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Steve Lamb, of Massillon, works out in the elements. So when his wife presented him with his Christmas gift in December, he was happy.
But Lamb was especially thankful Monday for the present when temperatures began to dip.
The foreman for the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company wrote in response to a Facebook question that his wife bought him a battery-powered heated coat. He recommends the heated coat for anyone who has to work outdoors. The coat comes with a charger, he wrote.
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Quote: "Tsunami" Ad Offends Memory of September 11 Tragedy
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Updated 7:50 PM EDT, Tue, Sep 1, 2009
It's enough to turn your stomach. Or, if you're a New Yorker who lived through the September 11th attacks, give you a serious case of the heebie-jeebies. An ad, purportedly for the World Wildlife Fund in Brazil, although the U.S. WWF has strongly condemned it -- that features dozens of airplanes converging on lower Manhattan, with the line "The Tsunami Killed 100 Times More People Than 9/11."
The ad was first brought to our attention by Gothamist, but was originally picked up by Adweek.com's AdFreak blog, which reports that the print piece is from the Brazilian arm of the WWF.
Later, it was found that the piece was just for spec, turned out by some questionable creative types at a Brazilian Ad agency.
The 2004 tsunami was a horrible tragedy that killed over 200,000 people, and probably gets less media attention in the West than it deserves, but that's no reason to pick a fight with victims of another horrible tragedy.
AdWeek called the print ad "tasteless and nightmarish," but that's putting it mildly.
The final line in the ad is "The planet is brutally powerful. Respect it. Preserve it."
AdFreak notes that the ad won an award in the "public awareness sector" and is credited to agency DDB Brazil for WWF-Brazil -- but said it ran in Israel, of all places.
A representative for the US headquarters of WWF said they had been unaware of the offensive poster until today.
"We strongly condemn both the message and the images portrayed," said the WWF-US spokesman Steve Ertel when first asked about the advertisement.
Later, the organization issued an even stronger worded statement saying:
"WWF strongly condemns this offensive and tasteless ad and did not authorize its production or publication. It is our understanding that it was a concept offered by an outside advertising agency seeking our business in Brazil. The concept was summarily rejected by WWF and should never have seen the light of day," the statement said.
For its part, the ad agency DDB also moved to distance itself.
The Tsunami ad for World Wildlife Fund Brasil was created by a team at DDB Brasil in December 2008. The team in question is no longer with the Agency. DDB Brasil apologizes to anyone who was offended or affected by the ad. It should never have been made and it does not portray the philosophy of the agency.
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Mikal kHill wrote: That would make awesome backside-of-an-album art...
b. dolan wrote: horrific ad, but a striking image.
Brynjar wrote: Great ad, should make people from US think for a sec.
Sarcastro wrote: Brynjar wrote: Great ad, should make people from US think for a sec.
about what? I agree with cakes, the two aren't that related. It's the equivalent of saying why don't people care as much about car accident fatalities as they do about murders. Sure people are dying in both cases and in the former far more people are dying but one is an accident while the other one is a deliberate act.
futuristxen wrote: Aren't the more violent tsunamis somewhat linked to global climate change brought on by the action or inaction of our silly species as it pertains to the environment? Which is a bigger threat than terrorism really.


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The dual roles of the CIO in the digital age
The rapid adoption of digital technologies is putting new pressures on IT organizations. As spending on cloud, mobile, analytics, and social technology soars, CIOs have the opportunity to help drive strategy, innovation, and revenue growth. At the same time, these technologies present major new challenges in the traditional domain of IT: building and integrating information systems while cost-effectively operating a reliable and secure infrastructure. Today's CIO must play a dual role: builder of technology and…
The rapid adoption of digital technologies is putting new pressures on IT organizations. As spending on cloud, mobile, analytics, and social technology soars, CIOs have the opportunity to help drive strategy, innovation, and revenue growth. At the same time, these technologies present major new challenges in the traditional domain of IT: building and integrating information systems while cost-effectively operating a reliable and secure infrastructure. Today's CIO must play a dual role: builder of technology and builder of the business.
- The cloud services market is expanding 5 times faster than traditional IT spending
- Enterprises spent over $30 billion globally on big data technology and services in 2013
- Leading CIOs describe their roles in terms such as "imagination," "chief innovation officer," and "revenue-generator CIO"
- Seventy percent of CIOs envision becoming CEO one day
- Half of CIOs feel unable to cope with the pace of change brought by digital technologies
Enterprise IT is being transformed by digital technologies
IT organizations are changing. Previously focused mostly on building and operating IT infrastructure and automating business processes, CIOs are now looking for new ways to bring value to their businesses. Today's IT organization is increasingly focused on revenue growth, customer experience, and data-based insight.
This shift is due to the growing importance of "digitization"—the use of digital technologies to enhance productivity and responsiveness, uncover insights about customers, innovate, and create new business models. The media, marketing, and retail commerce sectors adopted digitization early, and they continue to invest and innovate. The digitization trend can now be seen in virtually every sector. For instance, the digital oil field employs analytics and mobile devices to make exploration and production more productive. Digital manufacturing uses digital modeling and simulation to reduce cycle times and costs. In "smart" buildings, digital sensors help improve energy efficiency. Financial services firms reduce costs and improve risk management by digitizing processes from end to end. In health care, mobile devices and analytics are improving diagnoses and health outcomes and helping to contain costs. And e-government initiatives are using the Web, big data, mobile devices, and sensors to improve public safety and serve citizens better.
The digitization trend is supported by the ongoing decline in the prices of connectivity and computing power and the growing consumer adoption of digital technologies such as social and mobile. From 2011 to 2013, for instance, the number of smartphone wireless subscriptions in the United States surged 70 percent to 200 million; average monthly mobile data usage per person increased 80 percent during the same period.1
Flourishing markets for digital technologies are impacting enterprises
The flourishing markets for cloud, mobile, analytics, and social technologies and services are a measure of their growing impact on enterprises:
- The cloud services market is expanding almost five times faster than traditional IT spending is.2
- The number of mobile devices and wireless connections in 2013 grew to 7 billion globally, an increase of 500 million in one year.3
- Enterprises spent over $30 billion globally on big data hardware, software, and services in 2013, 25 percent more than in 2011.4
- Advertisers increased spending on social media advertising by 60 percent between 2011 and 2013 to $6 billion.5
It is important to keep the impact of digitization in perspective. Cloud services, for instance, still account for less than 10 percent of the IT services market.6 Legacy applications and infrastructure are not going away. CIOs will have to manage, maintain, and integrate them for years to come while guiding decisions about what to move to the cloud and what to keep on premises.7
CIOs aspire to foster innovation and drive growth
The power of digital technologies is leading CIOs to take a more expansive view of their roles. No longer is their job merely to build and operate the technology their business needs to function. Increasingly, they see their role as helping to increase revenue, improve customer experience, coax insight out of the growing amount of data generated by companies' digital operations, and shape strategy. If it sounds like CIOs are aiming high, they are. Seventy percent of the CIOs attending a recent Wall Street Journal CIO Network event see in themselves a future CEO.8 Figure 1 contrasts the traditional values of IT with the new values that are emerging in IT organizations today.
Figure 1. The emerging values of enterprise IT
|Traditional IT
|Emerging IT
|Key skills
|Operations managementCustom software developmentPackaged software deployment
|Advising and guiding business leaders; strategyInnovationTechnology orchestration and vendor management
|Key metrics
|Business growthCustomer experience/engagementCost
|Company facilities
|Every employee, customer, and partner touchpoint
|Risk posture
|Minimizing risk
|Managing risk to an appropriate level
|Security orientation
|Protection and defense
|Discovery and response
|Core value
|Goal of outsourcing
|Cost reduction
|Increasing speed, filling skill gaps, managing costs (e.g., opex vs. capex)
A look at what the CIOs of some of the leading organizations in the United States are saying and doing illustrates the changing mindset and priorities of CIOs.
