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Dominion Summer Wheat 2007 - Old Dominion Brewing Company
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12-24-2012 04:22:16 | More by cliff1066
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3.93/5 rDev +1.3%
I had this at a bar while visiting a friend and this was a perfect beer for sitting outside. This Virgina Micro Brew was well carbonated. It has a sweet, wheaty taste to it and a pleasant wheat scent.
This was a tremendous relaxing beer. If you can find it, definitely worth a go.
01-22-2009 01:12:10 | More by Amalak
3.65/5 rDev -5.9%
Bottle into pint glass.
Slightly cloudy soft pale yellow color, almost like a white wine. A thin white head quickly settles to nothing. Very little lacing along the glass.
Light viney aromas with a bit of spice and coriander.
The viney aroma is repeated in the flavor, giving a grape-like presence. A light touch of spice such as clove. The feel has a bit of a bite with a lighter body. The finish is somewhat clean with the grape flavors lingering.
Not bad, but nothing spectacular. I actually enjoyed this one though. I also tried it on-tap as one of the samples at the brewpub, and it was pretty enjoyable then as well.
09-08-2007 02:15:11 | More by BeerSox
New York
3.85/5 rDev -0.8%
Bottling date 6-19-07; sampled on 8-26-07.
A: Poured into a weizen glass. Body is a pale, murky light yellow with a 1-finger bubbly white head. Some bubbles rising. No lacing on the way down.
S: Wheat up front, with a hint of spice (coriander, I think) and lemon peel. Slight funkiness too.
T: A lot like the nose -- wheaty and lemony with a hint of spice. Finishes clean and leaves almost no aftertaste, at least at first. Further down the glass there's a slightly sweet residual flavor.
M: Light in body, good amount of prickly carbonation leads to a nice dry finish.
D: Pretty good. A fairly refreshing, light summer wheat.
08-27-2007 16:44:40 | More by Kendo
4.1/5 rDev +5.7%
Served as a cloudy light amber beer with puffy white head.
Smell is fruity and spicy, just the way a witbier should be.
Taste have strong notes of corriander , lemon , and oranges.
Extremely refreshing. The perfect beer for a hot summer afternoon. (or after a long day of touring)
Perfect drinkability.
08-04-2007 16:10:24 | More by tgbljb
4.35/5 rDev +12.1%
Tasted on-tap 05/29/07 at the Old Dominion Brewpub in Ashburn, VA.
(2001, 2002, and 2004 Summer Wheats were also the Witbier).
Hazy white-ish yellow color with a moderate white head that lasts. Decent carbonation. Light spicy coriander aroma and orange zest is very subdued. Nice balanced flavor with none of the ginger character found in previous years. Light-medium bodied and refreshing.
Per OD website: Coriander, Curacao, and Ginger.
08-03-2007 18:26:48 | More by RBorsato
Dominion Summer Wheat 2007 from Old Dominion Brewing Company
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Foley says he wants to make everyone feel at home. With so many hunters in town, he's even added a few specials to the menu. "We bring a lot of game items on like venison and buffalo burgers," Foley said. "And they just buy into it and so do our locals."
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It's been a little more than a year since 1st Lt. Ryan Rawl was killed while serving with the South Carolina Army National Guard in Afghanistan. On this Fourth of July, people broke a sweat to honor Rawl in the 2nd annual Warrior Run.
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Stanley is just one of the hundreds of people who participated in the event.
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DANVILLE — DANVILLE — In a seesaw battle between boys' basketball rivals Avon and Danville, it was only natural the game was decided on the final possession.
Oriole senior Aaron Bode scored on an up-and-under move from just outside the lane as time expired to send Avon home with a 46-44 victory over Danville Friday night in the semifinals of the Hendricks Regional Health County Basketball Tournament.
"I guess I got double or triple teamed, I didn't really see, but I knew I wanted to get some space to get a shot off," Bode said. "I got knocked down on the play so I didn't see it until the very end but definitely relief and excitement when it went in."
Danville tied the score at 44 with under 20 seconds to go as Tyler Ross snatched an offensive rebound, scored the putback and was fouled to complete the three-point play.
"Tyler's been playing really confident for us," Danville coach Brian Barber said. "The last several weeks there have been times where he is our best player on the floor. He's just done a super job of staying poised and battling."
Avon coach Jason Young elected not to take a timeout and let his Orioles play.
"We executed a set play without having to use a timeout there in the final seconds and you had senior Jordan Rhoades delivering it to senior Aaron Bode and he made a nice up-and-under move," Young said.
There were 15 lead changes and both teams were rarely separated by more than two possessions throughout the contest. Avon led 13-12 after the first, Danville had a 24-23 lead at halftime and the Warriors led 35-32 at the end of the third.
"It was a great game," Barber said. "It was one of those games where kids played their hearts out. I thought it was a well-played game by both teams. It's what you would expect in the semifinals of the county tournament with two rivals.
"We are proud of our guys, we wanted to win but we are pleased with our effort."
On Nov. 30, the two rivals met at Danville where the Warriors pulled off the 51-48 victory. Last season the two teams met in the county championship game where Avon was victorious.
The Danville-Avon matchups have been instant classics lately and the mutual respect is between the squads is evident.
"We've just had a great rivalry over the years, several overtime games and Coach Young and I our friends too," Barber said. "The schools are seven miles apart so it's just always a great game and we wish Avon good luck in the championship."
But Bode's first-ever varsity buzzer-beater was an important one.
"This is a vindicating win for us," Bode said. "It was a tough game for us a couple of weeks ago and to get the win is huge. We know the guys on Danville pretty well so it's always good to beat a rival. And on a similar play when it's a one possession game like last game when it didn't go our way, to get it our way was huge."
Oriole senior Connor Funkhouser contributed a game-high 19 points and eight rebounds as he was able to benefit from Avon countering Danville's 1-3-1.
