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Happy Places consists of a bespoke website, happyplaces.com (currently inactive), and a free iOS app, which went live on the App Store yesterday.
Users are encouraged to create Happy Places profiles, where they can share photos with their friends (of "happy moments", naturally). They can also view other users' pics, make comments and follow hashtags (like #music, #joy and #girlfriends) to be informed when other users have uploaded photos that fit in with these "moments".
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There can be more than one true meaning of Christmas.
The Pope has told Catholics not to let consumerism overshadow the true meaning of the Christmas celebration. That true meaning for Christians, of course, is celebrating the birth of their Lord Jesus Christ in a manger in Bethlehem.
But Christmas doesn't just have to be about the recognition of Christ's sacrifices. The "true meaning" of Christmas has changed as our society has developed. Christmas has grown from a somber day, to a fun celebration of life, of family, and of the prosperity we have all built.
Let me just say: capitalism has been the key to this transformation and we shouldn't be ashamed of it. We shouldn't shun capitalism at Christmas; we should celebrate it!
Look at the history of Christmas alongside the economic history of the West. The holiday has long existed, but it didn't become our biggest holiday until the 19th century. After the Enlightenment and then the Industrial Revolution, political and economic freedom provided new opportunities for everyone, especially to the poor and middle classes.
People were finally allowed to pursue their own dreams, own their property, trade their goods, and heck - even buy each other Christmas presents!
It is no coincidence that Christmas grew in importance just as we were getting rich. Families celebrated their new affluence by exchanging gifts, feasting with family and friends, and singing Christmas carols.
They rejoiced in their faith and good fortunes. This is the spirit of Christmas.
Just imagine Christmas without capitalism. It would be pretty depressing. Communist Russia banned Christmas, and when Stalin eventually permitted it, he changed the date and watered it down with communist symbols and characters. People were poor and miserable; there really wasn't much to celebrate. Capitalism is part of what makes Christmas so special.
Those who say capitalism centers upon greed and selfishness ignore Christmas, a holiday grounded in charitable giving, goodwill, and helping the needy. Each year, the average Canadian donates about $1,500 to the charity of their choice, according to the Fraser Institute's Generosity Index. Much of this happens around Christmas, the season of giving.
Santa Clause as we know him today was depicted in a 1930s Coca-Cola ad - the company that embodies North American capitalism. But the story of St. Nicholas filling stockings with gifts dates back to 4th century Byzantine. Remember, St. Nic isn't just the Patron Saint of Children, he's also the Patron Saint of Merchants.
And now Christmas is as Canadian as ice hockey or maple syrup. All cultures and religions can celebrate capitalism, freedom, and prosperity during Christmas. This includes religious freedom to celebrate any holiday you please. All these aspects represent Christmas.
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As a musician in the Colorado Symphony, I see the traffic and parking problems downtown every week. If light rail is extended to Littleton and other areas, it will provide the thousands of people who come to the Performing Arts Complex and other downtown attractions a good alternative way to get there. Otherwise, we will have more and more violations of the federal air-quality standards, as we did recently on the evening of the Parade of Lights.
Let's get on with it and build light rail!
Helen McDermott
In Alan Prendergast's story on light rail, he talks about the subsidies that RTD gets and implies that a disproportionate amount of public funds flows into mass transit. Nothing could be further from the truth. The United States puts less public money into transit than almost any other industrialized country in the world--and it shows. We also have the largest subsidies for the biggest guzzler of tax dollars: the private automobile.
The real story is the billions of dollars of public money that go into building roads and providing parking designed to make it easier for more people to drive more miles while spewing more air pollution. User fees such as the gas tax pay for less than half of the direct cost of providing and maintaining the infrastructure and services required to keep cars running.
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At the Metro Growth Forum's concluding regional summit October 21, a clear commitment to light rail was made because goals were adopted that call for full development and funding of alternative transportation systems, including light rail, in the metro area, as well as development of increased RTD funding for light-rail rapid transit. These recommendations express the desires and wishes of citizens who are concerned enough about the future of their community to spend their own time trying to understand the issue and work out solutions that are supported by a consensus of citizens from all metro areas, all income stratas, all occupations and all political philosophies. As a participant in the whole process, I call upon our local and state government officials to heed the voice of the citizenry and move forward with light-rail plans.
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Alan Prendergast's story on light rail missed several crucial points that need explanation. First and most important, the people in the metro region want light rail. His article completely overlooked the overwhelming public support for expanding light rail. This support is easily exemplified by the overflowing park `n' ride at Broadway and I-25, which is beyond capacity.
Second, light rail is subsidized, but so are our highways. As we know, we face a serious dilemma in Colorado: We do not have enough money to build and maintain our transportation system. Current figures show that we will have money for maintenance of this system, with little left for expansion. Is this deficit only for transit? No! The gas-tax revenues do not cover all of the costs for highways; local taxes as well as federal funds are used to maintain and build highways. Colorado is one of a handful of states that do not have a state souce of revenues for transit. The issue is the need to raise flexible fund for all modes of transportation.
Last, transit is an important tool to combat air pollution. Particulate pollution, which is comprised of fine dust particles that become lodged in lungs, is caused by tailpipe emissions, and the grinding of sand, dirt, roads and tires. Particulate pollution is directly related to the amount of miles we drive; the less we drive, the less we pollute.
With the great amount of growth facing the region, now is the time to work for cleaner solutions to our air quality problems. Building out a transit network in the Denver metro region, which would include both light rail and commuter rail, will provide citizens with cleaner options, which will result in lessened congestion and improved air quality.