The CIO of the Coca-Cola Company aspires to be what he calls a "revenue-generator CIO." Coke is spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year on digital marketing, almost all of which is related to IT. The CIO says the marketing organization often turns to the IT organization for ideas about better ways to reach their customers.9
At Dell, the IT and marketing organizations share a team that reports to both the CMO and the CIO. Technology plans may be revised quarterly or even monthly in order to respond to the needs of the business.10
The CIO of Walgreens holds two additional CIO titles: chief innovation officer and chief improvement officer. To foster innovation, he oversees a small group that is primarily responsible for discovering ways to use disruptive technologies that can yield major financial benefits, with an initial target of $50 to $100 million and an eventual goal of $1 billion He also has the more traditional responsibility of continually improving internal processes and finding cost efficiencies.11
Purdue University's CIO feels that that today's CIO needs more than technical skill; he or she needs "imagination." He says, "Imaginative people can envision where threats are coming from and where opportunities lie, as well as having the know-how to take advantage of these opportunities. That hasn't been required of CIOs up until now."12
Increasingly then, CIOs should play dual roles: builder of technology and builder of the business. Not all CIOs are able to or interested in playing the latter role, however. Some organizations are exploring creating a separate position, chief digital officer (CDO), for an individual who would define and execute a growth-oriented digital strategy. CDOs may become more common in the coming years. But as all business becomes digital business, firms may ultimately merge their separate CIO and CDO positions.13
Digital technologies are creating new challenges for IT leaders
While digital technologies are creating new expectations of CIOs, these technologies also create new problems. The traditional IT concerns of application integration, performance, cost management, and security now require new approaches. Many CIOs feel unready. According to a recent survey of 2,300 CIOs globally, half feel unable to cope with the pace of change wrought by digital technologies; over 40 percent feel that they don't have the talent they need.14
Digitization creates political and organizational challenges as well—a few of which are presented below.
Expanded role and relationships: Increasingly, digital technologies are shaping and enabling corporate strategy. This thrusts CIOs into a strategic role, even as chief marketing officers, and in some cases chief digital officers, are playing in the same arena.15 Digital is also leading some firms to redesign core processes and operations, creating change-management challenges. CIOs should forge ever-closer and more productive relationships with C-level stakeholders while navigating potential conflicts and competition.
Legacy IT infrastructures: Enterprises implementing digital technologies often face requirements for scalability, high performance, and flexibility for which they are unprepared. Often this is because legacy IT infrastructures and applications are saddled with "technical debt"—an accumulation of code that never fully met requirements, was degraded by programmer shortcuts, or is excessively complex—that undermines agility and scalability.16
Architecture and integration: Companies adopting cloud computing face new questions about IT architecture: Which systems should be based in the cloud, and which should be operated on premises? When is a public cloud—in which physical computing resources are shared with other enterprises—appropriate, and when is a private cloud—which provides cloud-style management efficiencies but is dedicated to a single enterprise—preferable? How can cloud-based and traditional in-house systems be integrated to create seamless, manageable solutions that provide predictable performance? The integration challenge is spawning dozens of start-up vendors in a rapidly growing and confusing market of "integration platform services."17
Performance management: Cloud providers offer service-level agreements with performance guarantees. But many IT organizations are unaccustomed to monitoring and verifying the performance of resources outside their firewalls. It can be difficult to assure the experience of a user who is interacting with hybrid workflows that link processes operated by multiple cloud providers to internal applications. IT organizations may need to augment the services offered by a cloud provider to meet the service levels required by the business.
Cost management: Cloud pricing is often based on usage and varies with demand. One analyst firm has counted at least half a dozen ways of charging for cloud infrastructure.18 Variables such as resource contention and shifting requirements for storage, bandwidth, and redundancy can make it difficult to understand, predict, and manage the costs of cloud resources. Companies are finding that they need to continuously study and adjust the resources such as virtual machines, storage pools, and memory to optimize costs and avoid surprises.
Security: Companies face major challenges balancing security requirements with users' demand for an easy, attractive mobile experience, especially when mobile devices are becoming diverse and may run software of unknown origin alongside authorized enterprise applications. Cloud computing presents its own security challenges. Organizations should allow their networks to connect with multiple cloud service providers' networks, opening new vectors and increasing the risk of cyber-attacks. Companies should ensure that public cloud providers will protect their data from other customers. And they should verify that providers' regulatory compliance and security governance satisfies their own standards.
A shortage of new skills: As with any new technology, the use of digital technologies requires a host of skills and knowledge that are in short supply. These include managing cloud vendors; architecting mobile and cloud security; and developing cloud applications, which require new tools and increasingly use DevOps, an emerging software development methodology that stresses collaboration between software development and IT operations.19
In the digital era, CIOs have a great opportunity to influence the strategy and success of their organizations. They also face a host of new technological, political, and organizational challenges. Effective CIOs couple vision, creativity and political sensitivity with an ability to adroitly navigate a rapidly changing technology landscape.
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- "US Telecom, Handsets and Towers," Macquarie (USA) (16th May 2013)
- http://www.gartner.com/document/2586017?ref=QuickSearch&sthkw=cloud%20skills
- http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/white_paper_c11-520862.html
- "IT Hardware Report," UBS (17th Sept 2013)
- BIA/Kelsey U.S. Local Media Forecast, http://www.marketingtechblog.com/social-ad-spending-forecast/; http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2174656/social-media-spending-reach-usd98-billion
- Forecast: IT Services, 2011-2017, 4Q13 Update, Gartner Group
- According to "Forecast: Public Cloud Services, Worldwide, 2011-2017, 4Q13 Update" (Gartner) IaaS is the fastest growing segment of the cloud services market, with a CAGR of more than 40%. But it is also one of the smallest, accounting for less than 10%. The biggest components are cloud-based advertising, applications (SaaS) and business process as a service, which includes processes such as HR, e-commerce, payments, and finance.
- http://online.wsj.com/public/page/journal-report-leadership.html?mg=inert-wsj
- http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/business_technology/driving_the_top_line_with_technology_an_interview_with_the_cio_of_coca-cola
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vala-afshar/cios-stop-chasing-shadow_b_4239465.html
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2013/02/18/cio-plus-series-interview-with-tim-theriault-chief-information-innovation-and-improvement-officer-of-walgreens/
- http://www.information-age.com/it-management/skills-training-and-leadership/123457414/boardroom-matters—–cio-interview
- Gartner Group. "Beyond the Government CIO: Chief Data or Digital Officers?" (7 October 2013), "Early Trends in Recruiting Chief Digital Officers" (14 November 2013)
- http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2649419
- http://dupress.com/articles/digital-marketing-and-the-mind-of-the-cmo/?per=4005
- Tech Trends 2014: Inspiring Disruption (Deloitte University Press 2014)
- http://www.gartner.com/technology/reprints.do?id=1-1Q1R63A&ct=140128&st=sb
- http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/120913-cloud-pricing-276733.html?page=1
- http://radar.oreilly.com/2012/06/what-is-devops.html


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In the past you had to jump through some hoops to get your posts sent directly to your affiliated Facebook or Twitter accounts. Well, not anymore. Jetpack was upgraded today to version 2.0 which includes a very powerful sharing tool that allows you to choose what social networks you want your information to post to automatically for you. You also have the ability to choose by each post which networks to activate/deactivate.
