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Subway To Sea (Through WeHo) Making Progress
Monday, August 31, 2009 – By WeHo News Staff, West Hollywood
West Hollywood, California (Monday, August 31, 2009) - As more exploratory drilling takes place here in West Hollywood last night and again tonight, plans move apace to build the Subway to the Sea with a West Hollywood spur that would join the Red Line and Purple Line in what most are calling a "Pink Line."
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People going over plans and drawings at a recent Subway to the Sea scoping meeting. Photo by WeHo News.
Last month five scoping meetings took place, one of them in WeHo, where people affected by the plans gathered to express concerns and to offer ideas on how to complete the $7 - $11 billion extension of the current Purple Line.
Regional representative for the Westside Subway Extension, Jody Litvak and chief planner David Mieger outlined the process so far and explained some major changes that came up since the last round of public meetings.
Chief on that list of changes would be not placing a subway stop on La Brea at Santa Monica Boulevard.
Because of the turn-radius need for a stop there, the platform would have to be place four to five blocks to the east, in Los Angeles.
Ms. Litvak said, "There's more support for a station between La Cienega and San Vicente Boulevard, say for example at City Hall in the center of town," she said.
This image shows an example of how a sub way "box" gets placed beneath existing trafficways.WeHo News.
That said, there remains avid support for a Beverly Center/Cedars-Sinai stop, but the Pink Line complicates a Beverly Hills preference for a La Cienega station, she explained, but there is also strong support from the public wants a junction station at La Cienega, not Beverly Drive.
However, this would require the new platform to be pushed between La Cienega and Robertson. Neither Metro nor Beverly Hills care for a Robertson station, Ms. Litvak said.
She said that they continue to study options, but that a La Cienega/SMB station would likely be between La Cienega and Robertson.
Ms. Litvak went into detail about the construction methods that will be used for building the subway.
Tunneling will be deep-bore, and she says Metro will use a new generation of tunnel-boring machines that helps maintain earth pressure and reduce subsidence.
Tunneling, photo by Metro. WeHo News.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will perform exploratory drilling as part of the planning and Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Westside Subway Extension in West Hollywood on Sunday, August 30, 2009 from 9 p.m. through Monday, August 31, 2009 at 6 a.m. at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Sweetzer Avenue.
During this process, soil samples will be removed and sent to the lab for analysis in order to assess the conditions below the ground surface and prepare the necessary plans for the Proposed Westside Subway Extension.
The next updates will further refine public comment and start finding concepts for station portals.
Metro will conduct another year of hearings before the Metro board votes on a plan of action sometime in Fall 2010.
If all goes well, people might be riding the subway to the sea by 2015-16, with a WeHo spur added by 2020. WeHo News.
From there, preliminary engineering work begins20and funding agreements are signed.
To one person who asked when they might be able to grab a subway to the sea, Ms. Litvak couldn't say, but did offer that the Draft EIS/EIR process is scheduled to end next summer.
After the public review, Metro will make their final recommendation for a route and plan, possibly as early as late 2010, with another year for a Final EIS/EIR.
As of now, that leaves the possibility of finishing final design and beginning construction in early 2012.
The total cost is estimated at $9-11 billion, with about $4.1 billion coming from Measure R.

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So You Think You Can Dance
Dance Moms Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: Prostitots: The Sequel
So far on Season 2 of Dance Moms, we've been treated to a buffet of Abby Lee Miller moments. She's yelled! She's screamed! She's even gotten girls on other teams disqualified! Yes, Abby Lee may be the star of her own studio, but this week, we were reminded why the moms are the stars of this show.
After last week's pretty fantastic performance, the girls on the bottom rung of the pyramid couldn't really be chastised very much. Paige was there because "she just does not apply corrections." Next was Nia, who Abby said had been working very hard. And of course, Kendall is still on probation, and on the bottom. Don't worry, Jill (Kendall's mom and the newbie to the group) will have something to say about that.
In the middle were the adorable sisters, 7-year-old Mackenzie and her big sister (and superstar of the group, with Brooke gone to pursue cheerleading) Maddie. Mom Melissa beamed with pride.
At the top was the wonderful Chloe, who won 1st place for her solo last week. Abby told her, "You made your mother cry. Don't make me cry. Make me smile." And so, another complex emotional order was given to a 10-year-old girl. Let's get started!
In case they hadn't already noticed, there was still one more spot (the absolute lowest rung) on the pyramid. Everyone assumed it was for Brooke, but Abby Lee pulls a fast one and brings in 14-year-old Peyton, who had previously lost her spot to Kendall in the open auditions. The girls seem to love and know Peyton already, but unfortunately for the moms, they seem to hate and know Peyton's mom Leslie already too.
Leslie is a loud and demanding pistol of a woman. Abby tells us that Jill better bring a baseball bat if she wants to go head-to-head with Leslie. And we quickly learn why.
Abby Lee tells everyone that this week the girls will be performing for Hollywood Vibe in a competition. She decides to really go for it and split the girls into three different acts: Chloe and Maddy will do solo performances, Chloe, Maddy and Kendall will perform in a trio, and then the entire group will perform a group dance.
This week's group theme? Bullying! Insert obligatory comments by the moms about how Abby is the biggest bully of them all and how hypocritical it is and blah blah they're briefly annoyed.
In an effort to let Nia prove herself as a dancer, Abby gives her the featured role of the bully. And this is where the moms start going wild, and continue to do so for the next 45 minutes.
First, Paige and Brooke's mom Kelly gets teary-eyed and angry because Paige is excluded from any dances. "I know she's doing it because she wants to hurt me," says Kelly. Even little Paige agrees: "Miss Abby's mad at Brooke and my mom so she's taking it out on me." Well…maybe, but did you really expect anything in the way of a reward? Kelly sums up her outrage: "This is horesesh*t." Eloquent!
Then Nia's mom Holly feels her rage bubbling up even though Nia tells us, "I'm so happy because Miss Abby picked me to be the star!" No, Holly cares more about being defiant in the name of her "identity," which we later learn involves her disapproval of casting the only black girl on the team in the "aggressive" bully role. "We've had conversations about stereotypes before," she tells no one in particular.
Holly's plan backfires because as soon as she storms into rehearsals and demands that Nia be removed from her starring role, Nia is visibly upset. Holly gets something off her chest about a zero-tolerance policy and Abby doesn't want to hear it (neither did we), and tells the new girl Peyton that she can play the bully.
This, of course, enrages Jill, who starts whining about how Peyton is trying to replace her daughter, even though Peyton already lost out on a spot to Kendall. Then the insults start.
"I just hope that Peyton doesn't look too big. Peyton's too big, she sticks out like a sore thumb." Well Leslie doesn't think so (surprise!). "I think Peyton is the better dancer," she says, over and over again, louder and louder each time. Jill wimps out with a final "She's a big bully, not just a bully."
Which, okay. Even if we see the reason for giving Peyton a chance in Brooke's absence, Jill has a point. Peyton isn't just the oldest in the group, but she's taller than all the girls by a head.
Leslie invites the moms out for a totally friendly coffee date. And by totally friendly, we mean another opportunity to shout and yell and be way louder than any of you, which she thinks is the same thing as being right.
Her first victim is Christi. "Christi, why are you here? You complain a lot!" Christi rightfully explains that the dance team is between her and Chloe, but Leslie screams, "No! Go find another studio! Shut up!" And Christi is like, um, you need to take a seat, loosen your mom jeans, and stop foaming at the mouth.
That was such a fun lunch date!
Abby Lee rolls out her costumes for the bullying number, which includes ripped fishnets and Britney Spears-esque navel-baring Catholic schoolgirl uniforms. Christi wins the best line of the night by saying, "It's like Prostitots: The Sequel." We worship Christi for the rest of the episode.
Leslie attempts to articulate the fine line between a "sleaze in a strip joint" and "trashy." She never quite makes anything resembling a point.
Before the performances even begin, we see some downright diabolical behavior from the two rival moms, Jill and Leslie. First, Jill says to Kendall, who is just trying to fix her bun for chrissakes, "I need to know that you know it inside and out. If you do good in this trio, this twenty bucks is yours." She lays out a crumpled wad of $5 and $10 bills that look like they may have actually come from a strip joint.
