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Whether you're going to keep or flip a site, one of the most important things you should be doing is making the site profitable. A site with revenue will sell for a great deal more money on Flippa than a site with no revenue, so it's well worth your time to attempt to make that site profitable. Here are some ideas on how to increase the revenue of a site.
Create your own product. Creating a well written, informative ebook on the topic of your website and selling it for 100% of the profits can produce a great deal more profit than just offering affiliate products for a percentage of the sale price. You can also sell a service from the website rather than an info product. Test the best pricing strategy. Increase your price, even if you have to repackage or edit the product to increase it's value. You'd be surprised how many times I've heard people say that sales increased when they increased the price of their product. Don't be afraid to charge more.
If you do offer a higher priced product or service, also offer a "light version" of your product. Sometimes people aren't buying simply because they can't afford it or they think the price is too high. You can overcome this with a light version.
Add great bonuses to your product. Don't add a low value bonus that no one really wants. Make it a dynamite bonus so that people will buy your product for the bonus if they aren't interested in the actual product. A valuable bonus can make your product irresistible.
Increase the traffic to your site. Don't be dependent on just one source of traffic. If it dries up, all of your traffic is gone. If you're trying to rank in Google for your keywords, make the same effort in Yahoo and Bing. Don't forget social bookmarks such as Digg, Reddit, Stumbleupon and many others. They are not only a good source of traffic, but provide backlinks as well. A viral post in Stumbleupon, Reddit and Digg can get thousands of visitors in a short period of time. If you use paid traffic, buy more paid traffic. The point is to increase your efforts to increase the traffic.
Another good way to increase traffic is to become an authority on the topic of your site. Provide really useful information and you'll find that not only do people visit, but they come back time and again for updates.
Launching giveaways and contests are also a good way to get repeat visitors and increase traffic. Make your prize or giveaway something really spectacular that most people would want. Giving away junk won't get the traffic that a dynamite offer will. Visitors will tell other people if the giveaway is really great. Nothing better than word of mouth for increasing traffic. Launching contests and giveaways not only increase your traffic and encourage visitors to come back, but it can also increase your product sales.
Adding a Twitter account and Facebook page and getting people to like your page are excellent ways to get additional traffic. Tweeting your posts to your Twitter account and posting your posts on your Facebook page are good ways to increase interest in your site and to increase the value of your site should you list it for sale.
Make sure you're building a list. If you're giving something away, make them opt in to download it. Not only is a list invaluable for marketing to your list, but the list itself is a great asset to list on a sales listing for the site and increases the site's value.
If you're selling affiliate products, experiment. Don't just sell one product. Add others to the mix and test, test, test. If you can sell one product, you can sell more than one.
JV with others. Do ad swaps with others in like markets, make friends and get noticed by super-affiliates. Getting links on authority sites or getting affiliates to promote your products can greatly increase both your traffic and sales. Attracting the right affiliates can make a huge impact on your business. Making friends and giving or helping others in your business is one way to do that. Build up a reputation for helping others, expecting nothing in return, and you'll be much more likely to get people who want to promote your products.
One way to meet and make friends with potential JVs is on social networking sites. They aren't called social networking sites for nothing. Contrary to popular belief, they are actually for networking with like-minded people and are a great way to make friends in your market.


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Today: Google (GOOG) moves into the No. 2 spot of tech's most valuable companies, overtaking Microsoft in the run-up to Windows 8, but Apple (AAPL) falls as tech stocks have an up-and-down trading day. Also: Facebook makes big ad push, and Workday files for big IPO.
Google tops Microsoft amid PC industry struggles, Apple falls again
Google continued its hot run Monday on Wall Street, reaching a new all-time high and catapulting past Microsoft in market capitalization, but Apple's cold streak continued in a mixed day for tech stocks and the market in general.
Google shares increased 10.1 percent to record highs in September thanks to analysts' contention that it is set up well for long-term growth. Gains continued Monday, with the Mountain View search giant's stock rising another 1 percent amid reports that Google has agreed to buy facial-recognition software maker Viewdle for about $45 million.
With Monday's increase, Google surpassed Microsoft in market capitalization -- the total worth of all shares in a company -- to become the second most valuable technology company. Experts see it as yet another example of the Web becoming more important than hardware.
"The PC hardware business is obviously struggling," Wedge Partners analyst Martin Pyykkonen told Bloomberg News. "The transition here is pretty straightforward in terms of where things have moved to and certainly that's cloud, that's Web."
The struggling PC business led to Microsoft losing 0.9 percent off its share price Monday, as Bloomberg reported that a delay at Santa Clara chipmaker Intel (INTC) is causing development of Windows 8 tablets to stall, despite Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) announcement of a Windows 8 tablet offering. The report follows last week's report that Intel CEO Paul Otellini told employees that Windows 8 is being released later this month despite bugs in the operating system. With a Monday downgrade for sales of Intel's much-hyped line of "Ultrabooks," the recent news shows even more discord in the PC industry and especially in the "Wintel" alliance that has driven the sector for decades.
"The PC channel is in chaos right now," San Francisco-based JMP Securities analyst Alex Gauna told Bloomberg. "They don't know what to do. They don't know what to design for, they don't know what the consumers are going to buy. Tablets have stolen their growth trajectory, plus the macro situation, plus Wintel has made a mess of their ecosystem."
Meanwhile, the company that originally threw the PC industry into that chaos with the introduction of mobile devices that consumers currently crave far more than desktops and laptops continued to struggle. Apple, the only technology company worth more than Google, fell 1.2 percent to close at its lowest level in nearly six weeks, $659.39.
While undergoing its regular round of obsessive media coverage that follows the launch of a new mobile device, Apple slid 4.8 percent last week as investors showed concern about production problems with the iPhone 5 and users' furor about the mapping application on the newest iteration of Apple's popular smartphone.
On Monday, reports of a release date for Apple's much-rumored 'iPad Mini' and an Apple-administered hedge fund that is the world's largest couldn't stop the slide, helping to create a mostly break-even day for tech stocks. While Intel (up 0.4 percent) avoided a fall amid the PC uproar, and HP's announcement of an enterprise tablet offering sent it up 0.9 percent, the tech-heavy Nasdaq was the only one of the three major U.S. stock indexes to decline Monday. While a rise in manufacturing helped the Dow Jones and Standard & Poor's 500 indexes, the SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies declined 0.3 percent.
Facebook continues positive momentum with focus on online ads
Facebook's positive run continued on Wall Street, as the Menlo Park social-networking company gained 1.5 percent Monday after jumping at the end of last week.
While last week's growth was based on Facebook's ability to find a new revenue stream through an e-commerce platform called Facebook Gifts, Monday's rise could be attributed to Facebook focusing on its bread-and-butter, Internet advertising. The company told advertisers that they should not be as concerned about the number of clicks an ad receives from viewers in judging the overall effectiveness of a Facebook ad campaign, with the social network instead pushing its ability to report the number of times a user has actually seen an ad.
Facebook's sharing of users' ad views is already causing an uproar among privacy advocates, however, as they say that the company must receive express consent from its users before collecting and sharing that data because of a consent decree Facebook agreed to after previous privacy missteps.
Monday's advertising push was part of a concentrated effort by Facebook, as Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg gave her first big interview since the company's initial public offering. While Sandberg spoke with CNBC's Julia Boorstin, cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg jetted to Russia, where he was asked to expand the company's operations in that country.
Facebook closed at $21.99, a gain of 33 cents. Other notable Silicon Valley market movers Monday included Yahoo (YHOO), which lost 0.9 percent as CEO Marissa Mayer celebrated the birth of her son; Netflix (NFLX), which gained 3 percent as a onetime critic changed his tune; and Splunk, which dropped 2.2 percent after a hedge fund manager called it an "undifferentiated product."
Fourth-quarter IPOs ready to jump off with Workday filing
Silicon Valley's next big IPO is on its way, as Pleasanton cloud software company Workday filed for its public debut Monday. The company, which offers human-resources software and was founded by former executives of PeopleSoft, expects to be valued at almost $4 billion, according to Monday's filing.
Workday plans to sell 22.75 million shares at a price ranging from $21-$24; at the high end of that range, the company would bring in $546 million and be valued at $3.85 billion. After strong debuts from Silicon Valley companies such as Palo Alto Networks, Trulia and Qualys in the third quarter, Workday should be the kickoff for fourth-quarter IPOs, as it expects to set the final price for its initial shares on Oct. 11, which would put the stock on the New York Stock Exchange the next day.
"This is in the Palo Alto Networks arena -- very high demand, long-awaited," IPO Boutique senior managing partner Scott Sweet told The Wall Street Journal on Monday. "They have exponential top-line numbers, their growth is just off the charts -- but they are losing a lot of money, mainly due to [research and development]. But you're going to see that in many IPOs."
Silicon Valley tech stocks
Up: Netflix, Yelp, Gilead, Facebook, Google, HP, Intuit (INTU), Oracle (ORCL), Adobe (ADBE), Intel
Down: VMware, SunPower (SPWRA), Zynga, Electronic Arts (ERTS), Advanced Micro Devices, Splunk, LinkedIn, Juniper, Nvidia, Palo Alto Networks, Jive, Apple, Symantec, Yahoo
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Down 2.70, or 0.09 percent, to 3,113.53
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Up 77.98, or 0.58 percent, to 13,515.11
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Up 3.82, or 0.27 percent, to 1,444.49
Check in weekday afternoons for the 60-Second Business Break, a summary of news from Mercury News staff writers, The Associated Press, Bloomberg News and other wire services. Contact Jeremy C. Owens at 408-920-5876; follow him at Twitter.com/mercbizbreak.

