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2013-14 (Senior): Named to the All-WCHA First Team and earned WCHA All-Academic Team honors … Skated in only 24 games … Recorded 23 points off of 14 goals and nine assists … Tied with Josefine Jakobsen for most goals on the team (14) … Recorded five multi-point games, including two multi-goal games … Scored two game-winning goals, both against St. Cloud State (Oct. 25 and Jan. 18) … Totaled 99 shots on goal … Skated with Team Finland at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games … Named the Olympics' best forward by the Directorate, becoming the first non-North American to earn the award … Led all players at the Olympics with five goals and seven points … Tied with Jenni Hiirikoski for the highest plus/minus rating on Team Finland with a +4 rating … Led Finland with a .313 shooting percentage, scoring five goals on 16 shots … Averaged 24:19 of ice time through six games, the third most on Finland
2012-13 (Junior): An All-WCHA Second Team selection, Karvinen was third on the team in scoring with 18 goals and 29 assists through only 20 games … Recorded a season-high five points, with one goal and four assists, on three separate occasions (Nov. 18 vs Bemidji State, Dec. 1 vs RIT, Feb. 8 vs Minnesota State) … Recorded a point in the first 11 games she skated in (Nov. 17-Jan. 18) … Skated in her fourth IIHF Women's World Championship with Finland … Finished 19th in scoring at the tournament with three goals and one assist … Earned her second letter.
2010-11 (Freshman): Helped Finland to a bronze medal at the 2011 IIHF World Championship ... Ranked third and highest European in points (eight), sixth in goals (four) and10th in assists (four) ... Named to the Media All-Star team (only European).
Before UND: Competed in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics with Finland ... In five games played tallied three points from one goal and two assists ... Was one of three players on the team with a positive plus/minus (+1) ... Was tied for second on the team with 13 shots ... In first Olympic game had two assists against Russia (2/14/10) ... Scored lone goal in bronze-medal game against Sweden (2/25/10) ... Was the only European chosen for the All-Star team at the World Championship in 2009 where she finished the tournament with a team-leading five goals and seven points ... Has two gold medals in Finnish Championships with Espoo ... Was top point scorer in the Finnish women's league and scored nearly 1.5 points per game (seven goals, nine assist in11 games) in the Danish under-20 boys league.
Personal: Majoring in graphic design and technology ... Daughter of Heikki Karvinen and Hanne Olson ... Is a dual citizen of both Denmark and Finland ... Father played professionally in Sweden and Denmark ... Brother, Jannik, plays for Denmark's Rodovre Might Bulls (2007-present).


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ANAHEIM – Throughout his postgame media session Wednesday after another loss, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle often looked skyward as if the answers to his team's troubles might come from the heavens.
As he answered the final question posed, Carlyle tapped on his chest.
"It's got to come from here," he said. "It's got to come from the heart."
A day later, Carlyle and the Ducks had a heart to heart for nearly an hour in the dressing room at Anaheim Ice as they sought to find the solution to a bad stretch that has seen them go winless in their past six games and nine of their past 10.
While there were few specifics divulged on what the conversation was particularly about, the overall feeling is that Carlyle and his players traded ideas and voiced their opinions on how to get everyone playing within the system and believing in it.
"You have to eliminate any confusion, any doubt before you can take the next step forward," Carlyle said. "If there's any doubt on what we're doing or what we should be doing in this situation or that situation that they're presented with, then you try to deal with that right away.
"And that's what you always do when you're in those. You clarify, and try to focus again on moving forward."
Watching themselves and the mistakes in their 4-2 home loss to Nashville on video was part of the Ducks' clear-the-air session, to which Carlyle said: "It's always healthy."
Teemu Selanne said he thought it was a good time for everyone to get a chance to have their voice heard.
"I think it's important to get input from so many different guys, forwards, defensemen, centers, wingers, about the system," Selanne said.
"A lot of guys were talking and giving their opinions about how they feel about this and why it doesn't work, really.
"A lot of times the coach is talking and nobody says a word and then you go on the ice and you think, 'Well, I don't know if it's working.'
"So everybody has to buy into the system. It's important that the players can give their inputs about the situation.
"It was good. It was really honest conversations. I think that (it) was a huge step forward."
The Ducks have fallen to the depths of the Pacific Division after a 4-1 start that was the best since the 2006-07 Stanley Cup season.


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Birthdays for Friday, May 29
Here's wishing the happiest of birthdays to seven excellent visual journalists…
Geoffrey Bowman is a "newspaper producer" for the E.W. Scripps newspaper production hub in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Tina Croley is managing editor for content for Stars and Stripes and based in Washington, D.C. A 1982 graduate of Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky., Tina spent 17 years at the Herald Leader, starting out as an office clerk, then as a copy editor, a fashion writer, a shopping columnist and then assistant lifestyles editor. She moved to the Detroit Free Press in 1995 as assistant features editor and was promoted to features editor in 1995. She left the Freep in 2009 after 14 years there and joined Stars and Stripes in 2010 as enterprise editor. she moved into her current position last fall. Find her Twitter feed here. Tina turns 55 today.
Dave Elbert is a columnist for the Des Moines Business Record and a writer and editor for Iowa Business 365. He stepped down in 2012 after 36-and-a-half years of reporting, business editing and writing a column for the Des Moines Register. Dave turns 68 today.
Claire Innes is art director of Chicago Parent magazine plus four suburban weekly newspapers and based in Oak Park, Ill. A 1983 graduate of the University of Michigan, Claire worked as an artist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a features designer and art director for the Detroit Free Press before moving to the Chicago Tribune in 1995 as an art director for the Trib's Travel and Q sections. She spent four years as creative director of the Post-Tribune in Merrillville, Ind. Find her portfolio here and her Twitter feed here.
Joey Kirk is lead designer for High Gear Media of Palo Alto, Calif., and a curriculum developer for Bloc, Inc., of San Francisco. Both are developers of web, mobile and tablet platforms. The owner of bachelor's and master's degrees from Texas Tech, Joey spent some of his college years working as a reporter for the Wylie News. His final year, he was editor-in-chief of the Texas Tech student paper, the Daily Toreador. Joey served a summer fellowship at the Poynter Institute and then spent more than two years as a sports designer with the Arizona Republic before moving to the user experience team at Tribune Interactive in Chicago, Ill., in 2009. He was promoted to lead designer in 2011 but then started work for High Gear in 2012. In addition, Joey was CEO and creative director of 5M Sports, a branding firm that specializes in athletes and sports organizations. Find his personal web site here. His wife, Chelsea, is a political reporter for the Courier and Press of Evansville, Ind. Find his personal web site here and his Twitter feed here. Joey turns 31 today.
