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When you go to Cars Land -- the new theme zone at Disney California Adventure Park that opens to the public Friday -- be sure to notice how well an old Southwestern desert town was replicated in restaurants and gift shops. Please take a moment to marvel at the race car-related details, such as planters made in the shape of large tires. Appreciate how far the park creators went to create giant desert mountains in the distance.
Then hightail it straight back to Radiator Springs Racers -- the best new ride at either Disney park since Space Mountain. Because once word gets out, the line may back up all the way to the Disneyland Hotel.
I got a chance to take one of the first rides when Cars Land opened Thursday morning for a media sneak preview.
- Follow reporter Tony Hicks' reports from Cars Land
The race car attraction is the high point of an otherwise family-friendly, moderately charming new "land" that actually makes the film it's based on seem better. Disney went all out, devoting five years of planning and construction to extend the park by 12 acres to and bring the fictional town of Radiator Springs of the Disney/Pixar film "Cars" to life.
Mater the tow truck
Like the rest of California Adventure, atmosphere is important in Cars Land, because it features only three new rides -- two of which depend more on personality and originality than throw-your-hands-in-the-air zoom. If you didn't care for "Cars" tow-truck Mater and his Southern drawl, don't go anywhere near Mater's Junkyard Jamboree, which features multiple Maters moving in figure eights, towing you behind as you slide back and forth like someone greased the driveway, while the tow truck's voice happily calls out the amusement park equivalent of a square dance. It's fun, but don't expect the tea cups.
Luigi's Flying Tires is an odd concept that works better than you'd expect by watching it first. Riders fill into large, tire-shaped cars that glide over a surface, much like the "pucks" on an air hockey table. It's sort of like big bumper cars -- until you consider that the surface is also filled with red, green and white beach balls. The goal is unclear, other than to throw a big Italian beach party. Like Mater's ride, no one's stomach will twist up. But there's definitely an illogical fun factor.
There's no such ambivalence when it comes to the Radiator Springs Racers. The concept is simple: Get into your race car, encounter a few of Radiator Springs' more colorful characters while going to town to get some new tires, then blast off against another car, racing around the mountains above town, screaming all the way. It combines thrill and concept the way Splash Mountain does -- only you don't get your hair wet.
Where's the Golden Gate?
At the front of the park, Disney has re-created Los Angeles of the 1920s, when Walt Disney arrived in California by train. Actors in character roam Buena Vista Street, including a policeman who sounds a lot like Kenneth the nerdy page in NBC's "30 Rock."
Oh, and they tore down the Golden Gate Bridge.
I know, I know -- it doesn't fit the time or place, but it was still a bit surprising not to see it spanning the street just inside the park. But, again, atmosphere is the speciality of California Adventure, and 1920s L.A. works well, with the new Carthay Circle Theatre, built to resemble the California theater where Disney's first full-length feature, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," premiered in 1937. Upstairs is a '20s-style restaurant, meant to resemble a post-film gala party, while downstairs is a lounge and historic exhibits.
You can get there on the new Red Car Trolley system -- based on Los Angeles' historic Pacific Electric Red Car Line -- which transports guests from the front gate, down the park's version of Hollywood Boulevard, on to the The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
When all that adult stuff gets to be too much for the kids, head for "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure." The year-old ride is a big hit with small children, as the pace and design resemble "It's A Small World," only without the boats and psychosis-inducing song. Then again, you will walk out with "Under the Sea" in your head, so be prepared.
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If you are on the fence with regard to the TRPA regional plan, and you want make a decision as to the plan's ability to save the lake, then you can begin to decide based on information provided in the Bonanza's opinion pages. All you have to do is compare the ramblings of Ed Gurowitz and the sophisticated letter offered by Ellie Waller to the Bonanza.
It appears Ed, a former employee of TRPA, and a former homeowner in Incline Village, has some sort of agenda to appease TRPA.
Ellie comes off as a concerned citizen focused on the lake's future. She is offering common sense statements and concerns.
Ed comes off as nothing but a local blow-hard offering mindless rhetoric, and casting those who are filing a lawsuit as fools.
The beauty of the lake is in danger with your unsubstantiated offerings. Only TRPA and the developers agree with Mr. Gurowitz.
It is beyond responsible journalistic standards to continue to allow Mr. Gurowitz to write week after week and to expand on the ridiculous.
The lake needs intelligent, comprehensive reporting, from competent authorities, not self-serving opinion columns written by an amateur journalist.
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WASHINGTON (January 21, 2013)—U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the Senate's top Republican, said Monday President Barack Obama's second term represents "a fresh start."
The President's second term represents a fresh start when it comes to dealing with the great challenges of our day; particularly, the transcendent challenge of unsustainable federal spending and debt," he said.
"Republicans are eager to work with the President on achieving this common goal, and we firmly believe that divided government provides the perfect opportunity to do so. Together, there is much we can achieve."
McConnell's statement came after the public swearing-in of Mr. Obama for a second term, and an 18-minute inaugural address in which Mr. Obama urged Congress to find common ground over the next four years.
During the address, Mr. Obama previewed an ambitious second-term agenda.
He said in an era of looming budget cuts, the nation has a commitment to costly programs such as Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.
Mr. Obama said the country "cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well" and an increasing number "barely make it."
Mr. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden earlier were sworn in, as part of a public ceremony that followed their private oath-taking Sunday, the day the Constitution says the second term begins.
The crowd that extended across the National Mall didn't rival the record-breaking gathering of four years ago, but still numbered in the hundreds of thousands.


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- Antioch toddler Matthew Ouimet's transplant recovery turns scary
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- Matthew Ouimet has follow-up surgery 7 days after transplant
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- Matthew Ouimet's surgery was even more demanding than the norm.
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Matthew Ouimet got a thumbs-up from his doctors Wednesday after a three-hour surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in San Francisco.
Surgeons, in a planned procedure performed seven days after the 2-year-old Antioch boy received a double transplant during a 13-hour operation, implanted a feeding tube, closed the original incision and biopsied the donated kidney and liver. Results of the biopsy showed no signs that Matthew's body is rejecting its new organs.
Wednesday's surgery began shortly after 8:30 a.m. Matthew, whose thumbs-up gestures brought tears to his family's eyes before and after the transplant surgery, was back in ICU before noon.
"Everything is looking good," said Kristi Ouimet, Matthew's mother, after she and her husband Kelly met with surgeon Dr. John Roberts. "They were able to close his belly. They got the G (feeding) tube in. It's the first time all week that we were able to breathe a sigh of relief and feel like we're on the road to recovery. This last week was just so scary, with all the things that were happening and knowing we still had this operation to come. Now we know he's recuperating."
Roberts told the Ouimets that "if all goes well" Matthew could be moved from ICU to a recovery room in as little as two days. The move will depend on his body being able to get by on mere four-hour dialysis treatments instead requiring 24-hour treatments which are administered only in ICU.
Timing isn't as important to Kristi Ouimet as knowing her son has passed a medical milestone.
"The whole journey's been, we're going to do this until we get the transplant," she said. "But we didn't really think beyond that. I kind of catch myself thinking now about what life is going to be like after he's discharged. There's going to be a day when the little guy is going to get to take a bath or go swimming. That light is there. We've got kind of a time frame for it. It's not just, someday this might happen."
For the time being, however, Kristi and Kelly will continue to call the hospital home.
"He's mad, he's uncomfortable, he's confused, he hurts," Kristi Ouimet said of Matthew. "But we know this is all a healing thing now."
That's a far cry from the anxious moments in the hours after the transplant surgery, when Matthew suffered some internal bleeding and his transplanted kidney and liver took longer than expected to function. Gradually he began showing steady signs of recovery, becoming more alert and breathing on his own. Born with the genetic condition primary hyperoxaluria Type 1, in which a defect in the liver compromises the kidneys, Matthew continued post-transplant the dialysis treatments he has received for almost two years.
But as the toddler became more alert, he experienced increased pain.
"He has shivers," Kristi Ouimet wrote in a Facebook post, "and says 'owie' and 'mommy save me' ... breaks my heart."
In addition to several family members who have visited him in ICU, Matthew and the Ouimet family have received moral support from all over the world. On Friday, Kristi Ouimet asked followers on her Facebook page to write where they are from. She received 484 responses from all over California, 26 other states and five other countries -- Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, England (from a woman whose son has primary hyperoxaluria Type II) and Spain.
Contact Gary Peterson at 925-952-5053. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/garyscribe.


