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I also read where Daisey tries to put one over on Phyllis and Phyllis stops her dead in her tracks!!!!We all know about the stupid chocolate fight. Surely, they could have done something more intelligent that this.
Thanks DG!
Quote DefyingGravity: Phyllis will narrate the December 7th show where she talks about the forces of evil. She is heavily relating this story about Sharon and all things Sharon has done. Get ready for a down and dirty catfight bewteen these two. Maybe Phil should take a step back and think about what she has done. Phyllis will have Daisy and the baby come and live with her with Daniel refusing to help. No surprise there. But don't count out Miss Daisy as she has something up her sleeve and Phyllis is the target.....Sharon hires a lawyer to defend Adam.......Get ready for a huge confrontation between Heather and Ronan which will have explosive results, and it's only the beginning....Additional secrets from Cane's past will be revealed and you will be shocked what they are....Kevin admits his feelings to Chloe, will their relationship go in a different direction?....Nick attacks Billy and Victoria lets her brother have it. This is a Victoria you haven't seen yet as I am hearing and it's about time too.
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Phylils has said many times that she did terrible things in her past, so there is nothing to talk about. So what? Whatever Phyllis has done does not change what Sharon has done and contiues to do. Sharon can start a blog and say anything she wants about Phyllis.
I'm sure some folks think Nick is upset about the article because Phyllis rips Sharon a new one. I don't think so. I truly believe NIck will be upset because of Noah and like Noah said some day Faith will read the article too.
Quote countryMomof4: Thanks DG!
Another show narrated by Phyllis? B-O-R-I-N-G! At least she should know more about evil than the others, except perhaps for Adam.
Maybe Red will finally wake up and realize that Daisy is trying to pull one over on her just like everyone warned her. Oh I forgot the Omniscient Oz sees all.
i think Phyllis' time is coming, I believe MS said something to that effect. i hope its sooner rather than later.
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For stakeholders and managers, the single most appealing aspect about project management with Scrum is almost always the fact that all development efforts are driven by Business Value. That means that work is prioritized based on the amount of value it will generate for the organization. In an article called "Estimating Business Value," InfoQ's Chris Sims considers how teams can determine which user stories represent the highest Business Value. What ensues is a comprehensive discussion of how organizations do just that. Perhaps most interesting is Pascal Van Cauwenberghe's assertion that Product Owners should not select user stories they believe to contain the most business value, but should first consider what generates business value and then work backwards to write the user story accordingly. He offers a step-by-step process to guide Product Owners through that process for the first time:
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The article continues with additional approaches for teams to weigh, including suggestions from Brandon Carlson, Mike Cohn, James Shore, and Kelly Waters. It's a valuable post for providing so many perspectives to this one problem. To their advice, I'd also recommend consulting Michael James' whitepaper "An Agile Approach to 'Metrics': Applied Macromeasurements to Ensure On-time Delivery" and Dr. Dan Rawsthorne's whitepaper "Monitoring Scrum Projects with AgileEVM and Earned Business Value (EBV) Metrics."
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I like the ideas, but recommend checking out some of Steve Blank's principals on what's important early with project management, and obviously, as this blog is focused on, staying agile.
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Three hours after Seymour Volunteer Fire Department extinguished a flea market blaze that closed Chapman Highway for almost nine hours Friday, they were called early this morning to a saw mill fire on Sevierville Road, officials said.
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Personnel from the Seymour department, as well as seven other Sevier County departments, worked with Blount County Fire Department and Rural/Metro Fire Department to put out the fire at the flea market, he said.
The fire started at about 5:15 p.m. at 13305 Chapman Highway and the road was shut down until about 1:10 this morning, he said.
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Bud and Nancy Counsil said they lost everything in the fire that destroyed their flea market business. The large amount of antiques created fuel for the fire and the lack of a nearby fire hydrant made it difficult to extinguish the blaze quickly, Nunn said.
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Then, I moved to Israel in 1994 and stayed there till 1996. I taught aikido there and also in Gaza to Palestinians. It was a part of the peace process. Principles of peace for power. I call aikido "Peaceful Power." I think people do not understand what peace is or what power is, and O-Sensei was trying to show us. We think power is physical muscle power and we try harder to overpower and dominate others. If we don't look for that kind of power, then we just relax to be soft and nice, maybe spiritual, but that is weak and that's not power either. So, the essence of power is in our Ki, our Life Energy, and it's the power of the whole Universe itself. But we have to relax and follow the principles of our center, base, extension and connection, then we will really have this power which is peaceful because the Universe really is loving energy. It's a peaceful and loving place. We are the same. We must blend and harmonize. The greatest power is when we harmonize with Life Energy in the Universe, which is in everything and everyone. So I think O-Sensei was trying to teach us about the real nature of Power and the real nature of Peace. Peace is not weak, peace is not the last resort, nor is peace like "Oh, nice." Peace is very dynamic and it's very life giving and harmonious. You see golfers always trying to kill the ball. "I try to kill it!" That's what they say and they don't get very good results. They hurt their body, they hurt the grass, their balls go and hit trees…. And they get upset. They don't understand that killing it does not work. They don't understand what to do as an alternative to killing it. They should really relax. If you relax, then energy becomes available. They should learn, like a martial art master, how to channel that energy into their center and into their minds, and then to flow it down in the golf club very focused and sharp like a sword. Then they should focus energy to the little ball and to a small target. Of course it is a challenge in a big playing field. You have to be as sharp as a samurai. When golfers begin to understand that the energy is in their body and the energy goes into their club, and that it goes into the ball when they swing, then into the hole, it transforms their way of playing golf. They play better, they feel better, they score better, and they enjoy more.
Are a lot of golf players learning from you?
Yes. I teach seminars in clinics. It's called KIAI GOLF. My purpose or intention is to bring the teaching of aikido to the world, to more people, to mainstream and ordinary people. Ordinary people are playing sports, golf, tennis, baseball, basketball, or they go bowling. Sports are physical and so they need power and focus. It's a good place to reach them. Not so many people come to the dojo, you know. I think these universal principles can help people transform their consciousness. In our society a place to find the most people is a place where they play sports. People play sports, go to music concerts and go shopping. So I want to reach them playing sports. I want them to understand mind and body principles, integration of mind and body united with Life Energy in the Universe. I think O-Sensei's aikido is a way to make all human beings one family. Because everybody likes sports and plays together, I think that, if we bring O-Sensei's aikido teaching of peaceful power to people playing golf or other sports, we can really carry O-Sensei's message. Since it is a teaching of peace and we have so much trouble in the world with violence, war, hatred and division, it is really important. I am finding I can really carry that message or teaching to people through sports better than what I would do if I were a spiritual teacher or a priest, so better than through religion.
It's because you can use body. You can help them to use their body. You can help them to understand what you are really doing. They can feel your blending with them.
