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Laura Trott has revealed that she promised to buy her sister Emma a car if she won two golds at the Games.
Giggling, Trott told BBC Breakfast: "I hope she's got a budget, there'll be no Ferraris, I'm telling you."
Talking about the future as she appeared on the sofa with six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy, Trott joked: "I could beat him, eh?"


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Hotel Garni Bartabel directly overlooks the azure Lake Garda, and is a short walk from the romantic lakeshore promenade. A large terrace allows guests to have their breakfast while being dazzled by the sun's rays reflected from the ripples created by the mountain breeze.
A short walk away from here you reach the age-old Palazzo Comunale [Town Hall] and the 14th century cloister of St. Francis. In the vicinity you will find many restaurants and bars standing on the village square.
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Video: Tyler, the Creator Brings the Ruckus at Release Show
His arrest earlier in the day couldn't stop Tyler, the Creator from celebrating his album release with hometown fans at an intimate show at West Hollywood's Troubadour on Tuesday night.
The Odd Future leader swarmed the stage with his rebellious crew, stage diving while performing cuts off his solo album Goblin including "Sandwitches," "Yonkers," and his latest single "She" featuring singer-songwriter Frank Ocean. The unbridled crowd was just as pumped, moshing to Rebecca Black's "Friday" and Rick Ross records.
"Seeing All My Ni**as Like Smiling No Homo Made Me Feel Good. I Came A Long Ass F**king Way Since 9th Grade. Even My 11th Gr Teacher Came," tweeted a fulfilled Tyler after the show.
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Today was Jackie robinson day in baseball today. players wore the number 42 to honor the man for breaking the color barrier.
But you must ask the question what exactly did he do? People say he had courage to break the color barrier. That he did. But maybe we should give some credit to Branch Rickey. Branch Rickey has been considered the smartest baseball GM in history. It was said of him (during the cold war) that if he sat down with russia all theyd have left was siberia and some left handed pitchers. He had an eye for talent. However, his best and most revolutionary idea was that we should allow blacks to play baseball. Branch Rickey, who was the GM for the dodgers had the idea to sign Robinson. He was the initiator. Robinson only agreed to play. Rickey had the courage to come up with the idea of ending the racism that had permeated baseball. Rickey had the courage to seek value where nobody else was willing to see it. Yes, we should give credit to Robinson for being the one to do it. However, give Rickey his due.


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Sweden – Sales decline as Poolia focuses on profitability and streamlining in Q4
Poolia (POOLB: SS) reported revenue for the fourth quarter ending 31 December 2013 of SEK 182.2 million (€20.8 million), a fall of -12.2% compared with revenue of SEK 207.7 million (€23.7 million) in Q4 2012.
The company announced an operating loss of SEK 800,000 (€91,155), a substantial improvement on an operating loss of SEK 30.5 million (€3.5 million) last year. Poolia reported a net loss after tax of SEK 300,000 (€34,183), another substantial improvement compared with a net loss after tax of SEK 24.4 million (€2.8 million) a year ago.
On an annual basis, Poolia achieved revenue of SEK 729.1 million (€83.1 million), a year-on-year fall of -17.9% compared with SEK 888.5 million (€101.2 million) in 2012. The company, however, reported an operating profit for the year of SEK 2.4 million (€273,464), compared with an operating loss of SEK 23.2 million (€2.6 million) last year. Profit after tax for 2013 was SEK 2.5 million (€284,858), from an operating loss of SEK 18.8 million (€2.1 million) a year ago.
Poolia announced last year that acting Managing Director and CEO Dag Sundstrӧm would step down from his post on 31 January 2014, and would be replaced by Morten Werner effective from 1 February 2014.
Dag Sundstrӧm commented on the company's results: "A focused cost reduction programme has been implemented for the support functions and will reduce annual costs by approximately SEK 9 million (€1 million). The programme resulted in restructuring costs of SEK 1.5 million (€170,915) in the fourth quarter. Market demand remains weak. However, there were signs of some positive market trends towards the end of the period. Prices continue to be unchanged."
Poolia Sweden reported an operating loss of SEK 3 million (€341,830), compared with an operating loss of SEK 29.5 million (€3.4 million) for the fourth quarter of 2013. Revenue for the period was SEK 141.2 million (€16.1 million), a fall of -18.5% from SEK 173.2 million (€19.7 million) last year.
Mr Sundstrӧm explained: "Demand for temporary staffing services (in Sweden) is stable but at a low level. Demand for permanent placement has been low compared with the previous year. However, we have seen an increase in permanent placement enquiries in Sweden at the end of the period. Large-scale initiatives to improve profitability have been conducted."
"Marketing and sales activity has increased significantly as a result of clearer requirements, a substantial increase in sales work and simplified internal processes. The number of employees in the support functions has been reduced in order to reduce costs and allow some increase in the number of sales staff," he added.
Revenue from Poolia Germany for the fourth quarter grew by +13% to SEK 30.5 million (€3.5 million), up from SEK 26.2 million (€3 million) in Q4 2012.The company reported an operating profit of SEK 1.3 million (€148,126), compared with an operating loss of SEK 1.5 million (€170,915) a year ago.
Poolia Finland also reported a strong fourth quarter, with growth of +26.5% to SEK 10.5 million (€1.2 million) up from SEK 8.3 million (€945,730) last year. Revenue grew by +23% in local currency. The company achieved an operating profit of SEK 900,000 (€102,549), a rise of +80% from an operating profit of SEK 500,000 (€56,971) in 2012.
At the end of the fourth quarter, an agreement was signed with Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. for the acquisition of Poolia's UK business. Subject to the approval of an employee consultation process, which is required under UK law, the business will be transferred on 28 February 2014. Poolia has suffered losses in the UK market for several years and as profitability for the business is not considered imminent, Poolia has made it a priority to develop its operations in the Swedish, Finnish and German markets.
During the fourth quarter, Poolia UK achieved revenue of SEK 8.9 million (€1 million), a fall of -37.8% from SEK 14.2 million (€1.6 million) last year. The company reported a net loss of SEK 1.1 million (€125,338) during Q4 2013, unchanged from a year ago.
Dag Sundstrӧm concluded: "The process of streamlining Poolia's organisation is now completed, and all energy can be channelled towards developing the profitable core business. I wish the incoming CEO every success in this work."
In trading today, the company's share price rose +2.7% to SEK 11.60 (€1.32), an increase of +9.1% compared with a year ago. Based on its current share price, the company has a market value of SEK 194.3 million (€22.1 million).


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So today Maxwell sent me email for the first time. At first, I thought it might be a virus, since there was no actual message–just a picture. Then I decided it was safe.
Well, safeish. Maybe less so if you're allergic to bananas, which I am.
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Since we only have the playoffs to watch as some other team hoists the Lombardi, I decided I would skip ahead to Free Agents. I will cover the player's stats this year, their career stats, the top five contracts for said player's position, and a few interesting tidbits that I can find. There will also be a poll where you can vote if the free agent is worth it . Please fee free to make any additions/suggestions/tell me how awesome or awful the analysis is. If this goes well I may make BtB posts for other big free agents like Logan Mankins and Haloti Ngata
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Nnamdi Asomugha started in 14 games, making 19 tackles. He suffered a right ankle injury in the fourth quarter in a Week 8 blowout and consequently missed a Week 9 divisional win against KC, and a blowout loss in Week 11 against Pitsburgh. In his absence, both QBs threw for at least 250 yards and two TDs.
