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McINTYRE, Ga. -- It's a television show people either love or hate.
"Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" stars what many people call a very loud-mouthed and misbehaved little girl.
Her name is Alana Thompson, and she belongs to a family that is not ashamed to call themselves "rednecks."
"Honey Boo Boo" is Thompson's nickname, by the way.
America first met Thompson last year on "Toddlers and Tiaras," a reality show on TLC.
The 8-year-old from McIntyre, Georgia became such a standout, the network gave her and her family a spin-off.
"Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" debuted on TLC two seasons ago, and continues to draw mixed reviews.
Some people call the family's rambunctious way-of-life repulsive, even horrifying.
Other viewers can't stop watching and praise Thompson for her outward support of her gay uncle.
In one popular episode, Thompson claimed, "Ain't nothing wrong with being a little gay. Everybody's a little gay."
But what the reality show does not often emphasize is where the family lives and who lives there with them.
First Coast News reporter Jacob Long and photographer Jimmy Marlow spent three days in McIntyre this summer.
Actually, they stayed in Milledgeville, which is close by because McIntyre does not have any hotels.
Its city hall workers said the tiny mining community has a population of around 600 people.
Rusted wagon wheels and abandoned buildings add charm to the town, and no one seems to care if the weeds get too high.
McIntyre is so small, in fact, its largest intersection has no stop lights; just two stop signs.
And, if you spin around in that very location, you will see just about everything you need in McIntyre: a gas station, the post office, city hall, a pool hall and fresh seafood.
"I mean, I love it. I love it. I love to be out the limelight," Katrina Ford said.
Ford has called McIntyre home for her entire life, 32 years.
She told First Coast News she loves not having to worry about traffic or having to wait in line at the Main Street Market.
But, Ford refused to give "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" more than a passing glance.
"It makes everybody look here like we're just intellectually challenged," Ford said.
She thinks Thompson's family is exaggerating who they really are and worries what the rest of the country will think about McIntyre.
She said, "That's not the way that everyone here is. Disgusting like that, nope. Everyone is not like that."
Some loyal customers at the Chalk Miner's Diner outside McIntyre also do not like the show.
However, they also do not like the idea of talking about it on camera.
After all, the town is a place where pretty much everyone knows the Thompson clan.
Jacobs told First Coast News he has known the Thompson family for years and defends their show's portrayal of McIntyre.
Jacobs said, "They cook 'coon, and dove and duck, you know, they cook all different kinds of animals. I mean, I love it."
He said the shenanigans you see on the reality show are about as real as it gets for the tiny town.
Perhaps one of the most redneck moments on the show recently was the camouflage dress Thompson's mom wore to her wedding.
GG Formals in nearby Dublin, Georgia is where the family was fitted for the big day. The shop was even on the show.
"I tried to compose myself and act like I'm all calm and cool. And I get off the phone, and I'm like 'we're going to be on national television. And I'm crying!'" said co-owner Suzanne Lake.
Lake said redneck or not, she and her mother, Bo Preston, connect with Thompson and her family.
"The thing I think a lot of people don't know about them is they do a lot of charity work. And I mean charity work locally and on the national level," said Preston.
Not to mention, the show has led to national and international exposure for the area.
Lake said, "Like our Facebook, we've got hit up from people in Dublin, Ireland and other European countries."
And that seems to be the case in McIntyre itself, too.
From the inflatable swimming pool in her front yard, Sharon Brown said she is seeing more tourists come through than ever before.
"Driving around, stopping asking for directions, where do they live? Like it's so complicated. There's like two streets here," Brown joked.
She grew up in McIntyre and lives just a few houses down from Thompson.
Brown thinks the show is what it is.
She said you don't have to watch it, but that it's hard to ignore how it's put a never-before-heard-of town on the map finally.
First Coast News reached out to Honey Boo Boo's family, but their publicist in New York declined an interview request.
Rumor has it, though, the family remains grounded in McIntyre, but their house is now roped off to keep spectators away.
If you want to get in on the Honey Boo Boo action, here are list of fun interactive activities:
Honey Boo Boo name generator
Honey Boo Boo ringtones
Which Boo Boo family member are you?
And don't forget to check out Jacob and Jimmy's photo gallery from their trip!
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Just got back from a long weekend in Rocky Mountain National Park where it dipped down into the low 40s and I was nice and toasty but not overly hot. The zippers dont snag too much and the loops to secure a sleeping pad under it are a nice feature. The only downside is the included compression sack. It feels like its going to split apart at the seams when you're compressing the bag, but you just have to be careful. Overall a very nice bag for the price!
A friend just bought the kelty light year...
A friend just bought the kelty light year xp 20 long from you on sale for $75. Do you still have this bag available and can I get it at that price?
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Your friend must have caught it on one of the bigger recent sales. Unfortunately, once those sales end, that's it. However, this is still a good sale price, and if you find the exact same item somewhere else for less, Backcountry will match it. Good luck.
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Also check out Backcountry's affiliated website Steepandcheap.com I've seen this sleeping bag on there numerous times and for the price you're referring to. The site is based off of availability so you just have to be lucky and patient, but a lot of times you can score some awesome deals. Good luck.
I see size/weight specs for long and regular...
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If we do decide to go this route, we will be running a VM in Solaris. The one option I have gone the farthest with is the turnkey solution. I am able to get the VM to the point that it tells me the IP address(s) to access the server, but when I try to the browser times out for all of the options it gives. I assume that it doesn't come prepackaged with a firewall that gets in the way, and I tried turning the firewall on the machine the VM was running on off. I've looked around to find a solution, but if other people are having this issue, I'm not finding their discussions.
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(Washington) -- While some in Congress say cutting the deficit should be the top priority, Iowa Senator Tom Harkin says there's no task more "urgent" now than extending unemployment benefits to the long-term jobless.
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(Des Moines) -- Expected levels of sales, capital spending, and employment for Iowa's largest employers all edged higher as business leaders' optimism improved for the coming six months. The Iowa Business Council's Fourth Quarter Economic Outlook Survey Index rose to 62 - nearly five points higher than the survey conducted in the third quarter. The fourth quarter survey was two points higher than last quarter, but two points lower than one year ago. Nearly ninety percent of the CEOs expect steady or increased sales over the next six months. Eleven percent of survey respondents expect sales sales levels to be lower or substanially lower.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An analysis of new census data shows Iowa is fifth in the nation for residents 65 or older.
