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In line with its preventive health care message, Sam's Club next week plans to offer free men's health screenings.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. – In line with its preventive health care message, Sam's Club next week plans to offer free men's health screenings.
The Walmart warehouse club chain said Thursday that on June 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. it will provide free Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) tests and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) tests, which help detect life threatening health conditions such as prostate cancer. The retailer noted that such screenings typically are offered only to men age 50 and older and often cost more than $200.
Done in recognition of Men's Health Month, the screenings will be conducted by Carmen Ingle & Associates Inc., which Sam's Club said will administer one blood test per person, to be used for a PSA or a TSH test. Men will automatically get the PSA test, and women will receive the TSH test, unless otherwise specified. If a man would like both tests, he can request two blood samples, according to the retailer.
"At Sam's Club, we know personally how crucial these screenings can be. After participating in a free screening last year, one of our young managers received results of elevated PSA levels. He consulted with his doctor, was diagnosed early and credits the early screening with saving his life," Jill Turner-Mitchael, senior vice president of health and wellness at Sam's Club, said in a statement. "According to the American Cancer Society, one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Sam's Club hopes that by offering these free screenings, we can encourage men to get ahead of the game and take charge of their health."
Unilever brands including Dove Men's Deodorant and Body Wash are sponsoring the tests, which will take place in Sam's Club pharmacy areas. In addition to the PSA and TSH tests, screening participants will also be given standard body mass index (BMI), blood pressure and blood glucose tests, the retailer said.
Sam's Club added that it's slated to other host free monthly health tests throughout the year, including for children's health, diabetes, vision and women's health. Last month, the wholesale club chain offered free skin cancer screenings, and earlier this year it provided free allergy screenings in select locations and free heart health checkups at its pharmacies nationwide.


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Aldershot have signed Asa Hall on loan from Shrewsbury until the end of the season.
Shrewsbury have made their first signing of the summer with the capture of midfielder Asa Hall from Oxford United.
Asa Hall is set to leave Oxford United after failing to agree a new contract with the League Two club.
Oxford trio Wayne Brown, Asa Hall and Adam Chapman have all been offered new contracts by the League Two club.
Oxford boss Chris Wilder has praised midfielder Asa Hall after the midfielder scored both goals in Tuesday's 2-0 win at Accrington.
Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio admitted his players weren't able to handle playing in a derby as they crashed 2-0 at local rivals Oxford.
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Oxford defender Asa Hall has credited his team with a great sense unity after they moved within a point of the play-offs.
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The Girl's Alright With Me LyricsArtist: The TemptationsAlbum: Temptin' Temptations i wanna say that she's so fine and each and every day i make sure she has her way now we dont feel tied down although our hearts are bound i dont have to chase her all over town my baby she's always around chorus: the girl's alright with me you know the girl's alright (repeat) now she's so good to me i guess that's why i feel fancy free just to see the glow in her eyes makes me once again realize i love her with all of my heart and i know we'll never ever part i never heard about or caught her playin i guess that's why you always hear me sayin chorus 2x when i visit at her home other fellas never, never ring her phone she let's them know just where they stand she tells them all that i'm her man and when we're out on a date all the fellas wait till i walk away they try to beat my time she tells them in a nice way she's mine, all mine chorus (fade out)
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I think they are all too close. I particularly find Isabella nn Bella difficult with a sister who has Bell/e/a in her name.
Isabella and Annabelle (Izzy and Anna) for twins I could get behind.
It's very matchy and if you really like that it's fine because at least you'd be giving them nn's that are very distinctly their own.
Personally given the names you chose I'd probably go with Marie Isabel and Annabel Wren. Simplify and switch it up a bit. This way it's more cute matched for twins that matchy-matchy matched....if my husbands has no vote, then....
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The work of British set designer Peter J. Davison was last seen at WNO in Show Boat (2013), Porgy and Bess (2010), and Salome (2010). His credits include Le nozze di Figaro (Vienna); Die Gezeichneten, Falstaff, and Die schweigsame Frau (Zurich); Capriccio (Berlin and Torino); Der Rosenkavalier, Carmen, and Maria Stuarda (English National Opera); Anna Bolena (Bavarian State Opera); Kát'a Kabanová (New Zealand); Mitridate, re di Ponto (Salzburg); Manon Lescaut (Australia); The Rake's Progress, Le nozze di Figaro, and Cyrano de Bergerac (Metropolitan Opera); The Queen of Spades (Royal Opera House); Guillaume Tell (Opéra Bastille); La bohème (Royal Albert Hall); La Rondine (Teatro La Fenice); and Porgy and Bess (Chicago and San Francisco). Theater credits include The White Devil, Don Carlos, and The Duchess of Malfi (Royal Shakespeare Theatre); Bed, Le Cid, Copenhagen, Democracy, and Afterlife (National Theatre); Medea, Hamlet, Deuce, Is He Dead?, and Blithe Spirit (Broadway). He was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk, and Olivier awards for Medea, won Best Designer at the 1994 Martini/TMA Awards for Medea and Saint Joan, was nominated for an Olivier Award for Le Cid and Saint Joan, and recently won an award for Rebecca in Vienna.
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Big 5 Sporting Goods: Attractive After Correction
11 September, 2013
Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) operates a chain of stores in the West. The stock was expensive, extended and overbought going into its last earnings report, but severe profit-taking has dropped the price to the point that my negativity two months ago has been replaced by cautious optimism. The balance sheet is strong, the valuation low, and the chart showing strong support just below the current price. BGFV isn't on my official watchlist, so I don't have a price target that I am maintaining, but, as I explain below, I can see the stock performing well over the next year, with perhaps 45-50% upside potential.
BGFV was founded in 1955 as a WWII army surplus store that also sold company-manufactured tents and air mattresses. It was initially known as "Big 5 Stores" due to its operation of 5 stores in California. By 1963, the company decided to focus on sporting goods and adopted its current name. It was owned by Thrifty Drug Stores in the 70s and then by Leonard Green & Partners in the 90s. The company went public in 2002 at $13, so it hasn't exactly been a great investment, up 27% in 11 years. Today, the company operates 414 stores averaging 11K square feet (smaller than superstores) in 12 contiguous western states.
Soft goods typically represent about the same 45% that they comprised in 2012, with footwear at 29% and clothing at 16%. Hard goods make up the balance at about 55%. The largest vendor is 9%. The company has a large distribution center in Riverside, CA, as well as a smaller one in Oregon that it opened in 2011. The average tenure of the 414 store managers is an impressive 11 years with the company, while the 23 buyers average 16 years.
The management team is led by Steve Miller (61), who is the son of one of the founders and who serves as Chairman, CEO and President. His long-time head of operations, Richard Johnson (67), serves as EVP, while most of the rest of the team is long-tenured and in their mid-50s. CFO Barry Emerson has served in that role since joining the company in 2005. Ownership by insiders is high, with an overall 10.2% stake that includes 6% by CEO Miller and another 1.3% by his brother, Michael, who is a director. There are also several large institutional holders.