While the Oakland Raiders did not make the playoffs this season, with their defense being the culprit more than once, Nnamdi still had a good year. According to ESPN.com, "according to STATS LLC, Asomugha was targeted on just 33 pass attempts this season. He allowed 13 completions for 205 yards and no touchdowns, burnishing his reputation as a shutdown cornerback."
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An interesting red flag comes up when examining Nnamdi's numbers: he only has 11 interceptions in his career. To put that in perspective, Gerald Sensabaugh had five interceptions just this season! However, he does have 54 passes defensed (That sounds soooo grammatically wrong...)
Another red flag on Nnamdi's resume is the fact that he has a history of injuries. Nnamdi's two game absence may only be his career high, but he has only played in every game of the season for three of his eight seasons. For a free agent, durability is something that must be considered.
Top five contracts
Dartelle Revis - received a four year, $32 million dollar deal in 2010
Tramon Williams - received a four year extension in 2010, averaging about $8.2 million a year
Nnamdi's old deal - super complicated, but his first two years were about $50 million in guaranteed money (!!!)
Marcus Trufant- six-year, $50.2 million deal with a $10 million signing bonus in 2008
Nate Clements- eight year, $80 million deal, $22 million guaranteed, 2007
These numbers are eye-popping, but it seems that recently the going price is eight million a year, about what the FO paid Roy Williams...
Interesting tidbits
For this section I plan on taking stuff from other SB Nation blogs, so I went over and saw this article on the front page, it's an open letter to Nnamdi: http://www.silverandblackpride.com/2011/1/9/1924558/open-letter-to-nnamdi-asomugha
Give it a read if you have time, especially the comments below. A lot is discussed, and apparently Nnamdi not only is a leader in helping restore the Oakland community, but a leader in the secondary. While the Cowboys have spent a ton of first rounders on the defense, it still lacks a true leader.
Final thoughts
While Nnamdi may cost a ton, a shut down corner should not be undervalued. Think about the ridiculous game Reggie Wayne had against Dallas this year: 14 catches, 200 yards, and a Touchdown. Against Darelle Revis last night, Wayne had one catch for ONE yard. A shutdown corner can make all the difference.
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Governor Pat Quinn announced Thursday that two Central Illinois airports will benefit from his capital investment program.
Mt. Hawley Airport in Peoria will receive more than $580,000 in state funding to repave the ground surrounding the airport's south hangars.
Pekin Municipal Airport will see more than $400,000 in funding for rehabilitation of the airport's west apron.
Officials from both airports said the project is vital to keeping their aircraft in good condition.
"As much as we try to maintain them, we don't have the resources to do projects like that," said Peoria Airports Director, Gene Olson. "You would see these pavements deteriorate even further and then you would start losing clients."
"Pavement is the airport's greatest asset," said Pekin Airport Manager, Clayton Stambaugh. "Anytime we can get it under control, it is a good project."
Officials from both airports hope to get the projects underway by next month and finished by the end of the year.


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The Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs enter Week 15 jockeying for position -- not for a playoff spot, but rather for a higher pick at the 2013 NFL Draft. Neither team has played well this season, and they've really hit the skids the past month. The Raiders are 3-10 and have dropped 10 games in a row. The Chiefs are 2-11 and have won one game since late September.
Many experts around the country have filed their picks for Week 15. As for ESPN, nine of their 12 pundits think the Raiders will come out victorious at home. Their computer simulation for the game also likes Oakland to come out on top.
CBS Sports' guys made their picks against the spread. With the Raiders favored by 3½ points, five of their eight experts like them to win and cover the spread.
Three of FOX Sports' experts believe the Raiders will win, while Mike Harmon thinks Kansas City will pull the road upset.
Kickoff between Oakland and Kansas City is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday, Dec. 16.


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Daring, sexy and truly memorable, Reb'l Fleur is as much in tune with Barbados-born Rihanna's roots as it is with the glamour of her present life in New York City.
Plump, delicious fruits, red berries, purple plums and juicy, ripe peaches, make a delicious first impression. Then the heart opens into a lush hybrid hinting at Island life, subtle yet intoxicating, blossoming with sumptuous florals, a passionate melody of Hawaiian Hibiscus flower, violet, tuberose and coconut water. Defiantly sexy, the base notes linger, a beguiling, sensual mélange. Vanilla, patchouli, amber and musk become a sultry chorus striking an unforgettable, emotional chord.
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Alcohol Denat, Fragrance (Parfum), Water (Aqua), Ethylhexl Methoxycinnamte, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethtlhexyl Salicylate, Benzotriazolyl Dodecy; P-Cresol, Tris (Tetramthylhydroxypiperidinol) Citrate, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Geraniol, Coumarin, Benzyl Alcohol, Citral, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl Benzoate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Isoegenol, Ext. Violet 2 (CI 60730). Orange 4 (CI 15510), Red 4 (CI 147700), Blue 1 (CI 42090), Yellow 5 (CI 19140)
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this perfume smells gorgeous & nearly every time i use it i receive lots of compliments - brought out of the blue as heard rihanna's perfume was nice & very impressed - shame there's not a 100ml bottle for sale though as dislike buying little ones - would recommend shopping around though (:Flag this review
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This perfume smells absolutely beautiful! Perfect to wear either as an everyday scent or just for special occassions. It smells quite fruity, very girly with a hint of something unique. The bottle and packaging are gorgeous too. Honestly can't think of anything bad to say about this product!Flag this review
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I've never really gone for fragrances that have a celebrity behind them, but I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with this one. I was swayed by the other reviews on this site, and by the low price. The aroma is long-lasting, and it's a very feminine smelling perfume, of which a little goes a long way. Snapping up a few more bottles now, while it's still on special offer, to give as Christmas presents nearer the time!Flag this review


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Accusations and denials of government ammunition stockpiling are driving up prices and fear for gun owners.
Friday, two members of the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation introduced legislation to put a stop to it. What hasn't stopped is the price spike for ammo.
Squeezing off a few rounds at the range is getting expensive.
A box of bullets that went for $9 four years ago can now run close to $30. For gun owners like Jin Kim, who wants high performance shells it can be a family budget buster.
"Well it used to cost, like right about 2, to $300 for decent quality FMJ rounds for 556, 223, its gone up to almost a $1,000 for a thousand rounds now days," Kim said. "Basically I'm having to draw back the amount of time I have just for recreational shooting, but also for training purposes I have to scale that back for myself."
Production lines at ammunition manufacturers for the past decade have been running near full capacity.
"We could work seven days a week and not meet the demands right now. It's just crazy out there. Supply and demand, we just can't keep up with demand," said Willy Tague, a factory worker.
Military contracts continue to gobble up bullets, despite the troop draw down in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Additional purchases by the Department of Homeland Security have triggered accusations that the government is trying to limit what the public can buy as part of a back-door-gun control policy. That fear has gun owners grabbing as much as they can.
