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With the Giants and Rockies playing a crucial three-game series in LoDo, San Francisco general manager Brian Sabean was on the phone Friday expressing to the commissioner's office his concerns about the air-traffic-control gadget humming away under the Coors Field grandstand.
So what happens? The Rockies got two hits off Tim Lincecum and Brian Wilson on Friday night and came perilously close to being no-hit by Matt Cain in Sunday's 4-2 loss.
Cain retired the first 12 hitters and had a no-no alive until Jay Payton's infield single with one out in the eighth. One out later, Melvin Mora's two-run pinch-hit homer gave the Rockies a pulse.
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Then came the ninth, when Carlos Gonzalez singled, bringing Troy Tulowitzki to the plate to launch the game-winning rally du jour at Coors Field.
"When you see CarGo get a hit, I thought we had a big chance right there," Mora said.
Why wouldn't he? Tulowitzki had driven in 40 runs in the month, a National League record for September. But there was no magic in his bat this time as Cain got him to pop up.
End of game, end of just about everything for the Rockies. The loss dropped them 4 1/2 games behind the Giants in the NL West and four behind the Padres in the wild card.
Since the Padres and Giants play each other this weekend, one is guaranteed at least 89 wins. The Rockies, if they win their final seven, would have 90.
"It's baseball," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said. "We did our own selves in."
Who knew, one week earlier, when the Rockies were three outs away from a sweep of the Dodgers in Los Angeles, that it would come to this? The Rockies lost that game after leading 6-1, lost three straight at Arizona, and lost two out of three to the Giants.
For that matter, they're not even piling up any style points. They led 4-0 with Ubaldo Jimenez on the mound at Arizona. They wasted a three-hit performance by Jhoulys Chacin and a six-RBI day by Gonzalez. And they were behind 2-0 on Sunday two hitters into the game after Jorge De La Rosa left a waste-pitch fastball over the plate to Freddy Sanchez, who hooked it inside the foul pole in left field.
"Not good," said Tulowitzki, when asked to assess the Rockies' dwindling hopes. "Our chances every single day are getting a little slimmer. . . . Anytime you drop games late in the season, it's tough to take. But at the same time, it's part of baseball."
Kind of like facing nasty starting pitching.
"We had two of the best games of the year pitched against us during the course of this weekend," Tracy said. "Sometimes you have to give credit where credit is due. The guy was spectacular over there."
That would be Cain, who got stronger as the game got longer. How much so? Consider this: He didn't have any strikeouts until the fifth inning and finished with eight.
"I could(n't) care less," said Cain, when asked about losing the no-no. "We needed a win today."
Yes, said Cain, it was extra satisfying beating the Rockies at Coors Field with their season on the line.
"Definitely, especially the way that Colorado plays," he said. "They've got a couple more games at home as well, so to put them back a little bit is definitely good for us. These guys are always hot the past few years in September."
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Ubaldo Jimenez (19-7, 3.00 ERA) has two more shots to become the first 20-game winner in Rockies history. He has been champing at the bit to get back on the mound after a disastrous four-inning outing Wednesday vs. the Diamondbacks. He has to hope Ted Lilly (8-12, 3.83) brings his Coors Field stuff, not the Dodger Stadium version. Lilly, as is his M.O., had the Rockies swinging at off-speed pitches out of the zone during a two-hit shutout in L.A. on Aug. 19. But 10 days later, he was rocked for nine hits and seven runs in four innings in a 10-5 loss in LoDo.
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Peyton Manning had another marathon session during the second stop in his search for a new team.
The free-agent quarterback spent nearly 61/2 hours at the Arizona Cardinals' headquarters and training facility on Sunday in meetings designed to lure the superstar to the desert.
The session was even longer than the nearly six hours Manning spent at the Broncos' facility in Denver on Friday night.
Manning waved and smiled at cheering fans as he walked from the building to coach Ken Whisenhunt's white SUV. With the coach at the wheel, Manning waved again as the SUV pulled through the security gate and past the loud supporters.
He was expected to return to his home in Florida. It was unclear whether the four-time MVP planned to meet with the Dolphins.
Titans owner Bud Adams told The Tennessean on Sunday that he has contacted Manning's agent, Tom Condon, to express his interest and ask for the quarterback to visit the Titans. The 89-year-old Adams said he will be upset if he doesn't land the former Indianapolis Colts star.
Cardinals President Michael Bidwill left immediately after Manning and Whisenhunt did. No one involved in the session spoke to reporters.
Larry Fitzgerald, one of the best receivers in the game and considered a prime reason why Manning might choose Arizona, arrived a few minutes ahead of Manning, then left after about three hours. He had a scheduled flight to Australia for a vacation later in the day.
General Manager Rod Graves and most of the members of Whisenhunt's staff, including offensive coordinator Larry Miller, offensive line and assistant head coach Russ Grimm and defensive coordinator Ray Horton also were there. Wide receiver Andre Roberts spent several hours there, as did Lisa Manning (no relation), the Cardinals' vice president for marketing.
Manning, who turns 36 on March 24, reportedly wants to make a decision in the next few days. Time is of the essence for the Cardinals, who are scheduled to pay quarterback Kevin Kolb $7 million if he is on the roster Thursday.
The NFL salary cap for 2012 is $120.6 million, barely above last year's figure.
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So I woke up about 2 am a couple nights ago with the WORST headache of my life. It had me in tears. So I call my dr and he said go to the ER. So I did. I get there and they check my blood pressure, and so on, ask how the baby is moving, then...the Doctor comes in asks the same things the nurse did blah blah and then he says "your not pregnant are you" I say "Um yes I am, 28 weeks" he says oh well that changes everything. I'm like okayyyy I am in trouble here. Lol. Eventually he says okay we need to get a cat scan and a spinal tap because you may have a bleed in your brain. At this point me and my bf are looking at each other terrified. Dr says he has to talk to my OB to get permission for this first. while he is gone me and my bf are deciding wether or not we want to do this and finally agree that my OB will make the best decision. Dr comes back says he okayed it, so I go back to have this done and the nurse asks me if I am sure I want to have this done!!!! I am like omg are we serious?? So she goes on to tell me all the risks and horrible things that can happen and I say "Well I am assuming my OB thinks the benifits outweigh the risks" and she just says "Well I can guarantee anything" (keep in mind they gave me a shot of nubane and phengran right before sending me back here so I am loopy, probably slurring lol) So I sign the paper and pray the entire time that my baby will be safe. All in all everything was fine, OB refused the spinal tap (thank god) and gave me meds so I could sleep. But now I am freaking out. What are the real chances that this could have harmed my baby??
