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U.S. regulators are relaxing school meal rules aimed at reining in calories and portion sizes after some students, parents and lawmakers complained that new stricter policies left many children hungry.
Under the adjustment, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would suspend daily and weekly maximum amounts for grains and meat or meat alternatives. That means school districts this year can serve larger portions of those items without penalty.
USDA officials said late Friday they were loosening the regulations after some schools found it difficult to buy alternative portion sizes of such foods from suppliers. Some also said they had inventory to use up that does not meet the new guidelines.


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A judge set a $250,000 bond Friday for a man accused of killing his grandmother and critically wounding his grandfather in a double stabbing Thursday at a south Johnson City apartment.
Sessions Court Judge Robert Lincoln also ordered a public defender for 20-year-old Cody Russell and set a preliminary hearing for next Thursday.
Russell is charged with first-degree murder for the stabbing death of his 62-year-old grandmother, Freida Russell, and attempted first-degree murder for cutting his grandfather, 65-year-old Clifford Russell, in the neck.
Johnson City Police Lt. Steve Sherfey said Friday investigators were continuing to interview Russell's relatives and friends.
He said there was an argument between Russell and his grandparents before the stabbings, but that investigators have not determined what the argument was about.
Sherfey also said police have not determined if Russell was under the influence of any drugs — particularly K2. Russell bragged on his Facebook site that he uses the synthetic marijuana.
The stabbings were reported just before 5 p.m. Thursday at Stoneybrook Heights apartments at 512 Swadley Road, Apt. 9.
In an affidavit of complaint, police said Cody Russell stabbed his grandmother with a steak knife and stabbed his grandfather with a butcher knife.
Clifford Russell had a life-threatening neck wound and underwent emergency surgery at Johnson City Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition this afternoon.
Despite his injury, the man was able to tell family members that his grandson had attacked the couple and ran from the apartments, police said.
During the investigation, Johnson City police Investigator Keith Sexton was speaking to reporters when Cody Russell walked through the apartments' parking lot in an attempt to get to a vehicle.
Sexton identified him and arrested him.
The accused killer had blood on his hands and clothing, police said.
Cody Russell remained jailed in the Washington County Detention Center following the arraignment hearing at the Jaynes Justice Center in Jonesborough.

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Live At Barker Hangar
by INXS
Released: Oct 2005
Label: Rhino Atlantic
Rockstar INXS was a questionable idea for a reality show, and yet it was strangely fun to watch. That won't help the "new" band sell records, but for 12+ years the original INXS was one of the biggest groups in the world, and this live set demonstrates why. Michael Hutchence has the crowd in the palm of his hand.


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(AP) NEW YORK - Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly. Lee Child and Joseph Finder.
Some of the country's top thriller writers will combine their talents in "Face Off," an anthology announced Tuesday by Simon & Schuster and scheduled to come out next year.
The book's 11 stories will feature such fictional dream teams as Connelly's Hieronymous "Harry" Bosch and Lehane's Patrick Kenzie. Child's Jack Reacher will pair up with Finder's Nick Heller, and John Sandford's Lucas Davenport will join forces with Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme.
Edited by David Baldacci, "Face Off" also will include contributions from Steve Martini, Douglas Preston and Ian Rankin.
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Roscoe swept Rotan in a basketball doubleheader on Friday as both teams won for the first time in District 9-A, Division I play.
The Roscoe boys are 1-1 after edging Rotan 33-32, following a 42-26 win by the girls (1-2) in the opener.
RoscoeŌĆÖs Jesus Leanos had a team-high 19 points the boys led 10-6 after one period, 18-12 at halftime and 27-23 at the end of three quarters before holding off a late rally by Rotan. Dillon Freeman had six points, John Hermosillio four and Cutter Davilla and Keeston Ford two apiece.
Despite scoring just five points in the second half, SweetwaterŌĆÖs JV girls basketball team beat Wylie 28-27 here Friday.
With the win, the Lady Mustangs stayed unbeaten (2-0) in District 5-3A play and improved to 14-4 for the season. Taylor McPherson scored eight points to pace Sweetwater while Shaneese Brown had seven, Maddie Jones four, Mikki Reschman three and Kayla Chowning, Lar-issa Locklar and Claire Williams two. Sweetwater was ahead 11-8 after one quarter and 23-18 at halftime, but it was tied at 24 after three periods.
The Sweetwater eighth grade Red boys and Sweetwater seventh grade Red girls both came away with championships in middle school basketball tournaments that were played earlier this month.
SweetwaterŌĆÖs eighth grade boys Red team took the title at the Wall tournament on Jan. 6-7 by winning games over WylieŌĆÖs ŌĆśBŌĆÖ team, 44-16; Ballinger, 37-16; and finally Wall, 36-18, in the champ-ionship game.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) District Conservationist Mandi M. Ligon reminds agriculture producers that the ranking period cut-off date for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is Feb. 3, 2012. Producers interested in EQIP should submit applications to the Nolan County NRCS office by the deadline so their applications can be considered during the first ranking period of 2012.
The Nolan County Livestock Show will be held Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 through Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. The schedule of events is as follows.
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012
5-7 p.m. ŌĆö Steers and Heifers Weigh-In
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012
1-7 p.m. ŌĆö┬ĀSwine Weigh-In
4-7 p.m. ŌĆö┬ĀAll Other Animals Weigh-In
6 p.m. ŌĆö┬ĀSteer Show
Heifer Show following Steer Show
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012
4 p.m. ŌĆö Goat Show
Lamb Show following Goat Show
5 p.m. ŌĆö Rabbit Show
Broiler Show following Rabbits
Broiler Show following Rabbit Show
Friday, Jan. 20, 2012
3:30 p.m. ŌĆö Swine Show
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012
Texans benefit every day from the tireless work and countless hours dedicated by a group of more than 7,300 men and women in communities across the state. These public servants are elected to serve by local constituents and receive no compensation for their efforts. These men and women are the school board members of Texas. January is School Board Recognition Month and Sweetwater ISD will take this opportunity to thank these local leaders for devoting time to support public education and serve our local schools.
Hipolito H. (Pee Wee) Perez, age 73, of Sweetwater, Texas passed away on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at Nolan Nursing and Rehab.
A rosary was held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel, recited by Connie Palacios.
Holy Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 noon on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with Rev. Charles Okonkwo officiating. Burial will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home.
Arthur (Shorty) Clayton Hoffman, Jr., 67, passed from this life on Jan. 11, 2012, at a hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene, TX. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service at the Aspermont Cemetery in Aspermont, Texas.
Greetings from the Avondale Baptist Church family! We would like to invite everyone to come and worship with us. We are located at 1405 Hoyt Street. Our regular Sunday schedule is: coffee fellowship at 9:20 a.m., Sunday school Bible study at 9:45 a.m., worship services at 10:50 a.m. and 6 p.m. and choir practice at 7 p.m. On Wednesday evening we have On-Mission groups for all ages at 7 p.m.
After around only an hour and a half of deliberations, a five-woman, seven-man jury found Julian Castillo not guilty of indecency with a child by contact on Thursday evening, Jan. 12, 2012.
A number of testimonies from the defense were heard on the second day of the trial ŌĆö including the defendant himself, in the 32nd Judicial District Court in the Nolan County Courthouse.


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How to create equal height responsive Bootstrap columns with CSS
An easy solution to a common problem, responsive equal height columns.
An easy solution to a common problem, responsive equal height columns.
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The latest release of fancyBox is responsive, so now your maps can auto adjust based on your browser window size!
The newest version of fancyBox has a responsive layout, making it the perfect solution for your responsive YouTube video needs.
The popular jQuery lightbox fancyBox recently had a major overhaul. The new version has better transitions, more options, and most importantly a responsive layout! I've packaged all the required files into one easy to use download.
Responsive website layouts have become increasingly popular. What are developers supposed to do about sliders and galleries when developing a responsive website? Here are 10 great solutions.
