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One small step closer to peace
Our correspondent's diary of reporting from Osama bin Laden's last hiding place
May 5, 2011
|Police at bin Laden's house at first threatened to arrest us if we took pictures
The locals of this town refuse to believe Osama bin Laden died here. This was the first impression I perceived after reaching scenic Abbottabad, a town which headlined world news after Monday's death of Osama bin Laden.
My taxi driver, an ethnic local from the Hazara nation, doubts the whole saga.
"It is not possible to raid without landing the helicopters. There is no proof of a dead body. It's all a sham to target Islamic countries. How could he live in a military town going unnoticed," he said pointing to every army building we passed by.
Finding the church on the busy mall road of Abbottabad is easy. The main sign board with a cross is right in front of a bus stop. A nearby Presbyterian Church, with a cross on its entrance gate, makes it even easier to identify the presence of the tiny Christian community in this predominantly conservative Muslim region.
Father Akram Javed Gill was as keen as I was to see the bin Laden mansion which was only a few kilometers from his Church. We drove together in his car to Bilal town where the world's most wanted man was captured and killed. However it seemed a bit strange passing by all the DSNG (Digital Satellite News Gathering) vehicles parked outside the town jurisdiction.
The check post
We soon found out why. As we tried to enter the area, policemen and army soldiers stopped our car at a check post. "Who are you? Prove your identity," they told the priest, who showed his identity card. Surprisingly one of the constables used to guard the Catholic Church and knew the priest well. Father Javed tried to befriend with him and move forward, explaining he must see his parishioners living in the same town. That's when another officer saw my bag.
"What's inside?" he asked me. Seeing no point in lying, I handed over my ucanews.com press card and said there is a camera and a notebook inside.
"No journalists allowed … we shall book you for two days if you were found here again," said a senior officer.
Disappointed, we turned back.
Nobody knew when the army would give access to the mansion and we joined the news crew waiting on the roadside. My concern grew when I saw a Chinese photographer circled by local ethnic Hazaras and policemen enquiring about the photos he had taken. Immediately I stuffed the camera inside the pocket of my qameez (a local tunic like shirt) which already bulged with my purse. Though it looked a bit awkward, this was the only way to save the shots I had taken on the way.
But suddenly the priest had an idea and we headed to a travel agency where one of his parishioners worked. Father Javed knew some freelance journalists who used to hang around here. These Hazaras, local ethnics, had been reporting and taking photos since day one. "They have their ways,"he told me.
It was 11:15 am. He called them and then again we had to wait. Time usually runs slowly when you are doing this. The couple finally showed up after about an hour. There is no front way, they told us "but we know a back route through drains and farm lands." We jumped at the opportunity.
|The church of St. Peter Canisius in Abbottabad is used by around 150 Catholics
The back way
Getting into the priest's car, we headed again for the town but this time turned into a narrow alleyway at the back. It was a bumpy road which soon was blocked with a rock. We parked our car and carried on by foot.
These journalists had spent their childhood in these street mazes and were very helpful. After some time we reached the suburbs of the residential area and the marshes started. The temperature was increasing every minute and the clogged drains had left a very thin terrain making it more difficult to tread. We hopped on protruding stones on thick, black ponds lying side by side. Turning one of the corners, Father Javed slipped with his leg straight into a ditch.
Luckily he wasn't injured and we found a tube well nearby gushing clean water straight from the surrounding mountains. Resting there for a while (while the priest cleaned up), we continued through farmland and finally saw the buildings of Bilal town. Father Javed had lost his enthusiasm by then and decided to rest beneath the trees at a water channel.
I wanted to go straight there but a stationary vehicle on the way made our Hazara guides suspicious. The whole area was teeming with intelligence agencies; we'll go through farms and you turn after taking the best possible shot using a zoom lens, they told me. During the whole thing they kept chuckling about why bin Laden would choose to die in their city when he had the rest of the world to choose from.
Thankfully the mansion was not very far and after walking for a while, I saw the white building with red tents around it just as I had seen on news channels. I took a few shots trying not to attract any attention and turned back somewhat satisfied but not satiated. If only there was a close-up, I thought on the way back.
After leaving our friends with a bundle of thanks, we settled back at the parish house where I wrote an update (which was published that afternoon). I was typing the story when the priest received a phone call that the colony would be opened to the public at 3 pm. Before I could start trying to convince the priest for a revisit, he proposed we give it another shot and we decided to that as soon as I finished the work and he took some rest we would go.
|Father Javed washes his feet after a slip into a drainage ditch
The Mansion
At 4:30pm we entered Bilal town and after traveling down a couple of lanes, we saw hordes of reporters and their vehicles gathered on the open ground fronting bin Laden's mansion.
A group of teenagers were arguing as I walked passed them.� "He was a fake." "No, he was real."
Pausing for a moment, I asked Abu Bakar, an eighth grader, what really happened here.
"My mom teaches in a school where, she says, all teachers talked about the epic drama and � a conspiracy," he said.
The light was fading and I had to cut off the conversation to rush to the mansion. Still it kept ringing in my mind; would we be the only country in the world to condemn the US raid in Abbottabad and take bin Laden's death as a myth?
Maybe he is a concept – a perspective of looking at the whole world saying me and my religion are better than every one of you. Persons can die but ideas don't.
Taking photos around the mansion, I walked freely this time without any fear of police or terrorists.
This is my land, my country. We shall carry on the struggle against evil and atrocities with our pens and keep documenting history and the Church will survive every threat associated with being a minority in Pakistan. No matter how the government and people portray what happened on May 2; we have one religious warlord fewer and so are one step closer to peace.
|Another view of the scene of bin Laden's last stand
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Many of their 18 consecutive trips to the NCAA Championships have been basically a given for the members on the Princeton open rowing team. There were Tiger teams loaded from Day 1, simply trying to maximize their talents for two postseason weekends.
