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Rural Washington County roads received attention from the road department Monday (Jan. 6) as graters worked to remove ice and snow from gravel roads.
"The grater is actually trying to get under the snow to try and peel it off," said Henry Wilson, Washington County roads supervisor. "What we don't get peeled off, the traffic will pack it back down and it will be just like ice."
Crews give high priority to roads on the north slope near West Fork and Prairie Grove. Residents on Sky View Road, which is on the slope, can easily lose control on the steep hill, Wilson said.
"We'll get the snow peeled off where we can put some chat on it where they can actually get a little bit of grip," Wilson said. "It'll put it to where they can get in and out without too much danger."
Road crews in Springdale pretreated 161 lane miles before the snow came in early Sunday morning (Jan. 5). According to a news release, the pretreated roadways were partly to mostly clear by the mid-afternoon.
In Fayetteville, some roads remained slick or were covered in sand for traction.
Chris Rothwell, a Fayetteville driver, said the roads were better this time around than when the ice storm rolled through in early December.
"I think they did a better pre-treat effort this time," Rothwell said. "I've seen more plows out. But I don't think we had as much ice, so it's easier to get off."


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Midseason TV Preview: 22 New Shows in 2013
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The Job, Friday, Feb. 8, 8 PM, CBS
From executive producers Mark Burnett (The Voice, Survivor) and Michael Davies (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire), each episode of this reality competition features five candidates all vying for a job at their dream company. There will also be reps from guest companies who can try to steal a person from the competition, forcing them to decide whether or not to take themselves out of the running for the featured gig. Hosted by Lisa Ling (The View, OWN).

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text: We are all sinful, but does God forgive all sins? This brings to mind some of the horrific murders and crimes throughout the world. Hitler and how he tortured and killed many people. We also have had some of the most terrible crimes here in Australia, over the years. Ranging from serial murder cases,and unexplained disappearances of innocent people. I personally believe that God does forgive all our sins, if we are sorry and repent of them. Even Hitler,if he repented of all his crimes before he died. No one really knows, if Hitler did repent. What is your opinion? Do you think God forgives all sins? Your comments are welcome. Life49


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Stories and tips from a few of our Exchange students:
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Though not an insect, the Australian Red Back spider has unique mating habits. The female (shown here dancing with a male) has a black stripe on her back. After an elaborate dance, Red Back spiders will eventually consummate however, one factor comes into play. Many times the male is eaten as a snack for the future mother of his children or wrapped up in a silky tomb to later be eaten. Source:The Dating Game Meets Survivor. Van Evra, Jen , Canadian Wildlife; Winter2002, Vol. 7 Issue 5, p44, 3/4p, 1c


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Glenn Williams was driving on I-55 Thursday night when he saw flames eating away at a car, and a man trapped inside. He rushed down to help.
"I was scared, to tell you truth, you see the movies, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know gas and fire wasn't a good mixture," Williams said.
"The door wouldn't open and the man behind the wheel stuck," he added.
He and the driver of the other car in the accident both worked to free the man. The other driver's car went airborne, but he still came out and helped Williams try to free the man from the burning car.
"I couldn't have pulled him out by myself he was too heavy, too big," Williams said.
The next day, he went to the Regional Medical Center, trying to visit the man who's life he helped save. He says it's what we all should do, but sadly Thursday night, no one else did.
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IHS Workshop: "'Loss in any Manner:' Slave Mortality and End of Life Issues in Antebellum America" by Dr. Daina Ramey Berry, University of Texas at Austin
Mon, September 10, 2012 • 12:00 PM - 1:30 AM • GAR 4.100
Daina Ramey Berry, Associate Professor, is the author of Swing the Sickle for the Harvest is Ripe: Gender and Slavery in Antebellum Georgia (University of Illinois Press, 2007). Recipient of the American Council of Learned Societies, Frederick Burkhardt Fellowship, National Humanities Center in 2007-2008, she joined the History Department at the University of Texas at Austin in 2010, where she offers courses on gender and slavery in the United States. She is currently working on her second book-length manuscript, The Price for their Pound of Flesh: The Value of Human Chattels from Preconception to Postmortem.
Link to Dr. Berry's faculty homepage.
Responder: Shirley E. Thompson, Associate Professor, Department of American Studies and Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, UT Austin. Link to Professor Thompson's faculty profile.
Free and open to the public. RSVP required. To RSVP and receive a copy of the pre-circulated paper, please email Courtney Meador by 9 a.m., Friday, Sept. 7.


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Does anyone like beer? I do. Does anyone like beer with human proteins in it? Uh... A proposal in Missouri to plant 200 acres of rice enhanced with synthetic human genes -- a crop intended for medicinal uses -- has Anheuser-Busch up in arms. The company is threatening to boycott all rice produced and processed in Missouri if the state OKs this latest "biopharming" venture. If the project is approved, it would be the largest such in the country. Ventria, the company behind it, is relocating from California, due in part to opposition there. Missouri's governor and Farm Bureau stand by the plan, despite a petition signed by 175 local farmers. "Anheuser-Busch is a company that certainly uses technology for their product," a spokeswoman for the Biotechnology Industry Organization told the Sacramento Bee (which painted Ventria as "tiny" and "hounded"). "It's very disappointing to see them turning away from another technology." The logic of that argument aside ("hey! technology is technology!"), it raises an interesting point. God knows what they do to that beer -- yet they draw the line here. That's saying something.
According to an AP report, two Cornell University scientists -- who, it must be pointed out, were apparently not snickering at the time -- paid tribute to Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld by naming three new species of slime-mold beetle after them. Slime-mold beetles. We can't make this stuff up.
We chuckled when Bill McKibben mentioned the new Flat Earth Award on this site in January, and now we're positively whooping with anticipatory glee. The winner of the prize -- which was devised by a handful of Middlebury students to spotlight a public figure in deeeeeeep denial of global warming -- will be announced next week. The three nominees are: oh-no-he-didn't author Michael Crichton; oh-yes-he-did gasbag Rush Limbaugh; and oh-give-me-a-break naysayer Fred Singer. So go on, cast your vote now, and give one of these fatheads -- uh, flatheads -- his due! P.S. Got any thoughts about who else should have been nominated? We're all ears.
Funny thing: We thought about writing something like this and slipping it in as one of our April Fool's stories. But we knew no one would buy it.
Last night, mindless TV called. An ad came on that I've seen before, but never focused on. It's for the KIA Sportage (which I really want to pronounce with a lovely French accent), and shows a series of people driving the same car, tossing the keys to each other as they go. Wow: car sharing hits prime time! This is almost as good as hybrids on Alias. I know, I know, I'm being too literal. KIA's point is simply that this vehicle works for all kinds of different people. But along the way, the company makes sharing a car look pretty darn zippy. Maybe it'll get viewers thinking ... (naw -- see first line).
As I was waiting for the bus this morning, I glimpsed this headline: 'Is that Dandruff in Your Air Pollution'? It's such an unsurprising concept -- that particulate matter in the air includes stuff like dandruff and fur -- that it hardly seems newsworthy. And yet. The image of all of us wading through a haze of skin chunks is somehow tough to, er, swallow. I can't help but think of all those salmon swimming through each other's lice -- and how I had the temerity, when we reported that the other day, to think it was strange.
With a drop in recycling rates, Chicago is wondering: how come no one cares anymore? The city's "blue bag" program, introduced in 1995, sells bags for recyclables that are collected alongside regular trash. Last year, 90,000 tons filtered through, compared to 126,000 in 2000. The Chicago Tribune reports that Mayor Richard Daley says it's not working because Chicagoans are apathetic. (Way to inspire 'em, Dick!) Critics, meanwhile, say the method is inconvenient, the bags break, and people think their goods -- and goodwill -- are just bound for the trash compactor. Oh yeah, and much of the waste has been recycled right into a field in Indiana. One Chicago TV station offers an interesting comparison between recycling in the Windy City and the Big Apple. How's it going in your neck of the woods?
In more strange news from nature (see: pandas peeing, bats running): It seems that plants store genetic information from generations past, and can use it to fix oddities they've inherited directly. Scientists -- who began to cotton on to the phenomenon when a weed expected to produce mutant flowers bloomed normally instead -- aren't entirely sure what to make of this news, but they think it could help fight diseases in plants, and might give a hint of human possibilities as well. As genetics professor Gerald Fink told the Washington Post (in a quote that has made me love him), "something weird is definitely going on."
Here in the Northwest, this winter's lack of rain and snow has people muttering about two things: the inevitable drought this summer, and the lack of good skiing right now. Welp, enterprising ski bums in countries including England, Japan, and the Netherlands have found a way around this exact problem: indoor slopes. Oddly, the U.S. has managed to survive without this concept -- until now. Xanadu, an impossibly gigantic indoor theme park planned for New Jersey's Meadowlands, will include such a hill (and also a chocolate waterfall, but I digress). Despite critics who say the project will damage wetlands, increase traffic, and cause air pollution, the complex got a go-ahead permit last week. Life is never simple in Jersey, though. A whole brouhaha having to do with nearby Giants stadium might slow things down, giving opponents another chance to howl. Stay tuned.


