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AUGUSTA, Ga. --- It's almost that time! And with only days left until Augusta welcomes thousands for Masters Week, city leaders have laid out detailed plans for how they hope to keep traffic flowing smoothly.
"As usual, we'll be monitoring the cameras, we'll be doing travel time runs, we'll have people driving and looking for issues and we'll make adjustments as we go," says Richmond County traffic engineer Steve Cassell.
For local traffic, Cassell says your best bet is to use River Watch Parkway to avoid most of the congestion.
But if you do have to brave the traffic, there will be a few changes you should know about.
Starting on Washington Road, in the mornings there will be no through traffic on Alexander Drive. Cars will be able to turn off of Alexander, but not go straight onto the street.
If you're heading out to the course, there's a change in this years parking. Instead of turning onto Berkmans Road, you'll use Stanley Drive. But in the morning, there is no left turn onto Berkmans from Washington Road.
Engineers have also added some new technology this year: electronic message boards have been placed along a 16-mile stretch of I-20 to let drivers know about any accidents or traffic delays.
The city is also unveiling a new fleet of traffic cameras: six on Washington Road, two on I-20 and one at River Watch Parkway and 15th street. The cameras will link pictures online, so you can monitor the traffic from home.
"It's a high tech operation," says Mayor Deke Copenhaver. "One of the best things about it is that it's really open to change throughout the week."
"I believe our plans this year will facilitate smooth traffic throughout the week," he adds.
With the newly finished Palmetto Parkway now open for the first time during Masters Week, Cassell says they'll encourage people to use that route to clear up Washington Road.
To help move traffic along, there will be people monitoring the intersections on Washington Road throughout the morning. Sheriff's deputies will be stationed along Washington Road to help direct traffic and help pedestrians cross safely. They will also have the ability to adjust timing for traffic lights.
Cassell also advises people to not rely on GPS directions to get to the course, because they won't indicate turn restrictions or road closings.
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Eighty nine percent of consumers quit a brand after one bad experience. With the high cost of acquiring new customers, what can brand leaders do? At the Loyalty World Conference this week in London, global business leaders such as the co-founder of Ben & Jerry's shared the latest in how to retain customers and boost advocacy.
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Take-Two Interactive Software on Thursday said it won't release "Grand Theft Auto V" until September, delaying the launch of a high-profile title that players and investors have been awaiting for years.
Originally slated for release this spring, "Grand Theft Auto V" will now be released on Sept. 17., more than five years after the game's previous iteration was launched. Take-Two said in November that the franchise has sold more than 125 million units over its lifespan.
Investors voiced their disapproval, sending the stock down much as 12% Thursday. Shares recovered some, last trading down 4.9% to $12.42.
The company said the release was moved to September to "allow additional development time." A Take-Two spokesman declined to provide additional details, though the game's developer, Rockstar Games, issued an apology to players on its official blog.
"We know this is about four months later than originally planned, and we know that this short delay will come as a disappointment to many of you, but, trust us, it will be worth the extra time," the post read. Rockstar in November 2011 first acknowledged it was working on the game.
Delays are commonplace across the videogame industry, adding further unpredictability to an industry that is also battling rising competition from less-expensive mobile games and shaky consumer confidence.
Take-Two also has struggled to keep pace with a broad industry shift toward massive multiplayer games, which bring together dozens or hundreds of players. "Grand Theft Auto V" will be the first time the franchise incorporates massive multiplayer functionality, one likely reason for the delay, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson.
A release this spring, as originally expected, would have left "Grand Theft Auto V" without a major competing title for months. Rival Activision Blizzard Inc. is expected to release a new iteration of its popular war-simulation franchise "Call of Duty" in November. Players also are hoping for a new "Battlefield" title from Electronic Arts by year's end.
The delayed release date "does put them into more direct competition with major titles in the fall, but ultimately I don't think it's going to materially change demand," Mr. Olson said.
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'The Good Wife' Recap: Season 5, Episode 14, 'A Few Words'
Alicia Florrick is giving the biggest speech of her life. Nah, she's just delivering the keynote address at the American Bar Association on tonight's "The Good Wife."
Oh, last week, a commenter asked why the NSA was tapping Alicia and the gang. If you stretch back, way way back to October, they started tapping her when she represented a guy suspected of terrorism. The episode was titled "The Bit Bucket" if you want to refresh.
Why are they still tapping everyone's phones? That's unclear except the NSA seems to need no actual reason, right?
Cary tells Alicia not to give a speech but to tell her story. She's having a pretty hard time with the speech. As she's writing, she remembers interviewing at firms right after the whole Peter Florrick cheated on her with prostitutes thing and how no one would hire her because of her last name.
She's remembering how she ran into Will and how he offered her a job.
Clarke Hayden (Nathan Lane) is trapped in traffic so Alicia and Cary are meeting with a potential super-rich client, who is waiting down in the lobby. She's also meeting with Diana and Will. I guess Alicia and Cary get there too late because "the rainmaker" blows them off.
The Office of Public Integrity is still hounding Will and is threatening to subpoena him over the voter fraud.
Elsbeth, the kooky redhead, is also speaking at the meeting. Who doesn't love Elsbeth! Will asks her to represent him in the voter fraud issue.
Everyone is talking about the upcoming keynote. Alicia is freaking out.
She's remembering when she tried to get back into law and no one would hire her because of her husband.
During her first interview with Will, lo five seasons ago, she reminds Will that her name could hurt her and it's been 13 years since she practiced law. She remembers sitting next to Cary who was also competing for the job. He was cocky and she was poor but entitled.
Cary asks her who she'd hire today. She says she'd hire Cary and he agrees.
Elsbeth warns the guy from the Office of Public Integrity to leave Will alone. He says he'll do whatever to get Peter and she gets that on tape. Love her!
Time for Alicia to speak. Her speech is titled "Opting Back In." She reminisces fondly about her interview with Will. As she talks, he remembers her interview too. Diane didn't want to hire her. Will had Kalinda check her out and her old firm said Alicia lacked "a killer instinct."
In the middle of her speech, people start fleeing because of a hostile takeover somewhere. Afterwards, both she and Will end up at the diner across the street in different booths.
Alicia asks Will why he hates her. He says he doesn't hate her but he doesn't like her because she spent three weeks planning to leave the firm. She tells him that the two of them could never make it work. He says it's not about their relationship, but he's going to fight her on every client. They shake hands on it.
The big rainmaker decides she wants to meet Alicia now, and Alicia's had a few drinks.
As Will walks back into the hotel, Jim Moody walks in – he's the guy who works with Eli Gold. He says they two of them should have the same story, but Will says they can't talk to each other and to go away.
The rainmaker asks if Alicia was happy at Lockheart/Gardner. Alicia says yes, they let her learn and grow. The rainmaker then asks Alicia what she wants and Alicia says she wants a happy life and to control her fate. Mmmm says the rainmaker and walks away. All righty then.