This season was different. Nothing was a given.
And maybe that makes this particular squad particularly dangerous.
The trying times began in a winter unlike any other in recent Prince-ton history, when frigid temperatures and a barrage of snowstorms severely limited the Tigers' time on the water. The Tigers had plenty of work to do, especially after losing four seniors from the 2013 NCAA silver medalist, but they simply couldn't get on the water.
When the season started, Princeton split each of its first two weekends. The first included a loss to Brown, which eventually moved to the top of the national rankings and the top seed at the May 18 Ivy League Championships. The other was a loss to Virginia, currently the fourth-ranked team in the nation.
That race was April 5. It was the last time Princeton has experienced defeat.
"I am super excited to see what we can do," said senior Kelsey Reelick, one of five Tigers to earn All-Region honors this week. "Ever since the beginning of the season, every race we've done, every piece we've done, we've taken something we can improve on, and we've just nailed it in the practices and fixed it for the next race. If we keep this climb, we can do something really cool. It would be fantastic."
Reelick would know. She has had a pair of fantastic experiences at the NCAA Championships; as a freshman, she was part of the 2011 NCAA gold medalist V8, and she helped last year's boat to a silver medal in the V8 final.
This year, she has stroked Princeton to seven straight regular season wins and its stirring victory over No. 1 Brown two weeks ago on Cooper River to win the program's 14th Ivy League championship.
Now she will lead Princeton to Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, Ind., for the three-day NCAA Championships, where the Tigers will be looking for both their third V8 national championship (2006, 2011) and their first team national title.
Unlike either the open women's Ivy League championship regatta, or the IRA national championships for the other three Princeton teams, the NCAA Championships are determined by a team format. The Tigers will bring a V8, as well as Ivy Championship bronze medalists in a 2V and a V4; each will produce points based on their overall finish, with the points weighted (a winning V8 scores 48 team points, while a 2V scores 32 and a V4 scores 16).
The varsity eight comes in with the momentum of its thrilling performance on Cooper River, when it led at every split and never let Brown draw even to win its third Ivy League title in four years. A boat that spent most of the year trying to find itself may have done so at the most opportune time.
"I think we will go in with some positive energy," said head coach Lori Dauphiny, who has guided Princeton to each of its NCAA Championship appearances. "I think we are a bit of an underdog, but this boat has shown some speed recently that has been impressive. I look forward to see what they can do at nationals, and I think they are excited to take it to another level."
While the varsity boat is looking to build off the Ivy Championships, the second varsity is hoping for a bit of redemption. After completing a perfect regular season, the Tigers saw both Brown and Harvard finish in front of them at Cooper River. It was the first experience of six-boat racing for the 2V, and one it hopes will lead the team to a stronger showing at NCAAs.
"Six-boat racing is always a huge change from the regular season," junior Nicki Byl said. "Everything, including the warm up, is much more chaotic. Our boat has really focused on staying internal, and the racing at Ivies has definitely helped to prepare us for the upcoming six-boat racing at NCAAs."
The same holds true for the varsity four, though that boat has been on a significant upswing since mid-April. After a fairly inconsistent start to its season, the four won each of its last two regular season weekends and then out-performed its seed to earn bronze at Ivies.
"After a tough start to the season we gained a lot more confidence in our ability to win races and not get rattled by a rough start or any off strokes throughout a race," senior Sally Goodman said. "Over the past month we've had a number of changes in the boat in terms of personnel, but we've definitely used our experience rowing in different lineups to get better at adapting to any situation that comes our way.
"The confidence we gained during the Yale race and the weeks following has also given us motivation to work even harder in order to prepare for close competition at the Ivy championships and at NCAAs, as we know we can push through crews at the very end," she added.
While this competitive squad hasn't needed added reason to improve throughout the season, the team format of the NCAA Championships does provide a nice source of motivation for both the 2V and the V4.
"The NCAA format is a great motivation," Byl said. "Each race, beginning with the heats, is critical. We know the competition will be intense and it has been great for motivation for our boat and our team as we have been preparing. The balance between boat and team is one that's always on our minds throughout the whole season. In the winter we go from competing against one another on the ergs to competing together in boats. In our spring practices, we (the 2V and 1V) compete with each other every day in the week and then cheer each other on during the weekend.
"NCAAs will be a great way for us to focus all that competition and energy that we've built throughout the year—for our individual boats and for all of us Tigers coming together as a team."
Friday, May 30
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- In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and mix well. Fold in walnuts. Refrigerate dough 2-3 hours or until firm.
- Preheat oven to 375°. Shape into 1-in. balls. Flatten balls and place a chocolate kiss in the center of each; pinch dough together around kiss. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
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Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz began the Cabinet session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh today by offering assurances that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who underwent successful surgery in New York last week, is doing extremely well. The ministers wished the King a speedy recovery and a safe trip home. Then Crown Prince Sultan welcomed Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the new Minister of State and Commander of the National Guard, to the Cabinet, wishing him success.
The Cabinet reviewed a number of reports on Arab and international developments. On the occasion of the Global Day for Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which falls on November 29th, the Cabinet renewed the Kingdom's commitment to supporting the Palestinian cause and highlighted the peaceful initiatives put forth by the Kingdom to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Addressing its weekly business, the Cabinet approved the amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material pursuant to Royal Decree No. M/40, dated 12/07/1429H.; approved increasing the amount of monthly remunerations for students on scholarships in Japan by 15% of their current allowance; authorized the Director General of Saudi Customs to sign a draft memorandum of understanding with the World Customs Organization on approving a Customs Training Institute in the Kingdom; and approved the final documents of the Regional Radio-communication Conference held in Geneva in 2006.
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ZF-6905: Zend_OpenID need support for OpenId Specification 2.0 final
We need the final spec implemented to use openid with yahoo and google accounts!!! Here we found a hack for zend, perhaps this is a solution: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/741345/…
From the link: Little late to the game but I was able to get this working with some hacks I found around the interwebs.