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The Learning Commons at Lansing Community College offers many options for tutoring: scheduled appointments, walk-in tutoring, Supplemental Instruction, and study groups. Please complete a Tutoring Request Form for all types of tutoring. Tutoring services are offered free of charge, on a first-come, first-served basis as availability permits.
Weekly Scheduled Appointments- Arts & Sciences 108
- A student is assigned to meet with a tutor for 50 minutes every week on the same day and at the same time throughout the current semester.
- Example: A student is assigned to meet with Jaime, a tutor, every Monday during the fall semester from 3:10 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. to work on MATH 107 and WRIT 117.
- Students may request to share an appointment with someone else in the same class.
- Tutoring Request Forms are accepted beginning one week prior to the start of a semester.
- Tutoring may not be available for all subjects at all times
Individual Walk-In Appointments- Arts & Sciences Room 108
- An appointment may be available on an occasional basis due to schedule changes
- A student may call or visit the office to ask if a tutor has an available appointment for that day or the next day. These appointments are not guaranteed to be available at all times.
- A student may request to be placed on the waiting list for appointments by calling (517) 483-1206 or stopping by the Learning Commons, A&S Room 108
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- For some frequently requested courses, such as math and computer applications, tutoring is available for students to schedule up to a day in advance.
- To reserve an appointment, call or stop by Arts & Sciences Room 108, up to one day in advance beginning at 8:00 a.m., to see if a tutor is available.
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I recently started using qcad-220.127.116.11-1-prof.freebsd7.x86. Previously I was using qcad-18.104.22.168-rc2-1-prof.freebsd.x86. Many of the drawing files I create get used for CNC machining, so they need to be read by other applications. Up until I started using 2.2 I never had any trouble. However, any drawing written by 2.2 generally hangs other applications trying to read it. Some examples are TurboCAD 12 and VCarve Pro from Vectric. I can read the files with AccuTrans, rewrite them, and then they can be read by the other applications. The problem with that is that AccuTrans seems to convert all curves to a series of straight line segments. So that's not the best solution.
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Today: Apple's (AAPL) week of hyper-publicity leads into Friday's launch of two new models of iPhone as stock recovers. Also: Tesla, Pandora and software companies reach all-time highs on Wall Street.
The Lead: Apple wraps up week in spotlight with interviews, iPhone launch
After more than a week in the spotlight for nearly every technology fan and journalist around, Apple will finally begin selling its new iPhones directly to customers Friday morning, one day short of the anniversary of the launch of the smartphone's previous iteration and its record stock price.
Apple jumped in front of a renewed media barrage last week, when it announced two new iPhone models: the less-expensive iPhone 5C, which is housed in plastic and comes in a variety of colors, and the premium iPhone 5S. This week, however, the spotlight has grown red hot. After failing to announce preorders on Monday, as it had for previous launches, Apple shares descended on Tuesday; Apple rebounded and media outlets galore released


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PITTSBURGH -- Upon further review, the Giants believe they got jobbed Tuesday night at PNC Park.
In the first-ever replay challenge to actually decide the end of a game, the Giants lost 2-1 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night on a home-plate play that the pitcher, the catcher and the manager all thought was way too inconclusive to make baseball technological history.
With two outs and nobody on in the bottom of the ninth inning, Pirates outfielder Starling Marte hit a ball off the right field wall against Giants starter Tim Hudson, who had pitched brilliantly for 82/3 innings. Marte steamed all the way around to third, and when Ehire Adrianza's relay throw got by third baseman Pablo Sandoval, Marte bolted for home.
Sandoval played a carom off the grandstands and fired home. Marte slid in headfirst as catcher Buster Posey applied the tag on a bang-bang play.
Home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott called Marte out, but Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, after getting the thumbs-up from bench coach Jeff Banister and video coordinator Kevin Roach, challenged the call. And after a mere 1 minute, 14 second delay, it was ruled that Marte got his hand on home plate before Posey's tag and the Pirates suddenly were winners.
The Giants didn't think so, or at least weren't conceding it publicly. Well after the game, Giants manager Bruce Bochy was having his own tech crew cue up various angles of the play in the clubhouse. Ultimately, he walked away from the video machines befuddled and disgusted.
"As much as I look at it, I don't see where it's conclusive," Bochy said.
That was the biggest Giants beef in the wake of the end of their six-game winning streak -- they thought the replay was too easily disputed to call the other way.
"It's frustrating, it's tough, it was a pretty close play," said Hudson. "I've seen closer plays not get turned over, so it's a little hard to swallow."
Posey agreed.
"Honest opinion, looking at it, it's really close," the catcher said. "Most of the plays that I've seen that could go either way usually stay with the call on the field.
"I don't know if they saw a different angle than we had, but I don't think so," Posey continued. "I think the best angle is the one where the shot's coming from behind me and you can see his hand and my glove. To me, it's a little conclusive whether my hand is on his chest before (his hand) hits the plate or not. That's just what I saw."
The Giants were also a bit miffed by the swiftness of the reversal. It was the fastest duration of the 12 replay challenges the club has been involved with this year, either by them or the opponent.
"I thought it was a no-brainer as quickly as they overturned it," Posey said. "But after seeing it, I was a little surprised at how fast they overturned it."
It was an agonizing loss for Hudson (4-2), who once again pitched beautifully. Before the controversial replay decision, he had allowed just four hits and a run, walked one and struck out five. The game, to be sure, seemed destined for extra innings after Pirates starter Charlie Morton matched Hudson pitch for pitch through the first eight innings.
Marte himself wasn't sure he could do what he did against Hudson.
"That pitcher is very difficult to hit because he has a lot of spin and he puts the ball wherever he wants," Marte said. "I didn't try to do too much. I just tried to put the ball in play."
Morton limited the Giants to just three hits over the first eight innings, and the only run they scored against him was unearned in the second inning. Brandon Belt, who reached base four times, singled, stole second and advanced to third on catcher Tony Sanchez's overthrow. Adrianza hit a sacrifice fly to center and the Giants were off to another good start.
But Pittsburgh answered in the bottom half of the second. Marte hit a one-out single to right, advanced to third on Ike Davis' single down the right field line and scored on a Sanchez groundout to third. It stayed tied until the climactic final play.
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A visit to an organic cotton farm in Capay Valley left us completely enamored with Sally Fox, local grower of naturally colored organic cotton Foxfibre. She's been at it for decades and clearly loves it! After spending some time on her farm last week, I learned for myself that growing organic cotton is a lot of hard work and takes the hands and support of many.
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Mark Woodworth, whose murder conviction in the 1990 death of Catherine Robertson was recently overturned, is being released on $50,000 cash-only bond as the state seeks a new trial.
Family members received word early today that bond was set. The release is expected to happen by late morning.
Woodworth is being held at the Daviess DeKalb County Regional Jail in Pattonsburg. Woodworth has maintained his innocence since his grand jury indictment in 1993. He was 16 at the time of the shootings.
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The Oroville Pirates collegiate wood bat team is hosting a double-header Saturday afternoon beginning at 3 p.m., and half of the proceeds from the game will be donated to Okizu, a program designed to assist families of children who are battling cancer according to Pirate head coach Javier Solis.
"We had a family come to us asking if their daughter could possibly sing the National Anthem before one of our games, and we learned she was a member of the Okizu program," said Solis. "After hearing about her story and listening to a tape of her singing, and she is good, we thought it would be a great opportunity for us as an organization to help support a local program."
The mission of Okizu is to provide peer support, respite, mentoring, and recreational programs to meet the needs of all members of families affected by childhood cancer.
Okizu is committed to the continuing support of the childhood cancer community through its Oncology and Siblings camping programs, Family weekends, Bereavement programs, and Teen and Young Adult programs. These programs are the result of a collaborative effort of Okizu and the pediatric oncology treatment centers in northern California.
The Pirates will be battling the Southern Oregon Slayers on the field, and a barbecue dinner will be on the menu at the games so it will be a great time to come check out the local college kids who are having a fine season, as the Pirates currently enjoying a fine first season playing in the Horizon Air Summer Baseball Series, and sport a fine 23-10-1 record. The team is playing good baseball, and with local players such as Gridley High graduates Anthony Paredes, Trevor Anthony, and a host of Butte County products, led by former Gridley stand-out Solis, tomorrow will be a great opportunity for local baseball fans to come out to Mitchell Field in Oroville to check out some good baseball all while helping out a worthy organization.
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Hi all! I woke up this morning and decided its time to get myself back on the treadmill. Im 45 and last year was my first attempt at running, i followed the c25k program and was amazed that i could actually run! I didnt enter a 5k last year but i would love to this year! W1D1 here i come is anyone else starting this month???
