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Check out an exclusive first look at Phil Noto's variant covers for "All-New Captain America," "Ant-Man," "Uncanny X-Men" & more.
Magik breaks into Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum in Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo's "Uncanny X-Men" #29, on sale Dec. 24 from Marvel.
Everything since Charles Xavier's death has been leading to this. See what happens next in Brian Michael Bendis & Chris Bachalo's "Uncanny X-Men" #29.
In December, Brian Michael Bendis and Andrea Sorrentino reveal what happened to Tempus during her training mission disappearance.
In their latest spotlight on comic book retcons, CSBG looks at multiple contradictory reports of whether Doctor Doom let the villain Arcade light a match on his armor.
In the second of a two-part X-Position, Brian Bendis discusses "All-New X-Men," the theories of time travel and more.
In the first of a two-part X-Position, writer Brian Michael Bendis discusses what's coming up in "Uncanny X-Men." Plus, exclusive art!
Brian Michael Bendis is next week's special X-Position guest, and CBR wants your questions for the "All-New X-Men" & "Uncanny X-Men" mastermind.
Scott Summers becomes the world's most wanted man in Marvel Comics' "Uncanny X-Men" #26 by Brian Michael Bendis and Kris Anka.
"The Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier" concludes in Brian Michael Bendis & Chris Bachalo's "Uncanny X-Men" #25, on sale September 3.
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This week, things get wickedly divine, Cyclops wrecks SHIELD property, "Star Trek" goes retro and more!
Fan-favorite X-Men character Dazzler looks to be getting an extreme makeover from Brian Michael Bendis and Kris Anka in "Uncanny X-Men."
Cyclops' 'original sin' as the Phoenix returns to haunt him in "Uncanny X-Men" #23, the first part of the "The Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier."
"Original Sin" continues wreaking havoc in Hickman & Yu's "Avengers" while Dazzler, Agent of SHIELD returns to Bendis & Bachalo's "Uncanny X-Men."
Cyclops uncovers the will of deceased X-Men founder Charles Xavier as "Original Sin" crashes into "Uncanny X-Men" on the path to the next X-event.
Sean Ryan talks about his "Uncanny X-Men Special" which begins a 3-part story that sees young mutants team with Nova & Iron Man to rescue Cyclops.
Brian Bendis has revealed the cover for "Uncanny X-Men" #23, an "Original Sin" tie-in, which teases "The Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier."
Kieron Gillen joins X-Position for questions on his long association with the X-Men and his current assignment crafting "Origin II." Plus, exclusive art!
This week, "Uncanny X-Men" freezes out the competition, there's a Deadpool moon rising and "Morning Glories" stays on its toes.
Creators love to take shots at each other in their work, and CSBG collects said shots, including Joe Madureira's revenge on an artist he felt was swiping his work.
CSBG's keeps exploring outdated pop culture references within old comics, including the latest, a 1983 X-Men issue referencing "Real Men Don't Eat Quiche."
This week, CBR presents exclusive previews of Aaron & McGuinness' "Amazing X-Men" #4 and Bendis & Bachalo's "Uncanny X-Men" #17.
Writer Brett White took away some surprising lessons about comic book culture from a film designed to sell him toys.
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This week, X-Position readers look back on 2013's best X-Men moments and forward to the potential of 2014.
"Uncanny X-Force" cover artist Kris Anka talks with CBR about his animation career at WB and with TMNT, along with his upcoming work on ""All-New X-Men!"
The ladies of the X-Men hit the town as guest artist Kris Anka joins Brian Michael Bendis for "Uncanny X-Men" #15.INH, an "Inhumanity" tie-in issue.
As part of the All-New Marvel NOW! initiative, select print issues will include a download code for a previous digital collection of that series.
Brian Bendis & Chris Bachalo's "Uncanny X-Men" #14, which continues the "consistently funny, charming and stunningly illustrated" series.