We're now at the ABA after-party and Elsbeth is singing "High Hopes" and not well. She says she's inspired by New York City. Elsbeth says she is starting a two person firm with the rainmaker.
We're back with the Office of Public Integrity guy. He has a video of Jim Moody talking to Will but there's no audio. Public Integrity guy tells Will to give up Peter Florrick.
In the world of irony, the original person who wouldn't hire Alicia because of her husband's name runs into her in the lobby and asks her to come in for a job chat. Alicia says no thanks.
Next week: Brace yourself for more grilling of Alicia and Will about their past relationship in order to get to Peter.


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The purpose of this study is to find out if an 8-day series of otelixizumab infusions leads to greater improvement in insulin secretion as compared with placebo infusion. Insulin secretion will be assessed using mixed meal-stimulated C-peptide.
Subjects will be assigned to receive either otelixizumab or placebo at a ratio of 2:1 (2/3 otelixizumab, 1/3 placebo). These study agents will be administered as an addition to insulin, diet, and other physician determined standard of care treatments.
DEFEND-1 is now closed to enrollment.
DEFEND-2 will begin early in 2010. It is very similar to DEFEND-1 and will again require subjects with new onset type 1 diabetes. Please check back here for more details.
In the meantime, established and new onset type 1 diabetes patients in North America are welcome to consider the TTEDD study:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Biological: otelixizumab infusion plus physician determined standard of care
Biological: placebo infusion plus physician determined standard of care
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Durable-Response Therapy Evaluation ForEarly or New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes - DEFEND
- Amount of C-peptide (a protein that shows how much insulin the body is producing) during a mixed meal stimulation test. [ Time Frame: at 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Average daily insulin use, HbA1c (a measurement of blood glucose control), and incidence of abnormal blood glucose levels. [ Time Frame: at Months 6, 12, 18, and 24 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Study Start Date:
|July 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: otelixizumab
Biological: otelixizumab infusion plus physician determined standard of care
Other Names:
Placebo Comparator: placebo
Biological: placebo infusion plus physician determined standard of care
Detailed Description:
The following visits are required:
- Screening Visits: 2 to 3 appointments will be conducted to determine eligibility. At 2 of these visits participants will drink a liquid meal and have blood tests done over the post-meal period.
- Dosing Visits: 8 outpatient visits on consecutive days, each lasting about 4-6 hours.
- Follow-up Visits: weekly for the first month, then every 2 weeks for 3 months, followed by monthly visits through 1 year. There will be 3 visits in the second year.
- The total duration of the study is 2 years.
- Glucose test strips, glucose monitors and PDAs to record insulin will be provided to all study subjects for the duration fo the study. Frequent glycemic monitoring will occur through lab testing and blood glucose self-monitoring to help facilitate tight glycemic control in all subjects.
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|12 Years to 45 Years (Child, Adult)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages 12-45
- Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, consistent with ADA criteria
- No more than 90 days between diagnosis and administration of study compounds
- Requires insulin for type 1 diabetes mellitus, or has required insulin at some time between diagnosis and administration of study compounds.
- Stimulated C-peptide level greater than 0.20 nmol/L and less than or equal to 3.50 nmol/L
- Positive for one or more of the autoantibodies typically associated with T1DM: antibody to glutamic acid decarboxylase (anti‑GAD); antibody to protein tyrosine phosphatase-like protein (anti‑IA‑2); zinc transporter autoantibodies (ZNT8); insulin autoantibodies (IAA). A subject who is positive for insulin autoantibodies (IAA) and negative for the other autoantibodies will only be eligible if the subject has used insulin for less than 7 days total.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other, significant medical conditions based on the study doctor's evaluation
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00678886
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|Study First Received:
|May 13, 2008
|Last Updated:
|February 7, 2013
|Health Authority:
|Finland: Finnish Medicines Agency
United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Italy: Ministry of Health
Canada: Health Canada
Denmark: Danish Medicines Agency
Germany: Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
Sweden: Medical Products Agency
Spain: Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products
United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
Type 1 diabetes
new onset type 1 diabetes
Type l diabetes
juvenile diabetes
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
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Set 1: Frame Jam > Can't Stand Still, Couch Lady, Be Good and You'll Be Lonely[1], I'm Deranged[2] > The Walls of Time[2] > I'm Deranged[2], Emotional Railroad > Voices
Set 2: Andelmans' Yard, Sugar Shack, Jones > Swamp Music, Nobody's Home, Fire From a Stick, The Grid, River Niger > She Said She Said
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[1] Mike Gordon debut.
[2] Danny Barnes on rotating banjo, bass and guitar.
Notes: The "Frame Jam" improv featured Tom on frame drum and Craig on n'goni. The Tom Cleary original "Be Good and You'll Be Lonely" was a Mike Gordon debut. The "I'm Deranged" > "Walls of Time" > "I'm Deranged" segment featured Danny Barnes on banjo, and with Scott, Mike, and Danny trading places on bass, banjo and guitar.
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A veteran deathcore band from Naples, Fla., King Conquer is set to release a new album, "1776," this spring. Of the upcoming album's title, guitarist John Byrd said, "All of our members believe we need to restore our republic that's been destroyed. … I believe our band had a fresh new start with this record, as did the colonies in that year."
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Spartanburg: REFUEL WINE BAR, 129 N. Spring St., 804-6770: Jen St. Stjarna. 7 p.m.
A Chicago native now residing in the Upstate, singer-songwriter and pianist Jen St. Stjarna crafts experimental and thought-provoking material inspired by such artists as Joni Mitchell and Tori Amos.
Asheville, N.C.: GREY EAGLE TAVERN, 185 Clingman Ave., 828-232-5800: Carrie Rodriguez/The Casey Driessen Singularity. 9 p.m. $10, $12
Having just released a new album, "Give Me All You Got," Carrie Rodriguez continues to build on her reputation as one of the best singer-songwriters on the Americana circuit. The fiddle-playing Austin, Texas, native burst onto the scene a decade ago through a series of collaborative albums with Chip Taylor of "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning" fame.
Spartanburg: THE PEDDLER STEAKHOUSE, 464 E. Main St., 583-5874: Matthew Knights & Shane Pruitt. 7:30 p.m.
Matthew Knights and Shane Pruitt represent half of a new Spartanburg-based music project called Mill Billy Blues. With these two outstanding performers on stage, expect a roots-oriented mix of vintage rock 'n' roll, country and blues.
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Labor group, county at odds over wages paid in road use agreements
June 20, 2013
A state labor group has expressed concern that Washington County officials are not including prevailing wage measures in road-use agreements with oil and gas companies, but local officials say they......
So instead of roving bands of workers coming in from the south, roving bands of workers will be coming in from Northern Ohio. I'm sure this will be a boon to the local economy.
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Unions, anything to make a project more costly, they will do it.
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If the unions want prevailing wage rates then give it to them. The prevailing rate would be around $10 an hour with NO benefits for this area lol.
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The great paying oil/gas jobs !!! What a joke !
