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1. Categorizing Contacts: 16:02
Categorizing your contacts may make it easier for you to purposefully deepen or expand your network. Here are some categories recommended in "Make Your Contacts Count", a good networking book written by Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon.
- Accidents
- Any person you meet outside a common context is an Accident.
- Acquaintances
- People that you run into because of who you are and what you do are Acquaintances. They have something in common with you.
- Associates
- People you come in contact with on some regular bases for some period of time are Associates.
- Actors
- People with whom you exchange valuable information, resources, or leads are Actors.
- Advocates
- People who promote you and whom you promote are Advocates.
- Allies
- People who are experts on you, your business, your career, your needs, your aspirations, and your vision are allies.
Three months of data should give me an idea of who I've talked to recently. I searched my address book for all the people I had contacted on or later than 2007.07.01 - 245 people. I quickly tagged them with the categories. Using a quick Emacs Lisp snippet (see end of this message), I summarized the results:
The categories are a bit fuzzy in this age of blogs and Facebook, and I expect to adjust as I get to know people more (or less). Now that I've categorized my contacts, I can plan to meet people more often or to send out particular stories/blog entries.
Here are the book's recommendations for deepening connections:
- If you want more Associates, make strategic decisions about which organizations to join based on your career, business, and life goals
- If you want to move from Associate to Actor, listen generously so that you can give ideas, resources, and referrals
- If you want to move from Actor to Advocate, show your Character and Competence in everything you do and say.
- If you want to be a strong Ally, respect confidentiality, tell the truth with caring, and support your Ally's success in life and business.
What does your network look like?
- Make Your Contacts Count: Networking Know-how for Business And Career Success, Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon
- Emacs code I used to generate the table while looking at my filtered BBDB records:
(kill-new (mapconcat (lambda (s) (concat s " | " (number-to-string (apply '+ (mapcar (lambda (r) (if (member s (split-string (bbdb-record-getprop (car r) 'mail-alias) ", ")) 1 0)) bbdb-records))))) '("accident" "acquaintance" "associate" "actor" "advocate" "ally") "\n")) ;; The world belongs to people who can hack it. ;)
Random Emacs symbol: mouse-secondary-overlay - Variable: An overlay which records the current secondary selection.
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Definition of scorch in English:
1 [with object] Burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat: surrounding houses were scorched by heat from the blast
More example sentences
- I could feel the heat surrounding me, burning me, scorching my skin, causing me to cry out wordlessly in pain.
- Closely following it was a blast of heat which scorched clothes, ignited buildings and set even the individual blades of grass on fire.
- The bright suns rays touched her sneakers, scorching them with fiery heat.
1.1 [no object] Become burned when exposed to heat or a flame: the meat had scorched
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- And then my lips, my tongue, were burning, scorching, stinging from the heat.
- I dropped my sword in panic because I thought that my hands would scorch in the flames.
- Stir occasionally for even heating and to prevent scorching.
dry up, desiccate, parch, wither, shrivel;
burn, bake
1.2 (often as adjective scorched) (Of the heat of the sun) cause (vegetation or a place) to become dried out and lifeless: a desolate, scorched landscape
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- I live in an area that was scorched by drought for several years.
- The countryside had been scorched; the acacia hedges were tipped with orange.
- In winter much of it is under snow; in spring grass appears, which is scorched dry and swept by the dust storms of summer.
2 [no object] informal (Of a person or vehicle) move very fast: a sports car scorching along the expressway
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- The Glasgow speedster has fallen from grace almost as fast as the winger scorches down the sidelines.
- This inoffensive-looking car can scorch along at impressive figures, and, as it is based on a chassis with a decent set of dimensions, it has real space for adults in the back.
- He scorched out of traps to set a blistering pace.
1The burning or charring of the surface of something: [as modifier]: a scorch mark
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- Huge black scorch marks marred the surface that would have normally been a shiny metal.
- Is that what this scorch mark is all about then?
- There were no scorch marks, no soiling of any sort.
1.1 Botany A form of plant necrosis, typically of fungal origin, marked by browning of leaf margins.
Example sentences
- Severe scorch can result in premature leaf or needle loss.
- And here's another tip: Cover the lower trunk sections in tree-wrap paper or burlap strips to ward off animals, sun scorch and errant weedwacker wires.
- There is now a noticeable yellow patch developing and the bushes show signs of leaf scorch.
Middle English (as a verb): perhaps related to Old Norse skorpna 'be shriveled'.
Words that rhyme with scorchdebauch, nautch, porch, torch
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Scientists have devised what they say is a reproducible and efficient virus-free method for reprogramming human lineage-committed cord blood myeloid progenitor cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (hIPSCs). The Johns Hopkins University-led team used electroporation to temporarily permeabilize the cells to plasmids encoding four reprogramming genes, SOX2, OCT4, KLF4, and MYC (the four Yamanaka factors). The transfected cells were then cultured in bone marrow stem cell-conditioned medium to provide the necessary soluble cues.
The achievement, by Elias Zambidis, M.D., and colleagues, follows on from experiments reported by the team last year in which a similar approach was used to transform adult blood cells into heart cells. Importantly, their work to transform cord blood progenitors into iPSCs resulted in up to a 50–60% reprogramming efficiency, compared with just a 0.5% maximum efficiency achieved using other methods.
Notably, the studies indicated that the technique is more effective on lineage-committed CD33+CD45+CD34- myeloid cells than it is on the more primitive hematopoietic stem progenitors, and necessitated both administration of the correct gene set and also presence of the right environmental factors. "The efficient conversion of mature myeloid populations into NANOG+TRA-1-81+ hiPSCs was mediated by synergies between hematopoietic growth factor (GF), stromal activation signals, and episomal Yamanaka factor expression," they write in PLoS One.
Their analyses in addition suggested that efficient myeloid reprogramming was associated not just with activity of the endogenous Core factor (SOX2-OCT4-NANOG) gene network that initiates and maintains pluripotency, but rather with the expression of GF-activated transcriptional circuits that regulate plasticity in both hematopoietic progenitors and embryonic stem cells (ESC).
"To our knowledge, this study is the first to identify important synergies between hematopoietic regulatory circuits activated by GFs and extrinsic niche factors to efficiently direct the pluripotency induction of lineage-committed myeloid cells," the investigators state. Their studies are described in a paper titled "Growth Factor-Activated Stem Cell Circuits and Stromal Signals Cooperatively Accelerate Non-Integrated iPSC Reprogramming of Human Myeloid Progenitors."
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From the football, to the parks, the city of Tallahassee has a lot to like about it. But is it lovable?
City and Leon County officials met with Peter Kageyama Monday. Kageyama wrote the book "For Love of Cities," a book about communities and how to get residents to love theirs more.
"The fact of the matter is we're doing some things now. Cascades Park, Gaines Street, those are the types of good things that make people feel happy and smile about their community," said Tallahassee Mayor John Marks.
With almost 200,000 people living in Tallahassee, folks must have found the place lovable enough to stay, right?
"To me it is, that's why I've lived here my whole life," said lifelong resident Laurie Hunter.
"Yea it's alright, it's small enough where I feel like we're not getting crushed by a big city but big enough where I feel like there's things to do," said Laurence Brown. Brown has lived in the city for six years after coming to Tallahassee for school.
People we talked to felt it was worth having the commission look into whether or not it was worth trying to make the city more lovable.
"Anything to keep people here, you know? To grow the economy, it's wonderful! This is a great place to live, I've always lived here, my roots are here, I was born and raised here."
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Each fall and winter, more than a dozen artists from around the globe congregate in Snowmass Village at Anderson Ranch to discover more about art - and themselves.
Some of the artists come as painters but end up working in another mediums altogether, according to director of ceramics, sculpture and woodworking, Doug Casebeer.
"It's a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary residency where the artists live on campus," Casebeer said.
It creates a community and establishes an artists' dialogue that inspires new art.
This past winter residency welcomed 14 national and international artists from seven different countries, including the United States, Iran and Spain. The group was selected out of more than 450 applicants, Casebeer said.
The residency is a celebration of artistry, and the ranch holds an annual open house to celebrate the artists themselves at the end of their residency.
"The open house celebrates the work of the artists who have been here for the 10-week residency," said Anderson Ranch executive director Barbara Bloemink.
But celebrating the artists isn't the only reason to open the doors to the artist community; it's also a way to connect with the community and allow locals to see what the ranch is doing.
"Plus, it's just a lot of fun," Bloemink said.
The Anderson Ranch Open House on April 3 is the first of two annual events the ranch hosts; one in April and one in December to showcase the artists. It's a popular event with hundreds of people attending every time it comes around.
"I think the community comes to appreciate us opening our doors and letting people walk through the studios and get in the artist's mind," Casebeer said. "We have a very supportive community."
Casebeer has worked at the ranch for 27 years and said that the ranch has hosted open houses celebrating the residency program since shortly after its inception in 1987, he said. The open houses have been going on for so long that Casebeer considers it a tradition.
"The best part is actually seeing the community be inspired or getting excited about what is going on in the studio," Casebeer said. "That always, on some level, brings me some great joy."
At this spring's tours 14 artists-in-residence will display original works created during a 10-week residency at the ranch over the winter.
Visitors can tour the studios and visit with the artists and learn about the experience. The artworks is also available for purchase.
The event also includes an exhibition by contemporary Colorado photographers that explore the landscape, people and culture that distinguish the state. And there will be plenty of family activities to entertain the children, including a children's craft activity starting at 5 p.m. and, later in the evening, a fire pit gathering complete with S'mores and beverages. The Spring Open House is free and open to the public.
"It's just a wonderful night," Bloemink said.