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Quick update
Just a quick note to say that while I have been gone, I hope I've not been forgotten! I have had a fair share of personal life crises in the last few weeks and even hand (wrist) surgery yesterday for an injury a few months ago, so I need to keep this brief. I just felt bad letting one more day go without at least posting SOMETHING for passers by/feeds/etc to see some activity to know that the blog hasn't shut down.
Let me get another day or two post-op and I'll share some of what's been going on lately. And remember: I'm always posting something on Twitter, so remember you can always follow me there (and read excerpts in the sidebar to the right). More soon!


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Nate Jackson's Slow Getting Up is an unvarnished and uncensored memoir of everyday life in the most popular sports league in America—and the most damaging to its players—the National Football League.
After playing college ball at a tiny Division III school, Jackson, a receiver, signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers, before moving to the Denver Broncos. For six seasons in the NFL as a Bronco, he alternated between the practice squad and the active roster, eventually winning a starting spot—a short, tenuous career emblematic of the average pro player.
Drawing from his own experience, Jackson tells the little known story of the hundreds of everyday, "expendable" players whose lives are far different from their superstar colleagues.
From scouting combines to training camps, off-season parties to game-day routines, debilitating physical injuries—including degenerative brain conditions—to poor pensions and financial distress, he offers a funny, and shocking look at life in the NFL, and the young men who risk their health and even their lives to play the game.
One man's odyssey into the brutal hive of the national football league
This is not a celebrity tell-all of professional sports. Slow Getting Up is a survivor's real-time account of playing six seasons (twice as long as the average NFL career) for the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos.
As an unsigned free agent who rose through the practice squad to the starting lineup, Nate Jackson is the talented embodiment of the everyday freak athlete in professional football, one of thousands whose names go unmentioned in the daily press. Through his story recounted here—from scouting combines to preseason cuts to byzantine film studies to glorious touchdown catches—even knowledgeable football fans will glean a new, starkly humanized understanding of the daily rigors and unceasing violence of quotidian life in the NFL.
Fast-paced, lyrical, and hilariously unvarnished, Slow Getting Up is an unforgettable look at the real lives of America's best twenty-year-old athletes putting their bodies and minds through hell.
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"That screaming you hear coming across the sky? It's a wobbly spiral…Slow Getting Up is everything you want football memoirs to be but never are: hilarious, dirty, warm, human, honest, weird." — Dwight Garner, New York Times
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3x state champ runner up wrote:The Donator wrote:Turn out will probably suffer massively this year, but will still have a good time.
I'm not to sure about that, not everybody is playing the matchplay tourney and this is on Sunday, just loose your 3 matches on Saturday and you're all good lindsel!
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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - Colorado voters in November turned the state into a "smoke 'em if you got 'em" zone when they passed a constitutional amendment legalizing the possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana. But what if you don't have any pot?
The amendment requires the state legislature to create a regulatory system to establish retail outlets for pot. But don't expect a rush to open stores, at least in Eagle County. Local governments, which would ultimately license those shops, seem willing to wait to see just what the state will do. Some of that hesitation stems from recent experience with medical marijuana dispensaries.
While state voters legalized pot for medical use in 2000, the industry didn't take off until 2009, when officials at the U.S. Department of Justice indicated they would essentially ease up on enforcing federal law regarding dispensaries.
That degree led to a short-lived boom in the dispensary business, which left state and local governments scrambling to find ways to control it.
State law finally created a licensing system, which allowed local governments to ban the business altogether. Most Eagle County towns have enacted bans, including Vail, Avon and Gypsum. Eagle has just one dispensary - which required a special election to keep open - and Minturn is still working on regulations for dispensaries.
The remaining businesses operate in unincorporated Eagle County, which created its own tight set of rules, which primarily use land use regulations to mandate where dispensaries can and can't operate.
Eagle County Attorney Bryan Treu believes something similar will happen with retail operations, and doesn't anticipate expanding the areas where marijuana-related businesses will be able to operated.
But, Treu said, he plans to advise his bosses - the Eagle County commissioners - to wait for the state to create its regulations before enacting any of its own. Until then, it's likely Eagle County may impose a temporary ban on retail shops.
Local governments can impose outright bans on retail businesses - something Douglas County, on the south end of the Denver metropolitan area, has already done. Treu noted that voters here approved Amendment 64 by almost exactly a 2 to 1 margin.
While county officials are likely to wait for the state before writing regulations, Treu said work is already being done to revise some of the county's existing ordinances to reflect the fact that personal, private, consumption and possession of marijuana is now legal.
One such change will be the wording of the county's drug-testing policy. While Amendment 64 allows employers to hire and fire people based on drug tests, the actual rules refer to "illegal" substances. Since pot's now legal, the employee handbook needs to reflect that fact.
Treu said the county's rules and regulations also need to state that pot still isn't allowed on county property. That's probably going to include the county's affordable housing complexes, which will probably be done by language in leases to tenants.
While the county's lawyers are working on their program, a couple of local towns have barely started the conversations about how to deal with the new amendment, waiting to see just what happens at the state level before taking definite action of their own.
"It's important we not get ahead of ourselves," Avon Mayor Rich Carroll said. "We need to see how this plays out."
Eagle Town Manager Willy Powell said his town board is taking a similar approach, but said he doesn't expect the town to expand its current regulations, which currently limit the town to one dispensary for every 10,000 residents.
But, Powell said, the town may have to look at some of its building codes, to see what effect two or three people who are each growing their allowed number of plants may have on a home's ability to handle the load on the circuits.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Wednesday, March 27, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Georgia Regents University could be expanding throughout parts of Augusta. City leaders are trying to join forces and make that a reality.
Although it's just a concept right now and a lot of details will have to be finalized, elected leaders say this move could mean more money for the city.
The old, rundown, peeling paint and barely hanging on Sibley and King Mills could be put to good use in the near future.
"This is all in its infancy phases right now. It has the full support of the city and full support of the commission," said Mayor Deke Copenhaver.
"This is an opportunity for us to do something great for the city and college. It's something our young people can grab a hold on," said Mayor Pro Tem Corey Johnson.
Recently, the mayor and a few of the commissioners, along with Matthew Kwatinets of the nonprofit ARC, presented proposals to GRU officials. They are working to bring a downtown campus as well.
"Basically bringing together a lot of threads that would help us to create something unique not like Columbus State," Kwatinets said.
Leaders say the expansion could mean more dollars spent at local businesses, Georgia Regents University and more money for the city.
"It's something we finally put on paper. It's something we are looking forward to making a reality," Johnson said.
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That's how I felt about this bread. If your breath is not taken away by the sight of a perfectly baked loaf of bread then of course you have no idea what I'm talking about, but there's just something about having something homemade turn out so perfectly that I temporarily committed one of those seven deadly sins: PRIDE. I quickly repented however, because I was hungry, and cut into my masterpiece to make certain that it was as perfect on the inside as it was on the outside. And it was. This hearty multi-grain bread is filled with healthy goodness and is perfect for sandwiches or served alongside a steaming bowl of soup or stew.
Multi-Grain Boule (adapted from King Arthur Flour)
1 cup (8 ounces) boiling water
1 cup (5 ounces) Harvest Grains Blend
2 cups (16 ounces) sourdough starter
1 3/4 cups (7 ounces) white whole wheat flour
1 3/4 cups (7 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp instant yeast
2 TBSP olive oil
1 TBSP sesame seeds, artisan bread topping, or your favorite blend of seeds. I used "Everything Bread and Bagel Topping."
Bake the bread in preheated oven for 38-45 minutes until loaf is golden brown and instant-read thermometer registers 190 degrees. I rotated my loaf half way through the baking cycle and tented it with foil for the last 10 minutes to prevent over-browning.
Remove bread from oven and transfer loaf to cooling rack to cool completely before slicing. While bread is cooling, feel free to display it on your coffee table or fireplace mantle.


