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Certain automobiles bring with them an instantaneous image, wrong or right: You can guess that the driver of a bright yellow Corvette may have been in the Air Force in the 1980s, while anyone who's ever bought a 6-Series BMW is clearly either an orthodontist or a plastic surgeon.
The all-new, 60th-anniversary version of the iconic Mercedes-Benz SL roadster too is a little pre-loaded with a pretty image-heavy series of pre-expectations about the kind of folks who'll be driving them, mostly in the summer, largely to be valet parked at golf courses.
And with a price tag that skirts the $120,000 range for an automobile with the same level of practicality as a Mazda Miata, it's clearly a top choice for a noble few.
But the squishy and soft, rich-old-guy friendly persona of recent SL two-seaters has been significantly transformed in the totally remade 2013 edition of the car. This one looks a bit more brutal, with an almost Batmobile-inspired nose and flanks, and the sound and the fury of a massively powerful 4.6-liter twin-turbo V8 means completely high-altitude-worthy boost that's rather astounding in every circumstance. (That engine, by the way, is 20 percent smaller than the old V8 but produces more power and frightening amounts of torque, as well as 24 highway MPG.)
I was very lucky to drive the new SL550 back-to-back with the equally beautiful but polarizing Porsche Panamera and I'll be darned if the Mercedes wasn't faster and sleeker. It doesn't have quite the race track-tuned intensity (or the rear seat) of the similarly priced Porsche, but ... again, there's a certain market out there seeking the best in two-door, hard-top convertible luxury, and the Mercedes is going to have its fans.
This newest SL, the sixth generation of the car, has both grown and shrunk in important ways: It's two inches longer and wider than the old model yet it lost 200 pounds in the process, thanks to tons of aluminum in the design.
Credit the supercar-level SLS for inspiring the update in design and setting the benchmark for much of the SL's retro-futuristic interior and range of technology, as well.
All of that aluminum stiffening creates an automobile that can be more than a tad jarring on less-than-perfect urban pavement, with the painfully wide optional 19-inch high-performance tires giving you great intimacy with the road.
Put that connection to work in a racier setting and it's remarkable, especially as there doesn't seem to be much to slow the ferocity of that loud, explosively responsive engine and intuitive seven-speed automatic transmission. A simple tap, even at higher-than-highway speeds, consistently summons more boost.
In summery round-the-town cruising, SL's tricked-out, fully-automatic roof is probably the best mechanical system I've ever seen - folding effortlessly into the trunk like a beautiful metallic insect. And it's got the hilariously titled Magic Sky Control, a glass sunroof panel that will electronically darken when you want it to do so, which is just super-freakin' cool.
Those less-snowbound Germans have also designated the SL550 a winter-worthy machine, with heated seats and a fancy neck-level heating system.
Up here, it's probably not going to work as a substitute to a GL SUV in the winter, but the summery positives are certainly many, including ventilated seats, as well.
In a mild nod to increased efficiency, the SL is standard equipped with an automatic stop-start system which kills the engine while stopped in traffic. I preferred to leave that particular doodad off and cultivate the full, ridiculous off-the-line whomp the car can deliver.
It's certainly a charming beast on the inside, with real walnut trim, illuminated door sills and a mix of details including a 1950s science fiction-inspired analog clock and instrument gauges, an optional wooden steering wheel and improved, hand-friendly controls for the navigation system.
The innovative, standard-issue harmon-kardon stereo system has the subwoofer speakers mounted in the firewall of the engine so the sound can be astoundingly intense, when desired.
Not satisfied with a paltry 429 horses? SL's upgraded AMG sisters take the same package and outfit it with either a 590-horsepower 5.4-liter V8 or a completely insane 6.0-liter twin turbo V12, making 738 horsepower. Quite inconceivable, really.


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SANTA CLARA -- Wide receiver Michael Crabtree is "loving" the direction the 49ers offense is taking under Colin Kaepernick, and it's a familiar one for Crabtree.
Crabtree was introduced to Kaepernick's play-making ability four years ago, when they met as college stars at Texas Tech and Nevada, respectively. While Crabtree had seven catches for 158 yards and a touchdown in a 35-19 win at Nevada, Kaepernick passed for 264 yards and ran for 92 more.
"The guy was putting up points and running -- the same things he's doing now," Crabtree said. "There's not too many guys that can throw the ball like Kap."
Crabtree has caught a touchdown pass in each of his past five games against the St. Louis Rams, who host the 49ers on Sunday.
Crabtree and Kaepernick both turned 25 this season, their birthdays separated by less than two months. Both were high draft picks: Crabtree a first-round choice (10th overall, 2009) and Kaepernick a second-round selection (36th overall, 2011).
If they're the 49ers' future version of a Steve Young/Jerry Rice tandem, they're showing trust in each other. In Kaepernick's starting debut, he found Crabtree for an improvised, 10-yard touchdown pass against the Bears. They connected again on a 15-yard completion to get the 49ers out from deep in their own territory against the Saints last Sunday. "I knew Kap was going to throw me the ball," Crabtree said. "We needed the first down. So really we were on the same page, trying to make a play."
Although Crabtree's kinship with Alex Smith has been questioned in the past, they've fared well under coach Jim Harbaugh. Crabtree had a career-high 72 catches for 874 yards last season with only four touchdowns. This season, Crabtree has 50 receptions for 567 yards and five TDs.
"I don't like to compare them. They're both good," Crabtree said. "Whoever is behind center, I'm trying to make plays for them."
After the 49ers' Nov. 4 bye, Smith tallied two sacks and six tackles in a Nov. 11 tie with the St. Louis Rams. He then produced 51/2 sacks, two forced fumbles and six tackles in a Nov. 19 win over Chicago, coming within a half-sack of Fred Dean's single-game team record for sacks. On Sunday, Smith had 11/2 of the 49ers' five sacks against the New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees.