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Teacher case moves to grand jury
Facing solicitation of minor charge
January 17, 2013
RIPLEY — A teacher accused of an alleged relationship with a 15-year-old Wood County student had his case bound over to a Jackson County grand jury Wednesday....
I guess I missed that. I read it before the morning coffee. That is definitely too much of an age gap for a young man who is intelligent enough to be a teacher. I stick with my opinion of the 17 year old cut off. Sorry :/
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It wouldn't be criminal if she were 17 or 18, sure. Still an abuse of his authority and position, and still morally wrong. Slade is right though...it clearly states in the article that she was 15.
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First line of the article says she is/was 15.
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Is this article designed to bias people? It said the minor was a high school student but I saw no mention of age. 17 or 18, not too young for a 22 year old man! Was it stupid for him to come on to a student? Yes! Criminal? Not if she were 17 or older.
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STOCKTON - They came by the dozens to dance to hip-hop, Latin and Cambodian music. And to celebrate Valentine's Day. Some 80 children ages 3 to 15 came to the Sierra Vista Housing Council-sponsored dance to let down their hair, get to know one-another and celebrate love.
"I like for the kids to have something positive going on in their neighborhood," said Georgia Brownlee, who helped coordinate the dance. "It gives them something positive to talk about."
And enjoy. Hot dogs, chips, cupcakes and cookies were on the menu. And kids went home with gift bags filled with Valentine's candy.
Just Sunday, a man was shot and wounded at Phelps and Spring streets, and that's all the kids were talking about, Brownlee said. Then came news of the dance.
"That's all they were talking about Tuesday," she said.
Just as important as being a distraction, she hopes it also serves as a springboard to bigger and better things. "I'm trying to show them what we can do," Brownlee said. "I want to start up a youth council."
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Why is a circle not an example of a polygon?
What are the three characteristics of a polygon? Which do circles satisfy?
A circle is not a polygon because it's not made of straight line segments.
Is there such a thing as a regular nonagon (9 sides)?
It might not have parallel or perpendicular sides, but we don't discriminate.
Yes, of course. As long as all the side lengths and angle measures are equal to each other, any polygon can be called regular.
What kind of regular polygon has 5 sets of parallel lines?
We could also say that the polygon has 5 pairs of parallel lines. But that would be far too obvious, wouldn't it?
A decagon (10-sided polygon).
What is the interior angle sum of a parallelogram?
A parallelogram is made of two pairs of parallel lines that cross each other.
What is the interior angle sum of a heptagon (7 sides)?
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SEATTLE -- Bubba Ventrone, one the 49ers' new special-teams aces, awaits his initiation Sunday night into one of the NFL's biggest battles: 49ers vs. Seahawks.
"Just watching this new rivalry the last couple years as an outsider, you can tell there's hatred on both sides," Ventrone said.
There's also top-flight similarities between the teams: tough defenses, old-school running backs (see: Frank Gore, Marshawn Lynch), young studs at quarterback (see: Colin Kaepernick, Russell Wilson) and high-wired coaches.
This rivalry's great divide often unfolds on special teams. Returns, punts, kickoffs, field-goal attempts -- they've all factored into this series' evolution the past two years during the 49ers' rebirth under coach Jim Harbaugh.
The 49ers are 3-1 in those games, losing only Dec. 23 when the Seahawks routed them 42-13.
Special-teams highlights began in the 2011 season opener, with Ted Ginn Jr.'s kickoff and punt returns for fourth-quarter touchdowns helping to secure a 49ers victory. Then there was the early death blow to the 49ers in last season's defeat: Richard Sherman's 90-yard touchdown return of a blocked field goal for a 21-0 lead.
Defenses have made punts and field goals more common in this rivalry than any Sharpie-signed touchdown ball (see: Owens, Terrell).
"It's going to be obviously an intense game," Ventrone said. "The No. 1 thing for us is to play physical."
Linebacker Patrick Willis overheard Ventrone's statement and responded: "That's why I'm a fan of yours."
Ventrone, a seventh-year veteran who joined the 49ers in June, is responsible for patrolling the middle of the field on all four kicking and punting units. He most notably is in the backfield as punter Andy Lee's personal protector.
"Special teams in general, every play is high intensity, every play is a sprint and full-speed collision," said Ventrone, who made his NFL debut with the New England Patriots in 2007 and spent the past four seasons with the Cleveland Browns.
Ventrone was one of 10 players assigned only to special-teams duty in the 49ers' 34-28 season-opening win over the Green Bay Packers. The others: Tramaine Brock, Anthony Dixon, Craig Dahl, Dan Skuta, Nick Moody, Corey Lemonier and the three specialists -- Lee, kicker Phil Dawson and rookie long snapper Kevin McDermott.
Moody sustained a broken hand that's put him on short-term injured reserve, and he's been replaced by Kassim Osgood, an 11th-year veteran whose special-teams prowess has sent him to three Pro Bowls.
"We have a philosophy that special teams takes precedence over offense and defense, because it gives you a huge advantage," Osgood said. "With the parity in our league for offense and defense, special teams is an ace in the pocket for us."
Harbaugh noted that special-teams importance is emphasized every week and not just against the Seahawks. Spillman echoed that, adding: "We're doing what we can do individually to make our unit grow and shine."
Here are the special-teams highlights from the 49ers' and Seahawks' past meetings:
Ventrone made for a good special-teams spokesman when he said: "I hope people look at me as a tough, physical, fast player, and you need that to play special teams. You can't have any reservations."


