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Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC), a global integrated media company, today announced winners of the 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award.
According to Actiontec, the next-gen wireless broadband router allows service providers to increase service speeds beyond 100 Mbps and thereby enables them to meet an increasing consumer base.
Featuring TR-69+ remote management feature, the router provides end-to-end QoS support for voice and video, says company.
It simply took video-on-demand and the programming-guide information from the Web and passed it via coax out to my new television "network."
"Verizon has tested the 100Mbps internet waters before back when it was rolling out Actiontec routers in select locales, but now the outfit is gearing up to roll it out en masse."
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"These routers will be the perfect complement to the access network. They go well beyond just allowing more speed or bandwidth - they upgrade every key aspect of the FiOS experience," said Brian Whitton, executive director of access network design and integration for Verizon.
"The Actiontec ...devices 'will take our FiOS services far beyond anything in the marketplace right now and propel our FiOS customer base toward the kind of home that networking futurists once promised but we can now deliver,' said Tushar Saxena, director of home network technologies for Verizon, in a press release. He also is a regular speaker and presenter at broadband-focused shows."
Instead, the FiOS giant is releasing two new routers, the MI424-WR from Actiontec and the UltraLine Series 3 model 9100 by Westell, that increase the speed of YOUR network by boosting the throughput of the coax cables to your TV. The gain is said to push speeds from from 75 MBps to 175 MBps and play to the content sharing capabilities of the high-def DVRs.
The new routers feature greater capacity, supporting 175 Mbps over up to four Wi-Fi simultaneously running networks. QoS/traffic prioritization and security settings can be configured independently for each network, using integrated dual-core processors that can also support multiple applications such as home security, home monitoring and network security.
...the broadband service is set to roll out a new generation of gateway routers that will increase throughput speeds on coax cables from 75 MBps to 175 MBps.
Already a key vendor in the FiOS architecture, Actiontec has been providing Verizon with customer premise equipment for more than five years. This latest product selection further strengthens the relationship between the two companies.
...the new gateways, which Verizon will begin installing in homes within the next two months, offer some future-proofing for subsequent increases in speed -- and apparently the not-too-distant future. Tushar Saxena, Verizon?s director of home networking technologies, calls the new products ?devices for the next three to four years.?
Verizon said the units provide other features that take advantage of the bandwidth boost.
"This is all about future-proofing the home and making it GPON ready," says Tushar Saxena, director of home networking technologies for Verizon.
The new broadband routers, designed to Verizon's specifications by Actiontec and Westell, will use MoCA 1.1 technology to boost in-home speeds over coaxial cable to up to 175 Mbps from 75 Mbps and allow operation of multiple simultaneous Wi-Fi networks
To achieve this unprecedented performance level, Actiontec?s router features an advanced hardware design including an industry-first 64-bit, dual-core processor.
Overall, the general home broadband gateway market is now substantial, currently reaching about $6 billion annually, according to Infonetics estimates. And the increasing impact of IPTV triple-play is clear. For example, Actiontec Electronics Inc. has pointed out that it sold 4 million residential gateways, modems, and routers during its first decade of business, and then 1 million broadband gateways in four months in early 2007, mainly for triple-play IP video applications with Tier 1 and Tier 2 carriers.


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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: But did you vote for her?
SHANNEN DOHERTY: Of course I voted.
JENNIE GARTH: [Laughs] Oh, my God! No, you didn't!
DOHERTY: I did! I voted for her and for Ian [Ziering] when he did it. They were really good. So for me it was nice. The only thing that wasn't nice was the expectation everyone else had of us being together.
GARTH: There had been so much buildup. Everyone was asking me before what it was going to be like. I was like, ''I don't know. I haven't talked to her in 10 or 15 years.'' I had that tension and I started to let it get to me. Is she going to be nice? Is it going to be a bad environment? But when I saw her everything was fine. [To Shannen] I was going to call you and tell you this I got your number from Gabe but I never called. I felt a certain comfort too in having you there and I did not think I would feel that way. It was at some point around 2 a.m., and I felt like it's so nice to have someone here who is a partner, someone who knew where we'd been and what it was like with the real show.
DOHERTY: I think when you're 18, your personalities conflict, and then you meet up 10 or 15 years later and the playing ground is totally different and you're fine. Like Jennie said, of course there were nerves going in. But half of it was the buildup everyone else put on it. When I was driving to the set I was getting phone calls, and I finally turned my phone off because I thought, I have to go in there with a completely fresh attitude and start over and give everybody a chance and everybody has to give me a chance. Once I was able to turn all of that off, the first moment I saw her it was like, Okay, this is going to be good. It was like, ''Hey.'' Then a hug. It's like going to a war together. You've already been in the trenches together. You learned so much from that first war. That second war, you know what you need to do to make the set the most peaceful environment you can possibly have.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Shannen, do you think people expected more tension because you had a reputation for causing problems on set?
DOHERTY: Only people who bring up things from when I was 19 years old. The best thing that ever could have happened to me was I got off 90210 when I did. It let me find a little bit of peace and discover who I was as a person. Not the person who the press made me out to be because I'd had a few bad experiences in my personal life, and I was struggling to figure out a bad husband or a bad boyfriend and I was doing it under the spotlight, so I wasn't reacting well to any of it. I really wasn't. And I know that.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: In Tori Spelling's book sTORI Telling, she tells some pretty harsh stories about you, Shannen. Did you read the book?
DOHERTY: I will censor myself out of respect for Jennie because she's friends with Tori. I got passages sent to me and a vast majority of it is incredibly exaggerated. Maybe it's a difference of how I was raised. I just don't believe you write personal on-set experiences in a book. For me, when you work it's almost a sacred experience whether you get along with everyone or not. In 27 years of acting I've never sold out one of my cast members. Ever. And I will stick to that.
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This letter of thanks goes out to Paul and Kathleen Rudder.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Rudder,
Thank you so much for honoring my daughter Danielle (Dani) Stanton with the JRR Memorial Scholarship.
Dani was flattered and surprised to be interviewed for a scholarship, then very proud and happy to have been awarded this scholarship.
Dani is attending Cerro Coso now, so this scholarship will help with her expenses.
After the "Great Debacle," the "Settlement That Ate Mammoth," whatever you want to call it, both George Shirk, news editor of the Mammoth Times and Jack Lunch, editor of the Sheet News, wrote articles about that settlement.
George, a thoughtful individual and nice guy, opined that now the litigation was settled, we should put it behind us, and move on. An end to the finger pointing is a good thing, he said, the blame game and negative thinking. It's counterproductive and won't get us anywhere.
We've been so busy pointing fingers at the people who caused the MLLA crisis here in Mammoth that we have hardly touched a couple of central questions.
What would it feel like to put a town of 7,000 people at risk? How does a person sleep comfortably, knowing that a little, small town in the mountains would have to reduce its resources to below bare-bones levels?
Sadly, before my recent trip, I hadn't visited the Mammoth Lakes area for a long time, having been a regular winter visitor when I lived in Southern California. Back then I saw the mountain, the condo, the restaurants and the clubs. It had never occurred to me that this was also a wonderful summer recreation area. Boy, was I surprised.
If you stand on top of Mammoth Mountain and are not obsessed with skiing down in one piece, you can take the time to look around, and what you see is the 10-by-20 mile Long Valley Caldera.
With the settlement of the MLLA lawsuit all but done, Mammoth enters into a new phase.
Now we all get to see who walks the walk.
Since 1997, the year Terry Ballas proposed his idiotic airport condo project, our people have talked and talked. Then they talked some more. Along with all that talk-the-talk there were extended periods of finger pointing and blame gaming.
All that comes to an end right now, and over the course of the next three months.
We wanted to say thank you to the Fall Century Organizing Committee for providing another fantastic cycling event this year!
Please accept our sincere thanks for selecting The Multiple Sclerosis Society as a beneficiary of the 18th Annual High Sierra Fall Century.
Your commitment piled up $1,700 that will help 2.1 million people worldwide and over 400,000 people in the U.S. alone.
