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|Tuesday, 04 October 2011 07:58
Dr. Alfred Egan, leading spiritualist of the Arkham Theosophical Society in Massachusetts has halted The Internet Players production of their Haunted House due to apparent paranormal activity. Dr. Egan's investigations will include a series of public séances expected to determine the magnitude of activity currently present in historic Hibernian Hall.
Today's Hibernian Hall, once home of the ancient order, was originally constructed in 1830. It is the oldest standing structure in the city and was occupied by the secret society of the Hibernians from 1884 to 1937. Dr. Egan's current hypothesis is that the building site was chosen for its intersecting "ley lines" which purportedly concentrate psychic energy and were expected to facilitate the society's rituals and empower its members.
Disturbing activity was recently experienced by the current tenants, The Internet Players, a local theatrical organization dedicated to the development and production of original plays. The Internet Players have agreed to host guided tours and display artifacts for a first-time ever glimpse into the secrets harbored in this historic building. They were planning a Haunted House as a fundraiser for the Our World Program's inaugural project "A Green Revolution."
Due to what appeared to be supernatural sightings, the Haunted House was halted over concerns for the safety of the student volunteers. The séances will be open to all interested as a way to compensate for lost revenue. Tickets will be extremely limited, so they should be purchased in advance at theinternetplayers.com but may be available at the door.
Dates: October 20th through 23rd and October 28th through 31st
Time: 7:30 pm to 11 pm
Address: IP Studio, 421 Brady Street, Davenport, Iowa
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Apr 27th, 2015 - 11:04:56
John Randolph expands mental health services
By Caitlin Davis, Senior Staff Writer
Feb 3, 2014, 12:29
The new wellness pavilion offers sweeping views of the rivers in Hopewell.
HOPEWELL — Area residents will now have access to behavioral health services closer to home. John Randolph Medical Center opened their new wellness pavilion, which will offer around-the-clock care for those needing help beyond the emergency room.
What was once a nursing home and then office space for medical staff will now be a place for behavioral and mental health services, from outpatient to inpatient care. Completed in just under three months, with a price tag just under $1 million, the pavilion includes an assessment and referral department, consultation rooms, family rooms, a visitor waiting room and safe room.
In the coming months, inpatient services will move from the main building to the pavilion and will expand from 24 to 40 beds. For the time being, the pavilion will have programs for outpatient behavioral health services, partial hospitalization, which includes a four-hour-a-day program and a more intensive, six-hour-a-day program, as well as group therapy and one-on-one meetings with therapists and behavioral health specialists.
The pavilion, located adjacent to the hospital's main building, has sweeping views of the river from many of the windows as well as natural light which streams in from every room of the facility. Suzanne Jackson, chief executive officer of John Randolph, said this was done to give those coming in for treatment a safe and inviting environment.
"Our assessment and referral department is relocating over here with a very focused and comprehensive way of designing the rooms that is therapeutic and inviting," Jackson said at the opening ceremony on Thursday morning. "If you take a look at the view, it's very strategic of us using the water for this particular population."
It was that population that John Randolph wanted to reach out to. Jackson said the need for additional care for that population had becoming critical with the passing years.
"Clearly there is a need in the community for additional mental health services, making sure that we're readily accessible at any given time, that we have beds," Jackson said. "That's why the expansion of 24 to 40 beds is so critical. That people do not have to leave the community in order to get their services."
The opening of the pavilion also allows for additional partnerships in the community to grow in the behavioral health field as well. The pavilion's large group rooms, with the group size being anywhere from 10 to 15, will be home to outpatient services such as meetings with Alcoholics Anonymous and the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Dr. Rakesh Shah, medical director of behavioral health services, has been with the hospital for just over two and a half years and since that time has seen a greater and greater need for a facility such as the pavilion. From the outpatient care, to the soon-to-be inpatient care on the second floor, Shah said the expansion will provide more help to the surrounding communities.
The current construction that is on going at the hospital. Part of the renovations include resurfacing of the parking lot and new lighting to be added. Phase one of the four phase project should be completed by spring.
"I think definitely we needed to increase our services so people can get more and more help and we can reach out to them whenever they need the service," Shah said. "... We are seeing that the demand is so high that we are not able to help people in the community so we are committed to helping people in the community and that's one of the reasons that we thought that this might be a very good move to help people in the community."
Beautification project
In addition to the opening of the new facility, John Randolph is currently undergoing a beautification project. The four phase renovation and beautification project, which Jackson said will encompass the entire outside of the hospital, includes a new canopy, a new drop-off entrance, roundabout for outpatient services, a separate exit for ambulances, and the parking lot is currently being resurfaced and new lighting will be added.
Perhaps the addition that Jackson is most looking forward to is the new life that will be included outside the hospital. The beautification includes flowers and trees to be planted around the hospital, which to Jackson, represent a sense of hope and comfort for incoming patients.
"We're a place that provides hope for a better future for people and that's mental health or physical health," Jackson said. "We come in we're addressing people, taking care of people who are in crisis and are feeling hopeless and we give them hope, but part of that is also letting them be hopeful when they're driving up. If they have to be here, they can be excited about where they're going, also for the employees and for the medical staff and for the community to know that HCA is making an investment in this hospital and in this community to ensure that people know that we are here and we're here to provide them care."
The investment for phase one of the beautification project came in at just under a million dollars, Jackson said. The projected timeline for the completion of phase one of the project will be spring of this year. Phase two of the behavioral health pavilion will begin shortly and is estimated to cost over $3 million for the total project. Jackson said the hope is to have the entire behavioral health services to be moved to the pavilion by fall of this year.
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What are our new pension duties?
Your new pension duties are quite far-reaching, but you will definitely need to:
These changes affect every employer – big and small.
What does our business have to do?
Before your staging date, you'll need to have systems and procedures in place to comply with your new duties. In particular, you will have to include your eligible employees in a qualifying workplace pension scheme (QWPS), and make payments for them.
You may want to start planning ahead as soon as you can for any extra costs. Also, if you already have a pension scheme, you may want to review it as soon as you can.
Standard Life can help you meet your duties in a way that reduces your administrative burden, minimises the changes you must make and provides a better enrolment experience for your employees.
View Pension reform - a checklist for employers (PDF, 1.1MB) to find out the key tasks you must carry out to fulfil your new duties and where Standard Life can help.
Can we still use our existing pension scheme?
You can use your existing pension scheme as a QWPS as long as it meets the quality standards. But it might not be suitable for new members if it doesn't allow joining by auto-enrolment and include a suitable default fund. If you have a number of pension schemes, or closed legacy schemes, you might want to take this opportunity to rationalise them even if they meet the standard. See the section 'What is a qualifying workplace pension scheme (QWPS)?'
Standard Life has developed auto-enrolment solutions across the majority of our corporate pensions.
Note to existing Standard Life clients
We'll be in contact with you or your corporate consultant well in advance of your staging date to discuss how Standard Life can support you with your new duties. If you need further information in the meantime, please speak to your corporate consultant. If you don't have one, please speak to your Standard Life contact or contact us.
What is the staging date?
It's the scheduled date for the start of your new pension duties. There are a number of key staging dates between 2012 and 2018, and your date depends on the size of your company. Staging began in October 2012 for the largest companies and will be rolled out over the following years for all other companies. If you don't know your staging date, see The Pension Regulator's website.
