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The University of Memphis Career Services Office and Academic Internship Office will hold the spring Career and Internship Expo Wednesday, March 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Uni-versity Center ballroom, 499 University St. Attendees should dress professionally and bring cop-ies of their resume. Cost is free and open to U of M students and alumni. Visit mem-phis.edu/careerservices or call 901-678-2239.
After finally latching on to the broader national economic recovery in 2013, the Memphis-area commercial real estate market shook of the last vestiges of the Great Recession and roared back to life in 2014 with the office, retail, industrial and apartment sectors all producing solid gains.
Jim Crone has been promoted to comprehensive solutions business development manager with Trane Mid-South. In his new role, Crone will work with large commercial, industrial and institutional customers throughout the Mid-South to develop performance-based comprehensive solutions for capital improvements and operational efficiencies.
David Caywood still remembers the memorandum of understanding that almost settled the 1968 sanitation workers strike before Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
765 Tanglewood St.Memphis TN 38104Sale Amount: $27,000
Sale Date: Feb. 9, 2015Buyer: Charles S. "Charlie" RyanSeller: Cowles Development Company LLCDetails: Developer Charles S. "Charlie" Ryan has acquired a key piece of Midtown property.
Saying there is a pulse in the city for change, Memphis Police Association President Mike Williams announced Monday, Feb. 23, he will run for Memphis mayor in the October city elections.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The modest raises that Wal-Mart has said it will give its lowest-paid workers provide a glimmer of hope for lower-wage workers in other companies and industries.
Other retailers and some fast food restaurants may now feel compelled to follow suit to retain their workers and attract others to fill openings, economists said.
The upcoming review of the Fairgrounds redevelopment concept by a group of Urban Land Institute experts will move quickly and could be a political wild card.
The city's request last week for a review by Urban Land Institute's Advisory Services goes to a part of the planning and land use nonprofit that has been specializing in such political hot potatoes since 1948.
Sometimes in tourism, it is the little things that count. But "little" is relative. Consider the digital LED display screen on the west wall of the Memphis Cook Convention Center – big enough to be seen by eastbound traffic on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge – which local leaders debuted this month after three years of planning.
The Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurant property on Union Avenue in Midtown has been sold for $950,000.
The Caruthers Group LLC sold the restaurant property at 2100 Union Ave. to a partnership including Gary E. Goodman and Sylvia Cossich Goodman of the Goodman Family Trust, Judy L. Vann of the July L. Vann Living Trust and Wayne Jon Stambler, according to Jan. 28 warranty deed.
Go from one bank to the next, and the offerings aren't always that different: banks not only generally present similar products to customers, but rates – being as low as they are –aren't always all that dissimilar, either.
6093 N Patriot Lake Blvd.415 E. Patriot Lake Blvd.Memphis, TN 38118Permit Amount: $7.2 million
2014: Wright Medical Group Inc. closed on its deal to buy Solana Surgical LLC of Memphis and announced a definitive agreement to buy OrthoPro LLC of Salt Lake City. Solana was a $90 million deal and OrthoPro was a $36 million transaction.
As Eddie George neared the end of his nine seasons in the NFL, the running back began pondering his next play.
Youth Villages Soup Sunday will be held Sunday, Jan. 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at FedExForum, 191 Beale St. The event will feature soup, bread, dessert and other delicacies from more than 50 Memphis-area restaurants and caterers, plus live entertainment and Kids Zone. Tickets are $30 for adults and $10 for ages 6-10. Visit soupsunday.org.
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis calls the Tennessee Promise last dollar scholarship program for community college and state technical centers "a fraud."
General Motors' Spring Hill plant is firmly entrenched with the United Auto Workers.
In fact, it might not have retooled and started assembling vehicles again without the union's efforts.
BALTIMORE (AP) – President Barack Obama on Thursday renewed his push for paid leave for parents and other workers, saying he's astonished that so many people don't get paid sick leave.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A top Republican in the Tennessee General Assembly expects his colleagues to approve the state share of a $300 million incentive package for Volkswagen despite misgivings over a "secret deal" for the United Auto Workers union at the German automaker's plant in Chattanooga.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama on Monday proposed strengthening laws against identity theft by requiring notification when consumer information is hacked, providing more free access to credit scores and protecting students' private data.
Even in the best of times, the relationship between any Memphis mayor and any group of 13 on the Memphis City Council is adversarial. That has been the intent of the structure of city government since the mayor-council form of government took effect in 1968.
The Memphis-area retail sector, fueled by several new retailers entering the market and a massive amount of grocery-based activity, experienced a strong 2014.
Grocery store activity came into full bloom this year, with market leader Kroger investing heavily in its stores and higher-end, organic-focused chains targeting the market for growth.
Specialty retailer Conn's Inc. will open a second store in Memphis, the second of possibly three stores the Texas-based home appliances and furnishings chain plans to open in Tennessee.
Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong had some concerns Tuesday about speaking before U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder addressed a group of 100 local leaders at Hattiloo Theatre in Overton Square.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a group of 100 at Hattiloo Theatre Tuesday, Dec. 9, that the aftermath of a series of deaths at the hands of police is the return of a national conversation on the relationship between police and the communities in which they work.
A group of 80 LeMoyne-Owen College students marched Tuesday, Dec. 9, from their South Memphis campus to Union Avenue and Bellevue Boulevard.
The protest is the latest in the city in the wake of a chain of fatal police encounters in Ferguson, Mo., New York City and several other cities.
The state's largest teachers' union is calling on Gov. Bill Haslam to increase teachers' pay by 6 percent this year.
The Tennessee Education Association issued a news release on Tuesday, three days before the governor is to hear a budget presentation from the state Education Department.
Labor strife on West Coast docks isn't going to steal Christmas in Memphis, but it is having an impact locally, according to industry officials. But just how deep that impact cuts remains to be seen.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The head of the National Education Association said Wednesday that she supports increased pay for Tennessee teachers because it's necessary to take care of their families, as well as pay off college loans they used to get into the profession.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – In rival camps located about a mile apart, both supporters and opponents of the United Auto Workers' efforts to unionize their first foreign auto plant in the South say a new labor policy at the Volkswagen factory is going to help them.
The 2014 election year began in January with dissent from the floor.
At the end of the Shelby County Democratic Party's annual Kennedy Day fundraiser in January, former Memphis City Council member and state Rep. Carol Chumney, who was not among the speakers, challenged the party establishment from her table to do more to support women running for office.
When he ran for Memphis mayor in the 2009 special election, A C Wharton Jr. said he was running to win, but also to change the nature of the city's politics.
"This is what hurts us in politics today," Wharton said five years later during the first fundraiser Monday, Nov. 17, in his campaign for re-election to a second full four-year term as mayor. "Everybody wants to stand up and say how is this going to go over. And if it doesn't look like it's going to go over well, they back down."
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Volkswagen Chattanooga says it has established a policy that sets guidelines to interact with labor organizations, but the policy stops short of providing a pathway toward a collective bargaining agreement.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The United Auto Workers union is hailing a new Volkswagen policy as a vehicle to soon gain representation of workers at its first foreign auto plant in the South.
It was about four years ago that a group of Memphians flew to Omaha, Neb., to talk with Union Pacific railroad executives about building a bicycle and pedestrian boardwalk on the northern side of the Harahan Railroad Bridge across the Mississippi River.
On his last campaign event on the last full day of the 2014 campaign season, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam was surrounded by whimsy and cookies in a decidedly pink East Memphis shop.
Haslam supporters packed the Whimsy Cookie Company, a boutique cookie bakery on Poplar Avenue Monday, Nov. 3, just before the afternoon rush hour.
Loeb Properties Inc. plans to build on the momentum it has created at Overton Square while turning its attention to other parts of Midtown.
Commercial real estate can offer insight into the strength of the local economy. Through the office, retail, industrial and apartment developments that mark the region the economy at work in the real world can be seen.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy powered its way to a respectable growth rate of 3.5 percent from July through September, outpacing most of the developed world and on track to extend the momentum through the end of the year and beyond.
Renovation of the historic Nineteenth Century Club building on Union Avenue in Midtown will begin in a matter of days, according to a local preservation group.