Thank you so much for all you do to make Mammoth a great place to live!
Thank you to all who participated in Wednesday's first session of Mammoth Moves! We had a total of 12 participants, representing the following agencies, organizations, and businesses: CERT, Environmental Health, Mammoth Hospital, Mammoth Lakes Police Department, Mammoth Village Properties, Mono County Behavioral Health, Mono County Health Department, Nutrition & Physical Activity Taskforce, Recreation Commission, The Westin, Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program, among other community members.
Mark Wardlaw is leaving town for San Diego County, and that's a bad deal for Mammoth Lakes.
You may very soon get a bill from the State for fire protection. A bill was passed in July 2011 that establishes a new fee for anyone living in a State Responsibility Area (SRA). To see if you live in a SRA, visit www. firepreventionfee.org/ sraviewer.php.
It is hard to say how Mammoth did this summer, but practically all the indicators suggest it was exactly what we needed.
We'd like to think we live in a fishbowl here—that everyone in California (and beyond) is paying attention to us.
They're not.
We are a small town in one of the most remote, inaccessible areas this side of the Pakistan/Afghan border.
We all signed up for that, for a variety of reasons. But for those who may wish for thoughtful attention from Sacramento or L.A., not to mention Washington, D.C., it is best to get used to how small our fishbowl really is.
Want a smaller government? Â
Well this guy will put the government right inside your hoo-ha. Todd Akin, a Missouri congressman who, by the way is on the Science Committee, let it slip that many in the Republican Party believe that if a woman is "legitimately raped" her own bodily trauma will prevent conception from occurring. Â
The conclusion which must be drawn from this statement is that raped women who did become pregnant (about 32,000 a year) must, somewhere deep down in their glands, have wanted to be raped.
Thank you for the recent write up and post event coverage of the Mammoth Margarita Festival.Â
As an event producer, I could not be happier with the recognition and press coverage of the first annual Mammoth Margarita Festival.
To see an idea created by three like-minded people take flight and soar is certainly up there in goal-attainment.Â
However,  I feel especially compelled to reiterate that this was not by any stretch a "solo" venture.
The festival was and remains a truly equal partnership.
Mammoth finally settled its lawsuit with Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition this week. Our immediate response was a sense of relief, and we weren't alone.
All over town, our citizens talked it up, not knowing, really, what the terms of the settlement actually are. We don't know either, but we know enough to sense that it is not a victory.
Rather, the settlement is wrapped in the clothing of defeat. Our battle flags in this matter now are furled, never again to be unfurled. The settlement and its complicated aftermath represent a sorry chapter in our little town's short, little history.


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Obama Nonprofit's Volunteers Told to Raise Own Funds for Access to Data
Some volunteers who have signed up for a nonprofit advocacy group launched to promote President Obama's second-term agenda are taking issue with a requirement that they help shoulder the cost of gaining access to voter lists and other key information, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Volunteers were told at an initial meeting Sunday of Organizing for Action that they would have raise money to access data they would use in turn to solicit support for the new 501(c)(4) entity, prompting some gasps and pointed comments. The nonprofit group is an outgrowth of the president's 2012 re-election effort that aims to support his agenda on gun control, climate change, and other issues.
Jim Messina, Organizing for Action's chairman, said the organization is "not going to have the money we had" during the campaign. "We want to figure out how to do this with them," he said of the volunteers, adding, "It has to be sustainable."
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I'm Karen Berkemeyer. I'm the owner of Ceramic Design of Greenwich and West Port. And we got all of this project through Wood Mode Carpentry (Layouts?). If I would like to be the (carpentry?) designer for this project since it's a fund raiser for (the rest who goes?) through research. I think what is really nice with the kitchen is the flow. Around the island, there's no traffic jam so you can walk so many different ways. You can walk this way, you can walk between the islands, you can walk around by the ranges where you don't feel like you're trapped in any corner. So it's nice flowing and well you know, we saw last night at the party. The entertainment was flowing very nicely and people were all in here. People... the part is always in the kitchen. People are using their kitchens more. They're using them, They become... it's almost like the new living room. People are in here. Their guests are here. Then people don't wanna leave the kitchen. So they want to be beautiful but they wanted to work. They wanted to be functional. They wanted all of the state of the art appliances, have Canons work well and you have right... all the right one as storage and it's a gathering place. So that's different than... I've been doing this for about 25 years. 25 years ago. It was definitely much more cookie cutter kitchens. Today, they're very personal. And this kitchen for example, if you know as far as I see, it's a nice con color. It's not over done. There's not a lot of stuff. We kept it very simple with this nice small things. This island is for staging. I saw that last night. There were... caters love this kind of island. You could just like (get?) everything out and that was really the purpose of (the sync?). It's just a nice open surface. You can sit over the paper. You can stage and set up your bar and things like that. That was for purpose in this area. And then over here, we have an old desk, a little plant in the center with your cook books and calendar and message center which works well. And finally, we have the 2 refrigerators with freezers underneath and a speed cook microwave in the middle to act actually as the third oven if you need it and a microwave with a counter underneath it and then a warm intro. So it's kind of all self contained. It's a total prep island. It's... we'll call it (toe-kick?) all around the bottom so people can stand all the way around it and you can work on either side and you can work from here, range to your island and it's a very durable surface. So you can... you don't have to worry about damaging any of the surfaces. You need to be careful.
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In this lesson, you'll see how to add UW Sub-Object code, quantity and price information for equipment. The (06) Equipment code contains lines for computing equipment, library materials such as books, software, and serials subscription. In this lesson, you see how to add expenses for books to the budget.
To add (06) Equipment costs:
1. Click the (06) Equipment line name to display the Add Equipment button.
2. Click the Add Equipment button.
SAGE displays the Setup page for a new piece of equipment.
SAGE displays the Description and the Sub-Object Code fields populated with default values. For this example, it's New Equipment and (00) MISC respectively.
3. Enter a description of the piece of equipment and select the appropriate sub-object code for it. In this example, it's library materials (06-40).
Below is a complete list of the sub-object codes for equipment.
For a complete list of UW Sub-Object Codes while in SAGE, click the F&A tab on the worksheet then click the Show read-only F&A object codes link at the bottom of the page.
4. Click the First Period button.
SAGE displays the Period 1 detail page.
And, it displays the Quantity and Price fields set to default values.
5. Fill the quantity and price information for the service. For this example it's 10 reference books at $75.00 a piece.
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Unions and advocates for riders and commuters are tearing into the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's proposed budget for 2012.
Unveiled on Wednesday, the plan seeks to continue the massive cost-cutting efforts put in place by outgoing MTA Chairman Jay Walder, and anticipates a balanced budget through 2014 without fare hikes next year.
But it also calls for fare and toll increases of 7.5 percent in both 2013 and 2015.
"By keeping our focus on making every dollar count, this financial plan brings stability back to the MTA's finances," Walder said in a statement issued last week. "As a result, we're able to meet our commitments to avoid service cuts and fare increases next year."
Walder also said the plan, which will be voted on in December, will advance the acency's current five year capital improvement plan, which is scheduled to run out of money next year without additional financing.
The plan builds on $525 million in recurring savings from this year, a figure expected to hit $799 million in 2015. Another $748 million is forecast to come from purchasing, procurement and improvements in technological efficiency.
But the plan is also predicated on labor settlements that include three years of flat wages, according to the MTA. "Long-term vulnerabilities include skyrocketing employee and retiree healthcare and benefit plans."
While the MTA is looking to rebid medical benefits for a better deal, it also must get 63 separate unions to agree to the three-year, zero percent increases. John Samuelsen, who represents 34,000 conductors, track workers and others as president of Transit Workers Union Local 100, said his rank and file are not on board.
"We are not accepting zeros," Samuelsen said in a statement issued by his office.
MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz said there are no numbers yet for fare or toll hikes. He said the proposal right now would be for some combination that would increase revenue by 7.5 percent. And advocates for riders and drivers are as opposed as the unions.
