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Already the winningest head coach in Pasadena City College basketball history, Joe Peron reached another milestone Sunday in notching career win No. 400 in now his 17th season in charge of the Lancers. The PCC women downed host San Jose, 56-48, to take third place at the San Jose City College Lady Jaguar Invitational.
Peron raised his career record to 400-114, a run that includes the 2009 state championship, two state runner-up finishes, six South Coast Conference titles, and a string of seven straight appearances in the CCCAA state championship tournament from 2004-2010.
Peron's win mark is surpassed in PCC sports history by only retired softball coach Sandi Iverson, who recorded 562 victories over a 27-year career that ended in 2006. In a few more seasons, Peron could very well reach 500 wins, a total that has been attained by seven coaches in California Community College basketball history.
At the end of the contest, the players applauded their coach as San Jose head coach Terri Oberg (upon learning of Peron's achievement by the Lancers assistant coaching staff) presented Peron with the game ball.
"I'm really happy about reaching 400 wins," Peron said in a telephone interview Sunday evening. "I thank God that I'm coaching this level because I never saw myself coaching basketball for a living. I've enjoyed these past 17 years, and it's especially fun getting the milestone with this particular team and assistant coaching staff."
Against San Jose, sophomore point guard Shay Jackson led the way with 10 points, six assists and six steals. Jackson was selected All-Lady Jaguar Tournament, making it her fourth selection this year to an all-tournament team.
Sophomore guard Kahlia Theus added nine points and five steals while freshman center Kaitlyn Parks contributed eight points and eight rebounds. The Lancers led 32-26 at halftime and once again used a signature swarm defense to win for the sixth time when holding an opponent to less than 50 points.
On Saturday, the state No. 10-ranked Lancers lost to No. 6 Fresno City College, 72-65, in the San Jose tourney's semifinals. Theus totaled her Lancer career high with 15 points, including three 3-pointers. Freshman guard Tyler Crockom added 11 points while Jackson scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half while dishing out eight assists.
The Lancers are 10-4 overall, but just 3-4 since a seven-game win streak to start the season.
"We're still trying to find our niche as a team," Peron said. "We've lost to three top-ranked teams so I can't fault the players for running into a tough stretch. I feel good about our defense and I think once we can get some of our players to get more involved in the offense, we will see consistency. We're anxious to get back to conference play."
PCC is 0-2 in South Coast Conference play after losses to state top-ranked Mt. San Antonio and No. 8 ranked Long Beach City College. The Lancers start the new year with a SCC contest at El Camino College-Compton Center on Friday, Jan. 4.
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|Zion Lutheran Church receives $5,000 grant
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Zion Lutheran Church Food Pantry recently received a $5,000 Lutheran Community Economic Outreach Bridge Grant from the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation.
The funding was awarded to the food pantry based on its effectiveness in addressing basic needs of the local community, such as food, clothing or shelter.
Zion Lutheran Church Food Pantry has also elected to participate in a complementary two-to-one challenge grant program sponsored by the foundation. For every dollar raised by the food pantry from donors by March 31, the foundation will provide an additional 50 cents—up to $5,000—in support of the organization's food ministry.
"Difficult economic conditions and high unemployment rates have caused many Americans to seek support for basic needs, such as food, clothing and shelter from local nonprofits," said Kathy Larson, grants program manager for the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation.
"This grant program is designed to help effective organizations maintain their financial stability in the face of increased demand on their resources."
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Your St Lucia wedding at Rendezvous Resort is coming up very fast. You probably have dozens of unanswered questions remaining. Here are a few important questions that we get quite often and that you might also have:
1. Is a Saint Lucian wedding recognized in my country?
Answer: The Marriage Certificate granted is legal and recognized worldwide, however for non-English Speaking nations the marriage certificate has to be accompanied by an apostle - which can be applied for from the Foreign Affairs department in Saint Lucia. Though registered in the said State, it is recommended that your wedding should be registered at your local registry- it is as simple as presenting a certified copy of your marriage certificate to your local registry office for processing.
2. Can Rendezvous arrange religious ceremonies?
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4. Does Rendezvous offer alternative options for bad weather?
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5. How many weddings take place at the hotel each day?
Answer: At Rendezvous, we want to make sure that your wedding is as personalized and intimate as possible. We arrange one wedding a day. However if you have any special date request that overlap an already planned wedding, we can organize it; but weddings at Rendezvous St Lucia will not be booked at the same time in one day.
6. How many days do we need to arrive prior to the ceremony?
Answer: Usually, you are required to be on Island three working days before the wedding in order to allow the legal processes for the license application. However the application process can be expedite at an extra fee which will allow you to be on sight only one day before the actual wedding ceremony.
7. Are witnesses required?
Answer: Like all weddings, a minimum of two witnesses are required. If you are travelling alone, the hotel will provide you with witnesses. You can also choose between staff members and other guests you might get to know before the wedding. If you are with a group, or family, several people can serve as witnesses.
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There were two dozen shootings in four counties in October, on or near Interstate 96. One person was injured. No motive has been disclosed.
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|Melodrama on Peerless stage Sun.
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Phillips County Players and the Peerless Theatre have teamed up once again to bring a melodrama to the stage at the Peerless Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m.
"The Girl in the Tutu Or ... The Villain Kept Her on Her Toes" is directed by Penny Dockins. Set in Slippery Rock, Calif., in 1899, the fast-moving, fun-filled play mixes melodramatics with show business.
When a young, handsome theater student, Sonny Nuggett, attempts to put together a dance act to save his family's failing restaurant, he is greeted by Colonel Questus Quantrell, a crooked con man with three clumsy dancing girls. The shady Quantrell plots to take over the café through murder and cheating two old prospectors out of their newly re-found "lost" gold mine.
