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Halitosis may have changed music history. It definitely altered Doug Gray's life.
"My mother was the first one [when I was] seven years old, she said, [mimicking high voice], 'You have such a pretty voice.' And then she'd make me go take piano lessons with this lady that had bad breath, so I never followed the piano lesson thing," Gray said and laughed.
But he kept singing — and still is the voice of The Marshall Tucker Band.
"God had to give me a special gift, and it was to be able to translate some emotion through my words," the lead singer said of his distinctive Southern voice.
Since the band's debut in 1973, Gray has added feeling to some classics, including "Can't You See," "Heard It in a Love Song," "Fire on the Mountain" and "Take the Highway."
"Toy Caldwell wrote some songs that will be around for the rest of our lives," Gray said during a phone interview from his home in Spartanburg, S.C., noting tracks penned by the guitarist continue to surface in movies and on TV shows.
Gray is the only original member of the band remaining. Three have passed away — Toy Caldwell, his brother and bassist Tommy Caldwell, and guitarist George McCorkle. Drummer Paul Riddle left in 1983, and keyboardist and flute player Jerry Eubanks retired in 1996.
"I'm very passionate about this music. I'm not going to just let it go away because we've lost those guys. We started out with this kind of passion, and I still feel it," Gray said.
The Marshall Tucker Band — Gray, bass player Pat Elwood, guitarist Rick Willis, drummer B.B. Borden, and keyboardist, flute and sax player Marcus Henderson — will play at 9 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Northwest Ohio Rib-Off at the Lucas County Fairgrounds in Maumee. Tickets are $5 in advance, $7 day of show. VIP tickets for $15 are available at Stranahan Theater. Gates open at 4 p.m.
"People come to see us primarily because we created a great or a sad memory for them, and they played one of our songs at their brother's wedding, or they buried their cousin to one of our songs called 'Ride in Peace,' " he said.
"I try to create a memory with every song that we do, so the same as we used to do years ago. And we do. We still sell a ton of records, but now they're downloads."
That may be changing, thanks to fans' requests.
"People were bringing album covers up and saying sign this, saying I wish my record still sounded good, I would play it on my turntable," Gray said. "We already had the greatest hits CD just come out [in 2011], and I said let's do a vinyl as well.
"But I said if we do it, let's do it not as a novelty just to throw it out there, let's do it as a real piece of work like we used to do," he said. "Because of the success of this vinyl, we're coming out with the first and second albums again re-released on better vinyl, the album covers will be the same — everything will look just like it was when they come out years ago. It was a demand."
The new albums are due out in November and will come with digital downloads.
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Apple has seeded two software upgrades for OS X Mavericks internally, according to a source with knowledge of the upcoming updates. This person says that the updates are labeled as OS X 10.9.1 and OS X 10.9.2. The first update is expected to be released later this month, and it will serve as an update to squash bugs that accompanied the OS X 10.9.0 release of Mavericks last month. Many users have complained about issues relating to the Mail and iBooks applications, and Apple is preparing to release individual bug-fix updates for those apps in the coming days…
OS X 10.9.1 is codenamed "Board," according to the source, and is yet to be seeded to AppleCare employees. It is still solely being tested within Apple's software engineering teams. Also in testing, the source said, is OS X 10.9.2. That release is codenamed "Carve," and it's likely to include more bug fixes, and perhaps minor feature enhancements. Both OS X 10.7.2 and OS X 10.8.2 were updates to Lion and Mountain Lion designed to increase feature-parity between iOS and OS X. OS X Mavericks is currently lacking support for iOS's iMessage blocking feature and FaceTime Audio, so it seems plausible that OS X 10.9.2 could add those features.
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Hey Apple… how about you stop being a jerk and allow Airdrop from iOS to Mac. Like seriously… what the hell dude?
After Mavericks update my MacBook Pro does not detect when I plug in the DVI-composite adapter or freezes screen until I unplug-it. If I reboot in ML the plug works again. I read that others have the same problem when connecting an external monitor (not necessarily composite).
How in the world they didn't notice such an obvious problem?
I hope they will fix it in 10.9.1.
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BATON ROUGE, La. - The State of Louisiana has developed new policies, including construction financing assistance, for Road Home grantees who have attempted but, for reasons beyond their control, have been unable to fulfill the requirements of their Road Home agreement of returning and reoccupying their home.
Option 1 recipients within the Road Home program chose to take a grant to rebuild or repair their storm-damaged home and agreed to reoccupy that home. Option 2 recipients chose to sell their damaged home back to the state then purchase and occupy another home within Louisiana. Road Home grantees have three years from the time of their closing to comply with their covenant or grant agreement. As that three-year period reaches its end, homeowners are asked to report back to the program as to whether they have fulfilled their obligation. If they have, homeowners are considered in compliance and their grant is closed; if they have not, they are required to repay their grant amount to the state.
These Action Plan Amendments address Option 1 or Option 2 recipients who have faced circumstances beyond their control, causing them to be out of compliance and to possibly owe funds back to the state.
"The first priority of the Road Home program has always been to assist homeowners in returning home," said Pat Forbes, executive director of the Louisiana Office of Community Development. "These new policies are designed to help some homeowners who have not been able to complete their repairs or reconstruction due to circumstances beyond their control. These changes will allow us to exhaust every option to bring folks home as we prepare to close out the Road Home and seek to recapture funds from those who are not in compliance."
Program policies and resources already exist to provide additional services to grantees and to allow homeowners whose circumstances have changed since their initial grant award to make a post-closing option change and sell their home to the state.
Re-evaluation of Benefits
Action Plan Amendment 58 addresses the amount of money subject to recapture from Road Home grantees.