"Our main concern is that we have never had a high regard for 'modest' fare increases," said Gene Russianoff, staff attorney for the Straphangers Campaign. "Last time the Metro Card went from $89 to 104 for 30 days, which isn't modest to my mind" he said.
John Corlett, legislative chairman for AAA New York, said bridge and tunnel tolls already are excessive.
"Roughly speaking, the toll rate is 300 percent of operating costs for those facilities, whereas subways and buses are more like 60 percent," he said. "The MTA seems to be in a never-ending fiscal crisis. It seems that even in good times they rely on toll money."
Corlett said toll increases would hit Queens drivers particularly hard.
"If you have to drive north to the Bronx to work, you have no choice," he said. "And the last time they raised tolls it represents an increase of about 20 percent in 18 months."
Corlett said the MTA needs to adopt a long-term strategic plan that deals with debt and pensions. Russianoff agrees, saying that capital projects threaten to engulf the MTA's limited resources.
"Our concern is that this is related to the capital plan and not the operating plan," he said. "They are embarking on a program of borrowing $7 billon with bonds and they are just backed by the operating budget. Everything would be coming from the same pot of money that is used for service and operations, so that could put pressure on fares and services."


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The Good Wife is keeping busy next season, that's for sure!
Addams Family star Christina Ricci is joining the CBS legal drama for one episode in the upcoming fourth season.
The 32-year-old actress will be playing a comedienne in need of Will Gardner or Diane Lockhart's help. The Good Wife has a parade of actors coming through the new season, like Nathan Lane, Maura Tierney, Amanda Peet, Marc Warren, Miriam Shor and maybe Kristin Chenoweth.
Ricci's last TV show endeavour was ABC drama Pan Am, where she played a flight attendant in the 1960s at the onset of the Jet Age. The show was cancelled in February after only 14 episodes.
The Good Wife's fourth season is scheduled to premiere Sept. 30.
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On Thursday evening, December 8, 2011, the National Forum joined the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan for the third in a three part series examining public education. The focus of the third panel was public education for the higher good.
The distinguished eight-member panel was moderated by Dr. John Burkhardt, director of the National Forum. Attendees numbered nearly 100 at the Alumni Center in Ann Arbor, and several hundred online.
The panel begin with an introduction by Deborah Ball, dean of the School of Education at the University of Michigan. Dean Ball recapped the previous two sessions and then provided some framing remarks for this third, and final, session on public education for the public good. After several panelists gave additional opening remarks, Dr. Burkhardt invited questions from those present, and from those attending online.
The participants asked challenging, and sometimes vexing, questions to which the panelists responded from a variety of perspectives. A number of the questions and comments looked at the way is public higher education is open to, or averse to, innovation. Panelist Adriana Rasche Phelan highlighted the challenges presented by the disruptive innovation of online education. She noted that online courses have greatly increased in recent years, which demands that educators and policy makers work to understand this new medium. Hubert Rast spoke about the challenges teachers face in putting new educational policies into effect. Dean Ball highlighted not only the central place of public education in creating citizens for US democracy, while also noting the difficulty faced by those who seek to create innovations at various levels of public education.
As with the previous two panels, participants left the evening hungry for more, with numerous questions remaining about how best to provide education for our citizens. However, there was also a general feeling of satisfaction that the panel had addressed a wide variety of topics and had raised numerous considerations to enrich future discussions.
The National Forum is thankful to CSHPE doctoral student and Forum research assistant Joanna Frye for her role as organizer, and to the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan for the opportunity to assist with the event. We look forward to future collaborations with the Alumni Association, as we work together to further the public good mission of higher education.
Panelists included:
Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Dean of the University of Michigan School of Education, where she is also the William H. Payne Collegiate Professor and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor.
Cynthia H. Wilbanks, Vice President for Government Relations at the University of Michigan.
William (Nick) Collins, Executive Director of the Center for Educational Outreach at the University of Michigan.
Adriana Rasche Phelan, Vice President for Public Policy at the Michigan Community College Association
Janet Lawrence, Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Michigan.
Hubert Rast, foreign language and history teacher at Northville High School and lecturer in the Department of German at the University of Michigan
Joseph Serwach, Managing Director, Communications for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.


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Young Iowa artists and writers are encouraged to showcase their skills and submit artwork and poetry for the River of Words® contest by December 1, 2011.
Each year, River of Words conducts an international competition for students ages 5 to 19 to help youth understand the natural world through art and poetry.
"Environmental competitions like River of Words motivate students to use their talents and participate in activities they enjoy while gaining a broader understanding of nature and experiencing the outdoors," Lisa Fascher, Iowa DNR River of Words coordinator.
While students must submit their entries to the national River of Words organization in California, all Iowa entries are sent back to the DNR for the statewide competition. Winners of the statewide contest will be on display throughout Iowa in a traveling exhibit.
In 2011, the exhibit was featured at the Blank Park Zoo, the Science Center of Iowa, and the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium.
The Iowa River of Words contest is coordinated by the Department of Natural Resources and IOWATER program.
For contest rules and entry forms, go to www.iowadnr.gov/riverofwords/ or email email@example.com.
For more information about the River of Words® organization, go to www.riverofwords.org/.
For more information contact Lisa Fascher, DNR, at 515-242-6010 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Convertible Colours have always been one of the best products in Stila's lineup for me. Although they're meant for both cheeks and lips, I've found that the colours look much better on the cheeks than on the lips. It also has the prettiest packaging, unlike the tacky looking cardboard lipstick tubes. Poppy gives a pretty pinky red blush that can be as sheer or as intense as you want it. It's a breeze to work with. Just lightly dab on about 3 small spots on your cheek and blend well for a lovely hint of colour. Also lasts well throughout the day, much better than Nars powder blush. It is pricey but it lasts you for a long time as you use only so little of it each time. Love this!
This product can look great. However, as other reviewers have noted, you do have to be careful. If applied just right, it can give a very nice, natural wind-burned flush look. It is also nice to dab a little on your lips or mix it with a lip gloss or balm of your choice for a natural bee-stung look. Just be warned, it can make you look like a clown(especially in certain lights). There have been times when I thought I looked great at home, but noticed that I looked bright pink in the lights of a store at the mall. This might not be an issue for someone with darker skin. The packaging is simple and functional. It comes with a handy mirror, and it is more compact than most powder blushes. Plus, even though it seems a little expensive at first, you get ALOT for the money. I have had this for over a year and have only used a tiny portion. I can't imagine ever running out.
I love the texture, etc. but the color was just too deep and pigmented for my ppp skin. I'm sure it has the potential to look lovely on me, but it would be more work than I'm willing to put in.
On the plus side, lasting power on the back of my hand was excellent- had to scrub it off with water and soap.
This is my first CC. And have to say i am impressed. It can be too red if i'm not careful and once i pat it on my cheeks i have to smudge it straight away otherwise it spreads unevenly. I've been told that this isnt the best CC from Stila. But i love this so i'm hoping the others will be fabulous.
This is simply waaaay too bright! If I'm not careful when I apply this, I look like a clown or one of those porcelain dolls with big red spots on their cheeks. I've had some luck toning this color down with Peony but this is simply too garish to wear on its own without judicious blotting and blending.
another cc i love. it is so perfect, it just gives a fantastic healthy cherry flush. it's the only cc i like to use on lips as well. USE VERY SPARINGLY though as noted below, or you really will look like a clown. really. not just in that "oh maybe people can notice i'm wearing blush" kind of way, you will look like an honest-to-goodness clown. to get it on just right i rub a tiny bit between my fingers and very gently tap it onto my cheeks--then you can control it and the pigment is spread out on your fingers first. it is a little dry so you need to have moisturized skin. i'd buy it again except i think it will never run out! you get a LOT of product.