Nikita138, glad to see you start an April C25K. I'd love to join you along your journey. Let me tell you a little about myself. I am 29, currently weighting in at 250. I was an athlete in high school playing baseball, basketball, and football, so I basically could eat all I wanted and never gain a pound. Well when I graduated, I balloneed and have struggled ever since. Before I got married I weighted in at around 265 and told myself I wanted to be happy when I saw myself in my wedding pictures, so by doing the C25K for the first time and continuosly running afterwards (also watching what I ate) I had gotten my weight down to 190 by running. I felt great and was active, I had my routine, but then I got married, went back to school for my MBA and my rountine quickly ended. Now after three wonderful years of marriage, I have been blessed with a baby on the way, due Oct 1st, and I told myself I do not want to be that lazy dad that sits around and watches TV all the time. I want to have that energy I did when I finished my first C25K. I want to be healthy and live to an old age to see my child grow up. I want to be a good father. These reasons are my motivation for finishing the C25K again and never going back to my unhealthy self again.
I am a firm believer in the buddy system, so I will post as often as I can and hopefully others will join us on our adventure. My plan is to run on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays with an occassional Sunday. My running days should be pretty consistent since I have a treadmill, but I do usually prefer to run outside, so I can view the scenery.
I look forward to completing this journey with you! Good Luck!
First Race ever: Run Kings Island 5k 129 of 455 overall 75/186 of males 28:19 total time
Hi everyone!
I too am starting in April, actually the 15th. I am 33, never ran a day in my life, and just released from the Dr. I am very excited to get started and I will be sure to check in!!
Hi everyone! I'm also planning on starting the C25K this month (tomorrow morning, actually!) Over the past couple of years I've begun and (rather quickly) abandoned various exercise attempts, which has led to me gain quite a bit of weight. I'm 22 and currently weigh about 200 lbs. I have a goal weight of 150, and would ideally love to accomplish this in 6 months.
I started the C25K right after graduating college but did it for only about 2 weeks before calling it quits. I honestly feel like one of the biggest blocks in sticking with this, or any other exercise program has been a lack of support. My boyfriend & I currently live together in a new city, but I don't have any friends or family here. He is not a big exerciser and we simply don't have the time or schedule coordination to be able to work out together. I hope that in joining this message board I can find people who are going through the same thing I am and find some support! Of course, I also hope to offer some support to others as well.
Good luck to all, and I'm excited to complete this journey with you all!
Hi everyone-I've also started this month! I got one running workout in last week and just finished my first of this week. I'm 40 years old, was active all through high school and college and beyond, but beginning in my mid 30s I started to slack off in the exercise department. Add a now 4-year old daughter and a 1-year son to my full time job and other commitments, and time is the issue for me. However, I've got to do it. I've always wanted to be a runner, but never had had the mental stamina to do it. If you put a ball in front of me and tell me I have to beat you to that ball, I can run, but just to go out and run for the sake of running, I've never been able to master that.
Oh, and did I mention I've never felt so bad about my body image in my life? I've never had a non-pregnancy weight this high and I'm only 5'1" so it shows!
Looking forward to watching all of us progress together!
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Hey there everyone. My name is Karrie, I'm a 33yr old mother of 2 and I think I weigh around 200 lbs. I've always had issues with my weight. After years of wearing unflattering old clothes because I feel like I'm too fat to "deserve" nice clothes and not swimming on hot days because I don't even own shorts let alone a bathing suit I decided enough was enough. I downloaded a C25K podcast and did the first session this morning. It was not easy, but I have to keep telling myself that I can do it and it will totally be worth it in the end. I'm really looking forward to being in that club of people who are hooked on running! I think we could all use support and I'm looking forward to sharing with everyone and offering that support as well
Hi Karrie...looks like you and I are in similar boats. Same age, same weight, same horrible outlook on self and clothes. So, I am really looking forward to getting started and having people to run along on this journey with me
Hi everyone, i'm also starting this month. just did my first session today. i'm 26 and around 200 lbs, but i need to be a lot less! i plan on doing my runs on mondays, wednesdays, and fridays. i look forward to be going thruogh it with other people. good luck everyone!
Karrie -
I totally sympathize with you on the swimming issue ... I HATE dressing for the beach/swimming, or even a warm day. I'm totally ashamed of how my legs/lower body look and cringe at the thought of wearing shorts. Clothes shopping also sounds like simply torture to me. Something I'm hoping to get out of this program is a much better body image!
Congrats to you on doing the first workout! That's awesome. The hardest part, at least for me, is always getting started, so you've come through that already. Way to go! Let me know how the second one goes - do you think you will stick to the every other day schedule that the program recommends? I plan on starting tomorrow AM but want to get on a Mon, Wed, Fri schedule. I've done some step aerobics lately so think I may do that while watching the latest ep of Army Wives or something.
Again, congrats on getting started and good luck! Hope to succeed with you on this journey.
Good luck to you too, itto! I'm going to try and stick to a Mon, Wed, Fri schedule as well. Do you have any plans for the off days, like strength training or anything?
Hi everyone, I'm LaTasha and starting my first session tomorrow. I am 32 (in may) and am about a little under 200 pounds. I want to lose about 30 pounds and I will be doing Tues, Thurs, Saturdays and doing 30-40 mins on my elliptical the other days leaving Sunday as my rest day. I'm so happy to have found this group. Anyone else doing the same days, also I will be doing it from my treadmill of course.
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Glad to see we will have a large group doing this together. I noticed a few of us are doing this for weight loss, and I wanted to let those know, the first three weeks will be deterring as far as weight loss goes. When I first did this I know it was. This is because at the beginning you are not really covering a lot of distance, even though you are exerting a lot of energy. Basically 1 mile covered equates to roughly 100 calories burned for an average person, and it takes 3500 burned just to lose 1lb. I tracked my distance after my runs with the website mapmyrun.com and this gave me an idea of how many calories I burned. In addition, since your body is not use to exercise, the food cravings begin. Do whatever you can to curb that appetite. Watching what you eat will be your savor at the beginning. I found an apple after a run did wonders to control those late night hungry pains. It is very very tough though, I just love food. After I completed the program before and was running 3 miles consistently my body got use to the exercise and the hungry went away, and thankfully the pounds started to drop. Good Luck to all in your quest!
First Race ever: Run Kings Island 5k 129 of 455 overall 75/186 of males 28:19 total time
Hi poeth! Thanks for the info on doing C25K for weight loss. Losing weight is definitely one of my main goals at the moment, but I also want to get my body used to running in the hopes of running longer & longer distances/times. Do you have any tips as far as strategies for weight loss I can use, in addition to C25K? I hear you on the food front - I just love it, almost to the point where it feels like an addiction at some times.
Anyway, your input is much appreciated. Good luck getting back into program!
Thank for the info Poeth, I was a little disappointed in only burning 176 calories on my first day today but I enjoyed day 1.
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Okay... a little history here...this would be my third time for C25K. Both times before I completed it and loved it. Ran a 5 k at the end of each training period. But then I stop and do NOTHING afterwards and let all my progress go to waste. I need some words of advice here....do I do it again with your lovely group....or do I figure it would just be a nine week experince yet again. Totally confused by myself...any insight out there?
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Tonight's Billboard Music Awards opened with a raunchy performance of "S&M" by Rihanna, during which a bunch of random hands tried to caress her vagina. Then Britney Spears shot up from under the stage! Except that it wasn't good, because Spears lip-synced (Rihanna sang live), danced like she had arthritis, and even managed to mess up a song-ending pillow fight.
Update: Here's Spears' second performance of the night. And by "performance," I mean an even-worse-than-the-first-one cameo at the end of Nicki Minaj's set. Sigh.


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Your Personal Path Diary Is Now Searchable
Path, a mobile social networking app company based in San Francisco, is rolling out a big update today that adds search to its mobile app.
Path is a smaller, more intimate version of Facebook. Users can connect with a limited number of other users (150, to be exact) as friends to share their "moments." Those moments vary from checking into locations to taking photos with a number of filters. It is built entirely for mobile devices.
Users will be able to search through those moments without having to scroll through an entire timeline to find it. Search queries can be categorized by a bunch of parameters: friends, places, dates and holidays, seasons and weather, locations, birthdays, moments, and emotions, the company says.
Following a redesign, Path now has more than five million users. Though it isn't growing at the bleeding pace of a Facebook or a Twitter, that's OK, as Path was designed as a "premium" service, he said.