Crews from Archer Custom Builders will soon begin restoring the historic mansion to its previous glory, according to Memphis Heritage. LRK Inc. is the architect.
City of Memphis employees just emerged from the open enrollment period for the still-evolving changes in health insurance benefits for 2015. And city retirees are about to enter their open enrollment period for the same benefits plans that take effect in January.
Central Station is 100 years old, an age that most train stations never reach. And if they do, they get there with some really harrowing years in mid-life.
The landmark at South Main Street and G.E. Patterson Drive marked its centennial this month with hundreds of people taking a look around the now recovered and renovated station as well as Amtrak trains and Canadian National railroad locomotives on the tracks that run by the station.
1432 Kimbrough Road and 1468 Kimbrough RoadGermantown, TN 38138Project Cost: $2.6 million
Rhodes College will host political analyst Charlie Cook for "The 2014 Political Environment: What's Next in Politics with Charlie Cook" Monday, Oct. 6, at 5 p.m. Barret Library room 051 on campus, 2000 North Parkway. His talk will be followed by a Q&A and dessert. Cost is free. Visit rhodes.edu.
When Kim Trent moved to Knoxville in 1990, she could stand along Gay Street on a Sunday and be the only soul in sight. Today, she's a face in the crowd.
DAVIDSON, N.C. – A few years ago, Brown University had the largest puzzle-related student activities organization in the country. Its Puzzling Association, with over 30 members, met weekly to solve, discuss and construct. New York Times puzzle editor Will Shortz declared a "Brown Week" in the autumn of 2010, publishing a crossword by a different student for six consecutive days. Natan Last, Class of 2012, had 14 Times puzzles published before he graduated.
WASHINGTON (AP) – From research grants to travel junkets, drug and medical device companies paid doctors and leading hospitals billions of dollars last year, the government disclosed Tuesday in a new effort to spotlight potential ethical conflicts in medicine.
A new "wellness clinic" for city of Memphis employees and retirees opens Wednesday, Oct. 1, in Midtown and takes its place in City Hall's summer to fall political tempest over changes in health insurance coverage approved by the Memphis City Council in June.
Dawn Distler was a bus driver for 10 years, but these days she does her work from the passenger seat.
Knoxville's new director of transit, on the job since June 1, rides the Knoxville Area Transit buses often, making the most of her commute, traveling to work-related events or taking her staff on a friendly fact-finding mission.
The Commercial Appeal is trimming its staff again as part of ongoing cost-saving efforts, and at the same time it's making what top editor Louis Graham described in a memo to staff as "major changes" to the physical paper itself.
Comprehensive Pain Specialists, a national player in the field of medical pain treatment centers from Nashville, has signed a lease for 4,713 square feet in Healthcare Realty Trust's building at 8000 Wolf River Blvd.
When Memphis City Council members meet Tuesday, Sept. 16, they will still be considering alternatives to the health care insurance plan changes they approved in June.
And they probably still will be trying to make sense of a mind-numbing array of conflicting numbers.
DALLAS (AP) – For passengers traveling between smaller cities and large hub airports, the ticket may say Delta, American or United, but they're likely flying on a regional airline whose planes are painted in the major carrier's colors.
Tennessee Democratic Party chairman Roy Herron came to Memphis Monday, Sept. 8, armed with 77 Bible verses on unity to use as Shelby County Democrats gathered to pick their nominee in a November special general election for state Senate District 30.
NEW YORK (AP) – Police handcuffed dozens of protesters in cities around the country on Thursday as they blocked traffic in the latest attempt to escalate their efforts to get McDonald's, Burger King and other fast-food companies to pay their employees at least $15 an hour.
The Daily News will present the 2014 HR Challenges seminar and panel discussion Thursday, Sept. 4, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Brooks Museum, 1934 Poplar Ave. Meg Crosby, founding principal of PeopleCap Advisors and a former Google HR executive, will discuss five steps for creating a strong corporate culture. Tickets are $25. Visit bit.ly/MEMhr for more information.
At just about every turn of the debate at City Hall about changes in health insurance coverage, Memphis City Council members have seen crucial numbers shift about the impact of the changes and the city's liability.
City government's open enrollment period for health insurance begins in October and new details of health insurance benefit cuts approved in June go in the mail later this month. Yet Memphis City Council members meet in a special committee session next week to again review conflicting numbers from actuaries on the coverage.
Volkswagen workers who oppose the United Auto Workers at the German automaker's plant in Chattanooga are looking to form their own union.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that the group wants to form the first chapter of what would be called the American Council of Employees.
Volkswagen workers who oppose the United Auto Workers at the German automaker's plant in Chattanooga are looking to form their own union.
A "high-end" grocery store chain not currently serving the Memphis market has leased the shuttered former Kroger store at 9050 U.S. 64 in Lakeland and should open in the spring, according to a Lakeland official.
Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum will host its 2014 Economic Development Forum Tuesday, Aug. 26, through Thursday, Aug. 28, at Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. Attendees can hear nationally known speakers, learn business growth strategies and get access to business capital. Register at edf.mmbc-memphis.org.
Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum will host its 2014 Economic Development Forum Tuesday, Aug. 26, through Thursday, Aug. 28, at Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. Attendees can hear from nationally known speakers, learn business growth strategies and get access to business capital. Register at edf.mmbc-memphis.org.
The Horizon, an uncompleted 16-story residential tower overlooking the Mississippi River on the southern end of Downtown, could change hands soon.
A yet-to-be-identified buyer is under contract to purchase the tower, according to sources familiar with the effort.
Hattiloo Theatre will present "Stick Fly" Thursday, Aug. 21, through Sept. 14 at the theater, 37 S. Cooper St. Buy tickets at hattiloo.org.
The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host musician Graham Nash for a discussion and signing of his memoir, "Wild Tales," Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m. at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.
Building relationships with customers and forming partnerships with other organizations is a key ingredient to keeping Union Ave Books vibrant in the Knoxville community.
Flossie McNabb, who owns the store with her daughter, Bunnie Presswood, caters to both writers and readers in choosing events and activities. And she is open to offering new opportunities for her customers, including a book club for Southern Literature that will start later this month.
The Union Avenue mansion that housed the Nineteenth Century Club might not meet the wrecking ball after all.
The owner of the building plans to build a restaurant inside the historic mansion, a spokesman said Friday, according to The Commercial Appeal.
First South Financial's tag line "You can bank on us" now applies to a wider group of customers.
The Bartlett-based credit union is offering small- and medium-sized businesses an alternative to the traditional providers of such accounts and services with its own newly launched suite of products for businesses. It includes business checking and savings accounts, as well as escrow accounts, health savings accounts and credit cards.
While Midtown as a whole is experiencing a resurgence, two properties at the key intersection of Union Avenue and McLean Boulevard remain vacant, decaying eyesores.
But a real estate agent representing the owner of the vacant office building and hotel at the southwest corner of Union and McLean says both properties are under contract to be sold.
The Union Avenue building that once housed the Nineteenth Century Club could soon meet the wrecking ball.
A plaintiff seeking to stop the planned demolition of the once-stately mansion has dropped the appeal of a lawsuit challenging the legality of the sale of the property, removing a major obstacle to its proposed redevelopment.
One of the newest office buildings in East Memphis has landed a popular local coffee shop and restaurant.
Tamp & Tap responded to repeated overtures from Highwoods Properties Inc. and has leased 2,785 square feet of space on the first floor of the Triad Centre III building on Poplar Avenue in East Memphis.
Plaintiffs seeking to stop the planned demolition of the once-stately mansion have dropped their appeal of a lawsuit challenging the legality of the sale of the property, removing a major obstacle to the property's proposed redevelopment.
The Democratic primary for the 9th Congressional District continued to be about endorsements with days left until election day polls open in the contest between incumbent Steve Cohen and challenger Ricky E. Wilkins.
Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital will hold a stroke survivor group meeting Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 4 p.m. in Medical Office Building A, 7655 Poplar Ave, suite 250. The group will discuss issues that can affect patients after a stroke. Email email@example.com or call 516-6929.
The Cooper-Young Business Association will hold a Red Hot Summer Music concert Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Cooper-Young gazebo at Cooper Street and Young Avenue. Davy Ray Bennett will perform. The series continues Wednesdays through Aug. 27. Visit cooperyoung.biz.
