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Senior quarterback Allan Bridgford, who lost practice time this spring to three younger players, said he asked Cal for his release and plans to complete his college football at another school.
"Today I asked for my release from the CAL football team. I plan on graduating this summer and transferring 2 another school 2 play football," he tweeted. "I want to thank everyone who has ever supported me in any way. I love CAL and always will. It is time for me to move on and God has a plan for me. Go bears, always."
If Bridgford does graduate this summer, it's possible he will be eligible to play at another BCS school without sitting out a year.
Bridgford, who started three games last season in place of departed senior Zach Maynard, was informed last week by new coach Sonny Dykes that his practice reps would diminish.
Freshman Jared Goff, redshirt freshman Zach Kline and junior Austin Hinder are competing for Cal's No. 1 quarterback job.
There was no separation between the three quarterbacks in the team's first depth chart of the season released Monday. They were listed in alphabetical order with the word "or" between the names: Goff or Hinder or Kline.
Each of the three quarterbacks threw touchdowns on their first drives in Saturday's intra-squad scrimmage.
"It's day to day. The guys come out and do good things one day and struggle a little bit the next. But that position has been better than I anticipated," Cal coach Sonny Dykes said. "For right now, they are all doing good things and they are all giving us a reason to believe they are the guy."
Bridgford told Dykes he wanted the weekend to consider his options.
Cal announced Bridgford's decision with a news release that added the following comment from the quarterback:
"I was recruited by former coach Jeff Tedford to play quarterback in a pro-style offense that was tailored to my strengths, which are my abilities to make all the throws, my decision making and my leadership.
"As the team's most experienced quarterback, I expected to take the majority of reps this spring. But after having limited reps in the first four spring practices, I met with both offensive coordinator Tony Franklin and head coach Sonny Dykes.
"It was made clear to me that they had decided to go in a different direction. Therefore, it is time to move on and find a school where I can play right away and hopefully for two seasons if I'm granted a sixth year of eligibility."
Dykes said he believes Bridgford can have success elsewhere.
"He is a quality quarterback that should have success in an offense suited for his skill set," Dykes said in a statement. "His contributions to Cal football over the past four years are appreciated, and we are pleased that he has decided to graduate from Cal this summer."
Bay Area News Group staff writer Phil Jensen contributed to this report.
For more on Cal sports, see the Bear Talk blog at ibabuzz.com/beartalk. Follow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter at Twitter.com/CalBearsBANG.


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Those who lived through the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks remember exactly where they were when the planes crashed into the landmark buildings, killing thousands of innocent people.
For a whole generation of people born after the attacks, the deadliest terrorist strike on American soil is something they only know of secondhand. As the 10th anniversary approaches, they may see images of the attacks for what could be the first time, leading many parents struggling with how to discuss the subject.
Marietta College psychology professor Mary Barnas said the age of the child will help determine how to approach the subject.
"Generally, a child who is older than 7 can think about it logically," she said. "Teachers and parents can explain that there are dangers beyond our immediate neighborhood. Show them geographically. But it's important to enforce that they shouldn't worry, it is not their responsibility and it is up to the adults to protect them."
Older children might want to do something to give back, to have a positive effect, such as helping to support the troops, taking up collections of supplies or supporting firefighters and police.
For younger children, it is more important to follow their lead, Barnas said.
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Don't wait for your children to approach you; let them know the lines of conversation are open.
Set aside a time to do this when you won't be quickly interrupted.
Answer simply and directly. Less is more. Be honest without being graphic.
Do not avoid the topic. Avoidance may create more anxiety by reinforcing the idea that the events were too scary to talk about.
Listen to the children and let their questions guide you. Don't broach new subjects they haven't asked about.
Be reassuring. Give them the confidence that they're OK.
Monitor their exposure to media as best you can.
Be prepared for the conversation to continue after the anniversary.
Take action. For many of us, the best way to handle a crisis is to take action. This is a good time to talk to your children about community service and volunteerism.
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"You really want to follow their questions if they have any but, for most, it is going to be beyond their understanding," she said. "At kindergarten or preschool age, they are still afraid of monsters under the bed."
Because this is a significant anniversary year, many programs will be on TV - documentaries, newscasts, tributes - and scary images will be in the newspapers and magazines. Overexposure to these images is not healthy for most children. Many adults may also have difficulty reliving the events, especially if they were personally affected in some way.
"We lived in the first Connecticut county above New York City," said Lisa Miller, 44, who now lives in Marietta with husband, Wade, and children, Hannah, 12, and Abby, 6.
"I was at work as a dental hygienist. When they announced the first plane hit, I just thought someone overshot the runway (at LaGuardia Airport). When they announced the second plane hit, we all knew something was wrong."
Being so close to the impact of everything, Miller was especially concerned for her loved ones.
"My first thought was I hope my sister is getting out of D.C., where she and her husband both worked," she said. "We lost patients in the office I worked in."
If, as a parent, the footage being played over and over triggers some very painful, personal memories, don't be afraid to seek professional help for yourself and your family, Barnas suggests.
Parents who are visibly saddened by what they are watching on TV or reading in the paper should try to explain their feelings to their children in a manner in which they can relate.
"Maybe there is something they lost (like) a favorite toy or say 'Remember when we moved and you had to leave your friends?'" Barnas said. "But, again, emphasize that it isn't their fault."
For Miller, whose oldest was 2 at the time, she felt it wasn't necessary to tell her young child about the tragic events.
"I didn't want to tell Hannah but my husband casually told her that some planes crashed into some buildings," she said. "She has since watched many TV shows about it and just doesn't understand why anyone would do that. I don't think kids can really grasp the enormity of it."
The impact of 9/11 on our society offers a teachable moment in issues of tolerance, diversity and multi-cultural awareness, said local educators.
"There are so many different layers and so many ways to approach (the subject of the 9/11 attacks)," said Will Hampton, principal of Marietta Middle School. "It has actually become a bit of a focus for us this year, to help to improve the cultural climate in our building."
Different themes are chosen each month, including responsibility and respect, and every teacher devotes some time to discussing the theme.
"We try to teach that everybody is different and it's not right to make others feels bad because of those differences," Hampton said. "We want them to be able to have the courage to stand up for themselves and to also have the courage to walk away, which isn't always easy."

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The thing is that it loads pretty fast, and can import MS Word documents. Spreadsheets, not so much. I'm glad it came bundled because sometimes I just don't have time for NeoOffice to load- rushing out the door and need to get an important phone number, etc.
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- May 10:
- San Francisco 49ers: Discus star Okoye learning football
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- 49ers: Nate Montana learning West Coast offense that father mastered
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SANTA CLARA — Safety Eric Reid's first day on the 49ers practice field produced humble rather than boastful aspirations for his rookie season.
"I don't expect, by any means, to start from Day 1. I want to earn it," Reid said Friday as a three-day rookie camp began.
When the 49ers traded up to draft Reid 18th overall on April 25, they envisioned him filling the void left by Dashon Goldson, a two-time Pro Bowl safety who signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in March.
Reid sees similarities between himself and Goldson, starting with their body types. Reid is 6-foot-1, 213 pounds; Goldson goes 6-2, 200.
"We have almost an identical body type. It's kind of weird," Reid said. "But I still have to prove myself."
