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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is just a whisper below its all-time high, but tension is mounting as fast-money continues to flee so-called momentum stocks.
Losses to the market's frothiest sectors snowballed on Friday, with stocks that had recently coasted on big gains in a tailspin. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index, which is down 2.4% on Friday, while Dow Jones Industrial Average is off 0.6%
Stocks including Facebook, Workday and Tesla Motors all slid more than 4% on Friday. Facebook's decline the stock in "bear market" territory, meaning shares are down more than 20% since its March 10 closing high.
The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology exchange-traded fund, which has recently become a vehicle for frantic short-term traders, slumped 3.5%. In a pattern that has become common, the ETF rose early on Friday, before turning lower on heavy volume.
"It's been a long time since I've seen this kind of carnage," said Seth Setrakian, co-head of global equities at proprietary trading firm First New York Securities. "But it's been a subtle kind of carnage," he said, because losses haven't shown up in blue chips stocks that trade at lower valuations.
Hedge funds and other short-term traders had piled into these strong-performing Internet and biotech stocks in search of big returns, he said.
Through the first two months of the year, the iShares Biotechnology Fund soaked up $526 million, according to ETF.com. Over the past two weeks, fully $280 million — more than half the year-to-date intake — has headed for the exits.
"A lot of people had been performance chasing in these momentum names," Mr. Setrakian said. "Now they are panicking; a lot of people got caught with their pants down and are looking exposed."
In March, a number of top hedge funds turned in steep declines on soured bets on these momentum stocks. Among traditional stock mutual funds, dozens of small-growth style funds are nursing sharp losses over the past month, according to Morningstar.
Recent highflyers from the biotechnology to Internet sectors is seeing volatility not seen in years to go along with their declines.
The so-called implied volatility of the iShares Biotechnology Fund, a reading on how much traders are willing to pay for to use options as portfolio insurance, is near its highest level in at least two years, according to options data provider LiveVol. The ETF has swung between intraday gains and losses in nine out of the past 13 sessions.
Meanwhile, the CBOE Volatility Index, which gauges options prices on the S&P 500, hit its lowest reading since January early on Tuesday.
"It's almost as if it's a bifurcated market," said Steve Sosnick, equity risk manager for Timber Hill, the market-making division of Interactive Brokers.
"A lot of people made a lot of money in precisely the stocks that are getting pounded today," he said.
Clearly, what goes up must come down. Still most of these stocks are holding on to their long-term gains. Facebook's price is still double what it was a year ago, for instance.
"It's like playing Chutes and Ladders; everything is going fine and then a big red chute comes along and destroys your whole game," Mr. Setrakian said.


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Chrysler is recalling about 26,000 cars and pickup trucks because power steering fluid can leak onto a hot engine and cause a fire.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says on its website that the recall includes some 2010 models of the Chrysler 300 and Sebring, the Dodge Avenger, Challenger and Journey, and some 2011 Dodge Ram pickups.
NHTSA said Wednesday that a power steering hose assembly can separate at the crimped end and leak fluid onto the engine. Dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the hoses for free.
Owners with questions can contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Volvo Cars of America is recalling almost 10,000 vehicles to fix front air bag systems that may not deploy in a crash.
Volvo says the recall affects certain S80 sedans and XC70 crossover vehicles from the 2010-2011 model year and model year 2010 V70 wagons.
The automaker says there could be a problem with a wiring connector in the air bag system that might prevent the front air bag from protecting the driver in a crash.
Volvo says dealers will fix the wiring connector free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in late October.
Owners may contact Volvo at (800) 458-1552.

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House of Blues. Thursday, November 4, 2010. It had rained for forty days and forty nights' Or at least it seemed that way until Matt & Kim came to town. Each of the three concerts I've been to in the past month has been prefaced by a day-long onslaught of rain. Seriously. While it's been terrible trekking out to Boston in the cold, Matt & Kim made every inconvenience worth it.
When I picked up my ticket and photo pass at the box office, I didn't consider myself a Matt & Kim fan. But two songs in, I knew I wanted to be one. There's something so electrifying about these two that you remember why you love going to shows to begin with. The band's drummer, Kim Schifino, is like a sparkly preschooler in a sailor's body (the latter description because of her tattooed biceps and her delightfully foul mouth) while keyboardist Matt Johnson is like a really bad ass camp counselor who may have been a tree climbing mule in a past life (animal reincarnations to be explained later).
I don't know about everyone else, but I'm getting tired of the independent artists that take themselves too seriously. You know, the bands that throw a bouncy guitar riff to the catchy syncopation of clapping hands and call it a day. The bands who sport neck beards and flannel and don't smile in pictures. Matt & Kim put them to shame. At last week's House of Blues show, they just bust out onto the stage and started climbing on things. They were just as crazy about their fans as their fans were for them.
For one thing, Kim never stopped smiling throughout the entire set. Seriously, if this girl ever stops smiling at all, the world may very well be over. There are only a few chick drummers out there and Kim blows them out of the water on charisma alone. The White Stripes and Donnas be damned. Kim puts so much life into her drumming that the first word that seems adequate is 'zest.' She's like a crouton in a wilting salad of music and we all just want to eat her up. Cheesy? Yes, she's that kind of crouton too.
Matt is just as delightful. While I haven't always been in love with his voice, he's just so charming that it doesn't matter. 'We're doing this new drinking game.' He said in between songs. 'Every time I touch my f**king bangs everyone takes a shot. I've got the fever. The Bieber fever.' In addition to his cheerful rapport with the audience, Matt kept things fun by sharing anecdotes about Kim and his brother, Fletcher, who had played an opening act with his band Fletcher C. Johnson. There was never a dull moment when Matt was on the mike. And when he wasn't, he was tearing up the keyboard while jumping up and down, kicking his legs in the air like a braying mule.
Many two-person acts (Sleigh Bells, The White Stripes, Beach House, etc) seem to have one person serve as the forerunner of the band while the other is left as an afterthought. But Matt & Kim are truly a duo. At the show, they played off each other so well that neither of them ever out shined the other. On stage, their banter made it clear that their best energy is created together ('Do you like this awkward conversation we've got going on?' Kim asked to the crowd. 'Kim, there's like a lot of people in front of us' said Matt on the side).
Their daredevil approach to performing consistently raised the energy level. "Tonight is about breaking some f**king cymbals!' Kim said after a particular intense marathon of drumming.'At one point in the show, Matt ran behind the light display on stage and proceeded to climb it before balancing his torso on a stack of precariously stacked fixtures. Later, Kim brought new meaning to the word 'crowd surf' when she literally walked on her fans' upheld palms and danced.
The duo never stopped interacting with the audience, drawing from their personal experiences growing up in the northeast (Kim is from Rhode Island and Matt is from Vermont) to their undying love for Boston ('Boston, we go hard!' Matt kept on yelling). And despite their obvious love for Boston, I have a feeling that they could connect with any kind of crowd.
As for the music, the two mostly played songs of their first two albums, "Matt and Kim" (2006) and "Grand" (2009). Despite the fact that the band's third album, "Sidewalks" dropped three days before the show, they only played a couple new songs, including 'Silver Tiles' and 'Good for Great.' Personally, I was hoping for 'Cameras.' Instead, Matt and Kim pleased old fans, rocking out with longtime favorites like "Good Ol' Fashioned Nightmare"'and 'Yea Yeah.' The two also played covers of feel good dance hits to transition between songs. 'Jump On It' between 'Good Ol' Fashioned Nightmare' and '5k' was particularly memorable.