You can bring forward your staging date by giving The Pensions Regulator at least one month's notice or use a waiting period to delay some of your staging date duties by up to three months. This provides some flexibility to choose a date that better suits the needs of your business. For more information please see 'How can I make the rules work for my business?'
Which employees should we include?
You'll need to automatically enrol employees who:
You must provide information to, and let some other employees join your scheme. But you only have to make payments for them if they have qualifying earnings.
For more information please see 'Who is eligible?'
If an employee doesn't want to be a member of your QWPS they can decide to opt out, but you must automatically enrol them first.
What is auto-enrolment?
If eligible employees aren't already in a qualifying workplace pension scheme (QWPS), you must automatically include them in one without asking them to give any information or make any choices. This is known as auto-enrolment. If you use auto-enrolment, you can't ask employees to:
You can apply a waiting period to delay your auto-enrolment duty by up to three months. This gives you more time to join employees to your scheme using your usual method such as contract of employment, application or flexible benefits election. It also means you can use the same approach for all your employees, not just eligible employees. Please see 'How can I make the rules work for me?' for more information.
What is a qualifying workplace pension scheme (QWPS)?
A QWPS is a pension scheme that meets the Government's quality standards - in particular, the minimum payment levels. And if it's going to accept new members, it must:
What are the minimum contributions for a qualifying workplace pension scheme (QWPS)?
The minimum payments that you have to make to a QWPS depend on the pensionable earnings definition you use. They're being phased in, so the full rates won't apply until October 2018. The minimum payments are:
Option 1 – At least basic pay is pensionable
|Phasing period
|Minimum employer payment
|Minimum total payment
|Staging date - Sept 2017
|Oct 2017 - Sept 2018
|Oct 2018 onwards
Option 2 – Qualifying earnings (or at least 85% of total pay) is pensionable
|Phasing period
|Minimum employer payment
|Minimum total payment
|Staging date - Sept 2017
|Oct 2017 - Sept 2018
|Sept 2018 - onward
Option 3 – Total pay is pensionable
|Phasing period
|Minimum employer payment
|Minimum total payment
|Staging date - Sept 2017
|Oct 2017 - Sept 2018
|Sept 2018 - onward
Remember you can make more than the minimum payments and don't need to use phasing.
Do I have to base my pension payments on qualifying earnings?
No, you can choose a definition of pensionable pay that fits your business, such as basic pay or total pay. And you can use different pay definitions for different groups of employees, for example one for managers and another for hourly paid workers.
However, you need to make sure that the payments meet the quality standard. There are four different minimum quality standards, based on different pensionable pay definitions, giving you flexibility to choose a qualifying basis you can easily check against. Please see 'What are qualifying earnings?' for more information.
What is the default fund?
Eligible employees must be automatically included in a qualifying workplace pension scheme (QWPS) without having to make any choices. This means any QWPS that is open to new members must have a default fund for those employees who don't want to choose one. The default fund should:
You should consider asset diversification, the level of risks within the funds and the type of assets held as employees approach retirement. The default fund must have a robust governance framework and be reviewed regularly.
Standard Life has a range of risk-based funds designed for this purpose. See our corporate investment proposition for more information.
Are all of my employees eligible for a pension?
Your UK employees aged between 16 and 75 are eligible for your pension scheme. But different employee groups have different pension rights, so it's important that you assess your employees to work out which group they fall into. Our eligibility assessment tool can help you with this.
Eligible jobholders − you need to automatically enrol these employees into a qualifying workplace pension scheme (QWPS) if they aren't already in one.
Non-eligible jobholders − aren't eligible for auto-enrolment. But they can join your QWPS if they want to. And, if they do, you'll have to pay into it for them.
Entitled workers − are 'entitled' to join your pension scheme. But it doesn't have to be your QWPS and you don't have to pay into it for them.
|Earnings in pay reference period
|No qualifying earnings
|Entitled worker
|Qualifying earnings, but below earnings trigger
|Non-eligible jobholder
|Above earnings trigger
|Non-eligible jobholder
|Eligible jobholder
|Non-eligible jobholder
SPA means the employee's state pension age. Please see 'What are qualifying earnings?' for more information.
You can choose to go beyond these minimum requirements and offer the same pension to all your employees regardless of age and earnings. This also has the benefit of reducing your administrative effort in assessing those not in the QWPS every pay reference period.
What are qualifying earnings?
Qualifying earnings are an employee's gross earnings in the qualifying earnings band for any pay reference period. For tax year 2015/16, the qualifying earnings band is:
|Lower limit
|Upper limit
Gross earnings from an employment include:
Where someone has more than one employment, their qualifying earnings are calculated separately for each one. Your duties are based solely on what you pay your employees and you don't have to take account of earnings from other employments.
What is the earnings trigger?
This is the income level that triggers an employee's auto-enrolment rights. For tax year 2015/16, the earnings trigger is:
|Earnings trigger
What is the opt out period?
When an employee is automatically enrolled (or re-enrolled) into, or chooses to join, your QWPS, they have one month to opt out. This is known as the opt out period.
You must tell your employees about this right to opt out and how they can do it, however you can't encourage anyone to opt out.
If an employee gives you a valid opt out notice during this period, you must refund them any pension contributions taken from their pay within one month of receiving the valid opt out notice.
If the payroll arrangements have closed before you receive the notice, you should refund the pension contributions by the last day of the next applicable pay reference period. This means that you should pay the refund in the next available payroll run after receipt of the opt out notice.
Employees can still leave the scheme after the opt out period has closed, but they will not get their money back.
How does opting in work?
Employees who earn less than the earnings trigger, or are aged between 16 and 21 or state pension age and up to 74, don't have to be automatically enrolled in a qualifying workplace pension scheme (QWPS). However, if they have qualifying earnings in a pay reference period, they can opt into your QWPS voluntarily. And, if they do, you'll have to pay into it for them.
You must tell these employees (known as non-eligible jobholders) about this right and how to opt in if they want to.
Eligible job-holders who aren't in your QWPS, perhaps because they opted out, can also opt in. But you don't have to let them back in within a year of opting out.
What is my pay reference period?
Your pay reference period is the period used to assess your employees' pension eligibility. It depends on how often you pay your employees and reflects their normal pay pattern and the period they are paid for. For example:
The same principles apply for other pay frequencies.
Do I have to use auto-enrolment to join my employees to my pension scheme?
You must automatically enrol eligible employees into a qualifying workplace pension scheme (QWPS) if they aren't already in one. But there is flexibility in the rules that means you can use other joining methods, for example contract of employment.
What is a waiting period?
Rather than meeting all your pension duties immediately on your staging date or when an employee first becomes eligible, you can apply a waiting period of up to three months.
Different waiting periods can be applied to different categories of employees or even different individuals. You could apply different waiting periods to managers and other employees, or use them so that employees only join your pension on one day a month.
This gives you flexibility and helps you fit your new duties around your way of working.
Why use a waiting period?
Using a waiting period of up to three months before enrolling employees to your pension scheme can help make your pension process fit your way of working. For example, waiting periods can be used to:
How do I apply a waiting period?
Where you apply a waiting period of up to three months before an employee joins your pension scheme, you must tell them by giving them notice within one month of their original eligibility date. The notice must also tell them that they can join sooner if they want to.