Reid returned to LSU for conditioning with his old team after being drafted. Having received a playbook during his April 26 visit to the 49ers, Reid said it's put him "ahead of the curve a little."
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AVON - Change is good. At the Red Mountain Grill change is great.
Steve Kaufman and his crew have operated a Red Mountain Grill in Dillon for years. That one went so well that they decided to put one here. When the old Outback Steakhouse space opened in Avon, they jumped on it.
It's amazing what you can accomplish when you improve every single thing about a place. Kaufman and the crew created room for you and your friends. They changed the color scheme to brighten the room, and it worked beautifully. It's not so bright that it feels like they're trying to run you off, but they warmed the atmosphere noticeably.
You can gaze across the table at your own personal Reason for Living and tell her how cute she is. When she says you don't know what you're talking about, which is one of those things non-guy girl-type female persons say but don't mean, you can reach across the table, take her hand gently and say, "Oh yes I do. Steve and the crew brightened up the place and I can see you as clearly as the blue Colorado sky."
She'll set new indoor records for eye rolling, but she'll like it. You can thank Steve later.
But we were talking about the restaurant.
You can see the game. You can see your friends. You can see your Reason for Living. Other than that you don't need to see anything else except the menu, which is varied and right in everyone's wheelhouse.
It's Rocky Mountain comfort food with a southwest flair.
Executive Chef John Arpin says his target is "honest, affordable food that tastes good." He and manager Sean Roberts hit it.
"You can bring the family or come in for a game. There's something for everyone," Kaufman said. "If two or three families are traveling together, they often want a place they can all sit down together," Kaufman said.
The acoustics change, along with everything else, as you stroll through the place. When you're close to the bar it sounds like a bar - jovial, friendly, fun loving.
Ease into the dining area and things quiet down, even as the tables get bigger as families gather.
"It's casual dining in a social atmosphere," Kaufman said.
Family food for food lovers
They build every morsel from scratch, and you can tell. And because life can be uncertain, we'll go straight to dessert.
If you love our Reason for Living, and you do, you'll want to split a caramel apple cobbler. It's Colorado apples baked in a rich homemade dough with butterscotch chips, streusel topping, homemade caramel sauce and topped with vanilla ice cream.
Or maybe you won't want to split it. Maybe you'll want to show her how much you care by ordering one for her. That, and you won't have to split it.
Year in and year out their biggest sellers are the prime rib, trout, fish and chips and fish tacos.
Visitors love coming to the mountains and trying Colorado Rocky Mountain trout, Kaufman said. It's crusted with chopped pistachios and topped with red grapes, fresh basil and a nice lemon butter sauce.
You cannot go wrong with the "Chicken and Shrimp Vasquez." It's a pan-seared and lightly breaded fresh chicken breast, topped with wild caught Gulf jumbo shrimp, green onions and sweet and creamy chipotle sauce.
For a burger, Roberts suggested the Black and Blue burger, a char-broiled burger dredged in seasonings and topped with blue cheese. Did we mention they have 28 beers on tap? They do. Your servers know them all and which one goes with what. Trust them.
For starters try the ahi tuna stack. They dice the sushi grade tuna in house and mix it with a ginger salsa. They top it with a wasabi cream and sweet soy reduction and serve it on wonton crisps.
Lucky for you it comes in an even number of servings so you won't have to battle for the last one. On the other hand, do the chivalrous thing and let your Reason for Living have it. And if he does that, ladies, do not forget to swoon just a little. It's important not to over-swoon; you want just enough so he knows you appreciate it.
Or start with the Chili Rellenos Raviolis, crispy squares of pasta stuffed with roasted green chili and cheddar cheese and flash fried. Each one is topped with housemade chipotle sauce and slivers of fresh avocado.
Then there's the PEI mussels and shrimp appetizer. Tender seafood swims in a red curry and coconut broth. You are required to soak up the leftover sauce with the toasted fresh bread that comes with it. Show off a little and order a Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar with it.
Or better yet, ask your server for suggestions. It'll impress your Reason for Living almost as much as asking for directions.
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Coach Kevin Corrigan presents full field and half field transition philosophies and breaks down "some of the best transition and unsettled drills that he has ever seen." Corrigan's teaching begins with the two-on-one recovery drill and a two-on-one live ball drill that makes players react and attack the net. Also included are spacing and transition drills. Next, he presents the defense to offense scheme. This occurs after a save or a shot is taken on the defensive end. Corrigan also includes the full field scramble, which involves many players at once. In all, this DVD is loaded with 14 drills. Multiple situations and repetitions are the benefits of these drills, which are done in a short amount of time. Coaching can be done before and after the drills, with an emphasis on repetition. 57 minutes.


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GSK under fire in fraud case
04.07.2012 - GSK has been fined a record $3bn for drug fraud. The UK-based company admitted it had made inappropriate hospitality offerings to bribe physicians.
The pharma giant invited health care practitioners to enjoy deep-sea fishing, hot air balloon rides and golfing days in Hawaii. The company hoped the practice would mean doctors would prescribe more of their drugs. The case, described as "unprecedented in both size and scope" by deputy US attorney general James Cole, included allegations that GSK promoted two drugs for unapproved uses and failed to report safety data about a diabetes drug to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Problems were first flagged up in 2001, when a whistle blower sparked internal investigations within the company. An official investigation begun by the US Attorney's office of Colorado in 2004 and was later taken over by the US Attorney's Office of Massachusetts. With its admission of guilt, GSK agreed to pay $1bn in criminal fines and forfeits and additional $2bn to settle civil claims. "Whilst these originate in a different era for the company, they cannot and will not be ignored", stated Andrew Witty, Glaxosmithkline chief executive, adding that the company has fundamentally changed its procedures for compliance, marketing and selling to avoid further misbehaviour.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-03/gsk-under-fire-in-fraud-case.html


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As the new Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, I am excited to join an outstanding faculty known for their major contributions in molecular and structural virology, viral pathogenesis, and viral and tumor immunology. Members of the faculty have attained national and international recognition for their research endeavors, as evidenced by their outstanding record of scientific publications, membership and leadership roles on national scientific review committees and advisory panels, appointments on editorial boards of leading virology and immunology journals, and strong extramural grant funding. I am excited by the opportunity to build on and extend the strengths of the Department with our recent and future recruitment of faculty with interests in immunology, virology, and microbial pathogenesis.
Studies of microorganisms, their interactions with host cells as well as the immune system, are generating knowledge used to conquer human disease and also providing answers to many of the major scientific questions confronting molecular and cellular biologists. Virology, immunology, oncology, and metabolic diseases are broad research areas being pursued by various members of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Penn State College of Medicine at Hershey. Research opportunities are available to explore interactions of viruses with host cells and organisms, virus replication and assembly, viral latency and reactivation, and innate and adaptive immune responses in host defense, autoimmunity, and mucosal immunity and inflammation.
The Department provides an outstanding research environment for training graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Our Department encourages excellence and fosters strong interactions with members of the faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and research staff. Our Department also proudly enjoys a graduate student and postdoctoral fellowship training program supported by a training grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Our graduates have been highly successful in obtaining postdoctoral positions in leading laboratories at major research centers and establishing rewarding careers as scientific investigators and educators.
