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Performer: Aretha Franklin
Date: Friday, October 7
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Mystic Showroom®
Tickets: $69, $79
After dazzling a sell-out crowd at Mystic Lake in 2004, Aretha Franklin makes her triumphant return for her first performance in the Mystic Showroom this fall. Still belting out her unmistakable soul sound after more than a half century of entertaining and following the May release of her 38th studio album, A Woman Falling Out of Love, Franklin will make her second appearance at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel on Friday, October 7.
Dubbed "The Queen of Soul" for her gospel-charged contributions to American pop music, Franklin's resume is unmatched. Of her 69 hits to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart, 16 have landed in the top 10. She's won a whopping 18 Grammy Awards, including a record 11 for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Franklin was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was ranked 19th on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Artists list. Rolling Stone magazine tabbed Franklin No. 9 on its 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list, and the No. 1 all-time best singer of the rock era.
Tickets to see Aretha Franklin at Mystic Lake on Friday, October 7, at 8 p.m. are available for $69 and $79. Contact the Mystic Box Office at 952-496-6563 or go to mysticlake.com for more details.
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Ear piercings have been around for thousands of years and popular with almost all people, cutting across barriers of caste, creed and ethnicity.
A 5,000 year old Austrian mummy discovered some 11 years back is said to be one of the earliest known evidences of ear piercing. While it was customary for some tribes and races to do so to prove their allegiance, most people have used ear rings over the centuries as a form of embellishment or as a fashion accessory.
When I was 8-9 years old (now don't ask me how many years ago that was), ear piercing was synonymous with getting the ear lobe pierced. Now Over the years, different types of ear piercings have caught the fancy of fashion conscious people and they can have their pick from the various styles available.
According to a survey, getting the ear pierced is the most popular form of body modification in the USA.
Different ear piercing types have evolved over the years, as people keep making modifications in the existing styles to suit their needs, anatomy and style.
Suggested reading: How to Avoid Infected Ear Piercing?
Different Types of Ear Piercings
We are sharing with you all about 10 cool ear piercings here: where exactly on the ear you can get them done, what types of jewelery you can use on different ear piercing types and how long each one of them would take to heal.
1. Lobe piercing
This is the most popular area of the ear to get a piercing. Since it is the largest area of the ear and also the softest, it remains a popular option with those wanting to get their ears pierced.
A single hole in the middle of the lobe has been as popular as perhaps ear piercing itself, though we get to see more than one piece of jewellery in the ear lobe itself these days. Probably, because the lobe is large enough to accommodate more than 1 earring.
At present, ear lobe piercing can be done with the help of a gun or a needle. Though a gun piercing hurts lesser, piercing with a sterilized needle is a better alternative.
The best thing about getting the ear pierced at the lobe is that it heals very fast (within 4-6 weeks, or even faster) and is not very likely to get infections.
2. Helix piercing
Of all types of ear piercings, this is the second most popular. Helix piercing refers to a piercing that involves the soft cartilage at the upper side of the ear.
A helix piercing can be embellished with hoops, bead rings, cuffs or studs. Most professionals prefer to do the helix piercing with the gun though a large needle can also be used for the purpose.
A helix piercing takes a very long time to heal. While some people claim to be fully healed within 6-8 months, it is usually known to take as long as 12 months to heal in most people.
A problem with helix piercing is that if the ear does get infected (God forbid!) after enduring all that pain and you have to remove the embellishment to allow the wound to heal, you may lose the aperture completely by the time the wound heals.
3. Rook piercing/ anti helix piercing
Though one of the most painful piercings, rook continues to be extremely popular. The ear in this case is pierced at the antihelix as shown in the picture below.
It is extremely painful for the wearer since the needle in this case passes through several layers of cartilage. Besides, it is very difficult to perform as well because the entrance and exit holes are not always easy to mark.
Curved barbells or small hoops are worn with rook piercings. The healing time with these perforations is long and can last as long as 2-12 months.
Rook piercings are notorious for high rejection rate because of lack of enough space along the cartilage to support an earring or because of poor healing.
4. Daith piercings
Daith piercing is done at the innermost fold of the ear cartilage using a curved needle.
Using a curved needle prevents any damage to the other parts of the ear.
Not everyone CAN have a daith piercing though, because the cartilage must have enough room to support a ring or a bar later. The earring to be worn with a daith piercing is usually a barbell or a ball closure ring.
Again, these piercings take unduly long to heal and while they might stop hurting after 4-6 weeks, they are known to take as long as 2-4 months to heal completely.
5. Conch piercings
Conch piercings can be of two types- inner conch piercings, and outer conch piercings.
The inner conch piercing is towards the center of the ear and is done with the help of a large gauge piercing needle. Barbells or small hoops are worn with inner conch piercings.
The outer conch piercing is along the outer part of the ear cartilage. If it is done at the curved part of the cartilage inside the ear, it will be called a helix piercing rather than an outer conch.
Usually, conch piercings take 2- months to heal completely, though they stop hurting after 10 weeks or so.
6. Snug piercings
A snug piercing perforation is done along the anti-helix. Snug refers to the area of the ear along the inner cartilage, near the base of the outer rim of the ear.
The cartilage along this part of the ear is thin due to which it is not too painful to get it pierced. It is also much easier for the performer to handle it unlike the rook where the person incharge must be a thorough expert.
Adorned after perforation with curved barbells or hoops, this type of ear piercing can take 2-4 months for initial healing though complete healing might take upto 1 year.
7. Tragus piercings
This type of piercing, as indicated by the name, is done on the part of the ear called the tragus (meaning thereby that small oval cartilage flap that is situated just above the ear lobe).
Getting the ear pierced in this area can be extremely painful since the tragus is often thick and fleshy, though the thickness of this small piece of flesh varies from person to person.
A tragus piercing takes anywhere from 2-4 months for initial healing, though complete healing might take almost 1 year.