"They're stockpiling. Why?" They're afraid of what's going to happen, well they're cautious about it I think," said Barry Brock, a factory worker.
On Capitol Hill officials with the Department of Homeland Security testified while they are not stockpiling- they are buying in bulk to save money.
"Your federal agencies are doing the same thing that the American people are doing. They're stockpiling because they're afraid they are not going to be able to purchase ammunition, so they're doing the same thing," said Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works.
Cargill believes the panic buying that's triggering the price hike and shortage will eventually settle down.
"it's going to level off in about eight months or so, we had the same thing happen in 2008, when the President got into office the first time, and after about a year it settled down, so it's going to do the same thing," Cargill said.
Until that happens bullets will continue to be pricey and at some stores limited to one box per person.
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New US Tech Industry Lobbyist In GenevaPublished on 25 April 2011 @ 9:00 pm
By William New, Intellectual Property Watch
The technology industry – including Google, Microsoft, and Facebook – has a new lobbyist in Geneva.
Matthias Langenegger has joined the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) as deputy Geneva representative, where he will work on a range of issues with international organisations and with member-state delegations.
Langenegger, a Swiss national, joins CCIA from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the international policy body responsible for the coordination of the internet's unique identifier system.
Agencies he will be working with in Geneva include the World Trade Organization, International Telecommunication Union, World Intellectual Property Organization, and UN Internet Governance Forum.
Prior to ICANN, he worked in the secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum. He holds an MA in International Relations from the Institut de Hautes Etudes Internationales et du Développement in Geneva.
CCIA is an industry organisation which positions itself as dedicated to innovation and enhancing society's access to information and communications. CCIA promotes open markets, open systems, open networks and full, fair and open competition in the computer, telecommunications and internet industries, it says.
CCIA corporate members include Google, Microsoft, Facebook, eBay, Red Hat, and many more.
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I have a new girlfriend, and I have been unable to find anything wrong with her other than being a huge barn fan, so she may be a keeper. I haven't tried to hide my disdain for all things orange and blue, and with an epic beatdown about to happen, plus the IB coming up things could be a little tense. I am the one who posted the following last year during the discussion about whether to pull for the barn in the NC game.
Pull for the barn?
You should schedule a complete physical with your Dr., and be sure of his allegiance beforehand. You need to be certain of no hidden heart problems, and or weakened blood vessels that might pop causing a stroke. You should be sure of no stomach issues because this will cause the worst case of indigestion ever known to the medical community. I think you should also have a complete psychological evaluation, with the premise that you must have issues to even be thinking this, much less putting it in print. If you pass all these test, and still want to pull for the barn go for it. You might want to go ahead and schedule an appointment with your priest / rabbi / minister / imam for after the NC game for some much needed soul cleansing confessions. If you're a muslim, you might want to strap some explosives to your body and tour the lovliest trailerpark on the plains, (just kidding ). As I said on another post "I couldn't pull for the barn if they were playing a combo of Tenn. and Notre Dame." I am no Dr. nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn last night but this is my prescription for your thoughts."
I could some sage advice from the wise people on RBR to help me out with this relationship. Thank you for your help


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MADISON (WKOW) -- The City of Madison hopes to have all streets cleared by the morning commute.
They've been working hard through the night clearing the roads and sidewalks.
Additional snow plow crews started work at midnight and about 3:00 a.m. on Friday there were about 150 pieces of equipment on the city streets clearing the roads and sidewalks. They hope to have all the city streets cleared by 7:00 a.m. or 8:00 a.m. on Friday.
The Streets Department confirms, as of right now, they will not declare a snow emergency.
Street Machine Operator Mike Huser, has been working through the night clearing the sidewalks. He says they will cut the street plow crews nearly in half later this morning when the streets are mostly cleared.
"As soon as the plow is done we will have probably about 50 or 60 total pieces of equipment, that's when we can do clean up work," says Huser. "We will apply sand and salt. Salt to the main roads and sand to the side streets."
Some of the problem for crews is the ponding of water on city streets. Huser says there is still some standing water, but he encourages those living by a drain to try and keep it open to alleviate the problem.
Once the streets are mostly cleared, and salt and sand have been applied, crews will spend late morning and early afternoon doing any additional touch ups.
The City of Madison Streets Department says to take it slow on the roads this morning, especially for the morning commute.
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Boeing Beats the Street With Record Revenue and Fat Margins
Shares of Boeing (NYSE:BA) fell as much as 3.8 percent in early trading on Wednesday after the aerospace manufacturer released fourth-quarter and full-year results. The company beat analyst expectations on both the top and bottom line but issued 2014 guidance below current analyst forecasts.
Fourth-quarter revenues increased 7 percent on the year to $23.79 billion, ahead of the mean analyst estimate of $22.73 billion. Growth was led by a 9 percent increase in Defense, Space & Security revenues to $8.86 billion, which accounts for 37.1 percent of total revenues. Commercial Airplane deliveries increased 4 percent to 172, leading to a 4 percent increase in segment revenues to $14.68 billion, which accounts for 61.9 percent of revenues.
Full-year revenues increased 6 percent to $86.62 billion, ahead of the mean analyst estimate of $85.01 billion. For the year, revenue growth was driven by Boeing's Commercial Airplane segment, in which deliveries grew 8 percent to 648 and revenues grew 8 percent to $52.98 billion, accounting for 61.2 percent of total revenues. MDS revenue contracted 1 percent for the year to $15.94 billion, accounting for 18.4 percent of total revenue.
"Our Commercial Airplanes business accelerated delivery of its record backlog by successfully increasing production rates while also achieving important development milestones on the 737 MAX and 787-9 and launching the new 787-10 and 777X models with an unprecedented customer response," said Chairman and CEO Jim McNerney in the earnings release.
Boeing won 465 net orders in the fourth quarter and 1,355 for the year, with cumulative orders for the 737 MAX hitting 1,783 by year's end. The 777X claimed 259 orders or order commitments, and to top it all off, the production rate of the 787 hit 10 per month.


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QUINCY, Ill. (WGEM) -- The Quincy Police Department says you would be surprised to know what goes on in the city at night.
From cocaine busts to stolen firearms, the Street Crimes Unit sees it all.
WGEM News took a ride along recently with the Quincy Street Crimes Unit to show you how they are trained to fight the deadliest crimes and make the streets a safer place.
Quincy Police officers Steve Bangert and Nick Hiland are part of the Street Crimes Unit. These officers are specially trained to see things most people, or even most police officers, wouldn't notice.
While on their drive, a gut feeling prompted them to run the plates of a car ahead of them.
"You run the plate, it comes back on an Oldsmobile, obviously that's a Cadillac. That's the number one problem right off the bat."
It turns out, the driver has a warrant out for his arrest for failing to show up in court on traffic charges.
"The biggest concerns that you have are weapons first, anything that's going to kill you first and then drugs or stolen property."
The man didn't put up a fight, he is no longer a threat. But, officers say not every arrest is that simple.
"It's just crazy. you could stop somebody for not having a plate right and they could have a gun. I mean, they could have anything. There's been officers that have stopped people for simple stuff like that and people have had warrants for murder."
