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MOSS LANDING -- More than a dozen killer whales staged a family reunion of sorts on Monterey Bay this weekend, meeting at a huge cluster of sea lions for an afternoon picnic.
The extremely unusual sight -- one expert counted 19 adult and juvenile orcas -- adds another chapter to a summer and fall on Monterey Bay that seems destined to go down in history. Hundreds of whales, epic schools of anchovies, frenzied pods of sea lions and now frolicking killer whales are all part of the story.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance, so people should see it," said Nancy Black, a marine biologist with Monterey Bay Whale Watch, who has decades of experience on the bay. "This is just unheard of. It's unbelievable. Nobody has seen this anywhere in California."
During the weekend, several families of migrating transient killer whales decided to take a detour in to the bay and -- orcas being orcas -- generally made a nuisance of themselves.
They scattered a flotilla of hundreds of sea lions feasting on anchovies, claiming the slow ones for a meal. They shooed away humpback whales who'd been dining peacefully nearby, and some of the youngsters even chased after sea birds.
Those families also joined a pair of killer whales who are repeat visitors to Monterey Bay and have been sighted frequently during the last month. Those whales have their own story to tell.
To observers, the two males are known as Stubby and Fat Fin. Fat Fin's dorsal fin is more triangular than most, while Stubby earned his moniker because the top of his fin is severed.
The two often hang out together and have for years. Fat Fin, the younger one, is an orphan, and Stubby was either orphaned or left his mother. Fat Fin is especially social, often seeming to interact with tour boats to the delight of passengers.
They were joined by several families of whales in the past several days, all of whom happened to congregate for a family reunion that was far more photogenic than most.
"Most of the ones we see here are somewhat related to an extent, like cousins or aunts," Black said.
Whales have abounded since the summer.
From boats, kayaks and paddleboards, those lucky enough to find them in the water have been treated to a phenomenal show. And while the Marine Mammal Protection Act dictates viewers stay at least 200 yards back, the whales often unexpectedly come closer.
Misha Burich was on his deck on Capitola's Depot Hill the first weekend in November, photographing whales, when one suddenly pushed the nose of a kayak skyward. The paddler appeared to escape being tipped over completely and retreated, but Burich has been irked by what he felt were tour boats following too closely.
"I don't like people making whales be uncomfortable," Burich said. "This is their habitat."
All the marine activity seems to be fueled by lowly anchovies, which have been observed in huge numbers. It turns out that -- like any party -- food is the key to drawing guests.
"This is a record year for this feeding aggregation of humpbacks and sea lions," Black said. "There's just miles and miles of fish out there."
Photographer Jodi Frediani said the summer and fall have been a thrill.
"Whale watching on Monterey Bay the past two months has been a veritable treasure hunt with an almost guaranteed treasure, if you just know where to look for it," Frediani said.
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That's why it's termed "birth defect" by the books. I don't write or translate,just read and comprehend,can you say the same?
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You know what, keep calling it as you see it Aaron L, stupid is as stupid does, you are a pathetic human being, and I hope you were not stupid enough to actually put your real name on here and potentially become a target by someone you might make mad by your stupid uneducated comments because it takes like 15 seconds to find out the location of somebody these days. I try to live life with a different view, mine I try to live by the golden rule as much as I can. Treat others as you would like to be treated, and before you say something stupid this post is directed toward all the stupid posts from all given articles, not just this one.
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ITISTOOLATE,Since you decided to give me an honorable mention when I have yet to say a word here,I'll put it to you this way;I call it as I see it,not out to win cash,prizes or a new car here, OTHER than some and since the board upholding the suspension,to me it further paves the way for bring on the clowns (Lawyers).
This seems to be a pattern of parents with defective units,wanting the Earth to reverse its rotation to accommodate "MY KID",since that's the only one who exists in their eyes. I just LOVED reading all of the testimony and watching the video of the incident that should have never been:::Oh,that's right,there was NONE. You mayhaps ought to read the article in this rag of how much this goes on in Ohio's schools with complete isolation.My opinion of Mack went down the tubes when she advocated throwing people from ER beds if "MY KIDS" needed one.Bet you missed that one,didn't you,or were you out poisoning stray cats?
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She was suspended, and she deserved to be suspended. Period. She showed poor judgement and was in violation of the Code of Conduct that states students will have an environment free of harassment and humiliation (at the least). She demonstrated less maturity than the teenagers sitting in her class who if had been involved in such a stunt would face consequences themselves, so why should she be any different?! Maybe next time a child is tapping their pencil (cause that's EXACTLY what he was doing!) she will think twice before she pulls another stupid stunt -and then lies about it when questioned.
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Hey Jane and Aaron, just thought I would let you know, you really show your stupidity with your comments of collusion and Mack.
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Mack76, thanks for explaining you're last comments. You sound like a very responsible parent, one who takes not only interest in their child, but takes the time to insure understanding on both sides. I hope I didn't come accross as being down on these children, as they deserve the best they can be given also. I just don't feel that in a regular class they get the attention they really need. One of my children was tested with a social problem. I spent many days going to the school and working with the teachers. I had my child put in special ed's class so as to give more attention to what was needed. The teachers were so good in co-operation. Needless to say, my child advanced, graduated and is today a productive citizen, its just a matter of understanding and co-operating. I realize I've been very blessed with my family, but one never knows what tomorrow will bring. I hope my children have learned patience, understanding, and that co-operation is beneficial.
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Hey Mack76 are you still doing Beth Dean's dirty work? You never did adress Aaron's claims that your kid took the picture that started the Bad Fort Kid incident and that Beth Dean promised you something for your trouble? When he made the accusation you disappeared? What's up with that?
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Just stating what I was told from someone who knows the kid and has classes with him.
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The bottom line is that special needs student behaviors in classrooms are no more intrusive than regular needs student behaviors. It was an unfortunate situation. It was dealt with. Forgive and move on. That is advice for both sides of this discussion!
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WOW, just read the comments. Let's assume some things first (yes I know the old saying about assume). IF this article is about the "Bad Kid Fort" incident, it appears to me Wood County Schools handled it appropriately. I understand that PHS teachers have already had one session on dealing with students with disabilities, particularly Asperger's, and a second is scheduled. Secondly, some of obviously don't remember that at one time Wood County Schools had a school for special needs students, Martin. Not only did Wood County have a special school, almost every school district in the country had one. Then along came the federal government and said, "Not anymore!" This was the same time that hospitals, special needs facilities were being forced to close all over the country. Remember Colin Anderson in St. Marys? The bottom line is that special needs student behaviors in classrooms are no more intrusive than regular needs student behaviors. It was an unfortunate situation. It was
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MamaBear85, Then they need to be in a advance class with special teachers. If they are so much smarter than a normal child, a normal teacher can't teach them. Either way, they are holding normal kids back. In reality, how many of the special needs kids have Aspergers? Surely not yours because you spelled it wrong. The majority of the special needs kids have just a Retardation of some kind.