Yes. They can learn through aikido on the mat and through sports. People can do it. They can understand. In fact, I find people are hungry for it. They are very excited. It's much more interesting than the average sports instruction they get. Usually the teaching they get is only mechanic, how to play the game… just techniques.
They don't expect to get any spiritual teaching from sports instructors.
Exactly. If they do go to the spiritual sport, then they think, "Oh, I just need to relax" Then they go in the other extreme again and they lose actual techniques in sports. But it's both. That's what O-Sensei did; it's very spiritual, but also very physical. Sport is very physical and we want some spiritual understanding in it. The truth of our world is that the spiritual and the material are really blended. It's not one or the other. Before we had so many spiritual things and religions, and we thought the body was no good, then we went to modern society and all Americans go shopping for material things, cars, etc. They should be together. This is the way for the future. We reached 2000, a new millennium, and we had a kind of holistic and alternative medicine, yoga, martial arts for the last 20 or 25 years. People are ready now. So now I have KIAI GOLF, and KIAI WAY, which is the name of my whole company.
Are many people working for you?
It's growing. It's still a new business, but it's growing. I want to take KIAI WAY to many sports and many things and teach. It's also very nice that it reaches cross-age levels. Because martial arts are very cool, I can teach junior and young golfers to bow to their golf clubs and draw their golf clubs like a sword. They love it! I can teach them respect, discipline, focus, and dignity. It's the way you do a martial arts class, but in golf! It's great for the kids and it makes golf more interesting because golf sometimes can seem like an elder person's sport. But this makes golf really cool and that's good. Seniors and elder golfers like what I do because I do a lot of fitness and stretching. Middle aged women like it because it's very empowering. Men like it because it is a martial art and they are learning how to be powerful in a less stressful way. I teach many middle-aged men.
Do you actually teach aikido to them or teach golf in an aikido way?
J: I teach them in an aikido way. I do bring my black belt uke to my golf seminars and I demonstrate real aikido to my golfers. Sometimes I teach them a technique or two, but it's not like a regular aikido class. But I teach them a lot of energy works and I relate them to golf. Then some people want to start training aikido. Now I teach in classes which are called "Aikido for tennis and golf," and they practice from aikido. They learn about their base, their center, ki flow and how to move from their hips and center, relaxation, breathing and focus… So these are the principles of aikido and they practice them in pairs like we do in aikido. So in my golf clinics, I conduct classes like an aikido class. I demonstrate and I make them bow to each other and I have them practice in pairs! Then I just watch them for a minute and I demonstrate some more, and maybe I hit some golf shots, I have them hit and we watch and comment, and do more paired practices. That's the way I like to teach and it's a great way to learn. They enjoy it a lot. I don't just lecture to them and I don't just go around like a golf teacher who talks and pushes them saying, "Do this." I demonstrate because you learn from your teacher. What's nice is that you get to learn to bow and have respect. Unless you do a martial art, you don't have a ritual in America. We don't have it in our culture. Now I am bringing it to golf. They bow to the golf ball. Actually, when you bow to the golf ball, it puts you at a perfect angle to set up for your shot. So the energy starts to flow down to the ball because of your consciousness. They bow to their golf club. Most Americans have never done this and if they do it, it changes them. It makes them more focused, respectful and more conscious. I also work a lot on communication between the mind and body so that people can know where the body parts are and what the breath and energy feel like. If they need to turn their knee or move their shoulder or release their hand, they know where their body parts are. My exercises help to naturally train body—mind communication. That's what we do in aikido, but most sports instruction does not have that. The KIAI Sport Instruction does.
Did any Japanese people come and learn from you?
I had some. Japanese people love golf so I have taught some people. I don't have solid Japanese students. I want to get more. Some of them are quite interested. I am hoping that I will have more, and I would love to go to Japan and Korea and teach KIAI GOLF. What do you think? Do you think they would laugh at it in Japan or would become interested?
Well, it all depends on the results. If they see good results, they will be interested. Especially in Japan, because of the cultural difference, when they see you are a woman teacher and are doing aikido in golf, people may not be interested in the beginning. But if you prove what you are doing works, they will become interested. It takes time. But once you become successful, you will become very successful.
I would like to get some Japanese professional golfers to work with me. People can come up in women's and men's professional golf tours here or in Japan.
In Japan now there are many professional sports athletes who are becoming interested in martial arts. They are trying to get some hints from martial arts. For example, Ushiro Sensei, a karate teacher, has a lot of students who do sports professionally. Those people are not really doing karate, but they use the principles of martial arts in their sports. Ushiro Sensei teaches many professional baseball players.
Oh, I should talk with him. There is Annika Sorenstam here, the number one on the ladies' professional golf tour, the LPGA. She is like a Tiger Woods; she is the best one. She was the number one professional golfer about four years ago, and she fell down a little bit. Then last year she won eleven tournaments. She won four tournaments in a row and shot fifty-nine. She is the first woman who has ever broken sixty. So she had the record-making year last year. Everywhere she was asked what happened to her, how she got better. What she did was she started to do first more physical training, physical fitness and she became more athletic. Then she hired a fourth degree black belt in karate and did martial arts training. When she came back last year, she became the number one again. So people are starting to understand.
I like to train people like that but also just the average person. I call it "Way to black belt golfers," beginners, intermediate and advanced golfers. For beginners it is a great way to learn because they can avoid a lot of bad habits and start off just with good habits. Many golfers want to break handicap; they want to break 90 or 80 and wonder how they can make their next step. It is competitive, of course.
There's one more thing I want to say. In golf, we have in the last 25 years a huge improvement and advances in golf technology. Golf clubs, golf balls and also in golf instruction. People go to golf schools, have videotapes or computer to analyze their swings, lasers on the putter line, everything. So we went from here to here in golf technology, but golfers have not improved so much. The technology has not helped golfers, so we are missing something. There's a big gap. Golf handicaps have not gone down and golfers are not any less frustrated than they have ever been before. We have better equipment and we even have better instruction and more instruction and training aids, but it's not helping golfers. So, you have to look at this and say, "Something is missing," Any intelligent and rational person would say, "We are missing something. Something is not working. What is it? What do we have to do to close this gap?" Nobody is really asking that question, but I did and I answered it! I said, " Look. There is a tremendous amount of wisdom in Eastern philosophy and Eastern practices, martial arts, especially, yoga and meditation." So we need to bring in the Eastern spiritual practices and Eastern body practices and combine them with Western knowledge, scientific methods and equipment. Then we shall see real improvement. But people need to understand their body and their KI, their life energy. They should know that life energy comes into their physical body, into the physical energy, and the mind is the mental energy or thoughts, emotions, feeling, spirit and passion, motivation. They need to understand their own energy systems and become the master of their own energy systems. They need to understand "I"—our true nature—and the power of oneness or unification. When we all understand that KIAI unites ourselves with this natural power that is in us, in our mind, body, emotion and spirit, and then we will have real life skills to do anything, golf, tennis or whatever. We can pick up equipment, technology, and we will see real success.