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- Lauren Alaina (born Lauren Alaina Kristine Suddeth; November 8, 1994) is an American singer from Rossville, Georgia
- Alaina was the runner-up on the tenth season of American Idol
- Alaina was born on November 8, 1994, to Kristy and J.J. Suddeth of Rossville, Georgia. Her father works as a process technician in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[2] Alaina is a strong Christian and often states that she lives for Jesus Christ.[3][4]
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But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord, and the Lord sent Nathan to David. He [Nathan] came to him [David], and said to him, "There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds; but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. He [The poor man] brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children; it used to eat of his meager fare, and drink from his cup, and lie in his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him. Now there came a traveler [a guest who came] to the rich man, and he [the rich man] was loath to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the wayfarer [guest] who had come to him, but he [the rich man] took the poor man's lamb, and prepared that for the guest who had come to him. Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man [rich man in Nathan's story]. He said to Nathan, "As the Lord lives, the [rich] man who has done this deserves to die; he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."
Nathan said to David, "You are the man! Thus says the Lord, God of Israel: I anointed you king over Israel, ... and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added as much more. Why have you despised the word of the Lord, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, for you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife."
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The MARC trains take approximately 40 minutes to complete the same journey, as long as there are no delays. However, during the last month, MARC reports that only 84% of their trains on the Penn Line have been on time. Some trains on the line have only a 69% rate of accuracy in arriving on time, belying complaints from riders who believe the system is inefficient.
The train is set to enter service into Japan, where it will become the fastest train in the world, surpassing China's maglev system, which functions at a top speed of 268 miles per hour.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the offer this week during a visit to President Obama. Details of the offer were not made public, but it is believed that Japan offered additional incentives to entice participation. Japan is seeking the deal in the hopes that adoption by the United States will attract other customers. To date, Japan has not effectively been able to market the technology.
The trains attain their high speed by using magnets to levitate the train in the air, earning the title of "mag-lev" trains. Behind the project is The Northeast Maglev (TNEM), who has already raise $50 million for the project. Based in
"The Board, led by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, includes three former governors of Northeast Corridor states — Republicans George Pataki of New York and Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey and Democrat Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania — and two former U.S. secretaries of transportation, Democrat Rodney Slater and Republican Mary Peters, as well as Kevin Plank, founder of Baltimore-based Under Armour, and former Northwest Airlines President & CEO Douglas Steenland."
Prime Minister Abe, in a statement delivered at the New York Stock Exchange, had much to say about the proposal.
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Digital Camera Articles for December of 2011Below are the 13 Digital Camera articles for December of 2011 1. Kodak PlaySport Burton Edition Zx5 Review: Ready for the Slopes 12/1/2011 Kodak must be really high on its PlaySport line, as the company has given the second-generation Zx5 a fresh coat of paint and dubbed it the 2. Canon PowerShot SX150 IS First Look Review: Big Zoom Without a Big Price 12/5/2011 Canon's popular SX series of ultrazooms is updated with the SX150 IS. With a 12x optical zoom and a full array of auto and manual shooting m 3. Most Popular Digital Cameras of November 2011 12/6/2011 As the holiday shopping season crescendos, take a moment and take a peek at the most-viewed digital cameras on the site last month. DSLRs, c 4. Sony Alpha NEX-7 Review: A Top-Notch Mirrorless Camera 12/7/2011 The Sony NEX-7 talks a big game with its 24.3 megapixel APS-C sensor, 1080 HD video and stunning OLED viewfinder. We've already had a first 5. Tamron to Release 18-200mm NEX Lens 12/8/2011 Tamron announces today the 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC lens for the Sony NEX system. This E-mount zoom lens will cover a range equivalent t 6. Adobe Lightroom 3.6 and Camera Raw 6.6 Updates Available 12/13/2011 Adobe releases updates for Lightroom and Camera Raw today, adding RAW file support for several new cameras. 7. Olympus Launches M.Zuiko 12-50mm Micro Four Thirds Power Zoom Lens 12/14/2011 The new M.Zuiko 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 is the first zoom lens introduced for the Micro Four Thirds system with an electronic motor. 8. iPhone 4S Camera Review: "Good Enough" Tech Gets Better 12/14/2011 If cell phone cameras are "good enough tech," then the iPhone 4S has been positioned as "just as good tech." With an 8 megapixel CMOS sensor 9. Kodak PlayFull Waterproof Review: Underwater Shooting on the Cheap 12/19/2011 Pocket camcorders are hardly ever known for their excellent video quality, and the Kodak PlayFull Waterproof is no exception. But it still h 10. Canon PowerShot S100 Review: Powerful and Pocket Friendly 12/22/2011 The Canon PowerShot S100 is a high-powered, low-profile compact camera with RAW shooting, manual exposure modes and HD video. This generatio 11. Pentax Q Review: Think Small 12/27/2011 The daring little Pentax Q is, without a doubt, the smallest currently available compact system camera. With a point-and-shoot pedigree, it 12. GadgetTrak Launches CameraTrace Service 12/28/2011 GadgetTrak's new security service will search photos uploaded to sharing websites for a stolen camera's serial number. 13. Nikon Coolpix AW100 Review: Coolpix Gets Tough 12/30/2011 Nikon enters the rugged compact ring with the Coolpix AW100, a shock, water and freeze resistant camera. Equipped with GPS and glove-friendl |
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Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay
Bali, 80361, Indonesia
Expectedly luxurious and dramatic, this Four Seasons sits atop a cliff at the southern end of Jimbaran Bay. The 147 thatched-roof pavilions are furnished in carved teak and upholstered in tropical batik fabrics; some have kitchenettes, and all have gardens, and terraces with private plunge pools that staffers sprinkle daily with frangipani blossoms. Views from them spill out over the sea and the soaring peak of Mount Agung, and many have private access to the resort's private, white-sand beach, with its arsenal of water sports (catamarans, windsurfers, and canoes). Faultless service and a super snazzy spa (where treatment rooms all have their own bougainvillea-filled courtyards) leave you wanting for nothing. Casual, beachside PJ's is the better of the resort's two restaurants; it serves fresh seafood brought daily from the local market (less than a mile away), and is a super spot for chilling out over sundowners.