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Cast members in "The Girl in the Tutu or ... The Villain Kept Her on Her Toes" are pictured from left, front row, Tristen Ferguson, Steve Dittmer, Karen Swan and Taytum Kelley; and, standing, Jerry Brandt, Dolly Smith, Maury Kramer, Janel Wailes, Ashley Sullivan, Allyn Robinson, Karla Satterlee and Sonia Hubbard. Not pictured is Lemoine Ferguson.


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Trucks at the PalaceWritten on April 30, 2004 Custom Classic Trucks at San Francisco Show
The famous Oakland Roadster Show is now called the Grand National Roadster Show -- we're sure you've heard of its 55-year-long heritage. Over the past decade, what was the Oakland Roadster Show has gone through changes in ownership and locations, from the Oakland Coliseum, to its parking lot, to downtown San Francisco, to the Cow Palace, to San Mateo, and finally to the Pomona Fairgrounds this year. We have reported that the Grand National Roadster show will stay in Pomona for 2005 and the near future.
Several years ago, Rick Perry, long associated with Show Promotions and the late Donald Tognotti, reintroduced a hot rod and custom car show in the Oakland Coliseum. The area's car lovers warmly embraced the Oakland Rod, Custom, and Motorcycle Show. Last year, Perry announced this show would also move to the Cow Palace. With more than 300,000 square feet and a 10-year, dates-locked-in contract, the show will become the San Francisco Rod, Custom, and Motorcycle Show.
Perry and family have been deep in San Francisco Bay Area car shows for decades and were determined to continue the tradition of a Bay Area custom car show. Plus, the opportunity to keep a hot rod and custom car show alive for the next generation brings a good deal of satisfaction to Rick Perry and certain pleasure to Bay Area showgoers.
The famous Oakland Roadster Show has evolved, as many business ventures do. But with Perry's show slogan, "You have to go to San Francisco to see Oakland," we can rest assured that the new show's future is in good hands.
The Cow Palace has been home to many major car shows in decades past, including the 50th Grand National Roadster show, and now thanks to Perry and family, and the tradition-aware management of the facilities, we're certain this show has found a good home and will go on for many years to come.
With our visit to this inaugural event, we were very excited about the reestablishment of a permanent Bay Area location to showcase fantastic custom classic trucks. For the 2005 dates, check out www.rpprodinc.com, and start making plans now.
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Doing their part to liven up the streets of Boring, Oregon, Alan and Pennie Shaw put the torch to the fenders of their '51 Chevy. An equally hot B&M blown small-block provides the go to backup the show.Hey! Heat is Neat, would be a good slogan for the custom classic truck movement in this decade. Dave Brandt's '54 Ford F-100 has a nicely toasted look, applied by What It Is Body and Paint, right down the road from Dave in Pacifica.We don't remember '34 Dodge pickups looking anywhere this sweet. Bill Osiakowski picked the perfect set of wheels and tires -- painted wires, beauty rings, and wide whites -- to make his San Jose-based classic, called Jessica Rabbit, hop and pop.It's cool how Willys made pickups in 1941. In addition to the famous gasser coupe body-style, Dennis English now has the best of both worlds -- a flaming hot drag car and immaculate pickup to haul hiney around Novato, California.We used to make cars and trucks appear wide like this with new car photos, a ruler, and a razor blade. Fremont's Angel Miranda did much the same thing to his '55 Chevy, but Angel probably used a Sawzall and plenty of blades.From the rear, we can see a great deal of additional metal messaging beyond the sectioning. Look at Angel's truck and imagine a stock bed, tailgate, and fenders, not to mention the great taillights. We'd love to do a feature on it and go over all the changes.Can you picture this truck in a faded ugly green with the bed full of junk on its way to the dumps? It takes the imagination of folks like Jim and Kathy Sylvia from Antioch, California, to visualize a '35 Ford flatbed looking this good and then create it.
From San Mateo, Dave and Linda Stevens wheeled to the show in this sharp, aqua '59 Chevy 4x4 pickup, a rare vehicle compared to today's very common Chevy 4x4s. Nice rig.OK, here's one big and unusual truck. A '37 Dodge COE to fit both categories. But Don "Doc" Kinsfather's goes over the edge. Anybody want a hot dog? Step right up.We hope you love a good mystery, because we have no idea what "Doc" started with, just that Getz Hot Rod Innovations in Hampshire, Illinois, equipped it with a Dodge 440, 727 TorqeFlite, and a Gear Vender OD. Just plain awesome.


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PC users: If you're having a good day, read on. If not, you may want to skip this post. Today's product page is from Twelve South, a company that loves Apple like Internet loves cat memes. In its own words: "We are here to please the true Mac fan because the best computers in the world deserve the best accessories in the world."
Because I own an iPhone, I am officially qualified to evaluate the BookBook product page. And I must say, Twelve South certainly knows how to pay tribute. The company's adulation of Apple is more than lip service; the site is clean, easy to navigate, and full of white space. The product itself has an unusual spin–it's an iPhone case/wallet hybrid. And the aesthetic of the case, while not shiny or minimalistic, is suited for Apple's fashion-conscious market.
The BookBook intro is a textbook example of stellar content. It sums up the main features of the product. It's distinguished from the rest of the description by location, font color, and header style. Is it a coincidence that the introduction is located on the left side of the screen immediately below images of the product where it falls within the golden triangle, or F pattern, or whatever you want to call it, of eyetracking studies? I doubt it.
In a word: brilliant. The product description covers all features of the BookBook and does so in sentences that don't feel like they were churned out by clueless marketers or freelance writers running on three hours of sleep and as many pots of coffee.
Remember the "Get a Mac" ad campaign? In that series, Apple pushed the universal functionality of their products. Twelve South has a similar approach to selling the BookBook: "It's a check book, phone book, address book, picture book, audio book. You get the idea." Let's put it this way: If BookBook is as good as its product description, it is a worthy case for a device from a company that can get away with joking about the semantics of the word "touché" in its ad content.