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newworld...these kids will be on public assistance their whole lives????? You are laughable. Bill Gates is assumed to have Asperbergers, so now all those "other" kids WORK FOR HIM lol. A much higher percentage of Aspies go on to professional careers than the norm.
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That's funny bboyles, seeing as the teacher int hat incident admitted writing that on the box lol
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newworld....kids with Aspberger's are extremely intelligent and learn a lot easier than all the so called "normal" kids. I am so sick of hearing holding back kids who can learn!!!! These kids far exceed all the other children in learning. So because they fidget they shouldn't have the same right to an education? BS
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After re-reading the article, I suppose it can be surmised that the hearing on the suspension is regarding the teacher in the incident involving the Richards child, just from some of the things being stated in the article. However, until that is confirmed, it really is just hearsay and speculation... which is no different than many of the comments seen here already, so I suppose it's fitting.
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And sassey, I wasn't implying that it was you that was doing the crucifying, so I hope I didn't come across that way. That was just a general reply to sentiment from others.
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The teacher did not lose her job, she was suspended one week in January. The Board will vote whether to uphold the school's choice or overturn it and give back the salary for the week off.
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Again, this article was NOT about the "Bad Kid Fort" incident, yet some are still bloodthirsty about it. Sassey, I agree that special needs kids require more time and attention, and I have no problem with those children being in classrooms more suited to their needs... I have a special needs child myself. However, it was federal law to mainstream these children, not the choice of the parents or children. So crucifying the parents of these children, or the children themselves, is baseless and even cruel. Now, how about we focus on THIS article, in which the teacher who is the topic was NOT involved in the "Bad Kid Fort" incident? Some people just can't stop beating a dead horse...seriously.
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It is unfortunate that this has been disputed in the media like it has. It is unfortunate that this child has the problem he does. It is unfortunate the teacher made a mistake that may cost her a job, at the very least mental stress. It is unfortunate the other children in the school is paying the price of admission to this show and most of all it is unfortunate that we set infront of a computer and make dispicable comments about a young child, a teacher, BOE, and parents without knowing what went on in that class room. All you people on both sides of this story need to get a life outside that box you are setting in. If you can't stand up and talk man to man then sit back and watch it all happen with your mouth closed.
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KevinK, Public schools are for children that will give back to the public, not take away from it. These kids will be on government assistance their whole lives, so why waste good money on kids that wont be giving anything back to the community. All this does is hurt the education of normal children.
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MrAlex, I agree with you 100%. Children with special needs belong in a class for just that, special needs. Not just for that child, but for all the other students who need to interact in a normal class. And Mack76, you said, public schools pd for by public, so every kid gets to go. So what happens to the monies pd by public, that send their kids to private schools, and pay as well for that also? I've put 5 of 8kids through private schools, yet still pd taxes like you for public schools. Seems to me that extra money could afford a couple of rooms in school for the children with disabilities. I think the teacher has been punished enough through public openion. If the parents really care for this child, I would think, they would co-operate with that teacher, and see if they could help with a solution. No teacher turns away a loving and caring parent!!
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I have a nephew that knows the kid and he told me that the kid in question did not like the teacher and set her up. Yes she put a box around him but, "Bad Kid Fort" was not on the box. When the teacher did not get into trouble, the kid and a friend wrote "Bad Kid Fort" on the box and took a picture of it and posted it on Facebook. This was all orchistrated because this teacher got tired of his disrupted behavior and she decided not take it anymore. My nephew said he's disruptive in all his classes. That's what happens when a kid is coddled all their lives and someone actually says to them no, your behavior is unacceptable. I wonder how much class time has been waisted dealing with this kid. Time the other kids are missing, too.
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This is so wrong! Parents of special needs kids want their kids in public school because they do not want them to feel or be treated differently-or so they say. But once they get in public school the parents demand that they be treated better than and get away with horrible disrespectful treatment to teachers that non special needs kids would never get away with. Something tells me Beth Dean's lawsuit threats and heafty pay day had everything to do with this. Hope you wiped afterwards BOE!
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PUBLIC school means paid for by the PUBLIC, so EVERY kid gets to go. That's the law. You don't like it, take it to your elected officials, but good luck getting them to change it. Now... the suspension of the teacher in question has nothing to do with the matter broached here, so get over it. It's sickening some of the comments that have been on here regarding that situation, not to mention what has been said about the kid. Anyone know why the teacher in this article is up for suspension? Let's discuss that and stop beating a dead horse.
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No, special needs kids are SUPPOSED to be in the public school system. If you want more control over your child's education, put them in a private school.
Socialism is wonderful huh?
And yes the teacher deserves booted.
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Jobs, who died in 2011 of complications from pancreatic cancer, loved the area and especially Cupertino, Oppenheimer said. "It's always been and always will be Apple's home. And in addition to bringing the best office building ever, we wanted to return this beautiful piece of land to its natural state. That's part of the Apple culture.''
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April 2006: Apple begins buying land in the area.
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Sept. 23: Final EIR available
Sept. 26: Environmental Review Committee Meeting
Oct. 1: Joint City Council/Planning Commission Study Session
Oct. 2: Planning Commission recommends approval.
Oct. 15: City Council will take an initial vote on approval.
Nov. 19: City Council's final vote
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"Unlike the conventional classroom which would rely on a paper-based case study, the virtual module actually makes the exercise look, feel and sound like real science," adds Seth Kahn, an associate professor of English at West Chester and member of the SciEthics Interactive research team.
Three other members of the project are ethicist Matthew Pierlott, an associate professor of philosophy at West Chester; Larysa Nadolny, an assistant professor in the School of Education at Iowa State whose research focuses on emerging technologies, particularly virtual reality and gaming; and Carolyn Sealfon, an associate director of science education at Princeton.