First. Yahoo. To get Yahoo working all I had to do was change the JavaScript to use me.yahoo.com instead of just yahoo.com and it worked perfectly with the version of the Zend Framework I'm using. Unfortunately Google still wasn't, so some hacking was in order.
All of these changes go in Zend/OpenId/Consumer.php
First, in the _discovery method add the following on the series of preg_match checks that starts at around line 740.
} else if (preg_match('/([^<]+)<\/URI>/i', $response, $r)) {
$version = 2.0;
$server = $r[1];
I added this right before the return false; statement that's in the else {} block.
Second, in the _checkId method you'll need to add 3 new blocks (I haven't dug around enough to know what causes each of these three cases to be called, so I covered all to be on the safe side.
Inside the $version <= 2.0 block, you'll find an if/else if/else block. In the first if statement ($this->_session !== null) add this to the end:
if ($server == 'https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/ud') {
$this->_session->identity = 'http://specs.openid.net/auth/2.0/identifier_select';
$this->_session->claimed_id = 'http://specs.openid.net/auth/2.0/identifier_select';
In the else if (defined('SID') block add this to the end:
if ($server == 'https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/ud') {
$_SESSION['zend_openid']['identity'] = 'http://specs.openid.net/auth/2.0/identifier_select';
$_SESSION['zend_openid']['claimed_id'] = 'http://specs.openid.net/auth/2.0/identifier_select';
And then after the else block (so outside the if/else if/else block all together, but still inside the $version <= 2.0 block) add this:
if ($server == 'https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/ud') {
$params['openid.identity'] = 'http://specs.openid.net/auth/2.0/identifier_select';
$params['openid.claimed_id'] = 'http://specs.openid.net/auth/2.0/identifier_select';
I have tried this patch and didn't work for me. I am using 1.8.4. I hope to see a solution to authenticate with google and yahoo soon
I have found this patch to work for version 1.8.4p1.
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Thanks for the hack. We definately need official support of 2.0 version of OpenId. When will it be..?
I've done this for my own website. It's probably not conform all Zend Framework standards and it lacks unit testing and all that. Nevertheless, it will probably help you a great deal. When I'm more at home in this contributing thing, I'll do more work myself. For now it supports:
- XRI (not tested in this version)
- Yadis discovery
- XRDS document parsing (as is needed for XRI and Yadis)
- HTML discovery (not changed)
It works with google and with myopenid.com
Thanks Niek! Will look into the supplied code and accommodate for ZF standards + UTs.
While the attached script does allow for authentication with Google, Yahoo - or any other v2.0 provider still won't.
I've had to ditch ZF in favour of a complete working solution. I'm now using an implementatation from Janrain : http://www.janrain.com/openid-enabled
The changes suggested worked for me. But there is a problem when you use a Google Apps domain as the identifier, like this: *https://google.com/accounts/o8/…
The login() method works fine, but in this case the verify() method is unable to discover the data because Google sends back the identity in a format similar to this: * http://example.com/openid/123456789
I don't know if its a Google problem, or a Zend problem. But i had to comment the lines below to ignore the discovery on verify().
/* } else if (!$this->_discovery($id, $discovered_server, $discovered_version)) { $this->_setError("Discovery failed: " . $this->getError()); return false;
} else if ((!empty($params['openid_identity']) &&
$params["openid_identity"] != $id) ||
(!empty($params['openid_op_endpoint']) &&
$params['openid_op_endpoint'] != $discovered_server) ||
$discovered_version != $version) {
$this->_setError("Discovery information verification failed");
return false;
Closing as "Needs Proposal". If someone wants to step up and implement this for v1.12 please draft an RFC.


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Lufthansa Highlights Venice - Chioggia: Greetings from Venice!
Chioggia, a little-known fishing town at the southernmost tip of the Venetian Lagoon looks like a miniature version of Venice. It has its share of canals and palaces, but the pace of life is much slower and Chioggia has an atmosphere all its own.
The blue hour on Corso del Popolo is marked by a buzz of voices just like in a theater before the curtain goes up. Old-fashioned shops in the arcades sell shoes, books, jewelry and medications. The Italian author Curzio Malaparte once fittingly described the pedestrian street as "one big outdoor café." Now, at aperitivo time, almost every chair is occupied.
Large groups of no-longer-quite-so-young women are gathered around the tables here and there. On their feet, comfortable, well-worn leather slippers, but perched on their noses,ostentatious sunglasses by Gucci, Dior or Chanel. Small bowls of potato chips and olives are standing on the table along with half-empty glasses of spritz, that classic mixture of aperol, white wine and sparkling water. Every time the (also aging) waiter serves another round, the mood becomes lighter and the general murmur of voices beneath the awnings becomes louder.
"Every night the bars are so crowded you'd think it was a holiday," says Giorgio Boscolo enthusiastically. His pipe shop is right on the Corso, too, so he can keep his eye on the doorway from the Bar Centrale where he's sitting. Mr. Boscolo draws slowly on one of his own designs which, although hardly spectacular to look at, is famous among pipe smokers the world over.
Destiny has treated the "pipa chioggiotta" (Chioggia pipe) no differently than the city where it was invented. Both are old - ancient, in fact - but relatively unknown. Chioggia has been around since Roman times. It was chartered during the Middle Ages and became an episcopal see in 1110. Since 1380 it has been part of the Venetian Republic and was conquered by Napoleon along with Venice and later became part of the Austrian Empire.
"The Chioggia pipe dates back to the 16th century," says Mr. Boscolo, who is the last remaining manufacturer of these pipes. "What's special is that the head is made of clay and the mouthpiece fashioned from a single piece of wood," he explains. His tiny shop El Penelo, which stocks modest pipes for around 15 euros as well as very extravagant models, is in a sandstone building, an historic granaio or former community granary, that was built in 1322.