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Isis Romero joined the KSAT 12 news team in June 2010. Prior to her arrival in San Antonio, Isis anchored and reported for KSAZ-TV in Phoenix, Ariz.
A native Texan, Isis was born and raised in Robstown, a small community west of Corpus Christi.
Isis is thrilled to be back in her home state, where she began her professional career.
"I've missed Texas so much, it feels incredible to be back," she said. "There's no place like home, and no place like Texas!"
Isis began her broadcasting career at KZTV in Corpus Christi, where she anchored the 5, 6, and 10 p.m. weekday newscasts.
Isis is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, where she earned her degree in Broadcast Journalism. She is a member of the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists and is also a licensed real estate agent.
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If you're not familiar with 20-year-old Harlem rapper Azealia Banks, now's the time to get acquainted. She released her first track, "Seventeen," back in 2009 (which was produced by one of her biggest fans and supporters, Diplo), but the hype didn't really start building around Banks until last year. With her brand of aggressive, dance led rap, reminiscent of East London's garage scene, Banks is kicking up a storm in the music world, taking girl rap back to the no-holds barred days when we first met the potty mouthed Lil Kim. Except that Banks is a little bit ruder, and much more raw. There are a million reasons why you need to know Azealia Banks right this instant, but here are the top 6:
1. "212"
Banks got a lot of attention for her 2011 release "212," which was one of the biggest, most critically acclaimed tracks of the winter. Half dance club, half rap, "212" is unavoidably infectious, and comes with a generous helping of dirty words. Watch the video for "212" here.
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Oct. 15, 2010
The back-to-back Mountain West Conference champion men's basketball team hosted their annual media day on Thursday afternoon. The session started with a tour of the PIT for about 25 members of the media. From there, the media gathered for Steve Alford's press conference. Four players, Dairese Gary, Drew Gordon, Phillip McDonald, and A.J. Hardeman all addressed the , all met with the media as well.
At 3:15, members of the media had open time to get one-on-ones with coach Alford and players before practice started at 3:30.
Members of the athletic communications staff took some photos of the event. More will be posted soon here.
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Here is a link to all of the men's photo galleries taken this season Men's Basketball Photo Galleries
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Those operating in the storage world have always known that with data growing and compliance regulations fuelling tighter backup strategies that the market looks relatively stable.
The latest to confirm that the storage world continues to be a bright spot in the general gloom is NetApp which surprised Wall Street with better than expected figures for its second quarter for its fiscal 2009.
The vendor produced revenues of $912m up from last year's $792m, which exceeded expectations, although net profit dropped to $49.2m from $83.8m. The share price rose following the results as analysts had predicted revenues of around $905m.
But the vendor opted not to provide any formal future outlook guidance blaming the turbulent state of the economy.
In a statement Dan Warmenhoven, chairman and CEO of NetApp, said that it had delivered solid revenue "despite a challenging economic environment" and it expected more business as users looked to reduce their storage costs.


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The Montana Department of Corrections is a public agency under Montana's Public Records Law, Title 2, ch. 6, Montana Code Annotated. This law requires public agencies to make public records available for inspection or duplication. Through its web page, the Department of Corrections Policy Manual is accessible to the public in accordance with the Public Records Law.
Restricted Information
While most agency records are public documents that must be disclosed to the public upon request, the law allows public agencies to deny public access to some records when there is a specific reason provided within the public records law to do so. For example, the Department of Corrections may withhold from public disclosure any agency record that contains information in which there is an individual privacy interest that clearly exceeds the merits of public disclosure; information that relates to individual or public safety; and information that relates to the security of facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections. See, § 2-6-102, Mont. Code Ann. Restricted Department policies are designated within the manual as "restricted distribution" policies. Federal and state law may also expressly limit disclosure of the information including, but not limited to, confidential criminal justice information, personnel records, health care records, and education records.
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The Department Policy Unit administers all policy-related matters for the Department to ensure policies are developed and managed in accordance with applicable national standards, federal and state laws, and Department directives. Policies are under continual revision. The web page is updated as new or revised policies are approved for release by the Department director. In all matters, copies provided by the Policy Unit supersede any copy obtained electronically through the Department's website. The Department of Corrections and State of Montana are not responsible for any document that is falsified or modified in whole or in part by any individual who accesses them.
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Ripon, WI – The Midwest Conference has released the 2012 Coaches Polls for the upcoming Fall Sports seasons of Football, Volleyball and Men's and Women's Soccer.
The Buccaneer Men's Soccer team was picked third after finishing as the Conference runner-up in 2011. Two-time defending Champion Carroll University received eight first-place votes and topped the poll.
Tim Schmiechen begins his 23rd season as head coach when Beloit opens the season on Friday, August 31, at Marian University in Fond du Lac. The home opener is set for Saturday, September 8, against Edgewood College at the Strong Complex Soccer Field, with kickoff at 3:00 p.m. They open MWC play on Wednesday night, September 19, at Carroll in a 7:00 p.m. match.
The Buccaneer Football squad was picked eighth. Monmouth College, with five first-place votes, and Illinois College, with four, shared the top spot in the poll. Monmouth won the title last season by one game over IC but both played in the NCAA Division III Playoffs.
Chris Brann begins his seventh season as head coach when the Buccaneers open the campaign on Saturday, September 1, at the University of Chicago in a 6:00 p.m. kickoff. They open league play the next Saturday, September 8, when they host league co-favorite Monmouth at Strong Stadium.
The Buccaneer Volleyball team was picked tenth. Cornell College, returning to the MWC this season, received eight first-place votes to grab the top spot in the poll.
Dawn Redd begins her sixth season as head coach when the Buccaneers open their season on Friday and Saturday, August 31 and September 1, with the Buc Blast Tournament in Flood Arena. Beloit will play two matches on both days, beginning against Hamline University on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Conference action for Beloit begins on Wednesday, September 26, at Lake Forest. The Bucs open a five-date homestand on Friday, October 5, against Cornell.
The Women's Soccer squad was picked 11th. Defending MWC Champion St. Norbert College, with nine first-place votes, is picked to take the title again.
Liz Bartley begins her seventh season as head coach when the Buccaneers open their season on Friday, August 31, against Concordia University Chicago at 4:30 p.m. at the Strong Complex Soccer Field. They open MWC play on Saturday, September 22, at Cornell in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.