Nearly 15 percent of Iowa's 3 million residents are 65 or older. The oldest state is Florida, with 17.3 percent of its residents 65 or older, followed by West Virginia, Maine and Pennsylvania.
The analysis of the data released Wednesday says Iowa is among the top three states in percentage of residents 85 and older.
Families, employers, health care and other institutions have been faced with adjustments as the baby boomers born after the end of World War II age.
The Census Bureau says the 65-and-older segment grew more than 15 percent over the past decade and now makes up 13 percent of the nation's population.
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I need to sync some mobile phone to zimbra accounts. I have no problem with Android, Iphone, Blackberry, ...
But with Windows Phone 7, I can't do anything.
My server has self signed certificates, and the client can't buy other certs...
When I configure account in Windows Phone, i have the error (approximatively translated): "the server's cert has problem. Contact your tech support . Error code : 80072F0D"
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Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally said Tuesday that a plan to pump oil from a leaking barge onto another barge had been approved, but it was unclear how long that would take. He said the other barge was en route.
Authorities also said that severe weather expected to sweep through the area could shut down cleanup operations for a time, prolonging even further the closure of a 16-mile stretch of river.
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Congratz GP!
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Some local glory, my local paper published a story about my Kaidan project and about my mapping commissions and printing work. Plus a bad photo of me!
Not a big deal, but kinda cool!
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Congratz GP!
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Hey that's better than a stick in the eye! A mite bit better in fact.
Good publicity for you, congrats
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Five Lost Disneyland Rides: Flying Saucers Anyone? (VIDEO)
by Rebecca Dolan. Posted Mar 16th 2011 12:03 AM
Continue ReadingOpened in 1955, Disneyland in Anaheim, California has delighted visitors for decades with its eight themed "lands" of rides, shows and attractions. It just isn't possible to forget a first spin on Dumbo, rocketing through darkness on Space Mountain or singing along with those musical pirates before Johnny Depp stole their fame. The skallywag! But with the park constantly updating through the years, some of those classic rides exist only as memories today.
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Anaheim with Kids: A Perfect Family Day
by Ellen Buermeyer. Posted Nov 10th 2010 02:22 PM
Continue ReadingAnaheim, Calif., is just 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles and is home to the famed Disney parks, Disneyland® Resort and Disney's California Adventure® Park. If you have just one day to spend with young children in Anaheim, you'll want to head straight to Disneyland® Resort to make the most of your time there. There is so much magic to experience on a family vacation in Anaheim with kids, so let's jump in! You can also follow along on an interactive map of the Disneyland® Resort.
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by Sarah Rose. Posted Oct 31st 2010 10:16 PM
Continue ReadingYou may have noticed when you logged on to book a plane ticket that your airline also let you book a hotel room right on their site. But is this one-stop-shopping such a good idea? A lot of travelers seem to think so.
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Anaheim Slang
by Juli Huang. Posted Oct 13th 2010 03:56 AM
Continue ReadingIn preparing for a visit here, I recommend learning a bit about Anaheim slang. It will give you some insight into Californian culture and allow you to better navigate the local language. You will find that even though Californians all live in the same state, Northern California slang is much different from Southern California, and even L.A. has a few differences from Orange County. Below is a compilation of five must-learn Anaheim slang terms and phrases, which are highly recommended for visitors to this Orange County neighborhood. Armed with this list, you and your fellow travelers will not only understand the youth of the area, but you might just be able to communicate with them!
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Continue ReadingMost people know Anaheim as home of Disneyland, but what many don't know is that Anaheim itself is extremely photogenic. Photographers, get your cameras ready. This little Orange County city has some of Southern California's best photo opportunities. Anaheim is more than just the Magic Kingdom. With Weir Canyon Wilderness Park in the eastern hills and Brookhurst Park in the northwest corner, Anaheim has sites for everything from landscape photography to travel photography. Anaheim's "must-shoot" guide takes in the following:
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Walking Tall
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Summary:Chris Vaughn has come home. He's a retired U.S. Special Forces soldier who has returned to his hometown to renew old relationships and make a new life for himself. But while Chris was away, his boyhood town wasted away to a dilapidated, crime-ridden shell of itself. His wealthy high school rival, Jay Hamilton, has closed the once-prosperous lumber mill--once the area's largest employer--and has turned the town's resources towards criminal gains. The place Chris grew up is now overrun with crime, drugs, and violence. Enlisting the help of his old pal Ray Templeton, Chris gets elected sheriff and vows to shut down Hamilton's operations. His actions endanger his family and threaten his own life... Full Summary >>


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ATLANTA (WXIA) - As we close in on the Sunday showdown between the Seattle Seahawks and our Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Divisional Playoff this weekend, 11Alive's Sam Crenshaw and Paul Silvi from our Seattle sister station, KING5, debated which city is better - Atlanta or Seattle.
They compared features between the two cities, like food (Seattle's seafood versus our Soul Food), music (our hip hop stars versus their rock stars), tycoons (Bill Gates versus Ted Turner), local drink of choice (Coke versus Starbucks), local attractions (The Space Needle versus the Georgia Aquarium), and air travel (Hartsfield-Jackson, the world's busiest airport versus Boeing, one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers).
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By Robert Ham: On the one hand, it is disappointing to hear how sedate Blitzen Trapper has become relative to the eclectic start that sparked the band's recent successes. Their first batch of albums found this sextet jumping joyfully all over the map from blues-y acoustic breakdowns to trudging T. Rex-style rock to weather-beaten indie pop. Yet, their last album Furr, and the majority of their latest LP, is given over to fairly straitlaced folk-rock that could easily populate a dusty corner of Neil Young's Archives.
The other side of the coin is that they do the sun kissed Laurel Canyon shuffle so very well. And Eric Earley is an unnaturally talented songwriter whose nature-driven explorations of the heart and the soul can wrap around your pleasure center like tendrils if you'll let them. It's what makes Furr and this follow-up such delights to experience.
It's a funny thing considering the group opens up this new album with one of their most ambitious recordings to date: a six-minute long, multi-tiered epic that opens up with Queen-like a cappella vocals that give way to swaggering rock and blasts of prog greatness. Listening to the group throw themselves so fully into the experience is thrilling and makes the potential of seeing the Blitzen boys pull it off in concert even more so.
