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SANTA CLARA -- Veteran wide receiver Randy Moss has made quite an impression upon the 49ers since signing here in the offseason. As a result, coach Jim Harbaugh is intent upon extending the relationship.
"For official publication I, for one, definitely want Randy to come back," Harbaugh said Friday. "I hope he feels the same way."
There's no way of knowing what Moss is thinking on the subject.
"I have no comment," Moss said, when asked for comment on Harbaugh's strong endorsement.
Moss caught 28 passes for 434 yards and three touchdowns during the regular season. He added two receptions for 25 yards in the 49ers' 45-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers in an NFC divisional playoff game last Saturday night.
Coaches and players have raved all season about Moss' work ethic, leadership and value to the 49ers, especially as a player willing to do whatever it takes to help the team succeed.
Younger players have gravitated toward Moss in hopes of learning how to better prepare for themselves of the rigors of the NFL and gleaning anything they can of use from a player destined to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Moss took on a heightened role when starter Mario Manningham suffered a season-ending knee injury against the Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 23.
Harbaugh said the 49ers haven't spoken with Moss' agent about a new contract, but he made it clear that they have every intention of doing so when the time is right.
The 49ers signed Moss to a one-year contract March 12 in an attempt to bolster their receiving corps. Moss is nearing the end of his 14th season.


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- Mar 5:
- Nasdaq hits 12-year high, but still lags behind Dow and S&P 500
- Biz Break: Record-breaking day for Wall Street moves Apple back to top of heap, gives Google another record
- Many Americans, still feeling effect of economic crisis, not excited by Dow record
- Google, Intuit and Adobe join Dow in setting records
- The world has changed drastically since last Dow record high
- A bull and a bear face off on Dow's record run
- Q&A: How did the Dow Jones move from Great Recession to record level?
- Dow closes at record high
NEW YORK -- When the Dow first crossed 14,000, investors were overjoyed. When it closed at an all-time high of 14,253.77 on Tuesday, it wasn't so much a time for celebration as it was for reflection.
It's been a long five and a half years.
The ups and downs of the market touched us all in some manner. Jobs were lost. Retirements were delayed. Even those who came out mostly unscathed were still reaching for Alka-Seltzer during the many turbulent days.
Through it all, the stock market has slowly climbed back. And many of us have been left with a much more pragmatic view of the economy.
To mark the new record, The Associated Press asked three people to reflect on the fluctuations in the Dow Jones industrial average and how it shaped their own experiences. Here are their stories:
Vanessa Loder is the ultimate type-A person, the kind who's often attracted to Wall Street. A self-described perfectionist. An overachiever who graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Columbia University while playing Division I varsity soccer.
"I thought it wasn't good enough to be smart or athletic, I needed to be both."
After college, there were jobs at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan. By age 24, Loder was making $250,000 a year.
Loder then headed to Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she was co-president of the ski club. After graduating, she took a job with a San Francisco private equity firm.
It was the spring of 2007 and the stock market was on fire. Her hours were consumed with deal after deal.
The Dow just kept climbing. In April, it crossed 13,000. By July, it had passed 14,000.
One of the firm's partners came out of his office and announced the milestone. Many workers had their own investments.
"We were cheering. Everybody was in a good mood," Loder recalls. "And then within a few months, it all came to a halt."
Debt markets dried up. Few companies wanted to do mergers or acquisitions. Those that did couldn't get a loan to finance the deal.
"We were literally twiddling our thumbs in '08 and '09," Loder says.
Boredom set in, and Loder questioned why she was drawn to Wall Street in the first place.
"I was totally unhappy and I couldn't understand why," she says. "I just felt lost. I felt like something was missing from my life."
So she quit.
Soul-searching took Loder about as far from finance as possible. She learned hypnosis and techniques to get subjects to conjure memories believed to be from past lives. She spent 10 days doing a silent meditation retreat.
"All this crazy stuff out there, it actually works," she says. "I was kind of shocked."
Today, at 34, Loder runs her own business helping women in finance and Silicon Valley who are unfulfilled by their careers. The company, Akoya Power, runs group coaching programs, corporate workshops and luxury retreats, which can cost up to $12,000 a person.
"If the Dow kept hitting a new high each month, I would have been so busy with deals that I would haven't had time or perspective," Loder says. "I'm so grateful that the economy slowed down the way it did. That triggered my boredom, which made me realize how unhappy I was."
Derek Kennedy spent the recession repeating the same message: stay the course.
The Tennessee financial adviser didn't have clients wake him in the middle of the night worried about their retirement. Instead, he offered plenty of proactive messages telling them to stick to their investment plan.
He'd start each phone call with a joke to break the tension.
"Just checking in," he'd say. "Have you been glued to CNBC? Are you chewing ice cubes?"
The he'd follow up with a somewhat reassuring point: when designing a retirement plan, they had planned for this. Well, not this exact meltdown, but something similar. While stocks were plunging, other parts of the portfolio -- most notably Treasury notes -- were showing a nice return and helping to lessen the overall loss.
"Stay cool. Times of market volatility are times of opportunity for well-constructed, well diversified and properly allocated investment portfolios," he told clients in an email March 15, 2011.
Two year before that, he had a similar message: stay the course.
Sound familiar?
"There really is no reasonable alternative than to remain patient," he wrote in 2009. "It is often hard not to be seduced into playing musical chairs with Wall Street, out of a desire to take at least some kind of action. Just remember, people are losing their chairs every day in these volatile markets."
He also noted for younger clients that the low stock prices of 2008 and 2009 will be history's equivalent of a "blue light special at Kmart." So buy while you can at the discounted prices.
Today, his clients are mostly whole again, but that doesn't mean they are complacent.
"They feel like it could all change on a dime again," Kennedy says. "They feel like it's only one economic or political event from being 2008 all over again."
His message -- as it's always been -- is to stay the course.
Mike Hall was working as a technology manager at a utility company in 2006. He was 57, had enough savings and decided to retire early.
Instead of collecting a monthly pension check, he decided to take a lump sum payout. He liked the idea that if he died unexpectedly, the money would pass on to his wife or daughter. He invested the money in stocks because the market was booming.
The Dow kept climbing.
"I was thinking: Things are going well. I made all the right moves. I was very secure," Hall says.
That euphoria didn't last long. The market's ascent quickly turned into a tumultuous tumble. Suddenly the decision to retire early, paired with liquidating his pension, didn't seem the best thing to do.
"My first thought: I can't believe it. I worked 33 years, I retired and six months later, boom, there it goes," Hall says. "I was convinced I had made two very bad choices."
At the market's low point, Hall's nest egg had lost 40 percent of its value.
Luckily, Hall and his wife had other sources of income and didn't need their savings immediately. She ran her own small business. He had already taken an entry-level job with the Department of Motor Vehicles to keep busy and get out of their Nevada home.
He never thought about selling.
"That's locking in your losses," Hall says. "You need to step back from your emotions."
Hall knew the problem wasn't his portfolio, but deeper economic issues and -- at some point -- the economy would recover.
Today, his portfolio is back to where it was at retirement.
"This isn't rocket science. This is basic, basic long-term investing," Hall says. "It's pretty boring stuff, but it really does work."

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grodney wrote:Is there a planned pull-out date for the "effort" at Greenwood?
No there is not. The course is in the process of being redesigned, in a totally different area of the park. However, the club is no longer donating any baskets to the project. We have committed the exact amount of money we raised and no more.
irban wrote:This was sent to me a while back. Apparently the ball is in our court?
See the above. Just understand that "the ball" has never really been "in our court" on this project. In other words, the course isn't being held up by any lack of "effort" on our part.