The result is the app serves more the purpose of a mobile diary that users' closest friends can view, said CEO Dave Morin in an interview. And now, it's easier to find that specific moment a user seeks.
Or they can still take a trip down memory lane and scroll their way to the moment, Morin says.
We caught up with Morin for a moment to discuss the new app. Here's an edited transcript of the interview:
WSJ: Why search? What's the reasoning behind that?
Dave Morin: We've always seen Path as sort of a journal, we like calling it your Path through life, all your experiences in one place. Being able to go back in time and relive those things is one good reason to add this feature. It's really hard to tell stories using your camera roll. It's especially hard to tell stories using your Path given that up until now you weren't able to go back in time. We wanted to put a search feature in, but we didn't want to do any search feature. Path is a lot about memories, and being able to get back to those for a variety of different reasons and access their memories we thought was a really powerful thing.
WSJ: How does it work?
DM: I could just search, Japan with Dustin, using the search. It's one of those things we wanted to make that so easy and so simple and so normal and natural that it just became part of your everyday workflow. You can search for friends, places, dates and holidays — Easter, Christmas — you can search for seasons. You can search by weather, say Winter, snowing, raining, you can do all kinds of locations. If I wanted to show you all my photos from Montana like I could. You can even break it down by emotion — you could say, show me my happy places. It'll show you all the places that have received the most happy feedback on Path. It puts this incredibly powerful tool for remembering your life in your hands.
WSJ: By weather? How much data do you guys actually have for these moments?
DM: We really obsess over context at Path, we have a lot of context. We even put the weather in some moments. We add data to every single moment, we've gone through and consolidated the context and applied it in every moment. We have language you put into a comment, metadata that categorizes a place, weather data that tells us it was sunny at the time. We went through to know what time of the day the sun was setting, so you can type, 'sunset photos.' We've tried to make it a lot smarter based on the immense amount of data that we have, and make it basically that the user can put on a whole lot of photos. We have full partnerships with companies like Foursquare, we have many other partners for things like movie data, books, categories of all that stuff.
WSJ: So I can search through my friends' Paths too?
DM: Yep, you'd search for Alexis. You could search for Alexis' photos, Alexis' photos San Francisco, happy, in the rain. You'd be able to narrow it down exactly to the moments.
We actually have a feature where, on the right hand of the search field, you shift into "Nearby" mode. It shows you the moments that have been posted nearby. If you show up in a new city, let's say you showed up in Tokyo and in Path your friend posted that amazing sushi restaurant, typically you'd have to call your friend. Instead you hit "nearby," and boom, you'd see the moments from that restaurant. It gives you this powerful discovery tool. It's also about discovering the world around you through the lens of these memories.
WSJ: Are you guys planning on rolling these kinds of algorithms out to make it easier to discover new things?
DM: We're not doing that in the feed right now. The way this feature has been developed, we look at it as 100% directly designed for users. It really is designed to be this incredibly powerful way to search all your own content, all your friends' content, and get back to all those memories. It isn't available anywhere else, we looked around the Internet and said, why doesn't this exist. We built this on incredibly powerful technology, our engineers spent a lot of time with elastic search to build this. It's powerful infrastructure, this is just the beginning, and it'll become part of the experience.
WSJ: How has the year been for Path?
DM: I would say, we came out of last year with around a million users. We just hit 5 million users, we're pretty excited about that. I think this release was really important to us, we saw it as the final piece of Path 2. To us, since we started the company, I've always thought of Path as bookmarking your life. If the Internet is now about life, then your mobile phone is your web browser, and we try to design Path this way to bookmark your life and capture those important memories in your life. Being able to search through it is very powerful, it really delivers a lot of value and innovation to the user.
WSJ: Path is limited in the number of "friends" you can have — does that slow the growth at all?
DM: The thing to remember about us is that we're a premium-focused business. We don't make money through advertising, for us, if you look at the companies that are premium focused — the Evernotes, Spotifys of the world — they're 25 million or 50 million users businesses. We're really happy with our progress and our yardstick is in that business. We try to focus on users and deliver value to users in direct ways that makes them really happy. We're pretty happy with our growth, we don't see any cap on the upside.


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ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - An Elizabethtown man charged with murder in the shooting death of a neighbor last summer is set to appear in court for a competency hearing.
Prosecutors want to assess the mental state of 26-year-old Robert J. Tarafa, who was arrested June 9 after 32-year-old Frank Knapp was found dead at an apartment complex in Elizabethtown.
Police say Tarafa and Knapp were involved in a physical altercation that ended when Tarafa allegedly shot the other man nine times using two weapons.
The News-Enterprise reported that defense attorneys say Tarafa attempted suicide while in jail. Tarafa underwent an evaluation at the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center in LaGrange.
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EAGLE, Colorado - Andrew Wells admitted he tried to burn down two apartment buildings where seven people were sleeping, because his former girlfriend broke his heart.
Wells, 32, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three felonies. He'll spend between 26 years and 48 years in state prison.
Wells sat with his head down, staring at a spot inches in front of him on the defendant's table, as Chief District Court Judge Tom Moorhead worked through the list of charges, asking Wells if he understood them.
Each time Wells answered, "Yes, your honor."
"With that understanding what is your plea?" Moorhead asked as he again read through the list of felonies.
Wells softly spoken answered, "Guilty" to each.
He'll be sentenced May 22 at 2 p.m.
His former girlfriend wasn't even in her apartment when he set the fires. But the woman was in the courtroom Wednesday, as she had been each time Wells was in court.
Videotaped confession
During Wells' videotaped confession, he told Vail Police Detective Justin Liffick, "I'll talk."
Liffick replied, "I'll listen."
The defense's hopes were dealt a death blow earlier when Judge Moorhead denied their motion to have that confession thrown out. Moorhead also ruled that DNA evidence tying Wells to the scene of the arsons would be part of the evidence. Vail police and fire investigators found Parliament cigarettes butts at the scene, with DNA that matched Wells'.
After those rulings, defense attorneys Jim Little and Terry O'Connor negotiated with the prosecutors for the plea agreement. Wells was originally charged with seven counts of attempted murder, one for each of the people sleeping in the buildings he tried to burn down.
Pattern of harassment
Wells had harassed his former girlfriend for weeks before trying to burn down her building, police said.
Wells admitted he had removed a spark plug from the woman's car, so she'd be stranded and have to call him to help her. He had a key to her car, but didn't have her consent to have it, police said.
Police accused Wells of planting two GPS applications on the woman's phone so Wells could track her.
Wells was originally charged with vandalizing the woman's car after police found damage to a CV joint, loosened lug nuts, and a plastic shopping bag had been stuffed into the nozzle of the gas tank.
All that culminated in the predawn hours of Sept. 22. Around 5 a.m. a resident called Vail Police to report rocks being thrown onto the roof. The rocks were being thrown by a "shadowy figure," who escaped by "skulking" through some bushes, police were told.
When Vail Police Officer Dan Torgerson arrived moments later, the man who had called ran toward him, panicked and shouting, "There's a fire in Building E!" The flames were 2 feet high by that time, spreading quickly up an exterior wooden stairwell, the only escape route for people on the building's upper floors.
Torgerson sprinted to his police car and grabbed his fire extinguisher. In the seconds it took him to sprint back the flames had grown another 3 feet. He emptied his fire extinguisher onto the fire, knocking down the flames just as the Vail fire department arrived around one minute later to completely extinguish the blaze.
As investigators combed the crime scene in East Vail, Vail Police Detective Russell Jacobs drove a marked Vail police car to Wells' apartment in Eagle.
Jacobs and officers from the Eagle Police Department and an Eagle County Sheriff's Office waited outside Wells' apartment for about an hour and a half.
Around 12:30 p.m., Wells finally walked up to Jacobs' marked Vail police car, and asked Jacobs if Jacobs could help him find his car.
When police found Wells' car at 7 a.m. there was no frost on his vehicle, indicating it had been running, Liffick said.
When Liffick interviewed Wells later that day, Wells told him he picked up a friend, drove to Gypsum, bought a gas can and filled it with gasoline, and also bought a pack of cigarettes. Police said Wells' car reeked of gasoline when they searched it following his arrest.
Police said Wells tried to set his first fire on a condo building adjacent to the one where his former girlfriend was living. That fire did not ignite because lawn sprinklers had soaked the surface minutes before, according to police.
As that flame smoldered and died, Wells walked to the building directly to the east where his former girlfriend lived in a top floor apartment, police said. He poured gasoline on the wooden stairs and set the fire, then fled the scene, police said.