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"X-Men Legacy" writer Si Spurrier discusses the next step in his run with the multi-personality, multi-powered mutant Legion in dire straits.
Marvel Senior Editor Nick Lowe and Editors Daniel Ketchum, Jordan D. White and Jeanine Schaefer discuss the upcoming stories in the X-Universe, plus exclusive art!
In November, Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo bring the effects of "Battle of the Atom" to the pages of "Uncanny X-Men" #14.
The classic "Days of Future Past" arc began in "Uncanny X-Men" #141, and its cover by John Byrne & Terry Austin has been the subject of numerous homages. ROBOT 6 highlights some of the best!
Kelly Thompson calls Brian Michal Bendis and Chris Bachalo's latest contribution to the X-Men-centric crossover "Battle of the Atom" "a delight to read," giving the issue 4 stars.
Marvel has released a first look at "Uncanny X-Men" #13 -- the eighth chapter of "Battle of the Atom" -- that shows Quentin Quire empowered by the mighty force of the Phoenix. The issue hits stores October 16.
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Sisi and his supporters are the reason 30 June-3 July took the popular revolt against political Islam in an illiberal direction (though considering the clear and present danger of Islamist war-mongering and terrorism, something to which the neoliberal world order as much as homegrown activists for democracy and human rights remain blind, it is hard to imagine how else things could've been done). I do think that, had he made it clear that he was not interested in becoming the leader and kept his position in the army, Egypt's interminable "transition" might've been somewhat smoother. That doesn't mean he is not what lowest-common-denominator Egypt deserves, and is. The claim that support for Sisi is due to media manipulation is one of many Western fantasies about what's happening in Egypt. A religious military man, very conservative, very opposed to subversion, let alone violence or (ironically) war, and more or less loyal to the July order that produced him. A strict boss with a somewhat premodern idea of right and wrong, a patriotic sense of community, and plenty of prudence (not to say guile)… Surely that is what Egypt is about.


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The city of Hendersonville has been working with contractor John D Stephens Inc. to construct the Jackson Park Sewer Interceptor Project. The project extends from North Main Street to Jackson Park and parallels Mud Creek.
The sewer construction will involve the crossing of Seventh Avenue near the Mud Creek bridge. This will necessitate the closure of Seventh Avenue to through traffic near the Mud Creek bridge for an estimated period of two weeks.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Monday, Sep. 23, 2013
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW) -- To a passer-by, it resembles a tank. It still has a desert-style paint-job, and there's a good explanation for that. The military vehicle North Augusta Department of Public Safety (NADPS) just scored comes directly from the frontlines in Afghanistan.
It's known as a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle, and the vehicle, valued at $658,000, essentially doesn't cost North Augusta anything. Public Safety received the vehicle through a government buy-back program, and after paying a $1,000 membership fee with narcotics money, the military-style vehicle was delivered to NADPS just last week.
However, NADPS expected to hear another big question. Why do they need it?
"In the event we have an active shooter, that type of thing, we can roll that vehicle. It can be used as a rescue vehicle," says Public Safety Director John Thomas. "We have to be proactive. We hope and pray we never need that type of vehicle. We just don't have any assurance of that."
Thomas adds that the vehicle could have been used during recent flooding events.
Meanwhile, the Aiken County Sheriff's Office and Aiken Department of Public Safety do not own MRAPs. However, both departments are also pursuing their own.


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News 12 First at Five / Wednesday, March 13, 2013
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- Hayley Neiling now knows just how bad she is at texting and driving.
"Texting and driving is bad," said Neiling, a student at South Aiken High School.
The South Aiken High student flattened some cones and ran over others as she texted behind the wheel of the South Carolina Highway Patrol's golf cart in a demonstration at her school.
"I did pretty terribly because I'm an OK driver without a phone, and then like, they gave me a phone, and according to the officer, I ended up in a ditch."
The message brought by the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Subway Restaurants and the DECA team at the school is for the students to stop texting and driving.