Maddie brilliantly interjects by telling us how "weird" that was. "The moms don't do that here. If they do, they do with ice cream." Dear Melissa: your kids are the best.
Leslie opts for the strict and sour approach in parenting: "I know you're trying, just try harder." Peyton looks freaked.
We get a glimpse at the competition and they really suck, to be blunt. They're slightly cute, but completely uncoordinated, clumsy, clothed in glitter napkins, and making strained "emotive" "acting" faces. What inevitably happens every week occurs: we can't help realizing how talented Abby really is at her job. Her girls look ten times better than any other team.
Which makes it pretty shocking when Maddie's solo performance is the only Abby Lee dance that earns a prize (1st!). Chloe's solo, the trio, and the group dance don't even place.
And then, in the green room, Abby innocently (or not?) asks Peyton how she thinks she did. And this girl, daughter of Loud Leslie, does her mom proud. She says, "I thought I was better than most of the girls in this group."
Abby almost looks pleased before quietly and patiently telling her and her louder-than-ever, interruptive mother, what she thinks of Peyton's "smart mouth."
Abby told her, "That's cocky," before telling us, "I was appalled. I cannot believe that a 14-year-old would open her mouth and act like that." Leslie very obviously knew that her daughter was in the wrong, but still insisted on LOUDLY accusing Abby of "coercing" Peyton. Just…wow.
In the end, Peyton is still on probation, but no word on whether Kendall has been promoted to official competition team level (though, spoiler alert! The preview for next episode seems to reveal that Kendall is off probation and Peyton has been asked to leave).
Abby ended her conversation with the loud lady (and petrified daughter) with an incredibly mature point: "We have a really nice camaraderie among the girls here. It was wrong. It would take years to regain their trust. These are her friends, this is her team, she shouldn't belittle them. That's my job."
And it's our job to continue watching – a job we perform with joy.
Watch the next Dance Moms on Tuesday, February 7 at 9pm on Lifetime.


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Welcome to the Plainview-Old Bethpage Special Education PTA website
What is SEPTA?
SEPTA stands for Special Education Parent Teacher Association, SEPTA is a separate PTA unit from all of the other
SEPTA brings together parents, teachers, administrators, service providers, relatives and friends in a effort to promote understanding of children with special needs and provide appropriate support.
SEPTA provides support, networking, advocacy and information to the families of children with special needs in the community.
What is Special Education?
"Special Education means specially designed individualized or group instruction or special services or programs to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities." (VESID, NY State Parent's Guide, August 2000)
What SEPTA can do for you?
SEPTA provides education (through guest speakers), training and support to enable parents to be more effective advocates for their children and to be more effective participants in the CSE Special Education Process. Parents with experience in the Special Education system can provide support for parents who are new to the system.
SEPTA is also a liaison between parents, teachers and administration. We work collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes for our children.
Have you joined SEPTA yet?
Enjoy all of the benefits of SEPTA membership:
Monthly Meetings Parent Training Guest Speakers
Social Events Discussions Email Updates
SEPTA is planning a number of exciting and informative events for the 2014-2015 school year! We have many programs and activities including our yearly Night Out. Our monthly meetings offer opportunities to hear guest speakers, meet with others with similar experiences and share tips and ideas. Please check the district calendar for more information and our meeting dates.
SEPTA looks forward to the return of past members and to meeting new ones, too! We hope you'll join us in both membership and attendance!
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Officials are issuing a reminder that ballots with November 6 postmarks do not count!
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- January 15, 2013
Is vegan-ism a moral and ethical belief such that it should be considered a religious belief under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has ruled that it should, at least in the early stages of a lawsuit.
Sakile Chenzira worked as a Customer Service Representative for a hospital. The Hospital required its employees to be vaccinated against seasonal influenza. Chenzira refused to be vaccinated because she is a vegan, a person who does not ingest any animal or animal by-products, and the vaccine is cultured using chicken eggs. The Hospital terminated her employment because she refused to be vaccinated; before 2010, the Hospital accommodated her request to forego the vaccine.
Chenzira subsequently sued the Hospital for religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, contending that her discharge violated her religious and philosophical convictions because she is a vegan. The Hospital asked the trial court to dismiss the lawsuit pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), arguing that vegan-ism is a dietary preference, not a religious belief.
Applicable Law
A motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) requires the Court to determine whether a cognizable claim has been pled in the complaint. To be considered a religious belief or practice for purposes of Title VII, the employee must assert that she holds "a moral and ethical belief which is sincerely held with the strength of traditional religious views." U.S. v. Seeger, 380 U.S. 163 (1965). Regulations issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission state "whether or not a practice or belief is religious is not an issue … religious practices … include moral or ethical beliefs as to what is right and wrong which are sincerely held with the strength of religious views." 29 C.F.R. § 1605.1.
Religious Discrimination Claim
The Hospital argued that Chenzira's religious discrimination claim failed because veganism was not a religion, but rather is no more than a dietary preference or social philosophy. The Court rejected the Hospital's argument and found that, for purposes of a motion to dismiss, it was "plausible" that Chenzira "could subscribe to veganism with a sincerity equating that of traditional religious views." Accordingly, the Court denied the Hospital's motion to dismiss the complaint.
The Court did provide the Hospital with a discovery roadmap, noting the types of evidence necessary for the Hospital to justify its termination decision. Such evidence may include the type and extent to which Chenzira had patient contact, the safety of the Hospital's patients, and the risk her refusal to be vaccinated could pose.
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This case reminds employers not to reject an employee's request for a religious accommodation simply because the employee is not a member of a traditional, organized religion; the definition of what constitutes a religion under Title VII is broad. That being said, social, political or economic philosophies, as well as mere personal preferences, are not "religious" beliefs protected by Title VII. Employers should consider consulting with experienced counsel before denying an employee's request for religious accommodation.
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Discovery of the feathered dinosaur, dubbed Changyuraptor yangi ("great feather" in Chinese), adds to the roster of feathered raptor dinosaurs with hind wings found in northeastern China in the past two decades. It is the biggest one found so far, and the fifth such species.
It's not uncommon for a poacher or hunter to receive harsh criticism and public shaming, but does it count when the animal in question goes WAY beyond the endangered species list?
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Paleontologists from the Museum of Paleontology Egidio Feruglio have unearthed around 150 fossilized dinosaur bones, representing seven of what's believed to be the largest known dinosaur to have ever walked the Earth, in the desert about 135 miles west of the city of Trelew in Argentina. The seven are currently thought to be a new species of titanosaur, a group of particularly tall and heavy dinosaur herbivores.


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It would weigh about 1 to 2 pounds, with a built-in camera, wireless capabilities, microphone and all-day battery life. The target price would be about $500 to $800.
It's a device that could be on the market within a few years, said Neil Charney, director of product management for Windows on PCs. The idea is to get hardware companies thinking about making such devices.


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Meet Sam | Model @ EMG MODELS | Sydney
1. Name / Age / Occupation
Sam Jenkins, 21, student/model
2. Where are you from?
Currently living in Paddington, Sydney.
3. Describe your style…
I would fall into a relaxed vibe. I don't really think about it too much. I do get people saying I resemble Billy Madison. So I guess I incorporate aspects of the 90s – well my extensive collection of bomber jackets would say so anyway. Although I love any excuse to suit up, what man doesn't like looking sharp?
4. Where do you shop?
Online – I'm scared of big crowds, although I will walk into the occasional Vinnies if it comes my way.
5. What's in your Itunes 'recently added' playlist?
The Ego – Nicolas Jaar
Another – Seekae
Love Inc – Booka Shade
Evil Friends – Portugal. The Man
Thank You – Busta Rhymes
6. What films genres are you into? What are your favourite films?
I don't really mind as long as it's decent, some of my favourites are:
from Dusk till dawn / Good Will Hunting / The Count of Monte Christo / Starship Troopers
7. What are you reading at the moment?
On the road – Jack Kerouac
Snowing in Bali – Kathryn Bonella
8. Tell us about your hobbies…
I like sitting in the sun drinking cider with those closest to me, but my all time favorite would be making macramé…
9. What's your staple item (clothing)? What do you take out the door with you every day?
I love a good pair of socks, even more so when they have images on them.