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In response to reports today that TechNet, a coalition of major technology company senior executives, has urged Capitol Hill leaders to discriminate against religious organizations, National Religious Broadcasters President & CEO Dr. Jerry A. Johnson made the following statementPosted on August 16, 2016
Former United States Senator Bill Armstrong (R-Colo.), president of Colorado Christian University, passed away July 5 after a long battle with cancer. The following statement was issued today by Dr. Jerry A. Johnson, President & CEO of National Religious Broadcasters, in response to the death of Armstrong:Posted on July 6, 2016
National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) is deeply disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday not to grant a hearing to Stormans v. Wiesman, a case challenging pharmacy rules tailored by the state of Washington to discriminate against those with religious objections to abortion. NRB agrees with dissenting Justice Samuel Alito that "this case is an ominous sign."Posted on June 28, 2016
The following statement can be attributed to Dr. Jerry A. Johnson, President & CEO of the National Religious Broadcasters.Posted on June 13, 2016
The National Religious Broadcasters today announced support for the Protecting Internet Freedom Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to defend vital liberty at the heart of the internet.Posted on June 8, 2016
Revelations that Facebook regularly suppresses conservative news websites from its trending section is just the latest example of a pattern of censorship by the social media behemoth, according Dr. Jerry A. Johnson, President & CEO of National Religious Broadcasters.Posted on May 10, 2016
In a time of moral and cultural upheaval, American Christians must be challenged whether they are "ashamed of the Gospel," Professor Robert P. George told about 90 leaders and friends of National Religious Broadcasters gathered in Washington, D.C., for its third annual First Amendment Lunch, May 5.Posted on May 6, 2016
Ohio Gov. John Kasich's "naïve or poorly informed" religious liberty comments in response to a question about North Carolina's new law protecting women and girls in public restrooms is a matter of concern to Dr. Jerry A. Johnson, president & CEO of National Religious Broadcasters.Posted on April 12, 2016
Dr. R.C. Sproul was named a recipient of NRB's prestigious Hall of Fame Award during the association's Closing Gala on February 26 at Proclaim 16, the NRB International Christian Media Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.Posted on March 31, 2016
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I have arthritis in both knees and the pivoting it takes to get into and out of the car make for some grunts and "ouches". This Swivel Car Cushion cuts that by at least 80% for me! I'm glad I took a chance and ordered it!
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We use this seat cushion both for comfort and to ease getting in and out of our car. However, we find that the size of the cushion is too small. It should be at least 16 - 17 inches in diameter to cover the seat size in the car and reduce the need to constantly having to adjust its position. My wife and I are retired and in our seventies.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Thursday, March 28, 2013
It costs more than $91,000 a year to keep a child in confinement. That's almost four times more expensive that what it costs to house an adult. (WRDW-TV)
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW) -- A new bill is helping save children a trip to jail and taxpayers a trip to the checkbook.
After four years of tweaking and rewriting, both the Georgia House and Senate have approved a new juvenile justice code.
"What can we do to change the child's behavior so we don't have repeated behavior? Confinement is not the answer for every case we get," said Juvenile Court Judge Doug Flanagan.
Instead, he says a new bill could be the answer.
If Gov. Nathan Deal signs it, judges will have the option to sentence non-violent juvenile offenders to a variety of community intervention programs instead of jail.
"I'm excited to see from a taxpayer standpoint. I think it'll save the tax payers some money, but I'm also thinking we're going to get better results," Flanagan said.
"Most of these guys I've worked with, they can't even count on their hands and toes how many times they've been locked up," said Director of Full Circle Refuge Devon Harris.
Full Circle is a juvenile justice ministry. Harris works with juvenile offenders every day. He says with our current system, once the kids get out, it's just a matter of time before they commit another crime and land back in.
"It was just a hotel, and we'll just turn the lights on, you'll come back. We'll wait for you again. This is a repeat process," he said.
It costs more than $91,000 a year to keep a child in confinement. That's almost four times more expensive that what it costs to house an adult.
The community programs give juvenile offenders another option, freeing up costly beds and helping rehabilitate the kids so they won't re-offend.
With a history of problems at our own youth detention center, Flanagan says this bill could help improve conditions there and even help keep some kids from going there at all.
"If we're looking out for children at earlier stages, that's less children we're going to have that are going into the adult system or cause additional problems down the road," he said.
Alternative programs would include classes like anger management, family counseling, mental health help and parenting skills. With this bill, the state stands to save $88 million over next five years because 640 fewer teenagers will be in a secure facility.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Now that former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is a Democrat, pretty much everyone in Florida's political world expects him to seek his old job.
Crist tells The Associated Press he "will consider it, and "think about it."
He's having dinner tonight with former Democratic governor and Sen. Bob Graham.
The former Republican governor revealed his long-anticipated conversion Friday, after more than two years as an independent. He made the announcement on Twitter and included a photo of his new voter registration form, which he filled out at the White House.
Earlier Saturday, Florida Republicans gathered for a meeting and said they will be extra motivated to re-elect Gov. Rick Scott if his opponent is Crist, who left the GOP during his 2010 run for Senate.
Peter Feaman, the party's national committeeman, told a room of Republican activists "Bring it on."


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Electroshock treatment (ECT) was developed in 1938 at a time that lobotomy and insulin coma therapy were already in use. Pioneer advocates of ECT openly admitted that it caused irreversible brain damage. In 1979 Dr. Breggin published the first medical book critical of ECT, Electroshock: Its Brain-Disabling Effects (New York: Springer Publishing Company). Dr. Breggin has advocated the banning of ECT, but it continues to be used extensively in most psychiatric facilities. In 1985 Dr. Breggin presented as the scientific expert on the brain-damaging effects of the treatment at the NIH Consensus Development Conference on ECT. In 2005 he was the medical expert in the first-ever malpractice victory against a doctor who referred his patient for ECT.
The best source of up-to-date information on ECT memory loss and brain damage can be found in a chapter in Dr. Breggin's book Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry (2008).
Many of Dr. Breggin's articles on ECT can be found in the Special Topics section under ECT. These articles also provide perspective into Dr. Breggin's campaign to stop this barbaric treatment.
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Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Comentary in Mental Health, March 1992.
Dr. Breggin reviews and comments upon the 1990 Task Force Report of the American Psychiatric Association, "The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Recommendations for Treatment, Training, and Privileging."
Electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) is increasingly used in North America and there are attempts to further its use world-wide. However, most controlled studies of efficacy in depression indicate the treatment is no better than placebo, with no positive effect on the rate of suicide. International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine 11 (1998) 5-40.


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Firefighters worked Sunday to hold and improve the lines on the 168-acre Burgess Road Fire near La Pine and officials said it didn't grow, with full containment expected at 8 p.m.
Even with containment, despite winds gusting again to about 30 mph, crews will continue mopping up and looking for any remaining hot spots for the next several days, the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center reported.
However, in a late Sunday afternoon update, the dispatch center warned that "high temperatures and winds still could present a problem for this fire and for any new starts."
Meanwhile, firefighters also responded Sunday to two abandoned campfires in Central Oregon, officials said. Both had burned outside the fire rings and had the potential to grow into much larger blazes.
Fire officials said they want to remind people that although it's still early May, conditions are dry across Central Oregon, and they urged everyone to use caution on public lands – for example, completely extinguishing campfires every time someone is not present to watch over them.