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The Warriors' 1-2 punch of seniors Avery Motes and Ian Asher both scored team-highs of 14 points.
Avon advances to the county championship game against rival Brownsburg where they will look to become the first-ever boys' team in Hendricks County history to win three straight years.
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StewartKnight asks why don't they consider outsourcing admin staff etc. I believe the BSF 'model' which includes PFI allows the outsourcing of ALL so called 'soft services' ie non-teaching roles. I guess the reason admin is out of the frame is because it is not sufficiently profitable for an outsourcing company to consider. I have yet to see a business case within BSF which supports the idea of outsourcing ICT. I suspect it is being driven by ICT suppliers who know there is less and less profit in shifting tin these days, services is where the money is.
This outsourcing threat does not only affect the school based staff, it will have an impact on any centralised LEA ICT support organisations too. My school has a support contract with our LEA for Admin systems, 2nd level server support and some networking infrastructure. I cannot see this surviving. They also support the primaries, I wonder what would happen to them if the LEA ICT service is privatised?
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Tikal National Park in Northern Guatemala is the largest excavated archaeological city from the Maya civilization and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We climbed temples that rose over 70 meters and unexpectedly found ourselves face to face with monkeys and other rain forest wildlife. View photo gallery.
The latest High Definition video from Jason and Aracely at TwoBackpackers.com features my favorite Mayan ruins – Tikal in Guatemala. It looks like they had mistier weather than I did, however the video certainly captures what it feels like to be there – climbing the ruins and the rickety staircase up Temple 4, which actually looks like a newer version of the one I used (below).
One of my favorite aspects of Tikal is the abundance of wildlife, especially the colorful tropical birds. While I was there in 2006, I still had an old 35mm film camera, so my best attempts at bird photography left much to be desired.
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You want a Lamborghini? A private jet? You better work, bitch!
He may be the mastermind behind a show called "Wild 'N Out," but off the comedy stage, Nick Cannon means serious business! We're only 10 days in to 2014, and while most of us are getting ready to kick our New Year's resolutions to the curb, Nick's putting in major WORK. Just call Cannon the captain of Team No Sleep.
We've been monitoring Nick's Twitter timeline closely (since it's kinda our job), and it seems the jack of all trades is on track to put out more products than the Apple store. On Monday, Nick posted news of a collaboration with Shaquille O'Neil for Monster headphones, and also shared that he has yet another TV venture in store. "@NickCannon announces that @MonsterProducts will begin producing TV content focusing on DJ culture," he retweeted. On Tuesday, he released the Ncredible Tablet, and today MTV2 revealed that "Wild 'N Out" will be back with another season this summer. But don't worry, you won't have to wait that long to see the funnyman's face on TV again, because he's hosting VH1′s upcoming mini-series, "Super Bowl Blitz," from January 27 through February 1. Hey, that lambo ain't going to pay for itself!
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Firefighters were forced to evacuate a Lehigh County senior home Sunday night.
It happened just before 9 p.m. at Whitehall Manor at 1177 Sixth Street in Whitehall Township.
Officials say a malfunctioning HVAC unit sent smoke into the building.
No one was hurt and residents were allowed back into the home about a half-hour later.
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Thinking of you only
Walking on road so lonely
To many things to see
Nothing is there that makes me glee
Looking for you kept waking
With none but self, kept talking
Many things in view can't perceive
Thinking of you, how to achieve
Few moments of intimacy
Space for self and privacy
How can you forget me
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Standing shore and following sea
Life of sorrow and dream of bliss
The best means for self help
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The acquittal of 23 people convicted by a lower court in the gruesome Bathani Tola massacre case is a shocking indication of the failure of the country's criminal justice system. The carnage of a group of 21 Dalits and Muslims, most of them women and children, by the notorious caste militia group took place in Bihar's Bhojpur district in 1996 in broad daylight. This is the case of not only justice delayed but also justice denied. The media coverage is so that very few come to know about such incideces. You will be shocked to know that there is a strong nexus between the administrative and the judiciary wing of the governance in Bihar. Bihar has the maximum number of cases pending in courts than any other states. The top ranking administratice and judicial posts are occupied by upper castes and it get reflected time and again. Caste system is a fact and it cannot be denied. The case can be seen as and outcome of casteism and its widespread presence in Bihar.
One could hadly imagine that such a decision will come when the popular and rational leader like CM Nitish Kumar is ruling with great support of people barring caste and communal lines. The governemnt should relook in the decision and justice must be done to keep people's faith in the good governance initiated and steered by Nitish Kumar after around five decades of misrule in Bihar.
Sri Laloo Prasad yadav's regime had tried to bring social equality and now the need of hour is for economic prosperity and justice which lies on the experienced shoulders of Sri Nitish Kumar, popular Chief Minister of Bihar. The smoulders of the castism should not ignite the wild fire of caste based naxalism.
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Delhi is a living legendary city of India. It has been the capital of many kingdom from ancient Mahabharata Period to Modern era. It has evolved and adjusted to the varying needs of people of different times and stood a testimony to time. Every ruler added sometimes in the charms and beauty of Delhi. If you take time and visit Delhi you can see the remains of seven genre of Delhi. When I was in my home town or earlier at village I used to see the beauty and splendor of Delhi in books and on Doordarshan. But now when I am living in Delhi sometimes while walking on the streets of Delhi I feel the unfolding pages of history and glimpses of Ancient, Medieval and Modern time coming in view occasionally and in some areas frequently when you visit such places like Chandni Chowk, the narrow lanes of Jama Masjid areas. The efforts of Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi Development Authority, Delhi Urban Arts Commission and Municipal Corporation are really commendable for their integrated efforts in preserving the rich cultural and architectural heritage and praiseworthy attempts to keep apace with the requirement of development and economic progress. There are many development projects going on in the city. Sometimes to make space for new development and accommodation of increased needs and requirements lead to necessity of redevelopment. And here comes the responsibility and rational decision making by the public authority. The various redevelopment and renewal programs should be guided by values that value addition should not lead to value reduction or neutralization of the rich cultural and architectural heritage of India present in Delhi.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is almost one century and a half century old institution, which was formulated during the British rule to safeguard Government money. However, after independence, our leaders and policy makers redefined the role of the institution to meet the growing need of the independent nation and safeguard the interest of the general public as a whole in the democratic set up of India. The CAG has evolved its role as friends and representatives of the public and is constantly working for safeguarding the hard earned taxpayers' money and ensure whether it is properly used; also, CAG has portrayed its independent nature by not getting influenced by the Government and Parliament/ Legislature. The domain of influence of CAG is wide and vast; it covers not only the Central Government, but also the State Governments, and it track the money from the Centre and the State capitals right down to its actual utilization at the Gram Panchayat and Block levels.