8. Industrial piercings/ Scaffold piercing
These kinds of ear piercings are fast becoming popular, particularly among the younger generation. This piercing requires two holes in the upper cartilaginous portion of the ear. These holes are then connected by a piece of jewelery (a long curved barbell or a small hoop).
This is just a variation of the helix piercing, the only difference being that the ear in this case is pierced at two places instead of one.
A scaffold piercing or an industrial also takes a very long time to heal. It often takes a year to heal completely though the initial pain starts lessening after 3 months.
9. Cage piercing
Yet another variation of the industrial piercing is the cage piercing. This refers to two or more industrial piercings done in the same ear.
10. Gauging or stretching
Gauging/ stretching refers to a piercing along the ear lobe which is then stretched eventually over a prolonged period of time to almost form a hole along the earlobe.
While the initial piercing is done with a needle, the hole is made bigger by gradually increasing the diameter of the earring that is worn inside the gauge. It can be stretched to make it as large as desired, because the skin in the earlobe is highly elastic.
Given above is a list and description of the most popular of all types of ear piercings. But this list is not comprehensive. Besides the ear piercing types listed above, we have the anti-tragus piercings, dermal punches (more popular with the men) and the cartilage piercings.
It is not uncommon to see one single person have many different ear piercings in one ear at a time.
Instead of going by impulse, the wearer must carefully examine his/her ear before deciding what kind of ear piercings he wants to have, because the chosen portion of the ear must have sufficient room to accommodate an earring.
Other than that, almost any piercing requires good after care to rule out any infections or premature closure of the perforation.
If you are confident that you can handle that, go ahead and get yourself a great piercing that suits your personality and adds to your style quotient!
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AgingSkinNet Article Just Another Sign of Aging, or an Underlying Medical Condition?
Some signs of aging that appear on the skin indicate more than advancing years; they warn of an underlying medical condition. Changes that occur as we age also make us more susceptible to skin conditions, such as shingles and skin cancer. The table below lists signs and symptoms of aging that may indicate an underlying medical condition.
If you spot any of these changes, make an appointment to see a dermatologist. With early detection, many of these conditions are easily treated. If allowed to progress, some conditions can be difficult to control. Melanoma, a type of skin cancer, can be deadly without early treatment. In the United States alone, one person dies from melanoma about every 68 minutes.
Possible Underlying Condition
Lesion on the skin that appears as a:
Scaly, red spot or cluster of slow-growing, shiny or scaly lesions that are red or pink
Mole that changes color, shape, or size
New skin growth
Mole or other skin lesion that bleeds or itches
Age spot that becomes large, flat, dark, and has irregular borders
Bruise that does not heal or seems to heal and then re-appears
Brown or black streak underneath a nail
Translucent, pearl-shaped growth
Skin Cancer
Sore that does not heal or seems to heal and then re-appears
Circulatory problem
Skin lesion with any of the following characteristics:
Dry, scaly, rough-textured patches ranging in color from skin-toned to reddish-brown and in size from a pinhead to larger than a quarter
Diffuse scaling on the lower lip that cracks and dries, the thickened lip may have a whitish discoloration
Lesion on the skin resembles an animal horn
Note: These lesions develop on skin that has received years of unprotected sun exposure, such as on the face and arms. This skin is typically dry, itchy, and wrinkled.
Actinic keratoses (AK), a lesion that has the potential to progress to squamous cell carcinoma (a type of skin cancer)
Actinic cheilitis (an AK that forms on the lip)
Itching: Moisturizers do not help and skin is excessively dry
Itching: Severe
Adverse reaction to medication
Kidney or liver condition
Pain (vague or sharp) that typically includes headache, followed by blisters forming on the skin
Vein in the leg bulges or is very tender
Varicose Vein
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As skin ages and loses its fat padding, it becomes more susceptible to bruising. Pay special attention to bruises. Any bruise that does not heal should be examined by a dermatologist as this may be a sign of skin cancer.
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The Veggie Table: Asparagus and Currant Wheat Berry Salad
by Janel Ovrut Funk in The Veggie Table, May 14, 2011It's finally safe to say — without fear of jinxing myself — that warmer weather has arrived! Spring is finally here, and for me, that means more BBQs, picnic lunches, and potluck gatherings. I love the opportunity to share great recipes with others, and attending get-togethers where I'm invited to bring a dish means I know there will always be a meat-free option on the menu. One of my favorite things to bring is a grain-based salad, since it's hefty enough for me to enjoy as the main part of my meal, while others may like it as a side dish to accompany their meat entrée. Most grain-based salads can be enjoyed hot or cold, which is refreshing in warmer temps. It also means I can prepare the salad the night before, let the flavors marinate, and then just grab and go when it's time to meet up with friends and family for a warm-weathered occasion.
I recently made this Asparagus and Currant Wheat Berry Salad for dinner. Asparagus is synonymous with spring and the simple oil-and-vinegar dressing means you can whip this up with ingredients you already have on hand. Don't have wheat berries? Try brown rice or quinoa. You could also replace the currants with raisins, and the almonds with walnuts. There are plenty of possibilities, so you'll never get bored bringing this dish to all of your spring and summer events.
Asparagus and Currant Wheat Berry Salad
Yield: 6 servings
1 1/2 cups hard wheat berries
3/4 cup currants
1 pound asparagus spears, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1/4 cups almonds, chopped
2 green onions, white and green parts, chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
In a large pot combine the wheat berries and enough water to come 2 inches over the wheat berries. Bring to a boil and cook uncovered for 1 hour, or until tender. Drain and let cool.
In a large bowl, combine the wheat berries, almonds, asparagus, currants, green onions, olive oil and vinegar. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground pepper.
TELL US: What's your favorite food to bring to a potluck or BBQ?
Janel Ovrut, MS RD LDN, loves experimenting with vegetarian and vegan cooking. Read her food blog, Eat Well with Janel, and follow her on Twitter @DietitianJanel. Catch up on her previous posts here.