Every morning there's a thriving fish market right behind the granaio. Chioggia, which has a population of about 51 000, is regarded as the biggest fishing harbor in northern Italy. Some 600 boats set out each day and return with nets full of perch, sea bream, sole and other Adriatic fish. Market stands are heaped with all kinds of shellfish, too: various types of shrimp, clams and mussels of differing shape and size and numerous kinds of cuttlefish such as seppioline, calamaretti and moscardini. One hawker sells fresh tuna fish "tonno, tonno bello" for eight euros per kilo. Nobody pays much attention as the sea snails in the bucket right beside the tuna stand crawl slowly away, making their escape. Some of the fishmongers wear aprons with their names written on them in felt-tip pen. Others sip cups of espresso or balance a cigarette between their lips.
"After fishing half the night they start manning their stands at seven in the morning. It's tough," Armido Boscolo says with a wry smile. The owner and head chef of the Antica Osteria Al Cavallo goes to the market almost every day in search of the freshest fish for his guests. His chic restaurant is located in one of the narrow streets that branch off central Corso del Popolo like a fishbone. Guests who book a table on the terrace sit at linen-covered tables between large flowerpots and look out at the scarlet and yellow ocher walls of the houses opposite - and at the laundry hanging out of the windows to dry.
The Al Cavallo is a family-run operation. Armido's wife Elda is the cashier, their son is the maitre 'd and their daughter and son-in-law help in the kitchen. You would expect the Al Cavallo to serve hearty, traditional Venetian fare but the chef has something else in mind. The dishes he serves are based on regional specialties, often on long-forgotten recipes, but he makes little variations here and there and gives them a surprising twist. The frittura, small deep-fried fish and shellfish, almost remind you of Japanese tempura. And he transforms the classic bigoli con le seppie (thick-stranded spaghetti with cuttlefish) into a dish of fine black spaghetti with an assortment of mollusks sautéed in hot oil.
He serves it with red Chioggia salad that he bought - just hours earlier - at a stand on the Vena canal, which is down past the fish market and Pescheria Bridge. This is where you will also find a small delicatessen shop called Pescheria di Bube, owned by Renato Bellemo. He sells his homemade spaghetti sauces, his sardines stuffed with capers or porcini mushrooms, and his steamed squid caviar in oil in a crumbling old 15th century palace called Palazzo Lisatti-Mascheroni.
The palace is also where artist Amedeo Signoretto has his gallery, its black walls hung with large oil paintings: expressive portraits, meadows full of brightly colored flowers and muted impressions of the lagoon. "I lived in Venice for a while," Mr. Signoretto admits, "but then I moved back to Chioggia. It's not as magnificent, but the light, the water and the style of the buildings is the same. And it's more peaceful here."
When early evening comes around, Mr. Signoretto too goes to the Corso to drink a glass of spritz. He doesn't lock his shop, he just blocks the doorway with a chair. "I'm coming right back anyway," he says in response to my skeptical look, adding, "This wouldn't be possible in Venice."
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Art meets science in this colorful glass thermometer. In 1593, Italian physicist Galileo invented a thermometer based on the principles of relative density. Individually calibrated weights containing a mixture of ethanol and dye float in a sealed tube with de-aromatic oil where they rise and fall with the temperature and the resulting changes in liquid density.
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Displays temperatures in Fahrenheit in 2° increments from 68° to 80°. Accurate to within 2 degrees. Small: 17"; Large: 21".
In the 2nd century B.C., Greek scholar Archimedes discovered the law that states any object in a fluid displaces its own weight of fluid. He went a step further when he described the principle of buoyancythat if an object is more dense than an equal volume of water, it sinks; if it's less dense, it floats. A simplified way of understanding density in this example is that it's the relative "heaviness" of objects of the same volumea marshmallow is less dense than a marble of the same size and shape.
Almost 2,000 years later, Italian scientist Galileo discovered that a liquid's density is affected by changes in temperature. As temperatures rise, a liquid's density decreases. This means that objects that float in room temperature water would sink as the water is heated. He applied his discovery to create what is now known as a Galileo thermometer.
In a Galileo thermometer, sealed glass bubbles filled with a mixture of ethanol and dye have weights attached that are marked with different degrees Fahrenheit. The bubbles are suspended in a tube of de-aromatic oil. The weights give the bubbles different densities from each other and from the liquid in the tube.
When the atmospheric temperature rises, the density of liquid in the tube decreases, which changes the relative density of the glass bubbles. So, as the temperature increases, the liquid's density decreases, which means more bubbles will sink because they are now more dense than the surrounding liquid. At the highest temperatures, the lightest (least dense) bubble will finally sink. When temperatures drop, the opposite happens and more bubbles rise.
To read a Galileo thermometer, look at the lowest hanging bubble in the middle of the tubethe one that is not entirely sunk, nor entirely floating at the top. This bubble is in equilibrium with the surrounding liquid, and its tag will tell the current temperature.


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- Germann School
- Hermann Area Chamber of Commerce
- Hermann Cycling
- Hermann Trolley LLC
- Hermann Wine Trail
- Ride, Rest & Go Bicycle Shop
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The Held Family and Stone Hill team is dedicated to more than just making award-winning wines. Through their support of communities and Missouri-focused charities, and their genuine love and appreciation for others, they're committed to making a better Missouri.Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Gateway ChapterStone Hill proudly supports the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Gateway Chapter by hosting fundraisers and events at the winery locations, including the annual Stone Hill Beast Feast. The Beast Feast includes a wild game dinner, a silent auction, raffle and live auction of donated items benefitting LLS Gateway Chapter.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research. LLS offers a wide variety of programs and services in support of its mission of curing leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma, and improving the quality of life of patients and their families.
