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Country singer Emmylou Harris has been charged with hit-and-run, after allegedly crashing her rental car into another car on Southern California's 405 freeway back in October and fleeing the scene, according to TMZ.
The L.A. County District Attorney filed the misdemeanor charge against Harris on Wednesday.
The California Highway Patrol investigated after the alleged victim filed a report, saying the 65-year-old singer crashed into the person's car around 10 p.m. Oct. 1, before taking off.
Harris' rep said the incident was a "garden-variety accident that happens every day on the 405," and said Harris left because she didn't realize she struck another car.
If convicted on the hit-and-run charge, Harris faces up to 6 months in jail.
LINDSAY LOHAN MADE IT TO COURT: Lindsay Lohan wasn't so sick after all.
After a frantic rush Tuesday night to get back to Los Angeles from New York because she realized saying she was sick wouldn't get her out of Wednesday court hearing, Lohan showed up for court Wednesday morning for a hearing in her case of allegedly lying to police about her car crash last year.
According to TMZ, Judge Stephanie Sautner told Lohan "I'm glad to see you're feeling better."
There might have been some sarcasm there -- Lohan earlier this week tried to get out of the court appearance, claiming that she's ill. But TMZ posted photos of Lohan shopping in New York City the day before.
Lohan told Sautner she's OK with former lawyer Shawn Holley passing the case to New York attorney Mark Heller, who -- to show how much faith he has in Lindsay Lohan -- with a rabbit's foot on his bag.
The judge gave Heller permission to represent Lindsay, even though he doesn't have a license to practice law in California. Heller is supposedly being sponsored by another lawyer, which makes it legally OK. Heller tried to turn on the charm by pointing out they had a New York connection (Sautner was once a New York City police detective). According to TMZ, Sautner told him his attempts at familiarity would get him nowhere fast.
Does this guy sell used cars in his spare time?
The judge also pointed out that, even if Lohan is found not guilty in the lying case, she could still be found in violation of her probation from a jewelry heist case.
Sautner set the next hearing for March 1.
JIM NABORS MARRIES HIS LONGTIME MALE PARTNER: Jim Nabors, the actor best known for playing Gomer Pyle on TV in the 1960s, has married his longtime male partner.
Hawaii News Now reported Nabors married Stan Cadwallader on Jan. 15 in Seattle, after traveling from their Honolulu home. Same-sex marriage became legal in Washington state last month.
The couple met in 1975 when Cadwallader was a Honolulu firefighter.
"I'm 82 and he's in his 60s and so we've been together for 38 years and I'm not ashamed of people knowing, it's just that it was such a personal thing, I didn't tell anybody," Nabors said. "I'm very happy that I've had a partner of 38 years and I feel very blessed. And, what can I tell you, I'm just very happy."
Nabors said he's been open about his homosexuality to co-workers and friends but never acknowledged it to the media before. He doesn't plan to get involved in the issue politically.
"I'm not a debater. And everybody has their own opinion about this and actually I'm not an activist, so I've never gotten involved in any of this," Nabors told Hawaii News Now.
In 1963, Nabors joined "The Andy Griffith Show." His character of Gomer Pyle — the unworldly, lovable gas pumper who would exclaim "Gollllll-ly!" -- became so popular that CBS starred him in "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." the next year.
In the spinoff, which lasted five seasons, Gomer left his hometown of Mayberry to become a Marine recruit. His innocence confounded his sergeant, played by Frank Sutton.
Nabors is also a talented singer and has recorded several albums and singles over the years.
BARBRA STREISAND TO RETURN TO THE OSCARS: Babs is coming back to Oscar.
Ending a 36-year hiatus, Barbra Streisand has confirmed she will perform at this year's Oscar telecast on Feb. 24. "In an evening that celebrates the artistry of movies and music, how could the telecast be complete without Barbra Streisand?" producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said in a statement. "We are honored that she has agreed to do a very special performance on this year's Oscars, her first time singing on the show in 36 years."
Right. Back when she had a wicked perm.
Streisand has won two Academy Awards, but has performed only once. Other musical entertainers will include Adele, who will perform the Oscar-nominated title song from "Skyfall," and Norah Jones, who will perform the Oscar-nominated "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from "Ted."
Oscar host Seth MacFarlane co-wrote the latter tune; chances are good that he'll also sing at some point during the evening. Tributes to movie musicals and the James Bond franchise which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, are planned as well. There are rumors that the Bond tribute will bring all 007 actors -- Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig -- together for the first time.
When Streisand last took the stage at the Oscars in 1977, she performed "Evergreen," the love theme from "A Star Is Born." She won an original song award that night.
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Thursday is Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2013. There are 334 days left in the year.
1606: Guy Fawkes, convicted of treason for his part in the "Gunpowder Plot" against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed.
1863: During the Civil War, the First South Carolina Volunteers, an all-black Union regiment composed of former slaves, was mustered into federal service at Beaufort, S.C.
1865: Gen. Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of all the Confederate armies.
1917: During World War I, Germany served notice it was beginning a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
1929: Revolutionary Leon Trotsky and his family were expelled from the Soviet Union.
1944: During World War II, U.S. forces began a successful invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and other parts of the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
1950: President Harry S. Truman announced he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb.
1958: The United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I.
1961: NASA launched Ham the Chimp aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral; Ham was recovered safely from the Atlantic Ocean following his 16½-minute suborbital flight.
1971: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.
1990: McDonald's Corp. opened its first fast-food restaurant in Moscow.
2000: An Alaska Airlines jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Port Hueneme, Calif., killing all 88 people aboard.
2003: President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair met at the White House; Bush said he would welcome a second U.N. resolution on Iraq but only if it led to the prompt disarming of Saddam Hussein. Pushing for a new resolution, Blair called confronting Iraq "a test of the international community."
Actress Carol Channing (92), baseball great Ernie Banks (82), baseball great Nolan Ryan (66), singer-musician Harry Wayne Casey (KC and the Sunshine Band) (62), punk singer Johnny Rotten (57), actress Kelly Lynch (54), actress Minnie Driver (43), actress Portia de Rossi (40), actress Kerry Washington (36), singer Justin Timberlake (32), folk-rock singer-musician Marcus Mumford (26).
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Uno, Dos and Tre are three awesome CDs !! Keep it up, guys !! <3
I'm about to buy the DOS! just fantastic and amazing work :)
wooohoooooooooo hoot hoot...
Far out riffs !! Hope you're doing good with your rehab BJ... it takes a long time to break free of bad habits and chocolate can only do so much (and candles !) but you can be strong <3
¡DOS! IS AWESOME!!!! LOVE IT, ALL THE SONGS! Baby Eyes is like diabolic and great! and no words for Lazy Bones! In Argentina we got only the censored version, we expect the explicit, but we got the itunes' songs. Ahora solo falta ¡TRE!
¡¡YESSSS!! Dos! is finally out i'm so ecxited my favorites are "Makeout Party" "Ashley" "Stray Heart" and "Baby Eyes".... i think is the best record of the trillogy but i have the feeling that TRE! is going to be excellent too
I love how you record an album then keep the songs then buy it on iTunes then buy it at the stores
Wooohooo! Finaly! its couldent have come at a better time
Love Dos! The Bass part on "Makeout Party" is awesome! Can't wait for Tre' I Love you all.
I think that DOS is better than UNO!!! (:
o my god it got a parental advisory sticker!! must b some wicked stuff!! cant wait now i know wat stores 2 look 4 it and wich not 2 (walmart) :)
May it knock you off your feet like it does me... Wow! That´s loud!
1 more day :DD Counting down the hours ;D
Yes, it´s very physical music...
my body is ready...
omg i want those so bad!!!!!