Let's discuss whether reservation is necessary or not in India. Here, by reservation we mean the system for allocating seats in government jobs, educational institutions and elected bodies through the legal provisions by the Supreme Court. Reservation has not a long history but it has drawn more criticism than our caste system. The reasons will be clear after you go through the article. I would rather say in favour of it than what my family and social bringing compel me to do.
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Court papers: DNA at store matches elusive teen
FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. Court documents say DNA found after a grocery store break-in on a Washington state island last month matches that of an elusive teenager wanted in a string of burglaries.
Papers filed in San Juan County Superior Court say blood found at the Island Market on Orcas Island was tested by the state crime lab and matched to the DNA of Colton Harris-Moore. County prosecutors used the DNA evidence to charge the 18-year-old with second-degree burglary.
The DNA match is the first proof of the teenager's exact whereabouts since police found a snapshot Harris-Moore took of himself on July 8, 2008.
Harris-Moore is suspected in dozens of burglaries since he escaped from a halfway house in April 2008. Authorities also allege he may have stolen three small aircraft.
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TYLER, TX (KLTV) - Two brothers who are partners in crime and their crime is having a good time. They are looking for someone to share in the fun and the Gift of Love.
It was an afternoon of bumper boats and the scrambler as we got to know 13-year-old Robert and 11-year-old Kelsie are two brothers with lots of enthusiasm for life. It was also a great way to cool off in the Texas heat. Kelsie says he has been spending a lot of time outdoors.
"Swimming, fishin'...that's about it," said Kelsie.
And, he really wants to go hunting and hopes to hunt deer during the fall hunting season. His brother Robert says don't be fooled by Kelsie's shy nature.
"He's awesome, he's funny, he has some pretty good jokes, and I just plain like him," said Robert. "And, he's just the best little brother that I could have."
Kelsie is a bright boy and will need some help at school to keep him on track. He tends to be easily distracted. Kelsie hopes to go to college and one day serve in law enforcement.
"Because there are people who are breaking the law," said Kelsie.
After college, he'd also like to serve his country.
"Go to the Navy," said Kelsie.
As for Robert, he's staying pretty busy, too, and outside is where you will find him.
"I like to fish, hunt, I'm just an outdoor kinda guy," said Robert.
And, when he says outdoors, he means the country - that's where he'd like to be.
"I like having animals like cows, chickens, dogs [and] stuff like that," said Robert.
Robert was the caretaker of his siblings and tends to act more mature than boys' his age. As a result, he can sometimes struggle with directions from adults, and is learning that he doesn't have to be the parent anymore. When it comes to school, for Robert, it's a great place to be.
"I love school," said Robert. "School is the best part of my life."
About to head into the 7th grade, this country boy loves science but not math. His ultimate goal is to go into agriculture and he's practicing that now.
"I've been fishing," said Robert. "I've been nature walking. I've been growing beans and stuff in the garden and I've been growing cantaloupe and watermelon."
When it comes to Robert's three wishes, he gets right to the point. He wants a forever family.
"For me to be able to live in the country, for me to have just a loving family and someone to take care of me," said Robert.
Both brothers welcome a home with other kids and would like to stay in contact with their two brothers when possible. Kelsie and Robert boys will need continued therapy to help them as they prepare for adoption. These country boys are looking for a family to share with them the gift of love...oh, and they wanted me to say...and go fishing!
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"The Miers family uses their historic barns and farm buildings in modern agricultural operations while preserving the structures' original character," says Tommy Kleckner, Indiana Landmarks' western office director and manager of the Arnold Award program.
David is the sixth generation Miers on the farm—2 ,000 acres of corn, beans, soybeans, and wheat. The Miers live in the c.1890 Queen Anne-style farmhouse built by David's great-great-grandfather, Thomas Sandford Miers.
The farm also includes a 1910 concrete block pump house and garage, a turn-of-the-century barn, and historic outbuildings.
While protecting the farm's legacy, the Miers also harness modern technology to maximize harvests, using GPS and crop yield mapping to identify weaknesses. The Miers farm has won its seed corn contractor's highest yield award 11 times since 1989 among growers of similar hybrids.
The Miers support wildlife habitats and land conservation by maintaining a plantation of 3,000 walnut trees and setting aside 120 acres for the federal Conservation Reserve Program.
David and Mary Miers will accept the Arnold Award at approximately 8:45 a.m. during the Old-Fashioned Pancake Breakfast on Main Street in front of the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand. Indiana Landmarks' President Marsh Davis and Don Villwock, President of Indiana Farm Bureau, will be joined by Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann in presenting the award.
The annual award is named in memory of John Arnold (1955-1991), a Rush County farmer committed to preserving Indiana's rural heritage. Decatur County Alliance for Preservation nominated the Miers Farm for Arnold Award.


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So I have been thinking about this for a while now and finally have gotten around to it. For the last two weeks, I have been going to the gym.
