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Welcome to Venice, the sanctuary on water known for its romantic atmosphere and architecture. Of course, the canals stand out too. Whether you're staring at the shimmering water or at one of the marble palaces, you're drawn in immediately. Dreamlike, awe-inspiring, and full of surprises, Venice takes you to a place and time so amazing it can't be defined. All you know is that you just don't want to leave.
Out and About in Venice
If you stay at one of the romantic hotels in Venice, try not to fall in love with staying in because there's so much to explore like the Piazza San Marco, where you can see the mysterious Doge's Palace, the Clock Tower, and the breathtaking St. Mark's Basilica. From there, you can cross the picturesque Rialto Bridge and shop at the bustling Rialto Market before touring La Fenice Theater and the Correr Museum. That would make for an exceptional day in Venice, but there's plenty more to see, especially Gallerie dell' Accademia, Venice's most notable art museum, and the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, a building which features the painter Tintoretto's most masterful works. Other attractions worth visiting include the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, the Grassi Palace, and the shops at Bragora. What's great is that even cheap hotels in Venice are near world-famous sights.
Eating and Drinking
Venetians know how to relax and enjoy themselves, and that's evident in the dining scene. For lunch, it's crucial that you try signature local dishes, such as prawn risotto, potato gnocchi with cuttlefish at one of the many Trattorias, and of course the spaghetti. After lunch, don't forget to have an espresso before exploring the sights. Then, before dinner, go to a happy hour and enjoy cicchetti (snacks) along with a spritz (a wine-based cocktail). Once night falls, head to Erbaria or Campo Santa Margherita, two popular party districts. When you head back to one of the hotels in Venice, try not to get lost in the labyrinth of alleyways.
With so much to explore, you should plan your trip early to get a deal on one of the best hotels in Venice. From luxurious hotels near the Church of San Giorgio to more budget friendly hotels, Travelocity has what you need for your stay in Venice.


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Definition of minor prophet in English:
minor prophet
Any of the twelve prophets after whom the shorter prophetic books of the Bible, from Hosea to Malachi, are named.
Example sentences
- Habakkuk, the eighth of the twelve minor prophets, is merely three chapters long but powerful in its theology.
- Hadn't he come back, the sot turned from his sack, chiding them with Nehemiah, Jonah, minor prophets?
- As a child and teenager, I learned in Vacation Bible School that the Old Testament contains several books called major and minor prophets.
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Have you gotten your tickets for "An Event Apart"?
What is it?
An Event Apart is a two-day conference put on by Eric Meyer and Jeffrey Zeldman, founder of Happy Cog. They are joined by guest speakers (listed below) who have gained expertise in each of their areas. An Event Apart is from the makers of A List Apart, which is known for its knowledgeable contributors. If you are into web interface design, make sure you check out An Event Apart!
Info for Chicago, October 12-13
Jason Santa Maria, web designer
Kristina Halvorson, founder and president of BrainTraffic
Dan Brown, author of Communicating Design
Whitney Hess, strategic partner to Happy Cog
Andy Clarke, author of Transcending CSS
Brett Welch, co-founder of GoodBarry
Aaron Gustafson, co-author of AdvancED DOM Scripting
Simon Willison, developer at Guardian News and Media
Luke Wroblewski, author of Web Form Design
Dan Rubin, co-author of Web Standards Creativity
Dan Cederholm, author of Handcrafted CSS
Info for San Francisco, December 7-8
Jarred Spool, founder of User Interface Engineering
Andy Budd, UX Lead of Clearleft
Dave Shea creator of CSS Zen Garden
George Oates, writer and content strategist
Michal Migursky, technology head at Stamen
Ethan Marcotte, head designer at Airbag Industries
Jeffrey Veen, author of Art & Science of Web Design
Jonathan Snook, web expert
Sarah Nelson, design strategist for Adaptive Path
Get your tickets quick! Just head over to the home page of An Event Apart to learn more!


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After roles like Uncle Jesse, Blackie Parrish, and Dr. Carl, John Stamos prepares for the most challenging and true to life role of his career: a "reproductive abuser" on Law and Order: SVU. Just another case of art imitating life.
Also, his mother drops in to offer some familial support and to tell the world what an ugly baby little John was.


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VAN NUYS - A man who pulled a knife during an altercation at a Van Nuys liquor store ended up inadvertently stabbing himself, police said Wednesday. | » POLICE NEWS
The fight occurred at Short Stop Liquor at 15318 Vanowen Street, said Sgt. Steve Gottschalk of the Los Angeles Police Department's Van Nuys Station.
It happened around 10:30 p.m., according to a news photographer at the scene.
The man was taken to a hospital with a self-inflicted wound, Gottschalk said.
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:07 pm
Post subject: 6 month old still not sleeping through
hi, first time user!
My baby is 6 months and still not sleep through the night. I am breastfeeding and weaning her, she has three meals a day and plenty of it.
She goes down to sleep okay at 7pm but then wakes from 12-3am. I do go in alot but only because i have triplets in the next room, and i do not want her to disturb them otherwise they are moody when they go to nursery..
any suggestions?
Also iam trying to get her onto a beaker or a bottle so i can get off this breastfeeding.
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if it makes u feel any better, my son used to wake around 2a.m every night and didnt sleep through until he was about 3 1/2 years old and its exhausting!!
up until he was 7 months i was still giving him that feed at 2a.m and then was advised to stop but he'd still wake up.
then i was taught the back to sleep routine. iit was 2 years ago since i did it but the idea is, when baby wakes u dont turn the lights on, u go in and whisper something like 'ssshhh bedtime' give baby her dummy or lie her back down then walk out of the room.