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THN Editor-in-Chief Jason Kay discusses the news and events around the NHL and world of hockey
by Jason Kay - October 30, 2010 9:25 AM UTC
Retired veteran NHL referee Kerry Fraser talks about the 10-minute misconduct he was asked to hand out.
I called Kerry Fraser the other day intending to ask just three or four questions about his new book, The Final Call, wanting to keep things relatively brief during a hectic week at the office.
by Jason Kay - October 2, 2010 8:15 AM UTC
Every year one team catches the eye and heart of this author and this year that team is the ol' Blue and White.
Most years about this time, I find myself developing a soft spot for a team, one I quietly pull for, one typically cast in the underdog mould.
by Jason Kay - September 5, 2010 9:20 AM UTC
Fans and crowds at English sporting matches have a whole different dynamic than anything seen in North America.
Several years ago, I had the privilege of attending a hockey game in England, my ever-so-brief home and native land. The contest was between arch-rivals Sheffield and Nottingham and I loved the experience, not so much for the calibre of play, but more for the atmosphere in the arena.
by Jason Kay - August 14, 2010 8:14 AM UTC
Not since the lockout has the league got together like this to try out new rules, but it should be done more frequently.
They haven't yet dropped a puck at the NHL's research and development camp, but already the event is a winner. That's because regardless of what transpires, the league has scored a PR victory, at the very least projecting the perception of openness to progress.
by Jason Kay - July 4, 2010 8:10 AM UTC
Chicago will surely be hurt by the moves they've been forced to make, but that's exactly the cap's intention: to level the playing field.
A dismantling or a fine-tuning? You say BUFF-lin, I say Bye-FUG-lien. The roster overhaul of the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks that continued into the start of free agency season is not a surprise, but it begs a couple questions.
by Jason Kay - May 29, 2010 9:22 AM UTC
With so many teams in today's NHL, it's not hard to find teams who haven't won in a long time, or ever... and why Marian Hossa may snap his own curse.
If the favored Blackhawks defeat the Flyers and win their first Stanley Cup since 1961, the city of Chicago, naturally, will be tickled pink.
by Jason Kay - May 9, 2010 9:10 AM UTC
Because the rule is so vague and inconsistent, the NHL should ban any goals off the skate so everyone can be on the same page.
It's as much a part of the playoffs as overtime, line-matching and face-washing. Every spring, as NHL games get magnified, the spotlight shines more intensely on referees as they stride to the timekeeper's bench, pick up that antique known as a land line and chat with the boys in Toronto about controversial plays.
by Jason Kay - May 1, 2010 9:52 AM UTC
No player was more key to his team's success than the Sabres No. 1 keeper and the fact he's not nominated for NHL MVP is absurd.
It was predictable, but somehow that didn't lessen my befuddlement when the NHL news release materialized in my inbox on Thursday. The subject line read: "Crosby, Ovechkin and Sedin Named Hart Trophy Finalists" Uh, guys, didn't you miss someone? You know, that goalie in the Northeast Division whose team may have competed for Taylor or Tyler, not the Stanley Cup, if not for his disproportionate contributions? It's not that Sid, Alex and Henrik didn't have terrific seasons.
by Jason Kay - April 18, 2010 9:45 PM UTC
While the third game of the Sens-Pens opening round series was far from pretty painting, there were some brush strokes worth talking about.
Of all the great games in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, this wasn't one of them. Unless you're a fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins or Ottawa Senators, or have some other vested interest, Game 3 of their first round series was a bit of a yawner, characterized by a dearth of offense and scoring chances, particularly in the first two periods.
by Jason Kay - March 26, 2010 10:15 AM UTC
Jose Theodore and the Caps goalies are getting a bad rap, but recent history suggests you don't need an all-star netminder to win.
The Washington Capitals are steamrolling towards the Presidents' Trophy and have emerged as a slim odds-on favorite to win the Stanley Cup.
by Jason Kay - March 12, 2010 10:45 AM UTC
If the NHL is serious about cutting down on the number of head injuries players suffer, they should investigate seriously the impact of fighting.
Competition committee review and Board of Governors approval pending, the NHL took some baby steps this week in its quest to reduce concussions.
by Jason Kay - February 19, 2010 10:20 AM UTC
Many are critical of the gap between the U.S. and Canada and the rest of the pack, but eliminating the women's game would be folly.
When we were designing our Olympics preview special issue, Chasing Glory, a few months back – and having some challenges making elements fit on a particular page – one of my colleagues turned to me and offered as a way to save space, "For the women's schedule, we only need one line: the gold medal game.


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Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 11, 2012, at 11 a.m., at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on Spruce Street, in Gridley, for Richard "Dick" Cassady, 83, who passed away on June 5, 2012, at his residence in Gridley, following a long illness.
He was born on July 15, 1928, in Gridley and was a life-long resident.
He was a farmer for over 70 years and enjoyed antique cars, horses, and showing his prize hogs in state fairs.
He was a devoted husband and father.
He graduated from Gridley High School in 1945 with perfect attendance.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, serving in Korea.
He was a Past Master and 50 year member of the North Butte Masonic Lodge in Gridley, and the Ben Ali Shrine of Sacramento. He served on the Butte County Fair Board for many years, was a member of the Biggs-West Gridley Water District.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Jerry Ruth Cassady, and two sisters, Dorothy Mae Bequette and Mary Helen Morris.
He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Jane Cassady, of Gridley, three sons, Ralph Cassady and Michael Cassady, both of Gridley, and Joe Cassady, of Linda, one step-son, Michael Thompson, of Bountiful, Utah; four step-daughters: Lisa McAlpine, of Aptos, Sheila Salter, of Alburn, Kerri Thompson, of Gridley and Sherri Coats, of Bountiful, Utah; one brother, Marvin Cassady of Gridley and one sister, Ruth Ann King, of Gridley. He is also survived by 22 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Dr. James Brown, of the Gridley Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the North Butte Masonic Lodge of Gridley will co-officiate at the services.
Burial at the Gridley-Biggs Cemetery will follow the services.
Contributions to the Butte County Fair are suggested by the family.
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Calling All Cravers!
Calling all Cravers! White Castle will begin selling puzzle pieces for $1.00 to benefit Autism Speaks in all of their restaurant locations beginning Sunday, July 24 through Saturday, August 20. Restaurants are located in the following states/regions: Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Northeast Ohio, Nashville, New Jersey, New York and St. Louis.
White Castle team members raised $500,000 for Autism Speaks in 2011 so be sure to visit your local Castle often to purchase a puzzle piece. The best way to support the campaign is to provide your feedback to White Castle thanking them for their support of our urgent mission. You can do this via the White Castle Facebook page, 800 number (1-800-THE CRAVE) or through the White Castle website. You can also call your local Castle directly, their number is located at the bottom of your register receipt.
We need your help! White Castle is celebrating their 90th anniversary this year and Autism Speaks is invited to join the party! We are looking to recognize White Castle in a big way! As you enjoy your meal at White Castle please take a photo of you and your family at the Castle purchasing a puzzle piece. Email your photo to firstname.lastname@example.com and be sure to include the restaurant location.
Thank you in advance for your support of this campaign! Crave on!


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction' started by AwsomeSpace, Jun 2, 2012.
in your opinion, who are the top 5 sci-fi writers currently?
A. Reynolds, PF Hamilton, IM Banks, Adam Roberts and then a tie between Greg Egan and Paul McAuley
That looks pretty spot on. Incidentally they are all (except for Greg Egan - Australian) British.
Peter F. Hamilton, Alastair Reynolds and Kim Stanley Robinson for sure.
Richard Morgan's out of SF for the next couple of years, so not him at the moment. Not Neal Asher or David Weber (appreciably medicore, sometimes entertaining, at best). Hannu Rajaniemi needs a few more books under his belt before he can join such a list with confidence. Iain Banks had a few lean years of releasing sub-par books but is showing signs of a return to form, so he could gain a place if his next book continues that trend. If Existence is as good as his old stuff, then David Brin may also start circling around the top tier again. Dan Abnett is more science fantasy than SF, which rules him off such a list (although Embedded hints at good things if he writes more traditional SF) despite his strong writing skills. Chris Priest's new book is fantasy and hasn't written anything else for a decade, so I can't include him (yet). I haven't read Lois McMaster Bujold, Jaine Fenn or Liz Williams yet.
So the fourth and fifth positions I would, with some reluctance as both have ongoing issues in their writing which needed to be addressed, give to Adam Roberts and Neal Stephenson.