10. Are you an accessories person? If so, what kind? Watches? Jewellery? Hats?
Hats and sunglasses, definitely. I think it's a sickly obsession. I counted over 40 pairs of sunglasses at one stage, and my hats are displayed in piles around my room.
11. How do you think your city/home has influenced your style?
I don't really think of myself as much of a stylish person but I think I got some of the jist. I grew up on more of a homeless look and it reshaped subtly over time.
12. What style advice have you inherited from your mum/dad?
Not much at all, although father used to rock the crotch length adidas running shorts that come handy on hot nights. I definitely have the legs for them.
13. Who are you following on instagram? (top 5)
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Sam wears:
Look 1:
Top - Tommy Hilfiger
Jumper – Zanerobe
Pants – Zanerobe
Boots – Vintage Shoe Company
Sunnies – Lacoste
Look 2:
Jumper from unknown – bought it off a native's back in Thailand.
Shorts – Vanishing Elephant
Sunnies – Playboy
Socks – Target
Shoes – Nike
Watch – Armani
Look 3:
Hat – Only
Shirt – Vinnies
Pants – RVCA
Shoes – Nike
Sam, thanks for stopping by CMHQ Sydney!
If you like Sam's style and want to see more, follow him on Instagram @samj1111


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Have you always wished your own home looked like something out of decorating magazine? You don't have to be jealous any longer!You can dress up your home that rival those in magazines. You simply need to have the proper advice. Keep reading to learn how to make your home look as if it should be in a magazine. For example, in the Sydney area, we have plenty of experience in the carpeting field.
One painting can be the grand focal point of a focus and add appeal. A nice painting is a great way to get started with your interior decorating.
A good tip is to include different patterns and textures into whatever room you are designing. These textures help to draw the look and add interest to otherwise boring items.
Think about the room's purpose of a room when you decorate it. Consider the number of people that will have in the room and what they'll use it for. Think about your friends and family members when designing your living room, but give your family first consideration.
Don't choose a paint color selection process. Rushing into a paint job can leave you with a color you'll eventually loathe. See how the samples look when exposed to different lighting. You might come to the conclusion that a color you first thought.
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Paint is a good investment, as you should purchase a high quality product to do the job right. Cheap paint wears away and may harm walls, but it could also damage your walls costing you even more money later on down the road. Invest in a good paint to add longevity to your design.
Make sure to personalize each and every room what you want it to be. While it is great to design a space that welcomes friends and family, you have to live with your decisions. If you desire a certain type of pillow for your room, then do it.
A lot of people have smaller homes that are begging to seem larger. Using light colors can help to give a confined space a less-restricted feeling.Dark colors in small rooms make the room or space.
Lighting is crucial in any room. It helps create a mood for the feel of the room. Bright lights tend to project a more positive vibe and are particularly well suited for bathrooms and bathrooms.Try suing dimmer lights in bedrooms and living rooms for this type of feel.
A fast way to change the look of your interior is by focusing on accessories. Replace your accent pieces, accent pieces and light fixtures for new ones.Try adding some other color towels and brand new curtains. These easy improvements will not only make your rooms look nicer, without negatively impacting your budget.
A collection consist of at least three items that belong to a collection. Three pictures also makes up a collection. Group them together for an interesting look that will serve as a great conversation piece.
When you are choosing a new paint color to freshen up your ceiling, try using "ceiling white" on your ceiling. This paint is different from standard paint because it is of high-gloss and reflects light extremely well. If you use it, you will notice a large change in how your room looks.
Choosing a good Carpet Laying company
A pedestal tub looks great in a pedestal-type bath tub. These kinds of tubs are used by a lot of people because they're beautiful and classy. The tub can also have a handheld shower, or you can simply have a pole that comes out from your tub. You can find options from the local hardware store.
Be careful of hanging your artwork at the correct height. A useful tip is to hang the art between 8 and 10 inches above major pieces of furniture.
Your ceiling should be brighter than the walls of a positive color flow. If your wall and ceiling and wall colors are too similar, over time the room will start to feel like a box, and its ceiling will feel lower. A brighter ceiling will make your room appear more spacious and inviting.
A fun way to liven up rooms on a budget is to decorate or paint clay flower pots for use in decoration. You can also get your children decorate their own pots that they can use in their bedroom for toys or stuffed animals.
The fastest and easiest way to transform the look of a room is to paint its walls. Walls get dirty over time and need a fresh coat of paint.
White tiles in your bathroom blend excellently with vibrant wall colors. Consider a bold blue, bright green or bold blue to accent your tiles. You can also easily change it to another easily.
Try some recycled materials for a green bathroom design. These salvaged materials include such items as recycled sinks, recycled sinks and antique tiles. You can use any combination of different looks by using recycled materials.You can have a great looking room while saving money for supplies.
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When it comes to selecting a coffee table, use your creative side. Check out flea markets, antique stores and fairs, to get inspiration for old items that you can use in a new way.
If you are going to redo your rooms on your own, make sure you do all the paint before you replace any carpeting or tile. So try to finish painting before you won't have to worry when it comes to messing it up with paint.
Lighting is an essential element for your kitchen and bathrooms. These are usually the smallest in the house.They can seem even smaller in size if there is not right.
If you have to design a small room, do not overstuff it with big furniture. Putting large item of furniture in these spaces can overwhelm the space and make it seem even smaller.
You don't have to be jealous of homes with a beautiful interior anymore. These tips can teach you how to make your home into a place that you want to show off. Don't get overwhelmed by interior design anymore; use this article's tips for help.
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Anti-Tying Requirements Defined
Mary Beth Guard
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I don't understand what people mean when they refer to the anti-tying requirements. Could you provide a brief explanation?
The term "tying" is used to refer to a situation where one benefit is tied to the person or entity doing something else. Under the 1970 amendments to the Bank Holding Company Act, Congress attempted to limit unfair competitive practices by providing that a bank shall not extend credit to a borrower on the condition that the borrower obtain some other service from the bank or an affiliate of the bank. When credit transactions are tied, there is an anti-competitive effect on the marketplace. On the other hand, financial institutions should not be entirely precluded from trying to leverage their customer relationships, so the law and regulations attempt to achieve a balance.
Under federal law, the basic rule is that banks generally may not:
extend credit,
lease or sell property,
furnish any service, or
fix or vary the cost of any of the preceding items, on the condition or requirement that the customer:
(A) obtain some additional credit, property, or service from the bank other than a loan, discount, deposit, or trust service;
(B) obtain some additional credit, property, or service from a bank holding company of the bank, a subsidiary of the bank holding company, or a financial subsidiary of the bank;
(C) provide some additional credit, property, or service to the bank, other than those related to and usually provided in connection with a loan, discount, deposit, or trust service;
(D) provide some additional credit, property, or service to a bank holding company of the bank, a subsidiary of the bank holding company, or a financial subsidiary of the bank; or
(E) not obtain some other credit, property, or service from a competitor of the bank, a bank holding company of the bank, a subsidiary of the bank holding company, or a financial subsidiary of the bank, other than a condition or requirement that the bank reasonably imposes in a credit transaction to assure the soundness of the credit.
There are important exceptions to the prohibitions, however, designed to give banks greater flexibility in packaging their products. One of the most important, and most well known, is the so-called "traditional bank product" exception. (Traditional bank products include loans, discounts, deposits, trust services.) Under it, a bank or its subsidiary may offer a discount or otherwise vary the consideration for any traditional bank product on the condition or requirement that a customer also obtain a traditional bank product from an affiliate, so long as all the products are available for separate purchase by the customer.
It is also permissible for a bank to offer a discount or otherwise vary the consideration for a product or package of products on the condition that the customer maintain a combined minimum balance in deposits and other products specified by the bank, so long as deposit balances count at least as much as nondeposit products toward the minimum balance requirement.