Dixon Gallery and Gardens will host Food Truck Friday on Aug. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Dixon, 4339 Park Ave. Admission to the gardens is free during food truck hours. The lunch event continues every Friday through September. Visit dixon.org for a schedule.
Overton Square will hold a Thursdays Squared concert Thursday, July 31, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the Tower Courtyard at Trimble Place and Florence Street. The series continues through Aug. 28. Visit thursdayssquared.com for a schedule.
Candidates and political strategists who advise those candidates have a complex relationship with endorsements.
They have a value in building momentum for a campaign and in the case of organizations, they usually come with a check or in-kind contribution. But in and of themselves -- especially in a long list – their value in terms of influence has its limits.
B.I.G. for Memphis, a business interest group that connects Memphis Police colonels and business leaders, will meet Wednesday, July 30, from 9:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Phelps Security, 4932 Park Ave. Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell will present the State of the County. Visit phelpssecurity.com.
A similar history, a foundation in agriculture lending and growth potential attracted Arkansas-based Simmons First National Corp. to buy Community First Bancshares Inc. of Union City, Tenn., and its $1.9 billion subsidiary First State Bank, says Simmons' Chairman and CEO George A. Makris.
The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host "Shots Fired" author C.J. Box for a discussion and signing Monday, July 28, at 6 p.m. at 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.
Shep Wilbun describes "Frayser Day" as "MEMfix on steroids," referring to the efforts by the Mayor's Innovation Delivery Team to reanimate business districts or blocks in several parts of the city.
"Got a pair of nickels for a dime?" "Sure. Here you go: 5, 10, 15 cents."
On Saturday of the U.S. Open, Frankie Frisco's "Second Thoughts" column in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette began, "Every golf tournament claims that pairings and tee times are mostly picked at random …." Going forward, the item reported, as had other news outlets the day before, that a certain pro golfer was unhappy that, for the Open, he and two other golfers had been put in the same threesome for round one.
The ad hoc committee that gathered municipal union leaders, city retirees and Memphis City Council members at the same table to talk about city health insurance meets Thursday, July 17, for the first time since the council approved health insurance plan changes that have drawn vocal protests from city employees and retirees.
Memphis City Council members fielded several plans Tuesday, July 15, for alternatives to health insurance cuts approved by the council last month. But leaders of the police and fire unions were not among those making an alternative proposal at the committee session, the first in a series of what amount to public hearings.
When Gov. Bill Haslam joined local economic development and civic officials at FedExForum in January to announce that Conduit Global would open a call center in Shelby County that would employ 1,000 people over the next three to five years, it provided a much-needed boost to the local office real estate sector.
Mud Island will host a Fourth of July celebration and fireworks display Friday, July 4, at the park, 125 N. Front St. The park will be open at 10 a.m., and fireworks begin at nightfall. Visit mudisland.com.
Ellen Abisch has joined Health Choice LLC as senior director of population health services. In the newly created position, Abisch will be responsible for designing, implementing and managing population health and wellness programs for the Health Choice network. Prior to joining the physician hospital organization, she served as manager of benefits and wellness for ServiceMaster.
Methodist University Hospital heart disease support group Heart to Heart will discuss diabetes and heart disease Tuesday, July 1, at 1 p.m. in the hospital's Center of Excellence in Faith and Health, 1265 Union Ave. Call 516-7435.
Church Health Center and MIFA will hold a farmers market Tuesday, July 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Church Health Center Wellness, 1115 Union Ave. Visit churchhealthcenter.org.
Hattiloo Theatre will hold a free season nine community grand opening Saturday, June 28, from 8 a.m. to midnight in its new Overton Square theater, 37 S. Cooper St. Events include performances, tours, concerts and more. Tickets to each event are on a first-come/first-served basis. Visit hattiloo.org/grand-opening-season-9.php for schedule.
Pyro's Fire Fresh Pizza will be opening a third Memphis-area location in the next several months.
Pyro's is leasing 3,200 square feet at 2286 N. Germantown Parkway, which is being developed by Utley Properties.
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1965 Mustang GT Fastback Restoration - Prairieland Perfection
John Murphy Restored His '65 K-GT Fastback Using N.O.S. Or Refurbished Original Parts
John Murphy goes into the inner sanctum of his cozy garage to savor that which he loves most-automobiles. He has spent the better part of his lifetime studying and enjoying American automobiles, marveling at how they were designed, manufactured, and sold. John has always felt a sense of duty to history and authenticity. He will tell you that none of us ever really owns these cars; we're just stewards to their preservation and care while we are here.
When John takes on a classic Mustang restoration, he concentrates on using original Ford parts wherever possible. He takes his commitment to excellence seriously, disassembling all components and rebuilding them to Ford specifications. To him, it has to look and feel like 1965 again or you're cutting the effort short.
John has owned this '65 GT Hi-Po fastback since spotting it for sale in January 1986 in Hemmings Motor News. Offered for sale by its second owner, John snapped it up for $5,600, which was a lot of money in those days. At the time, the car was a nice driver in excellent condition. John taught his son, Pat, now 40, how to drive in this car. This is where Pat learned to drive a manual transmission with a conventional three-finger clutch and broomstick-in-a-barrel stick shift.
The GT fastback powered by the K-code 289 High Performance engine was the ultimate Mustang for '65-just shy of Shelby's GT350 if your objective was power and handling. What makes the Mustang GT a premium choice is those sweet appointments buyers craved then and now-GT stripes and badges with cool exhaust trumpets and foglamps. Shelby's GT350 was rough and tumble; the Mustang GT was elegant.
Inside John's GT is the Mustang's Interior Dcor Group, introduced on April 17, 1965, along with the GT Equipment Group. Molded door panels with pistol-grip door handles borrowed from Thunderbird's parts bin are a vibrant message beyond anything Detroit automakers across town had going at the time. The new five-dial instrument panel was borrowed from Mercury's Comet and exclusive to Mustang GT and the Interior Dcor Group for '65. A woodgrain steering wheel of striking stainless with finger-touch horn buttons whispers elegance. Those legendary galloping ponies across John's seatbacks penciled out by late Ford stylist Damon Woods are what made this desirable option our beloved pony interior. Between the buckets is a full-length console in woodgrain and chrome. Across your lap are deluxe seatbelts color-keyed in Avocado Green to provide sharp contrast, making it impossible to see them as purely safety features because they complement our threads nicely. Straddling the steering column is this Mustang's original factory Rally-Pac sporting clock and eight-grand tachometer.
It may surprise you to know that this car isn't restored, but more preserved to Dearborn assembly plant standards. John never had it in him to completely strip down this Chicago native. The only time it left John's 24x24 garage was to visit the body shop for fresh Sikkens Honey Gold single-stage paint. Aside from scuffing and paint, no bodywork was required.
John searches the globe for new-old-stock and good, restorable Ford parts. He's committed to finding original suppliers, so he beats the bushes to see who's still around so he can learn what they used in the production of parts supplied to Ford assembly plants. Most of the time, he doesn't find exactly what he wants because, after all, this car was produced 44 years ago and most of the original players are gone. However, John strikes it rich from time to time, finding what he needs for an authentic restoration. One example is seat upholstery. He found Ford's original supplier of seat vinyl and had TMI Products make the upholstery.