Q1 sales jumped nicely, growing 13%, but Q2 saw slowing to just +6%. Still, the 4.4% same-store sales growth compared well to other retailers. A huge positive factor has been ammunition and firearms, which were very strong early in the year but still continue to fuel growth. This is one of my concerns, as it's not that clear that it's sustainable. The company provided Q3 guidance for EPS of $0.40-.45, and this includes about $0.02 for investing in its e-commerce platform. Even incorporating that expense, this would be 5-15% EPS growth compared to last year. BGFV is expecting about 5% growth in comparable sales. This leaves the full year estimates by analysts (according to First Call) at $1.30, a 78% jump. One of the reasons I think the stock may be a buy is that this estimate didn't really decline after the report, and analysts still project about 15% growth next year.
The balance sheet has improved significantly, with net debt at Q2 at just $43mm, down from $70mm a year ago. Equity is $178mm, almost all tangible. Free cash flow, defined as net income plus D&A less CapEx, had exceeded net income for several years now, and it is likely to be in line this year. The company is guiding to CapEx of $19-23mm in 2013, which will fund 15 new stores and an unusually high number of remodels (perhaps 50 compared to 13 last year). D&A is expected to be about $19mm. Excess cash flow is returned fairly generously to shareholders. The company recently boosted its quarterly dividend by 1/3 to $0.10 per share (2.4% yield). BGFV has repurchased 1.9mm shares since it first began its buyback program in 2006, spending $25mm. It didn't repurchase any shares in H1 and has $9.6mm authorized after spending $3.6mm in 2012.
On a forward PE basis, at 12.1X, the stock trades near its low valuation over the last decade and below the median of 13.8X. This is also a discount to the overall market. The bottom panel shows a relatively low 6.4X EV/EBITDA valuation. As I think about the potential for BGFV over the next year, I think that the PE could expand to a 15PE ratio, suggesting a target price of $24 a year from now. Note that the dividend yield is a generous 2.4%.
BGFV has been in the rally mode since late 2008, but it couldn't recover it's previous all-time high of 29.54 set in 2004:
The stock ran up into its last earnings report but has been selling off since. In all fairness, the run over the past year was stellar, and it was due for a correction. I see some support in the 15-15.50 area based on trading earlier this year as well as the rising one-year average price trend. Those who monitor Fibonacci retracements will note that the move from 3 to 25 has seen a 38.2% retracement, suggesting that we could be right at the lows. Resistance is in the 21 area.
With close to 50% return potential over the next year (plus the 2.4% dividend yield), I think that Big 5 Sporting Goods is highly appropriate for conservative growth investors and even more aggressive growth investors.
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'Monte Carlo' was just the beginning — Selena's on her way to becoming a major movie star!
Selena Gomez has conquered music and TV — and now she's setting her sights on the big screen! In a new interview with Kiss FM Seattle, Selena opens up about her budding movie career, and the A-listers she hopes to work with in the future. "I don't think Leonardo DiCaprio is calling me anytime soon," she admits. "But I will be calling Leonardo myself and asking if he wants to work with me!"
Wow, that's gutsy! Selena's determination to break into movies reminds us of her BFF Taylor Swift's rise in the music world. (Remember how she went door-to-door sharing her music with people when she was just 11 years old?)
But just because Leo isn't beating down Selena's door, that doesn't mean she doesn't have other superstars in her rolodex!
"I've had a phone call with Salma Hayek, who said she wanted to work with me," Selena reveals. "And before Natalie Portman got pregnant, [she] said she wanted to meet me."
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well maybe not we haven't exactly seen her act in a serious dramatic movie before. I guess someone should scope her up to do a strong acting role. Then we'll see how she does and we will know if she's ready for Leonardo or not, because right now it's hard to tell we have nothing to base ourselves off of. :)
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There´s an oscar in her future? Are u kidding me?
Honestly she will have the same carreer in movies as Hilary duff or the olsen twins: kind of people made only for kids and teens and nothing serious. Come on face it she does not have THE thing real talented actresses have. She is only made for teens movies.
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That's, well, perposterous, to be honest. But hey, dream big, I guess. First of all, DiCaprio makes very adult movies, in terms of subject matter, vibe atmosphere. Not neccessarily sex and/or violence, but very adult oriented. High-end drama. The best you can say about Selena is that she is a reasonable comedic actress. Well, DiCaprio don't make comedies. Especially romantic comedies, which is likely to become Selena's wheelhouse. Also, he makes more then 70 million a year. Selena makes just over 5. Selena would have to grow up and get mature real quickly before this would ever happen.
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She CAN act. It makes sense if people don't take her seriously outside of comedy though considering she hasn't really done any roles outside of that. But she is doing one soon, 13 reasons why :) Then we can see about all this. For now, chill. She was just saying a dream of her's, it isn't actually going to happened. Can you blame her? Everyone loves and respects the man!
You're taking this way to seriously and shooting her down too much for all the wrong reasons. CHILL. It isn't coming true…


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Tom Scholz is preparing for the December 3 release of "Life, Love & Hope," the first new Boston album in 11 years.
The set follows 2002's "Corporate America," which itself was Boston's first new album in eight years.
But Scholz, a notorious perfectionist, tells us he`s hoping fans won't have to wait quite as long for what he does next:
"I have lots of ideas for material that I haven't finished and didn't get on this album...I gotta finish before I die, so I have no idea how much longer that would be...Y'know, my approach is always, I just work on the music as it sort of comes to me then once I sort of get into it with a few pieces, that`s when I start knuckling down and really go nose to the grindstone."
Several songs on "Life, Love & Hope" are revisions of material from "Corporate America" with the late Brad Delp on vocals.
The album also features Scholz's first lead vocal ever, on a track called "Love Got Away." Scholz says he plans to take Boston on the road in 2014, but no dates have yet been announced.


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In a thrilling game that went down to the wire, the Los Angeles Clippers were able to defeat the Orlando Magic by the score of 107-102 in overtime. Jason Richardson missed a game-tying three-pointer, when the score was 105-102 in favor of the Clippers, with seven seconds left that would have extended the game for the Magic. Instead Los Angeles was able to escape with a victory and Orlando's three-game winning streak was snapped. The Clippers were led by a balanced attack, as four players scored in double-figures. Chris Paul was Chris Paul, finishing with 29 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field (including 3-of-3 from three-point range and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line), eight assists, seven rebounds, and two steals. Blake Griffin finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists. Chauncey Billups chipped in with 18 points and three assists, while also suffering an injury late in the fourth quarter. Caron Butler had 14 points, three rebounds, and three steals but more importantly, he performed in crunch-time (five points) during overtime as Los Angeles finished on a 11-2 run to win the game. Dwight Howard led the way for the Magic, putting up a game-high 33 points on 15-of-21 shooting from the field, 14 points, two blocks, and two steals. Jason Richardson contributed with 20 points and three assists. Jameer Nelson returned to the starting lineup after missing five games due to a concussion and performed well, amassing 15 points, 12 assists, and three rebounds. Ryan Anderson had 10 points and nine rebounds, missing a pair of offensive putbacks following Richardson's game-tying three that would have given Orlando a chance to keep the game going.