In 1997, the Federal Reserve Board modified Regulation Y (which includes the anti-tying provisions) to eliminate the provision that formerly subjected bank holding companies and nonbanking subsidiaries to the same anti-tying restrictions as apply directly to the banks. As a result, bank holding companies and their nonbanking subsidiaries may enter into tie-in arrangements involving mutual funds and other products or services, although such arrangements remain subject generally to antitrust restrictions. The restrictions still apply as to bank subsidiaries.
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Pine Creek's glove hands are headed to state on full rest.
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I'm not exactly part of the tinfoil hat crowd-- I've already posted my spec here on the site for everyone to see anyway. But it does seem a little strange to allow every other player to see every talent choice in the realms. Whatever happened to the super special seekrit talent build, that perfect setup that only you have that gives you an advantage on the battlegrounds? The reason for having talents in the first place is to customize your character according to how you want to play it, and if everyone else automatically has access to your talents at just a glance, just how custom are you, really? If the "Inspect" function only showed your spec and numbers (not individual talents), that's a little better-- how's it working out there, PTR people?
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At last! Cheverus vanquishes Deering
PORTLAND—It took 15 tries and over a decade, but the Cheverus girls' basketball team has finally slain the Deering dragon.
Wednesday evening, in a tournament tuneup between two of the top three teams in Western Class A, the Stags overcame a slow start and put it all together when it mattered.
Cheverus was hindered by turnovers and fouls in the first half and trailed by as many as eight, but junior Georgia Ford hit a pair of late 3s to pull the Stags within a single basket, 25-23, at halftime.
Cheverus then turned up its defense in the second off, controlled the glass at both ends and when senior Brooke Flaherty made a free throw in the waning seconds of the third period, had the lead for the first time.
The Stags then put it away in the fourth, continuing to frustrate the Deering offense while making 8-of-10 foul shots and they went on to a 48-38 triumph, ending once and all discussion of how Cheverus can't handle its pedigreed city rival.
Ford made four 3-pointers in all, led all scorers with 19 points and got plenty of help from her teammates as the Stags improved to 15-2 and ended the Rams' regular season at 16-2.
"It's awesome," Ford said. "Everyone is so happy. Especially for it being our last away game. Deering played so well today. They're tough, but none of us got our heads down. We stayed positive. We knew we could do it."
Tournament tuneup
Both teams have been among the Western A elite this winter and both have (futilely) chased McAuley for the top spot.
The Stags opened the year by handling host Biddeford (54-19), visiting Gorham (57-34), visiting Portland (42-17), visiting Westbrook (57-31), host Noble (68-15), visiting Marshwood (57-33), host Bonny Eagle (76-48) and visiting Sanford (57-47). The Stags' ninth game was one for the ages, a triple overtime 58-57 win at Scarborough. Cheverus fell from the unbeaten ranks with a 60-56 home loss to Deering, then dropped a 51-30 home decision to McAuley. The Stags returned to form with wins over visiting Windham (60-37), at South Portland (43-33), at Massabesic (83-48), at Kennebunk (67-28) and at home over Thornton Academy (61-44).
Deering, meanwhile, defeated host Thornton Academy (38-35), visiting Marshwood (34-21), visiting Massabesic (54-35), host Noble (66-31), visiting Sanford (32-19), host Bonny Eagle (68-39), host South Portland (45-37) and visiting Kennebunk (50-21), before suffering its lone loss, 43-35, at McAuley The Rams then started another streak with a 47-14 home win over Biddeford and continued it at Cheverus (60-56), at Scarborough (48-41), at home over Westbrook (55-35), at Windham (38-24), at home over Portland (55-37), at Gorham (53-37) and at home over South Portland Monday, 33-21.
The teams had met 14 previous times, with Deering taking them all, including a narrow victory at Cheverus back on Jan. 11. In that one, the Rams put four players in double figures (led by Alexis Stephenson, with 16), while the Stags got 18 points from Ford and 17 from Brooke Flaherty, but fell just short.
Wednesday, Cheverus said enough is enough and checked beating Deering off its to-do list.
The Rams, who started so poorly in Monday's win over South Portland, were the complete opposite in this one, dazzling in the first period on their Senior Night.
Just 29 seconds in, Deering had a 4-0 lead thanks to a layup from senior Marissa MacMillan and another layup from senior Chelsea Saucier.
The Stags got on the board on a putback from Flaherty, but Rams senior Sami Mack, earning a rare start, knocked down a 3-ball.
After Cheverus got back to 7-4 on a jumper from promising freshman Jess Willerson, senior Mikayla Mayberry was called for a foul, then was issued a technical foul. Saucier made one of two free throws and senior Keneisha DiRamio added a bank shot to make it 10-4 Deering.
The Stags got a layup from sophomore Jill Libby (assisted by her older sister, senior captain Kylie Libby), but Saucier scored on a bank shot. After Cheverus made it a two-point game, 12-10, on a layup from senior Victoria Nappi and a pullup jumper from Willerson, Stephenson knocked down a 3 and Saucier fed junior LeeAnn Downs for a layup and a 17-10 lead.
A free throw from Jill Libby pulled the Stags back within six after eight minutes of play.
Deering posted 17 first quarter points, but wouldn't reach double figures in any of the remaining three stanzas.
It took over three minutes for either team to score in the second period before Ford made a layup for her first points. MacMillan and Mayberry traded two foul shots before MacMillan scored on a leaner and Saucier hit two free throws to give the hosts their biggest lead, 23-15.
Mayberry and DiRamio traded jump shots before Ford roared to life.
With 1:47 left in the half, Ford hit her first 3. Twenty-eight seconds later, she drained another and at the break, Cheverus suddenly had momentum and belief, trailing by only two.
"Georgia has icewater in her veins," said Stags coach Richie Ashley. "She stepped up at the end of last year and helped us take the next step. She's had games where she knocks down shots."
MacMillan opened the second half scoring with a putback, but Kylie Libby made a jump shot. After Stephenson made a baseline jumper for a 29-25 Deering lead, the Stags closed the third quarter on a 5-0 run as Kylie Libby made a foul shot, Ford hit another 3 while fading away from the basket, and Flaherty hit a free throw to make it 30-29 Cheverus heading for the fourth.
The Stags had been close to the Rams in previous meetings, but hadn't been able to close it out.
This time, Cheverus met every challenge and wound up pulling away.
With 6:50 to go, Nappi banked home a 3 for a 33-29 lead. Deering coach Mike Murphy called timeout trying to light a fire in his team and it worked temporarily as Stephenson made a jumper to end the 7-0 run and a 6 minute, 31 second drought, but with 5:06 left, Flaherty (in the high post) spotted a cutting Mayberry for a layup and a 35-31 advantage.
Mayberry had completely shaken off her earlier technical.
"Coach told me not to worry about it," Mayberry said. "I couldn't worry about the little things. I had to stay focused for the rest of the game."
Flaherty, who wasn't her usual high scoring self,, yet loomed large nonetheless, made her mark on the glass with 3:49 remaining, when she snared an offensive rebound and put it home to push the lead to six.
The Rams kept hope alive when Saucier converted a runner off the glass with 3:17 showing, but Ford buried her fourth and final 3, a veritable dagger, and Cheverus had a 40-33 advantage with just 2:26 to go.
By that point, the Stags' body language made it clear they knew a landmark victory was near.
Ford was fouled 1:48 remaining and made both free throws. After Stephenson countered with a long jumper, just inside the 3-point arc, Mayberry made two free throws and with 1:09 left on the clock, Ford hit two more to push the lead to 46-35.
A last-ditch 3 from Downs with 54.7 seconds left pulled the Rams within eight, but Ford made a free throw and Nappi did the same.
Deering had no more answers and at 8:37 p.m., a decade after first taking the floor as a varsity program, Cheverus was a winner over the Rams, 48-38.
"It's a big win," Mayberry said. "Deering's not an easy team to play. They came out strong, but we pulled through. We had a lot of energy. It gives us confidence going into the playoffs."