CAT scan while pregnant?
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ive been getting a lot of bad headaches and my last dr apt 2 weeks ago m dr told me if they get any worse i have to go to the ER to have a CAT scan of my head to make sure theres nothing wrong up there. she said it puts the baby at some risk but if it was a high risk she wouldnt suggest i do it.
Halen James ~ EDD 10/18/09
Birthday: 10/22/09, 9 lbs, 20.5 inch
I have had 2 cat scans done and am getting ready to have my 3rd during this pregnancy, my OB said the risk is small unless they dont shield you.
Wyatt Michael Powers has arrived!!!! Born 10/17/2009 Via Emergency C-Section. Weighed 5lbs 6oz and 19.5 in long! We are very happy parents!!!
They def sheilded me. I had one under me and 2 on top. Lol. So I think we are good. Thanks!
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I had one before I knew I was pregnant. It was of my belly! My OB said that lots of women do terrible things to their bodies when they are pregnant but that if a CT is necessary, it's ok to do.
I know this isn't the point of your story...but the doc couldn't tell you are pregnant at 28 weeks?! I am so jealous!!!
Anyways, there is a lady I know that is about 70 and back in the day they weren't able to tell she was pregnant with twins until she was about 8 months along (heard a second heartbeat at that time) so they did an X-ray on her belly! Both of her daughters are grown with no medical problems at all. Needless to say, we've come a long way medically and that doesn't really mean much because everyone is different, but I always think about that and consider myself lucky to have such medical advances for my pregnancy. If the OB okay'd it, you and you're baby are probably just fine.
Proud Wifey, Mommy to Dylan (7 yrs), the twins Jacob & Ethan 9/27/09
Embracing the chaos and enjoying every moment of it!!
lol at fortjaynes I had one at 16 weeks for the same reason and was shielded and morphined up. My baby girl came out fine. Its a huge risk in the first trimester but I think after that your good. My midwife was apalled but probably because she is very into holistic medicine and couldn't imagine getting a cat scan done. My thoughts are I'm not leaving my son an orphan because of an undetected bleed...I was cool with it. Did you get your results back? You ok?
Kristen, Mommy to my 3 angels Alex Liam 1.30.05 ~ Chloe Adelinde 5.29.08 ~ and Donovan Michael 08.11.09
fortjaynes: Haha I had one of those big ugle hospital gowns on and I was laying on the bed (trying to get rid of my headache when he just walks in a blares the light lol) so that's probably why he couldn't tell. haha
lovinmylifewith3: My thought's exactly! I was like well if I die because I'm bleeding in the brain then the baby needs to come out NOW. But yes everything came back good! Thanks for asking! How about yours?
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The Rhetoric of Death and Destruction in the Thirty Years War
Theibault, John, Journal of Social History
"Anno 1642, all the misery continued just as bad as in the previous year, so that the despair pressed all the harder . . . whoever has not himself seen and lived through such circumstances cannot believe what I note here."(1) This plaint by Lorenz Ludolf, the pastor of the village of Reichensachsen in the principality of Hesse-Kassel, is one of thousands of expressions of misery and despair prompted by the depredations of the Thirty Years War produced in localities throughout Germany. The image of death and destruction created by such plaints has defined the social history of the Thirty Years War to a greater extent than almost any other event in early modern European history. If ever there was a moment when the ravages of the apocalyptic horsemen--war, famine, plague, and death--were evident, it was during the war. This made the war one of the first issues to develop a significant social historical literature. Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the social impact of the war generated lively interest, which culminated in Gunther Franz's broad synthetic work, Der Dreissigjahrige Krieg und das Deutsche Volk just before the Second World War.(2) But ironically, the past forty years, which have seen a surge of interest in the nature of the Malthusian system of early modern Europe in France, England, and elsewhere, has witnessed a marked decline in interest in the social impact of the Thirty Years War in Germany.(3)
The way in which historians dealt with the thousands of descriptions of death and destruction has contributed to that decline in interest. Such descriptions have provoked a sometimes vigorous debate about their reliability, which has not recognized the richness of the source. The debate has bogged down in an either/or analysis: either plaints such as Ludolf's were accurate relations, so that one may conclude that starvation and even cannibalism were rampant in the war, or they were exaggerated and so should be dismissed as unreliable. The first approach characterized Gustav Freytag's popular history, Pictures from the German Past, which presented several vignettes from Saxony during the war to underscore how miserable circumstances were. Freytag's sensational account was bolstered by the more sober-minded assessment by Karl Theodor von Inama-Sternegg, while Gunther Franz's demographic synthesis also seemed to confirm the picture of wide-ranging destruction.(4)
In reaction to the sensationalistic portrayal by Freytag, a more recent school of historiography has criticized what it calls the "myth of the all-destructive fury of the Thirty Years War."(5) It has discounted the lurid descriptions of death and destruction as motivated by crass material motives. The most vigorous proponent of the idea that interest rather than veracity shaped most claims has been S. H. Steinberg, who argued that the educated chroniclers of the war were predisposed to exaggerate the extent of destruction because their property was particularly vulnerable and money for "culture" was less available.(6) He adduced no evidence to support his claims, but Gerhard Benecke, in a careful analysis of urban debts and claims of damage in the town of Lemgo supported Steinberg's contention, concluding that "a war damage claim was an unscrupulous attempt to get tax-reduction from the territorial authorities irrespective of neighbors' problems. It was not a credible account of actual war damage."(7) According to Benecke, the main obstacle to overcoming the exaggeration of local chroniclers is the excessive gullibility of modern historians. He argues: "no straight-forward picture emerges from the Lippe records of the war and occupation years, unless the naive view is taken, and every time a general plea for exhaustion and dearth is made in order to avoid further taxes, it is accepted at face value and ascribed to war horrors--a poetic license more applicable to post war literature as shown by Grimmelshausen's best-seller 'Simplicius Simplicissimus'. …


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- So, like yeah, Google (GOOG - Get Report) launches a new Internet music service. That's the rumor. By the time you read this, it might be fact. And, of course, in after hours trading Tuesday, Pandora (P - Get Report), after hitting a 52-week high intraday, lost a little bit of ground. By the time you read this, it might have lost even more.We have seen this story before. Even though Google's service, at least according to The New York Times, will compete most directly with Spotify, Pandora stock takes a hit.