A group of about 70 students heard from troopers, their principal and Jon Humphrey, who knows all too well the price of distracted driving. His son, Jonathan Humphrey II, was one of the last traffic fatalities of 2011 in South Carolina. He was only 17 years old.
"The gentleman that killed him was doing 85 miles per hour in a 35 zone on impact, and he was distracted by -- he'd dropped his bottle of alcohol and was trying to get it out of the floorboard," Humphrey Sr. said.
From a lectern in front of the school, the father spoke to the students. Certain students held pictures of his son off to the side. Many were graphic photos from after the wreck. One showed the 17-year-old in his coffin.
"In that last picture down there, that's where we celebrated Jonathan's 18th birthday," he said, pointing to a shot of his son's tombstone.
"Every day, [my wife and I] leave our house to go to the doctor's, Walmart or shopping. Whatever we do, we pass by and see his grave," he told News 12 after his speech.
The Lexington County father now travels the state spreading his son's legacy.
For many students here at South Aiken, the message hit home.
"I can't imagine losing someone like that, especially, someone that close. It's horrible," Neiling said.
"Don't visit your son or your daughter in a graveyard. It's not fun; I promise you. It's cold. It's wet. It's depressing," said Humphrey to parents.


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- Almost all of the novice teachers spent time working on lax or short vowel sounds, tense or long vowel sounds, and consonant digraphs; on the closed syllable type; and on decoding words with a variety of closed syllable patterns.
- That at least explains the surface resemblance of the two words, differing only by digraphs (ch- and qu-) representing single consonants.
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OAKLAND -- Sonny Gray won't be in the All-Star game next week, but it was an All-Star quality start the A's got from the 24-year-old Tuesday in a 6-1 win over the Giants.
Gray held San Francisco without a run for the first six innings of his first career start against Oakland's cross-bay rivals. He wound up pitching seven innings and giving up one run on Tyler Colvin's homer in the seventh.
In leading the A's to their sixth consecutive victory in the final home game of the pre-All-Star break portion of the schedule, Gray ran his record to 9-3 and lowered his ERA to 2.97. For the A's as a whole, they are 57-33 after 90 games, the best record in the Major Leagues and the second-best 90-game record for any Oakland team after 1971's 58-32.
And the A's have a club-record 57 wins before the All-Star break. They have five games left before the All-Star game rolls around.
That's earned the A's six American League All-Stars, seven when you count newly acquired Jeff Samardzija, who made it on the National League squad. If you listen to the A's, Gray could be there, too.
"Sonny is just scary good,'' All-Star reliever Sean Doolittle said. "He absolutely could be there, no question about it. Just look at his numbers, a sub-3.00 ERA. This is someone who pitches with poise and maturity. The sky's the limit for him.''
The showing by Gray was the continuation of a collective flex of pitching muscle on the part of the A's. Since giving up six runs in the sixth inning July 2, Oakland hurlers have been close to invincible, giving up five runs in 59 innings. In particular, A's starters have dominated. In the past six games, they have thrown at least six innings while allowing one or zero runs in each of those games. That's the best for the A's franchise in at least a century, dating to 1914.
"We feed off each other,'' Gray said. "This is what we are capable of. Really, on the inside, this is what we expect of each other.''
Those are some great expectations.
Gray has started two of those games during the current streak, giving up two runs in 14 innings. He might have had a shot at an All-Star berth in any other year for the A's, but with Oakland getting six men on the A.L. team, not to mention newly acquired Samardzija on the N.L. side, Gray's chances may have been inhibited by Oakland's top-to-bottom success.
The right-hander gave up a one-out double in the first but struck out the side. In the second, back-to-back singles had him in a potentially dangerous spot, but a fly ball from Colvin and two more strikeouts turned the Giants away.
In the third inning, the A's batted around and scored four runs off Giants All-Star lefty Madison Bumgarner. From there it was cruise control until the A's finally closed it out with the team outscoring opponents 25-5 over the past six games.
