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Tuesday afternoon, Jack Thompson sent me his press release announcing that he was suing Facebook "for posting 'Jack Thompson Groups' that call for his death and physical harm."
Thompson sent three faxes to Facebook's CEO demanding the immediate removal of the offending groups but after five weeks had received no response and the groups remained where they were.
I asked Thompson if he had tried simply clicking on the Report Group link (found at the bottom of every Facebook group) or emailing email@example.com. According to the Facebook Safety page, complaints submitted via these methods will be addressed within 24 hours and those who email will receive a response within 72 hours detailing what actions, if any, were taken.
He responded by calling me a "total moron."
So, I browsed Facebook and found about 80 Jack Thompson groups. Most were of the "I Hate Jack Thompson" or "Jack Thompson is a Douche" variety but I did find three that condoned violence towards the man. I picked a group called "I will pay $50 to anyone who punches Jack Thompson in the face" and clicked the Report Group link. Unsurprisingly, the group was removed less than a day later. (Old link to the now deleted group)
Incidentally, this particular group turned out to be the first of four cited in Thompson's complaint.
So, you're welcome, Thompson.
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Another Way Banks Make Everyone Pay: The MERS Mess
The Mortgage Electronic Registration System was created by banks to save themselves a boatload in fees by keeping mortgage transfers off the books of local governments. Now, a New York judge says the whole system violates state law, and banks holding MERS mortgages there can't foreclose. So where will this chaotic mess go from here?


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Most places with round buildings (in europe anyway) tend to be associated with iron age (and earlier) settlements and you'll have a hard time finding maps, mostly because there isn't really much left to map except some post holes in the ground. Also they tended to be small with locations chosen for factors like defence (like crannogs and big hill forts) and nearby food/water sources, good land for farming etc.
And the shape of the buildings themselves doesn't lean to producing the traditional idea of a street plan.
I have looked up all of the above in the past and what you tend to find is examples of the buildings themselves rather than village plans or maps.


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Dallas, Texas, January 21, 2010
AT&T* today announced that the AT&T Wholesale organization received two 2010 Global Wholesale Carrier Excellence Awards from ATLANTIC-ACM, a leading telecommunications industry research firm. AT&T won "Best in Class" awards for Brand and Network Quality (tie).
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"Growing capacity consumption is driving strong demand for international transport and IP transit services, and global service provider customers' ratings indicate AT&T continues to deliver proven network reliability to meet their diverse needs," said Judy Reed Smith, CEO, ATLANTIC-ACM.
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A backlog in Illinois state crime labs means in 2012 it has taken State Police nearly four months, on average, to process DNA cases.
Here in Winnebago County there are nearly 1000 cases pending in state crime labs - that includes evidence for all types of crimes.
In May the average DNA case, sitting in a crime lab, was 145 days old. Compare that to May 2010, when the average age of a case was just 59 days.
State Police say they try to turn cases around in 30 days, but that's not always possible for certain types of crimes.
Local law enforcement are able to push evidence through the lab faster if they request a higher priority. They often do that for murder cases.
"If we have a case that needs very quick attention maybe such as a homicide or something like that we'll talk to the Illinois State Police crime lab and often they'll facilitate getting the items we need processed and done in a very timely manner," says Rockford Police Lt. Marc Welsh.
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Iowa State Takes Down North Dakota in Five, 13-2
WICHITA, Kan. – Iowa State recovered from a Friday loss with a five-inning 13-2 win over North Dakota at the Shocker Softball Classic on Saturday. The Cyclones' second game that was supposed to take place Saturday against UMKC was cancelled due to inclement weather. ISU is now 15-5 on the season.
Story of the Game
After conceding a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, Iowa State looked to be in business to get back in control of the game by loading the bases with no outs. However, UND was able to get out of the jam with three consecutive outs.
North Dakota was not able to get away with it in the second inning as the Cyclones exploded for eight runs. Sara Rice started the scoring with an RBI-double to right-center that scored Jorden Spendlove and tied the game. ISU loaded the bases with no outs when Megan McGuire came in to pinch hit for Sarah Hawryluk. The freshman drew a walk that scored Rice and put ISU ahead 2-1. After an out, Aly Cappaert brought home two more via an error at second base to make it 4-1 for the Cyclones.
Lexi Slater made the score 5-1 with an RBI-single and Rachel Hartman followed that with a sacrifice fly to make it 6-1. Another error by North Dakota during Rice's second at-bat of the inning brought home Slater for a 7-1 lead and ISU closed out the inning with Spendlove scoring her second run of the inning on a passed ball.
After Stacy Roggentien, making her first career start, retired the UND side in the top of the third Iowa State was back to work at the plate. Brittany Gomez and Hawryluk both singled and stole bases to allow Sara Davison to drive in Gomez to make it 9-1. With two outs in the inning, Hartman drove in her second run of the game with an RBI-single to left for a 10-1 lead.
The Cyclones were back on the attack in the fourth with Spendlove and Rice getting on with a single and double, respectively. They were brought home in the next two at bats by Maddie Reese on a sacrifice fly and Brittany Gomez on an RBI-single to up the lead to 12-1. Davison posted another RBI with a single to right.
Player of the Game
Brittany Gomez. Iowa State's All-Big 12 centerfielder dominated proceedings today. The sophomore finished the day 4-for-4 at the plate, her second time in the last eight days going 4-for-4 after doing it against Harvard last Saturday. It was her fourth-career four-hit game. Gomez also tied a career high with three runs and set a career high with her four stolen bases on the day.
Honorable mention to Stacy Roggentien, as the junior posted a her first career complete game in her first start as a Cyclone en route to earning her first win.
On Deck
Iowa State will close out the Shocker Softball Classic tomorrow against the hosts, Wichita State at 3 p.m.


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What are some of the worst mascots in college sports? I think the two worst in my book are Willy the Wildcat of Kansas State and the tree from Stanford.
k state is the worst
Truman Tiger. Huge D-Bag.
R.I.P "Gibbons" 4/3/2012
R.I.P RollsRoyce 4/12/2012
stjoeshawk.jpg. I hate that guy.
Define worst. If by worst you mean scare the **** out of the kids you gotta add good ol' ****** Off Pete to the list.
"There are five real good recruits in the state. We got three of them. One couldnt get into school, and the other went to (the University of) Iowa...which is about the same thing." - Coach Johnny Orr
Herkie's plastic football helmet, Ohio State's Buckeye, Auburn's Tiger, Syracuse's Big Orange thing, Duke's Blue Devil, and Oklahoma State's Big plastic angry cowboy head.
Almost forgot Ole Miss having a Bear as a mascot now.
Edit: Whoops. I thought you meant most bad *** mascot...
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Can't believe I forgot this stupid thing. Tie between KSU and Nebraska.
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When stuck in Lincoln, my buddy and I used to refer to him as Little KY. He was the perfect companion to Herbie the Cornhol...what a minute...I better not go there. I might bet banned. You can probably figure it out.