The rest of the album stays the course of the '70s influenced trail Early and co. have created. It feels comfortable and slightly worn like a favorite chair or a pair of jeans. And there's plenty of room to breathe between the chugging guitar lines and hip-shaking rumble – the gorgeous duet between Early and Alela Diane on "The Trees" and the piano, vocals, and strings weeper "Heaven And Earth" are particular standouts. It makes for a full well-rounded album that is an immensely satisfaction to let simmer in the background or play full blast.


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Ned Yost media session: August 30
Mr. 500
Manager Ned Yost was asked about his 500th career win, which he achieved yesterday in Cleveland. Yost was modest about the accomplishment. He said that the fact that his 500th loss was two years ago puts it into context. He does see 1,000 wins as a goal.
The Butler is back in
Billy Butler started at DH yesterday and is back at first base tonight. Yost said that Butler's right hand has not been 100 percent since the All-Star Break. Butler was held out of batting practice during the Cleveland series.
The pen
Blake Wood made his first appearance in 10 days yesterday. He fanned all three batters he faced in the eighth inning. Yost said that Wood will be available tonight, if needed.
Robinson Tejeda was activated before yesterday's game. While Yost would like to ease Tejeda back into action, he knows it probably won't be possible. He'll put the righty in during a seventh or eighth inning situation.
Injury updates: Meche back on Wednesday
Gil Meche had a side session today at Kauffman Stadium. The plan is for him to be back with the club as a reliever on Wednesday when the rosters are able to be expanded.
Brian Bannister and Luke Hochevar will make rehab appearances with Omaha. They will 'piggyback' once they come back to KC in September, meaning that one will throw about four innings and then the other will throw four frames. Yost expects both of the pitchers to be back in early September.
Additional call-ups?
When asked about additional call-ups beyond the three rehabbing pitchers, Yost said that he hasn't had a chance to discuss that with GM Dayton Moore to this point, but his best guess is they will talk tomorrow.
Texas in town
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That's what these are for. They clean old gasket material in 10 seconds. We go through a box every 2 or 3 weeks at the Subaru shop.Scottie J
All done in 10 minutes this morning after a Goo-Gone douche overnight.
Regarding the jets for the TM32, good starting point for jetting is:30 pilot (22/210 type)P4 needle jet (389 type)Stock 5fp17 needle in middle position195 main jet (4/042 type)That will get you in the neighborhood. You may have to do some changes for temperature changes.
I've switched the jets in the TM-32 from what it comes with to your recommendations above as a starting point. I have a question just for my own info: What's the difference to the engine switching from a Q-2 to a P-4 needle jet? Is it just a matter of the P-4 being richer (with the clip in any given groove) than the Q-2? And what's the difference between a Q & a P jet? I also have to make the switch in my brain about the mixture screw. The BS 29 was CCW richer being a fuel screw. The TM 32 is CW richer being an air screw.
The P4 is a leaner needle jet by a large amount. Q jets are a richer jet series than P jets. Lower letters and numbers are leaner, and get richer as you go up. The range in the P series is P0, P2, P4, P6, P8, and then you get to Q0, Q2,...etc.
The needle jet is the primary fuel regulator from 1/4 to 1/2 throttle, along with some help from the needle. From 1/2 throttle to 3/4 throttle, the needle is the primary regulator, along with some help from the needle jet. In other words, the needle jet has stronger effect than the needle does at throttle settings below half throttle, and the needle has stronger effect at throttle settings more than half throttle. At half throttle, they have about the same effect. So, when you do your plug chops to check mixture at the different throttle positions, you know what to adjust.You are correct about the air screw direction. The normal starting point for beginning the tune-up is the screw is 1.5 turns out from the fully in position. Any adjustment that is more than 3 turns out has gone beyond the adjustment range, and the next leaner jet needs to be installed, and start the screw process again. If the engine runs(doesn't die) with the screw fully in, then it needs the next richer jet, and start the screw adjustment process again.
....Most people who bitch about them don't read the F-ing manual or have intake leaks or something else wrong with the basic engine or tuneup that's NOT carb related.
Hi 2CV,I don't have them... But, I scoped these out at my local true value (automotive, hardened washers). I don't know the size, but if you're in a pinch let me know and the appropriate size. I'll grab a few and post them.
2CVI looked at Hitchcocks AVL parts list and couldn't find any hardened washers.I did find 6 stainless steel washers that go under the cylinder head nuts. Those are the ones I need for the AVL. 4 were there, two were missing. Hitchcocks seems to list them for the ironhead, but not the AVL. ??In any case, why do they have to be hardened washers?There is nothing moving against them that would create wear and hardening a piece of steel does not change the degree it will bend under load. The modulus of elasticity of steel remains the same regardless of its hardness.The Hitchcock site shows the nuts as M8 X 1.25 so the body diameter of the studs would be 8mm or .315 inches (5/16" for all practical purposes).A regular 5/16" washer in the US will be about 3/4" in diameter.There is a 17/64 ID and a 9/32 ID washer that is 5/8 outside diameter but they might be hard to find.Finding a 1/4" ID washer with an outside diameter of 9/16" should be pretty easy and drilling out the hole to 5/16" would allow it to work fine.Using it sure would be better than using nothing at all.
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It appears that there is some sort of interoperability issue between Thunderbird and the IMAP server. When downloading rather large IMAP folders, thunderbird takes a very long time to display list contents. I get "opening folder, sending credentials" then it switches to "Compacting Folder" and hangs for several hours before displaying the contents.
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ATLANTA -- Police in Atlanta and Cobb County are looking for suspects in two separate taxi cab robberies this week.
On Monday, Atlanta Police said a man flagged down a Checker Cab outside the Georgian Terrace and asked to be driven to Morehouse College. Once they passed the City Detention Center downtown, police said the man pulled out a gun and ordered the driver to take him to Lee Street and Tucker Avenue when he robbed the driver then got out.
The suspect is described as a 5 foot 10 inch tall black male with an average build. Police released a photo of him from the cab's dashboard camera on Friday. Anyone who can identify the suspect is asked to call Investigator P J Roberson at 404 441-0707.
