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ROCK SOLID ALIBI: Kid Accidentally Shoots Himself In The Privates, Tries To Cover It Up By Blaming NinjasAccording to Chicago police, a 17-year old gang member shot himself in the crank and then went to the hospital and tried to blame the whole thing on ninjas. Now listen: I know it's hard to think straight when you've just shot yourself in the peen, but ninjas -- really? They d... / Continue →


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Leland Rogers Shook, 82, of Friendswood, Texas passed away on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. He was born on June 9, 1930 in McGehee to Orville (Mutt) Shook and Nell (Hagen) Shook.
He served 22 years in several branches of the Armed Services: Navy 1948-1949; Army 1950-1953 serving in the Korean War; Air National Guard 1953-1954; Retired as MSGT of the Air Force 1954-1972 from Ellington Air Force Base.
Leland was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 39 years Hazelle McCollum Shook; and grandson, Shawn E. Ward.
He is survived by his wife Alice (Holbert) Shook; daughter, Karen Ward and husband Mark of Oak Point, Texas; son, John Shook and wife Amie of Morristown, N.J.; grandchildren, Adrian Shook of Nuremburg, Germany, Katye Turner and husband Chris, Jennifer Cox and husband Cory of Oak Point, Texas; five great-grandchildren; sister, Ann Hazelbaker and husband George of Duncan, Okla.; ad numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was held on Friday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. at the Jeter Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, 311 N. Friendswood Dr., Friendswood, Texas 77546 (281) 992-7200 with Rev. Jerry Stark officiating.
A private interment will be held at the Houston National Cemetery at a later date.
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Atkins began working at the University of Idaho in Academic Services since July of 2012 and moved to interim SWA and Compliance Coordinator in April of 2013.
Prior to the University of Idaho, Atkins was the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and the Senior Woman Administrator at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS). Prior to her stint in administration, she was the Head Women's Volleyball coach there.
Atkins played volleyball for four years at Murray State University, but transferred to UCCS to finish her degree in History. She is married to Greg Atkins.


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About Sage College of Albany
Situated in the University Heights neighborhood of New York's capital city, the coed Sage College of Albany offers four-year degrees in a variety of majors to prepare students for the career goals they identify – and opportunities still-to-be imagined. Sage College of Albany also administers the School of Professional and Continuing Education, SPCE, a degree-completion program for working adults.
Sage College of Albany understands that the world is multidisciplinary. No one does just one thing anymore. The fastest-growing industries worldwide are communications, entertainment, information and graphics, which all draw on overlapping expertise – including an understanding of 21st century business practices.
Sage's core educational curriculum is a two-course sequence in Innovation Thinking, affectionately dubbed i.Think and designed to impart skills for success in the 21st century.
All students – regardless of their major – encounter creative problem solving, critical thinking, group interaction, leadership, design thinking and community engagement via i.Think.
And because Sage knows there's no substitute for experience, internships aren't just suggested – they're a required part of a Sage education.
Sage College of Albany is located on a 15-acre campus with a mix of charming brick buildings and sleek, modern buildings – including the renowned and award winning Opalka Gallery. The University Heights neighborhood is also home to Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany Medical College, and Albany Law School. The campuses participate in academic partnerships and share a multi-campus bookstore.


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This juice is a favorite at our place. I'll often double the batch and send a jar next door to my mother-in-law! I was looking for a way to sweeten lemonade without using more sugar when I came up with the recipe. —Wendy Masters, Grand Valley, Ontario
- 1-3/4 cups sugar
- 2-1/2 cups water
- 1-1/2 cups lemon juice (about 8 lemons)
- 1-1/2 cups orange juice (about 5 oranges)
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
- 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
- Water
- In a large saucepan, combine sugar and water. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Cool.
- Add juices and peels to cooled sugar syrup. Cover and let stand at room temperature 1 hour. Strain syrup; cover and refrigerate.
- To serve, fill glasses or pitcher with equal amounts of fruit syrup and water. Add ice and serve. Yield: 12 servings.
Originally published as Orange Lemonade in Country Woman July/August 1991, p31
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"My kids love lemonade so we are always willing to try different variations. This one was a real hit, it's a great balance of tangy and sweet."
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"Thanks "Travlnman02" for your wonderful input to help people with diabetis. Very helpful and taste good."
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"I cooked the grated peels with the sugar and water.Served it with vodka and come club soda.It was a REAL hit."
Reviewed May. 28, 2012
"Made a batch this weekend and it was very good. Tangy and sweet. I pulled out my mother's old juice-o-matic and had a great time squeezing out all the yummy juice from the lemons and oranges. Will make another batch to keep in the fridge to make a glass at time."
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27 minutes in the UNLV game and 0 assists. Can't have that from the teams PG.
Korie can win games for the Cyclones, he can also lose them.
out of control alot
Counseling appointment by Fred next week?
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
Some were saying the same about Chris Allen last year including me. I think these guys will figure out their roles and when they do, they can be pretty good
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27 minutes in the UNLV game and 0 assists. Can't have that from the teams PG.
That won't go unnoticed with the coaching staff.
A key stat for a PG is turnover ratio, assists to turnovers.
So Royce is a better point guard than KL?
He seems to shoot too early in the shot clock.
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He reminds me ALOT like Chris Allen last year. Hopefully the coaching staff will have a nice sit down chat with him.
As frustrating as it was with Allen last year, I give him a lot of credit for changing. He was more of a scorer/sg than Lucious, and we didn't really have a PG all year. What's infinitely more aggrevating is to see a guy who is supposed to be this world beater PG consistently making the dumbest plays on the court through the first several games.
I think the coaching staff will get him to address it, but if not hello Naz Long.
I don't think we should be comparing Korie to CA last year at all. Korie is supposedly a point guard. CA was playing out of position, and for both him and Scotty, it showed. This is supposed to be where Korie plays......so why would we compare him to someone who was palying out of position? It would be like comparing James White trying to play quarterback as compared to Steele.
Unfortunately, neither PG for ISU has shown anything this year. Together, they have one more turnover than assist. However, I can forgive Naz because he is a freshman. Korie is a 5th year senior. He has been in the system for a year under CFH already. What's the excuse?
-Be kind. That is something you will never regret. You will never say to yourself when you are old "I wish I was not good to that person".
Bring back Diante!
I agree, that is what we had heard, his pg ability. Perhaps it will show up yet. I said in another thread, he needs to get used to playing with these guys. I wonder if he played with them in the summer league. We never heard that Allen was a point guard. Lucious has shown he can be a decent shooter if he is open and on jump shots. But what he hasn't shown is assists. He hasn't proven to be that great of a ball-handler. I am afraid at this point if anything is going to be our team weakness, it is turnovers. I don't see Naz Long as being an upgrade either at this point. I don't think McGee can really be the guy that runs the team and I don't see Clyburn being like Royce White, although Clyburn is a pretty good passer. I hope Hoiburg solves this puzzle, but I think our best bet is still Lucious, even though he hasn't shown that he can do it so far.
"Cómo te va", dijo el murguista a la muchacha. Que lo cortó con su mirada indiferente
Le dijo "Bien" y lo dejó como si nada
Nuevamente... La princesa... Se perdía entre la gente (Jaime Roos)
This is exactly the reason the coaching staff has put such an emphasis on recruiting a highly rated pg in the next couple classes over getting some bigs. IMo having talented gaurds is moore important in the college game than having an elite big man, although having both would of course be best.
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2 games this weekend: 62 minutes, 6-21 shooting, 2 assists, 8 turnovers, 6 fouls, 0 steals
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Last month I went on the Sanford Downtown Pub Crawl and had a great time. This month it has expanded to 10 bars around downtown Sanford.
Starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday at Ellen's Wine Room, you can go to Little Fish Huge Pond, The Wet Spot, The Alley, A Blues Bar, Sanford Wine Company, Fat Rat's Lounge, Jason's Martini Bar, Spanky's Saloon, The West End Trading Company and Gator Gary's for drink specials and live entertainment.
The event is free and if you need to spend the night, the Lake Monroe Old South Motel has room specials.
Little Fish Huge Pond, will also be throwing its "2nd Annual Ain't Patty's Day Luau" that day at 9 p.m. where the staff asks you to dress like a Polynesian leprechaun. There will be a lei contest, where the person with the most creative Polynesian neckwear made of recycled materials wins a cash prize.
Call Little Fish Huge Pond at 407-221-1499 for more information on both events; to book a room at the Lake Monroe Old South Motel call 407-323-1910.


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Infectious Grooves - Booty Movin Sampler
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Infectious Grooves - Booty Movin Sampler
Release Date: 1991
Released By: Sony / 550
ID Number: EAT 4232
Medium(s): Cassette
Track Listings
Side 1:
1. Punk It Up
1. Therapy
2. Closed Session
This is a promo cassette used to help promote the band before the release of their debut album. This tape comes in a cassette sleeve, like most U.S. cassette singles.The Infectious Grooves on this tape included Stephen Perkins on drums, Mike Muir on vocals, Robert Trujillo on bass, and Dean Pleasants on guitar.
Tape inlay
"The plague that makes your booty move... it's the Infectious Grooves" is the slammin' new album from a band made up form many bands. Infectious Grooves features appearances from members of Suicidal Tendencies, as well as several other bands that we're not allowed to mention! (talk about!)
Check out this free sample of the Grooves' sound. Once You Hit the play button, you'll probably notice your booty movin' in an uncontrollable manner - you've got the plague! The only cure is to run to your favorite store and get a full injection of Grooves music.
Infectious Grooves -
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Robert Joseph Conrad
Position: FL-DB-HB-WR-K
Height: 6-2 Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: November 17, 1935 in Clifton, TX
High School: Clifton
College: Texas A&M (school history) (Conrad college stats)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 5th round (58th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 52 (1335th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Dress to kill in one of our teen horror costumes. This Halloween, dress like a character straight from your favorite horror film, or put a scary spin on a fairytale favorite. Horror movies play on your deepest fears, frightening you with with supernatural monsters, gruesome images, and startling scenes. While some people enjoy this genre all year round, horror films are especially popular during Halloween time, when friends gather to enjoy a good thriller.
Make your favorite horror movie monster come to life with a horror costume for teens. Imagine the Barclay family's terror when they realize that their son's doll Chucky is alive. Put a spin on a Halloween classic and dress up as a female version of this possessed play thing. Dolls are usually a comforting toy for children, but in this film, terrified little Andy struggles to escape from this evil spirited doll. One of the worst feelings is knowing that people think he's crazy, and he is all alone in his nightmare. Accessories like fake blood and haunting wigs will make the your outfit even more sinister.
No one will be worried about the big bad wolf when they see you in a Little Dead Riding Hood costume. This horrifying play on a child's story features a tattered version of the red hooded cloak from the Red Riding Hood story, as well as torn leggings, suggestive of a scuffle. See our accessories pages to make your face look ghastly white and carry a prop like a bloody knife or axe.
Whether you wreak havoc with violence or dark magic, our horror costume ideas for teens have something for everyone. Spooky makeup and props are a great way to turn any normal costume into an undead, zombie horror version. Give your friends a healthy rush of adrenaline this year when they see you in one of these deadly designs.


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Why you should support Viewmont's debate team this weekend
Bountiful school Viewmont High's debate team started only five years ago, but was still one of the teams skilled enough to reach the finals this year held in Texas. The National Debate competition is a huge honor and a chance for high school debaters to win scholarships and compete with other teams from around the country. Read More


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October 8, 2012
Contact: Virginia Cramer, 804-225-9113 x 102
President Obama Honors César Chávez with National Monument Designation
Washington, DC: President Obama today designated the fourth national monument of his presidency, the César E. Chávez National Monument in California. The designation will permanently protect the La Paz property, which includes many sites important to César E. Chávez and the farm workers' rights movement.
In response Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune issued the following statement:
"We're pleased that President Obama has taken this opportunity to recognize César Chávez and permanently protect the sites that played such an important role in his life and work.
César Chávez was a true labor and environmental champion whose work helped result in the passage of landmark laws that protect our air, water, land and-- most importantly-- people. His work helped link people's health and the environment, and his fight for environmental justice is one that the Sierra Club remains committed to today.
For years, the Sierra Club has supported the protection of public lands significant to Chávez's life and has asked for those places to be recognized by the National Park Service. Today's designation at last makes that a reality. We hope that President Obama will continue to recognize and protect public lands so integral to our nation's history, culture and spirit."


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Donald Dwain Brumm
Position: DE
Height: 6-3 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: October 4, 1941 in Chicago Heights, IL
High School: Hammond
College: Purdue (school history)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1963 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 3rd round (24th overall) of the 1963 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 40 (2273rd overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Raymond Davis was born.
George Clinton, the visionary leader of the Parliament-Funkadelic empire, is born in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
Gene Grady Thomas was born.
Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins was born.
Calvin "Thang" Simon was born.
Bernie Worrel was born.
Tiki Fulwood was born.
Eddie Hazel was born.
Jerome Brailey was born.
William "Billy Bass" Nelson Jr. is born.
Bootsy Collins was born.
Cordell "Boogie" Mosson Jr. is born.
Gary Shider was born.
George Clinton forms the Parliaments with fellow classmates at Clinton Place Junior High School in Plainfield, New Jersey.
"(I Wanna) Testify," by the Parliaments, enters the R&B singles chart. It is a massive R&B hit (#3) that also rises to #20 on the pop Top Forty. Seven years later it is recut by Parliament (with the s lopped off) as "Testify."
The untitled first album by Funkadelic, including the defining track "Mommy, What's a Funkadelic...?," is released.
'Osmium', the first album by Parliament, is released.
'Maggot Brain', the third Funkadelic album, is highlighted by the title track, a landmark ten-minute guitar solo from Eddie Hazel.
Funkadelic's most overtly political album (and only double LP), 'America Eats Its Young', is released.
'Up for the Downstroke' revives the Parliament name. With overlapping personnel, Parliament and Funkadelic operate on different but parallel tracks through the end of the decade.
Parliament releases the breakthrough album Mothership Connection, whose audacious concept loosely hinges on the notion that Planet Earth was originally settled by a tribe of black outer-space aliens who would one day return to liberate their descendants.
'Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome', another concept album building on the story line first articulated on 'Mothership Connection', enters the charts. It reaches #13, tying 'Mothership Connection' as the highest-charting Parliament album.
Glenn Lamont Goins died.
Parliament's "Flash Light," driven by a synthesized bass line, enters the R&B chart, which it will top for three weeks. It is a Top Twenty single on the pop charts as well.
Funkadelic releases 'One Nation Under a Groove'. Its anthemic title track tops the R&B charts for six weeks and is the only Funkadelic single ever to reach the pop Top Forty.
Parliament's "Aqua Boogie" enters the R&B charts, which it will top for four weeks.
Funkadelic's second biggest hit, "(Not Just) Knee Deep," enters the R&B charts, which it will top for three weeks.
George Clinton's first solo album, 'Computer Games', is released. "Atomic Dog" becomes a huge R&B, club and video hit (though it entirely misses the pop singles chart).
'Urban Dancefloor Guerrillas', by the P.Funk All-Stars—an agglomeration that draws from all corners of the Parliament-Funkadelic empire—appears on the CBS Associated label.