For the past 15 years, Katie Kunert has been a graphics reporter and artist for the Des Moines Register. I hired her myself, out of tiny Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa, where she had been layout editor of the weekly college tab. Those of you who have seen my slideshows have seen samples of Katie's work. Since I left the Register in 2003, Katie got married, changed her name and became a mom. For a long time, she ran MomsLikeMe, a web site for Des Moines-area mothers. Find Katie's Twitter feed here.
Joshua Smothers is a designer for the Gannett Design Studio in Des Moines, Iowa. A graduate of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, Josh went to work for the Des Moines Register in 2004 as a page designer and copy editor who concentrated mostly on sports. He folded over into the studio in 2011. Find his portfolio here and his Twitter feed here. Joshua turns 34 today.
Joey, Joshua, Katie, Claire, Geoffrey, Tina and Dave share a birthday with actors Annette Carol Bening, Anthony Geary, Frank Theodore "Ted" Levine, Lisa Diane Whelchel, Adrian Paul Hewett (better known as Adrian Paul) and Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope; musicians Melissa Lou Etheridge, La Toya Yvonne Jackson, Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman, Melanie Janine Brown (better known as Scary Spice of the Spice Girls) and Noel Thomas David Gallagher (of Oasis); sports greats Alfred "Al" Unser Sr., Kenneth "Ken" Schrader (both auto racing), Steve Mason (hockey) and Eric Keith Davis (baseball); authors Gilbert Keith "G.K." Chesterton and Frederick Schiller Faust (better known as Max Brand); physicist Peter Ware Higgs; cartoonist Aaron McGruder; founding father Patrick Henry; attempted presidential assassin John Warnock Hinckley Jr. and president John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
In addition, today is Learn About Composting Day, International Day of UN Peacekeepers, Put a Pillow on your Fridge Day, Bats Day and Hug Your Cat Day. Seriously.
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Where can I find the archive page for a custom post type?
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Rob, I don't believe a new template needs to be created because it is already showing up as a template in the drag and drop options.
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The "News" template is for the custom post type of the same name. It's used on any of those posts. The "News Archive" suggests there is a template useable in the same way "Blog" would be for the blog post type. Am I correct?
At the end of the day, I'd just like a page that lists the posts from a Custom Post Type.
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The News Archive as far as I know should indeed list the posts created for that CPT. Is this not happening?
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On that site I had to build one using a plugin
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For any custom post type I have made, Pagelines offers a template for the archive of that post type.
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As I understand it, archive pages, even custom ones, are "special pages" which can't be edited or created as static pages. Thus the custom template you create for those archives should simply be applied dynamically to archives of posts in that custom post type. How that happens is, for me at least, a total mystery.
Which template did you use to model your archive page? How do you view the archive?
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I'm trying to figure out the following:
After creating a custom post type, the "Template" for an archive page for that post type becomes editable in Pagelines.
I would now like to view that Archive page which should have the template that Pagelines seems to be creating.
Is this a question you need to mark for a developer?
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After finishing the basics, it would be awesome to have Implement an LDAP-based scheme for Solaris installations.
The project for today: a Solaris JumpStart installation.
To get started, Here are Sun's Blueprints. Especially interesting is the article on Customizing the JumpStart[tm] Boot Image Recovery. We need that for our new NetBackup recovery procedure. Also of specific interest to me is the Building a Bootable JumpStart[tm] Installation CD-ROM since we don't have enough machines to justify a dedicates JumpStart server.
A Google search turns up more information, of course.
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With a resident 5-year-old, you're either trying to do too damned much, or just having too damned much fun.
So true. It's 11:15 and I need to be up at 6 and I haven't been getting enough sleep. I'm going to bed.
Since I'm in a writing mood, a quick comment about New Orleans politics. In the past couple of years, there has been a bit of ruckus about the payroll system that the public school board put together with Oracle's help. Instead of out-sourcing payroll like any sane corporation would do, they spent a few million dollars to beta test there own system on the teachers. Since so many people (including a friend of mine) didn't get paid or had the withholding done wrong, there was a lot of negative publicity about it. Oh, and the school board also lost almost all the people they had trained in Oracle (probably because those people soon learned they could double what they were making elsewhere).
That, of course, led to payroll snafus — like the superintendent's father, a janitor, being paid more in overtime than any principal in the system got.
More great grist is provided by the mayor, Marc Morial, who recently attempted to get a third term by requesting an amendment to the city charter just for him. Today, in an op-ed piece, James Gill recounts a recent Sewage & Water Board meeting on the privitization that they Mayor is pushing. People had questions about why the Mayor was trying to make the privitization happen so fast, but Morial couldn't be bothered with all the questions and responded "We do not appreciate being consistently and constantly questioned."
And they wonder why we can't attract any businesses to New Orleans.
Today I cycled a few miles on the levee. It reminded me that the romance of the Mississippi river is one of the big reasons I like New Orleans.
On this side of the levee, there is a track where trains move containers between the docks and shipping yards. Today there were two trains moving stuff in opposite directions. I rode a few hundred yards just a few feet from one of the trains. You can feel the massive power as you ride beside several tons of steel. It rumbles.
On the other side of the levee, it is pretty wild in some places. Between the levee and the river, it ranges from swampy to woodsy. A boy could have a lot of fun down there. My three year old had fun when I took him down there. We looked at the barges tethered by there long steel cables (as big as his arm) and pretended to run from the "Indians". Along that side of the levee, you can get the feeling that Huckleberry Finn could still ride his raft down the river and, except for the fact that the steamboats would now be non-existent, replaced with other more modern ships, he would have much the same experience.
I'm starting to cycle again (besides my commute to work) because I weigh about 20 lbs. too much and I was reminded by a recent article in the Times Picayune how much energy cycling can burn (sorry, link will expire as there is only 14 days worth of archiving).
On the ride today, I noticed some things that need to be done with my bike. I plan to do some of those with my kids.