The policy proposed in APA 58 applies to either homeowners who owe money back to the program or Option 1 or Option 2 Road Home recipients who closed on their grant but have not fulfilled the terms of their grant agreement due to unforeseen circumstances.
Circumstances recipients have encountered include:
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- Involuntary forced mortgage payoff;
- Theft or vandalism;
- Damage from a subsequent event – such as another hurricane or a fire – prior to completion of repairs; or
- Installation of contaminated drywall.
If a homeowner can show required documentation that such a circumstance has occurred, then the sum of money lost from that incident – e.g. contractor fraud – will be subtracted from the total amount of benefits the homeowner received at the time of his or her Road Home grant closing. The new amount becomes the "Net Award," is considered the actual amount of Road Home funds received by the homeowner and will be deducted from the total funds the homeowner owes back to the state.
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Action Plan Amendment 59 provides additional assistance to qualified Option 1 grantees in the form of a Loan Principal Repayment Grant, which will be applied to the principal of a construction or rehabilitation loan. The loan will be used to complete home repairs so the homeowner can reoccupy the home, fulfill his or her Road Home covenant and become compliant within the program.
The state Office of Community Development's Disaster Recovery Unit will engage lending institutions and community development financial institutions, working closely with participating lenders to streamline the applicant referral process and implement the proposed construction loans.
Qualified participants must have an approved re-evaluation of their grant amount in accordance with APA 58. The Net Award for the homeowner, as determined through APA 58, will be subtracted from the original grant amount received, which will produce the maximum amount in LPRG assistance that could be available to a qualified applicant. Loans will only be made for the amount needed to repair and reoccupy the home.
LPRG recipients must be able to assume the debt to repair their home and qualify for a construction loan according to the underwriting standards of the lender. All properties being repaired with LPRG assistance must have the appropriate environmental clearance.
The LPRG will substantially reduce the risk to the lenders, enabling them to make larger loans to homeowners and approve those that may not otherwise qualify under normal market criteria. The assistance will also reduce the amount of the homeowner's loan payments. In some cases, the LPRG may provide sufficient funding to complete the recovery without a commercial loan. For those participants, funds will be administered through a construction monitoring process and disbursed as the work is completed.
All LPRG recipients will be included in the case management process, which will ensure that they are aware of all resources available to them, as well as their compliance responsibilities. Case management resources offered will include counseling, legal services, construction management and assistance applying for the construction loan tied to the LPRG.
Grant recipients potentially eligible for the LPRG will be identified through program correspondence, self-identification, program monitoring and compliance procedures, local code enforcement and interaction with non-profit organizations. As interested applicants are identified, they will be assigned to a case manager who will verify eligibility and assist the applicant through the loan application and qualification process.
Clarification on the Use of Elevation Funds
Action Plan Amendment 60 allows for the reclassification of Road Home Elevation award amounts that have been used for home repair and reconstruction to be considered part of the applicant's compensation award.
The cost to elevate homes has increased substantially since the Road Home program began disbursing Elevation Incentive awards, and many homeowners did not have enough funds to complete the basic repairs needed to reoccupy their homes. As a result, some grantees used the elevation funds to complete their home repair or reconstruction.
Under APA 60, the amount of elevation funds used for home repairs will be subtracted from the amount the homeowner owes back to the state. Only Road Home participants who received Elevation Incentive funds and are not yet compliant with their elevation agreement will be eligible to have the costs considered for reclassification. Homeowners must provide documentation demonstrating that the elevation funds were used for valid home repairs or construction after their Road Home grant and other compensation, such as an insurance payment, were spent on repairs to the damaged structure.
Public Comments
The state is accepting public comments on the three Action Plan Amendments beginning today. The Action Plan Amendments can be found at APA 58; APA 59; and APA 60.
The formal public comment period for the three plans begins today, May 15, 2013 and runs until May 29, 2013, at 5 p.m. After accepting public comments, the state will submit the plans to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for final federal approval.
Citizens, community leaders and elected officials can access the plans and submit comments online by visiting http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/cdbg/dractionplans.htm and opening Action Plan Amendment 58, 59 or 60. A copy of the plans can be requested by calling (225) 219-9600.
Members of the public can submit comments several ways:
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- Mailing them to Disaster Recovery Unit, P.O. Box 94095, 70804-9095, Attn: Janice Lovett; or
- Faxing them to the attention of Janice Lovett at (225) 219-9605.
The Disaster Recovery Unit within the Office of Community Development is dedicated to helping Louisiana's citizens recover from hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike. As the state's central point for hurricane recovery, the OCD-DRU manages the most extensive rebuilding effort in American history, working closely with local, state and federal partners to ensure that Louisiana recovers safer and stronger than before.


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I still haven't seen the Micro-Sim being adopted by anyone else in the industry. Nokia praises the advancements which the nano-sim has to offer. Another article I was reading hinted that Nokia has another technology which is better than the nano-sim. They are rumors at this point unless something concrete shows up.
Regarding Apple's method of pushing their version, they are trying to get their subsidiaries as voting members for ETSI. This in itself is stacking the odds in their favor as you call it. Entice the competition to adopt your product by showing them its value instead of doing it the way your article tells us.
RIM complains about Apple stacking vote for nano-SIM standard
Despite offering to license the nano-SIM standard royalty-free, Apple is getting flak from RIM for recruiting additional proxies in the voting process. Nokia had made similar complaints when Apple initially made the proposal to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute. Here's what RIM had to say about Apple employees taking voting spots for SK Telekom, Bell Mobility, and KT.
We kindly ask that neither shall a person of one company who is appointed to carrythe votes of another company be entitled to cast a vote on behalf of that company, nor shall a personof one company who is registered in the place of a person from another company and appointed tocast a vote on behalf of that other company, be allowed to cast a vote on behalf of that company.
