveness. After all, I claim to want to live that "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" rule!
So it was that I folded up my paper and tucked it away for another time, later in the day when I was not being offered the opportunity to practice what I'd written. I listened to the attendant in the breakfast room with as much respect and interest as she was giving me and I realized that I was in a conversation with someone whose eyes danced with delight and whose voice conveyed warmth and friendliness. The longer I listened and the more I paid attention to her, the more I realized what a lovely person she was. I'm better off for having noticed!
I'm still going to read my weekly magazines, and I'm still going to watch the news and keep up with media celebrities that I will never meet in person, but I'm going to remember to give the actual people in my life the attention and focus they deserve.
I'm going to give as much interest and importance to the people whose paths I cross, if only for a moment on an elevator, the same respect I would give some dignitary. I'm going to be as interested in the people I say I love as I am the latest IT person who is captivating public attention for this fleeting 15 minutes.
I want to treat people the way I want to be treated.
Jeanie Miley, a former San Angelo resident, is an inspirational author and speaker. Her column appears Saturday. Email her at email@example.com.
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AIKEN, S.C. (AP) - Employees at the Savannah River Site are among those affected by a cyber-theft of more than 100,000 identities of past and present employees of the U.S. Department of Energy.
Department spokesman James Giusti confirmed that Savannah River employees had been affected but did not have an exact number.
The Aiken Standard reports that the Energy Department learned about the incident in July and notified employees Oct. 15. Officials say names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth were all compromised.
Employees are being offered free credit monitoring for a year.
The 310-square-mile Savannah River Site once produced plutonium and tritium for atomic bombs. Work there is now focused mostly on research and cleaning up contaminated areas.
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Welcome to ZEGIN
Speech of the PresidentEstimated partners, dear friends,
I am proud of the fact that ZEGIN company has persevered as one of the basic pillars of the Macedonian pharmaceutical system for more than 22 years. We have established the first wholesaling company on the territory of ex-Yugoslavian spaces, with our own funds, equipment and staff. In all these years of our perseverance we have always tried to behold upon our customers as a priority, while we have been building easily recognizable image by offering most acceptable prices, wide range of products and a professional conduct of our employees, thus we have managed to became a leader in the pharmaceutical sector, which imposes us a liability to further improve these standards for the sake of the entire pharmaceutical sector.
Ever since it was founded, our company has considered the social responsibility as one of its priorities. ZEGIN has always given help to those who needed it. Our company has participated in numerous charity activities, and by donating pharmaceuticals it also helped a lot of humanitarian organizations, such as Doctors beyond frontiers, International Red Cross, etc. The social responsibility policy and the proven humanitarian activities resulted in 7-times winning the the humanitarian of the year price.
Today ZEGIN has proved to be one of the most successful companies in Macedonia. According to its consolidated turnover, we belong to 20 biggest Macedonian enterprises. Our qualities have been detected by the foreign investors too, and as a result they have recently recapitalized our company. From that moment onwards ZEGIN has become a part of multinational company which future plans are not confined by the frontiers of the Republic of Macedonia.
The company is also broadening its interests into other realms of the economy.
I would like to express my gratitude to all our faithful customers and loyal partners for their collaboration, and I hope that our partnership and friendship shall continue in the future.
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A suicide on a dark bridge over a raging river is foiled when Marty meets a stranger who might just save his life. Or will he?A high school student learns his habit of Internet plagiarism may not be a victimless crime after all.All Rose wants to do is open a bakery on the edge of a recovering area of the city, but the discovery of an unknown stairwell under the floorboards of her building are presenting challenges she's not ready for.Kelly won a vacation by phoning into a radio station! But...maybe she won more than she bargained for, because there's a weird storm cloud on the horizon, and the crew doesn't seem prepared for that. At all.These characters and others are among A Fine Cast of Characters, a horror collection by J. Dane Tyler.Sample a menagerie of people, things, events and places both dark and light. Wander in hidden recesses of imagination and travel with A Fine Cast of Char ...


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REWIND: Blake Shelton And Thompson Square Talk New Albums
Blake Shelton is in the news a lot these days, and for good reason. The ACM Entertainer of the Year nominee is back on TV's The Voice for a fourth season, and today he just released his brand-new album, Based On […]
Tech Report: Apple Hype Tough To Live Up To
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid said Apple has high standards to live up to regarding each new product launch.
Bay Area Space Fans Gather For Historic Final Shuttle Launch
More than 200 people gathered at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland Friday morning to watch the final launch of space shuttle Atlantis.
SF's Zynga Hopes 'Empires & Allies' Is Latest Gaming Hit
The game from Zynga is set to launch Wednesday. It is like a mix of the classic strategy game "Risk" and "CityVille," where players oversee virtual cities.


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Rumors of South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Steve Spurrier retiring started swirling this week that the Ol' Ball Coach was considering retiring at the end of the 2011 season. Spurrier took his radio call-in show Thursday to debunk those rumors and say exactly what his plan is for the future.
"I really hope to coach about three more years."
Spurrier is in his sixth season as the head coach at South Carolina where he is 51-34 and 193–74–2 overall. He currently has the Gamecocks one win shy of an all-time best sixth SEC win in a season and took the team to it's first SEC Championship Game last season.
Spurrier is already in the College Football Hall of Fame as a player but it would easy to make a case for him as a coach as well. Between his work at Duke, Florida and South Carolina, he has seven SEC Coach of the Year Awards, six SEC Championships, seventeen bowl appearances and one National Title.
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Piper Remains Unscathed by Economic Woes
Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft last month announced a 24-percent increase in third-quarter deliveries and an increase in year-over-year deliveries of 18 percent, resulting in a $25 million increase in billings compared with the same period last year. The manufacturer delivered 195 aircraft, compared with 166 deliveries during the same period last year. Piper will be discontinuing the Saratoga TC and the Arrow, however, due to declining market demand for the two aircraft.
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November 27, 2002
Albany -- Two armed men rob the Dollar General Store on North Slappey Boulevard as employees were closing Tuesday night. As the manager was letting the last customer out the door a little after 8 o-clock, two men with guns forced their way in.
The manager was taken to the office, where she gave the armed robbers the store's money. They then ran. A store spokesperson said the employees are still "shook up" after the robbery, but glad no one was hurt.
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By BOB NORBERG
Sonoma County will be presenting its plan for a countywide public power agency on Tuesday to the Sebastopol City Council.
Called Community Choice Aggregation, the county is proposing a joint-powers agency between the county and cities that would buy energy on the wholesale market.
It would be an alternative to purchasing power from PG&E, although PG&E would still maintain the infrastructure.