Actually surprised none of you guys threw Herky in there...
EDIT: While I was posting this, couple Herky 'fans' showed up.
Anyway, the Stanford Tree isn't an official mascot, IIRC. But doesn't make it any less hideous.
I'm not a big fan of PSU's mascot. And there's something about Purdue Pete that I just don't trust...
University of Arkansas Monticello Boll Weevil
MORE: Bofa D's Guide To Strange College Mascots
Obviously if you encompass clear to D3 you get a lot of crap - but since this one is local. I'd never want to be a peacock.
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.
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Beyond the Bridges
Back in the High Life
Changes to Utah's liquor laws heat up Park City's après-ski scene.
DON'T GET US WRONG: we love Mount Hood as much as the next powder hound. And Bachelor. And Rainier. But every now and again, we yearn to stretch our skis beyond the Northwest's familiar terrain. With three ski resorts—Deer Valley, Park City Mountain, and the recently overhauled Canyons—plus six nonstop flights from PDX to Salt Lake City per day, Park City promises an easy way to scratch that itch. Opt for the 6 a.m flight, and you can be slopeside by noon.
High-octane Hood-ites could be forgiven for assuming the edgiest thing about this quiet town of 8,000 tucked in the hills of mild-mannered, Mormon-led Utah are gold medalist Stein Eriksen's skis. But you've got to watch out for the quiet ones.
Park City's wilder side isn't a modern invention.
Only 30 minutes from Salt Lake City, PC boasts nearly 10,000 acres of powdery runs, four terrain parks (including a newly updated one at Canyons), and a lift that will pick you up from the sidewalk smack in the middle of town (the "Town Lift"). Plus, invigorated by recent changes in Utah's liquor laws* that make it easier to imbibe in public (no more confusing membership requirements at bars, for example), Park City's après-ski scene has come alive: in addition to more than 100 bars and restaurants, PC now boasts three microbreweries and—since 2009—the state's first whiskey distillery in a century. Even the newest hotels are upping their après ante. The Montage Deer Valley, for example, just introduced a chocolate and wine pairing menu in its Vista Lounge—three decadent house-made chocolates accompanied by chardonnay, cabernet, and port.
Of course, locals know Park City's wilder side isn't a modern invention. A silver mining boomtown in the 19th century, Utah's renegade Rocky Mountain burg went by another name, "Sin City," with more than two dozen saloons for its then 4,000 residents. What was once a row of flophouses called "the line" now leads to the entrance to Deer Valley, North America's no. 1 ski resort according to the readers of Ski magazine. Today the town's funky, rebellious spirit remains intact alongside the high-end eateries, spas, and hotels. The cops drive Harleys. The mayor plays in a rock band. And now, mere hours after leaving Portland, you can cap a day of alpine adventure on Park City's pillowy black-diamond runs with a low-maintenance drink on par with Portland's best.
*But don't dally getting there. Utah's conservative legislature is always tinkering with its laws.
Stein Eriksen Lodge
steinlodge.com; from $639
Named for 1952 Olympic gold medalist skier Stein Eriksen, who still frequents the lodge almost daily, the building was one of Park City's very first luxury properties in 1982. It's been remodeled and renovated multiple times, most recently in 2009, but always maintains the Norwegian charm that made it famous: hand-carved alder cabinetry, luscious carpets, and grand stone fireplaces. When you're ready to hang up your skis (Deer Valley's Viking lift drops you just yards from the lodge's door), a 20,000-square-foot spa awaits, as do three—yes, three—sommeliers who lead private wine and cheese pairings in the 10,000-bottle wine cellar.
Treasure Mountain Inn
treasuremountaininn.com from $195
Situated right on Main Street, this 1960s-era eco-hotel was remodeled in 2003 and became Utah's first 100 percent carbon-neutral hotel. Owners Thea Leonard and Andy Beerman provide elegant but unpretentious suites from one to three bedrooms decked out in warm hues and leather and accompanied by a kitchenette. Don't feel like cooking? Just roll out of bed and wander to one of the many breakfast joints lining Main Street.
In Park City's mining days, town officials enforced a children's curfew, marked by the 10 o'clock whistle. Today, the action's just getting going then at Shabu, a seven-year-old restaurant that moved into a new, belowground space last year. The late-night menu (10 p.m. to 1 a.m.) exemplifies brother owners Bob and Kevin Valaika's interpretation of "freestyle Asian cuisine": sushi, small plates like blistered green beans (flash-fried with sweet and spicy miso sauce and peanuts), and Firecracker Shrimp (tempura rock shrimp, creamy-spicy sauce, tobiko, and green onion). And, of course, delicious, creative saketinis. Our favorite? The Green Dragon: sake, citrus vodka, green tea, and fresh lemon juice.
The Farm
Canyons launched a massive "re-creation" this year that included completion of a social "ski beach" (a snowfield at the base of the lifts dotted with beach chairs and dining patrons), the only heated chairlift in North America, 300 additional acres of skiing terrain, and seven new dining options. One of them, the Farm, procures the ingredients for its "New American" cuisine from within a 200-mile radius. Worn out from one too many runs down Talus Garden? The Burger Trio, three locally harvested lamb, beef, and turkey mini burgers, will give you the lift you need to get back on the mountain.
Learn the secrets of high west distillery's 11 award-winning varieties.
High West Distillery
On a tour of this two-year-old distillery—Utah's first since 1870—you'll see the 300-gallon copper still and learn some of the secrets of producing High West's 11 award-winning varieties of whiskey, bourbon, vodka, and rye (which won Best Rye Whiskey at the 2010 American Distilling Institute's American Craft Whiskey Competition). Of course, no tour is complete without pairing your tastes with hearty menu options, like the whiskey-cider-braised short ribs, in the restaurant's restored Livery Room, part of what landed this building on the National Register of Historic Places.
First Tracks
The early bird doesn't just get the worm at Canyons and Deer Valley Resorts; he gets the whole mountain. Reserve a place in either resort's First Tracks program, and you'll be guaranteed first pass through the powder, accompanied by a ski guide, an hour before the lifts open to the public.
Park City Mountain Resort's Historic Mountain Tour
Get a slopeside view of Park City's wild and woolly days with a historian-led ski tour of Park City Mountain Resort. On the two-hour intermediate slalom past historic mining structures, ask your guide to share tales of haunted mines, like the Daly-West and Ontario Mines, where 34 men were killed in a 1902 explosion. Deer Valley, on the other hand, offers a self-guided glimpse of Park City's colorful past with 13 historical markers along its runs, like McHenry's, a major thoroughfare to the Wasatch chairlift that was lined with a handful of illegal whiskey stills during Prohibition.
Park City Balloon Adventures
The best view of Park City isn't from the top of Park City Mountain Resort's Jupiter Peak (the tallest in town), but rather from about two miles above sea level. That's the peak altitude for the local fleet of hot air balloons, which launch at sunrise over Park City's golf courses, playing fields, ranch land, and preserved open space. Drink in the view of Utah's rugged mountain ranges and snow-covered meadows dotted with elk and fox before landing and raising a glass of bubbly to your high-altitude adventure.


