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California man Rhawn Joseph has filed suit against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), demanding the agency further investigate a Martian rock photographed by the Opportunity rover, arguing it may be a living thing, according to a Feb. 2, 2014 ABC News report.
The rock, called the "jelly donut" because it is white on the outside with a red center, is a mystery to NASA scientists who say the object is "unlike anything" they have ever seen before – despite noting it is definitely a rock, reports ABC.
The rock was nowhere to be seen in photos taken at the end of Dec. 2013, but on Jan. 8, the "jelly donut" seemingly appeared out of nowhere.
NASA explained this away with a number of scenarios, one of them being that it was kicked up by the Opportunity's tires and then fell into view, ABC reports.
Joseph, a neuropsychologist and author, believes NASA has not examined or investigated the item fully and rather than a rock, he theorizes the "jelly donut" is "a putative biological organism," according to the suit.
Thus, he argues the item did not move into Opportunity's view, but grew in the location it is seen.
According to ABC, NASA stated it cannot comment on the legal matter, but is doing further research to determine the composition of the rock.
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Our great friends Longreef are finally coming back to Pensacola for a show on the Deck Bar at the Pensacola Fish House, Wednesday October 23, 2013 for what may be there only appearance here in Pensacola for the rest of the year (we hope not though). Longreef has been extremely busy this year touring all over the United States and are just coming off a successful run of shows with 3 Pill Morning. They were supposed to play at Castaways on Pensacola Beach last month with 3 Pill Morning, but unfortunately that show was cancelled at the last minute.
These guys have been hard at work playing shows in support of their latest release 'Dirty Motel' with the hit single 'She Likes the Ladies', and they always put on an amazing live show. With their down home Australian attitude, Longreef not only delivers fantastic performances, but they always take the time to talk to and interact with their fans. Unlike a lot of bands who disappear between sets, and after a show, you will often find the guys of Longreef sitting down with their fans, enjoying a beer, and just hanging out – truly some of the nicest guys we have ever met!
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Lauren Conrad's wedding is now just around the corner as Lauren's wonderful LC.com colleague, Allison Norton says on her Instagram page Sunday she threw a bridal shower for Lauren. Allison says her mission for the moment was the throw the best bridal shower possible for the Lauren, who happens to be the best bride.
Lauren's bridal selfie taking obviously by Allison radiates with multi-colored paper floral decorations littering the white canvas as Lauren, Allison, and another female individual pose for the camera. To Lauren's left, unidentified girl is in black, Allison comes in peach on Lauren's right, and Lauren is in pure white with her bridal shower dress.
Lauren's Instagram continues the shower coverage thanking her friends & family for an amazing bridal shower with a napkin stating "Almost Mrs. Tell" which is fact. Plus, Lauren gives thanks to Dish Wish Events who supplied such beautiful dishware for Lauren's bridal shower having gold utensils, and beautiful china with tiny floral decoration.
And today on this Labor Day at LaurenConrad.com, Lauren celebrates the unofficial last day of summer with patriotic pancakes with raspberry & blueberry baked in while middle pancake stays white. And on Friday, Lauren's Chic of the Week features Nichole wearing a very cute kimono to put the summer of 2014 officially in the history books.
Though summer may be over, but that doesn't mean the season for weddings are winding down anytime soon given that weddings do take place all-year-round not having to be reserved exclusively for summer. Lauren Conrad's nuptials to William Tell in just weeks (or days) are a strong example as this examiner sees a wedding taking place in mid-October or late October.


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Dewey Docket Dump: $39.9 Million in Client Bills Collected So Far
Update: The post has been revised to clarify some figures, including estimated discounts on a pending settlement with former Dewey partners.
Here's a math problem for all you LBers following the saga of failed law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, which owes creditors at least $315 million (and potentially as much as $560 million).
- Take $70 million in pledged "clawback" settlement money from ex-partners
- Add $39.9 million in client bills collected through July
- Now subtract $9.3 million in operating expenses (not including roughly $60 million in non-operating expenses, such as write-offs relating to abandoned leases and equipment)
Q: What do you get?
A: Not enough* to pay off Dewey's debts.
*(About $100.6 million, or slightly less than what the firm's estate had initially hoped to get back from ex-partners. That does not include various discounts baked into the settlement, which will have to be worked out on a case by case basis for the 300 or so lawyers who have agreed to pay up in exchange for immunity from future lawsuits.)
To be sure, this is a back of the envelope calculation based on the Dewey estate's latest monthly operating report and rough settlement numbers from an email sent to former partners on Friday, which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
But it shows the tough road ahead for creditors hoping to be made whole after the largest law firm failure in U.S. history.
Typically there are three avenues for relief when a law firm tanks:
- collecting on unpaid bills/unbilled legal work
- "clawback" of partner compensation paid out as the firm headed into bankruptcy
- claims on profits from unfinished legal work that former partners took to their new firms
Dewey's bankruptcy advisers have said they plan to pursue some $60 million in "unfinished business" claims.
And more money in unpaid client bills could well roll in in August and September. Billing partners who participate in the settlement plan are eligible for a credit of up to 5% of the accounts receivable collected on their matters between Aug. 1 and Sept. 15. Those eligible would get either the collections credit or the (aforementioned) discount based on the total settlement amount, whichever is higher.
Still, keeping Dewey's corpse alive to collect its bills carries its own pricetag. Here's what has gone to insiders and professionals between May 28 and July 31, according to the monthly report:
- $566,586 was paid to the two remaining Dewey partners winding down the firm, Steve Horvath and Janis Meyer. Mr. Horvath has been paid $423,436 in salary and expenses, while Ms. Meyer has received $143,150.
- $3,808,360 has been billed by the various law firms, consultants and other advisers guiding Dewey's estate through bankruptcy. The biggest sum is due to restructuring firm Zolfo Cooper LLC, which is in line to get $872,700.