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Nine 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom villas have their own private beach access, kitchens, pools, gardens, and personal staff. Of these, Villa #3 has the largest garden and pool.
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Number of Rooms: 147
Number of Suites: 9
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- January 27, 2015
- Beyond Gladys: Women's Cycling in Portland and Female-Focused Shops
By Ellee Thalheimer. In the February issue of Adventure Cyclist Ellee Thalheimer looked at Gladys Bikes, a female-focused shop in Portland, Oregon, and owner Leah Benson's take on cycling retail. Here are a few other female-focused shops around the country, as well as a look at women's cycling groups in bike-mad Portland.
- January 26, 2015
- 6 Reasons to ride Death Valley
Death Valley is a land of many extremes. Although the name sounds dark, the valley is filled with flora and fauna in addition to cyclists that come to explore the low traffic, dry conditions and barreness. Here are my 6 reasons for visiting Death Valley by bicycle.
See more posts on the blog.
- January 12, 2015
- Adventure Cycling Opens 2015 Young Adult Bike Travel Scholarships
MISSOULA, MONTANA, January 12, 2015 — Adventure Cycling Association is now accepting submissions for the Young Adult Bike Travel Scholarship. Two successful candidates will be selected to participate in one of Adventure Cycling's 2015 educational courses.
- December 16, 2014
- U.S. Bicycle Route System grows to over 8,000 miles
Missoula, Montana, December 16, 2014 — Adventure Cycling Association and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) today announced that AASHTO's Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering has approved 1,253 miles of new U.S. Bicycle Routes (USBRs).
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- January 9, 2015
- New Michigan bike route on U.S.-2 Expands!
- The state now has 1,008 miles of official bicycle routes approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Adventure Cycling Association.
- January 6, 2015
- National Groups Approve 193-mile UP Bike Trail
- IRON MOUNTAIN, MICH. (AP) -- Michigan has a new officially recognized bicycle trail that extends 193 miles across the Upper Peninsula.
- January 5, 2015
- Tour of Montana and the Montana Bicycle Festival
- Montana will join the ranks of U.S. cities hosting professional cycling events in 2015 with the inaugural Tour of Montana.
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Premier Advisors Group set up in the north lobby of Helmerich Hall for students to stop and visit with the representative about the company as an employer and possible job openings available.
Premier Advisors Group offers people in our community a full range of financial products and services. They are dedicated to providing quality products coupled with advanced strategies so that they can assist each individual client or business to maximize their wealth and benefits.
Northwestern Mutual visited with students in the north lobby then had an information session with lunch at noon in Helmerich Hall 214. They are here recruiting students interested in a career with a company whose interests are in financial planning.
The company, founded in 1857, has lived through the Civil War, the Crash of 1929, the Great Depression, two world wars and numerous recessions. Northwestern Mutual Financial Network is well-positioned to help people manage financial risk and achieve financial security intoday's complex world.
The Internal Revenue Service was visiting and recruiting students for internships and employment. A table was set up in the north lobby of Helmerich Hall for students to stop by and learn more about job opportunities available with the IRS.
The IRS offers opportunities for individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Join us and we will challenge and support you with tremendous work-life balance--plus a prime opportunity to help make the nation a better place, every day.
Business Career Development and Undergraduate Advising hosted the second annual Collins College of Business Majors and Career Day. This fair was open to all TU undergraduate students and an invitation was sent to Tulsa Community College (TCC) students to participate. All majors offered in the Collins College of Business were represented with faculty, students and alums for you to find out more about a major, adding a minor and career opportunities within that major.
Other tables included Business Career Development, Graduate Business Programs, Undergraduate Advising and TU Career Services. There was a drawing for prizes for those who visited at least two tables and asked questions. Prizes included 22" LED TV, Wii Console, Kindle and $50 Target gift card.
Right here at TU in Helmerich Hall for the Meet and Greet was the third-largest integrated energy company in the United States, the fourth-largest refiner and the sixth-largest reserves holder of nongovernment controlled companies.
ConocoPhillips hosted an information session where students could stop by and visit with several employees from the company, most of the employers were TU alum! Look for this event next year and stop by for a visit!
This was the first workshop of the spring semester. Students learned strategies to make the most out of their summer jobs, whether it is waiting tables or a professional internship with a Fortune 500 company. Participants also learned more about the fall recruiting season and what they need to do during the summer to be prepared to get the internship or job they want.
The presenter was Ben Gray, graduate assistant for Business Career Development and he was able to share some personal experiences from summer jobs and the process of obtaining an internship. Each student who attended received a small gift and was entered to win one of three Business Career Development portfolios.
The Business Employer Panel gave students the opportunity to hear from professionals from a wide range of industries. Representatives came from BOK Financial, Grant Thornton, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Samson and Tulsa Drillers to discuss what makes their company unique.
The employers also talked about their personal career paths and why they made the career decisions they did. Students had the chance to hear firsthand what these companies look for in an employee, including everything from resumes to interviews to social media. Following the panel discussion, students had the opportunity to network with the employers and ask additional questions.
Frustrated with team projects? This was the workshop for you! Teams are a part of the business reality and we cannot escape them. Cheri Lindle, founder and president of C3 Consulting Tulsa, has over 20 years of training and development experience. Cheri facilitated the workshop Team Building for MIS and Accounting Majors. The individual and group skills obtained at the workshop will give the students an edge to perform better now at TU and in their future jobs.


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Your success in business, sports, friendship, love, and nearly every enterprise you attempt is largely determined by your own self-image. People who have confidence in their personal worth seem to be magnets for success and happiness. Good things drip into their laps regularly, their relationships are long-lasting, and their projects are usually carried to completion.