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GREENSBORO, NC-- A loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Mattie Mae Suggs, age 69, exchanged her earthly life to live an eternal life with her Heavenly Father on December 1, 2012.
Mattie was born in Spartanburg, SC on May 4, 1943 to the late Robert and Odessa Dawkins. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, LeRoy and John Dawkins.
While residing in Spartanburg, she attended Benjamin E. Mays High School. At the tender age of 16, Mattie gave her life to Christ and was baptized at the Church of Christ in Spartanburg, SC.
Mattie moved to Greensboro, NC, at the age of 18. She met and married the love of her life, of 34 years, Mr. Willie H. Suggs. Possessing an impeccable work ethic, Mattie did domestic work in private homes for 40 years.
She devoted her life to her husband and children. Along with her three sisters, the bond of sisterhood was never broken. Mattie's love and dedication to her other relatives and friends came with love, laughter and words of wisdom. Her soft spoken voice, laugh and beautiful smile touched the hearts of anyone around her.
She leaves to cherish her fondest memories: husband, Willie Suggs; daughter, Valerie Dawkins; son, Kelvin (Tiakka) Suggs, all of Greensboro, NC; stepdaughter, Denise McLean; grandchildren, Nathan Maynard, Jordan Suggs, Bryson Suggs, Michel McLean-Kelly, Sherquita McLean-Kelly, Julio Martinez and Victor Martinez; three sisters, Louise Geter, Callie Dawkins, both of Spartanburg, SC and Delois Dawkins of Greensboro, NC; one sister-in-law, Barbara Dawkins; aunt, Rosetta Dawkins; goddaughter, Avius Wooten; special friends, Jesse Mae, Gail Dixon, Ellen Hull, Earl Harper, Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. Williams and Bro. Julius Greene and a host of other relatives and friends.
Services will be Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 12:00 noon at Sharpe Road Church of Christ, 2400 Sharpe Rd, Greensboro, NC. Visitation begins at 11:30 a.m. at the church.
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Oh no, Justin Bieber, you just got schooled by a 13-year-old girl.
Or so says Demi Lovato, who so cherished Carly Rose Sonenclar's stripped-down cover of Bieber's "As Long as You Love Me" on "The X Factor" Wednesay night that she dared to claim it eclipsed the Bieb's version.
"I love it when I hear unplugged versions of songs that are better than the actual song," Demi gushed. "You sang it better than Justin did."
Ah, yes, that's the way it's been going for Carly Rose these days. Every song the eigth-grader touches seems to turn to gold. But there are four other acts remaining in this competition (five, if you count CeCe Frey), so let's not hand her the $5 million crown just yet.
Wednesday night, "The X Factor" shook things up a bit, having the contestants sing two songs apiece for the first time -- one an "acoustical" choice and the other picked by the fans. But some things never change: Demi and Simon Cowell continued their verbal sparring, with the latter even referring to the former as "Cruella" at one point.
Let's take a look at how it all went down:
CeCe Frey (Young adults); "Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga
CeCe, who should have been gone ages ago, admits that the unplugged approach won't allow her to "mask" her vocal deficiencies. Even so, she doesn't sound half bad on this version of Gaga's hit, accompanied by only a piano. Of course, "not half bad" is not good enough at this point in the competition. Britney Spears calls it "just good, not great," and Simon says it was a "little too cabaret" for him. But coach Demi, of course, called it one of CeCe's best performances.
Emblem 3 (Groups); "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars
The SoCal skater boys want to prove to Demi that they're not "predictable," so they sit together under some soft lighting and croon away as one of them strums a guitar. Little girls in the audience squeal in delight. L.A. Reid likes it and Britney calls it, "hands down" their best performance so far. But the hater Demi calls it a "downgraded version of the Jonas Brothers five years ago." Ouch! As the little girls boo Demi heartily, Simon tells her that was an "incredibly dumb thing to say."
Carly Rose Sonenclar (Teens); "As Long As You Love Me" by Justin Bieber
Ranked No. 1 for two straight weeks, the teen dynamo, as we mentioned, tackles Bieber. Of course, she rises to the challenge again with not a sour note in the entire performance. This Carly girl is starting to look unstoppable. L.A. calls it her best performance "for my taste" and even Simon and Demi can agree on this one: She's a star in the making.
Fifth Harmony (Groups) "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele
L.A. may be right about the lack of harmony from Fifth Harmony. Here, they're just basically trading off lead vocals and coming across rather drowsy. Clearly, they don't do Adele as well as Carly did Adele last week. L.A., predictably gripes about the lack of harmony and says the group's name should be "Fifth Unison." Britney thinks it was "nice," but wonders what separates them from other girl groups. And Demi doesn't get the whole group thing at all, believing a couple of them should be solo artists. Simon just whines that they're being treated unfairly.
Diamond White (Teens); "This Is a Man's World" by James Brown
Um, we thought this was supposed to be accoustic. We see violins back there, and drums and an organist. That aside, little Diamond shines on this classic, with power and charisma. L.A. loves it because Dimond brought "attitude and show biz" to it. Demi and Simon like it, too, but point out that she's done this song before. Says coach Britney, "You not only nailed it, you destroyed it."
Tate Stevens (Over-25s); "Living On a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
Our country boy continues to be reliable and liakble, but we're starting to wonder if he's falling into a rut. This rendition is solid, but a little sluggish. Britney thinks he's getting away from his strength -- down-the-middle country. Demi says she remains a fan, but this performance was a "little boring" and Simon says it was a bad song choice -- like "taking a goldfish for a walk."
The second half of the show was devoted to the "Pepsi Challenge," in which viewers choose songs for each act via online voting and even weigh in on wardrobe and performance decisions.
CeCe Frey; "Part of Me" by Katy Perry
Apparently, the fans wanted the leopard spots back and they (the guys?) wanted CeCe in really short shorts. But did they they also want her to shout her way through the song? That's pretty much what she did. L.A. Reid calls it "karaoke." Britney, however, loves the whole crazy outfit and spectacle. Simon grudgingly calls her a "trier," whatever that means.
Emblem 3; "Forever Young" by Alphaville
There's a bit of a droning quality to this one, but L.A. says they nailed it, so what do we know? Britney, too raves, that it's a "superstar performance." On to Demi, who likes it better than their first performance, but wants to see them command the stage more. Simon just looks at her and says, "What is the matter with you tonight?"
Carly Rose Sonenclar; "If I Were a Boy" by Beyonce
We're beginning to think that Simon might be right: This girl is an alien. ... Or an audioanimatronic robot. She sounds so mature, so smooth and strong. (and thank you, voters for giving her this song to sing). As L.A. says, she just never lets us down. Demi agrees, calling it a "phenomenal vocal," and Simon can't disagree, even though he's been threatening to send Demi to the "naughty chair."
Fifth Harmony; "Give Your Heart a Break" by Demi Lovato
Simon can't stand the fact that America gave his girls a Demi song to do. Still, it's a substantial improvement over their first performance. More power. More charisma. And, yes, even a little bit of harmonizing. L.A. says it's their best effort yet. Brit Brit likes it, and so does Demi, who graciously says, "This song should have been your song" -- and that they sang it better than the originator.
Diamond White; "Diamonds" by Rihanna
Oh, America, you're so clever. You ask a girl named Diamond to sing a song called "Diamonds." We get it. And we like it for the most part. But L.A. says he didn't really like it. Demi thinks she did it justice -- "really, really great." Simon doesn't seem blown away by any means, but says, "overall, I think you've had a good night."
Tate Stevens; "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Garth Brooks
For some reason, they've got Tate up on an elevated platform. Why? Not because he goes for the high notes, because he doesn't. In fact this is another contained and drowsy performance. What happened to this guy's spark? Still, Britney calls it "brilliant," but Demi agrees with us and deems it a "little sleepy." Simons says, "Welcome back to the competition. This is what you should be singing."


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The McPherson High School freshmen volleyball team went 2-1 in a quad with host El Dorado, Rose Hill and Buhler Thursday.
The Pups beat El Dorado (25-14, 25-12) and Buhler (25-17, 25-16), but fell to Rose Hill (16-25, 12-25).
The freshmen are next in action Saturday morning at the Salina South Invitational.
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The students who work in the bistro are in their final-quarter of culinary school. The restaurant experience provides them with the opportunity to practice both the theory and culinary artistry that they've learned. Working at Bistro 31 gives students hands-on experience with menu creation, food prep, management, money handling, and customer service
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This is Barca's new bold away jersey for the 13/14 season.
The strong red and yellow stripes honor Catalonia's senyera flag, and thinner stripes on the sleeves create a gradient effect up to the shoulder. Unlike Barcelona's home shirt, the club's away jersey has a crew neck collar and red trim on the front.
Barcelona's motto, "Mes que un club" is screened under the collar on the inside. Barcelona's team crest and Nike's logo are embroidered at front, with screened team kit sponsor underneath.
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Here are five highlights from this week's Sunday talk shows.
1. "We have said so many times that we have no intent, no interest in crossing the border" of Ukraine.
–Russian ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak, on ABC's "This Week."
2. "I have a deep persuasive hope that Russia will find, as has been termed, an off-ramp and not go ahead with this, and that diplomacy is able to make up for it."
–Sen. Dianne Feinstein on CNN's "State of the Union," referring to further Russian action in Ukraine.
3. "I think they're cooking the books on this."
Sen. John Barrasso (R., Wyo.), speaking on "Fox News Sunday'' on the White House announcement that six million Americans had signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Critics note that the White House hasn't said how many enrollees were previously uninsured or have followed through pay paying for their coverage.
4. "Every single situation in which a chief executive is put under this kind of scrutiny, they order a report like this so they can get the facts. That's a responsible thing to do. Now, we'll have to see if it stands the test of time."
–Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press" about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Results of an internal investigation into lane closures on George Washington Bridge were released last week.
5. "This starts towards what Ben Franklin had in mind, which is making sure that we can have security without sacrificing our liberties."
–Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.), speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," about President Obama's proposal to revamp the National Security Agency's U.S. phone-data surveillance program. Under the plan, the government would no longer store phone records in bulk. Instead, data would remain at telecom companies, to be searched when officials obtain a court order or, in emergencies, without such an order.