What about those listed here:
only one in common is Iain M Banks
Does Ian McDonald belong in the conversation?
He does if you say he does. It's your top 5.
Stretching a bit the meaning of "currently" (his last few books are and aren't really science-fiction at the same time), I find Stephen Baxter to be consistent in the quality of his output.
And McAuley definitely!
I buy more anthologies than I do novels, so I'd have to say that the best authors for me are the ones where I buy their books when I see a new one. It's quite a short list so I didn't have to think a long time for it.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Robert J. Sawyer
Orson Scott Card
Connie Willis
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle writing together.
I'd have a longer list of others who write novels I like, but those 5 I'd buy anything I come across that I haven't read yet, and the top three I'd even be looking for publication dates.
As one who does not understand all the love for PFH I could not include him in a Top 20 let alone Top 5.
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Alistair Reynolds
China Mieville
Vernor Vinge
Ian McDonald
Ken McLeod
Lois McMaster Bujold
Robert J. Sawyer
Kim Stanley Robinson
John Scalzi
Larry Niven
I really don't believe in that list but it's as good as any other I could make with only 5 entries. I haven't read anything by Larry Niven in some time though. But stuff I have tried by Alistair Reynolds, Neil Stephenson, Ian Banks and others I didn't like as well as Niven.
How can anyone even consider such a list and not have M. John Harrison high on it?
Making the cuts is difficult, bit I would suppose one has to have:
M. John Harrison
Gene Wolfe
Brian Stableford
Iain M. Banks
Neal Stephenson
Excellent, but of low output and more or less on the margin of the field are Alan Lightman and Michael Chabon. Indeed, one might also count Salman Rushdie. And though Tanith Lee does mostly fantasy, her few sf books are eminent. Also hard to cut is Ursula K. Le Guin.
And if one wants to include James Blaylock as an sf writer (does steampunk count? or is that fantasy?) . . . How do we characterize Matt Ruff? Well, this could go on for a while.
Wow I have never read so many of the people on this list.
M. John Harrison - never heard of
Gene Wolfe - not my style
Brian Stableford - never heard of
Iain M. Banks - never read
Neal Stephenson - agree
Alistair Reynolds - not my style
China Mieville - didn't like very much
Vernor Vinge - never read
Ian McDonald - never read
Ken McLeod - never read
Lois McMaster Bujold - thought was dead
Robert J. Sawyer - thought was dead
Kim Stanley Robinson - thought was dead
John Scalzi - agree
Larry Niven - thought was dead
Orson Scott Card - don't like anymore
Connie Willis - agree
A. Reynolds - never read
PF Hamilton - never read
IM Banks - never read
Adam Roberts - never heard of
Greg Egan - never read
Paul McAuley - never heard of
Connie Willis
Neal Stephenson
John Scalzi
Dan Morgan
(In no particular order)
Peter Hamilton
Alastair Reynolds
Neal Asher
Jack Mcdevitt
I can only think of four, because none of the others I've read recently belong on the list.
I sincerely don't get the love for Iain M. Banks. Based on threads here, I read Consider Phlebas. Although it did have some interesting ideas, after the books conclusion, I found the story pointless. I have no desire to repeat that experience.
I'm a Banks pompom waver, so I am forced to recommend you read Player of Games too. It's the second in the series and much more indicative of the series as a whole.
I've never read McDevitt. Might give him a go soon.
For me:
M. John Harrison
Geoff Ryman
William Gibson (still writing SF?... s'pose that's debatable)
China Mieville
Ursula K. Le Guin
Honorable mentions: Justina Robson, Ted Chiang, Ken MacLeod, Vernor Vinge, Alastair Reynolds, Nalo Hopkinson.
I like posts like this as it gives me new authors to check out. I am sure to draw wrath but John Scalzi is no where near the top 5 in my list. I enjoyed Old Man's War and the first sequel greatly but I really do not see him as writing anything original (science fiction wise) in quite some time. Redshirts just came out and from what I can tell it is a comedy set in a faux Star Trek universe. I might be a fun read but hardly original (other than the comedy stab at Star Trek) and not top drawer sci-fi in my book.
As for my list,
Alastair Reynolds
Peter Hamilton
Robert Sawyer
Iain Banks
Neal Asher
Where would one start with Jack McDevitt? Never read him, but on the look out for new books and authors.
Bibliography here: LINK.
Engines of God makes sense. Or Polaris.
My favorites right now that I go to time and time again:
Stephen Baxter
Jack McDevitt
John Scalzi
Separate names with a comma.


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BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, MO, USA
DRAFTED: BUF: 2005-96 overall
|USHL First All-Star Team (2005) WCHA All-Rookie Team (2006) WCHA Second All-Star Team (2008) NCAA West Second All-American Team (2008) Traded to Calgary by Buffalo with Paul Byron for Robyn Regehr, Ales Kotalik and Calgary's 2nd round pick (Jake McCabe) in 2012 NHL Draft, June 25, 2011. Signed as a free agent by Karlskrona (Sweden-2), November 27, 2012. Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, July 16, 2014.
2010-11: Appeared in 49 games; did not dress for 33 games as healthy scratch... Tied career best with two goals... Recorded points in consecutive games (1+1) 4/2-4/3... Led team with 25:19 TOI vs. DET Feb. 26... Recorded three points (0+3) in eight games played during the month of October... 2011 PLAYOFFS: First career postseason appearance... Led Sabres in TOI in three of seven games; averaged 22:59 TOI per game... Picked up an assist in Game 6 vs. PHI Apr. 24... TOI of 27:45 in Game 4 was the highest by a Buffalo skater in the series.
2009-10: Games missed due to injury: 12 – ankle (Dec. 5 - Dec. 26)... Did not play in 11 games as a healthy scratch... Recorded first career multipoint game (0+2) at STL... Played in his 100th career game vs. OTT Mar. 26... PLAYOFFS: Did not dress for any of the six games vs. BOS...
2008-09: Appeared in 47 games as a rookie... Did not play in four games as a healthy scratch... Scored his first NHL point (assist) in his first NHL game on 12/19 vs. LAK... Scored his first NHL goal on Mar. 20 vs. PHI... Recorded the first game-winning-goal of his career vs. BOS Mar. 11... Had 12 points (2+10) in 27 games at time of recall from Portland Dec. 18...
2007-08: Denver (WCHA): Earned RBK Hockey/AHCA West All-America second-team honors and All-WCHA second-team accolades... Named to the WCHA Final Five and Wells Fargo Denver Cup all-tournament teams... Led team with 110 blocked shots and was fourth with a +9 plus/minus rating...
2006-07: Finished three-year DU career with 66 points on 20 goals and 46 assists in 115 career games...
2005-06: Represented USA at 2006 World Junior Championships...
2004-05: season, led Sioux City (USHL) with a +36 plus/minus rating... Was named First-Team All-USHL, and played in the USHL All-Star Game.
Attended University of Denver from 2005-08... Named to the All-America second team in 2008... named as University of Denver's best defenceman and two-way player in 2008... had 17 points (3G, 14A) in 2007-08, a team-high 110 blocked shots and was a plus-10 rating... in April 2008, he decided to leave school early to sign with Buffalo.


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The Buffalo Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold their 30th annual membership banquet, dinner and auction on Feb. 8.
DU works to meet the needs of waterfowl in Wyoming by creating and enhancing wetlands and associated upland habitats.
The evening will include dinner, raffles and an auction.
Auction items available will be wildlife art, firearms, sculptures, antique wood decoy, gift certificates, dinner and lodging packages, a battlefield tour, fishing and hunting trips, golf packages and more.
Tickets are $35 per person if purchased by Feb. 1 and $45 per person or $80 per couple after Feb. 1.
Tickets are available at The Sports Lure, the Bank of Buffalo or by calling Dean Knauer at 684-5621.
The evening commences at 5:30 p.m. at the Bozeman Trail steakhouse and seating is limited. The steakhouse is located at 675 E. Hart St., Buffalo.
The fourth annual Sheridan College Rodeo Banquet will be held Feb. 8.
The event is a fundraiser benefitting scholarships and operating costs for the men's and women's student-athlete rodeo teams.
The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Silent and live auctions will be held and live entertainment will be provided by Justin Beasley and After the Rodeo.
Tickets are $50 per person and must be purchased in advance.
Tickets are available at the SC information desk, the SC Foundation or through the rodeo teams.
For more information call 674-6446 extension 4006.