Here is a copy of a great article from the Wall Street Journal titled IP: the web runs on love, not greed. The internet is an amazing success:
Why don't we see this miracle? Because large amounts of money can obscure larger evidence. So much money flew around dot-coms, that it hid the main event on the web, which is the exchange of gifts. While the most popular 50 websites are crassly commercial, most of the 3 billion web pages in the world are not. Only thirty percent of the pages of the web are built by companies and corporations like pets.com. The rest is built on love, such as care4pets.com or responsiblepetcare.org. The answer to the mystery of why people would make 3 billion web pages in 2,000 days is simple: sharing. While everyone was riveted by the drama of companies such as pets.com, we overlooked the steady growth of enthusiast sites and governmental depots such as Usenet and nasa.gov, to name some larger ones.
How disappointing… I can't point you directly to Tina Cassidy's article in the January 3rd issue of the Boston Globe on beards. It contains this quote:
Those who don't [shave] choose not to for a reason, conscious or unconscious.
Well, of course!
I, for example, cut myself when I shave. My brother started shaving when his girlfriend said she thought he would look better beardless. Since shaving takes more concerted, consistent effort than not shaving, a more interesting question would be "Why do men shave?". Another priceless quote that must be taken out of context (surely they are referring to the beardless men):
The gesture of changing one's face is simply too powerful to be strictly conscious.
Uh… Aren't those who shave the one's who are changing their face? Beards, if I recall, are a natural occurance on men's face.
Anyway, I wonder what Dave Winer would think of the article, especially given that he is a man of many opinions and that he has a beard
I've been wanting to move everybody.org to LDAP-based backend for email and authentication. For the longest time, I was stuck on the idea of using Cyrus IMAPd — the server is the basis for much of what is done with IMAP. However, although it is designed for large sites, it is not designed with virtual domains in mind. I was so stubborn when it came to using Cyrus that I even looked at embedding a Perl interpreter into Cyrus to help it at the Authentication/Authorization stage. It worked — somewhat. This is impressive because I am not a C programmer. It is a huge credit to the authors of the documentation that comes with Perl. I certainly have very few qualms now about embedding Perl wherever I feel it would help me.
Still, for all my stubbornness and grunting, Cyrus wasn't designed for virtual domains. It is a bit too monolithic as well, which makes it less flexible. After looking a bit, I dug a little deeper into Courier IMAPd and found that it would do what I wanted and it is packaged to do what I want out of the box on Debian. And, although there is a Courier SMTP server, I decided to stick with Exim since it already has Perl embedded and, as a result, allows an enormous amount of flexibility.
Last night, I successfully got Courier IMAPd up and running. Since it authenticates using an email address for the username, it is perfect for virtual domains. I was a little leery at first, but it turns out that the Authdaemon backend (which supports LDAP) actually works quite nicely.
It is all maildir, though, so that will be a change for our shell users. (Though, technically, I could allow them shell access to mbox mail or POP/IMAP access to maildir mail.) The stats seem to show that only Jeff and I really use the shell access, so I'm not really worried about that, though. New shell users (if we get any) will have to use a maildir client.
Since I have that done, I plan to write up the plan for transitioning everybody.org to Debian tomorrow, test it this week and execute it next weekend.
The major changes that will be happening are:
- Move from FreeBSD to Debian
- LDAP-based backend.
- Kerberos support implemented.
- Virtual domain support for email.
All this should be transparent to the end users if it is done right. Which is why I'm writing up the migration plan and testing it thoroughly.
Since I'm busy implementing LDAP v3 as the backend on everybody.org for authentication and such, I thought I would get a IANA Private Enterprise Number in case I want to create any schema.
Well, I finally got it yesterday. My OIDs will be prefixed with 126.96.36.199.4.1 and my IPEN: 12038.


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15 Ways to Add a Little Sport to Your Style
Queen Bey recently debuted this precise, angled bob on her Instagram. It took us a minute, but now we're all clamoring for the scissors. This look = out-of-control chic.
The actress went from beautiful (if a bit expected) blonde to unabashedly ravishing with her one-inch long, little boy cut. That neck! Those cheekbones!


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To start of, the show had an amazing and mysterious characters. The personalities of the antagonists had a magic touch to them, in a way you would both love and hate them at the same time. Damon Salvatore started as a main antagonist. He was selfish, cruel and basically everything wrong with the world. Despite these reasons, everybody loved him. THAT WAS THE MAGIC! Turning an antagonist into a beloved character was the magic of Vampire Diaries. This show made us all understand the hardship of every 'living' thing. It made us understand that maybe the reason why someone was so cruel is because they had a cruel past. The same goes for Katherine, Klaus and possibly Elijah.
'The Vampire Diaries' was the name of the show. So, I expected to see a lot of the past and of course, vampires. As the plot went on from season 1 to season 4, I was never disappointed. I loved that Eleana went from Stephan to Damon. I enjoyed Caroline and her love for Klaus and Tyler. Mostly, I loved Jeremy's body! But anyways, the story revolved around the vampires and their wicked pasts. We see Stephan and Damon's flashbacks which all connect the story well. This made everything go smoothly.
Here's the negative point though. Season 5 and 6 was a totally different story. The magic was gone along with the original vampires and Katherine. Where were they? (I know about the new TV show, The Originals, but they should've still showed up in Vampire Diaries!) Instead we have Liv, Luke, Enzo, Kai and the long lost mom. I honestly love the idea of all these characters. Kai has a twisted personality which brings edge to the series and Enzo has a really hot vibe to him. But... If I'm totally honest, the magic never came back. The story was 100% broken and moved on too quickly. I mean, what happened to Caroline and Tyler? They moved on so quickly! It's like they never even happened! I expected more from them even if they weren't together anymore. Stephan and Eleana weren't as close as they were anymore. It just turned into a completely different show. The new plot that they made in Season 5 and 6 was not bad; it just never connected to the original plot of the series. I love the fact that they are moving forward but I hate that they forget their pasts. It's like it never happened. It's like Season 5 came with amnesia. I liked how Tyler mentioned that Caroline was his Ex in Season 6 because frankly, I don't even remember. They loved each other so much.. for nothing to show for. At least Stephan still clearly cared about Eleana.
Anyways, 'Vampire Diaries' should change it's title to Vampires Over Witches. I don't even see Stephan write in his diary anymore!
If I were to write this series, I would have made Kai stuck in a prison world with both Katherine and Lily. Kai eventually falls in love Katherine. Katherine, the heartless monster, uses him but also kinda falls for him. Lily on the other hand doesn't recognize any of her sons. She slowly collects her memories of the past decades and remembers that it was Klaus who turned her--- not just for fun, he had a reason.