2nd time, walk into the room, again no lights, give baby her comforter and lie her back down and say something blunt like 'bedtime'
3rd time and every other time ater that u go in and lie baby back down, then walk straight out. do not talk.
it sounds so harsh and it hard too especially if babys crying because ur not allowed to speak or cuddle or rock them to sleep but it took my son 3 nights of this and hes slept through 12 hours every night since!!!
if im wrong feel free to correct!!
also im not sure if its any help but i came across this http://www.permanente.net/homepage/kaiser/pdf/4963.pdf
bit of an interesting reading.
hope u wok it out soon


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Next Week's Tape: A Big Jobs Report, and ECB Meeting
The dog days are over.
Next week, when the calendar turns to September, this sleepy, happy, easy-trading summer lull will probably turn to so many memories. Next week itself is chock full of red-letter news events, as is the entire month. The fate of Europe, a Presidential election, and the so-called fiscal cliff all lie ahead in the next few months. September, and the fall, are looking very volatile from this vantage point.
Good thing the Fed's in an easing mood, eh?
The data calendar itself next week isn't very heavy. The highlight comes Friday morning, with the monthly nonfarm payrolls report. Consensus is for a very tepid 128,00o jobs created, with the unemployment rate remaining flat at 8.3%. This will be the last big data point before the next Fed rate-setting meeting, so there may be some speculation about what the numbers spell for QE3 (probably not much, one way or the other).
The other headline event next week is the ECB's governing council meeting, on Sept. 6. Most in the market expect President Mario "whatever it takes" Draghi to outline the bank's plans to get back into buying up sovereign-debt, and taking on some kind of regulatory role over Europe's fractured banking system. But that's highly speculative.
Oh, and after this week's GOP pep rally, the Democrats will get their chance down in Charlotte.
Marketwatch's Polya Lesova stopped by the Markets Hub this morning to preview next week:
As always, here's your handy clip-and-save data calendar:
Labor Day, markets closed
August ISM manufacturing report (10:00 a.m. ET): seen rising to 49.9.
July construction spending (10:00 a.m.): seen rising 0.5%.
U.S. August vehicle sales (throughout the day)
Smithfield Foods Campbell Soup Pep Boys Bloomin' Brands
Second-quarter productivity (revised) (8:30): seen up 1.9%.
H&R Block Dollar General Men's Wearhouse, Nordian Korn/Ferry, Harry Winston
ADP August jobs survey (8:15): consensus is for 133,000 jobs added.
Weekly jobless claims (8:30): seen falling 4,000.
Hovnanian, Cooper, Smith & Wesson Layne Christensen
August nonfarm payrolls (8:30): seen rising 128,000, with unemployment rate flat at 8.3%.
Brady Kroger
For more MarketBeat and other streaming markets coverage from The Wall Street Journal, point your mobile browser to wsj.com/marketspulse.


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Milpitas High School's boys varsity soccer team began Santa Clara Valley Athletic League play at the beginning of this month. The team is 1-1 in league play following a 1-1 tie against Monta Vista High on Friday and a 3-1 loss Lynbrook High on Jan. 8.
For their preseason games, the Trojans went 4-2-2. Coach Bill Leffler said there are two players to watch this season, captains Daniel Galvan, a senior, and Neel Srehan, a junior. According to Leffler, "The team this season is very different from last season. We have had many injuries, illnesses, and grades that have left three players who started last year out of the team."
Leffler said his booters are playing well as a team and hopes they make it to the Central Coast Section championships.
n Milpitas High's varsity girls soccer team began the SCVAL season with a 5-0 loss at Santa Clara High School on Friday, and a 2-1 loss at Lynbrook High on Jan. 8. The top scorer for the Lady Trojans is Sarina Bolden. Coach Mike Tomlin hopes to finish off the season within the El Camino Division stronger than last year.
n The Trojan wrestling season is just at the tip of the mat. So far, there have only been two matches in their league, in which they are 1-1.
On Jan. 4 in the Cupertino Varsity Tournament meet, senior Kyle Do, at 160 pounds, was the third place champ.
Coach Kent Mitchell said it's a very young team.
"I'm looking at the kids and they are doing the best they can in tournaments," Mitchell said.


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Tundra Super Lates Get Boost, Logo for 2012 DRP Season
Cash and Contingencies Adding Up
The Unified Northern Drivers Racing Association (TUNDRA) Super Late Models are gaining momentum going into the 2012 Dells Raceway Park season. Leading the charge are two familiar faces, 2011 Alive For Five Champion Frank Kreyer and Tom Lichtfeld.
Lichtfeld has been busy chatting with drivers and working with new Dells Raceway Park owner Wayne Lensing. TUNDRA Super Lates will boost the feature lap count from 55 to 80 this season with a break at the midway point for drivers to make adjustments.
Also, to promote competition, TUNDRA will allow Super Late Models to utilize four-barrel carburetors at each race. Lensing feels this will promote more side-by-side competition and put more responsibility on the driver's shoulders.
Meanwhile, Kreyer has been working the marketing angle for TUNDRA. Recently, with the help of Travis Dassow of TD Graphics, Kreyer created a logo. The new TUNDRA logo will displayed prominently on each Super Late Model at DRP this season.
Kreyer has also been hard at work locking in such sponsors as Advanced Engine Concepts, Bonafide Safe and Lock, Water Furnace, Eagle Jet International, Super Star Motorsports, Wegner Automotive Research, Coleman Racing Products and Tiry's Race Engines.
Thanks to the partnership with these companies (and several pending), the total purse for the Super Late Model races has more than tripled. Drivers who participate in the initial buy in ($1000 for the five-race series which covers a total of 12 tires and 20 pit passes) will be eligible for total winnings of $1,100 in cash and expenses covered in each race. Any racer that starts the feature will be eligible for $550 in cash and expenses covered in each race.