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Isn't this covered under Obamadontcare.....
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Go unions, keep them strong for working people!
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These days, there's a frustrating phrase rap fans are probably tired of hearing: "Rap was better in the '90s." Regardless of whether or not that phrase is actually true (remember: It was our generation that decided to steal music) there are a few relics of that era who are still kicking. Two of the OG rap veterans who remember the good ol' days are Sheek Louch and Ghostface Killah. Both are members of legendary groups, they're both obviously fans of each other ("Living in the crack spot, banging that Sheek Louch!" - Ghost Deni), and what do you know? They have a joint project called Wu-Block which dropped this week.
To hear them tell it, it's simply a street record. And if you're a fan of either of those guys, that's exactly what you want to hear.
Ghost and Sheek dropped into the Complex offices to discuss the making of the album, when Ghost wasn't explaining how he tricked Def Jam out of his album, and when Sheek wasn't giving us a few details on the upcoming LOX album.
Interview by Insanul Ahmed (@Incilin)
Complex: Ghost, let's talk "New God Flow," which is hot on the radio right now. How'd it come together?
Ghostface Killah: I just wrote a verse to it, I did it like two months ago. I just sent it to them but nobody never got back like: "Oh, shit, I heard the song." I just did it and I sent it, instead of just putting it out on my own. I just gave it to him out of respect and that was it. I just heard that shit today on the radio for the first time.
Complex: It's a good look for you.
Ghostface Killah: It was alright. Yeah, you know what I mean. If we get some airplay out of the shit, like the first one. We need that shit right now because we're about to drop this Wu-Block shit.
Complex: Right. Let's talk Wu-Block. What's interesting to me is that you guys are obviously big fans of each other.
Ghostface Killah: Hell yeah.
Sheek Louch: Definitely. The Wu got love for us. But with them being in the game first, we was listening to all their shit. We're big fans. [We were listening to Wu] all day long when we were hustling out there. Me, Jada, and Styles listened to all of them. I was in Mary J. Blige's MPV or her Range Rover, riding around and bugging out to their songs.
Yonkers and Staten Island is like basically the same sh*t. [When The LOX first came out], Rae was like, "Yo, these ni**as right here, watch them. They're gonna be some sh*t." They came out going in and it ain't stop. They still throwing darts now. They like the hardest motherf**kers on the streets. - Ghostface Killah
To get to work with them it's different. You've got people that you can't wait to do a song with but they ain't saying nothing no more, they ain't hot. These guys are still hot, still rapping and saying that shit. So that's what makes it even better.
Ghostface Killah: That's the same thing with them though. Like I told them, Yonkers and Staten Island is like basically the same shit. [When The LOX first came out], Rae was like, "Yo, these niggas right here, watch them. They're gonna be some shit." They came out going in and it ain't stop. They still throwing darts now. They like the hardest motherfuckers on the streets.
Me and Rae think the same. So it's like, "You know what man? Merge that shit together." Me and Sheek was supposed to do [an album called] Gorillas In The Mist a long time ago, like before I was doing FishScale and all that.
Sheek brought the idea to me but we never carried it out. When we got on the tour together, we started going and it came back up. He just came like, "Yo, Wu-Block." Once he said that shit, it just stuck. We had to make it happen.
Sheek Louch: The energy was there between both teams because you can have resistance. Say like me and him is all aboard, you could have both teams like, "Ehh, I don't know." None of that was happening with us. Everyone was like, "Word? That's dope." I love them and we love them.
Ghostface Killah: Yeah, we got off our Canada run in November of last year.
Sheek Louch: And knocked that shit out, b.
Ghostface Killah: That be the glory of it. Because we could say, "We're gonna build this building" but then you don't do nothing. But you have to get up do it. When it's complete, you appreciate it. Me and him, when we heard the songs one after another the way down, I told him, I said,"Yo, I'm happy man."
Everything seemed like it was in place. It wasn't like, "Oh yo, this is weak, this is weak, now scrape six songs off'." Nah, it's just finished. So, in getting these two crews together, these combining forces, it's powerful, b. Especially for the street shit that y'all looking for. It ain't them niggas talking knowledge and doing skinny jean shit. It's like nah, it's straight project-block shit. If you came up in the '90s, then you can expect what we got, b.
Sheek Louch: We ain't go for no big [single]. The people in the streets and the consumers are gonna pick and make something a single, because we don't know what it is ourselves. We don't have like, "Yo, this joint right here is gonna be the single."
Complex: How long was the process to make the album? It sounds like it was made very quickly.
Sheek Louch: Not that quick because man, Ghost be in Beijing probably tomorrow. Or he's over there touring.
Ghostface Killah: You know how it be. Shit. When we left last November off the tour, that's when we started working on it.
Ghostface Killah: Yeah so it's not even November yet right now. We just said what we was gonna do. That's shows you how fast time flies. That's why you can't sleep. If you've got something you want to do, do it right now.
Complex: We mentioned the first time you guys talked about the album. How about the first time you guys met?
Sheek Louch: Of course. I bet you don't know this one Ghost. You was laying something in Daddy's House. Me, Kiss, and Styles was in there and you was with Puff. Y'all was in there. You had your shoes off and was stepping on the back of them and shit. Me, Styles and Jadakiss were like, "Yo, that's Ghostface!"
Ghostface Killah: Oh yeah. That was the Babyface record, "This Is For The Lover In You," I did. I didn't know you was there!
Sheek Louch: I was in there and we met you for the first fucking time. But you was as comfortable as you are today.
Ghostface Killah: Yeah, I remember Styles. Y'all wanted to smoke something but I was dusted the night before. I wasn't touching that shit again.
Sheek Louch: That's where I first met him. I said, "This guy's a nut. I love him."
Complex: Besides reflecting on the old days, I wanted to ask what you guys think of hip-hop today?
My whole take on the lyrics is, I don't think they trying hard enough. Some of them don't put no effort, no thought process. You do got dudes that I think is dope lyricists, like J.Cole and Drake. These kind of dudes, I think they lyrically dope. - Sheek Louch
Sheek Louch: As far as what? On lyrics or hip-hop itself?
Complex: Lyrics, because you guys are known for your lyrics.
Sheek Louch: My whole take on the lyrics is, I don't think they trying hard enough. Some of them don't put no effort, no thought process. You do got dudes that I think is dope lyricists, like J.Cole and Drake. These kind of dudes, I think they lyrically dope.
But more than that, it's like they get into the hook and the beat and they really don't care what they saying or where they're going with it. Like they rhyme probably take them like seconds and it's over.
Complex: Let me ask you something, because this is a conversation I have all the time, when people say, "The 90s were better." Was it was greater in the 90s than it is today?
Sheek Louch: It was greater definitely in the 90s. There's more money right now. There's more money to be made right now.
Complex: There's more money now you think?