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One of our favourite collaborations of last year finally gets a proper video...
It's about bloody time. Courtney Love and Fall Out Boy have released a video for their blooming brilliant Rat A Tat.
It's the latest in a series of 11 clips – The Youngblood Chronicles – that are being steadily released to accompany tracks from Fall Out Boy's 2013 album Save Rock And Roll. Although, this one was always our favourite... Come on, it's got Courtney!
You can read an interview with Pete Wentz off of Fall Out Boy in our current issue, don't you know? See what we did there? He talks about working with Elton, saving rock and roll and standing up for same-sex marriage and equal rights for the LGBT community. He's a friend of us gays.
"Homophobia is really one of the last bastions of hate and prejudice we have left," he told us. "It's going to be one of those things that in 30 years time, we're going to be struggling to explain and justify."
You can read more in the new issue. Just visit gtdigi.co.uk to download. G'wan, you know you want to.
Oh, and did we mention? COURTNEY LOVE.
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It's mostly pop/rock/dance on radio in Oz too I don't hear metal in Oz radio although I'm sure there's a station or two. I have noticed more metal appearing in TV ads aimed at appealing to young guys.
I'm hoping that metal doesn't get huge here as it has in Scandinavia and the US. I only like a few metal numbers, most of them by either Tool or RATM. I'm a King Crimson nut but their metal side leaves me cold, apart from
. The minute there's Cookie Monsters or machine gun grooves, I'm out. I'd rather hear WS any day.
Metal ain't what it used to be. Now Black Sabbath, that was fun. But this growl growl boogidy boogidy stuff ... gimme a break! lol Where's the charm? Ozzy had it!
I can hardly make out anything that the growlers are saying and when I do it's normally just young men's angst. Wowie zowie. The weird thing is that every metalhead I meet is a fair dinkum lovely guy. I can't put the two together - these fun, intelligent, easygoing guys and this maniacally angry music. I can only guess that they're getting it out of their systems. There might be some value to musical Gestalt therapy that acts as a safety valve, but I's rather not hear it. There ya go. Some of you think WS are primitive and I think modern metal is ugly. No accounting for taste, eh?
Wow, that was a rant ... probably been reading too much Pat Methany talking about Kenny G.
Thaard, I'd love to play
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... just sit there going thump thump thump with attitude for half a song. Bring it on, I say :)
EDIT: Dios, I agree with Peter E in that more headroom = more "on the button" minimalist playing. It depends on the style though. The lack of headroom in WS creates a certain feel that's appealing. It wouldn't work as well played slick and precise. Dave Grohl has done well for himself too, even though he wouldn't have anywhere near as much headroom as Peter E.
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Wales full-back Lee Byrne insists he will be fit to face Scotland on February 8 despite missing Ospreys' Heineken Cup clash with Leicester at the weekend.
Byrne picked up an ankle injury against Perpignan two weeks ago, but said sitting out the Leicester game was little more than precautionary after failing a fitness test.
He fully expects to be available for selection when the Welsh open their Six Nations title defence at Murrayfield on Saturday week.
The fullback who has won 20 caps for his country (wearing Adidas predator powerswerve rugby boots) went on to add.
"I've no concerns, none at all, about the Scotland game," he said.
"I am getting there now. I've been icing it up and done a bit of rehab work, and it is feeling much better.
"I had a fitness test last Thursday, and there was a little bit of a reaction on the Friday, so I had to use my head and pull out."
Byrne has been tipped to represent the British and Irish Lions in South Africa this year but the 28-year-old refuses to look beyond the Six Nations.
"It is always nice to receive good press, but I just want to concentrate on playing well," he added.
"I think the Lions crosses everyone's mind who wants to be on that tour, but I am really focused on playing in this Six Nations and then for the Ospreys in the Heineken Cup.
"Every player wants to be playing well at the moment.
"This is really the time when you want to be showing the (Lions) coaches that you are good enough to go. I want to get better as a player.
"I definitely know there is more to come, and if I can take all the information that I am receiving from my coaches, it will make me a better player."
And Byrne believes the Welsh have what it takes to justify their favourite tag and win back-to-back titles for the first time, despite away games in Scotland, France and Italy.
"After the autumn series, there is nobody we can fear, really," he continued.
"The way we finished the autumn, I think we can take that spirit into the Six Nations and push on again. Everyone is looking forward to playing again, and hopefully we can do really well.
"Going into last year's Six Nations, we weren't favourites and didn't have that tag put on us. Leading up to this one, we now have that label.
"But we've got to deal with it, show why we are the favourites and play some rugby.
"We know every game is going to be hard. We've got to keep to our game plan, and hopefully we can beat anyone on our day."