Let's get right to it because this was an exciting game that saw a lot of drama occur in the fourth quarter and overtime.
After a pair of three-pointers by Billups gave the Clippers an eight-point lead midway through the final period at 82-74, Quentin Richardson was able to answer with his own three-point shot to cut the Magic's deficit to five points. On the ensuing possession for Los Angeles, a great defensive possession by Orlando forced Billups into an off-balanced contested three-pointer that he missed. Shortly thereafter, Billups appeared to injure his left Achilles tendon, which forced Butler to check back into the game and replace him in the Clippers' lineup.
With Billups out, Los Angeles put the basketball in the hands of Paul and watched him go to work. Paul made two contested shots (a three-pointer and a long two) to give the Clippers a seven-point lead at 87-80 with 4:50 left in regulation. Then something happened.
Nelson decided to step up to the challenge and go at Paul.
After having success running 1/5 pick-and-rolls (some of the staggered variety) to free up Howard for a dunk, Quentin Richardson for a three-pointer on the left wing, and Redick for another three-point shot in the right corner, Nelson decided to look for his own shot.
Mo Williams hit a tough floater off the dribble near the right baseline over Howard's outstretched arms to push Los Angeles' lead to 89-82.
Nelson, then, ran a 1/5 pick-and-roll with Howard, making a midrange jumper. On the next possession, Nelson made a layup off the dribble. On the possession after that, Nelson ran another 1/5 pick-and-roll with Howard, passing the ball to a cutting Redick along the left baseline. Redick proceeded to kick the basketball out to the corner to Anderson. Anderson made the three-pointer from the right corner to tie the game at 89 apiece with 2:45 left in the quarter.
After Paul and Nelson each made a pair of free-throws to put the score at 91 apiece with less than two minutes remaining in the period, the Clippers — once again — put the ball in their star point guard's hands. Paul made a layup off the dribble to give Los Angeles a two-point lead at 93-91.
Following a timeout by the Magic, Nelson committed an error by stepping along the baseline as he dribble penetrated into the lane. Orlando dodged a bullet as Paul missed a midrange jumpshot on the following possession.
Nelson redeemed himself after Paul missed his jumper, dribble penetrating into the lane again but this time being able to stay inbounds, thus kicking the basketball out to Jason Richardson. From there, Richardson dribbled the ball into the paint and was able to make a layup, drawing a foul in the process. Richardson made the free-throw and the Magic were up by one point at 94-93 with a minute left in the period. It seemed like Orlando was in a position to win the game.
On the ensuing possession, the Magic played great defense to force a long two from Williams. This happened thanks in large part to Nelson and Glen Davis, in which both players did a great job of defending the 1/4 pick-and-roll with Paul and Griffin.
Unfortunately for Orlando, they were unable to capitalize having the basketball and a one-point lead. With the score still at 94-93 in favor of the Magic, Jason Richardson found himself with the ball in his hands and the shot clock winding down. However, Richardson fumbled the basketball, allowing Butler to steal it. Butler then passed it out to Paul in transition. At this point, it seemed like Orlando was in trouble as Paul and Griffin were running a fast break. Paul passed the ball to Griffin but Nelson was able to commit a foul in time.
Griffin went 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, which setup a game-winning shot scenario for the Magic.
Head coach Stan Van Gundy elected to go with a 1/5 pick-and-roll with Nelson and Howard, knowing that he was playing well in the fourth quarter and the Clippers were struggling to contain him in pick-and-rolls. So with the game clock winding down, Nelson ran the pick-and-roll. DeAndre Jordan switched onto Nelson. That forced Nelson to put up a tough fadeaway jumper along the right baseline, which he missed. The basketball had the right trajectory but it didn't go in.
In the overtime period, Orlando and Los Angeles exchanged body blows. As such, the Clippers found themselves with a three-point lead at 105-102 after Williams made two free-throws. The Magic still had a chance to get a punch in, but it had to be a good one.
Van Gundy drew up a beautiful side out-of-bounds play, freeing up Jason Richardson for a clean look at a game-tying three-point shot on a screen-and-curl. It was the perfect play for Richardson but the basketball rimmed out. Anderson had two tries at an offensive putback but no dice.
You couldn't have asked for a more well-played game between Orlando and Los Angeles. Howard and Paul played at their best, the supporting casts for both teams were generally productive, and it was a photo finish.
Good game.
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3 Year Old Grandson Says Hurtful Thinks to Grandma.
My husband and I frequently babysit our grandson who will be turning 4 in August. Lately he has been refusing to hug me. He adores his grandfather and sticks to him like glue. They play all the time. When my husband is not around we are fine and also play together. Yesterday we all went out and he would only hold his grandfather's hand. We bought him a sucker and when he was tired of the sucker he would only let his grandfather hold it for him and not me. That night when I was taking him home, I was zipping up his jacket and asked for a little hug and again, he would have no part. I was feeling really bad and then I asked him, "why don't you like hugging me anymore." and he replied, "Grandfather is sweet and you are not sweet." I was shocked and hurt. I went upstairs and cried. My husband had to take him home. What should I do. Today he is with us again and I am feeling so rejected by my little 3 year old grandson.
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I want to thank everyone who responded. You all made me feel a whole lot better. It's been 35 years since I had little ones and one forgets about how they behave and how their little minds work. All of your responses were really helpful and I useful. I decided to ignore him for awhile and then took out a new game and started to play by myself. He immediately was interested and asked to play. After that we took a walk to the park and had a great time and ending the day with a trip to the ice cream store. I think the biggest problem is that I tend to be cleaning up, making food and disciplining him, whereas my husband just plays with him. It's the end of the day and he will be going home soon -- a much better day then yesterday. I pretty much took everyone's advice and again I want to thank you all again for your time and inspiring words.
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L.S. answers from Los Angeles on April 14, 2011
Aww, I'm sorry, Grandma. I think kids do this quite regularly, esp. when they are little. My daughter thinks her grandpa is more fun than her grandma; I think it's because my dad plays more and grandma is more of the disciplinarian. It really is just a phase -- and I really like what Andrea C said below!
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L.A. answers from New York on April 14, 2011
reminds me of a story about my own childhood. Apparently, when we were little, my brother would close the door on my grandmother, and try to blcok her from entering the house. in his case, we can only assume, that he resented my mom's attention being divided. i don't know how she won him over, but I can attest that they grew to have a strong relationship.
maybe if grandpa (his now favorite person) acts like being with grandma is the cat's meow, it might help to sway him.
good luck
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A.C. answers from Miami on April 14, 2011
I know it hurts, especially since he's 3, but remember he's only 3. Give him some space, don't set yourself up for him to test your reaction like putting him on the spot about hugging you. He doesn't understand the emotional side, and he's probably picking up on your hurt. Try to be fluid about the affection, make it like a game, Grandma's gonna hug you here I come, boys love to be chased. Then pretend like you're not going to hug him and sneak in for a hug, instead tickle him. Just make it playful, he'll come around. If he's a Grandpa guy right now, give him some space. Don't you worry, he'll come to you in time.