Sheek Louch: Hell yeah. Them deals wasn't happening back then. Record labels was giving Cash Money, Ruff Ryders, Bad Boys, and So So Def big budgets. Those were key people though. But them Sprite deals, them movie endorsements, those Reebok deals? That wasn't happening. It's more corporate shit we get into now. Back then, niggas could break and get $10 million for their record deal, but it wasn't a lot to get into after that.
Complex: Right, it was limited to just music.
Ghostface Killah: That's the same thing with the Internet shit. When that came into play, a lot of shit changed too. It made it possible to get your hands into a lot of other shit. But it's a tit-for-tat because now ain't no more record labels. Shit's just down to like three fucking labels. They crunched that shit up. But the '90s was...
Sheek Louch: —It was a greater movement.
Ghostface Killah: And it felt better. Like he said, these motherfuckers take like two seconds to go ahead and write a rhyme.
Sheek Louch:But it's crazy because that be a hit to these people. I'm not gonna tell my son not to love it. I know a man, he did four bars of the same fucking line. What the fuck? I ain't gonna name nobody's lyric but he did four bars of the same shit over and over, repeated it and then the hook came in. And they doing a dance with it. Get the fuck out of here!
There's more simple-minded people than there was before. We still had a little conscience on us in the '90s. This goes for the parents because I got a son that's 24-years-old. When you look at the parents that had the babies that was coming up, [you see] that's why they simple-minded like that. - Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah: Because you know why? There's more simple-minded people than there was before. We still had a little conscience on us in the '90s. This goes for the parents because I got a son that's 24-years-old. When you look at the parents that had the babies that was coming up, [you see] that's why they simple-minded like that.
You've got to look at the parent now. See where their parent's head is at, for the kids to be so simple-minded now. They don't give a fuck about nothing: kids on drugs, Molly, Ecstasy and they out every fucking week.
But when we was coming up, we still had that respect, that guidance. A little something, even if it was just from the people that you was around. Now? Kids don't give a fuck about nothing. And all that is in that net of that simple-minded shit. That's why they going for anything.
Like you said, you could do four bars of the same fucking thing. Repeat it, repeat it, repeat it and the hook come in, and it's a record. When before, come on, you just had rhymes. And it was fun.
Complex: You mentioned how people have diversified their portfolio and are getting endorsement deals. One person who made that possible was Chris Lighty. Did you guys ever do some stuff with Chris Lighty?
Sheek Louch: I never actually did no deals with him, I know he damn sure wanted to. I remember when G-Unit came into play, Chris Lighty was always at D-Block Studio like, "Yo man, every time we put something out, D-Block puts something out immediately." We were in the mixtape game back then. We was always like, they put something out, we put something out. Before we started beefing, he was like, "Yo, y'all don't let up."
He wanted to make something happen over there at Violator, but it never took place. I always say that to say this: His ear was always to the street. Chris' ear was to the street all day long. For too many people to be hurting for that brother, he had to be doing something right man.
He was a good dude. I remember I seen him after we was beefing, us and G-Unit. He was like, "Yo man, this is business man." He downplayed it like that. And that was the kind of dude he was. God bless man.


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OAKLAND -- Small businesses are offering an antidote to the crowded malls and doorbuster mayhem on Black Friday with a shopping event to support local merchants.
Oakland will kick off Plaid Friday on Nov. 29, an event that aims to spur the local economy and celebrate local artists by driving shoppers to downtown and uptown businesses. More than 45 local stores will participate and about 30 artisans will be sell their crafts at pop-up shops in Latham Square at Broadway and Telegraph, and later at downtown bars from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The event, an initiative of Oakland Grown, the nonprofit program that encourages buying locally made products, also features a winter wonderland festival in Latham Square from noon to 7 p.m. that will include live music, gift-wrapping and Santa's Village.
The free Broadway Shuttle will run on Plaid Friday from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m., and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition has a map to guide shoppers who want to visit stores on their bikes. The city will offer free parking at meters and seven city-owned lots and garages on Plaid Friday and Saturdays through the end of the year.
More information is at plaidfriday.com.
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firefly wrote: Bicycle wrote: debated politics with kids during high school english class. It was the fashionable thing to do. Still is.
You know what's even more fashionable? Making fun of people who are actually doing something, sitting on your high horse and offering absolutely no solutions yourself. That shit is way lamer then "white chicks with dreadlocks" or whatever stupid hippy insult people are thowing around.
I think this is a reflection of how desperate things are right now. I honestly feel that these movements will continue to grow as long as the world financial situation continues to get worse. The whole 'We are the 99%" mantra makes sense because in the end all we have to do is take what's ours. But as long as we have people either too scared (of losing their job, getting arrested, etc), too comfortable, too negative, etc to actually do SOMETHING, we are never going to see any positive change.
My advice is if you don't have any solutions to offer don't try to knock these guys down. That won't accomplish anything but make yourself feel a little better about yourself.
Bicycle wrote: debated politics with kids during high school english class. It was the fashionable thing to do. Still is.
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although some of the (media elite) criticisms i've heard on here might be true(although not really from what i've seen) what people don't understand is that the organizing is being done AT THE FUCKING OCCUPATIONS. its a forum for organizing. nobody expects any of this to change minds on wall street, its to show the government, america and the world that the tea party is not going to hi jack the rage for a generation thats had its future bartered off. its to show america that we can stand up and do what they did in the 60s... like they did in the 20s... like has been done throughout history... the precise reason why we have silly things like the 8 hour work day, civil rights and ended the vietnam war. its to articulate that grievance and bring more people in... there were very few dreads or college kids at the occupydenver protests, all ages, all different types of people that you would never see in a forum together, building.
bigsole wrote: anyone who saw 700 people getting arrested, and wasn't physically, emotionally moved, i can't relate to.
Plum Puddin' wrote: Does it really matter that there isnt a single unifying cause?
Shit is fucked up on so many levels where do you begin?
Even if this doesn't spark off anything right away it's a start.
Plum Puddin' wrote: Even if this doesn't spark off anything right away it's a start.
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Like the anti-war movements centered around Iraq and Afghanistan? Were those a start? A start to what? 10+ years and there's still no end.
See Arrrgh wrote: And you're dead wrong. It IS about having a plan. That's exactly what the SUCCESSFUL movements were about.


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Tracey Gets Bugged (ストライクせんしのほこり Strike Soldier's Pride) is the 17th episode of Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands season.
Ash and Company arrive on Murcott Island. Tracey is super psyched to come to this island while Misty is less than enthusiastic because of her Entomophobia (fear of bugs). The gang encounters a Scyther who was badly battered. Tracey captures it and rushes it to the Pokémon center. While in recovery, Scyther glares at Tracey. Professor Oak explains that the Scyther Tracey caught had its pride shattered when it lost leadership of its swarm to a younger Scyther and was captured by Tracey. Will Scyther be able to regain its confidence? And how Jessie's long hair have become so short?