To the editor: I recently voted against hosting a hazardous waste day for Oldham residents and will continue to vote against such programs in the future.
Congratulations to all Oldham County School employees, parents, board members and community stakeholders for another great year. Once again our school system has earned the No. 1 ranking on the state test in 2010 among all county school districts in Kentucky.
By Dodie Huff-Fletcher Prevention Division of Seven Counties Services Inc. While most adolescents do not use alcohol, some do. But the question is – how do they get it? It's a question of accessibility. Adolescents report that they get their alcohol from three places: a home, a friend or older relative, or from the store using an illegal ID.
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EA CEO John Riccitiello is throwing down the gloves now. In the latest in EA and Activision's spat over the imminent clash of Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3, the EA boss has stated that he wants Call of Duty to "rot from the core".
Pulling no punches then, EA.
Riccitiello's chat with Industry Gamers started off rather civil. "The honest truth is I think Modern Warfare is going to be a really good game," he said. "I think that in a weird way it's starting to feel a little to me like the Disneyland abstraction of a war game - a little bit jump the shark. So it feels a little bit like that to me. And I think there's a market for that."
Of course, he explains why Battlefield is better. "I think our game is more authentic. It's definitely going to do a lot of things better. Lighting's better, physics is better, animations are better, particle effects are better, vehicles are better."
He then called into question Activision's decision to announce the paid subscription service, Call of Duty Elite. "I don't know what's in Elite right now, but based on what I've seen, I think they might've been better off holding the Elite thing and been a little more careful and show up a month after they've launched Modern Warfare 3," said Riccitiello.
He says Activision rushed into the announcement in an effort to recover from an inferior showing of MW3 versus BF3's presentation. "I think the reason they led with their chin is that they needed to say something against what was clearly a more powerful presentation of Battlefield 3 over Modern Warfare. So they needed something to say. I think they picked the wrong thing, but there's a lot of months between now and November so they've got plenty of time to recover," he said.
The EA CEO says gamers who can tell the difference between a good game and a bad game will favour BF3, while MW3 will appeal to the mainstream. He said there is "a concentration of people that might tell the difference between a good game and a bad game. We're going to do really well there. A lot of people bought Modern Warfare more for the coffee table and didn't play it for 2 months. There's sort of that mass audience... they're going to win there.
"The question is, 'So, if the gamer buys our game and the mass audience buys their game, where do the two meet?' And all I want to do, if you will, is to have them rot from the core," he added.
The showdown of the CEOs kicked off last week when Activision CEO Bobby Kotick called into question Battlefield 3's chances in the console market, saying he couldn't "objectively comment on it" as EA had only shown the game running on PC so far.
A respected CVG source told us that Kotick's team were turned away from the EA booth at E3 last week when they asked to play BF3. Activision has since denied that the incident took place, but our senior informant remains 100 per cent adamant that he witnessed it.


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"We wanted to keep our undefeated season rolling. I was very happy with the team effort we gave tonight. This was a great way to finish off the season at home," stated head coach Jimmy May.
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Undefeated Wildcats down Bacone, improve to 4-0
BALDWIN CITY, Kan. – The Baker University wrestling team kept its perfect dual record intact Tuesday evening as the Wildcats downed Bacone College 28-13, at the George F. Collins Center in Baldwin City, Kan.
Freshman Brandon Gebhardt (pictured) led the way for the Wildcats posting a 11-0 victory over Nate Lemings.
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Sun, Apr 25, 10 at 16:42
Help! My huge hoya compacta is loosing leaves and I can't figure out what is wrong. It is 13' long or longer. It has been in the same window and watered the same way for years. The leaves are yellowing and falling off starting at the pot and working their way down the stem. Oh Yeah, it's gonna bloom too!! When I noticed it about 6 weeks ago I repotted in a larger pot because I know its usually too much or too little water. There was still dirt and the roots looked fine. The first few weeks after watering it seemed to stop happening but now they are falling off again. I am lost. Any suggestions??? I water once a week with VF-11. Thanks Jane |
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Hi Jane, I am sorry to hear your huge compacta is having problem. I don't think it needed to re pot if there were dirt left when you transplanted. Maybe getting too much water, I would put it back in original container if it was mine and keep the roots drier for awhile but misting the leaves. Good luck! Jan |
Jane...personally, I would water the plant heavily with a solution of BATS...not only would this rid your plant of any pests, it contains fertilizer that would be beneficial to your plant. As David has stated in previous posts, H. compacta needs more water than people generally suggest. You may not see any evidence of mealies, but they could be attacking the roots...so, to be on the safe side, I'd water it heavily with the BATS, and do so immediately, then do not water for a full 10 days. Since David's advice to water more heavily, my compacta has become a "show piece". Wishing you good fortune with this lovely hoya!! Fondly, Patrick |
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ELDORADO — Dan Truett McWhorter, age 90, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, after a brief illness. Full military service was held Saturday, March 13, in the Eldorado Cemetery with Rev. Joe McGee officiating. Honorary pallbearers were his "best buddy" Mark Harrington, Samuel Harrington, Scott Calhoun, George Spinks and Dean Williams. Dan was born Jan. 8, 1920, in Eldorado to William Lauren and Viola Mae McWhorter.
He graduated form Eldorado High School and attended San Angelo Business School. After this, he went into business with his cousin Ben Morris in Fort Davis. They owned the Hotel Limpia and Annex and The Union Trading Company through the 1940's. On Dec. 11, 1941, he was called to serve his country in World War II.
He was with H Co. 381st H Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division in the Philippines. He held the rank of sergeant in communications. His regiment fought on the beaches of Leyte and Okinawa, some of the worst battles in our country's history. He was honorably discharged Jan. 11, 1946, and awarded decorations and citations including four Bronze Stars.