The program is also seen as a way to boost investment in clean and renewable energy sources, create jobs and reduce greenhouse emissions.
The Sonoma County Water Agency has been giving the hour-long presentations to each of the cities.
The Sebastopol City Council is meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Youth Annex.
Sonoma Clean Power will increase the revenues of the Water Agency by fourfold and its capital budget by fifty fold. This is is a billion dollar addition to the debt obligations of County taxpayers. How qualified is the Water Agency to serve as steward of the public trust in a financial environment where we have pension obligations of over a billion, an unfunded road budget of one billion? Here's the story the Press Democrat is not reporting: the Water Agency
–exempt from Grand Jury scrutiny, protected by a complicit County Counsel, fronted for by the County Auditor/Contoller, and relied upon as paymaster for Supervisors political favors–has crafted a high risk/ low benefit billion dollar cornucopia for payoffs to county insiders.
Stay tuned. If you think the casino shenanigans by Senator Boxer, Darius Anderson, Doug Boxer, Michael Allen and our other insiders are ambitious, Sonoma Clean Power is a screenplay in the making for very big box office, our local version of Watergate
Sonoma County already produces power from decaying waste at the dump. PG&E pays a lot less for the power the county puts into the grid than what it charges for the power the county takes out of the grid.
During the 1980′s Enron induced power crisis, public-owned-power customers did not experience the huge cost increases that PG&E customers experienced. Public-owned-power customers in Healdsburg were paying a lot less for power than PG&E customers in Santa Rosa.
Yes, we should be concerned about too intrusive government. However if this is done right, it can be a good thing.
The public power department should be separate from all other county departments and agencies; with its own budget and books. All funds collected by it ought be used for power and power only.
It should be subject to the state PUC. It certainly ought not be formed like 'SMART', a stand alone entity that writes its own rules.
More public utility shenanigans.
Sonoma County Water Agency? No trust there.
More convoluted crap, harder for the 'rate payer' to dicern.
I bet this is partly to isolate PG&E from liability once people realize their role in what's comin'.
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FULLY repaired the roads
FULLY repaired the sidewalks
FULLY brought their deficit spending under control, ….
FULLY solved the public pension mess..
THEN,,,,, I will listen to their silly idea that they can provide us with better energy supplies.
Government needs to be downsized, period.
More $200,000 pensions for the treasonous.
I like the idea, as the ratepayers are nothing, and the raping of the public trust means a quicker downfall.
We totally need to start over.
What part of " UNSUSTAINABLE" do they not understand ? Which part ? Oh my.
Another government agency: More bureaucrats. More managers. More salaries. More huge retirements after some minimum amount of time "serving the public."
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"It was three stories, two full baths," David Kaneshiro said.
And now, there is nothing but a shed left of Kaneshiro's house. The home was one of four on Water Street in Jamaica completely washed away by Tropical Storm Irene. Kaneshiro says the nightmare didn't end there; he has spent years dealing with FEMA.
"I couldn't believe how unorganized everything was," Kaneshiro said. "And information we were getting was conflicting even between FEMA workers."
At first, the four families were approved for FEMA buyouts, but the decision didn't hold. He says they have been playing the waiting game, and two years later, he still lives in a rental apartment with no answers.
"FEMA turned the light off at the end of the tunnel of hope. But now with this new program that we are working with, I think there is the light at the end of the tunnel again," Kaneshiro said.
Gov. Peter Shumlin announced plans for the state to buyout flooded homeowners-- like those on Water Street-- who don't qualify for FEMA and are still homeless.
"Because our congressional delegation has brought us additional federal money, $21 million, to help rebuild from Irene, we're going to be able to use those dollars along with private dollars from the Stratton Foundation and others to help get them their 75 cents on every dollar in a buyout, that other Irene victims are getting," said Shumlin, D-Vermont.
The plan calls for the town of Jamaica to pay the 25 percent that federal money will not cover. And the land must be turned into public green space. In order to turn the four lots where the houses used to stand into a useable green space, the town could pay upwards of $200,000.
"The town doesn't have any money left. We are operating on empty now for months, so it's not a done deal yet," said Paul Fraser, a Jamaica selectman.
The town is still trying to fix $5 million in road damage, but says helping Water Street families is a priority.
Kaneshiro has his fingers crossed for a place to call home.
"I hope to find something on higher ground," he said with a laugh.
No specific details have been released regarding the plan and the town of Jamaica and families applying for the aid will have to wait several months for more information.
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A community in Southeast Kansas is coming together to raise money for a little girl burned in a fire and a family who lost everything.
Saturday at the Southeast High School in Cherokee Kansas, the community held a soup fundraiser for Callie Whaley. Whaley, 8, has burns on about 65 percent of her body following a fire in early March. Now the community is coming together to off-set the cost of the family's expenses. There was also a silent auction of donated items from the community.
A teacher at Callie's school says her spirits are staying high and she's always keeping a smile on her face.
"This little girl has gone thru so much and she's still just this wonderful little girl. Just smiling when she can smile. She's getting thru it, her spirits are great, and her family...they're holding together up there" says Weir Elementary Secretary Stephanie Smith.
Callie remains hospitalized at Shriner's Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.
There's no word on when she will be released.
Her family is currently traveling back and forth between Southeast Kansas and Ohio.


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Fall 2007
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|The underlying theme of Environmental
Science is the effect of human societies on the environment, and how individual
human and societal behavior can be modified to minimize the deleterious
effects on the environment. This course will focus on the biological
principles fundamental to understanding human impact on the environment.
We will discuss how human activities modify the environment and how these
effects can be reduced through changes in individual and societal behavior.
The approach used in this course will be interdisciplinary, tying together
the political, social, economic, and ethical aspects of environmental studies
with the biological and chemical principles. The lectures will be
centered on specific issues in environmental science, such as demography,
pollution, and sustainability. The labs will be field-based hands-on experiences
designed to expose students to environmental principles and methods to
study them.
The course format is a combination of lecture, laboratory, discussion, projects and assignments. The lectures are intended to enhance the material covered in the text, not duplicate it. Students are expected to read the text prior to the class period, and come to class with any topics for which they would like clarification or discussion.
There are several assignments in addition to the lecture material, assignments and required readings (see Assignments Section on course web page). Also, every student will be required to provide an environmental update once during the semester.