The Holiday Inn is located at 1809 Sugarland Drive.
Sheridan College is located at 3059 Coffeen Ave.
Sheridan County School District 2 Board of Trustees meeting Monday 6 p.m. Central Office Board Room 201 N. Connor St. • Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance • Recognition 1. All-State Music participants: Diane Knutson, Razmick Sarkissian and Ashley Lecholat 2. We the People: Tyson Emborg • Approval of agenda • Welcome 1. Audience comments • Consent agenda items 1. Approval of minutes from Jan. 13 2. Approval of bills for payment • Old business 1. Capital construction update (action) a. Fort Mackenzie/the Wright Place and Behavioral Center to Old Highland Park 2014-2015 school year 2. Approval of policies (action) • New business 1. FY14 quarterly financial update (action) 2. Approval of donations for Sheridan High School (action) 3. Fort Mackenzie High School 1:1 MacBook Airs and Da Vinci Lab (information) 4. Flare Gas on School Trust Lands Draft Resolution (Action) – Richard Bridger • Reports and communication 1. Board of Trustees 2. PTO, parents, students, organizations 3. Site administration and staff • District reports 1. Superintendent a. Board goal updates (information) • Executive session 1. Personnel matters 2. Legal matters 3. Real estate matters • Adjournment
Town of Ranchester Planning Committee meeting Tuesday 5:30 p.m. 145 Coffeen Street, Ranchester • Stoneridge Meadows Subdivision Phase 1 preliminary plat
Tongue River Power Board meeting Tuesday 7 p.m. Lucile Alley Room Daton Town Hall 608 Broadway St., Dayton. • Vote to accept the SLIB Grant Application for the natural gas line to the Tongue River Valley
Tongue River Fire Protection board meeting Wednesday 7 p.m. TR Fire Hall 249 Highway 14, Ranchester • Bylaws
The seventh annual Fireman's Ball will be held Feb. 15 at the Historic Sheridan Inn.
From 7-11 p.m. entertainment will be provided by the Teka Brock Band, appetizers will be served, a silent auction will be offered and a wine ladder and Harley will be raffled off.
A cash bar will be available.
For the Harley raffle, 250 raffle tickets will be sold prior to the ball for $100 each. Each purchase includes two free tickets to the event. The grand prize will be a "Firefighter Edition" Harley Davidson. Runner-up cash prizes will also be granted.
Professional photos of attendees in fire fighter outfits will be taken by FFF Photography and available for purchase.
Proceeds from the Harley raffle will benefit a scholarship for an area student. Proceeds from the event and photos will go toward the installation of a firefighters statue in front of the station.
Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased at the station, Red Velvet Bakery, Sheridan Stationary and Twisted Hearts.
For more information call Greg Luhman at 751-8588 or email at email@example.com.
The inn is located at 856 North Broaway.
Board of County Commissioners meeting Tuesday 9 a.m. Second floor commissioner's library #220 Sheridan County Courthouse Addition 224 S. Main St. • Call to order and pledge • Consent agenda 1. Minutes from staff meeting Feb. 3 2. Minutes from regular session Feb. 4 3. Minutes from staff meeting Feb. 10 4. Affirm C.A.S.T. legislative funding request letter 5. Findings of Fact for Q-13-007: Wolf Creek State Land Quarry • Consider agenda • Announcements • Public comments on matters not on the agenda • Consider fee waiver request for the Brinton Museum water treatment plant • Consider written review of TRVJPB SLIB project • Consider MOU with Wyoming Dept. of Health, Public Health Division for Public Health Nursing Services • Consider resolution 14-02-006 Depositories of Public Funds • Consider resolution 14-02-007 Alteration of County Road #74, Soldier Creek Road • Consider amendment IV to agreement with Johnson County for termination and dissolution of LDCC • Consider change order #4 with Diamond Point Construction Inc. for Sheridan County Storage Building • Public hearing for election district boundary changes
Board of County Commissioners staff meeting Tuesday immediately following board meeting Second floor commissioner's library #220 Sheridan County Courthouse Addition 224 S. Main St. • Call to order • Staff reports • Adjourn
Sheridan County Public Library Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday 4:30 p.m. Sheridan Fulmer Public Library 335 W. Alger St. • Call to order and welcome guests • Approval of agenda • Disposition of minutes of Jan. 15 meeting • Treasurer's report • Communications 1. Library correspondence 2. Board correspondence • Director's report 1. Monthly statistics 2. Items of interest 3. Departmental and branch report • Committee reports 1. Friends of the Library (next meeting March 11) 2. Foundation (next meeting March 17) • Continuing business 1. 2014-15 draft budget preparation • New business 1. Accident claim 2. Wyoming Room newspaper project 3. Revision to the non-smoking policy 4. Disposal of inventory from Tongue River • Convene executive session pursuant to W.S. §16-4-405(a)(x) to discuss a personnel matter (Director's annual performance review) • Return to regular session • Adjournment
Dayton Town Council Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Dayton Town Hall 608 Broadway St. • Recite Pledge of Allegiance • Approval of agenda 1. Additions 2. Deletions • Approve minutes of the Feb. 3 council meeting • Announcements and correspondence • Old business update 1. Confirm banks to be depositories for the town of Dayton for 2014 2. Crazy Women Saloon to discuss having outside music Friday night of Dayton Days 3. Act on catering permit for Crazy Women Saloon for Friday night of Dayton Days • Citizen communiqué • Jr. Council comments, questions and request for future agenda items • Council comments and requests for future agenda items
Tongue River Valley Joint Powers Board meeting Thursday 7:00 p.m. Dayton Town Hall 608 Broadway Street • Call to order • Approval of minutes of Jan. 22 and Feb. 11 meetings • Addition or deletions to agenda • Old business 1. Treasurer's report • New business 1. Update BOCC meeting 2. Update District #1 meeting 3. Update grant information 4. MDU representatives • Public comments • Adjournment
SHERIDAN — The annual Pheasants Forever Banquet and Auction will be held Feb. 22.
The fundraising buffet banquet benefits the Sheridan/Johnson County chapter of Pheasants Forever and will be held at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall from 5:30-10 p.m.
Tickets are $60 each or $90 per couple and purchases include a membership in the organization.
Raffle tickets for a Can-Am 500 four-wheeler and a raffle for 10 special guns will be sold separately for $20 each.
Raffle tickets and banquet tickets are available now at Parker Glass, located at 125 W. Brundage St., and Sheridan Stationery located at 206 N. Main St.
For more information call Matt Parker at 674-7515.
The fairgrounds are located at 1753 Victoria St.
Board of County Commissioners staff meeting Monday 8:30 a.m. Second floor commissioners' library #216 Sheridan County Courthouse addition 224 S. Main St. • Call to order • Staff reports • Adjourn
Sheridan County Juvenile Justice Joint Powers Board meeting Tuesday 5:30 p.m. 41 W. Whitney St. • Meeting called to order • Approval of the agenda • Approval of the Jan. 28 minutes • Approval of the vouchers for payment • Financial report • JJJPB staff reports 1. Juvenile probation report 2. Truancy probation report 3. Diversion report 4. Milestones youth home 5. Administrator report – Neal Madson • Old Business 1. Funding and budget 2. Board appointments • New business 1. One cent funding requests 2. Juvenile Justice services report
The Wyoming Women's Legislative Caucus invites all community members to attend "Leap in to Leadership 2014" on Feb. 27 and 28 in Cheyenne. The caucus will feature national experts on women in politics, campaign planning and board governance workshops and a roundtable discussion of women in Wyoming politics. A dinner will be held on Feb. 27 featuring Kellyanne Conway and Celinda Lake discussing how a united women's power base is changing the state of our nation more than two-sided politics. Registration before Feb. 10 for the two day event is $60 and for the dinner is $25. Registration after Feb. 10 for the event is $75 and for the dinner is $30. A limited number of scholarships are available. For more information or to register see wyowlc.org.
SHERIDAN — Warehouse 201 will host the next Thankful Thursday event on Thursday.
From 5:30-8 p.m. Sheridan Foster Parents Exchange will be honored with the fundraiser.
Admission is free, a silent and live auction will be held, live music will be played by Terry Garrison and all proceeds will benefit the organization.
Tickets will be sold at the door for $25 and will offer 10 percent off purchases made throughout the evening, a $250 cash give-away, door prizes and other surprises.
For more information call Carla Trier at 310-977-6101.
The restaurant is located at 201 Broadway St.