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Frankie Sandford's monumental cleavage on Daybreak's Lorraine today - almost causing a nipple slip wardrobe malfunction - has sparked more boob job rumours.
The Saturdays singer was practically spilling out of her top as the girls performed 'What About Us' this morning.
While Rochelle Wiseman's baby bump might have got the most attention from Lorraine, it was Frankie's boobs that managed to steal the limelight on Twitter.
Fans were quick to jump on the 'boob job bandwagon', shocked at the 24-year-old's ample lady lumps.
One user wrote: "Why has frankie from the saturdays had a boob job!? she was naturally perfect before!"
Another said: "Forgot Frankie Sanford had a boob job. Got the cleavage out on #Lorraine #thesaturdays"
While one particularly impressed user tweeted: "Has Frankie from the Saturdays had a boob job or is that just one good push up bra? #dribble"
Frankie showed off her cleavage in a loose-fitting yellow vest, revealing more than just her black bra when she leaned over to scratch her ankle.
Frankie previously faced boob job rumours after showing off a fuller bust while frolicking on the beach in October in LA last year.
Just a year earlier she was pictured looking much smaller in a black bikini in May 2011.
The girls put on an exclusive performance of 'What About Us', while Rochelle showed off her growing bump and revealed that her due date is in just EIGHT WEEKS!
She said: "I'm doing well. It's great actually, I always get the seat now, I might just put cushions up my dress once I've give birth."
Lorraine even gave her a 'future popstar' baby grow to give to her tiny tot once he or she is born.
[ Related article: Pregnant Rochelle Wiseman says her baby will be 'lanky' ]
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Advising Medicare Beneficiaries - Medco's 2012 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Helps Members Get the Most Value from Their Benefits08:00 EST Monday, November 07, 2011Offers $0 co-payment for a 90-day supply of generics through mail, coverage in the Gap, and more than 3,000 covered prescription drugs Popular brand-drug patent expirations represent more than $9 billion in savings for Medicare beneficiariesFRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With open enrollment season underway, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) is providing a team of advisors to help Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in Medco Medicare Prescription Plan® (PDP)* understand some of the crucial changes in the Medicare Part D benefit for the 2012 plan year. Some important elements are changing this year, most notably the enrollment deadline (now December 7th rather than December 31st), and additional discounts available in the Coverage Gap. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100609/MEDCOLOGO ) The 2012 Medco Medicare Prescription Plan (PDP) includes two robust plan options, Choice and Value, allowing Medicare beneficiaries to select a plan that best suits their individual healthcare needs. The 2012 Medco Medicare PDP earned the highest overall quality and performance rating granted to a national plan ? 4 Stars ?from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS).**"Beneficiaries are looking for plans that provide them with the prescription medications they need, while helping them delay the Coverage Gap," said Mary Daschner, Group President, Medco Medicare & Medicaid Solutions. "It's not just a low premium that helps lower out-of-pocket costs. With the support of our Medco Medicare Advisors, we help our Medicare members better understand how to maximize their benefits. Our members can save an average of $303 a year and delay entering the Coverage Gap by as many as 50 days.*** This can make a big difference for them."Using generic medications instead of brand-name drugs is an important way that Medicare beneficiaries can lower their overall costs. Frequently used drugs taken by the Medicare population, such as Lipitor®, Lexapro®, Seroquel®, and Singulair®, which account for more than $31 billion dollars in retail sales, are expected to come off patent in 2012 ? representing a potential of more than $9.4 billion in incremental savings opportunities. "Medco Medicare Advisors help alert beneficiaries when a brand-name drug becomes available as a generic medication, and can help them work with their doctors to understand if the generic may work for them," continues Daschner. Medco Medicare Advisors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They can also help beneficiaries better understand their plan and will alert beneficiaries when they approach the Coverage Gap. Additionally, Medco pharmacists are available to provide clinical support and guidance to help avoid beneficiaries potentially harmful drug interactions and to answer any questions ? even in the middle of the night. The Medco Medicare Prescription Plan (PDP) portfolio consists of the following:Choice plan option, which features a $0 co-payment for a 90-day supply of Preferred Generic drugs (Tier 1) by mail from the first day of coverage through the Coverage GapValue plan option, which offers a lower-premium plan option with the same level of access to thousands of medications and clinical supportIn addition to providing access to more than 3,000 covered prescription drugs, thousands of pharmacy locations, and desirable plan features, both options feature Medco's dedicated team of professionals that provides personalized service to help Medicare beneficiaries stretch their dollars and ensure the safety and accessibility of their medications. The Value plan option is offered in all 50 states; the Choice plan option is available in 33 states. Both plan options are available in Puerto Rico.Enrollment for the 2012 plan year began October 15, 2011 and ends December 7, 2011 with coverage beginning on January 1, 2012. Those interested in learning more about the Medco Medicare Prescription Plan (PDP) options can visit www.medcomedicare.com, or call toll-free 1-866-544-3794. TTY/TDD users should call 1-800-716-3231.*A Medicare-approved Part D sponsor **A 2012 4-star-rated plan in 49 states and 3.5 stars in NY. Plan performance summary star ratings are assessed each year and may change from one year to the next***Medco Health Solutions, Inc., "Delaying Entry to Coverage Gap by use of Generics and/or Mail Service" study, August 2011. Based on beneficiaries enrolled in Medco Medicare Prescription Plan (PDP) with a Coverage Gap stage during the 2010 plan year. Excludes Dual Medicare/Medicaid eligibles and Low-Income Subsidy enrollees. Patient savings may vary based on annual benefit changes. 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CNBC's Kudlow Rips MSNBC for Lack of Balance; Calls for Supply-Side Solutions for Economy
It is bad when an anchor from a sister network feels compelled to call out a colleague about the lack of ideological balance, but thatŌĆÖs just what CNBCŌĆÖs Larry Kudlow did.
In a time when some of CNBCŌĆÖs critics demand the network be held to a high standard when it comes to balance, a different standard is applied to MSNBC. And lack of balance is something Kudlow pointed out.
Kudlow, referring to the Oct. 26 broadcast of MSNBCŌĆÖs ŌĆ£The Ed Show,ŌĆØ which featured Rep. Barney Frank, perennial presidential candidate Ralph Nader and the host Ed Schultz, noted all the participants were left-of-center. And in the appearance, Frank made a pitch for the expanded role of government and argued the only reason people opposed it was because they were disillusioned by the government for its failures during the Bush administration, specifically dealing with Hurricane Katrina.
