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Week of March 20, 2008Eagle County officials were considering a plan to rename the local airport. Commissioner Arn Menconi noted that the name "Vail" was more recognizable than the name "Eagle County."Eagle kids Jensen and Porter Rawlings, together with their grandparents, Bob and Patty Dorf, were the special guests of astronaut Garrett Reisman for the March 11 launch of the space shuttle Endeavor. Eagle County Democrat Debbie Marquez was a "super delegate" as the party headed into the 2008 election season. She was originally a supporter of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, but when he dropped out of the race, she transferred her support to Barack Obama.Eagle Valley High School alum Ben Clock released a CD titled "Tick." He described his music as a combination of improvisation, jazz and rock.
Week of March 20, 2003Valley View Hospital in Glenwood and the Vail Valley Medical Center signed an agreement to build a new consolidated medical facility at a 10-acre site at Eagle Ranch.More than 50 local residents turned out in Eagle for a march to protest the proposed U.S. invasion of Iraq. A counter protest in support of the invasion drew about a half-dozen supporters.Gypsum officials handed Eagle County Sheriff's deputy Bob Silva the keys to a 2003 Ford Expedition. The new patrol car was part of the town's contract with the sheriff's office for law enforcement services.A crowd of 80 friends and family members gathered to celebrate Melissa Tresize's 90th birthday. She thoroughly enjoyed her party, as did the many guests. "Everyone was visiting up a storm," she said.
Week of March 18, 1993Eagle County was working with a Denver developer, Corum Real Estate, on the Lake Creek Apartments - a 270-unit employee housing project located at Edwards. Average monthly rents at the complex were estimated to be in the $890 range.Newly elected Eagle County Commissioner James Johnson defended himself from critics as additional details from his past became public.B&B Excavating donated $20,000 toward the Western Eagle County Metropolitan Recreation District's project to develop a ballpark complex at the Eagle County Fairgrounds property. Four Eagle Valley High School seniors - Josh Fitzsimmons, Ray Foral, Pate Freeland and Zac Stratton - took first place in the school's Devils Against Drinking and Drugs Talent Contest.
Week of March 17, 1983Upset parents showed up at an Eagle County School Board meeting to protest proposed cuts to the EVHS music program. The Community United Methodist Church in Eagle was torn down to make room for a new building. Mark Hoza, a 105-pound wrestler from Eagle Valley Middle School, pinned his opponent in a match at Minturn. Other EVMS wrestling winners included Mike Schultz, Randy Garcia, Davey Mott, Mike Guseman and Eric Birlew.Gene Trump pulled a 5.5-pound rainbow trout out of Sweetwater Lake.
Week of March 22, 1973EVHS students Barbara Black and Kathy Chandler were finalists for the annual Climax scholarship. Extra heavy traffic was reported along Interstate 70 as sight-seers traveled to the Colorado high country to drive through the newly opened Eisenhower Tunnel. The Colorado Department of Highways announced Loveland Pass would remain open during the remainder of the winter and the coming summer to offset the increased traffic.Mrs. Leona Brett of Edwards, the owner of the oldest continuously operated family ranch in Eagle County, received the Century Farm/Ranch Family Award. Her father-in-law, Joe Brett, was an immigrant from France who began homesteading the property at the base of Lake Creek back in 1883. Starr Doll's tulips were already blooming through the snow.
Week of March 21, 1963A fire in Red Cliff destroyed the Holy Cross Garage and an adjacent home. Both buildings were considered local landmarks. The same night as the fire, two local men, ages 17 and 18, were arrested after breaking into Johnny's Liquor Store and taking large quantities of vodka and whiskey.Enterprise Editor Marilla McCain reported the first day of spring brought in a pleasing temperature of 60 degrees.A group of local ranchers voted to join a consumer's co-op organization, a decision that caused concern among some local business owners.EVHS sophomore Jim Watson was named to the Colorado River Valley Basketball League. Bill Harris was named to the second team and Ron Schuttler and John Fenno received honorable mention.
Week of March 19, 1953Lucile Lieber reported she was already picking pansies from her flower beds. Harry Odgers at the Eagle Pharmacy discovered an old bottle of Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.The Colorado State Legislature was working on a bond issue bill to finance construction of a highway tunnel under the Continental Divide.In service news, Bob Beaver of Minturn - who had been on furlough visiting his mother, Opal Starr - left to report back for active duty. Joe Dice was promoted to the rank of private first class. George Dickerhoof of the Flying D Ranch in the Gypsum Creek Valley was serving in Korea with the Navy. His brother, Robert Dickerhoof, was at a Navy boot camp in San Diego.
Week of March 19, 1943Mr. and Mrs. Wayne T. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Ben White, A.B. Koonce and William Stanley represented Eagle County on a 12-county Red Cross Council.Eighteen young women from Eagle were guests at the 87th Infantry Ball at Camp Hale. The girls from Eagle included Marguerite Koonce, Arlene Guire, Jean Hart, Judy Allen, Hester Robertson, Shirley Wilson, Georgia Nimon, Bette Wright, Dorothy Jeanne Whitlock, Virginia Hornig, Barbara Gleason, Dee Moore, Lorraine Norgaard, Lena Terry, Peggy Blakesley, Kathleen O'Rourke, Roberta Stanton and Vieva Squires.Mildred Eichler and Fred Fessenden represented Eagle County at the Colorado Young Citizens League Conference in Denver.
Week of March 17, 1933Banker J.D. Allen was the happiest man in town when federal regulators lifted a nationwide 10-day banking holiday order. The First National Bank of Eagle reported brisk activity with large deposits and no unusually large withdrawals on the first day of business following the order. The Enterprise declared the local bank was "as sound as a dollar."Miner S.A. (Sky) Hammond was seriously injured at the Tip Top Mine located three miles from Red Cliff when he was caught by a delayed dynamite charge.The Eagle High School champion basketball team was honored during a reception hosted by the local chamber of commerce. Government trapper Ira Carpenter killed a 140-pound mountain lion northeast of Eagle near Red Mountain Ranch.


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All of the funding is in place for Los Altos to purchase a sculpture from a recent San Francisco Museum of Modern Art project in the city.
Chris Johanson has agreed to sell "Door Sculpture to Talk About the Idea of Different Possibilities You May Have to Process in Your Life" to the city for the "discount" price of just $28,000.
But the city had only until the end of April to make the purchase. That's when SFMOMA's encroachment permit for Lincoln Park, where the sculpture was installed, expires. The other pieces that comprised the museum's "Project Los Altos" have since been removed.
The Passerelle Investment Co., a real estate investment firm linked to billionaire Google co-founder Sergey Brin, agreed to contribute $14,000 as long as the city and community pulled together the other half.
On April 8, the City Council voted to chip in $7,000, and less than 24 hours later, the community had raised the rest, said Madeline McBirney, chairwoman of the Pubic Arts Commission.
"What an awesome community," she wrote in an email to The Daily News.
Therapy, a clothing and shoe store in downtown, contributed $4,000 and the Los Altos Cultural Association provided $2,000, said Joe Eyre, executive director of the Los Altos Community Foundation, which contributed $1,000.
"We don't have the benefit of being along a train line or transportation corridor where people would naturally drop by -- we're a destination town," he said. "There's a lot of effort and desire to make our town unique and special, and this is an example of people coming together to do that."