Last year's seventh-overall selection in the draft, Smith has 301/2 career sacks, and one more sack will shoot him past Reggie White for most by a player in their first two seasons since the stat became recognized by the league in 1982.

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'Farmer' Ad Gives Ram Trucks Big Boost, Study Says (Video)
Chrysler's "Farmer" ad that ran during Super Bowl XLVII drove many people to seek more information about the company's Ram brand trucks immediately after the long spot aired. Apparently they were moved at least a in part by the proud, heartland feel of the commercial, which was set to the rousing address, "So God Made a Farmer," by the late radio personality Paul Harvey.
The Ram brand saw a 55% jump in search activity following the ad's appearance, according to car-shopping site Autotrader.com.
"That's a big number," said John Kovac, vice president of consumer marketing for AutoTrader. "This ad is a natural continuation of Chrysler's 'Imported from Detroit' and 'Halftime in America' Super Bowl ads of the last two years. But what they were trying to do this time is resonate specifically with truck buyers," he said.
Of course the ad isn't really pitching to farmers. "They are a good market, but Ram needs to sell a lot more trucks [than farmers alone could buy], Kovac said.
Chrysler said the ads are meant "to honor American farmers" and "create even greater awareness, support and appreciation for farming families." The video use images of life on the farm designed to remind people of their connections with the farming community, including characteristics like perseverance, determination, and a strong work ethic.
Other brands also benefited from advertising during the game. Lincoln, the Ford Motor Co. luxury brand that has languished below the radar of many consumers, got a more than threefold increase in searches after running its spot. The Mercedes-Benz ad called "Soul," pitching the company's CLA model that is due to arrive in dealer showrooms late this year, boosted online searches for current Benz models by 75% while Jeep saw a 61% increase following its "Coming Home" ad, AutoTrader said.
AutoTrader said its analysts compared search activity at the make and model level in the hour immediately after the ad ran and compared it to activity the hour before the game.
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Shoop to run for mayor
SEBRING - John Shoop, president of Highlands Independent Bank, said Friday he will seek election next year as mayor of Sebring. "I feel it is time to put my name in the hat," Shoop said. If Shoop wins election in 2014, or is unopposed, he would replace George Hensley, who has announced he will not seek re-election. Hensley has either been mayor or a council member for most of the past 33 years. Shoop said he's been thinking about running for some time now, but didn't want to oppose Hensley, who he considers a good friend. He said Hensley told him that he won't seek re-election and urged him to run for mayor.Hensley said he's endorsing Shoop for mayor and believes Shoop will do a good job. He said Shoop "has already served the community in a lot of areas." This will be the first time that Shoop, 54, has run for public office. But, he said, his family has some experience in campaigns for public office because his wife, Jan, is a Highlands County School Board member. Another reason why he felt that now is a good time for him to run is that his son and daughter have moved away from home and that gives him more time. He said that Sebring is a great community, and as mayor he would be looking to continue "moving it forward," he said. The Community Redevelopment Agency is doing a lot of positive things , Shoop said, adding that "I would like to see that continue to grow." Shoop sees the mayor as being an ambassador for the city, attending a lot of community events and meeting with people, he said. Although the mayor doesn't vote on city issues, he said, the mayor does have a voice and the mayor can veto actions by the City Council. But no Sebring mayor has used the veto power, at least not anytime in recent history. Although Shoop said increasing voter participation in city elections is desirable, moving elections to coincide with national elections as a way to accomplish that would take an extensive process . It would also be necessary to change the terms for council members to either two or four years. The city is holding a nonbinding referendum on the issue next year. As for Harder Hall, Shoop said, hopefully someone will be found who wants to preserve and use the building. He said he doesn't believe that should be the role of the city. Shoop moved to Florida from Wisconsin in 1980 as part of a job transfer with SunTrust. He said he worked in several cities for SunTrust before moving to Sebring in 1993. He said the former president of Highlands Independent Bank was retiring and gave him the opportunity to take over the bank, which he did in 2000. He's also served as chairman of the Economic Development Commission's board of directors, is treasurer of the board of directors for the YMCA, a member of the Sebring Hall of Fame for the raceway, past president of the Sebring Chamber of Commerce and that's in addition to being a member of the pension board for the city fire department and the recreation advisory commission. He's also supported the Boy Scouts, Dixie Little League and Sebring Fireman Inc. firstname.lastname@example.com (863) 386-5834


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Bankruptcy Options and How They Affect Your Mortgage
Bankruptcy is a bummer. No one has ever said "OH MAN! I'm so excited to file bankruptcy! It's going to make everything so awesome!" That being said, sometimes it needs to be done. If you have explored all of the alternatives and have decided to file bankruptcy, it's important that you know what your options are and how they will impact your existing mortgage, or your future ability to obtain home loan financing.


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Appointment made to Grand Isle levee board
Published: Friday, January 18, 2013 at 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 18, 2013 at 5:29 p.m.
Arthur Bellanger of Grand Isle was appointed to the Grand Isle Independent Levee District Friday by Gov. Bobby Jindal.
The Grand Isle Independent Levee District is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the levees and maintaining the levee drainage system in south Jefferson Parish on the west side of the Mississippi River.
Bellanger is retired from Conoco and owns a charter fishing company.
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2012.03.11 White Legend at Sendai rink
2012.03.11 Smile at Sendai rink
4:10 best Ina Bauer couple ever!
Thanks for the videos! I'm so excited about the gala right now (even though I never liked his white legend costume )
The gala was great, but I can't seem to find a link to Hanyu's EX performance. On CBC's channel, they only upload Canadian athletes' performance and it's a pity they didn't upload his. >_>
Hanyu aims for the first jump in the world?
Namely it's the quad loop. I hope he finds new motivations..