In Marietta, Cobb County Police are looking for three men suspected of robbing a taxi driver Friday morning. The robbery happened at around 2:30 a.m. at the intersection of Hollydale Court and Red Berry Lane.
Cobb County Police Sgt. Dana Pierce said the taxi driver was dispatched to a house on Hollydale Court. When he reached the intersection, two men climbed into the back of his cab, while a third suspect stayed outside and started demanding money.
One of the men in the back of the taxi pointed a gun at the driver while he gave cash and some of his personal items to the suspects, Pierce said.
The driver described the suspects as black men, and said the one outside the taxi was about 5 feet 7 inches tall and light-skinned, with wavy hair and light-colored eyes.
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maybe look on ebay. I think they sell them on there. Will give you a ball park figure.
I have a good antelope cape that has been froze for a couple years, not sure on the neck size but it's in the large range and in good shape. I have someone that wants to buy it, and not sure what I should ask for it. Any taxi's on here or anyone that could give me a ball park value???...Thanx!
maybe look on ebay. I think they sell them on there. Will give you a ball park figure.
My taxi will pay $50-$100. Depends on how big the cape is and the markings.
The guy I use takes any cape (at least from me)that is in good shape. I usually work out a deal for credit towards my next mount.I also give him waterfowl and gamebirds from time to time.
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Thanks everyone, I was offered $25 for it and figured that was a bit on the low end.
You should be able to get $50. but if it isn't tanned not much more than that. A $100 raw antelope cape better be great, and should be fully fleshed, ears turned and lips split.
Depends on the state. I believe it is illegal to sell capes in my home state of Oregon.
$25 is low, but not that low as old as it is, could have some slippage problems when it thaws. Our taxi gave us a $100 credit for a fresh elk cape this year.
They don't stay good indefinitely frozen, any more than your hamburger does. I'd get rid of it just to free up more freezer space!


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San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Chris Anderson scored 13 points and dished out
six assists to lead the San Diego Toreros to a 65-61 victory over the Northern
Kentucky Norse in part of the 2012 NUCDF Basketball Challenge at the Jenny
Craig Pavilion.
Dennis Kramer registered team-highs of 15 points and six rebounds for San Diego
(2-0) and Johnny Dee added 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor. The
Toreros made 25-of-35 at the charity stripe to improve to 2-0.
Eshaunte Jones paced the Norse (0-1) with 12 points and six boards in the
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points off the bench while Ernest Watson and Chad Jackson chipped in nine
points each.
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period, but the Norse went into the intermission trailing by only four points
after scoring nine points off of turnovers. NKU held a 26-21 lead with just
under five minutes left in the opening stanza, but the Toreros ended the half
on a 9-0 run take a 30-26 lead into the break.
The Norse refused to quit and Johnson put them up by eight points by completing
a four-point play at the 9:46 mark of the second half. USD rallied back and Dee
put it in front by making a jumper with 3:26 left in regulation. Watson
responded with a jumper of his own, but Anderson put the Toreros back in front
for good by finishing a layup in the paint with just under two minutes before
the final buzzer.
San Diego held a 31-21 rebounding edge and attempted 22 more free throws to
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Pvt. First Class Brent Vasa graduated from the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Tuesday, March 26 as a mortorman with First Platoon Charlie Company.
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I had never heard of the Mesquite Springs site before (Death Valley), its used by the astronomical society of Nevada. It lies at around 2000' elevation. Has anyone ever observed here before? Is the heat oppressive?
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It did'nt come as a surprise to me that the SPM site and my site were high up on the list (thats why we moved here after all) since we get over 300 nights a year clear and the seeing up at top of the mountain are superb.
Getting to our spot may be problematic for many who do not have access to a 4WD vehicle, but the park is accessable via a paved road and there is a great open area (7960' elevation) called Vallecitos which has nice horizons and room for lots of scopes. Heres a pic of the area, the observatories 2 meter dome can be seen to the east. Anybody want to join me for an observing expedition this spring/summer?


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Far Hills, NJ (Sports Network) - The United States Golf Association announced
on Monday that it will add men's and women's Four-Ball Championships to the
schedule in 2015, and will retire the Amateur Public Links after 2014.
The addition of the four-ball championship marks the first new events added to
the USGA slate in over 25 years. Both championships will be contested between
mid-March and late May.
"We couldn't be more excited about the creation of national Four-Ball
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than 5.4 for men and 14.4 for women. There will be no age restrictions.
Fields will consist of 128 two-player teams for men and 64 for women. The
teams will play 36 holes of stroke play before a cut to the low 32 teams for
the match play portion of the championship.
While the Four-Ball Championships are being added, the men's and women's
Amateur Public Links will be retired after the 2014 season.
According to the USGA's release, "The decision follows an internal review
which determined that the APL and WAPL championships no longer serve their
original mission because of the widespread accessibility public-course golfers
today enjoy in USGA championships."
"While our fondness for these championships made this decision a difficult
one, we will continue to proudly celebrate the legacy and important role that
the APL and WAPL have had on the game by forever honoring them in the USGA
Museum, as well as in other appropriate ways," said John Bodenhamer, senior
managing director of Rules, Competitions & Equipment Standards for the USGA.
Future PGA and LPGA Tour players such as Billy Mayfair, Tim Clark, 2008
Masters champion Trevor Immelman, Ryan Moore, reigning FedEx Cup champ Brandt
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ATLANTA -- Police have released the incident report on Atlanta running back Michael Turner, after he was arrested on charges of speeding and driving under the influence on Interstate 85.
Read the Police Report here.
Turner also spoke with the press Wednesday for the first time since his arrest.
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Lt. Sean Smith with the Gwinnett County Detention Center said the 30-year-old Pro Bowler was stopped at 4:06 a.m. Tuesday on I-85 near Steve Reynolds Boulevard. Turner lives in Suwanee.
Gwinnett County Police spokesman Cpl. Edwin Ritter said Turner was going 97 mph in a 65 mph zone.
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Turner was released at 7:12 a.m. on $2,219 bond, according to Smith.
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Coach Mike Smith said he met with Turner in person Tuesday. At the team's regularly scheduled press conference he briefly addressed the situation.
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How far can Zim dollars go?
Zimbabwe | Zimbabweans are starving and inflation is out of sight, but Auntie Paula's motto is "I can't say no"
"How far can Zim dollars go?" Continued...