Of all the pieces in "Project Los Altos," Johanson's appeared to capture the imagination of residents the most, Eyre said. The sculpture is comprised of three brightly colored doors.
"It's a really neat piece," he said.
Councilwoman Val Carpenter said she was thrilled to learn that all the funds needed to purchase the piece had been raised. She expressed concern at the recent council meeting that the window was too short.
"I'm totally impressed that this came together so quickly," she said in a phone interview Monday. "I was skeptical that the money could be raised in that timeframe, but here we are. It's a great thing for the community."
The sculpture will likely be moved to a different part of Lincoln Park. Its current location conflicts with the Los Altos Rotary Club's annual Fine Art in the Park event, which takes place in May.
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(NEW YORK) — Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady both need to be in great shape to do their jobs.
As a result, the two employ private chef Allen Campbell to cook organic, plant-based meals for their family.
While he does serve up steak, duck, chicken and wild salmon, Campbell told Boston.com that 80 percent of his recipes consist of vegetables and whole grains — and little else.
"No white sugar. No white flour. No MSG. I'll use raw olive oil, but I never cook with olive oil. I only cook with coconut oil… [and] I use Himalayan pink salt as the sodium. I never use iodized salt," Campbell told the website, adding that coffee, caffeine, fungus and dairy are also off-limits. "[Brady] doesn't eat nightshades, because they're not anti-inflammatory. So no tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, or eggplants. Tomatoes trickle in every now and then, but just maybe once a month. I'm very cautious about tomatoes. They cause inflammation."
Campbell explained that he creates menus a week or two in advance, and leaves them in the kitchen so the model, 35, and the NFL quarterback, 38, will know what to expect. However, they rarely make requests, and most of the time, their children, Ben, 6, and Vivian, 3, will eat what their famous parents are having.
"Yesterday I made veggie sushi for the kids. I've been doing that a lot lately. It's brown rice, avocado, carrot, and cucumber. The kids like [it] maki-style, so the rice is on the outside. And I do it with a ponzu sauce, which is uzu and tamari. [I use] tamari because we stick to gluten free for everything," he said. "For snacks, I make fruit rolls from bananas, pineapple, and spirulina. Spirulina is an algae. It's a super fruit. I dehydrate it. I dehydrate a lot of things. I have three dehydrators in their kitchen. I also make raw granola and raw chocolate chip cookies."
And though Brady's New England Patriots are in the playoffs, Campbell said that game days rarely affect what the family eats. Instead, the seasons do, with the family eating heartier meals in the winter and lighter dishes in the summer.
These days "I'm all about serving meals in bowls. I've just did this quinoa dish with wilted greens. I use kale or Swiss chard or beet greens. I add garlic, toasted in coconut oil. And then some toasted almonds, or this cashew sauce with lime curry, lemongrass, and a little bit of ginger," Campbell added. "That's just comfort food for them."
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Augusta, Ga--It's been quite the senior season for Aquinas star Brendan Douglas. Patiently waiting for the right college offer to come along. Yesterday, the offer came from Georgia Tech and Douglas said yes. It comes on the heels of one of his best games. Just part of the reason he's our Acadmey Sports and Outdoors player of the week.
300 yards rushing, five touchdowns and a double digit tackle game on defense. Not bad for a guy doing it pretty much one handed. Yea, he broke his left hand a few weeks back and his left hand is wrapped like a club. Hasn't stopped one of the best in the business to come up with jar dropping plays pretty much every Friday night.
"I just kind of keep my eyes up and just see where ever the hole is" said Brendan Douglas "Sometimes it just opens up at different spots and I just try to use my eyes the best I can"
"He never ceases to amaze me" said coach Matt LeZotte "He's just one of those guys that just makes plays. When you have players, you have a guy that just makes plays and it's unbelievable."
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How old is Isamu supposed to be? Maybe it's just art evolution but in the recent scans I've seen he looks older.
How old is Isamu supposed to be? Maybe it's just art evolution but in the recent scans I've seen he looks older.
Looking for advise on which pokemon manga set I could start reading? any advise?
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Start with the original adventure series, they were the most enjoyable.
A random thought (I think there's no problem with bumping the thread, since it's still a sticky).
The more I think about it, I get the feeling that the "unknown Bug" that Red caught in Viridian Forest in the first volume was just a poorly-drawn Diglett.
It's obvious that in the first volume of PM that Anakubo wasn't familliar with Pokemon artworks back then (and probably didn't fully understand what was going on in the games - otherwise he wouldn't have put Mewtwo in Viridian Forest) and most Pokemon look kind of deformed (like that three-eyed Persian) because they're drawn solely from Red/Green sprites.
Looking at Diglett's RG sprite, I find it fully plausible that someone not familliar with this Pokemon's nature, and knowing it only from a tiny Game Boy graphic could easily mistake the "patch" of ground beneath it as some kind of centipede legs.
And I don't know why everybody (including Bulbapedia with their "Bulbadenial" policy) takes as a given that this Pokemon was a Bug-type. This was never stated. It's just a fan assumption.
By the way, someone delete those spambot posts, please.
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After 12 years of being a Pokemon fan, I'm officially quitting the fandom. This is not a rage quit and it has nothing to do with the Pokemon franchise. It's also NOT a sudden decision - I've planned it for months but I decided to stay a true, active Pokemon fan until the very last day. The reason for my leave is the fact that I'm starting my studies at the Uni and I decided that it's a perfect moment to move on with my life. I'll never forget all these awesome years and Pokemon will always be a part of my childhood memories. Goodbye friends! Thank you.
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Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree has won the Democratic nomination for Mississippi governor, becoming the first black candidate to win major-party nod for the state's top job.
DuPree defeated Clarksdale attorney and developer Bill Luckett
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He advances to the Nov. 8 general election to face Republican
Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, who already has spent more than twice as much as DuPree and Luckett, combined.
"I am honored, and I want to thank the thousands of supporters who worked hard to get us here," said DuPree. "This campaign has been about talking directly to the people, and tonight the people came out and showed their support. During this primary, both Bill Luckett and this campaign have stayed focused on the issues. We have not resorted to personal attacks. When it comes to the general election, nothing will change. We will continue to talk about the issues and what we can do to Make Mississippi First."
"I look forward to debating my opponent about public education, job creation and rebuilding the Mississippi economy," DuPree said. "I have full faith that the general election will play out like the primary election, with both of us running respectful, professional campaigns that are focused on issues."
Mayor DuPree is serving his third term as mayor of Hattiesburg. Prior to that he served three terms as a member of the Forrest County Board of Supervisors and one term as president of the Hattiesburg School Board. He is a former president of the Mississippi Municipal League. Mayor DuPree is also a small business owner and real estate agent.
Independent Will Oatis of Silver Creek is running for governor.
Two rival factions of the Reform Party also want to put a candidate in the race, but the state Board of Election Commissioners has not yet decided which Reform candidate, if either, can run.
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Area college basketball roundup: SMC stays unbeaten
Published: Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
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Ronell Crockett scored 21 points and pulled down eight rebounds as No. 5 Spartanburg Methodist College defeated Brunswick Community College 71-66 on Saturday to remain undefeated, despite shooting struggles.