Considering most handset manufacturers are still wrestling with the switch to micro-SIMs, establishing the next subsciber identity module standard is a long ways off. We haven't seen much in the way of alternatives, and until someone offers one, I'm having a hard time seeing Apple's submission being rejected. Of course, that's not to say that Apple's tactics for pushing their version of the micro-SIM are entirely fair, but does it make a difference if everyone adopts it in the end anyway?
Reportedly, ETSI voting on the issue will be put on hold for at least another 30 days.
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RIM complains about Apple stacking vote for nano-SIM standard
I still haven't seen the Micro-Sim being adopted by anyone else in the industry. Nokia praises the advancements which the nano-sim has to offer. Another article I was reading hinted that Nokia has another technology which is better than the nano-sim. They are rumors at this point unless something concrete shows up.
Nokia uses micro-sim for most of its latest high end phones (900, N9, 800)
This is a bit disingenuous, Apple did not exactly offered to make their license the nano-SIM standard royalty-free. What Apple did was to offer to make their nano-SIM licenses royalty-free IF all other SIM related standards were also made royalty-free.
Since Apple still sells huge ammounts of iPhone 3GSs, one can easily see where that came from.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought has since stopped manufacturing 3Gs? Maybe it has a stock of them, but I thought new production has halted. If this is the case, then wouldn't one thing that all those 3Gs have already paid their royalty/license-fee?
Now on the topic of this mutual fee-free royalty, I agree with you. But I see it as a move going forward rather than one for products already released. This means that Apple releases the nano-sim and then someone else comes up with a better design, then Apple can use it fee-free.
Apple has the +1 on everyone because their design is backwards compatible. You would be able to buy an adapter for you nanoSIM to fit it into a microSIM or regular miniSIM device.
The only thing is that everyone would have to payout for RIMs sim-tray design patent. So the idea of the nanoSIM design being free is a half-truth.
I don't see the point of just changing the size of the SIM. The micro SIM is small enough. If you take the volume that you get by using the nano and compare that extra volume with the phone volume, it's something under 0,01%... For what? Battery? Components? Maybe it's a way for customers to lose the sim cards... Why not also reduce the credit cards size? To much plastic....
The cost of Apple's proposal to the industry is royalty collection on other sim technologies. The cost to the consumer is the lack of royalty expenses. Sounds like a win for many with a cost to very few.
The nails are being hammered into the BB coffin. The Director where I work got fed up with her BB and bailed to the iPhone 4. She's MUCH happier and at ease since that change. This is happening everywhere. BB is on the decline and needs to be more concerned about losing execs to the competition. They're not going down with the ship.
Those clowns at RIM have bigger fish to fry than this nonsense.
They have been lapped in the smartphone AND tablet field, their stock price is in the toilet and they have SIM cards on their mind?


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Jennifer comes to a lot of realizations concerning her son, Stefano confronts EJ, and Nicole attacks Brady.
In bed at home, Kristen blows up when Brady explains Father Eric has agreed to marry them.
At the rectory, Father Eric flashes to the dream of having sex with Kristen. Father Matt shows up and Eric explains he's consciously remembering that sex dream. Father Matt wonders if they're connected and thinks it's stress. He has to have faith. Eric talks about being a twin and Sami being in the wrong place at the wrong time. "With a gun," Father Matt interjects. He leaves and Kristen arrives. Since she can't decide who gets the last scholarship, she's giving both kids one. She asks Eric not to agree to the pre-cana with them.
Sami opens an envelope full of drawings from the kids in her cell. She laughs and the tears come. She opens a letter from EJ. He talks about how much he misses her at home. We flash to seeing him write it in his robe, late at night. Sami weeps as he tells her he's so glad they found each other and will do what it takes to ensure she doesn't suffer for doing absolutely nothing wrong. Sami opens a notebook and the guard hands over a pencil. She pens EJ a letter back.
At the courthouse, Justin demands to know if EJ planted money in Timmy Bernardi's account. EJ alludes to it being true. Justin worries this could come back to bite them.
Stefano and Cecily's dinner at the club is interrupted by a call. "Well well. That's interesting," Stefano says. He sees EJ. He heard about the money deposited in little Timmy's account. This could be the break Samantha needs. Stefano notices EJ has the look of a weak little puppy. EJ just learned not to jump the gun. Stefano wishes he would have learned that before he stabbed him in the back. Stefano wishes he could help with Sami but his hands are tied. EJ mutters that he wishes this were true and that they were tied behind his back in the gallows.
Abby finds Theresa waiting for JJ in the park. Why is she there? Theresa rolls her eyes. Some girl runs over and tells Abby JJ was arrested, so they race off leaving Theresa dumbfounded.
At the hospital, Nicole overhears Maxine telling Daniel that JJ's in trouble. "What did he do now?" He sighs and she puts on the pressure for him to rush to Jenn's side. He makes a call and learns about the drug charges. Nicole realizes that's what he had in his hands that day... she urges Daniel to go to Jenn. Abby rushes up almost in tears and Daniel drives her to SPD.
At SPD, Jenn points at JJ. She has to face the truth her son's a liar and a criminal. He's been lying to her since he returned home. Jenn's floored with the realization that her son was dealing drugs at school and he stole Cameron's prescription pad. She deduces that he had drugs in her house and calls to God for serenity now. Jenn assumes he drugged the doughnuts which violated people who love him. JJ says it was unintentional. The doughnuts were meant for his friends. This doesn't make Jenn feel any better. She remembers him lying about those expensive running shoes being Rory's and hates that he threw his father's memory in her face. She cries and asks what happened to him. Daniel walks in and JJ says that's what happened. He yells for her to go to him for comfort but 'get out of my damned face'! Jenn calls him a coward. She loves him but right now she doesn't like him. Nearby, Rory's mother yells at her son who is getting more and more like his father. Daniel holds Jennifer as JJ scowls. Jenn tells Dan he was right about everything and she's sorry. Daniel hopes this will be a blessing. He's paged and goes. Abby starts to rant at her brother. They both become emotional. Rory's mom tells Jenn in a gravelly smoker's voice that this is nothing new for her son. She's kicking him out as soon as possible and thinks Jenn should do the same. Rory drove her suitors away and like her son, she doesn't think JJ's worthwhile. Jenn frowns sadly but won't give up on JJ.