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David Irving, Hitler and Holocaust Denial: Electronic Edition, by Richard J. EvansTable of Contents
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4.2 Exculpation
4.2.1Irving has always been particularly sensitive to the charge that Hitler was antisemitic and used his power to bring about anti-Jewish laws and finally to order the extermination of all the Jews in Europe. He has consistently tried to exculpate Hitler from the charge that it was he who drove the antisemitic and exterminatory policies of the 'Third Reich' forward. 'Hitler', Irving has claimed, 'used his antisemitism as a political platform from which to seize power in 1933, but that after that he lost interest in it except for occasional flights of public oratory; while Dr Goebbels and other lesser Nazis continued to ride that horse to the hounds, to the mounting irritation of their Führer Adolf Hitler who no longer needed antisemitism.'27 Even before 1933, Irving argues, Hitler's antisemitism was only tactical, and in practice he was not personally ill-disposed towards the Jews. Referring to the notorious 1935 Nuremberg laws, which deprived German Jews of their citizenship and outlawed marriage and sexual relations with non-Jewish Germans, Irving asserted in 1996: 'To Goebbels's ill-concealed irritation, Hitler leaned toward leniency in applying these new laws'. He quoted Hitler saying there must be 'no excesses'.28
4.2.2 In the 1977 edition of Hitler's War, Irving conceded (p. 576) that Hitler must have known about the extermination of the Jews from 7 October 1943, when he met the Gauleiters who had recently listened to Himmler's notorious speech in Posen where he revealed to them that 'by the end of 1943 the last Jews in occupied Europe would have been physically exterminated.' However, Irving's Index entries even for the subsequent period contain items such as 'orders to work in factories in Hungary', 'favors transfer abroad', 'promises end to massacre', and 'says it's Himmler's affair.' Irving already argued in 1977 that it was significant that no written order had been found bearing Hitler's signature for the extermination of the Jews. There were for example comparable orders which he did sign, for instance the so-called Euthanasia Order, dated 1 September 1941, ordering the killing of the mentally and physically handicapped in German hospital institutions. He also claimed that no other high-ranking Nazi ever made any reference to a Hitler order for the liquidation of the Jews, and that there was no evidence that Hitler ever gave a verbal order to this effect either.29
4.2.3What was Irving's position when he came to revise the book for its second edition in 1991? In the Introduction to the 1991 edition of Hitler's War, Irving removed the reference to Hitler having known about the 'extermination' of the Jews from October 1943 because, as we have already seen, Irving now disputed the factuality of the extermination altogether. 'When confronted with the facts he took no action to rebuke the guilty', Irving wrote of Hitler in this edition of his book: but he did not go into detail as to when this happened or what 'the facts' actually were. The argument about the extermination having been set in motion by local SS commanders in the East was also removed altogether. Instead, he inserted a new section arguing that
Every document actually linking Hitler with the treatment of the Jews invariably takes the form of an embargo, from the 1923 beer-hall putsch (when he disciplined a Nazi squad for having looted a Jewish delicatessen) right through to 1943 and 1944. If he was an incorrigible anti-Semite, what are we to make of the urgent edict issued "to all Gau directorates for immediate action" by his deputy, Rudolf Hess, during the infamous Night of Broken Glass in November 1938, ordering an immediate stop to such outrage "on orders from the very highest level"? Every other historian has shut his eyes and hoped that this horrid, inconvenient document would somehow go away. But it has been joined by others, like the extraordinary note dictated by Staatssekretär Schlegelberger in the Reich Ministry of Justice in the Spring of 1942: "Reich Minister Lammers", this states, referring to Hitler's top civil servant, "informed me that the Führer has repeatedly pronounced that he wants the solution of the Jewish Question put off until after the war is over." Whatever way one looks at this document it is incompatible with the notion that Hitler had ordered an urgent liquidation program....And Hermann Göring himself is on record as stressing at a Berlin conference on July 6, 1942, how much the Führer and he deprecated the doctrinaire harassment of Jewish scientists...
4.2.4 At all times in the 1991 edition of Hitler's War, Irving exculpated Hitler from involvement or even knowledge of the few atrocities against Jews he is still prepared to admit actually happened. Thus for example when Irving described the shooting of 75,000 Jews in Kiev by the SS, he was careful to add that 'Hitler's responsibility - as distinct from Himmler's - was limited to the decision to deport all European Jews to the east.' Himmler, Irving argued, concealed their fate from him. He claimed that Hitler's surviving staff all said after the war that 'never once was any extermination of either the Russian or European Jews mentioned - even confidentially - at Hitler's Headquarters.' (pp. 422-4). Hitler's intention was to merely to hold Jews hostage in the East (p. 425). Irving summed up his views on Hitler and the Jews when he told the International Revisionist Conference in 1983: that 'probably the biggest friend the Jews had in the 'Third Reich', certainly when the war broke out, was Adolf Hitler. He was the one who was doing everything he could to prevent things nasty happening to them.'30
27. Reply to Defence of Second Defendant, p. 29.
28. Irving, Goebbels, p. 207, also misdating the Nuremberg Laws to 1936.
29. Reply to the Defence of the Second Defendant, pp. 21-22.
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When I heard Phish would be playing Hill Auditorium, my first thought was 12/15/71, the date of a well-known Grateful Dead show at this venue. My second thought was Ann Arbor, MI, a small, friendly college town where my sister had attended the University of Michigan. These two thoughts, along with the temptation of hanging out with Ohioans for four straight Phish shows led me to travel from Rochester, New York.
We got to town early and hung out on campus all day. There was essentially no scene before the show, mainly because there was no central parking lot. The Auditorium is located in the heart of the campus. There was a small crowd outside before the show. I remember seeing a handful of food and soda vendors greeting us outside the doors after the show. There was essentially no lot scene in the Midwest at this time. I was shocked to see a raging scene in Syracuse, NY, less than a month later, on 11/6/94.
Stepping inside the building, I felt like I had entered sacred historical grounds. All my thoughts turned to imagining what the Dead, and the scene, might have been like in `71. The place was beautiful, with carpeting, plush seats, and a large balcony. From the ceiling hung the best theater sound system I have ever heard. I believe Phish only used the house speakers at this show. Most of the students appeared to be U. Michigan students, who unfortunately were sitting much of the time, especially in the long jam sequences.
The first set contains some of my older favorites including "Foam", "Reba", and "Fast Enough for You". "Stash" is at its full potential here, with a jam that was beyond anything I had ever heard. They deconstruct the song down to its basic elements, feeling more like a jazz band improvising rock music. It sounds like they turn the song inside out in a mathematical style. Fishman keeps the same timing, but the rest of the band appear to fill opposite holes. During the quiet section at the end of the jam, I had a vision of the band dancing like ballerinas with umbrellas while balancing on circus balls. Just when I thought they couldn't get any further away from "Stash", the main riff melted through without warning. It was brilliant! I remember commenting that I could walk out now and be happy.
The Reverend Jeff Mosier, formerly of Aquarium Rescue Unit, joined the band for the last four songs of the first set. Three of these had not been played in over a year, a special treat. Seeing the Reverend sing "Tennessee Waltz" is surely one of my oddest moments at a Phish concert. This was the first time I saw the band play a miniature acoustic set.
The second set is historic for a thirty-eight-minute sequence of "Mike's Song->Simple->jam". This one was a shocker because at that time there were only a handful of shows where Phish had jammed for over a half-hour. (One of those is the "Tweezer" featured on A Live One, from Bangor, ME.) The unbelievable jam pushes the boundaries, with multiple segments that all have a live of their own. Every time I thought the jam would end, it just took off in a different direction. We stood with our jaws on the floor for most of it. While I admit that tapes are not as powerful as being there in the moment, I urge you to get a copy and take a listen!