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JACKSON — There were two paces to Saturday's Division IV Southeast District Semifinal at Jackson between No. 5 South Webster and No. 1 Notre Dame: Sunday drive and NASCAR speed.
Neither team seemed to do well with the first, but only the Jeeps felt comfortable with the break-neck pace. South Webster forced 30 Titan turnovers — 19 off steals — and won the rebounding battle 41-38 (14-5 offensively) in a 52-35 victory.
The Jeeps advance to the March 3 district final at Ohio University's Convocation Center against No. 2 Waterford, which defeated No. 2 Clay 49-35 in the day's second semifinal. South Webster coach Kristie Johnson is glad her team is making their first trip into the district finals since 2010.
"We knew going in that they had not seen our defensive pressure or teams like our defensive pressure," Johnson said. "…We were hoping that we could match up with them, go 100 (full-court defense)."
The Jeeps started the game in a box-and-one with the rover on Notre Dame senior Jen Arnzen. The first points of the contest didn't come until Titan senior Raigan Sammons split a pair of free throws.
Around that time, Johnson took perhaps the biggest gamble of the game by switching to straight-up man-to-man. The opening quarter ended with a Hayley Giles jumper to make it an 8-7 game in favor of South Webster.
The second period was when the Jeeps started turning up the pressure. They forced Notre Dame into nine miscues as seven were from thefts.
Entering the lockerroom down 17-9, Titans coach J.D. McKenzie knew the tempo of the game was not suited towards his ball club.
"The one thing we worried about was their pressure," McKenzie said. "We thought that if we could break their pressure and get into the half-court set, we'd be fine. At times when we did, we were fine and at times when we didn't handle the pressure well, it showed."
After extending its lead to 36-21 after three stanzas, South Webster attacked the Notre Dame ball handlers again as the Jeeps picked the Titans pockets nine times in the quarter to put the game away. Haley Stanley's field goal shortly after McKenzie called his final timeout gave South Webster its biggest lead of the contest at 44-21.
"Their overall team speed was more than we could match for the whole game," McKenzie said. "In segments, we could but just not for the whole game."
Giles led all scorers with 11 points on the afternoon while Stanley, Courtney Blanton and Kacie Hall each added 10. In her final high school game, Arnzen tied for the team lead in scoring with eight along with Brooke Pierron. Entering the fourth, Arnzen was only credited with four points and didn't break her drought until 5:40 left as she grabbed 14 rebounds.
Johnson felt Giles and Haley Potters handled their defensive responsibilities well throughout the contest.
"(They) both knew what they had to do against Arnzen, whether we were in man, whether we were in box, whether we were in whatever," Johnson said. "They did a really nice job on her."
Along with Arnzen, McKenzie loses a senior class that includes Sammons, Stacie Ramey, Libby Welsh and Sammie Marting. In the three years under McKenzie, Notre Dame has won 54 games, three Division IV Southeast District appearances and two SOC I championships.
"They're a great class and great kids," McKenzie said. "…Their accomplishments speak for themselves. Each one of them individually are going to be missed dearly, dearly, dearly.
"It's the worst part of the job and I hate it. I cried in there with them, I love them all to death and I think a lot of them will come back in the future and be a part of the program. They are one of the main reasons we are where we are right now."
Cody Leist can be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 294, or email@example.com.
South Webster 8 9 19 16 — 52
Notre Dame 7 2 12 14 — 35
South Webster — Blanton 3-3-10, Shonkwiler 1-0-2, Messer 2-0-5, Hall 4-1-10, Stanley 5-0-10, Potters 2-0-4, Giles 4-3-11, Totals 21-7-52.
Notre Dame — Stevenson 1-0-2, Welsh 1-0-2, Phillips 2-0-4, Pierron 4-0-8, Marting 3-1-7, Arnzen 3-2-8, Sammons 1-1-4, Totals 15-4-35.
3-Point Goals — South Webster 3 (Blanton, Messer, Hall); Notre Dame 1 (Sammons).
Records — South Webster 12-10; Notre Dame 22-2.


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We don't need no president. What this country needs is the same as the slyly unspoken target of this thread: benevolent moderators (in hammocks).
We don't need no president. What this country needs is the same as the slyly unspoken target of this thread: benevolent moderators (in hammocks).
Clinton would have gone for the Whoopie Sling just for the name alone!
SHUG...finally a vote I'd feel good about!
Wouldn't it be awesome if there were hammocks in the White House and on the lawn??? Heck, I bet if congress replaced their desks with hammocks, they would get a lot more accomplished!
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Does the White House have a backyard suitable for testing various set-ups and general lounging?
Instead of meetings in the Oval Office, Mitt (slip ) could hold meetings from a mess of hammocks near the rose garden.
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You would never know if you could ever be
If you never try, you would never see
Stayed in Africa, we ain't never leave
So there were no slaves in our history
Were no slave ships, were no misery
Call me crazy, or isn't he?
See I fell asleep and I had a dream
It was all black everything
[Verse 1]
Uh, and we ain't get exploited
White man ain't feared it so he did not destroy it
We ain't work for free, see they had to employ it
Built it up together so we equally appointed
First 400 years, see we actually enjoyed it
Constitution written by W.E.B. Du Bois
Were no reconstructions, civil war got avoided
Little black sambo grows up to be a lawyer
Extra extra on the news stands
Black woman voted head of Ku Klux Klan
Malcolm Little dies as an old man
Martin Luther King read the eulogy for him
Followed by Bill O'Reilly who read from the Quran
President Bush sends condolences from Iran
Where Fox News reports live
That Ahmadinejad wins the Mandela Peace Prize
[Verse 2]
Uh, and it ain't no projects
Keepin it real is not an understood concept
Yea, complexion's not a contest
Cause racism has no context
Hip-hop ain't got a section called conscious
Everybody rappin like crack never happened
Crips never occurred nor bloods to attack them
Matter of fact no hood to attack in
Somalia is a great place to relax in
Fred Astaire was the first to do a backspin
The Rat Pack was cool group of black men
That inspired the five white guys called the Jacksons
Eminem fitted in but then again
He inspired a black rapper tryin to mimic him
And thats what really rose up out of Michigan
The "sounding white" rapper by the name of 50 Cent
[Verse 3]
Uh, and I know it's just a fantasy
I cordially invite you to ask why can't it be
Now we can do nothing bout the past
But we can do something about the future that we have
We can make it fast or we can make it last
Every woman queen and every man a king and
When those color lines come we can't see between
We just close our eyes till its all black everything


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Operating room nurses (often referred to as perioperative nurses) play a vital role in the healthcare industry, since an operating room nurse is responsible for major nursing activities occurring in the surgical suite. The operating room nurse duties focus on assisting the patient's physiological status before, during and after the surgery.
Operating room nurse duties include identifying the priorities or implementing care based on the sound nursing judgments and providing individual patient needs, acting as a model to perioperative nurses and for students or colleagues and functioning as the patients advocate by protecting patients from incompetent, unethical, or from illegal practices during the perioperative period. Other duties involve coordinating in activities that are associated in implementing the nursing care by the members of the healthcare team.
In addition to these, operating room nurses demonstrate a thorough knowledge in aseptic principles and techniques to maintain a safe therapeutic surgical environment. They direct and handle the handling of all supplies, equipment and instruments, to ensure their economic and efficient function for the patient and personnel under both normal and hazardous conditions. They also perform the surgical skin preparation, conduct and maintain accurate records of counts and maintain accurate detailed notes of the nursing activities during the operating procedure. They also perform the duties of a scrub nurse or circulating nurse if needed, but all will be based on their knowledge and expertise in performing specific procedures.
Operating room nurses also participate in administering education programs that will direct towards professional and personal growth development, as well as participate in professional organizational and research activities that support and enhanced perioperative nursing practice. The goal of the operating nurse is simple and that is, to provide a standard of excellence in the care of the patient before, during, and after the surgery.
As the only non-scrubbed member of the surgical team, the operating nurse represents a coordinating link between the scrub team and all the other departments and personnel that are associated with the surgical patient and the procedure. They are by virtue responsible for managing patients in the operating suite and their duties begin long before the patient arrives in the operating room and continues until the final dispensation of the patient is completed.
The duties of an operating room nurse may be quite a handful, but operating room nurses stay dedicated on their calling and put their patients' needs above their own, to the extent of sometimes rendering over time work just so they could complete their assigned tasks and help save their patients' lives.