This was what Tiger Woods has done. Tiger Woods is a golfer, but he is the one, on the planet earth at this moment of time, who, as a human individual, has realized more human potential than anybody. He is doing things nobody has ever seen before. It's like running a mile in three minutes, a baseball team scoring 150 runs, or a basketball team scoring 400 points. I mean, what he has done is just incredible. He has been training since he was little and he did physical fitness, meditation—his mother is a Buddhist from Thailand—and he is the master of his emotions pretty much. He is all around and operates in another zone. You can see it. He has just a whole new level, but that's available to everybody. He is just an example of person who cultivated all since he was young.
That's what we are doing in aikido but most of us never get there till we are 20, 30 or 40 years old. I would like to see my goal of "ki" and "ai," those two words, those two kanji, become household words in America, around the world. Everybody should know, "ki" = Life Energy, "aI" = Harmony, Love, Oneness, Unification. Two words, two concepts. Very simple. Everybody understands those things. We learn about them, we practice them and we teach them to our children. Children learn reading, writing, mathematics, then they will also learn ki and ai. They will learn about their own energy system, mind, body, emotions, and spirit. They will be the master of it and the center of it. Then they will choose what to do with it. They can pick up a golf club, a tennis racket, a book or a computer, or drive a car to go skiing. It does not matter whatever they do. They will be healthier and there will be more harmony in the world, and there will be great performance. People do better and have more success, a great achievement in a healthy way. So, that's really my goal. My job is teaching golf and bringing aikido to more people in the world. I want to bring more peace, harmony, health, and capability to all the people in the world and hopefully make the world more peaceful, harmonious and healthy. I think that is what O-Sensei wants us to do.
I have been talking with a lot of people and everybody talks about O-Sensei and what he taught us. I see he has influenced so much so many people far away from Japan.
When I was in Shingu, I went to Tanabe where O-Sensei was born and buried. One day, early in the morning I went to visit the graveyard by myself, then I saw a peace pole, "May Peace Prevail on Earth," where O-Sensei is. I walked with that in the Middle East, you know. So, I stood in front of the place where he is buried and where the peace pole is, then I said, " He is not dead!" He was so alive. I was shocked. I have been to many cemeteries, I have been around people with AIDS, around death and everything, so I know it. But there was so much life force in his grave! I said, "Oh, my God!" He is not dead. His energy was so vibrant. I was really shocked. I never had that experience. I don't really talk about this too much, but it really shocked me.
All of sudden I started to take things off. I took off everything I could take off in public. I took off my hat, my sunglasses, my backpack, my pouch, my socks and shoes… I was only in short pants and shirt. Then it was like O-Sensei conducted a class. I just closed my eyes and did meditation. It was a spiritual experience. He really gave me an aikido class and it was like a negative of a photograph, reverse black and white photograph. We did a lot of hanmi handachi techniques and a kind of randori, just practice and it was very fluid. So it was this kind of message, "Practice, practice, and go into the world."
Then, when it was over, it was over. It was just like, "The class is over. Bow, put your stuff on and leave!" I could not put my stuff back on fast enough. O-Sensei was like, "When it is done, it is done. Leave. Bye!" It was very powerful. It was 1990. Ever since that day, I feel the communication has been quite strong. I read O-Sensei's teachings and poetry. I started to go back to the Middle East and do peace work there. I went to teach in Russia. I feel O-Sensei is very alive. I noticed that more and more people are talking and studying about O-Sensei. We are taking to heart what O-Sensei was trying to teach us and what he is telling us to do.
Aikido is extending and many people are adapting aikido in many ways in professions in the world and I think this is something O-Sensei wanted. So we will reach the world with it. It is not just doing martial arts in a dojo. It is to change the world. That's why we re-center ourselves and learn. Not everybody comes to the dojo so we have to go out, spread it, and combine it with other professional knowledge and skill.
How long did you stay in Japan?
Two months. It was very important for me to be able to train in Japan. I trained in Shingu, also at Hombu dojo, then I went to Hokkaido and went to nature. I went to Sendai as well. I hiked in the mountains and went to onsen (hot springs). It was a very good trip. People were nice to me and also I am always good to the Japanese people when they come to America. We have to blend. It's like in China when they talk about ten thousand things. It's Chinese Taoism, Confucius and others. One Source, One Energy, One God, One Spirit, One World, One Universe… and it manifests in ten thousand, ten million, ten billion things. We have different color skin or hair, different language, food…. We are all same but different. If you can start to see the sameness or single reality and appreciate that, then you appreciate the difference, but the difference only comes out from the same source. It is a very important understanding. In the Middle East, there's a terrible war in Israel, but they are brothers, sisters, cousins. All are the same and in the same land. You see violence in war, hatred and terror. They are killing each other. It's because they are not understanding or accepting.
They do not know what peace is. They have never experienced it.
J: I work with Arabs and Jews, Palestinians and Israelis. We try to get together and understand that we can be friends. They must taste peace. There's aikido in Jordan, Egypt, and Israel. One of my dreams is to build a dojo "Salaam Sharon" in the Middle East, an international peace dojo where we can practice cross the lines and bring people from all over the world to practice together in the Middle East. On the mat we practice harmony.
It must be very difficult for the people in the Middle East even to just go out and try to do something together.
J: Yes. Now you can not even get together at the same place. You cannot cross the line at checkpoints. But some people do peace work with Palestinians and Israelis in the States and Europe. Then they can go back to Israel taking it there. I talked with an Israeli last week. He fought in the 1967 war. Nine of his 13 friends were killed in one blowup. He survived together with three other friends. He said, "I have never known peace" and left. He moved to Europe, Canada and America. He said just as you said, "I need to know what peace feels like" and he has never returned to live in the Middle East since he learned what peace feels like. He tries to do what he can. He will go back there and do what he needs to, but he does not want to live in the war all the time. It's very difficult when you have young children growing up in the war. But the war shows you how stupid violence and war are, because in the Middle East nobody is any safer; nobody is achieving their goals and dreams. Everybody on both sides is suffering. Their military is very strong in Israel but they have not made it better for the Israelis. Palestinians are commiting acts of violence but are not winning in that way either. So violence is not working. It really shows you violence does not work and it causes hatred over generations. It is very destructive. It does not go anywhere. That's what the Middle East is showing us.
O-Sensei is showing us the life-giving energy, the positive way. He is showing us that peace is very dynamic and very important.


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Cable Show Still Sailing Along on Its Voyage to Instill the Love of Reading in Children
Three students from Longfellow Elementary School will star in a TV show this week - one where they mingle with pirates, skeletons and treasure hunters.