More information on notices can be found on The Pensions Regulator's website.
What is the deferral date?
The deferral date is the last day of the waiting period. It is the date when you must assess the employee(s) that you've applied a waiting period to, and automatically join them if they're eligible.
Can using a waiting period help align my pension joining process with my payroll process?
Using a waiting period can help join up your pension joining process with your payroll process. This can streamline administration and help reduce costs.
Although you can't use a waiting period at your triennial re-enrolment date, you do have the flexibility to choose a date up to three months either side of your scheduled date. This gives similar flexibility to align your triennial re-enrolment date with your payroll cycle or flexible benefits window.
How can I avoid joining temporary or lower paid employees to my pension scheme?
You can apply a waiting period of up to three months before joining employees to your pension scheme. This can help you avoid automatically joining temporary staff on short-term contracts, saving you unnecessary administration and cost.
A waiting period can also help if a low paid employee's earnings 'spike' over the earnings trigger in a particular pay reference period, for example, as the result of an annual bonus or seasonal overtime. You can apply a waiting period to delay automatically joining them for up to three months. You only need to enrol them if their earnings are still over the earnings trigger at the end of this waiting period. So you can generally use the flexibility of applying a waiting period to avoid automatically joining employees whose normal earnings are below the trigger.
This can be done repeatedly, if the employee's earnings spike again in future. For example:
Jenny works part-time and normally earns £400 a month. However, over Christmas she works extra hours and earns £800 which she is paid in January
The £800 she earns is over the monthly earnings trigger, so Jenny appears to be eligible for auto-enrolment
Jenny's employer decides to apply a waiting period before enrolling her. This means that:
Note that Jenny's employer still has to tell her that she's eligible, but in a waiting period, with the right to opt in.
I pay contributions by fixed direct debit - what should I consider when setting contribution levels?
If you expect earnings to fluctuate throughout the year, you should set minimum contributions high enough to ensure they meet the statutory minimum levels.
For example
The challenge is predicting earnings increases to allow you to set a sufficient level of contributions, so you should consider building in some margin.
What is NEST? (National Employment Savings Trust)
NEST is a occupational pension scheme set up by law to provide a basic pension plan which every employer can use to meet, or help meet, their obligations.
Visit the NEST website for more information.
Can we use individual plans, such as SIPP, Personal Pension Plan or Stakeholder Plan, to meet our duties?
Yes, an individual plan can be used as a qualifying workplace pension scheme (QWPS) as long as the payment levels meet or exceed the quality standards and these are being paid via the employer – by payroll deduction or salary exchange. This means existing individual plans can continue to be used to meet your duties. However, they won't normally allow joining by auto-enrolment. You may have to use a waiting period to allow you to use another joining method (such as contract of employment or application) if you want to use an individual plan as your QWPS for a new employee.
Individual Pensions as Personal Qualifying Workplace Pension Schemes
Can salary exchange be used under pension reform?
Yes, salary exchange (also known as salary sacrifice) could help meet some of the mandatory pension costs, reducing the financial burden for you and your employees. However, the employee needs to agree to salary exchange and it's largely governed by employment law. In general, here's what most employers will need to do:
Using joining methods such as contract of employment, could make it easier to apply salary exchange for pension contributions.
What are enhanced, fixed protection 2012 and fixed protection 2014?
These are transitional protections against the tax charge for taking pension benefits in excess of the lifetime allowance. These protections are lost if further payments are made into the scheme. An employee's financial adviser will be able to confirm if they have this protection in place.
There are also two other types of protection called primary protection and individual protection.
Primary protection allowed individuals who had built up pension benefits before 6 April 2006 to maintain a personal lifetime allowance based on how much their benefits exceeded the standard lifetime allowance. They had to apply for this before 6 April 2009.
Individual protection allows individuals to maintain a personal lifetime allowance based on how much their benefits are worth as of 5 April 2014. They have to apply for this before 6 April 2017.
Can employees with enhanced or one of the versions of fixed protection ask to be excluded from being automatically joined to the pension?
No, if they are eligible, you need to automatically join them. If they want to keep their enhanced, fixed protection 2012 or fixed protection 2014, they will need to opt out within the opt out period. But employees with primary protection or individual protection can be joined without affecting that protection.
Remember that it's the employees' responsibility to opt out to ensure they retain their protection - not the employer's.
Are there any penalties for breaking the rules?
Yes. You face heavy fines if you:
And the directors or partners can be jailed if an employer wilfully neglects their pension duties.
How do I calculate the average pensionable earnings?
1. First, work out how many of your workers are not in a qualifying QWPS pension scheme and are eligible
2. Run a report from your HR or payroll system that gives you the total pensionable earnings for all eligible workers. Here is a reminder of the pensionable earnings definitions:
|Basic pay
|Basic pay is the basic wage that an employee earns and doesn't take into account any additional benefits, bonuses, commission or overtime.
|Total pay
|If you use total pay then 100% of an employee's earnings would be pensionable. This includes commission, bonuses, overtime, and any statutory leave pay.
|At least 85% of total pay
|The amount of pensionable earnings for each employee is at least 85% of their total pay.
|Qualifying earnings
|Qualifying earnings are a band of earnings between £5,824 and £42,385.
The upper and lower limits are currently the same as the National Insurance Contribution (NIC) upper and lower limits. These are the figures for 2015/16 and are expected to change each year (although they may not change in line with NIC limits).
They include: salary, wages, commission, bonuses, overtime, statutory sick pay, statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
So, if an employee receives qualifying earnings of £45,000, the amount of pensionable earnings would be £36,561 (£42,385 less £5,824).
If an employee receives qualifying earnings of £25,000, the amount of pensionable earnings would be £19,176 (£25,000 less £5,824).
3. To get the average pensionable earnings, divide the total pensionable earnings of everyone who is eligible by the total number of eligible workers
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If you recall, Minnesota Soybean gave the public several opportunities to win a year's worth of free groceries through a fantastic giveaway through March. With April turning a new leaf, the Minnesota Soybean is once more holding another giveaway; in April, you can enter once a day to win a fishing getaway for yourself (and three guests!) at McQuoid's Inn on Lake Mille Lacs!
The sweepstakes officially kicked off April 1st and will run through May 5th. Remember: limit one (1) entry per person per day.
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The early rounds of presidential boxing matches for the Democratic nomination are more for entertainment than politics. Like the prizefighter aspiring to be the champ, punching his way to the top, a presidential aspirant can't expect to land a knockout quickly, and it's a long way through the early rounds.
Hillary and Obama must summon the stamina that carried John L. Sullivan through 75 rounds until Jake Kilrain, bloodied and beaten to a pulp, could barely stand up. Only later would bare knuckles give way to padded gloves and 15 rounds. Hillary and Obama, who have already dispensed with the padded gloves, seem resigned to the 1889 rules.
My late father promoted fights -- he matched Joe Louis against Max Baer for the championship in Washington's old Griffith Stadium in 1941 -- and Mom sat perched at ringside center. He checked with her after each round to learn whom she gave the round to, and she had an unerring eye for punch and counterpunch.
