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The LG 47LD950 3D LCD TV is a breakaway 3D TV and it's potentially the perfect solution for 3D fans with large families or those that want to make 3D Television a social event in their homes. The LG 47″ 47LD950 uses Passive 3D technology rather than Active Shutter 3D Technology like other 3D TVs in the LG line up like the LG Infinia 60PX990 & 50PX990 3D Plasma TVs or the LG Infinia 55LX9900 & 47LX9900 Full LED 3D TVs.
Passive 3D TV works similarly to Active Shutter 3D TV in that two slightly different images are produced by the TV, with passive images the 3D glasses work differently allowing each eye to see differently polarised light. For example, light polarised in one direction will be seen by the left eye and light polarised in the other by the right. This is the same 3D technology that is used in today's 3D Movie Cinemas and it is also the same technology that Sky TV uses for their 3D TV Channel. The benefits of this technology over Active 3D Technology is that the 3D glasses themselves are very cheap to purchase and watching 3D TV is some what easier on the eye over long periods of time. If you wish to learn more about 3D TV and how 3D TV actually works you can read our previous Blog post – How 3D Tv Actually Works – Technology Explained.
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The LG 47LD950 3D LCD TV is equipped with Full 1080p High Definition for superb picture quality whatever your viewing. The LG LD950 3D LCD TV also supports an impressive range of digital content formats including DivX HD, MP3 and Jpeg Play through it's 2.0 USB ports allowing you to view your personal digital content with ease. The LD950 Series also features an integrated Freeview HD Tuner for subscription free access to more than 60 Digital Channels including Sky News, Film 4 and much more besides.
The LG 47LD950 3D LCD TV boasts an excellent picture processor which produces a contrast ratio of 150,000:1 with screen refresh rates of 200Hz Sub-Field Drive Motion Technology for flicker free viewing of fast moving TV like action movies and sports. This picture technology is ideal for Sky's 3D Channel.
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Perhaps most significantly this LG 3D LCD TV comes complete with 4 Pairs Passive 3D Glasses. This provides for a truly immersive viewing experience which is perfect for the family to enjoy the latest 3D Movies on Sky or on a 3D Blu Ray Player.
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The LG Infinia LD950 3D LCD TV Series is currently only available as a 47″ Screen, 3D TV is best viewed on a really large screen! New screen sizes of LG Passive 3D TVs are expected shortly!
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AFC Update: Injuries Pile Up During Week 2 Of NFL Preseason
This week saw an increase in preseason intensity. Starters played longer, and the injury totals spiked yet again. Here's the scoop from all around the AFC…
AFC Update: Roster Struggles Loom Ahead Of NFL Preseason
With July winding down, and the inaugural preseason game just one Sunday away, here's a look at the latest events and goings on in around the AFC…
AFC Update: Training Camps Open, Teams Prepare For NFL Season
The country finds itself in the midst of seemingly unrelenting heat. With fantasy drafts beginning to also heat up, here's the latest news from around the AFC…
AFC Update: Arrests And Legal Issues Continue Across NFL
With the first preseason game just a few Sundays away, here's a brief recap of the events occurring around the AFC.
AFC Roundup: Quarterback Battles Heat Up Across NFL
As many of us celebrated the birthday of our great nation this week, the NFL activities still continued in full force. Here's a quick review of the events which transpired this week in the AFC…
AFC Roundup: Training Camps, NFL Kickoff Days Away
As July begins, and kickoff weekend just 67 days away, much has happened in the NFL in the past week. Here's a closer look at the headlines from the AFC squads this past week.
Arrest Made In Coral Springs Crooked Casanova Case
One down, one to go as Coral Springs detectives work to crack the case of a crooked Casanova. On Wednesday, police arrested the man known as "Florenciano Valentino" and identified him as 18-year-old Anthony Maldanado of Miami Gardens.
Residents Voice Health Concerns After Hollywood Raw Sewage Spill
Crews in Hollywood continue working to clean up a disgusting and stinky situation. The sewer pipeline that burst last week is now fully fixed but the clean-up effort on Taft street between Park Road and I-95 is just getting started.
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This annual lecture honors Naomi Prawer Kadar, Ph.D. (1949-2010), z"l, an inspiring educator, a devoted researcher and scholar, and a true visionary. The annual lecture aims to explore Naomi's passions for academic research around topics of Yiddish language and linguistics, the history of Yiddish, Yiddish children's literature and education.
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Thirty-five years ago, Dr. Dovid Katz, then a student in New York, began to look for elderly Yiddish informants from the Lithuanian (Litvak) lands. When the Soviet Union collapsed and it became possible to carry out expeditions "in the old country," Dovid began to conduct one or two expeditions a year. In 1999, he relocated to Lithuania and was able to continue the project on a much more intensive basis.
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(ABC 6 News) - Mayo Clinic has finally settled the question of what it will call its two Rochester hospitals come the new year.
As we've reported, Rochester Methodist Hospital and Saint Marys Hospital will become a single legal entity and single licensed hospital on January 1, 2014. But until now, no one really knew what the new names would be.
The Rochester Methodist Hospital will become the "Methodist Campus" while the Saint Marys Hospital will become the "Saint Marys Campus".
Mayo officials say the new names incorporate the history of the two hospitals and will still help people find their way to the two different locations.
I know when you all covered the announcement of Saint Marys and Methodist Hospitals becoming a single licensed this past March campus identification came up as a question. We have a firm answer on that. The info below should help clarify.
Mayo says the single licensed hospital will better reflect Mayo's integrated hospital practice, ensure accurate reporting of data and reinforce Mayo's ability to prove the value of its care. An unwavering commitment to the founders' values will remain.