ŌĆ£Was there a conservative there?ŌĆØ Kudlow asked. ŌĆ£I saw Ralph Nader and Barney Frank. Did MSNBC miss a conservative dissent?ŌĆØ
Kudlow offered this rebuttal to Frank ŌĆō big government was tried during the Cold War and failed because people yearned for less government and that was its ultimate undoing.
ŌĆ£Well, hereŌĆÖs my response to Congressman Barney Frank: With all due respect to Mr. Frank, who I think is a very smart guy, we tried heavy government control and regulation in the Soviet Union and
Kudlow, the former associate director for economics and planning in the Office of Management and Budget under former President Reagan explained ŌĆō free-market policies had a proven track record. The opposite, not so much.
ŌĆ£The Reagan free market ŌĆō deregulation revolution, with a sound dollar and low tax rates launched a 27-year boom,ŌĆØ Kudlow said. ŌĆ£The GipperŌĆÖs policies were copied all around the world.ŌĆØ
That according to Kudlow brought into question the validity of Rep. Barney FrankŌĆÖs argument, since the battle between the two competing philosophies had already been decided.
ŌĆ£So my question ŌĆō what does Mr. Barney Frank know that virtually the entire rest of the globe doesnŌĆÖt know?ŌĆØ Kudlow asked. ŌĆ£The battle between democratic entrepreneurial capitalism and statism has already been won by the economic freedom fighters. This Congress is going in the wrong direction. Growth and wealth come from individuals and human action, not the heavy footprint of the state.ŌĆØ
Later in the program, in a segment about the stimulus and whether or not the White House policies were pro-growth that included David Goodfriend, a former Clinton White House staffer, and Steve Forbes, Kudlow reiterated his point about balance. Kudlow also showed he wasnŌĆÖt just talking the talk, but walking the walk as well by presenting both sides of a debate.
ŌĆ£Look, this is better than that MSNBC show that had two lefties ŌĆō Barney Frank and the other dope, Ralph Nader,ŌĆØ Kudlow said. ŌĆ£At least we have an equal representation.ŌĆØ


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The Scioto County chapter of the American Cancer Society pressed on through the rain with its annual Relay For Life event at the Scioto County Fairgrounds. Rosie Williams, chairperson for the Scioto County American Cancer Society, said the 2014 Relay For Life event experienced a decrease in fund raising from last year's event.
"We had quite the thunderstorm in the afternoon which probably dampened things a little bit. We raised right under $84,904. Actually, we are down from last year. Last year we raised about $102,000," Williams said.
She attributes the decrease in this year's fund raising for the Relay to the current state of economics overall.
"I think that economically, it is tougher for people. The dollar just isn't going as far as it used to. I think it is just tougher for many people to have the excess of funds to help in different events," she said.
The cancer survivor dinner was very well attended this year with more survivors participating.
"The dinner this year is the most that we have had. We provided a survivor dinner to any cancer survivor and a care giver. We probably had 150 cancer survivors, plus care givers, so it was quite the turnout. The rain didn't dampen that part," she said.
The Relay event included live entertainment, as well as a live auction.
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She said there was a series of other fund raising efforts throughout the evening during the event.
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She said the money raised this year will be divided between the American Cancer Society and the local community.
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LUCENA CITY—Police and agents of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) arrested suspected wildlife traffickers while transporting endangered bird and animal species from Palawan on Sunday night, police said.
Lawmen, led by Insp. Nephtali Mendoza and staffers of the DENR wildlife division, acted on a tip from an informant and intercepted an Isuzu Elf that was being used to transport assorted rare and endangered birds placed in steel cages in the coastal village of Dalahican past 8 p.m. on Sunday, according to Supt. Allen Rae Co, this city's police chief.
Police arrested spouses Roderick and Ester Gabilaga, Jason Esparagoza and Jeremias Paroco, all residents of Palawan.
Co said the DENR operatives identified the seized wildlife as consisting of 173 Myna birds, 3 Blue Naped parrots and 5 Palawan river otters—all classified as endangered species—and 2 Palawan Horn Bill, tagged as a vulnerable species.
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Despite new album, will.i.am looks past pop charts
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Will.i.am wants to be known as a maker — not just of music, but things, from cars to headphones.
The Black Eyed Peas frontman is computer chip-maker Intel's "director of creative innovation." He's also partnered with Coca-Cola to create a new brand of products from recycled bottles and cans, including headphones and clothes.
Not that the seven-time Grammy winner — who produces, writes, sings and raps — has lost his ear for hits. Three songs from his new album, "(hash)willpower" — featuring Justin Bieber, Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus — are now in the Billboard Hot 100. It's his fourth solo album but the first in six years and the first since the Peas became global megastars with hits like "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling." As a solo artist, he has yet to match the Peas' success in album sales; his latest debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart this week with 29,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
In this April 24, 2013 photo, will.i.am poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. The Black Eyed Peas frontman is computer chip-maker Intel's director of creative innovation. He's also partnered with Coca-Cola to create a new brand of products from recycled bottles and cans, including headphones and clothes. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
But will.i.am is looking well beyond pop charts to measure future success. The 38-year-old Los Angeles native sat down with The Associated Press in a recording studio for a conversation that touched on topics ranging from the Notorious B.I.G. to his late grandmother.
AP: In one song on the new album, you quote a Notorious B.I.G. line about being on the cover of Fortune magazine. But you actually did it recently. Does that make you reflect on how far hip-hop has come?
will.i.am: The line is, 'Willy be flossing/Geeking on the cover of Fortune/Five double-oh sending flows to Martians.' The fact that I sent a song to Mars is like 'Whoaaaa!' And then being on the cover of Fortune magazine and Biggie Smalls saying that in a rhyme never having been on the cover of Fortune was just like 'Whoa!' Just 'whoa' moments. ... My music career had nothing to do with that. The cover of Fortune came from recent disciplines and sacrifices and dreams I've been having in the other part of my career. That's philanthropy, being an entrepreneur and thinking outside the box.


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I had a physical for the first time since childhood.I am an overweight, but not sedentary 35 year old.All of my test results from the physical were really good except my cholesterol.My LDL-C was 118 and my LP-IR score was 64.My HDL-C was a good 52. Total cholesterol being 200. I want to reduce the LDL-C and LP-IR.I recognize that both diet and exercise will play a role in this, but which of the two is most effective?Like I said, I am not sedentary, but have not had much aerobic activity in some time.