I'm afraid it may be deleted in a little while.
Or, try this site. It has French and Russian versions of Niconico Douga.
This is a blog in Japanese, but it has lots of figure skating videos.
You can hide the comments at the right bottom of the video.
not sure if this has been posted but... i am lost for words
too bad we won't see him pull out in competition cause of stupid sequence rule.
i don't know if this is appropriate
but this is just awesome
i can delete it later
no idea about appropriateness but at least I laughed
and I soooo agree, hes already more relevant to world peace than 90% of all pop stars
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ALAMEDA -- Forty-five years may have passed since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made that "one giant leap for mankind" and became the first men to walk on the moon. But Aldrin believes recalling that day in July 1969 should launch a renewed commitment to space exploration and not just a celebration of an historic achievement.
The goal should be manned missions to Mars, the 84-year-old Aldrin said.
"Our purpose is not just to go there and look around," he said. "Our purpose should be to establish an ongoing presence of human beings from the planet Earth."
Aldrin admitted it will mean a significant investment for the United States to lead an international effort to send crewed missions to the Red Planet, and he called for additional funding for NASA.
The agency's budget this year is $17.5 billion, which critics have noted is $50 million less than what it received in 2012.
"You have got to support some reasonable step increase," Aldrin said Saturday when he visited the USS Hornet in Alameda for "Splashdown 45," an all-day event that celebrated the aircraft carrier's role in recovering the three Apollo 11 astronauts from the Pacific Ocean following their mission.
Now a floating museum, the Hornet's exhibits include the quarantine trailer used by the Apollo 14 astronauts and the Sikorsky Sea King helicopter used to recover the Gemini 4 crew in June 1965, when astronaut Ed White carried out the first spacewalk by an American. Director Ron Howard used the helicopter in his film "Apollo 13."
Along with recovering the Apollo 11 crew, the ship recovered the Apollo 12 astronauts after the second moon landing.
"It's living history," said Jason Mayers, 24, of San Francisco, as he visited the mobile quarantine facility, a converted Airstream trailer in the ship's hangar bay. "When I heard that Aldrin was going to be here, there was no way that I was going to miss it."
Emily Reiman, 30, of Rohnert Park, said she wanted to visit the ship because the scientists behind the Apollo missions fascinate her.
"These are the guys with pencils, pocket protectors and slide rules," Reiman said, "and they put a man on the moon."
There are questions about why a permanent manned outpost was not established on the moon following the successful landings, Aldrin said. But the challenge made by President John F. Kennedy during the early days of the space race with the Soviet Union, Aldrin said, was to land an American on the moon within a decade and return him safely to Earth, nothing else.
"He also did not say anything about opening the hatch, going down the ladder and walking around," Aldrin said.
His helmet visor prevented Aldrin from getting a good view of the Earth during the nearly 22 hours he spent on the moon's dusty surface, carrying out experiments with Armstrong, he said.
"It isn't white when you get there," Aldrin said about the moon. "It's shades of gray. Hey, that sounds like a title of a good book, doesn't it?"
Among those who joined Aldrin aboard the Hornet on Saturday were former U.S. Navy helicopter pilots Larry Duncan and Bruce Johnson, who helped recover the Apollo 11 command module as it bobbed on the Pacific Ocean swells.
Clancy Hatleberg, the Navy swimmer who was the first to greet the astronauts upon their return and who tossed the quarantine suits into the module, was also on hand.
Armstrong, the first man to walk on the lunar surface, died Aug. 25, 2012. Fellow Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon during the mission, is now age 84.
Aldrin said it took many, many people to carry out the historic voyage.
"Three guys stood at the end of a spear that was thrust out into space by hundreds of thousands of people in various walks of life, who participated and who made that possible," he said.
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UP: To today's Mid-Ohio Valley Easter parade, which kicks off at 2 p.m. on Market Street with Camden Clark Medical Center President/CEO Mike King as parade marshal....
I hate it, but I have to agree with Mr. Smith on the Tranquill raise issue; Mr. Tranquill is a total Buffoon.
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Thumbs Down, to Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, for voting for a budget that will give millionaires and billionaires massive tax cuts while slashing social safety nets for Seniors, Students,the Middle Class, and the Poor.
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Mike King= jobs destroyer
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Up: For the recent demolition of abandoned houses in our area. These eyesores on Gale Ave, George St., Williams St., etc. have been abandoned for some time and were never going to be renovated. Unfortunately, there are many more in our area that need to be dealt with.
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It would be interesting to peek into the minds of the band members at this point in Phishistory. They might collectively view this period as a relative success, a time when Phish took a couple of brief cross country trips, making several stops along the way, exposing new people to this new music. They were probably very excited. Unfortunately, time has not been kind to the repetitive nature of these April 1990 tapes at all, and listening to all of them on my Chronological Phish Quest has quickly become an exercise in redundancy. I can only hope that this changes soon.
As for the show itself, it's fine. Like nearly every show played in Colorado, there are few standout moments, and is mostly just a good band playing good music. Luckily for all of us phans, Phish eventually turned out to be the best band playing the best music! There is a nice chaotic Antelope that may be worth a listen, though.
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by Steve Adair, Ph.D.
With the establishment of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) in 1986, the United States, Canada, and Mexico embarked on an unprecedented conservation journey. They set out to restore continental waterfowl populations to the levels of the 1970s through targeted conservation efforts in all three countries. Architects of the plan recognized that if its goals were to be achieved, broad public-private partnerships would be needed to work across international boundaries. Habitat delivery capabilities of participating organizations would have to be ramped up. Sound science would be needed continually to improve the plan's biological foundations, and funding partnerships would have to be greatly increased.
Driven by the passion of waterfowlers and conservation professionals, the NAWMP began to unfold. Private organizations, individuals, and government agencies organized into regional "joint ventures." These joint ventures provided an innovative framework for bringing together stakeholders within a region around one common objective: protecting and restoring more habitat to increase waterfowl populations.