Episode Plot
Ash calls Lapras back, as they arrived to Murcott Island. Tracey sends Venonat and Marill, hoping to do something with them. Misty ducks as a Beedrill passes near them. Tracey wants to capture a Bug-type Pokémon, which Murcott Island has a lot. Misty wants to stay, so Tracey is told she is afraid of bugs. Tracey calls her a chicken, but gets his leg stomped. Venonat and Marill detect some Caterpie. Ash goes to capture one, but Misty pulls him. Tracey warns Misty there is something in a bush near her. She ignores, but runs away after seeing a Pinsir. As the gang wanders, Marill and Venonat detect something. The heroes detect a wounded Scyther, so Tracey goes to treat it. Scyther stands up, so Ash goes to capture it, thinking they could treat it in a Pokémon Center. Scyther reflects the ball, not wanting their help. Ash tells Pikachu to fight, but Tracey stops him, having another idea.
Venonat approaches it. Scyther scares it, but Tracey tells Venonat not to back down. Venonat uses Sleep Powder, causing Scyther to fall asleep. Tracey throws the Poké Ball and captures it, so they go to the Pokémon Center. Team Rocket scout and have their balloon pierced by the Beedrill, so they fall down. They see many Bug Pokémon and suddenly, they are attacked by Scyther. While Nurse Joy treats it, Scyther watches Tracey, causing the heroes to believe it is mad at them. Nurse Joy tells Scyther will heal in few days. Chansey pushes Scyther to recovery room. Nurse Joy sees this Scyther lost the leadership - it was defeated by a younger Scyther, who took its position and left it alone until it can regain strength to get back the leadership. The heroes contact Prof. Oak and tell him about Tracey's Scyther. Oak sees that Scyther is feeling down when it was captured, as it wanted to get leadership by itself. So, he advises Tracey to support Scyther and help it win back the title of leader.
Team Rocket escaped, but Jessie sees her hair was cut. Jessie goes to get revenge, but Meowth tells her they can capture the Scyther for the boss. Jessie goes to get the Scyther, but Meowth and James stop her, otherwise she'd have less hair than she has currently. Tracey tells Scyther that he should have let Scyther have the battle before capturing it. Ash believes that Scyther, when it gets better, should have the opportunity to battle the leader. Tracey agrees to this idea, while Misty comments that Ash can be right about something sometimes. Tracey tells Scyther he can help it train before the rematch. Team Rocket watch the Scyther, so Jessie uses a bazooka to send glue to tie them up, while Meowth releases a net to capture them all. The Scyther yell, causing the Scyther at the Center to hear them. Nurse Joy removes its bandages, but Scyther flies up a bit (even if advised to rest), though falls down. Tracey goes to help it, but Scyther does not want to, as it flies away. The heroes follow it, hoping to see the battle between the new and old leader.
Jessie taunts the Scyther, causing James and Meowth to be terrified. Jessie tells her hair was the symbol of glory and proudness. She turns to the Scyther with a malicious look on her face, going to them, causing the Scyther to be frightened. Suddenly, the net is cut by Tracey's Scyther. The heroes see what happened and laugh at Jessie's hair. Jessie is tempted, as she and James send their Pokémon to battle. Tracey asks what will they do with the Scyther. James tells they will be Team Rocket's fighting force, as Meowth believes they will capture the Pikachu. Weezing uses Smokescreen, but Scyther spins to gust out the attack. However, it is still too weak. Meowth translates Scyther may not be the leader, but it still won't let Team Rocket take them. Pikachu goes to help it, but Scyther wants to fight alone.
Team Rocket's Pokémon attack, but Scyther pushes away Meowth, evading Victreebel and Lickitung and causing Arbok to be confused by its Double Team move. Tracey warns Scyther Victreebel is going to use Razor Leaf. Though Scyther is exhausted, it slashes Victreebel's Razor Leaf. Misty asks how he'd knew that, so Tracey responds it is from his experience as a Pokémon Watcher. Scyther dodges Arbok's Poison Sting. When Arbok goes to attack, the new Scyther leader blocks Arbok's attack, allowing itself to be hit instead. Team Rocket's Pokémon attack, but the new leader launches out Tracey's Scyther, allowing it to defeat the Pokémon using Slash. Jessie goes to use the bazooka, but gets electrocuted by Pikachu's Thunderbolt, along with James and Meowth. Scyther slashes Team Rocket, causing them to run off with strange haircuts.
The Scyther wash the glue off, while Tracey's Scyther and the Scyther leader make truce. Tracey sees that Scyther and he became stronger and calls Scyther back. Tracey tells he captured Scyther, but Ash goes to teach him how to pose after capturing a Pokémon.
- "Our heroes next stop is Murcott Island. It looks peaceful but, well, you'll see." - The Narrator breaking the fourth wall.
- "Oh, you two go ahead, I'll just stay here and work on my tan." - Misty avoiding going deeper into Murcott Island.
- "Misty is afraid of Bug Pokémon." - Ash
- "Oh I get it, when it comes to bugs, Misty's a chicken." - Tracey
- "(Misty stomps on Tracey's foot) AHHHHH!" - Tracey
- "Who are you calling a chicken?" - Misty
- "Did I say "chicken"?" - Tracey
- "I must've meant it's a good thing we have you here checkin' for Bug Types." - Tracey
- "Hey, I haven't caught a Caterpie in a long time." - Ash
- "Yeah, and you're not gonna start now." - Misty
- "Misty, there's something behind those bushes!" - Tracey
- "As long as it's not a Caterpie who cares?" - Misty
- "(Pinsir comes out of the bushes) AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! A Pinsir's even worse than a Caterpie!" - Misty
- "We gotta plan this." - Meowth
- "If you're not careful, you could wind up with a crew cut." - James
- "THAT'S MY NIGHTMARE!" - Jessie
- "She's scary." - James
- "Things get messy when you mess with Jessie." - Meowth
- "I like your new hairstyle a lot Jessie. Who cut it: a barber or a butcher?" - Misty
- "Very funny! One of them did it and now they're all gonna pay for it." - Jessie
- The Narrator broke the fourth wall in this episode.
- This is the only episode in which Ash attempted to capture a Pokémon (Caterpie), which he already had captured before, although he had previously captured 30 Tauros in the Safari Zone, but this was not seen in the English dub version.
- The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Pinsir.
- Jessie ordered Arbok to use Poison Needle, which should be Poison Sting.
- When Ash ordered Pikachu to help Scyther, his mouth was discolored pink.
- In the Pokédex picture of Scyther, it shows that it has a third wing on its right side when it should be just two on each side. This made Scyther have a total of five wings.


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Resilient Spartans ready for A-Sun baseball tournament
Published: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 10:41 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 10:41 p.m.
For weeks, USC Upstate baseball players were on the verge of packing their bags and going their separate ways.
Atlantic Sun baseball tournament
At DeLand, Fla.