Click on Jetpack in the left-hand navigation, and from the Jetpack menu find the option for "Publicize" and then click on "Configure." Connect your account one by one for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumbler, or Yahoo. If you are already logged into any of these networks, it should pick up the account right away. Just be wary of what account you are signed into if you have more than one. Also be sure to save the setting changes at the bottom of the page.
After linking your networks you will now see a difference when you go to publish a new post. You will have a few new options.
Just above the "Publish" button, all of your linked accounts will appear by default. If you would like to disable one or more of your networks for a single post then choose "edit" to customize which networks to send to as well as the customized message sent.
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When I accepted the job offer to become Sports Editor at the Daily Independent in May it was my first trip to Ridgecrest, Calif., a place that I didn't even know existed until I looked it up on a map. When I moved to Ridgecrest last month, one of my top priorities was to learn about the history of city — specifically its sports history.
My first day on the job, I went to the Burroughs Barn to watch basketball practice and was planning to get a first glimpse of that history. When I stepped inside the cozy confines of the gym, I immediately noticed that I would not be getting my Burros history lesson there.
That's because there was a noticeable absence of banners on the walls of the Barn. Legendary coaches, players and teams — including the 2005 Southern Section Eastern Division champion football team that I have heard about around town — peppered the wall, but recent and not-so-recent league and section championship banners remained surprisingly absent.
In looking at the walls inside the gym, I didn't know that the Burroughs football team will be defending its Desert Sky League championship when league play kicks off in October. And in the recently completed softball season, I didn't get to see that the Burros captured their first league crown in seven seasons.
"We have big goals that we talk about on a regular basis when we meet on the road — this is about winning a DSL championship," Burroughs head boys basketball coach Doug Hayes said after the War on the Floor summer tournament last month.
The 2013-14 Burroughs boys basketball team isn't the only one on campus that has league title aspirations. But without banners on the wall, these significant achievements aren't recognized.
The Burroughs Barn should be full of green and white banners, both to celebrate past successes and let opponents who likely drove hours for a contest what the Burros are all about. Hung on the wall, from the ceiling or strung across the large black tubes above either sideline, it doesn't matter — the banners should be on display.
Until then, it's hard to imagine any team at Burroughs having a banner season.
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Health and Safety - Home
UWM Facility Services (PPS) is involved with many aspects of campus environmental health and safety. The following information includes procedures, guidelines and other resources to support our buildings/grounds, maintenance/trades, and construction activities on campus. This information is also applicable for academic departments, research activities and the campus community.
Asbestos and Lead Management: The asbestos management program applies to all work operations at UWM involving asbestos containing materials. Similarly, the lead management program applies to campus environmental lead management. Also available is the transitional asbestos management program index page, started May 7, 2010.
Safety Committee: Topical and archival information related to the "buildings & grounds" and "shops" safety committees.
Safety Information Guidelines and Procedures: information regarding various safety and health guidelines and management programs for facility management and the campus community.
- Aerial Lift Awareness Training for PPS
- Battery Safety
- Blood and Body Fluid Spill Procedures
- Buildings & Grounds Summer Crew Safety Awareness (Powerpoint presentation)
- Confined Space Program
- Construction Project Review
- Excavation Safety
- Fall Protection
- Fume Hood Systems
- Hot Work Practices
- Indoor Air / Environmental Quality
- Lifts
- Lockout/Tagout
- Mercury Awareness for PPS (Powerpoint presentation)
- Overhead Door Safety
- Respiratory Protection Program for PPS
- Stores / Surplus Program Safety Awareness (Powerpoint presentation)
Blood & Body Fluid Spill Procedures
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Rx Minute: Statins Value to Society & Risk Factors Linked to Alzheimer's
Statins Deliver Large Value to Society
A recent article published in Health Affairs highlights the remarkable impact of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins on the treatment of cardiovascular disease in the U.S. and around the world.[1] Analyzing national survey data, the authors found that statin therapy reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL, so called "bad cholesterol") levels by an average of 19% among individuals who used these drugs. This reduction in LDL levels translated into roughly 40,000 fewer deaths, 60,000 fewer hospitalizations for heart attacks, and 22,000 fewer hospitalizations for strokes in 2008 alone. From an economic perspective, these prevented hospitalizations are associated with gross savings of nearly $5 billion in the U.S.
The authors also estimated the aggregate social value, or "total surplus", of the years of life saved in people taking statins between 1987 and 2008 to be $1.25 trillion. After subtracting spending on statins, consumers accrued a value of $947 billion, or about $35,000 per person taking statins. This translates into a roughly 4:1 benefit-to-cost ratio.
While the authors establish a strong rationale for the use of statins, they also lament the "potential underuse" of these medicines. They cite a number of studies that underscore the gap between the number of prescriptions written and reported patient use – otherwise known as nonadherence. Accordingly, they consider several potential policy changes that could encourage patient adherence to statin therapy. Options favored by the authors go beyond a focus on patient cost sharing, to also consider financial incentives for providers who successfully control the cholesterol of their patients through statin therapy, and the integration of medication adherence as a performance measure for emerging care models.
The authors conclude, "Policy makers should consider interventions at the patient and provider levels to encourage therapy for untreated patients with high cholesterol and greater adherence with the therapy after it is initiated."
Two Independent Groups of Researchers Identify Risk Factor Linked to Alzheimer's
Scientists from two independent research groups have identified a gene mutation that has been shown to increase an individual's chance of developing Alzheimer's disease. Both studies, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that people with a certain mutation on their TREM2 gene were three to five times more likely to get late-onset Alzheimer's – the most common form of the disease – than those without the mutation. This rate is comparable to the only other major known genetic risk factor for developing late-onset Alzheimer's, a mutation in the ApoE4 gene, which increases a person's risk by about 40%.[2]
Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and it affects over 5.4 million people and has cost the nation $200 billion in 2012 alone.[3] As William Thies, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of the Alzheimer's Association notes, these studies are important because they point "very specifically to a potential metabolic pathway that you could intervene in to change the course of Alzheimer's disease."[4]
The first study, conducted by researchers at the University College London among other universities, examined the DNA of 1,092 people with Alzheimer's and 1,107 people without the disease.[5] The TREM2 mutation was found in approximately 2% of the group with the disease and only 0.45% of the control group. They then confirmed their results by testing a larger pool of about 6,700 Alzheimer's patients and 16,200 people without the disease.
The second study, conducted by the deCode Genetics team in Reykjavik, Iceland, studied the genome sequences of 2,261 Icelanders.[6] The researchers found that people with the TREM2 mutation were three times more likely to develop Alzheimer's than those without it. They also found similar results by examining an additional 2,000 people in the U.S. and Europe. Furthermore, they found that people over 80 who had the mutation but did not have Alzheimer's had lower cognitive function than those without the mutation.
[1]D.C. Grabowski, et al. "The Large Social Value Resulting From Use Of Statins Warrants Steps To Improve Adherence And Broaden Treatment," Health Affairs, 31 (2012) 10, 2276-2285.
[2] Castillio, M. "Gene Mutation Identified as New Risk Factor for Alzheimer's." CBS News. November 15, 2012.
[3] Alzheimer's Association. "Alzheimer's Facts and Figures". 2012. Available at: http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_facts_and_figures.asp.
[4] Quote appearing in Kolata, G. "Alzheimer's Tied to Mutation Harming Immune Response." New York Times. November 14, 2012.
[5] Guerreiro R, et al. "TREM2 Variants in Alzheimer's Disease". New England Journal of Medicine. 2012. DOI: 10.1056 /NEJMoa1211851.