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J.N. answers from Salt Lake City on April 14, 2011
It's a normal phase for kids to go through at this age, preferring one parent (or grandparent) to another. My own kids went through it and my step-dad was sooo hurt for a long time. They eventually grew out of it.
The biggest thing is to not react. Just go along with it. The more attention the behavior gets, the more it will continue. And don't take it personally - it's just a phase! (As far as what he said, don't read much into it; you put him on the spot and kids say crazy things; again, don't take it personally).
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D.P. answers from Pittsburgh on April 14, 2011
My son was the same way with my mom. Pap was all about fun & Grammy was the one for "work"--making lunch, etc.
Let me tell you a secret--he LOVES her the most! (Cue song: "You always hurt the one you love...")
Not saying it's correct behavior but sometimes little boys are like that.
My son is now 8 and he & my mom have an incredible bond.
Here's an idea--kind of ignore him a bit. He'll wonder what's up.
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A.P. answers from Eugene on April 14, 2011
My 3-year-old told me that, "he wants a new family" and that he doesn't love me...and frankly, I am pretty darn good mom; I'm loving and infinitely patient if you ask me. But, he's 3 and is entitled to his feelings. I would try and actually have a little conversation with him; "why do you think grandfather is sweet?" of course, they also say very weird things when you ask them these questions. Honestly, my son is extremely close with his dad, they play together by the hour and as a consequence he is also obsessed with his "Opa" rather than his "Oma"--he's coming around (it's my in-laws so it feels awkward for me too :). I know it's impossible, but try not to take it personally and perhaps try and arrange a special outing just for the two of you...ice cream? My experience is that 3 year olds are pretty fickle little people, but fun nonetheless!
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B.K. answers from Chicago on April 14, 2011
Please don't cry over what a little child says to you!! Didn't you survive raising kids? Teenagers? This is normal for little kids. My older daughter favored her dad for years. It's nothing you should take personally. And for goodness sake, never let him see you cry.
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M.R. answers from Chicago on April 14, 2011
He's being a 3 year old. As hard as it may be to not take it personally, try not to. Continue to do your best enjoying your grandson. He'll come around eventually.
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K.A. answers from Pittsburgh on April 14, 2011
I'm sorry your are feeling hurt. My son does this every once in a while with his grandparents and my husband and myself. When your grandson responds like that, don't let it be the end of the converstaion. If he says that you aren't swete say something like "Oh yea, you wouldn't believe how sweet I am. I am so sweet I'll get you a tooth ache." Then snatch him up and give him tons of kisses. At this age they are just trying to get a reaction. He doesn't mean it. He loves you very much I'm sure!
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T.N. answers from Albuquerque on April 14, 2011
It's a phase. He's a child and has no idea how what he says will be taken. You're the adult... you need to ignore it and continue to love him and play with him. My girls did this too - and not just to their grandma, but also to their awesome dad as well. It hurts, yeah, but the more you push him to hug you or play with you the more he'll push back.
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There is no question football is king throughout the State of Texas. But in the Texas Panhandle, volleyball has established itself as the queen of the sports world, due to the playoff success of teams from Amarillo High, Randall, Bushland, Dumas, Hereford, Canyon, Pampa, Dalhart and our hometown Borger Lady Bulldogs. While the high school boys were busy getting two-a-days started on the football practice field this week, high school girls have been working as hard in the gym preparing for the 2011 volleyball season.
A Fritch man will face manslaughter charges in the death of his three-month-old son. A Hutchinson County Grand Jury met yesterday afternoon to consider evidence in the April 19, 2011, death of a three and a half month old infant. At approximately 8:20 p.m. on April 19, 2011, Fritch EMS was dispatched to 9625 Fritch Fortress Road in Hutchinson County just outside of Fritch. Upon arriving, EMS found an unresponsive infant, who was pronounced dead at the scene by the Justice of the Peace. A Lubbock Medical Examiner determined the child died of asphyxiation.
The "Big Latch On" will be held Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the Huber Park Community Building. Local nursing mothers will gather to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week and try to break the record for the most women breastfeeding at the same time. Groups of nursing mothers will come together at registered venues around the country (or the world) to nurse their babies at a set time. All the mamas and babies latched on for one minute at the set time will be counted by the witnesses. The numbers are added up and they will determine how close they come to the world record.
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Heidi: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Heidi
Origin of the name Heidi:
A pet form of Adalheid (noble one) and Hildegard (battle protector), Heidi is also bestowed as an independent given name. It became well known internationally from Johanna Spyri's famous story "Heidi."
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Heidi's are very strong, positive and intelligent. With a gentle and laid-back personality,they would never think of using intimidation to accumulate their resources.
I disagree with the above. I once had a boss named Heidi, and she used intimidation constantly on the job. Especially if she took a dislike to you because you were attractive.
Heidi's are athletic. They are smart, German most of the time, and very honest.
My name is Heidi! In middle school, most people that didn't know me very well would spell my name as "Heidy" or "Heydy", something weird like that. Someone even called me Hindi! Anyways, I was a bit cold back then so my friends would call me "Hades". It didn't bother me
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A nickname for Adelheid (the German form of Adelaide), this was never used as an independent name until the publication of Johanna Spyri's novel "Heidi" in 1880. The heroine of this book was originally named Adelheid, after her mother. She was called Heidi by her aunt, and the nickname stuck.
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November marked another great month for Kindle owns and Kindle cover reviews here on kincover.com. In months past I've done monthly recap posts, but for November I wanted to change it up and do a quick write up for the 5 most visited Kindle cover reviews from November. This does not include the Black Friday & Cyber Monday posts which were in the top three technically. This list is in no particular order. Enjoy!
Most Visited Kindle Cover Reviews
Kindle Fire Cover Guide
I waited a few days after the Kindle Fire release to launch the Kindle Fire Cover Guide. I did this to see the first batch of user reviews so I could add the additional resources to the guide. The guide goes over a number of Kindle Fire Covers. Along with the guide, there are also links to a number of Kindle cover reviews for the Fire.
Kindle Touch Cover List
So you want the best Kindle Touch covers? This list is it. I originally launched the post in October, however after receiving a number of positive emails about the post (thanks everyone!) I wanted to have another go at it. The new post still includes 7 Kindle Touch covers, however I dropped a few of the covers that weren't as great as they were cut out to be and added additional resource links.
Amazon Lighted Kindle Touch Cover Reviews
This post was a must for me and I knew it would be helpful and the number of views and emails tell me it was. Like Amazon's Lighted Kindle Cover for previous models, this cover creates much buzz. It has a steep price tag ($59.99) but it's worth it when compared to piecing together your own lighted cover. This post includes two user reviews I found helpful, along with the direct link to the cover's Amazon user review page. Read the Kindle Touch Lighted Cover Review Recap.
Cheap Kindle Cover List
At first it was hard finding cheap covers for the new lineup of Kindles. After some research and some time on the market, I found a number of cheap covers for the new Kindle 4, Kindle Touch and Kindle Fire. This Cheap Kindle Cover Post includes 7 covers. Everyone put 1 is under 15 dollars.