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The River Valley Dutchmen Snowmobile Club is sponsoring the first MASTERS Racing Circuit Professional Snowmobile Hillclimb on Saturday, January 19th at the Golden Gate Campground north of Sleepy Eye on Highway 4.
The competition will begin at 9 am, and the King of the Hill championship runs will be held at the end of the day. Parking will be available at the bottom of the hill so fans can watch the competition from vehicles while listening to it from over the FM Radio Band. Food and Refreshments will also be available on the grounds.
All drivers are required to be at a drivers meeting on Friday, Jan. 18 at the Railway Bar and Grill in Sleepy eye. The meeting, starts at 7 pm and the drivers will 'draw' for the order they will competing in.
This meeting is also the final chance for anyone who still needs to register to compete at the event.
MASTERS will not take registration the day of the event.
The Pro Stock King of the Hill will receive $500 from Miller-Sellner and the Pro Mod King of the Hill will receive $500 from Vetter Sales and Service.
MASTERS Racing Circuit, which stands for Mid America Snow and Terrain Extreme Racers, has been sanctioning snowmobile hillclimbs for over 20 years. However, this event at Golden Gate Campground will be the first professional snowmobile hillclimb in the state of Minnesota.
This event will also be a qualifying event for the World Championship Snowmobile Hillclimb in Jackson, Wyo., March 21-24.
The Pro Stock and Pro Mod King of the Hill at this event will automatically qualify racers for the World Championship, along with the driver that takes second in both the Pro Stock King of the Hill and the Pro Mod King of the Hill.
For driver information contact MASTERS Racing Circuit president, Skip Schulz at 906-884-9101. For fan information contact a member of the River Valley Dutchmen Snowmobile Club.
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Twin sisters are using music to tell the story of the pain they encountered when they were bullied as children.
Kristen and Katherine Veayo said other children repeatedly made fun of them for stuttering. It got so bad for one of the girls that she contemplated suicide.
The sisters shared their music with seventh and eighth graders at Chelsea Elementary School in Central Maine.
Chelsea Elementary is not far from the high school where the twins said they endured two years of bullying.
The sisters said the most important thing is to not hide and tell a trusted adult.
The Veayo twins are taking their message to schools around Maine and said they will not stop until bullying ends.


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Terrelle Pryor (2) of the Oakland Raiders stretches before game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/David Seelig) My Bad! I called for the Steelers to win and Terrelle Pryor to have a good game for the Oakland Raiders. We got half the deal. I have to be careful when I put that stuff out there. My predictions and projections can be very powerful! David Ortiz . . . aka "Big Papi" is just that. The World Series MVP was on base 19 times in 6 games with a batting percentage of 683, the highest in history behind Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Are you kidding me? And guess who got on base more? Yep, you guessed it – Barry Bonds! You forgot how great he was huh!?!?


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March 23, 2011 - MMH Editorial
SICK (Booth 1031) put its ICR880 camera system on display at ProMat 2011, a solution that in combination with SICK's software, provides analysis of bar code reading failures and other problems to get at the next level of process improvement.
The ICR880 system covers high-end applications for linear and 2D code reading as well as featuring a lens that is optimized for capturing information from smaller boxes or items like books or CDs, said John Ashodian, market manager for retail logistics, at a booth visit Wednesday. The system uses SICK's visualization software to quickly analyze the causes of bad reads such as damaged bar codes or side-by-side box orientation. The similar 890 model is optimized for reading larger items.
"The type of analysis you have with this system and the software can help you get to the next level of accuracy and process improvement," Ashodian told Modern.
Also on display at the SICK booth was a low-cost, Web-cam option for SICK's laser readers that offers users some visual capture and analysis capability. The Web cam can't reach the same level of detail or analysis as the 880 or 890 camera systems, but does provide some video capture and analysis using SICK's software.
ProMat 2011 will be held March 21 - 24, 2011 at McCormick Place South in Chicago. The tradeshow will showcase the latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain solutions in the material handling and logistics industry.
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Dallas police say the owners of South Side Grill on 2nd Avenue caught a man attempting to rob their business, took his gun and then held him at gunpoint until police arrived late Thursday night.
Police responded to the 4500 block of 2nd Avenue around midnight after they received a call from an alarm company, informing them that the alarm went off. The owners received the same call.
According to a police report, witnesses told police that they found a man exiting the South Side Grill from a broken back window. Police identified him as Warren Edward Black, 55.
The owner yelled "What you doing inside my business?" according to a police report. Black ran to the front of the building and then fired three shots at the front window. He then made a failed attempt to break through the burglar bars, police said.
As Black made another run at escaping through the back, the owner of the business caught him "in a bear hug," according to the police report. The owner then took the gun away from him and held him at gunpoint.
Another owner called police as the other walked Black to the front of the building, police said. When the man attempted to run, the owner fired a shot into the air. Black fell to the ground. A witness and the two owners hit him several times, police said.
Then, the owner held him at gunpoint until police arrived on the scene. Police arrested Black, according to records. It is unclear if he was booked into the jail.


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News 12 at six o'clock, April 19, 2010
AUGUSTA,Ga---Entertainment options in Augusta may change if state leaders win a fierce budget battle. Georgia House members approved a budget that eliminates the Georgia Council for the Arts.
If the budget passes Georgia would become the only state in the nation without a state arts agency. Local agencies say they may be forced to close.
How do you fill a more than $700 million dollar in the state budget? Some say start by cutting the arts.
"You don't want to just go back into some dark ages," said Brenda Durant with the Augusta Arts Council. "Where we don't have arts anymore."
A night at the symphony may soon be harder to come by because the Georgia Council for the Arts is on the chopping block.
"It is always easy to say forget the arts," complained Augusta symphony conductor Shizuo Z. Kuwahara. "Eventually we won't be able to pay the musicians, and we will no longer be in existence."
The Sacred Heart Cultural Center and the Augusta symphony collectively face more than $20,000 in cuts. The Imperial Community Theater faces up to $5,000 in cuts. The Morris Museum of Art could see up to $60,000 in cuts. In the end, Richmond County could lose more than $150,000 in funding for the arts.
"The total elimination of that program," said Sen. Hardie Davis. "I feel confident that is not going to happen...cuts are a different thing."
"We are killing ourselves," said Durant. "We are taking away money, and we wonder why tax collections are down."
The art community planned protests in Atlanta this week.
"Well it kinda goes down to we don't know what we've got until it's gone," said Durant. "We don't want to wait until next year and realize what a horrible mistake we've made."
The House approved the more than $17 billion budget. The Senate will take up the issue as early as Tuesday.
The Grassroots Art Program is also being cut. Things like Art in the Park in Columbia County could lose funding. That program funds art programs in 12 area counties.