Justin is nervous at Sami's cell. If the money in Timmy's account doesn't pan out, it could hurt their case. Sami sighs knowing he thinks EJ planted the evidence. EJ arrives and Justin says Sami's trial starts today.
Theresa returns to work and offers to help Dan with JJ but there's nothing she can do. She privately assumes her name didn't come up and wonders how she'll replace the money she lost.
Brady spots Nicole moping at the square. Things get ugly pretty fast about her feelings toward his engagement to Kristen.
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The son of Dwayne Downing... born 6-17-89 in Staten Island, N.Y.
2011 Statistics
Recipient of Bob Demers 12th Player Award... played in 10 games, all starts... ranked seventh on team with 48 tackles, including 24 solo stops... tallied two interceptions and four pass breakups... recorded career-best six solo tackles (10 total) in victory over Holy Cross... made career-high 11 tackles, five solo, in win at Richmond... made game-ending interception at UNH 2-yard line to seal overtime win at Lehigh (received game ball)... named Preseason FCS Senior Scout Bowl Second-Team All-American... made two tackles, registered an interception and forced a fumble in spring Blue-White Game
2010 Statistics
Started all 13 games at cornerback... compiled 30 tackles, including 21 solo stops... notched 4 interceptions, including picks in 3 straight games (Sept. 25-Oct. 9), recorded 8 pass break-ups, tied for team high with Dino Vasso... tied for team high with 2 fumble recoveries... forced one fumble... made 2 tackles in D-I NCAA quarterfinal loss at No. 5 Delaware... made 1 tackle and had 2 pass break-ups in D-I NCAA second-round win at No. 13 Bethune-Cookman... had two tackles, fumble recovery and interception in win over Towson...Recorded 2 tackles in win at No. 9 Villanova... made 4 tackles, forced fumble and recovered fumble during inaugural Colonial Clash victory against UMass at Gillette Stadium...Tallied 3 tackles and a pass break-up in upset win at No. 6 James Madison...Racked up interception and tackle in win over No. 11 Richmond...Credited with 3 tackles, pass break-up and interception in loss at Maine...Tallied 2 pass break-ups, one tackle and an interception in win versus Lehigh...Made 4 tackles in loss at Rhode Island...Produced season-high 5 tackles and pass break-up in loss at Pittsburgh...Made 2 tackles in season-opening victory over Central Connecticut State.
Appeared in eight games for the 'Cats...compiled six tackles, including three solo efforts...posted two interceptions and four pass deflections.
Played in nine games for the 'Cats...Compiled eight tackles, including six solo efforts...recorded a total of two pass deflections
Redshirt season
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Solo 6, vs Holy Cross, 2011
Assist 6, at Richmond, 2011
Total 11, at Richmond, 2011
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Fumbles Forced 1, vs UMass, 2010
Fumbles Rec. 1, 2x, last vs Towson, 2010
Before UNH
Scored 22 career TDs, rushed for 1,060 career yds, and caught 1,747 receiving yds...Passed for 730 yds. at Bishop Hoban...recorded 20 interceptions and 86 pass breakups as a defensive back...also had six forced fumbles, six defensive TDs and 122 tackles...named Wyoming Valley All-Conference selection, a WNEP Super 15 Dream Team pick and a Super 7 All-Star Team selection


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The Undeserving excited for album releaseWritten by Mike Bauman | | email@example.com
When The Undeserving releases "Almost Alive" on Sept. 6, it will be the culmination of a journey that began nearly seven years ago for the Fremont-based band.
"We've always been pretty confident we could have some sort of career," The Undeserving bassist and background vocalist Jimmie Getty told Toledo Free Press Star. A 2007 graduate of Clyde High School, Getty joined the group in 2005. "We've always believed in the music, and our goal has always been just to write the best songs that we could and to play as much as we could. It actually feels more tangible now than it ever has before, now that we have this record coming out."
Comprised of Getty, Brennan Willis (lead guitar, background vocals) and brothers Clay (lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar) and Kyle Kirchenbauer (drums, background vocals),The Undeserving started getting attention from multiple record labels in early 2005 with its song, "There For You." After putting a small team together, the band did two years of showcasing from 2006 to 2008, playing in markets like New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago before landing a joint record deal with Warner Bros. Records and Cause for Alarm Records through Kevin Law in the summer of 2008.
The Undeserving completed what was to be its major label debut in May 2009. The album was recorded in Nashville, Tenn., with producer Allen Salmon, mixed at the famed Electric Lady Studios in New York City by Michael Brauer (who worked with The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney) and mastered by Ted Jensen. However, the investor for Cause for Alarm Records pulled out that same year, and The Undeserving got absorbed by Warner Bros. Records completely.
As the label went through multiple personnel changes, The Undeserving was worried about what would happen next.
"We were kind of nervous that we made this record that had been mixed by Michael Brauer and mastered by Ted Jensen, and something we were really proud of and had worked on for a long time — we were afraid no one was ever going to hear it," Getty said.