This is a gorgeous cherry red color in the pan and goes on exactly the same. It's a gel formula so unlike most Stila CCCs (peony for example) I can actually use this on my lips. In fact, I prefer to use this on my lips because it gives me a very natural, slightly glossy red tint. As a blush you really need a light hand with this though because it is surprisingly pigmented despite being so lightweight and sheer. A tiny, and I mean tiny, dab is enough for both cheeks. Overall, I love it but probably won't buy it again for two reasons - 1) This one pan will easily last me forever, and 2) Since I mainly use this as sheer lip color I would prefer a wand gloss (and I already found it in Chanel Force).
Poppy is a cool, bright reddish pink, and reminds me of Benetint. Applied *very* lightly, and with the help of some moisturizer, this looks really cute on my NC25 skin. Any more than a tiny dab, and I look feverish. The CCs last all day on my dry skin. Another great thing about CCs are that they actually stain my cheeks and lips, which gives them better lasting power.
I wouldnt buy this again only because the color wasnt that great for me (im already pretty rosy with freckles). Its a deep red in the compact but goes on a brighter pink color. If i use VERY little on my fingertips I get a good color from it. Looks great with a tan, might look clownish on pale skin.
I love convertibles!
I got Peony in a GWP size in a swap and instantly went to get Poppy and Gerbera. (And want most of the others as well).
Poppy is a cool, deeper blue-based red. Use a light hand and it looks very beautiful and natural, and would suit warm or cool toned skin. Use a heavy hand and you'll look like a clown. This actually works very well on lips, almost moreso than cheeks.
Perfectly portable, can do lips and cheeks, the colour lasts, it's sooo creamy...and what a cute little compact!
Full size is $20usd for 4.25 grams and worth every cent.


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Troop 99, sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul Parish, will be hosting the Ad Altare Dei Catholic Religious Emblem program as set out by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting. Over the course of several months, Catholic Scouts ages 13-14 will explore the Sacraments as signs of his daily life along with Scouting. This is open to all Catholic Scouts in the area.
Meetings will be held at the St. Vincent de Paul Church in the St. Louise Room from 4-5pm on the First Sunday of March, April, May, August, September, October, November, and December. Scouts will be expected to have several Scoutmaster Conferences as they proceed with the program. A final Board of Review will be held before receiving the medal at the St. Vincent de Paul Scout Mass in January or February of 2015.
Books for the program may be obtained from the Scout Shop and a Bible will be necessary for each Scout. There will be a request that a parent or guardian of the Scout assist in providing two-deep-leadership for at least one of the meeting times.
Please contact Colleen Steinhauser at 402-714-1651 for questions or more information.
Soaring Eagle District serves Scout leaders in Western Omaha, Douglas County and Sarpy County west of I-80 (68007, 68010, 68022, 68028, 68059, 68064, 68069, 68114, 68116, 68118, 68122, 68124, 68130, 68134, 68135, 68136, 68137, 68138, 68142, 68144, 68154, 68164).


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Young's Literal Translation (YLT) | New International Version (NIV) |
1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying: | 1 The word of the LORD came to me: |
2 `Son of man, set thy face unto mountains of Israel, and prophesy concerning them: | 2 "Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel; prophesy against them |
3 And thou hast said: Mountains of Israel, Hear ye a word of the Lord Jehovah: Thus said the Lord Jehovah To the mountains, and to the hills, To the streams, and to the valleys, Lo, I, I am bringing in against you a sword, And I have destroyed your high places. | 3 and say: 'O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places. |
4 And desolated have been your altars, And broken your images, And I have caused your wounded to fall before your idols, | 4 Your altars will be demolished and your incense altars will be smashed; and I will slay your people in front of your idols. |
5 And put the carcases of the sons of Israel before their idols, And scattered your bones round about your altars. | 5 I will lay the dead bodies of the Israelites in front of their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars. |
6 In all your dwellings the cities are laid waste, And the high places are desolate, So that waste and desolate are your altars, And broken and ceased have your idols, And cut down have been your images, And blotted out have been your works. | 6 Wherever you live, the towns will be laid waste and the high places demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and devastated, your idols smashed and ruined, your incense altars broken down, and what you have made wiped out. |
7 And fallen hath the wounded in your midst, And ye have known that I [am] Jehovah. | 7 Your people will fall slain among you, and you will know that I am the LORD. |
8 And I have caused [some] to remain, In their being to you the escaped of the sword among nations, In your being scattered through lands. | 8 " 'But I will spare some, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the lands and nations. |
9 And remembered Me have your escaped among nations, Whither they have been taken captive, Because I have been broken with their heart that is going a-whoring, That hath turned aside from off Me, And with their eyes they are going a-whoring after their idols, And they have been loathsome in their own faces, For the evils that they have done -- all their abominations. | 9 Then in the nations where they have been carried captive, those who escape will remember me--how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts, which have turned away from me, and by their eyes, which have lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their detestable practices. |
10 And they have known that I [am] Jehovah, Not for nought have I spoken to do to them this evil. | 10 And they will know that I am the LORD; I did not threaten in vain to bring this calamity on them. |
11 Thus said the Lord Jehovah: `Smite with thy palm, and stamp with thy foot, And say: Alas, for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, Who by sword, by famine, and by pestilence do fall. | 11 " 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Strike your hands together and stamp your feet and cry out "Alas!" because of all the wicked and detestable practices of the house of Israel, for they will fall by the sword, famine and plague. |
12 The far-off by pestilence dieth, And the near by sword falleth, And the left and the besieged by famine dieth, And I have completed my fury upon them. | 12 He that is far away will die of the plague, and he that is near will fall by the sword, and he that survives and is spared will die of famine. So will I spend my wrath upon them. |
13 And ye have known that I [am] Jehovah, In their wounded being in the midst of their idols, Round about their altars, On every high hill, on all tops of mountains, And under every green tree, and under every thick oak, The place where they gave sweet fragrance to all their idols. | 13 And they will know that I am the LORD, when their people lie slain among their idols around their altars, on every high hill and on all the mountaintops, under every spreading tree and every leafy oak--places where they offered fragrant incense to all their idols. |
14 And I have stretched out my hand against them, And have made the land a desolation, Even a desolation from the wilderness to Diblath, In all their dwellings, And they have known that I [am] Jehovah!' | 14 And I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land a desolate waste from the desert to Diblah--wherever they live. Then they will know that I am the LORD.' " |
Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain. (Young's Literal Translation - The Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Friday, May 27, 2011 at 2:46PM
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HELSINKI, February 18, 2012–In the old days a person was reading an electricity meter. In the spirit of technological progress and making everything possible wirelessly, in recent years, electric companies introduced "smart meters". Nobody needs to read them. The meters send readings automatically to the electric company.
Meter reading reporting happens either wire or wirelessly. The wireless approach is cheaper for the electric utility companies, but met strong opposition from some citizens. The concerned citizens formed groups that vehemently oppose installation of wireless "smart meters". Such groups are very vocal e.g. in
What is the problem? The opponents of the "smart meters" list a number of concerns: pricing hikes, invasion of privacy, cyber security, and new radiation source that adds emissions to the existing "EMF smog" and might cause health effects.
According to some citizen grass roots groups, we should be very worried about what they assert are certain health risks. This "certainty" was recently supported by the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM).
In a statement published on January 19, 2012, the AAEM urges a moratorium on installation of smart meters in
The statement refers also to the 2011 IARC classification of cell phone radiation as a possible carcinogen: "…Emissions given off by "smart meters" have been classified by the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a Possible Human Carcinogen…".
Should we be worried about the possible health effects of the radiation emitted by the "smart meters"?
How much of "smart meter" radiation the citizens will encounter in their daily life predetermines how "dangerous" the meters are.
There are different technologies used in sending information by "smart meters". In
The additional amount of exposure caused by the "smart meters" is therefore very, very, very small.
For example, person living in a house with "smart meter" will be "exposed" from time to time at amounts much lower than a person sending a text message.
For an individual to somehow be really exposed to the radiation emitted by the "smart meter", comparable to exposure when talking on cell phone, a person needs to physically be in contact with the "smart meter" antenna at the time of sending the reading. This is very brief exposure and very unlikely to happen because nobody will in practice touch "smart meter" antennas.