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Organizers of the Annual Meander Opening Night Celebration are seeking volunteers to bring antique and classic cars from the 1930s through the 1950s to be parked on Main Street Granite Falls as part of the "stage" for the Granite Falls Saturday Nights!!! Walking Theater production to be performed on Friday, October 4th.
The play, which is being produced and directed by Ashley Hanson and Andrew Gaylord of PlaceBase Productions, will feature local actors telling stories about the historic buildings and the excitement that enveloped Main Street Granite Falls every Saturday night during the 1940s and 1950s.
In order to add to the atmosphere and set the scene for the play, members of the Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization (GFRR) are asking for classic car owners who have vehicles from the 1930s, 40s and 50s to bring them down to Main Street Granite Falls by 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 4th and park them so visitors to the Opening Night Celebration can see and admire them as they walk from shop to shop and take part in the walking theater performance.
Anyone interested in participating in the Meander Opening Night Classic Car show is asked to call Ruby Hieb at 320-564-4339.
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SPARTANBURG, SC-- Visitation for Robert "Bob" Gettys Brannon Jr., 61, of Spartanburg, will be 3:00-3:45 PM Sunday, February 3, 2013, at Floyd's North Church Street Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 4:00 PM, at the Chapel. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nobody in the NHL has more shootout goals this season than injured Sharks forward Logan Couture.
So when it was Patrick Marleau's turn in the spotlight Tuesday night against the Washington Capitals, he used his absent teammate as inspiration for the shot that would give San Jose a 2-1 victory.
"I thought I'd go to what Logan usually does and it's been working for him," said Marleau, who went with the forehand to beat Washington goalie Philipp Grubauer on the stick side. "Tried that one tonight."
The victory came after a closely fought game that saw San Jose continue two very favorable trends. The Sharks are now 17-1 against Washington since the 1999-2000 season and have won seven of their past eight shootouts to improve to 8-5 overall this season.
San Jose got its lone goal in regulation from Tyler Kennedy, his fourth of the season and first since Nov. 23. Alexander Ovechkin scored his NHL-best 33rd of the season for the Capitals to tie the game, but was otherwise frustrated by a Sharks defense that limited him to three shots on net while blocking four others.
Marleau's goal, of course, was only half the drama in the skills competition. At the other end of the ice, goalie Antti Niemi stopped shots by Eric Fehr, Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom to make Marleau's goal the deciding one.
"He's a big man and he's very patient," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said of Niemi, who made 35 saves before reaching the shootout. "He takes a lot of the net away. Not overly jumpy in the net, he allows the shooter to make the first move and then he reacts from there."
The game was one of momentum swings. San Jose started out slowly and was being outshot 7-1 before getting any traction in the offensive zone, then held Washington without a shot for more than ten minutes.
The Sharks took a 1-0 lead at 13:30 of the first period when Jason Demers found Kennedy unchecked in the slot for a redirect that Grubauer had no chance to stop.
"That felt really good," Kennedy said of the goal that ended an 18-game personal drought. "Obviously it gets to you a little bit and it's always nice to get one. But I don't always judge my game on points. I judge it on effort and helping the team win."
The Sharks were doing a good job of containing Ovechkin, holding him without a shot for more than half the game. But at 12:41 of the second period, Ovechkin's first shot was a perfect one that sailed over Niemi's shoulder from a harsh angle along the left sideboards.
The Sharks came within one-tenth of a second of taking a 2-1 lead at the end of the second period, but a video review showed that Brad Stuart's tap-in crossed the line just after time ran out.
The teams continued to battle evenly into the third period with Niemi coming up with his biggest save of the night at 10:09 when he robbed Caps forward Eric Fehr who had brought the puck around from behind the net for an uncontested shot.
Twenty seconds later, it was Grubauer coming up big as both Marleau and Tommy Wingels had scoring chances from up close.
Before the game, McLellan noted that he wanted his players to stay out of the penalty box because Washington had one of the NHL's top power plays. The Sharks did just that until Marleau was sent off at 18:45 of the third period for hooking forward Mikhail Grabovski as he crashed the net.
Ovechkin rifled two shots at Niemi before regulation ended, but the Sharks goalie was able to stop both of them, sending the game to overtime.
Niemi recognized the importance of the win.
"It's huge because we have been struggling a little on the road," Niemi said of the Sharks, who are now 13-10-3 away from home as they head south for games against the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. "So it's a really big thing for us."
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.
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I am a long time lurker on this board so I know how tough people are, I just need some advice.
I am bisexual, my husband knew that from when I was dating...I never hid that part of me from him. But he was fine with it as long as I was faithful which is fine.
His sister is a lesbian, she is attractive and I always had an crush on her, we used too flirt openly..infront of my husband and he was fine with this! he found it funny maybe because he knew I was with him and nothing would happen? anyway his sister broke up with her partner and she came round too stay the night. She was very upset and we both just tried too comfort her, shared a bottle of wine.
My husband was tired so went up too bed. Me and her stayed up, shared another bottle of wine so I was pretty tipsy by this point. I went into the bathroom and she followed me, I had a pee while she was in there with me anyway we had sex.
I am so ashamed I do not know what too do. She left early the next morning and my husband has no idea what happened. He loves his sister and me, he would be heartbroken if he found out. It has been a week and the guilt is killing me, should I tell him? it doesn't seem right to keep it a secret anymore.


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Dallas police arrest women at brothels operating as spas in joint FBI investigation dating to at least 2011
Update at 5:20 p.m.: Federal authorities won't comment on the case today. The U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Texas has announced a news conference for 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Plano Police Department. More details on the investigation are expected to be released then.
Original post at 3:35 p.m.: Dallas police and FBI agents on Monday broke up multiple suspected brothels and arrested numerous people as part of an investigation that dates back at least two years, according to police documents.
Authorities made at least four arrests Monday morning at two spas and a home in Far North Dallas. All three locations had been under FBI video surveillance that captured, "a large number of male customers entering and leaving the business," the documents said.
The investigation is believed to include other local agencies and suspects who will face state and federal charges, officials said.
"This was part of a multi-agency investigation," said Dallas Police Assistant Chief Michael Genovesi.
The locations that were searched and where the women were arrested are: the Rosemeade Spa in the 3900 block of Rosemeade Parkway near the President George Bush Turnpike; the J.J. Asian Health Center in the 5500 block of Alpha Road near Montfort Drive; and a home in the 13300 block of Kit Lane near Coit Road.
The investigation dates to at least May 2011 when Quyen Thuc Ha, the operator of the two spas, called a Dallas police detective on his desk phone, police said. From the beginning of the investigation, Ha believed a monthly fee of $2,500 that he was paying the detective was in exchange for the officer to protect his two brothels from police action, the documents said.
But the meetings Ha had with the detective were recorded and the cash was "logged into evidence at the Federal Bureau of Investigation," the documents said.
Meanwhile, the FBI "installed and monitored video surveillance" at the two spas and the residence, the documents said.
"From surveillance, trash runs, pen registers and trap/trace coverage and conversations with accomplice Ha, [the detective] knows that this business is part of a larger criminal enterprise and that every employee is part of the criminal enterprise," said the documents tied to an arrest at one of the locations.
It's unclear whether Ha has been arrested.
The women arrested all face charges of engaging in organized crime. They are being held at the Lew Sterrett Justice Center.