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The Green Deal is a scheme introduced by the UK Government on 28th January 2013 that aims to increase the Energy Efficiency of 14 million homes.
There are two aspects to the Green Deal. Grant funding through the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) and Green Deal Finance, which supports all other householders by providing a loan to install energy-related products.
ECO grants can be claimed by homeowners and private tenants. Products available under and the grant scheme include the following:
Those who do not qualify for an ECO grant can still apply for Green Deal Finance.
The Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) Grant
The purpose of ECO is to support those living in fuel poverty and to contribute towards expensive Green Deal measures that would otherwise not meet the Green Deal Golden Rule.
The Energy Companies Obligation has been designed to fit in with the Green Deal by providing 100% grants to those living in fuel poverty. These householders can have Loft & Cavity Wall Insulation and in some cases a replacement Boiler or full Central Heating system installed. This means they will benefit from the full savings on their energy bills.
ECO is split into three parts:
Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation (HHCRO)
Formerly known as Affordable Warmth. Customers in receipt of a qualifying benefit can receive fully funded measures. These include Loft & Cavity Wall Insulation, Boiler replacement and full Central Heating systems.
Carbon Saving Communities Obligation (CSCO)
Anyone living in a postcode area where incomes are generally lower than average and the likelihood of fuel poverty is higher can claim an ECO grant to have Loft and Cavity Wall Insulation free of charge.
Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation (CERO)
CERO provides free Cavity Wall Insulation to all private householders. Loft Insulation is also discounted if required at the same time as Cavity Insulation.
Which Products Qualify For An ECO Grant?
The following products can be installed with an ECO grant:
- Loft Insulation rolled out in blankets on the loft floor to a depth of 11" (270mm).
- Cavity Wall Insulation blown into the gap between two layers of brick or brick/block.
- Boilers & Central Heating for inefficient boilers over 5 years old or no Central Heating.
Green Deal Finance
Those who do not qualify for an ECO Grant can receive Green Deal Finance to have energy efficient products installed. The savings on energy bills are used to pay for the cost of the work in installments.
The Green Deal is effectively a loan or charge against the property. The repayments are taken directly from the electricity bill and so the charge is passed on to the next occupier of the property.
- 2000 Rural Properties In Scotland To Receive Free Insulation
7 January 2014
- Energy Suppliers Incentivised To Insulate
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The Mississippi High School Activities Association, the state Board of Health, the NFL and other groups are throwing their support behind a bill this year that would require education about concussions and set protocols for when youths can resume practicing or playing after suffering a concussion.
"It's a safety bill for those young athletes, between the ages of 7-18, and it won't cost the state anything," said Lee Jenkins, executive director of the Brain Injury Association of Mississippi.
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Posted by EG on 07/06/2012
Decor is hohum. The service is exceptional and very helpful. And it is cramped. Three people at a tiny table with not enough space to put the wine list. The apps were good but very overpriced. $18 for pea soup? The entrees were good but again they were expensive. I could have bought the whole flock of chickens for what a sliced up breast of one cost here. The pig is very tasty and well prepared and the bed of beans was fresh. The steak was tender and well prepared. The deserts are really outstanding and were the highlight of the meal. Spend your money elsewhere (and at this price any place in NYC is a candidate) and get much better value.
Posted by Swithin on 02/07/2012
Blue Hill is a nice place. The food is good. My salad starter was wonderful. My main course -- lamb --- was pretty good, but some bits were tough. The dessert was absolutely delicious but kind of paltry. It's a pretty little place, but tables are SO close together, I felt uncomfortable. To complicate the situation further, the plates (not the portions) are huge. They could de-emphasize the crowded quality of things by using smaller plates, making the surface of the table more comfortable, even if the space around you is not. Service is impeccable, really nice staff.
Posted by ronnid on 12/19/2011
I eat out 3-4 nights a week and have had so many celeb chef, overpriced, lousy meals. Blue Hill is simply perfect. I don't think it is overpriced given the quality of the food- and for those reviewers looking for more dazzel- get serious. I am a cook- a serious cook- and the subtle use of flavors, the quality of product and the overall execution are as good as it gets. I would rather eat at Blue Hill than Alain Ducasse or Per Se- now that is overpriced! Go- you will enjoy
Posted by Anonymous on 07/20/2011
This is "farm to table" in every sense of the saying. The menu is filled with fantastic appetizers and entrées; they're not too fussy in their plating and presentation, but it does capture the rustic quality I was seeking given their menu selections. Their berkshire pork is exquisite, and the portions are perfectly satisfying. Well done, and well worth the money, in my opinion.
Posted by anonymous on 04/19/2011
The intimacy of the room and the service and the freshness and preparation of the food made for an exceptional dining experience right in the middle of Greenwich Village. It's a special place in every way. The portions, while not huge, were perfect. two of us had pig, one had veal and one had chicken, each perfectly prepared. We ordered beets and spinach and potato sides, perfect for four people and we were glad we did. Looking for a special dining experience for a special occasion? This gem on Washington Street is it!
Posted by Tom Graves on 01/24/2011
The whole Stone Barns concept is something I strongly support, along with a lot of people reviewing Blue Hill. They do the right thing, food-wise. Freshness is outstanding, selection and seasonality top-notch and service is very conscientious, though the setting itself will not blow anyone away. The big disappointment for me though, is the unimaginative and grotesquely-overpriced wine list. Oddly-enough for a restaurant pushing 'local' in its food, most of the wines are the hackneyed selections from France and Italy that you find in virtually every NY restaurant. Little effort has gone in to show-casing local Finger Lakes and Long Island wines, other than a few token selections. And the 300% to 400% mark-ups don't drink well either.
Posted by Anonymous on 06/28/2010
I'll admit I'm pretty price conscious right now, and so I want a lot for the bank I'm laying down. Big fail on that count. I like Dan Barber's message, I like what Blue Hill is trying to do, but given the quality of the ingredients they had on hand I could have done a better job preparing a good meal. Kitchen technique was merely adequate, which felt like such a waste of product. Service was great, if painfully self-conscious, which casts a pall over the ambiance (which is nice, nothing special, but pleasant enough in its simplicity and could ring the perfect pitch if only the people and food brought life to it). I liked everything alright, I loved nothing, and when the bill came I pretty much hated the whole place.


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Gilligan's Island, the 2nd Season. Yay! Color versions of Gilligan's Island are available now! And I admit, I bought it for myself. :)