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The Avanti can offer you a relaxing holiday by the pool while you enjoy a drink at the bar.
We have a beautiful corner full of flowers around the pool along with an excellent view will offer you a unique holiday experience. The friendly and welcoming atmosphere will make you feel as though you are at home.
General: Bar, Non-Smoking Rooms.
Activities: Outdoor Swimming Pool.
Internet: Free wireless internet available throughout the hotel. Also at the reception there is a computer with internet connection and printer
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All rooms at the Avanti Hotel is fully equipped with bathroom, TV, refrigerator, telephone, safe and hairdryer.
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We transfer always our clients from the port to our property and to the port when they depart.
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Head east on Pros Io/Προς Ίο toward Pros Koumpara/Προς Κουμπαρά
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At 12:08 p.m. Monday, officers arrested Tamica Sanchez, 28, of McPherson on a charge of harboring a fugitive. McPherson officers were assisting Shawnee County officers in the arrest of a fugitive charged in Topeka. The man was found in Sanchez' home. Sanchez was released on a $2,500 bond.
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Burglary arrest: Christopher Wallace, 32, and Christa Dillon, 26, were arrested on suspicion of burglary and resisting arrest about 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Of�ficers said they were responding to a burglary report when the two suspects came running out the front door.
The California Highway Pa�trol did not report the number of accidents, driving under the influence arrests or stolen ve�hicles recovered in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday.
The Stockton Fire Depart�ment responded to 122 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday, including five vehicle accidents, 93 medical calls and five structure fires.
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The Swensson Farm Historic site suffered damaged during an attempted break-in on Friday, June 29.
Mathew Scott Tesch, of Granite Falls, and Charles Dean Scheer, of Redwood Falls, were apprehended after Chippewa County Sheriff's deputies, assisted by the Minnesota State Patrol, responded to the silent alarm system at the historic site three miles west of Asbury.
Tesch and Scheer failed to gain entry to the house, but using extreme force, they kicked in the front door and shattered what was described as a priceless etched glass window in one of the doors.
Both men were charged with second degree burglary, third degree damage to property and trespassing. Scheer was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
Tesch and Scheer plead guilty to trespassing and were both sentenced to 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. The other charges were dropped.
The Chippewa County Historical Society owns and operates the historic 17 acre Swensson farm site which includes several other buildings as well as the large 22-room brick house that pioneer farmer Olaf Swensson built.
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Statement by Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion C. Blakey on the meeting of Senate Armed Services Committee members to discuss solutions to sequestration budget cuts.
Arlington, Va. — The Aerospace Industries Association is encouraged by the news that members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are meeting to discuss solutions to the threat posed to our national security by indiscriminate budget cuts under sequestration during fiscal years 2016 through 2019. Senior Pentagon leaders have repeatedly warned that failure to address sequestration would impact readiness, troop levels and modernization, leading to an unacceptable loss in military capabilities. The Quadrennial Defense Review released last month states that defense is underfunded by $115 billion in that timeframe.
AIA has warned for years that these caps will force bad choices at a time of increasing global instability. We must make smart decisions regarding our country's vital national security interests. We commend Senator Angus King's (I-Maine) leadership in calling for this series of bipartisan meetings among the group of senators most intimately in tune with our nation's armed forces and national security needs. We hope that the exchange of proposals in these meetings leads to a budget agreement that sets aside sequestration and protects the investments our nation needs to make to preserve our military capabilities and the industrial base that equips our warfighters.


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The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's basketball team returns to the American Bank Center for a pair of games this week, starting with a matchup against Lamar on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The contest will be part of the annual Pink Game doubleheader for breast cancer awareness. Fans wearing pink will get $5 off their ticket purchase.
• The Islanders have one of the youngest teams in Division I, with an average age of 20 years, five months, five days heading into today's matchup.
• Johnathan Jordan has posted back-to-back double-doubles, snaring 11 rebounds to go with 17 points against Sam Houston State. He is averaging 19.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in the last three games.
• The Islanders are averaging 12.3 turnovers, the second-best mark in the Southland.
• Junior Will Nelson has three double-doubles in his last five games and has topped double-digit rebounds in four of the last five. He is now averaging 14.7 points and 9.3 rebounds in league play.
• Texas A&M - Corpus Christi is shooting .697 at the line this year, .097 higher at the line this year than they did a year ago. They rank second in the conference.
• Texas A&M - Corpus Christi is ineligible for the postseason because of poor results in the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate. No Islander who has played under Wilson had anything to do with the subpar score.
The Islanders and Cardinals meet for the 12th time since the Islanders restarted their athletics program in 1999. Lamar is 6-5 against Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, with a 3-2 mark in Corpus Christi and a 3-3 record in Beaumont. The Cardinals won two in a row against the Islanders before this season's 62-56 victory by A&M - Corpus Christi. The Islanders previously won four straight contests against Lamar, sweeping the season series in both 2008-09 and 2009-10.
In the first game this season, the Islanders took an early lead and repeatedly parried the Cardinals' attacks to post a 62-56 victory, snapping a 12-game losing streak. Johnathan Jordan had his first of three double-doubles this season in that contest, matching the school record with 11 assists in the game. For a full recap and a box score of the game, turn to page 2.
Lamar enters this weekend still in search of its first conference win and on a 10-game losing streak. The Cardinals are 2-20 on the season with wins over IUPUI and LIU-Brooklyn this season, as Pat Knight's squad rivals the Islanders for the title of youngest team in the Southland.
Stan Brown is the main significant returner, as the big man is averaging 10.8 points and 6.9 rebounds on the year. He is the lone player on the Cards to top the 10-point mark in scoring, while Rhon Mitchell (9.7) and Donley Minor (8.7) are just below double digits. Turnovers have been the major source of Lamar's undoing, as the Cardinals are averaging 19.0 turnovers per game this year, with a turnover margin of minus-7.3 on the season on average. In Southland play, Lamar is being outscored by an average of 19.1 points.
He's only a sophomore, but Houston native Johnathan Jordan has been thrust into the role of leader on the young Islanders squad. Jordan led the Southland in assists per game in 2011-12, and was also among the leaders in minutes per game.
Jordan was outstanding as a distributor a season ago, but his growth as a scorer is notable. After averaging 6.5 points last year, the point guard has contributed 13.1 points per game, largely on his ability to get to the rim and the free-throw line. Despite his 5-foot-10 frame, he leads the team with 124 points in the paint and has hit a team-best 94 free throws, including a 12-for-13 performance at the line against McNeese. His 12 free throws are tied for fourth-most in a game in Islanders history and he is just two free throws away from cracking the single-season top 10.
Perhaps more impressive is Jordan's all-around game. His distribution is what he is most known for, and with 4.9 assists per game this year, he sits third in the Southland. On Jan. 12 at Lamar, he posted 11 assists, matching the school record, and had his second career double-double. In league play, he has 50 assists to 25 turnovers.
Jordan is also strong on the glass, having topped double-digit rebounds in each of his last two games. His last time out he snared 11 caroms against SHSU for his third double-double of the season. He shows high on the stamina scale as well, where he is second in the Southland at 35.8 minutes per game. He has been on the court for 37 minutes or more 12 times this year.
The diminutive guard is one of the most athletic Islanders, as evidenced by his two slam-dunk contest championships, thanks to his 48-inch running vertical leap. His 138 assists last season set a school record.
Despite the Islanders' struggles in the win column and with offensive fouls, the team has been surprisingly efficient when it comes to turnovers. A&M - Corpus Christi is averaging 12.3 per game – fewer than their opponents' 12.5 – and ranked 67th in the nation entering this week. The Islanders have posted 10 turnovers or fewer in three of the last five games, including nine at Southeastern. They have six games this season with 10 turns or fewer.
Earlier in the year, the Islanders took care of the ball like no other time in program history. After posting six turnovers at Utah State – the second lowest total in school lore – the Islanders matched the school record with only five turns against Houston.
Jan. 24 was a distinct exception, as the Islanders turned the ball over 20 times with Nicholls tallying just three steals. It marked just the fourth game this season that the Islanders had more than 15 turnovers (19 against TLU, 18 against Oklahoma, 16 at Toledo).
Nonetheless, it is a marked improvement from the ball control for the team from last season. A&M - Corpus Christi averaged 15.2 turnovers per game and ranked 291st in the country out of 338 teams. The Islanders had 14 games with 15 turnovers or more last year, and just three with 10 or fewer.
The Islanders have one of the youngest teams in Division I, with an average age of just over 20 years, and are one of just a handful of teams nationally that have no seniors on their roster. In a fact that will make most reading this feel old, only one player – Will Nelson – was born in the 1980s. Just half of the Islanders roster is over 20 years old, and 10 of the players on the team are freshmen or sophomores.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi is also one of just eight teams that entered the season with an average of less than one year of experience per player. The Islanders had 14 years of college playing experience among their 15 players, though only nine of those years were at the Division I level.
In total, the Islanders started this season having played a total of 2,933 minutes in Division I, just under 196 minutes per player. Taking Johnathan Jordan out of the mix and the remaining 14 players had averaged just 142 minutes in their careers.
The most physically noticeable player on the Islanders is 6-foot-11 Nate Maxey. The big man has one of the longest wingspans in the country with his 7-foot-10 reach, and he has already developed a reputation as one of the top shot blockers in the league. He backed up that reputation when he set a school record with nine swats against Houston.
The other play he has gained notoriety for has been when he is on the receiving end of an alley-oop, usually from fellow sophomore Johnathan Jordan. Maxey has finished off several alley-oops in the last four games, including a stunning reverse at McNeese State that was snubbed for SportsCenter's Top 10 plays. Maxey leads the Islanders with 26 dunks on the season.
His performance against UCA was his finest offensive game in an Islanders uniform. The big man played just 18 minutes, but went 6-for-8 from the field and scored a career-high 13 points. He also tallied four blocks and snared five rebounds in a losing effort. With 77 career blocks, he is tied with Filip Toncinic for fifth on the Islanders' all-time list.
In a freshman class that is punctuated by a trio of skilled guards – Brandon Pye, Jelani Currie and Cole Martinez – the first-year player who has shined brightest has been a post from Leighton Buzzard, England, Dale Francis. The Canarias Basketball Academy product has been one of the most consistent performers for the Islanders as of late.
In conference play, Francis has averaged 22.9 minutes, including a career-high 31 at Nicholls. A strong defender, Francis is averaging 2.7 boards in Southland action, including five each at Nicholls and at McNeese. He has a strong jump shot, and emerged on the offensive end in Lake Charles, posting six points on 3-of-4 shooting. He is 11-for-25 (.440) from the field and has five blocks and five steals in league action.
Sophomore James King has emerged as a key role player for the Islanders this season. The walk-on from Schertz, Texas, has a strong ability to knock down threes and has improved his defense significantly. He also is one of the hardest-working players on the team.
He made his first career start at Nicholls, and in doing so, played a career-high 27 minutes with five points, two steals and two rebounds. He is one of six players for the Islanders that have appeared in every conference game.
On the year, King is shooting 33.3 percent (9-for-27) overall, but 44.4 percent (8-for-18) from beyond the arc. He hit two triples at Toledo and one in the Houston game. He added a trey against SFA in the conference opener.
King played his high school ball at Steele, where he set school records for threes made in a game, season and career. He is the only player from his district to have begun his career at a Division I school.