Drivers who were unable to get into the top seven last year will have a chance to receive extra payoff, as well, as the payoff now extends through the feature into the top ten spots of the last chance race.
A large list of contingency partners will be announced within the next week.
Super Late Model drivers and teams are encouraged to contact Tom Lichtfeld at 608-697-5341 or Frank Kreyer at 608-445-9924 to join TUNDRA or for any questions.
The first TUNDRA Super Late Model race of 2012 is Saturday, May 26. Dells Raceway Park kicks off its 50th season of action the week prior, Saturday, May 19. Ticket pricing and schedule information is available at the Dells Raceway Park schedule page.
Dells Raceway Park is located at N1070 Smith Road, five minutes north of downtown Wisconsin Dells, Wis., off highway 12-16. For more information including the latest news, the 2012 schedule and more visit www.dellsracewaypark.com.


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We have KVS installed with an archiving and retrieval service pointing to
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changing to show they are archived, and the full message being retrieved
when it is double clicked, however if I move one of these users between servers
then the icons revert back to the standard envelope and I cannot open the
original message (however the shortcut message still displays)
Running Filemon from sysinternals shows the correct files being opened when
things are working however no file access is made once the mailbox is moved.
I'm sure this is a simple configuration issue I have missed and any thoughts
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WASHINGTON (March 14, 2014) U.S. House Speaker John Boehner Friday was questioning the feasibility of a bipartisan Senate deal to renew expired benefits for the long-term unemployed.
His remark seems to suggest the agreement could be in trouble in the House.
Asked Friday by The Associated Press what he thought of the Senate agreement, the Ohio Republican said it can't be implemented.
Boehner did not describe what the problem was and an aide did not immediately provide further explanation.
Bipartisan senators said Thursday they'd reached a roughly $10 billion compromise to extend emergency jobless benefits that ended Dec. 28.
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When the Detroit Free Press decided to offer their highly-regarded film critic Terry Lawson a voluntary buyout package over the holidays, most everyone following the situation assumed that they would quickly replace him with a younger (and less expensive) critic. However, we have since learned that The Freep, which is owned by Gannett, will NOT be replacing Terry Lawson, making it the most highly circulated newspaper in the country (daily readership = 320K) without a full-time, in-house film critic.
We called the Detroit Free Press this morning and learned from a (very confused) HR rep that "We are not planning on replacing [Terry Lawson] at this time." Very interesting. By our research, all of the other Top 20 newspapers in the United States have at least one major, well-known critic (yes, even the Arizona Republic). However, The Freep's move clearly signals that there's a changing tide in the amount of importance (and budget dollars) local newspapers allocate to coverage of the movie business. The Freep appears to be content to run wire reviews for new releases (they seem to favor the criticism levied by the Orlando Sentinel's Roger Moore) and, from what we've gathered, readers don't seem to mind much, either. After all, there's clearly no shortage of film criticism available on The Internets. And while movie reviews have probably never been enough to make someone throw down their two bits to pick up a copy of the Friday fishwrap, it still saddens us that there's not enough room in the budget of a Top 20 newspaper to send someone to the movies a few times a week.


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Other developed world felones have been given very long sentences for much less crimes.
We need to see a 10 yr sentence to send a clear message to very dot#$%$ that if you
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Faced with a spike in street robberies, Palo Alto Police Chief Lynne Johnson is under fire after revealing at a meeting Thursday night that she instructed officers to stop African-Americans and "find out who they are."
Friday, legal advocates and city officials in Palo Alto and neighboring East Palo Alto denounced Johnson's comments, accusing the chief of racial profiling.
Palo Alto Mayor Larry Klein called his police chief's statements "unacceptable."
"I don't think Palo Alto wants to be known as some place that has racial profiling," Klein said. "It's against our core values. It's unacceptable, unconstitutional and un-American."
Johnson's controversial comments come just as concern is growing in San Jose over the large numbers of Latinos who have been arrested on suspicion of public drunkenness — numbers far greater than their proportion in the population.
"There's a common theme here," said the Rev. Jeff Moore II, president of the San Jose/Silicon Valley chapter of the NAACP. "The community needs to be outraged. We are tired of being singled out."
In an interview with the Mercury News, Johnson said her remarks — which were captured in a video — were misinterpreted. She apologized in particular for her comments about stopping anyone "wearing a do-rag." She denied instructing her officers to make stops based on race.
"First of all, we do not racially profile in Palo Alto," Johnson told the Mercury News on Friday. "We are very sensitive to that. We have a policy that prohibits it. We were one of the first departments to put cameras in our cars. We collect demographic data and put it on our Web site. We do not condone racial profiling in any way."
"I haven't actually instructed my officers in this regard at all," she said. "They know what to do."
In a news release, City Manager James Keene characterized Johnson's remarks as regrettable "misstatements." The chief, Keene said, "used some descriptions and terminology that could call into question the department's high standards and professionalism." Keene met with Johnson and her top leadership Friday morning.
The uproar began Thursday night when Johnson spoke about police efforts to nab suspects in the robberies.
"We do not want to create an environment of fear for people of color in this community, absolutely not," Johnson said during the community meeting at Palo Alto City Hall. "But on the other hand, we have to do due diligence in trying to apprehend the suspects who are doing this."
After the meeting, Johnson told KGO-TV (Ch. 7) that she "instructed her officers to make contact with African-Americans in Palo Alto" because several suspects were identified as African-Americans. Descriptions of suspects involved in the string of recent robberies were vague, she said.
"When our officers are out there and they see an African-American, in a congenial way, we want them to find out who they are," Johnson said.