In 2011, The Gateway Chapter contributed $139,200 in financial aid to patients, provided co-pay assistance of more than $1.14 million, served over 5,000 patients and their families with financial support, education and support groups, provided information in more than 530 schools on cancer and volunteerism, and supported children returning to school after treatment.
The Held family is deeply involved in the Hermann, MO and Missouri state communities, both personally and through Stone Hill Winery. By serving as committee members, financial contributions or various other types of involvement, Stone Hill proudly supports the following groups:
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- Hermann Wine Trail
- Missouri Grape and Wine Program
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Cheshire Afternoon Tea and Spa for 2
A wonderful midweek afternoon tea in Cheshire with a spa day at Rookery Hall Hotel and Spa in Nantwich. Enjoy both the spa facilites and a choice of luxury treatments accompanied by a delicious afternoon tea with tradtional scones, delicate finger sandwiches and scrumptious pastries and teas.
Rookery Hall Spa in Cheshire has a host of stunning facilities including swimming pool, sauna and steam rooms. Enjoy a wonderful afternoon tea, the beautiful Cheshire countryside and a spa day for two people with luxury beauty treatments. This is the pefect way to spend time together whilst enjoying a fabulous traditional afternoon tea.
Your day spa experience includes the following:
A beautiful spa day for 2
Choose a 25 minute luxury spa treatment each from:
- Express facial
- Tired eye treatment
- Full body salt and oil scrub
- Back, neck and shoulder massage
- Shape and polish for finger or toes
Then relax in this luxury spa making full use of the facilities including:
- Indoor Pool
- Sauna
- Steam Room
- Spa Pool
- Relaxation Areas
Afternoon tea for two
The Rookery Hall afternoon tea includes
- Freshly baked scones with clotted cream and jam
- A Selection of delicate fingure sandwiches
- Pastries
- Teas
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- Nantwich
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This afternoon experience is for two people only 12pm onwards, valid for 12 months Monday - Thursday from date of purchase. You may chose from one of the selected treatments only, you may have full use of all spa facilities. Please book in advance. This experience is suitable for men and women. Please bring appropriate swimwear. This experience is also suitable for group bookings such as hen parties.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Jennytcc MY NEW FAVORITE PLATES! Absolutely in LOVE with these green plates! They are made in Portugal, which I like, and they are reasonably priced! February 13, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Evrieday I love these plates! I bought this plate set for Christmas last year and I must say that I absolutely love them. The subtle edging and color are beautiful. I've put them in the dishwasher with no issues. August 29, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by PartTimePieBaker Have served me well for 3 great years I love these plates. I bought the dinner plates and matching bowls as a college student a few years ago. I love the unique color and design of these plates, and they are well priced for great quality. After years of daily use and entertaining, they are still as beautiful as the day I bought them. I have never had a problem with plates chipping (as other reviewers mentioned), but this may be because I handle them carefully and hand-wash (no dishwasher). I love entertaining and these are lovely to use when I have company. I've even decided to invest in another set to accommodate bigger parties! March 20, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ashley the SuperMom excellent collection I am loving the Verde collection! The color is so fresh and ideal for Spring... it lights up my entire table. I've paired these plates with the rattan chargers from World Market as well as some green and cream printed cloth napkins (from World Market as well) and it makes a glorious statement together. Great dining ware. April 18, 2012
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Rated 3 out of 5 by princessara3 Product has one major flaw We have had these plates now for approximately 3 months and are not totally satisfied. They are beautiful, clean well in the dishwasher (no chipping issues here), and were reasonably priced. The one major drawback for us has been that they retain heat in the microwave and stay hot for some time. They are microwave safe, but they heat up so quickly and so hot, I have to use oven mitts to remove them from the microwave and then have to transfer the food to different plates for my children to eat off of so that they don't burn themselves. We end up with double the dishes to do. Were I to purchase plates again, I would not purchase these for that reason. I love everything else about them, but with a large family, our microwave is constantly in use and between the extra dishes and safety hazard, it has been more trouble than it's worth. August 8, 2015
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ZF-8097: getValues only returns some values when using array notation in setElementsBelongsTo
The getValues method only returns the last key in the array for sub forms of the same name. Finding it quite difficult to put into words so I will explain with a code sample.
$form = new Zend_Form();
$subForm1 = new Zend_Form_SubForm(); $subForm1->setElementsBelongTo("fields[0]"); $form->addSubForm($subForm1, "fields_0");
$subForm2 = new Zend_Form_SubForm(); $subForm2->setElementsBelongTo("fields[1]"); $form->addSubForm($subForm2, "fields_1");
After form submission and validation, the key "fields" contains only the values for $subForm2. This is because the values are merged using array_merge rather than array_merge_recursive.
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A look at the Miami Dolphins' roster WANTS
We've previously explains the difference between needs and wants when it comes to restocking an NFL team's talent base.
We've outlined what the Miami Dolphins' NEED – quarterback, pass rusher and offensive line help – to field a competitive team in 2012.
Here's a breakdown of some of the wants moving forward.
These are the positions the Dolphins would love to address, but if need be, the Dolphins could make due with what they have. However, these wants eventually grow into needs if not handled properly.
PLAYMAKING FREE SAFETY – If the Dolphins could combine Tyrone Culver's intelligence and preparation with Reshad Jones instincts, and Chris Clemons athleticism they would have the ultimate playmaking free safety. But for now, the Dolphins just have a trio of solid options.
Considering both General Manager Jeff Ireland and new defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle were committed to getting better play from the position it wouldn't surprise me if the Dolphins add another safety via the draft or free agency. It doesn't help that Yeremiah Bell's cap number is $6.2 million, and cutting him or restructuring his deal, which is in its final season, would potentially create about $3-4 million in cap space.