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Tucked away on the edge of town, Sombrillo Retirement Community and Aspen Ridge Lodge, collectively referred to as Los Alamos Retirement Community, are two local treasures that provide vital services to the elderly, special needs and disabled residents in Los Alamos. The facilities are essentially their own community, with the sole purpose of providing residents the best quality of life and care possible, regardless of their situation.
During a recent interview with the Los Alamos Monitor, their staff gathered to explain their dedication to the future of the facility and the passion they have for the work they do there. Executive Director Robert McDonald shared that with all of the new changes in healthcare, they have had to become more creative in how they utilize their resources, including their employees.
Many of their staff is certified in multiple areas and cross-trained to provide more efficiency. Unlike most retirement communities, LPNs and RNs are available not just during the daytime, but around the clock. The nurses all boast years of experience, with a few that have been with the facility since its inception, nearly 30 years ago.
Los Alamos is getting closer to making its mark on the New Mexico brewery scene with a unique venture orchestrated by a group of local beer enthusiasts and small brewers.
The Los Alamos Beer Co-op is edging closer to becoming a reality, as their Board of Directors begin the final push for a Fall 2014 opening. Although they have already raised $40K through memberships and fund raising efforts, they must raise significantly more to meet their target opening date.
The concept of a beer co-op is rather progressive, with only a couple currently existing in the U.S. In fact, the Los Alamos Beer Co-op will be one of a handful in the nation, and the very first in New Mexico. Not to be confused with a bar or pub, a beer co-op operates a brewery and tap room, where they offer craft beer brewed on premises by a professional brewer. They offer memberships and investment opportunities. Memberships offer the potential for partronage rebates, and equity investments the possibility of a return through dividends. All potential returns are based on the annual performance of the co-op.
Council Vice Chair Kristin Henderson and County Administrator Harry Burgess admire the deck space of the new golf clubhouse.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in December, the fewest in three years. The disappointing figure ended 2013 on a weak note and raises questions about whether the job market can sustain its recent gains.
Economists cautioned that cold weather likely played a role in the sharp slowdown in hiring. Job gains had averaged 214,000 in the previous four months.
The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate fell from 7 percent in November to 6.7 percent, its lowest level since October 2008. But the drop occurred mostly because many Americans stopped looking for jobs. Once people without jobs stop looking for one, the government no longer counts them as unemployed.
The proportion of people either working or looking for work fell to 62.8 percent, matching a nearly 36-year low. Last month's expiration of extended unemployment benefits for 1.3 million Americans could accelerate that trend if many of them stop looking for work. They had been required to look for work in order to receive benefits.
The stock market fell in early trading. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 46 points to 16,398 . And the yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.88 percent from 2.97 late Thursday.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Looking around a Mexico dotted by Starbucks, Wal-Mart and Krispy Kreme outlets, it's hard to remember the country before the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has dramatically expanded consumer choice and trade since it took effect 20 years ago on Jan. 1.
While it changed the country in some fundamental ways, the treaty never met many of its sweeping promises to close Mexico's wage gap with the United States, boost job growth, fight poverty and protect the environment. Mexico's weak unions and competition from Asia and Central America kept wages down; the tightening of security along the U.S. border closed off Mexico's immigration "escape valve," and environmental provisions in the agreement proved less powerful than those protecting investors.
Mexico took advantage of the accord with the United States and Canada in some areas. The auto, electronics and agriculture sectors grew, and foreign banks moved in, increasing access to credit, but a majority of Mexicans saw little benefit in income. While there is undoubtedly a larger middle class today, Mexico is the only major Latin American country where poverty also has grown in recent years.
The Los Alamos National Bank signed another consent order with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Dec. 17.
LANB president Steve Wells said this consent order replaces the one signed with the OCC in November of last year.
"It further clarifies the areas LANB needs to address to be in compliance and to meet the expectations of our primary regulator," Wells said in an email.
According to a SEC release, the focus of the order is on improving the bank's credit administration, credit underwriting, internal controls, compliance and management supervision. Additionally, the Order requires that the Bank maintain certain capital ratios and receive approval of the OCC prior to declaring dividends.
The Order terminates the previously entered Formal Agreement dated November 30, 2012 and will remain in effect until terminated, modified or suspended by the OCC."
Wells said the consent order does not directly affect an agreement that LANB signed with Kansas City Federal Reserve earlier this year.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stores are hoping Americans who've been tight-fisted with their money will get the last-minute itch to buy in the final week of the holiday shopping season.
After a strong start to the season, sales at stores have fallen for three consecutive weeks. That puts a lot of pressure on retailers to get shoppers into stores in the final days of what's typically the busiest shopping period of the year.
Sales at U.S. stores dropped 3.1 percent to $42.7 billion for the week that ended on Sunday compared with the same week last year, according to ShopperTrak, which tracks data at 40,000 locations. That follows a decline of 2.9 percent and 0.8 percent during the first and second weeks of the month, respectively.
The numbers, which don't include online sales, are another challenge in what has largely turned out to be a disappointing holiday shopping season for stores. The two-month period that begins on Nov. 1 is important for retailers because they can make up to 40 percent of their annual sales during that time.
As the twinkle of the holiday season begins to dim, everyone begins to prepare for the next big celebration, New Year's Eve. Locals do not need to travel too far this year to properly ring in 2014. There are plenty of events and activities happening throughout the day and night on New Year's Eve, as local businesses prepare to help residents celebrate close to home.
Traveling Safe
Traveling safe this New Year's Eve is easier than ever. The transit system is running its regularly scheduled day routes, continuing runs throughout the night until 2 am. Scheduling ahead is ideal; however, they will be accepting calls on New Year's Eve, as well. For reservations or more information, contact them at 662-RIDE.
The Los Alamos Taxi will also be providing transportation services on New Year's Eve. They provide door-to-door pick-up and delivery and have the ability, with advance notice, to transport large groups to parties both on and off the hill. Call for a quote and scheduling at 505-250-8943.
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Spend the day with the family under the beautiful New Mexico sky ice skating or skiing. The Los Alamos County Skating Rink is open from noon – 6 p.m. on both New Year's Eve and Day.
The president of National Main Street, an organization that funds and helps manage the revitalization and preservation of downtown districts across the country, recently paid a visit to Los Alamos. Los Alamos is a member of the organization.
Patrice Frey, who has been the organization's president for six months, said she was on a national assessment tour of "Main Street" communities.
"I'm trying to reach out to as many Main Streets as I can and learn as much as I can about what's going on in the field," she said during a recent stop at the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce.
She hopes to take what she's learned from the tour and apply it on a national level.
She was also present at a press conference in Santa Fe that detailed the impact of National Main Street on New Mexican communities over the past 28 years.
While in Los Alamos, Frey toured Fuller Lodge, Ashley Pond, C.B. Fox Department store and the Bradbury Science Museum.
Other towns on her stop included Corrales and Santa Fe. In New Mexico, there are about 28 communities that belong and consult with National Main Street, which has a state office as well as branches in the communities it represents.
Though the tour was a brief one, Frey said it really highlighted Los Alamos' economic uniqueness.
Local business owner Cindy Capelli is best known for her business New Mexico Wine Tours, but few are aware that Capelli also runs a local taxi service that provides a variety of affordable services to the community.
Capelli launched Los Alamos Taxi a year ago this December, as a way to get locals home safe after holiday parties and events. Her main objective was to help limit the number of DWIs and associated accidents in the county, but she also wanted to do her part toward the initiative to provide residents with a night life close to home. Although the county runs the transit buses during the day, there were no transportation services available after 7 p.m. or the weekends. She wanted to fill that void.
She started out slow, gradually adding services and additional vehicles to her fleet. She says the laboratory employees and visitors were the first to catch on. Rather than renting a car, lab visitors would employ her services to travel during their stay, including transportation to and from the airport in Albuquerque. She also began working in tandem with the commuter flight service that operates out of the local airport.
Capelli says that visiting summer students also really enjoyed the taxi service this year. It made it easy to get around an unfamiliar town and provided a safe way to enjoy the local night life.
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I was wondering... Would it be possible for you (the dev's team) or us (alpha testers) to set a locale traduction of the different strings ? May be I'm bashing an opened door, but I believe that this game would be even greater if any player could use his mothertalk.
I know it's quite a huge work, and I believe you don't have money to spend on it. Though, we fans might be able to do this job for you. I believe that every players here do understand English even if they (like me) do not feel well writing it. This is why we can all give a hand to set some versions, in our mothertalks.


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Sean White, who wrestled for Wartburg College and has coached at a number of other college wrestling programs, has been named as the new top assistant coach at Buena Vista University, the Iowa-based school announced Tuesday.
White, whose first day on the job was September 2, will be working with BVU head coach Jeff Breese, who was hired to the position in mid-June. He brings a wealth of unique experience as a wrestler at another Iowa-based NCAA Division III program, and as a coach who has worked with three different programs since graduating from Wartburg in 2010.
As a former Wartburg Knight wrestler, White is no stranger to the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, where the Buena Vista Beavers also compete. In fact, he won an IIAC Tournament title as a senior at 133 pounds before earning the automatic bid into the NCAA championships. During his time at the Waverly, Iowa D3 mat powerhouse, White was part of a Wartburg team that won four team titles at the IIAC championships, two NCAA championships, and one runner-up placement.
A native of Grand Junction, Colo., White's coaching career began at Colorado Mesa University in 2010-11 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and assistant wrestling coach. He then headed east to Kansas, where he served as an assistant wrestling coach for two seasons (2011-13) at Neosho County Community College, where he helped produce six All-Americans and two NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) national champions. This past season, White worked as an assistant coach at the University of Central Missouri, where he helped coach one NCAA champion and one All-American.
"Sean is a tremendous addition to our program and will be instrumental in helping to bring BVU wrestling back to national prominence," said Breese. "He has a proven track record of helping student-athletes reach the pinnacle of our sport. Equally important to his coaching ability, Sean truly values the development of students as a whole. He will strive to produce Academic All-Americans and future leaders."
"I'm extremely excited to be a part of BVU and the wrestling program," said White. "I'm glad to be back in the IIAC and division III wrestling, and I'm looking forward to working with coach Breese to develop the program and make a run at a conference title."
According to the school's website, Buena Vista University has approximately 1,000 students at its campus in Storm Lake, Iowa in the northwest portion of the state. The school's athletic programs including wrestling compete in NCAA Division III.