"This shows we can achieve our goals," Kylie Libby said. "We were so pumped up that I messed up warmups off the bat. That got us loosened up. It comes down to leadership. It may not necessarily be our seniors. It's a different person every night. We got energy boosts from different girls. Tonight, it was Georgia knocking down shots. I think our best quality is that we're so unselfish. We like to keep the hot hand going. It's a different person every game."
"I'm happy for the girls," Ashley added. "I think they played tough against an excellent team. We weathered the storm in the first half. We were a little sluggish. We had a great second half. We played excellent defense in the second half and knocked down timely shots. We knocked down foul shots at the end. We've played (Deering) so many times. It just comes down to execution and making shots. Obviously, it feels very good. Every year, we make a step and do something we hadn't done the previous year."
Ford made five field goals, four of them from behind the 3-point stripe, and added five free throws for her 19 points.
"I was feeling it," Ford said. "I had a feeling we'd have an awesome game."
"Georgia had a great game," said Mayberry. "She really turned it on tonight."
Mayberry had eight points, Nappi six, Flaherty five, Willerson four and Jill and Kylie Libby three apiece.
Kylie Libby made her presence felt elsewhere on the floor and in the stat sheet, battling the taller MacMillan in the paint at both ends of the floor and collecting eight rebounds.
"My job for the game was to keep (MacMillan) off the boards and limit her touches," Libby said. "I tried really hard and it paid off. I didn't have to do it alone. I had great help-side defense."
"Kylie deserves a lot of credit," Ashley said. "She did a selfless job. She got beaten up. She went at it and put the team ahead of herself."
Cheverus had a 33-19 advantage on the glass. Flaherty also had eight boards, while Nappi collected seven. Mayberry and Nappi both had two steals and Nappi blocked two shots.
The Stags overcame 18 turnovers and hit 13-of-18 free throws.
For Deering, Saucier and Stephenson each had nine points in their final home game. MacMillan added eight points, Downs five, DiRamio four and Mack three. DiRamio had a team-high six rebounds, while MacMillan grabbed five.
The Rams turned the ball over 13 times and made 5-of-6 foul shots.
"It's a tough, but I liked the effort," said Murphy. "It was a heck of a lot better than Monday night. We got careless with the ball in situations (early in the game) where we could have jumped out a lot more than we did. We just played with that foggy look in the third and fourth quarters. I think the defense broke down in the third quarter. We had possessions where kids didn't know who they were guarding. They had a possession where they had five shots. We had kids lost defensively. Give credit to Cheverus. They wanted it more than us. They played a nice game. I thought they played a very good game defensively and were under control offensively."
Let the fun begin
Deering capped what was a better-than-expected regular season.
"We had a terrific regular season," Murphy said. "I'm proud of this group. They've exceeded all my expectations."
The Rams, who will be the No. 2 seed for the tournament, won't play another meaningful game until Feb. 18 and know they need to figure it out and turn things around. Quickly.
"I told the kids, we're 0-0 like everyone else," Murphy said. "We now have to play each possession like it's gold. We can't have moments of just drifting and not being in the game. I've seen too much of that this week. It's bizarre what's going on out there."
As long as it waited to celebrate a win over Deering, Cheverus doesn't have much time to savor it. The Stags are right back in action Thursday at 5:15 in their Senior Night/home finale, versus Portland. The game was originally scheduled for Friday, but moved up due to the impending snowstorm.
Cheverus (who has now beaten every team in the league except McAuley) will build on this huge win.
"We have to stay loose and stay positive," said Ford. "We have to keep doing what we've been doing all season. Whoever's hot in a game, get the ball to them. It's the best season any of us have had."
"Tomorrow's an emotional day," said Ashley. "Emotional in a good way. The six seniors have been with me since they were little. I've watched them grow up like a big brother.
"Deering and McAuley have been the premier programs in the state for several years. This gives the girls confidence that if we play our style and play well, we can play with these great teams. We want to continue to be better every day. That's our mantra. The girls believe in that. Hopefully, we might see (Deering) again (in the semifinals). We'll have to play as well or better the next time."


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This Thursday before the game I think I may actually get a good night of rest this time. Last week I was just anxious to get back on the field not like I am not this week, but I feel more of calmness this week. I feel like that the whole team is ready to get back out there and know that this game is very important for the rest of the season. I think we will rise to the occasion. I really cannot wait to get out there on Saturday and just have some fun. GO BEARS!!!!
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HAZARD – The Perry County Board of Education is one less member following the hire of Jonathan Jett as superintendent last week.
James Ritchie confirmed to the Herald last week that he will resign from the board, noting significant objections he has with the direction the district seems to be heading. He submitted his resignation in writing to Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday last week, according to KDE spokesperson Nancy Rodriguez.
Superintendent Jett declined to comment on Ritchie's resignation, saying instead that he hopes everyone within the district will work to improve the education system within Perry County Schools.
"The process was followed, the decision was made, and now we all have to work together to do what's best for our students, and I feel like we can do that," Jett said.
Commissioner Holliday will have 90 days from the date he received Ritchie's resignation to appoint a new board member. District officials in Perry County will first be required to announce the vacancy for two weeks in the Herald, which will solicit qualified applicants interested in the position.
Those applications will be reviewed and candidates interviewed by a designee, Rodriguez noted. Applications will then be forwarded to Commissioner Holliday, who will then make the final appointment to fill Ritchie's seat for the remainder of his term, which will end in 2014.
Ritchie himself was appointed to the board in 2009 before running unopposed in 2010 and winning his first full term.


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How to Drive Your Sister Crazy (Library Binding)
Do you have a big sister?
Do you know how to drive her crazy?
It's easy, really easy.
Take it from me, Bradley Harris Pinkerton.
Does your sister hog the bathroom? Does she spend hours on the phone with her friends? Then this book is for you!
All you need is a rubber snake, some bubble gum, and a little bit of sneakiness.
Oh, and a really good hiding place.
Note: Do not let your sister read this book!
About the Author
Diane Z. Shore and Jessica Alexander have collaborated on several children's books, including This Is the Dream and This Is the Game. One thing they have learned while cowriting stories is that when people work together, great things can happen. Both authors live with their families in metro Atlanta, Georgia.
Ginger Foglesong Gibson is the author of numerous books for children, including the bilingual favorites Fiesta!, Siesta, and Bravo! She graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in early childhood education, and now lives in Seattle, Washington.
Laura Rankin is the creator of The Handmade Alphabet, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, and Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie. She is the illustrator of many other books for children, including A Balloon for Isabel, by Deborah Underwood. She lives in Easton, Maryland.
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Children are likely to chuckle at (and take notes on) these sure-fire tipsto terrorize your older sister.... Dramatic, wide-eyed expressions comically capturethese siblings' emotions in this solid selection.
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We at Soft Secrets get hundreds of readers' photos of cannabis every month. We love them, especially when the world's hottest babes are undressed in them, but we keep noticing a persistent problem that we want to solve for you.
This problem is that many of you are growing plants that have too much vertical stem growth, and not enough bud growth.
When we see a plant that is for example four feet tall, half or more of the height is in stem growth, and most of that stem growth is NOT stem that is covered in sticky, gooey, dense, large-diameter buds-we see a big problem.
Indeed, many of you who are growing indoors have a limited amount of height to grow in. You have your lights above your plants, of course, and this limits how tall your plants can get. You need to get the most bud growth per inch of stem. That's why you need your plants as short and productive as you can make them.
Outdoors, you probably don't have light-related physical height limitations- after all, the sun is pretty far away and your plants are not likely to bump into the sun anytime soon, but you do want your plants to be as short and productive as possible. The shorter they are, the less likely they are to be seen by rip-offs and police.
But it's obvious to us from looking at reader photos that many growers are not using several easy ways to get bigger harvests by controlling the ratio of stem to bud, and by limiting vertical height.
So as always we at Soft Secrets are the only people giving you the insider secrets from the world's most successful growers so you get bigger, better harvests and make the most from your grow equipment, nutrients, electricity and time.