Exercise plays a larger role, then diet. Research is pointing more and more to the genetic links in high cholesterol then any other cause.
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Under the leadership of President Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico has recently approved a historic constitutional amendment reforming the country's archaic education system. In order to push this historic reform, which is commonly known as the "education reform", President Pena Nieto overcame great opposition from the country's teachers union, which is the largest union in Latin America. The powerful union has been led by Elba Esther Gordillo for over thirty years and has wielded great power over elections throughout the country. In an unprecedented turn of events, the union lost the battle against the reform and its omnipotent leader was arrested and now faces embezzlement charges. If found guilty, Gordillo could face thirty years in prison.
The reform establishes a merit based system and does away with the tight control the union has held over all facets of the education system. Until now, the union has unilaterally controlled all hiring and firing of teachers. This has led to wide-spread corruption whereby teacher positions may be traded or sold to unqualified teachers. It is also believed that the education system's payroll currently includes thousands of phantom teachers who simply collect a salary. The reform will allow for the first audit of the education system and an end to much of the corruption and waste.
More importantly, the education reform seems to signify a willingness and an appetite for change. Mexico's education system has been untouched for over seventy years. This new administration has successfully taken on an archaic system and a very powerful union. It appears as though President Pena Nieto is sending a message to Mexico and beyond that it's time to do things differently. This monumental reform may be the catalyst the country needs to push for further tax and other business reforms that will allow Mexico become more competitive and business-friendly. For now, the education reform has opened the way for Mexico to become more prosperous across the board by giving its population a better quality education.
To see Mexico's constitution, including the education reform amendment please visit: http://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/pdf/1.pdf
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often times mistaken as a whore, yet she is a girl with a "man's mentality" and sees men and women as equals. A pearl carries her self with respect and dignity.
Wow..look at that Pearl
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noun- term used for a lacrosse ball
Yo man, shoot me a pearl.
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In agreement with, letting someone know that you are satisfied with their statement or answer.
I just lost 15 pounds! Pearls!
Tomorrow we are going to get margaritas with Brandon and Justin. Pearls!
Tomorrow we are going to get margaritas with Brandon and Justin. Pearls!
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To act prematurely
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Noun; a pearl refers to a joint or blunt that is rolled properly and has no, or almost no, flaws in it.
Damn, hit this pearl Tony rolled.
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A perfectly rolled blunt
"Dude, that pearl Mike rolled lasted 51 minutes!"
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n. necklace, pearl
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I got my girlfriend a pearl necklace for Christmas this year.
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I have this up and running, but I was wondering if the geforce card is "accelerating".
Whenever I try to run Tuxracer, the screen gets a frame rate of maybe 10 per min. it stops, waits 3 or 4 secs then jumps way ahead.
The rest of the games seem alright (the ones I have tried).
When I was installing mandrake the video card was listed as a gf2DDRgeneric, not MX400.
Do I need to install a new driver?
Is there a way to tell if the card is performing properly?
I have also read that X does this to games, is this my problem?
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You're using the default XFree Drivers, they do not have OpenGL acceleration, and that is the reason that it is so slow.
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shubydoobydo, looks like several ideas have been presented. If this machine was in my machine shop for repair, 120 grit emery cloth would be the choice. It is a good compromise between removing enough material (the parts are stuck together after all) and not being overly aggressive when used by hand. I have to respectfully disagree with the posters that see an uneven finish, especially when the emery cloth is used with the penetrating oil as a lubricant. Use 240 grit if you want to be extra cautious. The result will be the same, but will take more effort. 400 grit , fine steel wool and CAP have their place, but are not aggressive enough to help in this case since the parts have seized together. It is true that a polished surface will provide some degree of corrosion protection, but it will not help much in this application. The corrosion solution is to keep the clamp shaft lubricated and separate the clamp from the base when in storage. Fluid Film is a good corrosion preventive product, but can be a bit difficult to find locally and doesn't have the load bearing protection of even a light grease.
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Surgery for Nasal Obstruction? How do you know if Rhinoplasty should be added to Septoplasty? (photo)
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Multiple factors contribute to nasal breathing, such as Deviated Septum or Nasal Valve collapse
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Septoplasty, Rhinoplasty, and Septo-Rhinoplasty
The term Septoplasty is frequently used to describe surgical correction of the nasal septum without addressing the "visible external nose". A Rhinoplasty is often used to describe correction of the external nasal components for either cosmetic or reconstructive purposes. Septo-Rhinoplasty defines the combination of both procedures, which can be misleading. Sometimes the septum has to be corrected in order to address the external form and function of the nose. The opposite holds true as well.
Many of the procedures that alter the shape of the septum and improve nasal airway, can also affect the shape of the nose. Many of the maneuvers that open up the internal nasal valve to improve airflow, can also straighten the nasal vault and effect the overall aesthetic appearance of the nose. The septum and nasal vault are converging components of the nose. Straightening a deviated nasal septum will help straighten a deviated nasal dorsum, and vice versa.
External valve collapse (or nostril collapse) is another cause of nasal airway obstruction. This is usually seen after trauma or a prior rhinoplasty where too much cartilage was removed form the tip (the lower lateral cartilage were over resected).
In the US, most nasal surgeries that get authorized by medical insurance are performed to treat nasal trauma or nasal airway obstruction.
Rhinoplasty unlikely to improve breathing further after septoplasty
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The Eltham Copper Butterfly, Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida, has aroused considerable attention for a number of reasons. These include its rediscovery after it was believed to be extinct, its main populations occurring in small bushland patches in the middle of suburbia and its complex interaction with a plant and an ant.
Eltham Copper ButterflyPhotographer: Alan Yen / Source: Museum Victoria
The Eltham Copper Butterfly is a small, attractive butterfly that flies in summer. It belongs to the family Lycaenidae and like many other species of lycaenids, it has a close association with a group of ants; in this case, ants from a genus called Notoncus.
The butterfly larvae live within the underground nests of Notoncus, and emerge at night to feed on their food plant, Sweet Bursaria (Bursaria spinosa). The ants protect the Eltham Copper larvae while they feed, and in return it is thought that the ants feed upon secretions from the butterfly larvae. As the Eltham Copper Butterfly larvae feed only upon Sweet Bursaria, this is an example of a complex plant-butterfly-ant ecological interaction.