Everything was quiet for the next half-hour. Then, a car ahead of us swerved into the other lane and hit the sidewalk.
We swing around the corner, chasing the car.
Bangert and Hiland think the driver is trying to run, but the car stops. The driver is not drunk and the officers decide to let him go with a warning.
Bangert and Hiland say the Street Crimes Unit has bigger fish to catch. So, they head to a high-traffic drug area to see what they can find.
"You will ride around all over the place and just get a little whiff of things. You'd be surprised how far you can smell burnt cannabis or meth chemicals. That's the big one."
Even though the Street Crimes Unit spends most of its time in the northwest part of town, officers say the crime they're fighting has a trickle-down impact on the entire city.
"You can get pretty much anywhere in Quincy within 5-10 minutes. So the same people that are in town doing crime run into each other while you and your family are shopping."
Officer Nick Hiland has been on the police force for 6 years and been working in street crimes for the past three. He's been involved in more drug busts than he can count, but says the most rewarding investigation he was a part of was two years ago, when burglars broke into dozens of homes on the southeast side of Quincy.
"For me its concerning because a simple burglarly can turn into something much more serious, if say, a victim comes downstairs and someone sees them and tries to fight them," Hiland said. "They could have a knife, they could have a gun, I mean you could easily have a homicide just like that from something that was just going to be a burglary."
Hiland says unlike drug busts, where you can catch one dealer but there will always be another, he says he felt a lasting, rewarding impact from this investigation because the victims said they were once again able to sleep at night.
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This is a pleasant Flatiron outing with a bit of spice due to relative lack of protection compared with routes on the neighboring Fee, Fo, and Fum. However, it is not a good lead for the budding 5.6 or 5.7 leader. Fun for the Flatiron slab-meisters. Perhaps 280 feet in all. It is somewhat reminiscent of, but slightly easier than, Extra Point on the Third Flatiron moving below and through the U of CU.
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Boston College head coach Frank Spaziani has been given a contract extension through the 2015 season.
If you can't schedule BC, become a head coach in a conference where your programs gets to play the Eagles? Randy Edsall hasn't exactly been shy about his desire to coach a "BCS program" over the past few years, and it looks like Edsall is showing interest in the head coaching position at Maryland. It sounds like it's Leach or bust in College Park, but Edsall to Maryland is certainly intriguing. The guys at Testudo Times are all over the Maryland coaching search.
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Maryland is strongly considering asking head football coach Ralph Friedgen to retire and accept a buyout, according to multiple sources. Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson said Friday he would not address whether Friedgen was guaranteed to return in 2011. Anderson was addressing reporters on the departure of James Franklin, who took the head coaching job at Vanderbilt on Friday. ... Sources said that former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach would be the leading candidate to replace Friedgen if he is forced into retirement, with former Washington coach Tyrone Willingham and current New Mexico coach Mike Locksley also candidates for the job.Maryland May Ask Ralph Friedgen to Retire and Accept Buyout (ESPN, HT Testudo Times)
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate is poised to pass a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that would expand government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts while making small cuts in the food stamp program.
The chamber is expected to vote on the legislation Monday. The bill, which costs almost $100 billion annually, also would eliminate subsidies that are paid to farmers whether they farm or not. It would save about $2.4 billion a year, including across-the-board cuts that took effect earlier this year.
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Alan Greenspan and Buddy Holly
Today is the 49th anniversary of the day the music died, when a plane crashed in a snow storm killing Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, the Big Bopper, and the pilot. As band member Sonny Curtis later put it, "That'll be the day" came way too soon." Waylon Jennings wasn't on the plane because he "lost" a coin toss, reminding us all that we never really know when news is good or bad. I was a high school junior in 1959, and, of course, I liked Buddy, but those were the days of Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and so forth. Elvis was king.
Many years later my appreciation of Buddy grew when I was in London and went to the play, Buddy, which had been running for years. I wouldn't have thought a play in London could capture the austerity of a small radio station in Lubbock, Texas, but it did. But, more than that, when the play ended, the reserved British were dancing in the aisles of the theater. Buddy ballooned in my estimation that night.
Some time later I was going to Lubbock to make a speech, and I asked someone to drive me by the cemetery that contained Buddy's grave. I had my picture made there, leaving guitar picks as was the custom, and later included that picture in my President's Letter in the Dallas Fed's annual report, alongside a picture of me at Adam Smith's grave in Edinburgh, Scotland. I thought those two heroes gave me balance.
Gary Bussey played Buddy wonderfully in a pretty good movie. My favorite scene was when Buddy and the Crickets went to New York to sign a recording contract. The host offered champagne for the occasion when Buddy said, "Make mine a coke," and one of the others said, "Make mine a Dr. Pepper." They were Texans all right. While I liked the movie a lot, it apparently contained some flaws that mattered to some people, like mountains in the background of Lubbock. To set the record straight, Paul McCartney produced and hosted The Real Buddy Holly Story, a documentary that included great footage and much reminiscing by Buddy's former band members, music producers and others.
You probably already know that the Beatles took their name from the Crickets, but there were more connections than that. Buddy had the first solid guitar they had seen with a gear shift on the side. He was one of the first performers to write and perform his songs; up until then you had your song writers and your singers. This inspired the Beatles to write songs as well as perform, according to McCartney. Buddy was also one of the first performers to wear his glasses while performing — black horn rims, no less. His example is reported to have given John Lennon the courage to do the same. There was more, but you get the point.
(Don't worry, I'll get to Greenspan later.)
National Public Radio thought it odd that a Reserve Bank President would put his picture at Buddy Holly's grave in his annual report letter. So, near the end of an interview about the economy, the host brought up the subject and asked if it was true that I had made a pilgrimage to Buddy Holly's grave. I told him it was true. He then asked me what Buddy Holly had contributed to the economy. I told him that Buddy's Rave On would have made a great anthem for the booming New Economy. That was a taping rather than a live interview. It ran two days later when, using the marvelous ability NPR has with sound and sound effects, as the interview drew to a close, Rave On, started up softly then reached full crescendo as the program ended. That was, without doubt, my finest hour. I had brought Buddy Holly back to radio.
As you might imagine, Alan Greenspan showed some curiosity about the Buddy Holly thing and, in particular, the annual report picture at Buddy's and Adam Smith's grave. So, taking the offensive, I proposed that the Chairman and I co-author an essay about Buddy Holly and Adam Smith, the father of Rock and Roll and the father of Economics. The Chairman graciously declined my offer on the grounds that his taste in music was more like Adam Smith's taste than mine, i.e. J.S. Bach. I wrote back and told him I'd heard of old J.S., but I thought Buddy had more hits.
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WESTON — Like most high school football players in South Florida, Cypress Bay running back Josh Kaiser won't be receiving scholarship offers from Florida, Miami or Michigan. But unlike many who suit up every Friday, Kaiser doesn't go to his mailbox hoping for letters from the nation's football powerhouses.
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News: Joell Ortiz Reveals Life-Changing Wreck, "They Had To Cut Me Out Of The Car"
Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:15PM
Slaughterhouse's Joell Ortiz opened up about his admiration for luxury vehicles this week and, more specifically, how one car wreck completely changed his life.