Both so great. <3
Already found ¡Dos! (For God's sakes, thanks French music shops.) and it's awesome! I just can't wait to hear ¡Tré!, I can't realize that there's only one month left. Love you guys!
... it´s so lush... dirty... ecstatic... muahahahar... licking my fingers for more... lust and greed... rip off my clothes... black heart... choking... cough...fuckkxxxx... wow... kiss me here... and there... YES, there... ooooh...that´s loud.................... kllngmeeee........
When "TRÉ" comes out, I'd like to get the three albums together AND a tee or something.
Seems that DOS turns out to be one of my favourite Green Day-releases. I confess, I´m DOS-addicted. Please, don´t help!
Yippieh, it has been released in Germany yesterday, and I can almost sing along already. Play it all day long, again and again, it´s so fucking awesome! Uno was confusing, but Dos is best stuff, need nothing else to get high. Boyz, you did a fucking good job! C´MON, IT´S FUCKTIME!!!
My god! I love it *-*
oh wait never mind it's 3 more days. lol
Only 2 more days til DOS is released!!! Cant wait! UNO was pretty awesome. TRE will be released on my 14th birthday. :P haha
My DOS! came through today X_X

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Tigers, India
Photograph by Steve Winter, National Geographic
Meet Smasher—the male in the background. That's the name Steve Winter gave this youngster, cooling off in a watering hole in Bandhavgarh National Park, after he slapped the automated camera trap until it stopped clicking. Both tigers are thought to have killed people, and Smasher is now in captivity.
See more pictures from the December 2011 feature story "A Cry for the Tiger."
Flamingos, Mexico
Photograph by Klaus Nigge, National Geographic
Flamingos, fiercely loyal in wild flocks, move in unison when there is a threat. Here, near Sisal, Mexico, a research plane is passing overhead. Several major breeding groups live in estuaries around the Caribbean and beyond.
See more pictures from the April 2012 feature story "Birds of a Feather."
Lightning, Iran
Photograph by AmirAli Sharifi, My Shot
After three years I went to visit my family in Iran. We traveled to the city of Mahmood Abad in the north of Iran and had the most amazing time together. One night as I was walking on the shore of the Caspian Sea with my sister, I saw distant lightning. I ran to the hotel, grabbed my camera and tripod, and came back. I took many long exposures, but it was only in the second shot that I captured the biggest, most beautiful, and the last lightning of that night.
(This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)
Gray Wolf, Washington
Photograph by Mukul Soman, Your Shot
A gray wolf rests at Wolf Haven International, a wolf sanctuary in Washington State.
(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
Church of Rodel, Outer Hebrides
Photograph by Jim Richardson, National Geographic
The 15th-century church of Rodel on the Isle of Lewis, built for the warlike chiefs of the MacLeods, towers over the sea lochs of Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Nothing in early modern Britain, from its cities to its remotest corners, was more political than religion. The church in every parish—nearly always the most imposing building—was as much a symbol of worldly control as a shrine to God.
See more pictures from the December 2011 feature story "The Bible of King James."
Crocodile, Australia
Photograph by Florian Haid, Your Shot
Daintree River, Queensland, Australia
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River House, Serbia
Photograph by Irene Becker, My Shot
A house in the middle of the Drina River near the town of Bajina Basta, Serbia
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Squirrel in Snow
Photograph by Ray Yeager, My Shot
Photographed during a snowstorm in New Jersey
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Submerged Plane, Bahamas
Photograph by Bjorn Moerman, Your Shot
While island hopping around the Bahamas in a Cessna C172 aircraft, I made this aerial of a Curtiss C-46 that ditched on November 15, 1980. It crashed while it was on a drug smuggling mission for the Colombian Medellín drug cartel and lies in shallow water east of the Norman's Cay airport in the Exumas, Bahamas. My preflight Internet research paid off!
(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
Cows, India
Photograph by Mariajoseph Johnbasco, Your Shot
I shot this calf on the road in 2011 on the eve of Diwali at Neyveli, which is my hometown. Due to crackers going off everywhere, the cows couldn't rest near homes so they sought the middle of the road for rest. The fog, noise, and the backlighting of the streetlight made me take this picture.
(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
Iguazu Falls
Photograph by Chris Schmid, Your Shot
Aerial view of Iguazu Falls, Brazil-Argentina border
(This photo was submitted to Your Shot.)
Elephants, Serengeti
Photograph by Steve Fujinaka, My Shot
On photo safari in the Serengeti in February 2012, we caught sight of this baby among a herd of grazing elephants. It was cute how the young elephant would walk in and out of its mother's legs as she was walking along.
(This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)
Stargazer, Lake Malawi
Photograph by Chris Cannucciari, My Shot
Lake Malawi, Africa. A stargazer looks into the endless cosmos as waves lap along a beach in Southern Malawi.
(This photo was submitted to Your Shot.)
Elephants, Uganda
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic
Elephants have miles of unbroken savanna to roam inside Uganda's Queen Elizabeth Park, where their numbers total 2,500, a dramatic rise after heavy poaching in the 1980s. Outside the preserve villagers kill elephants that trample and eat crops, though attacks have diminished with the digging of trenches to protect fields from wild trespassers.
See more pictures from the November 2011 feature story "Rift in Paradise."
Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
Photograph by Juan Jose Acevedo, Your Shot
The light gracefully filters through the complex central vault above the atrium of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar.
(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
Street Scene, Ontario
Photograph by Frederic Mercnik, My Shot
I saw this scene through the glass in my car. I noticed that a couple was walking toward the scene. I waited for them to get into the frame and clicked the shutter. Shooting through the glass gives the image a real wet feeling.
(This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)
Morning Ride, Netherlands
Photograph by Wouter van den Heuvel, Your Shot
A photo shot in the Netherlands, in a small town called Boskoop. September mornings usually look great, because on many mornings beautiful mist appears. The kid on the bike was on his way to school and had no idea what kind of beautiful display of light took place right behind him.
(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
Horses, Mongolian Steppe
Photograph by Mark Leong, National Geographic
An ocean of green, Mongolia is the most sparsely populated country in the world, with just under three million people in a landmass larger than Alaska. Mongolian culture—physical, mobile, self-reliant, and free—developed out here on the steppe. "When people move to Ulaanbaatar, they bring that mentality with them," says Baabar, a well-known publisher and historian.
See more pictures from the October 2011 feature story "The Urban Clan of Genghis Khan."
Elephant Trio, Namibia
Photograph by Susan McConnell, Your Shot
Two adult elephants and a baby are at a waterhole in Etosha National Park in Namibia. The adults appear to be in heated conversation, but the conflict is resolved quickly and peacefully.
(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Four players scored in double figures for the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's basketball team, but a McNeese State (5-8, 1-0 Southland) was able to stave off the Islanders in a 71-69 defeat on Saturday night at the American Bank Center. Chris Hawkins-Mast and Terence Jones led the Islanders (1-13, 0-2) with 13 points apiece.
Nate Maxey scored a career-high 11 and matched the school record with seven blocks, while Johnathan Jordan had a career-best nine assists to go along with 11 points. Myron Dempsey finished in double figures in rebounds for the fourth time in five games, grabbing 10 caroms on the night.
Patrick Richard led all scorers with 19 points for the Cowboys. McNeese State had a blistering first half from the field, starting the game 15-of-19 (.789) overall and 7-of-8 (.825) from beyond the arc.
Out of the gate, both teams went on five-point swings, with a trio of alternating 5-0 runs leading to a 10-5 Cowboys advantage. But after McNeese pushed the lead to 13-8, the Islanders put together a 6-2 run on a Jones fast-break layup to make it 15-14 in favor of the visitors. But the Cowboys responded with an 11-1 run, sparked by a Patrick Richard three, to regain a 23-15 advantage as the Islanders went cold from the field.