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Cocaine found on nine out of 10 public baby changing tables
Attention cocaine users of the world: Parents everywhere would like you to know that changing tables are generally covered in baby poop, and we'd appreciate it if you'd think of that the next time you're looking for a place to snort a line. According to an informal study out of the United Kingdom, 92 percent […] [Read More]
Super Bowl to be streamed online for first time
If peering over commuters' shoulders in the morning is any indication, laptops, tablets and smart phones are quickly becoming many people's preferred means of watching videos. Now, they'll be able to watch the biggest event of them all on the small screen: the Super Bowl. The NFL announced on Tuesday that it will be streaming […] [Read More]
Angry player says NFL team disrespected America
Carolina tight end Jeremy Shockey had a reason for his rather obnoxious (yet un-penalized) taunt after his touchdown reception on Sunday against Houston. He made the Texans pay for disrespecting America. Or so he says. "Personally, myself, I was really upset they weren't showing respect to America during the National Anthem," Shockey told the media. […] [Read More]
Jesus tells Tim Tebow to tone it down on SNL
Saturday Night Live's Jason Sudeikis took on the role of Jesus in last night's show and he has a suggestion for Tim Tebow: Tone it down. Tebow, the Denver Broncos quarterback, is known for his outspoken love for Jesus and has faced some criticism lately from those who wonder if God really cares about who […] [Read More]
Injured fashionista moves to rehab
Lauren Scruggs, the Dallas-area model who was severely injured walking into a plane propeller Dec. 3, has moved to inpatient rehabilitation facility in Dallas, her sister wrote on her hospital blog last night. [Read More]
Britney Spears to get married again
Britney Spears is planning her third wedding, according to U.S. reports. [Read More]
Top search terms that brought you to mySA in 2011
In 2011, readers came to mySA for information on a variety of topics including obituaries, weather and of course the Spurs, but that list also includes kittens. Photos of kittens posted on the site sent almost 16,000 users to mySA. Google and Yahoo do not provide information on what San Antonio searches for, unlike big […] [Read More]
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Rapper Freddie Gibbs got his stash by airport security… kind of. The baggage screeners at the Denver airport found a half ounce of weed in his luggage and scribbled him the words "C'mon son" on the screening notice. Gibbs tweeted a photo: "The TSA found my weed and let me keep it," he wrote. "They […] [Read More]
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If you're one of the many people who use neti pots (also known as a nose bidet) to help deal with sinus or congestion problems, here's a warning you'll want to pay close attention to: Use distilled, bottled or boiled water. It's a safety precaution the makers of neti pots recommend and it turns out […] [Read More]
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Man Dies 1 Hour After Eating Cocaine From His Brother's Butt [Bitchie Linx]
On Nov 30th, a South Carolina Man died after eating a bag of cocaine from his brother's butt. According to reports, the two brothers were arrested and while being transported to booking, the older brother convinced his younger brother to swallow the bag of cocaine so that he wouldn't get life in prison. After the man swallowed the coke, his brother tells him 'I love you bro' but clearly felt guilty about his decision. Police say his brother began having convulsions shortly afterward and died an hour later. [Read More]
Floyd Mayweather Gets 90 Days For Boxing His Girlfriend [ Crunktastical ]
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John T. Komeiji has a piece of the bungee cord that suspended him high above New
Zealand's Kawarau Bridge in 2007 – a souvenir of his leap off the 141-foot
platform above Queenstown.
"I wasn't scared," he says, running his thumb over the thick,
braided chunk of latex rubber. "I figured all this would have to break for
me to fall, and I knew that wasn't going to happen."
The following year, Komeiji wasn't daunted by making the jump from his partnership
at the law firm Watanabe, Ing and Komeiji to Hawaiian Telcom, which was facing severe
financial challenges.
After 30 years as a top-notch litigator at the well-connected firm, why did Komeiji
join the local executive management team charged with transforming Hawaiian Telecom
into a nimble, innovative, and profitable communications and technology company?
"I always wanted to see if I could be a leader within a business organization,"
Komeiji says. "I knew I could be a leader within a law firm, but that's
a very different organization from Hawaiian Telcom, so it's a personal challenge."
As Hawaiian Telcom's senior vice president and general counsel, Komeiji oversees
140 employees spread across corporate communications, the company's fleet,
physical plant, security, environmental issues, procurement, warehousing, and human
He freely admits that he had no prior experience in those areas. But, he says, "I
think I fit this job perfectly in the sense that this is a company that has had
a lot of challenges. We've had a lot of problems that we've had to work
on, so I really enjoy that."
Last year shaped up as a pivotal point for the company. After emerging from bankruptcy
in November 2010, Hawaiian Telcom turned a profit in three consecutive quarters
in 2011.
The rocky process of rebuilding back-office functions and systems and returning
them to Hawai'i finally appeared to be stabilizing. A rebranding campaign
reinvigorated the company's public image. And Hawaiian Telcom rolled out new
products and services – including digital TV – for consumers and businesses.
A longtime board member of the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Komeiji says that
the general public often doesn't appreciate how much local businesses give
back to the community. In fact, he says, private sector support has been critical
during the current economic downturn, when a lot of government funding has been
cut. "You know, we're in a big slump right now. It would be even worse
if businesses pulled all of the support that they gave or lessened that."
As board chairman of the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific (REHAB), he's
currently building support for a $17-million capital campaign. He's also excited
about REHAB's role as one of 10 rehabilitation centers across the nation partnering
with California-based Berkeley Bionics to test a battery-powered "eLEGS"
exoskeleton to enable paraplegics to walk.
Komeiji serves on the finance committee of the HMSA Board of Directors. "Hopefully,
I can contribute to making HMSA a better organization," he says. He was impressed
when he learned about the number of health and wellness initiatives HMSA has spearheaded
in the community. "I was pretty inspired that all these things were going


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Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to an accident Tuesday afternoon where a man ran his car into a boulder on the side of Knob Creek Dock Road.
Washington County deputies said the accident happened around 1:20 p.m. on Knob Creek Dock Road, off of Austin Springs Road, and said the driver was unconscious and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Deputies said they did not know the cause of the accident and there were no witnesses.


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Another reason not to write sentences like: "The city is built on delineations and differentiations, and its particular beauty is owed to its artifice, to its rejection of stillness, to the almost anarchic spectacle of its many relations." (You have contests started in your honor to guess who wrote such drivel.)
Another reason to doubt the efficacy of sanctions: "The federal government has awarded more than $107 billion in contract payments, grants and other benefits over the past decade to foreign and multinational American companies while they were doing business in Iran, despite Washington's efforts to discourage investment there, records show. That includes nearly $15 billion paid to companies that defied American sanctions law by making large investments that helped Iran develop its vast oil and gas reserves."
Another reason why the Israelis, one suspects, will eventually have to take matters into their own hands: "Iran is building a new rocket launch site with North Korean assistance, Israel Radio quoted IHS Jane's as reporting overnight Friday. … The defense intelligence group said the appearance of the launcher suggests assistance from North Korea, and that it may be intended to launch the Simorgh, a long-range Iranian-made missile unveiled in early February and officially intended to be used as a space-launch vehicle (SLV). SLV's can be converted to be used as long-range ballistic missiles for military purposes."
Another reason not to get into 2012 prognostications: we don't know who is running. "After the midterm election this November, the field of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 (or later) is going to get bigger and possibly better. The list is long: Mitch Daniels, John Kasich, Meg Whitman, Bobby Jindal, Haley Barbour, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty, and Jim DeMint. And [Rick] Perry."
Another reason for Democrats to be nervous: voters trust Republicans more on eight of ten issues, including the economy, health care, taxes, social security, and national security. "Republicans lead Democrats 46% to 41% in terms of voter trust on the economy. In early January 2009, just before President Obama took office, Democrats held a nine-point lead on this issue."