The Eltham Copper Butterfly was discovered around Eltham in 1938. It was thought to have become extinct around the 1950s, but was rediscovered at Eltham in 1986. It is now known to survive in four areas: Eltham, Greensborough, Castlemaine and Kiata. The main populations are located in the three main reserves at Eltham.
It is now listed as a threatened species under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. Its distribution was more widespread in the past. Numbers at the Eltham sites have declined because of loss of suitable habitat through urbanisation, and also the absence of an appropriate fire regime. Two of the reserves at Eltham were partially burnt in 1998 in order to improve the habitat for this species.
Braby, M. F., Van Praagh, B. D. and New, T. R. 1999. The Dull Copper, Paralucia pyrodiscus (Lycaenidae). In Kitching, R. L., Scheermeyer, E., Jones, R. E. and Pierce, N. E. (eds). Biology of Australian Butterflies. CSIRO, East Melbourne, pp. 247–260.
Webster, A .1993. Eltham Copper Butterfly, Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida. Flora and Fauna Guarantee Action Statement No. 39. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, East Melbourne.
Hi Rebecca. The reason for the decline of the Eltham Copper Butterfly is explained above under the heading conservation. For further information about this and for what the future holds for this endangered animal, have a look at the links listed at top right under 'Related Resources'.
Hi Noriel, the Eltham Copper Butterfly can be seen flying during summer in a number of locations in Victoria such as Castlemaine, Kiata in western Victoria and around Melbourne in a number of small reserves around Eltham such as the Pauline Toner Butterfly Reserve in Eucalyptus Road.
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"Code applies to even President's address, Railway budget"
As Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has indicated that the government might present the budget for 2012-2013 after March 3, against the normal practice of doing it on the last day of February, when the Assembly polls end in all five States this year, the Election Commission has made it clear that the model code is already in place and the Centre should desist from giving any sops to the poll-bound States even in the President's address and in the Railway budget.
"We don't want to write to the government in this regard. The code is already in place and will be applicable to the Central government too with regard to Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Goa. I hope the government adheres to the model code in letter and in spirit and desists from making any announcement to woo the voters," said a senior EC official.
Talking to The Hindu here on Monday, he said the Commission had not received any communication from the government so far on the possible postponement of the budget post-Assembly elections. "We don't want to make any further comment on the subject as it is for the government to decide. We are only interested in the strict enforcement of the model code."
Earlier in the day, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi and Election Commissioners V.S. Sampath and H.S. Brahma gave instructions to 1,200 observers appointed to the States going to the polls.
The Election Commission asked the observers to set new benchmarks in the election management through stringent observation and display of alertness and ingenuity.


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On the other hand, endoscopic treatments are performed in an outpatient setting, and patients are allowed to eat full meals within days of the procedure, the researchers explained.
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FMLY Fest assembles dozens of musicians for DIY weekend
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Hollow Boys embrace the dark on third album
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10 Thousand Sounds 2014: Behind the bands
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The world of Howler's sophomore album
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RELEASED ON THE same day in the U.S. as Madonna's hilarious Cher parody, Music, and Björk's brilliant but curiously unfocused Selmasongs, Alison Goldfrapp's solo debut occupies a position no less distinguished, despite her relative obscurity. Easily eclipsing Goldfrapp's numerous former employers and collaborators, Orbital and Tricky included, the English vocalist and composer/arranger/
keyboardist Will Gregory lay claim to an epic sonic panorama informed by film soundtracks, classical music, and cabaret songs. Unlike her two single-name colleagues, Goldfrapp also seems to be involved in a conversation with the actual times in which we live.
The album's copiously tasteful electronics and Gregory's lush string and horn arrangements provide an expert balance of chilly and warm, and are a fitting backdrop for Goldfrapp's voice, a remarkable instrument that can make the words brown paper bag seem sexy. (She's an accomplished whistler, too.) Goldfrapp's lyrical approach tends toward the dreamy, even as her imagery seeps between the cracks of consciousness, evoking an endless succession of starry nights in which beauty and danger intermingle freely and things are never necessarily what they seem to be. Questions of identity are particularly shadowy herein. On "Human," Goldfrapp observes, "They fall/From your mouth/Propelled by your belly and your tongue/I shiver when you shake/And I fold into jelly/I think I loved you more than me/Are you human?/Or a dud?/Are you human?/Or did you make it up?" This feel of futuristic noir is sweet enough to make Tahiti 80 seem like Korn--and dark enough to make Korn seem like Tahiti 80.
Ultimately, Felt Mountain's greatest strength lies in the fact that it succeeds in being unabashedly beautiful, relentlessly romantic, and overwhelmingly seductive at a time when no one with the guts to have a go at such a project has the brains to back up such an attempt. Three months from now, 25 percent of the copies of Music sold to date will have found their way into the used bins, at least once. Selmasounds will occupy a place on the shelf of dusty honor, right next to the expensive boxed sets of import CD singles. But if enough units of Felt Mountain find their way into people's hot little hands, we just might see a little spike in the birth rate come this time next year.
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Dance bars can open again in the state. In a major blow to home minister RR Patil, the state cabinet on Monday decided not to bring any ordinance which will impose a ban on these bars.
Bar owners had in the Bombay high court challenged the ban imposed by Patil on dance bars in 2005. The court ruled in their favour after which the government approached the Supreme Court. The apex court upheld the Bombay high court order.
The cabinet's decision is another victory for dance bar owners. Vijay Shetty, owner of Monica dance bar in Ghatkopar and former secretary of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants, said: "We welcome the government's decision which was long-pending. This means acche din aa gaye hain."
CM Prithviraj Chavan told the cabinet they cannot go against the Supreme Court's order. "Chavan mooted the idea of setting up a regulatory authority to monitor and control dance bars, but dropped the plan after he was told that it would be a futile exercise," a government official said.
A senior minister who attended the cabinet meeting said while dance bars can open again after seeking mandatory approvals, they should ensure there is no vulgarity on the part of the dancers. "Customers will not be allowed to throw money at bar girls. Also, these girls should not be exploited," the minister told dna.
However, not everyone is pleased. Advocate Mahendra Sandhanshiv said this can spoil the socio-culture of the state. "Many families were destroyed because of dance bars. They were a breeding ground for sex racket and other malpractices. Hotel owners should not indulge in such activities for the greed of money," he said.