SEATTLE-The menu for the evening: garlic-crusted chicken breast with artichokes, oven-cured tomatoes, saffron-pine-nut pilaf, lemon, and thyme; or grilled filet of salmon with fingerling potatoes, leeks, fennel, and grain mustard.
Paula Leen found her seat at Table 9 for a recent African charity benefit dinner at the Lynnwood Convention Center in a north Seattle suburb. The 74-year-old missionary to Zimbabwe seemed distant, absent even, as she nibbled at the American feast. On a short fundraising and networking trip stateside, she'd left her thoughts and heart back in Africa, where the current global financial crisis is translating into more hungry bellies and death in hospital lines among the hundreds of orphans and rural Zimbabweans she serves.
"If I'm not there, they die," she said, her eyes moistening behind a forced smile.
Lately many have died even with Auntie Paula there. Donations are down, cutting her ability to foot the bill for treatments and surgeries-never mind buying fuel for the 50-mile drive to the nearest hospital, Mutare General Hospital on Zimbabwe's eastern border. For food, the rural African version of saffron-pine-nut pilaf is mealy meal, highly processed cornmeal stripped of most nutritional value. Leen barely can afford enough of it to keep the children and workers at her orphanage from starvation.
As Westerners tighten belts and charitable giving wanes, ministries like ZOPOM (Zimbabwe Outreach Program and Orphanages-Mutare) struggle to keep up with local market downturns.
The market in Zimbabwe began its rapid descent eight years ago when President Robert Mugabe instituted a compulsory land redistribution program, taking farms from the country's minority population of wealthy whites and handing them over to impoverished blacks, many of whom lacked the knowledge or experience to produce sustainable crop yields. Those with financial means quickly fled the country, and much of the choicest farmland now sits unused.
Unemployment ballooned and inflation skyrocketed in the early part of this decade, rendering Zimbabwean currency near useless. Residents carted wagons full of cash to the markets to buy food. Few believed the situation could get any worse. But this summer, as the misguided financial decisions of Western nations came home to roost, Zimbabwe plunged to new depths of desperation. Unemployment reached 80 percent, inflation 11,200,000 percent. That's right: 11.2 million percent.
Sitting on a padded bench in the plush foyer outside the Lynnwood banquet hall, Leen translated such shocking numbers into story. She told of unemployed Zimbabweans so desperate for work that she offers them jobs collecting leaves for garden mulch, a position that pays barely enough to stay alive. When the workers beg for food, she tells them of the country's 800,000-ton shortage of maize, an amount that could fill a line of delivery trucks stretching all the way across Zimbabwe and South Africa and into the Indian Ocean. "That food is not going to come," she says.
Collecting water is a problem, too. Leen recently purchased 60 feet of rope for ZOPOM wells, an expenditure equivalent to $600. "It was in the billions in Zim dollars, or was it quadrillions?" she said, noting her plan to stuff a few lengths of American rope in her suitcase before returning to the mission field.
In the week Leen spent stateside, the Zimbabwean exchange rate for U.S. dollars quadrupled, creating instant need for four times ZOPOM's current level of monthly funding just to maintain at already impossible levels. Shopping in Zimbabwe is like a game of beat the clock, this with no winners. "They mark up prices twice a day, and always the price goes up higher than the exchange rate so you pay more and more and more," Leen said. "If I get some Zim dollars on a Monday and go back to the orphanage, when I come back to buy things Friday the prices have quadrupled."
Zimbabwe hasn't always been this way. When Leen arrived in the southeastern African nation in 1981, she thought it rugged compared to the wealth of her former American home, but starvation and disease were limited. The advent of an AIDS pandemic over the next decade began to change that. And Mugabe's Robin Hood fantasies made it all worse.
Political strife between Mugabe's ZANU-PF party and the rival MDC often prevents substantial foreign aid from reaching Zimbabwe's 13 million people. Leen has witnessed convoys of food and supplies turned back from traveling into particularly needy regions-a stark reminder to her and all America, with its normal voter turnout of 50 percent, that politics matter.
In September, Mugabe and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai signed a power-sharing agreement intended to ease political turmoil and open doors for donor nations. But Zimbabwe's long history of problems leaves many outsiders leery of funding rebuilding projects until some signs of stability emerge.
Her pilaf and chocolate mousse cake now finished, Leen walked to the podium of the Lynnwood banquet hall for a brief presentation of ZOPOM's work. Massive images of diseased and starving people juxtaposed with those of smiling African children flashed across a giant screen behind her. In a grand-motherly voice, quivering with age, she delivered her most impassioned plea for the hundreds of guests in attendance to incline their hearts toward Africa.
"A pint of milk is four days' work, a bar of soap one week's work, a loaf of bread two weeks' work, and a bag of mealy meal two months' work," she said, imploring her listeners to lay down Western comforts if only for a season and come see what economic disaster really looks like. "It's a life-changing experience, and I hope some of you will get to have that opportunity."
One recurring picture on the screen behind showed a woman's leg with an infected grapefruit-size cancerous growth protruding prominently. Leen explained that she had begged the woman to go to the hospital when the growth was small. But devotion to a brand of faith dubbed "apostolic" precluded the woman from seeing a doctor. Only when her husband had abandoned her and her life hung in the balance did she finally agree to undergo surgery. By that point, amputation was her only option.
Such bizarre religious commitments often inhibit Leen's best efforts to help hurting people, underscoring Zimbabwe's need for spiritual and cultural renewal as much as political change. Many locals with whom Leen interacts profess strong commitments to the teachings of the Christian Bible. But understanding of biblical truth is often rudimentary or misguided.
Leen has developed a basic distrust of African men who routinely quote scriptural mandates for making babies and yet often abandon their wives and families to avoid hardship or pursue other women. She seeks to convince many African mothers to slow their rate of childbearing. "The one no-fail crop in Zimbabwe is babies," she says. "They quote me the verse 'Be fruitful and multiply,' and I tell them, 'Yes, but you can stop when the job is done.'"
Zimbabwean parents have no problem with multiplication; it's the fruit-fulness that is often left wanting. About a quarter of all children in the country are orphans. That number stems largely from a national AIDS epidemic that has 1.8 million people living with the disease today.