He married his sweetheart, Rita Ann Elder, of Eldorado on Sept. 30, 1953. The have two sons, Dan Jr. and Paul Jackson. Dan traded on the commodity market at Uhlman Grain for 13 years. Their family fun times were spent traveling together in their tiny Airstream trailer to Mexico and spent many vacations in Guadalajara and Villes.
Most of their summers were spent on the South Concho River near Christoval. Those were the best times of all. Dan loved music, he was a great audience, he enjoyed reading and one of his favorite pastimes was searching Indian mounds for artifacts. He smoked a cigar every day, sitting on the porch with his babies, Marci and Kitty Girl. He loved God, his family, his flag and his country.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and six brothers, Sam and Earl Calhoun, Bill, John, Joe and Bob McWhorter. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Rita; sons Dan Jr. and wife Debbie of San Angelo, Paul and wife Anna of Christoval; sisters-in-law Patricia Elder of San Angelo, Nancy Patton and husband DeWitt of College Station, Duenne Culbreth of Dallas, and Lucille McWhorter of Eldorado; also his precious grandchildren, Elizabeth Ann McWhorter, Stacy Harrington and husband Mark and their son, Samuel; and grandson Marcus Reed. We have special feelings for Rosa Rios who was right there to hold his hand to the very end, she is a sweet friend.
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These discounts are available for today only (November 23) and see the 16GB WiFi new iPad temporarily fall to $458 (a drop of $41), with the 16GB WiFi iPad 2 dropping to $368 (a discount of $31).
Those looking to buy the new iPad, but with more storage or cellular connectivity will also find that there are deals to their liking.
The 32GB and 64GB WiFi models are now selling for $548 and $638, respectively, with the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB cellular models available for $588, $678 and $768. The 16GB cellular iPad 2, meanwhile, has been cut from $529 to $498.
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Yesterday, I continued my spring repotting schedule and I collected a group of orchids to repot among which is a cattleya. The tag I cannot find.
It wasn't until I finished repotting that I discovered that the cattleya had four tight little flower buds peeping out of what seemed to have blended in with the green leaves. Question - has the repotting while in bud set back my cattleya? Will the buds continue to open? I never saw the buds because they are still greenish and unopened, but popping out of the sheaths. Any answers to give me hope? |
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I would be surprised if they didn't bloom. The optimum time to repot catts is when the new growth starts growing roots. With some of them they don't grow roots until it is ready to bloom or in bloom. I've never lost the blooms if I repot at that time. Brooke |
- Posted by catlover_gardener sfl10 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 29, 11 at 12:53
Did you mean "I would not be surprised if they didn't bloom", or as above? I dearly want them to get larger and open up. |
Let me try again - I would be surprised if you messed up the bloom and you couldn't enjoy it when it opened. Brooke |
- Posted by catlover_gardener sflmiami10 (My Page) on Sat, Apr 30, 11 at 12:54
I thought as much, but I needed to reassure myself at the risk of being chastised. Anyway I am happier now and will wait. Thanks again!!! |
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Metairie, LA (SportsNetwork.com) - The New Orleans Saints have named Mike Neu as their quarterbacks coach.
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In addition, the former Ball State, CFL and Arena quarterback was the head coach of the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena League from 2004-08.
The Saints needed a replacement for Joe Lombardi, who left to become the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions.
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Local school breaks barriers.
Gayle Abril, Principal at Valley View Community School got an email in late January that began with the word; congratulations.
As it turns out, Valley View was determined to be a finalist for the California Advisory Commission for Special Education's GOAL Award.
GOAL stands for Grazer Outstanding Achievement in Learning Award, and it looks for schools with the top Special Education techniques.
Valley View's Win-Win program caught their eye because it integrates the Special Education population in with the rest of the school.
"We just came together and started brainstorming ways of inclusion," said Abril. "It could be buddy classes, birthday card buddies…just any way you can imagine."
The buddy programs put classes together for a scheduled time once a week. Here you could see a 5th grade class join with a 1st grade class, or even a 6th grade class joining with a disabled class. There, the students help each other, be it by reading to younger kids, or helping special needs kids paint.
The mere act of bringing different students into the same classroom stimulated a response that Mrs. Abril and her staff did not foresee.
"We always knew that our special needs kids would benefit, but what we found was the extreme benefit for everyone else," said Abril.
"It's very easy to have compassion for the child who's in the wheelchair, it's difficult to have compassion for the kid sitting next to you who bugs you. That's where the compassion transfers over."
And one week ago when Valley View students were united in the process of painting a mural for the special needs department, it was clear that the barrier between the two different groups of students was gone.
Mrs. Abril says that the students are at a point where the disability doesn't even come up in conversation.
"They start talking like typical 6th graders, and they name every student in the program, and instead of saying 'oh, this kid's in a wheelchair,' they say things like 'oh, she's such a drama queen' and things like that. They really have seen past the disability."
There was a time when many remember the Special Education children being kept totally separate from the rest of the school.
In fact, a few years ago the entire Special Education Department was a County run program, with a different principal and administration office.
When the special needs students integrated into the school districts, each one took a different segment. Sulphur Springs School District, of which Valley View is a part of, took the medically fragile students.
So it's a big step forward in just a few years. The program doesn't just aid the special needs children by adding a quality of life. It also changes the everyday student, perhaps forever. It's not complicated, although it is brilliant. A simple dose of humanity, by way of the buddy system.


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Silvio Berlusconi's tactical beliefs have not evolved a great deal over the last decade. As Milan prepared for their Champions League clash with Barcelona this week, the owner explained to Radio Rtl how he would contain Leo Messi. "I'm not sure if you've heard of this Messi guy," Berlusconi quipped, "but he needs to be man-marked."