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Tips and Evaluation
|Web Resource Links
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|Assignments, Readings,
|Lecture Notes, Review Sheets,
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Evaluation: (we will collectively determine the % of final grade)
Quests: 4 Short tests on lecture & readings
Written assignments (5)
Laboratory reports (6)
Participation, engagement & initiative
Final Assessment
Goals & Rules
My goal for this course is to provide you with broad and yet detailed knowledge of environmental issues, particularly of the scientific concepts behind the issues. Additionally, I aim to encourage you to think critically about these issues, to explore different environmental career options, and to produce your highest quality work possible.
While the primary goal of the course is to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary survey of environmental issues, a considerable emphasis will also be placed on analysis of complex issues and on written and oral communication. Spelling, grammar and style will factor into the grading of all written assignments. Assignments will be returned ungraded if they contain excessive spelling, grammar, or style errors. The errors must be corrected before a grade will be given. This course is intended for environmental studies majors and minors, and other students with a serious interest in this subject. You are expected to spend a minimum of 10 hours per week on this course.
Regular class attendance is expected. If you miss class, you are still responsible for any assignments announced and for all material presented during class. It will be very difficult to get a grade better than a C in the course without attending class consistently. Missing a test during an unexcused absence will result in a zero grade for that test. For an unexpected absence, you must notify me before the test if at all possible. If you are not physically capable to do so, then you must notify me within 24 hr. of the start of a test. You can phone my number (274-1066) or the Biology Department (274-3161) to leave a message. Notification does not guarantee my acceptance of your reason for absence, but failing to notify me does guarantee that you will not be excused. Late assignments will be penalized 10% (1 point of 10) for each weekday past 5 pm on the due date.
Please review the College's definition of plagiarism is it appears in the Student Handbook. I routinely search the web for material I believe to be plagiarized, and report offenders to Judicial Affairs.
Collaborative Projects
In a collaborative project, all students in a group may be held responsible for academic misconduct if they engage in plagiarism or are aware of plagiarism by others in their group and fail to report it. Students who participate in a collaborative project in which plagiarism has occurred will not be held accountable if they were not knowledgeable of the plagiarism.
Supplemental resources:
This course covers a tremendous amount of information very quickly. For this reason, you should be aware of the following supplemental resources:
Web Page: Many lecture overheads containing text (not tables or graphs) are available the following week on this page.
Chapter-by-chapter website:
This website includes links to related web sites, tutorial quizzes, critical thinking questions and flash cards for each chapter. As study guides will not be provided, it is recommended that students use the tutorial quizzes to confirm that you understand the course material. There is a link to this website from the course webpage.
Style manual:
Strunk, W. and E.B. White. 1979. The elements of style, 3rd edition. Allyn and Bacon, Needham Heights, MA. ($5.95). All you need to have to improve your writing skills.
Web Resource Links
Living in the Environment (Chapter by Chapter) This web site includes links to related web sites, tutorial quizzes, critical thinking questions and flash cards for each chapter. As study guides will not be provided, it is recommended that students use the tutorial quizzes to confirm that you understand the course material.
InfoTrac - the Online Library This web site provides direct on-line access to over 500,000 articles in a variety of excellent journals. A four-month subscription is provided with the purchase of the Miller text.
Ithaca College Library Reference Material for Environmental Studies This site provides information links to quality environmental-related web sites that have been reviewed by the library staff. An excellent place to start!
Ithaca College Library Reference Material for Biology This site provides information links to quality biology-related web sites that have been reviewed by the library staff. An excellent place to start!
Some excellent sources for environmental updates:
Environmental News Network
Envirolink News Service
PlanetArk Environmental News
National Council for Science and the Environment
Grist magazine
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The Eagle-Tribune
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As someone who has worked with Anthony Dalton for over 16 years, I heartily approve of Anthony's decision to bring his considerable talents to bear on behalf of the Town of Groveland. The same professionalism, intelligence and successful team-building skills that have made him so successful in the private sector would be equally meaningful in public service. Anthony's strong sense of fairness and keen listening abilities are two qualities that I believe make him the candidate of choice for voters looking for honest representation and solutions-oriented leadership.
Anthony's devotion to his wife, children, mother, extended family and friendships is sure to be a factor in each and every decision he makes on behalf of the voters that place their trust in him by electing him into office. His perspective is one that would encompass the interests of the entirety of his constituency, from young to old, with equal respect.
Anthony Dalton's decision to enter public service is a chance for the voters of Groveland to benefit from the dedication of a truly high quality person with an honest desire to make things better for his town. The voters of Groveland should hasten to accept Anthony's offer of service; it is not often that an individual many companies would eagerly hire on the merits of his professional accomplishments is willing to devote himself in service to the greater good of his town.
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gibberellin, any of a group of plant hormones that occur in seeds, young leaves, and roots. The name is derived from Gibberella fujikuroi, a hormone-producing fungus in the phylum Ascomycota (kingdom Fungi). Evidence suggests that gibberellins stimulate the growth of main stems, especially when applied to the whole plant. They also promote the growth of dwarf peas and are involved in the bolting (elongation) of rosette plants (e.g., the carrot) after such plants have been exposed to certain environmental stimuli (e.g., cold or long periods of daylight). Gibberellic acid, a gibberellin, is found in both higher plants and fungi.
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P4u Round-Up: Our Pick Of The Week
Apparently we've reached Friday again, which means it's Pick Of The Week time once more. Now, normally we'd trot out several lines about how busy we are and all that, but this week has been a right "backs to the wall" affair, so we can't really think of anything appropriate. With certain team members electing to swan off into the sun for something called a "holiday" (not sure what one of those is…) we've been up to our eyes in tech, which is good news for you lot. So, shall we see what's been cracking?
Bean around the world
Google may be pretty close to taking over the entire world, but it's always had a bit of trouble getting its Android update roll-outs 'on point'. Getting Ice Cream Sandwich to the masses was about as successful as the USA's adoption of the metric system, and many were left somewhat stranded and frustrated. Looks like they sorted it out with Jelly Bean though, and the latest slice of Android action is tipped to become the most used within a matter of weeks, finally topping the evergreen Gingerbread. Having only launched last year this is good but expected news, no doubt assisted by Jelly Bean's all-round awesomeness. We do feel for ole' Gingerbread though, it fought the good fight for so long.
Elvis is in the building
A few weeks back we gave you a hands-on look at the upcoming Nokia beast, the Lumia 925 ('cos we're good like that). But it looks like there could be an even newer kid on the block pretty soon, as details have emerged regarding the Nokia Lumia 'EOS'. Now, whisper this quietly, but this could well be the Lumia PureView device that people just won't shut up about, with the handset rumoured to be rocking a beastly 41 megapixel sensor. We've tried many times to explain the whole PureView deal, so hopefully Nokia'll do it for us if these specs are right. It looks rather decent, and with a codename like 'Elvis' (thanks AT&T), what's not to like?