"When your pitchers allow five runs in six games, you are going to win a lot of games,'' manager Bob Melvin said, almost in disbelief. "They compete with each other, it's a fraternal thing.''
The A's are making it tough on the rest of the A.L. West. The Angels have the second-best record in the A.L. and have won five of their last six games. In that time they've lost a full game in the standings and now sit 4½ games back.
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Inside the A's blog at ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.
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Bonuses Are the New Raises
Payrolls are rising, but there are strings attached.
A new survey from human-resources services firm Aon Hewitt found that companies are spending a record share of their payroll on performance-based bonuses, signaling a shift away from longer-term salary increases.
The 1,064 companies polled, in industries like energy, consumer products, banking and accounting, are devoting an average of 12.7% of their 2014 payrolls to so-called variable pay, which includes things like bonuses paid out when employees or companies meet specific goals. The figures apply to salaried workers exempt from overtime pay.
More than 90% of those companies offer a variable pay program, as opposed to 78% of the companies polled in a 2005 survey. That year, variable pay accounted for 11.4% of payroll.
The trend can be attributed, in part, to the economic recovery, said Kenan Abosch, who leads the compensation consulting practice at Aon Hewitt. Companies are getting a bit more confident about their outlook and the labor market is heating up, leaving firms searching for ways to attract and retain talent.
But there's still hesitancy when it comes to making significant long-term investments in pay packages. Companies are "not willing to spend on things that they'll have to live with," Absoch said.
Performance-based pay lets firms reward employees without committing to the annual expenses that across-the-board salary increases bring. Employers get more flexibility and control when it comes to pay, but they can still "wrap their arms around their top performers and high-potential performers," Abosch said. And pay-for-performance packages push workers to deliver results.
Meanwhile, the survey found that base salary increases stood at 2.9% for salaried workers exempt from overtime pay and are expected to increase slightly to 3% next year. They've been climbing since 2009 but have yet to reach 2008's rate of 3.9%.
Overall, Abosch expects salary increases to remain relatively flat going forward as companies turn instead to performance-based bonuses to try to keep their employees happy.
"This is an indicator that the rules of engagement have changed and probably have changed permanently," he said.


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PINEHURST, N.C. -- Martin Kaymer set a U.S. Open record Friday with a game so dominant that he did more than just build a six-shot lead.
He managed to bring Tiger Woods into the conversation at a major he's not even playing.
Kaymer opened with a short birdie and rolled his way to a second straight round of 5-under 65 -- this one without a bogey. He set the 36-hole scoring record at 10-under 130 and left the rest of the field wondering if the 29-year-old German was playing a different course, or even a different tournament.
"If he does it for two more days, then we're all playing for second spot," said Adam Scott, the world's No. 1 player.
Such talk once was reserved for Woods, still home recovering from back surgery.
Kaymer played early on a Pinehurst No. 2 course that received a burst of showers overnight. That red 10 on the leader board next to his name was a daunting sight the rest of the day.
"I heard he played the No. 3 course. Is that true?" Kevin Na said after a 69 put him seven shots behind. "It's unbelievable what he's done. Is 4 or 5 under out there? Yes. Ten under out there? No. I guess it was out there for him."
Brendon Todd kept this from really getting out of hand. He made two tough pars from the bunker late in his round for a bogey-free 67 to get within six shots, putting him in the final group on the weekend in his first major.
"Kaymer's performance has been incredible," Todd said. "He's playing a brand of golf that we haven't seen probably in a long time, since maybe Tiger."
Kaymer tied the record for the largest 36-hole lead at the U.S. Open, first set by Woods at Pebble Beach in 2000 and matched by Rory McIlroy at Congressional in 2011.
Woods went on to win by 15 shots. McIlroy set the 72-hole scoring record and won by eight.