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Patti's Saga of an RV Rookie: "How to Earn Money RVing: Chapter 1″Doing It Online"
January 21, 2011 by Patti F. · 7 Comments
So you want to earn money on your computer while running amuck in your RV? Consider this: how did you earn money before you joined the elastic-wearing, black water-dumping, tent-popping hordes? Your answer may reveal how to earn income from your RV. You're an expert at something. What is it? Let's explore approaches to earning income online:
- Let's say you were a teacher. What does that qualify you to do from an RV? True, you (hopefully) no longer hold recalcitrant, desk bound children captive. However, you probably retain the knowledge, communication and organizational skills it took to work with the darlings. Those skills are marketable.
Online tutoring companies such as www.smarthinking.com or www.tutor.com or www.tutorvista.com value those skills. I enjoy tutoring online for Smarthinking.com on many levels; not the least of which is working from our RV!
- Or, maybe you're a writer or "wanna be writer. " Find, then study, blogs you like. Read about how to blog. Here's a little something for those of you secretly wondering, "Just what is a blog?" http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/05/what-is-a-blog/
- Send a relevant "show-them-what-you've-got" blog to companies that embrace your interests or passions. Ask if they need a blogger. I recently sent a sample blog to a company whose vision I share. They hired me to blog for them. What do you have to lose by asking? At worst, they'll ignore you. At best, you'll get a gig!
- Stay open. Just last month I saw an internet ad dated 2006 ( a millennium ago by internet standards). An agency I admire was looking for a blogger. Rather than assume the ad was worthless because it was ancient, I sent a sample blog. I asked if they'd be interested in hiring me as a blogger. They were and they did. Anyone can do that! Why not you? The key is to focus fiercely on your passions and interests. The joy of blogging is directly proportional to the blogger's love of the topic.
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- What are my top 5 specific skills? Whether they're a result of having been a full time homemaker, career professional, tradesman or a technician, skills are skills.
- Of those top 5 skills, which one(s) do I actually enjoy? If you hated doing something before you were RVing, you'll hate it while you're RVing.
- How can I transfer these skills to a computer? See comments about RV internet access on http://blog.goodsamcamping.com/2011/01/pattis-saga-of-an-rv-rookie-how-to-quit-your-job-and-work-from-your-rv/ .
If you've lived long enough to be RVing you're skilled, talented, and experienced. Consider and research which of your skills might transfer to a computer.
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Your Family History - Your Future
Your family history holds key information about your past and clues to your future health. Many of your physical traits, such as eye color, hair color, and height are inherited. So, too, are risks for certain genetic conditions and health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers. You may have noticed that some of your relatives are healthier and live longer than other relatives. You may also have noticed that some relatives have the same health problems. By collecting your family's health history, you can learn what health problems you may be at increased risk for in the future and how to reduce your risks. For instance, people at increased risk for heart disease may be able to reduce their risk through not smoking, regular exercise and diet. Learning your family history can benefit both you and your relatives… and it can be fun too!
To help focus attention on the importance of family health history, acting U.S. Surgeon General Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., in cooperation with other agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has launched a national public health campaign called the U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative to encourage all American families to learn more about their family health history.
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TalkHealthHistory.org: The Talk Health History Campaign Web site provides a comprehensive source of family health history information – along with helpful tools and resources – for patients, families and healthcare providers.
ASHG, Genetic Alliance and NSGC: "Family History Fact Sheet" – A step-by-step guide that describes how to collect your relatives' medical information and draw a family history tree that will help predict your genetic disease risk.
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U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative: The Web site provides tips on how to gather family health information and a free online Family Health Portrait tool for creating a personalized family health history report. You could print out the information and share it with your family members and health care providers. The Department of Health and Human Services also developed some disease-specific health risk information fact sheets for: heart disease, diabetes, colorectal cancer, hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, and Tay-Sachs disease.
Genetic Alliance: Family Health History – Genetic Alliance produced two booklets that contain helpful information about collecting, compiling, and interpreting family health history. You could customize their booklets for your family, organization, or community. The booklets are available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
CDC Family History Resources: The Web site provides general information about family health history (FAQs, fact sheets and brochures) and links to tools to collect family history.
University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center – One of the modules,"Using Family History to Improve your Health", includes excellent resources and information to help people understand how genetics affects their lives and its implications for society. The Utah Department of Health also offers a family health history toolkit on their Web site.
The Center for Medical Genetics: "MyGenerations" - MyGenerations is a web-based tool for collecting personal and family health history to determine your risk of developing cancer. You can print and share the report with your health care providers to develop an individualized plan for early cancer detection and prevention.
CDC Featured Podcast: "Family History - An Early Warning for Your Child"The CDC's National Center on Birth Defects & Developmental Disabilities - Nov 28, 2007
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Carl Gallups interviews Dr. Grace Vuoto about the death of Loretta Fuddy, who played a huge part in the controversy over Obama's birth certificate.
Fuddy was by no means the only official to have confirmed Obama's birth certificate. The Hawaii head of the DOH and the Hawaii registrar of births back during the last Republican governor's administration, Fukino and Onaka, both did too—and both are still alive. And the former Republican governor of Hawaii, Linda Lingle ( a friend of Sarah Palin's) did too, and she is still alive. And, in addition to the confirmations of these three people (four including Fuddy), there is also the public Index Data file and the birth notices sent to the Hawaii newspapers by the DOH of Hawaii in 1961. And, guess what, there isn't even evidence that Obama's mother had a passport in 1961, and EXTREMELY few women traveled abroad late in pregnancy in 1961, and birther sites LIED when they said that Obama's Kenyan grandmother said that Obama was born in Kenya. (She actually said repeatedly that Obama was born in Hawaii, but birther sites did not guote her and simply cut off the tape recordings on their sites just before she was asked "where was he born?" Oh, and BTW, SHE is still alive too.) Yet despite all these facts, birther sites have managed to convince a few gullible people to assume that Obama's mother was one of the very few 18-year-olds to have a passport and one of the EXTREMELY few women who traveled abroad late in pregnancy in 1961, and that the officials of both parties are lying, and so is the Index Data and the birth notices. GULLIBLE.