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No matter how international the world is getting, my neighborhood, and even the internet communities i'm part of, are mostly focused on Western European and North American reality. That's why it's really refreshing to see books outside this dominating world view. One inspiring example is Tara Books from Chennai, India.
First time I got Night Life of Trees book in my hands, I simply couldn't believe it's actually handmade. Even if I did understand that you can't get that intense colors and look with any printing machine.
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Seniors (age 65 and older) can ride MetroBus and MetroLink for 1/2 price! You must have a Senior Reduced Fare Permit to ride for half price. Obtaining a permit is easy and FREE, all you need is:
To learn more about our mobile events or to inquire about setting one up in your area please call 314-231-2345. Because a photo is taken as part of the Reduced Fare Permit seniors must apply in person. Effective January 1, 2009, seniors age 65 and older will need to show their Metro Reduced Fare Permit as proof of their eligibility to ride for half price.
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Senior Reduced Fare Permits are issued from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Downtown MetroRide Store located at 701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis Missouri 63101 at the corner of 7th and Washington (inside America's Center). Seniors can reach The MetroRide Store from the Convention Center MetroLink Station and MetroBus #99 Downtown Trolley. The MetroRide Store can be reached directly by calling 314-982-1495.
Those 65 and over, or those with disabilities, living in selected townships of Madison County Illinois and selected townships in St. Clair County Illinois ride Metro at a reduce fare or free with the following passes thanks to special transit funding provided by the State of Illinois.
Metro also offers reduced fare rates to Seniors (aged 65+), customers with disabilities, and customers who possess a Medicare ID who wish to use MetroBus and MetroLink services. These individuals must have a Fixed Route Reduced Fare Permit.
Metro Call-A-Ride services are available to individuals with disabilities who are unable to use the available MetroBus and MetroLink services. These individuals must have an ADA Paratransit Reduced Fare Permit.
An individual with a disability who is also a senior and only uses MetroBus or MetroLink may obtain and use the Metro Reduced Fare Permit for Seniors. Metro's ADA Services department must determine eligibility for Fixed Route or ADA Paratransit Reduced Fare Permits for customers who have not yet reached the age of 65. These two types of permits are not available at the MetroRide Store.
For information or to request an application, please call the ADA Services Department 314- 982-1510 located at the Metro Transit Access Center at 317 DeBaliviere Ave. near the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink station.


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Club Nintendo has updated their rewards section for the month of August and with the update comes a chance to download eight different games.
In past months, only four games have been offered. The usual setup includes two games for the Wii U and two games for the 3DS. For the month of August however the options have been extended to four games per system. Below you can take a look at the available games and the amount of coins that they cost.
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- Super Mario Bros. 2 - 200 coins
- Excitebike - 200 coins
- Star Fox 64 - 250 coins
- Vegas Stakes - 250 coins
- Baseball - 150 coins
- Puzzle Leauge Express - 200 coins
- Mario Golf - 200 coins
- Dr. Mario Express - 200 coins
Both Star Fox 64 and Vegas Stakes are also available to be downloaded for Nintendo Wii owners. This also means that the games will be downloaded to the Wii menu on the Wii U, making them less accessible and only usable if you have Wii controllers as well as a Wii Classic controller.
Of the Wii U games, Super Mario Bros. 2 seems to give you the most value. It, as well as Excitebike, downloads straight to your WiiU menu. While Super Mario Bros. 2 is often considered the ugly duckling of the Super Mario franchise, its differences make it a fun change of pace from the usual Mario formula.
As for the 3DS games, Dr. Mario Express is a must have for puzzle fans. Puzzle League Express, much like Dr. Mario Express, is also good for fans of the Tetris type genre. Both games are great for when you need to kill some time quickly, which is why they are perfect for Nintendo's handheld system.
These eight games are only available to be downloaded until September 7. Once that day rolls around the games will change, so if you don't like any of the former games then it would be smart to save your coins till next month.


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A case of Russian blackmail results from trading partnerships.
Global trading partnerships can be a good thing. One of the intended consequences is to enlarge the economic pie for everyone and to develop symbiotic relationships. Nations may be different and possess different strengths, weaknesses, and attributes. In developing trading partnerships, nations and their businesses try to find complementary matches. One aspect in developing business relationships has to do with ethics, trust, and the rule of law.
In today's world there are two basic types of nations:
1. Nations that are aligned with democracies and individual freedom referred to as the "free world"
2. Nations that are otherwise not aligned for a variety of misalignments ranging from dictatorships, autocracies, theocracies and terrorists
The trouble is that some free nations, including the United States compromised their ideological free world integrity by conducting business with their enemies. It did so believing that it could influence its trading partners to come around, or they did it because the private enterprise capitalists were willing to compromise on the basis that they aren't truly patriots, just profiteers.
America's relationship with the Chinese is one that is perceived to hold promise in terms of trending better. That is, China could be increasing individual freedoms. Whether they are or not, America has become greatly dependent upon China financially, and desires a piece of the market potential. Has it capitulated too far? The jury is out.
America bent over backwards with Russia because it wants to end the threat of nuclear war, and wants to ensure safe dispense of Russia's dangerous weapons. Instead, Russia has dug in its heels and has transformed into a rogue nation and sponsor of terrorism. Under Vladimir Putin, the regime has reeled at the loss of territory what with the breakup of the Soviet Union. It wants to recover some land and its population of ethnic Russians.
Had Russia chosen a Democratic path and achieved economic success, it may be that some former cousin states would be flocking to its door for attention.
The Ukraine came knocking anyway because:
1. Its leaders were corrupted by Russian influence.
2. Its government was weak
3. Corruption led to trading partner dependencies for oil and food
Now, as much as the Ukraine may want to back away, it cannot do so unless and until the EU underwrites its losses and debts to the Russians. In the meantime, European nations have also become dependent upon Russians for energy. Everyone involved including the Germans put themselves at risk in this unwise trading partnership.
The way forward is direct, but far from easy.
For Europeans and the Ukraine to achieve sustainable economies requires economic engineering under the renewable energy paradigm, and that must happen on a fast track. That transformation take investment. For capital starved nations, that will require more severe tradeoffs: fewer guns and more butter.
Challenging is that free nations are under threat from terrorists. The rise of terrorism will continue as there is a global struggle in the pursuit of sustainable economies where vast populations are stranded in places that will not support them. The world has tipped, resulting from the population explosion that has not exceeded the planet's capacity to support all of its humanity.
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MOSCOU: Russia heaped pressure Wednesday on Ukraine not to ratify a trade pact with the European Union, suggestingKiev could face a total ban on its food exports.
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Pesticide issues, rangeland and crop pests and a half-day symposium on cheatgrass management are among topics for weed management professionals at the Wyoming Weed Management Association (WWMA) meeting Jan 18-20 in Casper. Continue reading
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Bedbug identification, control topics at Cody workshop
Travelers from across the country and around the world visit Wyoming, and bedbug infestations could eventually reach here, said Sandra Frost, an educator with the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (UW CES) in Park County. Continue reading
Canine distemper cases brings caution from Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory pathologist
New pet owners should be careful about where they buy their next puppies.
That was the message from the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory (WSVL) and the Wyoming Livestock Board as their members wrapped up an investigation of canine distemper in newly purchased puppies. Continue reading
Mineral extraction in the Big Horn Basin and several other reclamation topics are the focus of a workshop Wednesday, Dec. 8, in Cody.
Reclamation 101: Components of Successful Reclamation is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the EOC room in the basement of the Park County Courthouse. Lunch is free, and there is a $20 registration fee collected the morning of the workshop. The workshop is sponsored by the Wyoming Reclamation and Restoration Center (WRRC) in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Continue reading
Riverton course presents Wyoming climate, soil, vegetation information
Wyoming climate, soils and vegetation information will be presented in a six-hour University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (UW CES) short course in Riverton. Continue reading