Television gives us all ringside seats now, but it's harder to call the winner of the rounds when the White House is the prize. Obama wants to avoid toe-to-toe combat, to keep his distance from Hillary's left hook, but he had to move in closer than he wanted after Maureen Dowd, our premier gossip columnist, coaxed the hot skinny from David Geffen, the Hollywood movie mogul. Hillary's little fists delivered a flurry of punches at Geffen and some of them hit Obama, but he wanted to spar and block, protecting a pretty face from the inevitable cuts and bruises.
No matter what the candidates say about negative campaigning, the skill to hit powerfully at the opponent's vulnerability always determines who wins. That's why David Geffen's attack was so effective. It aimed at Hillary's weakness. "Everybody in politics lies," said the man from where the purest mendacity is manufactured, "but [the Clintons] do it with such ease, it's troubling." He reminded the feminists how she stood by her philandering man, clinging to borrowed presidential power through feminine wiles and "weakness." He reminded voters of her "lies" in the White House, when she blamed "a vast right-wing conspiracy" for Monica Lewinsky, who was merely a one-woman conspirator.
But that's ancient history. As every fighter and presidential contender knows, you're only as good as your next fight. Barack Obama has set himself up as Mr. Clean, requiring him to fight passively (whatever that is), but he can only do that for so long. As soon as he lands a sucker punch after the bell or during a clinch, he's in trouble.
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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - On Monday, January 14, 2013 at approximately 11:45 PM, Kentucky State Police Sergeant Steve Walker conducted a traffic stop on a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt passenger vehicle for disregarding a stop sign at the intersection of KY Highway 312 and KY Highway 363.
Upon making contact with the operator of the vehicle, Joshua Hays, 30, of Keavy, KY, Sergeant Walker determined Hays was operating the vehicle while under the influence of a substance that impaired his driving ability and placed him under arrest.
During the traffic stop Sergeant Walker had observed a strong chemical odor omitting from inside the vehicle. Further investigation resulted in the discovery of one completed Methamphetamine lab, chemicals and items used in the manufacturing of Methamphetamine (Salts, Lithium Batteries, Drain Cleaner), finished Methamphetamine product (1 gram), Marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.
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anti-music m/
this sounds like something i'd fucking love
it's dirty death metal with lots of blasts, so if you're into more raw lo-fi dm then this should
probably appeal to you.
And I think RYM has this rated one of the best metal albums of the year, currently. So that should be
incentive enough, I guess.
dude i like pretty much anything raw lo-fi and full of blasts, gonna have to get an order in soon i reckon then
Yesss dude, this sounds great, Teitenblood fucking rules. Cool review too, pos
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Offthis was okay, much better lo-fi stuff out there
Album Rating: 3.5finally a review for this, yes!
@Jac like what?
Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound OffProsanctus Inferi, Archgoat, Proclamation, Stench of Decay, Adversarial, Vasaeleth, Portal,
Impetuous Ritual, Aethyrvorous, Diocletian, Antediluvian etc.
All "lo-fi" b/dm bands I like more than these guys. They're good but I dunno, just can't get all that
into them.
Album Rating: 3.5This got a little tiresome to listen to, but I still really enjoyed it for the most part. I agree with Jac though, I don't really like this band as much as some of the ones he listed either.
everybody loves Antediluvian but I don't get them. They're lo-fi and raw, but not abrasive or gripping at all. I want death metal to grab me and throw me around, but I don't feel that Antediluvian do that. Or this band either, for that matter.
I've read good things about this album.
It was mentioned as "check also" in a review for the new Dead Congregation album, in the May's issue of Metal Hammer Greece.
Another outfit name that was dropped on the table was Irkallian Oracle.
Digging: Manimal - Trapped in the Shadows
Both this and Irkallian Oracle slay!
Album Rating: 3.5woah this slays
Album Rating: 3.5This is pretty darn good.
this album means business
n business is gd
halfway through and so far so good
gd modern dm comes through once in a while
but whos buyin???????????
is this....... Ibiza Metal??
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Question: Does your so flirt on facebook?
yes, and I don't care.
yes, and I do care.
Crap. *runs off to check so's profile.
Total Votes: 17
Question: Does your so flirt on facebook?
Total Votes: 17
No, he seldom is on it. He doesn't flirt at all, ever! Only with me! :D
I couldn't imagine my hubby flirting with anyone. LOL he got scared away from his favorite bar because the bartender who we went to school with was flirting with him.
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No. He doesn't even log in.
He did. And then we talked about it, and he has stopped. Actually, he doesn't even get on FB anymore.


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Chances are if you're watching Wimbledon, you've become annoyed at the amount of grunting by several top women players. It has gotten to the point where I really can't watch anymore. The repeated grunts are just too jarring.
Obviously, I'm not the only one who feels this way. ESPN's Outside the Lines (Sunday, 9 a.m.) will examine the issue. Check out this preview if you need to be reminded why it is a huge problem for women's tennis.
Here's more from ESPN:
The world's two top women's players, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka, have become well known for something completely different than their tennis: they are among the loudest grunters in the sport, each letting out high-pitched shrieks on nearly every stroke. Hall-of-Famer Martina Navratilova says fans complain to her constantly about the noise and now, for the first time,


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Time is precious, but so is your skin. Here are three skin-care regimens for the mom on the go.
If you have 8 minutes
Cover the basics: Cleanse, tone, moisturize and apply sunscreen. Always choose products that match your skin type. Never use body soap or shampoo on your face or rubbing alcohol as a toner. Looking for a cheap, natural moisturizer? Pick up an aloe vera plant! And dont forget SPF. Studies show that 90 percent of wrinkles are caused by sun exposure, and 10 percent are caused by the bodys natural aging process. Sunscreen is a must even on a cloudy day.
If you have 18 minutes
Add creams, serums or eye creams to the regimen above. These are applied after toner and left on throughout the day (and again at night). Creams and serums target specific skin concerns such as rosacea, acne, sun damage and wrinkles. Also, exfoliate a couple nights a week. Having a cleanser with a beadlike granular ingredient exfoliates dead skin cells, increases moisture retention and circulation, and smooths skin. For a homemade exfoliate, try adding a little sugar to your cleanser right before applying, or using mashed papaya.
If you have 28 minutes
Follow the above morning and evening regimens, but treat yourself to a 10-minute mask a couple nights every week. A mask can be very beneficial if you have specific problems you want to treat or just on days when your skin needs a little extra attention. There are different types of masks available to match specific skin types. For a homemade mask perfect for any skin type, mash up an avocado and add warm water and honey. Apply the mask after toner. While it sits on the skin, place cucumber slices over your eyes to reduce puffiness and dark circles.
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This burger is very moist and has a wonderful tang with the addition of the sauce.
For a different and famliar taste of fruit, try my sweet apple burger. My favorite meal is fried apples and hamburger.
Preparation Time: 25 minutes (15 minutes to prepare cabbage topping and 10 minutes to prepare patties)Cooking Time 10 minutes (10 minutes to cook patties and toast rolls)
The aromatic flavors of the Yucatan were introduced to me by Diana. I have put together ingredients and techniques that truly complement each other and put a new twist on the American burger.
When I think of France I think of delicious French onion soup, with the flavors of carmelized onions in a rich beef broth topped with a slice of French bread covered with melted cheese.
The ingredients say it all! Country Ham, Vidalia Onions, Mustard Greens and Coca-Cola...can you get any more southern?
This is a great local American burger because it incorporates many of the great products specific to the Midwest, and is a hearty burger that fits the food culture of the region.