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MARIETTA - The leaves have been raked to the curbs, but when will the city crews and vacuum truck arrive to pick them up?
That's the question residents in some Marietta neighborhoods have been asking since area trees began shedding leaves with the onset of cold weather this month.
"I've been getting phone calls from people in the Norwood area asking why their leaves are not being picked up," said Councilman Roger Kalter, D-1st Ward.
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A Marietta city streets crew works to clean up leaves that have fallen along Wooster Street Wednesday morning. The streets department is conducting the annual citywide leaf pickup program with only one leaf vacuum machine and one crew until a new vacuum that was ordered earlier this year arrives.
He said city council ordered a new leaf vacuum truck several months ago, but the vehicle has apparently not arrived in time for the fall leaf pickup program.
"We also hired two temporary workers to assist city crews with the leaf pickup this year," Kalter noted. "The crew hasn't been in this area since last year."
Mayor Joe Matthews said the leaf pickup crew is making its way through the city streets with the current vacuum truck, but the new vacuum, scheduled to arrive last week, has not come in.
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* Marietta has designated four areas for residents to drop off bagged leaves: Indian Acres, Buckeye Park, Lookout Park and the Greenleaf Landscapes compost facility on Ohio 821 (check in at the Greenleaf Landscapes store first).
* Only leaves can be dropped off at these sites, and residents are asked to not put bagged leaves out for crews to pick up.
* Leaves to be picked up should not be bagged, but raked into the area between the curb and sidewalk-and not into the street where they may clog storm sewer drains.
"The crews are out on their routes, picking up leaves on schedule," he said. "But they had a couple of days off for the holiday last week, and they're catching up. When the new machine arrives that will help."
Matthews noted a lot of leaves have fallen all at once due to rain and cold weather earlier this month.
"We're just asking people to be patient," he said. "The crews will be coming to their neighborhoods."
Chris Hess, streets department foreman, said for the last three or four years the city has had two leaf vacuums and two crews to work on the leaf pickup program. But one of those machines became inoperable, so city council ordered a new vacuum earlier this year.
"It's the same type of machine, and was supposed to come in Friday, but there's been a delay in shipment due to a backlog of orders at the distributor," Hess said. "But we're moving along pretty quickly, thanks to the good weather."
He said the leaf pickup program began a month ago, but due to holidays the last two weeks have been short.
"We're completing the first phase of leaf pickup, from Front through Tenth streets today (Wednesday), and will be moving to the west side area by Thursday," Hess said.
He said weather permitting, it would possibly be another week before the leaf crews move into the Norwood area, although the work could be expedited if the new leaf vacuum arrives soon.
City crews began the leaf cleanup from Front through Tenth streets, then on the cross streets of Putnam through Montgomery streets.
City residents can drop off bagged leaves at no charge at four different locations, including Indian Acres, Lookout Park, Buckeye Park and Greenleaf Landscaping's Ohio 821 compost site (stop by Greenleaf Landscaping before going to compost site).
Free locations are "for bagged leaves only--no limbs, no brush, no plants," said Stockel. "If the locations are being abused, it will be discontinued."
Residents are asked not to put bagged leaves out for city crews to pick up, but should rake loose leaves into piles between the curb and sidewalk.
Kalter said he remains concerned the leaves already raked to the curb in his ward will blow out into the street and clog storm sewers if it rains before the leaf vacuum gets to those neighborhoods.
"These leaves are becoming a real issue in this end of town," he said.


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New Swine Flu Outbreak Worries CDC
Aug. 3, 2012 -- With 16 new human cases in the last three weeks -- 12 in the last week alone -- an outbreak of a variant strain of swine flu is giving CDC officials the jitters.
What worries officials is that the new flu, officially called variant type A H3N2 or H3N2v, carries the M gene from the human H1N1 pandemic flu bug. This gene makes it easier for flu bugs to infect humans and spread among them.
The first human case was detected in July 2011. Since then there have been 29 reported cases, although more cases likely have gone unreported.
"Since the fall of 2011 there has been a big increase in these types of infections," Joseph Bresee, MD, of the CDC's Influenza Division, said at a news conference held to announce the new cases. "All 29 cases have had H3N2v with the M gene of pandemic H1N1. This may confer increased transmissibility to and among humans."
Last year, three people caught the bug from another person. As far as the CDC can tell, that hasn't happened this year. And there's been no sustained spread of the new swine flu bug among people.
All the cases so far had contact with pigs. Most cases have been children who came into contact with infected pigs at state fairs. Ten of this week's new cases were in Ohio. One was in Indiana and another was in Hawaii.
According to Lisa Ferguson of the USDA, the virus has been detected in pigs in 11 states.
Flu is common among pigs, and every year a few people catch a swine flu bug. But this new swine flu looks different.
"We have detected cases of this virus with increasing frequency," Bresee said. "We expect further cases of human infection, either with contact with swine or from limited human-to-human spread. We expect some of the cases will be severe."
H3N2v Swine Flu Symptoms
Fortunately, the new flu hasn't been more serious than seasonal flu. The symptoms are the same: fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, and headaches. Everyone infected so far this year got better without having to be hospitalized. Last year there were three hospitalizations, all in people with underlying conditions known to increase risk of severe flu. There have been no deaths.


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Area college basketball: Upstate preview capsule
Published: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 6:23 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 6:23 p.m.
USC Upstate at North Florida
When: 4:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Jacksonville, Fla.
Records: USC Upstate (14-15, 8-8 Atlantic Sun). North Florida (11-17, 6-9)
Radio: 1400 AM, 97.1 FM
Top scorers: USC Upstate — Jr. F Torrey Craig (17.0 ppg., 7.0 rpg.); So. G Ty Greene (12.6 ppg.); Jr. F Ricardo Glenn (10.5 ppg., 8.1 rpg.). North Florida — Sr. G Parker Smith (16.5 ppg.); Jr. F Travis Wallace (14.4 ppg., 5.3 rpg.).
Notes: The Spartans have lost five of their past six games, the only win was at home against last-place Kennesaw State (3-24, 2-13). USC Upstate trailed by 15 in the first half of that one. … The latest defeat was 68-64 Thursday night at Jacksonville. The Spartans shot 34 percent and were 4-for-17 (23 percent) on 3-pointers. … USC Upstate dropped below Jacksonville to fifth place in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Those two teams could play each other in a first-round tournament game March 7. But only two games separate seeds 3-7. Regardless, USC Upstate will have to win three straight days to capture the championship. Top seeds Mercer and Florida Gulf Coast will both open on March 6 and get a day of rest if they should get past the seventh and eighth seeds. … North Florida is likely to play Florida Gulf Coast on that opening day as the No. 7 seed. … North Florida lost to crosstown rival Jacksonville, 80-68, on Feb. 15. The Ospreys followed that up with a 77-64 home win Thursday against East Tennessee State. ... USC Upstate beat North Florida, 63-57, in Spartanburg on Jan. 24. Glenn led the way for the Spartans with 14 points and 15 rebounds. He also had three assists. North Florida shot only 35 percent and was just 4-for-29 (14 percent) on 3-pointers.
Next: USC Upstate will finish the regular season March 1 at East Tennessee State. The Atlantic Sun Conference tournament begins March 7 in Macon, Ga.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- On a night when the San Francisco 49ers needed it, the running game turned in a dominating performance in a 34-3 win against the Houston Texans on Sunday.
The 49ers could not get into rhythm passing. Colin Kaepernick, at one point in the fourth quarter, had not completed a pass since the first drive of the game. But he said he didn't notice.
"No, I was aware that we were up and that we needed to run the ball and keep our offense on the field," Kaepernick said.
That's what the 49ers did, rushing 36 times for 177 yards in a game in which Kaepernick threw just 15 times.
San Francisco leaned on its running game and a defense that forced four turnovers, including an interception returned for a touchdown by Tramaine Brock on the Texans' first series.
"It just shows that if everyone gives 100 percent effort that it takes every Sunday, there's no telling who's going to get the game ball at the end of the game," linebacker NaVorro Bowman said. "We have that much talent on this team, that many weapons, and we're that good. We just have to go out there and play like it every Sunday."
Since losing two straight games, the 49ers have won the last two, having rushed for 396 yards in those wins.
"The one thing I think we can pride ourselves in is our run game. We have the best running back in the NFL and a physical offensive line," guard Alex Boone said.
The running game was led mostly by veteran Frank Gore, who rushed 17 times for 81 yards and a touchdown.
Gore gave most of the credit to the offensive line, a unit he called the best in the league, which opened up holes for him all game.
"Once I get going, it's hard to stop me," Gore said.
Besides Gore, backup running back Kendall Hunter ran five times for 29 yards and LaMichael James carried four times for 31 yards.
When Gore left in the second quarter briefly because of an ankle injury, Anthony Dixon handled a carry and scored from 2 yards out.
"Oh man, it was an excellent week," said 49ers fullback Bruce Miller. "Between Frank and Kendall and A.D. and LaMichael, we have so much firepower back there. They make me look good, so it's fun blocking for them."
Gore returned to the game in the second half. He and the rest of the 49ers faced a Houston front seven that featured reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt.
"Give credit to the guys up front, to (offensive coordinator) Greg Roman, to (offensive line coach) Mike Solari, the backs, Frank again," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said. "Bruce Miller I thought had an outstanding night. Vernon (Davis) blocked extremely well."
The Texans, who have Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster and Ben Tate, totaled 131 yards on the ground and were out-rushed by the 49ers.
That was the goal for Gore.
"We said we're not going to let them outperform us tonight."