In 1989, the U.S. Congress passed the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), a vital funding mechanism that initially authorized up to $15 million annually in federal funding to conserve wetlands and associated uplands in the three countries participating in the NAWMP. Congress, however, embedded two challenges in NAWCA to foster partnerships. First, all federal dollars would have to be matched by at least one nonfederal dollar before an applicant could qualify to receive funding. Second, because of the importance of Canadian habitats to waterfowl production, congress stipulated that at least half of NAWCA dollars had to be used for wetland conservation outside the United States, and those funds also had to be matched by nonfederal sources.
Rising to these challenges, state wildlife agencies rallied through the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and established annual funding goals to support habitat conservation efforts in Canada. This was a crucial step for waterfowl habitat conservation in Canada, and important also for keeping NAWCA dollars flowing to fund waterfowl conservation needs in the United States and Mexico. This commitment by the states to support waterfowl habitat conservation in Canada has been above and beyond what each has long been doing for waterfowl within its borders, demonstrating a strong commitment to the shared international goals of the NAWMP.
Ducks Unlimited also embraced this challenge and committed to matching every state's contribution to Canadian NAWMP programs dollar for dollar. This multiplication effect created a powerful funding source to implement waterfowl habitat programs Canada. To date, state wildlife agencies have provided $59 million in funding for Canadian NAWMP programs through this partnership. These state funds, when combined with other nongovernmental and federal funds from the United States and Canada, have leveraged more than $280 million for habitat conservation in Canada. In total, the NAWMP partnership has conserved more than 10 million acres of waterfowl habitat across Canada, including nearly 8 million acres in the Prairie Pothole Region.
DU members, waterfowl hunters, and wildlife enthusiasts owe a great deal of appreciation to state wildlife agencies for their contributions to the NAWMP, which has produced one of the largest habitat conservation programs ever. DU looks forward to continued and expanded partnerships with state agencies as we work diligently to build a habitat base on the Canadian breeding grounds that will sustain waterfowl populations for the long term.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
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At 6:00 PM on Sunday, March 3, the Wayne County Arts Alliance will present the 1955 French thriller "Diabolique" as the third offering in its winter Sunday Night Cinema series. The greatest film that Hitchcock never made, Henri-Georges Clouzot's film is set in a provincial boarding school run by a ruthless headmaster and philanderer. The headmaster becomes the target of a murder plot concocted by his wife and his lover.
The Sunday Night Cinema's winter series, entitled "Enigmatic Endings," features movies that provide an unexpected twist. Showings are at 6:00 PM at the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, 32 Commercial Street, Honesdale. A donation of $5.00 per person is suggested, to help support Arts Alliance's community events. The film will be preceded by a short introduction and followed by a discussion. For more information, visit waynecountyartsalliance.org or contact the Arts Alliance at (570) 390-4420.
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U.S. Supreme Court bars lawyers access to driver license records to recruit clients
Barred lawyers, in another 5-4 ruling, from obtaining state driver license records to recruit clients, saying the practice is prohibited by a federal law aimed at shielding motor vehicle information. More: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-25_6j36.pdf
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Application launcher and much more.
Quicksilver is a unified, extensible interface for working with applications, contacts, music, and other data.
Anyone using a computer (and the Macintosh is no exception) spends a lot of time locating files and applications, and then carrying out actions on those items. The Finder is a reasonably good tool for getting a visual overview of the contents of your disk, but it isn't ideal for quickly locating and manipulating files, especially if you have a deep and complicated folder structure, or if you prefer keyboard navigation to using the mouse.
Quicksilver allows you to find what you need quickly and easily, while keeping your hands on the keyboard. For example, if you want to launch an application hidden in the depths of your file system, simply activate Quicksilver with a keystroke, type a few letters of the application's name, then hit Return or Enter to launch it. When you don't need Quicksilver, it keeps out of your way, preserving precious screen real estate, and yet you can summon it instantly with a key stroke - just like Mercury the winged messenger. Actually, Roman mythological texts are remarkably silent on whether Mercury could be summoned with a key stroke, but it would have been great if he could. Quicksilver will certainly make you feel as if you have god-like powers.
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This is an essential app for someone who spends time at their computer. Using the keyboard instead of the mouse to launch apps, find contacts, and generally make your way around the system speeds things up dramatically.
This is an essential app for someone who spends time at their computer. Using the keyboard instead of the mouse to launch apps, find contacts, and generally make your way around the system speeds things up dramatically.
makes computing on a mac what it should be: flawless. 2 thumbs up.
This is NOT the version that was previously developed by Blacktree; this is the ongoing community effort, although the "homepage" link continues to lead to Blacktree's website for QS, the download link pulls from the GoogleCode website: http://blacktree-alchemy.googlecode.com .
i thought they stopped development on this (not that it needed further improvement)? anyone know what's changed in the new version?
Quicksilver is absolutely essential for everybody who possesses a Macintosh
Quicksilver is nice launcher applications and unlimited posibilities, BUT it eat so much memory and sometimes not stable.
The best combinations are use Spotlight and Quicksilver.
I use it a lot and still find it tremendously useful.
However, I'm still using β54 since the alphas have been very unstable and show weird behavior for me.
If you think Quicksilver is overrated then you don't know how to use it properly. Learn to type moderately fast and you too will see why QS is amazing.
Though, I will agree with you on the current stability issues; it could be a lot better. But even it its flaws, it still shines.
Most overrated mac app out there. launching apps from stackz (grid) in leopard is so much faster. Quicksilver also has major stability issues that should be fixed.
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News 12 This Morning / Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012
EVANS, Ga. -- It's back to school this week for Columbia County and even if you don't have a student enrolled, you'll still need to be aware of increased traffic around schools.