It was exactly same approach he had prescribed for dealing with Zinedine Zidane 13 years ago. Or rather, the one he would have prescribed had he spoken a little sooner. Instead Berlusconi, then the leader of the opposition in the Italian parliament, waited until immediately after his nation's golden goal defeat to France in the final of Euro 2000 before sticking the boot into its much-loved manager, and former World Cup-winning goalkeeper, Dino Zoff.
"We could and should have won," said Berlusconi at the time. "The problem lies with the management of the team. You can't leave Zidane, the main source of your opponents' play, alone the whole time. Even a beginner would have spotted that."
Zoff promptly resigned, telling reporters: "I don't think I should have to take lessons in dignity from Mr Berlusconi." The fall-out dragged on for weeks, Berlusconi defending his right to hold an opinion while critics chastised him for choosing to express it at a moment when the country was still in mourning. Italy's defeat had been a deeply painful one, the team leading right up to the 94th minute before Sylvain Wiltord's equaliser forced extra-time.
These days Berlusconi prefers to speak his mind before the event, though not everybody would consider that a good thing. The Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri has had the luxury of knowing exactly what his owner's preferences are as he prepares for the first leg against Barcelona. But that has also obliged him to consider whether or not to implement them.
"I won't tell the manager what formation to pick, I've never done that," said Berlusconi this week, expanding on his Messi comments. "I know what the role of the president is and what the role of the manager is. I respect that distinction."
The sting, as usual, was in the tail. "If a president doesn't agree with the manager," he continued, "then he simply fires him."
Berlusconi, in other words, is not ordering Allegri to do as he says, but he certainly expects his opinions to be taken on board. That is nothing new. The tone of this relationship was set right at the outset of the manager's tenure. "He is a teacher," said Berlusconi shortly after the appointment was confirmed. "But I am a professor".
The owner has many times 'advised' Allegri—often through the press—of his tactical preferences over the last three years, and only sometimes have those suggestions been implemented. Early in his tenure Allegri declined to continue using an out-of-shape Ronaldinho despite repeated encouragement to do so. Milan finished that campaign as champions. Independent thinking can be tolerated as long as it leads to success on the field.
Allegri's relationship with Berlusconi has never been an altogether comfortable one. In past years the owner had often preferred to promote his managers from within as he did with Cesare Maldini, Fabio Capello and Leonardo, or failing that, appoint men with strong connections to the club. Allegri arrived as an outsider, one who had not played, coached or worked for the Rossoneri in any capacity before.
He had, indeed, only ever managed one team in the top-flight, enjoying two seasons of modest success at Cagliari. If Berlusconi hoped such inexperience might make the manager more malleable, he was wrong. Not only did Allegri stick to his tactical guns, he also declined the club's initial offer of a contract extension in 2012, deeming €2m-per-year plus bonuses to be an insufficient salary.
That Berlusconi, and perhaps more importantly the team's vice-president Adriano Galliani, respect Allegri's work was clear from the fact the club eventually raised its offer to €2.5m, making him the joint-highest paid manager in the league. Yet in public the owner has rarely seemed enthusiastic. Earlier this month he was heard at a political rally telling a colleague that Allegri "doesn't know shit".
Attempts to laugh off such comments were less than convincing. Berlusconi claimed to have been simply playing a game with his colleague, where they were obliged to say that phrase about any person whose name came up in the conversation. "He mentioned Allegri's name and so I repeated the phrase," said Berlusconi. "Then like usual the papers [got hold of it]."
Such incidents, though, are easily forgotten when the team is performing as well as it has lately. Milan took just 15 points from their first 13 games this season, sliding so far down the table that even a Europa League berth had begun to seem a distant prospect. In the 12 games since they have collected 29 points, rising from 12th in the table all the way up to joint-third. The Juventus manager Antonio Conte expressed the belief this week that Milan could still challenge for the title.
That might be a bridge too far—Milan remain 11 points behind Juve, though the league leaders' loss of form since the turn of the year has been noteworthy. What is truly encouraging for the Rossoneri is that they have achieved such a turnaround with their most youthful side in years.
The arrival of Mario Balotelli up front is already being heralded as a stroke of genius, after the striker racked up four goals in his first three games for the club. But more exciting still has been to see him start two of those games alongside Stephan El Shaarawy and M'Baye Niang—ages 20 and 18 respectively—up front.
Throw in the emergence of the 20-year-old Mattia De Sciglio at full-back, and it is easy to see why the club is feeling good about its future. Milan's present squad list is the fourth-youngest they have entered to the Champions League since it was rebranded as such in 1992, with an average age of 27.76, and that is without the cup-tied Balotelli.
Whether such optimism will translate into success against Barcelona, though, remains to be seen. Balotelli's absence is significant, while El Shaarawy only rejoined training on Monday after missing the weekend's game against Parma due to tendinitis in his left knee. Even before suffering that injury, his form had dipped. After scoring 15 goals in the first four months of the campaign, El Shaarawy has just three in the last two months.
Milan's greater concerns are at the other end of the field. A defence which has conceded 31 goals in 25 league games will have its hands full against Messi et al. An expected starting centre-back combination of Philippe Mexes plus Cristián Zapata is unlikely to fill fans with confidence.
It was perhaps that concern which prompted Berlusconi's musings on the man-marking of Messi, but the practicality of such a plan is highly questionable. Which player in Milan's starting XI would even be up to such a task? Assuming the player in question would need to be a midfielder, the most likely candidates are Mathieu Flamini and Antonio Nocerino. Given that neither player has a particular history of taking on such assignments, this would be a tall order indeed.
That was certainly the verdict of the former Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso, who told reporters that any player trying to man-mark Messi would "risk getting sent off within 10 minutes". The Juventus manager Antonio Conte empathised. "To slow down Messi you don't need man-marking," he said. "You need a rifle."