Kindle 4 Cover Review Videos
I'm big on finding Kindle cover reviews from a number of sources in varied formats. By in large the Kindle 4 has been the hardest model to track down covers and reviews. Simply because the Kindle is being referred to as so many things "Kindle", "new Kindle", "Kindle 4″, "4th Generation Kindle", etc. After a lot of digging around I found two great Kindle 4 cover video reviews. One for the Belkin Leather Kindle 4 Cover and the second for a Kindle 4 Sleeve by Timbuk2.
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Bravo for Byrne; Golden's Pettiness
- Posted by Johanna on July 28, 2007 at 10:19 am
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Today's advice: don't commission work from Michael Golden. Judging from this customer's experience, his art representative takes the money, doesn't deliver in anything near the promised timeframe, and when the piece finally does turn up 9 months later (only after much prodding), it's completely unprofessional.
This Byrne board poster paid over $500 for a commission, promised in a month and a half. He had to keep pushing, which apparently aggravated Golden, so Golden decided to deliver a piece that makes fun of the customer. (He also misspells "virtue".)
The art agent, Renee Witterstaetter, also seems to have some problems with keeping her story consistent. (You may remember her name from the nasty breakup with Arthur Suydam last year in which he was putting out PR about firing her.)
Why am I applauding John Byrne? Because when he read this story, he made the following offer: "email your address … and I'll send you something actually worth $500." That's a nice thing to do to make up to someone when you have no involvement in the problem. I suspect, during his long career, Mr. Byrne has learned that annoying and driving away customers who were previously willing to spend money is bad business for all artists.
There are at least three other people who commissioned work from Golden around the same time who haven't received anything yet. (Rich Johnston also covered this problem in early June.) Not a good way to get your name back out in the business. Word of mouth spreads quick amongst those with this kind of cash to spend on art, and they don't want to work with someone who doesn't deliver or delivers so inappropriately.
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- Michael Denton Says:
July 28, 2007 at 9:11 AMWow – really amazing! Even if the guy bugged the crap out of Golden to get his piece, you just don't do that – instead you send back the money and refuse the commission – not purposely vandalize the artwork he paid good money for.
I am also somewhat amazed by the level of paranoia on the Byrne board as to how JB's truly selfless act will be twisted. That's a bit scary!
- Johanna Says:
July 28, 2007 at 9:33 AMWell, you can't really blame them… there are a number of folks who love to point and laugh at Byrne and his devotees, sometimes justifiably.
- Michael Denton Says:
July 28, 2007 at 11:01 AMKudos to JB nonetheless!
- Fascination Place » This Week's Haul Says:
July 28, 2007 at 4:25 PM[…] Coincidentally, this story about Golden doing an art commission for a fan showed up the same week on John Byrne's message board. If it's legit (and since the poster is claiming it happened to him and not a "friend of a friend", I see no reason to assume that it's not), then it's pretty pathetic that someone would actually do this. (Comics Worth Reading has more on this.) […]
- Daniel Best Says:
July 30, 2007 at 4:33 PMByrne may not necessarily have made this offer without some form of an agenda. You might recall that back in the day Byrne left THE SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK title after a few because he had creative differences with his editor/ Guess who that was? You got it: Renee Witterstaeter. Byrne only returned to SHE HULK after Witterstaeter left the book and Bobbie Chase became the new editor. I'm not aware of any major conflicts between Byrne and Golden in the past, but if he's already not fond of Witterstaeter, and this also happens to be an outrageous action that's now been publicly exposed, both aspects may have motivated John to make his generous offer. Food for thought. I still applaud him for making the offer as public as he has, but while it makes one artist look bad, another comes out of it looking good…
As for 'at least three other people', well I think you could easily ramp that number up considerably.
- Troy Nunis Says:
July 31, 2007 at 5:52 AMDaniel — actually, Renee was Byrne's editor for his second stint — Bobbie Chase was the editor for the first run which ended with the editorial dispute — so there goes that theory
- Daniel Best Says:
July 31, 2007 at 6:42 AMWell bugger me, you're right. Ok, I'll stand corrected, I am an idiot.
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Gabrielle was front and center on Christmas Day cheering her man on while he played against the Miami Heat at the Staples Center! Gabrielle's stunning 8.5 carat engagement ring was visible from where she was sitting in the stands!
Gabrielle Union is so in love! The actress was spotted at the Lakers game on Dec. 25 and she was proudly supporting her NBA star fiance, Dwyane Wade.
Gabrielle Union Supports Dwyane Wade During Christmas Game
Although the Lakers lost to the Miami Heat, Dwyane had a great game, scoring 23 points! Gabrielle was clearly so proud of her man as she stood up and screamed from her seat!
Isn't it so great to see her so supportive of her man?
Gabrielle & Dwyane Get Engaged
The 40-year-old actress wrote on Instagram, along with a picture of her engagement ring: "Soooo this happened…#Yessss."
The ring is absolutely stunning, an 8.5 carat cushion cut diamond (look how big it is!) made by Jason of Beverly Hills, according to Us Weekly. Dwyane apparently really knows how to go all out for his lady.
Dwyane also hopped on Instagram to adorably celebrate the engagement. "She said YES!!!" he wrote as the caption to the same photo Gabrielle posted.
Dwyane & Gabrielle's Long Lasting Love
Dwyane and Gabrielle have been together since 2009. They're just now becoming engaged, but it's seemed that way for a long time — neither has ever been shy talking about the other in public.
"She makes my eyes sparkle," Dwyane said on Oprah's Next Chapter in the summer of 2013. "The biggest time she makes my eyes sparkle is when Zaire (Dwyane's 11-year-old son from a previous marriage) comes home and homework is a little hard that day, so he's stressing, and she goes to the table with him and she sits down until he gets it… And at that time my heart is smiling a little bigger that day because I know her love is deeper than just me."
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Posted at 12:17 PM on January 8, 2014
Why in the world would you write an article when you know nothing about the people you're writing about. Gabrielle Monique Union isn't 40 she turned 41 October 29th, and Dwyane Tyrone Wade does NOT play for the sorry Lakers. He has played for Miami since his career started.
Okay BYE!
Posted at 4:06 AM on January 8, 2014
She must really need a man, because he will CHEAT AGAIN. Just like they denied cheating while he was still married to his wife. she swill loose him the same way she got him. WHAT A WASTE. I use to respect and like her now I have nothing for her. LEARN TO RESPECT YOURSELF HE IS A PIECE OF NOTHING. MONEY CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS ONLY THINGS. YALL BREAK UP FOR THREE MONTHS AND HE JUST HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER WOMAN! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! COULDN'T WASTE FOR YOU, HIS SECOND BRAIN SAID GO BACK TO OLD GIRLFRIEND. BOY DID HE. LOVE YOU GABRIELLE. DWAYNE IS A BIG JOKE.