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SMC (18-0, 3-0 Region X) shot only 34 percent from field, and was 24-of-40 from the free-throw line.
"I am very proud of the guys," SMC coach Jeff Brookman said. "We definitely did not have our best game shooting the basketball, but they found a way to grind out a win."
D.J. Coleman added 15 points for SMC, while Jalen Nesbitt scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
North Greenville 77, Pfeiffer 70: In Misenheimer, N.C., Tyshawn Patterson scored 24 points and North Greenville used a 23-8 run over the first nine minutes, and then held on to defeat Pfeiffer.
Belmont Abbey 86, Limestone 85: In Belmont, N.C., Phillip Moultrie scored 17 points to lead five Saints players in double digits, but it wasn't enough as Limestone fell to Belmont Abbey.
Mike Barrett added 16 points for Limestone (11-4, 7-2 Conference Carolinas). Rashod Chavis scored 15 points, while Joe Raga had 14 and Ryan Bigdan had 12.
Mercer 72, USC Upstate 55: In Macon, Ga., freshman Brittany Starling scored 18 points, but the Spartans fell to Mercer, dropping their fifth straight game. Freshman Brittany Clency added 10 points for Upstate (5-12, 1-5 A-Sun). Precious Bridges led Mercer (10-7, 4-2) with 23 points.
Pfeiffer 86, North Greenville 71 (OT): In Misenheimer, N.C., Alisha Hope scored 16 points, but North Greenville fell to Pfeiffer in overtime. The Lady Crusaders dropped to 2-10 (0-8 Conference Carolinas).
Limestone 49, Belmont Abbey 33: In Belmont, N.C., Limestone held Belmont Abbey to 21-percent shooting en route to a win. Tia Williams led Limestone with 17 points.
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Also thank you, for listening blizzard. Even though my BG was not affected and I had R1, I'm super excited for all my friends whose BGs were raped by this glitch. Its a good day for world of warcraft.
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WATERFORD - A move by the Wolf Creek Local school district earlier this year will result in the rate on a bond issue dropping by more than a mill next year.
After the board of education and administration elected to "refund" the 2001 bond issue that raised $6.6 million to build the Harry W. Cooper Annex at Waterford Elementary School, the district got a lower interest rate and will save about $1 million over the remaining life of the bonds. The effective rate of the bond issue this year was 3.36 mills and it will drop to 2.87 mills for 2013, thanks largely to the refunding, Treasurer Rachel Miller told board members during Monday's regular meeting at Waterford High School.
"If the board would not have refinanced, our bond rate would have been 3.94," she said. "So it dropped a whole mill."
The approximate cost for the owner of a residential property valued at $100,000 will go from an annual $102.90 to $87.89. The higher rate would have cost the same owner about $120.66.
The 28-year bond issue was approved by voters at a rate of 5.5 mills. However, it could only collect a set amount per year, and increases in property value have kept it from ever reaching that original rate.
An increase in property values in the district means the rate of an emergency levy renewed by voters earlier this year will also drop from 5.76 mills to 5.48 mills, Miller said. That equates to an annual decrease of about $8.57 for the owner of a $100,000 residential property.
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In other business, the board unanimously approved a new evaluation policy ratified by teachers in the Wolf Creek Local Education Association earlier in the day. It brings the district's teacher evaluation policy in line with state requirements, including that 50 percent of the assessment be based on student achievement.
Superintendent Bob Caldwell said one focus of evaluation methods under the federal Race to the Top program and state legislation is providing districts with the means to remove low-performing teachers.
"We already had that in place. We've already eliminated low-performing teachers," he said.
The new evaluations will be geared toward improving education in the district, Caldwell said.
Waterford High School Principal Randy Shrider said the new process emphasizes evidence and documentation to support an administrator's assessment of a teacher.
"You can't just write two or three flowery paragraphs and say, 'There now, that takes care of that.' The key is evidence," he said.
The process will be more time-consuming for administrators, with pre- and post-observation conferences, as well as additional required walk-throughs, Waterford Elementary Principal Doug Baldwin said. He said he believes teachers are already meeting most of the requirements, but that will be more thoroughly documented under the new system.
Shrider said one principal estimated it could take as many as eight hours to evaluate a single teacher, compared to a couple now.
Caldwell praised the work of faculty representatives, including WCLEA President Suellen Coleman and Beth Smith, in meeting the "lofty agenda" of having the agreement in place by the end of the year. Although neither will be conducting evaluations, they were credentialed as evaluators in an effort to better understand and share the process with their peers.


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Pinterest CEO: 'If You Have a Kid You Want to Be Actually There'
Pinterest Inc. chief Ben Silbermann is a busy man. His four-year-old company is valued at nearly $4 billion, staffing has doubled in the last year and he's preparing to open the site, cautiously, to advertisers. In an interview in Wednesday's Journal, the ex-Googler speaks for the first time about the company's plans for revenue this year, and how he's learned from other Silicon Valley chiefs.
But Silbermann, who is 31 and a first-time entrepreneur, has another important project at home: his 18-month-old son. He told the Journal's Douglas MacMillan that fatherhood is "awesome," though admitted "the first few months were really tough." Here's how he balances the demands of Pinterest and parenthood:
"I think taking a break on the weekend is really important, but Pinterest is my favorite product and I want to make it awesome, so I really enjoy working on it every day. I carve out time where I'm 100% at home and I'm not online at all. If you have a kid you want to be actually there for your kid growing up, not half there and half on email. I wake up with him and make him breakfast and take him to daycare and I try to be home for bath time. Stuff like that. Then I'll hop online to do work after that. I absolutely love working on Pinterest but I don't want to miss out on being a dad. So I try to prioritize."
In a working world where new dads rarely take paternity leave, Silbermann is rare for speaking candidly on how he manages the roles of CEO and father. Do you agree with his approach, or do you have other strategies for staying present at work and home? Share your take in the comments section.


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10 Best and Worst Frozen Foods You Can Eat
When you're stocking up on frozen food for those no-time-to-cook nights, here's what to avoid -- and the healthier alternatives that won't wreck your diet
Click here to see the 10 worst frozen foods you can eat.
As a smart shopper, you've hopefully learned to take all product packaging with a sizeable grain of salt, but frozen meals in particular can trip you up with misleading labels and hidden health horrors. "Most frozen meals are high in sugar and sodium, contain tons of preservatives, and don't have much to offer in terms of fruits, vegetables, or fiber," says Laura Cipullo, a registered dietician and certified diabetes instructor in New York City.
While that news is a bit depressing for all of us too time-crunched to do more than pop a frozen dinner in the microwave, there is some hope. For every chemical-laden, fat-filled meal out there, there is a comparable option with better ingredients, less fat, and even a few veggies thrown in for good measure. Check out this list of the 10 worst frozen food offenders, along with healthier frozen dinners that still taste delicious.