Just in case anything is missing from the description, the product page has a gallery full of lifestyle shots such as these:
Even better, each image is accompanied by a little blurb. The text appears when I hover over an image–finally, a good use for the dreaded insta-pop-up box.
This part of the product page is oddly clumsy. A "What's in the box?" section appears under tech specs. The section consists of an image and the product name off to the right, which makes about as much sense to me as does Mr. Bean's performance in this Mac vs. Pc ad: Yes! Wait, what?
I've waited a long time to see a blog page linked from a retail site that includes a link back to the product page. That day has come.
Some quirks: Product dimensions don't appear under tech specs, are listed only in millimeters, and are hard to read. The product video is scattered about the page; I didn't mind this until I found it heading up the FAQ section. But since this video aims to answer the question "Will BookBook get me laid?" I suppose it's appropriate.
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Meridian's Symphony Orchestra performed Saturday night at the MSU Riley Center.
The concert entitled, 'Celebrate Music' was held Saturday starting at 7:30p.m. Robert Belinic from Croatia was the featured classical guitarist.
The show was part of the orchestra's 50th Anniversary Season.
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For the sake of helping others contemplating assessing and improving their Cub's engine cylinder and head, I post the results of my recent work on my 1958 FCub. I fully restored everything on my Cub EXCEPT the engine cylinders and head during the past eight months. I intended to use my time away from work over the recent holiday for the engine fixes. The Cub's exhaust was showing a small amount of crankcase oil burn during use mowing (Danco C-2 belly mower). The spark plugs showed some minor oil fouling. Intake manifold vacuum measured a steady 18 in Hg.
Compression tests showed 60 psi maximum in all four cylinders. The underside of the head showed a fair amount of carbon build-up and an especially oily #2 piston top. The head gasket was not leaking. The cylinders measured 2.630 (0.005 over) in diameter, top and bottom, in all locations. The existing ring gaps measured 0.035 when placed at mid-height...specs for like new rings varies from 0.007 to 0.017. I purchased new, standard rings. Ring gaps measured 0.022 in.
The valves had no errosion and the seats were very clean and defined. Valves were removed, cleaned, stems polished before reinstall and tappet clearances set to 0.013 cold.
I measured the piston connecting rod journal bearing clearance to be around 0.0015 in with Plastigage and, therefore, did not replace them. I did not measure the crank thrust or journal bearings.
After assembly, I had a heck of a time re-starting the tractor...I had to have it towed for compression starting. Once running, further starting has been without issue. The exhaust contains no oil smoke or residue and smells "healthy". I am accumulating some "break-in" time on the new parts before re-testing the cylinder compression and the intake vacuum. I believe they will be fine, especially considering a 54 year old machine.


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If there were a literary award bigger than the Nobel Prize, Alice Munro would probably win that, too.
"Among writers, her name is spoken in hushed tones," fellow Canadian author Margaret Atwood once wrote. "She's the kind of writer about whom it is often said — no matter how well known she becomes — that she ought to be better known."
Munro, 82, was awarded literature's highest honor Thursday, saluted by the Nobel committee as a thorough but forgiving chronicler of the human spirit, and her selection marks a number of breakthroughs.
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She is the first winner of the $1.2 million prize to be fully identified with Canada. Saul Bellow won in 1976, but though he was born in Canada, he moved to the U.S. as a boy and is more closely associated with Chicago.
Munro is also the rare author to win for short stories.
"When I began writing there was a very small community of Canadian writers and little attention was paid by the world. Now Canadian writers are read, admired and respected around the globe," Munro said in a statement issued by her publisher, Alfred A. Knopf. She said she hopes the Nobel "fosters further interest in all Canadian writers."
Her books having sold more than 1 million copies in the U.S. alone, she has long been an ambassador for the short story, proof that the narrative arc and depth of characterization expected from a novel can be realized in 30 to 40 pages.
Critics and peers have praised her in every way a writer can be praised: the precision of her language; the perfection of detail; the surprise and logic of her storytelling; the graceful, seamless shifts of moods; the intimacy with every shade of human behavior.
Her stories are usually set in Ontario, her home province. Among her best-known is "The Bear Came Over the Mountain," about a woman who begins losing her memory and agrees with her husband that she should be put in a nursing home. Canadian actress-director Sarah Polley adapted the story into the 2006 film "Away from Her," starring Julie Christie.
The narrative begins in a relatively tender, traditional mood. But we soon learn the husband has been unfaithful in the past and didn't always regret it: "What he felt was mainly a gigantic increase in well-being." The wife, meanwhile, has fallen for a man at the nursing home.
In the story "Dimensions," Munro introduces a chambermaid named Doree, who needs to take three buses for a visit to a "facility" outside Clinton, Ontario. Munro explains that Doree is happy in her work, that she has been told she is "young and decent looking" and that her picture was once in the newspaper. The story begins in close-up, then steadily pulls back. With every page, the story darkens, and terrifies. The "facility" is an institution where Doree's husband is held. Doree's picture was in the paper because her husband murdered their children.
"In all the time since what had happened, any thought of the children had been something to get rid of, pull out immediately like a knife in the throat," Munro writes.
Munro won a National Book Critics Circle prize in 1998 for "The Love of a Good Woman" and was a finalist in 2001 for "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage." She is also a three-time winner of the Governor General's prize, Canada's highest literary honor.
Any further awards are likely to be honorary. She told Canada's National Post in June that she was "probably not going to write anymore." Her most recent collection, "Dear Life," came out in 2012.
Starting in the 1960s, when she was first published, she has often contrasted her youth in Wingham, a conservative town west of Toronto, and her life after the social upheaval of the '60s. Munro lived out the fears, and celebrated the liberation, of the educated housewives in Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique."