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Perhaps you've seen the blue bar above when visiting Google recently. It's there to inform you that Google is changing its terms of service on November 11th. I love TOS updates! Hear that? It's sarcasm.
No one likes when the terms of a service changes. Mainly because we don't read the TOS in the first place and now feel compelled to take time out of our day to read what's changed from what we already didn't know. To top it off they don't even provide pictures to understand how to manage these changes. The nerve. See what's changing below and learn how to opt out in 4 clicks.
The biggest change is that Google will now be showing the names and faces of Google Plus users (that are over 18) in ads. So if a local restaurant is advertising with Google and you have left a review of that restaurant, your G+ profile name and picture, rating you gave the restaurant and part of your review will show up as part of the advertisement. They are calling this a Shared Endorsement and they give you the option to opt out of it for advertising purposes.
Managing this privacy for their other products will require you to be a little more conscious of who you share with. Google makes a point of saying ONLY when you take an action (+1, comment, follow, etc.) will they use you in their Shared Endorsements. Some examples of actions that could trigger you being used in a Shared Endorsement are listed below.
+1'ing. Plus one a product, place or play store item and Google will serve you as a Shared Endorsement in SERP's.
Reviews and Comments. Leaving a review on a product, place or commenting on a Google+ posts can prompt Google to use Shared Endorsements. Again Google says these are only shared with the people you choose.
Following. Google will serve your G+ name and picture up as a shared endorsement when your friends, family, and circles are served results that include people and brands that you follow. There have been a lot of complaints about how Facebook provides endorsements to friends on behalf others. It will be interesting to see how this is accepted when served in search results.
Four Clicks to Opt Out of Googles new TOS
1. Go to the Shared Endorsements settings page
2. Uncheck the box at the bottom of the page.
3. Click Save.
4. Are you sure? Click continue.
That's it!
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Whats unclear is to what extent Shared Endorsements will be included in search results. Last month Google made it mandatory for YouTube users to have a Google+ account tied to their account in order to comment on videos. It was done in an effort to cut down on trolling comments on the platform and adds a layer of accountability to the comments being posted. While that is a great way to reduce some truly terrible things being said online, I'm not sure I want to have my face next to every video or article I like, forever.
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Sean McQuaide is a Search Analyst in the SEO department of LunaMetrics. His passion for business and all things digital fuels his need to ask the simplest of questions, why. Along with his education in marketing and economics he brings to LunaMetrics a background in web design, SEO and sales. He is a movie addict and avid drinker of craft beer, but would take on a mountain bike trail over those two any day.


text: SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYSouthwestern Oklahoma State University held its centennial celebration on March 8, 2001. Southwestern Normal School was established by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature on March 8, 1901, to prepare teachers for the public schools. Several towns waged vigorous campaigns to become the site of the new institution. After a lengthy court battle, Weatherford was chosen as the school's home. Work began on the first building, located on a hilltop overlooking the frontier town. While the first building was still under construction, classes began on September 15, 1903. Attending classes in the three abandoned saloons on Main Street, students could hear the clink of glasses and the voices of gamblers in the adjoining saloons. Pres. James R. Campbell and twelve faculty members welcomed 113 students to the new school. In 1920 Southwestern Normal became a four-year institution under the name Southwestern State Teachers College. In the 1930s Southwestern struggled to survive attempts to close the school for financial reasons and to remove several presidents for political reasons. In 1939 the Board of Regents added a vocational curriculum to the teacher-training mission, leading to the establishment of the Pharmacy Department, now the School of Pharmacy, a nationally known program. Southwestern grew rapidly, adding new degree programs and graduate programs after World War II when returning veterans took advantage of the GI Bill. Under the leadership of Pres. Al Harris in the 1960s and 1970s, Southwestern added several new buildings and reached a record enrollment of over 5,500. In 1974 the institution's name was changed to Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Southwestern has gained national recognition through sports and academic programs. With a student enrollment of 4,915 Pres. Joe Anna Hibler led the University through the centennial year and into the twenty-first century. She was the second woman (Kate Galt Zaneis was the first) to serve as president of an Oklahoma institution of higher education. SEE ALSO: COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES–STATE. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Jerry G. Nye, Southwestern Oklahoma State University: The First 100 Years (Weatherford, Okla.: Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 2001). Jerry G. Nye © Oklahoma Historical Society |


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In the past week, $93M has been delegated to NHL goaltenders. It's been as good of a week for goalies as for Adam Oates, as teams have begun to lock up their most important players, two of them to long, gaudy contracts that are sure to not provide any value.
It started off with Ondrej Pavelec, signing a 5-year, $19.5M deal from a position of zero leverage. While a number of Winnipeg writers are sure that Pavelec is a budding star with the Winnipeg Jets, the numbers are less generous. Pavelec was 18th in the league in even strength save percentage, or EV SV%, at .917, four points below the league average at .921. Last season, his first as a starter however, he was tied for 8th, but it was the only year out of his four in the league where he's been above league average goaltending.
Winnipeg was a 51.26% team in Fenwick Tied, rendering them a positive possession club who more frequently out-shot and out-chanced their opponents. They were the highest non-playoff team in this measure, and only logically missed out on the playoffs due to the fact they were out-goaltended most nights.
Now, I watched a lot of Jets games this year, and while Pavelec made a number of awesome saves, he was also caught out of position frequently, spent too much time watching the play, and afforded himself little chance on good offensive possessions. Jets fans have been watching AHL goaltending for about ten years now, and, credit to him, Pavelec would be a very good goaltender in the AHL. At the NHL-level, it's a very risky move because you're betting that Pavelec will perform like he did in one of his four years… for five seasons. This deal could create a lot of headaches down the line.