Little white lies?
We may have to rename this perishing feature Pick Of The Rumours (or something like that, but better) for all the bloomin' speculation we get thrown our way each week, with one such leak/rumour/half-truth popping up in the form of the HTC One Mini. The blokes from Taiwan seem to be having everyone on at the minute, saying one thing and doing another (see the HTC One Nexus fiasco), and they appear to have done it again with the Mini. First there wasn't one and now there probably is – such teases. These are only preliminary specs but they look rather tasty, so here's hoping we get a Mini slice of action soon.
Witness the fitness
One handset that definitely is real is the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, which Sammy took the covers off on Wednesday. It seems having one version of an awesome Android flagship just isn't enough anymore, and it's now customary to make a waterproof verison as well as a mini one. The Active looks impressive though, what with its hardy outers sheltering that yummy Jelly Bean innards, we'll certainly not be complaining come launch time.
Finally filtering through
We've got a soft spot for Windows Phone 8 users; a dedicated bunch who've dared to take a different mobile approach and have been landed with a fairly bare platform. They've not got much to play with, bless 'em, yet remain ever-faithful despite a potent lack of apps. So, you can imagine just how thrilled we were upon discovering Instagram may finally be WP bound. Bloomin' chuffed we were, "those lovely folk deserve it", we thought. Yet it's not all parties and streamers, as it looks like any arrival will be a Nokia only affair, akin to a massive kick in the teeth for anyone other than Lumia owners. WHY MICROSOFT?! WHY MUST YOU TORTURE THEM LIKE THIS?! It's a cruel world sometimes.
Well, I think we may have actually made it through, you know. It's sunny, it's Friday afternoon and we've all but wrapped this work thang off, so we're going to go sit in a garden until we're lobster red (which for some of us may only take five minutes) and trick ourselves into thinking we're free men and women without a care in the world. So, when that illusion comes crashing down, shall we see you here next week? Ok then, it's a date.


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Copiah County Sheriff's Deputies chase an alleged purse snatcher into Simpson County before making an arrest. Simpson County authorities told us Saturday night they're looking for a second suspect.
Authorities say Saturday afternoon, the suspect stole a purse from a car at the Murphy Gas Station in Hazlehurst.
Deputies chased the suspect's vehicle from Highway 28 into Simpson County. That's where authorities say the suspect crashed the car and was taken into custody.
The suspect's identity has not yet been released.
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I was just wondering is there a site like that around the net. It'd be nice to type in a artist or writers name and look up the stuff they had did previously. This week I was throughly impressed by Francis Manapul but I don't really know where to find any of his other stuff.


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Good morning from balmy Denver. Hey, it has been over 50 degrees every day since our arrival on Wednesday.
The only Twins transaction this week was the announcement that they received relief pitcher Chris Province as compensation for Boof Bonser. Most reports indicate that Province has a very good sinker, but needs to work on a second pitch to have a legitimate chance at a major league career. Province, who is the all-time saves leader at Southeast Louisiana University, had a 2-4 record with 1 save, 2.60 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 55K/32BB at AA Portland (Eastern League) last summer. He allowed only three home runs in 79.2 innings.
Province, who was on the same Mesa AFL team this fall as the Twins prospects, had a 0-2 record and 2 saves in 13.0 innings with a 3.46 ERA and 9K/5BB.
It was also reported that Philip Humber signed with the Kansas City Royals. That means that Deolis Guerra is the lone remaining prospect from the Santana trade...not including John Rauch and J.J. Hardy who were obtained in trades for Kevin Mulvey and Carlos Gomez.
Last year's Caribbean Champion Aragua Tigres are having a difficult winter. They are currently in sixth place (out of eight teams), 11.5 games out of first place in the Venezuelan Winter League. It is now the time of year when most of the lower level prospects have been replaced by players with major league experience. Yangervis Solarte and Wilson Ramos are the lone Twins prospects playing regularly as neither Jason Pridie nor Dustin Martin saw any action this week.
Ramos continues as one of the league's top hitters at .348/.411/.597 with 11 home runs and 47 RBI in 191 at bats. As the level of pitching improves, Ramos has continued to hit well in his last ten games at .275/.370/.625 with 4 home runs, 5 walks and only 5 strikeouts. Solarte has been the Tigres regular left fielder of late and the 22 year old is hitting a respectable .313/.380/.446. Former Twin prospect Yohan Pino pitched a solid 5.0 innings in last night's 4-3 win to even his record at 3-3 with a 3.88 ERA.
Over in the Dominican Republic, Escogido holds a 2.5 game lead in first place. Francisco Liriano made his third start of the winter in Wednesday's 6-0 win, pitching 5.0 shutout innings with 3 hits and 6K/1BB. Alexi Casilla is a reserve middle infielder for Gigantes (fourth place, 3.0 games behind Escogido), with only 1 at bat this week.
More veterans are also reporting to the Puerto Rico Winter League, including Danny Valencia. Valencia has appeared in five games for Mayaguez, going 4-18 with 3 walks and 4 runs scored (.222/.333/.222). Nelvin Fuentes is one young prospect who continues to see action for Mayaguez, primarily as a left handed specialist. Fuentes has appeared in 9 games, 6.1 innings, 5.40 ERA and 2K/6BB. There are two veterans on the Mayaguez roster that we are familiar with, Craig Monroe and Randy Ruiz.
With Christmas Eve only five days away, will Joe Mauer have a nice present from Bill Smith under his tree?


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Battling back against a blizzard that blitzed Long Island overnight, MTA Long Island Rail Road said today it will operate trains on its four busiest branches while it continues its round-the-clock efforts to clear snow from its tracks.
Customers should check Modified Schedule 4 under the storm recovery timetables posted on the LIRR's homepage at www.mta.info/lirr. Just click on the "Modified Schedules" box at the bottom of the page. These special timetables were adopted last year as a way to let customers know the level of LIRR service to expect either during a storm or as we come out of a storm.
Under Modified Schedule 4 Trains are running every two hours out of Penn Station making all stops on the Babylon and Port Washington Branches and running every two hours as far as Huntington on the Port Jefferson Branch and as far as Farmingdale on the Ronkonkoma Branch. The 'Big 4' program began with the following trains. Ticket waiting rooms at all stations on those branches will be kept open to shelter customers from the cold.