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College Hockey:Eagles Return To Top Of USCHO.com/CSTV Poll
On Monday, Boston College returned to the top spot in the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men's poll after beating North Dakota 5-3 Friday.
The win not only earned BC the voters' accolades, but national attention for head coach Jerry York's 700th career victory.
The Eagles received 35 of 40 first-place votes and 593 points overall to easily vault past Minnesota-Duluth, whose one-week run at No. 1 came to a screeching halt thanks to a loss and a tie against Vermont.
The Bulldogs retained three first-place votes but fell to No. 3, behind BC and Michigan, which split with Ferris State.
Minnesota's weekend sweep of Minnesota State pushed the Gophers up one position to No. 4, followed by Wisconsin, which suffered its first defeat of the season in splitting with Denver.
North Dakota fell two spots to No. 6, one spot ahead of still-perfect Colorado College. The Tigers received one first-place vote, and were followed by New Hampshire, Maine and Denver, the sixth WCHA team in this week's poll, to round out the top 10.
Northern Michigan vaulted four spots to No. 11 by taking three points from Notre Dame, then Cornell, which won its first two games of the year and earned the lone remaining first-place nod from the voters.
Giant-killer St. Lawrence debuted at No. 13 by sweeping Miami, knocking the RedHawks out of the rankings in the process. Ohio State hung on at No. 14, and fellow CCHA member Nebraska-Omaha entered at No. 15 after a split with Michigan State.
Also leaving the poll was Dartmouth, which lost its season debut to Quinnipiac.
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College Hockey:Still Undefeated
Lamoureux Pots Hat Trick in Victory
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Right now, Lady Luck is on the Air Force Academy Falcons' side, as evidenced by an 8-2 victory over the Bentley College Falcons Saturday night at Cadet Ice Arena, sealing the weekend sweep.
The win also puts Air Force at 8-0 on the season, tying the 1971-72 squad for the best start in school history. The 8-0 start against all Division-I opponents, however, is the best in school history.
"We're looking at this like we're in Las Vegas and we're rolling sevens right now," said Air Force Coach Frank Serratore. "We're having fun with it rather than letting the pressure build. Rather than 'Oh god, we can't lose,' our attitude is more, 'Let's go see if we can get another one.'"
Air Force started off the scoring about halfway through the first period. Jeff Hajner picked up a Matt Fairchild rebound to the left of Bentley goaltender Joe Calvi and made a nifty little pass back to Derrick Burnett, who shot the puck into a virtually open net.
The Falcons then went up 2-0 with 1:12 left in the opening frame on a Jacques Lamoureux power-play goal. Brad Sellers kept in a Bentley clearing attempt and passed the puck across the top of the zone to Greg Flynn, who sent a high wrist shot on net that Lamoureux tipped down past Calvi.
Air Force continued its offensive outburst in the second, scoring four goals in the frame. Mike Philippich kicked off the scoring just 43 seconds into the period with a power-play wrister past Calvi.
About four minutes later, freshman Paul Weisgarber picked up a Greg Burgdoerfer rebound and jammed it home past Calvi to make it 4-0 Air Force.
A minute and a half later, Bentley got on the board when Erik Peterson tipped a rebound to Aaron Stonacek, who slammed the puck past Air Force netminder Andrew Volkening to cut the lead to 4-1.
Air Force didn't let the tally distract them from their final goal, however, as they took back their four-goal lead at the 10:20 mark of the second when Josh Frider shot the puck top shelf past Calvi, popping the water bottle off the top of the net.
Lamoureux rounded out the second period scoring with 5:10 remaining in the frame on his second power-play goal of the night when he took a Brent Olson pass in the high slot and wristed it over Calvi's right shoulder.
"Jacques was a great acquisition," Serratore quipped about his sophomore transfer from Northern Michigan. "And then you've got to credit our seniors. It's probably the best senior class we've ever had and there's no baggage in that senior class," he said, referencing senior forwards Frider, Olson and Phillipich as well as seniors Flynn and Michael Mayra.
Bentley got another goal 7:12 into the third period to make it, at that point, a 6-2 game when Marc Menzione tipped a Ryan Kayfes shot from the point past Volkening, but by that point, it was much too little way too late, especially when Air Force scored two more to round out the period.
Sean Bertsch made it a 7-2 game with 7:18 remaining when he knocked in his own rebound past Calvi. The goal was a little special as it signified that, on the season, every single forward dressed for Air Force had scored a goal on the year.
"We don't get NHL draft choices; we get good, second-level players that come in and overachieve and we need to have four line depth," said Serratore. "We can't be a top-heavy team."
"Getting scoring from all four lines is huge for team confidence," said Lamoureux. "It's going to be huge down the road, too."
Lamoureux finished the scoring with 2:41 remaining when he carried a pass from Olson down to the goal line to the right of Calvi and fired a tough-angle shot top corner on Calvi for the hat trick, a hat trick the crowd of 2,159 must not have noticed, as not a single hat hit the ice afterward.
"If I was sitting in the stands and someone scored a hat trick, I wouldn't throw my favorite hat," Lamoureux quipped. His four points total gave him a nation-leading 19 on the season.
"The biggest thing is that we're winning," he said. "If I were doing this and we weren't winning, it wouldn't feel as good."
"Our mantra's kind of been a little bit, somebody's going to eventually get us," said Serratore. "Somebody's eventually going to get us, but it doesn't have to be tonight."
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College Hockey:Newness, exposure provide the excitement for Big Ten's inaugural season
Six teams. Big expectations. B1G conference.
As the 2013-14 season begins and the teams that comprise the Big Ten prepare for their inaugural year, one thing is clear: That which is about to transpire will be as much theater as hockey, as much entertainment and branding as winning and losing — and every Big Ten program is on board with that.
"It almost seems like, in many ways, it's a new job," said Don Lucia, who begins his 15th season as coach at Minnesota. "It's so fresh this year with entering a new conference, the Big Ten. Even though we've played many of the teams over the years, this is the first time we'll be playing each of the Big Ten members four times. I think it's going to be an exciting year, not only for us, but certainly our fans."
Adding to that excitement is the exposure the league will receive from the Big Ten Network, which has committed to 22 regular season contests plus all games from the conference playoff tournament in St. Paul, Minn., next March.
Ohio State's first-year coach Steve Rohlik said that the Big Ten Network will put each of its member hockey teams "on a stage." Rohlik sees the exposure as a chance for the Buckeyes to get people "to understand that Ohio State is a tremendous opportunity to grow, to be a student-athlete and play college hockey."
Mike Eaves, heading into his 12th season behind the Wisconsin bench, said that he sees opportunities for the sport itself to grow. "I think having that [the BTN] on the table will help people find the game, and we'll get more fans because of that," he said.
Five of the league's six teams come from conferences with which they had long histories, while Penn State joins its first conference in its second season as a varsity program.
The transition from the now-defunct CCHA to the Big Ten is "not bittersweet," said Tom Anastos, the former CCHA commissioner now in his third year as Michigan State's coach. "I'm over it."
"The CCHA had a very nice run," Anastos said. "All the programs have found a home, and I think the Big Ten opportunity is very exciting, both for our member schools and I think for college hockey."
"I think it's big for everybody," said the man charged with building Penn State's program, Guy Gadowsky. "It's incredibly important for college hockey. It's obviously going to help tremendously with exposure across the board. I think we all benefit from this."
Red Berenson, Michigan's 30-year coach, said that how wide the influence of BTN's coverage "has yet to be determined," but he also said he's "optimistic" about what may happen.
"The game will do justice if it gets the exposure," Berenson said. "I'm really excited about the potential of the Big Ten Network."
The sense is that if there's enough exposure to college hockey played by schools with widely recognized names, all 59 Division I men's ice hockey programs will benefit and the sport itself may grow.
"It's a good product to watch," Eaves said, "and the fact that exposure … will be at such a high and constant level, people will know where it is and where to find it."
A good product to watch — that product being college hockey. And what about that?
Michigan finished 2012-13 in seventh place in the CCHA, missing the NCAA tournament for the first time in 23 years. The Wolverines did play their way into the last-ever game for the Mason Cup, which went to Notre Dame.
Michigan State was last in the CCHA and lost to Miami in the second round of the CCHA playoffs.
Minnesota tied for first in the WCHA in 2012-13 and bowed out in overtime to eventual champion Yale in the NCAA West Regional.
Ohio State finished last season fourth in the CCHA. The Buckeyes ended their season with a conference semifinal loss to Notre Dame.
Penn State played as an independent last season, compiling a record that was one game below .500.
Wisconsin finished 2012-13 in fourth place in the WCHA but won the Broadmoor Trophy as the league's postseason champion. The Badgers were beaten 6-1, though, by Massachusetts-Lowell in the NCAA Northeast Regional.
Every one of these big teams from this big league comes into this first season hungry. The excitement of the new conference will generate interest and that each of these programs will attempt to provide the kind of product — as Eaves put it — that keeps consumers coming back for more.
It will be a month after the season begins, though, before these teams begin to play each other, and every one of these teams will be filling its schedule with as many as 14 nonconference games against foes both familiar and fairly new.
How all of this comes together — the excitement of the new conference, the hype driven by the BTN, the proverbial in-conference "beating up on each other," the amount of nonconference play, the newness of many opponents — is what will make this first Big Ten season most interesting to watch.
Fortunately, for the price of cable television, we'll be able to watch a good deal of it unfold.
Here's how the Big Ten coaches picked their own conference in preseason. The individual team season previews are just a click away.
1. Wisconsin
The Badgers return an experienced team this season with a 10-member senior class, including Michael Mersch, who had 23 goals for Wisconsin as a junior. Read more
2. Minnesota
The Gophers lost just one senior … and a lot of talented players who opted for professional hockey rather than the Big Ten's inaugural season. Read more
3. Michigan
As disappointing as 2012-13 was for Michigan, the Wolverines return a talented team and remain buoyed by their second-half play from last season, especially the play of sophomore goaltender Steve Racine. Read more
T4. Michigan State
The Spartans are a team in transition, a young team with a good sophomore goaltender of their own, Jake Hildebrand. Read more
T4. Ohio State
A new head coach brings new enthusiasm to the Buckeyes, a team with two questions to answer: Who's going to score, and who's going to replace All-American Brady Hjelle in net? Read more
6. Penn State
The Nittany Lions are a mystery — as much as to themselves as to the rest of the college hockey world. Entering their second season of Division I play, they're nearly all underclassmen. They did go 3-2 against Big Ten opponents in 2012-13, though. Read more
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New York Fashion Week kicked off its biannual event on Thursday, Feb. 6. Many celebrities have already spotted front row at some of the shows. Dallas News reported on Feb. 8 that the seating arrangements could get tricky at times.
Getting a seat instead of a standing spot is obviously better. You're closer to the designs and the action. Plus, you don't have to stand throughout the whole show.
Seating at Fashion Week is a secret practice among designers and public relations firms. The seating isn't even announced before the runway shows start. A handful of designers and brands even declined to comment on how Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week guests are seated.
A statement from IMG Fashion included little information about the seating. It said, "The redesigned venue offerings will enable designers to better control and reduce audience capacities, making innovations once again an exclusive pass for true fashion insiders."
Jimmy Lepore Hagan, director of digital media for Nanette Lepore, says that more than 100 seats have already been cut from the Lepore runway show set for Wednesday.
Many people and public relations companies will try to pull strings and sob stories to make it happen. However, many brands are working on their lists months in advance. That's why it's so tricky to get in.
The front row at New York Fashion Week is reserved for VIP guests and top media outlets. Brands will also dish out large sums of money for A-list celebs to sit front row.