Have you noticed that when you click from a shorter webpage to a taller webpage the content jumps to make room for the vertical scroll bar? This problem can be fixed by forcing the vertical scroll bar on ALL pages with CSS.
The superscript and subscript tags can push lines of text further apart from each other, ruining the line-height. Here is how to correct this issue with CSS.
Here's a great collection of 8 font stacks, perfect for your next website design project.
Here's a demo of how to create a fading transparent overlay effect of a magnifying glass when you hover over an image, using jQuery & CSS3. A great way to make image galleries more user friendly.
Centering your website within the browser window is a pretty simple process. With a few lines of CSS this can be accomplished. Here's how!


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The Little Light That Could…
We're in the homestretch and what better way to wrap up a road trip than in a car graveyard…but not just any graveyard, the inimitable Carhenge in western Nebraska. Based on the slightly older, all rock Stonehenge on the plains of south England, this wonderful sculpture came to be as a memorial for a family member during a farm family reunion in Nebraska.
I originally wanted to lightpaint this at twilight with a million candlepower flashlight I brought with me. Somehow, though, when Peggy and I finally got here, our cheapo giant flashlight had totally lost its charge from the day before. What to do? The twilight was fading, and I had only one other light with me, a little ole SB 900. To read how we worked with the little light that could, plus a look at some black and white infrared panos of the site, hit the jump. Continue reading
Scale Studies in South Dakota
Catching an occasional break, weather and luck-wise, in South Dakota. The morning was totally socked in with fog when we arrived at Mt. Rushmore. Caught the movie, looked outside and saw it clearing. Before the fog decided to resettle, I raced around and shot the bejesus out of the famous 60-foot-high heads in color and B&W from a number of angles.
I had just ascertained from a ranger that there is only one week in September when they go up to do maintenance on the faces. I always wanted to get one of those "scale reference" pix of a little guy hanging by his harness on a big nose or ear.
Oddly, that same ranger neglected to let me know that a couple of his colleagues were going up that morning (not to hang from the face, but for a quick look at a monitor on top of the heads).
I just caught the sight of the little ranger on the big head as we were leaving, and managed to knock off a few frames before they disappeared. The place was crawling with Sturgis-bound bikers, and before I left, I made friends with Jeff and tried a different scale perspective to get the noble biker in a presidential pose.
Jeff was into it, and obliged. I have to say that it's a kinder, gentler breed of bikers here than I encountered 30 years ago when I was a newspaper shooter. Then, I did a picture story on a gang of outlaw bikers, (I think it was a chapter of the Pagans, but I don't remember for sure) with a clubhouse in lower Jersey City (in a dive neighborhood that is now filled with the multimillion dollar brownstones of financial district yuppies).
I was doing a portrait of the leader Tony with his shotgun, standing in front of a very politically incorrect flag in the meeting room of the building, when the clubhouse facade was raked with automatic weapon fire in a drive-by, and we all hit the floor. Needless to say, the portrait session was over and the gang and I scarpered out of there before the police came to investigate.
Just one of the many reasons I got out of news photography while the getting was good and I was still in one piece!
Close encounters of the high pressure kind…
Moving southeast, we're encountering two things: better weather, and lots of motorcycles. And all those do-ragged, bulging biceped, middle aged outlaws can mean only one of two things: we've stumbled onto a huge convention of Hulk Hogan impersonators, or we're in the throes of famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally!
We were told to avoid the Devils Tower National Monument today because it was Ham and Jam day in Hulett, when all the bikers converge on Hulett, right next to the distinctive monument, and more or less jam the place up. Well, there were thousands of them, but there was plenty of room to drive and hike around the monolith made famous in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
But these bikers are friendly and so-far, well behaved traveling companions, and I didn't want to miss today's spectacular cloudage around the Tower. I've been shooting black and white infrared almost exclusively so far. Despite the lyrics of "Kodachrome," on this trip at least, everything seems to look better in black and white (sorry, Paul Simon!). And I need some North American B&W scenics for my 2010 calendar.
I'll be resuming some more instructional type posts as soon as I get home, so don't let all this black and white belly-aching about the weather and such get you down!
Having a bad air day
If you wanted to create a purgatory for photographers, try this.
First take some of the most magnificent scenery in the country and plop it down into a park and call it, say, Glacier National Park. Then let a photographer drive in one evening and get a shot or two of that beauty just before the sun goes down, totally whetting his or her appetite for the next two days of blissful image making.
Then, overnight, create a high pressure temperature inversion and add smoke from several surrounding forest fires so said park is blanketed in gray smoggy air that makes a bad air day in Beijing look like a walk in the park.
Welcome, dear reader, to My Own Private Idaho, er, I mean Montana, of course. I get a teaser look at all this magnificence, and then bang! I'm lost in a gray haze that goes from dawn to dusk for the next two days.
It can really take the heart out of an East Coast shooter who hardly ever gets out this way. This weather is even defeating the haze penetration capabilities of my B&W infrared rig.
Of course, Peggy recommends just relaxing, enjoying nature, and being in the moment. Oh sure, that's easy for a bodhisattva to say, but it's cold comfort for us less-evolved, camera-carrying, sentient beings. Our idea of being in the moment is capturing it on the chip.
And yet, I'm trying; chanting mightily as we do the hikes, partially for enlightenment, but mostly for the bears, because it would really suck to get nailed by a bear and have no good pictures in the camera to leave behind!
On to Wyoming and the Dakotas….hoping for a break from the weather gods….or total enlightenment. I'll take either one at this point!


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I've been feeling nostalgic.
girl power! by landlockedblues
a mix dedicated to ladies who kick ass.
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SEC. GATES: Afternoon. Before taking your questions, I want to share a few thoughts about where we are in Afghanistan.
One week from now, the people of Afghanistan will go to the polls to elect a president and provincial councils. The role of the Afghan and international military forces is to support an election administered and organized by the government of Afghanistan. The goal is to provide a security environment as conducive as possible to holding a fair, credible election free from violence and intimidation.
Due to some of the military operations that have taken place in the Helmand province and other places in the south, it looks like more Afghans will be able to vote than had been the case before the recent deployment of additional U.S. forces, and obviously that's an encouraging development. In terms of the overall security situation in the country, my view and, I believe, the view of most of our military commanders, is that we are looking at a mixed picture. In some parts of Afghanistan, the Taliban have clearly established a presence. The operations under way now and those being considered for the coming months are designed to roll back the Taliban and establish a lasting security and government presence, a presence that can give the Afghan people confidence that they will be protected from intimidation and retribution.
An absolutely critical factor in the success of this mission is reducing civilian casualties from military operations. And I believe the rules of engagement changes that General McChrystal has put in place are making a real difference, though we still have more work to do in this area.
These military operations are but one component of a multi- faceted strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan announced by the president four-and-a-half months ago.
At this time, General McChrystal is assessing the security situation, in the context of the president's goals and strategy, and will submit his assessment, to us and to NATO, sometime between the Afghan election and early-September.
That assessment will not include specific recommendations or requests for more forces. However we've made clear to General McChrystal that he is free to ask for what he needs, to complete the important mission that he has been given.
Though there's been a good deal of reporting recently, about what General McChrystal may ask for, I can tell you, it's premature to speculate on that. Any future resource request will be considered separately and subsequent to his assessment of the security situation.
We'd be happy to take your questions.
Q A question for both of you, please.
How long do you think American combat forces will be fighting active war in Afghanistan?
SEC. GATES: Well, I think, that's -- you know, in the intelligence business, we always used to categorize information in two ways: secrets and mysteries. The secrets were things that were ultimately knowable. Mysteries were those where there were too many variables to predict. And I think that how long U.S. forces will be in Afghanistan is in that -- is in that area.
I think that we are certainly hoping to see progress within a year, in terms of the new -- the president's new strategy and General McChrystal's new strategy and tactics. And certainly it would be our hope that, assuming that we are moving in the right direction, that we would see a situation, as we have seen in Iraq, over the past two-and- a-half years, where more and more of the security responsibility will flow from international security forces to Afghan security forces.