The problems are too large for Auntie Paula, and she knows it. She must make decisions daily about whom to feed among the too many hungry mouths begging for help. "Right now the hunger is so bad that the workers are stealing the food that we're growing. They steal it at night, and we know it's the workers because the dogs aren't barking," she said. "I can't really blame them too much, but I tell them, 'Look, if you need some food, just ask. I won't say no.'"
Leen has built a ministry on saying no as little as possible. She mothers dozens of children, employs hundreds of workers, and feeds and provides ambulance services for thousands more. "People say to me, 'You've got to be able to say no.' I say, 'I can't say no and watch a child die.'"


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Just when you think James Arthur has finally wound his neck in and stopped trying to pick boring fights, he's gone and launched an attack at the biggest boyband in the world, One Direction.
Brave (or stupid?) man.
The reigning 'X Factor' champion - who had a famous war of words with previous winner Matt Cardle - has labeled 1D singer Louis Tomlinson a 'little bitch'.
James Arthur and Louis Tomlinson
It started on Thursday afternoon when James tweeted: "And f*ck boybands! Bring on the hate I don't wanna be popular. Apart from JLS who are genuinely the coolest people I've met in music."
Soon enough, an army of Directioners were defending the group, with one user pointing out that Louis had lent his support to James when he was competing on the 'X Factor'.
Then, in tweets that James has since deleted, he said that Louis had acted like a 'little bitch' towards him since he called One Direction 'a marketing product' earlier this year (James later claimed those comments were misunderstood).
James' astounding rant continued later on Thursday evening, as he raged: "You are all correct I wouldn't be where I am if it weren't for Louis Tomlinson.. Not the years of working hard in the real world.
"Look, I do appreciate their help but like a lot of people.. When I said 1D were about marketing certain members of the band turned on me too ... I meant no offence and they were pretty awful to me too I don't suffer them or pretend to like...
"I have nothing against One Direction fans or the band itself I have an issue with one member ... they insulted me when I had nothing against them so now I don't pull any punches when I'm asked...
"[They] just said some things via text and the things that were said warrant my dislike for them so that's it.. I'm not being ungrateful."
When asked who he was referring to, James added: "Well the one I called a little b**ch obviously coz he wouldn't say the things he said to my face."
One Twitter user also pointed out that James' comments about boybands could be read to include Union J, who he starred on 'X Factor' with last year. After they pointed out it could be awkward when they play the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball together next month, James tweeted back: "OMG WHATS GUNNA HAPPEN? WHAT IF THEY BEAT ME UP!! SO AWWWKWARD .. Shut up you sad human."
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Funnily enough, James' Twitter rant comes as his album looks set to miss out on the top spot in the charts this weekend.
Mid week sales showed that Eminem was ahead with his new cut 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2', with James' self-titled debut lagging behind in second place.
His single 'You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You' also failed to top the singles chart last week.
Lord Sugar didn't hold back when he tweeted Simon Cowell to tell him exactly what he thought of Tulisa on 'The X Factor', telling him: "She knows nothing and talks rubbish". She responded by calling him an "ugly hobbit" and a "miserable old man". He had the last laugh though when she was axed from the show a few months later.
Mrs O just couldn't keep her true feelings about 'X Factor' contestant Steve Brookstein secret any longer during the final of the first series in 2004. She labelled the eventual winner a 'fake' and 'not what he seems' during her live tirade. Nine years on, and Sharon still bares a grudge, labelling him a 'little pillock' and a 'ball-less b*****d" upon her return to the show. Steve later tweeted: "Not looking forward to Sharon Osbourne returning to our screens will have to avoid itv."
They may be best pals again now, but for a long time things weren't pretty between the Take That-ers, after Robbie quit the group in 1995 and then failed to turn up for a televised reunion in 2005. He later said: "My problem has always been with Gary. It was always with Gary. I wanted to crush him. I wanted to crush the memory of the band - and I didn't let go. You know, even when he was down, I didn't let go. And for that I sincerely apologise." The pair made it up and recorded duet 'Shame' in 2010, before Robbie rejoined Take That for a short stint.
There isn't an insult Kerry Katona hasn't used to describe her ex husband Brian McFadden after their marriage ended in 2004. But Brain has also fought back, infamously referring to Kerry as 'some pr*ck' on Twitter. Most recently she said: "What pisses me off is that when he does fall in love, the kids come second. And that's why I think he's a w**ker." Charming.
Bet you can't name a single contestant from series four of 'The X Factor' in 2007 - that's because the whole series was dominated by the almighty cat fight between Sharon Osbourne and Dannii Minogue. Shazza called her "a spoon with hair" when she appeared on Graham Norton show, adding: "She wasn't so much a dim bulb as a bulb in a power cut. F***ing usless." Sharon later quit the show as Dannii "became too unbearable", comparing her to "a mosquito that wouldn't go away."
Once the best of friends, the pair famously fell out when Cheryl was axed from the US version of 'The X Factor' after just four days of auditions. As of July 2013, Cheryl was locked in a court battle trying to get compensation for her sacking, and instructed her lawyers to quiz Simon on how much he earns. However, the pair are now friends again, with Cheryl thanking her former boss for a gift he sent for her 30th birthday in June 2013. He also tweeted: "We are close friends again and I adore her."
All hell broke loose on the 'American Idol' set in 2010 when Nicki Minaj tired with Mariah Carey's 'divaish' ways and allegedly threatened to violence against her in behind-the-scenes footage leaked to TMZ. "I told them I'm not f*****g putting up with her f*****g highness over there. I'm gonna knock you out," she screamed. Six months of barbed comments, eye rolling and awkward tension followed, before they both quit the show after just one series.
We don't even know where to start with the beef between these two boybands. So many insults have been traded since both of them cracked America that we've lost track.
Kayne West infamously hijacked Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 Video Music Awards, interrupting her to say, "I'm really happy for you. I'ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time." Swift was dumbstruck by the incident and it seemed as if she didn't want to get into it with the rapper. "I don't know him, and I've never met him, so..." she said. "I don't want to start anything because I had a great night tonight." A year later she was literally singing a different tune. At the 2010 VMAs she performed her new song "You're Still an Innocent," a reference to the previous year's incident with West, basically calling him immature. "Thirty-two and still growing up now / who you are is not what you did / you're still an innocent," she sang. Kanye didn't have any right to fire back, but of course he did. At a concert in New York City, West blasted Swift to his fans: "Everybody needs a villain, don't we? We need to blame someone at all times ... I was emotional, that was not exactly the way I wanted to word it, but I wrote it, I rode it, just as Taylor never came to my defense in any interview, and rode the waves and rode it and rode it." The feud seems to have blown over, as Swift wore a blouse from Kanye West's spring 2012 collection in the pages of Harper's Bazaar.