I have been wanting to do this for a while for several reasons: First, it's important to work the upper body and core and that is an area I have been doing pretty much nothing. During my last race, I was aiming for a PR and was running faster than usual. After sustaining that speed for a while I began to feel -let's call it stress- in the muscles in my lower abdomen. Lesson? If I plan to run faster, I got to strengthen my core. Second, muscle development aids in fat loss in a big way.
I should have started earlier but I was holding back for several reasons. The first being fear. At the beginning, running was very hard on my body and it took a while for me to recover and try again. I was afraid adding gym days would cut my running days, especially if I worked out my legs. Now that I can run on consecutive days without major problems I feel a bit more confident. The other reason was economics. Gyms cost money and I wasn't sure I could afford it. But that problem kind of solved itself. A Planet Fitness opened right next to where I work and at 10 bucks a month, you really can't ask for much else. Plus, their commercials are funny.
So now, I have adjusted my schedule to work out on some of my non-running days. Since my current training plan is winding down, I've had time to adjust and take things a bit easier which has worked out perfectly as my adjustment into gym life has been as sore and painful as I thought it would be.
That first visit was really special. Quite the rude awakening. There I was on the squat rack thinking "hey, I run regularly so this can't be so bad." Then I actually perform a squat and "discover" muscles I didn't know I had. My quads were fine but there was this whole set of muscles in my inner thighs I don't remember having that started to complain. Two days later I tried to run 3 miles. Made as far as 2 before I had enough. DOMS happens.
Another little quirk I was not aware of: All this time I have been running, not a single mile has been on a treadmill. Not one. Now, to warm up and to keep up with some mileage while at the gym, I find myself running on the treadmill for the first time. Should I count those miles? I find myself feeling a bit guilty counting them mainly because they feel so much easier than when I'm running outside. I go in, run two miles and by the end I' not even breathing hard. Then I work out and do one more at the end.
It has been a bit of a rocky start but I'm getting the hang of it. Starting to run was not easy either but I sure got over it. Not doing anything fancy either. Full body workout to get used to lifting. Just one more step towards becoming a lean, mean, marathon-running machine!
LOL "DOMS happens"! Yep, it sure does! When I started doing weights, I found that my recovery and endurance for running improved tremendously, though your body has to get used to the extra workout load. Definitely count those treadmill miles toward your weekly mileage!
Let's keep moving!
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Go ahead and count the treadmill miles -- running is running. Good job with the weights.
I can see a bright future ahead for you.
Nice job with the strength training. And yes, those miles count!
After getting over the initial fear, I used to love going to the gym. I don't have that option now, but I remember using a app that would help me choose exercises for a given muscle group, and it had some animations and instructions. I felt cool cause I didn't have to read the sign on each machine.
Great job getting yourself to the gym! Sometimes I love that reminder of all the "other" muscles and other times I just can't believe that with all the work I do, I still don't work them all enough. Oh, and you absolutely count those treadmill miles. You ran them - your body knows that even if your brain thinks there is a big difference.
Great job! I can definitely feel the difference when I'm regularly strength-training, and was reminded of that recently when I had DOMS after a serious resistance bands/pushups/weights workout, and my arms HURT after a long run. And I'm like- "huh, you do work those arms for running!" Although I don't enjoy core strength-training, I do it several times a week because it's good for me and because I keep longing for my concave, pre-motherhood belly. :/
Run fun! ~Mike
yes! i applaud your decision to lift. i think there needs to be stronger emphasis on strength training for all people, runners or not. the benefits are so great. i notice during some more intense shorter races i always get a burn in my abs from lack of core strength. i've been working on it- haven't raced since i really started upping the time in the gym so i'm excited to see some results- i think it makes for a faster runnner.
Too many weirdos in gyms.
Attitude is everything
Something tells me that gym rats say the same thing about running and runners. LOL
Yay! Way to go!
I've made the mistake of telling my trainer to stay away from my legs. What I didn't realize I was doing a disservice to the muscles that needed some extra work. Going forward, we will incorporate more strengthening exercises in for legs just trying to keep a better balance so I can still run!
Strengthening core is awesome too, you will notice a big difference from that too!
Not sure how Frank's Planet Fitness is, but the one I go to isn't nearly as bad as other gyms I've been to. I went to Bally's years ago, then did LA Fitness for a few years because my company reimbursed us if we had a membership there, then switched to PF when they did a $99/yr promo. Anyway, at my PF there are still some of the gym rats/weirdos, but it just seems a lot less... douchey is the word I'll go with. Granted, the free weight section isn't nearly as big as the other gyms I mentioned, plus they have the whole no grunting thing and the "no judgement zone" pr, which I'm sure keeps some of those people away. But definitely a higher proportion of "normal" people just there to get in shape or what have you.
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By Debra Cassens Weiss
A former Marine has sued over his arrest for wearing a jacket with the words "Occupy Everywhere" while in the U.S. Supreme Court's museum corridor.
In a suit filed in Washington, D.C., federal court on Wednesday, Fitzgerald Scott claims a police officer told him his jacket was "a sign, a demonstration" that could not be worn in the Supreme Court, Reuters reports. Scott was looking at exhibitions at the time, the complaint says.
Federal prosecutors later dismissed the charge. Scott claims he was wrongly arrested because his jacket constituted speech protected by the First Amendment.
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MARCUS HENRY Special to the AmNews | 9/2/2011, 11:46 a.m.
If you let the Jets tell it, they won the Super Bowl last Monday. Okay, even the Jets won't take their 17-3 win over the Giants that far. However, they did pat themselves on the back for what was essentially an ugly win.
The defense was solid, but the offense proved once again that it will need some time to get in sync. Mark Sanchez's numbers (8 for 16, 64 yards, 1 TD) were pedestrian, the running game was less than impressive and most of the Jets' receivers got few chances to excel.
Nevertheless, a win is a win in the NFL these days-and the Jets have become used to winning ugly.