Securing the school is the first order of business for school safety officers like, Angela Collins. Student safety is her top priority, as school starts this morning across Columbia county. Collins said, "Just want to remind them to bring their identification when they come use their front entrance."
With new faces in high school, and first-time students starting kindergarten, officer Collins double checks identification, making sure no strangers have access to your kids. Chief Lance Poss, the director of School Safety for Columbia County schools added, "Most school have security cameras where they will monitor doors."
In addition to the foot traffic, drivers need to expect extra traffic on the roads. "They have trouble sometimes with people getting in a hurry, they run a school stop sign," said Chief Poss.
So keep a watchful eye for children walking, biking, and crossing the street. "Traffic becomes a big problem on the first week of school," Poss said.
Collins tries to educate the parents too. Encouraging them to report any trouble they see. "Watch your child go into the building make sure they get into the building safely," said Collins.
The monitoring doesn't stop at the school entrance, with bullying being a concern, Collins is asking parents to keep an eye on their child's social media pages. "Biggest thing is for parents to know where their children are, I'm a parent of a teen too. It's not an easy job to know where they are at at all times," said Collins. "It can happen in a split second, good futures can be ruined in a moment with one bad decision."
With one hundred eighty days of the school year to go, Collins wants to make sure it's a safe year filled with good decisions.
Parents you may also want to consider dropping your child off at the bus stop for the first week. Cell phones are not allowed to be on during school hours. Some have raised concerns about that to the safety officers.. but they say if you need to get in touch with a students it's as simple as calling the main office..and the student can always do the same call their parents by coming to the main office.


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SAN FRANCISCO — This is going to be a very hairy World Series.Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is looking seriously scraggly. Same goes for teammate Sergio Romo, whose facial fuzz has its own Twitter account. Tigers slugger Prince Fielder goes for a double — dreadlocks and an overgrown beard.And not to forget injured San Francisco closer Brian Wilson. His dyed, jet-black thicket inspired a "Fear the Beard" campaign in the Bay Area and beyond."They're good beards this series — I think they're all good," Fielder said. "Mine's just my wife won't let me shave it off. She just likes the way it looks."There have been a bushel of beards, mustaches and flowing locks throughout the postseason, from the wild-haired Oakland Athletics to St. Louis closer Jason Motte to Washington outfielder Jayson Werth.Superstition, busy schedules, hectic cross-country travel, there are all sorts of reasons for ditching the razor. Kind of like hockey, where playoff beards have long been tradition."Maybe people are just paying more attention," Wilson said. "I think every postseason has beards, every sport they do the playoff beard. I remember watching as a kid all the playoffs, and guys would grow beards. It's kind of like when you buy a new car and you realize everyone has it on the road."It's facial hair. You either have it or you don't. There's only a 50 percent chance you're going to have a beard," he said.So, who is sporting the best look this fall? That's a tough one going into Wednesday night's Game 1 at AT&T Park.Romo's hair has the Twitter account of (at)RomosBeard. Wilson's growth has three different Twitter handles."We're just a little weird. We're a little wacky," Romo said. "I just think we've got no shame. I wear mine confidently and I'm pretty sure he does as well."Wilson is still recovering from elbow surgery in April. Yet the quirky reliever continues to attract some of the loudest cheers from the home crowd.Wilson can't remember when he last trimmed the beard. He figures it's been at least a year."He hasn't cut it in three years," fellow reliever Santiago Casilla offered.Giants general manager Brian Sabean — he has a small beard, too — recently watched some old clips of Wilson from the team's 2010 run to the World Series championship, the year the right-hander led the majors with 48 saves."He looked very groomed compared to (this) look," Sabean said. "As he'll tell you, the beard has its own checking account. Romo, Romo's tightened himself up. Pence, not so good, bad look. It's like 'The Axeman' or something."Any other grooming critiques?"I'm not going to get into other people's beards," Sabean said.If Wilson were healthy and available to pitch, Sabean kids that the beard might get in the way."It's not as aerodynamic," the GM said. "Maybe things would fly out of it and be a distraction to the hitter."All over baseball, facial hair has become a hot topic.Last weekend, former Giants pitcher Brad Hennessey posted this as his status on Facebook: "Pence needs to shave that awful thing on his face! Are u saying that it grows in all white trashy like that all on its own?"Werth also had a good beard going, a fitting complement to that wild hair hanging from under his Nationals cap. His beard posts on Twitter, too: (at)JWerthsBeard.The Athletics also made a good showing, with Brandon Moss, Jonny Gomes and fellow bearded teammate Josh Reddick pushing Detroit to a deciding fifth game in the division series.Tigers reliever Jose Valverde has enjoyed checking out Wilson, Romo and the Giants from close range."Mine is clean, it's not too much. Those two guys over there have crossed the line already," Valverde said. "Romo's is the one I like the most. I think Romo is perfect right now. Remember last year, it was longer. Romo is doing good. I don't know what's going on for Wilson this year."There are plenty of well-trimmed beards, too.Angel Pagan's is neatly manicured. NL championship series MVP Marco Scutaro keeps his short, while Ryan Vogelsong, Hector Sanchez and several other Giants go with a simple goatee.The New York Yankees, swept in a four-game ALCS by the Tigers, were the only team that didn't allow any hairy faces — in October, or any month for that matter.Yet Yankees GM Brian Cashman recently had a fun way of describing the left-handed hitters in his lineup."They're typically big, hairy monsters, as I describe them, that hit the ball over the fence, hit doubles, singles, can hit home runs," he said.Motte and the Cardinals got eliminated by the Giants in Game 7 of the NLCS. But during the series, he was confident that he could compete in a battle of the beards."Mine's awesome," Motte said. "I've pretty much had it since 2009. I got called up at the end of '08 and I've pretty much had a beard ever since then. I just kind of let it grow."I hate shaving. I'm lazy. That's pretty much what it boils down to. Come postseason, I don't even try to trim it down," he said. "At least during the season I trim it down a little bit and try to make it look somewhat presentable. In the postseason, I might as well let it all hang out."Some players wish they could join in."I have two terrible cowlicks on both sides of my cheeks, so I've got to keep this part clean, because it looks terrible," Tigers reliever Phil Coke said. "I tried to grow a beard one time and that was the last time."Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum says he's whiskerly challenged. Now that the shaggy right-hander is working out of the bullpen in the World Series, some of the relievers would get a kick out of seeing The Freak with funky facial hair."Some of them can pull it off and some of them can't. It would be really interesting to see Timmy with a beard," Romo said. "I'd pay to see that. He's quite the personality himself, so he fits already in there. He's got the long wacky hair on the top of his head and not in his face."