Through the support of Lori Feldman, who is the senior vice president of brand partnerships and music licensing at Warner Bros. Records, The Undeserving was able to get its music out to millions last year when "Something To Hope For" was used in a promo for Season 9 of "American Idol." In addition, the band's music has been featured on the TV shows "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew," "The Biggest Loser," "Ghost Whisperer," "So You Think You Can Dance?" and CNN's Haiti Relief public service announcement, among others.
"She was really passionate about the music and pitching it around everywhere she could," Getty said of Feldman. "We owe a lot of gratitude to her. She's responsible for all the syncs and stuff, and it was really just because she was passionate about the music and wanted to see it do well."
While The Undeserving is no longer with Warner Bros. Records, the label has since signed the record back to the band and allowed it to release "Almost Alive" independently.
"It's kind of cool to be back in the driver's seat, and we can release it on our own," Getty said. "We're doing everything ourselves now."
Getty said the plan after the album's release is to continue touring and promote the album.
"Our main goal is basically just to keep going," he said. "If we can support ourselves and keep doing it and be able to give back to our families some, that would be incredible."
Pre-orders for "Almost Alive" are available on the group's website at theundeserving.com, and the album will also be available through online retailers like iTunes and Amazon on the official release date. The band will host a release show for "Almost Alive" at Grace Community Church in Fremont on Sept. 6, as well as an additional show at the Maumee Indoor Theatre on Oct. 14. Admission for the show in Fremont is $12, while the show in Maumee is $10. The price for each event includes a copy of "Almost Alive" and kids 12 and younger get in free at both shows.
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Friday, October 25, 2013
One month ago today, Zest restaurant was one of 10 businesses destroyed by fire on Front Street.
On Thursday, the restaurant's sushi chef – and soon-to-be business partner- was killed when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Highway 17 and Sandy Island Road in Pawleys Island.
Coroner Kenny Johnson says 28-year-old Christopher Kirwin of Myrtle Beach died at Waccamaw Hospital at 7:48 a.m. Thursday.
"Cause of death was due to internal injuries sustained in accident," stated Johnson
Johnson said Kirwin was southbound on Highway 17 when a car pulled into his path from Sandy Island Road.
The crash is still under investigation by the Highway Patrol.
John Cranston, co-owner of Zest and the soon-to-open 700 Modern Grill and Bar, said he has known Kirwin for many years.
"I knew him from when he was at Filets in Myrtle Beach," Cranston said. "We were going to make him a partner in the business. He was a great chef and a great all around person."
He said being a sushi chef is different from other chefs so Kirwin got to know the customers.
"He was a hard worker who loved what he did," Cranston said. "He took a lot of pride in the food he put out."
Cathy Cameron, a Zest employee, described Kirwin as "a jack of all trades." She said he was a "sushi artist" and a "genius in many areas."
She said on the day of the fire, it was Kirwin who urged the Zest owners to quickly find a new building. That same morning they had secured the new location.
Kathy McWilliams said she recently moved back to the area after spending years in San Francisco.
"His was the most artistic sushi I ever had. He blew China Town away," she said.
Kirwin was a graduate of North Myrtle Beach High School and had attended The Culinary Institute of America in NYC, according to his Facebook page.
He graduated from Horry-Georgetown Technical College in 2008 with an associate's degree in Culinary Arts.
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by hit and run driver; suspect arrested
Kirwin was the second person to be killed as a result of a Waccamaw Neck accident this week. A Pawleys Island man died Wednesday, one day after being struck by a hit and run driver.
John Thomas Clarke, 27, of 581 Blue Stem Drive in Pawleys Island, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with bodily injury.
Patrick Loper, 57, of Geney Lane died at 11:47 a.m. Wednesday. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins said around 11 p.m. Tuesday Loper was on a moped and was involved in an accident.
He was in the roadway because of that accident and was struck by a vehicle. It was that driver who fled the area.
Collins said based on debris left at the scene, the driver may have been driving a Honda Civic. It may have been a model from 2006-2011, Collins said. Possibly a four-door vehicle.
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Sokhiev conducts Debussy
Thursday 22 May 2014, 7.30pm
Royal Festival Hall, London
Tugan Sokhiev conductor
Nicholas Angelich piano
Fauré, Suite, Pelléas et Mélisande (Op. 80)biography | programme note
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Stravinsky, Suite, The Firebird (1919)biography | programme note
Debussy's principal aim in La mer was 'to create a mysterious harmony between nature and the imagination', to translate the play of light on the water and the sea's place in the natural world into musical sound. Both Fauré and his pupil Ravel tended more towards meticulously fashioned soundscapes, while in The Firebird Stravinsky took the Russian Nationalist tradition to new levels of sensuality.
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Ed Donley (center) stands with his daughter, Martha Robb (left), his son, Thomas Donley, and his daughter-in-law, Cindy Donley.
Inez Donley is a familiar name in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania and beyond. Her lifelong philanthropic efforts touched many organizations, from the Allentown Public Library to the American Red Cross to Cedar Crest College. But today, she was honored for her unflagging dedication to KidsPeace and the children we serve.
Donley, who died in January at the age of 97, was recognized today for her powerful impact on our organization with the unveiling of a memorial in her honor. In a fitting move, the plaque now hangs in the Donley Therapeutic Education Center, a central hub on the Orchard Hills Campus made possible through a $1 million donation from Inez and her husband, Ed Donley. The Donleys donated more than $1.47 million to KidsPeace during Inez's life, and the Donley Foundation recently gave another $25,000 to continue the efforts close to Inez's heart.
In addition to her financial contributions, Inez served as a board member for 15 years and remained an honorary member until her death. Members of her family, along with numerous community members and local politicians, attended today's memorial unveiling.
KidsPeace has proclaimed that Aug. 6, which was Inez's birthday, will will be recognized annually as Inez Donley Day, and will be a day to encourage all associates to volunteer within the community.