According to Ortiz, a past car accident forced him to avoid driving for a while.
"I was a passenger in a horrible accident a few years back, and it really had me scared. They had to cut me out of the car," he revealed. "We came back from a barbecue, my boy was twisted and I fell asleep. He went head on into a divider. Yeah, it was really nasty. We were coming from Rockaway, Queens. I was stayin' away from cars for a while. I was getting in taxis, because I had to move around, but I just felt like a taxi is a more responsible person than somebody you hop in with in the hood. So, I had to do that, but I used to still be on eggshells when we went over the W.P. Bridge. Or if they took the outer lane, I'm like, "F*ck, sir, can you move in?" I would just explain my concerns, but I started warming up to riding around here and there." (Complex)
Mr. Yaowa also said the transition to merely getting into a car again took some time.
"I got comfortable about three years ago with just being in a car again. Being in New York, you don't really have to own a car. So, I had that excuse. I was falling back on that, plus, I was like, "I don't need one." In New York you can get around in a heartbeat. It might be faster on the subway if you want to be real. The streets suck, traffic is horrible. I just moved to Jersey, where it's a little calmer. I can move around a bit, so I'm going to get some wheels." (Complex)
Last year, Dipset's Jim Jones talked to SOHH about still living a fast life despite experiencing a near-fatal car crash in January 2011.
"Um, that's a funny thing, man," Jones told SOHH when asked if his life perspective has changed since the near-fatal car crash. "When sh*t like that happens, immediately off top you re-evaluate a lot of things that's going on and sh*t like that. And then for some reason, I found myself doing a 120 [miles per hour] on the highway the other day. It's the fast life, let's go." (SOHH)
The Diplomat rapper previously released a song called "Crash" reflecting on what took place.
"After they finished searching the van for drugs/The officer told me, if I don't believe in God, now is the time to start/I was halfway asleep, faded off the sour/Not knowing that could have been my last hour/I seen it clear, we was on 85/Road looking clear, doing 'bout 85/A smooth sail turned into a crazy ride/I wish I could say a n*gga watched the way he drive/But he was just trying to swerve a deer/I didn't get to see him but the Lord heard my prayers/Head-on collision with the car rail/And I'm a firm believer that God's real/I felt my van crushed against the hard steel/At that point, I can't tell y'all how my heart feel/I seen it happen, we were spinning like a bottle top/And I was praying, 'Lord, please make the bottle stop.' ..." ("Crash")
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• Monday November 18, 2013: Membership Meeting. 7:30-900 pm. Lori Sanderlin, Curator of Education for NC Maritime Museum at Southport, whose academic interest is the history of women in the Cape Fear area will talk about Death and Dying: Customs and Culture During the Civil War.


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CLEVELAND (AP) - Police in Cleveland say a wrong-way driver hit a semi on Interstate 71 just north of the city's airport.
Officers say the driver is in the hospital after the accident early Monday morning.
Police say the driver of the truck saw the wrong-way car coming and was able to slow down and reduce the impact of the collision.
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I believe in second chances. Travis Outlaw deserves a second chance. A second chance to redeem himself and to be the player that he knows he is and the player that we all think he can become. Coming into last season I thought wow maybe Avery could transform Outlaw just like he did to Josh Howard. I was expecting a sold 15-18 ppg and 5 rpg from Outlaw. Well it didn't happen. Now, us nets fans are too hard on the guy. I went to a handful of games this season and all I hear when Outlaw makes a shot is "mvp" "mvp" "mvp". That's putting to much pressure on the guy. We don't scream mvp when Devin Harris had awful games for the nets. (they were plenty) And then the "Outlol" started coming up. Like really, we have to stop.
Now he has a lot of contract left. he has 4 years 28mil. We can't make him a bench scorer with all that money. We need to give him a second chance. Imagine the lineup
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The Photography Department Digital Lab is one of the most advanced college level digital labs in the country. Occupying 6000 sq feet, the lab houses 4 classrooms, an archival printing production area, a beginning and advanced scan area, and a large work area, totaling more than 160 Apple Power Mac and Intel computers. Open 70 hours a week, the area is supervised by 3 lab managers and 18 student work aids.
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Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries Recipe
A bumper crop of berries turned into a real treat when I dipped them in chocolate! I like to make these before dinner and put them in the fridge, so they're ready when we're finished eating.Valerie Gee, Depew, New York
- 1 pint large strawberries
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon shortening, divided
- 1 ounce white baking chocolate
- 4 drops food coloring, optional
- Wash strawberries and gently pat with paper towels until completely dry. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt semisweet chocolate and 1 tablespoon shortening at 50% power; stir until smooth. Dip each strawberry and place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze strawberries for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, microwave white chocolate and remaining shortening at 30% power until melted; stir until smooth. Stir in food coloring if desired. Drizzle over strawberries. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: about 9 strawberries.
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Place a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Saut� the mushrooms for 3-5 minutes or until tender. Add the garlic and stir for an additional minute.
Transfer the mushrooms to a deep bowl, and toss with feta cheese.
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Saturated fat: 2g
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If you're wondering what will take the place of the Sweetbay Supermarkets closing down this week, you're not alone. Economic development teams in cities and counties across Tampa Bay are already hard at work trying to fill those big box stores.
"Some will become grocery stores again; others may become fitness centers or other opportunities," said Chris Steinocher, the President and CEO of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce. "Others may be reassigned completely and I think that's what you want in your economy is the opportunity to think like that and ask 'what does each neighborhood need?'"
Last month Sweetbay announced it would close 33 of its 105 stores in Florida, which will impact about 2,000 employees. Customers started looking for deals at those locations where food went on sale for as much as 50 to 75 percent off. By Tuesday shelves in stores like the one in midtown St. Petersburg were looking empty. This one closed early at 6:00 on Tuesday and will close for good on Wednesday. Most of those impacted stores in the area will shut their doors by then too.
"It's odd in there," said customer Karhrman Ziegenbein. "It kind of looks like a little ghost town."
Steinocher said the good news is the amount of empty retail space in the Tampa Bay area is fairly low at this point. Empty retail space went from 9.8 percent vacancy to 8.8 percent in the third quarter last year, which is fairly low, according to Steinocher.
"It's been trending that people are looking for retail opportunities," he said. "A one percent drop is a pretty large number so it means some things are being absorbed; it means people are opening businesses again or taking space."
"If this would've happened two years ago - I would've said - we are in for a long hard fight. But with the confidence people have in our economy right now - there might be some brands out there saying: 'We want Florida, we want Tampa Bay.'"
But Steinocher also believes Sweetbay is a well-run company and some of the major grocers will ask if Sweetbay didn't meet sales expectations in those areas – could they?
"Publix and Walmart ... have a pretty good solid hand," he said. "So for a new brand to come in here - they're going to have to do a lot of homework and they're going to have to test themselves, too. We owe it to our communities to say there's some opportunities out there and let's get going."
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Rufino Galla and his wife Leola joined the staff of Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) in October 1999 — he as a school bus driver, she as a bus monitor. Transplants from Hawaii, they quickly became popular with students, co-workers and management. Then something happened that changed their lives.