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exam. In March of 2000, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) published recommendations
based on evidence of the effectiveness of standing order programs citing that they
help decrease vaccine preventable disease burdens and allow for the safe delegation
of the immunization process. As it is with all immunization practices, DoD will
follow ACIP recommendations for the use of standing orders.
A physician must still be available to respond to a medical emergency when ever
immunizations are given. The use of standing orders in the military allows healthcare
personnel working within their scope of practice as determined by their license
and each Service to administer vaccines without an individual order or physician's
exam. This saves both the individual vaccinee and the provider time, while allowing
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12-year-old pedestrian hit in Charlotte County
FHP says driver could not avoid hitting the boy
Published: Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 9:44 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 9:44 a.m.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY - A 12-year-old boy is in critical condition after being struck by a car Saturday night.
Shortly after 7 p.m., Taylor Andrew Welbourne of Port Charlotte and another pedestrian ran across the northbound lanes of U.S. 41 near Conway Boulevard, the Florida Highway Patrol says. Robert Lee Whetsel, 29, of North Port, swerved his Honda Civic to avoid striking the pedestrians but he could not avoid hitting Welbourne, the FHP determined.
Paramedics took the injured boy to Lee Memorial Hospital and then to All Children's Hospital.
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What Google's Antitrust Ruling Means for Search Users
The Federal Trade Commission just handed down a ruling in its big antitrust case with Google, which will as part of the ruling let websites withdraw their content from displaying on Google sites.
As an example, Yelp could opt out of having its site's local reviews appear next to a location in Google Maps.
But, realistically, not much will change when it comes to the end-user experience for Google searchers. Google already offers an option for websites to opt out (as referenced below in its blog post), and in 2011 it scaled back its practice of using "snippets" of text from other sites in search results related to local businesses without permission.
Google returns data about flights as a direct answer when a user searches for a flight, and Zagat reviews appear next to places when called up on Google Maps. Google's competitors, including business-listings site Yelp, have argued that Google unfairly promotes its own Web properties over competing sites in its search results. A snippet of text from a website is more than enough to prevent a search user from clicking through to that site.
The FTC said it found some evidence of search engine manipulation, but overall couldn't find that Google favors its own content over rivals. Here's the money quote from FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz at today's press conference:
Evidence does not support a claim that Google's prominent display of its own content on its general search page was undertaken without legitimate justification. We do accept Google's legally binding and commitments to stop the most problematic business practices relating to search in search advertising.
The FTC's decision is a big win for Google. The company has an incentive to keep users on its search page and other properties, like Maps — the more eyeballs there are on search results, the higher the likelihood that they will click on an ad that is run by Google.
Below is the full blog post from Google. You can find Google's letter to the FTC outlining its plans here.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today announced it has closed its investigation into Google after an exhaustive 19-month review that covered millions of pages of documents and involved many hours of testimony. The conclusion is clear: Google's services are good for users and good for competition.
Larry and Sergey founded Google because they believed that building a great search experience would improve people's lives. And in the decade-plus that's followed, Google has worked hard to make it quicker and easier for users to find what they need. In the early days you would type in a query, we'd return 10 blue links and you'd have to click on them individually to find what you wanted. Today we can save you the hassle by providing direct answers to your questions, as well as links to other sites. So if you type in [weather san francisco], or [tom hanks movies], we now give you the answer right from the results page—because truly great search is all about turning your needs into actions in the blink of an eye.
As we made clear when the FTC started its investigation, we've always been open to improvements that would create a better experience. And today we've written (PDF) to the FTC making two voluntary product changes:
- More choice for websites: Websites can already opt out of Google Search, and they can now remove content (for example reviews) from specialized search results pages, such as local, travel and shopping;
- More ad campaign control: Advertisers can already export their ad campaigns from Google AdWords. They will now be able to mix and copy ad campaign data within third-party services that use our AdWords API.
In addition, we've agreed with the FTC that we will seek to resolve standard-essential patent disputes through a neutral third party before seeking injunctions. This agreement establishes clear rules of the road for standards essential patents going forward.
We've always accepted that with success comes regulatory scrutiny. But we're pleased that the FTC and the other authorities that have looked at Google's business practices—including the U.S. Department of Justice (in its ITA Software review), the U.S. courts (in the SearchKing and Kinderstart cases), and the Brazilian courts (in acase last year)—have concluded that we should be free to combine direct answers with web results. So we head into 2013 excited about our ability to innovate for the benefit of users everywhere.
Related: Ashby Jones has more details on the FTC ruling.


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Sunday's letters: Tax increase isn't the answer
Published: Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 6:40 p.m.
Thursday's lead headline read, "Fire chiefs press for millage increases." Once again, the fire service in Spartanburg County is trying to preserve its own domains.
Spartanburg County Council members have repeatedly said they were not in the fire service business. They are in the business of serving the taxpayer and spending tax dollars wisely.
A study done a few years ago showed Spartanburg County had 125 engine companies, 19 ladder trucks and 114 various other apparatus. The population at the time was around 254,000 people. Mecklenburg County (which includes Charlotte), on the other hand, has 38 engine companies, 14 ladder trucks and 23 various other apparatus with a population of 695,000.
It is clear to see Spartanburg has an abundance of equipment with relatively sparse staffing.
The answer is coordination, collaboration and consolidation, not increased taxes. County Council needs to demonstrate leadership and institute salaries based on levels of training and years of service, reallocation of resources based on need, dual dispatching and consolidation of departments.
There is no question there is a dire need for paid staffing in the county. County Council needs to meet that need to better serve the residents of our community.
William B. Littlejohn
Volunteer firefighter, former commissioner, Spartanburg
No additional speed humps
Not long ago, I was riding my bike home from a city bike ride only to discover a new speed hump on Glendalyn Avenue just off Pine Street. Although that's my safest route home by bike, getting off Pine Street as soon as possible, I can no longer use that street on my bike or in my car. I also can no longer use Marion Avenue or Lucerne Drive.
I am one of a small percentage of people ultra-sensitive to many things. If you ever read the children's story "The Princess and the Pea," in which the princess can feel the pea through nine mattresses, I'm her. These speed humps, going over them at any speed, are like taking a hammer to my body. I should not be limited in access to my own neighborhood, much less have to pay for it. The money could be much better spent repairing our roads.
At a Converse Heights neighborhood meeting last Tuesday, with some city officials in attendance, I asked about alternatives such as speed enforcement through ticketing. I was told this is only a temporary solution, however, conventional psychology suggests that intermittent enforcement would be effective if kept up. I also asked about the use of additional stop signs as an alternative "calming" device.
The reported recent speed history in the neighborhood seemed higher than I've observed, but if true, is this evidence that the current speed limits are not what the majority want? Why can't we go with a higher limit, 35 mph, on Connecticut Avenue and Palmetto Street to allow efficient travel, while making all the other streets safer for the children I don't often see playing in our neighborhood?
Residents' votes will decide this issue. If you vote for one speed hump, you vote for all.
Marcia Cassady
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- Nov 7:
- Purdy: Stanford's 'Nerd Nation' had all the answers against Oregon
- Nov 7:
- Kawakami: Stanford has Oregon seeing red -- again
- Stanford too much for No. 2 Oregon
- John Elway's No. 7 retired at halftime of Stanford Cardinal's game against Oregon Ducks
- Wilner: Stanford-Oregon primer, and a prediction
- Nov 6:
- Stanford Cardinal-Oregon Ducks matchups
- Stanford, Oregon hook up in Pac-12 game of the year
- Nov 5:
- Stanford, Oregon coaches forge a friendship
STANFORD -- It wasn't fancy. Just one hole after another Thursday night thanks to some behemoths who rarely make headlines.
Sixth-ranked Stanford's magic formula to upend No. 2 Oregon for the second consecutive year was all about being tough.
The defense showed it in a 26-20 Pac-12 victory that keeps Stanford's Rose Bowl hopes alive.
So did the Cardinal's offensive line that had struggled 10 days earlier at Oregon State.
Coach David Shaw expressed displeasure with the previous performance. But he could not have been happier with how the group responded in the conference showdown.
"We let our guys tee off in the running game and did a good job," Shaw said.
Senior guard David Yankey, for one, loved being unleashed on the big stage.
"I love grinding," he said, offering a half-moon grin.
The 6-foot-5, 313-pound lineman talked about a dominating performance that helped Stanford (8-1, 6-1, Pac-12) gain 274 yards rushing.
Yankey's gang pushed the Ducks back so many times "they don't want to play anymore," he said.
The superb performance allowed running back Tyler Gaffney to gain 157 yards on a school-record 45 carries. Gaffney had only one minus yard, thanks to his fab five.
"They're moving guys back yards and yards," he said. "This is for them."
"Them" includes Andrus Peat, Cameron Fleming, Khalil Wilkes, Kevin Danser, Yankey and those who spell the starters.
Once Stanford took a commanding 26-0 lead into the fourth quarter, Shaw called his line over.
"We're not going to pass anymore," he told them.
Yankey loved that idea. He could tell the Oregon defensive line was spent. He was smelling blood.
"You can feel it," Yankey said.
The linemen spent the bye week re-dedicating themselves to blocking technique after facing undersized Oregon State. Shaw said coaches instructed the blockers to get lower and not allow rushers to get underneath them.
"We're constantly playing lower, playing smarter," Shaw added. "Thought pass"'pro was phenomenal tonight."
Indeed, the line's pass protection stood up against the Ducks (8-1, 5-1). Quarterback Kevin Hogan completed 7 of 13 passes for 103 yards. He had sufficient time in the pocket to find receivers or break away for 58 yards rushing.
And equally important: Oregon couldn't get to Hogan for a sack.
Yankey didn't say it. But it was easy to tell the game offered redemption for the linemen after the Oregon State game.
"We left with a bad taste in our mouths," he said.
It tasted a lot different Thursday against a defensive front Yankey described as the best Stanford has seen this season.
It's the imagery Stanford likes to showcase as a power football program.
"When you walk into our new facility, the players only entrance, to the left is the offensive line, to the right is the picture of the defensive line," Shaw said. "That is what football is about."
That is what it came down to against the mighty Ducks.
"You control the line of scrimmage, and you have a chance to win" Shaw said. .
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/elliottalmond.