Kennon Dvorak, who made his first career start in the contest, snapped the string with a triple from the left wing, sparking a 9-2 run to bring it within four at 28-24. But the Cowboys got off the schneid with a three by Dontae Cannon, and that sparked yet another run, this one an 11-2 rally, to push the lead to 13 at the 3:05 mark. But the Cowboys' sizzling shooting cooled, as they missed their final four shots of the half to allow the Islanders to close the period on a 5-0 run with the score 39-31 McNeese.
The Cowboys, who started the game 15-of-19 from the field, hit 7-of-9 threes in the opening half, despite the fact that they came into the game shooting just 28.6 percent from downtown. The Islanders won the battle in the paint with an 18-12 advantage.
Out of the locker room, A&M – Corpus Christi came out pushing, and went on a 5-0 run to start the second half to make it 39-36. McNeese responded with a 6-2 run, though, again pushing the advantage to seven. Jones snapped that string with a three-point play, but the Cowboys had another 5-0 run in them before a Jordan layup made it 50-43 at the under-12 timeout.
The two teams traded points over the next several possessions, with McNeese State putting the lead at 56-49 with 7:10 to play. The Islanders trimmed it to 56-52 after a free throw and a Maxey putback, then trimmed it to two on a lob feed from Jordan to Dempsey at the 5:42 mark. The back-and-forth continued over the next several minutes, with the Cowboys countering each Islanders bucket. With the score 61-58 McNeese, Dempsey got the ball inside, laying the ball off the glass and in for a one-point game with 1:56 left.
But Rudy Turner had a big play on the other end, converting a layup and going to the line to complete the three-point play to make the score 64-60. Maxey made another huge play for the Islanders, converting a lob from Jordan to trim it to 64-62. This time Richard came through for the Cowboys, hitting an 18 footer to push the advantage to 66-62, and an Islanders turnover gave the ball back to McNeese. Richard hit four clutch free throws down the stretch, and the Islanders were unable to get any closer than four until Hameed Ali's three with 0.1 remaining resulted in the final score.
The Islanders are back on the court on Wednesday night, when they will head to San Antonio to take on UTSA. Game time is set for 7 p.m. in the contest, which can be heard live on NewsRadio 1360 KKTX and on GoIslanders.com. For the latest on Islanders men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter @IslandersMBB and on Facebook at Islanders Men's Basketball.


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If I could add my opinion on this.
As stated above mkv2vob generally just remuxes the mkv into a vob container. It only recodes when an "illegal" level is present or if subtitles are needed.
It would be very useful if PS3 Media Server had an option to remux to vob "on the fly" for those mkv files that meet the level requirements and when no subs are needed. This would reduce needed CPU and ensure perfect quality - I have to run with the "crazy" mencoder setting and with h264 loop turned off to get a result where I can't tell the difference between the transcoded MPEG and the original AVC. With 1080 videos this takes almost all my E6600 cpu power, with some stuttering on very complex scenes. If it was just a remux I would not have this problem. (FYI I'm using gigabit Ethernet, not wireless).
So despite all the advantages of recoding to MPEG, the option of just remuxing would be most welcome.
Oh and by the way.. PMS makes TVersity suck pants - well done!


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Euro 6 is here. It's the most stringent European emission standard to date. D13K460 is our first engine to fulfil the demands. Here are all the facts.
What is Euro 6?
Compared with the previous standard, Euro 6 mainly targets two types of emissions: nitrogen oxides (NOX) and particulate matter (PM).
The limits are extremely strict:
The latter is actually even tougher, since not only the weight, but also the number of particulates count. To fulfil this demand, a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) is needed, to capture also the smallest particulates.
Euro 6 becomes mandatory for all new heavy trucks from 1 January, 2014. But it may be a good option to invest in the new technology sooner than this.
D13K460 – many news but few differences
Except for it being considerably cleaner, you won't notice many differences between D13K460 and its Euro 5 sibling.
Power and torque curves are exactly the same, providing the same excellent driveability. And the fuel consumption is almost on par with the efficient Euro 5 engine.
Furthermore, the particulate filter regenerates itself under normal driving conditions, and is changed at regular service intervals.


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Federer Keen to Hear What Lance Says
When the world tunes into Oprah Winfrey's pre-recorded interview with Lance Armstrong on Thursday, it'll already be Friday in Australia.
If all goes to plan, second-seed Roger Federer will be preparing for his third-round match at the Australian Open, the hunting ground for four of his 17 Grand Slam titles.
Speaking after a swift 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 opening-round win over Frances' Benoit Paire on Tuesday, the world No. 2 said that though he hasn't followed competitive cycling closely, he'd be interested in hearing what Armstrong has to say.
"I'd be intrigued just to hear the interview. There has been a lot of talk about it, and obviously, you know, a lot of focus on Lance and the cycling part," said Federer. "It's obviously been a difficult situation for the whole of the sport and for him and all the people involved."
The 31 year-old Swiss, who is also president of the ATP Tour Player Council, voiced his thoughts on drug-testing in tennis during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London two months ago.
"I feel I am being tested less now than six or seven years ago and I do not know the exact reasons why we are being tested less," he told the press at the time, adding the frequency of such tests was insufficient.
Both Federer and third-ranked Andy Murray have come out in favor of more frequent blood-based drug tests, rather than just the urine-based variety.
"You just want to make sure you can completely rule anything like that out in your own sport…I love tennis, you would hate for anything like that to happen to your own sport," the Scot said in November, referring to the damaged perception of professional cycling.
Murray also cruised through his first round on Tuesday, taking 14 minutes longer than Federer to dispatch his Dutch opponent, Robin Haase, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.


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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - As the Snowmass ski area celebrates its 45th winter season, the Fanny Hill end of the Snowmass Mall has evolved with a major remodel of the Silvertree Hotel into the Westin Snowmass.
While there are new retail shops and a new restaurant on the main level of the Snowmass Mall, one shop remains where it has operated for the past 26 years.
In 1986, Tom Wenzel opened Snowmass Sports in a maid's closet in the Silvertree Hotel. In 1989, he moved down to the Mall level of the building, opening up his ski and clothing shop slopeside.
While the Wenzel family still owns Snowmass Sports, and Tom Wenzel can still be found in the shop two to three days a week, a new generation has taken over the reins. Cameron Wenzel is now the manager of Snowmass Sports, and he grew up in the business.
"I was making great tips in middle school," Cameron said. "It was awesome. We had these ski storage racks out of the Wildwood Lodge and I would hustle skis between 8 and 11 and 2 and 4."
Cameron grew up in Snowmass living on Meadow Road across from the Snowmass Club golf course. He attended both the Little Red Schoolhouse and Aspen High School before moving to South Carolina where he graduated from Clemson with a degree in business management.
"It was really great growing up here in Snowmass Village," Cameron said. "I rode the bus with some of my best friends, some who I still talk to on a regular basis. It was a neat little place to grow up. I guess you could say that I am a true 'villager.'"
Returning to Snowmass in 2005 to ski, Cameron joined forces with his dad at Snowmass Sports.
At Snowmass Sports, there is a staff of 12 to 15, and the Wenzels believe strongly in offering good "customer service." They sell and rent skis and snowboards and have a full complement of winter clothing for adults.
"We don't carry kid's clothing except for gloves, but we can outfit an entire family," Cameron said.
What's hot this season?
"The big buzz word is still 'rocker,'" Cameron said. "We are seeing the rocker technology even on beginning skis. They call it 'catch-free' rocker and it does make it easier to learn how to ski.