My many years spent as an artist and art teacher inspired this burger which blends the sweet and the savory flavors of French cuisine.
I like to use all local ingredients to keep the burgers fresh. There is nothing better than sitting out on the deck mid-autumn as the leaves are changing, with the cool crisp air on your face.
The Curacao Islands and Cholula Chili Lime hot sauce inspired me to create this delicious sliders. Curacao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan Coast.
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Republic High School junior Ryan Way has found the easiest way to complete his post-race ritual of shaking hands of all the other competitors at cross country races.
He gets to the finish line first.
Way won the Irish Invitational on Tuesday at Springfield Underground at 16 minutes, 13.8 seconds, his third win of the season. ...


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My pal Brad Isaac recently posted 8 Random and Dark Facts about Brad Isaac, and tagged me to do the same. Actually, I've been waiting for a year or more for someone to tag me in one of these memes, so here they are:
I met my wife in a car accident. I rear-ended her one [...]


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Vera Walker became a Democrat when 'the Republicans got so far right that they were telling you how you could live.'
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For more than half her life, Vera Walker has been a member of the League of Women Voters.
It wouldn't be that big a deal if Walker were, say, 50 years old. But she's 100. Women didn't get the right to vote until 1919, seven years after Walker was born. The Cocoa woman's longtime commitment to voter education, issue advocacy and community is a major deal if you ask me, or other members of the League of Women Voters of the Space Coast.
An honorary life member of the organization, Walker was recently feted during a holiday party at the Eau Gallie Yacht Club. Just this past weekend, she was honored, too, by the Space Coast Pops, a group dear to her since its founding.
League member Marilynn Collins calls Walker "a very special lady."
"The amazing thing to most of us is that she remains so active," Collins said. "She's just remarkable."
Walker's life stories are, too.
She was born Dec. 5, 1912, in Camaguey, Cuba, to parents who moved to the Caribbean island when her father, a civil engineer, got work there.
"When people came back from the Spanish-American War, they'd say, 'Cuba is where you want to go,' " said Walker. "It was warm, and that was what Daddy wanted - he was always cold in Kansas."
When Walker was almost 6, her parents moved the family to West Palm Beach: "The World War was on, and you couldn't get a lot of supplies that came from the United States," she said.
The young woman who had studied in a one-room schoolhouse in Cuba later earned a $275-per-year scholarship to Florida State College for Women, where "you had to take home economics," Walker said. "But I wanted to anyway."
She taught school. Married. Moved, in the early 1930s, out west, where her husband, Bob, an engineer, and her father worked with thousands of others on the Hoover Dam. Returned to Florida, where she worked "all over the state" for the Board of Health and as a teacher. Along the way, she and her husband had four children.
"We went where the jobs were," Walker said. "But from the time we went to Boulder, we were always profitably employed."
Bob, who had heart problems, died at age 62. Walker moved to Brevard County in the 1960s from Jacksonville. She served two terms on the Brevard School Board, running unopposed the second time.
"I was interviewed by the Today newspaper and they mentioned that I was 70 years old," she said. "I said, 'That's a vicious lie circulated by my opponent. I'm 71.' I was a little old lady in tennis shoes."
To give Walker's age context, think about this: The year she was born, Arizona and New Mexico became states. Eight months before Walker's life journey began, the Titanic sank in the Atlantic after striking an iceberg.
Having lived through world wars and the Great Depression, Walker knows the value of working hard and setting goals. When it comes to what one could or should do, she recalls words she once heard from a British woman about a chore at hand: "Ducky, you've got to."
There's a lot on her "got-to" list. She's a life member of the American Association of University Women. She's supported the Florida Historical Society, the Rockledge Presbyterian Church where she was a deacon, the Women's Club of Cocoa and the Friends of the Central Library.
Once a member of the GOP, Walker became a Democrat when "the Republicans got so far right that they were telling you how you could live," she said.
"I didn't go along with people telling me what I could and should do. I can make up my own mind."
Does she think she'll see a woman in the Oval Office in her lifetime?
She most certainly does.
"Sure. Why not?" Walker asked. "A doctor in Jacksonville, a woman I very much admired, once told me there's nothing a woman can't do and do it better. She was right."


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DETROIT (AP) - There's little hope that taxpayers will break even on the government's $49.5 billion bailout of General Motors.
A government watchdog says the Treasury would have to sell its GM stock for $95.51 per share to get its money back. The shares closed Tuesday at $36.61.
Treasury hopes to sell the 189 million GM shares it still owns by early next year.
The special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program says taxpayers are still $18.1 billion in the hole on the bailout, which GM needed to survive its bankruptcy restructuring in 2009.
Since leaving bankruptcy, GM has earned $17.2 billion. In exchange for the bailout, the government got GM stock. It has reduced its GM stake from 61 percent in 2009 to 14 percent as of last month.
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Figure 2.
(a) Schematic outline of the cell culture serial dilution performed to validate our analytical model. A plate of SW620 cell culture was divided into 10 samples, each containing approximately 1 × 106 cells. One of these samples was selected at random and divided into a further 10 samples. The cell culture dilution scheme continues until 10 samples of 1 × 103 cells are achieved; there were a total number of 37 cell culture samples in our experiment. (b) Schematic outline of the RNA serial dilution that was used to control and estimate the error in our experimental data. RNA was first extracted from a plate of SW620 cell culture, then divided into 10 identical samples. One of these samples was selected at random to be further divided into 10 samples. A set of 37 controls corresponding to the cellular dilutions was obtained and used to estimate systematic variation in this analysis.
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sorry if this is covered elsewhere but i did a quick searchy and couldnt find it:
flair: would this be covered by technique and creativity?
sorry if this is covered elsewhere but i did a quick searchy and couldnt find it:
flair: would this be covered by technique and creativity?
Flair is covered by creativity in as far as what they want to try and do and technique in as far as ability to do the fancy football, flicks and suchlike.
Thanks assumed that was the case.
While we are on the topic, is jumping included in heading or strength? Is work rate in stamina or strength? And is first touch in Technique or dribbling? I've always wondered about those.
Jumping is included in heading.
Work Rate is displayed as part of Team Work.
First Touch is part of technique.
How About Height? Does That Have an Effect?
I'm now afraid that my assumptions might be way off on some things that are crucial for a position. So, I'm just going to do it. Here is my understanding of what maps to what. Dev's please let me know where I'm wrong.
Crossing - Crossing, Corners
Dribbling - Dribbling
Heading - Heading, Jumping
Passing - Passing
Shooting - Finishing, Long Shots
Tackling - Marking, Tackling
Technique - First Touch, Technique
Aggression - Aggression, Anticipation, Bravery
Creativity - Creativity, Flair
Decisions - Composure, Concentration, Decisions
Leadership - Determination, Influence
Positioning - Positioning
Movement - Off The Ball
Teamwork - Teamwork, Work Rate
Pace - Acceleration, Pace, Balance
Agility - Agility (note you cant actually see this for field players unless you search using filters on agility)
Stamina - Stamina
Strength - Strength, Fitness
The mental skills, I really have no idea, these are my best guesses.
I am hopefully going to post a right list soon onto FMHVibe. Currently I'm mapping everything then asking feedback from Marc .
http://fmhvibe.co.uk - The original Football Manager Handheld fansite
I know but I sent mine to Marc a few days ago, just waiting for him to finish the update so I can get the correct ones.