Allan Walsh then went on record breaking my brain, saying that "Tuukka Rask is going to hit $3 million. Cory Schneider is going to hit $3 million. There's a new wave of goalies taking over No. 1 starting jobs in the NHL from the older guard. Between those goalies, statistically and in experience at a No. 1 goalie, Pavs should be slotted under Price".
There's little you can argue that would suggest that Pavelec is a better option between the pipes than Tuukka Rask, but the Bruins somehow locked Rask up to a 1-year, $3.5M deal. This deal is expertly reasonable, giving a chance for a young goaltender who put up a .929 EV SV% last season, and a .925 in his one year as a starter, to prove himself. This is still a "win now" year for the Bruins, so getting good goaltending ought to be more of a priority than locking up good goaltending.
Rask is still a restricted free agent next off-season, which means that Chirelli will get another chance to overpay for a goaltender, but in a vacuum, Rask's $3.5M salary cap hit is excellent value for a goaltender that has proven over and over an ability to make saves at even strength and give quality opportunities for his team to win.
It's the same sort of deal that Los Angeles Kings' goaltender Jonathan Quick was on. He held a $1.8M cap hit, won the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe, and cashed out, signing a ridiculous 10-year, $58M deal. The excellent goaltending the Kings received last season was made even better because it came for so cheap, but with a cap hit larger than any Stanley Cup-winning goaltender to this point, the Kings may not have the flexibility to spread dough around.
It's true that the salary cap has increased a bundle in the last few seasons, but paying a lot of money and giving a long term a starting goalie has worked out in one instance: Henrik Lundqvist, and even his team-level success is suspect as the team has won just two playoff rounds since the contract began paying out in 2009. They also missed the playoffs in 2010.
But Lundqvist is the best in the business, consistently putting up good numbers behind a team that has seen very little stability as Glen Sather continually tinkers with his roster, signing stars, then trading them away when they get too pricy.
What makes Quick's deal different is that last season was arguably his first really good year in the NHL, and the Kings are stuck with him, for better or for worse, for 11 seasons. Predicting goaltending is tough. It's true that Quick is tied for fourth in save percentage in the last two seasons, but where is the guarantee that will last for long? How many goaltenders on this list are still the top of their craft? Rick DiPietro? Marc-Andre Fleury?
Quick was as instrumental as any King in this recent Stanley Cup, but if his 10-year deal works out, it would be the first for any goalie signed for more than six. The Vancouver Canucks have sourced on Roberto Luongo going into year three of 12 in his deal. Ilya Bryzgalov's is looking like an awful bet after just one of nine. Rick DiPietro, well, he's played an average of 28 games a year since signing his. Marc-Andre Fleury has the second to lowest save percentage of any regular starter since signing his, and the only one behind him is Miikka Kiprusoff, who is himself entering year five of six of his long-term, big-money deal.
Like Chiarelli, Mike Gillis signed his young goaltender Cory Schneider to a very reasonable 3-year, $12M deal that comes with some risk. While Schneider's EV SV% numbers have been very good over two seasons at .933 and .931, he has yet to play the regular, wear and tear minutes of an NHL starter. He has played very good when starting consecutive games and did so on a number of occasions this past season in Vancouver.
The only way this deal doesn't work out is if Schneider spectacularly flames out and ends up being a below-average goaltender. If he continues to play like he has so far in his career as a regular starter, he's a steal, but he also gives the Canucks some flexibility by not being locked up to a 12-year deal. If he regresses a tad and plays like an above-average goaltender as opposed to a spectacular one, he's providing value, as his cap hit will no doubt be about the league average for goaltenders, and probably in the lower half for starters.


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Submitted by CHASINGPAVEMENT Carbs: 10.8g | Fat: 1.2g | Fiber: 2.1g | Protein: 19.8g | Calories: 140.9
This roasted chicken gets its sticky coating from the juices it releases while being baked. Carbs: 5.6g | Fat: 6.7g | Fiber: 1.6g | Protein: 43.2g | Calories: 263.9
I prepare in small loaves so i can freeze individual loaves for later. ...the applesauce lightens the meat load without affecting the flavor or the texture! Submitted by SHERLE Carbs: 10.5g | Fat: 6.8g | Fiber: 1.1g | Protein: 18.3g | Calories: 177.4
Asparagus both tastes great and is high in folate and potassium! Carbs: 5.6g | Fat: 2.5g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 2.7g | Calories: 48.2
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This recipe creates its own thin crust and can easily be made vegan. Submitted by STILLFLYIN Carbs: 32.1g | Fat: 1.5g | Fiber: 2.3g | Protein: 5.1g | Calories: 161.6
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Submitted by IAMTHIN72 Carbs: 46g | Fat: 2.4g | Fiber: 6.9g | Protein: 9.2g | Calories: 222.6
With the abundance of squash in summertime, zucchini cakes are a popular seasonal treat. This one is light and not too sweet. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 23.1g | Fat: 4.8g | Fiber: 2.7g | Protein: 3.6g | Calories: 144.7
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Captive-bred F1 gray wolf-coyote hybrids, Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minnesota | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Genus: | Canis |
Species: | C. latrans x C. lupus/lycaon/rufus |
Coywolf is an informal term for a canid hybrid descended from coyotes and one of three other North American Canis species, the gray, eastern and red wolf. Coyotes are closely related to eastern and red wolves, having diverged 150,000-300,000 years ago and evolved side by side in North America, thus facilitating hybridization.[1] In contrast, hybrids between coyotes and gray wolves, which are Eurasian in origin and diverged from coyotes 1-2 million years ago, are extremely rare. Such hybridization in the wild has only been confirmed in isolated gray wolf populations in the southern USA,[2] while several specimens were produced in captivity via artificial insemination from sperm extracted from northwestern gray wolves introduced to female western coyotes.[3]
Hybrids of any combination tend to be larger than coyotes, and show behaviors intermediate between coyotes and the other parent species.[4][3] In one captive hybrid experiment, six F1 hybrid pups between a male northwestern gray wolf and a female coyote were measured shortly after birth with an average on their weights, total lengths, head lengths, body lengths, hind foot lengths, shoulder circumferences, and head circumferences compared with those on pure coyote pups at birth. The results found that despite being delivered by a female coyote, the hybrid pups at birth were much larger and heavier than regular coyote pups born and measured around the same time.[3] At six months of age, these hybrids were closely monitored at the Wildlife Science Center. Executive Director Peggy Callahan at the facility states that the howls of these hybrids are said to start off much like regular gray wolves with a deep strong vocalization but changes partway into a coyote-like high pitched yipping. [5]