George Clinton releases "Do Fries Go With That Shake".
'The Cinderella Theory', George Clinton's fifth solo album and first for Prince's Paisley Park label, is released.
Eddie Hazel died.
Sly and the Family Stone are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the eighth annual induction dinner, held in Los Angeles. George Clinton is the presenter.
Parliament-Funkadelic is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the twelfth annual induction dinner. Prince is their presenter.


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I am reading your editors letter in the November issue of More, the person who blew the doors off open for women wearing pants was not YSL, it was Katharine Hepburn.
She was the first woman to wear pants while lounging by the pool, to Hollywood parties and out in public. Not many people know that it is just one of those things I learned a while back and thought I would share with you.
Keep up the fantastic work for all us women over 40.
--Donna Allen
Your section on social work was interesting but could have included more relevant points. For example clinical social workers provide more mental health service in the US than psychologists and psychiatrists combined. School social workers have flexible schedules and many clinical social workers are employed in the substance abuse fields. The side column on What You'll Need was in error. The professional degree that is most desired for employment is the MSW and is required for licensure, in most agency and health settings aw well as independent practice.
--Phillip L. Elbaum, LCSW, Deerfield, Illinois
I was shocked when I read Joanne Kaufman's article memoirs! She could have been referring specifically to me. I, too, experienced a similar affair. "John" also left his wife, went back and eventually divorced shortly after my marriage.
I recently connected to him, via email, after 20 years. I, too, experienced some very conflicted emotions. I emailed that I will always have special feelings for "John" and he replied that he felt the same. I don't plan to pursue this any further as I have been married 32 years and have a good marriage.
After I read Joanne's conclusion that she needed to know that she still mattered, it really helped me process those feelings. I felt the same way..I wanted to know I mattered. I felt her article was written especially for me. It helped me tremendously.
Thanks Joanne!
I opened up my most recent issue of your wonderful publication (November issue), and was very excited to begin reading "10 Great Careers..." (p. 114). I was very disappointed, however, to read the section on Medical Professionals, that you did not mention advanced practice nursing (nurse practitioners). I have been a CRNP for 17 years, and truly believe, as do most of my peers, that there is no better profession in medicine.
In most states we have more freedom and autonomy than PA's, and we get the best of both worlds...doing medicine while also being what it means to be and think like a nurse (not a physician).
Requirements are stringent and expensive...perhaps this is why more RN's do not go further with their education. However, the rewards are well worth it.
--Mary Polson, Camp Hill, PA
Wow! I got my new issue in the mail today and kicked back with a delightful cocktail to read the magazine. But I damn near spit out my drink when I read the first line of Jean Chatzky's column. She writes, "Changes are, you're bringing home more money now than ever before..." What planet is she writing from these days?
I'm a highly educated professional woman with great work experience and like MANY of my peers; I am woefully unemployed after being laid off several years ago. Every day is a struggle - both financially and mentally - to keep going on. I had to move to a considerably smaller place, have no health insurance and drive a 12 year old car. I consider myself lucky; I have no one to worry about but myself and am surrounded by a loving and supportive network of friends and family. Bravo to those gals who are taking it to the bank; some of them are my close friends.
But Jean needs to get out of the office and her small world and see what is going on around the country to educated professional women who are experiencing firsthand the crisis we keep hearing about. Why not write about that?
BTW, I also got my subscription renewal and happily wrote that precious check!
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No Way on the Subway
|No Way on the Subway
Jim Fitzgerald and the nameless biker.
|Ray Boccino
|Late Checkout
No Way on the Subway is a mission in Grand Theft Auto IV. It is given by Ray Boccino to Niko Bellic.
The mission starts off with Ray Boccino and Phil Bell telling Niko that the money and diamonds are missing, with the money stolen by Johnny Klebitz during the bungled deal in the museum and the diamonds with Luis Fernando Lopez. They order you to get revenge on those bikers.
Hail a taxi or drive to the bikers' hangout just out of Northwood, Algonquin. Quick, jump on the bike and chase the two goons. One of them, a beginner biker, will skid at an intersection a few seconds after you jump on the bike. You can use his slow driving to easily pop a headshot and remain in pursuit with one biker. Follow him into the hospital in Northwood where he will destroy some police barricades and ride his bike onto the tracks.
Follow him towards Broker on the railway and be careful to follow him exactly as there is a derailed train and if you hit that, it's game over. He will take a jump - make sure to start shooting him now! Once both bikers are dead, the mission is over; you might want to head back to Algonquin and save the game there.
Some time after the mission, a Weazel News Report says that one of the bikers was identified as Jim Fitzgerald, a close friend of Johnny Klebitz and an important supporting character in the first GTA IV add-on, The Lost and Damned.
- Just before Fitzgerald is killed, he escaped with help from Johnny Klebitz from Drussila's after being tortured by Ray Boccino's goons.
- Be sure to do the mission I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle before this one because it gets you used to Motorcycle shootouts. However, even with that experience this mission is many times more difficult due to the hard-to-handle bike Niko is saddled with and the obstacles involving the trains. It is also highly recommended that Niko complete as many stunt jumps as possible for the sake of practice, preferably with a similar low-riding bike, because there are several points in the chase where Niko has to jump his bike from a height (most notably when the chase enters the subway tracks, and again after crossing the Algonquin Bridge) and if the player doesn't know how to handle a bike in the air, Niko will either die or lose the pursuit.
- If it's proving difficult to shoot and safely drive the bike, as noted below, one of the bikers will eventually be taken out by a train, rendering the chase slightly easier ... if Niko doesn't crash into the same train, of course.
- If you let the chase go on with both Jim and the mystery biker, Jim will crash into an oncoming subway train and die instantly, leaving Niko to speak one of three lines of extra dialogue: "Was that the Uptown J train?", "Your friend's gonna be smeared from here to Northwood!" or "Well, the big bad biker got his self killed!"
- Niko is originally sent to kill Johnny for stealing the money, but while Niko is chasing Jim, Ray sent some of his men to deal with Johnny instead. When Niko calls Ray after killing Jim, and reporting Johnny missing, Ray informs Niko not to worry about it.
If you kill Jim before, where the train has derailed, it says enter train, as if you where at the platform, waiting to board the train. However you cannot enter the derailed train. Also if you visit the place again, (maybe after killing Jim, than returning to the place) the train has disappeared, but where the train has crashed, it took out a part of the steel poles, which still can be seen. Sometimes, if you crash into a subway when chasing the bikers on the subway tracks, your bike will strangly disappear.
Niko Bellic chasing one of the bikers through the subway tunnels.
Niko Bellic chasing one of the bikers on a bridge's pedestrian crossing.


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And if you already read the story, maybe you noticed something's missing (the hint is on page six of the February 2012): podcasters!
Know one that's really good that we missed? Add it in the comments below.
So, check out these local podcasts:
For the sci-fi geek: The Geek Show
X96 Radio from Hell's Kerry Jackson, along with hosts Jeff, Scott, Jimmy, Leigh and Shannon, discuss the latest sci-fi geek topics: Comic, Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Batman and much more.
For the classic sci-fi geek: SciFi Friday
Utah experts in science, technology, math and other fields comment on the UEN classic sci-fi movie of the week. Plan 9 from Outer Space, The Atomic Blonde—what's actually possible from these films?
For the true Jazz fan: Locked on Jazz
Read about how Jazz play-by-play David Locke got into the biz in our new issue, then listen to his podcasts for all things Jazz. Locke's take on the players, game recaps, predictions and more.
For the mother in your life: Babies and Moms Radio, The MOM Podcast
Utah County moms, with a combined total of 19 kids, give their advice on raising kids. Babies and Moms is for the new mom, and the MOM Podcast is all about the topics moms face as their kids grow up.