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ARENAC COUNTY — Growing up in Melita, Ed Moll knew he did not want to stay on the family farm. When the U.S. government came with a draft notice for him in 1943, he decided to take it as an opportunity to get off the farm and join the service.
Little did he know at the time what he was in store for.
Ed found himself at Fort Custer in Michigan, standing naked in a line with a group of other draftees being counted off to be sent into the Marines, the Navy, the infantry, and the U.S. Army Air Corps, the precursor to the Air Force. Ed said he originally had been counted off for naval duties, but swapped places with the guy next to him who did not want to be with the air forces.
From there Ed went through basic training in Lincoln, Neb. before going to Denver for armament training — the photography class he had been sent to originally was full — and then found himself in Pensacola, Fla. for gunnery training.
"The base was so full they didn't have a place for us, so we were there for two weeks in a tent at the end of the runway. So every time a plane took off, it would knock down our stovetop," Ed said.
Due to the lack of space, he found himself sent to Fort Meyer in Florida for training before finishing out in Charlotte, N.C., in a B-17 over Myrtle Beach. He said his plane's crew needed to be able to shoot a hole through a targeting sleeve to qualify, but things did not go quite as expected. He ended up shooting the cable it was attached to and knocked the sleeve clean off, requiring his crew to take the test all over again.
His training complete, he ended up in New Guinea in September of 1944, stationed on the island of Biak for a time.
"It's the nearest land to the Equator, and there was not one leaf of vegetation," Ed said. "It's all white coral rock. You had to wear sunglasses all day. It would get up to 130 degrees in the day and 110 at night."
He did not stay at Biak long before being shipped out to the Netherlands East Indies to participate in the retaking of the Philippines. He said U.S. bombers were softening up the Japanese defenses on the island of Leyte so American ships and aircraft could move in and land, and eventually his squadron moved northward to Leyte itself.
"We landed on the island of Leyte right in monsoon season, as it started," Ed said. "We were there one night, and the water was already almost up to the rims of the airplanes."
The pilots ended up taking their planes to another recently captured island, but due to weight concerns the rest of the crew needed to travel aboard a ship to rejoin them. Ed said while aboard, the ship's captain asked him if he would man one of the spare gunnery stations.
"The captain of the ship pointed at me and said 'I need a gunner, and I heard you're an expert. We have some .50 (calibers) and need someone to attend to them,'" he said. "I said I had nothing against .50s, but wanted to try something else. I wanted to try the 40-millimeter gun on the ship's tail."
About two hours out of Leyte, Ed spotted something, and the gunner's mate accompanying him confirmed that it looked like a Japanese kamikaze. While the mate kept insisting that Ed to start shooting, he waited until the plane was within 500 yards of the ship before firing, and the third shell "blew him sky high."
During his time at that base he was caught in the middle of a plane crash after takeoff, surviving only because he had disobeyed regulations and ridden in the turret on the top of the plane to watch them get into the air. He said if he had taken his proper station, he would have been "ground into hamburger" before the plane had managed to stop.
He finally found himself on the island of Mindoro, which was his crew's base for three months during the campaign. His first night there, the base was hit with a white phosphorus bomb, burning bright and capable of burning through iron, but he survived it.
Ed said the day before Christmas, his base received word that the Japanese navy had been spotted in Manila Bay, so 16 planes went out there to attack. The terrain was unfavorable, however, forcing the planes to come in low between two mountains — a situation he likened to shooting fish in a barrel. The leading planes were supposed to drop their bombs farther up the line, but for whatever reason the plane ahead of them dropped their bomb early.
The bomb hit a ship, and the shrapnel flew up and over Ed's plane, shearing off part of their tail, injuring their pilot with a hot rivet in the shoulder, and obliterating at least one plane behind them. Ultimately, he said only four planes got out of that attack, and two of those ended up being ditched in the ocean. His own plane had suffered flat tires, and ended up scraping down the landing strip on its belly.
On Christmas Day, his commanders asked for volunteers to get gas drums off of a ship down on the beach, and without anything else to do, Ed volunteered. He said they pushed these drums off the ship into the ocean, where they were pushed to shore for tractors to tug them away. A kamikaze came out and slammed into the ship, and Ed attributes his survival that day to his time back on the farm.
"I saw him right before he got there, and we dove into the water, where it was 40 feet deep and so clear you could see a pebble on the floor," he said. "The only thing that really saved my life is when we played 'king of the rock' in the Rifle River, and we tried to see how long we could hold our breath."
For much of the rest of his time in the Philippines, he helped strafe Japanese troops on the ground to support the U.S. infantry, succeeding in 49 of his missions. In early 1945, his squadron moved to Clark Field on Luzon, participating in a mission where 172 planes obliterated the Japanese air force, and on other missions his crew dropped fragmentation bombs and napalm bombs in areas where Japanese troops may have been hiding.
"One time we were flying low, and saw four Japanese (soldiers) running for a thatch hut (which was full of ammunition)," he said. "I thought 'Here's my chance' and fired guns at the hut and sent them tumbling, but in my excitement I forgot to take my fingers off the triggers to let (the guns) cool and they ended up melting. We were chased by Japanese planes on way back, but they were afraid to get in gun range — they didn't know mine were done!"
In June of 1945, Ed's pilot and other gunner were both injured and were sent home, while he put in for a transfer to a new flight crew. He ended up on a ship to Okinawa, and after a rocky ride through a typhoon, arrived at his new base and flew eight missions out of there.
He said on one mission, 13 days before the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, two engines were shot out on his B-24, and due to his seniority, the pilot asked him if they should bring the plane down in the ocean or on a nearby Japanese-controlled island.
"I told him that from my experience, we would have a chance to survive if we landed on the runway, but if we land in the ocean they'll pick us off one at a time when we try to come ashore," Ed said. "Few guys survive an ocean landing on a regular plane, so we went for the island."
Sheer luck brought Ed and his crew through there — after they landed, a jeep drove up with the Japanese commander waving a white flag. As it turned out, the commander had dual-citizenship with the U.S., and had been in Japan taking care of his sick father when the war broke out. The commander was from Wheeling, W.V., and worked with the college there. What's more, one of the other gunners knew him through his father, and used to visit his home regularly.
"They took good care of us," Ed said. "He ordered his troops not to touch us. That was something that was never supposed to be known, as it would have put his life in danger as he did something he wasn't supposed to. He was supposed to kill us."
Ed's second-to-last mission took place shortly after the Hiroshima bombing. 11 hours after the bombing, he flew on a plane on a mission to get photographs of the bomb blast and the aftermath.
"We were at 30,000 feet and saw nothing but fire and debris," Ed said. "I had to call back to Okinawa and break radio silence because we couldn't see anything, and the debris was so heavy it was clogging up our engines."
"It made us cry when we saw that," he added. "Thousands and thousands of people got killed down there. Americans have soft spots."
Even though the B-24 was only rated at a maximum altitude of 30,000 feet, his commanders ordered them to go up another 2,000 feet. It kept the plane clear of debris, but he said that since their heat suits were rated for -50 degrees and it was now -64, they were pretty cold.
His favorite mission was his last one, however. He flew on one of the planes that went overhead of the USS Missouri for the peace treaty signing, and was charged with taking photographs of the occasion.
"We could look right down and see their fingernails, it was so clear, and that was my best mission of all," he said. "That was my last one, and I'm 20 years old — I saw stuff most people would never see in their lifetime."
Ed was discharged at the rank of staff sergeant in December of 1945, returning to Melita to take over the family farm after suffering a bout of malaria and jungle rot. He married his wife, Marcella, in 1947 and started dairy farming. He added a milk route the year after that down into Pinconning, before selling out when a good opportunity presented itself.
His wife worked for Forward Energy, and through her he was offered the opportunity to run a gas station in Au Gres, which he did for three years. At that point, his wife told him she needed his help to raise their kids, and his gas station job was sucking up 12-16 hours of his days.
Fortunately for him, he had been helping out with some of the people who worked at the Grey Iron Casting foundry in Saginaw who had cabins around Au Gres, and they were able to set him up with a job as a mechanic there. He moved down to Saginaw Township to be closer to his wife's family, and worked there for 25 years before retiring.
Now 88, and on his 32nd year of retirement, Ed said he is still able to do all the things he loves, and his health has held out over the years — he said he has never broken a bone, suffered a heart attack, or had problems with his blood sugar.
"I can still drive, and do all the things I want to do," he said. "I guess maybe that radiation did me good."
He has never returned to the western side of the Pacific Ocean, only going as far as Hawaii, but he has taken trips throughout the country and the world. He said he has visited places like Portugal, Spain, the Bahamas, and a variety of domestic locations. One place he still plans on visiting is Alaska, and with a niece and nephew living there, he said he may take a trip next year.
"Just imagine if I had stayed on the farm," he joked.
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Southern Tier Outdoor Show will host the Companion Retriever Hunting Challenge Championship at noon on Oct. 13 at Wilkins RV Inc, 7520 State Route 415, Bath.
The event is the finale of the year's qualifiers from the Cleveland, Erie, Hamburg and Batavia competitions. The top scoring animals will receive prizes worth $2,000. The competition includes goose and duck hunting scenarios on land and water for retrievers that are both hunting partners and family companions.
The event is free with show admission and open to the public. For more information, visit www.southerntieroutdoorshow.com.
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This book provides the practice students need to master the reading skills of using context clues and understanding figurative language. The 35 reproducible pages in this book feature high-interest nonfiction reading passage with short-answer practice questions that target one of these essential reading comprehension skills. Also includes model lessons, assessments, and an answer key. 48 pages.