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I also didn't see the best listed, but that's ok because I don't really eat much frozen foods.
by PrincessBear3 Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 01:37PM Report as inappropriate
I didn't see the best listed, but I've been eating some of these "worst"!
by EricaF123 Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 03:18PM Report as inappropriate
I thought this slide had some 'best', where are they?
by nicky22 Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 10:05AM Report as inappropriate
No processed foods for me!
by Ydabney Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 09:37AM Report as inappropriate
Good to know, fortunately I don't eat those so I'm okay, phew, dodged a bullet!!
by morgan_ledford Friday, December 28, 2012 at 07:49AM Report as inappropriate
Microwaved food is so gross, the sodium in them are ridiculous!
by MizzPink Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 06:48AM Report as inappropriate
All of these seem bad for you, even the preferred items.
by robyne00 Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 02:07PM Report as inappropriate
I've never had any of these!
by Chris213 Monday, October 8, 2012 at 06:11PM Report as inappropriate
Wait - where's the best? Did I miss it?
by schien Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 04:04PM Report as inappropriate
Ugh! I am so skeeved out by most frozen foods or pretty much anything that is quick and you can toss in the microwave. Most of that stuff has so much sodium in it that it scares me. I know its time consuming to cool a meal from scratch but I'm starting to think that it may be worth it in the end.
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Abe's Second Phone Slip: Calling the BOJ
Japan's incoming prime minister Shinzo Abe has caught a bad case of the verbal hiccups.
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Just four days after the Liberal Democratic Party's landslide election victory, the party leader is onto his second loose-lipped gaffe. On Tuesday, Mr. Abe mistakenly said he had spoken to "President Bush" on the phone, instead of current U.S. President Barack Obama.
Mr. Abe's verbal slip-up on Thursday had to do with his favorite topic: The Bank of Japan.
"This morning, I received a call from the BOJ Gov. (Masaaki) Shirakawa," said the 58-year-old lawmaker during a short statement to the press, at the LDP's 2 p.m. policy meeting. Mr. Abe continued: "He (Mr. Shirakawa) reported the result of today's policy board meeting."
The statement baffled reporters. Namely because the BOJ meeting hadn't ended until past noon. How could Mr. Abe discuss the result of a meeting that hadn't yet ended? Giving Mr. Abe an exclusive preview of the meeting's conclusions isn't an option either. BOJ officials aren't supposed to tell anybody about the meeting's results until after it's formally announced. That was at shortly after 1 p.m.
BOJ officials were quick to refute what they characterized as Mr. Abe's misstatement. One official even approached a Wall Street Journal reporter at the BOJ covering the policy meeting to make clear that Mr. Shirakawa made the telephone call after the meeting, offering to speak on record—a rare occasion for the bank officials who normally refuse to be quoted, even anonymously.
"I called Prime Minister (Yoshihiko) Noda and Mr. Abe after the policy board meeting," Mr. Shirakawa said in his press conference later that day. "That was around 1:30 pm."
Confused reporters had to wait two hours until Mr. Abe's own party meeting ended to get clarity. Was he mistaken about the time of the phone call, or did he just let out a huge problematic statement even before his administration was officially in office?
When he finally came out, surrounded by secret service and aides, reporters crowded around him in the short 10-meter or so walk from the entrance of the room to the elevator. Did the central bank governor call him in the morning?
Mr. Abe: "I, well, I think now, it may not have been in the a.m."
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Nellie Farnum Wolfe Bryant, 96, of Orangeburg, S.C., died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at the Regional Medical Center.
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At times the dimension on a given object would be better if it were in a slightly smaller font size than the default I specified in my drawing preferences setup - however I can't find a way to change this, can it be done? (default is 7" and I'd like to be able to do some in around 4" to make it fit the drawing better)
Another issue I'm encountering is that I'm using "Architechtural" format, feet, inches, and fractions... If I have a short dimension (less than a foot) I still get the 0 foot measure - I've unchecked the box for trailing zeros, so I don't see those, is there an easy way to not get the LEADING zero? (I have found I can edit the content of the label, is there a way to do this automatically?)


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Pity the poor $340 million casino in New Hampshire as it tries to compete against a $1 billion casino in the northeast section of Massachusetts. It might just as well have been limited to a video slot barn.
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As the ice storm struck, 32-year-old Connie Yang and 33-year-old Suzanne Turell, who work for a NH company, were stuck in whiteout conditions at close to 800 feet below the summit.
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you can't get close to him without getting bit, everyone in the house is on eggshells around him for fear of those little teeth...Ā
if you try to pick him up when he doesn't want to be, he kicks, HARD. has given both dad and I shiners.
he head bashes, and scratches, when we try to change his diaper it takes at least 2 people to hold him down. same with putting him in his carseat.
he will crawl up to you, and pull up on you like he wants to be held, and then without warning, he sinks his teeth into you... anywhere he can, he drew blood on his great grandmother just a few minutes ago.Ā
we've had an EEG done, and an EKG, he's seen a genetisist, his pediatrician, (whom he has bitten, MANY times) a neurologist, a developmental neuroscience specialist, an orthopedist, even the dentist...Ā
we have a therapist that comes to the house twice a week to try to get his behavior under control,Ā
NOBODY can seem to find anything causing this. he's been tested for autism, as well as just about every other possible thing you can think of. he is diagnosed with hemiparesis, most likely caused from when his day care provider shook him at about 6 weeks old. but even the specialists have said that working with him to correct his behavior should have worked by now. ĀIt has gotten so bad, we've had to send the other kids to their other parents for fear of them getting seriously hurt by him.Ā
We don't know what to do, he's been like this since about 7 months old. we have tried putting him in his crib to just CIO, a time out if you will, when he's getting totally out of control, he kicked the wall so hard he left damage in the drywall. we moved his crib away from the wall, and he kicked his crib so hard he popped some of the bars out, and got out. Āwe GLUED them back in, and ended up with a cast from kicking at them again.Ā
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lemma 1
noun (plural lemmas or lemmata /ˈlemətə/)
1A subsidiary or intermediate theorem in an argument or proof.
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- It takes a long series of lemmas to show how powerful the primitive recursive functions are.
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2A heading indicating the subject or argument of a literary composition, an annotation, or a dictionary entry.
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noun (plural lemmas or lemmata /ˈlemədə/)Botany
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. The 2013 SWL All-Conference football selections were announced Monday. The conference champion Grand Junction produced both SWL Players of the Year.
On offense quarterback Tyler Heinsma helped lead his team to an 8-3 finish and the second round of the playoffs. He capped off his senior season with over 1,700 passing yards and 16 touchdowns. Heisnma also rushed for over 1,000 yards and added another 16 touchdowns on his own.
The defensive player of the year honor was given to Tanner Griffin. The senior registered 47 solo tackles and 41 assists. He also put out 4 sacks for a total loss of 41 yards. Griffin recovered 6 fumbles and blocked 2 punts.
Switching teams as Montrose's head coach Todd Casebier was named the SWL's Coach of the Year. This year marked his ninth season with the team. The Indians were in the top of the rankings the majority of the season and made their way to the state title game where they finished as Class 4A's runner-up.


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EL CERRITO -- An effort to alter the traditional Pledge of Allegiance at the start of City Council meetings to focus more on the council's mandate to serve the city fizzled Tuesday evening.
Mayor Greg Lyman and council members Rebecca Benassini, Janet Abelson and Jan Bridges declined to bring to a vote Councilman Mark Friedman's motion to change the traditional pledge recited at the beginning of council meetings to "I pledge to serve the people of El Cerrito and to work for liberty and justice for all."