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In honor of the Affordable Care Act
Many of us held our collective breaths in anticipation of the Supreme Court decision and relaxed as we read the ruling. Although the ruling will not improve coverage for abortion services, the ACA will promote affordable contraception for women. As of August 1, 2012 specifically designated women's health preventive care services will be covered by all insurance plans without cost sharing, meaning that insurances cannot charge a co-payment, co-insurance or a deductible. These services include well-woman visits, breastfeeding support, domestic violence screening, and contraception. The details are still unfolding and we do not yet know if this means plans will cover all brands of contraceptives (unlikely). However, plans must cover all types of methods. Some plans won't begin to provide the new contraception coverage until the beginning of their new plan year which could be later than August 1. After the uproar from Catholic hospitals and insurance plans, faith-based insurance providers have been given a one year extension of the deadline.
Removing the financial aspect as a barrier to service is an important step forward and has the potential to lower the high unintended pregnancy rate in our country. However, we know from policies in countries with single payer systems that unintended pregnancies still occur although at a lower rate than in the U.S. The Guttmacher Institute studied sexual and reproductive patterns specifically in the teenager population in Great Britain, Canada, France, Sweden and the United States. They found that although the rate of sexual activity among U.S. teens is similar to other developed countries, U.S. teens do not use contraceptives as often as teens in other Western countries. Compared to the other four countries, access to health care services and contraception was limited in the United States, where 20 percent of teenagers don't have health insurance. The Guttmacher researchers suggested that limited access to health care and contraceptives is a major contributing factor to our high unintended pregnancy rate, along with less social acceptance of teenage sexuality.
And as we know from the experience of countries with even the lowest unintended pregnancy rates, abortion will always be a necessary component of comprehensive unintended pregnancy prevention and care. Although difficult to imagine in the current political environment, we can envision, and with commitment and persistent reach, the day in which abortion care is reintegrated into health care reform. Until that day, women will rely on a combination of more accessible contraception and a patchwork system of abortion care providers.
If and to what degree the unintended pregnancy rate declines in the U.S. with the removal of the cost barriers remains to be seen. We can hope, though, can't we?
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How to Build Custom Brackets The Right WayWritten by Mike Finnegan on September 23, 2012
Cutting For Newbies
Bandsaw blades are categorized by metallurgy, thickness, and tooth count per inch (TPI). Gauging by the thickness of metal you're working with, choose a tooth count that allows two or three teeth to cut into the metal at the same time, but no more. As the first tooth begins cutting, it forms a chip. If the space between the teeth is too small, the chip has nowhere to go, and the blade loads up and breaks off the first tooth, which gets stuck in the second tooth, and so on. Cut at a low speed to avoid overheating the blade. For soft metals like aluminum, wax the blade so it doesn't gum up.
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01 This is a transfer screw. Its a nifty tool that accurately copies the position of boltholes from one part to another. We bought four sizes of transfer screws on Amazon.com for less than $80.02 First, determine the diameter and thread pitch of the hole you are trying to locate. You can thread a known size tap or bolt into the hole to identify it.03 Slide the same size transfer screw into the handle of the tool and thread it into the hole.04 Make sure the point of the screw head protrudes slightly above the surface so that it will adequately mark your part.05 To aid in spotting the marks left by the transfer screws, put a light coat of machinist's layout fluid on your bracket material.06 Next, place your material against the transfer-screw point and smack it with a hammer or mallet. A light force is all that's needed to mark a soft metal like aluminum. Hit harder for stouter stuff like steel.07 The witness mark is enhanced with a punch. We also used a circle template to trace a perfect circle around the area we'll drill our hole into. This provides an excellent guide for cutting out our bracket later on.08 To make sure our drill bit doesn't walk around when we drill the hole, we first make a pilot hole using a center drill. This sharp bit cuts a taper to guide the drill bit that will put the final hole in the material. Although we used a drill press, a steady hand and a cordless drill work fine here.
10 We wanted to use countersunk bolts in our bracket for a flush appearance, so we followed the 3?8 drill bit with a countersink bit.11 The line we scribed previously gives us a guide for cutting out the bracket, leaving just enough material around the boltholes to maintain the integrity of the part.12 A knee mill like a Bridgeport will make quick work of cutting out our part and produce perfectly machined edges. A less expensive way to produce similar results is to use a vertical band saw. With a 1/4-inch-wide blade you can cut tight radiuses and near straight lines with ease.13 A disc sander like this 12-inch- diameter Chicago Electric unit will straighten out the edges of the part.14 Next, we buff the edges of the part to remove the sanding and saw marks. This is an important step if you plan on polishing or powdercoating your parts. Powercoat tends to get thin at razor-sharp edges, so knocking them down on the buffing wheel does wonders for the color.


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By Shari FriedelTribune Staff The public is invited to an open house at Meadowlark Gallery on Saturday, Sept. 29, to meet artists Bill Day of Lewellen and Greg Sykes of Grant, whose work has been on display during the month of September. Day became interested in art while in high School. He has had training in art at high school and at Fort Morgan Community College. In addition, he has taken digital photography and Photoshop at Mid Plains Community College. His favorite subjects are landscape, wildlife and subjects shot at close range. He is a member of the Ash Hollow Art Club since 2007. He has garnered several awards for his work including Best of Show at the Garden County Fair; second Best of Show at the Wray, Colo. Art Guild Show; and Best of Show at the Ash Hollow Art Club Show in 2011. Wood carvings by Greg Sykes are also on display this month at the gallery. Sykes was born at the hospital in Grant, but grew up in Ogallala, graduating from high school in 1970, after which he joined the army. He attended Kearney State College and the University of Nebraska for one year each, and spent most of his career in Colorado, retiring just two years ago from the postal service, and returning to Nebraska. Referring to his interest in wood carving, Sykes said, "Carving chose me." After suffering a head injury seven years ago and experiencing amnesia, on a whim he decided to try carving a scrap piece of wood he found in his garage. He found the activity therapeutic during his recovery, and was pleased to discover he had a growing talent. He has since sold several pieces at galleries in Loveland, Colo. He retired in Grant two years ago. The open house will be held from 6-8 p.m. at Meadowlark Gallery in Grant on Saturday. Come and meet the contributing artists.Coming up Next month's show will feature the annual display of quilts made by an area quilt guild. Visit Meadowlark Gallery on Friday and Saturday evenings from 6-8 p.m. and check the arts council website at perkinscountycreators.com for past shows and a current gallery schedule. The gallery is operated by the Perkins County Area Arts Council, who meets the second Thursday of each month, 7 p.m. at the gallery. The meetings are open to the public.


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Cruising past Ryan's desk, it's hard not to peer over his shoulder and see what he's working on- with his own unique style, he turns Telltale's dreams into visual inspiration, and sets the stage for how our games play out.