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A recent post in the Swim Smooth Blog, "Bend It Like Becky," examines the freestyle catch of Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington. In particular, the authors noted that most top freestylers seem to have a slight downward bend early on in their stroke, leading naturally to the Early Vertical Forearm used by so many top swimmers.
Have you ever used a Tempo Trainer from FINIS? Cokie Lepinski has published two tempo-based workouts on the USMS website: Basic Intro and Long Axis Focus.


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November 25, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) - The new leader of the Orthodox Church in America is a 49-year-old former Episcopalian who only converted to
Orthodoxy in college.
Last month's election of Metropolitan Jonah was greeted with joy in the 100,000-member denomination, which is still reeling from a report detailing the disappearance of millions of dollars in church funds under two of Jonah's predecessors.
Jonah's elevation from abbot of a monastery to bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, to leadership of one of the most prominent U.S. branches of Orthodox Christianity all took place in just 11 days last month.
He'll be formally installed as metropolitan on Dec. 28 at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Washington.
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It will soon be "last call" for good for two popular Lexington night-spots.
The Dame and the Fishtank are closing. The last day for the Dame is set for August 23rd, which is less than a year after it had to move because of the CentrePointe project. The Lexington Herald Leader reports the bar believes it lost a lot of its charm after it had to leave its old building.
The Fishtank, which has been on Euclid for nine years, is closing because its owner is opening another bar nearby. The new bar will be called "Cosmic Charlie's."
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Police are searching for the person who held up a central Kentucky business.
Danville Police say a man walked into the Brookcove Center on Shakertown Road armed with a gun and demanded cash around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
We're told the suspect then took off on foot.
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Gonzaga (Preseason)
While the college basketball season is right around the corner, buzz continues in the Spokane area, even after the loss of Matt Bouldin.
Ill give you a low post and a raise on why:
Elias Harris, Robert Sacre, and Sam Dower.
That's why.
Add a backcourt of Stephen Gray and Demetri Goodson, and you will have a very competitive basketball team with lots of experience. Elias Harris is on the All-American Preseason watch list and Sam Dower is coming off a redshirt year under Mark Few. So Im not worried about "inexperience" down low, after Robert Sacre. Elias Harris, from Germany, is one of the more productive and scary PF's in the entire chain west of the Rockies. I think Gonzaga will get a lot of easy points inside the paint, as well as some really clutch play from Meech and Gray to make this a really great team. Who knows how they will do but this is my repitoire:
vs. Southern (W)
vs. IUPUI in CBE Classic (W)
vs. San Diego State in CBE Classic (W)
vs. Kansas State in CBE Classic (W)
vs. Duke/Marquette ... If Duke, a loss if Marquette, a W.
vs. Eastern Washington (W)
vs. Illinois (W)
@ Washington State (L)
@ Notre Dame (L)
vs. Lewis & Clark State (W)
vs. Baylor (W) game in Dallas,TX
vs. Xavier (L)
vs. Lafayette (W)
vs. Oklahoma State (W)
@ Wake Forest (L)
vs. Memphis (L)
vs. Cal State Bakersfield (W)
That's how I see it shaping up. A generous 12-5 Non-Conference. I think we just absolutely annihilate the Conference Competition... Saint Mary's will be the only tough games. Pepperdine is on its way up that could be tough, but Santa Clara, San Francisco, Portland, and San Diego shouldn't be big deals this year.
Should be around a "7" seed this season in the tournament.
Go ZAGS!!!!
Category: NCAAB
Posted on: October 28, 2009 6:01 am
Edited on: October 29, 2009 2:07 pm
West Coast Conference Preview 2009
Its almost college basketball season, and as it approaches, I would like to introduce my 2nd WCC Conference Preview. Under the name gonzagafan62 last year, I got a lot of good reviews from last year's preview.
Category: NCAAB
Posted on: March 26, 2009 3:35 pm
What the hell is a Tarheel? Game Preview:
North Carolina vs. Gonzaga, a game that I wanted to see from the start of the 2009 NCAA Tournament is just about here. But like the 'ole master says, be careful what you wish for. Well, I am not the only one that wanted to see this matchup. There were some Tarheels fans believe it or not, and other just casual fans...
So I am not the only one that wanted to see this matchup.
First we will start with the usual and I ask the question: What the hell is a tarheel?????
Well nobody knows the exact explaination to the fact of "Tarheels" But there is one GLARING explanation that I found to be the most redundant over the internet, so here I go:
In the great state of North Carolina, just before the civil war, actually, North Carolina had three main exports. These exports were TAR, pitch and turpentine. This when it stuck to the bottom of the people's feet were called "Tar Heels" ... although I know some North Carolina fans can probably explain it better than I can, actually probably taking the time to find out the real explaination......
ANYWAYS: Here is the game preview....
For Gonzaga to win this game, they will HAVE to put an end to Ty Lawson. Make him run around on that toe, and make him chase Jeremy Pargo and Dmeteri Goodson. This is probably going to be the absolute biggest thing Gonzaga has to do. Also to halway contain Lawson and do NOT let him over 20 points. If Gonzaga lets Lawson over 20 points, then Gonzaga could be screwed.
Part 2: Tyler Hansbrough. Josh Heytvelt stopped Hansbrough two years ago, so he has the confidence to do it again. It really shouldn't be that big of an issue. HOWEVER, both players have gotten much better. Case in fact, if Hansbrough has a MONSTER game, then Gonzaga could be in big trouble. Heytvelt must have some good blocks on Hansbrough and release the tension on the backcourt to make plays.
Part 3: The new and improved Wayne Ellington. I have been told by many Carolina fans that Ellington has gotten away from most of his perimeter shooting (yes!) BUT he has to go up against the ever talented and going pro in two years Matt Bouldin. Bouldin will have his hands full If Ellington decides to drive, but I am not too worried about that. Bouldin has too many tools, but if Ellington gets screens and PnRs to shoot the three, Gonzaga might be in trouble.
Gonzaga's Keys to winning the game:
Good luck to Tarheel fans, and GO ZAGS!
Category: NCAAB
Posted on: March 22, 2009 4:53 am
Gonzaga vs. Western Kentucky (Game Review)
Last year, Ty Rogers had a buzzerbeater to beat Drake University, and when you win that way, sometimes you lose that way too. Its just the nature of the sporting world. What you do to teams, teams do the same thing to you down the road. This theory was proven yesterday when Gonzaga's Dmeitri Goodson a true freshman banked a 10 foot jumper to win the basketball game, as Gonzaga prevailed against a red-hot Western Kentucky team.
As I said in my preview Gonzaga needed to contain Orlando Mendez Valdez, and Gonzaga was really in trouble in the first half, when Mendez-Valdez nailed 4 straight threes, and had 17 points in the first 7 minutes, and Pettigrew great as well..... As the game progressed, and Mark Few made the adjustment to put the quicker and younger Dmetri Goodson on Orlando Mendez-Valdez, Goodson didn't let him score at all the rest of the half.