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A one-time member of the Disney family feels as if that part of his life was like from some other planet eons ago.
Lately Rondell Sheridan has been letting that inner suspense novel of a persona take shape. He's been writing scripts with edgy, crime-drama and suspense themes.
Oh sure, he still gets recognized quite frequently for his years as a regular on Disney's "That's So Raven," "Cory in the House" and appearing on the Nickelodeon series "Cousin Skeeter." Don't let that fool you.
Same when he's on stage as the headliner this week at Harveys' Improv comedy club. The real marrow of the comic is exposed and, well, sometimes it's just best that the kids get to see the reruns at home on TV.
Long before the Disney gig, Rondell spent many years on the road as a hard-working standup, honing his chops and literally getting his act together. When television came a-callin', he was ready. Appearances on "The Tonight Show" (with both Jay Leno and Johnny Carson), "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," and specials on HBO, Showtime and Comedy Central were just a few of the television opportunities that soon appeared on his roster of credits. I might add that when Rondell was approached by Disney, he eventually wound up directing some of the episodes.
Rondell is what you'd call a well-rounded entertainer, incorporating his standup, stage work in theater, television acting and behind-the-scenes production creds to summarize the product that is Rondell. With degrees in interpersonal communications and advertising from Marquette University in Milwaukee, he later attended the prestigious acting school known as Circle in the Square in New York, where he gained a lot of theater experience performing in repertory work, regional theater and off-Broadway productions. Comedy was really just another stage to conquer and seemed like a natural progression.
"I've always gravitated toward storytelling, and with the early inspiration of such comedic storytellers as Richard Pryor, George Carlin and Bill Cosby," he said, "I knew that I had made the right choice and I always wanted an occupation that made sense for me."
Maybe he'll write a scene where Tahoe is the backdrop in one of his scripts? Hmm.
I've always appreciated comics who've done gigs in the United Kingdom.
Oh sure, funny is funny, but compared to the United States, audiences as a whole in England tend to be, shall we say, a little on the reserved side? Getting an audience in England to laugh really loud is like getting an applause break over here.
Todd Sawyer has done remarkably well across the pond, performing in numerous comedy clubs across Britain and has appeared on Paramount Television's "The World Stands Up" (which is aired in Australia and the United Kingdom) and on BBC America. Todd has made multiple appearances on CBS' "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."
Sawyer's done pretty good on American soil, having clinched the top spot at the Seattle Stand-up Comedy Competition, which had to be like a homecoming of sorts since starting out in Seattle back in the late '80s.
On the national level, Todd's been on National Lampoon's "Funny Money," CMT's "Country Music's 20 Sexiest Women" and toured not too long ago with one of the Blue Collar comedians, Ron White, on his "Moral Compass" tour, which lasted, I believe, almost three years. That had to be one helluva fun time. White liked him so much that he wrote for CMT's "Ron White's 2011 Comedy Salute to the Troops." Sawyer also has entertained the troops.
Sawyer may have performed in all 50 states (and almost a dozen countries), but until he's completed his week here in Tahoe he'll still feel like something was eluding him.
It may have taken a while for Todd to accomplish this but come Sunday night he'll truly feel that it was well worth it.


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EAGLE COUNTY - The Vail Valley real estate market may never again see the go-go days of 2007. But the market is also a long way from the depths it hit in 2009.The Vail Board of Realtors, along with Land Title Guarantee Co. and Slifer Smith & Frampton, have all recently released year-end reports for 2012 about the state of the local real estate market. The news is almost uniformly good.According to the board of Realtors report, the number of new listings has declined, while the number of sales has increased. In fact, the Land Title report shows the total sales volume for 2012 surpassed $1.5 billion, the highest number since 2008, which saw more than $2.2 billion in sales.While dollar volume is climbing, the average price per sale is still lower than in the boom days of the last decade. In 2008, there were 1,606 sales, compared to 1,726 in 2012.Still, the market is better, for a number of reasons.
The news about new listings - there are fewer of them - is a key contributor to what brokers say is a shortage of inventory across the market. That shortage is particularly pronounced on the lower-priced end of the market, typically defined as units selling for less than $500,000.Chris Neuswanger, a mortgage broker with Avon-based Macro Financial Group, said he's seen bidding wars for property at the lower end of the market. One unit in Sunridge in Avon brought 18 offers before it was sold, he said.Neuswanger said the financing end of the real estate market has been busy. Mortgage interest rates have started to tick up, he said, but the best-qualified borrowers can still get a fixed-rate mortgage for less than 4 percent.But approval for mortgage financing - the key to a purchase for almost all buyers - is still a challenge for some. During the boom years, mortgages were seemingly being handed out like prizes in cereal boxes. Once the crash hit, lending standards reversed, and hard.Neuswanger said those tougher standards haven't really eased. But, he said, the standards are clear now. Mortgage approval still requires a trip through a bramble patch, but there's at least a well-defined path now, he said.With mortgage rules better defined, people are buying.
Michael Slevin, the owner/broker of Prudential Colorado Properties, said that while prices and products are different from Eagle-Vail to Gypsum, the market fundamentals are similar up and down the valley floor."The valley floor lacks inventory," Slevin said. That, in turn, is driving at least a bit of an uptick in property values. Still, the number of "short" sales - homes that lenders agree to sell for less than the sellers owe on their current mortgages - and sales of bank-owned homes continue to keep prices down.Sales of bank-owned property accounted for 18 percent of all sales according to the Land Title report. Gypsum had the most bank sales with 86. Still, sales of all types increased in 2012. The Slifer Smith & Frampton report states that Eagle Ranch in 2012 had 125 sales, compared to 79 in 2011 and just 44 in 2009.Slevin said the resort areas - Vail and Beaver Creek, mostly - are in a slightly different situation. There still isn't much inventory. But homes are moving, and at good prices. The largest single sale in 2012 was a Vail Village unit that sold for $14.1 million.Ron Byrne, whose Vail Village-based company deals primarily in resort-area property, said there are homes being sold that never make it into the Vail Board of Realtors' Multiple Listing Service. That means they don't end up in that group's sale data.Byrne said he's seeing some homes move at between 5 and 10 percent off their asking prices. Still, Slevin said, some sellers of expensive real estate are holding out for a price they want. Many of those people are able to hold property until they're satisfied, he said.But, Byrne said, property that's priced in synch with the market, and that's properly marketed, will sell in a reasonably short amount of time.The Vail Valley is usually somewhat out of synch with state and national market trends - the boom lasted longer here, and bust seems to be lingering - the valley is starting to reflect some broader trends.A recent report from the Colorado Association of Realtors shows an increase in completed sales and a decrease in the number of new listings.The difference is in average prices. While median home prices statewide rose by an average of 12 percent, the median price in the Vail Valley fell in 2012, likely the result of continued sales of bank-owned property."But this (market) feels a lot better than it did two or three years ago," Slevin said. "And, prices are great for people who want to get into this market."