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has reissued a 2008 recall of more than 985,000 drop-side cribs by Delta Enterprise Corp. because of the death of a 7-month-old girl from Colorado Springs, Colo. The cribs were sold at major retail stores including Kmart and Target between January 1995 and December 2005.
WHY: Missing safety pegs can create a situation where the crib's drop-side rail disengages from the track, creating a dangerous gap where an infant can become entrapped and suffocate.
INCIDENTS: At the time of the 2008 recall, CPSC notified consumers about the death of an 8-month-old girl who suffocated when the drop-side of the crib detached. The agency learned earlier this year of another death: that of the 7-month-old girl from Colorado Springs, who became entrapped and suffocated between the detached drop-side and mattress of her recalled crib. Her crib was purchased secondhand and re-assembled without safety pegs in the bottom tracks, according to CPSC.
FOR MORE: Call Delta at 800-816-5304 or visit the firm's website at www.cribrecallcenter.com


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January Was Among Warmest on Record
Five days tied or broke high records; two days set low temp records.
Published: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 4:23 a.m.
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LAKELAND | Last month was one of the warmest Januarys here since weather records began in 1915, according to the National Weather Service.
January was dry, even for the traditional dry winter. With .43 inches in Lakeland, it was the eighth-driest on record.
The average temperature for the month was 67.4 degrees, tying with 1972 for the 10th- warmest January on record. The record was set in 1937, when the average was 71.6 degrees. The average January temperature is 60.7 degrees.
There were records within the month, too.
Lakeland temperatures beat or tied high temperature records Jan. 8, 9, 10, 13 and 29 and also on two days — Jan. 9 and 10 — set records for the day's low temperature, according to the National Weather Service.
The record high temperatures recorded throughout this part of Florida were caused by a sustained high-pressure system, according to NWS officials.
The relatively warm temperatures belied a December prediction of a hard freeze in mid-January made by a private Idaho weather forecaster.
January was also dry, even for a winter month in the middle of Florida's traditional dry season. Rainfall recorded here totaled .43 of an inch, making it the eighth-driest January for Lakeland. The long-term January average is 2.64 inches.
The driest January here occurred in 1927, when only .04 of an inch of rain fell.
The warm temperatures and lack of rainfall caused Polk County officials in mid-January to ask residents to voluntarily curtail outdoor burning to reduce the potential for wildfires.
Fire officials were hoping rain accompanying last week's cold front would ease the fire danger. However, rainfall was minimal and Polk County Fire Chief David Cash alerted other county officials last week that he was planning to impose a mandatory outdoor burning ban for the third year in a row within the next week.
According to the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, Polk County's average stood at 564 Friday. By Tuesday it had increased to 570. The index ranges from 0 to 800, with the higher numbers indicating increased risk.
Meanwhile, water levels remain relatively low on local lakes and rivers.
The level on the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes Friday was 129.5 feet above sea level, down from last month's 129.68 feet. The desirable level is 131.5 feet.
Flow in the Peace River in Bartow was 18 cubic feet per second. Average for this time of year is 158 cfs. Because of low water, boating is not advisable.
Although last weekend remained somewhat chilly because of a northerly wind behind the front, temperatures are expected to be warmer again this week.
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Stanford assistant coach and run-game coordinator Mike Bloomgren has been promoted to offensive coordinator, the school announced Tuesday.
Bloomgren will continue to coach the offensive line in his new role, which brings the title Andrew Luck Director of Offense.
"He was the only choice,'' coach David Shaw said. "We didn't interview anybody else, and we didn't want to interview anyone else.
"Mike has done an outstanding job with our offensive line and run game, though he's more than an offensive line coach. He understands our offense and how diverse we need to be to attack defenses."
Bloomgren replaces Pep Hamilton, who left Stanford earlier this month to be reunited with Luck as the Indianapolis Colts' offensive coordinator.
Mike Sanford, who coached the Cardinal running backs last season, will take over the quarterbacks and wide receivers.
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Funny enough, but it was actually a positive turning point for the Vikings when Spring Creek stole the ball, dribbled the length of the floor and slammed home a two-handed dunk.
After the play, South Tahoe immediately took it to the Spartans in a 54-41 win on the road Saturday.
They scored the next eight points, while Spring Creek coughed up four turnovers, surrendered two offensive rebounds and committed an offensive foul in the same time span.
The Vikings outscored Spring Creek 22-10 in the quarter en route to picking up its first Northern I-A victory of the season.
"Something like that - you usually feed off of it and it brings energy and it seemed to do the opposite," Spring Creek coach Scott Carsrud said.
South Tahoe's Brandon Cramer scored nine of his 12 points and Jason Rogers scored six of his game-high 13 points in the third quarter.
"The third quarter was crucial," South Tahoe coach Chris Proctor said. "We got a couple quick turnovers and it really set the tone."
The boys move to 2-4 overall and 1-1 in Northern I-A. They will play at home Friday against El Dorado at 7 p.m.