For the news junkie: CityViews
Host Jennifer Napier-Pearce catches you up on all news and hot topics in and around Salt Lake City, including education, the arts and politics.
For the cyclist: The Fred Cast
Park City cyclist David Bernstein's podcast for all the "Freds," aka high-end cyclists. He covers bikes, safety, gadgets, local rides and more
For the ski bum: Utah Avalanche Center podcasts
Get the latest avalanche advisories, along with the scoop on the mountain conditions so you can ski, snowboard or snowshoe in safety.
For the outdoorsman: Discover Utah Wildlife
Learn everything you need to know for your next elk hunt. Host Mark Hadley covers all of the state's best outdoors activities.


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Boulder-Denver Cycling Group Rides
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303cycling is collecting a list of all the group rides in the Denver/Boulder area since you the readers have repeatedly been asking for it. If you want your ride to you up hill then check out our Colorado Hill Climb page or if you are just looking for rides then check out our Area Rides page. Please comment below to tell us and everyone about your ride, critical information to provide is..
Most common Group Cycling Rides
- Gateway Park Find on map
Very fast and at times dangerous and often lawless group ride that usually attracts the top names of the area if not from the country. This ride starts at 10AM and begins around the first of the year. It usually goes until late spring. The route heads north to Carter Lake. The ride can have up to 50+ riders and at times are subject to traffic tickets.
- Venus de Miles Club Ride
Twice a month mostly woman only ride that starts at Full Cycle in Boulder. Check out the club's Facebook page for more details.
- NCAR ride Find on map
Meet 11:45 weekdays at 47th and mitchell lane. Ride ranges from tempo to intense at times. Ride returns a little after 1pm. More info.
- Boulder Networking Ride Find on map
Fun, Wednesday early morning (6:30am) ride which always heads north to Jamestown or Hygenie or somewhere in between. The ride is usually mild but near the end or entry to Jamestown for some the pace really picks up. Ride returns to Amante where a sponsors purchases coffee and pastries for all the riders. Ride stops in Oct due to light limitations. Learn more.
- Wednesday Worlds ride Cyclocross only and fall only ride which meets at 7am at Amante in North Boulder and usually heads to the Elks lodge for 1 hr of intense cyclocross training. Given the shortness of the course there really isn't "being dropped" so all are welcome to join regardless of skill or fitness. More info.
- Pearl Izumi, Louisville Colorado. Find on mapMeet at the Peal Izumi head quarters around 12:15 nearly every weekday with 10-ish other riders for a moderate pace covering routes around Louisville and into Boulder.
- Bustop Ride Tuesdays and Thursday at 5:00 pm. Find on map, this ride historically has problems and does not practice Conscious Cycling. Usually starts mid Spring and ends early Fall.
- Boulder Cycling Club
We depart from Boulder Beer on Tuesday evenings and Bacaro on Thursday evenings. We're a non competitive group with a no drop policy on all of our rides. Typically about 25-30 miles. We now have a women only ride which departs from Boulder Beer at the same time on Tuesdays. Departure time changes with the sun, our calendar is updated weekly.
Once we have gathered enough information a new page on our site will be created to allow you to stay up to date on rides you could do.
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
I don't have all the details but maybe someone can fill in the gaps
- Obvious one, Gateway ride, 10am Sat Sun at Gateway park Boulder... ride is mild to OMG speed, usually mild in Jan and builds up to OMG by March. Route is usually Carter Lake
- Pearl Izumi noon ride (mon-Fri) at 12:30 at Pearl headquarters
- NCAR ride another noon ride on weekdays, mystery location
- Amante ride weekdays (there are about 5 rides that seem to start over the noon hour from Amante north, could anyone add details to them)
- downtown Denver ride starting at noon on weekdays... location is a mystery
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Weekly Rides
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Wednesday morning ride from Amante NoBo, usually leaves at 6 or 6:15, out to Fruit Loops, or swing through Hygiene, or up to Jamestown. Moderate outbound then picks up steam with a full throttle finish back to Amante. Someone else may submit better details.
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Meredian Office Park Ride
Submitted by Jon (not verified) on
I've heard rumors of this ride happening on Tues and Thurs at 6:00pm anyone know how early in the season it starts?
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Usually starts as soon as the time change happens.
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Note about that picture. I
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Note about that picture. I may be mistaken, but I believe that that picture is from an SI diary. It is the bustop ride exting Boulder. The girl up front wanted to make the olympic team in 2008 in a sport and she decided that she would do it in cycling. SI was to do a series on her attempt and I only read a couple of the entries. Note, this was about 12 months before trials. She moved to Nederland to train at altitude but often came down to Boulder to ride with groups. She knew that they were going to take this picture and this is the ONLY time that she was near the front.....or even with the group. There was another girl on the ride that night, one that is a regular and quite capable of staying with the main field.
I found the SI girl to be overly confident, naive and the series was short lived.
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Submitted by Lenny Maiorani (not verified) on
Loops is a Tuesday night bike ride through out central Denver. The ride covers approximately 15 to 20 miles and makes 3 to 4 stops along the way. Riders are encouraged to ride at their own pace and meet at the stops that are posted on this blog the day of the ride. The ride meets every Tuesday night at Crema Coffee House (29th & Larimer) Come out and ride with us, make friends, and have a good time.
This week: Loops #79
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Submitted by David on
Thanks for the information. I added your ride to our map.
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Some more info
Submitted by Sam (not verified) on
Loops begins at Crema at 7 pm during the winter and 8 pm in the spring/summer time when it stays light out longer. The map is posted on the blog www.xrocksthespot.com, for those who can't meet up at 7 but want to join later.
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Fort Collins ride
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Riding N/E of Denver - good stuff!
Submitted by Thomas (not verified) on
Hi, I've been riding north east of Denver lately, man, what a treasure! LOTS of roads, lots of DIRT roads, very light traffic. I'm convinced some of those small rural county roads go to Kansas. Are any of you riding out this way...in particular east of Ft. Lupton. It's taking me some time to "map out" as the terrain is so vast. When I look at the popular mapping sites, they don't give much useful info. Any feedback appreciated! Thanks.
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However, it is my guess very few civility cards could be given out on our local trails. On any given day, on any given trail, you can find people behaving like entitled jerks.
During the Point 2 Point mountain-bike race last month, there was a collision between a trail runner and a race contestant. Both allege the other party was at fault and hostile. Last year, skate skiers and walkers were constantly at odds using the groomed trails at Round Valley, with many walkers claiming the skiers refused to slow down for them and someone purposefully collided with a walker's dog.
Just this weekend, I was riding Jenni's Trail at Park City Mountain Resort with friends. A downhill biker refused to yield to us as we were climbing up a switchback. Someone in our group sarcastically said, "Thanks for stopping," and the downhiller replied, "Oh, like there's not enough room for both of us?", refusing to acknowledge that as climbers, we had the right of way. The examples are endless.
So maybe it's time to bring this civility project back from the grave, for the sake of our sanity on the trails.
"It is really crazy how in the last couple of seasons trail users have become so aggravated, and lack the trail etiquette to stop for an uphill rider, a runner or hiker. Aren't we are all supposed to be out there having fun, cheering each other on in this beautiful wonderful place we live? Seriously, has our trail-user population become so entitled that we can't be kind enough to hop off the trail for five seconds to let someone by?"
Park City's 350-mile network of trails has recently garnered national recognition, and is no doubt a point of pride for all of us. But with those kudos come more users, including those who are not experienced mountain bikers. The kind of riders who might not be good enough to hug the inside track on a switchback while you fly by them, Mr. Spandex-clad-downhiller on Jenni's Trail last Sunday.