There are also places where many "smart meters" are located in one site. Even then, the exposure is minimal unless someone comes into physical contact with the antenna. The distance of few meters from the battery of "smart meters" makes radiation exposure close to nothing.
This is the reality of the exposures to smart meter radiation.
The vast majority of our exposure to radiation comes from using the cell phone. Then, there is a very low level (1/10.000 to 1/100.000 part of cell phone exposure) exposure to cell tower radiation but, because it is 24/7, we need to make research taking a closer look into the possibility of long term effects.
In comparison with cell phones and cell towers, exposures of citizens to "smart meters" radiation is close to negligible, comparable with exposures when other people, around us, send text messages.
The use of the IARC classification of cell phone radiation as a possible carcinogen is clear abuse of the classification and it misrepresents the decision made last year in
The IARC classification was about the cell phone radiation at the levels comparable with cell phone operating close to a users head in talk-mode. The debates in
The IARC decision does not directly apply to "smart meters". It might apply as to the "quality" of the emitted radiation but not to the "quantity" of the emitted radiation.
The support by AAEM of the recommendation of moratorium on smart meters by the IARC classification is misleading.
It is difficult to understand where the scare of "smart meters" comes from. Most likely the lack of reliable information causes "gossip" and "misinformation" to spread. It is also possible to ask who is profiting from spreading this scare. Is some potential conflict of interest discussion necessary?
While it is possible to understand and accept that cell phone and cell tower radiation might have some impact on our health, accepting the same for the "smart meters" borders on impossible.
It is also necessary to consider that the propagation of the "smart meter" scare has, and will have, negative impact on the scientists' efforts to get funding for the cell phone and cell tower radiation research.
On the other hand, when there are available wired "smart meters" and in the situation of scientific uncertainty, citizens should have a choice between wired and wireless options, if choosing the wired option helps them to cope with the uncertainty.
Such approach would be in line with the WHO definition of health: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
Take home message:
There is no need for serious concern. Radiation emitted by "smart meters" is similar to this emitted by cell phones but the exposures that citizens will encounter in their daily life are negligible from the point of possible health effects for the majority of population.
Read more from Dariusz Leszczynski in his science blog "BRHP - Between a Rock and a Hard Place" at http://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com Dariusz is a Research Professor at the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Finland.
Follow Dariusz on twitter: @blogBRHP
Disclaimer: the opinions presented in this column are author's own and should NOT be considered as the official opinions of the STUK - Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Finland.
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The Centre for the Study of Co-operatives Library Collection
The Library at the Centre for the Study of Co-operatives holds a collection of approximately 6,000 items: books, journals, newspapers, videos, proceedings, pamphlets, annual reports, and theses. There is also an extensive vertical file containing pamphlets, essays, journal articles and newspaper articles.
We have the largest collection of co-operative materials in Anglophone Canada and we offer research support to anyone interested in co-ops.
The collection's main subject areas are:
- co-operatives in Canada, both historical and contemporary information covering agriculture, housing, health, finance, worker, and consumer co-ops
- historical and contemporary information on co-operatives in other countries covering agriculture, finance, worker, and consumer co-ops (and, to a much lesser degree, housing and health)
- some information on setting up and running a co-op
- community economic development and sustainable development, particularly as it relates to co-ops
- women in co-operatives
- co-operative education
- communal living
- political studies; primarily on democracy and social movements
- materials on social cohesion and the social economy
- and smatterings of books on sociology, Canadian history, economics, management
The Library also holds a complete collection of The Co-operative Consumer, a twice-monthly publication of, initially, the Saskatchewan Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd. and Consumers' Co-operative Refinery Ltd., and later Federated Co-operatives Ltd. It ran from 1940 to 1982, and, by the end, covered all of the western Canadian provinces.
Excluding the vertical file, journals, and a small collection of reference and reserve items, items in the collection can be borrowed for a period of two weeks, with possible extensions. Loan policies apply to both university students and members of the public.
Interlibrary loan is available, although usually restricted to within Canada–please contact the librarian for details.
The Library is open weekdays from 9:00-5:00 and is closed over the noon hour, and on Saturdays, Sundays and university designated holidays. If you wish to speak to the librarian during your visit please call ahead to confirm arrangements.
Reference Services
Full reference services are available by telephone, e-mail or regular mail, fax, and in-person.
For further information, contact:
Heather Acton, Librarian
Centre for the Study of Co-operatives Library
Centre for the Study of Co-operatives
101 Diefenbaker Place
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK
Phone: 306-966-7917
Fax: 306-966-8517
You might also wish to search the University of Saskatchewan Library for additional material on co-operatives.


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Taylor Olmstead
The White Album, if I had to pick, as it displays them at their peaks individually and (in very small doses) as a group.
"The Beatles" (The White Album). I found a copy of it in my dad's CD collection as a small child and after the first listen became a lifelong Beatles fanatic.
Diggin the Cloud Nothings one.
"Marching The Hate Machines Into The Sun" by Thievery Corporation featuring The Flaming Lips
Sin City, beautiful adaptation that follows the original frame by frame whilst injecting a new sense of creative vision throughout.
Even though its one of the shortest on the album I love "Vera". Roger just puts so much emotion into those vocals.
"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?"
The Piper At The Gates of Dawn
I feel like the pre-sale tickets are much more expensive than they were last year. I couldn't go last year, and now can't afford it this year.


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Washington waits for NFL decision
Posted by on May 20, 2014 – 1:28 pmDaryl Washington was on the field in his usual starting inside linebacker spot for Tuesday's opening of the Cardinals' organized team activities. Afterward, he said he was like everyone else, waiting to hear what the NFL will decide for his fate following his plea agreement last month on an assault charge.
"I can't really worry about it because it's something that's going to happen," Washington said of a possible suspension. "I can't say I hope nothing happens. Something is going to happen and I am a little worried. But I am just ready for a decision to know where I stand. It's a waiting process right now."
Washington has been through this before, after finding out last year that he would serve a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. In that case, though, Washington knew exactly what was coming in terms of length. The unknown in this instance makes the waiting more difficult.
"You know about being prepared, but you still get nervous about the situation, whether it's going to be one game, two games, five games," Washington said. "All I can do is focus on what I can do, which is go out and try and get better every day."
"I'm ready to have the situation over with," Washington added. "I'm focusing on football and it's good to be out here with my teammates."
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Washington again makes top 100 list
Posted by on May 11, 2014 – 10:59 amThe draft is over, so it's time to hit some other subjects. The NFL Network is once again doing their list of the top 100 players in the league. The Cardinals got their first mention with linebacker Daryl Washington, who comes in at No. 96 (down two spots from where he was ranked last year.) Interestingly, the theme of the video is that not many know who D-Wash is. Obviously, that's not a problem around the Cardinals.
In fact, all this video does is underscore how important Washington is to the Cards even with his off-field issues. It's been a year since he got into trouble, first with the announcement of a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy and then an arrest for assault. But the aftermath lingers, after Washington recently (and finally) had his court case play out. He received probation, but everyone now waits to see when and if the NFL decides to give Washington another suspension. Because the suspension wouldn't take place until the regular-season, there is time before it would be an issue, but I'm sure everyone involved would like to have resolution. That includes the fan base.
With the departure of Karlos Dansby, Washington becomes even more important to this defense. If the Cards keep winning, it seems inevitable Washington will rise higher in the top 100 list over the next couple of years.
— One quick post-draft note: Teams have started to agree to terms with undrafted rookies, but the Cardinals won't officially put their list out of players until Monday.
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Cards add LB Foote
Posted by on May 6, 2014 – 10:20 pmThe draft is coming Thursday, but the Cardinals decided not to wait until then to add to the roster. The news came out Tuesday night that veteran linebacker Larry Foote is signing a one-year contract with the Cards. Foote confirmed the move to the Associated Press and later tweeted about coming to the Cards. (The team has yet to officially announce the move. Now it has.) With the uncertainty of what will happen with Daryl Washington and any possible suspension along with depth needs in general, a Foote signing makes a lot of sense. It shouldn't impact the draft and it's not even a lock the 34-year-old Foote will make the final roster depending on who else ends up on the team. This is a depth move. Nothing has been handed to Kevin Minter, but I don't think this has anything to do with dissatisfaction with him either.