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Birth Place: Clark Air Force Base in Angeles City, Pampanga, PH
Born Nov. 9, 1980 at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines, Minnillo's mother was a Filipino native who married Minnillo's father, a USAF aircrew member, while he was stationed at Clark. The couple separated when the youngster was only six, with her mother gaining custody of her and her older adopted brother, Vince. The three then set about moving around the world, living in Florida, Nevada, Japan and Germany. After the mother remarried another serviceman, the family moved to Turkey. It was the last time that Minnillo and her brother would live with their mother, as she returned her children to their father in Charleston, SC, following Saddam Hussein's invasion of neighboring Kuwait. The y... Continue Bio >>
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Sorry for missing Tech at Night on Monday, but I had to rest up for Election Day. And of course, as you may have heard, Republicans ended up having a good night. What you may not have heard though, was that the forces of radical Internet regulation had a very bad night. Democrats went for broke on Net Neutrality but as covered by Moe Lane | Read More »


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I'm using the free desktop version for PC. I would like to migrate all of my old emails, contact and calendar info from outlook 2003.
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No.136-7, Feng VillageOutstanding 100%
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No.68, Guosheng 2nd St Hualien CityOutstanding 98%
No.192, Sec. 3,Zhongyang Rd. Ji-an TownshipOutstanding 96%
muskia My wife and myself stayed at this great place for 2 nights, a week ago. Even though the location of the minsu was rather far from the train station (not walking distance), the owner was very kind to arrange for transport to pick both of us lost souls up after we arrived at Hua Lien Train station, even though it was rather late on a Sunday evening about 2030/2100H by then. (Thanks Rachel and Pao!) Despite the late hour, we were greeted with smiles and promptly brought up to our room. The room was relatively spacious, with a nice, cozy decor, giving a very homely feeling. Basic necessities such as shampoo, body foam and towels were also provided, and replenished/changed as required daily. We had a much needed rest on the first night, and went on a one day tour of Taroko Gorge the next day, arranged by the minsu owner. The tour was flexible, and the guide (Pao Chen) was very understanding and experienced. We did not feel very rushed unlike most one day tours, and we had our choice of venues (all beautiful one way or another) to choose from. He was also kind enough to send us to and fro from the train station just to sort out some ticket matters for the rest of our trip in Taiwan. He also made good recommendations on certain food items we could purchase for friends back home, and also helped to get the shop to arrange for the bulky items we purchased to be sent to another hotel in Taiwan for a latter part of our trip, so that we did not have the hassle of lugging them all along when we left Hua Lien. Overall, we were quite sorry that we had to leave the minsu after just two nights, as the friendly and sincere service from Rachel and Pao, as well as the nice, clean and cozy room really made us feel at home in Hua Lien.
No. 49, Fu'an Road Hualien CityOutstanding 95%
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Steffing Sleeping Boot is great! As a hostel, it's very clean and comfortable. Amenities and furnishings were suitably provided. However, the best part of Sleeping boot is its owner. Fong is a wonderful host and great travel adviser. Thanks to his suggestion, our trip to Taroko was memorable and great fun! Just 3 nights at Sleeping Boot and it felt like home. Its location required some navigation, but the directions provided in the email (in english) is clear and concise. It's 15min walk from the railway station and bicycle rental shop which made it easy to get in and out of Hualien.
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Below is my latest Mock... I'm projecting what I, as well as a lot of fans would like to see... an upgrade to the DL and double dipping to add perimeter talent at both WR and CB. Kayvon Webster is a new name that I found while researching potential Day 3 CB's... certainly looks like a BB type CB due to his physicality, speed and triangle #'s:
Let me know what you think:
Rd 1- DT Jesse Williams (6-3 320)- Alabama: I haven't moved off of this pick in a long, long time... I just think his size, power, versatility, pedigree and upside makes too much sense if he's available. Alternatives: DE/OLB- Tank Carradine - DT- Sylvester Williams UNC - WR- DeAndre Hopkins - WR- Keenan Allen - DT- John Hankins - DL- Datone Jones
Rd 2- WR Stedman Bailey (5-10 193)- WVU: As underrated a kid as there is in this class, IMO. He looks like a complete WR to me: Very good route runner, seperates consistently, excellent hands and ball skills, good quicks/RAC ability, competitive, can play on the outside, productive, good effort as a blocker, playmaker. Alternatives: CB- DJ Hayden - CB/S- Johnthan Banks - WR- Quinton Patton - CB- Logan Ryan - CB Darius Slay - WR-Markus Wheaton
Rd 3- CB/PR Tyrann Mathieu (5-9 186)- LSU: Extremely competitive and aggressive kid that brings versatility, physicality and a lot of playmaking potential to the table, both as a defender and return man. Alternatives: - WR- Da'Rick Rogers - S-Shamarko Thomas - S- Josh Evans - CB- Dwayne Gratz - WR- Ryan Swope - DE/OLB- Michael Buchanan
Rd 7- CB- Kayvon Webster (5-10 192)- South Florida: Looks like the prototype BB CB prospect… physical, fast, very good triangle #'s and is a very good open field tackler. Alternative: CB/S- Micah Hyde - DL- Kapron Lewis-Moore - DL- Quinton Dial - S- Orhian Johnson
Rd 7-WR TJ Moe (5-11 204)- Mizzou: A very good quicks/COD type kid that projects to the slot in the NFL. Alternatives: RB- Spencer Ware - TE- Michael Williams - WR- Mark Harrison - OL- Tanner Hawkinson


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Hapa Collaborative from Vancouver, British Columbia, with their design "Figure Ground" have won the Market Lane Design Competition in London, Ontario. The city of London, Canada is located midway between Detroit and Toronto. With a population of more than 365,000, it is the 10th largest city in Canada and serves as a regional hub for surrounding communities.
Like many North American cities, London has had a heavy reliance on the automobile. That love affair with the car has encouraged the construction of sprawling suburbs, massive shopping malls and big box retail stores. The affect on the city's downtown was predictable: a once vibrant core became badly in need of rejuvenation and reclamation.
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May 25, 2016
Valdosta, GA - Valdosta has a new crack team in fire prevention. That is, in between their math quizzes.
It is the "Junior Fire Marshall's Fun Day in the Park". Each year this day kicks off fire prevention week in Valdosta. Elementary students are named Junior Fire Marshalls. But it comes with a great deal of responsibility.
"Which includes not only assisting the teachers each month in monthly fire drills but walking the halls, making sure the doors are unlocked and making sure the hallways are clear," said Valdosta Fire Chief J.D. Rice. "They're going to have to take what they learned home and talk to their parents and siblings about how to escape the house in case of a house fire."
The students were given badges to symbolize their new roles and of course plenty of hot dogs too.
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WASHINGTON D.C. (WUSA 9)-- Do you filter the water that comes from the faucet in your home? The Environmental Working Group believes you should. "I think its very important for consumers to protect themselves from water contaminants out there," says EWG research analyst Paul Pestano.