"I played Congressional and I thought, 'How can you shoot that low?' " Kaymer said. "And that's probably what a lot of other people think about me right now."
Brandt Snedeker had a 68 and joined Na at 3-under 137. Only nine others were under par going into the weekend.
It looks like a typical U.S. Open -- except for Kaymer.
Starting on the back nine, Kaymer hit wedge into 5 feet for birdie on the par-5 10th. He made birdie putts from 20 and 25 feet, and then hit a gorgeous drive on the par-4 third hole, where the tee was moved up to make it play 315 yards. His shot landed perfectly between two bunkers and bounced onto the green to set up a two-putt birdie. And the lead kept growing.
"I look at the scoreboards. It's enjoyable," said Kaymer, who won the 2010 PGA Championship. "To see what's going on, to watch yourself, how you react if you're leading by five, by six. I don't know, but it's quite nice to play golf that way."
Even with a big lead, Kaymer did not consider changing his strategy.
"Because if you think of defending anything, then you're pulling back, and that's never really a good thing," he said. "You just want to keep going."
After second round
At Pinehurst No. 2, par 70
Player Scores Par
Martin Kaymer 65-65 -- -10
Brendon Todd 69-67 -- -4
Kevin Na 68-69 -- -3
Brandt Snedeker 69-68 -- -3
Five players tied at 2 under
Rory McIlroy 71-68 -- -1
Phil Mickelson 70-73 -- +3


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Leon Hiebert was pastor of Andover Assembly of God (Generations Church A/G) from 1989 to 2009. He is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 10 years in the US Navy most of the time as a corpsman serving with the Marine Corps. A native of Belleville, Kan., Hiebert is semi retired and lives in Andover with his wife, Sharon. He is a school bus driver for USD 385, Andover, Kansas.
Scripture: Acts 3:14 NIV You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this….
19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
Observation: Luke, the author of the book of Acts here records Peter's sermon. Peter is claiming that Jesus is "the Holy and Righteous One" and "the author of life." This agrees with the apostles John (John 1:9-14) and Paul (Colossians 1:15-20). Jesus is the "Author of life." He allowed himself to be killed in full faith that death was not the end. He assured his followers the he would return to life after being crucified.
Application: I have that same assurance. The Author of life has blazed the way through death's door. Death is the end of my existence in a physical body here on earth, but not the end of my existence. In preparation, I must repent, by faith receive His forgiveness, and make Him the Lord of my life.
Prayer: Lord, you are the "Author of life," and the "Creator of all things." You know this earthly life because you not only created it, you lived it! I trust your forgiveness and your guidance. Amen
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I've written before about the troubles I've had with my MIL (community.babycenter.com/post/a3848...) and since then, things have gone down hill.
We were not going to see my husband's family on Christmas Eve, or Christmas because of how they acted. Well, my husband's uncle passed away on Christmas morning, so they wound up getting to see her at the funeral two days following. Of course, MIL's mom was there (DH's grandmom) and she again ignored my attempts to keep her in her seat when she asked if her mother could hold her. She was again, asleep. I tried to say she would cry and scream because of her reflux, but she just always had something to say back. So instead of making a big deal at a funeral, I let her hold her.
Then, we're getting ready to leave, baby is all buckled in her carrier, and MIL comes over and says she wants to hold her. DH says he just buckled her up, MIL says, "well I want to hold her!", so of course, DH takes DD out of her carier and hands her to MIL.
Following the viewing, we all went out to eat. DH's sister sits right next to me, odd. So I'm feeding DD and she says, "Can I feed her while you eat?" I just looked at my husband waiting for him to say something so I didn't have to make a big fuss and a funeral. He doesn't say a word. She keeps it up, "Can I PLEASE feed her?". Finally DH says, "we're weird about people holding her."