Sanchez thought the team held it together well under the circumstances. Considering the events of the last two weeks-an earthquake followed by a hurricane-can you blame him for feeling that way?
Said Sanchez: "In a rivalry game like this, we have to keep our cool and be sharp. I was proud of the guys for playing through everything, staying strong and staying poised."
Poise and focus will only take the Jets so far. Outside of Santonio Holmes, who caught a 17-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter to give the Jets a 7-3 lead, it was a tough night all around for the Jets.
Truth be told, with Hurricane Irene pounding the East Coast last weekend, it probably wasn't fair to expect the Jets, or the Giants for that matter, to be firing on all cylinders. Even with the extra day, neither team was able to take advantage of the extra time they had.
It's still the preseason, however, and the Jets will get one more chance to get things right when they host the Eagles tonight at 7:30. You probably won't see the Jets' starters for more than a series, though. Hopefully that is all the time they will need to get it together.


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Michael Okwo
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 232
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Okwo served two purposes, first to provide depth at the linebacker spot and to immediate help on special teams. Secondly, could it be Angelo's way of letting Briggs know the Bears are ready to run without him? Angelo has been quoted as saying that Okwo reminds him a lot of Briggs and would fit in nicely on the outside. Okwo is a good tackler and a smart player. He does have durability concerns and isn't the best in coverage, which is a concern, but no player we draft is going to match Briggs, so we will have to live with that.


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(WMC-TV) – We want to congratulate Arlington High School student Drew Erwin. for making it on national TV this week. Erwin showcased his singing on America's Got Talent, here on WMC-TV 5.
Sharon Osbourne, who is a judge on the show, told Erwin she thought he had a lot of talent, but she and Howard Stern instead picked a bird handler to move forward.
"You have courage you do have talent and I think you are going to succeed at what you want. You are eventually going to get what you want." Osbourne said.
Drew Erwin was selected for the show based on a Youtube video his parents secretly submitted to the show.
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Author: Alexandra Roth, UNICEF Evaluation Office
The UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO) released the Evaluation Report Standards in September 2004. The 22 Evaluation Report Standards are to be included with every Terms of Reference for an evaluation and describe what UNICEF requires of every evaluation report commissioned by the organization. The Standards also created a rating system to provide a transparent and objective monitoring and measurement tool regarding the quality of the evaluation report. An annual quality review describes the quality status of Country Office (CO)-commissioned evaluation reports. This is the 3rd Annual Review.
The findings of the Annual Review 2006 are to provide preliminary results for recent initiatives to improve the quality of Country Office commissioned evaluations and to assist offices in adjusting their work plans respectively. The report also serves as annual update to the Evaluation Committee.
This review identifies areas of strength and weakness in general categories. Mainly, this review will talk about the evaluation reports as a whole. An analysis is provided for the various regions, topics, and key individual standards.
The criteria by which quality will be judged are the UNICEF Evaluation Report Standards. Each evaluation is given a rate on a five point scale for each of 22 standards and a weighted average of these ratings is computed for an overall rating. Typical DAC evaluation criteria of efficiency, effectiveness, impact, sustainability and relevance are not considered as they are appropriate to programme or project evaluations and not meta-evaluations of this type.
As of December 2006, UNICEF Country Offices have sponsored or conducted 1622 evaluations in the years 2000-2006. The Annual Quality Review focuses on Country Office evaluation quality only since it is the COs that implement most evaluations (93% of all submissions to the ERD are from COs as of December 2006). In addition, only CO-led evaluations exist in sufficient regional and thematic diversity to permit the analysis featured in this report. Also, ultimately it is CO evaluation quality that reflects mostly if capacity building for evaluation achieved success.
Out of all 1622 ERD postings from 2000-2006, 601 reports (37%) were submitted to the ERD as of December 12, 2006. Out of the submitted evaluations, 313 reports were rated and also conducted by a Country Office and in English (up to 2006 the EO only had capacity to quality review English language reports). These evaluations constitute the sample for this review – representing 20% of all 1622 sponsored or conducted CO evaluations from the period 2000-2006.
In total, the ratings for CO, Regional Office (RO), HQ evaluations range from a Very Good to Poor rating from 2000-2006. The majority (58%) of reports were in the Satisfactory range while 15% were considered Very Good and 26% considered Poor.
Looking at the trend of ratings over the time from 2000, a remarkable increase in evaluations with a Very Good rating from single percentages (2000-2003) to 59% in 2005 is to be noted. At the same time, the share of Poor rated reports shrinked. This increase in evaluation quality correlates with the introduction of the UNICEF evaluation report standards in 2004.
Not only did the share of Very Good evaluations rise and Poor ratings decrease. The quality of evaluation reports also rose in terms of average rating from a low range 'Satisfactory' towards a highly 'Satisfactory' quality within the 'Satisfactory' range.
Conclusions/ Recommendations
The improvement in report quality can be attributed largely to the combination of the introduction of the evaluation report standards and activities such as more advocacy about evaluation quality by the EO, better hiring of M&E staff, and the issuance of the TOR technical note. However, a critical role remains with the Evaluation and Research Database's inherent quality review mechanism as it is clear that the knowledge that the reports will be rated causes COs to be more attentive to quality. The development since introduction of the ERD raises hope for a soon to be reached Very Good or even Excellent quality of all UNICEF evaluations.
To further increase quality and not to forget also quantity of accessible evaluations some steps can be taken. Main recommendations include:
Quality of CO evaluations
COs should ensure that all necessary description is included in the evaluation report with special focus on
- Evaluation methodology with a description of ethical considerations and safeguards
- HRBAP, gender analysis/data dissaggregation and RBM
- Description and address of the role and contributions of partners, including their role in the evaluation itself
- Key standards
- Comprehensiveness of information and format
COs are to use the UNICEF Evaluation Report Standards and make sure the evaluation team/consultant are provided with a copy during the TOR design and recruitment process. Training on the Standards can be provided for COs/ROs and questions/suggestions are always welcome.