"The one suspect around the California Avenue train station is wearing a do-rag," she said in the interview. "If my officers see an African-American who has a do-rag on his head, absolutely the officers will be stopping and trying to find out who that person is."
Johnson, 57, is a 33-year veteran of the department. She joined the force after graduating with a psychology degree from San Jose State University, and rose from field training officer, research analyst, watch commander, sergeant and lieutenant. She was the department's first female captain and assistant chief, and was named chief in 2003.
Johnson's remarks reignited a bitter community debate about a 2002 case in which a pair of rookie police officers beat and pepper-sprayed a 59-year-old black man who refused to identify himself. In that case, Johnson was praised by many residents for launching a months-long campaign to improve relations between law enforcement and African-Americans.
But her latest brush with the issue of racial profiling has also brought to the surface long-simmering tensions about class and race between the affluent and mostly white Palo Alto, and its next-door neighbor, East Palo Alto, where one in five residents is black. Palo Alto's per capita income of $56,000 is more than four times its neighbor.
East Palo Alto Mayor Patricia Foster said she was "outraged" by Johnson's comments.
"This is nothing new. Palo Alto police has always acted this way," Foster said. "This is the first time that the Palo Alto police chief has had the nerve to put it into words."
The issue of racial profiling is so prevalent, said attorney Michael Risher of the ACLU of Northern California, "that unfortunately it doesn't surprise."
"Stopping people based on the color of their skin is just plain wrong," he said. "If the robbers had been described as young white men wearing Stanford University baseball caps, I just can't imagine the Palo Alto police stopping everyone who matches that description."
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Definition of awake in English:
verb (past awoke /əˈwōk/; past participle awoken /əˈwōkən/)
- I slept reasonably well, awaking only for the Erie, PA station stop.
- Then pain was an immense pulsation on her back that hadn't stopped since she had awoken again.
- She awoke when the carriage stopped with a jolt.
- A loud scream awoke me from my sleep and I sat bolt upright, staring around in wide-eyed confusion.
- A scream awoke me on the morning of my last day at Tian's tower.
- With the beautiful sound of songbirds singing in the tree beside our room, the gentle voices awoke Andrea from her sleep beside me.
- I stayed in a stage that was in and out of consciousness until I fully awoke sometime between five and six in the morning.
- James' mother told the inquest her son did not lose consciousness but 'stayed awake until the end'.
- He claimed he lost consciousness and awoke in the Emergency Department at the Montfort Hospital.
- Suddenly, everyone awoke to the realization that we had come to one mind, we had reached consensus.
- Share prices began a steep descent, and investors gradually awoke to the reality that they had been had.
- Just as he was pinching himself to make sure it was all real he was injured and awoke to the reality of trials and loan deals.
- I was five then, and had never been back, but I wanted to find that house, see if it would awake long dormant memories.
- The memories Chris had awoken within her from their date in the park didn't help.
- He wonders if it is some of her blacked-out memories that have suddenly awoken in her mind.
- Will, dragging Raven behind him, who was also nearly falling asleep after being awake all night, left and shut the door quietly behind him.
- Not that sort of restless, you understand, but rather restless awake rather than asleep.
- As a runner, I have more trouble staying awake than falling asleep at night.
- As a hotelier, he feels corporates must be alive and awake to the social and environmental problems plaguing the nation.
- Nothing had been heard like it, then all of a sudden Hollywood was alive and awake to widescreen pictures.
- O God, keep us alert to the opportunities to serve and awake to the promise that 'we are your disciples if we love one another.'
Old English āwæcnan, āwacian, both used in the sense 'come out of sleep' (see a-2, wake1).
watch from Old English:
In Old English watch meant 'to be or remain awake', and it is from the same root as wake (Old English) and awake (Old English). The connection with timepieces arose because in the 15th century the first watches were alarm clocks of some kind, whose function was to wake you up. The watches of the night are the hours of night, especially as a time when you cannot sleep. This watch was one of the periods into which the night was divided for the purposes of guard duty. The link with insomnia first appears in the writings of Sir Walter Scott, who wrote in his journal for January 1826: 'The watches of the night pass wearily when disturbed by fruitless regrets.'
Words that rhyme with awakeache, bake, betake, Blake, brake, break, cake, crake, drake, fake, flake, forsake, hake, Jake, lake, make, mistake, opaque, partake, quake, rake, sake, shake, sheikh, slake, snake, splake, stake, steak, strake, take, undertake, wake, wideawake
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Beyond Childhood Fears
Feb. 16, 2000 (Atlanta) -- Fire, thunder, snakes, and spiders. These are just a few of the things children develop fears about -- fears that in many cases are a normal part of growing up, and lead to no major psychological problems. But not always. A new study finds that a significant number of children develop full-blown anxiety disorders over some common fears.
Researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands came to that conclusion after studying 290 children, ages 8 to 13. They assessed the children's fears in two ways. First, they asked them the question, "What do you fear most?" They then had the children complete a standardized psychological questionnaire that listed some timeless childhood fears, such as getting lost or kidnapped, as well as a modern-day one -- being the victim of a bombing attack.
Left to their own devices, the children ranked "spiders" as the thing they feared most. On the psychological screening, though, spiders ranked 10th -- well behind "not being able to breathe" and burglar break-ins.
Of more concern to the researchers was the percentage of children who showed symptoms of preoccupation and anxiety over their fears. On further examination, they found nearly 50% showed some sign of an anxiety disorder, while about 23% met the full diagnostic criteria for one.