Foote considered coming here as a free agent back in 2010, He spent most of his career with the Steelers, including last year, although Foote played in only one game before rupturing his right biceps. He coincidentally was cut by the Steelers in March on the same day Pittsburgh released former Cards tackle Levi Brown.
AZ birdgang!!!!!!!!
— Larrry Foote (@LarryFoote313) May 7, 2014
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Only the truth(?): Highlights from a draft presser
Posted by on May 1, 2014 – 12:20 pmYou have to hand it to GM Steve Keim and coach Bruce Arians, who managed to make a 30-minute pre-draft press conference entertaining considering that no real news can come out of it. As willing as both are to interact with the media, no secrets are coming out. But that doesn't mean they can't have some fun with it.
"Everything you hear this time of year is the furthest thing from the truth. Except from us two," Keim deadpanned.
And as far as mock drafts go, Arians — who smiled and said he read 'em all — was blunt: "They make for banter and chatter and good bar talk, but there isn't much reality to it."
As far as the other quick-hit highlights (I'll post a story later today on the homepage):
— Keim wouldn't rule out trading up but made it clear trading down made much more sense. Keim wants to have more than the six draft picks the Cards already have. It'll be wait-and-see if that can happen.
— Keim said coaches and scouts have already reached out to some players who may not get drafted, to try and sell them on the idea of the Cardinals as a good fit and signing in Arizona as an undrafted free agent. That's interesting, since the draft itself will alter the roster landscape.
— Neither would rule out drafting a quarterback, although Arians acknowledged it's tough to have a first-round pick sit. There are quarterbacks they like. No, they wouldn't say who. (At one point, Arians was asked how many QBs they would take in the first round. "Ten," Arians said with a grin.) But taking a guy later? That sounded less promising as Arians talked about how many holes are in the games of QBs that last that long. "To think you're going to draft (a QB) in the third round and he's going to beat out (third-stringer) Ryan Lindley, that's tough to do."
— Arians said the potential suspension of Daryl Washington would not change how the Cards make their picks.
— The Cardinals finished their "120" board this morning, the list on which the Cards will make their draft selections. The powers-that-be will run through a bunch of mock draft scenarios Tuesday in order to try and get a sense of the many ways the first round can go.
— Keim said Ohio State linebacker Ryan Shazier can play inside or outside, and in regard to Shazier's smaller size, noted that he was similar to the 49ers' Patrick Willis and bigger than Navarro Bowman.
— He said ASU's Will Sutton is more of a 4-3 under tackle.
— Keim said there are "four to five" safeties at the top of the list. After that there is a dropoff to guys who may or may not be able to start in the NFL at some point.
— Arians was impressed with Virginia Tech QB Logan Thomas' arm strength. He hesitated slightly when asked if Thomas' future position is QB. "He thinks so," Arians said.
— Keim on Johnny Manziel: "He's one of the few guys this year when you are evaluating players where you want to get a big Coke and a popcorn box, put your feet up and it's fun to watch. … There are not many guys who have come out with his skill-set. He's a polarizing figure."
Tags: Bruce Arians, Daryl Washington, draft, Johnny Manziel, Logan Thomas, NaVorro Bowman, Patrick Willis, quarterbacks, Ryan Shazier, Steve Keim, Will Sutton
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Voluntary workouts can be rewarding
Posted by on April 25, 2014 – 12:49 pmThe Cardinals have had good turnout at their voluntary work thus far, which is always good to see. I've seen almost everyone on the current roster at some point (I keep getting questions about players that aren't in photos — Patrick Peterson, Ted Ginn and Carson Palmer in particular. I have seen all three. Workouts run at 6 a.m., 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. after meetings. I'm not taking pictures at 6 and usually I've moved on in my day at 12:30, so just because they aren't in a photo doesn't mean anything.) It's important to have guys around, as Darnell Dockett noted yesterday.
"This is voluntary, so when you have guys here, voluntary, and we grade out at 94 percent every day of people coming in, that shows the right direction we're trying to go in," he said. "Not showing up with 20 guys, missing 15 here and 30 here, 20 guys late, people missing in the classroom. That's a bad sign. So right now every day we're getting out this work, and we're appreciating it and enjoying it. We're getting better. Chemistry is not all about coming in talking about football and weights. We're getting to know each other."
Kent Somers does a nice job chronicling how Dockett's mindset has changed after multiple offseasons when he wasn't here. Part of the change for the Cards — and around the NFL for that matter — has been a proliferation of workout bonuses in contracts. Players get paid for their weekly attendance, but it's not much really, $175 a day as stipulated by the collective bargaining agreement. If you make the workouts a fruitful part of the paycheck, you tend to motivate. Overthecap.com writes about this. Seven teams in the league have invested at least $2 million of cap space into offseason workout bonuses, including the Cardinals at $2.085 million. The most is the Packers, at $4.325M, and that's not a surprise knowing that many players probably wouldn't want to stick around Green Bay in the offseason if they could avoid it.
Nine Cardinals collect six figures just for showing up for whatever the prescribed amount of offseason workouts would be (it's usually a high percentage of the total days available.) Dockett, DE Calais Campbell, WR Larry Fitzgerald and QB Drew Stanton get $250,000. C Lyle Sendlein and S Rashad Johnson get $150,000. Linebacker Matt Shaughnessy gets $125,000. Linebackers Lorenzo Alexander and Daryl Washington get $100,000. And there are eight other players who get money.
Cash doesn't explain everything. There are a ton of guys on the roster — big-name guys — who have been here and get no extra monetary reward for doing so, including new players like Jared Veldheer, Antonio Cromartie and Ted Ginn. There is a push from those on the roster to make sure teammates are hear for the reason of just making sure the team will be as good as possible. But as always, money plays a role.
Tags: Antonio Cromartie, Calais Campbell, Carson Palmer, Darnell Dockett, Daryl Washington, Drew Stanton, Jared Veldheer, Larry Fitzgerald, Lorenzo Alexander, Lyle Sendlein, Matt Shaughnessy, offseason, Patrick Peterson, Rashad Johnson, Ted Ginn, voluntary workouts
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Washington sentenced to probation
Posted by on April 23, 2014 – 9:26 amThe court case for linebacker Daryl Washington has finally come to a conclusion, almost a year after his initial arrest. Washington, who entered a plea last month after being charged with assault on the mother of his child, was sentenced Wednesday morning to one year of supervised probation for one aggravated assault charge. That means no jail time, although that is not a surprise given his plea deal. But now comes the second part of this equation. The NFL has been monitoring the case, of course, but it waits until it is fully played out before handing out any of its own punishment. That time has arrived.
How long it takes the NFL to make a decision on whether or not to suspend Washington — who served an unrelated four-game suspension to begin last season for violating the league's substance abuse policy — is up in the air. Anything that would happen would come in the form of a regular-season ban, so there is time. Given the way commissioner Roger Goodell has handled things in the personal conduct area, a suspension would not be a surprise. Washington is officially charged with a felony, but if he performs well during the probation — essentially does everything the court asks — it will be reduced to a misdemeanor. What that means for the NFL is in question; a felony isn't a good thing, obviously, but does the possible reduction play into the decision?
The Cardinals weathered the Washington-is-missing storm last year (going 2-2 in his absence.) We'll see later today when the schedule comes out — 5 p.m. Arizona time, be sure to check azcardinals.com then! — what the Cards face in September. Last year, of course, the Cards had Karlos Dansby upon which to fall back without Washington. Dansby is gone. There is Kevin Minter, and Lorenzo Alexander, Kenny Demens and JoJo Dickson, and maybe a draft pick. Washington was already a key to this defense. Any absence will have an impact.