I think that we all see -- we and our allies, as well as the Afghans, see a significant pacing factor here to be the speed with which we can accelerate the growth of the Afghan National Army and Police.
And we have a lot of money in the budget to do that for fiscal year '10. And so I think that, you know, it's just not possible to predict specific periods of time when you're in a conflict like this, where the enemy has a vote and where there are so many variables. But I think -- as I've said from the very beginning, I think that we need to be in a position to be able to show progress within a year.
But being in a position where we could completely be where we are in Iraq depends a lot on the political environment inside Afghanistan and also on the Afghan national security forces.
GEN. CARTWRIGHT: Now I'll stick with the mystery construct, but things that I would look for that would tell us that we're moving in the right direction, to the end of the significant engagements part of this and more into the holding side of this, would be when we can start to turn over certain areas and responsibilities to either the Afghan National Army or the Afghan National Police for security. When that security is in the equal interests of us and the people there, and they acknowledge it and they contribute to it, they help us maintain the security. When you start to see that attitude change, then you start to have a sense that things are going to move in a direction that would be towards the end of the violence side of this equation, which is what I think you're asking about, and then more towards the stability, the holding and the building side of the equation.
Q But clearly what you're hoping to achieve in Afghanistan -- rebuilding institutions, increasing the size of the forces, the economy -- is going to take many years. Incoming top British General David Richards says British troops will be committed there for 30 to 40 years. That sound about right?
SEC. GATES: No, I don't agree with that. And first of all, I think you have to differentiate between institution-building and economic development, on the one hand, and defeating the Taliban and al Qaeda on the other. And I think that the one -- the latter can be accomplished in a -- from -- with all of the considerations that I just described, in a few years.
The larger part of it, economic development and institution- building, probably is a decades-long enterprise in a country has been through 30 years of war and has as high an illiteracy rate as Afghanistan does and low level of economic development. So that is a long-term prospect, but it's also one of those areas where virtually all of our international partners and nongovernmental organizations are committed to that side of the equation for an indefinite of period of time. But that's what we do all over the world in developing countries. And so that is a long-term prospect.
But in terms of the security situation, I think you're looking at a much shorter time frame.
Q So it's several years to get stable security in the country, you think?
SEC. GATES: No, I said it's unpredictable. I said perhaps in a few years. But I think we have to show progress over the course of the next year.
Q Well, General Cartwright, first, can you give us an update on the current operation in Helmand province? Is it accomplishing what you set out to do? Will it achieve better security or the desired security in advance of the election?
And for the secretary, is this the desired timeline for this kind of operation, or couldn't something along the same lines have been done sooner without just days to spare before the election?
GEN. CARTWRIGHT: I think, on the first count, with the work that's going on in Helmand, we're seeing positive signs. I think the commanders believe that they are making progress.
What's the end state? If the election is the timeline that we're looking at, the metric is, are more people able to come out and avail themselves of the democratic process of voting?
Yes, that looks like it's going to be the case, all the indications are.
Are we stable there? Do we -- have we obtained all of the objectives we intend to obtain in Helmand? Not yet. We've got a lot of work to do there.
And my sense is -- back to the original question -- you know, that's probably going to take us some time. But we have -- certainly, I think, from the standpoint of the Marines in Helmand and now the Strykers, as they start to roll in -- have established a situation and an environment where the elections are going to be better off than they were before.
SEC. GATES: I think the answer to your second -- the second part of your question's pretty straightforward. The forces weren't available to send in until fairly recently. We got them in there as fast as we could.
Q A budget question for you, just to switch gears for a second. Congress is away for the recess, and you can keep building your case for budget cuts -- your budget cuts. One of the more vexing issues is the second engine for the Joint Strike Fighter, that the House wants to build a second engine and the Senate does not.
Couple weeks ago you won a victory in the Senate when they stripped out money, but that very week with the program manager said that Pratt & Whitney's engine proposal has gone up like 24 percent in -- for one year, a fairly significant cost growth. I want to ask you, does that kind of cost growth undercut your case for keeping one producer of the engine for the Pentagon's largest weapons program?
SEC. GATES: First of all -- and General Cartwright probably has more experience with these things than I do -- but there is always cost growth associated with a developmental aircraft. And it was true of the F-22. It's true of the F-35.
It's one of the -- and there are often development problems.
It's one of the reasons we have over $400 million -- over $4 billion in the FY '10 budget to reduce the program risk, to allow for more engineers, more testing time, more airframes for testing. And obviously the engines are part of this.
We think that fixing the problems that we've encountered, the challenges that we face, with the engine, is something that's quite manageable, doable. And we don't think it's the best use of our money to fund a second engine.
(Cross talk.)
GEN. CARTWRIGHT: I mean, there's more than one way to manage risk. And dual -- two engines might be one. But the path that we're on is to manage it both with technical expertise, making sure that we're working off any of the issues that we see technically, that might be risk, and then from the standpoint of the larger decision that we made here, there were a lot of reasons, beyond management of risk, why we went to the single engine. And they still stand valid.
Q On the cost issue though, I mean, are you in favor of fixed-price contracts for this going forward, when they start producing these things, so that the taxpayer doesn't get nailed with cost overruns?
SEC. GATES: Well, I think, that's something we would have to look at. I think once the production begins, that's clearly -- the Congress clearly likes that idea. And I'm certainly open to it. But I think we have to -- let's get through the development part of the program first.
Q Mr. Secretary, you have expressed reluctance to send more troops to Afghanistan. Are you being convinced to change your mind, perhaps in part through the Belgian meeting? And is it a matter of either resourcing the mission or changing the mission at this point?
SEC. GATES: Well, I have -- I have expressed my concern in the past, about the size of the footprint of international forces. I think General McChrystal makes the very valid point that how those forces behave, toward the Afghans, is clearly an important element of that. So far, I think that most Afghans see us as there to help them and see us as their partner. I just worry that we don't know where -- what the size of the international presence, military presence, might be that would begin to change that. And I think we need to move with considerable care in that respect and in close consultation with both our allies but especially with the Afghans and the Afghan government.
So I -- that is still a concern for me, but I would say also that the availability of forces is still a challenge as well.
Q General, what's your view of the resources versus -- (off mike)?
GEN. CARTWRIGHT: Right now we've got a new strategy. We're resourcing that strategy. The resources and the -- particularly the forces have not all flowed. The infrastructure is not all in place for that strategy change and the allocations that we put against it. So as General McChrystal goes through his assessment, it is understanding that he is still receiving forces against that strategy. What he's assessing is, have I got it laid down right; is it appropriate, is that resource lay-down appropriate for the problem that's actually there, that I assessed -- "I" being General McChrystal -- and so he'll come back to us and talk more about is this -- am I going to be able to do the job I was given? Again, as the secretary said, it's not really coming back and saying, "I want more forces." We're not closing that out, but it is a question of the strategy resource mix, and is it in fact executable as we go forward?
But again, remember that forces that are moving to the theater under this updated strategy aren't all there yet.
SEC. GATES: Barbara.
Q Mr. Secretary, if you look at four-and-a-half months of the new regional Afghan-Pak strategy, one of the things we don't hear any of you talk about anymore at all, really, is the hunt for Osama bin Laden. As you look at this regional strategy and you're so busy with this, administration-wide, to what extent has the hunt for bin Laden become less of a priority? On a scale of one to 10, basically.
SEC. GATES: Well, I think that we are still very interested in getting rid of the leadership of al Qaeda. And I can tell you that the effort against al Qaeda, not just in Afghanistan but in other parts of Africa and the Middle East, goes on. And -- but I think that our view -- my view is that what we need to do -- we -- I think we have done some real damage over time to the al Qaeda organization and leadership.
And I think they still have capabilities. They are still the most dangerous terrorist organization in the world, with respect to this country and a lot of our allies. So they remain a very high priority. By the same token, that doesn't mean that we can't resource the effort in Afghanistan either.