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National Hunting and Fishing Day is a national event to celebrate fishing and hunting. On this day fishers and hunters can fish and hunt without a license. This event takes place September 27 at designated fishing and hunting locations. One of those locations is Tingley Beach where participants can fish for free and without a license from dawn to dusk. The Tingley Beach is located at 1800 Tingley Drive SW in Albuquerque, NM 87102. This would make for a good day to have a family picnic and spend some family time along the bosque. Other nearby fishing spots include Cochiti Lake and Sandía Lakes. To find out more about the history of National Hunting and Fishing Day, as well as rules and regulations to this day, see their website for information.
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Should I tell my husband our baby's sex -- even though he doesn't want to know?
My husband and I are expecting our first child in March. I know the sex but he doesn't -- he says he wants to be surprised at the birth. I feel like we're missing out on picking names and shopping for gender-appropriate clothes and toys. Plus, I have to watch every word I say around him in case I refer to our baby by gender and ruin it for him. Should I just tell him?
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I believe it would be very hard for him not to figure it out soon. By you talking to friends, etc. He will want to know what it is soon enough. I'm sure it is driving him crazy you knowing and him not--even though it was his decision not to find out. It is very hard nowadays to have a baby and not know the sex, because most babies either wear pink or blue!! All the green and yellow outfits look BOYish to me. ANYONE AGREE? Don't ruin the suprise he will give in and want to know soon enough.posted 04/12/2006 by no2onwaymom
Let your husband be surprised!!It's quite sweet that he wants the old fashioned way of being surprised.Of course tricky that you know and he doesn't,but you had to know that would happen!Of course keeping a secret is hard,but since you chose to find out-noone forced you--then you've got to keep the secret!Pick out boys&girls names,just focus a bit extra on the one you need to...and sure,buy clothes&put them in a drawer,no big deal!If he knows you know the gender of baby,then maybe you can ask him if you can buy clothes ahead of time-would he mind?But don't spoil this simple wish of your husband,respect it and think if it was reversed how bad you would feel if your simple request was ignored!Be patient&enjoy the 'secret" yourself.Be thankful he's not nagging at you to know if it's boy or girl and wanting to tell everyone he knows!posted 03/23/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
Keep it to yourself. You should have found out without him knowing. I'm pregnant with our 3rd and my husband doesn't know I know the sex. We already have a boy and a girl, so I wanted to be prepared in myself. It's my little secret and my husband doesn't need to know! The baby will be born before you know it, don't stress over it. Buy pink and blue and keep the tags on. That way you can always keep what you won't use as gifts for other people. Goodluck!posted 03/06/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
NO!!!posted 03/02/2006 by VeeWatson
When my stepbrother was on his way to being a father, the only person who didn't want to know was his girlfriend. So in referring to the baby, we'd flip on the gender words (his, she) constantly. Because there was no strong use of any gender, she was still very much surprised. Now that I'm pregnant and keeping the gender to myself, I plan on gender flipping when talking to others to keep them from knowing. As to shopping, I agree to do it with a friend or your mom and keep the things with them. Most gender related items can be stashed in an plastic tub with a cover to prevent peeking while visiting the goodies keeper.posted 01/10/2006 by erythisis
Tonna, you are the same as me! I'm also 15 weeks! I also want to find out the sex of the baby due to my impatience, and eagerness! (This is our very first, and also the very first grandchild for both sides of the family!) However, my husband is totally against it, as he wants it to be a surprise. However, after some discussion, he told me that the end decision is mine, as I'm the one who has to carry the baby for 9 months! Given he did contribute in the making of the baby, but it's not him who has to vomit, or get severe migraines on almost a daily basis (yepp..my migraines have worsen at least 3 folds since the pregnancy!). I disagree with all the people attacking Julia for wanting to tell. Sometimes it does drive one crazy knowing, yet they could not tell their best friend (which is what my hubby is to me). It's so exciting, but you couldn't tell. It's not like Julia is going to tell..but she's courting the idea of telling! Haven't we all ever been tempted? Cut her some slack! Anyway, since then... I am starting to sway towards keeping this a surprise to the end. Mainly because finding out via ultrasound isn't the most accurate way (I can imagine buying a storm of pink baby stuff, and the baby turning out to be a boy, and vice versa). I do indeed start to think it'll be nice to have a surprise at the end! However, it's still 4 weeks to our 19th week ultrasound. Maybe I'll get the technician to write it on a piece of paper and put it in an envelope!posted 01/10/2006 by Big_toe
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Did you find out on accident, or did you agree to disagree? I know I would love to find out the sex of our baby, but my husband and I have decided to wait. I cannot imagine knowing and not telling him...just creates an obviously bad situation...posted 12/03/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
If you tell him when he doesn't want to know, it will be akin to telling a 3 year old there's no Santa Claus. I can't believe you'de even think it! It's one of the few truly great surprises left in life. And you're not missing out on bonding time with shopping and naming. All the baby gear is unisex, it's only clothes that are gender specific (and maybe the baby's room accessories). Save the gender specific stuff till the end. You can still pick names - you just have to pick favourites of both sexes. Just try to pretend you don't know so you don't give away the secret.posted 10/27/2005 by Mom to 2 Crazy Boys
I wanted to know for practical reasons...shopping, decorating, etc. My husband thought he wanted the element of surprise. At 4 1/2 months, I had an amnio, so the sex was not disputable. I found out at the end of May that we're having a girl. I didn't tell my husband. A few weeks later, he decided he wanted to know. Coincidentally, I had a doctor's appointment that day. So, I came home and told him. After his initial disappointment that we're having another girl, he actually figures it's more practical...we don't need anything! If he hadn't pushed me to find out, I never would have told him. I think you should let him be surprised.posted 08/31/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
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St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 17, 2012 – The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is urging caution to anyone considering doing business with representatives of Advanced Marketing & Promotions (AMP), an Alabama-based business managed locally by Dean Stanley.
The warning comes in the aftermath of an event near St. Louis Power House Church this week in which St. Louis area residents were offered $500 worth of food vouchers in return for signing up for a prepaid debit card. Police were called to the 4000 block of West Florissant Avenue on Tuesday after hundreds of people jammed an area near the church to fill out applications for the cards. The event ultimately was shut down.
Michelle Corey, BBB president and CEO, said that the situation could have been much worse had it not been for the quick action of law enforcement. "It seems that nobody wants to accept responsibility for what happened," Corey said, "but it is becoming increasingly clear that officials with St. Louis Power House Church and AMP played key roles. It also seems that the people who went to that area hoping to get free food for their families may be the victims in this fiasco."
Stanley, who came under news media scrutiny last year for his role in a federal cell phone giveaway program, said he had spoken with an official of Power House Church about hosting a debit card sign-up event. Stanley said the official, Howard Walker, told him that he believed the event would be a good way for the church to raise money for its programs. Walker reportedly would receive 75 cents for each application submitted.
Stanley said he had been told that each applicant would receive a voucher for $500 in free food, but he told the BBB he could not provide proof of the offer or say whether anyone ever had received such a voucher. Stanley said that when word began circulating about the voucher giveaway, "everything blew out of proportion."
Stanley said he spoke to Gordon Cooper, his boss and the head of AMP, on Wednesday. Stanley said Cooper told him to say that "Mr. Walker was solely responsible for what happened."
Cooper has not responded to BBB requests for information on the debit card signup program.
Walker, who described himself as the head of Power House Church, said the church was never directly involved in the debit card signup program. He said he was acting as an independent contractor, describing himself as a "guinea pig" to determine whether the program might eventually be used to raise money for St. Louis Power House.
Walker said he had met Stanley earlier this month and had never been involved with anyone else with the firm. He said he had never spoken to Gordon Cooper, described as head of AMP. Asked about the $500 food voucher offer, Walker said, "I should have done more research on that. Where that $500 comes from, I have no idea. I really believed what they (AMP) were telling me."
Walker said he got involved because "I love helping people." He said the problems Tuesday "scared me. I had no idea this many people were going to show up. It's outrageous."
The debit card program calls for monthly fees of either 99 cents or $4.95, depending on how much money is loaded onto the debit card. To get the lower fee, a consumer is required to put $500 on the card.
Walker said that St. Louis Power House Church works to remove people from the street and find them housing. The church website says that "our calling and passion is to reach the lost and bring them to an accurate knowledge of the truth of Jesus Christ."
The BBB offers the following tips on applying for reloadable debit cards:
Contacts: Michelle Corey, President & CEO, 314-584-6800, firstname.lastname@example.com, or Chris Thetford, Vice President-Communications, 314-584-6743, email@example.com, or Bill Smith, Trade Practice Investigator, 314-584-6727, email@example.com