Well, all the sudden on Friday, DH comes home and says, "My mom's coming over this weekend and bringing the Christmas gifts." I was like wow... ok... So I didn't say anything, but all weekend I've been a bit bothered. He didn't even ask me, he just told me after the fact. Just like an "oh, by the way" kind of deal. He asked me today, "What is wrong?! Are you mad because my mother's coming over?" I told him I was, and he got an attitude. He said that my mother was allowed to come over after she got mad at him for taking the baby on Christmas. He tried to tell me she didn't even say anything to him the whole time she was here, which wasn't true. He said he didn't understand why my mom could come see her, but his mom could not. I told him my mother didn't ignore me the entire time I was pregnant either. I told him she didn't just stomp on every boundary I have for her. He didn't say a word.
Instead, a few minutes later he said he would just meet her somewhere. He then got up and went to take DD out of her swing. I told him he wasn't taking her. He asked why, and I told him that after all her bullshit, we agreed that we were taking a break from them until they understood that they can't act ridiculous. I told him by him taking her, he's giving her exactly what she wants; to see her son and granddaughter while I sit home alone.
No matter what she says, he jumps. He treats her just like his sister and never means what he says. She never has any consequences for the way she acts. I'm really hurt that he would first not consult me before telling her to come over. Then, that he would argue with me and take his mother's side. Then! that he would even consider taking my daughter to see her by himself while I sit at home, alone. The last one is the one that hurts the most.
He's still gone to see her now, and I'm not sure what I should do or say when he returns. I'm in tears right now. I feel like MIL is going to be successful at breaking up our marraige, the more she pushes her way in. Furthermore, the more DH sticks with her... I thought marraige was between a man and a woman, not a man and his mom..


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State reviewing school chief's cash handoff
San Ysidro superintendent took $2,500 in steak house parking lot
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San Ysidro Superintendent Manuel Paul was one of six superintendents countywide to get a raise of 10 percent or more since 2010. He makes $181,920 base annual salary.
The South Bay schools superintendent whose acceptance of $2,500 in cash from a contractor has drawn interest from federal investigators is now the subject of a separate probe by state political regulators.
Superintendent Manuel Paul, who admitted in a June deposition that he received the money from a builder seeking work from the San Ysidro School District, is being targeted by the California Fair Political Practices Commission.
Paul said the funds were a campaign contribution for a school board member.
In a Nov. 30 letter to Paul, the political commission said it is "investigating your potential violation of the Political Reform Act's prohibition on the receipt of cash contributions and the prohibition on the making of expenditures in cash. We are providing you with this information as a courtesy and will be contacting you again to discuss this matter."
Paul did not respond to phone or email messages seeking comment. His criminal defense attorney said his client is cooperating with the commission.
"We've responded appropriately," attorney James Pokorny said. "It's going to take a while for the matter to be investigated. Once both sides have been considered I'm sure an appropriate resolution will be reached."
Enforcement Division Chief Gary Winuk said the commission opened the investigation after a Nov. 18 report by The Watchdog regarding the questionable transaction and a federal inquiry into it. The article noted that state law does not permit campaign contributions of $100 or more to be given in cash.
The superintendent's sworn deposition was part of a breach-of-contract lawsuit against the district.
Paul testified that he took the cash in 2010 in the front seat of his Mercedes Benz while he and developer Loreto Romero were parked outside The Butcher Shop, now known as The Steak House on Broadway in Chula Vista.
Paul said he took the money to Mexico and spent it on campaign signs supporting San Ysidro school board member Yolanda Hernandez.
Weeks after the deposition — about 18 months after Paul said he accepted the cash — Hernandez and two other candidates amended state campaign disclosures to reflect $1,897 in contributions from Romero.
One of those amendments included a copy of a recept from the Studio K print shop in Tijuana for $1,401. The receipt, dated months before Paul said he met with Romero, was made out to Gareth Maden, husband of school board member Raquel Marquez Maden.
The FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office have declined to discuss the case. A federal grand jury is continuing to accept testimony from witnesses this week.