"And the perception of skiing has changed. Skiing is cool again. We saw this huge trend five or six years ago for snowboarding, but now skiing is hot. About 80 percent of our rentals are for skis."
Cameron has utilized his business management schooling to add some new technology to Snowmass Sports. New this season is an upgraded computerized rental system. It stores your profile so all you need to do is come in and sign and you are on your way.
In terms of new equipment this season, Cameron is excited about Dynastar's new Cham 87 and the Exclusive Trendy. He also likes the Solomon BBR, a huge shaped ski that is pointy at the top and has a narrow waist, and the new K2 Super Series.
Also new to Snowmass Sports this winter is Patagonia clothing.
"It's a big approval process to get Patagonia in the store," Cameron said. "They felt we would be a good representation in Snowmass, and we are very excited to carry them. You can wear Patagonia for your lifetime."
Another new thing that Cameron really hopes is a trend is the fact that he is seeing some groups of visitors staying longer, especially Brazilians and Australians.
At 29, the single Cameron likes to ski, golf, camp and do "all that outdoor stuff." He is also a committed Christian.
"I'll be here until God tells me to go somewhere else," Cameron said. "I'm happy to have this opportunity to be in our family business."
Steve Alldredge is a former associate
editor/reporter for the Snowmass Sun. He now runs a local communications company whose clients include Related Colorado. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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FEMA: Time to prepare for storms
Published: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 24, 2013 at 5:08 p.m.
On May 20, we were reminded that natural disasters of all kinds can bring devastation on a massive scale. In just a few seconds, the lives of Moore, Okla., residents were changed by an EF5 tornado that destroyed entire buildings while injuring or killing residents as they took shelter.
We can't prevent natural disasters, but we can prepare for them. By being ready and knowing what to do in a disaster, we can minimize risk, reduce the time it takes to recover and, most importantly, prevent the loss of life.
As response and recovery continue in Oklahoma, those of us who live in hurricane-prone areas must now turn our attention to our own preparedness efforts for the upcoming 2013 hurricane season.
This year, during National Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 26 to June 1, and throughout the year, I encourage everyone in hurricane-prone areas to make a pledge to prepare, and then act on the pledge and be ready in advance of the hurricane season, which officially begins June 1.
We are asking you to take these simple steps: Know and understand your weather risk, take action and be an example for your family, friends and neighbors.
Know your risk. Understand how hurricanes and tropical storms can directly affect you and your family where you live, work and go to school, whether you live on the coast or inland. Check the weather forecast regularly, sign up for local alerts from emergency management officials and get and use a NOAA weather radio.
Take action now. Complete your Ready Emergency Preparedness Plan, update your Emergency Supply Kit, and download the FEMA smartphone application to access important safety tips on what to do before, during and after a hurricane.
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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announced its opening day for Wednesday, marking the official start to the Colorado ski and snowboard season. The first ski area to open in the state, A-Basin's Black Mountain Express lift begins operating 9 a.m.
"We're extremely excited to be the first ski area to open in Colorado," said Alan Henceroth, Arapahoe Basin chief operating officer. "The staff and I can't wait to see skiers and riders out on the hill having fun. That's what we live for."
The ski area will open with an 18-inch base and a few terrain park features, according to Henceroth.
The Black Mountain Express will tow skiers and riders to the High Noon trail. No beginner terrain will be available opening day, according to Adrienne Saia Isaac, communication coordinator of the ski area.
Last year A-Basin opened Oct. 13, prior to Loveland, which opened Oct. 14. Last season the ski area closed May 6.
The ski area's earliest opening in history was in 2009 when the ski area opened Oct. 9. Once snowmakers hit the 18-inch base mark they open for the year.
"Once we open, we stay open," Isaac said. "As soon as we reach an 18-inch base, we're ready to open for the season so year after year we open with the same base depth."
Historically, Loveland Ski Area and A-Basin compete for the earliest opening day, creating a long-standing, friendly rivalry.
Loveland reported 4 inches of natural snow Monday helping its snowmaking efforts but still anticipate needing more time to open as ski area officials expect to open later this week, according to John Sellers, marketing and communications director for the ski area.
"We want to say congrats to the whole A-Basin team, they've been working really hard just like we have been," Sellers said. "They edged us out just a little bit this year but I'm sure it's going to be a great season for both ski areas."
The last time Loveland opened before A-Basin was in 2010 when the ski area opened Oct. 24 and A-Basin one day later on the 25th.
Skiers and riders itching to get on the first few lifts, officials advise getting season passes ahead of time or coming early to pick up tickets at will call.
Vail Resorts passholders will not be able to get their passes at A-Basin on opening day. Instead, passholders will be able to pick them up from guest services at Keystone Resort.
Keystone will be open Tuesday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for passholders to pick up their passes from Mountain Guest Services near the gondola.
Passholders also have the option to pick up their passes on weekends at the Breckenridge Ski Resort ticket office from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Adult lift ticket prices are $64, 52 for adult half-day through Dec. 21. Youth full day lift tickets are $54 and a child full day is $32.
New at A-Basin for the 2012-13 season is the Pika Place Learning Area, scheduled to open in November. Situated in the base area adjacent to the Black Mountain Express, Pika Place is geared toward younger guests and first-time skiers and riders. Pika Place features a new trail, a new conveyor lift and Ace's Kids Park, a beginner-level terrain park with smaller versions of popular features found in A-Basin's other two terrain parks.


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Multi-modal container transport and logistics company Samskip said it expects its Norway business to increase from the current 55,000 TEUs per year to 90,000 TEUs per year due to its acquisition of Euro Container Lines AS.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the nation's agricultural trade surplus is also expected to increase to $19.5 billion for fiscal year 2017, up 40 percent from $13.9 billion for fiscal year 2016.
With 13 of the top 20 container lines reporting combined losses of $2.5 billion in the first half alone, industry losses will likely range from $8 billion to $10 billion for the full year, according to Lars Jensen, CEO of SeaIntelligence Consulting.
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The Advanced Air Cargo Screening pilot program has been analyzing pre-departure shipment data from voluntary participants for over five years, but U.S. Customs said it wants to iron out details before promulgating a rule for the entire air cargo industry.
The supply chain software provider has been the rumored target of industrial conglomerate Honeywell, but instead gets additional capital from Blackstone and majority owner New Mountain Capital.
Captain John Loftus, who was fired in 2013 after working for Horizon Line for 20 years, has been awarded $655,000 in back wages, $225,000 in punitive damages, $10,000 for emotional distress, and more than $200,000 in legal costs.


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November 30, 2012
Doug Richard, entrepreneur and founder of School for Startups, has set out his vision for the future of apprenticeships in an independent review. Richard calls on the Government to improve their quality and make them more focused on the needs of apprentices and employers.
Key recommendations include:
Doug Richard said: "No matter who I speak with, everyone agrees that apprenticeships are a good thing — but only when they are "true" apprenticeships. Apprenticeships need to be high-quality training with serious kudos and tangible value both to the apprentice and the employer. I want to hear about an 18 year-old who looked at their options and turned down a place at Oxbridge to take up an apprenticeship if that is the right path for them. And I want to hear that their parents were thrilled. We need to make sure that apprenticeships are the success story they deserve to be."
The recommendations have been widely supported. Education secretary Michael Gove said: "I am pleased that Doug Richard's review is uncompromising in its focus on quality and standards. If we are serious about raising the status of apprenticeships we must reform the current system. I look forward to considering his proposals carefully."
John Walker, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: "We warmly welcome the Richard Review and the direction of the recommendations. In our recent report on apprenticeships, we called for many similar actions to be taken to improve the quality of apprenticeships."