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Welcome to the first extended weekend of the fall sports calendar in which all four of the Ducks' teams are in action.
Oregon's defending NCAA champion women's cross country team kicks off its schedule along with the 12th-ranked men at the PSU Viking Classic this evening.
The soccer team continues its extended homestand to open the season, looking to get above .500 under new coach Kat Mertz. The Ducks and their slew of scorers host Hawaii today at 4 p.m., and UC Irvine on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Oregon volleyball coach Jim Moore would like to mirror the way the soccer team has spread around its offense. He'd like to see a more diverse offensive approach when the Ducks play at Michigan State this evening and Michigan on Saturday.
And of course, the UO football team is in action Saturday at Virginia, as previewed in the latest edition of the Mac and Mose video report from myself and Andy McNamara.


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Do you remember Ken Pagano, the Kentucky pastor who invited members of his church to pack heat when packing the pews? Well, he's found a new calling:
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The Rev. Ed Hinds was found dead Friday in rectory kitchen of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Chatham, N.J. Saturday authorities arrested and... More.
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Last night's new episode of "South Park," in which the boys start their own wrestling federation, made a surprising reference to the addicted-to-abortion memoir I mentioned here and over at GetReligion. Maybe I'm wrong. But the timing seems about right. Let me know what you think.
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Authories today announced that they had foiled another scary terrorist plot:
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Sharon sent me a message this afternoon about the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter today: "No God." From the Examiner:
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This game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and the New York Knicks was a benefit for Migdal Ohr, the largest orphanage in the world. But it looks like Maccabi Coach Pini Gershon was the one who needed some charity. He got tossed in the third quarter for getting his second technical but refused to leave. The refs needed to get the rabbi who spoke at halftime to push Gershon off the court and the tunnel.
I think Maccabi is playing the Clippers at Staples Center tonight. I hope it's as entertaining.


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Rivermen Headlines
The Peoria Rivermen have announced the signing of center Jake Hauswirth to a professional tryout agreement on Wednesday. The veteran forward is the first free-agent signee of the Rivermen this offseason, and will be in training camp to compete for a roster spot with Peoria this October.
The Peoria Rivermen and the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) have announced the full schedule of games for Peoria's 2016-17 campaign. The schedule will have the Rivermen begin their season with a pair of games October 21 & 22 at Carver Arena against the Huntsville Havoc.
The Peoria Rivermen have announced the date for their annual used equipment and merchandise clearance sale for 2016.
The Peoria Rivermen and the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) have announced the dates of Peoria's 28 home games for the 2016-17 regular season.
The Peoria Rivermen are excited to announce the schedule for their SPHL President's Cup Finals series with the Pensacola Ice Flyers. The Best-of-5 series will begin with a pair of games April 30 and May 1 at Carver Arena.


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You Are Dumb, which is not a blog, posts new columns every weekday, except for most Tuesdays and the occasional fuckbotch. It is also a Twitter feed, @youaredumb, with content in a similar vein but much shorter. For a take on what a blog by me would be like, check out OLDNERD.
The Most Unlikely Force For Good Ever
Memo to Bryan Fischer: FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THANK YOU FOR BEING SO AWFUL.
Today, I would like to share a moment with you. A moment that is, by far, my favorite moment of the 2012 presidential campaign. Better than when Tim Pawlenty failed, bailed, then admitted he bailfailed. Better than Michele Bachmann dropping out of the race. Better than Rick Perry's inability to count to three. Better, dare I say it, than Herman Cain singing a Pokemon song.
The best/worst part? My favorite moment of the campaign was brought about by my least favorite person on the planet. The American Family Association president whose vileness and stupidity span the geological time scales he refuses to admit the existence of, Bryan Fischer. Fischer discussed the resignation of Romney aide and openly gay walrus-worshipper Richard Grenell again on his radio show, and produced the single greatest quote in wingnut history. Ready?
"Let me ask you this question, people have raised this question, if Mitt Romney can be pushed around, intimidated, coerced, coopted by a conservative radio talk show host in Middle America, then how is he going to stand up to the Chinese? How is he going to stand up to Putin? How is he going to stand up to North Korea if he can be pushed around by a yokel like me? I don't think Romney is realizing the doubts that this begins to raise about his leadership. I don't think for one minute that Mitt Romney did not want this guy gone; he wanted this guy gone because there was not one word of defense, not a peep, from the Romney camp to defend him. They just went absolutely stone cold silent, they put a bag over Grenell's head, they even asked him to organize this phone conference and they didn't even let him speak at the conference that he organized."
I can't decide if this is the world's stupidest application of evil genius, or the world's smartest application of evil stupidity.
Fishcer has trapped Mitt Romney in a situation where, if Mitt Romney takes either of two choices, he loses. And since it's Mitt Romney, he'll take both choices, so he'll lose TWICE. Fischer spends weeks hounding Romney and urging the rest of the artists formerly known as the Moral Majority to hound Romney because Romney had the gall to make a sodomite his foreign policy spokesman.
And Romney gives them what they want. He sidelines Grenell, refuses to defend him, and then expresses public regret when Grenell realizes he's being fucked over and quits. Fischer gets everything he wants! The homo is gone! It's a big win for Fischer, and we know this because Fischer sat in front of the microphone he had specially constructed by Nazi scientists to withstand the torrent of bile that issues from his mouth, and SAID IT WAS A BIG WIN.
They got what they wanted, so now they'll shut up and leave Romney alone, right? WRONG. Fighting for a "homosexual activist" means Romney's weak for cock. But not fighting for a homosexual activist just means he's weak! Bryan Fischer has completely pwned Mitt Romney!
Of course, that means that Bryan Fischer has just pwned the only dude who's got a shot at keeping Barack Obama from getting a second term. Made him look like a gay sympathizer to the Bigot Base, then made him look like a pussy to the Bigot Base. And the irony is squared, because you know who, as a neocon dickhead, would have advised Romney to stand up to North Korea, China, and Russia? Richard Grenell, that's who.
The only twisted logic I can see to it is that Fischer and the religious right want Romney to lose, so that they can claim he lost because he was too liberal, and the GOP needs to nominate someone like Rick Santorum in 2016. But that would mean that Bryan Fischer is adopting the decades-old strategic planning of centrist Democrats. And nobody's THAT stupid... are they?
The best part of this? I bet MItt Romney isn't any smarter than Barack Obama. He just negotiated with a bunch of people far to the right of him. He gave them everything they wanted, tried to pass it off like he'd held to his principles, and instead of thanking him for it, the right-wing extremists just doubled their attacks and made whatever he did out to be the wrong thing, even if they themselves were supporting the exact same thing just days before.
Sound familiar? Think Romney will remember this the next time he's faced with fighting or giving into the Moral Majority? Never gonna happen. He'd need bigger balls than even he can buy.