CORNERBACK - Starting nickel cornerback Will Allen is an aging unrestricted free agent, and while his play was solid, its likely that the Dolphins will try to find a younger, cheaper option. Nolan Carroll and Jimmy Wilson are two youngsters with upside, and they might blossom with more of an investment. Wilson was being groomed as the nickel, but that's a position veterans usually play. Complicating matters is the fact Sean Smith is entering the final year of his deal and will likely be put in a play-for-pay situation this season.
NOSE TACKLE - It is just a matter of time and money before nose tackle Paul Soliai, who turned in a Pro Bowl season in 2011, is playing for another team. The Dolphins would struggle to allocate the type of money it'll take to re-sign Soliai without letting another need suffer. It's unlikely that Miami would place the franchise tag on Soliai again since its guarantee him a salary of $15 million in 2012. So expect Soliai to sign elsewhere while the Dolphins hunt a quarterback upgrade. Randy Starks will likely fill the void his absence creates, but it would be wise for the Dolphins to add another 300-plus run stuffer to the roster. Nose tackles usually take two years to learn the position, so patience will be critical if that understudy is a draftee.
SEAM THREAT TIGHT END – Anthony Fasano's a solid multipurpose tight end, and Charles Clay blossomed in his role as a pass catcher out of the backfield. But Clay, who was used more as a fullback than tight end last season, isn't much of a blocker. However, that could improve. Fasano's up there in age, and salary ($3.6 million in 2012), but he's likely safe. But it would be wise for the Dolphins to add a seam threat tight end who could create mismatches on a regular basis. There are a few options in free agency if the Dolphins target possible dislodged options like Seattle's John Carlson, Dallas' Martellus Bennett, Carolina's Jeremy Shockey or Houston's Joel Dreessen. There are also a few decent prospects – like Clemson's Dwayne Allen, Stanford's Coby Fleener, Georgia's Orson Charles, Louisiana-Lafeyette's Ladarius Green and Missouri's Michael Egnew – who will be available in the second round, and further into the draft.
RECEIVER – Brandon Marshall is a solid alpha receiver, but the Dolphins could use more of a playmaker to complement him. Brian Hartline, who is entering the final year of his rookie deal, made plenty of clutch catches in 2011. But Hartline consistently faced single coverage most of the season and produced . Davone Bess turned in his least productive NFL season in '11 and ended the year having suffered an MCL sprain. Clyde Gates was drafted to serve as a stretch the field weapon, but the former Abilene Christian standout barely sniffed the field as a receiver because of his raw route running. Marlon Moore, Roberto Wallace and Julius Pruitt all have upside, but they'll need to prove they are a good fit for the west coast offense. Receiver happens to be the deepest position in free agency, which means the sticker price on a few solid upgrades might come down. It also helps that 2012 is perceived as a deep receiver class when it comes to draft prospects. That means plenty of talented college receivers will be pushed down into the later rounds.
So….can you make an argument that some of these WANTS need to be put in the NEEDS category.


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THOMASVILLE | Dolan Hunter Batten, 91, of Spring Arbor of Thomasville and formerly of Crestview Drive, died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at the nursing home.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Carolina Memorial Baptist Church. Burial will be in Holly Hill Memorial Park.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home.
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DAYTONA BEACH — More than 20 Christmas trees have been turned into works of art for the Museum of Arts and Sciences' 8th Annual Festival of Trees.
The public can view the trees and bid on their favorites Friday through Dec. 2 during regular museum hours.
Local businesses and organizations have decorated more than 20 large artificial trees that will be for sale through a silent auction for the museum's annual fundraiser. Smaller tabletop trees are available for immediate purchase.
Organizations that have designed trees include the Halifax Humane Society, Michaels, the Daytona Beach Symphony Society and the Daytona Beach Kennel Club. The museum will announce the winner on Dec. 2.
Purchasing a pre-decorated tree can help save time during the busy holiday season while helping fund the museum's programs, said museum publicity director Pat Masotti-Abernathy.
The trees can be viewed with the purchase of a museum admission ticket, which is $10.95 for students and seniors and $12.95 for adults. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The museum is closed on Thanksgiving Day.
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Junior midfielder Sam Mewis will be blogging for UCLABruins.com during the 2013 season. Mewis is a regular with the U.S. Women's Youth National Team and a two-time all-conference selection who has scored 28 points on nine goals and 10 assists in her two years as a Bruin.
Hello again from UCLA! This past week has flown by, and the days are really starting to tick off as preseason approaches. I wanted to continue to introduce everyone for this week's post, as I'm sure that once we are all here and start practicing there will be tons of stories and events to write about!
The junior class consists of 10 players, four from out-of-state and one international. Nine out of 10 have Youth National Team experience, and Rosie White has been to the Olympics and a Women's World Cup with the New Zealand National Team. I decided that a good way to get to know this very diverse group of girls would be to ask them all a different question and let them answer themselves.
Sarah Killion - What's your favorite quote and why?
"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
- - Michael Jordan
This is by far one of my favorite quotes for many reasons. I think that the road to success is never going to be a straight and easy path. Everyone is tested in life, and everyone at one point or another shows what they are made of. As a team and as individuals this season, we are going to go through some tough times on and off the field. I think that in order to be satisfied after the season is over, we are going to have to come together as a team and push through these 'obstacles.' There is no doubt that we have talent on this team, and though that may win us games, it is going to take teamwork and discipline to reach our number one goal.
Rosie White - What is it like going to college in America?
America is very different from little old New Zealand in just about every way! It has taken me a while to adjust to the very physical American college style of soccer, and I'm still learning a lot. I've come a long way in two years - my teammates can now understand what I say, so hopefully by the end of the next two years, the general public will too. I didn't find the whole transition too difficult, although I will always be a very loyal and proud Kiwi at heart. I am really happy here in the big U.S.A. and have some awesome friends and teammates. I think we are going to do big things this season!!
Megan Oyster - What is your favorite thing about UCLA?