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Get to Know the Class of 2019
Members of the Augustana Class of 2019 arrived on campus on Sunday. The freshmen come from 18 states and 16 countries around the world.
Augustana to Launch New English Language Center on Campus
The new English Language Center on campus will enable more students from around the globe to achieve their dreams of higher education. Once launched in Fall 2016, the Center will serve academically qualified students who need to grow their English language skills before beginning their American college careers.
Augustana Ranked Among Top Colleges by Washington Monthly
Washington Monthly's "2015 College Ranking" lists Augustana as the No. 13 baccalaureate college in the nation for its contributions to the public good in three areas: social mobility, research and service.
Eighteen Students Earn Sophomore Honors
During the opening celebration on Sept. 1, Augustana will honor 18 rising juniors who have been selected to receive the prestigious Sophomore Honors Award.
Augustana College to Become Augustana University on Sept. 1
On Tuesday, Sept. 1, we will announce that Augustana College will change its name to Augustana University, per action by the Augustana Board of Trustees.
Four Augustana International Students Meet Sioux Falls Mayor
Arriving in Sioux Falls just under a week ago, four Augustana international students have already accomplished a lot. They've gone on field trips around the city and to the Archeodome in Mitchell, South Dakota, had cross-cultural discussions, volunteered at the Bowden Youth Center and met Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether.
Augustana Students Complete Summer Research in Natural Sciences
This summer, 70 Augustana students conducted research and internships on- and off-campus in the natural sciences.
Augustana Earns Biomedical Research Grant From National Institutes of Health
Augustana is among the recipients of a $14.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support undergraduate research and faculty scholarship in the biomedical sciences.
Augustana Announces New Office of Graduate and Continuing Education, Names South Dakota Native Dr. Jerry Jorgensen Associate VP
In his new role, Jorgensen will provide leadership to Augustana's existing graduate and continuing education programs and also facilitate the development and implementation of new programming. Working alongside faculty, staff and Augustana's new Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Jorgensen will work to build collaborative educational programming with businesses, healthcare, education and other organizations throughout the region.
The Princeton Review Again Tabs Augustana Among the 'Best in the Midwest'
The Princeton Review, a nationally known education services company, has again ranked Augustana among the best colleges in the Midwest. The College is listed among 159 premier institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its "Best in the Midwest" section of the website feature, "2016 Best Colleges: Region by Region."


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PARA seeks feedback on future park planning
Published: Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 11:52 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | The Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority will hold a public meeting to get area residents' input that will be used for planning of future park developments. The meeting will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Jerry Belk Activity Center in Bowers Park.
PARA officials said the meeting is part of a strategic planning process meant to guide future designs. The authority is paying $50,000 to Lose & Associates, a Nashville-based consulting firm, to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the authority's parks, programs and operational structure.
One component was an online survey filled out by residents. That survey ended last month.
Officials said the public meeting will complete the study's gathering of community input for the analysis.
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TAHOE CITY, Calif. — The Tahoe City Public Utility District, operator of the Lake Forest Boat Ramp, is hosting a public workshop on Tuesday, March 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the PUD's Board Room at 221 Fairway Drive in Tahoe City, officials announced Tuesday.
At the workshop, TCPUD will share a proposal to change operations and to increase the daily launch fees and season pass rates for 2012, according to a press release.
"Currently, revenue from pass sales and launch fees do not cover the operational costs for the boat ramp, and the proposed rate increase would help meet the TCPUD's goal of reducing the property tax subsidy of the boat ramp," the press release reads.
The community is invited to learn more about the plans and proposals for 2012. Snacks and beverages will be provided, and input is encouraged.


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glenrocks wrote:but I did set realdebrid priority to 110 after reading some forums
This is probably a more intelligent solution .
glenrocks wrote:I just could not get new version to work
Which version? Mine is a git clone of the current repo. I don't recall any special measures other than bypassing realdebrid, but I'll check again with a fresh Windows install and report back if I notice anything else.


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Itsy is a small, simple Twitter app for your Mac.
Itsy won't hog up your screen or do other crazy things.
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Three Medina residents have been arrested after a year-long investigation into the sale of crack cocaine and marijuana in Orleans County.
The Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force has charged 28-year-old Brenton Poole and 34-year-old Erika Poole with criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of marijuana. A third suspect, 26-year-old Norman Bloom Jr., is charged with reckless endangerment, resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration.
Police say the seized more than three ounces of cocaine, two pounds of marijuana, heroin, ecstasy pills, a variety of prescription narcotic pills, a variety of bath salts, $3,000 in cash, a semi-automatic rifle, scales, packaging and other drug paraphernalia at the Pooles' home and in a vehicle. Investigators say when they executed a search warrant at a third location, "Biz Nest" on Main Street in Medina, they found more than 1,000 pirated DVD movies as well as counterfeit clothing and merchandise.
All three were arraigned on the charges and are currently being held in the Orleans County Jail
The investigation is ongoing and more arrests are pending.
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ARLINGTON, Va. (December 19, 2012)--Robert H. Bork, who stepped in to fire the Watergate prosecutor at Richard Nixon's behest and whose failed 1980s nomination to the Supreme Court helped draw the modern boundaries of cultural wars over abortion, civil rights and other issues, has died at the age of 85.
His son, Robert H. Bork, Jr. confirmed the death Wednesday.
The senior Bork had a long career in politics and the law that took him from respected academic to a totem of conservative grievance.
Bork was accused of being a partisan hatchet man for Nixon when he fired Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox in the Saturday Night Massacre of 1973.
Bork's drubbing during the 1987 Senate nomination hearings made him a hero to the right and a rallying cry for younger conservatives.


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Midsummer is upon us and if you're anything like me, the last place you want to be during the hottest of the summer months, is cooped up inside of a stuffy mall trying to find bargains for all your summer and back-to-school needs. Summer 2009 is all about getting out-doors and enjoying the weather while at-the-same-time staying connected and informed. It's about being savvy, saving money and finding creative ways to make the most of your dollar. So this year, sip your morning coffee while perusing nonprofitshoppingmall.com's newest retailers (there's a little something for everybody) and help yourself keep life simple… shop, click, give – then get out and enjoy your day!
EDUN is a socially conscious clothing company that launched in the spring of 2005 by Ali Hewson and Bono. The company's primary goals are to create beautiful clothes using ethical working conditions and to help create long-term sustainable employment in the developing world, particularly sub-Saharan Africa. Exquisitely designed, comfy organic cotton fabrics and sustainable business practices make indulging in Edun an irresistible pleasure. We are happy to have Edun on-board!
All I know is that my chosen nonprofit group is likely to make A LOT of money from this newly added retailer – just from my shopping alone! All my glasses, plates, napkins, patio furniture, rugs and bath-towels are straight from Cost Plus World Market, it's truly one of my favorite stores!!! If you've never shopped here before you MUST check it out. All your summer hosting needs can be met here and are certain to impress. Be sure to take a look at their gourmet food and wine selections too!!!
Looking for the perfect summer kicks? Wear Adidas and stay classic. Choose from brightly colored tennis shoes, Vespa-riding subtle styles and even sporty sandals. Don't just walk – Make an impression!
With the digital age in full swing many of us are streamlining our lives by organizing our devices and marrying our many accounts. One simple way to do this is by choosing AT&T as your digital cable, Internet server and cell/home phone service provider. They have some of the most sought after mobile devices (they carry the iphone exclusively in the US) while offering competitive rates and services for their newly launched U-verse.
Adorable yet wearable summer fashions at a great price – that's what you'll find at avenue.com. Comfortable, sexy and won't break the bank, avenue is a breath of fresh air in a world full of girl's clothing with a queen's price tag.
Bebe.com has some especially beautiful items this summer. Their playful use of texture and motion has resulted in a collection that feels as much like summer as it looks. Enjoy tactile adventures and bring fabulous to wherever you go.
If you want timeless design mixed with long-lasting quality then Kate Spade is the brand for you. The purse she carries say's a lot about the woman… and when carrying Kate Spade you're saying smart, sophisticated while keeping a certain girlish charm. Kate Spade knows that less is more and that you can make your statement without having to shout. Find the perfect handbag and don't forget to take a look at her clothing and shoe collections too!!!
Men, are you finding yourself digging through old garment bags trying to piece together your old stand-by suit for this season's parties? Every spring and summer you know you'll be going to various weddings and events where you'll have to look your best. So why not get ahead of the game? With the Brooks Brothers' summer sale you have the perfect excuse to splurge on yourself and get a new suit – one that isn't so old it's qualifies as "retro". Suit Up boys!