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S&P/Case-Shiller: Chicago-Area Home Prices Fall For Third Straight Month
There's good and bad news with the latest S&P/Case-Shiller home price data for the Chicago-area housing market.
The good news? In November 2012, Chicago-area home prices were up 0.8 percent year-over-year.
And the bad? Prices fell for the third straight month. From ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com (a Crain's Chicago Business enterprise) this morning:
A closely watched index of Chicago-area home prices fell again in November, its third straight drop and the biggest decline among a 20-city index.
The S&P/Case-Shiller index of Chicago-area single-family home prices fell 1.3 percent from October to November after dropping 1.6 percent from September to October and 0.6 percent from August to September, according to a report released this morning.
For the second straight month, Chicago posted the biggest decline in a 20-city index where prices fell.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
A week ago, the Illinois Association of Realtors released housing data for all of 2012. Mary Ellen Podmolik reported in Sunday's Chicago Tribune:
On Tuesday, the Illinois Association of Realtors reported that home sales in the nine-county Chicago area rose almost 27 percent in 2012 from 2011. The inventory of available area homes in December plunged 37 percent from its year-ago comparison, which has led to multiple-offer scenarios and quicker marketing times. Still, the annualized median price slipped 1.5 percent from 2011.
Those pesky home prices…
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
"Chicago-area home prices fall for third straight month." ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com. 29 Jan. 2013. (http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130129/CRED0701/130129771/chicago-area-home-prices-fall-for-third-straight-month). 29 Jan. 2013.
Podmolik, Mary Ellen. "Realtors' dose of optimism tinged with reality." Chicago Tribune. 25 Jan. 2013. (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-01-25/classified/ct-mre-0127-podmolik-homefront-20130125_1_mabel-guzman-median-price-realtors). 29 Jan. 2013.
S&P/Case-Shiller: Chicago-Area Home Prices Decline Again
Data through October 2012 from the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price indices paints a not-too-pretty picture for Chicago-area residential real estate. Sandra Guy wrote on the Chicago Sun-Times website yesterday:
The Chicago-area housing market continued to lag national numbers, posting the largest non-seasonally adjusted single-home price decline — 1.5 percent from September to October and 1.3 percent year-over-year — of 20 major cities in the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller national home price index released Wednesday.
Of the 20 cities, 12 saw housing prices drop.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Recent rising prices have led to claims the U.S. housing market is in recovery-mode.
However, doubts remain. AnnaMaria Andriotis reported on the MarketWatch website on December 20:
But experts say that spike is largely due to the limited number of homes on the market. There were about two million existing homes available for sale at the end of November, which equates to the lowest housing supply since September 2005, according to the NAR. With fewer homes to choose from, buyers intent on purchasing a property are more inclined to offer a higher price or engage in bidding wars, housing analysts say, which ultimately drives prices up.
The problem is this limited inventory underscores a weakness in the housing market: Many sellers have resisted putting their home up for sale, out of concern that it will sell for far less than they paid for it, says Jack McCabe, an independent housing analyst in Deerfield Beach, Fla. That's set off a domino effect. Because they've held off, supply has remained limited, in turn pushing prices up. "Prices have gone up in the last year because of this temporary, artificial market," he says…
Separately, in some neighborhoods, median or average sales prices are rising because the mix of homes selling has been shifting toward higher-end, more expensive properties — not necessarily because the value of the typical home is rising, says Jed Kolko, chief economist at Trulia.com, a real-estate listing site. Sales of existing single-family homes priced at $1 million or more increased 52% in November from a year ago, a trend that's been in play for most of the year, according to the NAR.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
More later on these doubts…
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (http://www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Guy, Sandra. "Chicago-area home prices see steepest drop nationwide: report." Chicago Sun-Times. 26 Dec. 2012. (http://www.suntimes.com/business/17230482-420/chicago-area-home-prices-see-steepest-drop-nationwide-report.html). 27 Dec. 2012.
Andriotis, AnnaMaria. "The real meaning of rising home prices." MarketWatch. 20 Dec. 2012. (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-real-meaning-of-rising-home-prices-2012-12-20). 27 Dec. 2012.
Robert Shiller: Possible No Major Turnaround For Home Prices 'In Our Lifetimes'
Last housing piece for today- I promise. One of those "long-time, reputable housing observers" I talked about earlier today chimed in on the latest release of data from the S&P/Case-Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas.
It so happens that it's none other than Dr. Robert Shiller himself.
And what he said is sure to anger the housing bulls- just like back in the housing bubble days. From Steven C. Johnson of Reuters on the Chicago Tribune website today:
The Housing market is likely to remain weak and may take a generation or more to rebound, Yale economics professor Robert Shiller told Reuters Insider on Tuesday.
Shiller, the co-creator of the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index, said a weak labor market, high gas prices and a general sense of unease among consumers was outweighing low mortgage rates and would likely keep a lid on prices for the foreseeable future.
"I worry that we might not see a really major turnaround in our lifetimes," Shiller said…
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Johnson added that Dr. Shiller thought suburban areas might see further price declines due to high prices at the pump and the appeal of "walkable cities."
Now, in case you haven't heard of Robert Shiller, he was out there warning anyone who would listen about a U.S. housing bubble and impending crash before most. Just lucky? I think not. The Yale professor also predicted the dot-com bubble bursting as well. The last time I discussed Dr. Shiller was back on September 30 of last year, when talking about U.S. home prices with Liz Claman of the FOX Business Channel he warned viewers:
Yes, I worry about that. You know, home prices have kind of come back to a reasonable level based on long history. But, after bubbles, speculative prices sometimes overshoot. And right now we're in a period of low confidence, and debt crises, with reduced latitude for real stimulus. So it seems to me that they might well continue to fall.
You know, the latest Case-Shiller numbers were up though, at least on a non-seasonally-adjusted basis. So it's no so clear where they're going.
Probably not straight back up anytime soon, according to Shiller.
Johnson, Steven C. "Maybe no housing rebound for a generation: Shiller." Chicago Tribune. 24 Apr. 2012. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-housing-reboundbre83n0sk-20120424,0,3106694.story). 24 Apr. 2012.
Chicagoland Home Prices Down Around 40 Percent Since September 2006 Peak
Housing prices in the Chicagoland area continue to deteriorate. Mary Ellen Podmolik wrote on the Chicago Tribune website this morning:
Home values in the Chicago area and eight other cities hit new post-housing crisis lows in February, according to a widely watched gauge of the real estate market released Tuesday.
The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index found that home values in the Chicago area fell 2.5 percent in February, on top of a 1.9 percent decline in January. On an annualized basis, sales prices of home in the Chicago area are down 6.9 percent.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Let's see. 2.5 percent decline in February. 1.9 percent fall in January. And back on February 28, Podmolik wrote on the Tribune website:
The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index said Chicago-area home prices were at their April 2001 level as 2011 ended, a drop of almost 35 percent since the local housing market peaked in September 2006.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
2.5 percent plus 1.9 percent plus 35 percent means Chicagoland home prices have fallen around 40 percent since the local housing market peaked back in September 2006.
Podmolik added in today's piece:
February marked the sixth consecutive monthly decline for local home prices and puts them at a level comparable to where prices were in May and June of 2000.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Ah, yes. Part of that dreaded "double-dip" in housing prices that a number of "experts" said wouldn't happen.
I wonder where those guys/gals are hiding these days?
Podmolik, Mary Ellen. "Chicago-area home prices continue slide in February." Chicago Tribune. 24 Apr. 2012. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-chicago-home-prices-continue-slide-in-february-20120424,0,4629459.story). 24 Apr. 2012.
Podmolik, Mary Ellen. "Chicago-area home prices fall in December." Chicago Tribune. 28 Feb. 2012. (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-02-28/business/chi-chicagoarea-home-prices-fall-in-december-20120228_1_home-prices-index-committee-chairman-single-family-homes-and-condominiums). 24 Apr. 2012.
U.S. Home Prices, Housing Market Finally Recovering?