Experts in the field of child psychology say these are important but unsurprising findings. Stephen Garber, PhD, co-author of Monsters Under the Bed and Other Childhood Fears, says it's no wonder more kids are seriously scared these days, given what they're exposed to through the media. "Some kids are just immune to fear. They never met a stranger. But a percentage of kids are just more prone to fear. So when you combine a natural personality trait of being more threat-sensitive [with] an increased level of information about scary things, you see an increase."
He'll get no argument from Joanne Cantor, PhD, professor of communication at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and author of Mommy, I'm Scared: How TV and Movies Frighten Children and What We Can Do to Protect Them. "Certainly kids have the ability to imagine monsters on their own. But the mass media provides an intense dose of things children would not have imagined."


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PORTSMOUTH — Firefighters were called to a seafood processing plant early Monday morning for a fire in a large trash compactor that took several hours, and a tow truck, to bring under control.
Assistant Fire Chief Steve Achilles said his department was notified about a fire in the trash compactor at High Liner Foods at 2:30 a.m., by someone who dialed 911. He said a fire engine and ambulance were initially dispatched to the scene, where firefighters found heavy smoke in the compactor, as well as in an adjacent part of the plant.
The rest of the city's fire department was dispatched to the plant where a "working fire" was declared, Achilles said. Kittery, Maine, firefighters responded with mutual aid and a Newington ambulance came to Portsmouth to provide station coverage, he said.
The trash compactor — which measures about 10 feet by 25 feet — was found filled with burning and smouldering "non-food waste" that was difficult to access, Achilles said.
Firefighters then enlisted help from National Wrecker, which sent a tow truck to haul the compactor away from the building, he said.
According to the assistant fire chief, it took a couple of hours after that to completely douse the compacted-waste fire. He said the cause remains under investigation, though it appears accidental.
Firefighters cleared the scene at 5:39 a.m.
Inspectors for the Food and Drug Administration were called to respond to ensure there was no impact to food products in the plant, Achilles said.
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FNS Instruction 700-1 Revision 2: Delegation of Authority Relating to the FDPIR and the Food Distribution Program for Indian Households in Oklahoma, dated May 8, 2008.
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CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) - Authorities are urging residents to evacuate a North Dakota town near the scene of a fiery oil train derailment.
The Cass County Sheriff's Office says it's "strongly recommending" that people in Casselton and anyone living five miles to the south and east evacuate. It's a precaution in case winds change as some derailed cars continue to burn.
Casselton has about 2,400 residents and is about 25 miles west of Fargo.
Investigators couldn't get close to the blaze about a mile outside of Casselton and estimates of how many cars caught fire varied.
BNSF Railway Co. says about 20 cars caught fire after its oil train left the tracks about 2:10 p.m. Monday. The sheriff's office says 10 cars were on fire.
No one was hurt. The cause is being investigated.
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Located in Hiroshima City, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Hiroshima Toshogu and Shukkeien. Hiroshima Castle and Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Hotel Features
2 restaurants, an indoor pool, and a health club are available at this hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a spa tub, and a steam room are onsite.
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In addition to an indoor pool, Sheraton Grand Hiroshima Hotel provides a health club, a spa tub, and a steam room. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. 7 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers spa services, a terrace, and multilingual staff. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
Sheraton Grand Hiroshima Hotel has designated areas for smoking.
- Bar/lounge
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- Designated smoking areas
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Free WiFi
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Health club
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- Meeting rooms 4
- Multilingual staff
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- Number of floors - 21
- Number of meeting rooms - 7
- Number of restaurants - 2
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- Self parking (surcharge)
- Spa services on site
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- Terrace
- Total number of rooms - 238
- Wedding services
- Year Built 2011
Family Friendly Amenities
- DVD player
- Free Wi-Fi
- Indoor pool
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Bidet
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Free toiletries
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Daily housekeeping
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Desk
- DVD player
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Iron/ironing board
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- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Refrigerator
- Room service (24 hours)
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Bridges - Onsite restaurant.
MIYABI-TEI - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Lobby Lounge - Onsite restaurant.
MIYABI-TEI Bar - Onsite restaurant.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a steam room.
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Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
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There is an extra bed fee collected at the property for children 12 and under if they do not share bedding with their parent. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
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- Self parking fee: JPY 1500 per night
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Women battling conflict around the world take part in eight-week residency
University of San Diego students don't have to travel abroad to get a glimpse of life in Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Peru or South Africa. The students simply need to stroll across campus to the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ) to meet with women from those areas, who have traveled here to tell their stories.
From now through Nov. 1, four women who have fought for peace and justice in their home countries will share their stories through the 2008 Women PeaceMaker's program. They are Shinjita Alam of Bangladesh, Sylvie Maunga Mbanga of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zandile Nhlengetwa of South Africa and Olenka Ochoa of Peru. The women were selected for the annual program that allows them to document their stories with the help of professional writers and through video.
This time allows them to share, document and build upon their unique peacemaking stories, an opportunity that is not always possible for these women on the frontline of efforts to end violence.
During the residency, they will speak to USD students through classroom discussions and to the community at large through intimate conversations, detailed below. All events are free and open to the public. No RSVP is required.
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Special Elections Tomorrow
Tomorrow, voters in Georgia's 10th District will choose who they want to represent them in Congress.
Six repulicans, three democrats, and a libertarian running.
One of the candidates, Jim Whitehead, is vacating his seat in the Georgia Senate in order to run, so a second election will be held for Georgia's 24th District.
News 12 will bring you complete coverage from the time the polls open until all the ballots are counted.
Busy Day Tomorrow at the Augusta Commission
There are quite a few things on tap at the Augusta Commission tomorrow.
Commissioners will get an update on reports of theft, drugs, and cell phones involving the Recreation Department and inmates at the Richmond County Correctional Institute.
A discussion about the City Attorney's alleged breach of the confidentiality of a city employee.