Earlier Sunday, the dispatch center said the fire that prompted evacuation of about 40 homes in the Crescent Creek subdivision was burning in lodgepole pine, and continues to smolder in areas with heavy needles
Firefighters with the Oregon Department of Forestry, Walker Range Fire Protection Association and the Forest Service were continuing work near subdivisions Sunday, while La Pine Rural Fire District crews focus on structure protection. Staffing Sunday included five fire engines, three 20-member hand crews, a water tender, a bulldozer and several other personnel.
Meanwhile, a fire that broke out Saturday about two miles northeast of Crane Prairie Reservoir, ignited when winds blew trees across power lines, was mapped Sunday at seven acres and was 100 percent contained. Crews were on hand to continue mopping up hot spots and improving containment lines.
COIDC officials said the fire smoldering in pine needle debris emphasizes the need for residents to clean up pine needles around their home – on the roof, under decks and in gutters – to create defensible space, should a fire approach. Needles are light, flashy fuels that can easily ignited.
For information on 10 simple steps that can be taken to make a home defensible against a wildfire, and for information about disposing of yard debris for free during FireFree Recycling Days, visit www.projectwildfire.org.
The La Pine Fire District lifted the evacuation around 8 p.m Saturday., though Deschutes County sheriff's Lt. Chad Davis warned residents with respiratory issues that heavy smoke would linger in the area through the night -- and indeed, travelers on Highway 97 were seeing plenty of wildfire smoke Saturday night.
Citizens were told smoke and fire will continue within the fire boundaries and were asked to stay out of the fire zone, "sincere there are still hot spots and hazards."
Other firefighters from around the region headed home, and a Red Cross shelter set up at the La Pine Event Center was being closed, after about 35 evacuees checked in. Davis said the agency could be contacted by those who need to do so, at 1-888-680-1455.
Strong winds raking southern Deschutes County toppled trees and power lines Saturday, and live wires sparked some fast-moving wildfires, one that grew to several acres and prompted evacuation of about 50 homes in the Crescent Creek subdivision north of incorporated La Pine.
Monica Stevens was asked to leave her home as the flames raced closer.
"You just have to think of all the things you can never replace," she said. "In 2-3 minutes, you just have to think of everything that's important to you and leave."
But by 6:30 p.m., things were better, with fire bosses saying the blaze was 80 percent contained, and Burgess Road was being reopened; Huntington Road reopened by about 8 p.m.
The Burgess Road Fire, as it was named, ignited around 1:50 p.m. when downed power lines ignited a brushfire near Burgess Road and Pine Drive, Davis said.
Oregon Department of Forestry, Forest Service and BLM crews helped La Pine firefighters battle the fire as winds pushed it toward the west. Jefferson County, Sisters, Cloverdale, Black Butte Ranch and Redmond firefighters also were dispatched as part of a structural task force, to protect homes threatened by the fast-moving fire.
Earlier, the fire moved to the east and south of Rosland Elementary School, but crews kept it from damaging the school grounds -- in fact, officials said no structures were damaged by the fast-moving, shifting flames.
But it was close -- as the school had its sprinklers on Saturday evening, and it was clear the blaze had burned right up to the fence line of the school, which later became the fire's incident command post.
One reason it didn't turn out even worse was thinning and related work done to reduce wildfire fuels in the area. The fire broke out "in an area that had been treated for wildfire, so it's probably the reason why it didn't make it into heavier timber," Davis said.
Earlier in the afternoon, a recorded evacuation notice was sent by EPN (Emergency Phone Network to about 50 homes in the Crescent Creek subdivision on the east side of Huntington Road, the lieutenant said.
Also, a pre-evacuation alert notice was sent to residents within a mile to the south of Burgess Road and a mile to the west of Huntington Road, to be ready to leave quickly, Davis said.
Residents in the pre-evacuation area were asked to have their belongings and pets ready to evacuate in the event that a larger area is evacuated.
Sheriff's deputies also were urging citizens and onlookers to stay out of the area so as not to impede fire-related traffic.
At first, deputies said the fire was being pushed toward the south by strong winds from the north, moving very hot through the trees.
While Hwy. 97 remained open, ODOT flaggers were on hand due to smoke in the area and in case the fire moves closer and a closure becomes necessary, Davis said.
Lisa Clark of COIDC said about two-dozen residents were evacuated from the Crescent Creek subdivision, where the flames reached one-quarter to one-half mile away.
The Red Cross set up an evacuation shelter at the La Pine Event Center, at 16405 First Street, by the La Pine Library. A shelter for pets was established at the La Pine Pet and Bath at 51590 Russell Road in La Pine.
The Crescent Creek neighborhood is located on the east side of Huntington Road, south of Burgess Road and west of Highway 97.
At the command post, a unified command was set up between the city of La Pine and Deschutes County, Clark said.
A local resident, Mike Shields, manning a road grader was carving fire breaks to stop the flames from advancing closer to homes. That apparently stopped the flames from advancing farther south.
But the wind kept blowing and shifting, causing spot fires, sending flames jumping across lines and causing more problems.


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Definition of sanctify in English:
verb (sanctifies, sanctifying, sanctified)[with object]
- They sanctified the Holy Days and consecrated the marriage vows.
- As the promising young Christian leader in his rural South African village, James is dispatched on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, an experience intended to sanctify his succession as the next pastor.
- Yet cattle, the possession sacrificed by male elders to sanctify rituals of ukuzila, were dying off.
- Last Monday at 11 a.m., 9 monks led religious ceremonies to sanctify the occasion and create solidarity among the 1,500 plus local government employees.
- Starting at 9 a.m. on Friday May 11, nine monks performed a religious ceremony to sanctify the new branch office.
- Building a family through a marriage sanctified by a religious ceremony is considered one of the most sacred aspects of life.
- The church will sanctify your body and soul on Sundays.
- And while this play deals, like all his work, with the conflict between the poetic soul and materialism, I feel Williams sanctifies the dead Sebastian.
- That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word.
- Those terms were settled, and indeed sanctified, in the long struggle down the centuries to the founding and then to the preservation, the protection and the defence of our liberal representative democracy.
- By model and practice, families nested children in webs of relationships, sanctified through kin or kin-like (idiomatic kin) moralities.
- At home, womanhood was idealized and sanctified, while women themselves were denied such basic rights of citizenship as the vote.
- Example sentences
- It is a day of sanctification and holiness, and pre-empts all other holy days, and it is a memorial of the creation of the world and of the exodus from Egypt, as well as a memorial to the pact between God and the Hebrews, the covenant.
- It is well known that the great Pope Gregory deliberately charged his missionaries to graft the new on to the old by purifying pagan rites and the sanctification of existing customs.
- Arrogating universality to itself, the authoritarian state which arose over these exclusive particulars thwarted the self-activity of its people, and concealed the source of its authority behind a veil of religious sanctification.
- Example sentences
- The creed does state the basic Christian convictions concerning the Triune God as creator, savior, and sanctifier, and the basic Christian story from Creation, through Incarnation, to the world to come.
- The Spirit is a washer, a justifier, a sanctifier.
- There is no sense in this passage, however, that either spouse replaces Christ as savior / sanctifier; the implication seems rather that he or she will serve as a witness to Christ.