Bradley Fields, 18, left, a senior in the broadcast management class at South
High School, tapes Episode 88 of the "Admiral Reader" show Jan. 27 at the
SASD TV studio in South High School. Photo by Sam Castro/The Sheboygan Press
During the filming, the students watched in awe from off-stage, one crossing and uncrossing her legs with nervous excitement.
When the star actor talked to the camera about flexing his reading muscles, one student flexed his own arm muscle and puffed up his chest.
The trio guest starred on "Admiral Reader," a local cable television show hosted by three local principals to encourage its audience to read.
"They have a chance to become a superstar for a day or see their friends be a superstar for a day," said co-star Matt Driscoll, principal at Madison Elementary School. "I think that's a really, really great thing."
"Admiral Reader" was born in 2001 after a meeting of Sheboygan elementary school principals who brainstormed ways to teach children the importance of reading.
"It was one of those times where we kind of just thought that instead of talking about a good idea, we would put it into action," said Wilson Elementary School principal Tom Binder, who led the development of the show and stars as the title character.
Binder seems to come alive as he steps in front of the camera as "Admiral Reader," a grand character who sticks large white feathers in his cap and talks to children in a booming voice.
Two other principals round out the cast: Tom Edson, retired principal of Longfellow Elementary School, as "Sailor Sam" and Driscoll as "Captain Hooked on Books."
The men - who refer to their co-stars by their character names even off the set - hit the TV studio at South High School up to 11 times per year to film an episode. Each week, a different trio from one of the elementary school joins the set as crewmembers of a faux ship.
The children belt out the theme song about reading and share excerpts from their favorite books.
With 89 episodes now under their belt, the principals have watched their show change over the years. A former music teacher at Wilson Elementary School once acted as a band man who would introduce instruments to the children. "We used to laugh so hard because the song would get butchered," Binder said.
The cast also took its act on the road once to film at Lambeau Field after stadium renovations. Marco Rivera, a Green Bay Packer at the time, starred as a guest reader. And mayors, community leaders and athletes also used to stop by.
Now, with time and budget constraints, "Admiral Reader" sticks to the basics. The cast relies on the ad-libbing skills, humor and acting chops of its stars to offer fresh, engaging episodes.
Driscoll, who dabbled in community theater when he was younger, throws himself into his pirate character. "Arrr!" he often yells at his fellow shipmates.
"What really helps draw me into the character is the look on the kids' faces," Driscoll said. "Before the show, I talk to them as Dr. Driscoll and nice to meet them and I'm the principal. … They don't see me in character until the show starts, which is kind of exciting for them because you can see kind of a look of surprise on their face."
Now, they want to expand their trade. They are looking at building a Web site to share book recommendations, reading tips and clips from previous shows. They also have talked about hitting a recording studio to produce their show's theme song.
When the show with the Longfellow crew wrapped up, the three students were so excited they could barely speak. The kids, who said their nerves almost took over before filming began, couldn't wait to return to school to tell their friends about the TV show.
"We know we're not going to win any Grammy or anything or set any records for viewing," Driscoll said. "It's just great to know that we're doing a good thing for kids and families."
Sheboygan Press Article - Kate McGinty
Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
February 15, 2009


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VP Biden to visit Chrysler's supplier park MondayWritten by Duane Ramsey | | email@example.com
Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit the Chrysler Group's Toledo Supplier Park on Aug. 23.
The White House confirmed that the vice president will visit the Chrysler Supplier Park complex in Toledo on Aug. 23, reported FOX Toledo News, media partner of Toledo Free Press.
Biden is expected to discuss how suppliers have played a pivotal role in Chrysler's recovery, according to a Chrysler Group spokesperson who confirmed the vice president's visit. A Chrysler official at the Toledo Supplier Park said Biden will take a short tour of the facility and make some comments but no additional details are available.
The automaker returned to profitability in the second quarter of 2010, which ended June 30.
The Chrysler Group reported an operating profit of $183 million in the second quarter and positive cash flow of $474 million strengthening its cash position to $7.8 billion. Net revenues increased 8.2 percent to $10.5 billion in the second quarter from $9.7 billion in the first quarter, according to the company.
The Toledo Supplier Park was the first North American auto plant to have three major vehicle-building operations managed by suppliers, according to Chrysler. The plant, which employs about 2,000 workers, is located on the same site in North Toledo as Chrysler's North Assembly Plant where the Jeep Liberty and Dodge Nitro are built.
The supplier complex opened in 2005 as a joint partnership of Chrysler, KUKA Systems Corp. North America, Magna International Inc. and Hyundai-owned Ohio Module Manufacturing Co. (OMMC). The plant includes the body shop operated by KUKA, paint shop by Magna and chassis assembly by OMMC with Chrysler handling assembly of the major components for the Jeep Wrangler.
Biden's trip is a follow-up to President Barack Obama's visit to Chrysler and General Motors assembly plants in Detroit last month.
FOX Toledo News reported that Biden will also visit Willard & Kelsey Solar Group in Perrysburg where he appeared on his last visit to the area June 23, 2009. The company was founded in 2007 to produce solar panels using silicon thin-film photovoltaic technology.
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Keep your feet cozy this winter
Winter is upon us once again, and that can only mean one thing: freezing cold feet! There's nothing worse than cold feet. There are a few reasons for this: First off, the old adage that hot air rises and cool air falls is true. Your feet are always stuck at the coldest part of your house. Secondly, your feet don't have a lot of muscle in them to keep them warm. Finally, your body knows that keeping it's core warm is essential to survival, so when it's cold outside all your body heat goes to your central area, leaving your hands and feet without sufficient warmth. But here are some ways around nature to keep your tooties toasty and warm this winter season.
Slippers: Slippers are definitely a must. The name says it all, they slip right on and off your feet! So not only are they convenient, but warm, comfortable, and they come in a variety of styles. There are character slippers (I used to have Scooby Doo), fur lined bootie slippers, Uggs, or if you're in a pinch you can borrow from your significant other and just wear some big man slippers.
Wool Socks: I like wool socks because they're versatile, being good for both in and out of the house. I wear mine all the time, but they are especially useful when out in the snow where it's especially important to keep your feet warm and comfortable.
If your feet are really cold, you can wear both the wool socks and the slippers. So no matter what, your feet should stay extra warm during the upcoming winter months!


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Friday, 09 July 2010
This week I joined the ECU community in celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a variety of events, held to coincide with national NAIDOC Week celebrations.
This year's theme, 'Unsung Heroes - Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way' was featured throughout all of the events and recognises the part played by the quiet achievers in the Indigenous community, both now and in the past.
To begin the festivities, I was delighted to host 100 members of the community at the opening of the 'Celebration of Indigenous Art' exhibition at the Kurongkurl Katitjin Art Gallery last Friday evening.