Eastern wolf-coyote hybrids have been recorded to form more cooperative social groups than pure coyotes, and are generally less aggressive with each other while playing, in contrast to pure coyotes which are known to display higher levels of aggression and start mild fights preceding play.[6] Hybrids also reach sexual maturity when they reach two years of age, much later than in pure coyotes.[7]
Gray wolf-coyote hybrids[edit]
Mexican gray wolf-coyote hybrids[edit]
Despite the nature of hybridization between coyotes and gray wolves to be extremely rare, hybrids of southern coyotes and isolated Mexican gray wolves were speculated for a long time to have been roaming the south-central USA after the latter species was depleted from persecutions. However, their existences were not confirmed until 2007 through analysis from several specimens of large coyotes collected in the central and western Texas state. One analysis of controlled-region haplotypes of the mitochondrial DNA and sex chromosomes of Mexican gray wolves by Uppsala University detected the presence of coyote markers in some specimens. However, these markers were absent in captive Mexican gray wolf populations, thus suggesting that some male gray wolves from remnant wild populations began mating with female coyotes and coywolf hybrids, later backcrossing to other male wolves. Analysis on Texan coyote haplotypes also detected the presence of male gray wolf introgression, such as gray wolf Y-chromosomes in some of the male coyotes. In an extremely rare case, the study found that one coyote out of seventy individuals from Texas was discovered to carry a mtDNA haplotype derived from a female Mexican gray wolf, thus indicating that a male coyote had also managed to breed with a female Mexican gray wolf in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf may be the only gray wolf in the southern states besides domestic and feral dogs to have hybridized with coyotes.[2] In tests performed on a taxidermied carcass of what was initially labelled as a chupacabra, mitochondrial DNA analysis conducted by the Texas State University showed that it was a coyote, though subsequent tests revealed that it was a coyote–gray wolf hybrid sired by a male Mexican gray wolf.[8]
Northwestern gray wolf-coyote hybrids[edit]
In 2013, a captive breeding experiment conducted in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services National Wildlife Research Center Predator Research Facility in Logan, Utah between gray wolves from British Columbia and western coyotes produced six hybrids, making this the very first hybridization case between pure coyotes and northwestern gray wolves. The experiment used artificial insemination and was aimed with the intention of determining whether or not if the sperms of the larger gray wolves in the west are capable of fertilizing the egg cells in the western coyotes. Aside from the historical hybridizations between coyotes and the smaller Mexican gray wolves in the south as well as with eastern wolves and red wolves, grays wolves from the northwestern USA and western provinces of Canada are not known to interbreed with coyotes in the wild, thus prompting the experiment. The six resulting hybrids included four males and two females. At six months of age, the hybrids were closely monitored and were shown to display both physical and behavioral characteristics from both species, as well as some physical similarities to the eastern wolves, whose status as a distinct wolf species or as a genetically distinct subspecies of the gray wolf is controversial. Regardless, the result of this experiment concluded that northwestern gray wolves, much like the eastern wolves, red wolves, Mexican gray wolves, and domestic dogs, are capable of hybridizing with coyotes.[3]
Hybrids between coyotes and domestic dogs have been bred in captivity dating back to the Pre-Columbian Mexico.[9] Other specimens were later produced by mammalian biologists mostly for research purposes. Although the latter species are not often considered wolves outside of the scientific community, domestic dogs are still subsumed into the gray wolf species hence coydogs are another biological sub-variations of hybrids between coyotes and gray wolves; the latter considered the domesticated form of Canis lupus.[10] Some roaming primitive dogs in North America, such as the Carolina dogs from the south-eastern USA, are also suspected to have had historical genetic exchanges with coyotes.[11] Unlike other gray wolf subspecies, dogs have been known to freely hybridize with any Canis that come into contact with them during the breeding seasons which gives them the potential to introgress into various wild wolf and coyote populations.
Eastern wolf-coyote hybrids[edit]
Eastern wolf-coyote hybrids, termed eastern coyotes, occur in New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick,[12] Nova Scotia,[13] and Newfoundland and Labrador.[14] The eastern wolf is particularly susceptible to hybridization with the coyote, due to its close relationship to it and its ability to bridge gene flow between both coyotes and gray wolves. Furthermore, human persecution over a period of 400 years caused a population decline which reduced the number of suitable mates, thus facilitating coyote gene swamping into the eastern wolf population. Aside from posing a threat to a unique species, the resulting eastern wolf-coyote hybrids are too small in size to substitute pure eastern wolves as apex predators of moose and deer. The main nucleus of pure eastern wolves is currently concentrated within Algonquin Provincial Park. This susceptibility to hybridization lead to the eastern wolf to being listed as Special Concern under the Canadian Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife (COSEWIC) and with the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario (COSSARO). By 2001, protection was extended to eastern wolves occurring in the outskirts of the Park, thus no longer depriving Park eastern wolves of future pure-blooded mates. By 2012, the genetic composition of the Park's eastern wolves was roughly restored to what it was in the mid-1960s than in the 1980s-1990s, when the majority of wolves had large amounts of coyote DNA.[15]
Red wolf-coyote hybrids[edit]
Due to intensive persecution, forest clearing, road building, and perhaps declines in deer populations throughout the 1900s, red wolves were eliminated from most of their historic range, being reduced to a small population in Louisiana and Texas by the 1960s. This limited range was also occupied by coyotes, which began to hybridize with the remaining red wolves, to the point that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the species as endangered in 1967. The Service initiated a captive breeding program in 1973, with over 400 wild canids being captured for the purpose, though only 10% of this stock was determined to be of pure red wolf stock. 14 of the captured animals were ultimately released into northeastern North Carolina in 1986, though coyotes began to colonize the area in the early 1990s, resulting in the creation of hybrid offspring. The Wildlife Service's current management strategy consists of sterilizing hybrids, though the identification of hybrids with more than 50% red wolf ancestry is difficult based on appearance alone, so they are instead identified through assignment tests based on microsatellite loci.[16]
Further reading[edit]
- Adams, J.R.; Kelly, B.T.; Waits, L.P. (2003). "Using faecal DNA sampling and GIS to monitor hybridization between red wolves (Canis rufus) and coyote (Canis latrans)". Mol. Ecol. 12: 2175–2186. doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.2003.01895.x.