Late Middle English: from Old French saintifier (influenced later by sanctifier), from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus 'holy'.
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Saint comes via Old French, from Latin sanctus 'holy'. The word has been used in the names of many diseases such as St Vitus' dance (early 17th century) with the supposition that the associated saint would ward off the illness. Also based on sanctus are sanctify (Late Middle English), sanctity (Late Middle English), sanctimonious (early 17th century) originally meaning 'holy in character', and sanctuary (Middle English) originally a holy place where you were safe from attack or arrest. A sanction (Late Middle English) was originally an ecclesiastical decree and comes from Latin sancere which meant both 'to make holy' and 'to decree'.
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Doctor Delivers Own Son in Hospital Parking Lot
Published: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 10:50 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 10:50 a.m.
FORT LAUDERDALE | A doctor got to deliver his own son -- in a Fort Lauderdale hospital parking lot.
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Thursday that Dr. Timothy Hawkes was speeding his wife Katelin and their two other children to the hospital after she went into labor.
The baby started to come out as they raced down Interstate 595 and arrived just as they pulled into the Broward Health Medical Center's emergency room parking lot early Tuesday. Hawkes is an orthopedist but said he knew he had to deliver the baby or let him fall on the car floor.
William Carter Hawkes is healthy and was home for Thanksgiving. Hawkes said his son's middle name - Carter -- will be a reminder where it all began.
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Pelvic Organ Prolapse
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Symptoms of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
The symptoms associated with a pelvic organ prolapse depend on the type and degree of prolapse present. The most common symptom of all types of prolapse is the sensation that tissues or structures in the vagina are out of place. Some women describe the feeling as "something coming down," "something is falling out," or as a dragging sensation. This may involve a protrusion or pressure in the area of the sensation. Generally, the more advanced the prolapse, the more severe the symptoms.
The following are general symptoms of all types of pelvic organ prolapse:
- Pressure in the vagina or pelvis
- Painful intercourse (dyspareunia)
- A lump at the opening of the vagina
- A decrease in pain or pressure when the woman lies down
- Recurrent urinary tract infections
The following are symptoms that are specific to certain types of prolapse:
- Difficulty emptying bowel -- This may be indicative of an enterocele, rectocele, vaginal vault prolapse, or prolapsed uterus. A woman with difficulty emptying her bowel may find that she needs to place her fingers on the back wall of the vagina to help evacuate her bowel completely. This is referred to as splinting.
- Difficulty emptying bladder --This may be indicative of a cystocele, urethrocele, enterocele, vaginal vault prolapse, or a prolapsed uterus.
- Constipation -- This is the most common symptom of a rectocele.
- Urinary stress incontinence -- This is a common symptom of a cystocele.
- Pain that increases during long periods of standing -- This may be indicative of an enterocele, vaginal vault prolapse, or a prolapsed uterus.
- Protrusion of tissue at the back wall of the vagina -- This is a common symptom of a rectocele.
- Protrusion of tissue at the front wall of the vagina -- This is a common symptom of a cystocele or urethrocele.
- Enlarged, wide, and gaping vaginal opening -- This is a common symptom of a vaginal vault prolapse.
Some women who develop a pelvic organ prolapse do not experience symptoms.
When to Seek Medical Care
Any woman who experiences symptoms that may indicate a prolapse should contact her doctor. A prolapse is rarely a life-threatening condition. However, prolapses may gradually worsen. Thus, timely medical care is recommended to evaluate for and to prevent problematic symptoms and complications caused by weakening tissue and muscle in the vagina.
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A Vermont woman has pleaded not guilty to threatening a roommate with a kitchen knife during an argument.
Annette Crooks of Bennington was released last week on conditions she not have contact with the roommate, or the roommate's 2-year-old child, who some witnesses said was between the two at the time of the incident.
The Bennington Banner reports the 38-year-old Crooks pleaded not guilty to first-degree aggravated assault with a weapon and misdemeanor reckless endangerment.


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'Silver Linings Playbook' Nabs Spirit Awards
Published: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 12:31 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 12:31 a.m.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. | The oddball romance "Silver Linings Playbook" was named best picture Saturday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, Hollywood's last pre-game show before the Academy Awards.
"Silver Linings Playbook" led with four wins, including best actress for Jennifer Lawrence and director and screenplay for David O. Russell.
Lawrence was the best-actress favorite at Sunday's Oscars for her role as a young widow in a shaky new relationship with a man fresh from a mental hospital.
"The Sessions" earned two acting prizes, for John Hawkes as a man in an iron lung hoping to lose his virginity and Helen Hunt as the sexual surrogate helping him through it.
The award for best supporting actor went to Matthew McConaughey as a flamboyant stripper in "Magic Mike."
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I saw on the RibbonSoft site a "vec2web download that converts files. I downloaded it but don't understand how to apply it to QCAD. Also I'm not sure this will solve my problem.
I run on QCAD on Macs-OS X Tiger and OS X Leopard.
Is there some easy and inexpensive solution to get the QCAD drawings to work with a vinyl cutter? I'm not a computer wizard but want to help my son out and do the dials and cutting.


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McTools wrote:
Why is it every time they go after guns, commonly the go after the 50 cal rifle first? A gun that kills 0 people a year in the US! They tryed to ban it twice durring Bushs administration
karl wrote: I guess it's cool that Obama respects laws and shit, but there's no way George Bush would've let motherfuckers with machine guns chill outside places he was giving speeches.
C.R.A.Z.Y wrote: maybe the guy was a plant.
maybe he was plainclothes.
maybe he was an NSA secret agent like my friends dad.
maybe he is a modern day black panther.
maybe maybe maybe.
all we know is ...he had a gun...
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This one is 6 minutes it shows more crazy people getting hyphtastic, Barney is just like "WTFOMG ARE YOU SERIOUS!?!?!?!YOUARE NUCKIN FUTS!!!"
it's pretty good.
C.R.A.Z.Y wrote: McTools wrote:
Why is it every time they go after guns, commonly the go after the 50 cal rifle first? A gun that kills 0 people a year in the US! They tryed to ban it twice durring Bushs administration
can a 50 cal rifle shoot through a bullet proof vest?
neveragainlikesheep wrote: The hottest new trend: Yelling "Heil Hitler" at Israeli pro-Universal Health Care protesters:
Time to call the racist by it's name. This shit makes me want to murder people.
Quote: Activist Who Staged Gun Interview At Obama Event Was Prominent Defender Of '90s Militia
By Justin Elliott - August 18, 2009, 6:47PM
Ernest Hancock, the online radio host who staged an interview with an assault rifle-wielding associate at the Obama event in Arizona yesterday -- and was himself armed with a 9 millimeter pistol -- was a vocal supporter and friend of right-wing anti-government militia members who were convicted of conspiracy and weapons charges in the 90s.
And in an interview today with TPMmuckraker, Hancock said he still believes the Viper Militia case was "manufactured" by the same government that manufactured Waco and lied to its people about 9/11.
The federal government initially accused the Arizona Viper Militia of plotting to blow up federal buildings, which the twelve-member group cased on videotape.
In July 1996, after a grand jury indicted the suspects, federal agents "seized about 90 high-powered rifles and hundreds of pounds of a bomb-making compound from the shabby bungalow of a man whom officials identified as the ordnance specialist of a local paramilitary group," the New York Times reported at the time.