Posted at 11:02 AM on December 27, 2013
"Although the Lakers lost to the Miami Heat, Dwyane had a great game, scoring 23 points! " I take you are a Lakers fan because you MUST KNOW Dwayne Wade plays for the MIAMI Heat. This sentence in this article is ridiculous:
1. If you didn't Wade played for the Heat, it shows you need to brush up on your journalist/research skills.
2. If you did know but you are a Lakers fan, it shows you bias.
Basically please edit and revise. Do better. Smh.
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March 8th, 2012
After passing away on February 11 at age of 48, Whitney Houston's will has revealed that all of her estate has been left to her only child, 19 year old Bobbi Kristina. Bobbi's father, Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown, was mentioned in her Will, but no belongings were left to the R n B singer.
Bobbi Kristina will have access to her mother's furniture, clothing, personal effects, jewelry and cars immediately while Whitney's money will be placed in a trust for her daughter until her 21st birthday. Additional funds will become available when Bobbi Kristina turns 25, while all of her mother's money will be released to Bobbi Kristina upon her 30th birthday.
This Sunday the OWN network will air Oprah Winfrey's interview with Bobbi Kristina, marking the first time the daughter of the late singer has spoken publicly since her mother's death.
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Christopher J. Reed founded Reed's in 1987. Mr. Reed has served as the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since its incorporation in 1991. Mr. Reed has been responsible for the Company's design and products, including the original product recipes, the proprietary brewing process and the packaging and marketing strategies. Mr. Reed received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1980 from Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Larry Tomsic, Interim CFO Mr. Tomsic is a Certified Public Accountant and has extensive experience as a chief financial officer, controller, and auditor, providing expertise to public, private and non-profit companies. Mr. Tomsic has worked most recently as a consulting CFO for small companies from May 2012 to May 2014. Mr. Tomsic served as Chief Financial Officer of LiveDeal, Inc. (LIVE) which is a NASDAQ Listed SEC company, a provider of internet based website development, web hosting and advertising services from November 2009 to May 2012. He worked as a consulting CFO partner with B2BCFO in 2009, as Controller with Alliance Residential in 2008, and as a consulting CFO from 2006 – 2008. From 1997 to 2006, he served as Chief Financial Officer for John R. Wood, Inc. a luxury real estate broker. Mr. Tomsic received a bachelor degree in Accounting from the University of Delaware in 1975 and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Denver in 1976.
Neal Cohane has served as Reed's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing since March of 2008 and previously Vice President of Sales since August 2007. From March 2001 until August 2007, Mr. Cohane served in various senior-level sales and executive positions for PepsiCo, most recently as Senior National Accounts Manager, Eastern Division. In this capacity, Mr. Cohane was responsible for all business development and sales activities within the Eastern Division. From March 2001 until November 2002, Mr. Cohane served as Business Development Manager, Non-Carbonated Division within PepsiCo where he was responsible for leading the non-carbonated category build-out across the Northeast Territory. From 1998 to March 2001, Mr. Cohane spent three years at South Beach Beverage Company, most recently as Vice President of Sales, Eastern Region. From 1986 to 1998, Mr. Cohane spent approximately twelve years at Coca-Cola of New York where he held various senior-level sales and managerial positions, most recently as General Manager New York. Mr. Cohane holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts.
Christopher J. Reed founded Reed's in 1987. Mr. Reed has served as the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since its incorporation in 1991. Mr. Reed has been responsible for the Company's design and products, including the original product recipes, the proprietary brewing process and the packaging and marketing strategies. Mr. Reed received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1980 from Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Judy Holloway Reed has served on the Board of Directors of Reed's since June 2004. Ms. Reed has served as Reed's secretary since October 1996 and in various accounting, purchasing and shipping and receiving roles since 1992. In the 1980s, Ms. Reed managed media tracking for a Los Angeles Infomercial Media Buying Group and was an account manager with a Beverly Hills, California stock portfolio management company. She earned a Business Degree from MIU in 1981. Ms. Reed is the wife of Christopher J. Reed, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mark Harris has been a member of Reed's Board of Directors since April 2005. Mr. Harris is an independent venture capitalist and has been retired from the work force since 2002. In late 2003, Mr. Harris joined a group of Amgen colleagues in funding NeoStem, Inc., a company involved in stem-cell storage, archiving, and research to which he is a founding angel investor. From 1991 to 2002, Mr. Harris worked at biotech giant Amgen managing much of the company's media production for internal use and public relations. Mr. Harris spent the decade prior working in the aerospace industry at Northrop with similar responsibilities.
Dr. Daniel S.J. Muffoletto, N.D. has been a member of Reed's Board of Directors since April 2005. Dr. Muffoletto has practiced as a Naturopathic Physician since 1986. He has been chief executive officer of Its Your Earth, a natural products marketing company since June 2004. From 2003 to 2005, Dr. Muffoletto worked as sales and marketing director for Worthington, Moore & Jacobs, a Commercial Law League member firm serving FedEx, UPS, DHL and Kodak, among others. From 2001 to 2003, he was the owner-operator of the David St. Michel Art Gallery in Montreal, Québec. From 1991 to 2001, Dr. Muffoletto was the owner/operator of a Naturopathic Apothecary, Herbal Alter*Natives of Seattle, Washington and Ellicott City, Maryland. The apothecary housed Dr. Muffoletto's Naturopathic practice. Dr. Muffoletto received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Government and Communications from the University of Baltimore in 1977, and conducted postgraduate work in the schools of Public Administration and Publication Design at the University of Baltimore from 1978 to 1979. In 1986, he received his Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from the Santa Fe Academy of Healing, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Michael Fischman has been a member of Reed's Board of Directors since April 2005. Since 1998, Mr. Fischman has been President and chief executive officer of the APEX course, the corporate training division of the International Association of Human Values. In addition, Mr. Fischman is a founding member and the director of training for USA at the Art of Living Foundation, a global non-profit educational and humanitarian organization at which he has coordinated over 200 personal development instructors since 1997. Among Mr. Fischman's personal development clients are the World Bank, Royal Dutch Shell, the United Nations, the US Department of Probation, the Washington, D.C. Police Department, and Rotary Clubs International.
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Residents allowed home after winds fan wildfire
LOS ANGELES - Residents up and down the California coast were reeling after a day of pounding winds left streets littered with trees, knocked out power to thousands, and whipped up waves and wildfires.
The blustery storm system left the state by early Tuesday, taking with it wind gusts that topped 80 mph in some areas in Southern California. The calmer weather, accompanied by cooler night temperatures and higher humidity, helped firefighters at a wind-whipped wildfire in Fillmore about 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
Enough progress had been made at the blaze, which destroyed two homes on Monday and threatened about 160 others, that officials lifted all evacuation orders by early Tuesday, Ventura County fire Capt. Mike Lindbery said.
Shawn Decaro, whose relatives lived in one of the destroyed homes, said the fire moved into the city so quickly that he barely had time to help them evacuate.


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(BaseballStL) -- St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Rafael Furcal caught fire at the plate in Game 7 against the Texas Rangers after being removed from the leadoff spot.