In a 2003 interview, she described the 1960s as "wonderful … because, having been born in 1931, I was a little old, but not too old, and women like me after a couple of years were wearing miniskirts and prancing around," she said.
The daughter of a fox farmer and a teacher, she was born Alice Anne Laidlaw, a literary person in a nonliterary town. She received a scholarship to study at the University of Western Ontario, majoring in journalism, and was an undergraduate when she sold a story to CBC radio in Canada. She dropped out to marry a fellow student, James Munro, had three children and became a full-time housewife. By her early 30s, she was so confined, frightened and depressed that she could barely write a full sentence. Her good fortune was to open a bookstore with her husband in 1963. Stimulated by everything from the conversation to simply filling out invoices, she saw her narrative talents resurface but her marriage collapse.
Her first collection, "Dance of the Happy Shades," came out in 1968.
Though winners are traditionally notified by phone, the Swedish Academy was unable to locate Munro, and left a phone message instead.
She found out about the prize while visiting her daughter in Victoria, B.C., who woke her at 4 a.m. with the news. Sounding a bit groggy, she spoke with the CBC just a few minutes later by telephone. "It just seems impossible. It seems just so splendid a thing to happen, I can't describe it, it's more than I can say," she said.
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Rising Portuguese baller Michelle Larcher de Brito made noise and then some in Stanford, defeating Argetine Gisela Dulko 7-5, 7-6 (1) in the first round. The 15-year old qualifier will next face 8-time Grand Slammer Serena Williams for a spot in the third.
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An outdoor oriented resort dominated by the beauty of the Ozarks, golf, lake activity, and relaxation. The 40,000-acre Greers Ferry Lake, the resorts dramatic centerpiece, is renowned for great fishing, boating and water-skiing. Both golf courses are among the best in the state. Or you can enjoy other activities like tennis, shuffleboard and horseshoes. Our recreation department keeps little ones entertained with a wide choice of classes and activities such as bridge, family crafts, makeovers, oil painting and even square dancing.Check-in Time: 16:00Check-out Time: 10:00Check-in Days: SundayImportant InformationMinimum age check-in is 21.No smoking in units: could result in forfeiture of the unit and/or other penalties.Pet Information: Animals are not permitted; could result in forfeiture of the unit and/or other penalties.Credit card imprint required upon check-in at the resort.Resort is not suitable for handicapped people, elderly, or people with walking difficulties.Fees or deposits are charged for some amenities.Occupancy limits are strictly enforced: could result in forfeiture of the unit and/or other penalties.Smoking is not allowed in units.Security deposit required upon check-in at the resort.Contact the resort after confirmation of the vacation to coordinate Check-in or request any special needs during your stay.Resort cannot honor unit upgrades or moves.Confirmation is required upon check-in at the resort.Credit card imprint required upon check-in at the resort.The earliest you should contact the resort is 2 weeks prior to your check-in date.NoA vehicle is necessary at the resort as most of the amenities are spread out over the 14,000 acre resort property.The resort is in a dry county, however guests can enjoy a cold beverage at several of the local restaurants.There are several Wi-Fi hot spots in the community that offer Internet access during your stay.Housekeeping fee: Housekeeping Fee for Reservations less than 7 Nights: There may be a $80.80 to $91.22 U.S. dollars for all units, per stay.


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Politics | Palin and Gustav take Republican convention by storm, but political experts say it will take hurricane strength for McCain ticket to weather the general campaign
ST. PAUL, Minn.-On a rainy afternoon in downtown St. Paul, Minn., one of the rowdier parties of the Republican National Convention (RNC) opened with a four-piece band, an open bar, and long-time evangelical leader Phyllis Schlafly.
Social conservatives and evangelicals decked out in red-white-and-blue and flashing American flag buttons packed the second-floor ballroom of the swanky Crowne Plaza Hotel at a reception for pro-life Republicans overjoyed about one person: Gov. Sarah Palin.
The crowd of nearly 800 RNC delegates and other Republicans paid $95 each to attend the standing-room-only event where Palin was originally slated to speak. The pro-life Alaska governor would not make an appearance, but only because she had accepted a more pressing assignment just four days earlier: running for the Republican vice presidency. Schlafly told the cheering crowd that Palin had energized conservatives once sluggish over Sen. John McCain's presidential bid: "All those people who were holding back, not sure, are now excited and ready to go to work and elect the McCain-Palin ticket this year."
Just how Palin-energized was this crowd? When a pair of protesters slipped onto the stage next to Schlafly, carrying signs reading "Pro-life = Universal Healthcare," and briefly commandeering the microphone, the crowd drowned them out by chanting: "Sarah! Sarah!" They also hoisted pro-Palin signs and wore buttons and T-shirts emblazoned with the candidate's name. One elderly man in a tan suit boasted a homemade sign taped to his back: "Elect Sarah." McCain's name barely surfaced at the event.
If the previous week had belonged to Sen. Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver, the Republicans' week in Minnesota belonged to Palin. GOP leaders hailed McCain's surprise pick and fiercely defended the first-term governor during a week of intense media scrutiny that turned ugly in some quarters.
A week that included a hurricane in the Gulf Coast and a media firestorm in Minnesota tested Republicans already facing a stormy relationship with many voters. By week's end at least two things were clear: The party managed to weather some of the week's toughest challenges, but faced plenty more in the final two months of a neck-and-neck race for the White House.
The first storm of the week was wholly unexpected: Hurricane Gustav churned off the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to swamp the beleaguered Gulf Coast, including New Orleans residents. By Sunday evening, nearly 2 million Louisiana residents had fled their homes, marking the largest evacuation in the state's history.
Nearly 1,800 miles north, RNC officials were clamoring to revamp plans for the convention's opening night, fearing a celebratory event with political rhetoric would appear crass in the face of a potential disaster in the Gulf. On Sunday afternoon, McCain announced the RNC would scuttle most of its opening ceremonies and turn its attention to relief efforts in the South.