Organizational learning relies on the increase of evaluation submission rates. Having a representative sample at hand is not only important for learning from successes and failures of CO project and programmes but also to to create an evidence-base for UNICEF activities and strategies. COs should pay special attention to share information and make sure that reports are sent as soon as finalized to NYHQ using the Evaluation Report Submission Website for everyone to access.
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And the point to this little tirade of thinks, beliefs and being happy your husband is employed is? I keep looking for a fact, hidden somewhere in all the "Deep thought and beliefs" and can not find one.<quoted text>
Did he really want the "job" or was he hoping they would settle or he would win the lawsuit? I believe he was going for more ($) than just the buyout. I think he would have preferred the buyout plus the additional. And there is no doubt in my mind that his fiance would rather he wasn't racing.
That's the difference, I am happy my husband has a job that he enjoys and he wants to work to keep it!


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Sun Yue, from China and back from the NBA, on Futurecast!!!!
Consider this your comments thread for the night, if you're not watching March Madness. There's also three other games on tonight with players that have played much better in the D-League this season. But Sun Yue is back, so lets pimp him to the max! If you'd rather be impressed, here are some players playing tonight you should focus on rather than Sun: Courtney Sims/Othyus Jeffers, Iowa Joe Crawford, LA Marcus Williams/Dwayne Jones, Austin Walker Russell/Chris Hunter, Fort Wayne David Noel/Rod Benson, Reno Nate Jawai/Lance Allred, Idaho Richard Hendrix/Mo Baker, Dakota Trey Johnson/Derrick Byars, Bakersfield


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ALBANY, N.Y. - Smokers will soon have one less place to buy cigarettes after CVS announced it will stop selling all tobacco products by October 1.
This is a move the pharmacy chain says will help curb smoking and ultimately save lives.
CVS Caremark announced it will stop selling all tobacco products at its more than 7,600 drugstores nationwide. The nation's second-largest drugstore chain plans to phase out cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco, as a way to focus more on health care.
CVS sells roughly $1.5 billion in tobacco each year.
Officials at CVS say selling cigarettes at a pharmacy, which dispenses medications to treat many smoking-related illnesses, sends an inconsistent message.
Larry Merlo, President & CEO, CVS said in an online statement, "Every day, we are helping millions of patients manage chronic conditions, like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. All of these conditions are made worse by smoking. Tobacco products have no place in a setting where health care is delivered."
Dan Moran chair of the American Heart Association Advocacy Committee, and a former smoker himself, said pharmacies selling cigarettes should have been banned back with the Marlboro Man.
"The more places tobacco is available, the more people will smoke, so I think it's good," he said.
However, not everyone agrees with Moran, including Akehaton Bradford.
"I'm a smoker myself, so I feel disappointed, because now I have to go different places looking for cigarettes."
Other pharmacies are expected to eventually follow suit, and some cities in California and Massachusetts have already banned tobacco sales at all pharmacies. CVS expects to lose about $2 billion in sales annually.
Local lawmakers largely agree with CVS stopping tobacco sales, including Albany County Legislator Tim Nichols and Democratic Assemblyman and pharmacy owner John McDonald, who has not sold cigarette's at Marra's pharmacy in over 25 years.


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Buckingham Charter Magnet's boys basketball team breezed to a 71-31 win at Sacramento Country Day.
Ten of the 11 players on the Buckingham roster scored points, led by Phil Kennedy with 14. Joey Morales and Jessie Buggs chipped in 12 and 10 points, respectively.
The Knights improved to 3-1 in Sacramento Metro Athletic League games, and 9-7 overall.
Buckingham hosts Lutheran of Elk Grove on Tuesday at Vaca Pena Middle School.


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Kansas Governor Sam Brownback made a stop in Pittsburg on Tuesday to discuss future transportation projects.
The preliminary engineering plans include changing U.S. 69 and U.S. 400 to four-lane highways.
The Kansas Department of Transportation looked at more than a 100 projects and narrowed down their final roadway improvements, including the projects in southeast Kansas.
Those decisions were based on engineering factors and public recommendations through a series of local consultation meetings in October.
"This is the engagement before the wedding, we're announcing these plans - they are the preliminary engineering before you can do the announcement of the construction and the concrete - and we're doing that today," says Governor Brownback.
Two of the projects are preliminary engineering of two sections of Highway 69 - from Fort Scott south to Arma, as well as from the Crawford County-Cherokee County Line to a junction just north of Crestline.
But the projects will take time.
"Next week would be good but in reality we understand it will be a few years or so," says Pittsburg Mayor John Ketterman.
Officials say depending on the type of project the pre-construction phases of a project can take months or years to complete.


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Bored with blinged out Easter bonnets and weary of watching Peeps explode as you torture them in the microwave? The Loews Atlanta hotel is offering a holiday alternative via its decidedly grown up inaugural Easter egg hunt this Sunday morning throughout Midtown.FYI: Be cautious of flying elbows around the Woodruff Arts Center.
This week, on the hotel's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@LoewsAtlanta) accounts, Loews PR folks have been busy dangling tantalizing clues about where the Easter bunny is hiding a series of 10 golden eggs all around Midtown. The prizes inside include a weekend stay in the hotel's Grand Lux suite, a sushi party for six at Steel Restaurant & Lounge, romantic dream dates and more.
The hunt officially begins at 9 a.m.
Since the Loews folks graciously provided me with an advance peek at the treasure map of where the golden eggs are hidden around Midtown, I can safely tell you this much: wear comfortable walking or running shoes. The eggs are stashed all the way from Monroe Drive to Atlantic Station to Technology Square.
In fact, just looking at where egg No. 1 is stashed in correlation to where egg No. 6 is hidden on the treasure map resulted in the growth of a heel spur on my right foot. Good luck!