The greater risk in making Messi such a focus of the game plan would be that of overlooking the many other ways in which Barcelona can hurt you. Messi has rarely shown his best against Italian opposition in the past, scoring just three times in eight games and always from the penalty spot. That might be nothing more than an anomaly, but the fact he has lost just one of those fixtures is not. Barcelona cannot be stopped simply by slowing down No10.
Allegri will know all this, though that does not necessarily mean he can find a solution. One or two observers have even asked whether it is in the team's best interests to do so. Milan have critical league games coming up against Inter and Lazio in the next two weeks, and there is an argument which says they would be better off sacrificing the Champions League in order to focus all energies on making sure they get back into the competition next year.
That is not a position which Berlusconi is likely to sympathise with. The owner has long emphasised the importance of Milan's European heritage. Any suggestion of Allegri taking his eye off the ball for this most high-profile of fixtures would darken the owner's mood far more swiftly than a mere disagreement over the merits of man-marking.


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"My family loves this pasta! I have made it at least a dozen times. Sometimes we do it as is, or with chicken or sausage. Our favorite is with chicken. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe and I am so happy I tried it!""
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"My family and I thought these wings were delicious! A great alternative to deep frying. We didn't change the recipe at all. I used frozen and fresh wings. The frozen took a little longer to get crispy but in the end they were both crispy and delicious. The sauce is great, we've always made it this way. Thanks Alton!"
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"Absolutely wonderful! I've made roasts many ways and I would say this is the best and easiest. The gravy was delicious. I had a 3 pound roast so I reduced the cooking time to 2 1/4 hours and it came out perfectly tender. Left everything else the same. Husband and kids ate it up. Thanks for the great recipe!"


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Woo-hoooo, Lynn got yesterday's answer right. The second guess on the board.
Nearly 80% of us will go out Christmas Eve to buy this: Scotch Tape!! (maybe in the week leading up to Christmas, but on Christmas Eve alone?!!) Today's question is: According to Good Housekeeping if you want your guests to drink less at your New Years Party, just do this. |
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Water down the booze? LOL Or maybe serve food along with the drinks. |
Serve punch instead of mixed drinks. |
Use small glasses. |
Ask them to bring their own booze? BYOB |
- Posted by georgysmom (My Page) on Fri, Dec 30, 11 at 9:39
I'm with Kim. Use smaller glasses. I know I've gone to peoples houses, had two glasses of wine and came home feeling bombed. When I thought about it, the glasses were very big and I didn't have two glasses of wine, I had four! |
I've heard this before and I think it has something to do with playing music, but I don't remember the details. Yesterday's answer baffles me because of the high percentage. |
Keep bottles of water and soft drinks out? Serve sweets, nothing salty? Wow, I can't believe that was the right answer yesterday, it was a wild guess only because my husband always comes around looking for tape on Christmas Eve. |
Lynn, I think when they surveyed for that question the majority of people they asked were men. My DH is always asking for tape on Christmas eve as well lol |
Play a riotous game of Stump the Stars |
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Blame it on Abdul Aziz al Ibrahim. He's the billionaire Saudi Arabian sheik and die-hard Brooke Shields fan who, in 1986, agreed to pour $22 million into a live-action version of the popular comic strip Brenda Starr, with Shields as the rambunctious, redheaded reporter-adventurer who's always dressed to the nines. There was only one hitch: When the film was ready to be released (five years ago), Ibrahim refused to give an inch in negotiating the distribution and TV rights.
Was he greedy or simply embarrassed? With its legal-financial hassles resolved, Brenda Starr has finally been taken out of mothballs. Curiosity seekers can now see for themselves that Ibrahim's real folly was backing one of the worst movies ever made.
As Brenda, the always exquisite-looking Shields who was 21 when the film was shot comes off as a giggly (if spectacularly elongated) high school princess. Trekking from New York to Puerto Rico to the jungles of Brazil, she delivers her thought-balloon dialogue (''Oooo, Libby Lips, how dare you?!'') with the amateurish enthusiasm of someone desperately trying to sound like a real adult. By the end, as she skis across the water on the backs of crocodiles, she has become a camp icon to rival Maria Montez. Even taken on its own spoofed-up terms, Brenda Starr is so flaccid and cheap-looking, so ineptly pieced together, that it verges on the avant-garde. I suspect they won't even like it in France.


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One side Samsung's Media briefing at IFA 2013 where the firm is explore their new line of gadgets. The same time the South Korean firm is also offered you chance to take a look on few details about its latest Android line up. Some sources say Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S4 to be roll out with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean in month of October.
As you all know the Android 4.3 software is already available of Galaxy S4 Google Edition but still it's not present on actual craft. Now when we talk about the S3 then you grab in previous month the company skipped 4.2.2 update because of the upcoming version of OS.
No doubt that 4.3 Android is simply come with the minor up gradation. It means you are not able to find out lots of changes into it. In new software users are able to get really impressive snazzy TouchWiz features.
By having it you have the chance to do any of their toughest tasks in much amazing speedy and smooth way. If you are remember recently we all able to hear another impressive report which say the Google is become the partner with Nestle and they are going to released Android 4.4 software that getting the named as KitKat.
But still we all are looking for 4.3 editions on Galaxy S3 and S4. The source explore it will rolls out in October month. But still we can't have any actual date for their launch.
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on December 3, 2013Almost everyone has seen this story, but I am sure that John Roberts, for one, doesn't understand how this could possibly be about race because it is 2013, and nothing is ever about race. Day of Jubilee!
Coach Scott arrived just as the boys were being handcuffed and was also threatened with arrest. "He goes on to say, 'If you don't disperse, you're going to get booked as well,'" Scott recalled. "I said, 'Sir, I'm the adult. I'm their varsity basketball coach. How can you book me? What am I doing wrong? Matter of fact, what are these guys doing wrong?'" "One of the police officers actually told me, if he had a big enough caravan, he would take all of us downtown," he noted. Scott called the incident a "catastrophe" for the boys and witnesses who were traumatized by the arrest. "These young men were doing nothing wrong, nothing wrong. They did exactly what they were supposed to do and still they get arrested," Scott remarked. "I'm speaking to the officers with dignity...and still and yet - they see me get treated like nothing."