[6] Jonsson, T, et al. "Variant of TREM2 Associated with the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease". New England Journal of Medicine. 2012. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1211103.


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By 1962, Studebaker Corp., the oldest vehicle manufacturer in the United States, was in serious financial trouble. But there was still a chance. In February 1961, the company hired 40-year-old Sherwood Egbert as its president. He was the Lee Iacocca of Studebaker.
One of the first things he did was to call on noted designer Brook Stevens to rejuvenate the Hawk. Since the car was really a face lifted 1953 Starliner coupe, it was dated. Time and money were short, but Stevens accepted the challenge.
The Gran Turismo Hawk went from idea to production in a matter of months, a task that usually takes several years.
Rarely, if ever, has an updated, modernized model like the Gran Turismo Hawk won the praise of critics. The name itself suggested a combination of European and American style. The squared-off roof had a 1958 Thunderbird look, and the grille was influenced by Studebaker's relationship with Mercedes-Benz, its U.S. distributor. Even the circled chrome "S" nose ornament had a Mercedes look.
No wonder the Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk is a popular model for Studebaker fans and collectors. Bob and Carol McMains, of Pleasant Hill, love Studebakers. Even the license frame on their newish Chevrolet brags "My Other Car Is A Studebaker."
For Bob, it started about 40 years ago when he was visiting Paso Robles and met someone who had a 1935 Studebaker for sale. He bought it for $300, and it's in his garage today.
"Carol's family was steeped in Studebakers," Bob said. "Her uncle and grandfather worked for Studebaker in South Bend, Ind., and most of the extended family members owned and drove Studebakers."
Several years ago, the couple agreed to "get ourselves a car that can run with the big dogs and travel." They found the car on Craigslist. It was in Prunedale.
"The paint was pealing, and there was some serious rust in the trunk, but the body was fit," Bob said. "The seats and headliner were good."
The McMains bought the 1962 Hawk for $5,000 and sent it to a body shop in Castroville. It was refinished and painted Bordeaux red with a white top.
"The goal," Bob said, "is to keep it as stock as possible but make the sacrifices you have to to keep it running."
This is a local car show vehicle, not a serious show car competitor. The 289 c.i. V-8 engine mated with a Borg-Warner automatic transmission is stock, but the grille has some model year mixes, and the trunk deck has been slightly modified from the factory specifications.
This June, the McMains wanted to travel to Kansas for a family reunion in their Studebaker. Bob installed air conditioning for the hot weather trip. On June 26, Bob and Carol headed east from Pleasant Hill excited about their adventure.
"Twenty miles from Winnemucca, the generator went out," Bob related. "We found a mechanic at the motel, and he offered to help. We bought an alternator at O'Reily's, but a bracket needed to be ground down, and the bolt size was wrong. However, the mechanic got us ready to go by 10 p.m."
The second day wasn't any better. "We were on the road by 8 a.m. Utah temperature was 100 degrees. We stopped for gas in Park City, and the Studebaker vapor locked. I ran down the battery trying to restart it."
He got a jump start, but it later vapor locked again, this time in a construction zone.
On their third day out, the McMains shared some of their wealth with the AutoZone store in Vernal, Utah, where they bought a new fuel pump for the Studebaker and had it installed.
The fourth day, after stopping in the high altitude town of Dinosaur, Colo., the car wouldn't start. Bob changed the condenser and got the engine running. "It sputtered once as we took off," he said, "but 16 miles later, we couldn't even get up a small hill outside Rangely, Colo."
Another mechanic said the new fuel pump was defective, so an electric pump was purchased and installed.
They completed the first 1,300 miles of the trip on the fifth day, when the car again sputtered and died and needed to be towed in Colorado Springs, Colo. On the sixth day, there were more problems, but they were fixed by a "carburetor mechanic."
Apparently all was fine by the seventh day, but the forecast was for 106 degrees in Kansas. The McMains had some doubts about taking the 51-year-old Studebaker on to Kansas. So they rented a car to complete their trip to the family reunion.
Are they discouraged by this experience? Heck no! In fact, the McMains can hardly wait to drive to the next out-of-state Studebaker Club meeting, where they can proudly show off their beautiful 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk and tell of their adventures.
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In a developing story out of downtown Augusta, investigators are looking into the discovery of a body in a garbage can behind a business off Broad Street.
The body of a white male was found late this morning at 516 Broad Street, behind William Murrell and Associates, a local limo service.
The owner of the business says he made the discovery on his way into work this morning.
William Murrell usually comes into work through the back door. But this morning, he noticed something strange.
A garbage can that wasn't his.
"I opened up my trashcan and discovered a body in there."
Murrell tells News 12 he immediately called 911. Several dozen curious people gathered around the business as Richmond County investigators rolled onto the scene. Officers blocked the area off a little before noon so they could figure out what happened.
"The victim is at the crime lab and we are handling this as a homicide investigation," says Lieutenant Scott Peebles. He says the body is at the lab so they can figure out a cause of death. Officers say the man was in the garbage can around 48 hours, possibly less.
"Our next step is to figure out who he is and try to retrace his steps."
They looked for answers in the trash can and through the pile of nearby garbage and scrap metal.
"It was totally shocking, something you just don't see every day," says William Murrell, who watched from the sidelines as his office transformed into a crime scene.


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About the Book
Surrender to the Earl, the latest historical romance from USA Today bestselling author Gayle Callen, is the passion-filled second novel in her Brides of Redemption series about battle-scarred soldiers and the women whose love heals them.
Audrey Blake, blind since a childhood fever stole her sight, is hidden away by her family and needs help to claim the property that is rightfully hers. But her plan to gain independence by asking the visiting Earl of Knighsbridge, Robert Henslow, for his help goes awry when he insists they fake an engagement. Though he thought the ruse was for Audrey's benefit, Robert soon yearns to make the falsehood a fact and win the lady for himself.
A seductive Victorian romance filled with steamy excitement and spicy ardor, Surrender to the Earl is sure to cast a spell on Gayle Callen's fans and new readers alike.
She wanted a favor, not a fiance...
Audrey Blake's impromptu plan—asking a visitor to help her take ownership of her rightful property—is unraveling in spectacular fashion. Audrey has been kept in virtual seclusion by her family, and now the enigmatic Robert Henslow, Earl of Knightsbridge, has complicated her scheme to gain independence, insisting they pretend to be engaged.
Duty brought Robert to Audrey's doorstep. As for what makes him propose marriage...it might be guilt. Compassion. Or something far more urgent and unexpected. Their counterfeit union was supposed to be for Audrey's benefit. Yet it's Robert who yearns to prove to the intriguing Audrey how much they both have to gain by making it real—and convincing her to submit to the most blissful passion.