Q Mr. Secretary, with respect though, I understand what you're saying about the leadership. My question really goes to, so many Americans eight years later remain deeply interested. And the president, while he was campaigning for office, talked about capturing or killing him.
So to what extent -- him in particular – can you tell Americans? Have you had any good leads in recent months? Do you still -- does this administration still look for him every day? Are you -- what's the priority on trying to get him?
SEC. GATES: I would -- I would say that the United States and our allies and partners continue to have the hunt for al Qaeda very high on our priority list. I'd just leave it at that.
Q Sir, this trust agreement with Colombia, allowing U.S. anti-drug missions to operate from military bases there, has caused a lot of concern among Latin-American countries, among them U.S. allies.
So do you feel like this agreement is worth the political price? And what guarantees can you give that the U.S. will actually not deviate from its mission there, inside the Colombian border?
SEC. GATES: Well, let me start and then ask General Cartwright to pitch in. Virtually all of the counternarcotics efforts that we pursue, in Latin America, are in partnership with other countries. These are not unilateral actions on our part. And we hope to continue these partnerships.
Clearly the need for reconnaissance, for being able to find laboratories and so on -- we bring some assets to this that our allies welcome. And that's really what this is all about is, how do we work together and more effectively with our partners in the region, to go after these narcotics cartels?
GEN. CARTWRIGHT: I mean, as you may know, this is talking about seven bases in particular. And the intent here, what we're doing is going in first -- and we use these bases to provide capability to the Colombians. It's going in and actually assessing the bases for safety and security, the ability to give us fuel, park, and weight-bearing of the runways, things like that.
The intent, though, the strategic intent is, in fact, to be able to provide to the Colombians that what they need in order to continue to prosecute their efforts against the internal threats that they have. This is a bilateral relationship with the Colombians.
Q So do you think that the criticisms or concerns expressed by Latin American allies, U.S. allies, are unfounded?
GEN. CARTWRIGHT: I think we need to do a better job of explaining to them what we're doing and making it as transparent as possible. Because anybody's concerns are valid, and so if they have concerns we need to do a better job about describing what we're doing, to make sure that we allay those concerns to the best of our ability.
Q Since the spring, when the Swat Valley fighting began, Pakistan has responded and there's been more fighting with -- I mean, with Americans as well, on the border since the strike; intelligence sharing, all of that going on. Pew came out with a report today on Pakistan public opinion that says only 9 percent of Pakistanis see the U.S. as a partner; 64 percent still see the U.S. as the enemy. What -- how is that -- how do you react to that new statistic? What do you think is DOD's role in reaching -- in changing that kind of public opinion?
And personally, Mr. Secretary, do you see a need to go to Pakistan -- you haven't been there recently, or this year -- but you know, taking this to a level up -- all the way up to your office, personally?
SEC. GATES: Well, I think that, first of all, one of the reasons that the Pakistanis have concerns about us is that we walked away from them twice. We walked away from them after the Soviets left Afghanistan, and we walked away from them through the 1990s because of the Pressler amendment. And so, our military-to-military relations were significantly interrupted. And so, I think that the Pakistanis probably -- and with some legitimacy -- question our -- how long are we prepared to stay there? Is the only reason we're interested in working with the Pakistanis because of the war in Afghanistan? Or do we value Pakistan as a partner and an ally independent of the war in Afghanistan?
The latter is the case. And I think that the bills on the Hill, to provide multi-year economic assistance to Pakistan, manifest that. So I think it's going to take us some time to rebuild confidence, with the Pakistani people, that we are a long-term friend and ally of Pakistan.
By the same token, I think that the polls that are perhaps more meaningful in this context is the strong support that the Pakistani people seem to have given, to their government, in terms of the activities in western Pakistan, in the FATA and in the North-West Frontier Province.
And there, there seems to be, more than I think any of us would have expected six months ago, broad political support for what the Pakistani military is doing in the west.
And I think that this change of attitudes and the success of the Pakistani forces clearly serves our interest as well as it serves the interest of the Pakistanis. And so my hope is that over time, we will be able to demonstrate, to the Pakistanis, that we are a reliable ally that they can count on for the long term.
As I look at my travel schedule, over the -- over the next six or eight months, one of the places that I am looking -- thinking about going is back to Pakistan, because it has been a while.
Admiral Mullen obviously has developed a good relationship with General Kayani. And I think he's made something like a dozen or 13 visits to Pakistan, over the past 15 months. But it probably is time for me to return.
Q May I just follow, sir? Are you satisfied, as far as Pakistan's nuclear program, that it does not go into the hands of terrorism? Because there are some reports.
And also some Afghans are concerned about the present government of President Karzai, if you are happy and satisfied with his government. Because they think that al Qaedas are still coming back and government is not doing much there, as far as their safety is concerned.
SEC. GATES: The only thing I would say is that is what Admiral Mullen has testified to on a number of occasions, and that is that we are comfortable with the level of security in the Pakistani forces.
GEN. CARTWRIGHT: Yeah.
Q Back to the availability of forces to Afghanistan. Clearly there's a dearth of forces, and you've called for a 22,000 increase in the Army. But that will take some time. Do you have the forces to give to General McChrystal in the short term, and say, "I need more into next year," and should the president agree with him?
SEC. GATES: Well, we haven't -- at -- as far as I know, people have not started to look into the availability of forces. I would just say off the top of my head that until the more accelerated drawdown in Iraq begins after the elections there, that it will be a challenge for us, and particularly as we seek to increase the dwell time at home for our forces. But it is something that I'm sure will be looked at, but it will depend really entirely on what he proposes.
Q Does dwell time come after providing enough forces for Afghanistan?
SEC. GATES: I think you have to balance these things.
Q You mentioned when you left Iraq a few weeks ago that there was the potential to speed up the drawdown even further, bring another BCT out of Iraq before the end of this year. Is that -- is it safe to assume that that's still on the table, despite an uptick in recent violence there?
And isn't it -- would that likely be done -- a brigade not going in and instead going to Afghanistan to fill the -- what seems like a continuing need there?
SEC GATES: Well, not necessarily, but I would say that -- we had a video conference with General Odierno earlier this week, and I think he's feeling pretty positive about the way things are going in Iraq.
So I would say that despite the uptick -- which is clearly one of the things that he made clear that is a positive development, is that the Shi'a clearly recognize that this is al Qaeda trying to restoke sectarian violence. This is not the Sunnis coming after the Shi'a; this is al Qaeda. And it's one of the reasons that the Shi'a have been as restrained as they have and not reacted. And so I think, you know, I raised it as a possibility.
I think that's a decision, whether or not to do it, that he will make probably several months from now.
Q Back to the troops issue. In your opening statement, you said that McChrystal's assessment will not include a request for more forces, but he's free to ask for what he needs. So was he specifically told not to ask for more forces? And if it is more forces that he needs, are you willing to put a cap on that number?
SEC. GATES: Well, first of all -- and we'll both answer that -- General McChrystal has been told very directly by both the chairman and by me that we want him to ask for what he thinks he needs. And I think you have to allow your commanders that freedom.
And then the chain of command -- General Petraeus, the Joint Chiefs, chairman and the vice chairman, myself -- will all look at that and decide what to recommend. And so we're not talking about caps. Where -- what we're waiting for is his assessment and then to see what options or courses of action he puts forward, independent of the assessment, as we move forward. But as General Cartwright said, the reality is, he's still got another full brigade to come in - the 4th of the 82nd. And so these forces are still flowing that already have been made available or approved by the president. And so, you know, we need -- he needs some time and we need some time to see what the impact of all of that is.
Q (Off mike.)
GEN. CARTWRIGHT: I think the only other piece that I would add is that, as we have watched and you have watched what's going on in Afghanistan, the IED fight is pretty lethal. And so that's one area that we're going to have to focus in on. Whether it's an adjustment in our lay-down, in our tactics; whether it is additional resource, we're going to have to take a serious look at that, and we will have to do that soon.
SEC. GATES: Yeah.