Babylon Branch:
The 7:04 AM from Penn Station, scheduled to arrive Babylon at 8:26 AM
The 7:35 AM from Babylon, scheduled to arrive Penn Station at 8:53 AM
Port Jefferson Branch west of Huntington:
The 7:00 AM from Penn Station, scheduled to arrive Huntington at 8:12 AM
The 7:35 AM from Huntington, scheduled to arrive Penn Station at 8:43 AM
Ronkonkoma Branch west of Farmingdale:
The 7:08 AM from Penn Station, scheduled to arrive Farmingdale at 8:07 AM
The 8:03 AM from Farmingdale, scheduled to arrive Penn Station at 9:00 AM
Port Washington Branch:
The 7:14 AM from Penn Station, scheduled to arrive Port Washington at 8:02 AM
The 7:35 AM from Port Washington, scheduled to arrive Penn Station at 9:00 AM
Snow accumulations as high as 30 inches in some places made it necessary for the LIRR to suspend service temporarily on the Far Rockaway, Hempstead, Long Beach and Oyster Bay Branches as well as Montauk Branch east of Speonk, the Port Jefferson Branch east of Huntington and the Ronkonkoma Branch east of Farmingdale. The West Hempstead Branch does not operate on weekends.
In addition to high snow drifts, weather related third rail icing and switch and signal problems made it unsafe to operate on those branches. Service will be restored on each branch as soon as it is safe to do so.
For the safety of customers and its employees, it is the Long Island Rail Road's policy to start suspending service temporarily if snow accumulations reach 10-13 inches. The down time also gives crews an opportunity to clear snow from tracks and switches. More than 1,200 LIRR employees have worked tirelessly over the last 24 hours to keep up with the biggest snowstorm of the season.
The LIRR advises customers to travel with caution and only if necessary and to check the status of train service for heading out. Up to the minute LIRR travel information is available on the MTA website at www.mta.info and customers are also advised to monitor the latest news and weather reports on television, radio and the internet.


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June 17, 2008
Albany - The Albany Police Department hopes to reduce crime by implementing an Americorps program here. Chief James Younger is applying for a $137,000 grant that will provide 10 Americorps cadets and one full-time employee to initiate crime prevention programs in low-income and high-crime neighborhoods.
Kids from 10 to 17 will take part in athletic activities and receive help with school work. Chief James Younger said, "We're going to utilize the Americorps cadets to interact with seniors and also youth that may be at risk." Senior citizens will receive guidance about scams that target older adults and learn about resources to lower crime in their neighborhoods.
Americorps members earn money for college or to pay back student loans in exchange for their service.
comments: email@example.com?subject=AmericorpsInAlbanyKCC
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Albany, GA 31706
(229) 446-1010
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What's up with the new Hotmail?
To me, it just seems like a database for all of your MSN messenger contacts. It has really changed and it's hard to just add contacts without having to request them to use the actual Windows Live Messenger. I remember back in the day when Hotmail was simply just an MSN e-mailing service that provided an instant messenger. Now, it seems to be the total opposite: an instant messenger providing an e-mail service. :thumbdown:
I've heard that from other hotmail users...probably form the same ding dongs who got rid of Outlook express (a good email program) and replaced it with the ever lame Windows Mail.
I must say I think Live Mail is better than Outlook Express, after using OE for most of my (short) life and then recently upgrading to Live. It has many more features for controlling the text and is quicker from my experience.
But, as of recent I've had a good deal of difficulty logging into Live, and I'm wondering if there are issues on Microsoft's end, because I can't seem to be able to visit the Live websites either.
Well... Let's just say, I changed to gmail recently because of how the new hotmail format sucks so much.
The first thing I do when I get my hands on a computer, is set up a user account, (if sharing it) then Install FireFox, Yahoo Messenger, and then disable Internet Explorer, Windows anything except updates, and all Microsoft Office apps... I never have a problem using my Yahoo email or anything else, unless my entire internet connection goes offline. The only Microsoft Product I use is the OS...currently XP, but hoping to upgrade to 7 later...gotta do some rebuilding on this computer, though...it doesn't meet all of the minimum system requirements for 7, yet. I tried the original, 'built-in' products, and could not stand them...always getting interupted by "are you sure you want to do that?" messages; don't get hardly any, without the 'built-ins' running...LOL
Our ISP made a switch to Gmail across the board and moved all of its users to it, and my family absolutely couldn't stand it. It was confusing, difficult, and lacked some features. I have a feeling it may have been just the version that our ISP created though. Eventually I was able to get us to Windows Live Mail (without a Live account for my parents) and it's much like the Outlook Express they had before.
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BRYANT KEITH EVANS WEBB, 44, of Augusta, Georgia, was sentenced on June 27, 2013 by United States District Court Dudley H. Bowen, Jr. to 15 years imprisonment based on WEBB's earlier guilty pleas to three counts of bank fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft.
Evidence presented at hearings in this case showed that while working at Peoples Funeral Home in Augusta, Georgia,1 WEBB defrauded his employer and deceased individuals' families out of more than $215,000 from insurance policy proceeds and bank accounts. After leaving Peoples Funeral Home, WEBB began working at Mother and Daughter Personal Care Home in Augusta, Georgia, where he stole over $33,000 from disabled nursing home residents, some of whom are veterans.
United States Attorney Edward J. Tarver said, "Even though this defendant had an extensive history of financial crimes, he obtained employment that gave him access to some of the most vulnerable victims possible. In those positions of trust, he took advantage of the elderly, the disabled, and grieving families. The lengthy prison sentence in this case protects the community from the defendant's continued crimes and sends a message that such reprehensible conduct cannot be tolerated."
Judge Bowen has delayed ordering WEBB to pay restitution to the victims of his crimes for 90 days to allow time for anyone who believes that they are a victim of WEBB's crimes to come forward with that information. If you believe you are a victim, please contact:
David M. Stewart
United States Attorney's Office
P.O. Box 2017
Augusta, Georgia 30903
(706) 724-0517
After he is released from prison, WEBB will serve five years of supervised release. Regarding the length of the prison sentence, Tarver noted that there is no parole in the federal system.
Investigator Michael Lanham of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office and FBI Special Agent Paul Kubala conducted the investigation of WEBB. Assistant United States Attorney David Stewart prosecuted the case. For additional information, please contact First Assistant United States Attorney James D. Durham at (912) 201-2547.
1 Peoples Funeral Home was under different ownership at the time. WEBB did not work for the current owner of Peoples Funeral Home.
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Since Visual Studio 2008 came out yesterday, I installed it. One gotcha – if you already have SQL 2005 installed, check custom on the install steps, because VS2008 will install SQL Express 2005 and start up an instance of that, I had to then uninstall SQL 2005 Express. PITA :)
Tag Archives: Visual Studio
C# .NET Test Driven Development with Visual Studio 2005
As of late I have been stuck in C++ world. MFC/Win32, pointers and HRESULT's. Ugh. Earlier this week I got a chance to get back to C# and .NET (aka My Roots).