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It is important to note that Pandora does not compete with active listening streaming services. Pandora is addressing the 80% of all music listening that happens passively vs. the 20% of listening that occurs actively (ie. choosing songs individually).Put another way -- Pandora competes directly with traditional AM/FM radio. It does not compete -- directly -- with on-demand services such as Spotify. Put another way, you can use the word "complementary" to describe the relationship. You know what you want to listen to so you fire up Spotify, Rdio or your iTunes and punch in that specific song, album or artist. You want a radio experience, you punch up some FM radio and, increasingly, Pandora Internet Radio.
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"Wraps," by Barber, Corpening, & Narlock
Prior to my gluten free days, I had a little cookbook I loved, which was titled, simply, "Wraps." It was full of beautiful pictures of wraps filled with relatively nutritious, easily transported meals with cheesy names like the Rodeo Round-Up, the Fertility Special, and the Huevos Wrapcheros.
"Wraps," by Barber, Corpening, & Narlock
Unfortunately, when the Gluten-Free Reign of Terror began, I discovered that one of its chief tortures would be the dietary imposition of these things known as "rice tortillas." Fact: rice tortillas have all the endearing and satisfying features of a piece of cardboard. Only, with greater inclination to fuse together while in the packaging, and completely fall apart when once they reach the outside world. So the "Wraps" cookbook got sadly shuffled to the back of the bookshelf and forgotten. Until recently.
I've tried a few different rice tortillas, and found none I like. Corn tortillas are much to small to turn into wraps of any sort, and also fall to pieces under the slightest strain. So I wasn't very hopeful when I picked up a package of Sonoma's gluten free Ivory Teff Wraps from Whole Foods. I've been pleasantly surprised with the re-introduction of things like burritos and wraps back into my diet.
Teff is a tiny, North African grain probably best known for its use in the cuisine of Ethiopia. While there is some small controversy over whether or not it is technically gluten free, it is officially considered to meet the standards for a gluten free diet, and doesn't seem to cause problems for the gluten free people who eat it. It is high in protein, calcium, and particularly iron, and can be eaten as a cooked grain or ground and used as flour.
Sonoma's Ivory Teff Tortillas have the resilience most gluten free tortillas lack: they can be bent without breaking and filled with food without tearing. In fact, if warmed prior to use, they behave very similarly to flour tortillas. They're available at several markets locally (including Whole Foods, PCC, and the Ballard Market), but you might have to look for them. They'll typically be found either refrigerated with the specialty tortillas, or frozen with the gluten free breads.
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Macrophage Viewpoints
F4/80 and the related adhesion-GPCRs
Article first published online: 26 AUG 2011
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201141715
Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
European Journal of Immunology
Volume 41, Issue 9, pages 2472–2476, September 2011
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How to Cite
Gordon, S., Hamann, J., Lin, H.-H. and Stacey, M. (2011), F4/80 and the related adhesion-GPCRs. Eur. J. Immunol., 41: 2472–2476. doi: 10.1002/eji.201141715
Publication History
- Issue published online: 26 AUG 2011
- Article first published online: 26 AUG 2011
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- Adhesion-GPCRs;
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The F4/80 monoclonal antibody was first reported in this journal 30 years ago (Eur. J. Immunol. 1981. 11: 805–815). F4/80 has become a widely used marker for monocytes and many, but not all, tissue macrophages in the mouse. F4/80 is a member of the EGF-TM7 family of leukocyte plasma membrane heptahelical molecules, which includes CD97 and EMR2. This Viewpoint summarises current knowledge of the expression, structure and functions of the EGF-TM7 family, as part of a larger family of tissue adhesion-GPCRs.


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Multiplayer / cooperative FPS set in Wild West times. Take part in frenzy team versus shootouts or play cooperative games against AI managed enemies. Most of the classic black powder guns are available, in single or dual wield setup.
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April 2, 2010
Winter isn't finished with us yet. Just about every state in the West has been getting hammered by this latest storm. We got out to sample the goods at Monarch, Colorado today. With 6 inches reported and much more deposited by the wind it was a great day to be storm riding in Colorado. Make sure you get out this weekend somewhere and get some.
March 31, 2010
It is still dumping snow across the west. Tahoe is getting hammered with feet upon feet of snow. Grand Targhee, Snowbird, Silverton Mountain, Alyeska—they're all getting snow. Winter isn't over—get out and ski powder while you still can.
March 22, 2010
A once devout single-planker (briefly) returns to snowboarding.
March 22, 2010
Need proof that winter isn't over yet? Here are shots from Vail this weekend—when nine of inches of snow fell on Friday night, dawning bluebird Saturday and Sunday. The best part: After skiing powder, you can take a shot of Limoncello from an ice luge at the top of Vail's Blue Sky Basin.
March 18, 2010
Don't be fooled by the warm weather: A big storm is heading toward Colorado, where it'll slam four to nine inches of snow into the Front Range. Our snow forecaster is predicting powder days at Winter Park, Loveland, Vail, Steamboat, and Aspen.