Hancock, who in recent years designed the famous "Ron Paul rEVOLution" graphic, was an oft-quoted defender of the militia members. The tapes of the government buildings, he said at the time, were purely "educational."
"They don't have criminal records," another press account quoted Hancock, who knew all twelve militia members, as saying. "They just like their guns. And in Arizona, gosh darn it, that's normal."
Reached by TPMmuckraker at his home in Arizona today, Hancock said he continued to believe the Viper Militia case was a fraud.
"I was good friends with Dean Pleasant, one of the guys that did five and half years," Hancock said, who added the entire case was "made up."
"I've been feeling this coming again," he continued. "It's the same people. It's Rahm Emanuel, it's Janet Napolitano. It's Hillary Clinton. All these were the same people that were doing it back then."
Napolitano, who later became Arizona governor and is now secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, was the prosecutor in the Viper Militia case.
"This militia scare is what got them their crime ban. It was all manufactured," said Hancock, scoffing at the term "White Al Qaeda," which he said he's been seeing in the local press.
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Why is it every time they go after guns, commonly the go after the 50 cal rifle first? A gun that kills 0 people a year in the US! They tryed to ban it twice durring Bushs administration
can a 50 cal rifle shoot through a bullet proof vest?
Uhhh... yeah, it can shoot through an engine block and still take someones head off... but they make armor piercing rounds in many calibers... for the most part the .50 cals aren't anti personal rounds they're more for taking out vehicles and things like that. They make many small rounds that defeat body armor... hell even the modest .223/5.56 nato round is super deadly. The small slug of the .223 has a tendency to ricochet off bones. They'll do things like go in your shoulder and come out your hip. Nasty little round it is. After about 100 ft. the slug starts to tumble too. Though the standard ball .223 will not penetrate armor most of the time.
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Florida Judge in Courthouse Brawl is a Retired Army Reserve Colonel
We tend to use battle metaphors when we talk about court cases — legal fights erupt, arguments are launched and lawyers clash.
In a courtroom Monday in east central Florida, no such figures of speech were needed. A fight — apparently, with real punches — broke out between a Brevard County judge and a public defender when an argument at a hearing spun out of control.
WFTV in Orlando has video of the moments before the altercation in which Judge John C. Murphy can be heard threatening to beat up assistant public defender Andrew Weinstock after the lawyer refused to waive his client's right to a speedy trial.
"If you want to fight, let's go out back, and I'll just beat your ass," Judge Murphy told Mr. Weinstock before the two headed into a hallway off-camera behind the courtroom, at which point a violent scuffle can be heard.
Mr. Weinstock couldn't immediately be reached for comment. Judge Murphy wasn't immediately available for comment but is expected to issue a statement later Tuesday.
The incident was hardly the judge's first taste of combat.
Judge Murphy is a retired, decorated U.S. Army Reserve colonel who was assigned to Special Forces in Afghanistan and several other countries, according to a local chapter of the Reserve Officers Association, a professional group that represents commissioned and warrant officers of the uniformed services.
"Colonel Murphy has been awarded the Bronze Star, Combat Infantryman's Badge, two Meritorious Service Medals, Joint Service Commendation Medal and seven Foreign Awards, among others," according to the website of the group, which in 2010 invited him to be a guest speaker at one of its meetings.
He was deployed to Afghanistan between April 2003 and April 2004, according to Florida Today, which featured him in its "hometown heroes" series in 2006.
"During my Afghanistan tour, a Special Forces Company of the Florida National Guard that I commanded rotated into (the) country," he told the paper. He's mentioned in the acknowledgements of Robert D. Kaplan's 2006 book "Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground."
A graduate of University of Dayton School of Law, Judge Murphy joined the bench in 2007, according to the 18th Judicial Circuit Court.
In an interview with Law Blog, Blaise Trettis, the elected public defender for Brevard and Seminole counties, said Mr. Weinstock wouldn't be pressing charges. "It was completely uncharacteristic of the judge, and everybody is sort of in shock that it happened," said Mr. Trettis, who said Mr. Weinstock wasn't visibly injured but would be taking off a couple of days from work.
Mr. Trettis said the matter would likely be reviewed by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, an independent disciplinary body that investigates complaints of judicial misconduct.
Describing his temperament in an application he submitted last year to be recommended for a spot on a state appeals court, Judge Murphy said he was open-minded, courteous, tactful and firm, but said patience doesn't come naturally. "Patience was the toughest for me," he wrote. "I work very hard to ensure that I do not become impatient."
Update: The chief judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court, John M. Harris, released a statement late Tuesday afternoon about the incident:
This isolated event in no way reflects the typical manner that courtrooms in Brevard and Seminole Counties are managed by the hardworking and conscientious judges in this circuit. People come to court seeking justice and a peaceful resolution to their conflicts and they have the right to expect a much higher standard of behavior from our judges than was exhibited in court yesterday.
All of our judges, including Judge Murphy, fully understand this and to that end, and with the fullest cooperation from Judge Murphy, I have temporarily reassigned all of his pending cases to other judges. Moreover, Judge Murphy has agreed to seek anger management counseling and treatment during a temporary leave of absence.


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Flurry of Stock, Bond Issuance Is a Danger Sign for Markets
Just as financial markets were recovering from the Washington turmoil, a new danger signal has started blinking, in the form of a flood of stock and bond issues.
Many people see no problem. They find the new-issue action exciting, as the hoopla over last week's $2.1 billion offering by Twitter showed. The process fuels entrepreneurship and securities issues are mother's milk for brokerage firms, generating enormous profits.
But when new issues become as massive as they are today, it can mean markets are overheating and getting ready to give back some gains. That is why some experienced investors weren't wearing party hats at the Twitter celebration.
Companies are racing to issue stock and bonds because markets are high, offering great prices for sellers, said Michael Farr, president of Farr, Miller & Washington, which oversees more than $950 million in Washington, D.C.. Issuers are grabbing current terms before markets fade. That makes experienced investors ask themselves a classic question: If the smart money is selling, should we be buying?
"I wouldn't be surprised by a market correction here. I don't think anyone would," said Mr. Farr. A correction means a drop of 5% to 15%, less severe than the 20% decline that would signal a bear market.
So far this year, U.S. companies have put out $51 billion in first-time stock issues, known as initial public offerings or IPOs, based on data from Dealogic. That is the most since $63 billion in the same period of 2000, the year bubbles in tech stocks and IPOs both popped.
Follow-on offerings by already public companies have been even larger, surpassing $155 billion this year. That is the most for the first 10-plus months of any year in Dealogic's records, which start in 1995.
It isn't just stock. U.S. corporate-bond issues have exceeded $911 billion, also the most in Dealogic's database. Developing-country corporate-bond issues have surpassed $802 billion, just shy of the $819 billion in the same period last year, the highest ever.
All of this reflects the heights of the markets in question.
The broad S&P 500 stock index is up 28% in just 52 weeks. It closed Friday at 1770.61, an eyelash short of its record, 1771.95, hit in October.
The bond situation is somewhat different. Bond issuers have been rushing to market because of fears the Federal Reserve would soon push longer-term interest rates higher. When the Fed put off any reduction in its economic and financial stimulus during the recent Washington crisis, market rates fell and bond prices surged. Companies seized the chance to issue bonds at reduced interest rates.