Q Mr. Secretary, given what you said about the need to roll back to the Taliban, the push to roll back the Taliban, and General McChrystal's comments this week about needing to secure populations and possibly redeploying troops to urban centers as a result, is there some trade-off between taking the fight to the Taliban and protecting the population, particularly given the limited resources and the terrain?
SEC. GATES: Well, my view is that if you deny the Taliban access to the people, you basically are starving what nourishes them.
And the key -- and the key, as General Cartwright said at the very beginning of this conversation -- the key is the Afghans themselves becoming part of the security force. And it's not just their security forces. It is ordinary Afghans turning in Taliban who are planting IEDs or who are setting ambushes and people like this.
We saw this happen in Iraq, and it's clear that when people begin to feel a sense of security, that then they begin to look to the long- term future and become the allies of their government and of the international forces there to help them.
Q In turn, does that mean that there may be greater attention to protecting people in population centers, rather than fighting the Taliban in particularly remote places?
SEC. GATES: I suspect that may be something that's addressed in the general's assessment.
Q Mr. Secretary, how do you assess the security meeting held yesterday in Damascus between U.S. military officials and the Syrian government? What kind of results you are expecting and improvement you are expecting from the Syrian government?
SEC. GATES: Well, I haven't received a readout on the meeting, or heard anything about the results, but the reason they're there is that when foreign fighters cross the Syrian-Iraqi border they more often than not target American troops. And so our expectation -- my expectation is that -- that Syrians need to do more in terms of stopping those foreign facilitators and foreign fighters.
Q Mr. Secretary, if I may ask two questions, first one on Afghanistan, do you see any evidence that al Qaeda is playing a role in the recent fighting? I mean, is there any kind of coordination between al Qaeda and Taliban in the current battles with the U.S. troops?
And second one is on Somalia. Do you think the level of assistance given by the U.S. to the interim government is enough to defeat al-Shabab, or from your own assessment you need to send more assistance, technical support maybe, to see a change?
SEC. GATES: Well, with respect to the latter, I think, with Secretary Clinton just having been in Africa and in Kenya, I'm interested in hearing her evaluation based on what she has learned out there before I make any judgment about whether we ought to be doing -- recommend to the president that we do more to help the transitional government in Somalia.
So I'm waiting for Secretary Clinton on that one.
I think that what we have seen in Afghanistan, over the past more than a year, is several different elements engaged in the fight against the government of Afghanistan. Al Qaeda is one element. The Haqqani network is another. The Taliban is obviously a major element. And there have been some others as well: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and his group.
These are kind of the major players, if you will. And I think it's fair to say that they are mutually supportive and that they at times collaborate. But we don't -- I don't -- I haven't seen any information that suggests that they are a unified fighting force or that they are following al Qaeda's direction.
They all have their own independent agenda but with, in their view, a common foe. And so I think that clearly al Qaeda is in touch with these different elements. And probably different elements help provide protection for al Qaeda. But I don't see that they're sort of firm allies or have a common agenda.
Q Roughly how much of Afghanistan do you consider to be under Taliban control right now? And how can you convince so many Afghans that it's safe to vote, when the Marines are just showing up in their village seven days or so before the election?
SEC. GATES: Well, first of all, it's a pretty big country. And I think I would -- I would remind -- or just make the point that first of all, based on everything that I've heard, we are looking at an election in which there will perhaps be 13 or 1,400 more polling places than there were in 2004.
Several million more Afghans have registered to vote than in 2004. They're obviously holding an election in adverse circumstances. But I think these considerations are important.
They have significant -- significantly larger number of both international and Afghan observers for these polling places. There is a tiered security arrangement. And so I think that the potential is there for a quite credible -- quite credible election, and in all parts of the country.
I mean, I think that General McChrystal's view would be that Kabul is reasonably calm right now. There's more activity in both the west and in the north, but there -- there are -- there are individual provinces and districts where there has been an uptick in activity, but for the most part they've -- they're not too bad.
So the real issue, the challenge is in Regional Command South and Regional Command East. And again, it differs from district to district in terms of what the security situation is. But I think that -- I think that most of us here believe that there's ample opportunity for a quite credible election. Okay.
GEN. CARTWRIGHT: I might just throw in --
SEC. GATES: Yes. Please.
GEN. CARTWRIGHT: I mean, if you walk or move around the country, the other thing that you see now is, one, candidates making speeches, having rallies, posters all over the place, rallies absent the candidates and villages advocating one candidate or the other.
And so the openness of the activity right now is substantially different than anything we've seen in the past. And that's just a judgment on their part that the security's sufficient that they're going to go out and do that, but it is also a reflection of their confidence in the security.
And it's not -- you know, it's not the same everywhere. Absolutely not. But by and large, you're seeing so much activity out there that you would associate with a political campaign, a democratic election, it's really startling when you walk around and watch this.
Could that be interrupted by violence? Sure. But right now, it's very shocking -- at least, you know, having seen it before -- how much openness there is in this campaign.
SEC. GATES: Okay. Thank you all.
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Sharm el-Sheikh is at times called the "City of Peace", mentioning to the large number of international peace meetings that have been detained there. Sharm el-Sheikh is one of the handiest and advanced tourist resort groups on the Sinai Peninsula. All about are Bedouins, lively tents, mountains and sea. There are trifling, cherished hotels with contemporary designs, as well as larger hotel multiplexes belonging to International chains, plus about the all-inclusive services one could imagine of a tourist center, including nightclubs, discos and casinos, golf courses and health services. In fact, with diving and swimming, windsurfing and other water sports, horses and camel riding, desert quests, and abundant adjacent ancient time's attractions, it is nearly impossible for a visitor to ever suffer from boredom.
There are many widespread tourist fascinations and hotspots around the city of Sharm el Sheikh, which certainly not fail to lure in the masses.
Sharm El Sheikh Beaches, Scuba Diving and Other Water Sports Attractions
Beaches are excessive fun for the complete family and Sham el Sheikh offers some of the country's finest shoreline. Scuba diving is mainly striking and popular in Sharm, with the shore providing clear warm waters, stunning coral reefs and a profusion of colorful marine temptations. The golden sand offers hours of delight for children of all ages, as well as the impeccable place to sit back, ease and soak up the sun.
Burning Bush
It is very common with all tourists, primarily due to its sacred and ancient impact.
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai is the name of a collection of peaks, frequently recognized as the Holy Mountains.
Naama Bay
This gorgeous location is one of the main tourist lures in the area. The bay offers spectacular views, a myriad of sultry fish, sufficient water sports and a swarm of wildlife. Naama Bay has been very well preserved and growth has not affected its charm and natural splendor.
Ras Muhammad Natural Park
The Park was established in 1983 to shelter the coral reefs and offer both scuba divers and snorkelers the chance to swim among remarkable underwater scenery.
Shark's Bay
This is a rising resort communal with more and more to offer, beside with numerous diving centers.
Sharm el-Moiya
The small port known has lodgings for boats and comprises a Yacht Club with rooms.
For those who live to shop, the Sharm El-Sheikh mall offers shops with both extraneous and local yields, containing jewelry, leather goods, clothing, pottery and books.


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The VH1 Blog is lucky enough to welcome back Royce Reed to her weekly recapping gig where she'll give us her perspective on all things Basketball Wives 3. Check in each week to hear Royce's take on the drama that goes down. This week:Drama at its worst.
Well, the season has yet again come to a close.
As you notice in my one and only scene during the finale, I don't speak on things I cant back up. Anyone who follows me on "Life," I mean "Twitter" knows that up until we started live tweeting for VH1 ,I never commented on any of my castmates. Truth be told, I only speak to Ashley, Tami and barely Suzie outside of filming. I don't make claims without proof, which is why I believe Jennifer ran from the conversation. She knew exactly what she said about me but did NOT want to own up to it in my face alone. I still have no real issue with Jennifer, she has an issue with me. I've read a few of her comments and interviews she's done in the past few weeks and I think its fair to say I'm definitely not the one on the short bus or in need of the most growth mentally.