While there was no encore, the group didn't disappoint. After a dizzying round of fan favorites, the duo closed with the predictably popular 'Daylight' before rushing out into the crowd, shaking hands and high-fiving for ten minutes straight.
When it's so easy to illegally download song on the internet, Matt & Kim remind us of why music is best done legal and live. After seeing them morph a rainy Thursday into the best party of my semester, I couldn't help but fall in love. Go see them live. And if you already have, you know you need to again.


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In 2004, as Kandi Habeb and her husband were leaving a Parkersburg restaurant, a beautiful black cat caught her eye.
"She was getting out of a dumpster with chicken bones in her mouth," Habeb remembered.
With a cat of her own at home, Habeb picked up some cat food there and took it back to the dumpster to feed the cat and her four kittens.
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Judy Deem of Parkersburg pets one of the feral cats she feeds on her front porch Wednesday.
Since 2004, Habeb has served as founder and president of the Save a Kitty feral cat program based in Parkersburg, which works mainly in that area but also in Washington County. Save a Kitty is a nonprofit organization formed to educate residents who are feeding the feral (un-socialized) and free-roaming cat population in the area.
In addition, Save a Kitty practices the TNR (trap, neuter, return) method. Feral cats are trapped in humane cages, spayed or neutered, and returned to their outdoor cat colonies.
To date, the organization has facilitated the spaying and neutering of more than 3,000 cats and kittens, said Habeb.
Fact Box
Feral cat facts
Feral cats have existed alongside humans for 10,000 years.
Because they are not socialized to people, feral cats are not always adoptable.
Feral cats can live full, healthy lives but are killed in shelters because they are not always suitable for adoption.
If they're socialized at a young age, feral kittens can be adopted.
In 2010 there were an estimated 800,000 feral cats and kittens in the state of West Virginia and 5,400 in Wood County, according to bestfriends.org.
Since Save a Kitty began spaying and neutering feral cats and kittens in July 2004, the Humane Society of Parkersburg has seen a 14 to 28 percent decrease in cat intake and euthanasia.
Source: alleycat.org, bestfriends.org, Humane Society of Parkersburg.
Save a Kitty feral cat program.
Founded in 2004 as a nonprofit organization to educate residents who are feeding the feral (unsocialized) and free-roaming cat population in the city of Parkersburg and surrounding areas.
Save a Kitty has overseen the spaying and neutering of more than 3,000 cats and kittens.
The organization's caretaker members feed and provide shelter for around 250 cat colonies in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
To help, donate cat food, used picnic coolers and Igloo shelters, and other items that can be found at saveakitty.org/wishlist.
For more information, go to saveakitty.org or call 304-488-4679.
Although members of Save a Kitty understand that feral cats must be euthanized when brought into a humane society because they are not adoptable, they are not in favor of killing cats and kittens.
"I do not believe in euthanizing a healthy cat whether it's feral, free roaming or a pet," said Judy Deem, the organization's secretary/treasurer. "We don't round up all the raccoons and skunks because we have over population."
According to Habeb, members of her organization provide food and shelter and monitor health issues for cats and kittens in about 250 cat colonies in the area.
Save a Kitty has approximately 250 members, including those who do caretaking.
Habeb takes care of 90 cats each day, at a cost of $15 per day.
"I go through a case of canned cat food and three fourths of a large, 16-pound bag of dry food per day," she said.
While doing some online research about feral cats, Habeb found the best educational information at www.alleycat.org (Alley Cat Allies).
Habeb learned that feral cats live and thrive in every landscape but are not socialized to people.
Feral cats don't belong indoors and are not adoptable, but feral kittens can be adopted into homes if they are socialized at an early age.
"Some of them are just dumped out, others get loose or get lost," said Deem. "Sometimes it's an accident, sometimes it's careless people, sometimes it's thoughtless people."
Many of these cats don't survive because they are killed by wild animals, cars and illnesses.
Fortunately, domesticated cats that become feral can adapt quickly to their new surroundings.
"They're very resourceful animals," Deem said. "They figure out a food source and where to go to be warm and get out of the weather."
More than a dozen feral cats have figured out that Deem provides food and warm "beds" on the front porch of her Parkersburg home off Route 50 east.
Every day the feral cats she feeds cluster at her front door, ready for their daily chow.
Normally flighty and scared, many of them shake off their fears in favor of the food that's coming.
After Deem scattered chow on a large tray Wednesday morning, she gave single servings to a couple of the more persnickety feral cats.
Peach, who doesn't like to eat with the others, received her feed on top of a barrel. Hissy Missy, a decidedly unsocial cat with one missing eye, was fed in the large cage where she feels safest.
Deem said she believes some of the feral cats she helps escaped from a hoarder's home not far up the road.
Abandoned cats and kittens can also be found at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Marietta.
"People dump off cats left and right at the fairgrounds," said Angela Tucker, 45, of Marietta, who takes care of a colony of cats that lives in the 4-H barn.
"It's not right. (Owners) need to do the right thing, try to find them a home and spay and neuter their animals," she added.
Although the race barn is where many of the feral and stray cats make their fairgrounds home, Tucker said she usually sees six to seven new cats a year in the 4-H barn.
"This year, we got 15 to 20," she said.
Tenderhearted and a cat fan, Tucker feeds the cats that end up in her barn. Every two weeks, she said she goes through 40 pounds of dry cat food and 10 to 15 cans of cat food.
Deem is another who has developed a soft spot and passion for feral cats and kittens.
After retiring in 2004, she was restless.
"I am not a sit-at-home, do-nothing person," Deem said.
Going to her first Save a Kitty monthly meeting that September, Deem realized this was a cause that she could support.
"I just got more and more involved, and now I'm up to my eyeballs in this place and I absolutely love it," Deem enthusiastically said.
Nowadays, she usually volunteers with Save a Kitty about 90 to 110 hours a month.
Rather than euthanizing a feral cat or kitten, Habeb believes in a concept called "TNR," or trap the feral cat, neutralize (spay or neuter) the cat and return it outdoors.
After Habeb began feeding the "restaurant" cat and kittens, she humanely trapped them. Working to socialize the kittens, she eventually found them adoption homes.
However, the mother cat was "very unsocialized," said Habeb.
"She wouldn't let me touch her. She was always very skittish and standoffish," she added.
Spaying the cat, she returned her to the restaurant site and cared for her until she passed.
Soon, Habeb realized that her resocialization and adoption efforts were heading the organization in the wrong direction.
"Our money and time was better served spaying and neutering cats than placing them in homes," she said. "There were so many and there weren't enough homes."
In May, Save a Kitty decided to bring its spay and neuter efforts to the feral cats and kittens at the Washington County Fairgrounds.
With permission from fairgrounds officials, the Rascal Unit mobile spay and neuter clinic from Columbus drove down to the site and performed procedures on 45 to 50 feral cats and kittens in one day.
"There's a complete surgical group inside that bus," Habeb said. "They have everything they need, down to their machines and a refrigerator."
Tucker was a volunteer at the clinic at the fairgrounds.
"It was awesome. They were well organized and made sure the cats were stress free," she said.