The next morning, RNC officials at the Minnesota Convention Center put the finishing touches on an assembly center for relief packages to aid Gulf Coast residents affected by Gustav. RNC spokeswoman Joanna Burgos said convention-planners would work with Target, FedEx, and the Red Cross to assemble 80,000 relief kits.
The assembly center was one part of an intense Republican effort to avoid the kind of fumbled response that dogged the federal government in Hurricane Katrina's wake exactly three years earlier. Republican officials and the McCain campaign scrambled to display compassion and competence to a wary public. President Bush hurried to Texas to monitor the unfolding storm, and first lady Laura Bush met with Louisiana delegates in Minnesota and helped lead fundraising efforts for hurricane relief at the RNC.
By Monday evening, the Gulf Coast had avoided a debilitating hit from Gustav, and RNC officials aimed to resume a normal schedule. But while Gustav had been swirling off the Gulf Coast, a political storm was brewing elsewhere: News broke that Palin's 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, was five months pregnant. The Palin family volunteered the news to dispel internet rumors that Palin's 4-month-old son belonged to Bristol.
The McCain campaign said it knew of the pregnancy before selecting Palin, and the Palin family released a statement saying Bristol planned to marry the unborn child's father, Levi Johnston. Palin and her husband, Todd, said they were "proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby, and even prouder to become grandparents."
If anyone expected social conservatives to pounce on the Palins, the opposite happened: Groups like the Family Research Council and Focus on the Family released statements supporting the Palin family and commending the young couple's decision to keep their unborn child.
Obama told reporters that candidates' children should remain off-limits, admonishing the press to "back off" the story, and reminding them that his mother gave birth at age 18. Others weren't so temperate. Tabloids churned out vicious cover stories, bloggers offered salacious commentary, and op-ed writers charged the Palins with hypocrisy. Us Weekly magazine headlined its cover of Palin and her 4-month-old, "Babies, Lies & Scandal," drawing over 6,000 comments on its website, most pointing out the contrast to an earlier cover on Obama family life headlined, "Why Barack Loves Her."
While some journalists examined legitimate questions about Palin's background and work history, many dismissed her candidacy before the questions were answered. New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd scorned Palin's University of Idaho education and called Palin's candidacy "a hockey chick flick" and "a Cinderella story so preposterous it's hard to believe it's not premiering on Lifetime."
Meanwhile, press scrutiny of Obama's running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, remained scant, even as the News Journal, a Delaware newspaper, reported on Biden's statements about the driver who struck his family in a 1972 accident that killed Biden's wife and baby daughter.
As recently as last year, Biden told a crowd at the University of Iowa that the driver, Curtis Dunn, who died in 1999, "allegedly drank his lunch instead of eating his lunch" before the accident. The senator has made similar statements in the past, but the Delaware newspaper reported that investigators ruled alcohol wasn't involved in the crash.
The paper also reported that since the announcement of Biden's vice presidential nomination in August, The New York Times, National Public Radio, and The Economist have published stories characterizing Dunn as a drunk driver.
Dunn's daughter, Pamela Hammill, told the News Journal that her family is distraught to see Biden's comments surfacing, and that her father was haunted by the accident: "The family feels these statements are both hurtful and untrue and we didn't know where they originated from."
Biden spokesman David Wade told the paper that the senator "fully accepts the Dunn family's word that these rumors were false." But the retraction didn't capture national attention.
The worst of the media attention on Palin's family captured the ire of many conservatives. Gary Bauer, president of American Values and a former presidential candidate, told WORLD: "If the media and the far left keep savaging her, I suspect it will backfire."
One day later, Palin appeared defiant during an acceptance speech that more than 40 million Americans watched on live television. (Those numbers rivaled Obama's television audience from a week earlier.) After methodically introducing her family members, Palin told reporters questioning her experience that she wasn't going to Washington "to seek your good opinion."
Palin wowed convention-goers in the 18,000-seat Xcel Center, despite behind-the-scenes difficulties: From the press section, reporters could see that the teleprompter projecting Palin's speech moved too quickly, cutting off portions of text before Palin delivered them. At one point the teleprompter moved too slowly, prompting Palin to tell an unscripted joke to the delegates holding signs declaring "Hockey Moms for Palin." "You know what they say is the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull?" she asked. "Lipstick."
Palin may need pit bull grit and more to endure the next two months, which will likely include answering more questions about her background.
But if she needs grit, so will McCain. Though the week in Minnesota belonged to Palin, the rest of the campaign will belong mostly to the man on top of the ticket. "In the end people vote for a president," University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato told WORLD. "By the end of October, we won't be thinking much about Sarah Palin or Joe Biden."
What will voters be thinking about? If Obama has his way, voters will think about the economy. If McCain has his way, they'll think about foreign policy and national security. In all likelihood, they'll be thinking of both. Meanwhile, McCain and Obama will focus on a common goal: wooing moderate and independent voters.
McCain began that effort in earnest during his acceptance speech on Thursday night, when he lambasted corruption in his own party: "We were elected to change Washington, and we let Washington change us. We lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave in to the temptations of corruption. We lost their trust when rather than reform government, both parties made it bigger."
To convention-goers' delight, McCain touted a conservative agenda of lower taxes and smaller government, but he also reminded voters that he's fought corruption on both ends of the spectrum: "I fought tobacco companies and trial lawyers, drug companies and union bosses."
Picking Palin may help McCain reach independents and moderates, but not for the reasons some have cited. While some pundits declared McCain was trying to reach Sen. Hillary Clinton's supporters with Palin, Sabato doubts that's what McCain had in mind: "Palin's role is to energize the base à la 2004, and let McCain reach out to moderate and independent voters."
Since McCain has scored what Southern Baptist leader Richard Land called "a grand slam" with conservatives by choosing Palin, he's more free to turn his attention to other blocs of voters and battleground states that may decide the election.