When conducting research, I like to keep an open mind about the news sources I use. For example, I read both the FOX News and MSNBC websites daily during the business week- among others. Not taking this diverse approach might prevent me from getting the whole story. Take the following from MSNBC.com this morning:
"Home prices up for first time in 10 months"
Single-family home prices rose for the first time in 10 months, in an encouraging sign the battered sector is starting to stabilize, a closely watched survey said on Tuesday.
The S&P/Case Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas gained 0.2 percent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, matching economists' forecasts.
It was the first time prices have gained since April 2011…
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Now, look at what appeared on the finance/investing website MarketWatch.com this morning:
"U.S. home prices fall to nearly decade low"
February prices down 0.8% on the month
U.S. home prices dropped sharply in February to hit the worst level in nearly a decade, according to a closely followed index released Tuesday.
The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite fell 0.8% compared to January levels to take the year-on-year drop to 3.5%. The index is at its lowest level since October 2002. Of the 20 cities measured, 16 had negative readings and only three showed gains.
The decline may be due to the typical pattern of diminished interest during the winter and heightened interest in housing during the spring and summer, as prices rose 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis, the first rise since April 2011. S&P says the unadjusted series is a more reliable indicator…
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
"S&P says the unadjusted series is a more reliable indicator"
So while the index creators point out that "the unadjusted series is a more reliable indicator," MSNBC utilized the latest data from the adjusted (less reliable) series for a positive piece about the U.S. housing market, writing stuff like:
"Home prices up for first time in 10 months"
"an encouraging sign the battered sector is starting to stabilize"
To be fair, MSNBC included the following later on in the article:
But on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, the 20-city index was down 0.8 percent at 134.20, the lowest since October 2002.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Still, the gist of the piece seems to be that U.S. home prices and the housing market are recovering- something that a number of long-time, reputable housing observers can't say is true.
So, is MSNBC now a housing shill? Are they trying to put a positive spin on housing as part of a larger effort to get President Obama re-elected, as some would have you believe? I don't know. But I am certain of this. Theirs isn't the whole story as it concerns the direction of U.S. home prices and the overall housing market.
"Home prices up for first time in 10 months." MSNBC. 24 Apr. 2012. (http://economywatch.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/24/11369617-home-prices-up-for-first-time-in-10-months?lite). 24 Apr. 2012.
Goldstein, Steve. "U.S. home prices fall to nearly decade low." MarketWatch. 24 Apr. 2012. (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-home-prices-fall-to-nearly-decade-low-2012-04-24). 24 Apr. 2012.
More Confirmation Of Double-Dip In U.S. Home Prices
Yet more evidence that U.S. home prices nationwide have entered that dreaded "double-dip" territory comes to us courtesy of an S&P/Case Shiller index this morning. From the MSNBC website today:
U.S. single-family home prices dropped into double-dip territory in March as the housing market remained bogged down by inventory and weak demand, a closely watched survey said on Tuesday.
The S&P/Case Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas declined 0.2 percent in March from February on a seasonally adjusted basis, in line with economists' expectations. The new data show home prices have reached their lowest points since the housing bubble burst in 2006.
"This month's report is marked by the confirmation of a double-dip in home prices across much of the nation," David Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at S&P Indices, said in a statement. "Home prices continue on their downward spiral with no relief in sight."
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Back on May 5th, I noted that CNBC's Diana Olick pointed to a recent report from analytics firm Clear Capital as evidence that home prices nationwide had double-dipped, lower than their March 2009 trough.
"Home prices drop into double-dip territory." MSNBC.com. 31 May 2011. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43222187/). 31 May 2011.
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Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison got fired up during an interview on Fox News last night.
He criticized host Sean Hannity, and the video that played before the interview. The video had dramatic music and sound bites of President Obama repeating himself.
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In order to get more healthy and improve your life, it is important to concentrate on your fitness. Fitness can be important in warding off illness and keeping you in a better mind frame. Keep reading to learn how to become healthier and look better with some simple steps.
Always pay a trainer prior to actually starting your workouts. That way, you're more likely to actually attend your training sessions. The reason for this is that you have already spent your money. You are going to want to make the most of your investment so you will follow through.
Donkey calf raises are an excellent way to bulk up your calves. As you might expect from the name, the donkey calf raise is specifically designed to focus on your calves. All you need is a partner who can get on your back while you lift the combined weight with your calves.
Video games are a great fitness tool. The Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution are both fun video games that will have you moving around in no time!
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Endless crunches are not a way for you to obtain a six pack. You can get bigger and stronger muscle tone with workouts that target your abs, but these are not going to reduce the fat in your midsection. If you desire to have washboard abs, you need to improve your diet and also take part in cardiovascular exercise and resistance training.
Although crunches are beneficial, incorporating legitimate sit-ups into your regimen can be a real asset. Sit-ups have a bad reputation that isn't entirely deserved. There is one caution that you should be aware of; stay away from anchored-feet sit-ups. This exercise can still be murder on your back.
Exercise using the right shoes. If you don't wear shoes which are properly created for specific activities, you increase your risks of incurring injury to your legs and feet. You can also cause foot discomfort post-workout which can prevent you from exercising later.
Before you use the gym's equipment, clean it off. Other users of the equipment may have left bacteria and, at least, sweat. Going to a fitness center should make you healthy, not sick.
If you are running uphill, you should do your best to hold your head straight up and keep your eyes on the very top. This helps open your airways, so that you can breathe easier.
Words matter, so avoid using the words "exercise" or "workout" to describe exercising. Referring to your routine by those names can reduce your motivation for exercise. When refering to exercising, try calling it by what you are actually going to be doing, such as cycling or running.
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Avoiding skipping your workouts on the weekends. The weekends are not a time to get lazy and eat unhealthy. You need to keep your mind on your fitness goals 24/7. Don't hurt all of your efforts by splurging on the weekends, you will never reach your fitness goals if you do this.
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Latest Indian government statistics show the country's domestic air passenger market shrank by 5% in June from a month before.
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Load factors were slightly lower during the month as well. Paramount, which operates Embraer regional jets, had 88%, IndiGo 82%, GoAir 85%, SpiceJet 77%, JetLite 74%, Jet Airways 68%, and Air India 68%.
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By my mother who never quoted a metaphor correctly in her entire life LOL.
As part of our night time prayers-we say them with our daughter- I say:Our lives are yours, Lord Jesus, do what you will and give us the strength to accept your will with joy and faith in our hearts"" And I sign during it (some American sign lang. some made up) as when I started that prayer our little one couldn't talk. She usedto put her little 4 year old arms up in the air(during "our lives are yours" and sign love and heart like a true little evangelist but now, well, she isn't so evangelistic- or angelic- She likes to say her own prayers. I'm all for that- but lately they are for Cruella DeVil (sp) from 102 Dalmatians. She is VERY upset with the scene with Cruella going in the oven. It IS a scary scene- bad Disney!!
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Oh my mother had one to suit any situation, here's one I often wondered about, "People who live in glass houses shouldn't beat behind (yes behind) the bush." I don't remember what I was doing at the time that prompted that one, I might have blocked that particular memory. LOL
or maybe, 'don't count your chickens till the hedgehog has crossed the road alive'
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"To fall or cave in; crumble suddenly."