March 12, 2010
A new website offers tips on dealing with one of the most congested ski highways in the country.
March 8, 2010
Spring touring season is right around the corner in Colorado. Here's a peak at one of our favorite backyard spots.
February 26, 2010
Telluride installs a set of stairs to better access its newly opened Gold Hill Chutes.
February 23, 2010
Our storm forecaster is calling for up to a foot or snow in southern Colorado, the Sierra, and the Wasatch. Here are details of this week's weather.
February 22, 2010
This weekend, Griffin Post and Claudia Bouvier nabbed first for the men and women, respectively, at the Freeskiing World Tour stop in Crested Butte, Colorado. We have photos from the powder-day big-mountain competition,


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Landscaping contractors in Belvidere are a group of people or an organization of individuals responsible for bringing about modifications to the visible features of an area of land that includes- gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beautiful environment within the landscape, modifying natural elements such as landforms, terrain shape and elevation, or bodies of water and human elements such as structures, buildings, fences or other material objects created and/or installed by humans. Landscape contractors in Belvidere generally provide services on a contract basis. Once they are employed, they can be expected to finish off their assigned jobs within the stipulated period of time, as per the contract.
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Recipient of the prestigious Richard F. Gold Career Grant for American Opera Singers, Ms. Du Mouchelle has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Center for Contemporary Opera, Yellow Barn Music Festival, Skalholt Summer Music Series in Iceland, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and American Composers Alliance, and in such prestigious venues as Lincoln Center, Disney Hall, The Consulate of the Republic of Poland, The New York Historical Society, The Ukrainian Institute, the residence of the United States Ambassador in Cairo, and the Acropolium in Carthage.
Recent collaborations include the Australian Premiere of Stockhausen's Sirius with the Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music, the West Coast Premiere of Roger Reynolds' Justice (Clytemnestra), the West Coast Premiere of Pasqual Dusapin's To Be Sung (Voice Two), along with residencies at Yellow Barn and Songfest.
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LEXINGTON, KY (June 5, 2015) – Keeneland sales alumni are in the spotlight Belmont (G1) weekend, led by five of the eight contenders – Tale of Verve, Madefromlucky, Frammento, Keen Ice and Materiality – entered in Saturday's final jewel of the Triple Crown.
LEXINGTON, KY (June 3, 2015) – Keeneland sales graduates Frammento, Keen Ice, Madefromlucky, Materiality and Tale of Verve are among the eight horses entered today in the 147th running of the $1.5 million Belmont (G1) Presented by DraftKings on Saturday at Belmont Park.
Approximate post time for the 1 1/2-mile race for 3-year-olds is 6:50 p.m. ET.
Cheer on American Pharoah's bid to win the Triple Crown
LEXINGTON, KY (June 2, 2015) – Keeneland on Saturday, June 6, will celebrate American Pharoah's bid to win the Belmont (G1) and become Thoroughbred racing's first Triple Crown winner in 37 years with a Belmont Day event that features drawings to place a $500 win bet on a horse in the Belmont, a flat screen TV, and souvenir packages that include a $2 win ticket on American Pharoah and an official race program from Belmont Park.
LEXINGTON, KY (June 10, 2013) – Keeneland September Yearling Sales graduates Palace Malice and Oxbow swept the top two spots in Saturday's Belmont (G1). With Oxbow's win in the Preakness (G1) and Palace Malice's victory in the Belmont, graduates of Keeneland's September Sale have won nine of the 12 classics held since 2010.
LEXINGTON, KY (June 5, 2013) – Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Oxbow headlines seven Keeneland sales graduates chasing history in Saturday's Belmont Stakes (G1). Keeneland sales alumni comprise half of the 14-horse field, and include: Frac Daddy, Overanalyze, Oxbow, Midnight Taboo, Revolutionary, Will Take Charge and Palace Malice.
LEXINGTON, KY (June 4, 2013) – Keeneland welcomes race fans to celebrate Belmont Day, Saturday, June 8, with a party featuring New York-style food, picnics in the paddock and a full slate of simulcast racing.
Admission and parking at Keeneland are free on Belmont Day. Gates open at 9 a.m. ET; grandstand mutuel windows open at 11:05 a.m. Post time for Belmont's first race is 11:35 a.m.; post time for the Belmont Stakes (G1) is 6:36 p.m.


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Actor and Howard University alumnus Laz Alonso joined Roland Martin on "NewsOne Now" to discuss how we can save fledgling historically black colleges and universities.
Alonso and Martin were in Los Angeles in preparation for the 45th NAACP Image Awards. They took time, however, to discuss the recent challenges announced at Alonso's alma mater, Howard University, and how HBCU grads can give back to start rebuilding their institutions.
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Howard recently had its institutional struggles highlighted in a New York Times article. Despite an impressive roster of famous alumni including Lance Gross, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Debbie Allen and Taraji P. Henson, the school dropped dramatically in U.S. News and World Report's annual "Best Colleges" rankings. That problem was compounded by a letter detailing financial problems at the school that leaked early last year.
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Having trashed teaching qualification (QTS) by telling academies that they could appoint teachers without QTS qualifications, Michael Gove is at it again, this time telling teachers how to teach mathematics. Whatever next? Andrew Lansley telling doctors how to treat patients?
As the London Olympics close no one is doubting they have been a huge success. Team GB have finished an unprecedented third in the medals table, fantastic crowds have turned up to watch, huge television viewing figures have been attracted and people young and old have been inspired to somehow get involved.
The decision by Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, that Academies can appoint teachers without formal teaching qualification (QTS), was characterized by the Department of Education as no big deal, and that most teachers will continue to have QTS qualification.
Devaluing QTS at this time will only serve to hammer home what many people have thought for a long time - anyone can do it, and so they do. Anyone who remembers the government call for parents to fill in for teachers on strike will understand just how ridiculous the notion is.
When someone recently told me a local secondary school used a dildo to demonstrate how to put on a condom during their PSHE (personal, social and health education) class, my jaw hit the floor with incredulity.