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quote: look in the mirror...Guys terrible
quote:I would give first round pick this year, Lopez, Aminu, and Rivers, plus a little cash.
quote:Whoever says I'm an idiot for not waiting on rivers, look in the mirror...Guys terrible
quote:An average center, two shitty players, and a first round pick in a garbage draft year for a borderline all-star. Not happening.
quote:Austin is not terrible he is only 20 give him time.
quote:they just want to dump his salary
quote:Lots of teams would love to have Gay and willing to take his contract and would have plenty more to offer in a trade than the Hornets
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KUWAIT CITY, Dec 25: The countdown has begun for round-3 of the Kuwait National Rally Championship 2013 slated for Saturday, Dec 29 with a flurry of activities leading up to the event announced by the rally committee of the Kuwait Quarter Mile Automobile and Motorcycle Club. The 6-stage rally which is the third of a six-round national championship event will see the participation of sixteen cars with drivers and co-drivers coming from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Qatar. Speaking to the Arab Times, a member of the rally organizing committee and Clerk of Course (COC) of the rally, Mishari Al-Sabti said after two successful rounds, motorsport enthusiasts should expect to witness a more adrenalin-packed round-3 rally in the sands of the Julai'a circuit in the south of Kuwait. Al-Sabti laid out the entire program of all the events leading up to the rally including the rally itself slated for Dec 29.
He entreated all motorsport enthusiasts to attend the event in their numbers since there would be no fee charged. According to the program, publication of the approved final list of rally participants was done at 9pm local time, Thursday December 20th along with the opening of the media accreditation center at 10pm same day. Registration for time cards, fitting of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) units, issuing of road books as well as administrative checks and final documentation will be done Wednesday December 26th from 7pm to 9pm at the Rally Headquarters. The rally organizing team takes to the rally circuit the following day, Thursday December 27th for reconnaissance to make doubly sure nothing gets in the way of the event.
All participating cars, drivers and co-drivers assemble at the car wash center adjacent Sultan Center-Alrai on the fourth ring road Friday, Dec 28, 9 am-11.30 am for scrutineering of the vehicles which involve thorough technical checks by mechanical experts on all participating vehicles in the rally on the pit. On the same day at the venue, safety briefing is delivered by Nikolai Reisch, the FIA official in charge of timing and safety, to all participants and accredited media personnel covering the event as well as media badge distribution that shuts the door to all further media application submissions. In line with FIA Formula One regulations, a final 30-minute parc-ferme will be performed 8-8.30am on the rally circuit prior to the official kickoff at 9.30am to ensure the area is sufficiently large and secure so as to prevent unauthorized access to the cars, while allowing technical checks to take place. Essentially, cars in this area must not be touched by anyone without express permission of the FIA stewards. Provisional results for the rally which is organized under the patronage of the Governor of Ahmadi Sheikh Dr Ibrahim AlDuaij Al-Sabah will be announced at 3.30pm the same day followed by final results and awards ceremony for winners on the podium in Julai'a.
The rally is being organized by the Kuwait Quarter Mile Automobile and Motorcycle club under the chairmanship of Sheikh Athbi Naif Al-Sabah who also steers the rally planning committee. Despite being beaten to second place by Saudi Arabia's Saeed Almouri in the second round, Kuwait's Mishal AlNejadi still tops the ranks overall with 33 points followed by AlMouri in second place with 25 points. But with the likes of Mishari AlThafeeri, Saleh Bin Eidan, Mufeed Mubarak, Ibrahim Al Muhanna and Alaa AlRashid still on the cards, nothing can be assured until the last car crosses the finish line on the circuit since most of these people are experienced in the business of racing. Kuwaiti Drag-Race champion Ahmed Al-Zuabi head-butting into the frame for the first time, could also be a sign of surprises to be expected in the results.


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On Tuesday, January 12, an earthquake of 7.3 magnitude rocked Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, displacing most survivors. Since that date, the IDEJEN staff, despite having lost homes and loved ones, has worked hard to continue serving its youth populations. While most staff members have survived, IDEJEN mourns the loss of Artibonite field agent, Kencia François, in addition to IDEJEN technical trainer Jacqueline Despagne and five youth who perished when their training center, AKD (located at Delmas 11) collapsed. IDEJEN has not yet determined the status of all of its youth beneficiaries, including others who may have been in the collapsed center. Still, considering the number of youth served and the catastrophic nature of the disaster, the percentage of IDEJEN youth survivors thus far appears to be quite high.
IDEJEN is currently coordinating with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to provide immediate food relief to its surviving youth in the earthquake-affected areas. On Tuesday, January 26, IDEJEN staff members delivered bags of food and boxes of hygiene materials provided by CRS to youth from three centers at the Timkatec training center, located in Pétionville. Approximately 100 youth received the materials, which included items such as towels, toilet paper, rice, oil and other necessary items. On Thursday, January 28, IDEJEN conducted a similar distribution for approximately 180 youth from Lilavois and Moleard.
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Horizon Technology Finance Closes A $6 Million Growth Financing With Raydiance
FARMINGTON, Conn. and PETALUMA, Calif., Feb. 5, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (Nasdaq:HRZN) ("Horizon"), a leading specialty finance company that provides secured loans to venture capital and private equity backed development-stage companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and clean-tech industries, today announced that it has closed a $6 million venture loan facility with Raydiance, Inc. ("Raydiance"), a market leading provider of femtosecond laser-based, precision manufacturing solutions for the medical, automotive and consumer electronics markets. The proceeds of the venture loan will be used to support Raydiance's continued growth.
Gerald A. Michaud, President of Horizon, stated, "Raydiance is an exciting addition to our quality loan portfolio. The company has developed an ultrafast laser technology platform for a number of high-volume production applications that help dramatically improve existing manufacturing processes and enable new advanced products. We are delighted to provide $6 million in venture debt financing to this innovative technology manufacturing company, which meets our strict investment criteria."
"We are pleased to have a premier venture lender as a financing partner," said Raydiance COO\CFO, William R. Beyer. "Horizon's flexible structure and efficient loan process, combined with its in-depth knowledge of our business are an ideal fit for Raydiance. We will utilize this growth capital to ramp production and meet the strong demand for our precision manufacturing solutions."
About Horizon Technology Finance Horizon Technology Finance Corporation is a business development company that provides secured loans to development-stage companies backed by established venture capital and private equity firms within the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and clean-tech industries. The investment objective of Horizon Technology Finance is to maximize total risk-adjusted returns by generating current income from a portfolio of directly originated secured loans as well as capital appreciation from warrants to purchase the equity of portfolio companies. Headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut, with regional offices in Walnut Creek, California and Reston, Virginia, the Company is externally managed by its investment advisor, Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC. Horizon's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol, "HRZN." In addition, the Company's 7.375% Senior Notes due 2019 trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "HTF." To learn more, please visit www.horizontechnologyfinancecorp.com . About Raydiance Raydiance develops and produces precision manufacturing solutions enabled by femtosecond laser technology. Raydiance's solutions feature ready-to-integrate hardware and software packages that address most demanding, high precision manufacturing challenges delivering dramatic value—improved products and lower manufacturing costs—to customers in the medical, industrial and consumer electronics markets. For more information, visit www.raydiance.com . Forward-Looking Statements Statements included herein may constitute "forward-looking statements," which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.CONTACT: Horizon Technology Finance Corporation Christopher M. Mathieu Chief Financial Officer (860) 676-8653 firstname.lastname@example.com Investor Relations and Media Contacts: The IGB Group Leon Berman / Michael Cimini (212) 477-8438 / (212) 477-8261 firstname.lastname@example.com / firstname.lastname@example.com
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quote:Yes, but I only went up there to hunt the thousands of mallards that call that place home. I'll put it to you this way, after my first day there a bunch of hardcore deer hunters where wanting to draw for duck blinds.
quote:Which club on Davis Island as there are several different clubs? Some are better than others. The deer hunting is good on all of them but the high water a few years ago did put a small dent in the deer population and a huge dent in the turkeys.