According to Tucker, the event was "very successful."
"Not only have the cats become friendlier but we have no more kitties we have to worry about. Before (the mother cats) were popping out kitties left and right," she said.
In conjunction with Save a Kitty, the Rascal Unit did five clinics in 2012-three in the spring and two in the fall.
Five clinics are scheduled for 2013, Habeb said, "assuming that we have the funds."
Those interested in helping Save a Kitty can volunteer to help with fundraising events that raise money to pay for sterilizations, which are provided free.
Volunteers are also needed to learn to humanely trap and then transport feral cats and kittens that are scheduled for sterilizing procedures.
Plus, Save a Kitty is in need of cat food, donations of used picnic coolers and Igloo shelters and Purina brand weight circles. Those interested in helping can call (304) 488-4679 for information.
Monetary donations can be mailed to Save a Kitty Feral Cat Program, Inc., P.O. Box 1442, Parkersburg WV 26102.


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The heart of scientific research and study at PSU is the Boyd Science Center. The University's proximity to the lakes, rivers and mountains of New Hampshire gives students access to a unique natural laboratory. Resources at Boyd provide students with a place to explore nature's questions, generated in the great outdoors or under the microscope.
Resources at Boyd include:
- Climate-controlled chambers for whole organism research
- Electron microscopy suite
- Dedicated space for student research
- 1,400-liter marine aquarium
- Human physiology lab
- Museum and specimen room
- Multimedia technology resources
- Rooftop greenhouse with computerized temperature controls and separate areas for preparation and growing


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ALAMEDA -- Usually gone from his locker by the time the media arrives, Raiders place-kicker Sebastian Janikowski was waiting for reporters Thursday.
"You want to talk to me?" Janikowski asked.
He was eager to refute a Florida Times-Union report that put Janikowski in a bad light regarding the Raiders' co-tentants at O.co Coliseum. It quoted Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee, who said Janikowski told him he was rooting for the A's to lose so he wouldn't have to kick off a dirt infield.
The longer the A's go into the postseason, the longer the Raiders have to wait to put turf over the infield.
"(The conversation) didn't happen," Janikowski said. "I just wanted you to know ... write it down."
Janikowski said he roots for the A's to win and has on occasion attended games.
Kicking off the dirt has not been an issue for Janikowski. In 2008, he kicked a 57-yard field goal in overtime to beat the New York Jets, the longest overtime winner in NFL history.
"I think it's an advantage for us," Janikowski said. "Guys come in and think about it so much, (wondering), 'Do I have to plant my foot differently?' "
Janikowski said he and new place-kick holder Marquette King are getting better every week and said his 48-yard miss last weekend at Indianapolis -- after not missing inside the 50 all of last season -- "is just one of those things ... it shows that nothing is a gimme."
"It's really our policy not to talk about injuries," coach Dennis Allen said. "He wasn't able to practice today. As soon as he's able to get him to practice we'll try to get him back out there as fast as we can."
The policy apparently did not include the torn left triceps and subsequent surgery for veteran left tackle Jared Veldheer, which Allen discussed with the media during training camp.
Tight end David Ausberry (shoulder) did not practice and is not expected to play.
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on Twitter at twitter.com/Jerrymcd.


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Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia has joined Zenit St Petersburg on a five-year contract for a fee of £13million
Marcus Rashford broke Hull City hearts with a stoppage time goal to give Manchester United a late 1-0 win.
Joshua King scored a goal with his lone shot on target against Crystal Palace.
Phil Bardsley conceded a penalty to Ashley Williams on a PK and Shay Given was charged with an own goal as Leighton Baines' penalty rebounded in off the goalkeeper for the only goal of the match.
Sunderland couldn't manage to get its first win of the season but the Black Cats did earn their first point under David Moyes.
Ashley Williams won a penalty and earned a clean sheet in a big win for Everton over Stoke City on Saturday at Goodison Park.
Eden Hazard scored the opening goal and it proved to be all Chelsea needed as they outclassed Burnley in a 3-0 romp.
Mesut Ozil created a goal and scored a second as Arsenal sprinted to a 3-0 first half lead and held on to beat Watford 3-1 at Vicarage Road.
Burnley could not keep pace with a lively Chelsea side and hardly threatened to score on the day as they take a 3-0 loss at Stamford Bridge.
Roberto Pereyra didn't start but he did come on at halftime and scored in the second half in his Premier League debut.
Mark Hughes was forced into a defensive change at Goodison Park on Saturday after Philippe Wollscheid was ruled out because of an inner ear problem.
Walter Mazzarri was forced into two defensive changes against Arsenal in game week three with Craig Cathcart and Miguel Britos ruled out for the Golden Boys.


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Theft in office
Former Marietta schools' assistant treasurer pleads guilty to taking $145,000
April 9, 2013
Holding back sobs, a former Marietta City Schools employee pleaded guilty Monday in Washington County Common Pleas Court to slowly siphoning away more than $145,000 from the district for personal use....
145,000 in uncashed checks over 5 years. Why would there be that much money uncashed unless they were bogus checks to begin with.
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I hope Marietta City Schools makes known to the public their plan of correction to stop this from happening in the future. I still have to wonder how the assistant kept it from the treasurer, for 5 years much less. What was he doing the whole time, letting her do ALL the work?
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So no jail time for stealing $145,000? Just pay us back and it is ok? WOW!
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On top of paying restitution, Mincks will have to spend 120 days in the Washington County Jail and she will be subject to three years community control, he said.
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Must have been some wedding. Now her daughter knows it was an entire farce. Did she REALLY think she could get away with this? Criminals are stupid people.
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Seems to me a few years ago there were some county employees in separate instances who received a lot more time for a lot less money....where's the justice??
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In these kind of cases, it would seem that paying back the money is the biggest punishment. I am always surprised at these cases. Whatever gives them the idea that they are smarter than everyone else and they can get away with it?
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Three questions, where did the daughter go to school Harvard, or Yale? Where was the wedding? A destination wedding in Europe? It seems odd/ school tuition and a wedding and the money is all gone? And what took so long for the school system to notice any inconsistencies? What was wrong? No one noticed anything in ms Mincks spending on her salary? did she gamble the rest,? now she has no retirement, and is lucky she did not get more jail time.A very sad story , predictable ending/ in the end embezzlers don't get away , they get caught.
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She made $37,000.00 and she had worked for the district for 28 years. Doesn't seem like much. Although enough to live on if she could have told her daughter no. Unfortunate.
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ex of devola-she probably bought her daughter boobs so her wedding dress would fit her better. Minks, hum any relation to um lets see the crooked sherriff?!? I hope when i decide to steal from a public office they'll just let me pay it back. Maybe the welcome wagon headed by Thrope the Terrible will give hwer a few razors and hopes she falls on them. Crooked as the day is long. Why is the justice(unjustice) system so unfair. I wish i could have gotten a job in the court house, school, jail. You can get away with anything. Hey Minky where is the tramadol??????
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She is related to the sheriff .....duh. lol
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Some facts: What she did is 100% WRONG!!! She absolutely should be punished! She DID NOT purchase her daughter breast implants! She DID NOT have a "lavish" wedding! She DID NOT go to an Ivy League College. She is NOT related to Sheriff Mincks! I know this because I know Barb! I was at the wedding which was held in town not some far away destination! I will say this again, Barb is wrong! But the facts are just that...FACTS!