It has to do with her computer hard drive.
Commissioners will also talk about the censure of Commissioner Calvin Holland.
Another Superintendent Candidate in Town
Another Richmond County School Superintendent Candidate is in town this morning.
Doctor Susan Clark from McDonough, Georgia is scheduled to meet with board members today.
Friday board members sat down with two other candidates, Doctor Dana Bedden from Pennsylvania and Doctor Shirley Carraway from Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Fallen Deputy
The McDuffie County Sherriff's Department is mourning the loss of one of their own.
11-year veteran Jerome Jackson died Saturday after falling unconscious behind the wheel of his cruiser.
Jackson leaves behind a wife, three sons, and a daughter.
SREL Closing
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Last month, employees learned the lab would not be receiving the funding it needs to stay open.
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I will be blogging from the event and providing some analysis of some specific sessions and keynote presentations.
The first keynote from Macy's Chairman, President and CEO Terry Lundgren is of particular interest. Macy's and Bloomingdales have improved their online sales and their in-store sales by adopting a "360-degree" perspective on consumers. Given the value of direct digital marketing, it will be interesting to see how Lundgren and Macy's have adopted the marketing approach's basic tenets into their strategy and what the results have been.
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John Pagano says Jaguar 'wrecks games'
Justin Blackmon targeted a whopping 20 times last week vs. Broncos
A phrase gets used within the Pagano family.
Last month, Chargers defensive coordinator John Pagano deployed it for Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant. "Eighty-eight wrecks games," he said. Earlier this month, brother and Colts coach Chuck Pagano said Chargers outside linebacker Dwight Freeney can "wreck a game."
"He's wrecked games, week in and week out, his entire career," he added.
John Pagano found reason this week to dust off the phrase again.
Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon has emerged as the top weapon the Chargers must take into account Sunday, that much becoming clear last week. Of the 42 passes quarterback Chad Henne threw versus the Broncos, 20 were directed to the 2012 No. 5 overall pick.
The 20 targets were the most any NFL receiver has seen in a single game this year.
He caught 14 of them for 190 yards.
"You see the numbers that he's put up. It's incredible," Pagano said. "I put him in the class of guys that can go out there and wreck games. He has the ability to do that. You see that on tape. We've got to do a good job of, number one, knowing where he's at at all times and, number two, being able to disrupt some of the things he wants to do.
"At the end of the day, we've still got to play with proper technique. We've got to get after this quarterback."
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Last week was just the second game Blackmon played this season.
In Week 5, he caught five of nine passes for 136 yards and a touchdown against the Rams. He missed the previous four games due to a suspension for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.
Wide receiver Cecil Shorts (shoulder) is a game-time decision. He leads the Jaguars with 411 receiving yards, and if he misses this game, it seems logical the Chargers pay Blackmon extra attention, forcing Henne to beat them with someone else.
Coach Mike McCoy offered no thoughts on that.
"You looking for me to tell you our gameplan?" McCoy said. "We have a plan. Great players in this league are going to make plays. That's going to happen. …
"We've got to minimize him. You've got to neutralize him. Whatever word you want to use, don't give up the big play. The great players in this league are going to get their touches."


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It's not a toll booth...
Editorial aired on NewsChannel 5 on Friday, April 26, 2013
It's not often that we would take the position that an idea isn't worth at least some consideration – but this week we're making an exception.
You may have heard about the idea of imposing a toll on people coming into the U.S. from Canada -- it's a bad idea on every level.
Our border crossings are critical to our safety, our economy and our social fabric.
While you're driving around this weekend, take notice of the number of Quebec license plates.
Our friends to the north spend hundreds of millions of dollars in our border communities every year.
Simply put – the growth of our local economies is dependent on keeping our borders open AND FREE.
Thankfully -- many in our congressional delegations have already come out against this idea.
But as one local leader told me this week – what message does it send to Canadians that we would even consider a proposal like this?
Not a good one. We know the government needs cash – this isn't the way to get it.
It's a border crossing – not a toll booth.
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The below April 26, 2016 letter was found with a donation of food to the Food Bank.
The Food Bank is very pleased to announce that on March 1, 2016, we received a generous $5,000 grant from the Pitney Bowes Foundation. For more than 25 years, Pitney Bowes or its Foundation has supported The Food Bank's mission of providing emergency food to those in lower Fairfield County who are food insecure. We are honored to have this wonderful company in our corner
The Food Bank is very pleased to announce that on February 24, 2016, we were awarded a $1,672 grant from the St. John's Community Foundation in Stamford. We are privileged to have the continuing support of this wonderful organization, which was established to address the broad social issues facing the Stamford community.
The Food Bank is delighted to announce that it recently received a $5,000 grant from The Bank of America Charitable Foundation. A long time supporter of The Food Bank, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation shares The Food Bank's commitment to fighting hunger in lower Fairfield County. The Food Bank is grateful that The Bank of America Charitable Foundation partners with us in our efforts to provide food to those in need.
The Food Bank would like to give special thanks to Priceline.com and its the Norwalk employees for their overwhelming generosity during the Thanksgiving season. Priceline.com and its Norwalk employees raised $50,500 for The Food Bank, some of which was allocated to purchase of 26,277 lbs. of food for donation to The Food Bank, with the $23,368 balance being donated in cash. Thanks in large part to these donations, The Food Bank was able to meet the Thanksgiving needs of the individuals and families who obtain emergency food from The Food Bank's 85 member agencies and programs in lower Fairfield County. We are very grateful and proud to have the support of Priceline.com and its Norwalk employees.