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Sigi Schmid – Engineering a Champion – Sounders at FC Dallas
Engineering a third MLS champion will require all os Sigi's soccer faculties. Wisdom, insight, tactical intelligence, good listening skills, and a petty account of silly magic and luck. [Read More]
The Sounders Very Good Week
It's been a very good week in Sounders land. It started last Saturday when Cascadia rival Vancouver came to town. The ECS set the tone with another impressive tifo display for the nearly 56,000 fans packed into the CLink. The Sounders entered the match tied with Vancouver for 3rd place in the West with 37 […] [Read More]
And the journey begins, Champions League 2012; Sounders vs Caledonia AIA
These matches are not added to a clubs schedule for punishment. They add pedigree. They distinguish the elite champions from a regular list of the rest. [Read More]
Sounders Rule the Galaxy
OK, maybe the Sounders aren't the best team in the Galaxy, but they were certainly the best team at CenturyLink Field last night. Every team seems to have an opponent who just has their number. A team that year in and year out finds a way to beat you. The Sounders have dominated the Columbus […] [Read More]
Sounders Play Full 90 or Full 9 Innings In May? Sounders at Fire Saturday
Sweet Lou, can you hear me now? I don't imagine former Mariners manager, Lou Piniella will be available to help Sigi Schmid figure out the Sounders upcoming rotation for their spit-tight schedule in May. But I don't think his dry-wisdom on the matter would be overlooked either. [Read More]


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Reacting to Governor Tom Corbett's initial budget proposal released Feb. 7, officials at the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission [NCPRPDC] said they find the spending plan to be challenging.
"The state budget is definitely a tough budget with a lot of things that, if they play out the way they are in the proposal, will present challenges to a lot of people," said Eric Bridges, executive director at North Central. "It is a budget proposal and given that it is an election year, there will be a lot of legislative wrangling.
BROCKWAY — Wednesday, the Shale debate came into clear focus as residents of the Borough of Brockway expressed their concerns about a proposal by Flatirons Resources to drill a well in the borough.
Residents were given this opportunity at a public meeting that took place at the urging of Sen. Joe Scarnati (R-25), state Rep. Sam Smith (R-66) and state Rep. Matt Gabler (R-75).
At the recent Deanery meeting held at the priory in St. Marys, pastors and priests of Elk County parishes gathered to discuss issues of relevance to the Catholic Church, with the prevalent topic being that of a recent mandate by the Obama administration that requires employers, including religious institutions, to provide contraceptives for employees under healthcare plans.
In a seminar at the American Legion building on Main Street in Ridgway Wednesday, two artisans participating in the annual Ridgway Chainsaw Carver Rendezvous, Roger Day of England and Bob King of Seattle, Wash., spoke about the processes involved in wood carving, as well as the technique and new technology geared toward the medium of wood.
Bob King, in his seventh year at Rendezvous, delved into the topic of spatial perception which he described as "something we all have in common, how we perceive objects in the world and their relation to us in space."
JOHNSONBURG – G. M. McCrossin, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the Johnsonburg Municipal Authority [JMA].
According to JMA solicitor Richard Brown, McCrossin is seeking $1,128,327.38 plus interest, penalty and attorney fees in payments for construction work on the waste water treatment plant that "they believe they are entitled to."
"We are in the process of preparing and finalizing an answer in a manner of counterclaim and hope to have that filed prior to the next board meeting," Brown said during Tuesday night's regular meeting.


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Hands-on: MeeGo for Smartphones
Intel senior technologist Derek Speed demonstrates an early build of MeeGo on a prototype smartphone.
Intel senior technologist Derek Speed shows Trevan McGee an early build of MeeGo for smartphones.
Intel's commitment ?Sorry but this Mr. Senior Technologist here representing Intel side of the project seems just a typical dummy who's had interest to be play with the phone for about 30 minutes before the exhibition.
Listening to his spoken presentation of elementary feature self-evidences is probably as painful as he feels having to present them.
Why bring this stuff into open, for everyone to see ? Needs work 6 months, then please come back again and show me please - if this thing is still alive.
Such stupidity.
Geez- this publicity does more harm than goodI totally agree to "what's the point" argument. This looks simply "poor".
Besides, the AAVA phone clip has been available for MeeGo enthusiasts for several weeks. By now, something more advanced should already be presented.
If I had a stake or interest in this I would be deeply ashamed for Nokia's and Intel's sake. How childish can a large corp be when they obviously are in not even interested in publicity such as this ?
I mean, Intel probably couldn't care less, considering they go about eg. buying virus protection companies... Maybe next time ice cream parlours, or vacuum cleaner manufacturer, so why not team up with Nokia ? - Great idea, let's do that ! ; )
But it should be in Nokias better interest to support their "iPhone and Android Killer platform" project from becoming almost a laughing matter, like here.
Sorry but Nokia must be one of the world's most stupid enterprises when it comes to marketing.
I don't get it...Why would you want to demo something like that? I mean, what is the point?
Re: tskThe demo left something to be desired, sure, but it's still so early in the operating system's infancy that I'm going to withhold judgement. Still, you raise some good points about the AppUp store. I understand the goal, but it will depend entirely on carrier and developer adoption.
I asked Mr. Speed about how Intel would approach quality assurance and he gave me the impression that nothing was set in stone quite yet. Considering MeeGo is going to tie into both Intel's AppUp client and Nokia's Ovi store, there is potential for conflicting admission standards.
Mr. Speed also hinted at upcoming OEM announcements. That's another big factor in MeeGo's success.
that looked bad...Application warehouse? Drive revenue for the Service Providers? In this day and age...Intel should know better. Besides, even with a prototype, first impressions are still first impressions. He must have forgotten the device is not an iPhone...
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There were several local services Monday to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
19th Ward Luminary Event
People who live in the 19th Ward came out for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Luminary Event. Organizers say they chose this day back in 2006 because one of Dr. King's goals was to connect others.
Those who live in the area had a chance to buy luminary kits, so they could line their front yards with luminaries. Proceeds from the sale of those kits went to the 19th Ward Community Association.