But on Friday, a stronger-than-expected October job-creation report rekindled expectations that the Fed will reduce stimulus before long. That pushed longer-term interest rates higher, making some conclude that exceptionally low rates and high bond prices indeed are ending.
The boom in stock and bond issues doesn't necessarily mean markets are about to crater. Investors have demonstrated in the past that they can push markets to extremes.
"Before we hit a real stock-market top we see an excess of excess. We see a real divorce between supporting fundamentals and share prices," said Mr. Farr in Washington. Things aren't that bad yet, he added.
The S&P 500, for example, is trading at about 19 times its companies' earnings for the past 12 months. That is above the historical average of 16 but still short of the 20-to-30 range hit before recent bear markets.
That doesn't reassure James Barksdale, president of Equity Investment Corp., which manages $4.1 billion in Atlanta.
"People are becoming complacent about risk," he said.
He considers the flood of IPOs and bond issues just one of the warning signs.
Among others: Small stocks with weak finances are outperforming bigger, safer stocks. And the risky payment-in-kind bond, which can pay interest in new bonds rather than money, is popular again.
Mr. Barksdale doesn't try to predict markets' direction, but he is having trouble finding cheap stocks to buy. Many of his old accounts have 11% cash, he said, and new accounts may have more than 20%, simply because he can't find cheap investments. The last time his cash was so high was 2007, the year stocks hit a top. "The rational buyer is getting squeezed out," he said.
University of Florida finance professor Jay Ritter, an IPO expert, says stock-issuance data do show markets heating up, but he isn't worried.
He calculates that 62% of IPOs this year have been for money-losing companies. That is the highest of any year since his data began in 1975, aside from 1999 and 2000, the height of the tech-stock bubble. The average for the past decade is 47%.
But the increase is all due to a surge in biotech IPOs, he said. Unlike the Internet-bubble era, he said, "We aren't seeing a lot of marginal companies going public."
Outside biotech, few companies are going public with less than $50 million in sales. The median IPO this year is for a 12-year-old company, well above the historical average of eight. Many, like Twitter, are biding their time and becoming established before issuing stock. Prof. Ritter thinks it is too soon to worry.
"In 1998 I thought equity prices were getting a little too high and I exited the equity market too early," he recalled.
Mr. Farr agrees. Like Mr. Barksdale's, his cash levels are creeping up because he can't find cheap stocks. Market gains may come harder now, he said, but he doesn't see disaster looming.
"My guess is that we have an expensive market and it is probably going to get more expensive," he said.


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August 10, 2011
Arizona Solar Project Gets a $967 Million DOE Loan Guarantee
DOE announced on August 5 that it has finalized a $967 million loan guarantee to Agua Caliente Solar, LLC, for a solar photovoltaic generating facility in Arizona. The loan guarantee will support the construction of a 290-megawatt solar power plant, called Agua Caliente Solar, in Yuma County. The project will use thin-film solar panels manufactured by First Solar, Inc. Sponsor NRG Solar LLC estimates the loan guarantee will fund approximately 400 construction jobs and 10 full-time operating jobs at the plant, one of the largest of its kind in the world.
Agua Caliente will deploy innovative technologies new to U.S. solar power plants to improve the reliability and predictability of the electricity supplied to the electricity grid. Pacific Gas & Electric Company will purchase power generated from the project for California consumers. DOE's Loan Programs Office has issued loans or loan guarantees, or offered conditional commitments for loan guarantees totaling more than $40 billion to support 42 clean energy projects across the United States. See the DOE press release and the Loan Programs Office website.


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Mine is NBA 2K10 because of the my player mode and the street game mode. What's your favorite game and why?
2k10 but only on PS3. PS2 doesn't have the same features and 360 is kinda gumby to control.
Mine is by far NBA Live 10. I do agree that the controls are kind of annoying, but once you get used to them they are fine. NBA 2K10 has pretty bad graphics and it just isn't as realistic as Live.
"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better, and your better is best." ~Tim Duncan
* "Dare to be great." *
"Hard work, a positive attitude, confidence, and a smile are the keys to success."
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I don't agree with you. 2K10 is the best, LightingBballer14. The features are the best there has ever been. Have you even played 2K10 and which console did you use?
Yes i have played 2K10, and i use the X-Box 360. I don't care what you say i still think NBA Live 10 is the best on X-Box 360.
"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better, and your better is best." ~Tim Duncan
* "Dare to be great." *
"Hard work, a positive attitude, confidence, and a smile are the keys to success."
Basketball is life....#14
I've played both Live 10 and 2K10 vigorously and they're both great games.
Nba 2k10 is the better video game by alot. The graphics are realistic, the commentary is off the charts this year, and most importantly the SIGNATURE STYLE play. Every player is unique and plays exactly like their real life counterpart. It's been broken down to every little detail from their freethrow form to what spots they're effect on the court. It gives players a taste of what a REAL nba game is like and how frustrating it can be to actually go up against the NBA's best. For example....Kobe Bryant in this game is ridiculous when he gets hot. He'll stop trying to post you up and take more of a triple threat position utilizing screen and roll opportunities to find a way to score. Lebron James is great at rebounding and once he gets a running start towards the basket, clear the lane!! Dwyane Wade is a great passer and probably the fastest player in the game. It's little things like that which make this a great game.
Also the my player mode is probably the most addicting thing ever. Not only do you get to create a player from scratch and make him look however you choose, but through skill progression, you can play like your favorite player or create your own signature style (with the templates in the game of course). Once you feel comfortable enough with that player you can play pick-up games (5 on 5) with other players across the WORLD and even create a crew and take on other crews for bragging rights. There's also a feature where you can have 29 other players control one team, and go through a one-man nba draft (with all the current nba players) and begin your own online league. One guy drafted Kevin Garnett (surprisingly with the "18th" draft pick) and the computer drafted guys like tracy mcgrady, shane battier, joakim noah, leandro barbosa, and alot of other great players. He made a trade for Baron Davis soon afterwards and a few other pretty good team players and last time I checked he was 26-2 in the league's standings. I'm not sure if they have a playoff system involved, but the way it's setup it looks like it does so that's a pretty cool feature.
All in all, Nba 2k10 is dominated the sports games this year...selling more than madden and even ncaa football.
I recommend EVERY basketball fan get this game.
I actually like nba live 09 better than 10. The controls are a little less weird and theres no great new feature about 10 that makes it better.The whole nba live series has better graphics than 2k
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I prefer football games but i'd have to say NBA live 10 for PS3
For the first time in my 14 years of life i believe "live" is better than "2k"
NBA JAM by far the was the best. I loved the Supersonics combo with Kemp, Peyton and Detlef or the Hornets with Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson.
2k10. My player is addicting and the association is awesome. My starting 5 is Tyreke, Kobe, Durantula, Pau Gasol, and Superman. won 10 of the last 12 championships
Nba live 09
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Japanese Election: Whatever Happened to the 'Third Force'?
By Eleanor Warnock and Phred Dvorak
A few months ago, as deep disillusionment with the ruling Democratic Party of Japan combined with chronic distaste for the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, Japanese media began to rumble about the birth of a "third force'' that could overturn politics-as-usual.