The Government will now consider Doug Richard's recommendations and will issue a full response in the New Year.


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Sure, Wills is off the market, but that doesn't mean a girl can't still dream about marrying a prince. Prince Harry was just in D.C., and some other hot princes live in or visit the States pretty often—a major plus. We went on the hunt for royal hotties who are still looking for their princess. Get in line....
Prince Harry, England
Age: 27
The only thing hotter than a bad boy? A bad boy gone good. Prince Harry seems to have ditched his rebellious ways...for now. Oh, and have you seen how this prince rides a horse? Just saying.
Age: 27
Okay, so he's technically not a prince yet, but this blue-blooded guy could inherit the throne if his uncle Prince Albert II dies and his mom turns down the job (which people think she will). Monarchy red tape aside, the guy is gorgeous and smart—he speaks French, English, German, and Italian.
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Santa Barbara High School raced out to a 21-7 lead after one quarter and never looked back in a 64-49 Channel League win over Buena.
Amber Melgoza scored a game-high 32 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as she continues her MVP season.
The Dons are ranked No. 1 in the latest CIF Division 3A poll as they improved to 17-3 on the year and 2-1 in league.


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Definition of invasion in English:
1An instance of invading a country or region with an armed force: the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1546 England had to be defended from invasion
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- He launched the second invasion to retake by force the rebellious republic.
- The second scenario would involve a limited invasion of special forces and a sustained bombing campaign.
occupation, capture, seizure, annexation, annexing, takeover;
storming, incursion, attack, assault
1.1An incursion by a large number of people or things into a place or sphere of activity: stadium guards are preparing for another invasion of fans
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- The final whistle sparked a pitch invasion of ecstatic fans and the Burnley players got off as quickly as they could.
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- This was to be the last action of the game as the referee blew the final whistle and the pitch invasion and celebrations got underway.
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1.2An unwelcome intrusion into another's domain: random drug testing of employees is an unwarranted invasion of privacy
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- The Torah speaks of the evil prophet Bilaam praising the Israelites for dwelling arrangements that prevented unwanted intrusions and other invasions of privacy.
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- I'm not sure, but I suspect such a perspective would reveal that steps that in the United States are considered severe and unwarranted invasions of privacy are considered rather routine abroad.
violation, infringement, interruption, intrusion, encroachment, disturbance, disruption, breach
Late Middle English: from late Latin invasio(n-), from the verb invadere (see invade).
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SACRAMENTO -- A Contra Costa state assemblywoman has introduced a bill that would subject adult care facilities to strict notification requirements when a patient goes missing.
Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan's bill, AB 620, would require adult care facilities to create safety plans and contact police and family members of residents who vanish. Currently, the facilities are required only to notify the state.
"It's common sense for you and me," said Gayle Larson, a field representative for Buchanan, a San Ramon Democrat. "But it's not required. If it's not required, things can slip through the cracks. And people have slipped through the cracks with pretty significant consequences."
Two such cases in Concord -- one with fatal results -- were detailed in this newspaper in November.
The fatal case was the story of 86-year-old Yolanda Membreno, who walked away from Julia's Home in Concord on Sept. 30. Employees did not contact police until more than an hour after noticing her missing. A few hours later, she was found dead on a playground about 100 yards away. An autopsy determined she died of heat stroke.
In the second, Caitlin Lester, a 24-year-old developmentally disabled woman, left a Concord facility last year and wandered the streets for several hours until police were contacted.
Buchanan's bill came at the urging of Caitlin's mother, Denise Lester.
"I am just beside myself with joy," Lester said Wednesday. "It's encouraging -- there's strength in numbers."
Caitlin Lester expressed her happiness non-verbally during a conversation with her mother.
"I explained to her how a bill works, how it ends up at the governor's desk," Denise Lester said. "I told her, 'We're going to make it so that this isn't going to happen anymore, what happened to you.' And she gets it."
In its current form, Buchanan's bill does not spell out the maximum length of time a patient is missing before facility workers must contact police and family. Larson said that will be negotiated later.
The bill will first be assigned to a policy committee before it winds its way through the legislative process. If approved, a person who violates the provisions of the bill could be found guilty of a misdemeanor.
"Everyone's reaction is 'Of course you'd call police immediately,' " Lester said. "When you tell them 'No,' that's when people's jaws drop. Basic human dignity is missing in this equation."
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Published: Friday, October 12, 2012 at 8:07 p.m.
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MIAMI — Tropical Storm Rafael has formed over the eastern Caribbean Sea, and tropical storm warnings have been issued for numerous Caribbean islands.
At 6 p.m., the National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm was 220 miles south-southeast of St Croix, with top sustained winds of 40 mph. It was moving north-northwest at 12 mph.
Rafael was not expected to head into the Gulf of Mexico but instead was projected to stream north into the Atlantic over the next few days.
Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and numerous islands including Anguilla, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, St. Maartin, Martinique and St. Lucia.
Puerto Rico is under a tropical storm watch.
The storm's center will move through the eastern Caribbean on Friday night and then move near or over the Virgin Islands on Saturday or Saturday night. Rafael is expected to bring 3 to 5 inches of rain to parts, and slow strengthening is possible starting Saturday
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported Miller was driving a southbound 1998 Ford Explorer on U.S. 61 three miles south of Palmyra, Mo., when the vehicle went off the left side of the highway and hit the guardrail. It stopped, partially blocking the southbound lane of U.S. 61.
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RingTV.com caught up to RING light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins in advance of his 47th birthday, on January 15.
Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 knockouts) expressed his thoughts on a potential rematch with Chad Dawson, whose promoter, Gary Shaw, successfully argued for the return bout with Hopkins at last month's WBC's convention in Las Vegas.
If a lucrative bout can't be made with Dawson, Hopkins has listed other possible candidates, including THE RING's No. 1-rated super middleweight Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KOs), or light heavyweights Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KOs), of the United Kingdom, and Beibut Shumenov (12-1, 8 KOs).
Cleverly, 24, is the holder of the WBO belt, while Shumenov, 28 , a native of Kazakhstan who lives in Las Vegas, has the WBA title.
Hopkins told RingTV.com that he expects to return to full-time training this month and would like to be back in the ring in March following the final stages of recovery from a left shoulder separation.
The injury occurred during his controversial clash with Dawson on Oct. 15, which was initially ruled to be a second-round TKO victory for Dawson after Hopkins was shoved to the canvas and deemed unfit to continue by referee Pat Russell.
Last month, however, the California State Athletic Commission officially ruled Hopkins-Dawson a no-contest. The CSAC's move came in the wake of the WBC's already having restored Hopkins as titleholder following a majority vote of board members who disagreed with Russell's call and ruled the fight a "technical draw."
In December of last year, Hopkins rose from two knockdowns during his draw with RING No. 1-rated light heavyweight Jean Pascal in the latter's native Canada before returning to Canada to dethrone Pascal as WBC beltholder by unanimous decision in May.
In victory over Pascal, Hopkins, became the oldest man to win a major title in boxing. Before facing Hopkins, Pascal had vanquished Dawson in defense of his WBC belt by 11th-round technical decision in August of last year.
I want to surpass what Michael Spinks or any of the other light heavyweights achieved, such as the great Bob Foster or any of the others have done in their eras. My thing is to do meaningful fights, but to get rewarded with it all the way around the board. That's something that I think that I deserve.
I don't want my next fight to be just a fight. It has to be historic. If I fight just a fight, then I would probably lose. That's a deep thing to say. But it has to be something that people can look at and say, "Man, he's taken on all of the ones who say that they're the best."
I want at least one or two more fights. Then, I want to exit out of this game. I would feel as if I shut the door of history-making to the max with all of the things that I've done all the way up until now.