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Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said the ruling robbed states of their ability to decide that all killers deserve life without parole regardless of their age.
The court is using its own sense of "morality" to override that of U.S. citizens and their representatives, Thomas wrote.
While the 14-year-olds who brought the case to the high court might evoke sympathy, in fact 17-year-olds commit many heinous crimes that would justify life without parole, Alito stated.
"Even a 17-and-a-half-year-old who sets off a bomb in a crowded mall or guns down a dozen students and teachers is a 'child' and must be given a chance to persuade a judge to permit his release into society," Alito wrote, in an opinion joined by Scalia.


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Linda Castillo will appear at the Library on Wednesday, June 20th to introduce her newest thriller "Gone Missing".
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Authors on Stage welcomes Author Priscilla Warner on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at 10 a.m. in the Adrian Lamb Room of the New Canaan Library.
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Best-selling author of "22 Britannia Road," Amanda Hodgkinson, is here Tuesday, June 5 at 7:00 p.m.
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Today being election day in the USA, we speculate on what different outcomes may mean for mining. Beware: this posting may offend. It is, however, pure bloggery: speculative and prevaricative. (more…)
Posts Tagged 'Palin'
USA Election 2010: What Will It Mean for Mining?
Posted in About the news, California, Coal, Global Warming, Gold, Human relations and mining, Jobs and Salaries, mountaintop mining, North America, People, tagged 2010, Alaska, Democrat. Republican, election, gays, Libertarian, military, mining, Palin, politician, ron paul on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Gold Mining: Das Rheingold and the Price of Gold
Posted in Gold, opera, Underground, tagged das rheingold, fricka, gold price, loge, MET, mining, opera, Palin, wagner, wotan on October 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The price of gold rises daily. Some news feeds have degenerated into infinite streams of platitudes about why the price of gold will climb every higher. Or burst as the next bubble to be charged to the taxpayer. Seems to me that while a few may benefit from the infinite rise in the price of gold, most will suffer mightily. From my perspective, it looks like every time there is more bad economic news, the price of gold goes higher. I cannot but think that at some point, an every-rising gold price will mean that economic disaster is a terrible reality: more out of work; more going hungary; more debts unpaid; more tea parties peopled by irrational, disgruntled whites who decry government spending as they wobble around with their fat asses firmly parked in Medicare and Medicaid wheelchairs. (more…)
Mine tailings into Alaskan lakes via the US Supreme Court
Posted in About the news, Enviromental, Gold, Law (Mining), North America, Tailings, tagged Alaska, Coeur, Greens Creek, McCain, mining, Palin, paste, Pebble Mine, Slate lake, Tailings on January 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The answer will not come for many months, yet the arguments in today's hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court are worth revisiting as they are significant to mining and environmental protection alike. And to those who revel in dictionary distinctions—like Scrabble players.
The highest court in the land has chosen to hear the issue of whether the Kensington gold mine in Alaska may put their tailings into Lower Slate Lake, effectively filling it in time, or whether they should turn the tailings to paste and put them above-grade just like they do at the Greens Creek Mine not that far away.
In practice, the court will not decide this practical issue. Instead the court will delve into far "higher" matters. Keep in mind the Supreme Court only takes on cases involving constitutional and interpretation-of-law issues. And in this case the issue is the meaning and intent of the 1972 Clean Water Act. Basically the question the court is asked to determine is whether tailings are "fill" or alternatively "discharge" in terms of the act.
BP Sonjica woos Chinese mining investment in South Africa
Posted in About the news, Africa, Asia, Investing & Finance, tagged Bush, China, mining, Palin, Sonjica, South Africa on November 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Bush started the rot: issuing presidential orders to keep the grumpy (and angry and vicious) old men on his right happy. Now Obama promises to reverse many of these orders to quickly put his own stamp on things. Personally, I find all this executive action scary. And here are some more very scary statements from a speech by Ms. BP Sonjica at the South African Minining Seminar during the 10th China Mining Conference, Beijing, China. Imagine what she could do with an executive order?
Mining endorsements for McCain, Obama, and Palin
Posted in About the news, tagged McCain, mining, Obama, Palin, supreme court, vote on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am not undecided. I know who I believe should be president. Because my reasons for selecting one candidate over the other are not based on factors related to the mining industry, I do not endorse one or the other. Although I have a biased opinion on Palin.
I have written before in this blog that I believe that mining will not be significantly affected by whether McCain or Obama is the next president. That comment brought me e-mails from people saying that Obama would promote the cause of mining union workers and that would be bad for mining—or good for mining depending on your attitude to unions. But I suspect unions are pretty much able to take care of themselves—and they should take care of themselves and their members—so they do not depend too much on the success or failure of either candidate.
What does the debate portend for mining?
Posted in About the news, tagged Bam Bam Iran, McCain, mining, Obama, Palin on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
McCain versus Obama II was a decisive victory for Obama. He looked and acted presidential. He was intelligent, articulate, and thoughful. Much as I suspect young men, and admire men of my own generation, I saw too much in McCain of my own age: a reliance on the past, instinct, repitition, and disrespect for the young. It is all very well that McCain has served his county, now we need a leader not a server.
Why as mines shut down, do politicians regress to past platitudes?
Posted in About the news, Church, Jobs and Salaries, tagged Biden, lay offs, McCain, mining, Obama, Palin, politicians on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I can understand why the politicians are taking off their gloves and starting a whole new round of personal attacks. With less than a month to go to election day, they are desperate to score a few points.
Am I alone in thinking that the past is irrelevant right now. Economies around the world are wobbling, the old order is changing and the new may not be pretty. Yet we are about to be subjected to a stale repetition of past actions and decisions by Obama, McCain, Palin, and Biden.