Another reason to bemoan the state of higher education (or the intellectual and ethical training of those who partake of it). Peter Robinson on the U.C. Berkeley protests over budget cuts: "We have here the vocabulary of the peace movement, of the struggle for decent conditions for migrants and other exploited workers, and of the civil-rights movement. Yet what did the protesters demand? Peace? Human rights? No. Money. And for whom? For the downtrodden and oppressed? No. For themselves. At a time when one American in 10 is unemployed and historic deficits burden both the federal government and many of the states, the protesters attempted to game the political system. They engaged in a resource grab."
Another reason to believe Secretary Robert Gates is the most valuable member of the administration, and Joe Biden is wrong on pretty much everything: "President Barack Obama has been clear. He wants no new nukes. Pentagon chief Robert Gates has been equally direct, advocating in recent years for a new generation of warheads. … The Obama administration is acutely aware of perceptions that the Nuclear Posture Review has divided senior officials—with Vice President Joe Biden viewed as heading up an arms-control focused camp, and Gates perceived as speaking for a military and nuclear establishment that favors more funding and new weapons programs."


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Nikki's Little Angels Children Boutique offers deals on clothing and merchandise
Necessity is the mother of invention. No saying is truer. And with the economy now being what it is, some families are finding interesting ways to embrace this time of economic creativity.
Nikki's Little Angels Children Boutique, a new and used retail shop where individuals can trade items for store credit in Belen, is the product of just such creativity.
Owner and mother of three Nicole Archibeque-Harrell said she and her husband, Geter Harrell, were inspired to open the shop two months ago after seeing how many families struggle to cloth their little ones. However, the store is not just for kids. Nikki's also carries clothing for teens and adults.
After the birth of their first daughter, Nikki, who is 5 1/2, Geter underwent six months of chemotherapy and the couple believed they wouldn't be able to have any more children.
"Our weak spot is kids," said Geter. "I told (Nicole) if the economy wasn't the way it was and we had a big enough house, I'd have a dozen. We know how hard it is and what a big struggle it is to cloth kids… You can get stuff here for a fraction of the cost you'd pay at other stores."
The couple said their desire to have more children led them to become involved with CYFD as foster parents and eventually adoptive parents of Alexia, now 2-years old.
They said it took two years to adopt her, and in that time they found themselves unexpectedly expecting their third child Angelo, who is now 10-months old.
"He's the miracle baby," Nicole said affectionately of her son who stays at the shop with her during the day.
As parents of three, the couple are well aware of the cost of clothing a family, but Geter said that it was in working with CYFD as foster parents that he and Nicole became even more aware of the hardships families face who are in financial crisis.
"There are people that can't even afford to buy clothes for their kids to go to school in," said Geters.
Opening Nikki's, he said, is a way he feels they can give back to the children in the community. The store also provides Nicole an opportunity to make some extra income without sacrificing her time with her children.
"The motivation of it was my kids, to be able to bring them here," said Nicole, "I know the kids' stuff is just so expensive and they grow out of it so quickly… I thought this way I get to keep them with me and help other mothers out."
The result of this desire and ingenuity is a cozy, family-friendly store where "kids are always welcome" and parents can feel comfortable bringing their children while they shop. There is even a TV set up where kids can watch cartoons and children's shows.
The merchandise is mostly high quality second-hand children's clothing and items, such as jumpers, beds, strollers and changing tables, as well as charming handmade goods like fun handcrafted tutus and baby afghans.
Some of the items Nicole finds via Craigslist and through diligent yard-saling, but much of the inventory comes from the trade system that Nikki's uses.
Customers can bring in gently-used clothing and baby items, such as car seats, to trade for store credit. Child-size clothes hangers are also in high demand and can be traded in, 15 per $1 of store credit.
"It works good for low-income families because they're able to get something for what they've already put into it," said Nicole.
Nicole said people are happy to use store credit since children grow so fast and are in constant need of new clothes. This way families can keep a tab with the store and get items for less than they might pay at other stores.
Nikki's also offers layaway for larger items and is having a 20 percent off sale on summer clothing to make room for the fall and winter clothing she's already collected. Unlike a lot of other trade-for-credit stores, Nicole said Nikki's accepts clothing for all seasons.
It's how she said she finds a lot of really good stuff such as designer labels such as Old Navy, Baby Gap and Hollister.
Nikki's also accepts CYFD clothing vouchers for low-income families and has partnered with the Mid-west New Mexico Community Action Program.
Nicole said they are doing well thanks to word-of-mouth and their Facebook page and that people have been coming from as far as Socorro and Albuquerque to shop and trade.
Nikki's Little Angels Chilren Boutique is located at 121 S. Main St. in Belen, and is open from noon to 4 p.m. on Mondays; noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information, call Archibeque-Harrell at 715-8326.


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Greg Sargent is right: All I'm saying is that raging against successful Republican efforts to block individual Dem initiatives isn't enough. Raging about GOP obstructionism in general isn't enough, either. The point is that Dems need to build an effective larger case that transcends individual issues and reckons more directly with the strategy underlying all […]
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Build A Larger Case
July 30th, 2010 · Comments Off
Tags: Congress · Democrats · Republicans
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It's pretty rare for me to find a blog post, let alone a full opinion column, that I agree with pretty much word for word. But today's column by Paul Krugman is pretty much it for me. Krugman shows a magnificent understanding of the Obama administration's behavior and how it has generated a disappointed base. […]
Tags: Barack Obama · Economy
Myth Busting Social Security Lies
July 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Digby has posted an email from MoveOn wherein they bust up the top five myths conservatives are pushing about Social Security. Prometheus stealing fire is a myth. These are lies and should be treated as such. Top 5 Social Security Myths Rumors of Social Security's demise are greatly exaggerated. But some powerful people keep spreading […]
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Filibuster Reform
July 28th, 2010 · Comments Off
Chris Bowers is doing really interesting work tracking votes in the Senate for meaningful filibuster reform. The post he has up today looks at the appearance of Democratic opponents to reform. The list is an interesting one, ranging from conservatives who tend to oppose progressives regardless the issue (Nelson, Pryor) to senators who benefit from […]
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What Krugman Said
July 27th, 2010 · Comments Off
Yep. This has been another edition of What Krugman Said.
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A loss of trust
July 27th, 2010 · Comments Off
Brilliant: Every time someone gets something thing wrong in a consequential way, the loss of trust should advance, ratcheting up with each such error detected, to the point where it becomes the safest default position to assume that someone — McArdle, for example — is always wrong till proven otherwise. I think similar things could […]
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Apparently it is no longer required in quotes printed by conservative columnists, just as it is not required for videos ran by conservative bloggers (let alone for them to be taken seriously by the administration). Of course conservatives in the media or elected office attacking Democrats or progressives through an out-of-context-to-the-point-of-falsification quote is not new. […]
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Elizabeth Warren & the CFPB
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This weekend, the New York Times published an editorial supporting Elizabeth Warren to run the newly-created Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. This is a big step forward and sign that conventional wisdom is aligning behind much of the progressive online community to support Professor Warren. The Times makes very clear that Warren is simply the […]
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What Krugman Said
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Paul Krugman hits a home run in today's column: But if politicians who insist that the way to reduce deficits is to cut taxes, not raise them, start winning elections again, how much faith can anyone have that we'll do what needs to be done? Yes, we can have a fiscal crisis. But if we […]
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Debunking Colonialist Apologists
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As has always been the case in human history, being an apologist for the colonizing activities of empires is a desirable and rewarding business. One notable China apologist posing as an academic in Hong Kong is Barry Sautman, who recently has published a number of essays and even a PowerPoint presentation in which he puts […]
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60 Smartcard Interoperability Issues for the Transit Industry Table 13. (Continued). TRANSACTION INFORMATION RIS v. 1.0 ITSO v. 1.2 CEN v. 1.0 RKF v. 2.0 Add Value History Information LoadType ValueAPTAFlags NA NA ValueExpires EndDate NA NA AgencyID IssuerID ProductOwner NA Date DateTimeStamp Date Base datatype of Time DateTime Time DataTimeStamp NA Base datatype of DateTime RecurringAutoloadType NA NA NA SVTransaction Value NA NA SVTransactionNegative NA NA NA RegionID NA NA NA LocationID NA LocationData Place CIDTransactionNumber TransactionSequenceNumber ReceiptFlag TransactionNumber CIDID SAMID Base datatype of Device DeviceID Base datatype of SerialNumbers Transaction History Information TransactionType TransactionType NA NA In_Out NA NA NA ProdID_or_RegionID TransactionType ProductID ContractSerialNumber AgencyID SAMID ServiceOperator Basetype of CardProvider LocationID NA LocationData Place DateStamp DateTimeStamp Date Base datatype of DateTime TimeStamp DateTimeStamp Time Base datatype of DateTime TransactionLinked NA NA NA TransferStartTime NA Time Base datatype of DateTime TransValue ActualAmount FareDeducted MoneyAmount TransValueSign NA NA NA TransferCode NA NA NA Special NA NA NA from partner agencies, as determined by these settlement positions. Transaction information, at a minimum, consists of five data elements presented above and three additional data ele- ments described below: � Agency Identification Number--Uniquely identifies the agency that provided the service for this transaction. The agency ID is necessary for the proper settlement of funds. � Date and Time of the specific transaction--Date and time information is required to uniquely identify transactions for reporting and troubleshooting. � Entry and/or Exit Location of the patron--Entry and/or exit information is required for fare calculation in distance-based or zone-based fare structures. 4.2.3 Application Layer A standard "application data element"definition does not exist today in an open, accessible form in the transit industry. However, from an information exchange perspective, the application layer for a smartcard and reader is primarily the software and/or data structure on a smartcard and reader that allows for the exchange and capture of data that will be used for clearing and settlement. The captured data are ultimately transferred from the reader through the agency's system hierarchy to another system (partner agency or central system) for clearing and settling that transaction.