Katie Price sparked outrage when she labelled Kelly Brook a heifer after seeing snaps of her in a bikini. The pair threw a string of insults at each other over the following weeks before Katie then publicly hit out at Kelly's boyfriend (and her ex), Danny Cipriani, warning her that he'd never stay faithful. Turns out the Pricey was right, as sure enough the couple split soon after, when it was revealed he had been sending saucy messages to other women.
'Dancing On Ice' judges Karen and Jason created a piece of TV gold when their obvious hatred for each other reached boiling point during one live show. Hit play on the video to the left to view the spat in full.
These two are never afraid to tell people what they think, so it's little surprise they've had a showbiz spat. It all started when Cheryl misunderstood that Lily's song 'Cheryl Tweedy' was not intended as a compliment. She later infamously called her a 'chick with a dick' in 2007. Lily later got her own back by tweeting about Chezza's 2003 conviction for assault.
Things have turned sour between former pals Lady Gaga and Perez Hilton - the 'Applause' singer recently claimed the celebrity blogger mocked her after she had her hip accident sending by her a picture of herself in a wheelchair with the word 'karma' written on it, along with a image of Madonna pointing a gun at her. Gaga later tweeted that Perez was stalking her when he turned up at her apartment building. He claimed is was merely a coincidence during a househunting trip, and added that it was "too painful for him to go into detail about why he chose to no longer make her a part of his life."
Remember when Katie Price and Peter Andre were happy? We know it's hard to imagine now, giving the mauling they have given each other in the press since their nasty split in 2009. There have been claims of (strongly denied) affairs, court cases and constant digs during TV appearances. Although Katie did congratulate Pete on his girlfriend's pregnancy in 2013.
The former breakfast telly BFFs fell out when Denise joined Johnny's radio show, only to quit soon after. While Johnny claims there is 'no rift', Denise told us: It was a very strained relationship at the time, for whatever reason. No I'm not joking. It just wasn't the relationship we had previously on TV. He wouldn't let me speak, would tell me when I should and shouldn't speak, and would also constantly not mention that we were joint presenters."
The feud in question began in 2002, when Elt labelled Madonna's song for the 007 film, 'Die Another Day,' as 'the worst Bond tune ever'. As the spat escalated over the years, he publicly called her a 'c*nt' and a 'f***ing fairground stripper', before they finally made it up in 2013.
Cher Lloyd may have been 'right up Cheryl Cole's street' after the Girls Aloud star mentored her on 'The X Factor', but the mini-me didn't take too kindly to Cheryl losing touch after the show. Cher made a dig about her former pal, saying she would only do a duet with Cheryl if she didn't use autotune, prompting Cheryl to hit back on Twitter. "Be Careful who you kick on your way up .. They kick you twice as hard on your way back down.. #unappreciationisugly," she wrote. Ouch!
Disney starlets do not play nice. In 2008, teen queen Miley Cyrus went head to head with Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato. BFFs Selena and Demi used to make goofy videos they would post to YouTube, much to the chagrin of Miley as it turned out. Miley and her BFF Mandy made a parody video where they mocked the other girls, making fun of their makeup and the gap in Demi's front teeth. The feud appeared to come out of nowhere. "To be honest I don't know what happened," Selena told MTV. "I though we were okay, but to be honest, I don't even know [Miley and Mandy]. And Demi has never met Miley. It's interesting -- that's all I'm going to say about it." They all eventually made up and became friends. Miley addressed the feud in a YouTube video in 2009: "So everyone's thinking there's a big feud between me and Selena and Demi. Actually, I'm going to have meatloaf with Demi tonight. I'm riding my bike to Demi's house. So I'm going to be partying with Demi 'cause we're friends, and I love her and she is always there for me. She is one of my bestest friends."
These ladies need to learn to keep their comments to themselves. Back in the day, Christina Aguilera apparently used to call Kelly Osbourne fat, and now that Kelly has slimmed down and Christina has gained a few pounds the tables have turned. Osbourne made sure to call attention to the singer's weight gain, not once, but twice in 2011. "Maybe she is just becoming the fat bitch she was born to be. I don't know. She was a c**t to me. And she bought my house," Osbourne said during an episode of "Fashion Police" that aired in August. "She called me fat for so many f***ing years, so you know what? F**k you! You're fat too." Then in October, the singer was again the topic of discussion on the show: "Lady Marmalade got into the peanut better again," quipped co-host Joan Rivers when criticizing Aguilera's too-tight outfit. "She called me fat for years, I was never that fat," Osbourne said and later added, "Trust me, I'm a 2/4. That is not a 2/4."
Thanks to their love of a magazine deal, Chantelle Houghton and Alex Reid's war of words even began before the pair had actually split up. She claimed Alex had refused to stop dressing as female alter-ego Roxanne, and said he turned their house into a sex dungeon, while Aled later claimed that he had been stopped from seeing their daughter Dolly.
Madonna was not too pleased when Lady Gaga released 'Born This Way' in 2011, believing she'd copied her hit 'Express Yourself'. "Imitation is the highest form of flattery," she said, later adding: "I'm a really big fan. I'm glad that I helped write it." Gaga hit back while on-stage one night: "It sometimes makes people feel better about themselves to put other people down or make fun of them or maybe make mockery of their work." Now Madge claims she "loves" Gaga and wants to duet with her - something with the Lady has since turned down.
Is there anyone Eminem hasn't feuded with? Eminem and Mariah Carey began to spar after he claimed that they used to have a sexual relationship. Mariah denied the relationship, telling Larry King, "I hung out with him, I spoke to him on the phone. I think I was probably with him a total of four times. And I don't consider that dating somebody." Mariah later mocked his claim in her video for "Obsessed," which featured an Eminem look-alike who was obsessed with her. The rapper retaliated with a number of songs that mentioned Carey and threatened to release nude photos of the singer as well as voicemails to prove they dated. In the song "The Warning" he raps: "Shut the fuck up before I put up all the phone calls you made to my house when you were "Wild N' Out" before Nick, when you was on my dick and give you something to smile about."