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- Central Eurasian Studies >> Courses >> Course List
- Introductory Turkmen l-ll
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The summer Turkmen course follows the communicative approach to language teaching and learning. Its primary goal is to enable learners to interact successfully in everyday and workplace situations in the target language and culture at a proficiency level of 1 (ILR guidelines). Course materials promote communication through a variety of activities in the skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. Authentic Turkmen language materials are used throughout the course and consist primarily of video- and audio-taped materials, as well as printed texts. Grammatical structures are presented within focused drills, while grammatical explanations and paradigms are kept to a minimum. In addition, lectures on Turkmen culture and dinners featuring national dishes are held on a weekly basis.


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Doolittle, General James H., U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
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General, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
Based on one interview conducted by Paul Ryan in February 1983. The volume contains 53 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1987 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee has placed no restrictions on its use.
General Doolittle describes in detail the background and preparation for the air attack he led on Tokyo in April 1942, the famous Doolittle Raid. Among aspects he covers are mechanical difficulties, crew training, and the personalities he dealt with in bringing off this daring attack.


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Thursday, 12/16/1999
Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, NC
Set 1: Wilson > CDTChalk Dust Torture, Lawn Boy, LxLLimb By Limb, Horn, BOTTBack on the Train, Roggae, Heavy Things, Camel Walk, Possum
Set 2: Sand, MangoThe Mango Song, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea[1] > Tweezer > Runaway Jim
Encore: Bittersweet Motel > TweepriseTweezer Reprise
[1] Ended with a short, spacey delay loop jam.
· Shafty tease in Possum
· Theme from Star Trek tease in Sand
Noteworthy Jams: Chalk Dust Torture, Limb By Limb, Sand, Tweezer (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 11.94
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Before the show, Mike brought a big shaggy doll on the stage and sat it on top of his bass cabinet. Page teased the theme from Star Trek in Sand. Possum included Shafty teases from Mike. Velvet Sea ended with a short, spacey delay loop jam. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.
Song Distribution:
4 A Picture of Nectar
3 Farmhouse
3 The Story of the Ghost
2 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 Rift
1 Lawn Boy
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This show was part of the "1999 Winter Tour."
Pretty darn good show overall. Sand goes long, sort of deep, but I like other Sands more. First set has some cool stuff, Limb smokes, Roggae is beautiful, and this Camel Walk is really fun. You can really imagine leading a camel train down to the city at night, a "Midnight at the Oasis" kinda thing.
A pretty solid show from a good month of Phish. Enjoy!


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STOCKTON – A young boy on his way to a bakery to buy bread was struck by a car in the 2800 block of North California Street around 8 this morning and was taken to UC Davis Medical Center with undisclosed injuries, according to the Stockton Police Department.
California Street is closed in both directions from Arcade on the south to Mariposa two blocks north. Monterey Street is blocked off at California Street. The road is expected to remain closed for several hours while the police investigate the accident.
According to Umberto Garcia, the owner of the Panaderia La Yolanda bakery, the boy often came to the bakery to buy bread. The boy, who is maybe 7 years old, had come in this morning, realized he had forgotten his money, crossed the street to get it, and on the way back to the bakery was struck by the northbound vehicle, according to Garcia.
The boy's condition is unknown at this time. He was struck by a Honda SUV, but the driver has already been released, police said.
Come back to recordnet.com and read Thursday's Record for more on this story.
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First U.S. Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine Launched in Maine
June 5, 2013
The nation's first grid-connected, offshore, floating wind turbine prototype was recently launched off the coast of Maine.
The United States' first grid-connected, offshore, floating wind turbine prototype was launched on May 31 off the coast of Castine, Maine. Led by the University of Maine, this project—supported by a $12 million Energy Department investment over five years—represents the first concrete-composite, floating-platform wind turbine to be deployed in the world.
The University of Maine and its project partners conducted extensive design, engineering, and testing of floating offshore wind turbines, followed by the construction and deployment of its 65-foot-tall VolturnUS prototype. At an eighth of the scale of a commercial installation, this project will collect data to validate and improve floating wind turbine designs, while helping to address technical barriers to greater offshore wind cost reductions.
As part of a separate project, the University of Maine is planning a larger offshore wind demonstration called Aqua Ventus I, one of seven offshore wind design and engineering projects that gained Energy Department support last year. Upon completion of the engineering and design phase, the Department intends to select up to three projects for additional funding in 2014 to support construction and installation. See the Energy Department press release and the University of Maine blog.


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Rob, I just saw you on This Week in Politics on CNN. They were doing a viral video segment on Japanese elections and had your "I'll Give You Free Beer" slogan that you were doing. I don't think they thought you were joking since they didn't imply it as such but you had more exposure nonetheless.
One of the great Rob Pongi episodes is based around the book "How To Goodbye Depression" and it shows Rob wearing a fake arse (at his usual spot outside a nightclub in Tokyo) whilst putting to the test the method of "constricting anus 100 times a day". When I watch this sequence followed by his insane screaming about the Rob Pongi Happy Hour, I still cannot believe that I spent a weekend with the man in 2002. Well, it's really funny stuff.Bowie Downunder
I watched that one, too. I guess that technique is good for your Kundalini/Chakra base but very funny to be demonstrated by the Pongi crew.
WHAAAAAAAADDDDAAAAAHHHHAAAAAIIIIIILLLLLL!!!!!!!!!Thank you Ghostlove. Let me get this straight, you actually saw little 'ol me on freaking CNN in a setting kind of like this:if so, then it was from this video:Japanese Political Candidates Videoand that one was done all in Japanese and, of course, unless you can speak Japanese, you won't get it. Anyway, in this one, the subtitles with quote marks are intentionally incorrect translations that are not what the candidates are actually saying, but rather, what they should be saying and giving to the people of Japan. The subtitles without quote marks are all correct. If possible, please tell me what day and time you saw this on CNN. Thank you for ripping off my head yet again! I'll never forget the day you suddenly congratulated me for being written up in THE ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE!!!!! Oh Dear Buddha! Now THAT was so mind blowing, sometimes I still stop and shake my head about that one little story and pic:SO FREAKING UNREAL!!! Japanese TV ShowsOnline Music VideosOnline Photo Gallery
HAHAHA!!! DOUMO ARIGATOU ADAM-SAN! Yeah, you are talking about the Group Anal Constriction Video - Inspired by Hiroyuki Nishigaki Oh THAT ONE WAS A BLAST!!!! Yeah, that one wild and weird clip has somehow stayed somewhat popular through all the years!!!!! It just knocks me out cause I just had that book and the plastic "cheeks" pants that I bought in a department store here. So while reading the book, I then got the idea for the video. But only I knew that and we didn't have time for rehearsal or scripting et al and I just told my Japanese ex girlfriend and my other American buddy "OK, you guys, just follow my lead, we are going to be doing this book" and they knew about that book and so I just turned around, cams went on and then we just went TOTALLY OFF!!!!! OH MY HAPPY BUDDHA!!!! It was just too much fun back then. And yes sir, you most definitely were here! And we had alot of fun! And we went up to Nikko and I filmed this video then: Scenes From Nikko Video and on that day it started to rain while we were in the Temple complex. You can see some raindrops sometimes in the video. And the rain level was just enough to keep all the major crowds of sightseers away and that was the reason why I could get such well framed shots of so many of the beautiful shrines, temples and statues. Do you remember when I broke a rule and climbed up and over the yellow rope barrier in order to get a birdseye shot of the whole Toshogu Shrine complex? Well, I got it! And you can see it at the very end of the video. And that video has received more than a few awards and recognition including 'Multimedia Feature of The Week' on Bowienet on March 24, 2002!!! . Well, I got lucky because of the on/off rain and also because you came here. Really, Adam, its true because if you had not come here, then I would not have gone to Nikko and I would not have made that video. So in a way, we both made that one together for sure! Thank you again for visiting me in Tokyo! Please come again someday. SORE DEWA MATA NE......Lob (e___: D(eJapanese TV ShowsOnline Music VideosOnline Photo Gallery
UPDATE: This just in Pongi HQ and yes, indeed, I was aired on CNN as I found out more info and got a pic from the below Foreigners in Japan forum:Rob Pongi on CNN - fuckedgaijin.comJapanese TV ShowsOnline Music VideosOnline Photo Gallery
Hi Rob,It is difficult to find the video and as the poster on the other MB said, it implies that you are actually running for office. There is a transcript but it only says [shows video]. Anyway, I don't know if it will show the light of day unless there is a CNN video site.
HAHAHAHAHA!!! Hi again Ghostlove, Well, actually, I'm not running for an office, I'm just running for my life! No big deal, right? And thanks alot for checking this out. I may try to call or write to someone here at CNN Japan and see if I can find out more. But I need a date and an approximate time when you saw yours truly broadcast on CNN! If you just tell me that info then I may be able to get a video out of this or, ah, maybe not. Well either way, in order to request an archive tape, of course, I'll have to tell them the date, time and also the show title name too. If you could just tell me that much, I would really appreciate it. Thanks again. Cheers!Lob Japanese TV ShowsOnline Music VideosOnline Photo Gallery
The show is called This Week in Politics with Tom Foreman as the host. You were on a segment that was on last Sunday so it was July 20th 2008.
WOW! That REALLY happened!!! Holy Shinto! Totally Freaking Unreal! Well, thank you very much Ghostlove. I'll try to call the CNN office here in Tokyo tomorrow morning. Take care and stay tuned (or, rather, I should be the one getting back in tune here for sure )Cheers!Lob Japanese TV ShowsOnline Music VideosOnline Photo Gallery