He says the contaminants in tap water vary, depending on where people live. But even the chlorination process used to disinfect our water supply leaves behind chemicals called trihalomethanes. The EPA has set safe maximum levels for these chemicals, but EWG maintains they should still be filtered out as often as possible.
Pestano says, "There's a lot of leftover contamination that comes after the treatment process, what they can't remove and what they add on."
EWG's updated water filter guide classifies filters by cost, most effective, those that soften water, and those certified to remove specific contaminants a consumer may be worried about, like arsenic or lead.
"EWG's goal was to include in this guide the products that are most cost effective, not too expensive, affordable to the consumer. Some water filters cost around $40 some over $200."
Pestano says filters using carbon filtration systems are the most economical; they include pitchers, and faucet-mounted attachments that cost about $100 a year. Compare that to buying bottled water for a family of four, which EWG estimates at between $950 and $1800 dollars a year.
So how do consumers know what specific chemicals or contaminants are in their drinking water?
Pestano advises, "The best way is to read the water quality reports that water utilities send the customer every year. A lot of people don't know they are receiving these reports. It lists where the water comes from, what processes the water utilities use, and what contaminants are ultimately left over."
Here are three moderately priced filters in their guide that have some perks:
-The Zero Water Filter, with it's five stage dual-ion exchange filtration system is $30 dollars and is specifically designed to remove chromium, lead and mercury.
-The Applica Clear 20 Cws 100 filter is a pitcher filter that is also $30 dollars and can be attached to a hose that fills 9 glasses of water in 34 seconds. It also can remove 99% of lead and 54 other harmful substances.
-The Sun Water Systems Aquasana, AQ-4000 is manufactured by Sun Water Systems and costs roughly $100 dollars. While it is a bit pricey, this carbon block is designed to remove various contaminants and easily attach to your filter without taking much space.
Once again, here's a link to the Environmental Working Group's Water Filter Guide. It also includes filter maintenance advice. Once you invest in a system, you need to change the cartridge on the recommended basis. Otherwise, bacteria can grow and leave you worse off than having no filter at all.


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If you played host or grill master this 4th of July, you probably broke the budget getting all the favorites: burgers, hot dogs and chicken.
All year, meat prices have been on the rise, but this summer, you're paying up for poultry.
The USDA says overall beef prices are up 1.7% percent. And ground beef is up 1.1%. That equals about 10 cents more per pound.
But now it seems poultry prices took a huge jump, leaps and bounds above beef. Chicken prices are up 5.6% more than what they were last 4th of July.
The prices are being blamed on higher feed costs. Last year's drought hurt the corn crop. Fuel costs are also rising, causing the jump in prices.


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Bear Island Lighthouse
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Located at the entrance to Somes Sound, this lighthouse is part of Acadia National Park but not open to the public. It's leased to private residents who keep up the property. The keeper's house is a large, gambrel-roofed dwelling that looks like a fancy French barn with baby blue trim. Some photographers call it a favorite. The light is visible from the mainland along Shore Road in Manset, but the best views are from the water. The Cranberry Isles mailboat passes Bear Island daily, year-round, and other cruises and air tours are available.
Bear Island Lighthouse was built in 1839.


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Birth Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
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Birth Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Born Sept. 24, 1962, Vardalos was raised in Winnipeg, Canada, in an eccentric family that proudly embraced its Greek heritage and encouraged her creative energy early on. She began her professional career on stage at the local theater and used her experience to earn a scholarship to Toronto's Ryerson University. In Toronto, she joined the famed Second City improvisational comedy theater troupe, well known as a training ground for a host of major U.S. and Canadian comedy stars. She made her mark at the theater and moved to the Chicago arm of Second City, where her tireless performing ultimately led her to win Chicago's Jeff Award for Best Actress. While in the Windy City, she also met and fel... Continue Bio >>
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This image shows Hurricane Katrina a few hours before it struck Louisiana, resulting in flooding and catastrophic damage to New Orleans. This hurricane resulted in ~$80 billion dollars of damage[1] and killed at least 1700 people [2], making it the deadliest hurricane in the United States since 1928 and the most expensive natural disaster in United States history.
It is impossible to connect Katrina or any other specific hurricane to global warming[3]; however, extreme weather events in general, and Katrina in particular, often increase public interest in global warming and lead to considerable speculation on whether a link exists[4]. The best available evidence is that global warming should cause a moderate increase in storm intensity[5][3], and some suggest that this has already been observed[6]. However, many scientists believe that the natural fluctuations in hurricane frequency and intensity are sufficiently large, and the expected signal sufficiently small, that it is unlikely that any connection could be established at the present time[3][5].
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- ^ Knabb, Richard D; Rhome, Jamie R.; Brown, Daniel P (December 20, 2005; updated August 10, 2006). Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Katrina: 23-30 August 2005 (PDF). National Hurricane Center.
- ^ http://robertlindsay.blogspot.com/2006/08/katrina-death-toll-plummets-to-1723.html
- ^ a b c Real Climate discussion
- ^ Examples of Google hits connecting Katrina and Global Warming
- ^ a b Knutson, Thomas R. and Robert E. Tuleya (2004). "Impact of CO2-Induced Warming on Simulated Hurricane Intensity and Precipitation:Sensitivity to the Choice of Climate Model and Convective Parameterization". Journal of Climate 17 (18): 3477-3494.
- ^ P. J. Webster, G. J. Holland, J. A. Curry, H.-R. Chang (2005). "Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration, and Intensity in a Warming Environment". Science 309 (5742): 1844-1846.
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The annual Emancipation Celebration at Henry Hill Park in Tallahassee is underway.
Hundreds gather every year in honor of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. There is singing, dancing, poem recitals, free food and much more.
Tallahassee City Commissioner, Nancy Miller was among those in attendance. Other city, county, and community leaders and officials from Tallahassee and surrounding areas also will take part in the festivities.
The event is free and open to the public. The park is located on Centerville Road. The festivities will last until sundown.
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Happy Holiday: More Executives Are Taking Vacation
Completely unplugging from the office is still a challenge, although about 50 percent of CFOs in a recent survey said they didn't check in while checked out.
Is corporate America starting to relax about relaxation?
At least one recent survey suggests that with the improving economy, more people are taking vacations than in recent years. They're also turning off their phones—at least for their co-workers.
About half of chief financial officers said this summer that they didn't check in with the office at all while on vacation, up from just a quarter of CFOs who said two years ago they didn't check in with work, according to a July survey by Robert Half Management Resources in Menlo Park, California. In 2005, just 21 percent of CFOs surveyed said they didn't check in at all while on vacation. The recent survey included responses from 1,400 CFOs.
"It may indicate that executives have a stronger level of confidence in their teams and processes, and as a result feel more comfortable skipping regular check-ins," says Paul McDonald, a senior executive at Robert Half.
Still, most workers don't use all their allotted vacation time, another survey found, and executive coaches say there is a lingering reluctance at the top to completely unplug for even a long weekend—setting a tone of all work and no play across an organization.