Winuk said he could not discuss details of the investigation.
"The basics of the Political Reform Act are to make sure voters have information about who is contributing to campaigns and what campaigns are spending their campaign contributions on," he said.
Violators of the Political Reform Act are subject to fines of up to $5,000 per violation.
The civil suit behind the Paul deposition was filed earlier this year by contractor Eco-Business Alliance. The firm claims the district reneged on a deal to install solar power at San Ysidro schools.
Until this month, the lawsuit also accused Maden of asking Eco-Business Alliance executive Art Castanares to buy a house for him and his wife. That cause of action was dismissed last week.
Eco-Business Alliance attorney Patrick Prindle declined Wednesday to specify why he elected to dismiss Maden and his wife from the $18 million lawsuit.
"Any dispute between EBA and the Madens has been settled," Prindle said in an email. "The settlement is confidential and EBA and the Madens are both satisfied with the resolution."
The Watchdog reached out to Maden and Marquez and their lawyer for comment. Maden issued the same statement as Prindle.


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A 6-year-old girl was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after being hit by a vehicle near Mocksville.
The collision happened around 7:45 a.m. on U.S. 601 at Miss Ruby Lane. The girl is in stable condition after suffering a broken leg and a cut to her head.
The girl ran into the path of an SUV after she and two other small children missed the school bus, troopers said.
The SUV tried to avoid the girl but wasn't able to, troopers said. The driver won't face any charges.


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Ford Fusion Wins 'Green Car of the Year' Prize
Ford Motor Co. scored the "Green Car of the Year" award for its new Ford Fusion sedan, by Green Car Journal magazine, in a break from past winners that went to pure fuel economy.
The Fusion, which went on sale in October, won because it is offered with a variety of power trains, including a hybrid option that is rated to get 47 mpg, a future plug-in hybrid version that is expected to attain better than 100 miles-per-gallon equivalency.
Ford also offers the car with a 1.6-liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder engine that has a highway mileage of 37 mpg and two other engine variants.
In previous years, the award has gone to vehicles like the Volkswagen Jetta TDI, a diesel that could attain 40 mpg on the highway, the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, and the Honda Civic GX, a natural gas fueled vehicle. The Fusion beat out Ford's own dedicated hybrid, the C-MAX, as well the Mazda CX-5, the Dodge Dart Aero and even the compact Toyota Prius c, which can attain better than 50 mpg, and starts at less than $20,000.
"We are very honored that the all-new Ford Fusion has been recognized as the Green Car of the Year by the Green Car Journal," said David Mondragon, Ford general marketing manager, a statement.
According to the Green Car Journal statement, Ford's choice to offer the Fusion with five total different power train options and a low, entry-level pricing was important in factoring the decision.
"There's no overstating the importance of what Ford has done. Many have long envisioned new car showrooms where a desired model could be purchased with one of many distinctly different and efficient power trains, selected to satisfy a buyer's particular needs and desires," said Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of the magazine.


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Pitcher Hudson to start opening day for Braves
Published: Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 12:23 a.m.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Tim Hudson has been picked to start on opening day for the Atlanta Braves.
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez announced his choice Thursday. It will be the third time Hudson has pitched the opener for Atlanta. He also made three opening-day starts with Oakland.
Hudson will start at home on April 1 against Philadelphia. Paul Maholm and Kris Medlen will follow in the three-game series.
Mike Minor will start against the Chicago Cubs at home on April 5 and rookie Julio Teheran will complete the Braves' rotation.
Hudson was 16-7 with a 3.62 ERA last year. He has a 105-65 career record in eight seasons with the Braves.
... In Kissimmee, Fla., Tim Hudson tuned up for his opening day start with six scoreless innings and Justin Upton hit a towering home run to lead the Atlanta Braves over the Washington Nationals 4-3 Thursday night.