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The inaugural Big 10-Cardinal Conference Challenge will take place Dec. 20-21 at the Charleston Civic Center.
The event will feature nine games of high school basketball that will highlight seven 2013 W. Va. State Tournament participants.
Mingo Central, a new Cardinal Conference member, will play in the event.
The event begins at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, when Big 10 No. 9 seed Liberty (Harrison) takes on non-Cardinal Conference school Charleston Catholic. The Irish finished as the Class A runner-up to state champion Tug Valley.
Poca and Byrd will face off in the final game of the event, scheduled for 8:15 p.m. on Dec. 21.
Saturday's games will begin at 9 a.m., with No. 8 seeds Tolsia and Lincoln squaring off. Then No. 3 seeds Mingo Central takes on Bridgeport at approximately 10:45 a.m., while No. 4 seeds Chapmanville and North Marion playing at 12:15 p.m.
No. 5 seed Sissonville will play East Fairmont at 1:45, followed by games between No. 6 seeds Herbert Hoover and Grafton and No. 7 seeds Wayne and Philip Barbour. Fairmont Senior received the No. 2 seed for the Challenge, and will face Cardinal No. 2 Scott at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Saturday.
The Cardinal Conference has eight members. The Big 10 is a 13-school league that includes nine Class AA schools. Class AAA schools Elkins, Preston, Buckhannon-Upshur and Lewis County are also in the league.
The event is the brainchild of Poca's boys basketball Coach Allen Osborne.
The games will serve as the final pairings for the annual Hoops Classic in Charleston. The Hoops Classic is sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, in which Osborne and Robert C. Byrd Coach Bill Bennett are also involved.
The idea for the event began with conversations between Osborne and Bennett late last summer. The leagues had originally scheduled a Dec. 14 date for the challenge, but had to push it back one week. The cheerleading State Tournament had already been scheduled to take place at the Civic Center on the challenge's original date.


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They were born in western Massachusetts, near Springfield, to Stephen Lyman Whitaker and his wife, Emaline Kentfield (Kantfield). Both parents were from deeply entrenched New England families. But after their father died in 1852, their mother moved her boys west - first to Illinois and then by 1858 to Pardee in Atchison County, Kansas Territory.
Atchison County is on the northern edge of the area known as Bleeding Kansas where free and slave state forces struggled over land and power in the years leading up to the Civil War. No documented deaths occurred there related to these struggles and the worst of the violence had abated when the Whitakers settled there. But it could not have escaped their notice that the Kansas-Missouri border was fraught with tension.
In 1860 the brothers were living with their mother and new stepfather, Joseph Trueax. Frank may have been elsewhere at the time of the census enumeration. He's listed as a gold seeker and I'm not sure there was much gold panning, mining or seeking in Kansas.
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Monday, February 24, 2014
Georgetown City firefighters responded to a house fire Monday morning.
The fire was reported at 824 a.m. at 413 Palm Street. Fire Chief Joey Tanner said the fire began in an electric receptacle in a bedroom closet. There was heavy smoke and flames coming from the bedroom when firefighters arrived.
While most of the damage was contained to that bedroom, there was a lot of smoke and heat damage to the rest of the house, Tanner said.
Later in the day Monday, fire destroyed a shed at a home in the 5300 block of Highmarket Street.
Maegan Goings said the fire occurred at the home of her parents.
The flames from the shed had began to melt the vinyl siding of the house and if we had not received such a quick response the fire could have easily taken the house as well, she said, adding her family would like to send a huge thank you out to the Georgetown Fire Department for everything they did.
Goings said the family was alerted about the fire by a Dominoes Pizza driver who was passing by.
I dont know who you are, but I hope this finds you, Goings said.
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It is also possible that EA see that putting Life Day items on the shop and not doing an event was a mistake, but when they did that, it was too late to do anything about it, so Life Day items on shop stays and no event. Maybe they will do an event next christmas, as long as game has not been shut down. For people just to defend it when they do not know what EA thinks about it all, is just dumb.
If the defenders do not mind to have an event in game, but they try to defend the game by reasoning that an event is not needed, is just stupid - They will play the game with or without an event, but people who want an event do not play, and loses players because of it, therefore an event would be good for a better success of the game for both the person not playing who wanted an event, and those defending it and not caring whether there is an event or not
The other thing about the Life Day items and non event, is that they did that instead of sort out the char slots which they said they were going to do, and it is not done even as of now. I bet they would have gotten more money from extra char slots than Life Day Items.
Putting Life day items on the market is like buying a christmas gift for someone, and then they have to buy it from you. "Here you go Dad here is your Christmas present. Give me the money for it, and you can have it!!" If it was items like speeders or other stuff, related to the game itself, (like LOTRO does with mounts throughout the year) and not christmas then it would be more better, but when they put stuff that is about the season of giving, peace and good will, it shows EA for the low lifes they are.
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Originally posted by mrrshann618
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I've stated before, and I'll state again EVERY GAME THAT OFFERS A CASH SHOP IS TRYING TO MILK YOU Warm fuzzy feeling or not. SWTOR , Fallen Earth, STO, GW2, Aion, ect,,, none of them are different. Citing the greed associated with ONLY swtor is simply sticking your head in the sand OR specifically singleing out SWTOR because you WANT it to fail.
Pertaining to the UI interface. 2 bars is completely enough to do WHAT THEY SAY THEY ARE ALLOWING YOU TO DO, which is enjoy a "storyline with some limited PVP/flashpoint abilities". By stating that a f2p has to be optimal rather than situational is simply being stubborn. Taking an example of GW2 which has limited ui bar space, where some abilities are useful in standard play while others are useful in PvP. IF GW2 was a f2p then it would be an EPIC FAIL, however since it is b2p is it ok? If people can play GW2 with only "a single UI bar" then you can play other games with situational UI bars. I understand that the ammount of skills comparing things are disproportionate, however the point still stands that you have to tailor your UI bars in one game, thus it is shown that people have the ability to adapt. Juse because people expect "the mmo norm" it does not necessarily pertain to a f2p. f2p models tell you what you are getting, to bitch about it is simply being petty about it.