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DEAR CAROLYN: My neighborhood has one small traffic island on a busy street, to calm traffic and prevent accidents. Our town maintains traffic islands as public green space with the help of community volunteer gardeners.
Several homes surrounding the island have been incubating a new batch of children. About eight of them are now finally allowed to play outside their yards and have taken to playing on the island, climbing its small trees, sword-playing, and using it as a meeting place/pirate ship/castle, etc.
One neighbor who has been doing the gardening discovered a lot of the plants had been trampled, tree branches broken -- it was a mess -- and posted a sign saying it was not a playground. Then a parent posted over the sign a response saying the children have to play somewhere. I detected the implication that we might be too old to understand the needs of their young children.
These are half-million-dollar homes and all have yards. Granted, this small island is a public space, but it is not a playground.
Given the damage and the fact that no parents are visibly supervising their children out on the street, and none of these homeowners pitches in to keep the island up (or thanks the invisible few that do), we are confused as to whether to continue doing this beautification task. Beyond the maintenance situation, it's a pedestrian accident waiting to happen.
I'm not comfortable taking a Darwinian approach to settling this matter, but I don't see these parents creating a teachable moment for their children so that harmony with the earth will reign, either.
What am I missing? I love children and I get them. I'm not some crabby old person who is telling kids to get off my lawn. I've raised two boys, so I understand the work involved in herding active children while not stifling them.
Kid Zone
DEAR KID ZONE: You're not a get-off-my-lawn person, but the poster of the original sign sounds like one.
It's unfortunate, too, because that huffy implication may have cost your neighborhood its best chance to find a cooperative solution to this problem: actually talking to each other, nicely. As in, door-to-door: "Hey -- I was wondering if we gardeners could meet with all parents about the island. Just so we can all enjoy the space. I'll host."
Setting that tone will be a lot harder now that a gardener basically declared war and one of the parents replied, "OK, let's go."
But that doesn't mean inclusiveness and cooperation are impossible. It just means that you (since you're the one asking) must be careful to set an example of flexibility and calm.
That chiefly means not digging in on the current preference for foliage over families. If the plantings aren't kid-hardy, then maybe it's time for tougher plantings instead of tougher boundaries for the kids.
Assure any obstructionists that, as it happens, when neighborhoods are both lively and well-tended, their value tends to spike.
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Wayne Nash, second-year head coach for the Incline girls basketball team, boasted that his team is bigger, faster and stronger than last year's playoff contender.
The question, he said, is whether the girls will bring the same kind of work ethic that carried them into the regional postseason tournament last season. If so, the coach likes the Highlanders' chances.
Nash also was happy to run out of uniforms as 22 girls are out for varsity and junior varsity teams, up six from last year. Yet, there is not a single senior on the roster.
Gone are co-captains Alexa Smith and first team All-League point guard Tori O'Connor, both of whom will be difficult to replace, Nash said, adding that Maddie Findlen, last year's JV MVP, is unable to participate due to medical reasons.
Last season a crushing loss to the White Pine Bobcats in the second round of regionals ended Incline's season. And the loss still does not sit well.
"We had a 16-point lead and let them back in. We gave it away," said Nash.
With the loss, however, lessons were learned. The returning players are optimistic about their return to postseason play. This year's motto, "make it happen," will be their battle cry.
"They know in order to get back, only they can make it happen with hard work, and stepping it up to play at a high level every game," Nash said.
Returning players include second team All-League selections Kortney Solis and Kerrie Tonking, both juniors, as well as most improved junior forward Sarah Wright and junior point guard Torii Baker.
In addition, sophomore shooting guard Molly Franklin had a fantastic summer as she and Solis attended Nike's Snow Valley Basketball Camp in Santa Barbara.
"Molly is team leading in passion for the game, and it shows in her work ethic," Nash said, adding that Franklin works with a personal basketball trainer on a weekly basis in Reno. "Throw in the summer games, her natural ability, and a strong work ethic, and Molly is competing for team MVP."
New additions include freshmen Kira Porter, Briana Birazza and Mia Bibolet, who's 5-10. All bring solid games.
"The new super freshmen have given us a lot to smile about," Nash said. "Kira and Briana, with their basketball skills, could start for us immediately. They are like sophomores already."
Bibolet is new to basketball but brings size, enthusiasm and energy to the team, Nash said. Birazza will be the backup point guard to Baker, and Porter, a lefty, is a fundamentally gifted athlete who can go both ways.
"I expect big things from my freshman early on," Nash said.
Sophomore forward Anna Hartman has improved "ten fold," her coach said, and with her aggressive nature will see playing time as well.
The Highlanders also gained 5-10 newcomer Krista Conn, who transferred from North Tahoe and is "a nice fit for us," Nash said. "She brings us much-needed size and an inside presence to help Kerrie and Kira inside."
The Highlanders have their first test this coming Thursday, Nov. 29, as they travel to Hawthorne to compete in the Serpent Classic hosted by Mineral County. Incline has games scheduled with state champion Pershing County, runner-up White Pine, Lincoln, Smith Valley and Mineral County.
Incline's first home game is scheduled for Dec. 11 against Silver Stage.
"With no seniors on the team I am looking for my juniors to step it up in the leadership category," Nash said. "I need vocal floor leaders and deserving team captains."


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HAMPTON — Seacoast United is announcing the week of Oct. 22 as the start of all indoor leagues for soccer, field hockey and lacrosse. Each winter, Seacoast United offers indoor space for thousands of children, teens and adults to safely play and compete.
Seacoast United is the first indoor sports facility in the area allowing sports that would normally call it quits for 6 months, the ability to keep training, playing and developing talent.
Team and individual league registrations, as well as youth skills classes, are now open and are applicable to our 3 locations, Seacoast United Hampton, York, and Kingston.
For questions please call David Burgess at 603-758-7114.
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At the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship's Sunday, November 3rd service, Pat Sanders will introduce a month long theme of "Experiencing Spirituality" by presenting a program entitled "Be in the Presence."
The spiritual journey, beginning with spiritual awakening, with a sense of absence and awareness of presence, is meant to be unique and personal journey for everyone.
The presentation will also consider Howard Gardner's "multiple intelligences," exploring learning styles, as they could be applied to the UDUUF's services. For more information visit www.uduuf.org or call (570)-253-4032.
The UDUUF service will begin at 10:15 a.m. at the Berlin Township Community Center in Beach Lake and will be followed by refreshments and a social time.
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SAN JOSE -- The Sharks will be looking for ways to shut down the NHL's leading scorer Thursday night when Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby makes his first appearance here since November 2009.
But San Jose coach Todd McLellan stressed that it's not just Crosby, whose 83 points are 13 more than any other player has registered, that the Sharks need to worry about tonight against the Eastern Conference's top team.
"Sid's a tremendous player, but he's not an individual," McLellan said. "He has the ability to use his linemates so well. It's not a single player that becomes the ultimate danger there, it's the group of players. And I think that's a credit to him. He can make other people better."
Crosby was out with a head injury the last time the Penguins played here on Nov. 3, 2011. Overall, the Sharks have limited him to no goals and four assists in the five games in which Crosby has faced them.
So does Crosby, who has 267 goals in 531 NHL games, make note of which teams he still hasn't scored against and make any extra effort that night?
"I probably thought about that three years ago, but it didn't do me too well," he said, laughing. "Not trying to think about it too much."
He did mention that the Penguins have struggled in San Jose, where they have not won since Oct. 22, 1997.
"This building hasn't been too good to us," Crosby said. "That's something that's brought up when we're playing here so we're well aware of it. But you try not to think about it, you just go out there and try to play the same way."
Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic was a teammate of Crosby's on Team Canada at the Sochi Olympics and said he was an equally nice guy on and off the ice.
"He leads by example and scored a big goal when we needed him. That's why he's the best player in the world," Vlasic said.
Did he pick up anything in Russia that he can use Thursday night against Crosby?
"I played against him in junior, played against him in the NHL. I know what he does," Vlasic said. "Obviously, he's got great linemates, so it will be a tough challenge for me and (Jason Demers) tonight, but we look forward to it."
Crosby also had nice things to say when asked about Vlasic.
"He's just solid," he said when asked if he learned anything about the defenseman as an Olympic teammate, "nothing that I didn't expect having played against him in the past. He was exactly what I was used to seeing -- a guy who could skate himself out of trouble pretty easily. He makes a good first pass and can get a shot through from the point. He's just really steady. He doesn't make a lot of mistakes.