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PLEASANTON -- Marcy Feit is no longer ValleyCare Health System's president and CEO, hospital officials said Thursday.
"As of Tuesday, she's no longer with the health system and I can't share any more details with you at this point," said John Sensiba, chairman of the ValleyCare board of directors. He said he hoped to be able do so in coming weeks.
Scott Gregerson, ValleyCare's vice president of strategic partnership, was chosen to replace Feit as interim ValleyCare CEO.
Employees were informed of the change through a memo and forums held Wednesday, Sensiba said.
He said the board of directors also sent a memo to approximately 1,400 corporate members of the private nonprofit health system, members who have each donated $1,000 or more to the nonprofit.
He said Feit had been with the organization for about 42 years and was CEO the past 15.
News of her departure was accompanied with "a lot of surprise and curiosity" from employees (Wednesday), as often comes "whenever there's a change at the top," he said.
Despite the uncertainities in health care right now due to health care reform, the health system "has both short- and long-term strategies to maintain its financial health," he said.
"And it has a strong management to help lead the organization through the transition," he added.
Contact Joyce Tsai at 925-847-2123. Follow her at Twitter.com/JoyceTsaiNews.


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Riders in Wednesday's Summit Mountain Challenge may have been coughing at the finish line, but it was more likely from exertion than from dust this week.
Rain has helped the condition of the course, which many riders said was good for the point-to-point race from Boreas Pass to the Stephen C. West Ice Arena, because it's mostly downhill. A downhill course that's not tacky and grippy can be rough riding, they said.
"It's beautiful, remote," said Maverick Sports' Jeff Westcott of the 14.5-mile-long course for adults. "It's what you go do on a day off or after work. It has it all. It's the best course in the series. It has variety, and is very unique because the start is at a higher elevation than the finish. It has less climbing than other courses."
The first few races of the SMC saw riders finish with faces gray from dust, and grime between their teeth. At Wednesday's Pennsylvania Gulch Grind, they were splashed with mud, thanks to days of recent rain.
"I personally love this course," said 19-year-old Julia Hayes, who finished fourth of five in the women's sport ages 19-39 class in 1 hour, 3 minutes and 43 seconds. She started racing in the junior class, moving up this year.
"It's a hard climb at first, and after that, it's all downhill. It's a wild ride," she said, adding that it's important to be careful, keep your head up and not be afraid of speed, because braking can be hazardous. Hayes said she's a stronger downhill rider than a hill climber.
The women's sport class had eight total competitors, including the women 40+, but the women's beginner category has been growing, and racers are facing fiercer competition.
"It's awesome to see so many beginner women out there riding," said beginner Mindy Baswell, to which competitor Elena Forchielli added, "In six weeks, it's gotten so much more competitive."
Men racing in the sport division crossed the finish line barely able to breathe, much less speak.
"It was fun. It was a little bit of everything," said Torin Stegemyer, second-place finisher in the men's 19-34 sport class. He finished with a 1:17:37.
So far in the series, the Pennsylvania Gulch course is his favorite, though it was more technical than he expected.
Stegemyer was beat out by TJ Messerschmitt, who crossed the finish line about three-and-a-half minutes ahead of Stegemyer with a 1:13:58. It's Messerschmitt's first year in the race (he says biking is easier on his knees after years of playing soccer), and he's already eyeing the expert class. It's courtesy to move up when a racer finishes at the top of his division a few weeks in a row, and Messerschmitt secured that first-place slot two weeks ago in the Swan River Rampage.
Patrick Giberson, who finished fourth of a dozen in his division with a 1:19:20, said that though he finished ahead of many competitors, the downhill-style course isn't his cup of tea. His preference is climbing mining roads.
Still, "The course was in great shape. It's a fast course, with great climbing."


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FT 105: Becoming a Master Student
Offered: Fall
Using the text/workbook, Becoming a Master Student, this course is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to succeed in college: How to Study, Time Management, Critical Thinking, Understanding Ways of Learning, Health, and others. Input and mentoring from successful upper-level students is an integral part of the course. Credit for this course will count toward graduation as an elective only and may not be used toward any major or for a general education elective. Required for students whose entering ACT scores result in their having to take two or more developmental courses.
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United Way of McPherson County is working to build a stronger community by addressing issues related to health, education and income. We believe conversations and intensive listening are the best ways to understand the real problems and move beyond short-term solutions. Community change can be accomplished through broad participation and collaboration. We encourage McPherson County residents to be involved with their community through giving, advocating and volunteering. By working together we can make a larger impact on the issues at hand.
My mother always greeted us with a hot breakfast before we headed to school. My favorite dish was a bowl of oatmeal enhanced with fresh butter and brown sugar. Over the years I've opted to omit the butter and flavor my hot cereal with honey. This week I added homemade cranberry sauce to the oatmeal bowl for some additional vitamins.
Oatmeal is a staple in our household. I use oats to make muffins, meatloaf and peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.
I smiled yesterday morning when my son prepared a bowl of hot oatmeal, stating he was eating it for the protein. My son is budding athlete and has been listening to his coach regarding not only the benefits of excercise but also the advantages of following a healthy diet.
I doubt he knows the true benefits of eating a bowl of oatmeal. According to motherearthliving.com several health benefits include lowering cholesterol, boosting the immune system, obtaining antioxidents for heart protection, stabilizing blood sugar and lowering the risk of diabetes.


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Parents need to be held responsible
January 31, 2013
Truancy has been a part of life for as long as kids have been required to attend schools. And schools have had mixed results looking for ways to keep kids in class....
Requiring kids to go to school is the most important component of any education reform program. If kids are not in school they cannot learn and teachers cannot teach them. Allowing or tolerating kids to skip school is nothing more than robbing their future as successful productive citizens. Habitually skipping school eventually will lead to either crime, drug or sexual behavior.
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Pemon Indigenous people toward the Germany's embassy during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 21, 2012. Representatives of Venezuela's Pemon Indian tribe staged a protest outside Germany's embassy to demand the immediate repatriation of a rock they call the "Kueka Stone," which is on public display in a Berlin park. A faction of Pemon Indians say the rock is an incarnation of their grandmother and they believe that the 1997 removal of the artifact by a German artist has resulted in natural disasters including a mudslide that killed thousands. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)


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With investor unrest growing over its large pile of cash, Apple on Thursday said in a rare statement its management and board have been "in active discussions about returning additional cash to shareholders."
Apple's response followed a call from activist hedge fund investor David Einhorn, founder of Greenlight Capital, for Apple to create a preferred stock category for shareholders with a 4 percent annual cash dividend paid quarterly.
"A shareholder since 2010, Greenlight believes Apple is a phenomenal company filled with talented people creating iconic products that consumers around the world love," Einhorn said in a statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "However, like many other shareholders, Greenlight is dissatisfied with Apple's capital allocation strategy."
In January, Apple reported having a $137.1 billion cash stockpile as of the end of the December quarter, roughly two-thirds of which is held overseas. Last year, the Cupertino company announced its first dividend since 1995 -- $2.65 a share payable in August -- as shareholders called on Apple to reward investors with a slice of its cash.
The public drama is part of the "natural tension" between shareholders and company management, said Charles Elson, director of the Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware.
"Shareholders invest for a return," he said. "At some point, you have to return what you made to investors. Management, on the other hand, prefers to keep (cash) for other things. It's a natural tension. But unless you satisfy your investors, no one will invest."
Einhorn's call for more shareholder returns comes as Apple stock has plunged about 35 percent since September on fears about the company's ability to continue to introduce breakthrough gadgets and increasing competition from rivals such as Samsung and Google in the smartphone and tablet markets.
BGC Partners analyst Colin Gillis said Apple would have done shareholders a big favor if it had cut a special dividend last year in light of anticipated increases in capital gains tax in 2013.
"I'm not sure if it would have helped the (stock) price, but it would have helped shareholders," he said.
Einhorn's request, which he also made during interviews with CNBC and Bloomberg TV, helped drive shares of Apple up nearly 3 percent, or $13.52, on Thursday to $468.22.
"Apple has $145 per share of cash on its balance sheet. As a shareholder, this is your money," Einhorn said in a letter to Apple shareholders. Greenlight Capital owns more than 1.3 million shares of Apple.
He said he has had discussions with Apple since May about creating a new class of stock but that Apple "rejected it outright in September."
Greenlight Capital also filed suit against a company-sponsored proxy proposal that would eliminate "blank check" preferred stock that will be voted on during Apple's annual shareholder meeting on Feb. 27.
Apple, in its statement, said its proxy proposal would eliminate the ability of the board to issue "blank check" preferred shares without shareholder approval and would not preclude Einhorn's special stock plan.
"We will thoroughly evaluate Greenlight Capital's current proposal to issue some form of preferred stock," Apple said.
The company added, "We find ourselves in the fortunate position of continuing to generate large amounts of cash, including $23 billion in cash flow from operations in the last quarter alone."
In a note to investors, RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani said an additional dividend to shareholders "could get the stock moving upward in the near term as the company has ample cash to fund the dividend."
Scott Rothbort, president of LakeView Asset Management, a longtime owner of Apple stock, said the company's desire to hang on to large amounts of cash could date back to the late 1990s, when the late co-founder Steve Jobs returned to a company that was struggling to survive.
"Apple is a company that was successfully brought back from the dead," Rothbort said. "Maybe it's a cultural mentality: 'We've been there before. We don't want to go there again.' "
Contact John Boudreau at 408-278-3496; follow him at Twitter.com/svwriter.