This show led me deeper onto the bus. What I heard on "Stash" and "Simple" convinced me to travel just about anywhere, and as often as possible, to see this band. However, the next three nights were tainted for me by the magic of the Hill Auditorium. Some of the highlights include the Beatles' "Helter Skelter" to open Dayton the next night. The Hara Arena is really a college gymnasium with bleacher seating. The venue and vibe seemed very different from the previous night. The "Colonel Forbin->Vibration of Life->Mockingbird" was a nice treat, though. The Reverend also played with the band all four nights, including a Michigan State encore of "Runaway Jim" with an extended banjo solo.


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Katy Roars NO to boyfriend John Mayer's marriage proposal
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Katy Perry and actor Johnny Lewis from "Sons of Anarchy" started dating in 2006. The couple were definitely young but not in love.
The couple reportedly broke up after a year of dating because Perry wanted to focus on her career.
Perry must of had some regret about dumping Lewis because her song "The One That Got Away" was inspired by the relationship.
Katy met Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes on Warped Tour. The two quickly started dating soon after.
Travis and Katy were on again off again because McCoy struggled with an addiction to painkillers.
Almost a year later Katy ended the romance via e-mail. McCoy said in an interview with Contactmusic, "It started off with 'I love you so much I hate to do this...'
Russell joked about having a crush on Katy at the 2009 Video Music Awards. They went on their first real date shortly after. He might of had some influence over Katy dumping McCoy.
After only FOUR months of dating Russel Brand popped the big question while on vacation in India! Moving seriously fast!
Perry reportedly found a specially-hidden ring in some flowers while having a candle lit dinner under the stars on New Years Eve. The two ended the night with fireworks on an elephant at the Taj Mahal.
Katy and Russell got married on October 23, 2010 at a ceremony in India. The two never looked happier.
A little over a year later Brand filed for divorce on December 30, 2011, citing irreconcilable differences. It only took two years for the couple to be miserable together.
Brand texted Perry saying he was divorcing her on December 31, 2011. The two haven't kept in touch since then.
Katy Perry and model Baptiste Giabiconi were said to be dating when they were both at Paris Fashion Week. The two were spotted going out but rumors of the fling ended after the event.
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Rumored new romance of John Mayer and Katy Perry made news when the two were spotted holding hands while driving.
They confirmed their relationship over the holidays in 2012.
It seemed things were heating up between the two when Perry tweeted this "Sexy Santa" photo of her new boo.
Things seemed to be moving pretty fast when Mayer gave Katy a one of a kind Ruby ring for Valentines Day and sparked marriage rumours after she was spotted wearing it on her left hand.
...But the relationship didn't even make it to a year before they split in March 2013 and apparently Ms. Perry took it pretty hard.
The two managed to work it out and get back together just four months later.
Mayer then dedicated a song to his love at the 3rd Annual Philly 4th Of July Jam concert that weekend.
According to Grazia magazine, John was keen to prove his commitment to Katy by popping the question, but a source claims the Perry "doesn't feel ready" to wed again.
"John's proposal really unnerved Katy. Even though they have discussed it, she thought it was too soon. John was gutted," a friend told Grazia magazine.
A friend of Mayer's told the Daily Mail, "She's changed his life forever. This is the most serious John has been about anyone and he wants to make it official."
It's reported that Mayer even asked Katy Perry's parents for permission.
Perry might not be ready for another trip down the aisle anytime soon. She's focusing on the tiger! ROAR!
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Yesterday was an embarrassment of riches at our house. Thank goodness our food budget is not dependent on food pantries, food commodities or SNAP. We have not procured coupons for the Farmers' Markets, either. Angel Food Ministries, while in our area, is not providing this family with something to eat. BUT OUR GARDEN IS!
The Normanator brought in a fine array of beans, beets, peas, zucchini, potatoes, corn and onions and we proceeded to feast like royalty! And the tomatoes are big, fat, red and juicy. They just INVITE me to the garden with a salt shaker in hand for snacking! They really ARE glorious.
The joy of having garden goods is not limited to flavor. Oh, no. There is power in creating a strong healthy body that can come ONLY from nutrition. Phytonutrients, anti-oxidants, enzymes–all the goodness inherent in real, whole food just cannot be duplicated in a lab or processing facility! We truly ARE what we eat and what is assimilated. When we eat well and wisely we can be our best selves and raise ourselves to a higher standard of living and being.
Putting wholesome foods on our dinner tables need not be an extravagant expense. It need not strain your brain, either. Simple foods are easily combined to make interesting, inviting plates that beckon even to little children.
I looked at a plateful of brightly colored cooked beets and thought, "If only I had some skewers, I could make Beet Lollipops." So skewers found their way to my shopping list! There are still a few beets left to pull!
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Mar-Lin Anderson's first inkling that her 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix wasn't all it seemed came the same day she paid $5,600 and drove it off an Antioch used car lot in late 2012.
Although the odometer showed just over 110,000 miles, the car showed the telltale signs of age, including a broken fuel gauge and "funny noises," she said. "You wonder," said the Hercules mother of three, "what's going on?"
What was going on was Anderson's odometer reading was off by nearly 70,000 miles. This week the man from whom she bought the car, California Car Sales owner George ¿Guevara was charged with nearly 80 counts of fraud, including 20 related to rolled-back odometers on cars sold at his lot. His wife, Danielle, also was charged in the scheme.
Guevara's case is the largest so far in California involving odometer fraud at a licensed car dealership. But Cmdr. Tom Wilson of the Department of Motor Vehicles Investigations Unit, central area, said even bigger cases likely will follow. Improved technology has made odometer fraud a thriving criminal enterprise that in 2013 cost Californians $1.2 billion in lost car values.
"It's the fastest-growing trend crime in the state of California," Wilsonsaid. "It's a big problem and becoming bigger."
In Anderson's case, a mechanic revealed the bad news: The engine mount was damaged.
Two weeks and a hefty repair bill later, even worse news. A blown engine.
That's when Anderson went looking for answers and discovered the car's history showed it had at least 181,000 miles a few months before she bought it. The paperwork she signed when purchasing the car in November 2012, however, showed the odometer at 113,000 miles.
Anderson's experience was not unique. Many car buyers have fallen prey to the mileage scam. Carfax, a commercial web service that charts a car's mileage history and is used by the U.S. Department of Justice, said its research showed about 300,000 cars are operating in California with rolled-back odometers in 2013.
But the scam is growing, thanks to increasingly easy access to devices that can roll back odometers without detection. Such devices are available to anyone online, priced from $150 to $500, and aren't illegal to own, so anyone can roll back miles and market a vehicle for a higher price to an unwary buyer.
The average consumer loss of $4,000 per car, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, resulted in an $1.2 billion in estimated total lost value on affected vehicles in California last year.
"It's so much easier now than it used to be," Carfax spokesman Chris Basso said. "Now, you have a hand-held device that's like the size of a cell phone, you hit a few buttons, and you can change (an odometer) in seconds."