After a short debate, council members agreed unanimously to continue reciting the pledge but to alter the item placed on council meeting agendas to read "Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag or Observe a Moment of Silence" in recognition of attendees who choose not to recite the pledge.
Friedman, who served as a council member during the '90s and early 2000s and was elected in November, said he had wanted to make the change for several reasons.
He said he was elected to serve El Cerrito residents and not the entire United States and that the world has changed since the original pledge was written in 1894.
"We are interdependent with the rest of the world, working on the problems of global warming and poverty," Friedman said. "Are we really providing liberty and justice for all?"
Friedman added that the pledge has been revised three times, including the addition of the words "under God" in 1954.
"When we say 'under God,' whose God do we mean?" asked Friedman, who emphasized he was not offering the suggestion out of "antipatriotic sentiment" and that "some on the left and the right oppose" reciting the pledge.
Alameda and Berkeley are among other local cities that have stopped reciting the pledge, he said.
Other council members rejected the idea politely.
"I see it as a moment of reflection; it begins the meeting in a harmonious way," Benassini said. "We had the pledge and a prayer (to begin meetings) years ago, and we dropped the prayer."
Said Abelson, "The idea of changing it and saying 'El Cerrito' doesn't appeal to me. I like to think we're not so isolated."
"When I stand up here (as mayor), the pledge is no longer rote," Lyman said. "With all due respect, I would prefer to have a spot for the pledge."
Earlier in the meeting, El Cerrito police Lt. Paul Keith made a presentation about crime statistics along the Ohlone Greenway that follows the BART tracks.
Despite a Jan. 23 incident in which two Albany High students were shot on the Greenway, crime on the path is down since 2008. There were 27 robberies and five assaults in that year and two robberies and no assaults in 2012, Keith said.
"We made changes in patrols and in landscaping to provide better sightlines to reduce crime," Keith said.
The city has also received a National Night Out Award for its participation in the annual community-building event held Aug. 7 last year.
That evening, there were 29 block parties attended by a total of 1,500 residents, placing El Cerrito 13th nationally among 200 communities in its population category, police Lt. Robert De La Campa told the council.


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Markets Hub: Another European Grand Compromise Unwinding?
Isn't it always like this?
We get one of those Grand Compromise-type breakthroughs, like we had last summer in Europe over the issue of bank recapitizations. You remember this one, right? The EU agreed to let its bailout facility direct inject capital into struggling banks, a move that at the time was explained as a way to break the "viscous cycle" between weak sovereigns and weak banks.
Alas, some of the continent's flintier member-states are having second thoughts on that grand plan, as Gabriele Steinhauser and Matina Stevis report:
One of the euro zone's most significant commitments last year aimed at containing its financial crisis—a plan to allow the bloc's bailout fund to directly boost the capital of banks in countries facing debt troubles—could be undermined by technical complications and second thoughts by some governments.
In meetings this week, the head of the bloc's bailout fund told senior finance ministry officials that allowing the fund to directly recapitalize banks would deplete its lending capacity much faster than extending loans to governments, the fund's usual role, two euro-zone officials said.
Rich countries, including Germany, meanwhile, insisted that governments should remain responsible for at least some of the direct aid to their banks, potentially leaving them saddled with losses.
This isn't exactly making the markets tremble. The yield on Spain's 10-year bond, at one point a pretty good proxy for Europe's tipping point, remains right around 5% — a burden, to be sure, but for now apparently a manageable one for the Kingdom. The euro is off slightly against the dollar today, but is still sitting near highs it last saw last spring.
Is Europe's crisis over? Of course not; not with unemployment running from severe to depressionary. But as far as the market's concerned, Mario Draghi made the storm going away with his famous "whatever it takes" speech last summer.
Until his resolve, and proverbial printing press, is tested, the market's content to let that dog lie.
But, hey, wouldn't it be a hoot if this year, the big question ends up being can Europe avoid a crisis here in the states, rather than the other way around?
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Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. -- The trial continued for an alleged serial child molester at the Aiken County courthouse on Wednesday.
Both the state and the defense rested their cases in the trial of Harold Cartwright III. Cartwright got the chance to speak up as well.
He's facing 28 indictments, including criminal sexual conduct and lewd acts to children under 16 years old. He's accused of molesting three young girls in North Augusta -- one was only 4 years old at the time.
On Tuesday, the three girls testified and claimed they were victims of graphic sexual acts. On Wednesday, the state called in an investigator, a SLED agent and a couple expert witnesses.
Cartwright took the stand after the state rested. He says he found the girls on a porn website and almost got them in trouble with the law, which is why they accused him of molestation.
Cartwright was so mad about the allegations that he even contacted News 12 back in early 2011 before his arrest. He didn't want to give his name or show his face at the time, but he wanted to speak out about how other kids could be doing this.
He was arrested just a few weeks after News 12 interviewed him. The victims, and other witnesses for the state, say the girls in the pictures were not victims of Cartwright.
Ultimately, the state is relying on physical DNA evidence. The state compared DNA found in one of the victim's beds to Cartwright's DNA and found a match -- and this DNA didn't come from saliva, sweat or tears ... but another bodily fluid.
"The probability of selecting an unrelated individual having the DNA profile matching this item, talking about item number 2.1, the cutting from the sheet, is approximately 1 in 16,000,000,000,000," said Lilly Gallman, a forensic DNA analyst for SLED.
The trial will resume at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. The jury will be charged with rendering a verdict.
To see News 12's coverage from the first day of the trial, click here.


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About the Book
The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope is an unconventional and passionately romantic love story that is as breathtaking and wondrous as The Time Traveler's Wife and The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.
During WWII, teenager Evelyn Roe is sent to manage the family farm in rural North Carolina, where she finds what she takes to be a badly burned soldier on their property. She rescues him, and it quickly becomes clear he is not a man…and not one of us. The rescued body recovers at an unnatural speed, and just as fast, Evelyn and Adam fall deeply in love.
In The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope, Rhonda Riley reveals the exhilarating, terrifying mystery inherent in all relationships: No matter how deeply we love someone, and no matter how much we will sacrifice for them, we can only know them so well…
In the waning months of World War II, young Evelyn Roe's life is transformed when she finds what she takes to be a badly burned soldier, all but completely buried in the heavy red-clay soil on her family's farm in North Carolina. When Evelyn rescues the stranger, it quickly becomes clear he is not a simple man. As innocent as a newborn, he recovers at an unnatural speed, and then begins to change—first into Evelyn's mirror image, and then into her complement, a man she comes to know as Adam.
Evelyn and Adam fall in love, sharing a connection that reaches to the essence of Evelyn's being. But the small town where they live is not ready to accept the likes of Adam, and his unusual origin becomes the secret at the center of their seemingly normal marriage.
Adam proves gifted with horses, and together he and Evelyn establish a horse-training business. They raise five daughters, each of whom possesses something of Adam's supernatural gifts. Then a tragic accident strikes the family, and Adam, in his grief, reveals his extraordinary character to the local community. Evelyn and Adam must flee to Florida with their daughters to avoid ostracism and prying doctors. Adrift in their new surroundings, they soon realize that the difference between Adam and other men is greater than they ever imagined.