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Children learn language in the context of spontaneous, social interactions, making language acquisition embedded in the affective, cognitive, and social domains. However, language comprehension is often overlooked. To develop effective assessment and intervention strategies, it is critical for SLPs to understand developmental communication milestones and rely on a child's non-verbal behaviors, even though the behaviors may not be a reliable predictor in the context of the child's full developmental profile.
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A century ago, a rancher coming into the town for the weekend might stop at the Silver Eagle barbershop downtown for a haircut. A meal and a bed could be found at the Duncan Hotel, located in the triangle of land at the north end of Broadway. And if a fellow were thirsty, he could grab a drink at the Eagle Saloon, an establishment with a reputation for rowdiness that prompted the locals to dub it the "Bucket of Blood Saloon."Learn about these buildings with the Eagle Walking Tour booklet, now available for purchase at the Nearly Everything Store, the Mountain Pedaler, the Eagle Visitor Center and the Eagle County Historical Museum. The booklet, produced by the Eagle County Historical Society, features 17 historic sites in Old Town Eagle along with information about the original uses of the buildings and the people who used them. The booklet offers a map and information for a self-guided walking tour of the historic sites.ECHS President Kathy Heicher noted that the revised booklet offers new information about the town's history, including the location of the train depot, the Chevrolet dealership that was located in the heart of town, and the woman who first operated the telephone exchange on Broadway."We also unraveled the mystery of how the concrete block "Sears" houses in town were built," Heicher noted, "The booklet is a great resource for local history buffs." Several months of research went into its production.Publication of the booklet was made possible through the support of the town of Eagle, Wendy Sacks, Hitching Post Bed & Breakfast, Jerome Butters CPA, Woodland & Associates, Wells Fargo Bank, Stockman's Land Exchange, Old Kentucky Tavern, Bonfire Brewing, Mountain Pedaler Bike Shop, Eagle Valley Realty and Eagle Valley Printing.
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San Jose has urged a federal appeals court to put its antitrust case against Major League Baseball on a fast track, pushing for the swiftest possible resolution of the legal battle over the long-stalled plan to move the Oakland A's to Silicon Valley.
In court papers filed Wednesday, San Jose's lawyers asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to set a March 24 deadline for all legal arguments, which could allow the federal judges to set arguments and rule on the case by summer. San Jose is appealing a federal judge's order dismissing the city's central legal argument -- that MLB violated federal antitrust laws by delaying the Oakland A's bid to move to San Jose.
The 9th Circuit earlier this week called for briefs to be filed by June, a timetable that could push a ruling into the latter part of the year.
San Jose's lawyers told the appeals court that it is critical to have a ruling in the case by early November, when the city's option with the A's to provide land for a downtown ballpark expires.
The legal case against the MLB is "of great public importance," the city said.
The city's lawsuit argues that MLB's refusal to act on the A's desire to move to the South Bay for nearly four years has harmed the city's interests. It seeks to void baseball's nearly century-old exemption from federal antitrust laws. U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte, however, found that the exemption bars San Jose's legal claims.
The A's quest to move to San Jose has been foiled in large part by the San Francisco Giants' ownership, which has asserted its territorial rights to the South Bay.
Howard Mintz covers legal affairs. Contact him at 408-286-0236. Follow him at Twitter.com/hmintz.