My favorite thing about UCLA is being surrounded by some of the most well-known cities in the country. Having the ability to visit places like Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Santa Monica, and Malibu make life at UCLA an unbelievable experience. Something everyone knows about me is how much I love my scooter. It is my gateway to go anywhere in L.A whenever I feel like it. I often find myself scooting to 3rd St. Promenade to shop, Sprinkles Cupcakes in Beverly Hills, and spin classes in Brentwood. Luckily, UCLA is located in such a great area where I can experience life in southern California to the fullest.
Abby Dahlkemper - Tell us your major and why you chose it.
I decided to major in sociology and minor in education because I would eventually want to work with people after my soccer career is over. I tend to think of myself as a very social person, usually talking a lot, and cracking jokes with people (I am always laughing), so I want to try and use those things to build a career in which I can interact with people on a daily basis and make a difference in the best way that I can. I am so blessed to be at UCLA where I know I am getting an amazing degree at one of the top universities in the country!
Caprice Dydasco - Describe your perfect meal.
Everyone looks at me and assumes that I am a petite little girl that eats like a bird. But little do they know I probably eat more than a full-grown man. Every month I spend all my money on food, going to the grocery store at least four times a week. My favorite meal is dinner/dessert. My ideal dinner meal would be spinach and artichoke dip for an appetizer, filet mignon steak with garlic mashed potatoes for dinner, and cookies and cream ice cream for dessert.
Courtney Proctor - What are your three favorite movies and why?
My three favorite movies are Grown Ups, Now You See Me, and Wreck It Ralph! I like the movie Grown Ups because it's so funny and realistic at the same time! I like the movie Now You See Me because it's about magic, even though I'm not into magic at all; that movie was amazing! And lastly, Wreck It Ralph was hands-down the best movie ever created! My favorite character was the little sugar land girl! Well, those are the three movies that popped into my head, but there are so many more that I love too!
Katelyn Rowland - Talk about your favorite musical artists.
Ed Sheeran: His voice is angelic, and his songs are super-relatable to everyone's life. They're emotional and romantic, which I love since I'm a hopeless romantic. Pretty sure one of his songs will be played at my wedding.
Justin Timberlake: I love his songs. Some are slow, some are fast, and I love the fact that you can listen to them either when you want to get pumped up before a game or be calmed down after one. I love his lyrics and how personal they are; it makes me emotionally attached. "Mirrors" would definitely have to be my favorite song of his, and maybe one of my favorite songs period.
Taylor Swift: Who doesn't know the lyrics to Taylor swift, and at one point or another, feel as if she's written a song based upon your life? Her music is great. I love how she has fast and slow songs based upon your mood. My favorite part of her music is probably her lyrics and the fact that her songs are actually about her life, things that she's experienced, and her ex-relationships. Her songs are based on things that pretty much every girl can relate to. T-swift is great.
Kylie McCarthy - If you could have dinner with 3 people, dead or alive, who would it be and why?
If I could throw a dinner party for any three guests, they would be Martha Stewart, Winston Churchill and Thomas Jefferson. Martha Stewart was the first self-made woman billionaire and the queen of domestic life. Being a foodie and crafter myself, I would love to pick her brain about building an empire, DIY crafts and secret recipes. I would invite Winston Churchill, because besides leading the Allies along with FDR to a victory in WW2, his well-documented sarcastic comebacks are some of the best to ever be uttered. I think his wit and humor would liven up any dinner party. My last guest would be Thomas Jefferson. I'm reading the book Thomas Jefferson, The Art of Power by Jon Meacham, and he seems like one of the most interesting and intelligent people who ever lived. As President John F. Kennedy once said at a dinner honoring recipients of the Nobel Prize, "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
Ariel Krakowsky - Talk about the best experience you have ever had.
One of the best experiences I've had was volunteering with UCLA Unicamp, which is a summer camp that serves underprivileged youth from the LA area. Each volunteer needs to fundraise $425 in order to go up to camp, and this money offsets the cost that the camper's family would need to pay. Last summer, I was a counselor for high school-aged kids, and our focus was community service. This experience really helped me appreciate the life I've been fortunate enough to have so far. I learned so much from working with my campers, and through this experience I realized that I want to work with kids for a living!
I decided to answer my own question as well -
If you could pursue only one project for a year, what would it be?
I have recently become somewhat of a live music fiend and always talk about following my favorite bands around on tour for an extended period of time. I think that if I could take one year to do anything it would be to travel along with Matt and Kim or The National and see a bunch of their shows all around the world. I can't imagine many things that sound like more fun. I think that the traveling would be really rewarding too - seeing different parts of the country is something that I really want to do.
Hopefully these questions gave a little insight on the diverse personalities and backgrounds of our junior class. They were interesting for me to read as well. It's funny that Rosie seems to think we can understand her accent ...
As a class, I think we are all very excited to finally be upperclassmen and leaders on the team. It's crazy to think that this will be our third year together, and I hope that we continue to all remain close friends as well as teammates.
See you next week!
Go Bruins!


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World-renowned professional nature photographer, writer, and adventurer Ian Plant has been photographing our natural world for almost twenty years. Ian is a frequent contributor to and blogger for Outdoor Photographer Magazine, a Contributing Editor to Popular Photography Magazine, and a monthly columnist for Landscape Photography Magazine. Ian's work also appears in many other books, calendars, ad campaigns, and magazines available worldwide. Ian is the author of several dozen books (in both print and electronic format) and instructional videos, including the acclaimed Visual Flow: Mastering the Art of Composition, which spans several centuries and different artistic media in its quest to reveal the composition secrets of the great masters, The Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography, which offers readers a step-by-step approach to improve their artistic vision and technical skills, and Chesapeake: Bay of Light, which received praise from The Washington Post, The Washington Times and other leading newspapers for its documentation of the endangered Chesapeake Bay.Visit Ian's Website
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In 1981, Wilmington's City Council passed an ordinance establishing Neighborhood Advisory Committees. Their functions were to provide advisory information and suggestions regarding housing, traffic volume and patterns, zoning and land planning to the City and its departments. In 1993, the Neighborhood Advisory Committees were redeveloped as Neighborhood Planning Councils. There were eight Neighborhood Planning Councils created across the City.