At about 2:50 p.m. on Feb. 28 we heard radio transmissions from Rufino. His normally calm, chipper voice had a note of panic. He said he was bleeding and needed assistance. It was difficult to assess what had happened or where he was. Other drivers and staff assisted in radio communications. We learned that Rufino had been shot.
Rufino had 13 youngsters (K-2) on board and was traveling from a magnet school to an elementary school when a stray bullet from a shoot-out, which was later determined to be a drug deal gone sour, had entered the windshield, penetrated his right elbow and traveled up his arm before exiting and grazing his chest. Tucson Police Department (TPD) officers were impressed that Rufino was able to control the bus and bring it to a stop in spite of the intense pain and immediate loss of the use of his right arm.
Drivers stop to provide aid Rosalba Peralta, a fellow school bus driver, was the first one at the scene and stopped to render aid. Irma Morales, another TUSD staff member, was next on the scene. Since Rosalba had a full load of children and Irma's bus was empty, Irma asked Rosalba to continue with her route while she took over assisting.
Irma secured Rufino's bus in a safe location and began rendering first aid to Rufino, who was bleeding profusely. A chiropractor also stopped to administer aid. A short time later, Nick Makres, TUSD coordinator of safety and training, arrived with Randy Valdez, a field safety supervisor. While Nick assisted with first aid, Randy began coordinating communications for TUSD and liaison activities with TPD and Tucson Fire Department. Soon other TUSD staff members from the transportation and school security departments arrived to assist.
Meanwhile, Virginia Gastellum, another school bus driver, busy running her own route nearby, noticed a young man fleeing the area. Like most of our drivers, she had overheard the radio transmissions. Virginia traced the youth to an ad-dress on 19th Street. The police later made an arrest at that address. Without Virginia's assistance, authorities would have struggled to find the perpetrator.
Children calmed, comforted To shelter Rufino's 13 passengers, driver Marie Federico came by with her bus. Marie, with some assistance from me, was instrumental in comforting and calming the children while TPD bicycle officers and detectives obtained necessary information from them.
We were all impressed with the children: Although the situation was very scary, they seemed more concerned about Rufino's wounds than their own safety. TUSD staff were unanimous in their praise of the police and fire departments. Police officers provided great support and kept the media from swarming all over our students and employees. The school district later provided counseling for the children and parents.
Rufino was treated at University Medical Center and will recover. We were all impressed with his indomitable spirit. He was still able to joke and laugh. "I was in Vietnam, but I had to come to Tucson to get shot," he quipped. Rufino's passengers and their parents sent get-well cards and gifts, which touched all of us.
What are Rufino's plans for the future? For one thing, during summer break, he plans to do some serious skin diving and spearfishing back in Hawaii. Then he'll be back to serve the students of Tucson once again.
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A young woman from Greenwood, paralyzed after overdosing on heroin, is now trying to keep other teens from making the same mistakes.Her dreams were like any other suburban teenager."I expected to go to college," said Jazzmin Brown."That's where I thought she'd be right now," added her mom, Melissa VanHorn.But Jazzmin's journey took her down a very different path - a 20-year-old, paralyzed by heroin after an overdose last October."I have wrist movement in this hand, no movement in legs or feet. I'm confined to my chair," Jazzmin explained. "Since I didn't know how much (heroin) you could do, I just did some and overdosed.""It was heroin and Xanax and now she's a quadriplegic," VanHorn said.Jazzmin admits she had some tough teen years. She was arrested 23 times. She drank and dabbled in drugs like weed and prescription pills.
But when she hit heroin, she nearly died."Heroin is known as the devil's drug. It just takes so many lives," Jazzmin said.Now, her life is forever changed by a drug more Hoosier teens are trying than ever before. A recent study found one in every 100 Indiana high school seniors is using heroin. That's more than double the national average."People say, 'It won't happen to me.' Well that was me," Jazzmin said. "I just think they need to be educated young, like seriously, and that's what I'm trying to do."This young survivor now has a mission and a message for other teens. She speaks to kids in schools, as well as to parents and addiction groups all across central Indiana about the dangers of heroin.
She's also going to Washington, D.C. soon to speak at an anti-drug rally in front of 2,000 people.At Pittsboro Primary School Thursday night, there were surprised faces in the crowd as she rolled up to the podium. Just seeing Jazzmin in her chair affects people, but she hopes hearing her message saves lives. It's sprinkled with humor and faith and sobering facts.Judging by the applause and reaction in Pittsboro, she hit her mark.Despite what her doctors say, Jazzmin's confident she will walk again. Her journey from addict to advocate is now based on what she calls a God-given purpose."I know I will walk and I know I'm helping people," she said, "and you know, when times are tough, I just look up. This too shall pass."Jazzmin's Journey Facebook page


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Louise Ferguson12/18/09
only one full day left in the pool and ur home 4 xmas!!!!! let the fun times roll...
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hey pal..... only 12 days and counting til my side kick is home 4 xmas!!!!.... cani wait...
strain the chaos turn it into light............ cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
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Hello Pauline. Thank u for ur lovely comment. Aw its so hard to belive that hes gone and was soo sick. We are all getting on ok its facing reality now that hes gone tho.. Feel so bad for Catherine and the wains. Was talking 2 ur mum and dad and ur Catherine last week. How are u gettting on these days?xx
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hey misses hows things wif u
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"Tale of Two Halves" doesn't begin to describe what just happened in Charlottesville. Maryland went to #22 Virginia and matched them step for step in the first half, draining seven three-pointers and taking a 31-31 tie into halftime. And then they self-destructed.
Virginia started off on a 16-2 run in the second half, jumping out to a huge lead that would only grow as the game went on. Maryland's second half was arguably the worst twenty minutes of basketball I've watched this year: in the second period the Terrapins shot 5-24 from the field and turned the ball over 12 times, scoring only 13 points. Virginia? They scored 40. It. Was. Brutal.
The Cavaliers, for their part, continued strong offensive play, but largely this was a game lost by Maryland's complete and utter inability to do anything on the offensive end, which was so strange given the lights-out first-half performance. For the advanced stats geeks out there, Maryland's first half efficiency was 102. At the end of the game, it was 70. That's an almost unfathomable drop.
In the end, Mike Scott manhandled Maryland's front line, finishing with 25 points, while Terrell Stoglin was held scoreless in the second half, and Virginia coasted to an all-too-easy 71-44 victory.I'm a bit numbed by the turn of events, and I'm not sure how much analysis can be done. The obvious thing you can say about Maryland is that they shot the cover off the ball in the first half - 7-13 from outside, including two from Nick Faust - and didn't in the second, going 0-6 from deep. There wasn't much difference in the shot quality; Maryland just doesn't have a team of snipers, and was never likely to keep hitting upwards of 50% from deep no matter how open they might've been.
It's the calculated gamble made every game by Tony Bennett and his pack line defense. The pack line is notoriously difficult to break down, and often times the best shot will be on the outside (defenders play far off the player who doesn't have the ball, so a quick rotation can result in an open look). But for a team like Maryland, which is average at best from deep, doing that risky.