I believe Chad and Evelyn a little bit more after this episode but I'm still not 100% sold. I think every couple has had this conversation at one point or another but shockingly I've tended to be Chad. I've always been told I think like a dude. I keep my same friends, I'm still cool with most of my exes, and we actually hang out from time to time. I believe in trust and loyalty to a fault, I think because I either get cheated on or I get bored because they let me get my way too much. I admit, I also like a man to take charge and tell me no, but you put your hand up??? "That might get you popped!" (Tami Voice). The conversation ended with no real resolution to the matter but we do know they had relations…that's the easiest way to end an argument that's going nowhere.
The whole Divorce Party and everything leading up to it was weird to me. I come from parents married 40+ years, aunts and uncles the same, extended family, etc. There have been a few who have divorced but it wasn't "happy." I watched this episode in awe at how easily couples forget their vows and move on so quickly. From designing the cake to having the "New Man" help beat the Not -Yet-Ex-Husbands Head off the pinata, my face was shock. I know Jen came from a family of hurt and that story hasn't really been told, but I believe in the future it needs to be. I think she needs to heal before she rushes into the dating lifestyle and turns into someone that's not really her or attractive. Watching her talk about "making out because he's cute," and "getting lucky" was honestly a little bothersome. She's not in her 20's and there are some young girls who look up to her. Before diving back into the sea looking for fish, I think she needs to tend to the holes in her boat.
On to the infamous drink throwing contest..
First of all I don't condone violence. I do believe in self-defense but this wasn't that. The conversation Eric and Jen were having IN MY OPINION was almost like a battle of who can hit the most chords. Yes, Eric was wrong on so many levels with the way he was talking to Jen. He may have been trying to get his point across but the way he was attempting to do it was dead ass wrong. On Jen's end, you don't EVER talk about someone's mother or checking someone's mother. PERIOD. When Eric got up to leave, Jen should've just let him leave. Instead, she decides to throw a glass filled with liquid. Regardless of her excuse "I didn't mean to hit him, I just meant to throw it in his general direction!" That's BS and we all know that. I don't believe it was meant to necessarily HIT him, or hit him hard but you definitely wanted it to graze by him like you had some balls! Eric retaliating and tossing the drink directly IN your face was DEAD ASS WRONG. YES! BUT, I learned long time ago if you have the balls enough to act like a man don't be shocked if that man actually turns around and treats you like the man you just pretended to be. I have slapped a dude, and I have punched a dude, but best believe I ran to my Daddy.
In the end, this season was drama at its worst. If the off-season I'm hoping to see more career moves from my cast members because as I stated before fighting for ratings isn't whats up. Drama will come and go but careers can last a lifetime.
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The St. Marys Area Flying Dutch football team (4-3) saw their KSAC Big School Division record slip to 2-2 on the season as they lost a 33-26 contest to the Moniteau Warriors (1-6) Friday night at West Sunbury.
The Elk County Catholic Crusader football team showed some improvement at times during their contest against Brockway on Friday night but ended up losing to the Rovers by a score of 49-20.
The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusader volleyball team raised their record to 9-2 on the season with a 3-0 victory over the Kane Lady Wolves Thursday night at the ECCHS gym.
The Elk County Catholic Crusader soccer team recorded another shutout on Thursday afternoon, this time defeating the Ridgway Elkers 3-0 in a match played in Ridgway.
The Ridgway Elkers defended their Elk County Golf Tournament title on Thursday afternoon at the Bavarian Hills Golf Course, finishing in first place in the 16th annual tournament with a team score of 389 in the 18-hole event.
The St. Marys Area Lady Dutch tennis team advanced to the District 9-AA team championship match by defeating the Johnsonburg Ramettes by a 3-2 score Wednesday afternoon at the SMAHS courts.
The Lady Dutch, the second seed, will now meet top seeded Elk County Catholic on Monday, Oct. 14 at a site and time to be announced.
The Elk County Catholic golf team lost to the Ridgway Elkers 200 to 207 on Wednesday afternoon during the Crusaders' final home match of the season at the Leaning Pines Public Golf Course.
The medalist for the day was ECC's Elliott Struble with a one-under-par round of 34.
Elk County Catholic's Marla Scacchitti and Rachel Stauffer captured the District 9-AA tennis doubles championship Tuesday afternoon at the DuBois Area High School courts by defeating St. Marys Area's Amy Orr and Sarah Casey in the championship match.
The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusader volleyball team raised their record to 8-2 on the season as they defeated the St. Marys Area Lady Dutch by a 3-0 score Tuesday night at the Dutch Oven.


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Marker Box Fun!
This is a great activity that your toddlers will surely enjoy. All you need is a shoebox and markers. Take some scissors and punch holes in the bottom of the box. Take a marker and push it through each hole. (Depending on the depth of the box, you might need to cut a couple inches around the top so that when the markers are put in the hole they will hit the ground and stand upright as shown in the photo.) After you have created all the holes and put the markers in, let your toddler have fun taking them out and putting them back in again. Talk about the colors and try to match them up!
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- Turn the markers upside down so that you can't see the cap color and try to play concentration and make a match!


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LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) – A Raeford man is facing two counts of first-degree murder and other charges in the shooting deaths of his mother and another woman in a Red Springs home.
The Fayetteville Observer reports (http://bit.ly/XTat1k ) that the Robeson County Sheriff's Office said 31-year-old Joseph Kelly Matteson was taken into custody upon his release from UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.
Sheriff Kenneth Sealey said Kendra Matteson called 911 on Feb. 13 saying her husband was threatening to shoot her. When deputies arrived, Joseph Matteson's mother and homeowner Kathy Bullard were shot to death.
Bullard's son, Mark, was shot multiple times, but he and another person wrestled Joseph Matteson to the ground.
Matteson, who suffered head injuries, is being held without bail on the murder charges. It's not known if he has an attorney.
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Published on Thursday, May 14 2015 08:47
The Lyons Botanic Gardens will hold their 5th annual fundraising plant sale on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, behind Steamboat Natural Foods on Main Street. There will be perennials, annuals, herbs, various veggie starts, beautiful hanging baskets, and colorful T-shirts; all at great prices! The plants were all specifically selected because they are hardy, healthy, and will thrive in the local climate.
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Oklahoma: cowboys, Native Americans, oil, and the theme for a popular film/play. Oklahoma City, the state capitol, counts Bricktown, its entertainment district with popular dining and nightlife and the Red Earth Native American festival in June as major attractions. But, don't miss the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, home to the state's pioneer history and the
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Another week gone by, and a rainy one at that, with two inches of rain in April (however, the most was in 1876 with 8.7 inches in April). The flowers, lilac trees, and spirea are beautiful. "It is springtime in the Rockies."
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Photographer Nick Thompson knows Boulder. Through the lens of his camera he draws viewers into the details, textures and colors of Boulder. He makes beautiful photos of parks and mountain vistas, but his real love is the architecture of downtown
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On May 1 and 2, Lyons Track and Field competed in the Mile High League meet at Longmont's Everly-Montgomery Field. Previously part the very competitive 3A Patriot League, the Lions moved to the 2A Mile High League this year where they won both the girls, and boys' team titles. For the Lions, this meet produced thirty-five personal best performances, fifty-nine scoring
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With the recent rains and melting snow, and as we head into the Spring and Summer runoff and flash flood seasons, Boulder County and the Office of Emergency Management would like to share preparedness information as well as financial flood recovery resources available to residents of the county. There are a number of ways to become informed:Read more: Prepare Yourself For Spring Run Off
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Yes, another week gone by, and what a good rain. As it was really pouring down, it was very scary. Reminding of us of the September 2013 flood (it was the most rain since the flood). I was actually glad when it stopped! We can see the pastures and hills green up right before our eyes! Spring has sprung!