Hudson came into the game with a 5.40 ERA this spring. He allowed six hits, struck out five and walked none while throwing 45 of his 65 pitches for strikes.
Upton's homer leading off the sixth inning against Nationals starter Dan Haren cleared the scoreboard in deep left-center field. It was his fifth homer of the spring and gave him 17 RBIs in 20 games.
Haren worked 5 1/3 innings and allowed eight hits and four runs.
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text: One of the more irritating aspects of what passes for civil-rights activism in this country is the constant clamoring for a "national conversation on race." In practice, what this amounts to is blacks accusing and whites apologizing. About a dozen years ago, President Bill Clinton explicitly called for this sort of "dialogue." Now President Barack Obama has jumped into the fray. At the close of his press conference this evening, Obama denounced Cambridge, Massachusetts police for acting "stupidly" in arresting Harvard African-American Studies Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. on July 16 for disorderly behavior.


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The Morgan County Sheriff's Office has released more information on the physical appearance of a convicted sex offender they have been searching for since Sunday.
Police are continuing to look for Timothy Register who removed his court-ordered GPS bracelet prior to an upcoming sentencing hearing on his case.
A no bond capias warrant for Register's arrest, signed by Judge Stan Moore, was issued Monday, Oct. 14 for failure to abide a judge's order.
Register stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 145 pounds. He has short gray hair with a medium brown complexion and blue eyes. He has a slim build and has four tattoos.
In addition to Register's mug shot, police have now also released pictures of Register's tattoos to aid in identification.
The recent press release from the sheriff's office stated that law enforcement appreciates all of the tips they have received in the case and for citizens to be cautious if they believe they have seen Register and to immediately report any possible sightings to the sheriff's office by calling 573-378-5481.
Police say Register is considered dangerous.
The sheriff's office was notified by the Morgan County Prosecuting Attorney's Office on Sunday, Oct. 13 that Register had removed the GPS tracker and the device was recovered in Eldon. A search of Register's Sunrise Beach residence uncovered a letter stating that he would not return to prison.
Register was scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 17 in Morgan County Circuit Court after being convicted earlier this year on four charges related to sexual abuse of a child.
On July 24, Register was convicted of Statutory Sodomy in the 1st Degree for deviant sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 14 with physical injury/display deadly weapon/dangerous instrument/subject victim internally with a person under the age of 12, Statutory Rape in the 1st Degree for sexual intercourse with a person less than 14 and two counts of Child Molestation in the 1st Degree.
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A manuscript describing analysis of the intrauterine proteome during early pregnancy in swine, our first effort in proteomics in livestock, is now "in press" in the journal Reproduction. Authors were Dr. Patrick Kayser, Dr. Jong Kim, Dr. Ron Cerny of the Mass Spectrometry Core facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Dr. Jeffrey Vallet
The Reproduction Research Unit is currently interviewing candidates for a permanent scientist position in the area of Uterine Capacity of swine
Dr. Joe Ford recently presented an invited presentation entitled "Genetic Variation in Sperm Production" at the VIIth International Conference on Pig Reproduction held at Rolduc Abbey, Netherlands in June, 2005.
At the VIIth International Conference on Pig Reproduction, Dr. Jeffrey Vallet was selected to become a member of the planning committee for the VIIIth International Conference on Pig Reproduction, to be held in Edmonton, Canada in 2009
Dr. Jeffrey Vallet will present an invited presentation entitled "What we have learned about prenatal physiology in the pig from uterine crowding experiments" during the Billy Day Symposium at the 2006 Midwest Animal Science Meetings.
Dr. Jeffrey Vallet and Dr. Dan Nonneman recently visited and toured Circle 4 farms in Milford Utah. Potentially useful areas of research in Pig Reproduction were discussed during the visit.
Dr. Mark Allan presently serves on the Beef Improvement Federation Technology Committee. The committee is involved in the development of operating procedures to set the standards for the flow of DNA information from the genotyping companies to the producer and breed associations.
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