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Oct 2013 - $24.00
Campground is a distance off the beaten path -- very quiet. Area is heavily wooded and fall foliage was gorgeous, but we were unable to connect via our roof TV satellite. WiFi was marginal. We did not look at the restrooms, and had a good Verizon signal. We would stay again. - BigRigTravelerUSA
Oct 2013 - $25.00
Nice park on the lower end of lake wheeler; we stayed the middle week of October and enjoyed the park and the fishing. The park staff and hosts were friendly, however this is the second time in a row that the RR' s were not very clean, they were in good shape but not to the usual standard of cleaning everyday. - AU Fishing
Jul 2013 - $25.00
Stayed here over the 4th of July holiday and the choice of sites were very limited when we arrived. We settled for site B-37 which was large, but not what we would have picked if there were other better choices. There were hills behind our site where kids would ride and jump the hills on their bikes and wind up right in the middle of our campsite. This was kind of annoying while we were trying to relax and cook outside. We won't choose this site again, but we will definitely return during a more quiet time of year. The campground is nice and well maintained. There are volunteers throughout the campground and they are well seen. Most sites are large enough not to feel crowded. - Willa


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Duke basketball vs. Western Washington updates
For live updates all game, follow @dukebasketball on Twitter. We'll provide other summaries, analysis and tidbits here on the blog.
Duke 105, Western Washington 87—final analysis: Even though he was quiet in the second half, the story of this game remained Rasheed Sulaimon, who gave the Cameron Crazies a taste of his potential with an uber-efficient 18-point first half in which he knocked down 6-of-8 field goals, including 2-of-3 from deep.
And, as he should've against a Western Washington frontcourt whose tallest player is 6-foot-9, Mason Plumlee reigned supreme in the paint with 22 points and 11 boards, both team-high tallies. His 6-foot-11 frontcourt classmate Ryan Kelly added 22 points and five rebounds.
Quinn Cook finished the game with 13 points and four boards. Running the offense, he did some things very well but also showed some room to improve. The sophomore point guard ran the offense fluidly and dictated the pace of play for a Duke unit that was insistent on moving the ball in transition, particularly in the first half. But he also made a few too many turnovers, picking up six in his 32 minutes of action.
Duke 87, Western Washington 69 (7:10, second half): Perhaps the most amusing moment of the half came with about 10 minutes left when Duke was charged with its first foul of the half, leading to a loud and sarcastic cheer from the Western Washington fans. Meanwhile, Viking forward Austin Bragg fouled out and the Blue Devils are already in the double bonus. There have been no notably controversial calls—many of the Western Washington fouls have been from getting beaten on the offensive end and getting to their spots late.
Sulaimon and Kelly lead Duke with 20 points apiece.
Duke 76, Western Washington 61 (11:20, second half): Western Washington was making some noise after Paul Jones hit two straight buckets, but a Quinn Cook 3-pointer quieted that threat of momentum down. And then Cameron Indoor Stadium really got loud when Thornton made a nifty steal led to a Kelly trey.
Cook and Thornton have spent a decent amount of time sharing the court together, something that may go down once Curry is back and Duke isn't so thin in the backcourt.
Duke 65, Western Washington 52 (15:23 second half): The Vikings are showing a bit of life so far in the second half, gaining a bit of ground. The small section of Western Washington supporters got particularly loud after they got an easy fastbreak and slam after a loose break. The same starting five from the first half began the second 20 minutes on the floor for Duke.
Duke 54, Western Washington 39—1st half analysis: Hello, Rasheed Sulaimon. Taking over for an injured Seth Curry in the starting lineup, the freshman finished the half with 18 points, three rebounds and two assists. He has shown a versatility in his offensive game, converting from deep and beating Viking defenders off the dribble in the lane. He hit 6-of-8 shots from the field and 2-of-3 from deep.
Mason Plumlee has added a quiet 11 points and eight rebounds, well on his way to a double-double. Ryan Kelly has 10 to give Duke three double-digit scorers in the first half.
But the other key to the offense has been Quinn Cook, who has just three points but has dictated the pace of the play for the Blue Devils. The offense has been high-paced, with a number of buckets in transition. He had no assists, but that doesn't do justice to what he did for giving this offense a sense of urgency.
Cook had the offense for the first five minutes, but Tyler Thornton eventually subbed in and immediately rewarded Krzyzewski with a hustle play to keep a Duke possession alive. Moments later Josh Hairston and Amile Jefferson were the next two subs in. Jefferson contributed four points and three boards in his first half of college basketball, while Hairston pumped up the fans with an exciting sequence in which he took a charge then swished a jumper.
Duke 37, Western Washington 26 (7:46 in the 1st half): The Cameron Crazies got their first "more than double" and "crazy towel guy" chants in of the season, and they have continued to chant for top recruit Jabari Parker, who is making his official visit to campus this weekend and is itting behind the Duke bench. What's been so interesting from this first half is how Duke keeps on pushing the ball on offense—it will be curious to see if this is a result of playing a Division II team or if this squad might be run-and-gun all season. The Blue Devils had two beautiful transition plays in a row. On the first, Sulaimon made a half-court pass to Murphy for a lay-in and on the next, a Mason Plumlee (yes, Mason Plumlee) spin move opeend the way to move the ball down court, with Cook eventually getting fouled on the layup attempt.
Duke 26, Western Washington 13 (11:59 in the first half): After five minutes of play, Mike Krzyzewski finally turned to the bench, giving Tyler Thornton his first action. Thornton immediately showed why he's a favorite of the coach, saving a Duke possession after diving for a ball. Amile Jefferson and Josh Hairston checked in together a minute later for Alex Murphy and Ryan Kelly. In his two-and-a-half minutes of actino so far, Jefferson has snatched three rebounds, including one on the offensive end to give him his first two points.
Duke 19, Western Washington 10 (15:35 in the first half): The Viking initially kept pace early with the game tied 7-7, but Rasheed Sulaimon and Ryan Kelly have taken over, each hitting from long range. But credit Quinn Cook in the early going—he has pushed the ball on offense and the rock is moving fluidly. Kelly leads the team with eight points, Sulaimon has seven.
Western Washington: G Paul Jones, G Richard Woodworth, G John Allen, F Austin Bragg, C Chris Mitchell
Duke: G Quinn Cook, G Rasheed Sulaimon, F Alex Murphy, F Ryan Kelly, F Mason Plumlee


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