Executive coach David Brookmire says he still sees hesitancy for the C-suite to take time off at all, even with periodic check-ins.
"Even getting leaders to take a four-day weekend is a big deal," says Brookmire, founder of Corporate Performance Strategies in Roswell, Georgia. "Two weeks off I think is unheard of."
He says that part of the reason is the mountain of work waiting upon return. "It's pretty painful coming back," Brookmire says, adding that some of his clients will have more than 2,000 emails to respond to after just a few days of being offline.
Indeed, some 27 percent of CFOs in the Robert Half survey said they planned to touch base several times per week when on vacation.
Americans are notorious for their lack of vacation. One in four U.S. workers don't get any paid holidays or vacation, according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington. And many Americans who get paid time off don't take the time allotted to them.
In America's 10 largest cities, only workers in Boston and Philadelphia reported using all of their annual vacation time during the past five years, according to a June poll conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of destination club Inspirato. Workers got 17.6 to 22.1 days of vacation per year, the survey of 2,534 adults found.
Workers in Washington were most likely to use their vacation time from 2008 to 2012, with 73 percent of those surveyed in the nation's capital taking paid time off every year over that period. Seventy percent of workers in San Francisco went on vacation during each of those years. But in Chicago, just 55 percent of those surveyed used their vacation every year during the past five years.
That's not to say that workers don't care about vacations. The same survey found that half of all workers would sacrifice a workplace benefit such as a bonus, promotion or private office for more vacation.
Numerous studies have linked time off from work to better health and improved productivity, motivation and creativity. The Framingham Heart Study, which follows generations of residents of Framingham, Massachusetts, found that taking regular vacations lowers the risk of heart attack for men by about a third and for women by half.
Brookmire says the pressure to meet quarterly financial goals is relentless among executives today. And technology is a double-edge sword—while it allows people to work remotely, it can result in an inability to fully decompress.
He counsels executives to take baby steps toward taking time off. For instance, he suggests working four-day weeks for one month, with periodic email checks allowed on that one day off per week.
"We start incrementally, and then can maybe work up to a week off at a time," he says.
One firm is taking a different approach. Bart Lorang, co-founder and CEO of FullContact, a Denver-based technology company, announced in July that he would offer all employees a $7,500 bonus each year if they go on vacation. Not only that, but they have to disconnect and they can't work while on holiday.
Setting the tone is important, Brookmire added. "If you want to create a culture where work-life balance is important, you have to role-model it," he said.
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This guide is only meant to serve as reference and hopefully act as a starting point for anyone who is interested in what wall mounting solutions are available in the market and also what maybe involved if you want to tackle it yourself. If you are unsure, please use a professional to install your TV on a wall mount. Most electrical retailers will have contractors they use/recommend or most electricians are also capable.
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So you have bought your new flat panel TV and now would like to mount it on the wall. Where do you start?
Which Wall Mount?[UPDATE]
There are a few different types of wall mounts
1. Fixed usually small profile (~10-50mm) and allow very little (if any) movement of the panel once mounted in position. Recently Samsung has offered a 'Picture Hanging" style kit that has the TV back resting on the wall. Be aware that heat/ventilation issues need to be considered and these low profile mounts mean cable connections cannot protrude straight back to the wall. You'll need 900 elbows or a thicker mount if your TV connections don't point down/sideways. The other option is to get recessed wall plates for power points and cable connections.
Pros: they are neat and have the panel sitting very close to the wall.
Cons: connecting new cables and rear ventilation may be an issue
2. Tilt larger profile than fixed and allow downward tilt of 150-300 (some are fixed at an angle, others are adjustable, and some also allow upward tilt).
Pros: can reduce reflections on plasma screens by tilting downward. Allow easier movement for adding new cables in the future
Cons: usually stick out from the wall a little more that a fixed mount - ~90-150mm
3. Articulated fully flexible mount that can tilt and swivel in a wide range
Pros: big range of movement that allows user to position screen to their liking
Cons: more expensive than fixed or tilt mount. Can have a larger profile than tilt mounts.
4. Ceiling designed more for work/office environments
Pros: don't need a wall nearby to mount. Keep the screen up high out of harms way. Have ample room inside the tubing for cabling
Cons: Screens are fairly high. Not ideal for HT use.
5. Motorised - allow TVs to be remotely moved or hidden away when not in use
Pros: Can make TVs disappear into custom built furniture
Cons: expensive, expensive. I assume the motor mechanism takes up some room
Suppliers: Wall mounts
TV Manufacturers can supply OEM wall mounts, though most TVs come with the table top stand as standard equipment. Wall mounts are usually an extra item but manufacturer wall mounts are usually very overpriced (~$700) when considered against aftermarket suppliers.
Some aftermarket manufacturers are;
Selby Acoustics
Vogels, CLO, Peerless, Venturi
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Ready to Install?
All TV manuals have some general rules about wall mounting TVs, and all wall mounts have instructions attached...well at least the ones I have seen. I have some basic steps listed below followed by some links to more guides that I have found on the interweb. Theres also a bunch of wall mount threads in the HDTV Sub Forum. I suggest using the search function with the words wall+mount.
Depending on how handy you are, wall mounting can be pretty easy. The difficulties lay in making sure you don't cut any plumbing or electrical cables behind the wall and any electric rewiring (eg new power points) should only be done by an authorised electrician.
In the below instructions, the wall mount is the bit that attaches to the wall, and the brackets are the bits that attach to the back of the TV. My suggestions on wall mounting are;
1. Probably a good starting point is to place a cardboard cut-out the size of your screen onto the wall where you want to mount it. Then, you can sit back on your couch and take a look at where is a suitable location and more importantly, a suitable height. [UPDATE]Panasonic have launched a pretty cool app that can make an altered reality of where you are looking to mount your TV so you can kinda see what it looks like - Panasonic Viera AR Setup Simulator
Its all up to personal taste, but most people seem to agree that having either the middle or bottom of the screen at eye-level is the ideal height. (500-850mm from floor to base of screen).
My preference is for the TV to be mounted about 850mm between the bottom of the screen to the floor, based on my entertainment unit being 700mm high.
2. Look around and take note of your surroundings - notice where power points, windows, antenna outputs etc are located, and don't forget to consider what's on the other side of the wall. If there is a bathroom or Hot Water heater on the other side, there may also be some plumbing in the cavity you need to watch out for.
Generally speaking, mounting on a wall that is on the external perimeter of the house is a lot easier than an internal wall.
3. Once you have sorted out the location, use a stud finder to locate the studs in a brick veneer wall, or maybe a magnet in a metal frame house. Studs are usually 450-600mm apart. If they are off centre, you can either mount the bracket off centre and theres enough panel width to ensure the TV will be centred once mounted, or attach some thick plywood to the studs, and then attach the wall mount to the plywood.
You can skip this step for a double brick wall.
4. Mark your holes for the wall mount (make sure it's level) and mark the access holes to feed AV leads from the TV down to the entertainment unit below.