Thing is, Maryland's offense really doesn't have much else to go to. We've known this all year. Not only is there only one real scorer on the team (Stoglin), there's no point guard and there's little in the way of offensive rhythm. It takes a well-oiled machine to break down Virginia's defense. Maryland is most certainly not that, and we saw them run into a buzzsaw in the second half when those shots stopped falling.
The other fatal flaw exposed by today's game might've been the frontcourt. On the first mark, you saw Mike Scott walk all over Maryland's bigs, doing more or less whatever he wanted. The best answer, ironically, was Sean Mosley, but even he was only of limited effectiveness (unsurprisingly, because he was giving up four inches). On the other end, Maryland has no frontcourt player of their own to create mismatches, and certainly no one to simply look to score. James Padgett can put up buckets in a garbageman fashion, which everyone loves, but Ashton Pankey and Alex Len are as of yet unable to complement that with a real post-up game. That's one of the very few ways you can look to get points against almost any defense, and Maryland has almost nothing there.
I'm not making an excuse, but I do think it's worthwhile to provide some context in regards to scheduling. Maryland had 38 hours in-between the end of the Boston College game late Thursday night and the start of the Virginia game on Saturday afternoon - on the road, no less. Virginia, on the other hand, played their last game on Tuesday and has had a full three days of rest. Maryland's already a thin team, and while their collapse can be contributed to quite a bit of their own doing, fatigue played into it too. I'm not sure why the ACC thought that would be a fair fight. (At least switch the home/away, guys.)
Anyway, I come away from today a bit more dismayed than I expected to be about the state of Maryland basketball. There's obviously still a long way to go for this bunch. That said, I'll make two personnel notes before I leave you: first of all, I continued to be impressed by Nick Faust, even when looking at the entire game. Faust's first half was great (second-leading scorer on the team with nine points) and he continues to look more confident every game. That said, he's not a point guard, and the second half proved that definitively. Some were starting to feel comfortable with Nick as a backup option at the point, and this is a reminder as to why something like that should be avoided. More than anything else, he needs to work on his loose handle; he dribbles with the ball far too far from his body, and it gets him into trouble, especially against pesky guards that he's facing now at the point. He can be a terror on the wing, but on the ball he's really hit-or-miss.
(To a lesser extent, I was also encouraged by Mychal Parker. Spot duty, sure, but I'm seeing more out of him.)
The other note is on Terrell Stoglin, who was lights-out in the first half and struggled in the second. He's a monster off the ball, as we know, but he needs an offense functioning around him to be at his best. In the second half that wasn't there, and he often looked to make things happen on his own, with occasionally disastrous results. Virginia is all about helping out on defense and he wasn't able to get anything off the dribble, which frustrated him and in turn led to more poor shots. It's tough to watch, but at the same time you got the feeling that Stoglin finding his zone was the only way Maryland would score in the second half. Again, a true point would be fantastic for Stoglin, especially because it'd let Faust be more effective on the wing.
Enjoy what's left of your weekend. I hope the last hour wasn't too painful for you.


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Here's How News Broke In The 'Old Days'
Lyndon Baines Johnson was President of the United States from November 22, 1963 until January of 1969.
Johnson passed away on January 22, 1973.
It this classic news clip, Walter Cronkite reports the news live to the nation.
But perhaps what is more interesting than watching the historic reporting on the death of a President is the technology that was utilized in getting that report and relaying it live to the nation.
For the younger people, I know you must be asking 'What is that thing with a cord on it that old guy is holding to the side of his head?'
Well, it was called a telephone. No, not a mobile device and not a cell phone. believe it or not, it was one of the ways we communicated 'back in the day'!
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by Deborah Steele Hazen
Fifteen years after Oregon legalized marijuana for medical use, the state - for the first time and because of the passage earlier this year of House Bill 3460 – is trying to figure out how to regulate what has been an unchecked and growing retail industry.
A committee comprised of state officials, law enforcement personnel, lawmakers, dispensary owners, advocates and lawyers met last week in Salem to explore rules regarding how to ensure security, how marijuana should be transferred from growers to dispensaries, and how the drug will be tested for impurities – one of the law's requirements.
Meanwhile, our neighbors to the north – Washington - and the state of Colorado have passed laws legalizing the consumption and sale of marijuana for adults over 18 for recreational use.
The Washington State Liquor Control Board has been crafting regulations to administer the sale of marijuana since last December. It recently approved another round of changes to the regulations, and will hold hearings in early October in Spokane and Seattle. The 43 pages of rules could receive a final okay on Oct. 16, and if so, then the board will begin accepting license applications for one month, then start reviewing them.
It is estimated it will take another nine months before anyone can legally buy recreational marijuana in Washington state. Marijuana users and sellers should take note of that.
Also, the United States Department of Justice announced in late August that it would not seek to challenge the Washington and Colorado laws. That announcement prompted a statement by U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall, headquartered in Portland, which we found interesting and encouraging, since we share her belief that the use of marijuana – similar to any other mind-altering substance – creates a public health and safety problem.
Here is the U.S. Marshal's statement:
"Marijuana poses a significant risk to public health and its cultivation, distribution, and possession remains illegal under federal law. The Department of Justice is committed to enforcing the Controlled Substances Act, and will use its limited investigative and prosecutorial resources to address the most significant threats posed by illegal drug trafficking.
"Today's (Aug. 29) updated guidance memo from the Department reiterated eight priority areas related to enforcing federal marijuana laws:
"1. Preventing the distribution of marijuana to minors;
"2. Preventing revenue from the sale of marijuana from going to criminal organizations, gangs, and cartels;
"3. Preventing the diversion of marijuana from states where it is legal under state law in some form to other states;
"4. Preventing state-authorized marijuana activity from being used as a cover or pretext for the trafficking of other illegal drugs or other illegal activity;
"5. Preventing violence and the use of firearms in the cultivation and distribution of marijuana;
"6. Preventing drugged driving and the exacerbation of other adverse public health consequences associated with marijuana use;
"7. Preventing the growing of marijuana on public lands and the attendant public safety and environmental dangers posed by marijuana production on public lands; and
"8. Preventing marijuana possession or use on federal property.
"Here in Oregon, federal prosecutors will remain aggressive when it comes to protecting these eight federal enforcement interests. That means exercising their prosecutorial discretion to investigate and prosecute individuals who infringe against any of these stated federal interests, regardless of state law.
"Outside of these stated priorities, we will continue what we have been doing since the passage of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, relying on state and local authorities to address lowerlevel or localized marijuana activity through enforcement of their own narcotics laws.
"Having looked at the marijuana cases we have prosecuted in this district in the past two years, including all of our open cases involving marijuana cultivation, delivery or possession, we can certify that every case involves at least one, and in most cases more than one, of the eight federal priorities. So, this really doesn't change anything for the way we do business at the U.S.Attorney's Office in Oregon.
"The Department expects that states that have legalized the use of marijuana, whether for medical purposes or otherwise, will establish and enforce strict regulatory schemes that protect the eight federal interests identified in the Department's guidance. These schemes must be tough in practice, not just on paper. They must include strong, state-based enforcement efforts, backed by adequate funding. We will take a 'trust, but verify' approach.