Having just been at the national opening ceremony of the Teach First Summer Institute 2012, I have been considering the fate of all 997 of those smiling, fresh-faced new teachers. They are about to embark on one of the hardest journeys a young professional can experience; they are about to start teaching in tough, inner-city schools.
One of the most detrimental periods in a child's life is the summer holiday. It is soon to be an issue that will impact many children in Britain, as schools will soon break up for summer; and learning will slip a dramatically. The summer learning loss is one that currently has negative consequences in later life, and must be dealt with immediately.
Britain is experiencing the Age of the Amateur. Qualified experts, specialists, practitioners operating within established, well-regulated trades; these professionals have had their day. True integrity and nous belong to the volunteer, the have-a-go hero. At least, this seems to be the accepted wisdom of the Cameroons. And the result is a crisis of professionalism that threatens to undermine Britain's public and private sectors.
This is not a good time to be a student in college or university. Stories about soaring youth unemployment and scarce opportunities for graduates pepper the news bulletins. Ours is a generation with less of an idea of how our lives will pan out than any before us. No wonder we feel cheated.
Let's be frank, most businesses aren't looking for new starters who have an A* GCSE in 'global citizenship'. They need work ready employees who can write a properly punctuated sentence, free from spelling mistakes, and one who's mentally able to work out a simple maths problem.
Deciding to block out the existence of mobile phones is like censoring all conversations about sex - the more we avoid something, the more appealing it becomes. We create the taboo and expect children to not be curious. It's a fairly Victorian concept.
There's an inherent danger in any sector of education: if the teachings fail to measure up to the truth, then we'll be paving the way for a deep distrust and a greater apathy. With this in mind, it is of tremendous enthusiasm that we welcome Professor Nutt's book: Drugs - Without the Hot Air: Minimising the Harms of Legal and Illegal Drugs.
Because it wasn't so long ago that I bumped into a young man (let's call him Peter) - we'd worked with him when he was in Year 9 and on the very edge of permanent exclusion. Peter couldn't sit still for more than a few minutes, hated being told what to do and saw resources only as ammunition to throw at his classmates.
I object to my family facing discrimination and bias. I object to my child's privacy being invaded on a regular basis for no good reason. I object that unnecessary demands on my family take away resources from children who do need help. I object to being branded a criminal. Wouldn't you?
The crucial point is that simply learning about internet safety is not enough, children need to practise it. With the right nurturing, guidance and practice, children can then have the best possible preparation when the time comes to make the transition into more grown up social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
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To earn a living and to support her family, she sells different food items, such as rice, maize, flour and cooking oils for re-sale purposes. With the profits she expects to generate from her business as a result of the requested loan proceeds, she would like to expand and improve her business by reinvesting in the business.
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Growing tomatoes with ring-culture pots involves surrounding the crop with a bottomless ring and adding layers of compost at 10-14 day intervals. This encourages the tomato to root from the stem so it can take up more water and nutrients than it would get from the growing bag alone. The result is vigorous, productive plants, and compost that remains moist helps reduce fruit splitting. Ready-made ring culture pots cost about £10 for three, but they can easily be made from 20cm pots.
If making your own growing ring, start by cutting the bottom from a 20cm-diameter plastic pot using secateurs. If not, simply cut a hole in your growing bag and place the growing ring over it.
Plant the tomato in the compost, stake, firm and water well as you would normally. Then, add a 2-3cm layer of compost to the pot every 10-14 days, until it's full. Try to water the plant daily and give it a liquid feed every week.
Remove sideshoots from plants as you would normally. When fruits start to develop, remove leaves which would otherwise shade them, so they ripen fully.
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If you FEED a tomato plant BEFORE the tomatoes are set you will get a big plant with big leaves and little or no fruit.
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This is NOT the correct ring culture . The correct equipment is a bottomless pot with a 'moat' around it. Liquid feed is applied to the pot and the moat filled at the appropriate time - when the first truss has set - and normal watering is OUTSIDE the moat. Tomatoes have two root systems and this applies water and feed to the right places. I have been using this system with spectacular results for over five years.


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Targ milk was the milk produced by the Klingon targ.
Targ milk was an ingredient of the Prakal II mixed drink, along with Saurian brandy and Denevian mead. (TNG: "In Theory")


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Adam Rose not wrestling
After taking an extremely stiff kick from Fandango, Adam Rose was stretchered out during a match in Mexico. Though he did tell fans through social media that he was fine, WWE opted to take the safe route by having Rose stay on the sidelines for the rest of the weekend. Management utilized Sheamus in his place. When the crew gets back to the United States, Rose will more than likely face further evaluations.
October 19, 2015
WWE stars at Red Sea
A post on Instagram where Chris Jericho reveals that he and several WWE stars are hanging out in the waters of the Red Sea. The company has been doing a quick tour of the Middle East this week. Included in the fun are Curtis Axel, Damien Sandow and Fandango. Sin Cara and Kalisto are in full masks.
October 10, 2015
Fandango impregnates Rosa
The internet wrestling community absolutely loves to speculate, so it comes as no surprise that many are under the belief that Fandango is the one that made Rosa Mendes pregnant. Some are not able to differentiate between real life and on screen characters. Rosa has a boyfriend outside of the business. She should be taking her break from WWE very soon.
August 8, 2015
Fandango emulates statue
WWE love triangles
Rosa Mendes possibly released
Do not be surprised if Rosa Mendes is the next female performer to receive a release from WWE. While she is definitely quite easy on the eyes, there are those backstage that do not feel that she is valuable enough to the company. Rosa has been dropped from Total Divas. She has not been used as a serious challenger on the main roster. Going from Fandango to Adam Rose means that she is moving down the ladder a bit more.
April 28, 2015
Fandango being pushed
As many of you have already seen, WWE has given a push to Fandango that started with a face turn and a split from Rosa Mendes. He has also been given a couple of victories on television to build momentum. Unfortunately, though, this push will not lead him to anywhere near the main event scene. Management is basically just pushing him to give the fans something to pop for in the mid card. That is why he was given his catchy theme song back.