Intensely moving and unforgettable, The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope captures the beauty of the natural world, and explores the power of abiding love and otherness in all its guises. It illuminates the magic in ordinary life and makes us believe in the extraordinary.
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Critical Praise
"An incredible, otherworldly love story...[that] reads with the urgency of a lifelong secret finally confessed." — Julianna Baggott, bestselling author of Pure and Girl Talk
"First-time novelist Riley's exquisite language draws the reader into this improbable, beautifully rendered, somewhat biblical love story with a wildly imaginative premise that is irresistible, tender, and provocative." — Library Journal
"Rhonda Riley's debut novel fuses a lyrical, tender love story with a sophisticated depiction of a supernatural sentient being… [Riley] succeeds both in getting the reader to suspend disbelief and fashioning a compelling story." — Publishers Weekly
"Well-written and stocked with many strong characterizations." — Kirkus Reviews
"Folkloric elements blend with pure romance in Rhonda Riley's startling The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope, a debut novel that raises questions about how well we ever know our loved ones--and whether it even matters….Riley's unusual meditation on the private worlds we build to shelter our partners and our children is written with earthiness and deep appreciation for the power of the land…. Both dreamily erotic and filled with the relatable minutiae of day-to-day life — Shelf Awareness
"The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope is strange and powerful, a hybrid work that's part Alice Munro, part Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and entirely, marvelously, itself. In her debut novel, Rhonda Riley has written the most resonant and touching love story I've read in a very long time." — Lauren Groff, bestselling author of The Monsters of Templeton
"Enhanced by gorgeous depictions, THE ENCHANTED LIFE OF ADAM HOPE evokes the wonder of being alive, of loving, of finding one's home. By the end, it feels like you have truly listened in on a life. This should be one of 2013's most deserving hits." — BookPage
"The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope creates a world in which the reader will encounter the full spectrum of emotions… This stunningly beautiful and unforgettable novel, a testament to the possibilities and triumph of love, find a permanent home in the reader's heart." — Richmond Times-Dispatch
Product Details
- Imprint: Ecco
- On Sale: 04/23/2013
- Pages: 432
- List Price: 6.99 USD
- BISAC1: FICTION / Family Life
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Some Bay Area companies were feeling the wrath Tuesday of Hurricane Sandy, which blasted the eastern part of the nation.
Google (GOOG) and Facebook both closed their New York offices this week and canceled press events they had planned in Manhattan to promote new products.
The Associated Press reported that a power outage affected some data centers located in the uptown Manhattan building that also houses Google's New York offices, but a Google spokeswoman declined to comment except to say that the Manhattan office would be closed "until further notice." The company has data centers worldwide and there was no indication that the outages affected Google searches or other consumer services on the Web.
Google had invited reporters to an event Monday morning in lower Manhattan where it planned to show off new Nexus tablets and a smartphone running the latest version of Google's Android mobile operating system. But it canceled the event Sunday and instead announced the products on its blog.
Facebook had also planned to hold an event Monday at the FAO Schwarz toy store in Manhattan to promote its new "Facebook Gifts" program, an online service that lets people buy toys and other gifts for their friends on the social network. A company spokesman said the event will be rescheduled.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) of San Jose, which makes computer networking equipment, issued a statement saying it had closed six offices in storm-impacted areas, but none were damaged and all were expected to be reopened Thursday.
"Our employees have been encouraged to work remotely wherever it makes sense to do so," the statement said, adding that "we have begun to see a small handful of customer requests for support start to come in." A company crisis team has been activated to respond to the appeals, which mostly involve replacing Cisco equipment damaged by water, the statement said.
Santa Clara chipmaker Intel (INTC) also was affected by the storm.
"Some of our offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania are closed because of unstable or zero power," said spokesman Chuck Mulloy. "In some cases roads are impassable, in other cases Internet connectivity has been impacted." He added that production has been idled at a manufacturing plant in Hudson, Mass., but that the facility was still open.
At a small Intuitive Surgical office in Milford, Conn., "the power is out there and most of the employees' power is out at their homes, so those trying to work from home can't," said the Sunnyvale medical-device firm's spokeswoman Angela Wonson. But she added that "it's not a huge impact for us."
On Monday, the foul weather closed the Boxborough, Mass., office of Sunnyvale chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices and the 76-employee office in Chelmsford, Mass., of San Jose chip seller Maxim Integrated Products, according to company officials. But both offices were reopened Tuesday, they said.
Los Gatos-based Netflix (NFLX) said it actually saw an increase in business due to people forced to hunker down at home with little but a good movie to help them pass the stormy hours.
Spokesman Joris Evers said the company saw its normal Monday usage for streaming movies double, driven by high numbers of customers in hard-hit cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
"We're very happy that we can provide some entertainment while they are riding out the storm," Evers said. Children's programs were particularly hot, since the storm kept many kids home from school.
Netflix also lost some customers whose power was knocked out. And with mail delivery canceled, its DVD delivery service will come to a halt. However, Evers said none of the Netflix distribution centers were damaged and "we can go back up and running" once mail delivery has resumed.
Staff writer Dana Hull contributed to this report. Contact Steve Johnson at email@example.com or 408-920-5043. Follow him at Twitter.com/steveatmercnews.


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Update: Tahoe Search and Rescue joined Douglas County Sheriff's Office Thursday morning in the search for the 19-year-old woman who was reported missing on Jan. 1, according to Sheriff's Deputy Greg Almos. Teams started setting up a search area near Horizon Casino Resort, the place where she was last seen early on New Year's Day.
A reward of up to $1,000 is available for information on the missing woman, and anyone with information should call Secret Witness at 775-782-7463.
A Thursday release from the Sheriff's Office stated that she was last seen wearing black yoga-type pants, black snow boots and her hair was pulled back.
Friends and family have also started a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AlyssaByrnemissing and Twitter feed at #findalyssabryne to aid the search parties.
Police and family members are looking for a teen who came to the area to attend SnowGlobe and has reportedly been missing since New Year's Eve.
Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne, 19, and three friends left Sonoma County about 9 a.m. Saturday to head to South Lake Tahoe, according to Byrne's father, Kevin Byrne.
Byrne and her friends checked into Horizon Casino Resort on Saturday. She texted her mom Saturday and both parents Sunday, Byrne said.
"She was very good about checking in," Kevin Byrne said. "We sent her a text at midnight (on New Year's Eve) but there was no response. We figured she was out having a good time."
Byrne said they texted her on New Year's Day, but the friends she was with contacted her parents to tell them they couldn't find her.
"The last time anyone claims to have seen her was a little after 12:30 a.m. on New Year's Day," he said. "She was in the bar area of Horizon casino and saw someone she knew, said a brief hello and they went in different directions."
According to Byrne, his daughter was last seen wearing a black cowboy hat and white sparkly jacket, but other reports say she was wearing all black, so she may have changed her clothes.
Byrne said her cell phone is either turned off or her battery is dead, and the friends she was with took her stuff with them - including her cell phone charger - when they checked out of the hotel after they couldn't find her, so she has no way to communicate.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office received a report on Jan. 2 that stated her cell phone was last used in the city of South Lake Tahoe prior to midnight on New Year's Eve, according to a statement.