UPDATE: Coach Bruce Arians briefly addressed Washington this morning at the Cardinals' charity golf tournament. "We've known this was coming for a long time," Arians said. "Daryl's known it. Whatever the judge decides is right, in this case. And we'll live with it. We'll wait and see how it goes."
Tags: Bruce Arians, Daryl Washington, Karlos Dansby, Kenny Demens, Kevin Minter, Lorenzo Alexander, Roger Goodell
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Kurt, LoZo inside and a fluid roster
Posted by on April 3, 2014 – 10:25 amA little of this, a little of that …
— Kurt Warner captured by TMZ talking about Arizona vs. St. Louis. "I probably feel more allegiance to Arizona than St. Louis, just because of the fact there are a number of people that are still there, teammates or in the upper levels (of the organization), being the last place I played, I still live there, there is probably a little more allegiance there," Warner said. "But still a huge fan of St. Louis and I thank them for everything they gave me."
I've been asked before whether Warner, if and when he goes into the Hall of Fame, would go in as a Cardinal or a Ram. Moot point. Players don't pick a team for their bust, like you do in the baseball Hall. I just like the fact Warner showed up on TMZ.
— As far back as when Lorenzo Alexander signed with the Cards Bruce Arians was talking about how he had "inside and outside capabilities" at linebacker. Last year, the Cards needed him outside. Now, they need him inside, so it's no surprise to hear that's where they are going to play him. It's highly likely the Cards look at outside linebacker/pass rusher again in the draft (you keep taking those guys when you are building a 3-4 and you don't have a dynamic, young pass rusher) and depth is needed inside. You don't know if/how long Daryl Washington might be suspended, you don't know if Kevin Minter will be the answer. Alexander, who has played inside earlier in his career in Washington, provides depth and a guy who can spot start.
— I've been asked a couple of times whether the signings of LeQuan Lewis and Eddie Whitley means the Cards would be less likely to draft a cornerback. No. I thought that when they signed and that's just underscored with the news yesterday that both two-year deals the players signed did not include a signing bonus. In other words, they can be released without any cap penalty, and in the offseason and a fluid roster, there are often a player or two signed that don't even get to training camp. I'm not saying that's Lewis or Whitley, but the bottom line, they are no locks either.
— Virginia Tech tweeted out photos of Arians working out QB Logan Thomas yesterday. What does it mean? It means the Cards are doing due diligence. Beyond that, please don't get too riled up. I'd want to see what the kid could do too, especially since he's about as raw as they come even with his considerable physical tools. The annual workout/pre-draft visit caveat: Just because the team meets/works out a guy, it doesn't mean they are interested. I know of past connections done specifically when they knew they didn't like the guy just as a smokescreen. And you never know how the meeting/workout went anyway — the Cards may find out they don't like the kid for one reason or another.
Tags: Bruce Arians, Daryl Washington, draft, Eddie Whitley, Kevin Minter, Kurt Warner, LeQuan Lewis, Logan Thomas, Lorenzo Alexander, Roster
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"Throw gas" on a potentially dominant defense
Posted by on March 28, 2014 – 12:09 pmThe Cardinals' initial foray into free agency was offense-heavy. Not a big shock, since that side of the ball need the most work. As the draft approaches, however, the focus may just shift. Because even though Bruce Arians is an offensive guy, GM Steve Keim has a belief that the good teams in this salary cap work have a dominant side of the ball. And the Cardinals — with the No. 1 rush defense and the sixth-ranked defense overall — aren't in that realm on the offensive side of the ball.
"Seattle was a dominant defense with a solid offense," Keim said. "Denver was a dominant offense with an OK defense. In our situation, we are closer to having a dominant defense. So I think you have to continue to throw gas on the fire. Continue to build the strength."
That's why cornerback Antonio Cromartie shot to the top of the to-do list after he was cut by the Jets. The move surprised the Cards — they did not think New York would let him go — but rallied to understand the situation and aggressively court him. It was only a one-year contract, but the team proved last year with linebacker Karlos Dansby that could be a golden type of situation. There are still spots defensively that need shoring up (like the need for a safety or inside linebacker depth), and there is also Keim's quest to get longer and more athletic with his 3-4 defensive ends and the pass rushers outside. The draft could very well provide those things. But when you start looking at the top end talent on the roster, it is the defense that claims many of the spots, whether it is Patrick Peterson, Calais Campbell or Daryl Washington. (Or even, as Ron Wolfley points out, defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, who fortunately for the Cards did not get a head coaching job.)
The offense isn't going to be ignored — "We know we have areas we need to fix and it certainly needs to catch up with the defense," Keim said — but a defensive juggernaut is the first goal. It's what has put the Seahawks and 49ers into the stratosphere they are in, and why the Cards returned to relevance last season.
Tags: 49ers, Antonio Cromartie, Calais Campbell, Daryl Washington, defense, draft, Patrick Peterson, Seahawks, Steve Keim, Todd Bowles
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Washington court case coming to close
Posted by on March 24, 2014 – 12:23 pmThe Cardinals are counting on linebacker Daryl Washington as an anchor to the defense, a point underscored when the team not surprisingly recently decided to pay the large bonus he was owed. But he still needs to find out the consequences, if any, from the NFL after his ongoing assault case is adjudicated. That took a big step Monday, when Washington pled guilty to a lesser aggravated assault charge. It is a Class 6 felony. He is scheduled to be sentenced April 23, according to the Maricopa County Superior Court.
Once he is sentenced, then the NFL will take a look at the situation and decide what should happen to Washington, if anything. He already was suspended four games last year for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Whether that would factor in to this situation is unknown, but Washington has stayed on the straight and narrow since all this happened in a short offseason window last year, and he has insisted his issues are behind him. He has always said he'd like to be one of the main leaders of this franchise. The Cards would like that as well.
Tags: Daryl Washington
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In the wake of the free agency week
Posted by on March 14, 2014 – 4:00 pmA quiet day, finally, around the Cardinals. I know many were hoping for Antonio Cromartie free agent news but there isn't any. Until he signs somewhere though, I wouldn't rule out the Cardinals. Again, if he comes, it'll be on the Cards' terms. Beyond that, I think the Cards will keep looking at options but the market is going to be a buyer's market now. That's right up Steve Keim's alley.
– The Cardinals have about $11 million in cap space. I don't know if that yet includes Ted Ginn's deal. It's definitely not going to count the new contract for LB Matt Shaughnessy, since Shaughnessy hasn't actually signed yet, and there might be a couple other lesser deals yet to be counted. That will come soon. Still, it's plenty of room to work. It doesn't hurt the space that Jared Veldheer's cap number in the first season is just $2.5M and Ginn will be a mere $1.75M.
– Overthecap.com, which broke down the Ginn deal, notes that $2 million of Ginn's $3.25M salary for 2015 is guaranteed if he is on the roster on the third day of the league year next year. In other words, if the Cards decide to release him it will be right around the time free agency begins.
– The Cardinals exercised the option bonus they needed to pay linebacker Daryl Washington this week. Washington's assault case is still ongoing — his next court date is scheduled for April 23 — but he's a cornerstone of this defense and isn't going anywhere. There is still a chance he is suspended depending on the outcome of the court case, but the Cards will deal with it.
– It was a fruitful and smart start to free agency for the Cardinals. Get a left tackle, get a speed receiver/return man, get some interior OL depth, get running back depth. Re-sign a key linebacker like Shaughnessy, and as much as they wanted Karlos Dansby back, let him walk when the money got crazy. I also think, the way Keim operates, that from this point forward is even more important for the Cards. They have an excellent sales pitch right now and two guys in Keim and Bruce Arians who know how to sell it. There will be another Dansby-Abraham-Winston or two this offseason.
– As I pointed out on Twitter last night (@cardschatter, if you want more immediate updates from yours truly), we will have a video on azcardinals.com soon about Fitzgerald's trip up in an F-16. Until there, here's a taste of Fitz in the cockpit.