"You know what you did," Lauren Conrad screamed at Heidi Montag on an episode of "The Hills." Lauren and Heidi's friendship began to dissolve in 2007, when Heidi started dating Spencer Pratt. "He's a sucky person," she infamously told her one-time best friend. Heidi chose a relationship with Spencer over a friendship with Lauren and spread a rumor there was a Lauren Conrad sex tape floating around. Heidi tried to repair things with Lauren, but she wasn't having it. "I want to forgive you and I want to forget you," Lauren told her as mascara ran down her face. The feud eventually ended but they never repaired their friendship. As Spencer began to fade into obscurity he tried make himself relevant by burying the hatchet with Conrad, wishing her a happy birthday on Twitter in February 2012.
Rihanna and Ciara - who both dated Chris Brown in the past - got into a heated public spat in February 2011. First Ciara made a dig at Rihanna on 'Fashion Police', saying: "I ran into her recently at a party. She wasn't the nicest. It's crazy because I've always loved and respected what she's done in fashion. It wasn't the most pleasant run-in." When Rihanna heard what Ciara had said, she fired back on Twitter. "My bad Ci, did I forget to tip you? How rude of me.... You gangsta huh? Ha." They volleyed insults and threats at each other and then Rihanna called a truce. "Ciara baby, I love you girl! You hurt my feelings real bad on TV! I'm heartbroken! That's why I retaliated this way! So sorry! Let's make up." Ciara accepted the apology and that was that.
In 2005, Tom Cruise seemed to have lost his marbles when he jumped on couches on Oprah's talkshow. He then lashed out at actress Brooke Shields, while on the 'Today' show, telling Matt Lauer that Shields should not have taken antidepressants to combat the postpartum depression she was suffering from after the birth of her first child. Cruise, a Scientologist who shuns psychiatry, insisted the depression could be treated with "vitamins and exercise." Shields responded by writing an op-ed piece in the New York Times, writing: "I'm going to take a wild guess and say that Mr. Cruise has never suffered from postpartum depression ... And comments like those made by Tom Cruise are a disservice to mothers everywhere ... If any good can come of Mr. Cruise's ridiculous rant, let's hope that it gives much-needed attention to a serious disease." Cruise later apologized to Shields, the actress told Jay Leno a year later. "He came over to my house and he gave me a heartfelt apology. And he apologized for bringing me into the whole thing and for everything that happened," she said.
The mother of all fights broke out between Chris Brown and Drake as the pair started a brawl in a New York nightclub, allegedly over Rihanna, who they'd both dated.
Take two Disney starlets and one prepubescent popstar and you have a recipe for one of the most discussed celebrity feuds of the 2000s. Back in 2002, Aaron Carter reportedly broke up with or cheated on Hilary Duff, who he was dating for two years, to hook up with Lindsay Lohan. The 15-year-old Casanova then left Lohan to get back together with Duff. Though the girls should have been furious with Carter, they instead turned on each other. Their feud played out in the pages of magazines with both actresses taking shots at each other for years. By 2007 the girls put their past behind them and made up. "We are both adults and whatever happened, happened when we were young," Duff told People. "It's over."
Gossip blogger Perez Hilton was confronted by the Black Eyed Peas at the Much Music Video Awards in 2009 and began hurling insults at Will.i.am and the rest of the band. Perez was punched in the face by Will.i.am's manager and the blogger later tweeted, "I was assaulted by Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guards. I am bleeding. Please, I need a police report. No joke." Will.i.am later denied Hilton's claims and Hilton shot back with a 12-minute video blasting the Black Eyed Pea as a "disgusting human being" and "a fucking liar." Perez later sued Will.i.am's manager and a settlement was reached.


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Introduction to RedistrictingRedistricting is the redrawing or adjusting of electoral district boundaries every ten years to ensure districts are balanced with the same number of residents.
Every 10 years, the City of Berkeley reviews its Council district boundaries to account for shifts and changes in the population. The redistricting process is based on the population figures provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the 2010 Census, Berkeley's population is 112,580, an increase of almost 10,000 people. The population shifts within each district are significant enough to require new district boundaries. (Visit About Berkeley for updated population data.)
Public ParticipationThe public is an important part of the redistricting process. The City Council approved a process and timeline for adjusting the Council District boundaries, which includes public submissions and two public hearings. A total of seven redistricting plans were submitted by the deadline. The plans and the staff analysis will be published on April 25 in the agenda packet for the May 7 public hearing.
You may review the plans submitted by the public by visiting this page: http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/2010_Redistricting_Plans.aspx
You may review the contents of the Redistricting Packet by visiting this page: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Clerk/Home/Redistricting_Packet.aspx.
Community MeetingA community meeting will be held at the North Berkeley Senior Center on Monday, April 29, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. to provide an opportunity for the submitters of the seven plans to present their maps to the public and for the public to review the various plans.
Redistricting Timeline Click the link above for a list of Council meetings, public hearings and deadlines related to the 2013 redistricitng process. For a html version of the timeline, click here.
Documents November 27, 2012 Report to City Council
September 20, 2011 memo from City Attorney regarding the Voting Rights Act and the creation of a majority-minority district VRA opinion memo submitted to the City Council by a resident (unsigned) VRA opinion memo from Best Best & Krieger, LLP
November 15, 2011 Report to Council (includes maps and analysis of submitted plans)
City Attorney Opinions from 2001-2002 Redistricting Process August 2001 Memo Regarding ASUC Plan August 2001 Memo - Redistricting Process Sept. 2001 Memo Additional Analysis of Redistricting Proposals Feb 2002 Memo Regarding Redistricting Deviation


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May 31, 2016
Illuminations Center for Dyslexia hosted a ribbon cutting and open house Friday. It's located at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, 5019 Zero Road.
The center's primary mission is to offer an after-school curriculum to teach children who face the challenge of dyslexia how to read, write and spell. But it's not limited to that.
"We have math tutors available as well as fine arts with a private tutor, so that whatever the need is we want to be a mission to the community," said executive director Leta Palmiter. "We want to be a help. "
Illuminations Center for Dyslexia also provides some in-school instruction at private schools in Meridian and west Alabama. It also has after-school programs for home schooled children.
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