- Hailer, F.; Leonard, J.A. (2008). "Hybridization among three native North American Canis species in a region of natural sympatry". PLoS ONE 2008 (10): 3. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003333. PMC 2556088. PMID 18841199.
- McCarley, H. "The taxonomic status of wild Canis (Canidae) in the south central United States". Southwest. Nat. 1962 (7): 227–235.
- Wayne, R.K.; Jenks, S.M. (1991). "Mitochondrial DNA analysis implying extensive hybridization of the endangered red wolf Canis rufus". Nature 351 (6327): 565–568. doi:10.1038/351565a0.
- ^ Wilson, P.J., Grewal, S., Lawford, I.D., Heal, J.N.M., Granacki, A.G., Pennock, D., Theberge, J.B., Theberge, M.T., Voigt, D.R., Waddell, W., Chambers, R.E., Paquet, P.C., Goulet, G., Cluff, D., White, B.N. (2000). "DNA profiles of the eastern Canadian wolf and the red wolf provide evidence for a common evolutionary history independent of the gray wolf". Canadian Journal of Zoology 78: 2156–2166. doi:10.1139/cjz-78-12-2156.
- ^ a b Hailer, F., and J. A. Leonard, (2008) Hybridization among three native North American Canis species in a region of natural sympatry, PLoS One 3:e3333
- ^ a b c d Mech L. D., Christensen B. W., Asa C. S., Callahan M, Young J. K. (2014). "Production of Hybrids between Western Gray Wolves and Western Coyotes". PLoS ONE 9 (2): e88861. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088861. PMC 3934856. PMID 24586418.
- ^ Way J. G. (2007). "A comparison of body mass of Canis latrans (Coyotes) between eastern and western North America". Northeastern Naturalist 14 (1): 111–24. doi:10.1656/1092-6194(2007)14[111:acobmo]2.0.co;2.
- ^ Riese, Clive, http://forestlaketimes.com/2014/03/19/wildlife-science-center-partners-in-study-impacting-wolf-controversy/ Wildlife Science Center partners in study impacting wolf controversy, Forest Lake Times (March 19, 2014)
- ^ Bekoff, M. 1978. Behavioral Development in Coyotes and Eastern Coyotes. In: M. Bekoff, (ed.), Coyotes: Biology, Behavior, and Management: 97-124. Academic Press, New York
- ^ Way J.G., Rutledge L., Wheeldon T., White B.N. (2010). "Genetic characterization of Eastern "Coyotes" in eastern Massachusetts" (PDF). Northeastern Naturalist 17 (2): 189–204. doi:10.1656/045.017.0202.
- ^ Ardizzoni, S., "Texas State University Researcher Helps Unravel Mystery of Texas 'Blue Dog' Claimed to be Chupacabra", Bio News Texas (September 1, 2013).
- ^ http://www.colegionacional.org.mx/SACSCMS/XStatic/colegionacional/docs/espanol/lmza/lmza_icaz_2002.pdf
- ^ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2903542/
- ^ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0311_030311_firstdog_2.html
- ^ "Living with Wildlife - Eastern coyotes". Natural Resources website. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern Coyote in Nova Scotia". Department of Natural Resources website. Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Living with Coyotes in Newfoundland and Labrador". The Department of Environment and Conservation website. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Linda Y. Rutledge, Bradley N. White, Jeffrey R. Row & Brent R. Patterson (2012). "Intense harvesting of eastern wolves facilitated hybridization with coyotes". Ecology and Evolution 2 (1): 19–33. doi:10.1002/ece3.61. PMC 3297175. PMID 22408723. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ^ Fredrickson R. J., Hedrick P. W. (2005). "Dynamics of Hybridization and Introgression in Red Wolves and Coyotes". Conservation Biology 20 (4): 1272–1283. doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00401.x.
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External links[edit]
- The complicated science of studying coyotes and hybrid species: Mysteries That Howl and Hunt
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The bike section will loop around to it's completion at the main transition point where racers will hop off their bikes, don their running shoes and hit the trails again...on foot! Runners will be challenged with a variety of terrain and elevation changes as they navigate the scenic trails of Camp Victory once again. Runners will be treated to the stunning forest scenery, river views and overlooks the Zumbro River Valley offers. This final section is 3 miles long and will complete the race.
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Great content often gets ignored if it doesn't meet ALL 3 of these criteria:
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- Entertaining
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If you study some of the facts on human attention spans, how much people read, and what turns readers away, you can really learn a lot:
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The average attention span in 2012 | 8 seconds |
The average attention span in 2000 | 12 seconds |
The average attention span of a gold fish | 9 seconds |
Average number of times per hour a person checks their inbox | 30 |
Average length watched of a single internet video | 2.7 minutes |
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Percent of page views that lasted more than 10 minutes | 4 % | |
Percent of words read on web pages with 111 words or less | 49 % | |
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Users spend 4.4 seconds more for each additional 100 words | 4.4 seconds |
I notice myself, that when I visit a website, if I notice that if someone writes a long, drawn-out post that doesn't immediately get to what I'm looking for (ex: has a huge hypey intro, fluff, etc.) I quickly lose interest–and so do most of your readers according to statistics.