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Critical Praise
"Callen has outdone herself." — Romantic Times BOOKclub on SURRENDER TO THE EARL, 4 1/2 stars
"...a charming Victorian romance...The lively banter and mild suspense are certain to entertain aficionados of historica romance." — Publishers Weekly, praise for RETURN OF THE VISCOUNT
"A bad boy hero who is so, so good and a heroine who risks it all for sinful delights. But there is a tender vulnerability to these characters... This will be an enchangint addition to your keeper shelf." — Romantic Times
"Gayle Callen is wonderful!" — Cathy Maxwell
"This is Callen's forte: entangle readers in a tale that's delightfully sexy, fast paced and filled with engaging characters who hold your interest until the end." — Romantic Times
Product Details
- Imprint: Avon
- On Sale: 05/28/2013
- Trimsize: 4.188 in (w) x 6.75 in (h) x 0.96 in (d)
- Pages: 384
- List Price: 7.99 USD
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End Date: Apr 27, 2015
Mechanistic models for soybean (GLYCIM), cotton (GOSSYM), corn (MAIZSIM), and potato (SPUDSIM), have been developed in previous projects by this group. The proposed research will broaden the capabilities of the corn and potato models by utilizing data from experiments carried out in unique, state-of-the-art sun-lit growth chambers and field plots. Short and long term experiments will be employed to test hypotheses and develop algorithms for plant processes to be used in the computer models. Data collected by collaborators will be used to test and evaluate the models. A simple Rye model will be developed to simulate a cover crop during the fall-winter season. A computer graphical user interface will be developed using components from the existing software program, GUICS, to allow a user to simulate long term crop rotations over multiple growing seasons. Advanced data management capabilities will be added to the interface to help with interpretation and management of input and output data. Tools for weather generation and estimation of soil hydraulic properties will be added to the interface to provide a wide range of environmental conditions for assessment. All crop models will be used within the new interface to assess the environmental and economic impacts of climate change on carbon sequestration, and nitrogen and water balances for relevant production systems.


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Earlier Interpol's Secretary General Ronald Noble expressed his fears when he stated that the hacking group Anonymous might target internet services to temporarily block it. However turn of events reveal that the blackout won't happen.
Noble said the hacking group "Anonymous" is protesting against a number of reasons including the crash of Wall Street and irresponsible leaders.
Ronald Nobel said, "Operation Global Blackout 2012 looks to shut down the internet for a whole day tomorrow by disabling its core DNS servers, making websites inaccessible."
"Investigations have already been launched by Colombia, Chile and Spain as their private and public websites have been attacked by the group," he added.
Blackout Won't Happen
Though speculations are rife over Operations Global Blackout, the experts opine that the blackout won't happen. This is because Anonymous has never shown its capability of generating enough traffic to flood the root servers.
Hacking group, Anonymous hasn't explained how it will perform an attack on the servers which are massively overprovided with bandwidth.
It is speculated that the attack will target the world's 13 DNS servers so that Internet users will be unable to perform domain name lookups , thus disabling the internet temporarily.
This will be same kind of attack which the group had performed earlier but, not on this scale.
Can It Happen?
Taylor Armerding of Computer World expresses that Anonymous has the capacity to bring the server down.
Taylor said, "Anonymous could bring a server down with ramp, in which an army of bots spoof the IP address of a target system and, 'cause the DNS to flood the very network it is supposed to be serving."
Lets see whether the attack, first of its kind on such a large level, takes place or the people will continue to use internet as they do normally.
Anonymous' Say On The Matter
Anonymous made their reactions available through their Twitter account, through which they communicate with the cyber world.
"What is this #OperationGlobalBlackout nonsense? I thought we settled this back in February? It won't happen. Stop asking us about it! >.<," the group's account (@youranonnews) tweeted on March 29.
Another account (@AnonymousIRC), added, "Dear Netizens, Internet will remain online. And to the death we will defend it. Always. Sail strong and do not get distracted by trolls."


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If your child gets a lot of ear infections, he may need to have surgery. Let's talk about ear tube insertion.
So, why does my child need ear tube surgery?
Your child has been having ear infections, probably for a long time, and they either won't go away or they keep coming back. If your child doesn't have ear tube surgery, there's a chance he will lose some hearing or have other long-term ear problems.
Once a decision to have surgery has been made, it's good to know what happens during the surgery. Your child will be given general anesthesia. He'll be unconscious and unable to feel pain. The surgeon will make a small cut in your child's eardrum and remove any fluid behind it. Once the fluid is removed, the surgeon will place a small tube through the eardrum. The tube will allow air to flow inward. This keeps the pressure the same on both sides of the eardrum, while letting any fluid still behind the eardrum flow out.
Your child will probably go home the same day as surgery. He'll probably be fussy and groggy while the anesthesia wears off. On your way home, you may need to stop at the drug store to pick up antibiotic drops to use in your child's ears for the first few days after surgery.
The cut in your child's eardrum will heal on its own, and the tube will eventually fall out. Your child will be able to return to his normal activities shortly. But some doctors may recommend that your child use earplugs when he swims or bathes, to keep water out of his ears.
After a child has ear tube surgery, he will usually have fewer ear infections. And if he does have an ear infection, he will usually recover faster than he used to.
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This video was shot while Allen was still with the Sonics, but for Ray fans it's a great look into his life and preparation to the game.
To check out the full index of Celtics videos and mixes click here.
This video was shot while Allen was still with the Sonics, but for Ray fans it's a great look into his life and preparation to the game.
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FLCeltsFan says:
I love these videos. Thanks for posting them. Ray is a class act.
The NBA needs the SuperSonics back in the league. Get rid of Sacramento or the Clippers sheeit
I have been following Ray since his Uconn days. What's not to love about this guy? Sweetest shot in the league and he works hard at his craft. Not only that but he is one of the most intelligent guys in the league versus some of these guys who use big words incorrectly trying to sound smart (lebron).
I can never get enough of Ray Allen. He is just the epitome of class. His mom did such a wonderful job of raising a good man. His work ethic beats none. He's clearly someone who is focused on the job at hand and a true leader in that everyone around him wants to be a better player. He has his priorities straight when it comes to his family. He's been blessed with so many gifts and those who know and love him must be so proud of his accomplishments. I know if I was his mom I'd be so proud to call him son. Glad he's wearing the green.
Ray Allen is BIG in the Philippines
Thank you so much for posting this. This has gave me so much motivation to work on my shot, I feel like i need to 4-5 hours a day now instead of 3
awilliam028 says:
Mann, Ray Allen is a humble player. I don't care what anyone else says. Dude deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Great player and he has a great character.
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Book your room at Victoria Regent Waterfront Hotel & Suites
Get an overview of this hotelStylish Victoria hotel overlooking the Inner Harbour
On the waterfront
Overlooking Victoria's inner harbor, the condominium-style Victoria Regent Waterfront Hotel & Suites has a private dock; restaurants and nightlife surround the hotel, and many city attractions are less than 1 km (1 mi) away.
Café breakfast
A complimentary breakfast buffet is served every morning in a harbor-view café. Other complimentary amenities at the Victoria Regent Waterfront Hotel & Suites include wireless Internet access and parking.
Guestroom choices
Accommodations include 1- and 2-bedroom suites with separate living areas or spacious rooms with minibars. All have DVD players and complimentary wireless Internet access.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
Victoria Regent Waterfront Hotel & Suites1234 Wharf St Victoria BC V8W3H9
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Overlooking Victoria's colorful inner harbor, this hotel offers both condominium-style suites and individual hotel rooms. In addition to a superb waterfront location, the hotel is surrounded by restaurants and nightlife and is 0.5 miles (1 kilometer) from many downtown Victoria attractions.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily in Water's Edge Café, with harbor views. Featuring scrambled eggs and sausage, an assortment of muffins, bagels and breads, waffles, as well as fruit salad, cereals, yogurt, chilled fruit juices, and your choice of milk, coffee or tea. Gluten free options available upon request.
High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary in the 24-hour self-service business center. Spa services include aromatherapy, massage, body and facial treatments, and manicures and pedicures.
Smoking is not permitted inside the hotel.