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For therapeutics administered by certain routes such as pulmonary delivery, plastic ampuls can offer many advantages over glass ampuls, vials, or syringes. Plastic ampuls are manufactured using blow–fill–seal (BFS) technology. The BFS process involves plastic extrusion, molding, aseptic filling, and hermetic sealing in one sequential operation. Unlike small molecules, biological drug products, such as proteins or monoclonal antibodies, are more prone to degradation during processing, which may result in loss of activity or safety concerns. The operating conditions for a BFS process and the nature of plastic ampuls pose many challenges to the stability and integrity of biological drug products. In this article, the authors discuss considerations in the development and manufacturing of biological products using the BFS process, including potential product exposure to elevated temperature, requirements for leak detection, and packaging operations. They also highlight challenges and strategies for BFS process characterization and validation in the context of biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
Biological drug products, such as proteins or monoclonal antibodies, are predominately packaged into vials or prefilled syringes for intravenous or subcutaneous administration. However, some biological drug products must be administered by alternative routes, such as pulmonary delivery in the form of a mist using a nebulizer. In such a case, using plastic ampuls as the primary drug container offers many advantages over vials or syringes. Plastic ampuls are convenient, simple to use, are unbreakable, and child-friendly. One example of biological product supplied in plastic ampuls is Pulmozyme (dornase alfa, Genentech), prescribed for the treatment of cystic fibrosis. Pulmozyme is a sterile, clear, colorless, highly purified solution of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I (rhDNase), an enzyme which selectively cleaves DNA, and is available as single-use 2.5-mL ampuls. The patient self-administers the drug by simply emptying the entire content of an ampul (one dose) into the nebulizer bowl for delivery. The development of the Pulmozyme formulation and manufacturing process has been previously reported (1).Plastic ampuls are manufactured using blow–fill–seal (BFS) technology (2). BFS has gained wide acceptance for pharmaceutical solutions (e.g., eye, nose, and ear drops, contact-lens solutions, inhalations, oral, or topical solutions) and household chemicals (e.g., insecticides, detergents, and disinfectants) because it offers many manufacturing advantages, such as high output and reduced human intervention. The use of BFS in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, however, has been scarce. Unlike small molecules, biological drug products are more prone to degradation, which may result in loss of activity. The unique operating conditions and requirements of BFS technology also pose many challenges to the development and manufacturing of biological drug products.
Conventional fill–finish unit operations such as mixing, filtration, and filling, and their potential impact on the product have been previously reviewed (3). This article focuses on specific challenges and considerations associated with the development and manufacturing of plastic ampuls using the BFS process, including elevated temperature, leak detection, packaging, as well as process characterization and validation.


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'The Americans,' Season 2, Episode 5, 'The Deal': TV Recap
Philip and Elizabeth have had to make a lot of compromises to do their work as KGB agents on "The Americans." They've had to uproot themselves from their home countries, sacrifice time with their children and remain at the beck and call of the Center to further Mother Russia's mission.This episode picks up right where we left off last week.
Philip makes what could be his first friend outside of Beeman. It's interesting to watch this character latch on to people who are supposed to be his enemies. He keeps Beeman around, partly with a "keep your friends close, enemies closer" mentality but also because he needs companionship outside of his marriage. This episode brought him face to face with another spy with a similar background. Under different circumstances, these guys would burrow into their man caves to watch games and drink beer.
But Philip's new friend is an Israeli Mossad agent. The man Elizabeth pummeled last week was the physicist's contact assigned to keep him safe. Until the Jenninges received instruction from the Center, they had to keep the Mossad agent in the safe house. Elizabeth's behavior last week of repeatedly smashing the guy's arm with the car trunk showed that cooler heads were necessary, so Philip takes up the task.
Bound under lock and key, the unnamed agent wasn't so bad. He talked about his family, whom he never saw, that lives in the woods of Haifa, Israel. The U.S. job was supposed to be cushy: just keep an eye on the physicist, keep him happy with procured American women, remain loyal to the Israeli cause.
The agent and Philip are two sides of the same coin. They both are in America under false pretences working for their respective governments. They both have families that they adore, but know that as agents, they are expendable if their governments need to further their missions. What the Mossad agent realizes, though, is that he's not as valuable as Philip. His government hasn't asked him to present an internal change to America. The Mossad agent can still speak freely about his life in Israel. He can speak with an accent. His only lie is about his job, not who he is. I think Philip admired his ability to be honest about himself, if only just a little.
That honesty made the Mossad agent resolved that his fate was to die. Philip tried to placate him by saying Israel would trade him for the physicist, but I don't think he believed his own words. "I'm not being modest, I'm worth something. But I'm bronze, not platinum, not like you," the agent says.
But platinum agents aren't above the dirty work of spying. That includes wiping a captive after he drops one off in the toilet in a scene complete with grunting. Ick! The Mossad agent took this moment of vulnerability to make a lame attempt at escape, but was promptly put back in his place. "Sorry, you know I had to try," he says. You can't even be mad at him seeing as how he's charmed us so far.
That charm wasn't what would get him released, though. It was the work of Arkady, who until now I'd pegged as a puffed up bureaucrat with no discernible skills. He proved me wrong in this episode. Arkady was determined to get the physicist back to Russia, despite Israel's denial of it's Mossad agent. Trading the "bronze" agent for the "platinum" physicist wouldn't work. Arkady believed Israel expected their agent to sacrifice himself. So he gave them another option. "I'll get moscow to make a deal with these people if it costs me my career," Arkady says. The details weren't explained, but somehow he got Moscow to release 1,500 Soviet Jews to Israel plus the release of the agent in exchange for the physicist. Even Oleg couldn't knock him for his work, though he tried.
Oleg has his own plans. He has pieced together how Nina and Beeman came into contact. Beeman, thinking he's on the tail of the missing physicist, is led on a wild goose chase while Philip trades the agent for the physicist. At a shipyard, Oleg taunts Beeman with his diplomatic status and tells him he knows about Nina but hasn't said anything to anyone at the Rezidentura. What his intentions are isn't clear. What is clear, though, is he's not so much interested in Nina but what he can get from the United States and particularly Beeman. "Everything has a value. Everything can be traded," Oleg says. "What can you give me in exchange for Nina's safety?" That's a shame. I was starting to like him.
During the exchange, the Mossad agent keeps talking to Philip and trying to make him feel guilty for what he's doing. Philip and the agent signed up for the work they're doing. They are both strong and intelligent people capable of dealing with the consequences of their work. The physicist is just a dude, some schmuck who is very smart but not able to withstand the pressures of spy work. He got in league with Israel for no other reason than to provide protection for himself in the U.S. And now he's being sent back to the place he hates, stripped from his family, to be a drone churning out advanced scientific product to fight a war he has no interest in. And Philip can't bring himself to care.
It has been beaten into Philip and Elizabeth where they need to place their priorities: country comes first. The blubbering of the physicist as he's returned on a "ship to hell" has no real impact on Philip. The physicist calls him a monster, and Philip just wants to get the job done and go home. He never betrays the slightest concern for the man crying for his family. Is it because he sees more of himself in the Mossad agent? Or is it because that modicum of compassion was beaten out of him, too?
Side thoughts:
* I thought this was one of the season's best that really allowed Matthew Rhys to flex his acting muscle. Philip was allowed to interact with someone like him. You got to see a different kind of agent that could easily have been Philip in a different operation.
* While Philip was off making new friends, Elizabeth was set to cleaning up his marriage to Martha. Clad in a horrid Jennifer wig and glasses, Elizabeth had girl time with Martha and calmed her fears on Clarke's secrecy while getting an earful on their sex life. Awkward.