I needed to create a class library for a project, basically from scratch, since there was no existing library created. I started to go at it, and about 2 minutes into it, I was like, wait, let me try to do this test first. Test Driven Development (TDD) is one of the pillars of the Agile development methodology. In the past, there has always been existing code, that was written Non-TDD, so basically what you would end up doing is adding tests to this existing code. When doing that, you kind of get into a rut where you find it easier (at least you think it is easier), to add new code, then write tests after.
So, I fired up Visual Studio 2005, created a solution, added a test project, with a test class, and one method, and started writing a test, basically on how I would think I would exercise my non existing class library. By doing this, it really makes it easier in my opinion to practice TDD.
Run the test, doesn't even compile, why? because I haven't even created my class library project yet. No compile = Tests Fail. What I need to do is make my tests pass. So I add just enough (but not to much) to make it pass.
I keep adding to my class library so I can get my tests to pass, and after a while, I have a nice tight class library for my project, fully tested, great code coverage, and more confidence in my code.
What is really nice, is that when I actually needed to use the class from a webpage, I basically copied my unit test code into the web page and it works, just as expected.
I'd have to say that with Visual Studio 2005, and .NET languages, doing TDD is really kind of fun. People will always say, "well you spend more time writing tests than code", and well, yes, that might be true the first time you are writing your class library, if a bug does happen to come up, you basically have everything in place to track it down, whereas if you do not have tests, then you spend your time debugging and tracking down things for hours. A little time up front saves you tons of time down the road, and you become way more confident in your code base.
If you haven't tried TDD with VS2005, go for it!! I bet you will really enjoy it!
VS2005: Missing Project Template – Where did my Console App Template Go?
So I fired up VS2005, and wanted to make a quick prototype C# Console Application, except I couldn't find the Project Template!!
Found out that if you close Visual Studio, run the VS CMD prompt, and run this: "devenv /installvstemplates"
It should add the templates back.
Good to go!
Visual Studio 2005 – C++ Unit Testing – Not so good
So, as of late, I have been programming more in C++ than in C#/.NET. The first order of business was getting everything to Visual Studio 2005, which has been accomplished. In .NET, there is built in Unit Testing, Code Coverage, Refactoring, etc. In Visual Studio C++ unmanaged/native C++, you don't get any of that. (Thanks Microsoft!) Now, if you code in managed C++, you get all the nice features (I'm pretty sure you get all of them).
What you can do, and there are some articles/blogs on the net, is set up a Unit Testing project in managed C++ and then link in your managed C++ projects. This works. Sometimes. It looks better on paper than when you actually try to implement it, depending on your environment and how you have things laid out.
We are making static MFC (probably the first problem – MFC :)) libs for a Core library, and we had to tweak a bunch of settings (ie: make a new build configuration), just so we could link into the managed C++ projects. There were numerous issue, just too many to list here. Things just don't work nice together.
When we managed to get things to actually compile, and run, then the code coverage would show all the Microsoft API's as not covered, since the libs were statically linked in to the test project.
Overall, my experience with Visual Studio 2005 and unit testing has been a good one. As long as you are using VB.NET or C# :)
It is so nice since it is integrated into the IDE, and it can make unit tests for you from existing code. This all would be a god send for C++, yet, there isn't anything there.
And as long as I am griping about it, intellisense in C++ really isn't that good. I did some research and found Visual AssistX, and we purchased it. Really is worth the money. Adds refactoring and intellisense on crack compared to the built in intellisense.
Anyways, I will follow up with a few more posts with my experiences on C++ unit testing. I tried a few other frameworks, and actually got CppUnit to work well, so I will blog on the steps I took to make it work.
Just because you develop in C++ doesn't mean you can't develop with an Agile mindset, it is just a little bit harder to get started. Unit Testing, Refactoring, Code Coverage, and then Continuous Integration. Hopefully over time I will get some more posts up about these things and how as a C++ developer using Visual Studio 2005 you can accomplish them (or at least the way I did it) :)
By no means am I saying I know the best way, but it seems that there isn't much out there talking about this stuff for a native/unmanaged C++ dev using Microsoft technologies, or maybe I just can't find it.
.NET 3.0 WPF/WCF Templates for VS2005
Microsoft recently released the .NET Framework 3.0 (WinFX) that includes Windows Presenation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, and Windows CardSpace. If you are trying to develop using the WPF or WCF using VS2005, you might be wondering if there are VS2005 Templates avail for these project types. You would think that by installing the Vista SDK and the .NET Framework 3.0 you would have them, but no. After doing some digging, there are extensions for WWF for Visual Studio. For WPF and WCF, you are left with the November 2006 CTP Release of the Extensions, which is the "Cider" Release. I guess from what I am reading, there won't be RTM versions of these extensions, well, not until the Visual Studio release of "Orcas".
Now, I guess I don't mind that the CTP versions are what you are supposed to use, but the problem is there is no where I can find (in one place) where all of this is laid out and specified. You have to dig around on forums and what not. Microsoft should lay out what is what so you don't have to second guess.
After installing the RTM 2006 Extensions, you should see the .NET Framework 3.0 projects types in VS2005 as shown here:
VS2005 C++ Unit Tests – System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory.
System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt..
If you have VS2005 C++ Unit Tests, written in managed C++ as they should be, and you are calling native code from them, and you see that error when running your unit tests – I have found it to mean that you are using insecure versions of methods (strcpy, etc). If you change the method calls to the secure versions, you should see your tests pass!
VS2005 LNK1104 Error – cannot open file
If you are referncing another lib in a project and you goto build and get
fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'C:MyProjectDebug.obj'
Do a double check in the project you are referencing configuration. If you have a space in the name (Say "Debug Test") you might see this error and scratch your head. If the project you are referencing outputs to $(ConfigurationName), then the output directory will have a space. Seems that when you reference that project or lib, it doesn't like it with a space in the path name, doh! :)
VS2005 MFC Class Wizard Changes
If you ever used Visual Studio/C++ 6 (98), you would notice that the MFC Class Wizard allows you to set up messages as you create a class. Well, I'm not sure about VS2003, but VS2005, when you use the MFC Class Wizard, there are no options for setting up messages and events. Where did the options go?!?! Well, if you click on the class in class view, there are more little buttons on the properties window. If you click on the little icon next to the lightening bolt, you will see you can then set up messages for your class. Easy as 1-2-3!