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Forget about the theft... let's see the names of folks who don't cash checks worth $145K and I'll do business with them!
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My points were that she helped her to an awful of money. If daughter did not have expensive wedding or attend an expensive school, then where is the rest? if she were a gambler and was spending large sums of money, then surely someone ( like a friend or family )must have noticed) How did she get away with the embezzlement for such a long time?
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Three people were arrested and two officers was sent to the hospital after a methamphetamine lab was discovered in Morrow.
Warren County authorities said the lab was found Tuesday evening at the C&J Trailer Park on U.S 22.
Police and hazmat units were at the scene for about four hours cleaning up the lab. A deputy and a corrections officer were sent to a hospital to be checked out after being exposed to the lab's fumes. Both were treated and released.
Shelby Cook, 19, Christopher Sallie, 24, and Dennis McCoy, 47, were charged with illegally manufacturing drugs and illegal assembly of chemicals to manufacture drugs.


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Hey, God bless you for this awesome software, thank you so much. Here's the deal ;
-Can we use an external audio track on .mkv files ? I mean like external subtitle, we may give same file name with .mkv file to an audio track, then shall see it under #transcoded# folder. (Ex: Transformers.MKV , Transformers.AC3)
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Formula Run this AM. Not sure how F1 measures reach tracks but my Garmin only got to 3.3 miles of the 3.4 mile track. Usually it is the other way where the Garmin goes a little long.
Not a stellar performance on my part nor RunTex's; though I think they were hamstrung by the track. The race started 35 minutes late due to traffic snarls and the fog. Really glad for the fog as the first quarter mile was a 100 foot incline up to a near 180 degree left turn. I would love to say it was all down hill from there but not so much. Because we are 2 weeks before the inaugural F1 race, I believe the RD was limited by the track owner on many things. Only one water stop, no timing on track and very limited use of the pit facilities. Runner?s were only allowed one visitor to the track and they had to be wrist banded; weird. They had no access to the stands.
As with most large construction projects, there are still hundreds of workers in the area completing stands and other facilities. Aerosmith will be there next weekend in the really nice concert pavilion that is part of the complex.
The race was not unlike most 5k?s as there were more than enough folks in the front who should have been in the back at the start. Seems like every corner and hill there were hundreds of folks pulling off to the side and taking photos of the facility. It was a Disneyesque fun run; seriously. The ties to the mouse are this is the most expensive fun run I have entered, it provided no timing and the facility was more of a draw than the race. So getting past the delayed start, a slight lack of facilities and no timing, this was not a bad little race. Will do again, assuming that the track allows timing mats in future races
The event was the most dis-organized event I have ever participated in. It started at the packet pick up (had nothing to do with the track - all related to runtex) and continued through the blast of the horn.
The announcers made it not fun for the participants as they waited for the runners to return. It was quite militant.
The biggest problem was the traffic! It was absolutely horrible. Can not imagine what it is going to be like for 75k Formula 1 fans....
Really not good, sadly. Traffic wasn't managed well at all, and that's probably a big part of the problem. But the organizers should have communicated to the racers more clearly, and we would have been more understanding. It started more than 35 minutes late; there was scant food and only one water stop; the race "packet" seemed pretty anemic, given the $50 entry fee; the announcers were irritating enough to nearly incite mutiny. RunTex usually puts on great events, but not this time. I really hope this isn't the start of a downward trend.
The event was mildly chaotic, but I didn't care. I went for the opportunity to see CoTA up close and enjoyed it. Always fun to be around fellow athletes.
We got there very early because we knew that as for the very 1st event at the track, there would be some issues. Keeping that in mind we were pleasantly surprised. We picked up.our packets and tshirts w/o a problem, parking was easy, and the track was AMAZING! We hope this is an annual event and we will continue to come up from San Antonio. It can only get better from here. Thank you for this opportunity.
First, this was a run, not a race, and I understand about no corrals and minimal support. But there is a limit. Port-o-Potties? Really? When we pay $50 to run at a facility that should support 10s of 1000s of visitors with real bathrooms. It was crazy that they had everyone come in across the track in front of the starting line, so the race couldn't start because so many people were still flooding in. Of course traffic was the reason for that, the access was extremely congested, 183@812 and 130@812 were especially bad. Other complaints were that the sound did not work anywhere except at the starting line area, when we were supposed to have music the whole way. I guess my expectations were too high; new world class facility - phooey. This run was like meeting in a parking lot, and running around a business complex woth port-a-pots and no place to sit down. The whole place had construction going on everywhere. The biggest insult was the loud metal working sound that happened right in the middle of the national anthem. The singing of the national anthem was the highlight of the event. I'm not sure who sang, but it was excellent! I'll give it 3 stars just for that. Nothing else went well.
It's been said already, the packet was terrible, the traffic was worse, one water stop?. I've long since stopped buying shoes at runtex and this gave me no reason to change that behavior. The track was quit cool, but i'm blaming the cluster on runtex.
I had a great time overall. Of course with a first time event, there are glitches to overcome and learn from, especially for a site that has yet to be officially opened and tested with traffic, etc. Participants should have taken that into consideration, especially with the foggy conditions. Whether it was from waiting on late arrivals (which the entrance should not have crossed across the track after the start line), or the TV crew wanting to wait for the fog to lift, or just the general first-time hiccups for event organizers, it was disappointing that the "race" couldn't still start "on time". I'm looking forward to the next Formula Run to enjoy and see what improvements have been made.
Unfortunately, the whole thing was poorly organized. I have been a runner for a long time and have never seen a race delayed by 45 minutes... but they had to because traffic was horrible. I understand it was a first time event and there will be some glitches but it seems as though there should have been some collaboration with how to put on a running event...
This was my first 5K, but my wife runs and so I am familiar with the events. This was fun but yes chaotic. The infrastructure of the COTA needs work but the facility itself is near perfect for running. Lots of room, no streets to close off and wide smooth road. Great venue, and with some tweaking will be PERFECT for running
Honestly, I wouldn't recommend it. I just wanted to see what all the hype was about the track. I'd bill it as a family event for sure. Let them sit in traffic for 2 hours. Been there done that...
I guess because it was the inaugural event, it was never going to be perfect, but there's a LOT to be improved upon; hopefully the organizers will take note of everything being said...
- Running the F1 circuit was pretty amazing; cool to be a part of, good to run on, lots of interesting things to see.
- Singer of the National Anthem was actually amazing!
- post run refreshments were plentiful and there was a good choice
- Traffic - we planned on arriving early and spent about 45 minutes on the toll road that connects to the Circuit of Americas track. Essentially it's a small single lane highway that links to the circuit, the toll road and is a stone's throw from Austin's airport. Based on the delays for a running event, I'm staying WAY away from South Austin when the real F1 kicks off. Pro-tip: if you're going to the F1 leave hours earlier than you thought; I doubt they will hold up that race which could leave you disappointed/frustrated!
- Cost vs. packet - I really did do this run and all I got was a lousy T-shirt. Smaller events than this have higher quality shirts... This was a real opportunity wasted. If there was anything else packet wise, I didn't see it.
- Announcers - we're annoying, and it was only fortunate that the speaker system was malfunctioning so it kept their irritating banter confined to the starting area.