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Lenovo M490S-59370045
SpecificationsNotebook: Lenovo M490S-59370045
Processor: Intel Celeron 1007U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 710M
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2kg
Price: 300 euro
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo M490S-59370045
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Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/11/2013
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 60% display: 60% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 80%
Source: PC Lab.pl PL→EN
Positive: Very good quality; decent keyboard, microphone, and webcam; fingerprint reader; VGA; very quiet cooling system; good ratio performance/price ; mSATA connector. Negative: Poor quality of the display; short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/05/2013
NVIDIA GeForce 710M: Entry level GPU of the 700M series based on the GT 620M.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
1007U: Entry level ULV dual core processor with integrated graphics card called Intel HD Graphics and reduced features of the Ivy Bridge core (no Turbo Boost, AES, ...).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.0": 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2 kg: These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 12 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Lenovo: Lenovo Group Limited is China's largest and the world's fourth largest personal computer manufacturer. Lenovo produces desktops, laptops, servers, handheld computers, imaging equipment, and mobile phone handsets. Lenovo also provides information technology integration and support services, and its QDI unit offers contract manufacturing. Its executive headquarters are located in China and USA. It is incorporated in Hong Kong. Lenovo was formed in 1984 as a spin-off of the Chinese Academy of Sciences new technology unit. The company initially began as a reseller, distributor and later CM for foreign brands, including IBM, entering the Chinese market. In 1990, Lenovo started to manufacture its own PCs and by 1997 became the market leader in China. In 2004, Lenovo bought IBM's PC business for $1.25billion. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
80%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
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Claudale, how can we both be looking at the same situation and see it so differently? Who is out there for Fedor to fight that is more appealing than Lesnar or giant slayer, Frank Mir? The Barnett fight is very intriguing, although The Baby faced assassin has already stated he's not ready for Fedor and really doesn't look like he wants any part of him.
Lesnar vs Fedor would be the ultimate fight for the last emperor. A fight against a reborn and dedicated Mir would be huge too. Fedor needs to get into the UFC if he wants to fight the best. Keep in mind the UFC is working on getting other heavies locked in, in addition to the exciting contenders they already have, (Kongo, Valesquez, etc.).
Come on Claudale, stop being naive!


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On the back cover of one of my books, I noticed an ad for a free comic book cataloging program. I thought "this would be a perfect way to keep up with my collection, especially since I'm just starting out." Well I downloaded it, and TRIED to use it. It was absolutely terrible. I couldn't figure out how to do anything, and it's main purpose was to get you to buy comics from their website.
Still intrigued by the idea of comic book managing software, I kept browsing and came across your free trial. I downloaded it, and within minutes, I was finding all of the comics I bought. I managed to buy $150 worth of comics in the first month I started collecting, and this software is genius.
I can record how much each comic was, where I purchased it, what condition it's in, and I'm completely blown away by how your website already has so much information on the books, even covers!
When my next payday arrived, I bought your software and I'll never use anything else. You guys are doing a fantastic job. "
Once I found Collectorz.com, I was actually ENTHUSED about entering my collection. Besides that, I actually get kinda giddy just looking at my collection catalog, now. So, for better or for worse, this really brings out the comic book geek in me. As far as I'm concerned, that's a good thing."
I've tried a number of comic cataloging programs and this is the best for data entry, sorting and displaying, and searching. All fields are tallied when displayed, so you know exactly what is in your collection and in what issues. Program and data files are compact and fast. Documentation could be better, but it's easy to learn and support via email is quick.
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Ian McGaw threw five officers around "like rag dolls" and fought on despite being sprayed with tear gas.
McGaw, 26, faces a lengthy jail sentence after admitting multiple assaults and endangering one constable's life.
The incident, last October, erupted after McGaw threw a firework into a play park in Galston.
Officers went to a nearby house where men, including McGaw, had been seen entering, Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard. McGaw showed signs of built-up aggression and a policewoman and sergeant attempted to handcuff him.
But McGaw managed to pick up the sergeant and threw him through a closed door into the next room.
Stephanie MacDonald, prosecuting, said: "The sergeant got up and saw five officers being treated, as he described it, like rag dolls."
McGaw fell to his knees after being sprayed twice with CS gas while co-accused Dean Stevenson, punched an officer in the face.
McGaw and Stevenson, 19 admitted the charges against them. Sentence was deferred until next month and they were remanded in custody.


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'The Borgias' Season 2: Lucrezia Borgia's fashion rises in powerAdd to Favorites | The Borgias
Paintings from the 15th century inspire Academy Award-winning costume designer Gabriella Pescucci to design and create some of the most intricate and beautiful costumes on television for the Sunday Showtime drama "The Borgias."
"I love to do my job," she tells Zap2it. "It is period, and I have such a big department to work with and seamstresses and the possibility to do everything new. Not just the costumes, but also the masks, the armor and all the headpieces and the nets for their hair. Today it's rare to have the possibility to work in this situation for television. Showtime is very generous," she says.
Pescucci says her second year working on the series was even better than the first because knowing everyone on the set and being familiar with the fabric allowed her to focus more on the costumes.
In the case of the character Lucrezia, played by Holliday Grainger, that meant undergoing a transformation that makes her look older and powerful. The first two photos below are from the first season, when Lucrezia was wearing light colors to make her look younger. The third photo is from the second season, when Lucrezia wears stronger and richer colors, and her jewelry is much bigger.
This dress is silk and hand-embroidered. Pescucci used a lot of old sari from India and cut it and handstitched beads on the costumes. The sleeves are also silk, and the puffy part is made from organza, which is a light silk from India surrounded with trimming. The cross was made in the same color as the necklace, and the chain has little pearls.
The dress is almost the same design as the blue one. The pink is more childish, and the corset is part of the dress. The skirt and bodice are attached to the corset. Before the costume is closed, the corset is closed very tight. This cross also was made, and it's more gold with rubies.
Lucrezia's sleeves were changed in the second season to make her look older. Here the sleeves from shoulder to elbow are very puffy and from elbow to wrist are fitted.
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In Defense Of John Mayer; N-Word & Black Women In Playboy Interview
So twitter has gone crazy with people calling John Mayer a racist because he used the "n-word". He didn't call anyone the "n-word", he used the word to describe the absurdity of the words "hood pass". Today, he is the poster boy for racism, and if you don't see him as a racist, then there must be something wrong with you. There is something clearly wrong with me because I don't see it as racist, offensive maybe. So here is what he said in a Playboy Interview regarding black women, and the words "hood pass":
Do black women throw themselves at you?
I don't think I open myself to it. My dick is sort of like a white supremacist. I've got a Benetton heart and a fuckin' David Duke cock. I'm going to start dating separately from my dick.
On black people loving him:
MAYER: Someone asked me the other day, "What does it feel like now to have a hood pass?" And by the way, it's sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a nigger pass. Why are you pulling a punch and calling it a hood pass if you really have a hood pass? But I said, "I can't really have a hood pass. I've never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, 'We're full.'"
I guess there is something wrong with me, because I am not taking the bait. I appreciate his remarks because it's a great opportunity to prove we are not in a post-racial era where people can freely talk about race. I also appreciate it because it shows the hypocrisy of the word. Are his words offensive, sure it can be, but are they racist, I guess it depends on your definition.
If your definition is that anyone who uses the "n-word" is racist, then I guess he is. But, if you're asking was his intent or meaning of the words racist, then my answer is NO! I guess when David Chapelle does it in a skit, it's just pure comedy, but when John Mayer does in a playboy interview, it's seriously outrageous.
BTW, he issued this apology. Did he really need to apologize?
I am sorry that I used the word. And it's a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself. It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualize using it, because I realize that there's no intellectualizing a word that is so emotionally charged. And while I'm using today for looking at myself under harsh light, I think it's time to stop trying to be so raw in interviews…It started as an attempt to not let the waves of criticism get to me, but it's gotten out of hand and I've created somewhat of a monster.
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Younger generations don't find it offensive to older generations. Older generations know what it means and feel to be degraded with that word.
I don't understand. If it's so cool, why do they get all up in arms when someone else uses the word.
John Mayer used it in more intelligent manner than most of these kids in these hip hop songs.
@Josie, Yes it is true that older generations truly understand what it means. Yes, the younger generation use it openly (some even use it as a term of endearment) However, it's not a matter of the word being offensive or cool. It's a matter of who is saying the word. It's come to the point of reverse racism. It's okay for african americans to say that, but if anyone else does…it's offensive.
he's certainly a jerk if nothing else


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Vergas goes a little 'Looney'
August 3, 2012 at 5:40 am in DL-Online
Every August, the Vergas community comes together for a "looney" town celebration.
Vergas Looney Daze runs Aug. 9-12.
"For a very small community, it's a great way to bring people together," said Marlette Anderson-Otto, chairperson for Looney Daze. Anderson-Otto is a member of the Vergas Area Community Club, which sponsors the event. Continue Reading


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The Indian government are calling the allegations a hoax.