The following letter from Food Bank Executive Director Kate Lombardo was published in the December 5, 2015 edition of the Stamford Advocate :
Dear all,
I want to extend my deepest thanks to those in this community who donated food and money to The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County this Thanksgiving season so that their neighbors could have a joyous holiday. Due to this generosity, The Food Bank was able to distribute thousands of turkeys and oven stuffer roaster chickens (preferred by many seniors) plus the fixings, to The Food Bank's member agencies and programs in lower Fairfield County for redistribution to those families in need.
Among the charities that received holiday food was New Covenant House of Hospitality, Person to Person, Wilson Memorial Food Pantry, Faith Tabernacle food pantry, all 12 Abilis houses, Inspirica, New Neighborhoods Inc., The Shelter for the Homeless, The Salvation Army in Stamford and Norwalk, to name just a few.
We could not have done it without you.
"We make a living by what we get . . . but we make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill
Kate Lombardo is Executive Director of The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, Inc., which is based in Stamford.
We are very pleased to announce that on November 23, 2015, the Stamford Board of Realtors and its members donated $1,500 to The Food Bank. The Stamford Board of Realtors is a service organization whose purpose is to provide the tools, resources and support that promote professional growth, ethical conduct and prosperity of its members. The Food Bank is thankful for this group's continued support of our mission to provide emergency food to those in need in lower Fairfield Couny.
The Food Bank is very pleased to acknowledge the following groups who volunteered at The Food Bank's offices and warehouse store in 2016: Employees from Indeed.com, students from Saint Vincent's College's Stamford campus, and members of the Hartig family who chose to honor the memory of Albert Hartig by volunteering at the Food Bank.These volunteers performed various tasks including helping with event mailers, inspecting and shelving food, and arranging inventory. We would like to thank all of the helping hands for their time and efforts.
Indeed.com March 10, 2016 The Hartig Family Febuary 26, 2016
Saint Vincent's College March 18, 2016
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Son of Heaven by David Wingrove
Published by Corvus, February/March 2011 (Review copy received)
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Review by Mark Yon
This book is a reimagining of an old series first seen in the late 1980's and 1990's. Originally a series of eight novels, it is now ambitiously proposed as a rewritten series of twenty.
David's Chung Kuo series was first published in 1989 with The Middle Kingdom, and finished (rather ignobly) in 1996 with The Marriage of the Living Dark. The series told of an Earth and Mars dominated by China, living in a tiered hierarchical series of global cities, and how their world collapsed. Touted as 'Shogun meets Blade Runner' it was quite a series, though the ending was troubled and dissatisfied many readers.
Son of Heaven is a completely new prelude to the series and begins to set up scenarios for the rest of the series.
Overall, the book focuses on one main character, Jake Reed, at different times before the Chinese invade England (Ying Kuo). The first part of the book is set in Autumn 2065, subtitled 'The Last Year of the Old World' and deals with Jake's life in rural Dorset, twenty years after the global upheaval known as 'the Collapse'. It is an odd combination of unchanging rural idyll, steeped in history and tradition but with a contemporary survivalist mentality. Strangers are viewed with suspicion, and when raids occur, shot. This was reminiscent to me of John Christopher's The Death of Grass.
The second part, 'The East is Red', suddenly changes tack and goes back earlier to Spring 2043, the time of 'the Collapse', when Jake was a young and talented futures broker, a 'web-dancer'. He is a fast-tracker in London with a good quality of life, friends and a great fiancée. Things are looking good. However the sudden collapse of the Western economy is precipitated by a Chinese coup, which destroys key companies in the 'datscape', assassinates key players and takes over the Market. Jake is one of those who are targeted. His friends and family are killed and Jake goes into hiding in rural Dorset.
In the third section, the tale 'When China Comes' is rather self-explanatory. Returning to Autumn 2065, the tale continues where it ended in the first part but is told more from the perspective of Jiang Lei, a Han General given the responsibility of bringing this area of England to submission for Emperor Tsao Ch'un. It also suggests a rich and complicated cultural background which supplants the English one, though the politics of Chinese culture and the social positioning of some of Jiang's subordinates is something that is nothing particularly new. Jake and the other characters we met in the first third of the book are dealt with swiftly and brutally as the land is covered by the construction of a huge white city: the City of Levels. The story ends as we realise that Jake's life enters a new phase in the Chung Kuo saga.
For the sake of clarity I will admit that when I read the original (twenty years or so ago!) I was impressed. The books were new, exciting and well thought out (at the beginning, anyway.) They were quite adult and pleasingly complex.
However, times have changed since they were first written. The use of China as a future world-power was seen as something relatively new and unusual in the 1980's. These days, with Ian McDonald's The Dervish House, River of Gods and Brasyl, Paulo Bacliupi's Windup Girl, not to mention Lavie Tadhar's Apex Book of World SF or even Guy Gavriel Kay's alternate history, Under Heaven, things in the genre are more cosmopolitan. Generally, we are more worldly-wise in many areas.
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THE DEALER LAB is a joint effort between Dealernews and Bill Shenk/PowerHouse Dealer Services, which purchased a Punta Gorda, Fla., dealership in 2009 to return it to profitability. Financial information in this report is from the dealership's Composite Report and is prepared as part of the dealership's participation in the PowerHouse Dealer 20 Group. The Composite Report is produced from the store's monthly financial report. In preparing Dealer LAB reports, Dealernews reviews the dealership's unaudited P&L statement, balance sheet and its composite report.
Destination Powersports posted a solid performance in first quarter ending March 31, with revenues climbing 12 percent and net profit increasing 18 percent over the same period last year. But clouding this accomplishment are the store's staffing issues, which have caused problems in Service and may pose challenges in other departments.
"We are struggling in all three departments with having enough trained, motivated staff," owner Bill Shenk says. "If our managers don't get this fixed soon, we will see the negative impact several months from now."