Tags: Antonio Cromartie, Daryl Washington, free agency, Jared Veldheer, Larry Fitzgerald, Matt Shaughnessy, salary cap, Ted Ginn
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1 As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us, | 1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, |
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A funny thing's happening on the streets of America. Despite living in the age of the automobile, more and more people are turning to a somewhat primitive method for getting around town—and we're not talking about Fred Flinstone's foot-mobile. No longer reserved solely for health nuts and hipsters, bicycles are making a huge comeback, and the way things are going, you don't even have to own one to get in on the fun. Bike shares have been popping up in major cities like New York, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Denver, Atlanta, Boston, Miami and more over the last few years, making it super easy to get on those bikes and ride.
Here's how they work: Pay a fee for a specified amount of time (these range from day passes to annual subscriptions), pick up a bike at a designated docking station (or depot), ride said bike, then return it to a depot of your choice within the allotted time frame. Not only are you saving some cash by opting out of taxi rides and fossil-fueled commutes, but you're also experiencing your surroundings in a whole new way. "It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them," wrote literary legend and bicycle enthusiast Ernest Hemingway. "Thus you remember them as they actually are." Oh yeah, that whole living life to the fullest thing? Nailing it!
So where exactly are these bike-share companies running? Truth is, you're probably closer to one than you might expect. More than 30 cities nationwide have some sort of bike-share program in place, with most of the bigger ones concentrated in major metropolitan areas. New York has Citi Bike; Chicago has Divvy; Washington, D.C., has Capital Bikeshare; Boston has Hubway; and Portland, Ore.—the American Mecca of bicycle culture—has Alta Bicycle Share. Luckily, this trend hasn't been isolated to the big cities, and a number of smaller towns across the country have been getting in on the bike rental game with programs typically run by local universities or organizations. Using apps like Spotcycle is a great way to locate a bike share near you, or simply typing "bike share" into Google will more than likely bring up links relevant to your location. (Thank you, Internet bots.)
What are you waiting for? Get pedaling!
Jennifer Sanchez is a freelance writer based in Portland, Ore.


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Bertrand receives most votes for Player of the Week
Port Neches-Groves running back Chase Bertrand received the most votes for the Beaumont Enterprise Southeast Texas Player of the Week. Bertrand rushed 29 times for 177 yards and two touchdowns in PN-G's 39-35 win over Little Cypress-Mauriceville. Bertrand is the only running back PN-G uses. Central's Damon Heard finished second in the voting. Heard's speed […]
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Beaumont Enterprise Southeast Texas Player of Week Nominees: Chase Bertrand, running back, Port Neches-Groves- Bertrand rushed 29 times for 177 yards and two touchdowns in PN-G's 39-34 victory over LC-M Hunter Gonzales, quarterback, Little Cypress-Mauriceville- Gonzales scored five touchdowns in LC-M's loss to PN-G. Gonzales was 18 of 41 for 290 yards and two touchdowns […]
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A look at the 20-4A playoff race
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Doty wins Southeast Texas Player of the Week
Port Neches-Groves quarterback Brennan Doty was voted the Southeast Texas Player of the Week after his five-touchdown performance in a 49-42 overtime win over Ozen. Doty was 16 of 28 for 236 yards with five touchdowns, including the game winner in the second overtime period. This is the second time Doty has claimed the award. […]
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Who is the Southeast Texas Player of the Week?
Player of Week Nominees: Brennan Doty, quarterback, Port Neches-Groves- Doty threw five touchdown passes in Port Neches-Groves' 49-42 double overtime victory over Ozen. David Green, quarterback, Nederland- Green completed 19 of 31 passes for 319 yards and four touchdowns and ran 19 times for 102 yards and two touchdowns in Ozen's 49-42 double overtime loss […]
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Voting reopens- Who is the Southeast Texas Player of the Week
Vidor's Josh Richard was mistakenly left off of the poll for Player of the Week. To ensure that each candidate has an equal shot at winning the award for the week, the poll is being reopened with Richard's name added. Voting closes 3 p.m. Tuesday and the winner will be announced after that and in […]
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Mid-County Madness haltime stats
Score: Nederland 21, Port Neches- Groves 10 PN-G 0 10 Nederland 7 14 PN-G 75 rushing, 121 passing= 196 total yards Leading rusher: Bertrand 9 for 61, 1 TD Passing: Brennan Doty10 of 14 for 121 yards Receiving: 6 for 70 Jalali Nederland 119 passing, 87 rushing, 206 total Rushing: Sonnier 8 for 46 Passing: […]
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Vote- Southeast Texas Player of the Week
Here are the Southeast Texas Player of the Week nominees for Week 4 Kewan Alfred, Central, defensive lineman- Alfred had eight tackles, five for a loss, one sack and one fumble recovery in Central's 41-14 victory over Ozen. Brentyn Clark, Vidor, fullback- Clark had 11 carries for 150 yards and two touchdowns in Vidor's 24-14 […]
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GILFORD - The Black Crowes, known for tunes "Hard to Handle," "Jealous Again" and "She Talks to Angels," will team up with the Tedeschi Trucks Band for a July 27 show at Meadowbrook.
The Black Crowes are on the road on its "Lay Down with Number 13" tour, which marks the end of the group's two-year hiatus. The ensemble has sold more than 35 million albums, most recently the CD "Wiser for Time." Back at center stage is Chris Robinson on lead vocals and guitar, with Rich Robinson on guitar and vocals, drummer Steve Gorman, bassist Sven Pipien, keyboardist Adam MacDougall and new member Jackie Greene on guitar and vocals.
The 11-piece Tedeschi Trucks Band melds guitarist and vocalist Susan Tedeschi's and guitarist Derek Trucks' bands. The husband-and-wife team made its debut with 2011's Grammy winning "Revelator," a sprawling collection that showcased funky R&B, gospel, blues and rock.
Tickets to the double-bill show, which will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 12, range from $37 to $77, including service charges. For information, call 293-4700 or log onto meadowbrook.net.
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Before I go any further, it is pertinent to say that not all greenways allow pets. The Chattanooga Riverpark is a nearby example. They have designated dog parks, and dogs, even on a leash, are not permitted on the Riverpark.
Some have asked that our Greenway banish pets. These complaints have come from those who have experienced an unpleasant step into something "unpleasant," or those who have had a confrontation, either with the animal or its owner. Unfortunately, these incidents are going to happen when man and beast are mixed in a public setting.
The confrontations are not limited to man vs. dog. About three years ago, I witnessed an overzealous dachshund pay the price as he picked on a very patient Labrador. After about 15 seconds of "end-of-his-leash" snarling, the Labrador had had enough and grabbed the aggressor by his head and gave him a few shakes. Luckily, no animal was harmed, but the two pet owners were pretty shaken up by the drama.
When the Greenway board gets complaints about pets, it is usually neglect on the part of the pet owners. However, a vast majority of those who take their pets with them on the Greenway observe these common courtesies:
1. Keep your pet on a leash at all times: This is not just courteous, it is a rule. No pets are allowed to run without leashes while on the Greenway.
2. Clean up after your pet: This is also a rule. Dogs should be taken several yards off the Greenway to do their business. If an accident happens, it is the responsibility of the owner to clean it up. Several "Doggie-Pot" stands are located along the Greenway and contain bags for cleaning up after your pet.
3. Don't allow your pet's leash to block the Greenway: There has been more than one complaint involving owners who allow leashes to stretch across the width of the Greenway. This is extremely dangerous for approaching runners and bikers who may not see the leash in time.
One of the goals for the Greenway is to provide at least one dog park. Dog parks are becoming very popular and allow for dogs to run free in a designated, enclosed area. Watch for development on this in the coming months.
Also, one of the new additions to the Greenway is a water fountain that doubles as a fountain for dogs. The new fountain is located between 20th and 25th streets and has a separate ground-level spout for dogs on those hot summer days. Thanks to People for Care and Learning and the Cleveland Rotary Foundation for funding this newest addition.
Thanks to all the responsible pet owners who adhere to the rules and regulations. You help make the Greenway experience that much more pleasant!


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