April 25, 2015
Fandago sports car
Fandango new finisher
While it is a thing of beauty to behold, the flying leg drop that Fandango has been using as a finisher is causing some concerns backstage in WWE. Many feel that his body is taking a lot of damage by performing that move several nights a week. Rumors have it that officials are trying to come up with a new finishing move for the dancing star. He used a sit out suplex slam back when he was performing under the name of Johnny Curtis.
April 21, 2015
Fandango turning face
Since WWE wants to see if they can get something out of Fandango, the creative department decided to do a face turn for him. They knew that London would be a great place to pull the trigger since the audience usually gives a great reaction to the man formerly known as Johnny Curtis. Management will more than likely now give him a feud against a lower level heel that he can beat. It would be someone like Bo Dallas or Adam Rose.
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When I open GarageBand I get a popup asking me to provide credentials for a server. Unfortunately that server no longer exists, and hasn't existed for several years. When I cancel out of the login popup, I get an error window saying the server is unavailable (duh), which cannot be dismissed. Any dismissal of it causes it to reappear, and it is on top of all other windows. I have to move it to the side for the duration of my session.
GarageBand is using my iTunes library as a resource and I suspect the old server is somehow referenced in there, but when I text search the iTunes library xml file (a copy of the library in xml form) there is no reference to it at all. I am reasonably well-versed in systems operation and administration and have done a lot of searching but cannot find where this is coming from.
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Geffen Is Said To Be Angered By Biography
Published: March 6, 2000
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Random House executives said that they had been aware for months of Mr. Geffen's strong feelings. Last fall, Bert Fields, a well-known entertainment industry lawyer who represents Mr. Geffen, visited the offices of Random House to express his concerns to Peter Olson, the publishing house's chairman and chief executive.
In recent weeks, Random House executives said, Mr. Geffen himself called Thomas Middelhoff, chairman and chief executive of Bertelsmann. Mr. Middelhoff told Mr. Geffen to take his complaints to Mr. Olson. Random House executives said Mr. Geffen phoned Mr. Olson on Feb. 8. ''Geffen characterized the book as dishonest, offensive and inaccurate,'' said Stuart Applebaum, a spokesman for Random House. ''Peter made it clear that he stood behind the publisher and the vetting process.''
Readers got their first peeks at the book recently when The Wall Street Journal and People magazine published excerpts. Ms. Godoff said that Talk Magazine and Vanity Fair had also sought exclusive magazine rights, but that she had opted for People, which is owned by Time Warner, because it had a broad range of readers, especially in the middle of the country. That excerpt dealt with Mr. Geffen's complicated relationship with, and near-marriage to, Cher.
Norman Pearlstine, editor in chief at Time Inc., who oversees the company's magazines, including People, said that before the publication of the article he received three phone calls from mutual friends of his and Mr. Geffen's. Mr. Pearlstine said he had known Mr. Geffen for nearly 30 years.
''None of them called and said, 'Don't run the piece,' '' Mr. Pearlstine said. ''One person called and said David was raising questions about factual accuracies in the book. They said there were myriad mistakes. People called and said that David was very concerned about the excerpt and would I take a look at it.''
Mr. Pearlstine said he would have read the excerpt beforehand anyway, but that he had asked for and received the entire manuscript. Mr. Pearlstine himself, a former executive editor of The Wall Street Journal, had actually hired Mr. King there in 1989.
''I kept hearing about mistakes,'' said Mr. Pearlstine. ''I finally called David and said, 'If you think there are serious mistakes in this book, I'd like to know what those mistakes are. He said he didn't want to go into that.''
Mr. Geffen himself called Laura Landro, a Journal editor in charge of media and marketing coverage, to complain about the newspaper's decision to print an excerpt.
The excerpt was a brutal one: it dealt with what Mr. King characterized as Mr. Geffen's humiliation of the wife of Mo Ostin, a top record executive, in order to deliberately break off his friendship with Mr. Ostin so that he could win favorable terms in a deal that would eventually make him a billionaire. (Despite the incident, Mr. Ostin now runs the music division at DreamWorks, the company Mr. Geffen owns with Mr. Spielberg and Mr. Katzenberg.)
Richard Tofel, vice president of corporate communications at Dow Jones & Company, which publishes The Journal, said: ''Laura had a conversation with someone at DreamWorks expressing great unhappiness about the book. Frankly, they were venting.'' Others said that it was Mr. Geffen who called Ms. Landro.
The book has stirred tensions at DreamWorks. Mr. Geffen has lashed out at Ms. Press, the DreamWorks executive, who had urged him to cooperate with Mr. King because of his solid reputation and because it would preclude more scandal-ridden books by marginal writers.
Ms. Press did not deny that Mr. Geffen was upset with her. ''He's mostly angry at himself,'' she said. Ms. Press said that Mr. Geffen's initial aim was to have a biography similar to Roger Lowenstein's 1995 best seller, ''Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist,'' about Warren Buffett, the Omaha billionaire. But Mr. Buffett's personality, life, career and friendships are hardly as colorful as Mr. Geffen's.
Exactly what soured Mr. Geffen on Mr. King's work, even before he read the book, is unclear. By all accounts, he began hearing from friends and associates about Mr. King's line of questioning. One person who was interviewed actually secretly tape recorded the interview, and sent it on to Mr. Geffen, people connected with the book say.
Mr. King said that in October 1997, Mr. Geffen called him and calmly told him: ''I am not going to grant you any more interviews. Why should I cooperate with a book that may offend me?''
Late last year, Mr. King sent Mr. Geffen the entire copy of the book. Mr. King said A. Scott Berg, the biographer and a friend of his, had told him that, customarily, authors send their subjects a copy of the transcript in order to make last-minute corrections of fact.
Mr. King said he received a one paragraph fax from Mr. Geffen, expressing his deep unhappiness. ''He said he didn't want to waste any time or energy making corrections,'' Mr. King said.