Don't draw your content out with fluff, hype, and sensationalism. Just give your readers what they're looking for.
The same applies with a video; if it's 30 minutes, I just want to learn one piece of information, and the video has a huge intro with a person talking all about themselves, their company, their history, etc., instead of getting right to the meat of the topic, it kills the experience, and I often leave and go somewhere else.
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"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
~ Benjamin Franklin
If I had quoted my father above – or my grandfather for that matter – it would have read simply, "Prevention is better than cure." This was an often repeated refrain of his when I was growing up and even through my adulthood. It is something I grew up believing and still do. In matters of securing the nation, any work we can do as representatives of our government to prevent atrocities is work well done.
As Congressman, I will steadfastly support the prevention efforts of the State Department to maintain our national security because prevention is better than cure. It certainly is cheaper.
The US State Department is an agency in our federal government that is in the business of prevention. Their mission statement is:
"Shape and sustain a peaceful, prosperous, just and democratic world and foster conditions for stability and progress for the benefit of the American people and people everywhere." ~ From the FY 2011 Agency Financial Report
The United States Congress must retain the constitutional right to declare war (Article 1, Section 8) and must do everything possible to keep the peace.
Pictures are worth at least a thousand words. Take a look at this graph that represents federal spending: FY 2010 Outlays.
We spend 1% of our federal income on funding for USAID. This funding is something I support and would continue to support for the reasons outlined in the Fact Sheet by the Bureau of Resource Management:
This funding supports diplomats and development experts who are working every day to protect our national security, promote our economic growth, and project our values in virtually every country on Earth. They are carrying out a robust foreign policy that is leading the world in solving the most complex challenges of our time, from thwarting international terrorism to stopping the spread of catastrophic weapons, fixing the global economy, and advancing human rights and universal values. They are helping identify and prevent conflicts before they start. They are helping to secure nuclear materials, fight international crime, assist human rights defenders, restore our alliances, promote the rights of women and girls, and ensure global economic stability.
In a dangerous world, leaders must always be prepared to make the difficult decision of whether to declare war. Thankfully our United States Constitution provides for the congress to share that burden amongst 535 legislators (House and Senate) rather than one President. Together let us ensure that congress retains that decision making authority as was intended.
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Craig resident arrested on suspicion of embezzlement offenses
Reuer in custody at the Moffat County Public Safety Center
Thursday, November 8, 2012
The Craig Police Department arrested a local resident Thursday morning on suspicion of committing certain crimes consistent with embezzlement.
Craig Reuer, 36, of Craig, is in custody at the Moffat County Public Safety Center on suspicion of theft, a Class 3 felony; identity theft, a Class 4 felony; and forgery, a Class 5 felony, according to court documents.
He is being held on $20,000 bond.
Investigator Travis Young, of the Craig Police Department, was one of several local officers that participated in the investigation that began in May.
According to the affidavit Young submitted for an arrest warrant, Reuer is suspected to have embezzled more than $154,000 from his former employers at Tri-State Equipment Company, LLC, 3025 W. Victory Way.
Though Reuer was employed at Tri-State Equipment for about 18 years, all of the alleged criminal activity transpired during the last two years, the affidavit states.
During that time Reuer had access to Tri-State Equipment's business accounts, but did not have authority to write or sign company checks, according to the affidavit.
It is alleged Reuer forged one of the owner's signature and/or stole pre-signed checks to use for his own financial gain and to pay off certain debts such as hospital bills, his wife's tuition at CNCC and personal credit cards.
At the time of Reuer's arrest Thursday, the Craig Police Department had identified 30 checks the suspect allegedly used to defraud Tri-State Equipment.
Reuer was fired from Tri-State Equipment in May shortly after the police department launched its investigation.
Reuer then applied for unemployment benefits through the state, according to the affidavit.
That request was denied.
At press time Reuer was still incarcerated at Moffat County Jail.
He is scheduled to be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in Moffat County Court.
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Jim Sandberg 2 years, 2 months ago
WOW, I did not think our comments were out of line? Guess we should not have used names!
MyWords 2 years, 2 months ago
No you shouldn't have said names. Mainly ones that aren't even involved with the investigation. An for you to name call on a website like that an to also bash innocent people is wrong. Just sayin...
Joanna Hatten 2 years, 2 months ago
My Words...I originally would have agreed with you until I took the advice of one reader and went to the courthouse and read the arrest papers. From what I read I can assure you all parties named in the first two posts SHOULD be charged. So before you get all self righteous I suggest you take a moment and educate yourself on the facts. Just sayin...
Jim Sandberg 2 years, 2 months ago
Funny how people stand up for those who are in the wrong QUICKER than anyone in the right. Especially when they have no proof. Wish I could get a look at those docs as well getagrip......I have no doubt that he should not be the only one being punished here, but ya know every "queen ant" has to have its "workers" that get "punished" first! That "queen" will get their "day"........eventually!
MyWords 2 years, 2 months ago
I am well educated on the facts n know for a FACT that Mr. Reuer did not do any if the things being pushed upon him. Mr. Reuer has been loyal to that company for many years, n for this to suddenly appear n to point fingers at a man who wouldn't hurt a fly, makes me sick. It's honestly just shows what people have become. Selfish, greedy, family hurting, life ruining people. Pathetic if you ask me. But it will come to show who was in the right, n who was in the wrong. Time will tell so leave it at that.
Joanna Hatten 2 years, 1 month ago
My words...oh where to begin!!! Seriously??!! If you ARE educated about the facts I'm assuming that you are aware that in the arrest papers Mr. Reuer ADMITED!!!...to embezzlement. And you spoke of selfish greedy people...honestly!!!! Have you stopped to think of the other employees whos lives this could effect? Mr. Reuer is nothing but a selfish greedy individual who chose to take what was not his to have a lifestyle and girlfriend he could not afford. Nobody pushed anything on your buddy Mr. Reuer. He chose to be a thief and a liar.
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