* The Jenningses have a new handler who only wants to keep them happy. When you're a platinum KGB agent, I guess you get platinum service.
* How much did you love Arkady basically telling Oleg to stay outta his room? These two right now are pure comedy, but they're going to get much more adversarial now that Oleg's blackmailing Beeman.
* Sadly we had to say goodbye to Brad, but at least he was (unwittingly) able to help Elizabeth with her mission.
So what did you think? Now that Nina's has become a bargaining chip, will she make it to the end of the season? And is Sandra just picking up new-wave hobbies because Matthew Beeman has been missing for five episodes?
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OAKLAND -- The Oakland Zoo's Measure A1 parcel tax -- one of the fiercest battles on the Nov. 6 ballot -- appears to have come up short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass.
The measure, which finished with 63 percent of the vote, was supposed to generate $112 million over a 25-year span to pay for the basic needs and care of zoo animals, facility upgrades, staff, education programs and field trips.
To raise the money, residential properties would be taxed $12 per parcel and $72 per nonresidential parcel. The tax would appear on 2013-14 property tax bills.
The Alameda County Registrar's Office said Wednesday morning that it was still counting late mail-in ballots that aren't reflected in the totals.
The East Bay Zoological Society, which manages the zoo, has issued dire warnings that without the revenue from the tax the zoo faces a perilous future.
The Friends of Knowland Park and No on Measure A1 argue the zoo could use the tax revenue as an "open checkbook" to support an expansion of zoo grounds, which the group has tried unsuccessfully to block in court for environmental reasons.
And the language of the measure would allow the zoo to use the money for operations to enable the expansion.
Opponents went after zoo officials for campaign violations.
As a result, the Oakland city attorney ordered the zoo to remove pro-Measure A1 signs from the grounds because the land is off-limits to campaigning.
But the zoo so far has fought off allegations that officials are mingling campaign and public money together.


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Definition of ionize in English:
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verb[with object]
1Convert (an atom, molecule, or substance) into an ion or ions, typically by removing one or more electrons.
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- Once removed from an atom, an electron may in turn ionize other atoms or molecules.
- The complete spectrum of radiation from the sun contains a significant amount of high energy ultraviolet light and the energy of these photons is sufficient to ionize atoms or molecules.
- Radioactive elements in the sample or in the surrounding environment ionize the atoms in crystalline quartz, and the electrons become trapped by crystal defects.
1.1 [no object] Become converted into an ion or ions; undergo ionization.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's unemployment rate edged up in January as the state continues to grapple with job losses.
The state Commerce Department said Monday that North Carolina's unemployment rate was 9.5 percent in January. That up from 9.4 percent in December.
Employers added nearly 3,000 more jobs than they cut, with hospitality and manufacturing responsible for most of the gains. North Carolina's hospitality industry was the sector with the largest monthly increase.
But the number of people unemployed grew by more than 6,000, with professional and business services losing the most workers, followed by education and health services.
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*new video* "DRUG DEALER"
the first video off of Prolyphic & Buddy Peace's "WORKING MAN" album.
This video has some appearances by me, Storm Davis and a few others. I'm in the basement, mixing up the medicine.
This track is the 2nd leak from Prolyphic & Buddy Peace's "WORKING MAN" album, available in stores on April 30. EXCLUSIVE pre-sale package deals available now at
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Nice work on this fellas. I'm looking forward to hearing this album at the Boulder CO show.
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Flirts quite a bit with anti-science and anti-medical professional demagoguery. Actually, not so much flirting in the latter case, closer to a handy through a popcorn bucket with a hole in it.
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If you guys have time to click the "dope" button at the link below we'd definitely appreciate it...
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This is good stuff, i support the message.
When about 12, i remember taking aspirin and not feeling like it did anything, or i reasoned that if it did, it was unnoticable. So i abandoned headache tablets and nearly all medicine from that time on. It also made me gag cause i had trouble swallowing it immediately, and kind of sucked on it a little before gulping it down. That probably added to my disdain.
When 14, i melted like a v-line trench in the bottom of my eye through an accident with chrome spray paint. When i went to the doctor they prescribed a kind of thick clear gel to put on my eye. I did it once or twice. Basically, i would have to wait for 2 hours with a glob of gel on my eye which was uncomfortable to say the least. I thought eff it after the second application. Surely enough my eye regenerated by itself.
I have used a couple things since, mainly external medicines, like one for dissolving hardened ear wax build up. I havent noticed any or next to no results.
I have been to doctors a few times to get someone elses perspective on certain things. I can tell they arent really concerned about my health and just want to get through the day. Seemingly prescribing a random medicine. WHich in my opinion, the most important trait a doctor can possess is a genuine concern for the health of their patients. Something i rarely observe.
Sorry for the rant. I dont think its entirely irrelevant and maybe someone can take something from it. Besides, isnt one of the aims of making the song to have people at least ponder the matter? The point of my rant is that i would highly reccommend anyone, especially those taking medicine or having treatments done (if you choose to) to sense your body. No matter how many medical books you have read, 'knowing' what will affect you in what way, there is no substitute for actually feeling the affects while they are happening. Live in the head, die in the streets.
Well, that being said, hopefully Prolyphics mother finds a way or some kind of answer to her problem. I have heard of Rick Simpson curing cancer with hemp oil, which people attest to its effectiveness and a blood root salve for external cancers. I dont really know anything about them. Id probably try them if i had cancer.
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good shit..
was this directed by the same guy who did Juan Deuce's Guts?
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Nah, this was directed by Prolyphic.
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What is Calotype? The term Calotype come from the Greek kalos for 'beautiful' and type 'image', and is describes the first haunting photographic images ever produced. The Calotype was born from a mixture of curiosity and pleasure, in an age when experimentation and everyday use merged to form what we know as modern urban culture. This collection gestures towards that aesthetic; flattering silhouette and colorful prints combine to create clothing that is modern-whimsical but always wearable
Who is Calotype? You could call her a creative type, a nouveau hippie, a Seattleite. She lives an urban lifestyle but still feels a connection to nature. She makes her passion her profession and enjoys a respectable paycheck for her efforts. During her off hours she enjoys the city's great restaurants and cultural events, as well as getting outside to garden or hike the mountains. She appreciates the Northwest, where bridging style and ingenuity with environmental and social conscience is second-nature. She frequents local boutiques seeking clothing that is distinctive, versatile and comfortable. She doesn't want to look like everyone else. She wants to be seen for the creative and independent woman she is.
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Definition of correlative in English:
1Having a mutual relationship; corresponding: rights, whether moral or legal, can involve correlative duties
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- At best it seems to be a correlative relationship, and that should not provide justification for censorship.
1.1 Grammar (Of words such as neither and nor) corresponding to each other and regularly used together.
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- Both coordinators and subordinators may be reinforced by being combined with correlatives, a term used both for the reinforcing item and for that item and the conjunction it accompanies.
A word or concept that has a mutual relationship with another word or concept: the child's right to education is a correlative of the parent's duty to send the child to school
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- There are four other concepts which are correlatives to these.
- Many of the poems intertwine these correlatives and explore his ambiguous relationship to them.
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- Before discussing current views on this and the earlier thesis, it will therefore be useful to be reminded of what some earlier philosophers have had to say about existence and, correlatively, about 'is' and 'exists' as verbs of being.
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SACRAMENTO -- Online ride-sharing companies will provide more insurance for drivers under a bill sent to the governor's desk -- the result of a deal struck after months of hardball negotiations.
The Assembly on Thursday voted 70-0 to pass AB2293 by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord; the Senate had passed it Wednesday 30-4. Bonilla called it "a testament to good public policy" that ensures consumers and drivers will be protected "while also allowing this innovative business model to thrive."