Eastman Theater community celebration
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater was packed for the 28th annual community Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
This year's theme, "The Beloved Community, Embracing the Strength to Love."
Four children were chosen to read their essays about continuing the work of Dr. King. The vice president of the University of Rochester, Paul Burgett, delivered the keynote speech.
Local delegate Ken Preston was at the ceremony.
Students spend the day volunteering
Students may have been off from school for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but that doesn't mean they all completely took the day off. Students from Brighton High School, McQuaid and the University of Rochester spent the day building houses in the Josana Neighborhood with Flower City Habitat for Humanity. The goal was to reinforce Dr. King's legacy of taking action to create positive change in the community.
YMCA celebrates Martin Luther King Day
The YMCA of Greater Rochester kicked off its day long celebration in song at the Carlson Metro Center Y on East Main Street Monday morning. In addition to singing, children from across Rochester also took turns reciting King's famous, "I Have a Dream Speech."


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After a day of fielding questions, Marco Island's city manager candidates had the chance to get a few of their own answered.
During a two-hour motor tour of the island, Fire Chief Mike Murphy responded to queries about who maintained landscaped cul-de-sacs, how many of the island's lots have direct access to the gulf and discussed house prices. He and City Public Information Coordinator Lisa Douglass also tossed out a wealth of information on the area's history, its parks, ongoing infrastructure projects and good places to get dinner.
It was something of a breather in a day filled rotating between City Council members, department heads and interim City Manager Dana Souza. And it preceded another test by fire when the candidates would meet residents at a social event from 6 to 8 in the evening.
Candidates got a look at every aspect of city life, from the storied Winterberry Field, where the Men's Senior Softball League goes head to head, to the city's water treatment facilities on each end of the island.
It ran the five men past stunning views of the gulf and not-so-stunning views of reuse pipe installation on the island's southern end. Candidates got a look at famous sites, like the Snook Inn, and more carefully hidden treasures, such as Otter Mound Preserve, a shell mound tucked in the estates area. The rented van ferried the candidates slowly up and down the hills of the Caxambas neighborhood, as Murphy talked about the advantages of living in the area with the highest elevation in South Florida.
"A couple of feet mean a lot in a hurricane," Murphy said. "And, the insurance here is much better than at other areas."
Candidates also viewed many of the city's works in progress. The East Winterberry Bridge, under construction and on track for completion in June, was viewed from both ends, and the expanse of Veterans' Community Park was the site of a brief stop.
Murphy discussed both the controversial history of the site — it was the area found littered with asbestos-contaminated pipe in 2006 — as well as the uncertain future of the city-owned plots.
"It's kind of just up in the air right now for planning," Murphy said.
The candidates nodded, as they chugged off to their next stop, contemplating their own uncertain futures. At 3 p.m. Tuesday, council will meet to select just one of the five men as the second-ever city manager of Marco Island.


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• A concert featuring Nantucket will begin at 7 p.m. at Temple Theatre, 120 Carthage St., Sanford. In the recent years leading up to the 35th anniversary of their first album, the band has been riding a wave a recognition within their home state of North Carolina and were honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Charlotte Music Awards in 2008. In 2012, they were inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Opening the show is Sanford's own Brick City South, led by frontman Britton Buchanan. General Admission tickets are $20. Call the box office at (919) 774-4155 or order online at www.templeshows.com.
• The Lee County Democratic Party will meet at 6:30 p.m. at party headquarters, 139 Chatham St., Sanford. The local Democrats running for seats in the General Assembly will be on the program. These candidates are Rep. Robert Reives ll (N.C. House District 54), Brad Salmon (N.C. House District 51) and Joe Langley (N.C. Senate District 12). For more information, please call (919) 718-4914 or (919) 774-479 or email email@example.com. Please check www.leedemocrats.org and www.facebook.com/leedemocrats.
• The Republican Party of Lee County will hold a Lincoln Day/Reagan Day Dinner, starting with dinner at 6 p.m., at Ron's Barn in Sanford. The keynote speaker will be Lt. Gov. Dan Forrest. Ticket sales will begin online Aug. 1 through the Lee GOP website, www.leegop.org. To learn more, contact Lee GOP Chairman Charles Staley at email@example.com.
• The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Lee County Library Auditorium, 107 Hawkins Ave., Sanford. Ray Linville, recently retired associate professor of English and humanities at Sandhills Community College, will present the program "Southern Foods: Knowing Their Stories." The meeting is open to the public, and guests are welcome. Call (919) 499-7661.
• Louise Penny, the New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author of nine previous Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, will be coming at 6:30 p.m. to McIntyre's Books at Fearrington Village in Pittsboro. This is a ticketed event; call (919) 542-3030 for details.
• Sanford Jobseekers will meet from 8:30-10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Sanford for networking, job leads and job fair information. All are welcome. At 9:30, there will be a sign up for those who would like to take the eight-week Jobs For Life Study, an intensive job search and job skill class complimented by the Bible. No charge, but a definite commitment will be required. Each attendee will be matched with a business mentor. Call (919) 776-6137 for more information.
• The next session of "Jobs for Life" classes begins Sept. 3 at First Baptist Church, but an information session about the program will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the church, located on Summit Drive, just off Horner Boulevard in downtown Sanford. Jobs for Life, sponsored by First Baptist and The Salvation Army of Lee County, is a free eight-week, faith-based program designed to teach job-seeking skills and life skills. Sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays from Sept. 3-Oct. 22. For more information, contact Cindy Hall at First Baptist at (919) 776-6137 or Chris Kelley at The Salvation Army at (919) 718-1717.
• HAVEN in Lee County will offer training for shelter volunteers from 9 a.m.-noon at the HAVEN office, 215 Bracken St., Sanford. Call Jean at (919) 774-8923 with questions.
• The 12th annual Boomer, Senior and Caregiver Expo will be held from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center, 1801 Nash St., Sanford. It will include 100-plus vendors, educational seminars, massages, 20-plus health screenings, bingo, a painting workshop, hourly prize giveaways, manicures and haircuts and grand prizes. The event is presented by the Enrichment Center of Lee County. Call the center at (919) 776-0501 to learn more.