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1. Denver
Last season's record: 13-3
The additions of
CB Aqib Talib,
DE DeMarcus Ware and
S T.J. Ward more than offset the losses of
WR Eric Decker,
CB Champ Bailey and
RB Knowshon Moreno. More impressive, the Broncos got better all the way around, especially on defense, and return from injury
OT Ryan Clady and
LB Von Miller.
Sept. 7 Indianapolis
Sept. 14 Kansas City
Sept. 21 at Seattle
Sept. 28 Bye
Oct. 5 Arizona
Oct. 12 at N.Y. Jets
Oct. 19 S.F.
Oct. 23 San Diego
Nov. 2 at New England
Nov. 9 at Oakland
Nov. 16 at St. Louis
Nov. 23 Miami
Nov. 30 at Kansas City
Dec. 7 Buffalo
Dec. 14 at San Diego
Dec. 22 at Cincinnati
Dec. 28 Oakland
2. New England
Last season's record: 12-4
Bill Belichick bolstered an already loaded roster with
CBs Darrelle Revis and
Brandon Browner, as well as
WR Brandon LaFell, in an attempt to close the gap with the Broncos and the NFC's top teams. Any team with Belichick as its coach and
Tom Brady as its quarterback must be considered a serious Super Bowl contender.
Sept. 7 at Miami
Sept. 14 at Minnesota
Sept. 21 Oakland
Sept. 29 at Kansas City
Oct. 5 Cincinnati
Oct. 12 at Buffalo
Oct. 16 N.Y. Jets
Oct. 26 Chicago
Nov. 2 Denver
Nov. 9 Bye
Nov. 16 at Indianapolis
Nov. 23 Detroit
Nov. 30 at Green Bay
Dec. 7 at San Diego
Dec. 14 Miami
Dec. 21 at N.Y. Jets
Dec. 28 Buffalo
3. Kansas City
Last season's record: 11-5
The Chiefs lost starting offensive linemen
Branden Albert and
Jon Asamoah to free agency and weren't quite as active in adding players as they were last year in coach
Andy Reid's first season. That's how confident Reid is in the Pro Bowl-laden roster he inherited and turned into a playoff team last season, his first with the Chiefs.
Sept. 7 Tennessee
Sept. 14 at Denver
Sept. 21 at Miami
Sept. 29 New England
Oct. 5 at S.F.
Oct. 12 Bye
Oct. 19 at San Diego
Oct. 26 St. Louis
Nov. 2 N.Y. Jets
Nov. 9 at Buffalo
Nov. 16 Seattle
Nov. 20 at Oakland
Nov. 30 Denver
Dec. 7 at Arizona
Dec. 14 Oakland
Dec. 21 at Pittsburgh
Dec. 28 San Diego
4. Indianapolis
Last season's record: 11-5
The Colts shifted their focus to bolstering their defense and added
LB D'Qwell Jackson and
DT Arthur Jones. The offense remains in good hands with
Andrew Luck at QB and a healthy
Reggie Wayne at WR. RB
Trent Richardson remains a huge question mark after two seasons of uninspired play.
Sept. 7 at Denver
Sept. 15 Philadelphia
Sept. 21 at Jacksonville
Sept. 28 Tennessee
Oct. 5 Baltimore
Oct. 9 at Houston
Oct. 19 Cincinnati
Oct. 26 at Pittsburgh
Nov. 3 at N.Y. Giants
Nov. 9 Bye
Nov. 16 New England
Nov. 23 Jacksonville
Nov. 30 Washington
Dec. 7 at Cleveland
Dec. 14 Houston
Dec. 21 at Dallas
Dec. 28 at Tennessee
5. San Diego
Last season's record: 9-7
The Chargers made some noise last season, including a road victory over the Bengals in the playoffs. They were very quiet in the offseason, though, with the addition of CB
Jason Verrett a notable exception. That's not the way to close the considerable gap between them and the Broncos.
Sept. 8 at Arizona
Sept. 14 Seattle
Sept. 21 at Buffalo
Sept. 28 Jacksonville
Oct. 5 N.Y. Jets
Oct. 12 at Oakland
Oct. 19 Kansas City
Oct. 23 at Denver
Nov. 2 at Miami
Nov. 9 Bye
Nov. 16 Oakland
Nov. 23 St. Louis
Nov. 30 at Baltimore
Dec. 7 New England
Dec. 14 Denver
Dec. 20 at S.F.
Dec. 28 at Kansas City
6. Cincinnati
Last season's record: 11-5
Marvin Lewis and first-year offensive coordinator
Hue Jackson are convinced that
Andy Dalton is the long-term solution at QB, despite mounting evidence to the contrary. The first step for Dalton validating their faith in him is delivering a playoff victory.
Sept. 7 at Baltimore
Sept. 14 Atlanta
Sept. 21 Tennessee
Sept. 28 Bye
Oct. 5 at New England
Oct. 12 Carolina
Oct. 19 at Indianapolis
Oct. 26 Baltimore
Nov. 2 Jacksonville
Nov. 6 Cleveland
Nov. 16 at New Orleans
Nov. 23 at Houston
Nov. 30 at Tampa Bay
Dec. 7 Pittsburgh
Dec. 14 at Cleveland
Dec. 22 Denver
Dec. 28 at Pittsburgh
7. Baltimore
Last season's record: 8-8
The Ravens claim that they are over the Super Bowl hangover that dogged them all last season. A rejuvenated
Ray Rice -- he averaged only 3.1 yards rushing last season -- and the addition of
WR Steve Smith from the Panthers and
LB C.J. Mosley and
DT Timmy Jernigan via the draft gives one reason to think there's something behind all the talk.
Sept. 7 Cincinnati
Sept. 11 Pittsburgh
Sept. 21 at Cleveland
Sept. 28 Carolina
Oct. 5 at Indianapolis
Oct. 12 at Tampa Bay
Oct. 19 Atlanta
Oct. 26 at Cincinnati
Nov. 2 at Pittsburgh
Nov. 9 Tennessee
Nov. 16 Bye
Nov. 24 at New Orleans
Nov. 30 San Diego
Dec. 7 at Miami
Dec. 14 Jacksonville
Dec. 21 at Houston
Dec. 28 Cleveland
8. Houston
Last season's record: 2-14
The Texans aren't your ordinary team coming off a miserable 2013. This is a team that just lost its way last season, due to horrendous play by
QB Matt Schaub and injuries to
RB Arian Foster and
WR DeAndre Hopkins. The return of Foster and Hopkins and the addition of
DE Jadeveon Clowney and
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick figure to make first-year coach
Bill O'Brien look like a great hire.
Sept. 7 Washington
Sept. 14 at Oakland
Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
Sept. 28 Buffalo
Oct. 5 at Dallas
Oct. 9 Indianapolis
Oct. 20 at Pittsburgh
Oct. 26 at Tennessee
Nov. 2 Philadelphia
Nov. 9 Bye
Nov. 16 at Cleveland
Nov. 23 Cincinnati
Nov. 30 Tennessee
Dec. 7 at Jacksonville
Dec. 14 at Indianapolis
Dec. 21 Baltimore
Dec. 28 Jacksonville
9. Pittsburgh
Last season's record: 8-8
The purge of aging, declining players such as
S Ryan Clark and
LB LaMarr Woodley continued this offseason. Younger players such as
RB LeGarrette Blount,
S Mike Mitchell and
WR Lance Moore arrived via free agency, along with a cache of draft prospects. You can't keep the Steelers down for long.
Sept. 7 Cleveland
Sept. 11 at Baltimore
Sept. 21 at Carolina
Sept. 28 Tampa Bay
Oct. 5 at Jacksonville
Oct. 12 at Cleveland
Oct. 20 Houston
Oct. 26 Indianapolis
Nov. 2 Baltimore
Nov. 9 at N.Y. Jets
Nov. 17 at Tennessee
Nov. 23 Bye
Nov. 30 New Orleans
Dec. 7 at Cincinnati
Dec. 14 at Atlanta
Dec. 21 Kansas City
Dec. 28 Cincinnati
10. Miami
Last season's record: 8-8
The more the Dolphins change, the more they seem to remain the same: a team stuck in the mud and going nowhere. It isn't for lack of trying, though. This year, they brought in
OT Branden Albert and
RB Knowshon Moreno. There still are too many holes to fill to expect much from this team.
Sept. 7 New England
Sept. 14 at Buffalo
Sept. 21 Kansas City
Sept. 28 at Oakland
Oct. 5 Bye
Oct. 12 Green Bay
Oct. 19 at Chicago
Oct. 26 at Jacksonville
Nov. 2 San Diego
Nov. 9 at Detroit
Nov. 13 Buffalo
Nov. 23 at Denver
Dec. 1 at N.Y. Jets
Dec. 7 Baltimore
Dec. 14 at New England
Dec. 21 Minnesota
Dec. 28 N.Y. Jets
11. Buffalo
Last season's record: 6-10
The Bills paid a king's ransom to move up in the draft to get
WR Sammy Watkins. General manager
Doug Whaley is like Bills fans in that he wants a winning team now. Losing star
LB Kiko Alonso to an offseason knee injury is the first sign that Whaley and fans probably will endure another long winter waiting for something that isn't going to come.
Sept. 7 at Chicago
Sept. 14 Miami
Sept. 21 San Diego
Sept. 28 at Houston
Oct. 5 at Detroit
Oct. 12 New England
Oct. 19 Minnesota
Oct. 26 at N.Y. Jets
Nov. 2 Bye
Nov. 9 Kansas City
Nov. 13 at Miami
Nov. 23 N.Y. Jets
Nov. 30 Cleveland
Dec. 7 at Denver
Dec. 14 Green Bay
Dec. 21 at Oakland
Dec. 28 at New England
12. Cleveland
Last season's record: 4-12
For the first time in a long time, people outside of Ohio care about the Browns. Such is the magnetism of rookie
QB Johnny Manziel.
Brian Hoyer is the projected starter, per first-year coach
Mike Pettine, but get your popcorn ready, because it won't be long before Manziel is back where he wants to be: in the spotlight, with the ball in his hands and running the show.
Sept. 7 at Pittsburgh
Sept. 14 New Orleans
Sept. 21 Baltimore
Sept. 28 Bye
Oct. 5 at Tennessee
Oct. 12 Pittsburgh
Oct. 19 at Jacksonville
Oct. 26 Oakland
Nov. 2 Tampa Bay
Nov. 6 at Cincinnati
Nov. 16 Houston
Nov. 23 at Atlanta
Nov. 30 at Buffalo
Dec. 7 Indianapolis
Dec. 14 Cincinnati
Dec. 21 at Carolina
Dec. 28 at Baltimore
13. Tennessee
Last season's record: 7-9
The Titans hope that first-year coach
Ken Whisenhunt can get them over the hump and back to relevance after several seasons of mediocrity under
Mike Munchak. Whisenhunt thinks he can get the Titans there without recent mainstays
Chris Johnson and
Kenny Britt. He isn't the first one to arrive in Nashville with dreams of making it big.
Sept. 7 at Kansas City
Sept. 14 Dallas
Sept. 21 at Cincinnati
Sept. 28 at Indianapolis
Oct. 5 Cleveland
Oct. 12 Jacksonville
Oct. 19 at Washington
Oct. 26 Houston
Nov. 2 Bye
Nov. 9 at Baltimore
Nov. 17 Pittsburgh
Nov. 23 at Philadelphia
Nov. 30 at Houston
Dec. 7 N.Y. Giants
Dec. 14 N.Y. Jets
Dec. 18 at Jacksonville
Dec. 28 Indianapolis
14. N.Y. Jets
Last season's record: 8-8
The Jersey Shore Jets remain more of a reality show than an NFL franchise, only this season
QB Mike Vick has taken over for the displaced
Mark Sanchez as a cast member. How long before Vick takes over for projected starter
Geno Smith? Coach
Rex Ryan still is talking big things for a team that hasn't won more than eight games since 2010. Hey, at least they won't be boring.
Sept. 7 Oakland
Sept. 14 at Green Bay
Sept. 22 Chicago
Sept. 28 Detroit
Oct. 5 at San Diego
Oct. 12 Denver
Oct. 16 at New England
Oct. 26 Buffalo
Nov. 2 at Kansas City
Nov. 9 Pittsburgh
Nov. 16 Bye
Nov. 23 at Buffalo
Dec. 1 Miami
Dec. 14 at Tennessee
Dec. 21 New England
Dec. 28 at Miami
15. Raiders
Last season's record: 4-12
It's a make-or-break, win-or-move-on season for coach
Dennis Allen after back-to-back 4-12 seasons. He's going to need rookie QB Derek Carr to show maturity quicklyand veteran players such as
James Jones, Maurice Jones-Drew, Justin Tuck and
LaMarr Woodley to play as well as they did in their primes for the Raiders to make a big enough leap to satisfy antsy owner
Mark Davis.
Sept. 7 at N.Y. Jets
Sept. 14 Houston
Sept. 21 at New England
Sept. 28 Miami
Oct. 5 Bye
Oct. 12 San Diego
Oct. 19 Arizona
Oct. 26 at Cleveland
Nov. 2 at Seattle
Nov. 9 Denver
Nov. 16 at San Diego
Nov. 20 Kansas City
Nov. 30 at St. Louis
Dec. 7 S.F.
Dec. 14 at Kansas City
Dec. 21 Buffalo
Dec. 28 at Denver
16. Jacksonville
Last season's record: 4-12
The Jaguars are committed to quarterback
Chad Henne ... for now. The fans are committed to wanting rookie
Blake Bortles to take over for Henne. If nothing else, second-year coach
Gus Bradley has the Jaguars headed in the right direction.
Sept. 7 at Philadelphia
Sept. 14 at Washington
Sept. 21 Indianapolis
Sept. 28 at San Diego
Oct. 5 Pittsburgh
Oct. 12 at Tennessee
Oct. 19 Cleveland
Oct. 25 Miami
Nov. 2 at Cincinnati
Nov. 9 Dallas
Nov. 16 Bye
Nov. 23 at Indianapolis
Nov. 30 N.Y. Giants
Dec. 7 Houston
Dec. 14 at Baltimore
Dec. 18 Tennessee
Dec. 28 at Houston