We do welcome the Special Housing Committee (currently made up of Craig Ferguson, Thomas Delker, Justin Spencer, and Nathaniel Mohatt,) who had a hand in defeating the sixty-six unit recovery housing project in Bohn Park, but vow they will
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Mary Casserly was appointed Dean and Director of Libraries in September 2009. Prior to that, she was the Assistant Director for Collections and Assistant Director for Collections and User Services at the University at Albany. Before coming to UAlbany in 2001, she was Head of Collection Development at the University of Maine and at William Paterson University.
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Prepare MSW Students for Research and Practice." Communications in Information Literacy (CIL)1(2) Available at http://www.comminfolit.org/index.php/cil/issue/view/Fall2007
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2004. Empowering Students II; Teaching Information Literacy Concepts with Hands-on and Minds-on Activities. Edited with C. A. Germain. Pittsburgh, PA: Library Instruction Publications
2001. "The Committee That Worked: Developing an Information Literacy Course by Group Process." With Trudi E. Jacobson. Research Strategies 18 (2): 133-142
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While some Formula 1 teams struggled to get their 2014 cars working in pre-season testing on Wednesday, tail-enders Marussia suffered a breakdown before they had even got their Ferrari powered challengers to the Jerez circuit.
The Russian-owned team had kept the cars back in their central England factory to fix problems that emerged shortly before they were due to be dispatched to southern Spain last weekend.
One car finally arrived on Wednesday, on a trailer towed by a van, after a journey across the English Channel and down through France that started on Tuesday morning.
"The van actually broke down just south of Seville just to add to the drama," a relieved John Booth told Reuters.
Marussia are the last of the 11 teams to reveal their car, although Lotus – absent from the Jerez test – have only released a computer-generated image, and Booth, Team Principal to beleagured Marussia assured fans that they would "like what they saw".
The Formula 1 cars seen so far have been a mixed bag, with some sporting 'ugly' noses to meet new regulations and others like the Red Bull presenting a far more elegant front end.
"You will be amazed how pretty it is," Booth said of his car, which he hoped would be able to get out on track on Thursday morning.
He recognised that his mechanics had a long night ahead.
"The systems are so complicated, I think it took everybody two days from finishing the car to firing it up," he explained.
Despite the hurdles, with many more sure to come on the track, he said that it was essential to be at the test.
"There is so much new on the car that we don't even start to understand yet," he concluded. (Reuters)
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Toronto chefs are reimagining the McMuffin with house-made breads and luxurious ingredients
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The Dish
RestaurantsFebruary 17, 2012 | 8:35 am
Flavour of the Month: eight sublimely sloppy breakfast sandwiches
Toronto chefs are reimagining the McMuffin with house-made breads and luxurious ingredients
The Dish
RestaurantsFebruary 14, 2012 | 10:20 am
Must-Try: gourmet doughnuts we'd devour by the dozen at the Harbord Room
Chef Cory Vitiello at the Harbord Room likes to change the menu every couple of weeks, but whenever he tries to take his Sicilian-style doughnuts off the dessert card, there's a backlash from diners. Blame it on the ricotta batter, which makes them as fluffy as the Twilight novels, along with orange zest and pistachios, which elevate them way above the lowly Timbit. Three of them arrive fresh from the fryer next to a little bowl of velvety espresso-caramel pot de crème topped with tapioca pearls, whipped cream and crispy shards of meringue. It's tempting to inhale the ethereal fritters first, but we recommend saving one to soak up every last remnant of sweet pudding. $9. 89 Harbord St., 416-962-8989.
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ShoppingJanuary 17, 2012 | 4:00 pm
Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap 2012: our guide to living the good life for less
One problem with living here is how easy it is to part with a loonie. The temptations—exotic cocktails that cost as much as a gourmet locavore dinner, gourmet locavore dinners that cost as much as a designer dress, designer dresses that cost as much as a German sedan, etc.—multiply by the minute. Even our cheapskate mayor couldn't resist upgrading his business cards with gold filigree. The safest way to avoid following in Greece's footsteps is to swear an oath to cheapness: never buy full-price, always be on the lookout for a bargain, and haggle when appropriate. Here, our annual shortcut guide to the good life for less.
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RestaurantsJanuary 16, 2012 | 5:00 pm
Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap 2012: a pimped-out sandwich, the ultimate bargain gourmet meal
Waldorf chicken salad
401 Bay St., 416-861-6996
The excellent sandwiches at Oliver and Bonacini's new downtown Canadiana spot Bannock epitomize the high standards and unfussy elegance of big brother Canoe, at grab-and-go prices. A savoury Waldorf salad—the classiest vehicle for mayonnaise and chopped chicken—arrives on a perfectly buttery, flaky croissant.
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RestaurantsJanuary 16, 2012 | 3:00 pm
Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap 2012: bar snacks that are as lip-smacking as they are cheap
Gourmet junk food
Toca Bar
181 Wellington St. W., 416-585-2500
Done up in corporate neutrals and colonized by Seven Sisters partners, the Ritz-Carlton bar serves the kinds of cocktails that come with lotus root garnishes and elderflower infusions—and cost $16 each. Sounds steep until you factor in the freebies delivered with the drinks: sticky, maple-glazed bacon, pan-fried capers and corn nuts. It's gourmet junk food that's impossible to stop eating, which is okay because the bartender replenishes the supply without judgment.
The Dish
RestaurantsJanuary 16, 2012 | 1:00 pm
Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap 2012: 14 foodie finds, from family-style feasts to cut-rate craft beer
Family-style dinner
The Queen and Beaver
35 Elm St., 647-347-2712
The Sunday feasting menu at Elm Street's authentic British pub is aptly named: for $22 a person, chef Andrew Carter will brine a loin of Ontario pork for two days before slowly roasting it and presenting it whole, bones included, for the head of the table to slice and serve. A bevy of seasonal sides—like golden beets, roasted root veg, mashed potatoes, heirloom carrots and green beans—is included, along with homemade apple sauce. Reservations are required by Thursday to give the kitchen time to prepare. Minimum five people.
Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap 2012: four exercise regimens that will help you drop pounds, not dollars
Spynga South Studio
1415 Bathurst St., 416-588-7796
Work up a sweat while improving your inner chi at this hybrid exercise class that combines a high-intensity spinning workout with the restorative benefits of yoga. An introductory offer of two classes for $20 means you can sample the goods for a steal.
Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap 2012: 10 services that help you live the good life for less
Best dance class for Gaga wannabes
Lindsay Ritter Dance
National Ballet School, 400 Jarvis St., 416-817-5460
Learn to vamp like a music video star in Canada's best pop-jazz classes—basically modern dance with a few kicks and turns thrown in. Artistic director and instructor Lindsay Ritter emphasizes what's new and hot in her 90-minute classes, where so-you-think-you-can-dancers learn a routine set to the biggest pop hits (including Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"). All sessions are drop-in and just $14 each, which means you'll have plenty of extra money to buy that meat dress you always wanted.
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Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap 2012
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Edison Bulbs
Eclectic Revival, 3075 Dundas St. W.
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A-line dress
Robber, 863 Queen St. W.
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Condo sofa
Morba, 667 Queen St. W.
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Beauty Supply Outlet, 1568 Yonge St.
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Queen West Antique Centre, 1605 Queen St. W. | read more
Shaving cream
Toronto Barber and Beauty Supply, 100 Dundas St. W. | read more
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Smash, 2880 Dundas St. W.
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Planet Kid, 87 Roncesvalles Ave.
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Bathroom accessories
Ginger's, 95 Ronald Ave.
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Kol Kid, 674 Queen St. W.
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Knobs and pulls
Addison's, 41 Wabash Ave.
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Mini Mioche, 795 Queen St. W.
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Room divider
Industrial Storm, 1106 Queen St. W.
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Home theatre
Sound Designs, 55 Mill St.
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Indestructible luggage
Evex Luggage Centre, 1911 Dundas St. E.
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Best dance class for Gaga wannabees
Lindsay Ritter Dance, 400 Jarvis St.
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Custom bookcase
The Pine Store, 248 King St. E.
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Vidal Sassoon Academy, 37 Avenue Rd.
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Crystal chandelier
Lighting Originals, 109 Cartwright Ave.