Northern Wyoming Community College District Board of Trustees meeting Thursday 7 p.m. • Call to order and roll call • Agenda additions and deletions • Consent agenda 1. Minutes from Jan. 16 • Financial reports • President's report 1. Capital construction progress, Cheryl Heath • Gillette College Advisory Board report, Nathan McLeland, Mark Englert • Johnson County Advisory Board report, Jack Tarter • Organization reports 1. Administrative staff council, Jess Bank 2. Sheridan College student senate, Trapper Rieniets • Public comments • New business 1. 2015 – 2016 academic and holiday calendars, Cheryl Heath, information, action 2. Consideration of appointment of Dr. Susan Bigelow to the Center for a Vital Community Board, Dr. Young, information, action 3. Consideration of new appointments to the Gillette College Advisory Board, Mark Englert, information, action 4. Consideration of new appointments to the Johnson County Advisory Board, Mark Englert, information, action 5. Math initiatives presentation, Jay Araas, information 6. English presentation, Dr. Jane Wohl, information 7. National Legislative Summit report and ACCT Member Communication & Education Committee meeting report, Jerry Lekel and Walter Wragge, Mark Englert, Susan Bigelow, information 8. WACCT / WCCC, trustees Lekel and Wragge, Dr. Young, information • Adjourn
Board of County Commissioners staff meeting Monday 8:45 a.m. Second floor Commissioners' library #216 Sheridan County Courthouse addition 224 S. Main St. • Call to order • Voucher review • Staff reports • Adjourn
Sheridan County School District #2 Board of Trustees meeting Monday 6 p.m. Central Office Board Room • Call to order 1. Pledge of allegiance • Recognition 1. Pam Moore, Wyoming Music Education Association's Northeast District Music Educator of the Year 2014 2. SHS Merit Scholars • Approval of agenda • Welcome, audience comments • Consent agenda items 1. Approval of minutes, Feb. 10 2. Approval of minutes, Feb. 24 3. Approval of bills for payment 4. Acceptance of out-of-state tuition request • Old business 1. Capital construction update 2. Bid award recommendation for Henry A. Coffeen (HAC) Elementary School fixtures, furniture, and equipment 3. Approval of policies • New business 1. Memorial fund scholarship recommendations for 2014-2015 2. Kindergarten registration update 3. Special education update • Reports and communication 1. Board of Trustees 2. PTO, parents, students and organizations 3. Site administration and staff • District reports 1. Superintendent 2. Board goal updates • Executive session 1. Personnel matters 2. Legal matters • Adjournment
Dayton Town Council meeting Monday 7:30 p.m. Dayton Town Hall 608 Broadway St. • Call to order • Recite Pledge of Allegiance • Approval of agenda 1. Additions 2. Deletions • Approve minutes of the Feb. 19 secondary council meeting • Reports 1. Utility Clerk, building permits 2. Fire Department 3. Law Enforcement 4. Engineering 5. Employees 6. Planning Committee 7. Tongue River Valley Joint Powers Board 8. Council • Approve warrants • Old business update • Announcements and correspondence 1. Hear from Carrie Rogaczewski, Sheridan County Conservation District 2. Council to give an update on the WAM Winter Workshop 3. Citizen communiqué 4. Council comments and requests for future agenda items 5. Junior Council comments and requests for future agenda items
Board of County Commissioners meeting Tuesday 9 a.m. Second floor boardroom #220 Sheridan County Courthouse Addition 224 S. Main St. • Call to order and pledge • Consent agenda 1. Minutes from staff meeting, Feb. 18 2. Minutes from regular session, Feb. 18 3. Minutes from staff meeting, Feb. 24 4. Affirm letter to SLIB re: review of TRVJPB grant application 5. Ratify material supply agreement with Dustbusters, Inc. for the supply of liquid dust suppressant 6. Ratify letter of support for Easter Seals and Goodwill TANF grant application 7. General county vouchers, Feb. 8. General airport vouchers, Feb. • Consider agenda • Announcements • Public comments on matters not on the agenda • Consider SLIB grant agreement for the fairgrounds water system upgrades • Consider fee waiver request for The Brinton Museum Water Treatment Plant • Consider EV-14-001: Francis utility, drainage, construction easement vacation • Consider CU-14-002: Wieser Cabinetry Shop CUP • Consider resolution 14-03-008 10 O'clock Liquor Rule • Consider resolution 14-03-009 district & precinct boundary changes for primary and general elections • Consider WYDOT reconnaissance report for Sheridan West Beltway project. • Consider award of CMAQ 2014 Project
Sheridan County Parks and Recreation board meeting Tuesday following BOCC meeting Board room #220 Sheridan County Courthouse 224 S. Main St. • Call to order and Pledge • Officer election • Announcements • Public comments on matters not on the agenda • New business • Adjournment
The Best of the West BBQ Fest committee will host a Fat Tuesday celebration to kick-off their fundraising season. On Tuesday at 6 p.m. complimentary appetizers and music by the Teka Brock Band will be provided at the Black Tooth Brewery. "Sundae cups" of coleslaw, baked beans and BBQ pork will be sold with all proceeds supporting the Best of the West BBQ Fest competition. The competition will be held Sept. 5 and 6 at Whitney Plaza. For more information about the competition or the Fat Tuesday party see www.bestofthewestbbqfest.com or call Tye Bach at 751-1600. The brewery is located at 312 Broadway St.
Sheridan County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Thursday 5:30 p.m. Second floor Commissioner's Board Room Sheridan County Courthouse 224 S. Main St. • Call to order and Pledge • Roll call • Approval of agenda • Approval of minutes from Feb. 6 meeting • Matters from the public not on the agenda • New business 1. Item Q-14-001: Rhiner Creek Quarry permit 2. Resolution initiating proceedings to amend the rules and regulations governing zoning in Sheridan County regarding "public facilities" • Matters from staff • Matters from commissioners • Adjournment


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Red-Light Runners
Published: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 12:22 a.m.
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In reference to your Gigs and Garlands column of Jan. 28, you give a garland to the city of Lakeland for recommending 15 new red-light cameras. While I totally agree with that, I would give The Ledger and those commissioners who appear to be more concerned with crash information or money information or protecting the rights of violators, a gig for not promoting the most important fact that it is a violation of the law to run a red light, regardless of whether or not an accident occurs or a camera witnesses the act. It only takes one red-light runner to kill or maim a person or persons.
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It's a time when everyone wonders why, why did Hurricane Katrina destroy areas along the Gulf Coast? Location, the end of time? You may be hearing several explanations, but News 12 talks with a local pastor who weighs in on religion's role.
"Yeah, there will be signs in the sun, moon and stars, on the earth, nations will be in anguish at the perplexity of the roaring and tossing of the sea," said Pastor David Flemming, Warren Baptist Church.
A city almost completely engulfed by water, hundreds killed, and questions if Hurricane Katrina holds a place in this book.
"My personal interpretation, you cannot apply this to these particular events," Flemming said.
A woman stranded in the Superdome makes the comment, "God is punishing New Orleans."
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"You know, it's inspiring you know the Bible, it can be taken for what it is, but I don't think there's a literal one to one correspondence to what the Bible says and what happens," said Paul Sladky, Augusta.
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"You know, we ask ourselves the same question when a child is killed, you know did God make that happen or let that happen, and we don't know," said Emily Newton, Augusta.
And no way to know, so instead a message of truth. Beliefs that get us all though to tomorrow.
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DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. got people to "drive one," and now they've been successful at convincing them to drive "another one."
Back in 2008, Ford launched a new tagline, Drive One, designed to get people who had been turned off by the brand to give them a chance. The evidence is that people did, and now are sticking with the brand in a greater percentage than any brand in the industry. It worked so well that Ford changed its marketing tag line to "Go Further" in 2012.
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From 2005 through 2009, Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp.'s namesake brands dominated the category for buyers coming back to the brand after owning a vehicle. During that period, Toyota and Honda also reached new heights in market share as Ford and other U.S. brands struggled financially.
In 2010 it flipped to Ford and the Dearborn, Mich.-based auto maker has kept the mantle since.
With millions of vehicles on the road from every manufacturers, keeping people in the brand at a higher percentage leads to higher sales.
Chrysler Group LLC, which went through a government orchestrated bankruptcy and is now controlled by Italy's Fiat SpA, has been increasing its loyalty, but still is far behind Ford.
Just 29% of Chrysler buyers stayed in the brand in 2012. Dodge kept 37.5% and Jeep kept 37%.
The quality of the experience with a brand's vehicles is important, but just as important is what new vehicles are being offered by a particular brand, Smith said.


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