Someone like Anderson is a prime target for the scam. A first-time used-car buyer, Anderson acknowledged she made mistakes with the purchase, the first not having it inspected by a mechanic. But she didn't sense anything amiss.
"My husband drove the car and checked out the engine, and everything seemed to be working fine," she said. "It was out of loyalty (to the dealer) that we didn't do more than that. It was our first time buying a used car, so we thought we'd done enough."
The case against the Guevara's stems from the alleged rollback of odometers that Wilson said took place between January 2013 to June 2014.
"I was told I had a brand new engine," said Nicole Johnson, of Pittsburg, who said she purchased an Oldsmobile from Guevara's lot in 2013. "It fell apart instantaneously. I bought the car and it supposedly had 97,000 (miles). We found out later it had 190,000."
Technology has spurred the proliferation of odometer fraud, Wilson said, because most odometers are now programmed through a computer. Devices, which investigators call "odometer correction tools," can manipulate the miles displayed by hacking into a vehicle's computer. The devices are operated as simply as dialing a keypad.
Mechanics use them when a car's odometer reading has been tripped up by an accident, vandalism or even a jump start.
—The junkyards ... have a right to sell the (devices)," Wilson said. "The problem is that (they) are being used for illegal activities."
Anderson's plight underscores the consumer's need to be vigilant. Wilson said a follow-up check by a mechanic is not only required, it's also the law in any purchase of a used car. He also recommended odometer checks, readily available through the DMV with a vehicle identification number.
Anderson knows that now. But she said that getting the word out to others and educating them might make the cost of her experience -- $10,000 in repairs and $29,000 for a new car that "runs wonderfully" and sparkles in her driveway -- a little worth it.
"It's a new world for a lot of us," she said. "It's been a horrible experience. ... You'd like to think the seller is supposed to be honest, too. It's not that way anymore."
Contact Rick Hurd at 925-945-4789 and follow him at Twitter.com/3rderh
1. Have the car inspected by a mechanic. No purchase of a used car is complete until a mechanic has inspected the vehicle, according to the DMV. The responsibility for the inspection is on the buyer, who pays for it. But any hint of trouble nullifies any purchase, even if paperwork has been signed.
2. A car's odometer reading is recorded on the pink slip every time it changes hands. A vehicle identification number can be used at the DMV or via online used car services such as Carfax to find out what the mileage was whenever the car was sold.
3. Always ask the seller of a car to show you the original title and not a duplicate. A brand-new title or one from another state can be a tipoff that the mileage was altered. So can titles with smudging of print in the background.
4. Ask to see inspection and maintenance receipts from the vehicle, and compare the odometer readings.
5. Check the condition of the tires. Cars with less than 20,000 miles should have their original tires. This can be part of the inspection by a mechanic.
Source: California Department of Motor Vehicles


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Colombian salsa band which in the '90s began to rival the success of Jairo Varela's Grupo Niche.
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Guayacan Orquesta
Colombian salsa band which in the '90s began to rival the success of Jairo Varela's Grupo Niche, who during the previous decade had transformed Colombian commercial music with a confident, sassy sound aped by countless others. A contributing factor to Guayacán's success was that they dared to be different: "Guayacán's sound is rootsier, more apparently fixed in the structure of the Cuban guaguancó and montuno, sparser, darker, with stripped-down arrangements," said UK salsa deejay Tomek. Named for a type of wood typically used in Colombia by the coastal blacks to build their houses on stilts, Guayacán embodies the musical concept of Alexis Lozano, the band's director, trombonist, guitarist, tres and güiro player, arranger and producer, who is obsessed about the need for a musical philosophy, and harshly judges those who lack one.
Lozano was born in the mid-50s in Quibdó, the capital of Chocó, the Pacific coastal area of Colombia, with a hardcore salsa following; the son of two teachers, he had already led small groups at the age of 10. "Chocó is a marginal black community which developed its culture and music separately from the rest of the country," explains Bogotá-based Puerto Rican keyboardist Israel Tanenbaum, co-prod. and co-arr. of seven Guayacán albums between '87 and '97. "During colonial days it was standard practice to dump blacks on the beaches to fend for themselves. Escapees found refuge in the coastal wastelands the white man ignored and seldom ventured into. The native music is Chirimia played by a similar instrumentation to bands that developed in New Orleans: trumpet, sax, baritone horn and clarinet with a rhythm section of snare drum, crash cymbals (between eight and twelve inches) and a tambora (comparable in construction and size to the tambora used in Dominican merengue), which serves as a bass drum. A genre akin to the Cuban danzón was developed, and later local musicians began to compose music close in style and flavour to the bolero. So when Cuban music was imported, it easily fell into the groove of this community."
Lozano teamed-up with Varela (another native of Quibdó) while studying in Bogotá, and became co-founder, co-mus. dir. and co-arr. of Niche. After working on Niche's first single and first four albums (
Al Pasito
Querer Es Poder
Preparate Grupo Niche
Vol. 2
'82 and
'83 [aka
Directo Desde New York
), Lozano parted company with Varela due to musical and business differences to start his own band. Back in Bogotá he gathered a group of young men into a workshop and trained them for nearly three years. Guayacán's debut album was
Llegó La Hora De La Verdad
(The Moment Of Truth Has Arrived) '86 on Latin Sound (reissued on DM Productions '95); personnel incl. co-founder and co-leader Ricardo "Richie" Valdés on lead vocals and his brothers, timbalero William "El Niño" Valdés and bassist Julio César Valdés. (Besides Alexis, Julio was the only remaining original member on '99's
De Nuevo En La Salsa
.) Musicologist/ teacher "Maria del Carmen" supplied lead vocals to one of the standout, albeit uncharacteristic, tracks, "Mi Herencia."
The next album
Que La Sangre Alborota
'87 on Sonolux/ Sonotone set the mould of Guayacán's instrumentation for the following ten years. It was comprised of trumpets, trombones (two to three of each), tres guitar (Lozano later added a conventional guitar), rhythm section (timbales, conga, bongo, güiro, maracas, bass and piano) and lead and coro (chorus) voices; it marked the debut of John Lozano singing coro, and keyboardist Tanenbaum, who also acted as co-prod. and co-arr. on this and Guayacán's '90, '91, '92, '95, '96 and '97 albums. "I also recorded the piano on album eight (
A Verso y Golpe
'93), and produced a cut on
De Nuevo En La Salsa
'99," says Tanenbaum. "I held the piano seat twice for gigging purposes. The first was for about two months at the time the band moved to Cali, and then later for about six months during the time of the hits "Oiga, Mire, Vea" and "Invierno En Primavera" (both from
Oiga, Mire, Vea
Regarding the substitution of guitar for tres, Tanenbaum explains: "We actually replaced the tres with guitar when we stumbled on an accidental sound oddity that allowed the guitar to sound much like a tres. In fact the phenomenon is so convincing that a funny story happened one night. At an international concert where we shared a stage with various groups from Puerto Rico (one of those rare occasions when I was actually playing the gig and not a guest, which I did every so often), Jerry Rivas, lead vocalist for El Gran Combo, who is quite a tres player himself, came on stage and motioned Alexis to let him jam with the band. But what a surprise when he picked up the instrument and it turned out to be a guitar. For about two long minutes he just didn't know what to do. He finally braved through it and played, but he quickly cut his intervention short. We all laughed together afterwards."