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Upscale alterations
Stychin' Tyme, 2502 Yonge St.
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Farm pendant
Universal Lamp, 121 Cartwright Ave.
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Eyebrow expert
Avalon Esthetics, 541 College St.
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Patio furniture
InsideOut, 1280 Castlefield Ave.
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Pooch bathing
Soggie Dog Company, 1054 Queen St. E.
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VOC-free paint
The Zero Point, 1590 Queen St. E.
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Louboutin rejuvenation
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Primetime Paint and Paper, 299 Queen St. E.
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Tire Source, 141 Queen St. E.
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Robert Allan, 170 Bedford Rd.
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ShoppingJanuary 12, 2012 | 5:05 pm
Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap 2012: 14 fashion finds
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Studio Biba
2583 Yonge St., 416-921-6780
It used to be considered a travel bag, but over the past couple of years, Longchamp's iconic Le Pliage nylon tote has become an everyday standard—celeb fans include Pippa Middleton, Katie Holmes and Rachel McAdams. Studio Biba at Yonge and Eglinton offers a deal on the sturdy, chic shoulder bag, selling it in a range of colours and sizes for as low as $99.
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ShoppingJanuary 12, 2012 | 4:05 pm
Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap: Bundled, winter-defying kids' clothes that match stylishness with handmade durability
Planet Kid
87 Roncesvalles Ave., 416-537-9233
Multifunctional clothes are easy on the budget—and extra fun for little kids. This cozy, stylish hooded winter parka from 7 A.M. Enfant becomes a full bunting bag with just a couple of quick snaps. Available in lilac and navy blue.
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ShoppingJanuary 12, 2012 | 3:00 pm
Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap 2012: professional-quality beauty and grooming supplies at bargain prices
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Beauty Supply Outlet
1568 Yonge St., 416-929-6533
While salons might charge exorbitant sums for a wash and cut, they make their real money selling product. The Beauty Supply Outlet isn't technically wholesale, but salon-quality Goldwell shampoo sells for several dollars less than anywhere else. $14 for 300 mL of Goldwell Rich Repair.
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Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap 2012: everything you need for a cost-effective happy hour
Mixing glass
972 Queen St. W., 877-989-8980
The classic Japanese Yarai mixing glass is large enough for making two cocktails at once, and its heavy glass frame looks good—but it's infinitely more durable than similarly stunning crystal pieces (and infinitely less expensive, too).
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Pasta maker
Consiglio's Kitchenware
1219 St. Clair Ave. W., 416-653-6622
Forget the pricy attachments for your KitchenAid Stand Mixer. To make genuine fresh pasta alla nonna—the rich, soft, eggy kind that's the star of the dish instead of a mere sauce conduit—you want a stainless steel, made-in-Italy hand-crank device by Imperia.
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ShoppingJanuary 12, 2012 | 10:30 am
Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap 2012: how to decorate your home for less
Edison bulbs
Eclectic Revival
3075 Dundas St. W., 416-766-5500
When LEDs and compact fluorescents became the norm, decor radicals opted for replica Edison bulbs—the low-tech lighting equivalent of a turntable. The bulb's distinct amber glow is produced by fragile carbon filaments; it's a warmer, softer light than the tungsten coil on an incandescent emits. They're becoming easier to find—Restoration Hardware carries them now—but the city's cheapest source remains the vintage lighting store Eclectic Revival. $15 each.


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ReignDesign anuncia la puesta en marcha de su oficina internacional en Santiago, Chile
Estamos felices de poder anunciar la apertura de nuestra primera oficina internacional en Santiago, Chile para Sud América. ReignDesign es una agencia de diseño internacional de carácter multicultural. Nuestra oficina se especializa en el diseño y desarrollo de aplicaciones específicamente para Android y iOS.
Luego de estudiar los diversos mercados mundiales, hemos decidido comenzar en Sud América. Percibimos a esta región como un mercado emergente e interesante; a la vez, pensamos que Chile será un muy buen lugar de trabajo. No solo hemos encontrado grandes talentos, sino también encontramos una muy buena área de emprendimiento, una economía estable, costos razonables y un muy buen clima.
Comenzando el 1 de Enero de 2014, Juan Claudio López será nuestro primer Gerente de Desarrollo de Comercio Internacional y se desempeñará como Gerente Zonal en Santiago para el área de Sud América. Previamente se desempeñó como Gerente de Desarrollo de Negocios por casi tres años en Shanghai, China. Juan Claudio esta feliz de estar de vuelta en Chile, y de comenzar a trabajar con nuevos clientes introduciendo la marca ReignDesign en Súd America.
Barcamp: this is a placeholder
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I got distracted doing other things and the placeholder talk sat there in my calendar, reminding me about the event on September 8th. So in the end, I decided I'd prepare a talk... on placeholders!
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Find out which of your Facebook friends use iPhones, iPads and Android devices
So you've made a great iPad app, and you want to tell your friends about it. However, you can't remember which of your friends have iPhones, iPads, or Android devices. It's annoying to send your friend a link to an app which they can't run!
Facebook recently announced that the Graph API now includes a new field for users called "devices". This looks something like this:
"devices": [
"os": "iOS",
"hardware": "iPhone"
"os": "iOS",
"hardware": "iPad"
It's an array of objects, each with a "os" (iOS or Android) and optional "hardware" (iPhone or iPad, for now).
I threw together a quick Facebook app called "Friends With Devices" using the Facebook Javascript SDK which will scan through your list of friends and sort them into three lists: iPhone users, iPad users and Android users.
Check it out: http://apps.facebook.com/friendswithdevices/
Scumbag App: expose all the scumbags in your world with our new app
Our latest app is a take on the popular "scumbag" meme. If you're not familiar with it, it all started with Scumbag Steve a while back. From Know Your Meme:
Scumbag Steve is an image macro series featuring a kid with a sideways fitted cap standing in a hallway. The overlaid text generally centers around unethical behavior...
Why should one guy get all the credit though when the world is full of scumbags? That's why we created the Scumbag App. Using your iPhone, you can take a photo, place a signature 'scumbag hat' on your subject, and add captions. Then you can email your masterpiece, share it on Twitter and Facebook, or post it to reddit or imgur.
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Cat Scan: Your Contacts as Cats!
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What is Cat Scan? It's the app you've been waiting for!
Address Book looking a bit bare? Don't have pictures for all your Contacts? Make them into CATS!
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2. If a contact doesn't have a photo, it gives them an amazing CAT photo!
Other features:
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Toronto authorities are considering banning hookahs from the city, including shutting down all the pipe lounges and stores. Something tells me this proposal will never make it through the mayor's office. CAPE FEAR Aerial views of the mysto … Continue reading
Retired engineer denies he invented Bitcoin
The latest in a number of figures disassociating themselves with Bitcoin is a retired engineer in California named Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto. He was named as the founder of Bitcoin in a cover story – ironically, Newsweek's relaunch as a hard … Continue reading
10-year-old suspended from school for pointing fingers in shape of gun
A ten-year-old boy in Columbus, Ohio has been suspended from school for three days for making his fingers into the shape of a gun. With the perp's thumb up and his index finger pointing at a friend's head, the teacher … Continue reading
Music fans cry "sellout" over Super Bowl commercial appearances
A firestorm has erupted online after Bob Dylan appeared in a Chrysler commercial during the Super Bowl Sunday, and his music was featured in a second ad for yogurt. A spokesperson for Bruno Mars said it is always sad to … Continue reading
Stakes are high in Super Bowl mayoral bet
Super Bowl Week continues to roll with the mayors of the two respective conference champions making a traditional wager to send each other local goods should their team lose. If the Seahawks lose, Seattle mayor Ed Murray will send Denver … Continue reading
Gordzilla in the City: One prediction for the future: Whac-A-Drone tournaments
Far be it for me to question Jeff Bezos and his entrepreneurial insights into the world. As of Friday, according to Bloomberg's daily tracking of the world's über-rich, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, the Internet's answer to West Edmonton … Continue reading