Most of us live in Park City because we love the outdoor recreational opportunities. (I've never heard anyone say they moved here because they love to sit inside and watch TV.) But we all are equally entitled to use the trails we love. On bikes, on foot, with dogs, on skis, on horse, on snowshoes, etc.
The simple act of civility is becoming less and less noticeable, and rudeness seems to rule supreme. Given that, perhaps a few reminders are in order. When out on the trails, remember:
1. This isn't the same Park City you enjoyed 20 years ago. There are more people on the trails now. Don't expect to crush your downhill and not have to yield to anyone.
2. You are not entitled to your workout more than anyone else. No matter how elite of an athlete you think you are, there are no pro scouts secretly watching you from the chairlifts. It is not necessary to move as if there's a bag of money waiting for you at the end.
3. Even you were a beginner once. Assume everyone you encounter on a trail is just learning his or her sport. Show them courtesy.
4. Nobody gets 27 hours in their day. Your time is not more valuable than anyone else's. Being in a hurry is not a permission slip for you to break the rules or be a prick.
5. Remember, it's a small town. Being a jerk on a trail, and other places, might just make you the topic of a newspaper column. Karma's only a bitch when you are.
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Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Area (including Bijagos Archipelago): 36,125 sq. km., about the size of Maryland.
Cities: Capital--Bissau. Other cities-- Bafata, Gabu, Canchungo, Farim, Cacheu. Regions: Oio, Tombali, Cacheu, Bolama, Quinara, Biombo, Bafata, Gabu.
Terrain: Coastal plain; savanna in the east.
Climate: Tropical.
Nationality: Noun and adjective-Bissau-Guinean(s).
Population (July 2004 est.): 1,388,363.
Population growth rate: 1.99%.
Ethnic groups: African 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%.
Religions: Indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%.
Languages: Portuguese (official), Creole, French, many indigenous languages: Balanta-Kentohe 26%; Pulaar 18%; Mandjak 12%; Mandinka 11%; Pepel 9%; Biafada 3%; Mancanha 3%; Bidyogo 2%; Ejamat 2%; Mansoanka 1%; Bainoukgunyuno 1%; Nalu 1%; Soninke 1%; Badjara 1%; Bayote 0,5%; Kobiana 0,04%; Cassanga 0,04%, Basary 0, 03%.
Education: Years compulsory--4. Literacy--42.4% of adults.
Health: Infant mortality rate--108.72 deaths/1,000 live births. Life expectancy-46.98 years.
Work force (480,000): Agriculture--78%; industry, services, and commerce--14%; government--8%.
Type: Republic, multi-party since 1991.
Independence: September 24, 1973 (proclaimed unilaterally); September 10, 1974 (de jure from Portugal).
Constitution: Adopted 1984. The National Assembly adopted a new constitution in 2001, but it was neither promulgated nor vetoed by the President.
Branches: Executive--president (chief of state), prime minister (head of government) and Council of State, ministers and secretaries of state. Legislature--People's National Assembly (ANP), 102 members directly elected in 2004. Judicial--Supreme Court and lower courts.
Administrative subdivisions: Autonomous sector of Bissau and eight regions.
Political parties: The African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) [leader Carlos Domingos Gomes Jr.] won the most seats (45) in the March 2004 legislative elections. Other parties represented in the ANP include: the Party for Social Renovation (PRS) ) [leader Alberto Nambeia] with 35 seats, the United Social Democratic Party (PUSD) [leader Francisco Jose Fadul] with 17 seats, the Electoral Union (UE) [leader Joaquim Balde] with 2 seats, and the United Popular Alliance (APU) with one seat. Other parties include: the Guinea-Bissau Resistance-Ba-Fata Movement (RGB-FM) [leader Salvador Tchongo], the Union for Change (UM) [leader Amin Saad], Front for the Liberation and Independence of Guinea (FLING) [leader Catengul Mendy], Guinean Civic Forum or (FCG) [leader Antonieta Rosa Gomes], International League for Ecological Protection (LIPE), National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP), Party for Democratic Convergence (PCD) [leader Victor Mandinga], Party of National Unity (PUN) [leader Idrissa Djalo], Party of Solidarity and Employment (PST) [leader Iamcuba Indjai], Guinean Democratic Movement (MDG) [leader Silvestre Alves], Guinean Popular Party (PPG) [leader Joao Tatis Sa], Socialist Alliance (AS) [leader Fernando Gomes]. Coalitions: Platform for Unity (PU) [leader Victor Mandinga].
Suffrage: Universal at 18.
GDP (2003 est.): $251 million; real growth rate (2003 est.): -7%.
Per capita income (2003 est.): $180.
Natural resources: Fish and timber. Bauxite and phosphate deposits are not exploited; offshore petroleum.
Agriculture: Products--cashews, tropical fruits, rice, peanuts, cotton, palm oil. Arable land--43%.
Industry: Very little industrial capacity remains following the 1998 internal conflict. The cashew processing industry is nascent.
Trade: Exports--$40 million (f.o.b., 2003 est.): cashews ($45.1 million, 2001 est.), cotton ($1.1 million, 2001 est.), shrimp, peanuts, palm kernels, sawn lumber. Major markets--India 50.49%, Uruguay 19.1%, Thailand 19%, Italy 2.6% (2002). Imports--$59 million (f.o.b., 2003 est.): foodstuffs ($18.1 million, 2001 est.), machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products ($6 million, 2002 est.). Major suppliers-Senegal 19.6%, Portugal 19.1%, India 15.4%, China 4.3%, France, Netherlands (2002 est.).
The population of Guinea-Bissau is ethnically diverse with distinct languages, customs, and social structures. Most people are farmers, with traditional religious beliefs (animism); 45% are Muslim, principally Fula and Mandinka speakers concentrated in the north and northeast. Other important groups are the Balanta and Papel, living in the southern coastal regions, and the Manjaco and Mancanha, occupying the central and northern coastal areas.
The rivers of Guinea and the islands of Cape Verde were among the first areas in Africa explored by the Portuguese in the 15th century. Portugal claimed Portuguese Guinea in 1446, but few trading posts were established before 1600. In 1630, a "captaincy-general" of Portuguese Guinea was established to administer the territory. With the cooperation of some local tribes, the Portuguese entered the slave trade and exported large numbers of Africans to the Western Hemisphere via the Cape Verde Islands. Cacheu became one of the major slave centers, and a small fort still stands in the town. The slave trade declined in the 19th century, and Bissau, originally founded as a military and slave-trading center in 1765, grew to become the major commercial center.
Portuguese conquest and consolidation of the interior did not begin until the latter half of the 19th century. Portugal lost part of Guinea to French West Africa, including the center of earlier Portuguese commercial interest, the Casamance River region. A dispute with Great Britain over the island of Bolama was settled in Portugal's favor with the involvement of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.
Before World War I, Portuguese forces, with some assistance from the Muslim population, subdued animist tribes and eventually established the territory's borders. The interior of Portuguese Guinea was brought under control after more than 30 years of fighting; final subjugation of the Bijagos Islands did not occur until 1936. The administrative capital was moved from Bolama to Bissau in 1941, and in 1952, by constitutional amendment, the colony of Portuguese Guinea became an overseas province of Portugal.
In 1956, Amilcar Cabral and Raphael Barbosa organized the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) clandestinely. The PAIGC moved its headquarters to Conakry, Guinea, in 1960 and started an armed rebellion against the Portuguese in 1961. Despite the presence of Portuguese troops, which grew to more than 35,000, the PAIGC steadily expanded its influence until, by 1968, it controlled most of the country.
It established civilian rule in the territory under its control and held elections for a National Assembly. Portuguese forces and civilians increasingly were confined to their garrisons and larger towns. The Portuguese Governor and Commander in Chief from 1968 to 1973, Gen. Antonio de Spinola, returned to Portugal and led the movement that brought democracy to Portugal and independence for its colonies.