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In 2005, the Mumbai Police had banned dance performances in Maharashtra in bars, but cleared them for "elite establishments" and hotels that were of three-star status or higher. Dance bar owners challenged the ban in the Bombay high court which ruled in their favour in 2006. The state government then approached the Supreme Court, but the apex court in 2013 upheld the Bombay high court's decision. Despite this, home minister RR Patil instructed the police to keep a close watch on dance bars.


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Pujols wins NL MVP award, Howard finishes second
NEW YORK Albert Pujols views MVP voting a little differently these days. "You have to consider everything. You have to put all the numbers together," the St. Louis star said Monday after powering past Philadelphia slugger Ryan Howard to win the award for the second time.
Pujols won despite the Cardinals finishing in fourth place, the lowest spot for an NL MVP winner since Andre Dawson and Chicago Cubs wound up sixth in 1987. Howard led the majors in home runs and RBIs for the World Series champs.
The result surely will renew a debate that Pujols once raised himself: What qualifies as "most valuable"?
In 2006, a month after leading the Cardinals to the World Series crown, Pujols carped when Howard _ whose Phillies missed the playoffs _ captured the coveted award.
"I see it this way: Someone who doesn't take his team to the playoffs doesn't deserve to win the MVP," Pujols said at that time.
Shortly thereafter, Pujols clarified his remarks and said Howard certainly was worthy of the award.
"I think the writers made the right choice in 2006," Pujols reiterated Monday. "He did deserve it."
Just as Pujols believed he earned it this year.
"I wasn't surprised at all," he said.
Pujols hit .357 with 37 home runs and 116 RBIs while playing with a sore right elbow that required surgery. Howard hit 48 homers with 146 RBIs for the Phillies.
Voting was completed before the playoffs began.
"I'm happy I didn't have to make that decision," Pujols said on a conference call from his St. Louis home. "What you do for your team. The players who take their teams to the playoffs should have some consideration."
Los Angeles outfielder Manny Ramirez and Milwaukee pitcher CC Sabathia, who both led postseason pushes after being traded by AL teams in July, also drew strong support.
Pujols got 18 of the 32 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America and had 369 points. Howard drew 12 first-place votes and 308 points.
Pujols added to the MVP award he won in 2005, and was the only player listed on every ballot. The All-Star first baseman became the 25th multiple MVP winner in either league.
Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun was third with 139 points, with Ramirez fourth at 138. Houston's Lance Berkman was fifth and Sabathia sixth.
Brad Lidge, perfect on 41 save chances for the Phillies during the regular season, drew the other two first-place votes and came in eighth.
Pujols was remarkably consistent all year _ a trait he's demonstrated throughout his career. He is the only big leaguer to hit at least 30 home runs in his first eight seasons in the majors, and has finished in the top 10 of the NL MVP voting each year.
Pujols led the league in slugging percentage and intentional walks. He drew 104 walks while striking out only 54 times, and was second in the NL with a .462 on-base percentage.
Almost single-handedly, when the Cardinals' rotation was depleted by injuries, he kept St. Louis in contention while batting .398 in the month of August. The Cardinals finished 86-76, 11 1/2 games behind the Central champion Cubs.


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Three of the five members of West Bryan County Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors handed in handwritten resignations after meeting with the fire department and citizens Tuesday night.
What sparked the action was an ongoing debate as to whether the department should ask for membership dues as well as collecting the sales tax for all fire departments that was passed by voters in 2012.
After the directors' meeting had been adjourned, they agreed to hear from citizens and members of the fire department on the issue.
Board members said they saw no problem asking for a mere $40 a year from residents within the department's coverage area to help the fire department.
"This fire department can't run without money, can it?" asked Chair of the Board Jerry Moser. Board members also said the tax funds were about half of what they were told they would receive.
Board members said the last time dues were collected, the amount was near $55,000. They said they receive between $4,000 and $4,500 each month with the tax, averaging slightly less than the dues.
Firefighters said they feel the tax money is a more steady form of funding and they do not want to lose this funding because of the actions of the board.
While there is no rule prohibiting the department from collecting both forms of income, firefighters said the fire chief's association can vote their department out of the recipients for the tax money if they feel the department is wrongfully collecting other dues.
Members Linda Henderson and Jolene Reid said they realized that the dues cannot be enforced and it would be more of a donation.
"We tried asking for donations last year," said Henderson. She said the department only received $6,000.
She said they are not trying to deceive people by asking for dues however, and had planned to explain in the collection letter that it is not mandatory.
They also said that no person would be denied service for not paying. Henderson and Reid both resigned after stating that the fire department seems to think they do not need a board.
Henderson said Fire Chief Brandon Hall frequently bypasses the board and does not consult with them before going to other entities such as the county commissioners and the fire chiefs association for purchases.
Butch Boucher said he was there as a concerned citizen. He addressed the board and told them, "It's one or the other."
He said the citizens were told they would not have to pay dues when the tax was passed and several citizens are upset that the board wants to collect them again.
Firefighter Chris Northcott said the the fire department would not support asking for dues and encouraged citizens not to pay if they didn't want to.
"They [citizens] do their part by buying within Bryan County," said firefighter Brent Hall.
Fire Chief Hall said it's not that the fire department doesn't need the money because there are several items needed by the department, but it is a moral dilemma.
He said they don't want the citizens to feel that the department is "double dipping." During the meeting Tuesday, more than $11,000 worth of equipment was agreed upon to purchase within the coming months which still did not fully meet the department's needs.
Taking other bills into consideration, this amount would also be difficult to cover with the fire tax funds. Chief Hall said the need is due to the negligence of past fire chiefs who did not pay bills as they should have.
He said he is having to catch up on bills not paid but felt that with time the tax money would be enough to sustain the department.
Hall said there is still much the department needs and he would appreciate any donations the citizens can spare but he does not want citizens to feel they have to give.
Firefighters expressed that they will easily replace the resigned board members and those members would never be allowed back on the board.
They said they have learned that two board members can be non-officer firefighters and plan to have two on the board from now on to represent the firefighters.
Board members who handed in resignations are chairman Jerry Moser, secretary Linda Henderson and Joleine Reid. Remaining in the board are treasurer Melissa Cathey and Stacy Hallmark.
The three resignations are being presented to the county commissioners today making the documents official resignations.
- Jessica Breger can be reached at (580) 924-4388 ext. 116 or on Twitter @jbreger_news