• The High Hopes Chorus will begin rehearsals at 2 p.m. at Jonesboro Presbyterian Church in Sanford. The group sings at rehab centers and nursing homes in the Lee County area.
• A Chatham Development Briefing will be held from 7:30-10 a.m. at the Governors Club, 11000 Governors Drive, Chapel Hill. RSVP requested by Aug. 20 to the Chatham Chamber of Commerce, (919) 742-3333 or firstname.lastname@example.com. The cost for Chamber members is $25 and for non-members $35. Registration and networking begins at 7:30 a.m., along with a full breakfast. The public is encouraged to attend. Attendees can expect to hear the latest information on residential, commercial and agricultural development for Chatham County. Information will be presented by real estate professionals, county representatives, consultants, economic development experts and others.
• The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at FirstHealth Conference Center, Highway 211 and Page Road in Pinehurst. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver's license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
• Legal Aid of North Carolina will hold an intake day from noon-2 p.m. at Christians United Outreach Center, 2885 Lee Ave., Sanford. Topics that can be addressed include consumer issues, foreclosures, evictions, Medicaid Disability, expungements and much more. Legal Aid of North Carolina is a nonprofit that provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people to ensure equal access to justice and remove barriers to economic opportunity. For more information, please call (919) 542-0475.
• A webinar titled "Even Monkeys Fall From Trees: Learn From Your Mistakes and Embrace Change" will be held from 10:30-11:30 a.m., hosted by Express Employment Professionals. The event will feature Doug Lipp, author, professional speaker and expert on customer service, leadership and change management. During the webinar, Lipp will take participants on a "behind-the-scenes" tour of the Walt Disney Company, where he served as the head of training at Disney Studio's Walt Disney University, to learn about both its successes and how it overcame obstacles by challenging the status quo and embracing change. Register at ExpressPros.com/WebinarRegistration http://expresspros.com/WebinarRegistration.
• The Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the new location of Thrivent Financial at 8 a.m. at 900 S. Vance St., #250, Sanford.
• The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Pinehurst Surgical, 5 FirstVillage Drive, Pinehurst. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver's license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
• The Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service Office is bringing services to eligible locals from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the DAV Michael J. Thomas Chapter #5, 146 S. Main St., Broadway. During this stop, a trained DAV national service officer will provide counseling and claim-filing assistance. The services are free, and DAV membership is not required. Attendees should bring their claim number, Social Security number and any other pertinent documentation. To learn more, please call Michelle Colpaert, DAV NSO, at (336) 631-5481.


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The Licking County Library is having a special program to celebrate the release of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney, the seventh book in the popular Wimpy Kid series. Kids in grades 3-8 can come to the Licking County Library's downtown Newark location from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday for games, crafts, trivia, and snacks, plus a chance to win a copy of the new book. Registration required, and space is limited. Call 740-349-5550.


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Bond granted for float driver
Bond was set Tuesday for a man accused of being drunk and reaching speeds reported as high as 60 mph while driving a float in the Anderson Christmas Parade.
A $50,000 surety bond was set for David Allen Rodgers, 42, of Anderson, said Linda Dudley, spokeswoman for the Anderson Police Department.
"Most all of the parents of the victims were there," Ms. Dudley said of the hearing. "Five of the adults on the float actually spoke during the bond hearing. They talked about how terrified they and their children were when this all occurred, and they talked about how some of their children are still having problems thinking about it."
Mr. Rodgers is accused of pulling out of the parade line Sunday while he was driving a truck pulling a float for Steppin' Out Dance Studio. He was near the Anderson County Courthouse on Main Street in Anderson when he allegedly took off at a high rate of speed and passed a tractor pulling a float. There were 19 adults and children on Mr. Rodgers' float, Ms. Dudley said. Mr. Rodgers has been the float driver for the dance studio the past five or six years, she said.
According to authorities, when the dance studio float reached River Street - which was the drop-off point for the parade - it turned right and went through a red light at West River Street and South Murray Avenue. The float then turned on to Franklin Street and crossed a set of railroad tracks. The truck and float later pulled over near the Westside Community Center and parents started pulling children off as fast as they could.
One of the adults on the float called 911, according to authorities. Officers arrived when the float was near the Westside Community Center.
A parent who was on the float has said the driver ran two or three red lights during the incident and reached speeds of 55 to 60 mph at points.
Mr. Rodgers is charged with 18 counts of assault with a high and aggravated nature, 18 counts of kidnapping, driving under the influence, unlawful conduct toward a child, assaulting an officer, open container and failure to accompany a police officer.
Each of the assault and kidnapping charges carries up to 10 years in prison, Ms. Dudley said.
Mr. Rodgers is not allowed to have contact with any victims or their families as part of the bond conditions, Ms. Dudley said. He is also on trespass notice for the dance studio.
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The mission of the Monroe Symphony Orchestra is to provide live, symphonic music of high artistic quality for the education and enjoyment of the people of Northeast Louisiana and the region.
For forty-four years, the Monroe Symphony Orchestra has provided live, symphonic music of high artistic quality for the education and enjoyment of the people of Northeast Louisiana and the region. The Symphony's goals have included collaboration with other local and regional arts groups, bringing artists of national reputation to the community, providing opportunities for recognition of talented, young, Louisiana artists and seeking to reach out into the community with concerts that appeal to all segments of the population.
The Monroe Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1971, and was organized as a community orchestra. The subscription season, presented from October through May, consists of three classical concerts, a holiday pops concert, and a family concert in February. The MSO also presents Sound Safari, an educational concert offered to third, fourth, and fifth graders. As a viable and highly visible part of the arts community, the MSO also contributes to the cultural development of northeast Louisiana by bringing notable conductors and artists of national and international renown to perform with the orchestra.