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Free breakfast
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Garden
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 8
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
- Total number of rooms - 40
- Year Built 1980
Family Friendly Amenities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
- Free Wi-Fi
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Bathrobes
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Free toiletries
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Down comforter
- DVD player
- Free local calls
- Free WiFi
- Furnished balcony
- Hair dryer
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- In-room massage available
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Iron/ironing board
- Microwave
- Minibar
- Pillowtop mattress
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Turndown service
Where to Eat
A complimentary buffet breakfast is provided each morning in a café with harbor views, and features eggs, sausage, breads and pastries, fresh fruit salad, cottage cheese, yogurt, cold cereals, juice, coffee, and tea.
The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants:
Shima Sushi
Il Terrazzo
Restaurant Matisse
Start your day with a free buffet breakfast, available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Nearby Things to Do
Victoria Regent Waterfront Hotel features a private dock where charter boats and fishing excursions can be arranged (surcharges). Running and hiking paths are located along the adjacent waterfront.
The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Helicopter/airplane tours on site
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
Spa Services
- Manicures and pedicures
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at noon
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 19
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed (service dogs only)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Only service dogs are allowed
Minimum guest age is 19
Optional extras
- Rollaway bed fee: CAD 20.00 per night
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We should mention
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. Children 16 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Awards & Affiliations
- Victoria Regent Waterfront Hotel & Suites is listed in the 2012 Condé Nast Traveler Top 100 List.


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Over the course of his career, Max Cavalera has become a name just shy of metal royalty. Beginning with Sepultura, Max has been producing fan-adored metal for over twenty years, and now it's become a family affair. As Soulfly releases "Savages" upon the world, Max is joined in the band by his son Zyon on drums. Filled with notable guest appearances and overflowing with power, "Savages" is just the latest added chapter in Max's storied career. The man himself, the one and only Max Calavera, sat down with me to talk about this new album, the head space he's in, having his son in the band and naturally, Brazilian soccer.
Consistency is a difficult thing to deliver, particularly over a long period of time. To churn out a high caliber or product over and over again, particularly in the arts, where one must constantly find new inspiration, is a herculean task, and attaining or failing consistency has been the respective hallmark and demise of countless artists and musicians over the last couple centuries. Soulfly, still the bedrock of Max Cavalera's current musical career, has been extremely successful at continually turning out a product that fans will recognize, embrace, endorse and consume.


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Remember how Bill O'Reilly used tidal phenomena to definitively establish the existence of God? And how you laughed at him because the moon, and not God, actually does that? He's got a question for you: How'd the moon get there?
Really. It's in this video. HOW DID THE MOON GET THERE, YOU PINHEAD? Moreover, how come we have a moon, and Mars does not? (EDITOR'S NOTE: Mars has two moons.) The answer is God, who exists, put it there. Next question.
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Annual Development Summary 2012-13
Birmingham City Council's administrative area covers almost 270 square kilometres. More than half of this area is in use for housing and one fifth in agriculture, allotment and recreational open space uses.
Summary of Developments 2012-13
During the year to April 2013, 1,608 dwellings (net) were completed, up on the previous year's total of 1588. The total included 1,397 new build, a decrease on the 1,516 dwellings completed during the previous year. In addition there were 269 conversions to dwellings but taking into account existing dwellings the net increase in conversions was 211.
There were 236 dwellings demolished compared with 371 during the previous year.
The net gain in the City's dwelling stock was 1372 (new build plus net conversions, less demolitions), up on the previous year's figure of 1187, the third consecutive year it has increased. However, it remains significantly lower than the 2005-06 peak year when net gains were just over 3,000.
Of new build completions, 39% were flats and 61% houses. There were 171 student cluster flats which are counted as 'dwellings' according to the Census definitions.
17% of net completions were built in the City Centre compared with one third in 2009-10.
94% of new homes were built on previously developed 'brownfield' land.
- 235 dwellings were completed through the Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT), the City Council's programme of house building, working in partnership with private developers providing a mix of homes for sale and rent.
- 85 hectares (ha.) of land were developed on completed sites, 35% of which were for residential use and 30 ha. for education related developments.
36,000 m2 of office and 16,000 m2 of A1 use retail floor space were built. Over 46,000 m2 of A1 retail floor space was under construction.
- The total area of land being developed (under construction) at April 2013 was 114 ha.
- A total of 1,871 dwellings (net) were under construction (including conversions) compared with 2,278 in 2011-12.
Trends in Completions and Demolitions 2001/02 - 2012/13
See Development in Birmingham during 2012-13 or download the file below for further details.
Land for Future Development in Birmingham (at April 2013)
635 ha. of land had a policy commitment for development where construction had not started (see below for definition of 'committed' land).
83% of sites were smaller than one hectare in size and only 7 were larger than 10 hectares.
62% of 'committed' land area had full or outline planning permission. 35% was allocated for development in the current approved Development Plan.
94% of 'committed' land was previously developed, or 'brownfield', land (600 ha. in total). Some of these sites are affected by physical, service or ownership constraints that impede development and 9% of brownfield land was derelict.
295 ha. of 'committed' land was vacant/unused and a further 52 ha. was derelict.
Around 10,500 dwellings (new build and conversions) had full planning permission, of which around one half (53%) were in the City Centre. A further 6,900 dwellings had outline planning permission.
170 ha. (27%) of 'committed' land were proposed for purely residential use and a further 64 ha. for mixed residential and commercial use. In addition, 46 ha. was proposed for non-residential mixed commercial use and 25 ha. for retail. 36% or 228 ha was proposed for industrial use.
For further details see Land for Future Development in Birmingham or download the file below.
Definition of Committed Land
Committed Land is land with a policy commitment for development. This includes all sites where construction has not started but where (1) a planning permission for development or redevelopment exists (excluding residential extensions and other minor developments) and/or (2) proposals for development are shown in the Unitary Development Plan (UDP).
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French superstars Franck Ribery, Blaise Matuidi, Yohan Cabaye and Raphael Varane unveiled the Nike France Home Jersey on November 20th, just after France officially qualified for Brazil in front of a celebratory crowd at Stade de France.
Nike designed this jersey to reflect the patriotic pride, undeniable style and rich history of the French.
The fabric of the France Home Jersey 2014-15 was inspired the French town of Nimes. Nimes, the birthplace of modern denim, is reflected in the attention-to-detail of the design and twill fabric. It's a jersey that reflects the craftsmanship and style of a nation.
The team badge has a new design inspired by France's 1958 crest. A France flag is placed on the inside of the neck on each kit.
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Los seleccionados Franck Ribery, Blaise Matuidi, Yohan Cabaye y Raphael Varane presentaron a los aficionados presentes en el Stade de France la nueva camiseta de local de Francia luego que el equipo galo asegurara un boleto a Brasil el 20 de noviembre. Nik


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To all town of Eagle voters, please go to www.yestoeagle.com and read up on the facts.
The ERS developer (RED) can tell you they are non-truths, but it does not take a rocket scientist to read for yourself that there is no way we as a small community of approx. 6,000-plus people can support restaurant square footage that would house 10-15 Dusty Boot-sized restaurants.
The fact that over 3,500 parking spaces are required tells you something about the size of the project. Costco has 772 parking spaces. If approved ERS will give us an additional four-story complex that will have 550 rental units ... really? What will that do for your property values?
Our town is not going broke. Again, go to www.yestoeagle.com and read for yourself. Let us once again tell the developer no to ERS as proposed and have them come back with something that will work for our town of Eagle and be something we can all get behind and support economically. Let's stay in the driver seat, keep Eagle Real and vote no to ERS on May 22 to save our town.
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Definition of extraterritorial in English:
1(Of a law or decree) valid outside a country's territory: an extraterritorial decree of assassination from abroad
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- If the court at first instance was wrong in its conclusion on the validity of the service of an extraterritorial summons then its actions subsequent, in my view, amount to a nullity.