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Throughout its history, Florida has welcomed pioneers of all kinds. Cyrus Reed Teed was probably the most unusual, bringing followers to Estero in 1894 to build New Jerusalem for his new faith, Koreshanity. The colony, known as the Koreshan Unity, believed that the entire universe existed within a giant, hollow sphere. The colony began fading after Teed´s death in 1908, and in 1961 the last four members deeded the land to the state. Today, visitors can fish, picnic, boat, and hike where Teed´s visionaries once carried out survey experiments to prove the horizon on the beaches of Collier County curves upward. A boat ramp and canoe rentals are available. Visitors can take self-guided tours of the settlement or a ranger-guided tour. For overnight stays, the park has a full-facility campground.
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I-75 Exit 123 Corkscrew Road, head west 2 miles, cross U.S. 41 and continue on Corkscrew Road approximately 1000 yards to entrance of park. If traveling U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) Koreshan is located at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Corkscrew Road at Estero
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Last year, however, Broward Mayor Ilene Lieberman momentarily had the town in her sights -- not as an elected official but as a developer's lobbyist. Maybe it's best to let Lieberman, who shares a law practice with husband Stuart Michelson, describe the difference between her roles, as she did during a commission meeting in the small, wood-paneled Pembroke Park town chamber on February 26, 2003. "I'm not here as Commissioner Lieberman," she announced. "I'm here as Ilene Michelson. In my private life, as you all know, I'm a lawyer, and Pinnacle is my client."
She was referring to Miami-based Pinnacle Housing Group, a company that hired Lieberman in late 2002 and has since become one of Broward's most prolific developers. Currently, Pinnacle is working on five projects from Pompano Beach to Pembroke Park worth about $120 million. Lieberman ended her employment with the developer last month during a New Times investigation that questioned whether she engaged in unethical and illegal practices with the company (see "Our Mayor, the Lobbyist, 1 and 2," September 16 and October 14).
While most of Lieberman's conflict-ridden efforts on behalf of Pinnacle have taken place outside the public eye, her work in Pembroke Park was documented on an audiotape that can be found in the town archives. It provides searing insight not only into the mayor's work for the developer but also into her hardball tactics as a lobbyist. Lieberman, in a sharply worded response to a list of questions submitted by New Times, denied she did anything wrong while working for the developer.
The Pembroke Park deal concerns a seven-acre piece of land on Hallandale Beach Boulevard a few miles west of Interstate 95 that is graced with one of the most beautiful oak tree hammocks in South Florida. The town agreed to sell the property for $1.8 million to Pinnacle back in summer 2002. The company promised to build 168 affordable housing units and 8,000 square feet of retail space promptly and without funding from the town. In honor of the hammock, which is supposed to be protected, the $19 million project was named Pinnacle Oaks.
More than two years later, the company has yet to even close the land deal. Instead, Pinnacle has requested several time extensions while it attempts to secure public financing to pay for the land. And that was where Lieberman entered the picture in February 2003.
During the Pembroke Park town meeting, Lieberman, who was flanked by Pinnacle President Michael Wohl and Vice President Tim Wheat, urged the town to apply for a grant from the county that she serves to help Pinnacle pay for the land. The deal was relatively simple: If the town put up some federal grant money, the county would match it with new funds -- as long as the cash went to Pinnacle Oaks. That would, in turn, show local government support for the project, which would help the firm obtain about $10 million worth of federal tax credits from the state.
All the town had to do was apply to the county for the money, Lieberman said, before launching into a fawning endorsement of the company. "By choosing Pinnacle, you have made a wise move," she told the commission, which at times relies on her county vote for funding and project approvals.
Lieberman, who was then county vice mayor, assured the town that the County Commission would approve the new grant money, and to prove it, she brought a letter of support from her friend, then-county Mayor Diana Wasserman-Rubin. "Broward County is continuing to grow rapidly and your project will certainly help to accommodate that growth," Wasserman-Rubin wrote in the January 23, 2003, letter addressed to Wohl.
(Wasserman-Rubin says that even though she knew that her colleague was employed by Pinnacle, she never discussed the company with Lieberman and was unaware that her fellow commissioner used the letter in her lobbying efforts. She said she had met with Wohl at his request and introduced him to county staff.)
When Pembroke Park Commissioner Howard Clark balked at the Pinnacle plan during the meeting, which wasn't covered by the media, Lieberman lost her collegial tone. She made a veiled threat to sue the town, saying that if the commission didn't apply for the county grant, it would be in "capricious and arbitrary" violation of its contract with Pinnacle.
Then she interrupted town attorney Christopher Ryan, telling him -- quite wrongly -- that the town wouldn't lose any grant money. "Would we both agree to that?" she repeatedly and pointedly asked Ryan.
"Yes, but --" the lawyer tried to respond.
"Thank you!" Lieberman shot him down.
She was so aggressive that Clark likened her to Judge Judy, the TV personality famous for dominating the litigants on her show. A city commissioner, Emma Shoaff, found no humor in the matter. She confronted Lieberman directly about her dual role as county commissioner and developer's lobbyist.
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Hello! Welcome to my family web page, my name is Diane, and I'm currently searching for information on the following families:BLACKMON, JORDAN, PINKERTON, SMITH & WRIGHT.The BLACKMON family lives in the Repton, Evergreen , Al. areaThe JORDAN family lived in the Atmore, Al. area with connections to the Monroe,& Conecuh Co. areas too.The PINKERTON family is the one I'm having difficulties locating -- I found a Gatsy Pinkerton married to a Samuel Blackmon on June 13th, 1897 in the Evergreen, Al. courthouse records. These are my Grtgrdparents. I believe Gatsy's mother's name might have been Nannie Pinkerton. The SMITH family -came into play with my Grdfather-- John Thomas Jordan -his father was - John T. Smith born: Oct. 10,1856 died :Aug. 4, 1927 in Al. John T. Jordan's mother was Carrie Jordan born: Nov. 20, 1875 died : Apr. 20, 1957 in Al. both John and Carrie are buried in the Witherington Cem. in Evergreen, Al. The WRIGHTt family- I have grtgrtgrdparents named Samuel Blackmon and Caroline Wright. dates unknown both are buried in the Shiloh Cem. in Frisco City, Al. living dates??@1840-1870??If anyone could help find any persons related to any of the above please contact me. |
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