"I got up here about noon and went straight to the police," Byrne said Wednesday. "I went walking through the casinos and went to the community college and hiked around in the snow to make sure I didn't find her laying in the snow somewhere."
Anyone who sees Alyssa Byrne or knows of her whereabouts are asked to call Kevin Byrne at 239-823-0923, Douglas County Dispatch at 775-782-5126 or Investigator Dennis Slater at 775-586-7255.
Douglas County Sheriff's investigators are working on the case in conjuction with the South Lake Tahoe Police Department.
- Reporter Axie Navas contributed to this report.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Sotheby's International Realty has purchased the Incline Village office of Intero Real Estate Services, officials announced Monday.
According to a Sotheby's press release, the location will now operate under the name Sierra Sotheby's International Realty, under the direction of Lake Tahoe Realtor Vince Scott, who had run the Intero branch.
"As Lake Tahoe continues to grow and develop, it is enjoying an even greater prominence around the world, making our affiliation with the Sotheby's International Realty brand all the more important and timely to our customers," said Scott in a statement. "We now have a broader reach and more exposure to sophisticated buyers and sellers around the world. Operating under the Sotheby's International Realty brand will provide clients with exceptional service and results that they can't find anywhere else."
There are now three SSIR offices, with locations in Squaw Valley and Zephyr Cove, according to the press release, employing 47 professional real estate brokers serving clients selling or purchasing a home anywhere in the Lake Tahoe area, as well as the surrounding areas of Reno, Carson Valley and Truckee (in both California and Nevada).
The Incline Village office is located at 937 Tahoe Blvd., No. 100. Call 775-832-4900 for all inquires, or visit www.sothebysrealty.com for information.


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- May 10:
- Purdy: Michael Sam: A watershed sports moment and embrace-and why it matters
- San Francisco 49ers hoping for help from their Drafted Dozen
- Thompson: Michael Sam saga is bigger than football -- it's all about struggle and overcoming
- St. Louis Rams draft Michael Sam, first openly gay player in NFL
- NFL Draft: Raiders complete the deal
- NFL draft: Michael Sam goes to Rams
- NFL draft: 49ers finish the deal
- NFL draft: Raiders take DE in seventh round
- NFL draft: Raiders make homecoming pick
- NFL draft: 49ers keep drafting defensive backs
- NFL draft: San Jose State's David Fales selected in sixth round by Chicago Bears
- NFL draft: 49ers add third DB to draft class
- NFL draft: 49ers take pass-rusher in fifth round
- NFL draft: Stanford chases history
- San Jose State's Bené Benwikere drafted in the fifth round by Carolina Panthers
- NFL draft: 49ers take another defensive back
- NFL draft: Cal's Khairi Fortt goes to Saints
- NFL draft: A look at the Raiders' draft class
- NFL draft: Raiders take DB Keith McGill
- NFL draft: A look at the 49ers' draft class
- NFL draft: Raiders take defensive tackle Justin Ellis
- NFL draft: 49ers draft WR Bruce Ellington
- May 9:
- NFL draft: A look at 49ers' Brandon Thomas
- Green Bay Packers draft Cal's Richard Rodgers
- NFL draft: 49ers pick offensive lineman Brandon Thomas
- NFL draft: A look at 49ers' Chris Borland
- NFL draft: Raiders take guard Jackson in third round
- NFL draft: 49ers take linebacker Borland
- NFL draft: A look at 49ers' Marcus Martin
- NFL draft: 49ers take center Martin with 70th pick
- NFL draft: Raiders' McKenzie trades for additional pick
- NFL draft: 49ers add Stevie Johnson, Carlos Hyde to offense
- Thompson: For Raiders, Carr was a no-brainer
- NFL draft: Palo Alto's Adams, Stanford's Murphy lead Bay Area products taken on Day 2
- NFL draft: Raiders pick QB Derek Carr
- 49ers' top pick Jimmie Ward tells media 'I talk with my pads'
- 49ers' rookie Jimmie Ward will have toughest stretch beginning in mid-October
- Will Oakland Raiders draft quarterback Derek Carr in second round?
SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers opened Day 2 of the draft by acquiring a needed wide receiver, trading for Stevie Johnson from the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a conditional 2015 fourth-round pick.
Johnson, a San Francisco native, became expendable when the Bills drafted Sammy Watkins fourth overall in the first round Thursday night. The Bills also dealt for receiver Mike Williams earlier this offseason from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"Stevie was a great contributor during his career with our organization," Bills general manager Doug Whaley said. "Today's decision was not an easy one to make, especially involving a player like Stevie who leaves everything he has on the field and is an emotional leader in our locker room."
Johnson's speed should fit well as a slot receiver, which is where he made 41 of his 52 receptions last season, including all three of his touchdown receptions. He's spent all six of his previous seasons with the Bills, including a career-best season in 2010 when he had 82 receptions for 1,073 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Johnson joins a receiving corps with incumbent starters in Anquan Boldin and Michael Crabtree. Top reserves include second-year prospect Quinton Patton and possibly Brandon Lloyd, who's coming off a year hiatus. Johnson's performance could raise the Bills' conditional pick to a 2015 third-round selection, ESPN reported.
Crabtree's rookie contract expires after this season, and Boldin is signed through 2015, having agreed to a $12 million pact in March. Boldin had the most receptions of any 49ers receiver in the slot last season, with 40 for 637 yards and one touchdown.
Johnson has three years remaining on his contract, including a $3.65 million base salary. The Bills paid him a $1.75 million roster bonus as part of a $36 million contract he signed in March 2012.
Johnson is coming off a difficult season, having battled multiple injuries and missed four games after his mother passed away. He had 52 receptions for 597 yards and three touchdowns.
Although 2010 was a career-best year statistically, Johnson gained notoriety when he dropped a potential winning touchdown pass in a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, after which Johnson posted a Tweet questioning God's role in it.
The 49ers still could look at wide receivers in the draft. They have 10 picks remaining over the next six rounds, having used Thursday night's 30th overall selection on defensive back Jimmie Ward.
Johnson (6-foot-2, 207 pounds) grew up in San Francisco's Hunter's Point neighborhood, as did cornerback Eric Wright. Johnson graduated from Rodriguez High-Fairfield before going on to Chabot College and the University of Kentucky. He was a seventh-round draft pick in 2008.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.


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A neck x-ray is an imaging test to look at cervical vertebrae. These are the seven bones of the spine in the neck.
X-ray - neck; Cervical spine x-ray; Lateral neck x-ray
This test is done in a hospital radiology department. It may also be done in the health care provider's office by an x-ray technologist.
You will lie on the x-ray table.
You will be asked to change positions so that more images can be taken. Usually two, or up to seven different images may be needed.
Tell the health care provider if you are or think you may be pregnant. Remove all jewelry.
When the x-rays are taken, there is no discomfort. If the x-rays are done to check for injury, there may be discomfort as your neck is being positioned. Care will be taken to prevent further injury.
The x-ray is used to evaluate neck injuries and numbness, pain, or weakness that does not go away. A neck x-ray can also be used to help see if air passages are blocked by swelling in the neck or something stuck in the airway.
Other tests, such as MRI, may be used to look for disk or nerve problems.
A neck x-ray can detect:
There is low radiation exposure. X-rays are monitored so that the lowest amount of radiation is used to produce the image.