Ladies stay strong in first half
The lady Vikings put up a first-have fight against Spring Creek, but in the end they were outmatched 61-30 by the former state champions.
South Tahoe's Bailey David gave South Tahoe an early 11-8 lead on a runner at the end of the first quarter.
Offensive struggles for Spring Creek continued in the second quarter where South Tahoe benefited from 10 Spartan turnovers.
The Lady Spartans were still able to go ahead by seven points on back-to-back jumpers by Kira Floge, but South Tahoe rallied to get within three points on a putback by Hannah Neiger late in the quarter. Spring Creek led by three points at halftime.
"It was a great first half. I don't think anyone - based on our playoff game result last year. I don't think anyone in this gym gave us a shot," South Tahoe coach Mike Neiger.
South Tahoe's momentum stalled in the second half, though, and the Spartans came out strong.
"I think their experience showed with their execution. They outplayed us in the second half," Mike Neiger said. "For 16 minutes we play well, but we have got to put together 32 minutes and weather the storm a bit (on opposing rallies)."
South Tahoe drops to 1-5 on the season and 0-2 in the league after losing back-to-back games against Elko and Spring Creek. The two losses came despite South Tahoe playing competitively in the first half of both.
"At least we know that we can play with both of these teams," Mike Neiger said.
South Tahoe next plays Tuesday in Placerville, Calif.
South Tahoe boys 54, Spring Creek 41
South tahoe (54): Espiritu: 1 0-0 3, Williams 2 0-1 4, Digrande 2 0-0 4, Cefalu 3 0-1 6, Fajman 1 0-0 2, Bronken 1 3-8 5, Cramer 5 1-3 12, Rogers 5 3-4 13, Higgins 1 1-2 3, Sharp 0 2-2 2.
Spring Creek girls 61, South Tahoe 30
South Tahoe (30): King 2 3-8 7, David 3 4-6 11, Chapman 0 0-1 0, Leornard 0 0-2 0, King 1 0-0 2, Neiger 4 2-4 10.
- Free Press Sports Writer Matt Unrau contributed to this report.


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CUPERTINO, Calif. — Activist investor David Einhorn withdrew his lawsuit against Apple on Friday, after the company pulled the proposal at the center of the court battle from the agenda of its recent shareholders meeting.
Einhorn, who is agitating for Apple to issue preferred shares with a higher dividend in order to push its cash hoard out to stockholders, sued to halt a vote that would have forced a shareholder vote on such a move. A judge issued a temporary injunction against the vote last week, ruling that the suit by Einhorn and a separate lawsuit from another investor were likely to succeed because Apple had bundled the proposal with two others and were asking shareholders to issue one vote for all three proposals.
Einhorn officially killed the suit Friday, a court ruling disclosed, according to Reuters.
Apple held its annual shareholders meeting Wednesday at its Cupertino headquarters, and Chief Eexecutive Officer Tim Cook, speaking at that event, called the lawsuit "silly" for the second time.
"I strongly believe it was a silly sideshow, regardless of how the judge ruled," Cook said. However, he did later add, "I don't think the issue of returning cash to shareholders is silly — we're seriously considering it."
Einhorn's Greenlight Capital is a large investor in Apple, and increased its stake by 20 percent to about 1.3 million shares in the final quarter of 2012, as many other hedge funds were selling Apple shares during a free fall for its stock price.
Apple stock hit a new 52-week low of $429.46 in Friday trading, a decline of 39.1 percent from the company's peak stock price, reached on Sept. 21, the day the iPhone 5 was released.
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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Thursday, June 21, 2012
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ga. -- Troopers say a third grade boy was riding his bike to meet his parents at their job for lunch when a car hit and killed him.
The Geo Tracker pushed the bike more than 100 yards down the road, according to troopers.
Clarks Mill Road in Jefferson County is not a very busy road.
Mary Solis, Brando's babysitter and family friend, told us about when she got the call.
"I said, 'What's wrong?' 'Brando just passed away.' I said, 'What? How did he?' And they told me he had been run over," she said.
His parents were working at Central Steel Building Systems just down the street from their home.
Solis now finds herself caring for his parents, who are left in disbelief.
"Believe me. I feel alone, because he was my translator, he was everything for us, the happiness for this home," said Delfina Diaz-Cervantes, Brando's mother.
Delfina, who primarily speaks Spanish, says her son loved to read and would often read to them in English.
"He was a very happy boy, very good and everywhere he went, he was welcome," she said.
Brando was their only son and had just gotten the bike.
"People always told me, 'Ma'am, God bless him because this child is so helpful.'"
Troopers say a couple was heading down Clarks Mill Road when Brando darted in front of them.
"He was careful. Brando was a very careful child," Solis said.
The family is questioning if the driver's speed played a factor. Regardless, they say, answers won't bring him back.
"I will miss him so much, I love him so much," Delfina said.
The speed limit along that stretch of road is 55 miles per hour.
Troopers say the driver will not face charges.
This crash is all the more difficult because the family works and lives just within the same block where they lost their son. They'll have to pass that spot every day.


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NIAID supports a comprehensive, multidisciplinary program of research on Neissesria gonorrhoeae (gonococci). Researchers are trying to understand how gonococci infect cells while evading defenses of the human immune system. Studies are ongoing to find
Together, these efforts have led to, and will lead to, further improvements in diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhea. They also may lead to development of an effective vaccine against gonorrhea.
Another important area of gonorrhea research concerns antibiotic (drug) resistance. This is particularly important because strains of N. gonorhoeae that are resistant to recommended antibiotic treatments have been increasing and are becoming widespread in the United States. These events add urgency to conduct research on and develop new antibiotics and to prevent antibiotic resistance from spreading.NIAID also supports research to develop topical microbicides (antimicrobial preparations that can be appled inside the vagina) to prevent gonococcal infections.