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K.J. Yesudas
Yesudas has been giving hundreds of concerts all over India, has provided play-back voice for several films and is catering to his large number of fans through numerous cassettes too. Has an excellent resonant voice which is versatile fully for brikas, sancharas, etc. He is perhaps the only one artiste who is popular both with classical Carnatic music audience and those after light music. A multi-faceted musician, he draws one of the largest of crowds. He is innovative with success.
His bhajans are absorbing. He is a cosmopolitan with a liberal outlook.
Tarangini, a studio established by him at Trivandrum to offer facilities to film producers and to bring out cassettes has this to say:
Yesudas is a phenomenon and a magnificent obsession; a singer who has broken barriers of orthodoxy, language and region to enlighten and enrich millions of Indians at home and abroad. A mind boggling repertoire has enabled Yesudas to enthral audiences.
The observation is true to facts.
Awards: Has won the award for the best play back singer 5 times, Kerala State Award 18 times, besides others.
Titles: Padma Shree by the President of India
Gana Gandharva
Sangita Chakravarthy by Pallavi Narasimachary 1988.
Cassettes: Quite a large number of devotional songs, etc. The flow continues. It is perennial.


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Update: C Foundations course at Madlab
Michael Dorrington <michael.dorrington@...>
Update from Madlab: "I just wanted to let you know that we have decided to postpone the Omniversity course C Foundations. Instead of 14th and 15th of April we are running it on the 26th and 27th of May. We hope it will not cause any inconvenience." On 22/02/12 19:25, Michael Dorrington wrote: > Madlab, our home, are hosting a course on C Foundations. A lot of Free > Software is written in C such as many of the GNU programs, Linux and > Apache. So this course might be just the thing you are looking for to > start contributing. > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Omniversity has added a new course you and the members of your group > might be interested in. A hands-on introductory course to the C > programming language called C Foundations run by Ian Johnson takes > place on the 14th and 15th of April. > > C is one of the most ubiquitously used languages of all time due to > the number of platforms for which compilers are available. Since its > inception in 1969, and appearance in 1972 it has been the influence > for other languages, e.g. C++, Objective-C, Java and C#, and can be > used to create performant yet small implementations. C is an > imperative and high-level language but allows programmers to achieve > low-level activities easily; making hardware interfacing simple. > Programmers will benefit if you have an interest in: > ▪ Boosting the performance of scripting language packages > ▪ Developing and using cross-platform libraries for your own or > existing projects(Continue reading)