Amilcar Cabral was assassinated in Conakry in 1973, and party leadership fell to Aristides Pereira, who later became the first President of the Republic of Cape Verde. The PAIGC National Assembly met at Boe in the southeastern region and declared the independence of Guinea-Bissau on September 24, 1973. Following Portugal's April 1974 revolution, it granted independence to Guinea-Bissau on September 10, 1974. The United States recognized the new nation that day. Luis Cabral, Amilcar Cabral's half-brother, became President of Guinea-Bissau. In late 1980, the government was overthrown in a relatively bloodless coup led by Prime Minister and former armed forces commander Joao Bernardo Vieira.
From November 1980 to May 1984, power was held by a provisional government responsible to a Revolutionary Council headed by President Joao Bernardo Vieira. In 1984, the council was dissolved, and the National Popular Assembly (ANP) was reconstituted. The single-party assembly approved a new constitution, elected President Vieira to a new 5-year term, and elected a Council of State, which was the executive agent of the ANP. Under this system, the president presided over the Council of State and served as head of state and government. The president also was head of the PAIGC and commander in chief of the armed forces.
There were alleged coup plots against the Vieira government in 1983, 1985, and 1993. In 1986, first Vice President Paulo Correia and five others were executed for treason following a lengthy trial. In 1994, the country's first multi-party legislative and presidential elections were held. An army uprising against the Vieira government in June 1998 triggered a bloody civil war that created hundreds of thousands of displaced persons. The President was ousted by a military junta in May 1999. An interim government turned over power in February 2000 when opposition leader Kumba Yala, founder of the Social Renovation Party (PRS), took office following two rounds of transparent presidential elections.
Despite the elections, democracy did not take root in the succeeding 3 years. President Yala neither vetoed nor promulgated the new constitution that was approved by the National Assembly in April 2001. The resulting ambiguity undermined the rule of law. Impulsive presidential interventions in ministerial operations hampered effective governance. On November 14, 2002, the President dismissed the government of Prime Minister Alamara Nhasse, dissolved the National Assembly, and called for legislative elections. Two days later, he appointed Prime Minister Mario Pires to lead a caretaker government controlled by presidential decree. Elections for the National Assembly were scheduled for April 2003, but later postponed until June and then October. On September 12, 2003, the President of the National Elections Commission announced that it would be impossible to hold the elections on October 12, 2003, as scheduled. The army, led by Chief of Defense General Verrisimo Correia Seabra, intervened on September 14, 2003. President Yala announced his "voluntary" resignation and was placed under house arrest. The government was dissolved and a 25-member Committee for Restoration of Democracy and Constitutional Order was established. On September 28, 2003 businessman Henrique Rosa was sworn in as President. He had the support of most political parties and of civil society. Artur Sanha, PRS President, was sworn in as Prime Minister. On March 28 and 30, 2004, Guinea-Bissau held legislative elections which international observers deemed acceptably free and fair. On May 9, 2004, Carlos Gomes Junior became Prime Minister.
On August 10, 2005 Joao Bernardo Vieria was declared the winner of a July 24 presidential runoff election over Malam Bacai Sanha in an election judged by international observers to be free and fair.
The country is still in a transitional period. According to Guinea-Bissau's constitution, last modified in 1993, and the Pact of Transition, the newly selected prime minister serves as the head of government, but President Vieria will take over after his inauguration. Tasks facing the new government include determining whether to modify the April 2001 constitution before the President promulgates it.
Principal Government Officials
President--Joao Bernardo Vieria
Prime Minister--Carlos GOMES Junior
Ambassador to the UN--Alfredo Cabral
Ambassador to the U.S.--none
Guinea-Bissau does not have official representation in Washington, DC. For routine information, travelers can contact Guinea-Bissau's representative in Washington, Henrique Da Silva, at P.O. Box 33813, Washington, DC 20033, (301) 947-3958 main/fax. The Mission of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations does not have a physical office in New York City.
Guinea-Bissau is among the world's least developed nations and depends mainly on agriculture and fishing. Guinea-Bissau exports some fish and seafood, although most fishing in Guinea-Bissau's waters is presently not done by Bissau-Guineans and very little fish and seafood is processed in Guinea-Bissau. The country's other important product is cashews. License fees for fishing provide the government with some revenue. Rice is a major crop and staple food and, if developed, Guinea-Bissau could potentially be self-sufficient in rice. Tropical fruits such as mangos could also provide more income to the country if the sector were developed. Because of high costs, the development of petroleum, phosphate, and other mineral resources is not a near-term prospect. However, unexploited offshore oil reserves may possibly provide much-needed revenue in the long run.
The military conflict that took place in Guinea-Bissau from June 1998 to early 1999 caused severe damage to the country's infrastructure and widely disrupted economic activity. Agricultural production is estimated to have fallen by 17% during the conflict, and the civil war led to a 28% overall drop in gross domestic product (GDP) in 1998. Cashew nut output, the main export crop, declined in 1998 by an estimated 30%. World cashew prices dropped by more than 50% in 2000, compounding the economic devastation caused by the conflict. Before the war, trade reform and price liberalization were the most successful part of the country's structural adjustment program under International Monetary Fund (IMF) sponsorship. Under the government's post-conflict economic and financial program, implemented with IMF and World Bank input, real GDP recovered in 1999 by almost 8%. In December 2000 Guinea-Bissau qualified for almost $800 million in debt-service relief under the first phase of the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. However, Guinea-Bissau's Poverty Reduction and Growth Fund program with the IMF was suspended that same month--following disbursement of the first tranche--due to off-program expenditures by the Yala regime. Thus, IMF and Paris Club internal debt relief for Guinea-Bissau was also suspended in 2001. Presently, Guinea-Bissau is benefiting from World Bank and African Development Bank debt relief.
Guinea-Bissau follows a nonaligned foreign policy and seeks friendly and cooperative relations with a wide variety of states and organizations. The European Union, France, Gambia, Portugal, Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria, People's Republic of China, Libya, Senegal, Guinea, the Palestinian Authority, and Russia have embassies in Bissau. Belgium, Canada, Germany, Mauritania, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. conduct diplomatic relations with Guinea-Bissau through their embassies in neighboring Dakar, Senegal.
Guinea-Bissau is a member of the UN and many of its specialized and related agencies. It is a member of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); African Development Bank (AFDB), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Organization of African Unity (OAU--now the African Union), and permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel (CILSS). Guinea-Bissau also is a member of the Group of 77 (G-77), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and World Health Organization (WHO).
The U.S. Embassy suspended operations in Bissau on June 14, 1998, in the midst of violent conflict between forces loyal to then-President Vieira and the military-led junta. Prior to and following the Embassy closure, the United States and Guinea-Bissau have enjoyed excellent bilateral relations.
The U.S. recognized the independence of Guinea-Bissau on September 10, 1974. Guinea-Bissau's Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations was one of the first the new nation sent abroad. The U.S. opened an Embassy in Bissau in 1976, and the first U.S. Ambassador presented credentials later that year.
U.S. assistance began in 1975 with a $1 million grant to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for resettlement of refugees returning to Guinea-Bissau and for 25 training grants at African technical schools for Guinean students. Emergency food was a major element in U.S. assistance to Guinea-Bissau in the first years after independence. Since 1975, the U.S. has provided more than $65 million in grant aid and other assistance.
Since the 1998 war the U.S. has provided over $800,000 for humanitarian demining to a non-governmental organization (NGO) which has removed over 2,500 mines and 11,000 unexploded ordnance from the city of Bissau; $1.6 million in food aid; and nearly $3 million for assistance for refugees, improving the cashew industry, and promoting democracy.