Success with the cognoscenti was substantiated by Willie Rosario's recording of Richie Valdés's composition "Falso Amor" (from
Que La Sangre Alborota
) on his
Viva Rosario
'90 on Bronco; Alexis regards Rosario's as the only band to emerge from the late '80s/ early '90s era of salsa monga (flaccid, saccharine romantic salsa) with integrity, his original sound intact.
After their third album,
Guayacán Es La Orquesta
'88 on Martínez Records (reissued as
Guayacán Y Del Bueno
on DM Productions '95), Guayacán went into crisis; they could not get enough work, and Varela poached Richie and William Valdés for Grupo Niche. A childhood friend of Alexis's, Niño Caicedo (
10 July '58, Colombia), a metallurgical engineer by profession and a composer since an early age, came to the rescue, writing the monster Colombian hit "Cocorobe" as well as the hit title track for their next album
La Más Bella
'90 on FM/ TH-Rodven. Commencing with
La Más Bella
, John Lozano was moved to the front row as a lead vocalist, though still contributing to the coro. Caicedo became Guayacán's manager and coordinated their 5th anniversary project
5 Años: Aferrados Al Sabor
'91 on FM, arguably their best to date, and the '92 blockbuster
Oiga, Mire, Vea
on FM/ TTH, supplying over half the songs on the first (as well as lead vocal on one of them), and all eight cuts on the second, the title track a massive hit in the international salsa market.
Alexis greatly admires veteran bandleader Ray Barretto, whom he regards as a mould-breaker; he contracted Nicaraguan vocalist Cali Aleman, who performed with Barretto in the mid-'80s (as well as having worked with José Fajardo, Javier Vázquez, Johnny Pacheco and Eddie Palmieri among others) to share lead vocals with John Lozano on Guayacán's '93 hit
Con El Corazón Abíerto
on FM (also issued on RMM/ Sony). Again, Niño penned all the tracks, incl. the international hit "Torero." After performing on Grupo Niche's
Sutil Y Contundente
'89 on CBS and
Cielo De Tambores
'90 on Sony, William Valdés returned to play timbales on the '93 album; Aleman left Guayacán and made his solo
'94 on RMM's Sonero label.
Caicedo took executive prod. credit on
Con El Corazón Abíerto
, as well as the follow-up
A Verso y Golpe
on FM released late '93 (one track omitted and two new songs added for US version
A Puro Golpe
'94 on RMM/ Sony), John Lozano's last (he released solo album
El Mismo Pero Diferente
'96 on Codiscos and contributed vocals to La Sonora Carruseles' second album
Con Más Salsa c
'97 on Fuentes/ Salsa Productions). Once more Niño composed all the album's tracks, but inspiration was spread thin this time and none of the songs matched the band's preceding successes. They performed "Oiga, Mire, Vea" on
Familia RMM en Vivo
'94 on RMM/ Sony recorded live at Miami Arena Oct. '93.
Caicedo's ten new compositions on
Marcando La Diferencia
'95 on RMM/ Sony incl. several gems; various notable musicians sat in on the session incl. guest pianist Papo Lucca, timbalero Jimmy Delgado, trombonist César Monge, others; Aleman returned to contribute coro vocals.
Marcando La Diferencia
introduced two new singers, incl. Carlitos Sánchez, who'd previously sung coro on Niche's
Un Alto En El Camino
'93 on Sony and provided vocals to Alma del Barrio's
'94 on RCA (executive prod.: Jairo Varela); he went on to become the bolero/ Latin pop superstar Charlie Zaa with the chart-topping
'97 on Sonolux, followed by
En Segundo Sentimiento
'99 on Sonolux and
Ciego De Amor
'00 on Sonolux/ Sony Discos. "The whole idea of recording boleros with Carlitos came from the recording of the 1995 album," recalls Tanenbaum, "in which I arranged the whole head of "Cuanto Te Quiero" as a bolero. This tune was the local Colombian hit of the album."
Sadly the barrel of inspiration was scraped with '96's lacklustre
Como En Un Baile - 73 Exitos
on Fonovisa Tropical, which assembled 73 hits into ten medleys, each devoted to a different Latin style. Monge was there on 'bone and as co-arr. on
Con Sabor Tropical
'97 on FM, with eight tunes written by Caicedo and Richie Valdés joining the coro, it was a marked improvement. Meanwhile, Tanenbaum composed and arr. "Tanenbaum A La Lucca" on Sonora Ponceña's
On Target
'98 on Jerry Masucci Music/ Sony. (See the Descarga Journal Archives for a discographic profile of Sonora Ponceña's mus. dir. Papo Lucca by John Child.)
Nadie Nos Quita Lo Bailao
'98 on FM was another disappointing assemblage of medleys, but significantly added saxophones to the lineup. Alexis and Richie's co-authored charts made stunning use of a two trumpet/ trombone/ alto, tenor and baritone sax combination for
De Nuevo En La Salsa
'99 on Musart/ FM, a magnificent return to form. Richie also played piano and sung coro. Caicedo composed all nine tunes, incl. "Nacidos Para Cantar" co-written with Alexis and featuring guest vocalist Camilo Azuquita.
Guayacán made their UK debut at London's Equinox '92, and returned in Oct. '00 to perform at The Fridge in south London. Various "best of" compilations are available.
Many thanks to Israel Tanenbaum for his feedback and input.
-This is a significantly revised version of one of over 130 Latin music entries written by John Child (
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, 2nd Edition, edit. Donald Clarke; Penguin Books; 1998; 1524 pages; US$22.95, UK£16.99.
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PARKERSBURG - A new amendment could remove the two-term limit on county sheriffs elected in West Virginia.
The November ballot will read as follows: "To repeal section three, article IX of the State Constitution which provides that a person who has been elected or who has served as a sheriff during all or any part of two consecutive terms shall be ineligible for the office of sheriff during any part of the term immediately following the second of the two consecutive terms, and that the person holding the office of sheriff when this section is ratified shall not be prevented from holding the office of sheriff during the term immediately following the term he is serving."
The issue will be whether to repeal the term limits for the state's 55 county sheriffs.
Voting "no" on the amendment would allow limits sheriffs to two consecutive terms in office and not again until after the candidate has sat out a term.
Voting "yes" would permit sheriffs to be able to serve as long as the voters in their counties vote them into office.