During this 44th season, the MSO continues to bring the best of symphonic music to our community with its subscription series. A Membership provides season subscribers with a package of 5 concerts and membership levels are available at many price points.
A Monroe Symphony Orchestra subscription gives you more than a series of concerts; it gives you an exciting music education. Our Classical Conversations, led by Dr. Deborah Chandler take place during the Classical Concerts and allow the audience to share in the conductor's intent and personal rapport with the pieces to be performed. This allows you to be not just an observer, but also a participant. Another reward for subscribing is the MSO's insightful newsletter, Symphony Notes, which keeps subscribers up-to-date on all upcoming Symphony events.
Maestro Clay Couturiaux
Clay Couturiaux is entering his eleventh season as Music Director and Conductor of the Monroe Symphony Orchestra.
In service to the orchestra, Maestro Couturiaux works successfully to increase the annual budget, inspire the musicians to perform with outstanding artistic integrity, and offers the most interesting pops, standard, and contemporary programming to the patrons.


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West Memphis 3 reject defense project's help
It's been a rough first month for a nonprofit organization that aims to raise defense funds for the West Memphis Three.
First, the West Memphis 3 Innocence Project Inc. learned the convicted killers it wants to help won't accept their money.
Then, the organization encountered a legal obstacle -- a cease and desist letter from the New York-based Innocence Project, which claims its name has been illegally used.
"These individuals are not connected or affiliated with me or my case in any way, and I will not be accepting anything from them," death row inmate Damien Echols said in an e-mail circulated this week to friends and supporters.
Echols, 33, is one of three convicted in the 1993 slayings of three 8-year-old boys found nude and hogtied in a drainage ditch.
The West Memphis Three have gained celebrity status among Hollywood actors, musicians and others who believe they were wrongly convicted.
Supporters raised hundreds of thousands of dollars before a splinter group calling themselves the West Memphis 3 Innocence Project formed a rival fund-raising organization.
Leaders of the new organization contend funds haven't been shared equally among all defendants and say the chief fund-raiser -- Echols' wife -- hasn't given any public accounting of the money.
The assertions stirred fiery responses from Echols and co-defendant Jason Baldwin, who's serving a life sentence, and have triggered a legal warning from the Innocence Project in New York.
"This is an unauthorized and illegal use of the Innocence Project's name," Innocence Project spokesman Eric Ferrero said Thursday.
Founded in 1992 by Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld to exonerate wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing, the Innocence Project has a national network of some 40 local organizations that legally use its name, but the Arkansas organization isn't one of them.
Ferrero said the Innocence Project has sent a cease and desist letter to the new group advising it to change its name or face legal action. There has been no response, Ferrero said.
West Memphis Three Innocence Project president Kelly Duda said he hasn't received the letter. Duda said he was "cautiously optimistic" that handling and accounting of funds controlled by Echols' wife, Lorri Davis, can be improved.
Duda's group took another blow this week when attorneys for all three defendants issued a statement supporting Davis.
"We have complete confidence that Lorri Davis and others who have organized past fund-raising efforts have done so with integrity and with the aim of seeing justice done," said the statement from lawyers Michael Burt, Dennis Riordan, Donald Horgan and John Philipsborn.
Echols was less diplomatic in his e-mail from prison: "By making false accusations against my loved ones, my friends and the supporters who have gone out of their way to help me for many, many years the operators of the wm3ip website have caused me tremendous grief."
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Few, if any, would list South Carolina as the most progressive of states, particularly when it comes to women being elected to political office.
The state ranks next to last, behind only Louisiana, in the percentage of women elected to the legislature, and our governor is the only woman elected to statewide office.
The overall picture is certainly not encouraging. Consequently, it wasn't shocking to see a recent report from the Center for American Progress, a public policy thinktank, give our state a grade of "D" for the overall level of female leadership.
The barriers in place that have created such a lack of advancement are evident, but not exactly simplistic.
The state's political atmosphere – typically categorized as a "good ol' boy" network – can be a daunting task to overcome. Nikki Haley impressively traversed it in 2010 when she overcame challenges from three well-known and well-connected male opponents to win the Republican primary for governor. Katrina Shealey pulled off a similarly praiseworthy feat when she became the state senate's only female senator by knocking off longtime Sen. Jake Knotts in a 2012 race. Those results show our state is moving forward, at least to some degree.
Locally, we've made steps as well. The Aiken County Board of Education is headed by Chairwoman Rosemary English. Two women – Gail Diggs and Lessie Price – serve on Aiken City Council. LaWana McKenzie and Kathy Rawls also serve on Aiken County Council. These women offer inspiration and provide a key voice in our community.
With more women being elected to office, optimism can grow and perhaps encourage more local runs for council or service positions on boards and commissions. Additionally, organizations such as the bipartisan S.C. League of Women Voters are working to increase the number of women elected to office.
We're pleased to see the political makeup changing for those serving in South Carolina, an undoubtedly positive step for our state.
However, at this point, it's unfortunately clear that it's not going far enough or fast enough to be considered true progress.
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The President of the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment, H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz bin Omer bin Mohammed Al-Jasser, will welcome participants at the Environmental Infrastructure Forum on 17th November 2013. Delivered under the leadership of PME's President, EIF 2013 is a unique chance to introduce your company's expertise directly to the highest environmental authority in Saudi Arabia!
The Environmental Infrastructure Forum (EIF) is held under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz and has the full support of the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment.
EIF is the only event in the region to tackle waste infrastructure as a part of sustainable development, with the support of the Saudi government. The two day strategic conference will focus on the following issues:
- KSA waste management system in the context of environmental infrastructure
- Exploring recycling opportunities in the region
- Advanced waste treatment technologies and practices
- Disposal of waste with the least health and environmental impact
- Creating the framework for an environmentally sustainable future in Saudi Arabia
- Upgrading to the level of international standards
Based on the success of 2012 inaugural forum, and due to popular demand, the organisers of the EIF are delighted to announce that in 2013 EIF will focus exclusively on waste infrastructure at the municipal, industrial and commercial levels.