- Stewards - rude and abrasive; after I've just run 3.5 miles, I don't want to be barked at by someone as to where to go next. Thanks. There were also cooler, yellow shirts around (why these weren't the official ones I can't imagine) but these were handed out randomly from the back of a truck, inspiring scenes of people desperately trying to get something cool out of the day as a memento.
So, a great, historic day at a very cool race circuit is the only reason this gets two stars, almost every other aspect of it was weak/frustrating.
Running on the Formula One track was pretty amazing! I agree with all the frustrations from the horrible packet pickup to the 45 minute delay. I was one of the ones who lucked out and got there early, but waited at the start line for an extra 45 minutes. Since this was an untimed event, it would have been better to start the race on time for the people who were already there and then start others in 10-15 minute increments after the initial crowd passed. I also did not agree with the fog delay for the tv show being produced. I dont think anyone cared (or knew) about the tv show. I was there to run the track, not be on tv. I also agree with other reviewers that we should have been able to use the facility bathrooms, the announcers were annoying and the $50 fee was outrageous. Not having the correct shirt sizes that we registered for at packet pickup and having to wait in ANOTHER line at the race to switch them out was also annoying. It would have also been nice to have a F1 car start the race not a Fiat! Communication on the packet pickup, traffic, etc. via e-mail or facebook would have been nice as well.
Despite all the obvious frustrations, it was an amazing venue for a race and we got to run on the F1 track! I can only imagine the stress the event organizers were under given the circumstances. I would expect that next years race will be a lot more organized and better planned.
Not good- the worst organized race I have done. First time I have spent $50 for an entry fee, they had no medium tee shirts at check in and they were gone by the time we finally got into race/parking lot (we would have been there at 7:30am if not for the "race entry traffic", no toilet paper in the port a potties, First time I have missed the start (spent ONE HOUR sitting on Hwy 130 trying to get there- NO traffic help there but several waving us into the parking lot at 8:40am - when start time was 8am- then moved to 8:30am due to the terrible logistics of getting there), very little fun stuff at the race once we got in. Seeing the race track was the only perk-and it was still being worked on and it was so foggy you could not see the overall track (that was not the organizers fault- just a fluke that made the morning even less enjoyable) Would not do this again. Kept wondering where the $50 entry fee went since it did benefit any charitable organization and the execution of the race day did not go well.
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Creampuff and I had a good ride during our time together. We understood one another in ways that only a 1997 Toyota Avalon and her owner can. For 16 years and 430,000 miles we roamed the Bay Area and beyond. Through thick and thin, through new timing belts and cracked radiators and leaking head gaskets, we never gave up on each other. Well, except for a few unfortunate highway breakdowns in late 2010 and early 2011.
But when Creampuff finally passed away last month, her engine battered by old age, her cylinders riddled with tiny shavings of metal from god-knows-where, I realized the two of us had been living in a sort of automotive time warp. While she now sits on some scrap heap outside Fresno, I'm left to wander through an automotive landscape completely redone by jaw-dropping innovations I'd had no idea even existed.
Thanks to onboard diagnostics and navigation systems that you can converse with, along with software that allows your car to actually parallel-park itself while you sit there like a dummy with your hands in the air, the automobile showroom of 2013 now looks to me like another planet.
In some ways, my head's still stuck in 1997, because until recently I was relating to the contemporary roadway through an ever-aging filter of late-nineties technology. While I was having my rear brakes replaced in late 1998, onboard GPS-based navigation was starting to appear in new vehicles. As the new century dawned and I was getting my first of several timing-belt replacements with 89,787 on the odometer, those fancy high-intensity discharge headlights were beginning to light up our nighttime lanes.
And in April of 2006, when my rack-and-pinion assembly was being replaced to the tune of $561, more and more cars were coming out with ECS.
Creampuff and I, of course, had never heard of ECS.
"Your Avalon didn't have electronic-stability control,'' Bill Visnic sadly informed me the other day. He's senior editor with Edmunds.com and was happy to share with me all the other cool innovations Creampuff never got to enjoy in her 16-year life span. "I'd say ESC is the single most significant technological advancement in the time frame you had your car. It keeps you on the road. It's this sort of magic-carpet safety technology that most new-car buyers now take for granted. And it's really important in foul weather, because it makes it nearly impossible to skid off the road.''
Great. Now I felt horrible for putting myself and my passengers at risk of going off the road just because of my blind loyalty to a silver-spruce-toned Avalon XL sedan that, at least according to a 1997 review "plows straight ahead when pressed to its limits.''
Visnic proceeded to run down a litany of high-tech advancements that had come along while I'd been driving Creampuff down that 430,000-mile path to her eventual demise. He said I'd missed the advent of direct fuel injection, which he called a "win-win technology'' for its improved efficiency and power and which of course made me feel "stupid-stupid" for all that money I'd wasted gassing up Creampuff. He talked about those "infotainment systems'' in today's cars that are voice-controlled, and I was green with envy because even though I talked quite a bit to Creampuff, she never actually did anything in response.
When Visnic was done describing cutting-edge technology that allows for "Lane Keeping Assist,'' which essentially pulls you back after you've veered out of your lane, I then had to listen to Chris Hohnbaum, an automobile technology expert with AAA, bring me up to speed on traction control systems. By the time he was done waxing poetic about the wonders of "all-wheel drive'' and how this innovation "provides better handling and better response time with a lot better traction,'' I was ready to scream.
But instead, I thought about all the great times Creampuff and I had had together, how I'd nursed her back to health whenever she was broken in those early years, and how later on I'd lovingly eased her through her final months, weeks and days until she finally gave up and refused to start. And I had to smile.
Because even though she'd driven me crazy at times, she always did manage to get me where I needed to go. And where I need to go now is out there to find my direct-fuel-injected, electronic-stability controlled, GPS-equipped, sweet-talking, road-hugging Creampuff II.
Contact Patrick May at 408-920-5689 or follow him at Twitter.com/patmaymerc
Born: (day I bought her): January 23, 1997
Died: November 10, 2012
Place of birth (where I bought her): Hayward, CA
Place of death: Garage bay No. 3 at my mechanic Ernie's in Pleasanton, CA (don't know Ernie's last name)
Cause of death: Old age
Age at death: 430,000 miles
Where she celebrated her 100,000-mile birthday: halfway down the crooked part of Lombard Street, San Francisco, CA
Timing belt replacements: 2
How much gasoline she drank in her life: 19,545 gallons
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ANTTI NIEMI: Finland was idle but had an optional practice, giving players a chance to freshen their legs after two games in the first two days of the tournament, with Sunday's game against Canada looming. It was unclear if Niemi practiced because the session was closed. Niemi was in uniform for Finland's 6-1 victory against Norway on Friday but still has not seen action in Sochi, while Kari Lehtonen and Tuukka Rask have each started a game. Niemi's only quote on the situation: "We have great goalies, so we'll see what happens. I just try to do my best."
Next: Finland plays Canada at 9 a.m. Pacific time Sunday.
JOE PAVELSKI: He had a busy and exciting day. Pavelski scored a go-ahead power-play goal in the third period for the USA before Russia again tied up the game and then was part of the shootout (but missed his attempt) in a thrilling 3-2 victory over Russia. Pavelski continues to have a heavy workload. He had the second most shifts of any USA forward (27) in Saturday's game, (Ryan Kesler led with 31) as he continues to be used 5 on 5, on the penalty kill and on the power play as a point man. He won eight of 15 faceoffs against Russian centermen.