The state's constitution originally limited sheriffs to serving a four-year term. In 1973, voters made the change allowing sheriffs to hold office up to two consecutive terms, eight years. Since then, there have been three attempts to remove term limits for the office altogether, but voters rejected each attempt in 1982, 1986 and 1994.
In 2011, the Legislature placed the proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate the two-term limit in the Nov. 6, 2012, election.
According to reports, the primary group advocating for the revision to the amendment is the West Virginia Sheriffs Association.
Ken Merritt, current Republican candidate for the office of sheriff, said he will be voting for the amendment. Merritt served as sheriff for three terms (1993-1997, 1997-2001 and again from 2005-2009). He is also a former Wood County commissioner, serving from 2001 to 2004. Merritt noted the importance for the sheriff to carry out the two functioning tasks they are responsible for in the state: chief law enforcement official of the county and collecting county taxes.
"I'm going to vote for it," he said. "I've really done a lot of soul searching on this."
Merritt said he has always been proud of the deputies in the sheriff's office and was constantly given the chance to brag about them while he was sheriff. Merritt remembered a convention he attended as sheriff in Phoenix, recalling he told another sheriff his unit was "the best sheriff's office in West Virginia, if not, America."
Merritt said he is deciding to run again because of his love and experience for the elected office.
"I spent terms with the sheriff's office here and loved it," he said.
Merritt spent more than 20 years as a conservation officer with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources,1969 to 1990. He is a retired veteran and a former president to the West Virginia Sheriffs Association.
Current Sheriff Jeff Sandy said there are good and bad aspects to changing the law. Sandy said since there is already a term limit, the public can vote out the sheriff should they decide they don't like them.
"If they (legislators) would change (the law) to where (the sheriff) could serve more than two terms, younger people would take a chance to get involved," he said.
Sandy said there are facts pointing to younger people don't take the chance to run for the office in the state.
"The last five (sheriffs) for Wood County have been retirees," he said.
Sandy said as of now, if an older person should run, say in their late 40s or early 50s, and not get re-elected they may have a harder time finding another job. He said the two-term limit exists because of possible corruption. Sandy said he thinks the negatives from previous years and corruption that could have an opportunity to take place can be eliminated or reduced by the mandatory audits.
Sandy said if he is successful in being re-elected, he will not run for another term of sheriff, even if the amendment would be changed.


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MIDDLETOWN — Touro College officials, the developer, local politicians and others on Thursday announced progress on an osteopathic medical school project for the former Horton Hospital campus that will create hundreds of jobs and bring hundreds of doctors to the mid-Hudson region.
Renovation to the former hospital will start within the next 90 days, said Touro College President Alan Kadish, and the college's grand opening is planned for August 2014.
They have already received a number of approvals they need from the city, including a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement; now, they're waiting for some educational approvals, which Kadish said he expects to get in the next six months.
"Touro College, welcome to Orange County, welcome to the community," county Executive Ed Diana said. "We open our doors to you."
The medical school has been in the works for several years, since Orange Regional Medical Center moved forward with its plans to close Horton in Middletown and Arden Hill Hospital in Goshen and consolidate them in a new hospital in the Town of Wallkill. When fully operational, the college would enroll more than 500 students yearly, whose spending would help generate a $55 million yearly economic impact for Middletown and the surrounding communities.
"It's a very exciting day in the City of Middletown," Mayor Joe DeStefano said.
Part of the campus may also be dedicated to other health-science related schools; as well as the osteopathic school itself, plans include dormitory housing, medical offices and an assisted-living facility.
New York-based Touro would enter into a long-term lease with the property's owner, the Danza Lesser Group, and invest $24 million initially to renovate the former hospital. The project also got a $1 million state grant in December. About 800 jobs are expected in the county from the medical school project.
DeStefano said the project is expected to create 150 construction jobs in Year 1; more than 400 faculty and administrative jobs in Year 2; 27 hospital administrative jobs in Year 3; and 344 residencies at local hospitals in Year 4.
Statistically, many doctors stay in the area where they train, and the school's backers hope it will drastically increase the number of doctors in the Hudson Valley and the Catskills, areas that don't have enough of them, and thus increase the region's overall health. Some parts of the Catskills have some of the poorest health indicators in the state.
"This is the right project with the right school at the right location at the right time," said Ron Israelski, director of medical education at Orange Regional Medical Center, who has been heavily involved in making the project a reality.
"The man who made it work was you," DeStefano told him.
Tony Danza, one of the owners of Danza Lesser, said he wants to put two plaques in the school's center court — one commemorating its history from 1924, when the Horton family developed an orphanage that soon became a hospital that served Middletown for decades, and one commemorating the people who made the medical school possible.
"Under it all is real estate, and there's a lot of history here I don't want to lose," he said.
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A Yahoo! User Nov 21, 2012 11:19 Flag
Don't need to be bad....
at managing Chelsea. NOT just AVB but who ever you are!!
Win the CL and FA cup but RDM sacked straight after their 3-0 loss to Juve.
Would I like that way of running the club at WHL? NO it's bad enough having all the manager's we've had under ENIC. Shame we haven't had any manager capable of those pieces of silverware. Maybe this one, given time might just doo the job.
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Marin ordinarily plays wide left or behind the striker(s), He may convert to a CM, he does have many of the same attributes as Luka, who when we signed him preferred the same positions as Marin.
Hence the reason I always felt Luka's goal/assist record was acceptable, as he was dictating the play rather than making the final pass or scoring the goals. IMO he is the most significant departure and learning to play without someone of his calibre will take time.
The biggest issue with trying to sign anyone from the chavs is that they will almost certainly try there best to pry Bale/Walker/Ade from us!
I'd rather we target Ibrahim Affaley of Schalke, formerly of Barca, he is a superb player and would IMO fill a luka shaped hole! Alternatively Moutinho would also work, but may ring Levy pockets dry in the process! Dig Deep Daniel!
So who's on your January shopping list?
Didn't Modric play 'out of position' (ie not in his final role for Spurs) when he arrived - and wasn't that one of the bits that 'arry tweaked?
From what I saw of Marin on the couple of times I saw him play, he looked to have the same sort of attributes as Modric. Quick with his feet, good on the ball and with an eye to a pass.
i get your point. but equally do u just keep a manager on who isnt taking u foward just because of a lack of time.
more time doenst automatically mean they will do better.
im refering to avb not di matteo.
for example if we keep AVB on for a few years and end up going backwards. it would be hard for me to accept that it was the right thing to do because every manager needs a lot of time!
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I don't think it's about a 'lot' of time. It is about enough time.
If you employ a plumber to change a tap, then you have an idea as to how long that may take - give or take issues (stop cock doesn't work etc). You allow enough time. You don't kick him out after 10 minutes if it's not done.
If you employ a plumber to fit a central heating system, you allow more time. You don't kick him out after a day or two.