Mr. King insisted that the book was balanced. ''It gives David Geffen every credit he deserves for the irrefutable and staggering contribution that he's made to pop culture history, while at the same time baring the man behind the legend.''
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Burke Jammers: Past Season Highlights
2013 Spring Season Highlights
Burke Jammers 7th Grade Setzer/Moore - USBA 7th Grade NC State Champions
Burke Jammers 6th Grade Hise/Arney - AAU 6th Grade Division II NC State Champions
Burke Jammers 5th Grade Garrison - AAU 5th Grade Division I NC State 2nd Place, AAU Division I Nationals 10th Place
2012 Highlights
Burke Jammers 5th Grade - 2012 AAU NC: Western Regionals 1st Place
2011 Highlights
Burke Jammers 4th Grade:
2011 YBOA NC: Western Regionals 1st Place, State Divisioin I - 2nd Place
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Congratulations! 13u - USBA 2010 National Champs!! In total, the Burke Jammers won 5 State Titles and 1 National Championship.
Burke Jammers 13U - USBA National Champions, 2010 AAU NC State Division II Champions, YBOA NC State Division I 3rd Place
Burke Jammers 12U - 2010 YBOA NC State Divisioin II Champions
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Burke Jammers 10U - 2010 AAU NC State Division II Champions & USBA NC State Champions
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Happy Caregiver MonthJournal Entry: Thu Nov 15, 2012, 8:06 AM
Thought I would put the artwork aside and briefly touch on a subject rarely touched upon in RL... That is Caregiving. November has been designated National Caregiver Month to shine the spotlight on those who are selflessly caring for loved ones, aging or disabled or both.
"Spouses and partners become caregivers to the ones they love even as they navigate their own health challenges All of them give selflessly to bring comfort, social engagement, and stability to those they love National Family Caregivers Month is a time to reflect on the compassion and dedication that family caregivers embody every day. As we offer our appreciation and admiration for their difficult work, let us also extend our own offers of support to them and their loved ones."---President Obama
This month let's honor those who have become our #1 long term care provider , the family caregivers!
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Wow, I'm really glad this is enough of a prominent subject that we're dedicating a month to it. Just personally, I'm tired of the rhetoric about "people who just want things" when talking about people who either depend on assistance or depend on the assistance of people they care for. I saw a set of videos by "the 47%," and I was really blown away by the number of people who are either struggling with their own health limitations or with the limitations of others in their family who were brave enough to speak up.
You know I am one of those caregivers right now. I'm caring for my mother who happened to be suffering from vascular dementia and it's no picnic what this does to her. You can thank the people at the Alzheimer Association for pushing this out into the open. It went from Family caregivers to Caregivers. And it covers the broad spectrum of caregiving in the family from those who care for their disabled children to those who care from their aging parents and every shade in between.
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Thank you for your comment and acknowledgment. I appreciate it.
I support my sister-in-law, whose been taking care of her aging parents, one of whom (her mother) has Alzheimer's.
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F1Q09 Earnings Call Transcript
April 29, 2009 at 8:30 am ET
Helen M. Wilson - Director, Investor Relations
Evan G. Greenberg - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
Philip Bancroft - Chief Financial Officer
Brian Dowd - Chairman, ACE USA
John Keogh - Chief Executive Officer, Overseas General
Timothy Boroughs - Chief Investment Officer
Jay Gelb - Barclays Capital
Mark Lane with William Blair & Company
Matthew Heimermann - J.P. Morgan
Thomas Mitchell - Miller Tabak & Co., LLC
Newsome - Sandler O'Neal and Partners
Paul Newsome - Sandler O'Neill
Vinay Misquith - Credit Suisse
Brian Meredith - UBS
Ian Gutterman - Adage Capital
Matthew Heimermann - JPMorgan
Everett Gong - Riversource Investments
Thomas Mitchell - Miller Tabak & Co., LLC
Good day and welcome to ACE Limited first quarter 2009 earnings conference call. Today's call is being recorded.(Operator Instructions)
For opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the call over to Helen Wilson, Investor Relations. Please go ahead, ma'am.
Helen M. Wilson
Thank you and welcome to the ACE Limited March 31, 2009 first quarter earnings conference call.
Previous Statements by ACE
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» ACE Limited Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
So I would like to introduce our speakers. First, we have Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Philip Bancroft, Chief Financial Officer; and Tim Boroughs, our Chief Investment Officer. They will take your questions. Also with us to assist with your questions are several members of our management team.
Now it is my pleasure to turn the call over to Evan.
Evan G. Greenberg
Good morning. ACE had a very good first quarter, strong start to 2009. Overall, our company is in good shape and our performance was steady. We are, of course, operating in a deep global recession and the financial markets remained difficult. That means a challenging environment for all business including insurers. There was some improvement in both debt and equity market conditions in the latter part of the quarter, and time will tell if this improvement, particular in equity markets is transient.
That depends on the future state of the US and global economy which in my judgment is in turn dependent to a large degree on the health of bank balance sheets and financial markets particularly in the US and Europe.
Ace's financial results in the quarter both in operating and net income basis were quite good, with all the visions of the company making a positive contribution to results. After tax operating income in the quarter, $669 million or about $99 a share while net income in the period was $567 million.
Book value grew in the quarter, up about 2%. We continued to be impacted but to a much lesser degree by credit spreads and equity prices. Our PNC combined ratio for the quarter was 87.5%, simply an excellent result. We benefited modestly from prior period development, short-tailed related and this includes a prior year crop insurance adjustment that was positive but much less so than '08s first quarter. While there were a number of natural catastrophes in the first quarter around the globe, our CAT losses were within expectations at approximately $36 million after tax. That investment income was up modesty over prior year but below 4th quarter. Investment income was impacted by both a more defensive investment posture adopted in the 4th quarter and foreign exchange. So when Tim Boroughs, our Chief Investment Officer will speak more about that. But let me simply said it, we're adjusting the tactics around our investment strategy again having gained a bit more visibility and will be putting to work in the 2nd quarter, much of the cash built up by our portfolio managers.