But, the Pakistani president's leadership abilities are also in question.
A Los Angeles Times article said a year ago, Asif Ali Zardari "was best known as the corruption-tainted, polo-loving husband of Benazir Bhutto, the charismatic former Pakistani prime minister who appeared poised to make a dramatic return to power."
"Now Zardari, 53, who took over leadership of Bhutto's party after she was assassinated Dec. 27 and became president three months ago, finds himself head of state at a time of extraordinary turmoil, even by Pakistani standards." (Los Angeles Times)
"It's not so easy," Shaukat Qadir told the Los Angeles Times, a political analyst and retired general. "What he has to do is stand up for Pakistan, but let India know he understands we have to coexist."
Pakistani Information Minister Sherry Rehman said a "threatening" call to Zardari on Nov. 28, when the attacks were still under way, definitely came from India's External Affairs Ministry.
India's Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee denied that Sunday, telling the Associated Press, "I had made no such telephone call."
Pakistan has said it will cooperate with India if authorities prove the attacks came from Pakistani soil. It has denied any of its state agencies were involved, noting it too is a victim of terrorism, and pointed to "non-state actors." (Associated Press)
According to New York Times coverage, Obama said he would pursue a recovery plan "equal to the task ahead."
Some of the proposed ideas included expanding public works programs and offering jobs to help develop green technology, according to the Times article.
The Los Angeles Times coverage said Obama believes economic times will worsen before they get better referring to the fragility of the financial system and to recent numbers showing the U.S. with its highest unemployment rate in 15 years.
Obama said it is not quite like the Great Depression, but a serious issue, according to the Times.
One of the main issues he addressed was the problems the auto industry is facing.
Obama for the first time voiced support for auto industry bailout legislation being drafted in Congress, according to the LA Times.
He said it would be "unacceptable" to allow the U.S. auto industry to fail during a time of growing unemployment, the LA Times article said.
"If this management team that's currently in place doesn't understand the urgency of the situation and is not willing to make the tough choices and adapt to these new circumstances, then they should go," Obama said during the news conference.
Obama said he is aware of the tough road ahead.
"As a part of our economic recovery package, what you will see coming out of my administration right at the center,� he said, "is a strong set of new financial regulations, in which banks, ratings agencies, mortgage brokers, a whole bunch of folks start having to be much more accountable and behave much more responsibly.�]]>
According to the Pioneer Press, the families fear they are fighting a jihad in the war-torn country.
This week, one Minneapolis resident was buried after he blew himself up as a part of his role as a suicide bomber in the ongoing civil war, according to the Star Tribune.
The FBI said they only helped to return the body to Minneapolis and would not confirm the death of the man, said to be Shirwa Ahmed, the Star Tribune said.
The Somali community is concerned and speaking out about other young men they worry will find themselves in similar situations after being brainwashed.
"(The missing men and boys) have been financially supported to leave the country with the promise of utopian society," Abdirizak Bihi, Somali community leader told the Pioneer Press. "But they are in harms way."
Bihi's nephew is one of the people missing.
Attorney Mahir Sherif, who represents local mosques, said they are not recruiting men to go and fight, but he told the Star Tribune "he has seen some in the community call young men to arms."
"The whole issue raises some interesting questions," he told the Star Tribune, adding the number of men rumored to have left to fight has dropped from 45 to possibly fewer than 10.
"Let's say they went in answer to a call to stop aggression. Or maybe they just left to protect their grandmother. Do people have a right to return to a country to fight? Will it be a crime?" he asked in a Star Tribune interview. "And does the government even want them back, especially if they have been trained over there?"]]>
According to the Pioneer Press, the families fear they are fighting a jihad in the war-torn country.
This week, one Minneapolis resident was buried after he blew himself up as a part of his role as a suicide bomber in the ongoing civil war, according to the Star Tribune.
The FBI said they only helped to return the body to Minneapolis and would not confirm the death of the man, said to be Shirwa Ahmed, the Star Tribune said.
The Somali community is concerned and speaking out about other young men they worry will find themselves in similar situations after being brainwashed.
"(The missing men and boys) have been financially supported to leave the country with the promise of utopian society," Abdirizak Bihi, Somali community leader told the Pioneer Press. "But they are in harms way."
Bihi's nephew is one of the people missing.
Attorney Mahir Sherif, who represents local mosques, said they are not recruiting men to go and fight, but he told the Star Tribune "he has seen some in the community call young men to arms."
"The whole issue raises some interesting questions," he told the Star Tribune, adding the number of men rumored to have left to fight has dropped from 45 to possibly fewer than 10.
"Let's say they went in answer to a call to stop aggression. Or maybe they just left to protect their grandmother. Do people have a right to return to a country to fight? Will it be a crime?" he asked in a Star Tribune interview. "And does the government even want them back, especially if they have been trained over there?"]]>
President Bush wrapped up his final meeting with leaders of Asia-Pacific nations on Sunday, leaving the economic summit with an endorsement of his plans for international financial regulatory reform, a renewed call for free trade and a promise from China to host another round of the so-called six-party talks, aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions, according to the New York Times.
"As we work to rebuild confidence in our financial systems in the short term, we must also work to promote long-term economic growth," Bush said in his weekly radio address released Friday. "Together, our nations must focus our efforts on three great forces that drive this growth -- free markets, free trade and free people." (Washington Post)
Bush's main goal during his two-night stay in Peru was to enlist support for an economic crisis agreement signed a week ago by the United States, China and 18 other major economies. The pact focuses on keeping trade barriers down and encouraging free-market principles while implementing reforms to the global financial system, according to the Washington Post.]]>
Abraham Briggs, 19, broadcast the last moments of his life on a webcast and experts and his father say those who watched the video and followed the blog contributed to his death, according to USA Today.
Biggs, who was a student at Broward College, died of a combination of benzodiazepines, which he was prescribed for bipolar disorder, and opiates, according to USA Today.
Police found him dead in his father's bed 12 hours after he declared on a bodybuilding website that he planned to commit suicide.
His father said it was "unimaginable" that neither the website's operators nor any viewers alerted the police, according to BBC News.
Reports say that some viewers who logged in to watch encouraged the teenager to kill himself, while others tried to dissuade him, according to BBC News.
After several hours, when he had not moved some viewers finally notified the site's moderator, who then called the police, according to BBC News.
"Those individuals who were egging Mr. Biggs on in essence were able to depersonalize," Keith Whitworth, a professor of sociology at Texas Christian University who studies Internet fraud and social networking sites told USA Today. "They would not do it face to face, but in the computer medium they were able to absolve themselves of any personal responsibility for their actions."
Whitworth told USA Today at least one other Internet suicide has occurred. It was Kevin Whitrick, 42, who hanged himself in front of his webcam while others watched in 2007 in Britain.]]>
This story, which ran in the New York Times, uses the funeral of an Ecuadorean immigrant who was taunted in Patchogue, N.Y. to focus on the issue of relations between Latinos and white residents in an ethnically diverse village in Suffolk County, N.Y.
Through observation and quotes, the reporter describes the emotions and the crowd who gathered together to mourn the loss of Marcelo Lucero, 37, a serious-minded man who had lived in the United States for 16 years, who was stabbed to death a week earlier as a part of hate crime.
The reporter listed state representatives on both sides of the illegal immigration issue in attendance.
By using this specific incident of violence, the reporter was able to profile a part of the city that clearly is struggling with a racial divide and by looking deeper into this act of violence, the reporter is able to provide the reader with the bigger picture of what is going on in this area of the city.
The story goes behind the issue of illegal immigration and the race of the deceased man to humanize a problem many are aware of in this area.
The man's death has spurred discussion among politicians and community members allowing the story to be able to conclude that the death of this immigrant may serve as a catalyst to improve relations between the Latino and white community that share this village as their home.
It is important for reporters to use this tactic when tackling issues surrounding diversity issues.]]>
"At least in the context of two very common outcomes -- cardioprotection and chemoprevention -- we see no compelling evidence to take vitamin E or C supplements," one of the study's authors, Dr. Howard Sesso, an assistant professor of medicine in the division of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston told the Washington Post.