Next: USA plays Slovenia at 4:30 a.m. Pacific time Sunday.
PATRICK MARLEAU: Canada called off its practice Sunday. Players were free to rest and attend other Olympic events.
Next: Canada plays Finland at 9 a.m. Pacific time Sunday.
MARC-EDOUARD VLASIC: Canada called off its practice Sunday. Players were free to rest and attend other Olympic events.
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From the author of The Best Day of Someone Else's Life comes Leaving Unknown—a funny and touching story of a young woman who, while traveling across country, finds herself stuck in the true middle of nowhere, a.k.a. Unknown, Arizona. Great writing comes naturally to Kerry Reichs (she's the daughter of New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs, whose Temperance Brennan forensic mysteries inspired the TV series Bones). With Leaving Unknown, Kerry has penned a bittersweet modern-day Odyssey that readers of Kristin Gore, Jennifer Crusie, Meg Cabot, and Jennifer Weiner will absolutely adore.
Sweet Lips, Tennessee . . . Toad Suck, Arkansas . . . Okay, Oklahoma . . . Truth or Consequences, New Mexico . . . Maeve Connelly's epic road trip is taking her through every colorfully named tiny town in America on her way to the far less imaginatively named Los Angeles, California. With her foulmouthed cockatiel, Oliver, her only companion, Maeve's heading way off the beaten track with little money and a load of painful baggage she wants to leave behind. But when her beloved rattletrap, "Elsie," breaks down outside Unknown, Arizona, she finds herself taking a much longer rest stop than she anticipated.
The only mechanic in the vicinity is on an indefinite walkabout, so Maeve's in for the long haul—and she'll need to find two jobs to pay for Elsie's eventual repair. But she's starting to feel strangely at home among the quirky denizens of Unknown—especially around her new bookstore owner boss—so Maeve is seriously considering saying good-bye to Hollywood for good . . . if she can keep her past troubles from coming to light.
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NATCHITOCHES, La. – James Hulbin led all scorers with 17 points as Northwestern State rallied late to pull away in a 66-51 win over the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's basketball team on Thursday at Prather Coliseum. Will Nelson had 14 points in a losing effort for the Islanders.
The Demons also got 15 points from Shamir Davis in the victory, and won the battle of the boards 38-29. The home squad shot 47.1 percent (24-for-51) from the field, while the Islanders struggled in their shooting, hitting 20-of-54 (37.0 percent) on the night.
The Islanders started cold from the field, as an 0-for-7 opening gave the Demons an early 7-0 lead at the 16:30 mark. But A&M – Corpus Christi came right back with an 8-0 rally of its own, with Nelson drilling a pair of threes and Zane Knowles getting the other two points on a goaltend to make it 8-7. From there, the two teams traded blows, with threes by Nelson and Jelani Currie giving the Islanders a 14-13 advantage.
The Demons then delivered a critical run, outscoring the Islanders 15-3 over the next 9:00 to build a 29-17 lead. Davis was the principal architect, scoring eight points during the rally, many on drives to the rim. The Islanders snapped the run on a dunk by Nate Maxey, and that started a 6-3 edge for the visitors over the final 3:10 to head to the locker room down 32-23.
Northwestern State came out of the locker room with a 10-4 run to stretch its lead to 15. Jalan West had a big layup and a three during the rally that pushed the lead to 42-27 after a Hulbin triple at the 15:56 mark. After a baby hook by Knowles, the Demons advanced it to 44-29 on a pair of free throws.
The Islanders then embarked on a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to just six. Four different players scored during the rally, the most critical bucket a three for Brandon Pye. Pye had another look from the corner at the 10-minute mark, but it rattled out, and the Demons regained the momentum, using an 8-1 run to regain a 13-point lead. From there, the home squad had an answer for every Islanders score, carrying the double-digit advantage all the way to the locker room.
The Islanders will close out the 2012-13 season on Saturday night in Nacogdoches, Texas, when they take on Stephen F. Austin. Tipoff between A&M – Corpus Christi and the Lumberjacks is set for approximately 6:30 p.m. at Johnson Coliseum. Yannis Koutroupis will have the call live on NewsRadio 1360 KKTX and the latest updates will be posted on Twitter (@IslandersMBB).


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Jason Aaron talks about Malekith, the antagonist in his current "Thor: God of Thunder" arc, the same villain featured in Marvel Studios' "Thor: The Dark World."
Brian Cronin provides a detailed history of the Marvel Comics character who makes his live-action debut at the end of "Thor: The Dark World."
Marvel Studios is on a victory lap following "The Avengers," and writer Brett White has realized what they've done right.
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Nick Spencer discusses what lies ahead after the "Superior Foes of Spider-Man" attempt to steal the head of the cyborg crimelord Silvermane.
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Jason Aaron & Ed McGuinness' "Amazing X-Men" #1 has incredible art that lives up to the title, but makes for a slightly slow start.
Si Spurrier and Rock-He Kim debut "X-Force" in February, following January's X-series-ending crossover, "Vendetta."
Check out exclusive previews of Bendis & Immonen's "All-New X-Men" #18 and Hopeless & Walker's "Avengers" #17 before they go on sale Nov. 13!
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Brett White explores the new storytelling opportunities created by the new Muslim Ms. Marvel, and challenges nay-sayers to check their privilege.
Artist Marco Rudy explains how working with Matt Kindt on "Marvel Knights: Spider-Man" is the most creatively free experience of his career.
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PORTSMOUTH — The explosion of social media has resulted in younger and younger kids using laptops, tablets and cell phones. But as the number of kids using the Internet grows, so does the opportunity for their exploitation by online predators, according to Portsmouth Police Sgt. Thomas A. Grella.
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Budget aims to improve roads, drainage
Published: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11:35 p.m.
Terrebonne Parish will improve its roads, drainage and coastal-restoration efforts under the newly approved 2013 budget.
The new budget is about $203 million, up about 4 percent from this year's nearly $196 million spending plan. Following a public hearing on Oct. 24, the Parish Council voted 9-0 to approve the budget. Councilwoman Christa Duplantis was unable to attend the meeting.
Parish officials cite higher sales-tax revenue this year and an increase in property-tax money next year for the ability to spend more.
Through August, sales taxes increased more than 12 percent from the same period in 2011, according to Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet's budget-proposal letter.
Claudet anticipates the parish will see a 7 percent increase in sales-tax revenue by the time the year ends. About $80 million would be collected compared to $75 million in 2011.
Much of the increase will go toward construction projects, such as drainage and levee improvements, Parish Comptroller Donald Picou said.
Some of the major projects include
- $500,000 to repave Thompson Road from La. 56 to La. 57.
- $2.8 million for Bayou LaCarpe drainage improvements.
- $447,000 for repairs to the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center roof.
Also in the budget are plans for setting aside $630,000 for a skate park and $100,000 for public-safety programs that include spending $25,000 for crime cameras in Houma.
About $3.3 million will go toward coastal-restoration projects.
Picou said Terrebonne Parish develops a conservative budget.
"We don't spend the money until it is in the bank," Picou said. "We do not use non-recurring revenue for everyday expenses. If we get a windfall of some other kind of money that we did not budget, it will be used for our capital projects."