Ride-sharing companies like Uber, Sidecar and Lyft connect passengers and drivers through smartphone apps. But it's not sharing in the casual carpool sense: The passengers pay the drivers, who are considered independent contractors. The bill will let insurers create new commercial policies for the fast-growing industry. And the measure specifies that personal policies will no longer cover the drivers' commercial activity starting next July.
From the moment a driver turns on the company's smartphone app, the company will have to provide insurance amounting to $50,000 in liability coverage for death or injury to a single person; $100,000 in coverage for all damages in a single accident; and $30,000 for property damage. In addition, $200,000 of excess liability coverage would be required when the driver's personal policy is insufficient. The company must then provide $1 million in coverage once the driver is matched with a passenger.
An earlier version of the bill had required up to $750,000 insurance from the moment the app is turned on -- a sum the ride-sharing companies had complained was far more than what's required of taxis, and for a time in which the drivers aren't even on the clock yet.
Bonilla said the bill's final form "creates a policy that is both affordable and flexible but still ensures corporate accountability." The companies were satisfied enough to lift their opposition to the bill.
"Californians love Uber and lawmakers have heard them loud and clear," Uber spokeswoman Eva Behrend said. "Common sense has prevailed, and the winners are Californians."
That's a much more conciliatory tone than just weeks ago, when Uber sent mailers to voters in a state Senate district where Bonilla is expected to run next year, accusing her of caving in to the insurance industry at the expense of consumers. Uber also aired radio ads featuring former Golden State Warriors star Baron Davis urging lawmakers to kill the bill.
The California Public Utilities Commission in September 2013 created a new business category called "transportation network companies" to cover on-demand ride services and set some rules and regulations. It since has proposed tougher insurance requirements and warred with the companies over their operations at major airports without permits.
An Uber driver struck and killed a 6-year-old girl in San Francisco while on his way to pick up a passenger on New Year's Eve. And because no passenger was in the car yet, Uber denied responsibility.
Amid an outcry, Uber and Lyft earlier this year started providing coverage for the time from when a driver is matched to a passenger until the passenger leaves the car -- $1 million, which is more than 30 times more than the state's requirement for taxis. But the PUC and lawmakers have moved forward with stiffer requirements anyway.
Robert Callahan, the Internet Association's California director, applauded lawmakers for coming up with a compromise. "Ridesharing has revolutionized the way we move around our communities, and Californians have embraced it as a safe, innovative and cost effective transportation option," he said
Sens. Ellen Corbett, D-San Leandro; Jim Beall, D-San Jose; Bill Monning, D-Carmel; and Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, voted against the bill Wednesday. During a floor debate before the vote, Monning said the Insurance Committee he chairs had reached bipartisan agreement on requiring $750,000 in insurance from the moment the app is turned on, because that's what's required of charter carriers like limousines.
"This notion that any new technology, anything that we get through an app, should be sacrosanct and immune from government regulation is just wrong," Monning said.
The Consumer Attorneys of California also withdrew its support from the bill for the same reason, claiming ride-sharing companies "have demanded, and to a degree received, special treatment."
Another attempt to impose new regulations on the ride-sharing industry died this week.
AB612 by Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian, D-Van Nuys, would have required deeper background checks, participation in a DMV program that lets employers monitor workers' driving records, and drug and alcohol testing of these companies' drivers. It also would have barred the companies from using drivers with past convictions for certain crimes, including forgery and credit-card fraud.
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Employers in Nevada are starting to take a gamble on their future.
The annual pace of job growth in the Silver State was the fastest in the U.S. in January, rising 3.4% from a year earlier, according to the Labor Department's report on regional and state employment released Monday.
Nevada's annual employment gain pushed North Dakota into the No. 2 position for the first time since September, when California showed the strongest increase. Annual employment in North Dakota, where an oil boom has boosted job prospects, rose at a 3.3% pace.
Nevada's unemployment rate dropped to 8.7% from 10.5% in January 2013. The state's employers added 39,400 payroll jobs in January from a year earlier. The gains were across the board, including improvement in finance, manufacturing, transportation, and professional and business services. The leisure and hospitality sector added nearly 11,000 positions alone.
The number of construction jobs also rose over the course of a year, a sign of recovery for a state that was hit particularly hard from declines in the housing market.
In 2013, the construction and financial industry "finally turned the corner" after six consecutive years of decline, according to a Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation report. Building activity returned to the Las Vegas Strip and home prices rebounded at "astonishingly" high rates, up more than 20% in the northern and southern metro areas.
Other indicators, including taxable sales, Las Vegas visitor volumes and gaming wins "were long pointing up before the labor market showed signs of improvement," the report said.
The federal Labor Department figures also found Texas had the largest monthly employment gain, with 33,900 new jobs in January from the prior month. Ohio and Arizona also had stronger labor markets, the report said.
The largest monthly employment declines were in California, which lost 31,500 jobs, followed by Illinois and Kentucky.


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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW) -- Looks like an historical landmark in Aiken County is here to stay. On Tuesday night, the Aiken County Council approved the relocation of the Kitchings Mill Library, the first library in the county.
News 12 first told you about the community's push to save the building from demolition back in November, and Tuesday night, all their work paid off. After over a year of working to save the century-old building, they were finally able to find the money and the place to preserve it.
"It was not going to be demolished," said Jerry Waters, who grew up near the Kitchings Mill library.
A year ago he became the owner after the woman who lived there, a descendant of the woman who built the library, couldn't care for it anymore.
"[Her son] said, 'My mother said Jerry will know what to do with it,' so with that I felt like I was obligated to try to save the home," Waters said.
When he sold the property, the building was left to either be removed or demolished. That's when the community push began to find the money and a place to move and preserve the library.
"It would've been a sad ending to the story," said Elliott Levy, the executive directer of the Aiken Historical Museum, where the old library is heading.
"It will be a place where we can show copies of photographs, we can show maps where the major farms were, where the major mills were," Levy said.
He says right now that's something the museum is missing.
"As an educational tool, it's gonna be very important to fill in spots that we weren't able to do before," Levy said.
The council officially approved the relocation saving the library from demolition and giving the old building a brighter future.
It's going to cost between $20,000 and $25,000 to move the building. The money was found though sales tax two, which just ended. The museum had some money leftover after their projects were complete, and they're hoping that will be enough to move it, but once they get it there, it will take some donations to actually restore it.


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The sublime Barbara Sukowa reteams with director Margarethe von Trotta (Vision, Rosa Luxemburg) for her brilliant new biopic of influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt. Arendt's reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann in The New Yorker—controversial both for her portrayal of Eichmann and the Jewish councils—introduced her now-famous concept of the "Banality of Evil." Using footage from the actual Eichmann trial and weaving a narrative that spans three countries, von Trotta beautifully turns the often invisible passion of thought into immersive, dramatic cinema. An Official Selection at the Toronto International and New York Jewish Film Festivals, Hannah Arendt also co-stars Klaus Pohl as philosopher Martin Heidegger, Nicolas Woodeson as New Yorker editor William Shawn, and two-time Oscar Nominee Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs) as novelist Mary McCarthy.
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The program for the May meeting of the Wood County Genealogical Society (when we elect officers for the next year) will be a pot-luck dinner and business meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Library next Monday, May 17. Note the starting time is 30 minutes earlier than usual. We will skip the usual 5:30 p.m. get-together at Peralta's this month only.
We are urging all members within driving distance to get some vittles and come on over and share the evening with the rest of us. We'll visit, probably tell some tall-tales, and just have a good old time. Hope you will be there.