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- to develop a problem-solving partnership with neighborhood residents, agencies and other levels of government that enable the City's administration to address problems that the community cannot resolve by itself.
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The mission of the Neighborhood Planning Council is to provide leadership in concert with the City's administration, in initiating a community-wide planning process to address the physical, social and economic needs of the community. Through their leadership, all segments of the community will participate in developing a neighborhood plan to improve their community for themselves, their families and their neighborhoods.
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I am a native New Yawka, so naturally, Broadway is in my blood. It was my first love,....to be on the stage. Although my dream was to be Broadway bound, I ended up doing "OFF BROADWAY' Touring for many years. ( Grease, Caberet, Funny Girl, How To Marry Miilionaire (that didn't work!!)and How to Succeed in Business!Being on the road is tough, so I opted to try the next BEST thing...RADIO! I studied Theater and Communications in College, so it was the right thing to do. I started a small AM station in Annapolis, MD. One day I received a call from a man who said that he was the President of United Stations in Baltimore. He stated that he was driving through town, and heard my voice.. the conversation went like this. "Hello EJ, this is the President of United Stations in Baltimore, how would you like to come and work for me?" I looked at the phone and ," Who is this?" Once again, he identified himself, and I replied, " No really, who is this?" After having trouble believing someone hadn't put this guy up to a prank..he said... " Well, I tell you what,call my secretary and set up an appointment if you are interested!! As it turns out, he WAS for real. I worked in Baltimore for many years, went to D.C. in the late 80's and eventually came to the Eastern Shore! I've been for here ten years and love it. I love the Shore, I love the lifestyle, and most importantly, I love the PEOPLE! Each day it is a pleasure to talk to you, and always so nice to see you when we do our live broadcasts. I feel as though we have become friends. That's what makes this area so special. Thank you for your support.
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21 May 2012 - 23 May 20123rd IAALD Africa Chapter Conference to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 21st - 23rd May 2012.
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The Johannesburg conference will be an exciting experience. It will draw attendance from professionals and experts involved in the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in the rural domain, with a primary focus on agriculture (e-Agriculture), from both inside and outside Africa. We are expecting speakers representing government policy makers, industry, international development community, rural development practitioners, as well as researchers and graduate students from the agricultural and rural development field, including ICT, to present and discuss the latest topics in e-agriculture and to share their experiences and lessons learned in the implementation of e-agriculture initiatives.
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I thought I'd share some pictures of my Saiga 308.
I did the conversion myself. Trigger is an RSA adjustable. I made the lower handguard retainer out of a 3/4" clamping collar and a Hungarian lower handguard retainer. Pistol grip and sling are Polish. Finish is flat black Norrel's Molyresin.
I built the furniture myself using Pacific Coast Curly Maple.
I made a fixture that swung the buttstock in a 12 inch radius. Mounted in front of it was a router clamped in a 6 inch cross slide vice. I would swing the stock past the router to cut the curve on the side, then crank the cross slide vice over one turn. I went through the process several times for each side until I had reached the finished size.
The rest of the work was pretty much free hand.
The other main tools I used were:
small benchtop bandsaw
drill press with sanding drums
belt sander
1/2" band file
carving knives and gouges
I sanded the bare wood up to 400 grit. I raised the grain between grits by getting the wood soaking wet, then blasting it dry with a heat gun.
Then I stained the wood using an alcohol based dye stain. Mohawk brand, 'Oxblood' color.
Then gave it many coats of a 50/50 mix of mineral spirits and 'Hope's 100% Tung Oil.' I would wetsand using the same mix. 320, 400, and 600 grit.
Then I switched to straight Tung Oil for many coats.
Then I did a French Polish using Behlins french polish, alcohol, and 4f pumice.
After that I used several coats of past wax.
The first picture shows the furniture after staining and some Tung Oil mix. It is sitting on the block of wood that the stock set was cut out of. Note that I cut out a piece for a pistol grip but decided that the Polish Bakelite would look better.
These two pictures show the change in the figure. The alcohol/dye stain filled the pores of the wood but was sanded off of the sides of the grain. When you are looking down into the pore you see the color. When you are looking at the side of the fiber you see blond. Open the two pictures in separate windows and flip between them for maximum effect.


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ArtCrank returns to Denver September 1st
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UPDATE: Our 2012 Denver show will be held on Saturday, September 1 at TAXI, a creative live/work space located just north of downtown Denver on the west bank of the Platte River. TAXI's been the catalyst in the development of the River North District, Denver's liveliest emerging urban neighborhood.
2010 Denver ArtCrank
Clif Bar will team up with Bike Denver to provide free valet bike parking to those who arrive at the event on two wheels. Bike Denver is a bicycle advocacy organization that promotes and encourages bicycling as an energy efficient, non-polluting, healthy and enjoyable transportation alternative in and around Denver.
We'll also be selling ARTCRANK glasses and filling them with craft beer by Widmer Brothers Brewing to benefit Bike Denver.
And if you dig the blue rocky mountain bike graphic above, you should know that all proceeds from the sale of the ARTCRANK Denver show poster by Big Table Studios will benefit Bike Denver as well, thanks to a contribution by Neenah Paper.
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Andre Clintonian Coleman
Position: WR
Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: September 19, 1972 in Charlotte, NC
High School: Hickory
College: Kansas St. (school history) (Coleman college stats)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 3rd round (70th overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 10 (7143rd overall since 1950)
Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com
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