- My fumbling attempt to answer Justice McHugh is to this effect, that of course there can be the extraterritorial legislation which makes part of the record, treats as the Tribunal's doings what is done in Greece.
- That is a really murky detail because it makes these contractors outside the extraterritorial judicial law for prosecuting members of the military or for holding them to military justice standards.
1.1Denoting the freedom of embassy staff from the jurisdiction of the territory of residence: foreign embassies have extraterritorial rights
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- Japan and China, however, have confirmed that the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, which recognizes diplomatic immunity and the extraterritorial status of government establishments, does not apply to the school.
- The issue was particularly sensitive in Iran because of a long history of colonial extraterritorial rights.
- Japan was alert, and in 1899 had just put a final end to the extraterritorial privileges enjoyed by European traders in Japan.
1.2Situated outside a country's territory: extraterritorial industrial zones
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- He contended that his acts were extraterritorial to the Netherlands, whereas the authority to proceed had alleged intraterritorial conduct only.
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MORAGA -- Feeding off big man Marcus Lee and leading scorer Kendall Smith, the second-seeded Deer Valley High boys basketball team scored a 73-65 win over No. 1 San Leandro on Friday at Saint Mary's College to claim the first North Coast Section Division I title in program history.
The victory also avenged the Wolverines' loss to San Leandro in a nonleague game Dec. 18. It was that loss that proved to be the reason Deer Valley got the No. 2 seed in the Division I playoffs. It was also a motivating factor Friday.
"We definitely came into this game with something to prove," the UNLV-bound Smith said. "They got the No. 1 seed and we went into their house and they beat us."
Smith was everything he has been all year -- a scorer in every sense of the word. He poured in 27 points, 16 in the first half.
And while Smith did his thing, the Wolverines (24-5) fed Kentucky-bound Lee in the paint to near-perfection. The McDonald's All-American Lee scored 22 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and had nine blocks.
"This was extremely big," Lee said of the school's first section title.
With major Division I players in the 6-foot-9 Lee and lightning-quick, lights-out shooting Smith, Deer Valley was touted as the team to beat at the beginning of the year.
And since that loss to San Leandro in mid-December, the Wolverines have lost only two times as they prepare for next week's California Interscholastic Federation Northern Regional playoffs.
The rapport Smith and Lee have on the court comes as no surprise on the Deer Valley side. The duo have known each other since second grade and have been playing together since third grade.
"I know what he's going to do before he does it," Lee said.
Added Smith: "We definitely feed off each other."
The Wolves struggled early as San Leandro (23-6) rode the hot hands of Dejon Burdeaux (19 points) and Kennon Noble (11 points), who combined for 13 points in the first quarter.
The Pirates had a 10-2 lead, but Deer Valley reeled off a 20-7 run to claim a 22-17 lead after one quarter. The Wolverines would lead the rest of the way.


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Local lottery ticket is worth $2 million
Published: Monday, February 18, 2013 at 8:58 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 18, 2013 at 8:58 a.m.
A Powerball Power Play ticket bought in Morgan City is worth $2 million, and an Easy 5 ticket bought in Baton Rouge won the $70,000 jackpot.
The Morgan City Powerball ticket matched five numbers without the Powerball.
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SOUTH PASADENA -- On Friday morning, 3-year-old Ryan Cruz Saldana was gleefully running through Disneyland, his curly mane of flaming red hair flowing behind him.
On Friday evening, Jacqui and Dan Saldana were dealing with a tragedy no parent wants to fathom.
Ryan, of South Pasadena, was hit and killed by a truck while playing outside his cousins' house.
On Tuesday, Saldana's fiery locks lit up social media, as tens of thousands of friends, family and strangers posted messages of love and support on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook with the now-viral hashtag #redballoonsforryan. Posts came from as far away as New York and Canada, many from bloggers, celebrities, businesses and just regular people who didn't know Ryan or his family.
"Parents aren't supposed to have to bury their children," actress Sophie Bush posted on Twitter.
Alissa Circle, 34, of Orange County, started the hashtag with a post on her blog, Diary of an Addict, on Monday. She said the post went viral overnight and had so many views that her blog site crashed. She said she's seen thousands of posts on social media from all over the world, which is exactly what she hoped for when she wrote the post.
"I wanted there to be able to have a place where (Jacqui and Dan) could go and see where everyone was sharing. ... It's just so incredible," Circle said. "When I wrote that, I was hoping that somebody would see it, anybody would see it, and would post a picture.
Circle, who met Jacqui Saldana through Saldana's blog Baby Boy Bakery, said she chose red balloons as a symbol for Ryan because he loved red and loved balloons, and Saldana told her she wanted to release red balloons at Ryan's funeral.
Circle said the couple, both 29, have been touched by the support.
"When I talked to Jacqui yesterday, they just said they couldn't believe it and it's making them strong, and they can feel the prayers and they can feel the love, and they are just so overwhelmed with gratitude that everyone is sharing Ryan's story and they are keeping his memory alive," Circle said.
A Facebook page has been launched to encourage supporters to release red balloons on Sunday for Mother's Day to support Jacqui Saldana. Groups have been organized at different locations across the country to participate in the event.
"For Jacqui, she just needs the reassurance that she is still a mom, and she was a great mom," Circle said. "This is just tragic that this happened at all, and then the fact that it happened the weekend before Mother's Day."
Jason Verkler, 42, of Alta Loma, at whose house the incident occurred, said Jacqui Saldana was a dedicated mother who frequently posted pictures and stories about her son on her blog.
"Jacqui, she is the sweetest person there is, and she really kind of had a little community going with her blog, and of course everything was about Baby Boy Bakery. She started it after she had Ryan. All she did was for her son, that was it," Verkler said. "She was petrified and scared to death of being a mom and turned out to be one of the best. All you have to do is look at her site ... and see the photos of Ryan and her, you can just see what she put into being a mom and how happy the kid was."
Many who posted support for the family this week knew Ryan from his mother's Instagram pictures and her blogs about motherhood.
And the support has not only come in the form of social media. A GoFundMe page started for the family has raised more than $40,000 in less than two days. A motherhood ministry group Thrive Moms is also accepting donations to help the family at http://thrivemoms.com/blog/2014/5/6/redballoonsforryan.
Verkler's wife Tracey, 44, said Ryan was a happy kid who loved Ninja Turtles, Disneyland and UCLA football - where his uncle Tre Hale plays. Verkler said Ryan attended school in Pasadena, and both his parents work in Pasadena.
"He was just the greatest little boy and just his hair, I used to say his horrible red hair because it was so long and curly. The kid had no fear, he was all boy," Tracey Verkler said. "(He came) over to my house for tacos, and we were having a good time, and then that's it - all of us were changed forever in a split second."
Circle said funeral arrangements have not yet been finalized but will be announced on social media.


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Originally Posted by Rudyy
Shut up
Somebody pee in your Fruit Loops?
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
Originally Posted by RoanokeFan
Another negotiating tactic. Although Edelman is not in Cruz's class and he is going to play here in 2013.
Reese brings in players all year long so they know what's out there when someone its IR.
Although Edelman has been bitten by the injury bug quite often if healthy I would pick him over Jerrel " One Play " Jernigan in a heartbeat.
" Success is never final, but failure can be " B.P.
Originally Posted by RoanokeFan
Somebody pee in your Fruit Loops?
Yeah, Drez did.
Soggy contaminated Fruit Loops I have now..
I love the move if we sign him if for no other reason than for him being a return guy
I like this move as well if we do sign him
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Originally Posted by Rudyy
Yeah, Drez did.