Our balance sheet is in good shape and in my judgment, our capital position is strong. Our return-on-equity was about 18.4%.
I want to make a few comments about the growth pricing and the market environment. Total (??) net written premiums were up 9% and adjusting to the negative impact of foreign exchange were up approximately 15%, a pretty good performance given global recession and pricing conditions. Keep in mind we continue to benefit from the combined insurance acquisition which again improved our growth rate this quarter.
Our PNC businesses, both insurance and re-insurance grew in the period. This was the first time our global PNC re-insurance business has grown since 2006. The net premium is up 4% over prior year. In fact, on a 3-year basis, our re-insurance premiums were up 23% year to date through April and this will show up in future quarter growth rates. For re-insurance, growth was due to a combination for firming prices, particularly in the North America and Bermuda markets, as well as companies purchasing additional re-insurance due to capital management requirements. In the US, we saw rates for most lines in particular risk property move up about 5% to 10%. In Bermuda, we also saw prices improved with CAT-related lines up 7.5% to 15% for US business and flat up to 7.5% for international business.
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Members of the Oakdale City Council formally approved a contract at their Monday night meeting that will merge the headquarters of Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District, City of Oakdale Fire Department and Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District. The merged headquarters provides one fire chief from the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District to oversee all three agencies. The merge is expected to happen by June of this year.
Oakdale voters will have the opportunity this June to decide the fate of their public library. The Oakdale branch of the Stanislaus County Library is funded in part by a one-eighth cent sales tax collected throughout Stanislaus County. The tax accounts for 84 percent of the Stanislaus County Library funding, and it is set to expire in 2013. The sales tax will be on the ballot in the June 5, 2012 Primary Election.
A revised draft of terms for a one-time option of annexation to the Oakdale Irrigation District for select groups of "fringe" parcels was set by the OID board in a unanimous action at the Feb. 7 regular meeting.
The City of Oakdale asked that the Oakdale Irrigation District relocate its West Pump Pipeline No. 2 before the start of the 2012 irrigation season. The pipeline currently runs on Stearns Road, north of Highway 108/120 and then heads west toward the rodeo grounds, the pipeline also runs through the limits of the Trieste Subdivision project and results in conflicts with the road alignment that is part of the city's plan to develop the area. The housing development is an age-restricted community of 100 homes located across from the Oakdale Golf and Country Club.
The crossing guards stationed at three different high-traffic crossing areas commonly used by students in the morning and afternoon are quite possibly the bravest people in Oakdale, given the fact how many pedestrian vs. vehicle accidents occur in the city. But recently, some crossing guards have said they've caught some guff over their need to stop traffic so the children can cross. Some drivers aren't stopping at all and are blowing through the crosswalk, jeopardizing the safety of the children and the crossing guard. For the full story, read the Feb. 8 issue of The Oakdale Leader.
Oakdale airport-bound pilots are rethinking their flight paths in the interest of public safety and comfort. Air traffic has been re-directed away from the air space above Sierra View Elementary School after community complaints that the planes were flying too low.
Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District voted to award Coit Restoration the bid for removing the toxic mold that has shut down the Valley Home fire station since November.
Oakdale's oldest resident – even listed as among the oldest living people in the world – 109-year-old Vera Piccetti, passed away on Monday morning, Jan. 23.
Oakdale Mayor Pat Paul took her audience on a trip through the last year of Oakdale history with her State of the City address on Jan. 25. She gave the address to a crowd of more than 100 business owners, city staff and other Oakdale community leaders and residents at a luncheon hosted by the Oakdale Chamber of Commerce.
The Oakdale Redevelopment Agency met for the last time on Monday to finalize an EOPS, Enforceable Obligations Payment Schedule. The EOPS is a list of all RDA debt that will need to be repaid under the guidance of the RDA's successor agency. Also included on the list were planned RDA projects that have not yet broken ground. Interim City Manager Gregory Wellman said that each item on the list was already intended to use RDA funds.
Although not technically a new member - he joined the Oakdale Saddle Club in 2007 - Kevin Fox is bringing fresh, new ideas to an organization that has prided itself on tradition and keeping things within the status quo for more than 60 years.
The Valley Home fire station's toxic mold problem was recently addressed by the Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors. The station has been closed due to the mold since November. Find out about the board's decision, as well as the options, cost, and what's ahead to get the mold problem resolved in the Feb. 1 issue of The Oakdale Leader.
Car thieves are becoming more brazen, stealing vehicles regardless of the time of day, say police.
Oakdale City Council recovered from city holiday shut-downs with a heavier than usual agenda on Jan. 17. The meeting was held on a Tuesday, rather than the regular Monday, because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. It was their second meeting of the month, but the previous meeting had just one agenda item.
The fate of Oakdale's Business Improvement District is still unknown after the Oakdale City Council decided to delay its decision on the BID for one month. The council spent over 45 minutes discussing the BID and hearing public comment on the question of possible wrongdoing before deciding to hold off making a decision on the issue until a future meeting. The business owners involved in the BID were asked to sign a letter of support of the organization, and council will re-visit the discussion at a future meeting.
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Running for the 12th Assembly seat, to replace the terming out Kristin Olsen, a 'meet and greet' for Ken Vogel is scheduled on Wednesday, April ...
Center for Human Services - Oakdale Family Resource and Counseling Center will host its Second Annual Community Baby Shower on Saturday, April 23 during the 'Love ...
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Mighty Meg earned her name honestly, showing the world just what kind of strength a little dog can have. Meg is about one year old ...
With the addition of the Oakdale Police Department's latest hire, the Oakdale Animal Shelter will now be open seven days a week.
The Spirit Mind Body Expo is planning an Ecumenical Celebration on Sunday, April 17. It will be held from 11 a.m. to noon at ...
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Would love to hear your thoughts on these, I think they're my least favorite so far :/ They are the pair to the van gogh shoe.
I LOVE THESE! How much would you charge for a pair of these?
Can I just bye all of your shoes? ^J^
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I need to get a pair lol