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Who rocked and who flopped over the last 20 years?
BEST 2016 - Beyonce, Coldplay, and Bruno Mars
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Bruno Mars was the star of Super Bowl XLVIII's blowout, and he had the dance moves to prove it!
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BEST 2014 - Bruno Mars and Red Hot Chili Peppers
Everyone was ready for this jelly! This was the best Destiny's Child reunion we could have ever imagined!
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After all these years, these ladies prove their talent.
The idea of Madonna at the Super Bowl makes sense in theory, only it happened about two decades too late. While Nicki Minaj brought youth to the performance, M.I.A. brought her middle finger.
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See previous photo... even the Party Rockers themselves couldn't save this runaway train.
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Again, not a bad idea, but bad execution.
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2011's halftime show left everyone saying, 'huh!?'
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A Super Bowl Halftime for show for true fans of the Super Bowl: it rocked.
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This is one you REALLY wanted to like, but ended up being just okay, in a blah kind of way.
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It rained during 'Purple Rain.' Read: Prince can control the elements AND command a crowd. Enough said.
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That's right. The ROLLING STONES.
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After the disastrous nip-slip heard 'round the world (see next photo), who better than Sir Paul to get us back on the right foot?
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Sorry, Janet and JT, but NOBODY bought the whole 'accidental wardrobe malfunction' excuse. In fact, your gratuitous display of skin caused the FCC to rethink live broadcasts altogether.
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Supposed wardrobe malfunctions all around in 2004! Kid Rock angered veterans with his poncho made from an American Flag with a slit cut in it.
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EH. Kind of boring. Sorry Diddy.
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Can YOU argue with that outfit? Keep in mind, this is before Lady Gaga's reign as Mother Monster, Queen of the bizarre.
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Let Gwen's abs pick up where Shania's bedazzled cleavage left off.
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Following 9/11, the Superbowl halftime show paid tribute to the lives lost by displaying their names during a moving performance of "Beautiful Day."
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Leave it to MTV to get this many A-listers on one stage. Maybe nostalgia has taken over, but those were the good 'ole (Justin and Britney) days.
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Produced by Disney, therefore catered more to lovers of the sentimental rather than here-for-the-action football fans.
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Sorry, Disney, this wasn't your best work - and having legit artists sing songs nobody knows makes it even worse. Also, the Super Bowl is not the Olympics.
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It's hard to make sense of a stage celebrating "Soul, Salsa and Swing" made up of this motley crew, so we won't try to.
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This is probably not the best choice of artist for a football crowd.
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Stevie is extremely talented, but this wasn't the most exciting halftime performance.
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BEST 1998 - Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations and Queen Latifah
The NFL paid tribute to Motown in this halftime spectacular.
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Sorry, Jim Belushi, but there was too much of you, not enough ZZ Top and James Brown.
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A true crowd pleaser, Diana Ross played the hits - "Stop In the Name of Love," "You Keep Me Hangin' On," "Baby Love," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "I Will Survive" - and she ended with a helicopter exit, for the win.
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Again, Disney is not the way to go for the halftime show. We just feel sorry Tony Bennett and Patti Labelle found themselves in the middle of an Indiana Jones movie.
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Sponsored by Wavy Lays, thank goodness we can wave goodbye to this country let down.
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What happens when you combine the world's biggest star with one of America's most beloved sporting events? Magic, that's what.
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Carnival Cruise pics....
Van Halen at Walnut Creek
St. Baldricks 2015
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1.1-5 Juror's Duties and Responsibilities
Revised to August 13, 2013
While you are under consideration as a juror in this case, you cannot discuss this case with anyone, not even other persons who have been selected as jurors. If you are selected as a juror or an alternate, you may only tell your employer and your family that you have been selected as a juror -- nothing more.
Also, you cannot conduct any private research while you are waiting to be questioned today, by using the Internet or any other means. The parties have a right to have the case decided only on evidence they know about and that has been introduced here in court. Information you may find outside the courtroom has not been tested by the oath to tell the truth and by cross-examination and may be unreliable.
Also, if there is anything regarding this case on radio or television or in the newspaper, you cannot listen to it, watch it or read it. If you do come across any reports in the newspaper or a magazine, on TV, or any Internet site or "blog," you may not read or watch them because they may refer to information not introduced here in court or they may contain inaccurate information.
You may not communicate to anyone any information about the case. This includes communication by any means, such as text messages, email, Internet chat rooms, blogs, and social websites like Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, or Twitter.
Participating in a criminal case as a juror is an important duty. We will attempt to keep any inconvenience for you to a minimum.
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I wanted to try this kheer for a long time.Yesterday i prepared this for my hubby,. I refrigerated the kheer ,thawed & had it .So it was slightly warm not very cool.The taste was awesome. We loved it..I referred so many blogs for the recipe and finally came out with my version.Picture dint come out good :(
- Almond –15 nos (**Blanched)
- Milk – 1/2 lit ( I used low fat milk )
- Sugar – 3 - 4 tbsp
- Hot Water – 1/2 cup ( to soak almonds)
- Saffron threads – A few (soak in little warm water before use )
- Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp ( Optional. I used it )
- Soak almonds in hot water for 10-15 mins.
- The skin comes out easily. Peel the skin and blanch the almonds.
- Grind it to a smooth paste adding little milk.
- In a broad pan, heat the milk. When the milk starts to boil, add the almond paste and simmer the flame.
- The milk has to boil for 20-25 mins and the quantity gets reduced .
- By this time, the raw smell of almond also disappears and milk gets thickened slightly.
- Now add the required sugar and mix well.
- Allow it to boil for 5 mins.
- Finally add the saffron milk. The color of the kheer gets changed .
- Add cardamom powder if necessary.
Refrigerate & serve chill or enjoy it warm. The choice is urs !!
Throughout history, almonds have maintained religious, ethnic and social significance. Almonds are appreciated as a staple in the Indian culture not only for their crunch, but also for their nutritional qualities and their health sustaining properties.
A seed from the stone fruit family, almonds are a rich source of nutrients, most notably Vitamin E and protein. A research conducted over the past decade has shown strong links of almond consumption with lowering cholesterol levels, reducing the risk of lifestyle diseases, and overall wellness. Research into nuts has been so extensive that a qualified health claims for certain nuts such as almonds; ability to reduce the risk of heart disease has been approved by the Food and Drug administration in the US.
- Almonds help in fighting diabetes and heart Diseases: The presence of powerful nutrients like proteins, dietary fibre, mono unsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and Vitamin E make almond a rich diet source for combating degenerative diseases such as diabetes and heart diseases.
- Almonds are the best source of alpha-tocopherol form of Vitamin-E: Almonds are among the best whole food sources and the bet nut source of alphatocepherol form of Vitamin E. The U.S. National Academy of Science (NAS) recommends consuming 15 milligrams of alpha tocopherol Vitamin E per day. Alpha-tocopherol is one of the form of Vitamin E that is most efficiently used by the human body.
- Almonds are a great cholestrol lowering food: Nearly 70 percent of the fat in almonds is mono saturated, a suggested substitute to saturated fats, to reduce the cholesterol levels. Research also shows that almond and almond oil have similar cholesterol-lowering effects. Infact eating almonds consistently lowers total and LDL cholesterol respectively by four and five percent. This cholesterol lowering effect is similar to heart healthy foods such as oats and soy.
Almonds can be consumed in various ways. Their delicious tasty flavour relieves the monotony of the regular diets for diabetic and heart patients. Whereas there are still some myths associated with almonds that part us with the wide range of health benefits that this tiny fruit offers. Some of the common myths and their explanations listed below will help you do away with them.
- Almonds should be soaked and peeled before eating: There is no scientific basis linking the practice of soaking almonds. The almond skin contains fibre, which is good for digestion. This is a misconception that you need to peel almonds before consuming but the fact is that the skin of the almonds contributes to a significant part of the fibre content, a nutrient important for regular bowel movement. The skin also contains anti-oxidants.
- Consumption of almonds results in weight gain:
Latest research has shown that a moderate-fat almond-containing diet results in greater satiety and sustained weight loss as compared to a low fat diet containing the same amount of daily calories.
- Almonds can be consumed only in winters: Almonds can be consumed throughout the year. In fact, a nutritious diet consisting of almonds has been shown to be beneficial in combating lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular disease and obesity. The common belief that almonds cause body heat has not been verified scientifically. But in peak summers, you can also consume almonds in the form of "Badam Sharbat" or "Thandai".
Almond is useful in memory improvement, delayed puberty and general weakness. The almond tree bears fruits with stone like seeds (or pits) within. The seed of the almond fruit is what we refer to as the almond nut.
Almond/Badam Medicinal Properties
The Almond Kernel is sweet, thermogenic, diuretic, nutritious, aphrodisiac, laxative, demulcent and nervine tonic. The oil is sweet, cooling, antispasmodic, sedative, rejuvenating and laxative. It is a delicately flavored food that can be used in different cuisine. Almonds are a unique package of nutrients – a good source of protein along with dietary fiber, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, magnesium, manganese, copper, zinc and vitamin E.
Almond/Badam Home Remedies
It is used to treat the following conditions:


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ARLINGTON, Texas — The A's hope they will have Yoenis Cespedes back in left field Tuesday night after he's missed four starts with a left hamstring strain.
Cespedes did some running before the first game of the series with the Texas Rangers Monday, testing the leg for the second time in three days. Cespedes originally felt the hamstring give a little while legging out an infield hit Thursday in Houston.
``We'll know more after he runs,'' manager Bob Melvin said, adding that if the medics gave Cespedes clearance to start Tuesday he would be available as an option off the bench later in Monday's game.
There is no question that the A's are a better team when Cespedes, now in the third year of a four-year deal signed after he fled Cuba, is in the starting lineup.
This year the A's are 14-7 coming into Monday when Cespedes starts and 1-3 when he doesn't. And in his two-plus seasons in the big leagues, Cespedes has helped the club to a record of 179-103 when he starts. The A's are 26-41 when he does not.
After feeling some forearm/elbow discomfort in the spring, he was told to take three weeks off, and after five weeks the arm issue, originally diagnosed as right flexor tendinitis, was still giving him problems.
He will be in Houston Tuesday to see Dr. Thomas Mehlhoff for a second opinion. Mehlhoff operated on A's minor league pitcher Fernando Rodriguez successfully a year ago to the point where Rodriguez is 1-0 with a 1.04 ERA in his first eight games with Triple-A Sacramento.
There have already been 14 major leaguers who have undergone the season-ending surgery this year, including the A's Jarrod Parker. Two more are schedule for it this week, including Pedro Figueroa of the Rangers who was a part-timer in the A's bullpen the last two seasons.
And it's not yet May. There were only 24 such surgeries for Major Leaguers for all of 2013.
After taking two early losses, suffering a blown save and owning an 18.90 ERA, Johnson was taken out of the closer's role earlier this month. He hasn't allowed a run in six games (7.2 innings) and has two wins since the demotion.
``It's certainly elevated the potential for him to close,'' Melvin said. ``We did have him up in Houston the second game when we had a three-run lead, then we went to a different option (the A's took a seven-run lead), but he's pitching really well.''
That being said, the A's aren't ready to commit to Johnson, who has had back-to-back 50-save seasons in 2012 and 2013 with Baltimore, as their closer quite yet.
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Share your experiences with the Auburn Running Festival below Back to event details page.
Only race in the area that doesn't support local business. Does the money even go to said charity? We still have yet to find any documentation from last years donation. Advertised we could roll the trees, but they are gone. If it's 100 times better than last year, this race will still only get one star.
Wow. By far the worst race I've ran. I'm almost ashamed to be from Auburn after this one. Packet pickup was an embarrassment, late start, they RAN OUT OF WATER...not cool..., distances were off, I couldn't see any volunteers on the road (a car had to swerve out of the way and hit a mailbox), people got lost awards were a complete debacle. Whew. That is just the start. If you're thinking of running...find another race.
Very dangerous race! Most of the run was in open traffic. Unattended and empty water stations. Then after being dehydrated at the end of the race (even with a hydration belt). The race started late. The timing software had a glitch which resulted in delays and incorrect times. No food near the finish line. This was the absolute worst race. Would not recommend.
Horrible event. Lack of volunteers, lack of water, lack of overall organization. Oh, and you finish on the sideline...not crossing the actual 50 in the center of the field. It started with having the packet pick up line slowed by same day registration. (Hey, the half marathon starts in 5 min...shouldn't still be getting people signed in) Where were the corals for various races? After starting 10-15 min late, you got to dodge traffic at various uncontrolled intersections. How about that unmanned water station towards the end of the race with no water poured out or people to hand it out...WTH? Probably a good thing it wasn't hotter out or local hospitals would have been overrun with heatstroke/dehydration victims. Absolute chaos at the finish line. For a race to occur at a major university...you would hope to have more support and organization. Still waiting on results to post 3 days later. UNSAT. Would not recommend this race to anybody period.
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WASHINGTON (November 26, 2012)--President Barack Obama Monday chose Elisse Walter, one of five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to lead the agency after Chairman Mary Schapiro leaves next month.
President George W. Bush appointed Walter, a Democrat, to the SEC in July 2008.
Before that, she was a senior official at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the securities industry's self-policing organization.
Walter also served under Schapiro at FINRA, who headed the organization before becoming SEC Chairman in January 2009.
"I'm confident that Elisse's years of experience will serve her well in her new position, and I'm grateful she has agreed to help lead the agency," Mr. Obama said in a statement.
Schapiro is stepping down as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission after helping lead the Obama administration's regulatory response to the 2008 financial crisis.
The SEC says Schapiro will leave on Dec. 14.
Mr. Obama appointed her in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
She took over after the agency failed to detect the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme.
Schapiro is credited with helping reshaping the agency during a tumultuous period, but critics say she failed to act aggressively to bring charges against leading figures who contributed to the financial crisis.