Webster's lead definition of "collapse" seems so clear and straightforward as to preclude the possibility of such an event being debatable. Yet in the field of property insurance, few concepts have been as open to interpretation.
Insureds, insurers, insurance policy drafting organizations and the courts have all weighed in, with the results ranging from the emergence of both conservative and liberal views of the coverage, to the development of new policy forms to address it.
In this issue of Adjusting Today, expert Robert Prahl takes a close look at insurance coverage for collapse, including how it has evolved, how it has been interpreted by insurers and the courts, and some of the latest forms developed by the insurance industry to further define it.
In an appropriate adjoining article, Mr. Prahl offers insight into the subject of policy language ambiguity, including who wins in such situations and why the adjuster's role in interpreting complex policy language is especially important.
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5K to raise scholarship in honor of family killed in tornadoWritten by Brandi Barhite | Community Ombudsman | firstname.lastname@example.com
Community enthusiasm often wanes after the first year of any tragedy. People often stop asking, "How can I help?"
Millbury resident Mark Beck knows that reality, but hopes that doesn't happen when it comes to remembering the June 5, 2010, tornado and participating in the upcoming 5K in tribute of the storm's victims.
The second annual 5K run/walk to raise money for a scholarship in honor of the three victims in the Walters family will be June 9 at 9 a.m.
Ryan and Mary Walters and their son, Hayden, died after a tornado tore through their Millbury home while they were sleeping. Their daughter Maddie, who survived, drew a picture of herself and her family for this year's race T-shirt. Maddie, 9, now lives with her mom's sister and family.
"Last year, we had 370 participants and raised about $7,000 for the scholarship at Owens," said race director Beck. "We decided to make this an annual thing so we can continue to give kids a chance to get an education."
Beck got involved in the race last year after Ryan's sister, Robin Arquette, contacted Toledo Roadrunners to organize a 5K in memory of her brother who, along with Beck, was a member of the running group.
"My father-in-law's home was damaged in the tornado, so we had some personal connection, but really I wanted to help out the Walters family," Beck said.
Once again, the race will begin and end at the Ayers Road Fire Station, 1911 Ayers Road in Millbury.
"We have had some positive responses from companies who are planning on sponsoring their employees," Beck said. "It is a nice way to support the community and a nice way to give employees a health benefit."
Proceeds will go to a scholarship fund for students enrolled in the early childhood education or the information systems programs at Owens Community College. The youngest of four, Ryan graduated from Owens and worked at the Hospice of Northwest Ohio, according to Robin.
"Every one of my siblings has a bachelor's and my older brother has an MBA," she said in an interview last year. "We wanted to benefit youth in the area, especially those who helped clean up from the tornado. My brother and sister-in-law always tried to do positive things. It is important to give back."
Ryan had almost completed his bachelor's degree in management and organizational development from Spring Arbor University when he died. Robin shared some excerpts that Ryan had written for a school project about education and helping others.
"To embrace a lifelong learning and demonstrate to my children the value of an education by finishing my Bachelor's degree by 2010 and possibly going on for a master's degree," Ryan wrote.
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Though I can no longer claim the title there was a time when I considered myself a hardcore gamer.
The games and platforms varied through the years but it was those by Blizzard that left their mark more deeply than others. While Warcraft II forced memorization of my modem's INIT string during the hours of agonizing multiplayer setup it was the Diablo franchise that left a visible callus on the ghost of my gamer's heart.
My buddies from high school, the original crew of tower-toting LAN party professionals, instituted a mandatory cross-country gaming night about a year ago. The four of us span two coasts and three timezones, each with vastly different professions and lifestyles. Despite surprisingly full schedules we all set aside a couple hours each Tuesday night to regress back to our Mountain Dew-can-stacking, dice-rolling, stay-up all-weekend selves. We fire up Vent, shoot the bull, and live the dream that is modern day internet gaming.
When Diablo 3 was announced we knew we had to go back and reinstall The Deuce.
The only thing that surprised me more than an eight-year old game still being stocked was the fact that every brick and mortar I rambled in to sported an empty slot. The multimedia strewn announcement for the third iteration was a taste of warm nostalgia to those that had been sober for years, a drop of blood in the shark infested waters thick with previous addicts that went in to a frenzy snatching up new copies to get that old fix. More than a few gamers had the same idea and even drove this classic to the top of Amazon's game sales (it's currently at #75).
And it was addictive. The sound of an item dropping still elicits a tiny Pavlovian rush of adrenaline, the promise of digital riches in the form of stat-heavy weapons and armor only growing stronger the deeper one delves. Blizzard had to know what they were doing, setting the hooks in the Normal mode with the lure of greater treasure in subsequent difficulties of the same game.
We ate it up.
Hack n' slash is good stuff and randomly generated dungeons with steadily increasing difficulty keep that thrill going three times longer than other games dare. Diablo 2 built on the original's appeal and tipped it over the edge in to a more deeply immersed gaming experience which laid a lot of the groundwork for how the massively successful World of Warcraft would be structured years later.
It's taken just under three months of casual gaming for that thrill to wear off. I now maximize game play for a greater loot to time-spent ratio which was what turned me off of WoW a couple years ago. Blizzard kept the new content coming, engaging to say the least, but advancement was measured in the items acquired and that meant dedication with time-intensive logistical planning separate from actual game play in order to tackle dungeons that often required no less than forty people to complete.
Gaming became Serious Business.
So Diablo 2 is getting replaced in the Tuesday night rotation. Each of us will count the weeks we spend clean while wiping the gradual saliva until we can relapse again with a new Diablo.
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GLENWOOD CITY - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil consumer protection enforcement action against John Rassbach of Glenwood City, Wisconsin, alleging numerous instances of fraudulent billing of customers of his fuel products business (Rassbach Oil Company). The civil action, filed in St. Croix County, accompanies a criminal case the Department of Justice filed on November 2, 2009, charging Mr. Rassbach with 14 counts of theft or attempted theft in connection with his alleged overbilling.
The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Rassbach defrauded customers in a variety of ways: (1) by physically "shorting" customers by pumping a portion of the fuel back into his delivery truck; (2) by falsifying propane delivery invoices to overstate the amount of propane delivered; and (3) by issuing duplicate fuel delivery tickets to multiple customers for a single fuel delivery.
The civil action seeks restitution for all consumers whom Mr. Rassbach overbilled, as well as forfeitures and other sanctions. The violations alleged subject Mr. Rassbach to potential forfeitures of up to $10,000 for each violation.
Consumers who believe they were defrauded by Mr. Rassbach, and who have not already filed a complaint, can obtain a complaint form by calling the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) at 1-800-422-7128.
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Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
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Great shortbread. Wow. Masa is wonderful in these. I never got to making the glaze. We like them just as they are out of the oven.
The texture is great - a tender, buttery shortbread - but I really didn't care for the masa taste in these cookies. My 4-year-old loved them, though. Also, the instruction to flatten the (1-inch) balls of dough to 1-1/2 inches high didn't make sense - it should probably say flatten to 1-1/2 inches in diameter instead.
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Brown Sugar Masa Shortbread with Anise Glaze
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Calories from Fat: 47
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A former style editor and producer at Martha Stewart Living Television, Suzanne McGrath opened her Manhattan design firm, Suzanne McGrath Design, in 1990. Her daughter, Lauren, worked in the fashion features department at Teen Vogue before joining her mother's business. Proponents of uncomplicated, livable elegance that never goes out of style, the mother-daughter team recently released their first book, Good Bones, Great Pieces, named after their popular interior design blog of the same name.


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Fall is among the most idyllic times to be out of doors — it's no longer hot, and not yet cold. Take advantage of the glorious surroundings and cooling weather by organizing an all-day tailgating picnic at a local park, orchard, or nature preserve. Mother Nature is a most accommodating hostess.
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