If you are currently operating in the Middle Eastern waste management, waste treatment, recycling, wastewater sectors, or would like to participate in future projects in the region, then this forum is an essential tool for developing your business.
REGISTER ONLINE or CALL Nabil Gamal-Eldin to attend! +44 203 589 8021
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Why Now?
With a growing population, a fast urbanisation and a soaring economy, waste production in Saudi Arabia has reached unprecedented levels. Because of its impact on the environment, human health and the economy, efficient waste infrastructure increasingly proves to be one of the centerpieces in the successful expansion of Saudi Arabia.
15 million tons of solid waste (5,000 tons in the city of Jeddah alone) are indeed generated every year in the Kingdom, which is by far the biggest production in the GCC countries. Every year, this figure increases at a significant pace and the ability of Saudi Arabia to answer this challenge will be a crucial factor for its continued economic development.
With $690 billion worth of projects being injected in the construction industry, encompassing the infrastructure, oil & gas, petrochemicals, water and electricity sectors, the country's capacity to cope with increased production of municipal, industrial and commercial waste will be tested. In the first half of 2013, $17.82 million have already been awarded by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs for waste processing projects. This echoes the estimation from the World Bank which plans that tens of billions of dollars will be invested in waste management and environmental solutions over the next ten years.
In this context, EIF willl give all stakeholders the chance to identify the opportunities associated with the development of new waste infrastructure and the expansion and modernisation of existing assets by bringing together all major actors of the public and private sectors.
Who Should Attend?
EIF provides a unique opportunity for business professionals, industry experts and government agency attendees to discuss and debate the latest developments, challenges and opportunities available in the waste infrastructure sector in Saudi Arabia.
High level, public and private sector delegates from a broad cross section of the environment industry will be present for three days of networking, learning and identifying future business opportunities.
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- Head of Environment / Infrastructure
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- Process Engineer
- Wastewater Professionals
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- Environmental Consultants / Advisors / Trainers / Officer
- Head of Business Development / Sales / Marketing
2012 Highlights
- 13 Mayors from around Saudi Arabia signed the National Environment Awareness and Sustainable Development Programme "Be'aty: Green Flag – Green Country" agreement at the opening ceremony. Click here to view the full list
- The National Commercial Bank and Mercedes-Benz Juffali Automotive Company (JACO) confirmed their commitment to green issues by sponsoring EIF


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B.A. 1980, Trinity University (Music, minor in elementary education)
M.Ed. 1999, Our Lady of the Lake University (Curriculum & Instruction)
Currently working on MS from Drexel University (Library & Information Science)
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I enjoy studying and learning about the history of the Congregation of Divine Providence and the history of the Catholic Church. I am passionate about exposing young learners to multicultural literature. I love reading young adult fiction and discussing the latest trends with our students. I love listening to and reading about the development of piano music in the Romantic period. I'm also a student of contemporary and traditional Catholic liturgical music.
American Library Association
Bexar Library Association
Texas Library Association
Catholic Library Association
Board member of the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library
Associate of the Congregation of Divine Providence
Board member on the Education Committee for the St. Peter St. Joseph Children's Home
Retention Committee at OLLU
Focus group on OLLU Resources for Expertise in Mexican American Culture
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I have facilitated the Instructional Literacy sessions for freshman English composition and literature courses as well as for Touchstone.
I have also taught Information literacy sessions for lower level religion and history courses.
The reason why you became interested in librarianship:
I believe that school libraries are critical for student achievement. Research has shown that students in schools with good school libraries learn more, get better grades, and score higher on standardized test scores than their peers in schools without libraries. More than 60 studies have shown clear evidence of the connection between student achievement and the presence of school libraries with qualified school library media specialists.
An issue in library and or information science you feel strongly about:
I feel strongly about equal access for all. A digital divide exists in the United States. The latest US Census reports that only 61.8% of households have a computer and 54.7% have Internet access. This means millions of teens, mostly from low socioeconomic households, must rely on school and public libraries for computers and access to the Internet. Once computers are available in schools and public libraries, well-trained staff must be available to help students navigate through the huge amounts of information available.
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Before I go on duty at the reference desk, all the chairs need to be pushed in at the OPAC computers stations and tables – they call me the "Adrian Monk" of the reference desk.


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By Douglas J. GillertAmerican Forces Press Service
LIMA, Peru, Jan. 13, 1998 Before it was the United States' biggest supplier of illegal cocaine, Peru was a major exporter of chocolate. Thanks to increasingly successful interdiction of narcotraffickers and an alternative crop plan, some coca farmers here once more produce candy for the mouth instead of the nose.
While Peru remains the largest cultivator of coca processed into cocaine and smuggled into the United States, the numbers are down, said Peter Deinken of the U.S. Agency for International Development. "As of the end of 1996, total coca production was 94,400 hectares [one hectare equals 2.47 acres]," Deinken said. "We think this is a tremendous success story, because it represents an 18 percent drop from 1995. This is due to a successful interdiction effort that has caused the price of coca leaf to collapse."
CIA estimates that $17.50 per bushel is the break-even point for coca farmers. Since 1995, however, Peruvian coca has sold for less than $15 a bushel.
"As long as interdiction is successful, coca production will continue to decline," Deinken said. "Farmers will grow something else or simply not tend coca crops anymore."
This is where USAID comes into play.
While DoD provides the principal U.S. support to interdiction, USAID complements these successful efforts with an alternative development program that encourages coca farmers to cultivate cacao, coffee and other legal crops. The plan also provides financial support for various community improvements the mostly poor coca farmers have never enjoyed -- new roads, electrical power, schools and clinics, for example. Deinken coordinates the program from Lima.