Being able to dye armors, hide armors, and other "cosmetic" interfaces ARE luxuries, they are not intrinsic to the basic functioning of a game. They are only intrinsic to the PERSONAL EXPECTATIONS OF ENTITLEMENT. Fallen Earth is f2p and only SOME of the gear can be dyed, HOLY CRUD that game is as FAIL becuase changing colors is a "basic mmo feature".
As for earning "coins/Credits/wahtever" in game MANY f2p do not allow you to earn those in game, only a handful do. So by singling out SWTOR, once again people are simply targeting it because they want to target it, because they want it to fail. In all technicallity you cannot "earn" zen points in STO, you can trade Dilithium for it, you BUY it, LOTRO you can EARN it by doing certain tasks/achievements. In that case STO is FAIL because you cannot earn those points, you have to short change yourself in one area to get those points. Yes SWTOR doesn't even allow you that option, wait, Aion doesn't let you EARN or even BUY their coins in game SUPERMONDOTOTALFAIL. Aion should die a horrible death and all you supporters of Aion should feel bad. Being able to earn/acquire cash shop coins is now the norm, just loot at Lotro, the one who set the standard so many years ago. (isn't that how we are supposed to attack games that have things that we do not agree with?)
Once again, by putting on blinders and attacking SWTOR over "lack of features" that many are attacking for you simply are arguing that f2p is horrible, not just SWTOR. By stating that ONLY swtor is the devil incarnate is simply being a troll about things and TRYING to cause flame wars.
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Originally posted by mrrshann618
No they do not try to milk you
STO you can play the game and earn dilithium and transfer to ZEN, no money spent whatsoever. Does SWTOR offer you to transfer commendations or any in game currency to Cartel Coins? NO
LOTRO also gives the ability to earn Turbine points by just playing the game too.
GW2 does not have a monthly fee, and is B2P, so any money spent within $15 is good.
But the main issue why SWTOR is bad is because it deserves to go B2P, as it does not hold you playing and is not as deep as every other MMO, and more of a single player game - play the story then quit, but due to the MASSIVE cost of it, it can't go B2P.
Also no other MMO has weekly passes, other MMOs you buy an unlock once, and that is that.
No one wants it to fail, but it will fail with this crappy F2P system. It does nothing to attract anyone to play it at all, except the odd few who are already subbing and those lucky to get rich friends willing to buy their unlocks for them.
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We can only show them the path, but they have to be the ones to take it.
I tried it. That thing called a game... and even tried to sub. They refused my credit card!
I will never sub through paypal so I just bought 10$ worth of coins figuring 10$ for huge single player game isn't a waste of money (ok I wanted a mount at level 10 because from playing beta, where I warned them the game was a failure then, I knew running around was 1/2 the game, now its only 1/6 of the game with the sprint + mount).
I hid the cartel button under my character tab.
I would spend again to change class since healers are in high demand for heroic quests, but obviously, they rather focus on having us buy races and ugly robes... what use are racial purchases when you have only 2 character slots i wonder? Rerolling is out of the question since unlocks are per character, so there goes "replayability". There still is no pazzak game, there is no speedracing either. All I can say is they sure know how to scrap a franchise. The story sucks, but I already knew that beforehand so it doesn't bother me. So the problem with this game is quite obvious: Decisions are made by idiots wearing suits.
Boycotting EA. Why? They suck, even moreso since 2008.
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To busy playing GW2 to post much around here... *shrug*
It's hardy surprising that EA is trying to make as much money from this disaster as they possibly can. Don't expect anything for free if they think they can get away with charging you for it. It's all about the dollars, always has been, always will be. It's EA after all, they're not making games for the sake of charity.
Jump in and give us some money. Did you seriously think that after an investment like that they were going to cherish the people that do NOT pay their bills? They mostly ignore the ones that DO pay their bills, so get real.
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Originally posted by superniceguy
The weekly passes are indeed really nasty, at least compared to what's done in other MMO.
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Alright, I'm loggin in to my pref account after several days of not playing, something like 2 weeks.
Hrmm, I have acceess to 6 characters -So Superniceguy, they promised 6 slots, they delivered
Ohh look, I have more than 2 UI bars, Isn't it wonderful to be premium.
Heading to the GTN now, ohh look, I can purchase many of my UI unlocks through there through IN GAME CREDITS, not a single penny spent! Kinda like STO except there is an actual supply and demand rather than a "supposedly" player driven one.
Unify colors - 144,000
Hide headslot - 144,000 Since I know these are required to have an MMO figured I'd post those here. Ohh look not a single penny spent in real cash to unlock these necessities.
Unlock all character slots 198,000 (wait didn't you state something about not being able to do this superniceguy?)
Additional crew assignments - 220,000 Yes EA sure is making real time cash off me now
All of these can be easiy gained even with the currency cap.
Weekly passes are a true kick to the gonads I give you that.
No other game has "weekly" passes however many f2p games have "stamina" potions which dictact the amount of actual actions you can do or suffer basically no exp gain for ANYTHING you do, FAR more restrictive than a weekly pass imho. These "Stamina" potions COST REAL MONEY. Once again you are simply singleing out SWTOR rather than pay attention to games which have those stamina potions. Oh wait ONLY SWTOR IS EVIL FOR RESTRICTING MY ACTIONS.
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Originally posted by mrrshann618
Nothing personal, but cocky posts like this is why I don't visit the SWTOR official forums.