Can anyone doubt for a minute that, had Coach Scott, to whom I give great credit for the way he handled the situation, gotten a half-inch out of line, according to the fine judgment of this arresting officer, some pretty terrible things could have happened to him? Of course...knockout game!
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Hey guys Please check out http://www.mydeals247.com/ . Its one site where you can get the cheapest of all hotel bookings. More cheaper than any other site out there. They use some kind of bargaining technique. Its worth a try.
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The enterprise mobile apps in the hospitality industry can be really useful. Consider all the potential possibilities that not only improve the guest experience, but help sell the properties amenities, reduce personnel costs, and improve guest check-in and check out. Here are some examples to consider in designing your hotel mobile application: allow guests to see all room types, highlight all property services, allow orders and reservations, view all restaurant menus, place room service order, make reservation time for the restaurant, link to a Twitter feed that exclusively promotes property activities.
Anything that can be reached on a room phone menu can be available through the app! You can have it all creating apps with Snappii!
I do not have any beef with this kind of service. Most of the time I will book early, but sometimes it would be good to have an option to look for a just-in-time room (such as on a road trip that took unexpected turn or just hitchhiking for fun). As some commenters here state, it of course cannot largely fix the room vacancy problem. But on the other hand it only adds to the hotel revenue.
However, I have a more technical beef with creating an app when simple HTML5 website, that is tested to work well on smartphone browser (like chrome), would be more portable and actually more usable by a wider range of users. If businesses like booking.com will start this just-in-time booking service, I predict it will end up destroying these app companies.
Everything in this realm is so new there is no orthodox, proven method that works demonstrably better than any alternative - yet.
I have a client whose firm builds both the booking-websites and the Apps, and conducts the marketing campaigns for them. Every Sunday over a 3-hour lunch we 'brainstorm it' trying to figure out what makes sense and what is cannibalization of what the customers already have.
You never really know what's going to work and what won't until you try - and each attempt demands tens-of-thousands of dollars and months of time. Maybe Apps are a wasted effort, when HTML sites will do the job across multiple platforms more economically - but when the hotels see other hotels that have them, they want to have them too, and since they get them sort of for free (the site developer works 'straight comm') it's hard to say 'no'.
We needed smartphone apps for this? If too many hotel rooms sit empty, that means that the prices are too high. Hotels with low occupancy rates could have dropped their prices to increase demand. They could offer lower rates - with cancellation restrictions, like airlines do - to secure travelers early.
This sounds like it will mostly help greedy hotels, who refuse to drop prices, fill up their empty rooms.
"Any opportunity to reduce that loss is warmly welcomed by hoteliers." (CSW)
Does an App cause more hotel rooms to be occupied than would be the case with no App? IDTS. Do people travel (or become incapicated as described) because Apps exist? Is it not just competition on price for a fixed pool of guests? Good for consumers, but for the industry as a whole? IDK.
If half the hotel rooms in Spain go unbooked on any given year, then I say we have the following problems:
1) Too high a supply of hotel rooms, and no application is going to fix that. Either close some of the hotels down, convert them to other businesses, or do something else. Stop building more capacity.
2) The price of the hotel rooms should drop. If not, let the rooms go empty, and the companies bankrupt, till a new entrant steps in, drops the price of the rooms and generates demand.
3) What kind of customer are we looking for, when he / she does not need a room till noon that day? This seems a highly transient, client base, that at best generates marginal returns and is the worst client to have. Would any of these clients sign up to the hotel's frequent flyer program? Eat dinner and breakfast at the hotel facilities? Visit the spa and the boutiques and purchase some goods? Order room service? Make a visit to the business centre? It seems these clients want just a bed for the night. A cheap bed and breakfast for 50 dollars would do. The hotel makes significant margins from the other services they offer. If the new client base only spends the minimum, then you should ask the question, is this the kind of client we want?
I would argue that the hotel industry should move to a reverse model. Reward those who plan their vacation and stay, have a reward program membership and book well in advance with the best rates, and then leave the last minute traveller to pay a premium for their behaviour. Over the long term, and as soon as the regular travellers realize the advantage of last minute booking, they will stop booking in advance, or book with the coverage for a 24 hour cancellation. Wait, till the day of, go and see what better rate at a better hotel they can get, and only use the actual booking as an insurance. This will force more supply to the lower end of the margin spectrum, and is a disaster for the revenue and margins.
Good luck hoteliers.......
But it's exactly the opposite as you advocate. Hotel rooms go down in value as the night (to sleep in them) approaches, plane seats go up as the plane fills. Why? Because you can't tear down a hotel if capacity lags for a short time, but you can keep an airplane on the ground (not using expensive fuel) or fly it to a continent with demand. Hotels can't respond to an elastic market like that, but airplanes can to keep them filled with paying customers. These apps are not necessarily bringing in the "right" customers, but I think this is a trend that will only accelerate for the hotel industry.
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Mexcalero man pleads guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury
LAS CRUCES -- United States Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales announced that Kaul Ray Duffy, 23, of Mescalero, New Mexico, pled guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury earlier today in Las Cruces before United States Magistrate Judge William P. Lynch. Duffy admitted that he assaulted his girlfriend on March 20, 2010, by choking and beating her.
Duffy, who is an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was arrested on October 28, 2010, and has been in custody since his arrest. According to the criminal complaint, Duffy assaulted the victim in her residence during a three-hour period, strangling her and threatening to kill the victim and himself.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Duffy will receive a sentence of five years of imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mick Gutierrez.
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