Wednesday's opening round
10 a.m. — No. 4 seed ETSU (32-22, 17-10) vs. No. 5 seed Stetson (26-29, 15-12)
1:15 p.m. — No. 1 seed Mercer (42-14, 20-7) vs. No. 8 seed USC Upstate (26-28, 9-18)
5 p.m. — No. 2 seed Florida Gulf Coast (37-18, 19-8) vs. No. 7 seed Kennesaw State (26-28, 13-14)
8:15 p.m. — No. 3 seed North Florida (38-17, 18-9) vs. No. 6 seed Lipscomb (24-32, 13-14)
But on Monday, they packed their bags and loaded them into the luggage compartment of a bus headed to DeLand, Fla., for the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament.
The Spartans, who stayed barely mathematically alive despite eight straight league losses, finally pulled out a dramatic 4-3 victory in the bottom of the ninth inning in their last game of the regular season to get the final berth of the postseason. That victory, combined with a Jacksonville loss at East Tennessee State, earned them the No. 8 seed.
USC Upstate, resuscitated and revived, will play at 1:15 Wednesday against top-seeded Mercer.
"It was awesome. It was unreal," said Spartans senior catcher Luke Weber, a Spartanburg High School product who hit a home run in the first inning. "That was probably one of the biggest games I've ever been a part of."
USC Upstate had a 2-1 lead in the top of the ninth, largely thanks to seven strong innings by starting pitcher Gaither Bumgardner. But North Florida, down to its last out, its last strike, in fact, went in front with a two-out, two-run double.
"It was kind of like the summary of our season," Weber said. "Nothing had been going our way. It was one of those things. It was happening again."
The Spartans had already lost the first two games of the series, still alive for a tournament spot only because Jacksonville had done the same up in Johnson City, Tenn.
"Even after our first and second losses, (head coach Matt) Fincher told us that our goal was still in front of us," Bumgardner said. "Our goal was to compete for the A-Sun championship. We knew that Jacksonville was struggling, too. We felt like we had a pretty good chance."
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, Tyler Lesch provided the game-winning hit with a walk-off single to right. The Spartans had done their part and, unaware that ETSU had just put up eight runs in a single inning against Jacksonville, they celebrated.
"After the walk-off win," Weber said, "Coach Fincher got us together in a huddle and told us that Jacksonville was losing, 11-3, in the top of the eighth inning. He kind of left it at that and didn't say anything else."
USC Upstate (26-28, 9-18) made the tournament for the second straight season. The Spartans went in as the No. 2 seed last year, but lost a first-round game against Mercer and were then knocked out by Stetson.
"Certainly, a primary goal was to make the tournament again and we did that," Fincher said. "It went down to the last inning of the last day, but we got there. Hopefully, we can pull together and have a good showing."
Fincher said the Spartans haven't been playing nearly as badly as their record, 3-10, down the stretch. There was a 10-day break for exams after being swept at home by Mercer.
"We don't want to make excuses, but we feel like we've been a little snake-bit," Fincher said. "We've actually played pretty well. Sometimes it hasn't shown up in the box scores. That's why I'm so happy to make the tournament. It seems simple. But it was not. We had to overcome and persevere through a great deal of things. I'm very proud of the guys."
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Fido won't be limited to fetch and tug-of-war games at the Bijou dog park this fall if the South Lake Tahoe Police Canine Association has anything to say about it.
Sgt. Josh Adler with the SLTPCA said the group plans to bring four or five permanent, custom-built pieces of dog agility equipment to the park within the next month, or before winter sinks its teeth into the basin. The association will also have 10 movable pieces that can be used for training and competitions, he said.
Those pieces include a balance beam, A-frames, jumps, a tunnel, a tire and a split log, all with a Tahoe-feel and built by a local contractor. The equipment will look like natural wood, and not like the white obstacles of a traditional dog agility course, Adler said.
And there's no discrimination when it comes to dog-size. The group hopes to also have small pieces of equipment suitable for your average Chihuahua or corgi.
The association needs the equipment for both training and the annual canine trials, Adler said. Since SLTPCA borrows the pieces from other agencies for the event and doesn't do any actual agility training, Adler said he anticipates that the new equipment will both save time and help train the unit's dogs.
"We don't do any agility training because we don't have the equipment. The training is good for the dog, it's good for the handler and it's good crossover training for police work," Adler said.
Though balancing on a log or jumping through a hoop might not seem directly related to police dog training, police officer and K-9 handler Ryan Wagoner said it's all about getting the dog to answer to every command and to be comfortable even in an abnormal environment.
"The environment is something the dogs need to get comfortable with. The basis of the agility trials is obedience, and they need to be able to navigate the obstacles in a difficult environment. It's getting them used to it, and then they realize they're not going to be harmed," Wagoner said.
Wagoner and his dog, Argo, walked through their paces on Thursday at the Lake Tahoe Airport under the guidance of Jim Barnes, the association's trainer who works with the dogs once a week.
Barnes instructed Wagoner who then relayed commands to the K-9 unit in German. That's right - Argo, a German Shepherd who came from the Czech Republic, speaks German. Or at least he understands it. According to Barnes, it's a guttural language that the dogs respond well to in training.
Thursday's training focused primarily on maintenance and obedience, and the agility equipment will add to those sessions, Wagoner said. The shepherds will still have to complete 240 hours or about six weeks of police dog training, but when they're in the South Shore they can practice and hone skills learned at the camp. Wagoner said that once the equipment arrives at the dog park, the police officers will set times to work at Bijou.
Adler said the agility pieces will take up the back corner of the park, about 25 percent of the fenced space. But as far as he's heard, no dog owners are concerned with the equipment taking up fetching room. All the responses have been positive, Adler said.
For Noreen Curtin, a seasonal South Lake Tahoe resident who frequents the Bijou dog park with her black lab, Toby, the equipment would be a good addition to the area.
"It would be great. And I would definitely use it," Curtin said on Wednesday as Toby tore across the wood chips after a ball.
The SLTPCA has already raised about $20,000 - three-quarters of which comes from the city - for the equipment. The remainder comes from the association's coffers and donations.
"Everybody I've talked to is excited and it's free to the public. We have a lot of great dog people here in South Lake Tahoe. It's good for everybody, and it's not that difficult because the dogs have fun using it," Adler said.


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It's almost April, so this school year is almost at a close. Especially for us seniors, these last couple of months can leave us feeling unmotivated and excited (and also nervous) to graduate. It's hard to focus on college when we have been focusing on school for so long and when we know the working world is around the corner. It is easy to fall into the "Senior Slump."
As hard as it is to remain focused, remember that you want to go out with a bang and slacking off can really have an impact on your overall grade. I am even having a hard time with this issue myself. Here are some suggestions to avoid falling into this trap.
1. Awareness
Simply being aware of this issue and whether or not you are currently at risk, can help enough for you to help resist the urge to procrastinate or become disengaged. If you are being influenced by Senioritis, then the sooner you realize it, the sooner you can fight it.
2. Remember Your Goal
Remind yourself of what your goal is. It is easy to forget when you get stuck in routine. Most of us go to college to earn a degree in a field we want to pursue a career in. Keep your goal in mind and remember it is not too far off. This will help give you the motivation you need to succeed. You are in the home-stretch and if you work hard now, it will pay off later.