Scientists have determined the complete genetic code, or sequence (genetic blueprint), of the N. gonorrhoeae genome. They are using this information to help us better understand how the bacterium causes disease and becomes resistant to antibiotics.
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DOE Offers Loan Guarantee to Boost Advanced Biofuels
DOE announced on January 20 a $241 million loan guarantee to support Diamond Green Diesel, LLC, the proposed joint venture between Valero Energy Corporation and Darling International Inc. The partners plan to build a 137-million gallon per year renewable diesel facility in Norco, Louisiana.
Valero Energy Corporation plans to direct the design, construction, and operation of the project and to market all of its output, while Darling International Inc. will supply the project's feedstock. The Louisiana project will produce renewable diesel fuel primarily from animal fats, used cooking oil, and other waste grease streams. Through DOE's Loan Programs Office, the department has issued loan guarantees or offered conditional commitments for loan guarantees totaling more than $17.5 billion in support of 18 clean energy projects. Also, as part of DOE's comprehensive strategy to support the production of advanced biofuels, DOE announced the launch of a new online collaboration tool and data resource focused on bioenergy. The Bioenergy Knowledge Discovery Framework website allows researchers, policymakers, and investors to share large data sets and the latest bioenergy research. The Framework site also facilitates collaborative production, integration, and analysis of information. See the DOE press release, the Loan Programs Office website, and the Framework website.


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo (KKCO) The training could save lives in the most stressful of situations. Last October, a firefighter was rescued after he fell through a floor at the White Hall fire in Grand Junction. That was the inspiration for Tuesday's training, called "rapid intervention team drills," at the Old Ashley furniture building in Grand Junction. It was a simulated environment, but had a very real-life application.
The adrenaline is rushing. "It changes everything," says Grand Junction firefighter Jason Whitesides, who participated in the training. Emotions running high. "You never fully get used to it." And time running out. "It's just relying on feeling, and working with your buddies, and working through it; it's very difficult," explains Whitesides.
These firefighters are training to rush into a burning building to save one of their own. "You kind of get used to it, that overwhelming sense of heat." A device on the downed firefighter makes a high-pitched noise, to help his buddies find him. "It's pretty incredible, but it's what you've gotta do." The device means he's in distress, and running low on oxygen. "I'm not going to lie to you, if that was one of my buddies, my emotions would be running high," says Whitesides.
These firefighters are frantically crawling toward their comrade, not knowing if he's alive or dead. "That's just what's going to get us there quicker." They need to get him out of the building asap. "That's why we train as well, to know that we're not letting our buddies down."
The firefighters end up exiting the building the same way they came in.
"This is one of the most difficult things that a firefighter has to do, to rescue on of their own," says Mike Gazdak, Grand Junction Fire Department training officer. Firefighters say there are a few minor things they can work on. "Time is of the essence on one of these calls," says Gazdak. But the important thing is no man was left behind. "Oftentimes, firefighters don't make it, we can't get to them in time."
In real life, another fire crew would be fighting the fire while a team goes in to rescue the injured firefighter. Fire experts tell us it takes roughly 15 firefighters to rescue one firefighter who goes down. Depending on how much that firefighter weighs, with all his gear on, it could be 250 pounds or more.
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Topic: Interesting article from Cancer Research UK.
Guest post: 'A Cyberknife in every radiotherapy centre would be madness right now'
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Well, well, well! You just knew I would have to answer this one! For Teddy, Cyber Knife was a miracle! The CC did return but we knew it probably would. The C.K. gave him an other 3 years! nO SIDE EFFECTS AND DONE IN 3 - 5 DAYS. I will always be an advocate for C.K.
Yep, I knew that you would answer in response to this piece Lainy!
I agree with the statement that: "Cyberknife is just one of a number of methods to deliver a technique called Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy."
And I would like to add that if the circumstances are right that people can and will benefit. Certainly clinical trials have proven so.
But that is not to say that other Sterotactive Ablation Radiation does not accomplish the same. Clinical trials have proven that also.
It is only superior to all others if and when clinical trials are conducted to prove otherwise.
Just my two cents.
Thanks for your two cents Marion, we love hearing them!
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Gavin and Marion, inflation! That 2 cents will be going up pretty soon! LOL
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If all goes well, Durango�s opera lovers will be watching when The Met: Live in HD season opens Oct. 13.
�It is realistic. I can�t put a percentage on it, but there�s a very strong possibility that it�s going to happen,� said Charles Leslie, director of the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College.
Acting on the request of a local coalition of fans, Leslie has been working for several months toward an agreement between the college and the New York opera company to air the opera simulcasts. Earlier this year, the Allen Theatre chain bought two local cinemas from Storyteller Theatres and opted to continue the partnership with Fathom Events, which contracts with movie theaters to bring The Met performances to big screens nationwide.
Leslie said the Concert Hall is too big to house the twice-monthly showings, so instead they would be shown in the Vallecito Room of the Student Union. The college installed a high-definition projector and surround-sound system in the room during the building�s recent renovations, which allows it to meet the Met�s technological broadcast standard requirements.
Other obstacles that have been or soon will be overcome involve the legal entanglements of dealing with a state agency such as Fort Lewis College. In an e-mail to the local group of opera fans, Leslie wrote, �The Metropolitan Opera has agreed that we may present the live broadcasts and has sent an agreement that we will meet all of their requirements. As a state agency, any agreement with the college must meet state guidelines, so we are working out those details so each party�s requirements can be met.�
The final hurdle will be buyingthe equipment necessary to receive the Met�s HD broadcasts. The cost would be absorbed by the Concert Hall, which is an auxiliary entity of the college and operates under an independent budget.
If contracts are finalized, Leslie said individual tickets and season packages for all 12 2012-13 season simulcasts probably will go on sale in two or three weeks.


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