The United States and Guinea-Bissau signed an international military education and training (IMET)agreement in 1986, and prior to 1998, the U.S. provided English-language teaching facilities as well as communications and navigational equipment to support the navy's coastal surveillance program. The U.S. European Command's Humanitarian Assistance Program has assisted with $390,000 for constructing or repairing schools, health centers, and bridges.
The Peace Corps withdrew from Guinea-Bissau in 1998 at the start of the civil war.
In August 2004, sanctions under Section 508 of the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act--which were imposed as a result of the September 2003 military coup--were lifted and Bissau once again became eligible for IMET and other direct aid.
Principal U.S. Embassy Officials
There is no U.S. Embassy in Bissau. Ambassador Richard Roth, resident in Dakar, is accredited as the U.S. Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau. All official U.S. contact with Guinea-Bissau is handled by the U.S. Embassy in Dakar, Senegal. Local employees staff the U.S. Office in Bissau and American diplomats from the Embassy in Dakar travel frequently to Bissau to conduct normal diplomatic relations.
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Is your Soul pushing you to take a leap? Don't run and hide. Crossroads are a prelude to transformation.
There have been many crossroads in my life, and it wasn't always easy to live up to the expectations of my Soul. At each crossroad you have to stop and re-evaluate the script of your life. Start by asking yourself two questions:
* Where am I going?
* Is this path aligned with my Soul's calling?
When I met my current husband, he lived in Taiwan, and I lived in Singapore. When I shook his hand my Soul whispered, "This is the man of your life. He's the one." I was shocked because I was already married, and I thought we were happily married. So I answered my Soul and said that I couldn't leave on the spur of the moment. But my Soul was very clear. She simply said: "Do it."
That crossroad definitely made me re-examine my life. People advised me to stay in my marriage. They wanted not just an explanation, but a good explanation. They said: "It won't work out and you will regret your choice."
Rationally, my first husband had it all, and our life in Singapore was fantastic. But deep down my heart yearned for something more. To make a long story short, I listened to my Soul and left him, leaving myself with no money, no job, and no home. Everybody thought I was crazy: "How can you just follow your heart and give up everything when you only know a guy for four days?"
Of course it was heartbreaking, even though I knew this was the only path for me to take. The truth is when you want to be true to your authentic Self, sometimes you're asked to risk it all because you believe in the guidance of your Soul. I gave up my certainties to move to Taiwan and live with a man I barely knew. Destiny is clearly not concerned about location. At that time, we'd only spent four days together since our initial meeting half a year earlier. We had only spoken by phone a few times. My heart knew enough. We married — the only Dutch couple to do so — according to Chinese tradition, along with 12 other Chinese couples, and our first child was conceived in Taiwan. We now live happily in America with our five children. Are you wanting to take a leap in your life? If your Soul says, "Do it," then jump and do it! You'll be O.K.


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Lunar or Chinese New Year is just around the corner (23rd January), so I thought you might like some party ideas?! Check out this stunning party styled by our very sweet and extremely talented blogging contributor, Christine from Pure Joy Events!
Christine styled this party for the winter issue of Bird's Party Magazine, and when she told me about the colors she wanted to use (red and tangerine), I just really went to town with the printables!
I love using vibrant colors and unique designs when creating party printables, and this exotic, oriental party theme allowed me to do just that. In bucket loads!
This printable collection has become one of my faves, as I spent aaages trying to get all the details right and searching for traditional Chinese and oriental saying and customs to incorporate in the designs. I also included some editable templates (buffet cards and invites) that you can add your own text to.
Christine and her fabulous team of party vendors really helped to pull the theme together with class and exotic beauty!! I mean just look at these intricate fondant toppers by Edible Details! Oh my! They emulate the printable designs to perfection! AWESOME to say the least!
Christine create some beautiful paper lanterns and paper cupcake stands using the scrapbook papers from the collection. She'll be sharing the tutorial for the lanterns here soon, and you can get the tutorial for the paper cupcake stands here.
The mouth-watering desserts from 6 Bittersweets are also pretty to look at, and beautifully photographed by Rebecca Watkins.
I LOVE the understated look and feel of this party, and the styling is so clean and chic but still very traditional and warm, don't you think? :)
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Design and Styling: Pure Joy Events
"Lunar New Year" Party Printables: Bird's Party
Photography: Rebecca Watkins Photography
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Rocky's Replay is back — again.
After a short stint at Lake Howell Plaza, the newly christened "barcade" is now located inside the old Smokin' Devaney's in Winter Park.
The new-new location is steering away from the recently embraced family friendly vibe Rocky's was pushing for a while. I didn't think it would work — and it didn't.
The old Rocky's at State Road 436 in Casselberry was a place for the kid in all of us to play video games while still enjoying the adult perks of drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette. Unfortunately, when the property was taken by the Florida Department of Transportation a couple of years ago, the business needed to find a spot quickly. The new location was large enough but didn't allow those "adult perks," forcing the new owners to rework the business model.
But with home video-game consoles popular with older kids and Chuck E. Cheese's for younger ones, Rocky's couldn't sustain itself and it had to find a place that would allow it to be the Rocky's we all knew and loved.
The new location at Smokin' Devaney's does this. Although much smaller than any of the previous spots, the beer selection is much larger, with eight beers on tap and a bunch of others in the bottle ranging from Red Stripe, Woodchuck Cider and Yuengling. And even though the selection is way better than the original Rocky's, prices are still cheap, $2-$4 for the beers. The dirt-cheap hot dogs and hamburgers aren't there any more, but affordable burgers, wings and sandwiches can be ordered and delivered from sister bar Devaney's Sports Pub, a couple of storefronts over.
Tokens are still required for the old-school and newish arcade games (although most accept quarters, too) that take up most of the space, with pinball machines, skeeball and touch-screen systems peppered throughout. A game of In The Groove proved that I am still as uncoordinated as I was the last time I played (and beer still doesn't help). Games of Terminator Salvation and The House Of The Dead 4 kept the hubby and his friends busy while I hung out at the bar with a girlfriend watching the 1987 movie "Summer School," starring Mark Harmon (one of many movies available to watch).
I heard some moaning about the lack of space and games. This is not the last move for Rocky's. The barcade is in a holding pattern and games are spread between the two bars until it can move into the old Lifestyle Family Fitness in the same plaza sometime this summer. Some games are even in storage.
I'm not a video-game connoisseur, but a good pinball game and a cheap, quality beer are enough to make me happy, and the new location certainly delivers those things. With the beer and smoking returning, Rocky's original rule of 18-and-up only after 7 p.m. returns as well.
With UCF nearby and the many fans of the original Rocky's biting at the bit for its return, patronage shouldn't be a problem. More space will be a plus, but in the meantime I'll be more than happy to take my tokens to this Rocky's for a game of Galaga anytime.
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i think that if we had had Houston in the last minutes we could have won....
42 pts in the 4QT!! it was beautiful!! but i think there were too much TO!!
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4 Steps to Lead Nurturing: Walking the buying path with your customers
Lead generation can take you on a long hike. The one thing I can guarantee you about the journey is that more is not better if you don't know how to nurture. The goal of lead nurturing is to help progress leads from initial interest toward purchase intent. It's about progression.
That said, I've seen companies spend most of their budget getting people to raise their hands but not putting enough toward progression. Get out your walking shoes, and take a journey with your customers.
I define lead nurturing as consistent and meaningful communication with viable prospects (those that are "a fit" for your solution), regardless of their timing to buy. It's not "following up" every few months to find out if a prospect is "ready to buy yet." True nurturing involves a sometimes long and circuitous path, but along the way, you'll be building long, meaningful and trust-filled relationships with the right people.