Soggy contaminated Fruit Loops I have now..
Originally Posted by RoanokeFan
You asked!
If we do sign him, it won't be a bad move. Provides more depth.
Originally Posted by Carter.525
Edelman is a slot guy.. makes you wonder though..
And a stud Special teamer. That adds to his value.
Originally Posted by Drez
I know. But, I'm sure at least part of bringing him in is a little nod to the fact that the FO won't wait forever.
They may be more interested for special teams. He closed out 2012 on IR with a broken foot.
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futuristxen wrote: What are people's thoughts on this sort of thing? I've run into it often on the internet, and my feeling has always been that it's inconsequential. You are ostensibly who my experience makes you, and the experiences that I have with a character are as real as they are with someone who is "real". Everyone on the internet is real, even when they aren't. Maybe especially when they aren't.
Point being that I don't think the writer past a certain point can "retire" a character. What about people who don't see this post, or who died before you got to post it? Or what if people just disregard it? At this point the character as an experience is out of your hands.
There's an egoism to the reveal though that is interesting. The idea that you the author are in control of the audience to the degree that you can pick the story's end in this sort of setting is a special level of arrogance. There's an inate notion of "oh I fooled you", but the person who has been fooled is you because this entire time you thought you were more real than your creation, when in the eyes of the audience there is still no difference.
What's the difference between a Crazy Amy or a Penny Anne Meyer? Just different characters. Neither more real to anyone here than another, y'know.
I'd be interested to know why you bothered with "retiring"?
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EL CERRITO -- The food truck phenomenon known as Off the Grid made its Contra Costa County debut here Wednesday and the community welcomed it with open arms, open wallets and empty stomachs.
This was a "soft opening" -- the official opening was set for July 17 -- but people by the hundreds turned out to dine from the 10 food trucks lining the closed block of Fairmount Avenue, choosing from selections such as fish tacos, garlic noodles, pulled pork, barbecue ribs and high-end cupcakes. News of the opening was spread largely via word-of-mouth and social media.
In fact, organizers said, some people were waiting 30 minutes before the "pop-up market" was open for business and parking was at a premium for much of the night.
El Cerrito resident Tracy Giles had been to the now-closed Off the Grid event in North Berkeley, which she said was "too crowded" and difficult for outsiders to attend. She had heard about the new event in El Cerrito when friends in Berkeley emailed her.
"I just parked at BART and walked down," Giles said. "That's the nice thing about El Cerrito -- everything's in walking distance."
Giles said she liked the variety of offerings at the market and added that it "would probably help business around here" as people notice other offerings nearby.
That is indeed what city leaders are hoping, even as some business -- particularly restaurants -- have raised concerns about it drawing away business. The foot traffic on the first evening was unprecedented in recent memory and something the city has sought for years.
"I personally like it," said former Councilman Bill Jones. "We see them in other communities and think 'El Cerrito should have this.'"
He sees the food trucks as "kind of an extension of the farmers market" that operates two days a week at the nearby Plaza shopping center and draws from a wide area.
The turnout for this week's event figured to be equal to or better than the first night.
"Next week is the hard launch, so we'll do a big marketing push," said Ben Himlan, director of business development for Off the Grid, which was started three years ago by founder Matt Cohen and now operates regularly at 22 locations, in addition to one-shot special events.
The market will operate from 5 to 9 p.m. each Wednesday on the block of Fairmount between San Pablo Avenue and Carlson Boulevard next to Pastime Hardware. The selections of food trucks will rotate every other week to maintain a variety of offerings.
Not everyone in the area is happy about the addition. Some residents who live nearby have sent a letter to City Manager Scott Hanin objecting to the location and questioning possible costs to taxpayers for the market's operation.
It was Off the Grid that approached the city about holding a regular market and negotiations had been going on since last October.
"We were looking at El Cerrito already, not because we closed North Berkeley, but because we wanted to be here," Himlan said. "The owner wanted to be here."
Permits, public safety issues and other regulatory processes and logistics, as well as deciding a suitable location, took time, he said.
"There was a lot of negotiation," Himlan said. "It's business. It's politics."
The Fairmount block was chosen for its proximity to public transit and other shopping. The location is on AC Transit lines and El Cerrito Plaza BART is three blocks away.
It also doesn't hurt that Albany, Berkeley, Kensington and Richmond are not far away.
"We see a synergy with BART. We see a synergy with the shopping center," Himlan said. "We were keen to choose a space that works for us, for vendors and for the community."
He acknowledged that people dining at the streetside event are unlikely to eat at a local restaurant that day, but said the attraction would bring exposure to other businesses. Himlan noted that a two-screen cinema, a record store, the shopping center, a brewpub and a comic book store are all attractions within a block of the event site. The idea is to create a sense of community, with the block being "an active space" where "people come out, bump into each other and see people they wouldn't otherwise see."
"Well, it did the job -- it got a lot of people out here," said El Cerrito resident and business owner John Stashik. "We'll have to see if people get off their butts and walk up the street to some of these other places."
Weekly food truck market is 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays on the block of Fairmount Avenue between San Pablo Avenue and Carlson Boulevard. Parking will be available in the lot at Mechanics Bank across San Pablo when the branch is closed for the day. The site is also accessible by AC Transit and BART (Plaza station).


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Dear Jezebel and Medusa,
I thought it was time I wrote you, my dear ovaries, a letter. Word on the street has it that you are not happy about the fact that you are still in business.
I don�t blame you. You�ve been doing the whole egg release thing since I was 12. I�d be bored if I had the same job for 36 years, too.� But rather than just pack up and close shop like most middle-aged ovaries would do, you just keep on truckin� on.� And then every month you make a big stink about the fact that you�re overworked and underappreciated.
Really ovaries, really?
Recently you even enlisted the help of Ursula, my uterus. Now all three of you are protesting each month.
Is this my fault?� No!� I was perfectly okay with the idea that you could go into retirement at this point in my life.� My kids are teens. Older teens.� As far as I�m concerned, the kitchen is closed. There will be no more buns in the oven.� I actually think there is a design flaw here. I think once I made the decision I was done having kids, you all could have just shut down production. Closed the plant.� Moved to a senior community in Florida or whatever it is that retired ovaries do during their golden years.� Yeah, I get that there are some important hormones that you make that keep my bones strong and my mood stable. But clearly that last part isn�t working so well anyway.
I don�t mean to sound like an ingrate because you ladies have served me well over the years.� You (along with my husband) are responsible for the two greatest joys in my life.� Of course I could have done without the thirty-six hours of labor for the first kid, but I don�t think that was your fault.� Then there was that cyst on Jezebel that hurt so bad I wanted to punch Bill O�Reilly.� (I actually wanted to do that anyway and was just looking for a reason, so thanks for that).� But overall, you two have been pretty awesome.
But lately, you�ve been showing your mean side. �Awful cramps.� Erratic schedules.� Bloating. Seriously, I get that you�re unhappy, but do we really need all the drama?
Get with your ovary union. Tell me your demands. I�m sure we can reach a settlement. �
This country was built on cooperation and compromise. Just ask the federal government! On second thought, scratch that.
I think we all know it's time for a change. �Do you really want to be the oldest functioning ovaries on the block? �There is a great deal of honor in quitting at the top of your game. �I, personally, would be happy to give you an award for your years of service. �You have functioned ovary and above the call of duty.
I was told that this time in our lives is called Peri-menopause. I'm not sure who this Peri chick is, but I don't think she was invited to the party. �Let's work together to kick her out of the sorority and let Menopause hang out with us. �I actually think she'd be a lot more fun…
With warmest regards,
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