Pregnant women and children are more sensitive to the risks of x-rays.
Stevens JM, Rich PM, Dixon AK. The spine. In: Adam A, Dixon AK, Grainger RG, et al., eds. Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 60.
Roosevelt GE. Acute inflammatory upper airway obstruction (croup, epiglottitis, laryngitis, and bacterial tracheitis). In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 337.


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2.9-4 Use of Notes During Deliberations
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evidence, because, as we all know, notes are not necessarily accurate or
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The McKinley Presidential Library & Museum will hold its annual McKinley Day celebration on Saturday, January 29 from 9:00 to 4:00. McKinley Day commemorates the anniversary of the President's birth on January 29, 1843.
Civil War re-enactors, special shows in Discover World, and an open hearth cooking demonstration in the Street of Shops will also be featured. Special new exhibits will be on view in Discover World. McKinley Day will be the final day to view the Smithsonian traveling exhibit The White House Garden in the Keller Gallery.
A William McKinley impersonator will present first person talks on the President's life throughout the day. The Hoover-Price Planetarium will present the show "Matters of Size," exploring the great distances and differences in the size of objects in our universe, including the universe itself.
A highlight of the festivities will be a moving wreath-laying ceremony, where a General representing the White House will place a wreath at the bust of President McKinley, located just outside the Museum building.
Discounted admission to the Museum is $5 per person for this special celebration of President McKinley's birthday. Museum members are admitted free. For more information, please call the Museum at 330-455-7043. The Museum is located at 800 McKinley Monument Drive NW in Canton.
Stay overnight at Whispering Pines and we will include the admission fee for this event.
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Those that are new to the course will find no Tee pads for numbers 1, 8, and 9
Here are the locations of the Tees:
#1 begins at the top of the stairs (straight South). Use the light color cement as the Tee's edge
#8 is at the Yellow Parking curb next to the pond (throw over the pond to the furthest basket)
#9 Use the sewer manhole next to basket #8 ( the old tee is the dirt patch west of the #8 basket - we don't use this because now there is a new basketball complex in the way and this can get full of people)
also: #6 local players tee up for this by the Gazebo. This shot goes over the road, so use caution
- the wind usually blows North to South
-grass is contantly mowed (short)
-a lot of goose poop! (watch were you step)
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The SJA gymnastics team lost to visiting New Ulm last Friday. The Saints hosted the Eagles at the National Guard Armory and fell by the score of 134.600 to 86.200.
It was the lowest meet score for the Saints this season.
A reason for the low output by SJA, was that Erin Hurley, the Saints top gymnast this year, was out with an illness.
Another of the varsity gymnasts, Kelli Nessler, withdrew due to an injury sustained in warm ups. The Saints were short handed.
Glenda Hector led the Saints with 22.850 points. Glenda was the only Saints gymnast who participated in all four events.
Jennifer Oviedo was second in scoring for the Saints with 17.675. Jennifer scored the highest of any SJA gymnast in an individual event, with 7.750 on the vault.
New Ulm had the top five finishers in all four events and the all around.
On Tuesday, the Saints traveled to Redwood Valley and had their best meet of the year.
Redwood beat SJA 120.175 to 99.700. Erin Hurley placed second with a score of 31.525. Her scores were - 8.625 on vault (3rd), 7.925 on bars (2nd), 6.950 on beam (3rd) and 8.025 on floor (3rd).
The Saints Glenda Hector was fourth. Her scores were - 26.000 overall (4th), 8.200 on vault, 5.175 on bars, 5.625 on beam and 7.000 on floor.
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The Seneca Indians could have seemingly shot the ball from anywhere on Thursday — half court, full court, heck, probably even Conway, Ark. — and their shots still probably would have gone through a hoop somewhere at McDonald County High School.
The Indians (13-6) came out on fire as Bradley Jumper hit two 3-pointers and Seth Harris added another to help kick-start a 19-point first quarter. Leading 19-11 at that point, the Indians outscored the Mustangs 17-9 in the second to stretch the lead to 36-20 at halftime.
"I was proud of the guys, again," Indians coach Will King said. "I thought as a team we played really well. Guys made some good plays, and I think a lot of different guys scored. It was a good win."
It seemed like a lot of different players scored, but in reality the Indians had six players find the basket. The production of those six players, however, was solid enough that it seemed like 12 had scored.
Kyler Ng led the charge with 21 points for the Indians, including 15 in the first half. Jumper, meanwhile, scored nine points while Harris and Logan St. Clair added eight apiece, and Elias Roelfsema and Chance Smith tallied seven each.
"We do have a lot of guys that can score," King added. "a lot of guys that can shoot the basketball. As a coach, you love that. It's nice when you have different guys that can shoot, it makes it hard for the opponent."
The Mustangs came alive in the fourth quarter and outscored the Indians 17-10, but the damage had already been done. Drey Fickle and Drew Harmon each tallied 12 points to lead the Mustangs while Jake Wood added eight, Austin Grotts and Josh Serr had six each and Tyrel Lett followed with five.
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As of today, the format of auctions on uShip is changing a bit to address a consistent complaint we hear from service providers regarding customer responsiveness. Historically we have had "open ended" auctions that "expire" after a certain duration. We've shown newly listed shipments first, which encourages bidding early in…Read more


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At the Apple Day convocation, the University honors:
There is also a keynote address.
Faculty will distribute apples to students as part of the tradition, and a scholarship will be awarded to one student in attendance (students must have PSU ID with them to be entered in the drawing).
Download entry form - Application due February 26 by 4pm
Do you have an apple dessert recipe that really takes the cake? Show off your baking skills at the 2014 Apple Dessert Contest on Wednesday, March 5th, 2014.Winners will be awarded in two categories: Pies and Other Desserts. The top three bakers in each category will receive gift baskets full of PSU items from Barnes and Noble Bookstore.
See video - Apple Day at Pittsburg State UniversityOn February 21, 1903, Governor William J. Bailey signed the bill creating the Kansas State Manual Training Normal School Auxiliary, the first name of what is today Pittsburg State University. Classes began the following September in the city-owned Central School building at the northwest corner of Fifth and Walnut. Very soon the growing enrollment created a need for a larger facility. Senator Ebenezer F. Porter of Pittsburg led a successful fight for a building appropriation with the assistance of Principal Russell Station Russ, the faculty, and community leaders. After the funding bill was passed, Clarence Price, then mayor of Pittsburg, was fined a barrel of apples for lobbying on the floor of the legislature. Senator Porter, it should be noted, graciously donated two boxes of cigars to the House for passing the bill. Upon their triumphal return to Pittsburg, the story of the fine was told. In those days, students were disciplined for their absences. In the spirit of the celebration, Principal Russ and members of his faculty were fined a barrel of apples by the students because they had been gone to Topeka to help lobby. Thus, with the funding of the building we now call Russ Hall by the Kansas Legislature, the tradition of Apple Day was established in 1907.


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Backstays and ground bar are constructed of 1 5/8" heavy-gauge galvanized steel tubing. Six-piece construction and easy to assemble. Exceeds NCAA, NHSAA and FIFA specifications. Included with goal are eight 14" of heavy-duty steel ground stakes. Nets sold separately.
Goals cannot be shipped internationally.
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