"In other words, as long as the state follows through in imposing strict controls regulating marijuana-related conduct, it is less likely that any of the Department's eight enforcement priorities will be threatened and federal action will be less necessary. But if any of the stated harms do materialize – either in spite of a strict regulatory scheme, or because of the lack of one – federal prosecutors will act aggressively to bring individual prosecutions and may challenge the regulatory scheme themselves."
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Cal Expo board rejects land swap for new Kings arena
Ouch ! The Cal Expo board voted today against moving the State Fair to the site of Arco Arena in North Natomas. The move was envisioned by developer Gerry Kamilos and his partners as a key part of a complicated land swap that would result in construction of a new Kings arena in the downtown Sacramento railyard.


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You know what's the worst (besides global warming, poverty, rape jokes, and Mitt Romney)? When Hollywood ruins a book you love, pulverizing whatever is subtle and delicate about it into a pulpy, preachy mess.
I loved Cloud Atlas. It wasn't a perfect book, a desert-island book, or a book that I will pass on to my children, but it was a book that I loved for the few weeks I spent burrowing up in its six nested stories. It was complicated, and it asked me, the reader, to do some serious work. I'm a fan of a good YA novel every now and then, something to blow through to distract myself from mundane shit like the future of our country, but I like a book that doesn't just deliver the goods with a 7th-grade vocabulary.
Cloud Atlas is an adult book about, not to be dramatic or anything, the very essence of humanity. Where the book gives you patterns and correlating stories and lets you come to your own conclusions about that essence of humanity, the movie voices-over the most simplistic, dumbed-down platitudes. God forbid you leave theater not knowing that, dramatic pause, we're all connected.
Forget big picture, the Wachowskis missed the mark logistically, too. The novel unfolds with the six stories in a simple A,B,C,D,E,F,F,E,D,C,B,A pattern, beginning and ending with the same characters. The movie, on the other hand, ricochets every nine seconds. Before you've had a chance to reacclimate, they've moved on. Similarly, in an effort to maintain continuity they cast the same actors over and over again for each segment. Imagine Halle Berry in white face and green contact lenses as a 1930s Jew, or Jim Sturgess with artificially created slanted eyes to make him look Korean. Yeah, not good.
Oh, and did I mention it's over three hours? Yeah, you can read half the book in that amount of time! Do it, I promise, you'll be better off.
Related Post: Why I like YA books.
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Macbook Pro 17 - Dead or in hiding?
Title says it all - is the Macbook Pro 17" effectively dead with the introduction of the retina 15" or is it just in hiding? And if it is dead, what does that mean for 17" users? Has this shot the resale value of 2011 17" Macbooks up? Will the Retina screen make up for the lost physical size in the Retina Macbook? Should we Macbook Pro 17" users dump our 17"ers now or wait for an increase in resale value as the general populace realize the 17" Macbook is gone?


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On my Property Set Definitions I have a attribute table called "ROOM_NO". This is where I enter the full number/character of the room, in my case the value usually looks like "101A", and sometimes "A101B" for Room number.
I was asked to do another table to separate the fields.
Separating the room number in 3 attribute tables to "A 101 B"
I was thinking referencing the ROOM_NO table in each box and filtering out the numbers and character. For example in ROOM_PREFIX I would reference ROOM_NO and filter out the number and the suffix letter through a formula. And in ROOM_NUM I would Filter both alphabetical character.
Does anyone know how to write such formula?
Thanks in advance.
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While it is possible to filter out the different portions I think it would be better to create the different portions as property defintions and then use those defintions to create your room name.
For instance, create these these manual defintions.
Then create a fourth formula defintion called Room_No and set it equal to Room_Prefix & Room_Num & Room_Suffix. This would be my first choice on how to approach this problem. If you cannot approach the problem in this manner then you will need to split your Room_No into three seperate property defintions using the MID function. For this to work, the length of the three defintions will need to be constant. Room_Prefix will always be 1 Characters, Room_Num will be 3 characters, and Room_Suffix will be 1 character.
For example.
Create a formula defintion called Room_Prefix and put this into it:
MID([Room_No], 1, 1) 'Start at the first character of the string and return 1 character
Create a formula defintion called Room_Num and put this into it:
MID([Room_No], 2,3) 'Start at the second character of the string and return 3 characters
Create a formula defintion called Room_Suffix and put this into it:
Mid([Room_No], 4, 1) 'Start at the fourth character of the string and return 1 charactor.
As you can see in order for this technique to work you will need to know the length of the strings beforehand. This is why I think you should manually enter in the three strings and concatenate them together to create your Room_No. It really is the best way. Since you already know the three values before hand you are just entering in three seperate values instead of the one.
I hope this information helps you out.
I have attached a dwg that contains a single space with two property sets attached. The two property sets contain the two different methods that I described above.
Thank you that worked. I am using Version 2. But what do i do if the one of the fields is left at 0, how do i make the interger go BLANK?
That is the downside to using version 2. Each field has to have a value in order for this to work. Your string needs to have a 1 character to represent a number, 3 characters to represent a string and then 1 character to represent a number.
It is possible to write a property set that can parse the individual characters and determine if it is a number or a character and act appropriately. It is not simple to write and would take me a couple hours. I am sorry but i don't have a couple of hours to spare until maybe next week. But here is the idea that I am thinking.
Room_Prefix Property Definition
Parse each character of Room_No one at a time. We should expect to see something like num, text, text, text, num. This would be best case scenario. So we parse the first character. If it is a number, then return this number as Room_Prefix, if it is a character then return "". No number is present
Room_Num Property Definition
Parse each character of the string. If the first character is a number then discard it. If it is a letter then set a temp varialbe equal to it and set your count to 1 and parse the next two characters setting the temp variable equal to itself pllus the next charactor for each parse of the main string. Once the count equals 3, return the temp varialbe as our reselt
Room_Suffix Property Definition
Parse the first character of the string. If the first character is a number then parse the next three characters, if it is a letter then parse the next two. If there is a next character then return that as your Room_Suffix result otherwise return "" as the number is not present.
That is the psuedo code of how I would write the property statement. You can use a case statement to determine if the character is a number and another statement to determine if it is a string. These would have to be put into functions in your property definitions. Its a little involved but it is doable. Which is the reason why i said you should go with version 1!!!


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Mayor A C Wharton spoke out in support of the sales tax referendum a day before the election.
Monday afternoon, Wharton held a news conference in support of the referendum. Also in favor of raising the sales tax a half cent were city and state leaders, and several local organizations.
Wharton wants the voters to know that half of the money generated from the tax must go to local schools, according to state law. That's an estimated $31 million a year.
Wharton said to ignore the groups against the sales tax, saying they are made up of suburban Shelby County residents who don't have the Memphis city children's best interests in mind.
"If it happened to be good enough for their children, why is it not good enough for children in the core city, in the city of Memphis?" asked Wharton.
Some of the suburban cities will lose money they had planned for municipal schools if the tax goes county wide.
"So now we have Memphis residents and unincorporated getting a chance to vote to take away half of the money for their school system," says Shelby County Commissioner Chris Thomas who formed a group in opposition to the county wide sales tax hike.
Suburban residents do not get a vote on the issue because they already approved a raise in the sales tax in August. Only Memphis and unincorporated residents will vote on the county wide tax.
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