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POSITION: Defenseman
SHOOTS: Right
BIRTHPLACE: Kiev, UKR
DRAFTED: CHI: 2002-21 overall
|2009 PLAYOFF TOTALS: 13 gp, 0-1-1, 10 pim
HURRICANES/CAREER PLAYOFF TOTALS: 13 gp, 0-1-1, 10 pim
* Competed in his first NHL playoff season, skating in 13 of the Hurricanes 18 playoff games
* Earned his first career NHL playoff point with an assist on Jokinen's game-winning goal in Game 4 vs. BOS (5/8)
* Blocked four shots in Game 3 vs. NJ (4/19)
* Made his NHL playoff debut in Game 1 at NJ (4/15)
* Was a healthy extra for five playoff games (4/23; 5/14-5/23)
ROUND 3 TOTALS: 1 gp, 0-0-0, 0 pim
ROUND 2 TOTALS: 6 gp, 0-1-1, 6 pim
ROUND 1 TOTALS: 6 gp, 0-0-0, 4 pim
2008-09 REGULAR SEASON TOTALS: 72 gp, 16-19-35, 16 pim
* Among NHL defensemen, ranked tied for fifth in goals (16), tied for third in game-winning goals (4) and tied for eighth in power-play goals (9)
|Draft: Chicago 2002 (1-21-1)
Acquired: Jan. 20, 2006, trade with Chicago along with a fourth-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft for Danny Richmond and a fourth-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft
First NHL Game: Jan. 8, 2004 in a 3-1 Chicago win vs. Calgary
First NHL Point: Jan. 14, 2004 in a 4-2 Chicago loss at Detroit (assist)
First NHL Goal: Dec. 15, 2005 in a 5-3 Chicago loss at Nashville
Most Goals, Game: 2 - 2x (Last: 4/11/09; 3-2 CAR L @ NJ)
Most Assists, Game: 4 - (4/7/09; 9-0 CAR W vs. NYR)
Most Points, Game: 4 - (4/7/09; 9-0 CAR W vs. NYR)
Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 4 - 4 times (Last: 12/2/06; 5-2 CAR W vs. BOS)
Anton and his wife, Natalya, welcomed their first child, a son named Anton on July 1, 2010… They spend their summers in Kiev… His nickname is "Babs"… He started playing hockey at the age of five, and his first team was Sokol Kiev… Anton enjoyed watching NHL games on television when he was growing up, and says it was his goal from a very young age to "play in the best league in the world"… His favorite television show is the Russian sitcom "Schastlivy Vmeste" or "Happy Together"… Anton enjoys reading detective novels and prefers Italian food or sushi… His biggest talent outside of hockey is soccer, and he enjoys watching European soccer including Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and his hometown team, Dynamo Kiev… His most memorable goal was his overtime goal against Pittsburgh to clinch a playoff spot on 4/4/09… His game-day habits include "a good meal and a good nap"… He chose the number 33 because he wore it last season in Russia and had a really good season… His favorite places to visit in the Triangle are Sullivan's, Vivace and Firebirds… His favorite websites include tsn.ca, sportsnet.ca and sport-express.ru… He prefers to listen to the radio in his car rather than an iPod… His favorite road city is Montreal, and his favorite road arena is Montreal's Bell Centre.
Spent the 2009-10 season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), skating in 49 games with Avangard Omsk... Led all Omsk defensemen in goals (9), points (22), power-play goals (4), game-winning goals (2) and plus/minus (+17)... Played in the 2010 KHL All-Star Game in Minsk, scoring a goal for Team Yashin... Skated in two KHL playoff games for Omsk without registering a point.
Is in his fifth NHL season and fourth with Carolina… Though born in the Ukraine, he has represented Russia in several international competitions, including the 2001 and 2002 Under-18 World Junior Championships, capturing a gold medal and a silver medal at those two tournaments, respectively.
1999-00: Skated in 18 games for Elektrostal 2 in Russia
2000-01: Appeared in seven games for Elektrostal... Captured a gold medal with Russia at the 2001 Under-18 World Junior Championships, appearing in six games during the tournament
2001-02: Tallied 15 points (7g, 8a) in 40 games for Elektrostal... Played for Russia at the 2002 Under-18 World Junior Championships, winning silver... Tied for fifth among defensemen at the tournament with six points (3g, 3a)
2002-03: Played 12 games with Ak Bars and 21 games with St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg 2... Represented Russia at the 4 and 5 Nations exhibitions tournaments
2003-04: Made his North American debut, playing for Chicago (NHL) and Norfolk (AHL)... Appeared in five total NHL games for the Blackhawks, recording two assists and two penalty minutes... Made his NHL debut vs. CGY (1/8)... Earned his first NHL assist/point at DET (1/14)... Played in 73 games for Norfolk (AHL), totaling 22 points (8g, 14a) and 89 penalty minutes... Named to the AHL All-Star Team...Won the Sher-Wood Hardest Shot Contest (99.6 mph) during the AHL's All-Star festivities
2004-05: Played 66 games for Norfolk, registering an AHL-career-high 24 points (8g, 16a)... Played his 100th AHL game on 12/15 vs. Manchester... Selected to the Planet USA All-Star Team for the Dodge AHL All-Star Classic held on 1/27
2005-06: Completed his second NHL season, splitting the season between the Chicago Blackhawks organization and the Hurricanes organization... Established then-NHL-career highs in games played (39), goals (5), assists (5), points (10) and penalty minutes (22)... Was a "Black Ace" during the Hurricanes 2006 Stanley Cup run, traveling and practicing with the team throughout the postseason... Scored his fifth goal of the season and was (+2) at BUF (3/22)... Recalled from Lowell (3/12)... Was reassigned to Lowell (3/3)... Scored Carolina's second goal at TB (2/9)... Skated a game high 28:23 of ice time at MTL (1/31)... Scored his first goal as a Hurricane vs. ATL (1/28)... Made his Hurricanes debut at WSH (1/21)... Acquired on Jan. 20 along with Chicago's fourth round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft for defenseman Danny Richmond and a fourth-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft... Prior to the trade, he had split the season between Chicago (NHL) and Norfolk (AHL), tallying five points (2g, 3a) in 17 games with Chicago and 12 points (5g, 7a) in 24 games with Norfolk... Was assigned to Norfolk (AHL) on Jan. 18... Netted a power-play goal at CBJ (12/26)... Netted his first NHL goal, beating Pekka Rinne, at NSH (12/15)... Made his NHL season debut in a 2-1 Blackhawks OT win vs. NYR (12/7)... Recalled from Norfolk on Dec. 5... Had eight points (4g, 4a) in 22 games at the time of his recall
2006-07: Completed his third NHL season and second with Carolina... Established career highs in games played (52), assists (12), points (14) and penalty minutes (30)... Ranked tied for third among Hurricanes defensemen in scoring (14 points) and third among Carolina skaters in blocked shots (95)... In nine games with Albany, he notched one goal and six assists (7 points)... Suspended by the Hurricanes for failing to report to Albany (AHL) 2/7... Earned two assists and was (+1) vs. TB (1/20)... Assisted on Walker's game-winning goal vs. FLA (12/26)... Scored the game-winning goal and led all Hurricanes defensemen in ice time with 21:46 at PHI (12/19)... Earned the primary assist on Staal's first goal and was (+2) vs. BOS (12/2)... Assisted on Staal's first goal and was (+2) in 20:34 of ice time vs. DAL (11/18)... Assisted on Craig Adams' goal and was (+2) in 20:10 of ice time vs. NYR (11/15)... Assisted on LaRose's shorthanded goal vs. PIT (11/11)... Scored his first career game-winning goal with an overtime tally vs. ATL (10/25)... Blocked a game-high seven shots and was (+1) in 21:54 of ice time at NYI (10/21)... Assisted on Williams' second goal at TB (10/16) for his first point of the season... Was a healthy extra for 17 games (10/4; 10/13; 2/1-2/3; 3/9-4/1; 4/6-4/7).
2007-08: Signed a one-year contract with Avangard Omsk of the Russian Superliga on May 1, 2007... Led all Omsk defensemen and ranked tied for fifth among Superliga defensemen in scoring with 26 points (9g, 17a) in 57 games played... His 17 assists ranked tied for fifth overall among Omsk skaters... Had one goal and one assist (2 points) in four playoff games.
2008-09: Established new career highs for games played (72), goals (16), assists (19) and points (35) in a season... Among NHL defensemen, ranked tied for fifth in goals (16), tied for third in game-winning goals (4) and tied for eighth in power-play goals (9)... Was first among Hurricanes blueliners in goals (16) and tied for second in points (35)... Became just the fourth defenseman in franchise history to score 16 goals in a season, and the first since Zarley Zalapski netted a team-record 20 goals in the 1991-92 season... Was second among all Carolina skaters in plus/minus (+13) and third overall on the team in power-play goals (9)... Had 22 points, including 12 goals, in the last 24 games of the season (2/19-4/11: 12g, 10a)... Established new career single-game highs for assists and points in a game with four helpers vs. NYI (4/7)... Scored the overtime, game-winning goal vs. PIT (4/4) to help Carolina clinch a berth in the playoffs with a 3-2 victory... Earned his first career multi-goal game with a pair of power-play tallies vs. NJ (3/18)... Scored the game-winning goal on the power play vs. STL (1/2)... Played his 100th game with the Hurricanes at ATL (12/26)... Was on injured reserve from 12/10-12/18 with an elbow injury... Skated a season-high 26:25 of ice time vs. PHI (12/6)... Skated in his 100th career NHL game at STL (10/30)... Netted his first goal of the season -- and first NHL goal since Dec. 19, 2006 -- when he beat Carey Price on the power play at MTL (10/28)... Made his season debut at ANA (10/19)... Missed four games due to injury... Was a healthy extra for six games... Made his Stanley Cup playoff debut, earning one assist in 13
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Police have temporarily reopened part of U.S. 52 southbound in Winston-Salem after an accident.
A tractor-trailer carrying alcohol went down an embankment around 8 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 52 near exit 116 which is the Hanes Mill Road exit. All lanes were temporarily closed overnight.
Police reopened all southbound lanes around 6:30 a.m. Thursday. At 9 a.m., they will close the right lane of U.S. 52 southbound near the Hanes Mill Road exit so crews can continue cleaning up the scene. The clean up process should be finished by 12 p.m. Thursday.