The exhibition, entitled Heroes, focused on a number of the heroes of Indigenous artists, and included the leaders and significant artists as well as the 'unsung' heroes - those artists who may not have achieved a high profile but have contributed significantly to their community, the diversity of local Indigenous art or wider artistic practice. The collection featured a newly acquired piece by Indigenous artist, Christopher Pease, entitled Balga Tree 2010, a striking piece which attracted much attention during the evening.
A highlight of the event included the unveiling and blessing of the newly planted garden outside the Kurongkurl Katitjin Gallery. Featuring two Moodjar trees, also known as the Australian Christmas Tree, and other native plants, this garden represents one of the six Nyoongar seasons – Birak.
On Monday I was pleased to attend flag-raising events at both the Joondalup and Mount Lawley Campuses. More than 50 staff joined me across the campuses for the ceremonial raising of the flags, and to enjoy one another's company over morning tea.
At the Mount Lawley flag-raising event, we acknowledged some of the Unsung Heroes of the broader Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. The recipients, nominated by their own community, were presented with a Certificate of Acknowledgment by Professor Colleen Hayward, Head of Kurongkurl Katitjin, in recognition of their personal dedication, commitment and achievements in supporting their local communities.
On Tuesday, 6 July I attended the Indigenous Film Night, held at the Mount Lawley Campus, along with approximately 100 members of our local community, to enjoy some family films, and then the locally produced comedy – Stone Bros.
ECU's NAIDOC Week events concluded with the popular Developing Cultural Competence session held on Thursday, 8 July for ECU staff at the Joondalup campus.
Thank you to the staff from Kurongkurl Katitjin - Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research, Public and Corporate Relations and Quality and Equity for their efforts in bringing these celebrations to life.
Professor Kerry O. Cox *
* Professor Kerry Cox was Vice-Chancellor of Edith Cowan University from March 2006 to September 2014.


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Family, friends and community members are mourning the loss of a young racer after he was killed in a sprint race late Saturday night at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.
Deputies say Kevin Ward Junior was hit by NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, after Ward lost control of his vehicle and walked onto the track. Stewart is not facing any charges and deputies say the investigation is not criminal.
Twenty-year-old Ward is from Port Leyden, a small town between Utica and Watertown. Community members say they will get through the tragedy.
"He was always nice. He knew how to crack a joke and bring a smile to everyone's face. He was always determined, and he was a good racer," said Brett Compo, Ward's childhood friend.
It was a talent Kevin Ward Junior developed at a young age. Those who knew Ward described him as a man who loved racing. They say he started his career with go-kart racing at the age of four. This was his fifth season racing with the Empire Super Sprints.
"I didn't get to go to the races much, but I heard a lot about them. Yes, he was very well liked and a very good driver from what I understand. He grew up with my son, and I was friends with his mom and dad. They are a very good family, and he was a very good boy," said Robert Shue, a neighbor.
Ward's death is felt throughout the community.
"It's unbelievable. I couldn't believe that it happened," said Shue.
"I felt bad for his parents and everything. You don't really think about it until it's someone you know," said Kelly Myers, whose daughter went to high school with Ward.
Dozens of people stopped by the family home to show their support in this time of need.
One woman, Lynn Hardy, considers herself an aunt to Ward. She lives right across the street from the shop where he and his family worked on his racecars.
"Normally the guys are working on his car, and now it's empty. It's very hard, very hard. He was too young," said Hardy.
Compo grew up with Ward, playing basketball and going to high school together. Compo says he is trying to make sense of it all.
"I was in shock at first, but I knew that he was doing something he loved, so I'm glad he was doing something he loved when he passed," he said.
Ward's family says they are thankful for the prayers and support of the community, and they are taking time to grieve. They say they are working on funeral arrangements which, for those that would like to attend, will be made public in a few days.
Statement from Tony Stewart's racing team Stewart-Haas Racing:
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends, and fellow competitors of Kevin Ward Jr. We support Tony Stewart's decision to miss today's race and we will continue to respect the process and timeline of the local authorities and will continue to monitor this situation moving forward."
.@TonyStewart has just released the following statement. pic.twitter.com/UtigLafKWb
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 10, 2014
Social media reaction:
#NASCAR has issued the following statement. pic.twitter.com/kPFQqZRXXz
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 10, 2014
Prayers to the Ward family...very tough situation and sad to hear about such a tragedy
— Matthew DiBenedetto (@mattdracing) August 10, 2014
Heavy hearts in the racing world today.. Thoughts and prayers going out to Ward his family and friends..asking Him for strength for them..
— Elliott Sadler (@Elliott_Sadler) August 10, 2014
Thoughts & prayers for all impacted by accident in NY last night, especially family of Kevin Ward, Jr. Heartbreaking for everyone. #NASCAR
— Brett Jewkes (@BJewkes) August 10, 2014
As I head out to the car my thoughts and prays are with the Ward family
— Greg Biffle (@gbiffle) August 10, 2014
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West Valley restaurant closed for dozens of health violations
The Salt Lake County Health Department closed the Asia Palace restaurant in West Valley City earlier this week for creating an "imminent health hazard."
According to a report on the department website, the restaurant at 1774 W. 3500 South had more than 50 health code violations, the most disturbing of which was when "an employee went into the toilet room with gloves on and came out of the toilet room with the same gloves on then the employee went into the kitchen and began food preparation," the report states.
Other violations include:
• Cooked and raw foods at warm temperatures that promote bacteria growth.
• Raw beef stored above raw shrimp in the walk-in cooler.
• Food in the walk-in cooler and dry storage area not covered to prevent contamination.
• The person-in-charge was unable to demonstrate adequate knowledge of proper hot and cold holding temperature for potentially hazardous foods.
• A clean meat cleaver, a clean cutting board and clean pots and pans were stored on the floor.
Once the problems are corrected, the restaurant will be allowed to reopen.


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When it comes to appealing to the senses on the trade-show floor, exhibitors at the Produce Marketing Association's (PMA) annual Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition have some natural advantages.
"Food itself is emotional," said Julie Lucido, CEO of Marketing Plus, a Fresno, Calif.–based company that represents clients who regularly exhibit at Fresh Summit, which this year is being held at the Anaheim Convention Center on Oct. 26–28. Food "is a part of the everyday human experience," Lucido said, "and can be truly represented on the tradeshow floor in a variety of ways."
Lucido urges her clients to make their actual products hands-on, so attendees can touch and smell them. She also proposes that they bring along chefs to prepare food right in the booth. Cooking creates evocative sounds and aromas, she said, and appeals to "the ultimate sense in our industry - taste."
"Attention to product displays is key," Lucido said, "whether we have a client who wants to show how their vegetable would look on a store shelf, or another client might want to tie their fruit back to the farm." (Lucido has also pitched the use of real soil, but so far no clients have brought the farm so literally to the show floor.)