Congress funded $107 million for alternative development in Peru through 2001, and has to date obligated $45 million. USAID serves as the financing agent but works closely with the Peruvian government to design the program. "We monitor it constantly and modify and change it as necessary," Deinken said. "Only communities that aggressively turn away from coca production will accrue these benefits."
Here's some of what the plan has accomplished:
Environmental issues also loom large in USAID's anti-coca efforts. Coca prospers at higher altitudes along eastern Andean slopes. With no crop rotation and coca's severe soil drainage requirements, erosion is rampant, Deinken said.
Unfortunately, coca's cultivation zone also is where Peru's ancient hardwood rain forests thrive. "A lot of those forests have been devastated because the poor people from the Andean highlands moved down there when the price of coca leaf was very high," Deinken said. "Colombian traffickers would come down and give them satchels full of cash to get them started, then buy all their product. So they were madly chopping down that jungle as much as they could."
Whether widening and repairing roads or funding new crops, USAID planners follow strict environmental guidelines to protect and, where possible, repair the Peruvian ecology. "As part of our legislation and AID regulations, we do environmental impact studies on things that have a potential of causing problems," Deinken said. "We don't build new roads, and even when improving existing roads, we have to take into account whether it's going to create greater traffic and easier access to fragile forest areas."
If ecological balance is slowly returning the fragile rain forests, so is community life becoming more balanced and "normal" in those places where coca is no longer king. "At the height of coca production, many of these communities resembled the Wild West," Deinken said. "Where they have curtailed illicit coca production, there now are fewer nightclubs and more family-type activities you'd expect in a small rural village."
As long as interdictions succeed in keeping the cost of coca down, Deinken added, farmers will willingly grow other crops. "Our programs are complementary," he said. "The interdiction effort changes the set of incentives for farmers, and the alternative development program gives them a better way to make a living."


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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is planning to renovate three western South Dakota lakes that have been degraded by silt contamination.
Horse Thief, Bismarck and Lakota lakes were built decades ago to enhance the travel and recreation experience along the 69-mile Peter Norbeck National Scenic Byway, which runs through Custer State Park and past Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
The Rapid City Journal reports that silt contamination through the years has diminished the water quality in the lakes and led to thick weed growth. The project to clean them up is being paid for with $840,000 from the federal government and $150,000 from the state.
The work is to be done over the next two winters. The lakes then will be restocked with fish, mostly rainbow trout.


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Freeport Falcons Winter Athletes of the Year
Ed. Note: This article will appear in our April 10 print edition.
HARRISON STIVERS, Senior—Track
Class B state champion, 400
All-state, honorable mention
WMC All-conference, second-team, 400
WMC All-conference, second-team, 800
Stivers cemented his legacy as not only one of the finest runners in program history, but also as an accomplished champion in a very challenging league, by steadily proving himself all the way through the postseason meets.
Stivers, who plays soccer in the fall, has run track throughout his high school career and gradually became a household name. Last spring, he won the Class C state title in both the 400 and 800 and was named Freeport's Spring Male Athlete of the Year.
He entered his final indoor track season this winter hoping to build on last year's strong showing (he was runner-up in the 400) and did he ever manage to do so.
Stivers managed to produce personal records in every event he tried. At the Western Maine Conference championship meet, Stivers was runner-up in the 400 and helped the 800 relay team finish first.
Then, at the Class B state meet, Stivers won the 400 (his first indoor title), in 53.08 seconds, and anchored the 800 relay team to a second-place finish. At New Englands, Stivers came in 20th in the 600 and was part of a 19th-place 800 relay team.
Stivers, who belongs to National Honor Society, has taken part in the school musical and is a member of Young Life, is hoping to run at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Penn., but first, he'll look to produce another triumphant outdoor campaign.
You have to like his chances. Harrison Stivers, Freeport's Winter Male Athlete of the Year, has certainly etched his name among program greats.
Coach Brian Berkemeyer's comment:"Harry is a great runner as well as a great person. He continues to excel. After being champion outdoors last spring, he continues to develop his speed. This year, he qualified in the 55, 200, 400 and 800, but opted to stick with the speed. He's a very hard worker. He's self-motivated. He's not only learning how to run fast, but he also is learning how to run smart. I look forward to watching him at the college level next year."
Previous winners:
2012-13: Ryder Bennell (Skiing)
2011-12: Taylor Saucier (Track)
2010-11: Ryan Collet (Skiing)
2009-10: Ryan Collet (Skiing)
2008-09: Jon Klages (Basketball)
2007-08: Reid Christian (Basketball)
2006-07: Danny Mehler (Basketball)
2005-06: Nate Fuller (Skiing)
2004-05: Dan Sandberg (Skiing)
2003-04: Kegan Pettit (Hockey)
2002-03: Frank Roy (Skiing)
2001-02: Griff Leach (Skiing)
NINA DAVENPORT—Senior, Basketball
Miss Maine Basketball semifinalist
Maine McDonald's Senior All-Star
WMC Class B all-star, first-team
WMC Senior All-Star
Davenport staked her claim to being the finest girls' player in Freeport history by scoring a lot of points despite being hounded by every defense she faced.
Davenport grew up in Freeport, started playing basketball in the second grade and began taking it seriously in middle school. She started high school at McAuley and saw limited time as a freshman on a state championship team, but she returned to Freeport as a sophomore. In her first year in the Western Maine Conference, she was second in scoring with 17.7 points per game. As a junior (and captain), Davenport was second in scoring again, this time with 19.4 points per game, and was named a first-team, all-star.
Davenport knew she'd be double- and triple-teamed as a senior and while the Falcons weren't able to make a return run to the playoffs, she had another dazzling individual campaign.
Davenport wound up averaging 22.4 points a game, good for first in the league, and was also in the top 10 in rebounds (9.0) and steals (3.0). Along the way, she eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career (she wound up with a program-record 1,127) and wound up Freeport's all-time leader in made 3-pointers.