Salespeople often struggle with developing nurturing content without support. If you're wondering what kinds of content helps progress leads further faster, ask your sales team. Start by asking your sales team questions like, "What's the content you share with leads that helps them convert?" or "What's the content you use to help take people to the next level?"
The first step on that path to success is to start thinking like a customer.
Step #1: Walk in your potential customers' shoes to build a customer journey map
Be the customer, and get as you close as you can to their experience by really observing the behaviors of your customer. After you've gaining a solid understanding, build your customer journey map.
What is a customer journey map? It tells the story of the customer's experience: from initial contact, through the process of engagement and into a long-term relationship.
The journey map is about helping you understanding the key interactions that your future customer will have with the organization. What are their motivations? What are their questions with each marketing touch point? Try to understand what they want and the concerns they'll have along with peers they're interacting with. The goal of customer journey mapping is to gain customer wisdom.
As you do that, consider the questions that customers have in mind before they make a buying decision:
- How will this product or service help my company?
- We're doing OK, so why do we need this?
- Is there another company out there that is better?
- Will their solution really work? Can they prove it?
- Is the company credible?
- Can we afford it?
Help prospects find the answers to these questions, and you'll remind them of the benefits of working with you. You're creating value by giving them useful information in digestible, bite-sized chunks.
Step #2: Plan your path to create content geared toward progression
Invest as much in forming creative and content for lead progression as you do for lead capture. I've seen companies spend most of their budget getting people to raise their hands but not enough toward progression.
The goal of lead nurturing is to help progress leads from initial interest toward purchase intent. It's about progression.
Read "Content Marketing Tips for Lead Nurturing" for ideas on content to use. Through the combination of all these, you're providing relevant, educational and thought-leading content. For more ideas, read "Lead Nurturing: 5 tips for creating relevant content."
It's worth noting:
- The tactics employed and the frequency of touches will depend on the solutions being sold and the buying cycle of the prospect.
- You need to create different lead nurturing tracks based on demographic criteria, such as size, industry, role in the buying process and more.
Step #3: Walk the path with your customer
In a complex sale, the journey can be long and challenging to help people move from initial interest to purchase intent.
Your only job is to make certain you nourish your customer along the way and guide them with a meaningful compass toward the right and best decision for their needs.
Think of your marketing team as trail guides who will need to point out all the sights along the way that are useful in the decision-making process.
Slow down, and walk at the customer's pace, even if that means taking the long route with them when it comes to buying your service or product. If you hurry them along, you might end up with an exhausted customer who doesn't feel good about the journey and won't turn to you to continue the path to purchase.
"How you sell me is how you will serve me"
Most economic buyers subscribe to the notion that how you sell me indicates how you will serve me. Here's where that little statistic I mentioned earlier comes in. A study of business-to-business buyers shows that salespeople who become trusted advisors and understood the needs of economic buyers are 69% more likely to come away with a sale.
The complex sale requires that your prospect:
- Must be familiar with you and your company and with what you and your company do.
- Must perceive you and your company to be expert in your field.
- Must believe that you and your company understand his or her specific issues and can solve them.
- Likes you and your company enough to want to work with you.
Remember you can't automate trust. Trust-building should be the theme of your nurturing efforts.
Building trust
By providing valuable education and information to prospects up front, you become a trusted advisor. You are then perceived to be an expert. You don't sell; you don't make pitches. Instead, you provide insights and solutions all within the realm of your expertise and, as a result, become the first company they turn to when there's a need.
Make your marketing program's single point of focus be to develop trust, and your business will become more profitable and less reliant on competing on price. Selling, per se, is reduced in the interest of more open and honest conversations with prospects. You win more business on a sole-source basis, and more new business referrals come your way.
Step #4: Keep marching
Startling as it may seem, recent research (and even studies from 20 years ago) shows that longer-term leads (future opportunities), often ignored by salespeople, represent almost 40 to 70% of potential sales. Research compiled by the MarketingSherpa Lead Generation Benchmark Report showed, "marketing departments with a lead nurturing campaign reported a 45% higher ROI than marketing departments that did not utilize a lead nurturing track."
If inquiries are simply passed on to salespeople, reps, partners or distributors for follow up, beware. You may be leaving as many as eight out of 10 sales prospects on the sales path for your competitors.
Now, get your compasses out and begin the long-yet-fruitful journey toward an effective lead nurturing program. You'll be surprised how many potential customers will want to join you along the way.
Photo courtesy of Sujay Sarkhel.
You can follow Brian Carroll, Executive Director, Revenue Optimization, MECLABS Institute, on Twitter @brianjcarroll.
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The Vertical Forest project aims to build high-density tower blocks with trees within the city. The first example of a Vertical Forest is currently under construction in Milan in Porta Nuova Isola area, part of a larger redevelopment project developed by Hines Italia with two towers which are 80 metres and 112 metres tall respectively, and which will be able to hold 480 big and medium size trees, 250 small size trees, 11.000 groundcover plants and 5.000 shrubs (the equivalent of a hectare of forest).
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MOCKSVILLE | Margaret Allen Beck, 85, of Cornatzer Road, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2013, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem.
A Celebration of Life service will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Davie Funeral Service Chapel by Pastor Danny Pope.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday prior to the service.
She was born in Davie County on Dec. 11, 1927, to Joseph E. and Mary Winters Allen. She retired from Fiber Industries in 1978. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, James, Roy and Paul Allen; and a sister, Dorothy Honeycutt.
She is survived by three sons, Ricky Hicks and Don (Donna) Beck, all of Lexington, and Ronald Hicks of Greensboro; three brothers, Hathan Allen of Mocksville, Daniel Allen of Asheville and Jerry Allen of Salisbury; four sisters, Edna McClurry of Rockwell, Hazel Reynolds of Salisbury, Nellie Cooper of Winston-Salem and Marie Shoaf of Statesville; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the funeral home to help offset funeral expenses.
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Men's Track & Field Wins Five Events on Final Day of Sam Howell
PRINCETON, N.J. (4/5/14) – The 4x100 relay started Day 2 of the Sam Howell Invitational with a win and four individuals followed up with victories for the Princeton men's track & field team at Weaver Stadium.
Sophomore Dre Nelson, sophomore John Hill, junior Daniel McCord and senior Tom Hopkins won the 4x100 relay with a time of 31.63.
Hopkins went on to win the long jump at 7.34 (24-1) as Princeton went 1-3-5 in the event. He was one of just two jumpers to jump beyond seven meters. In third place was sophomore Jack Scinto with a jump of 6.99 (22-11.25) and junior Stephen Soerens was fifth at 6.80 (22-3.75).
Hopkins wasn't finished as he was the top collegiate in the 200 and second overall at 21.40.
Junior Bradley Paternostro came out on top of 45 other competitors in the 1500 to win the race. He clocked a 3:53.51 for the win.
In the field, senior Damon McLean was the only triple jumper to reach 15 meters as he captured the victory with a jump of 15.62 (51-3).
The Tigers got two fifth-place showings in the throws. Junior Scott Rushton was fifth in the shot put with a toss of 16.42 (53-10.50) and freshman Jared Bell was fifth in the discus at 47.22 (154-11). Fellow freshman Chris Cook was ninth in the discus with a throw of 46.26 (151-9).
Princeton alum and assistant coach Justin Frick won the high jump. He showed he's still a force in the event clearing 2.14 (7-00.25). Senior Omar Jarrett was fourth at 2.00 (6-6.75).
In the hurdles, the Gregs of sophomore Greg Caldwell and freshman Greg Leeper both earned top-10 finishes. Caldwell was seventh in the 110-meter hurdles at 15.08. Leeper won section 3 of the 400 hurdles at 54.87 as his time positioned him eighth overall.
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