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Catholic Church leaders who mishandled child sex abuse allegations will be named in a 30,000-page cache of internal archdiocese of Los Angeles records due for public release in coming weeks, a judge ruled on Monday. The decision by Superior Court Judge Emilie Elias reversed a ruling by a private mediator that the names of archdiocesan employees should be redacted from the documents to avoid embarrassment to the church and ''guilt by association''. Judge Elias said the public's right to know how the archdiocese, the largest in the nation, handled molestation allegations outweighed such concerns. She also reversed the ruling of the mediator, retired federal judge Dickran Tevrizian, that priests who had faced a single allegation of abuse would have their names blacked out.
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Type of Game: Birthday - Marmellies
Equipment: Marshmallows, 2 Wooden Spoons, 2 Oven Mitts, 2 Blindfolds, and 4 Bowls
Formation: Vs.
# of Players: 2+
Description: Take 4 bowls and fill two up with small marshmallows. Give 2 oven mitts for each player competing and have the players put them. Have the players stand in front of their bowls(one empty, one full of marshmallows).
Now blindfold them and spin them 10 times. Give them a wooden spoon and now they have to take the spoon and move marshmallows into the empty bow. Whoever puts the most marshmallows in their empty bowl in 1 min. wins.
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The Dark Apprentice [Fan-Fiction]
The Dark Apprentice: [FanFic]
Starts on Sunday
These chapters are ready for editing:
Chapt. 1 - Aftershock
Chapt. 2 - Twenty-Seventh
Chapt. 3 - Unexpected
Chapt. 4 - Small Victory
Chapt. 5 - Search Patterns
Chapt. 6 - Contact
Chapt. 7 - Dark Arrival (Pausing Here For Edits & Release.)
(Current Page Count: 30 on 8.5" x 11")
Well i cant wait for this one to come out *grins* any idea on a rough eta?
Interesting. This looks to be a promising fic.
I am finishing up chapter seven tonight, and I will send the first eighteen pages off to Onasi. Wow... I have plans on running through the seven chapters tonight, so I can beef up certain characters. At this point in the fan-fiction, I am about 50% done with the ground work. After the first seven chapters, I call them elveated and conclusion chapters. I will keep you posted.
Very good, i can't wait to see more
Where is the DAP Fan Fics or the DAP mods?
So Bastila and Revan are DS, right? Because she was commanding Sith officers and she was wondering why Revan left her.
But I cannot wait for this fanfic to be released! It looks REALLY good! :)
Cool didn't mean to sound rude sorry bout that
Really good read so far :) i played the DAP mod for kotor II and loved the back round story you gave..
***Blows the dust off the thread.***
After retiring from modding, I went back to this project. Sorry for the delay. I revamped the first chapter, and I am going through the whole set again. When each chapter is finished, I will upoad them here and proceed to the next.
Chapter One, in its entirety, will be uploaded on Sunday.
Cool idea MacLeod, i can't wait for it. Very original.
Here is the first half of chapter one. I wanted to finish this before I went back to school, but the stress started to dig in early. Please forgive, I did not edit this. I will work on this story further if people would like to read more.
Opening Scroll
Since nearly the beginning of their existence, the Jedi have battled some of the greatest enemies in the galaxy. Each Jedi follows a unique path, which leads them to their fate. For thousands of years, they have followed a strict moral code. Now the Jedi Code hangs on the balance. Everything the Jedi know will be challenged, and they will face the ultimate evil Themselves
There is no emotion, there is only peace.
I. Aftershocks
For the past several millennia, sector zero-five-one-eight was an uncharted region of space. Intentionally isolated from outside life, the inhabitants of the third planet lived peacefully. Ten years ago, the life in this sector was disturbed, and the Rakata were discovered by two Jedi Knights. Everything has changed
Twelve hours ago, the crude superstructure known as the Star Forge exploded, and scattered its remains across the entire system. Anything in its shockwaves was ripped to shreds, or it was immediately obliterated. Stretching out for what seemed like light years, pieces of Sith and Republic vessels had been thrown helplessly. Whatever sense of aesthetics this system once had, the newly formed graveyard of vessels and victims has shrouded everything.
Heading away from the wreckage, remnants of a Star Forge escape capsule aimlessly drifts. For the past several hours, the occupant has lived in fear. Along the capsules upper interior, the carnage outside could be viewed from a small window. With each passing moment, the capsule was distancing itself from the chaos, and entering the vacuum of empty space. Below the capsules window, the life support and sensor display flicked with readouts. Where ever the capsule was going, the capsules sensors did not reveal a destination.
Why? Why has no one found me? the young Sith occupant contemplated. As the reality of her situation settled in, Bastila Shans cognitions became overwhelmed with fear. Why did Revan betray me? Why did Revan leave me behind? her thoughts continued.
Suddenly, the capsules computer warned, Oxygen reserves are at ninety percent, and the life support readouts flickered to red. Frantically, Bastila keyed at the console in hope for a solution. After going through several options, Bastila couldnt find a way to conserve the remaining oxygen in reserve. For the first time in her life, Bastila felt tremendous fear from her lack of control.
I am going to die out here. I am going to die alone, Bastila thought. I am going to die alone. I am going to die alone, her thoughts screamed repeatedly. Eventually, Bastila had become numb, and her thoughts fell silent. In order for her to survive, Bastila knew she had to pull herself together. Stretching out to the Force, Bastila rendered herself into a deep meditation. While in her unconscious state, she relived the events that had placed her into the capsule.
Explosions erupted from the impact of laser fire, and the Star Forge was showing evidence from the savage war. On the command deck, Bastila and several Sith officers worked to fight off the attackers. Bastila stood over a weapons console, and tried to find a weakness in the Republics attack pattern. As if every key was her last, Bastilas fingers move swiftly across her console. Commander Tremor. I need more power to aft level-four turrets, Bastila ordered while continuing to find an advantage.
As the commander moved attentively, fire erupted from a nearby conduit, and the deck shook from another impact. I have rerouted some power from nonessential systems to enforce level-twos shields, Tremor replied over the commotion, I am reading excessive power loss from the lower decks. I am unable to give you what you need.
Can we do something to compensate, Bastila asked while rigorously firing on the Republic attackers.
I cant see how, Tremor replied. If we dont do something soon, the entire starboard pylon will collapse. You know what that means.
Bastila glared at Tremor for a moment in disbelief. The most powerful weapon she has ever know was about to be lost. With no time to waste, Bastila clicked on the intercom and ordered, Evacuate the Star Forge immediately. Shifting her attention, Bastila commanded, Commander Tremor. Get yourself and your squad to the escape shuttles.
Very well, Squad Twenty-Seven will meet you on Korriban, Tremor stated while placing on his helmet.
Bastila nodded in acknowledgement, summonsed her lightsaber off the consoles edge, where it had been resting, and took off towards refuge. As she made her way off the deck, the Republic assault vessels fired ferociously at the Star Forge. Debris started to fall from the ceiling, and various conduits erupted with fire. Electrical circuits sparked to life, and they created additional fires throughout the level.
As Bastila raced down the connecting hallway, she could hear loud explosions in the distance. Ceiling lights flickered from the impending loss of power. Once she reached the command decks turbolift, the Star Forge shook with an immense jolt that knocked her slightly off balance. Bastila regained her equilibrium, hit the door controls, and muttered, Come on hold together.
Once she stepped off the turbolift, to docking level three, Bastila was knocked onto her back by a nearby explosion. Immense fire engulfed the corridor walls, and steel started to melt from the intense heat. Since her only escape was on this level, Bastila knew she had no choice but to proceed. Fighting the pain in her back, Bastila rose to her feet and ran. Metal plates, pillars, and unknowns fell to the deck. As she reached the first corridor, the odd sensation of anothers mind touched upon her thoughts.
Bastila, a voice called out. Jedi Padawan Shan. Please help. Please, I know there is still good in you.
Stretching out to the Force, Bastila studied the intruders mind, but could not make a positive identification. There is something familiar, Bastila thought. Why should I hesitate for a weakened Jedi, Bastila questioned as she stopped to study her surroundings. I have no use for someone who is about to die. Within moments of the question, Bastila felt the others mind reentering her own thoughts.
Friend, the Jedi replied, I know you are confus- Overshadowing the conversation, the Star Forge franticly shook from an unusual impact, and then everything fell eerily silent.
Heat from behind Bastila intensified, the sound of crashing metal echoed, and she knew time was falling short. Stretching out to the Force, Bastila scanned for the unknown Jedis location, and then she entered into a dash. This could be the opportunity I needed. Maybe I could train this one, Bastila thought, Revan will suffer for leaving me behind.
Upon arriving at the Jedis location, Bastila was confronted with a massive pile of debris. Metal, steel, and wiring created an impassable obstacle, which sat in the middle of a narrow cross bridge. On the other end of the long bridge, the escape capsule alcoves laid in waiting. Who ever the Jedi was, they must have met their fate quickly, Bastila thought. As she approached the debris, the odd sensation of anothers mind touched upon her thoughts once again. Where are you, Bastila called out while scanning the area.
I am trapped, the Jedi replied with a muffled voice, I am getting very-
Stretching out to the Force, Bastila was able to sense the helpless Jedi. Lying deep underneath the massive pile of debris, the Jedi was slowly going unconscious. Bastila studied the complexity of the pile, and thought, If I was to use the Force, unseen objects could fall inward and kill the trapped victim. I can convert a Jedi, but I cannot convert a dead one. After a momentary study of the pile, Bastila moved quickly and cautiously to remove the pieces.
Stingingly, Bastilas senses alerted her to an immediate danger, but she didnt see where it was coming from. Lifting her gaze upwards, she spotted an incoming hail of metal. With a snap of her reflexes, Bastila dove to avoid being hit. As the metal hail hit the ground, the cross bridge vibrated excessively. Bastila lifted half her battered body, and noticed the impact did her a favor. Majority of the debris that trapped the Jedi was cleared. Quickly, Bastila rose to her feet, and continued to remove pieces of debris. Out from the corner of her eye, Bastila spotted other pieces being levitated off the pile. Who ever is trapped down there had become conscious again, Bastila thought as she continued to help the victim.
As both Force users worked together, they moved in unison to remove debris. Bastilas mind was suddenly invaded by the others thoughts, and she acted like a conduit to give the trapped Jedi strength. While Bastila lifted pieces by hand, the trapped Jedi used the Force to remove others. Together they were making progress, and the Force moved smoothly between them.
Being connected to the Jedi reminded Bastila about the bond she shared with Revan. If I ever get out of here, she thought angrily, Revan will pay for this betrayal.
From somewhere above, the sound of a loud explosion echoed, and then fragments of metal, steel, wires, and unknowns started to freefall. Emergency lighting replaced a moment of darkness, and it illuminated everything in a hue of red.
To Be Continued
Very good. I'm looking foward to more.
I agree with Pottsie. I'm very much looking forward to reading this as anyone who has played the mod has to be!
Very good, i see this will do very well, keep it up MacLeod!
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Rapture a hoax, true Christians are pissed.
Yesterday I sat at home reading the bible and waiting for the 6pm hour to come. As the hour dawned I walked out on my poarch ready to fly magically off to heaven. But as I sat there with the sweat pouring off of my aged face, with mosquitoes nipping at my calloused ankles I wondered…is it 6pm eastern? or western? Which time zone are we going with?
I went back in to turn on the news. Certainly FOX News would have live coverage of the rapture. But there was nothing about it on. I was starting to worry.
Harold Camping, the aged mastermind behind all of this who is even older than me, had warned us that "a giant earthquake on Saturday would mark the start of the world's destruction, Jesus Christ would return to earth on Saturday. True believers would then be swept up, or "raptured", to heaven and that by 21 October all non-believers would be dead."
I was dismayed until I saw that there had been a volcanic eruption in Iceland at the Grimsvotn Volcano. I was then elated! "The end is here" I proclaimed! I called my sinful degenerate grand children and wished them farewell. I tore off my dress and went into the back yard and waited to be taken away to heaven in flight.
But once again I was eaten my mosquitoes. By 8pm I realized, covered in mosquito bites, that it was time to go in. I felt wronged; that I had been duped.
I soon learned that I wasn't the only one.
Robert Fitzpatrick, a retired transportation agency worker in New York, said he had spent more than $140,000 of his savings on advertisements in the run-up to 21 May to publicize the prediction.
"I do not understand why… I do not understand why nothing has happened. I can't tell you what I feel right now. Obviously, I haven't understood it correctly because we're still here."
I felt better about my own foolishness. I was covered in insect bites and I am sure my neighbors will be telling stories about me for quite some time but at least I had not squandered my life savings on a false profit.
"I had some skepticism but I was trying to push the skepticism away because I believe in God," said Keith Bauer, who traveled 3,000 miles, from Maryland to California, where Mr Camping's Family Radio is based, for the Rapture.
"I was hoping for it because I think heaven would be a lot better than this Earth," said Mr Bauer, a tractor-trailer driver, who took the week off work for the voyage.
It is reported that there has been no sign of Mr Camping since the prediction turned out to be false. But some people are stepping up to pick those from despair over the faux rapture.
The Washington Post reported that suicide prevention hotlines were set up in case believers fell into depression after the apocalypse failed to happen.
A group from the Calvary Bible Church in Milpitas, California, organized a Sunday morning service to comfort believers in Mr Camping's preaching, the New York Times reported.
"We are here because we care about these people," the newspaper quoted James Bynum, a church deacon, as saying. "It's easy to mock them. But you can go kick puppies, too. But why?"
But that is exactly what the old coot Harold Camping has done. He has kicked christian puppies when they are just looking for a forever home…sick sick man.
"It was probably one of the saddest things that I'd ever read, the idea that there's kids out there whose parents spent their college savings funds, who sold their homes," one woman told the BBC.
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