The findings are expected to be presented by Sesso on Sunday at an American Academy of Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in Washington, D.C.
The study included almost 15,000 male physicians who were randomly assigned to take a 500 milligram vitamin C supplement daily and 400 international units of vitamin E every other day, or placebo pills for the 10 years of the study. All of the men were over the age of 50 at the start of the trial. (Washington Post)
Despite hopes of vitamin E helping to prevent cancer, after an average of eight years, there were 1,929 cases of cancer, including 1,013 cases of prostate cancer. However, rates of prostate cancer and of total cancer were similar among all four groups (Associated Press)
"Well-conducted clinical trials such as this are rapidly closing the door on the hope that common vitamin supplements may protect against cancer," Marji McCullough, nutrition chief at the American Cancer Society told the Associated Press. "It's still possible that some benefit exists for subgroups that couldn't be measured, but the overall results are certainly discouraging.
About 12 percent of Americans take supplements of C and E. The new study does not mean these vitamins have no value, just that they didn't prevent cancer in this group of doctors, who may be healthier than the general population, Dr. Peter Shields, deputy director of Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center told the Associated Press.
The best bet, Shields told the Associated Press, is to do things that are known to prevent the disease — eat right, maintain a healthy weight, and exercise.]]>
The New York Times reports rallies occurred in cities including San Francisco and Minneapolis only 11 days after California voters narrowly based a ballot revoking a previous law making same-sex ceremonies legal in the state.
Protestors across the country carried handmade signs with slogans like "No More Mr. Nice Gay� and "Straights Against Hate.� In New York, some 4,000 people gathered at City Hall, where speakers repeatedly called same-sex marriage "the greatest civil rights battle of our generation.� (New York Times)
"We are not going to rest at night until every citizen in every state in this country can say, 'This is the person I love,' and take their hand in marriage,� Representative Anthony D. Weiner of Brooklyn told the New York Times.
More than 700 people gathered on the plaza of the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Saturday to protest constitutional amendments in California, Florida and Arizona prohibiting gay marriage, according to the Star Tribune.
"It's really sad that this is even an issue at all," Kendra Atkins, 21, a University of Minnesota student from Eau Claire, Wis., told the Star Tribune before a rally in support of gay marriage in downtown Minneapolis. "Love is something we all experience in our own way and it's very unfortunate that certain people think there should be a right way and a wrong way to love."
Planning for the nationwide protests was started by a Seattle blogger, Amy Balliett, just days after the California vote, which took away gay marriage rights that had been granted by the state's high court, according to the Star Tribune.]]>
The linkup to the station unites 10 American and Russian astronauts for most of the next two weeks. It occurred at 4:01 p.m. CST, as the shuttle and station sailed 212 miles over the border between India and China, according to the Houston Chronicle.
"The international space station is indeed ready for an extreme makeover," Mike Fincke, the station's commander, radioed Endeavour skipper Chris Ferguson as the shuttle neared. "We'll be sure to open the door." (Houston Chronicle)
The crews will begin one of the 15-day mission's top priorities as early as Monday by transferring a cargo module carrying nearly 15,000 pounds of gear to the station, according to an Associated Press article in USA Today.
New sleep stations, a toilet and a water recycling system are among the furnishings needed so the station can double its crews to six people next year and get more science research done, according to the AP.
The mission also includes four spacewalks to repair a damaged joint that rotates solar wings on the station's starboard side, according to the AP article.]]>
The board said the hearings were "to see that such a tragedy never, ever happens again," according to the Star Tribune.
The bridge collapsed during rush hour on August 1, 2007 and was the nations deadliest bridge collapse in 30 years, according to the Pioneer Press. More than 100 cars were on the bridge at the time.
The two-day hearings began one day after lawsuits were filed against two private firms who were hired to work on the bridge, according to the Star Tribune.
Following acting NTSB Chairman Mark V. Rosenker's remarks, the NTSB's Mark Bagnard said in the presence of a Star Tribune reporter that fellow federal safety investigators say that design flaws in the steel gusset plates connecting the Mississippi River bridge's beams were a factor in the collapse.
"Much of what we will (talk) about in this investigation will focus on the U10 gusset plates," said Mark Bagnard, investigator in charge for the NTSB's Office of Highway Safety in the presence of a Pioneer Press reporter.
Some family members affected by the collapse attended the NTSB hearings, and members of the NTSB addressed them as the hearing got underway.
"This bridge collapse was tragic for many of you, but it was humbling for all of us," Board member Debbie Hersman said in the presence of a Pioneer Press reporter. "I hope (today) will provide some of the answers to the questions that a lot of you had about our investigation."]]>
Emmanuel Bartuoh, also known to his football coach as the "E-man,", was a quiet leader and a standout player with dreams of a college football scholarship and one day earning a degree, according to the Pioneer Press.
Bartuoh, 18, died of a gunshot wound inside his Fridley town home, where he was watching the state high school football tournament on TV, according to the Pioneer Press.
Samuel Keleih Dennis, a 20-year-old graduate of Fridley High, was booked into the Anoka County Jail on suspicion of second-degree manslaughter after he pointed a semi-automatic gun he didn't know was loaded at his friend, Bartuoh, and pulled the trigger, authorities told the Pioneer Press.
Bartuoh had spoken earlier in the day with a Midwestern college about a football scholarship, according to the Pioneer Press article.
"It doesn't make sense. Oh, God, could this really be happening?" said his older sister, Marthaline Bartuoh, 22 told the Star Tribune. "I can't say it was his time to go, because it's not. It was not his time to go."
According to the Star Tribune, hundreds of students gathered at Fridley High School on Saturday sobbing and hugging each in grief.
"He was a great kid and he's gonna be deeply missed by a lot of people," Bartuoh's football coach, Lambert Brown told the Star Tribune. "Hopefully they can remember him by the good things he did and try to live up to the example that he set."
Fridley High School principal, David Webb said Bartuoh is the first student to die at Fridley High School in 11 years.
The Anoka County attorney's office will review the case. Formal charges against Dennis as well as a court appearance are expected Monday, according to the Pioneer Press.]]>
According to the BBC News, 250,000 people have found themselves in this situation.
Aid groups were expected to travel into the Congo's rebel-held territory on Sunday, according to CNN International.
On Saturday, aid groups delivered food and water to a refugee camp north of Goma, traveling through a narrow "humanitarian corridor" the rebels established following a cease-fire with government forces that the rebels announced Wednesday. (CNN International)
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told CNN Intenational the international community cannot allow Congo to become "another Rwanda," where 800,000 died during a 1994 genocide.
"Our priority is to restart the activities at many health centres in the area," Gloria Fernandez, head of the UN's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Goma told BBC News. "We're taking health supplies, water, and sanitation."]]>
The paper is currently published Monday through Friday, and will move to online only in April, although it will also introduce a weekend magazine. John Yemma, The Monitor's editor, told the New York Times that moving to a Web focus will mean it can keep its eight foreign bureaus open.
The Christian Science Monitor recognizes that daily print has become too costly and energy-intensive," Editor John Yemma told the Chicago Tribune. "Online journalism is more timely and is rapidly expanding its reach, especially among younger readers. … Our shift … is likely to be watched by others in the news industry as they contemplate similar moves."
The announcement came during the same week of several announcements by newspapers and magazines planning to make significant cuts in jobs, including the Gannett Company.
Lou Ureneck, the chairman of the journalism department at Boston University, told the New York Times that it was difficult to interpret what the move meant for other newspapers, because The Monitor was nonprofit and most newspapers were not. But across the industry, news organizations "are going to simply have to be smaller organizations,� Mr. Ureneck told the New York Times.
Ken Doctor, a newspaper analyst at Outsell Inc., told the New York Times most newspapers cannot give up paper. Print editions still bring in 92 percent of the overall revenue, according to the Newspaper Association of America.
"If that much revenue is tied up in the print product, if tomorrow these companies dropped those editions, they would have 90 percent less revenue,� Mr. Doctor told the New York Times. While getting rid of costs like printing plants and delivery trucks would help a little, he said, it would not make up for the lost revenue.