The question has always been 'how much is enough time?' in the case of AVB? Levy will have his own ideas and only he and the board knows AVB's short and long term remits (ie was it to restructure the team with youth, was it to win the Europa this season and CL next, was it...).
So without knowing what Levy has asked him to achieve and when, it's difficult from outside to judge what is enough time.
BUT, again, Levy will have his 'trapdoor' limit. IE the low point at which the floor beneath AVB disappears. I would guess that Levy would see an exit from Europa and a subsequent low position at Christmas as being a major problem for the club financially.


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As A Sophomore (2006-07): Started four of the seven games in which she played...Averaged 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds a contest...Had a career night against nationally-ranked Vanderbilt (11/20) scoring a personal-best 21 points versus the Commodores...Hit 9-of-11 shots in the contest from the floor...Was just the second double-digit scoring performance of career...Also grabbed five rebounds in the contest...Pulled down a career-best seven boards at Tennessee-Martin (11/22).
As A Freshman (2005-06): Played in 24 games earning a pair of starts...Had best game of rookie campaign at Utah Valley State (2/6/06)...Recorded career-bests in points (15) and rebounds (six) in 27 minutes before fouling out...Played at least 15 minutes in eight separate games...earned start in debut versus No.-17 Vanderbilt and in third game of the season against then-No. 3 LSU in Miami...Did not score against Vanderbilt, but had five points and four boards in 18 minutes versus LSU...Scored five-or-more points in four games averaging 2.1 points a game...Snared 1.4 rebounds a contest.
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For the select few students enrolled in Thames Valley State Technical Institute's data processing technology course, the gleaming IBM 1620 computer beckoned.
The year was 1965, and annual tuition was $100. Then, as now, there was no on-campus housing. But students "who cannot commute reside at the local YMCA, YWCA or in school-approved private residences in the vicinity of the institute."
Those quaint regulations have changed considerably in the decades since — and the hulking IBM 1620 has been replaced by a fleet of modern computers — but as southeastern Connecticut's community college celebrates its 50th year, nostalgia is running high.
"When I first got here, Mohegan (Community College) had just merged with Thames Valley, and the culture was very, very different," said Irene Clampet, who has coordinated Three Rivers' marketing department since 1993. "I describe it as corduroy pants rubbing against each other."
With a student body of 5,194 and total assets of $3.79 million as of June 2012, Norwich's community college is deeply entrenched in the region's economy, striking partnerships with industry giants such as Dominion Nuclear Connecticut's Millstone Power Station and Electric Boat to provide scholarship and job placement opportunities for graduates.
"It's touchable here, because 75 percent of our students stay in the region," President Grace Jones said. "We have great faculty who embolden students to become better students."
Three Rivers was built on land that was once a potato farm and site of a big-top circus, the byproduct of a 1992 merger between Thames Valley State Technical Institute, which opened in 1963, and Mohegan Community College, launched in 1970 and housed for most of its existence at the former Notre Dame Girls High School on Mahan Drive in Norwich.
Next to a pair of white laboratory coats hanging on a rack in his second-floor office, Three Rivers physics and mathematics professor Robert Niedbala has a large filing cabinet that serves as a kind of living museum.
Since 2009, the affable 65-year-old Norwich resident has served as Three Rivers' historian, methodically compiling documents, course catalogs, photographs and nearly any other piece of memorabilia he can find that traces the institute's lifespan.
"We provide a dream. We provide the ability to get an education and see if you want to go on, if you want to stay (in college) or if you want to enter the job market," Niedbala said.
From one of the filing cabinet's drawers, Niedbala pulled out the maize-colored 1965-67 course catalog for Thames Valley State – the first year a written guidebook was ever produced.
Portions of it are highlighted:
"Regular attendance is required of all students. No leave is granted except for extenuating circumstances. Students with excessive absences may be asked to withdraw from the Institute by vote of the Faculty Committee."
As Niedbala and Wayne Silver, a professor emeritus in humanities and former Three Rivers academic dean, recall, settling on a name for the newly consolidated college was far from easy, since the bill of merger precluded either "Mohegan" or "Thames Valley" from appearing in the moniker.
Page 2 of 2 - "Finally, when Three Rivers emerged as the top contender, people took potshots at that. They said it reminded them of Pittsburgh, and I remember hearing one person say, 'We don't really have three rivers, we have two rivers and a tributary,' " Silver said. "I think in the end, Three Rivers as a name represented the best bureaucratic solution."
For students like Chris Poulos, the name above the college's entrance doesn't matter as much as the opportunity he's found within its halls.
The 66-year-old Colchester resident lost his job last year and decided to enroll in engineering classes on the way to a second career.
"I've just fit right in. I'm very impressed with the people I've met and the quality of education here," Poulos, sporting a Navy baseball cap, said. "I've had the chance to follow an opportunity that I wouldn't have if the school wasn't here."
Like Niedbala, Karen Aubin, of Jewett City, has decades worth of perspective to pull from when discussing the evolution of Three Rivers. An alumna of the Mohegan campus, Aubin has been involved with the local community college system for 35 years.
She's currently an assistant to the academic dean emeritus and coordinator of the school's prior learning assessment program.
"It's basically gone from a chalkboard to all this wonderful technology that has been instrumental," Aubin said.
She remembers the personality clashes between professors when Thames Valley and Mohegan became one facility.
"We each had our own cultures," she said. "We have a new appreciation for each other. Before, I think it was always maybe a rivalry, and now, we're one team, which is a wonderful thing."
Changes continue on the campus. Last July marked the launch of Three Rivers Middle College High School, a magnet school run by Old Lyme-based LEARN that provides its 30 students a chance to earn college credits while pursuing careers in business and finance, engineering or hotel and hospitality management.
The school will hold its first-ever graduation next month.
Clampet, the marketing director, said introducing a younger wave of students to Three Rivers will position the school to remain successful for decades longer.
"What we have to offer is so much richer," she said. "The faculty and students have always been our best assets."
During a video tribute to the school on Wednesday, professor emeritus Jack McLean said teachers knew even before the merger that they were priming the region's population for academic excellence.
"We all wanted to make a very big difference with all of these students, and I think we did," he said.
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You must file your Free Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA) no later than March 1 of each year. You will need your current tax information in order to complete the FAFSA. You do not need your federal 1040; estimating your tax information is fine.
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DJ Retro will spin great music and the Kid's Bike Raffle will award a bike donated by The Back Country. Take advantage of this free event and get your bike ready for the safe summer days ahead.
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WILLIAMSTOWN — The Wood County Airport Authority discussed on Tuesday what to do about the lawsuit filed against it by Mountaineer Grading....
Oh, for Heaven's Sake. What sort of clown is Moore? There must have been 20 ways this could have happened without him screwing up things at the airport.
Is there no one there with any background in finance or accounting who can keep the books, and the projects, on a steady course? Anyone?
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