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LUSSIER, RENE: Quatorze Improvisations a la Guitare Electrique
Solo Improvisations. Recorded simultaneously by 8 different microphones in different locations. An interesting method- although there is no editing, overdubbing or equalisation, there is radical mixing of the different sound sources (like filming one event from 8 positions- so that the point of view -of audition - is always changing. Then Rene employs very extended techniques. He is a virtuoso after all, with an aesthetic uniquely his own. Prodigious. Good taken in sections.
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The skill of starting from scratch
Transforming ambitious students into entrepreneurs A bold, yet practical vision. An evolving set of skills. The drive, and confidence, to succeed. These are among the assets of an entrepreneur; and there are myriad opportunities to acquire and develop them at Drake University. Brandon Clark, LW'10, has had the ambition required to start his own business […]Read more


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The British Gunner and the Irish Civil War
November 13, 2012
Nora Connolly
The BBC Radio 4`s investigative history series (Document) has unearthed evidence concerning a sensitive period in Anglo-Irish relations, the programme focuses on a primary source written by a British soldier, Percy Creek which undermines the nationalist foundations underpinning the establishment of the Irish state and potentially damages the heroic status of Michael Collins.
On the 6 December 1921, the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed and ratified in Dail Eireann January 1922. This granted dominion status or partial sovereignty to the twenty-six counties, amongst other things the British held various sea-ports in the South and significantly the island was partitioned with the North remaining within the United Kingdom.
As the broadcast explains the Anglo-Irish Agreement led to a split in the Irish Republican movement, into pro and anti-Treaty camps. In April 1922 anti-Treaty forces took control of Dublin`s Four-Courts, while a general election was underway in the South, resulting in the pro-Treaty forces gaining power. Those supporting the agreement included Michael Collins, Richard Mulcahy and Arthur Griffiths and on the anti-Treaty side De Valera and Rory O`Connor. A political split eventually led to armed insurrection and Civil War, a bitter struggle the first shot fired on the 28 June 1922, when the Provisional Government led by Collins attacked the Four-Courts – then under the control of Rory O`Connor – attempting a re-run of the 1916 Easter Uprising – he was executed in December 1922. Read more of this post


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Safe slicing.
While we're not prepared to claim that the aerodynamics of Giro's Air Attack Shield Helmet is enough to make the difference between a podium and an also-ran, the wind tunnel-tested design certainly can't hurt your changes. This year's updated version continues to offer many of the same lightweight, efficient features as the previous versions with the addition of a redesigned shield to further improve its drag-shedding capabilities. The polycarbonate Flash shield, produced by Carl Zeiss Optics, serves to redirect air flow and keep your eyes protected and vision clear at high speeds. Post-race, it can be flipped up or unfastened entirely using its magnetic clips.
An In-Mold polycarbonate shell provides structural integrity to the Air Attack Shield's EPS foam body, diffusing impact in the event of a crash. For added comfort, Giro includes removable X-Static padding, which works with the Roc Loc Air fit system to ensure the helmet has a secure, streamlined fit. Six vents and internal channeling ensure that aerodynamics don't come at the cost of stifling heat by allowing for plenty of cooling airflow.
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This helmet has solved the problem I had with sport glasses. My eyewear prescription is *co$tly* to order sport sunglasses...I wanted to wear my own glasses and this shield helmet allows this. Snap on the magnetic shield and I can comfortably wear my glasses behind the shield. The helmet is super comfortable - I chose the Neon color to be visible and it matches my shoes (Gaerne carbon) Its also not hot at all in the summer, given the vent area.
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Regional Spotlight: Tasmania
Post by Chuck Hayward | January 19th, 2011
Tasmania has a hold on many people, enthralling them with its controversial history as a prison island or mesmerizing them with its lush foliage, numerous UNESCO World Heritage sites, the endangered Tasmanian devil and a burgeoning wine industry. With some 90 wineries scattered across the island, the Tasmanian wine industry only produces 0.5% of all the wine made in Australia. However, the small output from the "island of inspiration" has captured the interest of wine enthusiasts worldwide.
Home to nearly 175 producers and 250 vineyards which comprise almost 4000 acres, grapes were first grown near Hobart in the 1820s. (Cuttings from those vineyards were later taken to Sydney and Melbourne to establish viticulture there.) While there were a few plantings by Italian immigrants in the 1950s, modern winemaking really began in 1973 when Andrew Pirie, Australia's first PhD in viticulture, founded Pipers Brook Vineyard in the northern portion of the island. Meanwhile, the wine industry has grown rapidly over the past forty years, and winemakers look towards Tassie as a source of pinot noir and aromatic varieties like riesling and pinot gris. Nevertheless, most of the island's pinot noir and chardonnay are used for sparkling wine that is destined for thirsty Australians on the mainland. (more…)


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UWA's Floyd joining NATA Hall of Fame
Published: Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 12:20 a.m.
LIVINGSTON | The University of West Alabama's director of athletic training and sports medicine, Dr. R.T. Floyd, has been selected as a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Induction ceremonies for the class of 2013 will be in Las Vegas in June.
Floyd, who's been a member of the UWA faculty since June 1980, is program director for the CAATE accredited athletic training education program and is chair and a professor in the Department of Physical Education and Athletic Training at UWA.
"I am very appreciative just to be considered. This is an absolutely tremendous honor and is really a credit to so many that have been so instrumental and supportive throughout my career," Floyd said. "I appreciate the wonderful students, patients, staff and administration as well as my professional colleagues across the nation who have taught me so much."
A licensed athletic trainer and emergency medical technician, Floyd is a certified member of numerous professional organizations including NATA, the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and the Athletic Equipment Managers' Association.
Floyd served as the head athletic trainer for the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic in Montgomery from 1977 through 2001, after spending two years on the annual event's athletic training staff. He is a 1974 graduate of Lowndes Academy.
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