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"In a two-year study of 2,500 children ages 6 months to 5 years, those who were fully vaccinated had half as many flu-related medical visits. Children under 9 need two shots — given one month apart — to be fully vaccinated. Older kids need just a single shot. Researchers found that "partly" vaccinated children got no protection." (USA Today)
The Lancaster Eagle Gazette reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it is changing its flu shot recommendations for children.
Up until February 2008, the recommendation was children 6 months to 5 years old, now it will be children 6 months to 19 years old.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is publishing its new guidelines Sunday, which recommend a flu shot for all healthy children ages 6 months to 18 years, nearly matching the CDC's recommendation changes, according to USA Today.
One in four eligible children have been immunized against the flu in the past, Joseph Bocchini, chairman of the pediatric academy's committee on infectious diseases told USA Today.
Up to 25% of children get influenza each year, Bocchini told USA Today. Because babies younger than 6 months are too young to be vaccinated, experts suggest those living in the house with them and caregivers get vaccinated to protect them.]]>


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Neo-Assyrian Palaces: Power, Prestige and Propaganda (Archaeology Lecture), Sept. 17
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In the first millennium BCE the ancient Assyrians built great palaces in what is now Iraq to serve not just as homes for their kings, but gathering places for their armies and store houses for their tribute. They also used the art in their palaces to send messages of power and prestige to the peoples of their empire and beyond. The images were carved onto large scale wall reliefs which were beautiful, yet also intended to educate the viewer on the dangers of failing to obey the king's authority. The earliest palaces bore images of the king as warrior, religious leader and mighty hunter, while later palaces were adorned with scenes of loyal subjects paying tribute, and disloyal ones paying the consequences. Friend and foe would have been paraded past these illustrations on their way to see the king. This illustrated lecture presents the wonders of these ancient monuments, the great variety and detail of their decoration, and their use as political propaganda by the Assyrians.
Dr. Barron, a member of the Near Eastern Studies Department of the University of Toronto, is an authority on the ancient Near East and its empires, with a special focus on the art and architecture of the Neo-Assyrians. Join us for two lectures by Dr. Barron — Monday night at Knox College and Tuesday night at Monmouth College, where she'll lecture about Agatha Christie and her archaeologist husband.
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'RedEye': Dana Perino replaces fellow 'Five'-r Greg Gutfeld -- for one nightAdd to Favorites | Red Eye
Once upon a time, Dana Perino was the White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush. Then, after Bush left office, like many former presidential staffers before and since, Perino transitioned to doing political commentary, landing on Fox News Channel.
One day she got a call to join a summer replacement show called "The Five," to air at 5 p.m. ET every weekday. At its two-year anniversary, the roundtable show is top-rated in its time slot and, in numbers released on Monday, July 15, out-rated its lead-in and everything after it on FNC until "The O'Reilly Factor" at 8 p.m. ET.
One of Perino's fellow panelists is former magazine editor and HuffPo blogger, and current author, Greg Gutfeld, who doubles as the host of FNC's freewheeling latenight pop-culture/comedy/politics roundtable "RedEye W/Greg Gutfeld."
After getting used to Gutfeld on "The Five," Perino agreed to go on "RedEye." But in a January appearance, Perino proceeded to -- after commenting on chilled toilet paper, animal videos, saggy pants and gladiator boots -- have a laughing fit, egged on by Gutfeld sidekick Bill Schulz, that evolved into tears and laments about how she used to "have a real job."
And here it is (hits its peak around the 12:58 mark):
Undaunted, Perino has now agreed to be guest-host for an episode, taping this evening in New York and set to air at 3 a.m. ET (midnight PT). Here's Gutfeld making the announcement yesterday on "The Five" (joined by Perino, Eric Bolling, Bob Beckel and Andrea Tantaros):
Before taping the show that could possibly prevent her from being taken seriously ever again -- combined with her continuous Tweeting of photos of her Vizsla, Jasper, about whom she could not quite sing a song on-air -- Perino took a few minutes to answer some email questions ...
Zap2it: You have gone from skepticism about Gutfeld to guesting on RedEye and now guest-hosting. How have you allowed yourself to be drawn into his web?
Dana Perino: This is what happens when you meet the brother you never wanted. Greg is the friend who your parents warned you about "If Greg jumped off a bridge, would you follow him?" The answer is...yes, I would. And I would laugh myself silly all the way down.
Zap2it: Did you get any veto power over tonight's guests or topics?
Dana Perino: It's not a coup -- I'm just filling in for one night. The "RedEye" team is the smartest group in town. They know how to put together a great show. I'll just follow their lead.
Dana Perino: Actually, yes. My breakdown on "RedEye" last January is still one of the funniest moments in my life. I loved how Bill Schulz caught onto what was happening right away, and I ended up going from laughing to actually crying. My favorite part is when he asks, "What would former President Bush think of you right now?," and I said, "I pray he isn't watching." Pure gold.
Zap2it: What is your method of preparation for the gig?
Dana Perino: if you've ever seen "RedEye," you know that weeks of preparation go into the production of a single segment. It's like "60 Minutes" in that regard.
The most important thing for me to bring to the show is some energy -- if the show was taped at 8:30 a.m., no problem. I'm a morning person (that drives Greg nuts, by the way). I love "RedEye" -- there's nothing else like it on cable news.
Zap2it: Will Jasper be there? If not, why not?
Dana Perino: I have a feeling Jasper will at least get a mention!
Zap2it: How do you think wrangling the "RedEye" guests will compare with managing the White House Press Corps?
Dana Perino: I've got this. Ha! Actually, it may be more difficult. I'll just stand on the table and yell.
Zap2it: Do you think that "RedEye" contributes to the public discourse? If not, why not?
Dana Perino: I think it shows smart people having good conversation and some laughs -- very representative of most of America!
Zap2it: How do you plan to follow up this latest career move?
Dana Perino: I'm moving into Greg's office tomorrow.
Zap2it: What are you wearing?
Dana Perino: Now you're asking the toughest question. I don't know!


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All good things come to an end, and we're sad to report that today marks the conclusion of Pie Week. What started as an admission of our fears of making pie crust (see Allison Aubrey's story) has become something much bigger that speaks to just how powerful pie can be as a means of bringing us together.
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12 A scoundrel, a vicious man, lives by crooked speech, 13 winking his eyes, shuffling his feet, pointing with his fingers. 14 With deceit in his heart, he is always plotting evil and sowing discord. 15 Therefore disaster suddenly overcomes him; unexpectedly, he is broken beyond repair. 16 There are six things ADONAI hates, seven which he detests: 17 a haughty look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet swift in running to do evil, 19 a false witness who lies with every breath, and him who sows strife among brothers.
20 My son, obey your father's command, and don't abandon your mother's teaching. 21 Bind them always on your heart, tie them around your neck. 22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake up, they will talk with you. 23 For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah is light, and reproofs that discipline are the way to life.
Teach these things to your sons, Momma, and do not fear the words of the Scriptures. They are life-giving and will get into his soul before he needs them, and he will be equipped to think about what choices he will make in any given situation. Do not wait to equip him until it is too late and he has to search it out or make a mistake and back-pedal.
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24 They keep you from an evil woman, from a loose woman's seductive tongue. 25 Don't let your heart lust after her beauty or allow her glance to captivate you. 26 The price… (Read More)
Teach him these words from very young, and as he grows, the set apart spirit will show him the meanings it has for his life!
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A very powerful principle of healing a disruptive injury anywhere in the body is to close and stabilize the injury in some way and then allow it to heal. Broken bones are aligned and held in place by a cast or plates and screws. The bones then heal back to normal. A severed nerve is healed by suturing the cut ends together and then allowing it to heal. Intestine that is cut in surgery to remove a cancer is sutured back together and then allowed to heal. A skin laceration is repaired with sutures and then is allowed to heal.
A hernia is a disruptive injury to abdominal fascia. Intestines and abdominal organs protrude through the disruption forming what we call a hernia. You can plug the disruption or you can patch it but the most natural way to heal it is to close the disruption with sutures and then allow it to heal. A hernia that is treated in this way results in restoration of normal anatomy. We haven't put a plug in you. We haven't patched you. We haven't rearranged your normal anatomy. Its all back to normal and there is nothing in you for your body to reject or to poke you from inside. Movement is natural and painless.