5. Drill your first wall mount hole and use either wall plugs and screws or dynabolts for masonary wall mounting. These should be provided with the mount.
For brick veneer walls, drill pilot holes (that are much smaller diameter than the screws you will use), then you can use the screws provided with the wall mount. Make sure you add a little lubricant like grease to ensure the screws don't snap, and take it slow. If you have no screws, then use some big coach screws and use a ratchet to screw them in. You can get this hardware from your local Hardware store eg Bunnings, Mitre 10 etc.
Note: wood and metal screws have different thread patterns, so use the appropriate ones for your installation.
6. Once you've drilled the first hole, mount the wall bracket onto the wall and mark the 2nd hole, making sure again that the bracket is level (perpendicular to the floor). Drill this hole and screw/bolt the mount firmly onto the wall. Now drill and attach the remaining screws/bolts. Usually two will be sufficient to hold most TVs, but having 4 screws/bolts is like having a belt and braces too.
Now attach the brackets onto the back of the TV and the TV is just about ready to go on to the wall.
7. Drill or cut out your core holes for the cables to pass through. In a brick wall I suggest drilling smaller holes around the diameter of your hole (maybe 6) and then punching out the remaining centre brick piece with a hammer and chisel. You can use wall plates (like for power points) to finish it off or those desktop grommets like on computer desks.
8. If you mount the TV low enough, usually you wont have a noggin between the top and bottom cable holes. If there is a noggin blocking cables from being fed from one hole to the next, you have two options;
i) buy 4 drill bit extenders, attach a 20mm speed bore, remove some roof tiles and drill a hole through the top plate, then through any noggins until you get through the offending noggin; or
ii) using a jigsaw, cut a notch out of the noggin - dont go too deep. This will mean you will now have a hole to patch up, but its a lot easier than option (i). The patch is still usually behind the TV and so will be covered up.
9. Feed your cables through the holes and attach to the back of the TV. I use yellow tongue (its the yellow plastic joining strip between two chipboard flooring panels) to assist by taping the cables to one end and feeding the yellow tongue through first.
Whilst youre at it, I suggest you also feed through a pull string at least three times the length of the distance between the holes, so you can pull any future cables through by attaching to the string. Its also not a bad idea to add an extra cable(s) if you know you will be adding gear in the near future. Much easier now than once the TVs in the way.
10. Now mount your TV, connect the other ends of the cables to your AV gear and your away. If your TV is not quite level, you can use some cardboard or the like to prop one end up slightly.
11. If you are renting and dont want to cut holes in the wall, Vogels have Hide-a-Wire and some mounts with integrated cable management between TV and Entertainment Unit shelves, or you can use cable conduits (square tubing with a removable lid) available from Hardware stores or Electrical suppliers (eg Turks, etc)
Now for some links to some other guides and videos -
How to: Wall mounting a LCD or Plasma
Plasma TV Installation Guide (2)
How to Wall Mount a Plasma
Introduction to Wall Mounting a Flat Panel LCD or Plasma TV
and for anyone whos interested this is the one I chose PLSM002
Good Luck and happy mounting
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WELCOME, N.C. (October 11, 2013) -- Richard Childress Racing and Germain Racing have agreed to form a technical alliance in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition, beginning with the 2014 season.
The partnership includes technology sharing, engineering, research and development provided to Germain Racing as they switch their No. 13 GEICO Cup Series cars to Chevrolet next season. The partnership also includes Germain Racing utilizing the highly reliable and powerful engines of ECR Engines.
This will also be a homecoming of sorts for the team's driver, Casey Mears, as he drove for RCR in 2009.
"We are very pleased to have a team like Germain Racing become our partner," said Richard Childress, president and CEO of Richard Childress Racing. "Bob (Germain) and his team have worked very hard to become one of the better single-car teams over the past few years and we are looking to build on what they've already achieved.
"They've proven they can be winners by what they did in the Camping World Truck Series. Bob is an asset to this sport for wanting to improve the team's performance and take them to the next level. We also look forward to having Casey back in the RCR family."
Located in Mooresville, N.C., Germain began competing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2004, and won championships in both 2006 and 2010. They entered the Nationwide Series in 2007, making 113 starts through the end of 2011. Their full-time Sprint Cup Series endeavors began in 2009.
"Richard Childress and RCR have an extremely competitive program with a long history of winning races and championships. They have great people and tremendous resources which will allow us to continue to improve our GEICO team's performance in 2014 and beyond.," said Bob Germain Jr., team owner.
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Richard Childress Racing (www.rcrracing.com) has earned more than 200 victories and 14 championships, including six in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with the legendary Dale Earnhardt. RCR was the first organization to win championships in the Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Its 2013 Sprint Cup Series lineup includes Paul Menard (No. 27 Menards Chevrolet), Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Budweiser/Jimmy John's/Rheem Chevrolet) and Jeff Burton (No. 31 Caterpillar/Cheerios Chevrolet). Its Nationwide Series program includes Brian Scott (No. 2 Shore Lodge/Armour Vienna Sausage/Fast Fixin'/Charter/Husky Liners Chevrolet), 2012 Nationwide Series rookie of the year Austin Dillon (No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet) and an all-star driver lineup on the No. 33 Menards/Rheem/WESCO/Armour Vienna Sausage/Hunt Brothers Pizza/Fast Fixin' Chevrolet team. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series program features 2012 Camping World Truck Series rookie of the year Ty Dillon (No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet) and Brendan Gaughan (No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet).
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With top Florida officials expected to be briefed next week, groups with skin in the personal injury protection game on Thursday began releasing information of their own in preparation for what could be one of the biggest legislative battles of the 2012 session.
Tagged by business groups and insurers as a major cost to consumers forced to pay the fraud-amped premiums, Florida's 39-year-old system of no-fault insurance coverage has become one of the most expensive such systems in the country.
Two groups, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America and the Florida Chamber of Commerce, released reports on Thursday. The reports come days before the PIP Working Group established by lawmakers is scheduled to brief the governor and Cabinet on Tuesday.
The Working Group, a panel that includes a cross section of interested parties from victims' attorneys and consumer advocates to insurers and fraud investigators, has met on several occasions over the past few months. The meetings, which at times have been contentious, provided a glimpse at how controversial the issue is. Panelists have been largely unable to reach consensus on what needs to be done to provide coverage while curbing costs that have skyrocketed since 2007.
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, Florida led the nation in staged accident "questionable claims" from 2007-2009. During the same period, Tampa, Miami, Orlando and Hialeah were among the 10 U.S. cities with the highest rate of questionable auto claims.
The severity of Florida claims has also risen rapidly.
The result, the insurance group concluded, is that Florida consumers have paid $800 million in premiums since 2006 to offset PIP losses, an "unsustainable" amount that will soon have the no-fault system crashing in upon itself.
"If PIP is not transformed this year, Florida will continue to lead the nation in questionable automobile claims, inviting even more criminal activity and putting Floridas consumers and businesses at risk," said Paul Blume, PCI's senior vice president.