On the bright side, March was another good month for the dealership, with net income of $29,540 on total sales of $615,254, compared to net income of $28,662 on revenues of $449,959 in March 2011. Sales jumped 36.7 percent and net income improved by 3.1 percent. By comparison, ADP Lightspeed reports that revenues in March for dealers located in several southern states, from Florida to Texas, increased by 13 percent. So the March sales increase at Destination Powersports was nearly three times the ADP dealer average.
First-quarter performance looked even better when compared to unit sales throughout Florida. Unit sales for the quarter climbed 42.2 percent from Q1 2011, with 155 units sold versus 109 last year. New motorcycle sales almost doubled those during first quarter 2011 — 45 to 26 — and used motorcycle sales increased from to 45 from 39 units. Revenues from unit sales increased by 16 percent, making it a "million-dollar quarter" — $1,078,784, up from $930,061 last year.
In March, unit sales revenue at Destination Powersports climbed to $493,804, up $166,337, or 50.8 percent, from $327,467 in March 2011.
Nearly half (17 of 36) of the motorcycles sold in March were used units; in March 2011, the dealership sold 18 used bikes and 11 new ones. The dealership sold 46 used and 45 new for the quarter, versus 39 used and 26 new during Q1 2011.
Shenk says the dealership has done a "really poor job" of prospecting for and purchasing pre-owned inventory thus far in 2012. "Our inventory is like a yo-yo, going up and down," he says. "And often, when it has been up, we are still left with many holes in certain segments of the market, and in other segments we have duplicates. This is another strong indicator of reactive, not proactive, sales management."
Gross profit on unit sales was up sharply in March, $63,143 compared to $53,379 last year, an 18.3 percent increase. But gross profit on unit sales as a percentage of sales in March slipped a bit when compared to March 2011, dropping to 13 percent from 16 percent last year. Yet profit per vehicle sold (PVS) improved, climbing more than $600 per unit: $8,663 in March 2012 versus $8,051 in March 2011.
This mixed-profit picture is directly attributable to not having enough trained sales staff "to really build excitement and value with our customer opportunities," Shenk says. "The result is more deals are price-based."
Inventories of motorcycles were much stronger in March than they were in March 2011. The dealership this year had 109 new and 23 used motorcycles, compared to only 61 new and 23 used bikes in March 2011. Motorcycle values were more than $1,000 higher this year: $8,647 per unit (for a total of $942,539) compared to $7,595 per unit ($463,348 total) in March 2011. The increase was greater on the used side, with an average value of $4,887, compared to last year's average value of $3,533.
Inventories of new ATVs and SxS vehicles also were up sharply in March, year-on-year. Destination Powersports in March carried 27 SxS units, compared to zero last March, and 50 new ATVs, compared to 42 last year. The improvement is partially due to the addition of Polaris to the lineup.
With more unit sales in March, F&I gross profit also increased, $26,047 compared to $16,639 in March 2011. Even though F&I revenues are up in total dollars and PVS ($440 from $405), F&I continues to be weak on a PVS basis. "We are at least $150 PVS below 'great,' and that would have created another $8,850 in gross profit for the month, increasing the team's payroll by $3,540 and profit to the bottom line by $5,300 — or 20 percent more dealership net profit," Shenk says.
Problems continue in the Service department. Total labor revenues dropped from $30,282 in February to $25,722 in March. By comparison, service revenues in March 2011 were $41,385.
"I had been concerned with how service was handling our growth," Shenk says. "Things began falling through the cracks. Then a tech cut off his finger, and we lost 30 percent of our production capability. Pow! Everything unraveled."
The service manager and one of the service writers resigned. "We just got a replacement on the writer position on April 14, and on April 20 we were able to get a new service manager on the floor again," Shenk says. "We were over a month without a service manager."
Shenk says the injured technician is back at work, performing light duty. Shenk's next steps are to get the new members "unconsciously competent" with the store's systems. "It's easier said than done, but if it was easy, everybody would be doing it," he says.
The Service department's systems have been key to the dealership's successes over the last three years. "I have seen so many dealers take more than a year to get any real change in service," Shenk says. "This is such an important lesson. In 2009, we took the staff that was already there, and increased production and profit by a large percentage with nothing but systems and absentee leadership."
Once more qualified employees were on the job, Service profitability and productivity exceeded PHDS Top-Gun levels. "Now, we have a slip in our people and things [dropped] by a huge percentage, but we're still way better than early 2009 when we lacked systems and had only C-level players," Shenk says. "Now, because we have the systems in place, you watch: We plug people back in, give them time to become efficient and fix the issues created by the previous staff, and within 60 days we will be beyond Top Gun once again. We'll be doing in 60 days what most cannot do in a year."
Bill Shenk is owner of and 20 Group moderator at PowerHouse Dealer services, a dealership consulting/training company. To join a PHD 20-Group, contact Shenk at 877-PHD-0911 or email@example.com.
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It has been some time, five years and counting to be exact, since Ramon Nunez last played for FC Dallas. The former SMU player has since played for Chivas USA and then went on to play in his native Honduras and in Mexico before venturing across the pond to suit up for Leeds United in 2010.
The WT White High School product spent all of last season on loan to Scunthorpe United, who was relegated to England's third division and was back with Leeds, playing for their Development Squad when he suffered what has been termed a serious knee injury in a match with Wigan. The extent of that injury has yet to be determined and Nunez, who is now 25, did sign an extension with The Whites last fall that keeps him there until at least 2015, and while seeing him return to MLS anytime soon appears to be nothing more than a pipe dream, FCD head coach Schellas Hyndman, who coached Ramon at SMU and club technical director Fernando Clavijo admit he is an intriguing player to say the least.
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