Still, McCain has a formidable battle. Sabato summed up McCain's task over the next two months: "He has to define a McCain presidency as not being a third Bush term, and not being as dangerous as an Obama term."
McCain's success in that task may hinge partly on convincing voters worried about the economy that his economic plan is different than the president's policies, but better than Obama's proposals.
So far, he hasn't made that case compellingly enough, according to political scientist and Republican consultant David Woodard of Clemson University. Woodard says that while McCain's free-market ideas will appeal to conservatives, he also has to "explain how Reagan economics work in a global economy."
McCain hinted at that theme in his convention speech, saying he would reform unemployment benefits designed for workers in the 1950s, and emphasize education for new jobs in a new economy. But he'll need to keep developing that message for voters concerned about the bottom line, says Woodard: "If Democrats start hammering on the economy, that's their issue to win with this year."
Another challenge McCain faces over the next two months is a series of presidential debates with Obama. "Rhetorically he [McCain] isn't even close to the match of his opponent," said Woodard. "He's got gravitas, but he's not very exciting when he speaks."
Sabato says it's hard to predict which style-or which candidate-will win over voters. "Sometimes the rhetoric soars and it sells," he said. "Sometimes the straight talk sells. We'll just have to wait and see."


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Western Michigan University is a nationally recognized research university classified as high research by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. WMU offers nearly 250 academic programs to students pursuing degrees through the doctoral level. More than 20 percent of its 24,600 students are enrolled in graduate course work. The Universitys vision is founded on three pillars and aspires to distinguish itself as learner centered, discovery driven, and globally engaged. For more information on the Universitys vision and strategic plan, please visit http://www.wmich.edu/strategic/.
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Participate in the recruitment of international students for the University and CELCIS. Represent CELCIS and the University effectively in external and internal relations. Meet the needs of international CELCIS students regarding curriculum and student services. Manage the daily operations of CELCIS and two English for Academic Purposes bridge courses, English 3600 and 3610. Plan, budget, and manage program finances. Provide leadership and supervision to faculty and staff. Make all employment decision recommendations and conduct evaluations. Participate in strategic planning and assessment.
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Masters Degree in TESL or Applied Linguistics. Ten years full-time experience teaching ESL, six of which must be in a four-year college or university-level intensive English program. Five years administrative experience in a university IEP.
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Authorities in Kemper County are looking for a teenager they say could be connected to multiple burglaries there.
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The built-in songs in Roland's digital pianos can be divided into two categories:
1. Original songs that were created for Roland digital pianos
2. Existing classical or popular songs
Roland Corporation does not distribute or sell musical scores for songs in Category 1.
You can obtain commercially available scores for songs in Category 2. In the case of popular songs, however, the arrangement may differ considerably depending on the printed musical score. Even for classical pieces, please be aware that a portion of the composition may have been omitted to fit in the space available in the piano's memory, or the piece may have been arranged differently from the available score.
Certain Roland piano models may have included printed music scores, or a copy of a score may have been distributed as part of a promotional campaign. These are not offered for individual sale by Roland Corporation.


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Taking Care of Yourself After Birth
When you become a new parent, it seems like there is never enough time to get anything done. Just getting dressed before noon becomes a challenge. But you deserve to take some time to focus on yourself, so you can recover your strength.
Rest. If you're feeling tired, it's no wonder. Your body has just given birth, you're getting to know your baby, and your mind is dealing with the challenges that come with being a parent. Make sure to get enough rest, eat healthy foods, and drink plenty of fluids, especially if you are breastfeeding. Try to nap when the baby does, and stay in your nightgown for the first week or two. It'll remind you to take it easy.
Simplify. Try letting the baby sleep in bed with you (or at least in the same room), so you don't have to get up for feedings. Limit stair climbing to once a day. Keep supplies close at hand (next to your bed, in the family room, or wherever you spend the most time) so diaper and clothing changes are easier. Fight the urge to do too much too soon. Forget about the housework. Focus on your needs and the baby's, and let others help you with the rest.
Stay fit. The postpartum period is a good time to continue a gentle fitness routine. Just start slowly and work up to your pre-pregnancy level. Your health care provider can give you the best advice on the types of activities for you to do, and those to avoid.
Understand your mood changes. The first few days following birth are a time when your hormones adjust to new levels. This can result in mood swings, which in combination with the normal stresses of parenting, can take their toll. For most women, these feelings of sadness or depression will pass. For others, they can worsen to the point of requiring professional help.
Feel comfortable about sexual intimacy. Your interest in sex can be affected by many factors after birth. The fact that you are tired, along with hormonal changes, can lower your desire. Physical healing can also take several weeks. And there is a chance that you can become pregnant if you have unprotected intercourse. So if you don't feel like making love, find other ways that you and your partner can show you still love each other. The most important thing to remember is that these feelings are all very normal and pass over time. Be sure to talk to your health care provider about when you can resume sexual relations, and don't forget to discuss birth control.
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If you want to make your own reservations, you can deal directly with an international airline by phone, mail, or Internet. Most airline agents also can advise you on other travel matters, such as baggage allowances, airport and customs procedures, vaccination and health requirements, and so on. In addition, there are many travel websites where you can compare prices, create your own itinerary, and buy your tickets on-line. Making reservations in this way can be a bit more risky since you do not have the expertise of the travel agent at your service, but it can also save you time if you know exactly what you are looking for.
It is best to book your tickets for U.S. domestic flights while you are still in your home country.
As you approach the airport where you will land in the United States, the pilot will announce the correct time. The United States follows a 12-hour system of time, rather than the 24-hour system followed by many other countries. The 12 hours from midnight to noon are called "a.m." (ante meridian). The 12 hours from noon to midnight are called "p.m." (post meridian). For example, 1400 is two o'clock or 2:00 p.m.; 2200 is 10 o'clock (10:00 p.m. or 10 o'clock at night,) and 1000 is 10 o'clock (10:00 a.m. or 10 o'clock in the morning). Set your watch to the correct U.S. time before you leave the plane.