"I worked hard and wanted to get better," said Davenport. "I have a passion for the game."
Davenport's play earned her mention on the all-conference team and an invitation to play in the Maine McDonald's Senior All-Star game (she had eight points in the West's victory). She was also a semifinalist for the Miss Maine Basketball award, which was won by her one-time teammate, McAuley's Allie Clement.
Davenport also ran cross country in the fall and played seven years for the Maine Firecrackers AAU team, something she credits for much of her development. Davenport is a mentor to younger students, belongs to National Honor Society and enjoys snowmobiling. She's still weighing her college options, but there's a good chance we'll see her starring at the next level somewhere in New England.
Nina Davenport, Freeport's Winter Female Athlete of the Year, came home and made her presence felt in a way that turned her into a program legend.
Coach Jim Seavey's comment: "Nina kept getting better and better. She worked hard on her game. She was constantly getting double- and triple-teamed, but she was a tough matchup. We could put her in the post or on the perimeter. She has a very diverse game. She's the type of player who can do a little bit of everything. She's a fierce competitor. She wanted to get back to the tournament in the worst way. She can play at the next level. She's still getting better."
Previous winners:
2012-13: Nina Davenport (Basketball)
2011-12: Elly Bengtsson (Skiing)
2010-11: Elly Bengtsson (Skiing)
2009-10: Adrian Baker (Track)
2008-09: Molly Susla (Skiing)
2007-08: Adrian Baker (Track)
2006-07: Abby Fuller (Swimming)
2005-06: Lucy Garrec (Skiing)
2004-05: Logan Crane (Track)
2003-04: Logan Crane (Track)
2002-03: Jessica Harold (Skiing)
2001-02: Molly Pierce (Skiing)


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|Jon Hamm, representative Missourian.
The ranking system factored such unimpeachable criteria as People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue, the number of Miss USA and Miss America winners and the hometowns of 300 models, plus the health and fitness data from the Trust for America's Health. And Missouri came in...44th?
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No one lied to anyone. I believe the performance was stated by crytek as "A C2D @ 3.0GHz or higher, 2GB memory and an 8800 will run the game smoothly on high settings." They didn't say VERY HIGH, just HIGH. I believe the statement made in the same interview was "It will take hardware 18 months to catch up to the game."
The comments about the videos of the demo running like butter.... it was XP in DX9 (high settings) @ 1280x1024 with a quad core and a GTX... It runs like butter for me on this rig at those settings, don't know what you guys are doing wrong.
So how many of you complaining about it "running like ass" read that article with those statements in it(which I know A LOT of you did read it) and are trying to run the game with setttings outside the scope of what your rig can handle and are complaining about it "running like ass" ??? The hardware will catch up, until then... it's still the best looking game out there and its only a demo of level 1!!!! Plus the game play with the nano-suit just rocks!!! Quit trying to play the game with ridiculous settings and just enjoy the game with the settings your system will run it at.
1) Address me properly.
2) the DX10 version they showed of the game was running smooth, and it wasn't just video footage we started seeing blogs of where people played this game super smooth in DX10 on computers setup at conventions.
3) It does run like ass, and as far as hardware goes they said several different statements in their little interview, and a lot of them cater to the 8800 series of cards. I am sorry but even in DX9 Mode the game runs like crap. Things should at least run 30 fps... The game as said one thousand times before you decided to become a fan boy and defend this junk that EA once again released, is unoptimized. I understand its a demo, and I realize theres to be bugs, but this game is unacceptable as a final product.. It should at least run better medium settings, not even then does it. Oblivion in some aspects has some nice graphics that are comparable to crysis, and theres mods to make everything look better as well, and that game runs damn good.
Its your opinion - I'll let you have it but its in mine that this game is not a good representation of what they've been saying... Its an actual fact that EA is known for screwing up games, and after BF1942 the BF Series became crap. Bf2 is a great game once you get around the bugs.. The developers are pushed to the limits here, and Crytek is no exception... slave driving EA... its about money with them, not gameplay.
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CLEVELAND -- As of late Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. had not ruled on the defense motion to retry Antun Lewis.
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Andy Murray will need to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in his final group match to reach the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals after defeat to Novak Djokovic.
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MercyMe leader Millard still hurt by father's loss
CORPUS CHRISTI - When MercyMe frontman Bart Millard lost his father to cancer, he was only 18. But before he died, Millard's father confessed that he would rather be walking with God at that point in time, even if it meant missing some of the most important moments in his son's life.
After his father's death, Millard found himself writing, "I can only imagine," on every piece of paper he could find. The phrase eventually took root and grew into a piece of music that would not only change the singer's life, but also would become a comfort to the troubled fans who heard it.
The single, "I Can Only Imagine," was released by the contemporary Christian group on its debut album, "Almost There," in 2001 and has garnered three GMA Dove awards and went platinum in 2010. The single also helped elevate "Almost There," to certified double platinum.
"I went to my journal and started trying to find an empty page and every one had that phrase written on it," Millard said. "I got the message and just started writing what has literally been on my heart for several years and it was one of the few songs in my life that only took five or 10 minutes to write. I literally wrote it down and never made a change from the first time I wrote it down. It was special to me, but I had no idea what was about to take place."
Since the single's release, MercyMe's fan base has grown exponentially, with many fans finding healing through the band's ministry. But what Millard didn't expect was the reaction he would get from some fans who saw the loss of his father as a springboard for MercyMe's success. The more popular the band got, the more Millard felt the pain.
"When I would talk about like missing my dad and how it's been hard or whatever and people would always try to say stuff like, 'well, at least it worked out, man, you guys got a great career or whatever,' " he said. "I would feel really bitter toward that because I was like 'do you really think all of this really compares with having my dad back?'
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With a pocketful of awards and several successful major-label studio albums to their credit, including the latest release, "The Generous Mr. Lovewell," the contemporary Christian band from Greenville truly has had more success than it could have imagined, Millard said.
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