To start the next half, however, Gonzaga had a good nice run combined with a Stephen gray three to take the lead to nine. Western Kentucky continued to battle, and never gave up, and had a couple of Mendez-Valdez threes. At the very end though, Mendez-Valdez missed a potential game-tying three, and then another WKU player tipped it in for the tie. Then the freshman Goodson ran coast to coast to give the Zags the lead with 0.9 seconds left. As soon as the Zags got the basket, the WKU Coach was trying to call Timeout, but the officials missed the call, and the game was over after a half court heave that went wide right.
As Gonzaga and its fans will prevail until at least next Thursday, i would like to congratulate Western Kentucky and their fans on a great game and a season. You guys are a good team, that definetly deserved to be in the tournament, again. You guys should continue to dominate the Sun Belt in coming years. Great game, guys.
Highlights (as always) ..... right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuxo1PuynsU
Oh and how the hell do I mention the game without the great play of Slaughter? Him and Mendez-Valdez are the class of this team. great game Hilltoppers!
Category: NCAAB
Posted on: March 21, 2009 7:59 pm
What the hell is a Hilltopper? Game Preview:
Gonzaga will battle Western Kentucky in a game to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The mission is simple. Win, or go home. But completing this "simple" mission, is NOT going to be the easiest of all tasks that I have ever seen before me. So, here we go.
What is a Hilltopper?
Apparently the school [Western Kentucky] sits on the top of a hill. Got that? OK, well that was simple. But what the heck is their red blob of a monster (or mascot)????? I have never seen such a thing make absolute no sense to me before... but here we go. So apparently as I have flipped around the internet one common answer I found was a startling one that still made no sense to me at all. I found out that this was a blob of blood from the enemy's team. Not sure if this is entirely true or not bu that was the common answer. I tried, but in frustration of getting this answer and a few distinct others, I have that to report.
So we got thtat outta the way, here is the game preview (sorry for the shortness, but I gotta watch the game ya know) .....
Basically Courtney Lee is not on the floor for tonights game. Big Loss? Certainly. Absolutely Crucial? NO. One thing Gonzaga MUST do tonight is stop that pesky Orlando Mendez-Valdez. He can shoot the ball from anywhere on the court and if they don't stop them, they will lose. Not even going to be close. I think Gonzaga will try to slow the game down, and use the effective weapons that they can. Passing the ball to Stephen Gray, and leaving backdoor cuts to Matt Bouldin will be crucial. Leaving nobody open on WKU will also be crucial. Gonzaga needs to surround everyone with thier height, and lanky-ness and knock down every ball they see. Creating turnovers by steals of Bouldin, and daye will also be key.
On WKU's side, I think if they speed up the pace of the game, and shoot transition threes (and make them), they have a really good shot to win, and no I am not kidding. This team already has a ton of experience and has a very good guard in Mendez-Valdez. This is going to be hard for me to watch at times, but I hope we pull it out.
My Prediction: Gonzaga 84 Western Kentucky 80.
Go ZAGS!
Category: NCAAB
Posted on: March 20, 2009 10:32 pm
Edited on: March 20, 2009 10:34 pm
Gonzaga vs. Akron (game in review)
Gonzaga, like many of the top seeds this week came out very sluggish... and then they turned it on...
To start, like I said in my preview that Gonzaga can't guard the perimeter shooting. Gonzaga proved me right.. All they did all day was let Akron shoot the three, and they kept draining them. As the game progressed, Austin Daye and Josh Heytvelt both had dunks to light the crowd up to get them back in the game, as the crowd was pro Zaga...
Akron proved me wrong and played with nothing to lose and had the will to win as they were up by 4 at the half. With about 10 minutes left in the game I felt like we were too much for the Zips, Stephen Gray took a 3 down 49-47 and that three was good and they went on to control the game from there to take the lead 50-47.
What was wierd was what came later, a 31-6 run to end the ball game. Akron just ran out of gas, as Gonzaga started to click on all cylinders. You can't lay down on Gonzaga if you expect to win a basketball game. This game was done and over with with about 2:30 to go. Akron just couldn't hang with the Zags at the end. And a Micah Downs three, and then a Jeremy Pargo MONSTER JAM capped the game for a Gonzaga victory 77-64.
I give them credit, they played the best they could, but the better team came out on top.
Congrats Zips! You gave us all we could handle.
BTW, here are the game highlights:
Gonzaga will play #12 seeded Western Kentucky tomorrow.
Category: NCAAB
Tags: Akron, Gonzaga, NCAA Tournament


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Celebrating our 53rd Year of Professional Auto Racing
BECHTELSVILLE, PA It is a season that most racers just dream about. With less than half the season completed Duane Howard was able to wheel the Blue Bell Air No. 4 to victory in the 30-lap Bashore Trucking/BFP Specialty Summer Splash NASCAR 358 Modified feature race at Grandview Speedway on Saturday night. The win was the sixth of the season for the Oley, PA racer and increased his lead in the chase for the lucrative track point championship which also includes a nine day Caribbean 50th Anniversary Cruise for the champion and a guest.The 40-lap feature race for the Sportsman, paying $1,500 to win, was won by Kyle Borror of Peach Bottom, PA. The win was the first for Borror at Grandview Speedway who brought his Before & After Auto Repair No. B4 home just a narrow margin in front of Brian Hirthler.Hard charging Mike Kellner of Lansdale, PA was able to bring his Power Washer No.57 to the checkered flag in front of hard charging Steve Nederostek to get his third win of the season in the 20-lap Late Model feature.Mike Laise charged to the front of the 28-car starting field in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series 358 Modified feature race and set the pace for the early laps. Chris Esposito moved to the front of the field at the five lap marker and looked as if he might get that elusive first win.At the midway marker Keith Brightbill, in just his fourth event of the season, was challenging the leader and Duane Howard, coming from 15th starting spot, was in third.Esposito did an outstanding job of holding off Howard for several laps before Howard was able to take control.Nine time track champion Jeff Strunk was involved in a second turn accident late in the race while charging toward the front relegating him to a 25th place finish and dropping him to fifth in the standings. Just a lap later Glenn Strunk crashed on the backstretch and was shaken up but was able to walk away as his race car was towed to the pits.After a couple restarts Howard was able to continue his hold on first place right to the checkered flag with Chris Esposito (Perkasie) holding on for his best effort of the season gaining a second place finish. Third spot went to Jon Kellner Sr. (Lansdale) followed by Doug Manmiller (Shoemakersville) and Keith Brightbill (Mohnton).The 40-lap Sportsman feature had a multi-car accident in the fourth turn kicking off the start of the event. Once everyone was settled Andy Fayash Jr. set the pace until the ninth lap when Bobby Lilick took control. His first place status was short lived as a five car accident brought out a caution and on the restart of the race Brian Hirthler went to the front. The Green Lane racer was able to hold on to the top spot until the 37th circuit when Kyle Borror, who had worked his way through the field after an 11th place start, took the lead and went on to grab the victory. Hirthler (Green Lane) finished second and picked up a $500 bonus from Hoffnagle & Assocates of Pottstown, PA. Jared Umbenhauer (Richland) finished third followed by Craig Whitmoyer (Hamburg) and Kenny Gilmore (Fleetwood). Whitmoyer continues to lead the NASCAR Sportsman point standings.The 20-lap Late Model feature turned out to be the Mike Kellner show as the Lansdale racer set the pace from the drop of the green through the entire 20 lap feature race with Steve Nederostek (Walnutport) challenging in the closing laps but having to settle for second, his best effort of the season. Wayne Pfeil (Mohnton) came home third followed by Ron Kline (Salford) and Andy Ressler (Bechtelsville).Chuck Schutz continues to lead the Late Model standings as he seeks his sixth track title. Eight lap qualifying events for the Late Model racers were won by Mike Kellner and Lou Egrie Sr. The Sportsman eight lap qualifying events were won by Guy Germano, Kenny Gilmore and Andy Fayash Jr. In the NASCAR 358 Modified 12 lap qualifying races wins went to Duane Howard, Chris Esposito, Gary Hager and Glenn Strunk while the 10 lap consolation races had the wins going to Craig VonDohren and Eric Biehn.T.P. 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Pens trade Lovejoy to Anaheim, recall Upper St. Clair's Reese
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The Penguins on Wednesday traded defenseman Ben Lovejoy to the Anaheim Ducks for a fifth-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Lovejoy, 28, appeared in three games this season and had not scored. He has four goals and 21 assists in 98 career games.