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Buffing Paint: How To Buff Paint To A New Car ShineWritten by John McGann on September 15, 2011
This is not a commercial, infomercial, or free advertising for Meguiar's, let's clear that up right away. Yes, Meguiar's Orange County headquarters are close to our editorial office, and yes, we like the company's products. We also have a good relationship with media/PR reps Michael Pennington and Mike Stoops, guys who love their jobs and love detailing cars. We respect them for not only their enthusiasm for car care products but also for their honest, plain-spoken message. It is true that they'd like us and all our readers to buy Meguiar's products because they believe in what their company sells, but they will also readily admit that other wax companies make excellent products. If you prefer Mothers, Aero, Jax Wax, or Turtle Wax, that's OK. Mike and Mike both recognize your car's finish is a significant investment, whether you've got a new car, a newly painted car, or an older paintjob you want to keep looking as good as possible. On a basic level, they strive to educate people on how to properly use a particular product, no matter what brand it is. If some of those people end up becoming Meguiar's customers, all the better, but their willingness to help is not predicated by whether a person will buy up all the Meguiar's products on display at his local parts store. In that spirit, we drove Editor Glad's '06 Mustang to Irvine for a debrief on the right way to rehabilitate a car, both inside and out. It represents an average daily driver with a five-year-old paintjob. These paint buffing techniques will work for virtually any car that is still shiny, not chalky.
Paint Buffing
Towel Cheat Sheet
Terry Cloth
Used for:
Drying after washing
Cleaning glass
Cleaning convertible tops
Applying interior cleaner and protectant
Applying tire dressing
Used for:
Removing compound, polish, and wax (use separate towels for each step)
Applying quick detailer
Applicator care:
Buffer pads and terry cloth and microfiber towels can be machine washed with regular detergent. Wash them separately from your clothes (the waxes and cleaning products can stain your clothes, not that we would know or anything), do not use bleach, fabric softener, or dryer sheets—these contaminate the towels and they will not work as efficiently.
The Paint Buffer's Cheat Sheet
What it is: A mild abrasive designed to remove a small amount of paint from the surface of the car
What it does: Removes swirl marks, oxidation, and light scratches
Use it with: A random orbital polisher with a compounding foam pad (usually yellow)
High speed setting, slow travel time
Fifty percent overlap on each pass
Work in small sections
Remove with a microfiber towel
What it is: A gloss enhancer*
What it does: Adds depth, brightness, and clarity to the finish
Use it with: With a random orbital polisher and a polishing pad (usually gray or black)
Medium speed setting, fast travel time
Work in larger sections
Fifty percent overlap on each pass
Remove with a microfiber towel
*Polish is a vague term. Some polishes contain small amounts of abrasives that "clean" the paint, but pure polishes contain no abrasives, they are a chemical formulation that adds depth to the finish.
What it is: Sunscreen for your paint
What it does: Offers UV protection, prevents oxidation, and seals paint from the environment
Use it with: Applied in a thin layer by hand with a foam pad*
If machine application is OK, use a low speed, fast travel time
Apply over the entire car
Let dry to a light haze and remove with a microfiber towel
*Some waxes aren't meant to be applied by machine—the high speeds (relative to hand application) cause the wax to gum up.
Parts List
|Gold Class car wash shampoo, 16-oz.
|Professional Grit Guard
|Microfiber wash mitt
|Water Magnet microfiber drying towel
|Gold Class all wheel cleaner
|Smooth Surface clay kit
|Quik Detailer, 16-oz. bottle
|Professional dual action polisher
|SoftBuff 2.0 polishing pad
|SoftBuff 2.0 finishing pad
|Ultimate Compound
|Ultimate Polish
|Ultimate Liquid Wax
|Foam applicator pad
|Supreme Shine microfiber towel, three-pack
|Convertible top cleaner
|Soft Buff terry towels
|Gold Class leather and vinyl cleaner
|Gold Class leather conditioner
|Quik Interior Detailer
|Odor eliminator
|Ultimate Black plastic restorer
|NXT Generation glass cleaner
|Hot Shine tire gel kit
|Ultimate Quik Wax
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The Meguiar's guys have these cool flashlights they use to inspect a car's finish. They reproduce the color balance and intensity of sunlight but allow one to inspect the paint and progress of his work inside a building. This is a timesaver because it prevents the need to drive the car outside to check your work.Wheel cleaner questions are among the most common Meguiar's reps are asked. "The safest product to use is obviously a regular car wash soap. It is a very mild product that will not damage a wheel's finish," Pennington says. If you need more cleaning power than that, try a dedicated wheel cleaner. Here are Meguiar's wheel cleaners arranged left to right in order of acidity. Bare aluminum wheels stain and corrode very easily. Be sure to use the mildest cleaner you can buy, like the Hot Rims aluminum cleaner on the left. Pennington says it is Meguiar's most gentle wheel cleaner. Chrome cleaner is the most caustic and should only be used on hard, chrome-plated surfaces. All other wheels can use the product in the middle.Depending on the condition of your paint, you may need to buff it with a rubbing compound. If your paint is swirl-marked or scratched like the left half of the our hood, you will need to use a compound. Compounding your car isn't as scary as it used to be. New chemistry and the availability of affordable random orbital polishers have virtually eliminated all risk of damaging your paint in the process.Car wash soap does not remove all the surface defects in your paint; it only gets rid of what can be rinsed away. A clay bar removes bonded contaminants: the stuff you feel when you run your hand across the paint. Things like tree sap and road grime can stick to the paint like glue. Clay bar grabs these contaminants and pulls them off the paint. Start with a clean bar, lightly mist the paint with quick detailer or a mix of water and a little car wash soap (to act as a lubricant) and rub the bar lightly across the paint.A good detail job always begins with a thorough wash. Meguiar's recommends using two wash buckets, one filled with soap and water and one with plain water, every time you wash the car. Dip your wash mitt in the soapy water, scrub the car, then drop and wring out the mitt in the water-only bucket to rinse the dirt off. The company also recommends using a stand of some sort in the soap bucket, like this yellow plastic grate referred to as Grit Guard by Meguiar's. Any residual scratchy particulates that didn't come off in the rinse bucket will settle underneath the grate and away from your wash mitt. The whole process sounds a bit obsessive-compulsive, but any precautions you can take to avoid putting scratches in your paint will prevent having to buff the finish out as often, ultimately saving you time.As you work the clay bar, you will feel it picking up the junk stuck to your paint. It will feel rough over contaminated surfaces and smoothly glide over the areas that are clean. When the clay gets really dirty, knead it to expose a clean surface. Clay can be used on any hard, smooth surface. "Try it on your painted wheels, headlight and taillight lenses, and window glass, too," Stoops says.Before applying any surface treatment to your paint, Meguiar's recommends masking the trim and other textured surfaces that should not be exposed to polish and wax. These products easily get trapped in plastic, and many of them turn a chalky white as they dry. "It only takes a few extra minutes, but it prevents having to try cleaning wax residue out of the trim later," Stoops says.The combination of Meguiar's products that will yield the best results for the home hobbyist is shown in the foreground. Using a compound, polish, and wax, in that order, will remove most swirl marks and light scratches from your paint. Deeper scratches will require using a heavy-cut compound with a high-speed rotary buffer, but the potential of damaging your paint in the process is much greater.