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The energy behind the movement was the Japan Restoration Party, formed in September by popular Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto, who later joined up with controversial Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara. But as the election loomed, other new parties –- most notably the anti-nuclear, anti-tax, anti-free-trade Tomorrow Party –- claimed the "third force'' moniker as well. Some smaller but not-so-new parties, like the 2009-formed Your Party, were often lumped in with the "third force'' as well.
So how did these varied forces fare on Sunday? It was a mixed bag, according to early polling results, with some doing far better than others.
Leading the pack was the JRP, which looks set to become the third-largest party in parliament, with almost as many members as the DPJ, following that party's huge loss Sunday night.
Local media polls released the week before the election tipped the JRP to win between 40 and 50 seats. On Sunday, it won more than 50 seats, although not enough for its ambitious leaders.
"We just didn't have enough time," said Mr. Ishihara, in a televised interview after the announcement of the election's preliminary results.
The strong-willed Messrs. Hashimoto and Ishihara were already squabbling before the final votes were tallied, in a development that doesn't bode well for the new party. In a TV interview, Mr. Ishihara said he favored another LDP legislator for prime minister, rather than leader Shinzo Abe. In a separate interview, Mr. Hashimoto scoffed at that view, saying "Even though the LDP and New Komeito have gotten this many seats, the idea that'd we'd put out an independent candidate is ridiculous."
At the other end of the success spectrum was the Tomorrow Party of Japan, which was formed at the end of November, when Shiga prefecture governor Yukiko Kada joined forces with a party run by political kingpin Ichiro Ozawa, who'd defected with his followers from the DPJ earlier in the year.
The Tomorrow Party started out with 61 members who were up for reelection in parliament; polls showed them winning only about 10 seats.
"There was not enough time to prepare. Our policy didn't penetrate," Ms. Kada said at a press conference, dressed in her signature sea foam-green jacket.
In the middle of the pack was Your Party, led by lawmaker Yoshimi Watanabe. Polls showed the party doubling the current eight seats it holds in parliament.
Meanwhile, the nearly 100-year-old Japanese Communist Party looked to be treading water, finishing with around the same number of seats as the nine it has now, according to polls.
"A vote for the JCP will not become a missing vote. There's no worry that the party will vanish or merge with another party," Kazuo Shii, JCP chairman, said in Yokohama on the eve of the election.


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Tour replicas of Columbus' ships at Palmetto marina
Published: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 10:19 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 10:19 a.m.
On Friday, the Pinta and Nina replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships will sail into Palmetto.
The ships will be docked and open for tours through April 14 at Regatta Pointe Marina, 1005 Riverside Drive, Palmetto. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
The Nina was built by hand and without the use of power tools. Archaeology magazine called the ship "the most historically correct Columbus replica ever built." The Pinta was recently built in Brazil to accompany the Nina; she is a larger version of the caravel.
Historians consider the caravel the space shuttle of the 15th century; Columbus and others used the Portuguese ships to explore the world. The sailing ships had broad bows, high narrow poop over the stern, and usually three masts.
The ships tour together as a sailing museum to teach people about the caravel.
While in port, visitors can board the ships and take self-guided tours. Reservations are not needed. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $6 for ages 5 to 16 and free for age 4 and younger.
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Here are some more submission from fans about why they enjoy My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! We'll be sharing even more of these, next week during our Web Wednesday segment! (And, stay tuned for more video submissions, to be added to this article at a later date!)
Jens Jepsen: "I've been a brony for over a year now, and one of my favorite things about the show is the amazing voice acting combined with good animation and lighthearted humor. All the characters have a unique and distinctive personality everybody (or everypony) can relate to in some way. Another thing worth mentioning is the fandom, the amount and quality of art, music, fan-animations etc. never ceases to amaze me."
Adam Banner: "The reason I, personally, like the show is quite simple. It has the quality writing, production values, acting, characters, and setting that other shows have. However, the very fact that it IS My Little Pony is what makes it so appealing. Nothing else that I watch even comes close filling the same role as MLP. It has it's own unique niche in my entertainment schedule, which makes it wonderfully refreshing."
Ryan Lowe: "I like the show because the characters work together and are able to put their differences aside to solve a common problem. This day, especially in politics and reality shows, people focus on always trying to have their way and win at all costs. My Little Pony Friendship is Magic does show some conflict but they are able to put their differences behind them and work together to solve the problem they face. Friendship is Magic also shows that not everything is easy, including friendship, but if you work together your friends can help you overcome your challenges."
They're teenagers and adults, and passionate fans of the latest My Little Pony animated series! Now, they explain in their own words the love they have for Friendship is Magic!
In the video above, you'll see what they have to say about why they enjoy the show!
Premiering on the then-new Hub Network in 2010, the latest version of "My Little Pony," called "Friendship is Magic" was created by Lauren Faust. Faust was a veteran of animation, having written several acclaimed episodes of popular animated series such as "The Powerpuff Girls" and "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends."
After a few months, "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" began to grow in popularity, especially throughout the internet. In addition to its target demographic of young girls, the new show gained an adult audience.
Soon after, they had a name: "Bronies," a combination of the slang term "bro" and the word "pony." While a significant segment of "Bronies" were young adult males, as the series continued, it continued to gain fans of all types: women, military, young boys, longtime animation fans, and more.


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To celebrate the history-making return of great fishing in Granite Falls, the Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a unique contest, said Nicole Zempel, director. Beginning with the Minnesota fishing opener on May 11, the first person to catch a flathead catfish in the stretch of the Minnesota River from Memorial Park to the dam in downtown Granite Falls will be awarded a prize befitting the importance of this occasion.
A hand-carved wood sculpture by award-winning artist Curt Soine of Granite Falls will be presented to the successful angler. Soine is one of western Minnesota's most celebrated artists for his wood-sculptured fish decoys, waterfowl and other wildlife.
"We want to let people know that one of Minnesota's best fishing destinations is now the scenic, and easy-to-access portion of the Minnesota River in Granite Falls,'' said Zempel.
The removal of the Minnesota Falls dam about three miles downstream of Granite Falls has re-opened this section of river to the natural migration of fish. For over a century, the Minnesota dam served as a substantial disruption to the annual migrations of flathead catfish, walleye, sauger, paddlefish, shovelnose and lake sturgeon to this stretch of river.
The Minnesota River is famous for its trophy, flathead catfish population. But for more than a century flathead catfish have not been found above the Minnesota Falls dam.
Now, fisheries biologists are confident that these and other game fish will be drawn upstream to the Granite Falls area. There is an approximate, 17-feet gradient change in the river from Granite Falls to the Minnesota Falls rapids, creating riffles and other desirable fish habitat.
It's also a great section of river to paddle, said Zempel.
To participate in the contest, all that is necessary is to document the catching of the first flathead catfish. Mark down the time and date, and take a picture of yourself with the flathead catfish showing a recognizable portion of the river in the Granite Falls area and have a witness available to confirm the accomplishment.
The fish can be safely returned to the water.
Bring or email the photograph and information to the Granite Falls Chamber of Commerce office in downtown Granite Falls. email@example.com
Remember: The award goes for the catching of a flathead catfish, not a channel catfish. Flathead catfish are the top predators in the river system.
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