VS2005 – Browser Helper Object (BHO) Tutorial
I have been dabbling with BHO's for some time, way back with VB6, then tried in .NET, and with C++ as well. There are so many cool things you can do with them. Anyways, most of the documentation out there is sparse and old. I told myself the next time I have to make one, I am going to document it. Well, here it is in all its glory. Sorry if the code formatting is wacked, but you get the picture. I don't claim to be an expert, but this should work :)
just in case, I uploaded it in txt format for better reading here
How to Create a Browser Helper Object in Visual Studio 2005 with C++
1) Open Visual Studio 2005
2) File->New->Project
3) Visual C++
5) ATL Project
6) Name is whatever you want for this example I use "Company.Browser.Helper" without the quotes
7) The ATL Project Wizard Screen will appear, Hit Finish
8) Visual Studio will load up your project.
9) Right Click on The Company.Browser.Helper project, Add->Class
10) select ATL Simple Object, and click the Add button
11) fill in the ShortName – "BrowserHelper" without the quotes, the rest of the fields should fill in, hit next
12) IMPORTANT: Under Support: Check all boxes (ISupportErrorInfo, Connection points, IObjectWithSite (IE object Support)
13) Click Finish
Now on to the better stuff,
In visual studio, Solution Explorer, Resource Files, you will see BrowserHelper.rgs, open it and add this to the bottom
(replace the GUID with the GUID that you see at the top of the file like CLSID = s '{GUID}') in the other script code
This will register the BHO with IE when the DLL gets registered
'Browser Helper Objects'
above where it says 'Browser Helper' – you can change those names to be more descriptive, that will show in IE add on manager
// in the Header Files -> stdafx.h, the bottom part of the file should look like this:
#include "resource.h"
#define CAtlString CString
using namespace ATL;
//in Source Files-> BrowserHelper.cpp you need to include
Then you need to implement methods listed here. You really shouldnt have to modify these
// this should be created by the wizard
STDMETHODIMP CBrowserHelper::InterfaceSupportsErrorInfo(REFIID riid)
static const IID* arr[] =
for (int i=0; i FindConnectionPoint(DIID_DWebBrowserEvents2, &spCP);
if (FAILED(hr))
return hr;
// Subscribe the event handlers to the container
hr = spCP->Advise(reinterpret_cast(this), &m_dwCookie);
return hr;
STDMETHODIMP CBrowserHelper::IEUnAdvise(void)
HRESULT hr;
CComPtr spCP;
// Receives the connection point for WebBrowser events
hr = m_CPCptr->FindConnectionPoint(DIID_DWebBrowserEvents2, &spCP);
if (FAILED(hr))
return hr;
// Unsubscribe the event handlers to the container
hr = spCP->Unadvise(m_dwCookie);
return hr;
STDMETHODIMP CBrowserHelper::IEQuit(void)
return IEUnAdvise();
//then you need to implement the invoke method, as you can see i just care about the IEBeforeNaviate2() method
//so i commented the rest of the case statements out but left them in case i need them
STDMETHODIMP CBrowserHelper::Invoke(DISPID dispidMember, REFIID riid,
LCID lcid, WORD wFlags,
DISPPARAMS* pDispParams,
VARIANT* pvarResult,
EXCEPINFO* pExcepInfo, UINT* puArgErr)
if (!pDispParams)
return E_INVALIDARG;
case DISPID_BEFORENAVIGATE2: // Before Naigation
// case DISPID_COMMANDSTATECHANGE:// Command state change
// IECommandStateChange(pDispParams);
// case DISPID_DOCUMENTCOMPLETE: // Document completed
// IEDocumentComplete(pDispParams);
// case DISPID_DOWNLOADCOMPLETE: // Download completed
// IEDownloadComplete(pDispParams);
// case DISPID_NAVIGATECOMPLETE2: // Navigation completed
// IENavigateComplete2(pDispParams);
// case DISPID_NEWWINDOW2: // Open a new window
// IENewWindow2(pDispParams);
// case DISPID_PROGRESSCHANGE: // The progress status change
// IEProgressChange(pDispParams);
// case DISPID_STATUSTEXTCHANGE: // The status bar text change
// IEStatusTextChange(pDispParams);
// case DISPID_TITLECHANGE: // Title change
// IETitleChange(pDispParams);
// case DISPID_ONQUIT: // Quit
// IEQuit();
return S_OK;
//then implement BeforeNavigate2 - you can see the relevant code between the ***** that will
//check if IE is on google and redirect them to yahoo. You can add more code here like checking registry for a key,
//launching a process, etc, etc
void CBrowserHelper::IEBeforeNavigate2(DISPPARAMS* pDispParams)
CComQIPtr WebBrowser2Ptr;
CAtlString url;
VARIANT_BOOL* ptrBoolCancel;
VARTYPE vt;
// Check the type of IWebBrowser2
vt = pDispParams->rgvarg[6].vt;
if(vt == 0x0009)
WebBrowser2Ptr = pDispParams->rgvarg[6].pdispVal;
// Wrong type, return.
// Check the first parameter type is VT_BYREF|VT_BOOL or not
vt = pDispParams->rgvarg[0].vt;
if(vt == 0x400B)
ptrBoolCancel = pDispParams->rgvarg[0].pboolVal;
// Wrong type, return.
// Check the URL parameter type
vt = pDispParams->rgvarg[5].vt;
if(vt == 0x400C)
url = OLE2T(pDispParams->rgvarg[5].pvarVal->bstrVal);
// Wrong type, return.
// *********************************************************
// check for a given URL
if(url == _T("http://www.google.com/") || url == _T("http://www.google.com"))
BSTR newUrl = _T("http://www.yahoo.com/");
*ptrBoolCancel = TRUE;
// ********************************************************
//you will need to wire these up in your header file, so in HEader Files->BrowserHelper.h it would look like this
// BrowserHelper.h : Declaration of the CBrowserHelper
#pragma once
#include "resource.h" // main symbols
#include "ExDisp.h"
#include "CompanyBrowserHelper.h"
#include "_IBrowserHelperEvents_CP.h"
#if defined(_WIN32_WCE) && !defined(_CE_DCOM) && !defined(_CE_ALLOW_SINGLE_THREADED_OBJECTS_IN_MTA)
#error "Single-threaded COM objects are not properly supported on Windows CE platform, such as the Windows Mobile platforms that do not include full DCOM support. Define _CE_ALLOW_SINGLE_THREADED_OBJECTS_IN_MTA to force ATL to support creating single-thread COM object's and allow use of it's single-threaded COM object implementations. The threading model in your rgs file was set to 'Free' as that is the only threading model supported in non DCOM Windows CE platforms."