Claudet shared that sentiment in his budget proposal.
"This administration continues to implement conservative budget practices and maintaining status-quo budgets whenever possible," he wrote.
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Second Oxford Plains Speedway pro late model win for Dale Shaw
OXFORD, Maine -- Dale Shaw of Center Conway, New Hampshire became the first repeat winner in the upgraded Pro Late Model division's 40-lap feature race on Sunday at Oxford Plains Speedway, driving a Precision JLM-sponsored machine of his own creation.
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NVL-SWC Challenge set to go
In terms of regular-season matchups, area high school football fans haven't seen this type of potential in recent memory.
Next week's Naugatuck Valley League-South-West Conference Challenge features 14 games, including the headliners — Masuk (4-0) vs. Ansonia (4-0) on Thursday; Newtown (4-0) vs. Wolcott (3-1); Pomperaug (1-3) vs.Woodland (4-0); Seymour (2-2) vs. Oxford (2-2); and Bunnell (3-1) vs. Naugatuck (3-1), all on Friday.
In week one, the Southern Connecticut Conference and Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference worked out games with some intriguing matchups.
But Thursday's game between perennial SWC and state power Masuk and the NVL's most accomplished team with 18 state titles and a current state-best 32-game winning could likely be just as appealing.
Another interesting game is Bunnell at Naugatuck with first-year Greyhounds head coach Craig Bruno going against his alma mater and the team he coached for 12 years. Bruno guided the Bulldogs to two state titles.
"I've heard some good chatter about that," noted Woodland athletic director Brian Fell, who happens to be the NVL's schedule maker for all sports. "Not often do you get this level of game across the state. No doubt, we think this will bring a lot of fan interest."
While the matchups are already set for next year, there is still a chance to tinker with them, depending on how the games go.
The Challenge came to fruition when SWC schedule maker Dave Johnson, the Bunnell athletic director, approached Fell at the Connecticut Association of Schools Athleltic Directors board meeting after the 2012 football season. Over the winter, the two worked out the details and released the matchups last spring.
Johnson, knowing that state football teams would play an 11-game regular season in 2013 and 2014 with Labor Day falling earlier on the calendar, made the suggestion.
"This would not have happened if not for the fluke in the calendar for back-to-back years," said Fell. "It actually worked fairly easily. We both have the same number of schools and the spread of schools are similar and myself and Dave looked at the schedule and we settled on week six. We thought about the good crossover matchups and looked at the last two years in the league and the geographical locations, which make for a natural rivalry."
With Oxford leaving the SWC after this year, the Wolverines will end their Thanksgiving eve six-year history with Pomperaug and start a holiday week matchup with St. Paul. The Falcons have played a non-CIAC school, Hamden Hall Prep, the past two years on Thanksgiving eve. They meet again a week before Thanksgiving on Nov. 20.
"Oxford had definitely been the odd man out," said Fell.
Next week's 14-game NVL-SWC Challenge
Thursday: Brookfield at Wilby, a Municipal Stadium, 6 p.m.; Masuk at Ansonia, Jarvis Stadium, 6:30 p.m. Friday: Bunnell at Naugatuck, 7 p.m.; Immaculate at Crosby, 7 p.m.; Joel Barlow at Torrington, 7 p.m.; Kennedy at Stratford, 7 p.m.; New Fairfield at Sacred Heart, Municipal Stadium, 7 p.m.; Newtown at Wolcott, 7 p.m.; Seymour at Oxford, 7 p.m.; Watertown at New Milford, 7 p.m.; Woodland at Pomperaug, 7 p.m.; Derby at Bethel, 7 p.m. Saturday: Holy Cross at Weston, 1 p.m.; Notre Dame-Fairfield at St. Paul, 1:30 p.m.
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Munday Named Captain of U.S. Women's Team
by Clare Lochary | LaxMagazine.com | Twitter
Lindsey Munday was elected Team USA captain Wednesday by the 24-player traveling team that will face Canada and the Haudenosaunee this weekend in Oshawa, Ontario.
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Video (below): U.S. head coach Ricky Fried congratulates attacker Sarah Albrecht and manager Wendy Stone on their new jobs as head coaches at New Hampshire and Niagara, respectively, former Team USA captain Michelle DeJuliis announces Munday as the new captain and Munday speaks to the team Wednesday in Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Gathered at picnic tables, the U.S. women's national team shared a farm-to-table meal next to the fields where they had picked their own vegetables just before eating Wednesday. After they finished, and as the sun slipped behind the rows of corn, an important era in Team USA history ended and another began.
Michele DeJuliis, captain of U.S. the squad that won the 2009 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup and current assistant coach, announced the team's new captain: Lindsey Munday.
"It's a special honor to be captain of this team. So I'm really, really happy to tell you guys that Lindsey Munday was selected," DeJuliis said.
Munday was elected to the position by the 24-player traveling team that will face Canada and the Haudenosaunee in this weekend's North American Challenge Cup in Oshawa, Ontario.
"It's a huge honor. I'm so fortunate to be a part of this team. I think everyone feels that. We're all so lucky to represent our country, and it's crazy surprising that I was voted [captain],"Munday said.
Munday is currently coach at the University of Southern California in addition to her role with Team USA. As a college player, she was a two-time NCAA champion at Northwestern in 2005 and 2006 and a Tewaaraton finalist in the same years. Munday holds the Wildcats' career assists record (128), and served as an assistant at her alma mater between 2007 and 2010, during which time Northwestern won three more NCAA championships.
"Lindsey's a great player and a great leader, which makes for a terrific captain. DJ's a tough act to follow, but Lindsey's more than up to the task," Team USA coach Ricky Fried said.
DeJuliis presented Munday with an official captain's armband, which Munday jokingly tried to fit over the cast that currently encases her left wrist. Munday broke her wrist during an unlucky fall while training for the North American Challenge Cup, but even without her dominant hand, she still made her presence known well enough that her teammates chose her as their leader.
"You get to help your teammates in a different way. You see a lot from the sideline and you see the ins and the outs. And you get to see people in a different way and you get to help them in a different way," Munday said. "As long as you stay positive and engaged, there's just as much you can do off the field."
Notes: Team USA has two new Division I head coaches among its ranks. Midfielder Sarah Albrecht, formerly an associate head coach at UMass, accepted the position as head coach at New Hampshire. Additionally, team manager Wendy Stone was named head coach at Niagara. Stone was an assistant coach at Longwood before serving as the Lancers' interim head coach during the 2012 season. There are now four Division I head coaches on the U.S. national team roster – Albrecht, Munday, Regina Oliver (Cincinnati) and Acacia Walker (Boston College). All four, plus Stone, will debut as head coaches in the 2013 season.
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Local 10-year-old Faith Baca set a record at the AAU West Coast Junior Olympic Games in Reno, Nev. on June 28. Baca, who attends St. Ann's School, set a meet record in the Bantam Girls 1500-meter race walk with a time of 10:35.20.
Baca also competed in the 1500- and 800-meter races, winning bronze in both events. She will next compete in the California State Games July 12-13 in San Diego.