3. Attitude
It's all about perspective. No one likes homework, studying, or exams – but what we will like is earning a degree, getting a job, and making money. If you change how you look at the situation, you will feel differently about school. Your current student life style may not be ideal, but make the best of the situation and remember to enjoy what you are doing and you will start to feel better automatically.
Are you feeling the wrath of Senioritis?
How do you combat it? Tell us in a comment below!
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National Women's Health Week: Can We "Have It All?"
National Women's Health Week: Can We "Have It All?"
05.15.13 | By Josephine Martin
Can women really "have it all?" It is an age-old question that continues to generate significant societal interest and discussion. From a widely-shared and controversial article last fall in The Atlantic by Princeton University Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter, to a Wall Street Journal poll last month that found the number of women who believe they can "have it all" has increased 12 percent since 1997, society is constantly debating whether women can adequately balance their expectations at work with their expectations at home. As a working mom, I understand these challenges and the common belief the one's health and well-being can take a backseat, but that needs to change.
On Sunday, we celebrated Mother's Day, but National Women's Health Week serves as a reminder that a key part of being a good mom is being a healthy mom.
Consider the following: A number of diseases today disproportionately affect women, including post-menopausal osteoporosis, Alzheimer's and Multiple Sclerosis. While the biopharmaceutical industry has more than 850 medicines in the pipeline to help treat the diseases that impact women the most, living a healthy lifestyle is the first step. Small, simple lifestyle changes can make all the difference, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) suggests women get preventative checkups, be active and eat healthy, in addition to other recommendations to help improve their physical and mental health.
Topping the list of women's health risks is heart disease, cancer and stroke. With more than one in three women living with a cardiovascular disease and more than 800,000 women predicted to be diagnosed with cancer this year, taking the preventative measures outlined by HHS will go a long way toward reducing these health risks as well.
Carve time out time in your busy schedule this week to learn more about the conditions women face and share what you learn with the women you know. Having it all must begin with a straightforward conversation about health and wellness. This week is the perfect excuse to make both a priority.


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Escape on the Green Ninja cycle in OverBorg Attack with all-terrain tank bike, mech chair, spinning saw blades, jump ramp and 2 minifigures!
Help the Green Ninja avoid capture in OverBorg Attack!
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- All-terrain tank bike features mech chair with mech arms plus saw blade and sword, 2 front slicing circular saw blades, black tread, 2 lasers, daggers, twin exhausts and Ninja sword detailing
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Democrats Bank on Minimum-Wage Fight to Drive Voter Turnout
Democrats aren't exactly rushing to share the stage with President Barack Obama these days, especially those in tight races.
But his unpopularity didn't deter Michigan Rep. Gary Peters, who is running for an open Senate seat, from appearing alongside Mr. Obama during a stop Wednesday in Ann Arbor to press Congress to raise the federal minimum wage.
That's because Democrats are banking heavily on the minimum-wage fight to drive turnout this fall, highlighting the issue to energize their base and to paint the GOP as a party that doesn't care about the middle class.
The debate assumes greater significance in Michigan because it is one of four Senate battlegrounds — including Alaska, Arkansas and South Dakota — where voters will get the chance later this year to decide whether the state should increase its own minimum wage.
These types of ballot measures often serve to rally partisans, giving the party faithful more motivation to vote in an election when the president won't be on the ballot, and the minimum-wage increase garners strong support from Democrats. In a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, 81% of Democrats said they would be more likely to back a candidate who supported raising the minimum wage.
Perhaps more encouraging to Democrats is that roughly seven-in-10 independents expressed a similar view.
In Michigan, where Mr. Peters is locked in a tight race with likely Republican nominee Terri Lynn Land, the Democrat needs to rally the party's core constituencies. Mr. Obama won the state by 10 percentage points in 2012. The fall ballot measure raising the minimum wage from $7.40 an hour to $10.10 should give Democrats in union-heavy Michigan another reason to vote in November.
It's not quite that simple in Arkansas, another Senate battleground where voters will decide whether to raise the state minimum wage from $6.25 an hour to $8.50. Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor, who faces a tough re-election, wants to raise the state threshold, but not the federal one, arguing the jump to $10.10 is "too fast."
While Mr. Pryor needs Democrats to support him in November, he also needs to create as much daylight as possible between himself and the president.
The issue gets even more complicated when you consider Alaska, another state where voters will get the chance to raise the minimum wage later this year. Democratic Sen. Mark Begich, who, like Mr. Pryor, is seeking re-election in a state where the president remains deeply unpopular, supports the federal increase and has even signed onto the Senate bill.
The difference between Messrs. Begich and Pryor could come down to union membership in their respective states. In Alaska, 22% of the workforce claim some membership in a union. In Arkansas, the share is just 3.2%.
More: Democrats Consider Smaller Minimum-Wage Increase
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Lemongina from the Orangina brand to be available only in Japan
Suntory, the Japanese retailer of French-born carbonated orange-flavored beverage Orangina, proudly announced the release of new flavor "Lemongina".
Suntory and Orangina Schweppes Group made it together and will release this exclusive drink in Japan for the first time in the world.
Lemongina will only be available at convenience stores in Japan after March 31. You won't be able to get it in France!
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Takara Tomy is releasing the Tomica Star Wars series for their Tomica brand die-cast mini-car series.
The following 4 popular vehicles from Star Wars were reproduced in tiny palm-sized form:
Japanese KFC to release a non-chicken "hamburg" sandwich
Kentucky Fried Chicken in Japan is going to start selling a hamburg steak burger - the "Bistro-fu Hamburg Sand" (Bistro-style Hamburg Sandwich) - on February 5.
The Bistro-fu Hamburg Sand contains 70% beef and 30% pork. The patty is sandwiched with lettuce, mushroom, brown sauce, and cheesy mashed potato sauce between whole-wheat buns.


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Week two found me down nearly four pounds. Having started back in November I am finding it easier to stick to a good diet. In speaking with one of the winners from a previous Weight No More challenge, I mentioned portion sizes and how I weigh my spaghetti to ensure I am eating the RDA serving size of 2 ounces. She replied, "That is great but you should try spaghetti squash, it's a great substitute for spaghetti."
When you hear someone say, "it is just like spaghetti" or "veggie burgers are just like the real thing," you can bet my fat butt they're not. In all fairness, spaghetti squash is good, but it is in no way anything like spaghetti unless the spaghetti is a week old. (Thank you Greg Little.)
Spaghetti squash is a winter squash which means it has a hard outer skin to protect the flesh. By hard outer skin I mean, "Get a chain saw to cut it or prepare to sweat." I did not have a chain saw so I attacked it with the sharpest knife in my kitchen. After about two and a half hours and 4,500 calories it finally gave up the ghost. 25 minutes in a 400 degree oven with chicken stock was enough to render it completely harmless. Or so I thought!