text: Without the correct lighting, no space is truly complete. Each room needs a combination of general lighting, task lighting and decorative lighting to set a pace and provide the right functionality. For this reason, table and floor lamps are especially important. A piece of furniture like a floor lamp can lead to the transformation your space… Read more


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The Season's Best Gold Makeup
"Right now I can't live without Chanel Le Volume Mascara," says LA-based makeup artist Kayleen McAdams. "As the weather cools down and the holidays approach, my favorite look is a deep rich lip and lots of lashes. This mascara allows me to achieve the latter without using any other products—plus, it makes my clients' lashes look thick rather than clumpy and holds the curl all day."
Chanel Le Volume Mascara, $30, chanel.com
"I'm thankful for Clairol Shimmer Lights because it's the perfect shampoo solution to counteracting brassiness, a common problem for blondes," says Marie Robinson, owner and colorist at her eponymous salon in New York City—who's also responsible for Emma Stone's ever-changing beautiful hair color.
Clairol Shimmer Lights Shampoo, $8, sallybeauty.com
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Snow Day!
Friday Night Family Fun
Friday, December 14, 2012
6:30pm @ Plaza Branch
Looking for a fun way to kick off a weekend? Friday Night Family Fun has the cure for the wintertime blues! Come in from the cold and join friends at the Plaza Branch for activities for all ages to celebrate winter fun.
We'll read some favorite books about snow and work on a winter-themed craft.
For grades Pre-K through third.


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The Southeast Steuben County Library has joined Library Ideas network of public library websites that offer access to more than 7 million songs.
The Freegal Music Service will allow the libraries in the Southern Tier Library System to increase the size and diversity of its collection by offering access to more than 28,000 music labels from 85 different countries.
Under the terms of the agreement, SSCL card holders can download three MP3s per week for free by visiting ssclibrary.org and clicking the Freegal link. Cardholders can also stream music from Freegal on many wi-fi enabled devices.
For more information, visit www.ssclibrary.org.
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Two charged in Thibodaux shooting
Published: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 9:07 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 3:28 p.m.
Two Thibodaux men were arrested Wednesday in connection with a shooting that injured one man the night before in Thibodaux, authorities said.
Warren Coler, 1300 Ridgefield Road, was with the victim and a group of friends in the 600 Block of Government Circle about 7 p.m., Thibodaux Police Chief Scott Silverii said. Coler got a gun from his vehicle and shot, striking the man in his leg.
Coler fled, and the victim was rushed to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, where he was in stable condition Wednesday.
Coler was booked into the Lafourche Parish jail on a charge of second-degree battery and simple criminal damage to property. He is being held on a $255,000 bond.
Coler was found at his home, 1002 Canal Blvd., about 9 a.m. Wednesday, Silverii said. Coler was released 13 days ago for armed robbery after serving a juvenile life sentence.
Later Wednesday, police arrested Donald Alex, 20, 625 Maple St., at his home after authorities learned he helped Coler escape Tuesday night by driving him away after the shooting. He was in the Lafourche jail on a charge of being an accessory after the fact, and his bond was $25,000.
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One Click Media Group is one of the youngest and fastest-developing web media groups on the Bulgarian market. It is owned by M3 Communications Group, Inc. and is part of long years of experience in web business of the biggest PR agency in the country.
Founded in 2008 in Sofia, OCMG has in its portfolio sites covering a wide range of topics and target groups, which attract long-term interest.
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