He was one of eight defensemen the Penguins brought into training camp and kept on the roster when the regular season began. However, Lovejoy seemed to fall out of favor with the coaching staff because of a few mistakes that cost the team a couple of games late last season.
Also, the emergence of rookie Simon Despres, previously the organization's top overall prospect, and recently Robert Bortuzzo made Lovejoy expendable.
General manager Ray Shero was not available for comment but did not favor carrying eight defensemen through the duration of the truncated season.
Of the current defensemen on the roster, only Despres would not have to clear waivers to be assigned to the AHL.
The Penguins recalled defenseman Dylan Reese, formerly of Upper St. Clair, from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Reese has three goals and 12 assists in 39 AHL games this season.
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Why is the protected function _populateState() in the /admin/models/helloworld.php file? It doesn't appear in the original helloworld.php model file, and there isn't any indication as to the purpose of this function aside from the annotations within the function, which I don't fully understand.
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verification seems to operate even when required="false" is coded
I have expanded the helloworld component to have several other fields now, and set some of them to required="false" in the /models/forms/app.xml file. I still get "invalid field" when I leave the input box empty. Any ideas?
(later) I think I figured it out: the client-side script operates on every field it's assigned to, whereas the server-side may operate only on a field that's required and not empty. Not sure about that last, but I am sure that the client-side script operates, so you may want to code the regex differently in admin/models/forms/<com-name>.js (the client side) vs admin/models/rules/<field>.php .
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Legacy Grant
Last week, the City Council approved a resolution supporting an equal split of Legacy parks and trails funds between the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), metro parks and trails, and Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails. The DNR is currently soliciting proposals for the Greater Minnesota portion of the Legacy program. The Parks and Recreation Superintendent and the City Planner are proposing improvements to the LaFave Park portion of the Greenway as its 2012 request. The application, which is due September 28, will include a natural playscape, improvements to fishing areas, trees and other landscaping that will enhance the aesthetics of the area while designating fishing areas from other recreational opportunities of the trail system. The City Council will review the preliminary application at its September 11 work session.
Building Inspections
The Building Official and I held a phone conference last week with an official from the Insurance Service Office (ISO). ISO conducted a five-year review the Building Inspections office in early 2012. As a result of the review, ISO is proposing a regression of the city's building inspections by two classes – from a Class 3 to a Class 5 in commercial buildings and from a Class 4 to a Class 6 in residential buildings. We learned from the ISO that the majority of this regression is due to circumstances beyond local control. The State of Minnesota building code, which the City of East Grand Forks has adopted, has not been updated since the 2005 building code released by the International Code Council (ICC). Generally, the proposed regression will have little impact on residential structures relative to insurance rates. Commercial structures could see small insurance premium increases due to the change in classification. The Building Inspections department and I will work over the next several months to attempt to increase the city's classification through small items such as increased training and standardized checklists for the department. But, again, most of the change is beyond the City's control because the ICC considers the state of Minnesota to be out of date with its adopted code.
Mike Hedlund, Police Department
EGFPD Conducts Active Shooter Training at EGF Sr. High School
The East Grand Forks Police Department, with assistance from the EGF Fire Department and the Grand Forks Police Department conducted "Active Shooter" training at the EGF Sr. High School during the evenings of August 27-28, 2012. This training helps prepare the officers to respond to incidents of active violence such as occurs in school shootings. While it is always our hope that such an incident will never occur in our community we feel that it is in our community's best interests for our officers to prepare to handle such an incident through practical training such as this.
Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force
Officers from the Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force (made up of the EGFPD, Crookston Police and Polk County Sheriff's Office) gave a presentation to the teachers and staff of the East Grand Forks Public Schools on Wednesday August 29, 2012. The presentation focused on drug issues that are present in our community at this time with a special focus on synthetic drugs. Two subjects have died in the GF/EGF area in recent months after suffering from overdoses of synthetic drugs and several other subjects have been hospitalized. It is the goal of the EGFPD to work closely with our schools to attempt to keep a safe learning environment for all of our students.
Public Works, Jason Stordahl
Street Projects
Minn-Dak asphalt has complete three of four awarded projects. Two of which were smaller asphalt overlays on Bygland Rd. SE, and one larger overlay project on 5th St. NE.
Minn-Dak had also planned on milling and overlaying the coulee area on Bygland Rd. SE this week, but they had some mechanical problems with their milling machine. Even with the mechanical issues they still have high hope of completing the project before school starts next Tuesday.
OPP construction is currently striping the cross walks, stop bars, and rail road crossings around the city; and should have them done by the end of the week. Just in time for school!
Agenda Items
The consent agenda includes a gaming permit, the sand and gravel contract for 2012-13, the City's participation in the state's Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) program, and an amendment to the City's existing contract for beet byproduct disposal. The Toward Zero Deaths program was formerly known as "Safe and Sober."
Item 8 requests approval to recruit for a vacant Secretary-Dispatcher-Jailer position for the Police Department.
Item 9 considers approving the annual agreement with the East Grand Forks School District for arena rental. The new agreement includes an increase to $100,000 per year from $93,500. It is the first increase in three years.
Item 10 considers approving a feasibility study with Ballard King & Associates to conduct a swimming pool feasibility study so that the City can fully explore all potential options for pool renovation or redesign.
Item 11 requests approval for the City Administrator to issue Requests for Proposals (RFP) for Building Official services. The RFP will allow the city to contract for the service while the City Council explores permanent structure of the Building Inspections and City Planning Departments as detailed in last week's report from the City Administrator.
Item 12 approves a routine agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) so that MnDOT can reimburse the City for administrative costs relating to the Safe Routes to Schools (Bygland Road) project.
The City Engineer requests that the City Council postpone Item 13, which is approving plans and specifications for 2012 Assessment Job No. 4. This project is to provide infrastructure in Riverview 10th Addition, adjacent to 20th Street SE.
Items 14 and 15 request approval of the 2013 Preliminary Levy and Budget. As requested by City Council, the preliminary levy includes a 10 percent increase so that the City Council can explore options related to the pool and other projects. The City Council can lower the Final Levy from the preliminary figure. But, the Council cannot increase the levy after the preliminary levy is approved. The Final Levy cannot be approved until December. The procedures is similar to past years including the 2012 Budget year in which the City Council passed a 10-percent increase on its preliminary levy but ultimately opted for no increase when the Council passed the Final Levy.