The insurers' group set out a number of recommendations that includes caps on attorney fees, limits to treatment options and extending the time insures have to pay claims without risking bad faith charges.
Those recommendations, however, have been criticized by plaintiff's attorneys and victims' advocates, and the medical community.
The Florida Chamber, meanwhile, released its own findings showing that despite decreases in the number of crashes and steady population growth, PIP claims have risen from under $1.5 billion in 2008 to nearly $2.5 billion last year.
The number of staged crashes also appears to be rising based on the number of claims that have been referred to fraud investigators, which has more than doubled since 2007. Companies have responded by raising PIP rates from 35.5 percent to 72 percent since 2009.
"Floridas no-fault law and its accompanying mandatory Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance have become Floridas billion dollar problem and its impacting businesses and families alike, said David Hart, Executive Vice President of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, in a statement. A quick glance at the numbers behind these costs reveals troubling trends that should be investigated.
Lawmakers are expected to see several PIP related bills during the session that begins in January. More than a half dozen proposals have already been filed, dealing with patient brokering (SB 400), referral advertising, (H485, SB 134), fraud prevention (HB 119, SB 254) and staged crashes, (SB 286.)


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Prepare to revisit the hottest postcode in the USA. The kids from West Beverly High might be rich and privileged, but they've always got some drama going on...
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Series two opens with the fallout of prom night. Big changes have happened to the Beverly Hills group over the summer; blossoming to not-so-blossoming romances, broken friendships, those still struggling to be understood and those that try to conceal who they really are and the awful things that they have done.
Episode 1 - To New Beginnings!
The friends are forced to go to summer school after Annie called the police on Naomi's after-prom party
Episode 2 - To Sext or Not to Sext
Naomi is still furious with Annie after prom night and contemplates sending out a damaging text message as payback
Episode 3 - Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat
Annie is mortified to discover that everyone at the school received her saucy text message, and the gang spend an afternoon on a yacht
Episode 4 - The Porn King
Dixon and Sasha go on a romantic trip to Napa but find themselves in trouble when their car tyre bursts; Adrianna and Navid spend the night together and Liam gets his revenge on Jen.
Episode 5 - Environmental Hazards
Naomi is gutted to discover that she may not get a place at her dream university. Silver is aghast to bump into her mum at Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Kelly and Silver try to deal with the fact that their mother Jackie is dying of cancer, but feel differently about how to handle her mood swings
Episode 7 - Unmasked
Silver and Kelly have different views on what's best for their mother Jackie and are both finding it difficult to balance studying and caring for her
Episode 8 - Women's Intuition
Navid and Gia investigate drug use at West Beverly and Annie's boyfriend Jasper is in the frame. Navid gets romantic advice from Samantha Ronson.
Episode 9 - A Trip to the Moon
Jackie surprises Silver by throwing her a half-birthday party that harks back to the celebrations she used to have as a child
Episode 10 - To Thine Own Self Be True
Kelly supports Silver as she struggles to cope with Jackie's declining health. Navid asks Adrianna about her drug use.
Episode 11 - And Away They Go!
Navid wakes up in hospital but has no recollection of who pushed him down the stairs. Adrianna visits him and has an epiphany about her addiction.
Episode 12 - Winter Wonderland
Navid is convinced that Jasper pushed him down the stairs and asks for Adrianna's help to prove his theory. Annie's friends tell her about Jasper's drug dealing.
Episode 13 - Rats and Heroes
Naomi returns from her holiday and is eager to spend time with Liam on his newly built boat. Gia - Rumer Willis - and Adrianna bond at the Beach Club.
Episode 14 - Girl Fight
Naomi, Ivy and Liam go on a hike in a bid to ease any awkwardness between Naomi and Liam, but Naomi soon loses her cool when she learns of Ivy's real motives
Episode 15 - What's Past is Prologue
Gia encourages Adrianna to audition for a band, Dixon has a surprise visit from his biological mother, Dana, Navid falls out with Naomi and Annie discovers that Jasper has been following her
Episode 16 - Clark Raving Mad
Naomi gets off on the wrong foot with Mr Cannon, who is helping the students with Blaze News and gives Naomi a dressing down in front of her peers
Episode 17 - Sweaty Palms and Weak Knees
Annie learns to cope with Jasper's decision, Silver and Teddy go on a double date with Liam and Naomi, and Naomi's lie gets out of hand
Episode 18 - Another Another Chance
Naomi's lie spreads even further. Will she come undone? Meanwhile, Annie is distressed when she drives past the scene of the accident.
Episode 19 - Multiple Choices
Silver disapproves of Teddy's priorities and Liam bonds with his dad. Meanwhile, will Naomi be punished for lying about her harassment claims?
Episode 20 - Meet the Parent
Naomi and Jen are still at war with each other. Teddy asks a nervous Silver to meet his dad again. But will it go to plan?
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Adrianna's romance with pop star Javiar blossoms, while Navid tries to pluck up the courage to tell her how he feels. Will he confront Adrianna?
Episode 22 - Confessions
Liam tells Annie some home truths about their relationship. Will they stay together? Navid informs Adrianna how he feels about her. Will it change her plans?


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Tamino is shown a painting of a beautiful young maiden and immediately falls in love. She is Pamina, the daughter of the mysterious Queen of the Night, who has been abducted by her mother's arch enemy, Sarastro. Tamino sets out to rescue her with just a magic flute and Papageno, a bumbling bird-catcher looking for love, to help him. But as their quest progresses the men start to question the motives of those around them, and they soon realise that all is not quite as it seems...
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The Cadets, however, finally were able to hit the court against Kiski on Wednesday night and handed the visitors a 70-61 defeat inside Stifel Fieldhouse.
''Our guys were chomping at the bit and then (the games would) get canceled,'' Cadets coach James Wallace said. ''We hadn't played for a week. We were just ready to stop beating each other up during practice and go at somebody.''
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Linsly (10-9) began the game furiously and quickly jumped out to a 14-3 lead, fueled by six points from Arien Seymour.
The Cougars (16-6) were able to pull within four at the end of the first at 16-12, but a 22-9 Cadets run, courtesy of nine points from Anthony Wallace and another eight from Jirbi Blount, put the hosts up by 17 at the half, 38-21.
''We talked in the locker room about starting early and controlling the tempo,'' Wallace said. ''Make them play our style of basketball and make them match our intensity. It took them a long time to match the intensity we brought to the floor. When we bring that kind of intensity, we're a very good team.''
The third quarter showed a continuation of the first half as Linsly held a comfortable 54-39 leading heading into the final quarter.
That's when the Cougars decided to fight back.
Major Canady, who totaled 20 of his game-high 37 points in the fourth, helped get the visitors on track with a 15-4 spurt that cut the Cadets lead to four at 58-54.
However, a Quinton Hamilton bucket, followed by a free throw from Colton Cross, helped Linsly get the lead back to double-digits after a 3-pointer from Wallace brought a thunderous applause from the crowd.
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