I readily acknowledge that all candidates have probably made mistakes in the past. I acknowledge they have all consorted with dubious characters and priests. But surely the issue now is what they propose to do to deal with the future, not what they did and thought in the past.
Mining is not exempt from the changes that are hurtling around. Today some folk I know had to shut down their small mine and lay off thirty miners. They are seeking to sell their US operations to Koreans. They hope to retreat to a cash-rich position and do something. For them and the thirty laid-off miners and for me and my children, the issue is not whose priest is sillier, or who listened to the most venial lobbyists, or who should or should not star on Saturday Night Live. For all of us the issue is how much the candidates understand what is happening, what they plan to do, and how they plan to do it.
Thus my plea: Candidates stop dragging up the past. It is known, understood, and disparaged. But it is irrelevant and ugly. Now rather gather people together with vision, insight, and hope. Now give us confidence that, having learnt from past mistakes, we can make the future bright. For if you do not, the anger and fear of the populace will turn on you and you deserve their nay.
Mining finance harder to come by. Does this justify a gift to Palin?
Posted in About the news, Investing & Finance, tagged finanace, gift, mining, Palin, Peru, Prince George, Xstrata on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It takes no time at all to cull a series of reports and opinions that mining finance is getting harder to come by. Here are some I found in but a few minutes of blog searching. There may be others of greater perspicacity in the news sections of the web.
The following hardly need comment, other than my summary which is that unless you have a very good ore body and a very, very good relationship with you banker, you may be in trouble. Whether or not you should shoot a gift off to Palin, McCain, or Obama in the hopes of bringing them around to action to free up mining finance, I leave to you to decide.
Mining oil sand opportunities for Palin and Harper alike. How to prevent a North American financial and energy melt down.
Posted in About the news, North America, Oil sands, tagged election, Harper, mining, NAFTA, Oil sands, Palin on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The weekend brought no conclusion to the United States financial markets or regulations aimed at preventing a melt-down. The weekend did bring further clarity to the Canadian position on shutting down the oil sands mines. And long rides in beautiful sunny weather left me wondering if Sarah Palin could bolster her foreign policy experience by a quick side-trip to Canada to get the politicians here to face the fact that stopping the export of oil-sands-derived products to the US could be as disastrous as failure to clean up the Washington financial mess. Let me explain.
A long article on MineWeb tells more about threats by current Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his threat to refuse to export oil-sands derived bitumen to dirty countries. I quote (but urge you to read the full article, slow as it is to download.)
Palin, Pebble Mine, gold nuggets, and the Alaska mining lobby
Posted in About the news, feasibilty studies, Gold, North America, People, tagged Alaska. Nome, gold nugget, Junea, mining, Palin, Pebble Mine on September 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sarah Palin could well be our first woman president. That makes her every thought and act a valid topic for scrutiny. Nobody ever said being president was easy. Even if you have to debate contenders on Friday nights.
Thus a new report out that Sarah Palin and family have been well lobbied by the Alaska mining industry is of great interest. Either because the mining industry is now proven to be an effective lobbyist, or because bribery by way of $1,200 gold-nugget pins is not your idea of independent decision making.
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Fires near Oakridge spread smoke across eastern Lane County
Smoke for wildfires burning southwest of Oakridge is making for some hazy conditions in eastern Lane County on Monday.
4-year-old boy dies after he's pulled from water near Henry Hagg Lake
Efforts to revive a 4-year-old boy Monday after he was pulled unconscious from water and not breathing were unsuccessful, authorities said.
American captive released less than a week after ISIS executes journalist
Less than a week after Islamic militants killed an American hostage, another kidnapped American was set free.
President Obama is back at the White House Monday morning to oversee an increasing debate about how the US should handle the rise of ISIS and other terrorist groups in the middle east.
Members of ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, executed American journalist James Foley on Wednesday. Officials with the British government say they've identified Foley's killer.
Five days later a different Syria-based terrorist group released American author Peter Theo Curtis after he'd been held for two years.
6.0 quake shakes Napa, California
A record 6.0 earthquake shook Napa, California early Sunday morning, injuring nearly 87 people and damaging numerous structures.
The quake struck at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday and its epicenter was about six miles from Napa, California. This is the largest earthquake to hit the San Francisco area in 25 years.
Small brush fire closes Hwy 126W just west of Eugene
Fire crews doused a small brush fire between Highway 126 W and the rail road track Sunday evening, briefly stopping traffic between Eugene and Veneta to handle the blaze.
66th primetime Emmy Awards: Who should win and who will win?
The annual Emmy Awards are scheduled for Monday night, and many fans are hoping to see their favorite take home a trophy.
Photos: 2014 Eugene Celebration Parade
Disadvantaged students get help with school clothes, supplies: 'It's a real blessing for us'
About 40 students from Cesar Chavez Elementary School filled a backpack with free school supplies Saturday. Afterward each student went shopping at Valley River Center with a mentor for a $150 school clothes shopping spree.
Parents like Sarah Curry, who has a daughter going into 3rd grade, said the generous donation from the Eugene Active 20-30 Club will prepare her child for the school year.
JR Laing, a member of theActive 20-30 Club, says she wants every student to feel proud and stand tall each day they walk through the classroom door.
Seattle neighbor finds $10K worth of heroin hidden in shrubs
Marion Co. Sheriff: Woman fights off attacker, man arrested for sexual assault
|Armando Cervantez, 19
SALEM, Ore. -- A woman said she fought off a man that broke into her house early Sunday morning and tried to sexually assault her, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.
Marion County deputies responded the 4000 block of State St. after a woman called saying a man, later identified as Armando Cervantez, 19, broke into her house while she was sleeping.
The woman said Cervantez entered the home, placed a rag over her mouth and tried to sexually assault her, but the victim was able to escape and run away.
She told deputies he was wearing a pair of gloves and boxer shorts. A short time later deputies determined the suspect lives on the same property, but in a different residence.


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