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One Month to a Faster Mile
By The FIRM Master Instructor Annie Lee
Do you remember having to do the mile-run fitness test in school? Holy cow! I don't know about you, but those were some of the worst times in my life. Not only did I hate the little-bitty PE shorts they gave you, but I also hated having to complete the test in front of everyone. I don't know if it was because it was timed — or because I had those little shorts that would ride up with every step I took — or because I had to do it in front of everyone that made it all so traumatic for me, but it has taken me a long time to get over running that timed mile.
But at this point in my life I am finally over it and actually look forward to challenging myself. So, at the risk of sounding like my old PE teacher, let's talk about how you can go about improving your mile time, whether you're walking, jogging or running.
We all know the answer to this one: Because it will improve your cardiovascular fitness. When we set guidelines or goals for exercise, it helps us know where we are starting, what we need to do to improve, and how far we have come in the process. By challenging yourself, you feel good about what you have accomplished and you WILL get fitter!


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I am deeply intrigued and earnestly ambitious to try out this recipe in bulk for our family run pizzeria. However I need help understanding if the grams are weight measurements or dry measurements so I can do the math and get the MAE herbs in the right proportion to the amount of tomatoes we use. I would be most appreciative for some assistance in this regard. Thanks in advance.
ciaojam,This is Novembers Pizza Sauce (#2) by weight at Reply 7 http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3735.msg32136.html#msg32136 Peter explains how it would be harder to measure smaller amounts at Reply 3 http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,17013.msg165590.html#msg165590 This is what Steve used for a large can of 6-in-1s at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,17013.msg165501.html#msg165501If you need more assistance maybe I, or another member, can help you.Norma
Is there a easy to understand formula for November's sauce using a large can (6lb 9oz). I have seen steve's recipe for the "6 in 1". I would like a similar breakdown using November's sauce. I know Steve's breakdown is a little different and I would like to see how different it is but I'm terrible at this "vu" stuff. I can only find Novembers sauce broken down for a 28oz can of tomato puree. Can anybody give me a breakdown for a 6lb 9oz can?


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After making comment to Gov. McCrory, Charlotte food store cook fired
Published: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 8:18 a.m.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte food store cook has been fired for a comment he made to Gov. Pat McCrory.
The Charlotte Observer reported (http://bit.ly/1bHYGes) that an employee of Reid's Fine Foods said he was fired because of a comment he made to the governor Sunday.
Forty-five-year-old Drew Swope had asked McCrory if he could help him, but then said "thanks for nothing" when he realized he was speaking to the governor, with whom he disagrees politically.
McCrory's security detail complained about the comment and owner Tom Coker says he dismissed Swope because the comment was inappropriate to make to any customer.
Swope says he doesn't blame Coker for firing him, acknowledging that his comment was "out of turn."
Swope says McCrory yelled at him after the comment. A gubernatorial spokesman denies that.
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Ah, another year and another chance to start fresh! If all you see when you look around your child's play area is clutter, clutter, clutter, it may be time to make room for the new and do something about the old, the broken, and the unused!
1. Make Room
The first step to creating an inviting play space for your child is literally making room. Start this process by sorting through all the toys. Your child can help with this, too! Group objects into definite keepers, ones broken/missing pieces, and ones that are no longer used.
2. Make a Donation
With the toys that you're willing to part with, make a donation to a local charity, family member or friend. Children can often be happily persuaded to take part in giving away toys once they know where their once-cherished toys are going. Knowing that "Cousin Caleb" will be thrilled with these toys can make it easier to say good bye to toys that are no longer used. It can also help children to develop a sense of gratitude and well-being for helping others.
3. Let it Go
As a rule, broken toys should be discarded right away for safety's sake. You will likely also find an assortment of toys that are missing pieces. It may be the right time to repurpose, recycle or discard incomplete items!
4. Take Turns
Now, you're down to the keepers! A great way to keep the play environment stimulating is to rotate toys in and out of the play area every 3 to 4 weeks. Take a large storage container (or a few) and pack away a portion of the toys (no favorites!). Let your child know that those toys are taking a break for a few weeks and will be back soon. When those toys come back into the play area they will be explored and enjoyed with renewed interest.
5. Get Out the Label Maker (or make your own)
If you're feeling super-serious about wanting the space to stay organized, you can do what many schools do – label the correct location for each item. Not only does this assign a place for everything, but it also reinforces letter recognition and reading skills! For DIY labels, use stickers or construction paper, cut into strips. This can become a fun activity for the kids! Let children use crayons, pencils or markers to draw pictures of their toy "treasures" then tape the pictures on the proper containers. It's a great way to encourage a child's sense of ownership in keeping their things organized – and can make clean up more fun!
6. Get Playing!
Your new improved play space is sure to inspire hours of creativity, silliness, learning and fun. What are you waiting for? Get playing!
What are your favorite ways of making room for more enjoyable play? Share your tips and suggestions in the comments below!


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One sentence determined his theology: "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting" (Acts 9:5b). Jesus was mysteriously identified with people—the loving group of people Saul had been running down like criminals. Jesus, he saw, was the mysterious fulfillment of all he had been blindly pursuing.
From then on, his only work was to "present everyone perfect in Christ. For this I labor and struggle, in accord with the exercise of his power working within me" (Colossians 1:28b-29). "For our gospel did not come to you in word alone, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and [with] much conviction" (1 Thessalonians 1:5a).
Paul's life became a tireless proclaiming and living out of the message of the cross: Christians die baptismally to sin and are buried with Christ; they are dead to all that is sinful and unredeemed in the world. They are made into a new creation, already sharing Christ's victory and someday to rise from the dead like him. Through this risen Christ the Father pours out the Spirit on them, making them completely new.
So Paul's great message to the world was: You are saved entirely by God, not by anything you can do. Saving faith is the gift of total, free, personal and loving commitment to Christ, a commitment that then bears fruit in more "works" than the Law could ever contemplate.


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FRENCH CAMP – The San Joaquin County Metropolitan Narcotics Task Force on Monday uncovered a massive marijuana growing operation in a cornfield in the 9400 block of South Endow Road in French Camp, authorities said.
Agents from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations joined the investigation Tuesday at the request of the task force, officials said. Authorities continued to search the field, where they located nearly 16,000 marijuana plants concealed with planted corn, officials said. The street value of the marijuana was estimated at $32 million, authorities said.
Nom Chanthala, 47, and Tim Sang Chanthala, 45, both of Stockton, and Duangchai Pradabseng, 50, of Fresno were arrested on suspicion of cultivating marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale, officials said.
"This is a substantial and sophisticated growing operation that was hidden quite well from detection," said Capt. Chris Pehl, who oversees the narcotics task force. "We are extremely grateful for the assistance from our law enforcement partners with this investigation."
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There is also a story from PFT.Adam SchefterVerified account @AdamSchefter13mJames Harrison's agent, Bill Parise, said he has not closed the door on his client returning to PITT and would welcome a call from Steelers.
I thought that somebody would give James Harrison a 2-3 year deal where he would have made more than the Steelers offer, at least in the first year. Looks like I was wrong, and I'll gladly admit that.
Now that James has an opportunity to see his market value, perhaps there is room for an incentive laden deal.
I was doubtful that Harrison would return and still am doubtful, but the coaching staff wanted him back, and if they can work something out, I would love to see Harrison back for one more year. Between his age and Woodley's injury history, I suspect that the Steelers will still end up with an opportunity to see what Worilds can do.