The process of scraping it with a fork to make the spaghetti, (smirk) from the spaghetti squash is best left to professionals. Scraping hot spaghetti squash is as dangerorus as cutting one in half. Even though it was dead, a battle ensued pitting me against the small yellow gourd. I must have been out of my gourd for attempting to scrape it while hot, but, I was hungry and there wasn't any lasagna around. Lasagna is a very reasonable substitute for spaghetti by the way.
The spaghetti squash rendered a large amount of a yellow squash which resembled a shredded yellow Speedo. What can I say? I wear an extra large Speedo. I take the fifth on actually shredding it though.
I set about eating as much as I could during the last week. I sauteed it with onions, ate it with meat sauce and cottage cheese and even used it in place of pasta with chicken scampi. My conclusion, I lost a fair amount of weight and it taste good if you like squash. However, it is in no way a substitue for spaghetti. Do you want to know what a good substitute for spaghetti is? Linguini.
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Calif Thunder OC 97 - *14U Open Tryouts* Sat Aug 27th Looking for Pitchers!!!
Open Tryouts at Our Lady of Guadalupe, 920 W La Habra Blvd., La Habra (enter off Marian St) this Saturday, Aug 27th from 9am - 1pm
California Thunder OC 97 is a second year 14U team that is looking for experienced travel ball players for the 2011/2012 season. CTOC 97 has a very successful 2011 season that included winning the AFA State Championships and finishing 2nd at AFA Western Nationals. We are looking to build upon our success by adding some strong, dedicated student/athletes to our very strong core of players who are willing to compete at the highest level, work hard and dedicate themselves to the team. Our goal is to provide a highly competitive, educational program that is focused on the fundamentals and player development. We will strengthen individual softball skills, teach leadership skills, encourage teamwork & sportsmanship and prepare the players & parents to be showcased.
We are looking for 2 starting pitchers that want to compete for the #1 spot. All other positions are open and earned.
We will be competing in both ASA & Premier events as well as all the other major tournaments. Our main goal is to qualify and compete in the 2012 Premier or USA/ASA National Championships. We will also strengthen individual softball skills, teach leadership skills, encourage teamwork & sportsmanship and prepare the players and parents to be showcased.
California Thunder OC was formed by Murray Sportsman, one of the initial coaches of the original 1991 California Thunder 16U ASA National Championship team, founded by Tom Tucker of Glendora. Calif Thunder OC plans to continue the philosophies and traditions of the original program where Murray's coaching experience was at the 14U, 16U and 18Gold levels. As a 2-time USA/ASA National Champion, Murray is currently the Manager/Coach of the California Thunder OC 98 12U team and an Advisor to the 97 14U team. The Calif Thunder OC 98 team was the 2011 AFA National Champion.
California Thunder OC is also pleased to accept the endorsement of 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist and California Thunder Alumnus, Leah O'brien-Amico. Leah will be acting in a consulting, mentoring and advisory capacity to the team.
This team will be coached by experienced travel ball coaches with over 15 years of coaching experience. They have a proven track record of success and know how to teach, develop, motivate and build confidence in the girls. This team will also hit and condition w/ EM (speed, power & agility training) at the STC (student training center) in Anaheim on Wednesday nights from 6-8pm. If you want your daughter to learn the proper fundamentals and be pushed and challenged as an athlete in a positive/structured/competitive environment, then come check us out.
** Open Tryouts this Saturday, August 27th from 9am to 1pm **
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Home Field)
920 W La Habra Blvd
La Habra, CA 90631
(To gain access to the field, use Marian St which crosses La Habra Blvd between Idaho St and Monte Vista Ave)
8:30am - 9:00am Registration & Check-In
9:00am - 10:00am Pitchers & Catchers
9:30am - 10:00am Registration & Check in
10:00am - 1:00pm Position Players
(please come early to register & warm up and bring plenty of water)
** Saturday, Aug 27th - Call Backs, Final Tryout & Scrimmage **
Call Back athletes from the Aug 20th tryout must be available on August 27th for further consideration.
Please complete the attached tryout form and email or fax it to Brian before the tryout. If you are not able to make the above tryout date, please give us a call and we will schedule a private/confidential workout. If you have any questions at all please let us know. Please also check our website for details.
Brian Coleman - Manager/Head Coach
951-741-6420 cell
951-603-3454 fax
Cedric Cravens - Asst Coach
949-525-3425 cell
John Gimpl - Asst Coach
949-306-6126 cell
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Commenter GiantBoyDetective is going to cry, because little kids can be dicks. In today's Speak Up on Kotaku he tells the sad story of misplaced trust and children that need a good spanking.
Something happend today. Something that made me so angry I almost cried out of frustration in front of my 6th grade class. I have all sorts of video game and cartoon nicknacks on my desk and today one of them was stolen by a student. It was a Pokeball with a gold Charizard card I got from Burger King when I was ten. It may have cost like $5 back then, but it has a lot of sentimental value, as I played with it often and was always proud to show it off. Stolen. Gone. Taken.
I addressed my class choked up by anger and frustration telling them that if they knew who took it or knew of any info they should tell me ASAP. My voice cracked once or twice. It was at the end of the day and I know most of the class was stunned as they walked out the door. I wanted to throw up. Who steals from their teacher? I thought we were going to have a fun school year, but now I can't trust anyone. I feel kinda stupid getting worked up over what is essentially a Burger King toy, but I just can't help it.
I was having such a great day too. Guess I'll put me detective skills to work tomorrow to find the culprit. Sigh.


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We would come again
The next subway to Boston is a 5 minutes ride with uber or 15 minutes by bus away - that was ok
I felt that the place was not entirely as advertised.
There are not "steps to the beach", but one can walk it in a few minutes.
The train is not 10 minutes away - yes, by bus or car it takes 10 minutes to drive, BUT the bus comes only every 45 minutes mostly, NOT 'every 2 -3 minutes as the host told me. I know that I should have asked about the 10 minutes ie more detail, and certainly would another time.
The house is very close to the bus-station. So you can get very easily into Boston.
Wintroop had the best breakfast-place ever. We went there every day.
Our room was nice and clean. We defently can recomment the place.
Thank you so much for the great time at your house! Our room was clean and big enough for 2! Gerta is such a nice person :-)
Thank you so much for the great time at your house! Our room was clean and big enough for 2! Gerta is such a nice person :-)
Very good experience at Gerta's place. Close to the airport, close to downtown, the house is comfortable and Gerta is very friendly, always ready to give good information. We definitly recommand this place!
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We stayed at Gerta's B&B for 4 nights and it was great. The house is clean and very comfortable. The Check-In was really simple and we felt immediatly at ease. Sadly we didn't met Gerta personally but the contact was perfect.
It was the perfect place for our little Boston trip. In less than 10 minutes you will be at the subway which only takes 4 or 5 stops (10 minutes) to Boston. I reccomend Gerta's B&B everybody who is looking for an affordable place to stay near Boston.
Thank you Gerta for having us.
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