At Melissa's World Variety Produce's booth at PMA, the displays of fresh produce look almost exactly like they would in a grocery store, said Bill Schneider, director of marketing for the company, the largest distributor of specialty produce in the United States. That's because Melissa's works directly with manufacturers of retail displays and fixtures to furnish the booth, which as a result is outfitted with the same displays a shopper might find in a store.
Melissa's installs two 20' by 40' booths at PMA, one stocked with produce so brilliantly colored and perfectly formed, "many attendees can't believe it's real," Schneider said. (It's closely inspected before and after shipping, he said, and regularly replenished.) The second booth houses a kitchen where four chefs who travel with Melissa's cook samples for trade-show attendees. The company also hires local celebrity chefs when possible.
"We'll make all kinds of menu items - stirfries, cookies, juices, soups," Schneider said. "We cook with onions and garlic, which send out a nice aroma." Melissa's is well known among show attendees for having goodtasting samples, he said. "There's usually a line."
As for digital images, Schneider said that he has used plasma screens in the past. "But that didn't seem to excite people very much," he said. Neither did two iPads, filled with photos and videos of company products. "Very few people stopped to look at them," Schneider said. "Everyone seemed to be coming to talk." Schneider said he's not ruling out ever using digital images again, but he speculates that they can't compete with the sight, smell, and taste of the real thing. "They are seeing it live," he asks. "Why would they watch a video?"
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Senior captain Hank Geer finishes in the top 10 in his first race back from missing all of last season.
CINCINNATI- Xavier men's and women's cross country took home their third straight Queen City Cup with their win today at Mount Airy Forest in Cincinnati at the 31st annual Queen City 5K Invitational. Junior captain Tom Ohlman finished first overall in the men's race with the top time of 15:36.23 and the women's team placed first overall.
The women placed first overall after six runners placed in the top fifteen led by junior Clare Fischer who finished second overall with a time of 18:47.81. Fischer was followed by classmate Jessica Albers who placed fifth with a time of 19:13.03. Sophomore Audrey Ramos finished two places back placing seventh with a time of 19:17.20 and senior Caitlin Price coming in shortly after with a time of 19:20.25 which was good enough for eighth. Freshman Sarah Mazzei finished eleventh with a time of 19:30.03 in her first collegiate race. Senior Calesse Cardosi rounded out the top fifteen with a time of 19:59.83. Other finishers for the women were freshman Victoria Ciotti (20:31.88), freshman Emily Wolery (21:19.07), junior Madison Riethman (21:47.67), and sophomore Carrie Kurish (22:10.76). The women dominated the race and took first place with 33 points.
The men were led by Ohlman from the start of the race, although other Musketeers made their presence known toward the front of the pack. Senior Hank Geer finished sixth with a time of 15:53.03 in his first race back after missing all of last season due to injury. Fellow senior Ben Foley placed eleventh with a time of 16:02.35 while sophomore Connor Buchholz finished with a time of 16:25.89 placing him just outside the top twenty-five by one position. The rest of the men's side included sophomore Corey Zielinski (16:35.79), junior Keith Schenkel (16:41.44), junior Spencer Liechty (16:45.99), junior Chris Hanson (16:53.74), freshman Austin Winter (17:12.08), sophomore Matt Orlando (17:27.43), and junior Nick Kobunski (17:57.88). Xavier missed second place by just six points, finishing third with 74 points.
The Musketeers' performance on a hot day in Cincinnati allowed them to beat out the University of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for the third consecutive year. The Traveling Trophy is something these three teams compete for every year but will be staying in Musketeer possession for yet another season.
The Musketeers continue their September 14th at the National Catholic Championships in South Bend, Indiana, where the men and women placed 4th and 5th, respectively last season.


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- Vertragswelten : das Recht in der Fragmentierung von private governance regimes (1998)
- Englische Fassung: Contracting Worlds: Invoking Discourse Rights in Private Governance Regimes (Annual Lecture Edinburgh 1997) Social and Legal Studies 9, 2000, 399-417. Italienische Fassung: Mondi contrattuali. Discourse rights nel diritto privato. In: Gunther Teubner, Diritto policontesturale: Prospettive giuridiche della pluralizzazione dei mondi sociali. La città del sole, Neapel 1999, 113-142. Portugiesische Fassung: Mundos contratuais: o direito na fragmentacao de regimes de private governance. In: Gunther Teubner, Direito, Sistema, Policontexturalidade, Editora Unimep, Piracicaba Sao Paolo, Brasil 2005, 269-298.
- The King's many bodies: the self-deconstruction of law's hierarchy (1997)
- The article connects two strands of the recent sociolegal debate: (1) the empirical discovery of new forms of spontaneous law in die Course of globalization, and (2) the emergence of deconstructive theories of law that undermine the law's hierarchy. The article puts forward the thesis that law's hierarchy has successfully resisted all old and new attempts at its deconstruction; it breaks, however, under the pressures of globalization that produced a global law without the state, as self-created law of global society that has no institutionalized support whatsoever in international poliucs and public international law. Consequently, the article criticizes deconstructive theories for their lack of autological analysis. These theories do not take into account the historical condicions of deconstruction. Accordingly, deconstructive analysis of law would have to look for new legal distinctions that are plausible under the new condicions of a doubly fragmented global society. The article sketches the contours of an emerging polycontextural law.


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Senior Games
Connect with old or new friends, compete in any of over 30 different events and have a great time when you join us for the Annual Senior Games! Family, friends and the general public are always welcome to attend the events and it's FREE to spectate.
Last Updated:3/1/2015
This Year's Games Begin January 9, 2015 and Ran Through February 26, 2015.
Family, friends and the general public are invited to attend all events. As always, it is FREE to spectate and cheer on your favorite participants
Hundreds of active seniors participate in the over 30 scheduled events that encourage people over 50 years of age to continue fitness opportunities and to compete and interact with their peers. The Senior Games will commence with a colorful opening ceremony and a pledge to the spirit of competition and friendship in which the games are based.
Senior Olympics Pledge - "As a Senior Olympian, I pledge myself to the spirit of the Olympics: the spirit of achievement, that I may reach my goals; the spirit of competition that I may win or lose with pride and honor; the spirit of friendship, that I may be a true friend to those around me."
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Those looking for physical competition or mental challenge can find both in the Yuma Senior Games. Opportunities to exercise your mind and body include but are not limited to pinochle, dart throwing, euchre, tennis, dominoes, bocce, the bean bag toss, basketball shooting contests and golf.
Senior Games Brochure
For complete information on everything related to the Yuma Senior Games including registration, venues, divisions, contact information and fees, view the Senior Games brochure. We also have an easy-to-print complete calendar listing of all competitions and activities.
For More Information
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact the Yuma Parks and Recreation Office.
Senior Games Results
Results for the 2015 Senior Games Results
Results will be posted weekly as they are made available.