Be sparing with each product, work a section of the car at a time, wiping with a clean microfiber towel between each step. Depending on how deeply scratched or swirled your paint is, you may need two applications of compound. If that doesn't get rid of the problems, you'll need a pro-level heavy-cut compound or even a full-on wet-sand and buff. For reference, check our buffer's cheat sheet for application guides for each product.Generally, cleaning a convertible top can be accomplished with car wash soap and a soft scrub brush. If you feel the need for something stronger, consider trying a dedicated convertible top cleaner. Some companies make separate cleaners for cloth and vinyl tops. Meguiar's convertible top cleaner will work on either material. Spray the product lightly on the top, and wipe it off first with a wet terry cloth towel, then again with a dry terry cloth towel. Wait until the top is fully dry before retracting it.A full detailing job also includes the interior of the car. Use a stiff bristle brush on the carpet to break up trapped dirt prior to vacuuming.By the way, this shop vac may be the world's quietest vacuum cleaner that actually draws enough suction to clean a car. It didn't sound like a 747 taking off, and we could talk normally while the thing was running.Though the label says it's for leather, these products will work on leather or vinyl upholstery. Meguiar's sells these in either spray bottles or in lotion form (that's industry jargon for the stuff in a squeeze bottle), because some people prefer one over the other, but the contents work the same.Put a small amount on a terry cloth towel, and work it into the seats. You'll probably be surprised how dirty the towel will be afterward. Apply the conditioner in the same fashion.Many of the major manufacturers of detailing products offer different levels within their product lines. Meguiar's Ultimate line of trim protectant offers more UV protection than its less expensive consumer level does.
Be prepared for all sorts of surprises when cleaning an interior. Remember the .40-cal bullet we found under the floor mat of our Panther Platform project car?Editor Glad's car contained a similarly lethal concoction of stale Goldfish crackers and curdling milk lurking within the bowels of his Mustang's cupholder. We were thinking he was going all stinky-cheese French on us, but it was merely the side-effect of having a 2-year-old rugrat.Ultimate Protectant not only handles interiors, it's awesome for exterior trim like the cowling at the base of the windshield that always turns a nasty gray color after what seems like only five minutes in the sun.It contains high amounts of UV protection and does not wash away easily, meaning you don't have to reapply it every time the car gets wet.Meguiar's Odor Eliminator spray killed the cheese-factory smell, making the drive back much more pleasant than the drive down (remember, we had to leave the top up so it could dry).Tire shine is a popular product that Meguiar's sells as a lotion, aerosol spray, or liquid spray. "It's all the same stuff. Some customers are just accustomed to putting it on a certain way. We can understand that," Pennington says.Though this whole job can be done in about four hours, you're not going to have time to do this process every weekend, so you can maintain your car's finish between detailing sessions with quick detailer and spray wax. Quick detailer can be used between washes when removing light dust and debris. Use the spray wax to ramp up the level of paint protection between washings.Hopefully you cleaned the tires way back in the initial wash step using a general cleaner—car wash soap or a product like Simple Green. Wipe or spray the tire dressing on. If it is too shiny for your tastes, wait until it is nearly dry and wipe it again with a dry towel. This will knock down some of the gloss.After all this work, you can impress your friends, colleagues, and drunk neighbors with this cool water-beading parlor trick. The Meguiar's guys showed us a video one of their customers made where he drew the Ford logo on his hood with wax and ran a sheet of water across it. As the water ran off the hood, the Ford emblem appeared. "The wax is hydrophobic," Pennington explains. "It repels water."


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Video: Howard Bernstein Reports From Golf Challenge
Video: Tiger Woods, Topper Shutt At Congressional Country Club
WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Tiger Woods is in town for the AT& T National Golf Tournament Media Day at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda.
He and our own Topper Shutt are competing in a chip shot challenge.
Howard Bernstein reported from Congressional with more on what's going on today and the forecast (see the reports in the videos attached to this story).
Our coverage of AT&T National Media Day at Congressional Country Club continues on 9 News beginning at 5. We'll have a live interview with Tiger Woods. Plus, we'll have results from Topper Shutt's challenge with the golf legend.


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