The game has a huge selection of problems. You actually defended hide-headslot, how nice. However you defend other aspects, like weekly passes, it's still a really shitty freemium system, and people can see right through it. Enjoy the game you helped create, I guess.
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Originally posted by mrrshann618
I watched a level 48 freeloader trying to get to 50. It was pretty painful. Being freemium, he's seriously undergeared and doesn't have the stupid space-missions or PVP to rely on yo grind XP. He's caught in a doldrum where grinding XP is tedious. That said, my guess is most freeloaders are approaching 50. Once they hit that, then what? Think they'll go back for a second round? Do you think they'll pay $20 for Makeb? That's a pretty big paywall to overcome.
It will be intreseting to see. In the meantime, he's of no use to anyone who subs. (He's too undergeared.)
If you want to keep defending a system which strictly segregates freeloaders and subs, till the freeloaders hit a paywall they can't surmount, well, I hope you liked the empty servers.
SWTOR claimed they were changing monetization models away from subscription base due to low retention. In actuality, they did not do that, but instead looked to make more money per subscription via the crap they sell in the cash shop to subscribers.
More money per subber, to subsidize withheld content and real money reskins of exsisting gear.
Game design aside, their monetization schemes are despicable. (In my humble fucking opinion.)
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Originally posted by mrrshann618
Yes it is good that they now let you have more slots, but this should have been done ages ago, when they said. Now they have done this I can play, but now I can not buy the Life Day Items if I want to, as they be gone, and if they are not, then not much point buying them now as the christmas period is OVER.
The fact they they have done this, just proves there is plenty of room for improvement as the F2P system is just bad. I know about it now, and may give it another shot, but I bet millions (WOW has or had over 10 million subs, so I can imagine several million trying it out at F2P launch) could not be bothered with it at launch and now have left it behind, and do not care now. They should have put in Makeb in Nov/Dec and then done F2P later once everything was sorted.
The potions for stamina etc is extra on top, you still suffer the same use of stamina whether you are a free player or a subscriber, and again you can pay for them by just playing the game, as other MMOs either reward you with cash shop currency, or can convert in game currency to cash shop currency and spend no money. This week I bought four char slots in STO on my free to play account and I paid no money to get it, I just played the game for about a month and accrued enough dilithium to transfer to ZEN.
You should not be here wasting time defending the system, you should be taking and accepting our issues, and passing it on to Bioware if you want via the official forums. If they don't do anything they don't do anything and nothing changes, but if they can make things better, then great, you will see me and many others coming to play SWTOR.
Pretty impressed at the level of changes happening with the SWTOR's F2P model.
I give credit where it is due and it is certainly due in this case.
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Originally posted by jpnz
What is there to be impressed about?
The char slots should have been in game at F2P launch, as has been standard in every F2P game, and they have been saying will happen for over a month, and preffered status people waiting to create more chars have been virtually locked out of the game since Nov 15th
Any credit due for F2P, goes to Perfect World for STO
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Originally posted by Karteli
Well you and the rest can continue to try and derail the enviable. Swtor is doing good it will continue to be good the servers everynight are packed at low and high level areas. When are posters like this going to move on. Here is a little tip just like ever other mmo that has a shop YOU DONT HAVE TO BUY ANYTHING! Whinning and crying fireworks cost $3 is sad here is the solution if you dont like it...DONT BUY IT, not come pout on some forum. Players are not jumping in for the cash shop they are jumping in becauae its a good game, great stories, good flashpoints and ops fun pvp and it keeps growing thats why they are coming.
Originally posted by superniceguy
I don't know what there is to be impressed about actually.
Its not as if I wrote what I was impressed about and then have you quote it.
Hang on... LOLWUT?
EA listened to player feedback and made the changes.
Should EA not have listen to player feedback?
You do know making changes to software takes time right?
I'm not sure if your demand that EA create a time machine so they can make the changes to your personal preference 3 months ago is a reasonable demand though. Just a thought.
Who am I kidding, you'll just move the goal post again. LOL.
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Originally posted by Gaborik
If someone needs to think twice before spending $3, that someone probably has more important issues to worry about than video games.
I can't even get a cup of coffee worth drinking with $3.
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Originally posted by superniceguy
I had all 7 of my characters from the get go. Idk if I was some loophole or not..but while i sub'd, way inteh first month, I made a toon for every story...deleted one..the republic trooper characer for some reason or another..after F2P conversion I as a perferred customer had access to all 7. Not saying evryone did...I might have been some loophole..but I can play all 7..as Ive logged into all of them..well back in december that is.
No matter how cynical you become, its never enough to keep up - Lily Tomlin
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Originally posted by Gaborik
People are jumping in atm because it is FREE, 1.5 million people (plus the doctors / founders of the game) would not have quit after several months making it go F2P, if it was a GOOD game (or rather MMO)
Putting in mounts, speeders, and other generic stuff in the cash shop is fine, but anniversary/life day items? No, that is not fine at all. It is like buying a christmas present for a relative and then they can only have it if they pay for it, it basically goes against the goodwill of christmas. I can understand giving items for free to subscribers, so if you want the items you have to subscribe, but making subscribers have to pay for these items too, is rotten.
In STO, you do not have to BUY (with real money) anything from their store, you can just play the game, and EARN the stuff from the store instead. To get 4 char slots in SWTOR it costs you $20 and is the ONLY way to get it. In STO I bought 4 char slots the other day, and it cost me NOTHING, I just played the game for a month instead.
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Originally posted by apocoluster
You had your chars, but you could not create more. If you created 2 chars when subbed, and would have done a third but not wanted to pay as sub, then you still could not until yesterday.
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Originally posted by superniceguy
Ahh gotcha...
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