Non-mesh hernia repairs all adhere to two principles. The McVay, the Bassinni, the Shouldice and a dozen other named repairs all adhere to these two principles: 1) identify, remove and ligate the indirect sack. 2) Suture close the weak area of the transversalis fascial floor of the inguinal canal which is the site of direct hernias.
This is how I repair inguinal hernias. The procedure that I use does not have a name because it is similar to all named non-mesh hernia repairs through the two principles listed above. There are fine points to my technique which I have adopted from all of the hernia repairs that I was taught to perform and a few refinements I invented by myself. The results are that I successfully repair hernias without mesh more than 97% of the time. Also none of my patients develop severe chronic pain after their non-mesh hernia repair. My career experience is over 5,000 hernia repairs.
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CHICAGO, March 15, 2003Lynn B. Nicholas, FACHE, president and chief executive officer, Louisiana Hospital Association, Baton Rouge, has been elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the American College of Healthcare Executives, an international professional society of nearly 30,000 healthcare executives.
Nicholas took office today at the Council of Regents meeting during ACHE's 46th Congress on Healthcare Management at the Hilton Chicago. She will serve a three-year term representing ACHE affiliates on ACHE's Board of Governors, the authority that oversees ACHE operations and member services.
Nicholas has been president and chief executive officer of the Louisiana Hospital Association since 2000. She is responsible for the strategic and day-to-day operations of the 158-member association and its affiliate companies; she also serves as chief spokesperson on behalf of the membership to state and federal lawmakers, other associations, and the general public. Before assuming her current position, Nicholas was executive vice president and chief operating officer of the New Jersey Hospital Association in Princeton. From 1976 to 1994, she served in increasingly responsible positions at Morristown (NJ) Memorial Hospital, including administrative director, Laboratory Services; assistant vice president, Professional Services; vice president, Administration; and senior vice president, Clinical and Ambulatory Services. She began her career at Morristown as a medical technologist.
Prior to being elected an ACHE Governor, Nicholas served as the ACHE Regent for Southern New Jersey from 1997 to 1999. She is chair of the board of directors of ShareCor LLC and chair of the Louisiana HealthWorks Commission. In addition, she is a member of the American Society of Association Executives and an appointee to the Louisiana Healthcare Commission, Medical Care Advisory Committee of the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals, and the American Hospital Association Council of Metropolitan Hospitals.
Board certified in healthcare management and an ACHE Fellow, Nicholas received her master's degree in healthcare administration from Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, and her bachelor's degree in medical technology from Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens. She has also completed the executive development program at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration in Charlottesville, VA.
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A series of financial measures had been enacted to fund the war, which was costing $2 million daily. Under the direction of the Treasury Department, and with the administrative guidance of thePhiladelphiabanker Jay Cooke, the government had issued war bonds (which, over the course of the war, would raise about $3 billion for theUnion, or 65 percent of its revenue). Needing an unrestricted currency supply to fuel the bond program, Congress passed the Legal Tender Act in 1862, which authorized the production and distribution of paper money, known popularly as greenbacks.
More significantly, the Internal Revenue Act of 1861, the first federal income tax in American history, assured the financial community that the government would have a reliable source of income to pay the interest on war bonds. Subsequent Revenue Acts of 1862 and 1864 created moderately progressive tax brackets and set rates at 5, 7.5, and 10 percent. By the end of the war nearly one in ten American house holds (mostly in the affluent states in the industrial Northeast, the section of the country that held most of the wealth) paid an income tax.
Also enacted was an excise tax system that imposed taxes on almost everything: liquor, professional licenses, carriages, yachts, medicines, corporations, stamps, and the like. The Morrill Tariff Acts of 1860 and 1861 doubled the amounts of taxes collected on dutiable items brought into the United States, while at the same time protecting the steel, iron, mineral, beef, and fishing industries, among many others. Congress also enacted the National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864, which established a system of national charters for banks and encouraged the implementation of a national currency. They also mandated that one- third of a new bank's notes had to be backed by federal bonds, thus assisting the war effort. When state banks balked at the new regulation, a provision of the 1864 Act imposed a 10 percent tax on state bank notes; state banks then had to choose to comply or go out of business. Overall, the tax system quickly grew so large that the Bureau of Internal Revenue was created to administer it.
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Pessimism, from the Latin pessimus (worst), is the decision to evaluate, perceive and view life in a generally negative light. Value judgments may vary dramatically between individuals, even when judgments of fact are undisputed. The most common example of this phenomenon is the "Is the glass half empty or half full?" situation. The degree in which situations like these are evaluated as something good or something bad can be described in terms of one's optimism or pessimism respectively. Throughout history, the pessimistic disposition has had effects on all major areas of thinking.
Philosophical pessimism is the similar but not identical idea that life has a negative value, or that this world is as bad as it could possibly be.
Likening human life to the life of other animals, he saw the reproductive cycle as indeed a cyclical process that continues pointlessly and indefinitely, unless the chain is broken by too limited resources to make continued life possible, in which case it is terminated by extinction. The prognosis of either pointlessly continuing the cycle of life or facing extinction is one major leg of Schopenhauer's pessimism.
Schopenhauer moreover considers the desires of the will to entail suffering: because these selfish desires create constant conflict in the world. The business of biological life is a war of all against all. Reason makes us suffer all the more, in that reason makes us realize that biology's agenda is something we would not have chosen if we had a choice, but is helpless to prevent us from serving it, or allow us to escape the sting of its goad (compare this to the role of desire in Buddhism).
He claimed that a slight worsening of conditions, such as a small alteration of the planet's orbit, a small increase in global warming, loss of the use of a limb for an animal, and so on, would result in destruction. The world is essentially bad and "ought not to be". These are disputable assertions, considering that the planet's orbit is not wholly consistent to begin with, global temperature fluctuates over time, and animals can still live after losing a limb. However, taking into respect the fact that major fluctuations in global temperature have typically resulted in mass extinctions in the past and an animal that loses a limb will only rarely survive long in the wild, they may appear reasonable.
Some works of popular literature may also exhibit pessimism, such as Stephen King's Pet Sematary. King later expressed his reservations about the work: "It seems to be saying nothing works and nothing is worth it, and I don't really believe that" (Bare Bones 144-5).
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743 – 1819), characterized rationalism, and in particular Immanuel Kant's "critical" philosophy in order to carry out a reductio ad absurdum according to which all rationalism (philosophy as criticism) reduces to nihilism, and thus it should be avoided and replaced with a return to some type of faith and revelation.
Richard Rorty, Kierkegaard, and Wittgenstein challenge the sense of questioning whether our particular concepts are related to the world in an appropriate way, whether we can justify our ways of describing the world as compared with other ways. In general,these philosophers argue that truth was not about getting it right or representing reality, but was part of a social practice and language was what served our purposes in a particular time; to this end Poststructuralism rejects any definitions that claim to have discovered absolute 'truths' or facts about the world.
Anti-globalization activists understand economic development as the expansion of markets for the interests of ruling elites. These unprecedented large-scale changes have been characterised as "turbo-capitalism" (Edward Luttwak), "market fundamentalism" (George Soros), "casino-capitalism" (Richard Longworth), "cancer-stage capitalism" (John McMurtry), and "McWorld" (Benjamin Barber). Pessimists in this subject have various concerns with the growing power and influence of this global marketplace.
The suggested restrictions on free trade (see Tobin Tax) have been proposed to induce a restructuring of the capitalist network, but such measures are typically rejected by proponents of self regulation of capitalism through free trade.
Some (like Dwight D. Eisenhower) feared that the free market would influence public policy in such ways as to endanger liberties and democratic processes (see Military-industrial complex). Other political pessimists see signs of an approaching stock market crash.
Nietzsche's response to pessimism was the opposite of Schopenhauer's. " 'That which bestows on everything tragic, its peculiar elevating force' " – he (Schopenhauer) says in The World as Will and Representation, Volume II, P. 495 – " 'is the discovery that the world, that life, can never give real satisfaction and hence is not worthy of our affection: this constitutes the tragic spirit – it leads to resignation.' " How differently Dionysus spoke to me! How far removed I was from all this resignationism!
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