- Archery
- Basketball Shooting Contests (Free Throw & Long Shot)
- Bean Bag Toss
- Bocce Doubles
- Bowling
- Cribbage
- Dart Throwing
- Euchre
- Fitness Walks (1600 & 3200 Meters)
- Football Contests (Passing, Punting & amp; Kicking)
- Golf (18 Holes & Par 3)
- Horseshoes Singles
- Miniature Golf
- Novelty Events (Bowling Pin Throw, Nail Driving, Water Balloon Toss)
- Pickleball Doubles
- Pinochle
- Pool Shooting (Singles & Doubles)
- Putting Contest
- Shuffleboard Singles
- Table Tennis Singles
- Tennis Doubles
- Track and Field Events (50 Meter Dash, Discus Throw, Javelin Throw, Running and Standing Long Jump, Shot Put, & Softball Throw)
- Volleyball (4 on 4 & 6 on 6)
- Wahshoes
Results for LAST Year's 30th Annual Senior Games
- Senior Games Results Week 1: Golf (Desert Hills Par 3) and Novelty Events (Bowling Pin Throw, Nail Driving Contest and Water Balloon Toss)
- Senior Games Results Week 2: Basketball Shooting Contests, Bocce Ball (Doubles), Dart Throwing, Euchre, Shuffleboard (Singles) and Tennis (Doubles)
- Senior Games Results Week 3: Cribbage, Golf (Desert Hills Municipal Golf Course), Horseshoes (Singles), Pool Shooting (Men's and Women's Singles), Tennis Doubles Mixed and Track & Field
- Senior Games Results Week 4: Bowling, Football Contests, Golf Putting Contests (NEW), Pinochle, Pool Shooting (Women's Doubles) and Volleyball (4-on-4)
- Senior Games Results Week 5: Miniature Golf (Men & Women), Pickleball (Doubles Men & Doubles Women), Pool Shooting (Doubles Men & Doubles Mixed) and Wahshoes
- Senior Games Results Week 6: Archery, Fitness Walks, Pickleball (Doubles Mixed), Table Tennis (Singles) and Volleyball (6-on-6)
- Senior Games Results Week 7: Bean Bag Toss (Men & Women)
Past Year's Senior Games Results
Results for the 29th Annual Senior Games.
- Senior Games Results Week 1: Bocce (Doubles), Dominoes, Euchre, Golf (Par 3) and the Novelty Events (Bowling Pin Throw, Nail Driving & Water Balloon Toss)!
- Senior Games Results Week 2: Basketball Shooting Contests, Dart Throwing, Softball Contests, Tennis (Doubles) and Volleyball (4 on 4)
- Senior Games Results Week 3: Cribbage, Golf, Horseshoes (Singles), Pool Shooting (Men's & Women's), Tennis (Mixed Doubles), and Track & Field Events
- Senior Games Results Week 4: Pinochle, Bowling, Pool Shooting (Doubles Men's & Doubles Women's) and Wahshoes
- Senior Games Results Week 5: Fitness Walks, Football Contests, Miniature Golf (Men & Women), Pickle Ball (Doubles Men's & Doubles Mixed), Pool Shooting (Doubles Mixed), Table Tennis (Singles) and Volleyball (6 on 6)


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News for Saturday, November 13, 2010
Talking dollars and sense with your children
The subject of how to handle money is something that many parents put off discussing with their children — but they shouldn't.
How to ask for a killer recommendation on LinkedIn
The best endorsements are ones that give specific results or tell a story of transformation.
Aztecs say they're no longer taking solace in moral victories
"Moral victories are done at San Diego State," QB Ryan Lindley said. "We're over that. That's not a part of who we are anymore."
QB delivers as Palomar prevails
Palomar beats Grossmont 43-35.
Sharpshooter could be spice this team has recently lacked
James Rahon is the zone-busting shotmaker who makes the Aztecs that much more dangerous by forcing defenses to play them that much more straight-up.
PADRES: Maybin acquired to play center field
Padres trade Webb and Mujica to Marlins
The Padres furthered their desire to become more athletic by acquiring center fielder Cameron Maybin from the Florida Marlins on Saturday.
Hawaii defeats Cal State-Fullerton 84-70
Bill Amis scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Hawaii to an 84-70 win over Cal State-Fullerton Saturday night in the Rainbow Classic.
EconoMeter: Can DeMaio's plan balance budget?
See what U-T panelists said about the councilman's "Roadmap to Recovery" and then cast your own vote and post your comment.
REGION: Rural land plan veering off track?
Next hearing is Dec. 8
Supporters of the San Diego County general plan update ---- a
Kaepernick leads Nevada over Fresno St. 35-34
Colin Kaepernick set a school record with two more rushing touchdowns, and Vai Taua's third score of the night gave No. 21 Nevada a 35-34 win over Fresno State on Saturday night.
Israeli Cabinet to consider US settlement proposal
Israel's prime minister briefed his Cabinet Sunday on a package of security and diplomatic incentives the U.S. has proposed to entice Israel to renew limits on settlement construction and revive moribund peace talks with the Palestinians.
Obama leaves Japan, heads back to United States
President Barack Obama has left Japan for the United States, ending a 10-day Asian tour that focused heavily on economics and featured personal remembrances of his life as a child in Indonesia.
President Obama leaves Japan, heads back to U.S., completing 10-day Asian tour to...
President Obama leaves Japan, heads back to U.S., completing 10-day Asian tour to four nations.
PREP GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Underclassmen lift Torrey past San Pasqual
CARMEL VALLEY -- The younger players on the Torrey Pines High
PREP GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Murrieta Valley swept out of quarters
Vansant leads REV with 26 kills
MURRIETA -- Murrieta Valley's girls volleyball team never gave up the chase Saturday night, but the Nighthawks did run out of points.
PREP SCOREBOARD: Nov. 13 results
Thunderstorms delay final round at Singapore Open
Thunderstorms have forced the suspension of final-round play for more than two hours in the Singapore Open with the last group, including third-round leader Adam Scott, having played only three holes.
Kings set club record with 8-0 start at home
Anze Kopitar had two goals and an assist, Dustin Brown scored on a penalty shot and the Los Angeles Kings handed the New York Islanders their 10th straight loss, 5-1 on Saturday night.
Appleby wins in Australia for 1st time in 9 years
Stuart Appleby ended a nine-year drought at home by winning the Australian Masters on Sunday, rallying from a seven-shot deficit with birdies on his last two holes for a 6-under 65.
Cornett leads UNLV over Wyoming 42-16
Tim Cornett scored four touchdowns and Omar Clayton threw for three scores as UNLV defeated Wyoming 42-16 on Saturday night.
More ash-buried bodies found at Indonesia volcano
Rescuers digging through several feet (a meter) of ash discovered nine more bodies on the slopes of Mount Merapi, whose explosive eruption a week ago buried whole villages. As confirmation of more deaths trickled in Sunday, the toll from a series of blasts at the Indonesian volcano rose to at least 250.
SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL: Rahon, Aztecs justify their hype in opener
LONG BEACH -- Playing as a nationally ranked team for the first time in school history, the San Diego State men's basketball team showed off its new sharpshooter and its veteran guile.
REGION: Wildlife Day draws hundreds to plateau
Event aims to raise funds, educate residents
The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve's headquarters was transformed into a small zoo Saturday, attracting hundreds of visitors who gawked and thrilled at the sight of raccoons, opossums, tarantulas, hawks, snakes and lizards ---- and learned a few lessons about the creatures along the way.
LOCAL SCOREBOARD: November 13 results
Capers helps Packers defense shake off injuries
When it comes to handling injuries, most teams say they don't make excuses.
Vikings, Bears at crucial points
Here's some drama the Minnesota Vikings wouldn't mind: jumping back into the NFC North race.
POWAY: Grosch starting to transition from candidate to council member
Updated election results increase his confidence of prevailing over Pete Babich
Presumed Poway City Councilman-elect Dave Grosch said last week he's got a lot of homework to do before he's sworn in next month.
ESCONDIDO: City may pay $6M for new maintenance site
Move would clear land for ballpark, other projects
The City Council will consider spending $6 million Wednesday for
Palestinians critical of US settlement proposal
Palestinians are expressing strong reservations about a U.S. proposal meant to entice Israel to reinstate limits on West Bank settlement construction and revive peace talks.
MURRIETA: Still no movement on BMW dealership
City-sponsored stunt well-received, but spurs no activity
Although Murrieta's BMW owners tried to show Hendrick Automotive
Afghan militants torch NATO convoy; blasts kill 3
Insurgents set fire to a convoy of NATO fuel tankers in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, while a series of bomb blasts in the south killed a NATO service member and two civilians.
UC Davis scores 16 4th-quarter points, wins 22-21
Sean Creadick caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Randy Wright with 35 seconds left Saturday, capping a 16-point fourth quarter that helped UC Davis rally for a 22-21 victory over Cal Poly.
MURRIETA: Field of Honor ends weeklong observance
Closing ceremony recalls experiences, stories
Standing in front of a small crowd gathered for the closing ceremony of Murrieta's Field of Honor on Saturday afternoon, Rotary Club of Murrieta President Bob Bryant said it wasn't about the 2,000 flags that flapped in the breeze at Town Square Park, but the stories behind each flag, and the lessons and experiences had by those who visited the memorial.
Cheers as freed Myanmar democracy leader appears
Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, freed from seven years of house arrest, told thousands of wildly cheering supporters Sunday that she would continue to fight for human rights and the rule of law in the military-ruled nation.
Pavelski ends scoring drought in Sharks' 4-3 win
Joe Pavelski scored for the first time in nine games, Joe Thornton had his first point in four games and the San Jose Sharks held on to beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 Saturday night.
Obama makes return visit to sacred Buddha statue
President Barack Obama made a return visit to the Great Buddha statue in Japan, noting "I was only 6" the last time he visited the sacred site.
Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in Swat
Pakistani security forces killed six militants in clashes in the Swat Valley, a northwest region where the military has largely routed the Taliban but where sporadic violence persists, an army spokesman said Sunday.
MENIFEE: Walmart may take plans to voters
In a rare move, retailer may seek a special election seeking OK for Scott Road store
Retail giant Walmart has withdrawn its plans for a new
Community program pairs U-T, San Diego Food Bank
Public will be able to track progress of project, which aims to double '09 donations
The San Diego Union-Tribune is joining forces with the San Diego Food Bank to collect 1 million pounds of pasta, canned goods and other staples for the needy this holiday season — double what the nonprofit group received last year.
Portland defeats UC Davis 75-60
Tanner Riley scored 15 points, all in the first half, to lead Portland to a 75-60 victory over UC Davis in the second round of the Athletes in Action Classic on Saturday night.
Musical memories alive in Lakeside
John Stewart tribute is a fan-family affair.
Democrats closing out term with tamed agenda
WASHINGTON ---- Lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday to
More couples say 'I do' to living together
MINNEAPOLIS ---- Jessica Peltier and her boyfriend sure look
Facebook on verge of e-mail dominance
Facebook may be on the verge of offering e-mail to the 500
Myanmar releases pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi had been under house arrest for past seven years
YANGON, Myanmar ---- Pro-democracy hero Aung San Suu Kyi walked
Scientists find toxic algae far from California's coast
SANTA CRUZ ---- Blooms of toxic algae can occur in the open
Report: Five dead in desert in wreck with seven motorcycles
OCOTILLO (AP) ---- Five people were killed Saturday in a crash
Clyburn tabbed as No. 3 Democrat in House
WASHINGTON ---- Speaker Nancy Pelosi will create a new
Prosecutors relying on three witnesses in Levy case
WASHINGTON -- Prosecutors presented many witnesses in their case
Brown leads Louisiana Tech by Austin College 90-58
DeAndre Brown scored 21 points and Olu Ashaolu had his second double-double of the season to lead Louisiana Tech in a 90-58 rout of Austin College on Saturday night.
Dixon nears NHRA Top Fuel title
Larry Dixon wins his third Top Fuel drag racing title today by winning one round at Pomona; John Force faces longer odds
Shops shut across Bangladesh for opposition strike
Schools and businesses were shut across Bangladesh on Sunday as the country's main opposition party enforced a nationwide dawn-to-dusk general strike to protest the eviction of its leader from a military-owned home.
Karzai says US should reduce operations' intensity
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai said the United States must reduce the visibility and intensity of its military operations in Afghanistan.
PREP FOOTBALL: Playoff draw seems to stack deck against North County
SAN DIEGO -- If the CIF San Diego Section Division I football
VISTA: City will get $5M to build park at school
Facility will include community center, fields and picnic area
City officials found out this week they'll get $5 million from the state to build a public recreational facility at the Vista Academy for Visual and Performing Arts.
VISTA: Residents split on higher street lighting fees
The city's plan to turn off half of Vista's residential street lights unless residents agree to an increase in annual lighting fees brought mixed reactions last week, with some residents saying they're willing to pitch in if it will keep the lights on and others arguing that the city should swallow the cost.
Japan's Takahashi takes Skate America gold
Japan's Daisuke Takahashi was shaky with some of his jumps and even fell once but still edged countryman Nobunari Oda to win the Skate America men's title Saturday night.
Cuba frees the first of 13 political prisoners
The first of 13 remaining Cuban dissidents jailed since 2003 was released from prison Saturday and returned to his home in the capital, a strong signal the government intends to release all of the men despite their refusal to go into exile.
5 dead, 5 hurt in SoCal crash with 7 cycles
A car trying to pass a group of motorcycles caused another car to lose control on a desert highway Saturday, leading to a crash that killed five people and injured six others, officials said.


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