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This Bowie film has made CNN's top ten DVD's of 2003!from the cnn article:• "The Man Who Fell to Earth": Nicolas Roeg's cynical and compelling cult film from 1976 returned to DVD in a THX-stamped restoration. David Bowie, in his film debut, was 100 percent credible as an alien on a desperate mission to save his planet. Director Roeg toys with time in the same way that "Memento" did years later. The film is, by turns, creepy and cheesy, literate and vapid. Anchor Bay bills the film as uncensored, and indeed it is sexually charged. --"My body is a temple, not a living graveyard..."
I agree! It's a masterpiece! ___________________Claude
I had watched it when I was, say, 15 or so and thought it was God-awful. I thought it made no sense and was so boring. I don't even think I finished it. BUT, I bought it a couple of months ago and watched it again and thought it was an INCREDIBLE movie. So, now it's on my list of faves and I'm proud that it's a part of my collection!! It's a very thought-provoking, wonderful movie, with the added perk of seeing David naked. Sorry...I couldn't resist! LOLIs misery made beautiful right before our eyes?
The book was better. There is no sex on http://www.BowieLive.com
Why wasn't Just a Gigolo included?
that wasnt bowie naked. you miserable piece of gullible shit
O_O it looks like it's him alright...Me? I'm dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest... Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly... stupid. -Captain Jack Sparrow
I haven't seen the movie, but the book was VERY good, and if it isn't Bowie naked, who is it?"You seem somewhat familiar...Have I threatened you before?"
I didn't like the book much, although it did explain some things. I did like the movie though... well accually I didn't like it till like the 3rd time I saw it and started to get the storyline. The first time I was only watching for one thing so I didn't get any of the story.Thareth
I got the dvd for Christmas . . . guess I can replace that shoddy vhs with the cinimax opening - now, if I could only do the same for Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. "She's safe just like i promised. She's all set to marry Norrington just like she promised, and you get to die for her just like you promised. So we're all men of our word really except for Elizabeth, who is, in fact, a woman."


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While working on my doctorate in the early 1970s, I had access to the manuscript of a memoir written by David Gray, US Minister (Ambassador) to Ireland from 1940 to 1947. It was so distorted, it was not worth publishing, but it has now been published by the Royal Irish Academy under the title, A Yankee in De Valera's Ireland.
The files of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the wartime forerunner of the CIA, had not yet been released, so I wrote to David Bruce who had been in charge of the European theatre of the OSS during the war and had visited Dublin to discuss security matters in 1943.
His somewhat circumspect response provided clues between the lines. He seemed to damn Gray with irrelevant praise.
"Mr. Gray — a fine man, and a great authority on foxhunting and sport, about which he had written delightfully and authoritatively — had no previous familiarity with secret intelligence activities, and was somewhat suspicious of them," Bruce wrote. "If you can locate 'Spike' Marlin, you would find him especially knowledgeable about the affairs in which you are interested."
"The Irish worked with us on intelligence matters almost as if they were our allies," J. Russell Forgan, Bruce's deputy, assured me. "They have never received the credit due them."
The OSS initially selected "Spike" Marlin as agent-in-charge in Ireland. Born Irving Hirsch, into a poor Jewish family in New York City in 1909, he became a Protestant and formally changed his name to Ervin Ross Marlin in 1928.
After working his passage to Ireland the following year, he enrolled at Trinity College, Dublin, where he earned a degree in Celtic Studies, before returning to the United States in 1932. He returned ten years later under the cover of an economic adviser at the American legation.
As Marlin's reports were transmitted in the diplomatic pouch, Gray insisted on reading them. One of the earliest reports noted that Irish Minister for Posts & Telegraphs Paddy Little was pro-German. Gray demanded to know the source of this information.
Marlin reluctantly identified his source as junior minister Erskine Childers, a future President of Ireland. A few days later Marlin was confronted by an angry Childers, who told him that Gray had complained to the government about Little and went on to commit the appalling indiscretion of citing Childers as the source of the allegation.
Thereafter Marlin refused to divulge his sources, and relations with Gray became distinctly strained.
The Irish quickly realized that Marlin was an OSS agent, and Joe Walshe, Secretary of the Irish Department of External Affairs, suggested that Irish security cooperate directly with Marlin.
The latter wished to avail of the offer, but Gray balked. Hence David Bruce visited Dublin to meet with Walshe and Irish security chiefs — Garda Commissioner Paddy O'Carroll, and Colonel Dan Bryan, head of G2 (Irish Military Intelligence). Bruce was convinced the Irish were serious about helping. Gray wrote to Walshe that Bruce and was "hopeful that some mutually useful arrangement may come out of it." But he added rather pointedly, "I am not responsible for Mr. Marlin."
The Irish supplied Marlin with voluminous reports on IRA strength, radio interceptions, airplane and submarine sightings, the names and addresses of people in America to whom German nationals living in Ireland — or pro-German Irish people — were writing, and files on German spies already captured. The information was so detailed that the "Éire Desk" at OSS headquarters in Washington found it necessary to prepare over 4,000 index cards on the individuals mentioned in the reports.
The OSS had already sent another undercover agent to Ireland — Rowland Blenner-Hassett. He was able to dismiss stories of Nazi intrigue, so he felt he was wasting his time in Ireland, especially after the offer to cooperate with Marlin. "So long as the American Government secures all the information its desires about the activities of the IRA in Ireland, it is a matter of indifference how, or by whom, this object is achieved," Blenner-Hassett argued. Gray wanted him out, too, so he was recalled.
Marlin's cover as an adviser at the American legation was no longer needed.
"I was relieved of my assignment under Gray," Marlin told me. "He wanted me out also so we were at last in perfect agreement on one point."
From April 30, l943 onwards Marlin worked out of London and returned to Dublin only periodically. Between visits, the Irish forwarded material to him in London in the Irish diplomatic pouch.
A third undercover OSS agent, Martin S. Quigley, arrived in Ireland in May and quickly realized Irish authorities were favorably disposed towards the Allies. As a result he was baffled by Gray's attitude. "He never knew what was really going on, or if he did, he refused to accept the truth," Quigley concluded.


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Internships can be characterized by both their substance and style. For example, some internships deal with trade policy, health care, or environmental concerns. Other internships have less substance but offer more hands-on activities and take place in high-profile offices. In terms of style, some internships are research-oriented, which means much of the time may be spent working with a database, calling other researchers, or making use of Washington's many libraries. Other internships may place the student at the center of policy making, where it is not unusual to see a Cabinet secretary, members of Congress, or even the President. Every intern will be called on to perform some mundane tasks - answering a phone, making a photocopy, running an errand. The key is to find a challenging internship that offers the experience and knowledge best for you.
Students in their search for an internship must consciously think about both of these dimensions of work. It is important to begin the search for an internship with the question: What kind of internship - in terms of substance and style - would be a good match for me? While family, friends, faculty, and other students can certainly help in this quest, it is ultimately a question that each student must answer individually.
Deciding where to intern will require considerable thought and research concerning work possibilities in Washington. Our suggestion is that this search begin the moment the student seriously considers the Washington Program. The first day of an exciting internship should be the end result of this careful process.


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Saturday, June 15, 2013
Setting the Face of Time
Posted by Shreve & Co. at 12:14:35 PM in Corum (30)
A myriad of world-renowned models, one tradition of masterful innovation, and one unmistakable name that goes with it – Corum. This inventive and tenacious Swiss watch company, established in 1955 by Rene Bannwart and Gaston Ries at La Chauz-de-Fonds, has paved new design trails in watchmaking with its uniquely engineered and designed timepieces. One of the brand's earliest designs, released in 1957, was the Golden Tube model, which was literally a tube of gold fitted with a movement. This became the basis for Corum's famous Golden Bridge model. In 1964, the coin watch was unveiled and became a favorite among numerous U.S. presidents and famous personalities. It was an ultra-flat movement with no back cover set on an authentic $20 Double Eagle gold coin. In 1970 came the Feather watch, composed of genuine bird feathers, and six years later the Rolls Royce watch, which was the first ever collaboration of its kind. Half a century after its birth, Corum continues to surprise the world with its creativity and watchmaking prowess.
Check out the latest innovations from Corum at authorized dealer Shreve & Co in Post Street, San Francisco.
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