// CBrowserHelper
class ATL_NO_VTABLE CBrowserHelper :
public CComObjectRootEx,
public CComCoClass,
public ISupportErrorInfo,
public IConnectionPointContainerImpl,
public CProxy_IBrowserHelperEvents,
public IObjectWithSiteImpl,
public IDispatchImpl
// ISupportsErrorInfo
STDMETHOD(InterfaceSupportsErrorInfo)(REFIID riid);
// IDispatch Methods
STDMETHOD(Invoke)(DISPID dispidMember,REFIID riid, LCID lcid,
WORD wFlags, DISPPARAMS* pdispparams,
VARIANT* pvarResult, EXCEPINFO* pexcepinfo,
UINT* puArgErr);
// IOleObjectWithSite Methods
STDMETHOD(SetSite)(IUnknown *pUnkSite);
HRESULT FinalConstruct()
return S_OK;
void FinalRelease()
CComQIPtr m_CPCptr;
DWORD m_dwCookie; // Connection Token - used for
// Advise and Unadvise
enum ConnectType { Advise, Unadvise }; // What to do when managing
// the connection
void IEBeforeNavigate2(DISPPARAMS* pDispParams);
OBJECT_ENTRY_AUTO(__uuidof(BrowserHelper), CBrowserHelper)
And Finally,
To Test:
you shouldnt have to create or modify any more code, if you build it, you should get a dll
then to register with the system you need to call
regsvr32 DllName.dll
now open a browser and goto http://www.google.com and it will redirect to yahoo!
and if you look at the loaded add-ons, it should be in the list
close all your browsers
and to unregister
regsvr32 /u DllName.dll
open a browser and try google, it should work as normal
Unit Testing Verisign Payflow Pro with VS2005
When you set up payflow pro on a system, you usually are going to use it through the web, you usually dump the certs folder into the inetsrv folder and it works fine. Thing is, when you are using VS2005 Unit Testing, you arent on the web, you can even try setting an HttpContext, but that still doesnt work, you end up with:
Get error "RESULT=-31&RESPMSG=The certificate chain did not validate, no local certificate found, Cert Path = certs, Working Directory = C:\Projects\MyProject\TestResults\user.name_COMPUTERNAME DateTime\Out"
before you make your request in your tests, do this:
System.Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("PFPRO_CERT_PATH", "c:\certs\", EnvironmentVariableTarget.Process);
Copy your certs directory to your C: drive, or you can set the path wherever – mostly likely you would want to add it to your test project, and then set the path when you setup your environment variable as releative to your project.
When you run your unit tests again, you should see a valid response and the request to Verisign should go through correctly.


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Amateur Competition – Sunday November 24th – 10:00am to 2:00pm
The Amateur competition is a mixed team/solo event intended as a venue for beginning or advanced amateurs and is open to all levels except Masters and Professionals.
ATTENTION: THERE IS NO ADVANCED REGISTRATION…REGISTRATION WILL BE 9:00AM to 9:45AM ON SITE THE MORNING OF THE AMATEUR COMPETITION..
• Sunday November 24th – 10:00am to 2:00pm
• Registration starts at 9:00am and ends at 9:45am
• Judging begins at 2:00pm sharp
• Award Ceremony 4pm •
NOTE: Only registered sculptors will be allowed into the event site prior to 10:00am (or the event opening).
•Sea Turtles: Children Up to age 8
•Dolphins: Children 9 to 12 years
•Sea Horses: Families/Groups (maximum 6 per team)
• Sharks: Businesses (maximum 6 per team)
• Rays: Solo 13 to 17 years
• Manatees: Solo Adult above 18 years
• All work will be done using only the sand in your assigned, 10' x 10' plot. Nothing may be added to the sand except water.
• No power equipment, screw guns or machinery are allowed in your plot. No templates or molds are allowed when sculpting.
• Only registered team members are allowed inside of your plot.
• All tools and personal items must not block spectator aisles.
• Absolutely no glue is allowed.
• Ours is a family-oriented event; the organizers, sponsors and public feel strongly that sculptures should not include anything that would commonly be considered offensive.
• Anyone working before the start time or after the stop time will be disqualified.
• All forms must be removed and all compacted sand must be sculpted or otherwise altered by hand once the forms are removed. Contest organizers reserve the right to disqualify any sculptures that are obviously unfinished.
• Only water and the sand from within the assigned plots may be used to create the sculptures. Only naturally occurring, and biodegradable items found on the beach that day such as seaweed and shells may be used for decoration. No artificial color, paint, flour, sugar cement or adhesives may be used.
• The decisions of the judges are final.
• The start time is 10:00am and the stop time is 2:00pm (4 hours total). Judging will begin promptly at 2:00.
• Contestants must provide all their own buckets and shovels, carving tools etc. Water will be available.
$15.00 per sculptor (entry fee includes one day event pass)
Parking is available at the event site however, parking fees may apply
• 1st – 3rd in each category


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The Nevada High School cafeteria opened to students this Monday. Completion of the kitchen and commons area wraps up a multi-phase high school construction project.
Nevada Food Service Director Candy Anderson said the new design of the serving area gives four places where students can choose their meal, instead of one long line, which was the previous method.
"We have also added an additional clerk, so students will be able to go through the line much faster," Anderson said.
The new kitchen looks enormous, compared to the old, but Anderson said as the staff is moving into it, "we are finding that we need every inch of space."
The kitchen offers designated stations for food preparation, with plenty of room in each area. "We have a much more efficient floor plan that makes everyone's job a little easier," she said. She also hopes they can prepare food faster with the updated equipment.
The new kitchen also allows for several different options of food, from traditional school lunch, to stir fry options.
Anderson said she enjoys the change of the new kitchen, cafeteria area, describing it as a beautiful, open cafeteria with plenty of light and window space. "It is aesthetically pleasing, bright and colorful, and we have incorporated various seating arrangements that students will enjoy."
As students start to utilize the new serving and cafeteria area, Anderson said she thinks they'll be in awe. "I think they will be happy about the increased meal choices, speed of service and the seating arrangements in the cafeteria."
Nevada High School Principal Justin Gross said the area turned out better than anyone could have imagined.
"Our students have voiced concerns with the way lunch has gone since I arrived here three years ago," Gross said. "The new cafeteria and commons was built/designed to address most of their concerns, so I am excited that it is now a reality that our students can enjoy."
Gross thanks all of the citizens of Nevada for supporting the schools and providing the district with such great facilities to educate the students of Nevada.